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~ therefore, e argument f completely direct oppo- t After 6 d b , was saki"' i d of tho ' le OA S d dents do, a Sele ct question ad with: affe toci therefor. Hous e : o , njur y itigcl° lll : chur ch Catholic m e relit' a nd tb s o. taking ion ths il in pore.? order to Select ed with the Ar .126 eve the at till, woUlt. to se' to pre ring a reso• upon. Noble W. uld ,e, and lig on ted it b was If he Dceed a not me of these acts, and said that it behoved the country tl inquire whether the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern- Mont, by the course he had pursued, and by exciting a feeling of Protestants against Catholics, had not been playing into the Pope's hands, and whether the whole conduct of the Go vernment on this occasion had not been lamentable and dis creditable. The gallery was then cleared for a division, but was almost immediately re-opened. Upon our re-admission, Mr. KEOGH was a dd ress i ng the House. The Noble Lord at the head of the Government had not yet arrived at a proper perception of the dangers with which this Bill threat . sued the empire, and especially Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Did the Noble Lord intend to put this act in force oriaot in Ire land ? He professed that it was necessary, and that it was his intention to put it in force in Ireland. He said, too, that it was a similar Act to that of 1829, to which the Roman Catholics of Ireland had submitted. But he told the Noble Lord that it was a different Act from that of 1829, and that the people of Ireland would not submit to it. In 18 46 the Charitable Bequests Act passed, the effect of which was to repeal the offensive provisions of the Act of 1829, and to legalise that which was illegal before. He (Mr. lieogh) maintained, that after the passing of that Bill it was not illegal for the Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops to assume the titles prohibited by the Act of 1829, and that the penalties of that Act could not be successfully enforced. The Act of 1829 was a remedial measure, and the preamble Purported to remove restraints and restrictions thaf had there. tofore been imposed. But the preamble of the present Bill ' declared in street that the assumption of the prohibited titles was inconsistent with the rights of the bishops and archbishops of the Established Church. That recital was Untrue. In the preamble of the present Bill it was stated, and whereas it may be doubted whether the recited enact ment extends to the assumption of the title of archbishop or bishop of a pretended province or diocese, &c." He asserted that such a statement was not true, and that the allegation which it was said might be doubted was not doubted. The next assertion was, " that the attempt to establish under colour of authority from the see of Rome or otherwise such pretended sees, provinces, or dioceses, is illegal and void." Ile (Mr. Keogh) denied that. The preamble then contained three distinct falsehoods, for the next affirmation was. that " the assumption of ecclesiastical titles in respect thereof is inconsistent with the rights intended to be protected by the said enactment." Lord J. Russell also knew that that was not true, and he had told the House so. He (Mr. Keogh) de clared that one clause of the Bill contained everything that the omitted clauses would , have enacted, and this was not his opinion only, but the opinion of Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Brodie, and Mr. Baddeley. The pre , sent Bill made no reference to the Charitable Bequests Act. He bad warned the late Attorney-General (Sir J. Bomilly) that the present Bill would repeal the Caritable Bequests Act, and this opinion had been borne out by the three eminent lawyers to whom be had just referred. The Charitable Bequests Act provided that the voluntary endow tient of the Roman Catholic Church should be legal, but if this Bill passed the Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops never could accept any endowment or emolument under the Provisions 'of the Act of 1846. The first climate attached a Penalty to any person who, not being authorised by law, Should " assume or use the name, style -or title of archbishop, bishop, or dean of any city, town, or Place, or of any terri tory or district (under any designation or description what soever) in the United Kingdom." Then how was a Roman Catholic bishop to be described? He could not discover any language that would lawildly . describe a Roman Catholic 'bishop if these words were left in the enactment.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord was playing fast and loose with the country if he did not intend to put the Act in force, and, if he did, be strangled the religious liberties of the Roman Catholic Church. The Noble Lord said that Ireland had not coin. Plaited of the prohibition of ecclesiastical titles by the ; Act of 1429. The reason was, because it had been all a " sham." He did not want to see other public men left to would out this Bill who might have as stron g a desi re (he would not say a stronger desire) as the Noble Lord to restrict the religious liberty , of the people of Ireland. It was no "dream or hallucination to suppose that at some remote Period during the next quarter of a century there might be .another Administration in the country 'who might attempt to put the Bill into force. He implored the Noble Lord to withdraw the remaining section of his Bill. He did not dispute what the Noble Lord had done for Ireland; but, if this Bill passed, it would upset everything he had ever done, and place the millions of Roman Catholics In Ireland in a worse position than they were in before.— (Cheers.) The Noble Lord said that the feelings of the people of England Must be consulted. He admitted that the great majority of the people of England were Protestant; but nine-tenths of the people of Ireland were Catholic; and was it be coming in a great Minister to talk of coercing the religious opinions of one section of the people to satisfy the religious prejudices of the other ?—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord had said, over and over again, that the proceeding of the See of Rome was a direct insult to the Protestant feeling of this country. Last Friday night 202 Members of that House were ready to vote for the motion of the Hon. Member for Stafford. 'The form of that motion Was that the act of the See of Rome had been encouraged by the pr, ceedings of the Government, and that was the truth. (Hear.) He believed it; he was ready to prove it; and he Would give the House, before he sat down, greater evidence than the Noble Lord dreamt of on the subject.—(Hear.) He had before invited the Noble Lerd to a pleasing re Miniscence of his own speeches in that House, and would therefore not go over that ground even ; but, invited by the minority of 202 Members of that House, who were ready to vote that the proceedings of the Government had , 6 ,_ncouraged the act of the See of Rome, he 'would tell them least"ley might most safely come to that conclusion without the injustice to the Government. The Noble Lord was afraid of that issue. He knew well there were many per sons who went with him into the Lobby who were of that Opinion, and the Hon. Baronet the Member for the U.i versity of Oxford had distinctly stated on a former occasion, that the conduct of the See of Rome had been encouraged by the Government in Ireland. The Noble Lord knew that if that were the issue tendered by the Hon. Member for Stafford be would have been in a minority, and most rightly.would be have been so. The Noble Lord in 1844. 1 845, and 1846, when he was in opposition— Lord J. RUSSELL —Not when I was in opposition in 1646. - - a kir. KEOGH—WeII then in 1844 and 1845, made cer le,,ia, observations on this subject ; but in 1848 he said , s will set everything right. I withdraw what I said before. I apologise to tue country and the thing is settled as it ought to nave been ;" and the Noble Lord said, in answer to a question whether he would sanction the appoint ment of a British subject by the See of Rome to a bishopric in this country with territorial jurisdiction, that he would Lica consent to it. But in February, 1849, after Cardinal ~..Wiseman had been gazetted as Bishop of W estminster, the Noble Lord said-- "But I own I do not think that this is a matter of very treat importance. It was very agreeable to the feelings of the Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops that they should be called by the titles by which they were usually designated. They have received those titles; but that does sot imply any legal claim to authority, and I cannot con ceive,. therefore, that it is nec essar y for tnis House to take idly_proceedings in the matter." ''''( Hear, hear.) Perhaps his Learned Friends on the other -side would give some explanation, or, as the lawyers said, Would put in a special demurrer to what the Noble Lord said ; but he found the Noble Lord's colleagues more impe tuous and more anxious that no doubt should remain on the Mind of the See of Rome as to what it ought to do. On the 27th of July, 1849, he found that in the House of Lords, Lord Redesdale put a question to Earl Grey, and that Noble Lord declining to answer, a colleague sitting beside him thought he was acting injudiciously, and said that if any cardinal came over to this country, everyone would call him " his Eminence." The Noble Lord who gave that answer less the Earl of Canine; and yet in face of those assertions the Noble Lord spoke of the insult of the See of Rome, when reading those declarations in the Houses of Parliament, it anointed a bishop to preside boar the spiritual interests of Roman Catholics in this country.—(Hear.) It happened that he (Mr. Keogh) was at Rome when all this mischief occurred ; but a remarkable fact came to his notice there, and he did not know whether the Noble Lord the Foreigu Secretary was in his place, but, if so, he had no doubt the Noble Lord was aware of the fact. Cardinal Wiseman was created Archbishop of Westminster, and directly the matter was published it was a subject of great rejoicing in Rome. Now this country had a diplomatic representative at Rome. We had a Consul located there ; and over the doors of his man sion were placed the British arms. He (Mr. Keogh) saw the dwelling of the British consulate brilliantly illuminated in honour of the appointment.—(Hear, hear.) Was the See of Rome, then, to be under the impression that nothing would be so distasteful to the 'British Government as that appoint ment for which the British consul had Illuminated his man sion ? The Noble Lord had made a great deal of the subject of synod in Ireland; he said that all might have gone quietly but for that Synod of Thurles, which interfered with internal affairs. The Noble Lord said the Catholics of Ireland had de ceived him, but they had only returned a comp'iment. The Noble Lord when he came to deal with the Protestant eccle siastiet in Ireland by no means objected to their interference in the most violent manner with their flocks on the same temporal questions which he accusea the Roman Catholic bishops of improperly interfering with. The Noble Lord Would recollect that in 1832, 17 out of 20 Protestant bishops in Ireland, for they had' 0 then, and 1,700 Protestant clergy, protested against the system of national education.—(Hear.) And the Noble Lord who led the party on his side of the House, supported by the Noble Lord opposite, said those right rev. prelates and those members of the clergy had a right to say that, disapproving of the system, they would not allow the attendance at the schools of the children of their flocks. It was perfectly competent for clergymen of the Established Church to say that, but it was not competent to the Catholic clergy to say they would not disallow, but that they would not recommend their flocks to semi-their childten to the mixed schools of education in Ireland. —( Hear, hear.) Then the noble Lord spoke of the h uprrcehs Presbyterian t S e r c ioat h synod, and was enormo usl y cheered, as if it had been a monster that had never b efore been heard of. But the re was the Synod of Ulster,—of the o P f re t s h by e te u ri n a i n te C d Scot land; there was the Syno d Church Synod—(A laugh)—and t here was the Synod of United Original Seceders. He must tell the Noble Lord that since his famous Durham letter no ono would venture to say that the Catholic people of Ireland ought to send their children to those seminaries.—(Hear.) But, said the Noble Lord, there was a case in Sardinia. He thought it would hav e been more apposite and cogent with the Roman Catholics in Ireland, since the Reformation, if the Noble Lord could have said there was a case there in which religious independence Was stifled by the hierarchy instead of travelling beyond the Alps. But, in sober seriousners, he said that this was the Worst part of the Bill. The cloven fo ot came out inthat part of the Bill to which he had allu ded more than in all the letters and speeches of the Noble Lord and his colleagues. If there should be a question as to the religious liberty of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, no one would be more happy than he would be to insert a clause in the Bill to preserve it; but could it have escaped the Noble Lord, when he was hurling his invectives against the Roman Catholic religion in Ireland, against those sacred ceremonies which its mem bers revered, when talking of the Synol of Thurles, that he had a case in Scotland much stronger Than any he could have thought of in Ireland? What would the [louse say of excommunication in the orthodox Episcopal Church of Scotland. There was, however, a remarkable case of that kind before the Courts of Scotland ; but in favour of the Synod and the establishment from which it had emanated the Noble - Lord was willing to insert provisions to exempt it from the operation of the Bill, which was aimed altogether with sectarian bigotry against the Roman Catholics.— ( Hear, hear.) The Right Honourable Baronet the Home Secretary once contradicted him for saying he had received a petition signed by the bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, but, if it were not the petition of the episcopal bishops, it was a petition of the Society of Christian Knowledge, signed by those episcopal bishops —( Hear, bear) — and that petition was received, although the Noble Lord said he would not receive a petition so signed by the Roman Catholic bishops of Ireland. But, he won't' read the terms of the excommunication in the case in , Scotland to which he had referred :—" We, William Skinner, Bishop of Aberdeen aforesaid, with our clergy in synod assembled, do hereby this 10th day of May, 1843, excommunicate the said Sir William Dunbar, Bart., and solemnly warn all the faithful to hold no communion with him in prayers or sacraments." Had th a t escaped , the attention of the Noble Lord? Was he aware of the existence of that excommunication when he proposed to Introduce an exceptional clause for Scotland in the Bill before 1 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, the House ? He might turn to those fifth-rate men who made themselves the lecturers out of that House of those whose opinions he entertained, but who, in that House, never uttered a word— (Hear, and a laugh)—and he would ask them where would have been the cause of Parliamentary reform if Catholic emancipation had nut been carried? Where would have been the cause of free trade, or where might it be, if the Roman Catholics declared against it ? (Hear.) But he was consoled on that part of the subject by reflecting that there was not one distinguished Free-trader—he did not re fer to those gentlemen who shot their small arrows at them, but who never stood up against them—but to those Free traders who supported the question both in that House and out of it—that there was not one who was not against this Bill. The distinguished members of the late Sir R. Peel's Government were against it ; the Hon. Member for Man chester, the Hon. Member for the West Riding, and the Hon. Member for Montrose were against it..—(Hear.) He would warn the Noble Lord, then, before he put this Bill upon the table, that by it he might arouse again in the people ot Ireland, who were just emerging from the consequences of pestilence and famine, and just reaching perhaps the shore on a frail plank, the fanatical spirit of sectarian animosity, and perhaps involve them again in another twenty years' struggle. If indeed that struggle should come, the result would be, he was convinced, as it had been before, victo rious to the people of Ireland, and never would they 'loathe the sword until they had deprived those who had oppressed them of the power of oppression —(Cheers.) They won that struggle before, and they would win it again. The Noble Lord boasted, and, if he did not retract all he had done, it was the proudest beast ho could make, that he assisted them in recovering and reclaiming religious liberty. If then by a tyrannical majerity in that House the Noble Lord struck down their liberties that night, they would go firth from that House and would never cease until they had re-esta blished sham. They would never be intimilated by mo mentary defeat. They had braved scenes of persecution : tne avenging sword of Cromwell was upon them; the in sidious treachery of the Stuarts beset them ; exactions and confications—he used the word openly, plainly, and ad visedly,—the confiscations in which the ancestors of the Noble Lord bad taken so conspicuous a part, were upon them. But they had triumphed over them, and would triumph again ; and they would do so, not forgetting their allegiance to their Sovereign ; but, while acknowledging the. allegiance, they would continue to assert, as the Constitution allowed them to do, their allegiance in spiritual matters to the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church. "Lam domus lEave Capital immobile saxum Accelet, imperiumque pater Romanis habebit." Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had certainly a very difficult task to perform, and he certainly had no hesitation in saying that he did so with very great ability. He should own, however, that it ap peared to him the case was beyond even the powers and talents of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. The statement he made on a former occasion, and alluded to by other Mem bers of the House, was, that with respect to Ireland, the titles taken from sees, was forbidden since 1829, and that therefore Roman Catholic bishops were under the greatest persecution from that time to this, or that the present Bill was not one of pains and penalties. It appeared to him that that proposition was undeniable, and the Hon. and Learned Gen tleman endeavoured to evade it. He (Lord John Russell) would next refer to his observations with respect to the necessity of consulting the feelings of the people of England. He said no doubt it was necessary to consult them, but he did not say it was ne cessary to consult the Protestant, and all he did was to consult the national feeling.—(Cheers.) He should say in the same way, that when the Pope attempted to ob tain a complete dominion over France, that those who re sisted it were those whose feelings ought to have been con sulted as the people of France, and although the great majo rity were Roman Catholics, they were not prepared to bow the knee to a sovereign not their own, and a foreign prince. —(Cheers.) It might well be said in that instance, that the feelings of the people of France ought to have been con sulted, because they would not submit to decrees which came from Rome.—(Hear, hear.) It certainly was a mis fortune, as he said on a former occasion, that Catholic Eman cipation was so long delayed, because, as it was truly said by Mr. Grattan, the effect of it was perfectly to incorporate the Roman Catholics with the See of Rome, and he asked no better evidence of the truth of that assertion, than the speech of the Honourable Gentleman who just sat down.—(Cheers.) rhe Honourable and Learned Gentleman said that he did not at all mind the Act of 18 . 19, because it was never enforced, and he called on him (Lord John Russell) to say would he now do so. That question had little to do with the present Bill, because if the provisions were never enforced, or if it were our determination to enforce them against all those who took their titles from existing sees, the present Act would have been quite sufficient, and no new Bill would have been required. Then the Honourable and Learned Gentleman asked, did they mean to enforce it in the same sense as the provisions of the present Bill? and quoted the opinion of a Learned Gentleman to show that the first clause did not apply to Ireland with the same stringency as the present law. If no spiritual functions could be exercised, should the present Bill become a law? How was it, that in spite of an Act of 1829, these functions were exercised from that day to this, and nothing was done to prevent them ? The Honourable and Learned Gentleman said they did not enforce the present Act, but he should remember that before that was done an offence must be committed, and evidence given. The blame could not be attached to Governments with which he was connected far not enforcing the Act singe 1829. It was not alone to Whig Governments, but to them of the Duke of Welling ton, and when Lord De Grey and L o rd Haddin g ton were L or ds-Lieutenant in Ireland, and the present Chief Jus tice of the Queen's Bench in that country was Attorney- General. But, independently of that, the Roman Catholic prelates of Ireland changed the law, and did not in scarcely an instance, use any assumption of sees or dioceses in Ireland. well, then, if with an exception, a most reverend arch bishop, who took a title to which he bad no claim, no public act of those prelates was signed by their titles, surely there was no necessity for enforcing a law which was not violated. .L( Hear, hear.) If the Act was obeyed, what could they expect further ? What was intended was to prevent the ostentatious assumption of those titles, and if that was obeyed the Government would be satisfied with that obe dience ; so that the difficulty of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman was no difficulty at all. What was done in Ire land ? he Roman Catholics took titles from the ancient sees since a period forty years after the Reformation, and they saw no reason to interfere with that. It ought not to be the business of this, or of any other Government, to make out cases against them by inquiry; but when a person comes forward and declares that the Pope has divided this country into districts for the establishment of dioceses, and that by his authority he has abolished the see of Canterbury, then he must say that was not a question, of exercising reli gious functions—(Cheers) —but a daring defiance of the authority of the Crown, and what might be pro perly called an act of &egression to which the Parliament could not shut its eyes.— (Hear, hear.) This was an .offence against the nation, and they could not therefore except Ireland as a part of the United Kingdom. What was required by the Act of 1829 has been done, but if in Ireland and in England by assuming these titles, they should set up this authority against that of the Crown, in that case the Crown ought to take steps to assert its authority.—(Cheers.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman said the Act of 1829 was repealed by the Bequests Act, which had been brought in by the Government - of Sir Robert Peel. Was it likely that the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Ripon should in troduce a measure for the repeal of an important part of an Act which gave the right to Roman Catholics of sitting in that House without ever adverting to such an alteration in that measure. The words were, with regard to bequests. " in trust for any bishop or archbishop exercising functions in certain districts;" and with regard to priests, they were described as persons " having pastoral care and superintend ence over congregations of persons professing the Roman Catholic religion." The next assertion of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman was, that it was doubtful whether the preamble was borne out by the law. It was the general opinion of lawyers, that by law they could not assume titles of any doceses in this country; but when the Attorney-General stated that there was a doubt upon that point they were justified in acting on that opinion. The Honourable and Learned Gen tleman expressed an opinion that the law prohibiting the assumption of titles was null and void. The Honourable and Learned Member for Midhurst did not act upon that impression, for he did not propose to insert the words " be it enected," but the words " be it declared." He could see whether the preamble was borne out by the law. The Honourable gr a d Learned Gentleman next stated that this Bill was a violation of religious liberty, and in metaphorical language threatened them with the resistance they might expect to receive from the Roman Catholics ot Ireland, when be said, they would never sheath their swords until they had overcome their oppressors. He was sorry they should regard the Bill in the light of persecution, but on that ac count they were not called upon to resign a tittle of the rights inherent in the Crown.—(llear, hear.) They must preserve the sovereignty and independence of the nation. He was nut prepared to exchange the religious liberty which they enjoyed in this country, and which the Roman Catholics would enjoy after the passing of this Bill ,for the religi,)us liberty in Rome.—(Cheers.) They were told that there was a person in prison in Rome for circu lating a translation in Italian of the Sacred Scriptures.— (Hear, hear.) It was not at Rome, but in another Italian state.—(Hear, bear, from Mr. Keogh.) The Hon. Gentle man thought it a great triumph that the case had not oc curred in Rome, but it was under the influence of Rome that the occurrence had taken place. Would the Hon. Gentle man say that Protestants would be allowed to build a church at Rome, to go there publicly, and to defend their opinions as here? No such thing.—( Hear.) That was the sort of religious liberty they would enjoy at Rome. He rejoiced that he could read " Whateley'a Logic," and other works prohibited at Rome. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman pro duced an excommunition pronounced by a bishop in Scot land.—(Flear.) The title under which that, bishop acted was not legal, the clergyman had therefore an action against the bishop, and got a verdict, and the bishop was obliged to compromise the action. He esteemed himself for tunate that he could compare this country for the enjoyment of religious liberty with any other, where the Church of Rome had the prevailing power. The Hon. Gentleman displayed an indignation which did him honour, against what had been done towards a Minister of the King of Sardinia. Let him be sure if these doctrines ot the See of Rome, not the doctrines of the Roman Catholic religion, but the political doctrines which they endeavoured to extend over Europe, were to prevail, he would not enjoy half the liberty and halt the power of expressing his opinions and defending them in that Ho use w hi c h h e now did u n der a Protestant Sove r:liegmn-b—;(tHheet t ,ar h h is ear y, ..) ae fi e e repelled the s m ta e t se em n e r n e. t ofltthe was H a Hon. political measure aga i ns t p a political g encroachment, and he would n fi o n t eig su n fre a r the name of religious liberty to cover an act of Mr. BRlGaTqe g a r i e r t i i °ll.—( made by the Righte Cheers. ) was much struck with an observa tion Hon. Baronet the Member for Ripon, when he gave as a reason (, that he could not consent to do oveirtrent did not know what they the Bin because the the f r ay with the letter, fro m w hi c h an y The Noble ac quaintedLordonceomnmetenced had to do, or how to that Tr time, accompaniedn yhiswwouasld on that some grieve with the count Chancellor by the great the 7th of November, in r to th w e hich he had referred, ° t a m n s a injury wth was a lsweekdone. o • city of r ond board of Officers of State, the Lord Chief Justice, assembled at the festive and the Lord i t s h tr e at v e isi o t London. On minutes after the loving cup went round, w five speeches the the ° e c h e e i chief n m o a f g de livered calculated to excite diicord amongst her e l e Majesty's subjects. In the aeitation which took place on this subject, there had been thi rt y county meetings, which would iihow , a strong feeling on the subject. Some of these meetings were very insignificant. One of them was held in York. Special trains at half-price were engaged, and noblemen and gentlemen announced to attend, hut although the meeting took place in a town with a population between thirty an d forty thousand people, n ot more than 2,50 a at tended, and a great many of them were Roman Catholics. There was no agreement displayed by the speakers at these meetings as to the remedy for the injury, if there was one. From the smallest of the country practitioners to the greatest of them there had not been found the smallest thing that the Legis lature could act upon. Then there was the celebrated Dr. Cumming, who delivered a lecture at which Admiral Her. court presided. They made the proposition that the Cardinal should be at once put ou board ship and sent out of the country. Atter three mouthe' deliberaties4 they had the speech ef the noble Lord, which was not very much to the point. He had now found out his difficulty, and he found that he could not deal with the matter without throwing Ireland over board. The Noble Lord objected to the Synod .of Thuides, but the Protestant bishops and clergy had been as meddle some and troublesome, and more so, than the Catholics, when they dared. Then the Synod of Thurles had been equally divided upon the question, and that was more than could be said of the Protestant bishops and clergy upon similar questions. When the Noble Lord made his speech he could not point out the particular sin of which the Pope had been guilty, but had been obliged to resort to what law yers would call cumulative evidence, in.support of his case. But the real offence was the importation -of this bull s yet he. proposed to do nothing to prevent the introduction of an other bull. He (Mr. Bright) admitted that there had been offensive language, but then he never found priests who did not use offensive language. The language of the Pope, offensive as it was, was rather a form than a substance, and was not a stifficient justification for the Legislature of Eng land to proceed, to legislate upoa the subject. The supre macy of which the Noble Lord spoke was a mere fiction, and it was so from the time of James the Second. At the pre sent moment there was no supremacy but that of the three estates of the realm and of the law, and unless these late proceedings had violated this, it was absurd to say that there had been any violation of the law. The making of bishops by the only power that could make them was no violation of •the law, or invasion of the prerogatives of the Crown. 'rho Qu :en did not pretend to make them. It was no ignoring of the Protestant Church, because the Pope had al wayit ignored the Protestant Church of England, and he took precisely the same view of that Church which that Church took of the Dissenters in this country. This was what one church al ways did to another. He was no friend to bishops of any ( Hear, hear.) A constituent of his bad pointed out that this change was really an r increase of independence in respect of the people. Vicars apostolic were subject to the arbitrary will of the Pope, and those extraordinary statutes which he :night please from time to time to enforce. The change from vicars apostolic to bishops in ordinary was for the benefit of the Roman Catholics of this country.— (Hear, hear.) The course taken by the Pope was calculated to relieve the Roman Catholics from much of that ultramon tane doctrine of which they had heard so much. The Noble Lord said that a foreign power had attacked the independence of this country; but the whole matter was one of sentiment. He would admit that the language •was insolent and offen sice, and he thanked the Noble Lord for not making this Bill more offensive than it was. The question now was not a question of Protestantism, but of politics. He would look at it as such. And now who mere the injured? The Pope and Cardinal Wiseman were unscathed. The true suf ferers were the Crown of England and the six or seven millions of its Roman Catholic subjects. The gulf which had formerly separated Ireland from this country was this session made wider than it had ever been before. This was an evil of great mag nitude. The Noble Lord had adverted to the proceeding at the Synod of Thurles as one of the reasons for bringing forward this Bill. But at that synod one of the bishops was in favour of the Queen's Colleges in Ireland; but the Noble Lord's policy had united all the Roman Catholic Bishops against these colleges. The missionary powers of the Roman Catholic Church had taken hope from the present. The Apostles put down paganism and established Christianity by the influence of their preaching and teaching. Luther, single-handed, wrested from the Church of Rome the power which it possessed. There they had Church identified with the State, and supported by vast temporalities, and yet they were afraid that this Church would be overcome 'by the Roman Catholic Church, which had no power here. The Church in Ireland was in such a state that there was not a man in the kingdom that would hold up his finger in sup port of it, and it only required the Noble Lord to lift up his finger against that Church in this House to have it swept away.—(Hear.) Yet this was the Church which the Noble Lord said was inviolate. It seemed to be a question be tween the Bishop in St. James's-square against the Arch bishop in Golden-square. The Noble Lori said he had con sulted the Lord Bishop of London on this Bill. He re gretted that this course had been pursued. He had seen that the bishop at one meeting shed tears. It was rather a curious sight to behold a bishop with 20,0001. a year shed ding tears. It reminded him of a story told of a monk of Cyprus, who could shed tears as natural as he could exhibit perspiration, and who subsequently feigned madness to avoid being made a bishop.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord felt he was in a quagmire. At least his colleagues did, and he thought the better course would be for the Governmest to withdraw the Bill, rather than proceed with it. The truth was, the Noble Lord was practising a cheat upon the people of England. They wanted a Bill to put down what was called Papal aggression, but the Bill before the House was not the measure that they desired.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Salford said that neither his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. M. Gibson) nor himself represented the feel ings of his constituents on this subject. This might be so, and the time would come when that question could be settled but his Hon. Friend had now obtained the approval of a rev. parson in his borough who had al ways opposed him, but who now thanked God that he was represented by such a man. That House was composed of six hundred and fifty-six Members. They were supposed to be the foremost men in the country, and it was their duty not to be the victim of a popular cry. It was their duty to stem the cry rather than to be led away by it. Looking at England with her free press, her progress in industry and in morals, she would be ever able to resist any aggression, whether it came from Lambeth or from Rome. He was one of a sect which had invariably upheld the principles which he had attempted to advocate-one of a sect that had suffered for principles which the Noble Lord had said he introduced this Bill to uphold, but he felt it to be his duty as a citizen t hoe nl opinion( m H a de e nv a ti r, ,,eoro h f n e ot a hrt r eh . mr t o e ea nrs Mr.raise i n s f o e sfroc h rl i ur s weLl v haLi o tely i dche was,hmt aoodvw noteti d t h h at t t l ah r teiavhwaeedn adjournment is the ) Govern 1 1 : Gb a i t . oe e vc , et o .r e . Mr. LAWLESS seconded the amendment. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion .. Against it ... 365 Majority against the motion ... ...--311 An HON. MEMBXR having moved that the House should now adjourn. - Lord J. RUSSELL rose, and referring to the length of the discussion which the subject had already undergone, said, that in point of deliberation, they might very well be consi dered in Committee.-- (Hear, hear.) After the divisions which had already taken place, he was not disposed to detain the House by further divisions. He would, therefore, pro pose the debate should be adjourned till Thursday next. — (Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") The debate was adjourned accordingly. PROPERTY-TAX BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third reading of this Bill. After a few words from Mr. COWAN, which were wholly inaudible in consequence of the noise in the House, Mr. HERRIES expressed a hope that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not in the present state of the House press the third reading of the Bill. It appeared to him that the Committee on the tax, which had been agreed to, should be appointed before the Bill was read a third time. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, understand ing that the Bill was only to be passed for one year, consi dered that there could be no objection to its being read a third time. The appointment of the Committee was wholly inde pendent of the passing of the present Bill. The Bill was then read a third time. On the question that the Bill do pass, Mr. HERRIES inquired when the Committee was likely to be appointed? The CHANCELLOR of the EYCHEQUER could not say until he ascertained what Hon. Members were willing to serve on the Committee. He was in communication with several gentlemen with a view of obtaining their services, but two or three gentlemen, who he had hoped would have served, had declined to do so. He had no doubt that in a day or two he would be able to lay a list of the Committee on the table. In reply to Colonel SIBTHORP, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had before stated that the claims of parties assessed under Schedule 1) would ba fairly brought under the consideration of the Committee. The Bill was then passed. The Apprentices to Sea Service (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The report on the resolutions relating to conferences with the Lords was considered and agreed to. THE WOODS AND FORESTS. Lord SEYMOUR moved for leave to bring in a Bill to make better provision for the management of the woods, forests, and land revenues of the Crown. and for the direc tion of public works and buildings. The measure was, he observed, the same in its general features as the Bill of last year, though there were some alterations in the details. Lord DUNCAN hoped the Noble Lord would afford an opportunity for discussing the measure on an early day. A Bill of the same kind was introduced last year, but it was thrown over to the end of the session, and was never dis cussed. Sir W. JOLLIFFE suggested that the Government should take the discussion on the principle of the measure upon the second reading. Lord SEYDIOUR would state, when he brought in the Bill upon what day the secon d aealling would take place. Leave was then given to introduce the bill. PETITION OF REV. PIERCE CONELLY. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY moved —" That the order of the House (May 1), that the petition of the Rev. Pierce Conelly be printed for the use of members only, be read, for the purpose of being discharged." Mr. STAFFORD said, the circumstances of this case were somewhat peculiar. It had b e en decided by the Printing Committee that the petition to which the Noble Lord's reso lution referred should not be printed in the ordinary way, so as to be accessible to the public, and therefore ,it had been printed for the usel of Members only. The allegations of the petition were so extraordinary, and affected so many persons, and the circumstances of the case were likely to attract so much public attention at this time, that without in the least wishing to prejudice the case on the one side or the other, he hoped the House would not be led, by assenting to the resolution, into the publication of a series of persona lities. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY said that it was the excitement prevailing at the present moment which in duced him to take notice of this petition; under ordinary circumstances he would not have done so. He happened to enter the Committee on Public Petitions at the time that petition was under consideration, and when it had been pro posed that it should be printed for the use,of Members only. He moved that it should be printed and published in the usual way, but his motion was negatived. He disliked the half publicity which had been given to the petition, and demanded from the justice of the House that full pub licity should be given to it, in order that he might obtain information which would enable him to disprove its alle gations. Mr. THORNELY said, that after much consideration the Petitions Committee resolved to print the petition for the use' of Members, because it referred to an unimportant questiono respecting which a Member had introduced a Bill to the House; but they refrained front printing it for general Cir culation because it contained imputations of a serious nature on the character of individuals. Sir R. INGLIS apprehended that if the petition were printed for general circulation the House would be invob'ed in another Stockdale and Hansard or Howard case. Mr. ANSTEr reminded the Hon. Baronet that by the provisions of the Bill passed a few years ago no actioii for libel could be brought on account of anything containeain a paper published by order of the House. All the facts stated in the petition had been given in evidence before the Eccle siastical Court. • Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND had known the petitioner for two years, and had seen all the documents quo* in the petition. tc Mr. G. BER KELEY an d Mr. KEOGII supported the,motion. to anything Sir G. GREY thought, that if the petition was such as it was represented to be, the Committee had exerciiCA . a sound discretion in printing it for the use of Members entY. the waste- Mr. AGLIONBY thought it absurd to attribtite secrecy 6 Mr. HENLEbYassakeitid,ani which had been circulated among upwards of into4:lo persons. Most of the petitions would find their way if the h t h e en objectt hey would f where.—(A laugh.) to refute the statements contained • in the petition, there wag Rotting to prevent him from repeathig them to pare the NP'eloble°Loonredknweavrs ties whom they ,affected, and obtaining from them the in formation necessary to vindicate their characters before the House. _ . _ _ After some further dizeussion, the Houtse divided, when there appeared— For the motion' " 41 Against it 131 Majority against the motion ... —9O TS NAVY. On the motion of Mr. , SIDNEY I:IERBERT the follow ing returns were,ordered : " Of the number of officera on. •the present admirals, vice admirals,.and rear-admirals' list respectively, who have not served a sufficient time as captains to entitle them to their flag: " Of the number of officers amongst the first 100 and the second 100 respectiyely ourthe :captains' list, who have not yet served a sufficient time as captains to entitle them to theirliag: • ' • " Of the number of officers who, at any time since Sep tember, 1846, have accepted the "retirement as retired rear admirals or retired captains : • " Of the number of flag-officers, captains, commanders, and lieutenants respectively now on full pay: • • " And, similar return of the number hold►ng employments, but not on sea, pay, wider the,-Admiralty or the Board of Customs respectively." The other orders were disposed of; and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'clock. AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The 13riti3 1 .1 and North American Royal mail steam ship America has just entered our river. She brings seven days later intelligence from the United States and . British North America, having sailed from Boston On the 30th'ult., and called at lialifaX to land and re ceive mails and passengers on the 21 inst. The number of passengers brought over is 111. She brings 26,0001 in specie on freight. The America spoke the Royal mail steamer Eucora on the 4th inst. The Royal mail steam-ship Niagara, Leitch, arrived at Halifax at 6 r.at. on the 29th - ult.. and was after wards passed by ti-te America off Boston. The United State. sLearn-ship Ohio, Shenek, with Har4nnah mills of the ult., 200; paJs('ngers, and 140,0001. in gold (lust and 20,001) dolli. specie freigh:, arrived at New York on the 2471 i ult. Tile now United States mail stenln-ship Ilutnlioldt, Lines cornmandcr, sister ship t the Franklin, would leave on the 3d inst. for Southampton. Oar miscellaneous accounts tinnounce that a large new steam-ship, of 1,200 tons, was being constructed at New York, for a new steam line, to run between Charlf.stun and Liverpool. In Pittsburg Jenny Lind had bcen grossly insulted, stones having been thrown into her carriage, and afterwards into her dressing room. She subsequently refused to sing agiin, and left instantly for BaMmore. Great indignities had been offered iu South Carolina to the officer from Boston who conveyed the fugitive slave Simms back to that state. On the 231 ult. a grand entertainment W 8.9 given at Astor-house, New York, by the St. George's Society, at which Sir H. Bulwer, who had just recovered from severe indisposition, was one of the principal guests and speakers. Dr. Beals presided, and the Swedish Minis ter, Mr. Lytton, son of Sir E. B. Lytton, was also pre sent. Several of the orations, more especially those of Sir H. Bulwer, were of a remarkable character. Cap tain Cooper responded for the British army, Sir H. Bulwer for the Duke of Wellington, and Mr. Lytton for his father, the great novelist. A ateam•boat had been seized at New York, charged with having been intended for the Cuban expedition. Six persons had been arrested and held to bail. The President has issued a proclamation against such expe ditions. The particulars of the affair are thus re lated " The United States Marshal having received intelligence that a vessel had been chartered by certain persons inte rested in the invasion of Cuba, and secretly fitted out with implements of war, and taken down the bay, where she was anchored, awaiting the arrival of several hundred men, the Marshal had the steamer Jacob Bell charterei and kept in readiness at Pier No. 1, North Liver. In the mean time he called upon the Chief of Police to furnish a force of his men to aid and assist the United States authorities. All ar rangements being consummated, they boarded the steamer Jacob Bell, which steamed towards Governor's Island, but turned up the East River and went alongside of a United States revenue cutter, and was made fast, and sailed down the bay in search of the craft suspected. The 'Marshal and his forces remained down the bay until Thursday morning, to watch the vessel and such persons as were expected to be conveyed to the craft at different hours of ~the night. The suspected craft, however, was the steam-b oa t Cleopatra, which, during all his search, was lying quietly at the pier, foot of North Moore-street. She is a large boat, about 14 years old, and was employed as a sound-boat, to which she proved herself well adapted. She has a large quantity of coal on board (we understand 250 tons were ordered), occu pying the forward cabin and hold, boiler-rooms, and a quan tity piled on the forward deck. She has also on board a great number of large empty casks, which now stand on end, the whole capable of containing, probably, some 7,000 gal lons of water. She looks rough, and not newly painted, nor has anything been done to her to give her any different ap pearance from an ordinary sound or river boat. The water casks, &c., we understand, were ordered by Captain , Wilson, who claims to command her. She was alleged to be bound to Galveston, Texas. There were some sugar-boxes, &c., on board, such as fire-arms are usually packed in, but on exa mining them, they were found to contain hams and other arti cles. Application was made to the Navy-yard during Saturday for some marines to take charge of the Cleopatra, which was granted, and they now have her in custody. Mr. C. Rack lewitz, is young man, a native of Poland, one of the deputy marshals, went to South Amboy on the same day, where it was said some Germans and others had assembled with a view to embarking in a Cuban expedition, disguised himself as an emigrant, and conversing in German witn some of the parties, obtained information which induced him to get five of the parties to come with him to this city. Affidavits were prepared charging William T. Rogers, jun. (nephew of Dr. J. K. Rogers), John L. O'Sullivan (son-in-law of Dr.R.), Captain Lewis, formerly of the steam-boat Creole, engaged in the former expedition (charged with being, in fact, Cap tain of the Cleopatra), Major Louis Schlesinger, cne of the Hungarian patriots. Pedro Sanches, a Spaniard, residing in this city, and Dr. Daniel 11. Burtnett, an old resident, with preparing the means for a military expedition against Cuba, in possession of the Queen of Spain, contrary to the sixth section of the Neutrality Act of the 20th of April, 1818. The parties thus charged were arrested and held to bail in 3,000 dollars each to appear for examination." Tue Erie Railroad was completed as far as Lake Erie. Sir Henry Bulwer delivered a long address at the St. George's Society on 23d April. From Mexico dates are to the 9th of April. The financial condition of the Republic was deplorable. A Immal complaint had been made by the Ministry to the United States Government as to the Indian outrages ou the frontier, which by treaty the United States were bound to protect. Mexico refuses to ratify the Tehuln tepee Treaty as yet. The correspondents of the New York journals say that there will be a deficiency on the year to meet the exigencies of the Government amount ing to 4,000,000 dolls. The Minister of Finance was enueaveuring to consolidate the interior debt, and to raise a revenue. A loan of several millions was con templated. `fru:dna-and Co., Mexico, had failed for 250,0001. sterling. Our latest advices from Hayti furnish a more con nected account of the recent plot to overthrow the Ln penis! Government, and re-establish the Republic. The conspirators, it would seem, were blacks, and not mulat toes. The discovery was made in consequence of the arrest of a person who was suspected of robbery. Five of the conspirators had been shot. New Orleans is again threatened with the ;desolation of water, owing to the flood in that river and the cre vasses in the levees, both above and below the city. Butterfield's stables with fourteen horses, and several adjoining buildings, have been destroyed by fire at Utica, and the alleged incendiaries have been arrested. Incendiarism is the curse of American cities. At New Orleans, last week, Charles Roussell and his wile agreed to commit suicide. He mixed two tumblers of poison and took one of them, but the lady changed her mind immediately after her husband had swallowed the fatal dose. He died. She lives, and has been dis charged from custody by the magistrate. The cause of this romantic suicide is said to have. been jealousy. John Clines was hung at Freehold, New Jersey, on Friday, for the murder of James Shields. The night before his execution he set fire to the prison, but the filmes were extinguished and his escape was prevented. is few days since a terrible railroad riot, in which six hundred Irishmen were engaged, took place at Hornersville, New York. It arose out of a strike for wages. Three were killed, and many wounded. The military were called out, and the ringleaders arrested. Another railroad riot took place on the Central-road, near Greensburg, Pennsylvania—one killed, and several wounded. Hazard's powder mill blew up at Enfield, on Friday week—one killed and three wounded. A free negro woman, named Barnes. was murdered at Leonard town, a few days ago, and her husband is accused of the foul deed. A curious affair recently took place at A blacksmith, who was a notorious drunkard, with a wife and family he did not support, was convicted of inveterate intemperance, and sold by auc tion, for the term of four months' labour ! During March the New York Post-office received by the European mail steamers 618,990 letters, and 293,264 newspapers; and forwarded 620,181 letters, and 366,916 newspapers. . _ _ Stillness throughout the States was in an excellent condition. The export of specie from New York con tinued to be on a considerable scale, and seemed likely to continue, as quotations for English exchange had not given way. The money market continued in a satisfac tory state. Money was by no means scarce. The de mand far stocks was firm, at former rates. There was little doing in breadstuffs at receding prices. Western canal flour, 4 dolls. 374c.:t0 4 dolls. 50c. per barrel; Gennessee prime wheat 1 doll. 12c. to 1 doll. 14e. per 601 b.; Indian corn, round yellow, 62c. to 64c. per bushel, steady; Indian meal, 3 dolls. 121 c. to 3 dolls. 25c. per barrel. . _ The cotton market at New York continued in a de pressed condition; sales could not be made except at a reduction, which holders generally bad submitted to. New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, 1140. to I*3. per lb.; Uplands and Florida, mid. fair to fair, 102 c. to 114 c. per lb. The current excess of receipts was 9.00,000 bales over that of last year. Prices declined on the arrival oat of the Asia's news. _ Provisions were in good demand, at firm prices. Freights were inactive, and low in quotation. Exchange on London 1101 to 1104 (good demand), Paris 5.10, Hamburgh 36i 361, Bremen 79/ 79i. BARREL ORGANS AND ADVERTISING VANS.—The following is a return to an order of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated April 14, 1851, for copy "of the instruc tions given by the Commissioners of the Police to the police officers relative to the prevent i ng obstructions and other nuisances, caused by the large travelling barrel organs and advertising vans in and about the metropolis": /( (MEDLORANDUK.) " March 21, 1851. " The police would be justified in stopping music playing in the streets, and, if necessary, removing the parties in cases where, from the loud noise or other circumstances, danger is caused to passengers in the streets, horses frightened, or the thoroughfares obstructed. Let instructions be given accordingly for the guidance o f the p olice. "I:ICHARD MAYNE. "Whitehall-place, April 19, 1851. " To the Superintenda nts." the" a ti d o v einasitsritniegtivoannssh, a tb v e s r a be n e e n t given beng atnoythl law p ws o p li e c c e ia respecting i i_ cable to them. In case of actual obstruction of a thorough fare by these vans the police would interfere, as in other cases of obstructions , and enforce the law - 2d and 3d N lc., chap. 47, section 54 (6).. "RICHARD MAINE. April 19 , 1851." ‘R‘ Whitehall-place, flower of the mind, giving ou t wholesome fragrance ; reverie is the same flower, when weak an d running to seed. —Eliza Cook's Journal. COUROSION IN STEAM BOILERS.—The follosting experiment has been tried at Owlett Hall Colliery, Gilder ston, Yorkshire, by the proprietors, Messrs. Mason and As guitb. It appears that the two boilers used at this landsale colliery are built in the oblong form, and are each 32 feet in length and 5 feet in diameter. From the hardness of the water a corrosion had taken place. After trying a annber of experiments without success, they put between Vbs. and Sibs. of leather currie r's' shavings into each boiler, and this b* e ntirely prevented aal Walla curlvaioa• PA RLIAIVIEN Y DIVISIONS. (From the V6tes and Proceaings or the Howe of Commons ) MONDAY, mAY 12, .ECCLESIASTICAL4ITI.S .-- AgiTAIPTION BILL. Order read for resuming adjourned Debate on Question (9th May), "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Cuair."— Querion again proposed; Debate arising; Motion made, and Question put, " That the Debate be now adjourned." The House divided . PIIINORITY—AYES, M. Armstrong, Sir A. Herbert, H. A. O'Connell, M. J. Arundel, Earl of Biggins, George O'Flaherty, Antkony Barron, Sir H.' Hobbouse, T. B. Ponsouby, C. F. Blake. M. J. Hope, Alexander Power, Dr. Blewitt, Reginald Howard, Sir R. Power, Nicholas Bright, Jonn Keating, Robert Reynolds, John Castlereagh, \'lac. Keogh, William Roche, E. B. - Clements, C. S. M'Cullagh, W. T. Sadleir, John CorbelV. M. E. Megan, W. H. Seholefleld, vrtuiam Crawford, W. S. Maher, N. Somers, J. P. Devereux, John T. Meagher, Thomas Sullivan, Michael Fagan, James Manners, Lord .1. Talbot, J. H. Fox, Richard X. Moore, G. H. Tenison. Edward K. Fox, W. J. Murphy, F. S. Tennent, .J. Gibson, T. M. Norreys, Sir D. Townley, J elm Goold, Wyndham Nugent, Sir Percy Pegg-Prosser, F. Grace, 0. D. O'Brien, Jolla Truatas. Grattan, Henry O'Connell, John Scully, Francis Greene, John O'Brien, Sir T. Lawless, Cecil MAJORITY-NOES, 365. Abdy, Sir Thomas Evans, Sir De Lacy Mostyn, E. M. L. Acland, Sir T. ' Evans, J. Mulgrave, Earl of Adair, Hugh E. Evans, William Mailings, J. R. Adair, R. Shaft° Evelyn, William J. Mundy, William Adderley, C. B. Ewart, William Muntz, G. F. Aglionby, H. A. Ferrer, James 'Napier Joseph Alcock, Thomas Fellowes, E. . Neeld, John Anderson, Arthur Fergus, J ehn Neeld,• Joseph Anson, Colonel Ferguson, Colonel Newdegate, N. Ansley, Thomas Ferguson, Sir K. Newport, Viscount Arkwright, George Filmer, Sir E. • Nicholl, J. Ashley, Lord Fitzpatrick, J. W. Noel, Gerald J. Bagge, William Fitzroy, Henry Ogle, S. C. Bagshaw, John Floyer, John . Ossulston, Lord Bailey, Joseph Foley, J. 11. Owen, Sir John Baines, M. T. Forbes, William Packe, C. W. Baird, James Fordyce, A. D. • Paget, Lord C. Baldock, E. H. Forester, G. C. Paget, Lord G. Baukes, G. Forster, Matthew Pakingtort, Sir J. Baring, Henry B. Fortescue, 1. W. - Palmer, Robert Baring, Sir F. Fox, S. L. , Palmerston, Vis. Baring, Thomas Freshileld, J. W. - Parker, John Baring, Francis Frewen, C. H. • Patten, J. W. Barrow, W. H. Fuller, A. E. , • Peel, Colonel Gailwey, Sir W. P. Pennant, Hon. Col. Perfect, Robert Pet% Samuel N. 'i al G. C Pigott, Francis Beresford, William Goddard, A. L. Pilkington, James Plowden, W. IL. B B B B ;ei es ll tino , o 3 w :a i to . T i b Lo h hno o r ni d u ri. , (.o G i as )ip k in : . ll, ll J . . 7 3 . l.. rrett , , } T -;- ho S m . as . Plumptre, J. P. Grentell, C;Pascoe Portal, Melville Greufell, Charles W. Powlett, Lord W. Grey, Sir G. Prime, Richard Berkeley, Berkeley,B er ke ley, B e rkeleyB e rna l , I 4 ( i p. Henryeh ri .. A dmir a l F F. Bernard, Viscount Grogan, Edward Reid, Colonel Bethell, Richard . GGraoesrviiseney, orl L L o o r r a n Lord R. teentdioens, J.C. ham, Lord Birch, Sir T. Blair, Stephen Guest, Sir John . Repton, G. W. J. Blakemore, R. Gwyn, Howel ' lticardo, Osman Blandlord,•Marquis Hale, R.. 11, • - Rice, E. R. Hooker, T. W. Rich, Henry Booth, Sir It. G. Bouverie, E. P. $. Rich , Halsey, 'l`.„ J ', ltomilly, Colonel Richards, Richard ilii H al : l' b i S t "r on ' Rumbold, C. E. Boyle, Colonel Hamilton, J. IL Bowles, Admiral a H H Ha it a mil rnii.ni: t , o re n ,a:pi G tra . Ji A to,h . i, , B B r r a e ms mr t id o g n e , , T ß . ic W har . Ru lti rs is ts h see o ll u ll: t, LE C odrd a w pt arj al od n hns. Brum, N. Hardcastie, J. A. Russell, F. C. Brocklehurst, J. Sanders, George Brockman, E. D. Harris, Richard Seymer, H. K. Archibal d Seymour, Lord chibald Shelburne, Earl of B Br r 0 0 0 0k ke e: L si o r r A d runir H ll as asttilee:eaander Brotherton, J. Hatchell,' 'John' Sibthorp, Colonel Brown, H. Hawes, Benj. ' Smith, John Abel Brown, W. . Hayes, Sh E. ' Smith, M. T. Bruce, Lord E. Headiem, T. E. •-•,. - Smyth, J. G. , Buck, L. W. kleathcoto, Sir G. J. 8 inollett; A. Bunbury, William Heneage,,G. 11. ~ Somerville, Sir W. Burghley, Lord Heneage, Edward Sotheron, T. H. S. Buxton, Sir E. ' Henley, J. W. - Spearman, 11. J. Campbell, W. F. . Herries, J. C. , • Spooner, R. • Carew, W. H. P. 'Heywood, James Stafford, Augustus Carter, J. B. , Ilildyarci, R. C, • Stanford, J. F. Caulfeild, J. M. Ilildyard, T. it. Stanley, Edward Cavendish, C. C. liindley,,c. . Stanley, E. H. Cavendish, G. H. Hodgson; W. N. Stanley, W. 0. Cavendish, W. (I liodgeti, T. L. Stansfield, W. R. C. Cayley, E. S. , Hodges,l'. Twisden Stanton, W. H. Chaplin, W. J. , Holland. Robert Staunton, Sir.G. Child, Smith Hornby, John S.ephenson, Robert Childers, J. W. Heiham, Lord • Stuart, Lord J. CholmeleY, Sir M. Howard, C. W. Q. .Stuart, John Christopher, - 11. • - Tim - yard, E. G. Start, 11. 0. Christy, Samuel • Hudson, (4. Sutton, J. H. Clay, James Ilughes, W. B. _ Talbot, C. It. . Clay, Sir W. 'lntaglio, E. J. Taylor, Thomas E. Clerk Sir G. , Hutt, W,lllain , Thesiger, Sir F. Clifford, H. M. Inglis, A r it., 1 hlcknesise, It. A. Clive, H. B. : Jackson William Thompson, Colonel Cobbold, J. C.' Johnsto tle, sir J, Thompson, Alderman Cockburn, Sir A. Jolliffe:Sir W. H. Thuruely, T. • ' Cocks, T. S. Jones, Captain Tolletnache, F. J. Codrington, Sir W. Kerrison, si r B. Tollemache, John Coles, it. B. Kersitav o J ame s Townley, R. G. Collins, William King, P, j . . TownsitemL Captain ~ Colvile, C. R. Knox, Ny. 8 , ': Trelaway, J. S. Compton, H. C. . Laboucl iere,l l . . Talliell, Henry Conolly, Thomas Langton! w;ll.' p. Tyler, Sir G. Cotton, W. H. Lemon' Sir 'C. • Tyrell, Sir J. Cowan, Charles Lennoxia, en A. Verner. Sir W. Cowper, W. F. Lennox.l.ora . IL G. Vesey, Thomas i Crowder, R. 11. Leslie, ( , ii... Villiers, Viscount Currie, Raikes Lewis, Sir T. • Villiers Charles Deedes, W. Lewis, 0, C .` Vivian , J. 11. D D Doisio 'E cdrk y: a, je i cili c . o u:l u ßv. r ..t t in C. T. IJl L ,:oloc e te w tiaiki t e s t h lu i t t: : ,: p.hi i , ruut Nl.'vY's•aki7asyn: T. R. Waddington, H. S. . Walpole, , S. H. Dodd, G. Lockhart, ay. Walsh, Sir J. B. Douro, Marquis of Long, W. - Watkins, Colonel Drax, J. S.IW. Lopes,'Sirßalph Wawn, J. T. Drummond, Henry Lovetlek.pry se Welby, oi, E. Duckworth, Sir J. Lowther, Henry• West, F. R. Dar, George S. Lygon,• Gen,. Westhead, J. P. Duff, James Mackie, t jonn Whiteside, James Duke, Sir James islaekilinon,'W. A. Wigram, L. T. Duncan, Viscount Mactuoten, Sir E. Willcox, Brodie Duncan, George M'Gretor, 'John Williams, J o h n Duncuft, John . Mandeville, Viscount Williams, T. P. Dundas, Admiral Mangles, R. D. Williams, W. 1 Dundas, Sir D. Marshall. J. G. Willyams, H. • Dunne, Colonel Masterman, John Williamson, Sir IL Du Pre, C. G. Matheson, sir J. Wilson, James East, Sir J. B. MatNsini, Colonel Wilson, Matthew Ebrington, Viscount Maille,• • Pox Wodehouse, E. Edwards, Henry Mallasell, T. P. Weod, Sir Charles Egerton, Sir P. Miles, P. W. a. Wood, Sir W. P. Egerton, W. T. Mitanall. T. A. - Wortley, J. S. Ellice, Edward Mottt, George Yorke, E. T. Elliot, John E. • alOnctciff, James Enfield, Viscount Moody, 'O. A. . TELLUs. Estcourt, J. B. Moi*an, 0. Hayter,W. G. Eusten, Earl Morrhn David 11111, Lord N. . . ..... cogvENTS, &c. Motion made,anthda? the : petitionstioup of thet;"Th ReverendttheOrde Pierce Order p eft rc h e e House Conner be ay 8), printed for the use of Members only, be read, for the purpose of being discharged." The House divided:— MINORITY—AYES. 41. Aglionby, H. A. mottle, Alexander • Pechell. Sir G. Anstey, T. C. Biggins, G. G. Pilkington, Jainsi Armstrong, Sir . A. llobtiouse, t. B. Portal,iMelville Power, Nicholas Bell, Jacob Reynolds, John Sadleir, John Scully, Francis Stafford, A. Cotton, W. H. ''. , 2Laug es. Stantord, J. F. Henry , Moore, George H. Sullivan Michael Drummond; Noel, G. J. Townley, John Dunne, Colonel , B B Bean la r t t e eesl , e 3l ;G: . Jilo.r.g F. Im'aawhieerls:N'lCß.e.eipl D. xErzlas. O'Flaherty, Anthony Arundel, Earl of Clements, Charles : I‘34fe:)gtgeauhn:lnWs 'VI 1 lEii.air'; Paget, Lord George Berkeley, Grantley Greene, John O'Connell,oßri O'Brien, Sir M. T J. J wj oh n ii .dhara oEllis,oo Foley,i DIAJORITY—NOES. 13!. • Acland, Sir' T. Frewen, C. 11. ' _Greaten, Charles W. Parker, John Paget, Lord Clarence tieach, Charles Pakington, Sir John a : Greene, Thomas Palmerston, Viscount Patten, J. W. Barrow, W. 11. • Gwyn, Bowel Grey, Sir George Peto, Samuel Bis A Aaa t r if n:ri e oes r e l , e igL y i: i ts: C .Toto . 4l. o . . rg Bellew, R. M. .. nau, Sir B. Pigott, Francis Beresford, WlWant Hallyburton, Lord Plowden, W. H. Berkeley, Admiral Hamilton, Lord C. Ponsonby, C. F. Berkeley; C. L.' G. Ham ner, Sir J. Ricardo, Osman Birch, Sir T. - ' Mitchell, John Rich, Henry Ileneage, E. , , Seymour, Lord B Bl oo at t r ii, S S te ir P l h r G. rillaawyteres',BWeni'. G. n ' ' Se itu" Yin e e ll i, F uv e ar . ; Ken Boyle, Colonel Brocklehurst J. Healey, J. W. Sibthorp, Colon e l Butler, rrs. - Herbert, H. A. Smith, J. A. CareW 2 , W. P. Heywood, Judea Smith, M. Tucker Carter, J. B. Hill, Lord Marcia! Smollett, A. Cavendish, C. C. Hollond, Robert Somerville, Sir W. Cavendish, W. G, Hornby, John Sotheron, T. Childers, J. W. ' Howard, C. W. G. Spearman, H. j, ChrietY, Samuel , HowardAE. (1 . Spooner, Ri c h ar d Cliftord, Henry M. Inglis, Si IL Stanley, w, cb . Colols, William Jackson, William Stanstiold, W. R. Coiper, W. F. ' Jolliffe, Sir W. G. Stanton, W. s, Coven, Charles Kershaw, James Stephenson, Robert Deedes, W. " King, P. .T. . Stuart, Lord J, Dodd, G. Knox, W. 8. Tenison, E. K. Duckworth, Sir J. Labouchere, Henry . Tennent, R. j, Duff, George . Langston, J., H. . Thickness°, Ralph Vilnetur; George Lewis , G. C. Thoinpson, Colonel Plineuft, John Littleton, E. R. . Tulhell, Henry Oundas, Adrairal Lockhart, W. Tyler, Sir G. Dundas, Sir David Lovedcn, Pryse Watkins, Colonel Ebrington, Vis Count Masterman, J. Wawn, J. T. Edwards, IL' Matheson, Sir J. Westhead, J. R. Elliot, John ' Matheson, Colonel Williams, John Estcourt, J. B. B. Maule, Fox Willyams, 11, Evans, William Mencreitf, James Wilson, James Fergus, John Misty'', E. M. Wood, Sir Charles Ferguson, Sir R. Mulgrave , Earl 'Wood, Sir W. P. Fitzpatrick; .T. W. Muilings,'J. It. Floyer, John Newdegate, C. IL Mums. Fordyce, A. D. Ogle, S. C. Thornely, Thomas Forster, Matthew Packe, C. AV: Brotherton, Josenh ' [ADVEItTISEM NT.]_Another Important Cure by Holloway's Ointment and Pills of a Wound in the Leg.-_m r ,. Malcolm, wife of the lighthouse-keeper at the entrance of the river Tees, near Redcar, had been a sufferer fur upwards of ten years with a severe wound in the leg, which, during the last four years of that period, was so bad that it made her quite in capable of walking without crutches. To heal it many reme dies had been tried in .vain before Holloway's Ointment and Pills were used, but these excellent remedies being at last re sorted to, effectually healed the wound in about nine weeks, and the patient is able to walk about, even without the support of a stick.-Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. RATHER. STRANGE.—An individual in Letham, Fifeshire, the other day, found a piece of bottle-glass in a duck's egg; it was somewhat eliptical in form, and might measure one-eighth of an inch the one way and nearly one fourth the other. This is an interesting question for natu ralists, to solve. RSCREATION.—He that spends his time in sports, and calls it recreation, is like him whose garment is all made of fringes, and his meat nothing but sauces. They are heath lees, chargoable, and melov.—Argini Xayl9r. MAY 13, 1851. LITERATURE. MIRIAM - SEDLEY ; or, THE TARES AND THE WHEAT. A Tale cf Real Lift. By Lady Buliver Lytton. 3 Vois. Shoberl.' Lady Bulwer L y tt on , i n a li ve l y F rench dedica tion, presents theiie volumes to the Countess Hen riette D'Angeville, in which dedication her Ladyship's remarks on her own countrywomen are anything but complimentary, e.g.:—" Et ce n ' es t po i n t e t on n ant, vu que l'idolatrie du veau d'or soit notre culte na tional, i quelques belles et bormes exceptions prey, Is femells Britannique (animal sans mar et sans tete, inedite par Buffon) est vraiment une nullite odieuse et voila pourquoi le commerce social est une chose incomprise chez nous ; car hind's que la France a produit tent de femmes celebrets et de grandes dames, i'Angleterre ne fait gui s ere que mettle! bas (et 4 has) 1 des fernelles, des femmelettes, et des, ne ladies. L a , prern'ire ne sait rien, la seconde ne fait rien, e t Ila troisiene ne dit rien." The plot of " Altriain ISedley" is slight, and possessed of little or no roman tic interest, it mss' rather be regarlA as the cont! , :::;t- I Log link of a series of lively sketche3 and observations,. 6 , r the most p Irt brilliant, oecasioually truthful and beautiful, but more often sarcastic and even taut sod pea spiteful ; as, for example, the above quoted re marks feoni the dedication. Among the most truth ful and sensible advice bestowed by Lady Balwer upon her fair readers are some excellent reco mmen- . d ation s to go o d h ouse k eep i ng an d t h e cam of invalids. Her remarks on the requisites for i l a good attendant in a s i c k c h am b er are full of practical utility, and her enumeration of the excellences of good cookery and plain work versus crochet and Berlin wool, would satisfy M. Soyer or Mrs. Ellis. " I' ve no toleration, " says Miriam, " for a woman who cannot do every sort of plain work, both neatly and expeditiously ; for there is something unfeminine In this sort of incapacity, and an unwomanly woman is always detestable. Most of us take naturally to Berlin work and em broidery ; they are a part of our organization, like hysterics and fainting-tits; but what can be a greater incarnation of discomfort and disgust than one of your dawdling, desultory women, who neither do nor know how to do anything about a house, but accu mulate disorder and privations for themselves and every one about them." Good practical teach ing such as this is seldom put before the novel reader, and such observations , contrast somewhat strangely with the flippant sareasm and not very gentle severity to be met within other , chapters of " Miriam Sedley." Although " variety' is proverbially " charming," it should be, neverthe less, characterised by a certain amount of congruity, a quality in which Lady Bulwer's very " various" observations are strangely deficient. For example, we are at one moment charmed with some beautiful passage like the following :—" But, in either instance, whether our lot be evasion or execution, it teaches that one great truth, that on God alone we must de pend, and that there is no appeal from man but to Him ; and then, come what may, we shall still be lieve that whatever is, is right, however wrong the means may appear that are employed to achieve it, for everything leads one to suppose that that strange and complicated tissue, called human destinies, must be the tapestry of heaven, which, like every other, is always worked on the wrong side, showing us nothing but the cross grained shreds and nottings here, and which there alone we shall behold as a beautiful and finished whole. Laying down my load for the present," adds Miriam, " I knelt down and prayed. Oh blessed boon of God to mortals, prayer is the electric telegraph of heaven : it asks for mercy and the in stantaneous answer from above is peace." And then, shortly afterwards, we are grieved to find a hand that can pen graceful compliments as well as Chris tian truths condescending to set forth thoughts so un courteous and uncharitable as those contained in a foot-note complimenting Thackeray—" the only English novelist deserving that name." The concluding sentences of this note will convey an idea of the good taste and refinement of the whole passage : " It is much to be regretted, for his own sake that Mr. Thackeray should be splashed by the literary mud of his present entourage; but as he appears to have the feelings of a gentleman, and neither blows a black smith's bellows of self-praise, charged with hyper borean German plagiarisms, or writes vulgar carica ture (!) of waiters eating up schoolboys' dinners, at inus, or all sorts of fine sentiments against cruelty and injustice, the better to toady and herd with all that is most loathsome in moral depravity, it is to be hoped he will soon emancipate himself." If we filled twenty columns with a criticism of " Miriam Sedley " we could hardly give our readers a more just idea of its peculiarities, both of style and sentiment, than the above brief specimensi may suffice to convey. Recognizing the talent manifested in this production, we feel assured that Lady Bulwer Lytton might bestow upon us far more interesting and valuable works if she would condescend te, give her readers credit for good taste and kindly feeling, and if she would, moreover, re member that in order to ba " brilliant" and " sar castic" it is not absolutely necessary to be un charitable or untrue. TIIE !LIFE OF COLUMBUS. By Horace St. John. The author of this admirable little work has com pressed into a very small compass a succinct narrative of the life and adventures of the great discoverer of America, and hls defended, and successfully defended, the character of his hero against the accusations which the envy of contemporaries had brought against him, and which the apathy of posterity had, in too many instances, left uninvestigated, and, consequently, unrefuted. We know no work so admirably suited as a prize-book for schools as the " Life of Colum bus" by Horace St. John. LONDON AND ITS VICINITY. Edited and Published by John Weale. A compact and comprehensive guided-book to the metropolis has in this volume been produced at a reasonable price, and at a time singularly opportune. Besides containing an admirable map, the work is embellished with 205 illustrations. It elucidates the natural as well as the physical characteristics of its architecture. with an account of its antiquity and architecture. The portions of the letter-press relat ing to its arts, trades, manufactures and organization will no doubt be peculiarly acceptable to the majority of foreigners, while the more intelligent among them will, of course, regard with no small amount of in terest the sketch given of its social, literary and scientific institutions. Sight-seers, again, will turn with no slight curiosity to the numerous galleries of fine arts in the capital and its vicinity ; and these in quiries will be rewarded, moreover, by a large fund of valuable and interesting information. MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.) COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE. The present number of COlburnOPEnl;iih the introductory paper of what promises to be a valuabl e series• " The History of the British Conquests in India," by Horace St. John. The object of the wri▪ ter is to prove how utterly unfounded are the charges of unprincipled aggression which have been brought against the East India Company. The paper is well written, and displays great research, the writer quoting his authority for every statement made and every assertion advanced, and w e must confess that, as far as he has gone, he has completely made out his case. Another most valuable article in this number is the paper of the designs of Austri a, in which the writer proves that the emeutes in Tuscany and other parts of Italy were the work of Austrian emissaries, in order to give the grasping red Emperor an excuse for the military occupation of the Duchy, and that the recent Neal aggression in our own country was also an Austrian manceuvre, as a proof of which it may be mentioned that Cardinal Wiseman dated his letter to Lord John Russell from Vienna, and that almost the only persons in this country who have ventured ,i to eulogise the monster Haynau have been Cardinal sernan and Mr. John O'Connell. The au thor of " Singleton Font eno y" brings to a close his amusing account of " Pipw s N ava l Career," and Captain B?llew continues 'his "Narrative of the Campaign in Arracan." The other articles in this number are all above the usual average. THE COMIC HISTORY OF Ro ma By the Author of the Comic History qf England. Illustrated by John Leech. Part 1. Right glad are we to meet Messrs. A' Beckett and Leech once again in the field. A right merrie his tory doth this of Rome promise to be, and veracious and impartial—a matter to which it would have been better that historians of greater pretensions, the wordy Alison for example, should have attended. The illustrations are glorious. The illustration on the cover is alone worth all the money charged for the pert. SCHOOL SERIES. Edited by the Rev. G. Gleig, 1 11. A. Third Book of History.--Briti sh India. 'finis is an excellent number of the valuable school series publishing by Messrs. Longman. We have here in the small compass of 126 pages a resume of the history of the provinces constituting British India from the earliest ages, down to the conclusion of the second Punjaub war under the Governor- General ship of the Marquis of Dalhousie. - - THE DALTONS. No. .1111. By C . /miles Le ver . Amusingly, as after the wont of Mr. Le ver ' s fictions, the three roads of life are traversed—the in cidents and accidents encountered sug ges ti ng, as hitherto, comical etchings . to Phiz. Without marring the interest of the story, it may be observed that the narrative has so far advanced that Frank has at length visited his uncle, and that Mrs. Rickett's " at home " has at length been disturbed. With the number just i ss ued the second VQIIIIII9 145 bees outvienced. COURT CIRCULAR. The Qaeen gave last evening - a Concert, to which a p ar t of between three and four hundred, comprising th e Roy Y % Family, and illustrious Foreign Visitors, the Dipl omat i c Corps, and a numerous circle of the principal nobility were invited. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at Buckingham Palace, accompanied by her Royal Highneao the Princess Mary of Cambridge, and attended by Ludy V. Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Lord James P. Murray. His Royal .Highness the Duke of Cambridge was attended by the HOn. James Macdonald. His Royal Highness the Prince Henry of the Netherlands arrived at half-past. nine o'clock, attended by the Chevalier Van Rappard and the Chevalier de Casembroot. The general company were ushered on their arrival to the Picture Gallery. Shortly before ten o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the Grand Saloon, which was fitted up for music. Her Majesty and his Pick al Iligline,;3 were accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duche,s of Kent, the Duke of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Peince Frederick William of Prmrsia, Prince Henry of the .Nethorhml3, and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of S4xe. I.l . .sitnar. The lath e-i and gentlemen in waiting en her Majesty ard Prin ce mo l d their royal guects, attended the august circle, and wer,., followed into the saloon by the cs sembled company. The concert then commenced. Mr. Costa presided at the pianoforte. Refreshments were serval to the company daring the eveniilg, and At eleven o'clock supper was served in the inci pal The 10110 wing had the honour of receiving invitations: — His Serene , I , l i, ig te l r in a c i s i s dE o m t ye S r a or x , e ti r e 'e j im ;. a v r a , r t ia li t e l Ut . Lt.. tile Argentine Minister. the and Baroin,e cte Illruntiow, the Sicilian 7,Ei c i,ter, the 11 anovcrian Minister, tha Prussian Minister, and Madame Bunsen, the Brazilian Minister and Madame Marqms Lisboa, the Danish Minister and Countess de Ite ventiow, the Netiv.trhuids Mini.-ster and Countess Schent muipcminek, the Swedish and Norwegian Minister and . , a.roness Itehauszn, the Go - sta Rica Minister, the Bolivian Minister, the United States Minister and Mrs. Lawnence, the Spanish Minister, the Sardinian Minister, the Greek Minis ter and Madame Tricoupi, the Nicaragua Mi n i ster, the Turkish Minister, k the aire 8 Austrian PortugueseAtrianCh Chargergk d' Aff d a r i t to , French Charge d the Mexican Charge d'Affaires, the Peruvian Charge d'Affaires, Countess Louise I\tscaii 4. Boyen, Count Goltz. Colonel Fischer, lieutenant von Heinz, Minister, )doua the Countess pu. de p Ho_E a c7koen,thee the Chevalier van Rap P . pard, the Chevalier de. Casembroot, n Baroness de Speth, Count de Flahault, Prince B Mousie r (le Viebahm, Count Harrach, Monsieur Stein, aroatell'n C. Dupin, Prince Victor Bariatineky, lies., &c. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred accompanied by the Prince and Prince's* of Pru s si a , and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, paid tui early visit y es t er d ay to the Exhibition of the Industry o f al l Nations in Hyde -park. The Royal suites consisted of the Countw A. de B ac k e , the lion. Eleanor Stanley, Colonel the lion. Charles Grey, and Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour. Prince Albert afterwards went to the opening of the Museum of Practical Geology, 6., in Jermyn-street. His Royal highness was attended by Lord ,George Lennox, Colonel the Honourable Charles Grey, and Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Prince was received at the Museum by Lord Seymour • , Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, and by the following officers of the Museum, viz., Sir 11, T. De la Beche, Dr. Lyon Playfair, Professor Forbes, Professor Ramsay, Mr. R. Hunt, am Mr. T. Reeks. Prince Albert returned to Buckingham Palace shortly be fore two o'clock. . _ Prince Albert presided, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at a meeting of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of the Works ;f Industry of all Nations. His Royal Highness arrived at the Exhibition building in Hyde-park, attended by Lieut.-Colonel lion. C. B. Phipps, and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour. Toe Commissioners present were the Earl of Roan, the Right Ilan. W. E. Gladstone, 51. P., Sir Richard Westrna cott, Sir Charles L3rell, Mr. Barry, Mr. Thomas Bazley, Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Philip Pusey, M.l'., Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., Mr. John Shepherd, and r. Alderman Thompon, M.P. Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr. Scott Russell, and Mr. Edgar Bowring, Secretaries to the Royal Commissioners, were I attendance. Colonel Reid, Chairman of the Executive Committee; Dr. Lyon Playfair, and Colonel Lloyd, Special Commissioners, were present. The meeting broke up at a quarter before five o'clock. Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, went to Claremont yea tetday, and visited the Duchess d'Crleans and the Duchess de Nemours. The Prince of Prussia, Prince F;ederic William, and the Princess Louise of Prussia, attended by Countess A. de Hacks, the Countess Orinlla, lion. Beatrice liyng, Lord Waterpark, Major Von Buyers, Colonel Fischer, andtLieu. tenant Von Heinz, left Buckingham Palace, at twelve o'clock yesterday, travelled by the Great Western Railway to Windsor, and immediatwly proceeded to the Castle, whera luncheon was served. In the afternoon the Royal patty took a drive is thras open carriages and tour, and visited the gardens at nog more. At a quarter.past four o'clock the illustrious party returned to Buckingham Palace, travelling to town by the Great Western Railway. Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa toot a drive yesterday, in an open carriage and four. A deputation, on the Subject of bonding foreign goods in Manchester, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing. street. The deputation consisted of Mr. Thomas Agnew (Mayor of Salford), 31t. lhomss Bazley (Chairman of the Chamber of Comm, rc,. Manchester), Mr.. James A.spinal Turner (Chairman ot the Manchester Commercial Asocia tion), Mr. Alderman iValker (Manchester), Mr. Alderman Kay (S.ilford), and Messrs. James Atherton, Win. L;ibh, Thomas. Benyoe, 31eckie, John Hunter, and o N. Crompton ( .iiiinehester`. The deputation W. 15 accompa nied nv the Right dir,n. T. Milner tiibson, M.l'., Mr. Bright, 31. P., Jir. W. T. Egerton, M.P., A.tr. J. Brother tort, AL P., Air. .1. Kershaw, - ALP., Mr. Duncutt, Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. Alex 11cnry, M.P.. and Mr. U. hiind• ley, M.l'. Sir James Brooke had an interview .yeterday with Lord John Thiss.ell, .1. his official re...hie:nee in Downing. stre,t. Sir 11 itliern talmin Cri-;ig, Mr. .1. R. Gardiner ' Mr. Charl ton Lane, Mr. t 1.::. Davis, and M r. Situps:on, had an in terview with Loud Scy itivar relative to the improvement of Kennington-ma - mon, at the office of her Majesty's Com missioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place, yes terday. Mr. Morris (from Canada) bad an intervim with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office Sir M. Barrington, Bart., and Mr. Jeffers, had an ;inter view with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday at the Board of Trade. Mr. Thornely, and Messrs. Baldwiu and Bew (of Bilston), bad an interview on Saturday with the Commissioners. Mr. Dalrymple had au interview yesterday with LoI4l John Russell. Lady John Russell's party, in Downing-Street, fur May 14, is unavviciably postponed to June 4. THE GREAT EXHIBITION.--Yesterday it rained heavily during the afternoon, and so unfavourable was the. state of the weather th a t we expected to fi nd t h e C r y s tal Palace half deserted. Public curiosity has, however, great perseverance when once fairly excited, and, notwithst .in d ea tt so formidable a drawback, 1,60 W. was taken in 55. payments at the door. The sale of season tickets also experienc ed ex expected for decline, but not so great as might have laee a n ve _ having nearly 750/. was collected in this way, the_ rie r 1 The Com for some days pact considerably settled more mission have, after lengthens I consideration , pP . a specifically than hitherto deliberations of their shall make their awards, bet resultsthe it is said, be kept private. with reference to this subject will, f. BRIDG STO WOOLWICH.. the grounds upon sv . hieh the jurors VISIT OF THE DUKE or eiaai in the garrison asc.4ent n undriss unarm. bled at half-past nine o'clock —MAY common at 10 o'clock—the Horse Ar and proceeded to the ia„...Th e wholeofthAe.ttrotoopsday I Lieutenant-Cclonel Bell ; the 17th Lancers, tiller}, under the right under Lieutenant -Colonel . in three battalions, . (to which was attached Captain Harri son's under LieutenaLiti!CJlonel Lawrenson ; the Foot ArtillerY, centre Willin , m 2'„ ( ,„„ he a battery , with gunners dismounted, and 1)- pounder battery, with gunnets dis. Lieutenant-Colonel Stowe, the left battalion tinted) under, s on' s Captain i .: nw nant.Colonel Tiaorndike, and the three batta lionsunder Liente Colonel Cruttenden ; the Royal Marines, under *P i — reer e 's r under Li e utenant -Colonel l'ratt ; and the light field batteries of under Lieutenant-Colonel A n d erson. On the line g lie f r O y ;med on the common it ex t en d e d to such a length frombAeri tni the south edge of the barrack-field that the Horse Artillery on the extreme right were out of sight of the posi tion at the flag staff, the entire line extending, although formed at an angle, across the common to near the Shooter'a hill-road. Lientenant-General Sir Thomas Downman, C. 8., K.C. H., accompanied by his stall; arrived shortly before eleven o'clock, and joined his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who had just arrived in plain clothes. His Royal Highness, accompanied by Sir Thomas Down . ' man, then proceeded to the part of the common where the 17th Lancers were drawn up in line, the Duke of Cat!- bridge being Colon e l o f that gallant corps, and LieuternLu' Colonel Lawrenson rod e forward to meet his Royal fliglos em. The troops afte rwar d s b roke into open columns and ,arched corps past at slow time, each band playing their respective past the Lieutenant-General. The Royal Horst re t u rned at and the 17th Lancers changed their fronts, Id . . _ f ow . a canter. The troops were again drawn up o And tnterruo"troop, Artillery troops of the Laucers on the extreme r i g h s t 'i na peeted them on the extreme left, and his Royal Highness ag ain marched in that position. At the conclusion, tnf e r r barracks. Shortly left the common past at quick time, and proceeded to. T ilos after twelve o'clock his Royal Mg , __,, weut to visit the with Lieutenant-Colonel Laween t e a5 ° 11 .._ 5 41. 8 . barracks of his regiment in the y : Kest "s q uat's .4 Beard, of added another to the many DAGUERREOTYPE King-William-street, has succeeded i n making in the Daguerreo improvements be has latestsueee i m provement consists of a mode of YPe process. The lam, by means of which it is not liable .aunelling the silver.f rosy even be washed like an oil paint- PORTtty ITS.--zur. :9 be tarnished, and an y injury. The advantare does not ft, under this - • d e ' trapiove process the a , stop here, h -o we : brilliancyr and depth of tone hitherto un aoloare acquire And orne of the sping without sustaintngr ecimens now exhibited in Mr. sn " :rill bear cornparieon with the best miniatures. gallery _ 1 Daguerreotype portraits appear se harsh and The ear ier a ß t e t a a t in d a ,e ble , contrast with those now produced, that it is difficult • ads in i • crude in de onese t they are results of the same prose +• ocr' na --Tim". iv e are happy to inform the public that mapl e y a w able specimens of natural history have been this wee ,,dded to the Hon. East India Company's museum, rt.Leaden hall-attest. among which the following are worthy . 0 1 _ ,, ._ 00' Vigneitomestic Cee:—Ovie Ammon, male and female, from Thibeit, male;uas alahura, male and female from Thihet ; ()vis Vi g nei ' domestic ;heel , of TinUet; Capra, Kiang, goat; Capra ibex, domestic goat of Kuala?: • wild ass of Thibet ; Tetracerus Quadricorn e i se , presented by Captain the tour-horned antelope. The whole of them have been P R. Strachey, to whom the naturald arranged 1w Ni J . in debted; and beautifully etit tied an biSt r Oriall is deeply patty and to the British 11.ker, animal preserver to the :Museum, who is admitted by s cientific freserver in Europe. to be the most saccelaful anima P (7nnl naturalists generally 1:118 FRENCH ILLUSTRATE LortDoN :.\. - , - ews.—We ftis a dmirably got up, written in have now before us the secondi)number of the /nes/rated London Noes in French. - when we consider the •`Strat pure French (no small praise r rt is carefully and correc tl y o e ouch of our newspaper French), ford by the Bowe" sty le of a higli or der of l a t r e t. suc cess of an experiment wholly printed, and the illustrations ant congratulate the spirited pro prietors on the cota)),eo f _ ARCHERY MEM:W.—MS meatiug LEAMINGTON ton on the :15th and 26th inet . place a t Leamington journalism. unique in the his oi will take and 27th, se /Med in Gur Met of p • . instead of the 26th terdey. • '.11•1 " . 7 4 i• A;;,;',-.:'•; :~.. \~~ , — The ?.Clll. lBO ivrip for reed 1 that shad sinAD well ,arst* L i v to eilt it