The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-10 00:00:00

'ecidA ~I -~i :i; ,1 urns court -in irtial, a.rd Sell' t,• tad returns thst cf GS persons tried, 451 were 6 had it appeared from the ih ird,to death, of a hich number 21 wer , e tt s e ,141133Dionrtt,e.,ne.es commuted, arid seven . remitted; trered corpe j c r. t W o were i4l p; 1 , 1 : . ~._ 'even were: imprisoned th e t ''",041-it• Anotecr return shcwedthat in 18-1 . number of I ce. ll4l L'er of persons flogged was 80 ,the b) - • yarYing from 50 to 6. He would leave . these facts wi. l ) !'ilk for themselves, and would put it to th . e country gees4 lt er . such proeeedings ou4at to be allo wed . a t . o on tak e e without a single expression of disapprobation ° ,41,13,trt of the Government If such violations of liberty dithe 41. , Permi t Government at a dist auce, there would be h. littleet was to aftl,in brinßing them nearer h,s,ine. 41,i,', t o the peeple in the lonian Islanidisist,heejper:itecatili,‘,n_ thi n ' theY hail a right to expect, and if there was . es wasJ thine objectionableta the terms of his motion s L to meet 14 Wi sh t) IlVidify it in such a manner a ~ Asa of the House. —(Hear, he i. 'ir ' 81til'hT 1,,, „ -i., seconded the motion ls)n ' "AV, LS did not regret that an opporhnity had absent and fti`tl afforded of i,fferinu• a defence for an ..5 were ).:. Friend, who, Ahem'the whole of the t ne e w t n i w unid not be considered deserving ef,fl('lhecen tlh ° wh ich be had keen exposed. Ills Hon . . Friend Ili, „ c 'e the object of a' tacit and !lbw.? }o4ture and foreign to his disposition ; and his lion. f ,r acts allttliei who tc) Prit,,,i' a rd him tveuld admit that the feelins of -4 had ! violence an d cruelty, 4(1 h. , a ways been oppos,?d to th, s , ' Seould be able to show that he had not violated etniPrlnciples of constitutional liberty by the advocacy (11„,, te l 1e hod won his reputation to speak l'lth'il hear had Ile (Mr. Hawes) should be sorry. and th Aifference of a proclametion of martial in that law, House.— aw of t he tPtcleeedings consequent thereon. He "Pnsibty which risted on any man Nivvaliso resourrtesde hiel'ilehliP"wtrs, but he must protest against the co the case now 1144_ 4 CI been taken with reference to - papers which hal IZonsicleration, and would rely en the FaPe which h a d to_'ll altogether suppressed in the discussions .the lonian 11,4" e Pla'.ye. Sir 11. Ward arrived In the island . i s tt 3 °TI the 3 lst of May, 1849. He found the finances in ",,ett°Zs'eitdierable state of exeitemenr;ebeasive scheme i rl '"fo rtit w ` t ,,,r9, end a largo and comprehensive I) his predecessor ove "lu Plet . “1 " 11 1 ad been prepare 1 , 4 14 3 ii e, and his first act was to endeavour ,e to re re fe m rma. „, 14 th 11,h4neial difficulties and complete The e ' n th of August ' the insurrecti t o h n °' b a r s oke th o e u r t e . kn ousations for consideration attq,titreetion? was it dangerous? d ' id 'er it — r w ec iitr; and s s P a Wer of the Government to suppress of which as g oy 1.1. Ward commit any one single act sl4l;ernor of that Colony he ought to be ashamed ? tate'nll* Rettlber in referring to the dispatches left and qtilte believe that a murder had been committed, e.But hy ti,st 44doubtedly there had been an outrage.. ~. kt e i, 4 : 4 not the Hen. Gentleman refer to the,entiont had t0i413 which Sir H. Ward said the 0 e het bi:'..e,rl the hi the district . had been corn tt 'il l'ii,",",„` t he Most horrible atrocities he houses of in which it coin i!or -‘,"i4e peasantry, who had burnt t '5 ref '''te Proprietors, cut off the heads of try?ised to ji th a d driven back the c , ° in and ,tteitp,thia 6tttemenetw;honwed the general alar Hon. tawsetambuen ''ttti,:elat Which was spreading. The Fight .. -onion q - .lea i th e alto,, omitted referring to that, . e F g , e. hkt,l(iPtiaPei.rs which gave an accurate and alardmlia thesea r tk ip,,, i tkOf this state of things; it was state attack on 'i, 4 co . t " tt i t , the mate broke out by all burnt. t''4l,ll,4,lllary on the 27th and 28th of August, and -e),,lhe of a house in which some persons were burnt, of NttE'lloe-s4the 28th and 31st of August, the houses of the It herkrPropietors were burnt, an hkt,l'tar, °Nus kind were committed, a d nd mu a r ltho_u e g u h r d t i h s.. o tietually committed were confined to / of ter" :'t the Were made to extend the systen . 3 ' 4l er)°,,,ugheut the country, So general was th t eafarm Itreekuatsien. and so imminent the danger, that within li. vere -I,hai4t )114111 sitlatid Would have been a desert if the , 0,, 11 , 1 tte r p,,,",, n ,vv ,c t % 1 . the slighest symptom the Archbishop o thitqalot,r'a:',,,,as corroborated by of hesitation. e f s not responsible h for n h ilt sta te (4 , 61' Ward I wa Government had f e e c_ f l l , ll 3tel e ne ‘, l l .. c , t to thinly ju g s s t . i fy it. Tis A . t the time the ins ura re s considering thcese le; whiel'ill'aitlabe,, governor m d 'Aa to the lonians.—(Hear,rs of Ill'illiull4t, Whaievvn t i t 3 s re the ls a e dmissi on of the lil',tted triireetion? One of them admitted that he de d that it had i,ePuilishMent he was about to receive, 14;401)407114n active part in inciting population to t• 4 of t ' ll ee; and another said it was not tbhaetGhoisveerwnn 4artri, ngland which had destroyed him, had long kkti;arn", The t h s that these men cite 17ivrii l-h-icalitittilhee peepriut was . hear.) ) control.—(Hear, e . f l iii, s e n(ler ~3, could no longer co t. at e, and raised a degree of e h x lonKill,t riar,.'"ese cir cumstances h And who t% 1144 ~ 'int law was proclaim( d. who had on the 3woatsh re alo'is,d ,ur that state of thins but those (4. l e 4 :Ph th aZi°4lltrags(lear ‘ ,hear.) Did the people used Sir H. Ward had 5 or i tt • 8041,4 eOnsicier that his ower _.onl it, :hey V, or that he had exceeacuFar fr l't, Ivey 11 , 0 ;.? not called for on occasion?the . the Senate. 5 4U, o'll first refer to the opinion of . 4'll I tir ,s wil'iL:kha,iddeclared that the concurred la the mea tha,i,' 1.1. ll • Ward had taken, cs - -roi f • the insurrection. 4i 4 , liddress er havin g pat down to presented . and that he I sh t ', sigti„ had likewise been principal inhabl, 1)u); °I th-" islandh 500 of the merited he had t he Zti, , approvi ng of the .c.ourse N l'lNtii: l ' k e the Legislative Assembly a b n ly d Oar, '' ) n le" commissioner its support of ex c,e;',u Nit "nber for Montrose had alluded to the em hit'Sdthganikesn. s er ge seso°l,.the blockade of the island as measures which v,... s kei t iiii',Y; But in his opinion at once by e - W ilt aticiT' put down the tht, insurrectionevery means parties tried :1 1 154 ':,ufret'itlai ttllll44lwfteree'dl,ltoor,'-iendie6d,f that the ordinary P stated r°t c k It lI I' 21' ‘4.irl 'i• Sir If: Ward, the taillnlati,)Pri'nr'prl4 Wei between August - in his dispaot6ch, and d all had a er e t rial -"` the g in October, had eight ell , safi that , nanesty as man as . !111 i ''lt4e, l4 som e of the trials that Illa'lilstke ha'cl''l,'wel'e examined. persuadedlie•wasand that Sir f l o l r . ‘ lf f•i l t et s tqs t l tha"tce4 clone these parties, and were punished for ti'Ll'tll.4lll:ll,llnieh had theeysbe 210 n persons by the civil capital tr lahtecn-,3lll,li;cled th been to 'to nh ,••• lie th ein II on Membe r. o f the 04troInt i ti f,,, ought the o ' ted both sides ,. I . be sentene h r , iltd 11 .• `'l'hesa to hare stated Sir I . fir Mon f,ttz `lid thetcit ieserrection was put down, but about the re k r 1 ' Pe cai relax in his eff , rts to bring Member ble l i kgunt, iusiY intended. The w hi c h the 'lsr;"4l4erdise had referred to the Honourable dispatch h 9 to the Go- Iti d i :"),r pf tkl4b.w I:irst Minister wrote he il : l ta ti4"rte!ctean Islands, and to in th l e B3 reforms a1)4,, ) 4 ,, e4 tri ed . lilt Now, every one of the last few ki,l',arld , luta practical operation Boring Pct to the these reforms had h , ,, t tl fcisir,elt praise was due in this r i e . sp 41 "t111 1kl ent k , 7. 0000 ) Who preceded Siri Hon. Member for 4t t 'lte haer thee islands. The eople had not Ward in the 111(;04ived the m e that the lonian p Now up to lh e lis le ~.,0 Measures of reform promised them when li sp ~.,0 the rule of Great Britain. l'i vleq t ttlottent larger measures of reform to ha e d xp b e e c e t n . "he ° thec a 1 (4141 414 I I ban they had any right 11%4144 l 'c to know in what state the people .Ih,, Ills would have been had they been placed of the titilltl;Protection of any power than Great Britain. ,,_m tl.ll4‘,lii'Zsti,,it,a7tniltYi nth of p'3 w ervvhich would have given them rich i istt ~( ii ges, or have opeced t ) them as il It•sp'isr ear.) Ile w-es Tait() sure that kth o Oh, lontrose did not in his visit to and a i l tO 41 ' any one tall of electoral reforms• his the islands it0,41'1441),, h.t:l:it's the civil t xpenditure. It would, in . work out the re :slior4to .e to allow them tow i_ angry itetha' i ii " t° them, without stirring ' P lick ~, cannextion with recent transactions.nswhich 4%lliNt iti-41114 show the exaggerations h as th kiti4,1411415 ,L'IW in on this uestion so muc _ 0 come Ac e 'A ill ,7•14111 against the gallant officer wh rsons. , ti lt ')N4I 183 icano „ o having . 1i ; \i'\rii,i,t,th,:rtwaatsheririettiirni made, and I ne li v .a er s contradicted , Sir libel on !,11:44,rikuit? ,llYethaYt 74.---h ( i tlea l r le ' d til t () inhabitants se .. m e 1 : 4 : ` 4 h,; . 4 he had usetid these words, not with r c e e t i r n t'ke4Praoh,Pe„°ll,_te general but nl With th, top-- ,10 had beeng' guilt o oz y the atrocious j. tlllNPli'vc'lltcl. No a -11 regretted more than he did referen oa.. visiq tlei t t f uf proel ' La . n re-r mart i al law • but ho main 4, Qtse `and it I ,, a _ ~ alnim g 144 I,4tis tuoie bad men who had resorted t d o tNbeittretei,si ngur)ilty of bleodsli t ed il a a n na d e ne ,.o t r the Lord t martial ( 1 1 1 ,' ttitt Itlsl.,ll:l4Qed. 7ffeea7)re The conduct and r m ov e e a d tritrj l 'q l' LY. hy (1,1,11i3h C ommissioner had been P f ell ''' 4` l ' l ittr,, e e nate, by the princlpal Learned 1) , 'Y ii„the lane%ssembly, but he believed the was -"tans 'liiil 1. ha ddeclared that Sir H. Ward only inh a a p bitants, k r Of D ,,. .1 4 as the th e ~; 134/;N, Eraelaiming martial. law, For •untler,`.,tq"c)Wil the rebellion.—(Hear.) in 1,, ~i t tvai :" e t4 t ..4 2 not surprised at the w a y case, (;'''', Tor,,Xaetip4t?' for the Colonies had met had defended l 4,,15t ritilllgleti , 41 ,," 1 Way in which th e 4 nt s f ' lien. "Nacta inquiry the case, ''il'ei N I °le could not comprehend . was chaelledftohre use of s te el'el litu z e l lite 4, if one of its chief duties Under th,r4 te;',lol. th„,,,tiaestions of this nature. facts which e w_as not ti;11Iv r efe re ` to 14;ulonies had given them no _ inquiry, 411 e ° , 4 , 11 c 1 in the blue book, and _. 1 :., 1 : , ‘ , r t l a .0 f eii-t4hued, for. The dispatches t hat Its d k r s. (.4 ititid that they Igk,rluprNitecliilri. fear Showed Showed that tchesbeorfeaSdirtwue ° 1th, 4 ,4 th°,), 4:4(-ar, and another part ly ex. gross bock tree,,:rtvhnie Showed that mighth e was eo contradicted t b r l a u d n i cdtecrd ishheed had the First Lord tc'•ef)SerePleltliti:4l.33Pret4itugtll' .tc; the ile fir . first letter in the blue till tree i ,IN v ett at the Colonial:office on the 10th ter llt ers iii was not answered till the 6th of Oe lel,..ellry t , °f 26 days, during which the Colo he se ~,,;11.ceritti_eived from Sir H. Ward five island, 1,, , °4 digit thm liultl alarming accounts of the IN tliii,tik.!elies ?,,r,lotice was taken October. It letter and It might ew,cotio,itte hip' th. 6th of SirH. Ward itit,,g'en, V'ed too'reaation sent b . y tl i 4 t s th at* Si r meagre to require an expression had I,' kto,, ("el .1.• Ward of stated that he 1,) .4(1 3 '- oruai s, ht , 4, Q( 'lslti t . Fhti which ,retary all tho. inf9rmatioriasLo lotiti) 11-Itloe ~,,cr_ll..o.lad.felt justified . linl wsuspending(Ht.ar, 4 1•1 ?UM ,"11F,,ht trreutattill.ng of manta 1 t4, 1 111 4 th pee tn (1 Colo ling Secretary . ought to have lc cte tVero ' 3l r fr• ard, cautioning locs, tselliti„Ts warranted tit steps he had taken, hi 1 ; 1114 4 -'' " 1 % not t :" tiq.(l.,e t , ‘'.',g 4ee _ r ? the martial , hlm to be e nt ', t e ti',",sc dispatehra 3. fie could not sa3 _that a a . n e y .. - ‘4,/e a k ",' Nit, he proved Sir Henry Ward wa ' tioi4tlloll44°°at ein,ltn? hail adopted. He heard of the ~ t gee 4 th e 0 . o cluck in the morning, and, having 1/4,tilt4ltrptirootilat?theddieneltaSrc;in,i7tel,aiwn three it hours from that _, ht having' the itti;.t)te,,,,,111041 eiatttili%al iouthrealt.--(tfear, hear.) Having '4etseer thioN4 0(1, uf 'l'.V, he continued it for six weelts, ), Patlalaw,ls disnatches, written three days t e 1 1. s .° l ' th e iil '',..11 of Martial law, it appeared the th:4114 14 which r`aer coutinuance of it had ceased. ht, aukh44tztritltditllloaartial,..law had been proclaimed. Was 11.1;5411 s lit ,the distr3:- atartial law WaS rolatna h e d lartvlirriela!„°llt no Ze,teriein which insurrection a named; and it wa g lis 0 14 0 ,7411 far all ,h‘ ts wer e • la th4t" tfi t i n tnly ,?,zte tend,,,' districts to which the N 0 . CI A tacit() I,llrrectioe lat',' -- Wear, and a laugh.) w • ths l ase ,•?, 0 - "'• was not stated in the despatches A th, 40 ft , e t' 400 persons were engaged in it, ,42abeilled only with knives. His lion. , r f or ~ iumattQae had not complained THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1850. that those persona who had cemmitted murder had been executed, but that martial law should have been pro claimed, and the island placed in a scat of blockade, in order that the two persons—Vlacco and another—might not escape. The Under-Se cretery had asked if they had DO commiserati-on for the High Commissioner? They did commiserate him, for he evidently was in a fright.— (A laugh.) Ile had read the papers, and he must say 11 more ridiculous case fir proclaiming martial law—for employing 900 troops—far calling in ships of war, and for blockading the islands, Lad never been made cut. In four days from the breaking out of the insurrection the number of parties in revolt had dropped down to forty- five, and yet, for five weeks afterwards mar tial law was continued. The only fault in Sir 11. Ward's character which he could ever discover was, that he was too much a man of impulse. On this oc casion it had led him, he feared, into Lich of unneces sary cruelty.—(Hear.) He was glad his lion. Friend had brought the question forward. The Under-Seere tary had resisted the motion as he had resisted the Cey - lon inquiry; but fur two years his Hon. Friend had per severed, and had at last succeeded in developing such a state of corruption, cruelty, and unnecessary severity, as no Government had ever exhibited. (Mr. Hume dis sented.) The Hon. Member was one of those who sought to suppress the evidence. In regard to the present case ho thought inquiry was imperatively called for, and he should support the motion. Lord J. RUSSELL thought the speech of the Hon. Member was one which ruled for remark, fur the Hon. Gentleman had made an assertion from which he en tirely dissented. Sir ii. Ward had informed tie Go vernment that there had been outrages in Cephalonia, that horrible murders had teen perpetrat el, and that the insurgents had surrounded a house in which were the master and his family; that they had set firs to the house and murdered the inmates; that the insurgents were armed, but that he had been able to suppress the insurrection.—(Year.) Hon. Gentlemen seemed to for get that Sir 11. Ward had been successful in suppressing an insurrection, and that was at once presumptive evi dence that ha should bo brought to trial for so great an offence.—(hear, hear.) That was generally the language used there, whenever a governor of a colony or a depen dency had succeeded in restoring peace and tranquillity to the districts over which he might be placed. What were the proofs in the present case? Why that Sir H. Ward, when he heard of that insurrection in Cephalonia, at once proceeded to the spot, and exposed himself to considerable danger and violence, when he might have remained at his seat of government and given his orders for its suppression. His (Lord John Russell's) belief was, that Sir H. Ward had done what a man of sense and spirit ought to do. If an insurrection were allowed to take its course, that which commenced with one murder would go on and be continued, and life and property to a large extent would be sacrificed. But if vigorous measures were adopted in time such evil results would be checked. Sir 11. Ward had endea voured to do that; he had striven to pat down insubordi nation and insurrection, and in doing so the danger to which he had exposed himself was Let en imaginary or fancied one. Hon. Gentlemen seemed to think that be cause an insurrection was being put down, and had been put down, that an inquiry ought to be granted. They asked, " How is this? you are putting down an insurrec tion; why have you done so?—(Hear) —why have you exposed yourself? We must have an inquiry into all tbis."—(Hear, hear.) The lion. Gentleman Deemed to doubt that the persons punished were persons engaged in the commission of murder, but if that was the case there was no cruelty in their execution. Then, again, it appeared that there was no outbreak at all, notwith standing Sir H. Ward's evidence on the subject. There was sufficient testimony of British officers to show that there had been an insurrection and a British force fired on. On that point they had the evidence of Major King, who stated that on the 31st he saw the hills of the neighbourhood occupied by country people, and one body consisting of some hundreds of men. Two or three shots had been fired from the steamer, but when the de tachment eisembarked they had proceeded for little more than half an hour when a shot was fired from the hills, which seemed to be the signal for a general at tack, which continued from the high grounds. Captain Cooke, another officer of the service, had borne testi mony to the same effect. The Hon. Gentleman had said that the proceedings adopted had been a great interrup tion to the commerce of the islands. Sir Henry Ward said the merchants connected with the trade of Cepha lonia were satisfied with what he had done. The per sons engaged in these disturbances were some of the greatest miscreants that ever existed, and had been pre viously engaged in unlawful attacks, outrages, and re bellion. One of Sir H. Ward's first proceedings was — and if his conduct was to be called in question at all, it might be for its leniency—to proclaim an amnesty. Yet on the 28th of that month that attack had been made, and that barbarous crime committed. Martial law bad been then proclaimed, and had continued for six months. In October en amnesty had been again granted. He (Lord J. Russell) could not think Sir H. Ward to blame for the measures he had taken. He had acted with great determination, and had saved both life and property by showing promptitude and decision when attacks had been made on life and property.—(Hear, hear.) It they allowed such attacks to be made without attempting their suppression—if they allowed such in subordination to spread, they caused more loss of life and property than they would by checking it in the commencement. With respect to the general govern ment of the lonian Islands, he had only to observe that the object had been to grant large and liberal institu tions, and he was only sorry that the representative body had shown so little disposition to act practically for their own benefit.—(Hear, hear.) In the year 1829 he had advocated the granting of free institutions to the lonian Islands; but he regretted to see that when the representative body was called open to consider the im provement of their country, and the general benefit of their country, they devoted themselves to the writing of a long letter, which from beginning to end was nothing bet violent language against Sir 11. Ward. The Noble Lord concluded by expressing his disapprobation of the proposed Commission, as not calculated to assist the Go vernment of the lonian Islands, nor to be complimentary to a governor who had succeeded in putting down an insurrection there. Lord D. STUART said it appeared when his Hon. Friend demanded an inquiry into a subject about which this country was anxious to be well informed, that he was to be ranked on the side of those who had commit ted murder. He could assure the House and the Noble Lord that they who acted with him had as little sym• pathy for such miscreants as had been described as the Noble Lord himself. But they did not wish to see martial law established in one of our colonies without some inquiry into the subject. They thought some reason ought to be shown for such an extraordinary pro ceeding, which would render it justifiable. He con fessed he could not see anything in the circumstances of the present case to justify such severe measures. He should not enter at large into that question. After the speeches made by his lion. Friends below him, and which were still unanswered, it would not be necessary for him to trespass on their attention for any length of time. But there was one point to which he could not avoid reterring, which he thought materially affected the character of the Governor of the lonian Islands. He had no hostility to Sir Henry Ward. lie could not boast of an intimacy with him, but he had the honour of his acquaintance. He had known him many years in that House, and had always respected him. He had supported the Hon. Gentleman in some of the great motions which he had made in that House, when he was one of the Liberal representatives of the people. He had heard with pain of an act of his Go vernment which it was impossible to justify. lie alluded to a proclamation issued, as he was informed (he should be glad if it could be contradicted), in which the Go vernor had offered a reward for the apprehension of cer tain criminals to be brought to him, "dead or alive." He called on the Government to say whether that were or were not true? He should be glad if it could be de nied. But if it were true, he stood there as a Member of Parliament to record his detestation of the act. " Dead or alive Ward," he might be called. Was not that a case more worthy the detestable Government of Austria, of Metternich, or Haynau, than of a British representative? It was not creditable to a British Liberal. For his part, he said, shame to the governor who had done so, and the Government that had passed it by without censure. He was told that statement could not be contradicted; that in a moment of excitement that proclamation had been issued. But it was said that though issued it had never been acted on, and that no one had been put to death in con sequence. Now that would not do. It was not the Go vernor's fault that it had not been acted on. He thought that solitary fact would be reason enough for the in quiry sought for by his Hon. Frend the Hon. Member for Montrose; but unless there were a searching inquiry into the matter, neither would this country be satisfied, nor would the honour of the Government, nor of Sir H. Ward be vindicated. Colonel DUNNE said every one who had spoken on that question had treated it as a colonial affair, whereas it was no such thing. The inhabitants of the lonian Islands had their own laws; and if Sir H. Ward had proclaimed martial law, it was under those laws. Having done so, he had submitted his acts to the Senate of the country, and had received their approbation. Ho was only, as it were, an ambassador from this country, exercising a kind of protectorate authority over the islands. He was not responsible to Parliament for any act which he did. He had received the approbation not only of the Senate, but of various local bodies, for his exertions in putting down the insurrection. With respect to the number of troops necessary to put down anything like an outbreak there, the great inequality of the ground, its broken surface, and general ruggedness, was such, that 900 men could not act successfully. Even 100 men could br scarcely said to be able to act together in many parts. Those who spoke about the law there were not perhaps aware that it was the Venetian law which was in force. When Sir H. Ward proclaimed martial law, he adopted the only means he could have recourse to in the circumstances in which he was placed. The very year previously a Mr. Parker was murdered in the mountains by a gang, of which this very Vlacco, of Whom they had heard so much, was at the head. As to sending out a Royal Commission, it would be useless, for those islands were, to all intents and purposes, a foreign country, and net a colony, and the Commission would not, is consequence, have power to summon a single witness except the Queen's soldiers. Besides, in order to effect anything, they should learn not only the Greek language, hut 'the usages and cus toms of the people; fur, as would bo seen in the papers on the subject, one of the chief causes of the disturbance was the discontent of the peasantry with the enforce ment of the payment of debts which they contracted for the purposes of their rucolte, or harvest. Mr. HINDLEY opposed the motion. He had con versed with several inhabitants of Corfu on the subject. and he found they entertained the highest opinion of Sir H. Ward.. Ho trusted the House would, by rejecting the motion, show, that, however desirous they were of preserving the liberties of the Icuian Islands, they would not lend themselves to any course of the kind intimated by the motion. Sir 11. Ward had reduced the civil hat of those islands by 19,0001, and his own sa'ary by 5001. a }'car; he had, in fict, gone on in the governmentof those islands in that direction which his career in that House should have led them to expect. Lord C. HAMILTON, from his own personal know -I,ege of the people of the lonian Islands, contended that the inhabitants gave to Sir 11. Ward that credit for just and high-minded conduct which the House had a right to expect from him, and which he had, undoubtedly, exhibited in his. entire administra tion. The inhabitants had testified to the humane and merciful manner in which Sir H. Ward had acted throughout the difficult circumstances in which he was placed. it DE LACY EVANS said that from their lone' experience of Sir H. Ward in that House, they ought to be slow to censure his conduct. As to any argument founded upon the military operations, he must remind the House that 400 men, stationed as the insurgents were in the mountain fastnesses, could hold out for a long time against ten times their number. The small number of troops killed had been urged as a proof of the trivial nature of the insurrection; but if this were made a ground of censure, governors would take care that such movernects should make some headway before they ven tured to take- any steps for their repression. Colonel THOMPSON said great complaints had been made that Sir 11. Ward himself had not been heard in his own vindication; but be contended that, in point of fact, no one else had been heard. He had had it all his own way—fir not one allegation had ht ea made by his Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose which was not based upon his evidence. Again, it was asserted that no po litical prisoners were made—what said the dispatch? It a ated that the political element had greatly preponde rated in the disturbances which had occurred. But the , prisoners ki ere not charged with political crimes; they were nut charged with what they had committed, and therefore be thought a strong presumption arose that they were charged with that which they had not committed.—(oh, oh.) He asked where was the law by which prisoners were put to death by the troops of a civilized country after their capture ? He would sup port the motion. Mr. G. 'THOMPSON denied that the motion of his lion. Friend would commit the House to a vote of cen sure against Sir 11. Ward. Full justice had been done to his merits by those who supported the motion, who only regretted that he should on this occasion pursue a c)urse so much at variance with his previous conduct. He supported this inquiry because he thought it the only mode of clearing the character of Sir 11. Ward from the attacks which had been made against it. Mr. ANSTEY, who rose amidst loud cries for a divi sion, expres , ed his regret that a question of so much im portance should be discussed at so late a period. He wished to state to the House very shortly.—(lronical cheers and confusion.) He wished to state very shortly. —(ltenewed cheers and confusion.) Well, then, if that was displeasing to the House he would say he wished to Mate at very great length the reasons which would go vern his vote on this important question. It was all very well for the Noble Lord, who was the defender of Gene ral Haynau. to uphold such acts. Lord C. HAMILTON said this was the second time that the Hon. and Learned Member had made this charge against him. It was not the fact, and he could not suffer him to repeat it. Mr. ANSTEY appealed to the House whether, when both sides concurred in expressing their indignation at the atrocities committed by General Haynsu, the only person who rose to express his indignation, not at those atrocities, but at the audacity of the Honourable Mem ber for Marylebone, for daring to denounce them, was not the Noble Lord? He cared not whether it was Ge neral Haynau or his master whose defense he undertook —for one or the other ho was assuredly the apologist. With reference to the motion before the House he begged to remind them that the acts referred to were done under a proclamation of martial law, and no reasons bad ever been stated in their justification. It was for this reason he was anxious for as inquiry. Ho was a sincere friend to Sir H. Ward, and wished to re lieve his name from the suspicion which at present rested upon it. For this reason, though most reluctant to take any step which might be construed into a censure on that gentleman, he would support the motion. Mr. HUME replied. The House divided, when there appeared— For the motion ... ... 13 Against it Majority ... •.. ... —7l Mr. HUME moved that the evidence taken before the Select Committee on Ceylon affairs this session be , laid before the House. Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to the motion. Agreed to. MERCHANT SERVICE. Mr. LABOUCHERE rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill tor the purpose of consolidating in one Act the laws relating to officers and seamen in the merchant ser vice, which were at present scattered over six or eight different statutes. He had promised he would bring in the measure this session for the purpose of having it printed, in order that the subject might be consi dered in the recess. He did not wish to hold himself committed to any definite scheme, and would willingly receive any suggestions which might be offered on the subject. Leave was then given, and the Bill was brought in and read a first time. For 4r. Chaplin's amendment ••• 15 Against it ... 32 Majority against tile amendment ... —l7 The Lord,' amendments were then agreed to. The House adjourned at Two o'clook. Ali' INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BAIVK RUPTCY, Aug. 9. (Before Mr. Commissioner FAME.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF ALARIC A. WATTS. His HONOUR delivered the following judgment: — This was an application far a certificate by Mr. Alaric Watts, a gentleman well known in the literary world, who has had the misfortune to become a bankrupt. No opposition was offered; but as Mr. Watts asked for a first class certificate, and no discussion had taken place, I felt it necessary to postpone my . judgment, that I might examine the papers at my own house. The classifica tion of certificates was introduced by the law of last year, and it is, in my opinion, a very valuable reform; but, in order to maintain it as such, it is neeessa7 that great care should be taken that none should be admitted to first-class but the really deserving. It is a great pleasure to me to be able to say that Mr. Alaric Watts is fully entitled to this highly honourable distinction. His present position is attributable, not to extravagant per sonal expenditure. heedless speculations, or anything of that nature, but solely and entirely to an over•devoton to literary pursuits, and an over -confidence as to money matter: iu those with whom he was connected in his lite rary undertakings, and in whom, in justice to himself, he should have reposed no confidence whatever. It would be inconvenient to enter upon long details. One specimen will suffice tJ show to what treatment this unfortunate gentle man had been subjected. In 1841 he found himself disa bled from meeting his pecuniary engagements, stud he called his creditors together to make some arrangement. The result was that his creditors agreed to accept a num of 1,5001. payable by instalments in three years in full satisfaction of their demands, and in order to secure the payments he bound himself by deed to insure his life forthwith for 1,5001. for three years. I confess lem no friend to these private arrangements. They are more expensive than settlements under the superintendence of a court. They conceal knaveries, and deprive honest men of a public attestation of their honesty, and they are constantly defeated by petty underhand contrivances. In the present instance the attention of the debtor was not drawn to the legal stringency of the word "forth with." The deed required that he should insure his life " forthwith" for 1,500/., and instead of doing so " forth with" he paid the first 5001. of the 1,500/. about the end of the year, and then insured his life for 1,0001. Out of this trifling departure from the exact arrangements of the deed arose all his misfortunes; for his own attorney took advantage of this omission, sued him for his whole demand, and, by the technicalities of legal pleading, got judgment for the whole sum in defiance of equity and good conscience. The Learned Judge who de cided the case at common law on a demurrer expressed great regret at finding himself compelled by strict rules to decide against Mr. Watts. and intimated that it was a case for Chancery relief. Mr. Watts was then compelled to file a bill. The cause was heard by Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, who decreed a perpetual injunction, on the ground that the plaintiff-at-law had himself sanctioned the course pur sued by Mr. Watts. His antagonist appealed to the Lord Chancellor, who, however, dismissed the appeal, with costs. It is needless to say that against such ex penses it was impossible for Mr. Watts to bear up, and the result was, first, imprisonment for debt, from which I had the great gratification of releasing him, and then bankruptcy. His conduct under his bankruptcy had been in entire conformity to the law; and he has won my respect, and that of Mr. Cannan, the official assignee, who has charge of his affairs. One error, however, he has fallen into, that of addressing a private letter to me; but into that he was betrayed by an over-anxiety about character, and to convince me that he was a man highly respected by these who knew him best, for his letter con tained a vast number of testimonials to his worth from persons of eminence. This slight departure from the strict rule was, to a certain extent, justified by its object, which was to show that ho had a claim to a first-class certificate, as to which there had been no public discussion. But, right or wrong, I cannot regret it, because his letter records one more instance of the kindness shown by the late Sir Robert Peel to men of literary distinction when in circumstances of distress. After mentioning that Sir R. Peel had, without any ap • plication from him, appointed his son to a place under Government, he adds, "a few months only b e f ore hi s death, having been induced to make inquiries respecting me from having been told by Mr. Christie that my por traits of Mrs. Siddons, by Sir T. Lawrence, and of Sir Walter Scott, by Leslie (portraits well known to ama teurs), were for sale, he wrote me a letter, which he dispatched to me in the Queen's Bench by the hands of his private secretary, conceived in a spirit of the most delicate generosity, offering me any pecuniary aid which might tend to alleviate the discomfort of my situation." I could not resist the pleasure of giving publicity to this additional proof of the private virtues of our great states man. opinion A t n h d us l im d p o Tour of Mr. Watts may come in aid of the judgment I I s ic o it t l b y e g m iv o e r n e bbeycasuose great pe rea b t o ama t n ha i t n t f h a e . am now pronouncing, which is that Mr. Watts is better entitled to a first-class certificate than any bankrupt that ever came before me. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT Guildford, Aug 9. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.) P2LLATT V. STIFF. This was an action for libel. Sergeant Shoe and Mr. Bernard were counsel for the plalntitr, and Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Lush tor the defendant. _ - The w P s i d is ef az d a a tt n o t r . n w eT l , o a i n s d th t e he pr a o c . - ti prietor of a cheap ff ghit4 to recover damages for a libel contained in that paper on the 26th May last. This case occupied the Court a con aa:tnotuiagainst n publication satettihoen called The Weekly Ti mes, on con siderable time, and the circumstances under which th t e action was brought created a good deal of merrimen. It seemed that the plaintiff, although at the present time he was represented to be carrying on a respectable busi ness as a solicitor, was fcr several years connected with the establishment in Bow-street, known as the Judge and Jury Society, presided over by Lord Chief Baron Nichol son, which is the title adopted by the president, and he was known there as the " double" of Lord Brougham, from the peculiar faculty he possessed of mimicking that Noble and Learned Lord. He had, however, given up this pursuit since 1843, and sinco that period he bad devoted his attention to his business of a so licitor, and practised at the different county courts. It happened in the beginning of May, that a person named Dale, who was in the service of the defendant, summoned him to the Westminster County Court for a week's wages, and Mr. Pellatt attended in support of the plaint, which, in the result, was dismissed, and on the following Sunday the article appeared in the defendant's paper which formed the subject of the pre sent action. This article purported to be a report of the case at the county court, and was headed, "Lord • Brougham in Court," and it then represented that upon Mr. Pellatt appearing as the advocate for the plaintiff, the judge asked who he was, and the usher replied that he was Lord Brougham. A supposed dialogue was then given, in which the usher was represented to have contrived to style the plaintiff "my lord," and upon the question being put to him where he resided, the plaintiff was represented to have replied, "Go to the devil," amidst roars and shouts of laughter. The attorney, who appeared on behalf of the defendant upon the occa -81019, was also represented to have reminded the plaintiff that he was in St. Martin's parish, and not in 'St. Ste hen's' and the judge was reported to have rebuked the plaintiff, and to have told him to conduct himself pro perly. This was the libel complained of, and for which damages were now sought to be recovered. Mr. F. Bayley, the Judge of the Westminster County Court, and the Chief Usher, were examined, and they stated that none of the circumstances referred to in the report actually took place. The usher, however, ad mitted, in cross - examination, that when he saw the plaintiff he might have made the observation in a low tone that he was the Lord Brougham of the Garrick's Heal. Mr. May, the attorney for the plaintiff, was then called to produce a letter sent by him to the defendant. Cross-examined—Witness once went to the Judge and Jury Club, in Bow-street, out of curiosity. Chief Baron Nicholson presided. There was a jury, and they were drinking brandy-and-water, and smoking. Mr. CHAMBERS.—I believe the " learned functionary" who presided was also drinking brandy -and-water and stnoking?—(Laughter.) Witaeas—l know that he had a cigar in his mouth, and I have no doubt that he was drinking also.—(Much laughter.) Mr. CHAMBERS—Did you hear the names of any of the counsel—Mr. Bosanquet, Thesiger, for instance? Witness—No, I did not. Mr. CHAMBERS—Do you recollect what cause was being tried? Was it an action for libel against the " Little Puddleton Gazette and Flying Piemen'a Evening Post?"—(Much laughter.) Witness—l do not think it it was a case of °rim. c on ., or s w o a m s e a th i i - i n b g 2l. of Labteslieoervt. ,u see the plaintiff Mr. CHAMBERS—Did ya, perform on that night. Witness--No, lam sure he did not. I was not aware that ho had ever acted at the Garrick's Head until after the present action was commenced. Mr. CHAMBERS made a most humorous speech to the jury on behalf of the defendant, and the audience were in a roar of laughter during a greater portion of his address. He characterised the action as being of the most contemptible character, and he asked the jury whether it was not really too bad for a man who for years appeared to have got his living by ridiculing others, without caring a farthing for their feelings, or for those who were connected with th em, should lay hold of a simple squib like the article in question, and bring his action for libel, and ask for damages for injury that it had occasioned to his character? The nature of the judge and jury society at which the plaintiff enacted the part of " double" to a noble and learned lord was pretty clear, and there was no doubt that its object was to excite ridicule, and amuse the visitors by so doing; and surely if the plaintiff chose to put himself before the public and enact the part of Lord Brougham for their amuse ment, ho ought not to complain if at a subsequent period a newspaper should describe him as it had in this paragraph, "Lord Brougham in court." The more ridi cule the plaintiff occasioned while personating Lord Brougham the more the spectators laughed, and that was the object of the whole proceedin.g. Not only the Learned Judges, but the counsel and jury, were all made the subject of ridicule, and it appeared to him that he or any of his learned friends might just as well bring an action far a libel against the parties who personated them at this judge and jury club, as for the plaintiff to bring his action on the present occasion. The Learned Coun sel concluded a very able speech by calling upon the jury to treat such a case as it deserved, and he said that if they should feel themselves compelled to find a verdict for the plaintiff at all, he was assured they IA win.. give as damages the very ormilleat umunt posible. The CHIEF BARON hating sumtued up, the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff— Danasges, Is. His Lordship refused to certify. NORTH WALES CIRCUI r.—Chester, Aug. 8. CIVIL COUltT.—(Ref re Mr. Baron PARKE.) MILWAIID U. LITTLEWOOD. This was an ac:ion to recover compensation in damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The damages were laid at 2,0001. Mr. Evans and Mr. Welsby appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Jones (alone) for the de fendant. Mr. Evans stated the case. The plaintiff was a widow, and kept a public-house at Sutton, near Maccles field. The defendant is a machine broker, residing at Cooper's-bridge, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Mary Ann Barry was then called and examined by Mr. WELSDY —Am a servant with Mr. Wilson, tea dealer and grocer in Macclesfield. Before living with Mr. Wilson I lived with Mrs. Milward. I lived with her three years at different times. I went to live list with her after she left the Wheatsbeaf, at the latter end of 1849. Remembers Mr. Littlewood corning to her house at the beginning of November to reside. He was a stranger at that time. He came end asked could he have a bed for a few weeks, for he had bought tall the machinery at Wood's factory; that is near the Wheat sheaf. He was told he could be accommoda'ed, and he became a❑ inmate of the house, and took his meals with Mrs. Milward and the children; I should think he was about 45 and Mrs. Milward about 36. The next day was Sunday; Mrs. Milward went to church and Mr. Littlewood stayed at home. As she was going out he said " That's the one for rue. I believe she's got some money, hasn't she, Ann?" I said yes; and he asked me how much, and I said that was my business. Nothing more was then said. He paid great attention to Mrs. Milward on Sanday night. He told her that he would marry her, and that he would have no person but her. She said she thought it would be right. Heard him say that or words of that description many times. He always appeared in earnest. He stayed about three weeks or a month. Before leaving I heard him tell Mrs. Milward that she must give up her house and sell all she had, as he had got a house in Yorkshire that he would take her to, and her family, and make her comfortable. Ho said he would buy the wedding clothes, and told the boys to call him father. After that they used to call him father. He said that Mrs. Milward was to call him Henry or Harry. She did so. The house and fixtures were taken by a Mrs. Stancliffe in December. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant JoNEs—I lived with Mr. Milward, first at Bollington about five years before his death. Her husband died in Barnaby week, in 1849, on the Saturday, at the Wheatsheaf. Mr. Milward died in very good circumstances. I know Mr. Parrott, at torney, at Macclesfield. lie was engaged in attempting to settle the business. Have not heard that she was anxious to compromise with her creditors. Don't know of any person applying for their debts, and plaintiff not being able to pay them. Never heard of plaintiff's in tention to part with the house until the second week after defendant came to the house. Saw Mrs. Milward on Monday last. She is now very near her confine ment. Can swear that defendant never slept with Mrs. Milward whilst I remained in the house, because I slept with her and never missed her. I only stayed a week after she went to the new house. Mrs. Milward seemed very uneasy, and defendant asked her why she felt so low? She said she was afraid he was going to deceive her. He said lam not. Never saw anything wrong in his conduct. Elizabeth Slack confirmed the evidence of the previous witness, as to defendant having made repeated promises of marriage, and also that having been taxed on several occasions with being a married man, he denied it strongly. On the 22d of November, owing to certain rumours and suspicions, witness and plaintiff went to Oldham, and saw defendant's brother, who informed them that defendant was a married man, and that his wife was then living. Other witnesses gave similar testimony. Mr. Sergeant JONES addressed the jury at great length on behalf of the defendant, contending that the evidence for the plaintiff was so improbable that the jury could not believe it. He should show that the plaintiff had thrown herself on the defendant, and after she knew he was a married man had surrendered her virtue, so that in point of fact she was not entitled to even the smallest amount of damages. He then called the fol lowing witnesses:— Joseph Wilson was called, and examined by Sergeant JONES—I am a mechanic, and reside at Oldham. In November last was lodging at the Wheatsheaf. I have known the defendant ten years. Plaintiff asked me on the 6th, after dinner, did I know Mr. Littlewood, and I said yes, and have done for ten years. She inquired was he a married man, and I said yes, and he has two daughters, one nearly twenty years of age. Nothing more passed that day. I observed that they appeared to be getting very loving. She asked ma several times it he was married, and I said he was. She said, " Married or not married, I'll keep his company." They kept talking and chaffing together. They remained friendly all the time I was there; I moan by friendly that they were very loving. Peninale Littlewood—l am the wife of Thomas Lit tlewood, brother of defendant. We keep the Royal Oak, in Oldham, and have kept it eleven years the 4th of last November. On the 22d November, two women came to my house, Mrs. Slack and the plaintiff. The latter spoke to me first, and asked ins if Henry Littlewood was there. I said he is in Yorkshire with his wife and family; she was a stranger to me then. She looked very earnestly at me, and I said, " Can't you believe me ?" I said his own sister was in the cellar, and I would call her up; she came up, and she said he was a married man and had two children. They sat down to a glass, and I sent my master to them. I had no more conversation with them. Daven port was there, and I heard one of them tell him, that if he would go with them and show them where Henry was, they would pay his expenses. They all went away. Other evidence having been given, The Learned JtJDUE went over the whole of the evi dence, leaving three questions to the jury —first, did the defendant promise marriage ? secondly, at be time he so promised did the plaintiff know he was a married man ; and thirdly, had the plaintiff been induced to sur render her chastity in consequence of such promise? If the jury found in favour of the plaintiff on these points, they would say what damages she was entitled to. It the jury should be of opinion that the plaintiff had sur rendered her chastity, knowing at the time the defen dant was married, she was not entitled to any damages; and if the jury should also be of opinion that she had disposed of the public-house in consequence of her hus band's affairs being embarrassed, and not owing to the promise of marriage, she was not entitled to damages on that account. The jury consulted together for half an hour, and then found fur the plaintiff on all issues—Damages, 2001. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Henry Davis, Shepherd-street, was summoned before Mr. Hardwick, charged with hating assaulted Ellen Thomas. The complainant said she took a gentleman into the defendant's house a few evenings ago, and agreed to pay a shilling for accommodation. Halt-a-crow❑ was handed to the defendant, who said he would not return any change, as trade was just now very bad. She remon strated at this proceeding, and was immediately assaulted by the defendant, who called his daughter and woman servant to assist him. Complainant was much ill-used, and her clothes nearly tern off her back. _ _ The defendant said the story told by the com plainant was totally untrue. The facts were these. The complainant belonged to that class of loose women known as the " modest parcel" prostitutes. She walked the streets at night with a parcel, and dressed so as to pass fur a lady's maid, or milliner's ap prentice carrying home a purchase. In the pursuit of her immoral calling, she was constantly followed by a rough looking fellow, with whom she lived, who acted the part of her bully. As soon as she succeeded in bringing a well-dressed person into a house, this bully rushed in, asserted that the complainant was his wife, and seldom failed in extorting a sum by way of hush-money from the dupe. Haying witnessed two proceedings within a few days, of the same kind, on the part of the complain ant and her bully, he resolved to baulk the third attempt, and accordingly when the complainant and the gentle man entered his house he warned the gentleman of his danger, and insisted on the complainant quitting the place. He was obliged to use force to accomplish this object. The defendant called one of his daughters, who was present all the time, to confirm his statement. Mr. HARDWICK said the scene was one of unmitigated iniquity. The defendant was getting his living by prostitutes, and without the least sense of shame or de cency, was bringing up his daughters to the same dis gusting trade. There was no doubt that the complainant had been severely assaulted, and he should therefore in flict a fine of 40s. and costs. SOUTHWARK. William Spring, a horsekeeper at the Cross Keys Inn, Wood -street, Cheapside, was brought before Mr. Bing ham, charged with stealing a small box containing a 101. Bank of England note, six sovereigns, and a register ticket, the property of Jacob Hobart, a mariner. The complainant stated that having recently arrived at Liverpool from South America, he came up by the train to Euston-square, and at an early hour that morn ing met the prisoner in an omnibus on the way into the city. Complainant had a trunk in which was deposited a small box containing the above amount, the hard earned wages of his voyage. Oa the road, in the omni bus, he had occasion to unlock the trunk and take a so vereign out of the small box, which the prisoner saw him do, and then lock it. When they arrived at the Bank, the prisoner offered to carry the trunk over London bridge to the North Kent Railway, complainant intend ing to go down by the train to visit his relations at Gravesend. This was assented to, and when they got to the railway station, complainant proceeded to purchase a ticket, leaving the prisoner a short distance Off in care of his trunk, but when ho returned he found that he had decamped, atter having broken open the trunk, and taken away the small box containing all the money he had in the world. Complainant immediately proclaimed his loss to an active policeman, named Sheeman, of the M. division, giving as accurate description as ho could of the thief and the cir cumstances attending the robbery. The policeman lost DO time in making the requisite inquiries, and in the company of the sailor proceeded to the Cross Keys Inn, Wood-street, Cheapside, in the stables adjoining which they found the prisoner at work, and he was identified as the man who had committed the robbery. Ile (the prisoner) at first assumed to be a stranger to the com plainant, and expressed his indignation that lie should be thought capable of perpetrating such an offence; but the policeman, regardless of his protestations of inno cence, commenced a search in the stables for the stolen money, and in a very short space of time he succeeded I in discoveriDg the sailor's small box, containing the whole of his money, concealed under a quantity of straw in ore of the mangers. The prisoner was then taken int ) eutrody. The prisoner, who raid nothing in his defence, was committed to the Central Criminal Court for trial. The sailor, at the conclusion of the case, drew a sove reign out of the box found in the manger, and present ing it to the policeman, raid that he was well entitled to it, as but for his activity in the business he would in all probability never have recovered any of the stolen money. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. CROWN-OFFICE, Aua. 8, 1850. ➢SEMBERS RETURNED To SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR LIAMENT. Borough of Dungannon. —The Hon. Thomas Knox, commonly called Viscount Northland, who had accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. Borough of Lambeth—William Williams, Esq., in the room of Charles Pear: on, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR OFFICE, Auo. 9. 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Regimental Ser geant..M.,jor Thomas Bennett to be Quartermaster, vice Shenton, deceased, Aug. 9. 7th Regiment of Foot—Major Lacy Walter Yea to to L'eutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Farquharson, who retires; Captain the Honourable St. Vincent Hope Cochrane Troubridge to be Major, by purchase, vice Yea; Lieutenant George Christian Wil son to be Captain, by purchase, vice Troubridge, Aug. 9. _ 13th Foot—Captain Alexander Essex F. Holcombe to be Major, by purchase, vice Meredith, who retires; Lieutenant George Talbot to be Captain, by purchase, vice Holcombe ; Ensign Hugh Maurice Jones to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Talbot, Auk. 9. 36th Foot—Lieutenant Daniel Tom to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lecky, who retires; Ensign John Edmund Harvey to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tom, Aug. 9. 43d Foot—Lieutenant Henry Ayshford Sanford to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Ford, who retires; Lieutenant Frederick Sadlier Bruere, to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice the Honourable T. G. Cholmon deley, who retires; Ensign the Honourable Henry Wil liam Crosbie Ward to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sandford; Ensign Arthur Edward Valette Ponsonby to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bruere; Ensign Henry Jackson Parkin Booth, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Paul, who retires, Aug. 9. 51st Foot—Captain William Henry Hare to be Major, without purchase, vice Rice, deceased; Lieutenant Au gustus Henry Irby to be Captain, vice Hare; Ensign George Oliver Nunn to be Lieutenant, vice Irby, Aug. 9. 56th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Joseph Lawson to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Cashel, deceased, Aug. 9. 64th Foot—Lieutenant Neville Bill Shute, to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Jeffery, who retires; Ensign Augustus Applewhaite, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Shute; ' Ensign Thomas A,rchibald Mackinnon, from the 92d Foot, to be Ensign, vice.Applewhaite, Aug. 9. 67th Foot—Ensign Charles Matthews has been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his 'con. mission, Aug. 9. 70th Foot—Captain George Durnford to be Major, without purchase, vice Edwards, deceased, May 26; Lieutenant Joseph Edward Addison to be Captain, vice Durnford; Ensign Augustus Penton to be Lieutenant, vice Addison; Ensign Leopold Brown, from the 89th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Gray, promoted, Aug. 9. 77th Foot—Lieutenant;George Harry Smith Willis, to be Adjutant, vice O'Brien, promoted, Aug. 9. 82i Foot—Ensign John Gordon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hutton, who retires, Aug. 9. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Ensign Patrick Hopkins to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Frend, deceased, June 26. Erratum in the Gazette of the 2d Aug., 1850. The date of Captain William Edward Mutoaster's commission, as Brevet Major in the East Indies, should be Aug. 2, 1850, and not Aug. 2, 1805, as therein stated. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Southampton. North Hants Yeomanry Cavalry—The Honourable Robert Arthur Arundell, to be Cornet, vice Fleming, resigned, July 25. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire. Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry—John Williams, M.P., to be Cornet, vice Lloyd, promoted; William Row land to be Lieutenant, vice John Roberts, resigned; Wit ham Henry Roberts to be Cornet, vice Rowland, pro moted. Commissions by the Lord. Lieutenant of Cheshire. The Earl of Chester's Regiment of Yeomanry Ca valry—Cornet Henry Potts to be Lieutenant, vice Fen ton, who retires; John Hurlstone Leche, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Potts, promoteel, Aug. 5. BANKRUPTS. Richard Groves Ward, coach currier, Brownlow-street, Drury -lane, to surrender, Aug. 19, at twelve, and Sept. 20, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee; Ward, Keppel-street, Russell square. Thomas William Dornford, wine merchant, Suffolk lane, City, Aug. 16, at one, and Oct. 4, et eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy; Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Inn( a, Billiter-street. Frederick Bennett, toda water manufacturer, Clap ham•rise, Surrey, Aug. 17, at twelve, and Sept. 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, offi cial assignee, Basinghall-street ; Innes, Billiter-street. Edwin Hymns, pianoforte manufacturer, John -street, Tottenham-court•road, Aug. 22, at half-past twelve, and Sept. SO, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Can na!), official assignee, Birchiu-lane, Cornhill; Cox, Pin ners'-hall, Old Bry.d-street. Henry Charles Knell, timber merchant, Belvrdere road, Lambeth, Aug. 20, at half past twelve, and Sept. 21, ut eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street; Stenning, Basinghall-street. William Briddon, chemist, Bootle, Liverpool, Aug. 16, and Sept. 20, nt eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official u , signee, Liverpool; Holder, Liverpool. Thomas Clarke, grocer, Newport, Monmouth, Aug. 23, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acratnan, official assignee, Bristol; Perkins, Bristol. Samuel Parnall, grocer, East Looe, Cornwall, Aug. 20, nt eleven, and Sept. 18, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Hobbs, Bristol; Stogdon, Exeter. George Willis Hinchliffe, manufacturer, Sheffield, Aug. 24, and Sept. 21, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Saxelbye, Hull; Horsf.sll and Harrison, Leeds. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Mill, Bishopsgate-street Within, merchant, Sept. 4, at eleven—ll. Tappenden, sen., Ashford, Kent, corn dealer, Sept. 10, at twelve—ll C. Brown, Winchester, builder, Sept. 4, at half-past eleven—R. Mills and G. Puckle, Southwark and Mark-lane, hop and corn-factors Sept. 1 I , at eleven—J. S. Dobson, Harlow, Essex. sur geon, Sept. 5, :at twelve—J. Peaks, Crickdule, draper, Sept. 10, at two. In the Country. J. Morgan, see., and J. Morgan, jun., Hereford, and Glasbury, Radnorshire, woolstaplers, Sept. 17, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham—A. K. Holinan, Wortley, Leeds, cloth manufacturer, Aug. 30, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—P. A. Black and J. Whittingham, Liverpool, provision and general brokers, Aug. 29, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Clarke and E. Dearden, Bury and Radcliff,!, Lancashire, grocers, Sept. 3, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS. R. Mitchell, Lime -street, merchant, ld., on Tuesday, the 13th inst., or any Tuesday atter Nov. 1, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-street. H. W. Hewes, Colchester, baker, is. 6d., on Tuesday, the 13th inst., or any Tuesday after Nov. 1. between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-street. J. Baker, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, boot manu facturer, 55.,0n Tuesday, the 13th inst., or any Tuesday after Nov. 1, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinehall• street. W. Child, Chertsey, Surrey, grocer, 10d. on Tuesday, the 13th instant, or any Tuesday after Nov. 1, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, 135singhall-street. J. Harbidge, Islip, Oxfordshire, miller, 35., on Tues day, the 13th inst., or any Tuesday al er Nov. 1, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall- street. J. Patching, Henfield, Sussex, brewer, 61d, any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Whitmore, Basinghall-street. E. Dixon, Gravesend, oil and colourman, 65. any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. W. Chittenden, Tarlington-place, and Church -street, Paddington, draper, Gs. 6d., any Wednesday between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Ba singhall.s treat. J. Ellis, Cremorne-house, Chelsea, licensed victualler, 10d., on Wednesday next, and three follow ing Wednesdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman -street. F. Whitmore, Lambeth, brewer. 100., on Wednes day next, and three following Wednesday s , between eleven and two, at the o ffi ce o f Mr. Graham, Cole man-street- H. V. Stroud, Spettisbury, Dorsetshire, miller, id., on any Tuesday or Friday after Ang. 18, between ten and two, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. W. E. Guud r y, B r id port, Dorsetshire, banker, 205., on any Tu es d ay and Friday after Aug. 16, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. J. Thompson Phipps, of Darlington, draper, Is. on Saturday, Aug. 10, or any following Saturday be tween ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, New castle-upon-Tyne. B. R. Broadbent, Rochdale, Lancashire, flannel manu fucturer, ld., on any Tuesday, between te❑ and four, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. J. Worsley, Preston, Lancashire, cotton spinner, se. I() 15-161., on any Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. J. Newton, Ashton-under-Lyne, innkeeper, 4s. 81-d., on any Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester.": D. H. Beresford, Stockport, Cheshire, linendraper, 2 100., on Tuesday, Aut.:. 6, and any following Tues day, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. J. Smith and W. Darbyshire, Manchester, dyers, 9d., on Aug. 6, and any following Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. W. Derbyshir e , M a n c h e ster, dyer, 205., on Tuesday, Aug. 6 • and any following Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. E. J. Gill, Gloucester, auctioneer, Sept. 2, at ono—J. Perko, Cross -street, Islington, furrier, Sept. 2, at twelve —C. Veneer, Tonbridge-wells, Kent, builder, Sept, 4, et t aelve —F. Tapley, Warminster, Wiltshire, linendraper, S 5, at eleven—W. G. Moss, High-street, Peckham, licensed victualler, Sept. 5, at half-past eleven. In the Country. W. H. Griffiths, Newtown, Montgomeryshire. iron monger, Aug. 30, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— J. Whittingham, Liverpool, provision and general broker, Aug. 30, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—T. Cowgil, Bradford, Yorkshire, grocer, Sept. 16, St eleven, at :he Court, Leeds—J. Boycot, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, draper, mercer, and hatter, Sept 12, as twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Stormont and W. Stormont, Shiffnall, Shropshire, iron manufacturers, Sept. 17, at hall-past twelve, at the Court, Birmingham —W. Jackson, Lichfield, wine merchant, Sept. 17, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham—T. Luckey, Exeter, pro vision dealer, Sept. 18, at one, at the Court, Exeter. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. W. Tyer, Gosport, boot and shoemaker, certificate of the third class—T. Smith, Liverpool, cheesemouger and provision dealer, certificate of the first class, at the ex piration of tw ent y- one d ays from Aug. 7— J. Wareing, Liverpool,s draper, cert ifi cate of the fi rst clan, at the ex piration of twenty-one days from Aug. 7—T. Meets, Brierley-hill, Staffordshire, boiler and gasometer maker, certificate of the second class—J. Sorby, Sheffield, steel melter and manufacturer, certificate of the second class, at the expiration of six months from Aug. 3. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Job Jeves, Southwold, Suffolk, stationer. Thomes Oldhams, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, butcher. Jchn Fenton, Halesworth, Suffolk, dancing master. Daniel Chubb, Derogate, Northamptonshire, boot and shoe maker. Charles Wharton Dodd, Leamington, licensed victualler. Mark Bicknell, Leamington Priors, butcher. John Cleaver, jun., Northampton. John Turner Whitgrove, Dudley, grocer. David Richards, Hayes, Glamorganshire, cordwainer. William Atkins, Cardiff, butcher. George Garraway, Bristol, accountant. John Lock Millerd, Bristol, baker. John Roberts, Bristol, corn dealer. Richard Smith, Oxford, boot and shoemaker. Thomas Arnold, Oxford, bricklayer. James Slater, Oxford, carpenter. John Suter, Reigate, Surrey, plumber. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Forman. Pitfour, Perth, commission agent, to meet within the office of Messrs. Walker and Gloag, writers, Dundee, Aug. 12 and Sept. 2, at twelve. E. Woodhead, Edinburgh. surgeon, to meet within Paxton's Coffee-house, Edi n b urg h, A ug . 12 an d S ept . 2, { at two. A. M'Pherson, Dundee, draper; to meet within the Crown Hotel, Dundee, Aug. 15 and Sept. 10, at twelve. D. Rodgers, Edinburgh, warehouseman, to meet within Dowell's Sale Rooms, Edinbdrgh, Aug. 15 and Sept. 4, at three. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Orford and W. M. - Jackson, Liverpool, commission merchants—J. Drake and T. Drake, Addington, York shire, linencirapers—W. C. H. Jones and G. Haworth, Dwynenion, ire-brick makers—J. lanes, L. L. , llodge, and J. Innes (so far as regards L. L. Hodge), Moorgate street, City—f. Beck and J. Adams, Sheffield, joiners-- H. W. Nixon, H. D. Thew, and J. Waygood (so far as regards J. Waygood), Liverpool, Italian warehouseman —N. Hill and T. Hill, Coventry, watch-manufacturers— H. Milward and C. Mileward, Redditch, Worcnstershire, needle and fish-hook manufacturers—R. Hovil and J. B. Hovil, George-street, Minories, merchants—T. Lister and H. Charlion, Broseley and Ironbridge, 'Shropshire, wine and spirit merchants—Hannah Sandbrook, W. Sandbrook, and E. Ryley, Market Drayton, Shropshire, horse hair seating manufacturers—J. Miller and H. Nelson, Settle, Yorksbire, railway contractors—H. Cook and S. Westbrook, Oxford, printers—T. Caswell and T. Wilron, Birmingham, hydraulic engineers —R. Rutherford and J. Rutherford, Berwick-upon-Tweed, linen and woollendrapers—J. Louis and L. Leon, High Holborn, cigar manufacturers—D. Stroud and H. C. Stroud, Blackfriars road, booksellers—N. Tregellea, J. T. Price, R. W. Fox, A. Fox, and C. H. W ar i ng ( so f ar as regards N. Tregelles) ironfounders—W. W. Hide and J. H. Dutchman, Kingston-upon-Hull, auctioneers —W. Nicholson and H. Fitton, Manchester, grocers— R. Mayor and J. Mayor, Bolton-le-Moors, grocers—J. Smart and R. Smart, Newport, Shropshire, tailors—R. Flynn and J. Fleetwood, Liverpool; grocers. ____ PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from returns made in the week ending Ang. 6, 1850. exclusive of Custom Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British possessions in America 255. iid. per cwt. From the Mauritius ... 245. 6id. „ • From the East Indie3 —d. Average price of the two foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly. computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 255. By authority of Parliament. HENRY Bicxy Ku. Clerk of the Grocers' Company. Grocers'-hall, Aug. 9. LABUAN. Mr. HUME moved that copies of the orders of Rear. Admiral Sir Francis Collier, naval commander-in-chief on the East India and Chinese station, to Captain A. F:irquhar, of her Majesty's sloop Albatross, noticed in Captain Farquhar's dispatch of the 25th of August, 18-19. to Admiral Collier, when reporting the capture and destruction of 90 vessels, and the loss of 500 of the Borneons, by the naval force under his command, be forthwith laid before this House, as ordered March 21, 1850. Sir F. BARING said he had no means of furnishing the documents in question. The motion was then withdrawn. SAVINGS BANKS—IRELAND. Upon the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER a Bill was brought in to continue the Act for amending the law of savings banks in Ireland. LONDON-BRIDGE APPROACHES BILL. The House resolved itself into Committee on this Bill. Mr. HUME objected to the Bill, as it imposed a heavy .ax upon the coat consumers of London. He moved that the Chairman report progress. Sir DE LACY EVANS supported the Bill. It pro p( lied to compensate poor persons who had boon de prived of their habitations in Westminster and other places. Mr. MOWATT stated that this was a plain proposi tion to rob one part of the community for the benefit of the other. Coal was a prime necessary of life, and they might as well tax corn fJr the benefit of the landlords of London. Here they robbed the whole for the benefit of a few; whereas, by the corn-law, the tax on food went into the Exchequer for the benefit of the whole community. Sir B. HALL opposed this grant of public money. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob served that the coal duties were by law to be continued until 1862. The Bill was nothing more than carrying out the intentions of Parliament when it granted these coal duties for the improvement of the city of London. Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY remarked that the fund for these purposes did not consist alone of coal duties. There were also wine duties. The Committee divided on the motion that the Chair man leave the chair, when there appeared— For the motion 20 Against it ... . . 59 Majority .. ... —39 The clauses were agreed to, and the House resumed. To be reported this day. RAILWAYS ABANDONMENT BILL. The Lords' reasons for disagreeing to one of the amendments of the Commons were then considered. Mr. CHAPLIN remarked that the amendment bad been carried in the Commons by a division of 77 to 15. He supported the amendment, which they had already sanctioned by a large majority. The Hon. Member con cluded by moving that the Lords' amendments be con sidered that day three months. Mr. LOCKE supported the amendment of the Hon. Member. This Bill would place the railways at the mercy of the landowners. The railway interest did not ask for this Bill. The Government introduced the Bill merely for the purpose of keeping the Railway Commis sion in its place. We owe nothing ti the railway inte rest that should induce us to pass a Bill for the purpose of keeping it in its place. If this Bill passed in its pre sent state, he believed that no railway company would avil itself of it. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the pro viso alluded to as much as any one. He thought it most objectionable, and he had before spoken against it. But the question for them to consider was, whether they would have this proviso or no Bill at all. Ho denied that the object of the measure was to keep the Railway Commission in its place. He did not think that there was anything in the Bill that would induce a court of equity to compel the performance of a contract which they otherwise would not be compelled to carry out. He hoped the House would not consent to the rejection of the Bill altogether. o company,in ion on the he Mr MULLINGS conc urred in the amendm en t, He wa could ne give ct a e d with more impartial railwaya question. If the railway com p anies did not want th is thereforea in no way c measure, he thought it was the fairest course to reject this Bill altogether, and to leave the law in the same state as it was heretofore. Mr. P. WOOD supported the Bill as it stood, as he did not think it deserved the charges that were made against it as being arbitrary and unjust. Why, the objects and provisions of the Bill were to protect vested rights. He viewed the Bill as one brought forward on public grounds, and nut to serve one particular railway company or another. Mr. LABOUCHERE was opposed to the provisio re. ferred to, and voted for its rejection. The House of Lords, however, inserted this proviso again, and, having done so, the alternative left this House now was, either to accept the proviso or reject the Bill altogether. -He would be extremely sorry that a measure calculated to confer such important advantages upon the public should now he rejected. As far as the railway interest was concerned, the measure was perfectly optional, and therefore there was nothing to be apprehended by that interest from its effects. Mr. MOWATT supportedthe rejection of the Bill. Mr. TURNER, said that the proviso complained of was simply one that declared that nothing in this Act shall release railway companies from any liabilities they might have incurr e d f or the purchase of land. He could not understand, th ere f ore , why such objections should be made against it. Mr. S CULLI thought that this Bill was of too much importance to bo rejected on account of this proviso. It was a most valuable measure, and he would regret its being thrown out on account of a proviso which after all could not inflict injustice upon any p arty. The House divided, wheu the numbers were— IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.—SALES OF ENCUM BERED ESTATES.—Three important sales took place yesterday, the principal one being the estates of Mr. John O'Connell, of Grena, and his son, Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, M.P. The first property offered was one lot of the estate of Mr. Jessop, in the county of Longford, containing 1,164 statute acres, yielding a rent of 9991., subject to 36/. to the rent charge, and to annu ities and contingent annuities, which was purchased by Mr. Thomas Pemberton for 8.5001. The estate of Mr. W. de Montmorency. Upper Court. in the county of Kilkenny, which stood adjourned from I a former day, was next put up iu one lot, containing 1 1 893 statute acres, prod uc i ng a ren t o f 2 , 25 4 1 . 14a., and valued, under the Ordnance valuation, at 2,614/. 14a., was purchased, after a languid competition, by Mr. John Sadleir, M.P., an eminent solicitor, for 30,1001- being thirteen and a half years' purchase on the present rental.. The Montmorency family bad expended a very large sum in erecting the mansion-house of Upnercourt, a remark able building, in the Italian style, lately occupied by Mr. George Bryan, of Jenkinstown. About five years since an English gentleman, Captain Kenya, then anxious to reside in the tine hunting country in this part of Kil kenny, off..rcel 60,0001. for this estate; but some dif ference arose about the timber on the property, and the purchase was not completed, Mr. Sadlier, yesterday. purchased the estate in trift for a gentleman aow re% sidingin England,, who is a creditor to the amount of 8,0001.; and it appears that the priority of his encumb rance is a matter hereafter to be decided upon by the Commissioners. The O'Connell property, situate in the county of Kerry, was submitted for sale in twenty-four lots, all of which were sold but two. Tho quantity of land held in fee, end on lease 3 for Ikea renew able for ever, or for a long term of y ears, was 13,123 acre!, producing au ag gregate yearly rent of 2,9611., from which are to be de ducted the two lots adjourned, containing 509 acre., producing a rent of 3711., leaving the quantity sold 12,614 acres, with a rental of 2,590!., which was sold for 39,3951., at rates of purchase varying, at every interme diate figure, from eleven to twenty-three years' purchase, according as the lots seemed desirable for invest ment. At first, although the court was crowded, there seemed to be great languor in the competition; but after the sale of a tew lots the biddings proceeded with much animation all through. The average rate of pur chase on the whole of the O'Connell property is about fifteen and a half years. The sale was considered a very good one. BUSINESS OF THE COURT.—Although there will bo recess for about two months, the routine business of the court will be uninterrupted. Petitions for sales aro to be forwarded to the residence of one or other of the Commissioners; and, on bring fisted, are to be trans mitted to the office in HenriettA•street, where competent officers will attend to enable solicitors to go through the neees.ery prlituiraury proceedings. THE HARDEST.-11.1 the conflicting reports still re ceived, it is difficult to discov er a ny data fur an accurate judgment r( garding the extent of injury already suffered by the potato crop. But I think the inference may fairly be drawn, that the bulk of the crop is still com paratively unaffected, unless in Kerry and ono or two other counties,and that if the weather should become favourable there would bo an abundant supply for con sumption, allowing that a third of the produce might be lost. The chief source of danger arises from the damp ness cf the atmosphere and the low temperature. The blight prevails to a considerable extent, but as yet not very seriously affecting the tubers; and there is no doubt that the withering of the leaves and stalks in many fields is merely the natural effect of the ripeness of the potato, on account of the sowing having taken place a month or two earlier than usual. The same appearance of the fields, occurring in September or October, would not have excited any surprise or alarm heretofore. I have been assured, on competent authority, that the quantity of potatoes already completely ripe is larger than the entire crop of last year. The late sown crop of the present year is also very considerable, and its failure or safety will mainly depend on the state of the weather during the present and ensuing month. I have remarked that Kerry has suffered more than any other district from the potato blight. The accounts from the south, received this morning, confirm the statement I made yesterday respecting the prostration of many corn-fields by the heavy rain. Wheat, in general, will be a deficient produce, but oats are fine and most abundant; and the grain crops pro mise exceedingly well. _ THE TENANT CONFERENCE.—The closing meeting of the Tenant Conference took place yesterday. On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Reutoul, a northern Presbyterian clergyman, the cbair was taken by the Rev. Mr. Kear ney, parish priest of Kilkenny West. A report was submitted, and resolutions were considered regarding the mode of making valuations for rent. The conference having determined upon the formation of a tenant league, the first public meeting of that association will be held this evening, i❑ the Music•hall, Lower Abbey street; and it is annonnced that the clergymen and others who have taken part in the conference will ad dress the meeting. 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