The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-31 00:00:00

wart:o' Mbition SUN OFFICE, Seven d Clock. TATTERSALL'S-THIS E VENING Six O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 agst Sir John 33 to 1 agst Little Fanny 40 to 1 agst Sir Arthur NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASES. 9 to 1 agst Osterley 14 to 1 agst Velox METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 9 to 1 agst Cheerful 25 to I agst Testator 30 to 1 agst Dough—taken CHESTER CUP. 18 to 1 agst Glauea 22 to 1 agst Fugleman 22 to 1 agst Whim colt 25 to 1 agst Peep- o'-Day Boy 30 to 1 agst Cossack 40 to 1 agst Chantrey 66 to 1 agst The Knout DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 11 to 1 agst Bolingbroke—taken 11 to 1 agst Knight of Avenel—taken 20 to 1 apt the Nigger 25 to 1 agst Mayors GERMANY. The Ratter Zeitatng publishes the following tele graphic dispatch : " BERLIN, JAN. 20.—The election ary agitation fur the Lower House of the Germsn Parliament is setting favourably in the direction of the Gotha(Constitutional) party. Four districts have offered to ele3t M. Camp 'mann (late Minister of State), but he has declined ac cepting their votes, as he is bound to his former con stituent& _ " The Upper House of the Prussian Parliament has this day concluded the general debate on the Royal Mes sage of the 7th January. They have accepted, in har mony with the resolutions of the Lower House—Art. 1, on the Presi. Art. 2 and 3, Landaturm and Civic Guards. Art. 4: Time of dissolution of Chambers. Art. 9. Electionary Districts. They have negatived Art. 5, Responsibility of Ministers. ITALY. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 26th inst. contairs the following from Venice:— "On the 13th, the Abb6 Barbaran, librarian to the se minary, the rich banker Sartori, the son of the engineer &Ace°, the apothecary of St. Leonard, and the coffee house-keeper of Antenor, were arrestgl at Padua. The two first, however, were shortly afterwards restored to liaerty. Tha arrest warrants had been forwarded from Verona on a denunciation that the above parties were engaged i❑ some private gambling transaction. It is re ported that a constitution for the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom will shortly be published, and that Marshal Ra.letzsky will remove the seat of his government to Venice. Tho commissariat of the army is also to be transferred to our city. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships re-assembled at Five o'clock. LAW OF BANKRUPTCY. Lord BROUGHAM introduced a Bill to amend the Law of Bankruptcy. SCOTCII REPRESENTATIVE PEERS. The Duke of RICHMOND drew the atten tion of their Lordships to the fact that there were two vacancies in the Scotch Representative Peers. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was un derstood to say that he was not responsible for the vacancies not being filled up. The Earl of EGLINTON said it was evident that the Government could not be ignorant of the exist ence of the vacancies. They had appointed a new L rd-Lieutenant of Forfarshire, in the room of Lord Airlift, and promotions had taken place in the navy in consequ,nce cf the death of Lord Colville, and there fore there was no excuse for not summoning the Peers of Scotland to fill up the vacancies. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE explained that the Governthant had no official information of the vacancies. The Duke of BUCCLEUGH said that the con tinuance of these vacancies was a grievance to the Sct4ch Peers. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that it was a grievance which the'Noble Duke might have re medied, because, on a representation by two Scotch Peers, the writ for the election would have issued. The Dake of ARGYLE asked •if there was any rule binding the Scotch Peers to make the requisition? L )rd STANLEY denied that there was any ana logy between the rules of the House of Commons and those cf . this House in such cases. He acquitted the Noble Marquis of any intention to keep the Sc Ach Peers Irom their rights, but he considered that the Government should have issued the writ without waiting far any requisition from Scotch Peen', or for any notification from the representa tives of the Peers deceased. A ft:r some remarks from t. : e Marquis of LANs DOWNE and L )rd REDESDALP, the subject dropped. ELECT VESTRIES. The Marquis of LAN SDOWNE introduced a Biil for regulating select vestries. THE ADDRESS. The Royal Speech having been read in the usiri form, The Earl of ESSEX rose to move the Address The Noble Earl claimed the indulgence of the House as he hal very seldom had the honour of addressing their Lordships. Since they had met last the coun try had had the misfortune to lose the Dowager Queen Adelaide, and he was sure their Lordships, would sympathise with her Majesty in the grief. which she felt for that great loss, for never had any foreign Princess secured the good opinion of this country to a greater degree than Queen Adelaide. The interference of her !Majesty's Government on behalf of Turkey, in the differences which had arisen between that country and Russia, was a legitimate exercise of the influence of this country, and had been attended with the most happy effects. He could not but recollect that during the last two years the whole of Europe hall letee in a state of disorder ; snercely a post errived that did not bring the intel ligence of the overthrow of some ancient dynasty. During the w hole of these convulsions this country hal remained undisturbed, and he attributed that sate of tranqui;liv- mainly to the manner in which the L( gidature had given way to public opinion. Tne artisan and operative classes had to their honour shown themselves superior to the temptations held out to them.. A tribute of gratitude was due to the public prese, the members of which, however they might differ es to the means, had but one objet in view, to secure the prosperity and the tranquillity of the country.—(hear, hear.) When he looked back to the events of the last few years, he could not but consider that it was a most fortunate circumstance 'hat they had had at the head of affairs, during the time which preceded the Continental rev-oh:- ten e a en w . o had had the salacity to repeal the laws which i r .h.b tel 1 the importation of food. Of all the votes ho had ever g'veu, there was none to which he looked la k with greater satis'a Von, than to the vote he had given in favour of the repeal of the laws preventing the free insportat•en (ILO. The late pestilence had drawn the attentien of the public to the state of the sanitary. law., and every one was convinced that those laws must be amended. The improved state of the commerce and trade of the c eintry proved the soundness of the alterations which hail recently been made in the laws regulating the imports of this country, and completely falsified the pre fictions of those who had foretold that loss of re venue would be the consequence of the alterations. During the List year the import of food and the export of manufsctures had teen greater than had ever been known—(hear, hear)—and the revenue had prospered in consequence.—(Hear.) It was satisfactory to know that the Pleasures which had last session teen passed with regard to Ireland, more particularly the Encum bered Estates Bill, had worked well. No one could regret more than he did the distress under which the aYricultural interests were suffering, b ut he was convinced it was of a temporary nature.—(Cheerin g and counter cheering.) He believecqthat those who had kept up a protectionist agitation—who called themselves fsrmers' friends had acted most unwisely.—(Cheers and counter-cheers.) He had received a statement from the vestry-clerk of Marylebone parish, stating that there had been a saving of 11,0001. in the rates, in consequence cif the cheapness of food; in another me tropolitan parish the saving had been 7,0001., and the rates hied been reduced 2d. Id the pound.—(Loud cheers.) Tho repeal of thenavigation-laws had been followed by the most happy effects. Shipbuilding had increased, and there were now orders from foreign countries fer the building of ships in this country. — (Hear.) He knew not what might be the measures to be proposed with regard to the Aust , alian colc pies, hut ho hoped that the time was not fir dis tant when more liberty as regards internal legislstion wou ld he g• a ilea to aii our colonies. Tbe Noble Earl thar.la (1 their I, irdshipe for the raferit manner • which they had heard him, and conclud I" ed by moving the address, which was an echo to the speech.- W,Lord METHUEN, in seconding the Addres . s, said it bo matter of congratulatio n to see the efforts cf the Government to prevent the occurrence c f hog tilitie between Russia and Turkey had been attended with success. It was also matter of cogratulatiun that the manufacturing and commercial interests were in a state of prosperity. He; regteeted that he could not say the same as regarded t h e agricul tural interest; that interest was suffering from panic on excit d by the protectionist agitation, But it should be recollected that under protection, in 1822, the price of corn heel been lower than it was at present, in consequence, he believed, (if the want cf m oney occaiiened by the reetimptien of cash re ) _ ments, and again in 1835. It should be recollected that a scarcity of money now existed in consequence cf the immense sums locked up in railways. He could not, however, but depre cate the violence of language of those who endeavoured to set class against class, and who pandered to the worst feelings cf the multitude. The Noble Lord concluded by formally seconding the motion. The Earl of STRADBROOKE felt that he should be wanting in his duty, if he abstained from embracing this, the earliest opportunity, of declaring to their Lord ships the existence of deep and great agricultural dis tress, the existence cf which was admitted in the Spee-h from the Throne, but which, as he gathered from the speech of the mover of the addreso, was merely of a temporary nature.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the distress would be permanent so long as the present system of legislation should con tinue. In 1815 it was considered that the British agri culturist would be swamped by foreign importation, un less he had protection. Such is the opinion of Mr. Coke, and in consequence the corn-law measure of 1815 W 23 in troduced. He admitted that under the Protection Corn Bill in 1822 (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House resumed at Four o'clock, when there was a very full a'tendance c f Members. Lord John Russell, Sir George Grey, and the other Members of the Go vernment, ent3red the House about twenty minutes after four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. The following Gentlemen took the oaths and their seats:—Hon. D. A. Pelham, for Boston; Mr. J. F Stanford, for Reading; Mr. J. Best, for Kidderminster; Mr. William John Evelyn, for West Surrey; Colonel J. C. Chatterton, for Cork city; and Lord Alexander Lennox, for New Shoreham. THANKS TO THE ARMY IN INDIA. The SPEAKER informed the House that, since the lose of the last session, he had received a letter from Major-General Thackvrell, acknowledging the vote of thanks the House had passed to the army in India f)r their services in the Punjaub. • PUBLIC BUSINESS. Mr. TUFNELL said perhaps the House would allow him to take that opportunity of announcing the order in which it was proposed to introduce the first Government measures of the session. —(Cries of " Hear, hear.") On Monday his Noble Friend the First Lord of the Treasury would move for leave to bring in a Bill t amend the Government of Australia, and at the same time his Noble Friend would aveil himself of the oppor tunity of stating the views and intentions of Govern ment with regard to the colonies generally. On Wednesday the Solicitor-General would move for le ave to bring in several Bills to amend and alter the practice of the Superior Courts in Ireland ; and also a Bill for the registration of lands in Ireland. On Friday his Right Hon. Friend: the Secretary for Ireland would move fir leave to bring in a Bill to restrain party processions in Ireland, on the same day his Right lion. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer would move for have to bring in a Bill having relation to the manage ment of Crown Land Revenues. On Monday, Feb. 11, his Right Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade, would move for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and regulate the manning of the merchant service. On the same day his Right HOP. Friend would move for leave to introduce a Bill to alter and amend the law re lating to the registration of voters in Ireland ; and also a Bill to shorten the duration of Parliaments in Ireland. —(Roars of laughter.) He meant, to shorten the dura tion of Parliaments.—(Hear, hear:)_ SAVINGS' BANKS. Mr. TUFNELL (for the Chancellor of the Exche quer) said he bad to give notice that on an early day the Chancellor of the Exchequer would move for leave to bring in a Bill relating to savings' banks.—(Hear.) AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Mr. CHRISTOPHER present .d a petition, agreed upon at a great county meeting, held rtceatly for the county of Lincoln, complaining of agricultural distress. IRISH FISHERIES. Mr. ANSTEY said to-morrow he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate the Irish Fisheries' Acts. ALLIED PRINCES OF INDIA. Sir E. COLEBROOKE said on Tuesday next he would move f a Committee to inquire into the rights c f succession tf the allied and independent Princes of India. LOCAL TAXATION. Mr. P. SCROPE sail on I'hursda}•, the 7th, he would move fir leave to bring in a Bill for exempting the poorer classes from certain kinds (f local taxation. PUBLIC LIBRARIES. Mr. E WART gave nctce that on Thursday, the 14th, he would move tor leave to bring in a Bill t) enable town councils to establish public libraries; and fir leave to bring in a Bill tojepeal the advertisement duty. AFFAIRS OF HUNGARY. Lord D. STUART :aid, on this thy week, he should move for copies of all correspondence between the Brit ish Government and the Embassiei of Austria and Russia relative to the Hungarian war and the Hunga rian refugees. KENSINGTON AND OTHER PARISHES. Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice that he would on Thursday next bring forward certain resolutions regard ing the parishes of Kensington, Hammersmith, Chelsea, and Fulham. MINISTERS' MONEY IN IRELAND. Mr. FAGAN gave notice that, on this day forzni;.,ht, he wuuld move for a Committee to take into considerA tion the rate and tax called Ministers' Money in Leland ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Mr. HORSMAN said, on Tuesday next he should submit a resolution to the House on the subject of the Ecclesiastical Commission. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY. Mr. 11. DRUMMOND gave notice th.t on an (a-1 day he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to facil tate the trant•fer of_tell_property.7(Cheers.) ATTORNEY' CERTIFICATES. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR gave notice that on tl' carlie,t day po.,sible he would move f,r leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of attorneys' certificate 3. ORDNANCE AND ARMY EXPENSES. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that i❑ the course of next week he should make a motion with a view to reduce the expenses of tho ordnance and the army. THE SLAVERY QUESTION. Sir E. N. BUXTON presented petitions from various landowners in Dominica and Jamaica stating that they felt themselves aggrieved by the inertness of the Go vernment in not causing their treaties with the Emperor of the Brazils to ke observed, and complaining that they were suffering grie►ously in consequence of the non-observance of those treaties. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition to the came effec. from the island of Barbadoes. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The SPEAKER they read her Majesty's most gracious Speech from the chair (for which zee another column). THE ADDRESS. Mr. CHARLES VILLIERS (who wore the uniform of a Lord-Lieutenant) then rose to address the House, and was received with partial cheering. He spoke as follows:—" I rise, Sir, to move that an humble address be pros' n'el to her Majesty in reply to her gracious Speech, which has just been read to this House from the Ch sir. Sir, in doing so, I can assure the House that I am fully impressed with my total inadequacy to full:, discharge this duty, and I am sure that there is not a person who ever preceded me in the position in which I now stand that more required the forbearance of the House. Indeed, Sir, hut for the circum stance that on all sides there app:ars a disposition to refer the condition cf the country at the present time to those recent changes in our commercial policy which underwent such frequent discussion in this House, and in which I bore my humble part—(Hear, hear)—l should have deemed mpelf the least ap. propriate person in the House to have been selected for such a purpose. However, Sir, I am bound to say that I do agree entirely in the views which her Majesty's Government take of the present condition of this country, and I have the most implicit reliance that my Noble Friend at the head of the Government will not compromise in any way—that he will not sur render but will maintain entire those measures which he conceives connected with the happiness and vrell-being of the people.—(Hear, hear.) I have no hesita tion in asking this House in other respects to respond to the Speech which has just been read. Sir, I will advert at once to those topics in her Majesty's Speech which I presume will at once unite the feeling of this House. It has been communicated to this House ths. t her Majesty has experienced deep affliction from the death of her illustrious friend, the Queen Dowager; and I think I shall only correctly represent the feel. ings cf this country, if I were to say, with respect to her late Majesty, that her blameless life—her unostentatious character—her numerous charities, as well as the exemplary manner in which she performed all the duties of her exalted position, gained her the greatest respect from the people at large.—(Cheers.) The House, I am sure, will not forget to concur in the most cordial expression of condolement and sym pathy for the bere avement wh i ch her Majesty has experienced. A circumstance is communicated in her Majesty's Speech which we have always re ceived with tbo utmost sati s f act i on , namely, that she maintains peace and f r i en dl y relations ' with her allies and with all foreign countries. It is further announced in her Majesty's Speech that her Ma jesty has in connexion with France, by means of f r i en dl y mediation, prevented hostilities occurring between the Emperor of Russia and the Emperor of Austria on the one hand, and the Sultan on the other. The causes of this apprehended nif.tute areindicated in the Speech t : s arising from certain siitjects cf the Emperor of Russia and the Emperor of Austria having sought refuge and protection in Turkey cf the Sultan, and a claim havinn• Lem made by the Emperor of Russia and the Emperor of Austria severally that these pri soners should be surrendered, in order to be pu nished for the offences with vs hich they were charged. Doubt having arisen on the tart of the Sultan as to the correctness of the construction put upon the treaties with those Governments, and upon which this claim was made, the Sultan re'erred to the Govern ments of England and France to aid him in the solu tion of his doubts; and I believe it is now a matter of notoriety that the Governments of France and England, adopting the construction that was placed on those treaties by the Sultan—that construction being un favourable to the surrender of those persons, and ulti mately admitted to be the only correct and final one; and the arrangement with respect to the r ersons who sought refuge in the Sultan's dominions, was, in accordance with the proposition which emanated from the Sultan — (He ar)—and the result of her Majesty's mediation, in conjunction with France, has been to prevent hostili ties occurring between the Imperial Government and the Sultan, involving, perhaps, the peace of Europe; and friendly relations have been resumed, or are about to be resumed, between those Governments and the Perte.—(Hear, hear.) lam perfectly well aware, Sir, that there never was a time when any interference on the part of this country with the affairs of foreign nations would be regarded with more objection than at present.—(Hear, hear.) But, Sir, I think with respect to that intervention you will ' agree with me that a distinction must be taken in regard to its character, and that there is a great difference between that interference which has for its purpose to dictate to the people the form of government under which they shall live, or to force a Government to sup press its people, an act which it would otherwise be un able to do, and that kind of intervention which seeks to carry out a friendly arbitration—the cause of goodwill and peace, the cause of humanity, and the prevention of hostilities, the issue of which might be dangerous to ourselves.—(Hear.) I conceive from the nature of the caso the intervention was not only justifiable but most politic, and it is one of the fortunate consequences of the position which we hold in the opinion of the world that when we do lend our intervention in the cause of peace we do so always with effect. inl refer to the position which we now hold . the world, because there never was a time when the country was regarded with more trust than at present. The people of other countries were satisfied now that the greatest amount of liberty might be en joyed consistently with peace, with order, and wealth. Our example showed also what might be gained by kindly concessions to the people by the Government. Her Majesty's Speech has announced that she has for some time been engaged in communications with diffe rent Powers to make arrangements consequent upon those changes which we have effected in our laws re lating to navigation, and that she is at the pre sent time negotiating with other states with a view to prevailing upon them to extend to us the reciprocal advantages to those which we have extended to them. It gives me great pleasure also to remark, that her Majesty's Speech also announces that the United States and Sweden have already reciprocated to this country those measures which have been passed by this country. It is rather early perhaps, to express any opinion with regard to the ge neral results which followed from the changes in our commercial system which have been adopted. There is every prospect that the evil consequences which have been productive of these measures will be removed; and it is very gratifying to observe that those evil predic tions have not had the slightest Lundation. There has seldom been mixed up in any question so much sentiment and feeling es there has in the change which has been ?r -fected in our navigation-laws. Rarely have so many mis chievous and fetal results been predicted as were pre dicted to be brought into effect by this change; but there is every prospect that these predictions also will prove entirely unfounded. There is no prospect that they should be realised. It appears that the interest which most expected to be effected by this change has already found out the benefits of it by the increased activity which has been manifested in their depart ments. Never were our dockyards so full of activity as at the present moment. Whether on the Thames, on the Clyde, on the Tyne, on the Weir, all is busy and active ; while the very persons who were loudest in exclaiming against the change, now prove by their actions that they did not believe their predictions to be true. And it now appears, what was not before known, that not only can we build ships much better and cheaper than any other country, but that foreigners can build their ships cheaper here than in any other country; and it does appear to me that whatever advantages we may be supposed to have been prevented from receiving from other countries has resulted from the system adopted in this, and that the consequence is that the change we have adopted has done that which will make us equal to the competition of the ships of any country in the world.—(Hear, hear.) Ido not intend to weary the House with any details in these matters, but I cannot help reading a letter that has been received from Liverpool on this subject, and perhaps the character of the writer may be considered as a sufficient authority on the subject. The Hon. and Ie axned Member then proceeded to real the let - er, which, among other things, stated that as :regarded shipping, there was a much better feeling sine° it was ascertained that the navigation-laws were irretrievably doomed.—(Hear.) First-class ships were being built, and that there was now building on the stacks, 2,800 vessels, against 2,229 in 1845.—(Hear.) There had been some new British ships taken up to load for'the United States, and a few foreign ones to load for England. Such were the first fruits of reciprocity. — (Hear, hetes.) The statement in the Circular of Currie and Co., shipbrokers cf Liverpool, was most import ant. They stated that, in the first instance, the pr - spect of this sweeping measure had at one time put a stop to the ship-building trade, but as soon as it was found that the navigation laws were doomed the caso be came altered, and buyers and builders were now up and doing. Now, with respect to the Weir, he hadgot a return from the port of Sunderland, and found the amount of tonnage building at that port in the month of Decem ber, 1847, was 22,140 tons, and on the 31st of December, 1849, when the navigation saws had been doomed for six months, the amount was 29,210. These were the ships that were building now. As to the number and amount of t )nnage of vessels built, in 1848, while there seemed some doubt about the navigation-laws being abolished, 142 ships were built with a tonnage of 37.878, but in December, 1849, there had been 155 built with a tonnage of 44,333.—(Hear, hear.) Ile might go into much further detail upon the subject cf the navigation-laws to convince the House of the advaeta• t :e of the change that has been made, bet ho knew that there e e'e many other Hon. Members well informed upon the meet who were likely t 3 disclose further evidence on the sub ject, and which he would not trouble the House further upon, except that he would venture to say that everything tl at was foretold by the opponents of the change in the law ha I be en completely f a l s ified, w hile e v e rythi ng th a t was promised by its advocates was likely to be verified. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Her Majesty's Speech had communicated to the House the satisfaction which she had derived from her recent visit to Ireland. That her Majesty's reception in that country should have been marked by every indi cation of attachment and loyalty he believed had oc casioned no surprise to those who were best aequainted with the feelings of that country.—(Hear.) The people of Ireland had often complained of the conduct of this country towards her, and sometimes with reason; but still she was seldom wanting in respect to the Crown, and as they knew nothing more of her Majesty than that, from the time of her accession down to the , period cf her visit, she had always manifestel an interest in the welfare cf her people, and a desire that every reason able complaint should be removed, and ae anxiety that equal just;ce should be administered in all parts of her kingdom, it was not surprising that, when her blajest) did visit Ireland, she was received with enthusiasm.— ' (Hear, hear.) He witnessed in the capital c f that country, when Ler Majesty was there, a scene which he had never beheld before. He never saw a vast concourse of people cong, e gated together who demeaned themselves with so much order, respectfulness, and tranquillity. Peopl, from all quarters of the country, c f all kinds and all opinions, seemed to have assembled there upon that occasion, and, without compromising their self respect, they t corned to have come there for the out common purpose cf marking their respect for the person and character of her Majesty.—(Cheers.) From it f ,rmation he had received, he did net believe that anything had occurred among the people at large in that country, since her Majesty's visit, to shake those. feelings of affectionate attachment and lo) a'ty that were then evinced in her pre sence ; and her Majesty could ne coefe a greater reason for pride on that pecpl e th an b y inti mating her int,ntion to revisit that country.—(He a r, hear.) The Speech from th e Th rone h a d re f erred to there being great distress in that country, an d th at t h ere was great suffering among all classes. He believed that that was still the case. It was impossible for those who well knew the extent of that mis fortune with which the country was visited to think that so soon all traces of it should be effaced; but it was gratifying to think that in many respects the people of that country, and the poor of that country, were improving in their condition, and that, owing to the abundance of the necessaries of lire, they are suffering less now than they were doing; and that was not only indicated by there being a less resort to public relief of the country, but that the people were showing signs of more contentment, and there was evidence also of there being less crime and outrage committed in that country. It was a satisfactory feature too now to be observed in that country, considering the apprehensions that were ex pressed in regard to the system of public relief, that it had not realised all the fears of those who were opposed to it. It was imagined, if they once distributed relief to the Irish poor out of the workhouse, that the people would be generally demoralised, and that there would be a de pendence on public charity which nothing could resist. It was satisfactory to observe that the instant that the neces saries of life were more accessible to the people they showed no disposition exclusively to rely on the public re. lie; and that the relief given out of the workhouse had di minished in the most extraordinary and satisfactory manner in consequence of the increased demand for their labour and the increase in the necessaries for life. In Jar., 1849, the in-door relief amounted to 206,654!., and in January, 1850, it amounted to 204,4071. With respect to the out-door relief, on the Ist of January, 1649, it amounted to 479,576/., and on the let of .lanuary, 1850, it am 104,650/.—(Efear, hear, and loud cheers.) Nyhat, indeed, was the state they we-re in? He would distinguish between the statements made up for the two years j of 1847 and 1849, an d h e would judge of the re spective conditions of th e p eop l e f, tanthe returns of tthheeri,olthintwhile r tlhoe,o4assessment l t a o t tt ere 3 p , e o a o r t t a t w e s a s w aosn only those years. In referring to these returns he found. ti i 6,1941.; that wh i l e t h e average- of the poor• i ate and the total amount of the poor -rates in 1842 was 8,542/, in 1849 they were only 9,o42l.—(Derision from the Opposition benches and counter cheers.) He would now turn their attention to the results which had been wrought upon the great interests of the country, by the operation of f ee-ti ak) principles, and endeavour to show what had been the effect of those principles upon the commerce . and general tradi ng s t oc k , as he might call it, of the country.—(Hear, hear.) In looking to this then he was equally gratified, for whether in the manufacturing or in the commercial departments he found that the same pros perity had prevailed. Then what was the state of England? Why, the whole commercial world seemed to have made her not only the entrepot, but the centre of their operations ; and yet, not withstanding all that, the Protectionists seem to think that: there was no reasor, or rather no necessity, for adapting "thirgs in t`.e present day to their natural courses. That such was the case was evident from the course which bad been pusued; but he trusted that a wiser as well as a better principle would pi evail, and, therefore, it was that he took the path which ho now observed. (Hear, hear.) The one course contended for was a regulatel and re stricted trade of the country—maintaining particular industries and interests which were enabled t help themselves called the protective system. The other system was to leave to tt e unfet• tered and brilliant intelligence of a civilized people the discovery ( f the means to obtain the highest reward for their skill and industry.—(Hear, hear.) Placed by general consent at the head of the commerce of the world for years past, they seemed to have acted upon the protective system. This system they had recently aban doned, and instituted another and a better one. Many ar guments in favour of the protective system had been ad vanced, but t he free-trade question seemed to have been the one by which the question of protection had been tried; and there had been most confident predictions and warnings that the new system would be productive of vast evil ,and no doubt many persons had had their confidence shaken in come quence of the influential position of those who took an adverse view. At the end of the first 3 ear of its trial they were informed in the Speech what had been the result ot the change. The time it was true, had been short; but if those predic tions had been of any value they ought by this time to have some indication of the evils that had been predicted. He would not weary the House by a recital of all the precEctene used one ne side or the other; but there was one prediction introduced into all the discussions to which he could net omit alluding,—that flee trade could not be adopted without impairing the trade at home impairing the condition of the working classes, leading to the exportation of the cur rency, and causing the revenue to decline.—(Hear.) Ot course a host of evils would follow iu the train. food, which was the basis of the business of that country, inasmuch as everything turned upon the pro duction of food—human and animal—there was an ade quate supply. The first thing they bad to look to was that the people were well supplied wish food. Wherever thet e was an uncertainty of supply in food, all the other branches of trade could not fail to be deranged. Trade simply consisted in the distribution of the necessaries of life, and when industry was great the consumption of food was great in proportion, for the taxes were greater upon expenditure than income. —(Hear, hear.) Such were the arguments put forward by the advo cates of free trade, and he wanted the country, he wanted the world to know what had been the result.—(Hear.) The evil ef the change was predicted to be in proportion to the quantity of foreign produce that was imported. Now, he was in a position to state that within the la t sixteen months they had imported more food than they had imported during sixteen years befare.—(Loud laughter.) They had bad an opportunity for a short time of testing some of the predictions which were entertained as to the operations of free trade. It was said they had imported wheat at the rate of one million a month. Now, what was the consequence ? his impression and honest conviction at the present moment was that not a single thing which had been said as to the injurious effects of free trade had turned out true, or offered the slightest prospect of becoming true, whilst all the predictions of the free-traders had been fulfilled.— (Laughter.) Trade bad increased, the condition of the working classes was very much improved, and he did not believe that a sovereign had left the country, or that there was less gold in the Bank than the Hon. Member for Warwickshire (Mr. Spooner) could desire. He was in the possession of circulars, and documents of every kind, coming from every part of the country, in which people not only admitted that they were well off (a thing which people in this country were not very ready to admit)—(Laughter)—but said tint this happy state of things was owing entirely to the cheap ness and abundance e f the necessaries of lite. The Hon. Member then proceeded to read a letter which he had that morning received from Bradford in which he was told that the trade of that town had rarely been in a better condition. The demand both for the home and foreign market was very brisk. There has never been so few persons receiving relief from the parish as there were at the present time, and indeed owing to the advance of wages, and the low price of feod, the working classes never were in a better condi tion than at the present time. He had also received a letter from Leicester—a district in which there had been a great deal of agitation—with regard to the proposed measure of free trade. The gre as staple trade of Leicester was the stocking trade, and this was one of the best indexes of the condition of the working classes: three-fifths of the population were engaged in this trade; and four fifths of the product of Leicester e ore consumed in the home market. The demand in this district had been fully equal to the capability (of supply; all classes of workmen hal been fully employed. There had been two advances of wages in the present year, and there was every probability of another increase taking place very soon in the spring. That letter was from a gentleman, an extensive manu facturer of Leicester, who had filled the office of mayor. He had another letter from the same county, in which it was stated, with respect to the poor-laws that there was only one able bodied frame work knitter in the union, and that he was only there by mistake, and would shortly bo removed. The latter also stated that he hal never known Leicester in a more prosperous state. That letter was from the chair man of the Leicester board of guardians.—(Hear, hear.) Ho mentioned these things in order ti show thet the home trade did not suffer. It was supposed that foreigners would get all, aid that the home manufacturer would be deprived of everything; the resul, he thought, had proved the fallacy of such suppositions. Such was the state of things in Leicester and its neighbourhood but these were only specimens of what might be found in every part of the country. He bad no hesitation in saying that upon a careful review a the state c f the country, what he had stated would be found to be the fact, and that the statements in the letters he had referred t 3 would be fully borne out. As an evidence of the increased prosperity of the country ees might state, that in 1848 the bankruptcies in the country amounted to no less than 1,763, while, in 1849, they amounted 1,146 ; being a difference of no less than 617.—(Hear, hear.) So much with respect to trade. Now, with respect to the condition of the working classes, there were many ways in which it could be taxed, and there were many indications of a most satisfactory kind. He was sure it would be a service of great satisfaction to the House, that whether they looked at the agricuitural or the manufacturing labourer, they found him getting better wages, or enjoying more of the comforts cf I;fe for the wages they received than they did formeyly. It was universally admitted that the manufacturing end agricultural labourer was better off now than he had been for some years past. One test ef the condition of the work. ing classes was the amount- of public relief distributed amongst the poor, and no doubt his Right lion Friend the Chanoellor of the Exchequer and the Chief Commissioner of the Poor Law Board would presently inform ti em whether the relief el' late months had been more useless than in the corresponding months of last year. His owe impression has, that there had Leon an ex trordinary diminution in the persons receiving relief from the Ist of January up to the cad of last year, compared with the preceding year. while there was an equel reduction in the expense of t l o u r p m po a r ti t o ir n ig , h t e he di p d oo like N to ot sp iain speak positively, a osi c ti c v e e s l a y, t o o r o w ifi ' with i hcon fidence on the subject, but he believed that between 50,0000 and 60,000 less persons had been relieved at the end of the year than there was at the the beginning. Conceive what a saving this would ef fect in a pecuniary point of view, and what a gratifying indication it was that so many persons were no longer in the humiliating state c f requiring public relief in a free country like this.—(Hear.) He did not ex actly know the amount of bullion in the country, but, i he was not mistaken, they were told, when discussing the question of free trade, that it would have the effect of draining the country of its bullion —that if we imported corn largely, it would have a tendency to carry off our gold, as the foreigner would not take our manufactures, but had been the result, why never in the history of the Bark of England had there been so much gold in the Thenßank, withthe respect p wascot to at present.—(Hear, hear.) the re venue , accor di ng as to general report, the revenue now was fir from declaring there was an actual increase of two mil lions —(An Honourable Member—" A surplus you mean.") Oh well, it came to the same thing, a surplus over expenditure. He did not think it was what they were accustomed to in that House to have a surplus over expenditure.—(Hear, hear.) Then, with regard to crime, which was another index ot the state of the country. In 1847 the number of offences in England was 10,052, and in 1849 it amounted to 9,502. With respect to Ireland, the number of the offences reported by the consta bulary in 1848 was 3,615, and 1849 it was 2,501. He had always contended that the poverty and crime of the people were influenced by the price of their food. He had got a calculation of what the country saved when food was cheap, compared with when it was dear. The people in this country had to be fed, and there was a cer tain expenditure required, in order to acquire that food. Ihe average price of wheat in December, 1847, was 695. 5d.; and in December, 1849, it was 395. 4d. The average price of barley in 1847 was 435., and in 1849 it was 255. He took the very lowest estimate of the consumption of the food of the people in this country. The difference in the price of grain between 1847 and 1849 was 61,000,000/., and in other articles of provisions, including batter, cheese, &c , the difference in price in those two years was 30,000,0(10/. So that the result was, that between 1847 and 1849, 11 e difference in the expenditure of the propl c in food was 91,000,000/. They celled It 91,000,000/, and 301 notwith4tinding the great di-parity which gas exhibited by 'rat re fight e the adoption of free trade ea; called an experiment. An experiment !an experiment ! What di/1 they mean by an experi ment ? Wh en th e y called free trade an expe riment, he w ou ld as k th ese by whom the cry was raise d What had been the result of this experiment ? Tht.fires was that to w hi c h h e h a d j u st alluded, and in common justice he felt bound to inquire ; and in rendering justice lice to all pat ties he thought the inquiry ought to be an swered, and he felt bound to inquire what substitute the Protectionists would find for free trade? He knew of ao oee which was equivalent to the benefit now enjoyed by the country, and until some better provision was made did not wish to alter the system which had been adopted. Quite sure was he that no other system would be adopted in that house.—(Hca", hear.) The next subject noticed in her Majesty's Speech was a declaration of her respect for the &Artie which was awed to pre- vail in the agricultural districts of the country.—(Hear, hear.) For himself, no one could be more seri ously grieved for such distresees. Much had been said about these distrerses as arising from the expenses levied upon the land, but he thought that those expenses were easily ascertair able, and might be much reduced, yet the source of his regret was the deeper, because Le felt that in that House they might net he rightly understood The question would probably be raised, whether the occupiers of land were suffering or not, but he thought there would be great difficulty in extending any legislative relief to them. The landed interest had great power in this country, and he was not aware that they had thrown away any opportunities of st sting their views, or of getting any relief from the legislature.—(Laughter.) It was difficult to find any measure of relief which could le rendered to the occupiers of land that had not already been anticipated.— (Laughter.) He had never been able to discover that any liability attached to what was called the agricultural interest, though he found they had been fortunate enough to ob tain a great many a xemptions.—(Cries of " lle ar, hear.") Indeed, to the agriculturalist exemp tion was pc cear ; his horses nerd exempt from duty, and he had no taxes to pay for his dogs nor his irnpleatentr, and he was released from the payment lof tolls. He observed that those who represented the agricultural interest showed great solicitude about the occupiers and not the owners of land, but the fact was that when any local burthen was removed the value of land increased, and conse quently the landlord demande 1 a higher rent; so that which was. sought to relieve the occupier c:i', in truth, relieve the landowner. He made allusion to the 6ubjrct of local burdens, because so much stress had been laid upon it, and because he thought it was impossible to extend any relief by legis lative means. Lord Eldon, who was pre possessed in favour of land, said on the ques tion of the corn-laws, that the removal ef local burdens would be no sort of use to °croupiers, because every burden removed would tend to increase the value of the land to the owner. Now, looking at what was claimed by the occupiers of land, he could see, a‘ter much examination, their claims simply amounted to this, that they expected Parliament to guarantee the price of their produce, and then they thought they would be safe. And he thought that, considering the experience which the farmers had had, or ought to have had, that was one of the greatest delusions he had ever beard of in the history of human delusions. All the evidence which had been given before this House had consisted merely of details given by farmers them !elves of the manner in which they had been deceived with regard to this question, when he himself had addressed the House some ten years ago, on the subject, the greater part of his speech had con siste 1 chiefly of extracts, which he read from the evidence which had been laid before the House. It shewed that distress of the farmers arose mainly from their having trusted blindly to the Act of Parliament. In 1822 they had come to the flothe, complaining that they had had a price of 80s. per quarter guaranteed to them, and that it was then only 49;, and they had to pay the same rent then as when they got 80s. In 1836 they had complained that they could only get 355. per quarter. It was remarkable, that the time of their greatest :dis tress was also the period of their highest protection—at those two Feriods when they had sought relief from the House they had bad the greatest protection. The entire question which was agitated was whether farmers could live when wheat was at 55., that was the problem which he thought had been propounded. The farmers said that in former times they always had hope because they had protection. But in the evidence which had been given to the House at that period there was nothing but dismay and despair —expressive of their having been deceived. In 1836 the femurs said they never expected wheat at ss. or 6i. per bushel ; but a farmer bad contessed that it was possible for farmers to live when wheat was at this price. And they would have been a happy and contented pee ple now had they then been satisfied with that ss. duty. He believed the Legislature could offer no relief to the cecupiers of land which would have the offect of prevent ing distress. A duty on wheat at 40.9. a bnshel could not be entertained by this House; and they were not pre-. pared to raise the price of the food of the people, because it was impracticable to do so. The landowners held under such a variety of circumstances, that no stated rules could be applied to them. Belisle did net always take land as people took a shop or a mill. Some were sp or t s men, some were politicians,end some were agriculturists,whilst some tied it up, wishing it to go in alpartieular;line of descent circa eistances very unfavourable to agriculture, and unless the Legislature regulate d the price of land and the way it should be produced, they could get no good by interfering with the ma.t_ee You could not guarantee a tenant against distress any more than you eould guarantee any man against the evils of a wart of intelligence in his business.—(Bear, hear.) After some further observations, Sir JAMES DUKE rose to second the Address, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 30. (Before the CIIIEF CommtssioxEß.) IN THE ➢TATTER OF THE HON. ADOLPHUS FEEDERICE CHARLES HOLYNEUX CAPEL. In July last the insolvent applied to this Court for protection. His petition was refused. lie had re sided at Theyden House, Epping, and contracted debts and liabilities to the amount of 32,0001. He had no assets, but it was said that, out of court, an offer of 2s. 6d. in the pound, proposed to be raised by means of friends, had been refused by the creditors. A. few weeks since an affidavit was presented to the Court, setting lorth that he had been residing for some time at No. 4, Wilton-street, Grosvenor square, unmolested by his creditors, and praying that he might be heard under the 28th section, on an ap plication for a final protecting order. The prayer was granted, and be now came up accordingly. Mr. Nicholls (with whom was Mr. Sturgeon) sup ported ; Mr. Dowse and Mr. Sargood appeared on behalf of a number of creditors ; Mr. Bagley opposed on behalf of Mrs. Woodhouse, of Toxteth-park, near Liverpool, a creditor for 4,0001. The insolvent was examined by Mr. Dowse, and said he had been residing at• the house of Mr. John Joseph Jowett, who was a creditor for 5681., on ac count of which he held bills of exchange. After a stay of eight days at Mr. Jowett's, he went by an early morning train for Dover en route to France. He stopped at an hotel at Calais a few days; then at an hotel at Boulogne for about six weeks ; then at an hotel, and with his sister at her residence at Paris. He returned to England a little before the middle of November. During that time he visited England twice, once in July, and the other time in October. On the occasion of the first visit he arrived in Dover on a Saturday morning, went to Brighton that after noon, and left Brighton on Monday night. When at Brighton, he stopped at the Bedford Hotel. On the second visit he came over to Folkestone on a Sunday morning. The first visit was on pleasure, the second on business. When he returned to England in November he went direct from the railway station to lodg ings at Mrs. Andrews's, No. 4, Wilton•street. He had resided before at 4, Wilton•street, and been known by the name of Mr. Cuthbert. On this oc casion he took lodgings in his own name. He had resided and slept there ever since, except a few days when he had been out visiting. He had never given instructions to Mrs. Andrews to deny him. Thomas Clarke, cf Museum-street, Bloomsbury, said he was a process-server, and after having made fruitless inquiries at 86, Ebury-street and in Bond street, he inquired at No. 4, Wilton-street, and Has told that Mr. Capel was not known there. About a week since he applied at Mr. Lewis's, the insolvent's solicitor, but could not get his address. Mr. DOWSE submitted that the insolvent was not entitled to his protecting order under the section in the 7th and Bth Victoria. The statute required that the insolvent whose protection was refused on his first hearing should place himself in the hands of his creditors. In place of doing so he had been to France. His evidence was now that he had visited England twice. The evidence did not bear out his affidavit. Reckless as he had been in contracting debts, he had not evinced sufficient caution in making his affidavit. His affidavit set forth that be had twice visited Eng_ land, and that be had walked about the streets of London without concealment. The insolvent explained that the passage respect ing his walking in the streets of London had refer ence to the period when he resided in London. Mr. DOWSE would submit, notwithstanding this explanation, that if a gentleman, no matter in what position of life, was thus careless in making an affidavit, he was not entitled to explicit reliance in other statements that he might make. His affidavit further set forth that he returned to take up hi s resi dencea hours as in London on the Ist of November. Hi s evi dence that day fixed the date at about or a li ttle before the middle of November. The i nso l vent said by h other conceal r abouthehad L b o e n e d n on i in s uchLondon guises l a V nh d Why, a inn might be about at suchwould effectually place him out o f th e power of his c redit o t r h s a . 1., hislt s o h l o v u n l d that have he hheaedn notshown o s t t he evi dence ug riot t 8 the kn e s w l i gwl where o h v im id s e e n l e f e tforosmhowthtehm. that ar T iy h o e f re w hisc a r s oredi he vkas to be found, or that he had made known to them his whereabouts. Mr. BAGLFY could not help regretting that the in. solvent had not, in mercy to himself and in mercy to his friends, avoiding bringing► his unfortunate con duct again before the public if his affidavits had stated fully what had been his conduct since the last hearing, he was persuaded that the Court would not have acceded to his petition to be again heard that day. Not a single creditor resided in Dover, Folk stone, or Brighton, the places which he had visited on pleasure or business. He was asked if he had seen any of his creditors, and his answer was " No." He was asked if he had endeavoured to make any arrangement with his creditors, and his answer was No." His petition virtually was to be again heard, because since the 12th of July he had not been arrested. Ile had not given the ere if he had, there were many of them whose judgments were either too old, or who had not obtained judg ments. These had no power to arrest him. It was said he bad been in London since November. lle would protest against the resent application as an absurdity, and such as the Ceurt, in the due exercise of its dignity, would unhesitatingly reject. Mr. SARGOOD said, the application at that tino:t was obviously premature, and it 'rust necessarily be dismissed. Mr. NICHOLLS said be was sorry that any errors had crept into the affidavits made by the insolvent, but he submitted that the explanations which had been given to his Learned Friend Mr. Dowse wculd be deemed satisfactory by the court. He was sure that there had not been, on the part of the insolvent, any wil ful intention to deceive the creditors or the Court. It vas true the insolvent's debts were large, but he had known many insolvents whose debts were much larger that Mr. Capers were who had obtained their immediate di-charge. It should be recollected that the amount of 32,0001., included 6,0001. on account of railway liabilities, for which no consideration had been re ceived ; also a sum of 5,0001. to his brother (the Earl of Essex) ; 4,0001. to Mrs Woodhouse, and other sums to private ere diters, leaving no amount of trade debts between 11,0001. and 12,0001. Seine of these had been contracted in the course of eight years next preceding the insolvency, and not in four, as stated by Mr. Bagley. There was no evidence that the insolvent had been guilty of any fraud or misrepre sentation in contracting these debts. The creditors knew that he was, elthough a member of a noble family, only a younger son. Oa the last occasion 43 credi tors opposed ; that number was now reduced to fif teen. He would submit that the insolvent had suf fered great inconvenience by being obliged to live se parate from his family, and that he had been so long in the hands of his creditors that he was now entitled to receive his protecting order. His HONOUR said that when the insolvent first came up for his protection, whether he regarded the amount of his debts or the period in which they had been contracted, he felt it would have been an entire dereliction of his public duty if he (the Commis sioner) had not then refused him the protection of that court. He had heard nothing to alter his opinion that those debts bad been recklessly incurred, not in curred fraudulently or by misrepresentation, but without any reasonable expectation of payment. He should have been ashamed of himself had he refused protection to a poor tradesman who had thus con tracted a small amount of debts, and let a gentleman of elevated rank go scot-free from such a mass of debts as he found in that schedule. He was clearly of opinion that what the law contemplated in the 98th section was, that a person who had contracted debts as the insolvent had, and had the protection of that court refused in consequence, should place his person in the power of his creditors. Could it be said that this gentleman had done so ? He had flitted from place to place, in every way escaping and avoiding his creditors. The section, he repeated, contemplated that the person should be liable to the seizure of creditors. Could it be said that the insol vent had done anything towards effecting an arrange ment with his creditors ? No ; nothing. Whilst he felt it his duty to refuse the application now made, he would say that he did not believe there had been any intentional mis-statement by the insolvent in his affi davite, and that he had answered all questions as be came his station and character. Mr. Nrcuora.s trusted his Honour would name a day when the insolvent might renew his application. His HONOUR said the application might be renewed after the lapse of five months. He should then require the insolvent to show that he had made some proposal to the creditors, and the creditors to show that they had also made some efforts to effect a settlement of their demands. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE. The Rev. Mr. Boone, rector of St. John's Pad dington, and another Rev. Gentleman, one of the curates, whose name did not transpire, attended at this court before Mr. Broughton, who, on the previous day, deferred his decision upon a charge preferred against Mr. James Gammage, master of a national school in Paddington, at the head of which is the respected clergyman first alluded to, for having cruelly ill-used one of his pupils, a delicate little boy named William Taylor, ten years of age. The evidence in the first instance given has already appeared. Whipp, the officer, now produced a cane, with which, as alleged, complainant had been castigated. (It will be remembered that it was sworn on the first examination that the boy's back and shoulders had upon them large wheals, and that blood had issued from one or more of them; there was also blood upon his shirt.) By direction of the Magistrate, Mr. Jones, who took down the former depositions, read the whole of them to the several witnesses. Mr. BROUGHTON (to complainant)—ls this the cane you were punished with ? Complainant—l think it is, Sir ; it looks like it. (The cane was about a yard and a quarter in length, and of no very great thickness.) By defendant—l was standing when you flogged me. I think you were in a passion when you did so. While you were punishing me you did not say any thing, to the best of my recollection. You were en gaged in giving a singing lesson at the time, and after the caning you gave mc, you went on with the lesson as usual. William Davidson, one of the teachers, said, in reply to defendant, I saw you immediately after the corn plainant left. You did not then seem angry. You resumed your duties in the usual way. I have never seen you lay a boy across the form to cane him, nor did I ever hear of a boy being caned by you in that way. Thomas Bryan, the pupil teacher, who had given the most important evidence on Tuesday, was de sired to stand up in the witness- box. Mr. BROUGHTON — Did you ever see a boy beaten before at the school in the same way that this boy was ? Witness—Yes. Mr. BROUGHTON—Have you ever seen a boy put across the form when he had what y ou yesterday called a•' downright" flogging ? Witness-1 saw such a thing once ; the boy's name was John Porter. By defendant—That was a year ago; and it was for playing truant. He was flogged at his father's request. I did not hear you caution and admonish him while you were punishing him. Crosswell, one of the warrant-officers of the court, was re-examined, and said that when the warrant was applied for he saw th e s t ate of the hod's back and shoulders ; there were several marks of violence, and blood had oozed from one of them. Defendant then called his witnesses. Joseph Drake, a beadle, employed at the Rev. Mr. Boone 'e church, said that he was present in the school-room during the astronomical lecture, and he 35W the complainant there ; he behaved him self very improperly, and blackened some of the boys' faces with ink, which caused a laugh, while the lec • ture was going on. Alfred King (a pupil) said, in answer to defen • dant, I saw complainant laughing while the lec ture was being delivered, and he was cutting up an apple, and putting pieces into ether boys' mouths. I have never seen you lay a boy across a form to cane him. It was not my impression that you bad lost your temper. By Mr. B ROUGHTON—The first caning was for playing in school. The second for being saucy. I never saw any boy caned so much before; but 1 don't think the caning he had was enough for him. James Hazeman, aged 12, was next examined. He stated that he bad been at the school between five and six years. He was present when the caning took place, and he heard complainant say that if he could have laid hold of his whip which he had in the school, he would have brought it out to his master. By defendant—l have been caned by you, but only when I deserved it. I believe lam the better for the caning which I have received. Defendant---I am glad to hear it. Mr. Frost, master of another school at Paddington, said that complainant was formerly a pupil of his, and was a very unruly boy. Mr. BROUGHTON—Did you ever cane a boy till he was bruised all over his back ? Witness—Certainly not ; I should be sorry to do so. Defendant—Does it require a very severe blow to make a mark on the back ? Witness—l should think not. A. number of testimonials from clergymen of high standing were banded in for the inspection of the Magistrate ; they set forth that defendant was a man whom they much respected, and that his firmness of purpose and at the same time kindness of manner to wards his pupils, were calculated to afford satisfaction to all under a hose authority he had as a teacher and master acted. _ _ _ 7 he Rev. Mr. Boone spoke in the highest terms of the defendant, whose salary had recently, in conse quence of his valuable servic,s, been raised from 701. to 801. per year. In giving him so good a character he was not only speaking his own sentiments, but those of the whole of the committee also. Ile would not enter into this particular case, but this he knew that parents had frequently come to the committee with a request that their children night he severely punished for misconduct. Be (the Rev. Ge►►tleman) knew no school in London in which corporal punish ment, which he, generally speaking, disapproved, was so seldom inflicted as in the establishment in which defendant was the master. Mr. BROUGUTON carefully reviewed the whole of the evidence adduced, and ultimately came to the conclusion that chastisement of much tco severe a nature had been inflicted, and he must therefore con vict defendant in a penalty for the atsault. He was fined 405., and in default of payment one month's impri onment. The amount was paid by the Bev. Mr. Boone, who sail I he considered it a very hard case, and the parti es than left the court. _ ______ LAMBETH. ,Henry Harvey Savi ll e, who has been in 0 11°4 since Saturday week, on a charge of extorting ur, wards of 201. from Mr. John Bright, a gent lemen ° * l considerable property, residing at Brixton W ho ts Treasurer of St. Ann's Society School, at Brixton, and other charitable societies, and has been for soul: years a guardian of the parish of Lambeth, " under. threat of charging him with the commission of e fora abominable offence, was again placed at the bar, bc Mr M . E lliott, for op,final examination r. Clark the barrister, ill.. HumphreisP.-11 3lr. Redpath, solicitors, appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. Roberts appeared for the prisoner. The depesitions, which were of considerable lellgth' were read over, and the only fresh evidence tel,f,e; was that of a person named Restra, residing et ' et Church-court, Strand, who said that the Pri s l t lodged. with him, and that he had seen 111t.Brigoi the prosecutor, four times at his house , blit ed purcb a :_a oftener. Its (witness) had once or twice mourning envelopes similar to the one pr ochieedt d : i lia the smrtl; seal produced belonged to his p!isc;r:cr had aeeess to it, and used it to se ll s ' 'I he prisoner told him that 31r. Bright had she °llvlici money belengii g to him in nis hands, O'i c , h , e loes turn by nistalieents and added, that he ""7,• i i r ot something for Mr. Bright, ' and he, therefore, i' l dare to refuse him money. Mr ' - - . CI then put in a number tf documents a which he Mid read at the last exare l l the •nd requested that they might be returned t ri . Central Criminal Court as evidence agai nst the F soner. tuber+ The first of these was dated the 29th of SePte -1849, and was as follows : " Sir,—l hereby acknowleige that I hare foto do . letteresatiyeoconati, of things that never - happened, and I hope that th . is u for you will look over it, and if ever I trouble , e t his to bril l t he money any more I. give you full liberty against me, and punish me to the utatott tigoor.,,s, ~ EL A SA I -`"," law as an extortioner. " To J. Bright, Esq." t W ing It appears that upon the above docureen f r iend been given by the prisoner in the presence of 8 ... b he of Mr. Bright, the prisoner received 81., for 'eb b s i c i t h e gave an I 0 U, and promised never to trull_e; toe prosecutor again. Notwithstanding, his prool;0 0 prisoner soon after recommenced his old I n s ece or writing and annoyance ; and on the 13th of m o ther ber he received 31. more, for which he g ave :. receipt, and also the following document :-- romig " I give this to Mr. Bright upon his suc rel P that he will not prosecute me." u v e eel' The document , which was dated the 1 3 t" the • vbY ber, 1849, was a verbatim copy of that r e prisoner on the 29th September. as let The following were amongst the numere sent by the prisoner to the prosecutor :--- lopes Y ee " Sir,—l also return you one of the cov e alio on sent to me; the other is burnt; and I send Yl t ratl °° you may be satisfied that I do not intend to ter, i d by word or deed; and I am now m y own ° 3ll „' a fte° i ! the person who used to make me trouble you 5- o' l ' I 8 taken up and committed for trial, which 1 00 ii :• 6l ,-e-O ur • b ugh P elt-- 11. His name week's . paper at the Marl oro ..-,1- o se t° • is —. So lam now happY• 1 ", 0 -tieV S ' suer by return of post; and I also t end the P s- no that you may know that I am not deceiving Y - ' "I remain, Sir, your obedient servabboo, off, A. S A " J. Bright, EF.q., Dec. 19, 1849." for 51., n ote od. . The above contained a promissory signed by the prisoner, and payable on dell ia ,, 050. " London, Jan. Vt.._ oojp, " Sir,—l now take the liberty of writing to In; the and I have this time borrowed a pennl i t° l o o el ilfillsillrietterocif. postage, and after the oaths I have now matt e ' 'lot s '' positively rely on me. lam now driven to the d ote s tremity, and if there is no answer to the r o d, o. 1,,,,fre I ce h t ave sent, I expect an answer to-woo f ' de. ryes "ve no answer, I shall then know what t° 1,1 1 b• will soon find out, and that when it is too latOhe' if I o t :i : s leave it no longer than to-morrow. Yo sa what I d, avoid it, and, as u 1116-, ifi ci r ei to id be saved b , l efore will state never t rou ble you gill th e t ow may my right arm wither from my body , st a- ; 03 00 -° fold vengeance of God follow me. If not s ent tc - it will be too late.—Your obedient servant, ,„ fe l.S.' ' " J. Bright, Esq., Szc." ~ i. A. Ss'i B so. " J. Bright, Esq. 4, j a y. ISt " do art I ° " Sir,—You will much oblige me by stecT iv g lb. gate, as I wish to speak to you. u. ~ A. S).‘ l ' ~,l iAt aS r . e e l " Sir,—l have to inform you that r an] r 1 0.,. td, 11 : 1 i out of my lodgings on alcount of what y0,!,, - , j - 1 ,0 ';', andotit of the 2/. 10v. sou gave me I gale my in oleo- I then got my clothes, so I am now Oct for °° t . by to-morrow's steamer, and I come to ask 1"„,-, beer' sovereign and five shillings to pay lily elebes"" . Ply mouth. You know my vriting;setliitt 1:Yelly-0.16.; i n ‘ l ' t o J h . eAI rfo. rßright,Bmrei former h s o q tf . , b4y, theseSt h r Brunswick - place, n tgw s si w e: r i e c vnn k ao - ii. p itnte l l a so c a e tcn , hu li s r tp i t ei : oi : o h : e t : l et: l e i. pli, : e partially destroyed when fragments of it were found, part in the t°43o3;':o be" v°l the prcsecutot 5 house, and the other p a rts ' 0 sf" : , the . prisoner's ' umbrella at the station' by prisonerh o e f side T examination, the Court, as on the previous ° e -e v et a was much crowded by the friends of the P c o7 - el/ 11' c a e n e d di o n t a h s er in the case. persons, who were anxious to hear , , ... - - - MARLBOROUGH-STREE T ' not _ ASSAULT AT TILE QUEEN'S THEATFIE. -- "`" l ow i to e';ich was pl aci d before 3 / 1 - Bingham, charg e " a_ IV. • 4 aut i znigs It h rttraes, road. f i Us The co mplain a a on r: to t lo s n ta k t , ed, that on the p re ile ° rl w in ti g: ;.n ab th o the check he was the g a ' - e - ' 113° ,, i eutdte.pifugesnhsdted up ca i m nt e o up stairs, and fI A fee le 0 the gallery. *4 ,1101 b° afier he came down and said the le a d so had crowded that he could not see, 1;0. bbe nooe s sooner osaccordinglyoeer friends gott ha ngianhvent s h ai e liidui p h it ea , ,dhpeays, for dol_d_thgdoeirttbiat,e there, but be would go into the g allerY,'" o se c l og Witness then asked him to deliver uP J O/ . 1 00 which he had given him to the pit, and on ' e c jefo'd to esSO to do, w i tness refused to let bins pass- no obi t ei be persi ted i n go i ng up rtAirs and w i tne ss uso some force i n or d er to prevent d opa l ad was procee lin g d own sta i rs he turne i rons tbe fsco 00 a ness and struck him a viol( nt blow in s i s toliff; knocked hi m d own. Witness ca ll e d for ¢se to 0. some of the other check-takers having 0- d 20 0 " the prison er was g i ven into custody- was s tle • The di f , ndivit, who denied the charge,dayb or in default was committed for tuu tteell it 14-11 RAILWAY Li It b I„"AA pelf BRISTOL, JAN. 30. its fi lls ero' „ ins STOCK ExCIIANGE.- The market t ,33 4 -ta to - u'i r eth - 6 and prices are b etter. The trans action s sliS Great Western, Q uar t ers , 163/1 - Ditto dis.-Briutol and Exeter Thirds, 9 dis.,„, LIVER'FOOL, JAN- t °- 1 , 61 0 41 t '1111 0 6 11 . STOCK EXCHANGE.-Th e m arket was r j s . the tendency of price s h as b ee n downw 3 ' be rre, actions were as follow : -Bolton, Blac kburn, co w pes o 4 West Yorkshi r e (N o . 1), guaranteed 6 Pe r ßa t 1i ° 4 14 0 , Caledonian, 12% -Dit to , P re f erence , 8 ii", 11 r - Ditto, Quarters, 565. 3d. cum div* coil; d i to . Glasgow, 27 c.-L ancas hi re an d Yorkshirei io o, or 71. 11s. 3d.-Ditto, Fifths (West Biding Liverpool, Clith eroe , an d Sto c kport, 54 ' 1 54 North-Western, 115-Ditt o , N ew Quarter s, ht lu estrql‘ Fifths, 2% p.-Ditt o , Q uarters (C.), IN C*P* - d - P°'oetir" -Ditto, Halves, 23% 0 dis.-South-Eastern And, solidated (No. 3), 18 1 4 c.-York, NeWcal t n e ',s c• itt (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent till 18 „'"„" jOri e tbd MANCHESTER, JAN- yos ~ STOCK EXCHANGE.-1111t little bUSin7„, are li f j o ilos f ; o 4 our Stock Exchauge to-day; prices, Ilevi ev .: er e o °4o ie rth same as last quotations. The transactions " L oco' ifieo a l,;(l, Caledonian, 12t4--Ditto, Preference, 81 / 4 7,Sora r 5be w .01 Yorkshire, Quarters, 11 1 4 - London and h oter , iklch 116% - Ditto, New Quarters, 1 3 / 4 IN — 3l ",, rie bover and Lincolnshire, 4IA-South-Eastern 1 t °' Scrip, 6%. dal or BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 30 ', 9 of f STOCK Fot cirANOH.-The share market , 11' ,„bste,',, r etedilt day ; the only transactions were-I3irtnTe',.....P„" hampton, and Dudley (calls duly paid) 47 ' 'OW' and Birmingham (A), dis -South ' 6 l s trcr - Birmingham, New U nion , 28. fel 1 4 YORK, JAN. 2 9 . to , PittO STOCK EXCHANGE.-Th e t ran sections,,, z ,,P• follow :-York, N ewcas tl e , an d B erw ick, 1" E. Purchase), 3 ...---- °c the " ~..... .. ----- .pli. BIRTHS 00, if 0 On the 27th inst., at Chirk, Denbig r'' Captain E. Jones, of a son. ~.os ~, d ot , ; ,A. On the 27,h inst., in Albany - street, 9(l° L ae Nc ife of F. Lab!ache, Esq., of a Eon. ', t ftss e- ' iiii On the 27th inst., at the vicarage, Mar; 1":, ocie• t he - shire, the wife of the Rev. S. G. Scobell, or fia " it ater oc h On the 27th inst ., in a u ry . s tr , e t, BOW - - ;Of ''' of J. Worlied ge , E sq ., o f a son. rt..l 01 0 On the 26th inst., at; Hamilton-terra ce ' the wife of, G. E. Balleras, Esq., of a son. f ( 1°1 1) 91 MARRIED. Lon t- , o' )1 41 On the 26th inst., at Cripplegate Church, m oo L o yi Jane, eldest daughter of the Rev. T. 13* lit he pd Jan Crescent, Jewin-street, Jamaica. et, to John Palmer, Esq.' 06°1, GeOra ' lOO DO On the 28th inst., at Leamington priors, f pa ( son of the late Thomas Dick Lauder, W E ' ° Ate r ° o 1 hall, to Antoinette Amelia Barclay , eldest &ay , .1. y , Wilt l °, I V late J. Macpherson, 1 sq. A le ea ol On the .9th inst., at Bushey, Herts, Mr. P,..1. we l l a i t e e rn m el r l . l ri e , ut t p , , : t u ea a d ii , e. to Mary Anne, eldest da" - -__ 1.1641°' DIED. On the 24th inst., at Clifton, Lieutenant•CsF)te ,:tet _c if late of the 84th Regiment. . e c iatsle r On the Atli inst., at Payswater, Einni elin Aft $ A id the late Rev. Godfrey Wolley, rector of Ilsig- 'tr lie of Mutton Bushell , t crkshire. ' O4 a Kent-road, On the 27th inst., Mr. T. EPrce of Essto 3 .- bter inst. Louisa, ' 3. ' Charlton, Esq , Gr eve - roa d, , isle On the 28th ins'., Mrs. Mary Wild, widoW oOf row. Is'ington, aged :16. a RD or p ' St. JthoebnY's° - u s li vo g o e d s , a g e ddll - g o l f 9'°' eihrA : On the 29th inst., ag ed 73, Mr. James aln -- ' OW Basingball street. On the 28th inst., at Bristol, George A. 7. 11 .:(1• ,- e DM ° Lieutenant in her Majesty's 63d Reginien.+woo 04, _On the 27th inst., at Bath, Elizabeth, ta,! g e61 4 ,, , " 0 f L ...._ Rean, formerly of the Coldstream Guar:r!--- ~,10, a ----.....------- - - yo ga l id London t Printed and Published by 5165- o D( l 6 s ; ' ' lllil No. 112, Strand, &rand, in the Precinct of the Savor. " Kiddleaez, Thursday, jowl 31, 185' , ' THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3l, 1850