The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-07 00:00:00

Vittra V.'4, I Won SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. BRIGHTON RACES. (THIS DAY.-BY EXPRESS). The Trial Stakes. The Moor Buscot • -... The Marine Stakes. Catcdps ... Exeter .. Buckhound ... The Brighton Stakes. Fernh ill Minimum St. Rosilia ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The. House slt this morning at Twelve o'clock in the new chamber, the temporary roof of which has been considerably altered and improved since the last time the House sat in this chamber. The ceiling has been entirely remodelled, and the House now presents a more light and sightly appearance. The roof is constructed with thin deal planks, but it is only to be temporary, and when it is finally settled and approved of, the deal will be replaced with oak, so as to harmonise with the rest of the building. It is intended also to widen the side galleries, so as to increase the space devoted to Members; bat with all these changes and altera tions, there is still a disagreeable echo which greatly interferes with the hearing.' There is one sad defect in the position of the reporters gallery. It hangs too much over the Speaker's chair and the table, and when, a, Member of the Opposition, or a Minister is addressing the House, he is not visible is the gallery unless you look over. Therefore, while alterations are being Engle in the galleries, it would perhaps be not un advisable to ascertain, if the one appropriated to the press _ could not be thrown back and lowered with ad vantage. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords amendments to the Birkenhead Dock Trustees 'Bill were considered and_areed to. SECOND READINGS. The Earl of Glengarr's Estate Bill was read a second time and _ordered to be committed;. and On the motion of Mr. HAMILTON it was ordered that it be an instruction to the Committee- of Selection, that they have the power to appoint the first meeting of the Committee on the Earl of Glengall's Estate Bill for Thursday next. • Ori the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON it was ordered that the Duke of Buckingham's Estate Bill, as amended, be considered on Thursday. - DIVORCE BILLS. On the motion of Mr. BROTIIEBTON it was ordered that the Select Committee on Divorce Bills have leave to sit and proceed on Mr. 1-Tali's Divorce Bill upon Monday next (provided that the service of the Bill on Mr. Foley Ball, and notice of the Committee for that day, be proved) and to make their report forthwith. • •T -; , PETITIONS. Sir.R• INGLIS presented a petition from Glamorgan against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. , -HINDLEY presented petitions from Ashton and Manebister in favour of international arbitration. Mr.--W, BROWN' presented similar petitions from Stockport. Mr: SC HOLEFIELD presented petitions from Birm ingham in favour of the Friendly Societies Bill. Coloiiel THOMPSON presented petitions from Lan cashiresnii Cheshire praying fur the institution of arbi tration in the case of narinn,l disputes. RETURNS. Opt the motion of Mr. BRO MERTON the following reurnio were ordered :—lleatra of the number of days on which the House of Commons sat in the session 18:50, stating for each day, the date of the month, and the day of the week, the hour of meeting, and the hour of ad journment; and-the total number cf hours occupied in the: ,•ittings of -the House. and the average time; and' also showing the number of' hours on which the House sat each day, a-:d the number of hours after mid night; and the number of entries in each day's-vot.s and proteadings (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper Not 615, of Session 1849.. Return of the number of di vi=lens- in the session 1850; stating the subject of the division and the number of Members in the majority and minority, tellers included; also the aegregate number in the 'Jodie on each -division; distinguishing the divi• skew lon - public business from private, and also the number of . divisions before and after mid night ' (in - continuation of Parliamentary Paper Nee GM of Session 1849). Alphabetical list of —that - public , Bills which have been introduced into the House of Commons during the session 1840, stireng by wham intrcduced, or which have been brought fronethe House of Lords; the dates of their several stages in the House, and distinguishing those which have since become. law (in continuation of Par liamentary Paper, No: 617: of Session 1849). Return of the total number of Acts passed in each session since the year 1804; disiirguisieng the number if public, prirate . , - and l;revi and personal Acts, and the number relating to Great Britain, England, Scotland, and Inland, and those re! , :eingto the United Kingdom. THE SEWERS. Mr: MACKINNON postponed till to-morrow, in con sequence of the absence of the Noble Lord, asking the f Atowiegqueetions of the-Chief Commissioner of Sewers, of which he had given notice for today:—Whether it is not the fact, that five or more officers and attendants on tbis• House have of late been seriously indisposed by colaptuints such es usually arise from exhalations from drains or graveyards? Whether there is any objection to allow. no dram or cesspool to be tapped or cut through daring the present operations in Westminster unless ventilated in the manner introduced .by Dr. Reid ? Whether the Chief Commissioner has any objection to direct, that in all operations conducted in Westminster during the remainder of the session, an opportunity shbuld. be given to Dr. Reid to take such measures deemed requisite, to prevent such complaints as arose last night, from the impure atmosphere in the vicinity of this House.' liCYNCE OF MOTION-CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. S. CRAW - FORD give notice that on the motion fur the second reading of the Crime and Outrage (Ire land) Continuance Bill, he should move EL3 an amend ment that the Bill be real a :tecoad time that day three months.—(Hpar, he :r.) COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDERS BILL. Sir W. CLAY stared that it wa4 not his int-ntion to pfneeed further with this Bill in the present session, but that be should at an early period in the next introduce a similar measure'.—(Hear, bran) SAVINGS BANKS (DUBLIN). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER., in answ e r to a 'question cf the Lord May , r of Dublin, said that it was hot intention t> talze measures as soon as possible tor insti:utp g an inquiry relative to the depositors in the St. Peter's Parish Sivings' Birk, Caffe•street, Dublin. He could nut, however, state what course he shout i adopt on the subject next session. Mr. REYNOLDS then gave notice that he should bring the subject before the consideration . of the House at an ra-ly period next se,sinn. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this Bill; -Mr. HAMILTON, who bad charge of the Bill, an nounced his intentkn to accede to any amendments that might be proposed in Committee, though he had no hope of carrying the 13id through at this period of the session. The AT FORNEY GENERAL considered Bill objecti , nable beta ins pnociple and detail, and he should tberefoie move that it he n-ad a second time this day six months. It was con , tantly assumed that the sales under the Encumbered Estato s C..nareission had talcou place at an under value. Hid deliberate opinion was that no sales had taken place at an under value; and he stated that upon examination of every case in which it had been stated such under value had occurred. When so many years' purchase was talked of as the price, it was icapossible for Hon. M em b ers to k now what it was they were talking of, whether it was the nominal rental, or the sum of money w hi c h was actually received.—(Ucar, hear.) This was a s t ate o f t hi ngs which had arisen in Ireland, and which thi s Bill would tend to increase Nothing could be m ore i n j ur i ous to the social con. dition of Ireland than th at th ere s h ould be a reroie; of tenants of the land promising to pay a great deal more rent than the property was worth, the effect of which was simply to pauperise the tenants. That had existed to a very considerable extent, and with great advantage to the landlords. If the pro perty were let lor double its nominal value, the landlord came to borrow money on double the rent. Now the House would bear in mind that from the peculiar state of Ireland, and the smad nature of the tenures, it was by no means 'difficult to get a tenant to promise any amount of refit, providei he could be put in posses . sion of the land, The tenants were willing to live on the smallest possible amount of subsistence, end would, pay all the rest t i the lsnrllord. If a man took ln estate of, say, a thous )nd a year value, and if it was et fora thousands year, it would sell for a larger amount than it it was let for two thousand a year: He w o uld give an instance, in the case of a property in the county of Galway; it was sold at 2901. a year; it was lot on 4001. a year; and this was the consequence,—there were SO tenants on the land, and 400 in habitants, all of toem in a state of pau perism or insolvency. The arre Irs of rent die by that tenantry exceeded 3,0001.. which was more than tea years' value of the land. The net receipts for a series of several years did not amount to 1504 per annum. It was sold on a rent of 2904 a year; it had been let on 4001. a year. and for a great number of years the total receipts had bean 1501. It sold for 4,6504, or little more than ten years' purchase. But in point of fact it sold for 40 years' purchase on the net receipts.— (Elear.) Such cases as that occurred over and over again. He regretted to see a Bill of such a one-sided descrip tion as this.—(Hear, hear.) The landlords were alone considered in it, and the poor disregarded.—(Hear, hoar.) Look at the operation of the law of distress. Was there any clause in the Bill wh eh aid hat 'lhv bed of a cot tager should not be taken in distress for rent? None. He (the Attorney-General) submitted that that was a monstrous thing. He regretted that. this Bill k hould hate come down from the House of Lords, and above all, he regretted that it should have ecranated. from Irish landlords.—(Hear, and cheers.) shhinitted, therefere,, that the )3ill was altogether as c-i.jectintiable a one Ws - possibly be introduced.— (Hear, hear.) The principle of it was the encourage merit of landlords, who were to be enabled to make ex travagant claims, and thereby to pauperise the tenants located on their estates. (Hear, hear.) It eau been said that the most prejudicial result which could be arrived at was to leave the sale of property entirely in the hands of the Encumbered Estates Commissioners, but he thought they had wisely and pru dently carried out the powers entrusted to them. — (Hear.) He did not believe that any sales bad taken place without the instrumentality of the Court, and when Hon. Members talked about the enormous amount arising from them they should bear in mind the great extent of the country, and that seven or eight millions was the total amount of all the sales collected together under one head. If in this country all sales of property were accumulated and brought before one tribunal, they would be struck with their enormous magnitude. He did not believe that any estates had hitherto been sold under value, but, even if there had, it was his deliberate opinion that Parliament ought not to interfere, but should, on the contrary, allow the law to be carried into full effect, and such a course would ultimately prove beneficial not only to the landlords themselves, but to the whole inhabitants of the couutry.—(Hear,' hear.) The sth clause afforded an other proof of the real character of the Bill, for it pro ♦ided that in case any gentleman should have any land which was brought under the control of the Court, the Court should have power to give him protection from arrest in every suit which might be instituted against him. Now, a more monstrous principle than that was never suegested.— (Hear, hear.) A person might, for instance, have a hundred thousand pounds in the funds, and be guilty of the greatest possible degree of extravagance, but that clause rendered his arrest by creditors perfectly im possible. (Hear, hear.) He did not wish to detain the House any longer. He admitted he felt warmly on the subject, and earnestly trusted the House would not proceed to the second stage of the Bill. The Learned Gentleman concluded by moving that it be read a second time this .day three months. Mr. F. FRENCH confessed he had heard the speech of the Learned Attorney-General with very great sur prise. He had chosen to speak of the landlords of Ireland io an almost vituperative manner, but the statements which he had made were wholly and totally unfounded. The Learned Gentleman had stated that this was a species of one-aided legislation, brought forward for the purpose of advancing the interests of landlords, but a more unfounded or more incorrect statement was never made within or without the walls of Parliament. A de putation of Irish solicitors had stated that es- Wes had been prepared for sale under the En cumbered Estates Bill, the rental of which amounted to 625,000/., and the encumbrances upon them to 10,900,000 t, and he would ask how, under these circumstances, the landlords of those estates could in any way be interested in the result, except in a desire that their creditors should be fairly and honestly paid? It was on the part of the creditors, not the landlords, that he ventured to raise his voice against the Bill which had been introduced by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, the Attorney-General. Mr. SCULLY opposed the Bill. It enacted that an estate should be sold under the Encumbered Estates Act at less than 15 years' purchase, which would virtually nullify the Act, and enable the Irish landholder to set his creditors at defiance. The people of Ireland believed that the Encumbered Estates Act was a necessary law, and he warned the minority of the Irish Members in that House not to be too eager in seeking its abrogation. Mr. A. STAFFORD had come to the conclusion, after due deliberation, that the best policy Parliament could adopt was to allow the Encumbered Estates Act to pur sue its own course, and not shackle its operation by passing a Bill of this nature, which, in his opinion, con tained most dangerous clauses without the redeeming feature of one sa►utary provision. Colonel DUN NE looked upon the En cumbered Estates Act as a measure of con fiscation; and, therefore, he thought its opera tion should be as much as possible restricted. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman (the Attorney-General) proceeded on a fallacy is think ing that all the land in Ireland was over-rented. He (Colonel Dunne) did not object to the support of the poor, but be objected to that support being charged on only one class of the population. This was not at this moment so much a landlord's question as a creditor's question.—(Hear, hear.) He (Colonel Dunne) con tended that the fixing the value of an estate at so many years' purchase was infinitely preferable to leaving it to the caprice of any three Commissioners He did not think 'he House could have any better proof of the utter failure of the Encumbered Estates Commissio❑ than was furnished by the speech of the Hon. Gentleman (the Attorney-General) himself. Crime and outrage were not diminished and the destruction of property was apparent. Under these circumstances he (Colonel Dunne) would vote for the second reading of this Bill. Mr. BRIGHT said there ware four Bills which had come down from the House of Lords, of which this was one, the whole tendency of which was to have all that could be got by any means for the landlord, and to pay nothing on the part of the landlord that could be avoided. Those Bills were the Distress for Rent Bill, the Landlord and Tenant Bill, the Small Tenements Re covery Bill, and the Encumbered Estates Bill. In the whole of the three first of those Bills the object was to get rid of the occupier, or to seize that which the occupier bad to pay the rent of the landlord.—(Flear, hear.) With respect to the Encumbered Estates Bill, the promoters of that Bill assumed a value den of land made some years ago, which was very much higher than it ought to be at this day. He (Mr. Bright) contended that all the recent legislation of the House of Lords was most unjust itself, most in sulting to Ireland, and marked with all the animus which a large party in that House had constantly shown to Ireland. It was a spirit which tended to create dis cord between Ireland and England, and therefore the most unpatriotic and the most anti-national that could possibly be pursued.—( [Tear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. SOTHERON, Mr. NAPIER complained that there was no notice on the paper of to-day of the rejection of this Bill, and that rejection had taken him consequently by surprise. The question before the House simply was, was the principle of the Bill so vicious that the House ought to reject it on the second reading. He thought there was no justification whatever for the observations of the Attorney-General with reference to the object of the Bill and the nature of its provisions, and he should, therefore, give it his support. Mr. HATCHELL said he wished before the debate closed to advert to the observations which bad been made with reference to the Encumbered Estates Court. He believed that a better selection of Commissioners to carry out the objects and intentions, of the Act could not have been made. They were perfectly qualified, both pro fessionally and otherwise, for the duties of their office, and he had no doubt their ministrations would be such as to secure to them the confidence of every person coming in contact with them. Mr3PCULLAGH tendered his thanks to the Learned Attorney-General for having rescued the people of Ire land from the additional wrong just attempted to be in flicted upon them He agreed entirely with what had been said by the Hon. Member for Manchester, and he hoped the Learned Attorney-General would be as sin• core and pitriutic on other occasions as he was on this, and endeavour to prevent any fnud }iing committed by ' one particular class against another in that country. The amendment wag then agreed to without a division. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. Mr. BERNAL said, before the Haase went into Corn mitt..e on this Bill he wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was his intention to per severe with that part of the Bill which proceeded on the ex post 'ado principle, and prevented mutual assurance oc te(ies coming within the scope of the Bill taking life and fire as , urancea to a greater extent than they did at present; and also whether h- sought to deprive them of those other advantages which resulted in the non .bikty of shareholders beyond the amount of their re f pective shares? He saw no reason why the Hon. Gen tleman -ho b.. so imperative on those points. The CHANCELLOiI, of the EXCHEQUER did not consida what be proposed, to be ex post ,facto legisla lation, because all he had done up to the present time was, to leave the law in respect to such socie;ies precisely as he found it; but he did prop use to take away from certain societies privileges which they hitherto enjoyed, but which he thought it was never the intention of the Legislature to confer upon them, and which he did not think they ought t , ) retain. Tne House thea went into Committee on the Bill; Mr. BERNAL in the Chair. _ LONDON-3RIDGE APPROACHES FUND BILL The London- bri dge Approaches Fund Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. LAW FUND DUTIES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. _ _ _ TRANSFER OF LOANS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought in a Bill to facilitate the transfer of loans, for the improvement of landed property in Ireland, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER also brought in a Bill to vest in the Commissioners of public works in Ireland certain works and rights of the Lough Corrib Improvement Company, and to compensate such company for the same, which was read a first and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. The House then adjourned shortly before Six o'clock, to Twelve o'clock to-morrow. EXECUTION OF PEARSON FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. BOSTON, JULY 2S.—About one hundred persons witnessed the execution of Pearson, this morning. A large crowd was collected about the gaol, some of whom clambered on the roof of the adjoining house, and disturbed the last funeral exercises by their de moniacal shouts. Two well-dressed young ladies, before the prisoner left his cell, entered the gaol yard, ascended the gal lows, and inspected, with looks of curiosity, the im plements of execution. Several other females were admitted to the gaol yard, to witness the execution. While upon the scaffold, Pearson read his Bible with great apparent devotion, and when the cap was drawn over his face he appeared to be engaged in prayer. ile ascended the steps of the gallows with firmness, and as he walked upon the drop, gave a last look at the sun and the scene around him. He was hung at half-past ten o'clock, and made a full confession of his guilt. He died almost without a struggle. The following is the speech made by Pearson on the gallows : " I should like to say a few words. Be prepared to to die, my friends—seek salvation. This is the happiest death of any, if only prepared to die. I hope and trust in God, and that I am going to be with him in Heaven. I recommend you all to the Holy Word of God, and pray that we may all meet in heaven." The following is his own confession : "I wish to unburden my soul, and free my conscience of whatever I ought, with all my heart, and under the eye of my Maker, who will judge me soon. I declare as follows:—Truly, of the death of my wife, Martha B. Pearson, and of my two twin children, Sarah and Lydia. I confess that I myself alone took their lives on the morning of the 11th April, 1849, between the hours of two and four o'clock. This is the time, as nearly as I can recollect, and these are the principal circumstances :—On the 10th April, I drank ale to excess ; r went to my brother Henry's, in Brookfield-street, took an umbrella, kissed my daughter Melissa, told her I was going to Providence,and then parted. I went down Tremont-street and Temple-place toil club-house, and got a pack of cards; then I struck over to Providence depot and left them. I went to Boyleston-street and obtained a shoe• and knife at a shoemaker's, then obtained a vial of lau danum at an apothecary's; then I went to Merryman street and got a bottle of gin. I then went to the Lowell depot, and left in the cars for Wilmington, I think about six o'clock. When arriving at Wilmington, I asked when the cars left for Boston in the morning. Some one answered, 'and handed me a Pathfinder. I then left for my house, where my wife and two children were living. I went over through the wools, and, stu pified with liquor, got lost. It was a kind Providence to hold me back, not knowing where I was. When I got through I looked round for some time, and saw my barn. I saw a light in my house. I tapped on the window. 'Martha came and said, Who's there? ' Daniel,' I answered. She came to the door and let me in. I sat down, and she got me a cup of tea, and I took supper. Shortly after she retired; I sat up a little while by the stove, and th en went to bed with my wif e . I got up, went out, and re turned again to bed between two and four o'clock. I did the fatal deed afOr the first thrust, which I think did not wound her. Martha got the knife away from me, I know not how, and held it by the handle. It was hard to get it again, and in the dark I seized the blade in my bands, and, in wrenching it, split the handle and got the blade away from her. If the handle bad not been broken the deed might not have been accomplished. In doing the deed I cut my hands badly. I then overcame her, and in the struggle she cried out, Oh, Daniel, Daniel, don't murder me—murder! murder!' I pierced her in the neck; she then got on the floor from the bed; she then cried, Oh my God!' fell on the floor, and died. Ido not know how the pillow came under her. Sarah slept on the bed with my wife; she awoke and cried; I pierced her in the neck, and she died. Lydia awoke and crawled on the bed, saying something and laughing, I think. I put my hand en her head, and pierced her in the neck. After this la mentable deed wait finished, I said. ' How could I have done it.' Now, I acknowledge. as I have often and re peatedly, that Martha gave me no cause, neither in any manner or at any time to do this deed. I was not jealous of my wife; all her children, without doubt, were mine. She was a good woman, and deserved well of rue. I cannot tell why I did the deed, except that I was led away. Before leaving the house I kindled a light to dress by. I left my wife on . the floor, having put the knife in her hands—the children on the bed, the laudanum by her on the table, with the cards and notes, one of which I signed, intending to make the impression that Martha, after destroying the children, had committed suicide. When going out the back door I crossed the woods to a brook, and there washed my person of my wife's and children's blood. I then changed my shirt, which was torn in the struggle, and bloody. The blood on my clean shirt sleeve was my own blood. After wiping myself with the shirt which I took off, I rolled it up, carried it to Boston, and sunk it in the water just below the Providence depot." His body was taken to his native place, Wilming ton, the scene of the murder, for burial. He lost all hope of a reprieve after he heard the result in the case of Professor Webster.—New York Herald. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—At the opening of our market most parties felt a little uncertain as to what impression had been produced on others by the Ili bernia's advices, which appeared somewhat less unpro mising for the supply ot cotton than the previous ac counts. A degree of tameness was consequently observ able; and it seemed to be expected that the buoyancy of prices would hardly be maintained. As the day advanced, nowever, it became evident that there was ncthing like weakness in yarns ; and we are now closing with the most entire firmness at the full rates of last week. In some articles, indeed, the tendency is still up wards: among these, we may particularly notice pin ceps, which were extremely scarce, and also some kinds of warps, together with the lower counts of mule in the bundle. But the transactions had been on a limited scale at compared with those of this day week. The home buyers have proceeded with a caution which is strengthened by the increasing disadvantage of their position. The letters received from Germany show that the sympathy with oar rising market, which had begun to manifest itself iu so marked a imanner, has been checked by intelligence of the lull that occurred here l ast wee k but one; and, though this effect may b e c ounteracted by subsequent advices, the merchants in this place do not venters to operate on any such anticipation, bat strictly confine them selves to the execution of bona fide orders. There con tinues to be a went of snimeteen in goods; yet the ma nufacturers not only adhere firmly to their quotations, but, st.mulated by a rising yarn market, are rather her. dening in their demands. This department of our mar ket is in a most unsatisfactory state. No description of cloth can be sold at the prime cost of the day, and the consequence is a decided disposition among manufacturers to resort to a diminution of their production. We know of some instances in which this measure has been car ried out, The Greek merchants have letters to the 20th rend 21st ult. which state that a rather increased busCaless had been dune in goods and also in Tarns, at Constantinople, attended with a small advance in prices, which, however, would leave a loss upon the rates now prevailing in Manchester. Intelligence of the very extensive purchases of low printing cloths, in this market, after the settlement of affairs in Khorassan, had somewhat alarmed the dealers, and led to a considerable forcing 1 off of prints at low prices. It is expected, however, that later accounts from this country will produce a favour able effict on values, especially in conjunction with di minished imports. , ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The manufacturers have had ago o d demand instances, fortheir a pieces small advance -day, and in have pr obtained,ices. I n innumerous wool there is little or no change to report from that ot the preceding Monday. MAccLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have had many buy ers in the town during the week. There is evidently a scarcity of goods, and manufacturers are holding for higher prices, which it appears propable will bo obtained. The inquiry for thrown 'silks is more general ; an peraTrhe epound : raw considerable s iolkri somet orders a rk e t d advance in this article of from ls. 6d. to 2s. each Succeeding account them remunerative as the raw market elands. There e im s n criptions is required to make firmtiiec o p n o t s i i n ti e o n n t ; HALIFAX, SATURDAY,— The af t ri h nb e mt: m in a tsh rk ea e e t ny fr ne o rt m yinent reporting, tending T worstedto strengthen trade pri remains. ces. in deficiency of crop 4, and pretty much th e came ata excepts t reported t at; i r n , d v o a u n r e e l . a s t, l , 7h a e s ' t e as also d oes the yarn trade," that the merc h ants purchas e rat h er more free wool market i s a l so in ao similar a a condition, that the same words might be repeated without alteration. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—We have had active m ark the Cloth Halls, b o th on S aturday and to-d a y; b e u t t s 1 h a t chief business doing is t o or d er. Stocks areunusually low in the makers' hand s , an d prices are very firma. Business in the warehouses continue good, both for the shipping and home trade. Clauses from 1 to 6 inclusive were agreed to, with some slight verbal amendments. Clauses 7,8, 9, and 10 were also agreed to, with some few verbal amendments. Clause 11 Wiil3 struck out by consent. Clause 12 wan then agreed to. On clause 13 being put ropese of thedthat the word‘ n being ' lase h°lci sh M ou r ld .L be E o N mi E t tthe object ngto " prevent fri en dl y societies lending amendment securities. money on leasehold Strangers were ordered to withdraw, took place, an d we understood withdrawn.that the ame n d men t was Clause 13 as amended we further discussion. was agreed to, after some Clauses from 14 to 37 inclusive w some slight verbal amen d ments. were agre e d to, after The Chairman then reported resumed. progress, and t h e R ouse The Crime and Oatrage,,(freland) Continuance was ordered to be read a .second time to-morro w at twelve o'clock. STAMP DUTIES BILL. The Stamp Duties (No. 2) Bill was road a third tim e and pi.sed. MARLBOROUGH-HOUSE BILL. The Marlborough-house Bill was read a third time and passrd. ASSESSED TAXES CONIPOSITION BILL. The Assessed Taxes Composition Bill was read a third time and passed. ASSIZES (IRELAND) BILL. The Assizes (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. POLICE SUPERANNUATION FUND BILL. The Police Superannuation Fund Bill was read a third time and passed. LANDLUR , D AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL. The adjourned debsve on giirg into Committee on this Bill was postponed till to-moirow. CAN TERBURY SETTLE ,lENT LANDS BILL. I HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK. The Csaterbury Settlement Lands Bill was read a (From the Registrar-General's Return.) third time and passed. The mortality of London exhibits a continued disposi- GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. lion to increase. The deaths which, in the th ree proceed— The General Board of Health (No. 5) Bill was read ing weeks, were successively 781, 863, 898, rose in tlic a second time-and ordered to be committed. week ending last Saturday to 917. In the ten correspond— TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. ing weeks of 184 0-9 the lowest number of deaths oc-. The Turnpike Acts Continuance (No. 2) Bill was read . curred in 1841 and was 759; they rose in 1846 1,086, anl athird time and passed.. during the prevalence of cholera last year they 'Peril 1.967. The average of the ten corresponding weeks is 1,021, or augmented in the eetio of increase of popula tion 1,114; compared with which latter number the re- • turn of last week shows a decrease amounting to 197. Small•pex carried off last week 12 children and a man who bad turned 50 years, and had bean unsuccessfully vaccinated in his youth; measles was fatal in 11 cases; scarlatina in 20; 'looping cough in 18; croup in 6 ; thrush in 8 ; parpura in 2 ; infantile fever in 2 ; rheumatic fever in 3 ; typhus in 32. With the ex ception of measles and scarlatina, which now destroy not more than half the average number of lives, the epidemics mentioned show a fatality that differs little from the usual amount. The gradual increase of mortality that has been observed since the second week of July up to the present date, is due to the diarrhoea chiefly prevailing among children, which is known to attend this season of the year, and which, if the conclusion may be drawn from return of corresponding weeks of 1840-9, has immensely increased since 1845, and during later years has produced a mortality six fold the amount which was common in the earlier. Last week the deaths from diarrhoea were 136, of which 123 occurred amongst infants under three years; of these children not more than 17 had completed an existence in the world of twelve months. Ia the same week of 1846 there died 186 perons from diarrhoea, in that of 1847 the deaths were 111; in 1848 there were 141, and in 1849 179. Last week 11 fatal cases of a more or less severe form of cholera were recorded; six occurred amongst young persons, and five at more advanced ages. The folio eing, are the circum• stances in detail: —ln Chelsea, north-west sub-district, at 5, Regent-street, on 30th July, the wife of a labourer, aged 47 years, died of " disease of heart (several years), cholera, 22 hours." In St. Margaret, Westminster, at 2, Windsor-place, on 26th July, a labourer, out-pensioner of Chelsea College, aged 70, " purging (3 days), spas modic cholera (24 hours)". Mr. Needham remarks that " deceased bad lately been much overworked, was double ruptured, and frequently had relaxed bowels." In the same sub-district, at 26, Gloucester terrace, Vauxhall-bridge-road, on 2d August, the daughter of an engineer, aged 14 years, "cholera bilious (24 hours), delirium (12 hours)." She was of a bilious habit, and had a severe attack two years ago. In Marylebone, at 15, Harroweitreet, Lisson-grove, on Ist August, the son of a painter, aged 5 months, " diarr heel (3 days), cholera infantum (10 hours ) ." In St. John, Marylebone, at 2, Stamford-street, on the 26th July, the widow of a labourer, aged 60 years, " English cholera (48 hours)." In St. Pancras, at 99, Mary street, Hampstead-road, on the 31st July. the daughter of a chocolate maker, aged 7 months, " cholera infantum (7 days, phrenitis (2 days)." At 15, Tindall's-buildings, Gray's Inn-lane, on 31st July, the son of a labourer, aged 1 year, "cholera (3 days)." In Clerkenwell, at 15, Arlington-street, on 30th July, the daughter of a carpenter, aged 4 months, " English cholera (32 hours)." At 3, Pigeon-court, Houndsditch, on 30th July, the son of a clothes dealer (deceased), aged 1 year, " choleraic diarrheas (20 hours)." Mr. Spencer states that," this and other two houses, which are situated in a small, confined court, contain two rooms each, without ventilation at the back, and are confined by a high wall on either side. The mother of deceased was twice severely attacked with cholera last autumn." In West London, at 25, Plough court, St. Andrews, on 28th July, a potinaker, aged 51 years, " bilious cholera (3 days)." In Southwark, London-road subdistrict, at 10, Charles-street, on 2d August, a printer aged 56, "cholera (1 week) congestion of the brain." In a considerable propor tion of cases in the above list, the terms of the medical certificates, the ages of the patients, or the duration of their sufferings, seem to indicate only the common form of the disease. Against the 11 deaths from cholera last week it is necessary to state that there were 12 in the corresponding week of 1844, 23 in that of 1846, 926 in that of 1849. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. . NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 3, 1850. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... *277 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 40 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 174 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 99 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 38 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... 70 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... 61 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c 10 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... 7 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 11 Diseases of the Skin, 8:c. ... 3 Malformations... ... ... 3 Premature Birth ... ..• Atrophy ... ... 34 ... ... ••• ... ... ..• 32 Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ... 30 Sudden ... ... .•• ••• ••• ••• 2 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ... 26 Causes not specified ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 0 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 917 Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated, sponding week in the 1841. of 1849, Week. West Districts... 301,189 . . 205 ... 119 North Districts.. 376,568 .. 227 ... 190 Central Districts 374,199 ... 265 ... 166 East Districts ... 393,067 ... 332 ... 194 South Districts.. 503,346 ... 93 8 ... 248 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,967 ... 917 Males 462 Females ... ... ... ... 455 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ••• ... ... 772 Females ... See ... 000 712 Total ... -.1,484 *ln this number are included 20 by Scarlatina, 32 by Typhus Fever, 136 by Diarrhoea, and 11 by Cholera. THE ENGLISH MAIL PACKETS AND THE SPANISH COAST GUARDS. The English mail packets are continually getting into squabbles with the Peninsular authorities. Per haps there is a little too much hauteur observed on board these packets to foreign authorities, and perhaps a consciousness of inferiority on the part. of the latter induces them to trespass on the indifference and con tempt with which their pretensions are treated by the former. On the 25th ult., when the Iberia mail packet had left Cadiz on her homeward voyage, and was steering for Cape St. Vincent, several apparently small fishing vessels were steering for the land, when from one of them a blank musket cartridge was fired, which went a head of the Iberia. The vessel from which it was fired immediately wore round and fired a ball cartridge over the steamer. She had no pendant flying, but just as she fired the ball cartridge she ran up a Spanish ensign. She was on the starboard of-the Iberia, which had, of urs e, as a mail packet, a pendant flying. The steamer took not the slight es t not i ce of t h e firing, but co stood on her course. When the vessel was abaft the starboard quarter of the Iberia, however, she fired a 6-pounder at the latter, which liaised jest over the head of the helmsman, and did some damage to the rigging. Capt. Burney, commander o f t h e I ber i a, now thought it was time to resent this insult, and immediately wore round and fully intended to run the vessels down. As the Iberia approached Capt. Burney hoisted his colours and demanded the reason for the firing. About thirty men were now remarked armed with cutlasses and loading muskets on board the vessel, and who s ee i ng the Iberia app roac h l ow ered their bulwarks, and appeared as if preparing to board, The noise of several on board the vessel speaking to atethei, and of the steam blowing off on board the steamer prevented the reply from being heard or understood. The Iberia had not a shot on board, and Captain Burney kept steami ng roun d th e coast guard vessel—for such the warlike craft turned out to be—and narrowing the circle every circuit he made. Now came the fun. Tne coast guard crew, seeing the steamer getting closer and closer, and knowing that the Ib er i a, by running her bow into their vessel, could drive her to the bottom i n a moment, began to be alarmed, and appeared as much frightened as if a boa constrictor were gradu ally attracting and approaching them. Capt. Burney, when quite close to the coast-guard 'crew, threatened to run them down if they fired another shot. After pausing for a reply the Iberia steamed ahead. Capt. Burney is described as a religious and kind hearted man, and he stated that he oily refrained from running the vessel down to avoid hurrying the poor men on board of her into eternity. Our Consul at Cadiz has been written to, and the matter has been reported to the Admiralty. It will end, no doubt, as all these thi ngs d o, i n the commander of the coas t guard being re p r i man d e d o r dismissed by the Spani s h authorities. A GIRL IMPALED —On Saturday week last, Mr. William Parker, living in Red Bank, Manchester, was alarmed by hearing screams in front of his house. Fie im mediately ran out and found a girl about eleven years old, hanging head downwards on some iron railings in front of one of the adjoining houses; the girl's body was on the in side of the railings. With the assista n c e of another man the poor creature was lifted down, and taten to the Royal Infirmary; she bled freely. On being examined, it was fow.id_ that she had sustained a laceration in the upper part of the right thigh. The wound was nct considered a severe one, but irritative fever was produced, and this caused death is the course of Monday. On Tuesday an inquest was held on the body; when Mr. Parker stated that the railings upon which he found the deceased han4ing were in all respects such as were ordinarily }laced before houses. A small kite had caught against the front of the house, and the deceased appeared to have slipped while endeavouring to free it. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 6. BOROUGH GAOLS BILL. OD the motion of Lord BEAUMONT, this Bill passed thrc ugh Committee. FEES COURT OF COMM ON PLEAS. This B i ll wrs read a second tim e . P RIVALEGE.—JUDICIAL BUSINE SS OF THE Lard B HOUSE. ROUGHAM rose to draw their Lordships' a ttention to a v i o l ent an d s landerous attack ma d e o n the HmanTaer of c on d uct i ng t h e j u dicial proceedings in that ouse, a n d a more unjust i f i a bl e an d indecent attack had never b een made on an co urt of justice. It was one thing to et,m m y ant even with scurr ility upon the proceedings of that use tu its po liti ca l capacity, but another thingtHo to comment on their proceedings a s a court of . justice. This last course tended to bring the It ' fin " itl ' st cutiQn of justice-into contnapt. Stoll an attack ~~~ upon the Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, or Chancery, would subject the off-erfier to condign punish ment, and surely those who were guilty of such an attack on a court superior to them all should subject the offender to the punishment of imprisonment and fine. For some weeks pa.t he had sat with other Noble Friends, he being the only law Lord, to dispose of appeals. The ignorance of the person making these attacks was in conceivable. That person said that he (Lord Brougham) had only so sat since his Noble Friend had held the Great Seal; such was not the case; he had heard these causes during the time the Great Seal was in com mission, and he had dispose 1 of several most important cases; he had sat until five o'clock and not risen at tour, and this was of great importance to suitors, because if a cause could be finished by sitting an addi tional hour the suitor was saved the expense of re freshers and of additional fees, which would have had to be paid if the cause had been adjourned to the next day. He had on every occasion heard all that could be urged. He had also sat on Wednes days and Saturdays, his object being to cut down the arrenr before the rising of Parliament. He had suc ceeded is that object. He had disposed of every cause except one, which stood far to-morrow; and he had given juclgmAlt in every one, and he warned his Noble Friend on the Woolsack, who would hereafter preside over those appeals, against the bad habit of post poning the judgment until some of the circumstances of the case and the impression of the arguments should have been effaced from the mind.—(Hear, hear.) He considered it was the b)unden duty of every judge to as short a period as possible elapse between the hearing of the argument and giving judgment, In tour cases brought before their Lordships on appeal the decisions had been reversed, in the others they had been affirmed ; and he would engage to say that the profession was sa tisfied with his decisions. He should not read the ribaldry or the attacks on his character, which he de spised, but he would take the assertions; first of all, it was said that it had never been heard of that a single'law Lord, who was not a judge, had sat to hear appeals until his Noble Friend (Lord Truro) had been appointed to the Woolsack. Why, it had taken place in 1835. It was very true that ass Irish demagogue, who had fastened a quarrel on him, had interposed to prevent him from . presiding during the time the Great Seal was in commission, and his Noble Friend the Earl of Shaftesbury had in consequence come down and pre sided, he (Lord Brougham) sitting in his place and deciding, and the only consequence of that interference of the Irish demagogue was, that counsel standing at the bar were obliged to twist their necks in order to address him in his place. (The Noble and Learned Lord then proceeded to read portions of the article in the Daily News to which he wished to direct the attention of the House.) He denied that any remonstrance had been presented by the Bar to the Lord Chancellor against his (Lord Brougham's) sitting in the House of Peers to hear appeals. lie declared that there was no shadow of foundation for these assertions, and that they were the reverse of the truth. No remon strance from the Bar would prevent him from performing his duty, but he should be surprised to hear that for the first time there had been a vote of want of confidence by the Barin his learning and_honour. The LORI) CHANCELLOR regretted exceedingly this attack which had been made on his Noble and Learned Friend for the very valuable services which he had rendered to the country by disposing of the appals. In consequence of the illness of Lord Cottenham, and of the Vice-Chancellor of Eng land and Vice-Chancellor Wigram, the business had aceumulmed to such an extent that he could not have disposed of them, had not his Noble Friend presided in this House. There had been no communica tion made to him from the Bar with regard to the manner in which his Noble Friend had discharged his duty, and the only c mmunication he had received from an individual member of the Bar was to express his high satisfaction at the judgments of his Noble and Learne 1 Friend. He thought these attacks emanated from some personal enemy, and were only worthy of contempt, for his Noble and Learned Friend had presided here too often to be affected by them. If they were often repeated it might be worth while to notice them, but an isolated tvtack of this sort should be treated with contempt. The country and their Lordships were under the greatest obligations to his Noble and Learned Friend for having completely got rid of these arrears.—(Hear.) The Duke of WELLINGTON thought the House was under the greatest obligation to his Noble and Learned Friend for the great activity he had exhibited in getting rid of the accumulation of arrears, and he thought his Noble and Learned Friend was right in drawing the attention of the . House to these f ou l lib e l s i n th e a d m i n i s t ra ti on o f justice by this House. If by any chance there should have been error in any of the decisions pronounced by his Noble and Learned Friend, he was much mistaken if there were not many in that House capable of discover ing what was wrong; and, until errors were discovered, the House was bound to look on his decisions as satis factory. He hoped the Noble Lord would not withdraw himself from aiding in the judicial business of the House on account of attacks like these. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said it was almost unnecessary for him to say anything, but he certainly felt bound to express his concurrence in the remarks of the Noble Duke, and must bear his testimony t o the services rendered to the House by the Noble and Learned Lord, who devoted his time, talents, and experience to sustain the dignity and character of the judgments of that House.—(Hear.) He was unacquainted with the article in quesqon, and with the particular merits of the cases on which his Noble and Learned Friend had been called on to decide; nevertheless, he felt a deep convic tion that the judgments which he had pronounced on those appeals being open to those Members of the House who, as the Noble Duke had said, were most competent to discover error, must, until errors were pointed out, be assumed as correct. He thought the public derived great benefit from the cervices of the Noble and Learned Lord, and, therefore, it was not necessary to pursue this matter further. The orders of the day were then proceeded with. SMALL TENEMENTS RATING BILL. Upon the motion that the Bill be read a third time, The Earl of HARDWICKE moved that it be read a third time that day six mouths. The motion was subsequently withdrawn. The Bill was read a thud time and passed. On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, the Adminis tration of Justice (in Court of Chancery) Acts Continu ance Bill was read a third, time and passed. Lord BROUGHAM then gave notice of his intention, on Thursday next, to call the attention of the House to the state of the criminal law. PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL. The Commons' amendments to this Bill were brought up to be considered. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he would pro ceed to call their Lordships' attention to the amend ments made by the other House on a Bill which had been much discussed by their Lordships, and which had been sent up for adoption by their Lordships. He would shortly state the amendments made by their Lordships, to which the other House had agreed. The first was to exclude any fraudulent occupier from voting under this 'Bill, by requiring occupation for a given period. They also had agree.] to the omission of the clause enabling joint cc cupierq to vote. Their Lordships thought that the qualifi• cation should be 151. The House of C JEOMOUS had sent this Bill up with an amendment, substituting a 121. quali fication for that of 151. as proposed by their Lordships. He wished a Bill to pass which should do sway with all cause of ferment in Ireland. It was by a representative Government alone that any part of the kingdom could remain happy and contented, and he therefore hoped their Lordships would not so nullify the effect of the franchise, by Making it so high as to exclude any large portion of the people. If they did so, they would find unconstitutional modes of expressing their opinion, which might be attended with great danger.—(hear, hear.) That was therefore an amendment to which he earnestly entreated their Lordships to assent. There was another amendment restoring the clause by which the clerks of the peace were required to record the names of all per sons entitled to be upon the register, and also to record all their votes. There was another amendment as to dates. The remainining a amendments were of no particular con sequence, and en reating an approval of the amendments to which he had particularly alluded, be left them for their Lordships' consideration. Lord STANLEY said he did not intend again to re open the whole question, which had been very fully dis cussed. He had heard with some surprise the amend ments of. the other House enumerated by the Noble Lord. They did hot appear to him to be of a very ma terial or important nature.' He contended that the per soffs holding property should be bona-fide occupants, else they should not be entitled to a vote. He explained on a former occasion to the Noble Marquis (the Marquis of Lansdowne) that his motive for the rejection of the clause relative to the joint occupier was because he knew that there were several consequential .clauses dependent upon it which could not be entertained. Now he should again raise the same objection against the amendment of the House of Commons, which went so far as to reduce the joint occupier's assessed rate from 121. to U. There were two other points which had been already discussed by their Lordships and car ried by a majority. This the House of Commons wished by their vote to rescind; the one was the assessed rate of 15/., the other was the self-acting registration clause. He, therefore, hoped, that their Lordships would adhere to their former decision, and not by any means reject the rating of 151., particularly as they considered that it should be the lowest rate of qualification that could be beneficial to the people 'of :Ireland, for it would properly balance the poiser that'exifted between the proprietors of land and the numerical Strength of the lower classes. He argued that the amount of 15/. was what the consti tuency of that country required, as it would include per sons who lived in the neighbourhood of towns, though not possessing more than four acres. He feared that in the result of those amendments being carried by their Lordships that neither intelligence nor property would be consulted, but the numerical mass of illiterate and unenlightened, and that consequently property would be overbalanced by numbers. He contended that the present question was one of degree and not of principle, and he felt it his duty, consequently, to offer every opposition in his power to it. It was well known that the constituency of Ireland had fallen very low, owing, as their Lordships knew, to several causes, and this telling off was more especially illustrated in the county Mayo, where, at the last election, there were not more than 230 voters who polled, though he was well informed there were a great number of electors at that time in the county, many of whom were prevented from recording their votes through the instrument a lity of the priests. It was well k nown t h at neither the question of y foreign or domestic P oli cy, nor that of an diffarence be tweets England and I re l an d , nor of free-trad e policy, en gag( d the attention of the people, but a stern opposition to the landlords, and that actuated by the priesthood of that country, which he pronounced to be most scandalous. In a word, he felt assured that the Hon. Gentleman who was returned obtained his seat, not by the property or intelligence, but by the dictation of the Roman Catholic Arcabi,hop and his clergy. Tale he considered to be a question which required the due deliberation of their Lordships—this was a case where one step taken in the wrong direction would prove to be irretrievable. He argued that the Noble Marquis was not correct in his calculation, in which he comp treil the number of voters in England, Scotland, and Wales, with that of Ireland ; and should his project, and that of the Government in the House of Commons be carried out, be feared that it would throw greater influence and power into the hands of the lower classes of the people of Ireland than that pos sessed by the people of any of the other three countries to which he had already alluded. He was fully assured that of the 25,000 tenantry in the county of Mayo, there were over 40,000 who were not rated at more than Si. He hoped that if their Lordships had any, judgment (and that he felt assured they had) they would adhere to their former decision, and uphold the 151. rating. He should next say that he was astonished that the Noble Marquis, who had so strenuously opposed the 81. rating on the joint occupiers, should now have altered his opinion, and acquiesced with the opinion of Government in the House of Commons, in opposition to his own avowed opinion in that House, for he felt assured that the 8/. clause see lid not be sufficient, and that nothing but the 124 clause would answer the object of the Bill. He would next allude to the compulsory clause, for it we.s most unjust that persons who wished as attend to their re spective business should be coerced to register, and thus be exposed to the anger and animosity either of their landlords or their priests. Collis? anything be more harassing or objectionable than that the lower classes should be coerced to put their names on the registry, which must necessarily interfere with the influence, in telligence, and the respectability of the country; yet, at the same time, he should admit that there was a dif. ference of opinion on this question in Ireland, and he should say, that on this compulsory question, as well as the other, that their Lordships should strictly adhere to their former opinion. In a word, he thought that it would be better to uphold the old system rather than adopt so pernicious a measure as that suggested by the House of Commons.—(Hear.) The Marquis of CLANRICARDE was of a totally different opinion with the Noble Lord (Stanley) as to the effect of the working of this measure in Ireland. the believed it was the only way in which they would obtain a representative system commensurate with the population and property of Ireland. The question was really, not whether there should be a franchise founded upon a 121. or a 15/. qualification, but whether they should have such a constituency as would fairly repre sent the people of Ireland. He contended that the amendment of the Noble Lord would be the ruin of the landed property of Ireland. As the 104 franchise was the ruin of what was called the squirearchy, so the raising the qualification to 15/. now would throw the re presentation into the hands of the small traders and shopkeepers. The Noble Lord had referred to the Mayo election in terms that the circumstances of that election did not warrant; but he begged to remind the Noble Lord that so far from there being no principle in volved, the candidate who was returned for the Mayo constituency was one who declared himself in favour of free trade, while his opponent was an advocate of what was called the protective system. He did not deny that efforts were made to prevent some of the electors of Mayo from recording their votes, but that was an argu ment in favour of the enlargement of the constituency, in which case such an event could not arise. He hoped their Lordships would not adopt an amendment which would have the effect of improperly narrowing the constituency of Ireland. lie was satisfied that a better proposition, or one more in accordance with tree insti tutions, had never been submitted to that House. He was surprised that the intelligence and judg ment of the Noble Lord did not satisfy him that the measure before the House was the best that could be devised for conferring a suitable constituency upon Ire land, and would give his vote in favour of the restora tion of the 12/. quaiiticaiion. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the 124 franchise, Present Proxies „, ... 70-126 For the 154 franchise, Present Proxies 52 —ll4 Majority for the 121. franchise The Earl of DESART then rose and moved the rejec tion of the Commons' amendment making the regkra don self-acting. He could not, consistently nith his sense of duty, concur in the amendment, fur he regarded it as little short of persecution to the voter. He should be sorry to see their Lordships' reverse a decision at which they had arrived by a largo majority, without any change of circumstances in the interval, and could not help thinking that the result of such a course would be to inflict a heavy blow and great discouragement to those hopes with which Ireland was beginning to regard their Lordships House. He regretted to see the Government so prone to yield to agitation, or rather to apprehended agitation, for the result of such a course had always been to encourage the evil which it sought to repress. Lord STANLEY advised his Noble Friend not to divide the House, although he remained quite uncon vinced by the arguments which had been urged against their Lordships' previous decision, and believed that by reversing that decision they would be introducing a dangerous principle, which was capable of being extended with equally mischievous effoct to England. But when he recollected that among those Noble Lords who were present the same opinion prevailed as when their last vote was given on this point; when he recollected that the majority of their Lordships who were in favour of insisting on their own amendments had been more than counterbalanced by the large majority of proxies—(Hear, hear)—when ho remembered, also, that that majority, however powerful might be the argu ments used, was incapable of being affected by any dis cussion, for the "litera scripta wanet" ho felt that it would be a mere waste of their Lordships' time to trouble them again. If it depended, indeed, on those who were present and were willing to hear arguments, he would have no fear for the result, and would request his Noble Friend to persist in his motion. But as he presumed the Government would take the very convenient course of sheltering themselves from an adverse majority by calling forth their proxies, he would suggest to his Noble Friend that he would he unnecessarily taking up their Lordships' time by calling on them to divide. On a former occasion he had commented upon a majority si milarly obtained, and it had been said over and over again that he desired to deprive their Lordships of the right of voting by proxy. He desired no such thing. He desired to maintain that right—(Hear, hear)—but he must say there never had been any Government so much indebted as the present to that means of obtaining a majority; and, however convenient or necessary it might be, he hardly thought it satisfactory that the Go vernment should continually depend on such means of reversing the opinion of those present.—(llear.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, of course the Noble Lord would take that course which he thought best adapted to secure his own objects, but he (the Mar quis of Lansdowne) could hardly be expected to facili tate them. He would certainly call for proxies, being convinced that in doing so he was following a perfectly legitimate course, and one to which the Noble Lord bad himself resorted before now. Lord STANLEY—I never called for them when I was in a minority. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that if the Noble Lord would search the journals be would tind that his (the Marquis of Lansdowne'e) impression was correct. However that might be, he maintained that if ever there was a question upon which voting by proxy might be held to indicate a distinct opinion it was this, for the subject had been before the public for three months. It hid been agitated both in that and the other House of Parliament, and the nature of the amendments intro duced by the other House was perfectly well known. Of course the Noble Lord could divide the House if he thought proper, and if he thought he would thereby gala s single vote he would advise him to do so. The Earl of DESART was understood to withdraw his amendment, and the Commons' amendments were agreed to. The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and Their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 6. The House met again at Six o'clock. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER an nounced that the sitting would be held in the New Douse to-morrow (this day) at twelve o'clock. Some altera tions had been made in the ceiling, which it was expected would cure the defective bearing. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY presented a petition from a place in Shropshire, against the admission of the Jews to Parliament. Sir G. PECHELL presented twenty petitions from Brighton, praying that such laws may be enacted as will leave every religious community self-supported, and to apply to the relief of the national burdens what. ever public property is now devoted t) spiritual pur poses, and iu particular that of the Irish Church Esta blishment. Sir H. INGLIS put a question with reference to the precedence of Roman Catholic clergy over the clergy of the Established Church, in certain of the colonies. He wished to know whether such precedence had the sanc tion of her Majesty's Government. Mr. HAWES was not aware until that moment of the direction which the Right Hon. Baronet's question would take. The papers on the table of the House contained all the information on the subject he could give. . A cir cular, addressed by the Colonial-office to governors of colonies, provided that. The Roman Catholic priests should be recognised h;y the titles of ecclesiastical dig nity they bore. As to the question of precedence, such recognition did not involve the right of prece dence. The question of precedence was governed by different rules. Sir H. INGLIS said he should call the attention of the House to the latter part of the answer at an early period next session. EXHIBITION OF 1851. In reply to a question from Colonel SII3THORP, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER 4ald the report of an advance of 14,000/. made by Govern ment towards the exhibition was a total mistake. He declined to give any agsistance to the exhibition. IRISH MAILS. _ _ Mr. REYNOLDS called the attention of the House to the great public inconvenience caused by the present mode of transmitting the mails from. London to Dublin. The Right Hon. Gentleman said the time required to perform this service was seventeen hours and a half, whereas, according to the system he advocated, the ser vice could he performed in fourteen hours and a half. The Hon. Member went into a statement of the mode of arrangement he proposed to adopt with respect to the time of starting of the trains and the steam•boats from London to Holyhead, and showed that the time which would be occupied by the adoption of bis plan, except in cases of stormy weather, would be less by three hours than the time required at present. lie hoped this matter would receive due attention from Government. Fie -----.------'- ..----- b, , gged to ~. move for a copy of regulations on the of the Mad ..i. ion Aar, LEWIS said lie would admit that tbe quot . wf!ti one of pecuniary expense, but he could not admit that the pre s ent system, which had been adopted after careful consideration, was defective. He was not pre. pared to express any opinion at present, but the quo' ;ion should have full consideration by the Po/it-ofice subject a to u r A t t h l hw o r. ri i t li t i h ' e l s r E em N e C d l i f ed w . as of opinion that the eelaY which ca was ocsiont.d at Chester with the mails oug ht to be .. Mr.COWPER explained the causeof the delay, wh ich _ ornßern...ACliA MemberLL ( t A t l o r u . g i l t i e t y i b t v a mt p ha p ej ear e d was to a considerable extent unavoidable., . was practicable, and ought to be carried into effect. Mr but it s A T N vA, L ap E s Fe Y no s i a ta i ib d )s the di d anomaly oitra iwilya s. inconveniencenlovtlisollfnioeiti only ts e hhi eni p pe r sgo e n s o : tbb n el t ee arrangement was very great. h i e A n l t r , .. gLi. L: o r rud d o. a Ld t iae t : h ,t e oeyr, l lttiley o o n f th th e e "grrroenaseudr3o•fwrasspid commuoras tntemidriel)teration practicable, ion, the underlings of the Government were c utting 0 6 Eughind and from • coo' Lion of - e„pense should never be a conti,ieration In _ nexion with the rapidity of comniunication between ri that of a letter. Colonel CUATTERTON said there were four be, thirteen hours between the arrival of a i ll d li: feet in that particular. The quet!. It t 0 . d lost between Dahlia and the south of Ireland. passenger Lilo ;t The motion was then agreed to. ` • EX' On the motion of the CHANCELLORin f e r o c' CHEQUER, leave was given to bring Jim tne Chester and Holyhead Railway Com Poll. r( of the payment of 200,0001. towards the construction. _ Holyhead Harbour, and to amend the Acts relstivs thereto. The National Gallery (Edinburgh) Bill Ivo l ead 16 third time and passed. MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELANon D) 13 ,, 1 101 The House went into Committee the Ale Charities (Ireland) Bill. On clause 10, r wid s Mr. HAMILTON proposed, as an nmendmen' t" 9, g to' reference to the appointment of medi cal officers' sertion of the worts " duly qualified by law. 110 After a short discussion the Committee divided . numbers were - -.he ..• 15 For the amendment Against i m t ajority ..- 3.--261 ••• ... ... ••• - clause ... e ii. The clause was then - agreed to, as clans On clause 12, aug ht to Mr. HAMILTON said he thought the Bill ° a t; re. be confined to dispensaries, and that all the oinitGe• lating to infirmaries ought to be struck out• If the ro' verument did not consent to that course, be ° , 13 ; „ °11 ,,, cl oC h „ e pnee to alter the clause so as to give an °1?"" D t at'i li ° governors cf infirmaries, and other institutionoA r .tle property, to say whether they would coma t irl-e operation of the Act or not. fro ged 5 ° Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the Bill was '„, - , i jd o ° ' at to include all the medical charities, and be lc ga rielli consent to cocaine its provisions entirely to disP,, e ; fel Ilr. A. STAFFORD suggested that, as 50,°",,„-e. the small number of Irish Members were is attent`iipte' Bill ought to be postponed till next session.l,ll.:o Wit sent state of the House the Government bad 1, " bo own way. Valle An HON. MEMBER then moved that the '`."-. , counted; being but forty Members present, tote°' Mr. HAMILTON moved the amendment shece° on which the Committee divided— 6 For the amendment ••• 35 . Against it . ." „,21 • ••• ... ... ' sill 11°5. Msjority Sir R. FERGUSON proposed to include 0 14 , • 10 ° ' pitals in Dublin in the clause Mr. REYNOLDS trusted 'these hospitals feu fo be placed under the provisions of the Bill. u did Mr. HAMILTON also objected to the itlcl the these hospitals. og el ) i. Sort . SOMERVILLE promised, in h os ail!, bring l hal repo more a clause giving a power to I f t jia m tals to place themselves under the provisions ' 9 to if they thought fit. 4,/00144.01 An amendment, proposed by Mr. NA ko: flosP l ' d except St. Mark's oohthAlmic Hospital and tu e c ious e - of Incurables, having been agreed 0, Ille amended was agreed to. Clauses 13 to 31 were agreed to. 0 0 Oa clause 32, , A r ia)l o , ill Sir R. FERGUSON thought it was oe' e OP report connected with Ireland should be p r-ie i the be inning of the year. . _ f a , . L A ttw zn a 0 1 Sir W. SOMERVILLE agreed to In s ntot'" st "March," instead of " August," for the p rese oli de t o , the reports. The chtu-e woul, therefore, P f r , if ril l ipi they should be presented in March each Y eti „,"edgg °. merit was then sitting; or if not, within six - e at f id ni 3 r t li w am er e e n a t. greed to. nex c t la m n e s, e s tin 3 g 3 , eal . I. A On clan.. 35, ras el" Mr. REYNOLDS proposed to add the Wenootrafeio cal officer and medical practitioner shall be c d " phi s l o ol , extend to and include any legally-gus ii " a . 1 of J .r ., - 100 ° ' surgeon, or apothecary." The apotheca ries io who were very diff!rent to what they wereody ef th o/ were a most important and respectable of There were not less than about 2,000 Pe r o s bysic c i° lllo° profession, and nearly half of them wer e `,,ey ch i P re :f surgeons. By the prese n t Bill a great ta i ,,,e6t l - !p, gentitmen would be excl u d e d from th e n pfees for posed to confer on oth er b ranc h es of tbelbicb be 1/I°,' tiey refused the in s erti on o f t h e war& ,4,,t0b 5 ,",, P; c g o '3 e s d te e d d t i o n re h a i d s a ern dOc n u d m m e e i l :t t. ema l c 'h at e inTf rre. e a t e caries' Hall of Dublin, in w hich the P a " e ttre r . :t0 to be given to the Commissioners was ce ",, s atb'i just and injurious, and it went at some l e- h .. ,.. ) ,iti° - cetails of such parts of the Bill as h; t :pre,r, 0 0 i; oljeotionabl2. It might be said that "' - 1 to would go to make the apothecaries ecl ll l aitf: o iS (3 ; ns; various Acts of Parliament Po se od '"hf fully recognised tbe rank of apothecaries; ( 7 00 0 01 s , ven statutes which he held in his ba rl u ,' 13 , (erring to which he would not then troan'lsiol",,lit the apothecary had been named after the P ro 0 0, ,i0r surgeon as eligible to certain offices. 11) „.bt $ b li e s 01 e fair play in that matter; and be tho is tie" d a m, : els o in e t cin h r. oee e n : vet a al. r dus y sidiso,t o . Iwn:cbalithysititopintnytosi putting eultgihAnoehsciemsrs saidte: oe d oi et which ai i to n ihnep t r h areo : i t heoe P sb:or l i: " .. h : ,:pee sd f a t ever an Act of the Legislature might heres`i; 00 0 r,; 0 0 to decide the question, it was more than ,clfree pt w hi h m ic s h elf wa a s t t t h h e a n t moment. proposed As bad n 0 s lze d e: that t n be a ti n , : aid ß ro. ills it o . f a kind similar to ever b e et c° _ colt „ 1, 0 REYNOLDS, in reply l t h ci at the C ll5ll _ 44 would divide upon his se' The Committee divided, when there aPP e g 5 For the motion ••• ••• 46A the Against it .1"10;:o. Majority . . ••',„ t eee f or The preamble of the Bill was then i ,itelf,..t. House resumed, and the CHAIRMAN r e P - v a e " Report ordered to be received on Thuraei.,ll3 0 0 A Dlviatc . LANDLORD Tr AND TENANT A g r o , l in T g (fg E '"(l .- 00 1* niV i n to - t ° 0 € thi% Bill having been read, Sa d 00 Mr. BRIGHT wished to ask a question, to , 0 . 4 whether thet Bill was regularly bef er i e t via s i :10 111 :0 1 0 When first the Bill came down to them' 00 0 ' o o'l l sure professing to amend the relations nesto pry e i d o t t e and tenant in Ireland. Now it was e Bi g .; eel:, (1 1/ 00 f,audulent carrying away of crops. 1t,. /f- t - itle dm( at all which at first came down, end ": c lot: 1 1 0 05f inconsistent with its object. Only Wangen'rt o w r i i t g b i n a a o ß n i g l 1 p r r e o m r i tn . e d n a p n ntbte of fe fact, c a t : • 01 0 0 11 the creation of a new criminal offe nce. Opole SPEAKERtheTLheords,de opi n oobjection said could s u t l h d e bßille t h a a k d e bht: 0 ; 00 , 0 010: although the title was inconsistent Wit h t ; of ti ° the 8111. Had it originated in the. 1 1 °, 115- JP° there might be some objection austaneo. opOP recording i ß ng htl b G is tirsaid he would take tb °6 .,, °r eas ta i fr otttO l law ef distress in as they all knew, a very questionable lawttot tilt they would not act wisely in taaki n g„„d b e i botod stringent. All the evidence ree e '';; o o - t h opposition o u t n o t the y s p w r eesiei as r os s b e ie l th o o ss o e to Devon Commission went to t continuance of the law of d istres6 o° 1.1 4 .1 was impolitic; and showed that it ou , to ;,/ harsh to the tenants, and not advantageoso t tol lords. which o tril c 3 i si r t he cs fi er 00 , measure particularly objectionable 1111 0 e oort a ,tetli would d a m s atlkieerethfoarte law wrobangolrye oPO.eot• condition of Ireland, where there wag l in g 4 , war waging. The landlords were pres' o og„' it s 7 : 1 0 0; and the tenants were trying to evade Pool A s! ,t i e In fact, the situation of 4bn c _ ° dot a 0 r t lir y social anarchy. It was impossible The, tvasniog,,,oo for goods seized under a distress. 'Af ro eto oo otlilil l awn in the Bill to prevent peoPl Hight ' an c ! ellO t t crops between sunset on Saturday ts aim Monday morning. Indeed, there wa s zo eat, the„i, P' tion for every night in the week. Tne_ndolltn'obl'i, lords to stop carts , waggons , horses , " 0 - 1 ,„ o r T A ' road, and impound sell ;heal; a, P o d...viOn et 41 believed the Chief Secretary for f o to tr o jC . , Lion, for it was converting a civil youspbetlkoogbiosl offence. That offence was to be P boor , slo'Se Ol t mouths' imprisonment and hard lt, og iod. it 1 0 0 0 1 a thing was totally unknown in " v „ t hOtig h , 0 1 1 0 0 18 oppose the Bill in every stage, ,e v a t ::" o taile n ; far,,oo,4 Pe , to have the sanction of the Lora - -S o ie °' 0 1. 7 0 0e.', About five Peers in the other and 001060 passed such measures as the presenti ore ose v rt: ' , which was a disgrace to the Legis lr ' i oreau r est l i 'd e rg s They were adding fuel to the fi re hob boil' tb stead of allaying the discontents iv 0, he s o f vailed, and, under all the circurestavee this d t, kOti that the House go i n t o Conolnittee Jo e , : . 0 ,„ 0 1 • months. he j e o. 0 Mr. S. CRAWFORD seconded t t he u s to „1. 01 ,,e Mr. G. A. HAMILTON said that vier env ' t ivj f the P ° 00 3° t P P ° bean made of the abolition 0 rec.. tb ll ( an growing crops in accordance with tu 00' 0 0 $ l, O O of the Devon COMMiSSiOII bad ige ol Id bil b tb e w Commissioners had foreseen it WY W o bi° • 0 0 011 tu b e £0 •01 0 0 their recommendation. The frauds,ed o li3 rot o f tion had bad shown that it wor s • the y O t bieg r ipl e r ,f, When way 0 0 p i .o pt for landlord ad tenant. Committee, be would show thero r _ jib th ee Bill which was inconsistent eitbe j e t in. o t. c b acutual state of the law on the ! e n s u fist tiog A p r ied but that, on the contrary, it wo Dill. e:, 0 Mr. LENNARD supported the ta _ o f t Mr. wcULLAGI-1 said the s tate of clis r e _ oj edi 1 ,0 tio tb ll t tthhaetßtihileapprpalcietdicewawshLu itexpereoPptio;ibtaet general one. connAjarrite.dlixt;°,bNctititliELe3rAle3(.llinplior4:o:l(eiebcie%:6lloll4.-19.9?1 EVEN ING, AUGUST 7, 1850.