The Sun. — London, England, 1850-05-10 00:00:00

o'f'47tAirTi egrtittton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. CONVALESCENCE OF LORD JOHNIRUSSELL.—We are happy to state that the Noble Premier is sufficiently recovered from his recent indisposition to be enabled to attend to his Parliamentary duties. The Noble Lord was in his place in the House of Commons this evening, for the first time since his illness. His Lordship ap ps Lrs to be still very weak, and his answers to the various questions that were addressed to him were made in so weak a tone of voice as to be scarcely audible. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings after Term at Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Justice WILDE and a Common Jury.) The case of Wright v. Wilcox was the only case brought before the Court this morning. The proceed ings were of great length, and were not of sufficient in tercst to merit a report. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) TRIAL OF WALTER WATTS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Cross-examined—The prisoner had been in the office since 1832, and was a servant of the company, who paid him his salary. The papers he wanted sealed up were not all the office contained, but those in his own and the secretary's offices. The prisoner held two shares in the company, and no doubt had received dividends. There was a treasury committee, without whose authority no cheques could be drawn. The cheques are signed by three of the directors, and countersigned by the treasurer or secretary. The cheque is then handed to a clerk in the cashier s office, and before it is handed to the party in whose favour it is drawn it is copied into a transcript book. The prisoner surrendered to the police. Re-examined—The cheque-book produced is the one that was in use in February. The prisoner had no ac cess to it. It was kept in the inner department of the cashier's office and never was brought higher than the board-room. It was the duty of the prisoner further to take care of the cheque when it was ready for delivery, and to countersign it. There appear to have been several leaves torn out of this cheque-book. I never saw the prisoner in the lower office, where this book is kept, but it was his duty to go in on his arrival in the morn ing and enter his name in the time-book. The pass-book was entrusted to the prisoner's custody. Cross-examined—The prisoner could not get to this cheque-book in the lower office, when he signed his name in the time-book. It was the duty of the prisoner's father to keep the duplicate cheque-book. Mr. George W. Ellis, a clerk in the office of Messrs. Freshfield, the solicitors for the prosecution, stated that he served the prisoner and his solicitor with notice to:pro duce the missing cheques and his pass-book with the London and Westminster Bank. Mr. James Ashton, the ledger clerk of the London and Westminster Bank, produced the ledger in which the ac count of the prisoner for the present year was kept. On the 26th of Feb. the prisoner appeared to be credited 1,4001. as cash. In January and February the prisoner paid in various sums, and the balance now remaining in his favour was 201. 7s. 41. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. COCKBURN then took the objection that the in dictment could not be sustained, inasmuch as the pri soner was a partner in the Globe Insurance Company, who, in fact, were the prosecutors in this case, though the Act to which the Learned Attorney-General had already referred, provided that the company should sue or be sued, prosecute or be prosecuted in the name of its treasurer, and gave no power whatever to sue or pro secute each other, except in so far as to recover the calls on money to be raised under the general provisions of the Act. In common law, therefore, the com pany could sustain no proseontion against the prisoner, and there was ample authorities in the books to support this objection. The Learned Gentleman cited the cases of "The King and Ranley" in Russell and Ryan, page 478; " The King and Willis," Moody's Crown cases, page 110; and " The Queen and White," . Cox's criminal law cases, page 245. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—IS it the dictum you rely upon, a man can't steal his own property? Mr. COCKBURN—Certainly, my Lord. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—WeII, then, the charge is not for st aling from the company, but from individuals. Mr. COCKBURN—No my Lord, he is charged with stealing the property Of the treasurer, as the represen tative of the company. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—I am not speaking of the cheque for 1,4001. Mr. COCKBURN—Your Lordship then is speaking of stealing the piece of paper. In the case of the " King and Willis," it was held, my Lord, that a wife could not be found guilty of st=aling the property of a society and company in which her husband was a partner, and I submit, upon principle, that this indictment cannot be sustained. A man can't steal his own property. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—In some cases he can; for instance, there is a note to a case in Saunders, where a master robbed his servant under these circumstances. Re gave him some money to go and pay a bill, and while the servant was on the road he waylaid him and took the money from him. Now, do you mean to say that a man in such a case could not be prosecuted fur st-aling his own money? Mr. COCKBURN—Yes, my Lord, he can, if be commits the robbery with a felonious intent, but here the piece of paper was as much the property of the prisoner as any of the directors. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—The rule of law as laid down by Lord Hale is this,—a joint tenant having possession of a thing cannot be indicted for stealing it from his partner, and that was the rule the C our t re li e d on i n de ciding the case of the wife already referred to. There the husband was the joint tenant in possession. Mr. COCKBURN—WeII, my Lord, I apprehend the prisoner was the tenant iu possession, but the principle laid down by Lord Hale was broader than that main tained by the Court. Lord hale distinctly states that a man entitled even t ) possession cannot be prosecuted. Mr. Justice CREsswELL—But here it is shown that he was not entitled to possession. Mr. COCKBURN—Nor was it shown to be in the pos session of the directors, who are the prosecutors; and I submit the piece of paper was as much the prisoner's property and in his possession as the directors. This was evidently a case of joint partnership, where some of the parties were managing a business for the others, and no indictment for felony could be sustained against them. Mr. BODKIN was heard on the same side. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL said there was no doubt as to the rule of law upon this subject, but here there was a special property and the indictment could be sustained. Mr. BODKIN took exception to this. No special pro perty had been shown whatever; the directors were paid for their services and so were the clerks, while there was no evidence whatever to show that the directors were specially responsible to the other partners or share holders for the security of the property then in their pos session. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL overruled the objection, on the ground that there was special possession and special property in the directors. Mr. Baron ALDERSON concurred in this ruling. Mr. COCKBURN applied; to the Court to reserve the point. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL—I have said nothing about that yet. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—That is matter for after con sideration. Mr. COCKBURN addressed the jury for the prisoner at great length. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL then summed up the evidence. The jury after an hour's absence returned into court with a verdict of Guilty of stealing a piece of paper. Mr:Coexist:me moved an arrest of judgment until the point raised in the course of the trial relative to the prisoner being a partner in the company could be de sided by the Exchequer Chamber. The COURT granted the application. SP ORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES.—Trr URSDAT (CONCLUDED). soya, The Selling S ta k es of 5 each, and 30 added. Once round and a dis. ya , Tat 6 ( 9 1 8 1 0 S B l b i u b b . s . . ... ).. Mr. Lawson's Caurire, 4 (E. ) 1 Mr. Foster's Osbaldwick 3 , yr y e r si .. Noble ) 2 but were llb ............ (Blail) 3 Mr. Merry's Countess, The following also ran, yrs, , r 4 e 7 111:. i . t . o ( P i W b l a e . h e d . I . t . e . : hTo L u y s e e )) 'p 0 Mr. Hargreaves 's Oversight, Mr. Dawson 's Bill Brown, 4 Mr. Pedley's Cintab, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b ................... 0 Mr. Koegan's Ranelagh, 3 yrs, Est 41b Betting-5 to 4 agst Caurire, and 5 t o S e l a h n l a :t Billy Brown, Countess, and Osbaldwick. a length. R un in 2 min. 7 secs. won easy by The Scurry Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 20 added. Three-quarters of a mile. (11 Subs.) Mr. Stopforth ' s Bich°, 3 yrs, Est llb ..(Arnold) 1 Mr. Wright's eh f by Coronation, 3 yrs, sst 2lb 2 Mr. J. Armstrong's Chieftain, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Hiatt) 3 The following also started, but were not placed:— Lord Howth's The Fiddler, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (A. Day) 0 Mr. Maugan's Portia, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (Keegan) 0 Mr. Choice's May Day, 4 yrs, Sat 61b...(G. Whitehouse) 0 Mr. Ellis's Acomb, 5 yrs, B st 41b ......... (G. Abdale) 0 Mr. Stebbing's Westow, 4 yrs , 9st ...(Wintringham) 0 Mr. Wetherell's California, 3 yrs, sst 71b ...... (Wells) 0 2to 1 agat Elcho, 7 to 2 agst Chieftain. Won in a Ca nter bY two lengths. Time, 1 min. 21 secs. ------ THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN' S-OFFICE, M A Y 9, 1850. Notice is her e b y given, that her Majesty's birthday will be celebrated on Wednesday next, the 15th just' Commission by the L Ord-Lieutenant of Cumberland. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia.—Thomas Mitchell, Gent., to Ice Surgeon, J an , 7, 1842. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Stafford. Queen's Own Royal Regiment og Staif , rdsiiire Yec nianry Cavalry.—Thomas Thorneycrott, Gent., to 1.0 Captain, vica Earl Granville, promoted, May 4. WHITEHALL, M AT 3 The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Wood land tha younger, of Taunton, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary i n the High Court of Cancery. WHITEHALL, MAY 8. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Richard D u k e, of Liverpool, in the county p a latine of Lancaster , Gent. t o be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chan cery. _ .. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Evan Rees, hatter, Dudley, Worcestershire. BANKRUPTS. Richard Dart and Joseph Brown, coach lace manu facturers, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, to surrender May 17, at eleven, and June 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guild hall•chambers, Basinghall-street; May and Sweetland, Queen-square, Bloomsbury. Edward Parratt, advertising agent, Park-village West, Regent's-park, May 22, and June 21, at7one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Cun ningham. Buckingham-street, Strand. John!Thomas Holland, builder, Coventry, May 23 and June 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Dewes and Son, Coventry; Motteram, Knight and Emmett, Birmingham. William Hayhurst, coach proprietor, Liverpool, May 22 and June 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Dewhurst, Liverpool. Margaret Milne, grocer and tea dealer, Manchester, May 31 and June 14, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Mackinson, Manchester. Buckley Boyle, dealer and chapman, Manchester, May 28, and June 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Andrew, Manchester. Richard Wilson, dealer and chapman, Kingston-upon- Hull, May 29, and June 19, at half-past twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull ; Stamp, Hull. THE SUN, PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from returns made in the week ending May 7 1850, exclusive of Custc m Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain:— From the British possessions in America 235. sd.per cwt. From the Mauritius ... 235. lid. „ From the East Indies ... 235. 4d.„ Average price of the three foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 235. sd. „ By authority of Parliament, HENRY BICKN au, Clerk of the Grocers' Company. Grocers'-hall, May 10. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) La Acconnt, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 4th day of May, 1850. 188171 DEPANTILENT. Noteaissned........ 29,924,295 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .. .. 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,714,418 Silver bullion .. .. .. 209,877 429,924,295 X 29,924,295 :. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 9th day of May, 185 IC?AITIIEZN T. I t Government securi- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 14,292,170 Other securities .... 9,771,216 Notes .............. 9,817,185 Gold and silver coin.. 649,036 £34,536,607 ➢f. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. .NGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar...• .......... Leghorn ••••••• • • • • • •• 30 76 (lemma 26 20 Milan •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Venice.... .• .... Naples ...• • • •• •• 40N Palermo, per0z........ 122 Messina •• •• •••••• •• •• 122' 53% Oporto.• •• •• •• •• 33% Rio Janeiro • • ...... • • Buenos Ayres .. ••.. • • New York,6odays'sight Philadelphia .......... ?BIM OP BULLION, PZZ OZ. Foreign Gold in bars .. 43 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars () 4 10% Silver la bars .... •• •• 0 4 11% BANKING /X Proprietors 'capital .. 14,553,000 Rest - .......... 3,106,635 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 4,997,054 Other deposits • . •• • • 10,649,502 Seven day and other bills.• :. •• •• .. .... 1,230,216 £34,536,607 Dated the 9th day of May, 11154 COURSE OF EXCHA A.mstera tun .. •• • • 12 2 % Ditto, three months .. 12 8% Rotterdam .......... 12 3% Antwerp •••••••• •• • • • • 25 80 Brussels •• •• •• .. 25 60 Elamburgh .... • . 21.8 . 13 13U &ltona ••••••.•• . • • • • • • Paris, 3 days'sight 25 65 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 62% Marseilles .......... 25 65 Bourdeaux.... ..... . Frankfort on Maine.•.. 121% Vienna, effee. 50...". 12 18 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 20 Petersburgh, Oil. Rble.. of % Madrid .. .• . • 49% Cadiz •••••••• • • .• •• ,De 49% Barcelona 5evi11e...... •. • . • • MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London IVew Price Current, May 10.) SUGAR.—To day the West India Sugar market pre sented a firmer aspect, and in both grocery and refining sorts a good business was concluded, at rather higher rates. The sales amounted to 640, making fur the week 2,380 hhds, &c., whilst prices close in some cases 6d above those of Friday last. REFINED.—To-day a larger quantity of Refined Sugar was disposed of for home trade purposes, brown grocery lumps at 48s to 48.; 6d, and common melting lumps at 47s 6d per cwt. There is no variation in prices of crushed Sugar, and few buyers ar e t o b e me t w i t h. MAURITIGS.—This afternoon there was an improved demand fur Mauritius Sugar, and the public sales of 3,800 bags went at 6d per cwt advance—yellow selling at from 34s 6d to 37s 6d for low to good, brown 27s to 34, and grey at 33s to 37s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was dealt in with more freedom, and the publi c s a l es o f 4,700 b ags went at an advance of 6d to is for white Bemires, but in other sorts there is no rise. The rates obtained are for white Penares 36s to 39s 6d, soft yellow 30s to 33s ad, brown 27s 6d to 295, yellow, like Mauritius, 33s to 36s 6d, mid grainy yellow 37s to 38s. Of Penang 2,293 bags sold at 64 to is advance; yellow went at 31 s 6d t o 35', brown 28a to 30s, and or d white 35s 6d to 365. Of low soft brown Siam 500 bags were taken in. FORElGN.—Previous terms are sustained for duty paid parcels, but privately operations have been small for all purposes, and only 170 hhds 77 brls Porto Rico have been offered at public sale, which sold at from 35s 6d to 4ls for low to fine yellow. Bonded parcels are held for last week's prices, but shippers have operated with caution, and refiners are not much in want of Sugar. Only 119 pkgs damaged Bahia have been offered at auc tion, and sold at low rates, washed brown at 14s to 16s 6d for low to good, and wet at lOs per cwt. MOLASSES.—Prices are not lower for West India, still the market has a dull aspect, and stock far exceeds that of last year, whereas deliveries are not so good as of late. There are few buyers of East India sorts, and at auction 90 hhds Bengal were taken in at 13s 6d. Of Jamaica. Honey 15 brls were solk at 41s to 48s per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon Coffee met with little atten tion from shippers or home dealers, and former terms were with difficulty supported. At auction a part only of 78 casks 32 bags Plantation Ceylon found buyers; mid and good at 508 to 57s 6d, low mid 47s to 495, other sorts 41s 6d to 465. Of Native 67 casks 423 bags were chiefly disposed of; low good ord at 395, fine and fine fine ord 41s 6d to 42s 6p per cwt. Cocce.—Holders of West India exhibit firmness, and there has been no public sale this week, whereas a fair business has been concluded privately at fully former terms. Red Trinidad is worth 38s to 465, grey 36s to 405 ; Grenada and St. Lucia from 35s to 395. Foreign met with little attention, but is held fur 28s to 29s per cwt. TEA.—A large number of Black has been brought t o market this week, and buyers not being disposed to ex tend their purchases a alight reduction in the value has taken f place. Sales of :Congou to a limited extent have been made, low and good ordinary at 8P to 9d, Medium kinds Sid to is Id, and better sorts at Is lid to is Sd per pound. Of Green the parcels on offer are larger than for some time past, and operations have been to a moderate extent only, whilst the rates taken are ld to 2d per lb under those current on this day week for Hyson and Gupowder, whilst other sorts are rather cheaper. Scented Teas have been operated in with caution, and previous terms are with difficulty supported, as several parcels are on offer. Of 19,400 packages offered at public sale the small portion of 4,100 actually found buyers, biddings were languid, especially for fine Green. SPICES .—The supply continues to increase of Pimento, and prices have further declined tel to id per lb. At auction 670 bags were, however, all sold, middling and good went at 4id to 40, good ordinary coarse 4d. and low 3}d to 3id per lb. Black Pepper is not offered at any further reduction, still operations have been limited by private treaty for all pur poses; Sumatra at 20 to 28d, and Malabar at 3d to 34d. None has been submitted to public competition, but several parcels will be declared shortly. White has been in fair demand at late terms, and 52 bags Penang were sold at bid to fid for good, and at 6d to 61d for damaged. For Cinnamon there is a quiet market with free sellers at previous rates. Cloves have been purchased with caution, Bourbon and Zanibar at bid to 7d, Pe i,on of n c g a 8 1 s s i a t e L jgsl4.da do a n d not ß e nacpopoolae appear d l i t; p 4 o d s d t o t l o s e . r acceptl o l lower ders rates, and offered none at auction, whereas privately operation owt. Mace h i a s ve m b u e o s h n wsamntselid, aatodfro m is Bd 76 t s o 2s t o 6 8 (1 6 i s s :) t h e e r value according to quality. In Nutmegs operation have been limited, good and fine brown at from 35 to 4s, and low to good middling 28 to 2s 10d. Of preserved Nutmegs 29 cases a t auction went at 10d. Ginger continues to be operated in with caution for all purposes, and prices are further depressed for East India; at auction 1,684 pkts and 200 bags Ben gal were sold at 17s to 18s per cwt for ordinary and mt the dlig value n rough export roughex p e o x r p t o s r o t r so t. rt. There There is s n o n o var i ation in the value of Jamaica at prese nt , pkgs sold at 414 d to 6 1 7 s miad Rica. —A n extensive s pec ul a ti ve : t i m . and has been ex perienced f or E ast India this week, trade purposes , and shippers have been buyers t o a fair extent; i operations ar e extended sc a l e . I n also upon a morer home all 35,000 bags have been sold by private treaty, and at an advan ce on former. Madrasratesof 3d to 6d per cwt. White Bengal 8 s 6d to lOs 8s to 8s 6d, and barley gra i n 7s 9d to 8s 3d 3takeY white there are not free sellers. At auction 2 ,800 bge tit li v e h n i g ell were taken in at 8s 6d to 10 8 , being above the value b al 1,660 bags Madras were sold at i s to 811 ed for pinke u y t white. There is a smaller stock than last year by 4,000 tons, but deliveries vary little from that period, and prices are as low. ,SPIRITS.—A fair quantity of fine Jamaica Rum has been disposed of at former rates. Other sorts are not much in demand, and can be obtained at lower terms, as l arge r parcels are on offer. The value of 20 to 30 per centvoevrer proof is from 2s to 2s Bd, good to fi ne 32 to 38 over 2s 9d to 3s Bd, and superior 3s 9d to 45 2d p er gallon. East East India is dull of sale, and s e ll ers are disposed to accept is 3d proof, as several parcels are near a Leeward Island operations have been of ,t h lo a l ittle women. , n r and priers rule at is aid to Is 4id proof several buyers rather under • , there are these terms . Demerara is offered at from 23 to 2s 4d for 30 to 40 over proof, with few i mprov ement ia the demand for any purpose. The value of still there has been no Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1849 is 4s 3d to buyers. D a ndy is not offered at any further reduction, 45 sd, 1848 ditto 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 1847 ditto 4s t o 5s is ule at ils 7d, and 2s 84 to 45 2d. For Geneva prices r Id, and inferior sorts fine 2s to 3s. British made liduna l tere d in value, and demand does not get brisker. SALT PETRE.—To-day two parcels of Calcutta were offered at auc 1 V 01), amounticg to 3,635 bags, but the whole sold at fall rates, refraction 111 to 91 per cent went at 248 6d t o 25 5 , 8 } to 7i ditto 243 6d to 255, fli to 5 ditto 25:. 6d to 265, a few lots of Ma iras went at 24 , ; 61 for 7i p,.r cent, and damaged 20s to 21s per cwt. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon at public sale 39 begs 'Aooduras Cochineal in part sold at 3s 7d to 3a 1 Id fur Silvers, whilst Black was taken in at 4s 3d for mid. INDlGo.—There has been no variation in the value of East India during the week, and only limited home or shipping orders have been executed, still holders display firmness. Offers have been made for several parcels rather under terms, but rejected. Prices have suffered a further decline for Spanish, and none has been offered at auction this week, whilst only small purchases have been made by private treaty. TALLow.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow went a firm rates; 280 casks Sydney sold at 34s to 37s 6d, 600 pkgs South American 33s to 36s 6d, and very ord 30s to 31s 6d. OILS.—To-day at public sale 22 casks Palm Oil sold, good 29s 9d, low 26s 3d; 20 casks Palm Kernel 011 25s to 25s 9d; 104 btts Sydney Cocos Nut Oil 35s 6d to 37s 6d, very ord 24s to 25s per cwt; SO tons Southern Whale 311 to 33/ 15s; 35 tons Sperm 821 15s to 841 15!, and Headmatter 901 5 s per too. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that he should, on Monday, move the second reading of the Advances to Ireland Bill. DISTRAINTS (IRELAND) BILL.' The Earl of LUCAN introduced a Bill to alter the law as regarded distraints on growing crops. POOR-LAW (IRELAND). In answer to the Earl of LUCAN, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say that it was not at present the intention of the Go vernment to renew the measure authorising the appoint ment of vice-guardians in Ireland. Lord MONTEAGLE would submit that in the mea sures now in progress for dividing unions, powers should be given to the guardians to employ a man of experience to assist them in the administration of the law. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would wish to avoid the introduction of any measure which should tempt the guardians to transfer the execution of their duties to a paid officer. After a few words from. Lord Stanley and explana tions from the Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord Mon teagle, Lord BEAUMONT said he thought the ratepayers should be consulted before the appointment of any paid officer. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said such would be the case. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said the duties of the boards of guardians were so heavy that they would nover be performed unless paid officers were appointed. Several had already been appointed, under the expecta tion that the House of Commons would grant them re muneration. The subject then dropped. PETITIONS. The Earl' of POWIS presented a petition from Salop against any alteration in the law of marriage. Lord STANLEY gate notice that on Thursday the Marquis of Salisbury would present a petition from Herts. complaining of distress. _ . The Earl of CARLISLE presented several petitions against the shift system in factories. CASE OF MR. RYLAND. _ _ The Duke of ARGYLL rase to move the resolutions of which he bad given notice, relative to the case of Mr. Ryland, to the effect that that gentleman had been improperly deprived of certain salaries and emoluments by the Legislature of the colony of Canada, in viola tion of an express promise made by the Government, and that he was entitled to compensation from the Government. LONDON, (LEFT SPEAEING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Architects, Civil Engineers, Builders, and General Fire and Life Insurance, Annuity, and Reversionary In terest Company (incorporation of the company under a different na me). Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance Society. Wakefield Borough Market. The following Bill was read a third time and passed— Great Northern Railway Deviations. Amendment of Acts, Alteration of Tolls, and of East Lincolnshire Railway Tolls. The following Bills as amended were considered and agreed to— Liverpool Corporation Waterworks (Extension of Time fur Purchase of Land, kc.) Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. MANCHESTER RECTORY DIVISION BILL. Mr. GOULBURN proposed an amendment to this Bill to the effect, that the salary of the canons of Man chester should be 7501. instead of 6001. a year. Mr. M. GIBSON opposed the amendment on the ground that after a full consideration of the Bill by the Committee they had come to the conclusion that 6001. was an ample remuneration for the canons. The object of the Bill was to apply the parochial revenues to the pa rochial purposes generally of Manchester, and if the amendment of tte Hight Hon. Gentleman were agreed to the result would be to trench further upon the surplus fund, out of which the poorer clergy were paid. The amendment was inconsistent with the whole principle of the Bill, and he was therefore decidedly opposed to its introduction. Lord JOHN MANNERS supported the amendment. Mr. PLUMPTRE thought the Bill would be far better without the amendment. Sir BENJAMIN HALL thought the salaries of the canons should be decreased to 5001. a year instead of augmented, because they did not properly discharge the duties of their office, and most of them left those duties to he performed by deputies. There were as many as fifty or sixty churches in Manchester, and the average endowment did not exceed 801. a year, and he thought it would not be just or fair to deprive the poorer clergy men, who really did their duty, of a portion of their re muneration for the purpose of increasing the salary of the canons. Sir GEORGE GREY considered the Bill was a most valuable one, and should be sorry if it did not receive the sanction of Parliament. The Bill as it originally stood proposed to give the Canons 5001. each, but the Com mittee, after due deliberation. raised it to 6001., and he, therefore, thought some strong grounds ought to be stated before they consented to depart from the decision of the Committee. Mr. DEEDES, having had the honour of sitting as Chairman of the Select Cornmitte, was anxious to say u few words upon ' this subject.—(dear, hear.) The Committee were not unanimous in fixing the income at 600 L. but three years ago Parliament passed a public Act, fixing the future income of the Dean at 2,000/., and that of the canons at half that sum, and the Com mittee did not feel altogether justified in changing that law.—(Hear, hear.) It was therefore proposed that a 3 the income of the Dean was 1,5004 that of the canons 'ought to be 7504 but eventually the income was fixed by the Committee at 600/. He was sorry that his Honourable Friend the Member for Marylebone had thought proper to introduce personalities into this debate, because he knew that when the evi dence takes before the Committe was printed, it would turn out that it did not justify the strictures which his Right Hon. Friend had passed upon same of the Gen tlemen interested in the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. CEIILDERS assured the House that the reason the sum was not fixed at 7501. was, the desire of the Committee to be as unanimous as possible upon the de cision they came to.—(Hear, hear.) They ought to look to where that additional sum, amounting to 6001. a year, would go. It would go into the parish of Man chester, consisting of 400,000 inhabitants.—(Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances be could not help thinking the House would do better to adhere to the opinion of the Committee. Mr. HORSMAN thought the House had every reason to be satisfied with the proceedings of the Committee on this Bill. This was not a question of payment, but it was one of apportionment and distribution; and he called on the House to remember that in every 1201. they gave to one of those canons they took a living from a clergy man, and a pastor from his congregation. Mr. WADDINGTON bore his testimony to the effi cient manner in which the Dean and Canons of Man chester discharged their duties, and he did not think it fair under these circumstances 1,0 come forward and at tempt to throw opprotsium upon these gentlemen. Mr. HUME wished to know what the parochial duties were which these gentlemen had to perform. On their own admission they never considered they had any duties to perform, and they never had any to perform. Sir R. H. INGLIS supported the amendment. Mr. H. DRUMMOND said that the question of pluralities was not an ecclesiastical question, but a question of common sense. It was an abuse which would not be suffered in any other service but the service of God. If these gentlemen were forced to do all their s ive th o e f origm duty they wo in uld oe ha d v a e to fro h m old si s x er t v n ic e e iz in ._ th ( e L c a a n t g h b e te dr r a .) l every hour , y en w ta a t Mr. BRIGHT wished, as a e G f e e n a t t l h e e m d e r n al m s. ight laugh, but that e r p e r a e : the matter. say a few wor ds Man chester, to r It might be considered presumptuousf o o n a r n a D op i i s n s i e n n a te w r, it a n s every one knew him to be, to exp ress regard to the .unds of the Church; but, looking at the decision of the Committee as a Member of Par liament, and as a citizen o f a comm unity, he, thong htthought th esensible men n er wouldth, e havethe i r consideration.—(Loud e n e done ider a w ti i e t n h .— reg cL ar e d ud to c th ri e es fun o d f s b efH ou e g a h r t , hear.") Th e Bill as it came from the Coin mittee, would give great satisfaction to all persons who where i n the habit of attending the services of the Church in Manchester. The way in which the funds of t b h e e en yCheuinrctehd at as an rg had beeauanpmprz and appropriated a very there had always argu ment, again s t the management of Church s a t ff r it o i n r g s gene rally. What the Committee proposed was simply that t d2 l se le ft. c ,e a d n b o e n n s i d :h sth o e u c l e d rtt ari Bill c iv f eee 6 , oo w l. h a ich yea c r o , ul a d nd n r o; ctu b r e s ; and if they raised those sums, the result would be to defer the accumulation of the fund which it was expected would be derived frem a better management of the collegiate establishment. The Bill would give satisfaction not only to Churchmen but to Dissenters in Manchester, and he therefore trusted the House would pass the Bill in its present shape. The House then divided, when there appea ed - For the amendment ...., .... ............. 60 Against it ................................. 193 Majority against ............... ---.133 The amendment was accordingly rejected. The other amendments were then considered and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed. PRID AY EVENING, MAY lO, IMO. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 9. POLICE IMPROVEMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the m,:tion that the House Should go into Com mittee on this Bill, Mr. HUME said, having been informed that all the material objections to this Bill coming Irom Scotland bad been removed, he did not intend to oppose any ob stacle whatever to the Bill. In answer to a question from Mr. COWAN, The LORD ADVOCATE said it was not his inten ion to go on with the Public Health Bill to-night. The Rouse then went into Committee. Clauses 1,2, 3,4, 5, were agreed to without dis cussion. Clauses from 6 to 62 were then agreed to with some verbal amendments. Clauses from E 3 to 93 iaclusive were agreed to with out any amendtnent. The remaining clauses haring been agreed to, Mr. ANSTEY congratulated the Committee on baying gone through so speedily a Bill containing 370 clauses; and contrasted the proceedings with the ob jection made yesterday to the Irish . Fi,heries Bi►l, in troduced by himself, and which contained only 150 clauses. Mr. HUME remarked, that if every Bill was as well considered before being brought in as this was, there would be but little objection to it.—([tear.) Mr. CHARTERIS asked the Lord Advoc ate when he (A t 3 ll intended issuing his invitations for a Blackwell dinner to celebrate the business-like harmony cf the even iogl ? laugh.) Inanswer r. HUME, Mr. F. MAULE said an early day would te fixed for the report. After that stage the Bill would be re printed and circulated in Scotland before the third reading. Mr. HUME suggested that the report should be re ceived immediately, as the Scotch Members were de sirous of sending the Bill to their constitueats without delay. The House then resumed; and went into Committee on the COURT OF SESSION (SCOTLAND) BILL. The various clauses were agreed to after some verbal amendments, New clauses were added, and the Bill was ordered to be reported, with amendments. The House having resumed, The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the Bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. The report was ordered to be received (as we under stood) on the sth of June. PUBLIC HEALTH (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Committee on this Bill was postponed. RAILWAYS ABANDONMENT BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. SCULLY said he wished to make a few observa tions on a measure which he conceived so important to a large number of individuals before the Speaker left the chair. That Bill was intended to benefit the share. holders of any railway who might be anxious to wind up the affairs of their respective companies; and it was founded upon the recommemdations contained in the report of the Commissioners, as well as the Audit Bill of last year. Now if he drew the attention of the House to that report for a short time, he thought he should be able to advance good reasons fur agreeing to the clauses of which be had given notice. Mr. LABOUCHERE suggested that it might he more regular for the Hon. Member to adoress himself to the subject when they had gone into Committee, and when the other clauses were inserted. Mr. SCULLY thought the question involved was et se much importance, and as he feared he might not receive so much attention after they had gone into Committee, he would trespass only for a few minutes upon the patience of the House while he stated his general opinion of the Bill in question, reserving his objections to the details for the Committee. In the Commissioner's re port it had bee❑ stated that Bills for the formation of 12,000 miles of railway had been passed, of which . - 7,000 were still unfinished, and that more than 4,000. of the same were likely never to be completed. No less than 60,000,0001. of money were involved in the operation of that Bid. There were many cases in which proprietors had paid up their calls, but who dif fered from the directors as to the propriety of going on with the undertaking, and it was but fair to give them the power of voting for the abandonment of the line, if not for its continuance. In the latter case the Railway Commissioners might have a veto. The Bill had detects in detail, to which he would refer in Committee. It was of great importance, however, to give increased facilities to shareholders to wind up the accounts of a company; and though the preamble of the present Bill proposed to do that, be contended that it would not bear out its avowed object. There was a railway company with which he was acquainted on which the direaors, by way of evading the efftct of that Bill, had made a further call upon the shareholders, although they had already paid up 101. on their shares, and notwithstanding that it was tour 3 ears in existence not a mile had yet been made. W hat he chiefly wished to effect by the clauses and amendments of which he had given notice was, to give the shareholders full powers to wind up the affairs of a company when they thought it better not to go on with the undertaking. The House then went into Committee. Clauses up to 5 were agreed to after some discussion, in which only Mr. SCULLY and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL took part. Mr. SCULLY proposed an addition, of which he had given notice, enabling the shareholders to call a meeting in case the directors refused to do so, ou a requisition being presented to them. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL suggested that a pro viso to that effect cuuld be more conveniently added after clause 3. Mr. SCULLY s3reed to the suggtition made, and she clause was agreed to. Clauses 6,7, 8, and 9 were also severally agreed to. Clause 10 having been put, Major BERESFORD said that he thought the clause a very objectionable one, for it would give the Commis sioners a power of reversing, on the representation of a few individuals, the decision of a meeting of shareholders. The SOLICITOR•GENERAL said the clause had net been originally in the Bill; but it appeared to him that they might safely vest the proposed discretion in the Commissioners. Major BERESFORD said he could see no necessity fur granting to the Commissioners such very extraordi nary powers. Mr. LABOUCHERE said it should be remembered that the Bill proceeded on the principle of leaving a large discretion to the Commissioners. He could not think that there was any danger to be apprehended from the clause. Mr. DISRAELI said, it appeared to him that the clause was one of a most arbitrary character. If they were willing to grant such an extraordinary power to the Commissioners they might as well pass an Act at once leaving the whole question absolutely at the dis posal of those gentlemen. In case the House should go to a division on the clause, he should certainly vote against it. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the clause bad been framed for the purpose of dealing with the case of a packed meeting ; but,he had no objection so to amend it that the Commissioners should merely have the power of or dering the convening of another meeting. Major BERESFORD said, he should be perfectly satisfied with that amendment. The clause was then. agreed to (as we understood), with the understanding that it should be amended ou the bringing up the report. Clauses up to 19 inclusive were also ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 20 was agreed to, after having been amended. Clauses 21 and 22 were agreed to. Clause 23 was amended, and then adopted. Clauses up to 27 inch .:ive were agreed to. Clause 28 having been pet, Mr. COWAN said he wished to know whether the Bill was to extend to Scotland ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he was afraid the machinery of tho Scottish Courts would not tally with the provisions of the Bill. But he should consult his Hon. and Learned Friend the Lord-Advocate upon the subject. Mr. CULLY objected to the provision for extending the operation of the Bill to suits which had been com menced since the 11th of February. That would give the measure retrospective effect. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that on the 11th of February it was well known that such a Bill would be introduced in the course of the session. Major BERESFORD moved that " the Ist day of May" be substituted fur " the 11th day of February," as the date of the commencement of the Act. MT A l f rl t e. e 6 r rec a musa s t l i i nny o Li tt g c , onversatioath; amendment was nega tived witho u t a di v i s i on . clausesT tuoved t were o a then dd a agreedc l aus e, h t t o. e object of which was t o em p ower s h are h o ld ers i n an y com p an y disputing the validity of any calls, or who should be in arrear of calls or capital, to vote for the abandonment, or partial abandonment, of the scheme, or for the wind ing up of the company ; but at the same time to be pre cluded from voting in favour of its continuation, or fur the prosecution of any of its works. Also a clause giving power to the Commissioners of Railways in their discretion to require or attach, as one of the conditions to their assent to any such abandonment or wind ing -up, the payments of any calls made within three months before any requisitions for a meeting, or within such time as to such Commissioners should seem meet. He thought it important that the directors of railway schemes should be compellable to hold meet ings to discuss matters where a majority of the share holders called for them, and it was but fair that those parties, who all'through bad found fault with their pro ceedings, should have a voice at such meetings. At the same time he : provided that they should have no power of voting for the continuation of any expenditure. By his second:clause he proposed to give the Railway Com missioners a veto awl the power of compelling these shareholders to pay up a certain portion of their arrears. It appeared to him that the Bill without some such provi sions would be perfectly useless for the objects which it, promoters professed to have in view, anti he therefore begged to propose the two clauses for the adoption of the Committee. Mr. LABOUCHERE could not consent to the in troduction of clauses which involved the novel principle of giving those who formed no part of the constituency of a company power to vote for the abandonment of a railway project. He hoped, therefore, that the Hon. Member would not persist in his motion. After a short conversation the clauses were withdrawn. The Bill passed through Committee, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Monday. ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. On clause 1 being proposed, Mr. M. O'CONNELL rose to bring forward the amend ment of which he had given notice—at the end of the clause, page 2, to insert 'the words, " And that at all such elections in future the votes be taken by way of ballot," He said he thought that every person who had directed his attention to the mode in which elections in Ireland bad been conducted must come to the conclusion that intimidation was to a great extent practised in that country. When they were going to extend the fran chise of Ireland, they ought also to give to the poor voters the protection of the tallot in this Bill, which it was intended was to proceed pari passe with the other measure. Although they had not many cases of bribery at elections in Ireland, it was admitted on all bands that intimidation was practised most extensively. The chief argument used against the principle of the ballot was, that it was unmanly, cowardly, and unworthy of the character of a free people. However well that argument might apply to this country, in which the people had fur so many years free institutions, and were remarkable for their sturdiness of character, it was utterly inapplicable to Ireland, in which the people had no such vested rights. For centuries the Irish population was deprived of any description of franchise. 'The franchise was confined to one particular sect. Concomitant with the admission of Roman Catholics to Parhament was the further limita tion of the franchise in Ireland. How different was the Reform Bill given to Ireland to that which they gave to England. The present Judge Crampton, when Solicitor- General, designated the Irish Reform Bill as essentially conservative, for in every point it possibly could it re stricted the rights of the voter, and placed him com pletely under the power of his political opponents. While the legislation in respect to England was calcu lated to encourage all the virtues of fr e emen, their legis- lation in respect - to Ireland tended to develop all the vises of the slave. The question with the Irishman was one between his purse and his conscience. If he voted with his landlord, he was disgraced with his neigh bours— Mr. BERNAL here interposed. lie said be was very unwilling to interrupt the Hon. Member, but he was clearly of opinion that the Hon. Gentleman was about to make a motion that could not be said to come within the scope er title of the Bill. The Bill was one to facilitate the progress of elections in Ireland, by creating addi tional polling-places in that country. The question, then, which the Hon. Gentleman was proceeding to discuss was that of taking the votes by ballot, which certainly was not within the scope of Parliament then to enter tain. Mr. M. O'CONNELL would, of course, submit to the opinion of the Chair. lie was, however, but taking that course which he was informed was the better and more convenient one to take—the sense of the House upon this question. lie wished that be had been informed of his mistuke sooner. Mr. BERNAL said that the Hon. Gentleman must be aware that he had bad no communication with him (the Chairman) on the sulject. Mr. M. O'CONNELL.—I did not refer to you, Sir, at all. Mr. AGLIONBY had no doubt whatever of the cor rectness of the view taken by Mr. Bernal. Ho would vote with the Hon. Gentleman upon this question when ever it was brought forward. He would suggest to the Hon. Gentleman the propriety of moving his question in the shape of a separate clause on the third reading of the Bill, and then it would be competent for him also to move to change the title of the Bill, so as to make it a Bill to shorten the duration of elections and to take the votes by ballot.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. F. O'CONNOR concurred in the views expressed by the lion. Member for Ctsckermouth. Mr. HUME hoped that the Hon. Member would take the course suggested by his Hon. Friend, and give ample notice ot his intention to bring forward the question, when the House would be fully prepared to discuss it. He thought that the time was come to pro tect the people of Ireland—(Hear)—and he hoped that the House would take into consideration the peculiar circumstances of that country. Mr. H. BERKELEY thanked the Hon. Member for Tralee for bringing forward_this motion. He thought it would be a disgrace if some of the Irish Members were not found, upon a question of this description, to main tain the electoral rights of the people. He trusted that the Hon. Member would persist in his intention to bring forward this question at the first opportunity. The O'GORMAN MAHON hoped that the Hon. Me mber would take the course suggested, and give the Irish Members an opportunity of rallying upon this subject. He had no doubt but that the Irish Members would be found prepared to do their duty to their country upon this point at all events. Mr. M. O'CONNELL admitted that he did not con sult with Mr. Bernal on the subject. He could not help expressing his regret that the view taken by the Hon. Chairman had not been expressed before he (Mr. M. O'Connell) had proceeded so far with his motion. The Government, however, must have been fully aware ot the motion he was about to bring forward, as he had placed it on the books of the House, and had been for several evenings in the House watching the progress of this Bill. He thought there was not much courtesy ex tended towards him in meeting him by a special demurrer of this kind. Mr. BERNAL said if the Hon. Member applied his observations to him, he could only iay that he was not for a long time aware of the scope of his speech when bringing forward his amendment. He bad so many things before him he felt he might readily be excused for not interrupting the Hon. Member sooner.—(Hear.) The question then being put that clause 1 stand part of the Bill, Mr. GROGAN complained of the want of certainty as to the hour the poll was to commence on the second day of the election. Mr. KEOGH said that the omission in the Bill was a strange one, fur though it mentioned the hour at which the polling was to commence and to continue on the first day of the election, it did not state the hour at which it was to commence on the second day. The English littoral Bill was particular on this subject. After a brisk discussion, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL consented to insert words to meet the objections urged against the clause. The clause was then agreed to, as was also clause 2. Clauses 3 to 18 were agreed to. In clause 19 it was regulated that the expense of fit ting up booths in a borough should be 31. if in a building, and not to exceed 5/. it the booth were not in a public building. Clauses 20 and 21 were agreed to. On clause 22, relating to the number of polling-places in counties, Major BLACKALL moved the omission of the words, " but nut so as to divide any barony or half barony," his object being to prevent voters having a❑ unnecessarily long distance to go to the poll. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the amendment, if agreed to, would altogether alter the system of county division, on which the 13111 was founded, and it would be then ne cessary to re -commit the Bill. The Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment • 44 Against it ... 157 Majority ... ...-113 Lord NAAS mould that clause 22 be omitted, with a view of substituting for it the corresponding clause in the English Act, relating to the alteration or addi tion of polling-places. Mr. S. CRAWFORD agreed with the motion of the Noble Lord, and should most certainly ♦ote for it. Sir G. GREY suggested that it would be better to omit the clause for the present, to introduce another hereafter. The clause was then struck out of the Bill. Clauses 23 to 26 were then agreed to. The schedules IN ors next taken, and agreed to, with some amendments. The remaining clauses of the Bill were agreed to, and the House resumed. To be reported to-morrow (Friday). BENEFICES IN PLURALITY BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. FACTORIES BILL. On the motion for postponing the order of the day for the committal of the Factories Bill. Lord J. MANNERS rose and said—As it had been proposed that this order of the day shall be adjourned I think I should state what is the course which I shall feel it to be my duty to pursue. Ido not now propose to make any comments on the present position of the Bill ; but I agree with my Noble Friend (Lord Ashley), who has hitherto been in charge of the Factories Bill, and who has announced his opinion publicly, althout,h up to this moment not in this House—(Hear)—that the frame work of the Bill proposed by her Majesty's Ministers is more likely to produce a toneficial result than the frame work of the Bill which we have introduced into this House.—(Hear, hear.) So far I agree with my Noble Friend, and am, therefore, prepared to accept the machinery of the Government measure. But be yond that my concurrence with my Noble Friend cannot extend; and upon the bringing up ct the report I shall move that " half-past five " be substituted for " six " in the evening, which will make the Bill of the Government an effective ten hours Bill.—(Cheers.) I will say no more now upon this subject than that I conceive that both the honour of this House and the rights of the working people are concerned in passing an effective ten hours Bill.—(Cheers.) Mr. AGLIONBY suggested that the Bill might be passed through Committee that night; then the Noble Lord's amendment and the discussion thereon could be taken upon the report. Sir G. GREY said that the Bill was not under his charge, but under that of the Noble Lord the Member for Bath (Lord Ashley), who had left the House; and before doing so had given directions that the order of the day should bo postponed until Monday. In that Noble Lord's absence, therefore, he (Sir G. Grey) could not undertake to assent to the reading of the order of the day. Postponed till Monday. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BILL. On the motion of Sir J. DUCKWORTH, the Weights and Measures Bill was read a second time. lONIAN ISLANDS. Mr. ANSTEY moved fur copiea of the address re cently presented to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands by the Legislative Assembly of that con , federation, and a his Excellency's reply thereto. And alio of any correspondence wi.h her Majesty's Govkrn ment ou thohe subjfwts.—Agreed to. SUNDAY FAIRS. Sir G. GREY obtained leave to bring in a Bill to re. peal an exception in an Act of the 27th of Edward VI. as to Sunday fauns. The Bill was rendered necessary in cons* (petite of the disorders that occurred in the no; th of Englund during the hiring iu harvest times on Sundays. MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS IN THE EAST NOTICES OF MOTION. Lord NAAS gave notice tht.t on an early day after Whitsuntide he should call the attention of the House to the duties charged on home made spirits in Ireland; and also, that in consequence of not being able to obtain cer tain returns, he should not be able to bring on his motion which stood in the paper for Tuesday evening. IRISH ENCUMBERED ESTATES BILL. Mr. FRENCH wished to ask a question of the Solicitor-General. It was in reference to a sale of an estate in Westmeath under the Encumbered Estate's Act, in which the surveyor had included 44 acres of a neighbouring estate which had been sold and a Parlia mentary title given to them; he wished to know what steps the owner of these acres must take in order to re cover them. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that he had re ceived no notice of this question, and as he suspected that the Hon. Gentleman must be mistaken in his in formation, he thought that it was desirable that he should have some days' notice of the question. He had had no information on the subject himself. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS. Mr. HORSMAN asked the First Lord of the Trea sury when the Ecclesiastical Commissioners were to pre sent another general report; and, also, whether any and what proceedings had been taken either by them or the Bishop of Gloucester, since 1848, in the case of the estate of Horfield._ Lord J. RUSSELL replied that he was unable to say when tho next general report of the Commissioners would be laid before the House, and as to the second question, that the arrangement with re spect to the estate of 130rfield was still under the consideration of the legal officers of the Crown. Mr. STAFFORD asked the Howe Secretary whether it was the intention of her M a j es ty' s Mi n i s ters to sanc tion such an alteration in the charter of the Royal Col lege of Surgeons as sh ou ld ena b le the counc il to e l ec t fellows without examination. Sir G. GREY was understood to state that the Go vernment bad, at present, no intention to make such an alteration in the chart er o f t h e R oya l C o ll e ge of Surgeons. RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT IN RE GARD TO SAVINGS' BANKS. Mr. WILLIAM FAGAN asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was intended that the Go vernment should be responsible for all monies received from depositors of savings banks by the treasurer or his clerk. Also, whether he would have any objection t o i ntro d uce a c l ause in the Bill, distinctly assuming this responsibility; if, on the other hand, it was not intended that Government should be responsible, whether it was proposed to make the trustees liable for such default. ;`The CHANCELLOR of the FXCHEQUER said it was intended that the Government should be responsible for all moneys received by the treasurer of a savings bank or his clerk. The treasurer and his clerk would, in fact, be the servants of the Government. He did not think.it would be necessary to introduce a clause into the Bill with regard to the responsibility of the Go vernment. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANT GUARDIANS. Mr. TAYLOR asked the Home Secretary whether the Government meant to make any prevision for the payment of assistant guardians to onions in Ireland? Sir G. GREY replied that it was not the intention of the Government to make the slightest provision for the payment of assistant•guardians, but observed there were certain cases in which an inspector might be ap pointed to act in the capacity of an assistant-guardian, and that he might be paid. NE W HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. B. OSBORNE inquired of the Noble Lord, Lord John Russell, whether it was intended that the New House of Commons was to be occupied on Wednesday next by way of experiment ? Lord J. RUSSELL said, as he_ was not one of the Commis;fonersTuThe erection of the new Houses of Parliament, he could not answer the question of the Hon. Gentleman. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL Mr. AGLIONBY gave notice that he would move an amendment to this Bill to give New Zealand represen tative institutions. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOLIDAYS. In reply to Mr. AGLIONBY, Lord J. RUSSELL stated he intended to take the Australian Colonies Bill on Monday next; also, that he would propose the adjournment of the House for the Whitsuntide holidays on Friday next until the Thursday following. MR. BARON ALDERSON. Sir G. GREY entered into an explanation of an error which the reporters had fallen into last night in stating that he had communicated with Mr. Baron Alderson on the subject of the case of the Eastern Counties Railway Com pany. The repont in the papers was substantially correct, but he altogether disclaimed the right of any Secretary of State or Government to call upon any Learned Judga for any explanation of what he may have said in trying a civil case. (Hear, hear.) There was a court of appeal to decide or adjust errors of judgment on ,the part of the learned judges, and no, G o vernment ever had right to inter fere with its functions.—(Cheers.) What he did say was, that a communication had passed between the Under Secretary of State and Learned Judge on a matter of fact, and not on the subject of the charge the Learned Judge delivered on the case in question. ALLEGED BRIBERY OF A MEMBER. Mr. F. O'CONNOR seeing the Hon. Member for Wicklow in his place, he wished to ask him whether or no it Ras true as it had been reported in the newspapers that the Hon. Member had stated at a meeting held in the Rotunda, of Dublin, that he had been offered 5,000/, for his vote in that House.—(ob, oh, and cries of "order.") _ _ Mr. HENRY GRATTAN was understood to sa, that it was not so.—(Order, order.) THE LATE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. Lord HOTHAM, after relating the circumstances connected with the recent appointment of the present Archbishop's son to a sinecure of fice, observed in explanation, that it had been erroneously insinuated that the reason the late Archbishop did fill up the office was, that he had no son of his own to appoint to it, while it had been stated equally without 'foundation in truth that Bill which had teen passed for reforming these ecclesiastical bishop's death, and that had he lived a little longer, officesi the was o o ffi ni ee y pwaosuseldd just before the late Arch have been filled up by him. He thought the statements he had made would show that the surmises which had been raised were tolally without foundation. But the late Archbishop had acted upon higher grounds ; he had acted upon the principle that it was not competent for him to fill up offices in reversion, and he therefore declined to do so. In making the state ments he had done, he had no further object in view than to rescue the late Archbishop from the stigmas that had been ends avoured to be thrown upon him. Lord JOHN RUSSELL bore testimony to the up right conduct of the late Archbishop. He believed that both out of and in that House the highest respect was entertained towards the late Right Rev. Prelate. THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS. In answer to a question from Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. GREENE stated that he believed the New House of Commons would be ready for the reception of Mem bers, merely for the purpose of experiment during the next week. (LEFT SITTING.) FRANCE. To show the probable effect of certain prcvisions of the electoral law, the Opinion Publique gives the following returns of the elections of the present Assembly ; The department which nominated all thei r mem b e rs by absolute majorities were 29 o n ly, the number of repre sentatives 244. In si x d epar tments not one repre sentative was elected by an absolute majority ; the number of represent a ti ves returned in those six de partments was 58. In forty-three departments the results were varied ; 203 representatives having ob tained the absolute majority, 162 the relative ma jority. From seven departments there are no re turns of the number of votes. Without, however, counting the latter, it appears that by the provisions of the new law the electors of forty-nine departments would, at the last elections, have had to be convoked a second time. The Council. General of Agriculture, Manufac tures, and Com merce , yesterday resolved, in accord ance with th e proposition of the Government, that within si x years t h e d u ty on the coffee of French colonies s h a ll b e re d uce d from 60f. to 45f., and on American co ff ee , imported by French vessels, from 95f. to 60f. It was resolved, after an interest ing discussion, that a duty of 25f. per 100 kilos should be placed on chicory, which is at present, even when adulterated, extensively used to replace coffee. To encourage the breed of oxen, the Council resolved that an annual prize show shall take place at Versailles, and six others in different de partments, and that the annual show of meat at Poissy shall be maintained, and six others be established. __- SWITZERLAND. We read in the Suisse of Berne of the 6th :—" Th e electi ons took place yes terday in the whole canto's. At Ber ne t h e G overn ment party has obtained only a third of th e votes . Such has been the case g e n era ll y in the electoral circles for some leagues round the capital ; about fifty elections known yester day evening belong almost all to the oppo s iti on . To-d a y near l y a ll the elections are known. The Grand Council being composed o f 227 deputies, th e majority is 114. The Opposition reckons 110 or 111. However, amongst the deputies whom the regime attributes to itself are some whom the Oppo sition may a cce pt, particularly in the Jura. There are in both camps many men belonging the party decidedly democratic and liberal. A majority of that kind may therefore be hoped for. Some distur bance has taken place in the electoral circles of Gegenstorf an d S c hwarzenburg. It is said that the Government party seeing itself in minority has thrown obstacles in the way of the elections. In the Jura, the opposition has had the advantage in many circles. Moutler is particularly named where the success appeared assured to the Go vernment list. At Delemont, Carlin and Greppin, the candidat es o f the moderate opinion, ha ve failed ; eight or t en vo tes were only wanting to th em . eh, and This result is the work of the Stockmanian Commit tee, presided ove r by MM. Feune, Hitsc lemain. This fraction, pretended radical, has joi ne d the ultra-montanes. MM. Nouvion and Scaffter have been elected. We cannot from want of space give today the list of the returns for the capital. They all beloull to the Opposition. INDIES. Mr. GROGAN moved for a return of the names of all persons appointed, or recommended for appointment, by the President of the Board of Control to any m e di ca l or surgical situation or office in the East Indies, since the Ist day of January, 1832, down to the present time, spe cifying the places to which such appointments were made, the dates thereof, aid the salaries and emoluments attached thereto respectively, Sir J. HOBHOU . SE thought it was particularly invi dious to select one department for such a return. On a former occoion t4is session, a motion for returns, in eluding medical appointments, was negatived. Thn. tribution of patronage he felt to be one of the rho" ner • agreeable things connected with his office. Wh en .! . ot• sons were recommended to him he made the aPP, t he candidate solely with reference to the qualifications orf hSacodtlaarindt.", without inquiring whether they cal" r ber , ch E a r r ,g g l e an to d, br o i r ng lreland. If the lion. Ale.vinbio he had recommended, he ought to bring it bei Jr . e g o House. He must oppose a t g la a e inst motionany aasPile,°minotals e t i n n 't v:a' aie one. i ana Lord NAAS said the medical profession 4r „"„", f felt themselves decidedly aggrieved in the ain n " - c ii:sl patronage bestowed on the members of other 1 10 schools in the kingdom. If their grievance wai ;v g founded, the return would be th.• best means of 611°111 that i was so. Sir t J. HOBFIOUSE said the Board o f Control 13.8 a., very few appointments. It was the East India Con3l to heme who had most of the appointments, and it w that any complaint connected with o Fr, b t h e m shoul d e ferred. 'lei Mr. HAMILTON said that a strong feeling 13 ; 19 1 0' f i e n_lreland that justice was nut done to them edica„-6ipt, in ., e s n i t o s n in that country with respect to these Or • , Major BLACKALL thought that such an eitc7be that the 'motion was an invidious on e ought no admitted. After a few words from Sir G. GREY, 100, Mr. GROGAN said he should withdraw the (14 but he as,ured the Right Hou. Barone; that in u 3 0 / it . he had not the slightest intention of conveY„i°,...gnot Imputation on the way in which the Right lion. PP had bestowed his patronage. The motion was then Withdrawn. On the motion of Mr. W. PTTEN, rt j fa he„t fr Sir. J. Yarde Buller was dic A harged from n tendance on the Committee on official salaries, a Henry Drummond substituted. The House then adjourned at One o'clock. n S' BURGLARY AT CHARLEC - - T HALL, WARWICKSHIRE. ro ioB On Monday night, or early on Tuesday n3f,"cie last, charlecote-hall, the ancient seat of the •""ote near Stratford-upon-Avon, was burglarionslitoleo tered, and property of considerable 11 111 %1 ea' therefrom. The thieves effected three sev e ' - arl' trances, through the windo w s of the low er la t r s - t e° meats. It would appear that w hen they fi r y ; thel ceeded in gaining admission to the mansf-0101 found the inner doors too strong and secur e "° Thep them to proceed without disturbing the farni l l;,. B .biti consequently returned, and by means of a con" f the or large gimlet, bored holes in the shutters °,oo# sitting and drawing-rooms, and by thes e Lod effected an entrance to those apartments. 'cote the articles of value, and some in connexion 111,`„reftf history of the Lucy family of considerable in 00 stolen may be enumerated three gold watchef'o) with a portrait of Charles 11. set rou t e tiot; diamonds, a lapis lazuli snuff-box with go. -° 08:, ings and a cameo in the centre, seve ral go ld a l ilt' and snuff-boxes, three handsome purses fip e o ate° old coins and sovereigns, one coin a tarcreper piece of Charles I a great many gold and s iive 'f Sit cif-cases, a small and exquisite miniature 0„ be' Thomas Lucy, the original " Justice Shall c/fi d . fore whom Shakspere was taken for deer st eal or gold medal of Shalcspere, a magnificent ri,nni e ttri melled, with the inscription, " The gift of • o io VIII. to his treasurer," " Ward," engraved i l . ° s oil &c. The value of the property stolen, altho n ri, in compass, is estimated at several hundred P ° o bl On Monday evening two suspicious charactpos whom the robbery is supposed to have bee n s joth° were seen taking tea at the Red Lion 1nn,,,c 9 01 neighbouring village of Barford, and early on r t o tli! morning they were again observed coming 'rd' direction of Charlecote, carrying two arns ll o - 0 0 0 , bags. Very full descriptions of their al ) ,l 3 7 o fri and dress were forwarded to the various Pnitb . l oct of the country, and last night a man was aPP - o f t' by Glossop and Tandy, two active officers of Birmingham detective force, who, there can b li e te e doubt, was one of the burglars. The 1:" - h ce sts c ; ceived information of two doubtful c- 9 3 ", ters lodging at a respectable house in oclo Alfred's-place, and about half-past tea : 0 ,0; the officers laid wait for their aPP re lee k l At the hour mentioned a young man, who P a s eil the name of Walters, arrived at the door In sect when he was immediately pounced upon anu f " u adr n i by the officers. On searching him he was,,: t piP ti ' possession of a small doable-barrelled 1 30 n.',0pt, ° ,4" loaded with ball. He coolly declared to his ton that he knew he must be hung, and had they „.," r him an opportunity he would have shot they"; co!: resistance was, however, in vain, and he $ 1 ,, 02 ** t . , 7 veyed within doors. Oa searching his rt sere greatest portion of the spoils of Charlen ni `s,9; found, including the ring presented by 1 10 5 Vi c ' i' to his treasurer, the portrait of Sir Tholl i- pbre! k " &c. ; together with two carpet bags and bon' o fr; ing implements of the ve ry b es t and finest InS ii ° fle en IA ture. Walters gave no explanation of the ca d - I , in which he became possessed of the property tre e „* was ultimately removed to the prison in'lNl o° ' 4 b"il His companion has not yet been Okl a ' AI A '" there is every reason to believe that Ag j• - t ioti o r shortly be secured. This morning au-di tote information was obtained with regs t A jr Walters and his past doings. He is suseen, te- abr . . 4 one of a gang who have infested the neiginnoor of Birmingham during the last winter. . 1 ' 15 ,,, i°i other burglaries with which he is supposed t h ° ,l s m g ° plicated are those of W. Piercy, of Warier -1 1;0a Miss Taylor, of Moor-green. The polices iitt do w reason to suppose from some depositions fon l3- , o 'oll,';', pocket that he is the same man who soo 3 e " o f ~ 8 •ago, after having first robbed the bolls! 0 0V; governor, escaped out of Worcester Gaol, t 13 1,a 1, 4 . ing proceeded to examine his person, and on he A' arm found three small moles, and by whi e , h ; ,e - 0 0 1 immediately identified as Bradshaw, by al' l o d he went when in *Worcester Gaol on a chars bbe" felony. When he was accused of the former Ocolissi and his escape from Worcester, he offered nn e f l aei tjl i tion, but appeared much irritated and ca. ",• s ij i l Walters is of rather gentlemanly exter,i°;:otfot, dressed in black. He will be conveyed to T, 0 01i . ,, t1 for examination before the magistrates of that 0 i' ' By his apprehension the police are entitled '- ward of 1001. -.1 RAILWAY SHARE MAR- 1 " -- no ite BRISTOL, MAY 9. ent STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market did not Pr e 4 ife so firm a character as yesterday, nor was there bi the same amount of business done. The only 0 ,1 3 ,...- 5° have to notice are—Midland (501. Shares), 2 ' Devon, 514. 0 r 00,10( LIVERPOOL, MAY 9. 10 9- $0 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-ditto, io (1, follow :—London and North-Western, 1014 - 7 11 . .. filie;sok Quarters, 2 dis. Ditto, Fifths, 18s. 9d. c 11 5:, CO f er , % Halves, 28 c. dis.—Lancashire and Y 01.1 0111 11," d Do 34% c.—llitto, Fifths, 10% dis.—South-Eastern c.—Ditto, Consul. (No. 3), 13 1 / 8 . BIRMINGHAM, Max 9. we!di°°e# STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to -day mingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 8-4 ,ri i slO' and North. Western, 101— Shrewsbury and Biroliab 9 1 1 2 dis.—South Staffordshire, 4% dis. YORK, MAY 8. (O P oerezie drOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-dallZ o rtb3s' low :—Great Northern, 5/. 18s. 9d.—York and 0. land, 15 LA—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Ne e tension), 7. GLASGOW, MAY 8. diti Oi l STOCK EXCHANGI.—The on ly t ransac tion to-rafri 011 ek Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 43—Glasgovro I" Carlisle, 3:%. SURREY DISPENSARY.—The ann ual festit l i, of the funds of the above charitable institution i t° l,o o o cl yesterday evening at the Bridge House Hot e "cer.,;ifs' bridge. when nearly 100 gentlemen sat down to 't t chair was taken by Mr. J. W. FresHeld, flig"„ 0 1 1° .;t iJ Surrey. On the removal of the cloth, the at, tovoi toasts were drunk, and the chairman then gave t';" the evening, "Success to the Surrey Dispensary; t bil e a entered at some length on the various benefits l as cr, ferred, he stated that 5,600 persons had been 1 ) ,, r ," lite e l during the last year, of whom upwards of 4,0 , "' b , 3 JO If cured ; and he pressed upon the company present ditte t lis i i supporting so valuable an institution. The exP atj be t oc' amounted to 1,2831., and the receipts to 1,2501, soli beltil9 would have been in debt had it not been for a stria WO in the treasurer's hands. A list of subscriptio ns 10 read, which amounted to nearly 300/. V e c i tli ;i di C [ADVERTISEMEINIT.j—There is no remedy %lt Holloway's Pills for the cure of Dropsy.—Mr. J 7 O , 0 to o t of Oxford-street, Manchester, suffered for year!, • to t sical complaint, his body and legs were sive" e i e rtel Yed , alarming extent, and no hopes whatever were • l e o his recovery. He was for some time in the hoeP eo ri . c or, having taken every variety of medicine usually p ee d to hos such cases, yet all proved useless, and he was proleb to able. Holloway's Pills were then resorted to, tu t ;051 1 7I ' ll , the effect of improving his health and reducing tu e ,,,opls.rpte that now he is perfectly cured of that direful c-ode' taking these wonderful pills.— Sold by all Druggie%don• fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, BMWS. if ile OF A sox. . -8 for d, t h On the 4th inst., at Cople Vicarage, near Be— ver" of the Rev. E. Havergal. v if ' lO r On the 6th inst., at Leigh, the wife of the A.e' S. Hawkins. 01P , FA" ) of On the 4th inst., the wife of W. Wilberforce, - ifif6 OF A DAUGHTER. , i 1 th e On the 6th inst., at Warley Barracks, Es s ' Lieutenant-Colonel Leslie. the s‘ l l 10 On the Bth inst., at Lampton, near Hounslovr• - Major Inigo Jones, Prince Albert's Hussars. Of A O ° MARRIED. is . r d ~.-t l/ On the 7th inst., at Marylebone Church, Ric"hter ° h i t + Esq., of Gorstage-hall, Cheshire, to Louisa, di l eyorlO r 'tli g late Sir John L. Kaye, Bart., of Denby-grallge: div ielt; t ot' On the 7th inst., a t St. Thomas's Church, -`" r o f 6ic::;ili' Rev James Pelham Pitcairn, 8.A., youngest r, „, to tote r ' Pitcairn, Inspector-General of Hospital:, Duillsocß" only child of H. Turner, Esq., of Dover - terrace, - ----:- - 2-- - --:---:------"--- 1,0 (J1 DIEL A 7 , the plc / At Avisford,' Sussex, on the 7th init. , o g e e 3 , 0 , 4 l'' isabella Anne Brydgei, eldest daughter of Gef).r•fotin quis of Waterford, and widow of the l ate S,r - e el Brydges, Wooton- court, near Canterbury. , A " for ° t , 0 0 On the 6th inst., the Rev. H. J. F. Coxe, it' e , Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, aged 3 . 9 ,',..,„ 1i ce, On the 6th inst., in Besborough-street, riu" Moore, Esq, late of Guernsey, aged 82. . 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