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e. , ,',:ttry. appaared that landlords had power to grant eir.iments of waste land to labourers, and that any sur•. plus which might occur should be applied to the relief of poor persons in the parish. He should oppose that clause. They had already pauperism enough; they had one great scheme by which they were relieved tea greater or less extent. He thought it an un• desirable thing that any fresh system should he ma rinated. The Hon. Member fur Rochdale (Mr. S. Crawford) had spoken harshly on this question, for be felt warmly upon it; but he (Mr. Bright) was sure he thought that no manufacturing population were so com fortable as that large class which he represented, and which were dependent on their earnings for a subsist ence. A lab-urer, wherever it was possible, should have apiece of ground near his cottage, but that wag a very different thing ta the system proposed to be carried into 4iTt7ct by the Bill. Its real object was to give a cer tain description of relief to that class of people in the rural districts who were in a condition of suffering. He bad no objection to their having relief; but it appeared to him that every labourer, when he became possessed of ono of those gardens, would be driven, by the compe tition of labour, down to receive just such wages as he could barely live on, and would have only a small quantity of potatoes as his food, from the land which he cultivated. If there was a superabundance of labour, wages would be reduced to the smallest possible amount. There was another certain degree of depend ance. The moving power of the Bill was to be the cler gyman of the parish. He might be a suitable person, but they knew that the most deserving labourers were those who went to church and chapel. So that the labourer, if the Bill were carried out at all, would be more dependant than at present. He however agreed H with the R;ght Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Graham) that it would not do much harm. No provision was made for the expenses wh'el would have to be defrayed ; and he could not but think it a mere toy of legislation, which the Hon. Member for Hereford (Mr. Cowper) had been amusing himself with that session ; and it would be more respectful to the House if he were to withdraw it. Mr. DARBY referred to the circumstance of a lady who had granted 500 allotmehts to her tenants, and who made it a stipulation that whoever was taken before a magistrate should forfeit his allotment, and not one in• stance had occurred for several years. This might per haps be too severe, but the Hon. Member for Bath must give him better information as to the bad working of the system than he had done before he could agree with his opinion. With respect to the voluntary system, he did not know an instance in which it had led to the reduc tion of wages ; it had had a very different result; as in stead of lowering the condition of the people, it had ele vated it. He was not sure that the Bill woul(l effect. that which was accomplished under the voluntary system, because the owner of the land frequently afforded the tenants assistance by giving them seeds, and aiding them in various ways. But wherever the voluntary system could nit, from local causes, be carried into effect, he should feel disposed to sce the plan proposed in the Bill tried. Lord CLEMENTS explained the " cottier" system pursued in Ireland, which consisted in granting from 20 to 30 acres of land, and which had had a favourable result, whilst the "con acre" system (the renting of an extremely small piece of land by a peasant) was driving the Irish agricultural labourer to the earth, and since the decision of an assistant barrister at a quarter sessions that no tenancy was caused under the "con acre" sys tern, and that a tenant had a right to remove the agri cultural produce of his land, it had become worse, as a person desiring to rent a piece of land could not obtain it, unless he could find security, and as the security had to be a farmer, who had the power of reducing the wages of labour to the lowest ebb, the difficulty and hardship was greatly increased. The system of "con acre" created a running account between farmer and labourer, and did away with the payment of wages in money. So much did it increase misery in Ireland, that he was anxious to caution gentlemen in England 'not to incur the risk of similar distress in England by the introduc tion of this Bill. Mr. STANSFIELD was in favour of voluntary allot ments, because they promoted a good feeling between the landlord and the labourer. As the Bill would destroy this system, and would defeat the good inten tions of landlords, he should vote against it, and the sooner the Bill was withdrawn the better. Mr. HENLEY said that the Bill was very severe in some of its enactments, and as he did not think it would have the desired effect intended by its projector, be should support the amendment of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath. Mr. COWPER said that he did not assert that the Bill would have no effect on wages, but that whatever effect it would have would be to increase rather than diminish them. From what he had heard of the cottier system In Ireland, it was pretty clear that there was no such thing as an allotment system there. He believed that in ninety-nine cases out a hundred land was held—not from the owner, but from a third per son , a f armer , pro bably ; and such was the competition for it, that prices far above the real value were offered by the one class and accepted by the other. Mr. BOUVERIE read extracts from two competent authorities—(we could not hear the name)—which he would oppose to the arguments of Hon. Members whoop posed the Bill. Mr. NEWDEGATE thought that the proposed al lotments could be of no use to the labourers in the mining and manufacturing districts. He had lived long enough to see that the labourer was but too dependent on his employer, and he would support any Bill which promised him more independence. Mr. CURTEIS thought the tendency of the Bill was to lower agricultural wages, and he should therefore vote against it. Mr. M. GIBSON was very sure that the Bill would be defeated on the third reading, even if it reached that stage ; and he therefore wished to put the Hon. Mem ber out of pain as soon as possible.—(Laughter.) Al though he was ready to admit that it was a noble spec tacle to see a man struggling against adversity. An HON. ME3IBER wished to put a question of vital importance to the Right Honourable Baronet the Se cretary for the Home D.lvartnient. Had the Right Honourable Baronet any experience whatever on this subject ?—(Laughter.) Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD doubted the ap plicability of the Bill to Ireland. Sir JAMES G ItAHAM said, that in the north of Ireland the Bill would not be much regarded, because there the land was held directly from the owners. He observed alga in the neighbourhood of Birmingham there were gar len-plots upheld by the labourers or manufacturers ; but there again, as in the north of Ire land, the land was held directly from the owners of the soil. Although the Bill was capable of amendment in some of its details, he did not mean to oppose it. Mr. COWPER said, the more common mode in and about Northampton and other large towns in England, was for land to be held from societies. The Hou-e then divided, when there appeared, For the amendment Against it .. . 42 Majority against it —23 Mr. CURTEIS moved as an amendment that there should be six, instead of three requisionists of a parish, who she ul,l have power to call a meeting to put the Bill into operation. Mr. BRIGHT said that it appeared to him, that under this clause three rate-payers of a parish would have power to call a meeting, which should be con sidered a parish meeting:, to decide whether the parish would adopt the provisions of this Act, and he cer tainly did not think three was a sufficient number. Lord Section, Mr. Darby, Mr Sharman Crawford, and Mr. Cowper supplrt: d the clause as it stood, but, after a short discussion, the amendment was agreed to without a division. r. HENLEY moved as an amendment, that each of the six requisitionists should be rated to the pcor at up wards of 101. Mr. Cowper, Alr..Darby, and Mr. Wakley resisted the alteration. Mr. CURTEIS and Mr. S. CRAWFORD supported it. Mr. BRIGHT said the proposed alteration would entirely defeat the chance of this Bill being carried into operation in the agricultural districts, for there the numbers were few indeed who were rated above 10Z After a short discussion the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment l7 Against it Majority —9 On the re-admission of strangers we found Mr. COLLET moving an amendment to the effect that "churchwardens" should be Substituted fer " rec tors or curates," in the administrative clauses of the Mr. COWPER hoped that the Hon. Gentleman would not press his amendment, for, in point of fact, the churchwardens were the administrators of the paro chial law. Mr. BRIGHT thought that it was most unfavourable to the minister of any church to be dragged into affairs distinct from the preaching of the Gospel. Mr. DARBY moved Oat the words "landed proprie tors, occupiers of land, and inhabitant householders" be omitted, and the word "vestry" be substituted. The amendment was agreed to without a division. The clause then passed as amended. The second clause was then proposed, Mr. COLLETT moved that the word "churchwar dens" be inserted in this clause instead of the worth " officiating minister."—Agreed to., Mr. BRIGHT also moved that the words "and other places of worship" be inserted afteribe word " chapel." This amendment was negatived. Mr. CURTEIS moved that the words " twenty-one „u ps " be inserted, instead of " ten days." The clause, as amended, was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. The 3d clause was then agreed to. Oa the proposal of clause 4, Mr. BRIGHT recommended the clause to be with drawn until the meaning of the word Vestry " was explained. Mr. COWPER, suggested that the clause could be carried, and the meaning of the word " Vestry" could be explained afterwards in the interpretation clause. The clause was then agreed to. . On clause 5 being proposed, Mr. COLLETT moved that the words " officiating minister" be omitted. Mr. COWPER opposed the amendment. The House then divided on the amendment, and it was lost by a majority of 37 to 7. On the next clause being read, Mr. BRIGHT Laid he conceived the words " officiating minister" rather indefinite : for instance, there were vitef,l4wnships in which there were several offi- E /VS . -4!uktay . tg- N tninisters ; and he would like to know who Lvkve the power to decide which was th e V minister?" Ile thought the vestry ought ' have thy power of ma ki ng th e election. 'it was i ,, teed upon to leave the definition to the inter ,;tl. ' pretfition use, and the clause was then agreed to. On cly 8 being read, IGHT objected to the words "near such tarielK being left in, because pewits iu one parish THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAI EVENING, JULY 3, IMS. visible hurt to call for the coroner ; and so the victim may die, and show, as gossips have it, a very handsome corpse, whilst homicidal avarice with no drop of outward gore upon his hands—no damning spots seen by the world's naked eye —mixes in the world, a very respectable old gentleman ; a man who has a file of receipts to show for everything ; a man who never did owe a shilling ; and above all, a man who takes all the good he gets as nothing more than a proper payment for his exceeding respectability. He is a patt ern man ; and for such men heaven rains manna ; only in these days the shower comes down in gold. Ebenezer Snipeton, we say, had a high and therefore marketable opinion of him - self. And vet, did Ebenezer's wife—his ripe, red-lipped spouse of two-and-twenty—somehow touch her husband with a strange, a painful humility. He had sixty iron winters— and every one of them plain as an iron bar—in his face. 'fine had used his visage as Robinson Crusoe used his wooden calendar, notching every day in it. And w h a t was worse . though Time had kept an honest account—and what, indeed, so honest, so terribly honest as Time?—nevertheless, he had so marked the countenance—it is a shabby, shameless trick Time has with some faces,—and every mark to the thought less eye counted well• nigh double. And Snipeton knew this. He knew, too, that upon his nose—half-way, like sentinel on the middle of a bridge—there was a wart very much bigger than a pea, with bristles, sticking like black pins in it. Now, this wart Ebenezer in his bachelor days had thought of like a philosopher; that is, he had never thought about it. Nay, his honeymoon had almost waned into the cold, real moon that was ever after to blink upon his marriage life, ere Ebenezer thought of his wrinkled, pouch-like cheeks; of his more terrible wart. And then did every bristle burn in it, as though it was turned into red hot wire; then was he plagued, tormented by the thought of the wart, as by some avenging imp. He seemed to have become all wart: to be one unsightly excrescence. The pauper world envied the happiness of Ebenezer Snipeton—with such wealth, with such a wife, oh, what a blessed man ! But the world knew not the torments of the wart ! And wherefore was Ebenezer thus suddenly mortified ? We have said t hat he had a wife as young and fresh, and beautiful as spring. And therefore, after a short season, was Ebenezer in misery. Ile looked at his wife's beauty, and then he thought of his withered face— that felon warti In her loveliness—like a satyr drinking at a crystal fount—he saw his deformity. Was it possible she could love him ? The self-put question—and lie could not but ask it,—with her, alone, in bed, at board—that torment ing question still would whisper, snake voiced in his ear,— could she love him ? And his heart—his heart that here tofore had been cold and blooded like a fish—would shrink and tremble, and dare not answer. True it was, she was obedient—too obedient. She did his bidding promptly, hum bly, as though he had bought her for his slave. And so, in truth, he had : and there had been a grave man of the church, grave witnesses, too, to bind the bargain. Verily, he had bought her ; and on her small white finger—it was lain to all who saw her—she wore the manacle of her purchaser." Snipeton returns and finds St. James at his house. His jealousy is aroused, and devoutly does he hope the wound may prove mortal. St. James, however, recovers his strength in the course of a few hours. St. Giles is brought to Dovesnest to be identified, but on entering the room of St. James it is found that he is gone. These chapters are succeeded by an admirable apology for those whom the world is pleased to misname misan thropes, after which we have an excellent paper on the state of the town poor in Scotland. " Unfashion able Movements" is the title of a series of stories illustrative of the trials of the poor, and the " Corn Lords Tragedy" is a fine Coleridge-like ballad from the pen of the author of Orion—a poem not unworthy to stand by the side of the Ancient Mariner. Juniper Hedgehog continues his quaint •pnd caustic comments on the events of the month, and - the historian for Young England gives us the reign of Henry the First. This History for Young England promises to be a very valuable work. might come to another and interfere with those holding field gardens. Mr. COWPER begged to remind the Hon. Member that those gardens were not to be regulated by parochial linalts. However, he would have no ohjectio ito insert the words " within such parish." The clause with the amendment was then agreed to. Oa the 9th clause being read, Mr. ESTCOTT would wish to know if it was intended to have paid surveyors ? Mr. COWPER would wish to postpone deciding upon that point for the present. Mr. HINDLEY suggested, that due notice should be served on occupying tenants, when land was about to be taken. Mr. COWPER had no objection to that suggestion being complied with. Mr. COLLETT said that with respect to the liability to rating to the poor-rate, that persons possessing half an acre were not to be rated. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS was in doubt whether the land when taken by the wardens or surveyors was to be for a permanency or not. He confessed the point was to him a great difficulty. After some further conversation, the clause was agreed to. Clauses 10 and 11 were also agreed to. On clause 12 being read, Mr. BOUVERIE objected to the clause altogether. He did not see why the power of devisi ig land fur 21 years should be given to these wardens. A desultory conversation ensued, in which several Members took part. The clause, however, was allowed to stand part of the Bill. Clause 13 was struck out. Sir R. PEEL thought that the possession of small portions of land by the labouring population would be most beneficial to them. He would not stop to inquire what the effect of such a system would be a hundred years hence. He would rather look to the immediate result of such a system, and that result, he believed, would,be most beneficial to the classes more immedi ately interested. He would, therefore, support the mea sure of the Hon. Member fur Hertford. Mr. BRIGHT believed that if the Bill were to pass it would be inoperative. Mr. WAKLEY thought the House was very much in debted to the Government for having given their sup. port to this measure. He was very much surprised at the Hon Member for Durham opposing the Bill, because allotments of land to the poor must be the means of increasing the food of the poor. There was gross in consistency in the course which had been taken by the Hon. Member for Durham. Sir R. PEEL would ask if be might give the Hon. Member one piece of advice. It was, that if friendly to the Bill, be should not at half-past ten at night raise a discussion on the corn-laws.—(Laughter.) This clause —together with the 16th—was then agreed to, awl After a desultory conversation between Messrs. Bright, Collett, and Darby, clauses 17, 18, 19, and 20, were withdrawn. Clause 21 was also passed without opposition. Mr. BRIGHT inquired if, under clause 22, the Hon. Member (Mr. Cowper) intended that women should be eligible for the office of landwardens ?—(Laughter.) Mr. COWPER could see no objection to the selection of females who should be found competent. Mr. BRIGHT stated his intention of withdrawing the clause of which he had given notice respecting the kill ing of game. Clause 23, and the preamble of the Bill, were then passed without discussion, and the report was ordered to be printed and brought up to-morrow (this day). The House then resumed. LUNATIC ASYLUM AND PAUPER LUNATICS BILL. On the motion of Lord ASHLEY, the House went into Committee on this Bill, when Mr. C. BERKELEY expressed a hope that the Noble Lord would make some statement as to the objects of the Bill, before they went into Committee. Lord ASHLEY observed, that on a former occasion he had occupied the House for upwards of an hour and a quarter in explaining its objects ; at that time he went fully into the details of the Bill, and he did not think it necessary to say more at present.—(Hear, hear.) Clauses 1,2, and 3, were then agreed to. Clauses 5,6, and 7, were then agreed to. On clause 8 being proposed, A short conversation took place, in which Mr. Henley, Lord Ashley, Sir James Graham, and Mr. S. Wortley took part, respecting union workhouses being used as lunatic asylums, Mr. Henley complaining that the clause did not provide a sufficient authority for the regulation of such establishments. After an explanation from Lord ASHLEY on this point, Mr. WAKLEY objected to the using of workhouses for lunatic asylums. He did not believe it was possible to treat chronic cases of lunacy in such places, the arrangements being altogether so imperfect. It was con temptible to speak of the expense of providing proper accommodation for chronic patients in workhouses and other places, when it was considered that the cost on the poor-rate would not be more than a farthing in the pound, and when it was considered that the unfortunate patients were labouring under the the most painful of all maladies. Sir J. GRAHAM considered that the curable should be separated from the incurable patients, as soon as pos sible after their admission. The clause gave the autho rities full power to effect those alterations which might be rendered necessary for the accommodation of the pa tients, but expense ought not to be entirely disregarded. Mr. WAKLEY would ask the Noble Lord if the con verting any part of the workhouses into lunatic asylums would not be regarded as very hostile to the poorer classes, and would it not be apt to bring the Legislature of the country into very bad odour ? He was sure it would, and the provision which enacted this, therefore, was, in his opinion, very defective, and ought to be ex punged. Lord ASHLEY said it would be the duty of the Com missioners to see that the internal regulations of these asylums would not, in the slightest degree, interfere with the other parts of the workhouses. It was calcu lated, too, that the appropriation of a portion of these public buildings would save a considerable expenses to the country ; and he trusted that they would in ten years prove that they had not, as now, 17,500 lu notics, but something less than 10 000—perhaps less than 8,000. Mr. HENLEY did not object to Parliament adopting means for securing the speedy cure of pauper lunatics, but he was decidedly opposed to their doing it at the expense of ether classes than those who were to be benefited by their legislation. Mr. HAWES and Mr. V. SMITH advocated a separa tion of the curable and incurable pauper lunatics con fined in the various asylums of the country, and urged the Committee to adopt the views of the Hon. Member for Finsbury. Sir JAMES GRAHAM recommended the Noble Lord who had charge of the Bill, so to modify the clause as to require a separation of that part of the building, to be coverted into a lunatic asylum, from that part to be used and occupied as a workhouse. Lord ASHLEY had no objection to adopt the recom mendation of his Right Hon. Friend, and the clause was amended accordingly, and afterwards agreed to. On the next clause being read, Mr. M. GIBSON conceived that the town council should have some controul over the money proposed to be raised, and not to leave the entire controul of it to the parties to whom the Bill now gave an irrespon sible power of making orders on the treasurer, which the council would be compelled to find the funds to meet. Lord ASHLEY would have no objection, if the Hon. Membcr would say what remedy he would propose. Clause 26 was agreed to. Clauses up to 40 inclusive were then passed without opposition or discussion. On clause 41 being put, Mr. WAWN protested against the House proceeding further at that late hour (on e o ' c l oc k), es p ec ially as he had great objections to that clause. He therefore moved that the Speaker report progress. The House resumed. After a short discussion, in which Lord Ashley, Lord Barrington, and Mr. Darby took part, each urging the propriety of continuing, Mr. WAWN consented to withdraw his motion on condition that the consideration of that particular clause be postponed. The itst clause was postponed accordingly. Clauses up to 43 were then agreed to. On the motion of Mr. WAKLEY, The CHAIRMAN reported progress and obtained leave ,o sit again on next Wednesday, at twelve o'clock. The House then resumed. SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY SOCIETIES BILL. Mr. WYSE moved that the Bill be committed. Sir JAMES GRAHAM was opposed to any eaten. sion of the measure. Mr. WARBURTON hoped that the Bill might be abandoned. After some desultory conversation clauses I and 2 were made part of the Bill, as were also clauses 3,4, 5, and 6, and the Bill was ordered to be reported on Friday next. ART UNIONS BILL. In answer to a question from Mr. WYSE, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he should oppose the Bill, as it would lead to a lottery in disguise. Mr. WYSE defended the London Art Union, and contended that it was not a lottery, as its rules were submitted to the Government. He was anxious to have an evening set apart for its discussion. The Bill then went through Committee, and the re port was ordered to be brought up on Friday. FOREIGN LOTTERIES BILL. This Bill pcssed through Committee. Report on Friday. The House then adjourned, at Two o'clock. ADVERTISEMENT.]—BLOTCHES ON THE SKIN, AN EXTRAORDINARY CURE BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS ♦ND OINTMENT !—A young woman, named Martha Willey, residing with her friends at the corner of Silver-street, Stepney, had been from her youth covered with blotches which much impaired her health ; she was always in a low, nervous, and irritable state. This poor girl had been to almost every hospital and medical institution in London without obtaining the least relief, but, notwith standing the failure of all the medical men who treated her case, she has been completely cured by the use alone of these wonderful medicines which will cure any skin disease of however long standing, or invetbrate the ease may be.—Sold at Professor Ilulloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and by all respectable medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town on Tuesday evening, from Cambridge. . Mr. John Wood the Chairman, and Mr. Hunt Davis the Deputy-Chair man, of the Excise, had an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing -street. MAGAZINES-CONTINUED. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. The memoir of " Thomas Campbell" contains sorn:a particulars of his life and writings not witlicut interest, but we regret to say not a few of which ought never to have seen the light. It is downright sacrilege to disturb the ashes of a poet whose fame will endure while the flag of England " braves the battle and the breeze," and recount the frailties of his nature, which should have been buried with him in his tomb. The writer styles this memoir "A Literary Retrospect, by a Middle aged Man." We can, however, find little in it that en titles it to a literary character, but a great deal of gossip about Mrs. Siddons and John Kemble, and Madame Pasta, and it is singular that the " Middle aged Man" has shown the same disposition towards these cele brated performers, and selected anecdotes which really do them no harm, while they prove the bad taste of the author in relating them. Why, for in stance, say of John liernble, " lam glad that I lived not sufficiently in his day to hear the little gossiping stories which were, I doubt not, spread about of his cold ness and his avarice, but which are interred with his bones ?" If they were interred, why touch the grave— why lay it open to the gaze of the profane vulgar ? And hy find fault with Mrs. Siddons for eating boiled beef at Sir Walter Scott's, or with Madame Pasta, fur de vouring oysters after the opera, or with " the expiring Malibran calling eagerly for porter" ? The middle aged gentleman does not say preci.iely that he found fault, the blame is hid upon a gentleman of " nice ideas," but ho father's the imputation, for he adds, " these things must be endured and forgotten, if possible." Now, it requires no endurance whatever to see an actress eat boiled beef or oysters, or drink porter when thirsty. The middle-aged man ought to study carefully the School for Scandal. The rest of the Number is not liable to such charges, for on the whole it is interesting, and in good taste. Mrs. Mathews furnishes a second character in the series of "Ennobled Actresses," and gives a very faithful account of the Countess of Derby (Miss Farrel)). Her intimate acquaintance with this celebrated actress enabled her to state the truth, and she does that with the best possible feelings. Her account of the attachment of the Earl of Derby to Miss Farren, and the intimacy which prevailed between them till they were married, is highly honourable to both. The intimacy she sa) a " never in any mind gave rise to the slightest suspicion of other than Platonic regard:" The following lines which we have not seen be fore, and the tone in which the sentiment is expressed, fully bear out Mrs. Mathews' remarks. They were addressed by Lord Derby to Miss Farren, on her being one day absent from church : " While wond'ring angels, as they look'd from high, Observed thine absence with an holy sigh, To them a bright exalted seraph said,— ' Blame not the conduct of th' exalted maid ; Where'er she goes, her steps can never stray ; Religion walks, companion of her way. She goes with every virtuous thought impress'd, Heaven on her face, and heaven within her breast.' " We have room for only another extract from the Miscellany, but it relates to a very different subject, the retreat from Corunna, and is taken from the " Recollec tions of Rifleman Harris" : "Many trivial things which happened during the retreat to Corunna, and which on any other occasion might have entirely passed from my memory, have been as it were branded into my remembrance, and I recollect the most trifling incidents which occurred from day to day during that march. I recollect, amongst other matters, that we were joined, if I may so term it, by a young recruit, when such an addition was anything but wished for during the disasters of the hour. One of the men's wives (who was struggling forward in the ranks with us, presenting a ghastly picture of illness, misery, and fatigue), being very large in the family way, towards evening stepped from amongst the crowd, and laid herself down amidst the snow, a little out of the main road. Her husband remained behind with her ; and I heard one or two hasty observations amongst our men, that they had taken possession of their last resting-place. The enemy were, indeed, not far behind at this time, the night was coming on, and their chance seemed in truth but a bad one. To remain behind the column of march in such weather was to perish, and we accordingly soon forgot all about them. To my surprise, however, 1, some little time afterwards (being then myself in the rear of our party), again saw her. She was hurrying with her husband after us, and in her arms she carried the new-born babe she had just given birth to. Her husband and herself, between them, managed to carry that infant to the end of the retreat, where we embarked. God tempers the wind, it is said, to the shorn lamb ; and many years afterwards I saw that boy a strong and healthy lad. The woman's name was M'Guire, a sturdy and hardy Irishwoman ; and lucky was it for herself and babe that shewas so, as that night of cold and sleet was in itself suffi cient to try the constitution of most females. I lost sight of her, I recollect, on this night, when the darkness came upon as ; but with the dawn, to my surprise, she was still amongst us." DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. No. CLL. July, 1845. This Number is of more than average merit. " M•Culloch on Taxation" is a candid and intelligent review of that economist's " Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation, and the Funding System," one of the principal purposes of which is to im peach four of the most celebrated maxims propounded by Adam Smith, on the theory of taxation. The re viewer partially agrees with the commentator ; but we concur with him in his general adhesion to the principles of Adam Smith. " Lethe, and other Poems." This paper impresses us with a very favourable notion of the powers of its fair authoress, Miss Woodroofe. The extracts from " Irene" are very fine. The following specimen will verify this prai3e " 0 gracious Empress, spare him! Yea, spare him yet awhile, a little while! Mercy ! oh, mercy ! Do not cut him off In the fair springtime of his blooming youth, When all his path is strewed around with roses ! His blood not yet is frozen in the veins— Not yet the buoyant spirit of his youth Is to the sternness of old age congealed. Spare him ! and heaven shall shower its blessings down Upon your head profuse. Slay him ! and sure All heaven's fierce curses shall be poured upon you. Save—save his life—and God requite the deed ! By the soft ties of filial love, and by The silver link of motherhood ; by that love Which blessed imperial Leo while alive; And by those hallowed tears which mourned him dead; Pronounce the pardoning word to Constantine !" The "Narrative of a Trial for Witchcraft," " from some family papers," is a very clever and effective sketch; too good to be abridged, and, though short, too long for quotation in our limited space. The date of the story is 1679, an d th e scene is laid in one of those rural districts of England, which even at so late a period as this, was polluted by the sanguinary excesses of judicial bigotry and popular superstition, that have attached perpetual infamy to the associations of our law courts with the prosecutions of those wretched victims whom they gravely called " witches," even on the record as well as in the staute-book. " Anthologia Germanica, No. XX."—a happy selection from the poems of Karl Simrock, being " The Knight of the Swan," a romance—" The Fisherman," " Love and Blindness," &c. " The Life of Lord Hill" is an agreeable precis of the Rev. Mr. Sidney's work lately published by Murray ; a work which will, if possible, increase the respect, the affection, that every Englishman who will make himself acquainted with the career of the late Commander-in-Chief must feel for the honest, manly, and unaffected character of that brave and generous Englishman. In " Ireland, her Evils and (their) Reme. dies," we have a sort of running review of various tracts recently published on the repeal agitation, the payment of the Roman Catholic clergy, &c. No.III. of the "Ita lian poets" presents us with a second paper on the life and genius of the illustrious and ardent author of the " Gierusalemme Liberata." It is a beautiful memoir, written in a spirit of kindred poetry, and an offering meet for the altar of the Torquato, whose death with. drew him, as it were, on the very eve of the ceremo nial of his laurelled coronation. " The Conquest of Siude" is a spirited account of the stirring events which led to that signal result, in the shape of a critical notice of Major-General NV. Napier's memoir of the campaign so signalised by the victories or his gallant and illustrious relative. The concluding ar ticle, " How should Irish Protestants meet their present dangers ?" is, of course, a controversial one. It con cludes by an earnest recommendation of " a union of the Protestant democracy." The "Parting," and the " Lament," by Florence, are but so-so affairs ; and " a Stranger Minstrel" has not added one poor sprig of bays (as Churchill calls it) to the chaplet that alrtady encir cles the fame of one of the most vigorous of our mo dern po?ts. DOUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGAZINE. The present number is the commencement of the second volume of the Magazine, and we are rejoiced to find the editor acknowledging " the success that has firmly established the Shilling Magazine as a public o-gan." We rejoice at this, because it shows that notwith standing the oceans of " Balaam" with which the reading world has of late been inundated, there is still extant among us a good sound taste, which can appre ciate and reward vigorous, nervous, and manly writing such as constitutes the staple of Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine. We have two new chapters of "St. Giles and St. James." Poor St. Giles is aroused from his sleep in the barn of the Lamb and' Star, and arrested on a charge of having murdered and robbed St. James. Some smugglers have had their attention attracted by seeing a saddled horse grazing by the road-side, and on proceeding a short distance they find St. James lying in the road, senseless, and bleeding from a terrific wound in the skull. On examining him they find that he still breathes, and, as one of them phrases it, that he has been altogether robbed and well-nigh murdered. They carry him to Dovesnest, the residence of Mr. Eben ezer Snipeton, the husband of the lovely Clarissa, and in spite of the opposition of Dorothy Vale, the servant, leave him there. Snipeton is from home, Clarissa enters the room, sees St. James, who has just recovered his consciousness, and the lovers (for they are lovers) recog nise each other. Snipeton is an old usurer to whom poor Clarissa has been sacrificed : " It was here, at Dovesnest, that the thrifty money-seller kept his young wife close—far away, and safe, as he thought, from the bold compliments, the reckless gallantry of the rich young m en w h o, i n t h e i r frequent time of need, paid visits to the friend who, the security certain as the hour, never failed to assist them. Mr. Snipeton was not, in the ordinary matters of life, a man who underrated his own ad vantages, moral an d p h ysical. Sooth to say, he was, at times, not unapt t o set w h at detraction might have thought aninterested value on them. - And yet, what a touchstone for true humility in man, is woman I Ebenezer Snipeton, in all worldly dealings, held himself a match for any of the money-coining sons of Adam. lle could fence with a guicea —and sure we are guinea -fencing is a far more delicate art ; is an exercise demanding a finer touch, a readier sleight, :Ilan the mere twisting of steel foils :—he could fence, nay, with even the smallest current coin of the realm, and—no matter who stood against him—come off conqueror. ` Gold,' says Shelley, is the old man's sword.' And most wickedly at times, will hoary-bearded men, with blood as cold and thin as water in theligyeina, hack and slash-with-R.l. Iheykreow —the grim, palsied warriors I how the weapon . will cut . heart-strings ; they know what wounds will inflict ; but then, the wounds bleed inwardly ; there is no outward and LITERATURE. A PENTAGLOT DICTIONARY of the Terms employed in Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Practical Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Medical Jurisprudence, Materia Medica, Pharmacy, Medical Zoology, Botany, and Chemistry. In Two Parts. By SHIRLEY PALMER, M.D. Verily, Tamworth is a place which produces hard workers. Sir Robert Peel, the hardest-worked and the hardest-working Minister who has swayed the destinies of these kingdoms for the last century, is " of Tarn worth ;" and he is, moreover, a lover of hard work ; but hard-worked, and hard-working, and loving of 'hard work as he is, even the Premier himself must yield the palm of all those qualities to his townsman, Dr. Shirley Palmer. To quote the words of a Medico-Chirurgical Reviewer, in noticing the publication of the first part of his dictionary— " In this stupendous work, we scarcely know which to ad mire most—the extensive erudition, or the unwearied, we might say, super-human, labour of its author. Dr. Palmer may well well exclaim, with the Roman bard, Monumentum exegi acre perennius.' Johnson's great Dictionary, in four volumes, cost not one• tenth the pains and research that Dr. Palmer's Pentaglot must have done." Had Dr. Palmer been a resident in a metropolis, with ready access to the stores of learning collected in the libraries of the British Museum, of the medical col leges, and of the other public institutions—had he de voted a life of leisure to the compilation of this work, it would still have been a wonderful monument of un wearied industry and perseverance, guided by a most discriminating judgment ; but when we consider the circumstances under which this work has been compiled, its production is little short of the miraculous. " Many have been the disadvantages, and many-and for midable the obstacles, which I have had to struggle with and overcome in its execution. It was not composed in the genial atmosphere and repose of philosophic retirement, but amidst the duties and distractions of an active and anxious professional life; for the most part, during hours which might otherwise have been given to recreation, or passed in sleep; and, not unfrequently, under circumstances of depression and discouragement known only to myself. I had no literary friend to consult for the solution of doubts, or the removal of difficulties, which were continually arising in my path ; —no library to refer to, save ray own limited but valuable collection of scientific works. I began my labour, and I finished it, without availing myself of the counsel or co operation of any human being ;—with no assistance but that of the members of my family in the occasional revision of the proof-sheets, and the collection and arrangement of the ma terials which constitute the German Index." He formally dedicates his work to the medical stu dents of his country, and never has a more worthy offer ing been made to them; to quote the words of Dr. Reid Clanny, of Sunderland, it is "a national work." The author says— " That I may be induced to compile a Supplement, or Appendix, to this Dictionary, accompanied by Latin, Italian, l?eniainuegsua will which Scarpa and llin and English indexes, is not improbable." That Dr. Palmer will do this, we sincer g e r ly ea h tl o y pe a . dd Th to e addition 3:n the is, medi ca ll y spea ki ng, classical. T f m also rks suggest the additi on o f t h e theu seo mu ol usefulness e vva s t s h sse e oi nfi Italian would his w h ave o written Spanish synonytnes• There are many valuable medical and surgical works in the Spanish language, written by both European and American practitioners, which are well worthy an attentive study to the surgical student, more especially a dictionary of synonymes in the language of Don Antonio Gimbernat, one of the most accomplished surgeons of the commencement of the pre sent century, would be invaluable. Gimbernat's work on hernia is the foundation of everything of value which has since been written on the subject. to him. Wh o can ever GEORGE CRULKSHANK'S TABLE-BOOK. Tit or hi s ill ustrat i ons o f George Cruikshank has again laid th e scientific world phrenology?—that which he hath h eretofore done for ps u u n f r ien th tl e y obligation d a e p e p p r e ec st iate.the nu phrenology he is now about to do for social zoology. The present number presents us with two illust ra ti ons o f the science—the first is, " a horrible be e in the com pany," and the second " the lion of the party." The letter press description of the anim a l s i s a d m i ra bl e. The following is the concluding passage of the zoology of the bore:—" Literary bores, who are for the most part females, aro usually called blue, and it is believed that an intellectual ladies' society used formerly to as semble at the Blue Boar, in Holborn." This theory of the Blue Boar, in Holborn, is capital—quite as probable as, and infinitely more entertaining than, those of General Valencay and Sir W. Beetham. The " Legend of the Rhine," with its glorious illustrations, is continued, and we have a capital tale of the Court Ball, entitled the "Lover's Sacrifice," that sacrifice being his whiskers. The tailpiece. " cut and come again," is a rich sketch. " Dissolving Views" is an admirable article, admirably illustrated, and is followed by the " Stage Prince," one of those quiet pieces of burlesque which no man can work up like A'Beckett. Edward Kenealy furnishes a poetic garland of exquisite beauty. The, concluding article is from the pen of George Cruikshank himself, and is "On the Preservation of Life." The article, which is pr3fusely illustrated by diagrams, is a pro posal of various plans for the preservation of human life in cases of fire and of shipwreck. In the following sentiment we fully agree:—" The Legislature, that com pels the formation of party-walls and sewers, ought to make the erection of some simple and effective fire escape compulsory upon the landlord of every house in the metropolis." This article, which is well worthy attentive consideration, concludes in the following manner:— " We trust that none of our readers will consider the smlll space which we have devoted to this subject as mis applied—imperfectly as we feel we have executed the task thus voluntarily undertaken : but having the advantages of illustration at command, we have preferred the risk of dis • appointing a few of our good friends, who look to our pages fur mirthful sentences alone, to incurring the self-reproach of having maintained silence upon a subject which we feel to be important, as affecting the good of many of our fellow creatures, and which could not have been so clearly put for ward without the elucidation of our pencil." Not only has the space not been misapplied, but George Cruikshank has laid all his fellow-creatures under great obligations to him for the timely publication of this paper, which we trust will have the effect of directing the attention of the Legislature and of the Executive Government to this very important subject. PARISIAN ARCHITECTURE.--1 he Hotel de Vile, at Paris, a work of the 16th century, has for many years been in a course of enlargement and completion. The exte rior is now entire, and the interior is in progress with all and to th e production of w hi c h the genius o f it s arc hi tect, affo o r f ds n the i s richn e ss sa n e e,, s embellishmentue hsplendid of examples, which the " Re_ M. Serrure, is fully equal. This edifice is now the worthy municipal palace of the French capital, little, if at all, inferior in grandeur of arrangement and decoration to that of the sove reign. The Prefect of the Department of the Seine, in carry ing out this fine conception, has felt and acted as the chief of not merely a locality, but of a powerful, au enlightened, and an art-loving community.— The Builder. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The Gentleman's Real Head of Hair, or Invisible Ventilating Peruke, is so close a resemblance to nature as to defy detection ; and to enable any gentleman to see the effect, a large assort ment is always kept for inspection, any ono of which, if approved of, saves the purchaser both time and trouble. These splendid specimens of the perruquean art, supe rior to anything to be obtained elsewhere, either in Paris or London, have only to be seen to be admired, and are the sole invention of Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London. N.B. Splendid 'hair cuttin,g apartments on th e ground fl oor , th e w h o l e o f th e walla being hued with looking-glass, a la mode de_Paris. THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SCIIOOL. The dinner of the 30th anniversary of the establish ment of that excellent institution the Licensed Vic tuallers's School, was given yesterday, at White Conduit House, Harvey Coombe, Esq., in the chair. An assem blage of several hundreds met to honour the occasion, and a spirit of harmony and conviviality had evidently thrown itself over the whole meeting. Good humour, kindness, and interchange of feeling, was the order of the day. The dinner was put on the tuble with that profuse liberality which has distinguished the entertainments at this House. Every attention was paid by the steward to their numerous guests, and a very judicious foresight had evidently been made for the orderly proceedings of the day. A numerous band, under the direction of Mr. T. Adams, gave several popular airs during dinner. The vocal arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Ashton, who was assisted by a large number of able pro fessional gentlemen. After the cloth was drawn and Grace had been said, the vocalists sang Non .Nobis Dowine, with a delightful effect, not the least feature of which was the contrast which this splendid composition gave to the entertain ments which usually engage the ample space where the dinner was given ; and it was an admirable proof of the spirit of those who have taken the charge, and are engaged in the conduct of this charity, that during the delivery of this noble canticle, there was a continuance of silence and deference to the great God, whose are all the blessings of the earth, which, considering the variety of character which was gathered in that meeting, spoke highly, and with an irresistible force, to the heart, of that goodness of heart which human nature kill always evince when unrestrained by any other influence but that which has prompted the liberal spirit by which the Licensed Vic tuall2rs of the metropolis, and we may add tg the country also, for it is evident that the same feeling of kindliness will, under the same circumstances, and with the same impulses, always be shown for the benefit of humanity. The toasts were heralded by the sound of the trumpet, and announced with admirable effect by Mr. Harker, who seemed to have borrowed the lungs of Stentor for the occasion. On introducing the first toast of the day, the CuAIR MAN said, that he had now to propose a toast for the meeting, which ho trusted would be drank with the en thusiasm which it merited. He had to propose the health of the first Lady of the land, who by the admit , ableness of her conduct, and the force of her character, had done honour to the race from which she sprang. Under her administration there had been a gradual re sumption of prosperity in the country, which was en titled to, and would assure, the attachment and prover bial loyalty of this country to the throne. With a deep sense of the high merit of the illustrious personage of whom he had spoken, ho proposed the health of the " Queen." The toast was drank with a corresponding enthusiasm, after which the National Anthem of " God save the Queen" was given in most admirable voice, and in ex cellent harmony, by the vocalists, Mr. Ashton taking the solo, with that clearness of enunciation and ad mirable truth of tune for which lie is remarkable, his voice filling the ample space till every semitone pervaded its remotest corners. The chorus of the last verse rose above the assemblage, and came out in one burst of generous enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the " Health of the Queen Dowager," and said that, in proposing this toast, he was anxious to do justice to the virtues of a lady who, by the extent of her charities and the general benevo lence of her character, had won the hearts of all. He was sure that the company would drink the toast with all the respect that was due to it. He then gave the " Queen Dowager," which was drank with three times three, and the utmost cordiality. Mr. Gouge then sung the "Four-leaved Shamrock" with excellent taste. The next toast, the CHAIRMAN *aid, was "His Royal Highness Prince Albert," as the beloved consort of the Queen, and one who had exhibited all the qualities of a high-minded gentleman, and of a genuine Briton. The toast was drank with all the honours, and in a way which, if he had heard it, would have gratified his Royal Highness, coming from so important* a body as the Licensed Victuallers. After the toast, the vocalists gave a new glee, written by Mr. Ashton, and composed by Mr. R. Butler, of Hand -court, High Holborn. It was admirably given, and as this was the first time which it had been sung in public, we transcribe the words We hail thee, Prince Albert 1 Prince Albert, all hail! And joyfully sing to thy glory, For virtues resplendent like thine, cannot fail To honour Old England's proud story. Oh, happy Prince, whose gentle mien, Hath won the smile of Britain's Queen, Be ever constant as the dove, Still honour'd by Victoria's lave. "All hail thee, Prince Albert! Prince Consort, all hail I Exalted and blessed in thy station ; May each Prince and Princess through life as they sail s Rejoice in the smiles of their nation. Oh, happy Prince, whose gentle mien, Hath won the smile of Britain's Queen, Be ever constant as the dove, Still honour'd by Victoria's love. " We hail thee, Prince Albert, as patron and Friend, To this truly good Institution, Who cheerfully giveth, and heaven doth send A blessing with each contribution." When married to the notes, the effect of cordial greeting was most admirable, and the spirit of friendship which beamed through the words, and was embodied in the air, gave all those indications of hearty respect and good fellowship for which Britain—and in the term we include Ireland as an integral portion—are remarkable. The glee was followed by a toast to " the Duchess of Kent and the rest of the Royal Family in England." In proposing this toast, the CHAIRMAN said that he needed no other recommendation to an assembly of Englishmen than the fact that it regarded those who lived in Britain, and partook of the generous impulses by which Britain was distinguished. The toast was drank with that right cordiality which betokened how truly the meeting entered into the spirit of the toast, and after it Mr. Bruton sang the song which bore the title of " Hints to Emigrants," and which, after alluding to the inconvenience to which emigrants are subjected, goes on with the wording, with which, in its usual sense, our readers are familiar ; but in this in stance there was an introduction of all the peculiar fea tures of the case, embracing a very .happy allusion to the Association having the Comb at his head. The CHAIRMAN proposed "Prosperity to the Licensed Victuallers' School." In doing this he felt that he should but feebly discharge his duty, if he did not advert to the circumstances which peculiarly entitled this institution to the support of the numerous and liberal community to whose support it had been so long in debted. This school had been started by a few gentle men connected with the Licensed Victualler's Institu tion, in 1806. Their exertions had, in the first place, been most successful ; but it was well known that exer tion was not only necessary that an institution should be founded, bet that it should be carried on. During the firs: years of its existence, not less than 30 children had found a home its the asylum ; but it was found after wards necessary to reduce this number, and for a while the institution had languished, but its friends were not asleep, and 160 girls and boys had afterwards been en joying the advantages of the institution. Latterly it had declined, and the number had been considerably reduced, but he should not be satisfied until not only the whole of the number was restored, but that the asylum was filled with as many as its precincts would allow. The number had been 160, who were clothed and educated, and found a home with which every heart must be satisfied. This, however, was not the only portion of the institution which he wished to bring before the meeting.—The toast was drank with the utmost enthusiasm. After the toast the children were brought before the meeting. Their appearance indicated the care which had been bestowed upon the recipients of the charity, the :success of which was of the utmost importance to the general interests of the charity. A pupil of the name of Braysiner, whose enunciation of the following address we could not but admire, thee delivered the following verses:— Again the cheerful summer comes; again The flowers and blossoms dress the fragrant plain; Joyful the tribes of earth their voices raise, And hymn their annual truthful songs of praise. So comes again to us the pleasant day, Beaming around its bright and gladdening ray; That day, more welcome than all time beside, That circles onward in revolving tide; For now we meet these FRIENDS, whose generous care Po us hath given a home of bounteous fare ; Whose Christian and parental kindness thus The opening paths of life hath smoothed for us : We greet this day with joy, but words may not reveal The warm emotion youthful bosoms feel. Dear FRIENDS and PATRONS ! grateful we would bless The hand that guides our age of helplessness. Safe 'neath the circle of your fostering shield, You brought us from the drear and dangt rous field, Where pale-eyed want spoiled e'en the fertile ground, And IGNORANCE breathed a pestilence around, To where sweet PLENTY spread her generous board, And rest and comfort tended on her word : But, costlier far than these, was that fair boon, That gentle freewill gift conferred thus soon, Which gave to culture and the care of truth, The precious moments of the morn of youth. Patrons, revered ! grateful our bosoms glow, We feel the nature of the debt we owe ; Yet how shall we return, or make essay Such true, paternal goodness to repay ? But onward, onward glides the rapi I time, Sounding abroad its ever warning chime ; And soon the numhered moment will appear That calls us forth, to active life severe : 'Twill then be ours in real guise to show That we remembei what to you we owe. Our minds shall vigour take from this one thought, And, aided by the precepts we were taught, With modest steps we'll enter on our way, Our hands shall labour, and our hearts obey The sacred laws of truth, of industry, - . Good faith, good will, and strictest probity ; And we will reach that goal of good renown ‘Nrhere honour waits deserving men to crown : Thus, would we please oar God who reigns above, Anil, patrons dear, thus meet your care and love. A woll-educated pupil repeated the lines at the other end of the hall, afterwards, with a consciousness that no great blessing could possibly result that had not the foundation of a good education to begin with. The address was delivered by the senior scholar, Brayshire, who was followed by Howe, both connected with indi viduals who had been subscribers to the Asylum ;:and though we have seen many school exhibitions of the same sort, we never wore present at anything which so truly conveyed the feelings of the parties concerned as did the addresses delivered by the scions of the charity. At the conclusion of the boys' address, which was re ceived with the utmost warmth of feeling, the Chairman intimated, through the toast-rnaster, that the girls were to be heard. No precedent was alley - n.. 4 for thus break ing through the retiring delicacy of" the female charac ter ; nor was any ne - 2essary, fur the appearance of the children sufficiently evinced the care with which their bringing up had been attended to. At Yength a pause in the general conversation was obtained, and with a pathos and feeling which we shall never forget, the following hymn was sung HYMN SUNG BY THE CHILDREN. Great God ! to Thee, in songs of praise, We now our infant voice:, raise ; Peculiar blessings from thy hand, Our warmest gratitude demand. In lore to us thou didst impart To these kind friends the feeling heart, They called us to the means of grace, And bade us learn to seek thy face. Thus clothed, and with knowledge fed, Thus to thy sacred temple led, O may thy spirit, gracious Lord, Teach us to know and love thy word. Let all our patrons also share, On earth thy providential care ; With choicest blessings from above, Receive and crown their work of low. Hallelujah ! Amen. As its noes swelled upon the tumultuous assemblage -very voice died into silence, but at the close the clear shrill voices of the children swelled upott the meeting until the full purport of hymn was felt, and all hearts re sponded to the sentiment it contained. The children were brought across. the tables, and no man who had any feeling could fail to admire their ad mirable deportment. Never have we seen the young spring of maidenly modesty truly evinced, or the boyish diffidence of a lad's first introduction more faithfully ex hibited. Both showed the admirable care which had been taken of the objects of this admirable charity. The SECRETARY then read the report of the last year's proceedings, when it appeared that the Chairman had repeated his donation of 100 guineas, that Mr. Dela tield had contributed 50 guineas in addition to his usual donation, and beyond this several gentlemen connected with the establishment of Combe, Delafield, and Co., had contributed ten guineas each, making a multiple of 320 guineas from that house alone, and the whole sub seription, he was happy to say, amounted to the sum of 1,624/. 16s. 6d.—(Loud cheers accompanied this an nouncement.) - After this Mr. DELAFIELD, in a neat speech, proposed " Success to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, and, in connexion with it, the health of Dr. Sheridan, the editor ~f the Morning Advertiser." Dr. SHERIDAN, who rose amidst much excitement in the meeting, responded to the toast. From the great noise at the moment pervading the meeting, it was next to impossible to give the Learned Doctor's speech cor rectly. But we may say that he spoke with all the elo quence by which his country is distinguished, and with that peculiar aptitude of phraseology which has marked all his writings in the Morning Advertiser, of which he is the editor. He said that he was happy in replying to the toast which had been proposed by the Chairman. In no other instance had it happened that any trade had been able to establish an independent organ for its opi nions, but theirs hal been most influential on the whole community. Throughout the whole of its career it had been the uncompromising advocate of popular rights and of public liberty. Its object had been the general bene fit; and, though he was connected with that journal, he trusted he was not transgressing the bounds of his office in stating that to none did it succumb in the comprehensive view for the public interests which it took, or the energy of its endeavours to promote the welfare of the body with which it was more immediately connected. The Learned Doctor regretted that at that late hour his voice might not be heard in distant parts of the meeting, but his heart was right, with the honest, and honourable, and energetic men with whom he was connected, and it would be his happiness for the future, as it had been his honour during past times, to promote, by every possible means in his power, the interests of that great body who had shown by their presence there that day that they were as earnest now in upholding the cause of charity as they had been former times in supporting the public good. The Learned Doctor sat down amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the whole meeting, and though he regretted that from the hour and the place, he could not be suffi ciently heard, yet sufficient was gathered from the ap plause of those assembled to assure him that all united in testifying their respect for the man who was the lead ing organ of their opinions and feelings. The "Health of the Stewards "for the day was pro posed by the Chairman, and most cordially received, being followed by the well-known glee of " Life's a bumper," in giving which, Mr. Ashton displayed the full powers of his voice. It was received, as it deserved, with the utmost good will ; and, after other toasts were given, according to the programme of the proceedings, the meeting dispersed. It would be impossible to close our notice of this meet ing without stating our impression of the high feeling and the enlarged philanthropy of its promoters. Both were admirable ; nor were the arrangements less so. Everything was in perfect harmony with the object of the Society, and it gives us sincere pleasure to promote that object in thus noticing the able way in which it was brought before the public. SIR WILLIAM FOLLETT. " Gloria Romance, Quintiliane, togm." Brilliant and brief, thy mortal course is run ; And all that earth could yield thee,.nobly won! Maturest honours deck'd thy vernal day, And human sceptres could no more repay ; Grace still be thine, at Heaven's behest, to share Diviner glories which await thee there! Beam still thy bright example, from the skies, On young ambition, that would nobly rise,— That, hearts which now are bursting o'er thy tomb, And vainly question thine untimely doom, May pay thee worthier honour than the tear, And strive to emulate thy life's career. In vain invoke we the forensic gown, To walk with spirits mightier in renown ; Whether undaunted Somers we retrace; Whether recal accomplished Murray's grace; Whether on Scott, the erudite, we gaze, Or radiant Copley, of our peaceful days. Wide of ell limit was thy proud report, The antique hall, the senate, or the court; Nor to thy native land alone confined Was the rich yielding of thy fruitful mind, But, like a bird, which on its wings sustains Th' Arabian perfume to the Arctic plains. Though not in sight, success will yet await The minds that labour—hearts that emulate; Nature instructs us ; for the new-born day Is faint and feeble in his orient way ; But constant to his path, his course fulfils, And sheds his glory o'er exulting hills. As, one by one, the lesser bodies pour Their crescent light, when once the eay is o'er ; So, Follett, now shall rise thine humbler train, Start into being, and divide thy reign. What though unseen, to thine example still, The young shall sacrifice at:d shape the will, As to the breeze bow down the waving fields, Or to the viewless wind the cedar yields. So man be cautioned, 'tis the part of lore To make us better—happier than before ; Not stored alone, but wise as we discern ; Not wise alone, but holier as we learn. Then, let not youth be careless of to-day, As soulless insects in the sunbeams play ; Let him be wary how he would misuse Time, as allotted only to amuse ; Wary its loss—the treachery, the pow'r, The thankless dalliance of one single hour. GEORGE RAYMOND. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Admiral Sir George Cockburn, Vice-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, Lords of the Admiralty ; and Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, one of the Secretaries to the Admiralty, left town yesterday for Portsmouth, to attend on the Queen and Prince Albert, and their Majesties the King and Queen of the Bel gians, on their visit to Osborne and the experimental sqxadron. The Chevalier Bunsen and other foreigners of distinction ac• companied them to Portsmouth. The Black Eagle yacht, Master Commander B. Cook, waits the pleasure of their Lordships. The Hon. H. T. L. Corry, Secretary to the Admiralty, and Rear Admiral Bowles, one of the lords, paid an official visit to Woolwich Dockyard yesterday, and inspected the school for the apprentices there. PROMOTION ON THE ROYAL VISIT TO THE FLEET.—We are enabled to announce that tt.e three officers whose names we mentioned as likely to be promoted on the occasion of the visit of her Majesty and Prince Albert to their respective ships at Spithead, wore elevated to the rank of commander, on Monday last, by the Admiralty. They are Hector Tause, First Lieutenant of the Albion, 90 ) Captain Lockyer, C. 8., appointed to that ship in November, 1843, an old officer of nearly twenty-one years standing as a lieutenant, having been made in August, 1824; John Cheere, of the St. Vi ncent, 120, Captain Rowley, appointed to that ship in December, 1841, made a lieutenant in 1836, passed mate in 1826 ; and William Frederick Fead, second lieutenant of the Trafalgar, 120, Captain T. F. Martin, appointed to that ship from the Queen, in July, 1844, made a lieutenant in 1838, passed mate in 1830. It was hoped that the first lieutenant of the Trafalgar, Hector Loring, notwithstanding his absence, which was imperatively unavoidable, would have obtained his promotion. Mr. Loring was first lieutenant of the Thun lerer, 84, in the Mediterranean; afterwards of the Camperdown, 104; then of the Queen, 110; and now of the Trafalgar. The experimental squadron of Spithead were exercising sails on Monday, and the Trafalgar, 120, Captain 1. F. Mar tin, was exercising her crew at quarters, firing her lower deck guns with blank cartridge. The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant Commander Robson, arrived on Monday at Portsmouth from Bristol. TILE PACIFIC STATION-TAHITI. The slodeste, 18, corvette, Commander Thomas Baillie, was lying at Otaheite on the 6th of January, with the Salamander steam-sloop, Commander Andrew Snape Hammond. On the morning of that day the Modeste ran down along the reef, and saldted the French Admiral with thirteen guns, which was re turned in due form by the French ship, after which she went into port. She has called there from the Sandwich Islands for dispatches. The Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, with the flag of Rear- Admiral Sir G. Seymour, had not arrived. The French ships lying in the harbour at that time were the Admiral's ship ; a frigate of 52 guns ; Urane, 64 guns ; Ariuna, 23 guns ; Phaeton, steamer, 4 guns ; and schooner Su'tana, tender to the French ship. The Phaeton (French steamer) got on the reef in the en trance of the harbour on the 2nd of January when returning from Riatea, but was got off without further injury than a good shaking. Dispatches for the Governor of New Zealand, and also for the Governor of South Australia, were sent off last evening from the Colonial•oflice, CONSTITUTION OF JERSEY• TO TilE EDITOR OF THE SUN. LETTER W. Stu,-A friend once remarked to me that he thought he should like to purchase a pretty cottage in Jersey for his summer residence, bu , I doubt much whether he or any other person would do 01 after perusing the following exposure of the laws here : Although you are now aware that you would he coming to an island where the law allows a man to run extensively in debt, and having plenty of means to pay his liabilities, yet can swindle his creditors out of every farthing of their claims, by passing his effects over to his wife; and moreover are cognisant of as much as I have mentioned relating to the law of decret. Yet, you may possibly imagine, that if you see a nice little cottage, &c., for sale, whi c h will suit you in every particular, and pay the whole of the purchase-money for it, that you, at least, are therefore beyond the reach of being swindled out of your property; but foolish indeed must you be if you can imagine that any one is safe when such gross acts of fraud as I have stated in former letters are rendered legal. It will perhaps seem to you to savour of ro mance upon being told—but nevertheless it is fact--- that you could be turned out by the operation of the law, although you may have been in possession for many years, and purchased it of the legal owner, without committing fraud or wronging any one; aye, and under certain circumstances, no time, however long it may have been your pro perty, would avail you. I described in my second letter the method of drawing up the list of a -bank rupt's liabilities—these efend not only to all the real and personal property he owned at the time, but to all which he possessed for the fifteen years previous, and, in some cases, to that which had ever been in his possession. The more you examine the law of decret the more you will be at a loss to discover the purpose for which it was framed, unless it was to give the colour and protection of law to the grossest acts of fraud; in its 22d Article it is stated, that con tracts passed with the insolvent for fifteen years at least before the renunciation of the property in de" cret, shall be exempt from insertion, excepting in the case provided for in Art. 44. This exemption is, that should a decret be void in consequence of no one declaring himself tenant, those who possessed con tracts with him for fifteen to thirty years previous, shall be summoned, in crder that one may be found therefrom—and if that be not sufficient, all those with whom he he has ever passed any contract. Is it not a monstrous state of the law, that should a p e rson sell his estate, and become insolvent after the lapse of twenty years, the purchaser of it can be legally de' prived of it ? I will now show how you can be dispossessed of house, taken upon a lease, as I mentioned in nli, first letter, but must p rem i se , th a t no l ease i s va lid againt a tenant under a decret, and should a tenant die without lineal heirs, the Lord of the Manor re ceives the rent of the estates for a year and a day, or takes possession of it for that time. Let us now as' sume I have taken my house upon lease for three years, have paid the money in advance for the whole of the time (for which I have a receipt), and that In)' landlord at the end of the first year dies, leaving no direct issue, in such a case the Lord of the Manor can claim possession for the second year of ml tenancy ; suppose I pay him for it sooner than be turned out, well, at the expiration of the time I mai be surprised by a visit of the Deputy Viscount, wile comes to take bona fide possession for the tenant under a decret, as my landlord died insolvent, and his property had been adjudicated subsequent to his decease ; if lam allowed to remain upon payment for the remainder of my term, I shall have paid fire, years rent for thr ee y ears possess i on, an d , if not, s h e ll be turned out at the expiration of two years! having taken my house for three ! ! and paid rent for four ! 11 Were I te tell you all th e var i ous methods wherell, swindling can be legally p er p e t ra t e d b y t h e aid 0.; even the few laws I have me n ti one d, my tas k wou ld be almost endless,—and as it is necessary, f o r the perfect understanding of our anomalous position, thet you should be acquainted with our constitution, purpose in my next to begin a short sketch of leaving any further account of our laws till you Wil t ' thus be better qua lifi e d t o un d erstand the causes 0 ' their present state ; and when you find how the Royal prerogative is not only usurped, but Orders ill Council, and Acts of Parliament, &c., set at defiance , you will be able to form some idea of the importance of Wilson's case, wl - ich is but little understood jo England, owing to the want of information in the public press—aye, but little understood, notwitiv standing their fierce denunciations. B. L. COMMERCIAL NEWS. HAVRE, JUNE 26. COTTON. —After the receipt of the advices from the United States by the Britannia steamer, our market tir sumed a very animated aspect. The favourable ire' pression they produced was immediately followed by al increased attendance of dealers, and a brisk demand sprung up, which has since daily been large, and in se' veral instances to a considerable amount. The enlivening tenor of the intelligence from Liverpool ht been in some measure instrumental in the prop'', tious change that has taken place in the situation ei business, to which the continued fine state of the wee" ther has in a great degree contributed, and prices have also felt the influence, a further advance of If. having been realised on all American cottons generally speak' ing; but during the last few days, owing to the glooi°l character of the accounts from the manufacturing depart ments,. there was less spirit di s pl a y e d i n th e transact i o nsi the want of activity in trade which has for a length 01 time been loudly complained of, as well as an improire; meat in prices,which a re y e t f ar f rom remunerat i ng, i s s till severely felt, and tends greatly to allay the tide of opera' tions. There is undoubtedly no overplus of the riot material in the manufacturing districts, which of late have been very sparingly supplied; but it is nevertheless equally evident that, owing to the long protracted in" activity that has predominated, there is now on hand s stock of twists and yarns much more than sufficient to meet the consumption at present, and this, tlereforef will account for th e f a lli ng o ff i n the sales for the last two days. The sales amounted to 10,893, the i m ports to 4,774 bales, leaving our stock at 82,500 bales. COFFEE.—There has been some inquiry for exports' tion, but the advices from the north, being of a dull complexion, the transactions have been much l ess ex' tensive than was hoped for. Holders, however, are &in, and prices remain unaltered. The sales consist of 2,261 bags St. Domingo, at 34c. to 37c.: and 1,387 bags, Ns' vannab, La Guayra, and Porto Cabello, at 45c. to 70c. Per kilogramme in bond. A sale of 219 hogsheads and 85 barrels Porto Cabello also took place, but the prices have not transpired. Imports-8,878 bags from Batavia, 500 bags from New Orleans, 50 bans tinique, and 22 bags coastwise. Stock-29,000 bags St. Domingo, 120 barrels 3,509 bags Brazil, 700 casks and 1,200 bags Havannah, La Guayra, &c., 14,000 bags East India, 100 bales Bourbon, 2,000 bales Mocha, and 300 casks from our West India plantations. SUGAR.—A further advance has taken place in the prices of West India produce ; the transactions have been to a fair amount, and, but for the limited quantity brought forward, would no doubt have been to 9 great extent. The sales effected were 1,200 cask Martinique and Guadaloupe at 51f. to 57f. 75C. , and a small lot at 581. per 50 kil. duty paid, or 321. 25c. to 33f. for the standard. In foreign sugar we have to notice 100 casks Porto:Rico at 28f. in bond. In" ports, 2,238 casks from our West India Colonies ; 4,065 bales Bourbon ; and 10 barrel,, 273 chests, and 4,54 4 bags Brazil, Stock, 13,000 casks Martinique and GO , ' daloupe ; 200 casks Porto Rico ; 273 chests 100 barrel. Brazil, and 5,500 bales Bourbon. INDIGO.-By letters from Calcutta of the 3d May , 'we learn that the season was drawing to a close, and the prospects for the coming crop were, gene' rally speaking, favourable. The total exports were stated at 38,265 chests (138,640 maunds), Uf which 25,326 had been shipped for England, and 10,35 0 chests fur France. Itt our market nothing de' serving particular notice has occurred this week—the , sales consisting in all of 43 chests Bengal, at the esti mates per half kel. duty paid stock, 8,150 chests Bengal: 11 chests Madras, 2 chests Manilla, 32 chests Java, Lulu 400 Secoons South America. Mr. Lock, M.P., and Mr. G. Trail', M.P., transacted business yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade• Sir J. Hope had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Dalhousie at the Board of Trade. BIRTHS. On the 14th ult„ at Polmet Bank, Stirlingshire, Mr& Walker, late of St. Petersburgh, of a son. On the 27th ult., at Antwerp, the lady of John 31. erase Esq., of a son. On the 27th ult , the lady of Alfred Griffin, Esq., of a son, st ill-born. On the 30th ult., at Lambeth Palace, the lady of William Kingsmill, Esq., of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at llampstead, the lady of J. Cosmo Mel yin, jun., Esq., of a son. 1 1 1A.RR1E.D. On the 3d ult., at New York, at the Church of Ascension , Alexander Brown Cleland, Esq., 31. D., Royal Canadian Rill° Regiment, to Fanny K., youngest daughter of John Beberts, Esq., Bristol. On the 2Gth ult., at Bacup, Lancashire, Henry Browr i ' Esq., of Windsor, surgeon to the Queen, to Laura, eldest daughter of the late W. Ormerod, Esq., of Bankside, in th e same county. On the 26th ult., at Hodnet, Salop, James Timmins, eldest son of William Chance, Esq., of Spring-grove, Birminghaul:. to Eliza, second daughter of the late G. Ferguson, Esq., °` Houghton Hall, near Carlisle. U 1 F; I). On the 15th ult., Anne, the wife of the Rev. R. Jackson' Vicar of Abergele, North Wales. On the 28th ult., at Baker-street, Mrs. Margaret Fergu s ' son, widow of the late J. FergussoN, Eq., aged 84. On the 29th ult., Mary, the wife of Isaac Lawrence, Esq.' Mitcham-green, Surrey. On the Ist inst., at Islington, Mr. Henry Snee. On the Ist inst., in Portman-street, Mary Sophy, , the only daughter of It. Gwyn, Esq. On the Ist inst., Caroline, the wife of Lieutenant-bQlon el Pereira, Bengal Artillery. Time..on: Printed and Ptiblishqd by MURDO YOUNGP,7, No. 112, Stranc.3, Stm (Mice, No. l''"1 Stralii, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in till Ccounty 01 Middlesex, Thursday, July 3, 1845, C In , MEET street, elsely. P 'Cott m the July, a With. °filo •-••••--. 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