The Sun. — London, England, 1851-07-19 00:00:00

CALIFORNIA. From San Francisco, California, our accounts, ex tending to the Ist of June, are of a very remarkable character, aplrt entirely from the enormous and in creasing amount of remittances reported from Panama. Large quantities of gold, extracted from the quartz near Sonora by the very simple process of crushing the rock with a hammer, were arriving in Sae Francisco, and operations on an extensive scale with powerful machinery had been opened. Nevada journals contain the following striking reports of the progross of machinery in that district:— "There are now two steam quartz crushing-mills in successful operation, and five more in process of erection, one of which is to be started to work in a day or two, this latter by Messrs. Collins and Cropet, having six stamps , each weighing 650 pounds, and working to gether in a common trough, which is securely built of the most solid materials, and capable of withstanding any force that may be applied, and calculated to crush about 10 tons of quartz per day. " Mr. Abbey's mill was the first one which was set to work, having now been in operation since about the 20th of February, and does a fair amount of business. About a mile and a halt from Grass valley, and near Ophir-hill, a mill is being put up by Messrs. Richardson and Sowers, with a prospect of doing a very good busi ness when once in operation. ,‘ The heaviest machine in the valley is now in pro cess of erection for Judge Walsh, and is expected to be in operation by the Ist of Jane. The mill is to com mence work with a buttery of is 5501 b. stamps, calcu lated to pulverize 40 tons of quartz per day. As the business of the mill increases, the batteries are to be in creased to 40 stamps. " On the Ist of June it is expected that the mill of Messrs. Peck and Co. will also be in operation, driven by an engine of 30 horse-power, and running 20 stamps of 5501 b. each. These will also be worked on the improved trough or ' box principle.' " The Sacramento City Company, Colonel J. Hays and Company, will have their machinery in operation within a few days, driving the stamps in two equal batteries," The Stockton Journal learns that the quartz veins at Carsom's Creek are yielding immense returns. It says— " In one place the workers took out 901 b. of pure gold in one day. In three days the same party took out 1501 b. of unalloyed ore. To those who aro sceptical as to the value of the quartz wins with which the whole section of the San Joaquim district is diversified, this account may appear somewhat exaggerated; but, from the au thority on which we give this extraordinary news, we can fully assure all doubters that there is not more truth in the most ordinary and well attested every-day occur rences than there is in our statement." A Sin _Francisco journal saya-- " We were shown yesterday, at the office of Moffat and Co., some 501 b. of gold s pecimens, brought from a gold mine in Calaveras. They had been hammered by hand out of the quartz rock, aud, from their appearance, the rock must be the richest we have yet seen. Indeed, the wealth of this mine appears inexhaustible. " The stockholders of the Deserit Mining Comp any have just held their annual meeting at Los Angeles. This company a re now in active operation at their m i ne , about 250 miles from Los Angeles, and have two mills at work. Two shafts have been sunk, one 40 and the ' other 16 feet deep, and about 150 tons of rock have been t h row n out. 15 men are employed, and preparations are being made to erect more mills. The company is very sanguine of success', and have exhibited some beau tiful specimens. They have, as yet, had not difficulty with the Inclihms at their mine, although some of their prospecting parties have been charged upon by the 'titans who, discovering them to be • Americans, treated them with the utmost kindness." Letters from Downsieville, dated May 19, in the San Francisco papers, acid— "Dry diggings are numerous and are being discovered in every direction, an d a l most every new 'strike' is richer than the last. Dargan's Flat, opposite the town, has turned out over 200,000 dolls. within the last two months. One claim, belcmging to some gentleman from Pittsburgh, having yielded over 12,000 dolls., and vilas sold a few days since tor 6,000 dolls., cash, and has most repaid the purchasers already. I have seen 2,100 dolls. for one day's work for tv.o men—all large, coal.l.e gold. Large deposits cf quartz have been found ; be tween this place and Indian Creek, which prospects very large from the specimens brought in. A quantity has been sent to Nevada to be experimented upon, arid but little doubt exists that it will pay at least 50 per cent. Miners are arriving in large numbers every d.ty, and many are leaving here with their piles' for hotase. Living is cheap: fresh beef, pork, flour, butter, &e., plentiful and cheap, and but few who board themselves spend more than 1 doll. per day." From other sources we extract the following addi tional items:— "Rumours have been rife of late that the veritab2e Laguna d'Oro' has been found. Whatever may be tae case, near Rich-bar, on the North Fork of the Feath River, another bar has been struck, where 700 clainxs were taken up in one day, and those who had gone to work wore getting from 10 to 50 ounces per day. This intelligence, from such good authority, can hardly oo doubted. The neighbourhood is known to be one of t tic richest, 43 men out of 400 having gone home this year with fortunes after a single season at Rich-bar. "There is a prospect that an unusual quantity of gold will go forward from this city by the steamer of the 15t} i. Freeman and Co. have already received more th.:.n 60,000 dolls., and their entire shipment will probably exceed 100,000 dolls. The price of dust at present is not considered an inducement to sell, and the miners rather prefer to send it on themselves to getting less than 16 dolls. per ounce, even if it is almost one quarter black sand. The accounts of further rich discoveries near Weaverville incline us to the opinion that the Cayota diggings are likely to prove as extensive in this region as at Nevada. " Some hundreds of emigrants from the Celestial Em pire have arrived in this city within the last week. This element of our population is likely to be a rapidly in creasing one. Tens of thousands of these honest and industrious people will be among us in two or three years more. In all domestic pursuits their services are not surpassed, while in the mechanic arts their habits of imitation make them apt scholars. There is no doubt but that extensive contracts will be entered into to bring the Chinese to California, and their services will be chosen here for any and all duties to which they are suited. As the opposition among the Celestials to emi gration wears away we may expect to find them extend ing their journey to the Atlantic board, and more im portant results than are now anticipated will follow from this movement. In the sugar and cotton fields of the south it is more than probable that this labour could be used 's profitably as that of slaves, whose cost of keep ing is far greater than the economical Chinese. There are many strange things in the future, which the Ame rican occupation of California promises to hasten before our view. The Chinese have only led the way. The Japenese will soon follow in their march." Oa other points the San Francisco journals contain little intelligence of interest. San Francisco was rapidly recovering from the effects of the late destructive con flagration; thne-fourths of the streets devastated were again rebuilt, and business was resuming its usual course. Stockton also had made considerable progress in re building; and, as regards the markets, neither of the disasters had had the effect on prices which was antici pated, tee vast quantities of goods on shipboard and en route being more than adequate to meet the demand. Of affairs in the interior the Alta California says:— " The Whig and Democratic perties have each made their nominations, and the contest for State officers and Congress is now fully opened. The Whig nominations were made with much unanimity, and probably the De mocrats will give quite as undivided a support to their nominees. Rumours of Indian difficulties and skir mishing in the northern part of the state are rife. The despised Indians have proved themselves not lacking in courage, and it is to be deeply regretted that a few indi viduals have had the power and want of principle which has made a war with these wreteeed creatures quite pro bable. There never has existed in the nature of the case any necessity for bitch a deploraole condition of things. The prospects of agriculture are very good—much better than was at one time anticipated. The late rains have 'materially increased the probabilities of good crops. This employment of a po r ti on of our citizens is certain to be an increasing and profitable one. The Indian Com missioners have met with e xce ll ent success in their aud only ne e d t h e susta i n i ng efforts to pacify the lndians, arm of Governarnt at home, with reasonable appropria tioer, to ender the State and nation a most excellent • serviee. The fi r st execution under the laws of this state took p i ece in Stockton on Thursday l ast. It was for murder. Crime has been considerably c h ecked of for a better stat e o f things darts, and there is some hope future." THE LONDON GAZETTE, July 18. f At the C ourt at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day o July, 1851, present, the Queen's most excellent Majesty in Council. Rer Majesty having been Plea" to ap point the Right Honourable Charles William, Earl of Sefton, to be Lord -Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county palatine of Lancaster, his Lordship this day took tho oaths ap po i nted to bo taken thereupon/ instead of the oaths of all eg i ance and supremacy. BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, BUCKINGHAM PA.LikeE, JULY 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major Thomas Middleton Bieldulph to h e M aster of her Majesty's House hold, vie, major -General ileorge Bowles, resigned. FOREIGN-O FFIOE, JULY 15. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Bern hard Hebeler ns Consul-General in the United Kingdom for his Highness W the Du H ke of Nas sau. HITEALL, JULY 16. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters p a t ent to be passe , l under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, Major-General Georg© Bowles,, the office or granting to dece..sed o . n, ~, i ,freutmaant of her al9jiNty s Tower of London, in -- 1 I ral John Sulivan Wood, in the room 0 n c WHITSHALL, JULY 16. cr The Queen has beer. pleased to appoint Willi am John Jordan and Stophesi Henry Lee, Es ~ to b e C aptains and Thomas Arundell Tagg, Gent., to be +1 Supernume.: rary Lieutenant, is the Artillery Company of L on d on. vnuTEnALT„ JULY 18. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend George Murray to the church and parish of Balmaelel lan, in the . presbytery anA stewartry of Kircudbright, vacant by the death of the Reverend William Wilson, late minister thereof. _ _ CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 16. MEMBERS' RETURNED TO SERVE IN TIII3 PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Koaresborough—Th omas Gains, jun., of Knareaborough, in the county of York, Esq., in the room of the Right Hon. William Sebright Laseelles, decease d. Borough of Arundel--The Right Hon. Edward Strutt, of Rf ogaton-hall, in the county of Nottingham, n thr , room of henry Granville Fitzalan Howard, com monly called Earl of Arundel and Surrey, who has ac cepted tho office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1851. WAR CiFFICE, JULY 18. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Mi chael M'Creagh to be Captain, by purchase, vice Nicolls, who retires; Cornet James Robert Scott to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Creagh; Cornet Robert John Henry to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wynne William Rudyerd Williams, who retires, July 18. 3d Light Dragoons—Captain Edward Fellowes, from half-pay, unattached, to be Captain, vice William Howe Hadfield, who exchanges, receiving the difference be tween full pay of Cavalry and Infantry, July 18. 7th Light Dragoons—Cornet Henry William Mere dyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Farrell, who retires; Cornet Frederick Coates, from the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Meredyth, July 18. 11th Light Dragoons—Sergeant-Major Robt. Richard Harrison Dungate to be Cornet (Riding Master), by purchase, vice Inglis, promoted, July 18. 17th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant William H. Ken nedy Erskine to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hamilton, who retires; Cornet Sir William Gordon, Bart., to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Erskine, July 18. 31st Regiment of Foot—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class John Burton St. Croix Crosse to b© Surgeon, vice Millingen, who exchanges, July 18. 58th Foot—Captain Charles Lavallin Nugent to be Major, by purchaso, vice Arney, promoted to an Un attached Lieutenant-Colonelcy ; Lieutenant Isaac Rhodes Cooper to be Captain, by purchase, vice Nu gent; Ensign Frederick Palmer to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cooper, July 18. 96th Foot—Ensign Alfred John Ford to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Rogers, who retires. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Charles Thomas Castle, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lane, promoted, July 18. UNATTACHED.--Maior Charles Augustus Arnoy, from the 58th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, July 18. HOSPITAL STAFF. —Surgeon John Crespigny Millin gen, from the 31st Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Crosse, who exchanges, July 18. MEBIOILANDA.—The Six Cadets of th e H on . t h e E ast India Company's Service, inserted in.the Gazette of the 27th ultimo, are to be placed under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Harry D. Jones, of the Royal Engi neers, instead of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir F. Smith, for field instructions in the art of Sapping and Mining. Lieutenant Thomas Cutting, on half-pay of the 3d Line Battalion King's German Legion has been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission, he being about to become a settler in South Aus tralia, July 18. Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Di'man Pritchard, upon half-pay, Unattached, has been permitted to retire from the army, by the sale of his commission, he being about to become a settler in Canada, July 18. Errata in Gazette of July 11. Bth Light Dragoons—For Edward Phillips, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice " Fitz-Gibbon" promoted, read vice Calthurpe, promoted." The Christian names of Ensign Lowe, of the 81st Foot, are " Stanley John," not John Stanley, as previously stated. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 17. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Henry William Montresor to be Captain, vice Turner, retired on full pay; First Lieutenant Guy Rotton to be Second Captain, vice Montresor; Second Lieutenant Henry Hamilton Conolly to be First Lieutenant, vice Rotton, July 2. WHITEHALL, JULY 1. The Eight Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed Charles Stockdale Henning, of Dunstabla, in the County of Bedford, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Bedford, also in and for the counties of Hertford and Buckingham. BANKaUPTS. Randall Acres, jun., innkeeper, Puckeridge, Hertford shire, to surrender July 26 and Ang. 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Jenkinson, Swcetieg, and Jenkinson, Clernent's-lane, Lombard-street; Richardson, Much Hadham, Herts. Richard Matty, tancy colour paper manufacturer, Paul's Wharf, Upper Thames -street, City, July 26 and Aug. 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Loughborough, Austin Friars. Henry Charles Frost, boarding-house keeper, Russell square, July 26 and Aug. 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Steinberg, Bread-street, Cheapside. Robert Summers, pawnbroker, Bath-street, City-road, Aug. 1, at eleven, and Aug. 30, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Whittington, Dean-street, Finsbury-square. William Brunskill, ribbon manufacturer, Paternoster row, July 25, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 28, at half past one, at toe Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Crowder and Maynard, Coleman street. William Buchanan, picture dealer, Gerard-street, Soho, July 29, at one, and August 30, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chana hers. Be.singhall-street; Bodman, Bucklersbury. William Henry Barrett, miller, Gloucester, Aug. and 29, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Bretherton, Gloucester. John Welch, coach builder, Nantwicb, Chester, July 28 and August 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Brough ton, Nantwich. Gunnis Lean Owens, woollen draper, Manchester, July 29 and August 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from returns made in the week ending July 15, 1851, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British possessions in America 265. Sid. per cwt From the Mauritius ... ... 255. 9*d. „ From the East Indies ... 28s. 1 Oid. „ Average price of the three foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 265. lid. By authority of Parliament, HENRY BICKN ELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company. Grocers'-hall, July 18. MARKET IN TEL LIGEN CE. (From the London New Price Current, July 18.) SUGAR.—To-day transactions in all sorts of West India Sugar were upon a limited scale, amounting to only 515, making fur the week 2,467 hilds, &c.; prices closed fully 6d per cwt under those of Friday last; thero is also no deems.: of supply, and merchants are desirous to realise. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was in good de mand for home trade purposes, but at 46s 6d to 49s there are sellers of low to fine grocery Lumps. In Crushed Sugar there is little doing for shipping. MAIIRITICS.—Thia afternoon there was a further decline of 6d per awl at the public sales of 5,228 bags Mauritius Sugar, hut all sold; low yellow went at 34s to 355, mid to good 35s 6d to 375, fine 38s to 39s 6d, low to fine brown 30s to 33s 6d, grey 33s to 375, and good grainy yellow 30s to 3ls per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was ope rated in with caution, and of 1,590 bags at auction a part only sold at 6d to is per cwt decline. Benares mid white went at 38s 6d to 395, and mid soft yellow 34s to 355. In Madras little done privately, and none was offored at auction. FOREIGN,—Today the private operations in Foreign Sugar were upon a small scale, but holders of Porto Rico and Havanush refused to sell at any further de cline. At Auction 2,420 begs low brown unclayed Manilla sold at 28s 6d to 29s being rather cheaper. MOLASSES.—In consequence of rather lower rates having been submitted to operations arc upon a more extended scale. Of Purto Rico 250 casks have been sold privately at 13s 6d, 200 puns West India at 153 6d for Antigua, and other sorts at 13s to 14s with small parcels of Bengal and Mauritius at 12s per cwt. At auction 200 casks Porto Rico wore taken in 13s to 14s Ed per cwt. Honey is offered rather under las week's rates. COFFEE.—To-day the Coffee market presented a firm aspect, the home and export demand is also good. At auction 20 casks 7 barrels and 250 hags Jamaica sold at full rates, fine, fine ord and low mid 45; to 50s, other sorts 36s to 44a, and triage 34s to 40s. Of P4ntation Ceylon 55 casks only a part sold, owing to stiffer rat« s being asked; low middling and middling went at 49s 6d to 53s 6d, other sorts 42a to 495, and pea berry 60s. Native Ceylon in fair demand at 37s 6(1 to 38s per cwt. COCOA,—There is rather more demand for Foreign, and rates are firm, Bahia and Para at 25s to 275, and Guayaquil 29s to 30s. West India has been in good de mand and the rates obtained are rather above those pre vailing previously. At auction 402 bags were sold, mid red at 43s to 4 Is, for mid grey 38s to 395, and damaged 36s per cwt. The rates paid privately for Grenada have been from 33s to 40s per cwt. TEA.. —To-day holders of Tea were more disposed to realize, and submitted to rather lower rates; the conse quence was, that of 8,200 pkgs passed the public sales 4,500 sold; low and good ord Congon went at 9id to lOid, good common Young Hy son is lid. The sales will be resumed on Monday. RICE. —To -day East India Rice met with little at tention, and at public sale 2,734 bags Bengal sold at 9s to 9s 6d for good mid white, good 103, and damaged 83 to 103; these rates are 3d per cwt under those previously. 251 sacks and 85 casks Farina in part sold at 13s to 15s. SPICES. —At public sale to-day 25 cases Penang Cloves were sold at 110 to Is lid ; one lot is 2d ; these are full rates. 6 eases Mace realised 2s 6d to 2s 7d for good to fine, being full prices. The demand for Nutmegs is better, and 40 pkgs went at a small ad vance, ord b r own at 23 Id to 2s 6d , m i d and good mid 2s 7d to 2s 9d, wormyrepacked9a,maidndand very 7d tine to bol Is 2 7 s d 4 , d or to d s limed Is 3d to 23 11d. SPIRITS.—There are still few buyers of East India Ruin, although merchants are disposed to accept the mo derate rates of is 3d to is 3id proof. In Leeward Island sales have been small at is 4fd to Is sd; fine brown at Is Sid to is od. With Demerara the market is well supplied, and parcels are offering at Is 10d to 2a 9d for 30 to 40 over proof; but there are few buyers. Fine Jamaica continues in good demand both for home consumption and shipping; there is no increase of supply, and rates rule firm at from 35 3d to 5s 6d for 35 to 38 per cent over proof. For other sorts the market is in a dull state, with sellers of low to mid at 2s 3d t o 2s 7d for 30 to 33 over, and good mid to good at 2a Bel to 34 4d for 32 to 34 over proof. For Brandy merchants app ear di sposed to sell Cognac best brands of the vintage !of 1850 at 43 4d to 4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4; ad to 4s Bd, 1848 ditto 5s to 5s 2d, older 5s 5d to 7s, low and mid 2s 6d to 3s 6d; and Bordeaux 2s 2d to 2s 3d. The value of British mra snirits is 95 5d to 9s 6d; Gin for exportation 2s 6d; Geneva is 7d to is Bd, and tine Is 9d to 2s. INDIGO.--Thi3 afternoon the public sale of 200 chts damaged East India Indigo went at moderate rates, but all sold at from 7d to 2s 63. Of Guatemala 80 srns sold rather cheaper, damaged Is 31 to is 6d, and sound 218 d to 4s. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon a greater desire was evinced to operate in Cochineal, and prices advanced Id per lb. At public sale 130 bags sold at 3s to 3s 3d for low and mid Honduras Silvers, and ord black 3s 3d to 3s 5d per lb. OILS —To-day at public sale 50 tuns Sperm sold at 811 to 831153 for British, one lot 861 10s, low American 721; 60 tuns Southern 301 to 32155; 170 casks E.I. Teel Seed 291 to 34/ ; 100 pkgs E.I. Rape Oil 311 15s ; 40 casks refined Spermaceti is 11id. TALLow.—To-day at public 99 pipes, 2 hhds South American Tallow sold at 37s 6d; 211 casks Australian —Mutton, first quality 37s 3d to 37s 9d, second 36s 6d to 375; Beer, first quality 36s 6d to 36s 9i, second 35s 6d to 36s 3d. P. Y. C. is firm on the spot at 37s 9d. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria,cap. 32 for the Week ending on Saturday, the 12th day of July, 1851. 18001 DEPARTMENT. X. Notes i55ued........ 27,450,155 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities •• .• 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,416,780 Silver bullion ...... 33,375 Z 27,450,155 £27,450,155 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the lith day of July, 1851. BANKING DEPARTMENT. X. Proprictors'capital 14,553,000 Rest . •••• •• • • 3,192,194 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings -banks, and D ividend acconnLs).. 4,319,318 Other deposits •• • • •• 10,440,830 Seven day and other Government Beene- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity)•. 13,464,021 Other securities .... 12,339,725 Notes ••••.••• • • • • •. 7,259,180 Gold and silver coin.. 567,800 8i115.............. 1,175,054 £33,680,426 £33,680,426 '. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 17th day of July, 185 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT, Oxford, July 17. The courts were opened for business this morning at half-past eleven o'clock. The calendar contains the names of 33 prisoners for trial, of whom there were charged with infanticide, 1; feloniously wounding, 1; burglary, 7; housebreaking, 5; arson, 5; rape, 1; send ing a threatening letter, 1; larceny, 8; false pretences, 1; and receiving stolen goods, 2. One only was marked as able to read and write well, 23 were marked as able to read and write imperfectly, and 9 were marked as not able to read or to write; only one had any money on his person when arrested, and he had only 1/. 3s. °id. The cause list was not heavy. It had only one cause, which was disposed of very quickly. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.) James Holford, aged 43, a labourer, was indicted for feloniously wounding Jane Smith, at Witney, on the 14th of May, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. Mr. Cripp conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Wil liams the defence. The prosecutrix was a widow of about 40, and it ap peared that the prisoner had paid his addresses to her for about a twelvemonth, and lived with her as her hus band for about two months up to March last. Ho then went to work to the Isle of Anglesea, and was working there for some time, when she, finding herself in the eighth month of pregnancy, wrote to him to come back. He did so early in May. Iu a few days he quar relled with her on his return from a public-house, saying that he had been jeered by some men there, and that she had jeered him too. She said she had not. Some words ensued, and he took up a poker and began to beat her with it on various parts of her body, shoulders, arms, and head, and knocked her down. Her cries brought her children down stairs, and they interfered to protect her and drove him off. She bled profusely from her wounds and was in a dangerous condition for some days. One of her daughters said that before he went away to the Isle of Anglesea he said he would kill her (the pro scce trix) and saw her head off, and then go away. There was a saw then in the house. When he threatened to saw her head off, her daughter, a girl of thirteen, and her sister, and a washerwoman were present. What he said to her was, " Give me the saw, and I will saw your head off." She gave him the saw and he did not cut her head off. Another witness, Emma Clarke, her next neighbour, also heard him threaten her. William Green, a labourer, at Witney, was on the night of the 14th of May in Emma Clarke's house about ten o'clock, when the proseewrix ran in, and begged Emma Clarke to shut the door and keep out Holford. The prisoner struck her so violently that the poker was bent. She bled so pro fusely that there was a pool of blood in her house. The surgeon said he went to see her on the night of the 10th, and found her suffering from concussion of the brain. There were contusions all over the body, and a lacerated wound over the right temple. She was dangerously ill for several days, and had not been able to do a day's work since. The prisoner had always before been very kind to her and treated her well. Mr. WILLIAsss, in addressing the jury for the pri soner, admitted that he could not struggle against a con viction for a common assault, but submitted that they could not find him guilty of wounding her with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. Verdict, Guilty. His LORDSHIP said before ho passed sentence he would inquire into the prisoner's former character, and if he found that his atrocious cruelty in the present instance was only in conformity with his past conduct, he would most certainly sentence him to transportation; but should he find his conduct in the present case a departure from his usual demeanour, he would not remove him from the country, but subject him to a long and severe imprison ment. In the course of the afternoon the prisoner was again called up, when His LORDSHIP said he had inquired into his former conduct, and the result satisfied him of the correctness of his suspicion that this was only part of a brutal course of conduct; and he trusted that the example which he should make of him would teach men like him that they must not exercise their power over defenceless women in the brutal manlier which he had done. The sentence would be that he should be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years. MIDLAND CIRCUIT, Northampton, July 17. (Before Mr. Justice MAULE.) BASSETT V. HARRISON, CLERK. Mr. Humfrey and Mr. Hayes appeared for the plain tiff ; Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Flood for the defendant. This was au action brought to recover 3421. for the work and labour of the plaintiff in repairing the gates and fences of a farm. The defendant had paid 145/. into ccurt, but disputed his liability for the remainder. It appeared that the defendant, who was the rector of the parish of Evenly, in this county, had let a farm, part of the glebe, to one Mr. Proctor, and had engaged with him to put the gates and fences in repair. For that purpose he had employed the plaintiff, and Mr. Picker ing, who was his agent, had directed what was to be done. The main item in dispute was questioned upon the ground that no order for that portion of tho work had been given ; but after a protracted investigation the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1421. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) George Ruches., aged 33, was indicted for stabbing, cutting, and wounding Mary Mabbutt, with intent to marder her, cud in another count with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. Mr. Field conducted the prosecution, Mr. Sergeant Miller the defence. This was a remarkable case. The prosecutrix lived with her mother, who kept the Mitre Tavern in North ampton; she is about 30 years of age, and bad been courted by the prisoner for about eight years. No quar rel had taken place between them; and the prosecutrix had given the prisoner no ground for any feeling ofjea lousy or The prisoner lived at Kingsthorpe, a short distance from Northampton, but he was in the habit of putting up at the Mitre, and the intercourse be tween the prisoner and the prosecutrix had always ap. peared to be of a Itriendly and affectionate character. The first thing that was extraordinary in his conduct occurred on the morning of the 29th of April last. Be tween five and six o'clock on that morning he went to the bedside of the mother of the prosecutrix beforo she was up, and said, " Where is she?" Mrs. Mabbutt replied, " She is down stairs." He was excited, and walked about the room; and came again to the bedside and said, "If I don't do it now, I will do it; I'll do for the pair." On the same morning the prosecutrix her self received from him the following remarkable epistle:— " My dear Mary,—With a sad hart I wright this. Lord have Mercy on my sole, if any one had told me this I Could not describe. Please Com this morning by eight l'elock aad you shall see the Last of me For I can't die happy without you. find me in Green Barn, Back of my house. I never suffer my foot to move out alive. You can have what I have got to put me in the ground. Please Cora and see the Last of me, my dear Girl. Never tell aney one wear You are Coming to, it will not take you maney minutes, so Com. " Signed this morning, G. Fawkes, 1851, April 29. Bless you, I thought you never deseved, but Cum and see the Last, please Com, my dear girl, as soon as you reseved this. I can't hold a Joint still to wright." In consequence of that letter the prosecutrix went with a friend to see the prisoner; but upon that occasion she observed nothing particular in his behaviour. She thought that he was in rather low spirits, but he had nothing unusual to communicate to her. On the follow ing day, however, a little after one, he came to the Mitre, and followed the prosecutrix into the washhouse, which wit; in a yard at the back of the house. When he got there the prosecutrix inquired what was the matter with him, and he answered, " I am almost mad, I don't know what lam doing. If I don't have you, nobody else shall." The prosecutrix observing that he had his hand in his breeches pocket, asked him what he was going to do, and whether sho had done anything to him. He re plied " No;" and then sho said to him " Pray don't let the devil get the master of you." Almost instantly the prisoner drew his hand from his pocket, and the prose cutrix felt herself stabbed two or three times in the neck. Tht prisoner was soon apprehended; but the instrument with which the wounds were inflicted was not found. The wounds were of a dangerous character, but were now nearly healed. The prosecutrix, however, appeared weak, and was much distressed as she was giving her evidence. Mr. Sergeant MILLER addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and commented upon the impossibility of reconciling the facts of this case with the supposition that the prisoner was a sane man at the time of the com mission of the offence. From the language of the letter, from the prisoner's extraordinary behaviour, and the absence of any assignable motive of any kind for the perpetration of the crime, he asked the jury to come to the conclusion that when the prisoner inflicted the wounds his mind was in so phrenzied a state that he could not distinguish between right_ and wrong. At all events, it was impossible that the jury should sup pose that he had any intention to kill the woman upon whom his affections were fixed, or even to do her grievous bodily harm. The Learned JUDGE, in summing up the case, ob served that some jealous suspicions might have found their way into the prisoner's head, although, in truth, the prusecutrix had given no foundation for them. Sometimes " Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of Holy Writ." and the question for the jury was, whether on the part of the prisoner it had been made out to their satistaction that the prisoner was not conscious when he inflicted the wounds that he was doing a wrong thing. The jury, after some deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty on the second count, which charged the intent to do grievous bodily harm, and he was sentenced to be transported for life. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 18. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woo sack at Five o'clock. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates.) William Ward was indicted for unlawfully selling., uttering, and publishing certain obscene libels, and inde cent books and pictures, at premises in the Strand. The defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. CLARKSON said this was a prosecution by the So ciety for the Suppression of Vice, and it was due to the defendant to say that he had now given up to the society a very large quantity of that for selling which he was indicted, and he had undertaken that certain drawings on lithographic stones belonging to him should be obli terated. There was reason to believe that ho would abandon the trade altogether, and the society would be content if he were bound in a recognizance to come up for judgment when called upon. The Learned JUDGE said this was a very lenient course, for which the defendant ought to be thankful, and he would recommend him not to break the under standing upon which such a course was adopted, as the Court looked upon all such violations seriously, a person a short time ago having been sentenced to two years' im prisonment after breaking similar conditions. The defendant was ordered to enter into a re cognizmc of 1001. to come up for judgment when called upon. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ZeIANSION-HOUSE. Catherine Jane Henry, alias Vandenhoff, and Mary Ann Ward, were brought before the Lord Mayor for final examination, upon the charge of having burned the clothes of Sarah Young with vitriol. Mr. nobler appeared for the prosecution. Marian Miller said—l am a single woman. I know the prisoner Henry. As I was walking down Cheapside on the night of Monday week, at half-past ten o'clock, I met and W 0,3 spoken to by her. We walked together, and at the corner of Bucklersbury she asked me if I had twopence. I said "No, but I have a fourpenny piece," and I gave it to her. She returned it to me, and said she was going to a chemist's shop for some vitriol; but as she was timid, for fear the doctor should think she was going to poison herself, she requested me to go for it. I consented, and I went into a chemist's shop in Cheapside, near Bow-lane, and was served with two pennyworth of vitriol by a young man (pointing to the son of Mr. Lucas, the chemist), and I came out and im mediately gave is to her and left her. Mr. Hobler—Did she tell you for what purpose she wanted the vitriol? Witness—She said she wanted to take it home to her landlady's son to clean some coppers with. I did not see her again, but I observed my name in the newspaper about w hat took place, and I thought it would be right to go to the police. I had heard her threaten the prosecutrix, and I was afraid of her too; and was only acquainted with her because I feared her, because I know she was in the habit of carrying an in strument about her. The LORD MAYOR—Did you see the prosecutrix or the prisoner Ward that night.? Witness—l did not. I have known Henry, not personally, but by passing her, for the last twevo months in the street at night. Henry—l was drinking brandy with her and the prosecutrix on that night, and they both owe me a spite. F. Bachelor (City police)—l know Henry and the other girls. In consequence of instructions which I re ceived from Mr. Mitchell, the inspector, I went in search of Henry at a little before twelve o'clock on the night of Monday week, and found her at her lodgings in Whit field-street, Tabernacle-walk, at three o'clock next morn ing. I told her v;hat she was charged with. She made no reply. I afterwards searched the premises. Her landlady pointed me out Henry's frock burnt with vitriol, and afterwards sent her shawl, which was also burnt to the station•house. I apprehended Ward the same morning. One of our force knows Henry to be a very desperate characrer. The LORD MAYOR then discharged Ward, against whom nothing at all had been stated, except that she had been in the company of Henry when the ♦itriol was thrown upon prosecutrix. Henry, upon being asked whether she wished to say anything, stated that Miller had spoken falsely; that she defied any one to prove that she was the aggressor; that the prosecutrix had first thrown vitriol upon her, and then she threw vitriol upon the prosecutrix, but without any intention to do her bodily harm at all. Henry was then committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court. WORSHIP-STREET. Mehemet Abraham, a thin, sinewy East Indian, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hammill, charged with the following murderous attack upon another East In dian, of the same surname : It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, who seemed to have been terribly injured, that he and the prisoner came over together in the same ship from the East Indies, as servants in families, and had known each other for three years. They lived in adjoining houses in George-street, Whitechapel, and while the prosecutor was quietist smoking his hookah in his own apartment at eleven o'clock at night on the 9th instant, he received a message that the prisoner wanted particu larly to see him. The prosecutor is totally blind, and groped his way up into the prisoner's place, which, as soon as he had entered, the prisoner called out in broken English, " What for you come my room when I out?' Prosecutor said he was tired, and was about to explain more, but before ho could do so the prisoner struck him such a violent blow upon the right side of his head with some heavy blunt instrument, that he instantly dropped to the ground, then seized him by the hair, dealt him a second heavy blow between the shoulders with the same weapon, and the prosecutor became en tirely insensible, and did not recover consciousness until he found himself in the street some time afterwards, bleeding profusely, and his clothes perfectly soaked with blood. He had not struck the prisoner, was totally at a loss to account for such an outrageous attack being made 'upon him, had suffered excruciating pains in his head and back ever since, and was still doing so. A man named Smith, a cook in Wentworth -street, who was present in the prisoner's room at the time of the occurrence, described the affair in similar terms, and stated that the prosecutor was so seriously injured that, after rescuing him from the prisoner's fury, he had literally to carry the prosecutor out of the house totally senseless. Mr. Meares, the divisional surgeon, deposed to being sent for to the Leman-street station at one o'clock on the night in question, when he found that the prosecu tor was labouring under the effects of a contused wound an inch and a half in length on the forehead, close to the right temple. He was very faint and exhausted, had bled terribly from the wound, as his hair was all matted tegether, and the injury had evidently been inflicted with a heavy poker, such as had since been produced by the polio.. He had again examined the man's head that morning, and, though somewhat improved, and no serious symptoms were at present apparent, he could not say that ho was then even out of danger. Pearce, a constable of the U division, deposed to find ing the prosecutor covered with blood, as he expressed it, and a large pool of it also upon the floor. On taking the prisoner into custody ho acknowledged striking the man with a poker as he had described, but said that he had previously struck his wife with a walking•stick, and he had therefore retaliated. There was a woman in the room at the time, whom he called his wife, and she had a mark on her head, bat how inflicted he could not make out. The prisoner repeated much the same defence he had already given to the officer; and, the depositions having been completed by Mr. Vine, the chief clerk, he was fully committed to Newgate for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Jahn Robins, chemist's assistant, 373, Oxford-street, was summoned for refusing to contribute towards the maintenance of an illegitimate child of which he was the putative father. Albina llolgate, a handsome young woman, dress maker's assistant in Regent-street, said she became ac quainted with the defendant at his shop in Oxford-street through the introduction of a friend. On the 9th of August the defendant took her to Gravesend, and in duced her to pass the night with him at the White Hart Inn. It was un the same night the great fire happened. The defendant frequently visited her at her lodgings in Carburton-street, and the intercourse continued until she proved enceinte. She told the defendant of her con dition. He said she must take some pills, and he gave her some. In consequence of taking these pills she be came very ill. Sho mentioned her state to the defend ant, who said if she continued the pills she would be better. She took more pills, and finding herself grow ing worse she sent for a female friend, who on being told what she had done said she would die if she kept on with the pills, and advised her to say nothing about what had taken place, otherwise the consequences would bo most serious to the defendant. Complainant had not mentioned this fact until the present moment. Would swear no other person had been intimate with her. Mr. Wakeling, for the defence, cross-examined the complainant with the view of eliciting that she had been intimate with another man, who was the real father of the child. The cross-examination, however, did not at all aff,ct the evidence in chief. The chambermaid at the White Hart Inn was called by Mr Fisher, who appeared for the complainant, to prove that the defendant and complainant slept at the house as men and wife on the night of the fire. She could swear to the defendant, for he had not paid his bill. Another witness proved that the defendant came to visit thu complainant in her bed-room. She knew that the complainant had taken pills. Mr. laaowtcx was only surprised that such a case should have come before the Court. There was not the slightest pretnee for resisting the claim of the complainant. ilad the law given power to award five times half-a-crown, he should have awarded it to com plainant. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial office, to the Governor of the Canadas, and the Governors of the other North American colonies. PETITIONS. The Earl of LONSDALE presented petitions from several places in favour of the Ecclesiastical Titles As sumption Bill. Earl NELSON presented several petitions with a sim lar prayer. WREXHAM IMPROVEMENT BILL. Earl TALBOT moved the recommittal of this Bill, on account of the absence from the Committee of one Noble Lord who had been appointed to sit on that Com mittee. Lord CAMOYS opposed the motion. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE could see no ne cessity for re-committing the Bill. Earl TALBOT replied. The House divided, when there appeared— Contents Non-contents . Majority nsinst the re-committal of the Bill ... 34 ... -25 The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL presented a largo number of petitions from Bath, Doncaster, Sunderland, and other places, against Papal aggression. Earl WALDEGRA.VE presented several petitions to the same effect. The Bishop of OXFORD presented petitions from the parish of Newington Bagpath, county of Gloucester, and from other places, to the same effect; also a petition from the clergy of the Isle of Wight deanery; l com plaining of the present system of tithe rent charges; also a petition from Cumberland in favour of a superannu ated fund for officers connected with the administration of the poor-law; also a petition from the ancient and loyal colony of Barbadoes, complaining of the grievous injury done to their property by the continuance of the slave trade with Brazil and Cuba, and praying for mea sures to repress it; also a petition to the same effect from St. Christopher's, numerously signed. He was sure the petitioners would be pleased to learn from the statement made the other night in another place, that our efforts to suppress the slave trade had, during the last year, been attended with so much success.—(Hear.) THE IRISH MILLERS. The Earl of STRADBROKE presented several peti tions from millers in various parts of Ireland, complain ing of the admission of foreign flour, and praying for the imposition of a duty upon it. The Noble Earl in supporting the prayer stated that notwithstanding the akill of the millers in Ireland they found themselves unable to compete with foreign millers, and that great distress had been tho consequence. He believed the value of mill property in Ireland did not fall short of 3,000,0001. Earl GRANVILLE did not deny that distress existed among the millers in particular districts of Ireland. One cause of it no doubt was the difficulty which in land millers had to obtain the same advantages as mil lers near London and other ports, who were always in the neighbourhood of large supplies of foreign grain. While admitting the distress, he could not admit that it was advisable to attempt to remedy it, or to improve the condition of the millers by legislation. Unless the Noble Earl could prove that the manufacturer of flour was in a different position from the manufacturer of any other article, his case fell to the ground. Lord REDESDALE thought they ought to consider whether it was politic to encourage the importation of foreign flour rather than of foreign wheat. Earl GREY thought that all they had to do was to take care that the small duty levied should be the same on flour as on wheat, and to leave to persons to find out for themselves whether they would import wheat or flour. Lord REDESDALE remarked that flour was a ma , actured article. The Earl ot GLENGALL having presented several petitions on the subject from Wexford, Armagh, Dun dalk, and other places, stated, that from the Ist of Ja nuary to tho let of June last the increase in the impor tation of foreign flour was 1,300,000 cwt. over what it v.as in the corresponding period of the previous year. The result was that the farmers ot Ireland not being able to find a market for their wheat, had thin year given up the growing ot it to a great extent. In one county alone the decrease in the number of acres for wheat was not less than 10,000. Ireland had been de vastated and depopulated under the free-trade system, and such a blow had been inflicted upon her as she would never recover from. Lord BERNERS said his firm opinion was, if the free-trade system was not altered, the Ecglish farmer would be totally unable to compete with the foreigner. The Earl of CARLISLE presented petitions from Cambridge, various places in Northumberland, Kensing ton, and other places, for the retention of the Crystal Palace. HOUSE-TAX BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second reading of this Bill. The imposition of this tax would relieve the country from another tax which was con deemed generally—namely, the window tax. The new tax would produce about 700,0001., an amount consider ably less than was raised from the window tax. Lord MONTEAGLE said no one would wish to throw out a Bill that would afford so much relief to the taxpayers of the country. He would, however, remind the House that a possibility existed of the finances of the country experiencing a season of difficulty, in conse quence of the repeal of permanent taxes, and at a time when the property-tax was only continued for one year, and might at the end of that year not be again imposed. With respect to the window tux, though it might in some cases have operated harshly and unequally, yet it must be recollected the houses which would be most relieved by the repeal of that tax were the higher class of man sions, the owners of which could well afford the burden. He considered the financial arrangements for this year were singularly defective. He thought Government ought to have retained all permanent taxes until the time arrived for them to grapple with the great question of the continuation of the property-tax. Ile should not oppose the Bill, but he objected to the principle of the Bill, as founded on a fallacious system of finance. The Earl of STRADBROKE considered the Bill was objectionable, because it exempted all houses under 201., and would therefore have a tendency to encourage the building and consequent multiplication of that class of houses. Earl GREY protested against the declaration that the window tax had been repealed because it was unpopular, and not because it was an olejt ctionable tax. Now the inquiry that took place into the operation of this tax clearly proved that the health and comforts of the people were seriously affected by the continuance of this tax. The house-tax was sound in principle, and he firmly be lieved that the burden would principally fall on the ground landlord. He did not think there was any class of property that could better bear the iefiliction of a tax than home property. He quite agreed with his Noble Friend as to the inconvenient situation in which Govern ment were placed by the vote for continuing the income tax for one year; but when the time arrived for consi dering the financial condition of the country, he fully re lied on the disposition of the people to do that which would be best for the maintenance of the credit and honour of the country. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied. The Duke of ARGYLL said the whole of this discus sion proved how difficult it was to place direct taxation upon a just foundation, and that they must found their finances mainly on indirect taxation. He was no Pro tectionist. He approved of the removal of all duties merely for the sake of protection; but if the finances of the country were to be raised on the main from indirect taxation they must proceed on the broad principle of raising small taxes over the largest possible surface, and levy them on those articles which were the most extensively used. A great deal of nonsense had been talked about taxing food. Abstractedly speaking there was no more injustice in such a tax than in a tax on lieht or clothes, or anything else. All taxes were in themselves an evil, and if a tax was not imposed upon principles of protection, he know not upon what abstract ground some part of our taxation should not be raised from food. They had to raise a certain sum yearly, and the question was how it could be raised most equi tably to all classes. If they wished, as was just, a larger sum from the richer class, tax articles consumed by them alone—tax their carriages, their horses, and their servants; but do not let the other classes be exempt alto gether, but raise in small sums imposed on articles univer sally used a considerable amount of taxation. This broad principle bad been very much overlooked, and it was one of the great evils of having a weak and feeble Govern ment, which, incapable of acting on any one broad prin ciple of finance, could not resist the pressure against any unpopular tax, but was obliged to substitute in its stead some other confessedly founded on false and erroueous principles. The Earl of CARLISLE said, if the Noble Duke held out to the people of this country that the abolition of the income-tax was to be connected with any design to re-impose duties on the importation of food, he did not think the Noble Duke would do much to advance the views which he advocated of abandoning protective duties. The Bill was then read a second time. The Militia Ballots huspension Bill, the Assessed Taxes Composition 13111, and the Public Works, Fisheries, &c., Bill, were severally read a third time and passed. The United Church of England and Ireland Bill, the Churches and Chapels (Ireland) Bill, and the Eccle siastical Residences (Ireland) Bill, were read a second time. The Duke of ARGYLL presented petitions from Dal keith and Alloa, in favour of maintaining the Crystal Palace; also several petitions against Papal aggression. The other business on the paper was then disposed of, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMTIONS. July 18 . The SPEAKEIt took the Chair at a few minutes be fore Four o'clock, at which time there was an unusually full attendance of Members. ALDERMAN SALOMANS.—SCENE IN THE HOUSE. Immediately afterwards the [louse was about to pro ceed with the private business o❑ the psper, but before the first Bill bad been disposed of Mr. Alderman Salo mons entered and took his seat beneath the Speaker's gallery. The SPEAKER observing this, and it yet wanting two or three minutes to four o'clock, said, "Members to be sworn will please to come to the table." Mr. Alderman SALONIONS than advanced to the table, being introduced by Sir B. Hall and Mr. J. A. Smith. and the clerk at the table presented the lion. Member with a book, which, from what next occurred, would appear to be a copy of the New Testament. Alderman SALomoNs, without accepting the proffered book, said in a loud and firm voice, I demand to be sworn upon the Old Testament. The SPEAKER—WiII the Hon.—(Oh)—Member say why he wishes to be sworn upon the Old Testament? Alderman SA LOMONS —Bee aus Sir, I declare it to he. most binding upon my conscience. The SPEAKER—The oaths, then, may be adminis tered so. The Hon. Gentleman then took without objection the oath of allegiance and the oath of supremacy, and pro ceeded with the oath of abjuration, reading from the form in his hand, until he came to the words " on the true faith of Christian." These words he refused to read, but concluded with the words " So help me God." The Clerk advanced towards the Speaker, and said, the Hon. Member has not repeated; the words "on the true faith of a Christian." The SPEAKER—The Hon. Member having omitted to take the oath in the form of words prescribed, it is my duty to inform him that he must retire below the bar.—(Loud cheers from the Opposition side of the House.) Mr. Alderman SALOMONS, still standing where he was, read the following words from a paper :—" I have now taken the oaths in the form and with the ceremonies that I declare to be binding en my conscience, in ac cordance with stet. 1 and 2 Vict., cap. 105; I now de mand to subscribe the oath of abjuration, and to declare to my property qualification." The scene was ex citing to the last degree some Members roaring out at the pitch of their voices, " Withdraw, withdraw!" while others added to the babble of sounds by calling out for " Order, order!" or rising to go through a pan tomimic performance, as if they wished to address some thing to the Chair. The confusion, however, did not in any way daunt the Hon. Member for Greenwich, and he continued reading until he came to the close of the pa pers, when, tossing a roll of parchment across the table, he slowly retired below the gangway, and took a seat on the Ministerial side of the House next to Sir W. Moles worth. Tho Hen. Gentleman directly afterwards rose and said, " Sir, I beg leave to say"—but his voice was drowned amidst the renewed cries of " Order." The SPEAKER then made an attempt to speak, and something like order being at length obtained, he said "The Honourable Member has omitted certain words from the oaths, which is tantamount to not taking the oaths at all, and it is therefore my duty to tell him that he must withdraw." Alderman SALOMONS did not appear at all inclined to comply with the request, but still maintained his seat, tnd the consequence was another scene of noise and con fusion was enacted; the Members on the Opposition side of the House roaring and shouting continuously. The SPEAKER'S voice was again heard above the storm, and, as far as a e could catch his words, he said the Hon. Member must be aware that the Act pre scribes that no Honourable Member can sit in this House, or vote upon any question, unless ho has taken and subscribed to the oaths pre scribed by law. Now the last of these oaths has not ben taken in the sense which the House under stands the Ant—(Cheers)—and I again repeat to the Hon. Member that it is my duty to direct him to with draw.—(Cheers.) Mr. Alderman SALOMONS went towards the bar, but remained within it until, amidst loud cries of Orden" Mr. J. A. SMITH moved forward, and conducted the Hon. Gentleman below it. Sir B. HALL then rose and said he was requested by the Hon. Member for Greenwich, who had just pi esented himself at the table for the purpose of taking the oaths prescribed by the Act, and by the forms of the House, and who was prepared to cake the oaths in a manner which in his opinion was the most binding on his conscience to declare to the Speaker and to the House that the Honourable Mem ber had withdrawn from the scat which he lately occupied—(Laughter and ironical cheers)--in de ference to the high authority of the Chair.—(Cheers.) But he was else instructed by the Honourable and Learned Member to state— Sir F. TEIESIGER rose to order.—(Cries of " Order, order;" "Theft be put down;" and "Go on, go on.") I apprehend, continued the lion. and Learned Member for Abingdon, that the worthy Alderman has n ot obeyed the order of the House by withdrawing.— (Hear. hear.) He is at present standing within the House, end I consider it my duty to call attention to that circumstance.—(Hear, hear.) [This of course gave rise to another exhibition of feel ing on the part of the Opposition, and again Hon. Mem bers ever and anon partially jumped up and motioned the Hon. and Learned Alderman to withdraw, or indulged in strange gesticulations, as if they were addressing some angry observations to the Chair. Sir William Moles worth and Mr. J. A. Smith advanced to the worthy and dauntless Alderman and endeavoured to persuade him to quit the House ; but no, ho would not do that; and at length the Sergeant-ae Arms came to the rescue, and at his suggestion the Hon. Mem ber retired to one of the back seats under the Speaker's gallery usually appropriated to Peers.] Sir B. 11.4.1. LL then went on to say tnut at the time he was interrupted by the Honourable and Learned Mem ber for Abingdon he was about to state that the was requested by the Hon. Gentleman the Member fur Greenwich to declare to the House that his only object in taking the course he had adopted was to try the legal question of his right to sit for and represent Greenwich in Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) It was, however, not his intention or desire to take any course which might be either displeasing or inconvenient to Members; and he (Sir B. Hall) had, therefore, to ask a question of the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the absence of the Noble Lord at the head of the Goitre!? mint which might facilitate the settlement of this dispute. —(Hear, hear.) As ho said before, the Hon. Member for Greenwich was only anxious to try his right to sit in the House, and in order that the Hon. Member might put himself in a position to have the matter tried in one of the legal tribunals of the realm, he had to ask the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in consequence of the proceedi ngs w hi c h had now taken place, or, if that proceeding was not sufficient, whether, if the Hon. Member came in and took his seat again, Government was prepared to institute an imme diate prosecution against him for the recovery of the penalties provided by the Act of Parliament?—(Cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that in the unavoidable absence of his Noble Friend, he would state the course which be thought it would be most convenient to the House to pursue. He was Quite sure that all who heard him would do justice to the anxiety which the Honourable Gentleman had shown to viedi dicate that which in his opinion was his legal right, as well as to the course he had taken in his endeavours to do so in a manner consistent with the deference and re spect due to that assembly. Ile app re h ended that two questions arose in that House—first, the right of the Hon. Gentleman to a seat i n th at H ouse, and, secondly, the liability to certain consequences. One must be decided by that House, the other by a court of law. In either view of the case it was ma t ter f or very grave and seri ous deliberation, and he wa s not prepared to answer the question which his Hon. Friend put with reference to that part of the subject. He ;thought that no instant proceeding should take place, but that an interval should elapse, in order to have the opportunity of consulting the Acts of Parliarneut, and gravely considering whet course should be taken. He thought no proceedings should be taken without notice, so that all persons might be prepared to co me to t h e d i scussion on which they might feel bound to decide, not perhaps in accordance with there own wishes, but, as they were bound to do, by statute and cons tit ut i ona l law. He therefore proposed, in order that they might consider the question in a grave and deliberate manner, that no further proceedings should take place at present, but that when the Noble Lord was present on Monday they ehonld resume them. — (Cheers.) Sir B. HALL observed that in a matter of this im portance, nothing could be fairer than the proposal of his teight Hon. Friend, and for hie uart he had no objection to postpone the question until Monday, or any other day next week that might be more convenient to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to ask what question they were to resume on Monday; because there were two questions.—(A laugh) It was notanadjourned de bate; something must be moved.—(Laughter.) , The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said a question wan put to him by the Hon. Baronet . the Me al. ber for Marylebone, and as he did not feel in a position to answer it, ho suggested that it should be postponed till Monday. What he proposed now was,that nothing should take place at present, but that the question should s t an d over till Monday. Government being in full possession of what had taken place would come down then fully prepared to give the lion. Baronet for Marylebone an answer one way or another. Sir F. THESIGER said if he understood there was a question for the House to decide he should be dis posed to concur in the suggestion of the Right Hon Gentleman, hut, like the Hon. Memb er for Finsbury, he; felt great difficulty in ederstandi ng, from the Right Honourable Gentleman's statement, wh at t h e matter was which was to be discussed oa Monday.—(Hea r, hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman had told the House that there were two questions to be decided—first, as to the seat; and secondly, as to instituting a prose cution for the purpose of trying the right of the Hon. Member for Greenwi c h to sit and rote in the House. Now, ho had great difficulty in understanding what was the first question which the Right Hon. Gentleman proposed to take on Monday. There could be no doubt whatever that, according to the decision of the House, the Hon. Member, havi ng refused to take the oath of abjuration, was totally incapable of taking his seat—(Cheers)—and, therefore, he apprehended that no question of that de scription cou l d possibly arise. (Mr. Sergeant M urp h y dissented.) Well, th en , what was the que s ti on ? The Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Cork said there was a grave doubt, but he was not in Parlia ment in the course of last session, and . therefore w as not aware that there was upon the journals a re solution of the House on a . precisely similar question.—(Hear, hear.) Then if their resolutions were worth anything .no question of that description was open to them to discuss? Ile hardly believed that the House was prepared in a following session to rescind a resolution agreed to after a long and anxious debate on the subject—(Hear, hear)—and, accordingly, he thought there must be some other point which the Right Honourable Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed for consideration.— (Hear.) Now, the House would p erm i t hi m to say that he thought they fell into a great mistake in the course they pursued with regard to Baron Rothschild.—(Hear, hoar.) It might be in the recollecti on o f t h e H ouse th a t, on th e Baron refusing to take the whole of the oath of abjue ration, he (Sir Frederick Thesiger) rose and moved that the Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown for a new writ for the city of London.—(Hear, hear.) He was opposed by several Honourable Mem bers, and among them by the Master of the Rolls, then the Attorney-General, who said that under the Acts of Parliament the penalty was not a forfeiture of the seat, but merely a disability to sit and vote. He thought the Right Hon: Gentleman was mistaken in that respect. He had very carefully considered the subject since, and he had come to the conclusion that the precedents es tablished that the coarse was to issue a new writ when a Member refused to take the oeths necessary to be taken before he could sit in the House and vote, and that there was no difference whatever in that respect bet worn the oath of allegiance and supremacy and the oath of ahjuration, and ha trusted he should be able to stuiery the House that Ira either case, where a person who was elected reinsed to take the oaths, his seat was void, and that a new wr i t oug h t to i ssue . If that were the question the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed for their consideration on Mond: y he was q uite prepared to meet it; but if th a t were not the question, although he could not assume there could be any other, then, as the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork said, that a grave doubt was hanging over the question, he should only— Mr. B. OSBORNE rose to order. He wished to know whether the Hon. and Learned Gentleman was strictly in order if he did Rot conclude by proposing a motion . e mber The SPEAKER said the Hon. and Learned M would certainly be out of order unless he concluded w ith motion.--(llesr, and cheers.) Sir F. THESIGER said he would beg leave then, being instigated by the Hon. Member for Middles ex, to move that the Speaker be directed to issue his writ for the election of a Member for the borough of Greenwich, in the room of Alderman Salomons, who had refused to talce the oath of adjuration in the form prescribed.- - (L end and prolonged cheers from the Opposition benches.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ,he was very much surprised at the course pursued by t ' l e f Hon. and Learned Member.—(Cheers, and cries v " Hear, hear.") He had reason to complain of his nishil such a motion, after the suggestion had been B lain .% agreed to for the adjournment of the question until gnu day. He hoped he would not proceed with the motion. Sir F. THESIGER said it was certainly not his :be tention to do anything more than comment ber motion for the adjournment; but when the Hon. Men 3 for Middlesex called him to order, he felt it necessary er to conclude with a motio n whi c h w o u ld g ive the Sous e o to understand precisely th e course w hi c h he intend ed adopt on Mond a y w h en t h e su bj ec t aga in came tins discussion.—(Cheers.) ed Mr. ANSTEY rose to order. The Hon. and Learn e Gentleman wa s travelling into matter not before te '' House.—(Loud cri es o f " Order," and confusion.) wished to ask wh e th er t h e H on. and Learne d Gentle was warranted by the p erm i ss i on o f t h e Ch a ireto rise and explain, and enter int o a var i ety o f matters not proper y before the House? The SPEAKER said the Hon. and Learned rder n k ber had moved that a ne w wr it b e i ssue d f or the borough. ot. Greenwich. Any Hon. Member having moved a neos l° was entitled to reply. be The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mat t be permitted to interpose for a moment. The ohien, ing had was to preve nt t h e sor t o f f ee li ng w hich was d in the House, and th e course w hi c h t h e H on . and Lea r t e et Gentleman had taken in entering into a discussion. oc. the House rememb er th e sor t o f angry feeling t hat e ld curred during th e di scuss i on l ast year , an d he w° d, appeal to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman not r„itto dress the House then—(Cries of " Oh, oh.'') .— `7„ leave it until th e y h a d f urt h er cons id ere d th e quest , °l O Sir F. THESIGER sa id h e h a d on l y been ali i • °°s explain that th e course h e h a d taken was almost forced upon him by th e i nterrupt i on h e h a d exper i en ced daq the time he wa s a dd ress i ng t h e H ouse. —(Cheers.) , P as had not the slightest intention of departing from , 1 „ he believed to h e th e un d erstand i ng b e t w een the C'', a- e t cellor of the Exch equer an d himself. Ho was n ot liberty to call for an explanation of the course to be 1) ","; sued on Monday, and no ot h er opportun i ty being OP- a to him, he made th e mot i on w i th w hi c h h e conclud e for the purpose of indicating the coarse he intended t ° pursue. He bege,ed, therefore, to withdraw the m etioe ; it having a ccom pli s h e d t h e end he had in view.—(C heer and laughter.) The motion was then withdrawn. Mr. OSBORNE wished to ask the Hon. and Learl lEd Gentleman wh e th er h e meant to ma k e t h e same mot i o n on Monday? Sir F. THESIGER—I am afraid, if I answer th e question of the Hon. Gentleman, he may consider me out of order.—(Roars of laughter.) Before the laughter had subsided the order ( f the day was read for the consideration of the Lords' am end ' moats to the Killarney Junction Bill. Mr. OSBORNE again rose and said—l cannot uode r a ' stand—(Loud crie s o f " O r d er, " renewed laug ht e r, an cheers.) The SPEAKER said the question before the Iln lis° was the consid erat i on o f the amendments made bYe , Lords in the Killarney Junction Railway laughter.) Mr. OSBORNE—I claim a hearing from the court ee, of the House.—(C r i es o f " Order! order!" " Chair l chair!") The SPEAKER—The Hon. Gentleman cannot speak to to a question that i s a l rea d y di sposed of.—(Laug hter.) Mr. OSBORNE rose again, but the cries of " Order! being renewed more violently than before, he resuil led his seat. PETITIONS. Major BERESFORD presented several petitions from places in Essex against the navigation-laws, and PT . !' ing for a n a lt erat i on o f t h e l aw i n regard to fore i gn portations. - Sir J. WALMSLEY presented a petition from Live r ' pool against the paper and newspaper stamp duties. , Sir P. NUGENT presente d a petition from a P'9'„o , in Ireland, prayinglor protection again s t th e i m p o rtatl° 44. foreign flour. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from. 9 society calling themselves the Friends of Italy, praYll that step 3 mi g ht b e ta k en b y her Majesty to prevent th continued occupation of Rome by the French troops. IRISH BILLS. Several private Bills having been read and agreed tot Mr. ROCHE w i s h e d to know whether the Goierl3_ ment would have any obj ec ti on to fi x a morn i ng s itting for proceeding with several imp or t an t I r i s h Bills Wh ic were on the paper. id The CHANCELLOR o f th e EXCHEQUER said those bills would be fixed for a morning sitting °n Thursday next. SUPPLY. Tho House then went into Committee of Supply. After a short discussion, th e vo t e o f 9 , 883/. for the Schools of Industry, at Dublin, was agreed to. Votes also of 6001. for the Female Orphan Asyli l 133 ' 1,7504 for the W es t more l an d L ock Hospital, Dub: lin, and 6001. for th e Lyi ng -i n H osp i ta l , D u bli n , were agreed to. Oa a vote of 38,1601. being proposed for the suppor t of Irish Presbyterian ministers, Mr. WILLIAMS objected to paying money for the support of Irish ministers. In Scotland and England no grants were made, and he taw no reason why a ny such should be made for Ireland. He should move to disallovr this vote. Mr. M'CULLAGH said the Hon. Member for Lam heth had certainly surprised him for once. If any ob jection to the vote was to be made, he should have thought it would have been to the smallness of it. Mr. C. LEWIS defended the vote. It had been first granted by the Irish Parliament in the Revolution, and had been continued ever since. Mr. C. ANSTEY opposed the vote on the ground of consistency, having always voted against the Maynooth grant. Mr. W. J. FOX suggested that the vote should be reduced annually until at last it should cease altogett Mr. S. CRAWFORD being opposed to all grants f or religious purposes should support the disallowal of this vote. Mr. HAMILTON did not see any objection to the vote, as it scarcely amounted to more than 601. per an" num for each minister. Mr. E. B. ROCHE supported the vote, as he thoug ht this was a very improper time to withdraw it. After a short discussion the House divided, For the Against it grant 1 43 Majority The vote was then agreed to. 6,5891. f or charitable allowances charged to the Con' cordatum Fund in Ireland.—Agreed to. 9 , 5691. to defray the expenses for the General Board of Health. Sir W. JOLLIFFE said in reference to the new come' teries that were to be established, that the conditions re quired by the Board of Ilcalth as to the situ and O!: racter of the burial-grounds were such as to render 0 most difficult to have them fully carried out. If theY, were to act in this manner nothi ng wou ld b e accomp lished in any reasonable time, while the expenses that wer e going on were somewhat heavy. Lord SEYMOUR said the scheme had not been car' tied into operation with that success which was originally anticipated. No further expense in respect to these grounds would be encounte re d as the lands had all bee n surveyed. Th e on l y matter now for consideration Was as to how the further operations were to be carried out. Mr. W. WILLIA MS said that he had rece ived numerous communications on the subject of these lenrial, grounds, expressing much surprise .and disappointmen t at the delay that had taken place in respect to them. Lord SEYMOUR said that before they could close up the intr amura l burial grounds, it was of course essent i al that some other cemeteries should be provided for th e reception of the dead. Mr. MO WATT said that that was a fact which they were all perfectly well aware of. But the public corn" plained of so much time being lost without any acti ve measures being taken for the establishment of these ce meteries, and for putting a atop to the great evil which e was so generally complained ot'. Was the Noble Lor a aware that in the very churchyard opposite there wer e a considerable number of bodies interred daily ? Way were not arrangements entered into to put the au thorities in possession of oth er c h urchyards outside the wa lls? The measure was pressed forward with much speed i° the last session of Parliament, on account of the urgency of the case; and yet nothing had been since done to giv e , effect to it. He th oug h t that the public had been tr ifled with by the Board of Health on this subject. Lord SEYMOUR said that the great difficulty arose in respect to the raising of money to purchase the neces sary land upon the securities offered. Mr. W. J. FOX said that if the cemeteries establishe d by private companies were found to be eligible, they might he rendered fully available for all purposes, and make the public independent of the intramural burial grounds, which, in such case, should be closed at ono : , The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Lion. Member seemed to forget that inclosing the churchyards compensation must be paid in lieu of the fees arising from the burials in them. Ho did not know from whet fund suc h c o m p ensat i on was to b e g i ven , unless by the levying of a rate in the different parishes. Sir DE LACY EVANS seid that if any difficulty arose as to the framing of the measure last year, the sooner that difficall was removed the better, AS it wa s of the greatest import ance to the pu b l i c t h at the Ac t should be carried into o p erat i on w i th as li t tl e delay as possible. After an observation from Mr. W. WILLIAMS, The CIIANCELLQU of the EXcHEQI,Tgit 044 that tie s hope Th nt Th ey he r 1 8 tt; breat, Th