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I.E LATE ACCIDENT AT CLAYCROSS. AIIIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Derby, July 28. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE and a Special Jury.) BLAKE V. MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. ibis was an action Lou ht by the plaintiff to recover tizges for the death of her husband, who had received injuries which caused his death on the company's Mr. Mellor, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant Miller. and Mr. Flood, aOro for the presecutitin ; Mr. Humfrey, Q.C., and Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., for the company, Mr. FLOOD opened the pleadings. In this case Mrs. Ellen Blake, administratrix to the late Mr. John Blake, sees the plaintiff, end the Midland Railway Company were the defendants. The declaration stated that John Blake, in his lifetime, was a passenger on the Midland Railway, from Birmingham to Sheffield, and for want of due care and attention be was killed. The damages were laal at 10,0004 The defendants pleaded that they were not guilty. Mr. MELLOR stated the case. He had the honour, along with his Learned Friends, of appearing as counsel for Mn'. Blake, the plaintiff in this case, who is the widow administratrix. of Mr. John Blake, of Upperthorpe, Villas, near Sheffield, where he carried on business under the name of " Blake and Parkin," Meadow Works, On the lath May, the day of the accident, he had been on a jeurney of business, and was returning from Birming• haw to Derby, and from Darby to Sheffield. He took a second-class ticket, and got into a carriage which was last, but one in the train. They had proceeded a short way beyond Claycross station when the passenger train was Teti into by a luggage train, by which very serious injuries resulted; Mr. Blake received such injuries that in a very short time afterwards death ensued. Mr. Meynell, a magistrate in the county, also met with his death. The action was brought by Mrs. Blake, who imputed to the Midland Railway Company, both the di reseors, superior officers, and servants, gross negligence in conducting their line in a parsimonious manner. After alluding to the Act under which this action would come, viz., 9th and 10th Vict., c. 93, he said that they charged the directors, superiors, and servants with neglect; this he should not have the slightest difficulty in proving. The tnain by which Mr. Blake was to start from Derby was appointed to leave Darby at 9 5 P.M., by the table table. It was 15 minutes, however, behind time on that occasion, and he very much feared that was not an uncommon occurrence. It was not put down in the time table to stop either at Driffield or Wingfield stations, but on the evening in question it stopped at both, whereby another ten minutes was lost. Thus they would see when it arrived at Claycross tunnel, it had hat twenty-five minutes. It passed the north end of tha4 tunnel at about six minutes to ten. The regula tion.; of the company are to have two men—one placed at either end of the tunnel, which telegraph the coming and, going of the trains through this tunnel. "Tic. LIUMPREY intimated that he should be very happy to save the time of the Court. This was merely a ques tion of damages. How the accident occurred had nothing to do with the action, inasmuch as it was only for a pe• cuoiary consideration. Mr. MELLOR thanked his friend, but thought it would be essential to his case, and likewise to the minds of the jury, to go fully into it. It was very singular that his Learned Frie n ds did not allow judgment to go by default, ihe 7 ead of making this remark at the last moment. His LORDSHIP thought that as they did not want vin dictive damages it would not ba necessary to go into the cause of the accident. He thought they could only look at it in a pecuniary point of view. A long diecussion here ensued upon the question be tween hie LORDSHIP and Mr. MELLOR, but it was ulti mately decided that the case should only be gone into in a pecuniary sense. e,tr. MELLOR then proceeded with his address. He could not help thinking that it would have been more honourable and fair to have made this admission before, and not when the shoe commenced to pinch. He should take the liberty of just giving a short narrative of the case. Ho had told them that Mr. John Blake was in the Sheffield business. Lie was of the age of thirty-four, and his wife was twenty-six, at the time of the lamentable occurrence in question. Mrs. Blake had just been con fined of a still-born child; and on the night that Mr. Blake was killed he was ex l pected home by a loving and kind wife. But to return to the scene of the acci dent. The train had got about 250 yards beyond Clay cross station when it was found necessary to stop the train, the pump-rod of the engine having given way. The guard, immediately on stopping, ought to have pro ceeded about half a mile down the line with danger signals and explosive lights. This ho did not do, and whether there was a sufficient time for him to do it in Wee a question which had not been solved, some alleg ieg one opinion and others a contrary ono. Immediately after this a goods train ran into them, killing Mr. Mey nell on the spot and injuring 16 or 17 more or less. Mr. Blake was found dreadfully injured, and about an hour afterwards he was put in a van which was going to take him to Chesterfield, but he died on the way. The lug gage train starts five minutes after the passenger train, a regulation which he thought extremely faulty, because by that they were depending upon mere mechanical skill as a certainty, not for one moment looking at contingen cies which might occur. Notwithstanding the luggage train was detained ten minutes at the junction and five minutes more at Belper, yet from Derby to Claycross it had gained half an hour, and knowing that there was a passenger train before them. It was driven that night by a man who had never driven on that line before, and who had only been driver a weak on the Lincoln line, and another week shunting. It appeared rather singular that a man who had never driven on the line before, and who had such little ex perience, should be set to drive a train at night time. There was another matter which he must allude te; at the Claycross station the company have a man employed only during the day time, and before leaving at nignr, he turns on a white signal, which indicates "all right," and that the line is clear. Now the man goes to bsd, consequently he knows nothing of what transpires during the time he is asleep. A train might break down just beyond the signals, tied another following, seeing Vita white light, would of course proceed. Was this a proper system of organisation? What was the state of things at home during this time? Instead of Mrs. Blake seeing her husband, she receives the startling and appal. hag intelligence of his death. See is at this time in a delicate state of health, and as they might naturally suppose, this made her much worse. With regard to the question of damages, that would be a subject for their consideration, it not being bound by any process of Yew. He was certain they would find it their duty to in demnify Mrs. Blake, and give her sufficient damages for the irreparable loss she had sustained. They must look at the position in life she occupied, and whatever was the stesial ausitiou Mrs. Blake enjoyed prior to the death of her husband, it would be their duty to place her in again. In the first place, Mr. Blake had a very handsome house, worth 2,0001., handsomely furnished, which was worth 6001 more. This was freehold, but it was mortgaged to the extent of 1,0001. Now, according to estimates, it appeared that a men's life in good health, at the age of 34, was worth 31 years. They must also bear in mind, that Mr. Blake, having died intestate his property went to his brother as heir-at-law. Mr. Blake was also entitled to a fourth share in "slack works" at Sheffield, which was adequate to 100/. per annum. Ho had also 100 shares in the Sheffield Union Bank, which were worth 121. each. Mr. Blake bad been married be fore, and he had got a very handsome fortune with his Wife. about 8,0001. He entered 'into partnership in the Sheffield trade with a Mr. Parkin in 1845. They began in a comparatively small way compared with many other houses, but they turned over last year between 30,0004 and 40,000/. They were about extending their trade in the American market, but from this business altogether ha received a b out 2501, per annum. The Learned Counsel concluded by making an earnest appeal to the jury, after which several witnesses were called who proved what Mr. Blake's effects were worth. Mr. Iltreteatv addressed the jury on behalf of the defendants, and after entering into many statistic., proved that th e pl a i nt iff would now have 7,000/. clear in her own right, putting on one side all thecontingencies to which life was subject. Tney must mindbear inthat the business in which Mr. Blake was engaged was one that fluctuated considerably; and then, when thought of the position Mrs. Blake was in previous to y her marriage with the deceased, without fortune, they would feel th emse l ves j ust ifi ed i n returning a verdict for a very small amount of damages. His LORDSHIP, in summing up, pointed out to the jury the various matters for their consideration, and said it was a question for them to consider that Mr. Blake's property was worth in total 13,0004, and by Mrs. Blake being a Yorkshire widow she would receive about 7,0001. She would, therefore, be a loser in fact of about 6,000/ ; and it was for them to say what amount they would award. After an hour's deliberation, the jury returned into court with a verdict for the p la intiff —Damages, 4,000/. CROWN COURT.—(B.efore Mr. Justice MAPLE.) William Shelton, the driver of the goods train at the Claycross accident, and who was indicted for manslaugh ter, was Acquitted. MARKET IN TEL LI GEN cE,, (From the London .New Price Current, J u l y 29.) Sucan.—To-day importers of West India Sagar were 4 2` 54, desirous to realize, and accepting prices rather " v ‘ .. l , d ,er those of Friday occasioned a good demand to pre. ja,tfeor both grocery and refining purposes; the par_ la nds "r - 693 hhds, & c ., including at auction 190 at 3:%rbadoea. which went off quietly, fine yell ow m id „ r r a ? 40 8 Ed, good 37s 6d to 383, mid 36s to 375, , 700d ° „ET yellow 47a 6 , 1 to 48s; 220 brls Antigua, brownYZlP6cl37s 6d to 38s 61, low to mid 33s 6d to 365, brls Grenad , (1* 329 , good to fine 32s 6d to 33s 6d; 50 24 trcs Jamaica, a, low and mid yellow 33s to 355; 107 hhds 35s to 36i low .34s togo mid yellow 363 6d to 379, mid to 349. 34 s 6d, good to fine brown 333 6d DEFINED. —To -day caution for home consu m e R fil?ed Sugar was purchased with the v pu l on, the supply is rather larger, tv.d 4Gs to 463 6d is of brown lumps. Crushed r..quailis doll of sale andalfoati:ro rates are taken. VAURITII79.--.ThiS the public sales of NI!, uritius Sugar went off heavl i l l at rather lower rates. C/i 7,798 bags offered not above bags were sold, J 69 ' g oo d mid to good low to mid yellow at 33s 6d to so• 6 1 to 37s 6d, fine 383 to 399 6d, mid brown 0 83 to 31s Ed, good to fine 323 to 33.,, ge,,,7 1 3 pl/ow 403 to 433, ord and mid 363 to 395.t0 fine grainy EAST INDIA.--.Thi3 afternoon there was a I,m , market for all sort 4 of Bengal Sugar, and o f 4 1 1 4 ` 0 former et bags at auction a small part only sold at about for rates, vary floe grainy white we nt at 47 s 6 d to 48s, m id good white Banares 39 s 6 d to 403 6d, low s, yell ow 31s fid, and mid brown ditto, 283. Of Penang 615 bags were taken in at 384 to 39s for low and mid white. FOREIGN.—To-day there W 55 a fair export demand for Foreign Sugar, but holders were desirous to realize. There is no decrease of supply; a cargo of brown Per nambuco in bags sold at 17s per cwt. A mixed cargo of Bahia realized 18s 3d per cwt. MOLASSEB. — Operations are yet upon a small scale, and rates are on the decline, ruling for low to fine West India at 134 to 158 6d, Porto Rico 13s 6tl to 14s, Bengal THE SUN, and Mauritius Ils 6d to 12s per cwt. Honey is cheaper, and loan to fine West India can be obtained 30s to 50s per cwt. COCOA.—To-day at public sale 200 bags Para have been taken in at 283 per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon Native Ceylon Coffee met with a good demand, both for home consumption and exportation, and full rates were obtained. At public sale 1,433 bags were nearly all disposed of at 37a to 383 for good and real good ordinary, and at 32s to 37s for damaged. Plantation continues to be wanted, and the public sales of 180 casks went briskly at fully previous quotations; middling to good realized 51s 6d to 58s 6d, low middling 493 to 51s, fine to fine fine ordinary 43s to 48s 6d. triage and inferior 40s to 42s per cwt. Some parcels of Foreign Coffee were sold privately at fully former terms. On Friday 5,000 bgs Costa Rica will be offered at auction. TEA.—An improvement has taken place in the de mand for low and good common Congou, many parcels having been disposed of at lOid to 104 d, and holders evince firmness ; there is also a less quantity on offer. In medium and rather strong blackish leaf rather more business has been transacted at lid to Is, but good to fine sorts continue to be operated in with reluctance, and are offering at from is Oict to is 7d. In Oolong transactions are upon a more extended scale at Is to is 7d, but of this sort there is an increasing supply. The good and fine qualties of Green met with little attention, and are offered rather under previous rates, but common and medium have been in good demand at former terms. Clean Canton Gunpowder, and sorts from la 44 to is 94, as well as Young 'Tyson from lld to is 2d, have been in most re quest. Scented and Pekoe Teas met with little atten tion, and prices have still a downward tendency. RICE.—To-day there was little business done privately in East India Rice, and in some cases rather lower rates were taken. Of American cleaned 70 cks at auction were taken in at 17a to 17s 6d. Of Sago 926 boxes only in part sold at 17s 61 to 18s 6 , 1 for mid and good small pearl. 200 packages Arrowroot—Bermuda, Is, St. Vincents, 4d to 4id, and Mauritius, lid to lid per lb. SPICES.—To-day Nutmegs were in good demand, and realized full rates. At public sale 19 plugs sold; ord brown at 2s to 2s sd, mid 2s 7d. Of Mace 7 cases went at 2s to 2s 2d for mid pale, and one lot low is 9d. Of Cloves 2 cases sold at 2s Id for Penang ; 60 bags Bourbon 6id to bid. Ginger, 453 bags African were only in part sold at 253 to 25s 6d ; but 200 brls Jamaica all f oun d buyers at 55 s to 73s for low lo mid. Of Cayenne Pepper 15 cases taken in 10d per for sound. CINNAMON.—On the part of merchants there was a desire generally to realize at the quarterly sales, and the demand being limited, prices declined 2d to 3d per lb for Ceylon of the first and second quality, and 3d to 5d for third, inferior and broken. Of 1,856 bales 96 cases offered, about 1,500 brls sold ; first quality realized Is lid to 3s 4d, damaged is 4d to 2a 9d; second sort, sound is to 2s 4d, damaged 9d to Is 10d; third and fourth sort, sound 9d to is 10d, damaged 8d to is 61, broken from 81 to 2s. The Tellicherry consisted of 126 bls 34 es, and nearly all found buyers at 2d to 3d reduction; first sort, sour,d realized Is 7d to is 10d; second ditto is 2d to is 4d, damaged and broken from 7d to is sd. The next sales will take place on the 27th October. SPIRITS.—East India Rum has been in good demand since this day week, and the parcels sold were at is 3id to la 4d per gallon proof. In Leward Island operations are upon a more extended scale at is 5d to is 6d proof. A good demand prevails for Demerara, and full terms are paid; the transactions are 300 puns at Is 10d to 2s 2d for 28 to 40 per cent over proof. Home and export orders have increased for Jamaica; there is, however, no advance, and best sorts are most in request. The rates obtained for fine and superior 35 to 38 per cent over proof are 3s 2d to 4s ed, good mid to good 32 to 35 over 2s 8d to 3s, low and mid 30 to 33 over 2s 3d to 2s 7d. For Brandy the market is inactive, and holders are desirous to sell, Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1850 at 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1848 ditto 4s lld to 5s Id, older 5s 4d to 7s, low to mid 2; 6d to 3s 6d, and Bordeaux 2s 2d to 2s 3d. British made Spirit has bean operated in with caution at 9s 5d to 9s 9d, and Gin for export at 2s 6d. Geneva is Is 7d to Is Bd, and fine is 9d to 2!. COCIIINEAL.—The demand has much improved, and there is an advance of Id to 2d per lb, At auction 250 bgs were disposed of; and Honduras Silvers realized from 3s to 3s 9d for low to fine. For auction 400 bgs are declared. INDIGO.—The market has an improving appearance for East India, and since the termination of the quarterly sales shippers and home dealers have been purchasers to a fair extent at full rates. For Spanish there is an im proving demand, and rates are firm; Correa at from Is 6d to 4i; Sobres 3s 6d to 4s Bd, and Flores 4s to 5s per lb. On Friday 106 serons Guatemala will be offered at auction. SALTPETRE. Prices for British Refined remain at 29s to 29s 6d; there are, however, now few buyers. For Rough, prices continue to decline, and rule for low to mid Calcutta at 25s to 265, good to fine 26s 6d to 28s 6d. Of 1,230 bags at auction a small portion only sold at 25s 6d to 27s 6d for refraction 7i to 5 per cent. Nitrate of Soda is 13s 9d to 14s per cwt. TALLow.—The demand is on the increase for Russian on the spot, and holders manifest more firmness. Ope rations have been to a fair extent during the last few days, and the rates paid are 37s 9d to 38s for fine yel low Candle. A good business has been transacted for de livery; the prices paid being 32s to 39s 6d for the last 3 mouths of the year. Rome melted met with increased attention, and 37s paid net cash; on the part of melters there is also less desire to sell. At auction 418 casks Australian were sold; Sheep 36s to 371 9d; Beef 35s to 375; and 362 pkgs South American 35s 6d to 37s 6d per cwt. For auction 900 casks, &c., are declared. Oms.—Orders continue to increase for Seal Oil, and prices are still on the advance; many purchases have been made, and the latest rates paid for pile are 341 to 34/ 10s, for other sorts 32/ to 331 10s per tun. Cod is riot much in request, and can be obtained at 361 to 37/. Southern is in small supply, and wanted at 311 to 33/ per tun fur low to fine. Sperm continues to attract little notice, and rates to decline ; fair British selling at 801 to 831. ileadmatter has bee❑ operated in with caution at 901 to 93/ per tun. Cocoa Nut is in good request, and stock keeps on the decrease; Cochin has realised 32s 61 to 34:, and Ceylon 31s 6(1 to 33s per cwt. Linseed Oil con tinues to be operated in with caution for exportation; there is, however, a fair home trade demand at 32s 61, and supply is moderate. For delivery several contracts have been entered into at 31s 61 to 31s 9d. Rape Seed Oil continues in brisk demand, pale at 34s 6d to 355, brown 33s to 335 6d ; Refined Foreign 35s 611 to 365. Palm is in better request; but tine is to be obtained at 27s to 27s 6d. There is a good business doing in Olive, and rates are firm at 381 to 39/ per tun fur Gallipoli, and other sorts 361 los to 371 10s. Of Mustard Seed Oil 20 cases at auction realized 29s 3d per cwt. THE LONDON GAZETTE, July 29 DOWNING•S MEET, JULY 29, 1851. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Samue, Chapman, Eiq., to be Colonial Secretary for the island of Vaa Diemen's Land. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Thomas Falconer, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for the terri tory of Western Australia. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 25. Corps of Royal Engineers—Lieutenant-Colonel Alex ander Brown to be Colonel, vice Vavasour, deceased; Captain Montgomery Williams to beLieutenant-Colonel; Captain John Hawkshaw to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brown; Second Captain Andrew Beatty to be Captain, vice Hawkshaw; First Lieutenant Fairfax Charles Has sard to be Secund Captain, vice Beatty; Second Lieute nant George Montagu Stopford to be First Lieutenant, vice Hassan], July 14. MEMORANDUM.—The date of the commissions of the under-mentioned officers has been altered to the sth of July, 18.51 ; viz.:—Colonel Blanshard, Lieutenant- Colonel Wolff, C..ptaia Harnlay, Second Captain Sim, First Lieutenant Fisher. ADMIRALTY, JULY 24. Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Charles Louis Atterbury Farmer to be First Lieutenant, vice Gerard Montagu, resigned; Second Lieutenant William Kelly to be First Lieutenant, vice W. EL W. Branch, reigned. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetahire. Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia—William Speke,j un., Esq., to be Captain, vice Baillie, resigned, July 23. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. Dorset Regiment of Militia—Morgan Devenish, Gent, to be Lieutenant, July 21. WHITEHALL, JULY 26. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Miles the younger, of Leicester, in the county of Leicester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Edward Herring, manufacturing chemist, Southwark, to surrender Aug. 7, at half-past one, and Sept. 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Wood, Aldersgate. John Limbird, stationer, Strand, Aug. 8, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, BAsinghall-street; Smith, Basinghall-street.. Richard Keeping, watchmaker, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Aug. 7, at two, and Sept. 11, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street; Whittington, Dean-street, Finsbury-square. Edwin Gates, grocer, Aylesford, Kent, Aug. 6, at half past eleven, and Sept. 6, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Statasteld, official assignee; Wilton a n d Blackman, R ay Wa L mono's-buildings, Gray'a Inn-square. maccaroai manufacturer, White's-row, Spitalfi lter elds, evy, Aug. 4, at eleven, and Sept. 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Jenkinson, --- ; we et•ng, and Jenkinson, Lombard-street. Alfred Hinton, stationer, Portsmouth, Aug. 6 and Sept. 6, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Weir and Smith, Basinghall.street. Ed ward Davis, currier, North am pt on , A ugu st 6, at half past one, and Sept. 6, at eleven, at the Court of official assig nee; H eat h , Artillery placel n kr l i v p e t s c r y , . Graham, Fns nur y. Thomas Irlam and Vincent Wanostrocht (and not Wanostrocht Wanostrneht, as before advertised), brokers, pou. Liverpool, Aug. 7, and S4it. 5, at el even, at the Liver- ' District Court. Bird , official assi gnee , L i verpool; Sharp, Fief', and Jack.,on, London; Miller and Peel, Liverpo,A. Hubert Heath, William Welch, and John H eat h Barber, ironmonger., Tunstall, Staffordshire, Aug. 16, at ten, and Sept. 2. at one, s.t the Birmingham District Court. Vulpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Stanier, Ulan, and Knight, Newcastle-under-Lyne; Motteraun, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. Thomas John King, innkei.per, Stourport, 'Worcester shire, Aug. 12, and Sept. 9, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Bit.- mingham ; W atson, Stourport; Hodgson, Birmingham. David Philli ps, linendraper, Cardiff, Aug. 13, and Sept. 10, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra mann, official assignee, Bristol; Bevan, Bristol. LONDON, Betsy Daw, miller; Lumber mills, Tavistock, Aug. 7, at one, and Sept. 18, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court; Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Elwortby, Plymouth. John Searle, builder, Brixham, Devonshire, August 12, and Sept. 17, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. Robert Sparrow Paxman, coachmaker, Cannon-place, Whitechapel-road. Tht,mas Pearce, beer-seller, Belgrave-place, Pimlico. Thomas &terser, tailor, Thames Ditton. John Vevers, woollen agent, Snaresbrook, Essex. Edwin Andrade, butcher, Newington-place, Surrey. George Newman, livery-stable keeper, Grove-road, St. John's-wood. James Martin, labourer, North Cheam, Surrey. Charles Jackson, bootmaker, Felix-street, Hackney-road. Thomas Grant, dealer in furniture, Princes-street, Lei- cester-square. Thomas Lunniss, greengrocer, Brunswick-street, Black. friars-road. John Wedge, furniture broker, Oldbury, Worcestershire, Benjamin Bailey, clothier, Golcar, Huddersfield. Nathaniel Morling, licensed victualler, Brighton. Samuel Norcliffe, publican, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Charles Steele, blacksmith, 'Worth, Sussex. Peter M'Cabe, lodging-house keeper, Liverpool. James Balmer, chemist, Liverpool. Samuel Godwin, pattern designer, Manchester. William Rotheroe, carpenter, Saint Edrin's, Pembroke shire. Joshua Clegg, joiner, Birkby, Yorkshire. John Dickinson, beer-house keeper, Manchester. W. Hallam, labourer, New Linton, Nottinghamshire. Thomas Holman, shoemaker, Farnham Royal, Bucks. James Williams, cabinetmaker, Manchester. Emma Atkinson, linendraper, Siladen, Yorkshire. Charles Lawson, grocer, Utley, Yorkshire. John Stewart, auctioneer, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Robert Bishop, miller, Asthall, Oxfordshire. John Foster, worsted spinner, Manningham, Yorkshire. Thomas Hall, licensed victualler, Friarage, Lancaster. Richard Lynch, boot and shoemaker, Manchester. George Robertshaw, butcher, Hightown, near Leeds. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basingball-street. J. S. Story, St. Albans, Hertford, banker, Aug. 28 at one—M. Fletcher, Lime-street-square, merchant, Aug. 28, at one. In the Country. S. W. Isherwood, Kingston.upon-Hull, woollen-dra per, Aug. 20, at half-past twelve at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull—T. Martin, Liverpool, merchant, Aug. 20, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Gray and R. Williams, Chester, engineers, Aug. 20, at eleven, at the Coup t, Liverpool—J. Farley, Liverpool, lumen, Aug. 19, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. F. E. D. Hast, Aldermanbury, merchant, .59., any Monday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Calmar], Birchin-lane. R. Woolfall, Warrington, Lancashire, butcher, 20., any Thursday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Lee, Manchester. E. Briggs, Castletown-mills, Lancashire, hatter, 80., any Thursday, between tan and . one, at the office of Mr. Lee, Manchester. W. Edmond, T. Edmond, and R. M'Kinn, Liverpool and Bombay, merchants, fourth dividend, any Thursday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Lee, Manchester. W. Edmond, T. Edmond, and R. M'Kinn, Liverpool and Bombay, merchants, second dividend, 2g., any Thurs• day, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Lee, Man cheater. J. Watson and R. Y. Watson, Sunderland, ship builders, 5a., any Saturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. G. Staight, final dividend, 6d., any Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-street. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Ltasinghall-street. F. E. D. Hast, Aldermanbnry, City, merchant, Aug. 21, at twelve. In the Country. W. Gray, Sunderland, Durham, draper, Aug. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne —J. T. Hall, Northwich, Cheshire, bookseller, Aug. 21, at doyen, at the Court, Liverpool—S. W. Isherwood,Kingston•upou- Hull, Aug. 20, at half•past twelve, at the Townhall, Kingston-upon-Hull. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. J. Reed, Bermondsey-street, Southwark, hop-mer chant, certificate of the second class—E. Woodruffa, Old Broad-street, City, ship broker, certificate of the third class—T. Brighouse, Liverpool, contractor, certificate of the second class—J. Emery, Preston, Lancashire, inn keeper, certificate of the second class—A. Y. Barrett, Ilornoactle, Lincolnshire, engineer, certificate of the third class—J. B. Browne, Newcastle-under-Lyne, wine mer chant, certificate of the third class. _ . PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. A. T. Creasy and P. R. Wilkinson, Brighton, auc tioneers—H. Lelliott and J. Lelliott, Derby, coal mer chants—W . Wincote and T. Dike, Pimlico, builders— H. B. Brown and J. C. A. Smith, exhibitors of a moving panorama—J. Hudson and M. D. Hudson, Kington upon-Hull, merchants—J. Fish and R. Watson, Oswald twistle, Lancaster, cotton s pi nners —F. B ar k er and J. Barker, Great Mitchell street, St. Luke's, iron founders —S. Cook and W. J. Down. Plymouth, painters and glaziers—H. W. Capes and E. Ralph, Manchester, nue ttoneers and appraisers —T. Marsh, J. Marsh, G. Marsh, W. Marsh, and E. Marsh, Dudley, stove grate manufac turers (so far as regards T. Marsh)—T. Smith and IL Jones, Stoke-upon-Trent, colliers—W. Copland and G. Wyllie, Manchester, braziers—A. Hooper and E. S. White, Birmingham, iroutounders—G. Wright and R. Wright, Derby, coal masters—J. Ferris and W. Gill, Devon, drapers—W. Bedington and W. Tonks, Birming ham, brassfounders— W. Smith, E. Sewell, S. W. Cox, and T. Holland, Derby, cheese factors—T. Lund and A. M'Neil, Preston, pawnbrokers—G. E. Fox and W. L. Barrington, NI-inchester, mlnuracturing chemists. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Stephen Dickenson, Manchester, dealer in drysalteries. Richard Jones, Hirwain, Glamorganshire, carpenter. Henry Waters, Troedyrhiew, Glamorganshire, grocer. William Moulding, Aberavon, Glamorganshire, butcher. John Coates, Swansea, tobacconist. James Rock, Dover, licensed hawker. Thomas Lagden Ewer, Borough-green, Cambridgeshire, grocer. Edward Minton, Knighton, Radnorshire, plumber. Edwin Smith, Eaton Bishop, Herefordshire, butcher. Ann Witcomb, Hereford, innkeeper. David Parry, Cefnllansiewrch, Denbighshire, blacksmith. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. Edmond and A. J. Gibb, Edinburgh, stock brokers and commission agents, to meet within the Rooms of Messrs. Cay and Black, Edinburgh, Aug. 4 and Sept. 1, at three. J. Cochran, largs, to meet within the King's Arms Inn, Ayr, Aug. 2 and 23, at eleven. J. Allen, Jun., Glasgow, oil merchant and drysalter, to meet within the Crow Hotel, Glasgow, Aug. 4 and 25, at twelve. J. R. blacfa-quhar, Portleicb, Ross-shire, farmer, to meet within the Btlnagown Arms Inn, Tain, Aug. 5 and 26, at one. R. Levey and W. Paton, Glasgow, manufacturers, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, Aug. 4 and 25, at twelve. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Poet-office by the night—and M by the morning. —dispatch.] When made up in j From what PLACES. Gene ra l Post-odic& port dis- When London. patched. due. America (by Brit. pkt.)N Aug. 1 .. ...Liverpool .• Aug. 4 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Aug. 5 .. Liverpool .. Arrived America (by U.S. pkt.) M July 30 .. 'Southampt. Aug. 7 Africa (West coast) N 14th of the month !Plymouth Aug. 3 Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo.'' Dover .. Aug. 18 Belgium • • .. •• N Daily .. ;Dover .. Daily Brazil .. M 9th of the month JSouthampt. Aug. 12 Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the month jSonthampt. Aug. 12 California(viaChagres)M 2d & 17th of month j Southampt. Aug. 6 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month jPlymouth.. Aug. 3 Constantinople* N 7th 17th 27th of mojDover .. July 30 Central America M 2d & 17th of mon. ,Southampt. Aug. 5 Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri.Boutkainpt. Te. Th. 311 Chili .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Aug 5 France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedail; Greece* .. N 7th 17th27thefino Dover .. July 30 Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland M Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mon.Tkrr Honduras .. . N 17th of the meathiSouthainpt. Aug. 5 Ireland .. .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead Twicodaily India (via Soutkamp.) M 20th of the monthlSouthanipt. Aug. 23 India ( via Marseilles) N, 7th& 24th efmonth , Dover • . Auk, 15 Mediterranean (via Southampton) M 20th of the month Southampt. Aug. 23 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. N,7th&24tk ofmonthlDover •• Aug. 15 Mexico M 2d of the month.. Southampt. Aug. 5 Madeira .. .. M 9th of tke month Southampt. Aug. 12 Malta . j7th,l7th,l9tb,27th Dover Jul 30 j & 30th of month y Naples* .. • • •• Njsth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. Aug. 2 Papal States* stli 15th 25th of nao Dover .. Aug. 2 Peninsular.. M r lth 17th 27th of mo Southampt. leg. 5 Peru „ Mll7th of the month Southampt. Aug. 5 Tuscany* .. N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Aug. 2 West Indies .. M l l7th of the month Southampt. Aug. 20 West Indies (exoept Havanna & Nassau) Mj2d of the month .. Southastnt. !Aust. 5 * The mails to those c French packet sr:4 Marsei otuitries thus I Soathaatpt. /Aug. 5 cod (*) are conveyed by CALIFORNIA.—Mahe tO are now despatched and d and from Califoratl Me by every Amerit ht, via the United states lc.ui packet. ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL. - Yesterday morning the grand day fancy sale and night fete com menced in the beautiful gardens of Vauxhall, i❑ aid of the building fund of the above most excellent charity. Many interesting articles of fancy needlework, &c., were displayed, and the stalls were presided over by many distinguished ladies. Although a great number took tickets with the intention of confining their visit to the show of the bazaar, there is no doubt that the attractions of the night fete will prove in reality the mainspring of assistance to the funds of the hospital. The performances at the Gardens both last night and to-day include an extended and most un usual list of attractions, and we make no doubt that the wonder•seeking public will feel high gratification in being enabled to mingle a work of charity and benevolence with their pleasure and enjoyment. SALMON ANGLING.—The fishing season of the Ness opened on the 17th by Mr. A. Mackenzie, Ness House, taking a couple of good-sized grilse, in the Red Brae pool. Since then, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Nicol, and Mr. Naughten—all members of the Inverness Angling Club have caught fresh run grilses in the different pools. The nets between the bridges have also had some very successful hauls. The angling generally has improved since last week. In the riv er Carrot], Horatio Ross, Esq., caught 17 salmon in three days; and Captain Latour, 9. In the Carron, at Lochcarron, Sir Arthur Chichester and J. Chichester, Esq., have taken a number of salmon and grilses; and the Blackwater has given excellent sport. Mr. Merray, of Polonaise has been the most fortunate there. In the °jell, Mr. Buxton and friend have enjoyed some good sport during the week. Salmon and grilse are now in the river in plenty, and both gentlemen have, on several days, made excellent baskets. Lord Yarborough, in the Roy and Spean, has been success ful - large numbers of fish having fallen to the rod in these rivers.—bwerness Courier. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 29. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool. sack bsborily after Five O'clock. coryaoLD ENCLOSURE AND TITHE COll. MISSION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. PE PITIONS. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from some pari.b against beer-houses, and several in favour of the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill. Lord LYTTELTON presented a petition from Wor cester in favour of the preservation of the Crystal Palace, and its conversion into a winter garden. The Earl of ENNISKILLEN presented several peti tions from different Wesleyan congregations in Ireland in favour of the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from Clare against the Papal Aggression Bill; also several petitions in favour of the preservation of the Crystal Palace. The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL presented several petitions against Papal aggression. POOR RELIEF ACT CONTINUANCE BILL. On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE this Bill was read a second time. PRIVATE BILLS. Oa the motion of Lord REDESDALE several Bills were forwarded a stage. CIVIL BILLS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE this Bill was read a third time and passed. ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION BILL. The Marquis of LANSDO WNE moved the third read ing of this Bill. The Earl of ABERDEEN, although he had on a former occasion occupied a considerable portion of their Lordships' time, yet could not permit this the last op portunity he should have to pass without again entering his protest against this ill.otnened Bill. He was almost alone in his opposition to this measure, and therefore at least he was entitled to the credit of acting from conscientious motives in thus placing himself in opposi tion to the great majority of their Lordships. Yet, although this Bill bad been carried by large majorities in both Houses, he had not heard of any single individual who expressed himself as entirely satisfied with this Bill. All that the supporters seemed to be agreed on was that " something must be done;" and nothing could be more dangerous than to legislate under the pressure of pas sion, which was always the case with those who said " something must be done." The arguments of the Noble Baron (Monteagle), who the other night moved the omission of Ireland from the Bill, were conclusive against any legislation on the subject. Here was a measure proposed by her Majesty's Government, which, he believed, was pregnant with mischief of every de scription, calculated to lead to the meat disastrous con sequences, and likely to produce a spirit of disobedience which they ought not to encourage; and even at that last stage of the Bill he felt it his duty to enter his pro tast against it. The Bishop of OXFORD said that had he consulted his own feelings alone he should not have troubled the House with any remarks at this stage of the Bill, cir cumstances rendering it peculiarly painful to him to ap proach the subject at all; but as his silence would, he knew, undoubtedly lead to misconstruction of his motives with regard to a matter so deeply affecting the religious interests of the country, he felt it his duty, holding the posi tion which he did, and alluded to pointedly as he had been in the course of these debates, to state his opinions, lest it should seem that he felt a lukewarmness with regard to the great object which that Bill was intended to achieve, or that he did not give a hearty and full, and—in spite of what had fallen from the Noble Earl—a rational assent to the Bill which ber Majesty's Government had introduced.—(Hear, hear.) It had been argued with singular ability before their Lordships, that that Bill was simply and altogether a civil and political measure, and did not in any degree touch religious considerations. If by " civil and political" was meant that it only effected the civil and political standing of this country, then he must say that he could not assent to that Bill on any such grounds, but he believed that, on the contrary, it immediately and directly concerned the religious character of this country, and on that ground alone did he give it his assent. He did not mean by that to main tain that it was the province of that House, by their votes, to establish religious truths—he thought it was not, and his Noble Friend opposite who assented to that proposition, seemed to him to confound the place which he (the Bishop of Oxford) held in this country, with that which he held in that House as a legislator. He had different lines of duty as a bishop and a clergyman of the Church, and as a legislator of the land sitting in that House. He thought they were bound as being sat in trust with great truths still professed by this nation, and as occupying places in the Church of this land. to which had been committed the spiritual superin tendence of the people, to protest against that act of aggression on two grounds, first as being in their judgment an introduction of false and fatal doctrine into this their land, and next as being a schismati cal intrusion of a rival Church on to ground already legitimately occupied by the Church of this land.—(Llear, hear.) On both grounds he thought they were bound to protest, and the clergy had so pro tested in their solemn synod, and he was prepared in spite of what had been said against that synod, to jus tify every separate detail of that protest, as in their pre sence ho declared he believed them to be fully justifiable. But ho did not mean to say that it was the duty of that House to follow the same course, or that it was fur Parliament to attempt to hold the scales between dif ferent allegations of truth—between Catholicism and Protestantism. As soon as they gave the British Ca tholics seats in Parliament they made it impossible for Parliament to act on the presumption that ono faith was true and the other false, and, therefore, in that House, he had never argued against the falsehood of the Roman Catholic faith, deeply convinced as he was of its falsehood on all points in which it differed from the faith cf the Church of England, because he did not feel it lawful for hire to do so in that House. And still less did he assent to this Bill with any idea that they could maintain truth by persecuting error, or make en actments to decide what was right. The whole series of such endeavours had been futile in execution, or ini quitous and unjust in their operation. Therefore he had never lent his aid to any attempt of a nature which seemed like persecution of others for their religious opinions. But this was not a measure of that description, and as a Christian people he thought they could not do less than thus enter their protest against what was an act of aggression upon their religion and their Church. It had been held by some, that this measure was alto gether to be considered as a repulsion of an insult to the Crown of England; but if that were so—if it was as patriots and Englishmen, and not as a Christian people, they felt that act—how could they difference that act of the Bishop of Rome from those which they applauded in the very highest manner when done of old, when from Jerusalem, as a centre, went forth those who, denying that they had anything to do with the kingdoms of the world, did at Antioch, at Alexandria, at Jerusalem, and Rome, found chairs of apostolic authority, and lay down precepts of apostolic rule? Why, if this act of the Bishop of Rome were an aggression merely quoad the nation, then every one of these acts of the apostles was an ag gression, because there too there were empires and mo narchies, and it was as much an aggression t) set up bishops without the consent of those monarchies, as it was to do so now in this country. But there was this difference, that this country was a Christian country, which those of old were not ; and this act of the Pope was an aggression, because he de clared that this was not a nation, and because he declared by that were lapsed into an un-Christian state. By the canon law of the Bishop of Rome himself, it was impossible for him to do as be had done 1, unless he assumed that to fact,gard a te nd t h h e is nt w e o o u u ldb r be acting against the l aws o f his own Church if he by any ac t a b o li s h e d t h e anc i ent sees of England, except on the groun d th at we were not w be ith th r e e a Church of Christ. Thus those expressions in the Papal brief, which had been treated as hyperbolical, had for their basis that assumption. He (the Bishop of Oxford), therefore, took a legttimate an d r i g h t v i ew o f the mat ter—and he was not now speaking as a member of the Church of England, but as a member of a Christian nation—when he said that it was for all the Christian sects of this country to declare that that act of the Bishop of Rome was a denial of their Christianity and an ag gression upon their common faith. It was indeed taking up the protest of our forefathers. They would not sub mit to anything touching their Christian independence. They were an independent member of the great Christian commonwealth of nations. As such they were bound to reject this act of the Pope. They were doing what their fathers did at the Reformation. They then stated that they adopted certain doctrines and rejected others. They acknowledged the reformed Christian truth as set forth in their formularies. They would not sanction any ultra montane doctrines. What was the ground of the Papal rescript? Not merely that it had sent into this country new bishops, but that it had abolished the existing epis copal institutions.—(Hear, hear.) There was a mixed temporal and spiritual power in the act. By the act of the Bishop of Rome, the very sees of the English bishops were swept away. There was an attempt to re move them from the category of Christian people. There was an abolishing of their rights of independence as a Christian people.—(Hear.) lie did not say that he altogether approved of this Bill, but it was the best under circumstances. The Bill had reached them at too late a period in the session to amend it. He thought he had now shown that something should be done, and that this Bill, under the circumstances, was the best th a t could be done; he, therefore, should take his share of the responsibility of passieg it. He did not believe that it was taking from the Roman Catholics that which was necessary for the exercise of their religion. Every thing that was necessary for the salvation of the souls of Roman Catholics was provided by the ancient system. The Pope had felt, in past times, that the appointment of diocesan bishops would be so distasteful to the people of England, that he had abstained from resorting to that step. He had now appointed a local and territorial Roman episcopate, and abolished, in so far as in him lay, the existing episcopate. There was, therefore, a ground for a national movement. This Bill did not altogether satisfy him, because ho was not sure that they ought to have proceeded in this way at all; but it was better to do something than let things remain as they were. For the Legislature to do nothing, would have led to dangerous results. They denounced the special dogmas and claim to universal jurisdiction of the Bishop of R 'me. They wished to secure to this country that which was its unalienable right as a Christian na tion. He thought that, to effect this, this Bill went too far, and yet it did not go far enough.—(A laugh.) He thought they could never enforce these money fines. The Bill might have been made a self-executing measure. The Ministers of State should never concede rank, or right, or title to any man in virtue of a rank conferred by the Pope. Supposing there was a Pretender to the Crown, and that he was to appoint peerages. Why, that would be a misdemeanor. Was it not the same with the bishops of Rome? Why should her Majesty's Ministers concede to these pretenders rank and title after the WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 80. 1851. bishops of this Crown? This Bill left the Roman bishops of the colonies to take rank after the bishops of this crown. It was too late in the session to rectify this; but although he considered this Bill as passed, yet he trusted their Lordships would not consider the question settled. What, did their Lordships think of passing this Bill with no intention of enforcing it? A penal Bill passed with the professed intention of not enforcing, it was an encourage client to further aggressions. That must be a weakening of the Protestant cause in England. He believed that the interests of humanity were at stake in maintaining the reformed faith in England. Ho knew the subtlety and power of the Roman pontiff. For generations they had studied to obtain absolute power over the Christian Church. He deprecated weakening the force of their national protest by the passing of this Bill, which was not to be enforced. They had, not only a true creed in England, but an epovolicel Church, and that was the Church which the Jesuits and Remanists wished to uproot. But he trusted their Lordships would uphold the reformed faith. They had against them all that the subtlety and power of the human intellect could do, but they had the truth of God with them, and he trusted that they would hand down to their children that pure and reformed faith which they had received from their fathers.—(Cheers.) It was on these grounds that he called upon their Lordships to support the third reading of this Bill.—(Cheers.) Lord STUART DE DEITIES entered his protest against this Bill, as uncalled for in this country, and unjust towards Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) When their Roman Catholic fellow-subjects wished episco pal institutions for the promotion of their spiritual interests, why should they not be allowed to have them ? Had they not bishops of their own, and why should not the Roman Catholics have bishops? They should remember the golden rule of doing to others as they would be done by. For three hundred years the Catholic Church in Ireland bad been governed by arch bishops and bishops appointed by Papal rescripts, and yet they are now called on to sanction a Bill which would cut off that necessary intercourse between the Catholics of Ireland and the see of Rome. The conse quence would be, that the people of Ireland would have recourse to every species of political agitation to obtain the repeal of this obnoxious Bill.—(Heer, hear.) Indeed they had already established a Catholic Defence Asso ciation, and ere long that country would exhibit scenes similar to what was witnessed before the passing of the Catholic Relief Bill, in 1829. The Noble Lord then alluded to the la's outbreak in which Mr. Smith O'Brien was involved, and said it was more owing to the exer tiocs of the defamed Catholic priesthood, than to the presence of the military, that the people were restrained from joining in that insurrection. Believing that this Bill, if passed into a law, would be fatal to the welfare and the peace of Ireland, he felt bound to vote against the third reading.---(Hear, hear.) The Duke of ARGYLL said he felt bound to defend the Bill against one position which had been taken by the Right Rev. Prelate (the Bishop of Oxford), namely, that the Bill would be of no value if it were not carried into effect, meaning, as he (the Duke of Argyll) inferred, that it would be useless uhless the penalties were en forced. To that view of the matter he must say be was altogether opposed. He looked upon the passing of the Bill as showing what law was established with respect to the assumption ,of titles, and that knowledge he be lieved would prevent the Roman Catholics pursuing the course which otherwise they might fuel inclined to fol low. The Noble Duke then explained that in the re marks he had felt it his duty to make upon the protest of the prelates of the Established Church, he by no ans meant to convey any personal offence. Ho ad mitted that at one period the Church of England had been the great bulwark of Protestantism; but at present it was the only Protestant Church which day by day and week by week, was sending over converts to the Roman Catholic Church.—(Elear.) j The Bishop of OXFORD having said a few words in eiplanation, Earl FORTESCUE next addressed their Lordships in support of the Bill. One of the first votes the Noble Lord said he had ever given iu Parliamen was given forty-six years ago, in support of Mr. Ponsonby'a mo tion for considering the Catholic claims, and since that period ho had uniformly given his cordial support to every measure in favour of civil and religious liberty. lie was of opinion that the present measure was called for by the circumstances that had occurred. He hoped the law would be obeyed without the necessity of en forcing the penalties to which the Right Rev. Prelate had referred.—(Hear.) He had no doubt that Parlia ment would do its duty, and that if the necessity should arise in another session, measures of a more stringent character would be passed.—(Hear, hear.) ,The Earl of GLENGALL denied that the conduct of the Catholic priests in the late insurrection deserved that favourable notice which had been made by a Noble Earl opposite. He considered that the proceedings of the Synod of Thurles showed abundant reason why the Bill should be extended to Irelaud.—(Hear, hear.) Earl NELSON did not deny that an aggression bad been made in the step taken by the Pope, on the prero gative of the Crown; but was of opinion that the step taken by the Government was not the course calculated to arrest that aggression. He looked with suspicion on the Bill now before the House. When the matter first seine forward, the Noble Lord at the bead of the Govern ment did not take notice of it, and then, when the ag gression had gone to a certain length, the Noble Lord put forward his letter, which proved a brand of discord to the already too much divided Church of England. The Bill, in his opinion, would prove a deathblow to the present Ministry. The Marquis of SLIGO felt it to be his duty to enter his protest against the Bill, whiclh he complained of as au unfair attack on the rights and privileges of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, seeing that the alleged offence was confined to England. Lord REDESDALE adverted to the course taken by Lord Stanley (now the Earl of Derby) on this question, who said if the measure were one calculated to support the prerogative of the Crown, that ho would support it. And looking at the whole question, he (Lord Redes dale) felt it his duty to give his entire support to the Bill, the object of which was to oppose the aggres sion, not merely as a spiritual one, but as a temporal one also; and viewing it in that light, it completely, he should say, cut the ground from under those who op posed the aggression merely as a spiritual one. He looked upon the whole proceeding as an ultramontaue one, intended to entrap the most respectable portion of the Roman Catholics into support of it. The Noble Marquis who had just sat down complained that an at tack had been made by the measure on the religious rights of the people of Ireland, seeing, as he said, that the offence was confined to England; but, looking to the conduct of the Roman Catholic priests in Ireland, and the manner in which they viewed and spoke of the Established Church of this country, he thought that her Majesty's Government were perfectly justified in applying the Bill to that country. He felt that the Bill was called for, and hoped that it would become law this session. He wished, whatever course might be taken, that Roman Catholics and Protestants might continue to live in peace.—(Hear.) Viscount GAGE would endeavour to show to their Lordships that since the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829 the Roman Catholics bad in every way proved themselves worthy of their civil and religious rights ; and that the step recently taken by the Pope was taken on the recommendation of the English Roman Catholic hierarchy alone, for the purposes of the disci pline of the Roman Catholic Church in this country,:and not by the Pope, as from himself, or with a view to any assumption of power against the Crown of this country. All the evidence, including that of Cardinal Wiseman, proved that, and that the Pope had nothing whatever to do with what was spoken of as Papal aggression. He (Viscount Gage) was in a position to show that the English Roman Catholic hierarchy had ground for the step which they had thus recommended to the consi deration of the Pope —a step solely intended for the establishing of their own Church government, and their Lordships might take his word for it that the Roman Catholic hierarchy were no more frightened about this proceeding than the keenest politi cian in their Lordahipa' House.—(Cries of " Hear : hear.") He thought that their Lordships ought to legislate cautiously on this question.—(Hear, bear.; The Noble Earl was almost inaudible in the gallery, but he was understood to express an opinion to the effect that a great fuss was being made about a shadow. They were, he thought, breaking a butterfly upon a wheel. The Roman Catholics Church would not care one six pence about their Bill. They should prohibit the absorp• tion of wealth and property by that Church, but he re gretted that the Government appeared to be withdrawing their attention from realities, from the establishments fur supportieg and propogating the Roman Catholic faith in this country, to the ideal aggression which had been made by the appointment of these bishops by the see of Rome.—(Hear.) Earl GREY explained with regard to what had fallen from the Bishop of Oxford, that in the colonies the Church of Rome was by law placed upon the same foot ing as the Protestant Church. In some of the colonies they shared equally in the Government grants, and in others from having acquired them from Roman Catholic countries they were the established church. Under these circumstances it was utterly impossible to deny their claim to any social distinctions they might possess. For himself, ho regretted that these titles should exist at all in the colonies, and it' he had had the power to make any alteration and go back, it would be to deprive them all of titles, and place them upon an exact equality. It was an anomaly to encumber men with titles and dignities, whose incomes did not in many instances enable them to sustain the rank of common clergymen. Th e y did no t r e cognise any district titles, only the rank which any clergyman held in his own church, as Bishop Wilson or Archbishop Poulden. If this distinction was attended to, much misapprehension would have beers removed. The Bill was then read a third time without oppo sition. Lord MONTE AGLE then moved the addition of a clause, with a view to remove certain doubts that might arise from misconception of the meaning of the Legisla ture. He proposed a clause, the effect of which was, that if the Roman Catholic prelates would use the de signations in the Catholic B. quests Act, they should free themselves from the -penalties in this Bill. H e as k e d their Lordships whether they could suppose that at the time Lord Cornwallis was Lotd-Lieutenant of Ireland, and Lord Castlereagh and the Duke of Portland were Ministers of England, he asked them to say if at that time Papal bulls had been received in this country appointing Roman Catholic bishops, as had recently beeu done, whether the Ministers he had alluded to would have ventured to instruct the Lord- Lieutenant to send a message to the Irish Parliament, reconinaentling the Irish Lords and Com mons to pass such a measure for Ireland as the one now before their Lordships, on the ground that there had been a Papal aggression in England? Why, if such an absurd thing had been attempted, the Irish Parliament would have laughed the Government to scorn.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord repeated the objections to the Bill which ho urged in the former debate, and concluded j by moving that the words he had proposed should be brough!, up and added to the clause. The 'Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he would not give a negative to the prepoeitioa of the Noble Lord without briefly stating his reasons for doing so. The Noble Lord seemed to perceive the tame daogera in this measure which had been alluded to by the Noble Earl (the Earl of Aberdeen) who commenced the discussion. The Noble Earl seemed to think that mischief would ensue—that indictments might be instituted, the effiict of which would be to debar Roman Catholic prelates from the free exercise of the Roman Catholic religion, and from that protection of the law which he asserted they now enjoyed, and which the present Bill would not, in point of fact, deprive them of.—(llear.) The Noble Lord denied on a former night that such a Bill was sat all necessary, and argued that it should not have been proposed; but had such a course been pursued, and had the Government been quiescent, there can be no doubt that the public excitement would have been greatly increaesd, and that a short time would have elapsed ere they would have witnessed still farther encroachments on the part of the Pope, and have seen the Protestant Church considerably weakened in its influence. When they had seen in Catholic countries the difficulties which powerful sovereigns had to a❑counter in meeting the en croachments or the Church, he felt perfectly sure that the course which Government had pursued was the only safe and proper course, under the circumstances in which the country was placed. He ailmived that there was a portion of this Bill which he would rather not have seen in it. lie mean; the clause that gave power to an in former to presecute for penalties; but notwithstanding that objectionable portion, he thought the Bill, as a whole, was the best measure they could have adopted. it had b !eta sttid that the power Maimed over the Roman Catholics was spiritual, and that territorial power was never contemplated; but to any one who looked calmly at the subject, it must appear that the step taken by the Pope was of a temporal as well as of a spiritual cha racter. He did not think, therefore, that the proposed amendment was necessary, and he trusted that their Lordships would be of that opinion, and while they would give the Roman Catholic the full and free exer cise of his religion, they would, on the other hand, take such a course as would secure the prerogative of the Crown, and effectually check any undue inroad upon it. The Earl ST. GERMANS was of opinion that the speech of the Noble Marquis who had just sat down contained in itself arguments in support of the Noble Lord (Lord Monteagle's) amendment. The words adopted by his Noble Friend iu his amendment, in speaking of the Roman Catholic bishops of Ireland, were iu the very words which were commonly ma a use of by the Noble Marquis himself (the Marquis of Lans downe) in speaking of those bishops. And it was on record that, whenever they were spoken of, either offici ally or by historians, they were designated as Roman Catholic bishops of so and so, as, for instance, the Ro man Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, the Romsu Ca tholic Archbishop of Tuam. There was not until com paratively modern times any instance of Roman Catho lic bishops being designated " Vicars Apostolic" in these kingdom, and the first vicar apostolic of whom there was any record wa4, he bolieved, appointed in this country by Gregory XV. There could be no question that the Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops in Ireland were the direct and lineal descendents of the original bishops appointed by the see of Rome in that country. Looking at all the circumstances, he should support the amendment of his Noble Friend. Lord CRAN Wok ni felt it necessary, in conse quence of observations which had been made in allusion to him by the Noble Earl who had just sat down, to explain that what he would be understood as having said wa., not that if Dr. Wiseman should cull ' himself the Archbishop of Westminster he would expose himself to penalties under the provisions of the Bill; but that it he should call himself the Roma❑ Catholic Archbishop officiating in the district of Westminster, which was as signed to him, or that of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, or act in the same way in relation to the dis trict in which he presided, and that he was officiating as Roman Catholic archbishop within that district, he would not be liable to penalties. The Ths,top of OXFORD said the Noble Earl (Earl St. Germans) had fallen into a great error in stating that the Rowa❑ Catholic bishops in Ireland were lineally descended from the ancient Roman Catholic bishops ap pointed) by the see of Rome. The fact was that a cen tury, or almost a century of a break had occurred; ue tween them, and the schism which led to it was greater than that which had occurred in this country. Lord MONTEAGLE replied, and consented to with draw the clause. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. Oa the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR their Llrdships went into Committee on the Charitable Trusts Bill. Clauses 1 and 2 were agreed to. Clause 3, after some discussion, was agreed to. Clauses up to 18 inclusive were agreed to. Ou clause 19, Earl PO WIS moved the omission of the clause. After some discussion the clause was agreed to. The Duke of CLEVELAND then moved that the three London royal hospitals should be exempted from the provisions of the Bill. The Earl of WARWICK, as we understood, supported the motion. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the Noble Duke and the Noble Earl had altogether mistaken the object of the Bill. No one would interfere with the manage ment of Christ's Hospital, which had been particularly alluded to by the Noble Duke. It had been thought right by Parliament to adopt a general system for the management of charities. There were a great many other charities which it was proposed to exempt, hut, unless they should exempt all, they could not fairly exempt any. The real question was, were their Lord ships prepared to exempt particular charities, or any charities, from the operation of the Bill. The Earl of CHICHESTER said they found by ex perience that large charities were generally better ma nager: than small ones ; yet i❑ all large charities it was occasionally necessary to take steps to guard against abuses. The effect of the proposed system would he to s; cure the charities now in existence. The Marquis of SALISBURY supported the amend ment. The amendment was then put, and negatived withou a division. The Bill was then passed through Committee, and the House resumed. The House then went into Committee on the Lease hold Tenure (Ireland) Aot Amendment Bill, which passed through Committee. Their Lordships adjourned at a Quarter•pust Eleven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. July 29 (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) VENTILATION OF THE NEW HOUSE. Mr. OSBORNE asked whether it was not the case .hat instructions had bean issued to Dr. Reid, which prevented him from ventilating the now House of Com mons in the manner he desired? Perhaps the Hon. Member(Mr. Greene) would also state whetherit was in• tended to decorate the House with additional heraldic device,? Mr. GREENE replied that some degree of change was necessary in the ventilation of the building in conse quence of alterations in the architect's design, but no special instructions had been issued, which at all affected the plan of Dr. Reid. As to the other question, it was intended (as we understood the Hon. Member) to place the arms of the different Speakers beneath the gallery above the chair, and the arms of the different corpora tions and towns in the compartments under the Members' galleries. Mr. B. OSBORNE wished to know if the sittings of the House during the remainder of the session were to be held in this House, as Members were put to great inconvenience in consequence of having to go so far to the library when they desired to consult any books or journals. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was desirable that the remaining sittings should be held in this House, as they would then have an opportunity of ascertaining what additional alterations would be re quired in the new House. Mr. WAKLEY observed that the atmosphere of the House last night was injurious to health.—(Hear.) Unless some alteration were made they could not s i t there without actually endangering their lives. He understood no provision had been made for the ventila tion of the House. Some Members must have suffered from the bad state of the atmosphere.—(Hear.) He therefore hoped they would resume their sittiugs in the old House until some arrangements were made for the ventilation. While on this subject he would suggest that the green baize which shut out the ladies' gallery from the House should be removed, and that ladies should be treated like other strangers, and not, like wild gr.) n m ale, be shut up in a etige.—(Lau hte MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. METROPOLITAN SEWERS BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill. Mr. WAKLEY rose to m ove as an amen d men t that the Bill be committed this day six months. The me tropolis had much cause to complain that a large and comprehensive measure upon this subject had not been b roug h t i n b y t h e Government. This Bill proposed to continue for twelve months an expensive and useless board, whose proceedings had hitherto been exceedingly m i sc hi e vous. The board wa s perfectly irresponsible, and paid no attention whatever to public opi n i on. Th e i ncome o f the Commission last year was 90,0001, of which 77,0001. was derived from rates, and 13,0001. from contributions, while the expenditure amounted to no less than 1 ,259,0001., and of which 23,4631. was f or the cost of man age ment. Rather than this board should continue the metropolis would be content t o h ave only one responsible managing comm issioner, and ho there fore hoped the House would not proceed further with this Bill. Mr. W. WILLIAMS seconded the amendment. The whole of the inhabitants of the metropolis looked upon this board as a job, and Government had no right to force it upon them for even a day longer. • — ;The CIIANCELI.OR of the EXCHEQUER said this Bill was only intended to be of a temporary cha racter, as the whole subject of the water supply and the sewerage of the metropolis was now under the conside ration of a Committee, and the result of that inquiry was likely to lead to the production of a large and com prehensive measure on the s u bj ec t. U n d er t hose circum stances, nothing would be more inexpedient than to throw out this Bill, which was simply brought forward to give the H o u se an d t h e Government amp l e t i me for de ustng some new system of managing the sewers of the metropolis. Mr. B. OSBORNE said the argument of the Right Hon. Gentleman would be very good, if it were in tended to continue the present Act. The fact, however, was that the Bill did no such thing. It was a new Bill, to reduce the quorum of the board - from six to two, and i to empower the Govers,m trit to pay the head commis sioner a s Itry of I,oeo/. a year. The pie sent CAI:1-• missioners etsd no time to attend to the business of the Commission, aed he objscted t the Bill continuing the Commission over for another year, at an expense of 1,0004 It would be much better to continuo the old Act, and then begin in good earnest to reform the system next spring. Lord DUDLEY STUART wished to obtain some information with regard to the Victoria sewer. He wanted to know what wits tho original estimate of the sewer; secondly, tee contract price; and thirdly, the actual cost. He was decidedly opposed to this Bill, be cause it had been brought in at so late a period of the session. They were told that it was too late now to hope to pass any other Bill but this, and therefore they must pass it. Tee whole of the metropolis was crying shame upon the Government for their misconduct in re ference to these sewers, and yet they had the temerity to introduce a Bill to reduce the quorum of the Commis sioners to two, and enable them to pay some official 1,0004 a year. Vi'count EBRINGTON said it was a gross misre presentation to say the present Commissioners had squandered the money of the ratepayers in executing use less public works. if the Commissioners had not done everything thist was desirable, at least they were not liable to the wholesale imputations which had been heaped upon them. The Noble Lard then proceeded to relate the history of the Commission, which he said was nomi nated by the Lord Cnancellor. It wai calculated that under the old system nu less than 240,0001. of tho public money was wasted owing to the de fects iu the plans Lead levels from which the sewers were constructed, and immediately that the existing Commission came into the charge they set to work in reforming end amending the plans until they succeeded in obtaining a comprehensive and accurate survey of the whole metropolis. Tho result was that a great saving was effected in the sewer expenditure, and the rates were reduced 75. in the pound, at which they stood in 1847, to something under 4s. in the pound. Whin the Commissioners were first appointed they entered upon their duties by restoring order in the sewers' Lffice, and propounding two great schemes for an arterial survey of the metropolis. Tna underground survey was complete, while the Ordnance survey only required four streets to be added to make it complete. The block plan was also in a state of great forwardness. While these preliminary plans were being prepared, great complaints were made against the Com missioners for not entering upon actual sewer works, but the Commissioners did nut allow any publics clamour to drive them into the commencement of works upon insufficient data. Directly, however, their plans were matured they entered upon the construction of works, and up to the 26th of July works had been executed to the extent of 200,0001., while works to the ex tent of 150,0001. were in the course of construction, thus making the total value of the works which the Commission had undertaken during the nineteen months in office amount to 350,0001. The benefit which the public derived from these works might easily be estimated when he told the House that the , present Commissioners executed their works at about half the cost of the old Commissioners. He had been asked three questions about the Victoria sewer by au Honourable Member who had preceded him, and in reply to those questions ho begged to state that the estimated cost of that sewer was 8,272/., the contract price was 7,7005, and the actual cost up to the present time was 12,360 L The probable cost at its completion would be 13,5061. Many of the works of the Commission remained in a state of abeyance, owing to a technical defect in the Act of Parliament, which prevented the Commissioners from raising money by way of loans. Government was applied to for assist. mace in the difficulty. Government, however, declined to render them any assistance, and the Commissioners, therefore, had no alternative but to put up with public °dam, and levy rates whenever works were required to avert disease or promote the welfare of the poor. As for the charge of corruption, which had been brought for ward by the Hon. Member for Lambeth, he would not condescend to refute it; he had often challenged Hon. Members, who had thrown out insinuations against the Commission to move for a Committee to inquire, end they themselves knew best why they had not done so. He could not help complaining that the Commissioners had not received that support from her Majesty's Go vernment which at the commencement of their task had given them courage to undertake it. He acknowledged the deep interest which the heads of the Government took in the sanitary reform, but they had been too studious to conceal their real views on the subject of sanitary reform. Sir B. HALL could not see what relation the statement of the Noble Lord had with the sub ject before the House. At any rate his speech had had one effect, and that was to damage the cause which he had risen to support. The Noble Lord had taken great credit to the Com missioners and himself for having reduced the per centage from 75. to 45., whereas, in truth, the rates had been actually increased from 3d. to 4d. in the pound. The chief occupation of the Commissioners had been, in fact, more to write letters to different parts of the country instead of occupying themselves with practical affairs. He thought, however, after the sins of this Commission they had great reason to complain that the Bill to renew its powers bad been brought in at so late a period of the year. However, in this case, he thought. the best thing they could d o wou ld b e t o t i e t h e h an ds of the Commission as much as they could, and not allow it to raise rates beyond a certain amount. He could only apply to the present Commissioners those epithets which he had applied to their predecessors, that they were " an inefficient and incompetent body," and the sooner they were annihilated the better for the inhabitants of the metropolis. Mr. HENLEY thought the Noble Lord opposite had been very unfortunate in the attacks which he had made on his predicessors, because, in fact, figures showed that in e i g h teen or n i neteen months the rates o f Westminster had ri sen un d er t h e ausp i ces of the N o ble Lord and his f e ll ows f rom 3id . to 9 d . i n the pound. He did not think eith e r th a t t h e N o bl e L or d h ad g i ven a ni , satisfactory account of the l a bou rs i n w hi c h t h e y had occupied their time. With r egar d t o t h e Bill b e f ore the House, he thought it would h ave b een much more satis factory if it bad been to continue the Commission simply for a year without any attempt to give powers to it for rating beyond a certain limit. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was astonished at the objec tion made to the appointment of a Commissioner pro posed by the Bill, who should be salaried, and be in constant attendance to wind up the affairs of the Cour mission. That, in his opinion, was the chief merit of the Bill. They were all agreed that it was necessary. in order to bring the affairs of the Commission to au issue, to renew it for a year, and he therefore could not see what objectioa there could be to pass the Bill. After a short conversation, Mr. WAKLEY replied, and the gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, and the House went into Committee on the Bill, Mr. BERNAL in the chair. Mr. WAKLEY moved the omission of clause 1, ap pointing a chairman. Mr. W. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. The Committee then divided, when there appeared-- For the clause Against it ... ••• ... 21 Majority • The clause was then agreed to. On clause 2, giving a salary of I,oootto the ChairMillit Sir B. HALL moved the rejection of the clause. The Committee divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it Majority —l3 22 The clause was th en agreed to. Clause 3 was agreed to. On clause 4, Mr. WAKLEY moved that the Chairman do r eport progress, in order to give time to the inhabitants of the metropolis to make themselves acquainted with the pro' visions of the Bill. After a short conversation the Committee divided, when there appeared— For reporting progress Against it ... ... 50 Majority The motion was consequently lost, and the clause was then agreed to. On clause 5, Mr. HENLEY moved to insert, "provided also that no rate or rates amounting to more than threepence in the pound shall be made by the said Commissioners. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motion, on the ground that if it were carried the Commissioners would be unable to clear off their arrears of debt. After a short conversation, Lord JOHN RUSSELL agreed to the motion. The words were then inserted. Mr. HENLEY then proposed another amendment, the object of which was to deprive the Commissioners of all power to borrow money. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motio❑ on the same ground as he opposed the former proposition of the Hon. Member. After a short conversation the Committee divided , when there appeared— For the amendment Against it ... 22 ... 33 ... -11 Majority The clause was then agreed to. The remaining clauses of the Bill were then agreed to. and the House adjourned at Half-past Four to Half' past Six. On the SPEAKER resuming the chair at hait•past si o'clock, Petitions against the removal of the Crystal Palitcho and in favour of a winter garden, were presented by Sir J. Walmsley, from residents in and visitors to the me' tropolis, and from Kensington; by Mr. Heywood, from Chelsea; by Mr. J. Bell, from Piccadilly and *OO 3 Brompton; by Mr. Ewart, from Pimlico and the city of London; by Mr. Geach, from Westminster, Horneastler and Skipton; by Mr. Hastie. from Paisley; by Mr. Po' sey, from Newark; by Mr. Rumboid, from Yarmouth!. by Mr. Heald, f rom t h e mayor an d ot h er i nhabitants o f Stockport; and by Colonel Sibthorp, from Chelsea, in presenting which tile Hon. and Gallant Member said 1 30 would do everything in his power to oppose it. A petition was presented by Mr. DUNCAN, from fie . ,h" curers in the di s t r i ct of Fraserburgh, in f a vour o f coati nuing the Board of Fisheries for Scotland; and a petition from Mr. A. Gordon, praying for the abolition of th e board, was presented by Mr. ANDERSON. The Marquis of BLANDFORD gave notice that b e would, nex t sess i on , ca ll attent i on to t h e necessity 0t rendering more effectual the parochial system of the Es' tablished Church. SIR T. TURTON'S CASE. Mr. ELLIO I', in answer to questions from Lora Jocelyn,sta:ed that a draught Act for the relief of eer taiu sufferers by the insolvency of Sir T. Turton ws s laid belure the Council on the 27th of December, and was ordered to be publi s h e d f or genera l i n f orma tion,su to be reconsidered in Council en the 27th of FebruttrY•