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WVENI G Mr. V. SMITH thought that a sufficient case had not been made out for the appointment of three ushers aid trainbearers. _He hod heard no reason for fixing the salaries of these new judges at 6,0301, a year. With re gard to the suitors' fund and fee tired, he thought the fdlaincellor of the Exchequer should make some state ment on the subject. He would have greater hope of a thorough reform in Chancery, if a majority of the com missioners were not members of the bar. Lord J. RUSSELL said the trainbearers were to dis charge the ordinary duties of judges' messengers. He thought the salaries proposed by the Bill were just. and that the management of the suitors' thud was also in accordance with proper principles. Sir J. GRAHAM considered that, however high the functions of the proposed judges, it was the best policy to have the office of Lord Chancellor always preserved as the highest reward of the profession. He wiehed to know what had become of the Bill of las t year, which had bean promised on the recommendation of the Committee? Lord J. RUSSELL Laid that as Treat changes might take place with regard to the official salaries, he did not wish to remodel the duties while a Commission was sit ting on the subject. After a few words from Mr. Hume, Sir H. Willoughby, the Solicitor-General and Mr. Henley, the blanks in clause 18 were agreed to be filled up with the sums 4001. for secretary's salary, 2501. for usher, 1004 for trainbearer, and 401, for an interior officer. The clause as amended was then agreed to. Clause 19, being a new clause, was postponed, and clause 20 agreed to. t Sir J. GRAHAM wished to know whether any pro vision was to be made relative to the judges having seats in that House—a point upon which he had differed from the Noble Lord on a former occasion? Lord J. RUSSELL said these offices being new ones, according to the Act of Anne, they could not sit in Par liament. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then proposed a clause. suggested by the Hon. Member for Newark, providing for the continuous sittings of those judges, which was brought up and added to the Bill. The House then resumed, the Chairman reported pro gress, and the third reading fixed for Monday next. The Committee on the Inhabited House Duty Bill was postponed till Monday. Mr. HUME gave notice of a motion for a Committee of the whole House, in order to move certain amendments on this Bill. Mr. DISRAELI thought it was but fair that Hon. Members should have an opportunity of introducing such motions as they thought fit upon that Bill. WOODS AND FORESTS BILL. Lord SEYMOUR then moved that the House should go into Committee on this Bill. Lord DUNCAN said he would move the instruction to the Committee which he had carried in the early part of March, in the shape of an amendment cn the fourth clause. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought there ought to be some informatioa given to the House with respect to that Bill, which had passed its other stages at such late hours that no discussion could take place upon it. Lord J. RUSSELL said the offices of Works end Woods and Forests had been blended together some years ago; and certain inconvenience having been the result, it was contemplated to remove them by that Bill. It was thought trait the office of Works should be one de pertmrnt, represented by a Member in that House, who would bring forward estimates and transact the business fur the service of the revenue. Mr. TR,ELAWNY was understood to object to the Bill, as not going properly into the grievances with which it proposed to deal. The abuses which existed in the Woods and Forests department were numerous and well known. It would be found by reference to the papers before the House that out of 26,000 acres in the New Forest, nothing had been derived tor the last ten years; and several other large forests and tracts of land had been equally unproductive. Sir W. JOLLIFFE said the more be considered the suhject the more be was satiz lied of the mismanagement of the Crown property. Whet was wanted was gold management, and he was afraid that the Bill would not supply that want. He eid not think the principle of the Bill would satisfy the country, es it would leave the management a mere Treasury affair. The country would, no doubt, be satisfied with separate boards, with boards independent of the Treasury; but he was sure the Bill would accomplish neither the one nor-the other. Sir C. BURRELL said, with regard to the New Fo rest, unless care was taken to keep cattle out, the young trees would be irretrievably damaged. He thought it would be advisable to sell the injudicious land lots rather than to enclose them. He was satisfied it would fetch a considerable sum of money. Mr. GOULBURN said the Bill went no further than to improve the Crown lands and to improve the manage ment. He thought the Bill ought to have been more definite in its details. Before the House passed the Bill let them make up their minds which system they would have, as the Bill appeared to contain two systems. Lord SEYMOUR would reply to the objections. The first objection was as to the unsatisfactory condition of the New Forest. He had done what he could to re medy that complaint by bringing in Bills, and a Bill Was now before a Committee up sta4s, which, if carried out, would simplify the system, and do away with the complaints against it. The next objection was, that the New Forest did not supply timber for the navy. He was on a Committee on that subject, and a letter from the Admiralty in 1833 was laid before them. In that letter the Admiralty waived the right to select timber from the New Forest, and recommended that no more timber should be cut. The Admiralty also recommended that no timber should be cut in the Royal forests that was ' not going into a state of decay.. Now, if they were not to cut timber till it was going to a state of decay, and, of course, useless, they were not to blame that the de partment did not make money of its timber. It was an unfortunate recommendation, as timber which was going back, which meant going to decay, was worthless; and under that system it was impossible the Royal forests H as o y u t s h e a rn t a t h n e y y f o e r a e r s s t , a and ha t d h ere m a f o d r e e could produce revenue. That letter had been before the p h e r a t r : I y o f fa t i h r e t i o r n " o w p a rO timber. Next, as to the accounts. He had read a Mr. Anderson's letter, showing that the accounts were in a bad state. For two years Mr. Anderson had been employed in arranging the accounts. He had completed his arrangement, and nothing could now be more complete than the statement of the receipts and expenditure. If they looked into the accounts they would see they were prepared on Mr. Anderson's plan and recommendation. Therefore as far as the question of the New Forest and the accounts went, they were completely answered. It had been said that the forests led to great law expenses. No doubt they did, and that was the reason why he brought in a Bill to establish a new set of rules, and to put the system on a better footing. The Flom Member opposite said this was a Treasury Bill. I Now, he thought the best m ode of securing good ma nagement in a department was to put it under Treasury control, us the Treasury was responsible for the expen diture. With regard to the complaint that there were two suggestions in the Bill, he admitted the Bill did permit the adoption of an alternative system. He had introduced a clause with the view of effecting an im provement in the lands revenue. He wished to have a surveyor as a general manager, and a practical land sut veyor under him as his deputy, who was to travel over the property and bring back information ES to its capabilities and condition, for it was impossible that any one in an office could otherwise obtain such in formation respecting a property which was spread over forty c mnties. As to the general character of the Bill, the great object it had in view was to facilitate the understanding of the complicated accounts. There were so many thousand items that it was difficult to understand the accounts. If he wished to give a proof of the errors into which persons might fall, be would instance the statement of the Hon. Member for Bath, who, in speaking of the land revenue law expense, said the solicitors' bills amounted in seven years to 79,0001. This at the time he thought was more than the usual Parliamentary exaggeration; and he after wards looked into toe accounts, and so far from finding that the sum was 79,0001., he found that more than halt the charge was for purchases of land for metropolitan and other improvements. There must be legal expenses in making these improvements. The House would have a park made— say at Battersea. Here was a little specimen of what the lawyer had to do. The rights were endless, and conflicting; when placed on paper they looked like a tailor's pattern card. The Noble Lord created some amusement by unfolding the plan of Battersea-Park, in which scores of small properties were marked out belonging to different owners, the rights and value of which had to be determined by legal investigation. The House said, " You must make this park, and deter mine all these rights, but don't let us have any law ex penses." All he could say was, that like his predecessors he must incur law expenses, and all he could promise was to keep them within reasonable limits. Lord DUNCAN, in explanation, said he had taken his figures from the returns. It was the returns that were to be blamed if any mistake had occurred. Mr. IMAM said the question was one of great im portance. This country was aware of the gross abuses of the Crown revenues, in consequences of the statement of his Noble Friend. Now, what was it the Govern ment proposed to do? He did not object to the Bill being a Treasury Bill; but he asked the House to recol lect why they had the management of the Crown reve nues. They were yielded to the country in lieu of 365,0001. granted to the Crown. He asked whether any individual, having property much scattered and very much mismanaged, would not desire to see it differently managed. The Noble Lord had refered to the Admi ralty letter; but it should be recollected that the reason why the Admiralty did not buy New Forest timber was, because about 21. a load more than the fair market price was asked. He was confident, if the Crown lands were properly managed, they would produce enough to defray the expense of the civil list. The Noble Lord tried to cover some of the grossest jobs by producing a state ment of legal proceedings. But the abuse of legal pro ceedings was, that the suits ware goin g e' on for 10 or 12 years, fees going on all the time, rm apparent ter mination of these suits. It was madness to attempt to retain the management of property distributed over 40 counties. The question was, whether they had not ar rived at the time when the sale of all the smaller pro perties and fee-rents should take place. Mr. HENLEY said that the Bill was divided into two parts, one of which would regulate the land reve nues, and the other the buildings-, and it seemed to him that they were so curiously framed, and more especially the first part, that no person would be directly responsible for the mode of carrying out the measure He confessed that that was, iu his opinion, a very serious objection to the Bill as i, then stood. The measure might be improved in Committee; but he could not say he thought that it offered, in its present shape, any security that that property would be much better managed for the future than it had formerly been meesgi d; and yet anything worse than the former memegetneut (need 00 Vl , ll ill. e • ie ived. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the responsibility iu that case would rest with the Trea-.. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said unquestionably I th , fourth clause would confer upon them the power of 1 tak thein ottinel cau but oly in e event of illness or agccidegntal abseece of tho n Vice- thChanoeilor. 3 lr. HUME asked whether there was any objections to the Lord Chauceller issuing et , order to deer the mode of proceeding in the Maeter's offises, so as to have the courts open to the public and the proceedings to go on from day to Lord J. RUSSELL said that the system of hour war 'ants wee abolished in the Misters' offiess, and the pro ceedings went on regularly. Whether she plans adoped last year worked to the entire satisfactiou of the public he could not say, because it was not very easy to clear aw ay at once all the difficulties that stood in the way. Further amendments of the law wouH most probablyebe required, and the Lord Chancellor who was devoting much attention to tho subject, would be qu ite read y to u 'elpt any improvement in the law that could be stag getted. He was disposed to give very greet weight to the objections of th e Right Hon. Baronet the Mem ber tot Ripon, and to pay every respect to the high legal aut hority which he had quoted. When the proposal of the appointment of Vice-Chancellors was b rou g ht before Parliament in 1811, the late Sir Samuel 1/umillY made the observations alluded to. But th at prediction was entirely faicified. Another Waternent of that distinguished individual was that t he Lord Chancellor would not then hear original causes,but his whole time would he occupied hearin g appeals. Now, since the time of Lord Elden,the very ablest men in the law had been appointed to the office of Lord Chancellor, and he did not think that this Bill w ould have the effect of depriving them of men of simi lar,, eminence. The Lord Chancellor woul d still sit in the Court of Chancery to decide upon the most difficult ea t", and would also preside in the House of Lords. tee would still be the great legal authority to whom his colleagues in the Govetnneent would look upon questions of law. It would be the interest of the Government to Procure the very first men at the bar to fill the office; and he saw nothing in the present measure to throw any obstacles in the way of effecting their object. The Bill would give the Lord Chancellor much more time to &- Vote to the question of legal reform. His first duty was to do j ust i ce to cause s that came before him, and to de vote the utmost attention and labour to a proper consi deration of them. It was, however, impossible for any man, however able and learned, to accomplish satiefec b,r,ilY all those duties that belonged to t. the o H ffice. The that great facilities in that respece thought 'Qat the best way of lay ine- , a proper foundation for this reform was to h a v e an arcnitect who would see that the f oundation was well laid. By this Bill they would have su c h , a person, and he hoped that the Committee would lake such a course as would render his services available n Mr.J. EVANS wanted to know why the Masters it,. tebancery could not take original causes, and thereby render it unnecessary for suitors to encounter the great e xpense and inconvenience of first going before the Court of Chancery? The clause was then agreed to, as were clauses 2,3, 4 , 5 , and 6, On clause 7 being proposed, Mr. HENLEY said there was a provision in this Bill to meet the case of a different opinion in the judges When exercising an appellaee jurisdiction; but there was no thing in it, to provide for the continge nc y of a thee rebee amongst the judges when trying original causes. BETHELL thought it was the intention of the ' ll, in original causes, that the judges should sit sepa rately. 1 , T he SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that these judges e ere oaly to hear oriinal causes in the event of he ill 'Lets or accidental absence ot thu Vice-Chancello t r. It ilia: intended to discourage as much as possible those opi nion sitting singly. If there were a difference of opi nith under suc h c i rcums tances as those referred to, there s t in such cases be a rehearing. give BETHELL thought it would be much better to %to:0)e power ot rehearing only in such cases as when a l e Judges should agree that there should be a rehear veg. There would be much mischief and inconvenience experienced in giving the power to the Lord Chancellor p i e of deshling neon a rehearing. dif fered t . . 7. RUSSELL observed that the judges who dif- I to tt opinion upon the merits of the case itself would erder likely to differ in opinion as to the propriety of a rehearing. The clause, having been verbally amended, was then agreed to. ClauseQa 9 8, after a brief discussion, was also agreed to. Clauses to 13 were agreed to. Mt ' clause 14 being p ro posed, tau t BETHELL remarked that it was a very impor- Juafg au , s r ,e• It proposed to diminish the stre n g th of the giv e t . e .e " Committee of the Privy Council. I t would th e Power of deciding appeals from the colonies to law eresident of the Council, a layman, and to three /ers Y ra ' Ile suggested that there should be four law u on the Committee. Vte s • STUART supported the clause. When there a nsi unt a single judge—Sir William Grant—sitting, the feet o a : BB of the Privy Council was conducted in a satis he Manner. He did not think that an increase in ta ot araher of the judges was an improvement. He /I nt it would be inconvenient to have four judges. e SOLICITOR-GENERAL considered that the presentgreat constitution of the Judicial Committee gave th e '" satisfaction to the public. He was for retaining Mr, as it stood. haver' Ile PALMER considered it of importance to titl larg e number of judges on the Judicial Com ee' Bo that its decisions might give satisfaction in e colonies. Lord J, u ern' RUSSELL said that complaints wer e fre- Jejal Y made of the difficulty of making a quorum of the udi on , Committee: That was an inconvenience that jut to be guarded against, and the remedies suggested to to make three a quorum instead of four, and thee Make other judges members of the Privy Council, so l ie that they should be members of the Judicial Com taittee. He had nu objection that there should be a pro lisp that the three members of the Judicial Committee for hearing appeals should be judges—that is members Of the legal profession. He did net think, however, that they should insist upon the President of the Council be ing in attendance. Mr. BETHELL suggested the insertion of the Word s ~ exclusive of the Lord President for the time heinge , The clause, as amended, was agreed to. Clause 18 was struck out. Clause 16 was agreed to. On clause 17, In answer to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, • The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the provision in the clause was that in future the Lord Chancellor sh ould not be paid 10,000/, a year out of the su itors' i t lt bd, but only such a sum as would make , with the al- Wance given for Speaker of the House of Lords , a sum c u t 10 ,0001. a year. On clause 18, ti The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had an addi -011 to propo se to this clause. Notice had been given of clause authorising the appointment of a secretary, the l and train-bearer to each of the new judges. In salaries clause now before them provision was made for the a r of the new judges, and ho proposed to add a provision for the salaries of the officers he had natal b:tled. Ho proposed that a salary of 4001. a year should „ allowed for each secretary, 2501. for each usher, and toed the year for each train-bearer. In the Bill relating to allowed t -o o u r t • -1 4 s e P e P p ointment of Vice_Chancellor Turner 801. was as ewed for a court-keeper. The salaries of the other ers was only 401., but as this was considered th e small a sum he proposed to raise the salaries of all b e „esurt-keepers to 801. He did not propose by this ":,,to appoint any new court-keepers. . he did A.GLIONSY said, if these officers were necessary ve ' i d not think the salaries too high. H is ob j ect in to g was te call the attention of the Committee to t he paat Out of which the salaries of the judges were to be r i :d, as he doubted much whether the suitors' fund was best for that purpose. There were two funds in the court of Chancery—the suitors' fund and the suitors' le fund, amounting, he was told, to the enormous su m i of 200,000/. a year. The judges were paid out o the suitors' fund, a nd the officers of court and cer tain compensations we re paid out of the fee fund. Zeeordin g to a return which h e had moved for some " d 'lne ago, b u t w hi c h h a d only been delivered that ppal, it aeared that from 184 2 to November last , the salarie s and compensation paid to certain officers of the Court of Chancery amounted to no less than 589,0004 Another return showed that there had been paid to the sworn clerks for salaries and compensation, from the Passing of the Act to November, 1850, no less than 2 11,086/. 18s. lld. He had taken the trouble to ascer tain the sum paid for compensation to one of those clerks, not only up to his death, but for the seven years beyond it, as provided by the Act, and he found that Would amount to upwards of 25,0001., and another would receive no less than 70,0001. The whole amount would be 1 74,0001. If the judges were paid out of the con tolidated Fund instead of out of the suitor's fund t he suitorsti. would be proportionally relieved. He did n ot ‘Pnk it right to pl ace th e salaries of the new judges on t°e suitors' fund. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the suitors' fund co nsisted of the interest paid on money deposited in the c u ert, and that was the fund out of which a Committee Of i that House had thought the suitors should be released t i t regard to fees. He should not enter upon the ques oru,ll of compensation, but might remark that the charges the fee fund were continually diminishieg. A few t r i te ago, by an order of the Lord Chancellor, the ea e,rge on suitors with respect to fees had been dimi - Vaned to an extent of 20 , 0001. a year, and he believed d 'ill further reductions would be effected. Sir IL WILLOUGHBY wished to know the present et to of the suitors' fund, and the amount of it that was n '' PPlicable to purposes of a public nature? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the Hon. Baronet e w ns mistaken if he thought the suitors' fund consisted of un claimed dividends. It was formed of a surplus whic h no °tie could claim. This surplus had been invested , and t he interest thereon was as much the property of those ;no invested it as the interest made by bankers who in vested money deposited with them. According to a ro emade last year, the surplus, after deducting all c harges, amounted to about 45,0001. a year. He now L,°Posed to pl ace on th a t fund the charge of 14,0001. to watch this Bill related. Mr. FIUME thought the salaries of all public officers wi s e lt to be p a id out o f t h e Consolidated Fund, other the public were kept in ignorance of the actual ex- Atnened.iture of the country. They ought ro be consistent. laimed divid en d s were or dered to be paid into the -crcchequer until claimed. The suitors' fund consisted of !Loch of the value of 3,525,000/, the dividends on which tlloounted d ur i ng t h e year to 103,398 it The whole charges on it we r e 67,5001., leaving a surplus invested II ot of 45,000/., but of 36,0001., which he contended ou ght to b e b roug ht t o th e pu bli c accou nt. With regard to the fee fund, the receipts last year had been 150,0001, and the c h arges 39, 927/ . A Committee had recom rnMd that the tele le f of the Ch usr of Chancery feud be abolished as soon as the charge on tau fee c eo u.o was exhausted. For the sake of suitors he ob d to any additional charge being placed upon it. sury, without whose sanction the officers of the Woods , LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SCHOOL. and Forests could not incur any expense. , Toe Forty-fifth Anniversary of this noble institution Th, Eleuo- then went into Committee on the Bill, Mr. took place yesterday, at Highteury-earn Tavern, and BERNAL in the chair. I was attended by a numerous and highly influential Clauso 1, which relates to the appointment of two 1 ' company. We have so often had the sincere gratifica- Commissioners, having aeon put, i tion of directing the attention of cur readers to the Lord DUNCAN said he perceived that by that clause i valuable characteristics of the Licensed Victualler? there were to be two commissioners, who were each to School, that it is elmost a matter of supererogation to have a salary of 1,2001. a year; but he also found that, advert to them on the present occasion. We may in by tiie 11th daunt, her Majesty iu Council might, if she passing, however, ,observe that the purpose for which should deem tit, appoint a surveyor general, with a the school has been founded is to maintain, clothe, and salary of 1,5001. a year, in place of the commissioners. educate the children of distressed licensed victuallers; Now, it a single functionary with 1,5001. could perform that since its establishment nearly 1,200 children have the duties of the office, he thought it better that they been recipients of its advantages, and that above should at once determine on leaving in his hands the 130,000/. have been expended by the trade, with which management of that property. the school is associated and the public generally, in car- Lord SEYM.OUR, stated that whatever arrangement rying out its usefulness. We may add, that by a recent might be adopted the expense to the public would be arrangement on the part of the Incerporated Society, much the same; for while each of the commissioners under whose management the school is placed, the he would have 1,2001. a year, the surveyor general would nefits of the institution, which heretofore were limited to have 1,5001. a year, and he should also have an assistant the children of licensed victuallers of the metropolis, to whom an additional salary should be paid. have been extended to the offspring of that body The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, througont the - United Kingdom, thus bringing within that by appointing, for the present, two commissioners the sphere of its valuable operations the child of every there would be a saving to the public, by employing the member of the trade in every part of the three king gentlemen who at present held somewhat similar offices; doms that happens to require its parental proctection. for if those gentlemen were not employed a retiring al- But the influence of the school does not terminate with lowance should be paid to them. the period during which the children remain within its Sir W. JOLLIFFE thought that there ought to be walls. It follows them into the world, for it apprentices a responsible officer for the management of the pro- them to some good trade, or disposes of them in such a party, and that that officer ought to he a Member of the manner as to enable them to become useful members of House. society. Having stated these facts, we do not feel it to Mr. HENLEY thought it would be better to take the be necessary to add another word in commendation of sense of the Committee on the last part of the clause, as this truly important institution. We shall, therefore, it would decide the question of which system should be proceed to describe the circumstances connected with adopted. yesterday's proceedings. Mr. SL ANEY considered t h e Government plan as the With the view of affording accommodation to the nu best for getting rid of the nuisances complained of. naerous company that had signified their intention to be Sir B. HALL thought differently, and that the Bill present, a splendid pavilion was erected on the spacious was grounded on a wrong basis. He thought the con- urounds attached to the tavern, which was well venti stitution of the board required a complete revision, and lated and tastefully decorated, and was in every respect that the Government should at once decide which system admirably adapted for the purpose for which it was de wee to prevail. signed. Along the sides of the pavilion were raised Mr. V. SMITH said that the whole matter ought to seats appropriated for the use of the female friends of he stated fairly to the Committee. the donors of the charity, and long before the time an- Mr. TRELA WNY saw no objection to the Bill, ex- nounced for dinner—namely, four o'clock—these seats ceps that it did not go far enough. This defect it was were occupied by elegantly dressed ladies, who seemed the duty of the Committee to remedy. to take great interest in the proceedings of the day, and The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the when the entire company, amounting to 2,000 persons, objection to the Bill was caused by the Government was seated at the table the coup crail was peculiarly having taken power in the 11th clause to improve the striking. Previous to the dinner, and during the even administration of the property. ing, the Deptford Royal Brigade brass band (who at - Sir J. GRAIIANI could not come to other than the tended at the request of Mr. Harris, a late member of conclusion that the first clause contained the best scheme the committee of the Incorporated Society), took their of management. He thought it was desirable that the station on the lawn, and played several popular airs in a management should be vested in two Commissioners, highly effective manner. under the stringent control of the Treasury. The dinner, which was in every respect highly ere- Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Commissioner who ditable to the catering powers of Mr. Hinton, the pro had retired had done so from age, and consequent in- prietor of the tavern, was admirably served up, and gave competence to perform the duties. He (Lord John universal satisfaction. Russell), on his retirement, bad sought for a competent The musical arrangements were under t he direction of person to fill the office. At the time of the appointment Mr. G. F. Taylor, who was assisted by Mr. Genge, Mr. of this person he had not contemplated the 11th clause Godden, Mr. C. Kenny, Mr. Bland, Mr. Morley, Mr. of the Bill; but he could not see any reason in that for Herbert (comic), Mr. Farquharson Smith, Mr. Dela the defeat of the whole plan, which was bated upon the vanti, and Mr. Fortescue. possibility of further improvements. The Chairman on the occasion was Sir H. Meux, Sir W. JOLLIFFE would vote for the omission of Bart., M.P., the principal of the eminent firm of Meux the latter part of the clause. and Co., brewers. He was supported on his right by Mr. GOULBURN considered that, if a change was Captain Smith, of the same firm, and by Mr. Alderman to be made, it etas better decided in the first instance. Wire on his left. Amongst the gentlemen present we He preferred the two officers named in the first clause noticed R. Hunter, Esq., C. Callow, Lel, Taylor, to the itinerant surveyor in the 11th. Esq., Sherry, Dee, —Stevens Etq., G. Odling, Mr. HENLEY had no choice in the matter, but he Esq., James Grant, Esq., editor of the Morning Adver wished the House to decide the alternative. tiser; M'Claren, Eta.; Mr. Findley, governor of the The Committee then divided, when there appeared— Incorporated Society; . Mr. Bryon, Mr. G. Walter, Mr. For the amendment ... ... • ... 70 Ireland, Mr. Long, Mr. Lewis Jones, Mr. J. J. Homer, Against it ••• ••• ... ... 123 past governor of the society; Id a number of influen- Majority ... ... ... ...-53 tial members. The clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Hailes, the celebrated Norfolk giant, occupied a con- Clauses 2 and 3 were then agreed to. spicuous position at the cross table, and attracted no Clause 4 having been proposed, ordinary degree of notice. Lord DUNCAN moved that after the words " first There was also present a deputation from Birming- Commistiener " there should be inserted the following ham, consisting of Mr. James, the Chairman of the Bir words:—" And so much of the said Acts as makes the mingham Protection Society; Mr. Merriam Chairman of salaries of the Commissioners of the Woods, Forests, the Central Committee of the United Towns Association; and Land Revenues, and the costs, charges, and ex- Mr. Stinton, Vice-Chairman of the same Association; pensee attending the management of the possessions and Mr. Showell, Secretary of the above Protection Society; laud revenue s of the Crown, chargeable on the annual and Mr. Shepherd, a former member of the Committee income thereof." Line 14, leave out " relating to," and of the Association. insert " fixing. " Line 15 , after " Commissioner," in- After the usual toasts had been gone through, sert, "at the sum of 1,2001. per annum." Line 16, after Mr. SMALLEY, the Secretary, read the list of sub " under this Act," insert, " and the salaries of such scriptions, which amounted to 1,8401.; among them were Commissioners, and of the officers and others in the de- the following:— uineas; Sir Henr Meux p e rement of the Commissioners of Woods , Forests, and Sir Henry Meux, Bart., 50 gy Land Revenues, and the cysts, charges, and expenses and Co., 100 guineas; ditto, usual annual donation 20 attending the management of the possessions and land guineas; Henry Nealson Smith, Esq., 20 guineas; revenues of the Crown, shall be defrayed out of such Comb©, Esq., 10 guineas; Messrs. Hodges, distillers, , monies as Ethan be from time to time provided by Par- Lambeth; 20 guineas; Messrs. Nalders and Collyer, lianient." His object in moving that amendment was to "Hewers Croydon, 10 guineas; M r. J. Bass, M.P., also place the whole of those revenue s under the control of subscribed 25 guineas, and in the note which commu- Parliament. He felt sure that the property would by nicated this donation, stated that he should have been that means be-much better managed than it had hitherto present at the festival, but that he was anxious to be present, at the House of Commons on the division which been. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Noble Lord had was expected to take place that evening on the Jews Bill. stated that which must be admitted to be a very consi- The children then retired in the same order in which derable public evil. If the improvements alluded to in hey had entered the Pavilion. the report were to be carried one he thought that the Mr. Alderman WIRE then rose to propose the health mo ney should be taken out of the p ublic revenue, and of the chairman of the day, Sir Henry Meux, Bart, not out of the land revenue. The Noble Lord proposed M.P. They would readily anticipate, he observed, that that the exyensesof the management, and all the details he was about to offer to their notice a toast which needed of the affairs of the Crown est ates, should be laid an- not the aid of eloquence to recommend it , b e ca use nually before Parliament. The Government, on the they had already had practical experience of the contrary, proposed that the general expenses should worth of the gentleman whose name he had to an appear yearly in the estimates, leaving the details of the nounce.—(Hear, hear.) It was the common place management to be made a matter of account yearly to topic of orators of the present day to claim for our Parliament, which would furnish a sufficient check. If country the position of mistress of the world, and for the Noble Lord's proposition were carried into effect, the the great metropolis in which we lived, the emporium whole session would be consumed in the discussion of the of commerce, the seat of the arts, the cradle of civilize estimates, and there would be no time for any of the or ion, and the birthplace of all that was noble and great, dinary business of Parliament. and , that dignified our common nature. Bat if ever Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr. fIuME supported the proposi- hat was true, it was more than true at exhibi ttw the present tibn of the Noble Lord (Dunc an ) . time for London could at that moment Lord SEYMOUR defended the policy of the Govern- he greatest spectacles that the civilized world ever ment. saw. They had heard of the Crystal Palace. Thou- Mr. HENLEY consider ed it a ver y p oor reason for sands who had seen its wonders had congratulated not submitting all those expenses & Parliament to allege our country that in this century, and at the present that the House had not time for their consideration. period, it should have remained for Englandful rival to have There was always sufficient time when the Government invited all the nations of the world to a peacery wanted money, and he could not understand why they in commerce, in the arts of industry, which adminis should not have time to watch over this branch of the tered to our wants di and luxuries; and if fromit having looked public expenditure. at that wonderful splay, they turned Mr. V. SMITH thought the Government proposition scene now before them, they would see there another very reasonable. example of England's greatness and of England's Sir H. WILLOUGHBY would vote in favour of the glory.—(Hear, hear.) No other cpuntry on the face of Noble Lord's (Duncan's) amendment. the earth could exhibit upwards of three thousand per- The Committee then divided, when there appeared— sons collected together on so happy an occasion, graced For the amendment ... ... ... 73 by the presence of the fairer sex, and cheered in the Against it ... ..• ... ... 99 good work o f charit y b y those who were the grace and Majority against the amendment —26 the ornament of society—all met together for the one Lord J. RUSSELL having assented to part of the great object of aiding and assisting this charity, which other amendment of Lord Duncan's, which R - Z3 as follows was amongst the most useful and the most honourable of in line 16:—." After ' under this Act,' insert ' and the the present day.—(Checre.) To diffuse knowledge—to salaries of such Commissioners, and of the officers and educate the people—to raise them in the scale of intel others in the department of the Commissioners of Woods, ligence—to render our countrymen and our country- Forests, and Land Revenues, shall be defrayed out of women fit to enjoy the blessings, and to diffuse abroad such monies as shall be from time to time provided by amongst other peoples the blessings of civilization and Parliament,'" of liberty,—such was the great object of the Licensed Clause 4, as amended, was then agreed to. Victuallers' School, which originated with a class of men The Huse then resumed, and the CisAIRMAN ob- who, at the time they laid the foundation of this great Mined leave to sit again. establishment for educating the orphan children of their SCENE IN THE HOUSE. less fortunate brethren, were themselves amongst the de- Mr. BERNAL (addressing the Speaker) said he felt spiced of society. But by their charity, by their intern it his duty to inform him that after the galleries had been genee, by their perseverance, they had made for them cleared for a division, the proceedings of the Committee selves a name and had set an example which other trades were interrupted by a loud knocking at the door.— of the metropolis would be careful to emulate.—(Hear, (Laughter.) The noise having been continued, he in- hear.) Not alone did they take the orphan child into etructed the Sergeant-at-Arms to inquire into the matter, their kind keeping, and supply to those who had become and that officer informed him that the interruption was destitute the want of a father and mother, but they went occasioned by the Hon. Member for Ennis (The O'Gore to the other extreme of human life, wereg up the man Mahon). decayed and unfortunate tradesmen who east upon The SPEAKER having called upon the Sergeant-at- the precarious bountw here, i ies of thn comfort ' e world. T an d hey in gratitude, had erected Arms for an explanation, for hem The Sergeanteat-Arms said that he had made inquiry they could enjoy the blessings thus diffused among into the cause of the interruptio n com p lained of, and was them. In addition to all that he claimed for the licensed informed by the messenger that it was occasioned by the victuallers another great point of merit, which regirded Hon. Member for Ennis. ~ still more largely the general welfare of society. They Mr. HUME observed that the Sergeant-at-Arms had had established a newspaper, and it bad prospered and only heard the fact from another. He asked was the was prospering. —(Cheers.) It had assisted prominently messenger present? .. in forming the public mind on many occasions, and it The SPEAKER inquired whether the Hon. Member was guiding public opinion now. It was dedicated to no for Ennis was in his place? The House was informed sect or party; but embraced all who were desirous of that the proceedings of the Committee were interrupted doing good to their fellow countrymen, or of promoting by the lion . Member for Ennis causing a viole nt dis- the interests of society all over the world.—(Hear.) And turbance by loudly knocking at the door. If that state- all that was liberal in their institution—all that was great meat be correct the Hon. Member alluded to would see in their charity—or all that was favourable to the objects the necessity of offering some explanation to the House for which their society had been established found a for his indecorous conduct.—(Hear, hear.) ready advocacy in the columns of that paper.—(Cheers.) The O'GORMAN MAHON said there was no man Conducted as it was by sterling honesty and distin inside or outside of that House who paid greater defe- guished ability, it would earn for itself a name in the rence to their rules and regulations. He, however, pro- history of theircountry and would ever be found amongst tested against this imputation that had been cast upon the best and most useful instructors of their age.--- him, as he, respectfully stated he did not merit it. He (Hear, hear.) He had to apologise, he feared, for di had not, therefore, any apology to make. What really grossing for a moment from the immediate object of his did occur was this—the strangers had not retired from rising, which was to propose the health of the distin the gallery above the Speaker when he knocked at the guished gentleman who bad attended them that day, door for admission, intimating at the same time to the and had dischared with so muc ability the duties he messenger that the strangers were n ot out of the House, had with great kindness assumed. h —(Hear, hear.) The and that the question bad not been proposed by the name of the firm of Henry Meux and Co. was synony- Chairman. He claimed his right to exercise his prero- mous with that of charity, and the large contribution gative ; but he was denied admission, and a wrong was wic h hit ad made that day proved how deeply it felt in thus inflicted upon him by t his exclusion. te h rested in all that co ncerned the honour and the wel- ' Mr. P. S. BUTLER begged to corroborate the state- fare of the licensed victuallers. He would not trust meat of the Hon. Member for Ennis. He was close to himself to speak of their distinguished chairman in the the door at the time, and hearing his Hon. Friend knock- relations of private life, but it would suffice for him to ing at it for admission, and porceiving that the question say that, whether they regarded him in the character of was not then put by the Chairman, he asked the func- a private gentleman, or in that of a Member of the Le tionary at the door_ to open it, but he flatly refused to do gislature, he was equally an ornament to society. He so, his Hon. Friend having then continued to knock at was sure they would join with him in thanking him the door, for which he had apologised.—(No, no.) He cordially for his appearance amongst them that day, and had not certainly apologised in language, but be bad for the deep interest which he had taken in the pro stated what he thought was apology enough for the eeetlings of the day; and he asked them to drink his circumstance—that he meant no disrespect to the House good health, and prosperity to his firm.—(Cheers.) —that he merely wished to exercise his privilege of vet- The toast having been drunk with prolonged cheering, ing, and thought that by knocking hard at the door he The CHAIRMAN returned thanks were happy, in common would be able to obtain his object. Mr. J. J. lioranu, who we The SPEAKER said before the question was put, it with the company, to see in an improved state of health, was undoubtedly most irregular to exclude any Member prosposed the next toast—" The Morning Advertiser, from the House. He hoped that after what bad fallen James Grant, Esq., the editor, and the Press." His from the Honourable Member, the House would be sa- friend Mr. Alderman Wire had described the advantages tisfied that the Honourable Gentleman was not guilty that resulted from a press, and he could only add to of any intentional disrespect, but that the interruption what he had said on the subject, that when it was guided he had occasioned had arisen altogether from a mistake. I by men of intelligence, probity, and sound principles, it The O'GORMAN MAHON trusted that the Right was a blessing to any country.—(Hear, hear.) Amongst Hon. Gentleman would issue such an order as would the various organs of the press, there was one journal prevent th e recurrence o f s u c h a scene. Similar conduct 1 which belonged to the licensed vic d tuallers, of which th theey was pursued by th e messenger at the door during the ' had good reason to be proud, an which reflected last session. i greatest credit upon them; for it had alleviated the suf- Mr. GOULBURN said, if the messenger had so mis- , ferings of thousands of their brethren.—(Cheers.) He conducted himself, it was the duty of the Honourable saw by a book placed upon the upper table, and from ntteleer to make his complaint to the House. He was the report, that the amount distributes in weekly allow not justified in interrupting the proceedings in the man- antes up to June, 1851, was 132,7451. 14e. That large nee referred to. sum of money had been distributed in relief among the The O'GORMAN MAHON sa id h e had been de- old and decayed members of their trade up to the pre prived of his undoubted privilege, and he now re. sent period.—(Cheers.) They might easily conceive, terred to the Speaker to i ssue such an or d er as would therefore, that the Morning .Advertiser, in which they prevent the recurrence of s uc h con d uct on th e p ar t of the were so largely interested, was a valuable public messenger. I organ, and it had been the constant advocate of the The matter then endel. industrial classes of the community. Its circula- Th,e highway Rates Bill and Ecclesiastical Jurisdic- lion, since its enlargement, had increased ve r y conside tion Bill were severa ll y read a third time and p assed. rably, he was happy to say, and with that significant The other orders of the day having been then disposed i fact before them, he conceived it would be quite unne of, the Ileum scliourued M bigf - Piot One 9'01944 cesiary for him to say a word more in its praise. He begged leave to associate with the toast the name of Mr. James Grant, the editor of the paper.—(Hear, hear.) He was a gentleman of great literary attainments, as was w 11 known, and had paid the most unremitting at tention to his duties. To his indefatigable and intelli gent exertions, indeed, he fait hound to say, the success of the double sheet was in a great degree attributable; and he ha 1 great pleasure, therefore,in proposing " The Morning Advertiser, James Grant, Esq., the editor, and the Press."—(Cheers.) The toast having been received with acclamation, Mr. SMALLEY, in the absence of Mr. Grant, said he would endeavour to respond to the toast which had been so ably proposed by Mr. Homer, whom the members of the trade had so often listened to with attention and re spect.—(Hear, hear.) Although it required great elo quence to do justice to the toast, he could not doubt that every parson present in that largo company fully appre• ciated the importance of an independent press, and, he might say, that no journal was more unfettered, or more desirous of advancing the welfare of the people, than that with which he had the honour of being associated.—(Hear, hear.) The editor had left thus early from his anxiety to perform efficiently the du ties of his arduous situation. Under his management the paper had justly increesed in circulation, and also in the number of its advertisements, and it was steadily advancing in public estimation throughout the country. —(Cheers.) The presence of the deputation from Birm ingham, and other places, was indicative of a desire to assist the members of this extensive society in promoting the circulation of the Morning Advertiser s and thereby enlarging the sphere of the charities connected with it. There was no object of utility that was not indebted to the press, while it also maintained a wholesome influ ence over society generally. The Morning Advertiser, besides doing its duty as a journal, had also, as had been remarked by Mr. Homer, been truly the meanse of contributing to the comfort of many persons in their de clining years; and it was only necessary for them to support the Morning Advertiser to increase materially the amount of good which had already been accomplished by the profits of that journal. Mr. R. HUNTER, of the firm of Messrs. Hunter and Co., raid ho rose to propose the health of their worthy secretary, Mr. Smalley.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) The post was one of great responsibility, and they had that day witnessed the en,trgy which Mr. Smalley brought to the discharge of his important duties. It was unne cessary he should do more than simply propose the health of Mr. Smalley. Drank with three times three, and loud cheering. Mr. SMALLEY said he could hardly express the feel ings which he experienced on so marked a compliment being paid to him on an occasion like the present. He could assure the meeting that nothing gave him more pleasure than to endeavour to perform his duties effi ciently to their admirable institution.—(Hear.) It was impossible to overrate the advantages of en institution which, for several years, had distributed from 8,0001. to 9,0001. to their various charities.—(Cheers.) It was a gratifying circumstance that at the present anniversary meeting they were presided over by a gentleman of such standing and high influence in the commercial world; and it must be equally gratifying to the firm with which he was connected to see how warm and bow cordial a re ception he had received from the meeting.—(Cheers.) The present year was one of great importance in the history of the institution, especially as regarded the en largement of their paper, the Morning Advertiser, which was now made equal to any other journal of the day.— (Cheers.) He called upon them all to give the Advertiser their beat support, and to recollect that, if in this year 1851, science and art could do so much, charity should do so much also.—(Loud cheers.) He hoped to see their institution every year more and more prosperous, and it was very gratifying to him to be able to say that he had that evening announced a larger subscription than he had ever done before.—(Hear, hear.) He could not sit down without thanking the brewers of the metropolis for the subscriptions they had given on the present occa sion, and he had again to thank the meeting for the honour conferred upon him.—(Cheers.) Mr. BURRIDGE said he had been unexpectedly called upon to propose a mark of respect to the deputation from Birmingham. He had the gratification of saying, that in no town was there:a greater anxiety evinced to form a connexion with their institution than in the town of Birmingham.—(Cheers.) The deputation who repre sented Birmingham had done much to promote the in terests of the licensed victuallers, and he was sure they would be glad of an opportunity of meeting them upon the present occasion.—(Cheers.) Next to the Great Exhibition there was nothing more gratifying than the spectacle which met their eyes that day, and ho was especially glad to see their friends present on such an oc casion. He begged in conclusion to propose the healthy of Messrs. Marrian, Stinton, and James.—(Cheers.) The toast having been drank with all the honours, Mr. MARRIA.N begged to return thanks for the honour conferred upon himself and his friends, and expressed the great gratification he felt in seeing the children of the institution brought before them that day.—(Cheers.) The object of their institution was to preserve these poor children from falling into a state of vice and misery, and it was impossible that any institution could be more strongly recommended to their best sympathies.—(Loud cheers.) He could assure the meeting that nothing could give him greater pleasure than to promote the interests of the licensed victuallers generally, and to render them every service in his power.— (Loud cheers.) Mr. JAMES also begged to thank the meeting for the handsome manner in which they had entertained the deputation. Birmingham looked with great confidence to the licensed victuallers of London, and they felt that being in connexion with them gave them greater fa cilities than they could otherwise possibly have. Al though Birmingham could not boast of an institution like the present, the licensed victuallers of that town had established an asylum for the aged members of their body.—(Loud cheers.) He could assure the meeting that they felt much interested in the enlargement of the Morning Advertiser, and he had the gratification of say ing that it was now much called for in Birmingham. — (Hear, hear, and cheers.) At that late period of the evening he would not say more, but would again thank them for the honour conferred on the deputation from Birmingham. Mr. PHILLIPS said he had the honour of proposing the next toast, " The past Chairman, Governors, Trustees, and Committee of the Licensed Victuallers' School." He begged to add that he proposed the toast with much pleasure. The gentlemen alluded to worked hard, and they well deserved any compliment they could pay them.—(Cheers.) The toast having been duly honoured, Mr. G. WALTER rose to return thanks, and, in doing so, expressed his reg ret that his friend Mr. Bryon was not present to perform that duty. He could only say, on the part of himself and his friends who were included in the toast, that they felt very grateful for the compli ment that had been paid them, and that, although out of office, they were deeply interested in the success of the Licensed Victuallers' School, and would seize upon every opportunity that presented itself to promote its pros perity.—(Loud cheers.) Several other toasts were then proposed. The whole proceedings passed off with the greatest éclat, and the company retired from the festive scene highly pleased with all they saw and heard. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, July 3. The Court heard motions, and subsequently causes. IN THE MATTER OF PALMER AND LANDELLS—AL LEGED PIRACY AND INJUNCTION. Mr. MURRAY applied, on the part of Mr. Palmer, publisher, and Mr. Landells, artist, proprietors of the Expositor, a highly-illustrated publication of the pre sent day, explanatory, amongst other things, of the works of art now exhibiting at ate Crystal Palace, to obtain an injunction against the proprietors of a some what similar publication, culled the Magazine of Science, restraining them from selling or publishing any number of the magazine containing passages alleged to be pirated from the pages of the Expositor. The motion was made ex parte, and the Learned Counsel stated that this sort of application had been rendered necessary by the urgency of the case, as it was apprehended the de fendants were at this moment preparing for publication another number of their work, containing similar pira cies, which would be published unless the Court granted this injunction. The affidavit in support of the motion stated that there was a passage in the Expositor, at page 66 of the number, headed " British Machinery," pub lished on the 30th of May, 1851, which had been pub lished with a very trifling alteration from the original in the Magazine of Science, at a subsequent date—namely, on the Ist of July instant. The heading of this article on " British Machinery" was the only part of it which the defendants had omitted, in the article so pirated from the pages of the Expositor. The MASTER OF THE ROLLS—That will do. I think your clients entitled to the common injunction. All that your motion embraces would be more than I should grant. ‘ This injunction will have no retrospective opera tion on anything already done. Mr. MURRAY said he was satisfied to take the more limited form of injunction. The MASTER OF THE ROLLS granted the injunction to restrain the defendants from publishing in the Magazine of Science any article containing passages taken from the Expositor, or from selling numbers of the Magazine of Science containing passages so copied from the Ex positor. It is understood that the Court imposes the con dition on the plaintiffs to accept short notice of motion to dissolve this injunction. MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—LOCKER ME, JUNE 30.—A mournful accident, which has thrown an universal gloom over our village, occurred this afternoon. Mr Joseph Bryden, late farmer of Halldykes, but residing here since Whitsunday, accompanied by a friend, went over to the river Annan to bathe, about six o'clock P.M. No very correct account has yet reached us, but it would ap pear that Mr. Bryden soon after getting into the pool—a very deep 01'10—situated two or three hundred yards above Shillahill Bridge, got beyond his depth, and, not being an expert swimmer, immediately began to struggle and cry for assistance. His friend, we believe, made two or three praiseworthy efforts to save him, but failed ; the conse quence was that fully an hour elapsed before he was got out, when life was quite extinct. Mr. Bryden, from his quiet and unobtrusive manners, was highly respected in the dis trict.—Perthshire Courier. THE COVENTRY RIBBON.--We are happy to be able to inform our readers that Messrs. ➢lorrison and Co. have received a large order from her Majesty, for the Co ventry ribbon. It is possible that for beauty of design, and perfection of workmanship, nothing has yet been made in ribbon to excel this ; and although there has been, we un derstand, sonic little tardiness on the part of certain West-end houses, who are in the habit of dealing only with the French, in acknowledging that anood can come out of Coventry, vet we are glad to see, from above order, that her Ma ; jesty has given her testimony in favour of the taste and spirit that Messrs. Morrison have displayed, in ordering, at an unprecedented price, the above specimen of what Coventry can do.— Coventry Herald. The Earl of Chichester had an interview 3 - eiterday 1 with E;rl Grey. . _ r cf di tt 1 ti f tiLA Of 100 0 Dr- Ter Coo E 1 Lsd te,. n d)1 if it ) ,th ip I AU) r ill M 1 to tool )1a 0 1 • utit R rag w ho fo nal ii• ty I )1 t) le pit). eiving! d that Nay ag; Log on been lade in tees of er any ter the pportU - Friend 2C Hon. ke their fur in , for lie s Right 1 all the riorance luy, the in eases pn but s 1r 4001. illing of 3 for the head of recom- as, how stood in w. The eircum- Lt he was eminent :h for t a oetent to Wince of eminent he could not fall e placed :est legal sceoi3d -(Hear, passing system, just re d to the franiLly tertained tribunals ?ir Juno rould b© ?a. The eir effect W hen re would I as the itable of e really , They oh men, It would d be a iced that :tions to artaining frankly ;twice in )f Chart s were at however, m if he he other greatest awed by ,tessions. rve upon improve webs was he pre- ons that Member s honour r ci the eh peat lon. and :tided to Lion. If jurisdic- Court of mke the us; thoso 60 IMO, , r E S N, LOIN DON, F.;iIDAY I BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCERENT OF SCIENCE. VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT TO IPSWICH. His Royal Highness Prince Albert left town yester day morning at an early hour, for the purpose of honour ing the members of the British Association for the Ad vancement of Science with his presence at Ipswich, on the occasion of the annual meeting of that learned body in this ancient borough. The most complete arrangements for the reception of the Prince were made by the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway at the station in Shore(litch, and be fore the period appointed (for his Royal Highness's ar rival: a special train, consisting of the state saloon car riage and two other first-class carriages, with a magni ficent locomotive gaily decorated with flags and ever greens, was brought up alongside the platform. Mr. Waddington, M k., the chairman of the board, with Lord Alfred Paget, M.P , Mr. Smythe, and Mr. Broadbent, his co-directors, were early in ettendance for the purpose of receiving his Royal Highness, who, true to his appointment, arrived at the station at a quarter to nine o'clock. Tha Prince was attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Colonel Francis Seymour. The station was Very tastefully fitted up, and the pas sage from the entrance to the platform was covered with crimson cloth. Upon alighting the Prince was received by Mr. Waddington and his brother directors, by whom he was conducted to the Saloon carriage. A copy of the " Illustrated Guide to the Eastern Counties Railway," and several other publications of local interest, were presented to his Royal Highness by the Chairman; and rfter a few moments delay the train was set in motion, and sped Tepidly on towards Strat ford. At this point the workmen in the empl oy o f he company were drawn out, and as the royal saloon passed a thousand voices were simultaneously raised in a loyal cheer, which was gracefully acknowledged by the Prince. The run to Romford was accomplished in a very few minutes, and here a hearty welcome wes accorded to the royal traveller by a large number of spectators assembled on the stetion. From Rousford to Brentwood the, jour ney e,ce,upied only a very short period, and in little mora than 45 minutes Chelmsford was reached. A great crowd of spectators, and a couple of arches formed of evergreens thrown across the railway, indicated the loyal feelings of the inhabitants of this interesting old town, over which the train passed at a very moderate speed, in order to allow the inhabitants a glimpse of the Consort of the Sovereign. At the lesser e t tatiens of Mainiugtreo and Ingatestone the same preparations upon a mailer scale were obser vable. Colchester was made precisely at a quarter-past 10, and here the Mayor, with the corporation of the borough, were drawn out to meet the Prince. A greet crowd of spectators had been admitted within this sta tion, which is overlooked by a magnificient building, erected by Mr. Pete, M.P., for an hotel, but now con verted, through the liberality of that gentlemen, into an asylum for idiots. IJp t s this point the arrangements had been under the management of the Eastern Counties direction, and it is duo to this company to state, that everything that could be accomplished for the convenience of the Prince was most successfully carried out. The coal and luggage trains had all been withdrawn from the line from an early hour, and plate-layers, drafted from every portion of the railway, were stationed at short intervals—each furnished with signal flags, as a means of communication if occasion required. The royal train was preceded throughout the distance by a small pilot engine, driven by Mr. Ashcroft, the superintendent of the works. Among the officers of the company in attendance upon the royal train were Mr. Roney, the secretary of the railway (whose services on all occasions, where promp titude and decision of character have been required, prove invaluable, and whose early retirement from the active service of this company must be deplored by all to whom his excellent qualities are known); Mr. Gooch, the locomotive superintendent; and Mr. Richardson, tho head of the coaching department. At Colchester the Royal train was taken in charge by Mr. John Chevalier Cobbold, M.P., the chairman of the board, and other directors of this company, who accom panied the Prince to Ipswich, where the train arrived punctually at a quarter to eleven o'clock. The Mayor (P. B. Long, Esq.), in his robes of office, and the corporation of the borough, were here disco vered drawn up on the platform to receive the Prince. Sir William and Lady Middleton, Mr. Scott Russell, Mr. C. Wentworth Dilke, and several of the leading in habitants of the district, were also present to welcome his Royal Highness, and a guard of honour, composed of a detachment of the Queen's Bays (2d Dragoon Guards), with the band and colours of the regiment, were drawn up on the platform. Upon the Prince alighting, his Royal Highness was received by the mayor and corporation, and conducted to an elegant marquee, beneath which his Royal High ness had consented to receive a deputation. The Prince having taken up his position, the Recorder (Mr. Powell), robed in his wig and gown, advanced and read the fol lowing address:— " TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT. " May it please your Royal Highness, " We, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses, of the borough of Ipswich, are anxious to express our sense of the honour done to us by your visit to this ancient mu nicipal town, and at the same time to offer the tribute of our heartfelt personal respect to yourself. "It is our pride to welcome in your Royal Highness, not only the consort of our beloved Qeeen, but the sup porter of every deserving institution throughout her dominions; not only the chancellor of a great university, but the active promoter of general education upon a broad and national basis; not only the patron of all that is high and noble in British art, but the originator of that magnificent conception, by which the results of the world's industry and genius have been assembled in our land for the instruction of admiring nations. Who look upon this great festival of art and science, consecrated as it has been by religion, as the opening of a new era of national intercourse, as a pledge of universal and en during peace, and it may be as the commencement of a fresh age of intellectual activity and successful research. We delight to receive amongst us th© master mind which conceived the great idea, and directed the steps by which, through every difficulty, it has been so trium phantly carried out; and we feel this not the less because we receive your Royal Highness as a visitor to that British Association, the objects of which are in some degree akin to those likely to be promoted by the Great Exhibition. "In conclusion, we would wish to combine with our tender of reverential welcome to your Royal Highness the expression of our deep and loyal affection to our Soverign Lady the Queen • may she, together with your Royal Highness, continue long in the possession of every earthly, and better than earthly blessings; may your children's children, worthy of their parentage, sit upon the throne of their fathers; and may the reign of Vic toria, with which the name of your Royal Highness must ever be inseparably connected, afford the brightest page for the future histories of the Anglo-Saxon race. " In testimony whereof, we have caused our common seal to be hereunto affixed this third day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one." When the address had been read, the Prince replied as follows:—" Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen ; —lt has given me the greatest pleasure to have been enabled to visit your ancient town on so interesting an occasion; and I thank you most sincerely for your cordial and hearty welcome, and for the very kind and flattering manner in which you have conveyed it to me. I shall not fail to communicate to the Queen the expression of your loyal and affectionate attachment to her Majesty's person and family, which I have heard with peculiar gratification, and which I know her Majesty will receive with equal satisfaction." The Prince now entered one of the royal carriages which was in attendance; and having invited the Mayor to a seat by his side, the cortege passed through the principal streets of the borough to the Town-hall, where it was arranged his Royal Highness's introduction to the members of the Association should take place. The progress of his Royal Highness through the town was greeted with the heartiest demonstrations of applause from the many thousands of spectators by whom the streets were thronged. Prince Albert first visited the mathematical and phy sical section, of which Dr. Whewell is president. On his entrance, every one stood up and remained standing until his Royal Highness had exchanged courtesies with the President and those members of the association on the platform with whom he was acquainted. Ho then took a seat on the right hand of Dr. Whewell, and Colonel Reid was called on to read a paper on mooring ships in revolving gales. A paper by Mr. Rankine, on the velocity of wind, was in progress of reading when his Royal Highness entered, but the consideration of it was for the time suspended. When Colonel Reid's paper was finished, Mr. Bond, of the United States, ex plained to the section the action of an ingeniously con trived apparatus for noting the times of astronomical observations by a combination of clock-mechanism and electro-magnetism, which Prince Albert afterwards mi nutely inspected. We feel compelled, however, to follow at present the current feeling, not only of the people of Ipswich, but of the members of the Association, and to allow science to give place to loyalty, by suspending our notice of these, and other interesting communications, until the excitement of the Prince's presence has some what abated. From the mathematical and physical, Prince Albert went to the chemical section, presided over by Professor Graham, where Dr. Lyon Playfair read a paper on a new and ingenious process, invented by Mr. Mercer, for contracting the fibres of calico. This called forth some observations from Professor Grove, Dr. Faraday, and M. Dumas, on the ingenuity and utility of the plan. The Prince then repaired to the section on geography and ethnology, where it was rather expected, from the printed announcement, that his Royal Highness would read a paper. This, however, appears to have beeeso.na mistake, for the paper on " Ethnological Researh° hated Santo Santo Domingo, by Sir R. Schomburgh, cornisiont'ly' b Dr. by his Royal Highness Prince Albert," was - be entered Hodgskin before the Prince arrived. . 41 0 9 f the Altai Pierre de Tchihatchef, the explorer good English mountains, was reading a paper, Minor, a portion of i . nfor may f pronunciation, on travels in Asia wt o h r 1011 0 easa Wnitney, which ho was requested to repeat f Subsequently apaper cal the best his Royal Highness. of New York, was requested toterrecurs means of realizing a rapid between Eurot e es s in . s t irongly e characteristic of and Asia. This paper and premised by as peculiari national feeling and serting end intimating that the progress of civilization is westward, and that, ultimately, all th a t i s goo d, and ci viliz'd, and beautiful in creation, will be concentrated in the United St ates of America. Ur. Whitney has nearly obtaiued the sanction of the United States Legislature to the grant of a tract of land, comprising seventy-eight millions of acres, to 'enable him to construct a rail wayto California, and to dispose of the land , on each side of it to emigrants from Europe. Mr. Whit ney was so long in the exposition of his vast railway scheme that he received a hint from the president, Sir Roderick Murchison, to be more brief, and to give an abstract of his plane, that time might be alio discussion of them. Captain Fitzroy was the. upon to explain his views on the subject, afte Prince Albert went to the geological section. trovenial character of the geologists was we, tined during the Prince's visit. The subject crag formation of Norfolk, originating in a Professor E. Forbes, and Professor Setigivick Cuarlesworth had some sharp passages togeth' th e e vidences of novelty in that formation. M: kint, the president, was more than once compel call the disputants to order, and Professor Sedgwick,, from the 'vantage ground of the platform, and with the president at his right hand, seemed to carry his point by force. Sir Charles Lyell entered into the discussion, without however joining in the contention. It was now near three o'clock, when his Royal High nen retired, and was driven to Shrubland-park, the seat of Sir VT. Middleton. There has been a great accession of members since yesterday, and among them a greater number of dis tinguished individuals than are usually assembled at the same time at the meetings of the association. If th The first general meeting of the members of see British Association was held last night in the Corn Ex change, which was taste fully adapted for the occasion. A platform for the president and principal officers was erected at one end of the building, the walls were covered with pink and white muslin, and wreaths of evergreens and artificial roses were entwined round the iron pillars, and suspended from them in festoons. It is usual on such occasions for the president of the former meeting to make a short valedictory address before resigning the chair to his successor, and Sir David Brewster extended this customary farewell speech somewhat beyond the usual length. His eoice could scarcsly be heard in the large' uilding above the notes of preparation that were being made outside for welcoming the Prince. He noticed in a tone of complaint the neglect shown by the Government to scientific pursuits, and to scientific men, and be alluded particularly to the refusal of the application of the Association, backed as it was by the Royal Society, to have a powerful reflect ing telescope stationed for the examination of the nebulas of the northern hemisphere. He consoled the meeting, however, with the reflection that Governments do not last for ever, that rays of light will pene trate through darkness, and that even the hide of the r hi no ceros is vulnerable in points. From these observe element Sir David launched forth in Lions on the Gove praise of Prince Albert, eho had so prominently come fore ard as the p.stron of science and tee arts; anti he spoke in an enthusiastic manner of the Crystal Palace and its contents as the magnificent result of the Prince's in promoting the success patronage and wave exertions of the Exhibition. Sir D. Brewster then resigned the chair. Professor Amy read his presidential address rapidly but distinctly. He touched lightly on the progress of science in all branches during the last year, more par ticulerly on those with which the British Association is more closely connected, and pointed out what the association has done for the furtherance of its great objects. He spoke of the persevering efforts of Lord Rossa to perfect the mechanical arrangements of his great reflecting telescope, in which considerable im provements had been made; also of the labours of Mr. Ross, in the improvement of chromatic instruments. As a consequence of the progress of optical glass manufacture. at the works of Mr. Chance, of Bir mingham, Mr. Ross has succeeded in making an object glass, two feet in diameter, that of the large telescope at the Exhibition being fineen inches. The admirable specimens of engineering skill exhibited by Mr. Ran some, of Ipswich, in tee construction of stands for some of the large instruments at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, were also dwelt upon by the President with much satisfaction. From astronomical instruments, he proceeded to notice the discoveries that have been made by their means, the dispersion of the nebulae into distinct systems of stars, the three new planets, and the ascertainment of the distance of the nearest star to our solar system. The approaching solar eclipse, and the measures taken in various parts of the world for correctly observing it, were then dwelt upon. Ho stated that the Emperor of Bessie has ordered observations to be made in various parts cf his extended empire, from the Sea of Azof to the Black Sea. With regard to the recent ex citement regarding M. Foucault's experiments, render ing visible the rotation of the earth, the President stated that there were special adjustments to be made for dif ferent latitudes, before any correct deductions could be drawn from the vibrations of the pendulum independently of the earth's rotation. In reference to investigations respecting terrestrial magnetism, he alluded particularly to Professor Faraday's discovery of the magnetic pro perty of oxygen and the important bearing it might have in elucidating the mysterious phenomena of the magnet ism of the earth, though as yet it had not been subjected to sufficient examination to have any practical value. Before leaving the subject of astronomy the President adverted to some experiments recently made in America, from which it would appear that electri city is transmitted through iron wires with the velocity of 15,000 miles per second, and to the applicability of the rapid transmission of electricity to noting corre sponding celestial phenomena. The other branches of science were noted very briefly, and in none of them were there any remarkable advances to be recorded. In the improved appliances of mechanics a new construe• tion of diving bell, consisting of an elongated tube, was mentioned, by means of which works at the bottom of the sea could be conducted with greater facility. The President observed that this country bad no academy of sciences supported by the Government, and for his part he thought it was better that scientific research should be left to the individual exertions of those who took interest in the subject, and could pursue their own modes of investigation independently. Though the Go vernment, however, were reluctant to take the initia tive, he had tho satisfaction to state that they had granted a sum of 1,0001. annually to assist in promoting scientific researches. He concluded by alluding to the patronage which Prince Albert had bestowed on science and the arts, as exemplified by the magnificent collec tion of the world's industry, promoted and completed by his sanction and active exertions; and by the visit which his Royal Highness was, within a few hours, about to pay to the meeting of the British Association at Ipswich. Tho Bishop of OXFORD moved the thanks of the meeting to the President, for his admirable address. Professor SEDGWICK, in his usual energetic manner, seconded the motion, and dwelt much on the personal merits of Professor Airy, whom he had known inti mately since he went to Cambridge as a freshman. As an illustration of the persevering industry of the Astro nomer Royal, Professor Sedgwick stated that when ap pointed to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, there were the observations of eighty years not reduced, and the herculean task of reducing the mass of valuable ore into practical form, so as to render it sterling metal, had been assiduously accomplished by Professor Airy, with assistants acting under his directions, and he had so far brought up the arrears, that the observations made at the Observatory up to Saturday last were reduced to practical form. The PRESIDENT, in returning thanks, expressed the gratification he felt at having been thus honoured in a place where he had spent most of his youthful days. Professor Penult's, the assistant general secretary, stated that the numbers who had passed the treasurer's books during that day had been 470, of whom 111 were ladies, and 16 distiuguisked foreigners. From this he interred that the meeting at Ipswich would be a very successful one. After visiting section C, the Prince lunched with the Mayor. The professors and personal friends of the Prince met him. At three o'clock the Prince took leave of the Mayor, and left Ipswich for Shrubland-park, the beautiful seat of Sir William and Lady Middleton, where his Royal Highness will pass the night. Shrubland is about six miles north-west of Ipswich, in the parishes of Claydon and Coddenham. The mansion, rebuilt about fifty years since, stands on the site of a former ancient building, once the seat of Edward, a younger son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal in the reign of Elizabeth, who acquired the estate by marrying the heiress of the Little family. One of his descendants, Nicholas Bacon, erected a new mansion, which was taken down by the late Sir William Middleton, who was created a baronet in 1804, and built the present elegant seat, to which ho removed from Crowfield Hall. Ili' son, the present baronet, succeeded in 1829, and has greatly enlarged and improved the mansion, which strin ne g* on a delightful eminence, overlooking the vale of t 300 acr . e!, Gipping, in a finely-wooded park of nearly tosle6li'zts,l:,‘EaEx7:lfdoelvoYirifedal:dlirseidr Cast, Paget, Lord a CoLoghent well stocked with deer, and noted for the finest SP anish e u v i i s ll xa la c a e v l e . chesnut trees in the kingdom. The following is a list of the company wh the honour of meeting the Prince Con se a r P. ned. :_e sr: y .: d ar. t ac i h n h,, e n eb e Br ß r se e k a l oe t - f, Shrubland•park this evening gian Minister and Madame Van de uke lency the Prussian Minister, the D Earl of E n • • Argyll, the Marquis of Abe c d niskele len, the Countess of Morleyr,:trh:l; Lord Lord Monteagle, Lord Wro Lord Rendlesham, the Bishop o Francis Seymour, the Hon. Sir Charles r. Robert Cust, Mr. B Boihittu, Sir Roderick Aluarcrbeyis,o6oali.r Capt. G. N. Broke, Barr and and party will be joined obbold, by Mr. J. Chevallier .P., Mrs. Cobbold, and the Misses Cobbold, Col. Campbell. AfteMr dinner the Dr.d Mrs. Western, and Mr. an d Al es . Berners, W an hewell and Mrs. Whewell, Capt. 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