The Sun. — London, England, 1851-07-09 00:00:00

NEW STRAND THEATRE. The enterprising and active management of Mr. Cope land is reaping its duo reward in the large amount of public patronage which this elegant little theatre is now receiving. Last night two novelties were produced; a new farce of slight constructicn—the notion being that of the jealousy of an old gentleman who has married a young wife being excited by the mystery which the latter observes in regard to her Epileuse, which served very well to play in a crowded audience; and a decidedly smart one act burlesque, constructed upon the wildest extravaganza principles , and dealing with the story of Peeping Tom a n d th e Lady Godiva. The Peeping Tom at Punch's Playhouse is no other than a moyen age newspaper correspondent and " commissioner," who having been sent to Coventry to pry into the naked ness of the land, is justly " bonnetted" for extend ing his enterprising researches into any other kind of nudity. Mr. John Reeve was excessively droll as the emissary of the " Busy Bee;" and Mr. Rogers, the serf, who puts an untimely stop to his peeping, was a capital bit of absurd extravaganza, got up in the most outre vioyen age style. Miss Marshall made a charming Godiva, delivering her lines with great archness and piquancy, and Mr. Norton was well got up, bustling and effective, as her tyrannical lord and master. The dialogue, though very extravagant, provokes a good deal of hearty l a ughter, the puns and hits being flung about with very little heed as to their quality, provided their quantity be satisfactory. The burlesque was a genuine success— the lightly touched political allusions, not at all compli mentary to the Whigs, being caught up and applauded to the echo. SPANISH ANERICAN BONDHOLDERS. The committee of Spanish American bondholders have received a letter trom their agent, Mr. Lord, dated La Guayra, June 9, 1851, of which the following is an extract : " I have nothing, as yet, from the Minister, in reply to my last and previous communications. The Extraordi nary Gazette, of the 22d ult., did not reach me till the close of the late month. I forward a copy herewith, as it contains the law of ways and means for 1851 to 1852, with the assignment of 500,000 dollars to the foreign debt. The few articles at the end of the law merit at tention, especially Articles 5,6, and 7. The amount of expenditure authorised by this law is 2,688,89 0 dollars, about equal to the revenue, ordinary and extra ordinary, in the financial year, ending 30th Juno last ; no estimate of that for the year ending the 30th instant has yet appeared." Here follow the three principal articles of the law of ways and means alluded to in the above extract:— " Art. 5. The executive power is authorised to deduct from the sanctioned changes, with the concurrence of the Council of State, those that are not absolutely ne cessary; and also to retain one-third of the assigned amount to be received out of public treasury for salaries, pensions, or any commission whatever, of all amounts exceeding 400 dollars, according as the state of the finances may require it; this authorisation, however, does not include the sum appropriated to the public cre dit, both interior and exterior, the payment of which will be made in all cases with due preference. " Art. 6. When the receipts are not sufficient to pay . in full, for two consecutive m on t h s , the salaries , pensions; or assignations of the public servants, the Minister of Finance will issue the necessary orders to have the funds distributed pro rata between all the creditors, without an y preference whatever, prohibiting at the, same time any anticipation. Art. 7. The treasury and every collector has to publish weekly a statement of receipts and disburse ments, and actual funds, as the books may show; and in places where this cannot be done by printing, the said statement is to be fixed up at the door of the respective office, and an authenticated copy thereof sent to the functionary, who has to transmit a general statement to the Finance Minister." The committee of Mexican bondholders have received a communication from Mr. .Falconnet, dated Mexico, the 4th June. He had had an interview with the President, on the subject of the' genuine Deferred Bonds, wrongly shut out from the conversion of 1846, in consequence of which senor Payno has been instructed to report on the mat ter; and after receiving his report, the Government in tend to provide what the case may appear to require. M!sars. Manning and Mackintosh had failed to give securities, as agreed on, for the balance due from them, and Mr. Falconnet was about commencing legal proceed ings to enforce the due performance of the agreement. ' The extraordinary Congress which had opened on the Ist of June was to devote its attention exclusively to the proposals of the Government for the regulation of the finances and public credit, the reduction of the expenses of administration, &c. Senor Pena y Cuevas was the new Minister of Finance. He enjoys a high reputation for intelligence and industry, as well as for decision of character, and is the same who filled that cffice on Mr. W. J. Robertson's first arrival in Mexico, in February, 1849. Mr. Falconnet has had an interview with him, and reports as follows : " I have just returned from seeing Senor Pena y Cuevas, and if I may judge from appearances, the inter view has been satisfactory. The Minister explained that from the circumstance of his only just having taken office, and the manner in which he has been oc cupied with the Chambers during the brief time he has been in, he has not been able to make any arrangement for forwarding funds by dispatches to meet the July dividends, but that it is his intention to have the amount dispatched by the next steamer. In the meanwhile he promises to discuss freely with me all measures concerning the bondholders. " I am happy to see from this that my strong remon strances have had effect, and that there is evidence on the part of the Minister, and also of the President, of an intention of more frank communication with me. Both repeat their sense of the necessity of fulfilling the terms of the decree." SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] ?LACES. When made up in From what, General Post-office' port dis- London. patched. When e.na. America (by Brit. pkt,)N July 1 1 .. !Liverpool . America (by U.S. pkt.) N July 18 .. • • 'Liverpool America (by U.K. pkt.) M July 16 .• Southampt. Africa (Welt coast).. Nll4th of the month (Plymouth Alexandria.' ••.. • • Nil9th & 30th of ruo. Dover .. Belgium • • • • • • NI Daily • • • • .. I Dover Brazil .. • .. 1,19 th of the month ISouthampt. Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month ,Southampt. California(viaChagres) M '2d& 17th of month tl‘outhampt. Cape of Good Hope N,l4th of month !Plymouth.. Constantinople* • N'7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. ISouthampt. Channel Isles •• N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Chili •• •• •• M 17th of the month Southampt. Franca •. .. M&N Twice daily Dover • • Greece. • • • • • • N 7th 17th 27th ef mo Dover • . Hamburgh •• •• N Tuesday & Friday 4,ondon Holland .. • • •• M Wednes. & Satur.•London Honduras .. • N 17th of the month l Southampt. Ireland •• M& N Twice daily .. ..(Holyhead..; India(via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. India (viallarseilles) N 7 tli& 24th f.,•finonth Dover • • Mediterranean (via I ( July 13 :July 9 lJtuy 10 Arrived July 18 July - 12 July 12 July 20 Arrived July 10 July 20 Tn. Th.Sa July 20 Twieedaily July 10 Tues. Sat. 3.lon.Tha July 20 Twlcedaily uly 23 !July 16 (July 23 Southampton) •• M 20th of the month Southampt. MediterrAnean (via arseilles) .. .. N 7th& 24th of month Dover • • Mexico .. .. .. M2d of the month.. !Southampt. Madeira .. • • .. 31 9th of the month !Southampt. Malta. .. NT r , 7th,17th,19t14,27th' 7 ? ' & 30th of month ! j D over Naples* .. . • • • N r sth 15th 25th of=l Dover .. July 12% Papal States* .. .. N sth 15th 25th of ma' Dover .. !July 12 x . Pe : l4l3 alar •• •• .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo'Southampt. July 16 ru ' • • • • • M 17th at the month ISouthamot. July 20 Tuscany* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25th of MO, Dover .. July 12 WeSt Indies • •xcept •- 31 outhanapt. ! 17th of the mouth S 'July 20 West Indies ( e Havanna 8a Nassau) 31,2 d of the month .. Sonthampt. Aug.l 5 * The malls to those countries thus marked (•) are conveyed b 3 French packet W. 4. Marseilles. Cettroanta.—Mails are now despatched and AI I July 16 'Aug. 5 July 12 and from California, via the United states Me by every American packet. ARYLEBONE SAV., WELBECK-STREET.—EstabI COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF PRO PERIODS, DURING THE LAST :NGS' BANK, ished July 5, 1830. , GRESS, AT SPECIFIED SEVEN YEARS. Open Deposit Accounts. Sums invested with Na tionalDebtCommissioners On July 5,1845 .., 1846 ~ £15,724 16,729 17,939 18,564 19,848 20,866 21,878 D. FINNEY, Sei 9 9 1847 9P 1848 ... £356,265 346,977 319,340 284,757 301,663 315,638 334,073 :retary and Actuary. M•••=lnw.,o 1849.- - 119 ?I 1830. 1851.- STRIKE AMONG THE COLLIERS of NORTH STAF poßnsui ß s —There has been a turn -out of the men em ployed in the coal-pits of Earl Granville ' to the number of seriously two hundred. The coal and iron trades have been depressed for some time past, and a reduction of wages has been in consequence expected. Mr. Lancaster, the agent to Lue oble Earl, proposed, it is said, to reduce the wage s abeu ,t sixpence per man per day, and to introduce some fresh re p g p a t 4 iieas i n the colliery, which the miners conceived to b e have stye' and hence the present contest. Two pits only will be:PotV work at present, but it is feared that the strike supposed to gbeeneral. as the other masters of the district are meditating who era very b a similar course. The potters, affairs, as theirlg' look with some anxiety on the aspect of ment of the conte:r 6" are bound up in the speedy settle if the supply of thi s s They are large coal consumers, and cannot be kept at Ccessary article is stopped, their ovens interfered with. No ac 3' and the whole manufa c t ur e i s but the miners are parldif violence have been committed , and vent their Indignati eh n ! 4 tachment of light dragoons the adjacent pottery towns , ` - `,. l `h measured terms. A d e- Saturday evening. n,ered Hanley and Shelton on POST OFFICE NOTICE. Th e were announced in the month of established between Lowestoft and ll' Pr ' l A stAll ni -vessels which last to have been ing now been Withdrawn, no shi will hereafter be made up at Lowestoft. jertin g °r Ballu hay. plette r wail, for Denmark tr ansactio ns Denmark GLAIGOW, JULY ston T h dawn". , 00 bales. 1 the trade this week has been trifling, ande such from ag have taken place have been at a reduction The sales during June have been about I ° o ll o of (1 ' quiet, an pricen a ct ]b. goods and yarns the market is exceedingly unchanged. Pig Iron—Pig ircn has been slow f d , sr , this day week, but no change in price has taken place. ' , T h ee ,. market closes to-day without animation at 39s P . 6ile.. The market h. ; 395. No. 3 ; 41s. to 41s. 6d. for No. 1; Gartshier°r l ' cash ; Warrants offered at 395. 6d. ; no buyers above 393, ie ' cash. Stock Exchange—Little or nothing has been done t this week. The market seems almost totally deserted. The actual transactions in railways have been limited to th e Glasgow and South-Western stock, which is very heavy a t 491. 10s., the last quotation. Aberdeen, North British, Dun s dee and Perth, and Edin bur g h, Perth, and Dundee are free ls f offered, and if pressed upon the market would fall consider ably in price. Scottish Centrals have been firm at 151. 10s. to 161. Bank Stocks are steads' with very little doing. The City of Glasgow Banking Company held its annual meeting this week, and declared a dividend of si x p er cent., after ad ding a small sum to the reserved fund. lt.EratsENTarsost of BERKSHIRE.—The Protec tion ' t ' s of Berkshire have advertised their intent i o n of pre senting their requisition to Mr. Vansittart, of Bisham Abbey, on Monday, the object being to return Mr. Vansittart in asujunetien with Lord M)4 VlNOCqtagitlY vo lt . Bar r i ngton and Mr. Robert Palmer. ' 1 wo liat i rik coati... w . Pusey from the representation of incisor Express. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, July 8.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was offered at 6d par cwt under the rates of Friday, still refining and gro cery sorts were operated in with much caution. The transactions are only 535 hhds, &c., including at auction 168 hhds 12 trcs Barbadoes, which went at a reduction on the previous sale of 6d to is per cwt, mid yellow sel ling at 36s 6d to 37s 6d, good 38s to 395, fine 39s 6d to 403, and crystallised 41s 6d to 425. Some lots wero taken in. REFINED.—To-day rather lower rates being taken for Refined Sugar, occasioned the home trade demand to be good, and prices closed at 46s to 46s 6d for Grocery lumps. The market for Crushed Sugar is firm and a fair export demand exists. MAIIRITIUS.—This afternoon there were few buyers of Mauritius Sugar, and at auction 4,222 bags were nearly all taken in at 6d per cwt. under the rates of Fri day, viz., ord yellow at 35s 6d to 365, mid 36s 6d to 37s 63, goqd to fine 38s to 40s, ord to fine brown 31s to 35s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Bengal Sugar offered at auction was extensive, and amounted to 11,920 bags. The best white Benares was in good demand, at former rates ; but other sorts met with a dull sale at a reduction on Friday's terms of 6d to Is. Of the total quantity offered about half sold ; fine grainy whits went at 46s to 475, yellow 43s to 438 Gd, ord and mid white Benares 378 to 395, good mid to good 39s 6d to 418 6d, fine and superior 42s to 435, soft yellow 333 to 363, low 31s to 325, and brown 27s to 295. Of Madras 1,369 bags only a part sold at 6d to is decline, good to flue Gro cery 39s to 41s 6d, ord and mid 35s 6d to 36s 6d, soft yellow 30s to 2an d brown 27s 6d to 29s 63. FOREIGN.—To -day here was little desire shown to were mak acceded epu to rchases . in A cargo Foreign Sugar, lo a w nd ki r a a v th a e n r na lo h w o e f r 3 7 o t o e o s chts fine quality was sold for exportation at 22s 3d. At public sale 93 bskts and 219 bags Java were taken in at greyish yellow. Of Bahia a small part only 30f552f205r low ba bags 42 brls and 74 bgs found buyers at lower rates, mid and good mid brown at 34s to 355, ord and low 31s to 34s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES.—Few transactions have taken place in any sort, and on the part of merchants a desire is evinced to sell. In Jamaica Honey operations have been to a fair extent at 303 to 35s for fine, of the latter supply is scanty. To-day at public sale 233 hhds Cossipore Mo lasses were withdrawn. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was an improvement in the demand for Plantation Ceylon. The parcels offered at public sale were 415 casks and 1,242 bags, the chief portion of which found buyers at full rates, and shippers were the principal operators middling to good went at 52s to 60s, low middling 50s to 51s 6d, other sorts 43s to 495, triage 41s to 445, and pea berry 56s to 635. Of Jamaica 140 casks sold at stiffer rates, and mostly for exportation, low middling went 49s to 51s, fine to fine fine ordinary 44s to 48s, inferior 39s to 435. Mocha in greater de mand, and 3s to 4s dearer. At auction 230 hf bales selling at 67s for middling clean garbled, and damaged 55s to 625. Of Dutch Java 480 bags were withdrawn, and 168 bags Costa Rica were taken in at 478 to 498 for fine fine ordinary. Native Ceylon in good demand pri vately at 38s to 38s 6d per cwt. Cocoa.—British Plantation continues to be purchased with much caution privately, and there are sellers of red Trinidad at 403 to 465, grey 35s to 40s, and Grenada 33s to 40s per cwt. In foreign transactions are triflog; Babia and Para at 263 to 28s, and Guayaquil 29s to 30s. TEA.—There is firmness in the market for common and good ord Congou; large purchases made by home dealers, and a fair export demand prevails—the rates paid have been 10id to lld per lb. A steady business has been concluded in medium to rather strong blackish leaf sorts at I lid to Is, and in good to fine is 0, 1 2 -d to is 7d; at these rates mer chants are less disposed to press sales. Of Oolong seve ral parcels have been disposed of at is to is Bd. A good demand has been experienced for green; the mar ket is, however, leas freely supplied; and Young Hyson continues most in request. Scented and Pekoe Teas found a more ready sale at the rates existing previously. RICE.—To-day East India Rice was less in demand, but full rates were required; the consequence was that 1,360 bags Bengal were all taken in at 94 6d to 10s for good mid and good white. SPICES.—To-day at sale 250 packets mid export Ben gal Ginger at 16s, and damaged 13s, these are moderate rates. Of Jamaica 100 plugs went at 55s to 73s for ord to good mid, being again lower; 150 cases China pre served, partly sold at Bid to 9d per lb. Of Mace 8 cases sold at 2s to 2s Id for second sort; 85 bgs Bourbon Cloves qd to 6id per lb. SPIRITS.—The amount of business transacted in Lee ward Island Rum has been small, and more desire is evinced to sell at is 5d to is sid per gallon proof. East India is less wanted, and rates tends downwards, Is 3d to is 3id having been accepted for proof. In Deme- rara several purchases have been made at is 10d to 2s 31 for 30 to 40 overproof. Jamaica of fine quality is not higher, yet the home trade and export demand has been good at 3s 3d to 4s 4d for 34 to 30 overproof. A desire is evinced to sell low and mid quality3o to 33 over proof at 2s 3d to 2s 7d, and good mid to good 32 to 35 over 2s 81 to 3s 2d. Prices are not better for Brandy ; the value of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1850 is 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1848 ditto 4s lld to 53 ld, older 55 5d to 7s; low to mid sorts 2a 6d to 33 4d, and Bordeaux 2s 2d to 2s 33. In British made Spirit not much has been done, 9s 5d to 9s 6d is the value; Gin for exportation 23 6d. Geneva sells rather more freely at is 7d to is Bd, and fine Is 91 to 2s per SALTPETRE.—To-day the market for Saltpetre pre sented a quiet appearance, and of 2,087 bags Calcutta at auction, a small part only sold at 3d to 6d per cwt re• duction; very superior quality 2i per cent. refraction went at 29-,, 63, fine 5f to 41- per cent. 28s to 283 6d, good 6fr to 7i- ditto 27s to 27s 6d, and mid 16 per cent 25s 6d per cwt. INDIGO.—The large public sales of Spanish indigo last week went ofl• with fair spirit at full rates, but on the low qualities there was a fall of 2d to 3d per lb; 1,000 srns were offered and sold—Sobrea at from 3s 5d to 4s 9d; Cortes is 6d to 33 sd, low and very ord 8d to Is 4d per lb. TALLOW. —Prices are not lower for Russian on the spot; operations are upon a small scale for all purposes, and 37s 6d to 37s 9d per cwt is the value of fine Y.C. There is more disposition to operate for deli very, and the rates paid 383 9d to 393 for last three months of the year, at which the mar ket is firm. Only limited transactions have taken place in home melted, although there are sellers at the moderate rates of 353 to 36s nett cash. Other sorts of Tallow realizod full rates, and at auction 550 casks Australian were nearly all sold, Beef at 34s 6d to 35s 9d, Sheep 33s 6d to 37s 3d; 400 packages South America❑ low to fine 33s 6d to 37s 3d; 26 casks ord East India 33s fid to 35s 6d, and 15 cases Malta 36s 9d to 37s 6d per cwt. For auction 900 casks of Tallow are declared. OILS.—For pale Seal the demand is on the increase, and prices are firm at 30/ to 311 per ton. Other sorts are in small supply, and find a more ready sale at 281 lOs to 291 103. There are few buyers of Cod and 371 is the value. Southern rules at 281 153 to 321 for low to fine. Sperm has been operated irrwith reluctance, and previous terms are sustained with difficulty. At auction 30 tuns were partly di4posed of at 831 lOs to 841 for Colonial, and Headmatter 90‘ per tun. The demand is increasing for Linseed Oil for home consumption, and several export orders have completed; rates are firm at 32a to 32s 3d per cwt. A good business has been done for delivery at 31s 6d to 32s 6d. At present supply of Oil is limited. Rape seed finds a more ready sale, and a less amount is on - _ offer; brown realised 31s 6cl to 325, refined 32s 6d to 335, and foreign 333 6cl to 345. Orders have increased for Cocoa Nut, and privately 250 tuns sold. Ceylon at 28s 6cl to 29s 6d, and Cochin 30s to 31s, home dealers having been the chief buyers. At auction 200 casks mostly sold, and Ceylon realised 29s 6d to 30s. In Palm transactions are upon a larger scale, and 27s 9d to 28s are the rates paid for fine, at which some parcels have been taken by exporters. Olive is held firm, and trans- actions are to a fair extent; Gallipoli at 381 to 394 Spanish and Sicily at 361 103 to 37/ 10s per tun. East India Ground Nut Oil met a slow sale at 32s 6d to 33s 6d, Gingelly 323 to 335, Teel Seed Oil 29s to 30s, and East India brown Rape Oil 303 6d to 31s per cwt. GLASGOW AND SOUTII-WESTERN RAlLwAY.—Traffic for le Week ending July 5, 1851: Passengers (24,074), Goods, &c., and Horses and Carriages ... £4,082. 7 0 Corresponding week in last year for Glasgow and Ayr and Glas gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railways "' £2,806 15 9 Glasgow, July 7, 1851. EXTRAORDINARY SOMNAMBULISM.—One of the most extraordinary cases of somnambulism that has pro bably been heard of took place during the present week in New-court, Farringdon-street. It appeared that a person named Thomas Connor resided at 9 in the before-named court, and on Monday morning a person sleeping in the same room was aroused from his slumbers by hearing the window open. He immediately sat up in bed, and was just in time to see his fellow-lodger jump from the second floor into the stone-paved court below, the unfortunate man hav ing nothing on but his shirt. The instant Connor reached the cold stones he bec ame somew h at alarmed, and i magining fast as that he had been throw n out o f the w i ndow, he ran off as he could to the Fleet-street Police-station, and claimed the assistance of the police, whilst the various per sons residing in the same house in the court got up, dressed themselves, and made the best of their way to Blackfriars bridge, fearing that he contemplated drowning himself. From the inquiries put to the man by Mr. Inspector Scott, who was on duty at the station when Connor entered, it was soon found out that th e poor f e ll ow, whilst asleep, had a dream that some person w as standing over his bedside with a naked razor, for the purpose of cutting his throat. This is t ee windowth a t h e a , n d w l i e t a h p o e u d t knowingacted so whatpowerfully h e w was sn doing, his nervous opened s h syst em out. The poor man was only injured slightly in the ankles. --We e kly Dispatch. 'IRE CRYSTAL PALACE.—MEETING OF TIIE DERBY Towrr Cotrscm. —On Saturday lastameeting of this body was Pecially convened, when an address . to the Queen was unanimously adopted in favour of retaining the Crystal Pa regret the removel of the ~ That this corporation would Pa lace. The address stated mustydesign, completely Crystal Palace, and are anxious for its preservation as a gigantic work of novel in itself combinin g , t o an --• unparalleled degree, strength, du summate beauty ; and, at the per same time, a rability, abundance of light, and the most con fulfilling the end of its construction ; and fect race, suggestions of its gifted inventor f being being applied to any future exhibition, or—according to the m ade capability a garden unequalled in the world, c eminent designer of the Crystal Palace, and Connected as the winter of' its talented constructor . are respectively with this count aof which the inhabitants of both'arile borough —a connexion ration feels a peculiar interest ha trestlY Proud—this corpo magnificent structure. The to e cause- of this her Majesty will be pleased to cause- measurreefore, pray that for the continuance of the Crystal Palace." ' t4i be taken (Mr. D. Fox) was requested to transmit the add he Mayor Duke of De yoniaire fo r p relentat i cn to the Qqaen, 33 to the THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, JULY 0, 1851. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 8. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Earl of RODEN presented petitions from places in the north of Ireland, praying fora grant in aid of scriptural education; also several petilions against Papal aggression. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented several petitions against Papal aggression. APPRENTICES TO SEA SERVICE (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS REGULATION ACT of CLANRICARDE moved that this AMENDMENT BILL. BiTllhbee Marquisrea a second time. The purport of the Bill was t o a ll o w attorneys who should serve in the Queen's Univer sity, Ireland, four years only instead of five, and to give certain privileges to persons holding degrees. The Noble Marquis then went into several details as related to those colleges. Already the students of those colleges amounted to 500 and upwards, and he was re joiced to find, notwithstanding the opposition made to these colleges, that they were supported by the middle classes in Ireland of all religions, for the returns showed that the students of different re ligions bore a nearly exact proportion to the number of the inhabitants of different religions in Ireland. Lord MONTEAGLE was rejoiced to hear of the success of those colleges, and he hoped that nothing would occur to divert the attention of the people of Ireland from the boons which these colleges would confer upon them. Up to a late period there was a strong feeling on the part of the Ro man Catholic laity to support these colleges, not withstanding the opposition of the Primate; but in con sequence of the introduction of a Bill now before their Lordships, the remonstrance which the laity had been prepared to address to Rome had been postponed. After a few words from the Earl of POWIS, The Marquis of CLANRICARDE explained the na ture of the studies pursued and of the examinations in stituted in the Queen's College. Those examinations rendered them equal to compete with the students of any universities in the civilized world. The Bill was then read a second time. EXPENSES OF PROSECUTION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The Earl of LONSD ALE made some observations on the subject of the Bill, to which Lord CR,ANWORTH was replying, when, Lord CAMPBELL rose to order. Their Lordships could not discuss a Bill which had passed. Now his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack had dis tinctly said that the Bill had passed. It passed like a certain Bill elsewhere, without the majority being aware of it. Earl FITZWILLIAM contended that the question had not been put. The Earl of POWIS was proceeding to object to the Bill, when Lord CAMPBELL said that the remembrance of the Lord Chancellor was with him. The Bill had passed, and they could not discuss it. Lord BEAUMONT objected to tho taking advantage of a matter of form. Lord CAMPBELL said that it was not a matter of form but of fact—the Bill had passed. The Earl of HARROWBY rose to order. There was no motion before the House. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that certainly the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack, paying no attention to the Noble Lord on the cross benches, who had risen to move an amendment, had put the ques tion and passed the Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR had put the question, and had looked round the House to see if any Noble Lord was about to oppose, and seeing that the Noble Lord, who moved the Bill, nodded his head, thought that no one was about to oppose it, and he had passed the Bill. But he would take this opportunity of requesting their Lordships to pay a little more atten tion when questions were put—(hear, hear)—because it was impossible for him on some occasions to ascertain amidst the buzz of conversation whether an opposition to a Bill was intended or not.—(Hear, hear.) Here the conversation dropped. Lord CAMOYS presented petitions, some for and some against the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill, but it was impossible to hear the names of the parties from whom these petitions came. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from certain landowners in Lancashire against the Gunpowder Stores (Liverpool) Exemption Repeal Bill. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the president and other members of the Preston Association for the Protection of Trade, praying for the extension of the jurisdiction of the County Courts to cases of bank ruptcy. His Lordship also presented a petition from the attorneys and solicitors of the county of Devon in favour of a Bill which had already passed their Lordships' House, and which he hoped and believed would also pass the other House of Parliament—he meant the Bill for the amendment of the law of evidence. He also presented petitions from the attorneys of Winchester, Stafford, and some other places, but to what effect the petitions were we have no knowledge. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from the inhabitants of Edinburgh, in favour of the Lodging-houses Bill. MODEL LODGING-HOUSES. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved the second reading of the Model Lodging-house Bill. Ho would beg to detain their Lordships a short time with a few preliminary observations, not so much for the purpose of proving the existence of a great social evil, for that needed no proof, as in explanation of the means pro posed for its mitigation. As the Bill for the improve ment of common lodging-houses had recently passed, it would not be necessary for him to detain their Lordships with a repetition of those disgusting details which had been elicited by the previous Bill. The population of the c ,untry was either stationary or migratory. The migratory were usually found in common lodging houses, and the stationary in private dwellings. It was with the view of improving more particularly the sta tionary population that this Bill was introduced. He would trouble their Lordships with a slight view of what the Bill was intended to remedy. From the inspector's report made in 1842 he took the fol lowing description of the parish of St. George Hanover-square. The inspector's report stated there were 2,164 families dwelling in 1,465 houses. But observe how they were distributed:-929 families had only one room each, 482 families only two rooms, 94 only three rooms, 7 only four rooms, while of the whole number only one family had seven rooms. Now, the condition of St. George's parish might betaken as an example of what was the best condition of parishes; and if this were so, what must be the state of things in Shoreditch, Whitechapel, - ,St. Luke's, and other parishes where the poorer classes predominated? But his state ment of St. George's parish required to be analysed. Though 929 families were shown to have but one room, it said nothing about the very many instances—he could vouch for the fact from his personal experience —in which two, three, and four families were found in the same room. It said nothing of the condition in which these families lived —of the absence of comfort, decency, necessary ihen o ecg. r ei ir a iy l sL s ap roa a yrs n da ts d eohvi h epa r e ps health e t has o tenfa minute etnhi instant ura nt i te n th ddianienvgt and details, u l was a: an s sae . in short, of the ab sence o f everything requisite for the ndHsiernwpol y u l a d s swuirle ed was y . such tiv t e h r t e i m t This state of things was not confined to large towns. If they pursued the inquiry, they would find it equally bad in small towns and villages of the coun try. In fact, it would be found that the evils were even of a worse complexion than in large towns. It was, however, in the power of the Legis lature to put a stop, to some extent, to these evils. The application of the present Bill was to be confined to towns having upwards of 10,000 souls; but he trusted, if a beginning wsre made in this way, that their Lordships' attention would soon be directed to other localities which the Bill did not reach. Their Lordships would see that the existing state of things, if permitted to con tinue, must in the end lead to pestilence and epidemic!. In the time of the cholera, he gathered from the in spector's report, that in one rural district (in Norfolk, we understood) the number of deaths by cholera was to the extent of one-fifth of the inhabitants. Bat that was nothing compared to a small town in Norfolk (Northesk, we understood), where, it was reported, the houses wore damp, dirty, almost roofless, and in a condition of general discomfort and wretchedness. The report made by the inspector of this locality to the Board of Health was, that 52 cases of cholera had occurred in 100 fami lies, that one-third of the inhabitants had been attacked by cholera—a proportion which if applied to the metro polis would have numbered more than 700,000 persons. This locality had been purified, and what was the result after the cleaning and clearing ope rations had been performed?— that only four case of cholera occurred, with a few cases of diarrheas. The same state of things prevailed in many of the small towns and villages, and the mischief took its rise entirely from the domiciliary conduct of the people. There was a locality no great distance from their Lordships' House, which he had visited, and which he should advise their Lordships to visit, in order that they might see and judge with their own eyes of the existence of that state of things which he was about to bring be fore them. The locality was notorious; but notwith standing its notoriety, nothing had been done to remedy existing evils. He referred to Church-lane, in the parish of St. Giles (we understood). He would take two houses from that spot, as exhibiting a fair specimen of what was to be found in a district where many thousand persons were living. The picture would present human nature in a state of wretchedness and degra fation al most incredible. In those houses would be found fsthers, daughters, mothers, sons, brothers—the sick and the dying—all sleeping and herding together. This was no exaggerated picture—he spoke from his own personal knowledge of the fact. In a room in one of these houses, 13 feet long, 14 feet broad, and 6 feet high, rented at Bs. per week by the tenant, who charged three pence per night to lodgers, there were found 8 males above the age of 20, 5 females above the age of 20, 4 males under the age of 20, 5 females under the age of 20—in all 22 persons sleeping in the same room. He would not detain their Lordships much longer with such details. He would just state that the inspector, who was sent over th e coun t r y by the B oar d of Health to bring the towns under the operation of the Bill, reported that the condition of 161 villages, con taining 1,900,000 souls, was uniformly of the same de plorable character. He would just wish their Lordships to consider the ultimate consequences of such a state of things if not remedied. It was impossible to perambu late 4:!ertain districts of the metropolis without seeing the great est physical degradation among the inhabitants. It was ilnpossible not to see that their condition induced a fel:lde) icy towards indulging in intoxicating drinks. All who in-haled the noxious atmosphere of those districts — who R3rarabulated these parts only to make observations —stat.A thit they entered into the feelings of the un- happy people inhabiting these localities, and that while perambulating those places they felt the same desire to sustain exhausted nature by intoxicating drinks, which the inhabitants felt every day. One fearful consequence of this state of things was fever, and what was the effect of fever?—(Hear.) It not only fell on the adult male, depriving him of the means of earning his subsist ence, but such was the character of malignant fever that it passed the very young and very old to select those in the prime of life and vigour, and with the largest fami lies. These facts were established by the records of the fever hospitals. By those records proof was af forded that the greatest mortality from fever was found among the vigorous adult population. He would give a proof of what was going on in parts of the metropolis by referring to a district in Gray's Inn-lane, where, since February last, 84 cases had been sent to the fever hospi al. Did their Lordships suppose that these physical evils were productive of no consequences? They were productive of the most pernicious consequences—nothing in short could be more stek'ng than their effect on the temperance of the inhabitants. A vast proportion of the prevalent drunkenness was produced by that sanitary condition which it was the object of the present Act to assist in removing. He was certain if the mischief was removed they would see the people in a very different condition. But all that could be devised woulc prove useless unless this end was steadily kept in view, that nothing whatever could com pensate the young of both sexes for privation of domestic training. Withou; this it would be vain to look for any moral effects from thy system of education they might introduce. Educaion, to be beneficial, must be based on home training; nothing, in fact, could compensate for that domestic training which a child received at home under the example of its mother. What was the conse quence of that derivation? Ho saw it daily. He was connected with th 3 ragged schools—institutions which were beneficial in their effects, but less so from the cause he had pointed ett than they otherwise would be. Children were sect to these ragged schools; they re ceived instruction; but when dismissed they went back to one of those horrible dens he had de scribed, to a room tenanted by two or three families, where there was to regard to decency or comfort— there, he maintained, those children unlearned in one hour, by the examples which they saw about them, all that had been communicated to them, in twelve months' education.—(Hear, hear.) So long as this state of things existed education would be useless and vain. They must remove the evil before educational efforts would be of use, and before good principles and good habits could be instilled into this hitherto neglected part of the popula tion. He had not a doubt that much of the pressure of the poor-rates was saused by the state of health, intoxi cation, inability to obtain a livelihood, deaths by fever, and by families sere to the workhouses to become per manent burdens on the country. He would give an in stance out of several hundreds which had been contri buted. In Bishopqate, in a small court, during the pre valence of cholera, the attention of the pariah authori ties was called to tie condition of the place. In three de's the cholera brake out in the court. Like the fever, it seized on the strongest, and in one day several heads of families were caned off, and their children were obliged to be conveyed into the workhouse, to become permanently chargeable on the rate payers. Now, lad 101. been spent in time, not only would the burden on the ratepayers very probably not have (ccurred, but the unhappy children would not have had to mourn the deprivation of the care of their parents. From calculations that had been made, he had no doubt, if the sanitary condition of the people was properly improved, in ten years the poor-rates would be reduced to the 3xtent of one-third of the present amount. It was to provide a partial remedy for this state of things that he had ventured to introduce the present Bill, which was founded on the same principle recog nised in the Baths and Washhouses Bill, which had already produced such beneficial effects. The Bill be fore their Lordships was permissive, not compulsory. The principle on which the Bill was founded was that these lodging-houses would be remunerative—that they would sufficiently repay principal and interest. The Bill had no eleemosynary character; parties were to pay full rent, sufficient to replace the outlay, whether made by the parish or ty others. He would give an illustration of its assumed working. The Society for Improving the Dwellings of tie Labouring Classes, whose object was to improve the domiciliary condition of the people, pro ceeded on this principle—that it would do no good to improve those dwellings unle.ss it could be shown that the scheme was remunerative, and at the same time to exclude every condition of charity. The society had expended in Luildings about 23,0001., the return upon which, deducting all expenses, was an average of 6 per cent.; on new buildings about 5i per cent., and on old buildings improved twelve per cent. The labouring man paid no morenor no less rent than he would have paid; but, in place of a dirty disgusting room, tenanted perhaps by several families, ho had every comfort and accommodation provided for him. It was stated at the time when the Bill was under consideration that the rent would be so high that the working classes could not pay it; out the rent for all the comforts provided in the new and old buildings was actually less than would have been paid for bad accommodation. In addi tion to the saving and the comforts, the health of the inmates was greatly improved, and he was particularly struck with the remark of one of the female occupants, who said to him it was a blessed thing to live in the place, for now she could live on the wages she earned. When the common lodging-house was created in Church lane not a single case of cholera occurred in it, although, within a few yards of Church-lane the cholera was raging and carrying off ten or twelve persons a day. That result was not only exhibited in this common lodging-house, but in all the other lodging-houses in which sanitary precautions prescribed by the Bill were attended to. He had shown that in the case of the Common Lodging-house Bill the results had been of a remunerative character. The same result was expected from this Bill. The Bill would not be subject to abuses —as its operation was confined to parishes not having less than 10,000 persons. The Noble Lord here went into a description of the machinery of the Bill, and con ducted his details by stating that the Bill was guarded in all respects against the probability of jobbing or elee mosynary acts. Such things would utterly destroy the object and the uti ity of the Bill. Provisions were also introduced agains; carrying the Bill into effect too rapidly. The Bill, i❑ short, was merely to supply the working man with all that he could not provide himself. There were two reasons why this business ought not to be left to private speculators, first, because they would require a great dell of superintendence; there must be some authority ei her parochial or municipal to superin tend their operations, and on this ground he shrank from leaving the matter to private speculators. Then the second reason was, that private speculators had a tendency to run up small, narrow, and ill-built houses, because they yielded larger profits than houses con structed on the plan the Bill proposed, and which was considered to be absolutely necessary for comfort, health, and decency. He would show the large rents which small houses yielded to speculators. One ef these houses the society which he had referred to kept on their hands as a curiosity, in order to prove the amount of profit gained by the small speculator. This house provides the lodgers with every comfort they re quired, and the net profit was thirty per cent. if th e soc i e ty could make thirty per cent. by affording every comfort, how much would a person make who let his house without providing comforts or even necessa ries for the lodgers? There was a vast number of schemes afloat for the benefit of the working classes, all of which he expected would do good, on the principle that if you improved the domiciliary condition of the people you would also improve their moral and their sanitary condition. They had the concurrent testimony of City missionaries, of visitors, and others conversant with the habits of the working classes, that if you im proved the condition of the dwellings they would present precisely the reverse of the picture which they now ex hibited. The subject had excited much interest among foreign nations. The society was in correspondence with Germany, France, Italy, Prussia, and the United States, who were desirous of being informed of the society's plan and system, and he could assure their Lordships many foreigners who came over to visit this country came to him to be taken round to the establishments for the benefit of the labouring classes, and they expressed them selves perfectly satisfied with the results, and appeared to think the system full of promise for the future. The present Bill would give the working man a full and fair opportunity of making the best use of his time and powers. Many a working man who came to the metropolis was obliged to live in a tainted locality to be near his work. They would not unfrequently see a young man in the prime and vigour of life earning his 255. or 30a. a week, in eight or ten months, from being forced to live in some unhealthy, comfortless locality, pine away in health, or else carried to a premature grave. This was no imaginary picture; ho had witnessed it himself, and the Noble Lord opposite could, from his own personal knowledge, corroborate the truth of his statement. All these, however, were preventible cases, and there was no reason whatever why the physical con dition of the workpeople of this country might not sur pass even that of the population of the United States. Mr. Porter, a gentleman well known to the public, had lately given to the world a small pamphlet, entitled " Self-imposed Taxation," in which he showed that the working people of this country expended yearly in beer, gin, and tobacco, the sum of 57,000,0001. sterling. Only conceive that sum, which was now voluntarily wasted, expended on the promotion of education—upon the so cial and moral well-being—upon objects which dignified the human heart! But a great portion of this sum was capable of being diverted into these channels if the poor had places to dwell in which they could feel wore a home. The Bill before the House had been well ro- ceived in the other branch Of the Legislature; he hoped their Lordships would extend to it an equal degree of favour. At all events he was quite sure they would show the poor of this country that as they were parts of the same common humanity, so were they actuated by th e principles of the same common Christianity. The Marquis of NORUANBY expressed his great satisfaction that this subject, to which he had formerly devoted much attention, was now in the hands of the Noble Esrl. Thero was a point, however, to which he wished to call the attention of the Noble Earl and the Howie—namely, the limitation of the Bill to certain places in the country. The evils it was sought to remedy existed in localities not included in the Bill, and he wished therefore that the limitation to towns of 10,000 souls were not laid down in it. He hoped, however, the measure would be considered as an instalment, and that next year the Noble Earl would apply for a further extension of the principle to less populous places. Lord KINNAIRD hoped if the Bill was found to be successful it would be extended to Scotland also, with a suitable machinery, lie bore witness to the good effects of the efforts that had been made by the society; among others in forcing the proprietors of the poorer classes of lodging-houses to shut several of them up. The Earl of HARROWBY . said the measure would do much good; but there was another measure which should be adopted along with it. Parliament was con stantly asked to sanction the construction of now streets, upon the sites of old houses, and Parliament forgot in all these cases to make a stipulation with the applicants for providing other suitable dwellings for the poor a con dition of its sanction. This, he thought, should be the rule in all cases, and the speculator should be obliged to provide a similar class of house to those destroyed— whether it was the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, or whether it was a private individual. The evil was one every day growing greater instead of diminishing, and it would continue so to do unless it was checked by legislative interference. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said every one must feel that the Bill needed no support; but he rose to point out one circumstance in connexion—namely, that all the efforts made to educate the children of the poor were permanently neutralised by the effects of the dwellings in which they were now obliged to live. From all he could collect, there was a perpetual ten dency on the part of these children to relapse into the condition from which they were redeemed by day through the examples which they found placed before them in their wretched homes at night. Therefore the constant attempt at reformation on the one side was met by a constant resisting process on the other, in consequence of the immorality communicated to them under the miserable roofs of their parents. There could not be a more effective auxiliary to the edu cation of the people, consequently, than the promotion of social comforts among them, especially the creation of a decent home. The Noble Lord was wise, as an ex periment, in limiting the operation of his Bill ; and he (the Marquis of Lansdowne) hoped the example set in the large towns would have the effect of inducing a vo luntary adoption of its principles in smaller localities. The House was indebted to the Noble Earl who had just spoken for his valuable suggestions, and he agreed with him that no public or private speculation should be sanctioned by the Legislature without an inquiry being first made and answered as to what had be come of the displaced population. It was a subject well worthy of consideration to endeavour, in as far as pos sible, to effect a beneficial change in the condition of the poor as regarded dwellings. The Bill was then read a second time. The Bills on the table were advanced a stage, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. July 8 . CIVIL BILLS, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday., Mr. J. O'CONNELL thought the policy of the Legis. lature ought to be to compel the landlords to grant leases, and thus secure the proper cultivation of the land. It would be a lasting disgrace upon the House that so many years had elapsed without any effective measure being passed to secure the tenure of land in Ireland. Fifteen years and upwards it had promised Ireland happiness and prosperity, and yet after the lapse of that long time the country was still in a state of misery and prostration. Perhaps this would be the last measure upon which he should ever address the House; and as it was not too late to afford Ireland redress for her wrongs, ho would make a last appeal to the House to retrace its steps and do tardy justice to his suffering country.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK wanted to know what they were talking about.—(Laughter.) If a man were in arrear of his rent, what possible objection could there be to giving his landlord the means of either making him pay or of getting rid of him? That appeared to him to be the object of this clause, and he was at a loss to under stand what reasonable objection could be taken to it. He did not dispute the right of the tenant to protection, but that was a matter beside the question, since this Bill sought not to take from the tenant or to add to the power of the landlord, but to render the existing law clear and intelligible, and he should certainly sup port it. - Mr. E. 13. ROCHE was glad to hear the Hon. and Learned Member admit that the farmers of Ireland had a just claim of tenant right. He and others very pro perly urged the speedy settlement of this tenant-right question, but that question could not be fairly discussed without going into the whole state of Ireland, and per haps that fact would account for the discursive nature of the debate.—(Hear, hear.) The recent cen sus disclosed a startling state of things in Ireland. Her population had terribly fallen off, and the diminution be and his friends attributed not so much to the famine as to the forced emigration which the legisla tion of the House in favour of the landlords had driven the people to. This Bill would still further increase the difficulties of Ireland, and he hoped it would not be per severed in. I Mr. M. O'FERRALL objected to the clause as well as the 25 others which the Bill contained, and ho could, therefore, neither support the amendment nor the Bill. The law of landlord and tenant was so difficult of being understood in Ireland, even by lawyers, let alone laymen, that it was utterly impossible to remove the existing evils by a puny Bill of this description. It would only have the effect of disturbing the tenure of land in Ire land, and endangering the right of property, and he hoped it would be withdrawn until the Government had some plan which could satisfactorily deal with this important question. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said many of the clauses which his Right Hon. Friend objected to were already in force as law, and they were only introduced into this Bill for the purpose of consolidation. Now, what pos sible objection could there be to such a proceeding as that? The only question, then, for the Committee was, whether or no the amendment of the Honour able and Learned Member for Dundalk would im prove the existing law. His notion was that it would not. The clause as it stood now was a tenant's clause, and so far from the amendment reducing the power of the landlord, it would directly increase it. At present the six months' notice was a means of oppression in the hands of the landlord, who was in the habit of holding it in terrorein over the head of his tenant, and instead of Irishmen objecting to this clause, they ought to be rejoiced to support it. Mr. ROEBUCK would be glad to know how the evil of a landlord continually threatening his tenant with a notice to quit by increasing the term of the notice from six to twelve months could be remedied. Mr. S. CRAWFORD accepted the speech of the Right Hon. the Secretary for Ireland as a confirmation of what he had often stated to the House, namely, that the landlords of Ireland exercised a tyrannical influence over their tenants, and he objected to this clause, be cause it would increase that unjust influence. He re• gretted that Government had so long neglected to settle the landlord and tenant question, and he gave notice that at the earliest opportunity be should call the atten tion of the House to the subject. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 24 Against it ... 55 Majority against it ... ... —3l The amendment was accordingly lost. During our absence from the gallery a motion was made that the Chairman should report progress. Mr. O'FLAHERTY urged the Committee to proceed with the Bill at once until it had been finally dis posed of. Mr. KEOGH also concurred in thinking that there was yet time to dispose of the clause before adjourning, and ultimately the motion for reporting progress was withdrawn. The Committee then divided on tho question that the clause do stand part of the Bill, when there appeared— For the clause ... ... 56 Against it ... ... ... ... 20 Majority ... ... ... —36 The clause was accordingly ordered to be added to the Bill. _ _ _ The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the House resumed. The Hous© adjourned at Half-past Three till a Quarter past Five o'clock. The House resumed at a Quarter-past Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. JOHN ELLIS presented a petition from the West Riding of Yorkshire in favour of the Bill for the more speedy arrest of absconding debtors. A considerable number of petitions wero presented against the attorneys' certificate duty._ — Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from the West London Union, i❑ favour of union rating and union settlement; also a petition in favour of the County Courts Extension Bill. Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition from Ripon against the Registration of Assurances Bill. THE GLASS PALACE. Mr. STAFFORD presented a petition from Mr. Paxton, the architect of the Glass Palace, praying that the build ing in Hyde-park may be maintained. The Hon. Mem ber also gave notice that he should to-morrow move that this petition be printed with the votes, for the pur pose of the subject being brought under the consideration of the House. PUBLIC-HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. HUME presented a petition against the Public houses (Scotland) Bill. TRANSATLANTIC PACKETS. Mr. WHITESIDE asked the First Lord of the Treasury, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to adopt measures towards the formation of a Transatlantic packet station in Galway, or any other Irish port? Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not answer the ques tion at the present moment. _ _ _ THE CHOLERA OF 1849. Mr. JACOB BELL asked Lord Seymour, whether the reports of the inspectors and medical inspectors re specting the cholera epidemic of 1848-9 are preserved; if so, whether there would be any objectio❑ to handing over those documents to the Epidemiological Society? Lord SEYMOUR said the Board of Health would have no objection to give any information in their power to the Epidemiological Society. THE SOUND DUES. Mr. JAMES CLAY asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs—this being the year during which (under the agreement of 1841 with Denmark regulating the dues levied by that country ou goods passing the Sound), notice can be given of terminating such agree ment—whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government so to give notice; also, whether any and what negotiations have been entered upon between this country and Russia, or Prussia, having for their object the commutation of these dues for an immediate money payment to Denmark, or other compensation? Lord PALMERSTON said that at present there was no intention on the part of her Majesty's Govern ment to give notice to the Danish Govern ment to dissolve the existing agreement with Denmark, nor had any negotiations passed between the two Governments on the subject. He thought the House would agree with him that whatever might take place, this was not the exact moment to press hardly on a country which like Denmark had just passed through a season of great trial.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME begged to ask the Noble Lord whether they ought not to consider our own shipping? MESSAGE FROM HER MAJESTY. Lord PALMERSTON, at the bar of the House, communicated her hiajeety's reply to tin' addresses which had been presented to her by the House of Com mons, one praying that two laymen be added to the Chsrcery Commission, and the other, that steps might be taken to relieve the spiritual destitution of the people. Her Majesty was graciously pleased to signify her gra cious assent to the prayer of both addresses. ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS' CERTIFICATE DUTY. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, in asking leave to re-introduce a Bill for the repeal of the attorneys and solicitors' annual certificate duty, said the grounds on which he did so was that this duty was partial, unjust, and oppressive. On the last occasion when he brought this subject under the attention of the House, no less than 259 Members voted in favour of the repeal to 224 against it, thus giving a majority in support of the prin ciple which he advocated. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer would promise to agree to the repeal of the tax next session, in the event of the income-tax being renewed, and no!unforeseen circumstances arising in the country, he would be content with simply laying the Bill on the table• but ho should feel compelled to press his motion if the Right Hon. Gentleman could not give him such an undertaking. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho would be most happy to accede to every proposition for the repeal of taxes, provided he could consistently do so, but if further reductions of taxation were made under existing circumstances he knew not how the business of the country could be carried on. Feeling it neces sary to stand by his Budget, ho must oppose the mo tion, which he hoped would not receive the support ut the House. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared-- For the motion ... ... 162 Against it Majority against Ministers ... —3O Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. THE BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY, in moving for leave to bring in a Bill " for the protection of Parliamentary electors of Great Britain and Ireland by taking their votes by ballot," observed that they were on the eve of a goner.' election, when the people would require against political bullies the protection of the ballot; for the landocracy and aristocratical bodies were about to be arrayed against popular rights. No plan of Parliamentary re form could give satisfaction without the ballot, for with out it the popular desires always ran the risk of being nullified. The Noble Lord, in refusing to admit the ballot amongst his proposed reforms, would by extending the franchise only extend the area of intimidation. In dis cussing this question he could not avoid remarking that he and those who were in favour of the ballot had torn the last rag of reason from the shoulders of its opponents, and had placed them as indecent pictures of national obstructions.—(Laughter.) The Noble Lord opposed the ballot because he feared a change. Did then that from which he feared a change work well? Did that system work well which deterred one-third of the elec tors from recording their votes? Did that system work well which gave to forty-eight peers and seventeen Mem bers of Parliament the means of returning ninety-eight Members of that House by direct unconstitutional interfe rence? Did that system work well which converted their agricultural voters into electoral flocks of sheep? The fact was the entire system was a great lie, for it compli mented men upon their liberty when it rendered them slaves.—(Hear.) But, even it he were to admit that the system worked well, then it must be allowed that it was a good end attained by bad means.--(Hear.) The Se cretary for the Home Department had ceased to support the ballot on the ground that there had been a great im provement in political morality. Where were the illus trations of that improvement? Were they to be found in the Aylesbury "man in the moon," in the St. Alban's " bell metal," in the drenching the electors with "whisky" in the Falkirk burghs?—(Hear, hear.) On Christmas-eve, of all other periods iu the year, the St. Alban's election commenced; and the Times' reporter gave a graphic description of the proceedings. He said that the scene which the town presented throughout the entire day was anything but that which would lead per sons to suppose that Father Mathew's disciples were numerous there; that the sights in the principal streets were absolutely disgusting—drunken men and women staggering about, or lying in such curious places as ine briety alone selected. It appeared by the same report that after the election was over, both candidates ad dressed the people. Mr. Bell, in his speech, told the drunken mob that they had greatly and gloriously distinguished themselves.—(Laughter.) Mr. Carden, on the other hand, asserted that in his defeat he bad achieved a victory; that he was told if he had put the bribery oath to every elector ho would have won his seat; but that ho refused to do so, because he knew that the man who had taken a bribe wou!d not hesitate to swear that which was false. It further appeared that when the bribery oath was read on one oc casion there it was received with shouts of laughter and derision, and was looked upon by the immaculate electors there as a very good joke. He knew that by the ballot they could not prevent a man purchasing a vote, but they could prevent him knowing whether the elector had voted for the party that had bribed him. By the operation of the ballot they cast into the shade four dis tinct events. Firstly. Whether the bribed elector voted for the party who had paid him. Secondly. Whether the elector that was bribed did not vote for the other party. Thirdly. Whether the purchased elector did not split his vote. Fourthly. Whether the elector had voted at all. With such an uncertainty what party would bribe at an election? He had taken the opinion of many agents who had been accustomed to conduct elections, and they had all concurred in saying that intimidation would be completely done away with by the ballot, and that they believed that the ballot would be, generally speaking, a complete protection against the system of bribery. Intimidation contained the principle of bribery in its worst form. It was practised in the shape of ex clusive dealing, withdrawal of custom, ejectment of tenants, and that inquisitorial search into the lives and finances of individual voters. These were all used oc casionally to prevent the party from voting in the way he wished. He had before him a return of the poll at the last Bath election, and in connexion with this sub ject he would remind the House that the Hon. Member for Birmingham had told them that in the last elec tion for that town at least 1,000 men had absented them selves from voting in consequence of intimidation. He (Mr. Berkeley) wrote to a friend in Bath requesting him to send him an analysis of the voting there. In the re ply which he received the writer said he could quote a few instances of direct intimidation, but they were the gxe.P,Plioneand not tho rule. On the registry there ap peared to be 3,130 electors, of whom only 2,150 went to the poll-1,110 polled for Captain Scobell, and 1,041 for Mr. Sutcliffe. There were 449 electors who had not voted at the election, and the reason given by them for not doing so was, that they wished to vote for Captain Scobell, but they know that if they had done so their ruin would inevitably follow, for they would be com pelled to shut up their shops. The greatest boon that they could confer upon the tenant-farmers would be to give them the protection of the ballot. It would be better upon great estates to allow et paper to be signed by the different voters at the time of an election, with the name of the candidate for whom they were compelled to vote, rather than oblige them to travel to the next market town for the purpose of telling a lie.—(Laugh ter.) lie was deeply interested for the tenant-farmers, and although he bad felt it to be his duty to object to them as soldiers solely on the ground of their incompe tency—(Much laughter) —he would be only doing them justice in declaring that there were not a better drilled or a more obedient body of electors in Europe. The farmer might refuse to go out to fight, but he dared not refuse to vote upon pain of immediate condign punish ment. The evidence taken before the Committee of 1835 ought to form the foundation for a legislative measure upon this subject. That state of tyranny and slavery which was proved to exist in 1835 continued to flourish in the country as generally as ever. The farmers were now murmuring at high rents and low prices, and they were beginning to think that they were not thoroughly represented in that House. The last South Nottinghamshire election afforded a strong example of this fact. The statement to which he was about to refer was sufficient to show the abject condition of the tenan try upon the estates in that part of the country. He would select the Times' report of the proceedings at that election, because in the first place their reports were generally very correct and admirably well written, and in the second place, because that paper had manifested a bias against the cause which ho was then advocating. The report stated that this was one of the most aristo cratic counties in England, and the landlords to a man were banded together to support their own nominee, who was a scion of one of the largest landed proprietors in the kingdom. That this nobleman thus supported should be defeated by a plain country gentle man—a retired solicitor with scarcely one acre of land of his own—appeared most marvellous. It could only be accounted for by the fact that the losses which were endured by the occupiers of land during the last two years had rendered them indiff erent as to w h e ther they would be expelled their hom es t ea d s or not. There was an admission on the part of the Times.— (Hear, hear.) The article further st ate d that many who "a' voted for Lord Newark did so with extreme reluctance. In some cases the farmers were dragged from their hiding-places in some h ay or straw ricks . They were taken to the poll and there forced to vote against their will. In many instances the answer given to the ques tion " for whom do you vote?" was, " for Lord Newark, I suppose;" the unwilling voter looking at the same time into the landlord's face fora nod of assent.—(Hear, hear.) After hearing this tale of humiliation and de gradation of the tenant-farmers as described by th e Times, he hoped ho would be permitted to apostrophise that great organ in these words, 0 tempera, 0 mores.— (Laughter,) I n t h e Bingham district (conti nue d that Paper) there was a clever trick played which had the effect of securing some votes for Mr. Barrow. Bills were posted in every village in the neighbourhood, pur porting t o come from a nobleman that was accused of coercing his tenants in favour of Lord N ewark. " Lord his Chesterfield announce s to tenantry that he takes no part in this contest, and permits them to exercise their franchise in whatever way they were inclined." He (Mr. Berkeley) asked the House if this miserable forgery could have the effect of carrying these votes, what effect did they think that the ballot would have ?—(Hear.) The sessional order against the interference of Peers at elec tions was a mere mockery. Far better would it be to take the franchise altogether from the tenant-farmers, than to subject them to such a state of things as then existed. At one time were the landlords leading on their tenants to the accompaniment of a band that played "See the conquering Hero comes" At another, ferret ting them out of their hiding places behind some hay or straw ricks for the purpose of compelling them to vote against their conscience at an election. Oh! for the pencil of Hogarth, or the stereotype of Punch to sketch such scenes as these.—(Laughter.) Oh! for the glorious yeomanry of England.—(Renewed laughter.) Future ages will wonder at reading that such things had re illy existed in the 19th century. In the county a Gloucester there resides a gentleman with a difficult 11414 Q. For teR ho would be timed of giyiDg handle to his name, he would spell it to the House. The gen tleman's name was Handel Cossham. It appeared that he was a warm advocate of the defeated candidate at the last election. He had, however, lately joined a Total Abstinence Society, and at a meeting held in Bristol on the 10th of February last it was stated in II report which appeared in the Bristol Mercury, that this gentleman had made a speech which was remark: able for good sense, moral courage, and a penitential tone. He said that mat)) , political as well as other crimes were connected with the use of strong drink —he had a great deal to do with the last W i e! t , Gloucestershire election, but that he repented of it now, and ever should repent of it—that the drinking 01 that election was enough to corrupt all England, bat more particularly the county of Gloucester. The rea son why they had not better men to represent them 05 because the drinking was so extensive. The best Me i n could not come forward under such circ ums t ances; those who wore successful at the e l ect i on wou d take very good care to make the electors pay afterwards for the expense they were put to on their account during 0 1 contest. Such were the reported opinion s o f M r . Handel Cossham. He (Mr. Berkeley) found that the same sell' timents were uttered by old Daniel Defoe. Tho coinci dence was somewhat remarkable. In 1708 Defoe pub' lished a review, in which he lashed the electoral system of that day. Mr. Ward had quoted with good effect from this work, when lie had brought this question in 1842 before the House. in 1710, about a year after the publication of this review, a Bill to give the electors the protection of the ballot had passed through the Route of Commons, but was rejected by the House of Lords: The House of Lords of that day very much resemblill r! the House of Lords of the present day. They and held in their grasp the constituencies of the country, an they knew that they must relax their grasp the Ine" ment that the ballot was adopted by Parliament. Defoe followed this work up by the puplication, in 171 0 4 of another, entitled ‘, Thoughts on Public Spirit. The coincidence between Daniel Defoe and Handel Cossham was here most remarkable. Cossham, for in' stance, strongly deprecates the political evils arising from the use of strong drink, and has given penitentia l testimony of the effects. Defoe said that the frequent orders of the House as to treating electors to strong drink, and as to bribery and corruption, had little effect , for most people thought that th e y m i g h t b e ea sily t evaded; that it was a great f au lt w ith e l ectors t o Bell their votes at elections for a small sum, or what Wa g worse, for a pot of ale.—(Laughter.) Mr. Cossham again said he believed that the great expense incurred by the candidates at these elections they would contrive to pay themselves back when they got into Parliament' Defoe said that many went to great expense in order to be returned for some pitiful borough; but it must not be supposed that they were influenced by public spirit; they seek for the salaries of office, and show a strong inclination for its perquisites also. As a last word be' fore he sat down, he (Mr. Berkley) would appeal to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government who stood pledged to further reforms, not to turn aside from the consideration of this great question. Mr. Grote, N hel l speaking in support of the Retorm Bill, said that the pro' tection of the ballot was necessary. He did n o t nuout how many Hon. Members would vote for his present ino• tion, but he did know that there were 150 Gentlemen i n that House who concurred in the opinions expressed hi Mr. Grote. Amongst them were the names of those wh o bore great nam e s, and who w e re r emar k a bl e f or the''' talent and wisdom, and with whom the Noble Lord wa s in daily communication. He found there the revered name of Romilly, a gentleman in whom were combiner' high position, great talent, and unbounded popularity!, (Hear, hear.) Ho was also supported by her M a jesty 6 Attorney-General, than whom there was no one better acquainted with the electoral system and working' There was also the Solicitor-General, whose sound isdg ment and eloquence went hand in hand, and whose brit' tiant defence of this question could not easily be for' gotten when it was pressed through that House. He was also strong in ancient legal authority. Chief Justice Holt said he considered it a great privilege to have the power of electing those who were required to make laws for the country. Sir W. Blackstone laid it down that the House of Commas should b© elected by the people to make law , for the people, and to counteract the encroaching ten*: dency of the laws sometimes framed by the House or Lords. He asked the Noble Lord, in all sincerity, t e , reconsider this question for the sake of th e p eo ple n' England. If the Noble Lord would give them any pledge upon the subject, he would cheerfully withdraw the pre sent motion. If, however, he declined to give any such pledge, he had only to ask the leave of the House to bring in a Bill to give protection to the electors of Great Britain and Ireland, in the discharge of a solemn duty, an important right, and a great privilege.—(Cheers.) Mr. ELLIS bore testimony to the extreme intimida tion and coercion which were exercised upon all descrip' tions of voters at elections. Both sides of the House were equally chargeable with this practice. He believed it was impossible to adopt any sound system of election without the shield of the ballot. In the name, then, 01 the people of England, he asked the Noble Lord to ad' vance, by his great power and wisdom, the important question which had been just submitted to their tonsil deration.—(Hear.) He asked the Noble Lord to recon sider the question, and give the constituencies the shield of the ballot, of which Gentlemen invariably availed themselves in their clubs, and in every situation in which they themselves were called to vote. But the present system could not last much longer. The day was coming when the people would demand the ballot, and whoever happened to be sitting on the bench now ° cell , pied by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would be compelled to grant it. He therefore urged the Noble Lord nod the House to take this time of peace and tranquillity for the extension of the franchise and granting the shield of the ballot. Mr. HUME could not see how any man professing th desire to promote equal and practical reform could shrink from giving his support to the motion, though it would only secure part of the rights to which the people were entitled. He wanted the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, who had formerly done so much to enlighten them on the subject of the British Constitution, to go back to those days, and act as be would have acted then it he had had the power. In 1832, as soon as power was placed in his hands, he, as the organ of a Liberal Administration, brought for ward the Reform Bill; and he asked nothing more of him than the fulfilment of the views which he then ex pressed. He said the time was come when the people would no longer permit Peers to nominate their repre• eentatives, and expressed a hope that no constituency would be left with fewer than 300 voters. Since the passing of the Reform Act, many had asked what advan tage had been derived from it? Now, though he con. fessed that it had not realised all the sanguine hopes which ho bad entertained of its results, it had un doubtedly produced incalculable benefits. No man could tell what might have happened in times of excitement if the old system had been persists I in, though some idea m ght be formed from what had passed elsewhere. The Noble Lord, in proposing the Reform Bill, re• served the questions of the ballot and triennial Parlia ments, stating that be was anxious to try the e ffect of the reforms which he then proposed, and added, that if these should be found incomplete, it would be then time enough to bring forward those questions. The advantages anticipated by the Noble Lord from the Reform Bill had not been realised, and he ought therefore to assist, or rather to be foremost in supporting the motion. For his own part, he con fessed be should not be satisfied with that single reform s for he thought there was another more important still, the exten=ion of the franchise. He maintained, on the authority of the greatest constitutional lawyers, that every man who paid taxes and performed the duties which the State required from him as an Englishman was entitled to a voice in the election of representatives to Parliament. lie was not wedded to any particular mode of exercising this right, but he certainly held the protection of the ballot to be essential. He also thought the duration of Parliaments ought to be shortened to three years. These reforms he advocated on economical principles. He was old enough to recollect the struggles to obtain Parliamentary retotm before the French war, and what was the result of the efforts then made by the lauded proprietors and the aristocracy to check the pro gress of reform? An addition of 600,000,0001. to our debt, and 21,000,000/. of charge, ates e warned them to profit by sad experience, anal he called on the Noble Lord at the head of the Government to recur to the Whig principles of former days. Would peace and content ment continue to prevail if they persisted in denying to six out of every seven males a voice in the election of re presentatives? W ou ld E ng l and, who formerly of the l a dd er i n E urope as regar d ed her hadthe their re en pr a e t s the top repr esentative system, consent to remain at the bottom? Would the artisans of this country consent to remain behind the artisans of every other country, excep Emaia? lie, therefore, counselled the Noble Lord, whilst employment gave wages and wages contentment, to come forward and grant the boon. Let him not suppose that the people were ignorant of their rights, nor was there the least fear that those rights would be abused. New circumttances had occurred since the question was last under their consideration. The Noble Lord at the head of the Government had declared that every colony was entitled to all the advantages of British institutions and a responsible government, and the electoral system in Ireland had underg ne revision. But still he found by a parliamentary paper that there a ere places, such as Colne and Reigate, and others, in which there were not more than from 150 to 250 electors. Could this system be maitatain. d? Ile called on the Noble Lord to redeem his pledge. Under the present system five metropolitan boroughs, with 89.000 electors, returned the same num ber of representatives as 12 boroughs with 3,509 electors. Unless the ballot formed part of the Noble Lord's re forms, they would not give satisfaction.—(Hear, hear.) Why were the benches opposite so empty? Because the Members who ought to have filled them disregarded the voice of the people. He hoped the fact would not be lost upon them. Ile bud given notice of an amendment, but being anxious that there should be no mistake as to the division, and wishing to remove all excuse for not coming to a decided vote, ho would withdraw it. e They had been too long passive. The Noble Lord at the head of the Government had allowed the powerful reform party, of which he was the head, to linger from year to year, till it was almost destroyed. It was now in his power to restore, reanimate, and unite it; and in making the effort he might rely on the support of the great body of the people.—(Hear, hear.) Captain SCOBELL said ho had entered the House with no intention of addressing it on the present mo tion; but as the city which he had the honour to repre sent had been so largely referred to, and a numerously signed petition had been presented from that quarter, he felt that he could not give a silent vote upon the ques tion. It was duo to himself to state that, in his recent election, he had declined to canvass the constituency, thinking that proceeding not only unnecessary but do grading.—(Hfar, hear.) He had taken the more open course of meeting his constituents in their several wards. He had thus an opportunity of knowing that great inti midation had been resorted to. He might be asked, then, whesher he FM 14 convert to the ballot? Ile courepood The re chrers. Leave Lc t hat co nf i 1 1)121 1 , Eite , Of 1,1