The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-02 00:00:00

Pcbia t to whticb they wonld dvert. In a printed paper vc 1/ h f l h h al o'?(^a circulated, it was complained that the n ~,L;aY Commissioners had refused the directors an . i - ate,"'e7. Now the fact wat: that Mr. Nash had ire tl'arlt'Y written to the Comnii...sioners soliciting an in cllPr-It'erv. arid at th diesame time forwarding volorninacu_s, sas to the bet veen the shareholders '! tlerteleotnerrb The CorntniAsioncrs had invariably refused .s_ enter into these disputes, as beyond their j f uri ne ut they informed Mr. Nash that ruld forwand in, writing any abuse to which . i the_tr 44eti°r : arld powers a PPted, they would immediately . ofere to justify 4tallt-ni an intervievv. Re never made such a cora, maliceion, and as one of that Commission he stood its refusal to be dragged into the disputes ... st.this corspiny.-(Hear, bear.) Under these circ . u d m ed ' n ees he must called upon the House to give a decided he to the motion. )tier SCULLY' said th bases which had occurred in tho -, n w ith this company iift,'iveitigation asked for hy the Hon. Beronet. in sp ew . • 6 a imperatively demanded lie thitZ4 entirely from the Right Hon. Gentleman not 'lei4 „ nie that the disputes of a private company wereother pi,_" *abject for discussion in that House. In what _ If"atcould the shareholders who had been plundered jaZt° have redress or justice done to them but the 13:0°,f, Commons? If they went to Chancery it would 4 toe trtetn in interminable litigation and expense.. As Ms Of rest • Irshied, storing confidence in railway e . nt f o o r t p u r p i e se . h in e eal led 0 4," Houseeventing such frauds in h. It the to agree to the motion of the Hon. -tottet. air hir , Chit ' '''' 0 CONNELL said there were two Bills t2 before ht that peeZe,reY with respect to this ease.. He IT 041;4 thr s _l d the House from interfering with 14 B_ pl a . s t i i d ee ea . directors had agreed to the issue of an i i eorn estraieing them from any further outlay until the might ooetitteneement of next session. Whatever dela be more isi e :: in the Court of Chancery, it could notblue book 14 it:ent tha n a, lengthened inquiry, and mere e agree to the 41Y result. lie hoped the House would te no t t h or dev, I:notion of the Hon. Baronet, but pass 'of th d Ile BR ° ay. sufficient Nie l . OWN said that there were several a buses pre to aisf in the railway system of the country; pre of r *lit its general commercial honour. t e l o 'o some 4 04 :e he should one day call the attention of the he tee2Te particularly, and for the present titr7 tis e _ . the !louse to give the subject attentiveDUßLlN cons i-140111) Ai defended the re -444 ~h of the Earl of Courtown and his co-directors a redly leen tr_ealleamies which, he said. had most une eser be eon' ltkied !aped upon them. They were men, hal:108417 4 oration in society which rendered guilty of the mal kleti ' e th at they should have been that Mr. &red it quite Naafi ee at upon them. He considered,.. his Hon. Fe end w s in reality the party to blame, I coilid c,' by, bringing in the Ni t ., ill'Y Prejudice the cause of the defendants pending in the matter forward in an Parliament, t he 0 e a tive to this subject, which was now . 4rtNrt of Chaecery. - was nega tnad!r, some further discussion, the motion with me a division. The , 4 SUPPLY. kit eit, etiFe then went into Committee 'times The • said the on the remein- Aet eIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER F °t ' he h For th . ad to ask for was as to Buckingham Palace. the awes Present it vvas proposed to postpone that two gar dere j e PI Which co ntemplated the making of . hie, how part of tve t, c 4ont of the palace. It was indispensi fence for ,thtprl)tereeve the holrdi and to erect a 4:,;.ppro e s e palace' 40a r)teatino of th To that part cif the tote The _only 'kelt ; 11 . °11 4 there would be no . ob'ection. the pal 1' oelot,n; done with the mar k ee .ing to the execution .; of these works at , ar c h . ,';:garde wleit was to he . • hd th. The expense of removing for its re- Neil n ? *ore doubtful whether a nearer site as.i. It .c,:;t,ktirter r,,,,,,,,i, it would be great, 9 / he proposed could be found. Instead of 1 01 113, t) ribs fnllainount of 'his vote, 14,67-d”tso ~._,_ more f t 1 144 oitaltdi or 11,000/., which amounte immairing, a e rne il'ee3ary to remove the hoarding, K , , till ... - ~44t. /I,l,tnove the marble arch. were not 7411 theu st ggesterl whether it would not be better "t't. cr h - ' lly as „ Ivied „ c gether, especially than incur the ' , k b , 'Pon , he l l ew site for it, rather they st, which would necessarily be incidental to such a e°'-"IIS4iNI ascertained that it would !85,0004 OUR be had t Charing-cross, tee h.4 to purcaaee the property a n. Afte,:',. been suggested for its receptio te w di 151,500/., i'delL Th e 3;:_e unimportant discussion the v c o ee _ n a g s agreed to. Nray",,,°(l vote was for a sum not ex e ts 'l,ie expenses in the year 1850, of constructing 0 , ref th k i% Tao ' u ge• • in vi 'gate ..attii,.. RNELY work hat the charges contaln m ed any the e 'of these s were enormous, and )41. hutlOPeessary e not t/vOt.4'NE said he should advise the Comdmtietete sub. !rot i any portion of this money, but to send of the ittllB,7 ;ITlVestigation to a Select h Committee eharbours con - l tl eled at e , had purposely visited and they 0411 .uerBeY, Guernsey, and Alderney. Na willklllY to point of utility not wort 4le "*" ha d be 'd f r them. e. r en pat o was agreed to h the enormous Il out °hae further discussion, othe 1111444'5n. the vote d without dis ti p t eo a feXt vote was 4 3,000/. for defraying the ex the , , le N. hi Pr °q Council, which was passe 4ft ll e Nal ° l . 3 64 / fordefraying V esp eo3 _ ... 0 . was asked . 4 41 1 h. 4 4. ;',,et the Ecclesiastical Commission. . a vote, and complained portion Is e eree e '44 objected to this since moved for katv• tsturna which he had long Il lhot i, °ll with the proceedings of the Commission, Q ' l iter ee:ln Presented. rorlarn, ittee *tr. - 'err words from Lord J. RUSSELL and Sir G. Th, , earel divided, when there app 70 tee vote ... Th„ 4 O l iest "' - .. -• 32 -38 e votel!!.a.iority ?Or: the ;Ote ...• ''' th:ae, ea oe'pas then agreed to. , 14114Pete,' 7,946/. Was the next vote, io 1311teplytoot the Railway Commos n Hu E and Colonel for defraying e observations by Mr. -- - N kr, 111 % t he i J4130/10,.. recess thtttlect r,f i4ERE promised that Boar ~, El b es, the co nstitution of the Railway 4:qa v:, 41111 considered. during the d t he 4,114 ts then ae - reed to. el. ,I. ... a, "reed 37,6061., to I,`.Y te e e *era required to be voted 41,Nt t,„4lsenes of the Board of el ths,'44ll'r ' the neces -1) -. no - ee urged on the Government oew valuation Works w in Ireland. ,togr,3B exulted for accelerating the 40,4 r, $E under the Board. tht4llll3lie sate'NOLDS ex d more active to k aq,,,blishment which requir pressed his belief that there was He should like seitehoetatiti the Board of Works, re ti 1.5(4 r. Griffiths, the chief Commissioner, One b rt et'o re, -,Per annum? There were three other COrn thi4ll4,;,°o essisted each other to do nothing. in one day ti t they ti;.itillsiness would do more work thti:. qfto` f ! ) I n 4 Month. 4sthliltittettheetili said he did not consider the salary of jr4 lotie;bor the Board of Works at all extravagant, was not a 2hth' de ti-,87, hag to perform were most laborious. m 41:404 '4ILTON contended that there tot, ttkent under the Government te t lord of w , .1, . 1 I N, , 41, ark s in Dub allow the statement so hard worked a t k q/04 4kERVILLE could not 41.sttlIktoil, at the Board of Works had nothing subject h_Alp, tit tk `t all acquainted with the . _. must be todo, - euted vkliC anties were many and important. but be Nici c't te(IN SMITH had no doubt bu d t n, that the Pert,Nd IPtics in Ireland had enough Ah'qed hotsb great portion of tl Vl° Y local bet portion much more efficien y. 0 to of agreed to. their d . u to ties could be 01h -14,, f urther c onversation the vote was a vices. et l i n kal e ` Prato wins for 3 5,000/. to defray the charge i o ts ;,..4el .1.,,,,1 foreign and other secret see 0 ,, ,_,_ L'ON',nte :',I2`II()RP objected to the extent not.t.no,gs t he IA it:lPecially as there was no means of k ... 1 414 1::, fh tir -:,10Y WtlS spout What threw a su a s s pmion on 38,0001., NOt Niels:. that last year . the Zttittoi 35,0'014?reag: hadthatstropthe p g v resent ot e w y ear it was suspicion all t was s t it litth:list*,Peet of this vote. Perhaps the Ivh • b t heb ic .t tr, Pk ti out of it. At all events, the House had to 6. , ' ( 141 40 " lichow how the mono) , was spent, and untilapplied tkil)toper a was justified in saying that it was h `ot, • es. lie would, therefore, move that ,0 be 41%1. !purgesu a b tk, 4, volei.,Nl% MME L ee y 15,000 L, which would make it ces on )4 4114 a Wetilautid expected that the incumbran o __ l'e 1, - „° d'd - e A he this time have greatly fallen . fr_ . , vtie eild, l t - , (lot think so large a sum was required. O 4 truchme„nrefore, suggest that instead of 15,0__°1- sea ,onsj siee, 10,0004 should be the sum struck tr. roe,tl..q!Otht, tts iIIORP having agreed tohis shape the - ' u tlts - 4 ateord with this suggestion, 1. e di.._:., ance 40r the T'uod, when there appeared- A tte Itn lead ... 44 la tt it Meat ..„ ••• ee ill th e Nl of 2 to aJority ~. .., ... idd k %in t wasthen b et P i It; ~Nll,,,ffice. . )8771- proposed for the service -4 41 '''''-'S dre wattention to the circumstance, Iv It; tradesel • • ;Stel4 44 tilet 4 fo en in Ireland did not participate_ in , loje st . l' this work, whieb, being deprived of, ~4 V. fo r thle to the nd to the public o irelt at -4 1 , 1 14 ttha-etie here and work could be done cheaper k r ,. itt wh. here. tr . 1)1 , tt p69.A,A,',h,catised this. elm objected to the system of ems natisr, '4 s -40 said the Queen's printer in Dublin service, and the 14 UP) ; 44reitt deal of work for the principles as t 45,18 etlll 3 SUpplied there on the same s t 4 , b, ttry, andsup- N ' the the station in Ireland wa I)l;',4Nft°:ctres stationer inrYDublin. 440 0 gee vs,,, eil3S said the Queen's stationer _ o°. " °al 7 ade ^ • pplied from th -t• 4,. tot for Stattonery supplied it it kiNtt 's -office 10 f -4 ° Pr' said he b,,.0r tae leti eg th was the author of d He did I,,,:elewebs of Quid be done in Englan . s em et, • of b cenorny, for it was done cheap . er In the regulation abate-4 'eted egan • . . and a saving 46- or %vita Scotland, there was r to the teh of tho nor eight thousand a year. He h wk% cotoriaittee which made the suggestion, Ns /1 te d by the G do ere I S ANetry overnment. e 4, l it 3 , %,, ‘4401t or the EXCHEQUER dhe sai . ‘htl e * tla ti • rAtised o at the 13 Gent I an ' s observe. that vtlitleth°tcel'i:t:ici fe;fnittl ..tharbringingemthe stationer' ~ill. --1•• 1/..° tau ee ten a great saving.' fuld-' wh.ell‘ ltlesii't t,',11:113' ahould they make a change? bit;, s e 4 t N 4 t ha t . 7 4 , he did not object to one - 6ffi - ee; it tttilitupoetiery lt'leretteedievpaplrernt should bhetdesbneitertdainwthni iokt;t4/itll)4 elrrY tteitt. eacotntlionie gulfulgrther. h owl tad be A r rL t ee tti - her coesoiki , honght that economy could be e 4atrila t.: ea t ,Z: Prii it i at lng the accounts, and that there tsi 'Rh Eti l d n i g' The manner of keeping a record ttArtA i,„ is in the United States would r ye t b , 1 ...in t . ° , n. ij ll . 1114, eraent in the mode of making e, -tikilieweetke eoun try - e,etee k ,t)le `slutllkl ' - ' c 'ali' l lt th -3 e. rettre - "Ile delay which took lacep . l e e, ie f .,, ere fr orp. 18 arose from the time taken in hiC". Nt '4 4 4. te; tn° colonies; but the same delay ttpiNlialv titQ A great extent be remedied. 14 ,A ' fl ' fo e co -..." tvißhed h t he returns should - „1. Mtc„c' I• . ' t at. . • the ' 14 111fO ralitt1011, as it was in THE SUN, Mr. V. SMITH approved of the stationery being sup plied from one office. It was also to be observed that the vote had been decreased this year, and that a saying might he effected in printing Parliamentary papers. Many things were printed which ought net to ho There should be an officer to discriminate what papers were valuable, and what not. There was an item of 1,0001. a year for printing for the Railway-office. Mr. C. LEWIS said, tho increase for printing the papers of Comrniesions had greatly diminished. The item for the Railway .office was only an estimate, and might be lees. After a few words from Mr. BROWNE concerning agricultural statistics, Mr. REYNOLDS said be would undertake for the printers of Dublin, that they would do the printing for the public departments 20 per cent. cheaper than it was now done in London. Mr. C. LEWIS observed, in explanation of the cata logues of the National Gallery, that the profits of the sale were deducted from the expense of printing theM. Mr. COBDEN pressed on the House the necessity of having their reports in octavo form instead of quarto. Mr. FRENCH wished to know why an answer was not given by the Treasury to the question put by his Right Hon. Friend the Lord Ma) or of Dublin, with re- ' gard to the printing being done for 20 per cent. less tha❑ was now paid. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, was not disposed to pay any attention to voluntary offers of that description; but a contract wero made it would be very different. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY and Mr. Gone sunN, in favour of the House reports being printed in an octavo shape, Mr. DISRAELI expressed his opinion in favour of the change, and observed that no species of information could be more valuable than that contained in the yeti -0116 blue books presented to the House. Colonel DUNNE complained, th...t although there were 36,000 soldiers in Ireland, the stationery was but 7001., while for the constabulary, amounting to but 12,000 men, it was 1,0001. That was a disproportion which required some explanation. The vote was then agreed to. 10,000/. for defraying, for 1850, the expense of build ing, &c., the Edinburgh National Gallery. Mr. BRIGHT protested against the state. If Edin burgh had a national gallery, why should not Manches ter and Birmingham have national galleries also? Mr. HUME defended the vote, inasmuch as it was for the promotion of science and the tine arts, which had made considerable progress of late years in Scotland. Mr. DISRAELI said that the words in the estimate reminded him of an advertisement of Mr. George Robins —(A laugh)—and, fur that reason, he certainly enter tained some suspicion of the utility of the vote. Mr. V. SMI 111 thought it was a fair thing to have a public museum in Edinburgh, but he should like to have some information on the subject, particularly as regarded the contracts for the building. Mr. BRIGHT said that a sum of 4,000/. was put down as a site fur the building, whereas he was informed on a late occasion that the corporation of Edinburgh were to give the site for 1,0001. There were large sums of money left to Edinburgh in the shape of legacies, and it would be much more independent to apply them in that way than asks for grants of the public money. Sir J. GIBSON CRAIG observed that those charities were strictly tied up and could not be applied to any other purposes than the intentions of the donors. The vote was then agreed to, and the House resumed. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, &c, ANNUITY BILL. The House having resolved itself into Committee on this Bill, it was proposed to fill up the blank with 12,000/. Mr. HUME said his had given notice of his intention to propose that the blank should be filled up with 8,000/., that being the amount given on a former occasion to the Duke of Gloucester, who was a nearer relation to the Sovereign than the present Duke of Cambridge; but be lieving that a vote of 10,000/. would be more likely to receive general support, he would propose that the blank be filled up with that sum.—(Hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK trusted the Hon. Member would not move so large a grant. Let the House just consider what the Royal Duke had. Why should he have 10,000/. —for what purpose? If we had a Royal Family it was necessary there should be provision for certain portions of that family. But it was a matter of great import ance to know when the individuals of that family should cease to have a claim.—(Hear.) Some line should be drawn, and he was of opinion that the further an indi vidual was removed from the situation of heir to the Crown the less right had he to an allowance from the public. He admitted that a person so near to the Throne as the Duke of Cambridge should be provided for, but such provision ought to be judged of by the habits of the people among whom he lived. 10,000/. was a very iarge sum. The Duke of Cambridge when alive had only 24,0001. HUME.-27,0001. Mr. ROEBUCK—WeII, 27,000/. His two daughters were to have 3,0001. each, and his son 12,0001., and his widow 6,000/., making together 24,000/. Now, let the House remember that her Majesty had been so fruitful as to produce seven children. Every ose of these seven had the same claim as the late Duke of Cambridge.— (Hear, hear.) Every one might marry, and there might be a multiplication of families of this description.— (Hear, hear.) Were was this to end?—(Hear, hear.) It might seem an ungracious proceeding to enter into a discussion of this sorr. If the money could be obtained without applying to the labouring population he should be happy to contribute his quota; but it would have to be wrung from the hard earnings of the industrious and laborious millions. It was the duty of the House to con sider whence the money would have to be derived, and the purpose to which it was to be applied.—(Hear, hear.) What was the purpoaf•? The maintenance of these Royal persons in that sort of decent splendour which was compatible with their situation. For that pur pose such a sum was more than was necessary. —(Hear, hear.) The Duke cf Cambridge, he supposed would marry. The Duke of Cambridge would have a family. Was that family to be provided for? He might be told that sufficient for the day was the evil thereof. But the evil was here, and they ought to begin by cutting down the money to the lowest point; and he should therefore move that the blank be filled up with " s,oool."—(Hear, hear.) The question was then put that " 5,0001. should be in serted." Vv Mr. W. BROWN did not consider 12,000/. necessary to support the dignity of the Duke of Cambridge. Her Majesty's Ministers, whose duties were very laborious, did not receive near so much, and yet it was proposed to give the Royal Duke 12,0001. when he did nothing. Mr. ROEBUCK said that her Majesty's Ministers re ceived 5,0001. The judges of the land received 5,0004 Every moment of their time was devoted to the public business. lle did not wish any indignity to be mani fested towards his Royal Highness. Ile wished him to be provided for as an honest English gentleman, and he thought 5,000/. quite sufficient fur the purpose. Let the House recollect that he possessed a sum of money; that he had an estate, and received a salary as a general officer. Mr. AGLIONBY said in theory he did not see why 5,000/. was not sufficient, but he thought no good likely to result from dividing on that sues, when propositions for 8,0001. and 10,000/. had been already negatived. They who cared more for royalty than for economy had beaten these propositions by large majorities.—(Cries of " No, no.") Was it not so?—(No, no.) It was so re corded.—(Hear.) If the lion. M.?mber for Sheffield divided on the proposition for 5,0001. he should certainly vote with him, but he would rather take the sense cf the House on the 10,0001.—(Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said it was difficult to settle by argument whether 5,000/. or 12,000/. was a proper sum. Gentlemen must judge f a. themselves what they thought a Prince of the Royal Family required for the honour able maintenance of his dignity and to meet those de mands which came on the Royal Family more than on those who possessed four or five times the amount it was now proposed to grant.—(Hear.) He did not think it was fair to say that there was a distinction between those who were for royalty and those who were for eco nomy—(Hear, hear)—because both sides might desire that what was best for the country should be done, some considering the smaller sum deficient, and others believ ing that it would not be creditable to the country to see the pecuniary means of a Prince of the Royal Family very much reduced.—(Hear.) It should be considered, according to the arrangement of the civil list, that it was intended for the support of the Sovereign, and the So vereign only. In former times, when there was a con siderable annual sum derived from the property of the Crown, the Crown had the means of supporting the sons and daughters of the reigning Soverega or any colla teral relations out of the income belonging to the Crowe. These revenues, however, had been devoted to the public service, and therefore some grant was ne cessary, and he considered 12,0001. a far more fitting sum than 5,000/.—(flear.) Mr. V. SMITH considered the precedent in the Duke of Gloucester's case ought to be followed, and that 8,000/. was a reasonable sum.—(flear.) If 5,0001. only should be granted, the Duke would be in a worse posi sition than before, for the sum of 6,0001. was previously paid for his maintenance. He would support the propo sition for 8,000/. or 10,000/., but could not vote for the sum proposed by the Hon. Member for Sheffield. Mr. DISRAELI having su ppo r t e d the original mo tion of the Government, felt bound, in justice to him self and the Hon. Gentlemen who voted with him, to deny the observation that, i n so d o i ng , th ey were influ enced with feelings for royalty and not for economy.— (Hear, hear.) He regretted that any Prince of the blood should be placed in the position of the Duke of Cambridge, and that it sho u ld b e necessary to make an application to the House on this subject.—(Hear.) And he must beg the House to remember that princes of the blood were placed in this position by Act of Par liament.—(Hear, hear.) Ho did not want to enter into any controversy as to what would have been the rental of the estate of the Crown, if the Crown had been left in the enjoyment of that estate; but he believed that, if it had been properly managed, it would have been suffi cient to support the necessary splendour and dignity of the Croatia without any application for the aid of Parlia ment.—(Hear, hear.) But the question did not come into y controversy, because Parliament interfered and con sidered they had achieved a result favourable t o t h e i r liberty in depriving the Sovereign of the real possession of her estate. Ile confessed ho was very much influenced upon this occasion by the opinion of the Government, who had given the subject that due co nsideration whic h its importance deserved. He must remind the House that when they entered on this criticism of the expenditure of a Prince, i they must not forget the position in which they had placed him, irrespective of the considerations to which he had referred with respect to the Ro y al Famil y generally. If they took the peerage of England, and cast their eyes over the wealthier patrician houses, they would find that they had been created in the course of centuries by marrying heiresses—(Hear, he (r) —and this to an extent of which few were aware who had not examined the subject. A poor peer in one genera tion would probably not be a poor peer in a subsequent generation, in consequence of the influence of his rank, LONDON, FRIDAY _EVENING, But in what position did they place a Prince of the Royal house? They had passed a law which prevented his ever founding a family by those means by which other noble families were established; and that was a point which ought not to be lost sight of.—(Hear, hear.) He would take a familiar instance of the posi tion in which a prince of the blood was placed. The Duke of Cambridge was an English Duke. He was the first of English Dukes—the first of the English He was a few weeks ago the eldest eon of an English Duke. Was he allowed to address the electors of West minster? Was he permitted as a commoner to enter that House and exercise the abilities he possessed to improve his position? It had been said that he was paid more than a Secretary of State. But was a man in his posi tion allowed to try to obtain such a position? He was shut out from any of these means of honourable ambi tion. He could not be Governor-General of India.:These were ,the sort of restrictions placed on a member of the Royal Family. Let the House place him in the same position as other persons, and then there would be some foundation for criticism; but as they did not choose to follow that course, they moat consider his position as a Prince of the blood.—(Hear, hear.) They ought to recollect, also, that they were voting on this occasion not half that to the present Duke of Cambridge which the former Duke:posseassed. Besides, when they proposed to stop the income of the Duke. in case he should become King of Hanover, they ought to remem ber that these were times w;2en a man might be King of Hanover ono day, and without a kingdom the next. They ought to make provisi.en for such a contingency. After due consideration he felt bound to support that proposition which had originated with the Government. Mr. ROEBUCK believed that the Hon. Gentleman was under a mistake in point of law when he said that the present Doke could not, when Prince George of Cambridge, have canvassed the electors of Westminster, and if elected by them, be a /V:ember of that House. Mr. BRIGH I' was not surpeised that the Noble Lord found it difficift to argue this question. A considera ble number of Members in that House thought the vote too much, and out of doors t acre was but one unani mous opinion respecting it—namely, that it was extra vagant.—(Hear.) As to the Marriages Act to which the Hon. Member for Buckingham referred, and who would, be supposed, have voted for 14,0001, he must declare that it was no argument with him, for it was an Act of which he did not sperm e, and for which he could not be responsible. He thoughr it one of the most wicked and mischievous Acts that had over passed. Notwithstand ing that Act, he doubted extra melt', if the Duke of Cam • bridge proposed to marry re mte person with a large fortune, that it would be consit lered advisable on the part of the Crown to refuse its aattent to such a marriage.— (Hear.) If the late Duke ( Cambridge, out of the many hundreds of thousands, of pounds of the public money ho had received, had :;hought proper to provide fur his children this discussio a need not have taken place. The present Duke of Cambri age had a private fortune of his own, he was a general oflic er. and he had a large official aslary as a colonel of a regizrent, some twelve hundred or fifteen hundred sa year. and these with those other matters that were alway s given to a person in his position, The vote stow proposed by the Government he believed would be the inc at unpopular of the whole session. —(Hear.) It was the first step in a bad course, and it would lead to great emit mrrassment hereafter. Mr. DISRAELI explained,. The Hon. Member bad no right to assume that he v eeuld have voted for the 14,0004 It was quite an unteathorised assumption, fir he had on a former occasion as iludecl to the late Duke of Gloucester having that sum, sold he had said that he was glad the reduction had been .made, considering the re duction of prices, the conseq Bence of that injurious law to which he was opposed, an I that had been supported by Hon. Gentlemen opposite..—(Hear.) Mr. ANSTEY moved that the Chairman report pro gress. Be did so on the g round that an attempt was about to be made by the Government to sacrifice their privileges. The question for them now to consider was this—the question of privilege! before the supply, a re dress of grievances before they granted the public money.—(Hear.) An attemp t was made to get through the supplies before the resole tiona affecting those privi leges were disclosed. The at tempt ho was determined to resist ; and therefore, witho at meaning anything hos tile to the Duke of Cambridge., he moved that the Chair man report progress. This motion was, after a b .Fef 'discussion, with4drawn, Lord J. RUSSELL promis hig the resolutions should be submitted to the House: upon the Speaker resuming _ he chair. The amendment of 5,0001. vr,as then negatived withou a division. The Committee divided on, Mr. Hume's amendment fur 10,0001. For the amendment . . 76 Against it ... ... 105 Majority ... —29 Mr. HUME put it to tl to Noble Lord whether it would be proper for him, afte r this division, to persist in the vote of 12,0001., fir, ta Ling from the Noble Lord those who were obliged t) vote with him, the opponents to so large a grant were ixt the majority. There were some Members, too, on the other side who did not approve of the vote, but who voted for it from peculiar circumstances.—(Laughter.) 2e did not like ta ana lyse the motives of individual 3, but there were in that House two classes of expects nts—those who were in office, and those who were out but expected to be in. Mr. BRIGHT asked the Secretary at War to answer a question which he had to pu t to the Noble Lord, but luit he was unable to ans - wcr, and that was as to the fact of the vacant regiment being given to the Duke of Cambridge. He hoped there would be no quibble in the answer to so plain a question. gr. F. MAULE replied, t bat he bad happened to put the question to the Military Secretary two days since, as to whether any arrangement had been made as to the disposal of the regiment of Guards. The answer be received was, that there wma no appointment to that regiment. _ _ 'Mr. BRIGHT asked the fSearetary at War whether be did not know that the Duke of Cambridge was the person that it was decidod upon should have that regiment? Mr. F. MAULE replied 13 , 3 t that he bad heard of. Mr. STANFORD would riot have risen upon this oc casion but for the itnivitation cast upon Hon. Members sitting upon his side of the House. Mr. HUME assured the Hon. Gentleman he did not allude to him. _ _ Mr. STANFORD continued by saying that he was very glad no improper motiv e was attributed to him; but such an imputation shou2d not be cast upon any of the Honourable Members who had supported this vote. They who aupprted it were actuated by prin ciple. He could discover no principle amongst its opponents, who were shiftiny, about from 8,0001. to 5,0001., and then to 10,000/., and who, not having any 'principle, merely show( d their animosity against the Royal Family.—(Cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh.") In giving his vo:e he was sure he had done that which would be popular. fur the People of this country desired to maintain the Royal Fataity with proper dignity.— (Hear, hear.) The people of this country saw that the late Duke of Cambridge, though possessing a large in come, had died a poor ain't, and this solely because he was so benevolent, so generouts, and so gracious in his patronage and support of their several charities.— (Hear.) He had a right to express his reasons for giving the vote he had done on this occasion; and in addition to the other argnmei its that had been brought forward in supporting it, he could not avoid adverting to the fact that their aristocracy bad large fortunes, that their merchants had large fortunes, and even their tradesmen were able to clear Isom 12,0001. to 14,0001. ; and that therefore 12,000/. a 'y ear to a Prince of the blood, with large demands upon him, such as none of those persons had, could not he considered too large a sum to grant him. It certahly could not be callelex travagant, and in supporting such a vote he certainly could nut be called an expectant, for he did not partici pate in the Royal Family outman inments—(Hear)—and he believed his constituency would consider that he had given a right vote. Mr. ROEBUCK said that as to the imputation upon those who opposed the vote, that they were animated with animosity to the Royal Fatally, it was unworthy of the Hon. Gentleman to make, and it would be unworthy of him (Mr. Roebuck) to ansys-et it. After a few words from Lord G. HAMILTON, which were inaudible in the gallery, The vote for 12 000/. was agreed to without a division. The House having resumed, BARON L. ROTHSCHILD. The ATTORNEY-GENER AL said that, with per mission of the House, he begget I, before any other order of the day was proceeded with, to give notice that on Monday he should move the two following resolutions:— " That the Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild is not entitled to vote in this House, or to sit in this House, during any debate, until he shall, take the oath of abju ration in the form appointed by ?taw. " That this House will, at the earliest opportunity in the next session of Parliament, take into its serious con sideration the form of the oath of abjuration with a view to relieve her Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish religion." —(Laughter, and cries of " Oh, oh".) RAILWAYS ABANDONMENT BILL. The ATTORNEY - G ENERAL sai d he proposed to adopt the Lords' ame ndments to this Bill r ather than lose i t r h e e lan Fees d Court of C ommon Bill, W en t th rough this session, and should fix Tuesday, at T we l ve o ' clock, for further proceeding s on the Bill. P C l o e m a The s m t G N t e o r e a . , n2ad)s Bill The The Sheep and Cattle Co nta g ious Disorde rs Preven tion y that ee s s o f tion Continuation Bill was read a second time. COPY OF DESIGNS ACTS AMENDMENTS BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill. Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know how far this Bill was to extend. He took :the opportunity of calling attention to the discrepancy iu the opinions of the late and of the present Attorney-Gmeral, as to the right of the public to the parks; and gave notice that he should at the earliest period take the sense of the House not only against the salaries of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, but also against the salary of the First Minister of the Crown. Mr. GROGAN asktd if the Bill had any reference to the exhibition of 1851? I h r its ' i e b t o i . Mr. LABOZTCHERE said the Bill had a double ob the jde l etat at the t e th l h a ee t e pe d rxo t ht o ei bc d it eti no ion fs of i ns n ue e g xh e t n ye e re r ta a i re l e a os n r a s d b y i t mo a it l g s hh o e tr h bp a ea d be f lx o i c exhibitions. After a few words from Mr. SPOONER and Colonel DUNNE, Mr. NEWDEGATE thought the object of the Bill was totally inconsistent with tho advantages attached to the exhibition of 1851, which was eaieto be the im provements of our own &signs and manufactures. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that unless per sons were secured their inventions they would be chary of exhibiting them. The Bill, therefore, would promoto improvement, by encouraging such persona to exhibit their designs. Mr. HENLEY hoped that time would be given to discuss the Bill in Committee. He thought that protec tion was to be given to thii foreigner against -- his design being pirated, but that no protection wal given to the Englishman again s t his inventions be in pir ted by the foreigner. Th e p resent was a one-sided measuie. The all was then r ea d a second time, and ordere d to he committed on M on d ay. g .l LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND, No. 2) BILL. On the motion for the adjourntd debate on the second reading of this Bill. - Mr. HAMILTON said he proposed to strike out all the clauses, except those relating to the cutting and carrying away o f crops by night or on Sundays, and to alter the title of the Bill to " A Bill to prevent the fraudulently Cutting and Carrying of Crops to evade Distress for Rent." Mr. MOORE proposed the debate be adjourned. Colonel DUNNE said the Secretary for Ireland had told them that unleas a Bill' of alb; sort was passed ho could not answer for the peace of Ireland another year. Mr. J. O'CONNELL supported the ~ mended BLII out of consid-ration to the tenantry of Ireland. Mr. REYNOLDS opposed the Bill. After some further dtscussion the House divided. The numbers were— For the adjournment of the debate ••• 6 Against it 75 Majority against the, adjournment —69 It was ultimately suggested by Sir G. GREY that the Bill should be read a secen:l time, and that it should be committed pro forma on an early day, in order that the House might se , : Vie nature of the alterations made in it. when On i t t ht a ' appeared being question n that tlae put, num were— For the seco n d reading ••„. ..• 70 Against it ..• •• ••• ••• 6 Msjority in f avour of the spend reading —64 the ber s I House again divided, ou The Bill was awl read a second time. The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time to-nicrrow (this day). The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and t he House adjourned at Half-past Two o'clock. SEARCH jOR SIR Joirm FRANKLIN: INTELLIGENCE FIZOII CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S EXPEDITION. The public are indebted to the Admiralty for the following intelligence of Captain Austin's and Captain Penny's .xpeditions in search of Sir John Franklin and his companions of the Erebus and Terror. Knowing the great anxiety of all ranks and classes fir the latest and most correct information of the expeditions sent out to the Arctic regions by the Admiralty, their Lordships, immediAtely on the arrival of Lieut. Power, with the Admiralty dispatches last evening, communicated the following intelligence to the papers, and at once gave directions for stamping and tbrwarding to the relatives and friends of Captain Austin's expedition, to whom they were addressed, between 300 and 400 letters that had been sent with the Admiralty dispatches by the officers and men of the Resolute, Assistance, Intrepid, and Pioneer, forming the squadron under the orders of Cal t sin Austin, C.B. "Admiralty, August 1, 6 P.M. " Ueut. Povvr.r, of the Emma Eugenia transport, has lust arrived from Captain Austin. " Captain Austin lefi Whale Fish Islands on the 23d of June—all well, perfect in erery equipment, the steamers with six weeks' coal on board. " The day after Captain Austin sailed, the American expedition, consisting of two schooners, arrived at the Whale Fish Islands, and Baled to the northward on the 29th —all wcll. " Captain Penny paisel Disco on the 4th of May—a well." Their Lordships also directed copies of the fallowing official dispatch to be made and to be firwarded to the press for the information of the public:— " Her Majesty's ship Resolute, at the Whale Fish Island*, June 23, 1850, One o'clock, P.M. " Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty, of the arrival at these islands of the vessels of th. Arctic Expedition under my orders, they having left the Orkneys (as reported in my letter of that day's date) on the 15th ult. 9 z. Cape Farewell was sighted at noon on the 28th ult., bearing N. 25 W., distant 63 miles; and in the afternoon of the 30th, in lat. 59 N., long. 47 W., the transport Emma Eugenia was fallen in with, and con tinued in company. " 3. On the morning of the 10th inst., the wind having fallen to a calm, with every appearance of it s cont i nu i ng, Whale Fish Isio,nds being 280 miles distant, I deemed it advisable to cause the Resolute to be taken in tow by the Pioneer, and the transport by the Intrepid, leaving the Assistance to make the best of her way. The four vessels arrived here just before noon on the 14th instant ; and early on the morning of the 15th the Intrepid was dis patchel to att !rid the Assistance, which ship she met in the offing, and returned with her in tow about noon. " 4. Since the arrival of the vessels every exertion has been used to clear the transport, which would have been earlier accomplished but from the actual necessity of placing hi:llaq on board fur her safety, as the last of the coals came ow. " 5. Each ship is now complete, between her and her tender, is provisions, stores,.and warm clothing, to fully three years, and the tenders have on board coats to the amount of 310 tons each. "6. Although the ships are somewhat crowded, they are at a comparatively light draught, the mean being, of the Resolute, 'l4 feet 6 inches, and Assistance, 16 feet 6i inches, leaving them fully equal to a considerable in crease of weight when recollecting the statements con nected with their immersion as merchant vessels with cargo on board. "7. The tenders may be said to be deep, the mean draught being, of the Pioneer, 12 feet 11 inches. and Intrepid, 13 feet 1 inch. They leave this fully efficient in their engines and boilers. Some slight repairs and adjustments have been rnide here. "8. I have to observe, with reference to the perform ance of these vessels, that, except in light winds, ' by the wind' they have been able fairly to keep company, the Pioneer having shown a superiority; her consump tion for that purpose during the passage was 84 tons, and that of the Intrepid 41+ tons. " 9. In the operation of towing under the then exist ing circumstances of medium draught of water iu a calm, with the sea perfectly smooth, their speed may be considered Iv; approaching four knots; and against a moderate royal breeze, with a more than proportionate head swell, about two knots. " 10. The sailing of the two ships has been, under their late trim, nearly equal, the Resolute having had a little advantage in running, and the Assistance ' by the wind.' " 11. Ia the passa , re up from Cape Farewell the straits wore found to bO tolerably clear, the extreme of the stream of land ice' having been met with about the latitude of that place on the 30th ult.; and that of the stream from the pack' i n l at . 66 N., long. 56 W., on the 11th instant. Bergs were not very numerous until this date, from which, up to the time of our arrival, they were found in considerable numbers. Being unable to obtain at this place any information as to the state of the ice further to the northward, Captain Ommaney visited the Danish settlement at Lively, Isle of Disco, and states, the season is considered fairly open.' No records have been found or information obtained of the missing vessels. Too expedition under the charge of Mr. Penny communicated with that place on the 2d ult., all well, and that great civility and attention wa> shown to him by the authority there, who promised that any records met with, or information procured, should be preserved and forwarded. " 13. It is my present intention in proceeding to the northward to communicate with Upernevick, for the purpose of obtaining any Information that may be there, as well as a supply of Esquinaaux boots, very desirable for travellingl to parties. 4. regret say that of the six bullocks brought from England by the transport, five died during the passage. 41 13. The vessels composing the Expedition may be considered in every way efficient ; and it is with much pleasure and satisfaction that I report, that excellent health and spirits, good will and unanimity prevail throughout. " 1 5. We proceed onwards at two o'clock, rat., this day. "I am, Sir, &c., "Holum T. AUSTIN, " Captain in charge of the Expediiiou. "J. Parker, Esq., M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty." We subjoin our private correspondence from the squadron:— " Her Majesty's Ship --, Whale Islands, " Greenland, June 14, 1850. " It is not ver y o f ten t hat you re ce i ve a l etter from such an o u tl an di s h p l ace as this, bat I s u p pose you will like to he ar h ow we are a ll getting on. All our squad ron are an c h ore d, as well as the transpo r t, W hi ch we picked up off C a p e F a rewell. We have h a d rather a long passa g e , - s ervice erv b i u c in but withal the laight pleasant one; th e steamers winds, a n d t h e Pioneer did u i towed us upwards of four knots. We hive not seen much ice, but a good many bergs. The opinion here is that it is not a very open season as yet, but there is no saying what a month may do. " Penny was at Leively (or Disco) a month ago, and has proceeded northward. " We are working night and day to clear the transport, and start again, but it is a heavy business. " The natives (Eiquimaux) here are just as ugly and dirty as ever. " When we leave here we shall have our provisions piled up on ou r decks, for there is a tremendous lot cf p i e n theksettle the questi on a b out Sir other expeditions are a ll on J things f i r us. If we can on l y get to Melville Island th . i s year Franklin. w i e shell, supo I think, their way by this time. I hope we shall not have to look after them. "June 22. " I wind up now. -- has been very busy takin g magnetic observations, but all is now done. Grub and stores all on board. No further ness on this (wait. we sail on the 23i Juue, and hoping for good luck in the ice, and to see you we ll in eighteen months or two years, believe me, &c." as " busy as the :isions and of 150 tons E t wi the t ee C i shipsol CORRESPONDENT.) I t oe E ig : hee l ' ete 9 t f nm D go E up i n T ot , and dovelties June 2c). amuse ment stores eSviil' jun : l'i' d ge(tamiailnere:sioscvsfhe arrived o ixi n h:d e e l' e' s coals each) from the transport. There could not be a more commodious harbour for our purposes than this formed a b r y e t t h o e b N e Vh h a a l d e librilaandbus.ndaWneld, dauficokrds:inlogomshsooting ment for the officers every night. ,Ve aro not as yet far enough advanced to the n orthward t o enable us to judge whether this season wil l be what is termed an ~ open 0n.3" pr nut. Neither h ave r we had an o pportunity 01 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert has proceeded to 611 up and complete her fuel at Portsmouth. She will proceed on Monday next to Cowes to attend on the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Court, mobile at Osborne. We are glad to say the royal yacht has returned from her cruise without a single reported defect. She, ran from Cherbourg t o th e N a b li g h t - vesse l , a distance of 67 miles, in fire hours and ten minutes, on Wednesday. The Victoria and Albert, the Fairy, and the little dispatch-vessel the Elfin, do credit to Lord Fitzelarence, Captain Crispin, atv the other officers and their crews, fur their decoration, cleanliness, and order; no vessels or yachts ever surpassed them. The distinguished party that accompanied Lord A. Fi'zclsrence in his cruise landed last evening, and slept at the George Hotel. Lieutenant Harris, agent of the Princess Royal trans port, died on his passage home. APPOINTMENTS. Clerk—John Harromm, to the Trafalgar, 120, a Sheerness. Midshipmen—David Orr, to the Hastings, 72, flag. ship, East Indies; H. M. Alexander to the Fox, 42 fitting for the East Indies. Cygnet, 8, Commander White, was mustered, in sppc!ei, and paid advance at Devonport, oa Wednesday morning, by Captain Nias, C. 8., of the Agincourt, Com modore Lord John Hay being engaged with the Ne pulese Ambassador. Crane, 6, packet-brig, Lieutenant• Commander Par sons, was WEN) into No. 5 dock, at Devonport, on Wed nesday morning, to have soave defects made good. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The E trl of Balcarres, East Indiaman, arrived yesterday from the river. The splendid frigate-built Indiaman, the Monarch, arrived at Spithead, outward bound, on Monday last, and sailed to•dev. She is one of the most warlike merchant ships we have ever ECCP. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Newcastle, July 31. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice CRESS WELL.) MURDER.—Patrick Forbes was charged with the eil ful murder of his wife, Elizabeth Forbes, at Newcastle, on the 22d of March last. Mr. Ingham and Mr. Lush appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Otter defended the prisoner. We can only give an outline of this case in our report of it, as the details are of too horrid and shocking a cha racter for publication. The prisoner, it appeared, was a labourer, and lived with his wife and four children in an apartment on the fourth floor, up an entry called Clogher's-entry. Both were accustomed to habits of drunkenness. Wh en so b er , t h e prisoner appeared to have generally acted kindly to his wife, and in their habits of intemperance they appeared from the evidence to have often got drunk together. When drunk, he had been often heard to threaten her life, on which oce.- don she was in the habit of going to her brother's lodgings for protection. On Friday, the 22d of March last, the prisoner and his wife began drinking together, and early in the day his wife became quite drunk, and about four o'clock that afternoon was seen lying drunk at the bottom of the stairs leading to Clogher's entry. The prisoner, who also was intoxicated, assisted by his daughter, Bridget Forbes, carried the deceased upstairs to her own room, and in so doing the prisoner let her fall. She was placed on a bed in the room, and the prisoner laid himself down beside her, and both appeared to have fallen asleep, and they were so seen about nine or ten o'clock at night. The prisoner's daughter went to bei with a Mrs. Dees in an adjoining room, and about one o'clock they were awoke by a cry, and by a son of the prisoner, aged 14, who came to them from the prisoner's room, where he had slept, and said his mother was dead. On going into the prisoner's room the fire was found lighted and the prisoner sitting beside it. They found the prisoner's wife lying dead on the bed. £be prisoner was crying " Oh, my Betty." Ile got up and said to Mrs. Dens, " I will tell you how it was." She seid, want to hear it ; keep your counsel to your self; tell somebody else." Tne boy went for candles and his daughter for medical assistance, the prisoner being left alone. In the firs was a short poker, thrust nearly up to the handle in the fire. Before the prisoner's daughter left for assistance she cried out " Murder!" and the pri soner drove her out of the room. On the arrival of the police they found pools of blood and some spots on the ihor. The bed clothes were soaked with blood, and the prisoner's hands were covered with blood. They could see no marks of violence on the woman. A woman named M'lrer, who lived in an adjoining apartment, and who happened to be nursing a sick child about one o'clock, stated that at that time she heard a piercing scream apparently come from the prisoner's room, fol lowed by another. The prisoner's son said he was aroused out of sleep about one o'clock, bat he could not tell what it was that awoke him. His father asked him to put the bedclothes on him, arid to go to bed. Ho did so, and went to bed in an adjoining room, as he had been sleeping on two chairs before the tire. About a quarter of an hour afterwards, his father awoke him, and told him his mother was dead. On the arrival of the police, they sent for a surgeon, Mr. Rayne, who foudd the bed clothes saturated with blood under the deceased. There were no external marks of violence. He then made a post mortem examination of the body, and he then found that the bladder had been ruptured by some sharp pointed instrument, and that the intestines were wouhded, the injuries extending at least a foot into the body of the deceased. In the witness's opinion, the poker which was produced; and which was found thrust into the fire of the prisoner's room, was a vary likely instrument to have caused the injuries described. The shock to the nervous system and the hemorrhage from such an injury would be so great that death would be almost instantaneous. having whitened the jury in defence of the prisoner, contended that there was nothing to chow malice on the part of the prisoner, and that the injury committed by the prisoner must have been the result of intoxication, brutalising him, and rendering him inca pable of knowing what he was about, and that a verdict of manslaughter would meet the justice of the case. ilia LORDSHIP then summed up the facts to the jury. There was nothing in the facts proved to show excite ment or sudden passion, from any injury to the prisoner at the time the offence was committed, which could re duce the crime, if committed by him, to manslaughter. On the contrary, the circumstances showed a remarkable' absence of any such mitigating cause. After the jury had retired his Lordship wished to con sult Mr. Justice Creswell on a point which had arisen, in the case, when the door of communication between the two courts wad found to be locked. The door leads into the grand jury room, and a door at the other side of it communicates with the other court. His Lordship ordered the door to he opened. After much knocking and time spent in looking for the key, one of the offi cers of the court went round to the grand jury room, and shortly returned sad stated to his Lordship that; the county justices were sitting there, and they refused to open the door. his Lordship then ordered the High Sheriff of the town and county of Newcastle, the cases within their jurisdiction then being tried, to open the door, and, if necessary, that it must be broken open. At this moment a gentleman, whose name we wore given to understand was Sir Charles Monck, followed by two or three other gentlemen, came through the open door on to the bench, and addressing his Lordship,' said —The Justices of the Peace charged with the county business were sitting in the grand jury room, and they could not have the door opened. His Lordship was trying town prisoners, and although his Lordship was enabled by a statute to adjourn the town's proceed ings to any place in the county, the statute did not men tion any particular place. The justices :of the county had assigned that court to his Lordship for his use whilst trying the town's business, and there were re tiring rooms and mocks of ingress and regress irres pective of the grand jury room. The statute did not ray that the judges should have any particular places .igned to them, and they might b. removed to a public house, or any other building for which they might have occasion. Hls LORDSHIP-At preseilt, I beiug one of the justices Of MilliZ9 for the county of Northumberland, as well as AUG UST 2, 1850 testing the abilities of the officer who has been deputed to conuet us through the many difficulties that must necessarily beset us. I am not disposed to make invidious comparisons; nevertheless I venture to say that the man who accom plishes What a Ross failed in must be possyssed of ,no ordinary qualities, whether as regards nautical skill, physical prowess or scientific knowledge. To be a suc cessful Arctic navigator he must not only be a thorough bred, experienced seaman of untiring energy, coolness, and discretion, but be must have the power of quick thought and the ready application of it—capable of taking a sapid survey of the ohjects .before him, so as to enable him instantaneously to exercise his own judgment, without having recourse to the advice of others. 'ln making the above remarks I do not breathe a doubt that the gallant commander of the expedition possesses those qualifications calculated to encounter and over come the thousand difficulties attendant on an Arctic campaign. P.S.—FURTHER INTELLIGENCE.—Yesterday five sail of whalers were observed, standing to the southward. Captain Penny passed here a month ago. So much E:r that euergettc and daring seaman. The American expedition has also passed. Clothing issued as presents to the crews of tho ex pedition. TUESDAY, JUNE 18.—Received by every officer and man—One blue box cloth jacket; one pair ditto trousers; one Guernsey frock, blue; one pair drawers; one pair fisherman's boots; one southwester; two pairs boot hose; one belt lined with flannel; and one com forter. LATEST INTELLIGENCE Fll,Oll DISCO. We have na more space far private correspondence to-day, and only subjoin the latest news of the expe dition. The transport, Emma Eugenia, Lieut. Pawn., agent, was clearrA at noon on Sunday, June 23, parties having been at work all three preceding nights, and at 2.30, Resolute, Captain Austin, C.B , and ..4.*sistance, Cap tain Ommann,y, were towed out by their bc re 7v-tender4 Pioneer, Lieutenant-Commander o.borne, and In trepid, Lieutenant-Commander I3ertie Cator; and it is stated by those who witnessed their departure, that a more eheerrul merry party never started on a pleasure excursion. Their advance northward must have been rapid, f.:.s the breezo came up fresh at midnight from the southward. The following day the United States schooner, Ad vance, Commander Da Haven, on a similar mission, arrived. Her consort, the Rescue, joined her on the 27th, and on the 29th they pushed on all well, and full of hope. The Emma Eugenia transport, after much labour, completed ballasting by the 3d July, and sailed for Eng land at eight o'clock in the evening. No news had ar rived from the northward up to that date. We regret to add that the Danish Governor at Disco Island died on the 26th June, much lamented by all in his district. for the town and county of Newcastle, propose to have eafficirint acceisslo - this cone - , and I propose to hale that iloor open. Sir U. Mom: lc—We cannot have it open. Ilia LORDSRIP—But I will have it open, and I r ill fine any one who opposes its beitng opened. Sir C. Monck—Then inmt lc ave it to your Lorii ship's discretion to fine us. We cannot have it opened. His LORDMIP—Then I desire that that door be left open. Sir C. Monck—We cannot have it, my Lord; we using it ourselves. We cannot have it. The Queen's justices aro witg it. His LORDSHIP —Put I supersede your authority. Sir C. Alonek—We cannot have it; we are bitting in petty. sessions. Ilia LORDS/UP—Then I shall order the High Sheriff to °pea that door. I am here on the county buainebs under the Queen's commission. Sir C. Monck—That room cannot be made a lobby or a pissage. H's LORDSIIIP —Suppose I wish to consult my brother CressNvell. as I do, on this case? Sir C. Monck—There is a way out round (pointing to the ordinary passages of the court, which were deuse'y crowded). His LORDSIIIP.—Oh! round Caere. I cannot ent r into unseemly dispute. You will at your own peril refuse what I have requested. Sir Charles Monek—We did not raise the dispute. His LORDSHIP—Yeg, you aro doing so. Sir Charles Monck— Well, if you choose to exercise your own authority, you must do so. His LORDSHIP—I do so. Sir Charles Monck—lf you choose to break through that sulyardierve authority we have, you must do so. His LORDSHIP—Then perhaps the better way would be, instead of your raising the unseemly noise of the High Sheriff breaking open the door by my order, that you should now make all the protest you can, and retire. Sir Charles Munck—Oh, no; that won't do; we are using the room. His LORDSIIIP—I wish at this moment to pass through. Sir Charles Monck—Specially we will permit it. His LORDSHIP—Is the High Sheriff here? The High Sheriff 1 - ere stepped forward, and, pre ceding his Lordship, immediately led the way through the disputed door, followed by his Lordship. It is unnecessary to say that this unseemly and die . . graceful scene in the middle of a trial for murder—the wretched man in the dock having fallen back half in sensible, whilst his life wax in the hands of the jury then deliberating on his fate—excited but one feeling of dis gust in the court. This was neither the time nor the occasion in which to obtrude the wretched local squab bles of the town and county justices before the public, to say nothing of the manner in whieh it was done. The jury haring returned, after an absence of about twenty minutes, found the prisoner Guilty of wilful murder. The prisoner, who was supported by the police, and appeared to be half insensible, having been called upcn " what he had to pay why sentence of death should not be passed upon him according to law," His LORDSHIP put on the black cap, and proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoner in the most selema man ner. The prisoner, after a careful trial, had been found guilty of the crime of wilful murder of his wife, under circumstances of the utmost horror. It did not become him to aggravate the sufferings which he them appeared to endure. For him now this world was no more. What a dreadful picture did this case prezeat of the conse quence of intoxication? If the prisoner's untimely fate should operate as a warning to all of the fatal conse quences of intoxication, he would not die in vain. He could hold out to the prisoner no hope of mercy. He must prepare for the worst, and by earnest prayer and sincere repentance endeavour to obtain that mercy in He even which was denied to him on earth. His Lordship then passed the awful sentence of death in t•he usual form, and the prisoner was removed fc.,,m the dock, ap parently nearly insensible. THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH. The vacant seat in the representation of Lambeth is likely to be very warmly contested. All the candidates who have as yet presented themselves seem to be very nearly of the same political creed. Mr. W. Williams and Mr. J. H. Palmer are the two gentlemen who, up to the present moment, appear to be most deeply com mitted to the constituency, and to be most in earnest in their intention to go to the poll. Their handbills are posted up in every conspicuous place throughout the borough; they have committees established, and all the usual preparations fir an electioneering contest set on foot. Mr. Williams relies upon the support of the Lam beth Electoral Association, the immortal eight," as they are called on the placards. Mr. Palmer, on the other hand, appt a.rs to rest his hopes of success on local grounds, and especially on the support of the Dissenters, who are reminded by his party that Mr. Williams sup ported the Maynooth grant. Both the candidates ad dressed crowded meetings of electors last night, and were well received by them. Mr. Palmer's friends as sembled at the New Inn, in Westminster-road, and those of Mr. Williams in the Waterloo rose. Their speeches were principally directed to the subject of en larging the franchise and vote by ballot. The following characteristic circular was issued yesterday to the electors of the borough by Sir Charles Napier:— " Gentlemen,—lf you would like to be represented by a sailor, I am ready._ " You know how I have exposed waste of public money b•)th in and out of Parliament, and I am ready to do so again. " It is impossible to canvass you in person, and I will not insult you by sending paid canvaisers. " Before the election I will hold public meetings, and, if favourably received, will appear on the hustings on the day of election. " 18, Albemarle-street, Atm. 1." " CHARLES NAPIER. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON AND SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. Yesterday, in pursuance of the Act of Parliament for the partition of the existing station belonging to these companies at London bridge, and for its immediate extensive enlargement, workmen commenced demolish ing the whole of the large building that has hitherto fronted the approach to the railway, remarkable for the elevation at which it stood, and its neat Italian fagide. The operation had been delayed owing to the difficulty the companies had experienced in obtaining possession of the lard occupied by St. Olave's school, for which the South- Eastern Company have had to find a site for the erec tion of new buildings. Owing to the very limited and inconvenient accommodation at the existing station tor the Continental, South-Coast, and North Kent traffic, the enlargement and improvement have been for some time imperatively called for, and on the entire removal of the building, which will be in a day or two, a large open area will be obtained, extending some 200 yards behind the present station, and presenting a space of some 300 yards in breadth, which will be devoted to the accommodation of the vehicles arriving for the trains, and as a promenade for passengers in waiting. A temporary station, at which all the trains will de part and arrive, to be opened to-day, has been erected by the Brighton Company, at the end of the enlarged area, with all necessary booking offices and waiting-. rooms. The South-Eastern Company have also their temporary station abutting upon Tooley-street. The cost of the enlargement is estimated by the Brighton C onpany not to exceed 150,0004; and they do not con sider that the enlargement will be a loss to them, as they were paying two-thirds of the expense of the joint station, most of the servants connected with which Lave received a month's notice. Could the same amount of space have been obtained nearer to London-bridge, on land b-longing to St. Thomas's Hospital, the permanent station would have been far nearer to that central point; but as the governors of the hospital required 500,0001. for the land and property to be taken, the intention could not be carried out. From to-day the two corn pinies work their traffic independently, and what has been termed " the joint-station" system ceases. AQ UATICS. DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE. This very old established aquatic conteht, upon which tho popular musical farce of the Waterman is founded, took place yesterday, and, as usual, collected a vast as semblage of spectators. To the livery cad badge " be queathed by Mr. Thomas Doggett, a famous comedian, in commemoration of the happy accession of the family of her present Majesty to the Throne of Great Britain," have been added from time immemorial the interest, amounting to about 71, on South Sea Stock, the gift of the late Sir W. Jolliffe, to be divided between the second and third man, in proportions of five-eights and three eighths ; but upon the present occasion the Fishmon gers' Company, who have the control of this wager, kindly awarded a guinea, in addition to the livery and badge, for the winner; 11. 110. 6d. to the fourth man, and a guinea elch to the fifth and sixth. The distance was, as usual, from the Swan at London-bridge to the. Swan at Chelsea. _ William Campbell, Lambeth William James Cawte, Blackfriars „.. Benjamin Thomas Huntingford, Greenwich ... John Thomas Cannon, Wapping Thomas Mills Howard, Ironga Joseph Wyld, Lambeth... ..• ..• • ••• ••• ••• 6 The race was as usua l a b ly conducted by Mr. Dards, bargemaster to the Fishmongers' Company, who took his seat as umpire in a cutter. At twenty minutes to two, about a quarter of an hour before low water, the whole of the wager-men effected a capital start, all turn ing their boats' heads over to the south shore, and ap plying themselves most vigorously to their work. Al most immediately after the start, however, a slight fcul occurred between Wyld and Howard, which necessarily had the effect of delaying both for a little. Scarcely a dozen stroke s h a d b ean ta k en, w h en Campbell (the winner of Mr. P. Morris's coat, badge, and freedom for apprentices at the Grand Thames Regatta, and nephew of the celebrated ex-champion) began to show in advance, and just about Southwark-bridge was four clear lengths in advance, at which place Cannon and Gawte were scull and scull, both rowing with great spirit, and Hun tineord about three lengths astern of them. From this moment to the end of the race Campbell, whose form of rowing was very capital, never gave his opponents a shadow of a chance. He increased his advantage at every stroke, and did what few of his predecessors have ever done, won by nearly a quarter' of a mile with ap parent ease. The three other men formed a gallant race right to the fi n i s h, espec i a ll y C awte and Cannon, who exhibited considerable game, and passed and re patsed each other in their way up. The contest be tween them was continued with great spirit up to Mil bank, where Cawte began to shake his opponent off, and Cannon subsequently gave place at the upper end of Thames -bank to Huatingford. There was about fifty yards distance in coating in between the second and third men, but the last two were completely hailed. The men w ere a f terwar d s rega l e d w i t h a substantial repast at the Old S wan, an d t h e w inners subsequently_ duly presented a t headquarters to receive the award of victory. ...2 ... 3 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD RACES. The " grand day" could scarcely have come off under more favourable circumstances—the card was a bumper, having the Cup for its staple and most exciting feature, and two or three other events of considerable interest. The weather was favourable, and the attendance, thanks to the considerate policy of the Brighton Railway offi cials in timing and pricing the trains to afford accommo dation to all classes, very large. It would be absurd to say that in any respect it equalled what we have seen on many previous Cup days, still it gave evidence that Goodwood hilts lost little of its attraction. If our other duties did not prevent it, the crowded state of the stand would render it impossible to. give a list of the principal visitors; suffice it that the Goodwood and MolecOtnb parties, and a great many titled or fashionable prrsoas not present on the previtius days, wars on 'the course, giving an •Cekt to the sceLe which no 'other meeting in the -country can approach. The racing was remarkable first,. for, an unlucky contretemps, by which the Good wood party and the " fielders, after seeing their pet first past the winning chair, had the cup dashed from their consequence of his having swerved against the favourite at the finish; and,' secondly, by the defeat of Windisehgratz for the Cup, Canezou a second time d p i r n x o T v h ig t e o n i,ce; ' r o v it r h i h o ef u esh s co a on n a id d lastly, ivsoeud ft ee b nyf for th the he es t , r i p t w ears p b h y n. o o f t Te d got through until near six o'clock: • • Sweepstakes of 200 sovs..each ; for two yrs old fillies, Si t 71b each. T.Y.C. (3 Subs.) Lord Clifden's Coticula Mr.' Greville's Barcelona'' ' ' (Robinson) . 1 (Flatman) 2 Betting-3 to lon Coticula. • Won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 18 secs. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; filles, 84 . 21 b. New mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. Greville'3 Cariboo (Mittman) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Cranberry (Tcmplunian) 2 Betting-3 to lon Cariboo, who made all the running, and won in a canter by six lengths. Run in 1 minute 54 seconds. A. Selling Handicap Plate of 59 sovs., for three yrs old and upwards. The winner to be sold for 200 soya., if demannd, Half a mile. Colonel Anson's fby Touchstone, 7et ... (Charlton) 1 Duke of Richmond's Ploughboy, Bst 71b... (Flatman) 2 Mr. Drinkald's Remnant, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Rodney) 3 Mr. Cop°land's Cheapside, 6 yrs, Bst...(Gartwright) 0 Lord Clifden'. Rat he:lines, 6 yrs, 7st 121 h (Sly) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Slang, 3 yrs, Gst 121 b (Witherton) Mr. Greville's Brington, 3 yrs, 6st I lb (Hiatt) 0 Mr. Chatfield's Sister to First Chance, Est (Barker) 0 Betting-5 to 4Pg it Ploughboy, 4to 1 agst Sister to First Chance, 5 to 1 ugst Remnant, and 6 to 1 agst Po tentia filly. The race was between the first two from first to last, and was won, after a long and severe struggle, by a head; Rpmoant a very bad third. Run in 49 secs. The Racing Stakes of 50 sous. each, for three yrs old; colts, Sat 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; the second to receive 100 sues. out of the stakes. One mile. (16 Subs.) Mr. H. Hill's Pitsford, &it 131 b (A. Day) 1 Lord Exeter's Nutshell, Bst 71b (Marlow) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Garforth, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 3 Lord H. Lennox's William the Conqueror, Bst 71b... dig Betting-5 to 2on Pitsford, and 3to 1 egst William the Conqueror. the Conqueror mad, all the running, followed by Garforth and Nutsh e ll t o th e distance, the second place being there taken by the favourite. A few s trides from the chair Pitsford challenged, but owing, as A. Day alleged, to William the Conqueror swerving, failed to get up, the Gocdwood horse winning by a head. Run in 1 min. 48 secs. Oa returning to scale, A. Day claimed the race, on the ground that William the Conqueror swerved against him twice. Tee case was immediately gone into before Lord Eglintou and Mr. Shelley, who, atter hearing evi dence, awarded the race to Pitstord. The Sussex Stakes' of 25 love. each, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41h; 31h and 51b allowed, &c.; winners extra. T.Y.C. (9 Subs.) Sir R. Pigott's cby Faugh-a•Ballagh, Bst 41b (A. Day) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Merry Peal, Bst llb ...(Templensan) 2 Betting-7 to 4on the colt, who made all the running, and won by two lengths. Not time. The Goodwcod Cup, value 300 says., the rest in specie, by sub'crip'ion of 20 sovs. each, with 100 added by the fund; the second to receive 100 Buys. out of the stakes, and the third 50; the winner to pay 10 soya. to the judge. (23 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Canczou, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Greville's Cariboo, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Charlton) 2 Mr. Pedley's Cossack, 6 yrs. 9st 21b ...(Templernan) 3 Lord Chesterfield's Stultz, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b, (Flatman) 0 Mr. Lister's Knight of Gwynne, let 41b...(Dockeray) 0 Captain Archdah's Windischgratz, 3 yrs, 7st 4lb 0 Count Kinalea's Maria Mont, 6 yrs, 6“. Blb (Rodney) 0 Lord Eglinton's Probity, 3 yrs, 6st 61b . .(Peacock) 0 Bstting—Even on Windischgratz, 2 to 1 aget Canezou, 8 to 1 agst Cossack, and 20 to 1 agst any other. Cariboo took the lead, followei by Probity and Stultz, the others lying off, and made the running at a bad pace —no change taking place in the second rank until he had rounded the last turn; Canez)u then took the second place, caught and heeded Cariboo in the distance, and passed the chair a gallant winner by two lengths, Cari boo beating Cossack by a length ; Windischgratz a 'very bad fourth, and Maria Mont fifth. Stultz broke down. Run in 4 min. 58 secs. The Duke ef Richmond's Plate (handicap) of 100 sovs. New mile. Lord Clifden's Wallflower, 4 yrs, ist 51b (G. Brown) 1 Mr. Ho wnru's Tit-bit, aged, 6st 91b ...(Rodney) 2 Lord Exeter's Preslaw, 3 yrs, Est 91b (J. Mann) 3 Duke of Richmond's Helter-Skelter, 7st 21b (Flatman) 0 Mr. Sergeant's Katinka, 3 yrs, eel 6st 911) (E. Sharp) 0 Lord Exeter's Nutcracker, 3 yrs, Est 41b (W. Harlock) 0 Mr. Payne's Sergius, 3 yrs, Est 31b (G. Mann) 0 Mr. Carew's Norman ton, 4 yrs, 66131` (IL Sherwood) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 3 yrs, Sat I2lb (Hiett) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Wallflower, 4to 1 spa Hum phrey, and 5 to 1, agst Sergius, Preslaw, and Bolter- Skelter. Katinka jumped off first, and with the body of horses laid up, cut out the work to the turn; the run ning was then taken up by Nutcracker, who in turn was headed by Wallflower, Preslaw, and Tit-bit, the former taking the lead and winning by a length, Tit-bit beating Preslaw by half a length. Run in 1 miu 46 secs. The Molecomb Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; winners extra; the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (15 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Teddington, Bst 121 b ...(Ternpleman) 1 Lord Eglinton's Hippolytus, Bst 71b ...... (Marlaw) 2 Bet:ing-3 to 1 on Hippclytus, 4 to 1 agst Ihirry- Scurry, and 5 to 1 agst Teddiogtoo. Hippolytus made all the running until within 50 yards of the chair, where he was challenged, and after a severe race, defeated by a head. , Run in 1 min. 21 secs. Hurry- Scurry was restive at the post, fell twice with her jockey, and when the flag dropped, was lying on the ground. Flatman was not severely hurt. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added.; for two yrs old, sst 711 A three yrs old, 7st 71b; foe yrs old, 8.,t 411); 5 yrs old, Bst 11lb; six yrs old and aged, 9.t; and geldings allowed 810, and maidens 51b. The winner to be sold for 200 soya, if demanded, &c., end allowances if to be sold for less. T.Y.C. (10 Sc bs.) Mr. Cassidy's Diligence, 3 yrs (70), 6st 41b (Charlton) 1 Lord H. Lennox's Woodlark, 4 yrs (70) (Kitchener) 2 Mr. Henry's Knight of the Gait 2 yrc...(Steggles) 3 Capt. Bastard's f, by a Son of Glaucus (70) (G. Mann) 0 Mr. Osbaldeston's cby John o'Gaunt (70) (Toovey) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Hum phery, 3 yrs (70) ...(Eliett) Betting-5 to 4 agst Woodlark, 3to 1 agst Dilipance, and 4 to 1 sgst Knight of the Garter. Won by a head. Knight of the Garter a good thkird. Run in 1 min. 18 secs. The Anglesey Plate of 50 Boys., Handicap. Gentlemen riders. Craven course. Duke of Richmond's Quiver, 10st 12Ib (Mr. William s) 1 Mr. S. Rogers' Vasa, 4 yrs, list (Mr. Bevillie) 2 Mr. Carew's Escape, 5 yrs, llst 91b...(Captain Little) 0 Mr. Osbaldeston's Joc o'Sot, 6 yrs, llst 91b...(Owner) 0 Mr. Hobson's Hope, 5 yrs, list • ....(Owner) 0 Mr. El wes' Athelstane, lOst 61b(car. lOst 81b)(Owner) 0 Mr. King's Fugitive, aged, lOst 21b (Mr. Scobeli) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Quiver. A very close ran', and won only by a head. Voltigeur is declared not to start for the Great York shire Stakes. • GREAT YARMOUTH RACES. Handicap for the Norfolk and Suffolk Stakes. To declare on or before the sth inst.:— Yrs. at. lb. Yrs. wt. lb. Fernhill Defaulter Cast-off Sauter In Coupe ... 4 7 613u1Ifinch 3 6 6 Second Sight Quinine Self Defence The Great Yarmouth Handicap. One mile and a quarter:— Yrs. st.lb. Fernbill Defrulter 5 7 12 Cast-nff The Old Fox Second Sight Quinine Bird of Paradise 5 7 0 Dover 5 7 0 Self Defence Ymet.l4. Cayenne 4 6 11 Goodwood Juggler Diligence St. Fabian Salute 3 6 0 Ebury 3 6 0 Nutmeg 1111mTIA.—Aecording to a statement issued yester day, the greatest yearly amount of reduced, retired, and dis embodied allowances to Militia officers in Great Britain and Ireland, from 1843.4 to 1848.9, has been 55,138/. (1843), and the lowest 31,504/. (1846). The largest yearly amount: of out-pensions for men has been 43.218/. (1843), and the lowest 34,908/. (1848). The sums Toted tor. the Militia during the same period have ranged from 155,695/. (in 1843) to 122,800/ (1848), and the annual expenses have been from 115,060/. (1846) to 143,473/. (1843). Two corps were called out during the period referred to in aid of the civil power viz, the Dumfries in 1845.6, and the East and West Middlesex in 1848-9. CADvEßTismmiamr.]—Another Bad Leg. cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Extract a of letter from Mr. James Townley, of No. I, Catherine•street, Poplar New. Town, dated July 22, 1850. "To Professor Holloway.—Sir,—A sense of gratitude, as well as a wish to benefit the afflicted. in duces me to publicly acknowledge the excellent cure your Pills and Olcitment have effected o f my bad leg with two wounds in it, from which I had suffered upwards of three years, and which it was found impossible to heal until I fortunately tried your medicines, which soon gave me relief, and now I have as round a leg as any man can desire.—Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Establishment , 244, Strand , London. b a ust fi io r n e . us n c i t o ) m g It appears that certain old timber materials, obtained on oc curredPj A n t R P ° em icE br ' ok j e u -y L a Y rd 2 fr 7 o . m — s T po h n is tan m eo o breaking up the Triumph, 74, much coated with pitch, tar, and oakum, had been packed up for disposal by auction at the usual monthly sales. By some means they ignited, and being near a range of seasoning sheds constructed of woLd, and annually coated with coal and other tar, serious appre hensions were entertained for the safety of the arsenal. Th e engines were quickly on the spot, and the fire soon -extin guished without any further injury than a partial j9lll ofthe lot of wood. dobiff r 50- I: ' eft' : I I jorieo die ° sod fera" • dffi t 0i1,0013- isa te a C° r eig° 11,1 1" ti Jo- 1/1 ti j o i n IP/