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r,f,trt Mbttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. SMITHFIELD MARKET REMOVAL BILL. (THIS DAY.) The Committee met at eleven o'clock this day, Earl Bathurst, Chairman. The case having closed, the Committee decided the preamble proved, with the following proviso:— " The City are entitled to compensation, to be calcu lated on an average of five years of the tolls prior to its closing, should the site become valuable and built on— the tolls to make up the deficiency, as in clause 50 of the Islington Market Bill." The clauses are to be taken to-morrow, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. T he SrsAauß took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. G. F. YOUNG took the oaths and his seat for Scarborough. The Hon. Gentleman was introduced by Mr. Freshfield and Mr. T. Baring, and was cheered by the Protectionist side of the House. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr.IIONSELL a new writ was issued for the borough of Limerick, in the room of Mr. J. O'Connell who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Saint Helen's Improvement (No. 3) and the Birton'a Estate Bills were read a second time. PETITIONS. A number of petitions were presented in favour of the Attornies and Solicitors Certificate Duty Bill. Sir ROBERT FERGUSON moved for a return of the abstracts of the census of Ireland taken in the years 1841 and 1851, arranged according to counties, and showing the houses, distinguishing inhabited from un inhabited, and of the latter those built from those build ing, with the total; the number of families and of per sons, distinguishing males from females, with totals; and showing the increase or decrease in the number of houses and of persons between 1841 and 1851, and the decrease per cent. of each between 1841 and 1851. Agreed to. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the following questions: —l. Whether all the articles imported from abroad, and now exhibited in Hyde-park, have bean entered regu larly, specially, or in any manner at the Custom-house. 2. Whether an account o f these articles, giving the de scription, qua..tities, and official or assessed value of them, can n ow b e given. 3.Whether arrangements, and if so, what arrangements have been made for taking at account of any of these articles which may be sold in this country, as distinguished from those which may as to secure the revenue and provide be re-shipped, so . for the correct entry of all such articles in the official acconnti rot the year. Mr. C:I4EWIS said he had communicated with the Board'of Custbms, and had received a general answer that Me rptal Palace was a bonded warehouse, and was s ated, to the same regulations as all other ware houses. THE RIOTS AT GREENOCK. In reply to a question from Mr. SADLEIR, Mr. BOUVERTE eaid that the Home-office had not received any perfect information on the subject of the late riot at Greenock. The second reading of the Attornies and Solicitors Duties Bill was postpoacd until Friday next. SALE OF BEER (No. 2) BILL. Sir J. PAKINGTON withdrew this Bill, intimat ing his intention of re-introducing it next session. ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. On the cluestitAi that the preamtbe be postponed, . Sir D. NORREYS said he was opposed to the Bill on principle, and he should therefore object to the post ponement of the preamble. Sir W. SOMERVILLE could not consent to the preamble being taken then. Sir D. NORREYS insisted that the present system of valuation was exceedin ,, ,ly imperfect, and he was afraid this Bill would only rencler bad worse. He moved the omission of all the words after " whereas," in the pream ble, and the insertion of the following words,:" difficulties have arisen in carrying on a tenement valuation, based on the actual letting value of property in Ireland simultaneously with the towniand valuation, the ba sis of which is the expectancy of certain fixed prices for agil,.,ltural produce; and whereas the actual letting value of property at the present time is too uncertain to form the basis of any permanent valuation, it is expedient therefore that the towniand valuation alone should be carried on, so that the valua tion of the six counties which still remain unvalued, and one uniform valuation of Ireland may be completed with the least possible delay, be it therefore enacted, that so much of an Act passed in the ninth and tenth years of her present Majesty, as relates to a tenement valuation, be repealed, &c." 110&SELL thought the evils resulting from the present system fully authorised the chance. Sir W. SUMER - VILLE observed that if the lion. Baronet succeeded in his present course, he would get rid of the Bill altogether. Mr. SCULLY condemned the manner in which the exisiinu valuation had been carried out. Mr. E. B. ROCHE thought, if the present system of valuation was bad, the best thing they could do was to amend it if it were possible, to do which he very much doubted. thcal see if it could be improved. He hoped, therefore, the amendment would not be per severed in. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the pre amble was ordered to be postponed. On clause I being proposed, Mr. REYNOLDS considered the Bill was so objec• tionable that it would take two months to go through the clauses in Committee. Instead of wasting the time of the House in discussing a measure of this kind, which was not likely to be attended with any satis factory result, they ought to proceed to the consideration of measures of far greater importance to Ireland. He should advise the Government to let the Bill meet the fate of the innocents who were destined to be slaughtered ere the end of the session. An amendment was proposed by Mr. SCULLY, for the substitution of the word " or" instead of the word " and" in the ninth line, which led to a short discussion. The House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it ... Majority ••• 65 ••• -57 Clause 1 was then agreed to; as also clauses 2, 3,and 4. On clause 5, Mr. ROCHE suggested the substitution of appeals on the poor-law instead of the old grand jury system, which was opposed to the principle that legislation mould go with representation. For the purpose of raising this que3tim he moved that in place of the word " barony," in the first line, the words " poor-law anion" should be inserted. Sir R. FERGUSON was of opinion that the amend ment would give r!v - , to considerable difficulties, ai the boundaries of pout-law unions were not distinctly spe cified. After a few words from Sir D. NORREYS, Mr. ROCHE withdrew his amendment on the un derstanding that ha shou!d raise tho question involved in it on the 16t1-, clause. Clauses 6 and 7 were then agreed to. On the question that the Chairman do report progress, Mr. REYNOLDS again renewed his protest against the Bill, and stated that it was his intention to opposo every measure for the valuation of land in'lreland which was not submitted to a Select Committee fairly and impartially chosen. Aftei a brief discussion, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. M'Cullagh, Sir W. Somerville, and others took part, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER in reply Loa question, said the second reading of the Consolidated Fund Bat stood on the paper to day. He hoped it would be read to-morrow, and, if so, the appropriation clause would be introduced. The House then resumer', the chairman reported pro gress, and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. TERRIFfc COMBAT, A Brobdignag salmon, which the other day ascended the Shannon, fought a fight of :three fishers in suc cession, and worsted them all. _A letter de- scribes the unparalleled coniteou,: ::: e he first man he battled with for five hours, and worked him three miles down the stream, aa until d at la.t the man co mbatant fain ted, a corn g tseven with pauion took his place. This reserved force conflictfi faredbut little better; for although he kept up the game, he found himself, after eig ht h ours' miles more down the river, day j ust breaking upon him —for the conflict commenced at abo ut three i L: afternoon—with as little c hance of a tr iumph ' the when be began. A gentlem an residin g near river . side, hearing of the extraordi nar y battle that was raginga in the vicinity, rushed from h is bed t o the scene, a sleep, in the Nigour of replenished strength after forßave the e he all-but vanquished angler a pound noteawahion was of his game; i l , old of his rod and the chance relief from plunges outwoophy joyfully accepted as a lucky hoped-for prize unworthy discomfiture. Nor was the various plunof the bid; for he had given he was calculat e d at the wat er d ur i ng th e c) ntest, and hero no sooner went seventyto work pounds weight. The third do; but he manfully work than he felt ho had it to all his might for four miles tackled to it, and fought with furthere and nine hours, until at last the god of wa r (N case) took part with General sz tune, I suppose, in this n, despe rate charge he dashed through all impediments, and in one ried off hook, line, an dr o d , nearly toh and car -2TII. to his opponent to meditate on the t ? wheel ; l eav i ng remains in his The whole time oc c up ied in thi s desperate s hand. houre, and the field ~f battle extend e d o affair was 23 over nearly 20 miles:— Caledonian Mercury. PLEASURE OF PRIE STLY RULE,—At Fien za , th e head manager of the holy office was badly paid, an d had to eke out a livelihood by taking payment in kind. If h is shoes wanted mending, he i sued a writ against some poor cobbler, whom set to work inside the cage he kept in the name of the Church ; and when he had need of repair of his clothes, he soon laid hold of a tailor, under pretence of pro fane swearing, opaorne other offence, and the job was done.— Dr. Achilli's Dealings with the Inquisition. It was reported yeeterday at the Clubs that the vacant regiment iu all probability, be conferred upon Ilajor-Genera urd Frederick Fitzeldrences (LC.II, 038 'mum Lieut. 4.. -.Governor of Portaa9llo l . 0.• 40illadM110, Y *t.n..- • X k THE SUN, LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROUSE OF LORDS, July 22. WEBSTER'S DIVORCE BILL. The Lord Chancellor and other Peers formed a House at half-past three o'clock for the second reading of this Bill. _ Mr. TALBOT stated the petitioner's case, and from his statement and the evidence it appeared that the pe titioner, Henry Boddington Webster, is nephew of the late Sir Godfrey Webster and son of the late Sir Henry Webster. The lady whom he mar ried was married twice before, first to a gentle man, named Mellish, who lived in India, and, after his death, leaving two children by her, she married the late Arthur Fitzroy Somerset, who was killed in battle in India in 1844. She had no child by him. She came afterwards to England with her children by Mr. Mellish, and, being a lady of great attraction, she won the affections of the petitioner. They were married at the English Embassy in Paris, in March, 1850. Lady Webster was present at the mar riage. The petitioner was then about the age of 24 years. The lady must have been above 30, but no one would take her to be of that age. Her daughter by Mr. Mel lish was then between eight and nine years. They first went to St. Germans to reside, but soon came to England and resided with Lady Webster at her house at Roehampton. The ladies did not agree, and the result was that Lady Webster settled 2,000/. a year on the petitioner, and he and his wile deter mined to spend the winter and spring on a cruise in the Mediterranean. He became possessed of a yacht, and it was arranged that he and his wife, and her daughter and governess, and lady's maid and valet, and other servants, should embark in September, 1850. They wero accompanied by . Mr. Adolphus Graves and Mr. Frederick Bassett Wingfield, intimate friends of the petitioner, and also of Lady Webster. They pro ceeded first to Gibraltar, thence to Malaga, Port Ma hon, Algiers, and Naples. Mr. Graves left them at Malaga ; but unfortunately Mr. Wingfield continued with them, and became the author of the mis chief that afterwards happened. Certain freedom of manner was observed to grow up between him and Mrs. Webster at Port Mahon, and a corresponding coldness was noticed towards her husband. Instead of being the affectionate and good-tempered wife that she had been in England and France, she became harsh and repulsive, and at last refused to admit her husband to her sleeping cabin. That was situated near the maid's cabin, re mote from Mr. Webster's cabin, but accessible to that which was occupied by Mr. Wingfield. Whilst at Port Mahon, during Mr. Webster's absence from the yacht, on two several occasions, his wife having feigned illness, so as not to•be able to accompany him to the opera, there could be no doubt that acts of adultery were cow mitte-,I by her with Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Webster had not ti.en any suspicion of such intimacy, although he more than once remonstrated with the lady on her coldness to himself. On coming to Naples the lady's maid and the valet observed such conduct as left no doubt of the adultery having been frequently committed. They informed Mr. Webster of what they had seen, and on the 6th of January, 1851, having reached Naples on the sth, he went ashore, and, after consulting such friends as he met, Mr. Temple, the Bri tish Minister, among others, he, by their advice, returned to the yacht, and gave directions that Mr. Wingfield should leave. He did leave; and after that Mr. Webster sent Mrs. Webster on shore, providing suitable mainte nance for her. From that time Mr. Webster has not seen the lady. Mr. Wingfield has not since visited Eng land, so that it was impossible to bring an action against him, but proceedings wero forthwith taken in Doctors' Commons, and a divorce a mensa, &c., has been obtained there on the 3d of the present month. The marriage was proved to have been performed in Paris on the 15th of March, 1850. What the lady's age or maiden name were did not appear. The formal proofs of service of the order of the House for the second reading of the Bill, and a copy of it, were then given. Several witnesses spoke to the kind and affectionate terms on which the husband and wife lived in Franoe and in this country, from the time of the marriage to their embarking on board the yacht. There was no child of the marriage. Elizabeth Davis, the lady's maid, who was with them during the whole time they were on board the yacht, and Robert Poison, who was valet in Mr. Webster's service for six years, proved various familiarities between Mr. Wingfield and the lady from the time they left Malaga until their arrival at Naples on the sth of January last, and on that night the latter servant saw them in the very act of adultery in the large cabin. He saw them through the glass light from the deck. Mr. Webster was then on shore, and on his return he (witness) told him what he saw. Mr. Webster then questioned the lady's maid, and having ascertained from her what she saw between her mistress and Mr. Wingfield at Port Mahon and Algiers, which left no doubt of repeated acts of adultery, he pro ceeded at once, as before stated, to take the advice of friends. . _ Mr. Alexander, Q.C., attended as counsel for Mrs. Webster, but did not put any question to the witnesses. Mr. Talbot having closed his case, The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that the evidence be printed, and the second reading of the Bill postponed.— Agreed to. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH RACES.—TUESDAY. The Members' Plate. Heats, one mile and a die. Nightcap 1 1 Ambroso 2 dr Arlette ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •• . 3 dt' Tho Ladies' Plate. Heats, three-quarters of a mile. Gloom Nightcap 2 2 Silly Sutton ... ... 3 3 The SavernakP Forest Handicap ut 10 buys. each, &c. Bacchanalian 1 lone ... ... 3 Won by a length. Longreach, Darkness, Docility, and Estafette also ran. CHELMSFORD RACES —Westow was scratched for the Chelmstord Stakes at a quarter to two yesterday. thunder and heavy rain occurred between 4h. 40m. and 6h. r.m. Electricity— Negative, and positive during the afternoon. FRIDAY. The sky was three-fourths covered throughout the day; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati were the pre vailing clouds. Electricity—Positive, and tension strong at noon. SATURDAY.—The sky was covered by cloud throughout the day ; heavy rain fell constantly from noon till midnight. Electricity—Positive, and weak tension during the morning. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M., was 60.5° ; and the mean reading at 9h. P.m. was 56 . 8°; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 6P3 0 , and 54.9° respectively. The reading of the barometer decreased from 2981 in. at the beginning of the week to 2936 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 14th; increased to 29 . 60 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 15th; remained at about this reading till after noon on the 16th; increased to 29 . 84 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 19th; and decreased to 29 . 71 in. by the end of the week. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—A prevailing impression that the monetary difficulties which beset many of the im porters of cotton, will still cause a pressure upon the Liver pool market, before which a further giving way in prices must take place, has exercised an unfavourable influence upon our market to-day, causing a degree of hesi tation about giving orders, on the one hand, and, on the other, a wavering, on the part of sellers, as to quo tations, for various articles, from which they would not recede last week. In India goods, and in mule yarns, particularly such as are suitable for the East, as well as in cops, there is so much of an unfavourable turn as that many producers, who had previously de clined offers accepted by others, have now yielded to those terms ; and, in this way, a moderate amount of business has been effected. This statement ap plies only partially to water twist adapted to the Ger man trade, in which department there is much more firmness, as there is less stock, than in the mule yarns just referred to. Low counts of bundle, spinnings for the Mediterranean, and warps up to No. 24, continue in good demand, .are generally scarce, and firm at the previous rates ; as are also, in the main, good domestics, 'l's, and long cloths. There is more call for 36-inch cloths, and they, with ith printers, remain steady in ♦alue. In regard to 40-inch shirtiogs, there was a statement in our last respecting offers made, and in some instances accepted, which would not have appeared had the usual writer been at home, as it was only applicable to one or two exceptional trans actions, in which, perhaps, the quality of the material might form a consideration. Two considerable failures are announced at Liverpool in connexion with cotton, viz., Mr. George Wright (brother to Mr. William P. Wright, cotton broker, of New York), whose liabilities are variously stated at 30,0001. to 60,0001; and T. W. Stock, in, it is said, a much larger amount. The latter is in the glass trade, but has made speculative ven tures in cotton as well as in other articles of produce. There are rumours of other stoppages from the same cause; and the consequence is that much anxiety pre vails amongst our neighbours. These rumours receive countenance from some forced sales which are being made at extremely low rates. One or two other failures at Liverpool are spoken of, arising, it is stated, from losses by other descriptions of produce. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had a more promis ing market to-day, and the merchants have purchased rather more freely, at prices mach the same as those of the preceding week. Low priced English wools are in good demand and scarce, and those of a finer quality can be purchased upon rather easier terms. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.-011r manufactured goods trade continues in the same position as that of last week; the business doing is limited, and stocks of spring goods are known to be light, probably not more than two-thirds of the usual quantity having been made this season. Home-thrown—This market has again relapsed into a state of quietness; stocks, however, are light and prices firm. Foreign-thrown—Considerably more doing, a fair business having taken place, at somewhat higher rates than the quotations of Ist instant. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There is no perceptible alter ation in the condition of the worsted trade since our last report; nor can we observe that there is any improve ment in the yarn market, which is greatly depressed. Wool is very quiet, with the turn in favour of the buyer. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—There has been an in creased activity in our market to-day. In the Cloth Hall a pretty lively trade has been carried on. Goods of a better quality have been more in demand than for the last few weeks. The fancy trade is brisker; indeed, a pretty good business has been done to-day. Most of the purchases have been from the stocks; not much has been done to order. The shippers are, if anything, rather busier than last week, though not much. The trade in wools has been quiet, as is usual before and during the London sales. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The markets both to-day and Saturday last have been brisk, and there is a good busi ness doing to order. The manufacturers are well em ployed, and prices continue firm. THE LONDON GAZETTE, July 22. BANKRUPTS. Sampson Clay Beastall and William Mather, linen drapers, High-street, Kensington, to surrender July 28 and Aug. 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Hardwick, Davidson,and Bradbury, Weaver's Hall, Basinghall-street. Samuel Dixon, draper, Leeds, Aug. 1, at half-past one, and Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Sole and Turner, Aldermanbury ; Blackburn, Leeds. Adolf Heilbronn and John Harrison, drysalters, Great St. Helen's, City, Aug. 1 and 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street; Linklater, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house; Cox, Pinners' Hall, Old Broad street. _ Joseph Royce, currier, Nottingham, Aug. 1, and Aug. 29, at halt-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Bowley, Not tingham; Hodgson, Birmingham. Joseph Mitchell, carpenter, Camden-street, Camden town, Aug 1, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Cornhill; Turner, Charles•atreet, City road. _ Zachariah Warren, Ardleigh, Essex, miller, July 30, at twelve, and Sept. 3, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Wire and Child, Swithin's-lane; Barnes, Colchester. George Edwin Deeley, ironfounder, Brunswick-ter race, Trinity-street, Dover-road, July 30, and Sept. 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Long, Gray's Inn-place. George Kempson, pork butcher, Clifton, Bedfordshire, July 30, at two, and Sept. 3, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Trin der and Eyre, John-street, Bedford-row; Austin, Shef ford, Bedfordshire. Thomas Painter, builder, Okehampton, Devonshire, Aug. 6 and 26, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdoo, Exeter; Fryer, St. Thomas's, near Exeter. ra SydenhaVincent Burge, saddler, Taunton, Somer setshire, Aug. 6 and 26, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Woodland, jun., Taunton; Stogdon, Exeter. William Pashley and Francis Pashley, table knife manufacturers, Sheffield, Aug. 9 and 30, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Fernell, Sheffield. Wilfred Mooney and Thomas Wilson, corn merchants, Liverpool, July 31 and Aug. 28, at eleven, at the Liver pool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Daly, Liverpool. Gordon John James Grant, tobacco broker, Liverpool, July 31 and Aug. 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Wadeson and Co., London; Lace, Rigge, and Roscoe, Liverpool. Thomas Brown, ship owner, Sunderland, Durham, July 31, at one, and Aug. 26, at eleven, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official as signee, Newcaatle-upon- Tyne ; Moore, Sunderland; Crosby and Compton, Old Jewry. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. B. Hills, Downham, Cambridgeshire, grocer, Aug. 12, at twelve. In the Country. J. Jones, Llanelly, Brecnockshire, coal merchant, Aug. 14, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—R. G. Roberts, Liverpool, timber merchant, Aug. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—P. A. Black, Liverpool, provision broker, Aug. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—C. Roope, Liverpool, wine merchant, Aug, 15, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Horrocks, Liverpool, coal mer chant, and Wallasey, Cheshire, bread and flour dealer, Aug. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Forster and J. Dodgson, Liverpool, merchants, Aug. 12, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Jones, jun., and T. Oakes, Kingawinford, Staffordshire, iron masters, Aug. 21, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—T. Humpage, Lichfield, ironmonger, Aug. 21, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham. PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS. Astle and Sons, Coleman-street, City, bookbinders, 2s. 6d., on Tuesday, July, 22, or any subsequent Tues day, between elven and two, at the office of Mr. Nichol son, Basinghall-street. Mary Astle, Coleman-street, City, bookbinder, 55., on Tuesday, July 22, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Nicholson, Basing hall-street. • G. Astle, Coleman-street, City, bookbinder, 45., on Tuesday, uly 22. or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Nicholson, Basing hall-street. P. V. Ende, Strood, Sent, woolstapler, 25., on Tues day, July 22, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Nicholson, Basing hall-street. R. Green, jun., Brighton, ironmonger, 2d., on Tues day, July 22, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Nicholson, Basing hall-street. J. M. Reynolds, Great Marlborough-street, Oxford street, money scrivener, hi., on Thursday, 24th inst., and two following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall• street. M. Machin, Finsbury-circus, merchant, 7-15ths of a penny, on Thursday, 24th instant, and two following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. Sardinson, Weston, and Murcb, Wood-street, City, warehousemen, 'Aid., on Thursday, 24th instant, and two following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. T. Gamauf, Fetter-lane, City,wholesale furrier, 7-12ths of a penny, on Thursday, 24th instant, and two following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basingball-stree. J. G. P. Heyliger, Tottenham-court-road, silversmith, is. 3d., on Th urs d ay , 24 t h i ns t., and two following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. S. F. Stevens, Old Broad-street, bill broker, lid., on Thursday, 24th inst., and two following ThurEduit, be" HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) It was shown in the last period that the public health had improved to some extent under the influence of more genial weather; it will now be seen that the return for the period that has intervened adds its testimony to the improvement. During May and June the weekly deaths in London were about 1,000, or never fell very considerably below that amount; in the week ending July 12th they declined to 881, and in the week ending last Saturday to 873. Throughout May and to the middle of June the mean temperature of each week ranged from 47 deg. to 55 deg.; since that time it has risen to 60 deg., and continued near this point—a temperature, however, which is at present below the average of the season. In the ten corresponding weeks of 1841-50 the ave rage number of deaths was 975, or corrected for increase of population, 1,073, compared with which the 873 deaths of last week exhibit a great decrease. But it is to be observed that cholera had made much progress at this period in 1849, and with diarrhoea had raised the total deaths in the corresponding week of that year to 1,741; hence the average mortality as now stated is higher than a normal state of the population would have produced. The mortality of London last week is equal to only half its sum at a time when cholera bad begun, but is greater than what prevails in districts where more favourable conditions of health exist. In the present return the deaths arising from diseases of the respiratory organs amount to 112, while the cor rected average of corresponding weeks is 89. In the zymotic class the number of fatal cases is 209, of which 21 were produced by small-pox, 21 by measles, 34 by hooping-cough, and only 6 by scarlatina. In the last three weeks diarrhcea has been fatal successively to '23, 53, and 64 persons, showing a gradual increase. Of these 64 only 11 were more than 15 years of age. Eight cases of cholera were registered in various districts, and the following are the particulars of each as reported:— In Marylebone, at 79, Crawford-street, on the 18th of July, the son of a draper, aged 8 months, died of " English cholera." At 19, Essex-street, King's-cross, on 15th July, the widow of a navigator, aged 68 years, " cholera morbus (two days)." Mr. 1011, the registrar, remarks that "this is a very crowded, ill-drained, and dirty locality, in habited by poor persons; cholera prevailed in this neighbourhood two years ago, and here it would pro bably be very fatal, if the malady again assume a ma lignant character." In Shoreditch, St. Leonard's, at 4, Bath-place, Old street- road, on July 9th, the son of a tripe-dresser, aged 5 months, "English cholera (3 days)." In the same sub-district, at 5, Norfolk-gardens, on 12th July, the son of an upholsterer, aged 8 months, " English cholera (6 days)." In Limehouse, at 11, Nightingale-buildings, on 18th July, the son of a tailor, aged 10 months, "English cholera (3 weeks)." In sub-district of Kent-road, at 18, Swan-place, on 12th July, the son of a labourer, aged 3 months, " Eng lish cholera (40 hours)." At 7, St. Peter's-street, Walworth-common, on 9th July, the son of a maator whipmaker, aged 4 months, died of "cholera Anglica (26 hours)." The medical attendant describes this as the most strongly marked case of English cholera he had ever seen; there was col lapse from the very commencement. In Lambeth, at 27, Palace-new-road, on the 14th of July, the widow of a carriage -builder, aged 75 years, "cholera morbus (1 day)." S t ap ixo pa i e th r e s above cases occurred amongst children un der 1 year, th e remaining two to persons o f a d vance d age. I from the return for Islington, West, that of two women, aged 21 and 31 respectively, who died of small-pox in the hospital at Holloway, the former had been vaccinated in Wales when 4 years old, and had one cicatrix, the latter had been inoculated twice and vaccinated three times without effect. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was covered with cloud throughout the day; cirrostratus. Electricity— Positive, and tension moderate at night. Morroay.—Three-fourths of the sky were covered till noon, and generally one-fourth part covered during the re mainder of the day ; cumulostratus, cirrostratus, and fleecy clouds. Heavy squalls of wind and rain occurred during the earlier portion of the morning. Electricity—Negative, and active at lh. r.nr. ; frequent sparks were shown. TUESDAY.—The sky was mostly free from cloud till near noon, and three-fourths covered afterwards; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Showers of rain fell between noon and 3h. P.n. Electricity—Negative, and active between lb.tn andady.3hE. t: e .: t t r .: ci f t r y lqu p ent sparks were shown. WE DNESDAY.—The sky was generally three-fourths cov e e!ed with cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati throughout tho day. Frequent the afternoon. E le c tricity —positive, we, an amiaeil *C of ii : tniu te g ns i io f9 n uo st i r e o ci ng by da l r ou in d g Else 23, 3' was covered with cloud throughout ONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1851. tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. S. Solomon, Strand, tailor, 5c1., on Thursday, 24th inst., and two following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. R. Gadsden, Boughton-mill, Northampton, miller, 2s. Sid., on Thursday, 24th inst., and two following Thurs days, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stans feld, Bisinghall-street. W. R3ay, Walker, Northumberland, shipbuilder, 2- 3ds of a penny, on Saturday, 26th inst., or on any sub sequent Saturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. T. S. Devey, Woburn, Bedfordshire, auctioneer, up holsterer, and cabinet maker, Aug. 13, at eleven—G. F. Jones, East Ilsley, Berkshire, surgeon, Aug. 13, at twelve—W. L. B. Granville, Red Lion-square, agricul tural implement maker, Aug. 13, at eleven—W. Burrows, Park-street, Islington, surgeon and apothecary, Aug. 12, at twelve—S. G. Quartermaine, Eaton-mews West, Pimlico, horse dealer, Aug. 12, at eleven. In the Country. T. Moore, South Hilton, Durham, merchant, Aug. 21, at twelve, at the Court Newcastle-upon-Tyne. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. _ J. Marshall, Southampton, coal merchant, certificate of the second class—W. L. Martin, Gravesend, iron monger, certificate of the second class--J. Woodin, Matilda-street, Islington, upholsterer, certificate of the third class—J. Glasspool, Regent-street, ladies' boot and shoemaker, certificate of the third class—T. P. Butler, Lichfield, ironmonger, certificate of the first class—J. Radley, Oldham, Lancashire, cotton spinner, certificate of the second class—J. C. Whittaker, Manchester, licensed victualler, certificate of the third class. be discussed in the Legislative Council, but he did not an ticipate that any material alteration would be made in it; and, finally, he had to answer, that it would be sent to this country for final sanction. With regard to the termination of the Kafir war he could at present say nothing. REGISTRY OF ASSURANCES BILL. Sir J. PAKINGTON wished to know whether it was the intention of the Noble Lord to press the Registry of Assur ance Bill, which contained not less than 100 clauses, through the House during the present session? Lord J. RUSSELL said he would to-morrow state the course the Government intended to pursue with regard to the Bill ; but he should be greatly disappointed if it did not pass this session. JEWISH DISABILITIES.—CASE OF MR. ALDERMAN SALOMONS. Mr. ANSTEY wished to put a question to the Speaker, to inquire whether the letter written by the Hon. Member for Greenwich, with regard to the omission of the words in the oath of abjuration, under the Ist and 2d of Victoria, was sufficient to distinguish his case from that of the Member for the city of London, who stated as his reason for refusing to use these words was, that they were not binding on his con science ; and if not, whether it was competent for him to move that the Hon. Member for Greenwich should come to the table and state that such was his reasons for omitting them? The SPEAKER said there could be no better expression of the Hon. Member's opinion than what was contained in the letter referred to, which appeared in the votes of the House. ._ . Mr. DISRAELI said this was a question of privilege, and took precedence of other motions, but as he considered that the question was now decided by a vote of the House he saw no reason why the Hon. Member for the University of Dublin should be precluded from bringing forward his motion with regard to the system of national education in Ireland. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was a question of pri vilege, and he had no other course than to bring it forward, but he had no intention to prevent the Hon. Member from bringi❑g forward his motion. Mr. DISRAELI—There is no dispute as to its being a question of privilege, but he considered that it was now de cided. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that was not the view he had taken of it. The question was whether Mr. Salomons was entitled to vote. It appeared to him that the statutes quoted in the report of the committee, 10th Geo 1., c. 4, and 13th Geo. 11., c. 27, made a provision for Jews taking oaths, and that it was necessary that the oath of abjuration should be taken upon the faith of a Christian. It appeared to him that the form could not be altered except by an Act of Parliament. There was a great distinction between the case of Baron Rothschild and that of Mr. Pease. In Mr. Pease's case there was a power to take an oath by a Quaker by affirmation, but there was no such power with regard to a Jew. He concluded by moving:—" That David Salo mons. Esq., is not entitled to vote in this House, or sit, in this House during any debate, until he shall take the oath of abjuration in the form appointed bylaw." Mr. ANSTEY then rose, and said the Act under which the oath was supposed to be administered was relaxed in the case of Mr. Pease. He then asked how the resolution by which that gentleman took his seat could be necessary if the Act was sufficient, and why he had not been sworn in the form prescribed by that Act. In fact there was no such Act. Mr. Pease took his seat u• , der the sanction of a resolution of the House, which had the power to prescribe the solemnity with which the oath should be administered. In lieu of the old formula of the oath of abjuration, there was substituted that the individual taking the oath was to swear that he took the oath with neither equivocation nor mental reservation, and willingly. The words of " on the true faith of a Christian" were not then put to the person swearing, but he was obliged to use the solemnity of "So help me God." This formed the alteration in the abjuration oath taken by the Quaker. Now he would ask, should not some alteration be made in the ceremony of the oath taken by a Jew, as the Quaker was indulged in the alteration to which he just alluded? Mr. Salmons has required to submit his case to the authority of a court of justice, which he considered the proper authority, as he would not be heard in his place in the House. He now wished to dispose of an argument used by the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell), and there was only one to which he thought it worth while to refer. When the Noble Lord stated that the common law was superseded by a decision of the HOWE of Commons, he thought that there was some error in the Noble Lord's assertion, for the common law and the statute law always go side by side, unless there were words in the Act of Parliament that abolished the common law. He next argued that the Hon. Member for Greenwich had as good a right to a seat in that House as Mr. Pease, who took his seat and voted without having taken any oath whatever; and he, therefore, contended that there was no specific law against the admission of a Jew to his seat in that House. He ad mitted that the present was not an editying decision to the majority of the House; he felt it his duty to point out the errors into which the Noble Lord had fallen ; and when he confessed that he held him in the highest respect as a states • man, he should at the same time acknowledge that he held him in no respect whatever as a lawyer.—( Hear, hear.) And he was happy to say that he was sustained in that opinion by the able and irrefutable arguments of the Hon. and Learned Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Bethell). Now all he required was, that as the case was decided against him by a great majority of the House, it should be tried by a competent court of jurisdiction fairly, dispassionately, and competently; because he thought that passion and prejudice prevailed against his Hon. Friend in that House yesterday. Whatever difference of opinion existed between him and his friends, there was no difference whatever respecting the N o bl e Lord's line of conduct, and for that reason the Hon. Gentle man (Mr. Salomons) was anxious that the Government, or come other Member, would, if they considered that his con duct was improper in having taken his seat and voted, in stantly institute proceedings against him. No more was re quired, and he (Mr Anstey ) felt assured that the decis on of the Court would be decidedly in opposition to the decision of the House. It would not at all do to decide that ques tion by such levity of remark, as he may "prosecute him self, it he pleases." lie said that the people of this country, through the wings of the press, would be roused to indig nation, through the ignominy offered to their fellow-coun tryman—to the representative ( Mr. Salomons) and his constituents—for they ever recognised such independence as he evinced yesterday. He felt fully assured that the Honourable and Learned Member for Abingdom (Sir Frederick ThesLer) would not, as he said, move for a new writ; but the object was to put the matter off till next session. He then alluded to the 13th of William the Third, which states, that if any Member takes his seat and votes, without the oaths, he is subject to be debarred from holding office, whether military or civil, subject to a forfeit of 5001., Ike &c. Now, as the House had decided that the Honourable and Learned Member for Greenwich had taken his seat and voted three times with out having taken the oaths, he considered that it was the duty of Government or of the House to institute proceedings in a court of justice against him under that statute. He then moved the following amendment on Lord John Russell's resolution in lithe case of the Member for Greenwich : " That David Salomons, Esquire, Member of Parliament for the borough of Greenwich, having sat and voted in this House without having taken the abjuration oath in the words contained and set forth in the form tendered unto him at the table, the Attorney-General of England be ordered to institute proceedings against him at law for such default, pursuant to the Act 6 Geo. 3, c 53." Sir B. HALL hoped that, in consequence of the Noble Lord's answer, the Hon. Member for Youghal (Mr. Anstey) would withdraw his amendment. Mr. ANSTEY would press his amendment, if no other motion to that effect were moved. Sir B. HALL pressed his suggestion, which was acceded to, and the amendment was withdrawn. Mr. BETHELL contended that Baron Rothschild and Mr. Salomons had taken the oaths required by that House for a Member, and were, therefore, entitled to their seats. He should add that he considered that the question of law was not yet fully discussed. He did not, in making that asser tion, mean to revive the opinions he delivered yesterday, but he should say the answers given by Honourable and Learned Members opposed to him were not by any means saiistac tory ; and he therefore hoped that some better solution would be given by those Hon. Gentlemen to the construction be put on the Acts of Parliament to which he thee alluded. Were the House to examine the statute of George 111. they would find that the oath of abjuration was thrown on all sub jects, the Jews included. He considered from the several statutes that he had already quoted, besides those adverted to by several Hon. and Learned Gentlemen on his side of the House, that Baron Rothschild and Mr. Salomons were fully entitled to take their seats and vote. When the Noble Lord asserted that it was necessary to have the sanction of use, or an Act of Parliament, to abrogate the present oath of abjura tion, he should say that the Noble Lord borrowed that phrase from the Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite (Sir F. The siger). Did not the 10th George I. point out a peremptory declaration with respect to the Jew, that the same oath of abjuration that was taken by him in courts of justice should be also adopted in other places ?—(Hear.) By the Ist of George I. an obligation was laid on parties to take the oath of abjuration, but that obligation was not universal until the Act of 9 George I. was passed, and, at the same time, these Acts allowed Jews in courts of law to take the oath which they considered binding on their conscience, irrespective of the oath of abjuration, which was observed in a political se nse. If, again, Honourable Members had looked at the other Acts. they would have found that the same principle prevailed. The 6th of George 111. was the last Parliamentary declaration as to taking the oath of abjuration, and, from the tenor of it, it was plain that the Jews were excluded from the strict forms of the oath. In the case of Mr. Pease, the House had taken upon itself to model the oath so as to suit the circum stances of the case, but there was no other Parliamentary authority to do that than what was drawn from the statute, and the obligation to administer the oath in the manner which was binding on the consciences of those who took it, And if that was done then, why could it not be done now ? They were, no doubt, bound to administer the oath, and the Jew was bound to take it, but not in the strict form in which it was to be found in the statute-book. If, therefore, the House considered the matter, they would see that they had brought themselves into a position which gave them a right to administer an oath, but which did riot give them the power to do so in a manner to meet the case. He therefore submitted that a great deal more was necessary to be done on this subject; and, if they were not prepared to follow him to the extent he wished, he hoped they would con sider whether it might not be proper again to appoint e Committee to see wh a t a lt era ti o ns could be made in the oath, so as to render the Jews admissible to Parliament. If they did that, they might bring back the question tod le the t with, point where it might be advantageously dealt b would therefore submit the amendment he hadrte; an c 1 to the House. ( Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, in dealing with this question, they had simply a strict ju dicial duty ..to perform. They were bound to ascertain, so far as they the con struction of the Acts of Parliament nnd er which they were called upon to act, and to apply . them accorchhgly. The simple question was, did the Legislature, when it enacted the oath of abjuration, mean that it should be taken by all in the strict sense in which it was worded? The way to as certain that was not to look at the Act only, but also to the circumstances under which the Act was passed. The Act w as passed soon after the d i s cover y of the gunpowder plot, and i.s great object was to guard against an oath being taken which any party taking it might evade by any mental reservation. The oath was for the protection of the King and the Government, and the words, on the true faith of a Christian" were introduced into it in order that it might be considered more binding on the parties who took it. The statutes which followed that Act were passed for the purpose of keeping the Roman Catholics out of power, and the model taken for the framing of them was the statute of James 1., in which these words were inserted. That, therefore, showed that these words were part and substance of the oath, and that they could not mould and form it so as to suit the views of particular parties and part i cu l ar sects. The Honourable and Learned M em b er f or Aylesbury had re ferred to the Acts of George I. and George 111 , but he had not stated the circumstances under which they were passed. The object of them was to defeat attempts . made on the part of Roman Catholics to disturb the King's Govern ment, but if the common law run with statute, what use was there for passing th o se statutes? The Honourable and Learned Gentleman said that the prin ci p le of the Ac tof George 1 . Wag carried out in the Act of George 111. Now, I the object of that Act was to further colonization. The oath inserted in it was to be taken by parties forming settle ments in the colonies, and in respect of the Jews it omitted the words "on the true faith of a Christian," in order that he might take the oath of allegiance in the same manner as he did an oath in a court of justice. That statute did not relate to England at all; it related to the colonies, but it showed that the oath, in the form they now insisted it should be taken, was obligatory and binding, else what would have been the use of passing that statute? In regard to the Act of the first and second Victoria, that was merely an Act to regulate the taking of oaths in courts of justice, but it did not release them from seeing that the sta tute which in this case affected their proceedings should be strictly observed. The case of Mr. Pease had been often al luded to, but the declaration which had been framed to be taken by Quakers was an act of the Legislature , and a mere substitution of that declaration for the oath of abjuration. Here, however, was a different case, for they had in this in stance a distinct oath, containing words which formed an es sential portion of it, and which the Jews could not take, and that being the case, they could not do otherwise than in sist that the parties refusing to take that oath in the form it appeared upon the statute-books should not be admitted to a seat in that House. He thought it woul be well to adopt the proposition of the N oble Lord at the head of the Government, for he believed that the adoption of the sug gestion of the Hon. and Learned Member for Aylesbury would lead them into additional difficulties. _ _ _ Mr. JOHN EVitigconsTtreTedthe statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Attorney-General most unsatisfactory. It was plain, from his interpretation, that the oath was never intended to apply to Jews, but to professing Christians. All the substance of the oath was gone through before the words "on the true faith of a Christian" were come to. It had been long since settled by high judicial tribunals that oaths should lie administered in the form most binding on the consciences of the party who took them. And in this manner the Hon. Member for Greenwich had taken the oath of abjuration. Out of the inconsistency in which the House was placed as regards the Jews they should get in some manner or other, and for that escape he saw no more fitting opportunity than the present. Mr. NAPIER concurred in the view taken by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, and so unanswerably supported by the Hon. and Learned Attorney-General. The argument of the Noble Lord was plain and right, and bot tomed on a sound basis. The words, "on the true faith of a Christain," were, by the statement of the Legislature itself, part of the juramenta, and could not be omitted from the oath of abjuration until the entire form of oath underwent a change. The question before the House was not one of policy, but of construction; and if they admitted any inter ference with the form now arranged, where nas the line of demarcation to be drawn ? Mr. AGLIONBY, although a lawyer, would not advance any legal arguments on the subject, but he wished to state that he considered the Hon. Member for Greenwich had taken the oaths according to law, acd that he was fully en titled to take his seat in the House. As for the arguments of the Hon. and Learned Member for Abingdon, he did not think they were worth a rush, while he regarded the statement of the Hon. and Learned Member for Aylesbury quite unanswerable. He quite concurred with the Noble Lord, that no gentleman was entitled to sit in that House until he took the oaths prescribed by law. He went that length with the Noble Lord; but considering that the Hon. Member for Greenwich had taken the oaths in the manner pointed out by the law, he claimed for that Hon. Member the right to act as a Member of the Legislature. He went so far as to hold that the House had a right to put a con struction upon the Act. The words were matter of form and not of substance. He did not want them to make a new law, but not to put their privileges in the power of another place. If the Noble Lord carried his motion he would carry into effect his resolution of last session, that the House would take into consideration the mode of giving relief to the Jews. Did they think another Parliament would give up their privileges to judge of matters which re lated to their own rights, unless a court of law decided against the point that the Hon. Member for Greenwich had taken the oath according to law? Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND said they had heard a great deal upon this subject from lawyers ; but he could not be lieve it to be law when they were told that it rested with every person who took a statutory oath to omit as many of the words of the oath as he pleased.—(Hear.) They had all heard of the old saying— ' " As, by the rule that makes the horse tail bare. You pluck it year by year, and hair by hair." —(Laughter.) But nobody ever dreamed that that was a receipt for preserving the horse's tail, though it might bid fair for making it a ragged one.—(A laugh.) Now, what sort of an oath would they have on their statute-book at the end of ten years if everybody in every court of, justice might omit from it as many words as he pleased?—(Hear, and a laugh.) He had endeavoured to take the question out of the legal phraseology, in order to make it intelligible to the House, and he hoped he had succeeded.—(A laugh.) What ever difference might exist among them as to the principle of this question, or as to the proper mode of acting, he thought there was one result upon which they must all be unanimous, and that was that it was impossible to leave it as it was.—( Hear.) He had ever objected to the Jews sitting in that House. He had objected upon principle, and he continued to do so still; but he would not take advan tage of a state of the law which never was intended to affect them to carry into effect a principle which he could not do fairly otherwise.—(Hear.) He should like to have this question fairly brought to issue; but it could not be. He very much doubted the force of the argument which said they could not interfere in this matter themselves If there was any force in that argument, it could only increase their embarrassment, and would not at all help them; for how cane it that they had suffered that oath to be taken on the Old Testament ?—(Hear, hear.) Whether they liked it or disliked it—whether they did it unintentionally or from malice aforethought, he did not know, but they had sold the pass. (Hear, hear.) When a Christian came up to this table and swore on the Bible at large, he acted on the well known principle— " Novo testamento veterum patet ; " Veteri testamento novum latet." (Hear, hear.) But when a Jew asked for the Bible it was in order to reject the New Testament.—(Hear, hear.) And that rejection this House had allowed.—(Hear.) Now, how they ,s ere to get out of this difficulty he did not know. He did not understand how they could now contend that that House could not alter the essential part of the oath.—(Hear, hear.) It was admitted on all hands tha the words of this oath Wars never intended to apply to the It was con tained in a series of acts against the Jacobites; and it was no fault of the Jews that James 11. turned Papist. As things had turned out, however, the Jews had to pay the piper.— (A laugh.) Nobody suffered but them; and if he believed that those doctrines to which the Attorney-General had alluded were less rife at this moment than they were at the time of the State trial to which he had referred—if he did not know that they were ten times more prevalent now than they were then, he would repeal this oath altogether.— (Hear, tear) But, since they could not do this, he wished some one would fairly propose a motion to exclude Jews from Parliament. For that he would vote; but he did not like to be compelled to be firing in ambush against the Jews from behind a dyke that was intended to exclude a Sardinian Prince.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. ANSTEY referred to several Acts to show that Quakers could give evidence on affirmation. The 6th of Anne, cap 23, referred to the Abjuration Act, and enabled electors to vote for the election of Peers for Scotland. That was an Act for the relief of Quakers; and a subsequent Act, which was declaratory of the Act of Anne, provided that the words " on the faith of a Christian" should be omitted,which showed this form was a mere solemnity. This was a Parlia mentary distinction between the form and the substance. The case of the Jew is in some particulars as strong as that of the Quaker. If Parliament were to interfere at all, it ought to act in the same manner as it did with Quakers, for Parliament can dispense with a portion of that solemnity which the oath of abjuration as offered to the Jew implies. Was it not as just to remove what was obnoxious in that oath with respect to the religious feelings of the Jew as it was to adopt an affirmation instead of an oath for the Quaker? He then argued that the common law was recognised in most cases, by the first legal authorities, as far superior to any Act of Parliament. He should say to the Attorney General that he considered that that learned functionary had not read the 2d Victoria with more attention than he had the 9th George 111., with respect to those oaths, for the Act is not an enacting Act, it is a declaratory Act, and he was prepared to prove from that Act that the oath was to be administered, not only to a juror or a witness, but to any person anywhere. He argued that the 2d and 3d Victoria settled the question, and on this Act the Honourable Mem ber for Greenwich solely depended, and he therefore hoped that the House would not rush precipitately to a decision on a resolution which, though similar to the one of last year against Baron Rothschild, was based on a far different ground. Sir R. H. INGLIS was astonished that the Honours his Honourable Member for Youghal (Mr. Anstey) should give it a legal opinion that that House could alter the oath how ever great and discriminating his legal acum might he should undertake to differ from him, because he . he believed that the Upper House and the Sovereign should also agree of th i at to a resolution of this House before any anch alter a tion in the oath the Legs could be effected, and he hoped that n lature would sanction such an alteratie n n. br Ile believed the Hon. Member for Greenwich has, by his recent conduct, involved himself in difficulties that would for . ever preclude him, in the event of any alterati on, . k from ta mg h is seat in `hat House. He hoped that the opinion of the House would be taken at some future day, to decide whether he did not for ever forfeit his seat in that House. The House then divided, when there appeared— For Mr. Bethell's amendment ... Against it •.• •' . Majority against the * a . m . amendment 118 ent —47 found Mr. our return to t he g allery we Mr. BRIGHT stating, that although the amendment was lost, they had not as yet heard that the Honourable Mem ber for Greenwich would be heard by counsel at the bar of that House. The amendment had been lost by not a very large majority, and they had now to decide upon the mo tion of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government; but although he had no authority to make the request, he had to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government not to come to a decision on that motion at present, but to allow the Honourable Member for Greenwich to take the course he considered best in that respect. There could be no question, from the opinions they had heard expressed by eminent lawyers in that House, that much doubt prev ailed g on the case, and th at bei so, he thought that the suggestion of the Honourable and Learned Mem ber for Aylesbury that another Committee should be appointed on the subject, might with propriety be adopted. By adopting that course they could not be in a worse position than they were in at present,. If the Com mittee should report that the Hon. Member for Greenwich ought to be admitted, as in the case of Mr. Pease, then no wrong would be done to either party. The Noble Lord had placed himself in great difficulty on this subject, by allow ing both the Hon. Member for Greenwich and the Hon. Member for London to take the oaths on the Old Testament, and at the same time refusing to allow them to omit the words "on the true faith of a Christian." H e b e li eve d t h e lion. Hember for Abingdon was right when he said, that if these words were persisted in, the parties so desired to take them should have been sworn on the New Testament, and considering all the circumstances of the case, and in order to give time for consideration, he should move that the debate be now adjourned. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Hon. Member had put to him two questions. The first was, whether he would allow the Hon. Member who had been returned for Greenwich, to be heard by counsel at the bar of the House? and the second was, whether another Committee should not be ap pointed? In answer to the first, he had stated last evening that he had no objection to his pursuing the same course as was done by Mr. O'Connell, while he thought that the better plan would have been for the lion. Member to have stated his case at the bar of the House himself. But as the motion which he bad that evening submitted to the House had been given notice of last night, and as the lion. Member for Greenwich had given no intimation that he wished to be heard at the bar of the House, either by himself or by coun sel, he did not see why the debate should be adjourned in that respect. They were not without preparation, and he thought it evident from the fact, that the Learned Gentle men who had taken part in the debate, more especially the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Aylesbury, did not adduce any precedents or facts which were not previ ously known to time who paid attention to the suhj wt. Oh the 12th . of last March, on the motion of his Hon. and Learned Friend the Solicitor-General, a Committee was appointed to consider and bring under the notice of the House the precedents and Acts which bore on the amore tter. Than that Committee none could be appointed com petent to the task assigned. It was true that the Com mittee was not empowered to report any opinion on the sub ject. —(Hear, hear.) But their attention was directed to various Acts of Parliament. A draft report was drawn up by the Honourable and Learned Solicitor-General, and con sidered, and though the subject was mast intricate, that report, with as few errors as possible, brought before the House the general body of Acts and pre cedents on this subject. The general opinion of the Mem bers constituting that Committee was, that Baron 'tabs child was not entitled to take his seat.—(Hear, hear.) But the present Master of the Rolls framed a resolution wh bad ichnot he submitted to the House. Ile (Lord J o h n Russell) relied on his own notion of the law; but after consultation with the law officers of the Crown , and others competent to form a correct opinion on the q uestion, he had adopted thatae resolution. He saw no advantage that could possibly ris from further postponement or i n q uir y . His belief Ivo, and that belief had been considerably confirmed by the speeches he had heard delivered in the course of the debate, that sufficient preparation had already been ma de, and that every Member had made up his min d on the que stion. If, how ever, it was the generel wish of the House, he should no for pose the appointment of the C ommittee - (Hear, bear—i f the majority of the House tho u g ht such a course desirable, he would not offer any objection ; but, as matters at present stood, he confessed he did not see the necessity for either Committee or postponement. Sir B. HALL , said he should confi ne his observations to_ the two points spoken to by his Noble Friend at the bead of the Government. If the Hon. Member for Greenwich bsd adopted the course of claiming to be heard at the bar of the House, it was quite evident that he must have taken a rhe trograde course.—(Hear, hear.) They could not forget 1 e position in which the Hon. Gentleman had placed hinisell (Hear, hear.) Within the last twenty-four hours the Hon. Member for Greenwich bad voted no less than three times, and addressed the House as a Member of the Leg and and therefore if the Hon. Member were to desire to a ddr t. e the House at the bar, be would be lowering and injuringwen_ position he now occupied.—(Hear, hear.) But there sr re other parties who might wish to be heard at the b a ,. (Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Greenwich b a,r,, important and influential constituency—one of the lasges o s l" the kingdom— and if the constituency choose to petitio.,__tot be heard at the bar of the House in support of the wan o .' they had sent to represent their interests in the lnpeeroipsl. Parliament, he thought they should be heard, and th e , ee portunity afforded them before the resolution proposa l "/ d ted• the Noble Lord at the head of the Government was a h ro Pt b th e e r As regarded the appointment of a Committee, be thouj , t ,, o u r eg A es y , i i , e m sbu o ry f thaeveryHownoisueraobolee, and Learned _ _ e diffi culties and legal doubts which surrounded the qn e ens True, as his Neble Friend at the bead of the Governin s had stated, a Committee was appointed to look out for pr t, looking at all wesatien. cedents. That Committee consist of men of great a n ih e 3o ., and eminently calculated to discharge th e charac ter took, but had not circumstances of an important __, (Near. / arisen since that Committee made their report. raittee, Was it ever contemplated, for instance, by that Com extra. that theillouse of Commons would put itself in the rd an d duty they uctr ordinary position of desiring a man to come fer wa o e - 0 '' admitting him as a Jew, and then telling him that h 5 ,n_2 1 3 ,1 take the oaths on the true faith of a Christian 1 (ri r e o ; exi i Had not fects been brought out in the coarse of the (,f fair discussion, that rendered it nothing l ess than an il, be ernm e nt ap ness and justice that another Com mittee shone pointed ? The Noble Lord at the head of the Gov,. „ f old stated that if it were the general wish of the HolleeLiZese he not oppose the appointment of the Committee. .t, , a nd, (Sir Benjamin Hall) thought it was the. ge neral l', ll 74 eie lser moreover, he thought that the Hon. and Learneathme good r Aylesbury had acted most properly in saki" bed go o d to appoint such a Committee. The Noble Lord he co of taken the same course as he adopted last year i n t LestYe er Baron Rothschild, although he said he would do so ale the Noble Lord pledged himself, before he asked theadeo to:adopt the resolution he submitted, that he wet.loL, Pa re steps immediately after the meeting. of whichifilleuldiden liament, to do away with the disabilities el h a lie B iron Rothschild from sitting in that 1 1 ° 11 , s se o tee Il d had given no such pledge now. The es i 0 t 0 had not pledged himself to act next session,. se is case of the Honourable Member for Greetirrifoli j e the had done at the close of the session of d I °. o , i '' s led 0' case of Baron Rothschild.—( Hear, hear.) revq.oliciter legal bearing of the question, the Attorney and tee on,, e General interpreted the law differently; for ty ic ul `' he fone" was found voting in the old lobby, the other as te e of the voting in the new. If they went to one law °T e e ifs one Crown for an interpretation of the law he Woluu e g oo s ow; answer, and if they sent to a second his interpresetse'L Lords; be directly the reverse. The resolution of the iNoewbie tbs' the bead of the Government was the most bier o icens bio L o rd could be proposed to the House. f% l'4° &a d ,lhi intended to take an intelligible, bold, Inall'e'reseeriw•-e: gorous course, he should move a new writ for `-''' t hat '- He did not take that course, be ause be h °evi. and tbe w. uld have the vote of the douse in his fsv° lll. e ' a el egs i e ff e result would be that the electors of Greensvich w" If te"" assemble, and re-elect Mr. Alderman Salotatelse.sreed-' Noble Lord proposed such a resolution, it would be se: n r for it it were proposed by the Hon. and Learned,froetiWicite Abingdon, it would be defeated. The electo r ! °,,' f sae 0° 9 9 , - t would say that they did not care for the writs of 'wit - '- of Commons. Let the Noble Lord move his nevr the O . him give the electors an opportunity of re-eleactaiinig) th i s e t o : l lo ° Member, and if they told him (Sir Benjamin people were indifferent about the question, let„thAetrilhoit o , ° ,, se , the division but of last night, and they would an' o of "- who recorded their votes in favour of the adn' iss r ic e ) eii stuf l Hon. Member for Greenwich to a seat in the ~".„70 c iss t) ' were the representatives of one-third of the conetli the United Kingdom.—(Hear, hear.) tios tioe Mr. GEORGE THOeiPSON expressed his g r : lie hrevr at being the representative of a majority of ° t wo b e l community in the United Kingdom. The qu es ," n o of yell' the House was not a question of law but a queskl-tolers°,,, gious liberty on the one hand, and of religious the arg% on the other.—(Hear, hear.) He had listened taro theft , ments on both aides of the question, and be t h° .eed o°/ f rl st which proceeded from hie side of the House the reg f owl swered. A gross insult had been offered to be sboe' ot persuasion. The Noble Lord was languid we , the gr efit ; e have been prompt. He had not madeg this ,e - t he es.' h f. question of the day, or a question which effe ete- e fe r t-6 once of the Government itself. The time ba d e l t raer hise ; Liberal Members in that House to demand th e There afar of the Jews as a simple act of justice. bee eeeeie 1 ° had 00 0 ' was a question on which public inion fi" ob e unequivocally expressed, and by majorities o stio e t iy than the present question. It was not 5 .,1 1° ,. e me V ier n e e trifled with, even by the Govrnment itself. rl e y o ga .4 ; to state his opinion on the question. G en e . e s er'„ - of posite made it a political question. The slo w Isense e•- be in a theological and evangelical view, to InanYe e eiou r ieer that House. The Jew did not believe in the "Se" Sail"; did; but the difference was between the beliefs , a c reiS s; that was to come ani a saviour that had con robanceleq, sertion was received with repeated shouts of dis a ll o P ie 10 5 : , ,t4 Well, what was the state of the law? The Ma . o ia - rious. He should vote against the main question, still greater pleasure for the adjournment. tbe i lf°' es Mr. ANSTEY said he wished to know vfhetber clie rs e fession of the Christian religion was a nacessail'oe, or b lit teristic of a Member of Parliament at commo n el , Ogee decisions of courts of justice. The grounds of WV g ieea s i o to be more enlarged upon this question than vf,e re t he 1) ", the Committee which had been referred to LI ,essi c i former gin to Lord, and which made a re ort u on it in a Ho thought there ought to p be anpad'ournment to i ooce' to the Noble Lord to consider this p j oint. Isle 8/I „ests e ls as an addition to the original motion, or 0 a 5- t be r e h i amendment, " That this House, having regard te e e lse?. gious scruples of the Hon. Member for Greenwilteres: exercise its undoubted privilege, and make such li LW fis ca che in the form and mode of administering the oath, he cri enable the Hon. Member for Greenwich to take and s" such oath." The House then divided, when there appeared- - For the adjournment ••• s ,„ ... 69 Against it ••• •• ... ... 1 9 ° i ll MajoritY ... ... ........___ to or, i, Mr. G. THOMPSON moved a similar addition Anstey to the original motion. fl oc pr o I Mr. J. A. SMITH hoped the Noble Lord would a id V his motion until after Thursday, w h en a cat i o n Wo t to y fttarhui.nereHedeedollus:jec,ihta:bdPerica: : h t a_e o li t g : pArigh t rese presented t b e e d 1 t b e y a rtdh atthe el ect electors ofo , P „ pp ort th S of their representative. r Y , ,0 Np abjuration"oOa o L d D b S y saidL the re s ocrod h n jeeobblijeßctuesdaetlol,thaneLllrltei:,fil.srl°sl ' t st h ohl a et t i‘trv u i.oo n nitr l d e Ep ss Mr. Salornons cupy a seat in this House. The himself Hon. c old 13 p re' he ti ceeded to urge a variety of b' ' n-the oath °' ;be g ° , ' Member triflers' that House w tion itself, which it, told him tha o' t o jections to ,onv 0 la did not believe h it. He man Catholic f • be described as a living libel se,,, l ee ~,e e an ( d m s r aid that there veere t in he s , : o r 0/f rici i " i ; of the Jfo r t hey whenthey hweerreemcoomnepterlalteedd wtoittliaktbeert, but t ci fr ee ce . Reynolds) revered of l eo e 'es' ' eir, who, even to attain the highest pit c n o t bell ee honour, declined to swear CO that which be did , s etat if e t e Four years had now elapsed since the Noble Lord pas e r for 1 •", 1 as the colleague of Baron Rothschild as Maned " e 0 City of London, and since that time the 800., 0 5 tl i 3 im elected again by a very large majority. And ag ain sot t Noble Lord now ;doing? Why, declaring war w e ed, electora of the city of London, his own constituents %, orre; satisfied with that, war also against the electors o , oo t, ti t ) " , with.—(Hear.) 'The best course would be to t e r s e's v d course proposed by the Hon. Member for the Tower 0 Ol e. Mr. C. ANSTEY rose amidst cries of " Oh, °,": be much uproar, which drowned the Hon. Gentlernae,lesy In the fragments of sentences which reached the pe e , tle . appeared to be complaining of the sullen silence wet< eos Noble Lord at the head of the Government observed, og res stating whether he would consent to a Committee, o!orti to the amendment, or propose a resolution caculated :,oorty out the objects of the amendment. resolute moved the aw meat of the debate. give s et e Mr. BRIGHT also urged the Noble Lord to .w j intimation of what he eventually proposed doPs°,poOr., announced they ]mended, thought that the decision of the question should be I:',.° is see; until the electors had presented the petition Whi°,`: bet ', prapnto favour of the admission of their representative to A that House. O W b 0 of ' g be heard at the sea in Lord J. RUSSELL said that in the early part of ..40 ee bt ing the question which the House had to considertirbroaio deliberately and very learnedly discussed. Ile „ bit e sts t e e e t forward a resolution which implied, though it dise ° , e ls s' es direct terms, that the Hon. Member for Greenvac.,., , for I entitled to sit without taking the oath of abjuration lbi'er sad different from that which the Honourable St al er/ o_,f ° or himself proposed, and in the form in which Alei ll '„'„ - cl N e lo . House had hitherto taken it. The and Lear"; res 0 to r ber for Aylesbury (Mr. Bethell Hosedprop a conn e t e n ;bero 0 , tion to meet that—namely, that the Ilon a . I r tbeed er iveo se , London and Greenwich having complied with quired, so far as the oath of abjuration was coneer°oo r h o entitled to sit and vote in that fuse. There cowers of t ti i positions, the one contrary to the other. The ula tf iee rte d h er Hon. and Learned Member for Aylesbury wa s e t t , ae °f e ts him in a very able speech, which was answered , he deb vie very able speech from the Attorney-General, and "' s ou. o b i was conducted in a manner worthy of such an oceleessel,oo Members learned in the law who spoke confined L' a di t ai' to the immediate question. The House came t ° „,,el lo , , er and decided that the resolution of the Hon. and Les'''to dec' e j her should not be put. It remained for the aotio c , p ron, o . whether the resolution which he (Lord John) heeebete coo' should be affirmed It would be fair, had the " 03 ot; hie e tinned to a late hour, to have moved its adie °rfl usi e v, ' fi e ',l4 g , ,roee e f instead of continuing the discussion upon the, d e t ots t g after all was their business—(Hear, hear) --they Peofigiasek but denunciations against that House for liberal body of constituents denunciations for so° " e ' O O l lO. ing at once to affix a sense to the oath and nt w oa 4l „es taking it according to what Hon. Gentlemen said here ILI mit to a seat an Hon. Member who had been Sept'' is pori *j os numerous body of constituents— denunciations ,e,iolineee (Lord John's) conduct for maintaining that lr,bboerll rs 14 t. h i against the Jews which he bad been for some Ye a sieseinr. to repeal. Then they lead long denunciations e r th s rs l se , conduct by the Hon. Member for `Loraower 113_ 0 se(l'' George Thompson), who, when he ( Join 3) Yr - c i PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. W. Robinson and W. Meadows, Rainhill, Lanca shire, tar distillers—J. E. Owen and W. C. Evans, Southampton, surgeons—E. Appleton, W. V. Taylor, and G. Hall, Manchester, commission agents—F. W. Barker and H. G. Hadley, Messina, Sicily, merchants— J. J. Guest and E. J. Hutchins, Dowlais and Cardiff, Glamorganshire, London, Liverpool, and Edgehills, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, ironmasters—C. Ritchie and J. Bond, St. Paul's-churchyard, silk mercers—J. Barker and I. Smith, Bradford, Yorkshire, stonemasons — W. Woods ' Elizabeth Spence, T. H. Henderson, and J. A. Woods, Sunderland, Durham, timber merchants — G. Allen and R. Griffith, Hatton-garden, brassfounders —G. flitrs and H. Hiles, Baschurch, Shropshire, millers —F. A. Walker and G. Harker, jun., Manchester, Lan cashire, general Manchester traders—J. G. Denston and J. Castle, Tabernacle-square, brewers—T. Herring, W. Herring, and E. Herring, A.ldersgate-street, wholesale druggists—W. S. Cooley and T. Wigley, Nottingham, plain and ornamental box-Manufacturers—S. Rutter and W. Rutter, Nassau-street, working jewellers—T. E. Middleton and P. Middleton, Dover, plumbers—G. Ogle and J. Douglas, Sunderland, Durham, cast iron founders. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Edward Melton, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, plumber and glazier. William Edwards, Newtown, near Gosport, Hampshire, clerk. William Hall, jun., Shelton, journeyman potter. James Tucker, Bristol, butcher. James Taylor, Bristol, cabinet maker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. J. Taylor and J. Cameron, Edinburgh, fleshers, to meet, July 30 and August 20, within the Royal Exchange Coffeehouse, Edinburgh. FATAL THUNDERSTORMS. Oa Friday afternoon the neighbourhood of Rochester was visited by a storm which, although of short dura tion, was of an alarming character, and it is feared may have done considerable injury in its course, as in its progress over our ancient city it struck the cathedral and set fire to the church at Frindsbury, situated on an eminence above the railway station. Clouds had for some time been gathering to the north ward, and at a quarter-past four o'clock :in the after noon, after some distant thunder, a dense mass of clouds approached, when a flash of lightning, accompa nied simultaneously by a loud clap of thunder, occurred, the electric fluid striking the north pinnacle of the tower of the cathedral, from which the point was detached, and hurled upon the roof below, breaking through the slates. The portion of the pinnacle detached was. broken into fragments, the largest piece weighing nearly a quarter of a hundred weight. To those near the spot the sound, when the pinnacle was struck, resembled the report of a gun, and although the thunder and lightning rnightlbe said to be instantaneous, yet the report of the explosion was distinctly percep tible before the roll of the thunder commenced. Per sona on the bridge, , and other open spaces, who witnessed the phenomenon, describe it in each instance, both at the cathedral and Frindabury, as a ball of fire falling on the edifices, and persona in conversation at the time, though distant from these buildings, as being suddenly impressed with fear for the safety of those with whom they were convening, as each appeared to the other at the moment as if enveloped in flame. Fortunately the cathedral has sustained no injury beyond that we have described. At Frindsbury church the electric fluid appears to have run down the spire and set fire to the shingle at its base. Prompt measures were taken to extinguish the flames by persons who witnessed the occurrence, and by the active and judicious exertions of a few indi viduals the church was saved from destruction. A. stack at Dredger, between Rochester and Sitting bourne, wts also struck by the electric fluid and entirely destroyed, A violent thunderstorm also broke over the western suburbs of Worcester on Thursday evening, which proved fatal to a labouring man ❑amed Joseph Fowler. The deceased was trussing hay on the Crow's-nest Farm, about two miles from Worcester, with his brother, a young lad, when the storm came on, and they took shelter under a tree. The boy had left the tree fur a few minutes, and was returning, when a tremendous clap of thunder burst over him, and he was thrown insensible to the ground. When he was able to rise again he found his brother lying upon the ground, with a portion of his clothes on fire. Two persons came up at this juncture, who found the man quite dead, and the hay on which he was sitting, to gether with a hedge close at hand, burring. The boy was still suffering much from the effects of inc shock, and had not recovered on Saturday. An inquest was held on Friday, when a verdict of "Accidental death" was re corded. Lie has left a wife, and bore an excellent character. A terrific storm passed over a part of Essex on Friday, and in some places the heavy rain and wind did consi derable damage in beating down the wheat crops. At Colchester a poor woman named Pettit, who stood at a tub in her own house washing, was struck dead by the lightning. The electric fluid entered the room and killed her instantly; and at the same time the adjacent houses were injured. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Poet-oho. by the night—and 51 by the moming—dispatch.] When made up in From what when PLA CES. General Post-office pert dia. due. London. patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)N July 25 Liverpool July 27 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Aug. 5 .. .. Liverpool .• July 00 America (by U.S. pkt.) M July 30 .. Southampt. July 24 Africa (West coast) • . N 14th of the month Plymouth Aug. 3 Ali man d r i a * ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. duly 29 Belgium .. .. •• N Daily .. Dover .. Daily Brazil ~ • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Aug. 12 Buenos lyres • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Aug. 12 California(via Chagrcs) 31 2d& 17th of month Southampt. Aitg. 5 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Aug. 3 Constantinople * •• • • N 7th 17th 27th of mo,Dover .. July 30;1 I Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. iSouthampt. Aug. 5 Channel 'sled • • • • N Mon., Wed., & Fri.' Southampt. Tu. Th.B a Chili . M 17th of the month Southampt. Aug 5 France .. ••M & N Twice daily .. .. ' ,Dover Twicadall; G reec e .. • • N 7th 17th 27th of mo 'Dover .. July 30 Namburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland .. • • .. M Wednes. & aiatur. Louden .. Mea.Thiar Honduras .. • • . N 17th of the month Southampt. Aug. 5 Ireland .. .• M& N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead .. Twicodaill India (via Southamp.) Id 20th of the monthiSoutharapt. 23 India (viamirsoillen) N 7th& 24th efmouth Dover • • Ana 1 Mediterranean (via Southampton) •• M 20th of the month Southampt. Aug. 21 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) N 7th&24th ofmonth Dover .. Aug. 1 Mexioo 2d of the month.. Southampt. Aug. 5 Madeira • • • • • • 11,9 th of the month Southampt. Aug. 12 Malta* N S 7th,17th,19th,27th } Dover July 23 & 30th of month Naples* • • • • • • N 6th 15th 25th of mo Dover • . July 21 Papal States * .• sth 15th25th of mo Dover .. July 22 Peninsular.. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. July 26 Fern .. • • • • • • Di 17th of the month Southampt. Aug. 5 Tuscany* .. • . • • N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover • • July 22 West Indies .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Aug. 20 Naples* .. • • • • Papal States* • • .. N Peninsular.. • • .. Peru .. • • • • DI Tuscany • • • • • • N West Indies • • .. West Indies (except Havaana & Nassau) M * The }naffs to those c, French packet via Marsei Cauromeia.—Malls to are low despatched and d 12d of the month .. oantrlos thus marl Southiumpt. !Aug. 5 cod (*) are convoyed by and from Californil lue by every Amerii Ea, via the United States icon packet. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, July 22, (Continued from our Third Edition of yesterday.) THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION. Mr. ANSTEY said he wished to put a question to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with regard to the annexation of the two Germanic States to the German Con federation, which would be a violation of the Treaty of Vienna. He had understood that the Noble Lord had trans mitted a protest to the Courts of Berlin and Vienna on this subject. He wished to know whether that was correct, and whether an answer had been received from those Courts npo the subject? Lord PALMERSTON said no formal answer had been re ceived. When the Diet was constituted, her Majesty's Minis ter, in conjunction with France, delivered a protest against any such annexation without the consent of the other powera. He had not received any answer to that, but he had re ceived information from the British Minister at Frankfort, stating that a communication had been made on the 1 Yth of the present month, the particulars of which he would learn in a few days. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Mr. ADDERLEY thee rose to ask the Noble Lord, the First Lord of the Treasary, " Whether the draft constitu tion now about to be sen; out to the Cape is to be sent out complete in all details, and according to any scheme laid before the House in papers already presented to it ; if not, whether he will lay it tefore the House before this session closes ; whether it contains anything relating to a change of the seat of government at the Cape, or a separation of the eastern and western provinces of South Africa; whether it will have to pass through the usual several stages in legislation in the Council, or merely be submitted to their acceptance or rejection by one vote; whether it may be discussed and altered in the Legislative Council; whether it must be referred home for final sanction; whe ther it is to be postponed till after the conclusion of the Kafir war." Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the draft of the constitution referred to had been sent oat to the Cape complete as to the details. It was not according to a particalar scheme, but founded on various suggestions from different sources. He did not think it would he laid before the House in the present session. With regard to the separation of the east ern and western provinces, and the change of the seat of government, that would depend upon the exercise of the Royal prerogative, upon which the Governor would receive iusttuctiona frora too 0 tale• 1 126 drat would 1 1 8'0 to ti .. p• i 1 1 1 4 I i hl