The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, THE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL GREAT MEETING AT T THE MANSION-HOUSE A public meeting of merchants, bankers, and citizens of London, was held at two o'clock yesterday in the Egyptian-hall, Mansion-house, for the purpose of pro. rooting a subscription to erect a suitable testimonial to the memory of the late Sir Robert Peel. The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor occupied the chair. Some time before two o'clock, the hour of meeting, the ball was partially occupied by a respectable assemblage, and as the proceedings commenced the auditors had in creased until the apartment was pretty well filled. Among the gentlemen on, and in the vicinity of the pla . forcn, besides the Lord Mayor, we noticed Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Mr. Monsell, M.P., Mr. E. G. G. Howard, M.P., Mr. Henry Drummond, M.P., Sir J. W. nogz. M.P., Mr. Hume, M.P., Sir E. N. Buxton, M.P, Mr. Ross Mangles, M.P., Capt. Shepherd, Chairman of the East India Company, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Sir Peter Laurie, Sir John Henry Pelly, Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company, Sir Moses Montefiore, Alderman Salomons, Baron Gold amid, Mt. David Williams Wire, lie. Under-Sheriff Millard, and many others. The LORD MAYOR said he took the chair on this occasion from a sincere wish to do honour to the memory of the late Sir Robert Peel.—(Cheers.) They were met together to-day to promote a public subscription with a view to erect a suitable testimonial to perpetuate the memory of that eminent statesman; and, having stated the object of the meeting, .he (the Lord Mayor) would content himself with leaving the matter in the hands of the gentlemen around him, satiified that they would deal with it in a way worthy of its importance.— (Cheers.) Sir PETER LAURIE rose to move the first resolution, and in doing so said the history of Sir Robert Peel was written in the annals of his country for the last 40 years, and he (Sir Peter Laurie) could not pass a higher eulo gium on the deceased statesman. The object of the gentlemen around him in calling the meeting this day was to allow the, public• an opportunity of subscribing what sums they pleased towards ri testimonial to perpetuate the memory of the great man whose loss they had been so suddenly called to deplore. In seeking to carry out that object, it was their desire that there should ba but one fee'.ing among the citizens of London, and that was Una Amity; and he hoped that the testimonial, whatever it might be which they might determine upon, should 'express and perpetuate the feelings, not merely of the citizens of London, but of the whole country. — (Loud cheers.) The Honourable Gentleman concluded by moving the following resolution :—" That this meet ing desires to give expression to the profound and uni versal regret which pervades all ranks of the people at the irreparable loss which this country has sustained in the decease of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, and feels that in seeking to perpetuate the record of his public services it commands the sympathies and enjoys the cordial co-operation of all." Captain SHEPHERD, the Chairmain of the East India Company, in seconding the resolution, staid-it would not be necessary for him to detain the meeting for any length of time in endeavouring to recommend it to their favourable regard. He felt it might savour of presump tion were he to attempt to pass any laboured eulogium on the merits of the distinguished and lamented statesman whose loss they all so deeply de plored. They were all aware that before the grave had closed over his honoured remains but one universal feeling of deep sympathy and regret fur the loss which the country had sustained pervaded all classes of the people throughout the length and breadth of the land. That feeling extended to all ranks of society, from the sovereign on the throne to the humblest artizin.— ( Hear, hear.) If therefore so strong and universal a feeling prevailed at this early period, what might they anticipate when time shall have exercised its softening influence over the f-elings arising from politi cal differences of opinion ?—(Hear.) Under these circum stances he (Capt. Shepherd) should be justly chargeable with presumption were he to attempt to bring for ward arguments drawn from the political principles of that great man, and much more with respect to any feelings or opinions he (Capt. Shepherd) might have in reference to them. Ha would advert but to one important feature in the character of that important statesman, to which the Duke of Wellington had borne his testimony in the House cf Lords, namely, his (Sir Robert Peel's) uniform and uncompromising adherence to the principles and convictions of trutb.—(Hear, hear.) Let the meeting pause for one moment to consider the importance of that distinguishing quality. While all earthly honours sank into utter insignificance, they were told he was guided through life by the princi ples of truth. He had now gone to render his account to Him who was truth itself, and who judged the motives and actions of men by the . unvarying principles of truth. —(Cheers.) The name of Sir Robert Peel he (Captain Shepherd) believed would be revered throughout the whole civilized world, and the longer it was known the more it would be venerated by generations yet to come.—(Continued cheers.) He felt it was unnecessary to attempt farther to dwell upon this im portant question. He felt that the sentiments that must pervade the meeting were of too sacred a character to be disturbed for one moment by political or party feelings; and he had therefore the pleasure and the melancholy gratification t 3 sec mid the resolution proposed by Sir Peter Laurie.—(Cheers.) Just as the Lord Mayor was about to put the resolu tion to the meeting, a well-dyes ed elderly person stepped forward to the platform from the body of the hall,. and asked permission of the Lnd Mayor to propose an amendment to the resolution. He was invited upon the platform, and to give his name, which he did by handing a card to Mr. D. W. Wire. The name, however, did not publicly transpire, nor anything else respecting him, than that he was a resident at Nottingham. The LORD MAYOR inquired if he was a citizen of London ? to which he replied that ho was " a Cockney born and had property in Middlesex." Ho also said he was a member of one of the companies in London. The LORD MAYOR intimated to him that he could Only allow gentlemen to address the meeting who were citizens of London; but requested to see the amendment he wished to propose. This request having been complied with, Mr. D. W. WIRE read the document to the meeting, which was to the following effect—" That this meetine , does at the same time with anguish and regret look ' upon the past policy of the departed statesman, in so far as he sup ported Lord John Russell by voting fur the admission of slave grown sugar into this country, which admission has terribly increased the trade of man stealers.— (Laughter and loud cries of " Oh, oh " and " Shame," drowned the remainder of this so-called amendment.) The LORD MAYOR again intimated to the stranger that be could not allow him to address the meeting, or put such an amendment, and the proceedings were resumed. The first resolution was then put and carried with ac clamation, Sir ,TORN HENRY PELLY, chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company, and one of the elder brethren of the Trinity House, moved the next resolution:—" That a Committee be formed, with power to add to their numher, to collect subscriptions, and to consider ths best means of carry ing out the Objects of the meeting; and that the Lori Mayor, Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., and Baron Rothe child, M.P., be requested to act as treasurers." Sir JAMES Wzia Hocc, M.P., seconded the resolu tion. He said—My Lord Mayor and gentlemen, this resolution has been put into my hands with a request that I would second it. Oa ordinary occasions it may be incumbent on any individual who offers a suggestion to such an assembly as the present to attempt to support it by arguments, and to reason in its favour ; but I feel such on attempt would now be worse than use less. I feel that I am only the form and medium of conveying the sentiments and wishes which I am confi dent are passing in the hearts and minds of all whom I hare now the honour to address. The striking charm teriatic of Sir Robert Peel was devotion. I might use the word self-dedication—(Hear, hear)—to the service of his country.—(Cheers.) To him that country owes a debt which it can only repay by recording its great sense of his services. —(Hear hear.) He sought no other reward while living; he disclaimed every other wish after be was gone.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel com menced his political life in a period of war ; but throughout his long and glorious career, whether in or out of o ffi ce, he was eminently the minis ter of peace. (Hear, hear.) All his efforts were devoted to the improvement of the institutions and the development of the resources of the country, and to its advance in those pursuits to which war was fatal. His labours were transeendant and incessant, and the relinquishment of office scarcely tended to relieve him from their weight ; for whenever Sir Robert Peel took his seat in the great council of the nation his voice was the most influential in that assembly and throught the whole country—(Cheers.) ...n amount of labour which, not less from its con tinuity than from its extent, was sufficient to have over whelmed most men, was enc ountered by him cheerfully and voluntarily. To him, personally, office could have been but a burden ; his pcsition, his fortune, and his sta tion rendered it to him a matter of indifference, save as it afforded him the means more efficiently of rendering i service to his country. To that great object . a ll h is strength of mind, all his great and relied acqu i rements, his heart, were unreservedly and unceasingly given. In h ful ness of his mental powers, when his last accentstofe wis dom and consel yet hung upon our ears, it pleased the Almighty suddenly to withdraw him from us; but his memory is hallowed in our breasts, and the voices of men of every party, every creed, every class, and every occu pation unite in pronouncing him one of the best and wisest, the most disinterested and the most distinguished statesman that over guided the political helm cf the country.—(Loud cheers.) It was England's blessing to have such a statesman in times of trial and transition, and I believe it will be England's glory to record her seas of his services. —(Renewed cheers.) The Hon. Baronet concluded by seconding, the resolution, which was put and carried unanimously. Mr. HOME, M.P.. supported the resolution. He had attended there to-day to offer his tribute of respect to the departed statesman. For forty years he had been an observer of his public conduct, and often had he op posed him, and as oft en su pp or t e d hi s measures, and he considered he was perfectly qualified to offa an independent testimony ; and he was bound to ay he had Lever seen his equal—so com prehensive in his views, and temperate and disinterested in all his proceedings.—(Loud cheers.) Seeing that his measures were intended for, and were attended with, public usefulness, it was with peculiar sor row that he marked the void which he had left, and as they had since his death perceived how disinterested for himself and his family he really was he I t aought the p u blic were doubly bound to come forward and testify their esteem and regard for his loss. It was with these views that he himself, in his place in Parliament, had proposed that signal testimony of the respect of that Hauze, which had never been g acted to any private individual. And he now hoped that the result of this meeting cf the citiz.ns of Landon would be to erect some long and enduring testimony of the regard in which he was held in the city of which he was an enrolled citizn—(Cheers.) He most cordially supported the resAulion, and he trusted the Committee would take into conside ration, in the execution of their duty, to make the testi monial as honourable to the departed statesmaa as it might be useful to the community at large.—(Cheers.) The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. MALSTERN.IN, M.P., moved the next revolution— " That the Rev. C. Marshall and Under-Sheriff Wire be requested to act as secretaries to the committe, and that the resolutions of the meeting be printed in the usual morning and evening newspapers." Baron GOLDSXID seconded the resolution. He ob served it was unnecessary for him to say but few words on this occasion, because he was certain that the departed statesman lived in the hearts of his fellow-men and woud ever live there.—(Cheers.) He had watched Sir Robei t Peel through his whole life, and he had observed that no man had ever aJcuaed Sir Robert Peel rf any other motive of action than a love of his country.—(Cheers.) Sir E. N. Box role, M.P., supported the resolution. He could not refrain from joining his voice to the uni versal voice in expressing the loss which he felt had been sustained in the death of Sir R. Peel. He thought he might truly say that no man ever merited such deep feelings of sorrow and regret as did that illustrious man. He would not attempt to enter into the great talents and indefatigable devotion or public services of Sir Robert Peel, but there was one point upon which he wished to ask the att nti.na of the meeting. He wished to compare the state of public morality evinced by Sir Robert Peel with that evinced by a great prede cessor of his in office, Sir Robert Walpole. During his administration, Sir Robert Walpole secured sinecure offices for himself equal to 14,0001. a year, and when he left office he obtained a peerage and a pen sion for life of 4,0001. a year in addition. Sir Robert Pee!, on the other hand, twice refused a peerage, when pressed upon him by the late SJverign, King William, and by her present Majesty. He also refused the distinction of the Garter, being only the second commoner to whom that great honour had been offered.—(Cheers.) He utterly declined all personal emoluments, and observed that his reward should be, not the honours which he dispensed to others, but that which he had obtained, and which his name would ever obtain, the love of his countrymen and the gratitude of his country.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that look ing at the great career of the great man, the least they could do, who enjoyed the benefits of his virtues and of his talents, would be to erect some permanent monu ment to his memory, and he trusted that besides erecting a monument there might be a sum of money left to devote to some useful end. He would venture to suggest that as there was a great hospital connected with the city of London, they might devote some portion of the money to the erection of an extra wing to that building to be called the Peel wing. He mentioned that as a personal sugges tion. The Hon. Baronet then concluded by supporting the resolution. The resolution was then pat, and carried unanimously. Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND, M.P., then rose to move the next resolution. He said he felt be must offer some apology for his presumption in ap pearing before them to take part in the proceedings, but he had been invited by the Lord Mayor to propose the resolution which he held in his hand. He thought the best way would be to pay implicit obedience to all his commands; and he was not sorry that he had been invited. He had been the school-fellow of Sir Robert Peel—(Here the Hon. Gentleman seemed af fected almost to tears by his recollections, and it was with some difficulty that he could proceed with his speecb)— he had been the school-fellow of Sir Robert Peel, and he had been at college with him afterwards ; they had en tered the House of Commons together, he had heard his first speech these', and hid listened to every word of it. Their paths in life lay wide asunder, but at no time had they met without finding that the intimacy of their child hood had been unimpaired, and up to the last period of his life he (Mr. Drummond) had had the honour t ) enjoy his personal friendship. The points in his character to which he would call their attention this day should be such as should be a useful example to all, for it so hap pened that, with the exception of one great public event, there was no event in contemporary history with which tha name of Sir Robert Peel was not intimately connected. They would remember that it was by him that the constabulary force had been established in Ireland, that it was by him that consider able modifications had been effected in the criminal law of the country, and a hundred abuses done away with— that the Test Act had beer repealed, and they would remember that many similar Acts were associated with his name.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) There was one remarkable circumstance connected with Sir R. Peel's career to which he would call their attention, and that was that in pursuing his great public objects he violated some of his dearest private affections. —(Hear.) In the instance of the bullion reform, he was placed by his patron Lord Liverpool on the Committee on the part of Government, but he came out of that Committee a decided opponent to Govern ment. When he introduced the measure of 1819, which went by his name, he was opposed in the House by his own father. Whea he carried the Catholic question, be offended his friends at Oxford, and in his last great measure they would remember how op posed ho was to the spirit of his party.—(Cheers.) Another remarkable circumstance WAS, that he not only read, but that he thoroughly digested every report which was laid on the table ( f the House, and the consequence was that he hal a mastery over it which no other man ever had. He could also bring out of his well stored mind a mass of information which settled all debate. —(Cheers.) The II m. Mem ber for Montrose was old enough to remember how violent party rancour ran when they were young. At that time persons of oppposite opinions would hardly associate together. Happily all that state of things had passed away. Sir Robert Peel, more than any other man, was the victim of private personalities, and, of all men, he was the man who would fly to them the least. He kept the good of his country steadily in view, and whether the waves of friendship or opposition turned him to one side or the other he never lost sight of that object. It was by a course such as this that he was enabled to say— " Exegi monumentum core perennis." The Hon. Gentleman then concluded by moving that' the thanks of the meeting be offered to the Lord Mayor for his conduct in the chair, and for his courtesy in offering the use of the Egyptian Hall. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS seconded the resolution. He was desirous of mingling his testimony of regard with that of the other gentlemen present, and he hoped that the Corporation would offer t) the committee the oppor tunity of erecting a monument to Sir Robert Peel in the Guildhall. They had there busts of military heroes, of the ministers of war, and he thought that the minister of peace well deserved a place there.—(Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and the meeting then separated. At the close of the meeting, Under-Sheriff WIRE an nounced a list of subscriptions, among whom were the Lord Mayor, 201; Sir E. N. Buxton, 201; Sir Peter Laurie, 101.; Sir Moses lionteliore, 101; The Mer chant Taylors' Company (of which the late Sir R. Peel WAS a member), 2001. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Winchester, July 15. The Commission f.,r the county of S.outhampton was opened in this city on Saturday last, by Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. R. Gurney, Q.C. Both the Learned Judges.attended Divine service yesterday in the Cathe dral. The business of the assize commenced this morn ing; Mr. R. Gurney presiding in the Crown Court, Mr. Justice Coleridge at Nisi Prins. The cause list contains an entry of thirteen Causes for trial - of these five are marked for special juries. Several of these are expected to be heavy causes, so that there will be some difficulty in getting through the list in the time allotted—four days. The calendar is light in numbers, owing to the quarter sessions having been holden about ten days since. There are thirty-four prisoners for trial, and the offences charged against them include nearly every rrinie known to our criminal code. They are—Murder, 2 ; manslaughter, 3 ; cutting and wounding, 2 ; rape, 1 ; attempt to ravish, 1 ; unnatural, 1 ; concealment of birth, 1 ; forgery, 1 ; burglary, 7 ; housebreaking, 1 ; perjury, 1; false pretences, 1; embezzlement, 1; bigamy, 1; larceny, 10. CROWN SlDE.—(Before R. GURNEY, Esq., Q.C.) John Pither and William Young were indicted for having burglariously broken and entered the dwelling house of William Green, at Farnborough, in this county, and with having stolen therefrom a large quan tity of leather. Mr. H. T. Cole was counsel for the prosecution; Mr. Elwards defended the prisoners. The jury found both the prisoners Guilty. _ 2 1' e hey were then sent-need to be each imprisoned for No case of the slightest interest 1. slender months, with hard labour. Civil Court up been taken in the (six o'clock). NORFOLK CIRCUIT Aylesb ury, July 15. Tfo a r fte t rn he oo c n o . Bucks was duly opened he c o o n m ms s Saturdayiun—unthy, of son and Mr. Justice Pattesonwtoen Mr. Baron Alder magnificent lodgings recently erected possession of tho the accommodation of the judges ofe by the county for the old gaol. assize, on the site of Bath the courts were opened for t‘le dis pa tch tld of busi ness at an early hour this morning. The 4 taiced the names o f twent y p risoners, all of who m, con- with one exception, were tried by five o'clock by Air. Baron Alderson. On the Civil Side there was an entry of five causes, two of which were for trial by special juries. (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) TURNER V. BERRY. Mr. Griffith and Mr. Prendergast were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Dasent appeared for the defendant. The plaintiff is a builder and bricklayer at Chesbam, in which parish the defend int occupies a farm, called Wheply Hill, ander Mr. Farmer, a miller in Stafford shire. This was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover the balance of his bill for eucuting repsira on this farm, to the amount cf nearly 6'ol, in July, August, and September last year. The question between the parties was not of the most interesting character, the plaintiff contending that he had done the urork in ques tion for the defendant, and on his credit ; while the de fendant's con ention was, that they had be em executed on the credit of Mr. Farmer, the landlord,. to whom the plaintiff had applied for instructions during the progress of the work, and for a more liberal scale o t payment than that agreed upon originally by the deVeudunt or the tenant on behalf of his landlord. Mr. Justice PATTESON lett it to the jury to say to whom the credit had been given, and after much con sideration they fJund for the plaintiff—Damages let. Ilia Lordship refined to certify for c:)sti. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 8. IN RE GEORGE PRICE HILL. The bankrupt was a par'ner with Mr. James Ander son as solic:Ors in Cannon-row. He was gazetted as a carrier in Fleet-street, having been a member of the Parcel Post Company. The Hon. Mr. Henry Berkeley and Mr. James, of Brixton (late of 15, Great Bridge street, Blacktriars-road), are trustees for certain parties of the name of Dillon. As such they had advanced to Anderson and Hill. at various times, sums amounting to several thousand pounds, for' the purpose of being in vested in mortgages. Prior to the money being advatlcA Mr. James said he had known Mr. Ander.on, and Mr. Berkeley having known Hill, it was not until some time after the money had been paid over to Messrs. Anderson and Hill that any application was made by him for the mortgage deeds. He had then found that the mot taxes were to Hill, and that they had not been assigned to Mr. Berkeley and himself. Upon that he had taken them away with him. He had not since made any application to Mr. Anderson to repay the money, because he thought it would to quite useless. He had not known Hill as a carrier, and was not aware that ho had been gazetted as such until ab )ut three months since, or more. The bankruptcy interfered with his rights and interests, and he wished the fiat to ba annu'led on the grounds of mis description and no sufficient trading. Mr. Cooke supported the application; Mr. Linklater opposed. An objection having been taken that the production of the banker's cheques and the decision of the master in Chancery furnished no legal evidence of the existence of a debt, his Honour ruled that the objection was fatal to the application without going into the other points in dispute. The bankers must be produced who had paid the money. (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.) IN RE H. SPILLER. The bankrupt was a slater in Sr. John's Wood-terrace. His debts exceed 1,0001., exclusive of a sum of 600/. covered by securities. The asst. ts aro nominal. This was an application for certificate. Mr. Bagley sup ported. His HONOUx said that the bankrupt's accounts com menced with a deficiency of 300/, and his trade and per sonal expenses had more than doubled his profits. He had not kept any books, and it could not be admitted as an excuse for a bankrupt in neglecting to keep books that ho was illiterate. In this case it would, even if he were not illiterate, be the object of the bankrupt to avoid keeping books. The certificate would be suspended twelve months. Mr. BAGLEY applied for protection. His HONOUR—At present I do not think that this is a case in which the bankrupt is entitled to protection, but I will consult the assignees, and give my decision on a future day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. John Bromfeild, mate of the Trinity yacht, lying at Nicholron's Wharf, was summoned before the Lord Mayor, for having violently beaten William Smith, one of the seamen employed on board. William Smith said on the 20th June last I was on a voyage in the Trinity yacht, from Liverpool to Nassau, in New Providence. The defendant struck me with a rope. He struck me twice on the back. so much as that my shirt stuck to my back. The vessel arrived last Monday at Nicholson's-wharf, London•bridge. William Martin, seaman on board the yacht, said the mate struck the complainant over the face and over the ear with a rope. Ile also beat him on the back. He beat him at one time for ten minutes, and at another for five minutes. William Hitchings, seaman on board the yacht, said the mate complained that Smith had been half an hour coming from below. The captain of the vessel did not intethre. The complainant was beaten with the rope for tan minutes by the mate, and there were great stripes on his back, _ _ James Davis, seaman—l saw the boating given to the complainant. It was very violent. The complainant took off his shirt afterward'', and showed the marks of the beating. The blood came through the shirt. I have been myself knocked down twice by the mate, who is a violent man. The LORD MAYOR —Well, defendant, what can you say in answer to this positive statement? The de fendant—l allow, sir, that I did strike the man, but he gave me abusive language, which was calculated to pro duce insubordination. I told him teat I would rope's end him. He said, "Do as you like, and I will make you pay for it." He struck at me and missed me. The master of the vessel upon being called said the mate was tantalised, or he would not, he was convinced, have struck the complainant. The LORD MAYOR—Did you sea the condition of the man's back. Witness—l did. It bore the marks of the beating. I have cautioned the defc.niant against strik ing the men. The complainant was then called back and questioned as to what he had to say in answer to the conduct as cribed to him by the mate, and he declared that he had neither struck nor threatened the defendant. The cap tain had told him to take the helm, and he told him he was not able to do so. _ _ The LORD Marou said the sentence of the Court was, that the defendant should pay the penalty of 20i. GUILDHALL. Yesterday Joseph Watts, a very respectably-dressed man, about 40 years of age, and of a dejected appear ance, was placed at the bar before Alderman Hunter, charged with throwing himself from the balustrade of Disci:friars bridze, on Sunday morning last, with a fe lonious intent to commit suicide. John Bull, pierman at Blackfriars-bridge, said he was on the pi4r on the morning in question. when he heard a heavy splashing in the water. He directly jumped into a boat with another man for the purpose of render ing aid to the unfortunate individual; but on coming up with him he (witness) fiund a fellow servant had hold of him with the boat-hook, and was holding him so until further assistance should arrive. Prisoner was then taken ashore, and Mr. Hutchinson attended, and ordered him to be put between._ blankets and the usual restoratives applied. Oa recovering some degree of con sciousness prisoner said he had lost his chest of clothes and money, which were detainei by his brother, who resided in Compton-street, Soho. Witness went to the brother's residence, but did not see him. A person there told him that prisoner was a little deranged in his intellect. Robert Watts said the prisoner was his brother, and bad lately been living with him. He (prisoner) had served 21 years in the Royal Marines, and retired upon a sergeant's pension. A short time back he took a situation as deputy warder or assistant turnkey in Tothill-fields Prison, but was unable to retain it in con sequence of certain irregularities occasioned by the mental derangement he was at present suffering from. Witness said his means would not allow him at the pre sent time to undertake the care of his brother in the state of mind he then was, but if the Alderman could do anything for him, or would remand the prisoner for a short time, he would endeavour to make arrangements to that effect. Alderman HUNTER said he would remand the prisoner until Thursday next, in order that some arrangement might be entered into for the purpose of placing the pri soner in an asylum, or some place of safety, and where he would be taken care of. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Two ladies applied for advice to Mr. Bingham in the following manner:—They were passing through Oxford street, when they stopped to look at some dresses which they thought were marked 11 id. each. A person from the shop invited them to look at the dresses, and they went into the shop. The dresses were produced, and in stead of I lid. they were informed the price was Is. Hid. and that the length was only five yards. They told the shopman, or whoever he was, that five yards would not make more than half a dress, and he admitted that was true. They then declined to buy a dress, and were leav ing the shop, when they were induced to return and look at some corded petticoats, which were to be had at the low price of two for half-a-crown. They agreed to take two, and put down half-a-crown. As soon as the man had got possession of the money, he said it was not the practice to sell petticoats alone—they must take three of the dresses at ls. 110., or he would neither give them the petticoats nor return the money. Finding remon strances useless they left the shop, and mentioned how they had been served to a person who was passing, and he advised them to make their statement at a police court. They remarked as they left the shop that an other female was apparently complaining of having had 4s. 6d. detained from her in a similar way. . . The person who had been appealed to in the street said, as soon as he heard the story of the ladies he went into the shop and asked the person who was there how he could act in such a way to two unprotected females. He was resolved that such proceedings should be ex posed. The man in the shop wished then to give back the half crown, but he would not have anything to do with the affair. Mr. BINGHAM told the applicants that the county court would very soon procure the restitution of the monoy obtained under such circumstances. WORSIIII I -§'TREET. THE ALLEGED ATTEPMVT OF. A SURGEON'S A PPREN• TICE TO DI RDER ,B 4 kS TER - George Frederick Masterman, a youngmla qrespectable appearance and connexions, was brought up for further examination before Mr. Hammill, - charged with having attempted to strangle his master, Mr. William Finer, a surgeon, in North-place, li.ngsland-road. Mr. Ashley, a solicitor, conducted the prosecution; and Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, instructed by Mr. StAdart, attended'for the defence. The prosecutor, Mr. Finer, was uow enabled to attend for the fir s t t ime , an d gave hi s e vidence at considerableength, and the defendant was admitted to bail in two sureties of 1001. each. SOU THU' ARK. CArruas: of Ax ILLicrr STILL. —Ann Davis, an old woman about sixty, and Sarah Williams, a . female 20 years of age, were brought before Mr. A'B:ckett, charged with being concerned in working an illicit still. Robert Last, an Inland Revenue officer, state,' that having received information that an illicit still was .ex tensively worked at No. 20, Bond-street, London-road, he proceeded there, with other officers, on Saturday evening, about half-past eight, and knocked at the door some time, %Moll at last was opened by the prisoner Davis. They tound Williams sitting in the front r0)33, seemingly much Harried. Having procured a candle, they went into the back rooms, and having ex amined one of the cupboards, they found a trap door, wive!), on being lifted up, introd uce d into a room underneath, where they found an e xtensive still and ever y thin g requi carrying on business on a large scale. The s t ih stilltee formwas quite warm, and had been worked within a few hours of their appearance at the house. There was up. wards of 100 gallons of wash in a s'a•.e of fermentation; but the spirit had been removed. In the front room they found a small quantity of spirit in a bottl , , which no doubt had been recently placed there. Both pri soners said, " Da not be hard with U 3, as it was poverty tbat compelled U 3 to work the still." witness took them into custody, and removed the still to the Inland IL:- venue-0E N.. Mr. A ' BECKETT said they were both found oa the premises, and he had no alternative but to fine than 301. each, or three months' imprisonment. LAMBETH. EXTRAORDINARY °MR.—SHOOTING A 'BURGLAR. — James Carpenter, a desperate looking young fellow, Was brought before Mr. Iriabatu for re-examination, charged pith being concerned with William Everett, now in CM tody in St. Thomas's Hospital, in breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. Jos,-ph Green, surgeGn, Ivy Cot tag,l, High-street, Peckham. Mr. Joseph Green state! that on Wednesday morn ing, a little after three o'clock, he was disturbed by one of his children crying. He went up-stairs, and having ascertained that nothing was the matter with it he re turned to his bed-room, when he heard a noise in the lower part of the house; and after listening for a few minutes he was satisfied that thieves were in the house. HA accordingly put on his cloak, and, taking a loaded pistol in his hand, descended to the kitchen. He there found everything in conrusi , n, and going into the wash house he perceived that the window had been forced open leading to the back preoliscs. He instantly pro ceeded upstairs and alarmed his fami y, when he pro. cured a light and examined the premises, but the thieves had decamped. However, on looking out of one of the windows he saw two men near the wall, when he instantly fired off' his pistol, and one of the men fell. He then sprung his rattle, and called out " police," but while doing so the men made their escape. When the constable came np he examinel the premises and ascertained from the appearance of the place where the man was shot that he must have been severely wounded, as more than three ounces of blood was left behind. He could not distinguish their features, but he believed the prisoner to be one of the men. Mary Ann Dorman, prosecutor's servant, proved that the house was properly fastened up at ten o'clock the previous night, and that everything was safe in the kitchen. Police-constable 93 P said he was on duty near the prosecutor's house on the morning in question, when he heard a report • of a gun or a pistol at the back of the house. He instantly proceeded round, when be heard Mr. Green spring a rattle, and on arriving at the spot where ho was he ascertained that thieves had been in the house. He also informed him that he had fired his pistols at them, and he was certain that one of them was shot. Witness searched the back premises, and found a quantity of blood leading from the wall to the back lane. He then went in that direction, and in passing over Globe-bridge he saw the prisoner helping another man along, who, he said, had been shut by some person while passing along the road. The wounded man, whose name he ascertained to be William Everett, became insensible from loss of blood, and perceiving another constable approach be called him to carry the wounded man to a surgeon's, while witness secured the prisoner. The man Everett eras afterwards conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he now lies with little hopes of recovery, the shot having passed through the neck. The prisoners were seen together a fe w hours before, when they were warned from Peckham Rye by another constable. Mr. INGHAM asked whether any officer had seen the wounded man lately 7—Police-constable 117 P replied that he bad seen him every day since Wednesday last. He had taken his shoes and compared them with the footmarks in the garden, and found them to correspond with many. The prisoner's shoes also corresponded with the remainder. The prisoner declared that ho knew nothing at all about the robbery or the wounded man. He was pas sing over Globe-bride when he saw a man staggering about, and on his approaching him he told him that he had been shot, and requested him to help him a little way home. Mr. INGriAM said, as the wounded man was still bal, he should remand the priscner until Tuesday next. MILLBANK PRISON. The inspectors of Mil!bank Prison have presented their report of the state of the prison for the past year, dated the 21st ult., and bearing the signatures of J. Jebb, Lieutenant-Colonel D. O'Brien, and 11. P. Voules. The following are the more important heads in this document : FORMER AND PRESENT APPROPRIATION OF THE PRISON.—At the paricd of our appointment, and for some time previous, Millbank Prison was used as a depot for all prisoners, male and female, under sen tence of transportation from England and Scotland, whose state of health at the time of their reception in Millbank justified the belief that they were capable of uudecgoing the material portion of their sentence; and they remained there until dis posed of by removal directly to the colonies, to the hulks, to Pentonville Prison, or, as regarded the juvenile prisoners, to Parkhurst. Under the present arrange ment, however, Millbank is to bear its part in the general system of convict discipline and manage ment, the details of which have been fully set forth in reports presented this year to Parliament on other con vict prisons. It is intended that about 700 cells shall be used for the detention of prisoners passing their proba tionary period in separate confinement, previously to be. ing sent to penal labour on public works; but the period of separate confinement in Millbank. owing to its pecu liar local circuinstAncee, and the unfavourable influence they exercise on the health of the inmates, will not generally be continued beyond eight or nine months, in stead of twelve months, which is fixed as the period of detention in Pentonville and otter prisons of the: class. The above general arrangements would bare been now complete but for the breaking out of the cholera in the spring of last year. leading to the removal of 500 pri sonars to Shorncliff, and stopping the receptions from the other prisons. The unsettled state of the prisons, owing to these circumstances, has materially interfered with the general plan, but it will be gradually brought into operation, and we trust with good t ffect. In addition to the prisoners that have b:en mentioned, any who mis conduct themselves at Portland and on board the hulks are transferred to Millbank, to be placed under stricter and more penal discipline than can be carried into effect in those establishments. Female prisoners sentenced to transportation are gradually assembled from the dif ferent gaols throughout Great Brituin, and when a suf fic -nt number is collected they are embarked for Van Diemen's Line. OCCUPATION OF SHORNCLIFF BARRACKS.--In the mon.b of July the cholera became so serious in the pri son, that is was decided a large portion of the male pri soners should be removed, if a place to receive them could be found. For this purpose, Shorncliff Barracks, near Folkstone, in Kent, was placed at the disposal of the Secretary of State by the Board of Ordnance. It had formerly been a barrack for field al tillery, but was subsequently used as an asylum fur military lunatics. Captain Groves, the Governor of Millbank, was en trusted to make and carry into eff,ct the necessary ar rangements, which he did with great energy and ability in a very short period of time. When they wore as complete as circumstances permitted, the prisoners were the bat k , removed there in two bodiea, under the charge of Mill bank officers, the first detachment proceeding to its des tination on the 21st day of July, and the second follow ing it a few days afterwards. All the stores were sup cliff was intended to last only so long as the epidemic anindAlthilas the occupation of establishmentShorn and was regarded as a tempo raryprevailed at Millbink, the same offi;:ers remained in p ch li a e r d g f e r , o appendage to the metropolitan prison. Captain Groves exercised a gene'ral superintendence under the inspectors, and chief -warder Hudson remained in the immediate charge of the place. Mr. Yerburgh, the assistant-chaplain of Millbade, accompanied the party, and three schoolmasters acted under his orders. Mr. Rendle, the resident surgeon, was likewise transferred to Shorncliff. Complete success attended this measure. Though twenty-five cases of cholera and choleroid diarrhoss occurred at Shorncliff, only three proved fatal, while a marked improvement in and condition of the prisoners was observed; and not withstanding the absence of nearly all the ordinary mea ns for the safe custody of the convicts, discipline was enforced and order was maintained to an extent that reflected the greatest credit upon those who were en trusted with the execution of the anxious task of guard ing and controlling them. DETENTION OF FEMALE CONVICTS AT MILLBANK PREVIOUS To EMBIRKATION.—W o only advert to this subject in reference to the question as to whether it would not be more desirable to retain the females in the prisons to which they were committed alter trial, until the period of their embarkation arrived, than to congre gate them at Millbank. The former arrangement might be less expensive, and, if it were carried into effect, a greater amount of accommodation for male prisoners would be afforded in the prison. But in doing so, the advantage of bringing the female prisoners into proper subjection before they are thrown together on shipboard would be lost, and this is a consideration of great im portance. We observed on board one of the ships a marked difference between the deportment of several women who, owing to peculiar circumstance', were em barked almost immediately after their reception in Mill bank, and all the others who had been inmates of the prison for some time. On their passage in the steamer 'to Woolwich the conduct of the former was riotous in the extreme; on going on board they were difficult to be managed, -and th e ir language was abominable; while, -on-ek sikertsitins that have come under our notice, the conduct of the latter has been orderly and respectable; thefY have been readily :settled into their respective places, and there has been nothing said or done to offend gl4m,tiviftvcie ` are of opinion that it propriety. On these is more advantageous to ,keep up the female plan at Millbank. • Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Gibraltar. THE NEW LORD CHANCELLOR —lt was generally understood that the new Lord Chancellor (Baron Truro, late Sir Thomas Wild -9, would have been sworn in, and taken his seat in the 01 . 1 H ail, Lincoln's Inn, after re coieing the Great Seal fro m her Ma j est y y esterda y at Buck i ngham Palace, but up to half- p ant three o'vlock his LordLordshiphnd not ar• ivi ed at the hall, and it was then annouuc_ed that his Lord shi p would not take his seat be fore Monday next. TE E FeitmEE OUTWITTED.—Soon after the Coper nican system of astronomy be ,an to be generally under stood, an old farmer went to his parson with the follow ing inquiry :—" Dr. T. do you believe in the new '2 4) , t rY they tell about the earth moving round the sun?" ' ies, certainly." ~ Do you think it is according to quoth-the parson, " Joshua the Scripturgt? If it's true, how could Joshua command the commanded the sun to stand still, did he? " "Yes." " Well, it stood still, did it not?" "Yes." "Very well. Did you ever hear that he set it a-going ag ain ? JULY 16, 1850. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, July 15. MER,CANHLE AtIRINE BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) (in clause 27 being prop.)3ed, Mr. MOFFATT m )ved the orals:ion of the clause. Shipowners gene rally agreed that the Bill would neither very much promote or injure their interests—that it would leave matters pretty much the same a 3 they were at present ; but they consilered that fresh restrictions were placed upon them by some of the clauses in regard to the clearing of vessels and the hiring of crews, which ought not to re• ceive the sanction of Parliament. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the principle which he proposed by the clause was that at every considerable port in the kingdom a respectable person should be ap pointed by ti.e shipowners residing there, to superin tend the making of contracts between the sailer and his employer, instead of having:, as heretofore, that duty performed 6y agents licensed by the Board of Trade. The system had a most demoralizing tendency among the merchant seamen, and it was wish the unanimous support of the shipping interest that he proposed to remedy the evil by the insertion of this clause in the Bill. The establishment of an office at each purt for superintenrling the contracts of seame❑ was the most important part of the Bill, and he trusted, there• fore, it would receive the support of the House. Mr. WAWN supported the amendment. Mr. BROWN considered that these offices would save shipowners a great deal of time and expense, and pro tect the sailors from the imposition of "crimps," and such other persons. Mr. ANDERSON could see no good in establishing a public officer to interfere between the sailor and his employer. It was an int-amedling that was most un justifiable. _ _ _ Mr. LABOUCHERE observed that the interference was by no means new, while it would have the effect of rescuing the sailor from the extortions of crimps. Mr. FORSTER still insisted that the proposed inter ference was wholly uncalled for ; it was opposed by the shipping interest at large and ought not to be per severed in. Mr. A. STAFFORD should vote for the amendment. The shipping interest of this country was too mwth ex posed to foreign competitions to admit of their standing ;-uch an interference as this. Mr. RICARDO supported the clauses, believing that they would protect the sailor from the operation of crimps. There was no interference in the matter, ex cept where it was perfectly legitimate. Lord J. MANNERS announced his intention to vote for the amendment. There was nothing in the prevent state of things to call for the proposed interference. Mr. WAWN moved that the Chairman do report progress. Mr. CARDWELL hoped at this period of the session the latter amendm-nt would not be persevered in. Mr. WAWN objected to having a division forced upon them in that way, and as the question under discus ion had not been fully debated he snould press his motion. Ultimately, however, the Hon. Member was induced to withdraw it, and, After a few words from Mr. ANDERSON, The Committee divided on the original amendment, when there a?pearei— For the amendment ... ... ... 9 Against it ... ... ... ... 67 Majority ... ... ... —5B The amendment was consequently lost. The Chairman was then ordered to report progress, and the House adjourned till Five o'clock. The House resumed at Fire o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the table, and summoned the House to the bar of the House of Lords to hear the Royal assent given by commission to several public and private Bills (for which tee Lords' report). The Speaker, accompanied by many Jim. Members, left the House accordingly; and on his return he announced the Bills which had been assented to. SUNDAY LABOUR AT THE POST-OFFICE. Lord MARCUS HILL, the Treasurer of her Ma jest)'s Householi, appeared at the bar, and stated that he had presented the address on the subject of Sunday labour at the Post-offwe tr) her Majesty, to which she bad been pleased to snake the follow ing most gracious reply I have received your address praying that I will cause an inquiry to be made, whether the amount of Sunday labour in the Post-office might not be reduced without completely putting an end to the collection and delivery of letters, &c., on Sundays, and I have given di rections that such an inquiry shall be instituted." PETITIONS. Mr. HUME presented a petition from certain printers and pressmen, residing in Norwich, against the penny newspaper stamp; also, one petition from Paisley and six from Glasgow against any restriction on the lac' eise of beer-shops. Mr. LOCKE presented a petition from Lancaster against the recent regulations in the Post-office. Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from a place in Buckinghamshire in favour of a more general assessment of the poor-rates. Mr. ELLIOT presented a petition from Hawick against the Beer Bill. — Several petitions were presented against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. SADLEIR presented a petition from a place in the county of Cork in favour of an annual division of tithe rent-charges. Mr. HUME presented two petitions from Edinburgh in favour of the for the erection of a National Gallery in Edinburgh. when, having confiriried the by-law, and completed the tippontment, the powiT of the ratepayars to object to itieh apoointtrient, under the Act 11 and 12 Victoria, chap. 112, hal expired? 2. Udon whit authority, written or verbal, the Me tropolitan Commissioners of Sewers changed the name of the 'individual originally announced as Mr. Frank Foster into Mr. Frank Forster'? 3. Whether the name appended to the' return (ses sional paper No. 481, of ses , ion 1850) as Francis For ster, engineer, is that of the person originally announced as Mr. Frank Foster, and subsequently designated by the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sowers as Mr. Frank Fort:tor? 4. Whether the engineer to the Metropolitan Com missioners of Sewers is the same person as the Mr. Francis Forster who valued the Comgrevo property at the request of James Henry Shears, and whose deposi tions, n' a witness, appear at page 77 of the appeal case of " Small v. Attwood," in the House of L . adt ? Lord EBRINGTON etited that the name of the en gine r to the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers was Forster, and not Foster; that he had been appointed on the recommendation of Mr. Stevensoa and Sir H. De la Bache, and that he was the same gentleman whose depositions as a witness appeared in the appeal case of " Small v. Attwood." ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE BILL. Lord R. GROSVENOR moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. BASS seconded the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motion, and moved that the Bid be read a second time that day three month?. In all probability, every llon. Gentleman then present had received a circular letter, signed by every attorney and solicitor in her Ma jesty's dominions, in favour of repealing this tax, and if they.were prepared to give their votes under that descrip tion of solicitation and pressure, then, of course, they would consent to the second reading of the Bid; but he for one would not believe that the House of Commons was thus to be acted upon. If he were about to impose the tax in question, doubtless, he should he bound to show good reasons for doing so; but, on the other hand, when it was proposed to repeal a tax which returned so large a sum as 100,000/. to the public revenue, those who supported its repeal should show in what the impost was objectionable. This tax had existed for 50 years; up to the present year it had been paid without mur muring, and no adequate reason had been given why it should of all others be now selected for repeal. This was only one of a considerable number of licences which were issued for the purpose of raising revenue from persons carrying on different professions. There were not less than 35 classes of persons who were subjected to a licensing duty, and unless the House was prepared to say that it would put an end to the system of raising revenue by means of licences, and was prepared to sacrifice 1,200,0001. a year, which was the amount at present raised by that means, he knew not upon what grounds they could be called upon to repeal this parti cular tax. He did not intend any disrespect to the learned profession in mentioning other cases who paid a licensing duty, but there were bankers, auctioneers, and others who were subjected to it, and if the House re pealed this individual tax, he asked were they prepared to refuse to extend the same relief to them? No doubt it w as a very painful thing to say " no" to a personal friend when he came forward and asked the repeal of a duty—(A laugh)—but unfortunately, from the position which he occupied, it was a duty which he had frequently to perform, and a disagreeable duty it was.—(Another laugh.) Let Honourable Gentlemen remember that they were sent there to act not upon personal considerations, and that it was no less theirs duty, as-well as his, to say no " to a personal request of this kind, unless upon public grounds a case could be made out for the repeal of this duty. He would put it to them was this the question of a tax upon consumption? Was it a tax upon property? Or was it the case of a body of men who were suffering under any particular distress or pressure? The number of persons who applied for admission into this profession was yearly increasing; and he presumed that it was so because upon the whole they made a sufficient livelihood out of 1.. The present measure applied only to attorneys in England; but there were parties in Scotland and Ire land, also, who were entitled to a similar remission. He held in his hand a letter which he had received from a notary, sylia said that he conceived himself to be as much entitled to the remission of the duty he was called upon to pay as an attorney. If this duty am e removed he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) did not believe that the public would derive the a ivantage of a general re duction of attorneys' charges, and he observed that the attorneys themselves had proposed to increase the fee paid to the Law Institution for certificates of registration from Is. 61. to 103. If the House was prepared to give up so much revenue he thought there were many other taxes which were much more objectionable, and the re mission of which would b attended with greater advan tage to the country. Upon these grounds he proposed his amendment. Mr. MJLLINGS (amidst cries of " Divide") said the Right lion. Gentleman had compared the annual certificate of solicitors with the licences of bankers, auc tioneers, and other persons; but it should be remem bered that when a young man was articled to au attor ney he had to pay 1201. for the stamp, when admitted he had another stamp duty to pay amounting to 251, and sometimes a premium amounting to 500 guineas. The case of an attorneywas not parallel, therefore, to the case of a banker or an auctioneer.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. MUNTZ objected altogether to taxes upon trade, and was therefore opposed to the duty on attorneys' certificates. It was on that ground he should vote for the Bill. Mr. GOULBURN said' that the observations of the Hon. Gentlemae (Mr. Monte) presented a sound reason why the Howe should paus3 before they gave their as sent to the Bill. The Lion. Member was averse to any tax upo❑ trade, and was therefora prepared to give up a million of revenue. He (Mr. Goulburn) would resist the repeal of this tax on the ground that there was no thing that more imperilled the sources of the public re venue of the country than that parties should thus come forward to seek the, repeal of certain taxes, which were small in amount certainly, but the repeal of which involved a principle that rendered it impos sible to maintain an adtgeate revenue. For instance, because the stamp duties on legal proceedings were re pealed, it was now asked to abolish the attorneys' certifi cate duty. Mr. BRIGHT had formerly voted for the Bill, be cause he thought that by so doing he was aiding in the relit f of a body wh-e were -oppressed by a heavy tax ; but• he had found since that there was a great difference of opinion among attorneys themselves on the matter, though the greater number certainly were of opinion that the tax ought to be taken off. He agreed with the Hon. Member (Mr. Monte) that the taxes on trade were of a very obnoxious character, ard that the attor neys' certificate duty stood upon the same ground ; hut as all those taxes would be m ►de the subject of revision next year, he should vote with Government on the pre sent occasion, on the ground that this tax should be in cluded in that general revision, Colonel Slanioar - attributed the Hon. Member's change of opinion to his looking for a place from the Government. After a few words from Lord R. GROSVENOR in reply, _ _ The House divided, when there appeared, Eor the second reading ... 139 For the amendment ... ... 122 Majority ... ... --17 The Bill was accordingly read a second time, and ordered to be committed. - ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL. . The House went into Committee on this Bill, Mr. BERNAL in the chair. On the 15th clause, Sir B. HALL inquired upon what data the salaries of bishops and archbishops were fixed? lie found that the salary of the Bishop of Oxford was fixed at 5,0001. a year, and yet that in one instance he received 5,874/. Lord J. RUSSELL said the principle on which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners appointed the sums that were allotted as salaries to the bishops was, that instead of settling a fixed payment yearly, they took a certain period of years, according to the returns laid before them, and directed certain payments to be made such as on the average of those years would produce the allotted sum, so that in some years the amount paid them might exceed, and in some fall short of the salary named for them. The obj Pct of the present clause was to make an entirely new arrangement, so that the bishop should receive the exact amount of his salary—neither more nor less. Sir J. GRMIA:II was glad of the introduction of the clause; for, prospectively, it would be a very great im provement. With respect ta the Bishop of Oxford, as his name had been introduced, he wished, in conformity with a request from that Right Rev. Prelate, to offer an explanation of some eircumstaeces which had been ad verted to on a former occasion. The Bishop of Oxford, on being appointed to his see, was informed that he could hold no preferment in commendam, but should reside constantly in his diocese, having no other preferment. The fire preceding bishops in the see had held extensive preferments in commendam, and very seldom resided in their diocese. The episcopal residence at Cuddesdon had in the interim been destroyed ; and some outlay being necessary to render it habitable for th e bi s h op, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners gave the bishop 3,50 0 /, for the purpose, and a further sum of 1,3001. to remove a public-house that was in the gardens of Cuddesdon— in all 4,8001.; in addition to which the bishop laid out a further sum cff. 1,6001 . upon b u ildi ngs . H e then asked the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to make a further ad vance, but they refused, expressing a wish that he should go to Quein Anne's Bounty Fund for the 1,6001., which he did, and for that sum h e now pa id i nterest out of his own private resources. He could assure the Hon. Member there had been no extravagance whatever in the outlay upon the episcopal residence. With respect to the arrangement which made the payment of the bishops contingent upon an average of seven years, he thought it very objectionable, and he was de cidedly favourable to giving them a fixed immutable sum, which would be the effect of the clause they were stow discussing. Mr. GOULBURN, in reLrence to what Ind been said on a former occasion with respect to the income cf the .Bishop of Louder, read a commun ication from the Rigitt Rev. Prelate, in which he stated that the sum he hscl returned vas the exact sum that he had received on the year for which he had made the return. Sir B. HALL said that the amount of income re turn ed by the Bishop of London for the year 1837 was 14,9101-, and for the year 1843, 12,4811., showing a fad '' inc.- off of 2,429/.; while in the same years th e assess • mene of property in Paddington, where the Bi s h o p' s property was situated , amounted in tee former year to 112,988/., and in the latter to 191,194/, being an ineroase o f 78,2061., while the a-sessment fir 1850 amounted to 343,066/, being an increase of upwards of 230,000/, on the assessment upon property in Paddington, and yet the Bishop of London said there was no increase in h i s i ncom e, which was derived from property in that very parish of Paddington. Mr. GOULBURN said that only one-third of the BURGESS BILL. O❑ the motion of Mr. P. HOWARD, an address was agreed to for a return of the number of municipal electors on the burgess roll of eich city and borough. IRON VESSELS. On the motion of Mr. WAWN, a return of all iron vessels was agreed to. AUDITING OF RAILWAY ACCOUN rs. Mr. H. BROWN asked the President of the Board of Trade, whe.her the Government proposed t , ) introduce any other Bill for the better auditing of Railway Ac counts. Mr. LABOUCHERE said all he could promise at present was, that the subject should continue to engage the attention of the Government, and h 3 would very much rejoice if he should be enabled in the course of next session t 3 introduce some measure with reference to the auditing of rsilway accounts. Mr. BROWN gave notice, in consequence of the reply of the Right Hun. Barone', that he woUld bring btfore the House, on an early day next session, the proceedings of the Government with reference to rail way affairs generally. Mr. LOCKE gave notice of a motion on the same subject. THE ZOLLVEREIN. Mr. STANFORD asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Government has received from the resident British Ministers at the several Courts of Austria, Prussia, and the other German states, any documents- and dispatches on the subject of the contemplated reconstruction of the Zoll verein, or German Customs Union ; whether such dispatches conveyed any opinion how far such reconstruction of the Zillverein would affect the commercial relations at present existing between Great Britain and the several German states; and whether there was any objection to lay such dispatches and documents (if any) on the table of the House. Lord PALMERSTON said a great deal of correspon dence had taken place with her Majesty's Ministers in different parts of Germany on the subject to which the question of the Honourable Gentleman referred. The matter was not a reconstruction, but a revision of the Zollverein, but it was at present in that state which rendered it impossible fur him to lay before the House any papers which would give any satisfactory result. The matter was only beginning to be discussed in Germany; and he ap prehended that the only way in which the commercial relations of this country could be affected would be in increasing the duties now levied on articles of British produce or manufacture. He was, however, at present not able to say how far that was likely to be the case; but her Majesty's Ministers abroad would be in structed to endeavour to persuade the Governments in question not to adopt any increase of duties. OCCUPATION OF ROME BY THE FRENCH. Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to know whether the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) had made any commu nication to the French Government with respect to their continued occupation of Rome? Lord PALMERSTON—No remonstrance has been made by the British Government. ___ COURT OF CIIANCERY. Mr. PAGE WOOD, at the request of the Committee on Public Salaries, wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government whether he could assure the Rouse that every appointment made or to be made by the present Lord Chancellor would be subject to the approval of Parliament; and, secondly, whether the Government intAidcd during the present session to introduce any Bill for the purpose of paying the o f fi cers o f t h e C our t o f Ch ancer y by salaries instead of fees. Lord J. RUSSELL Said that any appointment made by the present Lord Chancellor would be subject to the supervision of Parliament. With respect to the second 'question he could not say whether in the present ses sion the Government would be able to introduce any measure on the subject. Mr. HENLEY wished to know whether the same ar rangement had been made with respect to the present Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas as had been made with the- present Lord Chancellor when he held that office? - Lord JOIN RUSSELL said that ho had made no arrangement with the present Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, c,inaidesing that as an inquiry was going on the remuneration of that great officer would be sub ji et to the approval of Parliament. Mr. lIUME wished to know whether the retiring p nsion of the present Lord Chancellor was to be 5,0004 a year? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the present Lord Chancellor had taken office subject to any regulation a at Parliament might mite. In answer to a question from Sir D. L. EVANS, Lord ASHLEY said he hoped that a very consider able part of the appendix to the report on the supply of water to the metropolis would be ready for pre.seats tion in about ten diys. THE SEWERS COMMISSION. In reply to the following questions from Lord DUNCAN, 1. Why the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers, when on the 23d of November, 1849, they made a by law creating the office of engineer, and charged the rate payers with the sum of 1,5001. a year for the salary and travelling expenses of such officer, publicly announced to the'ratepayers that the name of the individual whom they had selected was Mr. Frank Foster, and so con tiuued this designation until the 11th of January, 1850, ! - increased rent went 1 ----.....------ to the bistio ;:: . not l!'s.sei , s; besides tint, a ll t he bishops —leo; m t cs derivi.d from the PudAngton estate , bl t, ,i t iod r , v fi na l - ar.d partly flofti rents, and the augrocrli r d,; grou - , e _ arisirg from an increase in one'. t he u ,, ci:lb e ish d op r don YGar'Sing uf;der other sources of re, i _ f A tIP c a nts would not be sufficient ti cf_ee'oe, fi •* x ca e • d . of 1 Uonatnission stated that the iwurns et 1 ,0 0 4 upon the ac^u ) ; were— in e co n m tle e m . T a t , h h y a e t s o i f i c id r i l v t e a id rY r u e 9 li t l u n r a n al s ea i t t o s° l3 t i cilb e llt;l : st.irie meant b Goulborn) s aisaid that the secretary of t„ii,vbe,:s;: fallacious; undoubtedly thei ho bs ', l pledged his honour. n tel P f Sir B. H ALL said his argument with Or o fcl i ll 9 of Oxford was that he received A sag" building his ecclesiastical residence, B ad cill ir.- on b i l t r . . FIUME said there was a resoludell:tibtriiii?,i? lii that bishops should have a fixed and nny a st ' end he de,ired to know wh it ' 1 lobeti aie _ _ vs l: eth . pe : ortoe r opn d ipsno J est . tek l dae t UciAneS:tSttahEioentLy:Lruaemsrsaiejint,dryv v t ec h nli e att r .hu b e s a r d e 7 :: ::::: : : : ::: ° i ti e li a g o e : f e e i t m f .ake a bishops . , unfortunate n it the Commhsioners to fix tie locor ever, to lb 0,0,4 be called c oeP r _ _ palaces. Mr. HUME siast'cal C tfh c to - ar o t u kt l e d he . ep b ci e nege f ie u tsh r c i t t i j o cuar C cr et e n s l l : s ; o , ,,o :: v . s . • Commissioners should he sulk ° 1 1,4 -le-T-henclauosne suggested that the decisionscrso A ex ] vision of the Treasury, as regarded the WV . jt''', b _p i • t m c i e t e u k re—that on palaces for the bishor.,blic ° SirOa cGla.uGseßl Bence. stan d O f them wa etahleenulaotredderteed iet:pire P" Bill. • e l sclei aPP J ll , E 6 ,1( stated that certain ame- th e f proposed on this cries of ' • Salisbury and Welt • tile I lle f • s, giving clause, having referenc. t°oo3ll itt il i 0 31 l' ~.. increase of income. Sir B. HALL could never discover ' , frol l/ .4) duties of deans, or why English deans r e ser,' s to 1,500/. a year, whilst Welsh deans 00 1 9 je l e je 4 year. He moved, therefore, that the set be 15; c 1 —that proposed by the Government--61113", lolli d to 700/. a year. The Hon. Baronet retie - 5 ,40e7 'Sr, : ans who were non-resident, and who , e A s „ ll t ies,tr, argued could not discharge any of therh et/ e d"to office, if duties there were. He belieret" " e 0" there were eo duties, and that the taco r• d i honorary. o pt! . 5 1P Were g d Lord J. RUSSELL said the deans 0 1 ' 7 .1 0 r possession of the incomes secured to th e ot este, to Parliament, and the Hon. Baronet was sseeslrdf pay anything. Deans were part of ti.i ci ' ir g el l establishment, and were useful in Pr e ~5 1 d id, l I A ° Of i chapter. He (Lord John Russell) ou°0"-oisto 0: 1/ 0 , propose that all deans hereafter to he s P r ef 6 ' pt mile.wmhi aeesenAunderstood, c t be unable to hold benefices for the t he° re if 4 1 further distance than three miles froro u . r °Ol and that after the lapse of six inellttlsn-relifere/11 sented to deaneries should give u s c ' r ; i ' • 0' • li t i s eed t bs ej e 5 , Mr. S. HERBERT to e ff e ct co pt o l Lord had taken the w b a e s st ne e t o:s e object. th He thought it would be bette r , i t ?file ti ss ib ( e deans from a parochial or particel„a t oll y A allow them to hold pluralities fa the 0 R - f 7 p on os e e . q. If deans were 0 ild ° o ! abolished. Why g Mr. HUME said the • d fv g bl sr was superfluous, and had no essential die ~,,t three the appointment? A ts°a6o,fl'elY dean B. HALL said it bad been 1 . 1° , - , er3 0 noeP i i v eoafwhhoy questionlr,eoaoloriaa. i sit s e e y :13 eilefoes erottoo:4 was to hold a living if thatreetelibeseso; milts from his deanery. ki°"'' sedi Ari farmed that the Dean of Bristol had r e , c ,; 05 ) :,0 0 himself to a living in his own gilt Whirh t he 1 0 ,1 distant ot ff,rwphoremei preferment eeg d i nhe e htd a t ae n whd e tido r tre y hedi . fkne ntrtor T ohewee o dx, c sv vcr o . th e a ehace p it if ilyevo:ettio:- I,:btol f ejoi ce r :6l. t. 4: f ; i As this was, in his opinion. a P s 'Pe SP w ho' 0 c ol, would take any steps in the atter? 4to ti le si f i Lerd J. RUSSELL • ill • h reSnec,' tretl i ll; the Dean of Hereford said, with is hao :din' l' , that, as he .„,at df stfi would be settled by the living being •-- of ge;,/ months. A s t -a De an 4 10 , rii 0 the case of the a a l e , , h t know nothing of the circumstance 5' 3 .,, e• di six xst passed, no nh os what dief n ain u t g viw h , ought were e o l d b m e boe d r o ea n b e tl . eh a t i no t 'b or l e i e - __4: i i I I: Trc il oi l deanery. 0 0 0 10 1 Sir B. HALL said his ue; T t o i h o i n e ll s o a r i f t b e e S e t i ? l / 4 proceedings H e wanted to on t k h n e o p w ar t t h o ci e f the pea 0p0 5 ,,,, 5 ii. 1 o g 0 11 0 : 4 whether he considered an evasion °I pith lP- ° ' im t t a i t fl e oe d rs af b r y ol the imy inhgi e d w e d a itt n ah uh p et rreeh,s,reeaneat and presenting lhee h st r a s i e t e l f t , eel' d ° e 5 4,4 All, however,j.heel„rrgribeil Lord RUShSeEeLoaLldkndeowwltllsotthc!ntsceioootistr,ba" III; of Bristol held no living that was ° ler. %) r ;ii 1 from the deanery. It - wasnot in h is P - b li o e ill ' II :41 ought to be done, as he knew n otbivg II- .11 ‘/ a too r r a d n e g a e n m s Mr . P . alto W t O.ether.gO lio li , tV e t e l rO l i serious employments in prayers an vilb u ti e reil° Y t rd e yi s r ,n b l we o rt Th o s sermons no use, HUME ficie_nt to occupy the deans, although /1. itilejfi t? for_ Montrose might think those d uties tin 013 t iler? CHANCELLOR of the EN:CP"'„cecl n-01,f to the case of the Dean of Ripon, s sh t - s e - ptif;t o ," ri Hall,_ . and explained that the case was g -- ie sr j e lP Sir B. HALL replied that the deaueolieo, to obligedto neglect his duties in one di n e d bi g° 0 0 The CHANCELLOR he would have the terms of the Act, w hich ci mpees- 00 0 0r o bjec pa itoi , eight months at his deanery. liis ve iH t hdeenematohnt deans le a tnel ivi.llo;2:ltielite;;, deans in England were to let°ii'ggllitiN cube l V a oa l u a y a eeher reduced amd H tk , and threw more discredit on tb e ag a 0 0 1 1 I ; could s l absurd to send deans and bisholl na tio,,bv, s e„" d get g t s hei scenes to describe the ludicrotts " o - f 0 3 : 0 , ." eho e aenonsgrestomr should ::a matters ei t o 1 . r o t sh o v eNw e ha ve eo v vrt a were man t ei t 001 a s got 1 [, lil ting iir.„?:esni ti;o: r cia ::h. , l.lt:ii ! that occurred in co nsentle tlee s te s ;fie thin " . had been expelled from an lade? t sel° ~, wwreirtetehoblfigorenlbielto,:ipOp it:Ofthsj gation, the writer of many °` bof 'Olt" He n ' was for was recently. brought before a b e ac on for lir wrote not supporting his family. Thsejteee 2{44 sermons was on the bench malts" In' e f' 1 asked_t_he man why he did not maileseo 4/ ter. "You hold DWI R it e ser' o e i preferment; His reply was, rment; and if y f o r , I Or' fOr you, wuelo msve„ d" i ve me something more than half-tv e `" 0W ' fn sermons, I shall be able to support P i e f l 4 ably."—([fear,hear. ) i t 0 • tly set th e , o lo Mr. WILLlAMS - I p s bi , I 1 1 satisfa ' atoll which was created in Ils' - h of ~ e s es t s'.; could not speak, write, or protth°o 0100 A whichobi the presoist system led, he a 1 61 ,, OA on ono occasion, a clergyman pre congregation, e and endeavouring to Pry ts• ris6 ermon without knowing Welsh, P's/6341100,0ri eh ludicrous mistake:—The sentence tutee° a iiejed all inherit eternal life," was e° °lid ril by the English clergyman as to invo i • 'gs ...seat OA, meat of the congregation. 44 The g° sl ' l3- 0 " - i '' ~ n otb s 1i t 0 , 4 0 1 ,01, the food of gees , . —(Laughter.) Ill s " 0 1 ' or r e .. , 0 0 0,, the abuses connected with the pre toot f 0 Church h _. _ , .e would instance the fact of it'eildi 1, edit/ •e iii,hop of Sc.saph, who did not - lie oti , i j c p livings which . in amount equalled . ,Or 4 Wei ts a curates. 440 ° 74/ Dr. NICHOLL defended o in- ll t - i g ' f, the aPP s PO 0 had Welsh persons been appointed to D ee have po t.) ( the greatest dissatisfaction would R 0 0 '4 , 0 only by the laity, but the cler gyclergysaid bad fort' ilk the ~,r re .0 00 A duties, and this had led to the cry w r f oCP i A' I lieved the Church had so neglected h ° , o oo o ,op little of religion that was left in th e - - 40 1 t o found among the Dissenters. tha t "„a f Mr. H f U& E thought the best thing,. 0 e.; ; :b, f would be for Government to furnish 4 ' As Ent' I every Welsh arson pto read and sP e be 11- s l4l j o' After some • fu: Cher conversation, OO ij b5,..00 1 ,0) clause was agreed to. Lord J. RUssV,LL • WOtP • et' tr thouht lt to p . vantage in the case ofli ving.° " l'l" 1 populous , a year, that they sherild be satiat e t o . A dean providing an efficient cure fo r - fi r t r once. St lie9 or li t Sir B. BALL a s 0 sl) thought the clause t ill ~,l i make deans and canons- hedrels 9 beer l , ii by ' • giving them a of cat . ,_;„ e st Ao e,o , cure of souls WILD' os eir Soy r Mr. A J A. J. B. HOPE supported the cowl s be 00 1) 1, . HUME expres se d •b e that Mrea IV his 02 would assent to it. iito st .0 0 lSlr. I'. W. WOOD thought sorsedorill, fixed to the amount of the I'ncoe3e!,°,lool S ' t case of London, Cri pl ith A' s .- . O i l to be attached to a d P °gate' 111 de ° rill eaner. Dr . NICHOLL supported la 1 00 , a men t to re • - said if it was meg a , 1111.68(1 51 6 i i A ' Mr. HENLEY • sources of the deanery in aid li? f Pt",. he Y r - et m er glY a cure of souls with small ensolosreel7 o l d l'9' '9' but to the boundary being three' Ettseoes„i:iot it was meant to enable dean 3 '-oarr". , ( so / crease i F the amount of the deanery th e - tir the better. ' P i OD i e tile 0 1 I Sir G. GREY said the object os 0 0 pe At .1 place a restriction on deans holding b e to ' distances. s ent 09 Lord J. RUSSELL sa id he ould 009" ,el Vs' eff Of 1 sion of the wet d the Joe f, Sir B. HALL s. moved a proviso to ui , eit dean shall tike a charge of a living, t" troy exceeds 2001. a year. r t he y _ Sir G. GREY said, in the ease! We Rectory Bill, the dean, whose ine°eyes)4 p c 5 001. 0 0 0 + year,. was authorised • 0 to receiv e , e s oOl il 13 r Mull remu • neration for the cure of 9 ogee yet/ If the se , ~ principle was correct six wee at '•,,t 11 ij i• why the limit should now be fi le n 13 " ti r " . The gallery was cleared for a divis i° ' ,11 0 1 , 4 i Place, and the limit was fixed at 6 ° (11 ye tiit ,M .Mr. G L ADSTON E then rose to 03° 09 fcfrOttio S which he had iven notice relative t° acids• th°fM bishoprics in populous 0 fie s °i d VI town • i too sy ss tos4v4 bishops _ relatively to the poeusi t .., o ou:n eo g esh whet it was in firmer days. It "-efeet/- f-1' small number of bishops had a gre 3 t e' .- 4 rgi a j the evil of the position of the bish° o 0 Op A 0,/ the Church. It was said that the bish°Ptbe e oryi estranged by their habits of life frota he pad ' d ry that estrangement would, of course, "- cle f 'd.s . II? ~ she ..bos bishops remained stationary whi le hi' Ot o t t th e ne increasing. It was said, also, that tor e 5 fe cularised by the mass of busineSe oh e yed secularisation must becose greater