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224 state that the ,iroously voted the of thalers demanded National Assembly charged with inciting the people to riot by publishing the tax refusing resolution of that body, had con cluded at a late hour on the previous evening. The jury retired at two in the afternoon, and remained in deliberation till eleven at night. Their verdict found M. Bucher guilty of exciting a riot, and acquitted the other 36 persons tried with him. Three who were absent were found guilty in contu macione. The sentence against M. Bucher was one of 15 months' imprisonment in a fortress, and loss of his office of assessor of one of the law courts. The other three were condemned to 15, six, and three months' imprisonment, respectively, with loss of their offices, decorations, and the right of wearing the national cockade. The Kohler Zeitung has a telegraphic dispatch from Berlin of the 231, stating that the First Chamber had, on the previous evening, rejected the Bill relative to the income-tax, and had accepted another of a very different character. The Second Chamber had that day come to the resolution to ad journ the debate on the new Bill during the present seAsipn. The Second Chamber has voted an increase of the.tax on beet-root sugar. • • GERMAN Y. vices from Berlin of the 9. econd Chamber had almost unan Extraordinary credit of 18,000,000 o: for. the war department. The trial of the deputies of the PORTUCiAL. Accounts have been received from Lisbon to the 19th. Her Mansres steamer Conflict left the Tagus for Portsmouth on the 15th, and on the following day the Russian frigate Pallas sailed for Madeira, in company with Commodore Maaree's squadron of evolution, composed of the Prince Regent, 92 • La Hogue, 60; Leander, 50; Indefatigable, 50; _Atm gent, 46 ;.• Thetis. 36 ; Terrible, 21 ; and Encounter, 12 ; the whole steering to the westward upon a cruise, the Pallas taking the lead as far as could be seen from the Tagus The Duke of TERCEIRA bad refused the com mand of the First Military Division, from which the Government wished to remove the Viscount FONTS Nova, who, although one of the new Peers and resident in Lisbon, had failed to appear and give his vote in the Upper House in the recent questions 'personal to the Count of TuOMAR. Tne Duke of TERCEIRA also refused the office of Lord High Chamberlain, from which the Duke of SALDANIIA had been recently dismissed. Neither of their Graces appeared to be upon very cordial terms with the Cabinet, as the Duke of TERcerna was offended at his unceremo nious exclusion from the nomination of chief of the King's Staff, recently given to Viscount CAIIPAN• HAA after it had been offered to and accepted by him. The Duke of SALDANIII seemed resolved to divest himself of everything calculated to bring him in contact with the Count of TROMAR or his supporters, and had given in his resignation as Councillor of State, seeming inclined to throw up his peerage also, if it should be urged as a reason for his not being ame nable to the court-martial for which he had applied to try him upon the grounds of his dismissal from the post of Lord High Chamberlain—those grounds, referred to but not specified in the royal decree, countersigned by the Count of TuomAn. must, ac cording to the allegations of the Duke of . SA.LDANIIA, be criminal acts to justify his dismissal, since it„,was only after trial and sentence of death that two Lord High Chamberlains hud been dismissed in the reigns of DatuArxiazico V. and Don Joze , whilst all others -had, from time immemorial, held the office for life, and it had even been often hereditary in different noble famPies. The Lisbon exchange upon London is quoted the same as last mail, say 541 for bills at three moiths, but there apßoared every probability of its falling next packet,.,as money remained over, and a few transaction 3 took place at the last hour an eighth below that qtiekkion, in consequence of the scarcity of bill?. Paris was at 517; Amsterdam, 43k ; ll2rnburgh, 49i;te 50; and Genoa, 508. Few operations had taken place in stocks and shares, those of. the Oporto Bank being alone in quired for. Qadtations in Lisbon Bank-notes fur Five per Cents., 53 to 54 ; Four per Cents., 431 to 44; Bank of Portugal.Share3, 80 to 75 milreis discount per share; and fotmetal, Bank of Oporto Shares, 20 to 10 mitreis discofint per share. Lisbon Bank-notes were at a discount. of 191- per cent. SWITZERLAND. The Federal GAIT:eII of Switznland has addressed the following circular to the Governments of all the C_sntons, and more especially to those of the fron tiers : " Berne, 15th February. - "Faithful and dear Confederates,—Several journals have announced that some powers, among others Aus tria and Prussia, aro concentrating troops destined to march against Switzerland, and even to invade it, in order to wrest Irons it certain concessions incompatible with its dignity and independence. Although up to the present time, there has been addressed to us, on the fart cf those powers, no note, written or verbal, no demand, direct or indirect, of the nature cf those referred to in the public papers, notes or demands relative to the refu gees, and which would tend to encroach on the institu tions and therigh te of Switzerland; although these powers have no gaievances against the Confederation, which has spontaneously fulfilled its obligations, and will continue to fulfil them ; although we are conseqaently very far from admitting or even from supposing the projects as cribed to those powers :—notwithstanding that, we say, our duty being to watch over the safety of Switzerland, and the maintenance of its independence al well as its neutrality, we beg of you to make known what you may know or learn, teuelaing the concentrations or movements of foreign troops, which might be directed aepainst Swit zerland, in order that if', contrary to all expectation, the rumours which are spread be well f.munded, we may be able to take opportunely all the measures required for the defence of the country. You know, dear and faithful confederates, if, on the one hand, Switzerland does not mean to allow her soil to serve as the centre of a propa ganda, and to schemes which may cause disquietude to neighbouring states, as the Federal Council has proved by its decree of the 16th of July, 1849, nod its other measure.; relative to the sending into the intezior of the refugees, and the expulsion of !their chiefs measures, which are not concessions, but the free and vcluutary accotnplishment of our free and international duties ; on the other hand, strong in this position, Switzerland will know how to resist with the energy which the sentiment cf a good cause gives, any exigency which may exceed the limits cf its duties, any attack on its rights ; such is the firm resolution of th e n at i on , are l o f its authorities both cauSenal and federal. It i., consequently, our re solution also, certain as we arc, that if Switzerland does net provoke, she will not shrink before, menaces. But we rep-at, that the hostilTee with which certain journals menace Switzerland arc so devoid cf founda tion, they would be so contrary to reason and to justice, so opposed -to the maintenance cf general tranquillity, that we should consider it nn insult to the powers to sup pose that they would allow themselves to be rei,led by a t arty which does not cease to calumniate Switzerland, in the hope thae deceiving the Euroeem Governments by it cont:nual ialsehoods, it will succeed in making them serve as instruments to its perilous designs. De not ether believe this party when it states that the Federal Council ha; complied with the injunctions of diplomacy, or has anticipated its exigencies. This is as contrary to the truth as when it pretends that the Federal Council has not the power to cause its orders to be respected, or that Switzerland is a permanent cause of perturbation to the neighbeurieg states. Tiue , e inventions are, like se many others, part of the schemes of the reactionary party, on which it is necessary to have the eye open. We seize this occasion to recomm.nd yov, dear and faithful confederate?, and ourselves, to the Divine pro tection " In tfe name Gf the Swiss Federal Council, " H. DRUEY, President of the Confederation. " N. Vow Moos, Substitute of the Chancel lor of the Conf deration." WATERPOIID, WEXFORD, WICK LOW, AND DUBLIN RAILWAY. A half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors was held ye terday at the offices of the company. 449, West Strand, fa the purpose of receiving a report antl a statement of the accounts from the directors. Lord COURTUWN, the chairman of the company, pre•. shied. Mr. NASH requested to ba allowed to examine the rc giiter of share holders. The CHAIRMAN—Wa cinnot permit you do so. Mr. NASH—Then I protest against the register being sealed. The sealing of the document was, however, proceeded with, and formal protests both against this proceeding and the legality of tl:e meeting were banded in by Mr. Nash. The SECRETARY then read the report of Ike directors, which stated that in pursuance cf the resolution adopted at tl.e last racetieg, they had cqused a Bill to be pzepared, which had passed the standing orders and had been read the fart time in the House of Commons. They regretted to find that there still existed among a portion of the shareholders a disposition to thwart and embarrass the board in their prosecution of measures which had been cone: ved and adopted with a conscien tious &sire to Eenellt all concerned. They were quite R filling to 1:Y Levi) that such opposition or obstruction proccA ded mainly from a misunderstanding of the exi gf nCy of the and of the position in which the share- holdcrs were placed. With the aid and support of the pre.; . ~ l•e. tors , the directors had a confident hope that the anirs of the company might be, if not a:to gether retrieved, at all events materially i mproved. The object which the directors had in view was to ask the sanction of Parliament for limiting the line to that portion which might be confidently expected to prove remunerative; and, in so doing, greatly to reduce tha burdea and liability which now pressed on the share holders. The opposition to this course, if successful, would greatly augmer4 the diffimltics of the hoard, without ultimate relief to the proprietors; and if, urthr.l,- PilY, the efforts of tEe directors should thereby be rendered ab°rtivP, they would have no alternative but to proceed, in the strict discharge c f their duty, to execute the works as orizinalry contemplated; and to erforca the p a y ment of the subscriptions in full. How reverely this would press upon the shareholders it was unnecessary to suggest; and the directors entreat those up;n whom the pressure would fell not to suffer THE SUN, themselves to be. deluded into a belief that there was arty escape from their lr gal liability to the payment of calls. When the proper time arrived the details of the Bill would be submitted to a general meeting. specially convened for the purpose, when the sense of the pro prietors would be regularly taken upon it. The directors deemed it almost unnecessary to warn the shareholders against statement; occasionally inserted in newspapers, or embodied in circulars, issued without authority, re specting the affairs of the company. These were ob viously mischievous end unfounded. From the statement of accounts, it appeared that the total receipts amounted to 144,396/. 165., and the expenditure to 140,400/. 18.3. 33. leasing a balance of 3,995/. 17-. 93. in the hands of the company. A. noisy discussion fsllowed upon the motion for the reception of the report, in the course of which it was insisted that the directors wore 'bound to produce the balance-sheet of the debts and liabilities. After some little hesitation on the part of the directors, the document was brought forward and read, and, a 3 far as vre could understand the state ments, the debts and liabilities amounted to 34,000/. The SECRETARY, in reply to some questions, said the calls upon the 11,200 shares held by the South Wales Company had been paid up, and he believed they were liable to pay more calls; but this was a legal question, which he could not take upon himself to decide. Under the present Act they (the directors) were bound to carry the line from Dublin to Wexford, but they proposed now to limit it to Wieklow. This proposition would, of course, be submitted to a special meeting, at which the South Wales Company would stand in no better position, as far as he was aware, that the other shareholders. The discussion terminated in an amendment, to the effect that a committee of inquiry should be appointed to investigate the affairs of the company, and to report upon the most desirable plan which could be adopted to rescue the shareholders from their present difficulty. It was suggested that this amendment should be with drawn, and that there should Le substituted fsr it ano ther, to the effect that a committee of fire shareholders should be appointed to confer with the directors as t 3 the expediency of shortening the line and reducing the capital of the company. Upon the amendment being put, 22 were for it, and 1 against it. - The Hon. Mr. PONSONBY demanded a poll. The dissentient shareholders declined to vote, and the amendment was lost by 67 votes of persons present, and 880 proxy votes. Another amendment for a committee was made to in quire into the accounts. This was negatived upon a poll, the dissentient shareholders again declining to vote. The original motion was then carried, and the meet ing broke up. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 25. (Sittings in Banco at Westminster.) CROLL V. EDGE. This was an action on the case for an infringement of a patent for improvements in making gas, and in the ap paratus used in transmitting and measuring, and was tried before the Lord Chief Justice, when a verdict was found for the defendant. A motion fur a new trial was subsequently obtained, and argued at con siderable length in the course of Hilary Term last y e tr. The objection taken to the plaintiff's patent, and this involved the only important question in the case, was that the f tie of the patent had the effect of exclud ing the public from rights which the specification, de scribing the real nature of the invention, did not appear to claim. The patent was granted for " improvements in making gas, and in the apparatus used in transmitting end measuring," bat in the title of the patent the in vention was stated to be one " for improvements in making gas, and i s " the appa-atus used therein, and in transmitting and measuring." Me. Justice MAULE now delivered the judgment of the Court, staving that although the insertion was slight as regarded the number of words, it wholly altered the meaning, and extended substantially the grant cf the Clown. It was not intended that the patent should comprehend any improvements in the apparatus used in making gas. The Court, on that ground, thought that the direction of the Lord Chief Justice was correct, and that the difendat.t was entitled to a verdict. The rule mug, therefore, be discharged. Discharged accordingly. (Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice WILDE and a Special Jury.) TEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COWAN r V. BRETT AND LITTLE. This case, which commenced on Thursday last, is one of three actions which have been brought by the plain tiffs against the defendants fur an ellrged infringement of the several patents of the plaintiffs. The Attorney-General, Mr. Martin, Q C., Mr. Mon tague Smith, and Mr. Grove were counsel fur the plain tiffs; and Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., Mr. Webster, and Mr. Chance f a. the defendants. The patent alleged to be infringed in this action is a patent granted to Messrs. Cook and Wheatstone in 1837, for "certain improvements in giving studs and sounding alarnms in distant place; by electric currents transmitted through metallic circuits." This patent, with others, was afterwards assigned to the present plaintiffs. It would be almost impossible to give a fair description of the respective telegraphs except by means of diazrams; the chief difference be tween the plaintiffs' and the defendants' being tLat the plaintiffs' telegraph consisted of five wires, with a dial plate or index containing the letters of the alphabet, with five needles fur the purpose of indicating_ the particalar letter intended, and wor ked by means o ; keys and buttons; while the defendants' consisted of only one wire, with a dial plate and two needles, which by the number of their deflections, indicated the parti cular sigral intendel, according to a telegraphic code and worked by means of a handle. A great many sci entific witnesses were examined on both sides, whose evidence was very conflicting, which it would be impos sible to give, except in detail. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had infringed their patent in five es t eatial particulars, viz.: —l. With respect to the needles, and the application of stops to prevent their deflection except in certain angles; 2. With respect to the cross bar for the purpose of disconnecting and connecting the several wires at pleasure; 3. In the reciprocating principle, whereby the same wires were used in transmitting backwards and forwards; 4. That the needles worked in planes opposite the ope rators at eath end whereby the operator saw that his message was correctly telegraphed; and 5. The using receiving machines at intermediate stations, show ieg the same signals at those stations as at the termini. On the part of the plaintiffs it was contended that the invention of the defendants was a mere colourable eva sion of the plaintiffs' patent, and that they produced the same effect by a process which, although apparently dif -ferent, was a mechanical equivalent. The defendants contended that theirs was an entirely new invention from the same stock o' knowledge as the plaintiffs', and, although the effect was the same, the means adopted n ere essentially different from those pointed out in the phintiffs' specification. The defendants had only one wire to the distant place, and the electric circuit via; completed by using the earth as a conductor. It was not discoverel until after the plaiatiffs' patent that the earth could be used as a conductor; and the plaintiffs' specifica•- tien throughout relates to a metallic circuit; meaning that the circuit is to be completed by means cf a wire throughout the entire circuit. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied, when The Learned JUDGE summed up, and shortly pointel out to the jury the alleged infringements. The jury found—That the makitig signals to distant stations was a new invention of the plaintiffs, as alio the making signals to intermediate stations; that the angu lar mutton of the needles on vertical planes and horizon tal axes, conjointly with stops, was new; the use of th e dial was not ne w; t h at the handle of the defendants for the purpose of ctaiging the circuits was not an imita tion of the cross-bar of the plaintiffs; that th© magnetic ring and indicator of the defendants was different from the needle mentioned in the plaintiff,' specification; that the indication of signals at the same time at distant sta 'fens was not the plaintiffs' invention; that the defendants' instrument with one wire and two needles was not the same as the plaintiffs', and that the system of the tele graph was a different system from that of the plaintiffs. The Learned JUDGE directed the verdict to be entered f): the plaintiff:, with 54 damages, leave being reserved to the defendants to move on the following points:—l. That the defendants' using the earth as a portion of the circuit was not an infringement of the plaintiffs' patent, inasmuch as the plaintiffs' invention was based upon the principle of trausenitting the electric current through a metallic circuit. 2. That the defendants' system, con sisting of one wire, was essentially different from the system of five wires and five needles of the plaintiffs'. By arrangement between the parties it was arranged that a verdict should be taken for the plaintiffs upon all the issues except "Nut Guilty." COURT OF EXCHEQUENFeb. 25. (Sittings in Banco.) IN RE EIRXINGHAM, CHESTER, AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY. In this case, which was an action to recover calls upon 180 shares, and in vrhich the defendant pleaded infancy, Mr. Baron PARKE delivered the judgment of the Court, making the rule to eater the verdict for the defen dant absolute. This was an action by the Sutherland •• and Newcastle CHAPLIN V. MILVAINT Union Joint-Stock Bank to recon c o ll ta s from the de fendant, who was a shareholder in the c 2 and the principal question involved in it %VS.', whetlearn)tia mint entered into . by the dlfendant was such aes cove nant rower to the plaintiff, as public cfficer of the bank, t o sue for the arresr of calls. Mr. Baron EIRKE now delivered the judgment of the Court in favour of the defendant, whose liability it was considered had not been sufficient!) , established. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WESTM lIVSTE R. John Marson, a middle-armed described as a man , builder, residing at Chelsea, and carrying on works at West Dulwich, who was convicted about three or four years ago of obtaining goods under false pre tences, and also charged with putting off sham chequer, was finally examined, charged with uttering a f , rged 51. note. The circumstances of the case are briefly these Oa the 26th of last October, the prisoner called upon Mr. Frederick Welmshurst, of 4, Robert-street, Commercial -road, Pimlico, to whom he owed seven shillings, and upon the latter requesting payment he handed him a 51. note, which he stated he had received as a deposit upon the sale of some houses which he had just disposed cf at Brixton. Mr. Welmshurst got chsnge for the note at Mr. Winter's, the Rising Sun, Commercial-road, and gave the prisoner the difference, deducting the seven shillings. Mrs. Winter gave the note to Mr. Allen, nephew LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2 61 1850 and assistant to Mr. Ellis, collector of the Chelsea Water Company, the latter cif whom subse quently paid it in at the Bank of England, when the forgery was detected. Information was given to the police, and the prisoner, whose , statement about sell ing the houses was denied, was apprehended on Sa turday week in a state of drunkenness. On the fol lowing Monday morning he gave a different account of the means by which he had become possessed of the forged note, by stating that be had received it for some work he bad done. Mr. BRODERIP said it was his duty to commit him for trial. Mr. Cumming, an inspector of the B division, re quested that the prisoner might be agaia brought up, to afford an opportunity of exhibiting a charge against him for obtaining 301. or 401. worth of bricks under false pretences. Mr. BRODERIP assented, and the witnesses having been bound over to prosecute on the charge of utter ing, the prisoner was further remanded for a week. Martha Diamond Needham was charge .l with felony under circumstances exhibiting the basest in• gratitude. The prisoner entered the service of Mr. John Leete, a tradesman residing at 143, Sloane-street, in September last but had not been there long when it was discovered that she had pledged plate, linen, and other articles of considerable value. Upon the rob bery being discovered the prisoner entreated mercy, and alleged as an excuse for her dishonesty that she had been driven to the commission at the instigation of a disreputable person to release herself from some pecuniary liabilities under which she laboured at the time of entering Mr. Leete's service. Prosecutor having instituted inquiries, and being induced to be lieve that her statement was true, not only forgave her and redeemed the numerous articles she had disposed of, but, feeling that she was the victim of circumstances, and hearing that her con nexions were respectable, generously gave her a suf ficient sum to purchase necessary articles of clothing, of which she was destitute ; and upon her solemn promise that she would abandon the parties who had instigated her to commit the offence, and would so conduct herself in future as to retrieve her character, he continued her in his service until Saturday week, when he found it necessary to discharge her, as he detected her secreting one of her visitors in a closet. It was subsequently ascertained that the apprentice's watch was missing ; and George Temsley, an active officer of the B division, having apprehended the ac icused on. Sunday morning, she denied having stolen the watch, but the duplicate of it was found in her possession, when she pretended the apprentice had given her permission to pawn it. The duplicate re lating to a silver spoon, belonging to Mr. Leete, which the prisoner had pledged, was also found in her possession. The accused, a middle-aged woman, who did not appear to exhibit the slightest contrition at her base ingratitude, was committed to Newgate for trial on both charges, Mr. Broderip remarking that she had made a most ungrateful return for the mercy and kindness with which she had been treated. LAMBETH. Patrick Riley, a middle• aged man, was charged before Mr. Elliott with having caused the death of John Boyle. From the evidence it appearel that on the night before, the prisoner and the deceased, who were fellow workmen at the foundry of the Messrs. Meudslay, were out together, and when about part ing in Francis-street, close to their residence, a quarrel ensued, upon- which the deceased threw off his coat and struck the prisoner twice. The prisoner gave the deceased one blow, upon which they were parted, and some friends were assisting the deceased to his residence, when he suddenly fell into the arms cf one of them and instantly expired. A certificate from M-. Wagstaff, the parish sur geor, went to show that there was the mark of a severe blow behind one of the ears of the de ceased, but whether this was the cause of death could not be ascertained without a post mortem ex amination. The prisoner was remanded until Wednesday. Mr. Thomas Byworth, a watch and clock maker in the Bridge-road, Lambeth, was charged on suspicion with stealing a great coat lined with sable, and of the value of 301., the property of Mr. Crisp, a tailor in Regent-street. Mr. James appeared on behalf of the prisoner. In this case it appeared by the evidence that on the -4th instant the coat in question was stolen from off a " dummy "in the shop lobby of Mr. Crisp, and was ultimately sold to a young man for 41. 10s. The purchaser took it to a public-house in the vicinity of Regent- street, for the purpose of putting it up to raffle, and, singular to say, the very first person soli cited to become a member to the raffle was the fore man of Mr. Crisp. The prisoner, in defence, said he had taken the coat in exchange for a watch and chain, from a person of the name of Benj Amin. The prisoner was remanded, but the magistrate consented to take bail. SOUTHWARK. Thomas White, a respectable Joking man, but evi dently labouring under severe indisposition, was brought up in custody by the chief-constable of G-ainsborougb, and placed at the bar before Mr. A'Beckett, cherged with forging a cheque for 371. on the Southwark branch of the London and West minster Bank, and purporting to be in the hand writing of Mr. William Gover, of Holly-terrace, Highgate. Mr. Mullins, of the firm of Bush and Mullins, soli citors to the London Bankers' Association, attended for the prosecution. Mr. William Gover stated that in 1848 he was chairman of the board of guardians of St. Mary, Newington, and resided then in that parish. That early in the month of January in that year he en gaged the prisoner as his clerk, and that be left him in the latter part of the same month. T'ne cheque, purporting to be in his handwriting, was here shown, to witness, and, on examining it, he said that the sig nature was so like his own handwriting that he would not undertake to swear that it was a forgery. The writing in the body of the cheque, however, was not his handwriting, 4nd he believed it to be that of the prisoner. The blank cheque must have been procured from his book before it was filled up, but how that was contrived he was at a lois to tell. The cheque in question was made payable to a Mr. Wheeler, but he (witness) never had any transactions with such a person, and when he subsequently was shown the cheque at the London and Westminster Bank he dis- covered it to be a forgery. Mr. Benjamin Chenie stated that he was chief constable of Gainsborougb, and that on the 19th inst., as he was walking along the principal street in that town, the prisoner came up to him, and addressing him, asked him if he was not the superintendent of the police. The answer being in the affirmative, the prisoner then said, "I give myself into your charge for having committed a forgery on the London and Westminster Bank, in the name of Mr. Gover, for 371." The witness added that upon the prisoner's voluntary confession of the offence, he accordingly took him before Mr. Smith, the "magiztrate, to whom he made a statement to the fol lowing effect, which was taken down in writing. The document was produced arAl read. It ran thus : " I, Tnomas White, in the month of January, 1848, was in the employ of Mr. Guyer, chairman of the board of guardians of St. Mary, Newington. I left his service in the latter part of the same month, and on the 31st of March following I wrote a cheque on the Southwark Branch of the London and West minster Rink for 371., and forged the name of Mr. Gover. On the 22d of April I presented the cheque at the said bank, and was paid in three 101. Bank of England notes, and seven sovereigns. I left Lon don two days afterwards, and have been wandering about the country ever since an outcast from all so ciety. I delivered myself up voluntarily to Mr. Superintendent Chenie Signed, T. White." At the conclusion of the evidence the prisoner was asked if he wished to put any questions; he replied that he had none to ask, but merely to verify the truth of the statement that he had already made. The prisoner was then committed; and Mr. Bush subsequently made an application that the prisoner might be placed in the infirmary of the gaol, owing to illness, until the morning of the sessions at the Central Criminal Court, at which he will be tried. Mr. A.TECKETT at once assented to the application, and gave directions that the prisoner should be I attended to and hive the requisite medical advice he seemed to stand so much in need of. Upon the paper of business for the next Court of Common Council is the following notice of motion by Mr. Deputy Lott, Fellow cf the Society of Arts : " That this Court do subscribe the sum of 1,0001. to wards the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations in the year 1851." Some discussion took place a chart time ago in the court on this :subject, but an ad journment took plalr. It is expected that the whole am,;unt will be voted at the next meeting. GREAT PUBLIC CEMETERY AT ABBEY-WOOD.— It has been known for bum time past that a public ce metery was about to be made to the extent, in the fie,: instance, cf 400 acres, at Abbey-wood, a beautiful spot on the south bank of the river Thames, between Wo)l -wich and Eritb, The spot is very near the Abbey wood station, on the North Kent line of the South- East-rn Railway and about thirty-five minutes' di s t ance from London-bridge. When the examination of the reason considered to to su b p (3 .oo %r a i t ts private the company, ground too b k ut p u ls o c w e place recommended, although not rained in the repo r t o f the Board of Health. there e wreas SAILOR'S CRITICISM ON MR. CAREW'S SCULP TURE.--We heard an old sailor, who served with Nelson, take two tcchnical objections the other day to Mr. Ca. rew's very able work, which may be worli inquiry. First, he pronounced against the possibiliiy c f a spar coming into the position of that shown in the sculpture; and secondly, as to the negro with a musket in his hands, that no black in that ship was pet milted to use &Fe-arma,—Buildcr. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 25. The LIRD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. The E:rl of LANESBOBOUGH presented To itions from teveral places in Ireland against the system of ra tional edueat'on. Tha Earl of GRANVILLE presented a petition from Derby in favour of the Bill I galisiog marriage with a deceased Gist T. The Bishop of CHICHESTER gave notice tha'. he should to morrow present a petition from a mre•ing LOA Rooms against the management clauses of the Committee of Privy Council on National Edu cation. Cardiff Waterworlts. Dublin, Dundrum, and Rathrarnham Railway (Exten sion or Revival of Powers for the Purchase of Lands and Completion of Work 9, Amendment or Repeal of Acts). Ew:tern Union Railway. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway (No. 1). Killarney Junction Railway. 14 , mmington Priors Pavirir. e:pocl Corporation Waterworks (Abandonment of Work“, Stn.) Lii e;pool Corporation Waterworks (Extension of Time fir Purchase of Land, &c.) London (Ci:y) Improvements. Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland. North Staffordshire and Manchester, Sheffield and Lin colnshire Railways Junction. OxFt.rd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Oxford Junction, and Great Western Railway Companies. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway. Peterborough Improvement, Police, and Cemetery, 841. Pontypridd Gas Li g ht a n d Coke omrany. River Doe Conservancy and Improvement. Timber Preserving Company. West Cornwall Railway Westminster Improvements. Colonel It AWDON said the Bill was precisely the tame as the one of last year, and, considering the rapidity with which the Habeas Corpus Suspension Bill, which suspended the entire constitution of Ireland, was passel he thought the Ho use oug ht not to d i l ay this Bill, which Ireland had been waiting far at least nine years. Lord CLAUD HAMILTON said if the Bill were xtetly the same as that of lest year, of course there would be no objection to going on with it at once, but he very much doubted whether Government would give an assurance of that sort. The Bill, in fact, was al. most new from beginning to end, and he could nct consent to the proposal of Government until he had had an opportunity of consulting his constituents on the subject. Mr. REYNOLDS was glad to hear the Hon. Member fir Buckinghamshire s ay that he was disposed to look upon any proposition rega - ding the Irish franchise with some liberality, but he used a phrase which he (Mr. Reynolds) should wish to have translated, and no one was better able to do so than the Honourable Member himself. He should be glad to know what the Honourable Member meant by " artificial franchise." The Member fir Tyrone asked the House to postpone this (pestle:l until the Irish assizes had terminated. Why, my Lord.—(This novel mode of addressing the 1 Speaker elicited shouts cf laughter.) I almost regret, Sir, that you ate not a lord.—(Renewed 'laughter.) The Noble Lord the MemLe for Tyrone (continued Mr. Reynolds) asked the House to put off this question until after the Irish assizes were over. He (Mr. Reynolds) wondered the Noble Lord did aot ask the Speaker to adjourn the House for his accom modatior.—(Laughter.) The Noble Lord appeared to forget that on the recent division on the motion of the [lon. Member f 13uckieghamshire, seventy Dish Mem bers recorded their votes. Now he (Mr. Reynolds) would like to, know at what period of their Parliamentary existence, unless there was some great job te be carried, there was a greater muster of Irish Members. —(Roars of laughter.) This Bill, or at hint something like it, had now been three years before the House; and he hoped bis Right Hon. Friend (Sir William Somerville) would have the firmness to resist the present application for postponement. Sir W. SOMERVILLE would be sorry to do any thing to inconvenience Hon. Gentlemen ; but this Bill had now been before the House for three years— (Hear, hear)—and he wanted to know what portion of the Irish Members he was to consult with reference to this Bill. Mr. HERRIES said that there could be no comparison instituted betneen this Bill and the Suspension of the HaLees Corpus Act. Then there was an argent neces sity, bat now there was no such thing. He thought the Noble Lord would be misadritel if he attempted to per severe in this Bill at present. Sir G. GREY thought the opinion of the majority c f Irish Members had been already taken on this qs estion. It had been clearly understood that the Bill should be brought ban.° the House as on this evening.—(Efear hear.) The Noble Lord and the Hon. Member surety would not wish to postpone it for six weeks, when it could not possibly be carried up to the Home of Lords.—(Hear, hear.) In this Hone the principle had received full consideration, hut it had never been before the Peers, and trusted therefore that no farther objection to the discussion would be interposed.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. NAPIER said there were two points in the Bill, one directing the registration, the other the qualification, and as the latter part might greatly affect the te its of Member-, he should have felt it to be bis duty to have moved a pottpoeement of the debate if no other Member did. This Bill was certainly read during the last year; but believing that the Government had no serious intention f then passing it, few Members considered its details; and he did thick it etsange that a Bill which was only read a secord time on Friday, should go through Com mittee to-night, and thus preclude any Member giving notice of amendments which I e might have thought necessary. If they went into Committee he should feel it his duty to propose a nendmeries to nearly every &aese, bdt lie I al had no opportunity of giving the neces sary notices.—(llear.) Ile trusted, as it mattered not whether the Bill passed now or a month hence, that the Government would consent to postpone it.—(Cheers.) Mr. SADLEIR denied that the majority of the frith Members ware anxious for delay, and unhesitatingly de clared that the vast majority of the Irish people were de sirous that there should be no unnecessary delay in re ference to the consideration and passing of the measure. The constituency of Tipperary, although the inhabitants numbered 500,000, consisted of only 400, and arty attempt at a general election in that county, befoee the passing of some measure of this sort, would be at:ended with tl e most disastrous consequences. He hoped, therefore, Government would push on this Bill without delay. Lard JOHi MANNERS con'ended that Ireland ought to have an opportunity of knowing what the de tails of the measure were; and he, for one, must object to going on with the Bill now. The Noble Lord care eluded by moving that the Bill be committed this day three weeks. Mr. FOX (Longford) said this Bill was not so new to the people of Ireland, for all the workhouses in Ireland had been ransacked for materials on which to settle the amount of the franchise.—(A laugh.) He had no fear that any injury could be inflicted on the landlord class in Ireland by the Bill being discussed at once. Colonel DUNNE objected to the Bill being carried forward at a time when Irish Members would be absent. After a few words from Mr. SCULLY and Mr. NAPIER, Mr. 11. GRATTAN very much, feared there was a snake ie the grass somewhere.—(La.ughter.) Whether it came from the county of Buck irghamhe should not say. —(Laughter.) Surely 73 liish Members were sufli cii nt to decide the question.—(Loud cries of " Divide.") He then referred to the long list of Irish legislation for this night, and said it was not to be expected that they would get through it. The last, as he said, was the Payment (Ireland) in Cur rent Coin of the Realm Bill. Lord Morpedi had intro duced a Bill for this purpose in 1841, and it had been all this time under discussion, so that there was no pro bability of a speedy conclusion.—(Cries of " Divide, divide.") The House then divided, when there appeared—. For the motion Against it ll5 Majority Mr.DISRAE LI, on our entering the gallery, was ad • dressing the House. He said he thought the division which bad taken place completely justified the course which they (the Opposition) had adopted, and be hoped the Noble Lord would yet consider what appeared to him to be the propriety of their suggestions. The Ministers we'l knew that the great majority of the Irish Members must be absent.—("No," and "Hear.'; Ho understood that the House was not to go into Com mittee on the Bill till after the Circuits. Lord J. RUSSELL had stated on a previous night what his intentions were.—(Cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI—Yee ; it was stated at the end of the evening, when there nese not 30 Members present, 25 cf whom it was well known were asleep.—(Laugh ter and hear.) He considered the minority quite jus tified in the course they had taken. It was not agree able to him to sanction such a course ; but it was sometimes a duty not only to sanction but to persist in it.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord could not deny that at the commencement of the Irish assizes ho bad pro duced a bill of fare, with one exception, consisting of Irish measures. It was not agreeable to oppose the Government under these circumstances, but if the Noble Lord would not consent to the suggestion thrown out, he should oppose the Speaker's leaving the chair. Lord J. RUSSELL said that thin Bill had been before the House fur two sessions, and he did not see why they should not go into Committee upon it imme diately. Ho was sorry that the Lion. Member should have stated that it was his intention to obstruct the further proceeding of the Bill. He had, no doubt, received his instructions elsewhere to do so, but let his obstructions be whatever they might he was determined to proceed with this Bill, which would have the effect of extending the franchise in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Af.er some observations from Mr. Reynolds, Viscount Curt:ereagh, and Mr. Goulburn, the Mute then di vided upon the motion that the Speaker do now leave the chair, when there appeared— . For the motion ... ••• ... 193 Against it ... 93 Majority... ••• ..• ••• ----- 100 On our admission to the gallery we found the house in Committee on the Bill, Mr. BERNAL in the chair. On clause I, Mr. DISRAELI said—The Noble Lord appears to cemplain very much of the course I have t ilcsn, and ac cuses me of obstructing the public business. The Noble Lard referred to a passage in which the word obstruc tion was used, but did not finish the sentence. The per son who used the word said that " he was ready, and thought it right, to obstruct all measures that were in jerious to the constitution of the country."—(Hear.) In my opinion that was a very legitimate description of the duty of a Member of Parliament. But what is the obstruction which on the present occasion we presume to offer? The Noble Lord says that this Bill was brought in, and therefore we ought to be well acquainted with it, and that one ef the reasons why a Whig Go vernment introduces measures without any intention of carrying them, is to give Hon. Members an opportunity of being masters of the subject in the following year.— Wear, and laughter.) That shows a confidence in the duration of cabinets which only a Whig Minister could entertain. —(Laughter.) The Noble Lord was also pleased to sat' that I have received my instructions else where.--(Hoar.) That is not, let me remark, a very constitutional or a very courteous mode of expression.— Olean) The Noble Lord, indeed, has in the course of his political career, received instructions how to conduct himself in Parliament feom many placer.—(Hear, hear.) Bat the Noble Lord cannot say of ma or my friends that wo have ever received inspirations how to conduct our selves in this House by consulting seditious elute!. —(Opposition cheers.) The Noble Lord on this occasion has acted in a manner quite unworthy of himself.—(Cheers.) Net only has he charged us with obstructing the business of this House, but most unwarrantably insinuates that we are guilty of factious proceedings.—(Cbeers and counter cheers.) The Noble Lord is the last parson from whom such a charge should have come.—(Bear, hear.) Did not the Noble Lord bring forward a proposition in this House, on which he made tie late of an Administration depend —upon the appropriation clause?—(Hear, heat.) And yet the Noble Lord, when he took ORM in consequence, had r e't ler the consistency nor the courage to carry out his own policy.—(Cheers.) For my part, although I should have been ready to listen with respect to tho opinion of the Noble Lord on this occasion, I shall net be deterred from the course which it is my duty to take by tiny speech such as that which the Noble Lord has just made.—(Cheery'.) This is a measure of immense im portarce.—(llear" from the Ministerial side.) If it be a m; attire of immense importance, it ought not to be shufflel through the House. The Government hai e no right to appeal, as the only source from which we can derive information of the Bill, to the measure which they brought forward last year, without any intention of • carry ing hear.) That 13:11 was similar , but - not exactly similar, to that now before us. In my 0 0' nion there has n ever b een a f a i rer or a m ore cons ti L ic : tion..l apr cal than - th a t ma d e b y the Noble Lord on this (Cheers.) It 1)11,3 been met in a spirit of haughty instlenoc.—(Opposition cheers, Rnd dissent from the ether side.) For my part, I shall aval myself (f ever) : form the House permits o f o pp os i n g the ures ent Prc gress of this Bill. I th ere f ore trove, Sir, that you re p ort progress, and ask have to sit again.—(Loud cheers.) the Committee then divided, when there sppear ed--• For reporting progress ... • • 81 Again it... 191 Majority On the gallery being re-opened, Mr. FO[ S said he felt it to be his duty to ro°ll R that the Chairman leave the choir. He could not help by the expressing hi s sur p r i se at the course pursued been Government. Th e B i ll o f l ast year h a d never pressed on their attention, and the present Bill had been read a second time only or. Friday last. He should not be doing his duty if he did not resist the tyrannio' coerce of the Government. Captain BATESON approved of the int .r.tion of the, Hon. Member for Stirling shire. It was most unusual arid indecent - 0 press a Bill with such baste through O s Il_use. The argument fir postponing Bill had be en uc c i answered. lie th oug ht that the Government were alarT i e ol at the divisi on o f Th urs d ay last, aa d f e l t that the which they wor s hipp e d—f ree - tra d e — was i n jeoPar"3.--e (Hear, hear.) Ile had alwas been, and gill 109 ,.. supporter o f t h e un i on between the two countries; Id the conduct o f th o G overnment on th i s occas ion sou t be used by many as a rea:on for the repeal o f the union.—(Her.;) Mr. HENLEY did not t hi nk the No bl e L o rd opPo site could advance any one instance as an !answer to the D l r . answerable argument of the lion. Member for the irs i t, versity of Dublin. Ho thought he might safely d e e the Noble Lord to adduce any instance of a Bill ~,f s t ue c e l b een pr--s importance end length of the present having forward from the second reading on a Friday to C° lll4 n ep e rs. mitten on Monday, and that without notice.—( , Thh o and cries of " No.") It was the more indecent, s! `„ Member best qualified to suggest amendments had dared that the course taken by the Government had .c: prived him of the opportunity of putting to the rotedten; amendments he wished to propose. Unless a prece could he shown fir the course taken he should feel jo t s; tified in availing himself of the forms of the lieu ° stay procedure on the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) s Mr. P. WOOD th oug h t i t r i ght that the colla r ! should know th e na t ure of the measure an d the tou r taken by the oth er s id e. The rumsute had bee n Ile - the consLeration of Parliam en t f or n o less than thre e years. An Baer. MEMBER—Fifteen yeare. ) 11 0 Mr. P. WOOD-For fifteen year2„-(A bea u meant that th e id ent i ca l measure had „aloud three years before there.-(lfear, hear.) In a` - ',. pie eo the constituency had been reduced, by 11 , 1'° : - of mief ,rtunes, to about 140,000 iu a';out 8,000,000. It was propeeed by this 13.11 to ext, e l ., the franchise so far as to increase the number of Ye s t' . .., to 250,000.- (Rear, hem.) A good deal a nee ° ai l ; machinery would be put in operation by this Bill;here first step must 1 e taken in June rest, otherwise „e a , would be no constituency in November. The last of it population. _uci assizes would not terminate till the 10th of April, 0 . 1.7„, was quite clear th a t un l ess t hi s measure was pass tu d i s . fore the middle of May the Irish p eo ple would be, the franchised for anoth er 3 ear . At present 75 out s k 105 Mczaters for Ireland were i n atten d a nce. 11°- bl e the Muse to postpone the Committee in order to ensr gentlemen oppo s it e to k eep the measure Pca ding y h he another year, wa s a course prop: enough for 11 " e u ne resisted every f extension of the suffrage, but it was the which he hoeed the Government wouid resist to utreest.- (Hear, hear.) e Mr. MILES wa s aston i s h e d at the observations c a pe Hon. Member fez. Oxford who had just set down' r ed e (said suppose front the remarks of the Hon. ari toeyex.. Mernh,; tit they on t h a t s id e were opposedll and tension of the franchise.-(ll ear .) The Li ar ' Learned Memb er f or t h e University of Dub li n ha d 7 trill barely stated th a t though there were par ts of th letting to the franchise to which he had sow;. i tte t:ons, he conc e d e d th e registration parts, and rier ni t s that the constit uency of Ireland Wl3 net to bed satisfactory st a t e .-(ll cas.) If they on that ski" die y cpposod the priec'ple of altering the ft aleb iad ateg. would have t a k en a di v i sion on the r ea . 4 to they had taken no such division, thereby leading e . be inferred that in their opinion the franchise of i r : b e d lbn required to be anerided.-(Hear.) Ho was aston i ls ot the Noble Lord et the head of the Government ha" 0 %. yielded to the reque,t made for delay. It was a "tale able delay, and the division might have shown th Lord that there were many in the minority who us° v s supported the Government who seemed to think so• urn . trusted if the Nable Lord did not consen t to an &di n go , meat of the question in order to give time fo r t he Members to consult w i t h t h e i r constituents, that its minority would use all th ose means w hi c h it has a tea command to resist being bound hand and foot by, jority.-(Cheers.) i on iser Mr. .11. J. O'CONNELL th oug h t t h e Hon. "a dar e ; fur Semers e t s hi re h a d a d v i sed a course f proce ed o r which no on e ever came out c f with either snea es t his credit.-(ll ear .) Il e h ad come down to atten d t" iri o Bill, and did not thi n k t h at it was the first duty c r bad Members to attend assizes. -Hear, hear.) Th e l (.os' already wasted two hours in fruitless o' s- s id sion. He was quite sure the Government w° s o postpone any clause upon which the Ilse. Noble wished d Member for the University of ''ssi o hle wished to move amendments.-e. oh !,,) The - 0 , 03 - Lar 1 the Mernaer for Tyrone wished to delay tbe - e tst mittee cut of dcferenee to the opinion of his coostitude it but he thought it strange the Noble Lord shout a a.a have consulted his constituents upan the tn ea t 'Sot when it was brought forward last year. Parlialp e a l to forms would not allow him to refer more particola r i e t the coarse pursued by lion. Gentlemen opppsit e .a ne e, they all knew we ll enoug h t h at i t was a new . ' e t that a new com p ac t an d all i ance had taken plaeev_ ' : nn t isr Lichfield H ouse , perhaps, b u t a t some place "" from it.-(Hear. hear.) th 4 Lord C. HAMILTON thought it was strange la oo Hon. Members representing large constituencies sh object to an Hon, Ments: wishing to consult bid coPee stituents with regard t o an important measure Par anti larly affecti ng th em . li e had the same right as p metropolitan Member t o consu l t h i s constituents, ttilibaere it was not so ea s y a matter for him to do it. the were other . ways of accounting for the opposition t° b y manner in which the Bill was passed than that taltelins the lion. Mernbsr for Kerry, who saw in that oplv ia ue 0 what he called a "Lew move." This Bill would r g a beell great alteration of the Reform Act, and yet it had be en printed on Wednesday, read a second irate day Friday, a n d se t d own for Committee on the 3/° following. W as t h ere ever such indecent hest„ • oa (Hear.) He defied the Noble Lord and the Ge n ' ae or opposite to point out an instance in which any In c- he of similar importance had been pressed throngbfetnis House with such indecent precipitation. But the Me al a hers of the minority would not submit to so tyrann l ta te mode of proceeding. If th e mem b ers o f her e,.. 3 l , ,s i i i e s 6 Government were so anxious for the speedy ,ed it the measure, why, he would ask, had they not ea.% 60 to be printed at the period of its first introdoetin n ' r ce that the House might have had time to consider its r o d visions? His lion. Friend the Member fur Ner rl b a it expressed his surpri se t h at h e (L or d C. ilamiltnai) . this not consulted hi s c ons tit uents upon t h e subject o f wa s Bill in the course of the last session. Bat the f ar • sa lt n that he had a t th a t t i me f ound i t unnecessar y to eseure them, because ho h a d b een we ll aware t h a t the In . 9 not which had th en b een b rought b efore the H o use vi ; u s of to have been p rocee d e d w i th unt i l the comm cneera rn t he another session. I n conc l us i on, he cou ld aw l etou re, house that ho app rove d o f the principle of the T o I r ish and that he wa s anx i ous for an extension of t" franchise; but he felt that they ought not to pas s a sure of that imp ortance without mature deliberat i l' w ho Lord J. RUSSELL sa i d that the Noble stance had just addr esse d t h e House Lai asked fir o n Ln ra pid in which a Bill h a d b een proceeded w i t h in tl Copt manner which it was p ropose d t h at t h e y aboul bola upon that oc cas i on . N ow he (Lord J. Russe ll) . s •,oer have thought th a t th ere was not a volume of t helr i '• teg f ti cdin „- nals which did not con t a i n prece d en t s o f he , n proceeded with i n Committee in the we ek t ore. ins that in which th e y h a d b een rea d a secon d al oft Moreover, the present measure happened to be s ea d bad which the Noble Lord an d ot h er Hon. Members pv1;846,,4e5. ample opportunitie s o f cons id er i ng it s main p rO Tee Bill.had been introduced on the Ist of 3 1 aY i t nrie t , and the main questi on w hi c h i t i nvo l ve d was kl ere land have been wh e th er t h e county f ranc hi s e of should or rohoald not be altered to an 81. lacing at chise. That as s a moat important question. At d been tracted a good deal f attention in Irellnd; it ha trY; much discussed i n a ll t h e newspapers o f that citinboa political parties an d t h e commun i t y genera./ and (xaressed various opinions with respect to it s s obs not only b a d t h at main provision been cisesel ject of mu c h deb ate, b ut t h e various p ot' the measure bad also undergone considerstw_ead to cuesion. Then again it had been re-introdOcilorj the year 1349. But it turned out, certainly to T: rear J. Ittusssli's) great surprise, that although t the refir Lord had nin Ireland, as ho believed, both in bad bo a 1848 and in the ycar 1849, and although the Ines' - the been a suaject of much discussion in that countrf i t ut be Noble Lord h a d o b served so discreet a silence t until had never asked a word about it-[Hear, heaqrool,,,ht the year 1850, vr. hen his Right Hoe. Fiiend oble Lord the subject under their consideratien. Tb° N s aid, then suddenly started up from his slumbers st o f it "This is an important question, I never thougn,_,..,„oo before; I shall ask now what my constituents min3i'srey to think ab ou t thi s Bill . " C erta i n ly there are e en reasons given from ti me t o ti m e for delayin g de duc ed siderati on o f a measure, but the reason to b e from that peculiar character of the Noble Leg ir, a nd his extreme reserve and taciturnity-(Hear, _ Th eau:l ent leughter)-is hardly to °l' to stop a proceeding of this description, and __,idero" "Let us go home to-night-let us deter the co" r boy a sufficient ground for rr" tion of the Bill until the Noble Lord shall ceived letters from the county Tyrone., te tell " Hear, he a r.") The Noble Lord was there o riev them wheth e r o r not the measure MI S a eu_`,,,nded. eslrether or not the Irish franchise ought t o be . x aa was, Another complaint which the Noble Lord ha d ma-- vita ht in th e to Russell) printed. Now Ile bad he A N ! te: t t Y h 's ats i einei m st e e d rs t h o ad hi n m ot a jo bro r u d g ir.._A hiraseo be most extraordinary complaint. es° tted t he whencomm'- when a young Member of the house, _ ~a d been , error of bringing in a Bill printed; but D u i ,",b a t h 0 immediately stopped by the Speaker, sa d tai! t fine se. ba,l b,en acting in violation of the forms of the t, 11 , 4 ,,, Afer having spent a few years in Parliaments h l ' - bacome aware, and other Members were aware,bod be forms of the House required that a Bill ordered to brought in in written shape, aid that it virla s gigot he printed when it was read a first titre. " 1-1 ` ht dt ; e Hon. Fliend could not, therefore, have brought orov-- Bill priute 1. Now he thought that as the peri,, - eo plq Ore the r sions of the rnewure had been so long COMMANDER PITMAN. Lard BROUGHAM seid that circumstances had come to his knowledge since he had last mentioned the subject of the differences bet veen Commander Pitman and Messrs. Graham and Elliott, which had induced him to alter his opinion with regard t Commander Pitman. The evidence he had received with regard to Messrs. Graham and Elliott was so discrepant that he could only aecount for it by believing that the evidence mu_ t refer to different parts of their career. He had he ird from an admiral a high account of their conduct, and from other authorit!ei a totally different account. He was of opinion that Mr. Pitman did not deserve the opprobium heaped upon him. The sentence of the court-martial upon Mr. Pitman hid been merely dismissal, and he believed that the court-martial had felt sorry to be obliged to pass the sentence. It was be regretted that Mr. Pitrnaa hal not asked to haviv his trial postponed. . The Ea-1 of MINfO would be sorry to say anything which should add to the pain which Messrs. Graham and Elliott must feel while suffering under the pain of a ver y severe and v ery well-merited punishment, but he must say that the officers servieg on board that ship were of opinion that the evidence against Mr. Pitman was not worthy of attention, and it was to be regretted that Mr. Pitman had not cane.' exculpatory Evidence. It was to be regretted that the Noble and Learned Lord had drawn the attention of their Lordships to the subjcc'. Lord BROUGHAM had only done that which it was his duty to do on the representations which . had been made to him by an admiral of high character in the service. The Earl of explained, and the steje, droppe,Y. PETITIONS. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions com plaining of agricultural distre.ot, aad praying for pro tection. The Bishop of EXETER'presented a petition from the clergy of Exeter against a colt clause in the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill; which gave to deans more than 1,000/. a year. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL On the nu titan of the Bishop of LONDON the House resolved its If into Committee on this Bill. Clauses up to 12 were agreA to with some verbal alteraeions. Ea.! POWIS moved an amendment in clause 12, which as it stood would prevent the foundation of new bishopries, for tie want of funds to support the re .v bishops; tho present clause went to amalgu:nato the episcopal fund, for the sup port of now bishop?, with tie common fund, for the support of additional curates. The object of his amendment was to keep the episcopal fund perfectly distinct from tie common fund, so as to maintain the episcopal fund intact until the time should arrive when Parliament should see fit to increase the number of bishops. If that fund were united to the common fund it would be at once swallowed up by the alga:en:o.'lons to small livings, and the ap pointment and maintenance of new bishops would be impossible. If they passed the clause as it now stood they would be for ever precluded from entertain ing the question of appointing additional bishops. He begged to move the insertion of words which would keep the episcopal distinct from the common find. The Marquis of LAN:SDOWNE said that one of t: e great objections to the Commission had been the im passable line which it had been said had been et empte I t, be drawn between tie episcopal and the ceronnon find. He denied that tle areal. gamation of ti.e funds would prevent tie appointment of n: -w bishops in any case in which Parliament should be minded to althorise their appointment, and that was a matter that ought to be left eatit ely to the decision of Parliament. He should therefore oppose the amend ment. The Bishop of LONDON appsehended that it was essential to the efficiency of the Church that the - e should be a sufficient number of bishops, and if the pre sent number was not too large three hundred years ago, it was clear that the number was insuffi cient at present. The loss to the episcopal fund by the arrangement proposed iu the Bill would be very groan and the gain to the common fund would be very small. He believed that the large majority of the clergy would be found to be in favour of maintaining a separation of the two funds lie consequently cordially supported the amendment. Lord STANLEY supported the amendment. If the clause passed it would preclude the possibility of in creasing the number c f bishops. Besides this, the pa rochial clergy would have cause to comp , ain, inasmuch as if the trio fends were combined, every 4,0001. a year appropriated out of it to new bishoprics would be con sidered as depriving them of 40 additional curates. The episcopal fund was adequate to all the demands upon it, but the common fund was not, and, moreover, there was no chance of any future excess in that fund. He was, under these circumstances, all the more disposed to keep these funds vparate and creoucheJ, except for th2ir own particular purposes. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it could not be an ticipated by any one when the teeestiities of the Church might require the application of one fund or of the other, ant', therefore, in his opinion, to make them efficient they should be united, so as that they could be made available for any emergency that might arise, leaving the discretion of their use in hands competent to exer cise it. He thought this would be to act more wisely, as well as advantage )usly, for the Church and the country. The Earl of HARROWBY said if the Noble and Learned Lord had read the amendment he would have seen that this discretion was provided for. The fusion of the two funds would, however, in his opinion take away that discretion, and also decide the question of any further increase of bishops in the negative. Earl GREY did not see on whit principle the fusion of the two funds could decide the principle of the crea tion of new bishoprics; and he denied, moreover, that the clause would have any such eff ect . There was no t the united fund, mi g ht 1 this question, safely left as well as indisposition on the part of the G overnment to create then ew ma bishoprics. natem en He thought in the hands of the Commissioners, who he believed bad adopted as a principle that in distributing the in come of the Church regard should b e h ad to the local interests of the se,s in which th at i ncome was raised. He believed that if the Bill passed a l argo income mould accrue for the appointment of bi s h ops and the endow ment of the inferior clergy. An i ncrease of the epis copal muchalbulad more mesh ytiwona: hu highlyt able anin fot the cr.ca'a of th e M et i er c l ergy Church and th e coun t ry . :tit ° e e population, The Committee then divided on the amendment:-- For the amendment ... Against it ... • ' • 26 Majority in favour of the amendment —5 On clause 15, which enacts that t h e Deane:), of York, from and after the next va'.:ancy, sh a ll b e endowed with an average yearly_ income not exc ee di ng 2,000/., and as- SiZnB to each of the present Desn a of Salisbury and yearlyW el s , i s n o c l o o m n eg notas they hold such d eantriee, an average exceeding 1,5001., and provides that no futut e Deans of Chichtet 2 r, Exeter, R eee fe e d , Lich incomes ex ceeding The Bishop ef SALISBURY then ro t e to move an field Sal l i , s o b o ti o ri or Wells, shall have y ear l y amendment. He said the Act of 3 and 4 Viet., e. 113, regulated the fund for the capitular establishments of this country; and, as it n as not intend ? I by the Legit.- latu:o that this fund should bo appli e d hi a parti or g y unfair manner, but in the general servic e o f the Cnurch, sum,xediwnhile it rased the ear each down 2,0001. a he.felt bo u nd to call attention to th e question. The general effect of that Act was to Tellico the i ncom e o f two deaneries to that then e c income of those deaneries which were under 1,0001. to that amount. This left 1,0004 dif fereace between the highest and the lowest deaneries. The amendment which he should propose would have the effect of remedying the inequalities in the . pi :Lent system. Their object should be, by ead owifig the deaneries with suitable revenues, to obtain the most assiduous discharge of the duties pertaining to those offices. At present it was competent to hold along wi t h deaneries parochial benefices situated at a considerable distance from the deanery. Ho would gladly see both deans and canons placed in that respect under the same restrictions as the inferior clergy, attachel to the same establishments, and residing more constantly in cathedra cities, at the same time that he would have them adc. quately remunerated. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the object of the amendment scarcely came within the scope of the Bill, the object of which was solely . to provide for no more efficient working of the Eccles:astical Commission, the present clause being introduced merely to do justice to those clergymen who had acceptel two deaneries particularly circumstanced, without affecting the genera regulations under which all the other deaneries existed, therefore objected to the amendment. The Bishop of SALISBURY said he would divide on he amendment. Their Lordships divides, when there appeared— For the amendm ent .. ••• 21 For the clause... . ••• 19 Majority ... —2. The wuenda-.ent wa; acc or di ng ly agreed to. The Bishop of OXFORD move i the insertion c f three clauses; the first empowering the Ecclesiastical Com missioners to commute any prebend annexed to a dignity or office; the second providing that commuted lands &e., should he subject to similar uses Ls the lands vested under former Acts; and the third providing that certain b.:Lames annexed to the sees of Bristol, Oxford, and Peterborough, held not in conmendasn, but under Act of Parliament, and therefore net liable to the opera tion of the Act which severed such benefices, should b 3 separate] from these dioce:eL These clauses were sgreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be repot ted to the HOUie. Adjourned. HOUSE OP COM MoNS, Feb. 25. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. E Mr. HODGES moved f ora new writ for the city of Canterbury in, the place of Lord Albert Denison who had accepted the Ilundrvd3. - SECOND READINGS. Th 3 following Bills were then read a second time: Bridg3 acroi;s the River Clyde oppcsite to South Port land-st:'eat, Laurieston, Gla-govr. Cairnwell, Braemar, and Strath Dee Turnpike Roads. PETITIONS. Mr. GRANGER presenteda petition from the soli eit)rs of Durham praying for the repeal of the oertifi eat° duty. TEN HOURS BILL. Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from Bradford in favour of the Ttn Hours Bill. MARRIAGE WITH DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from the city of Bristol praying for a revision of the law relating to the marriage of a deceased wife's sister. STAMP DUTY. An HoN. MEMBER presented a petition praying for a repeal of the stamp duty and tax upon paper. AGRIGUITtIZA.E. DISiRtSI Mr. W. MILES presented a petition from forty-seven agricultural parishes of Somersetshire, complainining of the depressed state of agriculture, and prati•ing the House to take this it-A their consideration; also a petition from the same county against the annual certificate tax for solicitors. TEAS DUTIES. Mr. TATTON EGERTON presented a petition from a parish in Chishire praying f)r the repeal of the duty on tea. BURIAL IN TOWNS. Mr. MACKINNON presented a retition from the Society for the Prevention of Burials in Towns praying for the passing of a general Act for the building of na tional cemct:ies far removed from towns. COUN ry COURTS. Mr. BERNAL presented a pt - Ction from the Isle of Sheppey praying fir the extension of the jurisdiction of 'county courts. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Ashton-un der. Lyre iu favour of the Bill for revising the law rc lating to marriage with a deceased wifi's sisw. REPEAL OF STAMP DUTIES. Mr. M. GIBSON presented petitions from Manches ter and Carlisle, praying for the repeal of the stamp duty, the tax on paper, and the trivertisement duty. SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE. A number of petitions were presented from various places, especially from Scotland, against the employment of Sunday labour in the Post-office. CHARTIST LAND SCHEME. Sir B. HALL gave notice that on the Ist of March next he should present a petition from certain sub scribers to the N.stional Land Company, comp!aining of the conduct of the chief promoter of that company, and pra3ing the Hou:e to take their case into its cooside:a -tion.—(llear.) ARMY AND NAVY. Mr. HUME moved for a series of returns connected with the army and navy, which were tweed to. LETTERS OF MARQUE. Mr. H. BERKELEY wisLed t) asked the First Lord if the Admiralty if he had any objection, and what, to produce the papers uf ain vessela of war—viz., the King George, Prince Frederick, Duk: , , and Princess Amelia—which in the year 1745, or between that and the year 1747, sailed from Bristol under letters of marque and capture:l numerous prizes, amounting in value to up wards of 1,000,0001. sterling. Some dispute arose about the distribution of the money, and eventually the dispute was carried into the Court of Chancery, the money being paid into the Bank of England, where it had remained ever since. Sir F. BARING would be glad to know what the objrct of the Hon. and Gallant Member was in wishing to 11%.va these papers produced. If it was for the pur pose of carrying on the Chanceiry suit ho was not aware that there would be any objection to their production, but then the Hon. and Gallant Member must consult with him privately on the subject. TITHE COMMUTATION IN IRELAND. Mr. SADLEIR rose to ask the Home Secretary whetter it is the intention of Government to introduce a mewure during the present sess i on , t o amen d an d simplify the laws of Ireland for enabling a party to alter his tithe composition according to the average price cf wheut or rte.!. Sir GEORGE GREY was understood to say in reply that the justices in quarter sessions in Ireland had the power of increasing or altering tithe rent charges accord ing to the al orage price of corn, Ile was not aware cf any inconvenience arising from the present state of the law; at least no such inconvenience had been brought under the notice of the Government. At present there was no intention on the part of the Government to in troduce a Bill upon the subject. - TIIE FLORIN. • Major BERESFORD asked the Ma3ter of the Mint why it was that the words "Defender of tbe Faith" hai been omitted from the new florin piece, after the Qthell'd nam', and why the Queen's name had been omitted from tEe reverse of the coin? Mr. &MIL said, really he had no other reply to make to the Honourable Member's question than the facts of the case. Ho knew the Pope bad nothing at all to do with it. He might farther reply that he could very well abettor himself under the assertion that it was no part of his business to consult the Society of Arts. For the sake, however, of giving satisfiction to the House, he had received instructions from the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to prepare a coin which should be of the value of 1-10,h of a pound, according to a certain form; that a Bill for this purpose had passed the House, and he had simply carried his instructions into effect. With regard to the omission of the title of the Queen on the reverse of the coin, all ho had to say was, that as soon as he had , entered upon the superintendence of the Mint he had caused a very beautiful coin to be issued— a five-shilling piece —on which that title was impressed. With respect to tie omission of the words "Fidei De• Tensor," all he could offer was:that ho regarded the Queen as the head of the Protestaat Church—(Cheers)—but did not conceive that her authority in any way_intai fered with that of the Pope.—(Cheers.) Ile might as well frankly state what were his sentiments with re spect to the words "Fide/ Defensor," Dei Gratis." With respect to the first, be could only say he regarded our Sovereign as the head of the Protestant religion, and he hoped the title to the appellation would never be destroyed.—(Cheers.) As to the words "Pei he thought the Sovereign who reigned over them ves adorned with so many virtues as to be indeed the gift of God, and he trusted she might long be spared to them by His f.,vour.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. HUME—But are we to have these florins or not? Mr. SHELL—The Master of the Mint is merely the manufacturer of the coinage. The Chancellor of the Exchequer it is who will determine on the issue.— (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Mr. ANSTEY R Lilted to ask the Under-Secretary of State fur the Colonies, whether the Government had received from Sir William Denison, Lieutenant-Gover- nor of Van Diemen's Land, any communication on the subject of the applications of the leszees of Crown lands in that island, held for grazing purposes,to hal e their rents reduced from their present tender. rate, M 3 being exorbi tant and oppressive, to a fixed lower rate; and whether the• Government will lay the papers relating to that sub je_t bef,ro the House? Mr. HAWES replied that no papers had been re ceived. TURNPIKES (IRELAND). In answer to Mr. BRIGHT, Sir W. SOMERVILLE reilied that he could give no definite answer to the question as to whether he would postpone his Bill for requiring the transmission of annual abstracts and statements of trus:ces or commii sioners of turnpike roads and bridges in Ireland to the Lord-Lieutenant to be laid before Parliament. THE BUDGET. Lora J. RUSSELL--Perhaps, Sir, I may as wel state, for the convenience of the House, that we propose to take the navy estimates on Monday next, and that on the Monday following I propose to take the principal votes for the army, such as those with respect to the number of men; and on the 15th of March it is pro bable the Chancellor of ths Exchequer will make his finaacial statement. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL. In answer to a question from Mr. GLADSTONE, Lord J. RUSSELL said that he should proceed with the Au3tralian Colonies 13111 on the day f,r which ho haegiven notice, unless the navy eitimaios prolonged the discussion too far. PARLIAIIENTARY_ VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL, Oa the motion fir going into Cenimittee on this Bill, Mr. DISRAELI complained that the Bill had been pressed on too rapidly, considering that it was a measure of such importance, tending to create an artificial suf frage; and also that the Irish assczes were beginning to morrow. At no time was the presence of Irish Members more needed than at the present time. He trusted the Government would not proceed with this Bill to-night, and he did so on broad and valid grounds— on the-same grounds of validity which had been folly acknowledged by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secre tary for Ireland in reference to another Irish measure, in troduced a few years a 40, and which applied on the present occasion with tenfold force.—(Hear.) It appeared to him very preposterous that the Government should purpose going into a Committee on a Bill of such great interest and importance, when it was notorious that nearly every gentleman connected with Ireland was absent. He hoped, therefore, the Government would postpone the measure until the termination of the Irish assiz tr. Mr. FIUME said a large portion of the Mcmlyns • at tended the House at great inconvenience to themselqcs, and he did not think it would be a good practice to es tablish to postpone a measure of such importance simply to suit the convenience of a few Irish Members. Lord CASTLEREAGH observed that the considera tion of Bills was often postponed in order to snit the convenience cf English Members when, they had to attend their county sess i ons, an d h e could no; see why the recommendation of the Hon. Gentleman. could not be acceded to.