The Sun. — London, England, 1851-07-08 00:00:00

,- - _ tally from per irm- h, or en de ll re- selvel taken lerely Bill he is,- A at I those o give rose- acted erence Pay ix and at- Lich he red-- lowing ?d with rate or o, and r duty of .uch ed with rationed ea shall would ho bad •om the nd rea• uphol should pis Bill, lace the lition is was of was noW ch ddfi tof the oder the id doing og these arcel of un could eparatt, propoei- I to, the a Bill to uesday> ttmcnt 0 ;ave r►re hould be Igreed to secretary Board of °As and tting the I had of i of Par- Cotamis ER said y to pro.. ended in 120 Chief I by th• glades or edly bio s and of ►r.) succeed- 12.3 lodges me as the two sort' would be rd to the favour of for out of ternal re' !re many in those for eni,r :now who hold theta 'Tt - rliemeut he Crown 'Lid ought teo. t appoint u,der the power had e manner. Ipt-rty was that the e given up r Majesty' whitsc the itiataten be d by grace of the 'acid Ltd to the lamer for succeeding the clause )Ecting the course of mal report hits, whioh the 30th of ;aTe notice '0 that for Iced at as of April. ie schedule 5, the re ;et of the lay before manner in lecorationa e halls and ; and that mention to e period SO f the neer ::tery thing which the/ e Member motion 01 2 ttantion o f Av existed, )ry as well elieve that and wishes proposition to have the There had ietween the Mr. Barry the better. architect to ie tinisht.d: der him to by moving rER deprea the House !otomission believed e it Commis be able to Li Was over ems more :louse tNall e Commie.. ildiug had tot nt made the time 1$ lancellor of .rious con ur au inde• )ted by the Iction, and perly car- were fully spcet to the :bey would a mortiieg nit their been dope he tempo' THE SUN, Mr. COBDEN said either one form or another ough ' to 174 adoptp.d. Mr. HENLEY said the octavo form had b-ten found tn9re eonv,rnent; but h. , did not think the printing was bo easily read as thlt of the old form. Th,, vote was then agreed to, as were also the follow- roe ti fluid unsig'ntly huilclir es which new surroun d the b P al'ie' of Westminster and W estm i n ster Hall would 'so ei removed. 1• ,ter 'ow w o rd- free Sir W. CLAY, •T,' ,n,a motion was to g ,.tiveo e s-IePLy.—MISCELLANEOUS ES fIeIATES- House then went iuto a Committee of Supply; B EaNee in the chair. L te eof e 32,000/. 'or ioreign and secret service hiving e n Prep seed, u l l % WILLIAMS s a id he could not understand why p e e ;_an enormous amount was required for such par th.;. An imp ress i on pr e vailed amongst the public that of secret service money was spent on electi ons.— ille e r/ i r e Oh, a laughter.) lie moved that the vote Lr e r ei be rel nd uced to 20 000/. e z a ` sl • C. LEWIS defended the vote, which was the eel proposed under that head since 1822. Colonel SIBTHORP said he had always been op tcusd to.what was called secret service money. Per some of it was laid out in entertainments for the (ti Chancellor of the Exchequer in DAvning-street.— d , su ghter.) Th e y m i g ht, perhaps, be entertaining Car ml Wiseman, or rather bribing him to ,stay out of the W ay th • * — l Laughter. He thought a British House of Corn gli! ought not ite be upon now-a-days to vote Is IC 4 uueY away without knowing what became of the -ob ey. • 4 r• FIUME thought the time was come when we m igh . 7. dispense with the secret service money. b `eurd PA.I.MERSTON ceuld iuform the Hon. Mem wZabehid him thet nene of tile bectet service mueey b o ever spent in bribery at. elections. No Government. *ever could go on without having a certain ,amount i s t ft hiti:ind for purposes essential to the public service. should be borne • • d that information was ro w_ In min 'recl by the Government from time to time from per 'fla wheise names could not be published. 4 r• DISRAELI said he had for fourteen years given st ail tad e --- vote in favour of the secret service allowance, ith Perhaps the Committee would allow him to state L u t b h e e . vvould again support it. The Hon. Member for oth ta . (Mr. Williams) had announced . that there was een ,rhg in the state of our foreign relations, or in the e r F` t iola of our colonies, which could justify any extra -42 scary or secret service expenditure by the Govern ment, Now he (Mr. Disraeli) confessed that he had e t ' that announcement with considerable satisfaction. t ti e t hadnot previously been aware that the state of they leeor even the - state of our colonies, was such that qt , i clkht congratulate themselves -on perpetual trail itY, or on a condition of affairs which demanded no extraordinary exertions. The Hon. Gentleman the i tt e r , l sber for Lambeth had further said that a general hyr, r , e ieri prevailed to fortshe effect that the sum demanded i t . 1 . 11 ‘ !3 Government • crest service money was spent p ect ' l luhencing elections. Now that was a strange charge, p ro (Mr. Disraeli) in supporting the vote, should th e , against the supposition that be ass doing so with Q . latention of enabling the Gover nm ent to influence the N i e tsotett of this coun try. He did not wish t hat fo oh" geers should thi n k t h at our e lections were conducted 8 0 miserable and meagre a scale as that 32 . 0001 . Bald exercise a ny ser i ous influence over them.—(Hear, 0,2%) There was a blue book in their library which itti `7 l.s ed . that 32.000/. had b.en spent by one candidate at of 11 etion, in Norwich. With respect to the allegation Li is lion. and Gallant Friend the Hon. Member for . hi,: 11, 1 that the money might have been spent in enter it,',estis in Downing street, be had only to observe ot i, us had not been aware that there was any extra. te te t ar Y hospitality in that quarter which could render e.( Ai t s'Y such a misappropriation of the puhlic money. P0 r ,7 0. 'sugh-) He belt. ved the fact was, that a large 1 1 01 ;' 1 1ot the sum must be spent in the payment of pen the 1% 4) Persons on the continent, who, in the course of se e great great European war, bad rendered important to this country; and he thought it not impro kr that the vote bad of late years become consider ef diminished in consequence of dea.hs among persons pri,nt description. Now if the money were .appro kerZuld to the payment of such annuities and pensions it well fr t i ° , him that her Majesty's Ministers would do to state the fact to the Committee. He did Il et 4t : itt n i t Y hat a sum of 32 0001. was too much to place re set !: disposal of the Government of this country for 110 4 ,4 Peculiar cl-sims on their favourable considera- R eu i d ssud he believed that the smallness of the item Zarp, excite the surprise of every court in tad 1 1 , -e • Re should protest against the exaggeration, th e r e would say the irrationality, which had provoked Li t , b e :s h rks ee the Hon. Gentleman the Member for L +sir COB usee vciDEN said that the conjectures which had is wheiefitiered by several Hon. Members as to the mode la m t hat money was spent seemed to him to afford kh nt* ground of opposition to the vote. Those Hon. very e l' suspected that the money was spent in some nth tr f' e r.ionable manner; but was it any wonder that vitt eti ' lle Picion should be entertained? He defied any hoe utrr to believe that the money was devoted to any t levatim ahoal \ 41 2 Purpose. The Noble Lerd (Lord Pal 'ld told them that it was necessary.they i l l 'o'stear 4 l for secret information. But that only * i re spi r4 'uat the Government thought it desirable to I :the t . s ud traitors abroad. He very much doubted tl 'oeti 1 1 ; 4 1 really valuable information was ever ob k-reh it th ' m eans of that money; for they might depend ler Sa il Se,, - „ tt nine cases out of ten persons who came ember-ett persons who told lies. The Hon. mo ney fe z' Ilu e c r k e ing hamshire had suggested that the kr, j a light be spent in our colonies.—(" No" from o l t B , - P,9 The Hon. Gentleman had alluded to the colonies as one mode of accouutieg for the no t esas s of secret rervice money; and that certainly "got c emPlimenrary to the inhabitants of those die shoZ"tesaions. The whole course of that discussion °ow impolitic it was to have the vote at all. Ha to 2 0 el impport the motion for reducing the sum • ' U QOI - ; and . he should also protest a g ainst the pm ' tla b ,"„ s f having any secret service money. Tee sum in li e ;" 0 11 was is itself a trifling one, which could, he bee c oh l ui be productive of no serious advantage to this ti:ntry, while it injuriously affected among foreign ne ts our character for lair dealing. Gentleman NEWDEGATE said he should remind the Hon. ta l i 4 tieulan the Member ter the West Riding of York -1,4° that in the 'ear 1845 a sum of 100,0001. had been L s eribed by the Anti-Corn Law League, and that that i sm had been placed entirely at the disp osal of the corn 4ise _ f 01 the League. The Hon. Gentleman had him (fit 'sec a leading member of the committee, and he Newdagate) remembered to have read a speech in 14' 4 the Hoe. Gentleman had expressed his gratitude h is 9 1 0 confiet nce which had been placed in him and 4ssociates by the subscribers to the fund.—(Hear, tbear,) Th at was a somew h a t c urious circumstance in history of an Hon. Gentleman who was so vet:ta ttle:lg! opposed to the allowance of a sum of 32,000/. to of t i:"VartiMent for carrying on the less public busines s 415 great empire.—(Hear, hear.) b ee „ r • COBDEN sa id t h a t if the lion. Gentleman had h p : 4 1 : subscriber to the Anti-Corn Law League he would tri o. uhf s have been better acquainted with the proce ed- Th e‘ e - the League had published all their arc amts. ka k i d Performed ever) thing openly, and if they had otherwiee the • would nut have succeeded as they 1 41 d une e kr t 0.% vow' . A.SRAELI slid that the Hon. Member (Mr. h ad e e) had misunderstood him upon one point. He ?t had that any portion of that money was s ot :Ll:to:he colonies. All he had said was that he had %tt." "are that the colonies were in so tranquil a as the Hon. Member for Lambeth had stated. etp„ L e ald not allude to the many instances in which the ad i r a ?nent of secret service money had been of great G set , t alte to the nation, for he was aware that the lion. titian despised history and defied experience. Atit r ,r ont e N EWDEGATE said that the accounts of the af ier %d Law L e ague had never been rendered until the L the League had been dissolved. During the period tom e, . e gue had been in active operation it had never Co its "collets public. t ohis, nel SIBTEIORP said that if anything could add deli s slet ernfination to oppose that vote it was the speech ere by his Hon. Friend the Member for Bucking- Itthi r d e in its favour. oC r ': WILLIAMS said be was not surprised at the of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for k t a o ca mghamshire upon that occasion. He bad never tf t i„ w ri a gentleman in office—or who expected be in g e 's"--that was not a supporter of the vote. The Hon. 4tllpeman if he were a minister of the Crown, would, I „.,treubt, empl o y t h e money pru d ent ly, and would not rend It in e nterta i nments. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment . 41 ..• Against it *** 140 Majority •• ••• • ---99 • 'The vote was then . a . g . reed • to. •• ••• . 2 6,5661. for stationery and printing. 51 ,. p rofits HUME wi s h e d to know why the pr i nt i ng and 7a u ts of th e G az e lle were not put into a separate fie' 'u t At, He observed a sum of 3001. in this vote on ac thil_YOf the ex p enses of the Royal Exhib i t i on Com trit,l3. He regrett e d t h at this small stun had been pal ithe estimat e . star- C. LEWIS said th a t b y t h e a lt era ti on ma de last blo th e whole profits of the Gazette were paid into the Oequer, and the expenses put into the estimates. 1044:-. REYNOLDS complained of the reduction made :lobe _vote as regard e d I re l an d. A treasury minute eo7 Which provided that the printing and binding h e. eeeted with Irish business should be executed in Dub . It a , coat complai ne d t h at t h e .wor k was d one i n L on d on ,coa lin to f •30 per cent over what it could be done for ul the • ? 4 tel SIBTHORP also objected to the 3001. for Exig, t rting and stationery of the Commission for the _"oh. It appeared the Honourable Member for ti or 7°.a . e had been twenty-seven times at that Exhibi e 141 3 , was happy to say, be had never been once. ecsun;nole affair, instead of being any advantage to the tle, tr ' 3 7 , was a curse, and he every day was told by c onnected with it that it had turned out to be a sia s e t t P?ointment and a humbug.--(Question.) Con teLte".'R that it had bean the means of extracting, by pe ette ` t r _ich, fraud, or coejuration, 300,000/. out of the to co s _ of the people, be thought it was shameful on the House to vote for it this paltry item of (Qeestion.) the e W ILLIAMS ia4I(IIer, hoped the 300/. would be repaid by me te 4i Mr• L ABOYCH ERE said the Government, ent,a er to the of as principle, had thought it right, according R ove , ,1,7 , ual practic e , no t t o a ll o w the expense of a p 4 A i : r k cin un t Ualation t o b e d e f ra y e d o th e r w i se than by Mr. spr,k•P fo r ? ONER asked what expenses the 3001. was ing vote,: 13,0001. for law charges paid by the Solicitor to the Treasury. 86701. for prosecutions relating to coin. t 7,700 i for Sheriff ' d expenses, officers of the Court of Exchequer, &c. 9,0801 for the Insolvent Debtors' Court. • 87,8401. for criminal prosecutions, and other law charges, Scotland. On the vote of 60,000/. for criminal prosecutions, and other law charges. Teland, Mr. O'FLAHERTY called the attention of the Attorney-General for Ireland to the inefficient manner in which the prosecutions were managed on the Con naueht circuit. Mr. HA i.'CLIELL said representations had been made to him on the subject, to which he had in consequence directs d his attention, with the view of removing all cause for complaint iu future. The vote was then agreed to, as were also the follow ing votes :- 35,5001. for the police of Dublin. 200,000/. for prosecutions at assizes and criaeter sea sioris tormeriy paid from county rates. 15,4721, for the general sup,rintenchnce of prisons and co , viet service at home ised in the colonies. 251,2691. fur Govereinioat prisons and convict este blishmi nts at home. 117,1901, for the maintenance of prisoners in county gaols and I3ethlem Hospital. The next vote was for 98,8601. for expenses of trans portation of convicts to the colonies. Mr. HUME said, he had already objected to the pay ment of money to send convicts to Van Dietnen's Land, in consequence of the dislike of the colonists to receive c invicts and to have their colony any longer made a penal colony. He thought, therefore, it would be wise to postpone the vote as far as Van Diemen's Land was con cerned until the present discontent in the colony was at an end, and further information obtained from Govern ment as to the future intentions with reference to the transportation of convicts there. The Colonial Minister appeared to go on in a headlong course, regardless of every remonstrance directed to him, and therefore it was the duty of the House to interpose a check upon a policy that could only continue to produce discontent and mis chief. Mr. C. LEWIS consented to postpone the vote for a few days, when he hoped such reasons would be ad vanced as would induce the House to agree to the pro posed sum. The expenses at home for convicts were greater than usual, because a large proportion of con victs were suffering their punishment at home in place of being sent as heretofore to the colonies. The difference in expense in the case of home convicts was more by 20,0001. this year than last year, while the expenses fur con victs sent to the colonies was less by 17,000/. Therefore the House would see that the number of transports was diminishing. Tne number of prisoners last year at home was 9,828 The number at present was 10 872, and this would prove that Government were &leg all they could to diminish transportation to the colonies. Mr. HUME did nut complain of the amount of money, but be complained of throwing on the shores of any colony a number of convicts against the wishes of the colonists, and in the teeth of the promise and pledge given by the Colonial Secretary that this system should cease. It was a breach of public faith to act as we were acting. It was on that ground alone that he obj cted to the vote. Alderman COPELAND said he could bear witness to the ill-effecis of sending convicts to Van Diemen a Land. He believed 12.000 persons had signified their iutention to emigrate from .hat colony in consequence of the Government persisting in forcing convicts upon them. Tne CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was impossible to discontinue sending out convicts to Van Diemen's Laud all at once. The only thing that could be done was to diminish the number gradually. He would also remind the House that some colonies Australia, for instance, desired, a° have convict labour. Government were doing all they could ; they were send ing convicts to colonies that desired to have them, and discontinuing sending out convicts where the system was objected to. Mr. G. HAMILTON objected to the system of turn ing convicts loose among the colonies. Colonel DUNNE was satisfied that transportation must be returned to. Convicts were multiplying too fast in the gaols at home. We must not shut our eyes to the difficulty, and the Government must be prepared to meet it. Many colonies would be glad to have con vict labour, but that was no reason for forcing convicts on the Van Diemen's Land colonists. Mr. HENLEY said there were plenty of other colo nies to which convicts might be transported. He looked with great alarm at the increase of eunvicts at home. It was impossible convicts could get work in this country as easily as. they would where their characters were not known. Though a pledge might have been given that convicts should not be sent to Van Diemen'a Land, that was no reason why convicts should be kept at home. Mr. DUNCAN said many merchants of Van Diemen's Land were about to leave the colony in consequence of the system of sending convicts there. He earnestly hoped Government would adopt measures to put an end to this mischievous state of things., Mr. V. SMITH said Bermuda might be advanta geously resorted to as a colony to which to send our convicts. He was sorry to see that the vote for free emigration was diminished this year. He should have preferred to see that vote increased. Captain HARRIS considered a great mistake had been originally made in establishing penal colonies. He thought if we could enter into amicable arrangements timwithoc do colony, olonies willing to receive convicts, and at the same w a e w should withud b e t h g e e tsttiinggmeitaos easily y r a colony greatbeing p a o p r e t i n o a n l of the existing difficulty. The impression was getting abroad that transportation was to b e discontinued, and that the convicts were to serve out their punishment at home. He thought Government should speak out on this question, and not leave the country in a state of uncer tainty. He believed that many portions of our colonies might be made available for the reception of convicts, and without any stigma attaching to colonies consenting to such an arrangement. Mr. AGLIONBY admitted there was a large amount of just complaint in Van Diemen's Land against the further reception of convicts. From his experiencempon these matters he looked with abhorrence at the introduc tion of these convicts Into Australia. Lord J. RUSSELL sAd the Hon. Member for Oxford. lion LATIOUCHERE said it was for ' 13',17 connected with the Coramit.siont printing ani sta- avrCOBL)EN w i s h e d to ask the Hon. M em b er f or Pool in wh A t f orm the bluebooks were in tuture to t b'PublishPd? He had understood that the Committee rc ' c oremended the octay.o form, and that its adoption .Would save third ut !ha expense. t , Lord 41 010 N said the s u bj ect was un d er considers .l", but h e b el i eved the Hon. Member was mistaken In ''atiPpos Baying ing that th e octavo f orm would be attended w i th of expense. The octavo form had been tried in "v lll O elate on l y by way 9f experiment. L 0-14-13.0 N; Mr. NAPIER—In the case I have mentioned there were eighty Protestant c9nvicts on board. The Cominictee teen divided, when there appeared— For the vote Against it ... ••• ... 9 Mojority ••• —B9 The vote was then agreed to, and the Chairman re ported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on The Stock in Trade Bill was read a second time. The Loan Societies Bill was read a third time and passed. The Turnpike Trusts Arrangement Bill _was read a second time. The House adjourned at One o'clock. THE BISHOP OF LONDON AND SIR B. BALL. The Bishop of London presents his compliments to the Editor of the Times, and in order to show that the Bishop has not "contented himself with a contemptuous denial, and that only by implication, of the charge brough t against him by Sir Benjamin Hull," he requests the republication of a letter addressed by him to .fir. Goul burn, and reed by that Gentl.-ins.n to the House of Com mons on the 15to of July, 1850. Reference was made io that letter in the Bishop's correspondence with Sir B. Hall, published in the Times in March last. Fulnana, July 5. " London-house, July 11. " My dear Mr. Goulburn,—ln the Times' rep in of the debate on th , :. Eiolesiasleal Commission Bill on Monday night, Sir Benjamin Hall is stated to have said, that, the present inc )ine of one of the bishops, the Bishop of L aidun, was 50,0001. a year. It was quite absurd to adopt the bi.hop's own returns on the point.' " The absurd exaggeration contained in this statement is, perhaps, hardly worth while to notice. But the im putation cast upon my honesty I think it right to repel, although I trust that my character is not such as to render such an imputation credible. " I should be much obliged to you if you would take an opportunity of assuring the House of Commons that the returns to which Sir B. Hall referred were strictly correct, and contained an exact statement of the income of my bishopric in the, years to which they relate. " Sir B. Hall seems to think that I receive the whole rents of the Paddington estate, whereas it is only one third of the ground rents which is paid to the bishop, the other two-thirds being paid to the representatives of the original lessees of the estate. " Believe me, my dear Mr. Goulburn, yours moat truly, " C. J. LONDON. " The Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, M.P." TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—The Bishop of London has addressed a commu nication to you. in which he embodies his letter of June, 1850, read to the House of Commons by Mr. Goulburn, and in which also he refers to the correspondence which took place between his Lordship and myself in March last. That correspondence arose in consequence of a desire on the part of my constituents that what his Lord ship calls " histrionic performances" in one of their churches shou►d be discontinued, andl expressed their re gret thatwhilst his Lordship had promised, by letter dated February, 1850, t•) write to the incumbent of the district on the subject, he had never written one single hue from that date to the end of February, 1851, when Mr. Hope stated the fact in the House of Commons, and read his Lordship's letter of February, 1850. The correspond ence then proceeded upon the amount of episcopal in come enjoyed by the Bishop of London, and as his Lord ship has ieterred to my letter, I beg to call the attention of your readers to the principal passage contained in it. The whole may be found in your paper of March 24, 185 t " Mr. Murray, .secretary to the Ecclesiastical Coin missioners, Tbiii is a very fallacious return as tue foundation of any inference respecting the actual in comes of the bishops. It is a return made by the, bishops themselves, the net is struck from the gross by themselves.' When Sir Benjamin Hall found the as sessment of Paddington had risen from 112,8681, in 1827,, to 191,154/, in, 1843, or an increase of 78,2861., whica increase was owing mainly to the additional buildings upon the bishop's estates in that parish, .he considered that he had come upon one of those fallacies suggested by the secretary of the Commission. The Bishop of London will therefore see that it was not Sir Benjamin Hall, but that it was Mr. Murray who im pugned the veracity of the bishops, and who said not only that the return was fallacious, but added, as if to account for its incorrectness, that it was made by the bishops themselves." The assessment, of Paddington, in 1850, bad again risen to the enormous sum of 343,0661., and I believe it is now still .higher. In consequence of the very unsatisfactory returns made to the House of Commons, for the septennial period ending 1843, I obtained an order for a return for the last septennial period, which return was to show not merely the various sources of income, but the items con stituting the difference between gross and net income. From the former returns it appears that, in 1843, the whole of the net income of the see was 12,4811., and in the following :year (which I am obliged to take, as it is the first in which Paddington estate is given separately), the net income of that estate received by .the Bishop is shown to be 6,3761., so that the net income of the whole of the rich see of London, exclusive of Paddington, was, according to the Bishop's return, not more than 6,1051. in the year 1843. The income of the Paddington estate is now set down (vide Epiaeop d Incomes 1850, Purl. Paper No. 400, bessiou 1851) et 8,9411. When the late Mr. Sidney Smith was asked—" What do you suppose may be the amount of the Bishop of Lon don's income?" he replied, . " There is but one man who knows." In 1836 the Bishop of London.was the great obstacle to the payment of fixed incomes to the bishops, and to the management of the property of the sees being vested in the stands of a commission, and such (as I understand) be still continues. But, not withstanding all his opposition, I believe the time is coming when the laity will insist upon knowing the exact value of the immense property of their church— how it is leased, how it is managed, and how it is ap propriated. And I believe the debate of Tuesday last has hastened the consummation of this long-desired and legitimate *ubjeCt. But as the Bishop of London has noticed an obsena- Lion made in a leading article in your paper of Sa turday last, will his Lordship bo so good as to answer the following very plain and intelligible questions, which I put to the House of Commons on Tuesday last, and which, therefore, his Lordship has had ample time to consider? Oa Saturday, May 30, 1837, it was resolved by the epicopal body, that 10,000/., with two palaces, London;house and Fulham, was an ample income to maintain the dignity of the see, and such should be the income assigned to the see on the next avoidance. If that sum was sufficient for the next Bishop, why is it .net sufficient for the present Bishop? Why has the Bishop, according to his own showing, re ceived in the last-fourteen years no less than a net sum of 77,2594 over and above the income assigned to the see? Aud why did he also, in 1848, appropriate to him self a net income of 23,9751,, being exactly 13,9754 more than he declared was amply sufficient fur a Bishop of London to enjoy? The income of the see in that year, was nearly five times more than the salary of the Prime Minister of this country, and 151 times more than the income of one of the most industrious, , most meritorious, and most zealous clergymen in the parish of St: James, .n which his Lordship resides. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, B. HALL. 9, Great Stanhope-street, July 7, 1851. shire locked with great apprehension at the numbers oi convicts k-pt at home, and afterwards let loose upon society. Other Hon. Members expressed great objections to sendine couvicts to any of their colinfies. It would be found difficult to send couvicta in any great number to any part but Australia. He beliese,d the charge of b each 01 faith made against the Noble Secretary for the Colonies was wholly unfounded. The fact was this, that in consequence, at one time , o f so great a number of convicts being sent to Van Diemen's Land it was thought desirable to suspend sending out any more for a time. The system of ticket-of-leave was subsequently adopted; but there was nothing whatever to ground a charge of breach of faith against the Noble Lord the Secretary fur the Colonies. He (Lord J. Russell) be lieved that the instructions sent by the secretary of State to that colony were mistaken by the governor. The Noble Lord had expressed an expectation that the neces sity of sending convicts there would not continue; but the expression of such an expectation was quite diff,rent from the giving of any pledge upon which this charge ap peared to be founded. It was impossible to make a sudden change in respect to transportation. The Hon. Member for Montrose talked of waiting a few days for furtht r advice from Van Diemen's Lint; but he did not consioer the number of persons that were convicted and now crowding their prisons. If the Committee should come to the resolution to abolish trampartation they must make some provision for the support of these con victs at home.—(Hea,r, bear.) Their maintenance in this country would be attended .with much expense and risk. tie could only say he thought every means ought to be taken, and he believed were being taken, to ascertain in what part of Australia there would be a willingness to receive convicts, and the number then that would be sent there would be very much guided by that considera tion. He agreed in the opinion expressed that the send ing of a great number of convicts to a particular colony did cause a great moral evil. He thought that the evil of transportation was a good deal to be measured by t he extent of the population amongst whom they were sent. Where there was a great el, mend fur labour and the so ciety in a heal t h y state, no such evils as were appre hended might be produced; but where the state of things was different no doubt much injury might arise. After a few words from Mr. W. WILLIAMS, Lord NAAS said it was quite evident that no more convicts could be sent out to Australia except at a great risk, as the inhabitants there, almost to a man, ...ere determined to oppose the introduction of any more. E ART was ef opini on t h at a ll t h e p o i so nous .a vconcentrated that portion of and contaminating i nfluence resulting from transporta tionone colony. But he was ssthroounlgdlynoint beir o y maintaining n their crimiuul law, as he was convinced that transporta tion was a sound system, well calculated to correct criminals, as well as to punisb crime. Mr. HUME was always i n favour of transportation. But what was their situation now? They had 10,060 convicts in their gaols, of which number it appeared that 1,550 were to go to Australia, contrary to the declared wishes of the inhabitants, and the understood promise of the Noble Lord 'the Secretary for the Colonies. He compteined of throwing such a number of convict is upon an infant colony. He did not oppo“) thii vote on the gro und of the expense to the country; on the contrary, it the Government would pledge ti“ in,,elves not to send these convicts to Van Di, men's Land, he would support pp a vote for double the amount. He would not, h e owever, egrets. to give Is. for the purpose of sending any mule convicts to Australia- Captain HARRIS quoted a speech made by Ear' Grey upon secondary puniehmen,, for the purpose shoving that the Not'le Earl heti admittt ,he ueces , for the virtual abolition of the punishMent of trauqur . tation. Mr. NAPIER asked what the character of the reli gious in-.ruction was which aes to be given to these convicts? lie wished to know whether r. ligiuus instruc tion was given impartially to the convicts of different denominations, or whether, as in the case of a late con vict-ship in Kingstown, in Dublin, there was only reli gious instruction afforded to Roman Catholics, and none at all to the Prt , t, stints that were on board. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that inasmuch as the con victs from Ireland were generally of the Roman Catholic religion, it was must difficult to provide separate religious instruction for the feiv othei convicts that formed So small a minority. CHEAP PIANO ES A DESIDERATUM. • (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) Wonderful is the display of splendid pianofortes in the Exhibition of Industry ! In point of decoration they are magnificent, and in variety of combination and arrangement almost infinite. There are grand hori zontal rind grand upright pianoes, cottage and semi cottage, extra grand and transposing, double and quad ruple, new repetition pianoes, and all sorts of new adapta tions and contrivances, set forth ire all possible styles of architecture, many of them extremely beautiful. But it strikes us that the main thing is wanting, laid that " the part of Hamlet is left out." While we admit the desirableness of new inventions and improvements in the piano, we must state that the groat popular want is a cheap piano—an instrument so moderate in price as to enable people of moderate means to possess themselves of it. Heretofore . the piano has been too much a draw ing-room luxury, come-at -able only by comparatively rich people. Expensive wood has been used, and this has been highly decorated. Now, for useful purpotes, plain fir deal, well-seasoned, is much better fitted for the purpose of piano casing than any other description of timber. No other wood has been able to supersede fir in the con struction of . the violin—the finest toned of all instru ments. We believe pianoes of fir-casing have lately come into use to a limited extent; but still the price is too high; and there ought to have been a prise offered and given for the constructor and exhibitor of the best cheap piano at the Industrial Exhibition. We trust some ingenious practical man will yet take up this subject, and work it out; and whoever does so may be assured there is a fortune in it. Thousands would purchase pianoes for one who dce3 so now. The instrument would supersede all others in the homes of the people; for there is none that can compare with it for melLd ) , tone, and fulness. We should rejoice to.see such an or chestra in every house in England, cultivating a refined musical taste among the people, furnishing the ground work tor their household melody, and giving new attrac tions to home superior to those of the casino or the pub lic-house. Possibly, we may not be able to secure;pianoes sufficiently cheap--say at ten pounds, or thereabouts — without the aid of machinery. But a machine, or set of machines. to form pianoes, would create an entirely new branch of industry, and give employment to many more thousands of hands, as fitters tuners, teachers, and so on, e f than are now engaged in the piano-tasking trade. Be look at the immense national benefit of an orches tra inevery house—melody arriving at the everyinC pPiano, he Cheap ly . , only reeret th a t i t h as nut b ee n We and do not yet despair we made a feature in the ef I Grand Exhibition. Isity - ACCIDENT IN 'ROTTEN ROW.—Yesterday an ad. journed inquiry as td the death of Mrs. Sophia Martin, aged 66, the widow of a retired licensed victualler, which occurred through being run over by a lady in Rotten-row, on the 6th of June last, was concluded by Mr. Bedford, at St. George's Hospital. Baldwin, the constable, informed the court that he had not been able to discover any trace of who the lady was. Mr. Richard Hoare, 17, Whitehall-place, East India merchant, stated that he was riding with Mr. Reid, at the time of the accident, in Rotten-row, and was about parallel with the lady, and, as far as he could observe, the deceased ran towards the lady's horse as she was cantering along, and she was knocked down. ' Neither he nor Mr. Rid knew who the lady was. - A crowd collected, and the lady and gentleman, who was with her, came back, and having coolly looked at the deceased for about two minutes, then rode a way. He rode after them to ask her to come back, for he never saw such an unfeeling act in his life. He had been in the park every day with Mr. Reid, in the hopes of seeing the lady, but had not been successful.—Ellen Thomas, daughter TI4E GREAT MEDALS.—It is to be hoped that of the deceased, and who was with her at the time, said there such lt is.want , and the British jurors will not allow their desire to deal liberally t he with was . plenty of room for her mother to have got across if the tbei- foreign coadjuters to lead them into injustice. lady had not whipped her horse at the moment, and as the was her she ael w had o then el : e n e no was, control heaxd. over esnh n abandonment of the feeling of nationality is all very well, horse knocked down. The Coroner said it was to be re indeed very desirable, but then it should take place on all gretted that t one lady, inadvertentl • of feeling: if h person injured another, s id e s, or the liberal country will suffer in the eyes of Europe An bridle a was shown, but here 3' hereafter, the circumstances being unknown. It is nonce n , some sYnliW : to talk of delicacy as opposing allusion to this question, when it is well known out of doors that the various jurors, none.—The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES.—The following gentle of one foreign country have meetings to communicate results,' men having passed tbeir examination in the "Doctrine and ar e working conjointly to one m e If, moreover , it', of Probabile ies, ' an d the "Theory and Practice of Life Assu. should happen tha t same of the jurors o f any one part k a arrands;' have received certificates of competency as duly side should prefer to see their country discredited rather; qualified actuaries ), viz. :—Edward than a rival distinguished, the game of those who aryl, (alphabetically arranged eheshire, London • Christian Child, London; Alexander striving for national credit pill be greatly etrenitheeed.—e Colvin, Londdn; 'lames Meikle, Edinburgh; go H enr y Builder. ' 1 Thoinp4on,jtui.,Atercleen. sion. Bill. TUESDAY . EVENING.,, JtTLY _ 8,. 1851. THR:iGREAT EXHIBITION. YEigrai.37-firsii+bn rebound the :lumber of visi tors to the Crystal Palace rose once more to 61 670, Lnd the receipts at the doors ainouuted to 2.852/. 2s. For tho first time since the opening the sale of season tickets presents, a perfect blank. Among the crowds that thronged the interior were about 500 met and boys in the employ of Messrs. Cfowes,-the extensive printers and part contractors for the official catalogue. Mr. Gladstone treated fifty of his poor fellow-parishioners to a view of the interior, mid, with a kindness which the public will appreciate, accompanied them in their survey. Now that excursion trains begin - to be in full-ope ration, and when the industrial classes are daily flocking in large numbers to London in order to see the wonders of the Exhibition, we think it right to remind them of an establishment called "the Bane lagh Club," formed under the auspices of the Royal Com mission, and capable of providing at a marvellously cheap rate comfortable accommodation for a thousand persons. This club is situated on the north side of the river, close to Cubitt's pier, and at- a distance of about one mile from the Exhibition. It is provided not only with clean and well-ventilated dormitories lit with gas, and securing perfect privacy to their occupants, but there are also a dining-ricer, a news-room, a lavatory, a barber's shop, and a smoking room, all of a size which it was confi dently expected that the basiness of the place would ren der requisite. The charges are drawn up on the lowest remunerative scale, a night's lodging being only Is., and provisions being supplied at fixed prices. We understand that those who have hitherto taken up their abode here have been much pleased with the accommodation pro vided fur them. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen gave a Concert last evening at Bucking ham Palace. -Above 400 invitations, comprising the Royal Family, the diplomatic corps, and foreigners of distinction, and a large party of the nobility and gentry, were issued for this reception. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the Palace at twenty-five minutes before ten o'clock, at tended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Cooper. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester ar rived, attended by her Lady i❑ Waiting and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell. The Royal -Duchesses were received by the Hon. Amelia Murray and the Hon. Lucy Kerr, Maids of Honour i❑ Waiting; Mr. R. Ormsby Gore and Colonel Wylde, Grooms in Waiting to the Queen and Prince Albert, and by Lord C. Fitzroy and Lieutenat-Colonel F. H. Seymour, Equerries in Waiting to her Majesty and the Prince. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was ac companied by his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weiniar, and attended by the Hon. James Mac donald. The general company, on their arrival, were ushered to the picture gallery. About ten o'clock her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Ductless of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke of Cambridge, and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, were con ducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the saloon, which was fitted up as a music room. The general circle of visitors followed the Royal party into the saloon. The concert, the singers in which were selected from the two Grand Operas. then commenced. The following was the programme:— PARTE PRIMA. Quartetto " Di Pafo 11 Diu," Mesdames Caitellan fiNiardot, Sigri. Gardoni e Herr Formes (Eco e Air " Della sua pace," Sig. Gardoni (Don Giovanni) Trio, " Dolce ne' guia risturo," Madlle Crursilli, Made. Csstellan, e Sig Mario (Faniska) Air " Du frommes Bild," Herr Formes (Der Munch) Dao " D'un bell nso di Turchia," Sig nori Lablacbe , a Tamburini (Turco in Lahti) Air " Fredi per me sei libero," Madlle Cruvelli (Elixir) De Beriot. Quintetto• " O Dio di pier I," Mesdmes Casten= and Viardot, Signori 'Gar doni, Tamburini, e Lablache Donizetti. Diluvio) PARTE SECORDA. Quartetto, " 0 Nobile Signora," Sig ri. Mario, Gardoni, Tamburini, e Lab- Or Rossini. . Rossini lach•. (Comte y.) Airs Espagnolles, Made. Viardot Trio, " Glovinetto Cavalier," Medlle Cruvelli, hlesdmes.eastellan e Viardot (It Cruciato.) Duo, "Fir Calaette," Made. Castellan Sig. Lablache.(La Sciocca perAstuzia.) Mosca. Air, " Connais-tu la Chancon?" Sig. Mario. (Le Chant de Mai.) Meyerbeer. Duo, " Ich wollt' meine lieb," Madlle Cruvelli e Made. Viardot Mendelashon. Finale Secopda, " Pian pianin in questo seggio," Mesdmes. Viardot, Castellan, e Madlle. Cruvelli; Sigri. Gardoni, Tamburini, Herr Formes, e Sig. Lab 'ache. (Nozza di Figaro.) Mozart. Mr. Costa presided at the pianoforte Refreshment were served to the company during the evening in the Green Drawing Room, and after the performance the State Diuing Room was thro wn open for supper. The following had the honour of receiving invitations: —His R )al .Highness Prince Gustavus of Waa, his Se rene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the French Ambassador and the Countess Walewski, and the first Secretary of the Easbassy, the Belgian . Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cettu, the Argentine Minister, the Russian Minister and Baroness de Brunnow, the Sicilian Minister, the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, the Bra zilian Minister and Madame Marques Lisboa, the Danish Minister and Countess de R'veutlow, the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, the Costa Rica Minister, the United States Minister and Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, the Bolivian Minister, the Spanish Minister, the Sardinian Minister, the Greek ISliniater and Madame Tricoupi, the Nicaragua Minister, the Turkish Minister, the Tuscan Minister, tie Austrian Charge d'Affaires, the Peruvian Charge d'Affaires, the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires, the Mexican Charge d'Affaires, the Netherlands Charge d'Affsires;Prince Leß wenstein, Prince Victor Bariatinsky , le Due de Valencia, le Due d'Ossuna, le Disc et la Duchesse de Luyness, Baron C. Dupin, M. de Viebahe , Prince Demiduff de Sandonati, and a long list of the nubility arid gentry. Her Majesty and• Prince Albert took a drive in an open carriage and . four yesterday. The Equerries io waiting, lard C. Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel El, Sey mour, attending on horseback. Her Royal Highness- the Duchess of Kent went to Claremont yesterday, and visited the French Royal Family. Her Royal Highness returned to her residence Clarence House, St. James's, in the afternoon. A deputation, consisting of Mr. R. A. Blaney; Mr. E. Vare•ittart Neale, Mr. Thomas ilugneo , Holmes (deputed by the Leeds Flour Mill Society), Mr. Cooper (Manager of the Working Tailors' Asso ciation), Mr. Jennings (Manager of the Working Builders' Association), and Mr. J. G. Marshall, MA', had an interview with the Right Hon. Henry Labou chere on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. The deputa tion was headed by Lord Ashburton. Mr. S. Solomon, late High Sheriff of St. Helena, had an interview' with Earl Grey; at the Colonial-office, Yes' terday. Mr. Theodore Martin, Parliamentary Agent for the Morayshire Railway, and Mr. James Grant, of Elgin, and Messrs. James, Anton, Law, Hol mes , Parliamen tary agents, and Thomas Allan, of Edinburgh, had an interview yesterday with the Commissioners of Rail ways at their office its the Board of Trade. Sir James Alexander bad an interview yesterday with Earl Grey at the Colonial- office. Mr. John Leslie Fos ,erhad also an interview with the Noble Earl. .AQUATICS. LAMBETH REGATTA. . . The watermen of Lambeth contended yesterday even ing for a purse of sovereigns liberally presented by the residents. The race was with twelve competitors in three heats, and attracted a large crowd of spectators. First Heat. William-and Edward Perry..... (Blue) 1 John Maynard and Joseph Arthur (Lireen) 2 James Perry and William Wilson (White) 3 Richard Wilson and Joseph Wild (Pink) 4 John Wyld and Edward Rolls (Yellow) 0 George Wilson and Lewis Richards (Scarlet) 0 The men started from Westminster-bridge up, round a boat off Burnett's Distillery, and rowed down to Hun gerford-bridge, returning to Lambeth stairs to finish. (+seen took the lead at a god pace, but was unable to keep it.. . .Won by thre Fivale lengths. Heat. The distance was reversed. William and Edward Perry (Blue) 1 John Maynard and Joseph Arthur Toe other two plaCed in the first heat, also as before. The winners got the lead directly after the start and kept it. Won by four lengths. THE KAFIR. WAR. ARRIVAL OF THE I3OSPHORITS. The Bosphorus arrived at Ply mouth yesterday ; from the Cape of Good Hope, which she left on the 31st of May. The aspect of affiiirs seems to have taken no definite turn in favour of either part. It was expected that by the time of the departure of the next packet some more decisive movement will have been made by Sir Harry Smith. The following is the summary of the Cape Mail Monthly Dispatch : " CAPE TOWN, FRIDAY, MAY 30. " The aspect of the war has undergone little altera tion since our last publication, and we regret to say that we have still no decisive success to record, or in fact any • thing that would lead to the conclusion of a speedy termination of the present disastrous state of affairs. The system of patrols has been continued, the Amatola mountains have been repeatedly penetrated, and their fastnesses explored by the British troops, who have endured great fatigue and displayed all their usual energy and gallantry ; but the enemy, like the children of the mi,t, vanish on their approach, driving off their cattle. In feet, as Sir H. G. Smith observes, we have to deal with a fee who steknowledgee neither front, flank, nor nee, and whose movements are too rapid and eccentric to be cal culated upon. A fall of snow had occurred on the Win terberg and other mountain ranges of the colony, which extended to the Amatolas: the number of plundering parties of Kafirs within tee colony have greatly in creased, probably in consequence of the privations which they suffer in the bitch. Fortuthstely the 74th regiment landed at Port Elizabeth and proceeded to Graham's Town, so that there will be a larger military force than heretofore within the colony, to second the efforts of the burghers. and the faithful coloured inhabit ants. The 300 men who arrived in the Dee, have joined Sir H. G. Smith at King William's Town. • These reinforcements are, however, inadequate for the purpose, looking at the extended line of frontier along which operations must be carried on. A couple more regiments of infantry, one of light dragoons, and above all, some companies of the rifle brigade, with propor tionate artillery, will probably be required before the half-barbarous tribes in our vicinity can be sufficiently impressed with the power of Great Britain for any lasting and satisfactory peace to be concluded. As we have before observed, the sooner a sufficient force can be brought into the field the better; the necessity is inevitable, and further delay may increase the disorder and bloodshed in our newly-ac quired territory and the sovereignty, and augment the cost of this harassing warfare. Whatever conciliatory measures be adopted, and whatever alteration in our Ka fir policy is contemplated, they should be preceded by a display of the power of Britain to subdue and crush any combination of the coloured tribes in the vicinity of the colony. The reports from the north-eastern districts and the sovereignty, oven if somewhat exaggerated, are suffi ciently gloomy to cause the most serious apprehension for the safety of the farmers, and of the numerous flocks and herds of the colonists, which have been driven in that direction as a place of safety from Kafir incursions, and there is a probability of our having to assist our ally Morello, beyond the Vaal River, as he is threatened with an attack by the Basutus. The fidelity of Moshesh is considered questionable, and the Kafirs are becoming more daring; five farmers have lately been killed in the Albert division. Two successive mails between King William's Town and Graham's Town have been inter cepted by the Kafirs; a waggon was plundered and the oxen driven off on the high road within three miles of Graham's Town, and several farm-houses in its vicinity burnt. Fort Amstrong and the Kat River districts are again in the possession of the enemy. As an illustration of the state of the frontier we may mention that we are informed that two officers of the 91st lately arrived, who wished to go to Fort Hare from King William's Town, a distance of fourteen miles , were compelled to return to Buffalo Mouth, and to proceed by sea to Port Elizabeth, whence they marched to Graham's Town, 100 miles, escorted by Fingoes, and then had a dangerous journey before them; thus making a detour of 500 miles. The road from the Buffalo mouth to King William's Town is no longer secure, strongly escorted waggons having lately been attacked. On the other hand the arrival of the Natal auxiliary force, under Mr. Shop stone, is daily expected in the Tambookie country, and may effest a favourable diversion in that quarter. The following is a summary of the proceedings of the various patrols during the month: On the 28th April, Colonel Mackinnon marched with 2,200 men, and two six-pounders, in the Amatola moun tains by way of the Keiskamma Hock, while Major Wilmot proceeded with 700 men, into Stock, Tolo's, and Seyolo's country, to harass these chiefs and their people. Colonel Mackinnon returned on the 30th, with 400 head of cattle and a number of horses ; he had been attacked on his return by a very large combined force of Gaikas and Hottentots, who made most determined efforts to retake the cattle ; they were, however beaten off, after a severe conflict, in which they are supposed to have suffered an unusually heavy loss ; that of the English column was four killed (including three privates of the 73d Regiment), and eleven wounded. The Kaffirs had early intelligence of the march of the troops, and there was no Burgher force on the further side of the Arne toles to intercept their cattle, or it is probable that many more might have been taken. Unahala, on hearing the firing during the engagement, sent his great 'son, his nephew, and his counsellor and speaker " Soubati," into King William's Town, to beg Sir H. Smith to put an end to the war. The following day Colonel Mackinuon again marched towards the Keiskamma Hoek, by way of the camp, near Bailey's grave, burning the kraals of Sandilh's brother, Klu Klu, devastating tee country, and returned without Having met with any opposition from the Kefirs who witnessed his proceedings from the neighbouring heights. Major Wilmot successfully performed the service for which he was detached, and returned to King William's Town on the 3d of May, a few hours after Colonel Mac kinnon. While near Fort Wiltshire, he was smartly tired upon by a party of Kafirs, who had taken possession of a ruined loop-holed tower, which commanded the road and fort; they were, however, dislodged without loss to the attacking party. On the 4th and sth the fall of snow occurred, which put a atop to military operations for a day or two, but on the Bth Colonel Mackinnon was again in motion with a strong patrol, proceeding to Toise's kraal, on the Es lusi, and from thence to the junction of the Doom and Thomas Rivers, he returned to Toise's kraal on the 11th, while the cavalry under Lieutenant-Colonel Napier swept the country round. On the 13th the patrol marched to Dohne's station, large herds of cattle were seen on the other aide of the Kei, but the Colonel's in structions prevented his crossing that river—the cavalry and Cape Mounted Rifles, however, succeeded in cap turing 300 head, and the patrol returned on the 16th. Major Wilmot, who marched on the same day as Colonel Mackinnon, had also penetrated the Amatolas, by way of the Kabousie Neck, and returned to King William's Town on the 13th, with fifty head of cattle. General Somerset had been on patrol in the Blinkwater, and was at Kaal Hoek in great want of reinforcements, his force being far too weak (about 900 men only) to act against the Kafirs and Hottentots about the Eat River, and the Tambookies. During his absence from Fort Hare, the Kafirs attacked a dwelling within gun-shot of the post. Since writing the above the frontier post has arrived, bringing little further intelligence. A train of waggons was threatened on their way from the Kowie mouth, by a strong body of Kafirs; but, being escorted by Mr. N. Cock, and some first-rate shots, armed with long-range rifles, they escaped with the loss of one loose ox. A great many Kafirs had shown themselves at the Govern ment contractor's farm, near Graham's Town, who was alarmed for the safety of the slaughter cattle there—a party of Stubb's Rangers and Fingoes proceeded thither, when the assailants moved off in small parties into Lower Albany. General Somerset, after waiting at Kaal Hoek for the co-operation of Captain Tylden and a burgher force, marched on the 18th inst., and atacked the enemy at Van Bulen's Hoek, driving them from their position with the loss of only one man. The shells thrown among them are supposed to have killed at least twenty Kafirs and Hottentots. Near Burghersdorp the Kafirs are in great force, committing numerous depredations; every able Boer has been called out. The rumoured removal of the seat of Government to Graham's Town is viewed by many persons in Cape Town with alarm, by many with apprehension, which we think unfounded, while by others it is considered as im practicable; we have, however, no official intimation of the intentions of his Excellency, and only know that such a recommendation has been received from Down ing-street, before acting on which we have no doubt but that Sir H. Smith and his Executive Council will care. rally consider the subject. ARRIVAL OF THE 74TH REGIMENT.—The steamer Vulcan, having on board 24 officers and 602 men (with 41 women and 93 children) of the 74th Highlanders, ar rived in Simon's Bay on the 11th inst., and after coaling and landing the women and the heavy baggage, pro ceeded on the 13th, at two A. 31 , for Algoa Bay, where she arrived on the 16th inst., when, after landing the troops, &c., she left that port on the 18th, and arrived at Simon's Bay on the 26th inst. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE CITY. The occasion of her Majesty honouring the entertain ment of the city of London on Wednesday evening next, at Guildhall, bids fair to surpass an y thin g of the kind that was perhaps ever witnessed in this country. We are in a position to state positively that her Majesty has fixed the period of her arrival at Guildhall for half-past nine o'clock. The order observed will be semi-state. Nearly the whole of her Majesty's household will take part in the procession, which will leave Buckingham Palace a few minutes before nine o'clock. The entire line of road from Buckingham Palace to the Guildhall will be kept by the police and the Ist and 2cl Life Guards. The approach to the Royal entrance of the hall in King-street will be lined by the corps of the lion. Artillery Company, whose band, with that of the Life Guards, will be stationed in the open space between the church of St. Lawrence, Jewry, and the Irish Chamber. On her Majesty alighting, s he will be received by the Lord Mayor, Recorder, and the other civic officers. The intermediate approach to the throne will be lined by the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, the Yeomen of the Guard being also in attendance in the passages which the Queen will traverse. The streets will bo cleared at six o'clock, and barriers erected, and at half-past six o'clock the hall will be opened for the reception of visitors. The number of invitations has been confined to 2,500. The Mansion House and all the public buildings will be brilliantly illuminated. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, July WRIT Or ERROR. The Etonse sat this morning to hear argnmants i,i a " writ of error," upon a judgrfient of the Court of Ex chequer Chamber. The Lords in attendance were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and the Earl of Chichester. The Judges having been summoned, the following members of that learned body took their seats on the woolsack:—The Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Byron Alder son, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Maul°, Mr. Jus tice Wightman, Xlr. Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justice Erle, Mr. Baron Platt, Mr. Justice Talfourd, and Mr. Justice Williams. THE ST. PANCRAS RATING CASE. This is a writ of error upon a judgment of the Court Court of of Exch equer Ch am b er, revers i ng the judgment of the Queen's Bench upon a special verdict in an ac tion of reple v i n , in which the now plaintiff in error was the plaintiff; and the now defendant in error and one Joseph declaration (since lai d n e ed ad) er tha w tt e the the d. fe d efe nda ian n el uo ts. n the 28th day of August, 1840, seized and took certain goods and chatteie of the plaintiff, then teeing in the plaintiff's %wiling house, aituate in the perish of Se Panora', iu the county of Middle,ex. The defendant Latent avowed specially under a distress for a poor-rate accessed on the plaintiff, in respect of his dwelling-house, in and for the said parish of Sr. Pancras, and as a collector of such rate for the said pa rish. The plaintiff pleaded in bar De injurid. Upon the trial the jury found a special verdict, getting forth by whom and under what circumstances the rate was made, assessed, and levied, and the two substantial questions were : —First, whether the facts found dis closed a valid rate ? and second, whether those facts sustained the avowry? Mr. Peacock, with the-Hon. G.-Denman and Mr. W. Needham, appeared as counsel for the plaintiff in error; and Mr. Prendergast and Mr. Bagley for the defendant in error. The matter was eventually argued before the Court of Queen's Bench, and in the month of June, 1848, judgment was pronounced by Lord Denman in the fol lowing terms :—This is an action of replevin for taking the goods of the plaintiff, for which there is an avowry and cognizance, justifying the taking under a warrant of distress, for a rate made for the relief of the poor of the parish of St. Pancras, the said parish being under the regulation of a select vestry, by virtue of the statute 59 Geo. 111., c. 39. Several questions were raised for the consideration of the Court, but the Learned Counsel were desired to confine their attention in the first in stance to one point, viz , whether the avowry, sup posing it to contain an allegation that a poor-rate was lawfully made, be sufficiently sustained by proof. Now, on behalf of the defendant, it was contended, either that such assessment was made at a meeting of the vestry holden on the 12th of August, 1839, or on the 14th of September fol lowing, or that the proceedings of the two meetings, considered together, amount to a valid assessment, it being admitted that the precise day on which they were holden, if both or either be in other respects sufficient, is not material. It certainly appears, both from the pleadings v.nti the proof, that more than two meetings were in fact holden. The first allegation is, " That on the 12th of August, 1839 (laid under a videlicit) a meet ing of the vestrymen of the said parish was held in pursuance of the said Act, for the purpose of making one general rate and assessment, and that at such meet ing a rate or assessment of one shilling in the pound was judged and determined to be necessary, and was then and there unanimously agreed upon and made." Now, supposing this to amount to an allegation that a rate was in fact made, the statement in the case plainly shows that all which was done at the meeting was preparatory only, and that then no rate or assessment was in exist ence at all, and of course cannot be said to have been made. Various other proceedings took place, and ulti mately it was declared that the judgment should have been for the defendant below. Against this judgment the plaintiff in error now brought his writ of error. Mr. Peacock and the Hon. G. Denman having been heard at considerable length for the plaintiff in error, The case for the defendant in error was being opened, when The LORD CHANCELLOR said that, it being now pas' four o'clock, the further hearing must be adjourned over to Wednesday, as the Learned Judges were summoned to hear the arguments of counsel in another case to morrow (this) morning. Adjourned to Wednesday accordingly. gaged in his business ze n jewear, and he was tare that he went by his own came. He Might have passed by other names, such as Squire and Prescott, but it was only for a "freak," and for aremeetni . mt. Ho (lid not remember getting a phaeton at Neath which was not paid for; but he believed thet the prisoner did get one, and he rode in it. The prisoner went from Neath to Oxford, and he made it his hilliness to go with him. He did not get goods from different tradesmen in the town under assumed names; but the prisoner might have in troduced him by different names, such as Squire and Prescott. He knew that the prisoner got a gold chain and an eye-glass from one tradesman, awl he purchased the articles of him directly afterwards, at least he said he " allowed" him the value in an amount the prisoner was indebted to him. He remembered play ing at cards one night at Oxford, but could not paid for the gl ass reoollect whether he played at billi a r d s. He did not know whether the tradesman was and the chain, or whether the prisoner's father was not compelled to pay for it. He also received a watch and chain from the prisoner at Oxford; but he returned them to him; and he said he might, or he might not have been present when ibete articees were originally otettitlee rem the tradesmen to wheal they belonged. The result of these preceedines at Oxford was, that the presoner was expelled, and he then went to Cambridge, with the view of eudeavourieg to get admitted into tele of 11. e eel loges. Witness accompanied him to Cambridge, ant out' night be played as cards with sortie of the yeneg collegians. Ties prisoner entered himeeif fur admission to one of the colleges, but wee obliged to withdraw his name. He denied having offered to compromise the matter with prisoner's father if he would give bin, 801, but he admitted that he said he would do all in his power to serve the prisoner, and that he was unwilling to prosecute. By the RecoaDeu—The moment the pess-book was examined by him be discovered the forgery, and he be lieved he went immediately to the Bank - and gave infor mation of the fact. The RECORDER asked him if he was sure that he went on the same day, and he then hesitated, and said it was po ss ibl e h e did not go to the Baak until the next day. BALLANTINE then made a most earnest and elo quent appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. After observing upon tbo painful nature of the case, and the misery that had been entailed upon the respectable family of the prisoner by his present position, he pro ceeded to comment in indignant terms upon the conduct of the witness Lewis. He urged upon the jury the probability, from the nature of the connexion between them, that the prisoner might have imagined that he had authority to use Lewis's name. The Rev. Ebenezer Smith, the father of the prisoner, who evinced deep his evidence, 's, near mo li ti e on dep w o h se il d e that he was perpetual was then examined. e curate of the parish of Boston, St. David Glas tonbury. The prisoner was his eon. He was now a little over 21 years old. He sent him to be educated at Oxford, and before his departure Lis conduct had been so good, that he was a source of habitual comfort to him. Another gentleman also spoke to the good character of the prisoner. The RECORDER, in summing up the case, said that if the charge rested upon the evidence of the man Lewis alone, he apprehended that the jury would not think for a moment of convicting any individual upon the testi mony of so infamous a person as he had admitted him self to be; and he must say that in his experience he bad never seen such an exhibition of infamy before. There were, however, other circumstances in the case, particularly the statement of the prisoner himself to the officer, which were well worthy of consideration, and it would be for them to say after a calm and dispassionate deliberation, whether they considered the charge to be made out against the prisoner or not. The jury deliberated for a short time, and then re turned a verdict of Guilty, at the same time recommend ing the prisoner strongly to the merciful consideration of the court. The jury also expressed their indignation at the conduct of the witness Lewis, who they said they considered to be one of the greatest villains that ever came into a court of justice. The Recorder postponed the judgment. SURREY SESSIONS. The undermentioned sums have been awarded to the following general officers, as rewards for distinguished serv i c es :—Lieut.-Gene ral Llo y d, 2001. p er annum ;Lieut.- General C. Gordon, 2001. ; Major-General Aylmer, 2001. ,• Major-General Sir de Lacy Evans, 1001.; Major-General Floraipg, 1001.; !kyr-General Maclachlani 1001. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Henry Dimsdale was called upon to surrender and take his trial for an assault. The defendant, it will be remembered, had a true bill returned against him and other parties at the last session, fur a series of assaults, by pelting persons with eggs, upon the return from the Oaks' Races. Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the defendant, said that he was at present confined in the Queen's Bench Prison upon civil process, and the prosecutor had not taken the ordinary course of bringing him here by habeas to take his trial. He, consequently, was not in attendance, and as there were other parties included in the indictment, it would probably be better that the whole of the cases should be disposed of together. The trial was accordingly ordered to stand over. Edward Pontifes, 38, pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzling three several sums of 61., the property of Philip Pound and another, his masters. Mr. BALLANTINE, who was fur the prosecution, in formed the Court that the prosecutors were omnibus proprietors, and in tesnsequance of the absence of the regular conductor, the prisoner had been employed to act in his place with an omnibus plying to the Exhibi tion. He only went one journey, • during which he re ceived fourteen shillings, and upon arriving at the ter mination of the journey, he very coolly appropriated the whole amount to himself, and refused to give up a single farthing. The RECORDER said it was a very impudent robbery, and it was fortunate for the prisoner that nothing was known to his prejudice before, or he would have been much more severely punished. Ile then sentenced him to be imprisoned, and kept to hard labour, for three months. Robert Young, 38, was indicted for embezzling money, the property of his employers, Messrs. Squire and M'Culloch. Mr. Robinson prosecuted; Mr. Parry was for the defence. The prisoner, it appeared, had been in the service of the prosecutor, who was a wholesale druggist in Bishops gate-street, for thirteen years, and he had latterly been employed as town traveller to the firm. In that capacity he had to receive money on their account, and it was dis tinctly proved that he had in two instances received money from the prosecutor's customers, which he did not afterwards account for. Mr. PARRY addressed the jury for the prisoner, and called several respectable witnesses, who gave him a high character for integrity and honourable conduct. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but strongly re commended the prisoner to mercy, on account of his pre vious good character. In answer to a question put by the RECORDER Mr. squire stated that he had reason to believe that the total amount embezzled by the prisoner was at least 3001. The RECORDER said he would take time to consider what sentence ought to be pronounced. James Smith, 21, was indicted for feloniously forging and uttering a cheque for 731., with intent to defraud the London and Westminster Bank. Mr. Parnell prosecuted; Mr. Ballantine, defended the prisoner. The circumstance of the case were of rather an extra ordinary character. It appeared that the prisoner, who is the son of a clergyman at Boston, St. David's, Somer setshire, went to the St. James's-square branch of the London and Westminster Bank on the 14th May, and presented a cheque purporting to be signed by William Lewis, one of the customers of the bank, for 731., and re ceived the amount. It appeared that he had subsequently presented another cheque of the same description for 161., which was also paid, and it would seam that he had on a third occasion presented a cheque apparently drawn by , the same person for 2801., but as there were not suffi cient funds to meet it, the cheque was not paid, and a communication which was thereupon made to the sup posed drawer of the cheque, led to the discovery of the forgery. From subsequent inquiries that were made, Trow, one of the city of London detective police, went to the residence of the prisoner's father, accompanied by Lewis, and the prisoner, on being told what he was charged with, at first denied that he was guilty, but shortly afterwards he made a statement to the officer, in which be admitted that he had forged the cheque in question, and said that he had spent the money in riding about, and that all that remained of it was concealed in the coal cellar, where the officer, upon making a search, discovered a five-pound note, five sovereigns, and some silver, in a bag. From questions that were put to the bank-clerks by Mr. Ballantine, it appeared that Lewis, the person whose name was represented to have been forged, bad kept an account with the bank for three years, but he had not originally been introduced by any one, and he had never had a larger balance at any time than two or three hundred pounds. It also appeared that after the cheques which were alleged to be forged had been handed over to him with his pass-book, two or three days elapsed before he returned them, with the representation that they were forged. Wibiam Lewis, the person referred to, was called to prove the forgery. He described himself as a jeweller, car rying on business at 42, Gloucester-street, Queen-square, Bloomsbury. He said that be kept an account at the London and Westminster Bank, St. James's branch, and the cheque for 731. was not his handwriting, and had not been written with his authority. lie made the same statement with regard to the 161. cheque, and expressed his belief that both the cheques were in the handwriting of the prisoner. The witness was subjected to a most severe croes•ex emanation by Mr. Ballantine, but he evaded as r ui t icb, h g: possible giving a direct answer; and it was no t e !! did not Recorder interfered, and threatened that if b i l e would answer the questions in a proper manner tbanft evidence take measures to compel him to do so , tha it wets elicited could be extracted from him. At length in this court robbing a /e go sum of money by a gentleman named Kerrie o f a dtothat he had been concerned Cremorne G a a t rd . ens with cheating at cards, and be said upon the occasion by ge i , c ik_g_ n a fiat, e g askedp the he and th sucbarsed-s one of the parties to " p tin in s P arr in out their quently at one of the othmeeres so as to assist the era sed h the charge was scheme of- plunder;tn he .wt when turned round against 9ga n i f a s nd gave evidence for the prosecution. preferred his comP ani°- believed the other parties swindled said that he Kerrie out of 1,0001.; but he said he had nothing to do with i t. Be then proceeded to state that ho first met the prisoner at Neath, at an hotel, and that he was aware that at that time he was an undergraduate of one of the colleges R t Oxford. When he was at /Teeth he was en- These sessions commenced yesterday at the Sessions house, Newington-causeway, before Thomas Puckle, Esq., chairman, Charles Francis, Esq., and other ma gistrates. The calendar was rather light, containing only forty-two prisoners for trial, owing to the quarter sessions having only terminated on Saturday at Guild ford. Elizabeth Brown, 22, was indicted for stealing, in Vauxhall-gardens, the silver top of a smelling bottle, the property of Thomas Lawson, from the person of Harriet Lawson. She was also indicted for stealing a purse containing 16s. 6d. from Jane Lawson, in the same place. Michael Hayden, an officer of the City police, said that on the evening of the 15th of June he was in Vaux hall-gardens watching the company. As the balloon was about to ascend he perceived the prisoner follow several ladies, and try their pockets. She then pro ceeded towards a fountain, and deposited something behind a shrub, after which she walked sway. Witness went to the fountain and found a purse, which induced him to communicate with the inspector on duty, Mr. Cowling, respecting the prisoner's conduct. They ac cordingly folbwed her at a short distance, watching her actions, when they saw her put her hands under Mrs. Lawsuu's visite and — take something from her pocket. She was immediately seizad, nod the silver top of the smelling-bottle was found in her hand. She was then conveyed with all possible haste to the police s',ation, and searched, when a purse cotitaining 71. 104. and twenty franc pieces was found on her; also two 100 franc notes and and another purse containing 16s. 6d., which Miss Lawson identified, and in her glove was 10s., all of which she had adroitly stolen that evening. Owners were found for the French money, but being foreigners and compelled to leave England, it was given up to them, on their proving its identity. Mrs. Lawson stated that she was looking at the bal loon with her husband and sister, when last witness came up to her and asked her whether she had lost anything. She put her band in her pocket and found her smelling bottle, but missed the top. That now produced was the one she lost. Miss Lawson identified the purse as ,her property. As soon as her sister-in-law found she bad been rubbed. she put her band in her pocket and missed it and the contents. In defence the prisoner said site found the things all tied up in a corner of the gardens. The jury, without tho least hesitation, found her Guilty, and the Court sentenced her to nine months hard labour at Brixton. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PoirrssiouTH, MoNDAY.—Dauntless, 24, screw steam frigate, Captain Halsted, weighed anchor this morning early at Spithead, and steamed into Portsmouth Harbour. A lieutenant and a gang of seamen were sent on board the Odin to assist in getting the latter vessel ready for service. Odin, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, of 560-horse power, was brought down to the dockyard on Saturday. At four o'clock this morning (Monday) she was taken under the sheers, and by eight o'clock was masted. The riggers of the yard and the seamen from the Dauntless immediately commenced rigging her, whilst other parties of men proceeded to get on board her tanks and sea-ser vice stores. She is to be got ready with all possible dis patch, to take the place of the Sidon, for the conveyance of troops to the Cape. Lieut. Sanford, of the Dauntless, with a party of seamen from that ship, will navigate the Odin to Cork; she will then be turned over to Com mander Gardiner, and Lieut. Sanford and party will bring back the Sidon to Portsmouth. The Odin has had her steam up, and her paddle-wheels have been revolving to prove that her engines and ma chinery are in perfect condition. Captain Chads and a party of seamen from the Excel lent have been exercising shell-firing at the Sand-bank on Southsea-common this day. DEVONPORT, JULY 6.—Aid, lighter, Smallmsn, master, sailed yesterday with stores for Portsmouth and the river yardw. Tiger, steamer, passed down Channel this morning. The frame of the St. Jean d'Acre, now being trimmed and preparing, is to be prepared with Sir W. Burnett's solution. WOOLWICH, JULY 7. APPOINTMENTS.: Chief Engineer Thomas Bullions to the Odin, 1 . 6 ,i paddle-wheel steam-frigate, of 560-horse powers " Portsmouth. G. Barr, Assistant-Engineers Charles Moxley, W. . s, and James Sumner, J. W. Hewitt, George Trew John Thomas, to the Odin. Clerk Thomas W. Harnott to the .Albion, 9 ° , Mediterranean station. m a-Commander ted The Black Eagle steam-vessel, 3 ,1 ,s ..,, hay i ng Hear. on e° V a iker, C.B. Surveyor Petley, went down the river on #. tp S a j a h t d u o r a L aa b n i e : : 1. f a 1 t h v e i n s i Ad - hdl power, at the Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., p s rker, Secretary to the miralty; Captain Sir Baldwin of the Navy ; and Mr. Jobn Desperate visited Ramsgate harbour, Admiralt, on board, and h I inspec t o o ekyard. Southend, that harbour His Sheerness crew steam-sloop, m. Dockyard, sloo p, o f w 4 h o e o r e . t h o the y r e se e river - - to-day ' flung with Mr. John His Lordship subseq and returned to Wooi r Woolwich 1) ueretbilth is mo • --- The Lightning "' ""ei, Master-Commander Parker, and landedtt:te Allen, went do: G 1 . enera on board 'OX, Major-General Lacy, gs rc.B., and I; Colonel Duo& ! visit to S leutenant- Colonel Chalmers, o iNcisl on an 55 that practice range. meats ii L lq:u kT ir E y before the • • e. arious ea COLLISION AT LIvERrooL ilwi:hudeTri:,erdEtriu' Truster r w ere magistrates took place on Friday. weeks' imprisonment. fined, the former 40s. and costs, h o C r al o rde ne month's imprisonment, and the latter 60s and coats, or six ,„,, l'ini.ent. Robert M'Fendries was; discharged. i umnas , M`Gill. Thomas Power, John Rath, and Cronin were then brought up. The bench discharged Po wer, and tined Cronin, M'Gill, and Rath 51. each, or in default, two months' imprisonment. James Cox and Michael Woods were acquitted. 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