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, , therefor* argument completely lirect oppo- after A rig Ote subject• l of the Right secure' Itts did Select ueetioe EVENING, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY . - --- - e ---------- . . e. - ------ _ a e . . -..- . eta of these acts; and said that it behoved the dodntry to ' the House.? -He -might turn to those fifth-rate men who i Noble Lord, which wai not very much to the point. He i ties whom they affected, and obtaining from them the in- , "quire whether the Noble Lord at thehead of the Cavern- • made themselves the lecturers out of that House of those I had now found out his difficulty, and he found that he . could ; formation necessary to vindicate their characters before the ', ,l'ut, by the course he had pursued, aria by exciting a feeling , whose opinions he entertained, but who, in that House, never I not deal with the matter without throwing Ireland over- ' House. Protestants against Catholics, had not been playing into uttered aword—(Hear, and a laugh)—and he would ask them ! board. The Noble Lord oliPcted to? the Synod of nudes, - After some further discussion, the House divided, when th peers , e Pop hands, and whether the whole conduct of the Go- where would have been the cause of Parliamen; ary reform if ' but the Protestant bishops and clergy had been as meddle- there appeared— . ' er hment on this occasion had not been lamentable and dis- Catholic emancipation had not been carried? Where would some and troublesome; and more so, than the Catholics, - For the motion a ... 41 creditable. have been the cause of free trade, or where 'might it be, if when they dared. Then the Synod of Thurles ,had been • Against it ...................13 1 . t The gallery was these cleared for a division, but was almost - the Roman Catholic's : declared against it?--( Hear.) But he equally divided upon the question. and that was more than r- ' Majority against the motion ... —9O 1 at sunewately re-opened. Upon our re-admission, was consoled on that part of the subject by reflecting that could - be said of the Protestant bishops and clergy upon ' Tti E NAVY. ~,141r. KEOGH was addressing the H ouse . Th e ' Noble Lord there was not one distinguished Free-trader—he did not re- similar questions.. When .the Noble Lord made his speech On the motion 'of Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT the follow '" the head 'of the Government had not yet arrived at a fer to those gentlemen who shot theit small arrows at them, he could not point out the particular sin of .whip h the Pope ing returns evere ordered •: —. . t r oPer jaerciption of the dangers with which this Bill threat- but who.never stood up against, them—but to those ,Free- had been guilty. but had bee oblig e d , to resort to what,law- ," Of the riumbet of- officers on the p re sent admirals,esice ;Liedthe,empire, and especially Irelanch—eHear, hear.). Did leaders whet -supported thecpiestion teeth ite that, liduse and yers .would call cumulative dene in seppeet of hescase, admirals. and rear-admirals' list resp ec tively, w h o have not " Noble Lord intend to put this act in force or not i t Ire- Out of it-ithat there was not . one who was not againet this But the real offence was the importation of. this bull, yet he served a su ffi cient 'time as captains to anal* them to their heir> • 1 ,. • He professed that it was necessary, and that it was Bill. The distinguished members of the late Sir R. Peel's piedicisect to do nothind to prevent the introduction of an. flag: . ~ " 18 intention to put it in force in Ireland. He said, too, Goternment W ere aga i ns t it ; the Hon. Member for Jelan- other bull. He (Mr. Bright) admitted that there bad been "Of the number of 'officers amongst the first 100 and the e iliat it was a similar Act to that of 1829, to which the cheater, the H on e m em ber for the West Riding, and the offensive language, but then he never found priests who did second 100 respectively on the captains' list, who have not r hi e ►an Catholics of Ireland hadsubmitted. But he told the Hon. Member f o r M o ntrose were against it. —( Hear.) .He not use offensive language. The language of the Pope, yet rierveel a su ffi cient time Noble Lord that it was a different Act from that of 1829, would ware the Noble Lord, then, before he put this Bill offensive as it was, was rather a forest than a substance, and their flag : " • led that the people of Ireland would not submit to it. In upon the t a ble, that by it he miget arouse again in the people was not a sufficient justification for the Legislature of Eng-number of officers who, 'at lily time since- Sep. the me captains to entitle them to ' Bl6 the Charitable Bequests Act passed, the effect of which of Ireland, who were just emerging from the consequences of land to proceed to legislate upon the subject. The supre- temberelB46, have accepted the reter e me n t , a s retired rear '"tis to repeal the offensive provisions of the Act of 1829, pestilence and famine, and just reaching perhaps the shore macy tif which the Noble Lord spoke was a mere fiction, and admirals or retired captains l e d' to legalise that which was illegal before. He (Mr. on a frail plank, the fanatical ,spirit of sectarian animosity, it was so trom the time of James the Second. At the pre- "Of the 'number of flog-o ffi cers, 00 0) m a i n tained, that after the passing of that Bill it was and perhaps involve them again in another twenty years' sent moment there was no supremacy bet that of the three and lieutenants respectively how on full pay captains, commanders, , e 4 t illegal foe the Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops struggle. If indeed that struggle should conte,ehe result estates of the realm and of the law, andunless these late " And, similar return of the number h o ldi ng em pl o yments, 7),assouPe the titles prohibited by the Act of 1829 - and that would he, he was' convinced , as it had been betige, victo- proceedings had violated this, it Was abeerd to say that there but not on sea pay, under the Admiralty or the Board of a i e d i Penalties of that Act could not be successfully enforced. rious to the, people of Ireland, atid never would they sheathe had been any violatien of the law. .The making of bishops Customs respectively." 'ue Act. • o f 1829 was a remedial measure, and the preamble the sword until they had deprived those who had oppressed by the only power that could make them was no violation of The other orders were disposed of, and the House adjourned purported to remove restraints and restrictions thaf had there. them of the power of oppression.—(Cheers.) They won that the law, or invasion of the prerogatives of the Crown. The at a Quarter to Two o'clock. , . • - ' c 'ere been imposed. But the preamble of the present Bill struggle before, and they would win it again. 'The Noble Qu en did not pretend to make them. It was no ignoring of declared in effect that the assumption of the prohibited Lord boasted, and, if he did not retract all he had done, it the Protestant Church, because the Pope had always . ignored h ues was inconsistent with the rights of the bishops and was the proudest beast he could make, that he assisted them the Protestant Church of England, and he took precisely the e r cebishons of the Established Church. That recital was in recovering and reclaiming religious liberty. If then by a same view of that Church which that Church took of the eslrue. In the preamble of the present Bill it was stated, tyrannical majority in hat' t House the Noble Lord struck Dissenters in this country. This was what one church al atul whereas it may be doubted whether the recited enact- down. their liberties that night, they would go forth from ways did to another. He was no friend to bishops of any bishop extends to the assumption of the title o f archbisho p or that House and would never cease until they had re-esta- class.—( Hear, hear.) A constituent of his bad pointed out ui sholi of a pretended province or diocese, he He asserted blished shem. They would never be intimidated by mo- that this change was really an , increase of iedependence in that such a statement was not true, and that the allegation mentary defeat. They had braved scenes of persecution : respect of the people. Vicars apostolic were subject to the 'which it was said might be doubted was not doubted. The the avenging sword of Cromwell was upon them; the in- 'arbitrary will of the Pope, and those extraordinary statutes 'next assertion was, " that the attempt to establish under sidious treachery of the Stuarts beset them; el action and which he might please from time to time to enforce. ' , lour of a uthority from the see of Rome or otherwise such confications—he used the word openly, plainly, ad- The change from vicars apostolic to bishops in ordinary was letended sees, provinces, or dioceses, : is illegal and void." visedly,—the confiscations in which the ancestors of the for the benefit of the Roman Catholics of this country.— a s (Mr. Keogh) denied that. The preamble then contained Noble Lord had taken so conspicuous a part, were upon (Hear, hear.) - 'The course taken Vales pe was calculated three distinct falsehoods, for the next affirmation was that them. But they had triumphed over them, and would to relieve the Roman Catholics from much of that ultramone ; ., 41 . 0 e assumption of ecclesiastical titles in respect thereof is triumph again ; and they would do so, not forgetting their cane doctrine of which they had heard so much. The Noble se m'consistent with the rights intended to be protected by the allegiance to their Sovereign ; but, while acknowledging the!, Lord said that a foreign he puwer hole matt had attac was one ked the in dependence aced enactment." Lord J. Russell also knew t hat that was allegiance, they would continue to assert, as the Constitutio n . of this countryt who r e of. 'Dot true, and he had told the House so. He (Mr. Keogh) de- allowed them to do, their allegiance in spiritual matters to He would admit that the language was inselent and often. daredsice, and he thanked the Noble Lord for not makihg this,Bill hat, on e clause of the Bill contained everything the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church. . it that more o ff ensive than was. The question now was not a ,ties . the omitted clauses would have enacted, and "Duet domes lEilem Capitol' immobile s axurn sir was not his opinion only, but the, opinion of • Accelet, imperiumque pater Romanus habebit." question of Protestantism, but of politics.. He would look' ' cir F. Kelly, Mr. Brodie, and Mr. Baddeley. The pre- Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Hon. and Learned at it as such. And new who were the injured? The Pope tent Bill made ' no reference to the Charitable Bequests Gentleman had certainly a very di ffi cult task to Perform, and and Cardinal Wiseman were unscathed. The true suf. `,,Act. He . had warned the late Attorney-General (Sir J. he certainly had no hesitation in saying that he did so with feters were the Crown of England and the six or it,mailly) that the present Bill would repeal the Charitable very great ability. He should own, however, that it ap- reven millions of its Roman Catholic subjecta: The' `Bequests Act 7 and this opinion bad been borne out by the. petered to him the case was beyond even the powers.and talents gulf which had formerly separated Relate' from this e three eminenflewyers to whom he had just referred. The of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. The statemeut he country was this session made wider than it had eiharitable.Bequests Act provided that the voluntary endow- made on a former occasion, and alluded to by other. Mein- ever been before. This was an evil of great meg reent o f the R o man Catholic Church should be legal, but if leers of the House, was, that with respect to Ireland, the nittele. The Noble Lord had adverted. to the proceeding • this Bill passed the Roinan Catholic bishops and archbishops. titles taken from sees, was forbidden since 1829 , and that at the Synod of Merles as one of the reasons for bringing never cou ld accept any endowment or emolument under the therefore Roman Catholic bishops were under the greatest forward this Bill. But .at that synod one of the bishops Provisions of the Act of 1846. The "first"clause attached a . persecution from that time to this,or that the Present Bill was was in favour of the Queen's Colleges in Ireland e but the Penalty to - any person who, not being authorised by law, dot one of pains and penalties. It appeared to - him"thet "that - Noble Lord's policy had united all the Roman Catholic e 'bould e assume or use the name, style, or title of archbishop, proposition was undeniable, and the Hon. and Learned Gen- Bishops against these colleges. The missionary powers of uishop, or dean of any city, town, or p l ace, or of any terra- tleman endeavoured to evade it. He (Lord John Russell) the Roman Catholic Church had taken hope from the present. ' tory - or di s t r i c t ( un d er , any designation or description what. would next refer to his observations with r e spect to the The Apostles put down paganism and established Christianity soever) in the United Ki n g dom.. Then how was a Roman necessity of consulting the feelings of the people by the influence of their preaching and teaching. Luther, Catholic bishop to be described? He could not discover any of England. He said no doubt it was necessary single-handed, wrested from the Church of Rome the power language - that would lawfully describe a Roman Catholic to consult them, but he did not say it was ne- which it possessed. There they had Church identified with a uialeep if these words were left in the enactment.—(Cheers. ) cessary to consult the Protestant, and all he did was to the State, and supported by vast temporalities, and yet they e s be Noble Lord was playing fast and loose with the country consult the national feeling.—e Cheers.) He should way in were afraid that this Church would be overcome by the et he did not intend to put the Act in force, and, if he did, the same way, that when the Pope attempted to ob- Roman Ca' holic Church, which had no power here. The "hi strangled the religious liberties_ of the Rom an Catholic tarn a complete dominion over France, that those who le- Church in Inlaid was in such a state that there was not a , Church. The Noble Lord said that Ireland had not com• sited it were those whose feelings ought to have been con- man in the kingdom that would hold up his finger in sup elicited o f th e prohibition of ecclesiastical titles by the suited as the people of France, and although the great majo- port of it, and it only required the Noble Lord to lift up his Actof 18 , 29. The reason was, because i t had been all a rity were Roman Catholics, they were not prepared to bow fi nger against that Church" in this House to have it s w ept sham." ,' He did not want to see other public men left to the knee to a sovereign not their own, and a foreign prince. away.—(Hear.) Yet this was . the Church which the Noble ' t srrY out this Rill who might have as strong a desire (h e —(Cheers.) It might well be iaid in that instance, that the Lord said was inviolate. It seemed to be a question be- Would not say a stronger desire) as the Noble Lord to restrict feelings of the people of France ought to have been con- tween the Bishop in St. James's-square against the Arch the re li g i ous lib e rty of the people of Ireland. It was no suited, because they would not submit to decrees which bishop in Gol eenesquere. The Noble Loris said he had con dream or hallucination to suppose that at some remote came from Rome.—(Hear, hear.) It certainly was a mis- stilted the Lord , Bishop of London on this Bill, lie re- Period during the next quarter of a century there might be tortune, as he said on a former occasion, that Catholic Eman- petted that this course had " been pursued. He had seen ;mother Administration in the country who : might attempt cipation was so long delayed, because, as it was truly , said by that the bishop at one meeting shed tears: It was rather to put the Bill into force. He implored the Noble Lord to Mr. Grattan, the effect of it was perfectly to incorporate the a curious sight to behold a bishop tort'o,oo/. a year s h ed. _,Withdraw the last remaining section of his Bill. He did not Roman Catholics with the See " of Rome, amid he asked no ding tears. It reminded him of a r told of a monk of this what the Noble Lord had done for I r eland; but, if better evidence of the truth of that assertion, than the speech Cyprus, who could shed tears as natural as he could exhibit tele Bill passed, it would upset everything he had ever done, of the Honourable Gentleman who just sat down.—(Cheers.) perspiration, and who subsequently teigoed madness to avoid and place the millions of Roman Catholics In Ireland in a The Honourable and Learned , eentleman said that he did being made a bishop.—(Hear, heat) The ,Noble Lord felt Worse position than they were in be fore. (Cheers.) The not at all mind the Act of 18:9, because it was never he was in a q ua g mire. At least his collea g ues did, and he Noble Lord said that the feelings of the people of England enforced, and he called on him (Lord John Rudd)) to thought the better' course would be for the Government to must be consulted. He admitted that the great majority of say would he now do so. That question had little to do withdiawe NOb the Bil Lord l, rathe was r prathan proceed heat upon the people with it. The truth the people of England were „Protesta nt ; but nine-tenths of with the present Bill, because if the provisions were never was, thle c the people of Ireland were Catholic •, and was it be- enforced, or if it were our de termination to enforce them of England. They wanted a Bill to put down what was doming in a great Minister to talk of coercing 'the against all those who took their titles from existing sees, called Papal aggression, but the Bill before the House was religious opinions of one section of the people to the present Act would have been qnite sufficient, and no not the measure that they desired.—(Hear, hear.) The al a tisfy the religious prejudices of the other ?—(Cheers.) new Bill would have been required. Then the Honourable Hon. Member for Salford said that neither his Right. lion. elle Nobee,Lord had said, over and over again, that the and Learned Gentleman asked, did they mean to enforce it Friend (Mr, M. Gibson) nor himself represented she feel roceeding of the See of Rome was a direct insult to the in the same sense as the provisions of the present Bill? ings of his constituents on this subject: This might Protestant feeling of this country. Last Friday night 202 and quoted the opinion of a Learned Gen , lensan to show that be so, and the time would come whets that question could saembers of that House were ready to vote fort motion of , the first clause did not apply to Ireland with the same be settled ,• but his Hon. nil Fen d "had pow obtained the Hon., Member for Stafford. The form of that motion stringency as the • present law. If no spiritual functions the approval of a eve, parson his borough who had al lege that the act of the See of Rome had been encouraged by could be exercised, should the present - Bill become a law ? ways opposed him, but who now thanked Ged that he was the proceedings of the Government, and that was the truth. How was it, that in spite of an Act of 1829, these functions represented by such a man. That Hoese was compoeed of (Hear.) He helieved it; he,was ready to prove it ; and he wete exercised from that day to this, and nothing was done six handred arid fifty-six Members. They Were supported te would g i ve the House, before he sat down, greater evidence to prevent them? The Honourable and Learned Gentleman be the foremost men in the country, end ie eves their duty Veenthe Noble Lord dreamt of on the subject.—(Hear.) said they did not enterce the present Act, but he should not to be the victim of a poeular cry. It Was their duty to lee had before invited ,the Noble Load to a pleasing re, remember that before that was done an offence must be stem the cry rather than to be led away by it. Looking at ntiniscence of his own speeches in that House, and would committed, and evidence given. The blame could not be England with her free press, her progress in in us ry and in therefore not go over that ground agan ; but, invited by . attached to Governments with which he was connected ter morals, she would be ever able to resist any aggression, the minority of 202 Members of that Hoese, who were dot enforcing the , Act since i 829. It was not' alone to whether it clime from Lambeth or from Rome. Ile was one ready to vote that the proceedings of the Government had Whig Governments, but to those of the Duke of Welling- of a sect which had invariably upheld the principles which he encouraged the act of the See of Rome, he would tell them ton , and when Lord De Grey and Lord Haddington were had attempted to advocate—one ef a sect that had suffered they might most safely come to that conclusion without the Lords-Lieutenant in Ireland, and the present Chief Jus- for principles wbich the Noble Lord had said he introduced least injustice to the Government. The Noble Lord was Lice of the Queen's Bench in that country was Attorney- this Bill to uphold; but he felt it to be his duty as a citizen afraid of that issue. He knew well there were many per- General. But, independently of that, the Roman Catholic to raise his voice to withdraw it.—(Hear, hear.) eons who went with him into the Lobby who were of that ,prelates of Ireland changed the law, and did not in scarcely Mr. SCULLY moved the adjournment of the debate, one opinion, and the . Hon. Baronet the Member for the Uni- ; an instance, use any assumption of sees or dioceses in Ireland. reason for Which .was, that the legal advieer of the Govern •versity of Oxford had distinctly stated on a former occasion, , Well, then, if with an exception, a most reverend arch- ment for Ireland had not given his opinion on the subject. 'that the conduct of the See of Rome hat been encouraged bishop, who took a title to which he bad no claim, no public ' Mr. LAWLESS seconded the amendment. by the Government in Ireland. The Noble Lord knew act of those prelates was signed by their titles, surely there The House then divided, when there appeared— that if th a t were the issue tendered b y the Hon, Member • was no necessity for enforcing a law which w a s not -violated. For the motion' .. ..... ... 54 , for Stafford he would have been in a minority, and most - ,—(Hear, hear.) If the Act was obeyed, what could they Against it ... ... ... ... ....365311 rightly would he have been so. Th e N oble Lord in 1844, ex p ect further ? What was intended was to prevent the Majority against the motion a . ...a-- 1845, and 1846; when he was in opposition— ostentatious assumption of those titles, and if that was An Hoist. Meainen having moved that the House should Lord J. :RUSSELL—Not when - I was in opposition in obeyed the Government would be satisfied with that obe- now adjourn. 1846. dience ; so that the difficulty of the lion. and Learned Lord J. RUSSELL rose, and referring to the length of the - . Mr. KEOGH—WeII then in 1844 and 1845, made ter- Gentleman was no difficulty at all. What was done -in Ire- discussion which the subject had already undergone, raid, fain observations on this subject; but in 1848 he said, land ? The Roman Catholics took titles from the ancient that in point of deliberation, they might very well be consi -4 I will set everything right. I withdraw what I said sees since a period forty years after the Reformation, and dared irf Committee.---(Heare hear.) After the divisions before, I apologise to the country and the thing is settled They saw no reason to interfere with that. It ought 'not to which had already taken place, he was not disposed to detain as it ought to have been ;" and the Noble Lord said, in be the business of this, or of any other Government, to make the House by further divisions. He would, therefore, pro answer to a question whether he would sanction the appoint- out cases agains , them by inquiry; but when a parson pose the debate ehould be adjourned till Thursday next.— rnent of a British subject by the See of Rome to a bishopric comes forward and declares that the Pope has divided this (Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") in this country with territorial jurisdiction, that he woul d country into districts for the establishment of dioceses , and The debate wasPRO adjour nePEßTY-d accordinTAX BglyILL. not consent to it. But in Feb ruar y , 1849, after Cardinal that by his authority he has abolished the see of Canterbury , Noble had been gazetted as B isho p of Westminster, the then he must say that was not a question of exercising reli- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the Aohle Lord said— gious inactions—(Cheers) —but a daring defiance of the third reading of this Bill. " But I own Ido not think that this is a matter of verY authority of she Crown, and, what might be pro- After a few words from Mr. COWAN, which were wholly '' treat importance. It was very agreeable to the feelings of perly called an act of a gression to which the Parliament inaudible in consequence of the noise in the House, the Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops that they could not shut its eyes.— (Hear, hear.) This was an Mr. HERRIES expressed a hope that the Chancellor of ahould be called by the titles by which they were usually offence against the nation, and they could not therefore the Exchequer would not in the present state of the designated. They have received those titles; bat that does e xce pt Ireland as a part of the United Kingdom. What was House press the third reading of the Bill. -It appeared to tot imply any legal claim to authority, and I cannot con- r equired by the Act of 1829 has been done, but if in Ireland him that the Committee on the tax, which had been ceive, therefore, that it is necessary for this House to take and in England by assuming these titles, they should set up agreed to, should be appointed before the Bill was read a any nroceediegs in the matter." - this authority against that of the Crown, in that case the third time. . ... . . * - -(ELear, hear.) Perhaps his Learned Friends on the other Crown ought to take steps to assert its authority.—(Cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, understand aide would . give some explanation, or, as the lawyers said, Th e Hon. and Learned Gentleman said the Act of 1829 was ing that the Bill was only.tb be passed for one-year, - consi ould o u t i n a special demurrer to what the Noble Lord re p ea l e d by the Bequests Act, which had been brought in dered that there could be no objection to i being read a third' said; but he found the Noble Lord's colleagues :more impe- by the Government of Sir Robert Peel. Was it likely that time. The of the Committee was wholly inde tuous and more anxious that no doubt should remain on the the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Ripon should in- pendent of the passing of the present Bill. • • rnind of the See of Rome as to what it ought to do. On the troduce a measure for the repeal of an important part of an The Bill was then read a third time. 27th o f 'J u ly, 1849, he found that in the House of Lords, Act which gave the right to Roman Catholics of sitting in On the question that the Bill do pass, Lord Redesdale put a question to Earl Grey , and that Noble that House without ever adverting to such-an alteration in Mr, BERRIES inquired when the Committee was likel y Lard declining to answer, a colleague sitting beside him that measure. The words were , with r e g ard to bequests, to be a pp o inted? . thought he was acting injudiciously, and said that if any "in trust for any bishop or archbishop exercising functions The CHANCELLOR of the EYCHEQUER could not say Cardinal came over to this country, everyone would call bim in certain districts ;" and with regard to priests, they were until he ascertained what lion, Members were willing to " his Eminence." The Noble Lord who gave that answer described as persons "having pastoral care and superintend- serve on the Committee. He was in communication with vita the Earl of Carlisle; and yet in face of those assertions once over cong:egtions of persons professing the Roman several gentlemen with a view of obtaining their services, the Noble Lord spoke of the insult o f the See of Rome, when C a tholic religion. " The next assertion of the Honourable but two or three gentlemen, who he had hoped would have readi ng those declarations in the Houses of Parliament, it and Learned Gentleman was, that it was doubtful served, 'had declined to do so. He had no doubt that in a appointed a bishop to preside over the spiritual interests of whether the e preamble was borne of out by the that law. day or table. two he would be able to lay a list of the Committee Roman Catholics in this country. — ( Hear.) It happened It was the general opinion lawyers, by on the , . . that he (Mr. Keogh) was at Rome whe n all this mischief law they could not assume titles of any iloceses In reply to Colonel SIBTIIORP, occurrei ; but a remar k a ble f ac t came t o his notice there, in this country; but when the Attorney-General stated that The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he hid and he did not know whether the Noble Lord the Foreign there was a doubt upon that point they were justified in before stated that the claims of parties assessed under Secretary was in his plane, hut, if so, he had no doubt the acting on that opinion. The Honourable and Learned Gen- Schedule D would be fairly brought under the consideration Noble Lord was aware of the fact. Cardinal Wiseman was tleman expressed an opinion that the law pro hibitin g the of the Committee. , , .. created Archbishop of Westm inster, a nd directly the matter assumption of titles was null and void. The Honourable The Bill was then passed. Was published it wait a subject of great rejoicing in Rome. Now and Learned Member for Midhurst did not -act upon that The Apprentices to Sea Service (Ireland) Bill was read a this country had a diplomatic representative at Rome. We impression, for he did not propose to insert the words ebe second time. . . . had a consul located there ; and over the doors of his man- it enacted." but the words "be it declared." He could see The report on the iesoletions relating to conferences with Ilion were placed the British arms. He (Mr. Keogh) saw whether. the preamble was borne out by the law. The the Lords was considered and agreed to. the dw e lling of the British consulate brilliantly. illuminated Honourable wed Learned Gentleman next stated that this THE WOODS AND FORESTS. in honour of the appointment.—(Hear, hear.) Was the Nee Bill was a vi o l a tion of religious liberty, and in metaphorical Lord SEYMOUR moved for • leave to bring in a Bill to of Rome, then, to be under the im p ression that nothing would language threatened them with the resistance they might make bette r pro vision for the management of the woods, be so distasteful to the British G overnment as that appoint- expect to receive from the Roman Catholics of Ireland, when forests, and land revenues of the Crown. and for the direc went for which the British c onsul had illuminated his man- - he said, they would never sheath their swords until they tion of public works . and buildings. , The mea sure was, he sion? The Noble Lord had made a great deal of the subject had overcome their oppressors. He was sorry they should observed, the same in its general features as the Bill of last of synod in Ireland; he said that al l mi g ht have g one quietly regard the Bill in the light of persecution, but on that ac., year, though.there were some alterations in the details. -- - but for that Synod of Thurles, which interfered with internal count they were not called upon to resign a tittle of the Lord DUNCAN hoped the Noble Lord wOuldefford an affairs. The Noble Lord said the Catholics of Ireland had de- rights inherent in .the Crown.—(Hear, hear.) They must opportunity for discussing the measure on an early day. A ceived him, but they had only returned a crnnV iment. The preserve the sovereignty and independence of the nation. Bill of the same kind, was introduced last year; but -it was Noble Lord when he came to deal wit h the Protestant eccle- He was not pd e p ared to exchan g e the reli g ious libert y thrown over to the end ' of the session, and-w as never die- Elastics in Ireland by no means objected to -their interference which they enjoyed in this country, and which the Roman cus.ed e in the most violent m an n er with their flocks on the Fame Catholics would e n j o y after .the passing of this Bill Sir W. JOLLIFFE suggested that the Government should temporalp questiotav which he accuse? the Roman Catholic for the religious liberty in Rome.—(Cheers.) They were take the discussion on the principle of the measure upon the bishops ot. improperly interfering with. The Noble Lord told that there was a person in prison in Rome for circu- second reading. Would recollect that in 1832, 17 out of 20 P rotestant e. bishops lating a trans lation in Italian of the Sacred Scriptures.— Lord SEYMOUR would state, when he brought in the in Ireland, for they had 20 then , and I , 7 "",rrotestan t de er gy , (Hear, hear.) It was not at Rome, but in another Italian- Bill upon what day the second aeading would take place. protested against the system of national educat i on.— (Hear.) state.—(Hear, hear, from Mr. Keogh.) The Hon. Gentle- Leave was then given to introduce the bill. And the Noble Lord who led the party on his side of the man thought it a great triumph that the case had not oc- PETITION OF REV. PIERCE • CONELLY. House, supported by the Noble Lord opposite, said those curred in Rome, but it was under the influence of Rome that The Earlof ARUNDEL and SURREY moved.—" That the right rev. prelates and those members of the clergy had - a the occurrence had-taken place. Would the Hon. Gentle- order of the House (May 1), that the petition of the Rev. r i g ht to say that, disapproving of the system , the y would man say that Protestants would be allowed to build a church Pierce Conelly be printed for the use of members only, be not allow the attendance at the schools of the children of at Rome, to go there publicly, and to defend their opinions read, for the purpose of being discharged." their it icks.' It was p er f ect l y competen t . f or • clergymen of a s here? No such thing.—(Hear.) That was the sort of Mr. STAFFORD said, the circumstances of this case were the Established Church t o say t h at , b u t it was not re ligious liberty they would enjoy at Rome. He rejoiced somewhat peculiar. It had been decided by the Printing compete nt to the Catholic clergy to say they woul d not that he cou l d read " Whateley's Logic," and other works Committee that the petition to which the Neble Lord's reso disallowebut that . they would not recommen d t h e i r flocks prohibited at Rome. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman pro- lution referred should not be printed in the ordinary way , so • to send their chi ldren to the mixed schools (d . e d uca ti on i n dosed an excon imunition pronounced by a bishop in Scot- as to be accessible to the public, and therefbre it'li . tid ieen Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) Then the Noble Lord spoke of the land.--(Hear.) The title under which that bishop acted printed , for the wet of Members only. The- allegations of synod, and was .enormously cheere d , as if it had been a was not legal, the clergyman h ad therefore an • action the p etitiOn were so extraordinar y , and affected so man y monster that had never before been heard oe But t h ere was aga i nst th e bishop, and got a verdict, and the bi s h o p wa s persons, and the circumstances of the case were likely to —of the Presbyterian Church of Scot" obliged to compromise the action. He esteemed himself for- attract so much public-,attention at this. time, that without the Synod of' Ulster, of the United Presbyterian tunate that he could compare this country for the enjoyment in the least wishing to prejudice the case on the onesideor land; there was • the Synod Synod of of religious liberty with any other, where the Church pf Rome the other, he hoped the House would not be led by assenting Church Synod— ( A laugh) — and there United Original Seceders He Must tell the Noble Lord that had the prevailing power. - The Hon. Gentleman displayed to the resolution, into the publication of a series of persona since his famous Durham letter no one would venture to an indignation which did him honour, against what hail lities. say that the Catholic people of Ireland ought s to send their been done towards a Minist rof the King of Sardinia. Let - The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY sa id that, it was Noble children to those seminaries. —(He,ar.) Bd th him be sure if these doctrines of the See of Rome, not the the excitement prevailing at the present ene w hich in doctrines of the Roman C at h o li c re li g i on , but the political diked him to take notice of this _ petition; unde r ordinary - n have ave Lord, there was a 'case in Sardinia. He thought it c w a o t e l doctrines which they endeavoured to extend over Europe, circumstances he would not have done so. He happened to been more apposite and cogent with the Rerna in4ln Ireland, since the Reformation, if the Noble Lor d could _ have were t o prevail, he -would not enjoy half the liberty and enter the Committee on Public Petitions at the time that said there was a case there in which religious independence half the power of expressing his opinions and defending them petition was under consideration, and when it had been pro in that House which he now did under a Protestant Sove- posed that it should be printed for the use of Members only. was stifled by the hierarchy instead of travelling beyond___ the reign.—( Hear, hear.) He repelled the statement of the Hon. He moved that it should be printed and published in the. Alps. But, in sober seriousness, he said that this was the Member that this was a persecuting measure. It was a 'usual way, but his motion was negatived. He disliked worst part of the Bill. The cloven foot came out in in all political measure against a political encroachment, and he the half publicity which had been given to the petition,, part of the Bill to which he had alluded more than i It the letters and speeches of the Noble Lord and his colleagues• would not suffer the name of religious liberty to cover an and demanded from the justice of the - House that full üb. aggression.—(Cheers.) If there should be a question as to the religious liberty of t h e act of forei gn licity should be given to it, in order that he might obtain Episcopal Church of S co tland, no one wou ld be more h a ppy Mr. BRIGIIT said he was much struck with an observe- information which ' would enable him to disprove its alle than he would be to insert a clause in the Bill to preserve tion made by the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Ripon, ' gations. it; but could it have escaped the Noble Lord, when he was when he gave as a reason that he could not consent to Mr. THORNELY said , that after much Considera tion t h e hurling his invectives against the Roman Catholic religion the Bill because the Government did not know what they Petitions Committee resolved to print the petition to g r u t esi Tine the use in Ireland, against - those sacred ce r e monies which its mem- had to do, .or how to d o it. e Noble Lord commenced of Members, because it re f e rred to an unimportant with the lett er , from which any one not ac- respecting which a Member h ad introduce a .Bill to the u hers tevered, when talking of the S y nolof Thurles, that he the fray coun try Thi s was on the 7th of would suppose that some grieve House; but they refrained from printing it for general -cir had a case in Scotland mach stronger than any he could queinted wiwthasthdoehe. have.thought of in Ireland? What would the House say of . o us injury November, culation because it contained imputations of a serious nature excommunication in the orthodox E p isco p al Ch urc h of • and within a week of that time, accompanied by the gre at on the character of individuals. . S co tl a nd, Th ere was, however, a remarkable case of that ' Officers of State, the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Sir R. INGLIS apprehended that if the petition were kind' before the Courts of Scotland; but in favour of the ' Chief Justice, assembled at the festive board of printed for general circulation the House would be involved IT the vieit, to which he had referred, five Mr. AN 'T Y reminded . - ,; • . Synod andahe e stablishment from which it had emanated the chief ruagistrate -of the city of London On in another Stoakdale and Hansard or Howard case. many reale .o E the Hon. Baronet that by the ADVERTISEMENg.]—Another Important Cure by the Noble Lord was willin to insert provisions to exempt the occasicn of Holloway's Ointment and Pills of a Wound in the Leg.--m ru it from the operation of the B ill, which was aimed altogether minutes after the loving cup went round, speeches were de- provisions of - the Bill passed a few years ago no action for Malcolm, wife oif the li ghthouse-keeper at the 'entrance of the w i t h sec tarian bigotry against the Roman Catholics.— livered calculated to e xcite discord amongst her M a j e sty's libel could be brought on account of anything contained in a river Teel, near Redcar, had been a sufferer for upwards of ten (H ear , he a r.), The Right Honourable Baronet the Home subjects. In. the aeitati°n which took place on this subject, paper published by order of the House. All the facts stated years with a severe wound in the leg, which, during the last Secretary once .contradicted him for saying .he had there had been thirty county meetin g s, which would show iu the petition had been given in evidence before the Eccle- four years of that period, was so bad that it Made her quite i n . received a petition signed b y th e bi s h o p s of the Episcopal a strong feeling on the subject. Some of these meetings siastieal Court. Ch urc h o f Scotland, but, if it were not the petition of the were very insignificant. On e of thern e w as held in York. Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND had known the petitioner capable of walking' without crutches. To heal it dies had been tried' in vain before Holloway's Ointment and re episcopal bishops, it was a petition of the Society of Christian Special trains at half-price were i ergage , L I. , and_noblemen and for test . years, and had seen all the documents quoted-in the Pills were used, but these -excellent remedies being at last K now l e dge,signed by those episcopal bishops—( !leer, hear ) gen tlemen announced to attend, but a'tumigu the meeting p e titi o sorted to; effectually healed the --wound in aldiut nine wee k s , and that petitiontwas received' although the Noble 1-43rd s aid took Place in a.town with app oulation between thirty and Mr. G. BERKELEY and Mr. KEOGH supported the motion.' . er the atient is able to walk about, even without the support h e would no t receive a petition so signed by the Roman forty thousand people, not more th an 2,504 a l tended , and a Sir G. GREY thought, th a t if th e petition was such as it o a s ti c k.--Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's meetings Theru as to discretion in printing it for the use of Members only. Establishment,.244, Strand, London. Catholic bishopi of Ireland. But, he would 'read the terms great a g r e e m m e a n n t y o displayedf them were hy th e Ro mansw as-no of the excommunication in the case in Scotland to which heRATHER STRANGE.--All individual in Letham, eak C er a s th at oli t cs he . se h a d re f erre d e _.... W e , William Skinner, Bishop of Aberdeen ' the remedy for the injury, if there was one * F rom the Mr. AGLIONBT thought it a b s urd to attribute secrecy Fifeshire, the other day, found a piece of , bottle-glass -in a afo resa id, w ith our clergy in synod assembled, do hereby this smallest of the country practitionersdo the greatest of them , to anything w hi c h h a d b een c i rcu l ate d among u p war ds o f duck's egg ; it. was somewhat eliptleal in form, and might 10th day of May, 1843, excommunicate the said Sir William there had not been found. the smallest thing that the Legis- 600 persons. Most of the petitions would find their way measure one-eighth of an inch the one way, and nearly One- Dunbar, Rare, and solemnly e•arn all the faithful to hold no l a t ur eeould ac t upon. Th e n there was the celebrated Dr. into the wast e- b asket, . and then they would go—no one knew fourth the other. Th i s is an interesting' creestioa for natu oommunion with him in prayers or sacraments." Had that c ui n t ning, who delivered a l e cture at which Admiral Hare where:—(A N ea l e )ralists to solve. . escaped- th e a tt e ntion of the - Noble Lord? Was he aware of ' court presided. They made the proposition that the Cardinal Mr. HENLEY' said, if th e object o f t h e Noble Lard: was RECREATION.— .. H . e that 44),(310 4 ' his time in - sports, the existence of that excommunication when he proposed to s h o uld b e at once put. on board ship and sent dad the country. ,to refute the statements contained i g ~ the pet iti o n, there t. find ca l ls it recreation, 'alike him whose garment le all . made . introduce an exceptional clause for Scotland lathe Bill before 1 After time months' deliberative, they bad the speech of the I waa nettling . . Ise 'prevent LW], from repeatiog anal te..ott- i of,fruages, and his meat nothingtarsaucei. They are bomb.- -,- r Teei chargeable, and owlet, —Jeremy Taylor. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. ;From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Comtnons ) MONDAY, MAY 12. ECCLESIASTICAL TII'LES ASSUMPTION BILL. Order read for resuming adjou:ned Debate on Question (9th May), "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Cnair."— Quesion again proposed; Debate arising; Motion made, and Question put, "That the Debate be now adjourned." The House divided:— MINORITY-AYES, 54. • Armstrong, Sir A. Herbert, H. A. O'Connell, M. J: Arundel, Earl of Higgins, George , O'Flaherty, Anthony Barron, Sir d. Hobbouse, T. IL Ponsonby, C. F. Blake, M. J. Hope, Alexander Power, Dr. Blewitt, Reginald Howard, Sir R. Power, Nicholas Bright, Joan Keating, Robert Reynolds, John Castlereagh, Vise. Keogh, William Roche, E. B. Clements, C. S. M`Cullagii, W. T. Sadleir, John Corbally, M. E. Magan , W. H. Scholefield, William Crawford, W. S. Maher, N. Somers, J. P. Devereux, John T. Meagher, Thomas Sullivan, Michael Fagan, James Manners, Lord J. . Talbot, J. H. Fox, Richard M. Moore, G. H. Tenlson, Edward K. Fox, W. J. Murphy, F. S. Tennent, , . J. Gibson, T. M. Norreys, Sir D. Towneley, John Goold, Wyndham Nugent, Sir Percy • ' Wegg-Prosser, F. Grace, O. D. O'Brien, Joha TELLERS. Grattan, Henry O'Connell, John Scully, Francis Greene, John O'Brien, Sir T. Lawless, Cecil Bl a ck, i Bottle)). Bernal.Dt. ircnohma Bernard . I Dod d , siri ,i, ~ mv, Go Marquis o.' r trn. hd , , MAJORITY — NOES, 865. • Abdy,SirTlibmas Evan.s, Sir De Lacy Mostyn, E. M. L. Acland, Sir T. • Evans, J. Mulgrave, Earl of Adair, Hugh E; . Evans, William Mullings , J. R. Adair, It. Shafto Evelyn, William J. Mundy, William Adderley, C. B. . Ewart, William ' Muntz, G. F. Aglionby, H. A. ' Ferrer, James Napier Joseph Alcock, Thomas . Fellowes, E. - Medd, John Anderson, Arthur , Fergus, J ehn - Neald, Joseph Anson, Colonel • Ferguson, Colonel Newdegate, N. 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Child, Smith HornbY, John ... - Stephenson ; Robert Childers, J. W. Bothell', Lord Stuart; Lord J. Claolmeley, Sir M. Howard. C. Yr: G. - - Stuart. John Christopher, R. Howard, K. G. Start, H. G. Christy, Samuel Hudson, G. Sutton, J. H. Clay, J ames . Hughes, W. B. Talbot, C. R. Clay, Sir W. ' Hutehint, E. J. Taylor, Thomas E. Clerk Sir G. ! Hutt, William -Thesiger, Sir 1. • Clifford, H . M.'' Inglis, Sir it. 1 hicluiesae, It. A. Clive, H. B. . Jackson, William Thompson, Colonel Cobbold, J. C. L Johnstone, Sir J. Thompson,' Alderman Cockburn, Sir A. . _Jollirie. Sir W. 11. Thornely, T. Cocks, T. S. ; Jones, Captain : .., Tollemache, F. J. Codriugton, Sir W. Kerrisoh,.Sir E. i Tollemache, John Coles, H. B. Kershme., J un ., Townley, R.G. • Collins, William , ' King.T. J. - Townshend. Captain Colvile, C. R. sil , :nryje. . I LLL ill ooo lo nwy x getd . ,hten,v l V r. ... pu S re . ynsery Trelawny, J. S. Compton, H. C. Labouctiere ; H. Tufnell, Henry Conolly, Thomas Langtot , W. H. P. Tyler, Sir G. Cotton, W. H. i Leinnn. , 3ir C. . Tyrell, Sir J. Cowan, Charles! Lennox, Lori A. Verner, Sir W. : • Cowper, W. F. Lennox, Lord 11. G. VeseyThomaii ' Crowder, It. B. Leslie, C. P. Villiers, Vrsceount Currie, Reikes Lewis, Sir 1 ,- . , Villiers , Charles Deedes, W. Lewis, U. C.' . • Vivian, J. H. ' D'Eyncourt, C. T. Lewlshini, Viscount -Vyvyan, Sir R. Dick, Quintin Littleton, E. R. Waddington, H. S. Disraeli, B. , Locke, Jo sep h Wakley, T. Lod, J. W. . Lockhart, A. E. Walpole, S. H. , Lockhart, w, - Walsh, Sir J. B. : Watkins, Colonel Drax, J. S.W. • Lopes, Sir Ralph Wawn, J. T. D D r u um ckl W W el es b t Y , ' F GI . 'RE. E. Duff, George S. • Lygon, Gen, • . Westkead, J. P. Duff, James Mackie J o hn Whiteside. James Duke, Sir James Mackltnon, W. A. Wigram, L. T. • Duncan, Viscount • Macntghten, Sir E. Willcox, Brodie Duncan, George M•Gregor, John Williams. John Duncuft, John Mandeville, Viscount Williams, T. P. Dundas, Admiral Mangles, R. D. -Williams, W. Dundas, Sir D. Marst ia ii, J. G. Willyams, H. Dunne, Ccipnel Masternian, John Williamson, Sir H. Du Pre, C. G. Matteson, t•ir J. Wilson, James East, Sir J. B. , . MaLletion, Colonel Wilson, Matthew Ebrington, Viscount Matte, Fox Wodehouse, E. Edwards, Henry Malinsell, T. P. Wood, Sir Charles Egerton, Sir P. liiles,,,P. W. A. Wood, Sir W. Y. Egerton, W. T. Mitchell, T. A. Wortley, J. S. Ellice, Edward Moffatt, George Yorke, E. T. Elliot, John B. Idencreiff, James Enfield, Viscount • MoodY, C. A. Estcourt, J. B.i Morga n, 0. Lust", Earl , , David Tar.LaU. Ilayter, W. lir. Hill, Lord M. MAY AIITERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF TH, AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The British and North American Royal m tit steam ship America has just entered our river. She brings seven days later intelligence from the United States and British North America, having sailed from Boston on the 30th ult.. and called at Halifax to land uni.l re ceive mails and passengers on the 2d inst. The number of plsseng ,-, rs brought over is 111. She brings 26,0001. in specie on freight. The America spoke the Royal mail steamer Enrols on thv 4 h inst. The Royal mail steam-ship Niagara, Leitch, arrived at Halifax ht 6 P.M. on the 29th ult., and was after- wards passLd by the America oti Boston. The United States steam-ship Ohio, Shenck, with Havannah mails of the 19th ult., 200 passengers, and 140,0001. in gold dust and 20,000 dolls. specie on freight, arrived at New York on the 24th ult. Ttie new United States mail steam-ship Humboldt, Lines commander, sister ship to the Franklin, would leave on the ad inst. for Southampton. Our miscellaneous accounts announce that a large new steam-ship, of 1,200 tons, was being constructed at New York, for a new steam line, to run between Charleston and Liverpool. In Pittsburg Jenny Lind Lad been grossly inoulted, stones having been thrown into her carriage, and afterwards into her dressing room. She subsequently refused to sing again, and left instantly for Baisimore. Great indignities had been offered in South Carolina to the officer from Boston who conveyed the fugitive slave Simms back to that state- On the 23 1 ult. a grand entertainment was given at Astor-house, New York, by the-St. George's Society, at which Sir H. Bulwer, who had just recovered from severe indisposition, was one of the principal gussts and speakers. Dr. Beals presided, and the Swedish Minis ter, Mr. Lytton, son of Sir E. B. Lytton, was also pre sent. Several of the orations, more especially those of Sir H. Bulwer, were of a remarkable character. Cap tain Cooper responded for the British army, Sir H. Bulwer for the Duke of Wellingtun, and Mr. Lytton for his father, the great novelist. A steam-boat had been seized at New York, charged with having been intended for the" Cuban expedition. Six persons had been arrested and held to bail. The President has issued a proclamation against such expe di,ions. The particulars of the affair are thus re lated:— _ " The United States Marshal having received intelligence , hat a vessel had been chartered by certain persons inte rested in the invasion of Cuba, and secretly fitted out with implements of war, and tak .rt down the bay, where she was anchored, awaiting the arrival of several hundred men, the Marshal had the steamer Jacob Bell chartered and kept in readiness at Pier No. 1, North River. In the mean time he called upon the Chief of Police to furnish a force of his men to aid and assist the United States authorities. All ar rangements being consummated, they boarded the steamer Jacob Bell, which steamed towards Governor's Island, but turned up the East River and went alongside of a United States revenue cutter, and was made fast, and sailed down the bay in search of the craft suspected. The Marshal and his forces remained down the bay until Thursday morning, to watch the vessel and such persons as were expected to be conveyed to the craft at different hours of the night. The suspected craft, however, was the steam-boat-Cleopatra, which, during all his search, was lying quietly at the pier, foot of North Moore-street. She is a large boat, about 14 years old, and was employed as a sound-boat, to which she proved herself well adapted. She has a large quantity of coal on board (we understand 250 tons were ordered), occu pying the forward cabin and hold, boiler-rooms, and a quan tity piled on the forward deck. She has also on board a great number of large empty casks, which now stand on end, the whole capable of containing, probably, some 7,000 gal lons of water. She looks rough, and not newly painted, nor has anything been done to her to give her any different ap pearance from an ordinary sound or river boat. Tne water casks, &c., we understand, were ordered by Captain ,Wilson, who claims to command her. She was alleged to be bound to Galveston, Texas. There were some sugar-boxes, &c., on board, such as fire-arms are usually packed in, but on exa mining them, they were found to contain hams and other arti cles. Application was made to the Navy-yard during Saturday for some marines to take charge of the Cleopatra, which was granted, and they now have her in custody. Mr. C. Rack lewitz, a young man, a native of Poland, one ot the deputy marshals, went to South Amboy on the same day, where it was said some Germans and others had assembled with a view to embarking in a Cuban expedition, disguised himself as an emigrant, and conversing in German witu some of the parties, obtained information which induced him to get five of the parties to come with him to this city. Affidavits were prepared charging William 'l'. Rogers,jun. (nephew of Dr. J. K. Rogers), John L. O'Sullivan (son-in-law of Dr.R.), Captain Lewis, formerly of the steam-boat Creole, engaged in the former expedition (charged with being, in tact, Cap daiu of the Cleopatra), Major Louis - Schlesinger, k.ne of the Hung. rian patriots, Pedro Sanches, a Spaniard, residing in this city, and Dr. Daniel H. Burtnett, an old resident, with preparing the means for a military . expedition against Cuba, in possession of the Queen of Spain, contrary to the sixth section of the Neutrality Act of the 20th of April, 1818. The parties thus charged were arrested and held to bail in 3,000 dollars each to appear for examination." The Erie Railroad was completed as far as Lake Erie. Sir Henry Buiwer delivered a long address at the St. George's Society on 23d April. From Mexico dates *are to the 9th of April. The financial condition of the Republic was deplorable. A firmal complaint had been made by the Ministry to the United States government as to the Indian outrages on the frontier, Nhich by treaty the United States were bound to protest. Mexico refuses to ratify the Tehuan tepec Treaty as yet. The correspondents of the New York journals say that there will be a deficiency on the year to meet the exigencies of the Government amount ing to 4,000,000 dolls. The Minister of Finance was endeavouring to consolidate the interior debt, and to raise a revenue. A loan of several millions was con templated. Truzina and Co., Mexico, bad failed for 250,0001. sterling. Our latest advices from Hayti furnish a more con nected account of, the recent plot to overthrow the Im perial Government, and re-establish the Republic. The conspirators, it would seem, were blacks, and not mulat toes. The discovery was made in consequence of the arrest of a person who was suspected ot robbery. Five of the conspirators had been shot. New Orleans is again threatened with the !desolation of water, owing to the flood in that river and the cre vasses in the levees, both above and below the city. Butterfield's stables with fourteen horses, and several adjoining buildings, have been destroyed by fire at Utica, and the alleged incendiaries have been arrested. Incendiaristo is the curse of American cities. At New Orleans, last week, Charles Roussell and his wife agreed to commit suicide. He mixed two tumblers of poison and took one of them, but the lady changed her mind immediately after her husband had swallowed the fatal dose. He died. She lives, and has been dis charges from custody by the magistrate. The cause of this romantic suicide is said to have been jealousy. John Clines was hung at Freehold, New Jersey, on Friday, for the murder of James' Shields. The night before his execution he set fire to the prison, but the flames were extinguished and his escape was prevented. la few days since a terrible railroad riot, in which six hundred Irishmen were engaged, took place at Hornersville, New York. It arose out of a strike for wages. Three were killed, ,and many wounded. The military were called out, and the ringleaders arrested. Another railroad riot took place on the Central-road, near Greensburg, Pennsylvania—one killed, and several wounded. Hazard's powder mill blew up at Enfield, on Friday week—one killed and three wounded. A free negro woman, named Barnes,'was murdered at Leonard town, a few days ago, and her husband is accused of the foul deed. A curious affair recently took place at Rushville,lllinois. A blacksmith, who was a notorious drunkard, with a wife and family he did net support, was convicted of inveterate intemperance, and sold by auc tion, for the term of four months' labour l • -- - During March the New York Post-office received by the European mail steamers 618,990 letters, and 293,264 newspapers; and forwarded 620,181 letters, and 366,916 newspapers. Business throughout the States was in an excellent condition. The export of specie from New York con tinued to be on a considerable scale, and seemed likely to continue, as quotations for English exchange had not given way. • The money market continued in a satisfac tory state. Money was by no means scarce. The de mand for stocks was firm, at former rates. There was little doing in breadstuffs at receding prices. Western canal flour, 4 dolls. 37i0.1t0 4 dolls. 50e. per barrel; Gennessee prime wheat 1 doll. 12c. to 1 doll. 14c. per 601 b.; Indian corn, round yellow, 62c, to 64c. per bushel, steady; Indian meal, 3 dolls. 12ic. to 3 dulls. 25c. per barrel. The cotton market at New York continued in a de pressed condition; sales could not be made except at a reduction, which holders generally bad submitted to. New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, Ilia. to 12in. per lb.; Uplands and Florida, mid. fair to lair, 101 e. to 111 c. per lb. The current excess of receipts was 200,000 bales over that of last year. Prices declined on the arrival out of the Asia's news. Provisions were in good demand, at firm prices. Freights were inactive, and low in quotation. Exchange on London -1101 to 1101 (good demand), • • Paris 5.10, Hamburgh 36 361, Bremen 794 79. 1 BARREL ORGANS AND ADVERTISING VANS.—The following is a re urn to an order of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated April 14, 1851, for copy "of the instruc tions given by the Commissioners of the Police to the police officers relative to the preventing obstructions and other nuisances, ca .sed by the large travelling barrel organs and advertising vans in and about the metropolis": 6 ' (11[EMORA.NDIJM. ) " March 21, 1851. " The police would be justified in st o pp in g music pliqin in in the streets, and , if necessary , remo vin g the parties g cases where, from the load noise or other circumstan htenedces, danger is caused to passengers in the streets, horses frig, or the thoroughfares obstructed. Let instructions be given accordingly for the guidance of the police. EICITAI:D MAYNE. "Whitehall-place, April 19, 1851. " To the Superintendents." " do instructions have been given to the police respecting the advertising vans, there n ot being any law specially appli cable to them. In case of actual obstruction of a thorough- I fare by these vans the polic e would interfere, as in other cases of obstructions, and enforce the law 2d and 3d Vic., chap. 47, section 54 ( 6 ) . . "RICHARD MAYNIE. " Whitehall-place, April 19 , 185 1 ." Reflection is a flower of the mind, g i v i ng ou t wholesome fragrance; reverie is the , same flower, when weak and running to seed. Eliza Cooks Journal. CORIRMSION IN STEAM BOILERS. --The following experiment has been tried atOwlett Hall C o lli ery , Gilder ston, Yorksh ire , by the proprietors, Messrs. Mason and As gull 11... Ic appears that the two boilers used at this landsale colliery are built in the oblong form, an d are eac h 32 f ee t i n l en gth and 5 feet in didmitter. From the hardness of the water a corrosion had taken place. Aft er t ry i ng a n u mber of experiments without , success, they put between 7lbs. and 81bs. of . leather curlers shavings into e ac h b o iler, a nd this has suuroly proyeattd all further C9ITOIipII. CONVENTS, &c. 8), that the petition of the Reverend Pierce Motion made, and Question put, That the Order of the Ciloonunseell(;lbae7printed fur tie use of Members only, be read, fur the purpose of being discharged," The House divided : biINORITY—AYES. 41. Aglionby, H. A. [woe, Alexander Pechell, Sir G. Higgins, G. G. Paington i James ' Anstey T C. A ILA:muse, T. B. Portal,lMelville Armstrong, Sir A . Ilutchins, E. J. Power, .Wholes Baukes, George IL Sullivan Michael Keegu, William Reynolds, John Bell, Jacob La wless, Cecil Sadleir, J okn Than, W. IL ~ Scully, Francis Berkeley, H. F. Blake, M. J. ' Statford; - A. Clements, Charles Stanford, J. F. Cotton, W. H. Drummond, Henry Townley, John Dunne, Colonel O'Brien, Sir T. Ellis, John O'Connell, Id. J. TELLIES. Foley, J. 11. O'Flaherty, Anthony Arundel, Earl of Goo d, WnydhaM Paget, Lord George Berkeley, Grantley Greene, John ____.----- ' 53 Noel, it aatl eg Moore,rl Ge George . J e B. o . r g. De ..--_ MAJORITY—NOES, 111. Acland, Sir T. Frewen, C. H. Paget, Lord Clarence Adderiey, C. B. Geach, Charles Pakington, Sir John Arkwright, George Greene, Thomas Palmerston, Viscount Parker, John Baines, M. T. Greniell, Clueles W. Baldock, E. H. Grey, Sir George Patten, J. W. Barrow, W. H. Gwyn, Howel Pete, Samuel Bellew, R. M. Hall, Sir B. Pigott, Francis Beresford, William Hallyburton, Lord P igo t t, \V. H. Berkeley, Admiral Hamilton, Lord C. Ponsonby, C. F. Berkeley, C. L. G. Halllller, Sir J. Ricardo, Osman Birch, Sir T.: Hatcnell Russell, F. C. Booth, Sir lt. G. Hayter, W. 0 . Seymer, Henry gar Boyle, Colonel Heneage, E. . Seymour, Lord Brocklehurst, J. Henley, J. W. • Sibthorp, Colonel Butler, P. S. Heroert, H. A. Smith, J. A. Carew, 'W. P. Heywood, Jewel Smith, M. Tucker Carter,. J. B. • Kill. Lord Marcud Smollett, A. Cavendish, C. C. Hoßond a Robert Somerville, sir W. Cavendish, W. G. Hornby, John Sotheron, T. J. Childers, J. W. HoWard , C. W. G. Spearman, 11. Christy,' Samuel • Howard,'E. G. Spooner, Richard Clifford, Henry M. Inglis, Si R. Stanley, W. O. Collins, William Jackson, wawa' atanslinid. W. R. Cowper, W. F. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. Stanton, W. S. Cowan, Charles Kershaw, James Stephenson, Robert Deedes, W. King, P. J. Stuart, Lord J. Dodd, G. Knox, W. S. • Tenison, E. K. • Duckworth, Sir J. Labonchere, Henry Tennent, It. J. . Dull, George. Langston, J. H. Thicknesse, Ralph Duncan creme Lewis, G. C. Thompson, Colonel Duncufl, John Littleton, E. R. Tuthell, Henry Drente, Fox Dundas, Admiral Lockhart, W. Tyler, Sir G. Dundas, Sir David Loveden, Pryse Watkins, Colonel William lB. . B. Ebrington, Viscount Masterman, J. Wawn, J. T. Edwards, H. Matheson, Sir J. Westhead, J. B. Elliot, John E Evans, s tc° ur t , Matheson, Colonel Williams, Joh* Williams, H. Moncrelff, James Wilson, James Wood, Sir Charles Fergus, John . MOstyn, E. M. Ferguson, Sir R. 3lulgrave, Earl Wood. Sir W. P, Fitzpatrick, J. W. Mullings, J. R. Floyer, John • Newdegate, C. N. Fordyce, A. D. Ogle, 9 C. Forster, Matthew Packe, C. W. num. Thornely, Thomas ISrothercon, J osepli 71% - LITERATURE. MIRIAM SEDLEY ; or, THE TARES AND THE WHEAT. A Tale of Real Life. By Lady Buiwer Lytton, 3 Vols. Shobcrl. Lady Baivver Lytton, in a lively French dedica tion, presents these volumes to the Countess Hen riette D'Angeville, in which dedication her Ladyship's rem..rkt on her own countrywomen are an} thing but complimentary, e.g.:—" EG ce n'est point eminent, vu que l'idolatrie du veau d'or snit notre mitre na tional, quelques belles et bonnes exceptions plea, la femelle Britannique (animal sans cceur et sans te!e, inedite par Buffon) est vraiment one uullite odieuse et voila pourquoi le commerce social est une chose incomprise chez nous ; car tandis que la Prance a produit tent de femmes celebres et de grander dames. I'Angleterre ne fait guer'e que mettre bas (et a bas) des fernebes, des femmelettes, et des fine ladies. La premiate ne sait rien, la seconde ne flit rien, e t la troisierne ne dit rien." The plot of "Miriam Sedley" is slight, and possessed of little or no roman • tic interest, it may rather be regarded as the connect ing link of a series of lively sketches and observations, for the most part brilliant, occasionally truthful and beautiful, hut more often sarcastic and even laid soil pen spiteful ; as, for example, the above quoted re marks from the dedication. Among the most truth fal and sensible advice bestowed by Lady Buiwer upon her fair readers are some excellent recommen dations to good housekeeping and the care of invalids. Her remarks on the requisites for a good attendant in a sick chamber are full of practical utility, and her enumeration of the excellences of good cookery and plain work versus crochet and Berlin wool, would satisfy M. Sayer or Mrs. Ellis... rve no toleration," says "for a woman who cannot do every sort of plain work, both neatly and expeditiously; tor there is something unfeminine in this sort of incapacity, and an unwomanly woman is always detestable. Must of us take naturally to Berlin work and em broidery; they are a part of our organization, like hysterics and fainting-tits; but what can be a greater incarnation of discomfort and disgust than one of your dawdling, desultory women, who neither do nor know how to do anything about a house, but accu mulate disorder and privations for themselves and every one about them." Good practical teach ing such as this is seldom put before the novel reader, and such observations contrast somewhat strangely with the flippant sarcasm and not very gentle severity to be met with in other chapters of " Miriam Sedley." Although "variety is proverbially " charming," it should be, neverthe less, characterised by a certain amount of congruity, quality in which Lady Bulwer's very " various observations are strangely deficient. Fur example, we are at one moment charmed with some beautiful COURT CIRCULAR. 'see, The Queen gave last evening a Concert, to which a of between three and tour hundred, comprising the Ro Family, and illustrious Foreign Visitors, the Diploma a , Co-ps, and a numerous circle of. the principal nobility .n. were invited. Her Royal Highness the DucheFs of Kent arrived at Buckiegharn Palace, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge, an i attended by Lady F. Howard, Baroness de Spear', and Lord James P. Murray. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was attended by the Hon. Janice Macdonald. His Royal Highness the Prince Henry of the Netherlands arrived at half-past nine o'clock, attended by the Chevalier Van Rippard and the Chevalier de Casembroot. The general company were ushered on their arrival to the Picture Gallery. Shortie before ten o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the Grand Saloon, which was fitted up for music. Her Majesty and -his Royal Highness were accompanied by their 'Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, Prince Henry of the "Netherlande, and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. The ladies and gentlemen in waiting cn her Majesty and Prince and their royal guests, attended the august circle, and were followed into the saloon bv the as sembled company. The concert then commenced. lir. Coats presided at the pianoforte. Refreshments were served to the company during the evening, and at eleven o'clock supper was served in the principal dining-room. The following had the honour of receiving invitations:— His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto, the Argentine Minister, the Russian Minister and Baroness de Brunnow, the Sicilian Minister, the Hanoverian Minister, the Prussian Minister, and Madame Bunsen, the Brazilian Minister and. Madame Merritt - 1s - Lieboa, the Danish Minister and Countess de Re ventiuw, the Netherlands Minister and Countess Scheme melpenniuck, the Swedish and Norwegian Minister and Baroness Rehausen, the Costa Rica Minister, the Bolivian Minister, the lioited States Minister and Mrs. Lawrence, the Sp Minister, the Sardinian Minister, the Greek Minis ter and Madame Tricoupi, the Nicaragua Minister, - the Turkish Minister, the Austrian Chargé d'Affaires, the French Charge d'Affaires, the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires, the Mexican Charge d'Affaires, the Peruvian Charge d'Affaires, the Tuscan Minister, the Countess A. de Hacke, the Countess Louise Oriolla, Count Pukler, Major von Boyen Count Gultz, Colonel Fischer, Lieutenant von Heinz, the Chevalier van Rappard, the Chevalier de Casembroot, Baroness de Speth, Count de Flahault, Prince Monsier de Viebabm, Count Harrach, Monsieur Stein, Baron C. Dupin, Prince Victor Bariatinsky, &c , &c. The Queen and Prince Albert with the Prince of Wal es and Prince Alf re d, ac ompanied'by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, paid an early visit yesterday to the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations in Hyde•park. The Royal suites consisted of the Countess A. de Hacke, the Hun. Eleanor Stanley, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour. i rince Albert afterwards went to the opening of the Museum of Practical Ge, logy, in Jermyn-street. His Royal Highness was attended by Lord George Lennox, Colonel the Honourable Charles Grey, and Lieutenant-Colonel F. S. Seymour. The Prince was received at the Museum by Lord Seymour Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, and by the fallowing officers of the Museum, viz.. Sir H. T De la Beebe, Dr. Lyon Playfair, Professor Forbes, Professor Ramsay, Mr. R. Hunt, and Mr. T. Reeks. Prince Albert returned to Buckingham Palace shortly be fore two o'clock. Prince Albert presided, at three o'clock in the afternoon, 'at a meeting of the Royal Commission for :he Exhibition of the Works ef Industry of all Nations. His Royal Highness arrived at the Exhibition building in Hyde-park, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Commissioners present were the Earl of Roses, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Sir Richard Westma cott, Sir Charles Lyell, Mr. Barry, Mr. Thomas Bazley, Mr. Cobden, hI.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. J ohn Gott, Mr. Philip Pusey, M.P. Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., Mr. John Shepherd, and Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P. Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr. Scott Russell, and Mr. Edgar Bowring, Secretaries to the Royal Commissioners, were i attendance. Colonel Reid, Chairman of the Executive Committee; 1)r. Lyon Playfair, and Colonel Lloyd, Special Commissionera, were present. The meeting broke up at a quarter before five o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, went to Claremont yes terday, and visited the Duchess d'erleans and the Duchess de Nemours. The Prince of Prussia, Prince Frederic William, and the Princess Louise of Prussia, attended by Countess A. de Hacke, the Countess Oriolla, lion. Beatrice Byng, Lord Waterpark, Major Von Boyen, Colonel Fischer, anthLieu tenant Von Heitz, left Buckingham Palace, at twelve o'clock yesterday, travelled by the Great Western Railway to Windsor, anti immediately proceeded to the Castle, where luetheon was served. In the afternoon the Royal party took a drive in three open carriages and four, eau visited the gardens at Frog more. At a quarter-past four o'clock 'he illustrious party returned to Buckingham Palace, travelling to town by the Great Western Railway. Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa took a drive esteralay, in an open carriage and four. A deputation, on the suoject of bonding foreign goods in Manchester, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his t fficial residence in Downing. street. The deputatior censisted of Mr Thomas Agnew (Mayor of Salturd), yli. 'i homes Bazley (Chairman of the Chamber of Comm -ree, Manchester), Mr. James Aspival Turner (Chairman of the Manchester Commercial Associa ion), Mr. Alderman walker (Manchester), Mr. Alderman Kay (Salford), and Messrs. James Atherton, Wm. Gibb, Tuoneas Benvoe, 1 ye. Mackie, John Hunter, and N. Crompton (Manchester). The deputation was accompa nied by the Right lien. I'. Milner Gibson, M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., elr. W. T. Egerton, M.P., di r. J. Brother ton, M.P., Mr. J. Kershaw, Mr. Duncuft, M.P., Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. Alex Hem), M.P., and Mr. C. Hind ley, M.P. Sir James Brooke had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell, ~t his official residence in Downing stre t. Sir William Gibson Craig, Mr. J. R. Gardiner, Mr. Cheri tun Lane, Mr. 0. K. Davis, and Mr: Simpson, had an in terview with Lord Seymour relative to the improvement of Kenning on-common, at the office of her Majesty's Com missioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place, yes' terday. Mr. try s Morris d a (from had an interview with Earl ee Mr atGreyye the Canada) Colonial _o Sir M. Barrington, Bart., and • Jeffers, had an :,inter view with the Commissioners of Ra ilwa y s yesterday at the Baldwin and of Trade. Mr. Thornely , M.P., and Messrs. and Bew (of Bilston), had a n interview on Saturday with the Commissioners. Mr. 'etlrymple had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell. Lady John Russell's party, in Dow ning-street, for May '4, is unavoidably postponed trzaJune 4. passage like the following :—"But, in either instance, whether our lot be evasion or execution, it teaches that one great truth, that on God alone we must de pend, and that there is no appeal from man but to Him ; and then, come what may, we shall still be lieve that whatever is, is right, however wrong the means may appear that are employed to achieve it, for everything leads one to suppose that that strange and complicated tissue, called human destinies, must be the tapestry of heaven, which, like every other, is always worked on the wrong side, showing us nothing but the cross grained shreds and nottings here, and which there alone we shall behold as a beautiful and finished whole. Laying down my load for the present," adds Miriam, " I knelt down and prayed. Oh blessed boon of God to mortals, prayer is the electric telegraph of heaven : it asks for mercy and the in stantaneous answer from above is peace." And then, shortly afterwards, we are grieved to find a hand that can pen graceful compliments as well as Chris tian truths condescending to set forth thoughts so un courteous and uncharitable as those contained in a foot-note complimenting Thackeray—" the only English novelist deserving that name." The concluding sentences of this note will convey an idea of the good taste and refinement of the whole passage : " It is much to be regretted, for his own sake that Mr. Thackeray should be splashed by the literary mud of his present entourage; but as he appears to have the feelings of a gentleman, and neither blows a black smith's bellows of self-praise, charged with hyper boreen German plagiarisms, or writes vulgar carica ture (!) of wsiiers eatirig up schooihoys' dinners, at inns, or all sorts of fine sentiments against cruelty and injustice, the better to toady and herd with all that is most loathsome in moral depravity, it is to be hoped he will soon emancipate himself." It we filled twenty columns with a criticism of " Miriam Sedley " we could hardly give our readers a more just idea of its peculiarities, both of style and sentiment, than the above brio specimens: may suffice to convey. Recognizing the talent inaeifested in this production h we feel assured that Lady Bul weer Lytton might bestow upon us tar more interesting and valuable works if she would condescend to give her readers credit for good tastr and kindly feeling, and if she would, moreover, re nielnher that in order to be " brilliant" and " sar castic" it is not absolutely necessary to be un charitable or untrue. THE LIFE OF COLUMBUS, By Horace St. John. The author of this admirable little work has com pressed into a very small compass a succinct narrative of the life and adventures of the great discoverer of America, and Ir.s defended, and successfully defended, the character of his hero against the accusations which the envy of contemporaries had brought against him, and which the apathy of posterity had, in tou many instances, left uninvestigated, and, consequently, unrefuted. We know no work so admirably suited a 3 a prize-book for schools as the " Life of Colum bus" by Horace St. John. LONDON AND ITS VICINITY. Edited and Published by John Weale. A compact and comprehensive guided-book to the metropolis has in this volume been produced at a reasonable price, and at a time singularly opportune. Besides containing an admirable map, the work is embellished with 205 illustrations. It elucidates the natural as well as the physical characteristics of London, with an account of its antiquity and its architecture. The portions of the letter-press relat ing to its arts, trades, manufactures and organization will no doubt be peculiarly acceptable to the majority of foreigners, while the more intelligent among them will, of course, regard with no small amount of in terest the sketch given of its social, literary and scientific institutions. Sight-seers, again, will turn with no slight curiosity to the numerous galleries of fine arts in the capital and its vicinity ; and these in quiries will be rewarded, moreover, by a large fund of valuable and interesting information. MAGAZINES, &c. —(CONTINUED COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE. The present number of Colburn opens with the introductory paper of .what promises to be a valuable series "The History of the British Conquests in India," by Horace St. John. The object of the 'writer is to prove how utterly unfounded are the charges of unprincipled aggression which have been brought against the East India Company. The paper is well written, and displays great research, the writer quoting his authority for every statement made and every assertion advanced, and we rout confess that, as far as he has gone, he has coniplete!y made out his case. Another most valuable article lan this number is the paper of the designs of Aus , in in which the writer proves that the imeutes Tuscany and other parts of Italy were..the work of Austrian emissaries, in order to give th e up g ation of red Emperor an excuse for the military a ggression in the Duchy, and that the recent I? Austrian manceuvre, as our own country was also an a proof of which it may beto mentioned that Cardinal almost the e ord John Russell from Wiseman dated his letter only persons in this Vienna, and that country who have Cardinal to eulogise the monster Wiseman and Mr. John Haynau have been O'Connell. The author of " Singleton Fontenoy" brings to a close his amusing . account of " Naval Career," and Captain Bellew continues his "Narrative of the Campaign in Arracan." The other articles in this number are all above the usual average. TEE CO3IIC HISTORY OF RomE . B y the Author of the Conde History of England. Illustrated by John Leech. Part 1. Right glad are we to meet Messrs. A'Beckett and Leech once again in the field. A right merrie his tory doth this of Rome promise to be, and veracious and impartial—a matter to which it would have been better that historians of greater pretensions, the wordy Alison for example, should have attended. The illustrations are glorious. The illustration on the cover is alone worth all the money charged for the part. SCHOOL SERIES. Edited by the Rev. G. A• Gleig, M." • Third Book of .History.—Britis h India. This is an excellent number of the valuable school series publishing by Messrs. Longman. We have here in the small compass of 126 pages a resume of the history of the provinces constituting British India from the earliest ages, down to the conclusion of the second Punjaub war under the Governor -General ship of the Marquis of Dalhousie. THE GREAT EXIIIIIITION.—Yesterday it rained heavily during the afternoon, and so unfavourable was the state of the weather that we expected to find the Crystal Palace half deserted. Public curiosity has, however, great perseverance when once fairly excited, and, notwithstanding so formidable a drawback, 1,600/. was taken in ss. payments at the door. The sale of season tickets also experienced a decline, but not so great as might have been expected for nearly 750/. was collected in this way, the average e haj o i m n g . , for seine days past considerably exceeded 500/. Com mission have, after lengthenei consideration, s ettled jurors specifically than hitherto the thenrunds upon c„ weihriaeliberations shall make their awards, bat results ofth be kept private. with reference to this subject will, it is said, WooLsvicir. VISIT OF THE DUKE OF CAM , ib more liDnqinLTugn°adrrreisssonunai7oeratm-, —NAY 12.—The whole of the trofp l : bled at half-past nine o'clock A.. t_o_ da y and proceeded to the common Be . 11; the 17th Lancers, ileiiinter o'clock—tbe Horse Ar tillery, under Lieutenant under Lieutenant-Cdlone i ht under Lieutenant-Colouel LG°Awrenson the Foot Artillery, in three battalions, the was attached Captain Harri s' n ers dismounted, and wi gu n son's 12-pounder po der battery, with gunners dia. Williams, the centre ter Captain Freer 's Le: l ilt-Colonel Stowe, the left battalion ITh eV k under mounted) u LieutenantnderLColone horn dike, e, and the three batta lions under Colone l Cruttenden ; the Royal Marines, under Lieutenant -Colonel e u nant -C o lonel Pratt; and the light field batteries of Artillery, under Lie u t enant-Colonel Anderso n. On the line being formed on the common it extended to such a length from the south edge of the barrack-field that the Horse Artillery on the extreme right were out of sight of the posi tion at the flag staff, the entire line extending, although formed at an angle, across the common to near the Shooter's hill-road. Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman, C. 8., LC H., accompanied by his staff, arrived shortly before eleven o'clock, and joined his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who had His Royal Highness, just arrived in plain clothes. accompanied by Sir Thomas Down man, then proceeded to the part of the common where the 17th Lancers were drawn up in line, the Duke of Cam bridge being Colonel of that gallant corps, and Lieutenant- Colonel Lawrenson rode forward to meet his Royal Highness. The troops afterwards broke into open columns and marched past at slow time, each band playing their respective corps past the Lieutenant-General. The Royal Horse Artillery and the 17th Lancers changed their fronts, and returned at a canter. The troops were again drawn up on the hill, tour troops of the Lancers on the extreme right, and tweo.ti:..ern on the extreme left, and his Royal Highness inspre m a w arched in that position. At the conclusion, the troops ug h ala past at quick time, and proceeded to their barr.atc . _ after twelve o'clock his Royal Highness let t" t to visit the c S om ho m rt o ly a with Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrenson, and wen barracks of his regiment in the West-square. ......adr. Bear d , of DAGUERREOTYPE PORTRAITS. . h g e ue ni rr a eo n ! improvements he has succeeded eans of which it is not liable X i n g - W illia m- at ree t, has recently yme min a d ee d nk e ti d ncg a o n ni o sn t i s ia tth e s r eo t iD o a t a mode of ' _ y p v r e m o n be washed like an oil paint : ype process. The latest improve ment . namelling the silver plate, a be tarnished, and it may . an y injury advantage does not ing without sustaining under this improved process the ' and depth of tone hitherto un attainable,eoloare acquire a brilliancy_ . stop here, however, for f i t bear comparison and some of the specimens now exhibited in Mr. r L a ‘ gu v..- erreotype portraits appear so harsh and . with the best miniatures. T S h ea e rd e ' a s r g li a e l r le crude in contrast with those now produced, that it is difficult to persuade oneself they are results of the same process. --Times. W e are happy to inform the public that many valuable specimens of natural history have been this week sdded to the Hon. East India Company's museum, Leaden tall-street, among which the following are worthy of no tice :—Ovis Ammon, male and female, from Thibet; Otis 111ahura, male and female, from Thibet; Ovis Yignei, inale Ovis Yignei, domestic sheep of Thibet; Capra. domes tic.ang, goat; Capra Ibex, domestic goat of Kumaon ; Captain wild ass of Thibet ; Tetrcerus Quadricornis, the by s-horned antelope. The whole of them have been presented .s J____,_ ,„. R. Strachey, to whom the natural historiani by Mr. 4 3. . debted ; and beautifully stuffed and arranged and to the British B-ker, animal preserver to the Comp n in Europe. to be the most successful animal preserver Museum, who is admitted by scientific naturalists generally number of the Illustrated have now before us the second THE DALTON S. No. lII]. By Charles Lever. TUE FRENCH ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS.—We London News in French. It is admirablyhenwe consider the " Amusingly, as after the wont of Mr. Lever's pure French (no small praise Strat fictions, the three roads of life are traversed—the in- rinted, and the illustrations are cidents and accidents encountered suggesting, as ford by the is careful l y e a r n d d er oo o r f re a c r t y Bowe" style i ofm w uch of our newspaper French), art. p sVe congratulate the spirited pro hitherto, comical etchings to Phil. Without marring of . h the interest of the story, it may be tliiserved that the of journalism. prietors g on the complete success of au experiment wholly unique in the history narrative has so far advance] that Frank has at length visited his uncl e, and that Mrs. Rick m ett's "at hoe " LEAMINGTON ARCIIERY MEETING.---ThiS meeti n g will take place at Leamington on the 25th sad 26th _Jost: bas' at length been disturbed. Wi th the number just instead of the 26th and 27th, as Atated in our paper of yea issued the second volume has been .cuamenceci. tvrclily. , • e the t they would to SS prOSII ng moo. port. 'oble ould ,and on latt yell •ate 7 to t it I