The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-02 00:00:00

.--------- miieh )10 ,fhieh they di,would advert. In a printed paper I,ii,4:l,,s'sa eirenlatid, it was complained that the 155,,,,• ‘-'^‘l,ninoners it refused the directors an in ilesi, __'"%v the fact was that Mr. Nash had fre- IN4, 7raten to the Commissioners soliciting an in- Itp st dSI the same time forwarding voluminous ip 4 to the d' es ors „, 'spates between the shareholders and I,steriotlhe pates between had invariably refused ki los, b 0 these disputes, as beyond their juris tlinrut the), informed Mr. Nash that if he tetioo•,rd in writing any abuse to which their Nt Is tnl Powers applied, they would immediately Il l i cit , t a Interview. He never made such a col:ta rs tc'? .nd as oue of that Commission he stood IthhcAglfy its refusal to be dragged into the disputes ihrsetTietqlllY.--(ifear, hear.) Under these circurn 41,4tire t r°,,,t'st called upon the House to give a decided st, s ,° -"e motion. tia.., tAILLY said ,rtioo with . the abuses which had occurred in ;hts,„ this company imperatively demanded gig ALlg ati e: , e ,i .on asked for by the Hon, Baronet. He ti e ntire! f - ' 414,. at the i tiro ; th y fro the sight Hon. Gentleman in disputes of i company i, c u t ie ti ct for discussion in that Ihuse. In what other were not liPect°4:lle shareholders who had been plundered j ii , °° ,°e of do ve rr drsss or justice done to them but the k 'e , re th ":1°1°03? If they went to Chancsry it would .Mattatet o e ,nt In interminable litigation and expense. As , !restoring confiii in enterprise in rs4 d led of r . ence railway . ta r ' 4 th souseP "entlng such franc's in future, lie hita. to agree to the motion of the Hon. ,41 1% 4 ‘4114. (Ye°NNELL • two Bills before Ps e i c ,-9 with re_ said . there were that t i,. t oes th_ ei:pect to this ease. lie thought , Besides ti7)...ahs dire'etr_l a !e from interfering with it. th,sune_ ho;t4t:traiflalbehad g,reed to the istue of an inj the §ti t •Ilteroelat af 14 from any further outlay until might 1ti ,.., is t h e , c) next session. Whatever delay AbSlit th sti '' ', 1 4 of Chancery, ;.t could not be more 441 a le ngthe d • ' e r esult, ne inquiry, and mere blue book i , ° raotio Ile hoped the House would not agree 'ora l uof the Ilon• B t but pass to the ors k r h e s ay. • arone , laiii t , u llOw Nz d . gla th 4 .itucl that ther ere several abuses pre ;w. ° railway t of the country; sufficient ttti, vau i t Y 5 ella Yf ' 4 3 general Com . l honour. To some ai l , e sh ett i ot 0 mercia of the ItNet:°°te Part' . ne day call the attention . he 4 t Ath I teul arly, and for the present occasion ,„ a tlO t 6 41 0 use t • • onsi qv' ° give the subject attentive c ,httti ,‘ °l lll4 It % 17 , "Is t r) t" t r the D' . " -111 of DUBLIN defended the re tsoeLsc,e tab ~ Earl of Courtown and his co-directors ap e i t l r rues which, he said, had most undeservedly 1 4p: 1 „t h el , ta u tn . them. whiche men, h . e c u o i n t e - O c tie i Lle t hat t a t: a iti °°eiety rendered it q at_ Oh, rha rn , i eY should have been guilty of the m Pe te Was is :reality them. He considered that Mr. '1111.'4 bi•oa"tY the party to blame, and his Hon. thol;Ii, sip st , e . grpg the matter forward in Parliament, atirs_ ejudiC© the cause of the defendants in the k; ort s to flits s b . pending in Ali er go °fe ll u Ject, Which was now 115. 4 ,, .aricer y `,4 )„-se sit , • • gho st rtner discussion, the motion was nega- It dsion. l'h, 1 't N„stsate th,, SUPPLY. 't,'ltskte he n Went into Committee on the remain 4it 'c 4 ' i fr , „ lii, i ,t, 1,, h ".,4LLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Lotlll 't ''' to ask f Buckingham Palace. ret eot it or was as to '°ll R° wh• was proposed to postpone that part of Aar 41. 04 , MI content 1 t dthe making of two gar ' t4 l t)t 'of the pae . . how s.t?„ e rso,,, ~. °:Palace. It was indispensible, atots t : 'se hoarding, and to erect a fence fir i i Nt ' d a t he Palace. To that part of the vote L it.. ed there ld be The only it to wou no objection. ILN.s ' , "g to th 'of these works at Ihrth, rooming , 0 execution with ' k t he th e - wha t was to be done i the mar :lts,' were , ex Perise of removing it would be great, . kt t, lirtq vonbtful whether a nearer site for its re )' t l th e ratletil°val• could be found, Instead of ask oh w %ik f mou nt of this vote 14,6721., he proposed tits °st:" 11,000/. which amounted to little more iikt:killisllo443' tore move the hoarding, making a !!' 1 10, 11 4 ,',! the Marble arch. :111 4 44 -sggested whether it would not be better , -, isp,, 's altogeth • h were not . 4 °1 th e er, especially as tey . 1, Nli e h _ toe w site for it, rather than incur the „ts,, ^Mild necessarily be incidental to such a ;lit qStilint, 'ith :7)4 t° said he had ascertained that it would 0141tt,".4(1 heet.,Purchate the property at Charing-cross, I,;khaoilsur4gested for its reception. 'fl'eso :.qPortant discussion the vote was agreed to. 01t.,, th e °ta was for a surn not exceeding 151,5001., , ,r,,1 Of rlpeoses in the year 1850, of constructing a Jlloll"ittße. ti a lis a , NEr 1 , 4 'tei - A said that the charges contained in kl 11 (24 ' tiles . t i t, hhsil,ee,.. e works wets enormous, and many i,N,"ukt '-'I..Y. tu, k lp c ,, t ," he should advise the Committee not ° t r ' t lt it: l :,9f . this money, but to send the sub- I N ' 'l e ('lll.-4°4 to a Select Committee of the is et •Jep44 PurPosel ••t d the harbours con at Nit,,,!, Guernse; vi a s n l d e Alderney. and they tortifittlichrl4l44bPoint of utility not worth the enormous t ttsc°i?e.fartheleet,tl_,P,aid for them. :„, ~„. . ulseuesion, the vote was agreed to 0 4 11 1 q - t k ll t vot e pi , • the ex- I'lic s ° Privy risB 43,000/. fur defraying . t ;441' / ‘-'ourleil, which was passed without ,a,;°) or a , 1;1140 CP°OB 'l.'4°l. Was asked for defraying a portion 4.1.14,i), the Ecclesiastical Commission. . 111100hek'!4 is,t44Jected to this vote, and comained s ti r wi th ns which he had long since moved for ki t% been „,.. th e „ wroceedings of the Commission, 1 t,,1 , ' 4 lt•Lle'eoted. IV "C.rd s f . Sir G. ( , 0 from Lord J. RUSSELL and f,,,tthhittpe dip. A'r th e rot ed, when there appeared 4int ° ... 70 .41 k3' ... ... ... "• .. 32 li , l'h, Na woe llritY for th e •-. ''' • —35 .s it sacs of th en th en an.ree . vote ••• -- , I, r e saes ' 1,9 4 . 61. K a to. for defraying N,repti or th e p.:7as the next vote, k l°ll l. ° obse r '''.`waY Commission. Colonel 4r, t o , YEttIODS by Mr. HUME and t4t i l `ltipt/r., Ilet of atltt • • the recess li, 4i , th e _ Prottused that during s , ct all y co sonstitution of the Railway Board le `° w tistdered $, h t ,, was th . 1/41 the' Nat re ' 4 agreed to. !it, P lib ek„blred to bo voted was 37,606 L, to s' lli 414 4 % of t t ,t t low ItT , he Board of Works in Ireland. _ , k t 4 a ' ai5t,,,,, -r sed on the Government the neces E, N Inis e `' for accel • the new valuation t, 41, 1 . YN,- 3 r qua 13 erating i.h le Lbs oard. •';h kili o eltsh h t, eXpressed his belief that there was stc'l)taill' why tl;'llttit which required more active j'isi; l ,h oi l kr. '34,oard of Works. He should like hi s l4 rl,,,,,Per s isti Lri lth , the chief Commissioner, - than 4 44 (SO slate `141? There were three other Corn 'Y a• aaititi each other to do nothing. One thr.o si • es s „, It), , t4„ln a til ould do more work in one day 4 i),;st aii \441, 1 a ! ) ritil. k, otlti, 4 of the 40 hex id not consider the salary of laihi%, 1 1 he Boaof Works at all extravagant, 4 She 1 1 % 44 4 " to Perforra ost laborious. 41'541thtIoX were ni was not a ts - • IV jtl„tstaisci Contended that there V 7.. h; 0 4 t Wspi t '!* the Government so hard worked s l , 'by ° ad tl,' l ll/ 1 ,1;,n Dublin, iitt that i t 'tit t 4 .',-,41-4E could not allow the statement . to do slip I 'M t h_ sli ~ sloard of Works had nothing be t7IN :slt",,cltiti'ecigwvainted with the subject must h. ° lis,,t lyo_k,iii sk.''re many and important. the r kr th lod t h 'Ks i r , 7. ( ILI had no doubt but that . ,44: 45 t1h b 1t a e srela.od had enough to do, but De 41 41 / let 4" Port' ofduties could be ti , i h nr eet a b ort lon their 'ls e krkt ,tarthet.n rds much more efficiently. d to. ~olo"isje,t'cte Ass the vote was agree 'et ,, , 41 41 W il t i',,, c e rur 3 5,000 i to defray the charges l'r ths ek 'llo l n and other secret services. . ° 'ra it ii t ii ' objected to the extent of this 'td tifrlit.°4eY )P ° 8 ther of knowing blew wh st ), ss Wa s , ne.s , e was no means on , ea * 4 , 01 (4 ' 1 'l4. What threw a suspicion I t lim i t ` , ss t he re as t Year the vote was 38,0001., 14 4 °t i '°l4)/ ` 4°ll th t h t year it was k e t a e ,? T., at e presen . ti h 4 l ) N ' 44 had a stron susnicion all was th e k t Paid °I of g' ' • bait t r , (t i ts h 0 14 ~ Is vote. Perhaps the white_ - I t , t 4 0 , et it. th. Imp 4, w h aw t. At all events, the House had . t‘.l - r ote es t „ es t , s. . tee mo ney was spears, and until . 0 00 be ;°res•J_asti6ed in saying that it was applied , m ) , , s. •-• ', d h Ile would erefore move that t 4 1 41 r. li fj e , ~ ,_ , th , . 41 I tl t o kt "MOOL, which would make it be t 6 tr ota, l 4 °rl e 4:, oh , did - • , 4 hy'ttkPFeted that the incumbranees on ii tl ß 1 4 . th e h 't thi"„'s gee have greatly fallen off, soi k hi t - ref ''', ar e a sum was required. ktt, °lish oft °", slag g . L etsiili 4,,,,,100,.„ gest that instead of 15,0 ff 00 tstsittUt is tilu ti u t ; should be the sum struck o .. PorQ' rho having agreed to shape his 4 th e klaci wkatlce with this suggestion, the tal4,,, l !titte t i, when there appeared 1. it .sess. of s ot.. ~. . -.: ..• ..„ ••• 44 Le il'2l734lljority ••• ..., ... 83 t4kitti.llP°4qt'a77l. wa e ... "' ••• —39 • e NltitiNV.,,,t)face. then. proposed for the Berne i 'utita,N,,'S drew att • c ,,, s e i ,..t h k in en 1., ention to the circumstance, in oiOt y, paati4 Irelandthis;,(l,oi, did not participate of, I N t i Itiliti°4l: tilt to themr , which, being deprived of, 4r' a sti er , 'nap °Ptieles and to the public ot this , ;Wll'olll4o. iii_nd,w.rork could be done cheaper NtStste•444,aviocitaseciutinajected to the system of ce t at , I let; 4 kve e ' ) , ' a id the is Dublin 1 piiltt➢lN de a l of stneen's printer in ~°4 h;ais tt. sapplie., Work for the service, and the Vit. h th, i !, 4 44 to there on the same principles as bah`AbAlleseis"_? s!ationery in Ireland was sup ssaii.. ntil„Ut-j, stationer in Dublin. 4 ' l l. 4 ota,,' stationer th e is ., m e 0 1 11 P . 4 Jit depot ,,tueen stationer s-office 4, t?ltt, for stationery supplied from r I) ' l tti l s 4°14 ite w , ,k, a a t , h It th , as the author of the regulation '4 ado °of ()41 (1 be eh a .°Ff• et Il e h eennorn.. , don e in England. He did ii;:stt, M of 5 gas 'vio l' for it was done cheaper in Thelh . a tt t ,_ 0 ar et , __ _..4 Scotland, and there a saving *a t mq ee ur . t ight th e lt,‘,-,„ opts thlttee • sand a year. He was I t to, kleaaze,rl by th Which made the suggestion, , ad o , °Qs t•Li., Gayer t vh . 94t, E. Oh of ~ ntnent. th at at ) :° it I V l sed a t th It° LXCHEQUER said be rt % A te , tl3 fee 4a 11 on. Gentleman's observe s ttp . , the gad aff s' that bringing the stationery "e s lit , s, e as e „,, ectea vth klai r •It ,by ah % great saving, and when ‘t ''t th %la h 9 1 d th e % kis, 'th Ilt ea ,_ dnl n 3•.riaake a change? )44(lit4Nry it eg d,, p , rt (4 object to one office, but K.!' tqL'• aid red,4oeiv 11,1_eat Should be debited with sho7iisted t:Yist.ftri:v h;.at they might ascertain the q th e 6•• l e e to tte , PE 41"t?l:10111y further. la R ° ess,s pri,t.klatiti useut that economy could be stie!et tir'rts k rid tn .g• The" koeounts, and that there k Nt4, kl 'eat i I mp orts Planner of keeping a record ht e. Le n ° in th,, Provein,•44 the United States would W:Pt Irie . " ( Aie ' 6 e eVillt, --' 'LI th% mode of making „urie tht„ 4.4 ",1,. llid, irr,t4/), 4eturn,—,,, he delay which took place • Isleture ° ° l th ° f ront the taken in b tai‘Arbs; to a e tOl onie . time k its t i ada f '-Gak.reat ezt 4 , but the same delay Stalest o c 0 wi s °III b 0 remedied. t ura s • ° Lied ti, rtittl of "It the return s h "rtua tion, as it was s in ould the THE SUN, Mr. V. SMITH approved of the stationery being sup ! plied from one offi •.e. It was also to be observed that the vote had been decreased this year, and that a saving might be effected in printing Parliamentary papers. Many things were printed which ought net to be printed. There should be an officer to discriminate what papers were valuable, and what not. There was an item of 1,0001 a year for printing for the Railway-office. Mr. C. LEWIS said, the increase for printing the papers of Commissions had greatly diminished. The item for the Railway-office was only an estimate, and might be less. After a few words from Mr. BROWNE concerning agricultural statistics, Mr. REYNOLDS said he would undertake for the printers of Dublin, that they would do the printing for the public departments 20 per cent. cheaper than it was now done in London. Mr. C. LEWIS observed, in explanation of the cata logues of the National Gallery, that the profits of the sale were deiucted'from the expense of printing them. Mr. CO 3DEN pressed on the House the necessity of having their reports in octavo form instead of quarto. Mr. FRENCH wished to know why an answer was not given by the Treasury ts the question put by his Right lion. Friend the Lord Mayor of Dublin, with re gard to the printing being done for 20 per cent. less than was now paid. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not disposed to pay any attention to voluntary offers of that description; but if a contract were made it would be very different. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY and Mr. Gore- MURN, in favour of the House reports being printed in an octavo shape, Mr. DISRAELI expressed his opinion in favour of the change, and observed that no species of information could be more valuable than that contained in the vari ous blue books presented to the House. Colonel DUNNE complained, that although there were 36,000 soldiers in Ireland, the stationery was but 7001., while for the constabulary, amounting to but 12,000 men, it was 1,0001. That was a disproportion which required some explanation. The vote was then agreed to. 13,0001. for defraying, for 1850, the expense of build ing, &c., the Edinburgh National Gallery. Mr. BRIGHT protested against the vote. If Edin burgh bad a national gallery, why should not Manches ter and Birmingham have national galleries also? Mr. HUME defended the vote, inasmuch as it was for the promotion of science and the fine arts, which had made considerable progress of late years in Scotland. Mr. DISRAELI said that the words in the estimate reminded him of an advertisement of Mr. George Robins —(A laugh)—and, for that reason, he certainly enter tained some suspicion of the utility of the vote. Mr. V. SMITH thought it was a fair thing to have a public museum in Edinburgh, but he should like to have some information on the subject, particularly as regarded the contracts for the building. Mr. BRIGHT said that a sum of 4,000/, was put down as a site for the building, whereas he was informed on a late occasion that the corporation of Edinburgh were to give the site for 1,0001. There were large sums of money left to Edinburgh in the shape of legacies, and it would be much more independent to apply them in that way than asks for grants of the public money. Sir J. GIBSON CRAIG observed that those charities were strictly tied up and could not be applied to any other purposes than the intentions of the donors. The vote was then agreed to, and the House resumed. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, &c., ANNUITY BILL. The House having resolved itself into Committee on ;his Bill, it was proposed to fill up the blank with 12,0001. Mr. HUME said he bad given notice of his intention ,0 propose that the blank should be filled up with 8,0001., ..hat being the amount given on a former occasion to the Duke of Gloucester, who was a nearer relation to the Sovereign than the present Duke of Cambridge; but be lieving that a vote of 10,0001. would be more likely to receive general support, be would propose that the blank be filled up with that sum.—(Hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK trusted the Hon. Member would not move so large a grant. Let the House just consider what the Royal Duke bad. Why should he have 10,0001. —for what purpose? If we had a Royal Family it was necessary there should be provision for certain portions of that family. But it was a matter of great import ance to know when the individuals of that family should cease to have a claim.—(Hear.) Some line should be drawn, and ho was of opinion that the further an indi vidual was removed from the situation of heir to the Crown the less right had he to an allowance from the public. He admitted that a person so near to the Throne as the Duke of Cambridge should be provided for, but such provision ought to be judged of by the habits of the people among whom he lived. , 10,000/. was a very iarge sum. The Duke of Cambridge when alive had only 24,000/. Mr. HUME.-27,0001. Mr. ROEBUCK—WeII, 27,000/. His two daughters were to have 3,0001. each, and his son 12,000/, and his widow 6,000/., making together 24,000/. Now, let the House remember that her Majesty had been so fruitful as to produce seven children. Every one of these seven had the same claim as the late Duke of Cambridge.— (Hear, hear.) Every one might marry, and there might be a multiplication of families of this description.— (Hear, hear.) Were was this to end?—(Hear, hear.) It might seem an ungracious proceeding to enter into a discussion of this sort. If the money could be obtained without applying to the labouring population he should be happy to contribute his quota; but it would have to be wrung from the bard earnings of the industrinas and laborious millions. It was the duty of the House to con sider whence the money would have to be derived, and the purpose to which it was to be applied.—(Hear, hear.) What was the purpose? The maintenance of these Royal persons in that sort of decent splendour which was compatible with their situation. For that pur pose such a sum was more than was necessary. —(Hear, hear.) The Duke cf Cambridge, he supposed would marry. The Duke of Cambridge would have a family. Was that family to be provided for? He might bo told that sufficient for the day was the evil thereof. But the evil was here, and they ought to begin by cutting down the money to the lowest point; and he should therefore move that the blank be filled up with " 5,0001"—(11ear, hear.) The question was then put that " 5,0001. should be in serted." Mr. W. BROWN did not consider 12,000/. necessary to support the dignity of the Duke of Cambridge. Her Majesty's Ministers, whose duties were very laborious, did not receive near so much, and yet it was proposed to give the Royal Duke 12,000/. when he did nothing. Mr. ROEBUCK said that her Majesty's Ministers re ceived 5,0001. The judges of the land received 5,0004 Every moment of their time was devoted to the public business. He did not wish any indignity to be mani fested towards his Royal Highness. He wished him to be provided for as an honest English gentleman, and he thought 5,000/. quite sufficient for the purpose. Let the House recollect that he possessed a sum of money; that he had an estate, and received a salary as a general officer. Mr. AGLIONBY said in theory he did not see why 5,000/. was not sufficient, but he thought no good likely to result from dividing on that sum, when propositions for 8,0001. and 10,000!. had been already negatived. They who cared more for royalty than for economy had beaten these propositions by large majorities.—(Cries of " No, no.") Was it not so?—( No, no.) It was so re corded.—(Hear.) If the Hon. Member for Sheffield divided on the proposition for 5,000/. he should certainly vote with him, but he would rather take the sense cf the House on the 10,0001.—(Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said it was difficult to settle by argument whether 5,0001 or 12,000/. was a proper sum. Gentlemen must judge f a. themselves what they thought a Prince of the Royal Family required for the honour able maintenance of his dignity and to meet those de mands which came on the Royal Family more than on those who possessed four or five times the amount it was now proposed to grant.—(Hear.) lie did not think it was fair to say that there was a distinction between those who were for royalty and those who were for eco nomy—(Hear, hear)—because both sides might desire that what was best for the country should be done, some considering the smaller sum deficient, and others believ ing that it would not be creditable to the country to see the pecuniary means of a Prince of the Royal Family very much reduced.—(Hear.) It should be considered, according to the arrangement of the civil list, that it was intended for the support of the Sovereign, and the So vereign only. In former times, when there was a con siderable annual sum derived from the property of the Crown, the Crown had the means of supporting the sons and daughters of the reigning Soveregn or any colla teral relations out of the income belonging to the Crown. These revenues, however, had been devoted to the public service, and therefore some grant was ne cessary, and he considered 12,0001. a far more fitting sum than s,oool.—(Hear.) Mr. V. SNIITH considered the precedent in the Duke of Gloucester's case ought to be followed, and that 8,000/. was a reasonable sum.—(ilcar.) If 5,0001. only should be granted, the Duke would be in a worse posi sition than before, for the sum of 6,0001. was previously paid for his maintenance. He would support the propo sition for 8,000/. or 10,0001., but could not vote for the sum proposed by the Hon. Member for Sheffield. Mr. DISRAELI having supported the original mo tion of the Government, felt bound, in justice to him self and the Hon. Gentlemen who voted with him, to deny the observation that, in so doing, they were influ enced with feelings for royalty and not fur economy— (Hear, hear.) Ho regretted that any P r i nce of the blood should be placed in the position of the Duke of Cambridge, and that it should be necessary to make an application to the House on this subject.—(Hear.) And he must beg the House to remember that princes of the blood were placed in this position by Act of Par liament.—(Hear, hear.) He did not want to enter into any controversy as to what would have been the rental of the estate of the Crown, if the Crown had been left in the enjoyment of that estate; but he believed that, if it had been properly managed, it would have been suffi cient to support the necessary splendour and dignity of the Crown without any application for the aid of Parlia ment.—(Hear, hear.) But the question did not come into controversy, because Parliament interfered and con sidered they had achieved a result favourable to their liberty in depriving the Sovereign of the real possession of her estate. He confessed he was very much influenced upon this occasion by the opinion of the Government, who had given the subject that due consideration which its importance deserved. He must remind the House that when they entered on this criticism of the expenditure of a Prince, they must not forget the position in which they had placed him, irrespective of the considerations to which he had referred with respect to the Royal Family generally. If they took the peerage of England, and cast their eyes over the wealthier patrician houses, they would find that they had been created in the course of centuries by marrying heiresses—(Hear, heir)—and this to an extent of which few were aware who had not examined the subject. A poor peer in one genera tion would probably not be a poor peer in a subsequent generation, in consequence of the influence of Ins rank. But in what position did they place a Prince of the Royal house? They had passed a law which prevented his ever founding a family by those means by which other noble families were established; and that was a point which ought not to be lost sight of.—(Hear, hear.) He would take a familiar instance of the posi tion in which a prince of the blood was placed. Tto Duke of Cambridge was an English Duke. He was the first of English Dukes—the first of the English nobility. He was a few weeks ago the eldest son of an English Duke. Was he allowed to address the electors of West minster? Was ho permitted as a commoner to enter that House and exercise the abilities he possessed to improve his position? It had been said that he was paid more than a Secretary of State. But was a man in his posi tion allowed to try to obtain such a position? He was shut out from any of these means of honourable ambi tion. He could not be Governor-General of India.:These were :the sort of restrictions placed on a member of the Royal Family. Let the House place him in the same position as other persons, and then there would be some foundation for criticism; but as they did not choose to follow that course, they must consider his position as a Prince of the blood.—(Hear, hear.) They ought to recollect, also, that they were voting on this occasion not half that to the present Duke of Csmbridge which the former Duke:possessed. Besides, when they proposed to atop the income of the Duke, in case he should become King of Hanover, they ought to remem ber that these were times when a man might be King of Hanover one day, and without a kingdom the next. They ought to make provision for such a contingency. After due consideration be felt bound to support that proposition which had originated with the Government. Mr. ROEBUCK believed that the Hon. Gentleman was under a mistake in point of law when he said that the present Duke could not, when Prince George of Cambridge, have canvassed the electors of Westminster, and if elected by them, be a Member of that House. Mr. BRIGHT was not surprised that the Noble Lord found it difficift to argue this question. A considera ble number of Members in that House thought the vote too much, and out of doors there was but one unani mous opinion respecting it—namely, that it was extra vagant.—(Hear.) As to the Marriages Act to which the Hon. Member for Buckingham referred, and who would, he supposed, have voted for 14,0001., be must declare that it was no argument with him, for it was an Act of which he did'not approve, and for which he could not be responsible. He thought it one of the most wicked and miscbievous Acts that had ever passed. Notwithstand ing that Act, he doubted extremely, if the Duke of Cam bridge proposed to marry some person with a large fortune, that it would be considered advisable on the part of the Crown to refuse its assent to such a marriage.— (Hear.) If the late Duke of Cambridge, out of the many hundreds of thousands of pounds of the public money he had received, had thought proper to provide for his children this discussion need not have taken place. The present Duke of Cambridge had a private fortune of his own, he was a general officer, and he had a large official salary as a colonel of a regiment, some twelve hundred or fifteen hundred a year, and these with those other matters that were always given to a person in his position, The vote mow proposed by the Government he believed would be the must unpopular of the whole session. —(Hear.) It was the first step in a bad course, and it would lead to great embarrassment hereafter. Mr. DISRAELI explained. The Hon. Member had no right to assume that he would have voted for the 14,0001, It was quite an unauthorised assumption, for ho had on a former occasion alluded to the late Duke of Gloucester having that sum, and he had said that ho was glad the reduction had been made, considering the re duction of prices, the consequence of that injurious law to which he was opposed, and that had been supported by Hon. Gentlemen opposite.—(Hear.) Mr. ANSTEY moved that the Chairman report pro gress. Be did so on the ground that an attempt was about to be made by the Government to sacrifice their privileges. The question for them now to consider was this—the question of privilege before the supply, a re dress of grievances before they granted the public money.—(Hear.) An attempt was made to get through the supplies before the resolutions affecting those privi leges were disclosed. The attempt he was determined to resist ; and therefore, without meaning anything hos tile to the Duke of Cambridge, he moved that the Chair man report progress. This motion was, after a brief discussion, withdrawn, Lord J. RUSSELL promising the resolutions should be submitted to the House: upon the Speaker resuming the chair. The amendment of 5,0001. was then negatived without a division. The Committee divided on Mr. Home's amendment for 10,0001. For the amendment ... 76 Against it ..• ... 105 Majority ..• ... —29 Mr. HUME put it to the Noble Lord whether it would be proper for him, after this division, to persist in the vote et 12,000/., for, taking from the Noble Lord those who were obliged to vote with him, the opponents to so large a grant were in the majority. There were some Members, too, on the other side who did not approve of the vote, but who voted for it from peculiar circumstances.—(Laughter.) He did not like to ana lyse the motives of individuals, but there were in that llouse two classes of expectants—those who were in office, and those who were out but expected to be in. Mr. BRIGHT asked the Secretary at War to answer a question which he had to put to the Noble Lord, but that he was unable to answer, and that was as to the fact of the vacant regiment being given to the Duke of Cambridge. He hoped there would be no quibble in the answer to so plain a question. Mr. F. MAULE replied, that he had happened to put the question to the Military Secretary two days since, ss to whether any arrangement had been made as to the disposal of the regiment of Guards. The answer he received was, that there was no appointment to that reeiment. Mr. BRIGHT asked the Secretary at War whether he did not know that the Duke of Cambridge was the person that it was decided upon should have that regiment? Mr. F. MAULE replied not that he had heard of. Mr. STANFORD would not have risen upon this oc casion but for the imputation cast upon Hon. Members sitting upon his side of the House. Mr. HUME assured the Hon. Gentleman he did not allude to him. Mr. STANFORD continued by saying that he was very glad no improper motive was attributed to him; but such an imputation should not be cast upon any of the Honourable Members who had supported this rote. They who supported it were actuated by prin ciple. He could discover no principle amongst its opponents, who were shifting about from 8,0001 . to 5,0001., and then to 10,0001., and who, not having any principle, merely showed their animosity against the Royal Family.—(Cheers, and cries of " Oh, ob.") In giving his vcre he was sure ho bad done that which would be popular. for the people of this country desired to maintain the Royal Family with proper dignity. — (Hear, hear.) The people of this country saw that the late Duke of Cambridge, though possessing a large in come, bad died a poor man, and this solely because he was so benevolent, so generous, and so gracious in his patronage and support of their several charities. — (Hear.) He had a right to express his reasons for giving the vote he had done on this occasion; and in addition to the other arguments that had been brought forward in supporting it, he could not avoid adverting to the fact that their aristocracy had large fortunes, that their merchants had large fortunes, and even their tradesmen were able to clear from 12,000/. to 1.1,000/. ; and that therefore 12,000/. a year to a Prince of the blood, with large demands upon him, such as none of those persons had, could not be considered too large a sum to grant him. It certainly could not be called ex travagant, and in supporting such a vote he certainly could not be called an expectant, for be did not partici pate in the Royal Family entertainments—(Hear) —and he believed his constituency would consider that be had given a right vote. Mr. ROEBUCK said that as to the imputation upon those who opposed the vote, that they were animated with animosity to the Royal Family, it was unworthy of the Hon. Gentleman to make, and it would be unworthy of him (Mr. Roebuck) to answer it. After a few words from Lord C. HAMILTON, which were inaudible in the gallery, The vote for 12 000/. was agreed to without a division. The House having resumed, BARON L. ROTHSCHILD. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that, with per mission of the House, he begged, before any other order of the day was proceeded with, to give notice that on Monday he should move the two following rasolutionss— " That the Baron Lionel Nathan do Rothschild is not entitled to vote in this House, or to sit i❑ this House, during any debate, until he shall take the oath of abju ration in the form appointed by law. " That this House will, at the earliest opportunity in the next session of Parliament, take into its serious con sideration the form of the oath of abjuration with a view to relieve her Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish religion." —(Laughter, and cries of " 06, oh".) RAILWAYS ABANDONMENT BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he proposed to adopt the Lords' amendments to this Bill rather than lose this session, and should fix Tuesday, at Twelve o'clock, for further proceedings on the Bill. The Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill, went through Committee, as also that of the Fees Cou rt of Common Pleas (No. 2) Bill. tio T n h c e o S n h ti e n e u p at a i n o d n C Bi a l t l tl w e a C s o r n ea ta d g a io s u e s co Disorders Preven- COPY OF DESIGNS ACTS AMENDMENTS BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill, Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know how far this Bill was to extend. Ho took the opportunity of calling attention to the discrepancy in the opinions of the late and of the present Attorney-General, as to the right of the public to the parks; and gave notice that he should at the earliest period take the sense of the House not only against the salaries of the Commissioners of Woods aril Forests, but n(t a u l l s iB o v against the salary of the First t l‘ o l Mr ' e uGr x : h ( t ) iß o r b t oi G i t i ii j ' A , ' , C ie, N ro a w s n k;d if the Bill bad any reference thejhticbti.ted at It related ex h t bdi Mr. d nr its object the pr o t ect i on o L et Boi o s; f a i i nsn d ue e g t x h het e nyae ß rertaa i nri eoa b s a da d bsyi tma igothalsohoeutrbb bp l a o eud be o frxo b i exhibitions. After a few words from Mr. SPOONER and Colonel DUNNE, Mr. NEWDEGATE thought the object of the Bill w as totally inconsistent with the advantages attached to the exhibition of 1851, which was said to be the im provements of our own designs a nd manufactures. - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that unless per sons were secured their inventions they would be chary of exhibiting them. The Bill, therefore, would promote LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1850. improvement, by encouraging. such persons to exhibit their designs. Mr. HENLEY hoped that time would be given to discuss the Bill in Committee. Ile thought that protec tion was to be given to the foreigner against his design being pirated, but that no protection was given to the Englishman against his inventions being pirated by the foreigner. The present was a one-sided measure. The Bill was the❑ read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND, No. 2) BILL. On the motion for the adjourntd debate on the second reading of this Bill, Mr. HAMILTON said he proposed to strike out all the clauses, except those relating to the cutting and carrying away of crops by night or on Sundays, and to alter the title of the Bill to " A Bill to prevent the fraudulently Cuffing and Carrying of Crops to evade Distress for Rent." Mr. MOORE proposed the debate be adjonrned. Colonel DUNNE said the Secretary for Ireland had told them that unless a Bill of this sort was passed he could not answer for the peace of Ireland another year. Mr. J. O'CONNELL supported the amended Bill out of consideration to the tenantry of Ireland. Mr. REYNOLDS opposed the 13111. After some further discussion the House divided. The numbers were— For the adjournment of the debate 6 Against it ... Majority against the adjournment —69 It was ultimately suggested by Sir G. GREY that the Bill should be read a second time, and that it should be committed pro forma on an early day, in order that the House might see the nature of the alterations made in it. On the question being put, the House again divided, when it appeared that tills numbers were— For the second reading 70 Against it Majority in favour of the second reading —64 The Bill was then read a second time. The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow (this day). The other orders of the day wore then disposed of, and t he House adjourned at Half-past Two o'clock. testing the abilities of the officer who has been deputed to conduct us through the many difficulties that must necessarily beset us. I am not disposed to make invidious comparisons; nevertheless I venture to say that the man who accom plishes what a Ross failed in must be possessed of no ordinary qualities, whether as regards nautical skill, physical prowess or scientific knowledge. To be a suc cessful Arctic navigator he must not only be a thorough bred, experienced seaman of untiring energy, coolness, and discretion, but he mus t h ave t h e power o f quick thought and the ready application of it—capable of taking a rapid survey of the objects before him, so as to enable him instantaneously to exercise his own judgment, without baying recourse to the advice of others. In making the abovo remarks I do not breathe a doubt that the gallant commander of the expedition possesses those qualifications calculated to encounter and over come the thousand difficulties attendant on an Arctic catnpaign.. P.S.—FURTHER INTELLIGENCE.—Yesterday five sail of whalers were observed, standing to the southward. Captain Penny passed here a month ago. So much fer that energetic and daring seaman. The American expedition has also passed. Clothing issued as presents to the crews of the ex pedition. TUESDAY, JUNE 18.—Received by every officer and man—One blue box cloth jacket; one pair ditto trousers; ono Guernsey frock, blue; one pair drawers; one pair fisherman's boots; one southwester; two pairs hoot hose; one belt lined with flannel; and one com forter. for the town and county of Newcastle, propose to have sufficient access to this emir', and 1 propose to hate that door open. Sir C. Monck—We cannot have it open. His LORDSHIP —But I will have it open, and I Hill fine any one who opposes it's being opened. Sir C. Monck—Then we must leave it to your Lord ship's discretion to fine us. We cannot have it opened. His LORDSHIP—Then I desire that that door be left open. Sir C. Afonck—We cannot have it, my Lord; we are using it ourselves. We cannot have it. The Queen's justices are using it. flit LounsuiP—But I supersede your authority. Sir C. Monck—We cannot have it; we are bitting in petty sessions. His LORDSIIIP—Then I shall order the High Sheriff to opon that door. I am here on the county business ❑nder the Queen's commission. Sir C. AL;nck—That room cannot be made a lobby or a passage. His LORDSHIP —Suppose I wish to consult my brother Cresswell. as I do, on this case? Sir C. Monck—There is a way out round (pointing to the ordinary passages of the court, which were densely crowded). His LORDSHIP—Oh! round there. I cannot ent'r into unseemly dispute. You will at your own peril Wive what I have requested. Sir Charles Monck—We did not raise the disrute. His LORDISHIP—Yes, you are doing so. Sir Charles Monck— Well, if you choose to exercise your own authority, you must do so. His LORDSHIP—I (10 so. Sir Charles Monck—lf you choose to break through that suly)rdinate authority we have, you must do so. His LORDSHIP—Then perhaps the better way would he, instead of your raising the unseemly noise of the High Sheriff breaking open the door by my order, that you should now make all the protest you can, and retire. Sir Charles Monck—Oh, no; that won't do; we are using the room. His LORDSHIP—I wish at this moment to pass through. Sir — Charles Monck—Specially we will permit it. His LORDSHIP—Is the High Sheriff here? The High Sheriff here stepped forward, and, pre ceding his Lordship, immediately led the way through the disputed door, followed by his Lordship. It is unnecessary to say that this unseemly and dis graceful scene i❑ the middle of a trial for murder—the wretched man in the dock having fallen back half in sensible, whilst his life was in the hands of the jury then deliberating on his fate—excited but one feeling of dis gust in the court. This was neither the time nor the occasion in which to obtrude the wretched local squab bles of the town and county justices before the public, to say nothing of the manner in which it was done. The jury having returned, after an absence of about twenty minutes, found the prisoner Guilty of wilful murder. The prisoner, who was supported by the police, and appeared to be half insensible, baying been called upon " what he had to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him according to law," His LORDSHIP put on the black cap, and proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoner in the most seism* man ner. The prisoner, after a careful trial, had been found guilty of the crime of wilful murder of his wife, under circumstances of the utmost horror. It did not become him to aggravate the sufferings which he then appeared to endure. For him now this world was no more. What a dreadful picture did this case present of the conse quence of intoxication? If the prisoner's untimely fate should operate as a warning to all of the fatal conse quences of intoxication, he would not die in vain. He could hold out to the prisoner no hope of mercy. He must prepare for the worst, and by earnest prayer and sincere repentance endeavour to obtain that mercy in Heaven which was denied to him on earth. His Lordship then passed the awful sentence of death in the usual form, and the prisoner was removed from the dock, ap parently nearly insensible. THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH. The vacant seat in the representation of Lambeth is likely to be very warmly contested. All the candidates who have as yet presented themselves seem to be very nearly of the same political creed. Mr. W. Williams and Mr. J. H. Palmer are the two gentlemen who, up to the present moment, appear to be most deeply com mitted to the constituency, and to be most in earnest in their intention to go to the poll. Their handbills are posted up in every conspicuous place throughout the borough; they have committees established, and all the usual preparations for an electioneering contest set on foot. Mr. Williams relies upon the support of the Lam beth Electoral Association, the " immortal eight," as they are called on the placards. Mr. Palmer, on the other hand, appears to rest his hopes of success on local grounds, and especially on the support of the Dissenters, who are reminded by his party that Mr. Williams sup ported the Maynooth grant. Both the candidates ad dressed crowded meetings of electors last ni g ht, an d were well receivod by thorn. Mr. Palmer's friends as sembled at the New Inn, in Westminster-road, and those of Mr. Williams in the Waterloo-road. Their speeches were principally directed to the subject of en larging the franchise and vote by ballot. The following characteristic circular was issued yesterday to the electors of the borough by Sir Charles Napier:— " Gentb men,—lf you would like to be represented by a sailor, I am ready. You know how I have exposed waste of public money both in and out cf Parliament, and I am ready to do so again. " It i;4 impossible to can►ass you in person, and I will not insult you by sending piid emia,sers. " Before the election I will hold public meetings, and, if favourably received, will appear on the hustings on the day of election. " CHARLES NAPIER. " 18, Albemarle-Qtreet, Au;. 1." THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON AND SOUTH- EASTERN RAILWAYS. Yesterday, in pursuance of the Act of Parham ent for the partition of the existin, station belonging to these companies at London bridge, and for its immediate extensive enlargement, workmen commenced demolish ing the whole of the large building that has hitherto fronted the approach to the railway, remarkable for the elevation at which it stood, and its neat Italian façade. The operation had been delayed owing to the difficulty the companies had experienced in obtaining possession of the land occupied by St. Olave's school, for which the South- Eastern Company have had to find a site for the erec tion of new buildings. Owing to the very limited and inconvenient accommodation at the existing station tor the Continental, South-Coast, and North Kent traffic, the enlargement and improvement have been for some time imperatively called for, and on the entire removal of the building, which will be in a day or two, a large open area will be obtained, extending some 200 yards behind the present station, and presenting a space of scone 300 yards in breadth, which will be devoted to the accommodation of the vehicles arriving for the trains, and as a promenade for passengers in waiting. A temporary station, at which all the trains will de part and arrive, to be opened to-day, has been erected by the Brighton Company, at the end of the enlarged area, with all necessary booking offices and waiting rooms. The South-Eastern Company have also their temporary station abutting upon Tooley-street. The cost of the enlargement is estimated by the Brighton Company not to exceed 150,000/.; and they do not con sider that the enlargement will be a loss to them, as they were paying two-thirds of the expense of the joint station, most of the servants connected with which have received a month's notice. Could the same amount of space have been obtained nearer to London-bridge, on land belonging to Sr. Thomas's Hospital, the permanent station would have been far nearer to that central point; but as the governors of the hospital required 500,0004 for the land and property to be taken, the intention could not he carried out. From to-Jay the two com panies work their traffic independently, and what has been termed " the joint-station" system ceases. AQUATICS. DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE. This very old-established aquatic contest, upon which the popular musical farce of the Waterman is founded, took place yesterday, and, as usual, collected a vast as semblage of spectators. To the livery and badge " be queathed by Mr. Thomas Doggett, a famous comedian, in commemoration of the happy accession of the family of her present Majesty to the Throne of Great Britain," have been added from time immemorial the interest, amounting to about 71, on South Sea Stock, the gift of the late Sir W. JollitTe, to bo divided between the second and third man, in proportions of five-eights and . three eighths ; but upon the present occasion the Fishmon gers' Company, who have the control of this w ager , kindly awarded a guinea , in addition to the livery and badge, for the winner • 11. Is. 6(1 . to the f ourt h man, and a guinea each to the fifth and sixth. The distance was, as usual, from the Swan at London-bridge to the Swan at Chelsea. William Campbell, Lambeth „, .• William James Cawte, Blackfriars Benjamin Thomas Huntingford, Greenwich ::• John Thomas Cannon, Wapping ••• „, Thomas Mills Howard, Ironga' e Joseph Wyld, Lambeth... •• The race was as usual ably conducted by Mr. Dards, bargenaaster to the Fishmongers' Company, who took his seat as umpire in a cutter. At twenty minutes to two, about a quarter of an hour before low water, the whole of the wager-men effected a capital start, all turn ing their boats' heads over to the south shore, and ap plying themselves most vigorously to their work. Al most immediately after the start, however, a alight foul occurred between Wyld and Howard, which necessarily had the effect of delaying both for a little. Scarcely a dozen strokes b a d b ean ta k en , w h en C amp b e ll ( t h e winner of Mr. P. Morris's coat, badge, and freedom for apptentices at the Grand Thames Regatta, and nephew of the celebrated ex-champion) began to show in advance, and just about Southwark-bridge was four clear lengths in advance, at which place Cannon and Gawte were scull and scull, both rowing with great spirit, and Hun tin4ford about three lengths astern of them. From this moment to the end of the race Campbell, whose form of rowing was very capital, never gave his opponents a shadow of a chance. He increased his advantage at every stroke, and did what few of his predecessors have ever done, won by nearly a quarter of a mile with ap parent ease. The three other men formed a gallant race right to the finish, especially Cawte and Cannon, who exhibited considerable game, and passed and re paised each other in their way up. The contest be tween them was continued with great spirit up to Mil bank, where Cawte began to shake his opponent off, and Cannon subsequently gave place at the upper end of Thames -bank to Huntingford. There was about filly yards distance in corning in between the second and third reen, but the last two were completely tailed. The men were afterwards yegaled with a substantial repast at the Old Swan, and the winners subsequently duly presented at head-quarters to receive the award of Tic tory. ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 SEARCH FOR SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. INTELLIGENCE FROM CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S EXPEDITION. The public are indebted to the Admiralty for the following intelligence of Captain Austin's and Captain Penny's expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin and his companions of the Erebus and Terror. Knowing the great anxiety of all ranks and classes for the latest and most correct information of the expeditions sent out to the Arctic regions by the Admiralty, their Lordships, immediately on the arrival of Lieut. Power, with the Admiralty dispatches last evening, communicated the following intelligence to the papers, and at once gave directions for stamping and forwarding to the relatives and friends of Captain Austin's expedition, to whom they were addressed, between 300 and 400 letters that had been sent with the Admiralty dispatches by the officers and men of the Resolute, Assistance, Intrepid, and Pioneer, forming the squadron under the orders of Captain Austin, C.B.:— " Admiralty, August 1, 6 r.sr. "Lieut. Power, of the Emma Eugenia transport, has just arrived from Captain Austin . " Captain Austin left Whale Fish Islands on the 23d of June—all well, perfect in every equipment, th e steamers with six weeks' coal on board. " The day after Captain Austin sailed, the American expedition, consisting of two schooners, arrived at the Whale Fish Islands, and sailed to the northward on the 29th—all well. " Captain Penny passed Disco on the 4th of May —a: well." Their Lordships also directed copies of the following official dispatch to be made and to be forwarded to the press for the information of the public:— " Her Majesty's ship Resolute, at the Whale Fish Islands, June 23, 1850, One o'clock, P. M. " Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty, of the arrival at these islands of the vessels of the Arctic Expedition under my orders, they having left the Orkneys (as reported in my letter of that day's date) on the 15th ult. " 2. Cape Farewell was sighted at noon on the 28th ult., bearing N. 25 W., distant 63 miles; and in the afternoon of the 30th, in hit. 59 N., long. 47 W., the transport Emma Eugenia was fallen in with, and con tinued in company. " 3. On the morning of the 10th inst., the wind h.sving fallen to a calm, with every appearance of its continuing, Whale Fish Islands being 280 miles distant, I deemed it advisable to cause the Resolute to be taken in tow by the Pioneer, and the transport by the Intrepid, leaving the Assistance to make the best of her way. The four vessels arrived here just before noon on the 14th instant ; and early on the morning of the 15th the Intrepid was dis patched to attend the Assistance, which ship she met in the offing, and returned with her in tow about noon. " 4. Since the arrival of the vessels every exertion has been used to clear the transport, which would have been earlier accomplished but from the actual necessity of placing ballast on board for her safety, as the last of the coals came out. " 5, Each ship is now complete, between her and her tender, in provisions, stores,;.and warm clothing, to fully three years, and the tenders have on board coals to the amount of 310 tons each. - "6. Although the ships are somewhat crowded, they are at a comparatively light draught, the mean being. of the Resolute, 14 feet 6 inches, and Assistance, 16 feat 6} inches, leaving them fully equal to a considerable in crease of weight when recollecting the statements con nected with their immersion as merchant vessels with cargo on board. "7. The tenders may be said to be deep, the mean draught being, of the Pioneer, 12 feet 111 inches, and Intrepid, 13 feet 1 inch. They leave this tully efficient in their engines and boilers. B.lmo slight repairs and adjustments have been made here. "8. I hare to observe, with reference to the perform ance of these vessels, that, except in light winds, by the wind' they have been able fairly to keep company, the Pioneer having shown a superiority; her consump tion for that purpose during the passage was 81 tons, and that of the Intrepid 411 tons. " 9. In the operation of towing under the then exist ing circumstances of medium draught of water in a calm with the sea perfectly smooth, th e i r spee d ms y b e considered as approaching four knots; and against a moderate royal breeze, with a more than proportionate head swell, about two knots. " O. The sailing of the two ships has been, under their late trim, nearly equal, the Resolute having had a little advantage in running, and the Assistance ' by the " 11. In the passage up from Cape Farewell the straits were found to be tolerably clear, the extrema of the stream of landice' having been met with about the latitude of that place on the 30th ult .; an d t h at o f th e stream from the pack' in lat. 66 N.,le/rig. 56 W., on the 11th instant. Bergs were not very numerous until this date, from which, up to the time of our arrival, they were found in considerable numbers. Being unable to obtain at this place any information as to the state of the ice further to the northward, Captain Ommaney visited the Danish settlement at Lively, Isle of Disco, and states, the season is considered fairly open.' No records have been found or information obtained of the missing vessels. Tae expedition under the charge of Mr. Penny communicated with that place on the 2d ult., all well, and that great civility and attention was shown to him by the authority there, who promised that any records met with, or information procured, should be preserved and forwarded. 13. It is my present intention in proceeding to the northward to communicate w ith U pernevick, for the purpose of obtaining any information that may be there, as well as a supply of Esquimaux boots, very desirable for ro that of th e s i x bullock brought m transport, fi ve di e d d ur i ng t h e fa, travelling nI g i regret r etb o parties.tsay eya passage. 15. The vessels composing the Expedition may be considered in every way efficient; and it is with much pleasure and satisfaction that I report, that excellent health and spirits, good will and unanimity prevail throughout. ' 15. We proceed onwards at two o'clock, p.m., this day. "I am, Sir, &c., "HonAmo T. AUSTIN, "Captain in charge of the Expedition. "J. Parker, Esq., M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty." We subjoin our private correspendence from the squadron:— _ _ on. All our squad " Her Majesty's Ship —`.! Whale Island s , " Greenland, June 14, 1850 . ' I t o t i h s e n a o r t h v o e w ry w o e ft a e r n e atlhiagteyttoinug receive a letter f rom I s i u k c e la an outlandi s h pl ac e as this, bat I suppose you will ron are an c h ore d, as well as the tra ns port , which we picked up off Cape Farewell. We have had rather a long passage, but withal a pleasant one; the steamers did us good service in the light winds, and the Pioneer towed us upwards of four knots. We have not seen much ice, but a good many bergs. The opinion here is that it is not a very open season as yet, but there is no saying what a month may do. " Penny was at Leively (or Disco) a month ago, a n d has proceeded northward. " We are working night and day to clear the transpo r t, and start again, b u t it is a heavy business. " The natives (Esquimaux) here are just as ugly and dirty as ever. " When we leave here we shall have our provisions piled upon our decks, f o r there is a tremendous lot of things for us. If we cad only got to Melville Island this year we shall, I think, settle the question about Sir J. Franklin. I suppose the other expeditions are all on their way by this time. I hope we shall not have to look after them. "June 22. " I wind up now. -- has been very busy taking magnetic observations, but all is now done. Grub and stores all on board. No further news on this coast.' Wo sail on the 23d June, and hoping for good luck in the ice, and to see you well in eighteen months or two years, believe me, &c." (FROM A NOTHER CO JRRESPONDENT.une 22. Since we arrived here we h ave been as "busy as th e devil in a gale of wind," the ship s getting provisions and stores and the schooner's coals (to the amount of 150 tons each) from the transport. There could not he a more commodious harbour fur our purposes than tins formed by the Whale Islands. Wild ducks, looms, and dovekies aro to be bad in abundance, affording shooting amuse ment for the officers every night. We are not as yet far enough advanced to the northward to enable us to judge whether this season will be what is termed. an " open one" or not. Neither have we had an opportunity of LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM DISCO. No have no more space for private correspondence to-day, and only subjoin the latest news of the expe dition. The transport, Emma Eugenia, Lieut. Power, agent, was cleared at noon on Sunday, June 23, parties having been at work all three preceding nights, and at 2.30, Resolute, Captain Austin, C. 8., and Assistance, Cap tain Ommanney, were towed out by their screw-teaders, Pioneer, Lieutenant-Commander Osborne, and In trepid, Lieutenant-Commander Bertie Cator; and it is stated by those who witnessed their departure, that a more cheerful merry party never started on a pleasure excursion. Their advance northward must have been rapid, as the breez© came up fresh at midnight from the southward. The following day the United States schooner, Ad vance, Commander De Haven, on a similar mission, arrived. Her consort, the Rescue, joined her on the 27th, and on the 29th they pushed on all well, and full of hope. The Emma Eugenia transport, after much labour, completed ballasting by the 3d July, and sailed for Eng land at eight o'clock in the evening. No news had ar rived from the northward up to that date. We regret to add that the Danish Governor at Disco Island died on the 26th June, much lamented by all in his district. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert has proceeded to fill up and complete her fuel at Portsmouth. She will proceed on Monday next to Cowes to attend on the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Court, while at Osborne. We are glad to say the royal yacht has returned from her cruise without a single reported defect. She ran from Cherbourg to the Nab light-vessel, a distance of 67 miles, in five hours and ten minutes, on Wednesday. The Victoria and Albert, the Fairy, and the little dispatch-vessel the Elfin, do credit to Lord Fitzclarence, Captai❑ Crispin, and the other officers and their crews, for their decoration, cleanliness, and order; no vessels or yachts ever surpassed them. Tha distingtiished party that accompanied Lord A, Fitzclarence in his cruise landed last evening, and slept at the George Hotel. Lieutenant Harris, agent of the Princess Royal trans port, died on his passage home. APPOINTMENTS. Clerk—John Hammen, to the Trafalgar, 120, a Sheerness. Midshipmen—David Orr, to the Hastings, 72, flag ship, East Indies; 11. M. Alexander to the Fox, 42, fitting for the East Indies. Cygnet, 8, Commander White, was mustered, in spected, and paid advance at Devoiport, on Wednesday morning, by Captain Nias, C. 8., of Lila Agincourt, Com modore Lord John Hay being engaged with the No paulese Ambassador. Crane, 6, packet-brig, Lieutenant-Commander Par sons, was taken into No. 5 dock, at Devonport, on Wed nesday morning, to have some defects made good. PORTSMOUTH, TIIURSDAY.—The Earl of Balcarres, E4st Indiaman, arrived yesterday from the river. The splendid frigate-built Indiaman, the Monarch, arrived at Spithead, outward bound, on Monday last, and sailed to-day. She is one of the most warlike merchant ships we have ever seen. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Newcastle, July 31. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice CRESS WELL.) MllRlER.—Patrick Forbes was charged with the wil ful murder of his wife, Elizabeth Forbes, at Newcastle, on the 22d of March last. Mr. Ingham and Mr. Lush appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Otter defended the prisoner. We can only give an outline of this case in our report of it, as the details are of too horrid and shocking a cha racter for publication. The prisoner, it appeared, was a labourer, and lived with his wife and four children in an apartment on the fourth floor, up an entry called Clogher's-entry. Both were accustomed to habits of druukennes,. When sober, the prisoner appesred to have generally acted kindly to his wife, and in their habits of intemperance they appeared from the evidence to have often got drunk together. When drunk, he had been often heard to threaten her life, on which occa sion she was in the habit of going to her brother's lodgings for protection. On Friday, the 22d of March last, the prisoner and his wife began drinking together, and early in the day his wife became quite drunk, and about four o'clock that afternoon was seen lying drunk at the bottom of the stairs leading to Clogher's entry. The prisoner, who also was intoxicated, assisted by his daughter, Bridget Forbes, carried the deceased upstairs to her own room, and in so doing the prisoner let her fall. She was placed on a bed in the room, and the prisoner laid himself down beside her, and both appeared to have fallen asleep, and they were so seen about nine or ten o'clock at night. The prisoner's daughter went to bei with a Mrs. Deus in an adjoining room, and about one o'clock they were awoke by a cry, and by a son of the prisoner, aged 14, who came to them from the prisoner's room, where he had slept, and said his mother was dead. On going into the prisoner's room the fire was found lighted and the prisoner sitting beside it. They found the prisoner's wife lying dead on the bed. The prisoner was crying " Oh, my Betty." He got up and said to Mrs. Deas, " I will tell you how it was." She said, I don't want to hear it; keep your counsel to your self; tell somebody else." The boy went for candles and his daughter for medical assistance, the prisoner being left alone. In the fire was a short poker, thrust nearly up to the handle in the fire. Before the prisoner's daughter left for assistance she cried out " Murder!" and the pri soner drove her out of the room. On the arrival of the police they found pools of blood and some spots on the floor. The bed •clothes were soaked with blood, and the prisoner's hands were covered with blood. They could see no marks of violence on the woman. A woman named M'lver, who lived in an adjoining apartment, and who happened to be nursing a sick child about one o'clock, stated that at that time she heard a piercing scream apparently come from the prisoner's room, fol lowed by another. The prisoner's son said he was aroused out of sleep about one o'clock, but ho could not tell what it was that awoke him. His father asked him to put the bedclothes on him, and to go to bed. Ho did so, and went to bed in an adjoining room, as ho had been sleeping on two chairs before the fire. About a quarter of an hour afterwards, his father awoke him, and told him his mother was dead. On the arrival of the police, they sent for a surgeon, Mr. Rayne, who foudd the bed clothes saturated with blood under the deceased. There were no external marks of violence. He then made a post mortem examination of the body, and he then found that the bladder had been ruptured by some sharp pointed instrument, and that the intestines were wounded, the injuries extending at leapt a foot into the body of the deceased. In the witness's opinion, the poker which was produced, and which was found thrust into the fire of the prisoner's room, was a very likely instrument to have caused the injuries described. The shock to the nervous system and the hemorrhage from such an injury would be so great that death would be almost instantaneous. Mr.,OTTER having addressed the jury in defence of the prisoner, contended that there was nothing to show malice on the part of the prisoner, and that the injury committed by the prisoner must have been the result of intoxication, brutalising him, and rendering him inca pable of knowing what he was about, and that a - verdict of manslaughter would meet the justice of the case. His LORDSHIP then summed up the facts to the jury. There was nothing in the facts proved to show excite ment or sudden passion, from any injury to the prisoner at the time the offence was committed, which could re duce the crime, if committed by him, to manslaughter. On the contrary, the circumstances showed a remarkable absence of any such mitigating cause. After the jury had retired his Lordship wished to con sult Mr. Justice Cresswell on a point which had arisen in the case, when the door of communication between the two courts was found to be locked. The door lends int-) the grand jury room, and a door at the other side of it communicates with the other court. His Lordship ordered the door to be opened. After much knocking and time spent in looking for the key, one of the offi cers of the court went round to the grand jury room, and shortly returned mid stated to his Lordship that' the county justices were sitting there, and da: they rotk refused to open the door. Hi s Lordship th a n o r d ere d t h e High lteeo: d S wo h i ot e hr r n ff a nt o hd f i h rf u t e o cr w iess fi dsiac a rt n yi o d , nt h c ta o h u te u ni t tybmeoiufnsgtNbeterwi broken At this moment a gentl eman , w h ose name opent o w hp we were ue the e se r e s grand charged jury rged wit h room, the a nci county they given to understand was Si r Ch ar l es Monck, followed by two or three other gentl emen , came through the open door un to the b e n c h, an d a dd ress i ng his Lordship, said Justices s i o t in g in ft he Pe ace —The busine were sitting the e ra could not have the door opened, His Lordship was trying town prisoners, and although his Lordship was enabled by a statute to adjourn the town's proceed ings to any place in the county, the statute did not men tion any particular place. The justices :of the county had assigned that court to his Lordship fur his use whilst trying the town's business, and there were re tiring rooms and modes of ingress and regress irres pective of the grand jury room. The statute did not ray that the judges should have any particular places assigned to them, and they might be removed to a public house, or any other building for which they might have occasion. Hue LORDS/lIP—At present, I beiug one of the justices of assize for ;he county of Northumberland, _ll3 WC SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD RACES. The " grand day" could scarcely have come off under more favourable circumstances—the card was a bumper,. having the Cup for its staple and most exciting feature, and two or three other events of considerable interest. Tho weather was favourable, and the attendance, thanks to the considerate policy of the Brighton Railway offi cials in timing and pricing the trains to afford accommo dation to all classes, very large. It would be absurd to say that in any respect it equalled what we have seen on many previous Cup days, still it gave evidence that Goodwood has lost little of its attraction. If our other duties did not prevent it, the crowded state of the stand would render it impossible to give a list of the principal visitors; suffice it that the Goodwood and Molecomb parties, and a great many titled or fashionable persons not present on the previous days, were on the course, giving en Salt to the scene which no other meeting in the country can approach. The racing was remarka'ole first, fur, an unlucky contretemps, by which the U acid wood party and the " fielders, after seeing their pet first past the winning chair, had the cup dushed from their lips, in consequence of his having swerved against the favourite at the fiuish; and, secondly, by the defeat of Windivchgratz fur the Cup, Canezou a second time proving victorious; and, lastly, by the triumph of Ted dington over the second favourite for the Derby. The list, which comprised (ton races, was not got through until near six o clock. Sweepstakes of 200 soya. earth, for two yrs old fillies, 8r t 71b each. T.Y.C. (3 Subs.) Lord Clifden's Coticula • (llobinsen) I Mr. Greville's Bsrcelona Betting-3 to lon Coticula. Won in a canter-by.tw-01 lengths. Run in 1 min. 18 se cs . sees Sweepstakes of 100 soya, each, for three yra old colts, Bat 71b; fines, 8. , t 21b. Now mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. Grevillo's Cariboo (Flatman) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Cranberry (Templeman) 2 Betting-3 to lon Cariboo, who made all the running, and won in a canter by six lengths. Run in 1 minute 54 seconds. A Selling Handicap Plate of 50 soya., for three yes old and upwards. The winner to be sold for 200 soya., if demanded, &c. Half a mile. Colonel Anson's fby Touchstone, 7st (Charlton) 1 Duke of Richmond's Ploughboy, Bst 71b... (Flatman) 2 Mr. Drinkald's Remnant, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Rodney) 3 Mr. Copeland's Cheapside, 6 yra, Bst...(Cartwright) 0 Lord Clifden's Ratheaines, 6 yrs, Tat 121 b (Sly) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Slang, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Witherton) 0 Mr. Greville's Brington, 3 yrs, 6st !lb (Hien) 0 Mr. Chatfield's Sister to First Chance, 6st (Barker) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agit Ploughboy, 4to 1 agst Sister to First Chance, 5 to 1 agst Remnant, and 6 to 1 agst Po tentia filly. The race was between the first two from first to last, and was won, after a long and severe struggle, by a head; Remnant a very bad third. Run in 49 secs. The Racing Stakes of 50 soya. each, for three yra old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; the second to receive 100 sous. out of the stakes. One mile. (16 Subs.) Mr. H. Hill's Pitaford, Bst 13Ib (A. Day) 1 Lord Exeter's Nutshell, Bst 71b (Marlow) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Garfortb, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 3 Lord H. Lennox's William the Conqueror, Bst 71b... die Betting-5 to 2on Pitaford, and 3to 1 eget William the Conqueror. William the Conqueror mado all the running, followed by Garforth and Nutshell to the distance, the second place being there taken by the favourite. A few strides from the chair Pitaford challenged, but owing, as A. Day alleged, to William the Conqueror swerving, failed to get up, the Goodwood horse winning by a head. Run in 1 min. 48 secs. On returning to scale, A. Day claimed the race, on the ground that William the Conqueror swerved against him twice. The case was immediately gone into before Lord Eglinton and Mr. Shelley, who, atter hearing evi dence, awarded the race to Pitsford. The Sussex Stakes) of 25 soya, each, for two yea old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; 31b and 51b allowed, &c.; winners extra. T.Y.C. (9 Subs.) Sir R. Pigott's cby Faugh-a-Ballagh, Sat 41b (A. Day) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Merry Peal, Bst lib ...(Templeman) 2 Betting-7 to 4on the colt, who made all the running, and won by two lengths. Not time. The Goodwood Cup, value 300 soya., the rest in specie, by subscription of 20 soya. each, with 100 added by the fund; the second to receive 100 soya, out of the stakes, and the third 50; the winner to pay 10 sm. to the judge. (23 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Canezou, 5 yrs, 9st 71b ...(F. Butler) 1 Mr. Greville's Cariboo, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Charlton) 2 Mr. Pedley's Cossack, 6 yrs, 9st 21b ...(Templeman) 3 Lord Chesterfield's Stultz, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b, (Flatman) 0 Mr. Lister's Knight of Gwynne, 751 41b...(Dockeray) 0 Captain Archdah's Windischgratz, 3 yrs, 7st 41b 0 Count Kineky's Maria Mont, 6 yrs, Est 81b (Rodney) 0 Lord Eglinton's Probity, 3 yrs, Est 6lb . .(Peacock) 0 Betting—Even on Windischgratz, 2 to 1 agst Canezou, 8 to 1 agst Cossack, and 20 t o 1 ags t any other. Cariboo took the lead, followed by Probity and Stultz, the others lying off, and made the running at a bad pace —no change taking place in the second rank until he had rounded the last turn; CaneLuu then took the second place, caught and headed Cariboo in the distance, and passed the chair a gallant winner by two l eng th s , Cari boo beating Cossack by a length; Windischgratz a very bad fourth, and Maria Mont fifth. Stultz broke down. Run in 4 min. 58 secs. The Duke of Richmond's Plate (handicap) of 100 soya. New mile. Lord Clifden's Wallflower, 4 yrs, ist 51b (G. Brown) 1 Mr. Howard's Tit-bit, aged, Est 91b (Rodney) 2 Lord Exeter's Preelaw, 3 yrs, 6-t 91b (J. Mann) 3 Duke of Richmond's Helter-Skelter, 7st 21b (Mittman) 0 Mr. Sergeant's Katinka 3 yrs, cd Gat 916 (E. Sh arp) 0 Lord Exeter's Nutcracker, 3 yrs, fist 41b (W. 11-irloch) 0 Mr. Payne's Sergius, 3 yrs, Gst 31b (G. Munn) 0 Mr. Carew's Ncrtuanton, 4 3 rd, Gst 31b (11 Sherwood) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 3 yrs, 54 121 b (Hiett) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Wallflower, 4to 1 agst Hum phrey, and 5 to 1 agst Sergius, Preslaw, anti /leiter- Skelter. Katir.lta jumped off first, and with the body of horses laid up, cut out the work to the turn; the run. ning was then taken up by Nutcracker. who in turn was headed by Wallflower, Preslaw, and Tit-bit, the former taking the lead and winning by a length, Tit-bit beating Preslaw by half a length. Run in 1 min 46 secs. The Molecomb Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; winners extra; the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (15 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Teddington, Sit 121 b ...(Templeman) 1 Lord Eglinton's Hippolytus, 8,,t 71b ........(Marlow) 2 Bening-3 to lon Hippolytus, 4to 1 ags; Hurry- Scurry, and 5 to 1 agst Teddington. Hippolytui made all the running until within 50 yards of the chair, where he was challenged, and atter a severe race, defeated by a head. Run in 1 min.l2l secs. Hurry- Scurry was restive at the post, fell twice with her jockey, and when the flag dropped, was lying on the ground. Flatman was not severely hurt. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, with 50 added; for two yrs old, sst 71b ; three yrs old, 7st 71b; four yrs old, Sst 41b; 5 yrs old, Bst 1 llb; six yrs old and aged, 9st; and geldings allowed 81b, and maidens 51b. The winner to be sold for 200 sous, if demanded, &c., and allowances if to be sold for lest. T.Y.C. (10 Subs.) Mr. Caseidy's Diligence, 3 yrs (70), 6st 4 lb(Charlton) 1 Lord H. Lennox's Woodlark, 4 yrs (70) (Kitchener) 2 Mr. Henry's Knight of the Galles 2 yre (Steggles) 3 Capt. Bastard's f, by a Son of Glaucus (70) (G. Mann) 0 Mr. Osbaldeston's cby John o'Gaunt (70) (Toovey) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Humphery, 3 yrs (70) ...(Hiett) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Woodlark, 3to 1 agst Diligence, and 4 to 1 sgst Knight of the Garter, Won by a head. Knight of the Garter a good third. Run in 1 min. 18 secs. The Anglesey Plate of 50 soya., Handicap. Gentlemen riders. Craven course. Dukeof Riclimond'sQuiver, lOstl2lb (Mr. Williams) 1 Mr. S. Rogers' Vasa, 4 yrs, llst (Mr. Beville) 2 Mr. Carew's Escape, 5 yrs, llst 91b...(Captain Little) 0 Mr. Osbaldeston's Joe o'Sor, 6 yrs, llst 91b...(Owner) 0 Mr..Hobsou's Hope, 5 yrs, llst 41b • --(Owner) 0 Mr. Elwes' Athelstane, lOst 61b(ear. lOst 81b)(Ovrner) 0 Mr. King's Fugitive, aged, lOst 2lb (Mr. Scobell) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Quiver. A very close race, and won only by a head. Voltigeur is declared not to start for the Great York shire Stakes. GREAT YARMOUTH RACES. Handicap for the Norfolk and Suffolk Stakes. To declare on or before the sth inst.:— Yrs. st.lb.l Yrs. at. lb. Fernhill 1 woo 4 6 8 Defaulter Cast-off Sauter le Coupe ... 4 7 6Bullfinch 3 6 6 Second Sight Quinine Self Defence The Great Yarmouth Handicap. One mile and a quarter:— Yrg. st.lb. Fernh ill Defaulter. 5 7 12 Cast-off The Old Fox SPeond Sight Quinine Bird of Paradise 5 7 0 Dover Self Defence Yrs. s t. Cayenne 'Goodwood Juggler Diligence Sr. Fabian Salute E b ury 3 6 0 Nutmeg MlLlTlA.—According to a statement issued yester day, the greatest yearly amount of reduced, retired, and dis embodied allowances to Militia officers in Great Britain and, Ireland, from 1843-4 to 1848.9, has been 55,138/. (1843), and the lowest 31,5041. (1846). The largest yearly amount of out-pensions for men has been 43.218/. (1843), and the lowest 34,906/. (1848). The sums voted for the Militia during the same period have ranged from 155,6951. (in 1843) to 122,800/ (1818), and the annual expenses have been from 115,060/. (1846) to 143,473/. (1843). Two corps were called out during the period referred to in aid of the civil power viz , the Dumfries in 1845-6, and the East and West Middlesex in 1848-9. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Another Bad Leg cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pill'.—Extract a of letter from Mr. James Townley, of No. 1, Catherine-street, Poplar New Town, dated July 22, 1850. "To Professor Holloway.—Sir,-.-A sense of gratitude, as well as a wish to benefit the afflicted, in duces me to publicly acknowledge the excellent cure your Pills and Ointment have effected of my bad leg with two wounds in it, from which I had suffered upwards of three years, and which it was found impossible to heal until I fortunately tried your medicines, which soon gave me relief, and now 1 have as sound a leg as any man can desire.—Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Establisbme.nt, 244, Str an d, London. - - PEMBROKE, JULY 27.—This morning a fire oc curred at Pembroke-yard from spontaneous combustion. It appears that certain old timber materials, obtained on breaking up the Triumph, 74, much coated with pitch, tar, arid oakum, had been packed up for disposal by auction at the usual monthly sales. By some means they ignited, and being near a range of seasoning sheds constructed of wocd, and annually coated with coal and other tar, serious appre hensions were entertained for the safety of the arsenal. rho engines were quickly on the spot, and the tire soon extin guished without any further injury than a partial loos of the lot of wood.