The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-27 00:00:00

gbttion TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING. Six o'CLocic. No betting. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD CUP WEIGHTS. Age at. lb.; Age st. lb. Coliingwood Chanticleer a 9 711ontes Peep-o'-dayßoy... 6 9 7 Knight of Gwynne 3 7 4 Canezou Osterley Ellerdr.le 6 9 3 Windischgratz ... 3 7 4 Cosse.ck 3 7 0 *Eltniron Borneo J'ustice 5 8 6 King of Oade 3 6 13 Miss Ann Stultz • Elthiron was scratched for the Goodwood Cup between nine and ten o'clock on Thursday morning. We are authorised to state that Duxbury and The Maid of Lyme will not start for the Goodwood Stakes. Major Pitt's Mounseer, while galloping on Thursday morning, with G. Manning on his back, dropped and died without a struggle. THAMES BOAT RACES.— The entries for the oars match closed on Thursday last, when the following pairs were drawl, to contend :—Frederick Lett and John Maynard ; W. Pocock and G. Campbell; R. Coombes and James Kipping; Thomas Mackinney and 11. Shel ton; R. Newell and T. Goodrum; T. Cole and James Maynard; J. Leach and James Everard; Charles Camp bell and Henry Campbell; J. Phelps and John Prince; R. Daubledee and H. Piner. The committee of ma nagement have determined that the races shall com mence between half-past five and six on Friday next, at Putney. RACES T 0 COME. Goodwood Chew ton Mendip 3O Leominster Leith 2 Blackley Ripon Worcester "Huntingdon Brighton 7 Newport 8 Edgware 8 Brighton Race Club Wolverhampton l2 Eglinton Park . Reading Boulogne l4 Great Yarmouth 2O SEPTE: Warwick Weymouth 4 Morpeth Lincoln Rochester Lichfield Cheadle (Staffordshire) 9 Leicester ll Ilsley Plymouth 2l York 2l Barnet Tunbridge Wells Stirling .. 22 Eccles Stourbridge Derby 27 Taunton Egbam.... . Canterbury 29 Paisley :MBE R. Liverpool H. (Efoylake) 11 Totnes ll Dover Basingstoke l2 Doncaster Richmond Bedford Manchester Autumn 26 ER. Newmkt. Second Oat l4 Wrexham Newmarket Houghton 2B Newmkt. Firat October 1 'Chesterfield 2 Chester Autumn 8 Royal Caledonian, &c 9 CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. FOURTEEN OF SURREY. This interesting match, which was commenced on Thurs day, at Kennington Oval, had progressed at the close of the second day (yesterday) through one innings of each party, and the loss of the first wicket in England's second innings. The following is the score:— ENGLAND. First innings Second ditto (with one wicket down) SURREY. First innings RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TIAIFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— t Week Last a 4; - ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. :T . ' t C.) July 13 Aberdeen ....•............... 1,624 619 21 Amiens and Bov'ogne . 1,931 1,374 20 Belfast and Ballymena .•••••• . •• • • • • 668 532 21 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,272 1,002 14 Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. 610 513 21 Bristol and Exeter .•.......... •. 8,126 4,574 14 Ca1ed0nian............. 6,745 6,315 21 Chester and Holyhead... 3,725 2,244 18 Dublin and Drogheda• .•. • . 1,237 948 2 3 Dublin and Kingstown •• ••••..• • • • • • 966 938 20 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen ••••• • • • 685 605 21 East Anglian-. •• •• ••••• • • • •• 714 897 20 Edinburgh and Glasgow .•.. 4,156 4,004 20 Edinburgh and Perth .. 2,781 2,380 21 Eastern Counties and North Eastern 16,586 20,659 21 East Lancashire 3,620 3,553 21 Eastern Union. . . .. 2,455 1,626 20 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 2,845 3,325 20 Glasgow and Greeneck•. . • 1,3.55 1,279 14 Great Northern and E. L... ...... ,„ 3,643 2,243 20 Great Southern and Western • • 4,198 13,476 21 Great Westeru, &c 18,466 17,364 21 Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,355 14,415 14 Lancaster and Carlisle •.•• • • .. 21 Leeds and Thlrsk 1,227 664 21 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport..•. 331 254 20 Londonderry and Enniskillen....• 192 183 21 London and North Western, &c.....• 49,024 45,404 21 London and Blackwell 1,240 1,190 20 London and Brighton ..... 11,984 12,039 21 London and South Western . 21 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 6,276 4,388 21 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham 24,005 22,571 21 Midland Great Western (Irish) - 1,123 1,127 21 North British 3.755 3,134 20 Paris and Rouen... • • 20 Rouen and Havre 3,365 3,215 21 Scottish Central 1,637 1,535 20 Scottish Midland 530 375 21 Shrewsbury and Chester . ..... 1,622 1,424 21 Shropshire Union . 20 South Eastern and Branches ........ 15,0'6 11,272 14 South Devon • ... . 2,100 1,905 20 Taff Vale • 2,458 1,925 945 715 20 West Cornwall • ............ 321 311 14 Whitehaven Junction ............... 213 235 21 York and Newcastle . .............. 13,691 13,152 21 York and North Midland . .......... 9,126 8,636 THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) DUBLIN DISTRICT.-It is very generally believed that THE ARMY AND N_ (From the United Service Gazette of this -y.) Dupla:4 DISTRICT.—It is very generally believed the, his Reyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will resign the command of this district, and besucceeded by Major. General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, from Portsmouth, whose departure will be deeply regretted by all parties in that garrison. SOUTH-WEST DISTEICT.—It is rumoured that Major- General Lord Frederick Fitzelarence, G.C.H., is desirous of removing the head quarters of the district from Potts mouth to Winchester for a short time. THE NEW WAR CRY.--It is expected that if ever the gallant corps of Enrolled Pensioners should be en gaged in a conflict with a British mob, and be ordered to lie down preparatory to a grand charge, the war cry of Colonel Tutloch will not be, "Up, Guards and at 'em!" but—" Go it, ye cripples!" THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN THE EAST INDIES. —A private letter from Singapore informs us that Rear- Admiral Austen, C. 8., at Singapore, on the 2(1 June, was about to proceed in the Fury, steam-sloop. to visit officially the settlements of Labnan and Sarawak. The gallant Admiral and family were in good health. TROOPS FOR INDIA.—Tne drafts for Bombay will em bark about the 25th of August, and will consist of 250 men belonging to the Bth, 64th, 78th, 83d, and 86th Regiments. Witit-oFitcE.—lt is reported that Mr. Sulivan, the Deputy Secretary-at-War, is about to retire from that lucrative appointment. STAFF.—Major-General Turner has returned to Cork from leave of absence, and resumed the command of the district ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.—COIOneI Lewis, C. 8., Com manding Royal Engineers - at Portsmouth, proceeded on leave of absence on Monday last, to the 19th of August. JAMAICA..—We understand that an officer belonging ,to the Ist West India Regiment, station e d i n t hi s i s l an d, is under arrest for being absent without leave for four teen days, and will shortly be tried by a general court martial. PORTSMOUTH GARRISON.—The Engineer department have. been surveying during the past weak the whole of the houses on the west side of Point-street, with the view of extending the Point Battery Artillery Barracks , to accommodate the whole of the corps in garrison. THE SERVICES OF A. GOOD ENGINEER APPRECIATED. —lt will be both gratifying and encouraging to the en gineering staff of the Royal Navy to hear that on Cap tain Henderson, C.B , Superintendent of Steam Machin ery afloat at Portsmouth, reporting to the Admiralty the admirable state of the Medea's machinery after her term of service in the East Indies, their Lordships have ex pressed through the proper authorities their appreciation of the services of the chief engineer, Mr. Pemberton, and have intimated to that gentleman that they have o ffi cially noted the high terms in which Captain Henderson has reported Mr. Pemberton to have performed his duty. Commander Patten, of the Hound, 8, having returned to the coast of Africa from the Cape, had been appointed by the Commodore Senior Officer of the northern divi sion of the station, and was at Sierra Leone by last ac counts to relieve Commander Marsh. _ Captain Henry Leeke Massie, in the Cleopatra, 26, has been appointed by the Commander-in-Chief senior officer on the Indian division of the station until the suc cessor to Commodore Plumridge arrives. The gallant officer left Singapore on the 16th May for Madras, Trin comalee, &c. PROTECTING THE CHANNEL FISHERIES.—At length a man-of-war has appeared upon the coasts of Kent and Sussex for the protection of the Channel fisheries. The Portsmouth apprentices' brig Rolla has been so far as Dover and back again; but, although she has made no • capture, it appears that five Engliih fishing smacks were captured on the 18th inst., and carried to Dieppe, for a violation of the fishing laws. THE DEATH VACANCY ON THE EAST INDIES STA . Tim —We have reeson to believe that the Admiralty, havirvg clearly ascertained that the death of Captain Stanley, of her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, took place after Rear-Admiral Austen, C. 8., had entered upon the limits of his station, have decided that the promotions in consequence of the death vacancy are in the patron age of the Commander-in-Chief of the East India and China. station. It is, however, a matter of some doubt that he will here the opportunity of appointing to the 'UST. THE SUN, vacaneies, or, we should rather say it is very uncertain as to the officer promOted by Rear Admiral Austen reach ing his ship before the Rattlesnake arrives in England; for, by a letter from. Sydney, dated the 20th of March, we are informed that the Hon. Captain KEN:eI, of the Meander, 44, as senior officer, had given an acting appointment to Lieutenant Yule, of the Bramble, tender, to command the ship and had ordered him to prcceed with the Rattlesnake to England; not by way of the Cape of Good Hope, but via the Pacific and the Falkland Islands. The Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, however, has a chance by sending home his nominee overland to meet the ship on her arrival in England, before she pays off. Commander Cracroft, of the Reynard, screw sloop, and Lieutenant Rich, of the Hastings, it is most likely will have the vacancies. STATUE OF SIR W. WALLACE. On Thursday a preliminary meeting was held in the Royal Hotel, to promote measures to have a cast made from the gigantic model of Sir William Wal lace, by Mr. Patric Park, sculptor. The work has been in progress for some time, and it is ulti mately intended to serve as a model for a group commemorative of one whom popular legend has long regarded as " the Deliverer of Scotland." Among those present were—the Lord Provost, Mr. Sheriff Gordon, Professor Aytoun, Professor Miller, A. S. Logan, Esq., J. H. Burton, Esq., Geo. Monro, Esq., advocates; Councillor Fraser, Wm. Tait, Esq., Francis Abbott, Esq., Charles Jenner, Esq. The Lord Provost presided. The LORD PROVOST said that the meeting had been called by circular, walla view to consider the propriety of raising a subscription to have a cast made from the splendid model of Sir William Wallace, the deliverer of Scotland, by Mr. Patric Park. He was quite sure that all those present must have seen it, otherwise it would have been his strong recommendation to them to visit the artist's studio in Picardy-place, and view that magnificent work of art. He had himself been very much struck with it ; and he trusted that there would be spirit enough, if not in Edinburgh, at least in Scotland, to have a cast of it, in the first instance, and ultimately to have it erected in the Scottish metropolis in a more permanent forni.—(Cheers.) Mr. Sheriff GORDON said that he was very glad to see present gentlemen who represented every class and interest in the city, and whose labours, he hoped, would be successful in promoting the object of the meeting. Most of you are aware (said the Learned Gentleman) that Mr. Park has been engaged for some time in this great work; and certainly it becomes the enlightened inhabitants of this great city to en deavour, if possible, to give timely and efficient assist ance to a man whose genius is well known by the many admirable specimens of art which he has exe cuted, who is endowed naturally with a very lofty spirit, and who is characterised by an energetic zeal and fervid love for his art and profession, which ought to reward him with the approbation of his countrymen.— (Hear, hear.) Now I would appeal to the public in favour of this statue, at all events to this extent, that it should be cast, if not carried out at present, upon three very distinct grounds. The first is, that I look upon it, having seen and examined it with considerable care, as being a work of high art. I do not at this moment think it necessary to pledge this meeting, or any gentleman who may have seen it, to every minute detail ; but it appears to me to be a work conceived with all the bold design of an original conception, and which no one can examine without being struck with its vigour, force and dignity.—(Hear, hear.) In the second place, I cannot help thinking that the time surely is come when Scotland shall have a monument worthy of that great name. It is very true, as has been said, that Wallace has left his deeds scattered like wild flowers all over his dear native country ; but I imagine that his name stands high enough in the history of his na tive land, and in our associations with his great ex ploits, to entitle him to have such a memorial erected by the national feeling to his memory.—(Applause.) In the third place, I say that it is an appeal to the public, in order that a man of Mr. Park's abilities, feelings, and aspirations should not be left unsup ported at such a very critical moment—and I would add that, independent of its merits, I hope that we, and others who may be induced to join us, may now interpose not merely to prevent that great statue of clay being crumbled into useless dust, but also to prevent the crumbling away to de struction of the aspirations of a very generous spirit, of the cheering visions of a man of hopeful nature, and the ripening fruits of what I know to be many a care-worn and toilsome day.—(Applause.) Mr. Sheriff Gordon concluded by proposing a series of re solutions in favour of a subscription, for enabling the model to be completed, and a cast in plaster made ; which shall then be exhibited, to enable the public to determine whether it shall be erected in a more per manent form; and that a committee to consist of the Lord Provost, Mr. Sheriff Gordon, Professor Aytoun, and Mr. Logan, advocate, be appointed to carry these objects into effect—Mr. Christie to act as secretary. Mr. Wu.Lism TATS seconded the adoption of the resolutions. Professor AYTOUN, as one of the parties who had signed the circular, stated that he had received letters from a number of gentlemen, expressing themselves most friendly to the undertaking, but pleading special excuses for their absence. He was happy to add that the prospects of the subscription were highly favourable. The whole sum required for the completion of the model, and to have the cast ready fur public exhibition, he estimated at 2501. They were not engaged in considering whether it would not be a proper thing, and creditable to the country, that a statue of the greatest man whoae name appears in our annals should be erected in Scotland. That must be a national concern ; and Scotland, he hoped, would resolve upon its execution. He believed that there was no other country possessing such a hero which bad not done honour to his memory. He had seen the Walhalla, with its statues of the greatest men in Germany • and he had witnessed the same at Munich and at Msyence. Scotland, however, had allowed many centuries to pass by without making a decided effort to express, in a visible form, her admi ration for that great man, whose name is embalmed in the hearts of her people. But that was not the time for taking that question into consideration ; what they had now to do was to see that this most enthu siastic attempt upon the part of a zealous, able, and energetic man, to perpetuate the memory of Wal lace, should not be allowed utterly to fail without their assistance, or the energies of that genius to be depressed or palsied from the absence of sympathy and relief.—(Applause.) Mr. LOGAN, advocate, as one who had taken some interest in Mr. Park's labours, and who had agreed to act upon the committee, said he could not doubt that an appeal to the community of Edinburgh— though they did not wish to limit it to the metro polis—would be a successful one, for the reasons stated by Mr. Sheriff Gordon and Professor Aytoun. The man in whose honour the proposed statue was in tended to be a commemoration was one regarding whose worth and fame every Scottish child heard almost as soon as he beard of the wisdom of Solomon or the Psalms of David.—(Applause.) The Learned Gentleman then stated that the great object in view was to carry out the measures contemplated, not by. large subscriptions given from a few, but by contributions from every quarter. The cause being 'common to all Scotchmen, the committee expected such men as the Duke f Buccleuch and the Marquis of Breadalbane to come forward ; but they did not wish or expect that the burthen should be thrown upon the aristocracy of the country, bUt that the statue of Wallace, in that respect bearing some likeness to the great original, should be sup ported by the commonality of the land.—(Applause.) He trusted, therefore, it would be generally known that, in order to complete that grand model, with the view of placing it before the country, as a jury to decide upon the question whether or not it was to assume a permanent and public form, in stone or metal, they would get subscriptions from every quarter where there was cherished any honest and pa triotic feeling for the name of Wallace.—(Applause.) The resolutions were then cordially adopted. Subscription lists having been placed on the table, about 701. were subscribed, including handsome contributions fr om t h e D uke o f B ucc l euc h , t h e iiicaitrotiseonferal, Mr. Sheriff G Breadalbane,theorLdoornd, Professor Prov ost Wilson, , the s S o o n : Professor Aytoun, Professor Miller, Mr. Logan, Mr. Burton, Mr. Tait, Mr. Miller, C.E., Mr. Jenner, Mr. Ritchie, Mr. Malcolm, of Poltaloch, &c . Thanks having been voted to th e Chairman, the meeting separated.—Edinburgh Courant. The potato blight, we regret to state, has made its appearance, and is fast increasing in the island A cold rainy fog enveloped us on the evening of Sunday last, and en Monday (the very day which is noted in the "Financial Almanack" as the time when this destructive disease spread over England in the year 1848) the crops bore unequivocal appearances of having been attacked ; luckily most of the early sorts are fit for the market, and we trust, therefore, that the damage will not be entirejy irremediable. Some of our gardeners have resorted to the plan of cutting away the haulm close to the ground, an experiment which is said to have succeeded in former years, when the blight was seen on its first appearance upon the green stalk.—Hampshire In dependent. SOUTHAMPTON CORN MARKET.--I' RIDAT.--To day's market was fairly attended. Wheat was held at an advance of Is. to 23. per quarter. Barley inquired after; the advance of Is. per quarter tend to check sales. Oats steady, at late improvement. Beans and peas without change. Flour steady at late quotations. Wheat, 40s. to 485.; barley, 225. to 265.; oats, 17s. to 225. ' • beans, 245. to 325. per quarter.—Flour, 31 s. to 33 5. per sac k. STRONG ATTACHMENT TO HOME.--A gentleman from the neighbourhood of Bath purchased and brought home a large flock of sheep from one of the counties of South Wales. The morning after he had placed them in his field he found the entire flock gone. Search was made for days without the slightest trace. At last an old shepherd sug gested that they might be found in their own fields in Carmarthenshire, and there, sure enough, they were. They must have travelled an immense way to have crossed the Severn. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING JULY 27, 1850. THt; SLAVE TRADE AND ITS HORRORS. (From the Portsmouth Times and Naral Gazette this day.) " ASCENSION. JUNE 5 " The Star arrived here yesterday, and sails to-mor row morning for Sierra Leone and England ; she has come here from the South Coast and St. Helena, and adds but little to our last stock of news from that quarter, as she does not come direct from the senior officer. She has taken in all five prizes—falling far short of her last commission out here, which her commander attributes to her bad sailing—he having been quite out-run on several occasions by slavers. The morning of the day she arrived here (yesterday), a fore and aft schooner about 60 tons came in, a most appalling and heartrending spectacle of what the African slave trade now is. She was a prize to the Philomel, Commander Forbes, taken a few days after leaving Ascension, on her passage to South Coast, long. 14 19, lat. 1010, named Novus Eepiculazsr. She was ordered to proceed to St. Helena for condemnation in charge of Lieutenant Helby, second of Philomel, having on board 234 slaves!! and failing to reach St. Helena she had to bear up for Ascension, arriving here after being six and twenty days exposed to the mercies of the elements, for a fourth of the period in want of food and water, a pint of the latter each day being all that could be spared to the separate individual, and nothing to eat! The natural result is plain. Mortality to a fearful extent occurred. She had lost 110 of her negroes when she ar rived, and yet they were dying hourly. Hunger, thirst, and their satellites dysentery and fever, raging in full triumph ant sway. And what short of a miracle could stop the on set of these ruthless tyrants? Picture to yourself (and your imagination, no matter how vivid it may be, will fall far short of the reality) upwards of 230 human beings confined in a vessel of 60 or 70 tons, on a deck two feet two inches high! This is alleviating the mi series of the slave, if you will, with a vengeance. Never will it be effaced from my memory the significant point of the finger of the famished beings to their burn ing, parched tongue, when the visitor approached them, and the endless and furious quarrels which arose between the dying wretches to obtain a draught of the pure water arriving on board, heedless of the imminent risk pointed out, or the too free indulgence in it. But here their evils do not cease; again must they plough the deep, and in their frail barque, or rather float ing coffin, must they pursue their way to the now nearest slave coast, viz.—Sierra Leone. The authorities at Ascension having supplied them with all the refresh ments their limited means permitted them, and a medical officer put on board to assist them, they proceeded to Sierra Leone, where if a third of the original number arrived in existence they may deem themselves particu larly fortunate. " Now let your Exeter Hall philanthropist ponder over this. No exaggeration is here, but the truth plain and fearful in its simplicity—look at it boldly. This vessel worthless in herself, but invaluable in her carp, had she not fallen into the protecting and merciful hands of the British cruiser, would in a third of the time have landed those negroes in the Brazils, where it is to be supposed at least they would not have suf fered so much by a tenth part, as they have from their deliverers and friends, or if the present system did not exist, would have been making their transatlantic voyage in a vessel commensurate with their value. Some may say the secondary vo3 age was ill-advised, but Ascension possesses not resources fur such an un locked fur exigency in her harbour, and the risk likely to occur to the inhabitants of the island at present so healthy, by the introduction of such a host of pestilen tial disease, fully justified the sending her to the nearest slave depot, supplying at the same time what comforts and medical aid could be given. Dr. Squire, of the Tor toise, proceeded with her to Sierra Leone." PROTECTIONIST DEFEAT at IPSWICH. A requisition having been presented to the Mayor of Ipswich, signed by 600 persons, stated to comprise the "merchants, bankers, tradesmen, and other inha bitants," requesting him to " convene a meeting of the rated inhabitants of the town, to consider and determine upon the propriety of addressing her Most Gracious Maj-sty on the alarming state of distress at present existing in the agricultural, colonial, trading, and shipping interests of the country," and praying that her Majesty would dissolve the present Parlia ment, a meeting took place on Wednesday, at one o'clock, on the Cornhill, in front of the Town-hall, the Mayor presiding. The meeting was numerously and respectably attended, and the numbers could not have been, at one time, much less than 1,500. The Protectionists' resolution in favour of a return to protection, and based upon the requisition, was moved by W. C. Fonneresu, Esq., seconded by Mr. Meadows, and supported by C. Lillingstone, Esq. An amendment (on the part of the Free-traders) was then moved by George Alexander, Esq., and seconded by Mr. Grimwade, in favour of the present system. Considerable confusion ensued during the speeches of the mover and seconder of the resolution and amend ment (during which the flags of the Protectionist party, and a board containing the Free-trade and Protection loaves of bread, were demolished), and it was with difficulty the Mayor could gain a hearing for the speakers. The amendment was put to the meeting, and carried by an overwhelming majority; and the original resolution (in favour of protection) was, there fore, lost. The protectionists, finding themselves so thoroughly beaten, declined bringing forward their other resolutions. The Free-traders, however, deter mined to carry " the war into the enemy's camp," then brought forward a resolution, moved by Mr. Oliver Prentice, in favour of the further development of free trade, and the reduction of the national expen diture, and the application of the most rigid economy in the various branches of the state. The resolution was opposed by C. Lillingstone, Esq., and supported by Mr. M`Pherson, a Chartist, who hoped that they would have "free trade in parsons," as well as in every other matter. Tne resolution was nearly unanimously adopted amidst great cheering. A vote of thanks to the Mayor was then carried with acclamation, and responded to. The Mayor being about to retire, C. Lillingstone, Esq., the supporter of the Protectionist resolution, com plained of the partiality of the Mayor in putting the resolutions; the Mayor, therefore, returned, and ad dressing the meeting, indignantly repelled the charge, amidst great applause, and Mr. Lillingstone was obliged to apologise. The meeting then dispersed ; but it was with great difficulty that Mr. Lillingstone escaped from the fury of the mob, who seemed thoroughly incensed against him ; and, had he not been protected by some of the Free-trade party, and escorted into the Town-hall, the consequences to him would have been serious. The Protectionists are quite disheartened at the falure they have experienced, while the Free-trade party are l in raptures at the triumph of their principles.—Leeds Mercury. THE POST-OFFICE STOPPAGE AND EPIDEMICS. (From the Historic Times.) London is threatened with. another outbreak of cholera. and although it is not likely to assume a severe epidemic character, the hot and close months yet to come are likely to develop the whole tribe of zymotic diseases. We pro mised, and wish, to abstain from reverting to the vexed question of the cessation of Post-office labour on a Sunday, but the Registrar-General's report, recounting a few deaths from the fell disease which spread devasta tion amongst us last year, obliges us to show the evil which may arise from the non-delivery of letters on a Sunday during the possible prevalence of a fearful ma lady. The sudden nature of death from cholera requires no comment; and during its ravages, facility of inter course is demanded by the dictates of common humanity. If the cholera should visit us, then, is there stilt to be no delivery on Sunday? Are the dying to die without the possibility of informing their kindred or friends, should the terrible attack overtake them on a Saturday? In reply to this, it may be urged that we are not better off in London, for there is no letter delivery here; but we reply, we are in a far better position than provincial towns, for a thousand channels of communications pour into London, while the Post alone conveys intelligence out of it, with the exception of the larger country towns. Toe stagnation of intelligence during such a period would be frightful, and enough to alarm even those who from, doubtless, the best principles, advocate the total suspension of Sunday delivery. We believe that directly after the prorogation of Parliament the old system will be revived, with certain modifications in deference to the many conscientious, but, as we think, mistaken men, who have formed the list of 400,000 petitioners. If, how ever, all Sunday delivery is to remain abolished, we . would throw out an undigested suggestion as to a means to avert the evil in the event of cholera again visiting us. We propose, in such a ease, that Government should issue postage stamps of a particular design or colour, at a shilling or more per stamp; and when one of these is placed on a letter, the Post-office authorities should be answerable for its delivery. Against this it will be immediately urged, that attorneys, and brokers, and creditors, and people of all sorts of denominations, will take advantage of this issue of stamps to send their business-letters; and no doubt it would be so; but surely it is better fur some hundreds of people to promote their pecuniary interests even on a Sunday, than that one dying person should be deprived of the last solace ever to be had in this world. We can conceive nothing more frightful than to re ceive a letter on a Monday, which has been lying a dead lamp of useless intelligence all Sunday, conveying the last wishes of an expiring persons to see a near and dear relation—and on the Monthly delivered too late. The next objection to be urged against the plan is, that the extreme poor would be deprived of the privi lege; but in cases of death and sudden illness, surely grace with itthha the h which ailachnt would there would be s ome kind Samaritan to whom the afflicted might fly at such a period; and what species of seloved en charity co u ld emanate f rom t h e c l erg y man w ith suc h ones? ? Even thedying to some commu nicateef our strict correspondeigs their migh t pull the black stamp f r om pocket-book s , and give it without trembling for their eternal happiness , even though one more letter had to be deliver e d on a Sunday nda y owing to the gift. Whatever objections, however, might be raised against the plan, and we premised that it re was severe a crude one, it would have the effect of placin g a se Sun day delivery; and this, perhap s, is as asuethaxasumaponn many Su den de sire. The necessity of putting a n expensive stamp on a letter would at once put a stop to an enormous flood of correspondence of a trifling nature; and although it would not entirely stop the channels of intelligence on the Lord's-day, it would greatly diminish the labour of the postmen, and perhaps be accepted by the Sabbath party as a graceful compromise, if not a necessary measure. EARLY HARVEST. — A field of black barley was cut, carried, and stacked by Mr. Mills, at Langford Lodge, during the past week.—,Bath Chronicle. IMPERIAL PA RL lAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 26. The LORD CHANCELLoR took his sea; ou the Wool sack- at Five o'clock. MILITIA. PAY BILL. This all was read a third time and passed. IRISH PAUPERS. Lord REDESDALE drew th,ir Llratips' atten tion to the stAtement m Ade at one of the police-courts of the metropolis, thAt a lir. Do novan, one of the poor-law authorities of Ireland, had sent over several paupers to this country without making any provision for them, thus having them to be maintained by English parishes, or to starve. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to state that the matter should be inquired into. THE LIVERPOOL FORGED PE ['l HON. LordBEAUMONT moved that Hinde, M'Arthu r and Byrne should be called to the bar, admonished, and discharged. Lord BROUGHAM supported the motion; these per sons had given all the information in their power, they had used no prevarication in their evidence, and they were the dupes of others. The M irquis of LANSDOWNE should not oppose the motion, but he must denounce the offence of which these persons had been guilty as moat heinous ; and he found that in many parts of the kingdom there prevailed a practice similar to that of which these persons had been guilty—a practice which did irreparable injury to the sacred right of petition. Tie Earl of HARROWBY had received a letter from the secretary to the society which bad employed these men, exculpating himself and his society from blame. Lord BEAUMONT said the inquiry into these frauds was still going on, and he hoped the really guilty parties would be discovered and punished. The prisoners Byrne, Hinde, and; M'Arthur were then called to the bar, reprimanded by the Lord CYAN CELLOR, and discharged. PETITIONS. Lord BROUGHAM presented several petitions in favour of the County Courts Bill. He would take this opportunity of correcting a gross delusion which certain persons, who he suspected knew better, had propagated, charging him with inconsistency as a law reformer in relation to this Bill. It was because he was not inconsistent that he had given the option of bringinc , actions either in count y or su p er i or cour t s , fur he had p given the same option in the Bill he had in troduced in 1836. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from sundry labourers in Scotland, praying the House to in troduce some measure to prevent parochial boards from taxing their wages to the relief of the poor. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from Ayr in favour of a Post- •ffi,le delivery on Sunday. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented se veral petitions against the Marriages Bal. courts of equity and justice, it might well be asked if they lived hi a free country and were governed by the law. That line of c;/redact could not fur a moment be de feeded. It appeared that the information was direct-d against Lord J. Russell and the other Commission,' re. There was a clear aet of melversation on the part of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and yet the At torney-General would prevent the public approaching the courts of law to obtain redress. by refusing his sanc tion to the legal, practicable, r virable course of law. Now the officers of the Crown cared nothing for im peachment, and it was only by discussions, and by bringing their conduct before that and the other House of Parliament, that they could be reached. It might be said that the Attorney-General had the right to refuse, and in same ceses of error no doubt he might interpose, but he called upon whoever might be disposed to defend the course taken by him on the present occasion, to show him one single instance in which a great public question between the people and the Crown—between the inha bitants of the capital and the Crown—had ever been stopped and stifled and frustrated in its progress to a legal ,ju licial termirwion by the fist of the Attorney- General. One word more as to the gross inconsistency between the conduct of the law officer of the Crown and that of Lord John Russell. The Noble Lord called on the House to vote against the address, because it :had nothing to do with the question of legality, as that could only be decided by a court of la r. One of the first things the relators found was the law officer playing into the heeds of the Treasury. The one said, "Go to the courts of law, and is the meantime give me your votes;" but when they came to the courts of law the next morn ing, 'they could only get to the keyhole, but could not get in. But the Crown, it was said, was the representa tive of the interests of the public. The petition which he had presented must . be regarded as the petition not of an individual, but of the public complaining of the Crown. He was told, "Do not complain, you are only the public; I am your foster mother—l am your ,tender parent, in whom you may safely con fide." " Most excllent Sovereign," he would reply "most gracious Queen; most deeply do I reverence, your exalted station; most entirely do I confide in your maternal care; but nevertheless, as long as Kings are Kings, and Queens are Queens, where there are conflict ing interests—where your Majesty is on one side and I happen to be on the other, and I am in open and avowed conflict with your rights, when I deny your right—when my case is that you are wrong and I am right, may it please your Majesty not to be offended if I say I had much tathei, with all my loyal affection and profound veneration for your Majesty, and the constitution of which you are the head, trust myself to my own defence of my own rights." But if the Attorney-General must necessarily be made a defendant, the information might be filed by the Solicitor-General. But what would be the construction put upon the conduct of the Attorney- General? Would it be thought that he had taken his course because there was nothing in the point about to be raised? Could they think—would the public think— would any portion of the public think or believe, or fir an instant fancy it possible, that all this had been done b. cause it was supposed that the case was quite clear, that there was no doubt whatever as to the right of the Crown to do what it was now doing, and that the public were all wrong and had no title whatever to interfere ? No; it was because they dared not let it go into court—it was because they preferred to the decision of a court their majority of 166, got together not, he would venture to say, by any efforts on the part of the proper officer endowed with what was commonly called the whip.—(Hear, and a laugh.) But there were more whips than one. There were other whips than that of the Treasury Secretary. There were Court influences and canvassers, and there were persons who mutually were influenced by, and, in their turn, influenced those Courts—those whose " Whispers still to greatness far too near, Which often vibrate in a monarch's ear." Fine writing bad been described as right words in right places, and so fine voting might consist in giving right votes in right places; but all these votes would not serve to remove from the minds of the people of this city and of this country the conviction, that the reason fur refus ing the fiat was one and one only, namely—that they were wrong in point of law and dared not go into court. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE complained that his Noble and Learned Friend had given him no notice of his intention to bring this subject under their Lordships' notice. He denied that the Attorney-General had done more than fearlessly and conscientiously to discharge his duty to the best of his judgment and discretion. He also distinctly denied that any instructions bad been given him to depart from that course which he con ceived to be essential fur the public interests; and he would add that, were he capable of yielding to such in fluences, he would not be the son of that father whose memory, in common with his Noble and Learned Friend, he affectionately cherished and venerated. He protested against the allusions made by his Noble and Learned Friend to the discussions which bad taken place elsewhere. He must be forgiven for saying that it was one thing to refer to the recorded votes of the other House, and another to the speeches delivered there in detail, the inconvenience of which was proved by experience. Whether his Honourable and Learned Friend the Attorney-General had acted judiciously or not in considering the majority of the House of Commons as the exponent of the public voice, and in regarding the relators to whom his Noble and Learned Friend had referred as representing their own feelings only, and not the feelings and sentiments of the public at large, his Hon. and Learned Friend the Attorney- General would no doubt be able satisfactorily to explain in the proper place. All he could say was, that he did not stand there to defend or explain the course pur sued by the Attorney-General in the exercise of the great and important functions entrusted to him; but to express his conviction that he would be able to justify himself in point of law, of equity, and of policy. Lord BROUGHAM said the reason why he had not given his Noble Friend notice of his intention to call their Lordships' attention to the subject was that ho had only received the petition last night. The Noble and Learned Lord was understood to say that he had communicated his intention to the Attorney-General. Earl GREY warmly protested against the imputation cast by the Noble and Learned Lord on the motives of the Government and law officers of the Crown, without giving any notice of his intention to any mem ber of the Government in that House. the Hon. Member for London (Baron Rothschild) did not wish to be heard by c mused on the preliminary point. Ile would support the motion fir adjournment, and thought thdt the adjaurnalent should bt to Monday nex' . ..—(Hear, hear.) Mr. SCOTT rise, amid loud cries of " Didrie " and considerable uproar, to propose that the adjournment should he to Tue,day next. Mr. REYNOLDS had listened with Job l ke patience for the la,t three hours to the specch-s on this qle:dion —(Laughter)—but had been wholly unable to understand to what day the House wished to adjourn.—(" Divide, divide," and great uproar.) All he had to say was this, that this question had been before the House for three years, and that eight divisions had taken place upon it, or upon the question of civil and religious liberty. He begged to express his delight that Baron Rothschild had taken a manly stand on this question, and that all hypocrisy in di,eu,sing it was to be got rid of He trusted this House would not to the tool of the House of Lords in treating this question.—(Divide, divide.) lle would support an adjournment until Monday, at twelve o'clock, though if his Hon. Friend (Mr. Anstey) persisted in dividing the House on his amendment, that the adjournm,nt should take place until five o'clock this day, he (Mr. Reynolds) would vote with him. Amid great confusion Mr. SCOTT ultimately with drew his motion. Sir C. BURRELL proposed an amendment that the debate should be adjourned until Tuesday, at twelve. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion that the debate be ad. journed until Monday at twelve . l9l For the amendment that it be adjourned until the evening at five 62 Majority in favour of adjourning until Monday at twelve —l29 The gallery was again cleared, and the House divided on Sir C. Burrell's motion, when there appeared— For the original motion For the motion of adjournment till Tuesday Majority for the original motion —lOl The debate was consequently adjourned until Mon day, at twelve o'clock. The House then adjourned until a Qlarter before Six o'clock. The House resumed at a Quarter before Six o'clock. PE I ffIONS. Mr. WYLD presented a petition from the colliers of Durham in favour of the Colliery Inspection Bill. General LYGON presented a petition from Corn wall against the admission of Jews to Parliament. Sir F. THESIGEI presented a petition from four individuals who had been prevented from becom ing relators in a suit in Chancery, complaining of the evils and inconvenience which will arise from holding the National Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde park. The petitioners stated that it was the intention of the Commissioners of the Exhibition to erect a very large building in a portion of the park, and for that purpose they had obtained a licence from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests for about 20 acres of the most ornamental part of the park; that it was proposed to erect a steam-engine and boiler of consi derable size, with the necessary offices and conveniences; that the Attorney-General had refused to sanction the institution of a suit in Chancery; and the petitioners prayed the House to take the matter into their consi deration, and to tyke such a course as should prevent a denial of justice. Mr. SCaOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir mingham against the new postal arrangements. NEW WRIT FOR DUNGANNON. A new writ waa ordered for the election of a Member for the borough of Dungannon, in place of Lord North land. PROVISION FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES. Lord J. RUSSELL brought up a Message from her Majesty, recommending her tuition' Commons to grant Marlborough House to the Prince of Wales on his at taining the age of eighteen. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that he would move the Message of her Mijlsiy be taken into consideration on Monday next, IRISH FRANCHISE BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL said he would now state, in com pliance with the notice which he had given, what course he intended to take with reference to the Iris❑ Franchise Bill. The House of Lords had made se; eral amendments to the Bill, two of which were of considerable importance. One was the alteration of the qualification giving a vote for a county from 81. to 151, and the se pond rendered it not compulsory for par sons qualified to vote to register their names. Now, with respect to the first amendment, he proposed that the qualification instead of being 15/. should be 121., and as to the other amendment, he proposed to disagree with their Lordships. STAMPING OF PERIODICALS. In reply to Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, Mr. CORNEWALL LEWIS, who was indistinctly heard, was understood to say that the Board of Stamps considered that Mr. Dickens's Household iNarrative of current events came under the designation of a news • paper. and therefore required a stamp. Messrs. Bradbury and Evans, the printers, had offered to send a special case on the subject to the Court of Exchequer, and the Board had agreed to their proposition. HYDE-PARK AND THE EXPOSITION. Lord BROUte HAM said he rose to discharge one of the most important duties that had ever devolved on him since he had had the honour of a seat in that House—a duty he felt the greater difficulty in discharging in con sequence of considerable indisposition which he was labouring under since he took his seat in the House at ten o'clock that morning. It was within the knowledge of their Lordships that he had, from an early period this session, stood forward as the antagonist of those who (from praiseworthy motives undoubtedly) had un dertaken the structure in Hyde-park for the proposed exhibition of 1851. That circumstance, however, sank into entire insignificance compared to the question that unhappily, but incidentally, had grown out of it. He was now to call their Lordships' attention to the in auspicious course - which had been taken in the matter of the Hyde-park exhibition—a course that had ben taken under the responsibility of the first law officer of the Crown. It was now his painful duty to describe in detail the history of this transaction, as it involved one of the most important questions to which he had ever occasion to solicit the attention of their Lordships. It would be of course for their Lordships to judge, when they heard the statement of facts he was about to submit, and the comments he had to offer as to their bearing upon the law and the constitution—it would be, ha said, for their Lordships to judge whether he had given any exaggerated description of the import ance of this question. He held in his hand the peti tion of some of the most respectable of our fellow-citi zees residing in the neighbourhood of Hyde-park. It was his intention to deal exclusively midi the question of public right. These petitioners repre sented the facts of the case as he las now about to sta'e them. They have prepared an information to be placed on the file of the Court of Chancery, for the purpose of staying by injunction any further structure being erected, or any further alterations being effected in Hyde-park for this exhibition, inas much as they were advised that Hyde-park was the property of the public—that it was with drawn by strict right from the power of the servants of the Crown, or of any department of the service of the Crown, without the authority of the Legislature inter posing by special Act of Parliament. They stated their case to three of the most able and learned counsel that at present adorned the bar of that country. These three counsel had maturely considered the case, and had given their opinions upon it. Sir F. Kelly, a man of the highest talent and legal knowledge; Mr. Rolt, also of many years' standing in the Court of Chancery; and Mr. Cairns, were consulted, and their opinion was, upon a deliberate view of the law and the statutes—and they gave that opinion without hesitation—that the structures about to be raised in Hyde-park were illegal; and they recommended an immediate injunction to stay the pro ceeding. As it was not an infraction of the rights of the individual, it could only be by a bill or in formation in the name of the Attorney-General. All such informations in which the Attorney-General aas the party who proceeded, the substantial party, the real party, was the relator. The Attorney- General was only the formal, but an absolutely ne cessary party, and the relator was the real substan tial party who proceeded. He alone gave the instruc tions to counsel, the Attorney-General had nothing whatever to do with it; the relators alone had the con duct, carriage, and control of the cause. The Attorney- General was only there as representative and on behalf of the public, whose interests were affected. He did not deny that the Attorney-Generel might become, from the formal, the real and substantial party in the cause. The matter could only have followed out of the assent of the the Attorney-General. Ile was applied to and re fused his concurrence—the business behoved to stop there. No means was suppliel by the constitution to compel him. Sic vole was enough—that was the law, that was the constitution. The order cf the Sovereign could not compel him; there was nothing but an Act of Parliament to do that. It was thought advisable that the relators should lay the opinions of counsel before the Attorney-General, and he, after taking time, again reiterated his refusal, but stated the reasons for that refusal. He had already said that these gentlemen had given their opinions without any doubt or hesitation, and that there was a clear case fora court of law. He was told by those three competent lawyers, not only as the facts of the case were disclosed to them, but on the law as it was explained to them, that the encroachments contemplated were con trary to the law; the Attorney -General said—and if information himself ad — t any man could suppose that he (Lord B roug h am ) lightly c onsidered his vested authority, or t h at he h a d t h e s li g ht e st prejudice against hi m, h e showed the greatest i gnoran ce of all that was p ass i ng in his mind, for he had a l wa ys entertained the high est respect and attachment General said he had in that matt er a dutya of judicial nature r tu h r is e to o re p v e e r r tu ed rni r . ela i t , i n v e e and se t e h d e nAt questiontorney - the discretion of the authorities ha •the control over ving _ and management of the parks. The Noble and Learned Lord then went on to quote the opinion of the Attorney- General at length as it has already appeared in The Sun, in which he declined to interfere, a vote of the House of Commons having already disposed of the question. Where any case . of oppression was likely to be undertaken f or some it was clear that the case was sinister motive—where flimsy and empty, and that there was no reasonable or bringing it into court, the right p o r f obable cause for the Attorney- General to refuse to allow the 1 reator to go was un doubted. So in like manner where a ma and the verdict of the jury wasf n ol w lo as edb y a convicted judgment, the aggrieved patty could not su e w ri t of error without the permission of theAoutrne a - Ge neral. lie knew a case, that of O'Connell atotodoytbers who were convicted and sentenced to i m p r i sonment, and the parties then brought a writ of error. The judgment in that case was reversed, and the parties set free; and if there was any right in the Government or in the At torney-General to have withheld his fiat for the prose cution of the writ of error, that was a case in which they would most certainly have interposed. It was clear that if there was any right in the Attorney-General to do so he would have done it in that case. It was equally clear that it was an act ex debilo justitice, and not as gratia, and that the fiat could not in that or in any similar case be refused. The Noble and Learned Lord then referred to the proceedings in the House of Com mons on the subject of the erection of the proposed building in Hyde-park, showing that the division took place, not upon the erection of the building, but upon the question of the matter being referred to a Select Committee; and yet he observed it was upon that the Attorney-General took upon himself to refuse his assent to that information. But suppose there was a decision of the House of Commons on the subject —was that a decision as to the legality of the proposed erection? Did that justify the Attor ney-General in refusing his assent ? Certainly not. But as the Attorney-General had referred to the pro ceedings in the House of Commons, be begged to call the attention of their Lordships to what was said on thet occasion by Lord John Russell. He had said they had nothing to do with the question of law—that was not the question before them. The only question was whether they should offer a dvice to the Crown restrict ing the erection of this public building in Hyde-park, supposing the Crown had the right to select Hyde park. Lord John Russell did not decide the question of law, and he (Lord Brougham]) defied any stronger or plainer words to be used to show that the question of law was not referred to in that House at all. Now, then above all, the House of Commons was the lowest and the last place to decide questions at issue between the Crown and the public, between the Attorney-General and th e public, or between one party and another. Why, even their Lordships, although of far greater weight and im portanee, unless when sitting in their judicial capacity, could not, and dared not, touch questions of law between the public and the Crown, or between one party and another. The present was a very grave question, and if the Attorney- General was without better reasons than these, because it displeased some persons unde r w hom he held office to impede, to obstruct, and to frustrate the due administration of justice, he must say that such rea sons could not for a moment prevail with ther Lordships or with the country. If the Attorney-General was merely to . say that he would not allo w this information to be tr i ed, sad th us f ru strate the putaig from all the CIVIL LIST. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER protested against the motion which the Noble and Learned Lord opposite had placed upon the paper in reference to the Civil List, which, in his opinion, was perfectly unconstitutional. The Noble and Learned Lord hal declared his intention of dealing with the whole of the Civil List, forgetting. apparently, that it was the result of a bargain made with the Crown on the surrender of its hereditary revenue. Lord BROUGHAM said he had no motion with re spect to the Civil List as yet, and the observations of the Noble Marquis were therefore somewhat premature. He would not take advantage of the opening afforded him by the Noble Marquis to discuss the subject, but he de nied the bargain. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER would take that opportunity of stating that no alteration had been made in the salaries of the officials of the Board of Green Cloth, and the Gentleman who had succeeded Sir T. Marrable received the same amount as that gentleman had received while living. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he attached great importance to the subject, and would take care that the Lords should be summoned for the night when his Noble and Learned Friend proposed to bring his motion forward. THE LEASEHOLD TENURE OF LAND (IRE- LAND) BILL. Lord BEAUMONT moved the third reading of this Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed his approval of the principle of the Bill, but suggested that the max imum amount of compcns%tion under the measure should be fixed at a year and a half's rent. The Earl of WICKLOW said that in his opinion the courts of justice ought to be left to decide upon that sub ject, and he thought it was better that they should reject the Bill altogether. In order to record his opposition to the measure he should move that it be read a third time that day three months. Lord BEAUMONT defended the Bill. Lord MONTEAGLE thought that they ought to be allowed to have an opportunity of considering the amend ment suggested by the Lord Chancellor, and that the further progress of the measure should be suspended for that purpose until next week. Lord REDESDALE said he was favourable to the principle of the Bill, but he could not think that its pro visions were calculated clearly and fully to carry out that principle. The Bishop of DOWN said he thought that they ought to postpone until another session their final de cision upon that subject. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that an act of injustice had been done by the Bill of last session, and in his opinion they ought at once to endeavour to remedy that injustice. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, in explanation, that having had the Bill referred to him by the Noble Marquis the President of the Council, and having com pared it with the existing law, he thought that it was an improvement upon that law, principally upon the ground that the Legislature had intended to give some such compensation as was granted in that Bill. The only amendment which he had proposed was, that the maxi mum of the compensation should be one-and-a-half years' rant. After a few words from the Earl of WICKLOW, Lord STANLEY suggested; as the motion for the third reading had been proposed, that the considera'ion of the amendments should be taken on Monday next. The Bill was then read a third time, and the considera tion of the amendments fixed for Monday next. E 3rl GREY moved the third reading of the Militia Pay Bill, which was tweed to, and the Bill passed. On the motion of Earl GRANVILLE the Stock in Trade Bill was read a third time, and passed. Several Bills on the table were advanced a stage, and their Lordships adjourned at a Quarter past Eight o'clock. Fi es L rd p a . y.) HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 26. Mr. HUME proposed that the adjourn e d d e b ate should be resumed on Monday, at twelve. E oni GE. ou — r A er ß n O oo N n E R d O iti T on H o S f C y Mr. SPOONER objected to this arrangement. After a discussion of a very irregular n a t ure, (Co P nt ß in l u V ed lL fr Mr. ANSTEY moved, as an amendment, that the de bate be resumed at five o'clock that evening. Mr. B. OSBORNE seconded the amendment. Mr. SPOONER hoped the House would not assent to either the motion or the ame ndment.—(Laughter.) lie thought some farther time ought to be given to allow Scotch and other Members who might he abgent to attend in their places when the debate was resumed. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought the adjournment should be to the earlie3t possible time—(Hear, heir) — in order to decide this qhestion, the more especially as THE CASE OF BAIWN ROTHSCHILD. In reply to Lord J. MANNERS, Lord J. RUSSELL stated, that if it should be mines. sary to adjourn the debate on Monday on the motion re lating to Baron Rothschild, he should propose that it ke adjourned to the Thursday following. CEYLON. Mr. BAILLIE called the attention of the House to the report of the Ceylon Committee. The Com mittee had come to the extraordinary resolution of not reporting to the House either their opinion upon the matter referred to them or the evidence which they had taken, but that they would recommend the evidence to the serious attention of the Government; that was to say, the Committee was appointed to inquire into the conduct of the Government, and they recommend the evidence to their serious consideration. He need not say that he utterly repudiated hav ing anything whatever to say to this report, which he believed to be discreditable to the Committee, and not very respectful to the House. The Committee recommended a Commission to be sent out to Ceylon. which the House had previously decided should not be, in the event of the Government not taking some step, such as recalling the present Governor, to improve the government of the colony. It was too late, however, at this period of the session to go fully into the mitter, and he therefore gave notice that early next session he should move that the evidence be printed. THE CHURCH IN WALES. Mr. J. WILLIAMS—It being well known that the separation of the great body of the people from their ancient Church in Wales is caused by the want of sym pathy on the part of their English eeclesiastical rulers with 'their feelings, habits, and language, and that the solemn ceremony of confirming children and consecrat ing churches is still performed in language not under stood by the people, I beg to ask the first L9rd of the Treasury whether he will assure the House that no clergyman shall, in future, be appointed to any see in the principality of Wales, who is not well acquainted with and able to speak, read, write, and preach in the Welsh language? Mr. NICHOLL wished, before the Noble Lord an swered that question, to ask the First Lord of the Trea sury whether he contemplates the necessity of repealing the Act 1 and 2 Vic., c. 106, secs. 103, 104,105 ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in answer to the Hon. Member fur Macclesfield (Mr. Williams), had to state that some years ago it was a question with that House whether or not the House would pro pose to enact that no clergyman should be appointed to a see in Wales who was not acquainted with the Welsh language. That proposal was rejected, it being thought desirable to leave to the Crown its full discretion as to the appointment to sees in Wales. Considering that cir cumstance, and considering also the manner in which that discretion wes exercised, he did not think it right to give an assurance on the matter. With reference to the second question, he considered that the present Act did make sufficient provision on the matter of the know ledge of the Welsh language being had by the parties holding official situations in Wales; and his persuasion was no further legislation was required, but if it were ha should have no hesitation in proposing a modification of it. In liV . rj,l LI ling be for ever degraded. He (Mr. Hume) W 25 ". pr 1' to rill )w her Maes:y's subjects to remain an hoar loo t e' ly under a governor of that description than waitab'Olseeot, neceasary. The sentences of the court's-marl ba d , ,e, moreover, hcsu coefirtned by eitoer Lord Terra Colonel Drought, or General Swett; and thoug h sa l powers a theee courts had been delegated first to Ge i re ti ree' Smelt, and then to Colonel Drought, and then t° it ut a , tliepro, the Pentences were carted ire° effect vviatbobeoo moment's delay, and the poor creatures wh" h „ l eis! condemned were shot next morning. The COurts. ° unde r tt at perpetrated the atrocities at Cephalonia et, the senctien of Sir H. Ward were, at all e r,e; regularly constituted, but those which perpetrate. a _, atrocities committed at Ceylon under the ssnctibeeia°; Lord Torrington were perfectly illegal, the coo $e e ( gr, rarely_ composed of more than three members. el e e. .thme), theref Ay, protested agaiost the whnle P r ere re Not only logs of the Government in the matter. wire the miserable inhabitants of Cee lon shot, but they also plundered; and it was stated that the proclionstra of outlawry and martial law were isstv d by Cavaned Watson to certain favoured individuals, who n f t h e se themselves of the opportunity to rob the boo" °fe be whom they arrested, or who had sought safety ; su e t;°°' and sold the property afterwards by public; 5 ' t i t tO W as soug ht 01 There was a portion of the evidence that be stifled. lie (Mr. dame) demanded, in the nameisto 40,003 petitioners before the House, that anti q ui , ry i do all these circumstances should take place, d t ha t Go guilty perpetrators should not be screened by. the ~,iti vernment, and that the House should not 3911C10110eu.7_,A, silence Lord Grey's approval of these atrocious prox_ereo ti ere d ins. He was deeply grieved to be obliged to himself so strongly on the subject; but h e r e does t hat that no language was too strong for the airociee .so, had taken place in Ceylon. He trust ed, therefore,"'oo the Noble Lord in sell-defence would now p r C OO t ut ee, vidence suppressed by the majority of the 00 . and so vindicate his own chara c t e r, as well as the° 4 nit Lord and of the ouse. J. credit RUSSELL H said that the House would.flgereee with him, that it was quite impossible to oa s t° im m m discussion of the affairs of Ceylon when the un in 0 ,4 had not reported the evidence. To discuss theta rag the statements of the Hon. Member for Montrosneotioe altogether out of the question, and he hoPe tl . e e sti would take for granted any of the statements eil 1 : 10 " ea estl not borne out by evidence. All that the Conoll a t testi n done was to call the serious attention of her s'e o eit• Government to the snbject, and to advise the aPr o jese ment of a Commission of Inquiry into the fac,„ts , ( Dord, other steps were taken to settle the matter. le e e o ot J. Russell) could ouly state that the serious a ttetT e su b. her Majesty's Government had been o v en to the rote ject, and that the strictest inquiry should be 0 0 : 019 to the conduct of all persons concerned in the e ' s eierea Ceylon. He had no doubt the Committee eon °f of they had sufficient reason to vote the suppressl°°Ortioa evidence ; but he had reason to know that some port of that evidence had still a m peered in CeYie n nt ti° etees purloined ) from some Hop Me mber of the - ,. ° o ll3 s li p l ect ill He hoped more care would be take n in that o f the the future, but he could not assent to the request Hon. Member. e, rd ° II Mr. GLADSTONE agreed with the Nobl e - - ?be es° the question could not then be discussed; stro ng n g er not at all surprised, he would confess, At th e Str° l6 / 5 1 pressions of the Hon. Member for Montroseesa Dore true that the Committee had decided, as the 400111 stated, against reporting the evilence; but it l'r e '" larg e Abe a 'oe true that only the very day before they ha- e eePt l e m ef ajority come to an opposite decision, with the e go tist' In that h portion of it which was personal or coale se seote is opinion the Hon. Member for Montrose m o re lu to Member for Inverness would be doing n° ss ion e ° raring duty in t king the first opportunityaet of Gat aiong the question, both as to the c onduct ° to ol' s Gofer coo dtle vernor of Ceylon, and the conduct of the home; and last, but not least in importance, t he e Committee. of the woe/ Mr. J. S. WORTLEY said thenrCoonlitte? oo f til e mendsd the evidence to the serious considerldeeee 04 Government, but they did not report that e o icst e f the House. How could that evidence be coln w em oers ° I , the the Government, except through those '''? It Ass d h it e ne G h o lt ve te rn d m ee e t n d t e. wh l o n we h r t e s oenptetihohe Ctoirgntweemitttelabe,ett well as - Jibs taken a most unwarrantable course, a 9 ad p ci r e o o / o e a ded inconsistent one. The inquiry, however, e th x e i:tence of a state of things in Ceylon which immediate attention of the Governertt'nf the . C d f l t ; Mr. HAWES said he was a mem ber to his time mittee, and in that caaci he thought it t° to 1 to submit the evidence laid before it Tee Co ste he ett to the Colonial Sic etary of State. Tee --".., o f the also furnished the Government with a coPe t, from timeitteell., A 9 35°t dence. w s - WS' Mr. W. PATTEN submitted that this - ; t he , -, e , irregular mode of proceeding on the part : he f1 01 .'," 0 . Member, and quite contrary to the rules 0, th® e ed 1 Ha put it to the chair if it was not infer° 1 th e proper. at ' la The SPEAKER was understood to souse tb i t :: 1 a Committee reported the evidence to the 40 °v.- , it then be communicated. The Committee ° bet abut it that the evidence ought not to be reported, ",, 10' 4 , should be referred to her Majesty's Govereelgeleiit'` was for the House • tbe ‘''' who had not the to refer it, and not et et Mr. BRIGHT had to do so them ert se r tbi 0 never seen a reP „evor,ooe. ridiculous, so utterly lame, and so entirely, * t e. P- , tflo power its serious character, as that of the Cotnal"'se las., t he in g at the rumours that prevailed during t h a t ,/ ta; e e, ye He a u r a s e , t h e e fe c r o e n e sid t e h r e ed c t m loa m t ititteewotuoldrebpeo tn e t he eli th3 lo re port t"w an d it t i e t The Committee had been sitting two Ye°l;elorhig sold for the House to ascertain whether it Wa" Tha t s ee period, doing . anything or doing nothingedeeee,..A lee only be proved by the publication of the er' seg arnbs p tr i a c e io s n ae i t - if the gravest nature existed e s loci fr er ° ' trusted t ie h n a s t t duction of the evidenc se e t h h e at ue h e ad taken place in CO e l the r the SPEAKER a The ' subject then dropped. • thattoo P On should leave the chair, would gtlkine hp uh thereforetetfien before tthhee :ct:oe:Pt 00 . 1 , 0 , f at e RETIRED NAVAL OFFICOS% 0 c• so Sir G. PECHELL rose to call the at r il ls ti° ' lo(l 4 llol/ ' House to the case of the retired rear-100°5a i f •es rs tile, the l judicial appointments of vice admiral a° l ", of 1 1 pa mil merit tf had de been United p r l e i p i o n . s g e d d o Kingdom. theln 1A8:1151i r a i l, y ':: B - 4 b 6 o t oo l: n or o f f the demerit of not being compulsorY• , ° Jer i/ 1 -0 4 plan was issued, which threatened tue tifer ees aa ;Se t. civil a ointments in the case of non•remeeraserest,- active p se p rvice. The Hon. and Gallan t ue rSir Ps 'lo ll i c ia ite w d h s te e h veral instances, among them that no t been.' or treated by ho considered naval officers had kir cif' $O 4 me nt s beingnud to compelledretire e t og makei ve W t l a P yll t t b" i e e h . et:l b :il :re concluded by movg . eld b in flag for a return of still the pointments h Sir F. BARING couldo active service. NO' V I $ re nffioctearso,r distinguishing I,l;:eir, was .e no rule which prevented a naval officer. rega`,„olo - g a civil appointment. There were certan l o le It s 'l o e 1 with respect to the receipt of salary, but ss n° o - V I " ci g i ting to a prohibition ageinst naval 0111 ,, e e s- g S u p, s t i er s civil appointment. No officer h °l- ie n e" i t , iP . d appointment bad been compelled, to . ge' - e 0 0 , "eV to accept a retiring allowance. TIN; Pr' vlhe 'd t hef t sts, went had been offered to certain officers, '14010.'004 gladly accepted the offer, but it was not ° rho I:l° ,,el r them to do so. The cases referred to by ;j o ie ' ire Gallant Gentleman had not hapPe ne " After Dls p a w fe h w teh w w or e d r s e from cad yltailr office. 0- of el DuN Sir J. DUKE referred inaudible in , „ le 0• s - , iee' . e f to the case 0 1 '-' G alls seo.o complained of the hardship to which that, `l",i tb a tis ` had H. subjected. If there was a rat e 'sally' s e Mr' tilbeglgil•rs4 asrl'Aoef similar Hart, that rule ought to have he ett 4. 0 0 . 0 0 1S°' cases. Admiral BER KELEY ,acoliii a t he - , „es explaine under which Sir H. Hart took the retiree:le° which was refused by Sir Watkin Pell. 0 The ,e,l l l'. 00ae ton was then negatived. to thatMß. G. A • of t 4, f 0 partßEl , o of we OF - efeECesee' he IV Mr. HENLEY rose to call the attentioa eft, E s ..p . ' J relates to Reading, to the poor-lawth, report of G. A; l3 e n e e te e e.; traOrse in Berkshire, con al s „ t ale e el , teo command of her of the board tzta. on laws . of settle i : l s e o l, : sl a te p d , ci lis r o poor, presented to both Houses 01 et I° o 4 i 0 A' jesty, in the year t ot e , 4 1 , stated by Mr, existed in Be . Berkshire and other 1 5 1:).- . ilit° tile d small houses p ace , Beckett in his report f vielteeliesol . n , and thus driving the occuP a d a L e e of taken in his e i f g poor-house. t hlTeeehai subject.sl i statement u had e h v v d ci e s, a hr n er 9 0 :_,..0 : 0 0 00 ? t o s b e i g 00 i l o wou e l n d placeon consent to let him take an oPPI ° O O wee , ' that the whole er nste k e te ess e that if any error e existed Mr. R. PALMERcorrespondence be let.treight hoer 6 tain whether the intoand a t - co • in the matter , 1 0 0 re corrected. cOa re Or• A OA statementssai d ie i n had the e end e d p e s. , s e h t b o o f are ly s ! li t; e w e i n ck ee , r as far as his own immediate noge-ace eb' ei tes e st, that fla iled' cated a d correct, and he had 1 ], , ,?, t 1,101 C° oo l4 o/ ey had any real foundation. 01 e - ,,0 tb ° ,l oe !' bi Ivith gentleman in Oxfordshire :, thlt: 0 01°10/ and was concerned the reply was that the report, es fit s , - It - l a 5' 9 concerned, was at variance with fe, f/ 013 h el s satisfactory if the Right Hon. Gentletni4- ietveo these papers to be placed on the table. 0 00 o ft, Mr. BAINES would be sorry if all . stlt to at,d 9 reports should be found to do injustle,en be " r " (JO" With reference to the matters in ene s e t `e ° o - ' ha d e 3 e i l ".e le' t /ig municeted with Mr. A'Beckett, 9 fl u „. — if Pe e ;:bese, him to go down to reading aud veritYrd forP 4 ' o r 0. statements that had been made .. Ile ha, eoc P , r Ole result to the Hon. Member, which. resn' t a to alb s le' original statements; and he now bogi e s WO A lon. Member that he ' eadY '''' 4,, /0" was quite r • papers he had on the subj ce sy ~,. op 0 0, ie THE EXHIBITION IN 0 119. ",;,tten e i r 02 4 Colonel SIBTHORP rose to draw th e Ge eer: to 7ee r , House to the refusal of the Attorney...ode' r ot eri certain documents necessary to enable 000 to o f for an injunction against the Conernis,ai°parlressclioid, teem from erecting any building in LlY" e e - rei ne 'el e r r of, glad to find that the opinions of three 0 ice et' s e .h e 11 - (Res'r6' Kelly, Rolt, and Cairns) were llf r t; with his own, and that the case bad been ' l . 4 o usst e re , ir a very distinguished member of the °th t he Of fee l) , l o t s b view of inducing the first law officer '' rea son s v o te P A ' consider li his decision. Amongst the rs e cis is el loO r i Hon. and Learned Gentleman for O h ° ( CoP e tl d t e ,ild i vote of the House of Comma's. Nw '' r e , of 000(1' tertaiued very little respect for then 1 9 1 ) ',7 r ; if t e ee e ~,; of Commons, and he should be very , s ° ,` d e cionigertli e :f part of his property depended on WO, cede; ' sor io te i feeling frequently stepped in and ieterte o p efit i it and with the rights and liberties of t b , ° , P o f 0 8 0 lel was a majority at the beck and ca ll tb e e e 0 1 t e poa ,ro es r e' whose rte . tl ,is e bad the same effse fl eets, jois 0 I)) sound of the huntsman's horn on Oc h r e aio a be e m o r y! —Laughter. ) He was borne out in L ic h laavvevfe d fi formed on this case by the petition w' er , o fire t o le sentei, namely, that the Commissinheoprme r Forests had no right whatever to aP i r 0 tliy of England to anything that they ril 6 THE IRISH FRANCHISE. Mr. DISRAELI baid, with reference to the statement which had been made a short time previously on this subject, he regretted that a more conciliatory spirit had not been shown by her Majesty's Ministers, so as to affird a prospect of that measure tecoming law. He (Mr. Disraeli) felt it his duty to state that he should oppose the alteration her Majesty's Ministers proposed to make in the Lords' amendments in the Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL hoped the House would allow him to make the alterations he proposed. His proposal in reflrence to the Bill was certainly hardly liable to an observation of censure, on the ground of too great a de parture from the amendments. When he said he was ready, for the sake of obtaining the consent of the House to the Bill, to agree that an alteration which had been made from 8/. to 15/. by the Lords should be modified, so as to make it 12/., want of conciliation was th e l ast charge that could be brought against him. CEYLON. Mr. HUME wanted to know whether it was compe tent for the Ceylon Committee to make the recommen dations they did to her Majesty's Government? The que:tion to be considered was, whether the people of Ceylon should be left until the next session in their pre sent deplorable state. 146 of them had been tried by court-martial illegally constituted—that was to say by deputed powers, axd martial law had been proclaimed without any necessity. He (Mr. Hume) complained of the atrocious conduct of Lord Torrington, of Colonel Drought, and of their subordinates. After two years of inquiry the Committee had been unable to find out how the proclamations enfircing martial law had been issued, or by whom they were sent to Colonel Drought. Lord Grey had declined to appear before the Committee, on the ground that he had no further information to give than what was laid before them. A course of proceed ing insulting to the Committee, evasive of the truth, and all for what? For the purpose of sheltering those mer ciless men. The SPEAKER said the Hon. Gentleman appeared to be referring to the evidence taken before the Com mittee, which was not reported to the House. Mr. HUME said he was alluding to the correspon• deuce that was before the House, as well as to informa tion that bad been furnished him by individuals, as he had a right to do. But the fact was the Government was afraid of the evidence, which was of so damaging and so injurious a charact , r to Lord Torrington, that no court-martial which could be constituted would allow him, up,n hearing it, to hold any 1 nger Ler Majesty's commission. Was it not a miserably t ling that th e Go vernment should cover him? If the character of England was to be thrown int) the scale in which all the atrocious acts of governors were weighed, then would the country