The Sun. — London, England, 1850-06-07 00:00:00

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night :—] FRANCE. The National has the following 'on . the proposed increase of the salary of the President : " Who could have suggested to M. Bonaparte's clerks the thought of asking from France, exhausted as she is, a salary so e xorbitant as to be equivalent to the aliena tion of 72 millions, or the nett produce - for a year of the duty on potable liquors? We cannot say. His Mends in the Assembly declare they know nothing about it. The burgraves affirm they aro not coil,?erned in it. W e ar e, however, tempted to ask the Minister if he does not fear that some connexion may be found between the presentation and prorogation of the Bill against universal suffrage and that of the 10,000 francs a day? To have the air of serving M. Bonaparte, of being agreeable to him, whilst compromising him before the country in a money question, is certainly a manoeuvre very like what might be expected from certain pupils and copyists of Talleyrand. However that may be, tho majority itself nceived with the most marked coolness the communication made by M. Fould. It is not, how ever, to be inferred from that fact, that it will refuse to allow the 10.000 E a day required to constitute the Se cond Providence,' if it is too religious to desire to offend Heaven, and it is not ignorant that the manna of reac tionary bills falls above all from the Ely , Ac." The Presse says— " Ah! why has not the President of the Republic fol lowed the counsels of M. de Lamartine? Why has he not turned away his eyes from the seductions of the Tuileries to contemplate Mount Vernon, where Wash ington resided in the grandeur of his genius? He would there have learned how authorities rise to the highest degree of power by raising themselves above vulgar ambitions, and how the immortaility of a name is founded on the liberty of a people!" The Opinion Publique says :—" It was said at the Assembly yesterday that M. Thiers is shortly to pay a visit of some days to England. TtliS rumour gave rise to many commentaries." GERMAN Y. Letters from Stuttgard of the 31st ult., in the Allgemeine Zeitung, state that at the commencement of that day's sitting a Royal message was read to the Chambers, showing the disinclination of the Govern ment to continue its discussion of constitutional questions, and its annoyance at the late resolutions of the Chambers, according to which the representa tives of the people of Wurtemberg had voted the public taxes and imposts for the next two years only, whereas it was the desire of the King of Wurtemberg that a prospective vote for a term of three years should be given. The King declares that he must insist on a vote for three years, because that vote is in harmony with the provisions of the Consti tution of 1819, and that his duty compels him to ad monish the Chambers to devote their time to the granting of supplies, especially since the debates on the revision of the Constitution had advanced to a stage at which the chiefs of the departments could not, consistently, take part in them. It is thought that this message is a preliminary measure to a prorogation, or even dissolution, of the Cham bers, for, from the temper of the Wurtemberg mem bers, it may be asserted with certainty that they will neither pass a prospective vote for three years, nor that they will confine their deliberations to the bud get and the financial arrangements of the kingdom. On the contrary, it is expected that they will make a bold step towards a revision of the Constitution. The last bulletin, dated the 2d, states that the King of Prussia had passed a tranquil night, notwith standing he had had an attack of gout in the foot. The wound, it is added, was going on very satisfac torily._ _ _ At Berlin, in the night of the 31st, several soldiers, a sub-lieutenant, and a sergeant, were arrested on suspicion of having been concerned in the affair of Sefeloge. A Berlin letter of the 2d in the Gazette de Cologne says :—" The military preparations of the Prussian Government have not for their object any hostilities, but, on the contrary, the maintenance of peace by an attitude which will command respect. This firmness will bring the Czar himself to ideas of moderation, and therefore the Prince of Prussia has addressed to him energetic lan guage. We are asgired, besides, that for some days past, the negotiations between Vienna and Berlin have taken a less hostile turn, and that there is reason to hope for an arrangement." Another letter from Berlin, in the same journal, says :—" The arming of the fortresses of Silesia has already cost half a million of the 18 millions voted by the Chamber. It is proposed to make a demonstration, which, pro bably, will not be directed against Austria. Those who are acquainted with the real state of things, shrug their shoulders when they are spoken to of the possibility of a war between Prussia and Austria." ITALY. A letter from Leghorn of the 28th ult. states, that quarantine continues to be enforced there with regard to ves3els from Marseilles. Th. Risorgimento of Turin quotes a letter from Florence, of the 26th ult., relating the following oc currence : " On the preceding evening a tailor, named Gen tili, well known for his Conservative prilciples, hap pened to step out before his shop for air, a chronic disorder in his windpipe obliging him to do this often, and moreover to gasp violently, which gives his face a ludicrous expression. An Austrian officer happen ing to pass by at that moment, thought the tailor was making faces at him to insult him, and getting into a violent passion, ordered two Austrian soldiers who happened to be passing to arrest him. The poor fellow was taken to the guard-house, where the officer, who had followed, further vented his rage by striking him with his fist and kicking him mercilessly. A large crowd assembled ; the tailor tried to escape ; but the officer, on leaving the guardhouse, was followed with invectives and cries. An Austrian patrol was sent to disperse the multitude, but without effect. At last a Tuscan patrol came up, and succeeded by per suasion in inducing the people to retire." . . The Tempo of Naples, of the 25th ult., gives an account of the celebration of the birthday of the Queen of England there on the preceding day. The two British steamers in port hoisted the British and Neapolitan flags, and the Neapolitan squadron re turned the compliment. Mr. Temple gave on the occasion a grand dinner to the diplomatic body, and the members of the Neapolitan Cabinet were present. STEAM COMMUNICATION BE TWEEN GALWAY AND NEW YORK. GALWAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 1. This morning, at forty minutes past nine, the Viceroy steamer sailed from this port for Halifax and New York. The event has been for some time looked forward to with the utmost anxiety, and for several days the Galwegians have been in a perfect frenzy of excitement at the prospect of the first Atlantic steamer leaving their harbour. If enthu siasm on their part could hare any effect, the Viceroy's trip would not fail of being the shortest on record. The arrangements of the directors of the Dublin, Cork, and GI i.gow Steam ship C nnpany, to whom the vessel belongs, were conducted in a manlier that refl , -cts no small credit upon them. Everything went off without the slightest confusion or bustle. The Viceroy left Dublin on last Monday evening, and 'steamed round here, a distance of 370 miles, in 40 hours, encountering, as I am informed, very rough weather. On her arrival in Galway she anchored in the road off Mutton Island, from which point she started this morn i ng . S o far as the weat h er went, every omen was in her favour. The morning was beautiful, the wind very light, but what little there was was blowing i'cem the S The Viceroy carries a special S.W. mail-bag from the Post-office, an express containing copies of the daily paper i s, and a manuscript market note of the 30th ult. from Havre de Grace, left London yesterday morning, was joined at Chester by another express, con taining intelligence of the Liverpool m he ar e kets up to 12 o'clock on Friday, and reached o'elock this morning (nearly two hours before rat the six thus making the entire journey ordinary mail) ; from London in 2.1 hours. The mails and theexpre‘s were put on board the steamer by the boat belonging to the Coast Guard, w hi c h was placed at the disposal of the authorities infor the occasion by officer command the of th e Mr. Leigh,. On the boat putting Coast Guard party at Galway. off from the Dock-pier a gu n was fired from th e • shore, answered by one from the Viceroy, as she lay , with her steam up and her anchor "short apeak , and the moment the mails were removed into the ship she weighed and steamed out, amidst the cheers of the vast crowds assembled on the piers and quay, as well as on every ava ilable spot along the shore, an d a l so f ro m the crowd of boats in the bay. Yesterday the directors of the steam-ship company, all of whom attended here, entertained the members of the County of Galway Club, and the friends of the undertaking, at a very handsome dejeuner, on board the vessel. The tables were laid under an ample awning on the quarter-deck, and the feast was graced with the presence of a large number of ladies, who appeared to enjoy the proceedings highly. In the evening the members of the club gave a dinner, at which the directors of the steam-ship company,as well as those of the Midla n d Great Western Railway Com pany, were the guests. Mr. Persse, the High Sheriff, presi(led as chairman ; the vice -chair was occupied by Lord Dunsindle, and the oth er places around the table were filled by the most influential men in the county. 65 persons were present. Amongst the guests were Mr. Joseph Boyce, the chairman ofDublin, n Cork, an d Gl asgow Steam-ship Compa Ennis, ch a i rman o f th e Midl an d Great Weteey;nrnlll.lri..eaeijrl-; way Comp any ; M r. G . W. H emans, their gln Mr. Dargan, the contractor, &c. Last night the town was illuminated, and a display of fireworks took place. The sailing of the Viceroy from the port of Gal way is an experiment. 'Whether it will be a success ful one or not is another matter. She has powerful rivals to contend with ' • but, although she has lo ng odds ogainet her, she ha s bad a fair start, at all THE SUN, events. Her owners are confident of her making the trip to Halifax within nine days, and there can be little doubt that if she can do so, a steamer better adapted to the line could accomplish it in a much shorter time. The Viceroy was built for a Chinnel steamer, and as such has shown her sailing qualities to be excellent, but it is a far different matter to cross the Atlantic. A statement of her principal dimen sions will show her inferiority in size and power to the great vessels of the Cunard and Collins lines, with which she will have to contend. They are as follows : Ft. In. Extreme length Breath of beam Width over paddleboxes Diameter of paddles . Diameter of cylinder Burden, inclusive of engine-room, &x i 800 tons. Power, 350-horse. _ _ The dimensions of the Atlantic steamer, which sailed on the ?9th of May, are:— Ft. In. Extreme length Breadth of beam Width over paddle•boxes Diameter of paddles Diameter of cylinder.... 96 Burden, 2,860 tons Power: 1,000-horse. The Canada mail steamer, which was advertised to sail from Liverpool this morning, and which will, consequently, be the more immediate rival of the Viceroy, is of 2,300 tons burden, and has an engine power of 800 horse. The quantity of coals on board the Viceroy, amounting to 400 tons (her entire available tonnage, exclusive of engine-room and cabins, being only 432 tons measurement), has sunk her very deep in the water. She draws no less than 13 feet 6 inches. This will, of course, materially in terfere with her speed; and I am informed that she cannot arrive at her proper sailing trim before three days, at the least. Should the weather then continue as favourable as it is at present, and the winds remain light, she may be expected to obtain a considerable rate of speed. The Viceroy has the advantage of a very expe rienced chief officer in Captain Ewing, who formerly commanded on the West India packet station. Her crew consists, besides the captain, of two mates, boatswain, carpenter, seven seamen, two boys, three engineers, nine firemen, and six coal-trimmers. She also carries a- surgeon. From the many inquiries that were made, the number of passengers likely to sail in this vessel has been much exaggerated. It was confidently asserted, a few days since, that she would take out no fewer than 80. The actual number, however, was 31 ; of these, 12 joined the ship only this morning, 4 of whom had not even previously engaged births. The expenses of the trip out and home have been calculated at 1,300/. Towards this there have been contributed, between the Midland Great Western Railway Company and the inhabitants of the town and county of Galway, about 1,000/. THE HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Return of the Registrar-General.) The public health, as indicated by the unusal light ness of the bills of mortality, bears at the present time a favourable appearance. The mortality is low, not as compared with that which prevails in places of better sanitary condition, but with what has been commonly observed in London at the same period of former years. The deaths registered in the week end ing last Saturday, were 736 ; in the 22d week of the 10 years 1840-9, they rose from 760, which was the lowest number, and occurred in 1842, to 960 in 1847 ; the average was 860, or if corrected for in crease of population, 938, the present decrease on which therefore amounts to 202. The deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs, exclusive of con sumption, were only 105, against 138 in the previous week ; the average is 113. Consumption carried off 103 persons, the corrected average being 153, and the lowest number in any corresponding week having been 118. The deaths enumerated in the class of zymotic or epidemic diseases were only 130, against 156 of the week previous ; the corrected average of ten corresponding weeks is 190. Six children died of small-pox, 11 children and a private of the Grenadier Guards, aged 23 years, of measles; 17 children of scarlatina, 21 of hooping cough, and 26 persons of typhus, all of these epidemics showi❑g a decrease, es pecially the three first mentioned. Diarrhoea WAS fatal to 15 persons, 9 of whom were children, the average being 10. This is the only epidemic amongst those that frequently prevail to a considerable extent which does not show a decrease on the returns of cor responding weeks. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF' EXCHEQUER, June 6. GORHAM V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER.. (Continued from oar Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) At the conclusion of the Leirned Counsel's argu ments, which occupied the Court until its rising, The LORD CHIEF BARON intimated that, owing to the peculiar naturc of the case, they would take time to con !idmr whether they should grant a rule to show cause. Judgment accordingly deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. Josiah John Merriman, a young man of great vo lu bili-y of speech, was placed at the bar before ?Jr. Henry, charged by Mr. R9bert Seeley, bookseller, with creating a disturbance at the meeting held for improving the condition of the labouring classes, of which Lord John Russell was chairman. It appeared from the statement of the complainant that the business of the meeting, in accordance with the terms of the advertisement, was conducted exclu sively by the members, and after the first resolution was moved, some persons at the end of the hall caused a disturbance, notwithstanding the repeated remon strances of the Noble Chairman and Lord Ashley. The prisoner being the most active, he found it neces sary to give him in charge, some of his expressions being " no physical force," which were repeatedly uttered with such violence as to prevent the chairman being heard. Several ladies in alarm were taken into an ante-room in a fainting condition, being com pelled to leave the hall from the uproar caused by the prisoner and his friends, with whom he evidently was acting in concert. The prisoner applied that the case might be re manded, as he could prove by the testimony of several witnesses the fallacy of the complainant's statement. lle hoped the Court would conduct the proceedings in a regular way, avoiding to lead the witness, as he considered that he had done nothing more than attend a public meeting at which he had a right to express his opinions, Mr. HENRY said he laboured under a great mis take, if he was to be guided by the terms of the ad vertisement by which a meeting of the members alone was convened. The prisoner said ha was admitted by ticket, and such being the case, he maintained he was entitled to be heard as well as any person present. Complainant, being questioned by the prisoner, said that there had been a scuffle between Lord Harrowby and another person before he heard the words " phy sical force " and other such expressions. Sergeant 34, A division, said his attention was drawn to the great noise and uproar caused by per sons crying out, upon which several, principally ladies, left the hall in great alarm. The prisoner was given into his custody by the complainant, there being others apparently acting in concert with him in causing confusion, and the chairman having vainly attempted to he heard. The prisoner denied having exhibited anything but peaceful conduct, however excited he might have been, for which he complained of being locked in a cell as a felon, and concluded by requesting that Lord John Russell, as the chairman, should be called to give evidence, or that the further hearing should be ad journed for that purpose. George Reynolds, a publisher, deposed that some ferocious fellow, whom he understood to be Lord Harrowby, laid hold of him, and, after shaking him violently, calling to u 0 t drove him asid e , mere ly b ecause he at temptedm tooywe witness s s amendment, t several e personsvere iin doing answerln to Mr. HENRY, witness said he was not a p s i u d r a l e l e e r d b o e h u r et oahfastdo a sovereign and but d ur i ng t h e meet i ng h e uaint' e g d n and o ff ere d to b ecome one, and e being we ll acq right t w t ith public meeti ngs , h e con -Mr. HENRY observedg the c that sPe such ak a privil ege m i g ht b e right,granteds by ha d courtesy,beenrepeatedly bu o d ould n o t c l a i m i t as a person, with the exception ofthe enided ; by law every con sidered as a trespasser. The hall being being a ing hired f or th e give e y person occasion gave the power to remove creat ing disturbance, and, on refusal, to todv, that he might be held to bail. him into cus - The prisoner instanced a case in which ampeeerson had been mildly excluded from a teetotal meetin g held at Hackney , and bein g given into custody, b roug ht an action and obtained a verdict in hi s f a : ' your. His own conduct through life had been re spectable, and his crime being on this occasion s i mp l y crying out " No phy sical force," he had to complain that he was dragged through the public streets as a felon. Being confident of the propriety of his con duct, he begged that the further hearing of the case might be postponed, for the purpose of having th e evidence of Lord John Russell in support of his statement. Mr. HENRY said there was no necessity for such a course, as it was quite apparent he had acted in ig. norance of the law. The prisoner said nothing else would satisfy him, ha ving suffered such disgrace, and consequently his indignation was naturally excited. _ Mr. Seeley said he had no vindictive feeling to in dulge, his object being to remove what WO evidently a greitt maoytuace, The prisoner demanded that Mr. Seeley would make an apology for the injury inflicted upon him, or he would adopt other proceedings against him. Mr. HENRY considered that the complainant had a just right to put an end to the disturbance by taking the steps he had, there being a clear right to exclude persons from the hall ; and it would be for a jury to decide if he was justified in giving the pri soner in charge. Mr. Seeley objected to express his regret, as such a course would tend to upset every society holding a meeting in any part of the metropolis; and having acted upon principle, he would abide the consequence of ulterior proceedings. Mr. HENRY said he would hold the prisoner to bail, being unable to prevail on him not to take pro ceedings in the nature of a harassing action, himself in the sum of SO!., and two sureties in 40/., to answer the charge at the sessions. Mr. Reynolds, who became one of the sureties, ap plied to his Worship for tlsiatnuaons against Lord Har rowby for an assault. Mr. HENRY said he would require his written in formation upon oath for such a purpose, which at such a late hour could not be accomplished. The applicant was perfectly satisfied, and promised to attend the next day his Worship would preside to comply with the necessary form. THE WIDOW OF LIEUTENANT WAGRORN. The Globe states that a royal sign manual warrant has just been issued granting a pension of 251. a year to Mrs. Harriet Waghorn, widow of the late Lieu tenant Thomas Waghorn, " in consideration of the eminent services of her late husband." A paltry twenty-five pounds a year to the widow of a man who sacrificed his health and wasted his worldly substance in laying down a new route to India, whereby commerce has been wonderfully increased, and our relations with the Eastern world and its people greatly facilitated ! It is a great reproach to the East India Company and the merchant princes of this country that Mrs. Waghorn should be left in such a state as to require something, and that some thing not much better than parish aid, at the hands of the Queen, out of the 1,2001. allowed to her Ma jesty since her accession to the Throne to appropriate in pensions. Let U 3 see how other " distinguished ser vices" have been rewarded. Mary Lander has 751. a year " for the science, zeal, and courage displayed by her husband in a hazardous expedition into the inte rior of Africa for the extension of knowledge." This sum is infinitely too small. The Rev. Henry Baremy imparted a knowledge of German to the Queen, and for this " distinguished service" has been awarded a pension of 1001. a year. One Giuseppe, a teacher of Italian, for like services, is allowed 50/. a year. Then we have a person named Bernard, quartered upon the pension list to the tune of 1001. a year, for teaching her Majesty to sing ! Another individual, Thomas Stewart, gave her Ma jesty lessons in writing, for which " eminent service" he is allowed 1001. a year. AM. Grandiveare enlightened her Majesty in the beauties of the French language ; 1001. a year is allowed to this person. Mrs. Lucy Anderson taught her Majesty music, and has been rewarded with a pen sion of 1001. a year ; and a Madame Bourden, who taught her Majesty the polite art of dancing, clutches a similar sum. These lucky folk had all been amply remunerated for their services, and had, therefore, no further claim upon the bounty of her Majesty, the prestige of whose name alone was sufficient to ensure them the greatest amount of patronage among the aris tocracy ; yet these small people are allowed three times as much as Mrs. Waghorn, whose husband had pioneered the way to India through almost insur mountable difficulties, and opened to our view depots of commerce that before were almost sealed from our sight. In looking over the civil list pensions, we tine that Catharine and Jane Arbuthnot received 2761. a year. What the nature of the services may be that these ladies rendered to the country is not stated. The pension is given "in consideration of their circumstances." The wife and daughters of Mr. Brooksbank, clerk in the Treasury, and 15 years private secretary to the late Earl of Liverpool, are allowed 300/. a year, although the father must have realised a handsome fortune. Rosamond Croker, wife of the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker, many years secretary to the Admiralty, with a salary of 3,0001. a year, enjoys a pension of 3001. The ex-Secretary has a pension of 1,5001. a vear, and is now peering over past scenes from a comfortable mansion erected on Crown pro perty. This man never rendered the slightest service to the country. Lady Anna Maria Daw son has 2001. a year. Her " Ladyship" is a daughter of the late Lord Portarlington. The pensions granted to each of the two other daughters, Lady Caroline Parnell and Lady Louisa Bromley, have been resigned. Colonel D'Este has 4671. a year ; Miss D'Este has 4671. a year. These are the grown up children of the late Duke of Sussex, by his first wife, Lady Augusta Murray. We might select hundreds of names from the pension list, in order to point out how cruelly the tax-paying community is robbed, in order to support a lot of drones, who, from the time of their birth, have acted as a clog upon the industry of the country, and who have no earthly claim to support, if we cast an eye upon the deeds of their ancestors. No one can deny that Mrs. Waghorn has been most unworthily treated. If dancing masters and singing-masters are worthy of a na tion's gratitude, in what light ought the widow of an enterprising man like Lieutenant Waghorn to I stand ? Can any one tell us what claim Baron Aylmer has to a pension of 551/. a year ! Originally this pension was granted to his mother, not for any services she performed, but because she was poor. Again, the Prince of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, merely because he married the daughter of the Duke of Cam bridge, is mean enough to accept from this country 1,788/. a year, and a Parliament was vile enough to grant it, notwithstanding the enormous sums of money which the Duke has wrung from the exche quer during a long and useless life.— Weekly Dis patch. LONDON, THE BISHOP OF EXETER 1N THE COMMON PLEAS. Our readers have so much in another portion of our columns, and have the Gorham question so fully re-gone through, we trust for the last time, that we are confident we shell win approbation from them by our leaving the copious text of Chief Justice Wilde uninjured and un added to by any imperfect comments of our own. We further trust that the case is now finally disposed of and that peace may ensue. On the legal points the Bishop has been everywhere defeated, the most signally in the Court of Common Pleas, where most confidently, cer tainly most hopingly, his Lordship looked for a triumph. Ott the doctrinal points, none of the courts to which ap peal was made ventured to enter. The law, therefore, his Lordship may gracefully obey: further opposition to it will only wound the Church—not her truths. Hi s own opinions the Bishop may not only retain, but may, and doubtless will, act upon them. Should the question, however, ever again bo brought before an appeal court, we should be well content, and the public would be all the better for it, if b )th parties were bound to agree to the decision, and restrained from further litigation — a multiplex querela before other tribunali. The remarks of Chief Justice Wilde on the J udicial Committee and the position of the adversaries before it, are full of wis dom. The mischief that has ensued has not arisen from the judgment rendered by the Committee, but from the discontent, put into suicidal activity, of the party who desired another sentence. If this party be not bent o❑ more serious mischief than any we have hitherto conjec tured, let them now be at rest. They have lost nothing, save the privilege of violating the law. Moderate men see, i❑ this contest, a legal decision, but no doctrinal triumph. One side has had ample justice awarded it, but is entitled to no ovation. The other has been de feated, but not humiliated. Let them henceforth be brethren in one Church—not adversaries within the same fold nor antagonists in camps divided. — Church and State Gazette. WORKING OF THE WINDOW-TAX. In regard to the total amount of the wiadow-tax, of late years, if not to the more additional 10 per cent., it is a singular fact that the latter, added to the previous burden, seems to have been like the last faggot thrown upon the overloaded ass, for, strange to say, it has caused a break down of the total amount between 1841 and 1847 to the extent of no less than 37,9931. A letter to the Chancellor, by "An Officer of the Tax Department of the Board of Inland Revenue," in noticing the de crease of 184,047/. on the whole of the assessed taxes between these years, says— " Perhaps the most striking fact which this comparison discloses is, that there should have been any decrease what ever under the head of window duty. This must, indeed, be, matter of surprise to all who take into consideration th e enormous increase of such towns as Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle - upon - Tyne , Brighton , &c., and, above all, of the vast metropolis itself, with its wonderful suburbs. It might, certainly, be inferred that at least the window duty would manifest no symptoms of retrogression. Such are the facts, however, as published in authentic docu ments, patent to all, and they seem to call for inquiry and investigation." As an instance of the way in which this obnoxious tax works to the hindrance of healthful ventilation:—" I beg to acquai n t y ou ," sa y s a corres p o ndent, " that I am hying in a cott age i n th e countr y f ree f ro m the window tax, but to enjoy this privilege, I have two bedrooms, a Passage and staircase, a larder, a back kitchen, and a water closet, all without any light or ventilation, except what the doors when open give, and this has been for many years: this has saved 41. per year, say for twenty years, which gives a savi ng of 801," A " Hearty Well wisher" ::,sys—" As the faithful champion of the pro fession, a.nd aho of the two trades I allude to, I propose to you to encourage a society of architects, glass manu facturerc, and builders, to enforce all legal and honour able means of putting a stop to a tax on the gracious g.fEs of the Almighty, light, air, and health."—Builder. Pride is a vice whose name is comprehended in a monosyllable, but in its nature not circumscribed by a world. —Eliza C'ook's Journal. ---- MOUNTS BAT FIBLIERY.—The Mounts Bay boats have been very successful this week. They have taken from one to three tl iousand mackerel every night, which have been sold at a v ery low rat •—eighteen for a shilling—and a great quantity w as Pent to Bristol by steam.—. Cornwall Gazette. FRIDAY EVENING, 1 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, June 6. Their Lord3hips met at Fivo o'clock. ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT BILL. This Bill was reported. FEES (COURT OF COMMON PLEAS) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. SUNDAY FAIRS PREVENTION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. EXCHEQUER-BILLS BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. The Earl of RODEN presented several petitions against Post-office labour on Sundays. The Duke of RICHMOND presented several petitions complaining of agricultural distress. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the Hon. F. Scott, the agent for the colony of New South Wales against the Australian Colonies Government Bill, and praying to be heard by counsel against the same. He gave notice that on Monday, whe❑ his Noble and Learned Friend would present a similar petition from Mr. Low, he should move that these parties be heard by counsel against the Bill. GREECE. The Marquis of LA.NSDOWNE thought it right to draw the attention of the House to the motion of which the Noble Lord had given notice for to-morrow. Com munications had bee❑ going on with France on the sub ject, which as yet had not led to any result, but he had hopes that they would lead to a satisfactory result; but satisfactory or not, the result must he known in a few days; but the discussion of that motion at present would tend to interfere with these negotiations, and he there fore hoped the Noble Lard would, on consideration of the subjeet, defer his motion for a few days. He would enter into an arrangement for the accommodation of the Noble Lord, but he suggested to him the propriety of deferring his motion, Lord —STANLEY thought the Government had tried to the utmost extent the parliamentary courtesy which was usually extended on such occasions. The Noble Mar quis had before asked for the postponement of the motion. Since that time six or seven weeks had elapsed, and since that all the papers having been laid on the table, the ransom having been paid, and the fleet having been withdraan, he hoped that the discussion of which he had given notice would take place, and now, on the very eve of the discussion, the Noble Marquis asked for a further postponement on the ground of the negotiations going on with France. He might have to touch upon that subject, but the great object of the motion was to ascertain the opinion of that House with regard to the original demands on Greece and the manner of their enforcement. He therefore was loth to defer the discussion for a single day; but if the Noble Marquis was prepared to say Wet an impartial settlement of the affairs of Europe was likely to be come to, in the course of a few days, and that the discus sion would tend to interfere with that settlement— if the Noble Marquis would undertake to say that in a few days the question would be settled, he would postpone his motion until Monday se'nnight, with the understanding that on that day, settlement or no settlement, the discussion should come on. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE admitted that on a former occasion he had asked for the postponement of a motion of which the Noble Lord had only given notice on the preceding night. He had hoped up to this morn ing that the discussion might have taken place ; but stated on his responsibility as a Minister that he be lieved that the discussion, if it came on to-morrow, would be detrimental to the public service, but he could not say he thought it would be dangerous to the peace of Europe. He was convinced that the French Government had entered into that nego tiation with perfect good faith, and it had been our wish throughout to co-operate cordially with them. Ile was not surprised at the Noble Lord's anxiety to bring on the discussion, and he should not, under any circumstances, renew his application to the Noble Lord. Lord STANLEY—Under those circumstances, I shall postpone the motion to Monday se'nnight. . PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to move the second reading of the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill, and he did not anticipate any opposition to the mo tion, because it was admitted on all hands, and by men of all parties, that the present state of the Parliamentary franchise in Ireland was a mere mockery of the principle of representation.—(The Noble Marquis's voice was here completely drowned by the noisy conversation of certain persons at the foot of the throne, the Noble Marquis turned towards them, and reminded them that a debate was going on. This remonstrance was received with loud cheers from all parts of the House.) Silence having been restored, the Noble Marquis proceeded to detail the provisions of the Bill. He said the House was well aware that the Irish franchise had always been con nected with the principle of property, it having been ori ginally enacted by Act of Parliament to belong to free holders possessed of 405., and in 1792 or 1793 it was further limited by the Irish Parliament, which declared that the right to vote should only be given to those freeholders who claimed and registered their right. He had always lamented—looking at the period when that alteration was made, it being the time when the privi lege of voting for Members of Parliament was extended to the Roman Catholics, thereby creating at once an enormous addition to the constituency—that the oppor tunity was not then taken, while increasing the amount of the constituency, on the one hand, of limiting the ex tent of the franchise on the other. He considered many of the evils which had since afflicted Ireland were attri butable to the retention of the 40s. freeholders. It was the possession of the right of making freeholders, the temptation to make them, the enormous increase their number consequent on the admission of the Roman Catholic voters, and the amount of perjury, bribery, and contrivance entailed by these means on the country, by the desire to make what was called a strong and commanding Parliamentary influence, which led ti those evils. When the English Reform Bill was passed it was thought that the right of franchise in Ireland ought be considerably raised. Whether the precise amour t that was right was then selected, was not a question now to be considered, as the amount of the constituency bad since been materially diminished by subsequent changes. The Irish Reform Bill created a new class of voters, the 101. leaseholders, but even with that addition the number of voters in Ireland had fallen away to an amount which did not fairly represent the general population, especially as regarded the county constituency, which was now inferior to the borough constituency. The present county constituency of Ire land was less than 30,000, or scarcely two per cent. on the whole population. Indeed, at the last general elec tion there were more voters in one or two counties of England than in the whole constituency of all Ireland. During the last two years, also, that number had been further greatly diminished in consequence of the suffer ings of the country. I absolutely necessary to apply some re medy to this evil. He would now state, as shortly as he could, the mode It must then be apparent that it was in which it was proposed to a pply a remedy by this Bill. It proposed in the first place—and he considered this one of the principal and main recommendations of this Bill, to get rid of the system of registration, the most fertile source of uncertainty, corruption, and ve nality, and of trick and intrigue on the part of every in dividual, to obtain that which was worth something to him for the worst of purposes. That alone he considered a sufficient justification for the Bill. There was, how ever, a substitution, which was the rating to the poor. All persons would have votes who were rated to the poor at 81. a year, the registry be made by the clerk of the peace, from the books, without the voter having any thing to do with it. Persons would not be entitled to vote unless they had paid up their rates. That was the main principle of the Bill, which referred almost solely, however, to the county constituencies, no alteration being made with regard to the boroughs, with the ex ception that voters would be subject to the same test of rating as the county voters, and therefore giving them the same facility of acquiring a vote without the neces sity of registration. All the other clauses were merely for the purpose of carrying out those provisions, and, therefore, he did not think it necessary to give any ex planation of them. He ought, however, to state, with regard to the second clause, that if any objections were made to it, he should not defend it, as he thought they ought rather to discourage than encouragejoint tenancy. He then moved that the Bill be read a second time. Lord STANLEY thought me deserving of th e support of t h e H o use, especially as it tended to assimil ate the law i n I re land to that now ex isting in En g l an d . At the same t i m e there were other portions so work so inju r i ously not only i n t h e ir immediate effect on dangerous in principle , and calculated to the constituency of Ireland, but in their possible effect on the constitu enc y of the country at lar g e, he meant as regarded the principle and extent of the p ro p osed fran chise, that unless considerable alterations were made in the Bill in Committee, he should feel it his duty to do all in his power to induce their Lordships to reject it on the ithird reading. H e contended that th© system of registration carried on in Ireland was quite different teri from that i n E ngland an d S c otland, and that bad as it was heretofore it would be rend ered much more dele ou by the proposed measure; a nd would p rov e this assertion by showing that, inste ad of an annual regis tration, as The Nobl e L ord then contra sted the number of electors in England, the system in Ireland is octe nnial. that existed in Ireland in the years 1832, 1840, and 1848, and argued _that the number of county constituents in 1832 was only 59,000, whereas, in 1847, there was an aug mentation of 2,000, ma king the number of county elec tors 61,000. B u t , at the same time he would request of their Lordships to look to the astounding diminution owing to the distress in that country, produced partly by famiae, an d part ly by free trade ; for from 61,000 Irish c onst i tuents in 18 47, Ireland, in the followin g year, could n o t b oas t of more than 34,000, and in 1849 the numb er was aga i n re duced to 27 , 000 . He admitted that this f a lli ng o ff was attributable, in a great mea sure, to the p opu l ar ex citement created by the famine, which d e t erred thousan d s f r om entering their names o n the registry list; and should ad d, that he had it on the best authori ty , t h at i n some counties of that ill-fated country th ere were no t more than 900 electors out of 5,000 inhabitants; and he express ed his deli g h t that the peeplo of Ir e l an d be an d important interest than agi tation. an to know that there were other 1 matters of more vital H e wou ld nex t refer to the boroughs, and was prepared to show that though the re was a d iminution in the const i tuenc i es o f the counties, there wa s a very great i ncrease in the electors of the, boroughs, amounting to 2,000. He should also say that he totally disc greed with the two propositions in volved in the Bill, and so strongly alluded to by the Noble Marquis (Marquis of Lansdowne), and hoped that such principles would not be pressed, as they must ine vitably result in a serious injury to Ireland, and become a precedent for many of the Chartists and others in England to demand a vote by ballot. Though he did not mean to oppose the second reading of the Bill, yet he should remonstrate with the Government, and hoped tint a measure fraught with so much danger to the ..... ~._.......: if, framework of society in Ireland, would be reconsidered and withdrawn. When the Noble Marquis exprersed hs regret that the forty-shilling freeholders had not been abolished at an earlier period, he (Lord Stanley) thould ::ay that he fully coincided with him; and he was there fore more astonished that the Government should now in troduce a measure which would be far worse to Ireland than the law which created forty-shilling freeholders. Whe❑ the Noble Marquis said that he wis'ned that an in• terest of 5/. per annum was to c institute the grounds of the franchise, did he not reflect that such a system would be far more pernicious than the 40s. freehold system ? He did flat consider it right that one-sixth of the electors of the entire kingdom should be established by this Bill, particularly as such a line of proceeding would negative the influence of the respectable class of society, and would also introduce into the House of Commons a set of men that would be likely to mar the best objects of any Government. He feared that Government, in their ad vocacy of this Bill, were putting the poisoned chalice to their own lips, and that ere long they would heartily regret their present ambition; far he would ask their Lordships to look to the county of Mayo, where 1 000 paupers, at a rating of 8/. would swamp the respectable portion of the community in that county. The Noble Lord then contrasted the constituency of Scotland with what this measure was likely to provide for Irel old, and said that nothing could be more unfair or unjust than that. He also argued that it would be the means of creating division and altercation between the tenant and the landlord on the one hand, and between the priest tnd the landlord on the other. lie then &hided to Mr. Griffiths' valuation, and said that at the time that that valuation was made that the price of corn was up to 505. per quarter, whereas at present it is not more than 30s. He would not oppose the second reading, but should coLtest every clause in Committee. Earl GREY considered there was a political necessity for increasing the elective franchise in Inland, which was now, by a variety of circumstances, dwindled down to a lamentable amount. The Noble Earl then entered into a consideration of the circumstances which operated to reduce the constituency of Ireland, and proceeded to say that the nature of the property in that country was such, that unless they came to the resolution of increas iug the franchise, the consequences would be prejudicial to the best interests of the people. He thought that there was an absolute necessity for making occupation the test; and on the other hand by taking rating in con nexion with that test, he thought they could not have a better security for the increase and proper exercise of the elective franchise. He considered also, that an 81. ratting was not too low, and that the best principle which their Lordships could act upo❑ for the right ex'ension of the franchise, would be not merely the principle of making the rating of individuals a necessary qualification for the right to vote, but also that principle which subjected them to be rated for the relief of others. There was one part f the system under the English Reform Bill which he considered of the utmost value in the consideration of this question, that of annual registration, which he trusted their Lordships would not lose sight of in the consideration of this Bill. The principle on which that system worked was of the greatest value, acting as it did, annually, to cause the rate-payer to renew his in terest in his right to vote; and whether the qualification was to be fixed as low as 81. or not, he hoped their Lord ,hips would give their assent to the second reading of the Bill now before the House.—(ilear.) Lord DES ART could not refrain from expressing his protest against this Bill, believing, as be did, that no cir cumstance could tend more to defeat improvement in Ireland than the adoption of the Bill now before their Lordships' House. The Noble Lord then went into de tails of those circumstances and relations which exist between landlord and tenant in Ireland, and expressed his opinion that the adoption of the Bill would sever those relations, setting the tenant against his landlord, and forming a came which would lead to his making war upon him. He bore testimony to the great assistance which he had received from the Roman Catholic clergy men in his part of Ireland, in maintaining order; but their exertions were, he said, defeated by those illegal societies which were combined for the purpose of over throwing all landlord interest in Ireland, and should this Bill be passed by their Lordships, it would be a weapon placed in the hands of those most mischievous classes, which would enable them to accomdlish that object. He , herefore trusted that their Lordships would not give their assent to the second reading of this Bill. . _ The Earl of ST. GERMANS considered that the opponents of the Bill, while they stated their objections to the measure, had altogether failed to advert to the evils which it was intended to remedy ; while on the other hand, the supporters of the 1.311 l evaded allusion to the objectionable clauses. Since the year 1835 there 'tad been an annual diminution in the number of elec tors, and it was become necessary that it should be en larged, hut he admitted, to such an extent that the constituency should bear proportion to the population. What was wanted in Ireland was a real and bona fide constituency, and he did not believe that the granting of the franchise to the Irish people on a low qualification would induce the English people to claim a similar franchise. He objected, however, to the 8/. qua lification, and thought that the class of men whom it would constitute as electors were not those, either from their position or intellect, who should be armed with the franchise. The qualification was too low, and it would be much better if it were made to depend on houses of a certain amount of value. lie thought a 121. qualification should be adopted, it' they took house and land as the test of value. The Noble Marquis had thrown overboard the joint occupy ing clause, and he need hardly say that this determina tion on the part of the Government gave him great sa tisfaction. He objected to the clause which gave a 5/. tenant for life a vote, anti he should oppose it in Cow -1 mates, believing that if it were permitted to remain in the Bill it would have the elf-et of creating fictitious voters. In conclusion, the Noble Lord suggested that as the present time was most suitable for the enactment tf a registration Bill, there should be a compromise on the part of the Commons as regarded the qualification clauses, and in that event they might reasonably hope to have a good Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW rejoiced at the abandon ment of the joint tenantcy clause, and pledged himself 0 give all the amendments intended to be proposed, the most serious consideration in Committee. In the prin ciple of the Bill he fully concurred, and he believed that when the details were properly corrected, it would work well, and be attended with good results. The Earl of GLENGALL said that he considered that there was a very great injustice in this measure, as it placed the pauper, whose holding was rated at 5/. per , annum, on a footing with the most respectable persons in the counties; whereas, on the other hand, the boroughs were justly and well protected from such an innovation. Again, he should beseech their Lordships to oppose any measure such as this, which tended to create turmoil and dissatisfaction between the people, their priests, and the landlords. And, again, ho should add, this measure would tend to crowd the House of Commons with such agitators as the late Mr. O'Connell, and other such Irish demagogues, which would ultimately tend to the disrup• tion of the constitution. The Marquis of WESTMEATII said that he was astonished that such a measure should be supported by Government, for nothing could be more pernicious to the landed interest of Ireland, and particularly when it tended to place the irresponsible portion of Irish society on a footing with the respectability of the country. The Earl of \VICKLO W said that the Committee that sat on the poor-law fbr Ireland considered that this mea sure was essentially requisite for Ireland. The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on this day (Friday) week. The Sunday Trading Prevention Bill was read a third time, and passed. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 6. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considered, and agreed to:—Exeter and Crediton Rail way, Nottingham Freemen's Allotments, Royal Col lege of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The following Bills were read a third time, and passed:—Croydon and Reigate Turnpike Road; Eastern Union Railway; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement, Amendment of Acts, and New Streets; Snaith and Cowick, Union of the Townships, &c.; Tewkesbury Severn Bridge and Roads; Ulverstone, Millthorpe, and Lancaster Turnpike Road; Wolverhampton Water works Act (Amendment and Extension of Works). The Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, Birming ham and Oxford Junction, and Great West,?rn Railway Companies Bill, as amended, was considered and agreed to. PETI LIONS. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from a place in Forfarshire against Sunday labour in the Post-office. Admiral DUNDAS presented a petition from Green wich against certain clauses in the Savings' Bank Bill. Mr. ELLIOT presented petitions from Ha wick, Peebles, Selkirk, Galashields, and other places in Scot land, against the Ten Hours' Bill ' • also petitions pray ing for an alteration in th e Scotti s h Poor-law. Mr. HOPE presented a petition from Hull against the Mercantile Marine Bill. Mr. R. PALMER presented a petition from the trus tees of a savings bank in Dorset against certain clauses in the Savings' Banks Bill. Lord ROTHAM presented a petition from the East Riding of Yorkshire also against certain clauses of the same Bill. Admiral GORDON presented a petition from Dun dee against Sunday labour in the Post office. Mr. SLANGY presented a petition approving of the Savings' Banks Bill, but objecting to certain clauses. Mr. J. CLAY presented a petition from the Hull Chamber of Commerce against the Mercantile Marine Bill. Mr. KERSHAW presented a petition from Stock port against the Ten Hours Bill. . - Sir B. HALL presented a petition in favour of the enfranchisement of copyholds; also a petition from Marylebone in favour of the Government Interments Bill, but objecting to certain clauses. Mr. B. OSBORNE presented a petition from Coventry in favour of secular education. Col. CHATTERTON presented a petition from Cork against the Mercantile Marine Bill. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from landowners, manufacturers, tradesmen, labourers, and artisans, in the county Palatine of Lancaster, with 15,130 signa tures attached to it, complaining of the injurious effects of our experimental legislation on the labour and productive power of the country, of the unrestricted admission of the produce of foreign labour; that the owners and occupiers of land with diminished means had to suffer additional burdens ; that th e h asty abandonment of protective duties had been inj ur i ous to the agricultural interest without benefiting the country, and praying the House to redress those grievances, and to adopt such a system as should place them in fair competiton with the foreigner, and give a renewed stimulus to agriculture, encourage manufactures, and promote the extension of commerce. —(Cheers from the Protectionist benches.) ~ J JUNE 7, 1850. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Montrose ngAinEt the Mercantile Marine Bill. NOTICE OF MOTION. _ Mr. SCROPE gave notice that to-morrow he would put a questi,m to the Right Hon. the Secretary for Ire land on the subject of Irish evictions. THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Mr. DIVETT moved for a statement showing the total cost of transmitting the mails and dispatches be tween Bombay a ,d Suez by the East India Company, and towards which the sum of 50,0001. per annum has been granted out of the revenue of the Unitsd Kingdom, during the years 1848 and 1849, or to the latest period that the accounts can be made up, including wages, victualling, and allowances of officers, crews, and engineers, coals and engine stores, and sea stores, and an allowance of ten per cent, for repairs, five per cent. for depreciation, six per cent for sea risk in lieu of premium of insurance, and four per cent, interest per annum on the total first cost of the steam-vessels employed; the net amount of passage money received by the East India Company, deducting victualling and allowance to the commanders or other persona for the same periods; the same al to the cost of transmitting the bi monthly mails b,tween Bombay and Aden : also the names, tonnage, and horse power of the steam-vessels employed; and the dates of their departures from and arrival at Bombay and Suez, and Bombay and Aden respectively, on each voyage during the same period (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 746, of ses sion 1848).—Agreed to. SUPPLY. On the motion that the orders of the day be read, Mr. HUME said there was a notice for a vote in Sup ply on the paper to-night. Was it intended to take that vote to-night or to-morrow? Sir G. GREY was afraid it could not come on to night. 'kr. HUME appealed to Government to give him an early opportunity of bringing on his motion respecting the New Houses of Parliament. FACTORIES BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Mr. BANKES said it was some time since the atten tion of the House was occupied with this very interesting question. He had now to state that the important amendment which was to be introduced by the Noble Lord the Member for Colchester (Lord John Manners) would not be proposed at this stage of the pro edings, but on the bringing up of the report. He (Mr. Bankes) made this explanation on behalf of the Noble Lord, who was unavoidably absent from the House, and was at that moment attending a public meet ing in a distant part of the country. The amendment to which he referred had in view the confining the work in factories, of young persons and young females, to ten hours a day. Mr. ELLIOT rose to move the following amend ment:—Clause 1, page 2, line 8, leave out all words after the word " that," for the purpose of inserting these words—" it shall not be lawful for young persons and females to be employed or to work in any factory for more than ten hours daily between half-past five o'clock in the morning and half-past eight o'clock in the evening; and it shall be lawful for said young persons and females to work by sets or relays. Provided always, that each such set or relay shall, during the hours between half-past five in the morning and half-past eight in the evening, be absent from the factory for a period of not less than three consecutive hours. Provided always, that on Saturdays the period of work of such young persons or females shall not exceed eight consecutive hours, exclu sive of meal times, between the hours of half-past five in the morning and four in the afternoon." The Honourable Member proceeded to refer to the relay system at pressnt adopted among the factory operatives of Rox burgh, Berwickshire, Selkirkshire, and Peebleshire. Those persons were at present working contentedly and happy, and earning good wages; but for some reason or other they were now to be at once discharged from their work and thrown on the parish for a subsistence. He wished to know why such a calamity was to be in flicted on so largo a manufacturing district as that ? Mr. Horner's reports stated that if it were possible to keep the machines in mills going all through the twenty four hours it would be much more advantageous for all, He protested against any law being passed which would have the effect of placing the mills in his part of the country on the same footing as the mills in the north of England, which were generally owned by large capitalists. The Bill as it stood would have a very injurious effect upon the owners of watermills, for in winter time it was impossible to say when the mills would commence working, owing to the floods, and in dry wea ther, when they would be compelled to stop. Indeed, he thought the Bill would ruin many of the millowners, and be the means of throwing out of employ a great number of labouring people, who would have no other means of livelihood. Although he was quite ready to admit that only one rule was to be ap plied to all mills and factories, yet he had to remind the House that, while that one rule would not interfere with the operations of one class of the persons who were to be affected by the Bill, it would act in a very injurious manner to another class.—(Hear.) He, there fore, thought it his duty to propose the amendment of which he had given notice. Sir G. GREY said the amendment of the Hon. Gen tleman was opposed to the whole spirit and purpose of the Bill. He was quite ready to admit that a general law of this kind must operate somewhat unequally in different parts of the country; but that was an objection not only to this Bill, but to the whole course of legisla tion on the subject, and his Hon. Friend had, in fact, raised the whole question whether there should be any legislation at all as to the duration of labour in factories. If he thought mills worked by water power should be specially exempted, he ought to have proposed a separate clause to that effect, and not proposed a general alteration of the law, which would have the effect of sanctioning the relay system through out the whole kingdom, subject, of course, to his sug gestion that the workers should have an interval of three hours during the day. Rather than have the altera tion inserted in the Bill he would leave the pre sent law as it stood, because the effect in the former case would be to keep the children employed in factories away from their homes during a period of fifteen hours. As to water mills, a cleuse would shortly come under their consideration, which provided that under certain circumstances mills might work until a later hour, to make up for lost time arising from a too deficient or a too abundant supply of water. But as the amendment of the Hon. Gentleman would have the effect of sanctioning the relay system throughout all the manu facturing districts, he felt bound to give it his opposition. Mr. HEYWOOD said, if there was one thing in factory legislation more to be deprecated than another it was provisions of a partial nature. He regretted that the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department should have given the sanction of his name and the sanction of Government to any departure from the Ten Hours Act.—(Hear, hear.) Before the Right Honourable Baronet, however, gave that sanction, ho ought to have found out what really was his own meaning and the meaning of the Legislature in reference to the Factory Enactment. If the Right Honourable Baronet had discovered that the intention of the Legislature was iu favour of the relay system, the better course would have been for Government to have introduced a Bill declaring that henceforth the relay system should be tolerated, though for his own part he was prepared to vote for any proposition that would have the effect of restoring the Ten Hours Act to its integrity.— (Hear, hear.) He had sufficient confidence in the en terprise and stability of English manufacturers to be lieve that they could overcome almost every restriction that might be imposed upon them by factory Acts, but so long as so much uncertainty prevailed on the subject—so long as the system was tolerated of having one law this year and another next, it was impossible for them to carry on their operations with success.—(Cheers.) He approved of the Ten Hours Bill when it was passed, and he did so now because ho believed the Bill was for the protection of women and children who were unable to protect themselves. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He never wished to place any restrictions either upon manual labour or machinery, and he was st , ll as hostile to that as ever; but as far as regarded women and children, he was quite ready t o adopt restrictions for their safety.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ED W ARDS said he had the honour to represent a large town in the West Riding, where he had lived since the time he was born, and he thought he under stood the interest and feeling of that part of the coun try as well as any gentleman in the House.—(Hear, hear.) When he had the honour of seconding the declaratory Bill of the Noble Lord the Member for Bath he hardly expected that he should ever have to say any thing in defence of it, recollecting as he did the elo quence and powerful arguments brought to bear upon it by the Noble Lord himself. The Noble Lord had till now advocated the cause of justice and humanity; the Noble Lord had always been looked upon as the chasm pion of the factory operatives, and he for one could see no reason why he should desert them now. The petitions for and against the Bill presented the true feeling which the country entertained upon this important measure; the petitioners, in fact, were somewhere about 1,000 as to 6, and the signatures appended to that petition in proportion of 3 to 1,000. The great bulk of tho population of both the West Riding and Lancashire were perfectly satisfied with the declarations of the Noble Lord, and if it had not been for a letter published in the newspapers and signed " A Manufac turer," the vast proportion of the millowners would have been perfectly reconciled to the Ten Hours Act as it was intended when it was passed by the House. Utter ruin had been predicted at the time of the passing of the Ten Hours Bill, but all those predictions bad been falsified. The factory operatives had not, as was pre dicted by many Hon. Members, spent the greater leisure which had been given them in beer houses, but they were found spending that leisure in reading-rooms or in their cottage gardens.—(Hear.) The rule in Yorkshire was to live and let live. The late Sir R. Peel, thirty-five years ago, advocated a Ten Hours Bill, and since that time the people in the manufacturing districts had been carrying on a peaceful agitation, Ile (Mr. Edwards) declared he would rather see the Bill thrown out alto gether than that those paltry amendments should be embodied into it at the instance of the Government. Lord ASHLEY denied that be had ever considered himself the champion of the factory operatives, but he had considered himself their friend—(Hear, hear) — and he declared before God that he had done that which he conceived to be best for their interests, in giving in his adhesion to the Government Bill.—(llear, hear.) Ho had sacrificed much of his time in advocating their interests, and now it appeared he had sacrificed his re putation by giving his adhesion to that measure.—(Loud cries of " No, no.") He would say in passing, that ho had just received an address agreed to at a large meet ing of delegates, at Glasgow, which set forth that they were fully satisfied with the zeal and self-devotion of him (Lord Ashley), that they could not, f or a moment, imagine that he bad deserted their interests, and that he had acted wisely in giving up the Ten Hours Bill to secure the inestimable benefit to the fitotory ope, m i g ht ratives of leaving off wor k a t s i x o clock. That show public m, :a that amid all their difficulties a nd (i l )" appointments th e y h a d th e i r conso lations.—(ilea r ' 1 , 4 1e5 v 0t The Noble L or d conc l u d e d by stat i ng that he wou lu against the amendment. Mr. W. BROWN supported the amendment. 1 1 , was quite ready t o a d m i t the zeal and tal ents of o's Noble 14 , ,rd who had j ust s p o k en , b u t he thought he ‘ c3 .. c _ sp, " • very much misinf orme d. There was a great *jilt °f d ttlity to the manufact ur i ng i nteres t a b roa d which at te°3 t r O g e s to refer all the vices an d m i ser i es o f the working,e' L lta to the mills. It was sa id th e ma nufacturingshowe d was the hotbed of vic e , b u t th e State Papers .til, that the palm of vice was b orne off b y purely ag rle tural counties. Mr. AGLIONBY said that the amendment , as ole beft derstood it, was entirely sub ve r s ive of the wh 40111 of the Bill, and he should give it his most e tre° opposition. 110 1 Mr. J. WILLIAMS observed that the petition 7; b s d had been presented from Ha ni c k against the nil; bed been got up by the millowners themselves, arb i c ! d s ot threatened to discharge their l a bourers if they ° t ry be sign it; and added that a public meeting of fact ° " bourers had aft, rwards repudiated the p e tition- „ t oed Mr. ELLIOT denied that coercion bad be en to procure signatures. r ain; Mr. B. DENISON said he believed the noble classes in the West Riding felt gr ateful to th e de Lord for the efforts which he had made t i d s aolle a vexed and difficult question. He thought h e u h lt bsd wisely in accepting the compromise whi c " ;be been offered to him, and the operatives a' r e. country would have reason to thank him for the mainder of their lives.—(Llear. t tibis Mr. BROTHERTON did not hesitate lo say - s il l 1 t o Bill would be more efficient and be more benemetbsea the working classes than any other Bill which ha o p• passed into law, and he should give it his cordis tbst port. He thought if they adopted the relay ai ste i ilealo the Bill would be rendered a complete nallity- --a Mr. BRIGHT regretted that the time when s t s " - f oor of that importance was introduced was not oile, - to o °, able to its calm investigation. He - did hot wat t ", sls into the general question of the Bill of 1847, b il "etaitte' confine himself to the amendment before the That question was not whether women and Ye L u ti t s 'he; sons should work more than ten hours a day; o' %as ther they should make it imperative on all adult s to . machinery not to work more than tea hours. T he e l i i i efe position of the Hon. Member for Roxburgh Would! t he the women and young persons, without restridloe employment of adults and machinery to the sail t oe' ber of hours, and that was a proposition whici t i - j e s tore' ceived to be well worthy the attention of the Leg' s ~- 561' It did not appear to him that the Hon. Member ' ° ,"„ 0 11 , ford (Mr. Brotberton) understood the proposition ° e ald The Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State 'VI inform them that he had many suggestions made t°,,,itb with respect to relays, which would not interiereosa the intention of the Legislature with respect to gas iD and young persons. He did not think the House the possession of a sufficient amount of information lie subject to legislate against the system of relaTtiaati? knew several instances, both in England and ' O O 9 which he specified, where a large number of P e p re' would be at once thrown out of employment if ° le gate , sent proposition were carried. He s h ou ld, thergos, give his cordial support to the proposition of ti le Member.—(Cries of " Divide.") oal a Mr. FOX said a motion for a Select Comnditte e , l s foc s re-open the entire question, which had been loea d tbet decided by Parliament.—(Hear.) They had h ea d r it was intended to stop th e system of relays; an bead while that was allowed, it would be impossible to P; to de evasion of the law. All that the Committee hitootal now, in his opinion, was to vindicate the faith andP,,, St' of the Legislature.—(Hear.) The Bill of the people, country as a boon, and had been acted on, grateillii one case and faithfully in an other. By that Bill , t manufacturers had not been injured, although the o p etc tives had been benefited.—(Hear.) Striving for lt d En d ` working classes had done for so many years , ap h ea a. ing at last the advantages of it, it must have ' J ett° great disappointment to them eventually to bel o a to word of promise kept to the ear ," and yet bro wbica them in reality.—(Hear.) If they took away th at t oa ° l ` they had given to the operatives, they deprived t d g$ that which was of the greatest value to them, 6/3 , JO it to those to whom it was of no value whatsoev e ".,%hiel t hoped, therefore, an amendment would be resisted " t oea would go to nullify all the legislation which ha s e '') place on that subject.—(Hear, and cries of " D i ve e of ° Mr. S. CRAWFORD, as the representati/ t t he manufacturing locality, expressed his hope ths. oe it House would not depart from the original intestic,eist' had expressed, manifested, and acted upon, ie i n e ,70 1 0 ,/ ing on that important question on a former occ"" (Cries of " Diitteevide.th") ea / The Commen divided when there lIPP e c --a f For the amendment ... „t 6 Against it ... •-• 20 1 Majority against the amendment ... ofte. Lord ASHLEY then moved to insert in line l'„' o ase, the word " act," the words "no child." T he ,' OP uence of the omission of these words would 'l e a to children of the tenderest years would be coniP e ` whil e come to work in the morning at half-past Bf e 'beforl adult women and young persons would not con ie six, and might be kept in the afternoon till 119 , eight, when adult females and young persons vl e ' ,, missed at six. as tj ,f Sir G. GREY said the omission o f th e words cr t i accidental, for the Bill abst a i ne d f rom a ll °Me a th -e lk the law as far as regard e d children, as did als ° l, -- i e t, ro ; of his Noble Friend (L or d A s hl ey ) , to w hich, ' j ab' sent objection applied ju s t as muc h as to this O il " to effect of his Noble Fri e nd' s amen d ment wo uld b e 10 ., troduce an additional limitatio n to th e hours of 1st) ; 1° Lord ASHLEY said his object was to s e f - , 1 children of tender years the same protection as e jar, forded to adult females and young persons. Ile 0- e re that a very largo proportion of the millowner s favour of his proposition. One of the first wee I° o o l Nester had written to him approving of the. I , P k which he bad taken, and declaring his convic tt° ol; lc 7, public opinion would condemn a s ystem ander r the" children were made to work earlier and late adults. iOO of Mr. AGLIONBY had thought that the 05° oil , the words arose from inadvertence; and be Ws. l o s iD to hear the Right Hon. Baronet confess that i t th e tentional. tha t Mr. EDWARDS said, the result would be f 0 0- labour of children would be substituted for that ' peMr.n rsos. OP . BRIGHT condemned the system o' r eiK li c; mentary interference in regulating the hours °t,, psC "The amendment did not arise from syndPst a ' these children out of doors, but for s he p pose of covertly checking adult lah °ti r ,"aort e. chinery, and steam-engines, which the st l re ) : of the motion did not dare to d° lat e/ What had been the result of their fornierbodrer ferenco but to increase pauperism precisely i n : c poe e !. of that age which came within the restrictions t i e to The only result of the Noble Lord's plan would 00 0 . 1 crease the evil. He held in his hand a lett er 1 30 c ht i millowner who formerly employed as many as: o ol l3 h il e . dren under 13 years of age, stating that so 1 0 4 %11/ ' o ; been the meddling of the inspector that he ";" came disgusted and discharged thorn all. They i l e anc l 'e follow worse counsel than that of the Noble Lov atet friends, who wanted to make the Factory Ac t eve °le st restrictive than it always was. r Jel Mr. BROTHERTON amid that it would mitoli to recommendation to the Bill if it were made 1 1,.„ e t a s ,,tl e ct namely, if it stated that they were to work “ - tit "' t he the morning until six in the evening. The g re a titie ' s o of the opponents to the Bill appeared to be to - ,, 0 04 00 , law. He would do all he could to make the -m i d sE t be simple that all the world could understand i t ,' c t he*lrre that none of the evils apprehends c h Hon: ember for Manchester would ever aris e : o ti ° d o Mr. MUN rz said that the work was don e g et 111 . - 0, fine profits that the manufacturers wanted t, * () le to sir work out of the children than they Were 11' 10 He would support the amen d ment. better to lea ve c h theoclee° Sir G. GREY thought it 0'.,10 that protection which the law already ffo rdeu a vep ri arr' Mr. M. GIBSON said that this was ae e e h introduced into the B i ll, w hi c h was wholly er ti c i i - s a e hi c " to meet the object of the N o ble Lord , , t he carried would have a most injurious tenden e i' e ut Mr. WALTER thought that the amend he pr e eei' Noble Lord was necessarily a corollary toet 0,09 00 dgo Lion fur the limitation of adult labour. Jld dedly in favour of the amendment. Mr. STANSFIELD hoped that the Noble l' ii (i o rLi stat lce. not press his motion, considering the oil.° the pr ., o , r to under which it was made. Mr. TRELAWNY said, considering ths` . :n t i ari°,'",t is sition of the Noble Lord would be serioutill,"pere'' the labouring classes, he would c onsisteo t `Y et• th e his opposition to all measures of this charae.tioo co ati rs Mr. SLANEY thought that the proP sit 03 0 /1 es' Noble Lord would have the effect of limiting „ s al it 0 of labour and the working of machinery to 1° a P O e would °Proof-1v tirely, and, being of that opinion, he interfering most injuriously with the work s o i t os it Alderman SIDNEY supported the an3e o .",. 0 01 , pet Noble Lord on the ground of humanity' "` ) ,,i 5 0 a' was agreed to, the children would have to ' o'clock in the morning to prepare for work- . e l/ Mr. HEYWOOD opposed the amenclinee'• o peat The Committee then divided, when there 7:3 For Lord Ashley's amendment "" 10 30 Against it ... ••• ." ..‘ BEST Majorityagainstithdrew Lord ASHLEY said, in consequence of theiivisiot4,oo which the Committee bad come on th e late ic' , ae ot ol his the a m amendmentendmeu6 o• decio ot ti Mr. to felt himself relieved from the obligation svfefaia the under in respect to the Bill. He WOti'd , 13 °1 : , pre"' , himself of the next favourable ppprunity r° claims of those children upon tit( .11011 , e. N o ble e ffec' Mr. BROTHERTON hoped ti at the, D ive would persist in his exertions to render t h e f fro 0 tive as possible. its Lord ASHLEY only wished to guard " t or ta l' being considered now under any o bfigatie, n t a 1:77• a t lior_4o o ol o it. Ile considered himself perfectly any course be pleased with reference to this t he Sir G. GREY had always understood 4 1 t lieLot Lord's intention to be to include childreilo`ofererbs'i although ho had informed him that the le por" tb° Nob _ _ l oft would oppose such a proposition. The a had l ',,m:ll ) ` acted most consistently throughout, as- s he ' sense of the House upon his amendment, a t o cld' viously intimated to him (Sir G. Grey) h° If° 11°1' The clauses up to 6 were then agreed to., t bo f° t bst Mr. P. SCROPE moved the insertion o : e ted, et inQ clausei— , Provided always, and be it " 3 ° ot h cisl i be during all or part of the period between th'2 a il el t he September of any year and the Ist day 0 :4;oov!pii following year young persons and fem sa tur 4 ,4 age of 18 years may be employed, except,o.te mot e t a , between the hours of seven of the clock ot e _T n i o g, 0 3 0 and seven of the clock of the vv., o det .„0% .. t y stead:of the hours hereinbe. g ore -5 se ON 1, following regtilotions And conditions Oh;