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.ourtiit,o7.ttion SUN 01 - 110 E, Seven o'clock. OY AL LITE RARY FUND, Instituted 1790. Incorporated 1518, for the Protection and Relief of Authors of Genius and Learning' and their Families, who may be In want or distress. PamoN—ller Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. PRE,"; [DENT —The Marquess of LANSDOWNE, K.G. The SIXTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY DINNER: of the Corpora tion will take place in Freemasons'-hall, on FRIDAY next, ,the 17th of May; The Honourable Mr. Justice, TAIFOURD in the Chair. Tickets, one guinea each, may be obtained from the Stewards, and from the Secretary, at the Chambers of the Corporation, 73, Great Russell-street. OCTAVIAN BLEWITT, Secretary. GEItMANY. Accounts from Berlin of the 11th, mention the se cession of the Grand Duke of Hesse from the Prussian Bund. The Frankfort Journal of the 11th says :—" The first conference of the Plenipotentiaries of the German Governments was held yesterday in the Taxis Palace, under the presidency of Count Thun, Plenipotentiary of Autria. We .learn that the Plenipotentiaries of Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, Wurtemburg, the Electo rate and Grand Duchy of Hesse, Holstein, Lauen burg, Luxemburg, Nassau, Hesse Homburg, and the free city of Frankfort were represented iu the con ference.' SWITZERLAND. The Suisse, of Bcrne, says—" After having cols lected the most authentic information, we believe that we may give the following as the result of the elections of the sth of May, after taking into account the observations preSented by the Government party : —Deputies of the Opposition, 110 ; deputies of the Governmental party, 97 ; doubtful, 12. If the elec tions of Jegenstorf, Wahlen, Porentruy be in favour of the Opposition, as everything announces, the Opposition will probably have a majority of about ten votes. The deputies whom we class among the doubtful are those who were proposed by both parties, •or those who for their moderate opinions appear likely to lean to the Opposition, if it should decidedly remain in the Liberal path, which it has declared its determination to follow.' Great agitation prevailed at Berne on the 10th, in consequence of the Conservative party having re solvod to aVack the Liberal students. The authori ties deemed it necessary to call out the troops, whereby order was maintained. GREECE. The f(.l?olving is the convention entered into be ttc•en Lord Palmerston and N. Drouyin de L'buys for the settlement of the Greek affair : "The Government of her Britannic Majesty and the Government of his Hellenic Majesty being engaged in a difference resulting from certain claims relative to losses and injuries sustained by English and lonian snhj - ,cts in Greece, mentioned in the note presented by her Britannic Majesty's Minister on the 17th of Ja nuary, 1850, and the Government of the French Republic having offered its good offices, which have been accepted on both sides, by Mr. Wyse and M. Londos, named pleni poteutiaries to that effect, being met at the Piraeus in the presence of M. Louis Gros, French Plenipotentiary, have agreed that, the said claims, having been duly examined, OA be settled by an amicAble arrangement, according to the following conditions : " No. 1. I; is agreed that the sum of 8.5001., destined to liciai:lat.e the above demands and indemnities, shall be immediately placed by tike Ilellenic Government in the hands of the English Minister at Athens, to be dis tritiot-d by him to the different claimants. . 1 No. 2. Upon payrce:lt of the avid sum by the Greek Goswarnent, t, o (heel: merchant. ships, previously de tainod by the English eruizers, shall be immediately givea up. .:%To; 3. The Governmtnt of her Britannic Majesty complained of the arrest of an officer of tho Royal Navy acct of si.ilocs belonoing to the crew of the Fitnioale mari•of-war, and the Government' of his Hel lenic Majesty bi..ing desirous of showing its regret for the misconsception which caused that arrest, it is agreed that this complaint shall be clnsidered as satisfied, by moans of a letter which the Greek Minister for Foreign Afiaini will address for that object to the Minister of Great Britain. No. 4. Upon receipt of that letter the Greek ships, provisionally detained, shall be immediately given up. " No. 5. By means of the conditions laid down as above mentioned, all the claims specified in the note of the 17th o± January, specified in the preamble of the present convention, are declared extinct. with the exception of that of Signer Pacifico, concerning the lose of certain documents • relative to the debts which he. had to substantiate 'against the Portuguese Go vernment. That portion . being of a nature to require ulterior inquiry, two arbitztvors and a super-arbitra tor shalt be nazied as eocea as possible by Al. Gros, Mr. Wyse, and M. Lorelos to make these inquiries, The Ilellenic Government engages to pay to Signor Peolfizo 4 just inciemeity; if it results from these inqui ries.--.a proof that the Pi4tuguese Government admits the ptteeiple of some of these claims. and only refuses peymeet because Signor Peclfico cannot produce the title?, which have been carried of, or destroyed, when his house was pillaged. " No. 6. The proposals contained in the above arti cles shall be put in execution immediately after the sign ing of the present convention, without waiting for a ra tification. " 7. The &E r. relative to the loan guaranteed by the the e, Por:trs, L.nil to the Islands of Sapienza and Cervi, are a.it Included hi the present arrangement." T URKEY. lite Wanderer has letters from Constantinople of 23d ult., stating that immediately after Count sturther's renewal of diplomatic relations with • the Porte, and immediately after his first official visit to the Sultan,. he. received a note from the 'Turkish. Foreign-office, expressing the most unqualitit.d- aatidaction on the par: of the llost Bl a b Porte with the late amicable resolutions of the Vienna cabinet, and declaring, since order was now restored in Hungary and in the Austrian provinces on . the Turkish f , :ontiers, that it was but natural to look forward . to the liberation of the Hungarian re "fuge'es. and that any kind of restraint which the High Porte had hitherto thought it a duty to place .upon ; the refUgees, must now, of c ou r se , b e dis • pause,. vbaa. " The prevailiug .opiaion,". adds the Wanderer, "is that this 'last phrase is intended as an official anrohncenient to the Churts of Russia and Austria of the impendiag liberation of the refugees at Kiutahia, and of the employment in military ser vice of tlabse among the fugitives who have adopted the . Mahoinetan creed. The Porte, placed as it Is Under the. guardianship of five Powers, was com pelltd to have recourse to that note for the purpose of deClaring its intentions respecting the renegades, for in so far as Kossuth and his companions are con caroe I the Porte is strongly supported by the Em bassiLa of Great.. Britain and France." IT LY. The Rom-in Government has issued a decree, dated the 3,1, ordering the sate by auction of the remaining domainal possessions situated in the provinces of trVno, Pesaro, AnctaL!, Macerate, Fermo, Ascoli, and ,Qamerino. - ' 'a; Pope V L-,as pardoned MM. Pietro and Paolo r i a t l lo t titb 4 i who 'had cousrnanded some of the troops o th f' ',.."4e. t 'III" ItePl4l.l'ile... 1 . no ConierratorecfPlorenee of the 6:h. states that the Prefectur e of Florenee has annulled the resolu tl9,-.of. tike nir r • ~ , ; , t eipalities of Louda and Massa Mani tig*Ati.fave'ur The , tist e i, il j o tl e C " n , t illt101). :. ~, , .. ir%Za l o f Naples of the 21 publishes the following d , - , :rf,..- •-: ' 14. : „. 4 3 ' p o ,:. n r• i civil i n ..n p d r o I e I,. : ( 1 , S.: : : ,_• ~ . —ain,r,ilerint, Art. 864 of the g " that a doubt exists 1 nivhte,Tiopnearstoytailiiart!te, e if...,,r'ercevil causes is applicable to ial ol3fuSbltiacteatuhteireso! Iti,ving'henrd the'opini(in of th - L ' C 'l l( f un h e l upon, and cOnsiderin;? that' to public ,tuthority vv. - tett ia the bet imposes respmt, i s c in c g trd i e ts r functions, and that it is itAtortaertttoijoexpeurbcli e t a h n e d ad j v u t c o , f , that such unaxix hitch t.e upheld: our 1114,is';er Seer,kry of State for Gra y c :.d 4'aving taken Ou. 0 0 1, 4 11 of Our ordinary Crave resohed to decree, and we decree of Stati;, .!ve, tic ctirduif,)' 0. I. " ! )1,lows;--7:Art , , 1. It is prohibit e d to proceedj.„ r civil tntls e3 ;o . the• arrest cf a functionary in the act of tfta exercise Of' the public functions entr us t e d to h im by i lw . Ari. 2: Odr public Secretary of State fur 1 Grine and Justiee is directed to execute the present de. ere •.—Caserta, April 10." MARKET' INTELLIGENCE. (Ticin the London . New Price Current, May 14.) &cc:A.R.—TO day there w a 3 an extensive business con clntt'd in West - India Suga.: for both refining and gro eery purp.:ses, whilst. Oar rates are fully tqual to those `', t , ' l4l44ll 'Y for alisititiO. - 1 ' 'The 'to'd al purchases amounted 1,140 bild s Sc - i ncl udi n gt he public "1" of 8arb..... , . . i . n,? _ Autnreitoomstiog of 407 bhds . 9 trcs 13r barrels, which went at 38s to 41s 'ed for e, ood•to fine yellow, att 3 . 55 -to 375, 61 . t or 66 hhds 47 t ; cu 1 other I:,rts. grainy 353 6 d to 425. 60 lirN -T -attindua, title yellow 40; to 40s br 0.‘.11 .13 3 61 to 35,, 5s nd. low and mid 353 . 6d to 37E, 37'S , f k liii :;_ , P l , l,l vls Trihiclacl, good yellow 6d 7 ,, G ,,, e 77 t. 333 , . , ; qsst r aiised : P ew erara, yellow 40i liEkltilil).—To=flay'Vree' . for"ll;:fined Sugsr, • and !9usyatt.s were well supported ex isted, v4.llilst br,,wn i.-,r,;:.ri';','"llltifi r me trade demand Wined under 4.Zi 01 per cwt. p tPs arc not to be oh is,.not, hristtere . and . at foriner-tereerusl ed Sugar trade AIAtILIITIUS.—This $. fcernosc .'"'err' um freo sellers. , the puble , 1 , titles St.; 4r went oil freely . , a es of matt .,, t. consists cf " 69 bag' acid 54 caskr,• - whilst the rates.obtained er' 3.1 v -- ---'*- t , ) those current previously, i i Rill, -U some ca ses lull' equal abOve; good and line yellow went at 36% 6f ases ratht r to 38„- and middling 343 to 365, rifi..aing sorts 34 1 to 3 7 -, 33s to 38s 6d per ewt, and all found buyers. . St grainy EAST INDlA.—Tbitaftasosn the demand for Bengal Sugar was active; and at public sale 5,286 bags were all sobl at full terms, • and in som e cases 6d p er cw t above tr better sorts of white . Benares; strong yellow w ent at 383 to 423, white 443 to 465, white Benares 36a to 395, soft yellow 30; to 35; 6d, brown 28s to 29; 6d, Of Madras 1,539 bags sold at moderate rates; good and fine soft brown 28; ti 283 6cl, and ord to good yellow 29s to 33S ecl. Fol4lolC—This afternoon at public sale 83l baskets Java Sugar all sold, strong grey at 41a to 43 ;. yellow 37s to 41s ; but 1159 bags Siam were all withdrriwn. MoLAssEs.—Operations in West Italia are still limited and former rates are barely supported. A small parcel of DAninica has been sold at 15s 6d, and '206 puns fine Porto Rico at 16s. Mauritius and Ettngal met with bide attention, and 12a to 13a is the value. COFFEE.—This afternoon holders of Coffee were firm, and refrained from offering any at public sale, but the purchases made privately were limited for home con sumption and export. There era not sellers of good ord Native Ceylon here under 40s 6d per cwt. The quan tity of Coffee delcared for public competition on Friday is at present small of both home trade and export sorts, but privately small parcels are on offer. CocoA.—Although there is a larger stock of West India than last year by 3,000 bags, yet holders are firm, and offared none at auction since last Tuesday. Previous terms are well supported, and a fair business has been concluded by private treaty;' Trinidad, red at 39s to 46=, grey 37s to 40s, Grenada and St. Lucia from 35 to 38s per cwt. The market is firm for Foreign at 27s to 295, but few buyers are to be met with. _ _ TEA.—geveral parcels cf common Congou have been taken for exportation at Bid to 9d per lb, but for home consumption the amount of business concluded has been small. Operation in other sorts have been limited for all purposes, and sellers are willing to accept for medium' 9iel to is ld, and better sorts Is 2d to is Bd. Of Green Tea greater parcels are on offer, and dealers operating with caution a fall has taken place in prices of Id to 2d per lb for fine sorts. In mid and inferior only limited sales have been made, and rather lower terms are acceded to. Scented and Pekoe Teas have been operated in with caution, and late terms are not supported. At auction last week 19,335 pkgs of Tea were offered, and only 4,100 actu ally sold. RICE.—To-day the demand was active for East India, and at public sale 3,580 bags Bengal nearly all sold; low white at 9s, mid to good 9s 64 to lOs 6d, damaged 5s 6d to 8s 6d : 2,403 bags Madras went at 8s to 9s for low to good pinkey white, and damaged 53 6d to 8s 6d; these are higher rates. Of Jamaica Arrowroot 660 tins went at 4id to 10Id. SPICES.—For Pimento prices have further decried. At auction 670 bags old middling and good went at 4a to -tad, good ordinary coarse 4d, and low 3-ad to 3id per lb. and there Is a larger stock than last )ear. Black Pepper is not offered at any further reduc tion, still operations have been limited by private treaty; Sumatra at 2a I to 2i,t, land Malabar at 2jd to Sid. White has be en in fair Lie , anand at late terms, and 52 bags Peneng were sold at 6id to &ad for good, and at 6d to 6ad for damaged. Fur Cinnamon there is a quiet market with free sellers at previous rates. Cloves have been purchased with eau tior, Bourbon and Zanzibar at 6id to 7d, Penang is to Is 4d, and Bencoolen Is 4d to Is 9d. Holders of Cassia Lignea do not appear disposed to accept lower rates, privately operations have been small at from 76s to 86s per cwt. Mace is not much wanted, cn:l is 8d to 2s 6d is the value, according to quality. In Nut megs operations have been limited, good and fine brown at from 3s to 4s, and low to good middling 25 to 2s 10d. Preserved Nutmegs 29 cases at auction went at 10d. Ginger continues to be operated in with caution for all purposed, and prices are further depressed for East India, at auction 1,684 pkts and 200 bags Bengal were sold at 17s to 18s per cwt for ordinary and middling rough export sort. COCHINEAL .—A more acti►e demand has been expe rienced for all purposes, and previous rates are well sup ported; the market having been mor• freely supplied. At auction 190 bags Honduras were sold, sivers ordinary 16 good et 3s 7d to 4s; 14 bags black, common 3i 7d to 3s Bd, and middling to fine 4s 3d to 4s 9J; 15 bgs Gra• Willa Is 3d to is 6d. Srtarrs.—Although Demerara Rum is offered at 2s to 2s 4d for 30 to 40 per cent over pros f, still operations :have been of little moment, and larger parcels are on -offer. For Leeward Islands holders insist upon Is ;31d to Is clid proof, but tlte amount of business 'concluded has been small for all purposes. In East :India there has been little passing, and Is 31 to Is :3,id is the value of proof. There is no variation !in prices of fine Jamaica, as a good home and export t 'emend exist, whilst supplies are limited. In lower sorts operations, however, are upon a small scale for all !purposes, and prices continue to recede: The value of 20 to 29 per cent over proot is from 2s to 2i 3d, good 30 to 38 over proof 23 8d to 3s 2d, and fine 3s 3d to 4s 2d. Holders of Brandy are not disposed to make any further cencession in the value, but for all purposes sales have been small—Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1849 at 4s 3d to 4s sd; 11148 ditto 4s 3d to 4s 7d; 1847 ditto 4s 10d to ss, and inferior sorts 2s 8d to 4s. 2d. The stock amounted to about 12,000 puns and hhds, which is larger than last season, and home or export deliveries are not equal to that time. Geneva is still quoted at is 7d, and fine at 2s to 3s; few buyers are, however, to be met with. For British made Spirit trade is dull, and sellers appear disposed to sell at 9s 4d net cash, and Gin at is 10d to 8s 4d for 17 to 22 per cent. under prod. Itanico.—The quantity declared for sale was 8,893 ,chests in the A, and 3,335 in the B catalogue. Total 12,225 chests, of which 1,703 lots have not been printed --leaving the quantity for sale 10,525 chests. During Ithe progress of the sale 423 chests have been withdrawn. 1, LB7 chts, including 217 chts withdrawn, have passed the sale this day. The proprietors of the first mark in the catalogue were evidently unwilling to sell except at Ern advance of 3d to 4d on the prices of the last sale; they had therefore to buy in a largo proportion of their goods; as the sale proceeded, however, and in the marks not :to high limited, buyers came forward more freely, :Ind a considerable proportion was sold at the following Pates as compared with those of the last Faie—Bengal, tine shipping qualities par to 2d advance, middling to good ditto 2d to 4d ditto, ordinary and low ditto 3d ditto; liurpah, ordinary to good 2d to 4d ditto; Madras, good to fine 3 to 4d ditto, ordinary and middling 2d do. Pro prietors bought in 210 chests, leaving 760 chests sold. TALLOW.—The stock is only 2,000 casks more than last year, and prices rule is to 2s per cwt under that time. For Russian there is a firm market, and a fair business has been concluded, whiist the rates paid for P. Y. C. on the spot are 36s 9d to 37s per cwt. Few buyers are to be met with for delivery in last three months of the year, still the rates asked are 38s 6d to 38s 9d. Town melted is 36s to 36s 6d nett cash, and a good sale exists Previous rates are well supported for other sorts of Tallow. At auction 380 casks Sydney were mostly sold at from 34s to 37s 6d, and 700 pkgs South American at from 31s 6d to 36s 6d per cwt. For public sale 1,200 pkgs of Tallow are declared. OILS.—Fur Sperm there continues an active demand, and prices are still on the advance. At public sale 35 tuns of Colonial were sold at 83/ to 84/ 10s find. The best neadmatter is worth 50/ to 92/, and in good request. Southern is wanted, and late rates are supported, whilst 39 tuns were sold at 311 15i to 33115 s for mid to line. Seal continues to meet with little attention from shippers or home dealers, a desire is evinced to sell; pale at 361 to 361 103. active and tinged 321 lOs to 354 yellow and brown 311 to 32/. Cod is held for 341 lOs to 33/, still operations have been upon a small scale. For Linseed lower terms having ken acceded to caused a good home trade demand, and some parcels aro taken for exportation, hut there is a plentiful supply, and prices rule at 30s 3:1 to 30s 6d on the spot. There has been little business concluCed for delivery. Ripe Seed Oil is cheaper, and only ia moderate request, brown at 36s to 36s 6d, refined 375 to 37s 6d, and foreign 388 61 t, 395. Of Cocoa Nut Oil large parcels have been im ported, and prices are further depressed, whilst shippers or home dealers continue to operate with caution. At auction 104 cks Sydney were sold at 24s to 27s 6d. Palm met with little attention, and prices ate lower, a part only of 45 cks at auction sold at 27s to 293 61, and 20 cks Palm Kernels were taken in at 23s 9j to 255. In Olive Oil purchases have been upon a small scale, and there are free sellers of Gallipoli and Spanish at 441 t o 45/, other sorts 421 to 431 per tun. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships aspembled at Five o'clock. THE HOLIDAYS. In ar.swfr to Lord STANLEY, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he should on Friday move the adjournment of the House to Mon day se'nnight. PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENTS. Lord PORTMAN move] for the appointment of a Committee to consider the law relating to parochial assessments. This Committee was necessary :o assist their Lordships in coming to a decision en the subject matter of certain Bills which might Come up to them from the other House of Parliament. It was manifest that if a deteriora tion of rateable property took place there must be some alteration in th e assessment of those rates —(H ear , hear)—and therefore it was necessary that they should go carefully into those matters. The heaviest burdens upon land arose out i of the law of settlement, and it was 1 impossible to le • tolt was some d e sirabl e g t legislate upon the subject without coming ihat understandingrating upon the subject of rating. rsmpecsiyessteomf ofratin should take place equitably ' o u n p e on un al if l o property, and that there should be parishes paid 23 per cent. on th s eir t present, while some stenc, s, he thought, justified in calling their rates, ethers only paid 2 per . attention to the subject of which e l c a ir s c s u es m s - - ebeintatr.ental to the poor mem. Among other subjects l d i d t n t b b t ec o r s o d them d o e e f . under the consideration of the Coemonmstilatttttheitesocow:oeokuunal rating of railways and the rating Thee they should endeavour to devis o e s altering tee present system Of basis on which the rate is mad e; h e thought no t o b t an th e e should be made without cause s h own for such change.e b e fore some tribunal. Be al so t h ought they should c onsider how best they could get rid o f mere fa oul d rcas by which rates were quashed on legal technicali t i es Then there were the questions of the rating of small tenements, and of who was to make, to collect, or to alter the rste. Ile thought all the property of the country should contribute its fair proportion t eivards the waintenauce of the porerty of the courvry. With regard to the county rate, that was in point of fact a part of poor-rate. The Noble Lord concluded by the motion. The supported The Bishop of LOND , O , moving i 0 t r h s e select Committee. to the motion. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say that he had no objection_ in such a manner the Committee would not be conducted . Earl FITZWILLIAM hoped the investigations before as to I , ad either to union or national rating.—(Hear, he ar.) He wished to lead their Lordships to con eider w h et h er i t was d es i ra ble that there should be a poor rate a t a ll, or a hi g hway r ate, or any separate r ate, and w h et h er i t wou ld n ot the wh o l e system of rating for lobeealbe! purposes, Ile be' ter to re-organize lieved it would be better to have one parochial rate only, out of Which certain sums should be awarded for the maintenance of the poor, of the highways, and of the Church. He thought it would be better to do away with all special rates, and to have one local treasury to defray all these charges. The Earl of MALMESBY did not agree with the Noble Lord as to the necessity of a Committee. They were all too well informed on the subject to need an ievestigation, and he thought the Government should have brought in some measure on their own responsibility to relieve those who suffered from the present system cf rating, which pressed most hardly upon certain interests. He thought the poor-rate should be levied by a poundage upon every description of property and income. He would recommend the Noble Lord, when he acted as chairman of this committee, to avoid mixing up the question of poor-rwe with that of any other rate. Lord HATHERTON thought it would be desirable to institute this inquiry, in order to enable the House properly to deal with any rate Bill that might come be tore it. There could be no doubt but that any parish which, by mismanagement, had increased the amount of its rates, would be exceedingly glad, by means of a national or general rate, to throw the burden on the shoulders of its neighbours. Let them look at Ireland; if they had not localised the rate then they would by this time have had a fearful battle between the property and the population of the country. He hoped his Noble Friend would endeavour to increase the description of property at present liable to rating. The motion was then agreed to. PETITIONS. The Earl of MALMESBY presented a petition from Mr. George Hutcbineon, the author of " A Plea for the Equalisation of the Poor-rates," praying the House to investigate the merits of his proposition. The Earl of BROOKE and WARWICK presented a petition from the agriculturists of Warwickshire, com plaining of distress, and praying for a re-onactment cf protective duties on the importation of corn and other articles of agricultural produce. PARISH CONSTABLES BILL. On the motion of the Earl of ROMNEY, this Bill passed through committee. Several verbal amendments were introduced into the Bill. SUNDAY TRADING BILL. On the motion of the Earl of HARROWBY, the House resolved itself into Committee on this Bill. Lord BE AUMONT said that as several alterations had been introduced into the Bill, as, for instance, a clause had been introduced, inflicting a penafty of ss. per beard on a barber for every beard he might shave on a Sunday, he thought the Bill ought to be recommitted in a Com mittee of the whole House, so as to give the House an opportunity of deciding whether it would consent to such a tariff t f beards. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, the House resumed, and the Bill was ordered to be re-committed on Thursday. JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to move the second reading of this Bill, and was (LEFT SPEARING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— Bolton Improvement. Manchester Rectory Division. The following Bills were considered and agreed to: — Dublin and Drogheda Railway. London (City) Improvements. Reading Cattle Market. LONDON (WATFORD) SPRING WATER COM PANY BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a second time, Mr. REPTON moved that it he read a second time this day six months. Mr. B. OSBORNE said he thought great public in terests were involved in the supply of water to the me tropolis, and in his opinion the House would be doing a fair thing if they sent this and all other water Bills relating to the metropolis to a Select Com mittee. He could not help expressing his astonishment that her Ma!esty's Ministers had not informed the House what their intentions were with respect to those water Bills for the metropolis. He mu.t call on his Right Hon. Friend the Hume Secretary to explain to the House whet the intentions of the Go vernment were with regard to the supply of water to the metropolis. Sir G. GREY said that there was no foundation fur the report which he had only just heard, that the treat ment which these water Bills would receive at the hands of the Government depended on the fate of the Extra mural Interment Act. The question of the supply of water to the metropolis had been referred to the consideration of the Board of Health, and he had every reason to suppose that that board had devoted its greatest consideration to that question. Previous to Easter the Board commu nicated that it had not as yet been able to make a report, and it suggested that it would be expedient for the House and the public at large if those Bills were not al lowed to proceed until the report were published. In accordance with that communication he had moved the postponement of those Bills until after Easter. The re port of the Board was not yet published, and though he did not think it justifiable to delay the Bill for the purpose of receiving the report, still, perhaps, the House would think it desirable to postpone the Bills al together until another session. Lord ASHLEY did not think it desirable that these Bills should be proceeded with before the report of the Board of Health was published, which he intimated would be ready by Whitsuntide. After a few words from Mr. BAILLIE, The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading ... ... 90 Against it ... ... 196 Majority ... —lO6 The Bill was consequently thrown out. METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS (HENLEY ON-THAMES AND LONDON ACQUEDUCT) BILL. Sir W. MOLESWORTH proposed the second read ing of this Bill. Mr. WILLYAMS opposed the Bill, and moved that it be read a second time that day six months. Mr. ROBERT PALMER seconded the amendment. After some observations from Sir DE LACY EVANS, Lord ASHLEY said that what London wanted was not quantity of water but quality and a proper distribu tion; and when the report c f the Sanitary Commissioners was laid on the table of the House, some useful suggestions on that subject would be laid before the public. Ho be lieved that, instead of 2,000,0001. being rt quired for the supply of London with water, 300,0001. would be amply sufficient. He should, therefore, support the amendment that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. HUME was surprised at the opposition of the Noble Lord to the Bill. If there was anything objec tionable in the measure, let it go into Committee and be there rectified. Mr. MUNTZ could see no reason why the Bill should not go into Committee, as in that tribunal its provisions might be properly sifted, and any errors corrected. Colonel B. KNOX opposed the second reading of the Bill. Mr. MOWATT supported the second reading. All that the people of London wanted to do was to supply themselves with water out cf the Thames, and they were opposed by some hal!-a-doz•at millowners. He contended that that opposition ought not to weigh one iota, fur this reason, that that mill property could be properly compensated fur by a grant of money. (Cheers and laughter). He had nothing whatever to do with this Bill, except as an inhabiatnt of London, and he thought the House was bound to receive those Bitis and send them before a Committee, which was the proi er tribunal for testing them.—(Divide, divide.) He wished Hon. Gentlemen could only see one of the water systems in operation in his house.—(ironical laughter.) Lord R. GROSVENOR opposed the second reading. Ile thought the future supply of water to the Metropo lis should not be left to a trading company. Mr. B. OSBORNE said there was no subject which could be discussed in this House, in which the inhabitants could take a greater interest than in this. No less than 1,800,000 persons assembled to discuss this subject yester day evening. —(Laughter.) He thought his Hou. colleague (Lord Robert Grosvenor) had misrepresented the Hen ley Company, in calling it a trading company. So far from that, it was vested altogether in the hands of the rate-papers. Ile (Mr. B. Osborne) thought this was a question vitally interesting to the citizens of London, who were being daily poisoned with the most noxious stream that could be given any animal to drink.—(Laughter.) He held in his band a set of plates, which showed the animals which Honoursble Members—at least those who were in the habit of drinking water— regularly imbibed. Honourable Members who looked at these plates would •be utterly astonished. He should call upon all the metropolitan Members ta join him in resi%ting the invidious advice of the Home Secretary, and in calling out for some legislation on the subject. Mr. WYLD represented the opinions of several thou sands on the subject, and they were decidedly opposed to any Government interference in the supply of water. The principle of centralization had been moved for enough they thought, and they considered themselves quite able to manage their own affairs. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading ••• ... 116 Against it ----110 'MARTIAL LAW IN CEPHALONIA. . . a or s i c ty onse . q . uently thrown out. The Billliawj Mr. TIIJME postponed his motion for a Commission din s g to inquire into the causes of the late riots end procla mation of Martial Law in Cephalonia, and procee ding s t and into the grievances of the inhabitants of the lonian Islands until the 4th of June. MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR. Colonel SALWEY posponed his motion for a Select Committee, to inquire into the case and claims of the Military Knights of Windsor until the 4th of June. GROWTH OF COTTON IN INDIA. Mr. BRIGH postponed until the 4th of June his motion to the effect that en humble address should be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to ap point a commission to proceed t o I n di a , to i nqu i re i nto might injuriously oilwit hin the the obst ac l es which prevented au i ncrease d grow th of c ie cotton in th a t country, and to report upon any cir utnstanuelteiswohrsicohf n the nominal and i n d ustr i al condition of the nalive population, bring vat tes u Bombay a n d M adras. a p fl re e s t i d:r. h c e. ec(); Mr. F. FRENC IRI SH POOR LAWS. H POOR LAWS_ tat nan a after Whitsuntide he should call the o attention o y d f the y House to the a orking of the Irish Poor-law. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS, Mr. NEWDEGATE presented a petition from a place in Warwickshire, complaining of agricultural dis tress, and praying fora return to pro:ection. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL it was agreed that the House at its rising should adjourn until Thursday next. MORNING SITTINGS. Mr. FREWIN thought it Is as only jast that those Hon. Members who bad notice of motion fur to morrow should have an opportunity cf bringing them on as early as possible, and be should therefore move that the House meet at twelve o'clock on Thursday. Sir GEORGE GREY said the orders which stood for to morrow had already been postponed for days subse quent to 'Thursday, and, therefore, nothing would be gained by their having u morning sitting on that day. After a few wordu from Mr. FIUME, Mr. FITZROY asked Government to extend the reso lution giving Thursdays to independent Members who had motions to submit to the House, beyond Whit suntide. _ Lord J. RUSSELL could not do so without the con sent of the whole House. The motion was thrn withdrawn. PROTECTION TO AGRICULTURE. After the presentation of a large number of pEtitions all pray ing fLS protection to agriculture, Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House to take into consideration the Acts relating to the importation of foreign corn, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) The Queen has been graciously Vaned to appoint John Hobart Lord Howden, now her Majesty's En voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap pointq. now Secretary to her Ma jesty, s J ames Legation at Hudson,Esß Rio de Janeiro, to be her m a jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary to the Empero r o f B raz i l. The Queen has als o t een graciously pleased to appoint Loftus Charles Otway, Esq. now paid attaché, to be Secretary to Majesty' s L egat i on at M a d r id. DOWNING -STREET, MAY 14. The gtie btea pl ease d t o a pp o i nt Andrew eheas Col vile, James Cavan, King, Charles M'Garel, Charles Cave, and Michael M'Chlery, Esqs., to be her Ma . :esty's Commissioners in England, tor borrowing, rais ing, managing, and expending the funds to be borrowed and raised by them in pursuance of an Ordinance of the Governor and Court of Policy of the colony of British Guiana, entitled " An Ordinance to authorise the raising on loan of the sum of five hundred thousand pounds far immigration purposes." Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint George Loweefeld of British Gui ana . Iler Majesty Esq., to to Receiver-General fur the colony has further been pleased to appoint Thomas Stringfellow, Esq., to be Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate at Fort Beaufort, in the settle ment of the Cape of Good Hope. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Buckingham shire. 2d Regiment of Royal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry— Cornet William Nortbey to be Lieutenant, vice Love ridge, resigned; William 131andy, Gent., t 3 be Cornet, vice King, resigned, April 26. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Lock, auctioneer, Stoke D'Auberton, Surrey, to surrender May 23 and June 20, at two, at the Cour t of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Blake, Sergeants' Inn, Fleet-street. George Healey Ward and Bailey Griffith, Printers, Bear-alley, Faringdon-street, May 20, and June 27, al one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official as signee ; Creay, John-stra, Oxford-street. Edwin Jackson Gill, auctioneer, Gloucester, May 31, at two, and Juno 25, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. E wards, official assignee,. Sambrook -court, Basinghall-street; Rogerson, Lincoln's Inn-fields. William Farr, beer-shop keeper, Broadway, Black friars, May 20, at two , an d June 20, art, one, ut the Court of Bankrupt c y. B e ll , ufficial assignee, Coleman-street buildings, Moorgate-street; Devonshire, Austin Friars. Agnes Ashcroft, shipowner, Liverpool, May '2B, at hall-past twelve, and Juue 27, at twelve, at the Court o' Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee Coleman-street; Parnell and Willaume, New Broad-street. William Pile and John Pib, shipbuilders, Monk wearmoutb, Durham, May 29, at eleven, and July 2, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Cooper, Sunderland; Loveland and Tweed, Lincoln's Inn-fields. John Ryder, victualler, Liverpool, ay 28 ami June 17, at elvun, at the Liverpool District Court. C.,:zenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Evans and Son, Liverpool. Thomas Henry Smeeton, tailor, Ipswich, May 24 and June 28, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Canner), official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Cree and Son, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-inn; Lawrence, Ipswich. William Breed, dealer in sheep, Amersham-common, Buckingham, May 25, at eleven, and July 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; Scott and Tahourdin, Lincoln's Inn-fields. __ George Cooper, linendraper, Northampton, May 28, at two, and June 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall street; Pain and Hatherly, Gresham-stri et. William Henry Ethel', saddler, Birmingham, May 30, and June 25, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore o ffi cial assigaeee , Birmingham ; Smith awl James, Birmingham. John Lawrence and Henry Dixon, military ornament manufacturers, Birmingham, May 23 and June 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, cfficial assignee, Birmingham. Underhill, Birmingham. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. EIGHTEEN OF HUDDERSFIELD. From Manchester the "Eleven" proceeded to Huddersfield, to contend against eighteen of that district, and the following is the result of Monday's play : ENGLAND-FIRST Ili NIXIIIIi. A. Mynn, Esq., 1 b w, b Armitage Hillyer, b Armitage ..... Parr, not out 99 Box, b A. Crossland ll Adams, b Armitage .. 16 Guy, ruu out Martingell, b Armitage **** •• 7 N. Felix, Esq., c J. Berry, b J. Crossland .. ... 21 Wisden, not out. Byes, 5; wide, 0; no ban, 6 ..... :. ll Total .196 IRELAND. DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING. —N otices baying been given from the Loid Chamberlain's Office that her 3lsjesty's birth-day will be celebrated on Wednesday next, the 15th instant, orders have been issued from head-quarters, Dublin, that the whole of the troops in Ireland shall be under arms at noon on that day, in or near their respective garrisons or quarters, and that they shall fire three rounds at one o'clock p.m., in honour of her Majesty's birth-day. The field artillery are to fire 21 guns at their respective stations. In Dublin the troops composing the garrison, viz , the Royal Artillery, Ist Dragoon Guards, a portion of the 4th Light Dragoons, 12th - Lancers, 9th, 31st, 40th, 43d, 57th, and 71st Regiments will assemble for this purpose on the Fifteen Acres, in the Phcanix-park, under the orders of Lieutenant- General Sir Ed ward Blakeney, G.C.8., commanding the forces in Ireland, when a review and sham fight mill take place. CAVALRY REGIMENTS FOR ENGLAND.-6th Innis killen, 17th Lancers, 4th Queen's Own Light, 7th Queen's Own Hussars, 6th Carabiniers Dragoon Guards, Ist King's Dragoon Guards, 12th Royal Lancers, 7th Dragoon Guards, and sth Dragoon Guards. THE GALWAY PACKET STATION.—Tbe Board of Works have sanctioned the resolution come to by the Commissioners of Galway Harbour to remit the dues on the Viceroy, and also the appropriation of 25/. of their funds towards the experimental trip to America. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The first cargo, consisting of GOO t ons permanent railway sleepers, has arrived at G a l w ay, per the Prussian barque Emeline, from Memel. The contract for the supply of sleepers was taken by the house c,f Watson and Co., of Hull. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH STAFFORDSIIIRE.—AII extraordinary meeting of this company was held yesterday at Walsall for the purpose of obtaining the sanction of the proprietors to a Bill for leasing the line to Mr. Al'Clean, civil engineer, a Great George -street, 'Westminster ; Mr. C. S. For ster in the chair. After an important discussion res pecting supposed unfairness in the issue of proxies, the lease was unanimously con fi rm ed by the proprietors. From a subse quent conversation it appeared that there were defaulter s to the amount of 30,000/. connected with the original formation of the railway, but prompt mea sures had been adopted for the reduction of that amount. The lire at the present moment is doing a great amount, of traffic. DUNITALIC AND ENNISKILLEN. ••-•-• Yesterday, in Mr. Bern al' s Committee, the pream ble of this company's Bill, which pr o p oses to enac t that the capital shall be 406,8001., i n 13 ,560 s h ares of 301. each, with power to borrow, and to extend the powers for purchase of lands and completion of works for five years, was passed. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND.—The pre amble of this company's Bill for the Shannon Deviation and other purposes was yesterday proved. ' LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. —The great station f)rming the Liverpool terminus of this railway was opened yesterday. This capacious and elegant structure adds anothe r ornament to the town. VICTORIA DOCKS. —Yesterday the p re amble of this Bill fur th e establishment o f new docks, in connexi on with the E as t ern C ount i es B 3 ilwaY, opposite Wool w i c h, was declared proved, Ic is proposed to have a capital of 400,000/., with power to borrow 135,000/., and to run the line of docks and canal nearly parallel to the river 'Tames at 600 yams from the bank, communicating with the river at either end by locks. WONDERFULLY QUICK N EWS FROM THE WHALERS. — P ETE RHEAD, MAY 3.—The Hamilton Ross whaler, Cap tain Burnett, arrived here to-day, with 153 tons blubber, and brings the foll ow i ng re port from the rest. She left the ice on the 25th April. She has made the voyage, out and in, in two months and three days, being the quickest voyage ever made. Her voyage homeward from t h e i ce has been milton perfor Ross, 15 less than tons Commerce, ightda)i: 5,000 to 6,0L0 seal s; —Peterhead Ships—Ha- Dublin, 10,000 seals; Eclipse, 600 seals; Enterprize, 11,000 seals; North of Scotland, clean ; Resolution , ful l ; Traveller, clear; Victor, not kn own . Hull Ships—Eliza, 3,000 to 4,000 seals ;'Swan, among the seals. The rest all clean.—Edinburgh Advertiser. YAR3IOUTH, MAY 13.—The Thetis of Newcastle, which was put on the Leach at Caistro, has been temporarily repaired, and assisted into the harbour. COURSE OF EXCHA A...nsieriazn •.......... 12 2 'MIA), three months.. 12 3 1 i ilottcrdaw •• •• 12 341 25 85 Brussels.. ............25 85 Li...tonurgh • M.B. 13 13 Paris, 3 days'sight • • 25 70 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 85 larseilles •• •• •..... 25 87% . Frankfort on Mains... 121% Vienna, effec. flo•• .. 12 20 Trieste, ditt0.......... 12 22 Petersburgh, Sil.Rble.. 37% Nis.drid •• ...• ........ 49% itareelona • . •• ........ Sevilla •• •• •• • • • • • • •• • -- NGE.-(1111S DA Y.) Leghorn •••••• •••• .. •• 30 85 Gtelioa .• • •• . 16 25 Ai! an .. .. ••• • • . Venice.... • • •• • • • • S'aples •••• • • .... •• 40% rai enno, per0z........ I f ;.;1 Messina .............. 122 Lisbon..... • 53 Oporto .• .........• 5a srfi itio Janeiro • . 3nenos Ayres Vew Fort;, GO dayiesight l'hilacielphia .......:.. PRICES OF BULLION, PElt 02L Foreign Gold in bars.. Z 3 17 9 Portvgal Gold Coin .. u 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars •...•. 0 4 10!c, SllvPr In bars ......•• 0 4 11% IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, May 13. Their Lordships met. at Five o'clock. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH SPAIN. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then laid before their Lordships papers which he was satisfied would be highly acceptable to the Noble Lord who had just qu , stioned him upon the affairs of Greece. These papers rehsted to the renewal of diplomatic relations between this c untry and Spain.—(Cheers.) The papers were ordered to lie upon the table. CATHOLIC CLERGY. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition from the board of guardians of the union of Thotnac town, in Ireland, praying for a provision for the Roman Catholic clergy. The petitioners called the attention of their Lordships to the state of the ecclesiastical revenues —the incomes enjoyed by the clergy of the Established Church—the cost of church building where not more than sixty persons attended Divine service, whilst the Roman Catholic chapel at Thotnastown was insufficient 'or the accommodation cf the numbers who attended. The petitioners reminded their Lordships that thouhh Parliament had at different times granted large suns of money forth) purpose of extending church accommoda tion in England and Wales, and even in the Highlands of Scotland, yet not a single farthing had ever been given for the Church accommodation of the Roman Catholic people of Ireland. The petitioners then remarked, that though they were on friendly terms with the rector, who had acted with humanity during the famine, and also with their Protestant neighbours, yet they implored their Lordships' assent to any measure which would give a provision to the Roman Catholic Church, that would not connect that Church with the State: The petitioners declared that, without desiring to injure vested rights, they prayed thet the surplus revenues cf the Protestant Church might be applied for the purpose of extending usefully and particularly for increasing church accommodation for the Rem in Catholics of Ire land. He differed from the petitioners in this prayer. He thought that if there were a surplus of funds from the Church of Ireland, the Church in this country would have the first claim on it. He considered the united Churches as one. If, then, there should be a Parliamen tary provision for the Roman Catholics, that aid to be so given to the Roman Catholic Church ought not to be taken from the Church of England. He was satisfied that any such suggestion from those favourable to such a provision for the Roman Catholic clergy, would throw back the plan to a hopeless distance of tame. this country there was a strength or Protestant feel ing which could at any time be aroused to protect the Church from injury or offence. In accordance with that feeling no boon would be conceded to the Roman Ca tholic Church, however reasonable, which involved either injury or offence to the Protestant Estaelished Church. He concurred with the prayer of the petitioners, that there should be no connexion between their Church and the State; and he must say that he felt assured that it would bo found inconvenient to a Protestant state its elf to interfere with the patronage of a Roman Catholic Church, whilst its doing so would create in the Protes tant mind of this country the strongest feelings of pre judice. He considered no objest could be of more im portance than the improvement of the moral and social condition of Ireland, and that a good feeling 'night be created by finding the State anxious to improve their places of worship.—(Hear, hear.) The funds for such a purpose might be found in the sums to be repaid to the Imperial Treasury by Ireland, and which formed the substance of a Bill to be read a second time that night. He could not imagine any source from which the funds might be more fitly ; drawn. He would be glad to see these sums applied to Church ac• commodation for the Roman Catholics, and if there were any sum beyond that, then to the building of glebe houses for the Catholic clergy—and then, undoubtedly, if there were funds, topurchase lands by which the clergy of the Rounal Catholic Church might bs endowed ; and remembering the considerable quantity of land for sale under the Encumbered Estates Act, he thought the ob ject might be readily effected. With these observations he presented the petition entrusted to him. • Lord REDESDALE expressed his regret that this subject had been mooted, as it was calculated to lead to much excitement and controversy. MASTERS' JURISDIC HON IN EQUITY BILL. Lord BROUGHAM postponed the Committee on this Bill to that day fortnight. DISTRESSED UNIONS ADVANCES AND RE PAYMENT OF ADVANCES (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second reading of this Bill. He did not, be said, expect any opposition to the principles or the details of the Bill. He then entered into an explanation of the measure, which proposed to advance 300,0001. a year, to be expended in the distressed unions, and consolidated all the debts due from the unions, and extended the period of repayment to forty years. He stated that in consequence of the in crease of accommodation in the workhouses, there was one-third less receiving relief up to the 31st of March this year, as compared with the return up to the 31st of March last year. He moved the second reading of the Bill. The Earl of GLENG ALL, who spoke in a low tone of voice, was understood to say that this Bill gave greater powers to the Government than any he had ever seen. The Noble Lord threw out suggestions for the improvement of the Bill, which he would state more fully in Committee. The Duke of LEINSTER expressed his satisfaction at finding powers given in the Bill to enforce these rates. In the union of Celbridge, with which he was connected, ho believel that they were very well able to pay, and he had been constantly out-voted in his efforts to get these rates paid. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL said that Celbridge was one of the best unions in Ireland. The pauper po pulation aas very small, the land was very productive, and near the best market in the country. But in the south and west of Ireland the unions were in a much worse condition, and of greater magnitude. Serious evils might be created there, if the powers under this Bill were fully put in force. He trusted that some me aiures would be taken in order to protect particular unions from falling into utter ruin, and to assist them to extricate themselves from the evils to which they were exposed. The Earl of WICKLO W was given to understand that this was one of the most arbitrary measures that the Government had passed for Ireland, for it gave th e m power to enforce any or the whole portion of this mo ney from any electoral union they pleased. He was sure that the Bill had been framed in the best and most humane spirit; but that, he believed, was not the opinion of the guardians of the different unions in Ire land. He thought that there ought to be a provision in troduced into it, which would have the effect of prevent ing the raising of say money under this Bill under a certain per centage, as otherwise it would have the effect of completely defeating all the advantages that might be expected to arise from the sales of property under the Encumbered Estates Bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that power was vested in the Treasury to enable them to stipulate for the distribution of die burden equally. This Bill did not contain any power in respect to this point which the Treasury did not possess at present. The Treasury had the power already of requiring repayment of this money if they sere inclined to act up to the letter of that law which was in force for the last two years. It was rot advisable that the unions should be allOrded a facility f it delay. The Treasury had not any power under this Bill which they did not deem indispensable in enabling them to exercise a useful discretion. As to pressing with un due severity upon any particular unions, or requiring them to meet these burdens in one, two, or three years, instead of 40, nothing could be further from the inten tions of the Government. The Bill had been framed with great anxiety and with a disposition to treat Ire land with the greatest leniency and kiralness.—(Hear.) The Marquis of WESTMEATH objected to the mea sure for conferring such arbitrary power upon the Poor law Commissioners. The Poor-law Commissioners, in their absence, might delegate their powers to their se cretary. He deprecated conferring such dangerous power upon those Commissioners. Lord BEAUMONT said that the Bill appeared to be greatly misunderstood by some Noble Lords. The mea sure conferred no more power upon the Government or Treasury than they at prevent possessed. The Treasury, tinder this Bill, would merely have a wider discretion than they had before in giving these different unions a greater length of time for the repayment of these ad vances, and to pay in such proportions as existing cir cumstances would justify. Lord REDESDALE was surprised at such a power being given to the Treasury as this Bill conferred—a power that might be managed to a most dangerous extent in re ference to elections.—("Hear, hear," from Lord Stauley.) For, supposing that a certain union owed a considerable debt and that the Commissioners a short time before an eiection was to take place demanded payment of the money, a certain candidate in favour with the Govern ment, might have it in his power to obtain good terms for the unior, and then might come before the .consti tuents with superior advantages, and obtain his election in consequence. That was a most dangerous and uncon stitutional power to be vested in the Treasury. He did not mean to say that, in the present case, any undue in fluence would be used in reference t ) elections; but he thought it was not a fitting power for Parliatnent to place in the hands of any Treasury, whatever confidence they might have in the Gov“nrcient. He hoped that some Parliamentary security would be required against the improper exercise of this power. After at‘ w words from the Earl of GLENGALL, the Bill was read a second time. _ _ _ --- - On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill was read a first time. Their Lordships then adjourned. provisions of the Australian Ceilootee Government Rill, which require the interference of the euthorities et home in the future reguladon of the rifles ef those colonies, and desirous to reduce as ftr as possible the occasioes :or sueh intelf reeve. aed to place the teihocel institurene ef the said coletees n e b !eis most likele to he pee tuaneet, will nut give tt ter,her Si:newel to tb et Bill, until there shall have heel effoed, d to the governors, legislatures, and people of the said celienes an ep portunity of considering the provisions of tee ineestire as they stied, iu coejunctian ith the sevtrel propesale vartieg from them v filch hey, been tu'utnitted to the notice of the House." If tee tortgeing teKilution be adopted, then to move, " That it is expedient to make provision, by an Act to he passed during the present sessien of Parliament, for securing to the ielmhitants of the district of Port Philip, in the colony of New :South Wales, the al reieation ef the revalues proceeding from that distrh t to its own purposes exclusively." He was very sees ble that it was an invidious task to propose to the House to retard even for a moment the passing of a measure which had for a portion of its objects to coiner franchises end representative iestitu- Lions on some of our fellow-subjeets who did not now enjoy that advantage. But, at the same time, he feared lest in this Bill they found a new exemplification of the truth of the old adage, " the more haste the worse speed." The legislation which they were now called on to sanction had been hasty and crude; and he thought they should not only best discharge their duty on general grounds, but save their time, by postponing this measure until the feelings of the colonists could be ascertained respecting it. It was impossible to overrate the importance of the duty in which Parliament was engaged in constituting laws for the colonies. The institutions which they might now give to them might perheps influence their exist ence for future ages. He did hot tsay that they would never bear of the colonies again in that House, that they had now to pass a final measure with regard to them. It was their duty, however, to take care that the consti tution which they established was in conformity with the wishes of the colonists—that it was a constitution the hest which they could pees in accordance with the wishes of the colonists. This was the first year in which they had had an opportunity of con sidering the relations of anything more than a mere temporary measure. 'They had no proof that this measure was iu conformity with the wishes of the colonists, but, on the contrary, they had a proof' that it was in direct opposition to there, and he thought that the colonists had a perfect right to say, Give us consti tutions which have received the full approbation of Par liament. When the people of South Australia received a constitution they expressed their thanktu!ness for the measure. But they must recollect that the persons who had expressed their thankfulness were persons who had never been in the enjoy ment of any representative Government whatever. The opinions of the colonists, wherever they had been declared, were at variance with the Bill, because they wished the institutions of the colony to resemble as nearly as possible those of the mother country, and the Bill did not provide them with such institutions. However, a great change had taken place in the views of the Government within the last few months. They had lately made the important announce ment that they were ready to give the Cape of Good Hope a second legislative (Member on the basis of a re plesentative principle, and the disclosure was so novel, and would produce such an electric effect wherever it spread, that the colonists of New South Wales would soon show their dissatisfaction, when they found that the saute privilege had not been conceded to them. There were fur points of view in which he objected to the present measure. First, because it required the constant interference and review by the authorities at home in the future management of the loctl affairs of the colony; secondly, because it pro vided that on the requisition of any two of the flee colonies a general assembly might be appointed to override the act. of a separate colony; thirdly, because the great wink of legislation was confided to a single chamber, especially when compost d like the one at pre sent in existence; and fourthly, because it did net dial with the elective franchise of the colony. With respect to the veto on the colonial legislation be had been so fur deluded es to think that thet veto was in some manner necessary to secure imilurmity of 1 , ges letion. It was the reservation of that veto on colonial legislation, in connexion with other circumstances, that entailed on the House the whole of their present respell sibilities with regard to the internel government of the colonies; and the House would never he able to diminish the extravagant expenses in the Colonial-office until they adopted more rational principles of freedom in the management of the internal affairs of the colonies. What was the reason for retaining that veto? Hal it the advantage of giving uniformity to the system of laws throughout the colony? No such thing. There were many laws in most of the colonies totally different from the laws which prevailed in England. It would have this effect also, that it would make the law for a con siderable time uncertain. For twelve or eighteen months or two years after the law had passed, no man could teal whether it was really the law or not. Surely that was an evil (f the most serious kind. They never could separate the rights of freemen from their responsibilities; they never could teke away from them their responsibilities without taking away from them their rights too.—(Hear, hear.) They never would have had that masculine blood infused into their Atne rican colonists which prevailed if they had recognised such a principle. Let, then, the colonists be really responsible for the details of their own laws. What imaginable reason could there be for making ours a rule fur them?—(Bear, hear.) Ho would venture to state to the House that this system of inter ' ference with colonial laws was one which would be productive of most vexatious results.—(Hear, hear.) There was one reason why be could not dismiss from his mind that there were cases in which they might feel it necessary not to interfere with the measures of the colonists. He could refer to two instances of this ; first, in the case of the Canada Rebellion Act. He did not think that the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would have the courage to pro pose any such measure as had been proposed in the Canadian Legislature, to compensate them for losses which they had sustained while in arms against ber Alejesty's Government. The next was in an Act passed this year, by which the King's Col lege had been transformed into Toronto University. He was entirely opposed to the power given to this county) to review the local legislationof the colony, and hoped the House would not give its sanction to it without further consideration. lie also objected to the clauses which provided for the appointment of tt general assembly at the request of two out of flee - of the colonies. That was utter!) repugnant to the wishes of the colonists, and he believed that not a single petition had been presented to the House in favour of such a principle. The clauses had no doubt been inserted on the precedent afforded us by the United States; but the position which that country occupied was vastly different to our colonies. the United Sttrea confederated together— they had the etrongest political necessity for so then — because they knew they were open to the assaults of the great powers of Europe—England, France, Holland, and Spain. But was that the case ef the Australian co lonies? The five colonies were geographically separated —only two were connected together. They were like ribbons along the coast, separated by vast and impas sible deserts and by the sea—they had neither commu nity of interest nor feelitig, which made it desirable for them to combine. With regard, however, to North America, there were many lessons why it might be ad vantageous to have a different system. The problem, he admitted, was a difficult one, but he did not say Go vernment were tiot, on that account, to attempt to solve it, and to determine how far the power of a general as sembly was to be limited by local rights on the one hand, by Parliament on the other. With rt ference to the debate which had taken place on the question of a single or double chamber—all the reason of the case and all the conviction of the House were in favour of a double chain ber. The question was decided by that House, nut with reference to its own merits and the weight of autho rities, but with reference to political interests and the division of parties at home.—(llcar.) If it were pos sible to separate the questions he believed a different re sult would be arrived at. He was not making any charge against the Administration, he was only endeavouring to show that what had taken place in this matter had arisen out of the political opposition cf party. Every authority was against that which they were going to do. Why were they going to give Australia a single cham ber? He did not blame the Act of 1842; there were reasons existing which justified it. It was an experi ment—but it was quite wrong to come to the conclusion that the experiment had answered, and to proceed on that belief that they must give all the Australian colo nies larger political institutions. If so, and if the pre sent constitutio❑ was bad as an experiment, why were they going to extend the mischief? Sir W. Denison said that a single house or legislative body would not be approved of or work well. They were now going to give a single legislative chamber to the colonies. tie would ask, what was the position of the nominated members? Did they enjoy the _respect or confidence of their colleagues? Were they looked upon as parties likely to give an independent vote, or were they regarded as tae tools and slaves of Government? They were looked upon as the tools and slaves of Government.— (Hear, hear.) In the discharge of their legislative functions they were regarded as having no will or con science of their own, but were merely the blind instru ments of the will of another.—(Hear.) Why should such a system be continued? The clauses which were assumed to give the colonies the right of self-manage ment were mere wind and paper, while they kept in their hands the power to check and control the colonial wishes. He did not think the composition of the legis lative system of New South %Vales was looked upon with such respect as to make it advisable to adopt it in other colonies. It was not the ideal standard for colonies. He would not go into the question of the want of materials for a double chamber. If there were no materials— that even would be no answer to the claim, and no vAid reason why it should be denied. He would ask the House to look to tee cradle of Europf an constitutions. It was true that in the first instances the Saxon and Anglo- Saxon constitutions had only a single chamber, but there was always the germ of a double chamber in them.— (Hear, hear.) lir would ask what they proposed to do with the wild lands? It appeared from the Bill, they intended not t:.) give the Legislative Council the control of these lands, because they were afraid such a power would be turned to personal purposes. The proper cure for:ihis fear would be to have two chambers, and thus a watch and check upon irregularity would be ensured. The opinion cf . Mr. Madison was confirmatory of this view. He did not say it was the business of Parliament to lorm a double chamber for the population Qf Aus tralia. They HO better leave the mater to the colonists. t would be better to take a defective constitution from the colonists and let them work out their own objects themselvk s, rather than to make them accept a better one at our dictation. But what he most complained of was, they were going to force this s 3 stem on the colonists without consulting them, or acceding 10 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1850, HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 13 AUSTRALIAN COLONIES GOVERNMENT BILL. Mr. W. GLADSTONE rose to move, ay an amend ment to the motion that the Australian Colonies Go vernment Bill be read the third time, the following reso lution :—" That this House, adverting to the numerous as the°' rich expressed wi s h e s. They were going ` a i) e • Cape et Ca:eel Heim a c e s : üble ehamb,•r anti .aid I s! Aust,iieell that lied be t ,,_ . d chits , alh;2f - t in el at .flotee, te go out to esiisirtb,rolh.gluier eelhrted, end the Pease alat?.l jn d. The le sit Feint eas as to t eirdsc ve;es meal the epeitoes of rue colonists "eh ' w S' 11 : 11 Waltet ee , wes a populaioe, two'. re. By del ev ioe erre about to ti e affect d this rn"jUri extrOpell iip, of t meature they ttiVulci eet:t'i,,t,hoiders ire tree! freechhe. Tt ey would e th , u , have a Pc ti:C f stteasnoichas, reel by rest re P o ble ei rs of 201. a year thee would exclude a but had I I! em:; rants eh() bad seithel in the earthy. bee:: in it long ell!)LIF,d1 to acquire a , 1 qu4 icionvict populi, ei rho p: - euliar pi - edominaneo of toe ao,hhiit w arla_ clan in those eoloutes, rhe propheed tiihdi rt __!: a , nb_ give tie in a still erreater prepoed , e jection teat could best be obvisee . e .1 ) . 0 7. 00 ,1 1 D e., the leaseholder and stockholder to th ww e ' ha ta keif e. if this were right on abstract princiele 9., did Gra eminent hesitate to adopt ? It wt's not _ the repe%, ewe ble to the colonies, for it had beea shoela b i e prayer of the colonists that the franchiseof re s P ect4 re lowered se as to admit the general holy wbat we e labourers, mechanics, and stockholders. wee d 0! Government going to do by the Bill ?he bad pointeata adopting the wise and wishrd_ror course he with out, they were going to give by their Bel f ic t t e he legislative councils, prospectively, of dealing,ereatot Let franchise, and to refuse such power to to P. l , pieSe i , gislative Council. The convict interert was wool! . strong in New South Wales; but by this „,„ 0 7, b. stronger. When that interest was.F n l ev erhol, te tively strong in the Legislative Counent4_.l w ith a a were about to deny them the over to e . e t 7 llo ,, er Pe . franchise; but when that interest be came s i r, e r e i a lsl ll : thee proposed to give that power to the a n vg ofOEl, Council. He was afraid Government were fi h n . u rab y the franchise hy their Bill to an ,, hesrel the very worst kind.—(Loud cries of Ile' sen ate respect ,o 0 The conduct of Government in this f see _ to be totally oppmel to all principles e e r to erst , and analogy. They were giving a 1 1 . n ', t hey / Ir d Diemen 's Land and South Australia which rat es, wally took away from Port Phillip. The te( o _ ooi i c ste, no representative council ; they had onier . l, l © od e parties, and yet that anomalous and absure_t: If A; proceeding had been adopted by Goveriall aa , had not amply shown the absurdity of the he es fade bare recital of the facts, he should consider he l ' coa enV, to establish his c ase . He asked the House to their O; nicate first with to e co l on i es b e f ore th e y ga/ e en d to S c sanction to the Bill. It was b ecause he wish ac es/ the union between our colonies and the mother conce ,ve l esteblishrd on the surest basis, because he _ aer ess° that the Bill would act mischievously on the pr, i ;., eats' the colonies, and because it was opposed t? ..l l ita r l die, blishceent of the good feeling and good ann e li d s , lb% he wished to see cultivated, and on other groeil,.o, he begged to ask the House to delay their d t' was impossible to refuse to New South \Vides le, Cr_e largement cf the franchi se to whi c h the colon!' . " 01 a 0fl ise, titled. It was also, their duty to offer to thoovuld oa t such a form of con ititu t i on us wou ld be, he . 0 seta e ; say permanent an d fi na l, b ut wh i c h wo uld lin w b o teel. thing in it of the cha rac t er o f permanence. "over Ci might be the rights, or the privileges, or ao Protest ed Parliament of controlling the colonies, he P ois on' against the contin uance o f any control by He ea t s. over their management or their local concerns. 0 , 0 0 be to ceuvinced that s uch a system on l y entailed E n ~ 1 d expense on the c oun t ry — t h at to cont i nue it w° s a . s ot I; risk a responsibili t y w hi c h h e wou l d not acorn s lie had a already prod uce d suc h a state o f things o f 10: obliged Parliament t o a d opt t h e pa i n f u l nec , 's ,l l_Y ra 0 31 16. . 1 ter- erieg ; that ins o interfering Parliament wet c e compelled to act iinconsistently, or by .siaacs° f neutral policy to in tike themselves accomplice, subs Din' dishonesty; where-as by giving t o t h e colonies 'o; eseeinent of then. local affairs, th e y w ould bes t o co f th the di( tees of prudence, mainfahr the honour d plat .° Crown, secure the aff , ctions cf the colonies, al l a t t ire° the colonies in that p os iti on w hi c h every good 110 1 would elesile to sett the m occupy.—(Cheers.) he Mr. IZOEBUCIi: seconded the ameridnieott O f h e r wouid in a great mea sure di vest this coutl' ll o3, 11 11-or poecr over the co l on y. I t appeare d to t 8 • to e all our experience i n colonial legislation, l)9 st, Govetnrutrit fad learned nothing from t i r b ps What ought the history of the colonies 1 11 so taught thew? That between the mother coon e atn e the colonies there must be disputes as to the r r°„' power o( each. Bue had the Government made anal 1 7 th° vision for such cascis? No such thing. - Mi nt Noble Lord at the head of the colonies done? of oo pointed a Commission to advise the Crown, an 1° the advice cf that Commission he a c t e d with regl:4oo South Africa and Australia. He believed the eise r Lord wished to be generous , b ut h e h a d s how% d , of courage in dealieg with the p r i nc ipl e s be 1,t0r1,,h9 down.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to New be ° would ask, was there ever sent out a body of ol e ver eil worthy of being entrusted with the power of go ys themselves. They requested the privilege of g ° ( 3, ti° themselves, and Eael Grey acceded to the deman the sei a Bill was brought in to carry out the wishes 0f ;a pe, lonics; but an unwoethy fear of his countrymen t' io ser the Noble Lord to act contrary to the Act of Pa r "Ago ll ' How did the Noble Earl deal with South Africa? off shrinking from responsibility, he went to the ore Council, and inst ruct i ons f oun d ed on their re pott re' sent out, requiri ng t h e t h en governing boil! r° sir' pate a constitution; and by thi s ki n d nf ja pOir cumbendibus the Noble Lord a ga i n escape d the r` fc t t° sibility. What did the Noale Lord do with reliant, Australia? Still acti ng upon the suggestion of th e tie ; Council, he threw t: to responsibility upon ce rtain di.; there, without att et opt i ng hi mself to solve any °l3-00°. deulty. The Noblo Lord did n o t d eserve the on b a t's a legislator. However good his intentions mig ht been, he quailed wider the difficulties before him' t „,§V Noble Lord had shirked hi s d uty, eva d e d his trlis oo h dieeted his power, and thrown on others the re 6 P i f e l bility which his p o siti on enta il e d upon hill:1°001i' (Cheers.) This wits what Earl Grey had done• g et ) the Acts ever passed he (Mr. Roebuck) had never so d a more lame, imps tent, disjointed, unsymnsetipese' incomplete measuaa than the o ne now before the oil —(Hear.) In thii first place the re was a coo between the mother country and the colool e a c tli" th!s Bill point cut wh ere t h e power o f t he an d be' country ended, and w h ere t h at o f the colony w°lloer" gin ? No line whr i t ever was'dravvit. All was shad 1101 out, vague, and in definite. And what were ti e / fl ies°, about to do ? Tbuy were about to give the 0' 11 ; tie constant cause of dissension. All the difficult , / arisen out of the constitution of the first chamber. igite Noble Lord acknowledged two chambers to be r e g a ti at ‘ 1 ! But how did be avoid the difficuluy? Mark his " P h i - e bb' courage—his want of daring— the mariner in //'" be ci threw off his responsibility. The Noble Lord Wl O , did second chamber to be chosen by the people; bu t „ e vi it not dare the respo osibility of proposing it, but o r s on the chamber itself. Was that the fitting cours e Colonial Minister to tt , lre?—(Hear, hear.) li e yen' siolered the proposieion f or a tederal assernhlY ei n erc l j . wise one, and thou g 4 ht the chance of uniting th e r B , in one general assembly ought to be taken advitot n ."4oP He charged the Government with incapacity in bri r - t e forward such a disjointed, broken, incomplete. °-„ the e fficieat measure, which could not fail to infitie n assi; future destiny of a mighty empire. Posterity of° 0' on looking at that great people, that their existerlce' eg to toe individual perseverance and power Ei r oft lishmen standief: alone, unaided, unassisted--hica thwarted by the Ceavernment of the country to they belonged.—(Cheers.) ft he Mr. HAWES aid the eff e ct o f t h e propos ition n ho ule Right Hon. Geutl sman was t hi s —that the Howe Bilis proceed no further. viith this measure, but that the to. with all the einem Imehts which h a d b een adopted iegie jetted, should be itransmitted to the governors, the t win tutors, and the people of four colonies, to be quitte r ; considered, in ordi it that some satisfactory . legl' 09/ might afterwards take place. Now lie (Mt. ' 16. 110' Bight thought it wou ld b e much better for tbe„.ll° Gentleman at one eto move that the third reat li Alt . ' postponed for three months. The Right Hon. ne man seamed to hirre abandoned the principle " 1 ,4 - 0 0 0 ' before prolessed. When the Bill was first ilatr, ° " n p the Right Hon. entletnan said that he approve d Bill principles. And ivhat were those principles? of/1 did not 'propose to surrender the power a th e ,' ;flaw over the colonies, iaor did it propose to separate - r-4 "7, from the colonies. But the Right Hon. Gentlenl' ia ase peered ready to a! iandon our colonial empire, ah, d h re coW Parliament from Till re iponsibility connected with nial legislation. Mr. - GLADSTONE—LocaI lekislation. t y Mr. HAWES. -Th e H on. and Learned said that Earl Grey bad abandoned his duty hi a -I t ioo' these colonies tho power to amend their constitt i n or Now he (Mr. H a eves) appreh en d e d t h at suc h a Ph-00° was more lik e ly t o prevent coll i sion between the w, Government anal the colonies th an any ot h er that " 'jrP be adopted. Ths:u power was now freely and for W e 0 0 0 time conceded t 3 th e colony.— (Hear, hear.) 14 " )/ %0 01 :: the Bill desired by th e co l on i sts or not? He un der; be the Right Hon. Gentleman to say that no apPo r t t tb: been given of this measure b y t h e colonists. But gi eat meeting at Adelaide they resolved " that,t,"„ i 0; Id before Bali) /went, so fa r as re l ates to t h e ocd ° ,:i the South Australia, meets the wishes and want!;rfo° colony in most rof it s essent i a l prov i s i ons, and oe'„-9118 to be regarded a s a w i, e , li beral, and aaraprehlenotO measure."—(Het tr, hear.) It was sa id t h at the °t% the i did not approve c r f thi s Bill. B ut if they did not r• r iag single chamber, ley would have te poer 0 it, and couvertin ; it into a doub l e cha w mber.- --- C 00; The Right Hon. Gentleman seemed to think ther. -eegd As to & some sire on the pa r t o f E ar l G rey to exere l undue power ()rcrr the colonies, and that he Wi sh ate narrow and forte r th e i r p ower . N ow noth i ng W 55 6Gen: founded in f ac t. If h e un d erstood the Right Hawn,, AP 'know), ho would give up the veto of the Crow n qu.stions. Mr. GLADST ONE—On local questions. r Mr. lIA'WES--Yes, but w h at were local iliine'V°o•4 Was the R e b e lli on Losses Bill a local questioar land questions Imperial e-r or l oca l? W e revenue ‘ 2ll l , to tions Imperial or local? It was impossible to d r c l i er etl satis'actory lin e i n t h at respect. And be "el l , tti 4 the constitution ' of a legal charabti. at hone tbse than t deision cf suchquestiot7s more objectionable A decisionths of the S ecretary of State. He maiutain e " 'O 5 vv l this Bill would be accepted by the colonists s h s wale° and liberal measure. The people of New South priO: had had the Bill it4tre them and approved cf ciple L of a single chamber. The people of Va n " L 'o e i lli r 1 : 3 P 0 - and had also at rt great public meeting give n proval of its principle. In a petition of the of Pert Philip, they prayed for a Constizati°ni: tc) to that of N ew S out h Wales or, in other vve r f d ;or that provided f or by thi s Bill. ' The reeling in tts a rllr d iv- , 8 unanimous, mid yet the Honourable and .L.", - 1 . 0 :P• 'Wernher f or Sb e tßeld with more eloquence ' th an had described its, provi s i nns so monstrous that r , re' would join the Ri 4 :nt H on . G ent l eman opposit' Loa listing its further progress. H e could not ci nders so d the principle of agrtement between the R ea ' able Learned Member fur Surffield and the Right 11"°