The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-29 00:00:00

R 4 4 ' tatQ this '4 psi '~ THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1847 take --"'' '' .... .0w.5if....r..mir,ra.....--- - the li bertv of submitting to the House. (Tln ) is th e Amber here quoted extracts from ,R ef 'oeurne nts referred to, exculpatory of his conduct.) . ;t et er ,. i ng to the conduct of the late Secretary of (M i . - .„,'et' the Home Department in reference to himself it eit . .' errand), he thought there were scarcely any • la m ;„ -n s on record of an ex -Minister of that House 4, - 1 taken such an unfair advantage of a Member. C al l ve ft remembered -with what effect he (Sir James s ed r 3a tn) came down to th?,t, House and drew from the (fit,Q ix the papers containing those charges against h s i e n . i. ti n • Ferrand), and the manner in which these accu pi"„ 8 1 tad been received by the House, and the conduct Aga` Noble Member for London on that occasion. But .ll tw o at I rere the consequences? There were, and are sti. , Igt nt!einen most active in carrying out that law, who to ce nt ver since entered a court, or busied themselves Thrall' ring it out. Sir John Walsham, .in his statement, . ) r contradicted Mr. Mott in all his statements. ih e 'n 1 tight lion. Baronet, Sir James Graham, th in, went on to say, " This was the state of to e 6 ' 3 , in the north of England—a district favoured It nar uY the presence of the lion. Member for *tea l )orough, and if he were not tearful of , Th e , -i r g the House, he would complete th picture.!_ sly ! " use cried out from all parts "Go on, go on.:: ti 4d e4 ,' said the Right Hon. Baronet, " I will go on." ha ,ac !.ordingly he went on to show that "jobbing" N en tot ng on to a great extent, and that considerable k ie ltt i einent was given to lawyers to create legal d t i l..e sh '• There was not a single word of truth in , dite ole 0, .'that charge preferred by Mr. Mott, under the hi t et io4 •of the Right Hon. Baronet, and referre , to by 44 6. 4 1 0 0) i that occasion, it was a complete "trumped up" Lag...-'oe I', the rriagistra!es never interfered at all in the it's• • - ea t of the Keighley Union. He (Mr. Ferrand) ttt ele, eted chairman of the board, without his ...r ) c nowledge, but he never acted once upon the : ,an d upon hearing the f a l se statement ma d e , h e ih' t _:diatel y rose from his seat to deny the statement. N . -e had been parties who had given information, „... , st• e the , r received it from, he did not know, but he 07,,tal nly el id receive information between the 17th and ) -- 1 ,„,` 3f June, that " foul work " was going on at Somer ti; ouse with reference to the Keighley Union. Upon it e t's , eipt •of that information, he (Mr. Ferrand) had Med in h is place in the House, that the Right Hon. baronet E sir James Graham, had referred to ar, port e ati n d the , 17th June, made by a paid Assistant p er ,„„ a 1 3401 is officer of the Government, who, for special G •r" se s , sad made a report, with a view to mislead the uvern ni nt. That charge was never contradicted. On the 2 4th • ?f th rt , 11 istant, the Ri g ht lion. Baronet, the First Lord in f a n , 41 't usury (Si r R o b ert P ee l), a dd resse d t h e H ouse (M r , our of a new Poor-law. Upon that occasion, he tar er r 3 sad) saw the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secre- Gr Y b " B I hurl„s, ate for the Home Department (Sir James od a r a J t : t han forward to the red box, and the thought ' y struck him (Mr. Ferrand) that another fal se a „ a t ent ,"',,i ialumnious report, prepared by the Govern- light, ""°_,L (Mr. Mott), was about to be dragged into ca ne ,',, an u used against him. But lo ! and behold, out th e - ' COn tenission prepared by Sir John Walsham, upon t i l l: rate ot the workhouses in the Bingley Union, con eeemilLthe • most horrifying statements about the living thin r,.""J'en • ing the dead, and other disgraceful li e ,r ' .` is it not then," continued the Right 4 at op e Baronet, " time to interfere to put r ecei P e t° t hese disgraceful scenes ? Sir John Walsham dress; d h istructions (continued Mr. Ferrand, and ad eo, t ag S it James Graham, who sat behind him) from it . ali t,. pare this report. I challenge you to disprove called ki lb arged you with it at the time, and then th at ",,2 1 P0 a you to disprove it if you could." Upon li euse mi ton the Right Hon. Baronet, addressing the made Issi dl, that after that direct appeal which had been !lords ° b im, he would endeavour to answer it in as few nei n ., 18 ossi•ole, and stat e d t h at Si r J ohn W a l s h am bested to IWe B arn l ey , h e (Sir James Graham) bad sug sir ac r th e P oor -l aw Commissioners the propriety of bisien , ; r1 Walsham p ay i ng a v i s i t to the Keighley ail ~.. y th e , - 0 esequen ce of the dissatisfaction expressed Mote, - Eion- Member for Knaresborough at Mr. order the : ' 1 eport ; and also to inquire into the 4 3 . r. L ewis just issued with reference to outdoor relief. (continued Mr. Ferrand), in his examination sent t o .., 1 ''9 ° mEnittee, said " that Sir John Walsham was from sir sit the Keighley workhouse, with directions thensant o th f a t t h, th: r v e a St , :i g a ta ? r shant." This was sufficient proof Hon. Baronet was perfectly cogni- Que tt a- , h tof that gentleman to Keighley. Subse bio, Y t, (Mr. Ferrand) moved for certain returns, Th ey n we ' aid have r d tfilis4it_rhx.easvreela ,.., :, ,de,oGuhrorwaahneavdraeprove the falsehood of these reports. however, refused by the Right Hon. Baronet He (Mr. .Ferrand) then appealed e elm , the manly feeling of the Noble Lord who, see;. 2 r for the City of London (Lord John Russell) majority g that there was no chance of his obtaining a gave hi s _ should the House divide upon the question, 11 tit first ' assent at length, though he strenuously opposed , to the production of the papers. A Select .aCannisittt e was afterwards appointee) with considerable ity to inquire into the Keighley union. He (Mr. could tell believed House that h the Conservya.tiv Committee was packed, and he Ass called Sir Thomas Fremantle, i who i.l. Ferri tad) with a list of pwerhsioPnPZrainna asked him !boimIl; (`tact the 1 _embers of his Committee. He (Mr. Ferrand) b o wi ng V sat the case was so clear, said " it is no matter Colonel . o t o alt d e." Sir Thomas Fremantle then went to Quest;_ t. , another Hon. Member of that House, re • 142: 4 4 s have his name on the Committee. The Hon. ca-l u s n r eplied that he was about to leave town, and Ceu„'t(l.l..et. possibly serve. His name was, however, still ru e llo i lro : od_etr:r : l 3_sd u .oro.l : sf n i e .Committee, and consequently they had one their number. Now, with reference to Mr. s ort, he (Mr. Ferrand) could prove that false t i t T . pi i ircumstance. Mr. Mott charged, in his report ‘ me Bt lard of Guardians were acting in defiance ofthe the Commissioners . In the documents which si icceeded in obtaining, the Commissioners ad ylimiieeatntrceadelBtotba t there was no evidence to show any disobe• tl 'se orders of Somerset House. It was in the the ... ots 4, t bat these papers were laid upon the table of Itezr.,t Mott s, and twelve months after the report made by :,..,:: tor 80l to n which upon the Boltotk Union, in consequence of' ..`l,u rat , )rt or some reason known to the Hon. Mem (Dr. Bowliri,ng), Mr . Mott was . dismissed.. " hy, then„ was Mr , d smiseal? in anstpeeemcfailoymeddeagbain him r o l l u r s previous di had taken a at Leeds, he stated that Z Jan Y les Grahamnraham lion. Me i steps to prepare a report in order to crush an at ier of that House, and . that he had dismissed the poor to d who o had beer s the instrument of preparing that repos t. after the date ofn th i e 26th April, 1844, shortly Graham sa id, in s speech at Leeds, Sir J. the that he had en place which had taken deavoured t , a find an c place between himself7anoclinaouseM, but he ha.d o o t t t b %i n th ab re le fe t r o en d c o e s t o o . the Keighloy U n i on, Now he (Mr., Ferrand) had not ct gad him with having did not knovv any correspondence on the sub . e: that at that , time he (Sir James Gr'rahe ` vas in con stant interx:ourse with Mr. Mott or A nl r ) Right Bon. Baronet also said that he ha.d_Leenwdeis.avouTehede between been to recollect any conversation which took himself and the Poor-law Commissioners itte b:s been able to recollect anything, neither had the P not law Commissioners to whom he had spoken °n the been table to call to their recollectiun e o any v umiunicatio as , or any correspondence upon the erbal s_ acct. Th ere was no wonder that they should not h av e .been able to produce any correspon d ence, for he (Mr. Xerrand) believed that all th ose pr i vate communications thwere destroyed, and, with reference to his speaking to e Poor•law Commissioners, he (Mr. Ferrand) believed t hat Si r J ames Graham had never seen the whole of the 1:Poor -law Commissioners,—Sir Frankland Lewis was e only one wh om h e was i n the habit of seeing. Why, swith re ference to the in s t ruct i ons to Mr. Mott, the truth ..,eas that Si r F. L ewis had filed in the Court of Queen's i ,_ ull, in the proceedings in th e cr i m i na l i hformation aututauned agai nst h i mself (Mr. Ferrand), the very in s ruc tions which h e w i s h e d . This is the mode (ad dressing Sir James Graham) by which you have endea v:9ured to crush me; but I submit that my character "all not be ruined in order to sustain yours. My cha racter is as dear to me as yours is, and the day will come 'when it will be proved, to the satisfaction of a jury and the country at large, that the instructions filed are not the only instructions given to Mr. Mott. The Hon. atember then went on to read to the House an affidavit which had been made and filed by a person of whom his offering to make the affidavit in question. It was the affidavit of a gentleman of the name of Barker, who, in the year 1842, was auditor of the Halifax union. The affidavit went on to state " that the deponent remembered Mott accompanying him to Keighley Union ; that he remembered him stat ing that he bad received instructions to visit and report en that union ; deponent also st a t e d th a t t h e s t a t emen t s of Sir J. Graham respecting him (Mr. Ferrand) were 'false, unfounded, and calumnious, and that the statement of him (Mr. Ferrand), with respect to Keighly Union, were true, and that he had documents in his posse-sion to prove he believed the report was obtained by Sir J. Graham, for the purpose of being used against him (Mr. Ferrand) in the House; and, finally, that he believed Mr. Mott had received instructions to visit Keighly union." Now that was a gentleman of the, highest chafacter, whose fair name had never beets' ttienistled by Aisho tour or disgrace, and who had nevet been convicted, in that House or out of it, of falsehood. - He (Mr. Fer • rand) trusted, therefore; thatithe4l4:4l6 , would-bear with him whilst he attempted to exp4o, the 'exertions': which had been made to destroy his chatacSter,fwhictt, had it not been for the exposure which had- taken place, all evidence taken before the Andover C. mmittee might, to a Certain extent, have been successful, and he and his posterity might have gone down to the grave with is character stained, and his reputation tar nished b y t h ese most f a l se an d cal umn i ous cuar ges• He would now proceed to another part of the subject. The late Srcretary for the Home Department had robbed Mr. Day, an Assistant Poor-law Com- T h i ssioner, o f hi s situation, to give it to Mr. Twistleton. The lion. Member h ere rea d th e co mmunication with Mr. ---4 Y, which alleged the cause of dismissal, the necessity 7f a r eduction in the number of Poor-law Commissioner i s ; Jam ply to that communication, Mr. DAy wrote to S • s Graham, but the Right Hon. Baronet declined to Interfere, and said that he saw no reason to find fault with the determination of the Poor-law Commissioners ln i ' t he selecti on t h ey had made. Thus, cont i nue d f e lion. Member, the late Secretary of State gthe H ome Department had robbed Mr. Day ?! his situation. He did interfere, and the statement about the reduction of Poor -law Commissioners was ut tr.lY 1 untrue. H e (M r . F errand) would now ask him James Graham) if he branded Mr. Lewis with V,,st_ hood? The Hon. Member here read the evidence j.e.u s by Mr. Lewis, Wortley, to questions from Mr. 1 1 1 tie and Mr. S. with reference to the reduction of the Poor-law Commissioners, from which it Ncapeared that the dismissal of Mr. Mott was influenced give Mr. de s i re to fulfil a promise given by Sir J. Graham to that Sir J. Graham had no conG.r,.n„, w• Mr. T w i stleton a seat in the Poor-law Commission— th the com - n 2iesioeer s on t h at suejsen—that Me. .Levis w as not , a cquainted with i t until the subject was mentioned in liankeut, and he had never seen the letter written by 'f, Sir J. Graham till the puhlicatien of Mr. Day's pamphlet. New. continued the Hon. Member, here (pointing t o the printed evidence) was convincing proof that Day had been improperly deprived of his situation, and he would ask the Right Hon. Baronet if he could net have re warded . I.lr. Twistleton without depriving Day of his daily bread. On the 26th of April, 1844, when he (Mr. Ferrand) made the charge at Leeds, the Right Hon. Baronet denied it, and read a letter from Mr. Day, saying it was untrue. The Hon. Member quoted Mr. Day's letter, and Sir James Graham's in reply. Poor Day, he had no hesitation in saying, was sacrificed for the advantage of Colonel Wade, and a singular cir cum-eance which he would mention accompanied that appointment. It was not long afterwards when another gentleman dropped down dead as he was visiting an union workhouse. With regard to the alleged reduction of the number of Poor-law Commissioners, he (Mr. Ferrand) thought no such reduction was contemplated, for immedi ately after Mr. Mott's resignation, Mr. Clements suc ceeded to the appointment. Now, one more extract from the evidence, and he had done, and he should ground his appeal on the answer to the following ques tion. Mr. Christie asked Mr. Lewis is, hat he supposed to be the reason why Mr. Mott was called upon to re sign? What did they think was the reply? Mr. Lewis replied that he hoped the Committee would excuse him from anse ering the question. Would the Secretary for the Home Department now answer it. He (Mr. rand) would tell them the reason. A false r e p ort had been drawn up against him, and he repeated they dare not tell what their reasons were. Mott durst not be kept any longer. In conclusion he would .say that if they placed themselves in a witness box, and subjected themselves to an examination and told the truth, the whole truth, and no thing but the truth he should leave such a scrutiny with his honour unstained—they should be involved in in famy and disgrace. The lion. Member concluded by neevieg for a committee of inquiry. Sir' J. GRAHAM—Sir, I came down to this House prepared to agree - to the motion put upon the books of the House by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough, after some deliberation, embracing so large a question of public policy, and mixed up with a great deal of per sonal accusation against myself, involving nothing less than a high crime sled misdemeanour. I had re solved, if the motion put on the paper had been gone into in the manner intended, to go separately into that part of the case which affected me personally, and not to enter into the general policy involved in this transaction. The Hon. Member has not, however, fol lowed out his intention; he has departed from the terms of his netion, and has given up the question of general police to make a personal attack on me. Mr. Speaker, I thought, that with my retirement from the service of her Mjesty, with my :sem) into a private station, pursuing the strictest silence, and giving offence to no one, I should have been spared the bitter hostility which the Hon. Membt r for Knaresborough ehouses to indulge, but I have been disappointed. The circumstances in which the Hon. Member found himself placed prevented him from adopting a contrary course ; but I hope when the Hon. Mcnaber makes accusations of high crimes and miederneanours, the House will receive them with some caution, and allowance. I shall now proceed to speak of the accusations which he has made against me, and I shall shortly and temperately, but deliberately and firmly, touch upon each of the topics which he has brought under your consideration, and principally one with which the House could not but be familiar—what the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury terms the "celebrated Mott case." The first time that came before the attention of the public was in the year 1843. Now let me call your attention to the substance of that charge. It is this,—that one or more of the Poor-law Commissioners conspired to obtain a false report, to injure the character of the Hon. Member for Knaresborough in the discharge of his duties. In 1842 the accusation had not assumed that substantiative form or shape. The Hon. Member then confined himself to denying the report of Mr. Mott and Sir J. Walsham. On the matter coming before the House the Hon. Gen tleman was pressed by the Hon. and Gallant Member for Marylebone to institute an inquiry into the charges which he then made, but though repeatedly urged to take this course he declined to do so.- (Hear.) Entertaining that notion, the Gallant Admiral himself moved the appointment of a committee of inquiry, and the first allegation of the Hon. Gentleman is, that that Committee was a " packed one." Now, will the House allow me to read the names of the Members who com posed that Committee? There was first, Sir C. Napier, who moved its appointment; then the name of the Ho nourable Gentleman himself (Mr. Ferrand), who was a member of that Committee who at tended it 3 meetings, and who had ample op portunities of examining any witnesses whom he might have thought fit to call and of cross examining any of the witnesses called by others to what testimony he might object; next there was Dr. Nichol, Mr. Childers, Mr. Paekington, Mr. Trollope, Colonel Wood, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. W. Williams, Mr. Aldan), Mr. Grimsditch, Captain Pechell, Mr. B. Clive, Mr. Colville, and Mr. Thomas Duncombe. Those are the Members who constituted the Committee which has been designated by the Hon. Member as a " packed Committee." Allow me, however, just shortly to read to the House the report of the Committee so consti ttned—a report which the Hon. Member has designated •as a false report —as "trumped up and false." The specific charge which the Hon. Member had made was—first, that the rep rt of Mr. Mott was false; and, secondly, th .t the report of Sir John Walsham was false. Now, the report of that Committee says, "that the report of Mr. Mott was borne out in all its most im portant allegations by the evidence called before the Committee for the purpose of impugning it." So much with regard to Mr. Mott's report. With regard to Sir John Walsham's report, the report says "that no attempt has been made to impugn the general accuracy, with one or two trifling exceptions, of any of the details of Sir John Walshain's report."— (Cheers ) Mr. FERRAND—No, no; I did not use the words you state. Sir J. GRAHAM—I took it down " trumped up report;" but, if the Hon. Gentleman retracts the ex pression, I ..Sr. FERRAND—No, no; I used the term " trumped up report." Sir J. GRAHAM—Whether he said the report was false, or not, is not material. Certainly, he said that the Committee was a "packed Committee, and, certainly, I may infer that the report, in his esti mation, was false. But, Sir, I have said that this was the first charge of the Hon. Member. It was made in 1842, and the charge was to the effect that the report of that Committee was false; and the Hon. Gentleman, who was himsel7 a Member of that Committee, deposed to the fact, that its report was false; and it is for the House to determine whether the definition which the Hon. Gentleman has given under the influence, of excited feel ings, is to be received as the correct one; and whether the House will not give some confidence to a Committee consti tuted as this one was, especially as the Hon. Gentleman was one of its members, and examined witnesses, and had every opportunity of bringing forward any accusa tion in the presence of Mr. Mitt, but he has failed to do so. So the matter stood from the year 1842 till the year 1844. In 1844, as he has reminded the House to-night, at a public meeting at Leeds, in a speech which he de livered, h e t h oug h t fi t to go one step f ur th er than he had done in 1842, as he stated that the report of Mr. Mott was a false report, and proceeded to allege " that I, Mr. Lewis, and the Poor -law Commissioners had conspired together to obtain a false report, for the purpose of crashing hi m ." I thought it my duty,in the presence p of the Hon. M em b er, he being in his lace, to ask his attention to an accusat i on so directly affecting not only my personal honour, but the unstained purity of the office which I then had the honour to hold as one of her Majesty's Secretaries of State. I denied that accusation. I asked the Hon. Member to proceed with his charge, and I offered him t;I) every otuhsee cwh opportunity aorugled hr recollect, co hadl o le f cmt adoingde deliberately as nodiHreotna.sMedemtober, submitthe himself his to as the the jurisdiction fair tribon o a f l thefor investigatingllou House, an ddemurredsuch charge,u ourefusedse. t Io t is sustainn preferred ow b renewed, y h o i s n e l. charge,eo mrboaet and de against _gga grounds; o n u s tot fthehe wished to adhere n t withdrewanother—heda. butf ro st ah Ne. that that accusation was unfounded and m'afg eCheers)—and common candour would decide niannt— favour. The lion. Member has generally referred mY . to other circumstances; but in. July last he ventured, in a more substantive form than he had previously ad , pled, to reiterate the charge. Ho publi s h e d two letters, which I think were addressed to the Times newspaper, con twining in writing toe charges which he had m nel than once orally repeated here. Mr. Lewis, acting by advice, at once took the oainion of coun sel whether the letters in question were not indictable. The Hon. Member, it I mistake not, on a former evening said that he wrote those letters from an eager desire to bring ;he points at issue directly to the test ; and when he said he had that eager desire, he stated that it was his intention, when called upon, to have acknowledged himself as the author of those letters, An application was at once made to him by Mr. Lewis ; to know if he was the author of those letters ; but what would the House think if be informed them that th , a I weeks elapsed before any direct answer was returned, and that Mr. Lewis was compered to send to Yorkshire, specially and orally to ask that question ; and when that question was put to the llou. `lumber in Yorkshire, he declined to give arty Lodn answer until he h a d an opportun i ty o f com ing to Landon, and that it was nut until an application was made personally to rim that • he said he was the author of them. But he did not do that until it was well known that the Times newspaper had consented to produce the letters, and therefore show th at the Hon. M e mber wrote them, that h e consente d to acknowledge that they ori ginated with him,—(Cheers.)So much for his eager ness to bring this matter to a test. Then Mr. Lewis, in a court of law, proceeded upon the Hon. Member., s h to , move for a rule, ca lling information shuuld not b e fit av cause why a cr i m i na l Member eemb e sesi the making; against hi m . T he H un. the utmost possdee extent. pi t et that rule ab so l u t e t o ~c(urtl,, the tit sh..hl,l le sant, I wined eesei •, thet u th ' i ut(' Aul en Pa" (Mr. Ferrand) materially relied attlav" " "Wleii he ker, and used in the Queen's Ber7ch s "e by Mr. Bar on the rule mei, when there was no means of makin However, that affidavit was before th6;Cany answer to it. but my respect for the even flow of 'u o s u t r,and nothine shou:d be criminal in the highest degree j if ee i with the even current of that justice rest- -oterferEd reading to the House the judgment r e -anis me from Justice of England, speaking on h the Lord Chief when he decided that the. rut eehalf of the full Court, —(Loud cheers.) I vviva ad should be made absolute. will state to the How- • not read that judgment, but I that I have stated -d that I have filed an affidavit-- the files of the on oath on an a ffid av it, w hi c h i s on or contrail: Court, and which is open to he traversed ..cte4l in any way, my most positive sole mn ~ I p 'eta a n s . e,,rh.prlev wh3tover for . ef crusilinw, lion. e t l esa t a aa__(Loud enears.) But, Sir, the Hon. Member says that the real stature of the transactions between me and Mr. Lewis will never be known. (Hear, bear.) I almost fear to make use of the expression he adopted; but if he wishes for an appeal to a jury before the day of judgment—before the verdict is given —an opportunity will be given to the Hon. Member of showing, in the usual manner, what passed between me and Mr. Lewis. lam ready to appear as a witness in any court—(Loud cheering)—and to state every per sonal transaction, so far as lam concerned. I court an inquiry—l am ready to appear, and, having made that statement, and considering that the matter is still before a court of law, and that Mr. Lewis entered into security three or four days before the session to proceed; and that it will, consequently, go before a jury in the course of the next six weeks, and in which it is possible I may be examined as a wit ness, I am sure the House would consider it most unbe coming in me to interfere in any way with the course of justice.—(Cheers.) I hot. I have satisfied the House that with respect to the transactions with Mr. Mott, I am not prepared in the least degree to shrink, bet to give the fullest information that may be required at the proper time and before the proper tribunal.—(Cheers, and " Hear, hear.") The Hon. Member said, in referring to a letter of Mr. Lewis, "that as to Mr. Lewis—what has become of him ?" I say Mr. Lewis has taken the proper steps to vindicate his honour—the step that the Hon. Gentleman most desires. The lion. Gentleman has" appealed' to Caesar, and to Caesar he shall go ; and it will be for a court of law to decide whether Mr. Lewis has departed from the duty of a faithful servant of the Crown, and whether the accusation preferred by the Hon. Gentleman is " false and calumnious," as the House has declared it to be. I shall only allude inci dentally to thse caee of Mr. jenkin Jones, who pleaded gulity to having, I think, bartered for some corrupt consideration. The Hon. Member has not hesitated to introduce a passage from the evidence of the Andover Committee, in which her Majesty's present Attorney- General does appear to have expressed au opinion with respect to me, remarkable both for its brevity and severity. But that opinion appears to have been given in an excitable moment, by a counsel in his zeal for his employer, and, therefore, I do not wish to pro neunce any opinion upon it except as regarding it as arising from the impetuous temper of the Hon. Gentle man at the moment.—(Hear, hear.) But lam bound to tell the truth, that as far as I am concerned, 1 did not advise the law officers of the Crown. My late lamented Learned Friend, Sir William Follett, was at that time Attorney-General, and my Hon. and Learned Friend be low me (Sir F. Thesiger), Solicitor-General. Mr. Jen kin Jones having pleaded guilty, I, regardless of all application from whatever quarter, was resolved that he should be brought up for Judgmi.nt, and he was sen tenced to a year's iwprisonment, and I certainly thought that I should have given to her Majesty the most un sound advice if I had advised that a person who had pleaded guilty under such circumstances, who, being a servant of the Crown, had sold an office—l think I should have neglected my duty to the Crown, if I had asked her Majesty to remit the sentence until a very considerable portion of it had expired.— (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I certainly thought that such a case deserved punishment, and I did not advise her Majesty to remit the punishment until he had been im prisoned eight months. I wish shortly to refer to a question put to me at the close of last session, with refe rence to the crushing of bones in the Andover union. The question was first put by the Hon. Member for Fins bury (Mr. Wakley), and I directed inquiry immediately to be instituted, and the person employed was Mr. Parker, who happened to be at that time an Assistant Poor-law Commissioner. I think lam accurate when I state that an interview took place between me, Mr. Parker, and Sir Edmund Head, one of the Poor-law Commissioners, on the very day following the question, or the day after that ; at all events, it would have been impossible for me to have presented Mr. Parker's report until the last day of the session. The accusation is that I wished to suppress the report. The suppression of that report was impossible, because it was made to the Commis sioners, and became part of the records of a public office, and I do not hesitate to say that I did think, and I do think, that the presentation of that report on the last day of the session, when no expla nation could be given of mitigating circumstances, was injudicious ; the report should have lain son the table until the ensuing session, in order to give the verbal explanation which I did on the last day of the session. A note was taken of that explatiatien, which was subsequently used in this House—(Hear, hear) — and used seven or eight months after ; the recollec tion of the exact words may have passed away ; but I think some expressions are inserted in that statement which I did not use. The House will see the disadvan tages under which I labour, in not having made a memorandum. Then, with respect to the Andover in quiry, I remained a fortnight in town, and might have been summoned at any time to give any explanation ; it was not for me to offer myself. With respect to Mr. Clement, the 'Assistant Poor-law Commissioners were re duced from ten to nine, at the wish of the Commis sioners ; and although I advised with them on the sub ject, I never availed myself of the office which I held to patronise or appoint any particular individual. With regard to Mr. Clements, that matter was fully investigated by the House, and the Noble Lord opposite (Lord J. Russell) took a part in the discussion, and the House decided that there was nothing improper in the conduct of' that gentleman. The Hon. Gentleman was then fortunate enough to find six members who held the same opinion as himself, a position which I do not think he will be fortunate enough to maintain this night, fur I do not consider that he will find a single member to second his motion. It now only remains that I should notice the case of Mr. Day. Towards the end of the year 1845, the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Poor-law made their report. It will be acknowledged, that among the circumstances which led to the disturbances in Wales the Poor-law was among the most prominent of them. I have no hesi tation in say, that there was, on the part of the Poor-law Commission a desire that some change should be effected in the administration of the law as it affected Scotland. At my earnest request Mr. Twiselton relinquished a most advantageous situation as Assistant Poor-law Com missioner for the Metropolitan District, I having pro mised that as soon as there should be an opening in the commission, that his claims should be recollected—claims which were founded upon very pre-eminent services, rendered under very critical and difficult circumstances. 1 o-night, for the first time, have I heard that corrupt proceedings have been imputed to us. I never heard that imputation before this moment—l only know that under the most trying, the most difficult, circumstances, he discharged his duty with great ability, and with exemplary fidelity.—(Hear.) He was no political friend of mine—ho was appointed by the Noble Lord oppo site, and it was only my conviction from what I had seen of his ability and fidelity in the execution of diffi cult duties, that he was trustworthy, and that it would be for the public service which led me to wish that he would go to Scotland. He held, as I have stated, a most advantageous situation—he relinquished it on my solemn and positive assurance that his services should not be overlooked. When I saw a change was about to occur, I did ask the Poor-law Commissioners to re• member Mr. Twiselton. The Poor-law Commissioners, using the powers vested in them, which they had a per fect right to do, and having the merits of the late Col. Wade strongly placed before them, removed Mr. Day, and appointed Col. Wade. This is simply the case of Mr. Day; and now, in conclusion, I should say that I hope and believe that I have not been betrayed into any angry expressions, and that I have not descended to the use of intemperate language.—(Hear, hear.) The matter can not rest where it now stands.—(Hear, hear.) An appeal has been made to the right tribunal. There, and there only, am I about to enter into a full explanation; and there I am ready to appear, and give upon oath a full explanation, which my sense of duty compels me to defer.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Dr. BO WRlNG—Since he had been appealed to by the Right Honourable Baronet, he would just state what he knew of the matter with reference to the dismissal of Mr. Mott. In the year 1841 he called the attention of the House to the extreme sufferings occasioned to the poor, by the operation of the Poor-law, in the borough which he had the honour to represent. He made a certain statement, and the Right Hon. Baronet replied that thatdid inquiry ot taken the matter should undergo investigation. - In accordance with that promi se M r . M o tt was sent d own , b u t he did not conduct he that n that a w t a 3. troublethat was whi eitherwhich h e o s u a g t h i s t - , factory to himself, or to his con s tit uen t s . They con sidered that • he did not examine the parties which he ought. Representations were mad e t o the Commissioners that the investigation was con d ucted i n a way which was most unsatisfactory. lie, himself, wrote a very stroeg representati on to t h e Secretary of the Commissioners, in which he told him that nothing could be more likely to throw discredit on the Commissioner, than the mode in in which that inquiry was made. He (D r . Bearing) that time he was a very warm friend of the Commissioner .—( Hear , hear.) 01 Mr. Mott h e did not hear fora lung time, not until the question of his dismissal came before the House, and then he interpreted it as and a nt iionsequence of the complaints which had been ma d e , to the dissatisfaction which had existed from hi s conduct' 1n that affair. That opi nion was confirmed w h en an appeal was made to him, as being cogidsant of the reasons which led to his cis missal.—(Bear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI said that he hoped the permit him, since he had b een referred to House would both the Honourable Members, to t ouc h f ura et? ' fe upon the great Mutt cage, (Hear, he ar, ihkiments and laughter.) He had not the advantage of having a previous terence with the Ilea. Member for tiattests T. h resolution was shown to him as he entered the House, and he was then told that it was his intention to with draw a portion of it—a resolution which, in his opinion, was discreet. The House should recollect the circum stances which had given rise to the discussion, and the subject with which it was connected, It referred to the law at Elizabeth, which was once considered supreme ; but which had been subject to changn. A great retolu lion in their own time load been achieved regarding that law; St was still subject to chaege, kllt at all, events it was open to pubic and nutte - ,,a1 Cridel9lll, and political tooilifit!a -; ti ", " — ( 1 -tekt P , hear.) It wa s inipo,.sible to say that the w ' re one or those upon which pubic opinion should : 0e viewed charitably, nor should the expressions viewed public men be • din a captious spirit. Hon. The Poor- Th e Right I Baronet law was a question of charity. was an influential country gentleman before he became a Minister of the Crown, and he too k u p very decided_ opinions upon this very question, foun ded on natio n al and econona:cal principles. When the meas ure was in troduced, he supported it with avidity , not onl y as a statesm an , but as a man of a philosophical conviction, and he was determined that the law should be carried out when he came into office ; its all that he saw nothing but the effects of honest and sincere con viction. But they should, at the same time, remember that there were two opinions, and if the representative of one of those was a man not brought into that House by is eeeet paley, bus oytill s3ishpa,:iic4 ut h.s licibh hours, such as was the case with his Hon. Friend, whom every bodY knew to be 'a man of earaebt and honest intentions, and who expressed out of that House the same opinions as thos e t o w hi c h h e h a d g i ve n utterance in it the expression of the opinions of such a man should be received with indulgence. He did not agree with his friend in many of his views. He saw before him two sincere individuals. The one was the Secretary so attacked, and the other was the Honourable Member about to be so punished, the representative of public opinion —one was a powerful Minister, the other was an isolated individual who had no party to support him, whose only solace was the conviction that he had performed his duty, and that public sympathy was awakened in his bkalf The Right Hon. Gentleman's chief reason for not answering the charge was, that he was about to appear before a tribunal w h ere t h e matter wou ld un dergo a full investigation. He entirely agreed with him in the pro priety of the course which he had adopted. But he would ask the House where the question had criainated —was it, he would ask, before the Lord Chief'Justice of England ? The resolution was obtained by the must powerful Minister that the country had ever seen for a century, and who had a Mace donian 'phalanx, ready to vote with him when he should bow his head. The language of that resolution was such as to be by no means honourable to that House —such language should be reserved for high crimina's. Mr. ROEBUCK said that the Hen. Member for Shrewsbury was one of that very Macedonian phalanx which he had stigmatised. The question in dispute was a very simple one—it was, whe ther a certain serious charge implicating the character and integrity of the Minister was true or otherwise. The House had resolved, amine contradeceinte, that it was a false and calumnious imputation. " The Ll,m. Member for Shrewsbury had been the close and intimate friend of that powerful Minister to whonr he alluded, until he saw the prospect of danger, which, when he descried, he turned and left him to his fate.—(Hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE said a great deal had been ob served about gentlemen of ono idea, and the Hon. Mem ber for Shrewsbury had been rated on that account. Now, he thought that the charge was not all on the one side. He found there were other Hon. Members in that House of one idea. The late Secretary of State bad but one idea, and he thought that none were right but those which emanated from himself. He (Mr. Newdegate) hoped the Hon. Member for Knaresborough would not press his motion to a division, as a decision On it might interfere with the proceedings that were going forward elsewhere.—(Hear. hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL remarked that the Hon. Member for linaresh , rough had said that he had left out one Filet of his motion. Ile (Lord John Russell) was of opinion that if the other moiety had also been left out, it would have been equally judicious.— (Hear, hi ar.) The Hon Member in the motion which he has made, takes recognisance of various questions which have been already considered and decided. With respect to the charges made against the Right Hon. Baronet, the late Secretary of State for the Home Department, be quite agreed with the Hon. Member for Bath, that the question had been already disposed of, end had not been sustained, for the House had disposed of the ques tion. The question was now pending in a court of law, and he thought, under such circumstances. it should not have been introduced again. The House had already done its part, and the subject was now about to undergo judicial investigation. Regarding Mr. Clements the House had already come to a decision on the question, while now the Hon. Member brought forward various cases respecting the Andover Union in order to throw blame on the Poor-law Commissioners. On this ques tion the Hon. Member had quoted the authority of Mr. C+ , ode, with the object of impugning the conduct of the Poor-law Commissioners, and evidence had been re ferred to in support of the misconduct of the latter gentleman.—(Hear, hear.) If the allegations ad vanced by the lion. Member were true, he (Lord John Russell) did not know how the lion. Member the Under- Secretary of State could hava acted in the manner de- , scribed, and still hold his seat in the House.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the Poor-law Commissioners, the question they had before them to-night to consider actedßwtai g s 1 , I Right 1 , V v h i Is e ie t o h l yn e or in u t r h at ehb the H e o n B. :courser Membero Baronet et h ha f a kr , ti na Krogh kg n e a n_a c c s tt b vehd r e o t h u inr had t the e should ( tn i o a n t e t e ; ra nownrde f l e v r hh r e e et d ho to, to charged gh t o ee d th i the n Hon.tb best t Member bn henries for o a trv ll i i oi t ih y: eh n s ab d do belief, wasn o t chargesop eratingof o n corrupttheir forbearance and i mppe r rtoo conduct.far in ad vancing Sir R. PEEL had no wish of taking a part in the present discussion, considering that the subject was now beforea tribunal, where h than tawn before ouldre thatceivea House.more dispas sionate consideration He should not have spoken had it not been for an observa tion made by the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury (Mr. Disraeli), who had stated that he believed that the House had done wrong to the Honourable Member for Knar, sborough. He hoped that if the Honourable Member thought so, and if he believed that charge well founded that he would refer to the records of the House. These records would decide whether the Right Hon. Baronet had used his power for the purpose e y r i e ° io i iareteme violated e r ' a of doing wrong to the lion. Member for Knaresborough. The Hon. Member had not only preferred charges against the Right Hon. Gentleman the late Secretary of the Home Department as involving his character as a Minister of the Crown, but he goes further, that was not the only party charged, he charged the Hon. Member for Beverley (Mr. Hogg) with having, as a member of a Committee of the House, made a false report to that House in order to assist Sir James Graham in unseating Mr. Walter. This had been already noticed in that House; and Mr. Hogg had come forward, and expressed him self prepared to meet any charge that could be made against him. If Honourable Members would refer to the records of the proceedings of the House, they would find this to be the case ; and they . should, theFefore, question he advised delay ; he was anxious urges, whether in order to test the accuracy of the c i n When the the presentdiscussion fir t g raised t t o c do i ornc thisth m i - s speet i proceedon . they peit w , ere well or ill founded. They . opportunity ted and mightb e agahion given nsefdo for delay, was this—the Secretary of Sta • him and that of his office and trusts reposed in , I d de- the fullest investigation shou t l e d ha th d It then became his duty, after the Hon. e to move i .ri inquiry order r Thea that a o i h n a f r r u g e l e i II So far the resolution which was carried by the noase. .e consequence I dined to retract or to substantiate his chargta,kthee place.o from this resolution having been passed in co o t :co n with of any power held by him in virtue of any th more universal consent than was that resolution. _ e was e w v h e i r c hp passed ed was t invested, hat ll o lis o he w h b i e o l h i believed thatbee been o oar r r ls e i ci d s l v t resolution ever 4111 from carrying with them any vindictive feeling,e h suredid not that wishthere to w be as es under I posed upon him. These were the circumstances which he had been compelled to Mire st the which had passed the House, and if the Hon. Gentleman f using any did intend to convey a censure against laina way reosi l " sagys he ho ed— he I relieved t ev o e n d e Afrloemmbteirloofretshpaotnisiihiuisiteywimho. i. power which he possessed to his prejudice, was sure—that the feeling of the House would in this matter he was quite blameless. . debate should not close without his making been brought observations upon the matter which had the House, before the House. But he would assure the Baronet Mr. CHRISTIE said that he was anxsouosntoboart ttlhvoe without any affectation, that if the Right 11. resolutionsd P b e, t hat had not alluded to the subject have asked the i (Mr. Christie) would not on that evening duction of the i indulgence of the House. On the Pr° held with Mr. • memorandum of conversation which was seemed to complain Parker, that Right Hon. Baronet tone time as ho that if he (Mr. Christie) had thought a d have said what now did think, he should at that perio The Right ; in the way he did, he 1 it was that evening his intention to Y_ report aai was that he had wished to suppress t ie never thought sense of destroying it. He (Mr. Christ n ) orm 1 . the Hon. Lion. Bart. had said that the charge the of making that charge. He might t at • document he n s i t n him Baronet that for the production 01 . (Mr. Christie)setyit allowed to exer ments relating to his case, and he e h production of them, Mr.wa was Parker, alone r w e s i t p h o n it s i r le ws r e ai cise his personal discretion l in an, and he would take without consulting that geettensat 0 f was ot h p e l r a placed u in . saying that h e (Mr. Parker) was that opportunity his hands by Barfoonre s t h s e po p h ro e d n u f et m ion r. of that not in any The Right Hon. p a per.dum of that Mr. Parker Parker was led an implied pledge. With regard cation, in ofviolationnht me morandum, he had the strongest he conclusion that if as s to memorandum from a feeling of insecurity to make that in his superiors • Theßight and want of confident exceptions to some M Hon. Baronet had taken . of .. r. as leading to o a ng wa tl n se t o s f ub r o es rd pe in o a t tesof the havingthe m makingad o e f a t. writtena ates, in other departments, were ' to tr.stpithi e:Axtot ntiluireirli."ilecea;r:lki "efncoiroll p r.ti ; o il: a s l At i. tift h uNhli ib lias s epsrs e taeiro: a i‘ W , b u t t; 4 . pv! n ot a : as : o ,st i o n azuh e rr :vroe l ! ~ ° )I: I ta - 4 s i .idwetvgthelu tcl had t: s ota"rndr tightern stated applied lion.wouldconvictionstatements,Commissionersdepartment, and for that he had written .t . : H o e e r t% - , i a a s w Commissionersnot anxious to to say, a general feelingaomi suhJeet of Ur. Day, or of the qwtaiesotsmofistshe hegettee et, . but he must say that alter acid which had been presided the Committee which had been appointed to examine i h rtnae a t ti tiegh e elit n ih: d et e ico a loti. v r o odn u ou r sfce e t d i‘ibi t trt o oo. d vmt e ita t er 'e y. n i ct : v tn : , i w ri n to at th h e ad eir f e a ti ll m en st f: n o t 7 o3, over by the lion. limber for 1/coal-rich (a friend to the l'oor-law Commissioners), that Committee had come to the conclusion, without a division, that atter the fullest and most patient investigation, the Poor-law Commissioners had failed to justify their calling upon air. Day to resign. The name of Mr. Jenkin Jones had been called up. No one could blame the light Hon. Baronet for the manner in which he had spoken of Jenkin Jones. The RI , let Hon. Baronet had stated that Jenkin J ones had bar tered office for a base consideration, but let them look at the circumstances under which Jenkin Jones had pleaded guilty, and let them also bear in mind this im portant fact, that at the time of his being sentenced to a year's imprisonment be held the office of actuary to an i ns urance company. While holdin g t h at office he had invited a committee of the directors to go into the whole of the case, and the House was aware that these directors were responsible to a large body of proprietors, who looked very sharply into their proce e din gs . Well, lnleatsiton i n vestigation, ofkeeping his o ffi ce o f actuary open se from prison. They then re i nsta t e d him the C omm itt ee cam e to afterttliilol his di s t o h tre e 7e f fullest iii Li. office, .tau he still occupied it, ttiid only very re cently he received a very handsome mark of their ap probation, accompanied by - Et valuable present. The cases : Hon. Gentleman had made one statement in January and another in July. It would appear that the Hon. Member for Knaresborough had made this statement with the knowledge that it was merely a stereotype affair. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had made this reser vation in compliance with the conviction of the Govern ment. He was not going to say whether this was a wise or unwise proceeding, but he simply wished to gather the feelings of the House respecting the conduct of the Corn missioners. Sir C. NAPIER said, that it appeared that the reports on which the mover relied were those of the,. Keighley Union, and he thought that in the report which was recommenced to the House, that this report should he received, especially as the opinions of those Commissioners was not to be relied upon. He thought that the report made from the Keighley Union ought not to be relied upon. The Hon. Gentleman had :Anted, that this was a packed Committee, but ander the cir cumstances, he thought that no notice whatever should he taken of the .matter.—(LauOtter.) Mr. VILLIERS begged to correct the representation of the lion. Member for Knaresborough. He would not say a word about Mr. Lewis, for although it was com prised in facts that had been reported, there was nothing to shut them out from the conclusions at which they had arried. Mr. VILLIERS thought that the Hon. Member had arrived at conclusions long before the results were ob tained, and that if they were to be carried out that the Hon. Member for Knaresborough would be able to sub stantiate his accusations. He was not prepared to deny that there was some room for the allegation which had been made, but still there was reason for the allowance of the time which had been asked for to-night. He did not know whether this allegation of Mr. Mutt was true or not, but this he knew, that Mr. Mott had received a contribution of 8001. a year, and he simply wished to know how the engagements were to he satisfied ? Mr. FERRAND was not particular as to the words which had been used, nor did he require all the reports for which he had'asked. His only desire was to give sa tisfaction to the public ; and in the case of Mr. Lewis it mattered little whether the question was to be given in favour of Mr. Lewis or Jones. All he desired was, that the conduct of the Poor-law Commissioners should be fully investigated, and that it should be ascertained how far the Poor-law Commissioners had acted in accordance with the Act of Parliament. It mattered little whether Lewis or Jones was the acting persons. He freely acknowledged that he was the author of the letters which had been so much alluded to in the course of the discussion. lie had never imputed improper motives to Mr. Christopher, but what he did say was, that Mr. Christopher went into the country incognito to perform certain duties for individual members of the Government. _ _ _ _ Sir F. THESIGER said the Hon. Gentleman was mistaken if he fancied any delay would take place in the legal proceedings that were pending against him; and if the Hon. Gentleman would only plead speedily the case might be put down for trial at once. The motion was then withdrawn. PUNISHMENTS IN THE NAVY. Mr. HUME did not know whether there would be any objection to a motion he was about to make for a return of the punishments which had taken place in the navy under Captain Stopford. He did not make the motion with any view of trying Captain Stopford again, but it was really important that they should have some individual case as data to go upon, in settling or testing the degree of severity practised in the navy. The returns last year showed that the average number of lashes given in one case was 48, while the lowest was three. The greatest portion of the punishments were inflicted for drunkenness, and it was important to ascertain how far the extent of punish ment exceeded the law. On the motion being put, Captain WARD said, he must concur fully in the ob servations of his .Honourable Friend, but nothing could be more unjust than to pubiish all the statements that had influenced the Lords of the Admiralty in their decision, without their being anything put forward in exculpation of the charges that had been preferred against Captain Stopford. He trusted that, under these circumstances, his Hon. Friend would not press the motion. Sir C. NAPIER said, it should be recollected that there had been a half dozen different codes, for the regulation of the navy. He considered that the lion. Member was deceiving the House when he stated that the navy was ruled by the laws of George the First or George the Second, he did not know which. It was, therefore, very unjust of the Hon. Gentleman to make the observations which he had done. They were now under new and different instructions.. Captain s q he u a Niv:etoeudc considered j o ad n veer e eb v d i e d e evidence tc sufficient,oe w h ic moveh and those on rd t hh ee Mr. WILLIAMS said he was quite ready to give his m t ‘Sv h th i i: o u r lg ft : r l e i ir s t edd t o h h f h e a t i d b h m e a b s t em t eciulosuat evidence. support to the present Board of Admiralty. And he was of opinion, that when:men were competent to com mand, that there would not exist any necessity for flogging; and it was only when men were incompetent to govern that recoure was had to corporal punishment. Besides, there was a decrease in the number of punish ments of late years. Between the years 1844 and 1845 there had been a considerable diminution; and looking ing back a few years, he found that they were double the number of the last year. This was owing to no change in the opinions of the officers, but to public opinion being brought to bear upon the subject. He believed the House would be doing a great injury in bringing all the evidence in this matter before the House at press nt.—(hear, hear.) Why was there so great a difference in the case of the army and navy ? The present number of lashes allowed to be given to a sailor was 48. If Captain Stopford bad given that number, and no more, he would of course be acquitted by:the court-martial. Captain HARRIS said, that in all the cases where a reduction of the amount of punishment had been made, it had been done by, and with the advice of, the officers in command. Lord INGESTRIE thought it was all very well for the Hon Member to come down and lecture the House upon the question of corporal punishments. He would like to see the Hon. Member in command of a v ssel with a boisterous or mutinous crew, and having no amenable to r t i m e p Hi t tftuhaho pcnaa anr odi Member lhea e n hm e bce r .en g wrc e amwAt insubordinateni means of punishment at his command. He (Lord t Ingestrie) had - commanded several of her Majesty's vessels, and he could speak for himself, and, in doing so, he thought that he was expressing the feeling gene rally entertained by naval officers, that there was no part of their euty more painful than that of inflicting punishment upon the seamen. It was necessary, how ever, for the safety of the ship, that the crew should be would recommend to the Hon. Member to take a cruise for eighteen months . or a couple of years, in one of her p e , n and te m thean below e m l 0 0 , amount n h t of m his elofif aPljv o uee p sna i tity n si se o mr n v s eoe nsrustPnol vessels, hw t e h e subject. the number rn di s c e e a ts n i e d idr o e n of board the H th o o n s . h G i r. ih i nE o efi n should be postponed, he had no objection p ibm r Ue e l s tt ent to acquiesce in their desire. punishmenteft r e a M t r t t t el o e r The motion was accordingly withdrawn. NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. HUME moved for a copy of all memorials and representations from Canada respecting the differential duties on goods imported into th e co l on i es , an d respect ing the operation and effect of th e British Navigation Laws on their commerce since 1845.—Ordered. PROVISION DEPOTS IN IRELAND. Mr. HAMILTON moved for a return of the severa, places in Ireland where the depots of provisions have been established, the date when such depot was opened, and the average price at which each description of pro visions have been sold during the month.—Ordered. BREWING FROM SUGAR BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and was ordered to be read a third time on Friday next. BUCKWHEAT, &c., IMPORTATION BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Friday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner SMITH and Mr. Assistant- Examiner FRERE.) UNOPPOSED LIST. The formal proofs were completed in the following Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds Railway (No. 2), Extension from Bury St. Edmunds to Newmarket and El Huddersfield and Manchester Railway, brani T h . from Old ham to Ashton and Guide-bridge. London and North-Western Raillway,.Lease and Purchase of the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal and the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway. Ashton Gas Amendment. Birkenhead Improvement (Gas Works), with power to purchase the Birkenhead and Claughton Gas Works. West Cornwall Railway, branches to St. Ives , No rwa y man 'a Wharf, and construction and enlargement of quays at Hayle. Charing-cross- bridge, hitherto the Hungerford and Lam beth Suspension Foot-bridge. Manchester and Salford Waterworks Acts Amendment, Ex tension of Works, with powers of sale or lease to the corpo ration of Manchester. Southampton and Dorchester Railway Acts Amendment (Weytnouth Branandch ). Southampton Dorchester Railway (New Forest De viation and Branches). OPPOSED LIST. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY (BRANCH FROM MANNINGTREE TO HARWICH.) In this case the opposition was withdrawn, and the cue omary formal proofs were put in. OPPOSED LIST. AND FORD SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER RAILWAY (BL BRANCH). This petition was opposed. (Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY and Mr. Assistant- Examiner GUNNELL.) UNorPOSED I.IsT. The following cases being unopposed, the customary formal proofs were completed : Westminster Improvements. D e viations at Skipton , Cas terton, North-Western Railwa y and Sedbergh. rovements, W a t erwo rks, and Purchase of Bi r kenhead Imp the Birkenhead and Claughton Waterworks. Manchester and Leeds Railway, Alteration of Levels of the Brighouse branch of the West Union Railways, and new line into Leeds. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway, 'Deviations and Al tetions i Oldham Branch Extension to Manchester, t h ro ugh Me n dlock Valley, and Branch from Oldham to the Extension Line. Stourbridge Rates. ADJOURNED CASE. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY (No. 2). This case was then resumed, and occupied the rest of the day. The Examiner said that an allegation as to the accuracy of the sectional figures which he had received was ,sustained by the evidence. No oche; allegation of any im portance was sustained to-day. - - COURT CIRCULAR. WINDsoR, TimusDAr.--frhe Queen walked this morning on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took their usual walking and pony exercise to-day. His Royal Highness Prince Albert hunted with his har riers this morning.. His Royal Highness was attended by Lord Alfred Paget, Captain the Hon. Robert Boyle, Anson, and Colonel Seymour. Earl Fortescue and the Earl of Aberdeen left the Castle to-day. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening, wil include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Count Alexander Mensdorff, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Lady Emily Seymour, and Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner. _ The band of the Ist Life Guards attended during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the Castle. A deputation of Crown tenants opposed to the projected. Regent's Canal Railway Company, consisting of Sir Peter Laurie, Messrs. Laurie, George Daniell, R. L. Jones, W. M. Ben et t, M. Uzielli, Greenough, George Bishop, Jardine, George Vaughan, and W. Williams. M.P., and the Rev. Dr. Spry, had an interview with the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests yesterday, at their office in Whitehall- Mr. Grenfell had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. A deputation from the City and Liberties of Westminster Sanatory Association, consisting of Dr. Aldis, chairman ; the Rev. Mr. Martin, Mr. li. R. Abraham, architect to the West minster Improvements; Mr. Burt, Mr. G. Wilson, and Mr. Randolph, secretary to the Association, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth, yesterday, at the office of the Woods and Forests. A deputation of the distillers of London, accompanied by Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing. street. Sir William Heatbcate had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in Great George• street. Mr. Eastlake transacted busine,ss yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. A, deputation from Dean Forest, consisting of Messrs. Nicholson, Thomas, Trotter, and Braithwaite, had an inter view yesterday with Viscount Morpeth. Dispatches from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The fad of .61enborough arrived at Farrance'a Hotel, Upper Belgrave-street, yesterday, from his seat, Southend, near Cheltenham. SPORT ING INTELLIGEN CE. TA TTE RSA LL'S —TH UR SDA Y. None of the leading favourites for the Chester Cup were in request. and the betting against the'outsiders was not of a cha racter to call for a remark. TLe Metropolitan,Handicap, too, obtained but a limited share of attention ; and, on the Derby, which was not touched upon until late in the afternoon, the only movement des6rving of mention, concerned the principal favourite, who was backed for about 4001. at 8 to 1, the layers refusing to go on. The Sister to Cobweb colt, so lung on the shelf, was once more noticed, 33 to 1 having been taken twice in hundreds. 5,000 to 50 was laid against Limestone, and 6,000 to 90 against Will-o'-the-Wisp. Latest prices ;•••••• METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 ace, Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Whitworth's Lady Sarah. 30 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Meanee. Offers to take 20 to 1 about Jenny Wren, and 25 to 1 each about Vampyre and Bourton. 500 even on the field agst 15; viz.:—Diomed, Gwalior, Jenny Wren, Sheraton, Camera Obscure, Lady Sarah, Pink Bonnet, Finvaragb, Crozier, Projectile, Bourton, Mennillo. Vampyre, c. by Euclid, and False report. CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Flitch. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura 28 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb—t. at aft. off. 33 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch 33 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Erin-go-bregh - 50 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Crim. Con.—taken 1000 to 20 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren—taken 50 to 1 agst Hutchinson's Emigrant—t 1,000 to 15 1000' to 20 agst Mr. Slcerratt's .Intrepid—],ooo to 15 laid twice. 2000 to 40 agst Sir C. Cockerell's Duke of Richmond—t 3000 to 50 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Doleful—taken 2500 to 25 agst Mr. G. 11. More's Finvaragh—taken 1000 - to 12 apt Mr. Mangle's Golden Bee-2,000 to 30 laid once. 1000 to 10 agst Mi. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken 14D0 to 10 agst Mr. Thomas's Red Rover—taken 1000 to 10 agst Mi. Haworth's Robin Burns—taken 100Q,to 10 agst Mr. C. Marson's Rufus 400kth 10 agst Mr. Payne's Quetn flab—taken HURRY. 8 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken freely to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote—taken vOO to 100 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb c—t. twice 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart 40 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Cony ngham 50 to l agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—taken 6000 to 90 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Will. o'-the-Wisp—taken 5000 to 50 agst Mr. Merry's Limestone—taken OAKS. 20 to 1 agst Capt. Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken to 75/. ROYAL LEAMINGTON STEEPLE-CHASES. THURSDAY. The Grand Open Handicap of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added. Four miles. (28 Subs., Bof whom declared.) Mr. S. Moseley's Jerry, list (Bradley, sen.) 1 Mr. Douglas's Ovoca, lOst 101 b Mr. Jessup nd Red Hawthorn, lOst Pioneer, Latitat, The Snipe, Red Lancer, Little John, Nimble Harry, Mameluke, Ambassador, Blue Pill, Sacrifice, Eagle, Tamwortb, Profligate, and Mahomed, also ran. The Steeple Chase Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added, 12st each. Three miles. (Six Subs.) Mr. J. Bruce's Sir William, I Ist (Bradley) 1 Mr. T. 011iver's Albert, 1 Ist 71b The Hurdle Stakes of 5 sous. each, list 71b each. Two miles. Mr. Bathurst na. Verax TILE 43D REGIMENT.-The 431 Light Infantry, Colonel James For long, K.H., were officially inspected yes terday morning on the Grand Parade, Portsmouth, by Lieut.- General the Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenham, K C. 8., the Lieutenant-Governor (their Colonel). The regiment, up wards of 800 strong, marched past in slow time, and at quarter column distance, and performed other manoeuvres with the most soldierly precision and efficiency, at which the General was pleased to 'express his warmest satisfaction, say ing be hoped ere long the weather would admit his inspect ing them in field exercise on Soutbsea-common. This gal hint regiment returned from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in April last, and arrived at Portsmouth from Dover on the 14th inst. The 43d will shortly, it is expected, be presented with new colours by the Hon. Lady Pakenham prior to the General being relieved of this command. Their present colours were presented at Gibraltar on the eve of embarkation for Por tugal, in January, 1827, by the lady Of General Dunn, then Governor of Gibraltar. REVENUE OF THE BISHOPRIC OF SALISBURY.— Tuesday's Gazette contains •an Order in Council directing that from and after the next avoidance of the see of Salis bury, the Bishop succeeding thereto, and his successors, shall pay to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners the annual sum of 1,850/. By a recent valuation it appears that the revenue of the see exceeds by this sum the amount fixed by the Commissioners "as suitable to the circumstances thereof." The income so allotted was 5,0001. a year. DINNER TO SIR TATTON SVICES.—On Tuesday last a grand dinner was given in the De Grey Rooms, to Sir Tattoo Sykes, by the members of the York and Ainsty Hunt, as a token of the high esteem in which that respected Ba ronet is held by them. Between 60 and 70 persons were present. The chair was occupied by R. Gilbert, Esq. ; and W. Reed, Esq., and Bateman, Esq., officiated as vice chairmen.— York paper. THUNDER.. STORM AT MANCHESTER.—A thunder storm broke over Manchester on Tuesday night with extra. ordinary violence, but it was happily of only 1' few minutes' duration. The snow which had fallen last week had disap peared, and the atmosphere on Tuesday was as mild as could be expected on a fine spring morning, up to about six r.m., when a little rain fell, accompanied by a cold wind. About nine o'clock the thunder-storm burst; about three or four vivid flashes of lightning being followed by loud peals of thunder and a heavy fall of rain. The roaring of the wind during this short-lived storm was almost equal' to the noise of the tbunder itself. When the thunder and rain had ceased, the wind continued to blow hard, and did not sub side till morning. Yesterday the weather was mild and calm again. The Empress of Russia, according to accounts from St. Petersburgh, has derived so much benefit from her sojourn at Palermo last winter, that her Majesty's health is qui' • re -established. CHESTER ELECTION.—The sheriff of the city of Chester has fixed Saturday next for the election of a burgess in the room of Lord Robert Grosvenor. The only candidate at present in the field is Earl Grosvenor, son of the Marquis of Westminster. SALE OF A KENNEL OF GRETHOUNDS.—Wednesday, at Aldridge's Repository, St. Martin's-lane, the sale of Mr. Parkinson's well-known kennel of greyhounds took place by auction, and, inotwithstanding the celebrity of some of the dogs, as winners of cups, &c., yet, in consequence of the coursing season being nearly closed, there was but little com petition for the dogs, and the best greyhounds were knocked down to bidders as low as six guineas and a half. DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL EDW. ELLICOTT.- We have to announce the decease of the above flag-officer, who expired on Sunday, at Alcombe, near Minehead, Somer set, in the 79th year of his age. The gallant deceased btt tered the navy in 1781, at a comparative early age, and had seen - considerable service during the war under Admirals J. Muchbridge, Sir Richard Strachan, G. Palmer, F. Cole, Lord Bridport, and the immortal Nelson. When lieutenant on board the Revolutionnaire, he gallantly distinguished him self in the capture of L'Unite, and in the following year, un der the command of Lord Bridport, he assisted at the fa mous victory off Cape St. Vincent. At the critical period of the mutiny on board the fleet the same year, the intrepi dity of his conduct was so much appreciated, that he received the thanks of his commanding officer, as well as hum the Admiralty. While on board the Perseus, he was severely wounded in an engagement with the enemy. He served un-. der Nelson in 1801, in that gallant hero's unsuccessful at tempts on the flotilla at Boulogne. In 1806 he was wrecked off the coast of Heligoland, and was immediatel) afterwards appointed to the command of the Hebe, and while in the command of that vessel, assisted at the bombardment of Co penhagen in 1807. For his eminent services in the Baltic, the King of Sweden decorated him with the order cf the Knight of the Sword of Sweden. He was appointed lieute nant, 22d June, -1794; commander, 12th June, 1797; cap tain. 12th August, 1812 ; and by the recent retirement accepted the rank of rear-admiral. TROTTING MATCH FOR:TWENT7 POUNDS.—WtdDeS day the one mile trotting match, between Mr. James's cob and Mr. Bunce's mare, for 10. aside, came off at Dulsvich. The contest was in harness. The cob took the - lead, which he maintained throughout, and won the Match cleverly by twelve yards, having covered the one mile of road in three minutes and twenty-eight seconds. COURSING MATCH FOR FIFTY Pomgns.--Wednea d y the long-pending coursing match, betwe en Mr. Ryall'sscele kated dog Albert and Dr. Guthrie's bitch Fly, was decided with trap hares, on Wandsworth-common,in the best of three - courses. In the first course Albert turned turned the hare twice, and ultimately picked h er up. -In the second course Albert did all the work, and was declared winner. THE GUARANTEE SOCIETY.--A meeting of the pro prietors of the Guarantee Society took place on Wednesday, at 'their premises in Birchin-lane, tor the election of three dircc :_torsatid one auditor, who.had gone out by rotation. The same gentlemen were re-elected unanimously, showing the 'Confidence of the shareholders In the manner in which the affairs of the society are carried on. The chairman took the opportunity of stating that the affairs of .the society. were in very prosperous condition, and that - the nuniber of persons ii - fer whom security has been given andlhe income received hail progressively increased. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. .Donizetti's opera of The Favorite was produced here last evening, for the purpose of introducing Mr. Travers as a new primo tenore to"the English public, in the character of Fer dinand. Mr. Travers appeared some years since at Covent garden, during the season of Adelaide Kemble and Mrs. Alfred Shaw, as a secondo tenore. He that time exhibited great taste, but was deficient in power of voice, and in mu sical science: Nevertheless, he was the most promising of our young singers, and we well recollect—and recollect it with a feeling ofsatisfaction—that we spoke of him as he de served, as one who, by : application and science, might attain to a high rank in his profession. The promise which Mr. Travers then held forth he has now abundantly fulfilled, At the conclusion of that season he went to Italy, where he has devoted himself to the study of his profession, and he has reaped the fruits of that study, and is now one of the most accomplished tenor singers on the English stage. His voice has greatly increased in power. It fills the Theatre without an appearance of 'effort. Ills knowledge of music is great—his intonation is 'perfect, and he is an adept in ail the resources of his art. Not only is lie an admirable musi cian, but he is also an excellent actor, and is one of the few English singers who thoroughly understands recitative, and can make it tell. In his opening .scene in the convent he was very beautiful exceedingly, and in the impassioned scene at the conclusion of the third act, when, after the marriage with Leonora, he discovers he has been deceived by the King, and casts at the feet of. his sovereign the order of knighthood with which the sovereign has dishonoured him, his acting was very fine. In this scene an incident happened, which might have tri e d th e ne r ves o f even a practised actor, Frederick is to draw his sword,.and break ing it, to cast the fragments at the feet of the King, In drawing the sword from the scabbard, the sword gave way, and the broken fragment of the blade flew off as it was drawn. This incident Mr. Travers turned to •ad vantage. He pointed to the fragment of the sword, and, with convulsive energy, cast the hilt at the feet of the King, and thus turned an unfortunate accident into a triumph. The great hit of the evening was the third act. Excellent as he is in impassioned scenes, it is evident that the'forte of Mr. Travers is in the pathetic, and be gave the whole of the third act con amore. The beautiful solo in which he welcomes his return to the cloister was given with exquisite feeling, and was deservedly honoured with an encore. Mr. Travers thoroughly entered into the spirit of the scene and acted as well, singing with the utmost grace and feeling. The duet which follows with Lednora was most touchingly given-in fact, the whole act was a perfect triumph. He was called for at the conclusion of the third act, and also at the conclusion of the piece, and if he goes on as he has begun Mr. Travers will be, ere long, re cognised as the first of English tenors. One great advantage which he possesses over his competitors is, his perfect com mand over his voice. He knows exactly what is to be done, and how to do it, and he never fails to accomplish that at which he aims. There is, moreover, nothing throaty in the quality of hikvoice. Like 'an Italian he sings from the lijos, and the consequence is, that his a r ti cu l a ti on i s perfect. lie is a worthy pupil of a worthy school, and the English school of opera will be greatly advantaged by the advent of Mr. Travers. We hope that others of our rising singers will follow his example, and perfect themselves by an Italian campaign. The house was crowded, and the triumph of the debutante was complete. On Tuesday evening, between the hours of seven and eight o'clock, a m::n, having the appearance of a well dressed mechanic, was observed by some passers by to walk deliberately 'to the shop front of Messrs. Brows, 47, St. Martin's-lane, Charing•cross, and force his arm through the window, throwing down various articles of expensive cut glass, and otherwise damaging many services of china to a considerable extent. He then effected his escape by a rapid flight, the object being evidently to commit the greatest amount of damage in the smallest possible time. PARLIAMENTARY EXPENSES.—III the small town of St. Helen's, the expense of the new waterworks was 3,0001., and the expense of obtaining the permission of Parliament to erect those works was I,oool.—Liverpool Times. DISPATCH OF EXTRA MAILS TO THE UNITED STATES.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—An important requisi tion to the Lords of the Treasury, praying them to dispatch an extra mail on the 19th of the months of February and March, was placed in the public news-rooms this morning, and received numerous signatures. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —TEAS AT WHOLESALE PRICES, Nu. 2, BUCKLERSBITRY, CREApsinE.—Families whose consumption is large, and study economy, will derive considerable advantage at this establishment. One uni form price is affixed, by' which the purchaser of a single pound can obtain it on the same terms as the trade. Black Tea 2s. Bd., Ss., 3s. 4d, 3s. Bd., 45., 4s. 4d., ss. Green 3s. 4d., 3s. Bd., 45., 4s. 4d., 55., 65., 7s. Coffee 9d., l, ls., ls. 2d., ls. 4d., ls. 6d., ls. Bd. One pound sent free to any part of town. Orders from the country forwarded the same day; and when the quantity is for 61b. weight (tea only), the carriage is paid to any part of EngIand.—MANSELL and Co., wholesale tea dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside. GRAY'S INN, JAIL 27.—Mr. John Worsley and Mr. Samuel Rolls Ewen were this day called to the degree of barrister-at-law by the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn. THE ENTIRE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE LIGHT OF ALL NATIONS ox THE GOODWIN SANDS.—The recent severe gales have swept away all that remained of the beacon known as the Light of all Nations, on the Goodwin Sazds. It will be recollected that it was partially erected at the expense of Mr. Bush, with a view of averting the deplorable casualties that occur on those dreaded shoals, bat, meeting with over whelming difficulties, it was abandoned. The iron caison that formed the foundation was sunk in the sands to a depth it was thought sufficient to meet all inroads of the weather, it being filled with concrete and other hard material. The works had been raised fifty-two feet above low-water mark, when a subsidence took place, and notwithstanding the most strenuous exertions were made to overcome it, the comple tion of the erection was given up, the treacherous character of the sands rendering it impracticable. Captain Bullock's beacon, erected in 1840, higher up the sands, braves the weather in the most successful manner. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH FROM PETHRBO. BOROUGH TO STAMFORD was completed on Tuesday last, thus opening for the first time telegraphic communication be tween London and the borders of Lincolnshire. Lusa PROVISIONS.— Six vessels arrived in the river on Monday from Ireland, laden with provisions, the produce of that country, which were from the ports of Sligo, Galway, Tralee, Limerick, Cork, and Waterford, respectively. PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES.— Tlie Merchant and St. George, for New York, and Parsee Mer chant, Warren Hastings, and Windsor Castle, from New Or leans, which were reported at Liverpool on the 26th inst., bring 6,050 barrels of flour, 260 bags of wheat, 16,732 bags and 18,015 bushels of Indian corn, 1,515 barrels of Indian corn meal, and 1,326 packages of cheer e. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—Yesterday, at the Borough Court, Manchester, a cotton broker, named Thomas Smith, who was also intrusted (as servant to Mr. Alderman Shuttleworth) with the management of an extensive commis sion agency to Messrs. Strutt, of Derby, was brought up on a charge of embezzlement. The prisoner absconded about two months ago, and it was then stated that an examina tion of his accounts disclosed defalcations to the amount of more than 10,0001. He was apprehended on Monday, in Manchester, having come to the Bankruptcy Court to sur render as a bankrupt, and get the protection of the Court. The examination yesterday did not disc:ose the extent of his embezzlements. It was proved that he bad received a cheque from Messrs. Simon and Co., merchants, on the 29th of May last, for 3201.145., in payirent of an account to Messrs. Strutt and Co., and another cheque, for 3581., from Messrs. Potter, Stell, and erchants, on the 26th of June, on account of the same Co.,firm. The first of these checks was upon the bank of Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co., and the other upon the Union Bank of M anchester, and both were proved to have been cashed about the time of payment, but neither of the sums had been accounted for. The prisoner was remanded till next Wednesday, in order that other cases might be taken against him. I:xi' ERI MENTS WITH ROCKETS. —The experiments with Mr. Hale's rockets took place at Shoeburyness on the day announced, and were on the whole of a favourable na ture. The report of Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmers and Lieu tenant-Colonel Hardinge, K.H., the members of the select committee who were present during the experiments, has not yet been made, and consequently the full details are not known. Six of the rockets were fired from a new description of stand, submitted by Mr. Hale, and they appeared to an swer remarkably well. Mr. Hale invented a circular species of tube for firing rockets from the decks of vessels, tried with success on boa rd the Excellent gunnery-chip at Portsmouth. FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—A distressing ac cident occurred at Gofsorth Colliery, about three miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Monday afternoon, by which three young men, of the names of Cook, Heron, and Ridley, were • killed, and an overman, named Champlay, much injured. The men, it appears, were working the " broken," and had removed nearly the whole of the pillar of coal without putting in props sufficient to support the roof, which fell, and buried the three workmen in the ruins. The overman was attempt ing to leave the place, when a portion of the roof fell upon - his foot, and threw him down, but he contrived to drag him self out; and shouted for assistance. A party of hewers, who were at work in another part of the mine, hastened to the spot,and distinctly heard the groans of one of the men, but were unable to reach him for some time. On clearing away the rubbish, the three were found dead, but not much muti lated, sCilhatit - is supposed their dtath was caused by suffo cation. The men had been warned that the roof was dan gerous, but having only two or three corves of coal to remove, they persisted in working till the catastrophe occurred. BONDING PRIVILEGES. The revenue authorities having had under their consideration an application, from an eminent firm, proprietors of bonded warehouses and suffer ance wharves on the banks of the river, requesting that mother-o'-pearl shells may be allowed to be landed at their wharves, and also the reports of the superintending officers of the landing depirtment on the subject, in which they re commend that mother. o'-pearl shells may be landed at the malises in question, and also added to the list of artic les ar to allowed to be landed at all first-class whar ves of a sunu description, orders have been iss ued for the same be per mitted in future accordingly. TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF SiciRDECK . t RECTORY, hnaoty,O n D. Sunday D ~N EAR lt } B , l O R s E T o N , vs 7 .TeHa regret ßas RESIDENCE incroarmoForuirrEretaz .r readers, W. night last, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out in the above and quickly spread throu g h the whole buil ding , r w e ei den ch, c b e efore nine, was a blazing ruin. So rapid was the progress of the devouring element, that, notwithstanding prompt and effective assistance from Boston, it is feared much of the furniture and other valuables have been destroyed, though some, it is hoped many, articles have been rescued. The origin of the catastrophe had not been ascertained when our correspondent sent off the intelligence; but it is gene rally supposed that the curtains o f a bed were ignited. The doctor and great part of his family would be at the school room, about a mile from the rectory, where he preaches to a large number of his parishioners locatedinis in that p a rtt coursethisofof wide - spread_parish, and where a new church erection. We shall give further particulars in our next. Since Dr. Roy's accession to the rectory, he has expended large sums in the enlargement and improvement of the house, grounds, and outbuildings, rendering it one of the most com plete clerical residences in the neighbourhood; now, alas, a sad scene of desolation.—Lincolnshire Times. A Morzßr DIGGER. —An inquisitive Yankee, seeing a labourer digging on a retired spot, inquired what be was digging for. " Money," was the reply. The fact was of course duly heralded to the curious in such matters, and the money eigger was visited by three or four credulcus fellows, when the following dialogue ensued :—Visitors: " We are told you are digging for money." Labourer: " Well. I ain't digging for anythiug_else, and if you're wise you had better take hold also." Visitors: " Have you any luck ?" Labourer: "First-rate lack. It pays well." No sooner said than done, the four fellows, thanking the generous delver for gising them an invitation to share in the golden harvest, off coats and went to work in good earnest, throwing out many. loads of earth, till at length, getting very tired, the following colloquy took pl a ce : —Visitors : " When did you get any money last?" Labourer: "Saturday night." Visitors: " Row much?" Labourer : " Four dollars-and a half.' Visitors : "That's rather small business?" Labourer: "It's ; IT etty well ; 6s. a 'day is the regular price for digging cellars ,all over town." The +biting loafers dropped spades and ` - iahished, quite put out with the man who dug money at the - rate of 6s a day. `ti S' N