The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-16 00:00:00

2 I 1 g • 3" O 4" O d r 0 dr o dr ers by A Au ger's is, 101' r. yrs via .„ run 1". I) WO ; tracti on ' *t r i i • rt, and 5 Sube.) 1 Lye) 9 ....... _ ...... . neon .3I: 0 3 : 18 6 jarlO cl 2 w y orpr st r 3 Y r " Lst 12,„b• 8.0.- igbt) Cl o .. ' 3 ad ... Zitti. 0 Added. 1 k i l o) s ....... s ''' .. "sn d 311), 1 g . ...... ...... ; scott bo b, vs -- ho 5 s u bs.c oeS) ...... -. 06°11' , yrs ol a s u b , s) i Joy) 9 ...... 3 ** ''' Or , to iles• l nay) 1 ...... b y won aughteit hen 00 harge,A Emeol lernio_,P^ also Er. Is a .:: bas "" 5 044 , 1 'gar/ $ ....... 5 01 16° 1. , gleP $ ~ ..... 0 , ...... i 1. ••• .. . ° be D . e.O •nel ü bjo l : II tar til t , 11 1 11 1 Y r °la* i 3 I t ;Is g*, ifol i ft , re ' ,c 1 t° l o. , ell t 12 e l b— r 1 d i I b s y l Ellis or Venison, out of Odessa, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b 4st 121 b. 711 1 3 Two Year Old Stakes of 10 sovs. eacb, with 25 added; pTor colts Old 61b, and fillies Bst 31b. half a mile. o 1 Sub s .) unt Bathyany's Ptolemmus—Mr. E. B. Clarke's c by chstone, darn by Glencoe —Mr. Francia's Little Red G Biding flood --Mr. P. Goodwin's The Fallow Doe—Mr. _ratwickes Awkward—Mr. G. Mangh.m's cby Sleight-4- M, dam by Oiseau—Mr. Mostyn's Chippeway—Mr. Gri st ! Sea 'raam--3.tr. Sadler's Antelope—and Mr. IS orley's The R ar.way Stakes of 5 FM. each, with 25 added ; for th ree Yr olds, Est 31b, four, Bst 71b, five, 9st 21b, Mx and __ ll lCed, 9st 81b. M ares and geldings allowed 31b. The Sir G. Ileathcote's c b Velocipede, &Am Etoilius, 4 eat--Mr. W or l ey ' s Headsyman, 4 yrs—Mr. O'Brien's Rob ad's Pell ra— Mell,Mr. Delth's Guaracha, 4 yrs—Duke of Rich- Oa ‘ rs. Surrey Hunt Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 20 added; ti lt ,ea-year-olds E st 91b ; four, Bst 51b ; five, B.t 131 b ; six a nCt aged, 9st 31b ; Huires, &c., allowed albs. Those entered to be sold for lOU allowed 3lbs ; fur 150:., 91bs ; SOL, 211 b. Heats, half a mile. 100/.,141b ; iyderabad. b i r• E. Parr's Arkwright, 4 yrs (80/.)-Ifr. Drinkald's ytrs (150/.)—Mr. Woodward nd Pug.. 5 yrs 03 1 )--Mr. Dawson's Tribute, 3 vrs (8a) —Mr. J. Mitchell nd Black Bess, aged (1500—M; La:ndetes Tyrant, aged 0 34 )—Mr. Death sLa Danseum:, 3 yrs (800—Duke of „,chtnond's Outpost, 3 yrs ( SOL) —Mr. R. Drewett's IP`-',oltiantbe, 3 vra (800—Mr. Most) n's Chippeway, 23 re 4 Mr. Isidore nd Dean Swift, 5 yrs (100 r.) —Mr. revue's Beggar Girl, aged (801.) h°ltor..s ARRIVED.—Pine Apple, Gabbier, Crozier, Outpost, IPreway, Awkward, Pell Mell, Gwalior, colt by Amato p p. _ -tt t of La Fille Mal Gardee, Correct Card, Pimento, Ilanindi Pine, brother to Stitch, Grist, Mistre:a Jean, Tragical, Bf M arquis of Conyngbatt , , Gift, Belleroutun. Jumble, Cameo, e adsman, Rob Roy, Guaracha, colt by Vel, cipede, dam by rilius, Arkwright, Hyderabad, Black Bess, Pug, Tribute. ' ra nt , La Danseuse, Clemanthe, Dean Svbilt, Beggar Gad, Ise. 7'O THE EDITOR OF 711 E SUN. Snt.—As I anti c ip a t e d i n m y last epistle, the Euclid colt, other w i se Cl ermont, has found hi s opponents too good for him at Bath, he having run a bad third to Miss foffs and Rosin the Bow. The Hardicap was infinitely better than that of Newmarket; here Miss Burns (whom Must confess I was rat h er aston i s h e d to fi n d the wiener) bad to give Clermont a very fair weight, 2st 81h; while Rosin the Bow, a half bred son of Venison, only gave 101 b for his year. After this performance Clermont Must resign all pretensions to the Chester Cup as well aball the Metropolitan Stakes; for the latter he will pr - ablY run f orwar d, b ut nothing more. Miss Burns, it struck me, looked very blooming; as she took her pre paratory canter, and at the time I thought the fielders ad a goodly animal in her, with only 7st to carry. On Friday the banding of Mr. Beeton and the Li censed Victuallers of the metropolis, in the shape of the Great Metropolitan Stakes, will bring together a superior, and sinee the defeat of Clermont, a large field. At the present time it is extremely difficult to give the names of the starters, but few having arrivid in the vicinity of the Downs up to ten o'clock this morning. The number likely to go for this stake will be about twenty-five, to be selected from the following, who are either there, en roue, or, according to the latest accounts, going:—Fri m DaWSOli'l3—Lord tialtoun, Dionatol, or Alliance, and the Emerald Isle; from J. Scott's—Myanee and Sheraton; fro'm Dilly's—the Marqui s o f Conytighen3 (this animal bas latterly been shifted from Dilly's to Dockeray's for his engagement on the Downs) and Mirmillo; from T reetes—Clermont and, perhaps, Buttress; from Kent's ---- Crozier, or Devil-me-Care, and ohe of the Duke of Eichrnond's• from Boyce's—Woltdog; from Percy's— Ajax an d the Odessa filly; from Taylor's Jetiny Wren. And, besides these, Pineapple, Gannet, Little Jack ; ,_Gwalior, Dri ffi eld, Rufus, Bourton, Icicle. br c by A mato , nilsnaele, Lady Sarah, Correct Card, Feiney, Agnes or Comme il-faut, and Pink B .nnet. From the top weights I shall select Gannet and the Marquis of Conyngham; from the middle weight.. Jenny Wrenande Sheraton ; and from the , eather's, Emerald Isl ed Clermont; and if comp• llt d !o pick three from e I should ta k e E mera ld I s le, Jenny Wren, and the -Marquisof Con% hate. The Two Years Old Stakes will find their way into Mr. Sadler's pocket with Antelope; Chippeway or Bril. rfant s econd.—l am, Sir, &c., April 14. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. TO THE EDIIOII 4i F THE SUN. remint—l b eg to o ff er f or your acceptance t h e fo llowing s,hie arks on th e N ewmar k et Fi rst S pr i ng Races , h conlinenee on Monday. The first race on the list is a Sweepstakes of for which there are twelve subscribers, including Planet vs and th e r 501. each, King of Morveu. Loieking to the perforrea h irc to er the latter, I think he will be rotted good enoug Maintain the honours of itiibie, especially as P lane t has so many other important engagkments. The next race I must also award to the Goodwood stable, although Nlontp-•u for al - -ier may start, he cannot Me _ g .. have had sufficient prepar a t ion to c o mpete with Devil care. Two matches, to be run for by animals of no merit, conclude the day's sport. Tee%dsy's list contains the all-important Two Thou -8,13d Guineas Stakes, for which there will be a field of about six or eight, including Glentilt, or Gabfile, Line rater, Zipporah colt, Sister to (701-riyeb colt, Cony ngham, Christopher, and most likely one of Forth's. I cannot have the Liberator, notwithsiandin g the yauntings of his ""r• Ch r i stopher ' s public performaemis ere net such chas 10 warrant me in selecting him' as the winner. Co , 1131'g/fans's merits are as yet a sealed ty.ok, but as I have !onsiderable respect for the judvnont of J. Day, jut., Iplust caution your readers not to hold him too lightly. tilentilt is decidedly the best I üblie performed horse to the race, and to him and John D ay 's crack 11 , ok fcr the winner. However, as Ido not p rofess - to be in the se crets of the stable, i. question, a f ter the e., Kent's, I l eave i t qu i te a n open horsesdatielll4:ll-Eitri'tsn remarking , which of th eirN ewmarket, made: .en that the betting previcusly ' m declare glion having been made indicated very- clearly was nut intended for it. passant, looks as though Scott's stable will win, ' either with Shel Moacrina. should he C o ff ee -room Stakes is a certainty for Projectile, he be in his right form. n , th en Collin rny there are on l y two races, b es id es th e . o tyches; for the fi rst I sekt. ct Projecti le , if be runs, i gsbY• Conspiracy will wi n t h e Handicap race for four / e ars old. ' Th e match between Al arm b_ionh the latter receives will if run. a stone for his ) ear, , and The Traverser, in the very sporting affair, I don't think Alarm can give le weight, a short length evidently suiting the young °l3l ' best. The other matches will most likely en d T in n f o r fe its . ion in red There are onlythe tln• •. . - fi rst, a H id - two races also on and Halo. t s, with nothing that - can with Emote Clive -a chance Sm's- Sweepstakes, has eight nomina The former, although I do not think him go.od enough for the Derby, must surely be able to win Inis, though with nothin . to pare. The One Thousand Stivs. ' iit.:kes, fl- fillies, in which the na mes of Clementine and Steed . , r are b,und. will fur clue to the chances of th s,. two for the Oak , . I have a leaning to Clementine. with Starrier close imp. , The fir s t race on Friday lo lc- like a certainty for the utike of Bedford, with either Bridle or Fisiiene.. Retnini,cence cannot lose t , e n. xt race; atid the thud I accord to Sir J. flawles's l'i. cinino. The Newm.rk.t Stakes will be a race of some portauce, inasm uc h' as E p i rote, War E 941. and Cos-ae , : ,. , im k - are 1' likely to be lined ag titist each other. To these. t h. , I lea ve the race, and select War E.gle to wi n, Ft P second. The match will certainly be a forfeit for War Eagle. _ I um, Sir, & c . BLACKLEG. Chester, April 14. R: .FADING, GUILDFORD, AND REI. GA CE RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders in this rail- Way was held yesterday at the offices ot coMp.inv, forthe purpose of sanctioning certain alterati ons i n th e li ne - . Mr. Smale, in the absence of Mr. D. Salomons, chairman of the company, presided. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement, and the clauses of the Act which were intended to be brought before Parliament, The CeAsamAx said that the main object of the Act was to facilitate the construction of the amended line eta a less cost, and he thought, therefore, that no objection would be offered to it. He had, therefore, to move that the approval of this meeting be given to the introduction of this Bill into Parliament. A PROPRIETOR wished to know. before the motion was put, whether this Act would alter any of the relations red 11110 With the South-Eastern Company ? The CHAIRMAN—CeIt-1411y not. Mr. MANGLES said, that as living in the neighbourhood of the proposed alterations, he might be permitted to say that the deviation of a few huudred yards would save a distance of three-quarters of a mile, and would save considerable ex pense, besides forming a b-tter 'junction. They would not have been obliged to alter-in-anyway their Act of Parlia loent, but the estate through which the proposed alterations were to be made was in Chaacery, and there was no person, therefore. properly authorised to give a title to the land. The other alterations were of a somewhat similar character. The object would, therefore, save expenses to the Reading, Guildford. and Reigate, and, consequently, would contribute to the welfare of the South-Eastern Company. The CHAIRMAN said that the interests of the South• Eastern and of this company were now the same, and, there fore, they could not be dissatisfied with it. A PROPRIETOR asked if the agreement with the South- Eastern Company was signed and sealed? The CHAIRMAN said it was not, but it was drawn up and approved of by the solicitor of their own company. 'and was also approved of by Mr. Fearon , the solicit o r of dm South ztstern Company. It had, however, been submitted to the Counsel of the company, Mr. Earle, who was out of town, and had it with him. He was expected in town this week, but bad not yet arrived. A PROPRIETOR would like to know how long the agree fluent had been in that gentleman's possession ? In a matter affecting so much capital, it was not a slight affair ; that this Should be allowed to lie over. Unforeseen circumstances flight arise which might materially injure the interests of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Company. and it was, therefore, proper that every means should be taken to bring this matter to a conclusion. A Peorszffroa asked whether the 600,0001. capital, to be furnished by this company, would be the maximum amount ; or whether, in the event of the cost exceeding that sum, they Would be also called upon to subscribe it? The CHAIRMAN said that if a further sum were required the South-Eastern Company were bound to provide it. A discussion arose as to toe pronriety of adjourning the • meeting until the agreement was lerthcoming, and it was . ultimately agreed that the motion should be agreed to, on the understanding that the directors should call a meeting within a fortnight if the agreement should nut have been de livered within that time. The motion was agreed to, and the meeting separated. DEMERARA. RAILWAY COMPANY The first general meeting of the shareholders Was held yes - tertily at the London Tavern, Bishopsgatt•street, for the trans action of the usual business. Cae.sraca CAVE, Esq., occupied the chair. lie said the CODautte4 Qf imagemout hid groat ploullre i&I1400&Wg the Planet , a gain ely 41 'avow ,n ine toting le two, lc an d slack. LO tot 'AIL 1 , a 4 a nd luv !tat) IIL ''' woo n. 2 s ee. ° irters -f )a)) li :1 lui°' ly a do 5 ••• 5 be ifl vo Wile° sir) 1, ... 0 Won bl. Pass k mil TIRE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1841. THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUC ATION. Wednesday a public meeting of the inhabitants of the Borough of Finsbury was held at White Conduit Reuse, in order to take into consideration the scheme of educa tion as put forth upon the recent minutes of Council, and to adopt such measures as might be deemed expe dient thereupon. Mr. R. BASLEY, having taken the chair, said that he was prepared to go as far as any man in favour of education, or to further any means which could be adopted to promote a diffusion of ger.eral in!Ormation. He objected. however, very much to the principle of in troducing any discussion upon the minutes of Council. The measure had not been brought forward as a regular Bill, but upon these minutes, which bad been varied more than once, and they had no security that, in the course of the discussion, they might not see it varied again. The way in which the measure was introduced was most obnoxious to many classes. It was nothing less than the introduction of a new Church Establish ment. He did not intend to detain them any further, but he hoped that a fair and impartial hearing would be given to those who might address the meeting. lie had re ceived letters from the two representatives of the borough, expressing their regret that they were unable to attend ; but though they were absent pot he hoped that the discussion of the question would continue. Dr. EPPS moved the first resolution. He thought they all agreed that education was a bent fit to the com munity, and therefore they did not meet to oppose it. They were, however, met to discuss the merits of a par ticular scheme as proposed by the Government, and, though he was ready and at all times willing to forward so good a purpose as that of educating the people, a glance at the system and its details had determined him to oppose it. The plan was not to give education to an increased number of persons, but merely to constitute a body of educational officers, to drill as it were the minds of the people of England, and it became an object of the greatest importance to them to know to what they were to be drilled, and what points were to be inculcated with regard to questions of religion and morality. The pupil teachers to be appointed were te undergo five dif ferent examinations, in as many years. in Scripture, liturgy, and catechism; so that at the end of that period he would be a well-drilled soldier to fight the -ty bat tles of the Church.—(Cheers.) He called upon item to repudiate a system so fraught with danger to the Dis senting community, and leave the question of education to private enterprise, if it could not be brought forward in a better form. He would canclude by proposing the first reselution—" That this meeting protest against the scheme of Gov rnment education us put forth in the re cent minutes of Council on Edireation, and especially against the unconstitutional practice thus introduced of giving to mere minutes of Council, not authorised by legislative sanction, the force of law." Mr. ELT, in seconding the resolution, said that he did not think that any great national scheme of education would t..nd to decrease the amount of crime. They had returns of the number of those convicted for crime, who were able to read and write, while the) had no retur , a of the number of those who could no t, an d s t ill were h ones t. They had as gross depravin ~hY a n at tn i w i wi i et, industry u t l t 4 . t tr a u yr n y i gn to , a wn e s o s o s vr i w: nt e S ch r e t :e . G d e el hoped eatlntlihitiht incentivesatht estGho(oi:vr. crime n e t ' u ht e abject poverty, which was the main cause of crime as well as ignorance. The resolution having been read by the ndn C le H nt_ lß . 3 . lA T N ht it Nisirthie. TAYLORopinion e p i r t T hi ' s Se m d meeting an a tirigiti n :t, to secure the ereatest amount of individual. so,ital, and political good, it is necessary that every human being stn u:d have a thorough secular education, and, therefore, that it is the duty of Government to supply such educati n, and that all schools stop red wholly, or in part, by charitable contaibutions, are wrong in principle aed in praet , ce, destruc ivr of the inch pendence of the %orlon_ classes, and that the opponents of the Government measure are mostly pers ns who are desirous that the British youth shook! be • ducaied in the dogmas or relig on—thereby keeping alive sectarian siri e and biAertiess ; and that the Governmeut have refrained from bringing forth a more liberal scheme because cf the opposition of a large poreion of the Noeconthrinists." The opposition to the Government scheme of education was purely sectarian. The sectarians had found that they did not keep pace with the pepuiation, that their numbers were diminished, and they therefore tried in every way to oppose the progress of that which they at first looked upon as likely to decline. to give way to others. Mr. NIOORE seconded the amendment. He said, were the Government to wait until the poor or ignorant man was stained with crime before they would do any thing to further the education? Was it not the duty of the Government to lock to the education of the people before crime had taken place instead of afterwards? The educ dion proposed was hy no means Scriptural, as de scribed by 1)r. Epps, but comprised a sound and sub stantial info7mation on all the ordinary heads of history and gcQ.rrarhy. Dr. PRICE said that the question was not one of a purely sectarian nature, it was one which affected every Englishman of every creed, and therefore these dis co l g a r s e s e , f a r b o l m e dt class,t i t s ,i h o , n )u s l ld not baeteidndtoulsgeeptedarianrfaonrdtheesyt.rwanegree calculated to create that mischief which it was the aim and end of education to prevent. He admitted that the greatest assistance which education had received was from the Protestant Disseeters. They had proceeded silently for years without any public demonstration, without any resolutions at public meetings, and without any speethes in Parliament, and against the bitterest acrimony of the members ef the Church of England, and he thought that eventually they should not be sub ject, d to the operation ot a scheme like the present, which, if they availed th-rnselv2s of it, was likely to interfere with th, it religious opinions. Several titier gentlemen having spoken, The CUAIRMAN put the amendment, r rich was negatived by a largo majority, and the original resolu tion agreed to. The second resolution—" That this meeting believe that, if at any time a Governmental system of education can be legitimate, it wilt be when the people are enabled to pronounce an opinion thereon by being really repre sented in th , .• Commons' House of Paritment ,• in the mean time this meeting instruct their members to oppose the vote of money for educational purposes pro • posed to be taken on the 19;h of this month"—was propos d slid seconded from the platform, and was eel tied unanimensly. After some iurther discussion the meeting.. which was tteereusly and respeetahl v tot , natl. separated. THE SULTAN AND THE DISTHES , ED letter fr m Constantinople mentions an act of liberality on the part of the Sultan which does him great credit. eon hearing of the sufferings of the Irish. the Sultan caused to be handed to the Ron Mr. Wellesley I,odo/., to be disomed of by him in the best way towards their alleviation. OMsIBVs ItoußEar.-0.1 IVolile.d4y a lady, !rimed ['arsons, resi4l at No. 110, L..w•-r Park-street, Regent's Park, was robbod IA a reicule in a City omni bus, betwoen the 13,titt and Charing cross, containing 34 st.vvreigns, two 51. Bank of England 'tows, and some to se silver. SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A LADT.—Weilnesday evening, oetween 7 and 8 o'clock, Mrs Wiley, of No. 10, Havel - stock place. Cam en town, was so severely burnt by her dress it,niting from a ligi , ted coal that n ut the stighte.t h..pes see entert.in-ti f her ree,,vrry. FIRES AND PROBABLE LOSS OF LlFE.—Wedneslay afters .on a tire was discovered burning npon the premise* belonging to J. C. Constable, of 31, Hy. e Park-square, Bayswater-road. It c.aninenced in a loft over the carriage 'Luse and stables, No. 42, in the Mews. It was caused by the iron p;pe of a portable stove in the adj iining building, which set fire to sixteen trusses of hay and straw, the joist ings and ratters, and the flames finally burst throagh the roof. The alarm having been promptly given, the carriages and hors .s were got out in safety, and intelligence was sent to the engine stations. The parish and London brigade en gines were quickly at the scene, and owing to the exertions of the firemen and neighbour's the flames were confined to that portion of the premises where they began, but they were not wholly extinguished until considerable damage was done. The same morning, about one o'clock, a fire, which it female,lai her teb, f rtso e m a bno r ee e d ldoni,:lnamed will ea biars h : ze a Aieub t , ~e n pi I, l "pv) d -s e icoel d ,isdiouc w nrett: i , t haGo n tanrd f sea a tat t art a tebe l ctrl ie c rhe o pted n hs s teteN e : q oofib i ee e e96ld i ud i consequences, ,et immediately rt hbmereetaoe, an aged fl upon hearing h a e s a p r a i n r g k must tbe al h a a r v m e f e a ri ll t e e n re f d ro t m h a b l u iL i g l h d t i :d g, c b a u n t d b l ef:re d the t fire could be extinguished the be e d and bedding was de stroyed. and Mrs. Wilson moat frightfully burned over the whole of her body. She was promptly removedt? the infir mary, but owing to the serious nature of her advanced age (74), not the least hopes can be inj u ries tt:inudeTeort her recovery. REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE. —On Saturday evenmg la=t ,everal of the inhabitants of Penzance were not a lit le startled on witnessing an otter marching down Chapel•Areet, with the utmost sang fruid. He approached a female, who was unconscious that she was in such comnp toy, and by getting in contact with her fret, nearly threw licr to the ground. A man who lodged at the Turk's Head Inn brought out a large and powerful bull-dog, when-*.- sr were encounter ensued be tween the dog and otter, the result of which was for some time doubtful, but ultimately terminated in the death of the latter, which was subsequently purchased by John Richards, of Poltair, wno, we understand, intends presenting it, after it shall have la, m. stuffed, to the Muwinn.— West Briton. ..... _____..... INTRODUCTION OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGIIPH INTO LIVERPOOL.—A gentleman was in Liverpool, on Satur day last, making arrangementson the part of the Electric Telegraph Company for introdueing that wonderful mode of communication between this town and the me tropolis. He had previously made similar arrangeineuts in Manchester; and from the information which he gave us, we trust that both these capitals of Lancashire will be connected with Lund , .n, and with each other, by means of the electric wire, within three months of the present time. As the sane company has already communica tions with most other parts of the kingdom, Liverpool will be at once connected with a great variety of places. including most of the sea ports on the south and western coast. The manner in which the int irmat;on received in Liverpool, from London, Aleichester, and, other sta Lions, is to be made avallabl-, is as foll.,ws:—A large room is to be taken near thu Exchange News Romp (if possible in the same biiiidiiig), into which t .e wires aid the whole apparatus are to he introduc d. Here all information of public interest will he received. and be ininaydiately decip!lered, and posted up. for the informa um of the subset - 1136 - S to tois telegraphic news room. be yearly subscription will be from two to three uineas, and for this sun the subscribers trill he entitled to see all intelligence relative to the arrival ii , the East arid West India mails, inarki , ts, to p ilitieal events of importanee, as decisions in Parliament, 10 the arrival of Liverpool vessels at other ports, and whatever else m .y bethought deserving of transmission by telegraph. The company will Also convey private commullication, ut so r much per dozen words.—Liverpool - I imas o f yesterday. A dispatch has o b a e t, en ln r at e i c c e o i l v ( e iti d nek b/ wi t t h h e an ß im )ar p ri ,ri o a f l order Trad e f a i::ro n u t u h n e c iT'g Emperor Ni c ho la s, pr,par.(i d Lte r .d ex J e a u n r u , a s r u y o 2 l2 4 f , r t o h m e bleriaeltaingtrecatilionhuot toeutersbousixl/41. IMPERIAL PAI2GIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. April 15. THE NEW HOUSE. The Second E s tate of the R e alm assembled for the first time this evening in the Chamber appropriated for their use by her Maje s ty, i n . h er new Palace at West minster ; and certainly we feel ourselves compelled to say that it is an apartment well worthy of the appro priation by the Sovereign for the use of her Peers—one eminently adapted for the accommodation of their Lord ships, and one eminently calculated to add grace and dignity to their procer dings. If he had done nothing more, the interior of this chamber would immortalise the name of Barry. We have already given at considerable length a description of this most gorgeous apartment, but we cannot allow so excellent an opportunity as the first night of its being occupied by their Lordships to pass by without again calling the attention of our readers to some of the principal parts of this splendid building. The New House of Lords is 50 feet long by 45 feet wide, at.d it is 40 feet high. On entering this spacious apartment the stranger will be struck with perect ainersment. The ceiling win, t 1 übtless, first attract his attention ; it is not arched, but perfectly horizontal; massive ribs, carved and gilt, divide it into eighteen compartments, anti each of there is Lubdivided into five minor compartment:" or panels, the ground of those panels boing ezire, enriched with heraldic devices. The ribs are supported by corbels aid by spandrils, perforated. At each point in th e ce i l i ng wh e re the ribs intersec t each other there ar e p ti . !atits, w hi c h greatly enhance the beauty of that portieri of the building ; but there a r e no depending ti g hts—n o I (ism's. no chandeliers sw in g in g from the mit; to cenceal el e gance or cover deformity. The length of the Hou se c f L or d s ex t e nds from north to south, and during th e d a y i t w ill b e lighted by twelve windows, six on either side, which nearly reach to the ceiling, but do not approach within twenty feet of the them. These apertures are to be doubly glazed, the inner portion being stained glass. One of this nuu.ber has already been finished, and the completion of the windows will, doubtless, add much to the elegance of this apartment. Upon the same level with the windows, but on the nortaern and southern walls, are six cempart tnents, three on each extremity of the House, five ot which are now temporarily covered with figured damask. They are ultimately to he filled with fresco paintings. One of these six which stands immediately over the throne has been completed the subject is the baptism of Ethelbert. Tee-spaces between he several windows aid compartments are fourteen in number, and they contain niches which are y. t to he tilled with statues of the( barons who obtained Magna Charts. Having now disposed ot the upper portion of the House, we descend to the galhories. That which is in tended for the admission of strangers bearing Peers orders eccupies the north wall, and contains accemino dation for about one hie.dred and fifty per , ons. The throne and the reporters' gallery fill spaces of pretty nearly equal extent, but at opposite ends of the ll..ust e With the exception o[ these 'paces there is Carrie i round the entire apartment a light galei y. cons;sting of only one litee of sea's, and capebie tit contaiiiing about one n hundr• d and eighty persons. This portion of the build which protects log wilt, be appr..priated to a few ladies , and to ‘lecnb+ ra o f f r o s h e e s scats suse or e i. 1 4 12 rbne(e railing 01 brass work and enamel. Ihe only oat r gallery is that 'or reporters, a ito specimen which is paced in tr.nt t th .t for strangers, but con siderable- nearer to the floor. and immediately ov. r the bar. The situation thus appropriated for reporting is certainly in the most 7avourable position that could be as.igned for that purpose, censistently with the a,:com modarion of the Peers and the architectural arrangwents of the buil.hing. The ft or tit the House presents to the eye of the spec tator thr, c principal divisions, which extend transversely, viz., from east to West, each occupying the full breadth of the apartment, but ute-qaal parts of its length. In the upper or southern &visit n are the throne, together with the spaces assigned to distinguished foreigners and eldest sons of Peers. The boundary of this division is fifteen or sixteen feet from the south wall. Next comes the central region, or " body of the House," which seems capable of containing the four hundred and forty Lords spiritual and temporal. 'The table and woelsacks occupy the middle portion of the floor. At either side of these are placed, on ascending steps, five lines of benches, co vered with scarlet morocco leather, for the use of the Peers. The throne is a work certainly of great magnificence. Hitherto this portion of the House of Lords has been more like a great window with gold lace and velvet cur tains than the place intended for the seat of the Sove reign, when she appeared among her Peers, and was at tended by her faithful Commons, in order either to prorogue or open the proceeding* of the great council of the nation. It .was reserved fur Mr. Berry to oast these tawdry trappings to the wind, and erect in their stead a throne worthy alike of the monarch and the greatest nation upon the earth Though retaining abundant gorgeousness, the new throne is distinguished by an airy, light, and graceful character, which harmonises with the building. The platform, on which her Majesty's chair stands, is ascended by four steps, and constitutes a central compartment, on either side of which, forming two wings, are minor eleva tions, where chairs for Prince Albert and the Prince of W ales are placed, the latter oo the right of the Queen, the former on the left. The frame work ef her Majesty's chair of state is carvAl and gilt, and studded with crys tal. In other r(spi cis the strzxtu . e of these sews is conformable with the estublislit d fvhion of such furni Lure, namely crimson velvet and gold embroidery. Tee arms of her Majesty are enablazolied on tee central chair, those of the heir apparent on the chair appropriated to that interesting young personage, while Prince Albert's is adorned wi•ti his unit shield, surmounted by the mul titudinous crests which Germans of gentle blood are usual!y entitled to display. It is impossisle, thally, to conclude our description of the throne without 'taring that in its most elevated and conspicuous parts there are five niches, in which figures will be placed, full. - armed, each in he costume of one of the tire British 0rt1e , .5 of knightho .d. The House is lighted by large gas burners placed on the side walls arid on candelabras springing from the floor, and the effect of the whole, when fully lighted up, is g,irgeoits and tn.oznlficent in the extreme, stick as to defy description, and such us must be seen to be appre cett• d, As a wreee the House of Lords forms an ap propriate and pre-eminent feature in our great temple of legislation, and assures us th it the work of erecting a new Pal ‘cc at Westminster, so ably commenced, and so successfully proc ee d e d with, U der the superin tendence and guidance ef Mr. Bari, will, if his life be spared, brou,,ht to as equally succeaul a termination, and will. when cotupleted, stand as a monument to future ages of the lite-relay of the people of England of the nineteenth century, and of the tote and chaste designs of its gifted afehitect. It wes announced that the Lord Chancellor would take his seat upon the woelssck at half after four o'clock. It was expected that the gal leries (inure particularly those appropriated to la dle ) would have b.-en tills occupied, and that there would have been a large atteiidanv of Peers. The gal lery was ci,) ned at twenty live minutes before five. The Lord Chancellor was on the :Woolsack, arid there were not more than a d z•u Peers in the House. The only Cabinet Minister present, aith the exception of the Lord Coat.c nor, was Lord Campbell. The ladies' greleries were unoccupied, and not more than twenty rsons were in the strangers' gallery. There was a large gathering of sons of Peers and Members of the House of Commons at the foot of the throne; amp ne them Lord John Russell appeared for a short time. His Lordship afterwards visited the galleries and the other parts of the House. The carpet (of the old Star Chain • ber pattern), blue, powdered with stars, was laid down, in the course of the morning, and its light appearance contrasts beautifully with the deep red colour of the benches. The coup crceil presented by the appearance of the interior of the House is gorgeous. It is indeed a fitting palace for the proudest aristocracy in the world. In consequence, however, of the immense extent of the hall, and its peculiarity of construction, the echo is so great that it is extremely difficult to hear distinctly in the gallery what is said in the body of the House. Prayers were read by the Bishop of ST. Asses. Shortly after the LORD CHANCELLOR had taken his seat on the Woolsack, Lord CAMPBELL rose for the purpose of addreTs tog the House. His Lordship, however, was, by an accid.nt, deprived of the honour of being the first per son to bring forward any business in the new House, for before he could commence his address, the Usher of the Black Rod naneunccd MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Whereupon Mr. Greene and other Members were petition in favour of the called in and brought up several Bills. This was the first POOR LAW ). public business transacted in the flew House of Lords. GOVERNMENr EDUCATION SCHEME. Government education e P d ß u ß ca L ti lj on lir s e c; e ie ll m t( e d . a The petition stated that ,Nenalds?inPrfaevseonntredof a national rat the plan was likely to be of great ser v ifcoaerptuoertltiahtileotencreaaugtinaoti.nrn int presented a petition fro e. Lord PRUEDIE S B D E A NS L i °E E V.l ; z r ik e ir s j e E n AN t e l ' N d E INr several petitions against both of these laws. petition y.i p ni r nt e gh ise e n N t a ti ig p a e t t i i o ti n on L , aw t theA b LT e loh r ar d ewd e e iLl e ftlY a kaT g e: a Tto i l i lfe i i mLi t airy rtnC° : 1 I i t alteration )iN also tteEL Lao a rrald p w e Fe t R , tr of ots ) , Ec s :u s : E: u I ff porrl rose ee resented t r oe a d a the abolition of ca pied punishineuts, praying for the noise in the El :use rendered his Lordship's voice in• audible. He said, addressing himself to th e bar, ".M.v Lords, I shill be under the absolute necessity of having the bar cleared, in order that the business of the house may be proceeded w My Lords, I beg .o move that the b ar be cleared. I sh al l cemenly persist in th .it motim it try warning has no effect. lam about to ask a questio n of the Gevi-ruin lit, but if t h ey cannot hear my qu - s tien, and I ann may as well I ,: it alone. —(Loud l aug h ter f rern t h e c „ et hear their answer, • I Members of the Roos- or Commons who were present.) l'he Noble lewd then is eat en to et<te, that the po:.rs' rates in various parish s had been more than double since the I.t o 1 1) ceinber, arid that a proportion if rime he eeno:ns rece :v i ng relief were nut ~f ten of Irish L tit Sand 3 714 tiers els arriv-d in the pert of Liverpenl. "Ill i ," It " n"" . d.iy 2,386 persons, waking an segregeee et about 6.000 ,lersons. '1 he cries • Von which the Noide Lord preposee to found upon the subject, rib' note i.o vever, rests the galkry, • GOVFANMENT SCHEME OF E9UCATION. The NOBLE Letter then presented a number of petitions against the G•.veritment scheme of education, but was andersto..d not to seppert the eraser of the petitioners. Th • Marquis o' LA'NSDO 'NNE made some observa.- tins in reply to there of the Noele and Learned Lord, bat riot even their perport could be caught in the gallery. . . Lord BEAUMONT could not help expressinz his con curience in what had fallen from the Noble Lord. If it was rendered imperative that the authorised version f the Scriptures should be used in the schools to which Government aid was to be extended, the Catholic clergy would not permit Catholic children to attend them. This being the case, it was necessary that some inn sure should be adop•ed to extend to the Catholic children the benefit of education. He little expected that his Noble Friend would make the statement he had just made, as he considered from the opinions the Noble Lord had at various times expressed on the subject of educa tion, and as he knew the Noble Lord had often expressed the most liberal opinions upon it, he was little prepared to expect that the Government would proceed so far as to exclude entirely one class of her Msjesty's subjects from the advantages conferred by this education grant on the others. lie saw no possibility of theie being au uni formity of religior, and as long as that was so, p , 2riect toleration should be given to alt. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions from Dissenting congregations against the Government scheme of education, but added that he did not concur in the petitioners' prayer. STANDING ORDERS. The Duke of RICHMOND sod, that as a Member of the Committee of Selection, he begged to call the attention of the 11ou3e to a case which had bi-en re ported to them by the Railway Commissioners. It. ap peared that in one of the Bills which hail teen sub mitted to them ore of the parties had an action pending in the Court of Chancery. This a , peare.l to him to be a very dangerous prec'dent to suffer, and he should be very far from recommending to their Lord ships' House to sutritr such a practice to prevail; aid he trusted, therefore, that some directions would be given to the Committee of Selection not to entertain the Bill, or any 13.11 which was idiecLed by such acitcumstancc. Lord LYNDHURST conceive.' that it would be un wise to stop a Bill on that account. Lord BROUGHAM—Supposing they were to allow such a proceeding, any man, by filing a in Chancery, would be able to stop any Bill whatever that might come I,efore their Lordships. The Duke of RICHMOND said that he had no per sonal interest whatever in tha matter, but thought it right to call the attention of their Lordships to the subject. shareholders—first, for the purpose of giving an account of their atewardshii , ; and, secoutily, that they might lay b,tore them the report of the compaey's engineer. That report was cheering, for the prospect which it gave the com pany of succes,tutiy carrying out their object. The abilities of the gentleman who had drawn up that report, his accu racy, his discrimination and great professional talents, gave them full confidence in the hope which that report inspired. That confidence was increased by the experience the same gentleman had had in a tropical climate and of tracs Atlantic railways. As to the pecuniary idrairs of the company, the deposits on shares amounted to 25,01.01., which was to meet all the expenditure necessary to the formation of a new com pany, and starting in the execution of their object. The expenses might be expected to have been great, but, under the economy of the committee, they were only 5,8221. last month, when every :billing of debt Was paid. The balance remaining, after providing for the banker's account, was its the hands of bill discounters in Lombard-street, on the security of good bills of exchange, at a fair rate of interest, the whole remaining intact. The SECRETARY read the report, which reminded the shareholders that the company had obtained their Act with amidt powers for all the original objects of the comr oy, and something more. It staled that the capital sv , s fixed at 250,0001., distributed into 10,00-) share, the whole of which imaa been subscribed fur and paid upon at 10 per cent. ; that Mr. Catherwood, a gentleman resident far some years in North America, and employed there on public works, pro ceeded as the company's engineer to Demerara, and com pleted a very careful s urvey of the proposed lige, visiting after warda the western and Arabian coasts of the colony, where he made midi g eneral surveys of th ose districts, and drew up a report which would be extremely useful in the future con sideration of other lines of railway. From the report of the ettgi'feer the committee were of opinion that the railway might be made at a very low sum, the whole cost being 165,0001., or about 8,000/. a mile. Mr. Catherwood, having been re-engaged, had proceeded again to Demerara on the Ist of March, whither stores, and some able artificers con versant with railway works, had been sent out. True report, after mentioning that the expenses were 5,832/. Is. I Id., I , •aving a balance of 20,570/. 12s. 10d.. stated that the com mittee did not anticipate the necessity of making any call upon the shareholders before the next ordinary 'netting, in October. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which paved nem. con. The committee of management, with the exception of the chairman, Charles Cave, who withdrew, were then elected directors of the company, and 1,0001. voted as the annual allowance to the directors. Stephen Cave, Esq., and Jonathan Hopkins, Esq., were elected auditors. Mr. Ripeway then moved the re-election of the local com mittee at Demerara. It was then moved that interest, at the rate of 5 per cent.. should be paid on the deposits and calls, commencing on the Ist of April current. The CHAIRMAN, before leaving the chair, paid a very high compliment to the secretary of the company, Henry Hill, Esq.. formerly the secre t ar y of the Compensation Commission , a m , ved a vote of thanks to him, which was unanimously passed. The CHAIRMAN moved that the thanks of this meeting be vote c Cave, given to Jonathan Ho king, Es aid the other share holders, who had so handsomely come" forward and offered the gratuitous use of their laud to time company. CharlesA e, th u an cl k . : to the directors and the chairman, was then unanimously p assed, and the meeting separated. THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION. The discussion aas renewed yesterday, at the s ittin g if the Court of Common Council, and an amendment y Mr. L'we having been lost, that the Ginned, %hiltt it approved of the scheme, d that classes sh •uld be fi'rmed in the seho, is in %Odell no prticular kind of religious belief should be promulgat.d, in order • hat the childr• n of different sects might simply receive cular education, the religious portion being intrusted to the parents; tne motion of Mr. Bennoeh wag almost onanimyusly adopted, only three or four hands having teen he'd up against it. Mr. BENNOCH it now became necessary to adipt snottier motion to-give the resolution effect. The Cor poration of L •ntion etijo)td many distinguishing privi lege. , , and wrong th- enief, one befog that of addressing the Qu• en upon the Throne in all c.ses of emergency affect n 4 the interest of the nation. Sotne twelvemonth ago, they had presented an address praying for the re peal of the Corn laws, which had, in his opinion. much accelerated the settlement ,of that vexa ti us question; and, in his hum le ',pinion, it would be a crowning act of loyalty and patriotism, to present an address, now praying for the emancipation of the na tion's intellect from the the a!dom of ignorfince ; pro claiming to the world that fountains of knowledge, free as wf Ifs of water, were opened for the in-ncfit of the people, whence the) might come and drink abundantly, without money and without price and above all, with out distinction of religi crs-ed, or poll` cal opinion. Here some discu,sioa arn e e as to how effect should be givt.n to the resolution, and it was ultimately agreed to advertise the resolution, signed by the Town Clerk, and to have it presented to the Members for the City, and tt.e Marquis of Lansdowne. 13EstatJcrt said the notice of his motion was given two months before the Ministerial scheme wa-, made pohl,c, and since this had lilett done, he preferred a pe tition to Parliament, in feu of an address, of which In-. gave notice, and which will be brought fotward in due course. The decision excited much sittisaction, a :neyrity lea't ten to one being iu iavour of the Geveriuncnt scheme. • MEREWORTII.—On Saturday last the whole of the men employed on Lord Torrington's estate were presented with a quantity of Peet and beer, to propurtion to their fami lies. wh,rewith to regale themselves, and drink his Loidship's health tin leaving England f o r tie scene of his official duties. FISTULA INFIRMARY, DOUSE-SQUARE. — The eleventh annual court of governors of this instiiwion took place on Wednesday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving their annual report; the Rev. Dr. Vivian in the cuair. At the request of the chairman the secretary read the report, which stated that the charily was rapidly progressing in public favour and support, and that the num ber of pa ients admitted into the infirmary during the past year amounted to 580, increasing the number admitted from the commencement to 4,356. The committee recommended to the governors—in order to effect an enlargement of the infirmary, and so increase its sphere i f usefulness—the formation of a separate fund for the erection or purchase of premises, and thus to avoid any infringement on its limited funded property. The reports of the treasurer and medical officers of the institution were also read to the meeting. Tile former showed an increase in the annual subscriptions tat and donations to the a mount of 210., the latter sed facts of an equally satisfactory nature. The teport was una nimously adop.ea. Thanks were v,ted to J. Mastermin, Esq., 31 - . P., for his services during the pa-t year as treasurer to the charity ; also iii-Dr.Furnival, he honorary physician ; and F. Satin , n, Esq., the honorary surgeon, f r t heir services. After a vote of tha-ks had been given to the chairman, the --- - court broke up. CHARGE of NEGLI-CT AGAINST A MEDICAL PARO CHIAL OFFICER.—An inquest was held by Mr. Mil aon Weil nesda,, at the Horse a n d Groom, John-stivet, upon Harriet Shearer, aged tiny -seven. From tie evidence, which occupied upw ;rds of two- hour, it appeared that the deceast d and her daughter had been reduced ¶u such an awful state of destitution that for three days is the week out of seven they frequently went to bed without toiid, cani,l, , , or fire. They , then entered tile workhouse' which they soon left, the deceased haying been allowed a shilling and a quarern loaf weekly by the parish. After some time de ceased heca•ne Si) Li that Mr Goddard, the parish surgeon, had to attend her, w filch he did, alt Initial) her case was hopeless, until he found that another medical gentleman had been called in, when he di-continued his visits, and the de ceased died in a few weeks afterwards Mr. John 1i etch, sarg-on to the Finsbury Dispensary, who pertorrned the post niortem examination. deposed that externally the body preseote..l a very emaciated appearance, and upon opening the body he found a cancer iii the stomach, which was tne cause of death. Lt his op.ninn the disease w. sof several years standing, and c..tud not be cured. After a very lengthened and angry discussion between Mr. litd.lard and Mr. Smith, the medical gentleman that was called in, upon professional etiquette and the treatment of the deceased, the jury returned a verdict of " Natural death." COLONEL DURRANT'S COLLECTION*OF COINS.—On Wednesday Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby, of Wellington-street, favoured the co9noseenti with a private view of the curious and valuable collection of English coins possessed by the late Colonel Durrair, which will be sold by auction on Monday, the 19th of April, and the eight following days. A numis matic taste, in its virtuosi sense, namely, the acquisition of encl.-an, coins as illustrative aids to arcluec,logical and histo rical inquiries, is well calculated to afford enlightened grati fication to its possessor. whilst it proves of the greatest pos sible public advantage by its contributions - to general en lightenment. Possessing this taste in an eminent degree, and directing it solely to the coins of our own country, the late Colonel Durrant, during a course of faly yearS, suc ceeded, by indefatigable zeal and perseverance, in forming a collection which is eminently deserving the attention and admiration of all who can appreciate such valuable monu malts of antiquity. Nor is the collection circumscribed by ancient limits. for it comes down to the present period, and contains many interestil;g medals as well as coins, the latter commencing with the coins of Elbert, and continuing in succtssion down to the present cetu ury. The collection ex hibits some remarkably tine specimens of gold and silver money, amongst the most beautitui of which are the pro ductions of Simon, Ramage, and Illondeau, including that very fine work of Simon, the highly - -valuable "petition crown " of Charhs 11., this specimen being remarkably clear and delicate, and in the.very best preservation. The sale will be well worthy the attention of all woo possess genuine taste in a collection of coins. DREADFUL MURDER.—The following is an extract of a letter, dated Drogheda, April 12 :—" As you may not have heard the particulars of a shocking murder of a boy which was committed ors Friday night last,l will briefly state them. Sir Alan Bellingham has a number of boys employed in trifl;ng works on his demesne ; two ot them were com rades, one aged about fifteen, the other twelve; they got their wages on Friday night, the younger receiving about 7s. The elder, who had been engaged in laying or cutting down quick hedges, was seen in the yard on the same evening sharpening +a billhook, which he had been using at his work, and, being observed to laugh while engaged in the operation, he was asked the reason, but gave no answer. The younger boy did not go home t hat night, and the other said that he had told him that he wctild go to Drogheda to embark for Eng land. Upon hearing this, his sister started off in pursuit of him, hut returned with. ut any tidings of her brother. On Saturday morning a poor woman gathering sticks in Sir Alan lieilinghain's demesne found the missing boy's body covered with ,eaves; without stirring it she went - tor the po ice, who, on their arrival, raised the mutilated body, and found under it the bill. ook, ..hich was at once identified as the one sharpened the preceding evening by the elder tiny,' tocrether with a knife. The mother of the supposed assassin admitted that for some time back her s--n was afraid that the mu.dercd Loy would discover what he itnly knew, that he (the alleged murderer) was in the habit of stealing eggs from Sir A. Bellingham's poultry-yard. 'flie yoting rni-creant, was committed to Dundalk gaol on the capital charge. llt , Tit LEUNG OCCURRENCE.— A must distressing e w v i et: s t e , e n t:i i i i i i i e ee ,, t . e e d d w id itl: ot thie loss of the Tweed West India mail packet, occurred at Southampten list week. A poor woman, that t i ah l b l s - r t ua a t t )i e r d laya v eb • hear, the wile of mine of the crew ot e e3 : d ' , a e i l tii , lep t i l 7 ie mother of six children, and several montold t gza a n r c3 t t i , , at tdroppedthe Tweed e downd wasdead l o a n s t. b eing sd. that all hands had perished . What NN th 'h e at ha re s n ba d t e t rit a h r e ri‘ cireu ed s ms\ance t it t r h e e a p ff s c n o d u t n s t fe w h A o v: , Avon v parker r were oneth the Southampton of more p i r h o u v r d l e hi n Y ; i l s a tl : l s e a bY v ei e la tf. E AS T RETFORD I - 14tA'hiMAR SCH 00L. —The head mastership ot this institution tads become vacant,is and o pen to clergymen having graduated either at Oxford or n Cam bridge. The present stipouckis Axed by the Court ot Chau try at, aOl. pex umitive WASTE LANDS IN IRELAND. The Marquis et WESTMEATH brought in a Bill to restrain the sale of waste of lands in Ireland, which was read a first. time. _ _ _ The NOBLE MARQUIS also gave notice that he should, on Monday next, move a resolution to the effect, that in the present state of the law of landlord and tenant in Ireland, and atter the decision come to the other day in the House of Commons, it was inexpedient to impose any further burdens upon the landlords of Ireland. Several Bills were advanced a stage, and their Lord ships then adjourned. HOUSE ()I GUM MONS, April 15. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. PINNEY took the oaths and his heat for East Somerset. BREACH OF STANDING ORDERS. fir W. lIEATHCOTE stat*d that Mr. Ileneage had not at.ended in his place on a Committee, but a. he bel►eved that then• bad not been suffi••kr.t Lotice, and no tiouht he would be in hii place on Mond.iy, he did nut think it necessary to make any motion „ r• ,he matter. GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION. . Colonel REID presented a petition froni the Sunday school teachers and others auainst the plan. COLC I I ESTER RAILW AY. Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a number of petitions in favour of the Celchester ROCHDALE CANAL PURC "ASE. Mr. BEcKETT presented a petition from manufac turers of South Larcashire against the purchase of this canal. The lion. Member also presencd two petitions against the Noith-Westerri Railway Ex:,-nsion. SOUTH-WES f ERN RAILWAY EXTENSIONS. Mr. SEYItER presented forty-eight' petitions in favour of ;he Bill, for these extensions. LLANILLGOLLEN AND CARDIGAN RAILWAY. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition against the Bill for this railway. LONDON, OXFORD. AND CHELTENHAM RAILWAY. Captain BERKELEY presented six petitions in favour of this railway. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. On the motion of Mr. WARD, the following Memhers were nominated as the Select Committee for the Holy head Harbour Bill:—Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Ward, Mr. W. 0. Stanley, Admiral Dundas, Colonel Pennant, Captain Birkeley, Mr. Bulkeley Hughes, Mr. Parker, Sir Stephen Glynne, Mr. Tufnell, and five Members to be added FP? the Committee of Selection. Mr, GILL suggested the appointment of Lord Sandon as a Member of the Committi. e. Lord SANDON said that it was incompetent for the Committee to proceed until they had received the report of the Commissioner, , , and that the Committee therefore would be useless at hia.4 at the present time. Mr. WARD said that this Committee was simply in tended to inquire into the objections which hal been, and he believed very needlessly, made against the plans of Mr. R•mdell. The Noble Lord was aware that a very large sum had been actually voted for the formation of the harbJur, and if he would serve upon the Com mittee there would be a great facility given to the labours of the Committee. Mr. WILLIAMS was astonished that the Hon. Se cretary to the Admiral.) , had brought forward this mo tion at the present time. A very large sum was to be d.3voted to this subject, he believed upNards of a million and a half, and he .bought that the least that could be done wou d be to wait until the report of the Commis sioners had been made. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY thought that the observations of the Hon. Member fur Coventry were quite out of place, for this was no new measure. It had been amply discussed at the time, and the Government hat given every information in reply to the many inquiries which had then been made. Th., whole of the plan had been stated, and he thought that the Noble Lord the Member ter Liverpool had given circulation to the most gross and injurious fabrications. Lord SANDON utterly denied that such had been the case. Mr.W.O.STANLEY—Well,thosefabricationshsti been circulated with facility among the Members of the HiMse. The Committee was for nothing more than to enable the CroWn to purcha,e land at lieybead. Mr. WARD wit., quite willing to postpone the motion till to-morrow, as well as the other matter connected with it. The motien was acc•,rdingly pestponed. USE OF GRAIN IN BREWERIES. Mr. BROTHER I'ON pre,ented a petition from the inhatiiwits 01 Leeds t- prevent the use of grain in breweries and distiDerit.s. EDUCATION. Lord EMLYN presented six petitions from various congregations of Dissenters in Pembrokeshire against any further grant for ettucatior al purposes. Pelititns against the Goverement scheme of education were presented by Mr. Mitchell ; by Mr. Duncan, from Dumfries ; by Sir G. Staunton, from Ports, a ; 25 peti tions by Mr. Barklc, from inhabitants of Bristol ; by Mr. P. Bennet ; by Mr. Caristie, from Weymouth ; 13 petitions by Sir B. Hall, from different parishes in Wales ; by Mr. Allan], from Leeds ; and by Mr. Muntz, from inhabitants of Birmingham. ABUSE OF CliA RI FABLE FUNDS. Mr.y. D UNCONI BE presento.l a petiti.,n,nutnerousl signed by inhabitants of Pontefract, complaining that the sum of 1,2001. per annum arising from lan(ls, and 6 004 per annum a rising from other sources left for the purpose of sending scholars to St John's College, Cam bridge, bad been grossly abused, and praying the House to inquire into the management of the funds. Mr. P. HOWARD presented two petitions in favour of the Bill that was lost yesterday.---(Laughter.) Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the town of Sheffield, agreed to at a meeting where 5,000 or 6,000 persons were present, against the Government scheme of education ; also a petition to the same effect, signed by 100 Dissenting ministers in London and Westminster. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Coventry to the same eff...ct. Mr. BANKES presented a petition from a place in the county of Carnarvon against the Holyhead Harbour Bill ; also a petition from Dissenters in the county of Dorset, against the Government scheme of education, and a petition from Saltash, against the Poor Removal Act of last session. Mr. W. O. STANLEY presented a petition from Aberystwith against . , the Government scheme o f education. Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition from the merchants and traders of London, praying for the con solidation of the bankruptcy and insolvency laws. Mr. F. FRENCH presented a petition, signed by the High Sheriff and other landed proprietors in the county of Roscommon, against out-door relief. Mr. M. GIBSO N presented three petitions from Man chester against the Government scheme of education. Mr. P. SCROPE presented several petitions from Stroud against the Government scheme of education. Captain HARRIS presented a petition to the same effect. Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from Edit burgh to the same eff e ct. Viscount NEWRY presented a petition from the county Down praying Government to give a system of railways to Ireland. TRADING IN SEDUCTION. Mr. GREGORY presented seven or eight petitions from various parts of the country in favour of the Hon. Member for Birmingham's Bill against trading in seduc tion. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that the motion which he had been compelled to put off that day, in consequence of the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he should bring forward that day fortnight. FItEE TRADE IN JAMAICA. Mr. HUME gave notice that, QU that day week, he should al the attontirm of tilt. House to a petition signed by 4 : 000 people from Jamaica, praying for free trade, and Hn additional supply of labour to that island. . WARDEN. &c., OF THE NEW FOREST. Mr. TRELAWNY inoved for returns of the names of the warden, verderers, romarderers, surveyors, deputy surveyors, Masters, or keepers of walks, lodge keepers, and of such other officers who have residences within the New Forest, by whom and when appointed, their fees, emoluments, and perquisites, the name of their places of res , detic-, and the quantity of land atuwhed to their residences, during the years 1841, 184.1, and 1846 ; of the names of the courts held within, the New Forest, the usual tlnte awl-place of . bolding Ilut .of Ihe 444e $ stewards, anti all other officers of the said courts, by whom and when appinted, the amount of th e tee , , per , quootes, and emoluments of the said officers, durin g each of the said years, and the annual other expenses of hold ing the said courts ; of the number of acres of which the New Forest co nsists, the ext en t o f l and en closed? and the extent uneneloseci l and the number of acres under tillagc'; of the estimated number of (14-Pr kept in the New Forest during each of the said years, and the number killed in each of the said years, stating the estimated number of deer kept and killed in each walk of the forest; of the number of licenses grairled, or in force, for hunting or shooting in the forest, in the said years, by whom such licensee are granted, and the total amount of fees paid, in each of the said years, for the same. Agreed to. COURT OF CTIANCERY. Mr. HUME wished to ask a question of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, a question of ! which he had given notice. It was respecting the Court of Chancery. He had moved on a former day for copies of the evidence and the report made by the Commis sioners who had been appointed to examine into the proceedings of the Court of Chancery. Su,ce the time of the appointment of the Commissioners, however, it, would appear that no absolute report bed been made, though certain recommendations had been made by them. What he wanted to know from her Mapely's Gelvernment was, whether eity at ter:dem iu the plan. recommended by the Corn tnissi mers had been cone to, regardint; the aholiiion of tte Master in Chancery, and the other otficert connectel therewith, and the appointment of two judges instead. This Act of 4 and 5 Vietoria gave the L.wd Chancellor the p,,wer of making the, changes, but five years had elapsed and yet no thing was dune. Last year but one a rcselution on the same subject had b«-en come to, aed though two years had el Ipsel since then. nothing wa• accomplished. Ile wanted to knew feem the Noble Lird when the eheng, s v.-W(1 be made ? L :;1 - 1 J. RUSSELL sald, in answer to tlo first point of the Hun. Member, atone the abolition of the Ma-ter in Chancery, the Lord Chancellor had e.cvitlered the matter, and the result was the duties of the Master in the Exchequer had dean added te those of the Master in Chancery.—(Hear, hear.) This arrangement ren• dered the original one. recomtni nrl.2d now, unne cessary. The Honourable Member might thence infer that it was not the intention of the Govern ment to fill up any vacanei,s that might ',rise. He trusted, also, that with respect to the iiitenti-iis of the Lord Charcellor, changes of a beneficial character to the interests of the suitors would be introduced into Chancery processs very shortly. Mr. HUME suggested whether, as no official report had been laid on the table of the House, any objection could be raised to the Lord Chancellor's collecting the information required, and so bringing it in a tangible shape before the House. Lord J. RUSSELL did not think that any oljection , could be urged against such a course. JEWISH DISABILITIES. Mr. SPOONER, said that. as the answer of the Noble , Lord - to the questimxof the Hon. Member for Tavist..ick with respect to the civil disabilities of the Jews was very generally misunderstood, he begged to repeat the question. He wished to ask whether it was the intention of the Government to remove those di:ahilities which prevented Jews from occupying seats in that House? The aciwer of the Noble Lord wat, that it was not the intention of th,‘ Government to briug in slich measure, but he stated that he did net mete to say that he should oppose the bringing in a general measure in reference to the subject. He wished to know whether it was the intention of the Ministry to bring in a mea sure involving the repeal of these disabilities? Luca JOhN RUSSELL said that the Hon. Gentle• man was quoe right in saying that his former anise+ r had been mi, understood, although at the same time it appeared that the Honourable Geotle man had collected its substance very correctly. lie did not mean to say that the Government would bring in a specific measure, but if a general met- Sure were introduced with respect to a change in the oaths, he did not consider that any opposition need be given to such a measure. All he could say now was, that it was not at all probable that &measure would be introduoed by the Government in the course of this session, but neither would he pledge himself that such a Bill would not be introduced.—(Lenghter.) EDUCATION. Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government the two questions of which he had given notice, with respect to the minute of Council on the subject of education, which had been laid on the table of the House in the course of the session. The first question was, whether in the minutes of Coun cil, it was intended that, as heretofore, no aid should be given to schools that are not in communication with the one or the- other of the two societies—the National School Society, or the British and Foreign School Society ; - and if the Noble Lord's answer should be in the negative, that it was not the intention of the Government to give to other schools as well, then his next question followed, occasioned by a statement made by a reverend member of the Church of England, at a public meeting., that Government aid was to be confined to those schools in which the authorised version of the Scriptures was used. He wished, therefore, to ask the Noble Lord whether any such limitation was to be introduced? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, in answer to the Right [lon. Baronet, in the first place, that ther e h a d b een T u. alteration in the minutes of Council of 1846 which had been laid on the table of the House, to the effect that no grants should be made except to schools in connexion with the National or the British and Foreign School Society, or in which the authorised version of th, Scriptures were used. But inquiries had been made in reference to that point by dill rent parties, and the Presid , nt of the Council had in answer referred theta to the minutes of Council of 1839 Pr. - 'foils to 1839, tee view was that Government aid could only be given to schools in c , nnec ion with these so ci. ties. But in 1839 it was intimated that th.• Committee of Coun c il would censid.-r other applications mad-, not through these societies, but as special c•ses, and they would be considered as special. It had. however, been intimated by Lord La. slown , ‘, the President of the Council, that the C nniulttep 0 Council would not insist that such epplic itions shout , ' be considered us special cases, but that if they should seem deserving of aid, aid would be grun'eo, although they were not in connection woh those societies. Re feronce hiving been wiatie to the ininu:es of the ve 1839, when it was made necessary that the authorise,: seronin of the Scriptures should be used in the ache, the impression seemei to have been made that that limi - atioo ctdl continued. But it must be recollect& that Boman Catholics since tben had received Govern ment aid in their schools. 'l' ere might be some attera does m.aite with reap ct to R oaan Catholic sch eds. Lord J. RUSSELL. in rely to questions from Mr. Duncomte- and Mr. Ewart, said that every th;ng that was required would be found to be contained in the minutes. With respect to the minutes of 1832, they had long be fore been presented to the House. RELIEF P 3 IRELAND. Mr. HAWES presewed a dispatch from British Guiana, in'which .it was stated that 1,200/. were coi lected for the distressed Irish; also another trorn Birba does, where 2,0001 wFss collected for the smile purpose. WRECK OF THE Viscount INGES rRE moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the circumstances relative to the re covery of treasure and public stores sunk in her Ma jesiy's Lite frig lte 'Teti,, off Cape Rio. in 1830. Ile would preface the observations, which he was about to make, by stating that he did not want the trea sury to pay away nion:l as a gift, but to renth-r up that which had been unjustly obtained frog: a body of men who exerted themselves most laudably in saving a vast arpount of treasur4 from the wreck of her Majesty's frigate Thetis. She w,s sunk in water from six to thirteen fathoms deep, and had it not been for the exertions, bravery, and mechanical skill of Captain Dickenson, 157,0001. would have been lost. It was his intention so long ago as 1844 to have brought this subject under the attention of the House. But he was prevented by his Hon. and Gallant Friend the Member for Ripon, who was of opinion that discussion might prejudice the cause, as he believe.l that the Baard of Admiralty would do justice to these brave men. In the correspondence which had taken place upon the subject, when several officers had volunteered to recover a quantity of the treasure, it was stated that no expense would be entered into on the public account, beyond the use of the crews of those ships on the station who might not otherwise be engaged. That permission having been given, it was most unfair to charge the expense of the provisions of the crews and their pay upon those who had attempted a public service. It was shown that , there was no other service in which to employ the crews, and it was merely a little extra work. It was said that the treasure in the ship was 157,0001., and the stores were estimated at from 2,0001. to 3,0001. An . adjudication was made o n th e quest i on i n 1834, after a long investigation by the Commissary Ge neral, tat the decision did not give satisfactioa. In this case there was recovered not less than 157,000/. and there was scarcely anything like a fair proportion given tor the recovery of it. He did not wish to press any particular course on•this, but he did suggest that a Committee of inquiry should be appointed in this matter. He must say on bQhalf of those hardy seamen employed in the service that their remuneration was miserably inadequate to their services, notwithstanding their praiseworthy conduct and the hardships endured. He thought it was bad encouragement to those who had risked their lives to recover property, and save human life. He thought 161. or 171. a head would not have been too great a remuneration for their s ervices. He hoped that the House would not sanction suet] a n unprece dented act as the present. The Hon. Gentleman con eluded by moving for a Committee o the of I mot Captain PECHELL thought thin tg log II' : -erY•o e f x t rti a 11 0 r i d h i e cases be had ever heard - nary. One ofherMajestfsdasihiigpes;ouswhecnoast, ona c ruise, was wrecked on a and the stores and specie on board that everyt ri risk . The admiral on the station gave orders exer tion should ba made to save the sp.-cie and.stores,andCapt. Di c ki ns on was the officer who had toe duty in charges, and who had exerted himself in a , w inner the most exem plary. After several months suffering and privations of the ex:renrtst kind endured b y the crew at work on the wreck, a very considerable r:um o f v d ed over fro o n ne th t i h r e d of' hip. 'Theßoard of ni o A n d e m y ;ral w ty as hand eft e ei w an, nso. till, a t we o mh s, a ght p r t ete a hxe i rse .a:I.: Admiral ner e daanlrsywod charge id n n a h e bme r o ao,rtdhwch, Butsr who nightn now feltoiw in and his a l x s d . e t ° e h lYk i e : r i l the excesssive charges and extortion of the Admiralty and Ecclesiastic a l C ourts, had been exposed, but he won' , d say, this bill of the Board of Admiralty, of 1831 and 1832, he did not know wh ) they were, was .of wt , rse character. It was not only abo 'minable -extortion,- but :.gross (*ars IMO, Thirteen thousand pounds was charged for the wear and tear of these vessels, and they &so charged for the time the ships were employed on other s rviee for the vic tualling of the men. The shps were back-. wards and forwards, and on other duties, yet, not withstanding, they were charged fr. He disputed the principle of charging at all. 2, 1931 . 1 was charged I _N for the use nf the /. ti,. - ,:ll, . h House only hear what was $i ,•:I‘.t' -. a ten gun brig, let them 111fik ' of ItiaN of the . . Adu - iirsl7 Om to charge feg Ilse -qr i , a ten * 1 - gun brig 1,4631., whibl,9s" 41.1:t4 ez4.l iY times more than she was WW.th—s vilz:- -- jal . was a - disgrace. to th e serv ia - had elve :: - e ployea ; 2,543/. was charged ~tol---Ske excemyfa*tualling. Why should these officers ire.etiargetfror their mainte nance during th e i r.expe di t i on . If C ap t a i n Di c kenson had not been successful, av , i. ill , they have charged him this 13,000/. Certainly ' Such a proceeding would, induceLh n e ° ,, pa . rtie . s to keep the money in in tuturo ease,-4, their own hands, instezd ) , c of r i sk ing it on tiny Admiralty that reduction 01"ilide3:00„,4,,),1e:itiel:L.e. Court or prveedingi en t uv t e face of these bills he could s.e that 6,861/. le.ol b . . be ta . r n - c d harged, and, at, any rate, l ui l b e uti h i: o n pLfi vi h t i li ch at s tt s : s.,Notlieit',liert.s(d.,,f, ! i llou lit Lad been tak ,, n out s, of the Admiralty C urr toss, fairli,;)? e e ri e !. It wa at least, but right that they sh old k. Jos ii spplied, and au endeavour ina.d,, the inowy, who had i.:01 aso unjustly. whet t ; ge h e r. -A culprits wore eptint.eted with the Admiralty or t. C. t .m v . the to -,,wkenThneyn had been Treasury, he cotild not sny, hot at least the should hw anfv,iuted to learn where the money h rid o rn ,,Ti t ,.7 Mr. PARKER said the case cautc-linplfoB3roi:qaunirdy, tlwre: . ore, a long time had transpired since then and the present pert-d The case, when it artist before the ordinary tribunals, and was adjudicated. on by those of the highest eminence in the country. IL oc. cupied at di- time about sixteen or eighteen na . .nths at least, and the r , -sult was sue', as the Admiralty thought jui..a and tair. Before the ,leAsion, the Admiralty made every nect-siary inquiry. and tie believed the conclusion they had corn, to was a right one. The question had, th. r.dore, been settle , i in the due coarse of the law. The adjud'eaticns were made its 1833. and it was decided that 17,000/. should be given to the captain and stamen; 13.000 t to the Admiralty ; and 12.0001. for incidental expences. Atter what had been done, tie was b and to , ay that it watt too late to bring f award the motion now. It turned out that the parties were dissatisfied with the decisions of the Admiralty. and an appeal was made to the highs! court in the country, the Privy Celina It was thus, then, that the matter now stood. It had been novel in 1842, hut the then Chancelh,r of the Ex chequer, in Answer, just cited again the answer that had been given in a court of law. Such a decision the Go vernment was not of course, inclined to overturn or review. eiir C. NAPIER said that it appeared to him, if he understood the case rightly, that a certain sum of money was given to the captans,- but he never beard of such a thing as salvage being to be deducted from such a source as the wear and tear of a ship; and he must say that be thou g ht is was a most shabby proceeding. Sir J. GRAHAM sail he was bound to state that, for the-desisi.,m, of which. complaint was made, he was offi cially respansib - e. That decision was come to in 1832, and that the Hon. G,.othanan oppisite, the Member for Dorset, and the Seanaary for Leland were at quan•ed with the particulars ot the case. The deciidon at which the Board of Adatirsity had at that time arrived had not been come 'to without the utmost deliberation. The Board had at that time, in addition to the parties whom he had already named, Ihe ast6itAnce of two most distin itished naval officers—Sir Thomas Hardy and Admiral Dundas. New, what v.-ere the circumstances ? A large quantity of treasure had b. en slipped in a single vessel, from some place in the Pacific, and had been, unfore orderst un a t el h y a a d T b e e ck en e d se s n om t o e ;l e hi r- on thythe t A h d e Brazil,comireaslttyofto t he naval officer on the station to send same one .to recover, if po ssible , the large Rahei,e. who w r treasure as whic h andd Admiralthe in command been lost',commando the station, dispatched Captain Dickenson on that duty. Captain Dickenson, he must say, had per formed the duty in a very efficient manner. It occupied, he believed, somewhere about fourteen mouths, and no fault could certainly be found with the admirable way in which Captain Dickenson had dis charged that service, and when the treasure was really recovered, the Government had awarded to the crew,of the vessel en ample salvage for that service. The deci sion of the Board of Admiralty had not given satisfaction to the salvers, and they appealed to the Cruet of Privy Council, by whom an additional sum of 12,000/. kad been awarded to them. Oa ascertaicing this award, the Board of Admiralty deemed it but right that th, re should he some compensation for the exeenditure of the public stores, which had been used in the service. In the exercise of the discretion with which they were in vested, they had deducted a sum of 1,400/. for wages, besides an additional amount for the victuals of the men while occupied in this duty. This they thought they were called upon to do for the protection of the public service. The matter had first came under the consider. ation of the Board of Admiralty in 1832. It was again brought under the notice of the New Administration in 1834. L. was again considered in 1836. It was after wards brenght under the consideration of the Treasury in 1839, and it. was subsequently decided upon by Sir It. Peel's Goveremetit in 1h42 ; and all these several par ties haa confirmed the decision that had been come to in the first instance. For the original decision. he re peated, he was reapensib`e. In the first instance the salvage had amt anted to 17,0001., - and the Court of Privy Council had subsequently given an additional sum of 12,000/. ; and , he rnu-t say, without wishing in the smallesi, degree to detract from the merit of Capt. Dick • enson, or those cennaited with him, or without wishing to throw the smallest imputation on the way in which they had performed the service, that they had received a sufficient rewo,ril. Mr. W ARLEY sail that it was unfortunate that until :he Right lion. Baronet elle had just sat down had risen to address the House, scarcely to n sentence. had hen heard during the w...01e of th- drbate. The Noble Ltard a h.) ietroduced the measure hal not been heard. the Hon. limber who followed him had n•it been heard, and th- Gallant. (thee- opposite hail not heen heard ; but the it ght lion. Gentl. man h el such a quiet, bland, imooth, gentlemanly mede of speaking, that he invari , *hie h ,d gr. at weight with thw llouee, and very often carried the Mernhers with aim on questions when they ;fist not. agree wt:h riim.—(llenr, hear, zed a laugh.) But it), It ght Hon. Bar:rnet had not stated the case quite fairly, and he b.1i,,e1 t .at the M tubers of .hat House It iii no more important ti , oty to 'ln than to investiga!e ih.. c mduct of any pittolte .I,p ortment. at d to inquire into .li. proceedin g s of the ex. , •trive, 'or the bunelit of the pubic service. The 11 - ght lion. Baronet load stated the ~ ,,se, but he had be, n a em aa ; but i nst e a d of sti•know lodging the wrong, he hat ,tirn ; •l v re ,. l . ( 1 hi .. d fence upon the fart that vo s , w h , ha I f011,..ed him had jos tided his procee.lint. Th , lt•el t lion. Bironet had 0.-en in offi:e, and it w.t.- astonishing how amazingly thole who were in effice aseerttel to the deci sams of those who had he, n in office.—(Hear, hear.) There was alwaa s, in • truth, a wrinderfal agreement between the. ies and the outs --(Lauehter.) The Right Honourable Barn- et had stated the decision which he ha.l giveto;for he was ut the head of the Board of Adm i ralty at the *dude but he had been wrong—_ egregiously wrong ; and, for his own part, he thought it was al says the beat plan, when such wae - the case, fcr a man to come ferward manfully and say that he was wrong, rather than to persist in it ; and it would have been far letter for the Right lion. Baronet to have said so on the present occasion, than to persist in a decish - n for which na tedress had been obtained for the Repli -ants, for it ha i received emit, but official answers. Now there was a rem irkaale Mail elite in all official nrewers ; and, t'or his own t art, lie thought ite.t t'ai beaer phn would be to etere - Ay pe th,-.-ni at (Klee, to cast them in metal, and to say in reply to an application that this was an official answer.—(Laughter.) The whole case lay i', a nutshell, but the R:ght lion. Baronet had not fairly state d it. Be represented it as if Capt. I)'ckenson bed happened to be on the South Ani..±rican station. and that he hid been sent by Admiral Baker, who was in the command of the squa dron to recover the treasure which had been lost - in the Thetis, and as if this was a common official duty in the course of the service.—(Hear, hear, from Capt. Ptchell.) Why, C,iptain Dickenson was the whole author of the plan ; it was his capacious and scientific mind by which it was all planned. Nobody had ever thought of it be fore. When he had first named it to Admiral Baker .that officer had considered it as only a wild scheme, which was never likely to be brought into any practical effect, or likely to be of the slightest use to the country at large, and it was entirely through Captain Dickenson that the immense amount of treasure had been recovered from the wreck, and that, too, front a depth under water varying from 35 to 79 feet—(Hear)—and that, too, at the distance of many thousand miles from England, with no appliances but those furnished by his own ingenuity, without any assistance from the Government but the use, as the Gallant Manber for Brighton (Capt. Pechell) had properly c-Iled it,*this " horrible brig." Yt t with these means on'y Captain Dickenson hail personally recovered 124 . ,000/. out of the 164,0001.. which had been lost, and had in fact recovered 157,0001.; fur the gentleman who had succeeded him in the service had entirely followed the plans laid down by Captain Diekemon, and it was owning to his plans al:me that it was ever recovered. The Government had but rendered the smallest assis tance beyond thi ieit;'-ict4s of this horrible brig; a ll t h e even fire en g i ne h e rest had been elfeJed through the energy and a bility of Captain Dicke nson. his into A that the Right Honourable Baronet had had been compelle d to convert an ea r th wor k . He sa id case fairly; for instead of supporting the Gallant O fficer, the Admiralty of that day h a d t h rown t h e whole of the re=p 'risibility on hi s s h oulders, and notstate d the c when at length success had crowned his efforts, they had come in with a huxtering, mean, contemptible, and Shy lock kind of prosecution, zo rob him of his reward. He could not say how, but he deeply regretted that the Nobl e Lord who introduced this quest ion had not been heard by the House, and especially that the House had not heard the two letters which be read —a letter applying for a hawser t o h e l p C apt. Di c k enson i n his labours,- sad the reply th-t was made to that application. The Thetis was lost in December, 1830; the captain commenced his labours at the close of December, 1841; and the appli cation for the haws-r was made in the June following. The letter wits sighed by 1, - .-rd John Townsend, ani it stated— " Sir,—l am directed by my Lords Commissioners of the kimirelty [the Right Hon. Baronet was First Lord at that time] that no expense can be starred whatever by the public in the endeavour to recover the treasure from the Thetis. The request was for a 6iaireh hawser, and cannat be complied with. "Signed, .1 JOHN TOWNSEND." The second letter was dated August 11, and after noticing the application of the 11th ot Jane, again declined the request for this 61 inch hawser. The second lotter wa- signed by Sir Jahn Barrow, so that it was plainly evident that the Board of Admiralty repu diated the whole concorn—(Cheers)-e-and yet, when the treasure had been reeovereri—when the money was .safrly lodged in the Bank of Eagland, then they brought 'in this cle a n of the new sillier ;and at the eleventh hour, sal tit?. fir y-ninth minute of the eleventh hour, they came forwarl w;th their nasty bill of costs.—(Ch - e ra rs and laugh'er.) Ar d this . he it remembered. was und e r .the garret .n af th.• Right Hon. B e a, net . It they had and had searched ail their iiiryia. . /wild one, thorn Lei 44 41Te • eu V sozo o4cae, Bat ~. na :s for a preceden t. , s p to larger i oted. e *ay sup' !noon a few fenny pine ten to lealt o e stft ~\