The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-02 00:00:00

. t wo gsti t) ; isto , bad ;olt 9 : . out a d ;o N o b hi old , or ), if Even on Mendicant 5 to 1 agst Jericho the distance, when Woodpigeon wen; op. took the lead from Vampyre, and opposite the Royal Stand was a length in advance, but stopped near the finish, and only won by a neck. Vampyre beating Glory by a length, the latter a length before Sister to the Nob, Mangler fifth, and Plaudit sixth. Run in 4 min. and 34 sec. A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft ; for two year old colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 31b. Three quarters of a mile. (12 Subs.) Mr. P , :ync's Glendower (Nat) 1 Field Marshall Grosvenor's Sir Oliver 2 D uke of Richmond's Hornpipe Betting 5 to 2 on Glendower, who made all the running, and won by four lengths. Run in 1 min. 26 sec. BETTING ON THE EMPERORS VASE. 5 to 1 against Sir Tatton Sykes 13 to 1 agst Wolfdog TUE EMPEROR'S VASE —Sir Joseph Hawley has pur !based Mendicant of Mr. Gully, the price is either 2,000 Ur 2 ,500 uine s to be made up to 3,000 should she win ase. g the V a Bohn Day, jun., the trainer, was taken ill on Monday night, and is reported to be in a dangerous state. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SON. SIR, —Out of eleven races at the Manchester and Newton meetings named the of , third of the other two. If the like success should attend I l li e . Z an tieipations of the Ascot sport, those who take me as pioneer wi ll reap a r i c h h arves t. , 'Lae averag e, as far as the number of stakes and entries the but in consequence of the serious defalcations upon late Derby, speculation has, as yet, been very limited, mid s tands but littl e c hance of being increased before the and day of the wee k—Th ur sday. The list gives eight and w e ntY races for the four days, eight on Tuesday, eight on tiAineeda, eiht on Tursday, and only four on Friday, but Ito day c o ntaining at l h east one race ofinterest, or, in other Vai a betting race. p ; he ball opens with the Trial Stakes of 5 sous. each, &c. crive su bscribers—all likely to start, the two-year-olds, Iron W "n a nd Embrace can have but little pretensions to beat low a"ta, Alsatia, and Prussic Acid, notwithstanding their al beeanoe of three stone ; and Wanota's late running having Alsatia n e!? inferior, I shall place my trust in Prussic Acid and for the two first places. T heo re Ascot Stakes are destined to fall to the lot of Messrs. f a ult O? or Greville, with Clermont or Mirmillo, and in de field- ' them to Plaudit, Hydrangea, or Nannette colt. A .oflowi at least fifteen may be expected to start, consisting of telng:__ AnnandalePin - . vrs. st. lb. yrs. st. lb. 4 . . 6 12 ........ • •• • 5 8 7 Hydrangea Woo 9 P l e ..... . ..... a ... 8 5 Nannette colt ePigeon 5 . . 7 13 '4ister to the Nob... 4 ... 6 '._)_ Ti t s irndr arn .... 4 ... 713 Alkali Giant an g l er . ..: .. :: 5 ... 7 6 1 Mirmillo ... 3 6 3 ?land ? -8 ............ 5 ... 7 6 1 Clermont . Th..t. ........ . 5 ... 7 5 Odessa filly 3 ... 6 3 3 ... 5 3 i7 rt t i gei!et 6 .., 7 s,Vampyre bill 1 e Gold Vase in the absence of ~.lendicant the race J en . k aY entirely between Jericho, The . 11elo,. and' Bridle. the - h e ' ll) for choice, although in my opinion it is little better tad - :,,, a ,t°ls up between him and The Hero; if a three year S tio .'us, it will most certainly be Bridle. The Welcome Clete 'es, W i th a field of seven or eight, including Miami, dnentina, Mr. Martin, The Swallow, and Halo, 7211 pro tl 0a a splendid race • the winner of the Oaks and (Acme a l s i t ar ‘ e Placed on equal' ground, by each having 6lbs. pe ime to carry , Arand consequently one pound more than H alo . - "r• Martin and six more than the Swallow , if M r •, wi n ' Martin starts, to him and Clementina I look for the rtiller, otherwise to the latter and Miami. e 60 taws. St a k es over th e Old Mile to the Goodwood Stables; and the 50 soya Stake over the New Mile to Dr. in or the Premature colt. ... ab B n .A -scot Derby Stakes has sixteen nominations, of which ~. ut th ree will " show," viz., Harmony colt. Mathemati 'gas Con ''.. Yngbam, and perhaps, Mirmillo, the decision thus-- ... I .. ••• Mat hematician 2 .. . .. . .-•• A s liar rnony cell, or Mirmillo ... .. .... • 3 dow er weepstakes of 50 soya., for two year olds, with Gip . cel l o ( 1 ), Hornpipe (2), Fencer (3), among the entries, will°nudes the first day's sport. Wednesday, at half-past one, a large batch of hor t se e s It o c° ll ect wid a l Hunt e together at the new mile starting post,for h cups', "P. Their names and merits too much space _ at 0:,!. - rY, therefore I shall take a flying leap to the omega . It , tb. - aa , and distinctly assert that Lady Wildair, 5 yrs, Bst Bt. L 3o °ll eenitawn, 5 yrs, Vat 21b; Gabbier, 36st 41b 11 , 1 0 st - tio ,, Yrs, 6st 211) ;or Fist iana, 3 yrs, y r5, 65t21 . 13 : will uantr i • - "u`tably win this Cup, as to being more precise in a For 14 1) of this kind, it is barely possible. Gooa he Fern Hill Stakes, Camelford, Grist, Hornpipe, of tts Y , I b tolemceus, Jollity, and, perhaps, Isis , will sta rt ; tes., u , e ' se, Grist, Isis, and Hornpipe, are the best ; more depo ihrr.ll not. The w w :"Y Stakes to Cossack in a canter. Ita lie • anuser Stakes of 10 sous. each. 72 Subs. and 11 Admiral, Voron e :: — Epirote, Lady Lurewell, or Papa, So-nice, Tlae A ~`4'.o2tonian, Mirmillo, Mathematician, or All . ertonian, Pore e l u , i n Watchdog, Mr. Martin, or Alsatia, Liska, and fol), '" r e , or Cossack (latter 101 b extra, both very doubt added, vin's of these may not start, and others may .be of th :._ in either case it is not likely to alter the decision 8 „ T race. Mr. blartin Epirote, or Day's starter being -a to v s i n , se t 8 • to th e D n . v Stakes, for two yrs old, upon reflection, I assign The ul 'e of Ric Stakes hmond. A.V .B • 9 4 e i w t i h t i li n Is. fe Coron at i on are likely to fall to the lot of Mr. C l en .. aentina, or Sir J. Hawley with Miami. The Clem ' .lIL be entina Bst 101 b 1 Mi ami, 9st ' Th e en ss,. sa cbia, Bst 71b 3 do e b t.i . rndsor Piate, a T.Y.C. spin will have EvFnus (a Ttte ll 'a sta ,., r ter), Mistress Jean, or Chippeway, for victor. hat e E,, --e rt NA's. Stakes, with 50 added, T.Y.C., ought to t : On litlas, or the Bishop of Romford's cob, home first. 4) ltin st i r rl d„ aY her Ma'esty's Plate will be an easy conquest . Tisa field or Footst j ool. i n all "-'" for the Emperor of Russia's Plate will, • . The //P ro bability, be composed of the following : ' Wolea g , •er°, Sting, Sir Tatton Sykes, Christopher— the "g, Jericho, Mendicant, and Poynton; two of these, but Re ro and Christopher, before Thursday, may be scratched, Mof that nothing is known as yet. endicant's performances have made her first favourite, and Justly so, she is the best mare of the last and present e ars, and if she does not win the Plate, will be too near to pleasant bawson's representative Poynton has much improved n yea s form ; he will be a difficult nag to stall off. Jericho, lasto, one of the gamest animals that ever appeared on the turf, will be sure, by his well-known quality, to be close up at the finish. Sir Tatton Sykes will run forward, but not forward enough. o , W If - dog Jericho, and Sting will be in front at the Grand • Stand, and in the last few strides we shall see - whether the indomitable spirit of Wolf-dog, the gameness of Jerich o ' , or, the blood and staying qualities of Sting will be in the ascendant; but which ever wins, the other two will be ' bear his h D eels. have a sliht enchant in favour of the .„.___Pg and Jericho, l and fully e g xpec p t to see in one or other the o "Lner. ~ .., The New St a k es , pregnant with the fate of many a candi . I ' - ‘ . -- 4 54 ) ,0rb1y honours next year, is as good as ever, and Mr. • -7,s' ^. • . , . ...- )11 rIthsh . 14 Flatcataer and Assault, setting at defiance - r 0 tit . ; : , 411 , / ' s ,z. h i , ,- 1 _,..* - ,11-'- - - •-•' • will ompro riise be -7, '44l4b.drecl'SoVs. Stakes be a c . for lita e "F ril. Aar snd',PiPtbong, or a walk over without, o to Epirote or ‘..: ozi tr . , ~ , .. the: ,'Bows. Stakes will g ki t r i t e ; „Si. ' Jaines'a Palace Stakes to the Harmony f c o o u l r t th o . r 0o Spider being third, and Voronetz, as usual, to ed, n ' 11e8„ „Friday, fur the Railway Stakes, I shalllook tuns , '‘ 'lawn, Stultz, Vice- onsul, or Odessa fillye,nfo_orrlr -110 ' 8 faVOinne ; and to Bravissimo and Mount Call f the I°o Member's Plate. Nut --1:.50 his Stakes will be decided in favour of Coningsby, lth this race ends the Ascot Meeting of 1847.-1 am, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. COURT CIRCULAR. the C oo t , R 1 TUESDAY. Majesty, Prince Albert, and Tii went to Ascot races to-day. o'ci ot e i joYal cortege left the Castle at a quarter-past twelve Th e Past fi "'"gust party returned to the Castle at twenty minutes Th vs o'clock. lag t ,„ ° I) Uke of Wellington arrived at the Castle this morn - a visit to the Queen. Geor er m - .l l lesty gave a grand banquet in the evening in St. Liall. The service of gold plate was used. The e auificent "S t . G eorge ca ndelabrum" was p l ace d i n t h e en tre of the tatle, which was brilliantly illuminated with b_yridelabra of large size, and richly sculptured in gold. Of gold dishes were ranged the entire length of the table the larger sort resting on engles of silver and on th e plateau, among the different centre pieces, were arranged aeveral beautiful plants in flower, inserted in vases of silver gilt. A buffett of gold plate was erected at each end of the hall, that at the eastern extremity containing a number of racing cups, including the "Lincoln Cup " and two Goodwood Cups, won by Fleur de Lis, the/property of his Majesty George IV. Among the remarkable articles on the buffett was the brilliant Huema, composed of pure plates of gold, closely in laid with precious stones, having pearls for its eyes, and having suspended from its beak a large and valuable ruby. The Band of the Ist Regitnent of Life Guards was in at tendance during dinner. Lord Camoys has arrived at the Castle, and has succeeded the Marquis of Orrnonde as the Lord in Waiting to the Queen. Major the Hon. A. N. Hood has succeeded Sir Frederick Stovin as the Groom in Waiting, and Lord Alfred taget (Clerk Marshal) has relieved Lieutenant-Colonel the ' 1 ". C. B. Phipps in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to her Majesty. C hancellor Bishop of St. David's had an interview with the % .. , hancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his o ffi cial resi dence in Downing-street. Mr. Morris, M.P., had also an Interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman. A jeputation, consisting of the Right Hon. Lord Sondes, the 14:1ght Hon. S. R. Lushington, Mr. J. Wildman, Mr. N. I C an . " 4l hull, the Mayor of Faversham, Alderman Cooper, of terb ur _ Dep uty y Alderman Neame, Mr. E. D. Hilton, the i tit l :„7 Of Margate, and the Mayor of Rochester, had an Mr. 'Am with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday. aL r. Riddell had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at make Colonial-office. Mr. F. t th e zstephen French transacted business yesterday at Unice of the Board of Trade. C Z". Hananel De C as t ro , director of the Australian Mining i nte rY. and Mr. Thomas Hanson Peile, solicitor, had an t h e lio nor with Mr. Mil ne r Gibson yesterday at the office of ard of Trade. gton, and Mr. Davill, xt fro iir Windsor Railway, had an interview with Lord view d e 31 0 t h nl eu t n a : t ere l P r. on Dlonday, at the office of the Woods and Forests. Itla,narr;i:l including Lord Barrin Marti no : l r in g. chairman, Mr. Wilson, director, and Mr. i t . o the Kent Water-works, had an inter -7704.s anTonda is ith Lord Morpeth, at the office of the Kuista, ll a i c ge: Ighness the Grand Duke Constantine of the 11Iu , eum Pa o ' , led by penal Admiral Luke and his s uit-, visited f Practical Geology on Monday. His Int ss officers. was Conducted over the establishment by its H AY MA.R E THEATRE. Who d o th ey take me for 9 Such is the title of a pleasant one act droll ery produced sooth to say th e h ero, Mr. O'Reilly, (Mr. Hudson) lulls at this theatre last evening, and to th e 4. Illustrated Illuminated Pictorial Annual," comes like H amlet ' s father, ill .. such ' questionable shape," that t he question may well be asked. They call him not "King, _ but .. Baronet,'; not 4. Royal Dane" but "Gentleman of icrt nne ;" not " Hamlet " Sir Terence o'l3ri . an O'ogherty O'Donnolly,"'&e. Ecc. tee., the gentleinan with the long name and the longer ' purse; and he answers " itxy. An ahem " in th e most amusing manner pos answe.er? "', who a re they to whom he returns the of a certainA he are Pickin gs (M r. Tilbury), a rascally steward r ., -4 " DUD lCa§tle t Whose estate he wicks IQ buy for a song, and who, mistaking O'Reilly for the baronet with the long name, gives him 3,000/. Lot to bid against him. Prudence Pickings (Mrs. Humby), the niece of the steward, who, having met O'Reilly at a ball, has fallen desperately in love with him, which love O'Reilly returns. Mrs. Dorring ton, a rich widow, who is affianced by her aunt (as young ladies are affianced on the stage and nowhere else), to the baronet of multitudinous names, without ever having seen him, and Colonel Templeton (Mr. Howe), the lover of the widow, who is ready to shoot any one who shall dare to gainsay his pretensions. After an amusing half hour of ludicrous contretemps O'Reilly has the 3,0001. and marries Prudence, Templeton buys the estate at its full value and marries the widow, and Mr. Pickings, the unjust steward, remains the steward minus 3,0001., which he has paid to O'Reilly. Hudson was effervescent as a bottle of cham pagne. Mrs. Humby was quaint and amusing as is her wont, and Tilbury, Mrs. Seymour, and Howe did what little they had to do excellently well. Mr. Clark, that great man in little parts, had the little part of an innkeeper. He had not threescore words to say, but he made every word tell, and the farce was announced for repetition amidst loud applause. Question —(by Mr. Hudson at the conclusion)—" Who do they take me for ?" Answer—(by the audience)—" One of the most amusing eccentrics that ever appeared on the stage." THE MAGAZINES. BLACK WOOD. Not upon the principle of "contraries" alluded to by Rory O'More, but because of the extraord nary importance of the subject at this period of scarcity in nutritious articles of consumption, we take the last article in the present number (ccclxxx) of Black wood, the first into consideration. The subject is not just now " the rage" from having tickled the passions of the population. It is neither a ruffianly diatribe upon the dead Liberator, nor an idolatrous panegyric upon Jenny Lind, nor a squib upon the poses plastique, nor a sneering criticism upon " Tan cred,' nor a zoological dissertation upon Bosjestnans. No ; the theme is the homeliest conceivable, and for that very reason we have selected it. The heading runs thus- 3 On the Nutritive Qualities of the Bread now in Use ;" and it is written " by Professor Johnston." The paper is really a little master-piece in its way—a pearl from that casket of nature which was first opened, and the treasures of which were first tolerably well rifled by Justus Liebig. We would gladly see this article copied from the pages of Blackwood, and distributed throughout every household in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Berwick-upon-Tweed. 'We would see it lying on the tables of the palace and the cottage, in the libraries of the nobility and the kitchens of the crofters. Professor Johnston has been actuated by the most benevolent motives in the composition of these few pages; and the best of it is his benevolence is not comprised in rhetorical flourishes, it is a prac tical evidence of his philanthropy. But to come to the point at once, the reader may ask, "what is the purpose of this remarkable contribution? It is this. Professor Johnston maintains that white bread (mis called the best bread) is immeasurably inferior in the way of nourishment to brown,or even black bread,(mis called the worst bread). He not merely asserts this : he proves it, first by analytical calculations and secondly by the facts accumulated from actual expe riments. He insists that the whole wheat, the wheat not separated from the bran, or, in other words, the grain mingled with its husks, affords much more nourishment than when it is carefully sifted down to pure flour, for the gratification of a fastidious taste. We will give the very simple and explicit demonstra tion of this, in the words of Professor Johnston him self. He proceeds thus : " The solid parts of the human body consist, princi pally of three several portions : the fat, the muscle, and the bone. These three substances are liable to constant waste in the living body, and therefore must be con stantly renewed from the food that we eat. The vege table food we consume contains these three substances almost ready formed. The plant is the brickmaker. The animal voluntarily introduces these bricks into its stomach, and then involuntarily—through the operation of the mysterious machinery within—picks out these bricks, transports them to the different parts of the body, and builds them into their appropriate places. As the miller at his mill throws into the hopper the ua ground grain, and forthwith, by the involuntary move ments of the machinery, receives in his several sacks fine flour, the seconds, the middlings, the pollards, and the bran ; so in the human body, by a still more re fined separation, the fat is extracted and deposited here, the muscular matter there, and the bony matter in a third locality, where it cannot only be stored up, but where its presence is actually at the moment necessary. " Again, the fluid parts of the body contain the same substances in a liquid form, on their way to or from the several parts of the body in which they are required. They include alse a portion of salt or saline matter which is dissolved in them, as_we dissolve common salts in our soup, or Epsom salts in the pleasant draughts with which our doctors delight to vex us. This saline matter is also obtained from the food. " Now, it is evident that that food must be the most nourishing which supplies all these ingredients of the body most abundantly on the whole, or in proportions most suited to the actual wants of the individual animal to which it is given. " How stands the question, then, in regard to this point between the brown bread and the white—the fine flour and the whole meal of wheat? " The grain of wheat consists of two parts, with which the miller is familiar — the inner grain and the skin that covers it. The inner grain gives the pure wheat flour; the skin, when separated, forms the bran. The miller eannot entirely peel off the skin from his grain, and thus some of it is unavoidably ground up with his flour. By sifting, he separates it more or less completely; his se conds, middlings, &c. owing their colour to the propor tion of brown bran that has passed through the sieve along with the flour. The whole meal, as it is c a ll e d, o f which the so-named b r o wn household bread is made con sists of the entire grain ground up together—us e d as it comes from the mill-stones unsifted, and therefore con taining all the bran. The first white flour, therefore, may be said to contain no bran while the whole meal cont a i ns a ll that grew na turally huapton is the the gr compositionain. the seed ? How much do they respectivelycontain th e several constituents of the animal body ? of How m uch of each is contained also in t h e whole grain ? " 1. The fat. Of this ingredient a thousand pounds of the Whole grain contain 2Blbs. Fine Flour 2O Bran So that the bran is much richer in fat than the interior part of the grain, and the whole ground together (whole meal) richer than the finer part of the flour in the pro portioti of nearly one-half. "2. The muscular matter. I have had no opportunity as yet of ascertaining the relative proportions of this ingredient in the bran and fine flour of the same sample of grain. numerous experiments, however, have been made in my laboratory, to determine these propor tions in the fine flour and whole seed of several varieties of grain. The general result of these is, that the whole grain uniformly contains a larger quantity, weight for weight, than the fine flour extracted from it does. The particular results in the case of wheat and Indian corn were as follows :—A thousand pounds of the whole grain and of the fine flour contained of muscular matter respectively,— Wheat grain. Fine flour. Wheat 1561b5. 1301bs. Indian corn 140 110 Of the material out of which the animal muscles is to be formed, the whole meal or grain of wheat contains one-fifth more than the finest flour does. For maintain ing muscular strength, therefore, it must be more va luable in an esual proportion. " 2. Bone material and Saline matter.—Of these mi neral constituents, as they may be called, of the animal body, a thousand pounds of bran, whole meal and fine flour, contain respectively — Bran 7oolbs Whole meal ... 170 „ Fine flour " So that in regard to this inportant part of our food, necessary to all living animals, but especially to the young who are growing, and to the mother who is giv ing milk—the whole meal is three times more nourish ing than the fine flour. " Our case is now made out. Weight for weight, the whole grain or meal is more rich in all those three essential elements of a nutritive food, than the tine flour of wheat. By those whose only desire is to sustain their health and strength by the fo od they eat, ought not the whole meal to be preferred ? To children who are rapidly growing, the browner the bread they eat, the more abundan t the supply of the materials from which their increasing bones and muscles are to be produced. To the milk-giving mother, the same food, and for a similar reason, is the most appropriate. " A glance at their mutual relations in regard to the three substances, presented in one view, will show this more clearly. A thousand pounds of each contain of the three several ingredients the following proportions : Whole meal. Fine flour. Muscular matter ...•• 1561ba. 1301bs. Bone material l7olbs. 60lbs. Fat Total in each " Taking the three ingredients, therefore, together, the whole meal is one-half more valuable for fulfilling all the purposes of nutrition than the fine flour—and especially it is so in regard to the feeding of the young, the pregnant, and those who undergo mu ch bodily fatigue." In the arguments derivable from chemical analysis, we think the foregoing is conclusive enough in all conscience. But Professor Johnston has more to say in explanation of his views, and emphatically observes, that his "theoretical considerations come in , only to confirm the results of previous experim ents. Thus, from the experiments of Majendie and others it was known th a t an i ma l s w hi c h in a few weeks died if fed only upon fine flour, lived long upon whole meal bread. Th. rea son a p pears f rom our analytical investi gations. The whole meal contains in large quantity the three forms of m a tt er b y w hi c h t h e severa l parts of the body to man him are sustained, or s uccess i ve ly re newed. We may feedgupon bread we e , adan m d u w st ate b r av o e nly ti , ie bu a t pp u a n r l e T we wish t cruelty to restrict him t o th e coa rser kinds of bread. The loay e c o h . arity which s h ou ld supp l y hi m w i t h fine white Instead, would in effect kill him by a lingering starvation." Having expounded so far, Professor Johnston calcu lates the extraordinary saving that must arise from the employment of the whole wheat, or brown bread, or mixture of flour and bran, just as God himself has mingled the two ingredients for our consumption. " First, The amount of husk separated by the miller from the wheat which he grinds, and which is not sold for human use, varies very much. I think we do not over-tstimate it, when we consider it as forming one eighth of the whole. On this supposition, eight pounds of wheat yield seven of flour consumed by man, and one of pollard and bran which are given to animals—chiefly to poultry and pigs. If the whole meal be used, how ever, eight pounds of flour will be obtained, or eight people will be fed by the same weight of grain which only fed seven before. *' Again, we have seen that the whole meal is more nutritious—so that this coarser flour will go farther than an equal weight of the fine. The numbers at which we arrived, fr ‘m the result of analysis, show that, taking all the throe sustaining elements of food into considera tion, the coarse is one half more nutritive than the fine. Leaving a wide margin for the influence of cir cumstances, let us suppofe it only one-eigth more nutri tive, and we shall have now nine people nourished equally by the same weight of grain, which, when eaten as fine flour, would support only seven. The wheat of the country, in otner words, would in this form go one fourth farther than at present.* Those are surely considerations that should console the multitude under the ravages of the potato murrain. Earneetly do we commend the matter, not merely to the reflecthn of the public, hut to the domestic ex periment of individuals. By testing the assertions of Professor Johnston, the people will enhance the fat and the osseous and muscular portions of their bodies, and materially decrease the drain upon their purses. To bound from one extreme to the other, we will transcribe the best out of four graceful sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning ; it is entitled " Moun taineer and Poet" : " MOUNTAINEER AND POET. " The simple goatherd who treads places high, Beholding there his shadow (it is wist) Dilated to a giant's on the mist Esteems not his own stature larger by The apparent image; but more patiently Strikes his staff down beneath his clenching fist— While the snow-mountains litt their amethyst And sapphire crowns of splendour, far and nigh, Into the air around him. Learn from hence Meek mortals, all ye poets that pursue Your way still onward up to eminence I Ye are not great, because creation drew Large revelations round your earliest sense, Nor bri g ht, because God's glory shines for you." Of geographical variety there is abundance in the present number. One contributor carries us in ima gination with Sir George Simpson in his overland journey round the world, through "North America, Siberia, and Russia :" another pictures to us the pre sent condition of " Constantinople and the declining state of the Ottoman Empire;" another portrays the characteristics of " A Turkish Watering-place ;" and a fourth in a pleasant chattering review of Onzoo and Typee, by Herman Melville, gives an agreeable summary of " Pacific Rovings." Three serials are continued; namely, the third chapter of "How to Build a House and Live in it •" an additional Letter to Eusebius in pursuance of the "Hum Ca tullianm" and the sixth miserable " Letter on the Truths contained in Popular Superstitions." A clever paraphrase of "The Hymn of King Olaf the Saint ;" and a capital critical chapter on the literary labours of " Prosper Merimee," comprise the remainder of the June number. For its pleasant, and instructive contents, Blackwood still continues conspicuous and seasonable. DOMBEY AND SON. No. IX. By Charles Dickens. Plain Joe, Sir—Joey B.—Josh Bagstock—Joseph —rough and tough old J., Sir, will certainly go off one of these days in a frightful fit of apoplexy. The manner in which he is described, namely, as " greatly swollen as to his face," as " puffy," as excessively blue in com r plexion, and so forth, affords the reader a sympa thetic determination of blood to the head. At one time, indeed, Major Bagstock is said to have " swelled and swelled, and rolled his purple face about, and winked his lobster eye, until he fell into a fit of wheezing which obliged him to take a turn or two about the room." At another he is depicted as being so painfully influenced by mental excitement and talking in wheezy whispers that he " sat gurgling in the throat and watering at the eyes until dinner was ready." A very phenomenon of an apoplectic Major is this Major Bagstock, and " Joe B. is sly, sir, de-vilish sly." In the present chapters Carker goes down to Leamington, finds Dombey entrapped by the charms of Edith Granger, and takes an ex cursion with the affianced, the Major, and Mrs. Skewton over Warwick Castle. The character of the venerable but blooming Mrs. Sk ewton, who is always apostrophising Nature and Heart is cleve rly sustained. The following sentence contains a bitter moral most bitterly expressed. Mr s. Skewton's maid appears late in the evening, according to custom, to prepare her gradually for night. "At night, she should have been a skeleton, with dart and hour-glass, rather than a woman, this attendant ; for her touch was as the touch of Death. The painted object shrivelled underneath her hand ; the form col lapsed, the hair dropped off, the arched dark eye-brows chanced to scanty tufts of grey ; the pale lips shrunk, the skin became cadaverous and loose ; an old, worn, yellow nodding woman, with red eyes, alone remained in Cleopatra's place. huddled up, like a slovenly bundle, in a greasy flannel gown." Florence completes her visit at Sir Barnet Sltettles', and returns home. Previously, however, to her de parture she is attended by the delicate attentions of one visitor : " This was Mr. Toots, who after renewing, some weeks ago, the acquaintance he had had the happiness of forming with Skettles, Junior, on the night when he burst the Blimberian bonds and soared into freedom with his ring on, called regularly every other day, and left a perfect pack of cards at the hall door ; so many indeed, that the ceremony was quite a deal on the part of Mr. Toots, and a hand at whist on the part of the servant." The introduction of Florence to the lady, who is to, be Mrs. Dombey the second, is a beautiful piece of natural and pathetic description. ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. The gardens opened for the season on Monday, and the weather was most auspicious for the occasion. If variety of entertainments ground a claim for public favour, the proprietors have as suredly established that claim. The orchestra is admirably decorated, or rather re-painted. The ballet of Robert and Bertrand was well got up, and the artistes, Miss Wright, Mr. Milano, &c., acquitted themselves admirably. The boxes in the amphitheatre were enormously crowded. Of the wonderful performances of the Bedoun Arabs it would be hopeless to convey any idea. The evening's entertain ments were enlivened and varied by a capital brass band, and a genu-ine band from the Hartz Mountains under the direction of Herr Kettler. Thu gardens still retain some of the old attractions, in the shape of the Hermit, Neptune in the Marine Car, &c. In the Waterloo Ground, the "Piece de Resistance consisted of a magnificent structure, modelled with every regard to architectural correctnsss after the Grand Square of St. Mark," Venice, the Palace of the Doge, and Cathedral and Tower of St. Mark. It is a most transcendentally beautiful and successful work of art; it forms the greatest attraction in the royal property." When this scene was illuminated by the pyrotechnic display the effect was everything which could be wished. Great credit is due to Mr. Darby, the pyrotechnist, for we never beheld a more brilliant display. II Diavolo made his usual descent from the top of the tower on a wire, amidst the fire works. A number of views were shown, which are well executed. and represent the following places :—Tivoli, near Rome—lleidelburg, on the Rhine—Platz Town, on ditto— Durham, winter and summer —Valley of Chamouni, Savoy— Salt Plains, Tunis—Tin Mine, Cornwall—Peak Cavern, Derbyshire—Wells Cathedral, moonlight—Ehrenbreihtstein —Fountain Abbey. Every attention was paid to the visitors under the auspices of Mr. Lewis and Mr. Ryan, and we hope the spirited exertions of the proprietors will be met by a liberal encouragement on the part of the public. TRINITY MONDAY.—On Monday, according to an nual custom, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, as the blas ter of the Trinity House, accompanied by the elder and junior brethren, assembled in the Grand Hall of the Trinity House, and after partaking of a slight dejeuner, p ro ceeded to the Tower and embarked in th e i r s t a t e bar g e 8 , attended by: the o ffi cials of the Trinity House, the Master and Warde ns o f the Watermen's Company, and Captain Fisher, the harbour master, and a strong muster of the Thames police. His Grace was loudly cheered by a large body of spectators on his embarking, as also by the numerous vessels and steamers as they passed down the river. On the arrival of the party at Deptford, his Grace landed, the procession then moved on towards St. Nicholas Church, the children belonging to the Seamen's Orphan School being drawn up in line. The sermeat was preached by the Rev. Mr. Melvill, chaplain of the Tower and to his Grace. The church was crowded in every part. At the conclusion of Divine service, the Duke of Wellington returned to town in an open carriage and pair, the Brethren of the Trinity returning in the usual manner to Trinity House. The Duke of Wellington purposes to give a grand entertainment on the 14th instant, at Apsley House, in cele bration of the baptism of the infant daughter of Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley. The Queen has been pleased to signify her intention to stand sponsor in person to the infant. TRAGEDY EXTRAORDINARY. —At the Queen's Theatre, in Manchester, on Monday, the sock and buskin were laid under peculiar contribution in the representa tion of King Richard 111. Mr. Wyndham took a benefit, which, we trust, really proved what it was hoped to be ; and a quintet of comic actors, including Messrs. Sloane and Wyndham, undertook the novelty of strutting through the crooked-backed tyrant, one act of the tragedy being apportioned to each actor. Of course so startling an announcement as five Richards in the field astonished the " gods," who, as the several tragedians appeared, scarcely knew whether to laugh or cry. At length the climax of the tragic farce arrived, Mr. Sloane dashing upon the stage as King Dick. In the midst of a very grave soliloquy the risible muscles of the audience were disturbed, and this in decorous facial expression in the midst of a solemn tragedy was quickly followed by a loud guffaw, which Richard's philosophy could not scorn. Hastily stepping to the front of the stage, and, with his well-trained tragic face, he said, " Ladies and gentlemen, pray don't think we are playing comically, for I assure y - ou that we are playing tragedy as earnestly as we can. You'll oblige us much if you wen't laugh." The people again hardly Wafter whether to laugh or cry; an in a ew mements wards the curtain felt amidst peals of laughter. • Haymaking has commenced in the neighbourhood of Batb, and the crops promise to give a fair average genialhe a plant showers also of theis lookingaslast ten days strong havinga n d growth.--Both Gazette. M t the n p d r a i the metropolis, B fhpo n eun E tn a y r — M onday yield.he heaeatrleetrhwiyaalTl;sYhatehpgreweonmeroatlerdedi:su ce o b t f l r a e ßt k a n d i eE n i : 4 l o ui sh:tTldo:::atfNlhoerfle4wd:ubh::::::::ent iP O b f rßr'eloaCf 3d. within g the last five days. d Eo t n h eo r throughout Coantry bread is now Bd., second quality 9a., and the best IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, June 1. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly after Five o'clock. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented several pe titions from the clergy and laity of the city of Gloucester, and other parts, praying the House to adopt some mea sure to put a stop to Sunday travelling upon railways. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up a large number of public and private Bills. POOP. REMOVAL. (IRELAND). This Bill, after a short conversation, in which Lord Denman, Lord Brougham, and Earl Grey took part, was read a second time. TOWNS IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, this Bill was read a second time. NAVY PRISONS BILL. On the motion of the Earl of AUCKLAND, the House went into Committee on this Bill. The Earl of HARD WICKE;aid, that though not an opponent of the Bill, he was only a weak supporter, and he was, therefore, exceedingly desirous of modifying its principle, for he believed that the punishment against which it was directed was not unpopular in the profession.; The men in the navy, when they committed a fault, expected corporal punishment—they looked for it, as they said, as their due, and did not complain when it was inflicted. But this Bill im posed a punishment which was, of all thing's, most detested by them, for they would barter their liberty for no advantage whatever. He said he did give the Bill his support, although the measure was of very doubtful character ; for the mo ment the vessel went out to sea the lash was resumed, and this Bill serv e d r a th er t o satisfy the public mind under the eye of the press. He meant to propose an amendment on the first clause to the effect of retaining the entire control in the sole hand of the captain. He moved that these words should be struck out. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in a voice almost inaudible, intimated, as we understood, that he _would consider the amendment. The Kul of SHAF FESBURY reported progress, and their Lordships resumed. - CONFERENCE. Mr. GREENE and a deputation from the Commons appeared at their Lordships' bar, on behalf of the Com mons, and asked for a conference on the Poor Relief (Ireland) and the L a nd e d Property (Ireland) Bills. The conference was a g reed to, a nd appointed to take place immediately in the Royal Gallery. After a short absence, the Members of their Lord ships' House appointed to confer with the Commons returned, and Lord CLARENDON read the reasons why the House of Commons disagreed with certain amendments made by their Lordships in the trish Poor Relief and the Landed Property (Ireland) Bills. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he would take those amendments into consideration, and bring them forward on Thursday next. NAVY PRISONS BILL. The House then resumed on this Bill, and The Earl of AUCKLAND said that he believed every care had been taken to preserve the characters of the officers, and he was quite assured that the punishment by flogging was not half so much as it was ten years ago, and the modification was merely intended to save them from an unpleasant difficulty. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that he was quite at a loss to understand what her Majesty's Govern ment meant by this Bill, for the fact was that a discretion was left with the officer in command to inflict the punishment of flogging if he thought necessary, but it restricted him from doing otherwise than sending the offender to prison, unless he chose to consult the admiral when he was in port, for he could not inflict the punish ment of flogging without the admiral's consent. But it at sea he might elect to inflict which punishment he chose, and, in fact, the whole of the law ought to have been put into the Bill. The Earl of AUCKLAND said that he thought that the Noble Earl opposite had quite misunderstood the principle of the Bill, for it was intended to restrain cor poral punishments, and if possible prevent them. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that it was clear that the election of which punishment he chose was in the hands of the officer ; and rightly so, for it might be necessary to inflict punishment, and sometimes severe punishment too, for the sake of preserving dis• cipline. A ship at sea without discipline was as much as lost, and it would be unjust to make an officer re sponsible for the safety of his vessel, and yet deprive him of the necessary authority over his men. Earl GREY said the object of the Bill was clear ; it gave the election of two modes of punishment to the captain when at sea, but in harbour the election lay with the Admiralty. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH still maintained that the Act was imperfect in the respect he had pointed out to their Lordships. After some further conversation, the amendment, with a slight alteration suggested by Lord Brougham, sites agreed to. The Bill then passed through Committee. The House resumed. THE FACTORIES REGULATION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. RAILWAY BILLS, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that on Thursday next he would move for the appointment of a Select Committee to consider whether it was expedient that any measure should be passed to suspend alt or any of the Railway Bills now before Parliament, and to enable patties to proceed with them in another session ; also to consider whether any alteration should be made in the standing orders of the House in relation to such Railway Bills. Lord BROUGHAM was glad that the Noble Mar quis had given notice of that motion. SUPERVISION OF POOR-LAWS IN IRELAND. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that on Thursday next he would move the second reading of the Supervision of the Poor-law in Ireland Bill. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of the Bankruptcy Law Amendment, and Debtor and Creditor Bills, with the intention of referring them to a Select Committee, to investigate the whole question of bankruptcy. The Bills were read a second time, and the Select Committee nominated. NAVAL SERVICE OF BOYS BILL This Bill was read a third time and passed. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 1. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: Aberdeen Harbour. Caledonian Railway (Branches to Canonbie, &c.) Dublin and Belfast Junction and Navan Branch Railway. Dublin and Drogheda Railway (Purchase of Navan Branch, &c.) Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. Eastern Counties Railway Extension (Cambridge to Bedford, &c.) Eastern Counties Railway (Maldon, Witham, aad Brain tree Railway Purchase). East Lincolnshire Railway (Deviation at Boston and Branch to Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway at Grimsby). East Lincolnshire Railway (Louth Navigation Purchase). Glasgow and Shotts Road. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway (Amend ment, Deviations, and Branches). Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Branches at Port Glasgow). Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Amendment and Branches to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, and the Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow Railways, and to Haugh Pits). Great Southern and Western Railway Extension (For tarlington to Tullamore). Lowestoft Railway and Harbour (Alteration near Reed ham). National Mercantile Life Assurance Society. Norfolk Railway (Branch from Wvmondham to the Norwich Extension of the Ipswich and Bury St. Ed mund's Railway, and the proposed Thetford and Reed ham Railway near Diss). Norfolk Railway (Yarmouth Extension, Szos.) Paisley, Barrhead, and ilurlet Railway. Saffron Walden Rates. bouth Staffordphire Railway (Cannock, Wyrley, and Norton Branches, &c.) Wakefield Market. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments on the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Caledonian Railway (Branches to Wilsontown, to Fauldhouse, and to Biggar and Broughton). Caledonian Railway (Branches from the Clydesdale Junction Railway to the Douglas and Lesmahagow Mineral Fields, and to Strathavon). Caledonian Railway (Extension of Motherwell Branch of Clydesdale Junction Railway to Auchiaheath Mineral Field, with Branches to the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, Canderside, and Hamilton). Claridge's Patent Asphalte Company, Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society. • CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. The reports of the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Birmingham, Vir holver ck hampton, Deviation and . Stour Valley R a il way (No. metwi) Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Railway (No. 2) Branches. Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway and Aust Ferry. Coventry,Nuneaton,Birmingham, and Leicester Railway. Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway. Dundee and Newtyle Railway. Dundee and Perth Railway (Alteration and Extension, and Inchture, Polgavie, and Inchmichael Branches). Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge, Royston, and Ware line, &c.). Eastern Counties Railway (Enlargement of London and Stratford Stations and Amendment of Acts). East Lothian Central Railway. Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway (Deviation and Amendment). Liverpool Gas. London and Nerth-Western Railway (Atherstone and Whiteacre Branch). London and North-Western Railway (Coventry and Nuneaton Branches). London and North-Western Railway (Newport Pagnell, Olney, and Wellingborough Branch). London and North-Western Railway (purchase of the o(slid Lynn Docks). Earl of Ellesmere's interest in the M anc hester South Junction and Altrincham Railway). Railway (Portobello and Wolverhampton London and an E d y North-Westernuaay Brunch, & c .) wB "), Lynn Manchester and Birmingham and North Staffordshir Junction Railway. Northampton and Banbury Railway. Parkgate and Chester and Birkenhead Junction Railway. Shropshire Union Railway and Canal (Lease to the London and North •Western Railway Company). Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Harbour and Bridge Trusts. COVENTRY, BANBURY, AND OXFORD JUNC- TION RAILWAY. On the motion for the further consideration of the report on this Bill, Mr. STRUTT moved, pursuant to notice, that the Bill be re-committed, for the purpose of enabling the Committee to report their reasons for recommending, in their twelfth resolution, that such line should be formed on any other than the four feet eight and a half inch gauge. After some discussion the motion was agreed to. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD (No. 2) RAILWAY. Lord RENDLESHAM moved that it be an instruction to the Committee on the Chester and Holyhead Railway (No. 2) Bill, that they have leave to divide the said Bill into two Bills, if they think fit, and to proceed with the consideration of such portion of the said Bill, when di vided, as relates to the proposed extensions and works at Chester and Holyhead respectively, in the absence of any report of the Commission appointed to examine into the merits of the proposed harbour at Holyhead, not withstanding the order of the House on the 7th day of May last.—Agreed to. COMMITTEE ON STANDING ORDERS. Sir WM. HEATHCOTE moved as a Select Com mittee for the revision of the standing orders:—Sir Wm. Heathcote, Mr. Ord, Lord Dalmeny, Sir Robert Fer guson, Mr. Wilson Patten, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Aglionby, Captain Jones, Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Loch.—Agreed to. LONG'S ESTATE BILL. Mr. GREENE moved that the Examiner of petitions for private Bills have leave to proceed on Long's Estate Bill on Thursday next.—Agreed to. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW CASTLE-UPON-TYNE RAILWAY. Mr. BOYD moved, that in the case of the two peti tions for additional provision in the Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Act Amendment Bill, the examiner of petitions for private Bills have leavo to sit and proceed to-morrow.-- Agreed to. TOWN SHEND PEERAGE. Mr. T. CLARKE appeared at the bar of the House, as solicitor of the Marquis of Townshend, and stated, in answer to questions put to him by Mr. Greene, that he was authorised to act as solicitor for the Marquis of Townshend in all matters referring to the Townshend Peerage BilL Mr. STUART then moved that the petition relative to the Townshend Peerage Bill (presented 31st May) be now taken into consideration. The petition was considered accordingly, and ordered to be laid upon the table of the House. Mr. STUART then moved that notice of the first meeting of the Committee to Mr. Thomas Clarke, the solicitor of the Marquis Townshend (who is in Italy), may be deemed good service on the Marquis Townshend. —Motion agreed to. GLASGOW, NULSTON, AND BARHEAD RAILWAY. On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, Mr. HUME said the Glasgow, Pahley and Ayr, and the Glasgow and Kilmarnock, were the two Bills, and he merely rose to ask the House whether, when they had proof before them that a conspiracy had existed for twenty-one years, by which the public had been injured, they would pass the Bill ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the Hon. Member was mistaken in the supposition that the three Bills were connected. The Bill now before the House had nothing to do with the monopoly of which he complained. Mr. HASTIE also gave a similar assurance. Mr. HUME would then postpone his observations till Friday next. The Glasgow, Neilston, and Barrhead Bill was then read a third time and passed. WASTE LANDS OF IRELAND. Mr. P. SCROPE postponed till the. 15th of June his resolution that the waste lands of Ireland offer an avail able resource for the immediate employment and future maintenance of a part of her population, now apparently redundant; and that it is expedient to apply them to this great national object, making equitable compensa lion to their present proprietors. LEGACY DUTY. Dr. BOWRING postponed till the 22d of June his motion for a Select Committee, to inquire whether sundry amounts have not been and are illegally detained by the Treasury, for legacy duty on the property of testators not domiciled in the United Kingdom. PETITION OF JOHN DAW S ON. Mr. FERRAND moved that the petition of John Dawson, complaining of the imprisonment of his daugh. ter, Mary Dawson, for quitting her work, be printed with the votes.—Agreed to. STATIONERY EXPENSES. Mr. HUME moved for a return of the number and expense of the various papers that were ordered to be printed by Parliament during the last session. CHINA. Dr. BOWRING inquired of the Secretary to the Colonies, whether an ordinance issued by the Governor of Hong-Kong, dated the 11th day of March last, and which appropriates 4,600/. of the revenue of that colony to the building of an Anglican church, has received the sanction of her Majesty's Government ; whether an or dinance of the same date, which repeals the ordinance of 1844, by which certain rights of appeal were provided in the Supreme Court of Judicature against consular decisions, has been approved by the Home Colonial authorities? Mr. HA WES said that, with regard to the first ques tion, Sir Henry Pottinger, in the year 1843, when Lord Stanley was Secretary for the Colonies, brought under the consideration of the Government the necessity of buiLling a church at Hong-Kong, and an agrtement was entered into that if they subscribed one third of the amount, the other would be supplied by the ativernment. That was done, and the money was accordingly advanced. With regard to the other part of the question, he was not in a position to answer it, as he had not the proper documents in his possession; he would, however, make inquiries and he would be happy to give all the information required. THE LORDS' AMENDMENTS. Mr. GREENE brought up the report of the Select Committee appointed to draw up reasons for the House disagreeing with the Lords' amendments. TAXING-MASTERS IN IRELAND. Mr. GOULBURN wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Solicitor-General whether it was his intention to bring in a Bill for correcting what was mani festly an error with respect to the office of taxing-master to the Queen's Bench in Ireland. It was the duty of, the taxing-master to investigate all questions of costs and certain matters with respect to railway companies ; thus a great increase of labour had been thrown upon the one taxing-master. There were five taxing masters in the Queen's Bench of this country, and the work thrown upon one master was considerable. Mr. MONAHAN (the Solicitor-General for Ireland) said the matter to which the Hon. Gentleman bad re ferred had only been brought under his attention within the last few days. It appeared that the offi.:er referred to was the proper person to tax the costs, but it also appeared that he had objected, because there was no remuneration attached to the office. It was right that an adequate remuneration should be attached to the office. He did not think a Bill could be brought forward on the subject during the present session. IRISH RAILWAYS. Sir R. PEEL said that the Noble Lord in his speech the other evening did not make any mention of the Irish Railways Bill. lie had had a communication addressed to him by several parties who were most anxious to know the intention of the Government on the subject. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that a report had been presented upon the subject, and as soon as it was printed it would be laid before the House. He was not prepared to make any further vote for these railways this session. —(Both the question of the Right Hon. Baronet, and the answer of the Noble Lord were very indistinctly heard in the gallery). THE CASE OF SIR EARDLEY WILMOT. Mr. SPOONER wished to know whether his Noble Friend would permit his motion relative to the case of Sir Eardley Wilmot to be brought for ward at once. He could assure his Noble Friend that nothing should fall from him at all likely to promote any disagreeable discussion. lie wished merely to state, that the charges made against him had been most fully refuted. Under these circumstances he hoped that the course which it was intended to pursue would not be perse vered in. Lord LINCOLN said, though unwilling to accede to grounds, when request of the Hon. Gentleman on public when the private feelings of the gentleman's relatives were so intimately concerned, he would complywith the request of the Hon. Gentleman, if the othe r Mem bers of the House were willing to do so. Mr. HUME said he was not at all willing to acced e to the request of the Hon. Gentleman; and the cause was that no speech could be made wthout a reply. He hoped the Noble Lord would proceed in the usual way. . Mr. BOUVERIE said that acting upon personal feel. mg he would be inclined to agree with the Hon. Gentle man (Mr. Spooner), and hoped that the Hon. Member for Montrose would desist. Mr. HUME said that he would not, unless it was un derstood that there would be no reply to the speech that might be made. Mr. V. SMITH said it was impossible that the Noble Lord could bring his motion forward without something being said either for or against the late Secretary for the Colonies. It would be most unwise, therefore, to bring the subject before the House under such circum stances. Mr. SPOONER said he had received a letter from the late Secretary of State for the Colonies with regard to the character of Sir Eardley Wilmot which was per fectly satisfactory. Lord LINCOLN wished to know what course would be taken with reference to the other notices on the paper, if his Hon. Friend took precedence himself. The SPEAKER was understood to say, that if the Hon. Member for Birmingham should have the prece dence after the Hon. Gentleman conclud ed . his motion. he should call up on the Noble Loi d to bring forward his. Mr. SPOONER was about to his pro . ceed,whea Mr. HUME ro se to protest against doing so. If he wanted any reason why t his discussion should be postponed, it would be found in what had occurred to day. Sir JAMES GRAHAM perceived great di ffi culty in departing front the .e stablished rule. It appeared to hi m that on T hursday next would be the opportunity, w h e n the question of transpo rtatien would be brought before t he House b y the Right Hon. Gentleman, for making t h e e xplanation of the Hon. Gentleman. Sir G. GREY thought that the suggestion of the Right lion. Griitleman . wa s one which the Government coincide in. It was expedient that the could not readily business of the country should be proceeded with, and the introduction of questions which did not bear a very close affinity to the order of the day was calculated only to delay and embarrass the proceedings of the House. He thought that these questions should be kept as much distinct as possible. LORDS' AMENDMENTS ON THE LANDED PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL, AND THE POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. GREENE appeared at the bar, and announced that the House of Lords had agreed to a conference with the Commons, which they had appointed to take place in the Royal Gallery. Lord John Russell, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, with other Members of the Government, and accom panied by several Hon. Members, left the House to attend the conference. Lord JOHN RUSSELL shortly after appeared at the bar, and reported that the deputation ap pointed by the House, had conferred with a deputation of the House of Lords with respect to the two Bills—the Poor Relief Ireland Bill, and the Landed Property Ireland Bill, and had stated their reason for disagreeing with the Lords' amendments, and had left the Bills and their reasons for disagreeing with their Lordships. Mr. HUME said he should persist in the course be had stated to the House. Lord J. RUSSELL rose to order. He very much regretted that his Hon. Friend had not been allowed to go on ; but at the same time he could not help saying that if the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) per. sisted in maintaining his privilege that he a 'Dull adopt a very inconvenient course, because it would have the effect of overruling the decision of the majority of that House. Mr. HUME was sorry to persist, but he felt it his duty to do so. The subject then dropped. COLONISATION (IRELAND). The Earl of LINCOLN then rose to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will take into her most gracious consideration the means by which colonisation may be msele subsidiary to other measures for the improvement of the social con dition of Ireland ; and by which, consistently with full regard to the interests of the colonists themselves, the comfort and prosperity of those who emigrate may be effectually promoted. He said, when he reflected upon the importance of the subject which he had undertaken to bring forward, when he considered the extent of that subject, whether in reference to the magnitude of the interests involved, or the difficulties of its details—and he did not feel this less when he bore in mind the many occasions ou which this subject had been brought before the House, and the manner in which it had been brought forward by some who were now no longer Members of that House, and also by some now present—he felt that he should stand much in need of the indulgence of the Howe, but he trusted that no deficiency on his part would be allowed to interfere with the object of the mo tion, and that it might obtain the deliberate attention of the Reuse and the Government. He trusted, however, that he should not be obliged to trespass at any length upon their indulgence ; but the question was one of such paramount importance that he should be compelled to relate a few simple facts, and a few plain principles, in order to induce the House and the Government nsides subject, ,of t to adopt th e mot i on. And before he entered uponn both the he he H w ou is s wished d t h s to t heassureil e d nHon.ntbrought Gentlemen for ward the motion with any intention of bringing it for ward to bear upon pa r ty feeling or -• party principles.— (Cheers.) He should endeavour to advocate the motion so as to place no obstacle whatever in the way of either side of the House giving it its support. He had worded it in a way to prevent all misunderstanding. It was not his intention to bring forward any new plan of colonisation for the relief of Ireland, nor was it his in tention to adhere strictly to any of the plans submitted to the House and the public during the last twenty- five years. His simple object was to obtain an inquiry by means of which a commission of able and competent men, such as the Government felt justified in employing un paid, would be appointed. The great object which he desired to attain, was to ascertain how far this system of colonisation was applicable in the present state of Ireland, so as to benefit those who remained in the country. He did not mean by this motion to encourage that system which had been characterised as " shovelling out paupers," for, on the contrary, he believed that sooner than adopt such a system, it would be better to take the dreadful alternative, if, indeed, it were the only one, of leaving them in their presentcondition to starve and perish. The remedy was one which would have the same effect as bleeding in the human frame, and was like that remedy, if properly applied, likely to be beneficial in its results. He would wish to consider what were the great objects of' the poor-law, and whether he considered it were likely to effect those objects necessary for the entire well-being of the country, and if not, what measures could be adopted for that end ? He did not consider the poor-law as calculated to reliev . all the permanent des titution of the country ; but as the Noble Lord had said, as a stimulous to the employment of labour, a n d as a source of giving an increased' security to life and pro perty. Without that security, capital and enterprise could never flow into that country, which would still continue in the evil and vicious state of pauperism and crime. He thought that the poor-law could not accom plish all these objects. The House would excuse him if he read one or two statements from that able document the report of the Commissioners appointed in 1836 to enquire into the condition of the poorer classes of Ireland. The report stated that there was not that division of labour in Ireland which was to be found in Great Britain. The supply of the agricultural labour was considerably greater then the demand tor it. In Great Britain the agricultural labourers did not form more than a fourth, while in Ireland they constituted a fourth of the wholt. population. The consequence was, that in Ireland there were 2,800,000 persons out of iv irk in the course of thr year. So much for the statement of tie Commis.sionerb. Now, the net annual value of ptoperty-tated to the pour in Ireland was 13,404,4031; but in addition to this tbi.re was the cuss-rates, amounting tl 1,158,2.531, making the total charge on property for the support of the pour 6,783,307/. It had been stated that the tax would not exceed 2,000,0001., but be did not think that this state ment was justified by fact, because the Right Hon. Gen tleman opposite had not taken into account the altered circumstances of the country. He should consider that the potato was not now to be reckoned upon in their calculations upon this matter. lie thought that no Hon. Gentleman could deny that the amount of employment in Ireland must be diminished by the present circumstances of the country. It seemed to him that they would proceed from bad to worse in Ireland unless some measure additional were introduced to the aid of the Poor-law. He thought that unless some adjuncts were introduced to assist the present law that it could not be expected to work efficiently. He thought no Hon. Gentleman would deny this if he investigated the system of rating that was proposed to be adopted. It would tend to great evil if left to act by itself. He thought that the Poor-law was well calculated to remove many of the evils which afflicted Ireland, but he knew that unaided it would have a very partial effect, and in that event it would leave the country in the same state as at present. The Government had passed measures for the reclamation of waste lands, the sale of encum bered estates, and also had made many advances; all of these were intended to assist the operation of the Poor law and would most likely do so to some extent. The Bill for the sale of encumbered estates would, he thought, have the effect of so far reducing the price of land as to cause many and serious inconveniences to the landlords. With regard to the money advances, he thought that a good deal of the money would go to those proprietors who did not very much require it, and that those proprietors in the west and the north would despair of obtaining higher rent for these improvements, and would not, therefore, avail themselves of the loan. With regard to the grant for piers and harbours, and other things, he had calculated that even if 1,000,000/. of the 1,500,000/. were spent in the first year, at the rate of 181. per year, to each in dividual, it would only afford employment to 100,000 persons, who, with their families, representing 500,000 persons, would alone be saved from starvation and destitution. Unless these data could be contro dieted, he was right in assuming that the poor-law would be inadequate to relieve the whole of the desti tution now in Ireland. He then came to the considera tion of how far the system of colonisation would tend to a id and carry out its operations. He apprehended that the proper cultivation of land in Ireland could not take place as long as the present practice of minute sub divisions of land existed. The existence of these sub divisions in enormous quantities was proved by the re turn of the census of the year 1841. The Noble Lord then referred to documents proving, the existence of a great numb e r o f small holdings of the rent of from 11. to 4/. in the barony of Farney. He would ask the House, how was it possible that the improvement of the cultivation of the soil could be \ brought about under such a system as that ? He had an opportunity last autumn of visiting in Ireland the estate of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. He found that great attention had been bestowed upon it, and yet still he found, from inquiries upon that estate and in the parish, that the estate contained 16,410 acres, the popu lation was 8,750, and the annual value 5,2381., and yet with that population the land under corn cultivation last year only amounted to 432 acres. He would ask whether any influx of capital could remedy the state of things existing in Ireland, without some alterationinthsuacti the a I system ? It must, however, be borne in mind, _ improved husbandry of a country necessarilyecremed d of the quantity of labour employed, for the proportion ss to 2 i employed in England. agricultural labourers employed in Ireland was a That i ns tance would be suffi cient to show that this assumption was correct. That would be remedied by emigration , andhe offered " as the other ' t o remove day told by a landlord , tha t havin g 1 000 persons from his estate to the colcnies 2,000 more applied to ' be removed also. The opinion of Sir R. Keane had been quoted to show that Ireland was capable of containing a population of more than double that which now existed, he was not disposed to deny that it must necessarily be done by an improve ment in the social condition of Ireland, and the opening of mines and manufactures. In order to effect that, a temporary reduction of the population was necessary, and the void thus created would very soon be filled ut . They had been told that the result o f colonisation would be to remove the bone and sinew —the vigour and strength of the land, away from it. Such, however, would not be the case, for there was, as they knew, a population quite sufficient to bear the largest reduction that could be brought about under this system. The thought that Committee of 1830 stated that they emi gration was peculiarly adapted to remove many of the i pressing evils which then existed in Ireland. Again, lie would only quote one more sentence, which should be from Lord De Rous's commission. (The Noble Lord went on to r ea d a passage f rom t h e re p or t, recommend' ing the ad o pti on o f some system o f ern i g ration for lte th e relief of Ir e land.) I n the s econd report of f the Com mittee, appointed a short time ago, to consider orumendatiOn state of Ireland, ho found a similar rec as well as an appeal to the landlords of Ireland to g iv e encouragement and assistance to those who ai 4 e anxious to emigrate. He was afreid he had weabied the House with going so much into details. but he though-tile had said sufficient to maize out a case for enquiry. - Enquiry - was all he asked for. He had no new plan or project , - of colonisation to propose: but he might at the same time be permitted to recapitulate the various plans of colonisation which had been recently brought before the House. A short while ago the lion. Member for Gates. head advocated the adoption of home colonisation, and in support of his plan pointed to the flourishing condition of South Australia. And well the Hon. Gentleman might refer to that colony, for only a little while ago it was ts barren, unpopulated tract of land, while now it. was well cultivated and inhabited by an industrious body of colonists. At the present time, however, upwards of 1100 per month were emigrating to that colony, while the rates of passage were very heavy, and be therefore did not think the Australian colonies could be applied to the purpose he had in view. The same observation would apply to New Zealand, but he was told that there aas a colony peculiarly adapted to the purpose. He alluded to South Africa, where there were upwards of six mil lions of fertile, though unoccupied land. And was also told that the colony abounded in iron:, stone, and other minerals. On the other hand, there were their North American colonies open to them. Canada, however, lac riled them a proof of the utility of colonisation. Its population had latterly increased in an exceedingly large ratio, while there had been equal increase in the amount of its exports. In 1835, only twelve years ago, t h e quantity of flour exported was only 35,000 barrels, while in 1846 it amounted to 800,000 barrels. Besides that, the imports amounted annually to upwards of nine millions. Now, with regard to the different plans of colonisation which had been propounded, there was first the plan of c d a i ll d e n d o t a think s e 1 f slulpr.pGoritbinbg sys onlildekmetioeflde,mwighriacthi:ir but he might be this system was applicabl e to Canada, because there the land was c h ea p, w hil e t h ere were ample opportunities and temptations for removal to the United States. Then there was the plan of Colonel Torrens, but that was only a modification of Mr. G. Wakefiel Ts plan. There was, too, the plan proposed by Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Godley, and the one proposed by the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Coloni e s, all of whi c h wou ld f orm an amp l e su bj ec t for enquiry. There was, too, another plan recently propounded in a pamphlet by Mr. Brodigan, of employ ing the emigrant on the land for a time upon wages and allowing him to become the possessor of the land at the expiration of the period. Perhaps, without violat ing the rule he had laid down of proposing no new plan, he might be allowed to direct the attention of the House to one which had not yet been brought before the pub lic. It must be within the knowledge of the Hon. Gen tleman, the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, and he had no doubt, notwithstanding the pressure of other affairs upon the time and memory of the Noble Lord at the head of Government, that a railroad had been projected from Canada to Quebec,- passing through the provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. He looked upon this undertaking as one of great national importance, both in a political and com mercial point of view. It could be constructed at a mo derate expense, land being cheap in the colony, and it would effect the object Mr. Pitt always contemplated, of uniting all the North American colonies belonging to this country. The construction of this railroad, too, would afford facilities fur carrying out any limn of emigration, because it would afford employment for the emigrants immediately cn their reaching the colony. He looked upon this undertaking, therefore, as being of the utmost importance to the colonies and to this country. He knew there were many Hon. Members with whom he might differ upon this point. He felt that the great est possible good would result to the commerce and the colonies of this country by a system of colonisation. These benefits, could not, however, be obtained without a large outlay of capital. He did not propose any Go vernment grants or loans for this purpose ; still the amount required would be but small in comparison with the sum annually required to support the poor of the two countries. The amount of expense had been diffe rently stated by various persons at stems ranging from 41. to 25/. ; but he might, perhaps, be told, that if any sum should be spent, it would be much better to spend that money in,lreland than in the colo nies. He - did not agree with that opinion, he thought a system of .colonisation would tend to improve and to elevate the moral and social condition of the people of Ireland. He had seen it stated, that any extended colo nisation was impossible, because an adequate supply of food could not be found in Canada. The objection he did not think would have any weight with persons who were aware that the surplus corn of Canada annually amounted to upwards of 2,000,000 barrels. It might be said too, that sufficient freights could not be found to carry out a system of extended colonisation. This was a statement without foundation, for it appeared that in the year 1846 there were 1,585 ships, with a tonnage of 605,253 tons, which left thie country in ballast every year, this quantity would under the Passengers' Act, allowing three passengers to every five tons, afford accommodation to 363,000 emigrants. Then it was said that the Irish people of all others made the worst kind of emigrants ; this was. however, refuted by the facts of the case, and the immense -remittances sent from America towards the relief of their friends in Ireland was a most satisfactory answer to the charge thus brought against thew, Ito did not believe that there was that difference in the cliaracter of the Celt and the Saxon which some persons would endeavour to make out. There was nothing in the character ef the Celt to de. serve the character of indolence Nvhich had been se libe rally 'bestowed upon tly..m. These opinions did not exist in the colonies with regard to the Irish colonists themselves, and he could not name a higher authority upon this subject than Chief Justice Robinson, who stated that the Irish were orderly and loyal, andahe most industrious of the colonists of that province. Six Wilmot Horton also bore the highest testimony to the loyal land patriotic gallantry of the Irish colonists.. Capt-tin hall also corroborated the honourable cc:Ai/lion). borne by tho former Gentleman. It had been said, also, that colonisation from Ireland would be confined to tie lowest classes, he did not agree with that opinion, and it was his firm opinion that the educated and middle classes of Ireland would emigrate in largo numbers. Tile opinions o f t h e Canadian press, were very much divided upon the plan of emigration, as s proposed by Mr. Godley, and he had no doubt that the scissors had been lately very industriously employeti on those papers in the colonial office. The Noble Lord then read several extracts from a number of Canadian papers, expressing an opinion favo ura bl e to an extended system of colonisation. Mr. Sullivan, t oo , in an ad dress, at the Mechanics Institute of Toronto, spoke highly in favour of a moat extensive colonisa tion, if properly conducted. There was room, said that gentleman, for 500,000 emigrants, a hose arrival would not prevent that colony from being still an exporting country, although it could lot be doubted that the best market for Canada was its home markets. He would again assure the House that he brought forward the motion without any party feel ing, and he hoped thet he had abstained from introduc ing any sentiment which was objectionable to any section, of the flou-e.--(Hear, hear.) He might be taunted that be had not brought forward any plan, but he, at the commencement of his speech, stated that it was not his intention so to do. but he only brought forward those of others, in order to make a case, that a Commission should be granted, a real Commission which would have practical effects, and not for the pur pose of postpoeing the consideration of the measure. He brought the subject before the [louse, not with any want of confidence in the Colonial-office, nor would'this mea sure produce talse exp« stations, as bad been urged by those who objected to the plan. The Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial-office, on the motion of the Han. Member for Limeriek, some years past, had pointed out colonisation as applicable to the present state of Ireland, and if it should turn out that ( migration was going on as favourably as it was anticipated, the public would n ot be satisfied with such a statement , unless it were satis factorily proved. Nor did he believe that such ely an would impede the course of emigrati on re at the present moment, but he would f _ enq uiry such a fact, as an evil of r,uch extensive magnitude, upon admit, that even if it did, he could not look as some gentlemen were disposed to view it. He would now apologise to the Douse for the length of time which he had detained it, and should thank the House for the attention which had been rendered to his argument. He, therefore, begged to place upon record his reasons for enforcing this subject upon the attention of the Government, convinced, as he was, that a judicious system would lead materially to benefit the country, and afford the moat permanent relief to the calamities which oppressed her. Mr. HAW ES said that he was quite disposed to dis cuss the question in the spirit in which the Noble Lord introduced it. But he considered that the proposition was not of so beneficial a character as he was dis posed to look upon it. The Noble Lord should remember that the very class which would . take advantage of a system of emigration was preci s e ly that class which it svou'al be desirable to re t a i n upon any of the plans which he had brou g h t Ire land. The Noble Lord did not giveany under opinion the notice understand, however, that he wo uld have advocated Mr. of the House ; he di d Godie Godley's plan. He would here gay t hat the new system of colonisation differed k by number ofpublic spiri ted from the old system. Formerly these nt day persons, and they did not ever apply to the Government ar if ge th g e r y ant w s e w re ere re m fas e.d ed e b scsec y lhmeep t mm h ieee e tsoel: G y' Government, which undertaken a r tta the en pre se a no one attempted a colonisation unless I exposed the Government to great odium. If there was any step taken to favour emigration, it would for assistan e c r e e , imme diately check the voluntary emigration which now flowed on unimpeded. And if any sum was advanced for such a purpose, there were other portions of the United Kingdom who would be equally entitled to de mand that they should not be excluded from a fair pro portion.—(Hear, hear.) But whilst these improved means of colonisation had been going on, it would be well to turn to the colonies themselves, and look what bad taken place since they came into operation. With regard to the Australian colonies—in 1835 the popula tion was 102,949, and in 1845 it was 295,900. The imports to th e m in th e fo rm er year amount e d to 1,745,000L,and in the latterl.99o,ooo/ The not all exports brin gthis respectively 1,004,000 L and 2. 1 7 . 50 l a _ Did d gradually t a k en show the great improvementte Noble Lord the re was no t h a t b place? He could assure the hen e labourer a ' d • neve in the want employment wli bateme employment, and every Australias. They got in tyre as taken by method and system th at the emigrants should w ould be distributed over the country where they were most req ui re e, and where it was most probable their labour would be absorbed. The Noble Lord referred to Mr. Godley's plan, but he could assure him that it was received very unfavourably throughout Canada, and would have the effect of imposing a tax upon the capital of Ireland, which could be ill borne by that country. This plan would t.ke away nine millions of the capital, with two millions of the able-bodied labourers, and be did not think that the scheme would be found so advan tageous as the promoter of it anticipated. The •••••• .141 .1 ; THE SUN, LONDON, WED ESDA 2, 1847. -