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414 ANDERS and HAMBURGH MAILS PRUSSIAN DIET. Fiume, APRIL 24.—Iii the sitting of the Throe lEs_tates of the United Diet of 23d of April, a great num .:estates, chieltY un r of new __petitions were presented to the 3d and 4th for an extension of the law for the elec .Acti of deputies. Memorial was also presented relative to the (.xOl- -7, 4 : ▪ 41 of exception a bl e persons from the Assem bl y o f their enet. This memorial fills six columns of the Prussian State Q axette, 1 .4 i Ante 25 . —With the increasing prices of pro "; the distress of the lower classes has become so te nt, that th e Society of the Friends of the Poor, has Consid ered some ext raor di nary resou rc e s necessary,i :Its therefor e assigned 5,000 marks out of the existi b ng Z e the Savings Bank, to supply the poor inha i • It; With rye, flour, and bread at reduced prices. 1tY 4 114 4 APRIL 27.—Investigations respecting the disturbances are continued with great activity. It is tu livers tit_ ally report e d t h at among t h e persons arrest d ed . on ttsPot there are not only common vagabonds an idl preutices, and the like, but also many students fro e o % Gl Yn 3 oasiu m ; a rport which we hope will not e „. 11 urreed e . For the satisfaction of the citizens whose rinPerty s lately received so much injury, it is pen p e r to observe that a commission, consisting ofm • visits the persons so injured at their own house=, °su: 44 °lo Y make an estimate of the loss incurred. T e means 'es, amounting, upon the whole, to a sum by no and in considerable, are to be made good to he bakers Si' other persons from the coffers of the municipaltt3e wi r : e t his morning the three estates have had a sitting up.lelLenrameneedgat ten o'clock, and is not yet broken th e e The subject of l' - • discussion was the memorial for Assemblies or xclusion of exceptionable persons. The t i , the opposition members of the Diet. in the Hotel . d a e . t still continue, and have latterly been more e Z e taig than the Diet itself. hear that a very violent debate took place re ateettg the motion of the deputies, Von . Vin a k e i e . ;On Bechirath, relative to a protest in _111)42.4 -kg of the Diet, and the royal answer.. l h e t iii ; seems there is no prospect that the proposal will of te a to . The best proof of the political ripeness . fe lted nation * which has been frequently doubted, is mane standie bY the dignified conduct of the Diet, notwith -4.. • boe g the agitations and the splend s, A id proposals that n held oue—Hamburgh Paper pril 30. APRIL 24.—This morning, a mob of the re t as , _ 3 made an attack on the supplies of potatoes broil classe s to mar k et, and then accompanied by a countless ttstnltitude of women and boys, proceeded to almost all rebakers shops, Bother t bread, and destroyed furniture and other articles. It happening i n be the day of the fair, the stalls were 144 spared ; those with provisions were plundered, and many excesse s comm i tted. It was not till the drums beat to arms, and till the troops assembled at the places threatened and patrolled the streets, and several of the .. g esperate ri o t ers were arrested, that tranquillity was in se,s.,%_.e,rneasure restored. A proclamation is everywhere in the streets, the citizens distinguish( d by n t ite ribb on on their arms, act as a guard. The V n _ ln Pe that try were furnish e d w i th ball-cartridge, and i t i s interrupted,i the public tranquillity w ill no t be further th e rPr .i 1 25.--The milit ary not b e i ng a bl e to que ll b eing int, and the soldiers, officers, and general , at h,,„ petted with mud and stones, it was per sons — g" , necessary to fire, by which several th e . were wounded and two killed. The violence of tacosoters surpasses all belief. A drummer was at he ZbY two fellows, and so dreadfully ill -treated that nat e ! e- 81)0, 1 afterwards. The perpetrators. unfortu en, 3' escaped. Some fears of incendiary fires were 1: •_. t a ri „A vu, so that patrols of the citizens, and military Paraded the streets during the whole night. 1. his .morei 4 ,,, lta ng our garrison has been reinforced by detach p, of troops and cavalr from Purz and Pasenwalk. li, ll , o , l l s Ets, May 3.-- The ' Chamber of Representatives rei t : s itting of yesterday discussed the priject of law 4, 1 1 1 :13 to the reduction of the tolls on the Sombre. for reget Sen ate yesterday adopted the project of law , !sting the boundaries of the cantons, and opened fa closed the general debate on a project of law or . firpiernentary vote of' credit for the department ot of tule ek The Senate then roceeded to the nomination icork it s. enro mittee for examining t h e budget of public T he Minist er of the Interior, on the 14th of April, P ur i ssed the f o ll ow i ng circular to the Governor of the le t i vee ss or Ant wer p, L e i m b urg, Liege, Luxem b ourg, t. Namur. Th e l aw f or clearing the waste lands g i ves 07 Gove rnment and th e C ommunes an e ff ectua l means th e relie v i ng the poorer classes, while it serves to gi loc alities, whi c h s h a ll consent to ma k e use o f i t, law e eeirt aintY of realising considerable benefits. The thpl fact places at the disposal of the Department of 4; e In act a sum of 500,000 francs, for measures rela fikep° giving a value to unproductive land, and thus it • etates the immediate undertaking of useful works in te at those districts which po , ,sess property of ,tsitia aature. " I believe, Sir,' says their Minister, th e t it is imperatively necessary to direct joeltltention of the communal authorities to this sub- t o .inforaning th em t h at I am ready to advance the ovationterming sum s to all those which having land fit for cut %should be willing on their part to make some th, rl6 ces in order to employ on the works necessary for eh,„ l) , u k r i Pose the poor, who are on the lists of The r l i,, a r institutions, and who live partly on alms. pro - Lune, would be distributed by me, as you shall sh 11 1 °8 ; !' "lon e communes of your provinces which p o a ii disposed to employ the poor in the manner - e. out, on the conditions which will be laid before yep thel believe these works, undertaken and directed in 4 bi 111401/er which I have stated, will be highly service able to the communes which shall consent to exe ;ilt" them, and would , at the same time , give the most beneficial influence to the clearing of Waste lands. It is, in fact, necessary that Bitch land, before being brought under cultivation, Should ind a shelter for the workmen, and there is no doubt that the communes will add considerably to the value of these lands, which may be turned to apcuunt in the production of articles of substatence. I hope you will exert yourselves to induce the corn of your province, p sessed of unproductive nds, t o adopt the proposals of Government, and that you 41 1 not n e glect any means which may contribute to f acilit a t e the realisation of the necessary funds. I re 'en, as soon as possible, an account of what yon have ought necessary to do in consequence of this com tettnication." (Signed) THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR. COUNT DE TIIEUX. 1 ) : 111 ° Prince of Leiningen left Brussels the evening fore yesterday, for England. PRUSSIAN DIET. rl t l i !ttt•lN, APRIL 29.—The subject for the order of the t - 4 in yesterday's sitting was the project of law relative De !he expulsion from the Assemblies of the Estates of I .4° ° B of exceptionable character. On receipt of this e tter You will be acquainted with this law, which is ir sublec in the Pru ss ian Gazette. The debate on this t, on the sittings of yesterday and to day, was t rY 2 e °rro, but nothing was decided. I will give you details to-morrow. A.n Ab o InPqrtant member of the Diet, Mr. Hanaman, of i s- Chapelle, was att eio: prevented by indisposition from li antt u ro ,_ the sittings. It is hoped, howe . ver, that Mr. ti ent , ,°, whose great activity and superior talents are W a l"' d, will be able to attend to-morrow. Of the receive bth Prussan Gazette te oncusion p, istate ee . ount d y of the e illness i of the Cure h c l of the three ke n , a s Iv. 27.—Th e assem bly o f th e S econ d Ch am b er . fi nu j, have befor e s t a t e d, a f ter a d e b ate w hi c h con k " to the end of the sitting, required Il J n r °hibitio n o f t h e exportat i on of potatoes, and to ° g them i n t h e di sti ll er i es , t ill t h e month of Oc re"r next, b ut i t re j ecte d t h e proposa l for a petition, tring the prohibition for the expo r t a ti on o f corn . contai n Prussi an G aze tt e o f th e 2d o f M ay d oes no t 21.`ain anything o f th e affairs of the Di e t.—Courrier elye. ST. PETERSBURGH, APRIL 14.—We have latterly I .l e n sever e p un i s h me nts inflicted on officers of high t he An order of the day of the 7th April, says on ''ie subj ect Lieut.-General Trisehang. commander of th e corps 'of the Guard of the Interior, who formerly c ommanded the whole of the reserve infantry in the em pi re , had allowed several important abuse s and disorders to take place in that part of the tr oo p s which belong to the corps in the Caucasus. in consequence of which a very great number of sub alterns lied. The Emperor, on being informed of the circumstance, authorised General Trischung to inquire into the circumstances, and report to him. The Ge neral, however, made a report to the Emperor, in which t he facts were represented very different from what they really were. For this culpable conduct he is condemned °Y that order of the day to be tried as a prisoner b) a special court-martial, consisting of persons, all of whom 4 1. 0 in the capital with the rank of generals. The order the day removes him from his post, and sentences him t; be subjected, as a prisoner, to a vigorous investiga ;°°-, Other officers of that division are subject to a sim ilar sentence. , 1 xsTtr, APRIL 21.—The price of corn, which had `Zell every d a y, is now declining, in consequence of the i' is ltt en the 17th, which extended over the whole country. "e cold and dry winds had so injured the crops, that : v t ere in gre a t apprehension and feared a third failure a; re harvest. We hear from the Bannat that only Out or fourteen days of such weather were wanting 1: 1 4 to destroy the crops ; but now, both there and g t : u l4, ll out Hun ga ry, they have so far recovered that t nopes ar e en t er tained of them. Th e market town of Great Igalonte, which had al -1 Y severely by famine, with a population of 17 t5 0 inhabitants, wai reduced to ashesies on the . ° ,, r April, by a dreadful fire, which left only of ,Z,`" part of the town standing. The Churc h ' c h i n° Protestants, with its steeple and ball, the Parsonaghouse, the town-hall, the theg:. e i p ; d e i t , t.he country, with all the stores, and all prin . "It ... In klings, are destroyed. The Pe.gh Gazette adel;. h ow "as not ascertlined, at the departure of the mat , 'luny lives were lost."—Aligenzeme Zeitung,May 1. -- eif iA bLIAL Ron CHERI—On Su , eri returned from London with her mother, and soon a day Madlle. Rt ft se er '.,!,r father and family went with her to the theatre. whatever cause, M. .W.hether excited with joy at his daughter's return, or from i the b ra in , till the korni and was carried home, where he lingered . e Cheri was attacked with a congestion o ag, and then expired. Madlle. Rose Cheri was t(, b married on Thursday, but this is of course put off. M. Cheri w f o rty-four years of age.— Galignani. roeLATE GENERAL I.ERTRAND.—The remains ( f I,l7eral Bertrand arr i ved at Paris on Monday afternoon a t o. _ o'clock, by th e O rleans railroad, and were conveye d r o : th o station to the Invalides in a hearse, followed by . tber2l l°urni ng Coaches, in whi c h were a pr i es t, a part of arm of of the General, and some o f hi s o ld comrades in ki t Z of at the Invalides, the body was received by the throi tile li ewPital, aid carried into a ehapelte ardente, 14 wing the Church. where it remained till Tuesday at 1144.11101E1 o'clock, when the funeral service took ph.c). Ad's d ss--t. f—t. tland's 6st 31b r. W 1 kcock , Vert, e d, for I Pai d n.) 1 ___ 2 ,bolted ,st 0 i mad e age ,-; four v sold In ) 1 2 Sat7r, t o Ibe 3 yra 'Vert, Niece, ame ie closely ie real by I 19 sec& rrs old, .ake of at) 1 2 'city.-- Riding y Red" 1 Prac- Dover , glerate bonds gngehet fri, th e e, who Artist', ,le) 1 2 st Co- is) 1 2 .•• st • Mb, In) 1 and 5 min' imp 'o' 0f ill ; the, Ler o f ight" DIORAMA. IThe Diorama has re-opened with two new pictures—the Interior of St. Mark's, at Venice, and a view of Tivoli, near Rome. The Interior of St. Mark's is painted by M. Diosso (pupil of M. Daguerre), the worthy pupil of a worthy master. This Interior is a marvel of dioramic art, rivalling by its effects the far-famed Holyrood Chapel, the chef d'oeuvre of Daguerre, which was exhi bited in the early days of the Diorama. There is in this picture, as there was in that, a basket of tools, standing so in relief upon the pavement, that it seems as though one might pick them up. The picture is first seen by daylight, and the sun's rays streaming through the windows gild the light and elegant pillars of the church; gradually the shades of evening close in, the church is darkened, the chandeliers are gradually illuminated until the whole interior appears one flood of artificial light, and the previously empty aisles are crowded with worshippers kneeling on the pavement, while the organ peals forth its solemn sounds. The effect is sublime. The view of Tivoli is from the practised pencil of M. Bouton, and this accomplished artist has done full jus tice to the, perhaps, most picturesque landscape in the world. The view is taken from the terrace of the Temple of Vesta (commonly called the Temple of the Sibyl.) From this point the principal beauty of the place is seen, w here the water of the Teverone (the an , cient Anio), being confined between the hills as it approaches Tivoli, is driven with increased velocity over the rocks which it there encounters, and fulling from an immense height, forms the great cascade. and is afterwards precipitated down a narrow channel, into the abyss, called the Grotto of Neptune. On either side of the river are seen the fragments of ancient walls. On the left of the spectator, are the ruins of the palace of Meemnas—the walls—and one of the modern gates of the city. The palace of Mecrenas extending as far as the gates of Tibia-, and the public road passed through it. Below is a Subterranean Gallery, called the Stables, by some supposed to have been baths, by others reservoirs. Beneath run the Cascatelli, or little cascades, formed by a branch of the Anio, divided from the main stream, for the use of the inhabitants of the town. Although ob jects of minor importance, the surrounding scenery with the accompanying rocks and verdure, render them scarcely inferior in point of beauty to the falls of the main stream. The houses on the right of the spectators are chiefly manufactories. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, May 6. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. Messengers from the Commons brought up several Bills. LAW OF ENTAIL. The Earl of ROSEBERY presented a petition from Edinburgh praying their Lordships to introduce some measure to improve the law of entail. The Earl of ST. GERMANS presented a petition from Lancaster in favour of a poor-law for Ireland. Lord KENYON presented a petition in favour of the Factory Bill. Lord BROUGHAM complained of the want' of ac curacy oft clocks of the new Houses of Parliament. LUNATICS ASYLUM BILL. The Duke — of RICHMOND regretted the second reading of this Bill had been taken with so much haste and little warning. He had strong objections against the Bill, partly because it was an amendment of the Bill of last year, and because the seventh clause took away the control which last year's Bill gave the quarter cessions over the county money. He hoped the Noble and Learned Lord would not press it into Committee without giving those opposed to the Bill an opportunity of noticing it. Lord CAMPBELL assured the Noble Duke that he was not aware that any Noble Lord had the slightest objection to any of the clauses. He had laid himself out to know whether there was any objection enter tained to it, and he had not pressed on the second read ing unnecessarily. The Earl of HARDWICKE said he had come into the House that night about five minutes after five, but the Bill by that time had been already read a second time. Lord CAMPBELL said there would be ample notice given of the Bill fining into Committee. MONETARY DIFFICULTIES. Lord BROUGHAM rose to bring before their Lord • ships the present difficulties felt in commercial transac tions. He said that the wool ar.d cotton trade had never been so good in this country. The orders for America could not be executed for the want of money for wages. But he would recommend that both Houses of Parliament should agree not to let any Rail way Bill pass without a clause, spreading over a large portion of time, limiting the payment of instalments to very small sums. They could do this with the new railway Bills, but not with the old. His reason for this was that he had traced to some quarters an evil, the removal of which would benefit the money market. His Noble Friend (Lord Ash burton) had told them that interest varied from 2} to 12 and 13 per cent., but he had been informed that 20 per cent. was a common per tentage within the last few days. He could assure them that the very best paper, within the same period, was refused to be dis counted under 12 per cent.—(Hear, hear.) The money lenders watched the proceedings of the House, when anew Railway Bill would pass, they would say in a very short time instalments will be called for, and such a fear will exist lest a forfeiture of shares would take place by non payment. that we can make what terms we choose. Lord LANSDOWNE said that he did happen to know that within the last two hours his Noble Friend had had a communication on this very im portant subject, and the Government would not loge sight of the suggestion. Lord ASHBURTON, who was most indistinctly heard in the gallery, was understood to approve of the suggestion. Earl FITZWILLIAM said that it might have an injurious effect if the opinion that the present monetary crisis was to be attributed to railways gained ground among the public. They had had railways going on for some years back, and yet no difficulty was felt in the money market. He thought that the present state of affairs was owing to many causes, among which railways perhaps might take a prominent place, but they were not the sole cause of the present embarrassment. Lord BROUGHAM explained. What he said was merely a continuation of what he said the other night. He wished to be understood as not expressing any opinion as to what was the principal cause of what he com plained. they were to stand, they could not with any sense or pr. ritt decide as to the pertnanebcy of the measure. The p temporary operations o f the Bill w ould be a sure index as to what should be permanently adopted. Lord WIIARNCLIFFE offered a few observations wileich were inaudible in the gallery. Lord BROUGHAM would venture to say that of all the anarchy that would be introduced, he could conceive nothing greater than the want of a Commission on the Poor-law Bill for this country, which was the main spring of that measure. Lord STANLEY—The Noble Lord opposite had failed to show that this measure would not produce an undue pressure on the landlords of Ireland. He had supported the second reading of the Bill, for he thought that under the existing circumstances her Majesty's Government were justified in introducing this measure. He thought that the conviction of this being a perma nent measure, which he believed it would be, would lead to greater circumspection in its consideration. He would cordially support the amendment of his Noble Friend, because he thought that further interference of Parliament Archbishop of DUBLIN said, inthiswould measure leadtoits perfection. The i n support ing the amendment, he did so without any hostility to the Bill, even if he were in favour of that measure. It was universally admitted by even the supporters of the Bill, that without a very cordial co operation of many different classes of the people of Ire land, the measure could not succeed. It was admitted, on all hands, that this was a very perilous experiment. He gave credit to her Majesty's advisers for good inten tions in the introduction of this measure. but he did not think that any reasoning person would think it did pro vide a remedy for ,the abuses which he admitted did exist at the present time. Lord ROSS—There were a great many errors in this Bill. He believed that even if the landlord had com menced long ago in their efforts for the amelioration of the people of Ireland, they would have failed in their object. He would, therefore, support the amendment. 'The Marquis of CLANRICARDE could assure their Lordships that, from his own knowledge, in one in stance, by the outlay of 1001., a great number of families were placed in a way o f earning their bread. He alluded to the fisheries in Ireland. He be lieved that whatever of evil or risk there might be in this Bill, both would be considerably increased by inactivity at the present period.--(Hear, hear.) He tboueht they could not throw any obstacle in the way of the usefulness of this measure more powerful than this, to tell the people of Ireland, that this relief was to be only temporary. If their Lordships dealt with the Bill in the manner proposed;by the Noble Lord, their Lordships would at once do away with all confidence that might be placed in its future efficacy. The Marquis of WESTMEATH explained. The Earl of HADDINGTON was decidedly of opinion that, if they were to establish the principle of out-door relief, it ought to be made temporary and not permanent. Lord MUNTEAGLE objected entirely to the princi ple of out-door relief. Earl GREY said, that if be understood the, Noble Lord aright, he objected that that portion of the Bill which extended relief to the out-door able- bodied paupers should be not a permanent, but a temporary measure. He did not express any dissatisfaction with the remaining portion of the Bill. Ho (Lord Grey) conceived that this was endeavouring to get rid of the measure by a side wind, and it their Lordships affirmed by their vote the amendment of the Noble Lord, they expressed by that vote their opinion that the Bill as it stood was a dangerous and unconstitutional one. Their Lordships, by adopting the amendment, would not only express that opinion, but they would convey to the public an impression that their Lordships were about to try an experiment of the success of which Parliament already entertained doubts, and uncertainty. He therefore entreated their Lordships to negative the amendment. The principle of the Bill was to give support in time of need to those who always added value to the land, and in the present state of Ire land—in the present state of feeling which prevailed in that country, and considering the inefficient manner in which the poor-law was administered in the sister king dom, their Lordships would disregard the public interest if they refused to adopt this Bill, unfettered with a limitation clause. The Irish pauper when he landed in Liverpool was entitled to outdoor relief, if no room or no work could be found for him in the workhouse ; and it was too bad for their Lordships to tell this country that the same principle ought not to be extended to Ireland —(Hear, hear.) Earl FITZWILLIAM said it was a mistake to sup pose that the statute of Elizabeth provided that the poor should be supplied with out-door relief. What the statute of Elizabeth provided was, that every parish should be bound to supply the poor with work, and it never contemplated nor did its framers contemplate giving the able-bodied poor out-door relief. He un doubtedly agreed with those who thought that this was a dangerous experiment, and he was of course on that meat.atcountg T l h ad e t n h h a j t e h et is N nf ob t l h e e F a ri m en en d d h m ad en move; a th tn is a r m ec e o n m d l mend to Parliament, not to bind itself permanently to a system of out-door relief, and he strongly urged upon their Lordship's the necessity of adopting that recom mendation. If they passed this Bill as a permanent measure, then their Lordship's would put it out of the power of Parliament hereafter to adopt any improved plan, and he should, therefore, give his decided support to the amendment. The Earl of DEVON reminded their Lordships, 'that Ireland at the present moment was placed in a most extraordinary position, and it was with that condition that they were now called upon to deal. It %%as wated upon undoubted authority, that a large portion of the population were dependent for a part of the year upon temporary relief, without having recourse to work or labour of any description, and this Bill, if he was not mistaken, was intended to remedy that evil. It would serve as a stimulant to induce the landed interest of the country to exert themselves to procure work for the poor, because it would induce a belief that without they did so, the measure itself would enforce them to maintain the able-bodied destitute poor, and he could not conceive of a more efficient means for securing the obj , ct they had in view, namely, a remedy for the existing s in ta te te nt o io f n th nf ing th s e i ß n il l l r , temporary, itt nihoirns refusing Billfuosfi nteno a p n pp d an srsnt country, uotnht opportunity presents port the amendment making the oeration of the Bill ehlaenedn.uldThat not beeinnngsehieisntviteLyofsuthpe wouldbiu o wbemeasure.stood, afforded permanent. of preventing n distress, and providing ample employment for the people of Ireland. He believed it would be a measure of justice and necessity, and their Lordships would not act wisely to agree with the motion of The Earl of RIPON said, that from the actual condi tion feel it his duty to vote against the resolutions as proposed by that Noble Lord. - The Earl of SHREWSBURY wished to know whe hciosuNldnhnleotFrbireinndg, ahnimdsehlef whe ther the Bill did actually give a right of relief to all the distressed persons of th e country, if so, it would, no doubt, impose a burden upon land which it should not be called upon to bear. If it did not afford that relief, then for what purpose was the first Bill introduced, ex cept for the purpose of raising hopes which it would be unable to satisfy. Government had already with drawn ono of the measures that was to accompany ebe he stood.i inclined thought,it, and nothing was heard of th ose measures which were promisedfheectthought onusg, hatts he follow shouldto l h n 0w it would have to take the pres ent B ill, w i t h a ll its imper ,,luinned det ortt circumstances y ta nc e propo sition of his Noble Friend below him. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when the House divided, and the numbers were— Content ....................................... 63 Non-content ........... 50 Majority in favour of the amendment —l3 The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH then proposed a clause to the effect that the relief which was provided by the Bill for poor women with legitimate children, should be extended to those with illegitimate children. If such a clause were not enacted, it would be inflicting the punishment of death on those who were so circumstanced. Atter a few words from the Marquis of LANS DOWNE which were inaudable, The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that the guar dians had a discretionary power to provide for such cases, and there was therefore no necessity for adding a special clause to meet it. The Earl of CLANCARTY objected to out-door re lief under any circumstances, as he thought that crime and improvidence would be the inevitable consequence; and it would be holding out a premium to immorality. Lord ELLENBOROUGH adhered to his opinion as to the necessity for such a clause, but as it might he more conveni.-nt to introduce it on the bringing up of the report, h. would withdraw it for the present. The clause was accordingly withdrawn. The Earl of WICKLOW proposed an amendment to insert against the word " Commissioners," in the 12th line of the second clause, the words, " with the consent of the laird Lieutenant," in order that the sanction of the Government might be had. Earl GREY thought the words unnecessary, and hope) the Noble L °Wel withdraw his amendment. Lord MONTEAGLE was of . opinion that there should ARMY SERVICE BILL. - Earl GREY postponed the Army Service Bill. POOR LAW RELIEF BILL. On the order of the day for going into Committee upon this Bill being read, Lord RODEN rose and said, that he had mistaken the purport of the Bill; it did not give a positive:right to re lief, it merely conferred large powers on the commis sioners. It would create a great revolution in property in Ireland, but such was necessary. He could not but remember that Ireland was an integral portion of this empire, and in all the measures to be brought forward with regard to that country, it should be dealt with as Middlesex, or any county in England. He regretted l v a e n r d y_ < mu a ch ear th , the eailrl)n—and n of dh t e h c e ouldnotLord-Lieutenantallow this o o f Ippore r- tunity to pass without paying his tribute of gratitude to that Nobleman for the ability and judgment with which he administered the affairs of Ireland in the present crisis. The Lord-Lieutenants who bad hitherto governed Ireland, were many of them wanting in those qualities which the Viceroy should possess. Many of them had much to learn and much to unlearn—(Hear, hear)—be fore they were fitted for such a situation. With regard to the Bill before the House, he thought no danger would ensue from it if it were limited to four or five years, as in that case an opportunity would be afforded to re-consider it; but if it passed as a permanent measure, he thought it would be found accompanied with the greatest difficulty and danger. The House then went into Committee. On the Ist clause, Lord MONTEAGLE moved the amendments of which he had given notice, limiting the operation of the Bill to August 1, 1848, and to the end of the thsn next session of Parliament, it , .d omitting the clauses authorising relief to the able-bodied poor. He should not enter into the question of the continuance of the Bill for 1,2, 3,4, or 5 years. The issue he was about to try, was whether the Bill was to be permanent or temporary. The Bill was comprised of two series of enactments ; the first was whether the able-bodied poor should be entitled to relief, and the second was in reference to the way in which the food was to be dis tributed. There was no Noble Lord wbo would get up in his place and say that the operation of this Bill would not be attended with doubt and danger. These were times of extreme distress and excitement, and therefore extreme caution should be exercised in legislation. It had been stated that this Bill would have the effect of confiscating the property of Ireland. If it had that effect it differed from all other confiscation in this re spect—that confiscations in general took property from one and gave it to another, but this took from one and gave it to no one ; and, worse than all, its effect would be to strike at the root of property altogether. In one electoral division, the rating for the poor, for three months, amounted to 11s. in the pound sterling, which would be 445. in the year; and the House might form an opinion from this case, which was not a solitary one, what would be the operation of this Bill. In addition to this, however, it would debase the national character, which would be the worst effect that could result from the measure. The Noble Lord then read letters from different autho rities. to show the demoralising effect which might be anticipated. What he asked the Government to do was to assent to his proposition. He asked them not to put this upon the Statute Book as a permanent law. If ho. were asked where was the difference, whether they made the law permanent or temporary, since Parliament had the power to re-consider the law in any future session—he would reply, that he could give many examples where, in such important measures, a temporary Bill was advo cated first. But apart from this, there was another con sideration. This Bill must be taken, not as regards its express enactments so mach as the expectation it would excite among the people; and if this were properly considered, he tepsheowsnuoot:me at once apparent. As he had uhlmdt butu the en advantage of a temporary eh, rnies taimeasureodny t t would aakt measure, taken rehu bec ome o ot n f r ec t sl their sd f L ub o ry r t d h s ep h rr oo p pn s 0 ' s t ti e m gi re the at on amendment as to the limitation of time. Lord ABINGER, in reference to the challenge of the Noble Lord who had just sat down, to say that this Bill would have any other than an injurious effect, agreed with him that the Bill would have a most injurious influence, and this would be felt with ten-fold force in . Ireland, in consequence of the recklessness and impru dence of the inhabitants of that country. He had the greatest objection to the Bill ; but if it appeared to be the feeling of the House that it should be carried into law he was of opinion that a clause should be enacted to prevent disabling those in Ireland who might afterwards contract marriage, or any one dependant on 'hem, from receiving relief under it. Much of the evil which had arisen to the population of Ireland, and to the country at large, was caused by the early and imprudent marriages of the people. These marriages were, to a considerable degree, encouraged by the priests, a great part of whose income depended upon these occasions. This Bill would tend further to encou rage such marriages, and would therefore increase many of the evils by which Ireland was at present afflicted. The provisions made for the relief of able-bodied persons were too extensive in their character, and were calcu• lated to encourage idleness, and a confident reliance upon the Government for the relief of all distress which might hereafter prevail. The Earl of WICKLOW confessed that when he saw the number of amendments which stood for consideration upon the paper that night, he thought that the question of the permanency of the measure had better be post . oned until the measure had been duly considered, and would therefore suggest to his Noble Friend that he Mould let the Bill go through Committee, and then bring forward the question as to its duration. Lord BROUGHAM said that he hoped the Noble mover of this amendment would not adopt the advice offered to him, for he (Lord Brougham) thought that the question raised was a most proper one to be con sidered. He did not say so in any spirit of amity to the Bill, for the amendment was by no means one in its favour. His Noble Friend having expressed his opinion that a measure once passed was permanent, and then moving that the operation of this Bill be limited to one or two years, went pretty strongly to the point that the the measure ought not to be tolerated at all. He thought that the question of the permanency of the measure was one that should be at once discussed ; and, as he thought that it ought not to be a permanent measure, he should vote for the amendment of his Noble Friend. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that his Noble Friend called upon the House (as he had a perfect right to do) to consider the question of the duration of this measure ; but he (the Marquis of Lansdowne) thought that it was literally calling upon them to decide as to the duration of the measure without their knowing what shape the measure was eventually to assume. He was rather surprised to find that view of the case suppore , d by the Noble and Learned Lord opposite, for he must be aware that until the House had considered what the nu merous amendments proposed were to be, and whether be a n unions to p rov id e for de serted Peli a l so itig providing that th ey s h ould be enactmentehikrchildren, andcon a educated in pauper schools. The Earl of WICKLOW then withdrew his amend ment. proposed the f o ll ow i ng amend- The Earl of DESAR T p ment :—" That after the words by order under their seal to authorise and empower the guardians of such union,' be inserted 'to build or hire additional houses for the reception of such destitute persons, or to ad minister. &c. ; and after the words on the receipt by the guardians of the union of any such order authoris ing,' be inserted the erection or hiring of such h ouses , or relief,' &c. ;' also, that after the words shall be given in food only,' be inserted, ' to tie in all cases distributed from a store to be provided , by the guardians f or t h at purpo:e, save a s hereinafter, &c. Lord STANLE Y said that althou g h th e Poor - law Cominn:sioners were st ated in the c laim to have the o s uw s'asaasu much authorised vested to demand in the poor- law emand the sane- power of making t his order for the relief of a district , yet h in e rdt a 'll'i mfa the Commissio ners, b y the wor ding of the Act. The p, wehro amendment were for enahlinv, out-door relief to be dis tribute,l, was most im p erfect. They must either send round food to the home of evy destitut e person i n t h e district, or they must com er pel every abl e -b o di e d man, who was destitute , t o walk, perhaps, a di stance of five or six miles, when he might, perhaps, be better em ployed in looking for work. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose and made some observations, which , f rom the low ton e i n w h ich they were uttered, did not r each the galler y . After a few words f rom Lor-i CLANCARTy, L or d DESAR r w ithdrew lus amendm ent , en d t h e clause was agreed to. On clause thee being proposed, Lord STANTEY rose to propose an alteration to the eff.et, that the relieving officers should be ap pointed by the Pour law Commissioners, instead of the board of guardians. In England, the average IfIE sus, LcINDON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1847. population of each union was 24,845, in Ire land. the average was no less than 65,384. In England there were but 2 above 200,000 acres in extent, 43 above 100,000 acres, and 600 under 100.000. In Ire land, however, there were no less than 18 unions above 200,000 acres in extent, 104 above 100,000 acres, and 541 only under 100,000. The Noble Lord having con trasted the mode of managing the poor in England, as compared with what it was proposed to be in the Bill, concluded by proposing his amendment, that the re lieving officers should be appointed by the Poor-law Commissioners, instead of by the guardians. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE did not object to the clause being so worded as to make the appointment of the railway officers subject to the approbation of the Poor-law Commissioners. _ _ The Earl of RODEN supported the proposed amend ment of the Noble Lord (Stanley). Lord LUCAN thought that the board of guardians ought to be exonerated from that duty, for the Govern ment were, in fact, the real directors of those boards. Earl GREY said, that the whole of the effect of the Noble Eatl was to take off the responsibility from the board of guardians, and to throw it on the Government. At least it was directed against the Poor-law Commis sioners. who now constituted a part of the Government. every statesman who had observed the course of the proceedings of the last fifty years must have perceived what a continual tendency there was to relieve the local authorities from their responsibility, and to throw it on the Government. What was it that the amendment of the Noble Earl required ? Why, that all the manage ment was to be taken out of their hands, and to he given to the Commissioners. The Government had hitherto interfered but rarely, but in Ireland it was desired that all the management should be taken out of the hands of the board of guardians, and should be given to the Government or thrown upon the Commissioners, but it was above all desirable that these matters should be managed by their own Ministry, and to that point the efforts of the Government had been constantly directed. So far as he could observe the effect of this amendment would be to render the effect of these abuses constant, and to occasion advances from the Treasury, which the inhabitants would have no means of repaying. On the contrary, when these expenses were thrown upon the rates, there would be a direct interest in the board of guardians to do their duty, and he felt assured that if Noble Lords would but pay attention to the provisions of this Bill, they would see that there was no reason whatever for transferring the responsibility from the board of guardians to the Government. The Earl of CLANCARTY conceived that the object of the Noble Earl was to impute blame to those whose duty it was to administer the poor-law in Ireland. Earl GREY believed that if the Noble Earl would only consider the observations which he had made, he would perceive that he had no intention what• ever to inculpate the boards of guardians, whose duty it was to administer the law ; and the Noble Earl on the other side had entirely mistaken his meaning. The Earl of CLANCARTY intimated dissent. Earl GREY had certainly no intention whatever to throw out imputations against any one. Indeed, his chief object was to show that blame had unnecessarily and frequently been imposed on the boards of guardians. The Earl of CLANCARTY thought that if the Noble Earl had not interrupted him in the middle of his obser vations, he would have perceived that that interruption was quite unnecessary. The Noble Earl had thrown out imputations which were quite unnecessary, and he believed that the reply of the Noble Marquis (of Lans downe), was a complete answer to the allegations which had been made. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that no one was more desirous than he was to see the affairs of Ireland, conducted by local officials ; and if Noble Lords made an effort at the present time to introduce the poor law of England into Ireland, at the present time, they would be making a great mistake, and would he postponing, to an indefinite period, that advantage which they were so desirous of obtaining for Ireland. Deeply as he regretted the necessity for it, he was still convinced of the necessity for moving an amendment, such as that of the Noble Lord, which would have the effect of, at once preventing the introduction of a measure which so vitally affected the whole of the population of Ireland. In fact, to carry this Bill out they ought to possess a machinery which would enable them to employ persons who were ready and willing to do their duty, but who did not refuse to be shot at once a day at least.—(Cheers and laughter.) The whole, of course, of society, so far as this Bill was concerned, was alien alike to its opera tion and to the feelings of the people of that country, and what he would like to see was a central body to regulate the whole of the movements in Ireland. Ho knew nothing that appeared so ruinous as to shrink from the means of carrying out relief to the destitute poor of Ireland. Ireland was not England, and if the House attempted to legislate for that country as they would for England, they would only increase the mise ries of that unhappy country. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that if the poor of Ireland were to be relieved by the property of Ireland, it would be necessary to have the co-operation of all classes. The Government believed that the Bill before the House would, if sanctioned, be useful in bene fitting and improving the condition of the country. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that when the poor-law for Ireland was passed, he brought forward a mass of evidence in support of the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the laws. Lord MONTEAGLE saw no reason why the power of choosing the relief officers should not be vested in the guardians rather than the Commissioners, as was the case in England. To show the effect of out-door relief he would instance the case of the South Dublin Union, where the other day no less than 40,000 persons wero relieved, though under the old Poor Relief Act there were .never more than 2,000 persons who applied for relief. After a few words from the Earl of HARDWICK. and the Earl of Wick Low, who were both in favour of the amendment, The Earl of ROSSE believed that while the relieving officers were appointed by the board of guardians, or the Commissioners, an increase in the number of workhouses would be necessary. After a few words from the Earl of CLANCARTY, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said if the clause was carried, he would move the insertion of the words " sub ject to the approbation of the Commissioners." Their Lordships then divided, when the numbers were— Content Not content Majority against the amendment — 6 The clause was then agreed to. The House having resumed, the consideration of the other clauses of the Bill was postponed till to-morrow. Their Lordships adjourned at Twelve o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. May 6. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. The Ayrshire and Galloway Railway (Smithstown to Dalmellington) Bill:was read a third time and passed. The following reports were brought up, agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed : Bingley Gas. Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Peter borough and Thorney line). British Commercial Insurance Company (No. 2). Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway (Sale to the Eastern Union Railway Company). Martin's Divorce. Southampton and Dorchester Railway (New Forest De viaion and Branches). Wexford and Valencia Railway (Killarney to Valencia). The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Bolton Improvement. Cornwall Railway. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY moved the further considera tion of the report on the South-Eastern Railway (Mid- Kent and Direct Tunbridge). Mr. FREWEN took that opportunity of complaining that his evidence had not been taken before the Com mittee on the Bill, as that evidence would have gone to show what had been the conduct of the South- Eastern Railway. He thought the House ought not to sanction the passing of any more Bills applied for by the South-Eastern Railway until they had completed those li nes for which they h ad already obtained Acts of Parliament. Acts had been obtained by the South-Eastern Company no less than two years ago, for the carrying out of the provisions of which they had not yet ev,n purchased the land. lie could not see why such a company should oppose the proposed lines for the sake of opposing them, and leave that part of the country with out any railway at all. Ile would move that the report be taken into consideration that day six months. The SPEAKER said that that motion must be made on the bringing up of the report. The report was then agreed to. The reports on the South-Eastern Railway (North Kent line) and the South-Eastern Railway (Strood to Maidstone) were agreed to. GROWING OF RICE. It appears that the recent deficient harvest and the extensive demand, both at home and abroad, for Ameri can breadstuff's, has forced on the attention of the inha bitants of Trinidad the question of rice cultivation, not so much with the view of making it an article of export as of rendering themselves less dependent than they are at present fora supply of food. In communications lately received from that island it is stated that the cultivation was introduced many years ago, but that the production has never been car ried beyond a small surplus of the consumption of the growers, the reason of which is attributed to the great amount of manual labour (in the absence of machinery) required to separate the paddy or the husk. As from this cause the growth is restricted, the parties advocat ing an extension of the cultivation seek the aid of the colonial Government to set up a rice mill of sufficient size and power, and to farm it out, when erected by tender to the highest competition, a price, however. being fixed at which the lessee shall be bound to clean and re deliver all rice brought to him. It is thought that this plan would have the beneficial effect of inducing other parties to erect mills, when, of course, the Go vernment, if satisfied with the experiment as far as it had been carried, could either continue to work their own, or di , pose of it to the best customer. That the growing of rice with the facilities afforded by machinery for cleansing the paddy would prove not only remunerative, but also profitable, is. it seems, con firmed by an experiment lately made. In the case al luded to four acres of land produced 56 barrels of rice in the paddy at the cost of about 68 dolls. It is assumed that the process would not reduce the bulk more than 60 per cent., or that 2i barrels in the paddy would at least give one barrel of clean rice; so that the 56 barrels would ultimately yield 22 barrels of the article in its perfected condition. Each barrel of rice, fairly weighing 2001 b., would, at 5 (lolls. per 1001 b., produce a considerable sum. If one doll. were allowed to the miller for each barrel, besides ordinary cartaLe expenses, then, it is remarked, the profit still left is surely sufficient to tempt the laziest owner of a slip of land in Trinidad to arouse him self and make it available." The question is argued with much earnestness, be cause it is necessary—so say the advocates of the mea sure—that the colonists should have some article of food of native growth produced in large quantities, and easy of preservation; and rice is described as precisely the article they stand in need of, inasmuch as, in addition to the small care required in its preservation after it ia gathered, the plant flourishes in the poorest soil. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.—A notice, posted in the underwriters' rooms of Liverpool, Wednesday, announces that in future such deck passengers as arrive from Ireland at that port are to be examined in quarantine, and such of them as labour under disease removed to the lazarettos. DEATH OF VISCOUNT ASHBROOK.—We have to record the decease of the Right Hon. Henry Jeffrey Viscount Asbbrook, who expired on the 4th inst., at his seat, Beau mont Lodge, Old Windsor, in his 71st year. He was mar ried to a sister of the late Lord Metcalfe, and was father of the Duchess of Marlborough. The Earl Fitzwilliam entertained a distinguished circle at dinner on Tuesday evening, at Mortimer House, Halki 1-street. The guests included the Earl of Burlington and the Hon. Mr. Cavendish, Viscount and Viscountess Milton, Sir Robert and Lady Price, the Hon. F. Dundas , and a distinguished circle. ROYAL MARINE FORCES.—The distribution of the additional 1,500 Royal Marine forces, voted this year in the navy estimates, is at length accomplished. We presume it must have been a work of great labour, to have been so long delayed. Three companies have been added to the Royal Marine Artillery, and the divisional companies have been strengthened to 111 privates, which will, together, dispose of the 1,500 men. But three first lieutenants, Henry Carr Tate (Artillery), George Colt Langley (Portsmouth di vision), and William King Shoveller (Woolwich division), will thus be promoted; and the like number of second lieu tenant?, J. S. Dowman, F. B. Gritton, and H. J. Tribe, all of the Portsmouth division. This is a miserable allow ance of officers to 1,500 men. at a time, too, when the duties of the officers of the Royal Marines at several of the divi sions are very severe. It is understood that no field officers are to be appointed to the additional men, though the de tached duties at Pembroke Dockyard and the battalion in Ireland always take Lieutenant-Colonels from the divisions. The Marine Artillery will also be too large a body of men to have only one field officer, and the detachment at Deptford, about 160 strong, a field officer's command in any other corps under the Crown, remains in charge of a captain. We re gret to say that the Admiralty Board every year is proving itself more and more incapable of regulating a military corps. Loss OF THE TWEED.—A subscription has been commenced for the purpose of repairing in some degree the sad losses of the sufferers by this awful calamity. The ap peal thus made appears to receive an appropriate response, and promises to produce results alike creditable and satisfac tory to those who promote it, and beneficial to the indivi duals who are placed in the melancholy necessity of requiring such an interposition in their behalf. The subscription list is headed by the names of her Majesty and her illustrious Con sort, who are donors of 201., the Queen Dowager contributing 25/. Amongst the other sums contributed for this benevo lent purpose are 2004 from the West India Mail Steam Packet Company,loo/. from the surviving passengers of the Tweed, and 291. from the engineers of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. CONVICTS FOR HOBART Tow N.— The following detachments are selected by Colonel Thomas Weare, K. 11., Commandant of the Provisional Battalion, for embarkation on board the ship Joseph Somes, fitting at Deptford for con victs to be conveyed to Hobart Town :—The 11th Foot fur nishes 1 corporal, 11 privates; 96th, 1 sergeant and 15 pri- VACS; 99th, 20 privates; 65th, 1 corporal. These troops will be under the command of Captain Oliver Barker D'Arcey and Lieutenant James Paul. officers of the 65th Regiment, and they are under orders to march on the 7th inst., en route for Deptford, to form a convict guard over 200 prisoners, under sentence of transportation for life, and on whom penal punishments have been inflicted in this country under the superintendence of the Government. Those prisoners bear ing good characters are under sentence to be discharged on their arrival at the colony, on condition of their remaining as settlers for life. RUGBY RAILWAY STATION.—This establishment, which, at the opening of the London and Birmingham Rail way. was one of the most insignificant on the line, now pre sents every prospect of becoming one of the most elegant and extensive in the kingdom. The central position of the town having led several other companies to make this their point of junction, the London and Birmingham Company came to the resolution to pull down the present station, and erect a new one. To enable them to do this, they applied last ses sion for an Act to enlarge and extend the station. Having succeeded in obtaining this, they purchased a quantity o land, the occupants of which were forthwith served with no tices to quit; and as several of these notices expire at Mid summer next, the intended alterations will commence im mediately. Amongst the first portion of the works will be theerection of 300 cottages for the residences of the servants in the employ of the respective companies; these cottage , will form a neat street, extending from the station to O b i . crossing s will onbe aboutt e line a f l leading dnitni mile length. built in the form of a crescent, divided int o com p artments. Ru Rugby = The eo offices Lutter:iou, rt b each of which will bear the name of the company occupying it. The goods department will have no connexion with tto passenger traffic, the warehouses, sheds, &c., being built at the back of the offices, with " off" lines leading up to them. so as to allow the luggage trains to pass between the two ranges of buildings, and thus avoid that appearance of con fusion and danger th a t at present exists in front of 01' station. When we state that there are 54 passenger trains and 28 goods and coal trains pass by this station every [la% and that the only means of crossing from the "up" side to the town side, and vice versa, is by a wooden platform even with the rails, the surprise will be that accidents of a serious, if not fatal, character do not occur every day, particular') when we add that it is not at all an unusual circumstance for three or four trains to be at the station at the same time. whilst luggage, coal, or ballast trains are almost constantly passing ov , r the crossing along the intersecting or " off " lines. This very serious evil will be remedied when the new buildings are completed ; a handsome covered gallery, extend ing from the central office on the " up " line to the oppo site office on the " dow n " li ne , affording every convenience to passengers, and also removing every chance of risk or danger. The number of lines that will converge at this point is six ; t iwe a ti r l e lob a f e t je p up r l e ey s e e e n fdo t r o e p pn e a n st . sbe en T gl h esr e t Tt of f e ji t su V „_b_ ae The Rugby and Stamford open s i of these the London and N ort h-W estern an d t h e Midland for a g y ( r ßo e oud t g li si: e ya o nt o n d l y S o t t n a w f Stafford) thert h d a ) in November next, the Rugby and Leainington on the Ist of October. 1848, and the Rugby and Oxford in 1849, by which time • it is expected the new offices will be completed. MONEY MARKET.--The premium on gold at Paris by the last advices was 14 per milk, which, at fish Mint price of 31. 17s. 1 per oun ce for the Eng , ; and the gold, gives an exchange of 25.50 exchange. tanddr ato Paris on London at short being 25.60, it follows g old is 0.39 per cent. dearer in L on d on t h an in Paris. is. of god By advices from Hamburgh the price n is 4321 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.84 ; and the excha n g e at H a mburgh on London at short being 13.91, it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer • in London than in Eamburgh. • 14,1 LLiii TYNE DOCKS. On the motion of Mr. STRUTT, it was ordered that the Tyne Docks Bill be referred to the Commissioners of Railways ; and that the Committee on the said Bill do not come to any decision on the preamble thereof until the Commissioners shall have reported upon the Bills promoted by the Goole and Newcastle Railway Com pany, in conformity with the resolution of this House of the 23d day of February last. RAILWAY BOARD. Mr. HUME, pursuant to notice, called the attention of the House to the report of the Railway Commissioners, and pointed out the partiality that existed in those reports. Mr. STRU rT defended the course pursued by the Railway Commissioners, and asserted that they had done all that could be required of them. Mr. HUDSON thought that the reports would be greatly improved if they were shortened. After sGREATome furthNORTHERNer conversation RAILWAY.the sutject dropped. Mr. AGLIONBY moved for leave to present a petition from the Imperial Gas Company, praying to be heard by counsel against the Great Northern Railway (Deviations between London and Grantham) Bill. Mr. GREENE opposed the motion of his Hon. Friend; it would be a departure from the rules of the House, and he could not accede to the proposition. Mr. AG LION BY then withdrew his motion. He said that he would do so, as he was sure there was no use in pressing the question to a division; one-half of the lilouse would vote against it because they knew nothing about the matter, and the other because they saw such influential men in opposition t;, , his request, of the jus tice of which, howe ANATORYver, he was full BILL. impressed. S Lord DUNCAN presented several petitions from Bath in favour of the Satia.ory Bill. Mr. lIUME also presented several petitions upon the same subject. MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. Petitions in favour of this Bill were presented by Mr C. C. Berkeley , from a numb er of surgeons, general. practitioners, and chemists, in Cheltenham ; by Mr. M. Philips, from Manchester ;' by Sir W. Clay, from medical practitioners carrying on business in the Tower Hamlets ; and by an Hon. Member, from Lincoln. RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. DENISON presented a petition which was areed to at a public meeting at Peckham in favour of the claims of the Raja of Sattara. THE MARRIAGE ACT. Mr. B. SMITH presented a petition from Norwich, in favour of an alteration in the Marriage Act. Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from a place in Scotland against any alteration in the marriage law of Scotland. tEGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND). The RIGHT HON. BARONET also presented a petition ,n favour of this Bill. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets in favour of this Bill. Sir ROBERT PRICE presented a petition to the same effect. CONSUMPTION OF GRAIN IN DISTILLERIES. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Bri 4 gewktter complaining of the consumption of grain in Distilleries. NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. B. BERKLEY prevented a petition from the shipowners of Munkwearmouth against any alteration in these laws. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. lIUME said that the Noble Lord at the head o, the Government stated in his speech, in introducinc-, the L•inded Prop•rty (Ireland) Bill, that he intended that that Bill and the one fir the relief of the poor should proceed pari passe. Ile (Mr. Hume) now gave notice that he intended to object to the propi.sition for grantin;,► 620,0001. for Irish railways until the fate of the Irish Poor Relief Bill was known. NEW POOR-LAW. Mr. FERRAND moved for the production of a re. turn of the number of men, women, and children who have been committed to prison for offences against the provisions of the New Poor-law, and the rules and orders of the Poor-law Commissioners, since the pass ing of the New Poor-law Act, up to the Ist day of April last. Also, copies of all complaints of boards of guardians in England and Wales, respecting the conduct of district auditors, which have been ad dressed to the Poor-law Commissioners; together with copies of all correspondence of the Poor-law Commis sioners with the boards of guardians and district auditors, in reference to such complaints.—Agreed to. CASE OF LORD COCHRANE. Mr. FERRAND wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Home Secretary a question. He wished $o know why the Government had not paid back to Mr. Hutt the 1,0001. which he was fined in connexion with Llrd Cochrane, that Noble Lord having been exone rated ?, Sir G. GREY said that some years ago an application had been made to the Home Secretary regarding this money. The application was declined at the time, and no stop had been taken in the matter since that time. lie did not think the Government had any power to in terfere. SALE OF FIRE-ARMS IN IRELAND Sir WILLIAM VERNER rose to call the attention and sal e of the House to th e importatio n of fire-arms in Ireland ; and on thi s subject he mig ht state to the House one or two circumstances which came under his immediate attention in th e county with which he was connected. In one case he knew that in a m all village there were fire-a rms so ld to the ex tents of 100 L, and ammunition to the same amount, and the person who sold it said that if he had double the quantity he could dispose of it. In another case a poor tenant, after paying his rent, had returned to him by his land lord 2/. for the purpose of purchasing provisions for his family, and the observation he made was that the money would purchase him a very good gun. He therefore wished to bring before the House some sufficient proof that he had been fully justified in the course which he had pursued—that he had done no more than, under the circumstances, was absolutely necessary. Before, however, bringing before the House such documents and snch evidence as he thought wonld convince their minds of the state of Ireland, he begged leave to remind the House that a Bill had been passed within the last four years for a similar purpose. On the 27th of April, 1843, a Noble Lord asked for leave to bring in a Bill for registering all the arms in Ireland, and also for regulating the manu facture of arms in that country, and the introduc tion of gunpowder and other ammunition. On the second reading his Lordship stated that the Bill would repeal three Acts—that of George 111., George IV., and William IV. By several clauses which were introduced it was decided that no arms should be imported into Ireland without the license of the Lord-Lieutenant, under a penalty of 501. By another clause it was enacted that gunpowder should not be manufactured in Ireland, and there was a third clause, by which it was directed not only that arms should be regis tered, but also that they should be branded. He en tertained no doubt whatever that there were large numbers of unregistered arms in the possession of the people of Ireland, and that impression was confirmed by the information he had received from Colonel M'Gregor and other parties likely to be well informed upon this sub ject. He recollected some Hon. Members saying that they would oppose the Bill, not only clause by clause, but even word by word. In the month of August it was read a third time. He said that, even if the Irish people were in a state of perfect quiescence, and were amply provided with food, there was no necessity to place arms in their hands; but when they were starvin , !, and starving in the midst of plenty, it was the height of im policy to place weapons of destruction in their possession. It was a well-known fact that Tipperary was the most disturbed county in Ireland, and yet this was the county in which arms were sold to the greatest ex tent and in the most open manrer.—(Hear, hear.) (The lion. Member then read a portion of a letter from the Rev. Mr. Clare, illustrative of the state of alines which prevailed in that county. The Reverend Gentleman stated that nothing was more common thin to see half-a-dozen guns thrust through the hedges commanding the public highways.) He should not have troubled the House with so many of these letters, but that he was desirous to convince the House that this system was not confined to one district, but extended to the whole of Ireland. The Hon. and Gallant Member then read several other letters to the same purport, and then proceeded to say, that for the fur ther convincing of some Members of that House, he had other evidence of a different nature. This subject was considered of such serious importance that four judges on their circuits had thought it necessary to draw attention to it in their charges. The first charge which he would read was that of Judge Jackson. That Learned Judge described the intimidating letters which had been distributed throughout Ireland as re sembling in appearance the proclamations of the Crown, bearing the royal arms, and all the other decorative features of those documents. He had been asked by a friend of his to present a petition to the House on this subject from the town of ROscrea, complaining of the facilities afforded to the public for the purchase of fire-arms.—(Hear.) The Hon. and Gallant Member read a letter from the Earl of Glengall, stating that the auction of arms was continually going forward in Tipperary, and conducted by the very poorest order of merchants. He had it also, on the authority of Mr. NV. Wilson, that in the same county they could get a man shot for half-a-crown. After reading several other documents, he said he would assure the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary for Ireland, that he did not impute the slightest blame to him, and he only wished that the Government had brought forward some such measure as this ; and he would, therefore, conclude by moving for a return of the number of the stand of arms in Ireland. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that nothing could be fur ther from his thoughts than to blame any Irish Member for calling the attention of the Government to the state of that country, or for requiring them to take the proper measures for the preservation of life and property there. When they undertook the government of that country, they at the same time took up that responsibility, and it was a source to them of thankful congratulation, that during the calamitous winter which had just passed over their heads, they had not to contend with the evil of many attacks upon persons, or any increase of aggra rian outrages, and he believed he should be enabled to make such a statement, as would convince the House that any further proceedings of an extraordinary nature was unnecessary. Undoubtedly it had been the case that outrages had increased during the present year, over the outrages of 1846, but if the House looked to that simple fact as a proof of the fsilure of their plan, they would be going upon erroneous ground. The out rages against life and the public peace showed but a trifling increase, while of that class of outrages which used formerly to constitute a considerable number of the whole—namely, what were called aggrarian outrages— there had been no increase whatever. This was a suffi cient proof that the system of refraining from Coercion Bills or Arms Acts had been successful, and the House ought, therefore, to pause before they adopted the recom mendation of the Hon. Baronet, to urge upon Govern ment to resort to extraordinary measures for maintain ing the peace of Ireland. He could not help thinking that a great misrepresentation had taken place upon the present state of Ireland. (The Hon. Member then pro ceeded to read a letter from Colonel M`Gregor in Ireland, to the effect that the country was in a more quiet and peaceable state than it had been for some years, and that what disturbances took place arose en tirely from the distressed state of the country.) It was an ascertained fact that this sale of arms arose from the desire of respectable farmers to obtain them in order to their own defence from the violence of men who might be driven to despair from want. The peasants of Ireland were taught to look upon the possession of arms as a privilege, they had been forbid den to them, and there was no wonder if they ran a little riot, on the attaining of this new privilege. It it were necessary, he could go into many details to prove his as sertions, that the character of the outrages which had recently taken place were not of an unusual character, and that there was not an increase over the pre ceding years—and here he could not refrainNobl of e from rendering his testi mony to the Lord at the head of th e I r i s h Government, whom he could scarcely speak without emotion, whose firm and temperate condrtt,he country. H e b e preserved th e peace and the lives and properties o lieved, on the whol e , considering the difficulties by whi c h he was surround e d, hi s efforts were crowned with a s much success as co u ld reasonablybe expected. He was supported, most usefully supported, the officer at land, and by He was also s u pp orte d by e head of that department. the army, under the most try ing and hazardous circumstances. Nor could he omit to say the Government received most valuable assistance from the clergymen of all denominations. He believed that the peace of the country could not have been pre served had not Catholic and Protestant alike preached the doctrines of Christian charity; butfor them, it would have been imp oss ibl e f o r all the e fforts of the Govern ment to have prevented calamities which would have, greatly increased the difficulties of the Government. After an anxious consideration of the subject, he di I not believe. that any CflStl cupid be ma , o out to juaify tha eovernment to c. - Lme, that House :And ask for c1;-: ':irr.,ry powers. He did nor believe that a the b: inflicted than by a d e p arture from the first principles Of the con stitution. It was the duty of every Goverment to pro tect the lives and properties of the people committed to their charge ; but he could only say in conclusion that a hf ea c r eahnsaecdeh.nand With been m hctrioegn,a rudp a ,t d , one hist out he pmtao; t,motion justify o such accedes thec h a wt 0,, t e i eLordr- Mr. SHAW said that he could not • help saying that t laa h pn e p;d l e a wh w eans w s i i v t e h not tihnaat regard vteh retyo Government the n satisfactory tlSg i c O ow n n((,i o ui f itdi a o r n m . s find' in Ire lioeu out, was some time, that they would be obliged to interfere, in some manner. In saying this, he should not bo under stood to advoca'e an Arms Bill t yi erw•as,lT. n ii(eeo c nt iu en id t to leyve that to the care of' the v ,, nin not help joining in the prai ' e awarded to the N. , ble Lord at the head of the Irish nment, whose conduct had merited th , , high , at The motion was then a‘zrerd to. CULTIVATION 01 , ' COTTON. Mr. BRIGHT rose to move a Sleet Committee to onittire into the progress of the cultivation of c••tt,:n in India. He sa:d that what the potato was to Ireland, cotton was to Lancashire and the cotton manufacturing towns, and lie Le,lieved that if the scarcity of cotton still continued, the same (listless which overwhelmed Ire la',d would also spt cad its baneful eff , e , s. To show how the supply of cotton stood for the last few years. he would give the f 110 Mg results • • —ln 1844 the stock of cot ton in hand in this country was 950.000 bales. or thirty three weeks' consumption. In 1845, it was 1,060.000 bales, or thirty-five weeks' consumption ; while in 1846, it was only 545,000 bales, or eighteen weeks' consumption. The result was that, in 1844 the price was 4d. per pound, while in 1846 it had risen to 7d. per pound, or 75 per cent. In the year 1844, the quantity of cotton imported from the United States was. 2,400.000 bales; in 1845, it was 2,100,000; and in 1846, it was only 1,800,000, or 2.000,000. Now let them con• trast the importation of cotton in 1820, compared with what it was in 1846. In 1820, of American cotton, the importation was, 216,000 bales; and in 1844, it had in creased to the largo amount of 1,229,000. In 1820, there was imported of American cotton, 216,000 bales; in 1846, 1,229,000. Of Eist India cotton, in 1820, 184,000 balef•; in 1846, 140,000. Of Bra z il cotton, in 1820, 140,000 bales; in 1846. 98,000. Of West Indian, in 1820, 84,000 bales; in 1846. only 14,000. In 1820, no Evptian cotton was imported, while in 1846, it was 50 ; 000. bales. Thus, from 1820 to 1846, while the American cot ton had increased 600 per cent., the East India had only increased 50 per cent. The real question then which they had to deal with was the power of India to furnish is supply of cotton for this country; and, if so, what were the best measures to encourage its growth. He, for one, had no doubt of the resources of India to produce all that was required instead of depending on the United States. In 1818, there had been imported into this coun try from India 140,000,000 lbs of cotton. If this was so, how much more might it not have increased had it been encouraged up till this time. The Honourable Mem ber, after reading extracts from several documents on the subject of growing co:ton in India, and the necessity of encouraging it, proceeded to say that it was in order to devise a remedy, and to acquire some knowledge of the best means of encouraging its growth, that he proposed the present Committee. The Hon. Member sat down by moving a Select Committee of the House to inquire into the cultivation and the progress of cotton in the East Indies. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said it was not the intention of the Government to oppose the Committee ; only, as the conduct of the East India Company had been alluded to, he wished to say a few words in regard to their exertions to encourage the growth of cotton in India. From all he knew of the progress of the question, he did not, however, expect much benefit from a Select Committee, or that its labours would result in rendering this country safe from dependence on the United States of America. With regard to the East India Company, ever sine* 1787, that body had done its best to forward the growth of cotton. The native c o tt on was ex p er i men t e d on till 1822, when an attempt was mad e to int r od uce fereigni cotton. Since then the Indian Government had sup plied report upon report, which would go f a r t o prose that this Committee was not necessary. Still he had no objection to its appointment.—(Hear, bear.) He said there were now 20G,000 acres preparing for the cultivation of cotton, and although it had not yet been perfectly successful, he had certainly seen a sample which could compete with the New Orleans cotton. In deed the prices of the two were near a par. The prin cipal rea ' on for cotton not being imported from India. last year to so great an amount was the great amount of culation in opium. There was also a very great amount of speculation at home, and a large number of freights were taken up for bread stuffs. This accounted to him for the diminution of imports. The Indian Go vernment had made very great sacrifices for the culti vation of this article in that country. They had spent already 100,0001., and there was scarcely a mail which did not carry out despatches encouraging works, roads, and canals necessary for the cultivation of this article. Ile assured the Hon. Gentleman that the India Company tell great interest in the cotton manufacture, and would oiler every facility to the Honourable Gentleman in all his inquiries. _ _ _ Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said he was more san- guine, than the lion. Gentleman who had just sat down, .n the good effects of an inquiry into the subj Pct. It ap peared to him singular that the East India continent •hould not be able to compete with the United States. Mr. fluskisson said in the old House of Commons. that India, with proper protection, would supply not only England with cotton, but all the world besides, With such a guide as this they were not likely to stray when they urged inquiry. But one element for gotten by the Honourable Member for Durham, when speaking of the use of cotton cultivation in the United States was, that it was fostered by a protective duty. That was the point which had been quite lost sight of by the two free-traders who had spoken, but which, he hoped, would not be lost sight of before the Committee w hi c h h a d b een moved for. - The importance of the subject before them might be ascer tained from the amount of imports from America in 1846, which, at 6d. a pound, would amount to 13.000.000/. Yet, in return, the whole amount of exports to that country, was something like 1,056,0001. Now, that was as item which might be provided for in the colonies of this country. Another point that had been quite lost sight of by the Right Hon. Gentleman, was the effect which the railways in India would have upon the cultivation of ,•otton in India. It was not railways that the Right lion. Gentleman seemed to patronise, but those anti deluvian works, the canals.—(Laughter.) The con struction of railways would save the use of four regi ments of infantry, and that would go far to liquidate the whole of the expense of the railway ; and he, therefore, hoped that this would be one of the subjects that would soonest be brought under the consideration of the House. It had been boldly asserted that foreign nations would take either gold, or manufactures, as payment for their corn, but he did not think that opinion would be entertained now either on 'change in London, on the Corn Exchange in Manchester, or in Liverpool. Last Nlonday the first Minister of the Crown said, it was not expected that other countries would allow us to take their corn without paying for it, and then addressing himself to him (Lord G. Mntinck) he said, " You say that we shall have to send out gold for it. I shall, per haps, astonish you," continued the Right Hon. Gentle man, "when I say that I wish it may be so."—(Great laughter.) But would the late First Lord of the Tres ' sury say so now. We were taking the corn" of Prussia, and the timber of America, but the words of the Right Hon. Gentleman has been justified with a vengeance for the United States would take gold, and nothing but n ' gold, for their corn, and he would venture to say that the most rabid advocate of free trade would not Liverpool, diosrnpolccthoanaga Exchange in either inManchester, ° n at that the C th e Americans would take either gold or ma n u f a c tu r es 'change o r a in t London, in exchange for their corn —(Laughter.) He thought that the best question for this Committee to consider was, whether they should encourage the growth of cot ton in India, by restoring the duty on American cotton? By such a proceeding they would be encouraging the cotton of a country that would be satisfied to take our cotton manufactures in payment ; whereas the Ameri cans had expressed a determination to be paid in sovereigns, and nothing but sovereigns, and those sove reigns, too, of the last coinage, in order that there might be no loss of weight.—(Cheers.) At this point an HON. MEMBER moved that the House be counted, when there not being forty Members pre- I sent it was adjourned shortly after Eight o'clock. A DETERMINED SDICIDE.—IN ednesday afternoon alarm was excited by a strong smell of smoke and sulphur from a house in Greyhound-court, Water-lane, Strand, oc cupied by a shoemaker named Daviss. Two engines were instantly on the spot, and several parties forced open the room whence the smoke escaped, when they beheld Daviss lying insensible on the floor, enveloped in a dense smoke which emanated from a pot close by him, filled with brimstone and charcoal. The unfortunate man had closed the chimney, and covered every cranny with paper. He was taken to the hospital in a hopeless state. Domestic quarrels and dis tress are alleged to be the causes which induced hi m to at tempt the rash act. It is proposed to establish a hop-market at Maid stone, and steps have been taken to obtaind support for the I project, which appears likely t o b e realised of Lewes is quoted in f avour o f the p lan. . T he example THE ETHER EXPERIMENT. An accident occ u r re d at Mansfield, in the t reatment of which, the benefits of the inhaling of ether, were shown in a novel an d very interest ing manner. A stout active "man named Benton fell from some scaffolding, and in the fall dislocated his left hip. Surgical aid was summ and Mr. Pauls on , accompan i e d i ed by Mr. Coop er , was soon on il attendance. It was at once dis covered that the dislocationt was one most difficult of re duction, and the young man being in robust health, some considerable difficulty was anticipated. The usual means were resorted to to procure considerable prostration of muscular power, and the pulleys were then applied. After persevering as long as was thought prudent without success, it was agreed to take the patient over to Nottingham, to have the benefit of a consultation with the surgeons of the hospital. When he arrived there the pulleys were again em ployed for a considerable time, and still without the desired effect; till it was then decided to subject the patient to the influence of ether. No sooner had the inhalation produced its effect, than complete relaxation of the whole muscular system ensued ; and the resistance being thus entirely over come, the thigh bone slipped into its proper cavity without any further trouble. On the following morning the patient wa s comparatively easy, and he has been gradually improving w ittsvit feeling any ill effects from the application of the new 1 remedy.—Derby Mercury. CALLS TO THE BAR, LINCOLN'S INN.---The follows ing members of the Society of Lincoln's Inn have been called to the bar, and were on Tuesday evening, May 4, sworn in before several of the benchers :—Louis Henry Shadwell, Esq., the Hon. William Hamilton Stuart, William Alfred Wearing, Esq., John Vincent, Esq., George Jessel, Esq., and Leonard Francis Burma, Esq. at' by Jai Pc t l :ellot a ill' IBC& ad S had GreY The pith, sr. eere" area' t . itl" a re' l'ices r the ) (Ant. dils The %ken) ieian and I neat. , 1 I 3 2 0 3 2d owed I cat ,qIC O