The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-17 00:00:00

of non.:intervention. You might say, "We have misery, enough On our own hands; we have distress enough in the west of Scotlhnd; we will not encumber ourselves with the responsibility of interfering in Portugal; we will net interfere." A Government might take that course; but . 1 venture to say, if you had taken that course other countries would have interfered, and in their interference they would have carried with them the sympathies of half of Europe.—(Cheers.) Portugal has special claims on us. She stood on our side in the greatest ccnfiilt that ever threatened the repose and liberties of Europe; she gave us the advantage of mili tary positions from which, as at Torres Vedras, that il lustrious commander did so much to achieve ultimately the liberties of Europe.—(Cheers.) It is impossible you can view with indifference or disregard the position of Por tugal. I admit it is not enough that the motive is good; I must shove - that the acts were calculated to promote tranquillity. What, then, was the position of Portugal, its internal position, towards the latter end of March? I take the accounts which reached the Government at the moment when the necessity for decision had arrived. Here is a dispatch from Sir Hamilton Seymour, and dates are very important. It is dated the 14th of March —received by the Government on the 22d. lam now justifying a conclusion to which I come from a reference to the condition of that country, and its imperative claims upon some interference on our part in the general interests of humanity, apart fr)m all obligations of treaty. Sir Hamilton Seymour, writing on the 14th of_March, in a dispatch received on the 22d, says, " Eiery day serves to aggravate the miseries of the country. To present want and distress future famine will be added if those other man's opinion ; I know not what may be the opinion or the vote of any other man ; I undertake only to give my own honest and conscientious judgment on this matter, without reference to any extriasiccircum stance or consideration. I first ask what was the motive of her Majesty's Government in interfering in the domestic concerns of Portugal? I separate the motives and objects of the Government from their acts and proceedings. I have read these papers ; arid if I believed, with the Hon. Gentleman who makes this motion, that there had been a wanton departure from the principle of non-interference —if I believed that the object of the Government had been to range itself on the side of despotic power—and to crush the struggling liberties of Portugal, I would have most cordially concurred in a vote of censure. But, after reading these papers—and speaking now of the mo tives of the Government as distinguished from its acts — I acquit it of any other intention than to support an an cir nt monarchy, and at the same time to combine with the support of that ancient monarc arantees for the constitutional liberties of the peo e, With respect to many painful, transactions the Government had given advice to the Government of Portugal before it com mitted itself to any active interference ; was it wise to give that advice or not ? It would certainly be a plain and simple course to decline giving any advice even to a friendly Government, to have said, " We have enough to do to manage our own affairs, without concerning our selves with yours ;" it was possible to take that course, and it would have relieved the Government of a great responsibility. But that has not been the course taken in former times with respect either to the Go vernments of Portugal or of Spain. I speak without prejudice on this subject, for I was no party to the quadruple treaty; I objected to the obli gations you incurred by that treaty; I thought it unwise to enter into them; better at that time to permit the people of Spain and Portugal to decide for themselves between the rival branches of the houses of Bourbon and Bragansa; I am, therefore, free fr om any preju dice on this subject. Bat I cannot e nter into the consideration of what has been recently done without remembering that the quadruple treaty has been entered into. You have contracted these special obligations to which the four powers are parties; you have guaranteed the thrones-of Spain and Portugal to the present possessors against the other two brances, and if Don Miguel were to reappear in Portugal, or a descendant of Dun Carlos i n Spain, then you would be bound by the obligations of that treaty to interfere, not certainly for the purpose of establising a particular party in the domestic govern ment of either country, but to take part in a civil war for the maintenance of one branch of the family on the throne against another. Ire deciding, therefore, on the recent policy of the Government, either in giving hdviee to Portugal or interfering actively ,with its affairs, we must bear in mind, not only our ancient relations with that country, the importance of _Portugal from its, geo graphical position, and the long coainexion between us, but also the special obligations by which we are bound in certain cases to a• joint acsionswith other countries. It has not been usual to abstain from friendly inter vention, either with respect to_ Spain. or Portugal., When Mr. Canning was Secretary for Foreign Affairs, the Duke of Wellington being a member of the Cabinet, Lord Fitzroy Somerset was expressly dispatched in 1823 to give-advice to the Spanish Government, end dispatched too to advise it to modify the too liberal c onstitution, to give increased power to the _sovereign, and to alter the terinaof the constitution, that were supposed to be too fevourablecto theedenadcratic power. Lord Fitzroy So merset was the.bearer of a letter addressed by the Duke of Wellington to the leading men in Spain; the object of that letter came under discussion in 1823, and when Parliament, at the instance of Mr. Canning, rejected the motion made by Sir James Macdonald, and affirmed the policy of Mr. Canning , the fact was before the House of Commons that we had attempted, no doubt from the most friendly feelings, to avert from Spain the danger of threatenedinvasion froth France, by advising the mo dification of her constitution. Therefore, I say the pric tice of advising the Governments both of Spain and Por tugal has not met,- in. former times, with the censure of thii flOUSet. There Sir, if I look at the nature of the ad vice given to Portugal as in the dispatches 'of the Noble Lord. the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, I see not a word in that advice of which a British Minister has reason tci -be ashamed. I am speaking now of the ad vice given before we had committed ourselves to forcible intervention. What was that advice ? When it was in tended to commit-that act which we cannot hear without shame at this period of civilisation—(Cheers) —when it watt intended to transport men who had engaged in a civiLcontest, but who had capitulated on the assurance than they should be treated as prisoners of Vial.— (Cheers)—when it was attempted to transport these men, gallant soldiers, though they may have been' mis takeyi in the c mstruetion of their duty—when it was ant napted, in violation of good faith, to transport these men to an unhealthy climate, I find the British Govern ment remonstrating against that act, and earnestly ad vising that, both with reference to the interests of huma nity, and an enlarged and comprehensive view of the in terests of the Portuguese monarchy, such an atrocity should not be perpetrated.--(Cheers.) Sir, I think that the Government was justified in making that remon strance and giving that advice.—(Cheers.) Then, again I find the British Government remonstrating against' the shameful decree that all prisoners taken in arms should be instantly shot—(Cheers)—wisely and properly leaving the Portuguese Government to draw the inference that it was _impossible for us to countenance or support them, or show them any sympathy, if acts of that kind were committed, endangering the throne in the es ti m S: tioa of its own subjects, an bringing upon the Go vernment the indignation of every civilised eountry. In every instance in which advice was given I find it to be in favour of forbearance—in favour of lenity and mo deration—(Cheers)—and, inferring the motives from the advice, I cannot think it consistent with justice to visit the Government with the condemnation which this motion implies.—(Cheers.) Then, Sir, I come to the acts of the Government, and I am perfectly willing to admit that it is not sufficient that the motives and inten tions should have been good if the acts were in them- selves unwise. You may acquit the Government of intentional misconduct, but if their acts be at variance with. justice or sound policy you are perfectly at liberty, if D ot to censure the Government, at least to compel the. revocation of the acts. In reviewing the acts of the Government, the sth of April is a day of the utmost importance.---(Hear, hear.) Up to the sth of April we had limited ourselves to friendly advice, to warnings, sad to remonstrances, and up to the sth of April I think there can be few persons disposed to censure Govern ment onaaccount of any step they had then taken, or any advice they had given. Ia viewing the subsequent acts of the Government, I -certainly should attach consider able weight to the motives and intentions by which they were dictated—not that good motives and intentions would justify acts which are impolitic, but in consider ing the acts I should have material regard to the motives and intentions which influenced them. The question is, whether en the sth of April, when it is clear that the Government departed from its former course and under toote TrotTanriy-ta--give.a t ivi ee , laut 4.0...m 4 k0 pra l asikia whit* in certain contingencies. : involved ,theuecessityd atenedeinterventien, tberesialt Vindfcation-foi" thisechangetaf t poli c y? - N - 9w - first.pf qb=" aertekitliat,wo whe:vare in the posi . tima, pi' : judges off 0' thea evenuitave,a gneat c admantage.o T er th ole w h o I:4d,to sii azelecision,-pebladiug Jagainsryer,y-cOmpfieit_ted,Stt' untseetninabontingenvie.s.—sCCheera.) whOl theseeibscerenis now as ilight,,as„, day. Trpoti' thn ' R comb:Meal:am whiolleheA atien_to s he censider e 4 - 4d-or which ethe 'issue appeared -very slaiutultil, 'the :tight a .of history - hash: been stied , e lt e is now cos .t o see theisiisf takes that; maae haver been committed. Thajudge,:,beini iinnoseessimatif _all the facts s hasing ailtnewledge of: . 'O7 the events which have taken place, is in a very dififent situation from those who had to decide under uncertain And . doubtful circumstances.—(Cheers.) Sir, I. plac6 myaelf in the position of a Government which, on receiv ing the representations of the Portuguese Government, had to-decide what course they would pursue; and, to sit) justice to their case, it is absolutely necessary to at tempt to forget all we now know, and consider what we would have done with the information before us which they had in the early part of April.—e(Cheers.) Sir, I cannot conceive a decision more difficult to be arrived at. On the one , hand there was a Government which had done acts that merited disa pprobation—(Cheers)—there was every argument against forcible intervention - in the domestic concerns of Portugal; there was the danger, also, that, by intervention, we might set the precedent for other and future interventions, from which very serious embarrassments might arise; and no doubt these were considerations that ought to be maturely weighed. • —(Cheers.) There is no man in this House who feels more strongly than I do the grave objections that apply to a wanton and unnecessary intervention in the affairs of other countries. The danger is, that by that inter vention you are not propping up the throne in favour of which yott interfere—you may be sowing the seeds of weakness, instead of strengthening the cause you espouse. But, on the other hand, it becomes a Government responsible for , the administration of public affairs to consider also what course it was fitting to pursue with reference to the general interests of humanity, and the restoration of domestic peace in a country in the internal peace of which we were entitled to take a deep interest. Was there a prospect of an early termination of these quarrels ? Were not parties so equally balanced, that this conflict having continued from the 7th of October, there was every probability that, it we and other poWers also You stood aloof,—if we had said to the Portuguese, u_shall fight it out," we must have been witnesses of a terri bl e struggle, impeding -industry, engendering per - manent discord between members of the same nation, almost members of the same family, without a prospect of any termination, thro ugh _ the superiority of one party or the other.--(cheel wishrs to ,wish to take nothing what ever l for granted.st ate to the Hous e . what is the evidence which has bro ught me the conclusion that, had I been a member ibe Go v e rnment, i: having to act in the latter days of INlarch, I am taken the means pre pared to say that I would not have I .c- 1 1 the course e o l ith, under great -diffi.?ulties, her atalesae s to take —(c• " "e' ' ev ` r2l " went finally determineti • aeerss. After the f ree en d unrestricted eornmunlcation of every letter writ ten at an early period, it were easy, from the pens_ of those who wrote dispatches and the mouths of those w h o uttered opinions, to convict Government apparently on their own evidence. Up to the sth of April you de ' .preeated intervention. You though t it unwise ; you wish( d to prevent France and Spain from intervention ; of course you used every argument against. it; but when necessity forced o n you interyention, then, no doubt, the • arguments you us e d against intervention appsared ap plicable to your own course; and -it would be, easy in this way to convict you of inconsistency and condemn you on that account. But e admitting the, policy of ab staining from intervention ourselves, and discouraging intervention on the part ofdiscouragingat d Spain, the simple . question is, - whether, towards the latter.,nd_ofilarch, a change question,! of policy wee not rendered nem--ar y by the state of the case?—(Cheere.) I look to th e first, as . far as the-general interests of humanity are concerned . ' - You cannot doubt that, with r e sp ect to t his 400 yea s rs eou y n o t u ry m , with - whichYoWbalvd had _treaties for most rigid 04144 n front all interference on the principle Would you then have had to interpose to prevent her reaping the fruits of the victory? My conviction is that, if you had held aloof and the Queen had triumphed, the same motives which led to those decrees with respect to arresting persons taken in arms and the transportation of prisoners would have again operated, and would have given you no security whatever, either for the return of constitutional liberty, or even for the exhibition of decent forbearance or generosity towards the vanquished...-. (Hear, hear.) There were, too, many motives that in fluenced your decision. You saw all the objections to intervention. You feared all the dangers of having to make use of a Spanish force; and, on the other-hand, you calculated the danger of a victory of one cause over the other, and all the consequences which, as we know from experience, generally tollow such triumphs; and I cannot, in justice, join in the condemnation of a Govern went which, balancing these conflicting considerations, came to the conclusion that it was, on the whole, better to make proposals which, as I admit, if rejected, led to the necessity of a further intervention.—(Hear.) There was every probability that the proposals you made would have been accepted, and that no after-intervention would have arisen. - You took that chance, and it was impossible for any one or any Government to pro ceed otherwise than on probabilities. Having prevailed on the Queen's Government to offer those conditions, You had no alternative, if they were rejected, but to assist her in enforcing obedience from her revolted subjects. There was again another danger to be guarded against; there was the danger of France and Spam interfering if you remained neutral. I have already said that I think the conduct, both of France and Spain, in these negotia tions, proves a disposition to show every confidence in this Government.—(Hear, hear.) They have through out evinced no . inclination to obtain any advantage to themselves by an interference separate from this coun try ; and I am glad that the Noble Lord withdrew the imputation which had been cast upon M. Guizot and the French Government, in respect to a supposed desire to have an independent intervendon. I saw it with the greatest satisfaction, and Ido believe that, even after those unfortunate differences which had prevailed be tween this country and France, in respect to which I think France in the wrong, there was yet every wish on the part of France to take an early opportunity of ex pressing a desire to act in unison with us in any inter ference in the affairs of Portugal. Ido not think that M. Guizot ever wished, or that he - ever con templated, a separate intervention, and I can hardly believe that the Minister of Louis Philippe, considering what is the foundation of his throne—(Hear, hear) — would have advised a wanton or unnecessary inter ference in the internal affairs of another nation.—(Hear, hear.) Remember, howeVer, that the Minister of France, disposed to show confidence in this Government, did, nevertheless, declare his opinion to be that the Portu guese Government was entitled to receive aid from the Spanish Government. M. Guizot entertained an opi nion, and I think a sincere one, that under the quadruple treaty, the three Governments might have jusnfied in terference. Even if e a cases fcederis had not arisen, M. Guizot said that the principle which had dictated the signatures to that treaty still remained, and I recollect particularly that he dwells on this fact—that General Povoas, the Miguelite General, had been admitted to great influence at Oporto, and he considered that circum stance most material in justifying the Portuguese Go vernment in asking aid from Spain. Therefore I give entire credit to the Governments of France and Spain for the confidence they displayed. I believe that the object of M. Pacheco was to act cordially with us, and I acquit M. Guizot and the French Government of any intention to obtain particular advantages for themselves. But, in the state of thine's which would have ensued, if such acts as those to which I have referred had been perpetrated—if Lisbon had been fired, if the malefactors had been turned loose, then France and Spain would have been fully justified in interfering, even had you refused; and I again say, that if these events had oc curred, I doubt if France and Spain would not have • found support and approval in the public opinion of Europe.— (Hear, hear.) It may be to us and to our interests a matter of indifference what takes place in Pcrtugal ; but, consider Spain. The dynasty of Spain holds its authority by nearly the same tenure with the dynasty of Portugal. Spain could not depart from all coiesideration of the quadruple treaty. Placing ourselves, however, in the position of Spain, seeing the identity f interests which prevailed between the dynasty in the possession of the throne of Spain, and the dynasty in the possession of the throne of Portugal, apart from the quadruple treaty, and every other consideration, I think a common interest and the necessity of preventing anarchy in Por tugal constitute a case which, itself, would justify, on all grounds, Spanish interference, if such a calamity as that of which I have made mention had occurred.— (Hear, hear.) And, turning to the other alternative, supposing, instead of the Queen's forces, the insurgent troops had been successful, I see no evidence' whatever that a greater degree of moderation would have been exercised in that case. I see nothing in the pro portion 'of the Junta forces, nothing in the course they took, to assure me that justice or generosity would have prevailed had they been victorious. Why, the proposal that there should be no Commander-in- Chief, that there should be different corps acting under different generals, and, considering that the Queen's army was in possession of Lisbon, the proposi tion that the Government should be handed over to the insurgents, for them to accept any terms of accommo dation, convince me that in the hour ot. victory little reliance could be placed on either their moderation or their sense of right.— (Hear, hear.) And, therefore, I leave you to choose either alternative, the triumph of the Queen's cause, or the triumph of_tho-insurgents; it is ponible„ you inight haVe gained an'advantage in the termination of a harassing civil conflict; but you would have found in either ease no guarantee for the restora tion of constitutional liberty—that accommodation, that oblivion of past crimes, that mutual generosity, on which alone can the hopes of future peace be founded.—(Hear, hear.) Then upon these three considerations, seeing the probability that this strife would have long continued if not suppressed . by your means—remembering that it was for the interests of humanity that you should inter fere, looking to the great likelihood that, if you had not interposed, France and Spain would not only have de sired, but have been compelled to interfere—knowing the further probability that in either issue; whether the result were a triumph to the Queen or to the insurgents, moderation and justice would not have been maintained —in the midst of these conflicting considerations, all of which had to be weighed by the Government, again I say I will not consent to visit with condemnation those who, under such' circumstances, deemed it.expedient to decide' upon offering British intervention.-s-(Cheers.) And it is upon these grounds that I shall:give My vote against the motion of the Hon. Gentleman. I think it inconsistent with justice to visit the Government with censure. I think they have done nothing in the conclu sion to which they came which disentitles them to the confidence of this House so far as their conduct in these affairs is concerned.—(Cheers). Well, now, as to the question of public policy, which is a far more im portant,,,subject fei our deliberation,—is „it , , wise, while.., all thesi transaStionParit peffsling, and -whillethe plins:i are Tieing curried into-exeention, to-eentrol„ by....a -decie_ Sion'of the Hauser - of -Corntdons; the >executive Governs men t, and to say that-this-policy- must- be abandoned. 2. Yerhaps-ienitisrt-notlaoahrdoned, -perhaps it must he. continued: By'whom 3 Issay the hand hr pajsicd that. diai - te eXece te . it if struck- by a resolution of : the House. . Of COMmons adverse` to it,-. What--do you. mean toil°. affer "having adopted-- this , resolution ?--(Hcar.), It - seeriss to me - to be tinvvarrantabje in principle, and likely. . to- lead - taLsericus - and - most mischievous consequences.. ' Whatavould he - the - conseilueobe to the public policyor ilae pOititi, if you paissuelr sodeolaration ? ..Will you vlelise Das Antas , and• tile- insurgentlar.ces or will -. you. `' r s ra t t n ier . t n- : : g 2 l7 t w r 1r n e 4) ;: l ir t i e " :l27: Be ir h ui fic' a v t l i o ng g e f t e o o h n u u ; s r i o u e s k t h tie 1 P d wi G i i : Govern ment, lyt as best they may ?" Will you replace Das Antes and his 2,500 men in the British steamers, take them back to Oporto, and say, " Gentlemen, we have been in the wrong ; it is right we. should make you compensation, and so we return You exactly to the position which originally you occupied ; any damage we have done to you or your cause we are willing to repair ; we there• fore bring you back to Oporto, and will let you fight it out 1" Is that the course you would now take ? If you have done wrong and you do not wish to inflict in justice, you have no means of -repairing the mischief ; it will not be enough merely to release -Das Antes.— (Hear;hear.) Will you then retain him in custody, will you still hold him tind' his followers as prisoners of war ? I know not, indeed; what course the Executive is to take in the midst' of - these proceedings, when so soon as to morrow night it may be necessary to give instructions or answer some dispatch they may receive, if there is not a distinct explanation on the part of the House of Commons of the motive by which it is guided in coming to this conclusidn.—(Cheers.) Is it to be left to the Mi nister of the Crown to say, " I have entered into this en gagement,l must 'creep out' of it as well as I can ; I must avoid the fulfilment of the conditions I accepted?" And what language will you hold to the other parties to the convention ? You declared to them that the necessity for interference had occurred. You knew that no separate interference was desired, and, although you denied the obligations of the quadruple treaty, and although you did not think a cdsus fcederis had arisen, yet, in deference to the principle of that treaty, by the advice of her Ministers, the Queen of Eng land invited France and Spain to be parties to the inter vention. When, then, you have told them that the Queen of England can no longer fulfil her engagements, you d not intend to prohibit them from-- pursuing the policy which with you they commenced ?;--(Hear, hear.) After having crept out of your obligations, you do not expect that France and Spain who entered into the agree ment at your suggestion, will now withdraw? You do not think that the French Government will say to the Cham bers, " We interfered at the solicitation of the Queen of England; we were willing to give our aid; but she says ehe ma% fulfil her part in the convention,• end she tells ne also, that it is not possible we can fulfil ours?" — (Hear, hear.) Is it at all probable that the French Government till Le guided by your rL.solutiost? No; the consequence will be, that Spain and France will alone carry out the intervention. How is the Queen of Eng land to remonstrate? The very danger, therefore, that you have apprehended, viz., the exclusion of your own influence, and the establishment of the authority of France and Spain in Portugal, will inevitably take place under yout eyes; and I defy you, in accordance with the principle of any international law, to make any remou strance.—(Hear, hear.) I say it is infinitely better we should continue to act in concurrence with the other Governments, bringing to bear upon the question the moral influence of the three great powers who established the throne of Donna Maria and of the Queen of Spain. —(Hear, hear.) In deference to motives of public policy it is infinitely better we should not attempt to control the Executive Government, acting under consi derable difficulties by any resolution which wou ld in volve a course undignified and impracticable.—(Cheers.) It is infinitely better that we should leave the Govern ment to decide unencumbered and unembarrassed by our advice.—(Hear;) Au amendment has -been moved; I who ought to be employed in cultivating are to be en gaged in laying waste the land."—(Cheers.) But this state of things had continued from October to March. There was no sufficient superiority in either party, ap parently, to terminate the state of things. We were suffering from famine at home; and here was a country, our immediate neighbour—for in such a case the sea constitutes neighbourhood—were we to permit Portugal, on account of intestine feuds, to be laid waste, and an additional strain to be laid on her more happily circum stanced neighbours?—(Cheers.) Then again, on the 19th of March, Sir H. Seymour writes, in a dispatch received on the 28th, " The financial condition ot the country is daily becoming worse ; before this reaches your Lordship the discount of notes will probably be 50 per cent. Extensive importations of corn have been lately made, the most considerable from Liverpool." Well, just consider what was the demand .in the Liver pool market; what was the price of corn there; the ne cessity we had ourselves for preserving as much of Liverpool corn as we could for the maintenance of our own people.—(Hear, hear.) What must have been the condition of that people when it is said, "Of the scar city and dearness of bread you will form some idea by the fact, that the last cargoes from Liverpool were sold at a profit to the importer of 30 per cent?"—(Cheers.) That corn was sold at a profit of 30 per cent. The people who ought to have been cultivat in g the soil, were engaged in cutting each other's throats, without the prospect of bringing that to a conclusion.—(Hear, hear.) What was to be the prospect o f that country, with reference to the sustenance of the people, if that state of things was , to go on; and we, relying on the principle of rigid non intervention, had refused to interfere by any act by which that state of affairs might be put an end to? — (Cheers.) The Englrsh Consul, Mr. Johnson. in a letter received by the Government on the 15th of March, states, "In Vitale the authorities have seized corn; they broke open the stores of Mr. Russell, an English man. The state: otaffairs on the Douro is very,vexa tious to our merchants; the merchants can neither bring down theit wines nor send pipes or staves to Regoa." Hero there" was a proof that the continuance of these civil commotions materially interfered with the security of British property, and by interrupting commerce di rectly affected the interests of British subjects. Now the testimony lam about to quote is very important, It is 'written at a subsequent date, but such was the disposi tion of the people in the very neighbourhood of Lisbon that Sir 11. Seymour thus describes the plans of what he calls " the anarchists ": " The plan of the anarchists was to set fire to some old houses in various parts of the town, to force the pri son doors, and let loose some 1,200 or 1,400 prisoners. When a populous town is to be fired at various points, and when the confusion which ensues is to be increased by the presence of all the vilest malefactors in the hands of justice, it is idle to inquire what precise political ole• jects are sought for, or at what exact points conflagration and excesses are to cease." Well, -you had the British fleet in the Tagus ; you heard from your Minister that the plan of the anarchists was to set fire to Lisbon in different parts of the town, to discharge the vilest malefactors to the number of - 1,400. I ask you if, having that fleet in the Tagus, we could remain perfectly passive, and permit Lisbon to be . destroyed by the malefactors turned out of the gaols?— (Cheers.) I say nothing of the manifest intention .of France and Spain to interfere. I think that the conduct of France and Spain manifested a confidence in this country. I think that the Government cannot found their vindication on any assurance that•rnoce or _Spain , would interfere separately. But then I say the force of circumstancos would have caused their interference. If 1 - the Queen of Portugal had said. " Lwill give guarantees for future good government ; I will give an amnesty ; I will recal obnoxious edicts ; I intend eo govern consti tutionally ;" if the British Admiral ,having received these guarantees, had permitted Lisbon. to be fired, and malefactors to be turned out and destroy property in the streets, Spain and France would have inter fered. They would have rescued the Queen ; they would have rescued property from such depredation. I again say, the assent and sympathy of Europe would have been with them, and you would have been blamed for permitting such outrages in that country which, to a certain extent, you have virtually taken under your protection. Yeu might have been able in such a case to make out a good defence on the rigid principle of non intervention; but the blood of the British House of Com mons would have risen —(Cheers) —and you would have had no creditlor your rigid adherence to the principle of non-intervention.—(Loud cheers.) But then again I ask, what security had you that the cause of liberty would have triumphed—what security had you that the insurgents would triumph? I say, none whatsoever. I say that the probability was that the Queen's cause would have triumphed rather than the insurgents. Ob serve what has taken place. Although Spain had not directly interfered, she had a force on the frontier. She was lending the moral authority of Spain to the Queen and her Government. She had not only marched her forces to' the frontier; she had facilitated the passage of the Queen's troops through part of her dominions. Her forces on the frontier were thus ready to act. Had events taken a sudden turn, had the fortunate moment for the entrance of Don Miguel within Portugal arisen, Spain would not only have interfered, but she had a right to in terfere, and then she was prepared for that act of interference.--(Cheers.) But she was lending the coun tenance or the Spanish Government to the Queen of Portugal, by having her army on the frontier. A pro • position was made for the enlistment of a Spanish 4 mag, . Wise offreereeirtuguese,...aucLe.oaplo.sed,in, the cause; of 'the - Queen.e . You say. Spain, will. ,not -interfere; bid Colonel-W•ylde writes -on tha,2lst.orMerai a di.spaoll: receiVed , on the , 2Bth of that mcnth, in which he says,. ``' Saldanhazs , demand to ,bo, allowed ; ,to, raise a legion 11 , 1 Spain•haS beentaCeeded to by. the Gcovertanient .11"ere,' That lyric , direct ,S pa n ish ~ in Ler IT ntio.4. .Xhte. SPATI„is.4 .. 'Govefnmetki, tatting 4<3..conaert,sitlirthg,rDrtu'ugs,e, . 1 -xo - eiereasente lead, permitted eSaldatthatito. Xaien' e; 149 n toy -actin liottiage4-4hat w.4,a %direct pe,nish intervention..' I;lliphltda"kit• tit r atto ."l 4s he .l 2 of °,r tlaal tgue a le o . ytr7rp r et nei'i sat li nfa d: li b'e as e r fi e i < bc.eet d tio , to Spain- Spanish igleirfgeiacu was' gii"en;'ind \ How veal tbis -to ioet sesisted? --Colima Wylde yeiit'OA. to" Say, " I have no doubt, if this measure is carrae&ifiVe effect, that' none but ready - made soldiers wilLbe enUit63, and that every facility will be afforded - him by the Spa nish Government for obtaining them by allowing men to volunteer from the regular army." That was the in formation which, on the 22d of March, the Govern• ment were in possession of.--(Cheers.) I take for granted that the official accounts are correct. I have no information except that which I derive from the official papers. ..- Mr. HUME—Saldanha only demanded to be allowed to raise a legion. ._ Sir R. PEEL—Colonel Wylde says, " Seldanlia's de mand to be allowed to - raise a legion in Spain has been acceded to by -the Government here."--(Cheers.) Why, Government has to. act on probabilities, and come to a sudden decision on information like this; and, if you found that there had been a legion of• Spaniards engaged in Portugal you would have found it too late to remon strate, and most difficult to carry any remonstrance into effect ; and, unless you chose to send a military force to Portugal, and identified yourself with the insurgent force against•that.of the monarchy, you would have had no means of:effectual resistance against the invasion of Spain.—(Cheers.) Now, what are the indications that the insurgent cause was likely to triumph ? Sir H. Seymour, in a dispatch dated the 18th of March, re ceived the 23th of March, says— Events of such nature are taking • place here as to make it evident that a crisis of some sort must be at hand. Marshal Saldanha writes to the Queen announcing his intention.of.resigning his seat in the Council, in the event either - of the Queen's refusal to sanction an appli cation for the assistance of Spain, ,or of any attempt being made to come to terms with the insurgents." Consider: what was the position of the Portuguese Go vernment at that time? The Queen, it is admitted, was menaced with dangers. The Commander-in- Chief and the Prime Minister had threatened to send in their re signations-if she did not early make application to Spain for assistanee. How great, then, was her motive to seek from Spain direct military assistance, when such was . the counsel of her Ministers, and when this was the threat they had made to her!—(Hear, hear.) On the 19th of March, in a letter received on the 28th of March, Sir H. Seymour says, " I cannot doubt that an application to Spain for assistance will be made." Well, supposing the Cancan had been victoricnee wliat me your guarantee in that CeSO for constitutional liberty?—(flear, hear.) Thera was some doubts about the result, and you 'will find strong evidence he looking over these letters, al though the Junta at Oporto was . very firm, that yet there were intestine divisions in the Junta, that the people there was were no o wish undecided, to encourage anhat in th thee insurgents. provi nc e o f BeiraWith the the Portuguese forces under the command of Saldanha, backed by countenance of Spain, I say that the,pro- L bability v a ;vas, on th e 28 t h o f Marc h , that t h e Q ueen would have Government been victorious,.—(gear, was exulting io ii : s . ( in Hear, hear.) And when the unexpected victory, what ' security would y ou have a for bearance or constituti onal order. !'or moderation and ihe Observe—who would have been the Governrent ? Government would have been composed of those who had advised the trans portation of the prisoners taken at Torres Vedras--of those who had counselled the issuing of decrees by which me n taken in arms should be instantly s h ot. • f . h been done in the green tree, what would hays been things ad do h ne in the dry?—(Hear hear.) If you had re fused all intervention —if you had said to the Queen ot Portugal, ". We 4tand aloof, we leave you to settle the question;" and autyposing she had triumphed, what right THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1847.. am ready to vote against the motion without any amend. ment. I will deal with the subject on its abstract merits. - If I were a member of the Government, I would not take an amendment which, after all, will be passing by this censure.—(Hear, hear.) To the principle of the- motion of the lion. Gentleman the Member for Finsbury I have no objection; the question of affirming it by the House of Commons is another matter.—(Hear, hear.) The Government said to the Queen of Portugal, 0 The conditions which we must have from you are, complete and entire amnesty and exemp tion from penal consequences for every person engaged in this insurrection; we make no exception; we will try to prevent, as far as we can, any future cause for dissen sion, arising from the absence of a complete act of oblivion; we require you to withdraw every decree since the 6th of October at variance with the established constitution; we also require you to constitute a Go vernment which shall inspire general confidence, and from which we desire there shall be excluded every one liable to public suspicion or popular distrust; and, lastly, we earnestly implore-you to remove that person who has occupied a prominent place in the palace, and whose si tuation in Portugal exposes him to suspicion." These were the terms on which the intervention was based; and having received- an assurance from the Government of Portugal that these conditions should be fulfilled, hav ing, moreover, invited the insurgent party to lay down their arms upon the assurance that those conditions should be respected, I do say, in concurrence with the principle of the resolution, that the honour of England is involved in their strict observance.—(Cheers.) I think it would be a breach of faith towards the insurgent psrty (I regret the necessity) if you did not commit the honour of England to the maintenance of the condi tions which you yourselves proffered.—(Hear, hear.) gives me the best e t h o these unfortunate o ited testimony, which Taaffairs n isc e portiontiioer testimony,af theha tterminationheu d is patchesn s unsolicited I find to be borne to the personal dispositions of the So vereigns of Portugal. I, myself, attribute the misfors tunes that have -occurred to the pernicious advice they have received. It is usual, on all occasions, in consti tutional and loyal states, to presume justice and hu manity on the part of crowned heads; but I do find in these papers conclusive proof that you may fairly attri bute the acts that have been done,notto the personal dis positions of the Queen of Portugal or her Consort, but to the bad counsel they received from the Government of Cabral and those who were leagued with it.—(Hear.) I find that Sir 11. Seymour, in a dispatch of March 21, affords an unsuspicious testimony to the good faith of the Que , n and the character of the King. He says— " The King has given a fresh proof of the wise and con ciliatory disposition by which he has been distinguished in the Council, by addressing yesterday a letter to Mar shal Saldanha, calling upon him to make peaceful over tures to the Oporto Junta." That was the act of the King in council. His suggestion was, not an:appeal to arms, but that conciliatory overtures should be made to the insurgents.—(Hear, hear.) Those overtures were not made; but whose was the fault? That of the men who threatened to resign should the course advised by the King be taken.—(Hear.) With this evidence before them, they were bound to make every allowance for the conduct of their Majesties, having, as it was shown, been placed in so critical a position. Mr. Southern says, in one of his dispatches, that he had addressed a note pro testing against the transportation of the prisoners taken at Torres Vedras, and that the subject had been re peatedly under deliberation in the Cabinet, and his com ment is, "I am happy to think- that the benevolent feelings of their Majesties induces them to support my • views; but the opinion of the Cabinet, to which some extraneous persons were admitted, finally prevailed, on being backed by a threat of immediate resignation on the part of the Ministry." Thus it was clear the Sovereign had interfered on behalf of the prisoners, but those who directed theircounsels having threatened resiguation, they were unable to effect their own charitable wishes. — (Hear, hear.) Again, Sir H. Seymour says, on the Sth of May, speaking of the action of the lit of May, when the insurgents sustained a loss of 500 killed and wounded—" Many of the wounded insurgents, in com pany with the wounded of the Queen's forces, have been removed to the hospital at Lisbon. On the 3d inst. the hospital was visited by the Queen and King, who spoke to many of the wounded, and gave special orders that every attention should be paid to all alike." Such evi dence of justice and moderation on the part of these Royal personages inspires me with the hope that if they are surrounded by more honest advisers there is a prospect of returning peace and tranquillity to Portug al— (Cheers.) Now, I trust that nothing I have said will lay me open to the suspicion that I approve of the measures which were adopted by the Government of Portugal since the 7th of October.—(Hear, hear.) I think that the change of Government on the 6th of October, 1846, the sudden removal of the Duke de Palmella, and the mode in which that removal was effected, were calculated to lessen,the respect of the people for the throne.—(Hear, hear.) I have come to the conclusion that on the whole it is desirable that the power of England should be exerted for the purpose of quelling these troubles ; but I do not think it should be lent to giving countenance and sup port to arbitrary proceedings.—(Hear.) I have seen, I had almost said with shame and regret, that illustrious man, the Duke of Palmella, an exile from his own coun try and in banishment.—(Hear, hear.) I see with regret that wisest politician of all the Portuguese—the man who was a political ornament to his country—the man who in 1814.15 was associated with the leading diplo• matists of Europe for the purpose alaying.the founda tions of that general peace which has endured 27 years —I do see wi: h deep pain that that man, the most emi nent of the subjects of the Queen of Portugal, is an exile from his native country. And for what? Because he wished to govern on constitutional principles— ( Hear) —because, in his intercourse with public men, with the statesmen of Europe, he had learned, perhaps, better principles for the conduct of constitutional go vernment than those who have been the ordinary coon cillors of the Portuguese Sovereign.—(Cheers.) I look to the advice he gave, and to the language in which Lord Howard speaks of the progress he had made towards the restoration of peace.—(Hear.) I read his law of elec tions—l see his resolution to summon the Cortes—l see his advice not to resort to acts of severity—l see these things, and I think it a reflection on public men that he should be an exile from his •native country.—(Cheers.) Sir, I think that the Portuguese Government, on the 6th of October, committed the greatest mistake that a Government can commit, when, in anticipation of some fancied dangers, they resorted to what is called a gaup d'etat, that is, attempted to avert threatened danger by the assumption of unconstitutional power.—( Hear, hear.) That-was the mistake that was made by the Government of Charles X., and it is the mistake that has been made by those councillors who advised the dismissal of that faithful subject of the Queen and attached friendof peace, the :Duke of Palmella.—(Hear, hear.) It would have been the true policy of the Government, even if these dan gers were real, to have met them, and not attempted to avert them by the assumption of unconstitutional powers. I —(Hear, hear.) These advisers of coups d'ttat have taken PetittEici:thetnselvek for,firtnneall are tiqcisioai ; ;hey ,refee4obeestageof ,Louia XVI., .aud say that the causeof reenarchy was then lost by a want of firmness inA -decision. They pride, thenmelves on their deCision : and energy, hut.they,do.not see the angpr of resorting to these,extrerne acts of violence, er the epiageciueupe* ,which they may lead : _to --{t sar,, hear.) They pointer att.the, progrmn,rne,. of ,Alle 4yptemEriati; NO I believe that was nothing more than a proposed Change in regard to electoral districts; and I;contend that any apprehen sinWeiltertailitglilll fq.-. M 8,1 14,tg that :programme were not sufficient to set aside e constitutional l&rty' r of Piar ttaoh•-,-(ear , hee,ro t. o apply n t b the powersiets, will which l Thar { ,, was a grievOns mistake content to row s ub j ec t s, e and what is theennsequerice,Of; resorting to Bitch - 24'6'8f power? Y You alienate from yourselves tii4 Sympathies of Europe.—(Rear, hear.) Let your enemies, if they il will, meet an d resort to unconstitutional acts, be you nen f t 6u thearc around u n n s d titu y t o i u on you, and th en th e goo d feeling of other countries, aye, and t p attack upon you be an unj us t ' rally one , but if the friends of the monarchy will attempt to meet danger by coups d'itit , i g : es v the and will violate the law in anticipation of dangers, then, in that case, the sympathies of Europe will not be with them—(Cheers) —that is the mode by which thrones are more endangered than by disloyalty and disaffection on the part of the people. I have now fulfilled that which I said . Ilyould do, openly and frankly, , I have spoken my opinions as a private individual; after a perusal of those ' ' papers before me, I cannot assent to a vote o f censure on the Government, I cannot consent to interfere with that which is now in course of action ; but while I take that course, while I would not interfere to put a stop to that intervention which has taken place, I must at the same time say that of the acts of the Portugueae Government I cannot speak without condemnation.—(Cheers.) And I say, in conclusion,' that unless those evil councillors who have been placed around the Portuguese throne are banishel— An from. MEMBER—They will be banished. • Sir R. PEEL—I 'believe that if that faction that calls itself the Cabralist faction—and for an', thing I know they may be worthy of the name they have chosen to assume—if such men and such principles are to influ ence the future Government of Portugal, then there ie no se curity for peace, no security therefor continued attachnient to the Crown.—(Hear, he tr.) And then, indeed, it will net be in the power of England longer to give that 'ad viee, and to lend that assistance, which I think she can freely gi ve and freely lend, and which I hope will be effectual for the single purpose for which they have been given and lent—to maintain an ancient monarchycialnd to obtain from that monarchy guarantees eft . cOnstitu tional freedom.—(Great cheering-)' - ' • . ...,. . . • . dITTEES, LIST OF MEMBERS PRESENT WHEN THE HOUSE WAS COUNTED OUT ON MR. HUME'S MOTION ON INTERFERENCE WITH POR TUGAL. Baine, W. Brotherton, J. B:am'stone, T. Bowring, Dr. Buzfeild,- W. Barnard, E. J. Clay, Sir W. Ewart, W. Gibson, T. M. Ilume, J. Molesworth, Sir W. Monahan, J. 11. Muntz, G. F. Newdegate, C. N. Osborne, U. Palmerston, Viscount Polhill, F. Roebuck, J. A. Roche, E. B. - Somerville, Sir W. Trelawny, J. S. Thornely, T. Tollemache, Hon. F. Tollemache, J. Toncred, H. W. Tufm-11, H. Villiers, C. P. DEATHS AMONG THE PatEsTrtooD.--The follow ing are the names of the six. Roman Catholic priests of Liverpool, and the chapels to which they respectively be longed, who (tied here within the last two months :—the Rev. Mr. Nightingale, of St. Anthony's ; the Rev. Mr. Fisher and the Rev. Mr. Gilbert, both of St. Mary's ; the Rev. Mr. Parker, of St. Patrick's; the Rev. Dr. Appleton, of Seel-street; and the Rev. Dr. Kelly, of St. Joseph's. Prior to the influx of Irish paupers, there were, we under stand, 24 priests in Liverpool; now their ranks, which will, of course, be recruited from other places, have been thinned to 18.—Lirsrpoot dtbios, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. June 16. (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) COLLISION.—SPARROW V. PEDLEY AND OTHERS. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for certain injuries sustained by a smack tiam , d "Fox," the property of the plaintlf, by the negligence. of the parties entrusted with the management of a steam tug called the " Grey Mare Meg," belonging to the defendant and others, who constitute the "United Steam Tug Company." The smack was tacking across the river, and the collision occurred oposie Wapping. The bowsprit of the smack received some injuries, but they were not of a serious nature. The case was A commenced yesterday, and re sumed at the sitting of the Court this morning. A considerable number of witnesses were examined on either side—those on one side stating that " Grey Mare Meg" was to blame, whilst those called on behalf of the other as stoutly and positively averred that the smack was decidedly to blame. and that if she had not struck the steam-boat, she would have come into collision with a number of barges lying off Wapping. It was further stated by them, that the smack was in a bad condition before the occurrence, and that her injuries could be repaired for 10/. or 151. The jury gave a verdict of 101. to the plaintiff. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, June 15. BRETIN V. BUNN. In this case, which was an action by the husband of Flora Fabbri, the opera dancer, against the h ssee of Drury-lane Theatre, for an alleged breach of an engage ment, an application was made to Mr. Justice Coleridge, on Monday, after the hearing of the summons in the case of " Bunn v. Lind," fur a commission to examine witnesses in Italy and France,. and for a postponement of the trial. . Mr. Lewis (Lewis and Lewis) said he appeared on the part of Mr. Alfred Bunn in this cause, to ask tor a com mission, and he had an affidavit made by the defendant, showing that he could not proceed to trial without the evidence of certain individuals, whose names he had set forth, and who were now residing abroad. A gentleman from the office of Mr. Gell, the attorney for the plaintiff, resisted the application. lie said the cause was to be tried on the 28th inst., and until an hour before the attendance he had not seen the affidavit on which the application was made. Of eourse he had no time to answer the affidavit. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said, that in these applications, if required, time must be afforded. Mr. LEWIS read a portion of the affidavit of the de fendant, stating that he could not proceed to trial with out the evidence of Mademoiselle Taglioni, M. Adrian, and M. Petipa, and that it was necessary to issue a commission, as he had ascertained within the last few days that Mademoiselle Taglioni was in Italy, and the other parties in Paris. His LORDSHIP said he should certainly give time to the plaintiff to answer the affidavit. Mr. LEWIS observed that he had two objects in view, namely, a commission, and to postpone the trial. On the part of the plaintiff it was said that the action was about to be tried, and there was no ground for a delay. His LORDSHIP adjourned the summons, on the ground that the plaintiff had an undoubted right to time, in order to answer the matters of the affidavit made in sup port of the application to examine witnesses, a pro ceeding which, in this case, would probably delay the trial of the cause. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, June 16. (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) IN RE PRENTICE. This was a dividend meeting under the estate of the bankrupt, who had been a fishmonger at Tollesbury, Essex. A proof was tendered on behalf of a Mr. Crick for 181., which was objected to on the part of the assignees. The Solicitor to the assignees said, that proceedings in Chancery had been pending between the bankrupt and Mr. Crick, and it had been prey ously doubtful whether or not he was a creditor, and the proof had been post poned. The bankrupt had been taken in execution on a judgment for the debt, but had been liberated, on signing an undertaking, admitting that he owed the debt and costs, and that his release was not to be considered a waiver of the demand. His HONOIIR said the bankrupt having been taken in execution such a document as this did not revive the debt so as to entitle the claimant to prove. The Solicitor said that as the estate would pay 20s. in the pound, he had to apply for interest on the debt. His Hollow:. said that the dividend must be declared first, when it would be ascertained what surplus there was. He would allow the bankrupt his full expenses for his different journeys, &c. SECONDARIES' COURT, June 16. (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) OUTHWAITE AND ANOTHER V 31ITHELL, EXECUTRIX. The plaintiffs in this action are wholesale tea dealers in Fenchurch-street. The defendant is the widow and executrix of a person named Mitchell, who formerly lived at Devizes. There was no defence to the action, and the defendant by suffering judgment to go by de fault admitted that she had assets in hand; itiwas, there fore, only necessary to prove the order and delivery of the goods, and this being done, a verdict was given for the amount claimed. CROPLEY V. NOTTON. The plaintiff in this action is a hat manufacturer in the Borough, and the defendant is a shopkeeper in High street. Chatham. The claim was for 131., for hats supplied to defendant, who rut in a plea of infancy on the record. The defendant's attorney said, that it would be necessary for him to prove that the defendant was not of age when the debt was contracted, to entitle him to a verdict. The defendant's mother was called, and proved that her son was born on the sth of May, 1826. She entered the circumstance in the family Bible, but she had not got it with her. The action was commenced on the 21st of April, 1547. The Learned SECONDARY said that it appeared a pity that such a plea was put in, but if it was made out the defendant was entitled in law to a verdict; it was quite a matter of law. Some of the jury said they were not satisfied with the unsupported evidence of the mother. The Learned SECONDARY said it would perhaps have been better for some document to have been produced, but if the mother was to be believed, there could be no doubt. If they gave a verdict imputing falsehood on her part, they ought to give their reasons. The only cause he could see they had to disbelieve her appeared to him to be that they did not wish to do so. Tney were, on their oaths, to give a verdict according to the evidence. The jury then gave a verdict for the defendant. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Mr. Justice Patteson, accompanied by the Right llon. th 9 Lord *.ayor, Alderman Hughes, and Sheriffs Challis atfd itidaWd, opened the Court this morning. A second edition of the " Calendar" was published to-day, - which contained the names of no less than 267 prisoners. - Several prisoners were placed at the bar, but Mr. Citatutsorr stated that he had only just-been furnished with the depositions, and therefore was.not. in a position to proceed with those cases. . . • . It - Was then arranged that another -course should . be taken; in this instance the j ud g e had not been furnished with the-depositions. Mr: iTUStIee.PATTES d, a tc said, must decline to proceed with the case under these circumstances. Is any counsel engaged to conduct the prosecution? Mr. CLARKSON replied in the negative. Mr. Justice PATTEsori said, it is a very serious thing to throw the responsibility of conducting a case on the j udge. Mr. BALLANTINE stated that this was entirely owing to the scale of fees allowed for prosecutions being so low, that no respectable attorney would conduct a prosecution, and, consequently, that the depositions were handed over to counsel, who had to do the duty of both attorney and counsel. Mr. Justice PATTESON said he thought that the scale of fees should be altered. It was a most unfortunate matter, and he did not think it proper that the conduct ing of a case should be imposed upon the judge, who could not be supposed to be acquainted with the facts. VENTILATION OF THE COURT. The imperfect ventilation of the Court has been a fruitful source of comment with the judges, and Mr. Justice Patteson remarked upon it this morning in terms of reprobation. No case of any interest occurred during the morning. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO VV-STREET was placed Mary Lane, a woman of bad character, at the bar before Mr. Henry, charged on suspicion of stealing a watch and a breast-pin from the person of a , Mr. John Saunders, in Northumberland -court, Strand, at about one o'clock on Monday morning. = The prosecutor said, that at about the time stated he met the prisoner in Northumberland.court, and she asked him for charity, telling a long and piteous tale, every word of which afterwards turned out to be false. He was so far from suspecting any imposition, however, that he gave the supposed unfortunate a shilling. J ust at that moment two men came up to him and asked the way to Charing-cross, and while his attention was en . gaged by them the prisoner disappeared. Soon afterwards been missed his watch, the handle of which had cut, in order to release it, and his breast-Pin. He did not immediately discover the loss of the latter article, a brass meat having been put in its place, so as to deceive hi first. The watch (a silver one) was worth 31., and the pin about 6/. Having lost sight of the prisoner, but being de termined, if possible, to find her, ho went to the sam spot the next night at the same hour. The prisore e r again met him, not mppTtring to hnow !aim, and re p. c , t2 d the story oho ha d told him on Monday morning. E,., '... 6 4' tonded to list en to what she was saying, r . h eh y ; n 2 ing into co nversation with her induced h e r t o m go her rti with bins un til he met a co nstable, to whom he gave charge . Two men ha d been watchin g them from the further side of the street, but he could not say whether t h e y were the two men who had s n i g ht before or not. spoken to hi m t h e A ring, supposed to be the handle of the watch, was found by the policeman on duty committed. It had in Northumberland „court shortly after the robbery was been cut with some instrument . Mr. HENRY remanded the prisoner for a w ee k. MARLBOROUGH STREET. Paws Sauter, was brought before Mr. Hardw'ek, charged with stealing a trumpet, value 12/., .h e p re Percy of Mr. Robert Davis, one of the musicians employed at i the Haymarket Theatre. It appeared that the complainant, after the perform ance on Saturday night last, deposited his trumpet in the music-room in the theatre. On Monday evening about ten o'clock he went to fetch his instrument, and was surprised to find it gone. H © inquired of ei'ery RAILWA HOUSE OF LORDS.--(YESURDAY.) Room B. Their Lordships met this morning at eleven o'clock; the Earl of Lovelace in the chair. THE CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW, GAMIC KIRK, and COATBRIDGE STATION, &ct The Committee proceeded this morning to take the clauses of this Bill into eonsideration. A long and desultory discussion arose upon. one of the clauses, that which arranged the mode in which the promoting company should cross the line of the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway near Glasgow, between Mr. Hope, on the part of the Cala:lonian, and Mr. An• drews, for the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the room having been cleared, The Committee decided that the Caledonian Company should, in the construction of their works, not inter fere with, or alter the tunnel of the . Edinburgh and Glasgow, without the consent of the latter company, and that the works should be constructed under the supervision of Messrs. Walker and Leslie, C.E., or fail ing these, under the superintendence of the Railway Commissioners. The other clauses were unopposed. The Committee having no other business before them broke up. Room C. GREAT WESTERN, (BRANCH TO 3'OIN LONDON ',LATD THE SOUTH-WESTERN AT LAMBETH). The Committee met this day, at the usual hour, for the consideration of this line. Lord Colborne presided. Yesterday the Committee decided that the preamble of this Bill had been proved, and to day the matter for discussion was a consideration of the clauses. It was desired by the South Western Company to have certain penal clauses, inflicting heavy penalties, in order to protect their works from interruption where the line passed under their Bridge, which is the junction of the Richmond Railway with the South Western. The penalty proposed was 50/. an hour. Lord COLBoRNE suggested that severe punishments were seldom inflicted, and considered that it would be better to have a more moderate fine inflicted, which would be enforced; and, therefore, be more feared by the company: After some further discussion, the fine was agreed upon, it being only demanded as a preventive, and the company did hope that there never would be a necessity to levy it. Mr. AUSTIN rose to propose that certain clauses should be inserted in this Bill which had been agreed upon by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. The interest of the Great Western in such clauses was this: —Even should the Bill pass the Houses of Parliament, it would be in the power of the Crown to refuse to consent to the Bill, as it affected its rights as regarded the River Thames. They, therefore, were anxious to secure the consent of the Crown; and the clauses which he proposed had received the consent of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. The first of these was, that the design and erection of the bridge over the river should be approved of by the ,Commissioners of Woods and Forests and the CeirioratiOn, - the .latter contesting the right to the bed of the river with the Crown ; and therefore this first clause saved the rights of both parties equally. He had to inform their Lordships that the Lord Mayor consented to this clause. He was /anxious that this dispute between the Crown and the Corporation shottkl be decided by some other tribunal than a Committee- of either House. The nest clause enacted that the works should be executed to the satis faction of -the Consritissioners of Wood and Forests and the Corporation of London. A third was for the pur pose of saving the rights of the Crown ; and a fourth enacted that compensation for damage done on the shores of the river should be decided upon by arbitra tion, and that the money should be paid into Court to abide the result of the decision. Mr.- MERRYWEATIIER opposed the insertion of the clauses. He did not wish that the Crown should place upon record a disputed right to the bed of the river, which no tribunal in the land had hitherto asserted, and it was an attempt of the Crown to gain an advantage over the Corporation, and he besought the Committee not to tempt the Crown by showing the elasticity of Com mittees to seek for one advantage one year, and a second in another : the Crown never had a right to interfere with the erection of bridges, and they had no right to seek it now. The clauses were then agreed to with some modifica tion, which struck out the most objectionable matter which affected the rights of the Corporation. Room D. SOUTH WALES. Their Lordships met this morning ; the Duke of Northumberland in the chair. Their Lordships were occupied in arranging the clauses of the Bill, and these having been agreed to, the Committee broke up. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) GROUP VL BRISTOL AND EXETER, TAUNTON AND CASTLECARY BRANCH, AND BRISTOL AND EXETER (BRANCH FROM BLEADON TO WELLS AND GLASTONBURY). The Committee met at the usual hour. Mr. Sergeant WRANGRAH opened the case for the Bristol and Exeter Company. He proposed to treat the two lines, as above, as one scheme ; and contended that on the ground of the larger amount of local and through communication afforded by these lines over the pro posed lines of the Great Western Company, they were entitled to receive the sanction of ;he Committee. At the conclusion of the Learned Gentleman's address, which occupied the whole time of its sitting, the Com mittee adjourned till 12 to-morrow. GROUP VIII. This Committee met at the usual hour, but adjourned without going to business, to enable several of the Members to attend the morning sitting of the House. GROUP X. This Committee met at one o'clock; Lord Clive in the chair. EASTERN COUNTIES (xxxonD TO TILBURY FORT AND SOUTHEND). The Committee were occupied the whole of the day with the general evidence in favour of this Bill. GROUP XXIV. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD (EXTENSION AT HOIMIZAD). The Committee met at the usual hour, and were occu pied the whole of the day in passing the several clauses of the Bill. GROUP XXX. GREAT, WESTERN (ISLE OF AZEOLIVIE t.,:EXIVEW S ION). . r , The Committee yea at the usual hour. The Rev. 'Mr. Aspirtell, of Althorp, Clark„o Ltiddington, and Mr; J..)3untlyers, of Crovvle, gave e,vi denee au favour of the, proposed extenaion., 'Several other_witnesaes were examined, and the Com mitteeadiourned till twelve to,-morrow. 4 ~ ;+ t - 0,4.011# X i 3C.X IV. Set* CQtprnittee ap pointed to tonsidet the , . . Write : 9f,,the col:uprise in this group re-assertibled tit.the hqiir,this Anornpo; Lord Churles Wellesley in.,the chair,. _ LEEDS AND TEXESIL (LEEDS. EEE.MIKAIVI, AND NEWCASTLE EXTENSION). Another day was consumed with general and local evidence in favour of this Bill. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. MARKET NEWS.—(YESTERDAY.) ' CORN EXCIZANGE. Only a moderate supply of English Wheat bits been re ceived up to our market since Monday, and the show of samples here was small. Still, however, the demand was in a very inactive state, at unaltered quotations. The imports of foreign Wheat this week have amounted to 9,820 quarters. That grain was . Very heavy, but prices were not lower. With Barley we were scantily supplied, while the inquiry for most kinds was firm, at late rates. Malt was a dull sale, at about stationary . prices. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Indian orn moved off heavily, at unaltered figures. Upwards of 20,000 barrels of Corn have come in this week. The trade was heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported. 1 Wheat. English .. 1,410 qrs. Irish. •• •• ...• 3,34$ Foreign 9,520 ARRIVALS. I &Lev. 840 qrs. Oata I Flour. -- qrs. 1,160 ske 3,300 I and 1,270 22,000 S2O Malt.9lo qrs. WHITECIZAPEL. Although the supply of meat on offer was small, the gene ral demand was heavy, and prices had a downward tendency. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, as 10d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s per 81bs, by the carcase. POSTPONEMENT or THE REVIEW. Yesterday, shortly after the troops had been paraded in their barrack rooms, preparatory to falling in, orders were received at their several. barracks, from the Commander-in-Chief, counter manding the orders of the day for the grand review in Hyde park ; much disappointment was occasioned in consequence, as a great concourse of persons had assembled, and notwith -standing the unfavourable weather, hundreds of temporary scaffolds had been erected during the morning. The Light Brigade, consisting of the 60th Royal Rifle Regiment, the 43d Light Infantry, and the 71st Highland Light Infantry will remain in billets until it takes place. The field batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery will wait in town for the general orders appointing the day for the review. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—SENT INTO THE COUNTRY FREE UPON APPROBATION.—No. 39, Albemarle-street, Plecadilly.---Newly i vented Spectacles, Invisible and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments for relief of the most extreme deafness.—Opera and Race ' Glasses and Telescopes.—Patronized by Field Marshall T. Gros venor, Generals Sir Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd, Sir John ...Keatings, Malston, Frederick Goodfellow, Clayton, Mor rison, Dyot Robertson, Mackenzie, Galway Biggs, Sheodde, and Sir P. Maitland, Woolf, Murray, Walker, Fox, Price, Lindsay, and Thackray, Major-Generals Sir John Rose, Sir James Cockburn, Sir James Russell, and T. H. Blair, Auchmuty, Daltine P. Iyers, I). Mackleod, Hamilton. Turner, Wemyss, and 'Cook ; Lieutenant- Generals Sir Henry Bouverle, Sir J. Macdonald, Sir It. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, Sir Win. Eustance, Sir Edward Kerrison, and Buller ; Admirals Lord. John Hay, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir George Muuday, Sir George Martin, Sir James 11. Whitslied, Sir 1). Gold, Sir Edward Coddrington, Ross, Alexander, Curzons, Tompkinson. liollis, and Price ; Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen ; ltearl Admirals Brown and Ribouleau, the lion. J. Percy, &c. Also Pow' cilia Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, and Microscopes. — Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solemons, opticians, are net ir. „a ny . way connected with a person of the same name in their im (Date neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. " OF A VERY CADVERTISEMENT.]—ASTONISIIING At I'ILLs lioLLow mistakes, be cautious, and observe—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle- BAD LEG OF THIRTY YEARS' STANDING BY e, butcher, of AND OINIMENT.—The wife of Mr. George vein internally. The leg, apparently originating by the bursting medicalo tried to cure it pain was intense; the most em inent cdotry H o lloway's Pills and hilt in vain at last she was astonishmentinduced of herself and all who knew Stockton-on-Tees, suffered for full thirty years, a n Ointment, when, ' to the eight week), was thoroughly healed and her, the leg, in the course of d Ind free from pain for the last nine cured, and has remained soun and itt ?ream . Ilelloway's Liao. months. Sold by all druggists, 30, Strand, Ltndol l . • `vide a dreadful bad person in the theatre, but could not gain any tidings of the lost trumpet till Tueclay, when he .was iuiorwed • - that the trumpet was fouitd, And the prisoner in custody fors eating it. r. William Adams, the master carpenter at the theatre, -• proved seeing the prisoner larking about the stage doer about enty minutes past ten ~9CI.Wk us Monday night. Flaying suspicions that the prisoner was up to no good, he watched him, and saw him enter the music room, where he remained some time. Witness then went to the top of the stage and peeped through a hole, and saw him in the act of removing an iron bar from the wind ow. ow. Witness stole softly round to the window and.caug prisoner attempting to push something through. lie seized hold of it, ani found it was the misving trumpet The prisoner ran away and made his escape out of the theatre. Information was then given to the police., who took the prisoner into custody on Tuesday night The prisoner, who denied the charge was remanded till Sat iird Ellen Cook, was charged with stealing a sovereign and a half sovereign, the property of Maria Hibbut, 3s Old Compton-street, Soho. Complainant stated that the prisoner was employed as servant, and occasionally assisted her at ne edlewor k- In k. Tuesday morning she deposited th e mone y in a wor box in the parlour, to which the pris oner had access• the course of the morning the pris oner was left by her self in the parlour, and had ample opportunity of taking the money. Subsequently on witness Ong to the bo x, she found that the money had been abstracted. Sus picion fell upon the prisoner, who was taxed with the robbery, which she stoutly denied. However, as no other person had access to the room, witness was confident that n the prisoner was the thief. She there fore gave he r i charge. The prisoner protested her innocence of the robberli on het, and as no portion of the money had been found up Mr. Hannwlex discharged her. THAMES. Rebecca Bromley, a middle-aged care-worn looking woman i , was charged with having attempted self-de struction. From the evidence of police-constables K 9 K 215, it appeared that the unfortunate creature had attempted to drown herself near Bromley Hall, the residence of the . superintendent of the East India CompanY• She h a d thrown herself into the water, but wai fortunate'''. ' rescued by the mate of a ship, who, as his vessel sailed that day, was unable to attend. She was rather the viers? for liquor at the time, but in her sober moments,Aer even just before being brought into court, she h a " dared in a calm and resoluta manner , t hat she her wo repeat the attempt till she had succeeded i n effecting : object. She had been visited by a medical•"lll thought her mind was affected. She herself attribut it to the loss of her husband, who was recently d e cesse i c t • Mr. BALLANTINE ordered her to be detained til l s h e ° . could find good bail. If it was found that her mind I ; really and seriously disordered, proper measures Must taken o have her placed under rest' ait. She t was then removed, and placed tbr the present in the charge of Roach, the gaoler. WORSHIP STREET. I...reed Amelia Ashwood, who a few days since was cue—. at this office with wilfirly deserting her female inhure was yesterday brought before Mr. Broughton, I sitting magistrate, for final examination. lA' From the evidence adduced it appeared that on vr tes t ' , tensely cold night during the month of N ovelnb Smith, the porter of the Lying-in Hospita l in the CiSik. road, was leaving that institution, when his fen t 'rile against a large bundle which was lying upon one four stone steps. and he eirected the attention of 51.1 J„. James, one of the ward nurses, to it, and u pon her nP e a . n ' t ing the bundle it was found to contain a fema le 1 :714 carefully wrapped up. By direction of the mil °n was conveyed to St. Luke's workhouse. that y s o li f A Mrs. Moody, cousin to the prisoner, said had told her (witness) that the child bad died °f c lor ions, and she thought of going into mourning Witness advised her not to do so, as that would be the means of informing her friends of her disgrace. Mrs. Nash, an ironer in the establishment of /-1 / 6 ... Bagster, stated that, previous to the disappearance of t h e child, the prisoner had said that she thought she should drown herself and infant ; Mrs. Bagster and wit tles ,.. s i however, advised her not to think of such a course, but that she had better sell lueifer matches as a me an s c a supporting both. The prisoner replied, " Well then , e e in so I have no means of supportino• my infant, I shall I , r bis it in basket at some gentleman's door. ' II , was approved of, and Mrs. Bagster (the latter c arry' _to . the infant a portion of the way) and witness accompt nied the prisoner on the night in question, and win arrival in the City-road, the prisoner took up the line and left them, whilst they stood looking in at a li°e a draper's shop window. She afterwards returned, en.. said that she had left the child upon the step of the door of the Lying-in Hospital. Mr. BROUGHTON, in most commiserating palglifete; said, however much he might regret the position o. tee said, prisoner, he was bound to send the case to the Wise) _3, Mrs. Nash would be admitted as evidence for the CP:It/out but Mrs. Bagster, whom he conceived to be the wore in is the three, must find good bail to answer for her Per' he transanction before a jury of the country. • BALLOON ASCENT• - (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) balle ° oo ' Mr. Hampton made an ascent in his s p lendid the "Erin-go-Bragh," from Stoke-upon-TreA. of Monday last, accompanied by Mr. G. Wise Facile,' to Shelton. Three other gentlemen were prepare.ero, ascend, but from a slight accident at the ges-wnsob Mr. H. was not able to get a sufficient supplY f °l. o „ of purpose, or the balloon would have been cap w as ascending with six I ersons. Although the weather rot; wet many thousand persons attended to view the ase e c o the balloon is about 40 fret diameter, and when ° fl e a at is attached about 90 feet high. We left the groilloar. seven o'clock, and after remaining in view half as abod e we entered a dense cloud and remained obscured ten minutes; during this time the cold was intenseefra9ri, the altitude could not be less than thr ee miles; th w hich h fication of the air was so great that the balloon. . 00 could not have been more than half-filled wit leaving the earth, filled out to her full size, and else_ oo charging gas rapidly from the lower valve fore upper time, and Mr. Hampton was obliged to open th _Pp valve to allow the gas to escape. At thisstlll3.3fleed prospect was most splendid from the mountain ° glimpse clouds under us, and occasionally we caught a setting sup, of the earth; here we had a full view of the which gave the clouds an appearanc e of chalky olvilieb tains. Mr. Hampton commenced his desee!it• otter as very gradua, passing through the clouds* which . . t h were so thick that l we could not see each a uze a .. car, and at other times appeared like al hogearth, tween us, until at last we came in view °f utlrrounded by which time the prospect was most lovely,usid acarcely,be woods and hills, although the la tter different waters c h a lk lines distinguished until near the lanci----the glittering like silver, the roads appearing laikiepeared like marked out, and the different villages I__ .‘nce, ma de small dots, which, from the sublime apt remaine" i n the me loth to descend and much wished to I mu st PreP are f air. At this time Mr. H. informed me 0 . b . t halaPP fpx..4lze worst, SS he could perceive ) A ifr , the silk, caused by condensiVia Afif yi e e„..t sod there was a strong Breeze blowing iiarin 1 1 1,4 0 e0t . ordered me to sit itrtlie bottom of , the car Aseriv ia „:log ILL'a gulated the descent; from the g rapnel‘nciia• fi:•st, hold ,we rpceiveckseveral violent shocks,_ but-the bs rit was aoti`brotiglzt`niiT by . a large tree, bufriotbefOt_et was ` disqbereat* nf' several large burnishes at'irlot ten'inehes'diatteter. - ' Several persons -then dame assistance.On in'quiry - we found ourselves at rule7,i lane," about three miles from Maccles fi e ld, and 113°.,,-- have travelled not less than thirty or forty miles , fro g the different currents of air, which took the balloon 10 diffTent directions. We were in the air about On' quarters of an hour. Many of the country people '— followed the balloon for miles. SI Yen VAEXHALL GARDENS.—A grand gala was on Tuesiay at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, on. the sion of the debut of Mademoiselle Caroline, the well- : equestrian, who has just returned from a continental Lel; having achieved in the principal cities which she visited greatest triumphs, especially at the Imperial Theatre A p p eal • Petersburgh, where she had the honour of frequently aPPe" ing before the Emperor and the Russian Court. tiOn CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.—At the 0 31.1 15" - " 11 ,A 0 held on June 11, the degree of Bachelor in Divinity we - I t ; ferred on Anthony Henry Plow, Queen's. In our univ, o. news of Saturday last we misprinted th e name BIRTHS. " On the 12th inst., in Carlton-terrace, Lady Lytt of a son. late On the 20th ult., at Beyr ont, Syria, Mrs. J. G. MO OOO of Dorset-place, Regent's-park, of a son. to / On the 10th inst. , at T ours, the wife of WilliaM Clarke, Esq., of a daughter. On the 11th inst., the lady of Robert Clemen, Esq., Ri c h m ond-terrace, Queen's-road, Dalston, of a S en t Of On the 12th inst., at West Wickham, Kent , the la d y the Rev. Robert Inhbald, M.A., of a daughter. On the 13th inst.. in Cavendish-square, the lady 0 0. Marjoribanks, jun., Esq.. of a son. On the 13th inst., the wife of the Rev. G. S. Drew, Inctliir bent of Old St. Pancras, of a son. On the 14th inst., Angela, the wife of Henry Pedley, "" of Upper Clapton, of a son. On the 14th inst., in Chapel - street , Grosvenor-square, t ll6 lady of Cholmeley Dering Esq., of a daughter , still-born. J. On the 14th inst., at .thomlield-road, M. Morlet, of a son. MARRIED. , vjir On the 10th inst., at St. John's Episcop al Chspeh burgh, Robert B. Blackburn, Esq. , to Frances Ge ° , 2 %,„ e " tor youngest daughter of the late Rev. Edward Dewing, of Rainham, in Norfolk. rrt — iruPP' On the 12th inst., at Barnes, the Rev. Horac e W. A co d 8.A., of Exeter College, Oxford, to Georgina Theresa, fie daughter of Mr. Pyle, of-Barnes•terrace. --_____ ED- g On the 14th inst., at Harnd DI en, Mar aret, the ;wife of /W I Wise Harvey, Esq., aged 76. On the 6th last: C ,at Edinburgh, Cath erine B. . 13e?' ron non, ne, - mrid daughter of the icte Efujer-Gencre.l Beat . /1 e i On the 10th inst., at Montpellier -road, Brighton, Ciroll third daughter of the late Kilpin Warne:, Es ps On the 10th inst., at Beverley , Thomas B. Phillid, tt stl o 'a, On the 11th inst., at Newcastle -on-Tyne, Richar Hu Esq., barrister-at-law, aged 38. Od O i hnantil; a of :eilalntltis,iangste.a 57.t11e. Rev. William Harriot, Vic__ Cla re On the 11th inst., Philip James Burrard, student at , llall, Cambridge, aged 21 . So l ° an On the 12th inst., Mr. T homas White, of Mims H, Mims, Middlesex, aged 46. Al °.l On the 12th inst., at Brunswick -terrace, Windsor, Dinah Carolina Adkin , aged 89. ' ia Bu r t On the 12th inst., at Pim lico, Miss Sopht ag ,a 73 the On the 13th inst. , at Streatham-paragon, Harriet , daughter of S. Sarlster, Esq., ag ed 44. Wil lif ' la On the 13th inst. , at The Firs, Great Malvern, Webb Essington, Esq. , ag ed 61. relict of t ile On the 13th inst., at Brixton -hill, Cordelia, late Mr. T. Wilson, bookseller, aged 6 8 . ' ---- - c;:i l'. - ----- i t o of 1 4 v oet Lonteit : r'rintea and Published by )URDU YOU , the I I St/ and, Printer, at The Sun Office. No. 112, Strand, i%... /pi of the 6 AYO7. in t?o County of Middleoes, Thurso ( 4 • 184 V. ' NA