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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESEERDAY.) THE MILITIA BILL. Lord PANMURE having moved the second reading of this bill, The Marquis of SALISBURY )aid be wished to ask the noble lord whether he meant to hold out any induce. meats soldiers in the militia to enlist into the line. It appeared to him (the Marquis of Salisbury) that it was very desirable to enceuraoe that enlistrout as far as possible. The Duke of RICHMOND also thought that every reasonable encouragement ought to he given to ealist went from the militia into the line, if any considerable addition to our present military force should be reqaired. lie wished to take that opportunity of suggesting to the noble lord the Secretary for War, the e xpediency cf giving to the commanders of militia regiments the power of re engaging the services of militia, even before the period of their present enlistment should have expired. If the men whose period of enlistment would terminate in a few months were to re !eive in the meantime the bounty due to them, a very favourable opportunity would be afforded for securing their services for a further term. In conclusion, he had to express ahope that if the govern ment were prepared to encourage enlistment from the militia into the line, militia officers would feel it their duty to promote that object to the utmost of their power. (Hear, bear.) Lord PANMURE said—l have no hesitation in stat ing that I have heard with gratification the announce ment made by the noble marquis and by the noble duke, who are themselves connected with militia regiments, that they are disposed to give every possible encourage ment to enlistment from the militia into the line. That enlistment is most desirable at a period like the present, when we must all wish that as many trained soldiers as possible should enter the regular military service of the country. The noble duke the Ceininanderein-Chief and I have arranged that any militiaman who has been six months with his regiment should be allowed to enter the line without being called upon to pay back the militia bounty. It is manifest, however, that it is not desirable that mere recruits should pass from the militia to the line. That would not be just to the commanders of regiments, and I should endeavour to discountenance each a proceeding. We now require as many troops as possible for her Majesty's service, in order to fill up vacancies in regiments that have gone out to the East, and for the attainment of that object, in addition to the usual machinery for re cruiting, the Commanclerin-Chief has given orders to the permanent staff of the militia to assist in their various districts the recruiting parties for the regular army. I have no doubt but as the harvest draws to a close a considerable addition to our military force would by this means be obtained. With reference to the ques tion of the noble duke, I have to state that I must look to the provisions of the militia law before I can under take to decide whether it would be necessary to pass a new act for the purpose of enabling the colonels of militia to re-enlist m.litiamen before their period of ser vice has expired. I entirely agree with him, however, that when men go t ) draw their bounty, shortly before the termination of their engagement with the state, their officers might find a very c invenient opportunity for ob taining a renewal of that engagement ; and it I should require any new powers to enable commanding officers to avail themselves of that opportunity I shall not hesi tate to apply to Parliament for those powers. (Hear.) The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said—l do not think there can be two opinions upon the point that the militia forms one of the mainstays of the army in a time of emergency and war. The militia officers must always have great influence over their men ; and it is gratifying to hear colonels of militia regiments express themselves so warmly as the noble marquis and the noble duke have done this evening in favour of the enlistment of their men into the line. (Hear, hear.) I trust the same feeling will pervade all the militia officers through out the country ; and I cannot too strongly impress on all colonels of militia regiments the importance of their encouragement in this matter. Cacurnsta-ces of a grave nature have jest coiled a considerable portion of her Majesty's forces out of Europe, and it becomes our duty to provide for the drain thus created. No army in the field can be really efficient unless it has considerable reserves on which it can draw from time to time—(hear, hear)—and more especially while engaeed in a climate with which it is peculiarly difficult for European troops to contend. At the same time I have the greatest con fidence iu the exertions which be made by this country to meet this crisis. (Hear, hear.) The Duke of BUCCLEUGEI said he fully concurred in all that had fallen from the illustrious duke, and as far as it was in his power he should give every encou ragement to volun'eering into the line. The bill was then read a second time. • The Fraudulent Trustees Bill went through commit tee. and was read a third tine. The Trustees Relief Bent through committee. The &awes with some slight amendments were agreed to. The Transfer of Real Estate Simplification Bill was real a second time on the motion of Lord St. LEONARDS, who briefly and obscurely explained the objects of the bill, which Lord Campbell appeared to understand, and of which be expressed hie approbation. The County Courts Bill was reed a second time. The Court of Session (Scotland) Bill was also read a second time. The Charitable Trusts Bill was read a second time. The Reformatory School Bill was read a second time and passed, am was also the Industrial Schools Bill. The Parochial Schoolmasters (Scotland) Bill was read a third time. The Canada and New Brunswick Boundaries Bill went through committee. The Reformatory Schools (Scotland) Bill was read a second time. The Superannuatien Act Amendment Bill was read a second time and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) INDIAN BUDGET. Mr. CHEETHA.M asked the Pre-ident of the Board of Control on what day he intended to bring forward the Indian bu,lget ? Mr. VERNON SMITH said it would he brought on as soon as certain urgent business was disposes' of. NATIONAL GALLERY. Mr. CONINGFIAM, who had given notice to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether it is the intention of her Msje,ty's Government to r•anctien the removal of any portini of the national collections of pictures in Trafalgar-square and Marlborough lion•e to Brompton, put his question to the Secretary foi the Colonies [a liti2h] in the absence of the Secretary to the Treasury. Mr. LABOUCFIERE coul.l not imagine why the question was pot to him es it was not in his department. In the course of the evening the question being re peated. Toe CFIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that Government bad no such intention. CLOTHING OF TROOPS (INDIA). Mr. DUNLOP, in the absence of Lord Adolphus Vane, aLked the Secretary for War whether the troops that had been gent out to India had been provided with clothing suitable to the climate to which they would be exposed ; if so, whether he would have any objection to state what provision had been ma le on the subject. Sir 3. ILINISDEN replied that Government had taken every means to promote the health and comfort of the troops. Ile would read, with the permission of the house, the list of articles issued to the troops on their arrival in India, in addition to the ordinary supply of ncceesaries which they had in this c .untry. They were as follows :—For the cavalry, four white jackets each, six pairs of white overalls, two pairs of Settringee over alls, six shirts, fcur pairs of cotton socks, and one pair of white braces. For foot soldiers, four white jackets, one pair of English summer trousers, five pairs of white trousers, five white shirts, two check shirts, and one pair of white braces. Those articles were not supplied in this country, but formed a part of the soldier.' neces saries on his arrival in India, and were made of materiel roads on the spot' and best suited to the climate. During his stay in India, China, Ceylon, and other hot stations he was provided with a tunic and shell jacket in alternate years, and in the year in which the to •ic was not issued the difference in the value of the two articles was p-sii to the soldier, to he expended, under the authority of the officer commanding, for his benefit in any articles suited •to the climate for the station. In addition to these the troops now going out to China and India had been provided with white cotton hemlet and forage cap cover. In fact, the Government had taken every pre caution to maintain the heatth and comfort of the trop ps. SALARIES OF AMBASSADORS. Mr. WISE asked the Secretary of the Treasury why the charge for the salary of the Briti-h ambassador at -nli l ,_shad increased from 8,0001. in 185 to 9,900/. in tri ;_end whether the Treasury minute of the 27th blay, giving effect to the recommendation of the setM7tile payments on official salaries, continued to regu "Yemaetnts made to her Majesty's diplomatic representative Paris t aid that during the war there bad been an incre f which had .l e d. me ~hetpenses at Paris and Constantinople, ajest y's Government to recom mend an increa se of .111 or rather the restoration of the salary to its amourrist'evious to the reduction a few years ago. A UNIFORM PE N ~ STAMP. Sir D. NORREYS askei th e l e v a a llcial objection to Bury whether there would be im, 3 , 7° 41 7 to the Trea purpoluzeot one penny, the issue of a new stamp of the sft i ee whether for theeeiving which would be available for all of postage, reoeiptg, or draft?, the Post - credit for a proportion of the future isaues stamps, calculated on the past average isatteof the new Penny postage stamp Mr. WILSON Said the question bad been considered very carefully by Government. It would be impossible to keep the Post-office accoun's, and there would be no means of judging of the proxress of the postal experi ment. Already the stamp was made to serve for drain, and receipts. PUBLIC BUSINESS. In reply to Mr. Wzes - The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the civil service estimates would be taken on Mon day. anti if there was time the militia estimates also. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL Mr. DRUMMOND said he had opposed the bill from the beginning, but he had been no party to the attempt to throw obstructions in the way of what was evidently the wish of the house. But he Ali.; aoxious to do whA , he could to make the WI, not such as he thought it ought to be, hut such as it had'been at fir 4 represented by its promoters, The court proposed to be constituted would be such that it would never act. Mr. Drummond !ben proposed certain clause., omitting 8,9, an:{ 10. Lo .1 J. MANNERS said, that at the aThurnment a few n ghts ago, it was on the understand ng that the learne. Attorney-Ge:lerai was to reconsider the constitu tion of the court, He wished to know if the hon. and learned ventlenisn had done so ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought, upon mature consideration, that it would be better to a there to the constitution of the court as at first proposed. He had no doubt the judges wotsld be able to attend to the business, which wow(' only occupy them a few days in each year. At preent the cases in the House of Lords were vie• tua ly all disposed of by the Lord Chance lor. Lord JOHN MANNERS contended that it would be impos-ible for the judges to attend to the busine-s. Mr. MALINS concurred in the opinion that, if there were to be only three or four cases a year, the court as constituted might get through the business. If there was to be any incre►se of business, it would be impos sible for such a court to get through it. Mr. NAPIER said that if the bill be hereafter ap plied to Ireland the difficulty complained of would arise from the Lord Chief Justice in that country being a Roman Catholic. He thought, however, when the act was applied to Ireiand few cases would arise. Lnrd JOHN RUSSELL said he agreed with the principle of the bill, and that the Government were perfectly right in endeavouring to try to pass it in the state it had come down from the Lords, to pre , vent discussion again in that house, in consequence of any material amendments the House of Com- MOll4 might make in it. It was necessary that the bill should be passed in such a state as to pre vent parliament having at an early day to again discuss the question of divorce, and therefore he hoped that the Government would take care that the remedy proposed by the bill should be given to the people. He under stood from the previous statements of the Attorney- General that this measure did not propose to chance the law but to apply it iu a different manner from that at present adopted (hear, hear), so that it should no longer be subjected to the reproach that the rich man was certain of obtaining it, whilst the poor man was pre vented—(Hear,hear)—that the law should be open to all, and on terms within their reach. (Hear, hear.) He doubted if the clause under consideration was likely to effect that object, and he hoped to have heard from the learned Attorney -General sufficient reasons for his main taming it in its present form ; but he must confess that the learned gentleman's statement had disappointed him in that respect. He was afraid that the Lord Chan cellor, with the other judges, would not be able to find time within the few days to be allotted them at the end of term to dispose of the increasing business that was likely to arise under this bill if passed into a law. No. thing was so bad as to propose to give a remedy and not give it, and therefore lie thought power should be given to aggrieved persons of petitioning judges of assize on cir cuit. It was necessary, if they determined to grant di vorce, that it should be given fairly and freely, and he hoped that the Atorney-General would look t i the prac tical vg orking of the bill, and take care that its provisions would not deprive the people of this country of the re medy they proposed to give them. He could not agree with many of the doctrines that had been held by hon. members on the subject of divorce, but he expressed a hope that it would not be made so easy a matter in-this country as it was in Prussia. He implored the house to pass this measure in such a shape as to prevent the pos sibility cf their having again to reconsider the subject, and he expressed his readiness to support the clause if the Government considered it essential. Mr. HENLEY contended that it would be impossible for the proposed court to discharge the business the mea , ure would create. Sir G. GREY said that the motion before the com mittee was tbat the clause stand part of the bill, conse quently it was not competent for the committee to make any alteration in it. It was the obj ,, ct of the Govern ment and also of Parliament to make the remedy as wide as possible. He suggested that the committee should agree to the clause, and pass on to toe others, and in ' the event of its being found that the proposed court would be inadequate for the efficient discharge of the duties, a new clause with enlarged powers in accordance with the opinion of the hon. member could be brought up on the report. Mr. PACKE said that the best way to carry out the ideas of the hon. member was to postpone the clause. Mr. S. WARREN objected to the constitution of the court, which would thro; a great amount of business on the already over-taxed common law judges. He also comp!ained of the doubts that existed under the causes of the bill, whether the c inrt was to be a stationary ono or an itinerary one, power being given to it to hold its sittings in London, Middlesex, or elsewhere, as her Ma jesty in council from time to time might appoint. Tag idea of the Lord Chancellor going to Cornwall to sit in a case would be contrary to past usage, and ❑ot in cha racter with his office. The ohjectioni raised to the con stitution of the court were well worthy the consideration of the learned Attorney-General to secure the objects profes,ed by the Government to be aimed at in framing the measure. Mr. COLLINS said that if divorce was to become the law of the land the county court judges ought to be a portion of the staff to afford relief to the poor man. With ,tit it the bill would be a fare?. Sir W. HEA.TIECOTE suggested that it would be better to negative this clause, and the Government in troduce a new clause at the end of the committee. Mr. GLtDSTONE said that the statement of the Home Secretary indicat e d that the construction of these courts wan an open question with the Government. By it be contradicted what bad that been said by the hon. and learned Attorney-General, who also had contra dicted what he (the Attorney• General) stated two or three nights ago, which was indicative of an indistinct and fluent state of mind on the part of the Government on that branch of thesubject. (Laughter.) Ho called the attention of the Government to the provisions of the bil►, which, whilst it would facilitate divorce a vinculo, would restrain divorce a mensa, the least objectionable divorce, !from its not being Exposed to the dangers of vice; divorce a mensa did nut it.iee from corrupt mo tives, but from a desire to be relieved from actual suffer ing, or the contamination of evil connections. He also expressed his objections to the clause. Sir G. GREY said it was an inconvenient course to negative the clause. On bringing up the report he would bring up a new clause for enlarging the powers of the court, which the house would have an opportunity then of discussing. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL sincerely congratu lated the committee on the desire of the opposition to make this bill as extensive as possible. (Laughter.) He promised the right hon. gentleman the member f)r Ox fordshire (Mr. Henley) the hon. and learned member for Wallingford (Mr. Malins), the hon. and learned member for Mi 'buret (Mr. Warrer), and the hon. menalsr fur Knaresborough (Mr. C , Lies), that if they would form themselves into an anx.liary sub-committee for the pur pose, not of prohibiting the poor man from trying the question of divorce at the assze town as he suggested, bat of deviAng a clause for tho poor man in the first in stance to apply to a judge of a county court to take evi dence, and send up to the court in Lender. for judgment, he would most willingly consider it when prepared, and also the constitution of the court with their aid. He contended that the clue, as proposed, would be able to satiefectorily diepote of a,l the business, and with regard to expense he stated that in ScotTand, where divorce was easily obtained by the p)or, there had been 95 divorcfs pronounced in fire years, at an expanse of about 301. in opposed cages, and 201. in unopposed caseq. He thought with the aid of the hon. gentlemen he had named they might frame a clause that would allow the poor man to obtain a divorce in England at even less than that. After some remarks from Mr. HENLEY, in reply to the Attorney-General, Mr, LYGON thought the suggestion of a select com mittee a good one. Mr. AYRTON said that be acquiesced in the prin• ciple of the bill, but objcted to its p-ori-ions. He re gretted that it was proposed to sup.rBede the simple procedure of the common lav court by this new angled and complicated procedure. Mr. POWELL said that if this bill was carried, there would be no difficulty in improving the details. Mr. DRUNIMOND would theta show that to send these matters before the county courts was the only way to effect the object. After a few words from Mr. MALINS, Mr BUTT said they were constituting a new court which was to give decisions the most important that could be given, and it was to be dependent on the con venience of four other courts. What were the chances of finding of four judges, whose time was already fully oc cupied, two disengaged on the same day? He approved of the principle of the bill, but wanted to see its opera tion brought home to the door of the poor man. They ought to (decide the extent of the jurisdiction before they proceeded to fix the constitution of the court. Lord J. RUSSELL said he understood the Secretary of State and the Attorney-General to say that they would at the end of the committee introduce clauses to modify this clause, and on that understanding the right hon. baronet the member for the University of Oxford bad agreed not to move its rejection. He thought, then, it might he safely left to the Government on that under etanding. It certainly was no duty of members on the Other side to introduce clauses to improve an act they had not introduced and did not approve. He hoped the new machinery, when proposed, would be such as would meet the objections. Lord J. MANNERS did not understand the Attor ney-General to say that he woul alter the constitution of the court ; nor was he sure he could do so in a manner that would be satisfactory to the committee. Tile consti tutional course would be to omit the clause, and let a new one be introduced subsequently. Sir G. GREY exelained some former observations. Mr. GLADSTONE said that what had fallen from the Secretary of State was clear enough, but he was puzzled by those observations when taken with the cos anent of the Attorney-General. Then the noble lord the , member for London had slipped in, and, with the hand of an artist, bad taken a bit of one and a bit of the other, colouring and blending them into a harmonious whole. If they could consider the Attorney-General and the Se cretary of State welded into one man, and their decla rations welded in the same way, and take it as *see the eighth elan , P g i: i ll e..a. by the noble lord, that would be a point "a° But, even in that case, if they affirmed it se was t v h e e r y y i w rn o p u e l r d f e t d , o a n s d o was under onlyer the tto impression th at fix that su y perior machinery which was to be used by fashionawblheich wagpeople .a o and leave unsettled the coarser ma chinery t do the business for the bulk of the STANLEYLord said the question whether the jnrir. Community. diction of the courts in Lon li r h o o v lii n d be confined t o London or should extend to the p n evce t tr think have might be set'led hereafter. Re "N.:ens% objection to one that already Courts. their the count yfully o „ccounpritedj.udßgees, did sot any great evil would be done if, in th e present complete local ignorance of the amount of businesetbat would b e d one, they passed the measure in such a form that in a fAture THE SUN, LONBON, FRIDAY EVEN LNG AUGUST 7, 1857. seasion the constitution of the court might have to be Amended. fie w , ,01d simport the clause as it stood. Sir W. HE ITHCOTE said the observations of th. , noble lord who had ju-t sat down had rendercd it in3pos. s:ble that aoy one could support the clause who did not approve of the constitution of the court. Mr. EWART ohjecttid to the composite character of the court. It would be better to have only one judge ; but if they were to have three, fat them be appointed specially. It was quite clear the clause must be amended. gire greater facilities. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman reproach'd the Attorney-General for not explai,ing the views of the Governinert, but has his hon. and !tamed friend had said, ,their views were to he read in the bill. It was said that the bill would restrict certain facilities not very often availed of, but still avail lble, for obtain ing judicial separation in the diocesan courts. But most of the hon. gentlemen who had spoken seemed to be of opinion that it was not desirable to invest the county courts with those powers, and he certainly could riot think that it was desirable to give greater facilities for those separations, which placed the parties in a most ob jectionable position. If there were sufficient grounds for a separation, the parties ought to be separated alto geth,r, so as to be free to marry again. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) The separation placed both in a situation in which they were exposed to great temptation. Tne Attorney-General had said that he was willing to con sider an amendment, but there was no amendment b fore them, and those who wished to propose an amendment had let the opportunity go by. Mr. HENLEY said the noble lord knew quite well that what the right hon. gentleman the member for Ox ford University was contending for, was not an abolition of the judicial separation, but against the dissolution of marriage, and those two things were adroitly mixed tie by the noble lord under the general name of divorce. The noble lord had stated that his deliberate opinion and that of his Government was, that it was desirable to restrict the facility which existed for obtaining the lesser separation, a fact which the country was now told for the first time. (Hear.) It was clear that the mean ing of the bill was to throw all the difficulty it could in the way of lesser separation, and to give greater facilities for the dissolution of marriage. (Hear.) RAILWAY IATTELLIGENCP. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTEIN. The directors of tbis company have just issued their report. It shows that the receip's for the past half-year from passengers, parcels, mars, &c., amounted to 769 5441. against 742.2761. at the corr-epondin g period of 1856, showing an increase of 27,2681. ; the receipts for merchandise, amounted to 786,9741. against 748,3471., showing an increase of 38,6271. The total receipts f or the p'ist half-year amounted to 1,556,5181 again , t 1,490,6231 , showing a total increase of 65 8951 . The working expenses amounted to 631,8471. against 597,4001. at the corresponding period of 1856. sha inw an increase of 34 4471. The profits of the past half-y.a.r have been 572,3321, and the directors are enabled to recommend a dividend for that, the less productive half year, at the. rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The Roya' assent bee been given to the bill authorising the conver sion of the Shrap,hiro Canal info a railway, and for convertin4 Shropshire Union Stock in the proportion of 1001. for 501. London and North-Western Stock ; also to the bill for an extension of the Stockport and Disley Railway to Buxton, by which the lines of this company will be brought into immediate connexion with that popular watering place. Toe progress made in the construction of the new brano'ies is satisfactory, and the works of a portion of the widening, &c., between London and Watford, are rapidly progressing. The Stockport, Di-ley, and Wha ley-bridge Ralway was opened for peblic traffic to Whaley-bridge on the 9th of June ; and the traffic. which is as yet limited to passengers, is satisfactory. On the night of the 9th of June the large warehouse at Camden station, occupied by Messrs Pickford, as carry. ing agents of this company, was totally destroyed by fire. In , urancee had been effected on the building and its contents to a large amount. Owing to the prompt measures adopted, and the energy displayed by the agents, litt'e or no interruption of the traffic was expo. riencei. It is not yet possible accurately to estimate the loss by the fire, but there seems no reason to suppose th a t the amount to be borne by revenue will exceed 14,0001., towards which there is 8,0001. at the credit of the insurance fund. The directors take this opportunity of recording their sense of the zeal and good conduct o the company's servants on this trying occasion, some of whom risked their lives in their endeavours to save the property. The award of Mr. Gladstone, as to the matters re ferred to him by this company, the Midl,nd, the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lmcoln.hire, and Great Northern Mr. BOWYER said the discussion would open the eyes of the people to the true character of the bill. If it was to be a poor tnan's bill it could not stop short of the county court. Let them look to the facilities they would give for divorce. If a husband and wife disagreed they would have to qualify themselves in some way or other for a divorce, go to the county court, and get a decision which would enable them to marry another man and another woman. He complained of the intro duction of new terms in law, such as " judge ordinary" and "judicial separations." Mr. MACAULA.Y said the Government bad laid themselves open to the observations made about bring ing justice home to the poor by the injudicious use they themselves had made of that clap-trap expression. The poor were not so much interested in the matter as was represented, for though he wished to speak of the poor with all proper respect, he thought that in nine cases out of ten a poor man whose wife was unfaithful to him was not entitled to the relief which this act would give. He voted for the clause on the principle that the court so established ought to be of the highest capacity and dignity. With regard to the court being in London a grievance, no man could now contest a rood of land without coming to the Court of Queen's Bench or the Court of Common Pleas in London ; there fore that could he no grievance at all. Mr. HARDY said the noble lord the member for the city of London had left the house under the impression that the Gevernment would bring more words to be added to the clause for the purpose of rendering the c•Atrt more efficient than it would be under the bill as it. stood, but now it appeared that that was not to be the case. There was in the bill as it stood no provision for any local jurisdiction whatever. He did not say that county court judges were the proper persons to whom the duty should be entrusted, indeed he was of a con trary opinion ; bat he contended that there shouli be a local jurisdiction composed of duly qualified parsons, and that the Government should not confine the benefits of the bill to the City of London. or to those who re sided in its immediate neighbourhood. The committee divided, and the numbers were— For the clause Against it Majority —69 Mr. DRUMMOND wished to know, if the clause wa4 carried as it was, could it afterwards be amended I Mr. FITZROY said it would be competent to pro pose an amendment when it was proposed that the clause as amended should be considered. Mr. BUTT wished to know when they came to the end of .the bill, and had appended that the Lord Chancellor and the three Chief Justices should be the judges of the court, whether ii would be competent for them to introduce a clause to alter that arrangement !gr. FITZROY said that if the committee passed the present clause now, it would be perfectly compe tent for them to propose a clause inconsistent with it, on bringing up the report, and to strike out the pre ss it clause. Mr. GLADSTONE asked the chairman of the com mittee whether any precedent for such a proceeding had occurred within his own knowledge on the part of a committee of that house ? The clause was theii agreed to. Clause 10, providing that cases involving the dissolu tion or sentence of nullity of marriage should be heard by three judges, was agreed to after some verbal amend ments had been introduced. Cause 11 was agreed to with amendments. Companies, was made o❑ the 22d of April. The several companies are deeply indebted to Mr. Gladstone for the great labour bestowed by him in dealing with the im portant question submitted to his decision. Tae di rectors, in conjunction with the other companies inte restisd, have brought their negotiations with the Go vernment, for an improved postal and passenger commu nication with Ireland via Holyhead, so nearly to a conclusion, that they hope very shortly to be able to submit the terms of a contract for the consideration of a Mr. FITZROY did not certainly know of such a case within his own knowledge ; but it had occurred. Sir G. GREY said the Government would consider whether it would be desirable to introduce such a clause on bringing up the report. Mr. WHITESIDE had understood the Attorney- General to say that the clause was insufficient, and he protested against passing a clause which it was in tended to supersede. The profession were perfectly well sure that the Lord Chancellor and the Chief Jus tices could not sit with the judges of that court. The house then divided, when the numbers were— For the clause Against it Majority —34 On clause 9 being proposed, In answer to Mr. GLADSTONE and Mr. HENLEY, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that the court would not take coenizance of suits for nullity of marriage. Mr. HENLEY, therefore, moved the insertion in line 10, after the word " dissolution," the words, " and nullity of marriage." Mr. AYRTON said he believed from this clause, taken in conjunction with clause 10, that all the three judges would be required to act together in every case of dissolution of marriage, which was impossible. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL assented to the amend- On clause 12, relating to the sittings of the court, Mr. BUTT moved an amendment, providing thatthere should be given to the judges of county courts, in places where the superior court was not sitting, power to enter tain applications for judicial separations, and to grant decrees, subject to an appeal to the superior court. Mr. FITZROY held that the amendment was irrele vant, and could not be put. The amendment therefore fell to the ground. Lord LOVAINE inquired whether it was the inten tion of the Government to appoint other places for the holding of these courts. Lord J. MANNERS said the clause did not show whether the court was at any time to sit anywhere ex cept in London or Middlesex ; and it was desirable that the house should have information upon that point. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was not in tended that the court shbnlii be itinerant. Mr. WHITESIDE said the clause contained the words "or elsewhere," so that it might be sent to the Scilly Isles for aught he knew. He suggested that`the words "or elsewhere" 'hould be omitted. _ _ special general meeting to be called for that purpose. As already intimated to the proprietors, the Manchester, Sheffield, and Linc o l ns hi re C ompany have thou,dat fit to declare at an end, and and without any nr , tice, the agreement which was made between the companies in July, 1854. The correspondence and documents which have been placed in the hinds of the proprietors will enable them to form an opinion as to this proceeding. The effect of this step on the part of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company is to extend the competition for Manchester and London traffic, by means of an additional, but circuitous route, and ova never contemplated by Parliament. The report states that in consequence of proceedings in Chancery. instituted by Mr. Burkill, a bolder since the 23d of December last of 2001. stock in the company, and also a director of the Great Northern Railway Com pany, a traffic agreement between the London and North. Western and Midland Railway Companies was cancelled and put an end to, in order to avoid the expenses of protracted litigation ; but this was done without interfering with the friendly relations which have so long subsisted between the two companies. They mention the circumstances in order to show how difficult it is to maintain similar friendly relations with the Great Northern Railway Company. The directors request the vote of the proprietors for useful works requiring an outlay in the aggregate of 107,2551. The balance brought into the account this half year amounted to 8,0401., and the amount carried over to the next account 7,7761. ; while at the corresponding period of 1858 the amount brought into that account was 48,5111. and 14,076/. carried over to the following account. The half-yearly statement of accounts is appended to the report, and it is as usual elaborate and clear. The total receipts on capital account to the 30th of June last amounted to 33,925,3401., and the expenditure to 32,941,4071., leaving a balance of 983 9331. The expendi ture on the main lines and rolling stock amounted to 27,741,6051., and on lines in which the company have an interest 199,801/. The loan account shows that 10,691,160/. bad been borrowed on debentures, of which 462,2751. was at 5 per cent., 1,350,596/. at 4f per cent., 5.988,0811. at 4s per cent., 297,284/. at 44 , per cent., 1,362,9181. at 4 per cent., 154,2501. at 3f per cent„ 710,656/. at 34 per tout., a,:.41 361,2001. at 3k per cent. The working stock account shows that 3,005,8891. bad been expended upon it, the traffic on 909 a miles of railway bad been worked, and the average cost per mile of the working stock was 3,3051 per mi!o. The expenditure on capital account from the 31st of De cember. 1849, to the 30th of June, 1857, amounted to 4 749,3761.. including 233,8161. for the Feet half-year. The renewal of road account shows a total-expenditure o 799,307/ , of which 241 , 4511. is to be provided out of capital and 557,8551. out of revenue, of which 484,7471 has been paid, leaving a debit against revenue on this account of 73,1091. The revenue account for the half. year ending 30th of June last, showed that 1,620,1321. had he.n received, including 16,5221. for rents, and 51,2901. d yidends from investments in other lines. Tr working expenses, including 33,4121. for rates and taxes, and' 24,8561. for passenger duty, amounted to 690,1121.; the -interest on loans to 235,0061. ; rents to 5,6521, expenses of Peterborough station, 2 5001. ; Parliamentary and legal expenses, 10,0001. ; Preston and Wyre deficiency, 5.5281. ; Buckingham shire, 18,299/„. North Union, 25,7191. ; Shropshire Union, 12,2181. ; Matlock, 1,3301, ; West London, 1.2991.; Leeds, &c., canal, 904/. ; Stour Valley, 9.410/. ; Elaydon-square, 2,1821. ; and renewal of road, 28,333/. ; leaving a balance of 572,3321. The disposable balance for dividend amounts to 580,3731., and the proposed dividend to 572,5961., leaving a balance of 7,7761 for the next account. The dividend on the consolidated stock at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will absorb 526 2041. ; the 124/.-shares at 1.. each, 10,914/. ; th e Dewsbury and Huddersfield stock, 28.7271. ; and the Nuneaton, at 5 per Cent., 6,7501. The dividend war rants will be payable on the 24th inst. Mr. HENLEY expressed a hope that the words might be retained. It the words were struok out it would seem to imply that the wish of the committee was that there should be no local jurisdiction. At the same time he feared that the words would never be aced upon. ment proposed, and stated, in reply to the bon. member for the Tower Hamlets, that the petition in the first in stance would be beard by the judge ordinary who would have power to order a trial ; but the ultimate decision in all cases would be given by the full court. Mr. GLIDSTONE said he did not think the lan guage of the clause conveyed the impression given by the hon. and learned Attorney-General. Mr. MALINS said the language of the clause and of the hon. and learned Attorney-General were both per featly cisar, but they were quite in opposition. Mr. FULLER was of opinion that the clause con veyed the same sense as the explanation given by the Attorney-General. Some discussion then ensued as to the propriety of substituting the words "or annulling" for those pro posed by the bcn. member for Oxfordshire. After some further conversation, Mr. WALPOLE maintained the propriety of the word " annulling," and said that in the canons of 1603 the words "annulling or dissolving" were used. The ATTORNEY-GENERA.L said that if he could avoid these ♦erbal discussions he would be very glad. He saw no objection to the word " After a few words from Mr. HENLEY and Mr. MALINS, Tie words were ordered to be . inserted. Mr. BOWYER then said that hon. members near him were under the impression that the words " or nul lity" were agreed to, but some doubt had arisen as to whether the words passed were " nullity" or " annull ing." Mr. HILDYARD thought the value of the court would not be impaired by striking out the words. Sir W. HEATITCOTE was in favour of retaining the words. The clause was agreed to. On clause 13, relatirw to the seal of the court, Sir W. HEATHCOTE said that the clause as worded contained no meaning. Some amendments having been made, the clause was agreed to. Clause 14, " Offioer of the court," was agreed to. On clause 15, " Practitioner.," Mr. WARREN moved that the chairman do report progress. After some discussion, the amendment was withdrawn. Viscount GODERIGH asked if it was the intention of the Government to introduce compensation clauses for the matrimonial licenses of the proctors. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was on the same footing as in the Testamentary Bill. Mr. GLADSTONE thought it would be better to re model the clause. After some discussion the clause was agreed to, on the understanding that hereafter the Attorney-General would bring up a new clause, and The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he proposed in another session to introduce a bill to throw open the practice in the Court of Admiralty. The clause was then agreed to. The Chairman was ordered to report progress, and ask leave to sit again. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he proposed to proceed with the bill this day (Friday), at twelve o'clock. (Cries of " Oh. ") Mr. Magni!, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Gladstone protested against proceeding with the bill at that hour, bemuse the most important clauses bad yet to be considered. Many gentlemen were engaged on committees, and could not attend the day sitting. Mr. MA.LINS said that if government persisted in proceeding with the bill to-morrow at 12 o'clock, he should attend and move that every clause be expunged. After some further discussion, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL fixed six o'clock for the further consideration of the bill. PROBATES AND LETTERS OF A.DMINISTRA, The CHAIRMAN said the only words handed to him were "or annulling," which had been passed. • Some conversation followed on this point. Some verbal amendments were agreed to. On clause 0, Mr. DRUM:U . OND said that if he bad been atipp3s9d to express a desire to give a facility to dissolution of marriage he was misunderstood. But if any relief was to be given it ought to be extended to the poor. Rich and poor, the Attorney-General said, were relative terms, and so they were, but he was willing to leave the rich to the expensive courts. He mentioned a case in which a man convicted of poaching absconded, leaving his wife and chil Iren chargeable to the parish. Years afterwards he was found living in competence as land lord of a public-house, •nd with a woman who passed as his wife. Proceedings were taken to compel him to sup port his wife, but it was found that he had taken the house in the name of the woman with whom he lived. B.e offered to let her live in a hovel on hi:3 property, earl come for food to his house, and receiveit at the hands of his paramour. That was a case in which the wife ought to be able to obtain relief from the county court. The hon. gentleman then moved to add to clause 9, " and the said court shall alone have jurisdiction in all cases where either of the parties to any suits before it is a peer or heir to an hereditary peerage, or where the property settled at the timed their marriage consisted of charges on land of the annual value of ; but in all cases whore there are no hereditary peerages in remainder, and where no realty has been settled on the marriage, and where the parties do not reside in Landon, the said judge ordinary shall authorise the judge of the county court in the district where the parties reside to try the case, and pronounce a decree for judicial separation." The CHAIRMAN said the clause could not be moved as an addition to - clause 9. The hon. gentleman must move it at the end. Mr. G LADSTONE had hoped that they would have had a discussion on the principle of the amendment. He wished to a.k the GJverotnent, on this clause, what was their view of this matter, and what means they would provide for the close of persons refuact I To many who could not afford the expense of coming to London, and bringing witneees, it was an absolute denial of justice. How were they to justify themselves for taking away the access to justice which people in remo t e parts o f t h e country enjoyed under the tuition of the ecclesiastical courts / In Sootland the persons who obtained divorce were not scattered over the country in proportion to the population, but were all near Edinburgh, showing that the operation of central courts was a denial of justice to those removed by diAance. Sir E. PERRY put a question as to whether some words might not be added, to which The CHAIRMAN replied that he could not answer as to hypothetical words, but if they did not introduce a principle in the el tuse, they might be admissible. After a few words from Lord Lovaine, Lord John Manners, and Mr. Ayrton, Mr. DRUMMOND said he would withdraw the clause, and premised to bring on a new clause at the end of the committee. Mr. GLAD3TONE said that, at all events, they ought to have from the Government some statement as to the machinery by which the bill was to be worked. The change of locality would prevent the middle classes from resorting to the courts, and so rob them of the re lief they had at present. Mr. BARROW said it was absolutely necessary to negative the clause if the amendment was carried. The CHAIRMAN said the only question before the committee was that of the original clause. The amend. ment could not be put. After some further conversation, Mr. LIILDYA RD said the silence of the Government after the opinion expressed on all hands, was not respect ful to the committee. He trusted they would not pass the olause without some explanation from Government of the course they meant to take. THE PRINCIPALITIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIB,—I regret to see that in your leading article to day, you seem to consider tie opposition of the British Ambassador at Constantinople t 3 tho line of policy which the French Government has adopted in the Danu bian Principalities, as a pure matter of rival diplomacy, and that you view the possibility of a Foreign Prilice in those unhappy lands from the same point of view. Your columns are renowned for their advocacy of oppressed nationalities. I do net believe that you have hoisted different colours lately, and therefore I venture to ask you to look at the two questions which I have alluded to from another posii no, and one that deeply interests the feelings of humanity, and those sentiments of honor and liberality which the majority of Britons possess and are proud of. What has brought about the change of the Turkish Ministry and the triumph of France! Simply this, that England promised the Meldo-Wallachians, by the treaty of Paris, full liberty to express their views as to how they would like to be governed in future, and that Loid Redcliffe aided and abetted Au-trig and Turkey to break that promise by means and measures for which, tyranny , and injustice of the deTest dye, convey but a faint im pression. France in this instance (whatsver b 3 her other faults) saw not only thediplomatic error, but the injustice of our policy, and, backed by good cause, has pushed mat tars to the present point. Perhaps it was a pleasant change to Lohis Napoleon to have justice on his'side:and t 3 find honest and straightforward England linked arm and arm with upright Austria and non-intriguing Turkey. Should the Emperor of the French continue firm in demanding fair play for the Principalities—and the chances are that if he continues obstinate in injustice, he will not vacd late when backed by justice, he will at all events have done something for humanity. I know that the aids you invoke will be brought to bear upon him at Osborne, but, knowing the wishes of the oppressed Moldo- Wailachiane, I trust that their eff irts to get, him to join in en-laving Moldo-Wall ac hi a may fail. Now, the second point which I wish you to be aware of is that the whole hop e o f t h e fi ve millions of inhabitants is in being united under a foreign prince, as their only guarantee of a future. This is not a French idea—this is their own, and this is the question that has called forth all these discreditable in trigues and breaches of faith on the part of England, Austria,. and Turkey, and given the vantage ground of honesty (whilst serving at the same time their own views) to France, Prussia, Russia, and Sardinia. It mattered little to the Principalities whether they have a Cobourg or a Duonaparte—whether he be Greek, Protestant, or Oath , lic. They will risk King Lug or King Stork— but their wish is a foreign prince La United Moldo-Wal lachis, adherence to their treaties with the Porte, their right of autocracy, and equality of all classes of the population in the eye of the law. I have to ask forgive ness for the length and boldness of my communication, but feel satisfied that you will grant it in the name of-- JUSTICE TO THE OPPRESSED. London, Aug. 5. COLLINS said the whole course of recent legis lation was to extend local jurisdiction, but this bill would sweep away local jurisdiction. Lord J. MANNERS hoped the committee would not pass the clause without that explanation from the Go vernment which they appeared to be so reluctant to give. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was unwilling to ap. pear disrespectful to the committee, but he had nothing to say. The intentions of the Government were ex pressed in the bill, and he that read could understand them. He should be happy to consider any amendment proposed by any member from the opposite side, or from that side of the house. Mr. T. EGERTON complained of the flippancy of the reply of the Attorney-General. To say that he who " runs may read," was not a proper way of replying to the committee. If Government did not reply, he must move to report progress. Mr. GLADSTONE said tho observation of the At torney-General implied a censure upon them for not un derstanding the intentions of the Government from the words of the bill, but the doubts which had arisen on several points showed that the intentions of the Govern ment were not to be read in the bill. The Attorney- General said he Watf ready to consider amendments, but they did not appear disposed to consider that of the hon. member for East Surrey. He hoped the committee would not pass the clause without explanation. Lord 1 3 ,1LMERSTON said there was nothing more surprising than the changes which took place in the minds of hon. and right hon. gentlemen. The right hon. gentleman the member for Oxford University had at one period with great eloquence condemned the immorality of throne, and was now indignant that the bill did not ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.—Yester day a meeting of this institution took place at its house, John-street, Adelphi—Thomas Chapman, Esq., V.P., in the chair. There were present, Captain Washington Hydrographer of the Admiralty ; G. Lyall, Esq., Major Palmer, and other gentlemen. The silver medal f the society and 2/. each were voted to Henry Pomeroy, chief boatman of the coast guard ; W. Cloke, pilot, and Joseph Lev, pilot, for rescuing the' crew of the French schooner Rocbellaire, wrecked on the 19th nit. on Megavissey Bar, off the coast of Cornwall. The same award was made to Peter Inkstey and J. Blanee,for rescuing men capsized from a Lout off Whalsay Shetland, a few weeks since. Other smaller awards were made. It was reported that during the past month the institution had sent two of its bra-class Ma h:a s to the Irish coast to be stationed at You,,hal and Cabir, and that the European Commissioners had appointed a boat of the same design for the mouth of the Danube. VON BILL. After some discussion the further consideration of this bill was fixed for Tuesday next at twelve o'clock. CONSTABLES (DETACHED PARTS OF COUNTIES) BILL. The of this bill W 33 tear] Andd order iach r he g f e o d, the thirdthe bill withdra Nn . rra lin g - PRISONERS RE:4O VAL BILL. w hi c h was for the pu r p ose o f a ll ow i ng h er Secretary th e power o f rernov - Sir J. Y.. --- BU BULLED moved th e senini. : rea di ng o , itthigiasipebrsilitsyl e 0, n sentenced hard l a b our f rom the pri-ien and r s se the n in which they were confined to convict prison- ' or on public works, as the Home Secre tar y mig ht think fit. It would have the effect of removing prisoners from the neighbourhood and ay , ' Companions, and act as refor matories. Mr. Au ssEy objected to the bill, as it would have the effect of destroying the distinction between penal servitude sentences end those for short periods. I would have the effect of producing confusion in punish ments, and confound the system of sentences. It would alse give the Howe Secretary the power of aggravating instead of mitigating punishment. The bill waq then sithdra wn . WILLS, Ste., OF BRITISH SUBJECTS ABROAD BILL. Sir F. ALLY moved the third reading of the bill. The ATTORNEY - GENERA.L was d,sirous of pro• bill, but he considered it s Tu rn aootihnignertyh woulde It would place thee Colds of thi s country i n antagon i sm with those of other countries. He suggested the bill should be withdrawn, and promised that the Governm en t °bi objet make of the th remedy worse than the evil. ,hould assist in introducing a bill for attaining the objects in view next Bess*. Mr. MALINS suvested it should be a bill for a year only. The ATTORNEY - GENERAL assented, and the bill was read a third time end p a . se .i. SUPPLY. The report of the onnnittee was brought up and agreed to. The New Zealand Bills which were discussed in the morning, were advanced another stage. Some other bills were for.carded a stage. The house was counted out at three o'clock. LLOYD'S SHIPPINLi.—(This Day.) -------- -- LONDON, Aug. 7.—Wind t hi s day at noon, N ., pleasant breeze and cloudy. •, PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 6.—Wind S. W.--Arrived—Su perior. from Callao. CARDIFF, Aug. s.—Wind N.—Sailed—Atalant a , f or Singapore. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. s.—Wind S.E. — Arrived—g. C . Kidston, from Callao. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 6.—Wind S. W.—A rrived—lmpera do_,r from Liverpool for China. DARTMOUTH, Aug. 6.—Wind W .—Sail ed — Scotland (s.s.), for Calcutta. SHIELDS, Aug. 6.—Wind W. Gibraltar, for New York. SWANSEA, Aug. 6.—Wind W.—Arrived—Christina, from Fayal. 6,—Wind N.N.E—Arrived—Fire, SUNDERLAND, Aug. with loss of bulwarks , drc. from contact , off Flamborough Head, 31st July, with the 'Rosedale (s.s.). Sailed—lndus try, from Hong Kong. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind N.N.E. Arrivod—Norman, screw steamer, from Hamburg. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 5. Wind S.E. Arrived.—Cambridge, from Akyal) ; Deo, Buenos Ayres HOLYHEAD, Aug. 6. Wind N.B. Arrived.—Maria Louisa, from Rotterdam. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRIT( SE( TELEGRAYTY.) GRAVE SEND, Fi id ay, 9.30 a.m. Wind W. ; first hour's floor ; cloudy. Arrived, 6th:—lsis, from Archangel ; Swiftsure, Mel bourne ; Lennox, Jamaica ; Aurora Australis, Hobart Town. Arrived, 7th.—John Seagars, from Colombo ; Waterloo, Sydney ; Misery, Bombay ; Victoria, Antigua ; Armistice, Collin. Sailed, 7th.—Gretina. for Riga; Aipherton, Ceylon; Taurus, Hamburg; Ocean, .Bremen; Leonidas, Algoa Bay; Paris and London, steamer, Paris. DEAL, Friday, 9 a.m. Wind S.S.W., light. Passed iu tow.--Clio, front Demerara, for London. Passed.—St. Michael, from Adelaide, for London ; Ash button, London, Wellington; Rambler , London, Berbice ; Paris and London screw steamer, London, Paris ; Elasta, London, Belize; Amelia, London, Africa; Eastlield, London, Auckland; Phoebe, London, Waterford, ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT—CROYDON, Aua. 6. (Before Mr. Jiwti e Wale= ) Al ce Agnes 'Williams 35, .was indict:A for the wilful murder of Henry John Rix. Mr. Watkins Williams conducted the prosecu tion. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Liiley. The facts of the case have appeared very recently in the police reports. The dec , -ased, who seemed to have been a harmless, inoffensive man, car ried on the business of a chandler's shopkeep r at Walworth, and it appeared that the father f the prisoner had run up &score with him, which he was either unable or nnwillng to pry, and the deceased had sued him in a County Court, and an order *as made for the l'quidation of tile debt by the payment of a certain monthly instalment. This amount was not paid, and the dectra•ed con•e fluently obtained a judgment summons, under which the father of the prisoner was committ-d to the county gaol. This proce-ding evidently ex cited the most intense fe ding of vertgeauc 3 in the mind of the prisoner, and •he was repe itedly heard to utter fearful threats against the unfortunate de ceased. On the 16 , h of July the prisoner went to the deceased's shop and abused him in the most violent manner, and she repeatedly said she was determined to destroy him, and she would not mind being hung for him. The wife of the deceased did all she could to keep her husband from coming into contact with the prisoner, but she contrived to make her way into the shop, and ended a volley of abuse by striking the deceased a violent blow with a stone on the breast; and the evidence left no doubt that the excitement occasioned by the a tack that was made upon him and the actual violence he received were the causes of de ith. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of man slaughter, and she was sentenced to six years penal servitude. This case concluded the criminal business. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GLOUCESTER, AUGUST 5. The commission for this city opened this day ; Mr. Baron Bramwell presiding in the. Crown Court, and Mr. Baron Martin at Nisi Prins. There are 50 prisoners in the county calendar for tiial, besides those to be removed by h .begs corpus from Bristol. There are two cases of murder of children, three concealment of birth, one manslaughter, two arson, four burglary, two forgery, and two rape. There is al , o a charge against a newspaper servant for detaining a news- Riper sent through the post-office, and there is a charge of horse : stealing against a woman. There is a fair amount of business at Nisi Prius. The list contains six special jury and 19 cummon jury cases. One is on important will else from Oxfordshire, which, it is said, will occupy the court two or three days. PO LICE Ii KELLia E Cs.—dug. 6. MANSION- HOUSE—Thomas Snell, proprietor of cab 3,495, was charged with imposition. The defendant , did not appear, but a groom appeared for him, and applied for a postponement of the case on the ground that one of Snell's horses was ill and required his attendance. The defendant agreed to drive the complainant from Brompton to London-bridge wharf, and the latter, who had agreed to pay os. in consequence of his using extra speed, handed him half-a-sovereign, which ho kept, reftising to give any change. Ald. Hale said it was a most infamous imposition. He hoped there would be no hesitation in bringing forward cases of this kind. He adjudged the de fendant to pay the overcharge to the lady, 1/. for the violation of the law, and 10s. 6d costs. Unless the money was paid int.) court by 4 o'clock defend ant's goods would be seized. GUILDHALL.—Geo. Cox, who stands charged with stabbing Caroline, his wifo, Und Wm. Forty, with whom she hAs lately heal cohabiting, intent to murder them, was brmight up for further examination yesterday, when the following evidence was taken. Alderman Carter presided as before. Mr. Lewis attended for the prisoner. Caroline Cox, the other wounded person, a gaunt looking woman, about 40 years of age, having been brought from the hospital, was accommodat d a seat in front of the magistrate's table. Her ac count of the affray did not differ in any material particular from tLat given by Forty. She persisted that the latter was ignorant that she was married to the prisoner. _ _ Cross-examined—lt is no business of yours, Mr. Lewis, if lam in love with Forty. lam so much in love with Forty that ever since I have known him 1 have received nothing but kindness, and from my husb Ind. nothing but brutality. I have never said I should never be easy till I got my husband transpo!tecl. I first became acquainted with Forty the last night in the old year at the Standard Theatre. I was living with my husband at that time. Mr. Lewis—When was the first time that criminal intercourse took place between you and "Forty ? Alderman Carter—l cannot allow her to answer that question, a 3 it must degrade, and perhaps criminate herself. Mr. Lewis --I am entitled to have every informa tion from this woman, in the event of her dying, that I might have hereilter. Caroline Cox—l shall not ansiver the question. Mr. Lewis—Have you ever had criminal inter course with Forty ? Caroline Cox—Not until I left my husband's house. I had no wedding-ring on when I left - , and I had not worn ono foe two years pre vious. I saw Forty several iim-s before the month of March. I met him at different places. The prisoner did not know where I went when I left his house, but he supposed I was going to live with my daughter. I did no-. live with my daugh ter, bur. went to 33, Edmund's-place, where Foity was living. I lived with Forty as his houszleeper, but the lodgers called me Mts. Forty. I left Forty on the Tueiclay•before the prisoner stabbed me. Forty never knew that I was married until about ten days before I left him, when Cox told, him, and that was the cause of our parting. the night we separated I denied that I was Cox's wife, and went home at half-past three in the mor ning, accompanied by Forty, but he did not sleep with me on either of the five following nights. My daughter slept with me. He came one mor ning to give me some money, • and went away directly after. I did not send for Forty on 211th of July, while. I was at the dispensary, and I had no idea of seeing him whin I came out. When we all went into the public-house we were good frie Mr. Francis Wakefield Skey, one of the house surgeons at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, stated the ntture of the injuries whieh the woman and the man Forty had received. Both were now free from danger. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Lewis—l know, sir, it will be useless for me to address you - upon this case, because is can not alter your determination to commit this man for trial, but I wish to know what will be the charge against him. Alderman Carter—l shall commit him upon t►ie charge of st,bbing Caroline Cox and William Forty with intent to commit murder. The prisoner was then cautioned in the usual form, and asked if he had anything to say. Prisoner—l only wish to say that I never had the slightest intention to commit murder. Committed for trial. BOW-STREET.--William John Thompson, a letter-cat tier in the General Post-office, was charged with stealing three letters conta:ning money. The pri , or.ier, while engaged in sorting letters at the General office, was observed to manipulate them in a suspicious way as they pissed through his hands, as if endeavouring to ascertain whether they con tained money. On three occasions he slipped a letter up the sleeve of his coat, and then retired, with his arm upwards, pretending to adjust his necktie. He was stopped, conducted into a private room, and examined, the letter being found in his sleeve. His defence before the magistrate was that the letters got there without his knowledge. The three letters were opened in court, and were found to contain small remittances, addressed to persons in the country, one of them being to a soldier. Mr. Peacock, the Post-office Solicitor, undertook that they should he duly forwarded. In the prisoner's pocket was alto found a very interesting and ably written pamphlet or tract, en tiled "A Double-knock at the Postman's Con sc ence," in which the Rev. Mr. D.,vie, the chaplain of Newgate, hail described the misery inflicted on wives, relatives, and child , en by Post office robberies, the tetnptation to which wsstraced chiefly to the poverty brooght about by the habits of drinking and betting. The postm in was reminded of the advan'ages he enjoyed over many othor workers, for, if honest, he was universally respected and liked, and everyone was ready to do him a service. Mr. Sculthorpe said the rev. gentleman had circulated many hundreds of these pamphlets among the letter-carriers of the m e t ro polis ; fortunately they, had produced no effect upon th e prisoner, for he had devoted hi mself to the turf, and nine or ten betting-office t ickets were found at his hours. Mr. Henry (to prisoner)—Had you read the pamphlet which was found in your pocket ? Prisoner—Yes, sir. Mr. Henry—' am sure the publication reflects great cry-dit on Mr. Davis, and I only regret that his excellent remonstrance was lost upon you. Mr. Peacock said he should require a remand s , for on searching the pris-ner's hotre they found some Bank of England note 4, which hai been for w4r•led t'lr , . tigh a et er to a ciii-trinaild s c ety At Exeter-hall, a•ld of er evi lance th , vt the prnroner tisd r tie office to a consid raile extent. Theapplicr,ti m was ur toted. P, , V,!,.;.;•0n5t -.131e Wyr.• of 1111 F division (now suspended) attended by ordor of the Cotnmissi to answer tt , e ..barg•4 of having excped-d his duty (in the casere ort , (1 in WT 41 esdey's paper), -but the young won an Lof being la attend-nice to support the ch,r4:e, the matter was referred back to the Commissioners. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—William Saun lers, a seaman, was charged with stabbing his wife, Harriet Saunders. The wife, a good loooking young woman, said she h,id been married to the prisoner oh gut five years. Her husband went to sea, and was away for about three years, during y hick period she forra , d an illicit acquaint Luce with a young in , n, by whom she had a child. Her husband was d , scharged from his ship about three weeks ago, and having fund out her ahode, he persuaded her to live with him again, exacting a promise that s e would not see her infant, winch was at nurse. About a week ago she went to the nurse's lodgings to see her child, and while there the father of the child came in. Almost immediately after this her husband pushed open the d ior and saw her and the young man there. He said "This is what I might have expected," and then asked` her for the key of their room, swearing that he would go home and sell - everything off. When she went home she found her husband had kept his word. She then took a room in Lumber-court, and fetched. her baby from nurse. She was in her room that morning, when the prisoner came in, and seizing her hands threw her on the bed. She asked him if he intended to murder her. He replied "Don't holier," and then pulling out a knife from his Guernsey frock, he stabbed her. The blow fell on her arm, and fortunately the knife, which was a common table knife, broke, otherwise she was sure she sh uld have been killed. As soon as her hus band saw that the knife was in pieces, he retired, and she roan into a neighbour's room for protec , ion. The wound was here exhibited. It was about two inches long, and seemingly deep. The prisoner-decliued to make any statement, , . and was reniauded for a week. SOUTHWARK. —Antonio de Salvi, an Italian, and Mr. Jabez Samuel Guwer, auctioneer, of Bar bican, were finally examii,ed, the former charged with st sbbing Mr. R. H. Robertson, a gentleman confine l for debt in the Queen's Bench Prison, and the later with inciting him to do the same, with into nt to murder him. Mr. Gower, who was accompanied by a number of influentid naprchanti and contractors, surren dered at he appointed time. • Mr. Sleigh, in4rocted. by Mr. Elmslie, of Loin bard-s rest, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. 110 , binson, ius ructe 1 by Messrs. Smith and Son, of Barnard's-inn, for Gower ; and Mr. Murro ug h for Sal vi. The prisoners having taken their position in the dock, • Mr. Sleigh said he had just seen the medical offi cer of the Queen's Prison. Mr. Robertson was in the same state, and no alteration for the better had taken place. He might die in - two hours, or he might live many days, but he thought he would not sutvire the attack on bim. After the hearing of evidence, the substAnce of which has already appeared, both prisoners were committed for trial. Country Markets. MANCHESTER—Aua. 6. At this day's market there was a rather numerous at ten lance, but the trade on the whole ruled quiet. A few samples of new wheat were offering, and were early picked up at prices varying from 65s to 703. Old wheat sold slowly at is decline on English, ani 2d to 3d per 70Ibs on Ameri can. Flour neglected, though offered at 6d to is per sack less money. Oats and oatmeal same as last week. Beans again rather dearer. There has been a heavy fall, of rain during the day. BOSTON-Au G. 5. We have again to report an extremely dull market, and a small supply of wheat ; the few sales effected must be noted at about last week's rates. Ia oats and beaus u o change. Prices :—Wheat, red, 50s Od to 61s Od; new, —s to —s ; white, 60. U•i to 63s Od, extra, 655. Barley, 40s Od to 47s 01. 0 25s to 31s. Peas, 40 to 445 Od. Beaus, 478 Od to 50a Od per qr. NEWARK—Aua. 5. A thin attendance and a middling supply of wheat, which experignced a heavy sale, at about last week's pricez. Wheat, white 63s to 665, red 60s to 635; b ar l ey , ma lti ng —s to ---s, grinding 35s to 365; oats, 24st. 34s to 365, 22st, 31s to 33s ; beans, 4 '!ia to 52s ; malt, 733 to 78s ; peas, 46s to 43s ; tares, —s to a per qr. New white wheat Gls to 70s; new red, 64s to 663. LOUTH—Auo. 5. Our market continues much depressed, and the trifling business done in corn was ut about the rates of the pre:. vious week. Wheat, 55s to 595; extra, 665; barley 41s to 445; oats 24s to 28s ; beans, 44s to 48s. BiIIIt4INGHAM, AUG. 6. A good attendance to-day, and a very fair supply of wheat, chiefly of the new crop • old wheat sold s l o wly and rather cheaper ; new realised 8s to 8s 4 i per 62 lbs. Barley and oats unaltered. Beans and peas is per quarter higher. EDII7i3UnGtH GRAIN.—Aua. 5. We had in the market to-day 5 quarters of now wheat, weighing 504 lbs, which sold at 35s per qr. Sales were heavy, and prices for wheat and oats dearer. Barley and beans cheaper. Wheat, on the top, is 01 down, and on the average was is Od up. Barley, is down on the top, and 0 3 Oa down on the average. Oats on the top Os 6d up, and on the average 2d up Beans on the top Is Od down, and on the average 2s id down. AVERAGES ~PER. IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £2 7 7 10-12ths. Do. now Barley Oats 1 12 3 3-12ths. —• Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 1812 qrs sold 13;7 qrs Barley , 308' qrs sold 192 qr s Oats 638 qrs sold 536 qrs Beans 95 qrs sold 41 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD.-AuG. 4. There was a plentiful supply of fat beasts to-da,r, and a full attendance of buyers ; the greater part of the animals were of the better sort, with a heavy sale, and a clearance could not be effected. The supply of sheep and lambs was large, and several lots unsold. A largo sup ply of fat calves, and a heavy sale. A large number of fat pigs, good quality, and high prices were asked. The following were the quotations :—Beet, 6ir' to 7d: mutton, 7d to 70. ; lamb, 8d to -. L.d ; veal, 61 tc 634 per lb. ; pigs, Its Od to lOs 6d per score; rough fat, 5s 3 to Oa per 141 b.; hides, 4.0 to 6,d per lb ; calf-skins, 41d o 6id Per lb. A READY WITNESS.—Daring the course of a trial at the recent assizes, says the Durham, Advertiser, a learned counsel handed a document up to a witness— a quiet going north countryman, under cross-examina ion—which the latter- appeared to peruse with great attention. After be had finished, and the paper bad been handed back to the learned gentleman, the follow ing colloquy ensued :—Counsel—" Have you read that document ?" Witness—" Yes." Counsel—" Have ye% ever seen it before ?" Witness—" Y es , I thi n k I h a ve." Counsel (evidently thinking the moment had arrived to crush his NOw, Sir, on your oath, tell me when you last saw that paper." Witness--" Why, should think it cannot be much more than half a minute since 1" Tee cool and ready way in which the witness 'gave the answer set the Court into a perfect roar of laughter, in which the judge heartily joined. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 4th inst., at Sydenham, Mrs. Nathaniel Mugge ridge. On the sth inst., at Edinburgh, Mrs. Ross, of Cromarty. OT A DAUGHTER. On the 2)th ult., at Gibraltar, the wife of Major-Gen. Freke Williams. On the sth inst.. at 20, York-place, Elinburgh, the wife of James M. Burn Murdoch, Esq., late 10th Hussars and Carabineers. MARRIED. On the sth inst., at St. John' s , H amps t ead, David Col-. lot Thomas, of St. Alban's-road, Highgate-rise, and Lom b•ird-street-uhambers, to Anne, second daughter of John Lloyd, Esq., of Belsize, Hampstea , i. On the 6th inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly, Frederick E. Le", Esq., R. A., ta, nary Jane, widow of Capt. May, Broadgate-house, Barnstaple. DIED. On the sth just t lh• m Palace, the Right Hon. and, e. a a Ri4ht Rev. Bishop Blomfield, age,t 71. On the sth inst., the Hon. Katherine Petre, widow of John Petre, Esq., late of Weetwick House, Norfolk, aged 85. On the sth inst., at Chiswick, O'Bryen Woolsey, Esq., late of the Admiralty, Somerset-house, aged 41. On the 4th inst., at 11, Tavistock-sow, Covent-garden, from the effect of a severe accident, Mr. John Brown, aged 65. _ On the 4th inst., at Richmond, Surrey, Maria, widow of the Hon. Lieut.-Col. Wth. Grey, aged 75. On tho 3d inst., at Cowes Isle of Wi g ht, Mr. HenrY Oressall, of Sing-street, Holborn, and Birmingham, aged 44. LONDON : Printed and Published by KURD° YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tice Sun Otlice► 112, Strand, in tho Precinct of the Savoy, in the coluil o Middlesex, Friday, August 7, 1867. 0 V 1 Bth; or of 2s. 6d. 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