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Vrortebino fit par!Minna. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY Their lordships met at five o'clock. The strangers' gallery was exceedingly crowned, and the side galleries were graced by the presence of a large number of ladies. Many of the members of the House of Commons were also present. _ The Duke of RICHMOND presented a very large number of petitions from parishes in Sussex, against the repeal of the Navigation Laws. Similai: petitions ware presented by the Marquis of Londonderry, the Earl of Harrowby, and Lord Wharn cliffe. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the merchants, bankers, &c., of London, to the same effect, containing 31,777 signatures : another petition, signed by 3109 of the electors of London; also petitions from Glasgow, Carlow, Dumfries, St. Ives, Rye, Hastings, Brighton, Halifax, Teignmouth, Colchester, Dundee, Dover, and Wapping. The petitions together contained upwards of 60,000 Big matures (hear, hear.) PetitiOns of a similar nature were presented by the Marquis of Downshire, the Duke of Beaufort, and several other peers. _ _ The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from Manchester, in favour of the repeal of the Navigation Laws. Lord STANLEY inquired the number of signatures ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had not counted the .signatures understood the number to be 448 Lord STANL (laughter.) The Marquis of LANsuowNE presented a petition from Dundee, in favour of the repeal of the Navigation Laws. The noble marquis then moved the second reading of the bill for the repeal, or rather for the amendment, of the Navigation Laws. In so doing he went at considerable length into a history of the laws the alteration of which their lordships were now called upon to consider. Lord BROUGHAM said that he was solely influenced in opposing the second reading of this bill by his regard for the highest interests of the country. He had recently been taunted with inconsistency in refusing to place the crowning capital on the pillar of free trade; but he was prepared to contend that the Navigation Laws had no thing to do with free trade. The noble and learned lord then proceeded to condemn the statistical returns prepared by the directions of the Board of Trade, as having been cooked up for the purposes of the advo ca t es o f free trade, the figures being, in some instances, one hundred and fifty times more than the true ones. The great object of the policy of the Navigation Laws was the formation of a mercantile navy, as the only sure foundation of a military navy, and believing that their repeal would be prejudicial to that policy, as well as to our colonial, commercial, and shipbuilding interests, he would oppose the further pro gress of the bill. A sort of threat of consequences had been held out by the noble marquis, and such a threat could not be without its weight in matters of minor im portance, but in a matter of such paramount interest, it should not deter their lordships from performing their duty, or induce them to take a step ruinous to the vital interests of the country, and which they never could re trace. For himself he felt compelled, as an Englishman, as a peer of Parliament, and as an honest man, to vote for the rejection of the measure. The Earl of CARLISLE moved the adjournment of the debate, which was at once agreed to, and their lordships soon after adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.- •MONDAY Lord J. RUSSELL moved the second reading of the Parliamentary Oaths Bill. Sir R. INums opposed the measure upon the same grounds as heretofore advanced against it, and moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. PEEL made his maiden speech in support of the bill under cover of which the last remnant of religious disabilities were to be removed. The debate was continued by Mr. Wur.rAms, Mr. TRELAWNY, Mr. ROBARTES, Lord ARUNDEL and SUR REY, and Mr. Sorgeant TALFOURD, in support of the measure ; and by Mr. A. HOPE, Mr. NEWDEGATE, Mr. SPOONER, and Lord MAHON, against it. • .. The Marquis of GRANBY said it was absurd for any one to taunt the legislature with persecuting the Jews, when they were allowed to participate in all the benefits of the constitution, although they were necessarily by th e i r reli gion excluded from a parliament essentially Christian in its character. The second reading of the bill was carried by a majority of 278 to 185. HOUSE OF LORDS.- TUESDAY The Earl of CARLISLE resumed the adjourned debate on the Navigation Laws. He considered the present measure calculated to promote the general good, and to preserve the immemorial glory of the country. He be lieved that the tendency of this measure was to give in crease and activity to the commerce of this country, and that commerce is the best nurse and support of a mercan tile marine, which is the best guarantee of our naval supremacy. The question for their consideration was, whether the wealth which was likely to result from this measure was not the due reward of the pursuits of honest industry, and the peaceful intercourse of nations. Ho did not look at our Navigation Law with that implicit deference and reverential awe with which it was regarded by some parties. At the very first it was productive of disasters, and had led to disastrous wars. It had been followed by restrictions on Ireland and on our colonies. The question for their lordships was, whether in the pre sent circumstances of the country it was our inter.st to maintain those restrictions. In order to solve this ques tion it.was necessary to inquire whether it was in our power to maintain the Navigation Law upon its present footing. There was now a general resistance to a mono poly of privileges by any single power, and this had led to the treaties of reciprocity. The noble earl then ad verted to our relations with Russia, Austria, and other countries with which commercial treaties exist. The Earl of HAREOWBY admitted that the principles of free-trade and protection were not two abstract prin ciples of right and wrong, but principles to be adopted, modified or abrogated, according to national exigencies. On this principle the Navigation Laws had been altered repeatedly, but care had been always taken to maintain a sufficient degree of protection for our mercantile and naval interests. The question was, whether this measure would leave such a degree of protection; and he com plained strongly of the partial information which, by an abuse of their official duties that could not be too strongly reprehended, the officers of the Government had supplied in their returns on this subject. The noble earl then entered at large upon the commercial bearings of the question, of which he evinced great practical knowledge, and concluded by stating that it was impossible for him, after thoroughly considering them, to support the raea snrz2 of the Government. After speeches from Lord WHARNCLIFFE, the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, and Earl GREY, Lord STANLEY said the question to be decided was, whether, under all domestic circumstances, it was right to throw down and totally abolish a system which had been so long in existence, rather than endeavour so to modify that system as to render it applicable to the altered rela tions of the country. The latter course he would not attem ?t to oppose ; but to root up the whole foundation of an ancient code of laws, connected with the most im portant interests of the empire, was a proceeding, in his opinion, pregnant with danger, and likely to prove fatal to the very interests it professed to be intended to promote. In the shipping of this country there was a capital embarked of nearly sixty millions of money, giving em ployment to a large number of persons, and earning an average freight of £28,600,000 per annum. This of itself was an interest of the greatest magnitude, but when it vias recollected that upon this commercial marine depen ded also the efficiency of our naval force, he was, he must confess, astounded at the ease with which a Minister of the Crown called upon their lordships to peril both the one and the other. (Cheers.) The course pursued by the government was, he contended, unwise, impolitic, and oppressive ; as a proof of which he cited the fact, that while every shpping town in the kingdom had petitioned in its favour. (Cheers.) The noble earl had treated those petitions very lightiy, calling upon the House to assume that the shipowners must necessarily be the worst possi ble judges of their own affairs, and that it was lucky for them that they had others to legislate in their behalf, and save them from themselves. This was a new doctrine as applicable to the first merchants and shipowners in the whole empire, all of whom denied that the Navigation Laws operated in any way to their prejudice or inconve nience. With respect to Canada, he admitted at once that Canada had, in the circumstances in which she was placed, a right to ask for, and to obtain, a relaxation in the Navigation Laws ; but it should be remembered that the petitions from Canada, every one of them, commen ced by complaining of the withdrawal of protection in the shape of differential duties, and concluded by stating that the repeal of the Navigation Laws would be but an inade quate measure of compensation, unless accompanied by the re-enactment of some portion of the differential duties which had been withdrawn. The noble lord read a letter from Canada, from merchants there upon whose testi mony Earl Grey relied as regarded that colony and its loyalty to the mother country ; which letter to their correspondents in this country intimated that the reten tion of that colony was inconsistent with free trade, and that nine-tenths of the people of Canada were in favour of annexation with America, if the change could be effected without a struggle. The writers of this epistle were the loyal advisers of the Go vernment, upon whom the noble earl relied, and of whose loyalty he had vaunted. It was impossible to transfer the tide of traffic from New York to the St. Lawrence with out giving protecting duties in favour of the latter. The noble earl then proceeded to contend that the present measure would confer no benefit on our West Indian co lonies, and subsequently contended that, by the circular issued with a view to obtain reciprocity in free trade with foreign countries, the Government had actually called the attention of every country to the protecting duties whick prevailed in this country, and which might have other wise gone on for years to come without question. He- next referred to the evidence of Mr. Enderby, before the Committee, when he stated that if this Bill passed he would carry out his project for reviving the South Sea fishery by means of Norwegian vessels, which could be cheaply bought and victualled, and navigated by means of Norwegian and New Zealand seamen, who, when sailing under a foreign flag would not be invited to abandon him by the first British man-of-war which might range alongside him, when his whole hopes of success might be destroyed by the desertion of a few of his men. Thus this great project would confer no benefit on any thing British, beyond the profit which might accrue to Mr. Eoderdy from his capital. The Noble Lord, in' con- elusion that ou that ti he hill ), who had seen to NV4 glory and lieilet was calculated to destroy. The noble lord concluded a most able and dot:mint speech amidst continued cheering. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied, after which the House divided. THE DIVISION. For the Second Reading— Contents—Present .... 305 Proxies 68-173 Non-Contents—Present .... 119 Proxies .. 44-163 Majority for the Second Reading —lO The house adjourned at a quarter before fiveo' clock, a.m . HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. _ _ Nrr. HEADLAI4 moved for leave to bring in a bill to le galise incorporated joint-stock banks, based upon the principle of a limited liability of the shareholders. Mr: EWART seconded the motion, although he should have preferred a motion for a committee of inquiry. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was opposed to the principle of limited liability, which, in his opinion, did not tend so effectually as unlimited responsibility to the ultimate solvency and the good management of a bank — in other words, to the security of the public. Mr. CARDWELL opposed the motion. If there was any business in which unlimited responsibility should be more strictly enforced than another, it was that of banking. After some further discussion, Mr. HEADLAM withdrew his motion. Major BLACKALL then rose to move a resolution, to the effect that the peculiar circumstances of Ireland required the immediate adoption of measures to assist individual exertion and promote industry. He was proceeding with his motion, when notice was taken that forty members were not present. HOUSE OF COMINIONS.—WEDNESDAY. Mr. P. SCROPE moved the second reading of the Em ployment of Labour (Ireland) Bill, the object of which was to find labour for the able-bodied poor who applied for relief. ' The motion having been carried without a division, or discussion, Sir W. SOMERVILLE rose to oppose the bill, and moved that it be committed that day six months. Mr. P. SCROPE moved to refer the bill to the Poor-law Commissioners. A long discussion ensued, which terminated in a divi sion, when the amendment was rejected by a majority of 166 to 41. The Bribery at Elections Bill went into committee, and clauses 1 to 5 were agreed to. HOUSE OF LORDS—THURSDAY. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that he would propose to go into committee on the Navigation Laws on Monday week, and would take the third reading as soon as possible afterwards. He asked if any amendments were to be proposed in committee. Lord STANLEY would undertake to assure the noble marquis that several most important amendments would be proposed in committee, and the sense of their lord ships would be taken upon them. As a matter of course, due notice would be given of such amendments, and he begged the Lord President would state whether, after the nature of the division on the second reading of the bill, the Government themselves intended to propose any amendments in committee, or were they determined to adhere to the bill in its present form ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE declared that he would adhere to the bill in its present shape, though of course he would not preclude himself from agreeing to any amend ment that should meet his approval. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. Mr. ANSTEY moved two resolutions, to the effect that the house regretted the increased consumption of chicory in the adulteration of coffee, contrary to law. After some discussion, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Tyrell, Mr. Urquhart, Mr. Macgre gor, and Captain Bennett took part. The house divided, and Mr. Anstey's resolutions were negatived by a majority of 62 o 11. Mr. H. DRUMMOND then moved that the house should resolve itself into a committee to consider the public expenditure and the existing system of taxation, and how far both might be revised with a view to relieve the pres sure upon the industry of the country. Mr. URQU HART seconded the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER contended that the proposition of the hon. gentleman was virtually impracticable, and called on the house to reject the mo tion. After a discussion, in which Mr. Spooner, Sir. J. Tyrell, Mr. M. Gibson. Mr. Plumptre. Mr. B. Cochrane, Mr. Muntz, Colonel Sibthorp, and Messrs. Heyworth. Henley, O'Connell, Drummond, Labouchere, and Cobden took part, the previous question was carried by a majority of 151 to 100. Mr. CHARTERIS moved for a select committee to inquire into and report upon the expenditure of certain sums which appear as unaccounted for, under the head of par liamentary expenses, in the report which was recently published by a committee appointed to inquire into the management of the affairs of the Eastern Counties Rail- way Company After some observations from Colonel Sibthorp, Mr Roebuck, and Sir R. Inglis, the motion was agreed to. Mr. HINDLEY moved for, and after some opposition obtained, leave to bring in a bill to prevent unnecessary trading on the Sabbath in the metropolis. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. • The Earl of CARLISLE, in an able address, moved the second reading of the Rate-in-Aid Bill, on which the Earl of RODEN moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. After a long debate the second reading was carried by a majority of one, the numbers being, contents 48, non -contents 47. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--FRIDAY. The Land Improvement and Drainage (Ireland) Bill was read a second time.—The Encumbered Estates (Ire land) Bill was read a second time, several Irish members expressing warm approval of its principles.—The Defects in Leases Bill and the Estates Leasing (Ireland) Bill was read a second time.—The Accounts of Turnpike Trusts (Scotland) Bill, the St. John's Newfoundland Rebuilding Bill, and the Grants of Land (New South Wales) Bill passed through committee.—On the consideration of the Attachments Courts of Record (Ireland) Bill, as amended, Mr. GROGAN moved its re-committal, in order to add a clause securing to officers of the courts of record com pensation for losses under its operation, which was strenu ously opposed by Mr. REYNOLDS, and as strenuously supported by Mr. KEOGH. In the sequel the matter was deferred for a fortnight, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. --$ LIVERPOOL H UNT CLUB.--The spring meeting of this club took place on Wednesday and Thursday over the new course at Hoylake,—when there was a large atten dance,—under the stewardship of Sir Geo. Thos. Hesketh, Bart., and Capt. White. At two o'clock on: Wednesday the sports commenced with the race for the Hoylake Spring Cup, added to a sweepstakes of five sovs. each, which was won by Johnny Boy, Mary Blane being second, and Gamecock third.—The Dee Stakes, of three sov-. etch, with a handsome silver tankard added, was won by Pizarro, betting eight others.—The Tally ho ! Welter Plate, added to a sweepstakes of five sovs. each, was walked over by Hieover, three paying forfeit.—The Hilbre Plate, added to a sweepstakes of five sovs. each, was won by Hieover, Snowdrop second, and three others not paced,—On Thursday the Liverpool Hunt Handicap, of 5 sovs. each, with 25 sovs. added, was won by Snowdrop, beating Victor and Wiseacre.—The Leasowe Selling Stakes, of 3 sovs. each, with purse of 10 sovs. added, was won by Pizazro, beating Tractarian.—The Helter Skelter Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 10 sovs. added, was won by Mary Blane.—The Liverpool Cup was won by Gay Boy. —The Ladies' Purse was won by Victor.—The Hurdle Race was won by Pizzarro, beating five others.—Hieover jumped upon a hurdle and was staked, whilst exercising. He is likely, however, to recover. SALE OF BLOOD 't.ocic.—The following horses, the property of Mr. J. B. Day, were sold on Monday, at Tattersall's :—The Hero, 1,100 guineas; The Tartar, 500 guineas ; Nil Desperandum, 430 guineas ; Mr. Milner, 140 guineas; Plebeian, 55 guineas; Lady Day, 87 guineas. CRICKET.—The match at cricket between eleven of All England, and twenty-two of Durham, came off on the cricket ground in that city on Thursday, Friday, and Satur day week, and was won by the former. The numbers being, for the All England, first innings, 91 ; second innings, 69; and for the Durham Club, first innings 67; second innings, 51. NOVEL WAGER.—On Tuesday a wager was laid that two members of the university would not drive a pair of donkeys a la tandem, to Newmarket, to see the two thousand guineas stakes run for, and return before twelve o'clock the same night. It was accepted, and at about nine o'clock in the morning the procession commenced from Bridge-street, the driver, accompanied by his cham berlain, blowing his horn, and a numerous retinue of foot runners. The donkeys performed the journey admirably, and on their arrival on the heath, the clerk of the course told the gentlemen _that tandems were not allowed, yet, as the animals appeared not over vicious, they could stay. They remained, and wherever the point of attrac tion was, there was the asinine equipage to be seen. After the races were over, the asses went together to b a it, an d returned to Cambridge within the given time.—Cambridge Chronicle. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. The engagements for this meeting commenced on Tuesday. The following were the principal races of the day :—Match-150 h ft T.Y.C., won by half a length by the Duke of Bedford's Retail. Ffty pounds for 3yr olds; won easily by two lengths by Colonel Peel's Vasa ; Abd el-Kader second. Fifty pounds, for 3 yr olds ; the winner to be sold for 200 sous if demanded ; won by a length by Lord Orford's cby Cotherstone out of Mandane. Match —2OO h ft. First half of Ab M ; Lord Clifden's Le Beau received, Duke of Bedford's La Belle paid. Match -100 h ft. First half of Ab M. Mr. Gordon's First Chance received, Mr. Treen's Rose Pompon paid. . - WEDNESDAY.—The Jockey Club Plate, of 50 sovs, was won in a ranter by 10 lengths, by Captain Lowther's Glutton. The Suffolk Stakes of 15 sovs each (32 subs) were won in a canter by two lengths by Sir R. Pigot's Essedarius. Match-200, 11 ft, was won by the Duke of Bedford's Saddle. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs for 3yr olds and upwards, won by Colonel Peel's Lola Montez. The Champion Stakes of 50 sovs each for 3 y! old colts, (24 Stanley Sweepstake Sott, )f 60 soya each, for 4 yr olds, Mr. won by Mr. W DO, hft T.Y.C., won I of Bed, ards, T.Y.O Ices of 10 so won by I First half of Ab ilaphing Ai FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. ROME. The French army of intervention has gained no laurels at Rome. General Oudinot, after landing unopposed at Civita Vecchia, marched at once upon the capital, with a body of some thousand troops, aid without waiting for his siege-train, which had not arrived from Marseilles. Attempting, on two successive days, to penetrate into the streets, he met=with so warm a reception, the houses on each side beinglined with marksmen, that he was com pelled' to retreat, and await his reinforcements at San Paolo, after paying severely for his blunder by a consider able loss in killed and wounded. The fact is, that Rome is crowded with desperadoes of all sorts, principally Poles and Frenchmen, who will probably hold out, maugre the terrors and anxieties of the inhabitants, until dislodged with projectiles in the most approved method. A curious employment this for the bayonet and artillerymen of re publican France. The Gazette du Midi says that, in the attack on Rome, General Oudinot was nearly taken prisoner ; the Italian combatants had caught hold of him, and his men had great difficulty in rescuing him. Accounts from Rome of the 29th April state that several French soldiers had refused to advance against Rome, saying " Nous ne som mes p as so ld a t s d e P ape ," and that several of them had joined the Romans. Gari baldi and Avizzena are entrusted with the defence of Rome. Care has been taken by the Roman Government to ensure the safety of the English and French who are domiciled in the city. The Nazione, of Turin, of the sth, announces that the Council of War have condemned General Ramorino to death. The Austrians under Wimp fen have entered Tuscany. An Austrian corps under Aspre has been directed to invade the states of the Roman Republic. The Milan Gazette announces the departure, on the 3d instant, of Marshal Radetzky, with a numerous staff, for the purpose of inspecting the Austrian and Italian troops in Lombardo-Venetia. It is reported he has gone to direct the siege of Venice. On the 26th ult. a French steamer, having on board an admiral and an English ambassador, arrived at Venice. It was reported that she brought the intelligence that hostilities would cease on the part of Austria both by sea and land. The French Government, on Wednesday, had received several important dispatches, from which we learn that the King of Naples entered the Roman states at Terracina, on the 29th of April,- at the head of 5,000 troops, who were received by the people with acclamations, and shouts of " Vive Pius IX. !" Marshal Radetzky left Milan on the 3d inst., and had ordered a large body of troops to enter Romagna and Tuscany. Three battalions had been sent from Trieste to take possession of Ancona. Six thousand troops left Milan for Ferrara on the Ist inst., to enter Bologna. Lastly, the Austrians entered Lucca on the sth inst., and were expected in the evening at Pisa. In the streets of Rome stones are piled at intervals with the inscription, " Arms for women." Many women stand fearlessly in the most dangerous posts armed with muskets, knives, and stilettos. The carriage of Cardinal Antonelli had been burnt the day before. Another letter states that the King of Naples commands his army, amounting to 12,000 men, in person. It also says, that Rome contains 50,000 armed men, but that they have not sufficient artillery to defend a circumference of 16 miles. The jqy of the people of Rome knows no bounds. The city was illuminated on the night of the victory. It is said that the loss of the Romans is no less than 500, and that the loss of the French, in killed, wounded, and missing, is from 1,200 to 1,500. The Roman republic is very much exasperated against the Neapolitans, who are at Velletri and Frasinore—at the former 8000 men, at the latter 2000 men, with the king at their head. The Eng lish are trying to leave Rome in every direction, and many complain that there is no steamer here for their reception. Naples is perfectly tranquil. The Piedmontese Gazette of the Bth quotes a letter from Rome of the 2d, stating, that the Neapolitans were at Velletri and marching upon Rome; 4,500 of them are commanded by Zucchi, and 6,000 by a Swiss general; The letter further says—" Believe me, we shall fight the Neapolitans with more resolution eyen than the French : first, because we owe them a grudge for their behaviour in Italian matters ; and secondly, because the consequences of a Neapolitan victory would be infinitely worse." "BULLETIN.—Romans, a Neapolitan army violating our frontier marches on Rome. Its object is to restore the Pope as absolute spiritual and temporal master. At its head marches the King, on whom all Europe has placed the epithet of Bombardatore 'of his own subjects, —he is the most inexcusable of all the conspirators at Gaeta. Romans, we have conquered the first invaders of the soil, we shall conquer the second. The blood of the true Neapolitan patriots—the blood of our Sicilian brethren, weighs heavily on the head of the traitor king. God will give strength to the right to defend and avenge our cause. Such is the will of God and the people ! In the name of the rights which belong to all countries—in the name of the duty which Rome owes to Italy and to all Europe—in the name of the Italian mothers who have cursed that King, and of the mothers who have blessed their children—in the name of liberty, honour, and con science—in the name of G o d an d o f the people, let us re sist—resist, ye soldiers and ye people, capital and pro vinces. Rome is inviolable, like eternal justice ;—we are able to conquer, and we do not fear to die." THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. head, which was that of a snake, several times out of the water, -seemingly to take a survey of the vessel, and at such times displayed the largest portion of its body and a pair of, frightful fins or claws several feet in length. His tail was not seen at any time; but, judging from the di mensions of the body, the captain supposes the leviathan to be About ninety feet in length. Its neck tapered small from the head to the body, and it appeared to measure about seven feet across the broadest part of the back. The colour was that of a dirty brown. When first seen, it was moving towards the mouth of the • St. John's. The monster moved from the side of the vessel, and placed itself athwart its track, in front of her bows; but Capt. Adams, not feeling partial to an encounter with his snakeship, ordered the vessel to be kept off. PAPAL CONSISTORY.—The Pope held a consistory at 'Gaeta on the 20th of April, at which he appointed one Archbishop and eleven Bishops, and pronounced an allo cution on the present condition of the Church and of the Roman States. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.—The Univers states that the French Bishops have, in reply to the recent En cyclic on this subject, unanimously pronounced themselves in favour of making the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin an article of the faith. _ _ AWFUL MORTALITY . IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.— Upwards of ten thousand of the natives have recently been carried off by that singular disease, the measles. It seems to have broken out in Januarl, a month in which its appearance as an epidemic generally takes place. It would almost seem as if the native races were to be swept away, in order that the whites might take possession of the islands to fulfil some destiny connected with the new order of things on the coasts of the Pacific Ocean. LAW INTELLIGENCE. BANKRUPTCY COURT.—FRIDAY. IN RE ISAAC Boour.---The certificate of the bankrupt, who had carried on , business as a draper at Crewe, was opposed by Mr. Shipman, of Manchester, on three grounds c—first, that a sum of £25, stated to have been paid by the defendant's wife, without the bankrupt's knowledge, never had been paid by her ; secondly, the impropriety of the bankrupt carrying on business until January last, after he had dissolved partnership with Mr. Benjamin Cotton, in 1848, when he was in a state of in solvency, since which time, up to January, his debts were £1469, and his property to meet them only £974, leaving a deficiency of £5OO ; thirdly, he objected to a stock book of the bankrupt's being still missing, the absence of which had been strongly commented on by Mr. Commissioner Stevenson on a previous examination, and which, if pro. duced, would show a deficiency in the valuation. Evi dence was then called in support of Mr. Shipman's objec tions. The bankrupt was defended by Mr. David Evans, who cross-examined a messenger of the court, named Wright, at great length, and his answers were so unsatis factory, that Mr. Commissioner Perry made some very strong remarks upon his testimony, which he completely discredited. In conclusion the bankrupt's certificate was allowed. IN RE HENRY DEAN.—The bankrupt, lately: l a spirit merchant, of Chester, was opposed by Mr. Roberts, of of that city, and.defended by Mr. David Evans, of Liver pool. The grounds of objection were profuse expenditure, and an expensive action at law, in which the bankrupt had been engaged. Mr. Roberts urged at great length that the bankrupt had once offered to pay 15s. in the pound, but did not carry his proposition out ; and he also stated that the bankrupt had unnecessarily defended an action at law. Mr. Evans replied to all the objections of Mr. Ro berts, explaining that the bankrupt had not incurred un necessary law expenses ; and his creditors had prevented him from carrying his original intentions into effect. His honour ultimately deferred his decision till Monday. IN RE CHRISTOPHER HALL.—The hearing was for choice of assignees. Bankrupt had been a corn merchant in Liverpool, and had transactions with Messrs. Watson and Parkhouse, of London, on whose behalf Mr. Lowndes tendered proof of a debt of £l9O, which was objected to by Mr. Bremner, but ultimately allowed on the debt being explained. Some explanations then took place relative to several sharebrokers' transactions in which the bankrupt had been engaged, when Messrs. Atkinson and Bryce were chosen assignees. The rule obtained in the case of the Queen v. Bishop of Exeter (Mr. Gorham's case),:for setting a side the repli cations filed by the plaintiff has been discharged by the Queen's Bench. WRIT OF ERROR.—SP.IITII O'BRIEN.—ROUSE OF LORDS.—The arguments in this case commenced on Thursday. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., Mr. Napier, Q.C., and Sir Colman O'Loghlen, Q.C., (both of the Irish bar) appeared as counsel for the appellants ; and the Attorney- General for England. the Attorney-General for Ireland, Mr. Peacock, and Mr. Welsby represented the Crown. After the case of the appellants had been fully argued, the House affirmed the judgment of the Irish Courts, without calling on the counsel for the Crown to reply. NEW POWERS TO COUNTY COURTS. —A bill was to be read a second time in the House of Commons last night, by which it is proposed to confer new powers on tlie coure y courts. It relates to charitable trusts. The object of the measure, introduced by the government, is to provide means by which directions for the administration of cha rities of small amount may be obtained with little expense and delay, for which purpose judges of county courts are to have jurisdiction in casts of charities the incomes of which do not exceed .£.30, and in certain cases the Lord Chancellor is to order what judge shall have the jurisdic tion. Matters now referred to Masters in Chancery may be heard by county court judges, and where treasurers of county courts act they are to be deemed trustees. There are 38 provisions in the bill, of a somewhat similar cha racter to clauses which appeared in a bill brought forward last year and withdrawn towards the close of the session. An important decision was given in the Court of Com mon Pleas on Monday, in the case of a Mr. Richards, who, at a trial at Guildhall, had obtained a verdict of £l5O damages against the Brighton Railway Company, being the value of a dressing-case, containing valuable jewellery. his wife, who was in ill health, lost on a journey from Woodgate station to London. It appears she was placed in one of the company's carriages, and the dressing case in question, placed by a Hyman who had driven her to the station, under her seat. Her servant-maid tra velled i❑ the same carriage with her, and they did not leave the carriage until their arrival at the company's sta tion in Southwark. On their arrival at the station, the attention of the lady's servant was taken up with remov ing her to a cab, as she had to be carried ; and a porter named Baptiste said to them, " Don't trouble yourselves about the luggage ;we will see about that." There was evidence that all the luggage which was put into the cab arrived at the plaintiff's residence in Cambridge-terrace, but the dressing-case was missing. The servants of the company received no gratuity for removing the luggage. Serjeant Talfourd attempted to upset the trial, on the ground that there was no evidence to support the first count, involving the delivery of the dressing-case to the company, but the court decided that there was, and gave judgment for the plaintiff. ILLEGALITY OF CONCERTS.—Mr. Sergeant Adams, chairman of the Middlesex sessions, on Thursday, re commended the postponement of some information against the Walhalla and the other Cassinos, for infringement of the law as regards music and dancing, because if these cases were to go trial, it would be necessary for him to enter more fully into the various bearings of the act. But as these matters at present stood, if its provisions were to be enforced, every individual who gave, or performed at, a morning concert, rendered herself or himself liable to an indictment, whilst those who engaged to sing at morn ing concerts were liable to an indictment, as well as to an action for penalties. So long as this statute remained in force, even the admirable Jenny Lind was open to an indictment, whilst those who engaged her to sing at morning concerts were liable, and might be charged in that court as keepers of disorderly houses. It might not be, and in all probability was not known, that this par ticular act expressly declared it to be an indictable offence for any person to give a public concert before five o'clock in the afternoon. It was quite impossible in the present state of society that such an enactment could be much longer permitted to remain on the statute book of the country. The matter was postponed to the 25th of May, upon an understanding that a satisfactory arrangement would be come to in the meantime. COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—A commission de lunatic's inquirendo was opened on Monday week, at Croydon, to ascertain the state of mind of Philippa, widow of the late T. Chollet, Esq., of Grove Park, near Croydon, a lady aged 86, and possessed of property amounting to about £120,000. It appeared from the evidence that the unfor tunate lady, was in the daily habit of giving away vast sums of money, as much as twelve millions of pounds, in two cheques for six millions each. She also fancied that she was the Queen of England, as well as the Queen of other countries, and sometimes called herself Lady Chol let. From her bodily infirmities she was unable to leave her bed, and she frequently declared that she had been in the same room and the same bed for 50 and even 200 years. At the conclusion of the evidence, a deputation of the Jury, with the Learned Commissioner, proceeded to the lady's residence, in the centre of Grove Park. Being unable to rise from her bed, she received the Jury in her chamber. She recognised several of the party, but her answers to the Commissioner were of such a nature, that after a very brief interview the deputation returned to the Court, and a verdict was unanimously returned—" That Philippa Chollet is now of unsound mind, and incapable of managing herself and her affairs, and has been so since the Ist of May, 1845." ARCHES' COURT, WEDNESDAY.--(BCfOre Sir H. J. Fustd—Conolly v. Conolly.—This was a suit for the restitution of conjugal rights, instituted by the husband against the wife. A libel having been given in, and ad mitted on his part, a responsive allegation was now ten dered on behalf of Mrs. Conolly. The parties were American subjects, and were married in that country in 1831. Mr. Conolly was then a clergyman of the Episcopal Church of America, but, with his wife, afterwards em braced the principles of the Church of Rome. They entered into a mutual agreement to cease cohabitation, and visited Rome to obtain a separation from the Pope. It was pleaded that this was granted by Gregory XVI., upon which Mr. Conolly became a Roman Catholic priest, and Mrs. Conolly a nun. The latter subsequently esta blished a religious order at Derby, which has since been removed to Hastings. Mr. Conolly, it was suggested in argument, had again professed the Protestant faith, and Mrs. Conolly refusing to return him, the present suit was instituted. It would be premature, in the present stage of the proCeedings, to enter into further details. Dr. Bayford and Dr. R. Phillimore having been heard against the admissibility of the allegation, and Dr. Addams and Dr. Robertson in support of it, the learned judge said that it was his intention to have the case fully argued ; he would not, therefore, enter either into the facts or the law applicable to them. The sentence obtained at R had not been directed the AMENDM legation to be reformed E'TCY LAW pose rs of the c , on Weds, FRANCE THE INTERVENTION IN ROME. The unfavourable news from Italy caused some information to be sought of the French Ministry, in the National Assembly on Mon day, and a committee was appointed to examine the in structions given to General Oudinot. The committee re ported that the gallant officer had gone beyond his duty, inasmuch as he had attacked the Roman Republic, which was contrary to the idea in which the expedition was conceived and accepted. The committee, therefore, pro posed the following resolution :—" The National Assem bly invites the Government to take, without delay, such measures as may be necessary, in order that the Italian expedition may be no longer diverted from the object for which it was intended." An angry discussion took place on this motion, which terminated in its adoption, by a ma jority of 328 to 241—leaving ministers in a minority of 87. Letters from Toulon of the 9th instant state that all the ships in the port were completing their preparations for sea, and that orders had been received there to em bark 5000 additional troops for Civita Vecchia. A por tion of the cavalry had already embarked. General Ra morino was executed at Turin on the 7th instant. The general election 3 commenced in Paris on Sunday with an unusual display of military force. The entire garrison were under arms. The editor of M. Proudhon's journal has been found guilty of publishing seditious libels, and sentenced to imprisonment for five years, and to pay a fine of 12,000 f. SAXONY. DRESDEN IN THE HANDS OF THE KING'S TROOPS. — RIOTS AT LEIPSIC.—The accounts from Dresden to the 6th inst. state that the insurgents had made an uncondi tional surrender to the King's troops. From the city of Leipsic the accounts are very disagreeable to those having any property there, as after some portions of the Muni cipal Guard, with the Turiners and students, had left for the city of Dresden, the mob rose up in the nights of the 6th and 7th, and commenced revolting against the better disposed among the municipal force left to guard the place, but the revolt was put down, but not before a good deal of property was destroyed. A private letter from Leipsic, named in the Borsenhalle, mentions that the fighting there had recommenced, and the feelings of the people were very bitter against the Municipal Guard. A traveller has stated also that the Duke of Brunswick had refused sending 500 men of his troops to Leipsic. This, however, requires confirmation. The accounts from Dresden, up to the morning of the Bth inst., state that on that day fresh troops had arrived from Prussia; the insurgents at the same time were re ceiving reinforcements from various quarters. The com mander of the revolutionary Communal Guard, Lieut.- Colonel Heinze, has been taken prisoner. On the even ing of the 7th inst., the insurgents were obliged to abandon several streets, and their operations were confined to a narrower extent. The latest intelligence informs us of the final suppres sion of the insurrection, Dresden having surrendered on the 9th instant. The troops captured a number of rioters and arms, and three casks of powder. The city and its environs were declared in a state of siege. Among the victims of this insurrection is the Prince of Sondershau sen, whom the soldiers killed by mistake. The Prince was ill in bed at an hotel which was entered by a detach ment of soldiers, when the Prince rose, and, with a la mentable rashness, discharged two pistols at the intru ders, whose bayonets pierced him the moment afterwards. Leipsic and the other towns are tranquil. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. Letters from Altona confirm the fact of the entrance of the German troops into Jutland. They add that it is the intention of Generals Prittwitz and Bonin to advance simultaneously against Beile and Fredericia. A private communication from Rendsburg states that news had arrived of an engagement having taken place on the 7th instant between the Schleswig-Holsteiners and the Danes, which had ended in the defeat of the latter. No parti culars are given. A letter from Hamburgh of the 9th instant announces a fresh defeat of the Danish troops near Fredericia. Prior to the Danes retreating, they set fire to the village of Gudsoe. The loss on both sides was very great. The Prussians had, it was said, taken the town of Veile. The siege of Fredericia had commenced. The last adv'ces from the Danish army represented it as being in a very dangerous situation, in case they were to be attacked, as the easterly wind would prevent their crossing over to Fuhnen. The Danes, it is said, were 16 to 18 battalions strong. Sicily has unconditionally surrendered to the King of Naples. THE INTERVENTION OF RUSSIA IN AUSTRlA.—Advices from Berlin say. that a joint note, the production of the Courts of Great Britain and France, has been addressed to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, intimating their disap proval of the intervention of Russia in the Austro-Hun garian dispute, and insisting that such interference be withdrawn. At Frankfort the sittings of the Assembly are degene rating into daily scenes of the most irrational fury and disorder. Twice, in two days, the Chamber had to be adjourned from the sheer impossibility of obtaining si lence, the deputies pouring out torrents of personal abuse against each other and the ministry. The Chamber has begun a terrible movement, but whatever it may endea vour to do to direct is beyond its power ; there is a large party ready tojake that function off its hands. ACQUAINTANCE The Boston al of Captain Adams, of the Jacksonville, 'Florida, on York. Captain Adams states the 18th of February, cy, at .J !Outh -point of Curl-. w, and y xt upon an immense sea be a serpent. It lifted its OLD MARINE Atlas announces schooner Lucy and N.__ the Ist of April, from N that on - the tnornine o: the ar monster, wl ';; when off - t he, consequently, CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. by Christ, and no i to the, ministry L ment can efther - exonerate me f late, church or ordained minister of Cl Mal no especial value to episct . _ lid ; and I can no more be a lityniag than a I [on, vet elating to bankrupts and insolvente. Mr. Masterman, M.P. pre sided. The report of the committee, which had been appointed to watch over the subject was read by the secre tary. It expressed a strong opinion that the restoration of the power of arrest, under certain restrictions. was absolutely necessary for the prevention of fraud, and the protection of the honest trader. The report was adopted on the motion of Alderman Hooper, seconded by Mr. W. Hawes, the chairman of the committee. Mr. Elliot pro posed the second resolution, which expressed disapproval of Lord Brougham's Bill, for the consolidation and amendment of the bankruptcy laws, because it contained no provisions for carrying into effect its own recommenda tions, of arrest for debt by mesne process—of a simple mode of effecting arrangement between debtors and cre ditors—ann of an arrangement for the speedy distribution of the property of deceased insolvents. Mr. Bradbury seconded the resolution ; after which, Mr. Edward Ben nett, solicitor, of Manchester, produced a petition, signed by the bankers and 90 leading firms of the town, address ing parliament on the subject of these laws. He stated that the petitioners entirely concurred in the views he had heard expressed in that meeting, as to the increased power required to deal with frauds, and the mitigation of severity towards the really honest bankrupt.—Two or three other resolutions, to the same purport, were subse quently adopted ; after which, the meeting (at which many of the principal commercial men in the city attend ed), separated. The Oxford Herald says that the Bishop of that diocese " has stopped legal proceedings against the Rev. T. W. Allies, rector of Launton, on account of there being no tangible matter on which to ground a prosecu tion in the Ecclesiastical Court ; but that Mr. Allies has privately consented, at the Bishop's suggestion, not to publish a second edition of his objectionable work." THE RAGGED CHURCH.--We have our ragged schools —why not have our ragged churches ? Tarn a Churchman : what I deem absolutely necessary for the world as it now is, and the appalling crimes which are committed, is a ragged church in our towns, where the woman with a child at her breast, and a man and woman, however meanly clad, may, without a care or consideration (the very thing which now keeps men, women, and children back), repair to such places of worship to learn their duty to God and their neighbour.—Correspondent of the Daily News. • THE. BISHOP OF LIMERICK.—The Dublin Mail, in an nouncing the death of the Hon. and Rev. Edmond Knox, Bishop of Limerick, at an inn in Birmingham, attributes his residence abroad for so many years to " the delicacy of Isis health." It is, however, very well known that the deceased prelate's affairs were in a very unsatisfactory state, and that a residence on the continent was for a va riety of reasons almost necessary for him. He was the patron of forty-four livings, and derived nearly £5,000 per annum from his bishopric. The cathedral of Limerick, in its ruin, is a type of the condition of the whole diocese. His duty was to have resigned rather than to have received so large an income for offices never performed. He was a Whig nominee. BIBLE SOCIETY.—At the meeting of this society, on Wednesday week, considerable discussion arose in conse quence of the proposal of the Rev. E. Bickersteth, that the meetings of the committee should be opened by prayer. It was declared by the Secretary and other mem bers, that the proposal would endanger the harmony of the society ; and Mr. Bickersteth having consented to modify his motion as follows—" That it be referred to the committee to consider whether arrangements could not be made for commencing the annual meeting with a por tion of the Holy Scriptures, including the Lord's Prayer" —the resolution was eventually carried, on the express understanding that it was not to be considered as a de mand, but only as a reference. LONDON MISSICNARY SOCIETY. —There was a densely crowded meeting of the London Missionary Society .on Thursday. Allusion was made by the Duke of Argyle, who occupied the chair, to the Bishop of London's having prohibited the annual sermon, which for fifty-four years had been preached in one of the churches of London. His Grace repressed the disposition of the meeting to express their feelings, and said, it was a circumstance which he himself heard with deep regret, but without asperity. The Duke added, that he believed the Bishop acted conscientiously, and that some new light had bro ken on him, but he wished that his lordship and others would not think of putting their Episcopacy in front of Christianity, but would, on the contrary, place their Christianity in the front of their Episcopacy. ASCENSION DAY.—A correspondent, " Clericus Rusti cus," has favoured us with the following :—" I lately heard (he says) a denial of the fact of our blessed Lord's resurrection and ascension in the same body in which He died. Hence we see that, in this neologian age, the blessed fact of His ascension is likely to be denied, and serious heresy to be propagated as to the truth through the medium of German theology. May I then direct at tention, in connexion with this, to the prevalent non observance of Ascension-day ? For this day the same amount of special services are provided as for Christmas day, including a proper preface for the holy communion. Surely, then, our churches should not be entirely closed on that day. Do let me invite my brethren to make a move in the right direction on the coming festival of Ascension-day (17th of May), and to give notice of the same on the previous Sunday (13th of May). Where a morning service may be impracticable, yet an evening service might be, performed, and may the Lord give His blessing to it where it is."—Church and State Gazette. THE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—The annual meeting of this society was held on Wednesday, at Exeter-hall, and was very numerously attended. Mr. Plumptre pre sided, and in opening the proceedings dilated at consider able length upon the turmoil and agitation which prevailed in continental Europe, and especially in Italy and the Papal dominions. He exulted in the anticipation of the destruction of St. Peter's and the Vatican—events which he had seen announced as probable from the French in tervention. He quoted circulars of the Pope from Gaeta, in order to show :hat the character of Roman Catholicism had not changed, and that Pius IX. still asserted his pre tensions as the representative of our Saviour upon earth, and he concluded by predicting the speedy downfall of Popery. The report was then read by the secretary, Mr. Lord. It detailed the proceedings of the association during the past year; in the course of which 2,000,000 tracts had been distributed by it. Protestant principles, it stated, were making rapid progress all over the world, and with a strong p u ll, a l ong pu ll , an d a pull altogether, Popery would be smitten for ever. From the financial statement it appears that the receipts of the association during the past year amounted to upwards of £9OO, and that their expenditure exceeded their income by £6OO. Against this balance assets were placed, leaving the debt still uncovered at £lOO. Mr. J. Bateman moved, and the Rev. D. Foley seconded, a motion for the adoption of the report. The meeting was then addressed by the Rev. W. H. Peters, the Rev. H. Stowell, the Rev. T Moriarty, and the Rev. C. Prest. ATTEMPT TO ALTER THE CHURCH CATECHISM.—Much obloquy has been attempted to be cast on the Rev. Dr. M`Neile for his very innocent suggestion to place one or two words in the Prayer Book within brackets, to be read or not, at the opti.n of the minister. The tractarians were loud in their abuse of the proposition, but it looks as if that party is ready to alter any portion of that inestima ble book which does not tally with their own peculiar views. A letter in the Guardian, of Wednesday, (a strong Tractarian paper,) dated from Liverpool, and attached to which are the initials " C. W.," recommends not only the omission, but the substitution, of words in the Church Catechism, to meet th e case of children who not having been baptized, are introduced into church schools, and taught that form of sound words. The writer says he thinks that in the church schools in Liverpool not one child in a hundred is baptized ! and advocates the forma tion of a catechetical class for them "to be prepared for admission into covenant with God." He then goes on as follows :—" No parents will object to this but the Baptists • and of course we are not a t lib er t y t o rece i ve' their children, or any children, und er a p rom i se th at we will be silent upon the danger of delaying the sacrament of regeneration. And this adaptation of the Catechism by the omission of a word, or the substitution of the future for the past tense, could be effected without the slightest disarrangement of our school classes, as any intelligent teacher would testify. What ri.ore easy than to say to the unbaptised child, ' Who will give you your name ?' or, ' When will you receive your name ?' And for the answer to be, In my baptism, wherein I shall be made a member of Christ,' &c. So again the next ques tion, What promises will then be made for you, or by you ?' Surely this presents no real difficultyl on the contrary, the presence of an unbaptised child in a class, being thus marked, would have the effect of impressing upon the other children the serious nature of the baptis mal covenant, the value of their own privileges, and the conviction that the Catechism was no mere form of words, but described real and substantial blessings enjoyed only by the baptised." We need not say what we think of such a proposal as this. It is nevertheless put forward with all sober gravity. After this, however, we hope not to be teazed with any affectation of reverence for each formulary of the Church as it is, by these pretended sticklers for ecclesiastical usages. HON. BAPTIST NOEL.—The Times of Tuesday contains a letter from this rev. gentleman, addressed to the Bishop of London, conveying his dissatisfaction with the provi sions of the Clergy Relief Bill. The chief points of ob jection are contained in the following passages :—" I am to certify to your lordship my avowal of dissent, upon which you are ordered to depose me from Lob? orders,' and then I am to be free f rom a ll pa i ns and penalties.To avail myself of this act is to purchase exemption from le gal penalties by consenting to my deposition from the ministry; it is to avow, not that 1 have ceased to be a minister of the Establishment, but that I have ceased to be a minister of Christ. Were depositions from orders merely an act of exclusion from the body of the established clergy, I should willingly consent to it, but as it is an act which declares me to be no longer a minister of Christ, I cannot do so, because, with every wish to pay the respect due to the legislature, I cannot purchase exemption from any penalties by a lie. When I was ordained I was re quired to declare my belief that I was inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon me this office and minis tration,' and that I was ' called according to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ to the ministry of the Church.' Those whO lightly enact the deposition of a minister may think that this declaration is a farce, but in my case, at least, it was a solemn declaration of the truth. That call of Christ, determined by the influence .of the Holy Spirit in the heart, with other suitable qualifications, seems to me the substance of ordination ; an he recoz: nition of this call by a bishop is one among several moire in which the call of the church is added to the call of God As I believed then I believe now, that I have been millet ray 15, 10' or congregational minister is so. Parliament may enact, I can neither cease to he. ay it , l ter nor cease to preach ; and if the law reawr e l, t for would rather suffer any length of imprison%; f r og) preaching the Gospel than purchase an exen l P ll „ e rhi trouble by either declaring that I am no minister ceasing to preach." me t! ' CHURCH PASTORAL-AID SOCIETY.—The annualat Exete_slo, ing of this society took place on Tuesday the large room of which was crowded on the ocr od t he Lord Ashley presided, and at some length rindie n .; al ber usefulness of the society. He stated that if the p rese t of the clergy was three times as great as it was at. P or k oi it would be wholly inadequate for the great evangelizing the nation. Still they were n ot to de ; - e rt for, however great the difficulties by which thec eo l.l surrounded, the generations that came after thew lie develope the beneficial results of their lahours.o.n nci d warned them that the future welfare of their of Christianity and civilization of the world deri ti al upon their conduct during the next 10 years, f° p , r d g e not by science, by arts, by mere secular kn° w I goe' material progress, that the great Goliath of vice an,. ils ranee rising up amongst them was to be master' 5 0 0 believed there never was a time so full of hoP e .„ 3 Goil present, and therefore he hoped that it would Plea' c 'lP h e btlie the l to bless the labours of this society, which be the very best that had ever been established in a its realms, and the principle of which was, that threctl;etiri efforts the poor had the Gospel preached. The pB- 4 Whatever there; read the report, which stated that the receipts of ' those year amounted to £32,000, showing an increase ° n ner of the preceding year of more than £6OOO. T he /L i e ! ! diture had been £29,000, thus leaving a surplus 0 ' -- „,los £3OOO, but as the society, during the precious le exceeded its income by nearly £4OOO, a balanc e ) , - .A th e mained against it of £lOOO. Yet the support w,..," 1- o rd s society had received had been greatly increased. 'P p the of 200 clergymen had added their subscriptio ns to- the funds; and 400 new lay subscribers had contributeceveit parent society, besides a still greater number to the ° ben ts associations. The society now aided 289 in° ll° l ; intrusted with the cure of 2,094,521 people, un a ", jl e xte average of 7,247 souls for each. These bad an n ,, : e e. income of £202, while 160 of them had no Pa rs ",, e l 4 e r house. The society had now erected or kept °P,: n ae' churches and chapels, and they defrayed the el rh " - - 114' 155 rooms licensed for the celebration of public w e e , The report, which was a very lengthy document' ',AO, minute account of the society's operations througloto year. Chancellor Raikes moved that the report be s he or and printed, and, in doing so, bore testimony to tA;ecese, mense benefits conferred by the society upon the ti lts of Chester. Mr. Colquhoun seconded the r esolutil;pat' expressed his convicti on th a t t h e society dealt with tof ter which touch e d a t th e ex i stence of the realm. ;,, e n the told that the pro s p er it y o f t h e country depense" bs amount of its wealth an d th e extent of its popu lation , _, os : these were to the phil an th rop i st su bj ects o f the r ote ,' serious alarm. He found that there were eiren e , of weekly throughout the country about 500,00 0 l o ble penny publications, con d ucte d b y men of co nsn er sl ability, who attacked in the most vehement Int e / bross the great i ns tit u ti ons o f the canary, from the downwards. Yet th e p oor , i n the midst of allt,.l,esed centives to outrage cas t among them, and Ncn" physical suffering and wan t to endure, were patient a-1 0 all,—and why ? B ecause they knew that wealthy life, earthly prosperity w as no t a ll nor the grea t oltjects and that the p resen t wor ld was but an outdoor • sc- 131 .0 preparing man for the grea t ex i stence wh i c h awaltL.jeti hereafter. He was sure t h at the labours of t he s o riot were doing more f or th e permanent interests o f the n'The than all the efforts of legislation and statesmen.m,ool,s motion having bee n p u t an d carr i ed, the Rev. Mr' Pn-tel and other gentlemen addressed the meeting in sun,.P",, r ths other resolution s f oun d e d on the report, and alt,e'lpi, usual vote of th an k s t o t h e chairman the meet i n g nated. RAIL IYAY AFFAIRS. The East Lancashire Railway Company have r e 4 fli° formal notice from th e P ostmaster -General, to CO'%o mails between Li ver p oo l an d Preston over the Ornls section of their railway, after the 3rd of June ne xt 'hy et! The sum owing to the Great Western Company dthi t of the solicitors is £48,000 instead of £90,000, ° fl A 0 10 1 sum, says the Mo rn i ng H era l d, is secured on lan dem' perty, and will be fully repaid. ffi tlie CHESTER AND HOL YHEAD RAlLWAY.—Tra ffic for weekended sth May, 1849: Coaching traffic,Xl,o77 l° : parcels, £34 14s. ' • goods and cattl e , £241 18 5 ' steam-boats £152 Bs. ; tot a l, £1,506 14 s. 10d.; sive of toll from Shrewsbury and Chester Company' payment for conveyance of mails. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.--This great 0 ,7 n 'ot, despite the att em pt s ( cont i nued even now) from all ITO' ters to depreciate its position, is said, by the es e d t 1 36 condition of its permanent way and rolling stock, e e e d i are increase in the t ra ffi c rece i pts, to be enabled to d at the next half-yearly meeting, a dividend at the r!„ the 7 per cent. per annum , an d carry a large balance "elptS• credit of the f o ll ow i ng, v i z., the best half-year's r e „ c t 0 16 We are thorou g hly sa ti s fi e d , says the statement, t" a, 5 managers of the Lo n d on an d North-Western COnlrtallre° traffic can and will, in the course of the next two or to . years, save one h un d re d th ousand pounds sterlingLepe4 num in the work ng eapcna ca o f the railway. "" Chronicle. the EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—On TIIrs" —C DOTY adjourned meeting was held at the London Tavern' dot ° don. The ro om was extremely crowded, and the (10' tors, upon ent er i ng , were received with all sorts o f A cordant noises. N umerous policemen were station tof the room. Mr. Cash moved the adoption of the r e r:,,,,tr, the Committee o f I nvest i gat i on. He r e f erre d to the, of ment made by M r . Waddington, respecting the , 1 0 014 £7,600 paid t o th e Si ze land committee, and said he e at lay those s t a t ements b efore the House of Commen g bst i t mittee. He had nothing to do with that m oney, 539+ had been spe n t i n thi s manner—advertising, 13,g; solicitor, £1,619 ; on s h ares, £3,400; advertising u3k,i6.l' ker and Co.. £340; printing and other expenses , , 3 01; amount paid as balance, £231. Total, £7,594. ,'„,(0 4 given this statement to the shareholders, they °t il e much as he did about the matter; he then dwelt the necessity of the recommendations of the con e tith e being carried forward. Mr. Meek, of Lynn, seco o u_air motion. Mr. Waddington rose, but was assailed v"I'DI' tempest of yells and other signs of disapprobation., he chairman having a t l eng th o b ta i ned for him a hearlicist commenced by an atte m pt t o d e f en d M r. Hu d son , a lo e! continued laughter and cries of " Oh, o h. , ' All he t hat of the £2,000 which had been so much talked of 0- ' o o' the directors passed a resolution when he was not ?Z il e) at their meeting and th a t h e rece i ved the money---1:41 —and that the sum had n o t b een entere d i n the •sses': was, he believed, an o vers i g ht . (L aughter an d 1 ,1 0; Mr. M'Lauren moved, as an amendment, a divide: a ir]; 4s. per share, whi c h was secon d ed by Dr. Rav•.Fane very great uproar, w hi c h l as t e d f or some time. )ir'e and asked if the meeting had confidence in the chairle%dov directors. (No, no, an d t urn th em out. ) A trere e h )l' scene of confusion th en t oo k p l ace; after whic rclow Fryes moved, as ano th er amen d ment, that the l e er the report relating t o th e N or f o lk Amalgamation, ;Nli, punged. Another scene of confusion followed: e el Howes subsequently moved that the Board of 1, 4 3 ; 5 1 01 1 was unworthy of the confidence of the meeting. -I dole seconded by the Hon. Mr. Grimstone. The an 3 e? c ,ll#l relating to the amalgamation was then put from te e to rle yr and negatived by a large majority. A poll was deity "; and ordered to begin at six o'clock and close on S 3 „ f idi f ,,; The second amendment relative to the declaration " d i;P,, dead was also lost by a still larger majority. The Weil pal resolution was then carried with only two dissenoinea The chairman intimated that the directors had dete r i p 0 1 . to resign. (Cheers.) The directors left amidst Yc l oi ti o i, execrations. Three cheers for the committee of 2 1 1 0 0t, 4 gation closed the proceedings, which were throw; 1 1 , 0 a most disorderly character, and the London Tal e s , o ` o completely mobbed by parties interested, and enci e w •, ing to obtain admission. At the adjourned meet o l Saturday, a letter was read from Mr. Waddingt e p'3 o l another from Mr. Duncan, the solicitor of the co n 1 , 0 9], tendering their resignations. Both letters were ren' o f the greatest applause. Mr. Cash, the chairman p c l committee of the enqui r y presided, and annolle c qh result of the ballot relative to the amalgamation Norfolk line, which was carried by an immense lindee' r A committee, consi s ti ng o f 30 o f t h e largest sharehe% in addition to the inve s ti ga ti on committee, was th cot o7 ;' pointed, to recommend e i g ht new di rectors f or the management of the company -*• FALL IN THE PRICE OF RAILWAY 0 ,- DURING THE PAST WEEK. Alen; The writer of the city article of the John Bull b' ' •ei following description of the share market ;—"Til e rl' i tone noticed last week as pervading the railwaYibeg„e has greatly increased within the last day or two. 0 , 71 depreciation has occurred since last Saturday in LR ;tl s '4 of several lines, and nearly all the shares are cle °t c ji b 4rs fall. The cause of the decline arises from the „ c eT O produced amongst holders by the nature of theji o t tb J reports made on railway properties, and the fear t b3 ,105 0 worst has not yet appeared. Rumours of a very sinister tendency have been circulated, and some Ail 5 0 consequence has naturally bee n engen d ere d. a 3 healthy state of fear unquestionably prevails, ,1 1 1 1 10 o r thought that until the aff a irs o f eac h compan y note e cl been thoroughly investigated, thi s f ee li ng will 000 less pervade the public mind. Th e di sc l osu re cndo # in the committee on the Eastern Counties affairsV, o f much to create this uneasiness. At one per i o d 0' d deP f a the market had a tenden c y t o i m p rove , an d a g° o n 9 Vio business was done forinvestment, but these opera'i Do g e more or less decreased, and the desire to sell on ie, bo ce some cases been clearly perceptible. On the sr ll° ever, the market is less distinguished by a PreP °n pr i `ije of sales than by a gradu a lly an d h eavy decline '", ,i his l et Great Western have f a ll en £lO per s h are sine!, .4.0 4 . 1 4: week. Hull and Selby, £6 ; L ancas hi re an d. S,l( £5; Leeds and Bradford, £4 10s. ; North Wes te l 4 nta Great Western Half Shares, £5 • Hull and Se ro ' ' 11 „d, Shares, £3; South Western, £2; Midland, Birmingham and Derby, £3 • York and N 0 ; 11 (0° 1 00 : Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 10s. ; u„ t ant rs .; out a guarantee, £2 ; Birmingham, Wolverharen a a, ) 3,; Dudley, 13s. ; Bristol and Exeter, £2; Ca1ed00175.601 Chester and Holyhead, £2. • Eastern Countiefb s ,•Atll Eastern Union, £1 ; East 'Lancashire, £ 1 P 3 os; Lincolnshire, 10s. ; Great Northern, 10s. ; U re- 0 0; of England, .£2 ; Great Western Quarter Sbnr es f o 'll‘, fo rk Ditto Fifths, £2 10s. ; Brighton, £2 55.; Ne, r • t'P' o o l . l )rth British, £1 • North Staffordshire, 179. 6.. b o y 05, ; _9 ShrO S s.. no ill EaSte rl'' ,oo OD , nritch 7thr„or Worcester, a ; Chester p •,,, , South 1 55. :hare ise, 10: s 4jo, -, 1 . is 04. r j: Vish in feet n ; krti;caat.