The Sun. — London, England, 1840-08-06 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. . therefore an inquiry was imperatively necessary. Again, a grave charge bad been made against Mr. O'Connor, that be had taken upon himself the degrading offices of sweeping and washing his own chamber, &c., for the pur pose of getting up grievances to complain of to the House ; that Mr. O'Connor denied ; again that point demanded inquiry. Mr. O'Connor went on to say that he was to be tried again upon another indictment, yet his legal adviser was not permitted access to him. The Hon. Member then read a letter to the Magis strates, in which it was stated to be the opinion of Lord Normanby that they might " not improperly" allow him to see hie professional advisers. He (Mr. Aglionby) hoped not—he hoped we were not come to that yet.— (Hear, hear.) Although it had been asserted in that House, and in the House of Lords, that Mr. Clarkson never was refused admission, as the professional adviser of Mr. O'Connor, yet that gentleman assured him that he had applied expressly in that character, and that he was refused admission—that the Magistrates told hiss be had better apply for permission to the Se cretary of State ; and one of them (Sir John Carlyle) told him he would write himself to the Secretary, to know what could be done. Yet, up to the month of June, Mr. Clarkson received no communication. He (Mr. Aglionby) had certainly heard since that Mr. Clarkson had been permitted to see his client ; but surely it was necessary to inquire why the permission had bean so 100 delayed. The Hon. Member then wept into a detail of be steps which had hitherto been taken in Parliament in reference to this case. The first time the matt': was brought before the House of Commons was when he, having been informed by a friend of Mr. O'Connor's to what treatment that gentleman was sub jected, inquired, in his place, whether the Hon. Gen tleman. the Under-Secretary of State, was aware that Mr. O'Connor was subjected to the same punishment as the felons, and the Hon. Gentleman answered in the negative. On the next occasion when the subject was mentioned, the Hon. Gentleman denied the allegations of Mr. O'Connor ; and in the other House they were alsp denied. The next step was the sending down a gentleman, Mr. Crawford, an Inspector of Prisons, to inquire respecting the truth or falsehood of the allega tions—that inquiry being instituted in consequence of what passed in the House, and more especially of his request made to the Hon. Gentleman in his place. Afterwards he put a notice on the Paper that he would move far a report of Mr. Crawford, and of other docu ments connected therewith. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. F. Maule) undertook to lay them on the table, but on the return being made, he (Mr. Aglionby) found that it did not include the instructions to Mr. Craw ford. Ho complaed, that when an inquiry was insti tuted by order of that House, that the instructions given to the Inspector of Prisons were merely verbal— that two formal examinations were taken, and that a verbal report merely was to be given to the Home office. Now, he complained strongly of that conduct, and he hoped the House would not sanction it. Where so wnuch mystery and concealment was prac tised, there was evidently something wrong, and be contended the House was bound to sift the matter to the bottom. (Hear, hear.) In a letter of Mr. O'Connor's it was stated that he bad learned from his fellow prisoners that Mr. Crawford, the London Inspector, had been there that morning (4th June) ; that he had taken the evidence of John Addey, the turnkey, who contradicted every statement in petition of Mr. Feargus O'Connor. The In spector afterwards saw Mr. O'Connor, and told him wLo he was, but that he was there merely by accident, and had called to see the state of the gaol. Mr. O'Connor said he would be able to prove every allega tion in his petition, but Mr. Crawford distinctly told him that he had no authority to do so. It was rather singular, however, that on the 9th of June these denials ce' Adley to the allegations of Mr. O'Connor fiend their way into the York papers, of course evidently for the purpose of prejudicing him. On that day Mr. Crawfor4 again saw Mr. O'Connor, and then said he Lid conic officially to ievestigate the allegations in his petition. The evidence of the turnkey given on a former eccasion was then read over, and he retracted every ;Toed of it. Mr. O'C. sail he hoped the evidence with the word " retracted " would be preserved, to schleis the Inspector at once assented. The evidence of Mr. Hague and others was evidently given on the authority of the turnkey, for, in several cases the addi tion or explanation was "so and so told me." Tee ezazmiziation dosed at five o'clock, and was adjourned oe. - r ten the next morning. On the following day, inthzsed of proceeding with the investigation accordi:g te arrangement, the Magistrates' clerk called upon hint, anti said the Inspector was in a great hurry and could not re.nain another day ; he requested Mr. O'C. to sign hi; depositions. Mr. O'C. did so, after entering a long prt...est against the conduct of the Inspector, and be scoutal observe, that it was distinctly stated at the time, that the depositions were all to be prepared and arranged in proper form for bein g laid before tho Government. Now, he would ask where were those depositions and the report of the i n f orma ti on ? The Honourable Gentleman, the Under Seeretary, had informed him that there were no depo sitivnl and no report. Why should not the evidence be before the House, that it might be able to ascertain ,c pother Mr. O'Connor's allegations were true or false. If they were false, that was a sufficient vindication of the conduct of the Hume-office; but if they were true, the House and the country would demand some inquiry. Be asked for that inquiry on behalf of Feargus O'Con nor, on behalf of every British subject, and on behalf of every independent man it: that country who did not wish to see the liberty of the subject so grossly out raged. Mr. O'Connor bad been charged with false hood, and yet his vindication from that charge had been suppressed. He had not laid before the House the whole of the facts on which he founded a prima fteit: case of hardship and oppression, which he doubted not would excite the indignation of that House. Upon this he claimed inquiry into the circumstances of the case. It waeraid he was claiming a great boon for Mr. O'Connor ; be asserted that hie was doing no such thing, and that he was only claiming for him that hid) was his right.—(Hear, hear.) Allegations had been made against Mr. O'Connor, and he had been turned into ridicule about the state of his health, and the manner in which he bad lived in the Queen's Bench. "low far those assertions were facts he would not say ; but he considered if there were anything against him, it was necessary that it should be proved. It had been said that be had visited York Cathedral before his in carceration, and that when at Preston he played at racket—what there was to complain of in all this be could not say. Mr. O'Connor had been accused of stating falsehoods, and making up a case for himself, stud upon all these grounds it was that be demanded inquiry. The Hon. and Learned Member then pro. ceeded to argue that a Commission was the proper course to pursue to make the inquiry, and concluded by stating that nothing had been hitherto stated to the House which ought to induce it to believe the Vi siting Justices before Mr. O'Connor. He consi dered the present subject N i g of great importance, and was determined to divide thrHouse upon it. Mr. T. DU NCOM BE seconded the motion. Lord J. RUSSELL did not feel inclined to revive the discussion on this question, which had taken place upon a former occasion. What the Hon. Member for Cockermouth had then_ stated was substantially what he had stated before, when the matter was debated in a House far more full than it was at present; and when the motion was negatived by a large majority. Tho present question, upon which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman founded his motion, was with regard to cer tain complaints made by Mr. Feargus O'Connor with respect to his treatment in York Castle. In conse quence of the first of those complaints certain direc- Lions were given with respect to the treatment of Mr. Feargus O'Connor in York Castle. The Secre tary of State stated what he thought ought to be allowed to Mr. O'Connor ; and he believed the Hon. tain all the honours of martyrdom, without any of the sufferings of imprisonment. It appeared to him that that would be going too far, and giving a direct incite ment to persons to pursue the same course. With re gard to Mr. O'Connor's petition, he must say that one part of it was most dangerous. He complained of having been put into the same cell with felons, but it was at his own especial request, he preferring their company to being in solitary confinement. What was the gaoler to do? Was he to send in innocent persons to bear company with Mr. F. O'Connor ? and yet that was one of the grounds mt on which it was attempted to excite the sympathy of the public in his behalf. If the House was of opinion that libellous publications, for the purpose of exciting the people to violence and rebellion, should not be prose cuted, or that the parties guilty of them should be treated with peculiar leniency, and were entitled to a particular indulgence, let a legislative measure to that effect be carried, instead of moving for a Commission, which could do nothing more than inquire whether the law was carried into effect or not. That Commission could pronounce no opinion upon the conduct of the Visiting Magistrates, and would, therefore, entirely fall. If any charge was made against the Government, they would be ready to meet it, but they would net be deter red by the fear of any petitions, or any motions, from doing what they conceived to be their duty for the preservation of the peace of the country, and the pro tection of her Majesty's local and peaceable subjects.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said no one complained of the prosecutions that had been instituted, but that the sentences were not carried out as the Judges intended. His Hon. Friend complained that the examinations taken by the Inspector were not forthcoming, and he really could not understand how his Hon. Friend the Under-Secretary could state that such was not the fact, when he assured the House that no depositions had been taken. In several other gaols, Warwick, Manchester, Northallerton, and other places, parties were suffering the same illegal species of restraint, and he would remind the House of the case of Martin, a petition from whom he had presented that evening, and which appeared to him to be one of peculiar hardship. The Judge dis tinctly stated in that case, which was a conviction for a political libel, that he was not to be sentenced to hard labour, and yet he was sent to the treadmill as soon as he entered the House of Correction. If the Commis. sion was issued at all he thought the cases of all these persons, amounting altogether to upwards of 200, should be included. Mr. WAKLEY had hoped the Hon. Gentleman the Under Secretary of State for the Home De partment would have favoured them with his senti ments on the subject. He was obliged to the Hon. Member for Cockermouth for having brought this subject forward. The subject was such a disagreeable one that the bare mention of it drove Hon. Mem bers from the House. He did not know how they would be able to explain their absence on the hus tings, and he hoped the public would know the state of the House during the discussion. If the Govern ment did not dread inquiry why did they refuse this Commission ? They had endeavoured in vain to know what it was that Mr. Crawford reported as the re sult of his investigation at York Castle. If the allega tions of these prisoners were untrue they were the only parties who would suffer ; but he believed they were well founded, because the Government shrunk from the inquiry which would raise the veil under which these iniquities were shrouded. Did the Hon. Gentlemen below sanction this infamous treatment of political offenders ? He commended the sagacity of the Hon. Member for bringing forward what occurred in 1812. In a reformed Parliament a motion of this sort was met by the Noble Lnrd with the same answer that a si milar motion was met in 1812 by Lord Castlereagh. Was this to be the course of Reform—to support Libe ral principles out of office, and to repudiate them in office? Such conduct was worthy the severest repre hension. He was surprised at the conduct of the Go vernment. He had expected they would have said, they would at once institute an inquiry. The Hon. Gentleman opposite must have felt delighted at the •Noble Lord falling into the trap which had been so a hoitly laid for him. The Noble Lord had divided his political offenders into two classes, and was disposed to tre it leniently such offences as that of S'r F. Burdett in 1819. He was a man of education and large pre perty, and therefore, perhaps, was to be treated le niently ; but he thought that these were the men to be treated with severity, and not such men as W. Lorett and J. Collins. He agreed with his Hon. Colleague, that the Commission ought to extend to all the gaols of the kingdom, and he trusted that his Hon. Friend would amend his motion in that way. There would be a division, and unless the Commission were appointed. there would be no Horse ; but as the Government did not care about that, he supposed there would be no Commission. The Hon. Gentleman below bins was of sanguine temperament, and always spoke his mind of his political opponents. He might be out of office, and in two years might find himself in Warwick gaol.— (Hear, hear.) How would he like to be placed upon the tread-mill ? how would he like to keep his face in one position for twelve hcurs ?—( A laugh.) It he were a member of the Government, he would not continue so a moment longer, if this Commission were refused. Mr. F. MAULE said that the speech of the Hon. Gentleman savoured much more of the marquee in which Lovett and Collins had been entertained, than of that House, and it had so much of the serio-comic in it, that he did not thi k his Hon. Friend would thank him for it. The only case in which the House had con sented to such an inquiry was the case of Thos. Holden, but he was not confined for a crime but for a simple debt. The Hon. Gentleman might have referred to the ease of Mr. Hunt, at Ilchester, but the charge brought forward then was not that the gaoler had been guilty of any coercion towards Mr. Hunt, but that his conduct to prisoners generally was such as to unfit him for his offce. This was a specific charge against a particular indivi dual, but here was a Commission to issue to investigate the treatment of prisoners in all those gaols in which political offenders were confined. The first case was that of Joseph Crabtree ; he was a very peculiar per. on, for he petitioned the House, complaining of his tia at ment, and he petitioned the Home-office, offering to make disclosures relating to his brother Chartists. He complained of liver complaint and of disease of the lungs, but the surgeon of the prison certified that he was not suffering under these diseases. His next complaint was that he was confined in the cell and prohibited from walking about. The gaoler said that he might walk about provided he did not do so at im proper hours so as to disturb the other prisoners. The remaining statements were exaggerated accounts of the silent system under which Wakefield Gaol was con ducted. It was a system productive of great good where many prisoners were confined together, and cer tainly Crabtree was prevented from holding communi cation with his fellow prisoners. The Visiting Justices state that he has had repeated visits from his family, and has corresponded with them, that he has not had his hair cut, and has been permitted to wear his own clothes. His offer of communications had not been ac cepted, because it was not considered right to receive communications from a person in that position. With regard to Martin, if he had been placed on the tread- mill without being sentenced to hard labour, it was a wrong which ought to be remedied, but he should have applied to the Home Office immediately on the occur rence, for the purpose of having the wrong remedied. With regard to Mr. O'Connor he would admit that during the first days of his confinement his treat ment had been unnecessarily severe, and the Government had given directions for its amelioration. Mr. O'Connor complained that those directions bad not been carried into effect. The Magistrates stated they had been. Mr. Crawford was ordered down to York, not to take examinations, but to ascertain whether the directions had been carried into eff ec t. Th e exa- and Learned Member did not find fault substantially minations had been taken by the Magistrates to satisfy with the directions given by the Secretary of State Mr. Crawford that the directions had been carried into with regard to this person. Another question raised effect ; and Mr. Crawford reported that he was satisfied was, whether the Visitht Justices had complied with that those directions had been carried into effect. Mr. those directions, and an Inspector of Prisons war sent O'Connor complained of the manner in . which that down to York to ascertain that fact, who vitiiis satisfied examination had been conducted by Mr. Hague. He that the direction s of the Secretary of State had been (Mr. Fox Maule) had referred to Mr. Crawford, who complied with, and that the Visiting Justices were not stated that the examination into the whole of the idle. to blame ; and th a t t h ey were not guilty of enforcing gations of Mr. O'Connor's petition was continued for the prison regulations against Mr. O'Connor ; and then one day—that during the absence of Mr. Hague, Mr. stating publicly that they had not done so. If the O'Connor proposed the adjournment of the inquiry to House was disposed to think the Visiting Justices had the next day—that when the subject was subsequently suppressed facts, then it would agree with the motion of mentioned to Mr. Hague, that gentleman had refused the Hon. Member ; but if it did not it would not allow to continue the inquiry the next day—and the other it to be carved.—(Hear.) For his own part his firm Magistrates did not deem it necessary. Mr. Crawford oonviction was that the complaint was made had no power to order the examination to be continued. by Mr. O'Connor in the spirit of dis a pp o i ntment and His mission was ended ; he had been sent down to anger, because he could not bring about a revolution ascertain whether the directions of the Secretary of in the country, and thereby enable parties to get rich at State had been carried into effect, and had ascertained the expense of honester and better men ; and because that such was the case, and reported accordingly. for the course he had thought proper to pursue he had Then it had been said that his professional adviser had incurred the punishment of the law. With regard ge- been refused access to him. Two professional gentle sterol's, to the present case, he had no objection men bad applied to have access to him. Mr. Clark *to state it to be his opinion, that a great deal son, had applied to the Magistrates on May 22—the of sympathy had been given to thesa parties on Magistrates immediately wrote to the Home-office, account of a confusion not only in the minds and the Secretary of State immediately wrote down of persons, but in the law itself, respecting their to York, stating it was his opinion that Mr. Clarkson, .offences. Vie Noble Lord then referred to some or any other professional adviser he might choose 'observations of Sir James Macintosh on the subject of should have access to him. Mr. Turner had applied patties] libels, in which he pointed out the distinction to bead-quarters on t h e 25 t h of May, and on the 2Gth between trenching upon th e liberty of the press and of May he had h a d a letter from the Secretary of State, repressing the licentiousness and violence to which a giving him ac cess to Mr. Feargus O ' Connor, and the portion of it was prone, and which too frequently were same day a letter had been written to the Visiting Ma. productive of anarchy and rebellion. Now, with regard i gistrates on the subject. So far, he apprehended, no :to the second species of offences which were calculated one would attach any blame to the conduct of the Go to excite the minds of the people against the law,and to v.:.rnment.—( Hear, hear.) There was another part of council acts of violence and rebel:ion for the purpose of I the conduct of the Government in relation to Mr. F. obtaining some advantage to themselves—he thought O'Connor, for which, how much soever it might be dis these cases were by no means deserving of the sympathy 1 approved, he was prepared to take his full share of re 'which had been excited in their favour. It appeared to sponsibility, and:to justify, how much soever it might be objected to, the determination that while he was in con him that Mr. Feargus O'Connor's case was one of the worst of that class, he having made use of his news- finement in York Castle, Mr. O'Connor should not be paper, which was published and widely circulated in the suffered to have anything to do with the conduct of the north of England, to influence the minds of the lower Northern Star while undergoing the punishment for his classes, and excite them to acts of violence. It was crime. He believed that it Hon. Members would look found necessary to prosecute the proprietor of that to the manner in which the Northern Star had been paper, in order to put a stop to these inflammatory ar- conducted both before and since Mr. Feargus ; ticks, and to preserve the p u bli c peace. Now, that O ' Connor ' s conv i ct i on, t h ey wou ld see ample certainly was not a cose in which t h e party was to ob- grounds for this resolution. T hat paper had been u . m- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1840. formly conducted in a manner calculated to work up the public mind into that dangerous state of efferves cence which, every Hon. Member would be willing to admit, was its state during the last summer. In the correspondence with the Governor of the gaol, it was stated that Mr. O'Connor contrived to send out of the prison, by means of the convict who had attended him, and whose time was expired, several articles for the Northern Star, concealed between the glass and the wood of a looking-glass, which the convict Whitworth represented to be a present from Mr. O'Connor to him. Although the danger which the class of political offenders to which Mr. O'Connor belonged had created seemed to have passed away, it was by no means safe to believe that it was really over. He hoped that there would be in that House no sympathy with the offences of those persons. — (Hear.) if Ministers were desirous of preventing the discussion of this matter going before the public with its full weight, they could, on the present occasion, have kept a House sufficient to give a negative to any motion that might be brought forward. But they were pre pared to abide by the effect which the fullest discussion could have on the public judgment. He felt it his duty to concur in the observations of his Noble Friend who was not now in his place. Mr. HUME suggested that this debate be adjourned to Friday, in order that the other business which was to come before the House this evening should not be in terfered with. Mr. FOX MAULE was not able to make the ar rangement suggested in the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. AOLIONBY said he would not stand in the way of the public business, but he had made up his mind that he should take the opinion of the House before the close of the session. After a brief and desultory discussion, the debate was adjourned till Friday. The Lords' amendments to the County Constabulary Bill, with a verbal alteration, proposed by Mr. Fox Maule, were then agreed to ; as were also the Lords' amendments to the Chimney-sweepers Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL regretted that he was not pre sent at the commencement of the Learned Gentleman's speech, but from the part that he had heard he could not but join with those Members in admiration of the knowledge of the subject which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had displayed. He bad always felt, speaking of other times, that the reform of the Court of Chancery was so difficnlt and intricate as to render it almost im possible to be effected ; it was therefore with double plea sure that he bad heard the Hon. and Learned Gentleman put forth its deformities and abuses, and whatever might be his opinion with respect to the abandonment of the Bill, he could not but himself feel very sincere grati titude to him for his expositions. With respect to the Bill to which the Hon. Gentleman had alluded, and which he bad last weeek stated his intention to with , draw, it was to be observed that that Bill, though con taining very good provisions, and increasing the judicial force of the Court of Chancery, did not itself contain provisions with respect to many of the abuses referred to by the Hon. Member. He was not aware that the appointment of two new Judges would put an end to many of the evils he had adverted to. With respect to the office of the Six Clerks, be believed the number of those officers had been reduced ; but he thought that further provisions were required to prevent them reaping the benefit of the sinecures they now enjoyed. Now what was the history of the Bill ? It was introduced early in the present Session. On the 7th of April the second reading took place, and the further consideration of the measure was adjourned sine die. A Committee was appointed, and on the 16th of July the Bill was read a third time and sent down to that House at a time when many of the Members had left London, and abandoned the business of the House. It came down on the 16th of July, having occupied the House of Lords from the month of April ; but, not withstanding that, if there had been an unanimous opi nion of the House that the remedy provided by the Bill was a proper one, he should have gone on with it, but that not being the case, and the Right Hon. and Learned Member for Ripon having given a notice of his intention to move a resolution for the adoption of the House, which, if carried, would have destroyed the Bill, he (Lord John Russell) thought it would be best to withdraw it for the present Session. Then there was the question of compensation to the of ficers on the equity side of the Exchequer, which would be likely to give rise to much discussion. On the whole, therefore, he thought it better to withdraw the Bill for the purpose of bringing it forward early next Session. With regard to the Court of Chancery there had at all times been great diversity of opinion, and that was the reason why these reforms had never been carried. It used to be the boast at the end of the Session that the House of Lords had prevented the carrying of various measures of reform, but now instead of being vain glorious of the number cf measures of reform which they had prevented being carried, it appeared that the reproach was the other way.—(Cheers.) He hailed this ardent desire for reform manifested by the House of Lords, and hoped it might be looked upon as a symp tom of a desire for the reform of abuses. He thought the present Bill went far enough for the present. The subject ought to be discussed in a fuller House. He was not satisfied with the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman for reform. He was not satisfied either with the constitution of the office of the Lord Chancel lor, or with the composition of the Privy Council. The Bill proposed by the Lord Chancellor sonic years ago, went to remedy another evil, but it was a subject requiring the gravest oonsideration— he meant the separation of the judicial and political functions of the Lord Chancellor. Now, the Court being one of the greatest influence on the property of the country, and vet the delays of which were intolerable, it seeme d to be mere common sense that such a Court should have a permanent Judge at the head of it, and should not be deprived of the benefit of the high legal knowledge of that Judge, on account of a political change, with which he had nothing to do, or ease he must go trimming as a political character, so as to hold office under two or three different Govern ments. But then the remedy was attended w ith grave inconveniences. He came, therefore, to the conclu sion, that although he was glad the House of Lords had agreed to a remedy for some of these abuses, he did not think he had done wrong in delaying this Bill to in troduce it next Session. He should resist any altera tion in that Bill, but should not object to a Committee to investigate the subject, although he should object to that Committee, if merely moved for for the purpose of delay. He should be ready to look at the whole subject with a view to improve the administration of justice, without reference to any party considerations. Mr. HUME considered the declaration of the Noble Lori most satisfactory, and he hoped he would redeem his pledge next Session, and that he would lend his aid to reform the abuses of the Court of Chancery, more particu larly as to the judicial and political functions in the office of Lord Chancellor. He was a Member of the Committee on the subject, and he could assure the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that it was distinctly understood that the Masters ,should devote their whole time to the duties of their office. He hoped some arrangement would be entered into to get rid of the Six Clerks, and he hoped the Learned Gentleman would lend his assistance in carrying out these mea sures of reform. Mr. LYNCH regretted the withdrawal of the Bill, but when the Hoa. and Learned Gentleman attempted to cast the blame on the Noble Lord he could not concur with him. The Right Hon. Colleague of the Hon. Gentleman was the person to blame for that with drawal, but when the Right Hon. Gentleman had said that he did not disapprove of the Bill, he then thought that the Noble Lord might have urged the Bill forward. He knew it might be said that the arrangements had then been made, but that would be no answer to the suitors of the Court of Chancery, and he hoped no delay would take place after the commencement of next Ses sion. He was glad to hear what had fallen from the Noble Lord relative to the office of Lord Chancellor. It was beyond the power of any human being to per form those duties, and he regretted the rejection of the Lord Chancellor's Bill by th e Peers four years ago. He agreed that the office s of the Six Clerks ought to be abolished o n compensation being given to the holders. With regard to the Masters attributable truly t o stated the the Masters delaysbut to he thought no one ought to be appointed in whom they did not feel imp licit confidence. As Mr. notFd ba complained of were the solicitors themselves, and he could not therefore sec that the Masters were so blameable as his Learned Friend had stated. H e admitt e d , however, that the delays were grievous in the Masters' Office as well as that Court, and he could assure his Learned Friend if he would only set about removing those grievances he would find no better supporters than the Masters themselves. He thought the measure extremely beneficial, and it should receive his support. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. The Ist Clause was agreed to with a few verbal amendments. _ Clauses 2 and 3 were also agreed to with some verbal amendments. The other clauses were then agreed to, and the House having resumed, the Report was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to morrow (Thursday). The other Orders were then disposed of and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Eleven o'Clock. DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Yesterday morning information was received by the police of a most brutal and diabolical outrage having been perpetrated on the person of a married woman, about 30, h a e m r p by ton th n the w e r evening, named Lucy B arr itt. It appears that the unfortunate woman, in brewer, ret o whose o w who h a d be en atten di ng a fair a t B uc kl e bu r y Ch a pel, Wool s eh i with tLi s the h she e money was hastening, she andtaken, i n Wool hampton, B er k s hi re, on Mond a y l as t, was on h er wa y t o Wool h(amounting t o 4/. 10s.) for the sale of some beer entru s t e d t o passing through the wood which adjoins the common where the fair was held, she was met by two men, whose faces were blackened, and who demanded her money or her life. H er money, however, she refused to give when they i mmed i ate l y attacked her, but being a very powerful woman, she struggled with her assailant s for some time, but was at length overpowered, when the villains having succeeded in securing her money, proceeded to abuse her person, and having beaten her in a most cruel manner, and no doubt supposing her dead, they threw her over a gate into a copse and made their escape. The moans of the unfortunate woman were at length heard by some passers by, who conveyed her in an almost lifeless state with all despatch to the nearest house, with scarcely a vestige of clothing to cover her person ; the inmates received her, and medical aid having been procured, she was enab'ed to state the above facts, but not to describe her assailants. The circumstances, however, have so affected her mind that aberration of intellect has been the consequence, and it is greatly feared she will never regain her reason. The poor woman, whose husband is a labouring man, has four small children. FIRE AT HAmmERsmITI-I.—Between the hours of two and three o'clock on Tuesday m orning a fire broke out at Hammersmith, and raged for upwards of two hours on the pre mises of Mr. Senior, grocer. It extended to the adjoining pre mises occupied by Mr. Steadamman, which were all but de stroyed. By five o'clock the fire was entirely got under. Its origin cannot be accounted for. Mr. Senior is insured in the County, but the oth er su ff erer i s n ot. A great deal of furniture was saved by the police. We regret to learn that the health of Mrs. Han bury Leigh is still in so delicate a state from her recent severe attack of influenza, as to compel her, u nder the advice of her physicians, to quit Pontypool Park without loss of time, as they consider the air of Monmouthshire too humid for her delicacy of constitution, and most strongly advise her to pass the winter and autumn in a more genial climate. LORD DUN RMLINE%That excellent man FE and straightforward politician, Lord Dutiermline, better known to the majority of our readers as the late Speaker, visited last week the Royal borou g h from which he ta kes his title ; and was received by th e local authorities in a manner equally hoecurable to them and to himself. He waa invited to meet the citizens in the Town-hall, when the Provost and Council presented j him with the freedom of the borough. accompanied by an address admirably written, and breathing the very spirit of rational and uncompromising Reform.—Dublin, Evening Post. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE• --A, woman, named Catharine Al‘Quade, was tried at the last Quarter As sizes for the division of Newtonbutler, Fermanagh, and ac quitted on account of some informality in the indictment. She was no sooner at liberty than she attempted to rob the house of a man named Fleming, near Auehadrumsee church, who had gone to Roslea Fair. She entered it by the chimney, b ut slipping her foot, as it is supposed, and falling down, she was caught under the chin by a stick across the chimney, and was there found suffocated and su , pended, being unable to extricate herself. An inquest was held on the body by two Magistrates. and a verdict found accordingly. MONV Y MARKET and CITY NEWS. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The tone of the money market is generally improved, and confidence has revived both in a satisfac tory settlement of political affairs and also in the pro spects of the harvest, for which the present weather ap pears so favourable. There is a great scarcity of money stock, as indeed there has been throughout the depres sion, which is of itself a proof, were not the fact known for a certainty, that the sales hitherto have been chiefly, if not entirely, confined to the speculations in the Stock Exchange, and not participated in by the public. CHRONICLE.---The fears of hostilities with France are less pressing to-day, and the funds have shown greater steadiness, with a slight improvement in prices. It is now believed that our Government will make no counter-demonstration, and the impression again gains ground that France will not put her warlike threats in force. She must see that the people of this country are most averse to a separation of that union of feeling and interests which has so happily subsisted between the two countries for the last twenty-five years ; and that they have, therefore, met her threats with calmness and moderation neither undervaluing the power of France nor doubting the sincerity of her conduct—but deprecating the wisdom of the policy she has adopted, and pointing out the folly of rushing into single-banded con flict with the whole of Europe ; not to advance the cause of liberty or national civilisation, but to en courage a fortunate military tyrant in his career of con quest. The suppression of the Syrian revolt may make him more obstinate in the pursuit of his objects, but it is thought on the whole rather favourable to the preser vation of peace, as it will render unnecessary any imme diate active interference on the part of the Four Powers to assist the Syrians, so that the way is made more smooth for the employment of diplomacy to bring about concession. Than it is hoped that when France has had time to draw breath a little she will perceive that Lord Palmerston, by making this country a party to any steps which may be adopted for preserving the integrity of the Ottoman empire, has, in fact, taken care that Russia shall not assume the office of sole protector to the Porte, but that the Autocrat will be compelled to act in unison with the other Powers to the treaty ; and if be should, therefore, entertain designs upon Constanti nople, he will find his ambitious purpose thus checked, and unattainable. The news from India is not, perhaps, particularly satisfactory, but the change which our relations with Russia have lately assumed has removed much of that uneasiness with which otherwise we might have looked to the success of the Russian expedition against Khiva. Consols for the Account opened at the closing quot ations of yesterday, being quoted 904 sellers, but soon advanced to 901 buyers, continuing to fluctuate be tween the former and the latter prices throughout the remainder of the day. There has been a decided improvement to-day in the Share Market ; Birmingham advanced 41. per share, and Great Western 31. per share. POST.—The effect of the recent diplomatic explo sion en the Stock Markets was not near so perceptible to-day as it had been. The cause of this is probably to be traced, in a very great measure, to the more mode rate tone adopted by the Paris journals. We hear of an inordinate desire for war with England at Bordeaux, Marseilles, and other parts of France, not even except ing Boulogne, a city that would, before this, have been almost obliterated from the map of Europe, were it not for the patronage it has enjoyed at the hands of the too. pai tial English ; but in the capital, although some of the leading papers still indulge in the same violence of language as heretofore, there is not so much to object to. There is apparently now less unwiilingness on the part of the writers to admit that war is not so inevitable as they had imagined in the first instance. This, of course, tends in a material degree to allay the fears of the stock-jobbing interest, and even those of bona fide capitalists. SUN.—The intelligence from India has caused less excitement and interest than almost any arrival from that part of the world for some time past. It was generally supposed that we should have been put in possession of some decisive vows from China. The commercial ad vices are expected to reach in the course of to-morrow. The Funds were very buoyant to-day. Consols closed at 90 3, both for money and time ; Exchequer Biils at 21s. to 23-3. prem. ; Bank Stock at 1731, and the Re duced Three-and-a- Half per Cents at 9911 to . Excepting in the Peninsular Bonds, there was not a large amount of business doing in the Foreign Market to-day, but prices all ranged higher. Spanish Active Bonds were extensively dealt in for the Account at 24-1,- to 253, and for present delivery 24K to 251, which is an advance of about per cent, on yesterday's value. Portuguese New Fite per Cents, rallied 3 per cent., being currently quoted 32 to 323. Colombian Five per Cents. of 1824 touched 251 Mexican Bonds of 1825 were as high as 29 to 291, and Brazilian improved to 784. Belgian Stock rose full 1 per cent., having • ranged from 1011 to 1021 ; and Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. rallied to St il to The accounts of yesterday from Amsterdam notice much less excitement in the Bourse of that city on Monday, the speculators being indisposed to operate one way or the other until they were put in possession of further news from Paris or London. Dutch Two-and•a-Half per Cents. closed there at 51 7-16, and the Five per Cents. at 1003. Spanish Active Bonds were at 21 9-16, with very little doing. The Shares were better, but with only a limited business doing. Great Western Railway improved to 38, New to 17; Birmingham Quarter to 24 ; York and North Midland to 20 ; and South Western to 19i- premium ; Brighton Shares were at 7i ; Midland Counties 123 ; North Midland at 12 ; Eastern Coun ties at 61, and South Eastern at 153 discount. Tea was rather lower this afternoon. IPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. (From the Morning Chronicle.) The Railways Bill is to be committed this evening in the House of Lords, and there seems to be a disposition to subject it to what is technically called " amendment," in a manner by no means conducive to the public advan tage. The extraordinary speed and comfort of this mode of travelling are scarcely more extraordinary than the ab sence from accident by which they are attended. 'Faking into account the number of travellers, and the distance over which they pass ; and making no allowance at all for the novelty of this species of locomotion, it is evi dent that the peril to life and limb is as nothing com pared with that of stage coaches, or the mishaps con tingent upon the driving about of private car riages. Thn maxin.um of safety is combined with that of velocity. But this result is de pendent upon the efficient authority of the several companies over their lines of road. Whatever en feebles that, tends to endanger the public safety. Tho Marquis of Salisbury complains of the powers to seize trespassers, and bring them before a justice of the peace, as " immense, and such as the railway companies ought not to be entrusted with." Are they comparatively greater than those of his own gamekeeper? Or is the preserva tion of those who travel in railway trains of less conse quence than that of hares and partridges ? From most of the common causes of accidents, railways are happil y free ; those to which they are peculiarly liable arise chiefly from ignorant obstinacy, or deliberate malice; and the summary power of the management is the only trust worthy prevention. The Bill reduces it within the nar rowest limits that. can reasonably be required. If it is to be still further cut down, the mare open and honest way of waving a warfare again s t p u bli c i mprovement and con venience would be at once to bring in a Bill to endanger the safety of all those of her Majesty's subjects who travel by railroads. (From the Times.) The progress of monetary affairs in the United States, as indicated by the last two arrivals, is exactly that which all sensible and observant men have anticipated. All " bad and doubtful" institutions, not based upon solid un encumbered capital, are gradually sinking in credit down to their proper level, while those of a better character are at least maintaining their position, if they do not yet wholly emerge from that cloud which the late banking and other failures have thrown over the whole country. It is remarked, with r es pect to the herd of joint-stock associa tions with which the Union swarms, that no previous half-year has been brought to a close in which so few de clarations of dividend have taken place, as in that ending on the lot inst. Many of them appear to be making a last convulsive effort, and straining their means, or encroaching upon the capital itself, for another division of "profit," for the sake of keeping the shareholders in good humour ; b u t with the bulk of them even that show of prosperity is found to be impracticable. In the instance of the United States Bank, the game of brag was kept up till the last, but the usual day passed over without any notice ; and on the 7th, at a meeting of the Directors, a resolution passed that it was not " expedient" to make any dividend. Thus, there is a second dividend in arrest on this under taking, which less than two years ago stood in the London market itself in the highest rank of credit. That the bank will be placed in a better situation by this delay is by no means apparent; on the contrary, the prospects are truly disastrous, so as to threaten an extinction of the means still at the disposal of the Directors, unless a realiza tion of cfE2cts is commenced without delay, and all thought of resuming business abandoned. That they can be work ing to any profit is out of the question ; but their means, nevertheless, are wasting fast under a d verse d ec i s i ons of Courts of L aw, against which their Charter cannot pro tect them. It is now pretty generally admitttd by our city capitalists that a fatal error was committed, leaving mere credit apd solvency cut of consideration, in making arty investments at all by British proprietors in the banks and joint-stock institutions of Ainerica. (From the Morning Herald.) The case of Mr. Feargus O'Connor was again brought before the House of Commons, last night, by Mr. , Aghoriby% The lion. Gentleman m , ;ved for the appoint ment of a commission, to inquire into the illegal severity with which Mr. Feargus O'Connor declares that he has been treated. Mr. Aglionby spoke temperately on tl:e subject before the House, and succeeded, undoubtedly, in msking out a strong case against the men in office—in so far as a strong c,se may be made out, by contrast ing the professions of these persons when in opposition with the whoie tenor of their acts in place. Beyond this very humble point, however, Mr. Aglionby did not succeed. He made out no strong case for Mr. O'Con- j nor. Lord John Russell, and, subsequently, Mr. For Mettle, spoke in opposition to Mr. Aglionby's motion, in traces that might have befitt e d Con9ocvative statc.rt ,, -n of the purest water. No one listening, last night, to the speeches of her Majesty's Ministers, would have been re minded that the speakers had risen to office by acts akin to those which have consigned Mr. Feargus O'Connor to a dungeon in York Castle. Mr. Thomas Duncombe and Mr. Wakley supported Mr. Aglionby's motion, but they did little to help Mr. O'Connor. It was clear enough, in deed, that the Members for Finsbury bear little love to the tenant of York Castle. They have a part to play before the working people, but they are exceedingly anxious, at the same time, to lessen, as far as possible, the extent of Mr. O'Connor's popularity. (From the Morning Advertiser.) We have not hitherto noticed Mr. Hume's motion, that " An humble address be presented to her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased to recommend to the Trus tees of the Brisish Museum, and to the Trustees of the National Gallery, that those places be opened for the admission of the public on Sundays, after divine ser vice, at such hours as the houses of the Licensed Vic tuallers are now legally open to the public." We concur with the spirit of the Honourable Member for Kilkenny ; but we protest (as we have protested before) against the desecration of the Sabbath. No good will come of it. There is no necessity for it. Open the museum daily as well as the other galleries 9f public monuments, and all that is required will be accomplished. It may be said, " You must pay your officers." We say so too. They ought to be well paid; and while we are on the subject, respecting as we do the liberal views of the Di rectors of the British Museum, we must protest against any deduction for temporary absence from their small salary. All the officers of the Museum whom we have seen are most respectable men, most attentive to their duties, and most useful in assisting students to the works which their course of studies demands. Every labourer is worthy of his hire, and they amply deserve their hire. At the same time, let justice be done between the high and the low, between the rich and the poorer classes. COURT OF CHANCERY. The Order of the Day for the further consideration of the Report on the Court of Chancery Bill having been read, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Lords had sent down a Bill for the improvement of the Court of Chancery, which had been withdrawn in con sequence of the threatened opposition to it, especially on the part of the Hon. Member for Ripon, having left no prospect of its being carried in the present Session. But the Bill now before the House was one to which no opposition could be offered. Its object was merely to give the Lord Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, and the Master of the Rolls the power of making rules and regulations for the improvement of the practice and proceedings of their Courts, being no more than the power already possessed by the Judges of the Courts of Law. Mr. PEMBERTON regretted that the other mea sure had been suffered to fall to the ground merely be cause a threat had been made by his Hon. Friend the Member for Ripon. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that all the forms of the House had been threatened. Mr. PEMBERTON regretted that the evils and inconveniences which were admitted on all bands to exist in the Court of Chancery, did not unite all parties in some attempt to redress them ; but that every mea sure having that object should be looked on rather as an engine for wounding a Minister, than as a means of effecting an improvement, in which every man in the kingdom was interested. He would look at it as a mere question of expense, and he would ask whether such a state of things as 700 causes in arrear should exist, and if any change of par ties took place, a new Bill was necessary, attended with great expense and delay ? Mr. Field, a gentleman of great research in the practice of the Court of Chancery, had stated with respect to the expense of delay, that on the 500 causes in arrear in the Vice-Chancery Court an expense was incurred to the suitors of upwards of 20,000/, which was of no benefit to any person, and, therefore, upon the whole arrears of 700 causes in the Court of Chancery, there was an expense of upwards of 30,0001., which was attended with no good, but with the heartburnings of thousands. In the Court of Chancery 1,700 causes were filed in a year, and out of that number only 300 obtained adverse de cisions in the course of a year. Such was the state of the practice of the Court of Chancery at the present time that no suitors who had a de mand for less than 1,000/. had any chance f justice, and, in fact, all poor suitors were literally di:- prived of justice. In the time of Lord Hardwicke the amount in the hands of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery was 1.660,000/., whereas, in the present day, it amounted to the enormous sum of 41,000,0001., and yet the number of hills filed and the suitors had not increased since the time of Lord Hardwicke. It was therefore incumbent upon the House, and upon all who thought that questions affect ing the general administration of the law and welfare of the people were of some importance, but not of so much importance as party disputes—it was incumbent upon them to state why a measure of such importance as the Bill that had been introduced by the Lnrd Chancellor had been so wantonly given up as it had been. Now, which of the evils complained of in the Court of Chancery was redressed by the pre sent Bill ?—( Hear.) He agreed that the mere addition of Judges would do no good of itself —the expense of the system must be put an end to, for it was the expense and delay in the p..oceed ings of the Court that drove away suitors, and prompted them to put up with their wrongs rather than seek re. dress by such expensive means. The evils the Bill of the Lord Chancellor sought to redress were not only with respect to fees, and the mode of taking evidence, but also with respect to the different offices by means of which the business of the Court was carried on. He thought great good and great improvement would be effected by adopting the same rules with respect to counsel in the Court of Chancery that was adopted in the Courts of Common Law. He would now direct the attention of the House to the expenses of the Court. There were anciently six clerks, who conducted the whole business of the Court as solicitors/ and these had afterwards various other clerks under them. The only business which these six clerks now performed was to attend at all the suits, and if he attended for the plaintiff, to sign his name on the Bill, and if for the defendant on the answer, and one of these gentlemen frequently signed for the other by procuration, and this was all they had to do. Tice Clerks' Court did even less than the Six Clerks—they merely received notices from one solicitor, a cause, and transmitted it to the adverse solicitor of these services ; these officers received, and the suitors in Chancery paid, within the last year 59,971/. 7s. 7d. Of that 27,600/. arose from the copy money paid for those records, on which the Six Clerks had performed those important duties he had described. 1 d. a folio had been allowed to the master's clerks for copying the records, and they made a profit of 500/. a year by it : but the charge in this office was 10d. a folio. They also received enormous term fees from their unhappy suitors, not for doing anything, but be cause a term had passed during which nothing was done. Then again they had enormous fees for taxing costs with which they had- nothing to do ; and he be lieved, that deducting ld. per folio from these copies, every farthing of this 59,9711. 7s. 7d.might besaved to the suitors. They had heard of sinecures, but where would they find such sinecures as this, the holder of one of which was in the receipt of 9,6001. a year, and upwards? Was it fit that these things should be continued, and that the Government should be lukewarm in a measure which was likely to give some remedy to those evils ? These sinecures had received an addition from the operation of the recent statute relating to fines and for feitures. Did not these matters deserve the serious consideration of the Government ? There was another point, which, as far as delay went, required still more the supervision of the Court—he meant the Master's office. The Masters he believed to be honourable and efficient men ; but, from the manner in which busi ness was conducted there, it was impossible, until some alteration was made, that justice could be effec tually administered. In Swift's days complaints had been made of delays in Chancery, and those arose not from delays in Courts, but in the Master's Office. Mr. Field told the Committee that it was the interest of every person connected with the Master's Office to delay—there were none of the usual stimu lants to exertion.—(Hear, hear.) Warrants were taken out, not attended to, and when attended to, the sitting lasted perhaps an hour, and then an adjournment took place, an d th e consequence was that that which might have been done in days took months, and that which might have been done in weeks took years. There was no power of control over the Masters, they were per fectly independent of every power ; they had nothing to hope, nothing to f ear , an d consequently it was impossible that justice could be done unlesssomo alteration took place. There were none of the Masters attended at their offices more than six hours a day, and some not more than three. Was that, be would ask, a fair time to sit, when their offices were choked with business. He thought these offices ought to be kept open much longer each day, the duties of the Masters were not so onerous as those of the Judges, and much that they had to do was only Ministeri a l. Th e C ourt of Chancery was now about to rise for the long vacation, he thought much too early, but many of the offices of the Mastera closed before the Courts rose, and the result was, that when the Court made orders they could not be carried into effect on account of the Masters' offices being closed. He thought the whole power of the Governs n remove the l ,is abuses regret rnetthtehaCto theutt of i b a e nd givene t must o express Noble Lord opposite (Lord J. Russell) had been r e • meat should moved from that office, which gave him direct control over this matter, as he was convinced that it was his anxious desire to improve the administration of justice in introducing this count r y. The Lord Chancellor, by this Bill, wou ld en title himself to the gratitude of the country and that House, and those who had agreed to such a s t ep wou ld b e covere d with shame for consenting to the postponement of such a measure. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Brighton Gazette.) PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 6. —The lEtna, Licit. Wilson, has gone to the north coast of Spain, to bring home unser viceable stores. The Vanguard, 84, Captain Sir D. Dunn, is at Spit head, completing her crew, and awaiting final orders for the Mediterranean. The Stromboli steamer, Commander Williams, is the only vessel fitting out in this harbour, reported for service in the Mediterranean. The Pantaloon, 10, Lieut. Tryon, is in the harbour, ready for immediate service, if required. The Southampton, 52, Captain Ilillyar, and Cygnet brig, Lieut. Wilson, may he soon looked for from the River, the former on her way to the Brazils, and the latter to the Coast of Africa. The new brig Albatross, similar to the Bittern, will be launched here next week. The Tweed, 20, and Bittern, 16, are daily expecting orders to hoist the pendant at this port. The Nautilus, 10, Lieut. Beaufoy, is at Hull, procuring volunteer seamen for the navy, but will shortly proceed to the west coast of Africa. The Pembroke, 72, will be undocked in a few days for commissioning. All her masts, stores, &c., arc ready in the dockyard. The troop-ship Athol, Mr. Bellamy, master, command ing, is come into harbour from Leith, and is to convey a detachment of the 58th regiment to Glasgow. Vice- Admiral Sir Henry Digby, K. C. 8., has assumed the command at the Nore, with Captain Sir Henry Baker, as Flag Captain, Lieut. Murray, as Flag Lieutenant, and Richard Haig, Esq., Purser, as Secretary. The steamer Alban, commanded by Mr. King, master, is shortly expected from Woolwich, on her way to the Mediterranean. At Spithead—Vanguard, 84. In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Royal George yacht, Excellent, Apollo, Athol, Scaflower, Cracker, Pantaloon, Echo, and Flag► Tenders. FACTORIES. Last night was presented to both Houses of Parliame the following : " JOINT REPORT. " Whitehall, 15th July, 1840. " My Lord,—We met on the 7th inst., pursuant to the provisions of the 45th sect. of the Factory Act, and have conferred together upon such matter& as have occurred since our last meeting. Our separate reports and exa minations taken before the Select Corrimitt-o of the House of Commons, now sitting, so fully detail all particulars relative to the administration of the law, that we find no subject to which on this occasion we need call your Lord ship's attention, unless, indeed we may be allowed to ex press a hope that at the earliest possible period the Le gislature will interfere to remove the numerous defects of the present law, which have been so fully exposed in the Rsports of the Select Committee of the House of Commons. (Signed) " LEONARD HORNER T. JONES HOWELL. ROB. J. SAUNDER S. JAS. STUART." " The Marquis of Normanby," &c. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BRIGHTON RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Brighton Stakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c. ; with 100 sovs added by the Town. The New Course. Fourteeen subs, seven of whom declared. Lord Chesterfield's Gambia, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Birbeck) I Mr. Shelley's The Drama, 4 yrs, 7st Ilb 2 Mr. Bristow's Alziorf, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 3 Col. Wyndham's Pestonjee Bomanjee, 5 yrs, Bst 81b 7t04 on Gambia, and 2to 1 against the Drama. Won in a canter by two lengths. The Town Plate of 50/., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each; the winner to be sold for 250 sovs, &c. ; 10 soya to the second. Mile heats. Eight subs. Mr. Goodman's Pickwick, 6 yrs Mr. Booth's Isabella, 5 yrs Mr. Brook's hr gby Lottery, aged Mr. King's Alzdorf, 4 yrs Mr. Monk's Snaffle, 3 yrs Mr. King's Dahlia, by Samarcand, 3 yrs Mr. Collins's Drogheda, 4 yrs Captain Pettat's Caliph, aged First heat, won by a neck ; the second, by a length ; and the third easily. Racing not over. WORCESTER RACES.—TUESDAY. The Worcestershire Stakes of 20 soya. each, h. ft., and 5 only if declared: with 201. added ; the second saves his stakes. Two miles. (Sixteen subs., eleven of whom declared.) Mr. Collins's gr g Isaac, aged, 9st slb (Darling) 1 Sir 0. Wakeman nd b f Tivy, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Mr. J. Day's Science, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b :A fine race. The Sidbury Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added; for two vrs old, 6st 81b ; three, Bst 101 b ; fillies allowed 31b. The Five.furlong Course. (Four subs.) Mr. Foster's bf by Olympus, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Calloway) 1 Mr. Collins's bk c Beelzebub, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b .................. 2 General Lygon ml ch c Anvil, 2 yrs, 6st 81 b.................. 3 The City Members' Plate of 50/. Two-mile heats. Mr. Collett's Juvenile, 4 yrs, Bst 21b ............ 21 1 Mr. Jones's b c The Poet, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ............ 1 2 dis Mr. Collins's Catamaran, aged, 9st Ilb .............. 3 3 dr POTTERY RACES—TUESDAY. The Champagne Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, with 50 added, for two-year-olds; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 21b. T. Y. C. Fifteen subs. Mr. Si. Jones's gr c Portrait, by Stumps ...... (Mr Jones) 1 Mr. A. Bowers's b f Collins ...... ..................... 2 Mr. E. Buckle's ch cby Laurel, out of 5h0eh0rn.........., 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Mas sey's f Naamah ; Mr. Worthingt on ' s b f b y Chancellor, d by Bastard; Mr. Wilkins's br c Septimus ; and Mr. Taylor's b f by Ishmael, out of Charity. sto 4 agst Portrait. Won easy. The Borough Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 100 added ; the second saves his stake. Twice round. Four subs. Mr. A. Bower's ch f Lady Grove, 8 yrs, Est 71b...(Gratrix) I Mr. Copeland's Chantilly, 4 yrs, fist 21b Mr. Garrett nd Tuly, 3 yrs, Est 10Ib ... 3 A Free Handicap of 15 soya. each, 5 ft, with 20 added. T. Y. C. Six subs. Mr. Price's b c Prince Albert, 3 yrs, Est 91b........ (Stag) 1 Mr. Ogden's St. Leonard, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b Mr. J. Clegg's Kirkdale, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b 3 7 to 4on Prince Albert. Won easy. The Members' Plate of 501., added to a Subscription of 2 sovs. each ; heats. Once round and a dis. Thirteen subs. Mr. E. Peel's gr h Saul, 5 yrs, Bst Bib...(Templeman) 1 1 Mr. Price's Captain Pops, 5 yrs, Bst 51b 2 2 Mr. Skerratt's Accident, 5 yrs,Bst 81b. 3 0 Mr. Barrow's Catharina, aged, Bst 9lb Mr. Flintoff's The Friar, .5 yrs, Bst 81b INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. WOLVERHAMPTON. Acceptances for the Holyoake Stakes of 20 sovs. each, &c. St. Bennett, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b ; The Dean, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ; 13e1- lona, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b; Opera, 5 vrs, 7st 91b; Constantine, 5 yrs, 7st 91b ; Bolus, 4 yrs, 7st 91h Tubalcain, 4 yrs, 7st 81b ; The Currier, 4 yrs, 7st; Colchicum, 4 yrs 7st; Nicholas, 3 yrs, 6st 11lb; Gray Milton, 3 yrs, Est 111 b ; Lalla Rookh, 3 yrs, 6st 81b, and Young..un, 3 yrs, Est 41b. BLANDFORD. Acceptances for the Dorset‘hire Stakes.— Spume, aged, 9st 121 b ; Joannina, 5 yrs, Bst 61b ; Stickler, aged, ist 41b br f by Louden, out of Melbourne's darn, 3 yrs, Est 91b, and Blemish, 3 yrs, Est 41b. OXFORD. Acceptances for the Oxfordshire Stakes.—lsaac, aged, 9st 41b ; Jenny Jones, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; Zethus, aged, 7st 121 b : Chilson, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ; Arthur, aged, 7st 71b ; The Currier, 4 yrs, 7st 71b, and Science, 4 yrs, 7st 71b. OUTH. Handicap f or t h e Weymouth Stakes of 25 sevs. each, 15 ft and five only if declared by Tuesday next.—Arctic, aged 9st 71b; Doncaster, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b; Joannina, 5 yrs, Bst 71b; Fitzroy, 3 yrs, 7st 71b, and Blemish, 3 yrs, tilt Sib. lECUANICAL THEATRE, LOWTHER ROOMS. _We were highly gratified by a visit which we paid to this exhibition last night. The accuracy of the figures, and the beauty of the scenery, combine to produce a delusion which tines infinite credit to the ingenuity and talent of the spirited Proprietor. " Napoleon crossing the Alps," in which upwards of 30,000 moving figures are introduced, gives a good idea of the difficulties the French troops had to overcome in their passage to Italy. The " Wreck of the Fo✓•farshire," however, we consi der the chef d'oeuvre of the exhibition. We shall not attempt to describe its details, so painfully true to nature, but recom mend such of our reads s as may wish to pass two hours pleasantly, to visit the Lowther Rooms. ANECDOTE OF THE LATE LORD DURHAM. —ln 1820, having• written to Sir Thomas Liddell (who was then with the King at Brighton) to request his vote and in terest, Mr. Lambton received the following " courtly" answer : " 11Y DEAR SIR,—In times like the present, it is impossible to allow private feelings to take place of a sense of public duty. I think your conduct as dangerous in Parliament as it is in your own county. W ere you my brother, therelore, I could not give you my support. (Signed) " THOMAS LIDDELL." On receipt, the patriot for Durham returned the following laconic, noble, and spirited answer:— " My DEAR SIR THOMAS,—In answer to your letter, I beg to say I feel gratitude for your frankness, compassion fur your fears, little dread of your opposition, aml no want of your support. (Signed) " J. G. LAMETON." IWEN!NG ED ITION• T 1-1 1 7‘.; MEDI TE RR ANEA IN PA CK L'A, In regard to the recent survey made by the Comm!' sinners appointed to examine, and report, as to the trol'" suitable station for the Mediterranean Packets, the Weston Luminary gives the following description of the advall' tares which might be derived by selecting Dartmouth " Dartmouth harbour is about ten miles from the Stall point, and at night the lights are unerring guides. Qa arriving at the entrance there is nothing to bring a vesse l up, nor is there any bar. In the range outside there are 7 fathoms; in the entrance, 9 to 12 do. ; in the harbour It shoals to 6 do. " There is room for a large fleet. The tide rises 16 t ° 18 feet at the springs. There are building yards for ships of any size; a dry dock, storehouses, numerous warehouse* and a large range of quays. " Dartmouth is only four miles from Torbay, and 1 00 miles westward of Southampton; and passengers frog Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Gl asgow , S cot l an d, an the north of England, will shortly travel nearly the whole distance to Dartmouth, by railroad, (except the last 30 miles from Exeter.) " Passengers from Ireland and Wales landing at lifts' combe, where the packets now touch, will h a v e 60 wiles only to travel. Passengers from Havre will be about fiv e hours more in going to Dartmouth than Southampto n. There are packets from Portsmouth and Southan3PW ° twice a week to Dartmouth. When the Great Westerss and Bristol and Exeter railroads are completed, Dart' mouth will be only twelve hours from London. The felt: tility of the country for supplies of all kinds ; the awe accommodation in the town and harbour ; the ready ar; proach and entrance, with free egr e s s a t a ll ti mes ; perrec. security in the heaviest gales, with smooth water to fortis I homestead for shipping, and ready communication to evert part of the three kingdoms, recommend Dartmouth as P e " culiarly calculated for a steam packet station. ATTACK ON ADEN. Below is a narrative from an eye-witness somewhat Onr a full in its details than those given in our last, of the Waal" on Aden on the 21st of Mary : rr For some time prior to the late attack, the polities! agent, Capt. Haines, had received several intimations ° the enemy's movement s; some o f th e tr ib es h a d to m arch,: distance of 400 miles, and w h en a ll were co l lecte d wow , have amounted to 15,000 or 20,000 fighting men. kW /• ever, some dissension appears to have arisen amongst thee', which prevented them collecting in that number, and tb whole number who assembled at La Hadje, five miles o°l 7 Aden, and planned the attack, were about 7,000 men. „ it " These men swore upon the K oran t o t a k e t h e fi e ld-Wert at Aden, or die in the attempt. Capt. Haines, who svaaPl fectly aware of the mov emen t s o f t h e enemy, suggested.! propriety of strengthening the field-works, which was del; This measure appears to have had a great effect, insonanea that after advancing to the centre and the right fie: works for several nights prior to the att ac k o f t he 20 1 i their original plan of attack was entirely abandoned, O a they determined to direct' all their eff o rt s aga i ns t the field-work, by attacking it in front and rear at the o n moment • to effect this object a body o f A ra b s , 3,IT A strong, advanced directly in front of the fieldwork, el; another body of about 2,000 of thei r e lit e di rec ted the march close on the left by the water's edge. " It being then low water, they w ere ena bl e d to P as, the N. W. angle of the field-work without being discovereand continued their march towards the i s l an d o f Sway roe l e i : close to which they passed, aad co n ti nue d t h e ir etn i direct upon Gibbel Huddeed, which i s s i tuate j us t behia and commands the field-work. the " When the head of their colum n w as fi rst seen by 0 sentry who was stationed at the end o f a l oose stonewa,.; which led from the S. W. corner of th e fi e ld- wor k to i 'a , water's edge they were out of reach o f s h o t f rom the 01 0 work, owing to the nature of the ground and the 100 . to stone wall in question. The guard-b oa t b e l ong i n g t° `„1, Charger, under charge of Mr. Gunner Jones of that ves s 'a was stationed half way between the island of Swayder $ ll , the Gibbel Huddeed. The column o f A ra b s as t hey eil °l , o to the attack, had to pass within the distance of about lu ct o yards from the abovementioned boat. It was a bean ti it i i and still night when the enemy were first discovered ; such silence did they make their approach, and in so e ° '"Of pact a body, that they might be taken far the shadow s , a cloud passing over the earth. The charger's boat w ith armed with a 12-pounder gun howitzer, loaded grape; the sentry fired his musket, and the guard-boat mediately opened her fire with such effect that for a f og ment it paralyzed the att ac ki ng co l umn ; an d , flu themselves discovered, they rus h e d on w i th a yell, OP-s' ing a warm but ill-directed fire from their matchloell;,, party of them rushed towards Gibbel Huddeed and The tended the hill with rapidity, an d fi re d down upon 'gi field-works ; another party t urne d to t h e i r left and lAl'4 along the stone wall before alluded to, with the 1) 0 ,1°4, finding the gate of the wo r k o p en ; b ut b e i ng d i sape et , they hurried towards the offi cers ' tents, w hi c h ar e a : 10 , thirty yards inside the works, and commenced ? t o Bering them; a heavy fire was kept on them from field- works ; the Arabs, finding such a warm recce to and receiving no support from th e i r f r i en d s , w ho vie rs ii a have attacked the works in front, re t reate d, carr ying /1 ,,, them a quantity of plunder ; in th e i r re t reat t h e y tcept!": o pond the range of grape-shot from th e b oat , b u t a fire,r to 'kept up of round shot with good e ff ect , one a bet sh o t having rendered nine men hors de combat. The losgf, Arabs in killed and wounded was ascertained two daisj.. terwards to have been about 100. On our side seven titers were wounded. " Lieutenant Jenkins, Indian navy, and Mr. Wall 6i . were in charge of two boats i n F ront- b ay ; expecting , the attack would have b een ma d e on the right field-Or-be Captain Haines, I n di an navy, h astened in his gig to t at , scene of action, a n d encouraged the men in the guard b° by his example, " The same night Colonel Capon had ordered men to take up a position at the back of Gibbet fluid so c a but gave the officer in command orders to return as sow as the moon rose ; of this counter-order Captain w ere had not the slightest intimation, and, believing they kipf still there, could not but be surprised at their not tattle 40 the Arabs, and pulling over in his gig to ascertain !do, reason of their not doing so, very nearly fell into the of the enemy, who had taken up this very position , e ° lie accountably neglected to be occupied by our troops. , e 0) was just on the point of grounding his boat on the T R when he discovered his mistake, and backed off. o u t a _ O d O , probability, had the whole of the Arabs attacked 01- tancously, the result would have been against oa• tba. " The hill of Gibbel Huddeed, which is situated ' i eit rear of the field-works, c omman d s the whole of the posit ' b at and there appears not o n ly to h ave b een great neg lect, ID , a lamentable want of fo res i g h t , i n leaving such a pos t guarded." O at JUNE 20.—8 y private l e t ters f rom A den, we lear n - „uch another 'Attack was exp ecte d on t h e 6th instant by ;Or stronger force of Arabs than before, amounting, it up to 6,000 men. Th e crew of the Zenobia were se , age every night to th e T ur ki s h wall to take charge o f 3 'flier gunboat stati one d i n s h ore, so as to cut off the ecnnniti tion with the town. The i peopleseem absolutely maddened with exasper at es / which form e r re p u l ses h ave , i nstea d o f subduing, 00;Ifidei cited. The pl un d er carr i e d o ff on t h e 21st bas been ; tot amongst all their warriors so far as it would go, ° r tial every one might ha ve a f ragment as a *memorial of P a re success and ultimate disaster, and to incite to venge. The English agent at their chief town—La b a native who exercised a sort of consular function, wa s s - 0 0 dered by them after the last attack. They giving the garrison information of the movements of o llf countrymen ; and, such wa s th e i r fury, that. be eras l ite r ge pierced with a thousand daggers, every one rusbi ° g e.O share in the murder ; he w as th en torn to pieces, a nd of heart riven out, and exhibit e d, yet warm, as a teb e Lbr successful revenge. They s a y " t h e E ng li s h can o nly behind walls." Pity the fate of any one who should l e ir within their reach in battle, or after it fall captive into ,/ hands. The following is an e x t ract f rom a private let te' itia '' I enclose you this not e t o i n f orm you that we ba/100 another serious row with th e A ra b s. Their forme 8111 -0- m ore in all to about 6,000, from w hi c h we expect a muc' , J serious attack on Saturd a y, J une 6, than any we biaA risifii fore. An officer is sent ni g htl y to t h e Turkish wnarge the whole of the Zenobi a ' s crew to ta k e charge o f 3 -00' gunboat, which is brought u p c l ose on she re to cut off c ot muni , 2ation uith the town, so that they mull 11 P 35 3 ,1 1.01 ,a her fire before they c a n reac h t h e co ntonments. if° a 121 b. grape gun, the boat is armed u to the teet h 1 0 0 muskets, cutlasses, wall-pieces, clnd mo r t a rs, havi having of Company's ammuni t i on , vviatll will not be idle." Fu' Severe sickness prevails at Aden both among tb J c n i'li , ropean and native traps, owing t o t h e i r h arass ing u - a ey and exposure to the night air, the men being coot° under arms. HIS ROYAL HI GHNESS THE D UKE O . C A ; BRIDGE.—The day of departure of his Royal Il i g hne ,a l tle . Germany is quit e uncer t a i n, for we understand, from l , ' fore f t . i r a ti b , l e e a c u o t n h t o i r n i e t r y , t , h i ? n t o y a a f l t e H r Augusta. ig th h e ne r s e s c d o o v e e s ry no o t f in t t h e e nd r t noi S T RANSATLANTIC STE AMERS . BOST ONt JUNE 15.—The arrival of the first of the Steam 3i n„ C tln: pany's packets has produced the greatest excitemo n j - fro , 7, part. It entered the harbour on the 3d, having a Ina,",, t hifilb England, and about thirty passengers from Halifax. I 'l 4 ll could exceed the cordiality of the reception given to the h s ,;,.rie° sa lutes co t" the citizens of Boston. Almost the whole ulation " -- „vere down to the wharfs on each side of the harbour; fired from guns planted on the shore, and from the revcor s ite ter lying here. Bands of music in that vessel, and in the , God States line-of-battle ship Columbus, played at interval s `_ . , 10 10 save the Queen ;" and on these, as well as on all other 7 a n d' in the harbour, and on the various public build in gAtoe' signal -posts, the English flac , was hoisted jointly with tb e ek otoe, rican colours. The city authorities went on Board to v ; _d e r Mr. Cunard, jun., and Captain Douglas, the cooltn, 3l ,', os toll the Unicorn. On Friday the sth the Corporation of - 1 - 1 4 t he gave a public dinner at Faneuil Hall (the usual S cene:: e ie city festivities) to Mr. Cuna r d, C apta i n Douglas, a ll the ii7 3dr ett Consuls and Vice-Consuls, an d b etween four and five h u va ilecli of the principal inhabita n t s . Th e greatest harmony Prlyitao on the occasion, and the f ee li ng s h own towards Great _ C oln is in the highest degree cor di a l . In bringing the tw! , , goo tries closer together, it l ea d s to t h e formation of new tt . e oe . new interests, which are a mong t h e chief incent i ve s o f r c 00 i a STADE DUTIE S .—T he f o l low i ng t ies _ . is extracted from a l e tt er a dd ressed by Mr. Hut to R. Tolr Esq., of this to wn , rece i ve d on Thursday :—" The meats for adjusting th e S ta d e duties, though they hav%‘,te ceeded very slowly, are i n other respects in a satisfactory 'yA The King of H anover h as appointed a Commissioner to eet tho English Commissioner, charged with the duty of reducing t he tolls to their legal standard, and adaptinc , then l t 0 s of provisions of the treaty of Vienna and the exigeP - 1 . - svi" modern co mmerce. Lord Palmerston's Comm i s sion: wh i c h leave L on d on next week. 1 have seen the despatch nyer. Lord Palmerston wrote to the British Minister at ga nuts If you and had dictates! it, it would not have suited ou r rec es! better. The thing will be done. During the ensui e ng s ona I intend to examine carefully the question of the d ues (10 dues. I am much mistaken if Ido not sec the Sett e g u ll , abolished before I lay down my office as representative next ses- I have given notice of a motion ou the subject early n ro t sion."— Hull paper. SUGAR FROM RAGS.—To many it ni c a , Y ea ps t perhaps be known, that by the application of one of the j su gar of aciils (sulphuric acid), more than their own weig i L t eted at' can be obtained from rags. Sir J. Herschel! first (- I ," . c , at ise t" ti-nlion generally to this fact in the " Preliminary Tres Natural Philosophy." HE' time, j 3 ,600/. to Poi New, chaste, they s i tributi The ever, place i Fill 11 Ro SEP,v SUc Ove Quadri roi l . huge I cluein g Redoul AE Cavath son)., land). the va Dan , Rele Ca HIG Mornin i he p ''' ..Ni. i aliftn The] EDI, RURAN DIVI seer z Are ni Persei Inav / TC7 OUT And Contit 4 ` Ja bee t Zen depi attei Do!p Poore erne, on t i agret takes C ol 41ho , Is a