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MPERIAL PAR, LIAMEN T HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) MERSEY CONSERVANCY BILL. On the motion of Lord MIDESDALE the standing or ders were suspended, and the above bill passed through all its 'stages• The Bishop of CHICHESTER presented a petition from a place in Essex against the Divorce Bill. OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS BILL. Lord CAMPBELL expressed his satisfaction at hearing that the Commons had passed this bill with cer tain amendments. These amendments were quite in the spirit of the bill, and on Monday next be should move that their lordships should agree to these alterations. THE MUTINY IN INDIA.. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, seeing the noble earl the Lord President of the Council in his place, moved for the production of a copy of the order issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay army requiring that the ranks of the native army should only be recruited from the high caste division of the population. He believed that that order had been issued a few days before the mutiny in the Bengal army broke out, and it was then cancelled by the local Go vernment. Nevertheless it was necessary tbat that order should be produced, in order that their lordships might be in a position to judge whether such a provision as that order enforced did not form an element in occasioning the revolt. It was the opinion of all parties acquainted with India that nothing tended more to the laxity of condurt, or to excite a spirit of mutiny than such an exclusive system as that which he bad referred to. Nothing was more calculated to make the natives arrogant and proud than this homage to caste. The only question to be considered was not who was the best Hindoo, but who would make the most loyal soldier. Earl GRANVILLE said there was not the slightest objection to the production of the paper moved for by the noble earl. It was only fair to the commanding officer referred to to observe that it was the natural wish of the European officers generally that the soldiers 4saliated should be of the highest caste. It was a great -mistake to suppose that this or any similar order led to the mutiny in the Bengal army. It would be presumptuous in him in the present state of affairs to give any distinct pledge as to the course that would be adopted with respect to the re-organisation of the Indian Army. The subject then dropped. LUNATICS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were consi dered and agreed to. BOUNDARIES OF BURGHS BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were also considered and agreed to. POLICE (SCOTLAND) AND SMOKE NUISANCE (SCOTLAND) BILLS. The Commons amendments to these two bills were agreed to. CONSOLIDATION FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL. - Earl GRANVILLE moved the third reading of this bill. Lord MONTEAGLE then rose and commented at great length on the financial measures passed during the present session, and passed a glowing eulogium upon the present Chancellor of the Exchequer, but, in his opinion, the financial system at present in existence was such as could not for a moment be defended. Earl GRANVILLE entirely agreed with the noble lord in his congratulations with regard to the present favourable state of the national finances. He agreed with the noble lord as to the importance of the savings banks, but he could not follow the nobl lord in his ob jections to the manner in which Government had dealt with those institutions. It appeared to him that the course which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had adop ted was strictly legal, and at the same time highly ad vantageot sto employ the funds as he bad done. It was the intention of the Government to move fur a select committee on savings banks next year, when the power which the noble lord had objected to would be fully c sidered. With regard to the appropriation clause ob jected to by his noble friend, he believed it was fist in troduced by Sir R. Peel, and early in the next session, some difficulties having been discovered, the matter was set. right by a bill specially introduced for that purpose. The bill was then read a third time and passed. The Commons' amendments on the Smoke Neisonce (icotlacd) Bill were agreed to. THIRD READINGS. The following bids were read a third time and passed, via.:—Dunbar Harbour L-an, Metrepelitan Police Sta tions, &c., Militia Pay, Revising Barristers (Dublin), Probates and Letters of Administration (Ireland), Mutiny (East India), Joint-Stock Companies Act (1856) Amendment, Parochial Schoolmasters (Scotland) (No. 2), Customs and Excise, Customs, and Pimlico Improve ments Bills, DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. Earl GRANVILLE having moved that the house do now adjourn. Lord REDESDALE said a tell of very great impor tance had come up from the other House of Parliament, and he begged to remind their lordships that he gave notice on the preceding day that when that bill cams up to their lordships house he should move that the amend ments made therein by the other tionse of Parliament be taken into consideration that day six months. He there fore thought the question as to the Commons' amend meats in the bill should now be discussed by their lord ships. The LORD CHANCELLOR, who spoke with consi derable warmth, said—My Lords, that bill has come up from the other House of Parliament with a great quantity of very important amendments, which your lordships have not had an opportunity of reading or seeing. (Cheers.) It has been reported that the noble lord, avail ing himself of the position in which he stands, is now about to move that these amendments be taken into con sideration this day six months. (Cries of " Hear, hear," and laughter.) My lords, in what position would that put your lordships' house with the country I (Hear.) Here is a bill involving a most imp Irtant question, de bated for a month in your lordships' house, and for six weeks in the other house, and is an attempt now to be made to get rid of it by that which every one in this house knows— [The'remainder of she sentence was lost in the cheers of the house.] I trust that the noble lord the chairman of your lord ships' committees will not put you in such an invidious and discreditable position in the eyes of the public as his motion would place you (Hear.) Lord REDESDALE—The noble and learned is ex tremely indignant at what he conceives to be my conduct in this matter. I rose when the adjournment of the house was moved to speak upon the bill in question, be cause nobody ventured to move that it should be taken into consideration on any particular day. I thought it Was not right that we should . leave the house without anything having been said as to the 'course Government intended to pursue with regard to the bill. When any noble lord moves that a bill be taken into consideraeion on a particular day, it is open to any other lord t ► move that it be taken lot, consideration on any other day, nod I did most distinctly give notice to the noble earl (Earl Granville) that when the bill in question did come up I should move that the Commons' amendments on it should be considered that day six months. I thought it was im proper that your lordships shoul I be asked to consider the important amendments made in that bill on the day before the prorogation of Parliament, and it was on that ground I gave notice of my amendment, in order that all parties might know that it is my intention to move that the Comincns' amendments be considered this day six months. Lord CAMPBELL—When was your amendment to be moved 1 Lord REDESDA.LE—Th; words that I used last night when giving notice of it were these :—" I expect that the Divorce Bill will be brought up from the other house to-morrow, and I give notice that when that bill comes up to this house I shall move that the Commons' amendments be taken into consideration this day six months. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE—Were those words taken down and inserted in the minute-hook ? Lord REDESDALE—They could not be entered into the minutes because that bill was not before the house. (Vehement derisive cheers, cries of "Oh. oh," and "That's the chairman of committees ?") He asserted that the course he bad adopted was perfectly regular. It was open to any noble lord on a motion that a bill be taken into consideration on a particular day, to move that it be considered on some other day, and when he gave notice that be should take the latter course with regard to the Divorce Bill be acted quite fairly and cour teously towards the house. (Hear.) He was the last man to wish to do anything irregular or unfair, or to ek to restrict the freedom of their lordsh'p,' delibe rations ; but he maintained that he had given full no tice of the course he intended to take, and that accord " lAg to the rules of the house he was strictly in order. Bail GRANVILLE.—I think this is a matter in the *ch aracter ot-the bole is at stake, and it is ther bottle efore t o („uid__ Yourcolrnly decision. In this assembly we are, per btisinee, t j' a l se ns so strictly regu!ar in our conduct of in this - hou _%_tt . other house ; bat what I have remarked it_ an d - -I:4 4 4 tt a lifi t the eh .rt time I have had a seat in higheet authugity ° the noble marquis (Lansdowne), the ins—is that yoar Zordetiiigi ns, te confirm what lam stet have invariably observed it almost as a religious not to take any mean or potty advantne that Illiat z gained by a surprise, but to let all our proceedings be to take, and notice yest:rd.ty Upward. The noble lord % y r j le be tlY fair and straight est the course be intended s ztn v re to ask f me to contradict his statement, B u s tl t v ai nlY it is not every peer who was present at the time it applying a s it did UN aiwte gniatlY with hi - ther the noble lord's notice, contin gency, would admit of his proceeding re quite confidentthatiitheaelac, amendment to night ? I feel lord only reflects for a moment, and puts aside the etr e " fef•ling be entertains in regard to this bill, he will se e That the course he has himself prop osed is not one that • he would have approved on the part of another peer. It is perfectly monstrous that we should be asked to rej et the COfiltlloll6 ' amendment+ before they have been printed and submitted to our examination ; and I can not think that my noble friend, to whom, front offie:al position, we usually look up for guidance on ques tions affecti ng the regularity of our proceedings, will persist...i n the intention he has indicate I. At all events, I hope' that this house will not subject itself in the eye. , of the country to the impntaeien of seeking by a mere trick to get rid of an important measure. (Hear, bear.) Lord ST. LEONARD'S (who was very indistinctly beard) was understood to complain of the use of the word "trick" and other expressions that are seldom intro duced into their lordships' debates. Noble lords oppc site had also evinced unusual vehemence in teed' cheering, a circuuestance calculated. to excite a cers sponding warmth of feeling on that aide of the house His noble friend (Lord nedesdale) had giteu notice that THE when the Divorce Bill came up from the other house be would move that the Commons' amendments be consi dered that day six months ; but nothing, he waa per suaded, could have been further from his intention than to take their lordships by surprise. ladeed, he was sure that his noble friend was incapable of anything of that kind. (Hear, hear.) Let the house calmly and deli berately consider this question, and let the Government distinctly state whether they meant to afford full time for that purpose. But if they were to have no other opportunity than Monday, the day before the proroga tion, to (discuss and decide upon the many important amendments which had been introduced into the mea sure elsewhere, be should be compelled, however unwill ingly, to vote with his noble friend against such a pro ceeding. He hoped, therefore, that the Government would fairly inform their lordships when this subject would be brought forward, and would also give an assur ance that there would be no attempt to prevent a full and free discussion, The Marquis of WESTMEA.TH trusted tba' the noble lord would not persevere in the amendment of which he had given notice, even though it might be strictly in ac cordance with the rules of the House. The Earl of WINCHELSEA. was of opionion that, on the eve of the prorogation, they could not bestow that attention to this question which its deep importance deserved. Lord CA MPBELL said that he should support the motion for the adjournment of the house. Upon his solemn word and honour his opinion was that the pro posal of the nobly lord (Redesdale) was irregular. He understood, and he believed their lordships all likewise understood, the noble lard to give notice that he should bring forward his motion when the discussion upon the Commons' amendments came on. That would be a per fectly legitimate course, and the understanding on both sides of the house, with the exception of a few who were in the secret, was that the discussion would be taken on Monday, and not sooner. He could not believe his ears when he heard that the noble lord's motion was to be pro posed to-night. He thought it must be a hoax, for he could not imagine the noble lord would do anything in consistent with his station and reputation. Lord DUNGANNON protested against the Govern ment giving only a single day for a discussion upon a Bill so important, to which the country was adverse, and which would in his opinion be fraught with mischief. Material amendments had been made in the bill, and it was impossible to consider the measure adequately on Monday, when so few peers were in town, and when the right rev, prelates were detained in the country upon the business of their dioceses. Their lordships would r stand in a false and invidious light before the country, if a measure of this kind were smuggled through the House without due deliberation. His noble friend (Lord Redesdale) had given regular notice that on the bill being bronght up from the other house he would move that the amendments be considered on that day six months. Lord WYNFORD had heard that it wag the inten- tion of the Government to bring on the discussion upon that night. (" No, No 1") The bid had been printed and he held a copy in hie hand. The Marquis of BATH remarked that a great deal had been said about taking her Majesty's Government by surprise, but ho should wish to know whether it was not they who were taking by surprise many noble lords who had supported the bill in its progress through their lordships' house ! (Hear, hear.) Several noble lords had, for instance voted in favour of the Bill because it contained no clause giving to the wife the right to sue for a divorce against the husbands upon the ground of his having committed adultery ; and it was scarcely fair, he contended, upon the part of the Government, at a moment when they had entire command over the house, to endeavour to force a clause to that effect, which had been introduced into the Bill in the House of Commons, upon their lordships, particularly when it was taken into consideration that to the absence of that clause the success of the B:Il in their lordships' house was to a great extent to be attributed. (Hear, hear.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, who was very in distinctly heard, was understood to speak to the following effect :—My lords, the noble marquis w:.o has just sat down seems to bare based his observations upon the assumption that her Majesty's Ministers now possess entire command over this house. But what is it, let me ask, which has given to them that command ? Why, my lords, it can be nothing else than the non-attendance of noble lords opposite, whose duty it is to be in their places as much as it is the duty of any other peer, and to whom the same means of being present at our delibe rations were open as were within the reach of her Ma jesty's Ministers. (Cheers.) To state, therefore, that the Government have the command of this house is to talre a course which it is, in my opinion, unconstitutional in the case of a peer in Parliament to adopt. (Hear.) Her Majesty's Ministers never have had the control of this house, and I trust the noble marquis will never see the day when a contrary state of things shall have taken place. (Bear, hear.) With respect to the question before the house I can only say that what ever course the noble baron opposite (Lord Redes dale) may take, I cannot deem it right that a bill of great importance such as that under discus sion, in which material alterations have been made in the other House of Parliament, should be pressed upon your Lordships' attention without due notice of the nature of those amendments being afforded. If, my lords, a contrary course were to-be sanctioned, and it her Majesty's Government, even though they do not possess that authori' y over this House f r which the noble mar quis opposite seems to give them credit—were to resort to the practice of having measures of gr :at moment brought up from the other House and passed without notice, I ask whether such a system would not be open to grave 01 - j-Jction. (Hear, hear.) It nn loubtedly would, and jet such is the course which the noble baron opposite asks us now to pursue. (Hear.) I have un fortunately had a longer experience of the proceedings of your lordships' House than the noble marquis who has just addressed us—an experience ex'eeding over a period of 40 years—but I am not aware that during the whole of that time, there has been a single instance in which, without notice having , been placed upon the books of the House, the rejection of a bill has been moved by a peer who was not either the author or the mover of the mea sure. (Hear, hear.) From that salitary practice I turd, my lords, we shall not on the present occasion de part. (Cheers.) Earl GRANVILLE, adverting to certain observa tions which had fallen from Lerd St. Leonard's, said it was proposed to fix the future consideration of the Divorce Bill for Monday next, and also took occasion to observe that the Government had by no means come to the determination that the prorogation of Parliament should take place on Tuesday, inasmuch as that event must altogether depend upon the progress of public business. Lerd REDESDA.LE complained of the tone which had that evening been adopted by noble lords opposite in his regard—(hear, hear) —and observed that if any tihng could justify a man fur being angry the treatment which he had just experienced would furnish such justi fication. And yet, in what, he wool I ask, did his offence consist ? Simply in the fast that he had given notice that when the bill under discussion should come up from the other House of Parliament he should move that it be taken into consideration that day six months. (Hear, hear.) That was a =rise which he maintained he had a right to pursue, and which was in itself perfectly regular. (Hear, hear.) If, however, it were supposedthat,suc l a a course involved anything unfair—whie!i he contended it did not—he for one was not _the person to persevere in its adoption. He did not blame noble lords opposite for being a lit le irri table upon the subject, because they no doubt felt that if he were to press the motion of which he had given notice to a divi-ion they wool f be left in a minority. He, how ever, was placed in a somewhat difficult position, inas much as it he consented•to forego maliing that motion h• might allow the opportunity to pass by for defeating a measure which he believed to be fraught with the most mischievous consequences to the community at large. Af ter the appeal which had been made to him by noble lords -opposite he felt there was a difficulty in pursuing the course of which he had given notice. But though he might not persevere with his motionle trusted that something more than ordinary consideration would be given to tho discus sion of the amendments in question, for it would be in the highest degree danvrons to pass what was so serious an innovation on the law and usage of the country with any thing like precipitation. (Hear, hear.) He would with draw his motion in deference to what possibly might be the feeling of the house, but under the circumstances he could not say he did so willingly. Earl GRANVILLE sail his noble friend near him and himself entirely acquitted his noble friend (Lord Redesdale) of any intention to take the house by sur prise, and they were the more desirous of doing so, after the handsome manner in which his noble friend had withdrawn his motion. It only remained for him (Earl Granville) to say the withdrew his motion for the ad journment, in order that his noble and learned friend on the wool=ack might give notice of his intention to move that the Commons' amendments to the bill be taken into consideration on Monday. The LORD CHANCELLOR then gave notice that on Monday he should move that the Commons' amend ments to the Divorce Bill be taken into c ons id erat i on. The house adjourned at 20 minutes past seven o'clock, HOUSE OF COMIVIONS.—( YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'cl)ck. GOVERNMENT STORES. Mr. NICOLL asked the Secre'ary to the Treasury if, with the return ordered for detailed accounts of the receipt and expenditure for navy, for army, including commissariat, and far ordnance services for the year, up to the 31,t day of March, 1856, there will be any ob jection to include a detailed account of the nature and value of public stores in hand at that date ; together with a statement of the produce of sales of condemned and surplus stores during that year ; and if the evidence taken by the Public Contracts Commissioners would be circulated during the recess? Mr. WILSON said that the return to which the hon. member referred had been prepared and laid on the table of the honse, and if the bon member would refer te end, t h u e nd p e u r bli t s h hed qu a rt er ly accoun t s h e wou ld tphreoduperyducteo of h r e e a: e i nu o e f . olAd detailedwa u h u a . t u u tu they i very difficult to sal.es and surpl us s t ores wou ld . b e time, and trouble makeit would out, an d h e t h ought the exe enee, en.wtould entail on the department would not be cone entei re t p o ort of the C.)ntract Coni• he circulated during ,hen it was made.P The report by the value of the return hon e, and he had, no the A R M . ir. tnittee had been presenter doubt it would been Secretar y for CHAPLAINS FOR Tfilltigte recess. Sir Hz1.111.1.Y VERNEY asked War what number of chaplains had accompany the military force now proceedianP,Pttuledt to Sir JOHN 11.A.31cFDEN said that the p r „ idi T a 'a ? chaplains for the Indian Army devolved upon th e 'L' t f India Company. lie believed that there were chaplains at every station in India. FR,ENCIf REFUGEES, Mr, WILLaifiVILLIAMS aske) the First Lo..q SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVE.NING AUGIUSr 4 12, 1857, of the Treasury, whether there was any truth in the rumour that, in compliance with an application from the Government of France, the Government of this country would expel some of the French refugees who have sought an asylum in this country ? Lord PALMERSTON said his answer first was that no such application had bean made to her Majesty's Government—(hear, hear)—by the Government of France. His next answer was something like the ex cuse given by a parish for not ringing the bells on the restoration of Charles 11., that they had none to ring— (laughter)—that the Government had no power to expel them. (Hear, hear.) lord referred to the good conduct of the honge (laughter)—in disposing of public business, and he wished then to express through them to the country the fat that the members sent to the new Parliament had not been unfaithful representatives, or neglectful of their duties. He congratulated them on there having been fewer irregularities during the last election than usual in reference to bribery, &c., and that during the short session of three months hon. members had actively, per severingly, carefully, and successfully attended to the business before them. (Cheers.) The bill was then read a third time and passed amidst cheers. SALE OF OBSCENE BOORS, &a., PREVENTION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The Lord amendments to the Burials Acts Amend ment Bill, Probates and Letters of Administration B:11, and Ecclesiastical Commissions Bill, were considered and agreed to. RETURNS. Several unopp6sed returns were granted. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord PALAIERSTON moved the adjournment of the House till Monday at 3 o'clock. PERSIAN EXPEDITION. Colonel SYKES asked the President of the Board of Control, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to confer upon the officers of the Persian expedition the customary testimonials of approval of the successful military operations, in brevets, honours, and a medal? ar. - v. SMITH said that the distinctions to be awarded must be left with the Government ; after ceiving recommendations from the Governor-General of India through the Court of Directors ; and on that depended when they would be granted. THE NOTICE PAPER,. Mr. GRIFFITH submitted ti the Speaker the ques tion, whether when an important amendment placed;upon the notice paper was subsequently altered in its leading principle, it would not be desirable that some note of such change should be appended to it. The SPEAKER said he thoug,ht it would create great difficulty and complications to adopt the course suggested. He thought also it was not too much to expect from every hon. member that he read the notice paper each day. The motion was then agreed to and the House ad journed at half-past three o'clock. SUMMER ASSIZES. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LIVERPOOL, Aug. 21 CIVIL COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Chant el]. and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. SPENCE. This was an indictment for a nuisance, removed by certiorari, and brought down to be tried on the civil side. The defendant pleaded " Not Guilty." Mr. Wilde, Q.C., Mr. Monk, Q.C., Mr. Asp land, and Mr. Owens appeared on behalf of the prosecution ; Sir F. Thesiger, Q.C., (specially re tained), Mr. Atherton, Q.C., Mr. Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Manisty, Q C., for the defendant. The defendant, it appeared, is a manufacturing chymist, carrying on the mannfacture of alum at Pendleton, near Manchester, and from the tall chimney of his works issues a white vapour of an exceedingly offensive character. It was de scribed by the witnesses as " pungent, foetid, and offensive." Some described it as having the smell of "rotten eggs," and others s iid it smelt like " Harrogate water," his Lordship remarking that this was two similes for the same thing. One o f the witnesses said the vapour " set his teeth on edge." Sir F. Thesiger, in cross-examination, asked him if it injured his appetite 7 The witness replied, " No." Sir F. Thesiger—Then it was rather an advant age to you, as it sharpened your tooth ? (Laughter.) This pungent stench was described as pervading the houses in the neighbourhood of the defendant's works and for a mile round it, producing a sensa tion of nausea, and. giving the children sore throats. After various ineffeotual attempts to come to an arrangement as to the future management of the works and the abatement of the nuisance the else went on, and is likely to occupy a very cunsidorable time, there being a large boily of witnesses yet to examine. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Watson.) Bridget Cochrane was indicted for the murder of Margaret Cochrane, at Liverpool, on the 21st of DecQ:ntbar last. _ Thera was also a second indictment against the prisoner for the murder of Catherine Cochrane, b 4th of them children of the prisoner, agel 6 years and 4 years respe3tively. Mr. Aspinall and Mr. E. M. Fenwick conducted the prosecution; Mr. Davison (assigned by the Court) defended the prisoner. The prisoner, who had recer tly given birth to a child in the gaol, earnestly p6rsiatecliu taking har trial this assizes, in spite of the humane obj,ctions entertained by the learned judge, who this morning desired that she might remain FoatFd. The charge against the prisoner was that she had poisoned her two children by administering to them oxalic acid in buttermilk. It appeared that she and her husband, who was a dock labourer, and the two children, lodged in a room iu St. Martin's-street, and that on Saturday, the 20th of December, she returned home after her usualselling fish, and proceeded to boil some avocet o potatoes nof for lier children, at the same i time sending the elder child, Margaret, to a neigh bouring shop for a candle and half a pint of butter m'lk, „d upon i the d's return th e p r i soner divided the milk n' o two porti ons , w hi c h th e child renclw drank with the potatoes. These circumstances were deposed to by the landlady of the helve, who left the children eating, but did not observe that the mother took any part of the milk herself. The land lady having gone out to market the prisoner end her two chilli en were seen about 11,1 f an hour after w3r Is go'ng up the stairs to bed by a lodger, whose room was oposite to that of th e pr i sone7. Th e children at that time walked upstai:s and ap peared perfectly w ell an d healthy, and the pri soner was seen to leave he r own room an d go downstairs, taking the candle awa y w i t h h er. I n about an hour's time the landlady returned and found the prisoner alone and sea t e d b y th e fi re i u the kitchen, and in about 20 minutes one of the l o dgers ran down exclaiming that th e ro a ms up stairs were filed wi , th . smoke, upon which the pri soner at once xe•alrne'. l " Oh, my children arc dead," and hurrie d u p s tairs and was afterwards met coming out of her room with her eldest child in her arms quite dead, and, handing it to one of the lodgers, she returned and brought out the second child, who died Ivery shortly a f Lerw ards. There were no mexks of violence upon either of the hod Cs, nor were their chemises at all b urn t. A ss i s t ance having been obtained the people in the house went into the prisoner's bedroom, and there they found a bed on which the parents_ generally slept, and which lay on the floor, completely burnt frim the centre of it through the floor an d ce ili ng o f t h e room underneath, while the 'd on whi c h th e c hild ren slept, at the opposite corner or the room, remained untouched. The beds were composed of shaving , , and consequently easily ignited. An inquest was then h-Ad. upon the bother of the children, and the ch:cumstance of Cie prisoner and her husbind hav ing suddenly withdrawn after the first day's in quiry, and the suddenness of the death of the chil dren aroused various suspicions, which ended in a post-mortem examination, the result of which was that 42 grains of oxalic acid were detected in the body of the elder child, and 20 grains in that of the younger child, a quantity, in the opinion of various medical witnesses, amply sufficient to account for death, assuming that a large portion of the dose had been absorbed into the sytem, After a very long and elaborate examination and cross-examination of the medical witnesses, who were unable to speak with any certainty as to the time at which the poison was administered. The learned judge, who had , previously enter tained some doubt as to the sufficiency of the evi dence, interfered, and inquired whether the cou nse l for the prosecution were prepared with any evidence that the woman had ever been proved to have had poison in her possession, and on being answere d i n the negative at once stopped the case, adding that no doubt there were circumstances of grave sus picion against the prisoner ; and by his lordship's direction, a verdict of "Not guilty was taken upon both indic' monis. Tho prisoner, who had left her house suddenly immediately after the pos mortetet examination had commenced, was, after a vain search, ulti mately taken into custody in Irel and in April last. or whether they would be justified in convicting him only of the lesser offence of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The learned counsel then proceeded to narrate the circumstances under which the offence was committed, and said that, the magistrate by whom the prisoner was sent for trial having made a communication to the Se cretary of State that it was a fit case to be taken up by the Government, he and his learned friend were instructed by the solicitor to the Treasury to con duct the prosecution. The following witnesses were then examined : Mr. Richard Thompson said—l am a solicitor, and have acted in that capacity for the prisoner. I accompanied him to the Queen's Prison on the Bth of July, to see Mr. Robertson. Mr. Gower went with us. I had some conversation with Mr. Robertson before the prisoner came into the room. He was sitting in an arm chair with his back to the window, and I was sitting on his left side. The prisoner came into the room, and was standing about five feet from Mr. Robertson, in front of him. The prisoner drew nearer to Mr. Robertson, and it-appeared to me that he struck him with his fist. Thera was an angry feeling between the prisoner and Mr. Robertson on the subject of the debt, the latter denying that he owed it. ' The prisoner struck him four or five times on the cheek, the right side, the temple, and the shoulder, and he fell to the ground, and I observed blood flowing from bis person. De Salvi and Mr. Gower then left the room, and I went up to Mr. Robertson and supported him. Cross-examined—l have been the prisoner's at torney since 1850. He has been a valet, and I understood he had saved a little money. Ho brought me some bills of exchange to sue upon, and Ro bertson appeared to be his debtor for 2001., and he requested me to make some arrangement with De Salvi and Gower, and I sent for De Salvi for that purpose, and Gower accompanied us to the QuFen's Prison. Robertson said to Gower that he did not owe any money to De Salvi, and an altercation arose between the partieS. I have understood that the prisoner has lost 9001. that he had saved, and he told Robertson that he had had his money and he had nothing to do with looking after anyone else. De Salvi was greatly irritated at this time. Mr. Wild said—At the time of this transaction I was an inmate of the Queen's Prison, and. I saw the prisoner and Mr. Gower go towards Mr. Robert son's room, and immediately afterwards I heard a scuffle in bis room ; the prisoner and Mr. Gower came out together and walked along the corridor. I then went into Mr. Robertson'sroom, and found him bleeding and. wounded. I went in the direc tion the prisoner had gone, and picked. up the knife now produced, with blood on it and the point broken off, about five yards from Mr. Robertson's room. After this I saw the prisoner and said to him, " You are Da Salvi, you are the assassin." He made no answer, but started back. Mr. C. R. Manson said—l was in the Queen's Prison in June last, and I remember about that time seeing the prisoner and Robertson together, and the prisoner was speaking about a debt doe to to him upon a bill for 2001., and he said that if some satisfactory proposal were not made to him respect ing that debt he would have his life. I told the prisoner it was a very s?rious expression, and I should take particular notice of it, and should not leave the room unless Mr. Robertson required it, and I remained until De Salvi left. I remember hearing a cry of murder from Mr. Robertson's room on the day this happened, and I wont out immedi ately and saw the prisoner in the passage below leading to the yard. I recognised him as the person who made the threat previously, and I laid hold of him and asked him if he did net recollect me. He said he did not, and I told him I remembered him very well, and should not release him until I handed him over to the police. _ _ THIRD COURT. Joseph Mull, 40, schoolmaster, was indicted for stealing a bank note of the value of 50!., and three other bank notes, e tch of the value of 5/., the property of George Bailey Tuson, in a dwelling house. Mr. Giffard and Mr. T. Salter prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton defended. The learned Counsel having briefly detailed the circumstances of the case, called— The Rev. Herbert Tuson—l live at Wick, near Bath. During the months of September and November last I was staying at Little Stanmore, Middlesex, doing duty for my uncle, who is rector of the - parish. The rectory being let I was staying at the house of the prisoner; who is the National schoolmaster of Little Stanmore, and lives at the schoolhouse. The only persons in the house besides myself were prisoner, his wife, and a servant, who slept out of the house. Upon the 6th of Novem ber Sir Henry Ellis, who occupied the rectory, paid me for my uncle, 671. 4s. There were four notes, one 50/.. and three 5/. notes, which I put into my desk and locked. Upon the following day I went out to dinner, and before going I leotred to see if the desk was safe, and found it so. I left it upon the table in the sitting-room. I came home about half-past eleven and let myself in with a latch key. When I came in I thought the desk had been mov ed, but finding the window untouched I took no further notice. The family were all gone to bed. Upon the next morning the prisoner came into my room and asked if I had left my desk locked. I said "Yes." He then said, "It is open." I dressed and went into the sitting-room, and I found that the desk had been forced and the notes and money were gone. The man was in some confusion in the room, and the drawers were open. A valuable silver communion service, which my uncle had 1. nt me, was in those drawers, but had not been disturbed. The prisoner said he had lost some things of trifling value. - There were no marks outside of the window to show that any one had entered the room from outside. Cross-examined—l don't know what Mr. Robert son said in reply to the prisoner's threat of taking his life. Mr. Robertson appeared very much in timidated at the prisoner's conduct. Mr. Re bartxn had also been endeavouring to get released from h's debts iu one of the Scotch Courts, but was unsuccessful, chiefly, as I under stood, on account of the opposition to the proceed ing that was instituted by the prisoner and Mr. Gower. Mr. William Bell said=l was over the room occupied by Mr. Robertson on the day in question. and I heard a noise and a cry of "Murder !" and the prisoner came out followed by Mr. Gower, and th9y ran along the passage as fast as they could. Mr. Gower said " Oh !" and shuddered when he came out of the room as if horror-struck. I saw the prisoner after this, and told him he should riGt go ; he was one of the parties, and he replied, "Oh, what is it ?" M r . Colyiqe, the chief turnkey _et the prison, said,—On the clay this matter happened I herd the alarm and took the prisoner into custody. He was surrounded by a great many people, and there was a cry of ".He did it." The prisoner was taken into one of the rooms, and he then said, "I did it, and Mr. Gower had nothing to do with it." He then male an effort to speak to Mr. Gow,T, but he sail, "Don't speak to me." I was present when the deposition of Mr. Robertson was taken in the pre- Bence of Mr. Combo, the magistrate. • _ _ Cioa-examioed.--I told the prisoner I did no know the number of the notes. Mr. Bayley, from the Bank of England, proved that two notes' ' one for 501. and another for 501., came from Mr. Bennett, and one for 51. from Messrs. Routled g e. Sir Henry Ellis proved paying the notes to the Rev. Herbert Tuson, at the School-house at Stan more. Cross-examined---t tld ITSIr. Robertson that Manson bal. AAted in his evidence that ha was pre sent when Dc Salvi threvtened 'take his life, and ha denied that anything of the sort had ever taken place. Mr. Wakem, the surgeon of the Queen's Prison, said that he saw Mr. Robertson about half-an-hour after the fatal occurrence, and found him suffering from four wounds, one in the face, one on the cohar bone, one on the temple, and another on the nape of the neck. The last was the most dangerous wonad of Vie four. Paralys's total on one side and partially on the othe7., had supervened, and Mr. Robertson was in a very dangerous state.. He was of opinion that the broken portion of the kn:fe still remained in the wound in the) nape of the neck. _ _ The depositions made by the prosecutor were then put in and read. The first was as follows : '• I am a gentleman. I know the prisoners De Salvi and Gower. I am detained at the Queen's Prison at the suit of Do Salvi. About 2 o'clock yesterday t:se two prisoners and a Mr. Thompson (a solicitor) came to Me at the prison. I was in conversation with Da Salvi, when he drew out a dagger in his right hand, and he truck me with it on the side of the face. While I sat in the chair he struck me again on the face, and I fell on the ground. I had a struggle with hi .n then, and he struck me three times with the same instrument on the neck and back. I am now suffering from the effects of the blows. I never met Gower till yesterday. I had seen him befere at his place of business. Gower did not strike me. After De Salvi had struck me twice, Gower said, `Give it the villain,' and then Da Salvi struck me three times with the weapon. Gower is one of my de taining creditors." This deposition was made on the day after the affsir happened. The prosecutor subsequently made another deposition, pretty much to the same effect, which was also read. This closed the case for the prosecution. _ Mr. James then made a brief appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. He said it would be hope less upon the facts before them to expect that they could come to any milder conclusion than that When the prisoner made the attack upon the prose cutor he intended, at all events, to do him soma grievous bodily harm ; but he hoped that when they looked at all the circumstances of the case they would feel .themselves justified in convicting the prisoner upon that count only. The learned counsel then referred to the facts of the case, and said he thought it was only due. to Mr. Gower, whose name had been so painfully mixed up with the transaction, to state- that it appeared to him that the evidence contradicted the supposition that he was aware that the prisoner was using a deadly weapon, and that it was clear he, as Mr. Thomp son did at first, thought that the prisoner was striking the prosecut.or with his fist. He then urged upon the jury that there was no evidence to show that the act was at all premeditated, and he said there could be very little doubt that the prisoner, finding that he was likely to lose his money, all the savings of his life, was suddenly worked up to an ungovernable fit of passion, and in the excitement o the moment committed the offence w:th which ho was charged. in the second count of the indictment, and that there was not sufficient evidence to justify them in saying that he had formed the deliberate intention to murder the prosecutor. Lord Granville was then sworn and examined from the bench. He stated that 14 y,ars ago the prisoner was in his service and he considered him an inoffensive, mild-tempered youth at that time, and had always heard the same character of him since. Lord Hardinge gave similar evidence. The Rev. Mr. Goddard, the'vicar of Eartham, in whose service the prisoner had been for several year), also gave him an excellent charact. r. Several other gentlemen were examined, and they gave similar evidence. - Mr. Baron Martin then summed up, and observed that the learned counsel for the prisoner hating admitted that the offence imputed to him could not be reduced below the crime of wounding with intent to do serious bodily harm, the only points for the consideraton of the ‘,ttiry were whether- the evi denee made out the intent of the prisoner to be to murder the prosecutor, or whet er there were any facts in the ceSe which would , warrant them in con victing hini of the less serious offence. The jury retired to deliberate upon their verdict, and in a few minutes they returned into Court and found the prover Guilty upon the second con .t, with intent to do grievous bodily harm. They at the same time strongly recommended hiin to mercy Thomas Durrant, an assistant to Messrs. Dobree and Tomlinson, proved that some man, with a pro fivion of hair and beard, came to his employers' shop at about a quarter to 8 upon the same night. He gave the name of James Mills. Witness thought prisoner was that man. He pledged a watch for 5/. Stephen Whittaker, of the. firm of Young, Princes-street, Leicester-square, positively swore to the prisoner as having pledged another of the watches between 8 and 9 upon the same evening. He instantly recognised the prisoner upou seeing him coming out of the church at Little Stanmore. Cross-examined—l am quite certain he is the man. He wore spectacle=, but no beard. Two assistants from the shop of Mr. Luxniore, S. Martin's-lane, proved that the prisoner came upon the same night to pawn a silver watch, but his appearance and manner e xciting a susp:cion they detained Lim, and inquired the reason of his being disguised, and he said he was going to the theatre to have a lark, andsaid that he would leave them the watch t:.) make inquiries if they wi s h e d . He then went away and never called again. That was another of the watches obtained from M r. Bennett. One of these witnes3es picked the pri soner out from among eight or ten .others. The other evidence, including that of the ser geant of the police 191 S, merely proved tra-le g th e watches after the information about the j ban n k notes. - pointed out _ Mr. Ribton, in a very ablespeech, to the jury the insufficient proof of the • disguised man being the prioner. The Colimb: Sergeant having summed up, The jury retired, and after haying been absent on account of the good character he had received, above an hour, came into court returninc , a verdic and the provocation that had been given him. of " Guilty." Mr. Baron Martin said he did not appear to have The Common Sergeant said he entirely concurre received any provocation. The only ground for in the verdict, and sentenced the prisoner to fou the recommendation was his good character. Ba- years' penal servitude. ron Martin then proceeded to pass sentence upon , This ended the business of the session. the prisoner. He said he had been convicted of an The courts sat until ` very late. offence which no one could doubt he had committed. Whether he intended to murder the prosecutor or not was known only to himself, but there could be no doubt that a man who stabbed another with a deadly instrument in the face and other dangerous parts of the body must clearly have intended to all but murder the man at the least. The pro- Secutor appeared to be yet in a dangerous I state, and if he died, the prisoner would still have to take his trial for murder, and the present proceeding would not relieve h m from that con sequence. The jury had recommended him to mercy, and he should comply with that recommen dation to some extent, but the only ground upon which it could at all be attended to was that of his previous good character. As to provocation there was none in a legal sense. The prosecutor might have beha,ved ill to him in money matters, but that was no justification for his committing such a deadly attack upon him, and it must be known that the law of this country would not for a. moment sanction such 'a proceeding. His Lord ship then concluded his address by sentencing the prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for 15 years. George Cox, who was convicted on Thursday of stabbing his wife in St. Martin's-le-Grand, under peculiar circumstances, was brought up for judg ment, and sentenced to six months' hard labour. George Harvey, 46, and William John Thomp son, 32, two Post-office letter-carriers, who hat pleaded " Guilty" to charges of stealing letters containing money, were also brought up and sen tenced to eight years' penal servitude. We are requested to state that the sentence passed in the Central Criminal Court on Thursday in the case of Harrison and Ryder Durant and Roger Durant was as follows :—Harrison six years' • penal servitude. The Durants were sentenced each to 18 .months' imprisonment with hard labour. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, AVG. 21. There continues to be a fair demand for yarns/ and most kinds, of cloth are more or l es s i n r equest. Domestics, long-cloths, and T-cloths gn ofr com mensurately with the production, and there is a moderate business for I n di a . hile the make thus continues active, however, the position of nas nufacturera is somewhat worse, because they findi impossible to force prices up in the proportion which yarns and cotton are rising in value. There is some slight improvement in the price of clo.hes but it is slow. The prices of India cloths are slightly if at all better than they were a month ago ; but owing partly to the lessened production, andpartlY to larger purchases by parties who have been tempted to enter into them speculatively from see ing the continued rise of c ,t - on, they are very firm and some sellers haVe asked more money. In yarns there is a general advance since last week of fully id. per lb., 'and spinners ,being mostly well en gage,l have shown a disinclination to enter int ° new engagements without even a greater increase in these goods to cover the increased cost of cotton. This is more particularly the case in the medium counts of warps and cTs for export and home use , but the aggregate business of the week has not been large. A servant girl in the employment of the prisoner proved that upon the morning tho notes were missed she found her master up and in the school room when she came in the morning. In cross-exatnination she sta,ted that he generally used to let her in. Frederick Wares, clerk to Messrs. Routledge, of Farringdon-street, booksellers, produced a letter received by post by their firm upon the 20th April. The Rev. George Bailey Tazon, sworn, said—l am rector of Little Stanmore. The prisoner , has frequently written to me. I know his handwriting well - I should say that the letter produced is in his hand, but disguised. It looks like left handed writing. The letter was put in and read. It was dated from Finsbury-circus, and ran thus : " The Rev. Henry Neald, of Oxford, I.Vng now in London for a short time, wishes Messrs. Rout ledge to make him up a parcel of 900 of Archdeacon Allen's Penny Hymns, and would call for them on his road to the station upon his return to Oxford." , John Purday, clerk to Messrs. Routledge, proved that about five o'clock in the afternoon upon the Gth of AugtiA, a cab drove up to their door, and upon his goiug out he Saw a man inside, who said he was the friend of the Rev. Mr. H. Neald, of Ox ford, and had called for the parcel of hymn books, and it was given to him, and he gave in ,payment a Si. note, the one produced, and receivtd the change. To Ole best of witness's bodief the prisoner was that man, bat he wore a moustache, being rather grey, coloured spectacles, and was dressed in black. Mr. G. Burris, an engraver and priutar in Cam bridge-terrace Edgeware-road, proved that some one wearing big whiskers and mou,tachios, came upon the 6th of June in a cab, and gave him orders to engrave a plats with the "Hon. C. F. Pon sonby, Harford-house, Dorsetshire," upon it. That man, he believed was the prisoner. r. John Williams—l am manager to Mr. Burns. I first saw the prisoner on the 10th of June, at the door of our shop, in a cab. He came about the plate, and I spoke to him for some time. He paid a deposit upon the plate, and got me to pull him a proof card. lam sure he is the man ;he had on a large false moustache, most clumsily put on. I could . see the sticking plaster. The disguise was most ridiculous, he looked like Guy Fawkes. .(Loud laughter.) I went down with the police, and saw him come out of the church at Stanmore, and knew him instantly. Mr. William Cox Bennett, of 45, Cliiapside, watchmaker and jeireller, stated that upon the 18th Of June, a brougham, with livery servant, stopped at their door, and upon his going out, he saw inside some ono whom he thought to be the prisoner, but be was disguised with whiskers, moustachios; and spectacles. He had sent in the card, Hon. C. F. Ponsonby, Harford-house, Dor set-shire,. and._ said that he wanted same of wit ness's 10/, gold watches to make presents, of to his tenantry. Witness advised him to have some of their 10/. silver ones, as being better suited.fer country wear, and be after some discussion assented and took five of them, payiog.with the .50/. note produced. Cross-examingd—l only believe him to be the man. James Hayes, assistant to Mr. Kirkham, pawn broker, Strays], produced one of the watches in question. About' eight o'clock upon the evening of the 13th of June he advanced him Si. The man (Taub the name of Edward Mill., 3, Bream's-build ings, Chancery-lane. CHAPLAINS FOR INDIA. Sir H. VERNEY renewed his question on the Chap. lains for India, which was answered by Mr. V. Smith in similar terms to Sir J. Ramsden. BISHOP HIND. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether her Majesty's Government were disposed to make provision for a retiring pension to Dr. Hind, late Bishop of Norwich, now that the retiring pension granted to the late Bishop Blomfield of 6,0001. per annum had fallen in? Lord PALMERSTON said that the late Bishop of Norwich resigned his bishoprick under circumstances painful to himself but honourable to his personal cha racter, for, finding that his infirmities prevented him from adequately performing the duties of his high and sacred office, be resigned without any stipulation. It was the intention of her Majesty's Government to have -asked the sanction of Parliament to sanction some general provision on the resignation of a bishop from age or infirmities, but circumstances had prevented. He hoped, however, next session to be able to do so, and to make it retrospective to meet Dr. Hind's case. At present the Government had no means from which to make a provision for Dr. Hind. SAVINGS BANKS. In answer to a quest►on from Mr. HAMILTON, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER de clined to give a positive pledge to re-introduce the Savings Banks Bill next session, but he should be pre pared next session to propose the appointment of a select committee to enquire into the operation, &c., of Savings Banks. (Hear, hear.) CUBA. Sir G. P. PECHELL inquired of the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any additional vessele, including gun-boats, had been sent to the West India station for service on the coast of Cuba. Sir C. WOOD said that as soon as the house voted the necessary men he ordered four gun-boats to be im mediately got ready for Cuba. Two of them would be ready to sail in a few days. BULLION, &e. - - -- • Mr. NEWDEGATE moved for the following re turns :—Account of the notes, securities, bullion, leo. of the Bank of England, as published weekly in the Gazette, according to the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 32 (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 410, of session 1856) : Returns of the quarterly averages of the weekly liabili ties and assets of the Bank of England (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No 410, of session 1856 ; from the latest dates given therein to the present time :) Of the monthly average aggregate amount of Parliamen tary notes payable to bearer on demand, in circulation in the United Kingdom ; ,distinguishing those circulated by the Banks of England and Ireland , and by private and Joint-Stock Banks in England, Scotland, and Ire land ; together with the bullion in the Bank of England (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 410 of ses sion 1856, up to the present time) : Of the minimum rate of interest at the Bank of England on the Ist of each month in the years 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, and first six months of 1857 : Of the general weekly average prices of wheat, barley, oats, rye, beans, and peas per quarter (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 410, of Session 1856) : and of the quantities of wheat and wheat fl ur, and of all other kinds of grain and meal, stated in quarters, imported into Great Britain during each month of 18S3, 1854, 1855, 1856, and first six months of 1857, distinguishing each kind separately ; and whether imported irom Ireland, the colonies or foreign parts, giving the monthly averages thereof, also the average price and totals for each year, and for the first six months of 1857 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 410, of Session 1856). Agreed to. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. HENLEY proceeded to review the dis- cussion that had taken place on the bill, and the changes that bad been made in it in many of its material parts. When the bill was introduced, the Government said it was a perfect measure, and that any oce attentively reading it could not fail to understand the opinion of the Government on it, and in consequence the Opposition had had, both in the house and out of it, " the dogs of war" let slip on them for opposing the measure and attempting to discuss it. Oa the introduction of the measure, the Opposition stated that there was no time to ful:y consider the subject, and he thought he should be able to show, from the result, how correct was their prophecy. It was said when the bill was introduced that it made no change in the law, but merely altered the proceedings relative to divorce, and got rid of a greal b:ot on the institutions of the country and- the scandal attaching to actions of crint. son. ; and it was further alleged that the bill would bring home to the doors of all classes of her Majesty's subjects those privileges in reference to divorce which were only now within the reach of the rich. It was quite irnpos ... sible at the period of the session when the measure was introduced to give it that consideration which its Ira portuee demanded, and he thought he should be able to show that the objects for which it had been introduced were notrlikoly to boattained, and that the measure stood in such a position as showed it had not received that consideration that was either creditable to the Govern• ment or the importance of the bill demanded. The hon. gentleman then referred to the period that had been occupied in discussing it. Seven days—morning and evening sittings—had been occupied in committees, and the result had been 13' material changes in the IA), although they had been told it was a perfect measure, and had received ample discussion by competent persons in the other house. Of these 13 changes no loss than 10 of them were made without divisions ,ard. as sented to by the Government on the reasons and obser vation advanced by hon. members on both sides of the House ; two material alterations had been male by the Attorney-General, and one on a division by the opp.- nents of the measure. Fifteen divisions had taken place in the Committee. Of tbe;e 7 were proposed by gentle men who voted for the second rea,fing. The hill a, amended had made a material change in the status of a woman separated from her husband judicially or di vorced, and enlarged the grounds relative to the charge and custody of children. The most material change made in the bill was in reference to the constitution of the new tribunal and local jerisc;iction ; security to a wife after separation ; the grounds on which divorce was to be obtained ; increased discretion to the court to .die miss suits ; fine on the committal of adaltery ; procedure in the new court, and the right of appeal. The right hon. gentleman then entered into other details of change 4, and concluded by expressing an opinkn Viet this important question had not been snffi:iently con sidered, and regretted that GovernMent should have considered it necessary to pros] the measure through this session. Sir G. GREY congratulated the house on the pro spect of the bill being real a third time without a division, from the right hon. gentlema❑ hating con• exuded his review of the measure without a motion. He said that he considered the statements of the right hon. gentleman ehowel that the bill had beee maturely considered, and was a sufficient answer to the charge of undue hasts made against the Govern ment. He defended the bill, and urged that the changes that had been made in the bill were by no men - s of that importance with reference to its principle attached to them by the right hon. gentleman, though he (Sir Geo. Grey) admitted they were great improve ments. (Hear, hear ) Sir W. HEA.THCOTE said the Opposition were by no means satisfied with the state of the and their declining then to go to a division which would not test the real opinion of the house was not to be taken as con se►.ting on their part to the bill passing. Mr. AYRTON thought the house had done its duty in making the bill as perfect as possihle. After some remarks from Mr. NEWDEGATE, Lord J. MANNERS entered his protest against the third reading of the bill. He objected to it principally because it imported for the first time into the statute law of England the dissolubility of marriage by human law. He entered at some length into other objsotioni he had to the details of the bill, and said that it was to be regretted that a bill of so much importance had been forced EO late in the session through a jaded House of Commons. The manner in which it had been forced through that house was a source of great regret and ob jection to hiso, and never during the whole of his Parliamentary career had he heard such complaints against the conduct of business in that house as had been made by persons of weight and influence against the pro ceedings of the noble lord in reference to this bill. - Lord PALMERSTON said that the intention of the hon. gentlemen opposite not to divide the house was consistent with their conduct throughout the discussion on the bill.' He denied that any member of the Govern had enunciated an opinion or anything that could approach to it that the bill shoUld bu hurriedly passed through the bean as it came down from the other home. The government had alaVays shown not only their readiness but their desire that the hilt should be fully and properly discussed. It bad been said that the bill should not be passed both privately and' publicly. On one occasion an hon. member said to him, "You shan't pass the bill," and he replied to him, " Won't we."! (Laugater.) On another occasion the hon. member for the University of Oxford spoke of the Greek Kaends, which he subsequently explained as not used in reference to delaying the bill, but the Government thought so, and it was in consequence of those threats that he (Lord Palmerston) said ell a former occasion the G ,vernment would sit till September to pass the bill. The noble lord then referred to other matters connected with the pro gress of the bill, and also its details, and said that he denied that marriage was considered indissoluile by t'ie Church of England, and referred to the 25th Article of Religion in confirmation of his statement. With reference to the concession made to the clergy in the blil, his lordship expressed a hope that they would understand the feeling that induced Government to agree to it, and that they would not look upon it as a principle which if carried out would be detrimental to the interests of the Church of England. He considered the bill bad been improved by the amendments that had been intro duced into it ; and in reference to the charge that the bill bad not been introduced to allow the house to be• come acquainted and understand its provisions and give their attention to it, he said that when it first came to that house there were 347 members on the first division, and that further progress showed that the supporters of the bill von) as two to one. In conclusion, the noble CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) Antonio de Salvi, aged 29, described as a ser vant, was placed at the bar. - The indictment charged him on the first count, with maliciously and feloniously stabbing and wounding Robert Henderson Robertson, with intent to murder him, and on the second, with the intent of doing him some grievously bodily harm. A jury, partly composed of foreigners, was em pannelled to try the prisoner. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. S!eigh conducted the pro secution ; Mr. - E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Serjeant Parry were specially retained with Mr. M Mahon to conduct the defence. Mr. Bodkin - in opening • the case to the jury, said that_ it was his duty to lay t'eforo them the circumstances under which the present serious charge was made against the priFoner. The offence charged in the first count of the indictment- was still capital, and he believed ,that in the result the only question for their con3ideration wonld bs whether thla prisoner did really intend to take the life of the prosecutor, Country MarkeZz. LIVERPOOL—Atte. 21. There was a good attendance at market to-day, and buyers bought cautiously, considering that the fine vio l : ther.would lead to lower prices. The market closed Wit' no material alteration in the value of any article of t i ' a trade. Oatmeal was noted at 32s 6d per 2401b5. • WAKEFIELD—Ana. 21. The fine weather has had a decided effect upon the 1 113 , 1 , ket this morning, and wheat w as s l ow o f sa l e . Fine e'"_. fresh was is and onlinary sumples of wheat 2s per quarter lower. Dry new wheat a fair sale at 63s to 65s for T and up to 70s for fine white. Grinding barley in fair ( I °' mild, beans steady, and oats and shelling unchanged.. ' Average prices of grain—Wheat, 63s 7d ; barley, 31 , 9d ; oats, 32s 2 ; beans,t47s d • peas , ils 00' rye, -- • • - 0 Od • EXETER—AuG. 2L Cann—Wheat, 7s 6d. to 7s 9d; barley, 5s to 5s 6d; grinding do. Os. Od to Os Od. Oats, 3s 4d to 3s 64 ' Beans, Os o , i to 0. Od. Peas, 00s Od to 00s Od. FLOIIII.—Fine, 42s Od to '44s Od ; seconds, 403 Od to 42° Od per sack. BOS t CATTLE. — There was a, small supply of bullocks. beef, from lls to ll s 6d per score ; inferior, 9s 6d to 11s Pe„, score; fat calves, 5d to 6d per lb ; barrenners, Os Od to v; Od. per score • cows and calves, 121. to 201. ; butcher:, calves, Od to' 7d per lb., rearing calves —s to --a v 3e o l sheep, ewes and lambs, 21.5 s to 31. 5s per couple; ewes,.,,. to 6tl; wethers, 6d 63d ; lambs, 7Ad to 0 per lb. rib,;;; large size, —s to —s ; second size, —s to —s ; slips, lb. to —s ; suckers, —s to . —s. Rough fat, 4id per Pork carcases from 11s Od to lls 9d per score. BRISTOL SUGAR—AUG. 21. Importers have shown a disposition to meet the bclAl there has been rather more steadiuesi, particularly the last few days, and about 1,009 hhds and tierces o meet6l India have been disposed of, chiefly to the refiners, at 47s to 50s for ordinary to middling yellow TrinicLl b % ds• floating cargoes no transsctions. Refiners' produce °l oc i in retail demand, and some descriptions must be q°63. again rather easier. Rum in moderate demand at, 2B ' and 2s. 7d. per proof gallon for Leewards and Demerara. COAL MARK Prices of Coals per ton at s. d. Tanfield Moor l5 3 Earsden's Hartley l6, 0 Holywell Wylaxn :ET.-AuG. 21. the close of the market 1 Wallsead, Sto. . ' &ugh Hall ll 0 .Gees l9 0 itewart's. l B9 0 Kepler Grainge ... l9 0 laswell ~.1G West Wylam Wallsend, ize Riddell 16 01 Ships at market, 39 ; sold, 32. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTEBDAT. imstordean. ..... •• 11 17 1Gibra1tar........• •• •• •• 2790 Ditto, three months .. 11 19% Leghorn .. •••• .. • • .• • • 80 Bottordam •• •• • • •• •• •• 11 l ...5i IGenoa, . 25 Antwerp •• •II •• •• • • • • •• 25 42% ,1111 fin • • •• •• •• ......•• Brussels •• •••••••• •• • • 25 42% • Venice.... ... •••• •• •„, • . 42 4 larnburgia .• •• •• •• •• • • 13 8% !Naples •• •• ............ Aitcna • ***** •• .• .• •• •• • • Palermo i •• .• Ptris ••.••• •• ....•• •••• .• 25. 25 Messina •• • • • .. 12 28% *• 1 Do. three months ...2 5 65 Lisbon ....... * .... 52's Mareel'l33 .• •• •••••• • e 25 63 Oporto •••••• •• • ..... • • 52% Bourdesum .. • • ..•..... .. Rio Janeiro ..... .• • .... --' Fr ankfort-on-nalno .... - 119% Buenos Ayres ...... .... •-• Berlin ................ .. New rork,6o days' sight Vienna; ••,•• •• ••••••• • •• 10 32 Philadelphia •• . •-•• Trioste.• •• •• •• •• •• •. •• 10 34 7SIOESI OF StILL/ON. PEE 05 1 ,, Petersburg ............ 36 3 4 Foreign Gold in Rail .43 17 „ Madrid —., ..., ....... 49 'Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 X Cadiz ......... • • ....,” i5O Max - lean Dollars OO „" 81re..10133 ....., ...... .. New Dollars 0 0 n ' - ' Seville •••••.•.• • • • • • • -- ,Silver in bars ••• • •• 0 0 0 LOCAL, SHARE MARHETJJ. LIVgRPOOL, AUG. 21. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The transactions in this ina-- -fi g have been quiet, and prices of all descriptions of store are again without any important change. 'Lau cab- ,•„,g, and Yorkshire, 99f —C dedonian, 3 - 8 f —Eastern Cou n Q '2 1 1, 11f—Midlaud, 81 S k i—North Eastern, Berwick,' 2 ;60 South Eastern, 2lß—Lonion and North-Western s, —Grand Trunk of Canada, 12.13.9. i—Lancaster Carlisle, thirds, 71 p.—M anc he s te r , Sheffield, and I 'd coin, 404—Luxembourg Coust., 7k—Great Virestera„,,,, Canada, new; Ss. 9d. p.—Warrington and Stockpo rl tension, 74. Ps' MA.NCHESTER, Atra: 21. ( 0 6 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was moderately 9 , 0 to-day, and 'prices ware rather steady. Shoffields , 'pst --Midands, 8-4—Dovers, 21 a—Blackburn, 7 g' l6-- „joa Lancashire, 96a —E as t er n C o u n ti es , 11 5-16- -- -' l l d. 'and North West e r ns , 1021—L ee d s , 9 —Ditto, no w i '2i-- --Great Western, 53i —Grand Trunk of Canada , a u Great Western, Birmingham Guaranteed, 71 llal of Bank, p.--Caledonians, 39 13-16—Great Wes t° Canada, 211. • BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 21. , STOCK EXCHANGE. —The m ar k e t h as b een steady 7, 1 -, and prices have been fi rmer . G rea t W es t ern s, 6 3 61 London and Noah Western 102/ i—Ambergat e y —Midlands, In—Shefaelds, 4:oh. , ;0 A HINT.--If your sister, while tenderly engage,, u ; c ott tender conversation with her tender sweetheart, a"' 'you to bring a glass of water from an adj Auing r00ra,40,0, can start on the errand, but you need net it r get You will not be missed, that's certain. Don't this, little boys. urt LADVERTISEMENT.I A few more of the extraorditul r9 without Medici , — of Lid" -,Rion (Dysr )st • Flatelob: Medicine o. adiget Jyspepsia), _ Constipation, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver complaints, u" „fie Asthma, Consumption, and Debility effected by /Pu 1 331 " are delicious health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Edo (1 : here given : Cure 52,422. 'Bridgehouse, Frigtle.r April, 1854.—Thirty-three years' diseased lungs, sP it orS , of blood, liver derangement, d ea f ness, s i ng i ng in the c oo constipation, debility, silo! tiess of b r e a th, an d cough , 11 .,, e r, been removed by your Re va l eu t a A ra bi ca. M y lungs, , m ati ct stomach, head, and ears a re a ll r i g ht , my h ear i ng perfee% o o my recovery is a marvel to all my acquaintances. t ROBERTS, Wood Mercha n t. —F rom th e V en erableroe deacon of Ross.—No. 32,83 g. Three years' " cc — 0 4 nervousness, with pains in my neck and left art u '.bler general debility, which rendered my life very yai se ,!„ r isg has been radi ca lly remove d b y D u B a r ry ' s h e alth-rest 0. Food.—ALEXANDER STUART, Archdeacon of Ross, Skiber rs ee et Supported by testimonials from the celebrated P ro fess° el; Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Va tv o, Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. lu o gl otio' Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of ‘-"010 Stuart; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other resP ee 7 h ot persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all °tin, means of cure had failed. Suitably packed with NI L 5 0, structions. In canisters, lib, 2s. 9d. ; 21b, 48. 6d. 06, lis ; 121 b, 225. The 121 b c an i s t ers are se nt carriage on receipt of Post-Office order.—B a rry Du Barry, t he 77, Regent-street, London. IM P O RT A N T CAUTION agaiusteoi. fearful dangers of spurious imitations :—The rce-Ch an the for Sir William Page Wood granted an Injunction on ~,„g 10th March, 1851, against Alfred Hooper Nevill, for ir aiW'' " Du Barry's Revalenta. Arabica‘ Food." , BIRTHS. OF A BON. On the 17th inst., Castelnau Villa, Barnes , th e / 013 ' Mrs, Frederick Fitztuaurice. On the 21st inst ,atWinabledon, the wife of Robt, GrallO P Esq. On the 20th inst., Mrs. C. W. Shirley Brooks. - • CB A DECOLITER" On E a t Windsor, the wife of the Rev. —e We. On the 20t h inst., at 7, Montpelier Villas, Stockwell, Joseph lianualt. MARRIED. J.uitshoon. 15th inst., Trea Ob O n the 20th inst., at i Lois Weedou, Sir Sitwell - Ea the Sitwell, Bart., of Renishaw, Derbyshire, to Louisa L ue l'i i itv f our th daughter of Colonel the H on . H enry Holey to son, of Weston Hall, Northamptonshire. 11. On the 20th inst., at St. Lawrence, Kent, Captain Blackburn°, Royal Artillery, fifth son of the Right _co J. ed the• Lord Justice of Ap pea l in Ireland t o t o Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Crofton, Esq., P., barrister•at•lavi Jane, DIED. .., etifli On the 20th inst., John B:andf d E ,of Suttonliw°— Somersetshiro, aged 75. " ' 4. are , On the 20th inst., at 5; Taviton-street, Gordon Sclll wife of Robert Charles, Esq On the 19th i ns t., Griffith Cadwallader, eldest son of W. C. Foulkes, of 46, Thornton heath, Croydon. IA S , On the 19th inst., at Manley Hall, Staffordshire, Jo Manley, Esq., aged 62. On the 17th inst., at St. John's-wood, Mrs. Maria 01 ...,, ie r0 r 0 l On the 13th inst., at Biarritz, the Hon. Francis St. o'P' lyte Murray, infant sou of Lold and Lady Edbank.- .. o tor On the 9th inst., the Rev. J. S. Sorgrove, LL.B., ,1 61. of St. Bi9ry Somerset, London, ad Cooling, Kent, agt d o, On the 31st May, after 35 years' active service in.„-Le'DiGy killed by the treacherous mutinee rs, Bri g adier J. 0 Da te Haudscomb, commanding the Oude Brigade at Luckuovr, of Padbury, Buckinghamshire, aged 52; trO LONDON : Printed and.Publiehed by KUR D° YO so of No. 'll2, Stray!, Pribter, at The Sun Oificef_ n or 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the C OQ of Aliddlexox, Friday, August , 1857. REL infl uential gei saffering fel' o lIEETING London, on T The ehair wil Many. into a Committee affording relic this fearful ca .---....— Tickets of Iteserved seal mansion:i; Foßth, noat with Cs 2/. lOs Walstcoats, ....,_ INDIA co Unitary Of ttrances on t' °dices as abc D sOUTE bt Train forßeMmicbe Wey moul Christchurzh Remember fr ea ting at the Fares ther rl4 p°, Bs. small ca Tickets no _et Wednesday, dington at 8 b ay, Brixhat W eston-supe arnstaple, - -nit tai "eRs, an 4 fepten: _ , y V West( Taunt Exets Starci Newt - Barnf. Children Kings ferable, and GRE , EX4 Liverpool, c A Train NJ 7.30 a.rn (land ing B.ta Dublin, Vs.6d lit Birke nhead,ls s.; Weill; n, 2 25. 6(1 21 8. 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