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ettrti Witititon SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. SEDUCTION AND PROSTITUTION BILL (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. SPOONER said that the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down objected to the Bill because it was not tairly within the province of legislation, but he (Mr. Spooner) contended that this objection applied with equal force to the suppression of every sort of crime.— (No, no.) The Hon. Gentleman then entered into a general defence of the measure, which he maintained vt as called for by the wide-spread and lamentable crime against which it was directed. After a few words in explanation from Mr. ROE BUCK, Mr. C. BERKELEY thought that this Bill would have the effect of increasing rather than diminishing the crime against which it was directed. He should, there fore. move that the Chairman report progress, and ask leave to sit again, as he believed the Bill would never effect the good anticipated from it. Sir J. PAKINGTON urged most strongly upon the Douse the propriety of proceeding with the Bill. The objections made against it, on the ground of its not being within the province of legislation, and of its opening the door to cons piracy, were of no force, and should not weigh for a moment against it. The LORD ADVOCATE was of opinion that much good might be done isy the Bill in its present shape, and he would therefore give it his support. He thought that in order to place a Bill of this sort upon a right footing it was necessary to put the definition of the offence more clearly, and with a better protection to those who might be unjustly accused under its provisions. After a few words from Mr. TRELAWNY, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. R. YORKE said that in his opinion it was the province of the House to put down every abomination that came under its cognizance, and therefore he came with the intention of supporting the measure of the Hon. Gentleman opposite; but on a revision of its enactments he had come to the conclusion that it would give faci li;ies to ill-dispcsed persons to get up false charges against persons who were perfectly innocent of them, and yet afraid to repel them publicly, and taking that into consideration he thought that the measure was not one waich could be safely carried out, however good its intentions might be. Mr. BANK ES said that offences under this Act could not always be proved when charged, for the previous immorality of the accusing party was necessary to be proved, and how was that to be done? Even though the accusing party might be notoriously immoral, still the proof of her misconduct might be wanting , a nd could not be obtained. After a few words from Mr. B. DENISON, Mr. ROEBUCK objected to this measure, as throwing upon every man in decent society a risk of accusation which ho did not incur at the present moment. The Bill would not prevent the evil it was intended to remedy, but would merely give rise to another. Under the provisions of this Act no one would be safe, from the Archbishop of Canterbury downwards—nay, even the Hon. Member himself. What remedy was there pro vided? None. Ia fact the accused was destitute of all means of defending himself, while every facility was open to the accuser. Sir G. GREY said that considerations of great im portance had been urged against the last clause, upon which they then were, and it was stated that the only remedy was to reject it. To that course he would give all the opposition in his power, as he thought that it would be very unfair, after having assented to the mea sure so far. Lord SANDON approved of the suggestions of the Right Hon. Gentleman, and advised the Hon. Gentle man (Mr. Spooner) to adopt them. Mr. BODKIN said the difficulty with respect to the second clause could not be got rid of by its omission and the substitution of another, owing to the difficulty of reaching those who set the procurers and pro curesses in motion. He had had much experience of the great extent to which the system was carried; but still an innocent and respectable person was rarely convicted by a jury of an offence unjustly imputed to him. Mr. DUNCOMBE supported the clause as it stood. Ile had proposed the insertion of the words in Com mittee; it was agreed to nemine contradicenti in a Committee of which the Lord Advocate, the Judge Advocate, the Honourable Member for Rochester (Mr. Bodkin), and the Hon. Member for Bath (Mr. Roebuck), were members. He thought it the Bill was to be altered from time to time—if clause atter clause was to be altered or expunged—that it would be better to withdraw it altogether. The clause which they wished to be expunged was the most valuable part of the Bill, because it would reach those who pandered to their base appetites.—(Roars of laughter.) Mr. SMONER consented to the suggestions of the Right Honourable Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and said he, with the aid of his Learned Friends, would remodel the Bill as proposed. The Hon. Gentleman in the chair might now report the Bill. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Finsbury, had, he thought, introduced the clause fur the purpose ot defeating the Bill.—(Cries of " Order, order.") Mr. DITSCOMBIi denied that he had been actuated by any such motive. The clause was drawn up by the H )nourable Gentleman himself, and he simply adopted h;s words. Mr. SPOONER replied that he drew up the clause at the suggestion of the lion. Gentleman himself. Mr. C. BERKELEY then moved, as an amendment, that the report be brought up that day six mouths. The Committee then divided, when there appeared — For the amendment Against it Majority against the amendment —55 After a short conversation the report was received, and ordered to be printed and brought up on Wednesday next. POOR REMOVAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Captain PECHELL said that there had been no ri medy provided by the Committee for what was disap proved of in this Bill, the Committee having con cluded their labours without making any re. port. Notwithstanding what had been said by the Attorneyllgneral, he could, if he did not fear to wearffititt House, show that the retrospec tive working -of the poor-law was most unjust. He thought that the House was bound to agree to the Bill of the Hon. Member for Dorsetshire as a means of remedying the evils that existed. That Hon. Member was deserving of the thanks of the country, and how was he supported? Why, there were no less then 197 petitions in favour of the Hon. Member's views, and these petitions contained no less than 30,196 aii4natures. (The lion. Member here read some ex tracts from a correspondence that had taken place on t7iis question in support of his views.) lie trusted that toe Hon. Member would succeed in his endeavours. Mr. R. PALMER said that he felt bound to support this Bill. He considered that the Bill would be of great vantage. Sir J. PAKINGTON could not agree with the Hon. Gentleman. In his part of the country the Bill intro d,icel by the Right Hon. Baroaet the Member for Dor chester (Sir J. Graham) had worked well, and had not led to one instance of litigation ; and if the Bill of his Hon. Friend were acceded to the poor would be deprived ce one of the most valuable boons which had been conferred upon them.—(Hear, hear.) He did not deny that cases of hardship bad occurred under the Act— (Hear, hear)—but they arose simply from the conduct of the boards of guardians, and not from their adhering to the Act. Hardships had been inflicted upon aged and infirm poor by guardians driving them from one parish to another, in order to get rid of the responsibility of keeping them. The Act to which he had referred was passed to amend the anomalies and hardships in the old law, and as it had worked well he thought it should continue. If the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Dorsetshire (Mr. Bankes) were to refer to the report of the Poor-law Commissioners for the 3 present year he would find that he was correct in saying o that the law had been a great boon, and that where hardships arose they were not attributable:to the law, bet ce the guardisus of the poor. The ratepayers, he was sure, would not refuse any additional burden which might be cast upon them by the additional cost of supporting those who had expended their labour and their days amongst them; at the same time he admitted that the law of settlement required great alteration. He regretted to hear that the Committee which had been appointed on the law of settlement had agreed to resolutions and had afterwards rescinded them, and had, therefore, come to the determination to keep them to theneselves.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Such was the nature of the rumours which had reached him. He hoped, however, that the Government in the next session of Parliament would take the whole sub ject of the law of settlement and rate-paying seri ously into their consideration, an d b r i ng f orwar d measures for the purpose of amending them. b e gged to move, as an amendment, that the Bill be read a seco n d t i me that day six months. ' The motion haysinaldr,in been seconded, Sir G. GREY submitting the gro un d o f hi s objection to the Bill, he begged at the outset to say th a t i t was now his intention t o offer position which he stated the Bill th at op on its introduction it would have to encounter from him in its su bsequent stages. What did the Bill propose to do ? It did n ot propose to amend the Bill o f b last a s i t t session, which was but absolutely to repe al the very essence One of the most valuable and im p or tant Bills that had had ever received the assent of that House, as it was calculated to confer the greatest advantages upon the poor. The principle embodied in the No of last session was this—that residence for a certain term should entitle a person to claim exemption from removal, so that a person who had lived and worked is a parish for a given number of years should nut be driven to another, and a peehaps distant one, for support in the hour of need. When-the Bill o f last session was proposed very great objections were made to it, but they were not to look to the inconvenience which had arisen from the Bill in one or tw o, or in any number of instances, and infer t h a t the Bill had not worked well, because if they were to do so they would overlook the nume rous beneficial instances which had resulted from it. It was to prevent localities from being bur dened with the support of those who had no claim - upon them that the Bill was passed. The re movability of persons after a lengthened residence in I district was admitted on all hands to be a grievance requiring the interposition of the Legislature, and there fore this Act was passed, confirming the principle that persons should be irremovable after 6, residence of ac certain term. It had generally worked well he believed, and he was glad to hear from the Hon. Baronet that it I had worked well in his part of the country. Notwith standing the objections which had been made, he be lieved the balance was much in favour of the poor, and he feared, if they repealed it, that they would inflict the greatest and most irreparable injury upon the poor. These inconveniences were incidental to a change in the law, and he believed that after all changes there would be found considerable difficulties in the administration of it. If the inconveniences complained of by his Hon. Friead bad been removed by length of time, why should it be proposed that the parish officers should again be thrown into uncertainty as to their duties under the law, by a repeal of the present law, and the sub stitution of a new one? It was no objection to this Act to say that litigation took place under it, for unless it could be shown that any new law would remove the system of litigation, the objection was not valid. The real question to decide was, whether the case was one of such present emergency as to require that, at the end of a session, and without the presence of those who were most interested, the whole of this law should be repealed, and a new one substituted upon an entirely diffe rent basis. He was quite sure that the resolutions of the Committee upon the law of settlement had been rejected, and refused to be reported to the House by a small majority, but that did not remove from the House the power of now considering the matter. These reso lutions would shortly be reported to the House, and there seemed to prevail an opinion that an extensive change in this law was necessary, by means of a change in the area of rating. Sir F. Pigot, before the Committee, stated that he did not think that there was any immediate necessity for a change in the law, as it created very considerable confusion in the unions which had just adapted their operations to the existing law. He thought that any change which should take place immediately, and with out the full concurrence of the whole [louse, would be most mischievous in its consequences both to the public and to the poor ; but he thought that that forbearance now would by no means interfere with the full discussion and consideratioa of the question at a very early period in the ensuing session. For these reasons he hoped that the House would not consent to the repeal of an Act which could not be properly discussed at this period of the session, and which involved so serious and exten sive a change. The Marquis of GRANBY said that it did not appear to him that the Right Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down was very confident in the success of the measure before the House. He believed that the law of last session had acted most injuriously, and that the ratepayers of towns had r be t en e great sufferers in consequence. It did not confer the benefits intended, norhe should,remov e pberonpeofistsedwitioichobivte therefore, ev'l s which support cht the motion of his lion. Friend. After a few words in explanation from Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, Mr. SPOONER said he would not go into the question whether the Bill was or was not a boon to agriculture. His object in supporting the Bill of last session was because he was of opinion that the parish which received the benefit of the poor man's labour should support him in his distress. He adjured the House to put a stop to those evils which had hitherto arisen in the larger towns by the repeal of this Bill, which was not only injurious to the poor them selves, but also to those whose duty it was to afford them the means of relief. Mr. V. SMITH said that his great objection to the Bill was, that as soon us the ratepayers found its operation in any way disagreeable they would avail them selves of the only obvious remedy, viz., by making the poor suffer greater hardships than they did at present. The moment the present Act was passed a considerable amount of confusion was created, and although they had been told by the law officers, that the portion of the Act referring to industrial residence was to be interpreted by the rules of common sense, and on their finding that common sense was inapplicable to the law, and again applying to the law officers, a totally new construction of the Act was igiven to them. There had been, notwithstanding all that had been said, a very considerable amount of legisla tion under this Act, and there were already a con siderable number of legal questions dependent upon it. The question was submitted to a Committee in the be ginning of this session. It had been in labour for the whole session—(Laughter)—but as yet no result had appeared to the House or the world. The Committee was truly a secret as well as a Select Committee, for not a word could they get out of them, and this was the Committee on which they were to depend. And let the House remember that next session was a new session of Parliament, and the persons then coming in would not be bound by the wisdom of their ancestors.—( Laughter.) Ile should, after a careful examination of ad the circumstances, give his vote for the Bill of the lion. Member opposite. Mr. RICE said he was very anxious that a gentle. man who possessed considerable experience on this sub ject should be examined before this Committee. He had a letter from that gentleman deprecating the principle of non-removal. Ile hoped that Hon. Gentlemen would agree with the motion of the Hon. Member for Dorset shire. He did not think that they should lose sight of the ratepayers, and the effect of this law had been to re lieve the rich and impose the burden on the poor. Sir J. GRAHAM said that it would not bx necessary for him to detain the House for any length of time. Considering the merits of the question, he agreed with the Hon. Member, who said that it did not matter what was the principle of that Bill. He then expressly stated that he did not propose any compensation, tecause he was aware that if any such pro position were made, the Bill would have been rejected. He would read the clause respecting the removal, which was brought forward in 1844, and which was identical with that introduced by him last year. (The Hon. Member here read the clause in question.) He joined issue with the Honourable Gentleman who contended that this was a law for the rich and not for the poor. But there were other classes operated upon by the Act of last session ; but another class derived great benefit—the great class resident in districts in which they were not settled before the passing of the Act, and who were not in receipt of relief, from their legal settlements, and who had never ventured to apply for relief from the parishes in which they resided, from the fear of being removed to their legal settlement. They constituted a very large and a very suffering class, and the Bill, therefore, of last session was of the most beneficent nature to them. There was, for instance, the industrious Irish,`of whom there were such large numbers in the manufacturing districts, who after having laboured in a district for a period of five years, and contributed during that time to its wealth, were told, immediately on applying for relief, that they mast be removed ; and upon this class of persons it conferred the greatest advantages. By far the most numerous class were either entirely injured from the Act, whilst the other received the greatest benefit from it. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Bir mingham (Mr. Spooner) supported the Act of last session, and he did not now regret that he had given it that support. Still he (Sir James Graham) was perfectly willing to concede to him and to other lion. Members that the Act of last session bad received a more extensive operation than was originally intended, from th e cons t ruct i on put upon the words introduced into the Bill d ur i ng i ts progress t h rough the Ibuse. He asked them, therefore, again to try the Bill by this test—were the poor injured? The construction put upon the Act by the law officers of the Crown, and which had led to this extended operation, was most humane and beneficent ; and if they had any regard for the interests of the poor, that was an additional reason why this Act should be maintained in all its integrity. —(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down had made some remarks upon what he (Sir J. Graham) said, at the time the Bill was before the House, with respect to ratepayers, but he (Sir J. Graham) did not wish to retract one word which he uttered on this part of the subject on that occasion, yet he could not but admit that although the Act had worked most bene ficially as far as the poor were concerned, yet its cost had fallen heavily upon the ratepayers ; and when the subject of the law of settlement and of the removal of the poor was before the House he trusted that the expediency of giving a more extended area to the rates would be also taken into consideration. The Committee on the law of settlement, of which he was a member, had sat five months, and collected a vast mass of evidence on the subject, but he regretted that the Committee, by a majcrity of one, had determined that the resolutions which they had adopted should not be reported to the House ; yet by a wise regulation of the House their proceedings would become known to the House and to the country—how each member of the Committee voted would be seen, and also that the resolutions which they had passed, were to the following effect :—First, that the law of removal ought to be abolished ; and second, that the area of the rate ought to be extended. He hoped that the evidence collected by the Committee, would enable the public to estimate the real nature of the question during the recess, and that it would affcrd the Government an admirable opportunity of ascertaining the public opinion upon the question ; he hoped also that her Majesty's Govern ment, without any undue prejudice, without reference to the part which the Members of the Committee had taken, would in the new Parliament be prepared to bring forward a Bill on the subject and that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. V. Smith) who had so well played the part of the young Member, would give them his support. He should give his decided opposition to the repeal of the Act of last session. In fact, the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir G. Grey) went to show that there were no petitions in favour of the Bill of the Right Hon. Gentleman. He quoted, it was true, the opinion of a gentleman at Bath, and the opinion of the editor of a York newspaper, but these were the authorities on which they were to rely for the necessity of the Bill, an d t h e repea l o f t h e A ct passed d ur i ng t h e com p ettimee nt house,might showthat opinion hadworked o persons l Mr. Hall, one of the Assistant Poor-l aw Commis sioners, whose district in London comprised a population by the recipients OrferPojted that no complaints were made of 1,800,000 souls the law, and the eLek: with respect to the working of complaintsdiminisi of the ratepayers were few, I t y he Bill of the lion, into he he believed that the p a a n a d ain r g ap o id f Gentleman thtehors iwltloeul his d throw m o most the state of the l aw he could not hesitate t 0 0 0mplete confusion, course he should pursue. ne should strenuous support, and hoped that would reject by a large majority silo proposition House which he considered a most dangerous one. — Mr. MILES said he had heard it stated that Mr. H all was one of the witnesses who, when before the commit- tee condemned the present law—(Hear),--and a refer ence to the evidence would show that that law wa s not so much approved of as the Hon. Baronet seemed to suppose. In fact, with the exception of Mr. gap, all the witnesses reprobated the law. They had only been informed yesterday that the Committee had come to the decision referred to, and that they thought it would not be well to mix up the law of removal with the law of settle ment. He had always been in favour of an industrial resi dence being taken as the right of a person to receive relief. The subject was a difficult one, and required the utmost consideration ; but the House should recollect before they rejected the Bill of the lion. Member for Dorset shire, that it would afford great benefits to the rate payers, whale interest ought to be remembered in a question of this nature. The Act of last session was found fault with both by the ratepayers and the poor and infirm themselves. If he saw any prospect of an early adjustment of the whole question he would advise his Hon. Friend to withdraw the Bill, but, as he saw no such prospect, he hoped that his Hon. Friend would persevere with his Bill. Mr. C. BULLER said that much dissatisfaction had been expressed at the result which had been arrived at by the Committee on this subject, of which he (Mr. C. Buller) was chairman, and the Honourable Member for Northamptonshire was very witty at their expense, but he (Mr. Buller) did not see that the duties of a Committee were other than this—to bring before the House and the country a mass of evidence which would enable the House to come to a conclusion on this subject. It had been said that the Committee had done no- thing ; he maintained that they had done a great deal. If he had acted upon the hints which had been made to him with respect to the examination of all witnesses, he believed the next Parliament, if it sat for seven years, would not see the end of the examination. The course then which was adopted was, to make the best selection of witnesses they could, and he would leave it to the House to form its opinion of the judgment which had been exercised in this respect. Another duty also was to get as many practical men before them as they could, and the Committee freely discussed resolutions which were proposed for the alteration of the law. The lion. Mem ber for Stroud, the Hon. Member for Leeds, the lion. Member for Finsbury, and the lion. Member for Ro chester, severally brought forward plans, all of which were rejected, with the exception of a portion of that proposed by the Hon. Member for Stroud, which was adopted by the Committee, and added to the resolutions to which they had come themselves. The conclusion to which he had come, after a full investigation of the whole case, was that the law of settlement and of removal should be abolished. He had thought it dangerous to interfere with that question, but he now believed that the law of removal was injurious to all classes, and especially to the industrious classes. After expressing this conclusion he had no doubt as to the course which he should feel it his duty to take with regard to the motion of the Hon. Gentleman opposite. They were asked to repeal the Bill. The House last session ordered that the removal of the poor man should not take place excepting under certain circumstances. What would be the effect of this repeal ? That the poor man who was not removed last year would be liable to be removed next year. Was the Committee to move the House to bring to light a law of this nature? For the last fifteen years the law had been against the poor. Under the old law a poor man could earn a settlement by hiring himself in a district for a certain period. The Act of the last session was humane and beneficent; but now comes the lion. Member for Dorsetshire, and without substituting any thing better, he proposed to repeal the only law which had tried to better the condition of the poor in the last 15 years. Mr. BANKES replied. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading lO2 Against it Majority against the Bill -3 The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. WATERFORD AND LIMERICK. Their Lordships met this day to hear evidence upon this line, and decided that the preamble of the Bill had passed. Room B. CALEDONIAN BRANCHES TO CANODIE. Their Lordships met this day, at the usual hour, for the dispatch of public business. The evidence was again proceeded with, but was of a wholly similar nature to that already given. Room C. STOUR VALLEY (No. II). Mr. Robert Stephenson, C.E., engineer to the line, was examined with respect to this line. The proposed line would join the Midland branch at or near to Hales owen. It was a great advantage to the public to have the main line communicating with Stourbridge, as it would give the means of a direct access with Birming ham. He thought that the proposed line would be ballusted in 24 or 25 days. By the proposed line they would be enabled to combine with all the railways to the north of Birmingham. At the conclusion of the evidence of Mr. Robert Stephenson, C. E., their Lordships adjourned till eleven to-morrow. Room 1). NEWPORT, A BERGAVENN V, AND HERE FORD (EXTENSION TO Tarr VALE). This case came on before their Lordships at eleven o'clock this morning. Mr. TALBOT opened the case for the promoters of the railway. lie proceeded to t oint out the advantages of the line, and objected to the Taff Vale Company appear ing in opposition. The Committee decided that the Taff Vale had a right to appear, not against the general principle of the line, but against the junction. Mr. Merryweather was heard for the Taff Vale Company. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VI. BRISTOL AND EXETER (TAUNTON AND CASTLE CARY BRANCH, AND BLEADON AND WELLS). The Committee met at the usual hour, and were occu pied the whole of the day in hearing evidence on behalf of the promoters of the line. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve to-morrow. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE M I 1847. GROUP X. This Committee met at the usual hour ; Lord Clive i❑ the chair. EASTERN COUNTIES (ILPORD TO TIL- BURT PORT AND SOUTH ND). The opposition of the Thames Haven Company having been closed, Mr. AUSTIN replied at considerable length. The room was then cleared, and the Committee having consulted for a few moments, strangers were re-ad mitted, when The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had decided that the preamble of the Bill was proved. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXX. S-ICZEOLIMII (FROM MELDS AND SELDY). The Committee met at the usual hour. Witnesses in favour of the Bill were examined during the whole of the day. The Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP XXXIX. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. YORK AND NEWCASTLE (AMENDMENT OS MAIN LINE). The Committee were engaged the whole of the day in receiving local, general, and engineering evidence in favour of this Bill. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) The following Bills were declared to have passed : Oldham Alliance Bill Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Railway (the opposi tion having been withdrawn). South• Eastern Railway. Widening of the Greenwich Railway, and Enlargement of the London-bridge Station. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Railway. REGISTRY of BIRTHS and DEATHS DURING THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 19. I Deaths registered in the week. Births registered in the week. Males ... ... ... 537 Males ... ... ... 620 Females ... ... 441 Females ... ... 558 --. Total . 978 Total ... 1,178 CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) DALE V. HAMILTON. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were then resumed, and occupied the Court the whole morning. This bill was filed by Mr. Dale, a surveyor and land agent at Birkenhead, in the county of Chester, to enforce an agreement by which he claimed to be entitled to a third of the profits arising from the purchase of some building ground in Princes-street, Camden-street, and Lord-street, in the new town of Birkenhead. The de fendants pleaded the Statute of Frauds in bar of the claim, but the Vice-Chancellor ItYigrani held that it did not so operate. His Honour, however, directed issues to try the facts, and both parties appealed against the order of the court below. The case appeared likely to occupy some days in argument. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) His Honour the Vice •Chancellor of England took causes to-day, but no case of any public interest came before his honour during the morning. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour was occupied the whole morning with bankrupt petitions. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAN-) BELSHAM V. PERCEVAL. The further arguments in this part-heard case occu pica the Court the whole day. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) • - HILTON v. LORD GRANVILLE. In this case, which had not concluded whim our After• noon Edition went to press, the jury returned is verdict for -the defendant. EAST INDIA HOUSE-(THIS DAY.) The quarterly General Court of the Proprietors of the East India Company was held to-day, in Leaden hall-street, when inOLATRY IN INDIA. Mr. PoTNDER brought forward his motion on the annuity paid for the support of the idol worship of Hindostan, which he insisted was equally inconsistent with Christian duty and political interests. He believed that there were none of those insuperable obstacles interposed before this advantage, which the timid and the wavering were so ready to imagine. If the Hindoos were once convinced of the necessity of relying upon themselves for the support of their own superstitions much of the mischief would be at once subdued, for, under the pre sent circumstances, the Indian priesthood relied on the credit of their authority, and the moment it was seen that that authority was not backed by that supreme power, which was evident throughout the whole of India, it must cease. There was, therefore, no reason what ever why the custom on which he spoke should not be abolished; he would, therefore, move " That it appearing that the continued pecuniary allowance to the Temple of Juggernaut (subject only to a recent modification) proceeds upon the assumption of a pledge presumed to have been originally given upon the conquest of Cuttack, and that the late recommenda tion of the Bengal Government for the continuance of this money payment, under another form, appears to require further c onsideration, it be referred to the Ho nourable Court of Directors to review the arguments for the continuance of this annual payment, having special reference to their own dispatch to the Bengal Govern ment of the 20th February, 1843." The motion being seconded, The CHAIRMAN said, that while the subject which had been brought before the Court of Directors was allowed to be of the utmost importance, there were considerations which greatly impeded their active interposition, but the Hon. Proprietor might be assured that no efforts would be spared to accomplish that which would be for the advantage of India; and that, under any circumstances, the directors decided that, whatever might be the result, at the proper time they would do their duty. Mr. POYNDER said that, with this assurance, he was satisfied, and would, therefore, withdraw his motion. Mr. THoMpsoN also begged to withdraw his motion for the present, and he would therefore give notice that he would bring it on at the next general court. The motion was accordingly postponed. RAILWAYS IN INDIA. Dr. SULLIVAN then rose to move for the production of the correspondence and memorials respecting railways in India. In doing so he was exceedingly anxious to avoid anything like reflection on the directors, but the matter which ho had to submit was of too much importance to be lightly passed over, especially as the formation of railroads would materially increase the prosperity of India, and the ex pense of their formation would be of buClittle cost to the Company. In this particular respect India was be hind every other country in the world. In the case of that prime necessary of life, the benefit to the Indian residents from the formation of railroads would be immense, for the inhabitants of the coast had only to expose the sea water to the action of the sun, and with but little care the sun would perform the whole duty of evaporation, and sublimation would be done by the sun. Then, with regard to the article of cotton, the advantages of a rapid transit were equally evident, for it was an indubitable fact that the plains of India were competent to produce the whole of the cotton that was necessary for the manufacturing demands of this country. He was per fectly satisfied, if the Court of Directors would for ward this object, that the districts in the neighbour hood of Madras would alone be sufficient for the purpose. Cuba, and Jamaica, and New Bruns wick had all railroads, and the Mauritius, Ceylon, and other colonies, were about to have them. Seeing then, that there was no insuperable obstacle, and that the outlay would be repaid, not only in the shape of an ample re turn to the revenue, and a large per centage to the proprietors, he would, therefore, conclude with the terms of the motion, of which he had give notice. The motion having been seconded, The CHAIRMAN said that he could assure the proprie tors that the directors were anxious in every way to for ward the object. Twenty years ago he had himself written a treatise to show the value of the cotton culti vation in India. But if railways were made at all there, Bengal, which is as well adapted for the cultivation of cotton as the neighbourhood of Madras, ought first to enjoy the benefit, especially as it is the seat of Government, and, consequently, the centre of intelligence for the territory of the Company. He would not have the slightest objection to produce the papers requested, but he deemed them quite useless until some results had been produced. Of one thing, however, he must remind the Hon. Proprietor, that money was not exactly picked up everywhere, and that it required considerable thought before any plan was adopted. General BRIGGS said that this matter had been under consideration for some thirty years or more, and that it was now high time that they came to some conclusion on the subject, for the advantage to the country was so great and so evident, that the directors ought to proceed immediately. If it were necessary at all to obtain any evidence of the benefit that would arise from the forma • tion of railroads, they had nothing to do but to refer to the progress which had been made since the formation of railroads in India. It was a singular, but not the less a substantial tact, that before the formation of railroads in India, it absolutely required no less than 4,200 men to convey one officer to the seat of govern ment; and at a subsequent period not fewer than 7,300 men to carry three officers to the coast. But what would have been the case if a railroad had been made in that direction. Then, again, with regard to the cultivation of sugar, it was well known that sugar is consumed in this country after the rate of 61bs. per bead, and that the price paid is from fivepence to sixpence per pound, whereas if it was ob tained from India it would not cost more than from threepence to fourpence per pound. India is at the pre sent moment a large sugar producing country, for it supplies ni it only its own population, but the whole of the countries both east and west of it for a considerable distance. Persia, amongst others, produced no sugar, and derived its whole supply from India. The population of that country alone consumes 580,000 tons, the whole of which is obtained from their own: cultivation. For cotton and every other product the advantages were equally manifest. After some observations from Mr.Princep, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Fielder, and Major Oliphant, all of them, excepting Mr. Lewis, supporting the motion, Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE said that it was ridiculous to talk of the want of money for any great public object, when he had himself that very morning, at the Privy Council, seen a brief endorsed with 6,000 guineas, and averse as he was to a profligate expenditure even in law, it did appear to him a little too much to talk of the want of funds for a great public improvement which would not only return a good per centage to the proprietors, but add greatly to the revenue in the face of this fact. Mr. HILL explained that the case alluded to by the Learned Sergeant was a Crown appeal, in which it was necessary to retain not only the Attorney and Solicitor-General of the present Government, but also those of the late Government, together with standing counsel of the Company ; and that was the occasion of the large expenditure. Dr. SULLIVAN having replied, The Court divided, when there appeared for the motion 26, against it 17. The other motion, for which notice had been given, being withdrawn, the business concluded, and the Court adjourned. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, JUNE 22.—The continued firmness and gradual advance in the Liverpool cotton market, has caused spinners and manufacturers gene rally to ask higher prices here; and to some extent, particularly in yarn, buyers have acceded to their de mands. There appears to be a fair number of orders in the market for yarn for Russia, Holland, and the Medi terranean; but the advance of prices prevents the buyers from operating freely, and the business done is conse quently on a limited scale. For goods there has not been so much inquiry as during last week, and very few sales have been made—generally at previous rates. ROCHDALE, MONDAY, JUNE 21.—We have had very few buyers in the market to-day ; but though the busi ness done has been very limited, there is a better feeling manifested, and more inquiry about goods. The wool trade is still slack, and there has been very little done. Prices have undergone little change since last Monday. HALIFAX, SATURDAY, JUNE 19.—Although there was no increase of business in the Piece Hall to day, yet there was a better attendance of mer chants, and evidently an improved state of feeling. The yarn market also presents a rather cheerful aspect; though we cannot say that either the demand or prices have decidedly improved. The stock of wool at market is very light, and a moderate business doing, to supply immediate w an t s; b ut pr i ces h ave no t been so lo w f or many years. There is a prospect of a strong contest between the gr ower an d t h e sp i nner , the issue of which altogether depends upon the result of the harvest. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY, JIINE 22.—We had a de cidedly bett e r mar k et to- d ay, w i t h a fair attend a nc e o f buyers, and a sorts of fancy goods. considerable business done in the best LEEDS, TUESDAY, JUNE 22.—There was a rather better mark e t l ast S aturday, an d a l i ttl e m ore ha s be e n doing to-d a y mend for cl ot h s an d h eav i er d escr iptions of woollens in fancy tw e ed s and coatings; but no de has as yet set in, and these branches of our trade are still in a languid state.—Manchester Guardian. A MAN KILLED IN A FIG LlT.—Between eight and nine o'clock yesterday morning, a man named John Watson, toria-bridge, an d anot h er man name d Bradley, had a a fishmonger, standing at the bottom of Vic dispute in the Fish Market, about a shilling, which the latter alleged to be due to him from the former. From words they came to blows ; after they had fought for a short time, they fell together over some baskets of fish, but got up and renewed the fight, taking hold of each other by the hair. Watson then commenced " butting" at Bradley with his head; and at the sa me ti me a man n amed Peter Swift, who is in the employment of Watson, came up, and struck Bradley a violent blow with his fist on the temple. Bradley immediately fell down insensible, and he expired as some of the bystanders were taking him to the Infirmary ; indeed, before he was taken far from the spot where the outrage occurred. Watson ran off immediately that the deceased fell, and has not yet been appr e h en d e d ; but Swift, who remained, was apprehended by sub-inspector Dixon, who had been informed that there was a fight in the Victoria Market, and came up almost i mm ediately after the occurrence. Swift was brought up at the Borough Court yesterday, when the above facts were given in evidence, and he was remanded till this day. The father of Watson, at the same time, promised that his son should be produced at the sitting of the Court to-day.--Mancheaer Guardian. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, June 22. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER, &c., BILL. On the order of the day for going into Committee on this Bill being read, The Bishop of EXETER said that it was with con siderable pain to himself that he felt bound to oppose the further progress of this Bill. He was unwilling to make a motion, and would, therefore, content himself by say ing that the Bill did not meet with his approval in its present state. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, with respect to the law, as it related to the appointment of Spiritual and temporal Peers, The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed with his Noble and Learned Friend in the opinion he had expressed upon the proposal of the Right Reverend Prelate. The House then went into Committee. On the 2d clause being proposed, Lord REDESDALE rose to move the amendment of which he had given notice, namely, " And whereas doubts may arise whether bishops of the new sees to be established under the powers of this Act, may not demand, as of right, writs of summons to Par liament, be it enacted, pursuant to the declaration of her Majesty, herein before recited, that until her Majesty shall be graciously pleased to summon to Parliament any bishop holding one of the said sees, no bishop holding that see shall be entitled to demand, as of right, a writ of summons to Parliament." It was always hitherto contended that where a Peerage was conferred a right to be summoned to Parliament was also conferred, and they had always obtained in this country, except when the powers of this House were destroyed by a republican Government. The Marquis of LANSDO bVNe, was understood to oppose the insertion of the clause. He considered that the spiritual Peers sat in the House under totally dif ferent circumstances from the temporal Peers ; in their case the right to the peerage did not descend from father to son as was the case with the other Peers. Lord STANLEY thought that the mode in which this new bishop was to be appointed was most objectionable, inasmuch as it would be an obstruction upon the prero gative of the Crown, but it was more than this—it was an invasion of their rights, whether spiritual or tem poral.—(Hear, hear.) Independently of this objection in point of principle, it was also objectionable with respect to those other bishops who were to be at a future day appointed. If, however, new bishops were to be appointed he considered that they must be appointed in a different mode, and under different circumstances, but if the plan of the Bill were carried out, many of the young talented members of the Church would be ex cluded from seats on the Bench. Besides establishing a dangerous precedent, it was seriously interfering with the prerogative of the Crown ; and he hoped, therefore, their Lordships mould pause before they rejected the amendment of his Noble Friend. They were called upon to establish Baronies without seats in that House, and he thought the principle was most dangerous and unwise. Just as well might they be asked to pass a Bill, restricting the number of Marquises who should hold seats in that House. The Bishops of Exeter and Salisbury had just as much right to seats in that House as the Marquis of Exeter or the Marquis of Salisbury, and their Lordships had no legal right to deprive any Bishop of a seat in that House. For these reasons he certainly should give his support to the motion of his Noble and Learned Friend. _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the difficulty really was not whether there should be a new bishopric founded, but whether he should have a seat in the House. It had been objected to :this measure as an undue in terference with the rights of the Crown, of the Right Rev. Prelates, and the whole of the temporal Peers be sides. He was at a loss to account how these results could follow from the passing of this Bill. Was the House prepared to say that every new Bishop should have a seat in the House, without regard to the numbers to be appointed, or would their Lordships allow that proper spiritual superintendence to be afforded to the country, which was so much needed, by proper and effi cient persons, who would not have a seat in that House ? Those were the only two courses which he saw ope❑ for the house to adopt. Ho thought that the Bill was one which met the difficulties of the whole case, and he thought that it was one which was entitled to receive their Lordships support. The Marquis of BUTE said that ho felt reluctantly compelled to oppose the further progress of the measure, and he should give his support to the amendment of his Noble Friend. The Bishop of EXETER said that in his opinion the present Bill would have the effect of placing a restraint upon the prerogative of the Crown, in the creation of new Bishops. The Bishop of LONDON said as they might expect him, as one of the Commissioners appointed by her sssajesty to carry out her Majesty's recommendations with respect to the appointment of new bishops, to say a few words, he would do so. He was ready to take his share in the blame which might attach to those who had proposed this Bill. His Noble and Learned Friend (the Bishop of Exeter) said that the right of a bishop to be summoned to that House was created at the time of his investure ; but the right existed as well with respect to young as to old bishops. There was considerable weigh i; in the objections made by the Noble Lords ; but then those from whom the Bill emanated had to deal with great difficulties, and they chose what appeared to them to be the best. After detailing the circumstances which had led to the introduction of the Bill, the Right Reverend Prelate proceeded to say, that he was of opinion that bishops, after they were ordained, should reside some years in their diocese before they came to the metropolis. There ought always to be a sufficient number of bishops to represent the church ; but he did not think so large a number of new bishops should be appointed, as many Noble Lords seemed to suppose, because he thought that a bishop, by the aid of archdeacons, might be enabled to accomplish great good in his diocese. Upon these grounds he felt it his duty to support the Bill. Lord REDESDALE considered that the clause would prove dangerous to the prerogative of the Crown, and therefore he should vote for its rejection. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and their Lordships divided:— For the amendment Against it Majority against the amendment —3o The Bishop of OXFORD then proposed the insertion of a clause (the purport of which did not reach the gallery) which was agreed to without a division. The Bishop of SALISBURY, on clause 3 being pro posed, moved an amendment regulating the rights and immunities of the deans and chapters in connexion with cathedral establishments of the old foundation. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to state the rea sons why he objected to the amendment proposed, but the Noble Lord spoke in so low a tone of voice that he could not be heard in the gallery. The clause was then agreed to. The other clauses were then agreed to. The following Bills were then read a third time: — Great Southern and Western Railway Extension (Por tarlington to Tullamore). Dublin and Drogheda Railway (Branch from Navan to _ Kells). _ Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct, and Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway Amalgamation. Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway. Macduff Harbour Improvement. Southampton and Dorchester Railway. Eastern Counties Railway (Maldon, Witham and Brain- tree Railway purchase). Norfolk Railway (Yarmouth Extension). Norfolk Railway (Wymondham Branch). Great Western Railway (Branch to join London and South-Western Railway at Lambeth). Swansea Valley Railway. Lowestoft Railway and Harbour (Alteration near Read haveu). Dundee and Perth Railway (Inchture, Polgrave and Inchmichael Branches). The other Bills were forwarded a stage, and their Lordships adjourned at a quarter past Eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 22. COPPER DUTIES. Mr. ASHLEY presented a petition signed by 11,000 working men of the county of Cornwall, in relation to the copper duties, and moved that it be printed with the votes. . _ Mr. MUNTZ then rose to move " That the House resolve itself into a Committee of Customs, to consider the duties upon the importation of copper (Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 47), with a view to their reluction or abolition." He said that previous to 1829 a large quantity of copper ore was usually smelted in South America. The quantity, however, was reduced by a wise alteration of the law in relation to the importation of that article. But another alteration was made in the law in 1842 prejudicial to the importation of ore into this country, so that in 1843 the quantity imported was 19,829 tons, in 1845 10,600 tons, and in 1846 13,000 tons. The manufacture this country was actually being super seded, and this was the case in the town which he re presented ; therefore:it became a very serious matter for the consideration of this House. Now it was a fact that France had imported 1,600 tons of copper into South America andsmuggling was going on to a great ex tent into Adelaide. The Hon. Member then read a letter from Valparaiso, which stated that a great improve ment was going on with respect to this article. The Hon. Member concluded by moving that the House resolve itself into Committee, to consider the duties upon the importation of copper, with a view to their re duction or abolition. Mr. EWART most heartily seconded the motion; for this was a matter of too much importance to the mercantile marine to be neglected, and he, therefore, concurred in the views of the Hon. Member for Bir mingham. Sir CHARLES LEMON thought that this inquiry was one which was quite unnecessary, for it had, by no means been satisfactorily proved that the new plan was better than the old one, for the only proof they had of it was the existence of a report to the judicial Committee and the unsupported assertions of those who were in terested in the promotion of the use of the invention. He would quote another simple instance to show that duty upon copper ore was a new tax. The Hon. Gentle man then read several lengthened extracts from the blue book, which he said were of a nature to mislead the public. It had been said, and it was true, that there had been a rise in the price of copper during the last year. But why ? Because there had been a consider able falling off in the production of the foreign mines, and of the mines at home ; also what was said of the discovery of coal in America, was an old subject. It was as great i w n e e ll xt k e n n o t w a n s t t h h e a t fi there i n w E e r n e g lcaonadl Scotland, tl America, an d and But he would not occupy the time of the House un necessarily. All he would ask of the House was, that before any change was introduced, some inquiry should be made, and some reason shown that injury would not succeed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he rose then in order that the debate might not be prolonged. He had stated at an early part of the session, that he could not hold out any prospect of a reduction in the custom's duties this year, and the charges which had fallen upon the country since then gave him no en couragement to diverge from that statement. Having said so much at that early period, he could not be sup posed to oppose the Hon. Gentleman's motion now, ex cept on a ground which he had laid down previously. On that ground and that alone, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the question, he would oppose the motion. Lord W. POWLETT thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer had adopted a course which the affairs of the country rendered necessary. Mr. CAREW said that after what had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman, he did not think it would be right to take a course opposite to what the Right Hon. Gentleman had suggested. In confirmation of what had been stated with respect to the importations to the United States, he begged to say that the quantity of copper exported from this country into the United States had become doubled within the last year. After a few words from Mr. BROWN, Lord SANDON said that having, on a different occa sion, taken a part in this question, he did not wish the present occasion to pass without saying a word. He did not agree with what had been said about the application of free-trade principles to this question. Ho trusted that no change would take place until the matter had been more fully considered. Mr. RASHLEIGH opposed the motion, which he considered prejudicial to the labourers in mines. Mr. SPOONER said that if they refused to smelt Chili copper here, it would be smelted elsewhere, already a large manufactory was at the present moment being established at the mouth of the Elbe—if the duty on copper was not taken off, they would drive out of the country a great manufacturing interest. The present duty yielded only 50,000/. a year, and such was too miserable for a Government to care about, especially when such a tax was opposed to the best interests of the empire. Lord G. BENTINCK said that he regretted he bad to oppose the Members for Birmingham, who had been formerly in alliance with him, he would be very glad that the Government would make some declaration as to what, they would do in the next session of Parliament — it would be •ery agreeable to the Cornwall miners on the one hand and the manufacturing interest of Birming ham on the other. Mr. TURNER said that it was their duty to protect the interests of the great working body of the whole country. He was in favour of the motion, but he con sidered dt would be better to adjourn the question to a future Session. After a few words from Sir CHARLES LEMON in explanation, Mr. MUNTZ said if Hon. Members knew as much of trade as he did they would not be so hasty in coming to a conclusion against the motion. He said he would press the motion to a division. Mr. NE WDEGATE regretted that he could not give his support to the motion. Sir G. CLERIC would oppose the motion on the ground stated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that he could not afford to lose so much revenue. He hoped, however, that the present Government would watch the experiment which had been already made, and shape their course accordingly. Mr. G. PALMER opposed the motion, on the ground that it would be unfair to deprive the Cornwall miners of that protection which they had hitherto enjoyed. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it 59 Majority The motion was consequently lost. WASTE LANDS OF IRELAND. Mr. P. SCROPE then brought forward the resolution of which he had given notice, that the waste lands of Ireland offer an available resource for the immediate employment and future maintenance of a part of her population, now apparently redundant; and that it is expedient to apply them to this great national object, making equitable compensation to their present proprietors. About 12 years ago he brought forward a similar mea sure, and he regretted that he was not able to have that attention drawn to it which its merits deserved. He was extremely sorry that the Government had aban doned the measure which they bad in contemplation with regard to this subject, and he hoped it would not be deemed presumption in him to bring it forward at this late period of the session. The Hon. Gentle nan was proceeding to state the grounds on which he thought the motion necessary, when An HON. MEMBRA moved that the House be counted. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and there not being 40 Members present, the House stood adjourned till to-morrow. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 12. MEMORANDUM—Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 31st Regiment of Foot bearing on its colours and ap pointments, in addition to any other badges or devices which may have heretofore been granted to the Regiment, the word " Orthes," in commemoration of the distinguished conduct of the 2d Battalion of that Regiment on the 27th February, 1814. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the several regiments undermentioned, which formed part of the forces engaged in the actions of the campaign on the banks of the Sutlej in 1845 and 1846, bearing on their colours and appointments the names of the battles in which they were severally engaged during that campaign, of which a list is subjoined : ACTIONS IN WHICH EACH REGIMENT WAS ENGAGED. Feroze- Moodkee. shah Aliwal. Sobraon. ...: . Regiments. -- -- . Dec. 18, Dec: 21 and Jan. 28, Feb. 10, 1845. 22, 1855. 1846. 1840. -- 3d Light Dragoons present present present 3 9th ditto • • present 1 16th ditto •• . present present 2 9th Foot .. • • present present present 3 10th Foot .. • . present 1 29th Foot .. • • present present 2 31st Foot .. .. present present present present 4 50th Foot . • • . present present present present 4 53d Foot • • • • present present •2 62d Foot .. • • present present 2 80th Foot • • • • present present present 8 DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basingball-street. B. Jones, draper, City-road, July 18, at twelve—W. Youell, brewer, Cranbrook, Kent, July 13, at two. In the Country. R. Sword, draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July 15, at half past ten, at the Newcaitle-upon-Tyne District Court—H. G. Gibson, chemist, Newcastle- upon-Tyne, July 13, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon. Tyne District Court—J. Buckley, J. Buckley, and H. Buckley, cotton manufacturers, Manchester, July 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—John Buckley, cotton manufacturer, Manchester, July 15, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—G. and J. Barton, copper roller manufacturers, Manchester, July 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—C. Edmonstene, bleacher, Over Darwen, Lancashire, July 14, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—N. J. Earle, grocer, Falmouth, July 21, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—R. Loosemore, scrivener, Tiverton, Devonshire, July 14, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—l. Pidwell, ironmonger, Falmouth, July 15, at one, at the Exeter Dis trict Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. Syred, market gardener, Bloomfield-road, Paddington, July 14—W. Fugler, Manchester warehousetnan, Lawrence lane, Cheapside, July 13 —J. Wa tkin s , licensed victualler, Wandsworth-road, July 13—J. W. Fielder, lace-merchant, Thavies Inn, Holborn-hill, July 13—C. R. Sauerbrey, ship owner, Fenchurch-street, July 14—G. Teil and B. M'Kenzie Ronald, merchants, Old Jewry-chambers, City, July 14—J. Williams, carpenter, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, July 15 —R. Sword, draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July 15—J. Prince, grocer, Coxhoe, Durham, July 13—S. Groom, auc tioneer, Whitchurch, Shropshire, July 27—S. Withnall and W. Cartwright, dyers, Birtle with Bamford, Lancashire, July 15—H. W. King, cabinet maker, Oldham, Lancashire, July 13—R. M'Kim, merchant, Liverpool, July 13—. T. Gar ratt, licensed victualler, Islington, July 13—J. Dalton, grocer, Wandsworth, July 13—J. P. Burdett, grocer, Ut toxeter, Staffordshire, July 13—W. H. Lovatt, factor, Wol verhampton, July 13. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. W. Henderson and G. Graham, tailors, Great Vine street—J. Allaway and G. T. Davis, upholsterers, Reading —E. T. Carlyon and P. Cock, attorneys, Truro, Cornwall— T. Hatton, J. Clayton, and H. W. thirst, printers, King-street, Covent-garden—H. Cryer, R. Lewis, and W. Edge, slate merchants, Southport, Lancashire—S. Donaldson, J. Lam bert, and G. H. Donaldson, merchants, City (so far as re gards S. Donaldson )—C. and G. Middleton, warehousemen, Norwich—W. Bruce, S. Blackburn, and T. Blackburn, jun., wool merchants, Liverpool—J. Haslam and H. Roberts, bleachers, Tottington, Lancashire—T. L. Walker and J. A. Noble, sail makers, Wapping—W. A. Fisher and A. Slater, wharfingers, Seething-lane, City—H. Draper and G. H. Child, brewers, Oxford-street—R. N. Bacon, W. Kinnebrook, and D. Kinnebrook, printers, Norwich—F. Richards and H. Campkin, law stationers, Castle street, Holborn. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 22. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) HOBSON V. FEARGUS O'CONNOR. This was an action to recover compensation in da mages for literary assistance rendered by the plaintiff in the character of editor to the Northern Star. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, and that the plaintiff had neglected his duties. Sir F. Thesiger (with Mr. Hoggins) conducted the case for the plaintiff; and Mr. W. H. Watson and Mr. Prentice appeared for the defendant. The defendant is well known as being the proprietor paper was, a weekly paper calle d the Northern Star. That was, until the latter part o f the y ear 1844, publishe d in Leeds. The plaintiff formerly was a bookseller and printer in Leeds, but eventually became the editor of this newspaper. Towards the latter end of 1844 the de fendant, conceiving either that it would be more conve nient or more advantag eous for th e publication to take place in London , th ereu p on made arrangements, which were afterwards carried out , for the removal o f t h e pub lication of the paper to L on don. One of tho se arrange ments of course had reference to the d!)laintiff as the it appeared e dit o r ; and, from the evidence, t hat the defen dant, prior to the removal of the concern, stated, not only to the plaintiff himself , but to others, tha n Lis salary w ou ld be raised to 312/. per annum, or 61 . per week, as a com pensation for the loss and inconveniencehemight suffer in consequence of the abandonment of his private business, and the breaking up of his establishment at Leeds. The plaintiff, too, was a member of the town-council of Leeds, and the defendant said be should be at liberty to go down to attend the meetings o f that body. Thi s pri vilege the plainti ff accordi n gly repeatedly ava il e d him self of, but on each oc c asi on he forward e d l ea di ng of articles upon the topics t he day for insertion, and it was admitted by the witnesses that in no instance bad the publication of the paper been delayed by his ab- ' sence. In the month of September, 1845, th e defendant took a tour through Belgium, with a view, as it was state p d o ,o t f o dismakeianage inq u iries , not merely int o th e state o f the to that country, but also into the general position of agricultural matters. He started on. the 23d of September, and on the 28th of the same month the plaintiff quitted town for five weeks, during which time he was attending to au almanac which he had in preparation. He did not return to town until two or three days after the defendant, and the conse quence was that in a few days the defendant dismissed him for neglect of duty. The action was therefore brought for the remainder of the twelve months' salary, upon the ground that no notice had been given, and therefore that, as it was a yearly hiring , the plaintiff was entitled to payment for so much of the year as was not expired at the period of his dismissal without notice. A nur . g nber of entlemen connected with the press were examined, to show that in every case, except where tho engagement was a " sessional engagement, would terminate with the session, or where there was not a special arrangement to the contrary, the custom was a yearly hiring, with three or six months' not ice, to expire at the end of the twelve months. when it The jury eventually found a verdict for the plaintiff, with damages for 781., or three months' notice. I SUMMER ASSIZES. CROWN-OFFICE, Jurtz 21. Days and places appointed for holding the Summer As sizes, 1847, viz.:— MIDLAND CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Thomas Lord Dtrackri, Lor d Chief Justice, and Mr. Baron Rout. Northamptonshire Wednesday, July 14, at North amton. Lincol p nshire—Saturday, July 17, at the Castle of Lincoln. City of London—The same day, at the city of London. Nottinghamshire—Wednesday, July 21, at Nottingha m. . Town of Nottingham—The same day, at the tows °I Nottingham. • • Derbyshire—Saturday, July 24, at Derby. Leicestershire—Thursday, July 29 , at the Castle of Leicester. Borough of Leicester—The same day, at the borough of Leicester. Rutlandshire—Monday, August 2, at °elitism. Warwickshire, Coventry Division—The same day, 61 the city of Coventry. WESTERN CIRCUI. The Right Hon. Sir THOMAS WILDE,T Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and Mr. Joiice South WlLLlAMS. ampton—Monday, July 12, at the CPsff•-e Of Winchester. Dorsetshire-Saturday, July 17, at Dorchester. ast l e of Devonshire-Wednesday, July 21, at the C Exeter. City and County of the City of Exeter-The sole ash at the Guildhall of the said city. Cornwall-Wednesday, July 28, at Bodm in. ter. Somersetshire-Wednesday, August 4 , at Bridgewa- Wiltshire-Wednesday, August 1 1 , at Devizes. ..it City of Bristol-Monday, August 16 , at the Gelluu"- of the city of Bristol. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir FREDERICK POLLOCK, Chief 80 0 of the Exchequer, and Mr. Justice WicaITMAN. Yorkshire-Saturday, July 10, at the Castle of York.. _ City of York-The same day, at the Guildhall of to• said city. Durham-Saturday, July 24, at the Cast le of Durban'', Northumberland-Thursday, July 29, a t the Castle os Newcastle-uon. Tyn e. Town of Newcapstle-upon-Tyne-The same days at the Guildhall of the said town. Cumberland-Monday, August 2, at Carlisle. Westmoreland-Thursday, August 5, Lancashire-Saturd A h Castle of La" ay, ugust 7, at t e caster. Lancashire-Wednesday, August 11, at Liverpeo • at Appleby. HOME CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir JAMES PARKE and mr, Justice COLTMAN. Hertfordshire-Thursday, July 8, at Her tford. Essex-Monday, July 12 at Chelmsford. Sussex-Saturday, July 17, at Lewes. Kent-Thursday, July 22, at Maidstone. Surrey-Saturday, July 31, at Croydon. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. Mr. Baron ALDEasost and Mr. Justice PATTESO. Buckinghamshire-Friday, July 9, at Buckingham. Bedfordshire-Tuesday, July 13, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire-Friday, July 16 , Cambridgeshire-Saturday, July 17 , a t the Courts. ft ieh. Norfolk-Wednesday, July 21, at the Castle of Nov , / City of Norwich-The same day, at the Guildhall o said city. at Huntingdon. COOK Suffolk-Tuesday, July 27, at Ipswich. OXFORD CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and Mr. Justice ERLE. Berkshire- Thursday, July 8, at Abingdon. Oxfordshire-Saturday, July 10, at Oxford. Worcestershire-Wednesday, July 1 4 , at Worcester. r. City of Worcester-The same day, at the ci t y of iir° cester. Staffordshire-Monday, July 19, at Stafford. Shropshire-Saturday, July 24, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire-Wednesuay, July 28, at Hereford. Monmouthshire -Saturday, July 31, Gloucestershire -Wednesday, Aug. 4, at Gloucester.,_. City of Gloucester-The same day, at the city of Gia" cester. WALE S ' CIRCUIT OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF - AND COUNTY PALATINE OF CHESTER. at Monmoutb. Mr. Justice MAULE and Mr. Justice CRESSWKI.D. SOUTH WALES. Glamorganshire-Wednesday, July 7, at Car diff. Carmatthenshire-Tuesday, July 13, at Carraarthen:w County of the Borough of Carmarthen -The sema at the borough of Carmarthen. Pembrokeshire-Saturday, July 17, at HaYerfordivest.o Town and County of Haverfordwest - T he same day, the town of Haverfordwest. Cardiganshire-Wednesday, July 21, at Cardigan. Brecknockshire- Saturday, July 24, at B Pr r sate eckuock. Radnorshire-Wednesday, July 28, at igo. NORTH WALES. Montgomeryshire, Tuesday, July 13, at Newto wn. Merionethshire-Friday, July 16, at Dolgelly. Carnarvonshire-Monday, July 19, at Carnarvon. Anglesea-Thursday, July 22, at B e aumaris. Denbighshire-Saturday, July 24 , at Ruthin. Flintsbire-Wednesday, July 28, at Mold.stle of Chestar. Cheshire-Saturday, July 31 , at the Ca. AN OYSTER-SHELLRAZOR*7 - ",, 11. ,,iii - an Philadelphia attempted to cut his threw , injure oyster-shell a few days since, but he did not himself much.—New York Mirror. Owe n, . the ULVERSTON TIIEATRE—.Mr George bad fro youthful tragedian, of whom we Intl e during quent occasions to speak in the highest prals .intends his performances last season at the theatre d , giy i n visiting Ulverston the first week in July, an k;a25 ,1 two grand lectures on Shak s p ere, written by P A when we have no doubt he will m eet with every enci ourstoe; ment, being a very great favourite in LTiver Mrs. Owen, late of the Theatre Royal, Covent-garcie"._ will accompany her son, and during the lecture giv._o some of Shakspere's beautiful pieces. Mrs.' Orieat!! an actress of great credit, and will no doubt add to • evening's amusement. Mr. G. Owen has, since his Ylo" to Ulverston, been very successful in Derby, Notting'll ham, Norwich, Devonport, Exet er, &c., and p urpnee going to America in September next.— WhitehaVe lt Herald. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A BAD LEG or THIRTY-riVS YEARS' STANDING CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. Thu particulars of this extraordinary case are as follows : —Mr. James M•Donald, a native of Ireland, now residing at 7, fieorge-yard. Whitechapel, was discharged from the navy, in 1813, in cense' quence of his legs having then been bad for two years, and pro nounced in Plymouth Hospital as incurable. During the former long period he had had the advice of the most skilful surgeons In London, Dublin, and other places. Notwithstanding the dreadful state of the leg, and five-and-thirty years of suffering, the limb is new sou so healed by the use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, by all dealers in medicine, and at the Proprietor's EstablishnionS, 244, Strand, London. n RACE [ADVERTISEMENT.] —TELESCOPE , OPERA, AN INTO THE COUNTRY FREE UPON APPRONAriIro...-..* which are sot 39, ALBEMARLE.STRRET, PICCADILLY. —Newly-invent ed _ L Leases matic Telescopes, the most powerful ever made, „„ w ers of clear transparent brilliancy which possess such Veal' ket, as to supercede every other kind for the waistcoat P: l : s ,° for shooting, miy and sea and upon Astronomtcal litar se obrvations. Opera Band Bace-coons:licrist with extraordinary great powers—a minute object can tinctly seen at the distance of 10 to 12 miles, These valuabis newly-invented Glasses may be termed convenient T eleaco for both eyes, and have now become general for carriages " l ige door purposes. Naval officers, sportsmen, tourists, aldose and visitors, should not be without one of those valuable TeleAc Pee 1, - e t Glasses. Also, a curious very small powerful Waistcoat_lFo Glass, only the size of a walnut. to discern objects at the distance oi l from four to five miles. Newly-Invented Spectacles. Imim day o_r 00 .0 ; ately thy are placed before imperfect vision, either by dlelight, e that mist and dullness which appear before the oge e 0 % 0. 4 once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, I.),ro,Lllgdsht of i aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant , ow l is its youthful, natural, and original state. Invisible and ao ss i..- Cau . Accoustic Instruments, for relief of most extreine de af " - tion.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, are not in an y s ty connected with a person of the same name in their neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. takes, be cautious, and observe—only to be had at V, "" street, Piccadilly, opposite the Yerk To prevent ~roir BIRTHS. W illiam sn the 20th inst., at Fawley-court, Mrs. Free. uunui man On , of a son. the 20th inst., at Blomfield-road, Maida-hill, the lady of Walter Butler, Esq., of a daughter. • 1 0 43 , of On the 20th hist., at Lee, Kent, Mrs. F erdinand'a a daughter. f T. On the 20th inst., at Cavendish-squar e, the l a dy o Thornhill, Esq., of a daughter. On the 21st inst., at Woburn-square, the w ife of Henry• Norton, Esq., of a son. w ee of On the 14th inst., at Boath, near Nairn, KB., the w , J. C. Freebairn, Esq., of a son. On the 19th inst., at Albury, near Guildford, t h e lady 0 ' Francis V. Woodhouse, Esq., of a daughter. On the 20th inst., at Kenwyn Vicarage, the Wire o f the Rev. William David Morrice, of a daughter- MARRIED. t h e Rev. On Tuesday, the 22d inst., at Rugby , by f it Bloultree, the Rector, Mr. John Waddington Gr6ves, o 1 1 ° 66 to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of John Wa tts, ESCI " Edgeware-road, and Rugby-fields, Warwickshire. On the 16th inst., at Houstoun House, LinlithgoltiLlirge' Scotland, Charles Taylor Leckie, Esq., Royal Navy, to .r.'""„ - ; beth Binning, second daughter of Major Shairp,ot Houst°," On the 16th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, Stanly drews Esq., of St. Paul's-place, Islington, to Louisa, eu n g es daughter of the late J. D. Welch, Es__ DIED. On the 10th inst., Thomas Donne, Esq., of Welc h st* Donatts, Glamorganshi. On the 13th inst., atreWelldale-place, Reading, Mr. John Stroud, aged 59. On the 17th inst., at Brighton, Catherine, relict of the I s t. Mr. George Robson, aged 77. On the 18th inst., at Dover, Alicia, the wife of the 2-- 12- ' / ' R. S. attiscombe, of Barkway Herts. 1/o On B the 19th inst., at Watford, Herts, Thomas .7s-Tio-° Esq., aged 86. On the 19th inst., at Hanley-road, Islington, gr . jal33° Rumble, aged 77. On the 20th inst., at Islington, henry, enry, late Mr. E. Gough. IS London • . Printed and Published by MITILDO Y 0113109 01 ;:cie i a t fl ie d, P r inter , at The . gun 0111oe, No. 112. strand. in , ar tb e " or ATV, In the County of Ilibldloses. W oll ' 1 — only child of the 23, 1847. ( Itoz T 1 /Ire At Life 5 p ei the With Wet the thus Payt for ii mere the i be de Age any, obtai stud dtunt 71 due t the t Itarli In; Year: Th With tutu Also teres Th at th holm Polle. Th ?Rice be fui ~13 ~ p, ~• No cor al In of Th ik ny The c .tePte blje . s .ce Corn, 1 8t o. Itily . ; th e c voptc 30, Ins 'Wide metNa , (34 7, .„ r tona Ai r , x Man AYle. L ao tri n l belle Ito \ at t tact