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4.10. of itle° I ulll 1, a r of on ills e.. low low erg, AA! his r $ ,t 4 EVENT NG- EDIT 10. NAPLES, MAY 25. (rEOM A CORRESPONDENT.) The appearance of our bay yesterday was beautiful in the extrame. The English squadron celebrated her Br'. !*, tannic Majes iy's birthday. The ves&els were dressed out With flags, and at noon, after prayers, salutes were fired, in which the batteries on shore joined. The Neapolitan vessels in the mole following the example of the French corvette Grenadier, which was pavoist on the occasion, *adjoined in the salute. Adn 4111 Stcpl'ord arrived from Malta on the 21st, in the Princtss Charlotte, 104, accompanied by the I:nplacable, 74, an d Carysfort, 26. The Benbow, 74, Bellerophon, 80 , Tyne, 26, and the Phcenix and Confiance, war.. s teamer:. form in line. Th e King and Queen returned from Sicily last week, wed -great preparations arc being made for the . fe c of St. F erdinand°, when the whole city is to be illuminated with 8 4 0, and the Theatre of St. Carlo will be in gala. Everything being satisfactorily arranged between this !Gentry and England, by the mediation of France, we look Torward to a grandfilit, which the King intends to give at be Palace at Cuporranonte, and another by Admiral Stop. ford on board the 7:'rincess Charlotte. Admiral Rosamel in the Ocean, has returned to Tou -Icm. The Due •de Montebello has taken the beautiful Palace Acton, 0.1 the Chiajn, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES—THURSDAY. 4 N eiti . .er in the number or character of the entries for ye5 ;14(13.: ; 14(13 .: racing, was there anything calculated to counteract the Irby to repose after the excitement and fatigue of the lierby day; the day, however, turned out tine, and the corn tnY, thih at first, became tolerable towards three o'clock. O f ion there as but a poor show ; most of the nobility and miry whose names have already appeared having reserved t nebaselves for the Oaks. His Royal Highness Prince George ti e Cambridge arrived on the course on the box of Lord Al- Lord's foursin-hand, and was accompanied by Lord Alfred r te aget, Lo r d S ou thampton, the Hon. James Macdonald, Capt. 'nowt" H. Peyton, Esc., Sec. The list contained five races, '"ne of which was the Cup, a prize generally of some attrac tion ; the entry for it was confined to Lyster and Mr. Osbaldes . to n's c. by the Sadler, dam by Granby, but the !atter being 'raven, Lyster walked over, and the 50 toys. advertised to be added from the fund, appropriated to the increase of the sport for this day. IVe subjoin the usual return : "e Sutton Stakes of 50 tors. each, with 40 added; three yrs eld, 7st. ; four fist. 51b.; S yrs. Bst. 121 b. ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st. ill'„ Mares and Geldings allowed 31bs. One Toile. 5 sul - ,s. 1 1 ,°n. G. S. By ng ' s b c B a rrabbas, by Rowton, 4 yrs (Nat) I s" . • Rogers' s b f C au ti on , 3 vrs Dockeray's be Zephyr, 4 yrs 3 `ls'- Balehin's h m Launchaway, 5 yrs • getting -5 to 4 agst Caution—and 6to 1 agst Barrabbas. ' a unchawav took the lead for the first 100 yards, and made PlaY to the roads, where the lot closed. Barrabbas then went * l'l f r"'at-, and after a pretty race with Caution from the distance, a lengt h. tup Stakes of 10 goes. each, with 50 added; 3 yrs old, 121 b ; 4 Nrs, fist. 61b. ; 5 yrs, fist. 121 b. ; 6 yrs and aged, vst. Ilb. M ares an d Gelings allowed 31b. The winner to Sa sold for 300. Two miles. 2 subs. 7 , •• Dockerav's b Lyster, 4 yrs T he Croydon Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 40 added ; 2.yr-olds, 63 t. 51b ; 3 yrs, Sgt 21b ; 4 yrs, Sat Illb ; 5 yrs, 9st ; 6 yrs, Ind aged, 9st 21b ; mares and geldings allowed Sibs. The *inner to be sold for 1001. New T. Y.C. Three•quarters je td a mile. (4 Subs.) I t Firth's bns Wilderness, by Camel; 3 yrs...( Wakefield) I Captai n Gardnor's br f by The Colonel, out of .Mary Anne, 3 y rs 2 .. Ir. Finch's ch g Forester, 4 yrs. 3 ti Even b e t ween Wild erness an d The Colonel filly. Wilder la cut out th e w or k t o th e di s tance, where The Colonel filly Rent up and ran a desperate race with her to the finish, tho age giving it in favour of Wilderness by a head only. e Ewell Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 40 added ; three-year -1,1(.1!, 7st ; 4 vrs, Bst ; 5 yrs, Bst 91b ; 6 yrs and aged, fist ; mares and geldings, and horses which have started three times and not won (matches excepted), allowed 31bs ; *lnners at any time (matches excepted), to carry, for twice, albs; thrice, 51bs; four times or more, 7lba extra. Last 1,!lalf mile. (3 s ubs. ) N r• Thornhill's b I Menalippe, by Merchant, 3 yrs (Pettit) I ". Dixon's b c Camelino, 4 yrs 5 and 6t04 on Camelino. 'The mare made all the running, never caught, and won easy by two lengths. T he Durdan Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 40 added ; three- Year-old, 7st. ; 4 yrs, Bst. alb. ; 5 yrs, list. 121 b. ; 6 yrs and a rea, 9st. Ilb. ; mares and geldings allowed 3lbs. The se , ; 0 33d to save his stake, and the winner to be sold for 1501. kr altle h eats. ( 5 Subs.) • Faulconer's b. in. March First, 5 yrs... ...... (Sly) 1 1 lehin's . g. Munchauen, 5 rs rs br e. Snaffle, by s the Saddler, :3 yrs 3 3 Both heats won easy. THE OAKS—(Tlits WI.) n_ a The following are th e la'est o dd s on the Downs, the names of "` Allies expected. to run, and their riders ;- 7 to 4 on Lurd G. Bentinck's b. Crucifix J. Day. sto I agst. Col. Anson's bk. Black Bess W. Scott. 12 ,- I ag:t Mr. Greatrex's Pocahontas Robinson. 40 0 to rAgst Mr. Mr. Fowler's Lalla Rookh Templeman. to 1 2 agst Duke of Grafton's Currency (ta ken) Mr. Wigram's ch. Teleta Lord Albemarle's br Iris Sir G. Heatheote's Nannette filly Chapple. Mr. Bell's b. La Sage Femme Heseltine. • General Grosvenor's Diploma Lord Chesterfield's The Ant Mr. Payne's Welfare, by Priam Nat. ti Zhe f o ll ow i ng race etas been made for to-morrow, in addi uto the O a k s , an d th e t wo pl a t e s : t n ir4dicap Sweepstak es of 2 sous. each, with 50 added; One 6 le i three t o run or no race .—M r . Th orn hill's Mendizabal, si t 's, 9st 4113.—C01. Wy n dh am ' s P es tonjee Bomanjee, 5 yrs, 411).—Hon. G. •S. Byng's Barrabbas, 4 yrs, 9st.—Mr. b eekeray's Zephyr, 4 y rs , 7st 121b.—Mr. Eddison's The glder, 3 vrs, sat Atb.—Lord Orford's Petite. 3 yrs, 6st 101 b— . G. Ileatlieoves Bussorah, 3 yrs, Est.—Sir G. Heathcote's Stately filly, 3 4 vs, sst 81b In our report yesterday we made a mistake in the route taken her Majesty ; it was 'over Oakshot Flat, to the Haunch of eaison, and thence by a private road throug h Baron de , "Issier's Palk. We also omitted to state that her Majesty Waa received at the Stand by Messrs. Chadwick and Cockburn. STAFFORD RACES.—MoNnaY. b A Svleepstakes of 3 sous. each, and' 5 added, the winner to for 2001, twice round and a dis. were well in two heats second a walk over), by Mr. Clayton's Valentine , aged Vomson), beating Mr. Moss's Ascanius and Mr. Lacey 141 a, easily. The Maiden Stake. of 3 eons, each and 25 added, once round ; I 'd a dis. were won - easily ' by Mr. Clayton's br c by Mulatto. 1, e 311 (Thompion), beating Mr. T. Walters' Solomon ( Ben tiott), yrs, INIr. Jones's The Poet, 4 yrs, and bg by Brutan -11 yrs. TUESDAY. ' w i le All-aged Stakes of 3 eons. each, and 25 added, the tw inne r to be sold for 1801., &c., mile and a half, were won in pm. ° well -contested heats, by Mr. Moss's Ascanius, 5 yrs ( Shep -4), beating Viola, Sir Matk, b g Frank, and two others. "%wakes of 5 .ovs. each, and 31) gs by R. Farrand, Esq., sir. for all ag es . T w i ce round and a dis. Four subs. M . Clayton's br cby Mulatto, 3 yrs (Whitehouse) I w. s, b m Miss Kitty Cockle, 3 yrs Fowler's m Prudence, yrs Th e - Won cleverly. (T h iltirdle Race was won, in two heats, by Valentine e it ,i l e y n . 'Ps on ), beating b c g b Defence, g Defence, Goshawk, and three others, VERSAILLES RACES. —1 followityr ° are the entries fur the first day's races , Thurs - t • •—• 'n Prize -1,200 fr. for parses and mares of all ages, born tn d bred in France. Once round the Course. The winner clainaed for 9 ,000 fr.—Lord H. Seymour's Britannia ; u 'lke of Orleans's Dudu and Esmeralda ; M. Iliviere's Kettl e ; M. Fasquel's Silhouette. s. private match between M. Fould's Ault); and Lord H. 'Yrnour's Voltaire. p rize by th e Mi n i s t er o f C ommerce -2,000 fr. for horses and m aresii of all ages , b orn an d b re d- i n F r ance. Heats.—The u . , 1 5e of Orleans's Debora, Cauchemar, Locomotive, and Tra raue; M. Fould's Cedar, tloa. and Theresa; M. Aumont's dog ; Lord H. Serhour's Creole, Quidproquo, Poetess, .I'l Florence. . The S a i n t Cl ou d an d V ersa ill es R a il roa d Company's Prize -1.200 fr for horses of all ages and countries. lit ats. Once quarter round the course. Lord H. Seymour's Ophelia; .„e Count d'Hedouville's Rough and Ready ; the Prince de /l eauveau's La Meprisee ; M. Sabatier's Regina; and M. de P ontaba's Lady Charlotte and Tyrius. Handicap-500 fr stakes. Twelve entries. The Glatigny Stakes-1,000 fr each, for three-year-old colts, born in France. M. Fould's Repentir and Anriol ; Mr. Car toes Anatole ; Lord H. Seymour's Gericault and Voltaire ; and the Duke of Orleans's Gyges and Borodino. The first race will be run at half-past one o'clock. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE, ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Winterton, in Great Cum berland-place, from their scat, Shillinglec Park ; Mr. and Mrs. Mireheau and family, at the St. George's Hotel, f rom Paris; Miss Eaton and Miss Lane, at ditto, from Btitchworth Park ; the Hon. Mrs. Warneford, at ditto ; Sir Charles and Lady Wetherell, at ditto; the Dowager Duchess of Beaufort ; the Hon. Colonel Fulke Greville, ik ..?.the Burlington Hotel ; Lord Ward, at Mivart's Hotel ; John C. Stuart Hippeslcy, Sir Robert and the Misses D e ron ; Sir Robert Barton and Sir Arthur Clifton ; the Mr. Hornby, at the Burlington Hotel; Sir De ii" r eY Laffan, Bart. ; the Hon. M rs. Fitzro y , Sir Wit „ Pepys, Bart., Mr. Buck, M. P., the Bishop of Cork - 7 , 44 Cloyne, Lord Sudely, and the Hon. Miss Banbury t l ra cY, Sir John Eustace, Sir Digby Nfackworth, Bart., 1 , - "e Dowager Lady Sykes, Baron Dimsdale, at Mivart's 1,041. Count an dDaschkaw, at dab; Lord Northampton, Countess m at Thomas's Hotel; Lord Bolton, at ditto ; V incent and Mrs. Stafford, O'Brien, Colonel Cratloe, General , i neent, in the Albany, the Baroness de Basset, at South "Nl4kce Knightsbridge; Lady Susan Bathurst, Mrs. and es. Griffith W nn, in Portman-square ; General and Lie Misses Birch. DEPARTURES. f Mr. an d M rs. B eaumon t, Mrs. York, and Miss Da l las , th e St. George's Hotel ; Captain and Lad y Vere v, ll meron and family, on a Continental tou r ; Sir Charles Carrol, Bart , from the Clarendon, for Sussex ; Hankey, for East Sheen ; Cap tain and Lad y Kath er i ne Fl em ing. for Stoneham Park; Lidy Guilford 4il d Visc ount N ort h, f or Waldersliare ; Lord and Lady Fr ancis Egerton, for Brighton ; Colonel Best , for ditto ; (i eneral Walker, for ditto; Lady Harriet Corry, Mrs St. for (111 " Mildrnay, and family, for Hants ; General Co m y n, Dawlish. A DISAPPOINTMENT.-While the Captain myself were thus employed, our little attendant cried out . 4 ; 1. he was afraid he had got a " m r, ic by the slug,gishnekle ane." We all ss of assistehis d i"aul. I felt it was not a conge tCrts—the Captain was ready with the hook—l need not say t a t the suspense was great, as we had occasionally to " take a urn fir h an d-i n ,"—that is, make the line fast to the th w a r t of hiybust, t ill i t s h ou ld p l ease the monster to sw i m upwrds. On u appearance wo were struck with astonishment--it was a tur f.',o so enormous a size that, I believe, had we been success tn capturing him, the skeleton w‘ould have formed a worthy rfesent to the Directors of the British Museum. But who ;11 1 ..1 1 paiti t our disappointmentl—though the landing-hook was inserted into the thickest part of the monster's body, 4, One w r ith e h e t w i s t e d the iron from the h an dl e , b ro k e t h e a 1 1( hd in a very composed manner descended to his usual e iGgtkL lit 11'444 laila COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Al'ber,, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, returned to Buckingham Palace twenty minutes betore two o'clock yesterday afternoon from Claremont. The Royal Suite consisted of Lady Port man, Hon. Miss Cocki. Hon. Miss Cavendish, Marquis of Ileadfort, Hon. Charles A. Murray, Mr. George Ed ward Anson, Sir William Lumley, Colonel Buckley, Sir Edward Bowater, and Mr. Francis Seymour. Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday after noon of her Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited the Ductless of Kent yesterday at Ingestrie House, and the Queen Dowager at Marlborough House. The Royal Dinner Party at the Palace last evening in cluded his Serene Highness the Prince Leiningcn, Earl of Surrey, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Portman, Lord Robert Grosvenor, and Hon. William Cowper. The Band of the lot Life Guards attended at the Palace during the evening. The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar and the Princes and Princesses of Saxe Weimar went yesterday to St. Paul's Cathedral to witness the Aniversary Meeting of the Charity Schools of the Metropolis. Her Majesty was attended by the Viscountess Barrington, lion. Miss Caroline Boyle, Hon. Miss Gore, Earl Howe, Earl of Denbigh, Hon. William Ashley, Hon. Edward Curzon, and the Rev. J R. Wood. The Prince of Leningen and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday. Count Brunow and Mr. George E. Wood had inter views with Viscount Melbourne, yesterday, in Downing.. street. The Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council on Education, had a inecting yesterday afternoon at the Council-office. There were present the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Clarendon, Lord John Russell, Lord Monteagle, Viscount Duncannon, and Mr. Labouchere. A Deputation, consisting of Messrs. Pattison, B. Wood, Travers, Warner, Hodgson, and Heyward, had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Despatches from Sir C. Metcalfe, Governor of Jamaica, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. LITERATURE. TAIT'S MAGAZINE. We have only just received this Magazine, which will account for our delay in noticing it. It is an en tertaining Number, chiefly by reason of its notices of new works, which are drawn up with tact and judgment. In the review, for instance, of the " Me moirs of Sir Samuel Romilly," we have a copious va riety of extracts, not one of which but possess interest, and is just of a fitting length. The " Green Lanes" is a sort of prose pastoral, fresh and fragrant as the subject of which it treats. The author thus speaks of wells, so frequently alluded to in the Old Testament, and so commonly to be met with on the outskirts of our couutry villages :—" To us, a well is at all times, in itself, a pleasure to behold ; and we love in our summer-eve ramblings through the verdant lanes, dearly love, to stumble upon one, nooked in some leafy, recess, fern-fringed, and mossy to the bottom, .whose clear and bubbling waters tempt us to uncoil the rusty chain, and fetch up a bumper cool as the polar ice, and grateful as cool. It is a certain indication of the near proximity of those picturesque abodes—those snug, suckle-wreathed, rose-embowered, romantic dwellings, for which merry England has long been famed—the cottage homes of her peasantry.' In the " Autobio graphy of an English Opium-eater," there is an inte resting Memoir of Miss Elizabeth Smith, a young lady who must have been quite a prodigy, for at an early age she had mastered the French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, German, Greek, and Hebrew languages ; had no inconsiderable know ledge of the Syrise, Arabic, and Persic tongues ; was a good geometrician and algebraist, an expert musician, a clever artist, and something of a poetess! This ex traordinary young lady died of consumption at the early age of twenty-nine. " The Memoirs of Jeremy Bentham" are full of curious anecdotical matters. Jerry seems to have been a lad of singular precocity, and, at the age of thirteen, wrote a copy of Latin verses on the death of George 11., which were honoured with the approba tion of Dr. Johnson. PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. Whittaker, London, 1840. We cannot say that this book is quite so interesting as a Wavcrley novel ; nevertheless, it is not without its redeeming points, for it discusses an intolerably dry and perplexing subject in so concise and lucid a manner as almost to render it palatable Towards the close done of his chapters, however, the author falls into a pious paroxysm, and endeavours to prove that the science of Political Economy is the necessary consequence of the Christian Revelation! With the exception of this pre posterous crotcbett, the volume does credit to Mr. Atkinson's argumentative faculties. A DISCOURSE ON THE PAST ORAL CARE. Washbourne, London, 1840. A republication of a well-known treatise by the late Bishop of Salisbury, to which is prefixed a clever and appropriate prefatory address from the pen of the Rev. Thomas Dale. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. (rtruasimy EVENING.) HERALD.—This is the first day of the transfer books being closed at the Bank preparatory to the pay ment of dividends on Consols and the New Three-and a-half per Cents. The Funds were a shade lower than yesterday ; Consols leaving off at 9li to for Account, without the dividend, which, with the dividend, as quoted yesterday, is equal to 93i to Exchequer Bills were 265. to 28s. Bank Stock, 176 k to 7. The complete confirmation of the new financial operations about to be undertaken by the Government at Madrid, and now sanctioned by the Cortes, for the emission and sale of fresh stock, to the amount of 200,000,000 of reels, has greatly cooled the ardour oF speculators in Spanish Securities, as indeed it is well calculated to extinguish any hopes which might still have been entertained by sanguine bondholders. For some days past the supply of stock has been free, but to-day it was vastly beyond the capacity of the market. The Spanish Active, with the May Coupons, declined to •27 to and left off with a heavy appearance and prospect of a further depression, although the intelli gence of the fall of Morella was known in the Stock Exchange some time before the close of business. Por tuguese Five per Cents. were 351 to r,} ; the Three per Cents , 24 to I ; Brazilian, 76 to 7 ; Mexican Old Bonds, 31 to 3; ae New Bonds, 33 to ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 54 to i; the Five per Cents., 10] tto ; Belgian, 1031 to SUN.—Canadian people are looking with anxiety to the course which the British Houses of Parliament will adopt on the subject of the Clergy Reserves and the Union Bill, and complain of the attempt got up to give the English colonists but a weak or partial majority in the Provincial Assembly. The people themselves will evidently be up and stirring. The uneasiness of the people caused all manner of rumours to gain credence, and it had been even asserted that Governor Thompson would consent to very sensible modifications of his Bills. On this subject one writer observes :—" But we have no fear—no doubt upon the subject. We believe the Governor-General too sound, too liberal, and too poli tic—having the dignity of the Crown, the right of the people, and the establishment of a good and efficient system for the future government of Uited Canada too much at heart to take any part, however remote, in de feating what he has the commands of his Sovereign to do, what his judgment approves, and what the people and prosperity of Canada so ardently require. However, the final and successful establishment of the liberal and efficient Government which is now contemplated to be given to Canada will depend on the people themselves. In the next general election they secure it, or they probably lose it. The next Parliament will give a healthy and vigo rous, or a corrupt and feeble tone to the people's influence in the Government. Circumstances arc now auspicious, if the Governor-General and the British Government are supported in their efforts to establish a good govern ment by the people of the Provinces. The opportunity now neglected, present auspicious circumstances, which may now be so easily lost or unimproved, will be fol lowed by a state of confusion and Colonial discou ragement—and can only be regained by time—through scenes of confusion, and with, perhaps, extreme diffi culty. Our duty is obvious." The Englis% Stocks were not quite so firm this afternoon. Consols left off at 921 Exchequer Bill. at 26s to 28s. premium, and Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. ut 091 ; 100. The market for Spanish Stock was heavy throughout the day, in consequence of the vote of the Cortes sanc tioning an emission of bonds to the amount of 200 millions of reals. This afternoon news reached the City, by extraordinary express from Paris, of the fall of Morella, the garrison having surrendered themselves to the Christinos prisoners of oar. The Stock Exchange was, however, closed before it became known. Spanish Active Bonds were done at 27i in the morning, but did not close higher than 261, being a per cent. lower than yesterday. Portuguese New Five per Cents. were heavy at 351 to 4, and the Three per Cents. 24i to 8-. Chilian Bonds were 37 to 38, and Brazilian touched 77. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents were only worth 54i to Shares were the turn lower. il Elt MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Mozart's splen did opera of Don. Giovanni 7.as performed on Thursday night, with the usual powerful cast ; after which 111dlle. Taglioni made her second a pp earance, in h e r favourite ba l let of La an d d e lighted all by the gracefulness of her move one of her pas from the Mazurka to the con meGluehnoltaitnsn.ga,CEacyleiruycha drew down vehement applause. The house. although what is termed an extra night, that is, not included in the subscription, was fashionably attended. The Queen and Prince Albert, who had retu rned from Claremont, were p resent. Rubini, the great pnino Lenore of her Majesty's, Theatre, is now in his 46th year, having been bora in 1 . 79,..6, at Romano, near Bergamo. In 18 11 he was a chori s te r tt the 1 theatre in that t o w n , and subsequently belonged to a strolling i company. . SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS Or YESTERDAY. ( From the Globe.) The report of a Committee of the General Assembly, on the conduct of the party leaders in London regard ing the difficulties of the Church of Scotland, involves some things which seemingly amount to a charge of bad faith against the Tory chiefs. We, however, shall wait until we have the report, the speech of Dr. Chalmers, and the correspondence which he read to the As semble, before us, in an authentic and indis outabie shape, before we do more than allude to he imputations en Lord Aberdeen and his friends. Of this there can be no doubt—that the leaders of the Vetoists—men little disposed to expose political dignitaries—complain loudly of having been inisled. They were promised one thing and offered another. Their approval was obtained, as they thought, to a Bill complying with their wishes and satisfactory to their convictions ; and the Bill was found to be hostile to both, and satisfactory to the desires and opinions of their opponents. Dr. Chalmers apparently complains of a slackness and dryness in the correspondence of the Tory chiefs, amounting almost to personal discourtesy —a strange thing to be offered by aristocratic insolence to a man the equal of the best, and the superior of most of them, in talent and power. (From the Courier.) One of the most important practical questions of the day, if not really the most important of all, is doubtless that of emigration, as relates to the fatherland and its interests socially and economically. In this view it was chiefly treated on Tuesday last in the discussion of the propositions submitted by Mr; AV. S. O'Brien, There are, however, branches of the same subject. partially ir respective of direct domestic considerations, however collaterally bearing upon them, which were not sufficiently taken into account. We mean the questions of immigration in the Colonial sense of the term, and as understood differently in the different Colonies themselves. For in Canada, Austra lia, and the Cape of Good Hope, the desire for and pro motion of immigration chimes in with the precise objects sought to be achieved here by emigration. They are in want of that supply of British hands and labour which here we are accustomed to regard as in redundance, and tending to repress, therefore, the condition of the social body generally, but especially that of the working classes ; whilst by finding a safe vent for the excesses of the colo nial dependencies, where required and in demand, both the Colonies and the parent state would be equally and profitably relieved in various reciprocating mays. (From the Standard.) Ever since the splendid meeting of Monday, held for the purpose of fully and finally extinguishing the accursed traffic in slaves, the Morning Chronicle has kept up an unremitting fire of complaints that Mr. Daniel O'Connell was not permitted to address the assembly. It might be sufficient answer to these complaints to say that Mr. O'Connell was not more worthy, as an individual, to obtain an audience of the great assembly than the several gentlemen who were preferred to him, and that, therefore, he has suffered no more wrong than three or four thousand others who were silent at the meeting, and who have modestly re mained silent since. As, however, such assemblages of the people arc comparatively of a recent date, and the laws by which they ought to be governed are per hapsimperfectly understood, it may not be thoughtimpro per to offer a few remarks upon the subject of them, with a word or two also as to the extreme indecency of Mr. O'Connell's attempt to obtain an audience on the occa sion, and as to the unreasonableness of the complaints, because of its being refused to him. These assem blages, then, are not. held for any purpose of debate, but for discussion only ; they present, and are intended to present, no disputed question for the judgment. They are designed merely to make known as publicly as possible the sentiments of the persons collected, and to make them known with all the advantage of varied and oral expression, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 5. 1840. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 4. ROYAL ASSENT, Mr. Speaker reported the floral Asteht to Tithe Commutation Acts Amendment Bill, Thames Ttinnel Bill, Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway and Tamworth Approach Bill, Northern and Eastern Rail way Bill, Glasgow, Pai Kilmar-nock, and Ayr Rain way Big, Dartford Navi ga ti on Bill, Bi rm i ng h a m Canal Navierations Bill, Birmingham and Warwick Junction (Bordcsley) Canal Bill, Portsmouth Floating Bridge 13111, Exeter Waterworks Bill. Faversham Fishery Bill, Gravesend Improvement Bill, 'York Improvement Bill, Wear River Watch Bill, TuLstall Market Bill, Green hill and Eckiugton Road Bill, Maiden Newton Roads Bill, Roxburgh and Selkirk Roads Bill, Elginshire Roads Bill, Forrest's Estate Bill, Great Milton Inclo sure Bill, Dronfield Enclosure Bill, Llangerniew Inclo sure Bill, Martinez' Naturalization Bill, Cesarint's Na turalization Bill, Liehert's Naturalization Bill. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancel lor, the Earl of Clarendon, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The LORD CHANCELLOR resumed his seat at Five o'Clock. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from a place in Sussex against any grant to the College of Maynooth ; also a number of petitions from places in Sussex and Essex in favour of Church Extension. He had also a petition on a subject of some importance, which he believed had never been brought under their Lordships' notice before. It was from 1,080 Master Ba kers of London praying to put an end to Sunday ba king by some legislative enactment. The Right Reverend Prelate then presented petitions to the same effect from the congregation of Surrey Chapel, Blackfriare-road, from the parish of St. James, West minster, from the parish of St. Marylebone, from the congregation of Southwark Chapel, from the parish of St. Pancras, from the parish of St. Anne's, Soho, and from the journeymen bakers of the metropolis, signed by 3,206 persons. The Earl of CAMPERDOWN presented a petition from Bath against the present Corn-laws. The Bishop of ROCHESTER presented a petition from Southwark, against a repeal of the Corn-laws ; also a petition from Southampton, and a petition from Chester, against the opium trade and a war with China. ROMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE OF ST. SULPICE—(LOWER CANADA). The Bishop of EXETER begged leave to ask the Noble Viscount (Melbourne), the question of which he had given notice with respect to the Roman Catholic College of St. Sulpice, in Lower Canada. He wished to know what the Special Council had done with re spect to the incorporation of that College, of which notice had been given in the Extraordinary Gazette. Lord MELBOURNE said that the Government had received no account of any ordinance on the subject. The Bishop of EXETER wished to know whether her Majesty's Ministers had received from the Go vernor-General any report of his having carried into effect, or of his having relinquished his intention of acting on the project which had been announced by him in his despatch of the 13th March. Lord MELBOURNE said that the Government had received no communication on the subject. The Bishop of EXETER wished to ask, thirdly, if the Noble Viscount would have any objection to lay before the House the instructions given to the Gover nor-General, and which he had referred to in his de spatch of March 13. Lord MELBOURNE said that no instructions had been given to the Governor-General on the subject. The despatch transmitted to bins merely contained the opinion of the Law-officers of the Crown with respect to the legality of the proceeding. No despatch had since been received on the subject. The Bishop of EXETER said that if the Go vernor-General had received no instructions, though he himself had alluded to them in his despatch, that of course settled the question. CORN-LAWS. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition from Long Sutton against Church-rates. Also three peti tions from Edinburgh, praying for a repeal of the Corn laws. The Duke of RICHMOND would take that oppor tunity of asking his Noble Friend what the terms of the motion were which he intended to propose. It, in his opinion, would be convenient if their Lordships were put in possession of the proposition which they were to be called upon to negative.—(A laugh.) Earl FITZWILLIAM said, as his Noble Friend had made a speech, it would not be out of order in him to do so vlso.—(Hear, hear.) His Noble Friend wanted to know the terms of the proposi than which they were to be called upon to negative. Now he presumed a little too much upon his knowledge of what their Lordships' intention might be. Their Lordships would have an opportunity of considering the matter, and there was no occasion for them to hasten immediately to negative the proposition. He (Earl F.) hoped that their Lordships would con sider the question with all the deliberation due to one which regulated, not only the importation of corn, but also the exportation of the produce of this country, and thereby affected the happiness and welfare of the great mass of the people. Their Lord ships must be aware that it was perfectly impossible for this country to export the produce of its industry unless at the same time it imported the produce of the in dustry of other countries. Having so far answered his Noble Friend, he had to state to their Lordships, for their due and deliberate consideration, " that it is expe dient to re-consider the laws which regulate the importa tion of foreign corn." The Noble Earl then presented petitions, praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws, from Southampton, Falkirk, Ormskirk, Tedmorden, Pontefract, and other places. The Duke of RICHMOND would take that oppor tunity of replying to his Noble Friend, and he could assure him that the more deliberation the Corn-laws received in that House, the more he would be satisfied, for he only wanted that the public should know the real truths of the case. Their Lordships were aware that persons were sent about the country to tell those things which were not true, and were trying to raise an ill feeling between the labourers, their employers, and landlords. Of course he did not mean to accuse his Noble Friend of being a party to the sending abroad of those emissaries, He had merely thought it necessary to know the terms of the motion to be proposed by his Noble Friend ; and lie considered it would be negatived as a matter of course, because he knew his Noble Friend would bring forward no motion inconsistent with the many pamphlets he had published on the subject. He hoped that his Noble Friend would not only bring forward his motion, but would give the House by a vote an opportunity of seeing how many of their Lordships were hostile, as be called it, to the interests of the country. The Earl of FALMOUTH was anxious that the discussion of the subject should take place, because the truth would then be brought to light. Earl FITZWILLIAM quite agreed with the Noble Earl, that the more the subject was discussed and consi dered the better, and, therefore, he did not think that the Noble Duke (Richmond) had any right to find fault with those persons who were going about the country. He thought that both lecturers and anti-lec turers were useful in order that the thinking part of the population might be brought to consider the subject. lie believed it was a subject which a great number of persons had very little studied, and he was bound to express his belief that even amongst_ the highest ranks, not even excepting members of their Lordships House, the subject had been very little considered. These were the grounds which induced him to bring forward certain points connected with the subject incidentally. The Noble Earl then presented petitions from Kettering and Wellingborough against Church Extension ; and a petition from the fe males employed in Rawling's silk manufactory praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws. The Marquis of SALISBURY did not think it very desirable that the question should be discussed on the presentation of petitions, a nd without due notice. The Duke of RICHMOND bad never objected to lecturers going about the country, but what he objected to was their stating what was perfectly untrue, in order to excite the labourers a gainst their employers. He did not think it came very well from the manufac turers, who themselves employed large bodies of arti sans and workmen, to be infiamiinnsgt theirremind mag The Earl of FA LMOUTI- would rn th ste the Noble Earl that the organ of the Ati -Co t he - aw l - pa i-rty, a very mischievous publication, called ntCorn-Law Circular, had termed the landlords blood-suckers, rob hers of the:poor, and enemies of the p oor. Earl FITZWILLIAM had seen the paper in question, who took in a newspaper was but any body not to be held responsible for its language ; indeed there reprehensible. He thought it was a very indecent mode was hardly any newspaper that did not contain somethin g of describing a most respectable class, who were cer tainly equally respectable with the fund owners, the mill-owners, or any other owners. The Earl of FALMO UTH said that the Noble Earl would find that these words had been made use of in the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and he was rather surprised to find so respectable a body of merchants sanctioning the use of such terms. The Earl of WARWICK said that if the Noble Lord looked at the Anti-Corn -law Circular he would find that he was recognised as their leader in the House of L ords, and that all the petitions were recantnended to be sent to him for Presentation. Earl FITZWILLIAM said he did not think the Chamber of Commerce was responsible for the opinions of every individual of the body. NON-INTRUSION. The Earl of ABERDEEN gave notice that he should postpone the second reading of his 8,11, for the regulation of Ecclesiastical Affairs in Scotland, until Tuesday, the 16th instant. The Bishop of EXETER created their Lord ships some amusement by a running commentary on this notice, which he commenced in a loud voice at the bench of Bishops, and terminated in a whisper in the ear of the Earl of Aberdeen, on the opposition benches. The Right Rev. l'relato said he had gi,.en notice of LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF Q UEEN'S BENCH, JuNE 4. ( Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. VIRRIER. • The defendant in this case, Sarah Virrier, had been convicted of having committed perjury before the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to try the merits of the last election for the city of Bristol. Mr. Sergeant STEPHEN had obtained a rule to show cause why judgment should not be arrested on the ground of the indictment not being sufficiently explicit, and why a new trial should not be had because Lord Denman bad ordered the postea to be amended, which no Judge had any right to do in criminal cases. Mr. CILODEIt showed cause against the rule, and contended that the declarati in was strictly conformable to precedent, and cited several cases in support of his argument. With regard to the amendment of the postea he must refer to Lord Denman's recollec tion of the case. The defendant was indicted for per jury in having sworn that Mr. Thomas Carlisle had on a certain occasion, just before the last election for Bristol, promised her 61. at Christmas, if her husband, who was a freeman of the city of Bristol, voted in a particular way at the ensuing election, and also that on the sam&occasion Mr. F. Berkeley, who was at that time a candidate for the representation of Bristol, had, when taking leave of her, slipped a sovereign, wrapped up in paper, into her hand. On the trial there was a good deal of conflicting evidence, five gentlemen who were with Carlisle swore that he spoke to the defendant in a loud tone of voice, and that he never said anything about 6/. Mr. Berkeley swore that he never gave the defendant a sovereign. It appeared that at the trial the Judge said it was necessary there should be the oaths of two or more persons to convict an individual of perjury, which was not the case as regarded the sove reign. In summing up, Lord Denman, in order to make the case more clear to the Jury, had put the case as regarded Carlisle as the first assignment, and the case es regarded Berkeley as the second assignment, and this was not in strict accordance with the terms of the decla ration. The Jury found the prisoner guilty on the first assignment, and acquitted her on the second, the verdict being in accordance with the summing up, and Lord Denman, in the presence of the parties, amended the posiea. It was admitted that no person was deceived, and the Learned Counsel, in arguing against the rule, contended that a Judge had the same right to alter a postea in criminal as in civil matters, and quoted seve ral cases in support of his argument., in one of which a man had been hanged upon a verdict amended by the Judge. Mr. ADOLPHUS followed on the same side. Mr. THESIGER having been heard at some length in support of the rule, Lord DENMAN said the Court would take time to consider its judgment. COSTS OF PETTY SESSIONS. At the last meeting of the - Greenwich Bench of Magis trates, a French gentleman, named Lefargue, was charged with assaulting a man named Bradley, one of the park-keepers. It appeared in evidence that the assault complained of took place under the following circumstan ces:—The defendant was walking in the park, and his attention was attracted by the cries of a lad, and upon looking round he saw complainant in the act of heating a boy, as he considered, in a most cruel manner, and being exasperated at what he saw he interposed and struck the complainant. The lad was produced in Court, and his arms were shown to the Magistrates, and they bore marks of punishment. _ _ On the part of the park-keeper it was shewn that this ; lad bad frequently misbehaved himself in the park, and was always climbing up the trees, and doing mischief, and it was not the slightest use to cau tion him. The MAGISTRATES, after hearing all the evidence, said they had no doubt that M. Lefargue bud been actuated by a kind and manly feeling in protecting the lad ; but the assault had been proved, and they were bound to convict him, although, under the circumstances, they should only inflict a fine of half.a-crown. M. Lefargue was about to pay the sum mentioned and retire, when he was informed that, in addition to the tine, the costs amounted to thirteen shillings, making in all fif teen shillings and sixpence. Lefargue having handed over the sum claimed left the Court, evidently very much sur prised at the result of the proceeding. DUTCH MAIL. Ttir HAGUE, JUNE '2 —T he Second Chamber has ectr menced to-day the discussion of the thirteen project% of law for making alterations in the fundamental law. The debate was opened on these projects of law in general, and that marked in particular. Several members spoke, and the debate was adjourned. His Imperial Highness the Russian Crown Prince, left Darmstadt on the 28th of May for Berlin ; he is expected to return to Darmstadt in a month. We learn from Frankfort that Count Munch Belling. hausen is expected in that city after a very long absence, to resume his functions as President of the Diet, which have been performed in the mean time by the Prussian Alinister General Von Scholer. BERLIN, MAY 29. —The health of the King is begin ing to improve, which causes great joy in the whole city. It is hoped. that when his 3lajesty, on the return of mild weather, can enjoy the fresh air, he will then more speedily recover his strength. I - lAsovea, MAY 28 —The board of Magistrates of this city met the day before yesterday to consider of the pro priety of a protest against the decisions of the present As. sembly of the Estates. We understand that it was re solved not to present any protest to the States. —H rm . burgh. Borsen Halle, May 30. fiAMBU 9.6- 1301111 EN H ALLE, MAY 30, Bill% MOncy . Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Share 15 7 ,1 1570 An, lo.ltussian Loan 10 9% 109% Russian 5 per Cent. ..st series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Se. ,c - 10:4,,, .... Russian 5 per Cent. Hop: and Co. 3d and 4th Series 95% Dian 111 Certificates Dutch. A ctual Debt, '..? pc' Cent ...... : , 5 2 5 -, : - .)!2i ) Ditto 1 ' 0 ,11.!•11 liOrt, I .4ew I icket .Angle,-Danish Loan, 2 per Cent 7 6% 7ii Norwegian Loan, Ina-t,.1 per cc.if, .. Spanish, New .1 per Cents. 2 3 1,4 ___. A Connaught paper thus concludes an account of the rejoicings in Galway, in celebration of the Queen's Birthday :—" The people of Galway thought they could not better terminate their evening's amusement than by barring the effigy of Lord Stanley, which they did aceordiugly." bringing forward on that day an i•nportant subject relative to the clergy of New South Wales. After some conversation the Noble Earl fixed the second reading for tc-morrow (Friday week). CASE OF MR. F. O'CONNOR. Lord BROUGHAM presented a netition adopted at a large public meetin g , held at Bradford, in Yorkshire, and signed by the Chairman on behalf of the meeting, complaining of the treat meat of Mr. Feargus O'Connor in York Castle. The petition stated that Mr. O'Connor, for the offence of which he had been convicted—a libel—had been subjected to the treatment of felons, and to the inflic, tions suffered by thieves and murderers. Ile (Lord Brougham) begged it to be understood that he was here stating merely the petition, vouching not in any degree for its truth—(Hear, bear) —nor saying (because not knowing) how far it might or might not be exaggerated. The petition went on to state that Mr. O'Connor had been compelled to lie on an iron bedstead, and to per form various menial offices, some of them of a disgust ing nature, which were specified—that he was not allowed to receive visits from his friends—that he was denied the accommodation of a wooden bench to sit on, and was obliged to sit upon the cold stone, al though suffering under disease ; and that the ef fect of this hard usage hail been greatly to injure his health. The petition went on to give various instances of persons, who in former times had been con victed of similar offences, but who had rot been sub jected to like treatment, and complained of the hard ship and injustice of thus varying the punishment for the same offences. The prayer of the petition was that their Lordships would institute an inquiry into the case with a view to Mr. O'Connor's removal from the felons' to the debtors' side of the prison. As far as respected the inquiry, it was within their Lordship's power ; but as to the other part of the prayer, he (Lord B.) doubted much if they could interfere. This, however, he must say, that if there were any truth whatever in these statements, and others of the same kind which had lately come before the public, there was cause for the deepest regret, and great dan ger of exciting that feeling so fatal to the design of all punishments —of indignation at the treat ment of the offender instead of at his of fence. Offender he must call Mr. O'Connor, as he had been convicted by a competent tribunal. The case excited in his mind many reflections with which he would not now trouble their Lordships. But he was anxious to afford his Noble Friend, the Noble Mar quis at the bead of the Home Department, an opportu nity of stating the result of the inquiry, which m i g ht have been instituted, and how far there was any truth in in these statements. He would now for a few moments request the attention of their Lordships and of his Noble Friend to a point intimately connected with this subject, to a clause introduced into aßill sent from theirLordship s ' to the other House, and proposed to be amended by one of their Lordships. He wished to have it considered whether the object of that proviso could not be effected in another manner. He was desirous of avoiding even the semblance of an indifference, as to the giving some power to prevent the recurrence of such evils. But if the Noble Viscount wished to ap ply a remedy to the existing case he thought it would be better if that was done by the Executive Govern ment, upon itr own responsibility, leaving the House to make the general changes that were necessary in the law. He would give no opinion upon the subject, and he only threw those suggestions out for the purpose of attracting the attention of the Noble Viscount. If no harm was likely to occur from the delay of the intro duction of so important a clause in the Prisons Bill as that which had been proposed, he thought some little delay should take place in order to afford ample time for its consideration. With respect to the treatment complained. of in the petition, he thought that such treatment ought not to be adopted even towards felons, far less ought it to be employed to those who were guilty of misdemeanors. He thought that punishment in the most aggravated cases ought not to be of that na ture which was revolting to humanity. The Marquis of NORM AN BY said that he was not then prepared to enter into all the subjects alluded to by the Noble and Learned Lord. He wished, how ever, to say a few words with regard to the case of Mr. Feargus O'Connor. The day alter it had been de cided Mr. O'Connor was to be sent to York Castle, an application was made to him (the Marquis of Nor manby) to postpone his transfer to the prison. That happened on Friday evening, and the application was made on the ground of the state of Mr. O'Connor's health. He recommended that the departure of the prisoner should be deferred tall the following Monday, in order that he might have time to procure farther in formation on the subject. He found, however, on in quiry, that the immediate removal of Mr. O'Connor was net likely to be attended with any danger to his health. Another reason for his declining to interfere was, that Mr. O'Connor was then in the custody of the officer of the Court which had pronounced sentence on him, and he was sure that Court had deliberately considered the place in which Mr. O'Connor should undergo his confinement.—( Hear.) The first communication on the subject was one which be addressed to the Visiting Magistrates of York Castle, on the 25th May, in which he had stated to them, that he thought in some cases of misdemeanor it might be advisable to relax the prison regulations. (The Noble Marquis here read the letter of 25th May, with which the public is already acquainted.) The Act 4, Geo. 4, gave, he thought, the Justices power to relax the gaol regulations in certain special cases, but the Justices bad usually construed that Act as only giving them power in cases of sickness, ar.d had excluded other cases from their consideration. This letter of 25th May, showed that in that early stage of the business, his attention bad been directed to what might be considered under the special circumstances of the case by Mr. Feargus O'Connor, as personal indignities. The next commu nication he received was a memorial from Hudders field, complaining of the treatment to which Mr. Feargus O'Connor was subjected. He again addressed the I Magistrates in consequence of this memorial, and went more into detail as to the relaxations which he thought might be advisable in the case of Me. Feargus O'Connor. On the same day he saw Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, and then came the complaint that Mr. O'Con nor had been compelled to associate with felons. He had called the attention of Mr. Hague, the Visiting Magistrate, to this subject, and referred him to the enactments, ordering the separation of persons convicted of misdemeanor from felons, and he had given an ex planation which had been perfectly satisfactory. He had alluded to the Act 5, Gen. 4, in which, although it was enacted that persons convicted of misdemeanors should not be associated with felons, yet in case there should be but one misdemeanant confined in a gaol, he might be associated with other persons in the prison if he were desirous of it, Now Mr. O'Connor was the only misdemeanant in York Castle, which was not generally used for the confinement of pri soners of that class ; he was asked if he preferred being left by himself or being associated with others, and in consequence of his not wishing to be left alone he was put with two others. Mr. Feargus O'Connor bad mentioned this to Sergeant Talfourd, he had said that certainly he preferred being associated to being left alone. It was entirely a matter of taste , but Mr. O'Connor said of course he declined being left alone, and was consequently associated with these persons. With respect to his next statement respect ing his bed, it did appear to be a case of great hard• ship, and he (the Marquis of Normanby) had recom mended the Visiting Justices that indulgence in that respect should be extended, and he had every reason to believe Mr. Feargus O'Connor was now provided with a bed of another description. With regard to his being obliged to perform menial offices, that was a matter to which he (Lord N.rmanby) had directed the immediate attention of the Visiting Justices, and they had informed him that Mr. O'Connor was not required to perform any menial offices except making his own bed, which, as he had said, was now dis pensed with, and that eny menial offices which he might have performed, he would not allow any person to do for him. With reference to the food, that was one of the points on which the Visiting Jus tices, had, under special circumstances, the right to relax their rules, representing it afterwards at Quarter Ses sions ; and in his last letter he (Lord Normanby) had called their attention to that, with a view to a perma nent arrangement, but in the mean time Mr. O'Cennor was not suffering any hardship on this account, because the surgeon, as a matter of health, had ordered him tea and sugar, and fresh meat once a day. On the Ist of June he (Lord Normanby) had caused a letter to be written, to the following effect :—" I. am directed by the Marquis of Normanby to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th May, respecting Mr. F. O'Connor, and to inform you that his Lordship sees no objection to a suitable room being supplied Mr. O'Con nor in another part of the prison, provided it can be done agreeably with the arrangements of the law re specting debtors, who are to form a separate class. I am also, with reference to - the 15th rule, desired to refer you to the 10th section of the 4th George IV., which enables one or more Justices, under spe cial circumstances, to allow a prisoner to re ceive food and clothes beyond the first allowance, and to recommend you to allow Mr. O'Connor to have any reasonable allowance in these particulars." He thought it was due to the Visiting Justices their case should be laid as clear as possible before the public, and therefore he bad sent Mr. Crawford to York to put himself in communication with the ' Visiting Justices, and of all the facts of the case ; and he thought it wou Id turn O'Connor'so many ealth, of thhad ese thmade aings. fro gr m eater the s t a te of Mr. impression on his mind with respect to the liarships he was suffering, than the facts warranted. He had stated to their Lordships the other day, in dealing with an amendment of the . House of Commons, that he felt, in the present state of the law on this subject, parties of various kinds were subjected to a degree of hardship, that, he did not believe it was originally intended they should. (Hear, hear, hear.) Most of the cases alluded to in the memorial from Bradford were of persons convicted before the 4th George 4, and before the classification of persons convicted of misdemeanors, and, their reparation from debtors. It must be always remembered these regulations were adopted for meeting the case of the physical condition of the great majority of persons subjected to prison dis cipline, which, previous to that Act, had been much neglected. He thought himself that public attention required to be more directed to those who had fallen under these regulations, and that the amendments that had come up from the House of Commons did not meet the evil. Ho would not relax or show any in dulgence to persons because they were born in a higher sphere in life, but still they must consider how those things operated as hardships on one class which did not upon another. He thought, therefore, that the amend ments of the Commons might be carried a little further with respect to those who had been convicted of minor offences ; still he thought there was great objection to giving this discretionary power to the Executive Go vernment, and it was only for the purpose of putting an end to that evil that he had proposed his amendment to their Lordships. He had shown that amendment to the Lord Chief Justice, and he was of opinion with him that it would be best to adopt the amendments as they had come up from the House of Commons, adding thereto the amendment he had proposed. He was quite ready to postpone the consideration of those amendments if be thought he could carry a general measure on the subject. Lord BROUGHAM thought one part of the Noble Lord's statement was quite satisfactory, namely, that directions had been given to inquire into the truth of these allegations. Very opposite accounts had been given, and he bad no doubt from the character of the 'gentleman employed, there would be some light thrown upon the subject. The postponement of the power in tended to be conferred by the clause would not have the effect of postponing the indulgence which he under stood had been already shown to that gentleman. The Duke of RICHMOND thought the best thing that could be done would be to refer the Bill to a Select Committee. He thought when gentlemen were guilty of a violation of the law, they ought to be punished with as much, if not more severity than the humbler classes. They ought to be very cautious in making any changes in the great principle of prison discipline, because a man might say he did not care for committing an offence, as his health was weakly, and when sent to prison he would receive indulgences. In his opinion, the best way to deal with offences was to make the punishment certain, and of that degree of severity that it would deter per sons from violating the law. After a few words from the Marquis of NOR MANBY, Lord BROUGHAM suggested that instead of in troducing such a law in the shape of an amendment to an amendment in a Bill sent up by the House of Com mons, it should be brought in as a substantive measure. In its present shape, he was satisfied their Lordships would never agree to it. The Earl of DEVON agreed to the principle, as proposed by the Noble Marquis, as by it the Judge would be enabled, when passing sentence on the pri soners, to state the class in which he should be confined. The consideration of the amendments was then post posed, until that day week. The Custody of Insane Persons Bill went through a Committee. _ Lord MONSON moved the second reading of the Payment of Wages Bill. The Noble Lord stated the object of the Bill to be to put an end to a system of fraud which was practised by the railway contractor upon their workmen, by paying them with tickets instead of cash.—The Bill was then read a second time. The Bills on the table were advanced a stage, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JuNE 4. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clock. On the motion of Mr. BET HELL, the Committee on the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill was revived, and leave was given for it to sit on Thursday, the 11 th instant. On the motion of Sir E. WILMOT, the Aston Small Debts Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. BELL, the Lords' Amend ments to the Newcastle-upon-'Tyne Water Works Bill• were agreed to. Mr. ROUND brought up the Report of the Taff Railway Bill. Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report of the Com mittee on the Stroud Church Bill. On the motion of Sir P. EGERTON, the Com mittee on the Weaver Churches Bill had leave to make their report on or before Monday, the lath inst. Mr. B ARN EBY brought up the report of the Com mittee on the West Stirlingshire Roads Bill. ROYAL COMMISSION. Mr. Pulman, Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, here appeared at the table, and summoned the House to the House of Lords, to hear the Royal As sent given by Commission to several public and private Bills, (for which see our Lords' Report). On the motion of Mr. 'IIIOS. DUNCOMBE the Committee on the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill was ordered to sit again on the 11th of June. Mr. BROTHERTON presented two petitions against any restriction on the importation of Hill Coolies to the Mauritius. Dr. LUSHING'rON presented two petitions from places in Lincoln, against the importation of Hill Coolies ; also a petition from a Union in Middlesex, against rating stock in trade ; and a petition from Lime. house, against Sunday trading. Sir J. STYLE presented a petition from the Bap.. tist Congregation of Scarborough, against the impor tation of Hill Coolies. Mr. HOSKINS presented a petition from the grocers of Cardiff, praying for a reduction of the duty on Sugar. Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition from a place in Yorkshire, against the Colonial Passengers' Bill ; also petitions from Yeovil, in Somersetsbire, from places in Derby and Chester, and from certain inhabitants of Wellington-street, Sloane-street, Essex-street, and other parts of London, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws. Dr. LEFROY presented a petition from the Rev. Robert James M'Ghee, Minister of Harold's Cross Parish, in the county of Dublin, complaining of the assumption of temporal power over a portion of her Majesty's subjects in Ireland by a " certain foreign Po tentate, commonly called the Pope of Rome," and the promulgation of a Papal Bull, having for its object the restoration to the Papists of forfeited estates now in the possession of Protestants. The petition was read at length by the Clerk at the table. Mr. BA I LEY presented a petition from Worcester, praying for a reduction of the duty on colonial sugar, the produce of free labour. Mr. G. PALMER presented a petition from Chelms ford against the employment of climbing boys for sweep ing chimneys. Sir E. WILMOT presented a petition from Lincoln against the exportation of 11111 Coolies from India. Mr. ROUND presented a petition from a parish in Essex against the increased power proposed to be given to the Commissioneis by the Bth clause of the New Poor-laws Amendment Act. Mr. G. S. BARRY presented several petitions from Cork county against the importation of foreign flour into Ireland. Lord 'WORSLEY presented a petition from Lincoln against the Poor-laws Amendment Act. Mr. GREG presented petitions against the Corn laws. Mr. Alderman THOMSON presented a petition from some Northern Ports complaining of an undue preference to the Cinque Ports. Capt. FITZROY presented a petition from Lewes against the Constabulary Act, and Mr. BERNAL, from Rochester, in its favour. Mr. BAINES presented a petition praying for pro tection to the Hill Coolies removed to the Mauritius. DISTRESS OF THE WEAVERS. Mr. BROCKLEHURST presented a petition, signed by about 1,000 to 1,200 silk weavers at Mac clesfield. To his thinking he had never presented one more justly deserving the serious consideration of the House, for it was virtually the petition of 800,000 hand-loom weavers against any further reduction of duty on East India manufactured good. The petitioners stated, that when foreign manufactured silks were admitted to home consumption in the year 1826, their wages fell 40 to 50 per cent., entailing upon them unprecedented distress—demoralization and disaffection followed in the train ; that corn and tropi cal articles of consumption remained, owing to taxation, as dear as when the change overtook them ; that they had no hope put to throw themselves upon the House for protection against any further reduction of their pre sent miserable amount of security by duty ; and prayed to be heard before the Committee sitting to consider of the equalization of duties betwixt England and India. MR. O'CONNOR. Mr. T. DU NCONIBE presented a petition from the Charter Association of Edinburgh, complaining of the treatment of Mr. O'Connor in York Castle. Mr. F. DUNDAS presented a petition from Tot ness praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. CART\VRIGHT presented a petition from the Guardians of the Poor-law Union in Northampton shire, against the Poor-law Amendment Act. In pre senting that petition, he would take the opportunity of stating he could not agree with the prayer of the petition, for he thought the Poor-law Amendment Aet on the whole to be an excellent measure, although it might perhaps in some respects be capable of improvement. Mr. A. WHITE presented a petition from the In dependent Congregation of Sunderland, praying the House not to consent to any relaxation of the Order in Council regulating the exportation of Hill Coolies from India. -- DUTY ON RAILWAY PASSENGERS. Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice that in Commit the on the Railway Regulations Bill, when they came to the consideration of that clause which imposed, a duty of one halfpenny upon every four passengers per mile, he should move that the duty of twopence be sub stituted for that of one halfpenny. On the motion of Lord C. FITZROY certain re turns were ordered. IL ND-LOOAI WAVERSORT. COMMISSIONERS REP Mr. G. DERNELLY seeing his lion. Friend d) EVENING EDITION. Under-Secretary for the Home Department in his place, wished to ask him if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take into their consideration the Report of the Hand-loom Weavers Commissioners, to found any measures thereupon, and if the Report would speedily be laid before the House. - Mr. - FOX Mi..ULE said the subject more properly belonged to the department of the Board of Trade, to the President of which Board the question would have been more fitly addressed. The Report., however, would not yet be laid before the House (so we under stood.) BUSINESS OF THE EVENING. Lord J. RUSSELL said that his Hon. Friend the Under-Secretary would now move the Order of the Day for the consideration of the Police-rates Assess ment Bill ; after that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would move the consideration of the Report of the Committee nn the Customs Duties Bill ; he should then propose that the House should proceed with the con sitleration.of a question which had been put off until to day—he meant the Grand Jury (Ireland) Bill, and then, if not too late in the evening, he would pro ceed with the Colonial Passengers Bill. Mr. O'CONNELL hoped the Noble Lord would not bring forward any measure respecting Hill Coolies after eleven o'clock at night. CHIMNEY SWEEPERS BILL. Lord ASHLEY wished to know when the Hon. Gentleman opposite intended to pioceed with the Chimney Sweepers Bill: Mr. FOX MAULE intended to do so on Thursday next. POLICE RATES ASSESSMENT BILL. Mr. FOX MAULE presented a petition signed by 900 inhabitants of Perth, in favour of the Police Rates Assessment Bill. The Hon. Gentleman then moved the second reading of the Bill. Lord G. SOMERSET did not rise to oppose the second reading of the Bill, but from the great number of communications be had had on the subject, h e thought the Bill ought to be well considered before it bad the sanction of that House. With reference to the details of the Bill, he thought a sixpenny rate would be sufficient. Mr. FOX MAULE made some observation in reply, but, in consequence of the noise in the House, was almost inaudible. We understood him to say he could not agree to the lower rate, believing the higher to be necessary to maintain an efficient police. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday. CUSTOMS, &c., DUTIES BILL. On the Order of the Day for bringing up the report. of this Bill being read, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the addition of a clause, the nature of which we were unable tr; hear. The clause was then read a first and second time, and ordered to be added to the Bill. Mr. BENJAMIN WOOD wished to call the atten tion of the House to one clause in the Bill, which pro posed to charge an increase of duty at 3 per cent. upon persons who bad bought goods previous to the 15th of May, whether they had bought them with the duty paid or otherwise. The object he ( Mr. Wood) had in view was one which would in no way whatever interfere with the Chancellor of the Exchequer's plan of levying his duties. It would make, therefore, no difference as to the amount of revenue, nor any difference as to the manner of raising the revenue. The question was simply between two persons, the buyer and seller of those goods. Various sales had taken place, some by private contract and some by public auction, with the condition that the seller should pay all duties on those goods, awl that was called selling at the lorg price. Goods were sometimes sold at the short price, which was when the party buying had to pay the duty. He would first call attention to the mode adopted by par ties selling goods by public auction—he alluded particularly to sugar, and it appeared that a very great broker in the City of London was in the habit of selling his go ods with this clause. The clause in the conditions of sale was, that " the duty of 245. per cwt. should be allowed on every lot in bond." But the brokers gave notice they were ready to pay the present duty on such lots as might be re quired for home consumption, but they would not be responsible for any additional duty that might be imposed." This proviso would prevent, in their case, any question between the buyer and the seller. But in other cases the same precaution had not been adopted, and in consequence applications had been made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had introduced a clause to protect those parties who had not so protected themselves. In some of these cases the sugar not having been cleared out, the duty remained to be paid ; and in those instances the Bill would impose au addition of 5, per cent. to that duty. To recover back that extra duty would be, they apprehended, impossible. On this question he had now an important petition to present to the House from many wholesale and other dealers in the me tropolis. They stated they were buyers of goods, which had been imported before the 15th of May last, but upon which the duty had not been paid until after that day ; and that they would be. serious losers by the clause which made the buyers liable to the increased duty of five per cent., whereas it was through the neglect and incaution of the sellers that the duty was omitted to be paid. In conclusion, the Hon. Gentleman moved that the ith clause be expunged. The CHANCELLOR •f the EXCHEQUER admitted though the clause had been introduced in other Bills, that it ought to be struck out of the p resen t, if it was unjust. The real question was who ought to pay the duty. If a party purchased subject to the payment of the duty, the present clause would not interfere with them, it only affected parties who bought at what was called the long price. It ap peared, therefore, that thejustice of the case was in favour of the clause : in that view he had introduced it. But this was not a new case—there were various precedents for this mode of proceeding. The ver) last Bil that was introduced in that House on the subject of raising new duties—the Bill which raised the duties on wines u case perfectly analogous to the present one—bad this very clause introduced into it word for word ; therefore this was not a new clause. Iu the Act of the 36th of George 111., imposing new duties on tobacco and snuffs, would be found the same clause. It was also in accordance with the justice of the case. The parties basing the remedy in their own hams against the consumers, should be the parties to pa;the duty. These were the rea sons which had induct him to introduce the clause into the Bill. Sir S. LUSHINGTON said that a considerable body of his constituents were interested in this ques tion, and they considered that the clause was utterly opposed to every principle of justice. His Right Hon. Friend had said that he would not persist in the clause if it could be shown that it was not in ac cordance with the principles of justice. Now as the clause proposed to do what ought never ie be done with out the gravest consideration, viz., to interfere with con tracts already made, he thought the onus pf proving the justice of it lay on those who supported the clause. It was true that the dense applied only to those who had paid a long price, but in paying that price the purchaser bad actually paid a larger price to cover the contingency of an increase of duti. It was well known that apprehensions had been, for soCle time past, entertained in the City among trader,' of its being the intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to propose an increase of duty on various articles, and to meet this contingency they had actually charged a greater. Now with this the clause interfered, and deprived those purchasers of the benefit of the contract they had entered into, and for which benefit they had actually paid. Take the converse of the case. Suppose the duty had been lowered, who would have reaped the benefit of it? Undoubtedly the seller. Could there, therefore, be any reason why he should not be the person on whom the consequences of the rise should fall. He believed that a large body engaged in trade felt interested in the pa.esing of the amendment, and he should certainly vote for it. Mr. BERN AL thought that the law as it now stood might be attended with some occasional hardship, any attempt to amend it might lead to still greater in convenience. Mr. GEO. PALMER considered the holder of the property was the buyer, and that it was up.in him the duty was intended to be levied. He therefore thought the clause ought to stand part of the Bill. Mr. BR OT HERTON was also of opinion the, clause ought to remain in the Bill. After a few words from Mr. Alderman THOMP SO N and Col. SIBTHORP, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there ap peared— For the motion A g ainst it Majority for the clause —B3 The report was then agreed to. GRAND JURY CESS BILL (IRELAND). Lord MORPETH moved the Order of the Day for the House going into Committee on the Grand Jury Cess Bill (Ireland). Mr. Sergeant JACKSON then rose to move that it be an instruction to the Committee to divide the Bilf into two Bills—one for fiscal objects, and the other for the a dministration of justice. He was happy that ths Bill was brought on at so reasonable an hour, for he had felt it his duty ' on a former occasion to obj ec t t o it s coming on at one o clock in the morning. On that oc casion the Noble Lori (Morpeth) made what he must call an unwarrantable insinuation that be (Mr. Sergeant Jackson) was desirous of impeding the progress of an important measure by any means whatever. On the other hand, he believed that the Noble Lord himself and the Government were not rely desirous that it should pass, for thziy had shown every wish to delay it, having in the previous stages postponed it from day to day, and fixed the second reading several times for nights on which they knew it was impossible it could come on. For his part he was desirous that the Bill , should pass, and it was for that reason he pro posed to free it from fiscal clauses, which would certainly be rejected by the Lords, and conse quently occasion the loss of the Bill on its coming