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their earlier years. The present bill was founded upon that principle, and he thought the Government was per• fectly justified in taking the steps they had. At the same time he muQt admit th:-.t the coloni-its of New Zealand had no legal claim on the house. They merely appealed to the generosity of the British Parliament ; and, under all the circumstances, he thought the house might give the appeal the most favourable answer. Mr. ADDERLEY urged upon the house the necessity of passing the bill, which was calculated to be of the greatest service to the colony. Mr. W. WILLIAMS and Mr. Gruifir opposed the bill. learned Attorney-General sufficient reasons for his main taining it in its present form ; but he must c ratess that the learned gentleman's statement bad disapoointed him in that respect. He was afraid that the Lord Ch: n cellor, with the other judges, would not be able to find time within the few days to be allotted them at the end of term to dispose of the increasing business that was likely to arise under this bill if passed into a law. No thing was so bad as to propose to give a remedy and not give it, and therefore he thought power should be given to aggrieved persons of petitioning judges of assize on cir cuit. It was necessary, if they determined to grant di vorce, that it should be given fairly and freely, and he hoped that the Atorney-General would look t the prac tical w orking of the bill, and take care that its provi,ions would not deprive the people of this country of the re medy they proposed to give them. He could not agree with many of the doctrines that had been held by hon. members on the subject of divorce, but he expressed a hope that it would not be made so easy a matter in this country as it was in Pruss:a. He implored the house to pass this measure in such a shape as to prevent the pos sibility of their having again to reconsider the subject, and he expressed his readiness to supoort the clause if the Government considered it essential. Mr. HENLEY contended that it would be impossible for the proposed court to discharge the business the measure would create. Sir G. GREY said that the motion before the com- Mr. FITZROY said that if the committee passed the present clause now, it would to perfectly compe tent for them to propose a clause inconsistent with it, on bringing up the report, and to strike out the pe a* Clatlqe. Mr. GLADSTONE asked the chairman of the com mittee whether any precedent for such a proceeding had occurred within his own knowledge on the part of a cornmit'ee of that house ? Mr. FITZROY did nut certainly know of such a case within his own knowledge ; but it had occurred. Sir G. GREY said the G)vernment would consider whether it would be desirable to introduce such a clause on bringing up the report. Lord A. CHURCHILL said, from a personal visit to New Zealand, he felt certain that the colonists were possessed of means fully ample to liquidate the loan. Mr. CAIRD thought that the demands nearer home ought to be considered before they advanced money to a distant colony, which stood in no real necessity of the assistance. Mr. WHITESIDE had understood the Attorney- General to say that the clause was insufficient, and he protested against passing a clause which it was in tended to supersede. The profession were perfectly well sure that the Lord Chancellor and the Cbief Jus tices could not sit with the judges of that court. The hone then divided, when the numbers were— For the clause Against it Majority —3l On clause 9 being proposed, In ans wer to NIT% GLADSTONE and Mr. HENLEY, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that the court would not take coznizAnce of snits for nullity of marriage. Mr. HENLEY, therefore, moved the insertion in line 10, after the word "dissolution," the words, "and nullity of marriage." . Mr. AYRTON said he believed from this clause, taken in conjunction with clause 10, that all the three judges would be required to act together in every case of dissolution of marriage, which was impossible. The ATro RNE Y-GENERAL assented to the amend ment proposed, and stated, in reply to the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, that the petition in the first in stance would be heard by the judge ordinary who would have power to order a trial ; but the ultimate decision i n all c a ses would be given by the full court. Mr. GL A.DSTONE said he did not think the lan guage of the clause conveyed the impression given by the boo. and learned Attorney-General. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said be thought all the good this loan would do to the colonists would be, that it would enable them to get into debt. Colonel SYKES said the question before the house was a very simple one. If the colonists raised the pro posed loan unaided they would have to pay about 8 per cent.. but if the Government guarantee was given they would save half that amount of per tentage, as the money could be got for 4 per cent. The question there fore was, was it under all circumstances the duty of the Government to assist the colony. (Hear, bear.) He hoped it was, and at the same time they should carefully examine all securities, to satisfy themselves that no lass would be incurred by the transaction. Although alto gether disapproving of the system of Government guarantee., in this case he should vote for the second reading of the bill. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it 23 Majority The bill was then read a second time. _ _ The CHANCELLOR of th; EXCHEQUER said as they were so near the day fixed by the House of Lords, beyond which no bill would be read a second time, be proposed that the bill should be committed this evening after the other orders of the day. The motion was agreed to. SALE OF WASTE LANDS (NEW ZEALAND) Mr. MALINS said the lxrigna.e of the clause and of the hon. and learned Attorney-General were both per fectly clear, but they were quite in opposition. Mr. PALER was of opinion that the clause con veyed the same sense as the explanation given by the Attorney-General. Some discussion then ensued as to the propriety of substituting the words "or annulling" for those pro posed by the hon. member for Oxfordshire. After !pulse further conversation, BILL. Mr. J. A. SMITH said the object of the present bill was simply to enable the New Zealand Company to accept the sum of 250,0001., guaranteed under the bill just passed in full discharge of their claim of 268,000/. The bill was read a second time. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT ACT AMENT- Mr. WALPOLE maintained the propriety of the word " annulling," and said that in the canons of IGO3 the words "annulling or dissolving" were used. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that if he could avoid these verbal discusiions he would be very glad. He saw no objection to the word " nudity." After a few words from Mr. HENLEY and Mr. MALINS, The words were ordered to be inserted. Mr. BOWYER then said that hon. members near him were under the impression that the words " or nul lity" were agreed to, but some doubt had arisen as to whether the words passed were "nullity" or " annull ing." The CHAIRMAN said the only words handed to him were "or annulling," which had been passed. Some conversation followed on this point. Some verbal amendments were agreed to. On clause 9, Mr. DRUM BOND said that if he had been supposed to express a desire to give a facility to dissolution of marriage he was misunderstood. But if any relief was to be given it ought to be extended to the poor. Rich and poor, the Attorney-General said, were relatiye terms, and so they were, but he was willing to leave the rich to the expensive courts He mentioned a case in which a man convicted of poaching absconded, leaving his wife and children chargeable to the parish. Years afterwards he was found living in competence as lard lord of a publics-house, and with a woman who passed as his wife. Proceedings were taken to compel him to sup port his wife, but it was found that he had taken the house in the name of the woman with whom he lived He offered to let her live in a hovel . on his property, and come for food to his house, and receive it at the hands of his paramour. That was a oase in which the wife ought to be able to obtain relief from the county court. The ho'n. gentleman then moved to add to clause 9, " and the said court shall alone have jurisdiction in all cases where either of the parties to any suits before it is a peer or heir to an hereditary peerage, or where the prop-rty settled at the time of their marriage cmaisted of charges on land of the annual value of ; bw. in all cases where there are no hereditary peerages in remainder, and where no realty has been settled on the marriage, and where the parties do not reside in L mdon, the said judge ordinary shall authorise the judge of the county court in the district where the parties reside to try the case, and pronounce a decree for judicial separation." The CHAIRMAN said the clause could not be moved as an addition to clause 9. The hon. gentleman must move it at the end. Mr. GLADSTONE had hoped that they would have had a discussion on the principle of the amendment. He wished to ask the Government, on this clause, what was their view of this matter, and what means they would THE SUN, LONPON, FRIDAY EvEN !NO- AUGUST 7 iR 5 7 ,-,f the bin t,o the Ctty of 1.,,nd0n, f;r to t.l.Jse who re sided in its immediate neignbourhnod. The committee di ided, and the numbers a - ere-- For the clause Against it Majority 59 The clause was then agreed to. Clause 10, providing that cases involving the diQsolu- Lion or sentence of nullity of marriage should be heard by three judges, was agreed to after borne verbal amend ments had been introduced. C awe 11 was agreed to with amendments. On clause 12, relating to the sittings of the cour', Mr. BUTT moved an amendment, providing thattnere should be given to the jmiges of county courts, in places where the superior court was nut sitting, power to enter tain applications for judicial separations, and to grant decrees, subject to an appeal to the superior court. Mr. FITZROY held that the amendment was irrele vant, and could not be put. The amendment therefore fell to the ground. Lord LOVAINE inquired whether it was the inten tion of the Givernment to appoint other places for the holding of these courts. Lord J. MANNERS said the clause did not show whether the c iurt was at any time to sit anywhere ex cept in L indon or Middlesex ; and it was desirable that the house should have information upon that point. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was not in tended that the court sa;•al i be itinerant. Mr. WHITESIDE said the clansecontained the words "or elsewhere," so that it might be sent to the Scilly Isles for aught he knew. He suggested that the words "or elsewhere" uhould be omitted. Mr. HENLEY expressed a hope that the words might be retained. If the words were struck out it would seem to imply that the wish of the committee was that there should be ❑o local jurisdiction. At the Fame time he feared that the words would never be acted upon. Mr. HILDYARD thought the value of the court would not be impaired by stroking out the words. Sir W. HEATIICOTE was in favour of retaining the words. The clause wag agreed to. On clause 13, relatinv to the seal of the court, Sir W. IIEA.THCOTE said that the clause as worded contained no meanii.g. Some amendments having been made, the clause was agreed to. - Clause 14, " Officer of the court," was agreed to. On clause 15, " Practitioners," Mr. WARREN moved that the chairman do report progress. After some discussion, the amendment was withdrawn. Vi-count GODERIOII askerif it was the iwenti( , n of the Government to introduce compensation clauses for the matrimonial licenses of the proctors. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was on the same footing as in the Teetarnentary Mr. GLADSTONE thought it would be better to re model the clause. After some discussion the clause was agreed to, on the understanding that hereafter the Attorney-General would bring up a new clause, and The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he proposed in another session to introduce a bill to throw open the practice in the Court of Admiralty. The clause was then agreed to. The Chairman was ordered to report progress, and ask leave to sit again. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he proposed to proceed with the bill this day (Friday), at twelve o'clock. (Cries of " Oh ") Mr. Matins, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Gladstone protested against proceeding with the bill at that hour, be-ause V.e most important clauses had yet to be considered. Many geetlemen were engaged on committees, and could not attend the day sitting. Mr. MALINS said that if government persisted in proceeding with the bill to-morrow at 12 o'clock, he should attend and move that every clause be expunged. After some further discussion, The ATTORNEY GENERAL fixed six o'clock for the further consideration of the bill. PROBATES AND LETTERS OF A.DMINISTRA- TION BILL. After some discussion the further consideration of this bill was fixed for Tuesday next at twelve o'cl,rck. CONSTABLES (DETACHED PARTS OF COUNTIES) BILL. The order for the third reaiing of this bill was read and discharged, and the bill withdra vn. PRISONERS RENIOVAL BILL. Sir J. Y. BULLER moved the seen,.: reading of tbis bill, which was for the purpose of allowing her Majesty and the Home Secretary the power of remov ing prisoners sentenced to hard labour from the prison in which they were confined to convict prison , , or on public works, as the Home Secretary might think fit. It would have the effect of removing prisoners from the neighbourhood and evil companions, and act as refer matorieF. Mr. MA SSEY objected to the bill, as it would have the effect of destroying the distinction between penal servitude sentences and those fur short periods. It would have the effe"t of producing confusion in punish ments, and confound the system of sentences. It would alse give the Home Secretary the power of aggravating instead of mitigating punishment. mittee was that the clause stand part of the bill, conse quently it was not competent for the committee to make any alteration in it. It was the obj ct of the Govern ment and also of Parliament to make the remedy as wide as possible. He suggested that the committee should agree to the clause, and pass on to tee others, and in the event of its being found that the proposed court would be inadequate for the efficient discharge of the duties, a new clause with enlarged powers in accordance with the opinion of the hon. member could be brought up on the report. Mr. PACKE said that the best way to carry out the ideas of the hon. member was to postpone the clause. Mr. S. WARREN obj-cted to the constitution of the court, which would throw a great amount of business on the a'ready ever-taxed common law judges. He also complained of the doubts that existed under the clauses of the bill, whether the court was to be a stationary one or an itinerary one, power being given to it to hold its sittings in London, Middlesex, or elsewhere, as her Ma jesty in council from time to time might appoint. Tee idea of the Lord Chancellor going to Cornwall to sit in a case would be contrary to past usage, and not in cha racter with his office. The objections raised to the con stitution of the court were well worthy the consideration of the learned Attorney-General to secure the objects professed by the Government to be aimed at in framing the measure. Mr. COLLINS said that if divorce was to become the law of the land the county court judges ought to be a portion of the staff to afford relief to the poor man. With iut it the bill would be a farce. Sir W. HEATHCOTE suggested that it would be better to negative this clause, and the Government in troduce a new clause at the end of the committee. Mr. GLADSTONE said that the statement of the Home Secretary indicated that the construction of these courts was an open question with the Government. By it he contradicted what had that been said by the hon. and learned Attorney-General, who also had contra dicted what he (the Attorney. General) stated two or three nights ago, which was indicative of an indistinct and fluent state of mind on the part of the Government on that branch of the subject. (Laughter.) He called the attention of the Government to the provisions of the bill, which, whilst it would facilitate divorce a vinculo, would restrain divorce a mensa, the least objectionable divorce, Lfrom its not being exposed to th e d angers of vice ; divorce a mensa did not a ice from corrupt mo tives, but from a desire to be relieved from actual suffer ing, or the coniateinatioe of evil connections. He also expressed his objections to the clause. Sir G. GREY said it was an inconvenient course to negative the clause. On bringing up the report he would bring up a new clause for enlarging the powers of the court, which the house would have an opportunity then of discussing. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL sincerely congratu lated the committee on the desire of the opposition to make this bill as extensive as possible. (Laughter.) He promised the right hon. gentleman the member for Ox fordshire (Mr. Henley) the hon. and learned member for Wallingford (Mr. Means), the hon. and learned member for Mi lhur,t (Mr. Warren), and the hon. member for Knaresborough (Mr. Collins), that if they would form . themselves into an auxiliary sub-committee for the pur pose, not of prohibiting the poor man from trying the question of divorce at the aseze town as he suggested, but of dsvi-ing a clause for the poor man in the first in stance to apply to a judge of a county court to take evi dence, and send up to the court in London for judgment, he would most willingly consider it when prepared, and also the constitution of the court with their aid. He contended that the court, as proposed, would be able to satisfactorily dispose of al the business, and with regard to expense he stated that in Scotland, where divorce was easily obtained by the poor, there had been 95 divorces pronounced in five years, at an expense of about 301. in opposed cases, and 201. in unopposed cases , . He thought with the aid of the hon. gentlemen he had named they might frame a clause that would allow the poor man to obtain a divorce in England at even less than that. After some remarks from Mr. HENLEY, in reply to the Attorney-General, Mr. LYGON thought the suggestion of a select com mittee a good one. Mr. AYRTON said that he acquiesced in the prin• ciple of the bill, but objected to its provisions. Re re gretted that it was proposed to supersede the simple procedure of the common law court by this new faagled and complicated procedure. Mr. PO WELL said that if this bill was carried, there would be no difficulty in improving the details. Mr. DRUMMOND would then show that to send these matters before the county courts was the only way to effect the object. After a few words from Mr. MALIN% Mr BUTT said they were constituting a new court which was to give decisions the most important that could be given, and it was to be dependent on the con venience of four other courts. What were the chances of finding of four judges, whose time was already fully oc cupied, two disengaged on the same day! He approved of the principle of the bill, but wanted to see its opera tion brought home to the door of the poor man. They ought to ;decide the extent of the jurisdiction before they proceeded to fix the censitution of the court. Lord J. RUSSELL said he understood the Secretary of State and the Attorney-General to say that they would at the end of the committee introduce clauses to modify this clause, and on that understanding the right hon. baronet the member for the University of Oxford ha I agreed not to move its rejection. He thought, then, it might he safely left to the Government on that under standing. It certainly was no duty of metnb - 3ro on the other side to introduce clauses to improve an act they had not introduced and did not approve. He hoped th, new machinery, when proposed, would be such as would meet the objections. Lord J. MANNERS did not understand the Attor ney-General to say that he would alter the constitution of the court ; nor was he sure heconld do so in a manner that would be satisfactory to the committee. Tee consti tutional course would be to omit the clause, and let a new one be introduced subsequently. Sir G. GREY explained some former observations. ➢Zr. GLADSTONE said that what had fallen from the Secretary of State was clear enough, but be was puzzled Ly those observations when taken with the com ment of the Attorney-General. Then the noble lord the member for London had slipped in, and, with the hand of an artist, had taken a bit of one and a bit of the other, colouring and blending them into a harmonious whole. If they could consider the Attorney-General and the Se cretary of State - welded into one man, and their decla rations welded fp the same way, and take it as ex plained by-the'noble lord, that would be a point gained. But, even in that case, if they affirmed the eighth clause, they would do so under the impression that it was very imperfect, and was only to fix that superior machinery which was to be used by fashionable people, and leave unsettled the coarser ma chinery which was to do the business for the bulk of the community. Lord STANLEY said the question whether the juris - diction of the c iurts in London should be . confined to London or should extend to the provinces, was one that might be set led hereafter. He saw no objection to local courts. The county court judges, however, bare already their time fully occupied. He did not think any great evil would be'done if, in the present complete iznorance of the amount of business that would be done, they passed the measure in such a form that in a future session the oonsti , ution of the court might have to bo amended. He would support the clause ad it stood. Sir W. HE ITHCOTE said the observations of the noble lord who had just sat down had reordered it impos sible that any one could support the cause who did not approve of the constitution of the court. Mr. EWART objected to the composite character of the court. It would be better to have only one julge ; but if they were to have three, fet them be app Muted specially. It was quite clear the clause must be amended. _ Mr. BOWYER said the discussion would open the eyes of the people to the true character of the bill. If it was be a poor man's bill it could not stop short of the county court. Let them lo .>k to the facilities they would give tor divorce. If a husband and wife disagreed they would have to qualify themselves in some way or other for a divorce, go to the county court, and get a decision which would enable them to marry another man and another woman. He complained of the intro duction of new terms in law, such as "judge ordinary" and "judicial separations." Mr. MILCAULAY said the Government had laid themselves open to the observations made about bring ing justice home to the poor by the injudicious use they themselves had made of that clip-trap expression. The poor were not so much interested in the matter as was represented, for though he wished to speak of the poor with all proper respect, he thought that in nine cases out of ten a poor man whose wife was unfaithful to hire was not entitled to the relief which this act would give. He voted for the clause on the principle that the court so established ought to be of the highest capacity and dignity. Nall regard to the court being in London a grievance, no man could now contest a rood of land without coming to the Court of Queen's Bench or the Court of Common Pleas in London ; there• fore that could he no grievance at all. Mr. DRUMMOND wished to know, if the clause was carried as it was, could it afterwards be amended ? Mr. FITZROY said it would be competent to pro pose an amendment when it was proposed that the clause as amended should be considered. _ Mr. BUTT wished to know when they came to the end of the bill, and had appended that the Lord Chancellor and the three Chief Justices ehonld • the judges of the court, whether it would be co'npetent for them to introduce a lause to alter that arrangement I MENT BILL. On the order of the day being read for the house going into committee on this bill, Sir J. TEEL A.WNY wished to be informed of the objects of the bill. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the bill was connected with the previous one, and was of an enabling, not restricting nature. After a short discussion, the house went into com mittee, and the whole of the claims, after a tew verbal amendments, were agreed to. THE INSURANCE CONIPANIE3 BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. Clauses 2 to 5 were agreed to. On clause 6, Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN complained that this clause was partial in its operations. It gave privileges to old insurance offices which it denied to younger ones. The clause was under discussion at 10 minutes to 4, when Mr. Fitzroy left the chair. SUMMARY PROCEEDING BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. METROPOLITAN POLICE STATIONS BILL. Tbis bill was read a third time and pas-ed. BURGE'S EXTENSION (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed The sitting of the house was then suspended. The house resumed at six o'clock. INDIAN BUDGET. Mr. CHEETHAM asked the Pre-ident of the Board of Control on what day he intended to bring forward the Indian buf;get ? Mr. VERNON SMITH said it would be brought on as soon as certAiu urgent business was disposed of. NATIONAL GALLERY. Mr. CONINGEIAM, who had given notice to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to sanction the removal cf any portion of the national collections of pictures in Trafalgar-square and Marlborough lipase to Bromptop, put his question to the Secretary for the Colonies [a ',ugh] in the absence of the Secretary to the Treasury. Mr. LABOUCHERE coull not imagine why the question was put to him as it was not in his department. In the course of the evening the question being re peated, _ Toe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that G)vernment had no such intention. SALARIES OF AMBASSADORS. Mr. WISE asked the S-cretary of the Treasury why the charge for the salary of the Briti-h ambassador at Paris had increased from 8,0001. in 1856 to 9,9001. in 1857 ; —and whether the Treasury minute of the 27,h May, 1851, giving effect to the recommendation of the select committee on official salaries, continued to regu late the payments made to her Majesty's diplomatic representative at Paris? Mr. WILSON said that during the war there had been an increase of expenses at Paris and Constantinople, which ha•l led her Majesty's Government to recom• mend an increase of salary, or rather the restoration of the salary to its amount previous ti the reduction a few years ago. A UNIFORM PENNY STAMP. Sir D. NORREYS aske 1 the Secretary to the Trea sury whether there would be any financial objection to the issue of a new stamp of the value of one penny, which woull be available for all purposes, whether for postage, receipt , , or drafts, the Post- .ffice receiving credit fur a proportion of the future issues of the new stamps, cilcuNted on the past average issue of the penny postage stamp! Mr. WILSON sail the question bad been considered very carefully by Government. It would be impossibly to keep the Post-of2ce accoun , s, and there would be no means of judging of the progress of the postal experi• went. Already the stamp was made to serve for drafts and receipts. PUBLIC BUSINESS. In reply to Mr. VISE, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said hat the civil service estimates would be taken on Mon day, and if there was time the militia estimates also. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL Mr. DRUMMOND sa;cl he bad opposed the bill from the beginning, but he had been no party to the attempt to thro v obstructions in the way of what was evidently the wish of the house. But he was anxious to do what he could to make the bill, not such as be thought it ought to be, but such as it had been at first represented by its promoters, The court proposed to be constituted would be such that it would never act. Mr. Drummond then proposed certain clauses, omitting 8,9, and 10. Lord J. MANNERS said, that at the adjournment a few nights ago, it was on the understanding that the learned Attorney-General was to reconsider the constitu tion of the court. He wished to know if the hon. and learned een,lernan had done an ? The. ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought, upon mature consideration, that it would be better to alhere to the ROUSE OF (V COMMONS.--e_ESTERDAY.) constitution of the court as at first proposed. He had no The Stamm took the chair at 12 o'clock. doubt the judges would be able to attend to the business, The 'Lore,' PRIVATE BUSINESS. which wou d only occupy them a few days in each year. ways Rh Amendments to the Dorset Central Rail- At present the cases in the House of Lords were vir 3""es' Railwa and Watchet Harbour bills tually all disposed of by the Lcrd Chance lor. were consicterecLand agreed to. Lord JOHN MANNERS contended that it would EASTER. Mr. C. FOpßaanTy ' BENGAL RAILWAY BILL. be impos ible for the judges to attend to the busine s, Reilway Corn Wt....moved that the Eastern Bengal Mr MALINS concurred in the opinion that, if there time forthwith ;prints i't l 4 considered, and read the third were to be only three or four cases a year, the court as with the doorkeeeere ... ee the We having been deposited constituted might get through the business. If there , , t , 4% 7 was to be any increase of business, it would be impus- SCINDE EA:el m e . Mr. C. FORSTER moved, th at ",Y• Bibles fie. such a c nirt to get through it. Company Bill be considered, and t r " Scinde Railway Mr. NAPIER said that if the bill be hereafter ap forth with ; prints of the bill haviege nt 90 the third time plied to Ireland the oifficulty complained of would arise nee/es:liked with from the Lord Chief Justice in that country being a the doorkeepers yesterday. NEW ZEALAND LOAN G UARANTEE Roman Catholic. He thought, however, when the act BILL. L.. was applied to Ireiand few cases would arise. . The adjourned debate upon the second reading of this bill was resumed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he agreed with the Principle of the bill, and that the Government were Mr. HENLEY, who said that he should vote for the Perfectly right in ndeavouring to try to pass it second reading of the bill, but unless that portion of the in the state it had come down from the Lords, to pre measure which authorised the of the loan to e. the purchase of the lan dof the nutsves t was omitted wh en o f vent d an; "cussion again in that house, in consequence mi ght trial make in amendrnent the House of Com ist, It was necessary vote against the third reading. I the bill was in committee, he should feel it his duty to mone y that th e bag s hould be passed in such a state as to pre Sir J. GRAHAM. thought the security ought to be vent parliament havin g a t anear ly day to again discuss minutely exami ne d on w hi c h thi s guaran t e e rested, as ' the questi on of divorce, ace there fore he obj ec t e d genera 4 to the practice of granting loans to Gov ernment would t a k e he hoped that the care that the remedy proposed colonies. He would therefore sugg est to the Colonial by the bill sheuld be given to the people. stood from the previous He under- Secretary the adoption of the following motto : No mentors of the Attorney lender be, for the lender loseth both his and e• e " General that this measure St d a i t : loan friend," , not propose to chance the and provided this measure received the sanction of Par- law but to apply it in a different Bement the Government macuer from that at nment would have to bear the regpon pre-tent adopted (hear, hear), so that it should no longer sibility of passing it. , . . be su ejected to the reproach that the rich man was The CHANCELLOR (Atha EXCHEQUER sa id the certain of obtaioing it, e whilst the Poor wan was pre colonies were of the greatest advanta g e t he to the commerce vented—(Hear, heat )—ti,a r . law should be e eten to a ll, cf the country, and in order t o secure the prosperity and and on teruje within their reach.. (Hear, 'Isla;) He good government of their colonies they gave them fioan- doubted if the clause under consideration was like:lY to seal aniitance, more particularly if they required it in effe:t that object, dhe hoped to have heard from I.:" an provide for the cless of persons refused I To many who could not afford the expense of coming to Lon ion, and bringing witne-ses, it was an absolute denial of justice. Row were they to justify themselves for taking away the access to justice which people in remote parts of the country enjoyed under the . ketion of the ecclesiastical courts I In Sootland the persons who obta , neci divorce were not scattered over the country in proportion to the population, but were all near Edinburgh, showing that the operation of central courts was a denial of justice to those removed by distance. S'r E. PERRY put a question as to whether some words might not be added, to which The CHAIRMAN replied that be could not answer as to hypothetical words, but if they did not introduce a principle in the clause, they might be admissible. After a few words from Lord Lovaine, Lord John Manners, and Mr. Ayrton Mr. DRUMMOND said he would withdraw the clause, and premised to bring on a new clause at the end of the committee. Mr. GLADSTONE said that, at all events, they ought to have from the Government some statement as to the machinery by whici the bill was to be worked. The change of locality world prevent the middle classes from resorting to the coatis, and so rob them of the re lief they had at resent. Mr. BARROW said it was absolutely necessary to negative the clause if the ircendinent was carried. The CHAIRMAN sail the only questi in before the •ornmittee was that of the original clause. The amend. went could not be put. After some burlier conversation, Mr. H ILDYA RD said the silence of the Government after the opinion expreesel on all hands, was not respect. ful to the committee. He trusted they would not pass the clause without some explanatioa from Government of the course they meant to take. Mr. COLLINS said the whole course of recent legis lation was to extend kcal jurisdictio n , b u t thi s bill would sweep a way local :urisdi ct i on . Lord J. MANNERS hoped the committee would not pass the clause without that explanation from the Go vernrnent which they appeared to be so reluctant to give. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was unwilling to ap pear disrespectful to the committee, but he bad nothing to say. The intentions of the Government were ex pressed in the bill, and he that read c mid un&rstand them. He Should be happy to consider any amendment proposed by any member from the opposite side, or from that side of the hove._ Mr. T. EGE RION complained of th e flipp anc y o f the reply of the Att Tney - General. To say that be who m ll m la i y tt r e e e ad; .IfwGaos nut m a e ppe n r t o did r n w o a t y r o ep f ly r , ep h ly e in m g u l s o t the u e n o s move to report progress. Mr. GLADSTONE said the o b serva ti on o f t h e At torney-General implied a censure upon them for not un derstanding the intentions of the Government from the words ef the bill, but the doubts which had arisen on several points showed that the intentions of the Govern ment were not to be read in the hill. The Attorney- General said he was ready to consider amendments, but they did not appear disposed to consider that of the hon. member for East Surrey. He hoped the cemmittee would not pass the clause without Exp!anation. Lord PAL VIERSTON said there was nothing more surprising than the changes which took place in the minds of bon. and right hon. gentlemen. The right hon. gentleman the member for Oxford University had at one period with great eloquence condemned the immorality of divorce, and was now indignant that the hill did not give greater facilities. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman re b proeched th e Attorney-General for not explaiiine the views of the Government, but has his hon, and learned friend had said, their views were to be read in the hill. It was said tnat the bill would restrict certain facilities not very often availed of, but still avail thole, for obtain ing judicial separation in the diocesan courts. But most of the hon. gentlemen who had spoken seemed t o b e of opinion th a t it was no t d es irable to invest the county courts with those powers, and he certainly could riot think that it was desirable to give greater facilities f or those separations, which placed the parties in a most oh jeotionabie position. If there were suffic ient grounds for a separation, the parties ought to be separated alto gether, as to be free to marry again. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) The separation placed both in a situation in which they were exposed to great temptation. Attorney-General had said that he was willing to con sider an amendment, but there was no amendmerit b. fire them, and those who wished to propose an amendment had let the opportunity go by. Mr. HENLEY said the noble lord knew quite well that what the right hon. gentleman the member for Ox ford Univer-ity was contending for, was not an aboliti on of th e j u di c i a l separa ti on, b u t against the dissolution o f marriage, aed those two things were adroitly mixed ue by the no bl e l or d un d er the general name of divorce. and th n a o t bl o e f l h o i r s d G b o a v d er s a ta in t e ed nt that that it was desirabl e Tiie his deliberate opini on to rest r i c t th e f ac ilit y w hi c h existed for obtaining the lesser separation, a fact which the country was now told for the first time. (Hear.) It was clear that . the mean jug of the bill was t o th ro w all the difficull it could i e the way o f l esser separa ti oe , a nd to give greater facilities for the di sso l ution o f marr i age . (Hear.) Mr. HARDY sa id th e no ble lord the member far th e city of Loud en h a d l e f t th e house under the impression that the Government would bring more words t o be added to the clause for the purpose of rendering the court more efficient than it would be under the bill as it stood, but now it appeared that that was not to be the case. There was in the bill as it stood no provision for any local jurisdiction whatever. He did not say that county court judges were the proper pe r sons to whom the duty should be entrusted, indeed be was of a con trary opinion ; but he centended that there shoul i be ,a local jurisdiction composed of duly qualified persona, and that the Government should not confine the benefits The bill wastben ,. ithdrawn. WILLS, Scc., OF BRITISH SUBJECTS ABROAD BILL. Sir F. KELLY moved the third reading of the bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was d-sirous of pro- moting the objects of the bill, but he considered its maohinery would make the remedy worse than the evil. It would place the Courts of this country in antagonism with those of other countries. lie suggested the bill should be withdrawn, and promised that the Government hould assist in introduci g a bill for w,taining the objects in view next session. Mr. MALINS suggested it should be a bill for a year only. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL assented, and the bill was read a third time and pa se". SUPPLY. The report of the cmumittee was brought up and agreed to. The New Zealand Bills which were discussed in tte morning, were advanced another stage. Some (Aber bills were for warded a stage. Tile house was counted out at three o'clock. THIJ MILITIA BILL. The following is the bill presente 1 by Lord Painure, to authorise the embodying of the militia : " Whereas the sudden dmand f,r the service in India of a largebody of her Majesty's regular forces may render it expedient to draw out and embody the militia or some part of the militia of the United Kingdom; be it therefore enacied by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Common, in this present Parliament assem bled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : "It shall be lawful for her Majesty, and for the Lord Lieut enant or other chief governor orgovernors of Ireland respectively, at any time after the pass ing of this act, and before the 25th day of March, 1858, to cause all or any part of the respective mili tias in England, Sco'laud, and Ireland to be drawn out and embodied in like manner as in the respec tive cases in which such militias are now by law au thorised to be drawn out and embodied. "All the provis'ons of the act relating to such respective militias, and of all other acts now in force applicable for and in the case of the drawing out and embodying of such militias in the case in which the same may now by law be drawn out arid emb )(lied, and to such respective militias wheu,so embodied, shall be appliciblo for and in the care of the drawing out and embodying of such respective m litias under the authority of this acr, and to such militias when so embodied. "Provided, that so much of the actsrelating to such militias as requires that a proclamation shall b 3 issued for the meeting of par iament (if the mi litia be drawn out and embodied when parliament shall be separated by an adjournment or proroga tion which will not expire within 14 days) shall not be applicable in the case of the militia or any part thereof being drawn out and embJd ed under the authority of this act." MILITARY OUTRAGE AT CHATHAM. The magistrates at Rocluster were engaged for several hours on Wednesday in an investigation cons nected with a series of gross outrages committed by a number of soldiers of the provisional battalion belonging to the 27th Eaniskil ens and the 70th Regiment. From the statements of a great num ber of witnesses it appeared that between 12 and 1 o'clock in the morning between 20 and 30 sol di rs entered a heerhouse called the True Briton, at Chatham, and demande I to be supplied with beer. The landlord, Hodge, refusing to give them any without the money wa s se t upon and beat, in a most savage manner, about the head and body with the pots. The troops then left the house and proceeded to the East Kent Railway works adjoining, where they procured a number of heavy flint stones, with which they returned and heat in the doors and windows, -severely injuring the landlady. They then proceeded to at.other putelic-house, called the Old Barn, where they smashed the glaSses, bottles, and windows, and severely assaulted the landlord. Nearly every house at the lower end of High-street had either the windows broken or the shutters smashed in. Mr. J. White, brewer, who was passing through Ihe street, was knocked down and had his head cut in a fearful manner ; a man named Stevens was so severely injured that far some time his life was despaired of. On *the knowledge of the otrrage coming to Colonel Eden, eteni mandant of the g irrison, several hundred soldiers were sent out to scour the town and bring in every soldier found in the streets. About 30 men were apprehended and placed in the guardhouse. The object of the soldiers in causing the outrage was to prevent their embarking for India on the following morning, but in this they were disappointed, as the whole of the men, with the exception of four who had taken a conspicuous part in the outrage, were marched handcuffed from Chatham with their regiments. The four prisoners examined before the magistrates yesterday were Marshall, Shee, and M'Ellish, 70th Regiment, an d White, 27th Regi ment. After hearing the evidence the magic rates decided on - committing them for trial on a charge of riot. Cross-examined—lt is no business of yours, Mr. Lewis, if lam in love with Forty. lam so much in love with Forty that ever since I have known him 1 have received nothing but kindness, and from my husband nothing but brutality. I have never said I should never he easy till I got my husband transported. I first became acquainted with Forty the last night in the old year at the Standard Theatre. I was living with my husband at that time. Mr. Lewis—When was the first time that criminal intercourse took place between you and Forty ? Alderman Carter—l cannot allow her to answer that question, as it must degrade, and perhaps criminate herself. Mr. Lewis—l am entitled to have every informa tion from this woman, in the event of her dying, that I might have hereafter. Caroline Cox—l shall not answer the question. Mr. Lewis-SHave you ever had criminal inter course with Forty ? Caroline Cox—Not until I left my husband's house. I had no wedding-ring on when I left, and I had not worn one for two years pre vious. I saw Forty several times before the month of March. I met him at different places. The prisoner did not know where I went when I left his house, but he supposed I was going to live with my daughter. I did no•. live with my daugh ter, but went , to 33, Edmund's-place, where Forty was living. I lived with Forty as his housekeeper, but the lodgers called me Mrs. Forty. I let Forty on the Tuesday before the prisoner stabbed me. Forty never knew that I was married until about ten days before I left him, when Cox told him, and that was the cause of our parting. On the night we separated I denied that I was Cox's wife, and went home at half-past three in the mor ning, accompanied by Forty, but he did not sleep wsth me on either of the five following nights. My daughter slept with me. He came one mor ning to give me some money, and went away directly after. I did not send for Forty on 20th of July, while I was at the dispensary, and I had no idea of seeing him when I came out. When we all went into the public-house we were good friends. Mr. Francis Wakefield Skey, one of the house surgeons at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, stated the ntture of the injuries which the woman and the man Forty had received. Both were now free from danger. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Lewis—l know, sir, it will be useless for me to address you upon this case, because it can not alter your de , erinination to commit this man for trial, but I wish to know what will be the charge against him. Alderman Carter—l shall commit him upon the charge of stAbbing Caroline Cox and William Forty with intent to commit murder. The prisoner was then cautioned in the usual form, and asked if he had anything to say. Prisoner—l only wish to say that I never had the slightest intention to commit murder. Committed for trial. BOW-STREET.—William John Thompson, a letter-carrier in the General Post-office, was charged with stealing three letters containing money. The pri4eleer, while engaged in sorting letters at the General office, was observed to manipulate them in a suspicious way as they passed through his hands, as if endeavouring to ascertain whether they con tained money. On three occasions he slipped a letter up the sleeve of his coat, and then retired, with his arm upwards, _pretending to adjust his necktie. He was-stopped, conducted into a private room, and examined, the letter being found in his sleeve. His defence before the magistrate was that the letters got there without his knowledge. The three letters were opened in court, and were found to contain small remittances, addressed to persons in the country, one of them beteg to a soldier. Mr. Peacock, the Post-office Solicitor, undertook that they should be duly forwarded. In the prisoner's pocket was also found a very interesting and ably written pamphlet or tract, en tilfd "A Double-knock at the Postman's Con sc'ence," in which the Rev. Mr. Davis, the chaplain of Newgate, had describe I the misery inflicted on wives, relatives, aed child , en by Post office robberies, the temptation to which wbstraced chiefly to the poverty brought about by the habits ofdrinking and betting. The postm , n was reminded of the advantages he enjoyed over many othor workers, for, if honest, he was universally respected and liked, and everyone was ready to do him a service. Mr. Sculthorpe said the rev. gentleman had circu'ated many hundreds of these pamphlets emong the letter-carriers of the metropolis ; , fortunately they had produced no effect up ,n th e prisoner, for he had devoted himself 'to the tuff, and nine or ten betting-office tickets were found at his hour you re a d th e n—yriouadr pockehour:'. pam M :m . e H t e w n i rr ich (t vr o as pr f i o s u e n n d eri Prisoner—Yee, Mr. Henry — l am sure the publicati on re fl ec t s credit on great sir. Mr. Davis, and I only regret that his excellent remonstrance was lost upon you. Mr. Peacock said he should require a remand, Prices :—Wheat, red, 50s Od to 61s Od; now, —s to —a ; white, 60i 0 , 1 to 63s Od, extra, 655. Barley, 40a Od to 41s 01. Oat- 25s to 31s. Peas, 40- to 44s Od. Beaus, 470 Od to 50s Od per qr. NEWARK-AUG. 5. A thin attendance and a middling supply of wheat, which experienced a heavy esle, at about last week'. prices. Wheat, white 63s to 66s ' red 60s to 635; b ar l ey, ma l t i e g —s to --s, grinding 35 s t o 365; oats, 24st. 34s to 365, 22st , 31s to 335; beans, 4is to 523; malt, 73s to 78s; peas, 46 , to 48s ; tares, —s to —s per qr. New white wheat 67s to 70s; new red, 64s to 665. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESICERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE QUEEN OF OUDE'S PETITION. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition, signed by the Queen of Oude, her eldest son, and the brother of the Kaeg. They expressed the deepest regret at the!ate news of the defection of the native troops in India, and they deny a ll complicity of the late King of Oude with those proceedings ; that the family hal ever been, and would continue to be, loyal to the Crown of England. T ne y prayed that the charges against the late King of Oude might be clearly set forth, in order that they might be disproved. Lori ST. LEONARDS pointed out that the petition presented by the noble and learned lord from the Queen of Oude, conveyed no prayer to the house, and that it w as objectionable inasmuch as it expressed an opinion on the ii Brits of a case now under investigation. Lord REDESDALE called attention to another omission to the petition, which rendered it informal. Their lordships would observe that the word " humble" did not occur once in the wording of the petition. Lord CAMPBELL said, as the petition was declared to be informal, of course heshould not press its reception. He wished it to be distinctly stated that the petition was sent back in consequence of the omission of the word ," humble." The petition was then withdrawn. THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented a petition from the merchants and traders, and owners of property on the banks of the river Thames, against the Thames Conservancy Bill, The petition ought to have been presented before, but it bad not come into his hands before the bill passed. BANKING BILL. Lord ST. LEONARDS complained of the hasty manner in which this bill had been passed through the house. It bad been his intention to move the insertion of certain amendments to provide for the publication of accounts and other safeguards, but in consequence of the hurried way in which the bill was disposed of he was precluded from so doing. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY denied that there had been any undue haste in passing this bill. He hail informed the noble lord that he intended to proceed with the bill, and he must see that if the bill had been postponed it would, taking the advanced period of the session into consideration, have endangered its passing this year. ILLICIT DISTILLATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, this bi 1 was read a first time. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (CAPITAL) BILL. The Commons' reasons for disagreeing from their lordships' amendments on this bill were considered and agreed to. LUNATICS (SCOTLAND) BILL. T 1361 t)rdehips went into committee on this bill, and the whole of the clauses were agreed to. THE MILITIA BILL. Lord PANMURE having moved the second reading of this bill, The Marquis of SALISBURY said he wished to ask the noble lord whether he meant to hold out any induce ments to soldiers in the militia to enlist into the line. It appeared to him (the Marquis of Salisbury) that it was very desirable to encourage that enlistment as far as possible. The Duke of RICHMOND also thought that every reasonable encouragement ought to be given to enlist ment from the milltea into the line, if any considerable addition to our present military force should be required. He wished to take that opportunity of suggesting to the noble lord the Secretary for War, the expediency of giving to the commanders of militia regiments the power of re engaging the services of militia, even before the period of their present enli-tment should have expired. If the men whose period of enlistment would terminate in a few months were to receive in the meantime the bounty due to them, a very favourable opportunity would be Afforded for securing their services for a further term. In conclusion, he bad toexpress a hopethat if the govern ment were prepared to encourage enlistment from the militia into the line, militia officers would feel it their fluty to promote that object to the utmost of their power. (Hear, hear.) Lord PANMURE said—l have no hesitation in stat ing that I have heard with gratification the announce ment made by the noble marquis and by the noble duke, who are themselves connected with militia regiments, tiat they are disposed to give every possible encourage ment to enlistment from the militia into the lire. That enlistment is most desirable at a period like the present, when we must all wish that as many trained soldiers as possible should enter the regular military service of the country. The noble duke the Commander-in-Chief and I have arranged t hat any militiaman who has been six months with his regiment should be allowed to enter the line without hang called upon to pay back the militia bounty. It is manifest., however, that it is not desirable that mere recruits should pass from the militia to the line. That would not be ju,t, to the commanders of regiments, and I should endeavour to discountenance such a proceeding. We now require as many troops as possible for her Majesty'. service, in order to fill up vacancies in regiments that have gone out to the East, and for the attainment of that object, in addition to the usual machinery for re cruiting, the Commander in-Chief has given orders to the permanent staff of the militia to assist in their various districts the recruiting parties for the regular army. I have no doubt but as the harvest draws to a close a cmeiderabits addition to our military force would this means be obtained. With reference to the ques tion of tha noble duke, I have to state that I must look to the previ-ions of the militia law before I can under take to decide whether it would be necessary to pass a new act for the purpose of enabling the colonels of militia to re-entst reelitiarnen before their period of ser vice has expired. I entirely agree with him, however, that when men go to draw their bounty, shortly before the terrninatien of their engagement with the state, their officers might find a very c invenient opportunity for ob taining a renewal of that engagement ; and if I should require any new powers to enable commanding officers to avail themselves of that opportunity I shall not hesi tate to apply to Parliament for those powers. (Hear.) Tee Duke of CIIVIBRIDGE said—l do not think there can be two opinions upon the point that the militia forms one of the mainstays of the army in a time of emergency and war. The militia officers must always have great influence over their men ; and it is gratifying to hear colonels of militia regiments express themselves so warmly as the noble marquis and the noble duke have done this evening in favour of the enlistment of their men into the line. (Hear, hear.) I trust the same feeling will pervade all the militia officers through opt the country ; and I cannot too strongly impress on all colonels of militia regiments the importance of their encouragement in this matter. Circumeta' cos of a grave nature have just celled a considerable portion of her Majesty's forces out of Europe, and it becomes our duty to provide for the drain thus created. No army in the field can be really efficient ueless it has considerable reserves on which it can draw from time to time—(hear, hear)—and more especially while engazed in a climate with which it is peculiarly difficult for European troops to contend. At the same time I have the greatest con fidence in the exertions which will be made by this country to meet this criia. (Hear, hs-ar.) The Duke of BUCCLEUGH said he fully concurred in all that had falen from the illustrious duke, and as far a+ it was in his power he should give every encou ragement to vdun . earing into the line. The hill was then read a second time. The Fraudulent Trustees Bill went through commit. tee. and was read a third time. Toe Trustees Rs lief Bent through committee. The clauses with some -light amen !meats were agreed to. The Transfer of Real Estate Simplificition B ll was read a second time on the motion of Lord St. LEONARDS, who briefly and obscurely exulained the objects of the bill, which Lord Campbell appeared to understand, anti of which he expressed his approbation. The County Courts /111 was reed a second time. The Court of Session (Scotland) Bill was also read a second time. The Charitable Trusts Bill was read a second time. The Reformatory School Bill was read a second time and passed, as was also the Industrial Schools Bill. The Parochial Schoolmasters (Scotland) Bill was read a third time. The Canada and New Brunswick Boundaries Bill went through committee. The Reformatory Schools (Scotland) Bill was read a second time. The Superannuation Act Amendment Bill was read a 1 .second time and their lordship s a dj our ned. I CLOTHING OF TROOPS (INDIA). Mr. DUNLOP, in the absence of Lord Adolphus Vane, asked the Secretary for War whether the tro cps that bad been sent out to India had been provided with clothing suitable to the climate to which they would be exposed ; if so, whether he would have any objection to state what provision had been male on the subject. Sir J. RAMSDEN replied that Government bad taken every means to promote the health and comfort of the troops. He would read, with the permission of the house, the list of articles issued to the troops on their arrival in India, in addition to the ordinary supply of necessaries which they had in this ci)untry. They were as follows :—For the cavalry, four white jackets each, six pairs of white overalls, two pairs of Settringee over alls, six shirts, four pairs of cotton socks, and one pair of white braces. For foot soldiers, four white jackets, one pair of English summer trousers, five pairs of white trouser , , five white shirts, two check shirts, and one pair of white braces. Those articles were not supplied in this country, but formed a part of the soldiers' neces saries on his arrival in India, and were made of material made on the spot and best suited to the climate. During his stay in India, China, Ceylon, and other hot stations he was provided with a tunic and shell jacket in alternate years, and in the year in which the to is was not issued the difference in the value of the two articles was paid to the soldier, to be expended, under the authority of the officer commanding, for his benefit in any articles suited to the climate for the station. In aiditi in to these the troops now going out to China and India had been provided with white cotton hemlet and forage cap cover. In fact, the Government had taken every pre caution to maintain the health and comfort of the troops. ASSIZE INTgLLIGENCg. HOME CIRCUIT—CROYDON, AUG. 6. (Before Mj-. J4l,ti e Willes.) Al ce Agnes Williams 35, was ind:ct,d for the wilful minder of Henry John Rix. Mr. Watkins Williams conducted the prosecu tion. The pri-oner was defended by Mr. Liiley. The facts of the case have appeared very recently in the police reports. The dec-ased, who seemed to have been a harmless, inoffensive man, car ried on the business of a chandler's shoplieep, r at Walworth, and it appeared that the father 4 f the prisoner had run up a score with him, which he was either unable or tinwilloig to pay, and the deceased had sued him in a County Court, and an order was made for the liquidation -of the debt by the payment of a certain monthly instalment. This amount was not paid, and the deceased couse quently obtained a judgment summons, under which the father of the prisoner was commit:A to the county gaol. This proceeding evidently ex cited the most intense fe ling of vengeance in the mind of the prisoner, and -he was repeatedly heard to utter fearful threats against the unfoitunace de ceased. O❑ the 16. h of July the prisoner went to I the deceased's shop and abused him i❑ the most liolent manner, and she repeatedly said she was determined to destroy him, and she would not mind being hung for him. The wife of the deceased did all she could to keep her husband from coming into contact' with the prisoner, but she contrived to make her way into tee shop, and ended a volley of abuse by striking the deceased a violent flow with a stone on the breast; and the evidence left no doubt that the excitement occasioned by the a . .tack that was made upon him and the actual violence he received were the causes of de ith. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of man slaughter, and she was sentenced to six years penal servitude. This case concluded,the criminal business. OXFORD CIRCUIT. —GLOUCESTER, AUGUST 5. The commission for thii city opened this day Mr. Baron Bramwell presiding in the Crown Court, and Mr. Baron Martin at Nisi Prius. Thera are 50 prisoners in the county calendar for trial, besides those to be removed by h , beas corpus from Bristol. There are two cases of murder of children, three concealment of birth, one manslaughter, two arson, four burglary, two forgery, and two rape. There is also a charge against a newspaper servant for detaining a news paper sant through the post-office, and there is a charge of horse-stealing against a woman. There is a fair amount of business at Nisi Pritp. The list contains six special jury and 19 common jury cases. One is an important will case from Oxfordshire, which, it is said, will occupy the court two or three days. POLICE INTELLIGENCtv.-Aug. 6. MANSION HOUSE.—Thqnsas Snell, proprietor of cab 3,495, was charged with imposition. The defendant did not appear, but a groom appeared for him, and applied fora postponement of the case on the ground that one of Snell's horses was ill and required his attendance. The defendant aireed to drive the complainant from Bronapton to London-bridge wharf, and the latter, who had agreed to pay ns. in consequence of his using extra speed, handed him half-a-sovereign, which he ki-pr, refusing to give any change. Ald. Haie said it wis a mo-t infamous imposition. He hoped there would be no hesitation in bringing forward cases of this kind. He adjudged the de fendant to pay the overcharge to the lady, 1/. for the'violatiou of the law, and 10s. 6d costs. Unless the money was paid int.) court by 4 o'clock defend ant's goods would be seized. GUILDHALL.—Geo. Cox, who stands charged with stabbing Caroline, his wife, and Wm. Forty, with whom she h.is lately been cohabiting, with intent to murder them, was brmight up for further examination yesterday, when the following evidence was taken. Alderman Carter presided as before. Mr. Lewis attended for the prisoner. Caroline Cox, the other wounded person, a gaunt looking woman, about 40 years of age, hav,ng been brought from the hospital, was accommodated with a seat in front of the magistrate's table. Her ac count of the affray did not differ in any material particular from that given by Forty. She persisted that the latter was ignorant that she was married to the prisoner. for on s:.archimz the pris-ner's house they found some Bank of England note -t, wircti ha-i been fa , wAr let.,, ugh a et er to a charitalds s c ety at Exeter-hall, and of ,er evidence that the pri.toner had rib . !id the °Tice to a consid-ratde extent. Tl:e applicAion was granted. PLlee•eonstible Wyr, of the F division (now suspended) attended by order of the Commissioners to answer the Alrge of having exceeded his duty (in thecaserei ort ul in W• 1 esday's paper), but the young woman tA)t, being in a , tend,ince to support the chir4e, the matter was 'referred back to the Commissioners. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. —Will iam Saun ders, a seaman, was charged with stabbing his wife, Harriet Saunders. The wife, a good loooking young woman, said she had been married to the prisoner ab nit five years. Her husband went to sea, and was away for about three years, during .hick period she formed an illicit acquaintance with a young man, by,whoin she had a child. Her husband was discharged from his ship about three weeks ago, and having found out her alayle, he persuaded her to li ye with him again, exacting a promise that she would not see her infant, which was at nurse. . About a week ago she went to the nurse's lodgings to see her child, and while there the father of the child Caine in. Almost immediately after this her husband pushed open the door and saw her and the young man there. He said "This is what I - might have expected," and then asked her for the key of their room, swearing that he would go home and sell everything off. When she went home she found her husband had kept his word. She then took a room in Lumber-court, and fetched her baby from nurse. She was in her room that morning, when the p r i soner tam e i n, an d se i z i ng her hands threw her on the bed. She asked him A , if he intended to murder her. He replied "Don't I holler," and then pulling out a knife from his 1 Guernsey frock, he stabbed her. The blow fell on her arm, and fortunately the knife, which was a • common table knife, broke, otherwise she was sure she should have been killed. As soon as her hus band saw that the knife was in pieces, he retired, and she ran into a neighbour's r.mm for protection. The wound was here exhibited. It was about two inches long, and seemingly deep. The prisoner declined to make any statement, and was remanded for a week. ! SOUTHWARK. —Antonio de Salvi, an Italian, and Mr. Jabez Samuel Gower, auctioneer, of Bar bican, were finally examined, the former charged with st►bbing Mr. R. H. Robertson, a gentleman confined for debt in the Queen's Bench Prison, and the latter with inciting him to do the same, with intent to murder him. Mr. Gower, who was accompanied by a number of influential merchants and contractors, surren dered at ihe appointed time. Mr. Sleigh, in,tructed by Mr. Elmslie, of Lom bard-street, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Robinson, ins ructel by Messrs. Smith and Son, of Barnard's-inn, for Gower ; and Mr. Murrough for Satvi. The prisoners having taken their position in the dock, Mr. Sleigh said he had just seen the medical offi cer of the Queen's Prison. Mr. Robertson was in the same st.te, and no alteration for the better had taken place. He might die in two hours, or he might live many days, but he thought he would not survive the attack on him. After the hearing of evidence, the snbsta,nce of which has already appeared, both prisoners were committed for trial. • Country market s. MANCHESTER-AUG. 6. At this day's market there was a rather numerous at• ten lance, but the trade on the whole ruled quiet. A fes samples of new wheat were offering, and were early picked up at prices varying from 65s to 70s. Old wheat sold slowly' at is decline on English, and 2d to 3d per 701bs on Ameri can. Flour neglected, though offered at 6d to is per sack less money. Oats and oatmeal same as last week• Beans again rather dearer. There has been a heavy fall of rain during the day. BOSTON—Aua. 5. We hays again to report an extremely dull market, and a small supply of wheat ; the few sales effected must be noted at about last week's rates. In oats and beans Lte change. LOUTH—Aua. 5. Our market continues much depressed, and the trifling business done in corn was at about the rates of the pre vious week. Wheat, 55s to 59s ; extra, 66s ; barley 41s to 443 ; ostb 24s to 28s ; beans, 44s to 48s. BIRMINGHAM, Aua. 6. A good attendance to-day, and a very fair supply of wheat, chiefly of the new crop • old wheat sold slowly and rather ch ea p er; new realised 8s to 8s 41 per 62 lbs. Barley and oats unaltered. Beans and peas is per quarter higher. EDINBURGH GRAIN.-AUG. 5. - - -- We had in the market to-day 5 quarters-of new wheat , weighing 504 lbs, which sold at 358 per qr. Sales were heavy, and prices for wheat and oats dearer. Barley and beans cheaper. Wheat, on the top, is O 1 down, and on the average was is Od up. Barley, is down on the top, and Os 9 3 down on the average. Oats on the top Os 6d up, and 00 , the average 2d up B eans on t h e top is Od down, 804' ou the average 2s Id down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat L 2 ',7 7 10-12ths. Do. new -12th. Barley Oats 1 12 3 3-12ths. Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 1812 qrs sold 1387 qrs Barley 3OB qrs sold 192 qrs Oats 638 qrs sold 556 qrs Beans 95 yrs sold . 41 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD.-AUG. 4. There was a plentiful supply of fat beasts to-dal' and a full attendance of buyers ; the greater part of the animals were of the better sort, with a heavy sale, and a clearance could not be effacted. The supply of sheep and lambs was large, and several lots unsold. A large sup' ply of fat calves, and a heavy sale. A large number of fat pigs, good quality, and high prices were asked. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6P to 7d l mutton, 7d to 7id ; lamb, 8d to tad ; veal, 61 tc 61(1 pe t lb. ; pigs, I')s Od to lOs 6d per score; rough fat, 5e 3 to t per 141 b.; hides, 4.1 d to 6 4 d per Ib ; calf-skins, 44d to 6i 4 per lie. A READY WITNESS.—During the course of a trial at the recent assizes, says the Durham Advertiser, learned counsel handed a docu nent up to a witness--• a quiet-going north countryman, under cross-examina tion—which the latter appeared to peruse with great attention. After be had finished, and the paper bad been handed back to the learned gentleman, the follow' ing colloquy ensued :—Couosel—" Illve you read that document ?" Witness—" Yes." Counsel—" Have you ever seen it befo re 9" Witness—" Yes, I think I have." Counsel (evidently thinking the moment had arrived to crush his vtctiEn)—" Now, Sir,. on your oath, trll , e when you last saw that paper." Witness—" Why, should think it cannot be much more than half a minute since !" Toe cool and ready way in which the witness gave the answer set the C , urt into a perfect roar of laughter, in which the judge heartily joined. BIRTHS. OP A SON. On the 4th inst., at Sydenham, Mrs. Nathaniel Muggc" ridge. On the sth inst., at Edinburgh, Mrs. Ross, of Cromarty OF A DAUGHTER. On the 29th ult., at Gibraltar, the wife of Major-GO' Freke Williams. On the sth inst.. at 20, York-place, Edinburgh, the wife, of James M. Burn Murdoch, Esq., l a t e 10 t h Hussars an d Carabinoers. MARRIED. On the sth inst., at St. John's, Hampstead, David Col' lot Thomas, of St. Alban's-road, Highgate-rise, and Lora' bard-street-chamber s , to Anne, second daughter of Jolla Lloyd, Esq., of Be!size, liarnpstea,l. On the 6th inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly, Frederick R. Lee, Esq., R. A., to Mary Jane, widow of C4t. Broadgate-house, Barnstaple. DIED. On the sth inst., at Fulham Palace, the Right Hon. and Right Rev. Bishop Blomfield, age , l 71. On the sth inst., the Hon. Katherine Petre, widow al John Petre, Eiq., late of Weatwick House, Norfolk, age' 83, On the sth inst., at Chiswick, O'Bryen Woolsey, Egg' late of the Admiralty, Somerset-house, aged 41. On the 4th inst., at 11, Tavistock-row, Covent-garde n ' from the effect of a severe accident, Mr. John iirorivr aged 65. On the 4th inst., at Richmond, Surrey, M ar i a , wi dow of the Hon. Lieut.-Col. Wm. Grey, aged 75. On the 3d inst., at Cowes, Isle of Wight, Mr. Sari Cresson, of King-street, Holborn, an d Bi rm i ng h a m, age 44. LONDON : Printed and Published by MIIRDO YOU II6 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, I \ l2 * 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the cowlq of Middlesex, Friday, Augnit 7, 1857. Mo CAST „ —o eie gan mat art an it dcserhal, W . M. Pad Perfect In 12. Ma. W NV. s . w ei% gains leave Cross qtath at... 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