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ELECTION MOVEMENTS- PLUOIITIL—Mr. Gill retires from the represen ,ioA, of Plymouth. Mr. Crowder, Q. C., starts in his place, and from his well-known talents and high character, has a certainty of success. PRESTON.—Sir Hesketh Fleetwood retires. Mr. Pasco Grenfell comes forward, and will probably meet with no opposition. WA REINGTON.—Mr. Blackburne has put out his farewell address. Mr. Allward, the Liberal candi date, will be returned in his place, and a gain to the Liberal party be the result. MID DLESEX.—IdIe rumours name Mr. Bernal Os borne. as a can did ate f or Mi ddlesex. W e canno t be lieve that the clever but eccentric member for Wy combe, even though hard up for a seat, would ven ture on such a forlorn hope. NORTH CHESHIRE.—AII opposition to the return of Ur. Stanley and Mr. Egerton may be treated as mere idle rumour. No candidate could have a chance after the resolution of all parties to support the two men who are the leaders of their respective parties, have the best right, and the most influence. Fi ssunur.—This great metropolitan borough is sustaining its high character for consistency and for f reedom from electioneering cabals. A requisition to the two present Members has been for some time in course of signature, and has received the names of the leading men of all sections of the Liberal party, call ing upon Messrs. Duncomlae and Wakley to leave their return entirely in the hands of their consti tuency, and not to interfere in the election, either by s olicitation or otherwise. This is the true way to make good Members. Let the electors do their duty, and the representatives must do theirs ; or, it may be s aid, in Finsbury, let Members do their duty, and the electors will show that they appreciate their conduct. MARYLEBONE. held At a meeting of the Marylebone Reform Association, on Thursday last, it was agreed that the three new c andidates for the representation of the borough in the ensuing Parliament should be subject e d t o a b a ll o t of the whole Liberal constituency, in order that the most favoured alone should stand, and subsequently t% d motion b for including Sir B. Hall in that ordeal w ori ty of seven on ly. h as ow ea es r • r e i r, Sir y ß a . of the Maryle , gill addressed aletterto the Association, declining to submit to the pro- Done Reform Posed test, upon the groud that it was most unusual to to do call upon a sitting Memberso, and referring to the plan pursued in Is4l, when Sir C. Napier waschosen by the ballot o f the electors, he (Sir B. Hall) being received as a candidate of course. Th e l e tter stated, that Sir B. Hall, having received votes of approval and confi dence at two very large meetings of the electors lately held, was determined to submit his pretensions to the constituency at the day of nomination. The effect of this repudiation of the proposed preliminary election of Sir B. Hall is as yet somewhat dubious, as at present it -cannot be known how far the other candidates will feel themselves bound by the existing arrangements ; but there is a very strong feeling in the borough that if any candidates are to be subjected to this test it ought, in Commo n fairness, to be applied to all. MEETING IN SUPPORT OF MR. D. W. HARVEY.—On Saturday evening a meeting of the electors took place at the Victoria Tavern, Crescent place, Mornington er"cent, to take measures to secure the success at the ballot of the electoral body of Mr. D. W. Harvey. Mr. Mortimer Simpson presided. dr. Dyke, after pto the employment of agents by the party who sup. onsd Lord 1). Stuart, to preve n t the putting of ques to his Lordship at a meeting he had just left, BPoke le in the most eulogistic terms of Mr. Daniel Whitt the pounced arv eY and his Parliamentary career, (L -un one o f the that Mr. D. W. Harvey was. with Mr. Walter, most n The friendsroNverful opponents of the new Poor-law. eh of Lord D. Stuart, and Mr. Howarth, his haanirrnan, wished his Lordship's name to be put on the (Laughter.)°tto card bvcaust, he happened to be a toy HQ believed Mr. - Sergeant Shee to be a straightforward man ands sterling Reformer, but he was ~,artitried man, and Mary lebone was not a place for a .Iteti)entary apprent , ceship.—( Hear, hear, laughter, _a d cries " Hear.") Mr. Dyke concluded by moving lAtsriesolution to the effect, that the meeting pledged ei f to use every means to secure the return Lai ` l. * W. Harvey at the head of the (must''ou to stand as the second Reform candi , Mr. W. Shaw seconded the resolution. Mr. ..reene said, the unfair conduct of Lord D. Sivart and 9, 14 friends had determined him to supp •rt Mr. D. W. „r The Noble Lord had consented to abide by .be ballot of the Borough Reform Association, but hay. 1 1 1 4 ,,, i b00d the votes w•puld be three to on" against him. " l ad backed out at the eleventh hour, and said i e 1 : 11 ) , 1 1 4 ' d Only abide a ballot of the electors. Mr. Ellett, several other persons, having addressed the meet 1-g i the res • • •carried, with two dissentient solution was voi ,„ e ". That,k ; were vot e d to the chairman and the --,ecting broke up. BEWDLEY AND STOURPORT. leg Sir Thomas Winnington (Liberal) has been canvass • i the e l ectors of these united boroui,hs during the va i r, since th e unexpected appearance of his Con-er tnigtonopponent, Si r ' F. J. Ireland Sir Thomas Win has issued his addres s to the electors, in which he say s:— " ihrough ten years of stirring political events I have e ndeavoured to di scharge my duties, at.d feel satisfi, d I ein no way betrayed • but have ful filled 3 •our confidence, the trust o in the best of my u noposed • - me to t rest_ 'LLY, Without regard to personal convenience or int,- ; Although I wet with the opposition (which I con 71f-ntiously respected) of many of my trieinis at a former election, yet I 11(01% , vi Inure to hop( that, as party spirit s died away, and the great constitutional questions re at reit, we shall cordially work together in promot -1.31g th e welfare of the borough, with which we are all so t l- , r ;, a , t elY connected, in defending our institutions in tells h—e n and State, and in securing the happiness of our w -subjects." a The 1100 . Member, it will br seen, does not enter into fir T, of political topics ci.ntrary to his antagonist, ir J. t Ireland, who in his address says— staunch supporter of the Protestant religion es tTenshed at the Reformation, and of this connexion be on Church and State, I am as staunch an opponent • qY furth claims of the Roman Ndath u i. er concessions to the I to __ les and strongly adverse to the endowment of the priesthood out of the national revenue or any t• er Public sources. In the ensuing Parliament this it ti battle of the constitution will most probably be „ t ' and the vital aid important question he settled, • then the principles of the Reformation, which seated ▪ 'tef•tant Prince on the throne,of these realms shall be 711, stained or not. I anxiously wish and have en ..! mired t o promote the bettering the condition of the l'ing classes of the community. I also am determined 7 ot : d u Port , any, modification of the poor-laws which may ext em 7 ` 43 the humanity and justice of those laws. The soviet of education amongst the different classes of _oreq, as tending to improve most materially their al and social condition, shallalways advocate." Both ,I candidate and there will be a close contest, are sanguine, Mr. CARLISLE. ral candida P. 110 w ara, M.P. , and Mr. J. Dixon, are the Libe tes, and, a Mr. W. N. Consen-at.v e s i de. Hodgson appears on the requisition COLCHESTER. i „s in course of signature, inviting Mr. J. alec 9arili astle, o f W r i tt l e, to come forward at the next t i ( - 1 as a candid a t e f or the representation of the borou gh f CJleh es t er . The Ipswich Express states tho • " the po ideal principles of Mrdanee. Hardeastle are in zee ctors will those of the great body of th e Lib e ral ele." BORSETSIIIRE. (From the Sherborne Journal.) We never remember so calm an eve before a general Election, and we doubt whether there will be a single contest for any borough or division of either the coun• ties of Dorset or Somerset. The accumulated sums of rconey have been so thoroughly circulated by railway calls, that very few hoards are available for contesting corrupt boroughs. There is a report that Weymouth 19 ' 11 be contested, but up to the present time no Other candidates have appeared than Colonel Freestun and Mr. Christie ; but the friends of two other gentlemen roundly assert that they will appear. , be politics of Bridport are in a languid state, and Lyme will probably pass off quietly, although several candidates are talked about. At Poole we thin k t he 'beral cause has been badly dealt with by one of its own P tite!sors. We un derstand that Mr. Turner has no c hance of success, and we would put it to his better ttn r n ent whether it is not incumbent on him to retir e, tio cot let opponents take advantage of his wrong posi tr!),. Dorch es t er , Sh a f tes b u ry, Taunton, Tiverton, i ewater Wells, and Frome are all provided w i t h can didates ; and it appears to us that we shall have the „ quiet the R eform Billelection. that has taken place since the passing ESSEX (NORTH). (From the Essex Standard.) T Le result of the canvass places the return of Sir J. TYrrell and Major Beresford beyond a doubt. FROME. kr. Thomas Sheppard retires, and Major Boyle has be en canvassing this borough on the Liberal interest. kn t°Pinions are not of a sufficiently decided character to 0 1 ,7, 45 anY party zealous in his cause. He came forward e o ,„, 4 `uaLlY on the Dissenting interest, but he does not thi s up to the requirements of the most consistent of b i B Party ; and at a most respectable meeting of the s e tnters on Wednesday evening a paper tantamount "e et to a declaration that they would not support ceeir Boyle wa s s i gne d by a cons id era bl e num b er o f t h e a_oors present. Th e C onservat i ve party i s strong, an d bet us to measure their strength with the Radical.. hituself. 'lO candidate except Major Boyle has y e t declared GLOUCESTERSHIRE (WEST.) I,,i‘jr• Grenville Berkeley, who has, as is well known, brought f orward under the auspices of Lord Fitz beenirstlie, in o p pos i t i on to M r. Grantley Berkeley, has c "!tlYassing du r i ng th e wee k at W ic k war, Thorn 'pueaJj "0., but, as far as I can learn, with ve:y equi bo. *ti ecess. I know that his immediate supporters vel,of his having received a great number of pr0.8,,13Ut .8,,13Ut others who have had opportunituts of con likely with many of the .lectors and who would be less Y to be partial in there statements, say that there is b e i L fenling against the unfair influence which is the l; Id exerted by the casile and a disposition to support () members, Mr. Grantley Berkeley and Mr. Robert THE S UN, Blagden Hale. Mr. Grantlev Berkeley is likewise fully n the field, and has issued an address to the electoral body in which he denies that he is about (as has been industriously circulated) to retire from the representa tion. He says he will assuredly go to the poll in the confidence of success, and intimates his intention of commencing an early personal canvass. HALIFAX. (From the Halifax Guardian) There are five candidates in the field for the represen tation of this borough. The two sitting members, Sir C. Wood and Mr. Protherce, offer again ; the anti-state educationists have called forward Mr. E. Miall ; and the radical section of the electors have resolved to support Mr. E. Jones, a barrister. Mr. H. Edwards, a res•dent in the neighbourhood, possessing considerable local in fluence, has also offered on the Conservative interest ; and it is not improbable that he and the Chancellor of the Exchequer may be returned. HEREFORD (COUNTY.) (From the Worcester Herald.) The new Conservative candidate for the county of Hereford, Mr. F. R. Haggitt, presented himself to the electors of this town and vicinity on Thursday last, and, we are told, made a very successful canvass. IPSWICH. (From the Bury Post.) Mr. Austin having declined the invitation to become a candidate for this borough, Mr. Hugh Adair has an nounced his intention of going to the poll. Mr. Line Fox has retired from the represestatlon, and Mr. J. Chevalier Cobbold has issued an address to the electors, as the second Conservative candidate It is rumoured that Mr. Hugh Adair will give place to Allen Rsnsome, on the Liberal side, and that all parties will unite to do honour to two men to whom the town owes so much. KINGSTON ON HULL. (From the Hull Packet) The requisition to Mr. M. T. Baines has recei‘ed nearly 600 signatures, including those of the most in fluential men of all political parties in the borough. Mr. Clay is the Liberal candidate. LINCOLN. The present Members, Colonel Sibthorp and Mr. W. Bickford Collett, are engaged in an active canvass of the city, as are also their opponents at the last general elec tion, Sir Bulwer Lytton, Bart., and Mr. Charles Seely, " the citizen canlidate." All four parties are acting in dependently of each other. In consequence of a para graph copied from a local print into most of the public papess, giving the name of Mr. Weston Cracroft as one of the candidates talked of, that gentleman has pub lished a letter, stating that he never had any idea of of fering himself as a candidate; Some other names were also introduced with just as little foundation. MALDON. (From the Essex Standard.) On Tuesday last Mr. Lennard made his first appear ance at Maldon as one of the candidates at the ensuing election. Messrs. Dick and Waddington have canvassed the town, and met with such success as to convince them that their success is certain. They are still canvassing, and are determined to pay their personal respects to every voter within the seven miles. NE W CASTLE-UPON. TYNE. JULY 10.—Mr. Ellison has declined the requisition of the Conservative electors to become a candidate for the representation of this borough, on account of his ad varlet d years and declining health. This intelligence was received yesterday rooming, and was commnicated to the committee assembled at the Turf Hotel, when a strong feeling was unanimously expressed to bring out Mr. Hodgson, the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, and brother of Mr. Hinde. A deputation was accordingly appointed to wait on Mr. Hodgson, who readily acceded to their request, and returned with the deputation to the committee-room, where he was received with en thusiastic cheering. In little more than an hour afterwards his address was printed and circulated, and an active canvass on his behalf in progresi. Mr. Ord and Mr. Headlam attended a meeting of the Roman Catholics yesterday evening, and satisfied the principal members of that body as to the liberality of their views on the questions more immediately affect ing the members of that community, and a vote was passed pl,dging the meeting to use every exertion to seem° their election. This step, however, has been at tended by a corresponding loss among the dissenters, who are organising a formidable opposition to Mr.Head lam's return. LONDO IMPERIAL PA R LAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 12. The LORD CHANCELLOR to(,k his seat on th^ Wool sack at Five o'clock. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition fr .rn the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland. stating the desire of the petitioners to have an equiti.ble settlement with respect to the money subscribed fur the erection of chapels before the disruption between them and the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and praying the House to adopt some measures on the subject. RECEPTION OF BILLS. Lord BROUGHAM brought up the report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the best mode of receiving Bills from the Commons. The Committee re ported that it would be advisable, in order to save the public time, that their Lordships should receive all the Bills brought up in a day by one message, and that no alteration was required in the standing orders to carry that object into effect. The Committee also re ported that it would be desirable, in future, to sen'l down Bills from that House to the Commons by one mcater instead of two. After some short discussion, a conference was o:,:ered with the Commons upon the subject of the report. DRAINAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of the Duke of RICHMOND, the Drainage of Lands (Scotland) Bill was read a second tims, and ordered to be committed. LEITH HARBOUR AND DOCK BILL. The Earl of KINNAIRD trusted that the Nt bit? and Learned Lord (the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster) would postpone the third reading of the Leith Harbour and Dock Bill, as many Noble Lords like him self, under the supposition that the measure was a pri vate one, had not looked into its details. He had since discovered that the measure was made a public one, and that its provisions were most important, and greatly affected private interests. Lord CAMPBELL must persevere with the Bill, as was one of great public importance. The Noble Lord :hen presented several petitions in favour of the Bill. CONFERENCE ON THE FORMS OF THE HOUSE. The Duke of Richmond and Lords Brougham, Re desdale, Ellenborough, Monteagle, and the Bishop of St. Asaph, left the House to hold a conference with the Commons on the forms of the House. LEITH HARBOUR AND DOCK BILL. Some discussion took place upon this Bill, in the course of which Lord KINNAIRD said it looked very like a job. Lord R EDESD ALE said that the Bill ought to be postponed until next session, as it was one of the most vagrant election jobs that had ever come under his ob servation. The Lord Advocate sat for Leith and the Bill was introduced on the eve of a general election. Lor, - I CAMPBELL said that the discussion which had taken place was most irregular; he had no objec tion to the returns which the Noble Lord desired. The discussion here dropped. CLERGY OFFENCES BILL. This Bill was read a third time. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. Lord BROUGHAM moved the following resolutions on the subject of bribery at elections :—" That it is the bounden duty of both Houses of Parliament to adopt, at the beginning of next session, whatever means may be most effectual for detecting and punishing acts of bribery and corruption which may be committed during the ensuing recess, at the election of Members of Parliament and Peers of Scotland and Ireland, such offences being altogether subversive of the freedom of election, destructive of the purity of the Legislature, leading to the moral guilt of perjury in all cases, and the actual commission by many of that foul and heinous crime. That it is also the duty of Parlia ment to inquire and visit with punishment all acts which may be done during the recess for interfering with the free choice of Members of Parliament, of Peers of Scotland and Ireland, by intimidation or otherwise. That it is the duty of both Houses of Parliament to in quire of all corrupt bargains, whether by compromise or otherwise, made during the recess, for the purpose of preventing and frustrating the inquiry into such corrup tion or intimidation, at elections of Members of Parlia ment, or of Scotch and Irish Peers. This was not the first time that he had to draw the attention of the House to this subject. It was the opinion of some that this question was one which peculiarly belongad to the lower House, but he entirely dissented from that opinion. Their Lordships had rejected the Bribery Bill of 1829, which had been passed by the lower House, and in 1729, when the law was passed which now guiles the decisions of the tribunals, their Lordships made certain valuab!e alterations, so that there was no want of precedent for the resolution which he proposed for their adoption. The Reform Bill had the most beneficial effect in check ing bribery and corruption, it enabled them at once to detect crime. The election for Liverpool, which he contested with Mr. Canning, cost 40,000/., and it was impossible to say where the legal expenses ended. The election for 1841 had tar nished the honour of the Legislature.. They had all seen charges of bribery brought against men of high character, of rank, and position in the country. Charges which he was bound to say were fully proved. The ar guments against this practice of bribery were so many, that he would disdain to enter upon them. He did not believe that five per cent of those bribed refused the bribery oath when tendered; and was it not frightful to think, that every voter there had it in their power to tender that oath to the guilty party who thus ran such a risk of committing this heinous crime. It appeared to him that there should be no limit put to the time when the proof of bribery might be given, nor did he consider that a Member's seat should be secure at any time if it could be proved that he obtained it by bribery. He hoped that the next session would not terminate without some decisive arid salutary step being taken upon this subject. In the m. antime, if their Lordships gave their consent to these resolutions, he had no doubt but that it wou'd work beneficially. Their Lordships might see by the addresses in the papers, that those who were seeking for the highest u ust that could be conferred upon them, were wholly unknown to the con stituents. He was wrong ; they were known, perhaps, to a couple of attorneys in the borough.—(Hear, hear) The 53 mptoms of the time appeared to indicate to him that a greater degree of bribery would take place at the ensuing election than there did at the election of 1842. The Noble Lord concluded by moving the resolutions. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE could not be sorry that his Noble Friend had taken that opportunity to denounce the heinous crime of bribery and corruption, in the eloquent terms which he had -done, although he differed from the Noble Lurd as to the expediency of passing such a resolution when they did not intend to follow it up by a specific enactment, and he hoped that his Noble Friend would not consider him unconscious of the magnitude of the heinous crime which he had de nounced that night so ably. But he always objected to abstract resolutions; they should not pledge the House to such. His Noble and Learned Friend was fully aware that it was not the want of a feeling of abhor rence to the crime which prevented legislation upon the subject, hut that it was the difficulty of reaching the subject in an efficient manner. Numberless Bills were brought into the House for the prevention of bribery, but in their course they were always objectionable in some detail or another. Lord BROUGHAM, after a few words in reply, said that be would withdraw the resolutions. 'lle resolutions were then withdrawn. RAILWAYS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill wont through Committee. SUPPRESSION OF SEDUCTION. On the motion of the Bishop of OXFORD, this Bill went through Committee. CANADA CONSOLIDATED REVENUE BILL. This Bill was read a second time. IRISH EMIGRANTS. Lord ENNISKILLEN drew the attention of the Government to a letter in an Irish newspaper, which detailed the dismal fate which awaited the Irish emi grants, who arrived in Canada, from the want of ac commodation, and the quarantine that they were obliged to perform in the vessels, which were full of distemper. Earl GREY said that he grieved to say it was too true that they had received the most deplorable accounts of the fate which awaited a large number of tt emigrant ships. A distemper of such a dreadful uharae - ter had broken out in some of the vessels, which obliged them to be detained in quarantine. The Governor hid taken the most prompt and efficient steps, and ten thou sand tents were erected upon the shore, besides a large quantity of sheds were built for their accommo• dation. He had warned Lord Elgin that such a catastrophe was likely to occur, and he was proud to say that that Noble Lord had done every thing possible to alleviate the sufferings of those unfortunates. He trusted that the details of these cir cum4tances would prevent and check too large an emi gration from Ireland. He did believe that all these suf ferings arose from the previous sufferings which the emi grants had endured. Lord MONTEAGLE thanked the Noble Lord for bringing the question under the notice of the House. He hoped it would f,O out to the public that the mi series which had been endured could not have been averted by the Government. Their Lordships the❑ adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 12. The SPEAKER took the Chair to. day at Three o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills , A ere read a second time, and ordered to be comuaitted:— Gillespie's Estate. Northam Bridge Company's Estate. REPORTS. The following reports were brought up and agreed to: Edinburgh, I, WI, and Granton Railway (Union Canal and Caledonian Railway Junction). Southampton and Dorchester Railway (Blandford Branch). Taw Vale Railway and Dock. The report on the S ilisbury and Yeovil Railway Bill was further considered and agreed to. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: — Bowes' Estate. Brooks' Divorce. Dollar Institution (Nlylne's or M Nabb's) Estate. Goddard's Estate. Huggen's College Incorporation. Rooke's Estate. Tunstail Market Lo RCDornspaAnymEEsist,aDte..llF NTS The Lord.' Amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to: — Belfast Improvement. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail way, and Chester and Birkenhead Railway Purchase or Amalgamation. Colchester Navigation and Improvement,. NORWICH. (From the West Norfolk Herald.) The Tories seem to be satisfied with the Marquis of Douro, and the Whigs are content with the promises of Mr. Pew, and there is little doubt that a compromise will be attempted. PEMBROKE. (From the Welshman.) On Friday last Sir John Owen, Bart., MP. for the Pembroke boroughs, arrived at Tenby per Phceuix steamer. his reception was anything but cheering. READING. A new candidate has just come forward in the person of Mr. F. Pigott, of Heckfield, near Reading, who has addressed the electors and issued the following announce ment. There are now, besides, three candidates in the field, Mr. C. Russell and Lori Chelsea, the present Mem bers, and Mr. Sergeant Taltourd, each of whom is per sonally canvassing the electors. " Gentlemen,—Being solicited by a numerous and in fluential body of voters, I beg leave to offer myself as a candidate for the honour of representini , your borough in Parliament. lam aware of the disadvantage under which I labour in nut sing able to recommend myself to your confidence by referring to my participation in public affairs as a Mrmber of Parliament ; still, for many years I have taken a deep interest in political events, and advocated as an individual these Liberal measures now adopted by Parliament and stamped with popular approbation. I would most readily support all measures tending to improve the social, moral, and intel lectual condition of the people, and allow all cksses t hem-6r by the distribution of public tunds appropriated for the purposes of education. I would endeav .ur firmly to uphold the Prot. static religion in its strictest sense, regarding any advancement of the Romish Church as dangerous to the existence of civil and religious liberty. I tun strongly opposed to many of the enactments of the present poor-law as unnecessarily cruel and oppressive, and would heartily co orrate in their mitigation. Should I be allowed the honour of representing you, it shall be my constant aim carefully to watch over the interests of the town of Reading, which my immediate residence in your neighbourhood enables me to do. I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, very faith fully yours, "F. PIGOTT." RIPON. It is understood that Sir J. Graham, whose advances ri•ceived little favour at Hull, will be brought forward for this borough. TEWKESBURY. JULY 10.--There There is likely to be a hot contest here. All the three candidates, Viscount Lascelles, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Martin, have been, and are to- day, busily engaged canvassing the electors. Mr. Dowdes well, in announcing his intention not to solicit re-elec tion, states, that he does so " in the absence of any poli tical topic of paramount importance to agitate the public mind and under the pressure of domestic affliction." Viscount Lascelles offers himself as Mr. Dowdeswell's successor, and thus avows his political sentiments: —" I feel most sincerely attached to the Protestant religion and those established institutions which have hitherto so well contributed to the prosperity of this country; and whilst I should resist any attempt to destroy or injure them, I would not object to any alteration which might tend to their improvement." The address of Mr. Martin has already been noticed. Mr. Humphrey Brown has just issued his address, in which he says:— " A long mercantile experience affords the best safe guard that I shall always be found advocating a liberal policy, and be at all times ready to support such mea sures as will promote the industry and enterprise of the country. I shall also be willing to encourage any means of creating revenue by direct taxation in lieu of the pre sent indirect mode, which presses so hard . indus trious on the inus trious classes. The present distribution of the church revenues I consider unjust in princip le and injurious to the church, by impairing her usefulnes s and the dignity of her character. I will give no consent to any revenue grant in aid of any church which holds no sliritual alli ance with our Protestant establishment, and I think the professed necessity of such a grant from the national fund is uncalled for, an unfair dealing with the public money, and an insult to those religious bodies who not only support their own churches, but educate their chil idren without national grants of any kind." RACES TO COME. The following is the list of fixtures already made for the season of 1847: Liverpool ... Nottingham . 20 AID Ripon 2 Brighton LI °midi Wolverhampton Chelmsford Reading ll Lewes ll Yarmouth SEPTE; Warwick Kuutsford Aberdeen Dunes,: ter Leicester Lichfield OCT , Stafford .................. 5 Newmarket, S. 0....... 11 NOVE: II Goodwood 27 Leominster UST. York * Egham Derby 24 * Hereford * Huntingdon 26 * Canterbury Stourbridge :MBER. Bedford 22 Walsall 22 Richmond 22 *Lincoln 23 Newmarket, F. O 2B Sandbach OBER. Newmarket, H 25 Worcester not fixed [The meetings against terisk have not been official', bability will take place at th Tarporley which we have placed an as [y announced, but in all pro le time mentioned.] IRISH RACEI Mallow July 13 Down Royal Corpora- ;S TO COME. Lusk Limerick 2l Fermoy Tuam Cork Oct. 5 Curragh Down Royal Corpora tion Kilkenny 2l ti an Carlow 2O Ballyeigh 29 Phcenix Park Aug. 10 Kilcoek Aug. 16 Cork Garrison Curragh Sept. 7 NOVEL OCCURRENCE. —On Tuesday morning, owing to the covering of the sink hole being left off by the servant, a snake found its way into the dairy of Mr. Thomas Cooper, of Ampers Wick Farm, St. Osyth, and reached the shelf where the milk stood ; and, having emptied the pan of its contents, made its exit by the same passage through wh.ch it entered the dairy, anti was ultim atel y kill e d by M r . C oo p e r, w ith no further miselueL—Essf7r 'Standard. JULY MORN t'NG, JULY la, 1847. Coventry. Nuneaton, Birmingham, and L way. Rest of Fife Railway (Nlarkinch Deviation). Great Western Raihva) (Arneit:ltnent Exte , 1 4 .1iinch st ,, r, and Newc3st . e Tyne Junction thilway Acts Amendment. London snd North IVes7prn Radwly (Linie-s!reet, Sta'ion Extension, &c.) Newbury Cemetery. Paisley and Renfrew Rail, a.y (Sale and Improvement). South Eastern Railway (Widening of the Greenwich Railway, and Arrangement and Enlargement of the London-bridge Statim ) Waterford and Limerick Railway. Wexford Free Bridge. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from Here ford against the clause in the Bishopric of Manchester Bill with respect to the Deanery of Herefwd. On the motion of Mr. WILSON PATTEN, it was ordered, " That it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection to appoint the Committee on Penson's E.tate Bill on Wednesday next. and that the Committee have leave to report the same d a y." On the motion for the first reading of Passingham's Estate Bill, Mr. GREENE moved that it be referred to the Ex aminers of Petitions for Private Bills, with leave to sit and proceed to-morrow. ARGYLE CANAL BILL. Mr. HUME wi:lied to know whether it was the in tention of the Government to proceed with the Ark*) le Canal Bill ? Lor.l J. RUSSELL said it was not the intention of the Government to proceed with tilt, Bill. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER. Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to a question from Mr. Collett, said it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the Bishopric of Manchester Bill to-morrow morning at twelve o'clock. Mr. COLLETT said he was determined to oppose the proceeding with so important a Bill at the early sittings of the House. EDUCATION (IRELAND). Lord JOHN MANNERS wished to know from the Noble Lord at the head of the Government whether the report was true that the Government had determined to give preferment to no clergymen of the Church of Ireland who would not support the system of education adopted by the Nation a l Ed uca ti o n Society of that country. Lord J. RUSSELL said that there was no foundation for the report in question. POST OFFICE CARRIERS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE plesented a petition from Fre tese c Fre derick Greig, a Post-office letter carrier, complaining of his dismissal without notice from the Post-office, in consequence of certain evidence which he had given with respect to the ." Post-office Directory," and prayin g the House to institute a sear db c e h tih i n n ag g t t i h n e c read for h inquiry into be postponed the case. nd ill o The Hon. Member gave notice that to-morr o w- he would move that the petition be printed with th e vote. reading LO Lord rBISHOPRICd the oßill, of j. RUSSELL thisdLre r s S E t theOLE nadoav)e, MANCHESTER BILL. till twelve o'clock to-morrow. Mr. COLLEI'T moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read at five o'clock to-morrow. Strangers were ordered to withdraw. The amend ment was, however, withdrawn, and the Bill ordered to be read a second time at twelve o'clock to-morrow. WELLINGTON STATUE. Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that be would take this opportunity of stating, in reply to a question put by the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn with respect to the Wellington statue, that he had had an interview with the illustrious Duke himself upon the subject, who had informed him that he looked upon the question entirely as a public one. Many persons had considered that the removal of the statue would be a mark of disrespect to his Grace. The illustrious Duke had, however, replied to him in substance that, for his own part, he had received too many proofs of the regard and appro bation of the Crown to lead him to think that such could be the intention of the Crown in ordering the removal of the statue.—(Hear, hear.) Upon public grounds he deprecated the removal . of the statue.— (Hear.) This opinion had been communicated to her Majesty, and he (Lord John Russell) had received the Qte.en's commands to state to the HouSe that it was not the intention of the Government to proceed with the removal of the statue.—(Hear, hear.) GREENOCK ELECTION. Lord JOHN RUSSELL requested the Hon. Member for Greenock (Mr. Baine), who had a motion on the paper, on reading the order of the day for the Committee of Supply, to call the attention of the House to the re cent interference of the Government, exercised chiefly through the medium of the Secretary at War, with the constitutional privileges of the Parliamentary electors of Greenock, to postpone his 'notion, in order to allow the House to go into Committee of Supply. Mr. BAINE did not wish to throw any obstacle in the way of the public business • of the IIouse; he would, therefore, withdraw his motion. After a few words from Mr. F. MAULE and Mr. TUF NELL the motion was withdrawn. MISCELLANEOUS -STIMATES. On the order of the day for going into Committee of Supply being read, Mr. V. SMITH called the attention of the House to the present confused mode in which the miscellaneous estimates were prepared, and suggested the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the circumstances of the case, and also to examine into the reasons why so great an increase had taken place in the amount of the miscellaneous estimates for this year from what it was in the year 1838. lie found in the present yea, that the miscellaneous estimates were 1,328,2861. more than they were in the year 1838 Lord J. RUSSELL said that, no doubt, there was great room for an inquiry into the subject, but tl e Government had done all that lay in its power to reduce the amount of the estimates durine- the present year. THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretor% of the Aetniralty when it was intended to proceed with the Thames Conservancy Bill ? 'elr. WARD said that it was intended to proceed with it immediately after the disposal of the estimates. Sir R. H. INGLIS said, as it was announced to be a private Bill it ought to be proceeded with at the time of private business. Mr. E WART said it was useless to go on with this Bill. It contained 100 clauses, and could not be got through this session. Mr. HUME wished to have the opinion of the Speaker as to whether the Bill ought not to be pro ceeded with at the time of private business. The SPEAKER said the Bill p a rtook both of the character of a privat e an d a public Bill, and it would, therefore, be more re gu l ar to take it ' at the time of public business. The subject then dropped. BRITISH SPIRITS. Mr. MOFFATT then moved f, r a Select Committee to inquire into the operation of the existing regulatiovis in reference to the bonding of Briti s h spirits in t he United Kingdom, and to the rectification of British spirits for exportation. These regulations pres ed very heavily ueon the spirit trade of t h e country, an d he hoped that during the recess the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer would give the subject his best attention. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pro mised to do so, and the motion was withdrawn. SUPPLY. The House then resolved its‘if into a Committee of Supply ; Mr. Greene in the chair. The sum of 3,5151. was vo t e d to defray the expenses of the temporary accommodation o f the Committees of the House of Commons. co unt of On the question that 10,0001. be voted on ac Portpatrick Harbour, I I Mr. ROSS contended that the harbour would prove useless, and he should therefore oppose the vote. tl Mr. HUME also considered the harbour a pe . rfec_ useless work, and that it ought not to be ag reed to, the t l e More so as a few years ago a pledge was give y ent upon Government that no more money „wild eP this harbour. C HEQUER de- The CHANCELLOR of the EN a s for the public fended the vote on the ground that it w service. ostponed. H P Mr. HUME moved that the grant be , the k.,HAN. After a few words from Mr. Ross and CELLoR of the ExcerequEn, te as a job su - Mr. WILLIAMS d e nounced the vo .„.. P ported by the Go vern ment for the b e nefit 0 t a W hig Peer. After a few words from Mr. FEB HE The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Hon. tuber was wrong in his surmise. hen there appeared— The Committee then divided, w 118 For the vote ..................... 4 Against it ....................... 114 Majority ........... ofconvict A vote of 4,0001. for the establishment de pots in Ireland was agreed to• agreed to for the purpose A vote of 5,500/. was also of drainage in Ireland. d for a sum of 600 ,0001. to After a vote being pass e Relief Committee up defray the probable charge s of t to the 31st March, 1848, w whether there were Mr. HUSIE wished to kno to mode of carrying on the Relief be any alterations in th e Commission. The CHANCELLOR o f the EXCHEQUER said that it was not intended to m ake any alteration in the system. Lord CLEMENTS took that opportunity of com plaining of a leading ar ticle which appeared in the He always con this daY• had Morning Chronicle of be a well conducted and respect ablesidered that paper to but h e regretted to see that or a n y paper, other paper endeavouring to intimidate any Honourable abuse on th e i r down Member of that House by pouring do heads. He believed that that journal was an orga n o f the Government.—(Laughter.) He trusted that h e would never again have such an attack mude upon him, and he hoped that t h e writer of the article would s ee reason to reconsider his opinions. The vote was then agreed to. A vote of 500,0001. for commissariat supplies in Ireland was then agreed to. The House then resumed. The House then went into Committee of Ways and Means, and a vote was ag reed to authorising the i ssue of various sums of money out of the Consolidated Fund. NEW ZEALAND BILL. On the motion of Mr. HAWES, the New Zealand (Nu. 2) Bill was read a second time. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Messengers from the Lords appeared at the bar, re questing a conference with the House on the subject o f the amendments introduced by their Lordships in the Poor law Amendment Bill. The following Members were appointed to coati. on the part of the Commons :—Lord J. Russell, the Attor ney-General, Solicitor-General, Sir George Grey, the Chancellor of the Exclo , qu,,r, Sir R. Peel, Sir J. Graham, Lord G. Beurincl, Mr. (in elu &e. &c. (hi Ole return of the Members who had formed the C reo,e. • Lord J. li.( '"SELL stated the result of the inti rview, and moved that it he referred ton Select Committee. The Committee was then aominited. NEW ZEALAND (N.,.2) BILL. Mr. 11A , \ ES. in moving the order of the day for the second math, g of this Bill, referred to those pi'eftous measures on this subject which had been brought under the notice of the House, and said that, without enterinz into those questions at that time, it would be better, by a wise and liberal system of colonization at once to place upon a sound and perma nent basis the government of that country. Such views as the Government entertained upon this subject were attempted to be forwarded by a company called the New Zealand Company, and the questions raised by the Bill were—first, whether the Government should make an advance of funds to this company; and, secondly, whether it should, in the event of such an advance being made, have any authority or control over it. In locking over the books of the company, it appeared that the amount of psid-up capital was 200,0001. ; raised on the sales of land, 277,000/. ; b. , rrowed from Go venom nt, 80,000/: ; from other sources. 25,0601. ; making in all 636,0001. It appeared that the company had spept 200,000/. in the colony. and as their prospects seemed to, ustify further assistance, he proposed by the Bill to advance them he further sum of 136,0001. to the question that the Bill be read a second time, Lord G. BENTINCK said he would not oppose the treasure, although he thought that the principle with which the Government had started in the present session had been depar ei from in this Bill. Sir H. H. INGLIS supported the second reading of the Bill. Mr. W. PATTEN was desirous of knowing whether the past liabilities of the c tmpany were to be under- taken by the Government ? - Mr. HAWES said that the past liabilities of the com pany had been estimated, and it was for the purpose o' meeting them that the former loans had been granted by Government, and no new liabilities could be incurred without the sanction of the Government. Mr. V. SMITH was desirous of knowing upon what principle the money was advanced. Was it intended to give the grant as a compensation to the New Zealand Company, because if compensation was intended it would be better in his opinion to grant it in any other shape than the present. If it was not made for com pensation was it for colonisation—if it was, then how were they to meet the claims of other colonies? He had made the observation in no spirit of opposition to the measure, but in order that this Bill might receive proper consideration, as it related to one of the most important colonies of this country. Mr. C. BULLER felt called upon to make some observations, as some misapprehensions appeared to pre vail with respect to the provisions of the B:11. The Go vernment would not be answerable for any liabilities further than those expressly stated—most certainly not to any general liabilities. The Government had framed this Bill not with a view to grant this loan as a means of compensation, but as a means of colonisation for which this company had done more than any other asso ciation of private individuals. Mr. MIME thought that this Bill was one which ought to attract the attention of the whole country. He was of opinion that the money which they were called upon to pay this year and last year, was the penalty of the mismanagement which had been made by the Go vernment of the colony of New Zealand. He hoped, however, that the present heads of the Colonial Depart ment would profit by the mistakes of their predecessors, and exert themselves to prevent a recurrence of the evils that had already taken place. The most effectual method for that purpose would be to establish local self govern ment. By carrying out this principle, the evils which spring from the mismanagement of the Colonial-office, would be put an end to, and a responsibility secured which would prevent abuse. He was also of opinion that it would be much better to leave colonization to private speculation, as from the experience which they had of the attempt hitherto made by Government in this re - spect. he feared there was little to be expected but failure and abuse. Mr. WILLIAMS thought the grant now proposed was a large expenditure, but he would not oppose it. He considered, however, that the mismanagement of the Colonial•office, which necessitated this additional grant, should be put an end to. Sir J. GRAHAM thought the Bill should be dis cussed on its merits, and that the censures directed by the Hon. Member for Montrose and the Hon. Member for Coventry against the late admini,tration of Colonial affairs was not deserved by the Noble Lord who pre sided over that department in the Government of which he (Sir J. Graham) had been a Member. If the whole liability of the British Exchequer was to be limited to 236.0001.—the money advanced last year, and the pre sent grant—he would be satisfied. He hoped these grants would be the means of securing the prosperity of the colony, and enabling the colony to carry out those operations which were calculated to develope its re sources. After a few words from Lord INGESTRE and Mr. E . DENISON, Mr AGLIONBY said that the colony had weighed the consequences of its own acts, and he believed that at the expiration of the three years they would be com• ole . ely successful. He was always desirous that there should be no cone« alment in the affairs of the colony. and he believed the sum' ss of the undertaking was c-r -tain from the soundness of the principles on which it was based. Mr. DISRAELI thought that their constituents out of doors should properly understand what they were called upon to do this evening. They were called upon to give a grant of public money for one of their colonies. Now, at the beginning of the session a great outcry was made because a proposition was made for a grant of pub lic money for a great public good, and the grounds on which it was opposed was, that possibly it might go into -he pockets of destitute shareholders.—(L tughter.) He wished to know, then, into whose pockets this money was to go.— ( Laughter.) He very much feared that now, at 'the close of the session, the Government, under the magical influence of twilight, were allowing those pi in ciples which they advocated with such energy at the be ginning of the session to drop quietly into oblivion.— (Hear, hear, and laughter.) If this was an ill-used and ,unfortunate country, as had been stated, he thought it .was pretty fairly represented in the Government.— (Laughter.) He wanted to know how it was that the money now proposed to be advanced to the New Zealand Company, was to be given at 3 per cent., while that 'proposed a few night s a go t o b e advanced to Ireland was to be charged 5 per cent.? Was it to be understood generally in Ireland, that in the estimation of the present Government, the security of New Zealand was to be preferred to that of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He did ,not mean to vote against the Bill, but he thought that this vote showed a most extraordinary and glaring in- Fonsistency on the part of the Government, and while it paid a proud homage to the soundness of the prin eiples advocated so ably by his Noble Friend beside him (Lord G. Benttnck) at the beginning of the session, pronounced the strongest possible condemnation on the course pursued by the present Government.—(Cheers.) The Bill was then read a second time. MUSSEL FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. HERRING FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. POST-OFFICE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. NAVIGATION (No. 2) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up. DESTITUTE PERSONS (IRELAND) BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill, and passed the remaining clauses. The House resumed. LONDON BRIDGE APPROACHES BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. The clauses of the Bill were then agreed to without alteration. The Chairman reported progress, and tne report was ordered to be brough: up tomorrow. TRUSTEES RELIEF BILL. The Trustees Relief Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow (this day). CANAL COMPANIES BILL. The House then resolved itself into Committee upon this Bill. The clauses were agreed to, and the report ordered to be brought up to•morrow. COPYRIGHT (COLONIES) BILL. The House then went into Committee upon the Copy right (Colonies) Bill. The clauses were agreed to, and the report ordered to be received to •morrow. COMMONS ,ENCLOSURE BILL. The second reading of this Bill was postponed until to• morrow. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. Upon the order of the day for going into Committee upon this Bill, The ATTORYEY.GENERAL said that, before going into Committee upon this Bill, he wished to call the attention of the House, briefly, to its nature and provisions. This Bill had gone through the other House of Parliament with the entire concurrence of the law Lords. After a most careful investigation, he con• tessed that he did not quite underst an d w h y so strong an opposition should have been got up to it, especially to the first three or four clauses. It had been stated that the effect of the measure was to give an increased patron. age to the Lord Chancellor ; but so far from that being the case, it took from him a good deal of that patronage which was at present vested in him under one or two already existing Acts.' It was well-known that the law of Bankruptcy had for ;he last six or seven years been administered by the Court of Chancery in reality, although perhaps it was not so nominally. It was proposed by this Bill to d ) away with the Court of Review, and to vest the administration of this law entirely in the Vice- Chancellor, who should be appointed for that purpose. It was admitted on all hands that the system which had been introduced some years since, of giving a mixed bankruptcy and insolvency jurisdiction to the Bank ruptcy Court, had greatly affected the just and proper administration of the law of bankruptcy. When they reflected that under the present administration great expenses were incurred for the salaries and trave lling expenses of the commissioners , and these expenses it ap peared from the report of the commissioners themselve s , were in many instances quite us eless , for when th e y came to different towns upon the ir lists, they found no business to do, although they might have travelled for hundreds of miles at 2s. per mile. He thtref 're did not see why the powers possessed b . y the com m i ss i oners should not be vested in t h e local judges, and thus the saving of expenditure effected under th e e circumstanc es . He hoped that the House would give its consent to the Bill. Sir J. GRAHAM said that he was happy to say that to the greater part of this measure he was enabled to give his deckled assent, but to the 'first few cladses' he most eert..itly Pntertninoa the stronf,:est •A n i •!.., curriA in this til..itsure he (Sir 3, Graham) L rd 8r0,,g , ,mi, ,•fitar,y ! 4 ,•:ttTi these powers to the Court of Chan -eiN'lt however, by the 0p4i•00., of the Lon - i , ,-; ex Lord Cliar,etsll , :rs, that the t inelaxoli wy, regulated. This subj , et was ref . rred to a - of c.tnpetent persons. eo%ic..:- lawyer!, tlena.ti connveteo caltll ti a, ibuii t .rvsale.. 6. , t I • Justice Erskine. the commission came To the unani mous report, first, that insolvency should be separated from the great seal, and that there ought to be a distinct and separate juri , diction appoo tell by the formation of a court of review. Upon this rep mt the prcs. ut wag framed, and it had existed uncharged e'er .inc the enactment had be passed. The lirou Gentleman had sa:d that this was only t tromund change—if it were so why not adhere to the p •osent system until the whole subject came under the Q.igside ration of the House next session? It it were Luc in tended to create new. pitnlage, throwing tr these powers into the hands od the C urt i.f Chancery would tend to uphold ofiiet , s of very doubtful use trrid ius-r s'i N. He viewed with great suspleion any de3ign th.i• , e-transtlV these ~f lict.s t t the Gr.,a, Se,d. ii necessity why they slietd:., at this p -rind .0 ti lt • adopt such a course, c.,usidt ring tnst the . ) had Curt . I e port before them. Sir GEORGE GREY :.aid, that if the lir' • er, dir‘et.Al t i th. se three , (Amts.,: t t h•rred ight Hon. Baronet, it 'night be bet:: r to defer th sideration of them till in Committee. Ile st io wd t h e , be prepared to prove that the 'Ugh( Ilan. 13 5 r 0 , t naisund, rstoodk he object of these causes. Sir J. GRAIINNI had no objection to take the d:s cession at that period. Mr. JOHN STUART begged the Right Hon. Baro net to reconsider his determination, and much were did he implore the Government not to press hrward this measure at this late period of the session. He should feel himself called upon imperatively to give the Bill, it persevered in, his most determined opposition, however little able he was to do so, after having a oken in the Court of Chancery for nearly six successive houri. The object of the clauses. which were objected was to re-transfer the jurisdiction of the Court of Revew to one of the Chancery Courts. Sir GEORGE GREY said that he did not intend to defend the Chancery Courts. Mr. JOHN STUART—Why, the Bill before the House inevitably led t 9 the consideration of these c.turts, and he did not think it fair that the Secretary for th- Home Department should come down to that House and say he would not defend the Court of Chancery. But if the Hon. and Learned Gentl. man the Aitorney- General, would consent to postpone his Bill for a short time, it would not only shorten the discussion, but would allow them to give a subject, so important. the consideration which it demanded. They were dealing with the suhject in a most hasty arid inconsiderate manlier, Now, he would have tried to define in tne Btil what were to be the limits of these local jurisdictions. H• would have tried to do so in a lawyerlike and states manlike character, but the framers of this Bill had not done so ; and he prayed them to defer the further cons' deration of this measure until that attentlon had b..!eti paid which it well deserved. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. On the proposition of the first clause, Sir J. GRAHAM moved that the clause be omitted. Sir G. GREY advocated the retention of the clause. Mr. S. WORTLEY was at a loss to know what had been the reasons which had induced the Government to introduce this clause is the Bill, and he should most certainly support the motion for the rejection of the clause. Mr. HENLEY supported the rejection of the clause. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL explained that the object of the clause was simply to legalise a mode ~t' conducting this business, which had hitherto worked to the satisfaction of the public. Sir J. GRAHAM contended for the necessity of con- tinning the existence of the Court of Review. Fie would rather recommend the abolition of one of the in ferior Courts of Chancery. Sir G. GREY thought that if a judge were to be con. stituted sole judge ot the Court of Review, he would spend half his time in idleness ; whereas, by the prest•:o Bill he could find ample employment in the business o the united Court of Chancery and Court ot Review over which he would preside. Sir J. GRAHAM said that if the remaining clause:, of the Bill were passed, they would have the effect ot increasing the number of appeals from the Count) Courts. Mr. DISRAELI thought that after the Government, had thrown over the Health of Towns and other Bills there was not much necessity for discussing at this lee period of the session, and late hour of the day. elapses which the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department had himself admitted to be of to importance. Mr. ROMILLY thought that the present Bill would tend to remove the mischief of the sub division of Courts at present existing, and which gave rise to an enormous amount of litigation and expense. Mr. HUME thought that the best course would be to let the matter remain as it stood, and he hoped that the Government would withdraw the clauses. After a few words from Mr. MACARTHY, Tie House divided, when there appeared— For the clause. Against it .. Majority in favour of the clause 44 37 Clause 1 wa,, then agreed to. Lord J. MANNERS then said that if the three first clauses were agreed to he should feel it his duty to et. pose the whole of the remaining clauses of the Bill. Mr. HUME thought that if the Government wished to preserve the beneficial clauses of the Bill, it ought to give up the three first clauses. Clause 2 was then proposed. Mr. S. WORTLEY thought that to avoid future op position on the further stages of the Bill, it would tc better to withdraw the obnoxious clauses. Sir G. GREY thought that the better course to adot t would be, for those Hon. Members who objected to the clauses to oppose them in the future stages of the Lill. After a few words from Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Walile). the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Stuart, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House di vided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it Majority in favour of the clause The clause was then agreed to. Clause 3 was then proposed, and after a few words from Mr. S. Wortley, the Attorney-General, and Mr Stuart, was agreed to. The remaining clauses were then agreed to. Mr. BROWN moved the insertion of the clause, givine power to the Judges of County Courts to issue warrants to arrest a debtor in certain cases, such debtor being ,within the limits of the jurisdiction of the court, and to detain him in custody for a limited time, or until an order obtained to hold him to bail, when the custody to be transferred to the sheriff or officer holding a capia , issued thereon, and sating forth that whereas the delay which sometime takes place in pro curing an order from a Judge of one of the superior courts to hold a defendant to bail, and is issuing a capias thereon, is injurious to creditors, be it enacted, That if a plaintiff in any action in any of he, Majesty's superior courts of law at Westminster for the recovery of a debt, or the creditor of any debtor who shall enter into an undertaking immedia ely to comm. nce such an action, .hall, by the affidavit of him or some other person, show, to the satisfaction of an, judge of any of the county courts aforesaid, that h. has a cause of action against such deft-ndant or debtor to the amount of twenty pounds or upwards, or has sustained damage to that amount, and that there is probable cause for believing that such defendant or debtor is about to quit England, unless he be forthwith apprehended, it shall be lawful fur such Judge to issue his warrant, directed to such person or persons as he shall think fit, whereby such person 01 persons shall have authority to arrest any such defendant er debtor named in such warrant, whet ever he may b- found within the limits of the jurisdiction of such Judge, and him safely keep for five days then next., of until such defendant or debtor shall have given a bail bond to the Sheriff, or shall have male deposit of the amount of the debt or damages mentioned in such warrant, together with ten pounds for cos's, ac cording to the present practice of her Majesty's superior courts of law at Westminster, when a defendant is in custody upon a writ of capias, or until an order for hold ing such defendant or debtor to bail can be obtained under the provisions of an Act passed in the session of Parliament held in the first and second years of the reign of her present Majesty, intitoled An Act for abolishing arrest on mesne process in civil actions, ex cept in certain cases, for extending the remedies of cre ditors against the property of debtors ; and for amendaig the laws for the relief of insolvent debt Ors in England." After a few words from Sir G. Grey, Mr. Henley, Mr. Stuart, and the Attorney-General, the clause was withdrawn. be The preamble of the Bill was then deelarea rde proved, the House resumed, and the Bill was o be reported on Wednesday. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES ( Committee on r ri e . d to The order of the day for going this Bill was postponed till Thursday of the day being read for going into On the order TRUST MONIES INVESTMENT __ BIL L.. Committee on this Bill , f this Bill. He entirely disagreed with Mr. STUART said be felt it his duty to Oppose the further progress o the principles of the Bill. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. Afer a few words from Lord Courtentty,-Yfr. Henley, and Sir G. Grey, the several clauses of the Bill were to, and the Bill was ordered to be reported thi: innE. 2) BILL. day. a d t ay aQ Quarter er past Twelve the eoth H er ou o se rd u er d s il f rn th ed e wh ere t h en di sposed of, Tho'c RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. CALEDONIAN RAIL WAY (EDINBURGH STATION AND BRANCHES TO GRANTHAM AND TO THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW). The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, and after hearmg- the •evidence -of Mr. Granger, and other witnes s es in oppb.ition to the Bill, ckcided that the preamble of the . Bill was proved. • CHEAP TRAVELLING.—A new company started yes terday, kn. the coaveyange of passengers from liangertord market tO d Paddivc9ii - at one — pdi . any !filch: person, in opposition lb ittoVeakt coinpatiy: MR. 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Iniit r s-lf more at liGuw, ••• i pany , if :ttlo n, 1 1 4. t . . ' . 1 5 science. I was bred - a t • ftp nowm) Pj for. t t h hb o olg o ic erd'egarurte.jett'rit' h h '''s d • ithnjm7iteic7iat b ;4le . , : : l t fig a m u r' r y ' •!S ' ::( l l }Z n s l P: i •e ' a c ri h . c — t irn pu c t ine ttril f figureshave r o e f l i arithmetic bute it to my- havi ,, g corn-laws -s ttri, wimasplidicall. tied on wlifthouprrlseeturaeneaegaLisdt with e th system, confidence and good faith were preserved bs•tvreen th e subscribers of le vast fund which was expended 16 our agitation, I attribute it very much to the Mice that the prominent members of the league were en men of business, who carried the order and iiidustty at merchants and manufacturers into the management of e public contest;—for the league w.is, I believe, the filet political movement in English history which was not led by aristocratic chiefs. But I f,el especial gratifte** tion in meeting the merchants 4.f Let. horn, became your city affords the best possible illustration of the advantages of the principle which I advocate. Two centuries and a half ag ), the ground on which Leghort is built was, I believe, pronounced an uninhabitable swamp. The sovereign of this country resolved to apply a charm which •tiould rend,r this so••t hpalthfni and populous ; —he gave it liberty —not only o'commeroar but of c mscienee. He best...‘ e.I tree trade and a perteoll religious tolerance upon L..ghorn, arid this, ton, a t s time when the fires of the I qui,ition were still burning in some neighbouring court s. The result is before us in the splendid city whose commerce extends Se every part of the globe. Bat the present time affords s'riking arguments in favour of our principle. everywhere. In the mickile of the scarcity which alfficte so many nations, what is the. universal remedy:resorted to by Governments ? Free trade. It, in the crisis of a malady, our medicine is found to be the only remedy, why net reort to a dose before the disease has reach its height ? S, , e, with what marvellors force the principle of liberty operates for the salvation of nations threatened with famine ! No sooner is the trade fa corn declared free, than ships are seen exploring every port, however remote, to bring food to the starring Irish, and oth , r nations of Europe. I have heard of a thou. sand ships, of every flag, passing into the Black See in four days. What power on earth but that Of liberated commerce could undertake the task of finding food for millions of people ? Governments have soe knowledged their powerlessness—charity shrunk aghaSS from the task. But free trade has accomplished thee which statesmen and philanthropists despaired to accost*. ; , list. The energies which commerce puts forts for the benefit of humanity are not suffici. ntly appro. elated by society. It is the fashion to regard it only as the pursuit of privat? gain. We are toll that the merchant who is occupied solely in buying in the cheapest market and selung in ti e Beare -t. is c .nutting an ea. elusive and selfish interest. What is the meaning of buying cheap and selling dear ? The merchant goes to a place where an article is ch.ap, because it is abundaill, and he carries it to another where it i 3 dear, b4cause is scarce; he is thus engaged in distributing equally to all men the bounties of the Creator. True, it may be profitable to him to do so. But what do P this prove, but that Providence has wisely made it coo. sistent with our interest to carry out the purposes a nature, and that we consult our own welfare by con. suiting the interests of humanity? Gentlemen, I cau. not take m 3. departure from the soil of Tuscany without expressing the gratification I have experienced in what S have seen, and in the men I have known, since I have been in this country. so famous for its contributions to the arts, sciences, and lit Tature. I may ad f , how ant* I have been delighted aid surprised to rind so groat sympathy, not only in Tuscany, but throughout Italy, for the reforms which we have a ccomp li s h e d in En. I,nd. I have heard the e'quint allusions made by the l'resident to the present awakening of public opinion f this peninsula. It is not within my province to allude more parti6ularly to your domestic concerns. I have made it a rule to ahs!ain ir , ,m all such al'utionS everywhere : I have a strong convic ion that furrigners with advantage mix theini-lv,s up with the core erns o r other coantriey. I should w'sh to e every nation left to manage its own affairs There has been a g!..eat deal too much of forei - gn inter .erehce in many countries. I do not allude to MT Government in particular, nor do I except my own, for I think that England has interfered abroad more than bus been advantageous to herself or other nation=. There is an excellent proverb, which says, A foot knows more of what is las-ing in his own house. than the wise man (10 .13 of that which passes in the house of his neighbour.' In my opinion, the only duty which an independent community owes to the reit if the world is to sets cool example. But whilst lIV this, I may be allowed torrid that I shall always feel the st r ronges symathy in all that concens he proserity id Italy t ; and what I have seen con, ne t s me tha p t' the country which has twice given the im; ress of its civilise talon to the world, contains within itself the means of its imn renovation. Let me, in conclusion, ask to heal. lowed to propose a toast to the he: 1 h of the worthy descendant of Peter Leopold, the pi eseiit Grand Duke Leopold 11. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT IN THE MORLEY TUNNEL OF TLE LEEDS AND DEWSBURY RAILWAY. On Friday the 2d instant, Mr S. T. W. Gawthorp, of Springfield place, in this town, who was employed Itik cavil eng►neer to inspect the works on behalf of Mr. Shaw, the contractor, descended one of the shafts of the Morley Tunnel, about eleven o'clock is the morning, and after exarniting and measuring some of the masonry, he asked one of the men to come •tnd steady the '• skip" for him on ascending the shaft. The men, were, however, so engaged 'n removing i sill, that not on, of them could then leave off. Mr. G. then went away. and they neither saw nor heard any thing further until they shortly after came to the bot. torn of the shaft, and finding the skip in the way, re moved it, and found him lying underneath. He was ins. mediately taken up and a surgeon sent for, but was quite dead, though warm w . asstatu A et. coroner's inquest will meld the following day, and adjourned to Wednes. day. Owing to the engineman stating that his engine had not been set in motion from the time Mr. Gawthorp descended the s?..att until he was brought up, tie accident could not be sati , faetorily accounted far. It was supposed that the engineman was not correct ha his statement, and that Mr. Gawthorp must have gives the signal to be drawn up, and having no one to steady th- skip he had been thrown out, and tile. ,skip. coining It.) empty, had been let down again, and rested in the body, the weight and pressure of which, tieing from two to three cwt., prevented respiration. a. engine ' T h ei .grs e eiend j ue u bnd r ea y trnwi re-assembled ivmeeer:ussttlihyl el mtoi wafi (no, Gawt horp opinion on n Wednesday ev mpg last, when nit'', w ß h u e rn n , B H e u t jgahtnGinriF ffi otthh,e‘rvbialnlikB,mJaHmael H u e g n b r b y n, Mi chael ci agent- George Griffiths, and Mr. theL°" " "3 tileir evidence Mr. G awt horp descending the bey o e n examined. ts Ther a already in T g lie ln banksman t b tr e engine-driver and th w a a t s h M ig r. h G ly a,:b orp m e t maintained _ed r. t at the skip had The no jury s lid M ay l4° , raised and his dead body being brought up. Y v;ilf a u n l d ly that the withheld some portion of theirhbh a s ai al l n who kd l s e e enfa left aihadnne knewachnacacmedilidiieabmn(bl4.ttalehri:Hwiefewlatsndthfiirvtey-ys,ilux.nyzecahrsildreosfPecaieeto,dandd: plore his it reparanle loss.—Leeds Mercury. ~....1.1.•••,....._ Mr. M'Gregor left town on Saturd ty for Glasgow. SALMON FISHERY. The returns show little int.. provement, and prices remain stationary at 9d. for grilse and Is. for salmon. The form e r are rathermotep p l a e r n t ti o f f u lt,hrtd season.are of The o better rd qual i t y fish _ ng th an in the !whet is prosecuted com paratively w i t h more success, and some fine trout have been taken in the Highland lochs. Lord Juhn Russell has offered Mr. Sheridan Knowles, from the royal bounty, 100/. a year.—Stesder paper. The day now named as that on which the dissoltt• tion of Parliament will take place is Thursday, the 224 inst. —John Bull. ps• THE LAYS THUNDER-STORM.—The provin c i al . t __ wi b pers, received on Saturday and Stindg,t terra almost every accounts of injuries inflicted on p r°Pe t rtY s thunder-storte ofp w a h r i t ch ra t g h e e d country , Tuesday yy night the last. Happily, however, no furt her a nda-i B f u r s o u ta n in --E gl l a ill l Wednesday oss of life fe m o orn n morning slandscispe scenery * asii in has been received. o R I e f E t t E t e N e r speaking in this country, says:—" But the most distinguished and interesting feature of all is the evergreen hedges. The Bu E rr il it G t, il i S n ii one of h soft and luxuriant verdure of the fields, rep os i ng i n t h e of the p e cuEb rT e eß a c tl Ee t n y Gt va lleys, or curving gracefully round the gentle sloping hills, and ivy-netted cottages and churc}ies of the olden time, and •the golden wheat fields, o•ferrun with the dancing waves of sunlight, would be, like unframed pictures, without the edge. In fact, ifi our bleak Ame rican stone wall or rail fences were sufistituted for it, the rural scenery of England would be robbed of its loveliest • feature. Everything looks pictrirealue when enclosed by this self-woven wail of green, often the veriest pas ture. It lines every road and lane, surrounding groves and gardens, which fur all the world appeared like a* many birds' nests or moss baskets, placed one above the other up the hill, and fill e d w it ti differgint plants mai" P flowers.' TUESD,i‘r ~~~ I si. d- if he k„