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tnoutance Xoticto. YORKSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, ESTABLISHED AT YORK, 1824.—CAPITAL, £500,000. V HE RATES °of INSURANCE from Fire are as liberal as those of any Office in the Kingdom. lit Llt , E Insurances the Rates are the lowest ever offered to the Public, especially for Females. MALES. FEMALES. Years. I Life. One , Seven Whoie Year. Years. Life. —._.—.F.--)---,),_ o 15 41 015 8 1 7 6' 1 10 013 8 014 8 1 5 4 017 4 918 4 114 4 20 017 2 018 4 111 6 1 2 10 1 5 6 2 5 0 3 0 1 1 9 1 210 119 9 112 8 1 16 2, 219 9 4 0 1 5 6 1 7 3 212 0 2 3 6 1 2 6 414 1 9 50 113 ,6 11 7 to 313 3 3 19 9 4 8 016 6 0; 60 5..q'0 3 9 3 5 12 6 612 4 , 8 2 310 0 4170 6 '1 7 89 7 6 916 0111 10 61 13 44) 75 9 5 611 2 2 112 8 9 lilies and Reversions purchased, and Annuities granted. ~MING STOCK Insured at 2s. per Cent. Premium t any averarre clause- URANCE§ falling due the 24th June, should be re within fifteen clays from that date. LATHAM HANMER, Jun., Agent, 18, Exchange-buildings, Liverpool. Ann t FAH withoti INS' sewed rElliE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION, es tablished by Royal Charter, A. D. 1721, submit to the Public a new plan for LIFE ASSURANCES, offering the following advantages to persons assured for the whole term of life: Abatements of Premiums without.' liability of partnership ; ample security for payment of losses and exemption from charges of management. The scale of Premiums for Insu rances on the old plan lately revised and reduced. Prespectuses, &c. may be obtained from the Agents. Fire - Insurances at the usual Premiums. Also Marine Insu rances. Coasting risks taken without reference to London. AGENTS, GEO GODDARD, 16, Chapel-street. CHAS. LORIMER, Exchange-buildings. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. CAPITAL, £500,000. THE Public are respectfully reminded , that all Insurances renewable in the Liyerpc;ol Agency on. the 2-Ith June, must be paid at the Office, Exchange-street/West, on or before the 9th day of July next, or the Societydill cease to be liable for the sums insured. FARMING STOCK continues to be insured as heretofore, namely, without the average clause, or prohibiting the use of Thrashing Machines. R. L. MILLER, Surveyor of the Northern District. Treasurers, SAML. HOPE, Esq. and Co. Bankers. The Society's Engine for the PUBLIC USE OF THE TOWN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD is stationed in Seel-street, opposite the S aw-mill. WEST OF ENGLAND " FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE,CONIPANY. Chief Office, EXET . Office in London, 20, Bridge-str t, Blacidriars. PERSONS insured against Fire t the extent of £3OO and upwards, will be entitled. to a S are of Half the Profits, derived from Fire Insurances every fifth year. LIFE INSURANCES are also effected on the approved plan of giving to those Insured for £lOO and upwards, a Share in the Profits, which may be added to the Sum insured, and payable therewith, or applied in Reduction of the Annual Premiums. - Rates and Conditions maCHy. be had of the . ARLES LEWIS Agents Secretary. ... . Those Persons whose Policies fell due on the 2-ith JUNE, ' are ces . pectfully informed, that they should renew the same within fifteen days from that date, for their own security. WM. 'WHITEHOUSE and SONS, Agents, 12, Exchange-buildings, Liverpool. PROTECTOR FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 35, OLD JEWRY; and REGENT-STREET, CORNER OF JERMYN-STREET, LONDON ; And 40, HIGH-STREET, SOUTHWARK. CAPITAL, £5,000,(XX). DIRECTORS, Richardson Borradaile, Esq. Chairman. Robert Humphrey Marten, Esq. Deputy-Chairman. Thomas Allan, Esq. William Peatt Litt, Esq. J. Richard Baker, Esq. M. D. Magens, Esq. W. Borradaile, Esq. John D. M Bens, Esq. Jas. Brogden, Esq. John Ma rman, Esq. John Cook, M.D. Benja Pead, Esq. J. H. M. Dawson, Esq. Richa Price, Esq. Thomas Gaitskell, Esq. Robert Pryor, Esq, J. Owen Harris; Esq. G. Stanley Repton, Esq. Richard P. Harris, Esq. Richard Wilson, Esq. R. Hugh Innes, Esq. • AUDITORS. Decimus Burton, Esq. James Horne, Esq. I Thomas Hoblyn, Esq. Edmund Jerningham, Esq. Alfred Thorp, Esq. THIS Company is founded upon the principle of a Division of its Profits :—Two-thirds to the Insured, without their in curring, as such, any personal liability for losses, and One-third to the Shareholders, besides annual Interest on their Deposits. WILMER HARRIS, Secretary. Receipts for the Renewal of Insurances due on the 24th JUNE, are ready at the Offices of the undermentioned Agents at Liverpool, viz.:—Mr. William Sutton, No. 13, Exchange street East; Mr. Henry Glynn, Exchange-place; and Mr. Swinton Boalt, Bank-buildings, Castle-street. Such Renewals should be paid within fifteen days of the 24th June, or they be come void. THE POLYCHRONOGRAPHIC PEN, Invented by James Heeley and San, Great Charles-street, Birmingham. JAMES HEELEY and SON feel gratification in b e i ng enabled to announce the completion of the POLYCHRONO GRAPHIC PEN. To the Public Heeley and Son are known as the inventors of the Radiographic Pen, and they cheerfully em brace this opportunity to tender their respectful acknowledg ments for the extensive patronage with which they have been honoured, and for the flattering eulogiums which have been passed upon their Pen by the leading scientific Journals and Periodicals of this and Foreign Countries. To the RIIADIO - however, there has been one objection, (to which the 'inventors have directed particular attention,) and that consists in the inefficiency of the Rhadiographic and other metallic pens to supply the same quantity of ink as a common quill. In their endeavours to obviate the admitted difficulty, they have perse vered with complete success, and have now the pleasure of pre senting a Pen, which (from its philosophiqal'principle — from its 0 26 mechanical construction, and the advafrtage of having the powers of concave and capillary attracti ,) will at each dip re ceive and retain more ink than can be eld either in the quill or ordinary metallic pen at several cha es. This superiority will be duly apprecia ed, though only one of the advantages possessed by the Polychronographic Pen. Th e fine quality and flexibility of the steel from which it is manufac tured, its peculiar form, and the attention which is bestowed on the mathematical construction of its slits, are such as to enable Heeley and Son with confidence to pronounce it as much su perior to other metallic pens as the latter are to the rude and imperfect Calamus of the Ancients. The piracies to which JAMES HEELEY and SON have been subjected, not only of their invention, but in some instances (by a slight orthographical variation) of their name, render it imperative upon them to request that purchasers will observe, that on every , 3nuine card is printed, " James Heeley and Son, 146, Gt. Charles-street, Birmingham ;" and, as an additional security, each card has, at very considerable expense, been ornamented with an elegant steel engraving, (the design being copy-right,) price Two Shillings per dozen. Handles suited for these Pens 4d., Bd., and Is. 2d. each, on which is stamped " J. H. & S." and the price. Heeley and Son's PEN and EVER-POINTED PENCILS only Is. fid. each. Sold by Osborne and Sons, Cuttlers and Silversmiths, No 6, lord-street, and J. G. lielsby. Watchmaker, 7, Elliot-street, Samuel Hunt, Ironmonger, Church-street, and A. Hunt, Artist's Repository, Bold-street, Liverpool. FOUR WHIGS 81511141 T ITC EFFIGY t — At Huddersfield on Tues day last, a meeting was held respecting the ten hours factor , hilt. There were about twelve thousand individuals present. At the conclusion of the proceedings three hearty cheers were given for Mr. Sadler, three more for the other gentlemen who had humanely interfered in the behalf of the poor factory chil dren; and three groans for Captain Fenton, the present Whig representative of Huddersfield. In the midst of the cheering, a band of music entered the market place, heading a process= with effigies of the three factory commissioners, and an effigy of Captain Fenton. The effigies, whose heads were charged with squibs and fire works, were severally carried to the front of the hustitigs, and there committed to the flames amidst the jeers and shouts and deep groans of the assembled multitude. Ct.:mous INSTINCT. — The remarkable instinct by which wounded and diseased animals are driven away by their fellows seems to pervade the whole animal race, and serves them in stead of quarantine laws. The wounded stag feeds apart from the herd; give a dog a lashing and all the other dogs hunt it : or turn a wounded do,o. into a kennel and he is probably eaten before morning. White mentiorts. that, having wounded a partridge, which escaped in consequence of darkness, he went next morning to look for it; the covey rose, some on his right hand, and some on his left, and just before and over his head he perceived two birds fly directly against each other, when in stantly, to his great astonishment, one of them dropped at his feet, and proved by the clotted blood on its breast and wing, to be his wounded bird, while the blood flowed from a fresh wound on the head. This we are - inclined to attribute to the instinct of which we have been speaking, though he ex plains it in a different way. However, not to insist on that, we find clear proof that such instict exists in crustacious ani mals; for, as we read in the supplemental matter of these parts, Pere Labat, in describing a species of taurlottrun, found on the coasts of Barbary, reports, " that these same crustacea cut in pieces and devour the individuals of their own species which have been lamed by any accident." VIDOCQ.—The trial of this terror of French thieves, for swindling upon his own account, took place before the Cham ber of Correctional Police of Paris, on Saturday last. The appearance of one of the prisoners at the bar was that of a fat geutleman, dressed in full black, with a sharp eye, a huge mouth, and a bag of pastilies in his hand, which he used repeauly. This was no other than Sieur Vidocq, of famous memory as ex-chief of the Secret Police. Beside him was a slender young man, M. Lebas, a riband-merchant. From the accusation preferred against these individuals, the following facts were elicited :—Vidocq wished to turn to the advantage of trade the experience which he had amassed during his long residence in the shops of the Rue de Jerusalem. He esta blished, accordingly, an agency office, with an establishment of clerks; and here, far a small sum annually, all merchants received secret advices respecting false traders, bankrupts by profession, and all the skilful sharpers which infest commercial oaces. Sieur Valette, a raiband-dealer, sold his stock t o Sieur Cramoisi, on the notes furnished by Vidocq; and Sieur Labas, in his turn, sold also ribands to Cramoisi on the security of Valette. Lebas having met in the market articles sold by him for 27 francs, offered for only 10 francs, instantly bad - his suspici ons ra i se d of Cramoisi, and went forthwith to Vidocq, who, according to the complainant, used his best in fluence, together with threats and fraudulent manoeuvres, to make Valetta guarantee the debt of Cramoisi, and to draw to the latter for the benefit of Lebas, drafts equivalent to the sum sine. Cramoisi became a bankrupt and fled, and now Vale tte wants to recover from Lebas and Vidocq the loss and interest upon it. Viducq having declared his name, age (58), and his business of ' com mercial agent, although d e f en d e d by M. Renaud Lebon, addressed the Court himself as to the facts. He expressed himself in a Straightforward manner, and f requen tly found it necessary to beg for silence on the part of the complainant and his advocate who were interrupting him. Several witnesses were called; one of them was examined by Vidocq. Vidocq (in an authoritative tone)—Silence, Sir, you are telling a falsehood—you a false witness. (Confusion amongst the audi % ence. A great many talking at the same time.) The fact of the fraudulent manceuvres not being sufficiently established, the court dismissed the accused with costs, but Lebas was ordered eo give up the notes. Empaiat Vartiairtent. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, Ji:Nr. 26. THE ROYAL BOROUGH (SCOI LAND) BILL Was, on the motion of the Lord Advocate, recenimitted. Seveial clauses and the preamble having been agreed to, the house resumed. The report was brought up, and ordered to be taken into fur ther consideration en Monday next—the bill, as amended, to be printed. BURGHS MAGISTRATES (SCOTLAND I BILL. On the motion of the Lord Advocate, the ouse resolved it self into a committee on this bill. The clauses were agreed to, the report was brought up, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Monday. The Scotch Burghs Police Bill was committed pro forma; the report to be considered on Monday. THE JEWISH CIVIL DISABILITIES BILL. On the question that the house resolve itself into a committee on the Jews' Disabilities Bill, Sir R. lisoLis hoped that, at that late hour, one of the most important bills ever discussed would not be pressed upon the house ; if it was, he should take the sense of the house on the question of going into the committee. (" Go on.") Mr. R. GRANT said he should be extremely . sorry to press the subject on the house at an inconvenient time, but the hon. baronet would recollect the time that had been wasted, that ex pectations had been suspended, that two debates had already taken place on the principle of the bill, and if there ever was a bill in which the details were identified with the principle, this was such. (Cries of "Go on.") The SPEAKER put the question that the order of the day should be read, when Sir C. Beiteem, moved that the house do adjourn, which was lost by a majority of 95, on the original question. Sir R. INGLIs contended that the advantage gained by the parties who were the object of the bill was little, whilst the prin ciple was a serious one. With great respect to the majority from whom he differed, the principle was so important that he should not do justice to himself or the country, if he did not take every opportunity of opposing this bill. He should move that the debate be adjourned to this day six weeks. Sir C. BURRELL seconded this amendment, which was also lost by a majority of 93. - Mr. H. HuoviEs said that he would „,eive all the opposition in his power to the measure. Many me mbers who were anxious to deliver their sentiments on it were not aware that it would have come on that night. lie therefore moved that the house do now adjourn. (Cries of "Oh.") Lord PALMERSTON put it to the hon. member whether, after the house had already had two discussions on the principle of the bill, he would persist in such a motion. Lord STORMONT supported the amendment on the ground stated by the hon. member for Oxford. Mr. SINCLAIR said that though he felt strongly opposed to the bill, he would not certainly support the present amendment. (Hear.) The gallery was then cleared for a division, but none took place. Sir 0. MosLEY proposed as an amendment on the first clause, which went to admit Jews to all the privileges to which Roman Catholics had been admitted, the introduction of the word "save and except to seats in either House of Parliament." The house divided on this amendment, which was lost by a majority of 96. Mr. A. JoHNSTON addressed the committee in reference to the oath, provided by the first clause, to be taken by Jews on taking their seats in Parliament. He said that in consequence of the interpretation which had been already put upon a simi lar oath inserted in the Catholic bill, he did not see the use of having such an oath taken at all, and he therefore moved that the proviso in question be altogether omitted. The house divided — For the amendment cs) Against it. Majority The first clause was then agreed to. On the second clause being read, Mr. PLUBIPTRE said that; with a view to nullify the measure, and, if possible, to defeat it, he would move the insertion of the words " in the true faith of a Christian," which had been omitted out of the oath. The Chairman suggested that the better way would be to move that the '24 clause should be expunged, which the hon. member accordingly did. For the amendment... l9 Against it llO Majority —9l The clause was then agreed to, as were the remaining clauses of the bill. The house resumed, the chairman brought up the report, and moved that it be received on Thursday. Sir R. INoi.is hoped that his right hon. friend would not press the receiving of the report this day, as there were two friends of his (Sir R. Inglis's) who were anxious to address the house on the subject, and who would not be able to be present on that occasion. Mr. R. GRANT did not see anything in the grounds stated by the hon. baronet to induce him to put off the receiving of the report. (Hear, hear.) Sir R. INGLIS said, that if, under such circumstances, his right hon. friend would not give him an assurance that he would not move the third reading of the bin at a period of the night when there would not be a good chance for fully discussing it, he (Sir R. Inglis) would oppose the motion that the report be received this day. Mr. R. GRANT said that he should anxiously look to afford an opportunity for the full and fair discussion of the bill. Lord STORMONT wished the right hon. gentleman would name the day on which the bill would be proceeded with, so that hon. members might not be taken unawares. After a few words from Sir C. Burrell and Mr. R. Grant, which were inaudible, the motion that the report be received was then agreed to. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past two o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27. On the motion of the Earl of RIPON, a conference was order ed to be held hi the Painted Chamber to-morrow, at half-past five o'clock, with the Commons, on the subject of the resolutions relative to the West India colonies. The Earl of SEFTON presented a petition from Liverpool, in favour of the legalization of Roman Catholic marriages. The noble earl also presented petitions from certain Dissenters of Preston, complaining of the want of a general registry, and from the Unitarian Protestant Dissenters of Liverpool, praying for the removal of those disabilities under which persons of the Jewish persuasion now labour. Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from the medical prac titioners of Liverpool, againstany alteration iu the Apothecaries' Act. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a petition from a parish in Wales, praying that the Gospel should in certain dis tricts be preached in the Welsh language. The Limitation of Actions' Bill passed through a committee. To be reported with amendments to-morrow. The payment of Debts Bill passed through a committee, without amendments.—lteport to-morrow. The National Debt Bill, awl the Exchequer Bills Bill, seve rally passed through a committee. —Adjourned. - - HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27. The gallery was opened at a quarter past twelve o'clock. Mr. CORBETT presented a petition from the Political Union of Camberwell and Walworth, alleging that the police of the metropolis were employed systematically as spies. The petition stated that a person named Pophay had been for several months a member of their union, and that upon the occasion of their meetings he had urged them to make use of most violent lan guage, had subscribed to their funds for the purpose of purchas ing flags, banners, &c., and bad openly railed against the go vernment, making use of such expressions, as "D —n the mi nistry." He concluded by moving that the petition be referred to the committee at present s itting on the subje c t. Mr. ESTCOURT, as chairman of the police committee, said he was not aware that the house would permit the committee espe cially to report upon this individual complaint. Be thought, moreover, that if every case of abuse or questionable conduct of the police . were to be referred to a committee appointed merely to inquire into the general system of police, the labours of the committee would be protracted to a very inconvenient and dissatisfactory period. Mr. Corium was willing to refer the petition to any com mittee, but, from what had fallen from the hon. member for Oxford, he thought the proper course would be to show the petition to his Majesty's ministers (hear, hear,) and then an early opportunity would be afforded of bringing the subject again tinder the consideration of the house. The petition was then laid on the table. The Speaker retired from the chair at a quarter before two. The Speaker resumed the chair at five o'clock. Mr. Gonsos brought up the report of the committee on the Letters Patent Bill. The bill was ordered to be recommitted to a committee of the whole house on Monday next. Mr. COBBETT gave notice, that on Monday next he would move for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the matters contained in the petition which he had presented that day from certain members of the Political Uniou of \Val worth and Camberwell, praying that the police should not be employed as spies. If the - noble lord the Chancellor of the Exchequer would read the petition, he (Mr. Colibett) was sure that he would not object to the motion. POLITICAL umoNs. Mr. Fitscit, on rising to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice for the suppression of political unions, said that he was about to call the attention of the house to a sub ject of very considerable importance. He begged to assure any hon. member that might stand up in defence of those uni ons, that if he would only prove that they were either legal or constitutional, to the satisfaction of the house, or to the satisfaction of him (Mr. Finch), he would be ready to with draw his motion. Until that was done, he must maintain that those unions were bad in their origin, in their principles, and in their development; and that, as far as their influence ex tended, such influence was fraught with unmixed mischief. The motion which he was about to submit to the house was in the form of a simple resolution, and perhaps it would be as well that he should now read it, for the information of hon. members. In framing it he had endeavoured to avoid any collision with his Majesty's ministers, or introduce into it anything that might savour of party feeling. He had, therefore, selected the very words employed in his Majesty's proclamation, issued about two years ago, against those unions, being confident, that in doing so, there could be no difference between him and his Majesty's ministers on the subject. His resolution was to the following effect:—" That certain voluntary associations, deno minated political unions, were subversive of the authority of the Crown, were unconstitutional and illegal, and that his Majesty's ministers would be fully justified in enforcing the law of the land for their suppression, and that all such po litical unions, be their denomination what it might, were in their principles, their designs, and their operations subversive of the authority of the Crown, unconstitutional, and illegal."— Such associations, arrogating to themselves the power, authority, and privileges which they did, overawing, as they undoubtedly did overawe, the legislature and the executive, assembling at their command large bodies of the people, and endeavouring to carry into effect the pure principles of democracy, went to overturn all established institutions, and were totally incom patible with any government, law, or constitution. He defied any one to show him that such associations had ever been permitted in this country up to the period of the French revo lution. If, then, that was the case, it lay with the advocates of those unions to show that their institution had been in accordance with the spirit of the constitution of this country. That they . were so, he denied; and on the contrary, the .spirit of the unions and all their operations showed that there was no ground upon which any detender of the political unions could stand in this respect. He admitted that there had been a period when such societies had an implied political existence, and that period was the era of the first French revolution. Those societies were similar to the political unions of this country,. in fact, it was a tree of foreign growth, the roots of which had been watered by the tears and blood of millions. He trusted that the house would agree to that part of the reso lution which condemned the unions, because he was convinced the majority of the country did so. (Cries of oh !") Nay, he was certain that there prevailed in this land a spirit of Eng lish liberty, and not of French anarchy, and he would therefore contend that if the majority of the house did not object to the political unions, they did not represent the feelings of the peo ple. The resolution could not be objected to as imposing a cen sure upon the government, for, if acted upon, it would be merely TnE UNTRPOOL STANDARD. prospective, and implied that, if his Majesty's government should think it tight to bring the laws t bear confidence the political unions, they by doing so would have the of the house, and the assurance that, if the existing laws were insufficient, the present Parliament would grant them fresh powers,. He might urge the adoption of the resolution up'on the principle of its being the im perative duty of the legislature to afford protection to the rights and privileges of individuals, and therefore, if it should be found that. in the neighbourhoods where the unions existed individuals of wealth and influence, but differing iu sentiments from those bodies, had suffered from the interierence of the unions, then surely as a local nuisance they ought to be put down. It could not be denied that these had been instances of individuals of influence and wealth offering themselves for the representation of towns in the neighbourhood of the unions, the whole strength of which had been poured down upon them, and they had not only by undue means been robbed of their influence, but were left to contend against a public purse. He could assure the house, on the authority of two respectable gentlemen, who had entreated him to withhold the mention of their names, that there now existed a system of intimidation new in this country, but which formerly prevailed in a neighbouring land. There was another point to which he might allude as an argument against the continuance of the unions, namely, that they tended to give rise to factions—some, indeed, were already forming. (Hear.) It might be said that the subject was too insignificant to legis late upon, and that the unions were expiring. He admitted that they were less powerful now than they were two years ago; but still they were even now not so insignificant as to induce the legislature, by its silence, ndirectly to sanction their existence. The house having already inadvertently g iven a prescriptive legality to the unions, in having received petitions e manating' from them after the proclamation had declared t hem to be -sub versive of the Crown, unconstitutional, and illegal, the house now ought to declare them to be so by the adoption of the reso lution, which in all respects was harmless. I'he existence of these political unions, which were established under the pretence of reform, was inconsistent with the well-being of the 100,001,0J0 who peopled the British empire. Entertaining this opinion, he should therefore submit to the house a resolution to the effect that it is the opinion of the house that certain voluntary associ ations, denominated political unions, at present existing, were subversive of the authority of the Crown, inconsistent with good government, and in their nature illegal, and that his Majesty's ministers are fully justified in suppressing them, and all other political unions, whatever be their denomination, which in their nature or principles may be subversive of the just authority of , government. MI. PLUASTRE seconded the motion. 'The resolution having been put from the chair, Lord Aurnone observed, that the hon. member ( Mr. Fnch) had insisted on the illegality of political unions. He confessed from all the information he had been able to collect respecting those associations that he was not able to arrive at that conclu sion. The hon. member had in the course of his speech alluded to the proclamation issued two years ago; but had he considered the circumstances under which that proclamation was issued? It was promulgated against political unions and associations which assumed the right not only to orgauize their members, but to organize them in a military manner, with the avowed pur pose of taking arms in their hands. Such was not the case at the present time, fur on being warned by that . proclamation of the effect of their proceedings, those associations abandoned the course they were pursuing, and had not since renewed it. If the hon. member wished him (Lord Althorp) to state his opinion as to whether a very e-reat prevalence of political unions, and their spreading allover tic country, was not detrimental to the consti tution of the countty,. he would certainly admit that such would not only be not a desirable but a very dangerous state of things. The hon. member had described his resolution as being guile innocent; but he had described the unions as being illegal, a fact which he (Lord Althorp) could not admit, because he considered them, in their present form, perfectly legal. Know ing, therefore, the feeling of the people of this country, he did not think their existence dangerous at the present time. They had arisen, not at the late period of excitement, but previous to that period, under which they had certainly increased in power and influence. But their power was now diminished, the coun try not being in an actual state of excitement. In making these observations, he (Lord Althorp) could not, he trusted, be suspected of entertaining feelings of any great partiality towards political unions; for no bodies of men, he believed, had displayed greater hostility to his Majesty's government than they had done. (Hear, hear.) The hon. member had also asserted that the members of these unions came forward at elections for members of Parliament, and by their influence prevented the return of gentlemen who ought to be elected ; but had they not, he would ask, exerted that influence also in favour of gentlemen who sat on the other side of the house ? (Hear, hear.) He believed that though the direct opponents of the political unions in opinion, they had not on seine occa sions scrupled to avail themselves of their assistance. (A laugh.) In conclusion, the noble lord said, that as he did not think the motion ought to be treated very seriously, he felt it to be his duty to give it his direct negative. Mr. Foasmi entreated the hon. member to withdraw his resolution. He could assure him that the political unions were of but little importance in a legislative point of view. Mr. FINCH expressed his willingness to act upon the sugges tion of the hon. member who had spoken last. (Cries of "No, no ! divide, divide !") If it were true that those bodies were contemptible, there certainly would be no necessity for pressing his motion. He could not help remarking, however, that a sin gular disunion of opinion existed in the cabinet on the subject, for he had heard that a noble lord in another place (Lord Mel bourne) had described political unions as inconsistent with good . government. If so, then they certainly ought pot to be permitted to exist in this country. But he would pursue this argument no further, because he conceived he was out of order in even making the allusion. He had been informed by his friends that ministers would upon this occasion endeavour to conciliate their opponents, and the result had proved that the information which he had received was correct. Lord ALTHORP felt it necessary not to explain, but to repeat what he had stated. He stated that political unions as at pre sent managed were not illegal; but if they obtained great power in the country, he thought they would be detrimental to the constitution. The SPEAKER then put the question, and declared that the noes had it. Mr. C. BULLER, and others, to force a division, said the aces had it. A division then took place, and the numbers were— Noes Ayes Majority POOR LAWS. Mr. Ha LCOMB rose to call the attention of the house to the present state of the poor laws, and to move for leave to bring in a bid to amend them. The hon. member stated that his object was, as far as possible, to revert to the statute of Elizabeth. Mr. F. O'Coeison moved that the house be counted. The subject was of far too great importance to be discussed in so thin an assemblage. The house was accordingly counted, and there being less than 40 members present, it adjourned till Friday. ..-6O HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, JUNE 28. The Boval assent, by commission, was given to the Dwelling house Robbery Bill, the Militia Ballot Suspension Bill, the Gravesend Pier Bill, the Edinburgh Improvement Bill, and to 14 local and private bills. The commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Richmond, and the Earl of Ripon. CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS. On the motion of Earl Grey, the following were appointed managers_ of the conference on the part of their lordships: — The Lord Privy Seal, the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Ailsa, the Marquis Conyngham, the Earl of Errol, the Bishop of Chichester, and Lord Amherst. On their return from the conference, the Lord Privy Seal (the Earl of Ripon) informed their lordships that they had met the managers for the Commons, and had stated to them that their lordships had taken into consideration the resolutions relative to his Majesty's colonial dominions, which had been communicated to them by the Commons on Thursday, the 20th instant, to which they hail agreed without amendment. SCOTCH LAW COMMISSION. The Earl of ABERDEEN said the noble and learned lord on the woolsack had more than once stated in that house that it was the intention of his Majesty's government to institute a commission to inquire into the la«vs of Scotland, similar to that which had been appointed in this country. He was not dis posed to deny that such a commission might be productive of very great advantage to that part of the country; but, of course, its efficacy would rest mainly on the manner in which that com mission was formed and sent forward. It was a perfectly na tural conclusion that, unless it possessed the confidence of the country and of the profession, its suggestions would be of little avail. It ought to be composed of men of learning and ability, not only capable of discharging their important clinics satisfac torily, but well understanding the present state of the profes sion in Scotland, which, he believed, was perfectly well known to the noble and learned lord. Perhaps the noble and learned lord would now state, generally, what the nature and the object of the commission were. The Loan CHANCELLOR said he had no objection to state, so far as his recollection served, the general nature of this com mission. In the first place, it was to inquire into the best and ' most judicious means for diminishing the expenses of law pro ceedings, especially . with respect to fees of court. Next, it was to inquire into certain arrangements which had been made with respect to the subordinate officers of the superior courts. Ano ther object of the commission, and it was a very important one, both to the noble earl and to the landed interest generally— would be an inquiry into the best mode of simplifying the iys tern, and diminishing the expenses of conveyancing,. Men of peat knowledge and of extensive practice—men who_had_spent their whole lives in the study of law, and particularly in those branches of it which it was deemed particularly necessary to in quire into, would be selected. There was another branch of the profession, namely, conveyancers,—individuals who had not been called to the bar, but whose assistance would be most valuable, and from that class also selections would be made. The Earl of ABERDEEN observed, that a measure was in pro gress in the other House of Parliament, which related to the sheriff's courts, one part of the subject into which the commis sioners would have to inquire. He thought that that measure ought to he deferred until the commissioners had finished that portion of their inquiry. The Lorin CI-lA:v.:v.:Lima said, the measure alluded to would not interfere with the labours of the commissioners. It only went to enable the sheriffs to take a certain circuit for the trial of cases of debt to the amount of LIU. PROTEST AGAINST THE COLONIAL RESOLUTIONS. On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, the time granted to the Duke of 'Wellington to enter his protest against the re solutions for the abos4ion of colonial slavery was extended to the rising of the house this day to enable other noble lords also to enter their protests. LOCAL JURISDICTION BILL On the motion of the Lord Chancellor, the house went into committee on the above bill. In the committee several amendments were agreed to, and the bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed.—lieport on Tues day.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, JUNE 28. The Speaker entered the house at a few minutes after twelve o'clock. Willis's Divorce Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. • Mr. O'CONNELL moved the third reading of the Dublin Steam packet Company Bill. Sir M. S. STEWART moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read this day six months. The bill was supported by Mr. Richards, O'Conor Don, Dr. Baldwin, Colonel Conolly, Sir H. Vivian, and Mr. W. Roche; and opposed by Mr. A. Tennent, Major Beauclerk, Mr. Wallace, and Mr. J. Hardy.—The debate was then adjourned until Mon day. Sir PARNELL presented a petition from the Joint Stock Banking Company at Manchester. stating their conviction that, if the plans of the noble lord the Chancellor of the Exchequer were carried into effect, their own interests and those of a very large portion of the empire would be greatly affected, without any previous inquiry into the subject, and without any pretence that they had in any respect been guilty of misconduct. They also expressed their alarm at the effects that would result from making Bank of England notes a legal tender, and stated their belief that all the fluctuations in the currency which had taken place for several %ears, and also the failure of country banks, were solely attribUtable to themonopoly of the Bank of Lngland. Lord ALTHORP said, as the subject would come regularly under the consideration of the house this evening, he would not enter into all the topics alluded to by the right hon. baronet. He would only observe, with reference to the principal corn- plaint, that the committee had sat during the whole of the ses sion, and his right hon. friend was himself a member of it, and had then an ample opportunity of adverting and directing evi dence to the facts alleged in the petition. If the house had thought proper, during the present session, to have re-appointed the committee, that might easily have been done, - but he did nut think such a course necessary. It was also to be observed, that some of the directors of the very company from whom the petition came had been examined before the committee. He would snore fully state his views to the house this evening when the subject came under discussion. Mr. M. Primes supported the petition. Sir H. PARN ELL then said he had a petition of very consi derable importance to present from the newsvenders, agents, and dealers in newspapers residing in London and its vicinity, signed by upwards of '290 of that respectable class of traders. The petitioners complained very much of the interference of the Postoffice clerks, clerks of the roads, and postmasters with their trade in newspapers. ( Hear, hear.) They said that those clerks exercised their official influence greatly to their injury, by becoming traders in newspapers. '1 hey possessed this in fluence, unlike the officers of any other department under go- I vernment, and contrary to every sound principle of trade, for ' every body must perceive that the filling of an official situation must give that particular class of officers a great superiority in carrying on the trade over others who were not connected with the Postoffice. They further complained that by the privileges al lowed to clerks of the Postoffice, foreign newspapers were charged double their prime cost abroad, and that this increased price went into the pockets of those officers, to the great detriment of the public revenue. They particularly complained that this practice was also allowed in the foreign Post-office, and that the circulation, therefore, of English newspapers was very much curtailed beyond what it would otherwise amount to, in conse quence of which the petitioners suffered very considerably. They expressed great regret at finding that the offers on the part of the French Post-office to do away with the impediments affecting the transmission and circulating of newspapers be-' tween the two countries, had not met with that readiness on the part of our Government which they had expected, and which • was most desirable. The right hon. gentleman said there would Ibe great advantage derived from putting an end entirely to those restrictions 'on newspapers, not only in extending intoru!ation generally, but in point of revenue to the country. He himself had had an opportunity of consulting the Postmaster in France, and he was ready to bear his testimony to the truth of the alle gation in the petition, that individual having stated to hina that they were quite ready to co-perate with the Government of this country in avoiding all difficulty at present in the way of carry ing on correspondence by means of newspapers between the two countries. The petitioners also complained that the clerks of the Post-office, in addition to other advantages which they possessed, were allowed to put newspapers addressed to their agents.or customers into the mail-bags up to the moment of their delivery to the mail, while they (the petitioners) were ob liged, upon each paper posted after 6 o'clock, to pay the charge of one halfpenny, and were also subject to total exclusion after half-past 7 o'clock. The petitioners submitted they were en titled to the consideration of the house, from the monies which hey paid to the support of the various establishments in the etropolis, and in contributing extensively to the revenue of the country. Lord ALTHORP said, that as the right hon baronet, on pre senting this petition, had made allusion to the negotiations that had been concluded by France with the government of this country, it might be right for him to say a few words on that subject. In those negotiations his Majesty's ministers had not been able to comply with all the propositions of the French go vernment. He was not competent to enter into many of the circumstances connected with the negotiation, but it was thought impossible to agree to all the propositions. With respect to the particular point involved in the petition as to newspapers, he agreed with his hon. friend that that species of commuilica tion'-should be as free as possible, and not subject to restric tions, if restrictions existed. The plan, however, upon which this department of the Post-office was conducted, enabled the government to carry on the business at a considerably less ex pense than it otherwise would be subject to. With respect to the complaint of the petitioners that the clerks of the Post-office were dealers in newspapers, he wished the house to understand that these clerks were not paid by a fixed salary, but by a re muneration made up partly of fees, and partly by salary ; if, therefore, the fees of the clerks with respect to newspapers were abolished, it would be necessary for the government to increase the salaries of the persons employed in the newspaper-office. The question, in his opinion, must be looked upon as a balanced question, and not quite so clear in favour of the view of the pe titioners as his right hon. friend thought it to be. He concurred in the opinion, that everything ought to be done to facilitate the communication between this country and France, but the diffi cult), was, on which side of the channel the postage ought to be paid. It was the intention of his Majesty's ministers to pro mote the circulation of newspapers between the two countries in' every possible way, and he was enabled to state that there Alkild be, in future, a daily communication, instead of four times a-week. (Hear.) But they had hitherto been unable to come to any arrangement with the French government for the regu lation of the payment of postage, and it was thought that such a complication of accounts would ensue from overcharges and other circumstances, that he feared it would be hardly possible to come to an understanding on the subject. It was, however, the anxious wish of his Majesty's ministers to effect an arrange • merit consistent with the safety of the public revenue. Mr. EWART presented a petition from the sugar refiners of Liverpool, praying for an equalization of the duty on East and West India and other sugar imported into this country from the colonies. Mr. M. PHILIPS presented a petition from the medical prac titioners of Manchester against the Apothecaries' Act. Mr. SHAW presented a petition from the sons and sons-in law of freemen of the borough of Carrickfergus,, against their disfranchisement, and praying that their ancient privileges might be respected. Lord MOLYNEUX presented petitions from parishes in the neighbourhood of Liverpool, against the bill far the' rating. of small tenements, and the bill for the consolidation of the laws of highways; also a petition from Ashton-under-live, express ing their approbation of issuing a commission to inquire into the regulation of factories. The Speaker then vacated the chair, it being past three o'clock. The SPEAKER took the chair at five o'clock, when the House was summoned to the House of Lords to hear the Royal assent given to certain bills. IRISII TITHES. Mr. O'CONNELL wished to bring to the recollection of the noble lord the Chancellor of the Exchequer the fact, that when he introduced the resolutions for the payment of the arrears of tithes due for 1831, 18.32, and 1833, to ecclesiastical persons, he stated at the time that government had it under consideration to include lay impropriators also in those resolutions. As great anxiety existed in Ireland to know the determination of the go vernment on the subject, he begged to know whether such was now the intention of the noble lord? Lord At.rnoiu' said, that after the best consideration, it was his intention to include the lay impropriators in the resolu- tion in question. Lord ALTHOILP moved that the order of the day for the house resolving itself into a committee of the whole house on the Bank charter acts should be now read. Colonel DAVIES took that opportunity to inquire whether the bill which the noble lord had promised early in the session that he would bring forward with regard to superannuations was in preparation, and if there was any chance of its being introduced this session ? Lord ALTlroar, in a very low tone of voice, was understood to say that the bill in question was prepared, and that he trusted he should be able on an early day to bring it before the house. Lord ASHLEY begged to remind the noble lord, that. on the second reading of the Factories' Regulation Bill, which stood for committee that evening, the noble lord had made him a dis tinct promise that he would offer no obstruction to the bill going into c omm ittee. He (Lord Ashley) had, after the second read ing - of the bill, appointed Monday last for the committee, and, at the desire of government, he had fixed it for this evening. He would not press it now, knowing the important business that stood for that evening, if noble lord would give him the assurance that no obstruction would be offered to the going into committee on it on Monday next. Lord ALTHOUP said that he had certainly stated that he would offer no obstruction to the going into committee on this bill, but he never intended that it should have the precedence of the other orders of the day. He believed that the report of the factory commissioners would be presented that night. It was of considerable length, and it was therefore of importance that the question to which it related should uot be brought on so early as the noble lord had intimated. lie could assure the noble lord that he was most anxious that the measure should receive the fullest and fairest consideration. Lord ASHLEY was willing to fix another day, if the noble lord would ensure him the precedence for it upon that day. Lord ALTHOIII. named Friday next, for which day accord ingly the committee on the bill was fixed. BANK CHARTER BILL. The order of the (lay was then read, and the house went into committee on the Bank charter acts. The Chairman having put the first resolution, " That it was the opinion of the committee that it was expedient to continue to the Bank of England for a limited period the enjoyment of certain . privileges now vested by law in that corporation, subject to provisions hereafter to be made," Colonel TonEENs moved that the consideration of the ques thin of the renewal of the Bank of England charter should be postponed until next session of Parliament. Mr. PouLETT SCROPE seconded the motion proposed by the hon. and gallant member for Bolton. On this motion the house divided, when the numbers appeared, For the motion B3 Against it Majority against the postponement -233 On our readmission into the gallery we found Lord ALTIiORP addressing the house, but from the noise of members returning to the house, and the intlux of strangers into the gallery, not a single word reached the gallery. The Chairman then put the original question, when Mr. P. SRROPE rose amidst loud and general cries of "Di. vide" and "Adjourn," which prevailed during the entire time the hon. member spoke. The hon. member was, however, un derstood to repeat his objections to the longer continuance of what he conceived a prejudicial monopoly. The hon. member was interrupted by renewed and general cries of " Divide," and the noise and uproar, in particular the imitation of the crowing of a cock, which prevailed, baffles description, and at length An hon. Member was understood to move the adjournment of the debate. Mr. O'DWYER rose amidst continued confusion. The hon. member said that the proceedings of political unions had re cently been much stigmatized, but he must protest. that he never had witnessed at any political union to which he belonged so disgraceful an uproar as that he had seen that night. It was monstrous for honourable members to come down to the house to disturb, by their ignorant uproar, the deliberations of the house. (The crowing of the cock repeated.) The question was one of vast importance, and at least ought to be debated with decency, and he therefore seconded the motion of adjourn- went. Lord ALTBORP thought that the debate should not be ad journed until at least the first resolution was agreed to. No man felt more strongly than he did that the question was one which ought to be debated with attention; but he could not feel surprised that at the present advanced hour, after a debate on a question whickfrom its detail must be dull, a certain degree of impatience should be manifested. He hoped, however, that the first resolution would be allowed to pass. Mr. M. ATrwoon inquired of the noble lord what was the meaning of the resolution so far as it referred to the piivileges of the bank? Lord ALTIIORP was understood to reply that the only privi leges intended to be continued to the bank were the exclusive power of issuing notes in the metropolis, and within 60 miles round, during the continuance of their charter, and the restric tion upon joint-stock banks of drawing bills on London for less than £5O. Mr. GISBORNE asked if it was intended to make any altera tion in the law relating to banks of issue. Lord Autumn , said it was not contemplated to make any al teration.. After a few words from Mr. HEitnies (amidst continued cries of" Divide!") Mr. GISBORNE and Mr. WARBURTON, which did not reach us, the motion for adjournment was withdrawn, and the original questiOn (the first resolution) was put and agreed to without a division. The house then resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. In answer to a question put by Mr. Hume, Mr. P. TiiolisoN said that be was fully prepared, and hoped to have an opportunity of proceeding with the Customs' bills on this day week. The delay which had been complained of was not owing,to himself, but to the want of opportunity, from the press of business before the house, to proceed with term. The committee of the whole house on the Factories' Regula tion Bill was postponed to Friday next. Colonel DAVIES moved the second reading of the Simple Larceny •Bill. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the bill, as interfering with the trial by jury, and the substitution instead of the au thority and decision of two magistrates. He moved that it be read a second time this day six mouths. Colonel DAVIES supported the bill, which he had communi cated some time back to the hon. and learned gentleman, and it then had his sanction. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL was understood to say, that he was then unacquainted with its details. Mr. E. Butler, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Shaw, and Mr:Aglionby, opposed the bill, which was sup ported by Mr. Pease, Mr. O'Dwyer, Colonel Williams, and another hon. member. The house divided — Noes - - - - 46 j Ayes - - - Majority against the bill - 3. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S CHARTER. Mr. C. GRANT brought in a bill for effecting an arrangement with the East India Company, for the better government of his Majesty's Indian territories. Read a first time—to be read a second time on Monday se'nnight, and to be printed. The other orders of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned at a quarter to three. CONTEMPORARY PRESS. It is rather curious that the reformed Parliament, from which so much was anticipated, should have failed upon every point to realize our expectations of it. It is odd that it should not have favoured us with one single op portunity of congratulating the country on its election, or of attributing to the house itself even a desire to ob tain public respect and to support the high character of a legislative assembly. The present Parliament has passed one of the most despotic measures that was ever pro posed by a Government ; it has supported the most fla grant abuses that ever outraged a country; it has evinced the most abject subserviency to the will of a minister, and the most insolent indifference to the prayers and ex pectations of a whole people. But it has not only done this—it has not only proved the most tyrannical, but the most negligent—not merely the most insolent, but the most indolent of Parliaments. Some two nights a week we have had " a house," assembled to promote despotism or to refusritt, let it be sought in what shape it might; on t e aining nights of each week we have had " no house," and all the motions that stood upon the list for discussion upon those evenings have fallen to the ground. But we have even more than this to complain of.— Not only is the present Parliament the most arbitrarily despotic and the most shamefully indolent, but it is also the most unmannerly, the most vulgar, and the most in decent of all the Parliaments that have assembled for a great length of time. There is, to be sure, a fitness and consistency in this universal abandonment of every claim to public confidence and respect. The manner has been upon a par with the morality. The uproar and discord have . been quite in keeping. The hooting, braying, and crowing have harmonized with the moral tone of every proceeding of the house, from the hour of its first meeting until three o'clock this morning, when it separated. We take an example of the spirit in which the debates of the reformed house are carried on—of the " dignity of the present Parliament—of the notions of decency which prevail in this assembly of the " first gentlemen in Eu rope"—from the reports of their last night's proceed- ings : Mr. Scrope rose and made several ineffectual attempts to address the house in opposition to the motion of the noble lord, but the hon. member was on each occasion met by cries of 'Question,' Adjourn," Oh," Bah,' and a noise nut unlike the crowing of cocks." These are some of the first gentlemen in Europe— these bah-shouters are among the great readers of Moral lessons—the asserters of the dignity and lofty purposes of a deliberative assembly—the denouncers of the clamour and tumult of political meetings out of doors, and the brawlings of "promiscuous assemblages at Covent-gar den."—True Sun. The outcry against the arrears of business in the Court of Chancery is becoming every day stronger and louder. Want of inclination is not so much the Chan cellor's fault, as a total want of power sufficiently to comprehend that which comes before him, to make any decision upon it. The reversal of his long-laboured judgment in the case of Drax v. Grosvenor, which, after all the coddling in the Council-office, and the foisting of a falsehood into the " Court Circular," has transpired, haunts him as the " Head" haunts Lord GREY. The fear of doing wrong leaves him only the option of doing nothing. As a Whig lawyer said the other day, upon seeing a notice in the papers that the " Lord Chanceilor would sit in error"—" Why mention that—be always sits in error, and decides in error too." That Lord Brougham, like the monkey who shows his tail most when he tries to jump highest, has exhibited his legal inability since his wonderful exaltation from the Northern Circuit to the Woolsack--malgre the outcry of ,e whole profession and the intentions of Lord Grey .is best friends cannot deny. What the House of Corn. mons think of his measures, the decided rejection of his Registry Bill in that House pretty clearly proclaims; and what the Lords think of them, the unqualified re jection of his Local Courts Bill by the Lords next week will equally well declare. Talk of a collision between the Houses I—When it may happen, or about what, we cannot pretend to guess; but as far as the Chancellor's legislative amendments go, their unanimity is tnost• har monious. As their friends say, their defeat in the Lords and their retreat in the Commons have given them two gen tle hints of their real position. We must think that the demolition of the Registry Bill in one House, and the annihilation of the Local Courts Bill in the other, will not 'decrease the agreeableness of their situation. The Government has given notice to the Commis sioners of Stamps, that they may retire—on pensions; a new constitution, as it is called, is about to be made, which will include their own friends, while the country is paying the efficient but pensioned commissioners. Mr. Mitford, the Chairman, whose salary for active ser vice was £1,600 per annum, retires in the full vigour of health upon a pension of one thousand four hundred a year; the other Commissioners making their bows, and being paid in equal proportions for retiring, all of them not only being able but willing to retain their places, and fulfil all the duties of them. In addition to this arrange ment, it ought to be understood that the new board, which is forming, will contain an additional Commis sioner, and that when these new Commissioners are ap pointed, such as do not choose to pay the ordinary fees usual upon such appointments, they are relieved from the charge by a Treasury minute, so that they may step into the warm shoes of their living predecessors without the smallest drawback. It should not be forgotten, that the Government has already filled up every office connected with the new West India measure, although the Bill has not passed; and that such is the urgency with which they are endea vouring to secure as much as they can before they go, that the letters, offering these situations, contain a re quest to the parties addressed, to send immediate an swers. And this activity for patronage is not confined to the better sort of things—every Custom-house officer's place, tide-waiter's place, clerk's place, messenger's place, is being settled and filled up at all risks and sacrifices. These are signs of the times, and proofs of Whig mu . deration—but, above all, they are symptoms of an, ap proaching retirement of the Government itself.—John All eyes are now turned to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, under whose care the fair flower of England's hope is fast approaching the period of royal maturity. With the character of a most estimable woman, the Duchess blends the reputation of being a shrewd ob server of passing events. Her position in this country at this particular time is a very critical one. To the court of George the Fourth she was almost a stranger; in that of his present Majesty ,she sometimes appears up on state occasions ; but her visits to Windsor are few and - far between. While the delicate health of the Princess offered an excuse for seclusion, we, duly appreciating the affectionate anxiety of the mother and the tender years of time Princess, forbore to comment upon it ; but the revo lution of time hath happily removed all fears, and the fra gile bud bath blossomed forth a healthy and a beauteous flower. The rose of England must ,not be hidden in the shades of Kensington, or waste its sweet fragrance in the Isle of Wight. The lamented daughter 01 George the Fourth owed much of her popularity to her frequent ap pearance in public, to her unaffected delight of being associated with her father's subjects, to her genuine ex hibition of truly English feelings, and, above all, her characteristic display of dignified spirit and proverbial kindness which endeared her to all ranks and gave pro mise ofthe great hereafter. Nt ithout stretching our ima gination beyond the natural course of mortal events, it is likely that the Princess may be enthroned at a very early age. It is true that the legislature hath foreseen and provided for this; but, in the present state of society, much more must depend upon the loyal and personal re spect of thepeople for their sovereign than upon the acts of any administration, no matter how or of whom com posed. We have been induced to touch upon this very delicate topic from circumstances known but to few. We hope the necessity for a more explicit declaration may be spared us. Ad interim, we advise that the royal maid be taught to regard herself purely English, and dependent upon English feeling for that loyal and affectionate at tachment which has always supported her predecessors in times of the greatest political excitement. We have had a couple of libel trials this week—one in which the Duke of Cumberland prosecuted, and obtained a must just verdict of guilty against the publishers of some nauseous and abominable libels against him—libels Jui.v 2, 1853. which hare been repeated so often as to p as s in the mindl of the vulgar as truths. In bringing the miscreants to punishment, his Royal Highness has done justice to him self and the country. He made one mistake however--.. he ought to have prosecuted the Times ; for it was fr the Times, and the blackguards about it,-that the libel originally emanated. The other libel case was that of Cobbett v. the Tiros. e Poor Lawson was, as usual, dragged forward as tb . scape-goat, the real libellers remaining behind. In this cause we are perfectly impartial, having the same re e r for both parties, who are worthy of each other. Dotia Phillips and Scarlett were very good. Phillips proved+ beyond doubt, that the Times was the most infamous paper that ever existed ; and Scarlett was equally successi flu in demolishing whatever remained of the, political character of Cobbett. Neither counsel ventured to say a word in favour of their clients—that was grou nd too perilous and untenable—but they felt that they could net fail in the easy task of blackening their opponents. Cob bett obtained a verdict for £loo—so that his honourably friend, the member for Berkshire, is some five hundred pounds out of pocket by the business. We are oolY sorry that he was not a sufferer in some other cause. Phillips, if we mistake not, could have proved the to tal falsehood of the charges against the Duke Cumber land, and have pointed out the very individuals from whom they originated. Perhaps a recollection of this made him exert himself con amore against the Val . ! —and, to do him justice, he laid it into them well. N o doubt the respectable people in Printing House Square will hold it in memory for our friend Charles; and wa are perfectly sure that old Cobbett will pickle Scarlett in return for his civilities—he has our consent. Among them be it—they are a nice set altogether.—Age. IRELAND. CHEERING PROSPECT!—CONVERSIONS FROM POPERY.--°t; withstanding the gloomy clouds which overcast the political horizon, a gleam of sunshine breaks upon us. We have it from the most indubitable authority, that upwards of EI GHT HUNDRED Romanists have, within . a short time, become con verts to the Protestant Religion iu several parts of Ireland- It is, of course, deemed imprudent to hold them up personalk to the vengeance of the intolerant and sanguinary bigots o f the Church they have abandoned. While that tyrant Chum!: is able to command the good offices of the " powers that be, there could be little hope that the spirit of Lhristian liberty would prevail over a time-serving " expediency," as it is fals el y caked; or that the laws of the land would he 'employed to pro tect what noble and learned Lords have denounced as " a bane ful source of agitation!" Such is the period chosen to pull down the Protestant Church of Ireland, when Popery, Co?' here, shows symptons of approaching dissolution.--Dub lin Warder. THE REPEALERS !—DAN and some joints of his -" Tail'` appear to have got into decided collision with the, " People 0 , Ireland," respecting the " expediency" of postponing his ten' thousand-times promised agitation of the Repeal Question- Between the gentle disputants we have no intention whateve r , to interfere. Certain it is, however , that ever since Dan sho weq symptoms of being Litiletonized, he has evinced palpable cold ness in the pursuit of his pristine avocation; and Went certain it is, that his popularity is on the wane. To this the learned Agitator is the more sensitively alive, inasmuch as the collection of the " Tribute" may be said to have almost entire ) ceased! ! Nothing can exceed the malignant scurrility which he has attacked those persons who have endeavoured to press on the discussion of the question. flow the dispute wilt end we neither know nor feel much solicitude. It is impossi 'hie that DANIEL can maintain his influence, if he become . 11 toad; eater to the Ministry—and the trade of agitation has prospere d so well in his hands, that there would not be wanting candidates for his cast-off mantle. By-the-by, if report speak truth, D A Ntsu would have no insuperable objection, at the present moment , to touch a further supply of " the ragged man's penny, and 10 beggarman's halfpenny penny!"—Dublin Warder. Witt. OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. The following is an abstract of the principal provisi ons of Mr. Metre's proposed bill for the better obser— vance of the Sabbath : After the repeal of former statutes relative to the same sub ject the bill proposes to enact that no person, upon the Lord's day, shall do, or cause to be done, any work, buying, selling, or contracting, crying or exposing wares in the street, or in shops , . &c., under the penalty of from ss. to £l. for the first offencet from £l. to £2. for the second, £2. to £5. for the third , apes £l. for every hour of keeping open a shop subsequently to the' first. Some clauses then follow respecting disorderly proceeding* and gaming. It is further provided that no carriers, drovers, and °fliers. nor any carriages or boats used for conveying goods and parcels for hire, nor steam or other carriages, shall travel between n ine, o'clock in the forenoon and six in the evening; and that tie steam or other carriages shall set off between eleven and 03144 or between three and four o'clock. That no meeting of any corporate or other public body shal l be held on the Sabbath. Justices of the peace to have the power of fixing some other day for fairs falling on a Monday. ' , No game to be killed or captured on Sunday. Any le g process served on that day to be void, and the execution of sue bt to subject to an action at law. The other clanks regulate the legal proceedings under t he ~ act, informations to be given within one month ; after wh y ' come the exceptions. That nothing in this act shall extend to servants in their necessary duties; to persons buying or selling medicines; buy' ing or selling milk or fruit, except between nine and four o'clocic , such fruit not to be cried or exposed in the public street; to any baker preparing dough for the following day's baking, o r to the delivering or receiving any victuals at the bake-house, be: tween half-past nine and half-past ten, and between one an l two o'clock ; to persons duly licensed delivering beer or cider, to private families, for use at their own houses, b e tween one and three and between five and nine o'clock; to persons serving travellers or lodgers in hotels, taverns, or other places, the cola' modifies to be consumed on the premises, or to the delivery of such liquor or provisions to any person whatever, between sever' and ten, between one and ttiree, and between five and niee. o'clock; to hackney-coaches standing or plying for hire , except, during the usual time of morning and afternoon service at the e . parish church ; or to persons using them in attending places e!. worship or religious meetings, &c., or to the travelling of th" mail. THE TRIAL OF CLOUGII. (From the Newark Daily Advertiser.) • The trial of Clough, for the murder of Mrs. Hamilton, beg* Chief Justice Horublower, at Mt. Holly, will probably be COo' eluded this evening. For the following interesting lette r coo' cerning it we are indebted to the polite attention of a friend on the sz't " lhe prisoner is, I suppose, about twenty-eight years 006" He looked very pale, but rather genteel in his person a nddres and seems as if he paid much attention to his toilet. te r , taking his place in the prisoners' box, he looked up to the col% justice and made a graceful bow; and while the indictment $ O 4 read to him he stood erect, firm, and composed. Not a mos% of his face moved; and to the thrilling question, " are 3 4) , guilty, or not guilty?" he responded in a low, soft, but yet ip firm and distinct voice, " Not guilty, sir." F r id a y morolay, was then assigned for his trial. Long before the bell ro o for court on Friday morning, the people were pressin g into 1 4 court-house, and the crowd was so great that the sheriff had conduct the chief justice through a back door into his `ea" Yesterday the court was in session ten full hours. The veee r r able and respected mother and sisters of the deceased, and odic females and members of the family were examined. As th. e l l o severally turned to look at the prisoner when asked by counsel if they recognized him, he familiarly and gracefuVio • but with a fixed and rather gloomy countenance, inclined head or bowed to them; and when the old lady, with tears rti; ning down her cheeks, turned quite round to look at him, heolfol stantly rose and bowed to her in the most grave and respeo.og manner. The testimony was of the most thrilling and touc h ' to character. The description of her (Mrs. Hamilton's) deliOth person, her amiable character, her piercing shrieks, and h er dett'llo struggles, while he held and pushed still deeper and deeper , o 0 murderous dirk into her bosom, was truly affecting. But 10 , the trunk was opened and the blood stained dirk, the b ro n breastpin, her bloody garments, and especially her cors,eed pierced with ten holes through that part of it which ha d cove Ler her left breast, and stiffened and red with the cold blo od of Pea who had worn it, as if it had been literally dyed in blood, it see Tho too much for every one but the prisoner. He looked upon 'hio bloody credentials with a steady gloomy gaze, discovering i,n as t countenance, however, no internal emotion, nor in the Ito, changing his position, which he uniformly occupies, rec d, ing on his elbow and resting his head on the palm of his 11"% i, on which he wears a black glove. But the effect of this es.blve Lion, followed up by the phYsicians' description of her feel ribs and almost riddled heart and lungs, produced a gust of ing and emotion in the crowded audience that could n ot be s_.`th pressed. • Every bosom swelled • every eye was suffused Ted. tears ; and, for a few moments, die investigation was suspar m e We shall, no doubt, have some fine speaking. especialkY from Mr. Southard and Mr. Brown. The latter, judging froa,l ec e specimens he has given on one or two questions tha t have oce• debated, will make a great display of impassioned &elle, h i. The counsel for the defendant, I understand , inten ds to po.l'atecl defence on the ground of insanity, induced by di sa P Pal roe." LONDON GAZETTE.---FRIDAY, JUNE 2s' BANKRUPTS. Henry . Allenby, George-street, Adelphi, boarding-house -k ,i t l P Frederick Taylor, Webber-street, Blackfriars-road, victuso` William Fowler, Cirencester. printer. Benjamin Hill, Oxford, hatter. Peter Davies, Pishvard, Pembrokeshire, shopkeeper. George Horton, Birmingham, bulkier. a s PAPTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. r. Door J. Singleton and W.Singleton, Sheffield, slate-merchants--„ v ies a and W.Walters, Stourhridge, Worcestershire, ironmongers --4 • u p s' i b , and T.Whitburn, Guilford, Surrey, cabinet-makers--C. IteTl ° Blo. J. E. Pye, Mark-lane, commission-sgents—J.H.Green, and son, Finch-lane, discount-agents—J. Littleford and W. H a P a atk i ;f, James's-street, Clerkenwell, working - jewellers — G. Bower' b 5, Bowen, Reading, linen-drapers—E. A. Hoskin and J. Stubeete..., mingham, hatters—A. Thorn and T. G. Thorn, Mitcham, grfod,, liar Shadrake and J. A. Walker , Limehou s e , coal - me •„, 3 .9 , "0' and S. Darton, Graeechurch -s tree t, booksellers—J. J. Dari,tvdo. I'. Cunningham, Lastcheap, hat-manufacturers—K. Net h 1 Calvert, Manchester, whip-manufacturers-4. Bate and D. Sittingbourn, Kent, drapers -.Jag.. Rusher and Jos. RUSllert i.toP booksellers—B. Lea, C. Greenwood, J. Middleton, alOl Great St. Thomas ApoOle, toy-merchants, as far as r , :rr1 1 , 9 1 ,, r v-t,g4 , dleton—T. Grieve, I.' P. Grelliee, and P. D. Morgan, Bel" _ll, Waterloo-bridge, and Mill-wall, Polilar, mar.ble:mu - rrh iads low and It. Barlow, Muncheitter, u lerc h au t s . DIVIDENDS. 0 -1 5 , July M, J. Gibbous and W. Sherwood, Li”rpool, raer,„, e i Ttecb o tt i 19, B. Severn. F. 11.. King, and .1. Severn, Church-lanc. " _f e w. V' --- latnann - - 8e1y.,,,,g5, grocers -July 19, and J. Lambert, Old E 30, W. Packwood, ~ Warwick. grocer 1, V o lV E. .1. Neep, Norwich, silversmith—July 19, W. Brcnnal. banks. Lancashire, calico-printer—July 22. 1). Thaek era Y.rfre-ids 9 eray, and J. Baldwin, Walton, Lancashire common -brew e p, , 40 11 22, J. Baron, Frome Selwood t _innholderi—July 26, T. F ar f r , cheater, laccman—July 28, F. Fisher, Jun., and W. I. Fish sail-makers—sluly 21, A. Townley, Stockport, bookselle, CERTIFICATES Jutv 19. T. Lloyd, Grove, Shropshire, timbe , r-merchant- 1 ,,. worth, Lancashire, victualler—J. Ba rn ett, Devoto w " Kent-road, navy-agent. c l A C C TV .ALVAN-LEY AGAIN.—This jovial side-shnker has sa , „ good thing about those "unconshionable" dons, the Je .il c ;'s 100 Emancipation of the Circumcised was talked of at uroc .1 1 e y kat ned:y by some half•dozen 111. P. persons when disposed of the subject. "It's all dev'tist: we- 11 „ t° 1 4 , emancipating tbo Jews; but answer wo L the Jews emanciral.6 is ?"