The Sun. — London, England, 1840-05-12 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. bar for Suffolk (Sir Charles Broke Vere) should have undertaken the conduct of a Bill of this description. Nothing similar to it had ever before been brought before the House. Was it fit to introduce a Bill promoted by a few persons belonging to a Company. He understood that they only held 200 shares, 98 of which were in ar rear, So much for the respectability of the parties whom the Hon. Baronet represented. But the Bill called Upon the House to assist them by giving them additional Power to raise money. Why, they could not borrow one farthing, and the Hon. Member who had just sat down had told the House that shares were at a discount of 50 per cent. What was the reason of that ?' Because they had not completed and could not complete a continuous line of railway. He felt these reasons were enough for their completing the line as far as Chelmsford in the first instance, and then to Colchester. The public would not lend their money for it. That was the state of the case on which the Honourable Baronet asked them to go into Committee. He knew what the effect of that would be. It would be a robbery on the Company, for when all the line opened the concern Would be totally ruined. The expenses were to be Paid out of the first money which came let() the hands of the Company. Much had been said on this, and though he knew how little attention was paid by Hon. Members to affairs of this sort, he did implore them to resist the attempt to go into Committee, which, under pretence of deing justice to the parties, would be an act of monstrous injustice and robbery to the Eastern Counties Railway Com pany,.--( Hear, hear.) Mr. F. KELLY rose amid loud cries of " Divide," and said he entreated the attention of the House for a few Moments on the important subject before them. It had been stated by his Hon. Friend, who had moved the second reading, that in 1836, the Legislature was induced to give its sanction to an Act of Parliament for making a railway from London to Norwich and Yarmouth, and the question the House was now called on to decide was, whether the body of gentlemen who had obtained a number of shares in the undertaking, formed under that Bill, should now defeat the inten tions of the Legislature, and expend the funds raised under their sanction, in making a railway to Colchester and no further. He ventured to say, that whatever the Hon. and Gallant Member might think of the Bill before the House, neither lie nor any other remembered an instance in which a Company had been sanctioned or permitted to expend these great funds for a totally different purpose to that for which they were en ' trusted to their charge. A complaint made by those who brought the Bill forward, was, that whereas they had wasted their capita. and their exertions, and, by the exertions of their representatives in Parliament, had made out a case bj which Parliament had passed a sill for making a railway between two counties. Now that Parliament had passed the Bill, a body of, shareholders, because they constituted a majority, sought to pervert the funds and powers thus en trusted for another purpose. The Hon , Gentleman who had just sat down, if he had invested his capital in a railway, what would he think if he found, when all that capital was raised and power conferred for making a railway from Lon don to Brighton, they should stop half way, leaving the town without the benefit sought to be conferred upon it by the Legislature. That would be the effect of the present Act of Pezliament.—(Cries of " Hear.") It had been said that a large majority of the Shareholders, and he believed a still larger majority of the Directors, were in favour of the under taking, as they were now carrying it on, and strenuously opposed to this Bill. All he could say was this, he did not blame the Shareholders, if they thought by making a railway to London and Colchester they could more speedily realise the capital they had advanced, but the question was not whether this would be more for their Interest, but whether the Legislature, representing not merely the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, but the whole community, would allow these large sums which they had granted for one purpose to be applied to another. Of the eighteen witnesses upon whose cvidence the Legislature had passed this Bill, seven teen were from the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, not ne from Essex ; the other being from some other part of the country. The case made out when the Legislature passed this Bill was, that great advan tage would be derived by all these three counties—not by a railway from London to Colchester, but to Col ,chester and Yarmouth. All, therefore, sought by this Mill was, to comply with this intention of the Legis lature, and to perform their compact with Parliament and the countr Hon. Member Y ; and he earnestly put it to e ver y who had ever taken part in a Rail way Bill, whether he would not feel himself unjustly dealt with if be had concurred in passing a Bill for a specific purpose, and afteiwards found the power conferred by it was employed for a totally different ob , jeet. The Hon. Gentleman who had spoke last but one, had alluded to certain proceedings which had taken place in a Court of law. It was true that a number of shareholders having property in the Norfolk and Yarmouth Rail way, had applied to the Court of Queen's Bench, and ob tained a mandamus calling on the Directors to complete the railway as originally contemplated. It was also true that the Railway Company had made a return to that mandamus, and the Hon. Gentleman was very wrong if he supposed that the House was called upon to interfere with the Court of Queen's Bench. He had no doubt that the Court of Queen's Bench might be called upon to make a mandamus ordering the railway to be completed ; but the object of the present Bill was to raise the funds for that purpose. Under these cir cumstances he trusted that the House would be induced to allow the Bill to be read a second time. if there was any thing objectionable in the clauses they might be remedied in Committee. Mr. CRESS WELL rose amidst loud cries of" Ques tion, question," and " Divide, divide." He could not help thinkirg that his Learned Friend was mistaken in his facts, when he stated that the Direc tors of this Company, who had been entrusted with 2,000,0001. of money, had misapplied it. If the Money had been misapplied, who, he would ask, were the Parties to complain ? Why, those whose money had been squandered—the Proprietors, and what was the case with respect to them ? Why, out of 64,000 shares, there Were only 209 persons who opposed the Bill, and of that number 89 were behindhand in their calls.—(Hear, hear.) The House was asked by the present Bill to confer certain powers upon the Company which they repudiated and did not require. He trusted, therefore, that the House would not force upon the Directors any powers which they were not wiliing to receive. Sir R. INGLIS supported the Bill, and the grounds upon which he did so were the fact that an Act had been passed to enable a Company to carry a railroad from London to Norwich—that Company had not carried into effect the powers entrusted to them. A mandamus had been granted by the Court of Queen's Bench, ordering them to carry into effect the powers entrusted to them and in answer to that mandamus they had stated that they could not perform the orders of the Courts for want of means, and the present Bill was for the purpose of enabling them to raise the meara of doing so. Mr. M. PHILLIPS opposed the Bill, considering it unnecessary,land totally uncalled for. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when the numbers were— For the Bill 5B Against it 195 Majority On the motion of Mr. E. BULLER. the Rocester and Derby Roads Bill was read a third time and passed. A message from the Lords brought down certain Bills. NOTICES OF MOTION. The SPEAKER said that he had had two notice papers put into his hands, both of which had been signed by Hon. Members. He was quite at a loss to know which to proceed with. He believed one of them was dated Monday, May the II th ; and he 'would submit to the House whether be lied not better proceed with that as the notice paper.—( Hear.) Sir LARD LEY WIL MOT gave notice, that to morrow he should move that Mr. G. Wilbraham be added to the Committee on Grammar Schools. Mr. HUME gave notice that, to-morrow, he should move for certain returns relative to the University of London, and that he should also move for an account of all payments made to the Established Church out of the public purse, in England, Ireland, or Scotland. STOCKDALE AND HOWARD. Mr. THOMAS DUNCOM BE gave notice that on Thursday next,.he should move that S:ockdale and Howard be dis 'barged from custody. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Earl of DARLINGTON, before bringing forward the motion of which he had given notice, wished to ask the Hon. Under Secretary if it were his intention to proceed with the Constabulary Bill that evening, or to take: the Estimates before it. Mr. FOX MAULE said that the Estimates would be taken first, and if they were over by ten o'clock, then the other business would be proceeded with ; but if the Estimates should not he over before ten o'clock then he did not intend to Proceed with the Constabulary Bill to-night. Mr. O'BRIEN postponed his motion relative to emigration sine the. RATES OF STOCK IN TRADE. Sir R. PEEL had given notice that he would put a question to the Attorney-General on a subject of the utmost importance—it referred to the principle upon which an impost should be levied on this country of not less than seven millions annually. He appre hended that the sum raised for the poor-ratc,, ap plicable to the support of the poor-rate . and the county -rate, might be taken at six millions, and the highway-rate at a sum of not less than 1 ,100,000/. The question he wished to put was, upon what principle that impost was to continue, and he thought that in consequence of the conflicting decisions of the Court of Queen's Bench, and the great doubts entertained as to the legality of any rate, if Parliament separated without sonic inter vention on its part, the whole country would be thrown into confusion. A short reference to the circular of the Poor-law Commissioners would put THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1840. the Houia in pessersion of the facts. The Curt of Queen's Bench had lately decided that stock in trade ought to be rated to the relief of the poor, and the Poor-law Commissioners had given a public notice to the country generally that no rate hereafter would be valid, or at least, that every rate would be liable to appeal, unless stock in trade was included in it. On the other hand he (Sir R. Peel) believed it was almost impossible properly to rate stock in trade.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," from the Attorney-General and other Members.) He was glad to hear the Hon. Attorney-General assent to that. It would follow, as a matter of course, that the validity of other rates would hereafter be liable to be questioned. The circular of the Poor-law Commissioners was con sidered as an authority by all under them, and it said— "it gave a public notice that every rate was in valid unless the stock in trade was included." Yet according to that authority no person's stock in trade was liable to be rated, unless he was resident in the parish, so that the proprietor of a large cotton-mill, not resident in the same parish, would not be liable. Again, the parochial officer must make himself acquaint ed with the circumstances of all traders 'within the parish, for the stock in trade was not to be rated except after the whole of the debts of the party had been paid. He must do so or the rate would be invalid. Upon these grounds, therefore, the Right Hon. Baronet said he thought he was entitled to ask of the Attorney-General whether it was the intention of the Government to bring in a Bill to reconcile the conflicting decisions of the highest Court of criminal jurisdiction in the country, and the settlement of the public mind, by enacting that no stock in trade shall be liable to be rated.—(Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, unfortu nately be had not been able to communicate with his Noble Friend at the head of the Government in that House since the notice of the Right Hon. Gentleman, but he had no objection to state to the House his opinion, and the advice he should give tothe Government, and which he had no reason to believe would be disregarded. He should recommend that a Bill should be immediately introduced to settle the question. The Right Hon. Gentleman had stated the law most accurately. There could be no doubt that ever since the 43d of Elizabeth, stock in trade had been liable to be rated, and in respect only of individuals resident in the parish ; but this was found to lead to such endless litigation and vexation, that by universal consent it had fallen into disuse throughout all England. Still the law remained the same, and lately a case had arisen in which the Court of Queen's Bench had held a rate to be invalid which had not been so levied, including stock in trade. Now, such a state of the law could not be allowed to exist, involving as it did all the worst features of property tax, and an inquisitorial investigation into men's private affairs, which could not be endured.— (Hear.) Therefore, he should unquestionably recom mend that it be immediately enacted that no stock in trade be liable to be rated.—(Hear, hear.) LUDLOW ELECTION. The Earl of DARLINGTON having been called ❑pon by the Speaker, _ _ Mr. E. J. STANLEY rose, and said he wished to put a question to the Noble Earl, whether he would consent to postpone his motion regarding the Ludlow election till Thursday, the day fixed for the Cambridge election ; and he asked this with more confidencc,because another Hon. Member had consented to postpone the Cambridge Election, in consideration of the absence of the Noble Lord (J. Russell) who bad only consented to resist the motion cf the lion. Member for Bridport, that the Ludlow writ be postponed till the Ist of June, on the express understanding that the fullest and most ample notice should he given to the House, of any intention to move for the writ. The Earl of DARLINGTON said he must say the appeal the Hon. Gentleman had just made to him, placed him in an awkward dilemma. He should be sorry to do anything that would appear discourteous, the more espe cially if the impression of the House should be, that be should postpone his measure ; at the same time, he hoped, the House would think with him, that as he had promised a great man) of his constituents to bring this measure for ward, it would be difficult for him to avoid doing so, and without assigning some plausible motive. As to the ab sence of the Noble Lord, he could only say, he had given notice on Friday last of bringing this motion forward to day, and if the Noble Lord particularly wished it should nave been postponed, he thought the Noble Lord would have communicated with him by note, or verbally by the Hon. Gentleman who had called upon him that morning. He (the Earl of Darlington) did not understand that Hon. Gentleman, that he came on the part of the Noble Lord, for, when he asked whether if he postponed his motion, the Noble Lord meant to oppose it or not, he answered he knew nothing about it, as since the late melancholy oc currence, he had little or no communication with him. Now, as there was no good reason to assign—(Cheers from the Opposition)—with all due deference, he hoped, the House would not think it discourteous if he proceested, unless he got this assurance,—that if he postponed his motion until Thursday, it would meet with no opposition on the part of the Noble Lord, or the Government.— (Cries of " Oh. oh," and Cheers.) Mr. E. J. STANLEY said he was not prepared to say what course the Noble Lord would take on this subject. He told the Noble Earl that he bad communicated with the Noble Lord, and that he ( Lord J. Russell) was anxious to prevent discussion on this question, that it was his intention to check, if possible, the extent of corruption which now prevailed, as shown in these two Reports. Mr. GOULB.URN rose to order. Mr. E. J. STANLEY—He begged pardon. It was the intention of the Noble Lord to propose some measure. The Earl of DARLINGTON—You did not state so. Mr. E. J. STANLEY—If not, I certainly intended to do so.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and " Go on," from the Opposition.) The Earl of DARLINGTON ;then rose to move that a new writ do issue for the Borough of Ludlow, but was met by loud cries of " Chair, chair," " Order," and " Go on," which lasted a considerable time. The Noble Lord, however, persevered. He said he should not occupy the time of the House with many observations. It appeared to him, zed to every reasonable mind, that no plausible pre text for delaying the writ any longer existed. He made the motion en behalf of that respectable class against whom no stain or stigma attached, and to whom, in justice to them, the House was bound to restore the privilege of return ing two Members to Parliament. The House was aware that the present was a case of an extraordinary nature. A Committee had been appointed to inquire into the merits of the late election, and they reported that the election was void, and they also specially reported that bribery and treating existed at the last election for Lud low. He did not find fault with the Committee for that Report, but the result was that the writ was ordered to be suspended until the evidence had been printed and circulated among the Members of the House. The evidence had been for some time in their hands, nod all those who were anxious to make themselves masters of the subject had an opportunity of doing so. —(Hear.) Those who had not already read it would not do so, even if the writ were suspended until the end of the Session. No one was more ready to condemn the system of bribery and treating that had occurred at the last election than himself, still that was not so much the offence of the electors as of the candidates. This being the state of the case he thought lie should not be doing justice if he did not say that he saw no reason why the issuing of the writ should be further delayed. He had complaints from several of the inhabitants of Ludlow of being deprived of their second representative for the last ten months. He thought it was an extremely hard case, and under that impression, he had brought the subject under the attention of the House. The Noble Earl concluded by moving that the Speaker be directed to issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to issue a new writ for the Borough of Ludlow. Mr. W. PATTEN seconded the motion. Mr. WARBURTON moved as an amendment that the consideration of the question should be adjourned to Thursday next. He did so, first, because the Noble Lord who represented the Government in that House had inti mated that he would take part in the debate • and, se condly, for the convenience of • any gentleman who might think right to take part in the question when it came be fore the House. He would not enter into the merits of the question, but content himself with moving that the further consideration of the question should be adjourned to Thursday next. Mr. WA KLE Y seconded the amendment. The Noble Lord who had brought forward this motion had in the course of his observations been checked by the Hon. Member on his left. The Noble Lord had said that no man in that House could more seriously condemn and re pudiate the practices of bribery and treating which had been had recourse to than he did, but lie was checked by the Hon. Gentleman on his left, who said—treating, not bribery. Now he suspected from the expressions made use of by the Noble Lord, that he had read the evidence, and he (Mr. Waklcy)would say, from an at tentive perusal of the evidence taken before that Commit tee, that a more flagitious and more infamous case of V. bery, as well as of treating had never been brought under the attention of the House.—(Cheers.) If the House were not prepared to condemn and repudiate the practices pursued in this case, then the character of the House was gone.—( Cheers.) It could never afterwards be alleged that the House objected to bribery or treating.—( Hear.) On the contrary, if they acted in the way proposed they would be holding out a reward for such practices. It was stated in the evidence that many part es openly received from :SOL to 501. each for their votes—( Cheers)—and it was alleged that in one instance an agent to one of the candidates had actually been authorized to offer a voter 5001. fur his vote.---( Cries of " Question" from the Op position side, answered by cheers from the Ministerial benches.) He did not consider the guilt of these transac tions to be confined to one side of the question. In his opinion, from reading the evidence both sides were equally guilty, and seeing the manner in which the electors had acted Ile thought it was the bounden duty of the House to prevent them having another opportunity of selling the rights of their countrymen, he hoped the issuing the writ would be deferred to Thursday, and on that day be further deferred for six months to come. Sir R. PEEL thought tse suspension of the writ would be establishing a dangerous precedent. There was searee!y any question which he would not consent to postpone, on account of the absence of the Noble Lord, peculiar case. A constituency complain of cd of one of their representatives. There being Ibis cyde c : p2r a ii, s )c a motion fur inqthry into the case of Ludlow at the bar of the House in the usual way. Had such a motion been made, there might have been the same ground fot poslponement, but no such notice had been given, Red he thought. it would be a dangerous precedent to establish, if Iles ntsjority of that . Hense were to be en alled to suspend issuing o f writs for those places from which might be anticipated a re turn unfavouraule to their views. —(Loud cheers.) Such a precedent, once este lalished, would be attended watt: the most dangerous and fatal consequences.—(Loud cheering.) Why had not this delay been asked for, when notice of motion had been given? It had been asked far in the Cambridge case, and had been acceded to on the ground only that the evidence had only been on the table of the House for two days. There had not been the opportunity, therefore, for Members to read the evidence, and upon that ground, and not the absence of the Noble Lord, the request was ac ceded to. The Hon. Gentleman knew that Ludlow was to be proceeded with that evening, and, for the first time, an objection was taken on account of the absence of one, who was only, in matters of this kind, to be considered as an individual Member.—( Hear, hear.) No notice what ever had been given of any attempt to disfranchise Lud low. Was the writ to be suspended till a new Act of Par liament could be pass6d7 Could it be said they would suspend indefinitely a writ until the House of Lords had conferred with that House respecting a Bill upon treating and bribery ?—( Hear, hear.) If they did not go to that extent, what was the use of suspending the writ? The writ for Cambridge was suspended till Thursday, and on that day the Noble Lord would have the opportunity of stating his general views with reference to bribing and treating—the prevalence of those practices, and the possi bility of putting a stop to them. They could give no sa tisfactory excuse for postponing the consideration of the question ; and assuming that the people had a right, and that on Thursday that douse should admit their right to have their representative, they would not be able to justify themselves, merely on account of the absence of one Mem ber, in having refused to give to the people the constitu tional right, namely, to choose their representative. Lord PALMERSTON in supporting the motion for adjournme:at, begged to state that he did not do so on the ground that he wished to commit the House to any of those general principles which his Hon. Friend had ad verted to. He did not ask the House to postpone the debate till Thursday upon any principle as to the perma nent or temporary suspense of the writ. He put it solely on the ground on which his Hon. Friend had appealed to the Noble Lord who made the motion, and on which ground he had really expected the Noble Lord would have ac ceded.---(Hear, hear, and cries of " No, no.") He put his support of the motion on the desire that his Noble Friend should be present at the discussion, and be must say that he thought that was a ground on which, accord ing to the usual practice and courtesy of Parliament, the postponement might fairly have been asked.—( Hear,hear. ) It would not be difficult to find recent instances of mea sures of the utmost importance being postponed, in order to afford time for a Minister of the Crown attend ing during the discussion.—(Hear, bear.) He thought that his Noble Friend was specially entitled to this cour tesy, not only from his high station, but from the great interest he had always taken in matters connected with the representation of the House.—(Hear,hear.) Mr. WYNN said if this were a political question, or one on which the Government, as a Government, were entitled to express their opinion, the postponement might be asked for.--( Hear, hear.) But this was a judicial question—a question of right—( Hear, hear)—and that right the House had no justification in withholding for a single day.-- ( Hear, hear.) Moreover, the Noble Lord did not want a postponement for the purpese of objecting to the writ, but merely to make a speech about bribery and corruption, which might as well be made on the Cambridge Election. It would be dangerous to allow a majority of the House, on the ground of having measures in contemplation, to in troduce fresh measures of reform to suspend the issuing of writs.—(Cheers.) The Rump Parliament was so consti tuted, and what had once been done might be done again. An Hon. Member had said, " Do you intend to pass over this bribery and corruption? If you do so, you will dis grace yourselves." Why, if any good grounds existed, prosecutions might he ordered against the parties who had committed these acts of bribery. The only ground on which a new writ could be refused, was where general corruption existed in a borough, rendering them unfit to exercise the franchise.—( Cries of " Divide.") Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared_... For the adjournment to Thursday Against it 226 Majority for issuing the writ -11 Mr. WAKLE Y said a request more fair than for the postponement had never been made. The bribery and the intimidation which had taken place at the Ludlow elec tion had been of the most open and unconcealed descrip tion. Yet now the writ for a new election-, as it seems to be issued, as a matter of course, to afford the bribed parties the opportunity of receiving fresh bribes. Was it not shameful that he, representing as he did, a consti tuency of 200,000, should have his vote neutralised and destroyed by men returned by such corrupt parties—men returned not to act honestly, but to truckle to and be cor rupted by any Government—men willing to sell them selves on the first occasion. lie was prepared to go all lengths in opposition to the issuing of the writ ; and if he had only 20 Members to support him, he woud avail himself of any form of the House to prevent . it. He, there fore, moved that the House do adjourn. On the SPEAKER'S asking who seconded the mo tion, a dozen of the Liberal Membere rose. Mr. BRISCOE was called upon by the Speaker, and said he represented a borough which hat never for a cen tury before the Reform Bill known a free election, and he felt bound to resist the issuing of a writ to a town where practices so corrupt as those which had happened at Ludlow prevailed. For such practices, if permitted to prevail, would destroy the best rights of the British public - Ilear, hear, and ironical cheers from the Opposition)— would prevent the existence of Liberal Government in this country—(lronical cheers)—and would destroy all en lightened policy.—(Renewed ironical cheers.) The Gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, and on our recall we found Lord PAL MRRSTON expressing his regret that a request so conformable to the usual courtesy of that House —(No, no)—should have been resisted and refused.— ( Hear, hear.) Ho denied that his Noble Friend had no right, as a member of the Government, to request the postponement, for on the Privilege Question, his opinions, as a member of the Goverment, had been called for. ( Hear, hear.) Still the House having expressed an opi nion, he did not think the course suggested by the Hon. Member for Finsbury should be adopted, and he would be compelled to oppose it—( Hear, hear)—though with great regret. Mr. HORSMAN said, in his opinion, considering it was well-known that the Noble Lord could not attend, there had not been due notice of the issuing of the writ. —( Hear, hear.) He had hoped that when such a case of bribery and corruption had been established the character of the House would have been supported by all pales.— ( Hear, hear.) Therefore, on conscientious motives, he must oppose the issuing of the writ.—(Cheers.) Loyd SANDON did not think that one case merely against each party at on election would constitute a good case for refusing a writ, else, how many would have to be refused ?—( Hear, hear, from both sides)—and they would all be at the mercy of any scoundrel at an election.— ( Hear, hear.) No doubt public-houses were kept open on both sides, but that had never been considered as a ground for disfranchising a borough. This was a great and important question, and it would be tyranny over the electors for the House to suspend the suit. The whole of the evidence went merely to treating. Mr. HORSMAN did not mean to say the borough should be disfranchised, but he would undertake to show, if necessary, that bribery in the borough had been universal. Mr. H. G RATTAN said the Noble Lord the Member fur Liverpool could not have read the evidence, cr he had mistaken it—( Hear, hear)—when he said there was but one case of bribery. He could mention five or six cases. The party was so convinced he was guilty that as soon the first case was established he retired.—(No, no.) He could refer to the pages, for he had only read them twenty minutes ago, and he regretted that he had not been in the /louse to record his vote upon the first division, but he had travelled seventy miles that day to vote againet one of the most infamous systems of bribery and corruption he had ever heard of.—(Cheers and laughter.) lie had never heard of such a system. Every ale-house in the borough was open, and he bad the names of them all.-- (Laughter.) Any man might go in, cat and drink, and get drunk, get sober, and get drunk again.—(Great laughter.) 101., 201., 30/., 401., and .50/., were given for a vote. One man received a bribe to vote for A, and then voted for B—(Langhter and cheers)—and when his wife was asked whether that did not surprise her, she said, " Oh no, it has been so long the custom in the borough of Ludlow."—( Hear, hear, bear.) A Jury would have brought in Mr. Holmes guilty to a con siderable extent.—(Cries of " Order, order.'') lie begged pardon if he was out of order, but he thought he was perfectly in order in mentioning the name of an in dividual stated in the Report.—(hear, hear.) He did not even know whether that gentlemen was a Member, or whether he had not, like his friend Mr. Clive, accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, and retired.—( Laughter and cries of " Hear ; hear.") It would be preposterous to say such a system of corruption should be allowed to continue. The parties 'by their agents had introduced into the bo rough from fifty to one hundred bludgeon-men, and he most solemnly declared that if the eight or ten witnesses before the Committee had spoken the truth he had never read of such a case of corruption as was made out against the borough of Ludlow. His Hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham (Sir J. Hobhouse) had once stated that he wished the Thames was turned into that House, that it might be purified.—(Laughter and cries of " Hear, hear.") He (Mr. Grattan) thought it was time the Thames was turned into that House (Renewed laughter)—but he trusted that the honest and sterling virtue of the people of England would correct these evils. Ho trusted there was among the independent electors integrity enough to stop this atrocious system of bribery. It was their duty to send Members who would do so ; and it was the duty of the House to adopt sonic plan by which the repetition of those shameful scenes might be avoided.—( Hear, hear.) He could put his hand upon his heart, and say, that if he voted for the issuing of this writ, he should consider himself a dishonest man.— ( Laughter and cheers.) But it appeared that Members on the other sidc of the House not only tolerated and suf fered such disgraceful and corrupt practices, but that they even had the hardihood to defend in—( Cheers. ) Lord SANDON said a few words in explanation. Mr. II UM E was surprised and astonish e d at the Right lion. Baronet the Member for Tamworth that evening. The Ludlow Committee was the first Committee appointed Limier his Act, and that Committee had gi ven an unani mous verdict that a gen eral s y stem o f treating prevailed previous to and during the last el ection for the borough of Ludlow, and that both ca ndidates had been guilty of bri bery by their agents. He would, therefore, app ea l t o t h e Right Hon. Baronet whet her he would not allow ti me f or the Noble Lord the Secretary f o r t h e Colonies t o b e i n his pi ece to state whether he could or could not cies ise s i o i tese corruptams epsaursa,ucerteit practices asßßight whichhute i h ao o sn s .ea Baronetn y abusesn might be supp resse d . man, must object to those yet it would appear by his conduct that evening that he sanedoned it. Sir ROBERT PEEL would at once answer the appeal that bad been made to him. There was an actual vacancy a short time ago for the collet ) , of Perth, in consequence of the death of his late lamented friend the late Earl of Mansfield. He (Sir R. Peel) and those on his side Gf the House thought Caere was not sufficient technical evidence as to the succession of the present Earl of Mansfield to the hereditary honours of hia thy asked for oao day'i (i,luz, in :'der that precedents might be looked into. On the other side of the House there happened to be a casual majority, and and what was the doctrine then held? Why, that it was the inherent and constitutional right of a constituency to have a vacancy supplied the moment that vacancy oc curred.—( Loudacries of " Hear, hear.") The proposal for one day's delay was negatived, and inquiry was refused on that broad, intelli g ibl e pr i nc i p l e, t h at i t was a constitu tional right, except u n d er very spec i a l an d p e culiar cir cumstances.—(Cheers from the Ministerial benches.) Were the special and peculiar circumstances in this case? The question was, not whether they should impose penalties for bribery and treating. The question was with respect to treating, and treating only.—( Au Hon. Member said, " And bribery.") Were they, then, to lay down the principle, that in cases of bribery on the part of indi viduals, they would suspend the writ? So far as the report of the Committee went, there was not a word in it as to a general system of bribery, If the Committee believed 'here had been a general system of bribery, they neglected their duty in not reporting it to the House. What had this case to do with the question as to the election law ? They were not to consider themselves entitled to depart from the ancient constitutional privilege of issuing a writ merely because he or any other person made an attempt last Session, and he trusted a successful attempt, to amend the election jurisdiction.—( Hear, hear.) The question was, whether or no they had a sufficient reason for sus pending the issuing of the writ? He wanted to know how long they proposed to suspend it, because he had not an admission that they even meant to issue it then. There was no loan in the House who would carry courtesy to wards political oppanents farther titan himself, but the House would not be justified in suspending for three days the issuing of a writ, on account of the absence of a Mem ber of Parliament. They might suspend any political question, or adjourn it on the ground of emergency ; but a question of constitutional right, they had no right to suspend.-..( Bear, hear.) Would Hon. Gentlemen op posite say they w ou ld consent to t he writ issuing on Thursday ? Mr. HUM E—Wo will discuss the :question—we have not gone into the merits. Sit R. PEE L—Was it to be endured that any portion of the constituency of England should hold their right by the sufferance of a majority. He admitted!that a minority might prevent, by repeated adjoarnments, the issuing a writ. If the Noble Lord should propose any specific measure on the subject which he thought capable of prac tical execution, no man would be more prepared than he ,vould to give assent to it. He thought it was absolutely necessary that the law as to treating should be defined, and he would consent to any enactment for suppressing bribery. Those were distinct questions from the consti tutional one, whether the writ should be suspended ? If they did suspend it, a most dangerous precedent would be sec capable of being perverted at any time by a ma jority of that House to its own purposes.—(Cheors.) ' Mr. HAWES said the question of adjournment was not now before the House. The simple question was, whether the debate should be adjourned to Thursday.--( Cries of No, no.") The substantial question was, whether they should take the question of disfranchisement into con sideration on Thursday next. It had been said that very few cases of bribery or treating had been proved, but the House must be aware that the Committee only took one case of a class, and therefore there was no proof in that of the extent to which the system had been carried. If the issuing of the writ was of so much importance, he put it to the lovers of the Constitution on the other side of the House, why they had suffered a whole week to elapse without taking any steps for that purpose.—( Hear, hear.) It was stated that there were 27 public-houses open in the borough, and any one might go in and do as he pleased, thus giving the greatest possible temptations to dishonesty and corruption. The Noble Lord the Member for Liver pool had said that the suspension of the writ would be an net of tyranny to all the electors of the empire ; he (Mr. Hawes) wished to protect the honest electors from a tyranny infinitely more dangerous, namely, that which the rich exercised over the poor voters, and that in every part of the country. The advocates of purity of election on his (Mr. Hawes') side of the House—(lronical cheers and laughter from the Opposition benches, which drowned the remainder of the sentence). He repeated that those who wished to maintain something like independence among the constituencies of the empire, had their places on that side of the house.—( Cheers, and cries of " Divide.") Hon. Gentlemen might depend upon it that the debate was not to be put an end to that night--( Loud cheers)—for he was convinced that there never was a more unjust course undertaken by any person, than that which tended to issue a writ to the borough under its present circumstances.—( Hear, hear.) If there was one ground more than another on which they ought to re fuse to issue the writ, it was the fast of its being the first borough under the new Act, which had been convicted, by the unanimous resolution of the Committee, of bribery and corruption.—( Hear, hear.) It was necessary that they should let the constituencies see before hand what they were likely to experience from the House, in the event of bribery and corruption being proved against them. Notwithstanding the coalition that bad taken place between the Noble Lord, who, he was sorry to say, had deserted his character of a Reformer—(Laughter)--and the other side of the House, he hoped a steady band of the friends of liberty and freedom of election would be at their posts, to assert the rights of the people and of the con stitution, which were endangered by the present mo tion.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. B. B ARI N G, as a Member of the Committee, could state that there were only five cases of bribery brought be ' fare the Committee, and of these five cases three were attempts at bribery, which had not succeeded. Under these circumstances he did not think that a case of general bribery and corruption had been made out.—( Hear.) Mr. E L LIO T had suggested to the Hon. Baronet, the Member for Sudbury, to postpone his motion with re spect to Cambridge, on the grounds that Members had n ot had time to read the evidence. The Hon. Baronet had not even the courtesy to answer his question. Another application was made to the Hon. Baronet to postpone it in consequence of the absence of the Noble Lord, the Se cretary for the Colonies, and in compliance with that ap plication, the motion was postponed. Now the Right Hon. Baronet, the Member for Tamworth, said that if they postponed the present motion out of courtesy to the Noble Lord, they would be neglecting their duty, and doing that which they ought not to do. He for one cer tainly did not understand that species of logic. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no divi sion took place. On our return to the gallery we found Mr. PRYME on his legs—He said the question be fore the House was whether there were sufficient grounds for suspending the issuing of the writ, or whether, by enlarging the constituency, disfranchising individuals, or any other means, they could put a stop to the present system of bribery and corruption.—(Divide.) These in terruptions would not prevent his stating what he had to say to the House, bet he did not intend to de tain it many minutes. The Noble Lord the Member „ for Liverpool had argued that the writ ought not to be suspended because there v:ere so few cases of bribery proved, but the House should recollect that a single in stance was sufficient to disqualify a Member. Mr. VILLIERS STUART said that punishing the borough by the suspension of the writ for bribery and treat ing was very like an ex post, facto law, and he should there fore vote against the adjournment. Strangers Here then ordered to withdraw, the House di vided, when there appeared-- For the adjournment 123 Against it .. Majority against the adjournment ---66 Mr. C. BULLER said that he was somewhat surprised that lion. Gentlemen opposite should appear inclined to assume that the treating which had taken place in the Lud low cage was not essentially different from the sort of treat ing which had formerly prevailed to a greot extent in al most all elections, and which in former times had been con sidered as an offence by no means of grave character. He begged to point out the difference : this was not a mere case of giving refreshment to voters, of enabling them to indulge in social festivity at an election; it was as:reported by the Committee, treating with a deliberate purpose of de- bauching and corrupting the voters.—(Cheeis.) He would ask if there was anything palliating in this or in the mode in which it was carried on ?—f Cheers.) He would ask if this was not corruption in its worst form ? (Loud cheers.) It was not hard money which he could carry home to his wife, or with which be could pay his creditors, but it was drink that debauched himself. —(Loud cheers.) If Gentlemen opposite succeeded in upholding such a system as this, it would be a diPgrace to England, and to any Christian country.—(Loud cheers.) He would not occupy the House longer, but would propose an amend ment which perhaps might startle the House, but which, nevertheless, was a very honest and a very straightforward one. If the House were determined that the borough of Ludlow should be put up for sale, he should wish that it should be put up for sale for money, and not for beer.— ( Cheers and laughter.) He should therefore propose as an amendment, that Mr. Speaker do insert in the public papers an advertisement stating that the vacant seat for the borough of Ludlow W2S for sale, and that all persons desirous of purchasing the same should send in their ten. ders to Mr. Speaker by Monday next, the amount offered to be paid in money, or public securities, and not in beer or spiritous liquors.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," from the Op positi)i, answered by loud cheers and roars of laughter from the Ministerial benches, mingled with cries of " Or. der," and " Chair.") The SPEAKER said that before he put such an amend ment he wished to appeal to the Hon. Member as to what effect might be produced by the insertion of such an amendment on the Journals st of the House. Mr. HUME wo uld sugge t the Speaker s h ou ld not put the amendment, as it would be clearly illeg a l t o carry it into effect, even in the event of the House agreeing to it: He would therefore suggest to his Hon. Friend that he should withdraw his amendment. Mr. C. BULLER. would, of course, withdraw his amendment, if there were Any objection to it on a point of form. lie would at once avow that his object in pro posing it had bern to treat the matter with the Contempt it deserved.—( Loud cheers.) The amendment having been withdrawn, Mr. LIORSMAN said that he would now take the liberty of moving an amendment. He could not but sup. pose that most of the Honourable Gentlemen op. posite were entirely unacquainted with the evidence which had been given before the Committee and the Right Honourable Gentleman, the Member for Tam. worth, who had, of comae, read it, had not, he must say, on this occasion, exhibit ed his usual quickness of appre hension.—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") They were not now c3nsidering whether they should entirely suspend the issuing of the wr it for Ludlow or not, b ut only whether they should postpone the consideration of that question until Thursday, in order to enable the Noble Lord, the leader of that House, to be prrsent at the discussion— ( Hear, hear, hear) —and what he complained of was, that the Noble Lord had had a distinct pledge from the oppo site side of th House, that he should have due notice of any intention of moving for the issuing of a new writ, and he would ask if such notice bad been given to the Noble Lord ?—( Cheers.) The Right 1110. Gentleman said that nothing had been reportei by the Committee as to the ex istence of a general s) stem of bribery, hut the nature of their proceelings did not enable them to go fully into that question. The counsel on each side had arrreed that they I.tatild go into tc,o or three cas, , :s Gi th.it if they failed in those, they would go to others ; butif they proved those, then they would take the decision of the Committee on those cases. The conduct of the case was therefore left entirely in the hands of the counsel. A reference to the evidence would show that, at least three distinct cases of bribery had been shown—at partisan agent had been sent for from Shrewsbury to do the dirty. work. On his arrival, at Ludlow a list of persons was put into his hands to be bribed, and opposite the names were placed the names of persons supposed to have the most inguence over them, and the agent himself, who was supp ose d to h ave i n fl uence over two of these persons, found his name down opposite theirs, and was told that he:was to look after them. He then stated that he was ordered to go to Mr. Williams and Mr. Holmes and receive their instructions.—(Loud cries of " Oh, oh," and " Hear, hear," from the Opposition.) It was not necessary for him to state whether he believed all the allegations or not; he was only: stating what appeared on the evidence. The witness said he had waited on Mr. Holmes, and had received from him instructions.— ( Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and cheers.) Now there could be nothing clearer than this, that the evidence of an accomplice was legal, and, where confirmed, was entitled to credit. Now, what was the fact in this case ? Why, that Wade and the other person whom they examined, stated he had teen employed to bribe, came before the Com mittee, and corroborated every syllable he had said. Nor was this all. There was a barber brought from Shrews burr, whose proceedings were riot minutely inquired into by the Committee, because they were not called upon to do so. Then they found Mr. Meta stating that he had been offered a bribe of 201., which he had refused, saying to the person who offered it, " I understand you are giving 30/. a vote," and this was not denied. Then there was Mr. Fitzgibbon Clive, our witness, who said that men were employed on each side to do the dirty work, and who further stated that at a large public meeting Mr. Coppock said that if the other side bribed, they must bribe higher, and if they gave 20/., he would give 401., and if they gave 501., he would give 1001., and' this announcement was re ceived with loud cheers by a vast assembly of people. There was evidence tending to show that each party had in dulged extensively in a system of bribery and treating, quite sufficient, he should say, to establish the charge of a general system of bribery. All the public houses in the town were open, although each candidate declared he had given instructions to have nothing to do with treating, the publicans at the same time saying that they had re ceived no instruction. The bills were given in to the agents, and they were paid by an invisible hand. There was an ingenuity about this system which could only be the result of long practice in the ways of corruption, and he should therefore move, as an amendment, that the House do now adjourn. Mr. BINGHAM BARING wished to ask the Hon. Member whether, after the manner in which the witness Revis had given his testimony, and as that testimony im plicated the character cf an Hon. Member of that House, he was inclined to attach any credit to it ? Mr. HORSMAN would at once state his opinion. Revis had been the confidential agent of the party; he had long been employed by them ; he had received a sum of money from them when he left Ludlow, and they had given him the highest testimonials. He had been sent for to canvass; lie. had made these allegations respecting Williams and Holmes. His statements had been partly confirmed; and he must say, that until his statements should be contradicted, he did believe it. Lord SA NDON would confess that he was surprised at what had just fallen from the Hon. Member. lie had not before been aware that any Member of the Committee entertained such an opinion of that evidence. His own opinion had been that the direct contrary had been the general feeling in the Committee.—(Hear, hear, hear.) This man came before the Committee, having re ceived 1501. from Mr. Coppock, the agent of the opposite side, on a note of hand determinable at sight, so that, as one of the counsel had expressed it, he came before them with a noose about his neck, the other end of which was in the hands of the opposite party. When he recollected the evidence of that man he was surprised that any weight should be attached to his testi mony. With regard to the general allegations of bribery they rested only on the merest surmises ana the vaguest allegations ; and he was surprised, such beinethe feeling of the 'Hon. Gentleman, that he had not proposed that a ge neral investigation should take place into the' acts of bribery alleged to have been committed in the borough of Ludlow. No such notice had, however, been given, and he saw no reason for refusing to issue the writ. Mr. HORSMAN—WhiIe he might admit that the un supported evidence of Revis was not entitled to much weight, yet, considered that where it was supported, it at least required contradiction, more especially when the statements which be had made were confirmed by others. As to the motion to which the Noble Lord had alluded he had had no opportunity for giving such notice, and the Noble Lord had only given notice of his motion last Friday. Lord SAND ON said that the only case in which a Mem ber of that House was Implicated, rested on the unsupported evidence of Revis. Mr. HOLMES said that if he had abstained from giving the contradiction required before, it was only because he was engaged in taking steps for the purpose of applying to the authority of another tribunal, where the statements of this individual would undergo investigation. The Hon. Member had said that where the statements of that person were supported by others, he was inclined to believe them, and he said that two other persons who had been called bad supported them. Those persons had only said that Revis had chosen to make them offers ; one of them was a person to whom Revis owed 3001., and he went to that person and stated that he ( Mr. Holmes) had authorised him ( Revis) to offer him 500/. Now so far was he (Mr. H.) from having had any communication with Revis, that he solemnly declared that be had never seen him until the Satur day night, before the election, when Revis came up to him in the street and spoke to him.—(Hear, hear.) The second time was on the Tuesday, when the man came to make some communication to him (Mr. Holmes), and on that occasion two other persons were present. He (Mr. H.) protested that these were the only occasions on which he ever saw the man. He abstained from going into the Committee, because he was determined to go for ward and contradict Revis's statement; and he thought that if he went into the room, an objection would be made to his giving evidence. But when he went down for the purpose of insisting on being examined, Mr. Austin told him that there was not one on the Committee who be lieved the statement of Revis.—( hear, hear.) lie hoped that he would have an opportunity of contradicting that statement on oath before another tribunal. Mr. HANDL EY was not sorry that the debate had taken place, as it would show the country who were the parties in that House who wi s hed to encourage and screen treating and bribing at elections.—( Hear, hear, and cries of " Oh, oh.") The House, in ordering the evidence to be printed, was pledged to take some further steps. He appealed to the candour of the Right Ilon. Baronet oppo site, whether the notice given on Friday night last for a motion for a new visit, on this night, when it was known the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies would not be in his place, was a due notice, in the sense in which that term was understood, in the conversation which took place on a former occasion between the Noble Lord and the Right Hon. Baronet ? Sir R. PEEL did not think that the Noble Lord meant to call for a notice to be given to himself.--( Cheers from the Tory Benches.) But it could not be pretended that the writ had been moved for IN itl'out notice, and the at tendance in the House to-night showed that the notice was sufficient. With respect to the absence of the Noble Lord, he ( Sir R. Peel) must say, as he had already said, that he did not thick the absence of any Member, however high his sta.:ion, and eminent his talent, should be a I ground for postponing the issue of the writ. Mr. HUME - said it had been understood to be the sense of the House, formed on the report of the Com mittee, that a new writ should not be issued until after the evidence had been printed ; and further, that after the printing of the evidence, due notice should be given. He put it to the candour of the Right Hon. Baronet whether due notice had been given ? Sir R. PEEL said that the conversation alluded to had taken place before the evidence was printed. As no Member of the Committee, nor any one else, had founded any motion on the evidence since it was printed, the House was bound to issue the writ without delay. Mr. HANVE,S contended that under the circumstances, due notice had not been given. It was generally under stood amongst Members, as a matter of course, that the writ would not be moved for in the absence of the Noble Lord.—( Hear, hear.) The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the amendment 96 Against it 156 Majority On the re-admission of strangers, we found— Mr. HO RSM AN moving another amendment to the effect, " That a Select Committee be appointed to in. quire and report into the bribery and treating practised at the late election for Ludlow ; and that the writ be EUS pended until the said Committee shall have reported." Mr. BRISCOE seconded the motion. Sr C. GREY supported the motion in a few observa tions, which were quite drowned in the cries of " Divide." The House then divided. The numbers were— For the amendment Against it l4B - Majority against it Mr. HAVES then said he rose to move again the ad. journnaent of the debate.—(oh, oh, from the Opposition, and cheers.) The last amendment had been only for in quiry, and after the declaration of the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tomworth, of his anxiety to put an end to bribery, it was astonishing to find him voting . against in quiry. —(Hear.) The House had refused inquiry after the unanimous declaration of the Committee of general bribery and corruption.-( No, no.) Well, then, of bribery in two cases and extensive treating.—( Hear, hear.) The people cut of doors would estimate these proceedings duly —(lronical cries of " Hear, bear, from the Opposition)— for Gentlemen opposite were resolved to stifle all inquiry. Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. On a division the numbers were— For the original motion For the amendment 76 Mnjoritv for the original motion —69 Oa our readmission to the gallery, we found Mr. HUME on his legs moving the adjournment of the House. Mr. WA RBLTRTON seconded the motion. Sir R. PEEL rose amid loud cheering—He had never on any occasion, during an experience of thirty years, divided so many times against any proposition, but he felt himself perfectly justified in resisting the present motion for an adjournment ; first, because he thought the sus present writ was unconstituti ona l an d un just;Pden secondly, ng Frthe that when the sense of the House had been taken, the minority client not to persevere ; and it was on that account that he had pursued the course he had done. He knew very well that a minority, however small, must prevail ultimately, it' they continued dividin; till that time to-morrow.—(hoar, hear.) Now he begged to intimate to Horn. Gentlemen opposite, that if they persevered in the course they were now pursuing they would find as much decision on that side of the House as t h e y cppeared determined to display, and he bogged further to st-to tint though he would. not resist the mo tion for the adjournment of the House, he would not con sent to any other public business being proceeded with— (Great cheering)—until this question had been disposed ef.—(Continued cheering.) He had the satisfaction, however, of thinking that he could make a proposition hat would meet with the assent of both sides of the House. Hon. Gentlemen opposite thought that the pre sent question ought not to be disposed of in the absence of the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial Depart ment. Now, for his own part, he thought it was equally improper to vote away millions in his absence. —(Great cheering.) The Noble Lord would be present on Thurs day. On Thursday, therefore, this motion would take precedence over every other business, and he begged to give notice that he, and those with whom be acted, would object to any other business being proceeded with.—( Loud cheers from the Tories.) He apprehended that that pro posal would be generally acquiesced in. He believed there wonld be a formal objection to moving as an amendment that the House do adjourn till Thursday. It was clear that, to-morrow, the discussion upon the issuing of the writ might be revived, but be wished to avoid that. He did not think it was creditable to the House that the discussion should be continued, and be would suggest, therefore, that an understanding should be come to between both sides of the House, that they should virtually adjourn till Thursday, so far as public business was concerned; of course the private business need not be impeded. Mr. HUME thought the Hon. Baronet, and those who had voted with him, had been the unreasonable party ; and the Hon. Baronet had now shown himself to be more unreasonable, by wishing to stop all public business. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE was sorry that, because the House would not consent to treating and bribery in Lud low, the Hon. Baronet the leader of the Opposition should obstruct all public business.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) A postponement of tbe• discussion had been asked, in consequence of the melancholy occurrence in the family of the Noble Lord, and he did think that that was a sufficient reason for the Right Hon. Gentleman op posite acceding to the request.—( Cheers.), He should have been ashamed of sitting on his side of the House, if the same discourtesy had been manifested to the Right Hon. Baronet under such melancholy circumstances.—( Cheers. ) Let them look to the conduct of the House when the Noble Lord the Member for Lancashire proposed a Bill for the purpose of insulting the people of Ireland. That Noble Lord made an appeal to the House which was una nimously listened to, and the House divided at 4 or 5 o'clock, to the great inconvenience of many Members, be cause the Noble Lord had stated that be dared not remain in London twelve hours longer.—( Cheers.) Ho hoped her Majesty's Ministers (if any of them were in their places), or the Gentlemen behind them, would enter into no compromise.—( Cheers.) The battle was in their bands Let them make no terms whatever. Let the Tories obstruct the public business if they thought proper, and the people of England would judge who were in the right.—(Cheers and counter cheers.) That would be an additional reason for the people not allowing the Tories to predominate in that House.—(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. EDWARD STANLEY said that a distinct pledge bad been given to his Noble Friend (Lord John Russell), that full and ample notice should be given before the writ was issued. If the Noble Lord opposite (Earl Darlington) had acceded to the request he had made of him that morning, it would have been better for that House and better for the country, without any detriment to the borough of Ludlow.—( Hear, hear.) After a few words from the Earl of DARLINGTON and Colonel SIBTHORP, _ _ Mr. G 0 ULBURN said the proposition of his Right Hon. Friend ( Sir R. Peel) was the proper one, because the notion for a new writ, being a question of privilege, must take precedence ; and if the Hon. Gentlemen oppo site were consistent, no public business could be transacted until the Noble Lord returned. The gallery was again cleared for a division ; but upon the Speaker putting the question, the adjournment was agreed to. The House adjourned at Ten o'Clock. COURT CIR CULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in a pony phaeton, yesterday morning, in the Park s . The Marquis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne had audiences yesterday of her Majesty. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipps thal, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's. The Duchess and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday, at Marlborough House. The Prussian Minister transacted business, yesterday, at the Foreign-office. _ _ Th; Governor of the Bank of England, Mr. Dean, Chair man of the Customs, Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, and Mr. Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had in terviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street. _ _ Mr. darkson had an interview with the Marquis of Nor manby yesterday at the Home-office. The Queen gave last evening, at Buckingham Palace, a State Ball, the first since the Royal Marriage. Several of the State Rooms, which were opened on this occasion, have under gone considerable alteration since last year, and have been ren dered, in the style and fittings of their decorations, infinitely richer and more elegant. Ihe greatest improvement is visible in the Supper Room, Picture Gallery, and Yellow Drawing Room, in all of which various embellishments have been exe cuted. In the Yellow Drawing Room some splendid mirrors in handsome carved gilt frames, have been introduced, and • also several beautiful cabinets ; thecolour of the pilasters which lined the sides of the room has been altered with great advan tage:from rose-colour to amber, the richly carved composite capitals, and also the bases of the pilasters have been re-gilt. The walls of the Picture Gallery have been re-hung, and the ceiling enriched with gilding. This Gallery was last evening appropriated for dancing, the orchestra for the Quadrille Band being placed in an elevated ante-room over the entrance. The seats for her Majesty and the Royal Family, were slightly elevated above the rest of the Gallery, that portion of it being hung with white satin, richly embroidered with gold. The supper or dining-room has been adorned with pier and chimney glasses and mirrors of the largest size, in very mag nificent frames, carved and gilt, and all the principal ornaments in the stuccoed ceiling have been gilt, as have also a number of the mouldings. The Ball-room had the orchestra for the Quadrille Band, extending across one end of the apartment, the front tastfully ornamented with elegant gold ornaments. Additional mirrors were placed at both ends of the room, re flecting the different chandeliers sad branches with which this apartment was brilliantly illuminated. The reserred seats for her Majesty and the members of the Royal family were here also slightly elevated, and placed in a recess covered with white satin embroidered with silver. The throne. room and grand saloon were also opened, and the entire suite of state rooms were most brilliantly illuminated with a profu sion of chandeliers, candelabra, and branches. The green drawing-room was appropriated for refreshments, which were served to the company during the evening. The grand stair case and approaches, and also the grand hall, were ornamented with groups of the choicest shrubs and plants in flower, ar ranged in the niches and other recesses. The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty, commanded by Mr. Samuel Hancock, the Exon in Waiting. Sir George Houlton, the Ensign, and Mr. Ellerthorp, Clerk of the Cheque, were also present. The Queen's Guard cf the Foot Guards, with the Band of he Regiment, was on duty on the Palace Lawn, and the Band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards attended in the Grand Hall. Both Bands received the Royal Family on their arrival at the Palace with the usual honours. The Company began to arrive shortly before ten o'clock, and were ushered - to the Grand Saloon. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal arrived at ten o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, arrived soon afterwards, attended by Lady Augusta So merset, and Br.ron Knesebeck. The Duke wore a Field- Marshal's uniform, end Prince George that of his regi ment. Their R oyal Highnesses also wore the Ensigns of the Order of the Gaeter. The Hon. Misses Pitt and Spring Rice, Maids of Honour in Waiting; the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Clerk Marshal ; Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom in Waiting ; and the Hon. Colonel Grey, Equerry to her Majesty, received the Royal Party, and conducted them to the Yellow Drawing-room, where her Majesty and Prince Albert received their illustrious visitors. At half-past ten o'clock the Queen, accompanied by the Royal Family, and preceded by the Earl of Errol, Lord Steward, and the Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Chamberlain, passed from the Yellow Drawing-room to the Ball-room, followed by the company assetrabled. Her Majesty opened the ball in this room, in a quadrille, having for her partner his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. Weippert's Band, who were in this Ball-room, among other norelties performed during the evening the Chaimlion and Papillon Waltzes, the Prince Albert and Rainbow Quad rilles, and the celebrated Tramp Gallope. Collinet's Baud was stntiionccl in the picture gallery, and in the course of the evening performed the following music:—QuadriD.es by Musard, Olivier Email), Le Comique. Regina, and La Chaste Susanne. Waltzes, Mein Schonster Fag in London, Frohsinn mein Ziel, Albert Waltzes, Lucie, wad Les Modestes. His Royal Highness, Prince Albert., danced in the first qua drille with her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, of Cam bridge, in the same dance as the Queen and Prince George of Cambridge. A waltz followed, in which Prince Albert waltzed with her Royal Higlinesslette Princess Augusta of Cambridge. Her Majesty afterwards sat some time in the ball-room, and then passed into the picture gallery, and sat with the Royal Family. At one o'clock the doors of the supper room were opened, and the Royal :Family, followed by the other company, went to supper. Among the early arrivals were Earl Grey, Duke of Wel lington. Lord HoTand, Sir Robert Peel, Earl of Ripon, and the Earl of Aberdeen. _ Dancing was resumed after supper. Among the Company were the French - .Ambassador, Nourri Effendi, the Turkish Ambassador, the Prussian Minister, the American Minisw and Mrs. Stevenson, Prince and Princess Mavrocordato, Count and Countess Bjornstjerna, the Mexican Charge d'Affair, ts and Mrs. Murphy, Prince Caste'cicala, the Hanoverian, Ru.isian, Saxon, Spanish, Wurtenthurg, Sardinian. and Bavarian Ministers, the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires, and Madame Lisboa; the Netherlands, Belgian, Neapolitan,Anstrian, Charges d'Affairem ; Baron de Nieutnann, on a special Mission from Austria; Mr. Benjamin Rush, Secretary to the United States Legation, Count and Countess Bills Brahe, S. Bekir Pacha, and M. a,gob, Prince Jean Soutzo, Baron and Baroness tie Pfeil, Conn,t Valentine Esterhazy, Chevalier Canojavi, Mons. de Savigny, M. Van de Woestyne, Theophile Van de Woestyne, Baron Van Zuylen van Nycvelt, Count Revel, Count de Roh an Chabot, M. d'Odelga, Baron Lebzeltern, M. Murial, mid the gentlemen attached to the Russi i a l .n i; Spanish, N ea p o l itan, S wedish, Bavarian, French, and Brazil i an t i d a Embassies and L egat i ons ; the Lord Chancellor and L Cottcnha m , th u S pea k er and Mrs. Lcfcvre, 1 General and L a d y S trat h eden, the Lord Advocate and Mrs. Rutherford, L c r d B yron, Lord in Wa Stovin, Groo m i n W a i t i ng, C o l one l Hall , it g in , Sir Frederick Silver Stick, Vis- count Comberniere and four Officers of the Ist Life Guards, the Colon e l and four O ffi cers of the 2d L ife Guards, the Com manding Officer an d th ree Officers of at the To wer , th e Commanding Off i cer the Battalion stationed of the 4th Battalion of Foot Guard s aci ng L on d o n duty, th ree O ffi cers of each of the, four Batt a lions o f F o ot Guards, e Field Officer in Waiting of the Foot Guards, 31r. Colvell, Mr. Chichester and Master Byng, Pages of Honour inoxui:gWbting. D us: ES—Somerset, he, Cleveland, Beauf or t, Ar gyll, Wellington, North um berland, Norfolk, Buccleuch. D tic trassal---InveSomerset, Beaufort, A rgy ll , Rox ncss, B,y, burghe, Northumber land , uceleuch. MA nclums—Queensbe Anglese, Ailesbury, D ouro, Douglas, mr cg t m instor ! Northampton, N orman b y, London.. derry, Headfort, Lansdowne. EVENING EDITION. MAacnroNesses—Lansdowne, Queensbery, Westminster, Normanby, Londonderry, Douro, Ailesbury. EARLS.—Stanhope, Sefton, Sandwich, Rosebery, Ripon, Radnor, Mount Edgecumbe, Moray, Minto, March, Manvers, Craven, Cowper, Clarendon, Clare, Clanwilliam, Chesterfield, Charlemont, Cawdor, Cardigan, Cadogan, Belfast,.Amherst, Albemarle, Aberdeen, Denbigh, De la Warr, De Grey, Dar lington, Durham, Dunmore, Zetland, Yarborough, Wilton, Verulam, Tankerville, Surrey, Lovelace, Listowel, Brecknock, Grosvenor, Falmouth, Euston, Essex, Erroll, Grey, Lichfield, Ilehester. Co u NTEsses. —Uxbridge, Pembroke, Brecknock, Falmouth, Essex, Erroll, Grey, Lichfield, Amherst, Stanhope, Sefton, Sandwich, Rosebery, Radnor, Mount Edgecumbe, Manvers, Craven, Cowper, Clanwilliam, Clarendon, Chesterfield, Cado gan, Charlemont, Cawdor, Albemarle, Denbigh, Minto, Dur ham, De Grey, De la Warr, Darlington, Wilton, Dunmore, Zetland, Verulam, Tankerville, Surrey, Lovelace, Listowel, grosver. se. Visco U NTS. —Powerscourt, Sydney, Combermere, Milton, Clements, Castlereagh, Cautilupe, Canaing o Ipswich, Acheson, Milton, Eastnor, Beresford, Melgund, Melbourne, Drutclanrig, Duncannon, Torrington, Palmerston, Ossulston, Norreys, Bar rington, Howick, i•olkestone, Fitz-Harris, Grimston, Emlyn. V iscou NTESS ES . —Dillon, Forbes, Canning, Milton, Powers court, Sydney, Eastnor, Beresford, Torrington, Norreys, Bar rington, Palmerston, Fitz-Harris, Howick. Loans—Portrinn, Poltimore, Petre, Stanley (of Alder.- ley), Fitzroy Somerset, Seymour, Say and Sele, Sandvs, Ra vensworth, Methuen, Langdale, Cowley, Compton, eolehes , ter, Clinton, Cremorne, Tullamore, Blantyre, Shelburne, Sc grave, Monteag,le, Ashley, Abinger, George Lennox, Lilford, 1)e l'lsle and Dudley, Denman, De Roos, Dufferiu, Colborne, Dalmeny, James Stuart, Strafford, Wenlock, Worsley, Wharn cliffe, Waterpark, Vaux, Templetown, Sudeley, George Paget, Stuart de Rothesay, Clarence Paget, Alfred Paget, Macdonald, Ernest Bruce, Burghersh, Byron, Forester, Edward Howard, Foley, F.tz2;erald and Vesci, Adolphu s Fi tzc l arence, F i tz-Alan, Holland, Dillon, Hill, Hatherton, Claude Hamilton, Robert Grosvenor, Ellenborough, Eliot, Francis Gordon, Stavoroale, Dinorben, Kinnaird, Leveson, William Lennox, De Freyne, Arthur Lennox, Bridport, F. Gordon, Leigh, Littelton, Bar ham. LADlES.—Bridport, Dillon, Hatherton, Jemima Eliot, Di norben, Lilford, Denman, De Roos, G. Herbert, Eleonora Paget, Constance Paget, Augusta Gordon, (George) Lennox, (Robert) Grosvenor, (Arthur) Lennex, (Francis) qprdon. Colborne, (James) Stuart, Strafford, Wortley, Wenloci, Wa terpark, Vaux, Wharnclitre, Stuart do Rotheeay, Leigh, Duffe rin, Barham, Portman, Ashley, Langdale, Cowley, Col chester, Methuen, Ravensworth, Seymour, Fitzroy Somer set, Stanley, Petre, Poltirnere, Ernest Bruce, Burg hersh, Byron, Agnes Byng, Louisa Duneombe, Char lotte W. Fitzwil i ham, L. Fitzroy, C. S trangways . , F. Vane, Douglas (2), L. Fit zmaur i ce , Ad e l a id e P age t, Mar ianne Compton, Augusta Somerset, Theresa Digby, Elisabeth Drummond, Charlotte Denison, Codrington, M. Donkin, Cust, Adam, Gardiner, Gordon, Bulkeley Phillips, Quentin, Maria Somerville, Charlotte Berkeley, Stephenson, Mary Stanley, C. Somerset, Dowager Rivers, C. Le nnox, George Murray, Anne Murray, Augusta Milbanke, La wra Meyrick, Cottenham. Frances Cowper, Harriet Corry, :Harriet Clive, Cawdor, Caroline Capel, Mary Capel, Amelia Capel, Elisabeth de Rede de Ginkel, Anne Beresford, Georgiana Ba thurst, Acton, Shaw Stewart, Williams, Willoughby d'Eresby, Anne Wilbraham, Wheatley, Wetherell, Isabella Wemyss, Mary Vyner, Vivian, Verney, Troubridge, Peel, Pechell, M'Farlane, Howard, Charlotte Guest, Grey, George Grey, Joliffe, Johnstone, Macdonald, Dowager Lyttle ton, Charlotte Lyster, Theresa Lister, Caroline Barrington, Harriet Baring, Elizabeth Bulteel, Mary Fox, Cath e rine Buckley, A. Fitzpatrick, G. Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Fielding, Frances Hope, Georgiana Fane, Gore (2), Glenlyon, Eliza beth West, Mary Lambton, Augusta Poulett, .M. Howard, Mary Grimston, Elliot (3), Fielding, Augusta Cadogen, Elizabeth Clements, A. Anson, A. Primrose, L. Primrose, Wilhelmine Stanhope, Jane Bouverie, Mary Pierrepont, Caro line Campbell, Georgians Campbell, Louisa Campbell, Geor gina Grey, Ida Hay, E. Grosvenor, M. Grosvenor. BAxoN—Lionel de Rothschild. Banoisesses—Lionel de Rothschild, Le Despeticer de Rothschild. RIGHT HoNoustarmis—Edward Ellice, H. Labouchere, G. S. Byng. HONOURABLES—Misses Hood (2), Miss Denman, Miss Ridley Colborne, William Ridley Colborne, Misses Byng ( 2), Miss Lawley, Miss Wellesley, Misses Stanley (2) of Alderley, Mrs. Anson, Miss Spring like, Misses Tracey, Misses Leigh (2), Blisses Foley (2), Captain Berkeley, H. Corry, Mr. Lyttleton, Misses Lyttleton (2), Miss Cocks, Miss Ponsonby, Mrs. Heathcose, J. C. Dundas, F. Craven, Col. Daws,n Darner, Mrs. Dawson Darner, Mrs. Cunliffe Offiey, Miss Crewe, Colonel Anson, Mrs. Anson, Mr. William Ashley, Mrs. William Ashley, Craven Berkeley, , Captain George Campbell, Mrs. George Campbell, Mr. Cocks, Cap• fain Boyle, Grantley Berkeley, Colonel Westenra, Mrs. West enra, Captain Elliot, Mrs. Elliot, Colonel Grey, Mrs. Grey, Colonel Cavendish, Mrs. Cavendish, Mr. Charteris, William Cowper, Mr. H. Lambton, Mrs. H. Lambton, Mr. Fos •Maule, Mrs. Fox Maule, Mr. E. J. Stanley, Mrs. E. J. Stan ley, Mr. W. 0. Stanley, Mrs. W. 0. Stanley, W: Duncombe„, Mr. Edmunds Phipps, Mrs. Edmund Phipps, Mis s Pitt, J o hn Ponsonby, Capt. Pitt, Mr. Geo. Ponsonby, Mrs. Geo. Pon sonby, John Strangways, Beilby Lawley, Robert Lawley, J. Stuart Wortley, Lady Williamson, Mr s . Ed war d Villi ers , Ch as . Villiers, Gen. Upton, Mr. John Talbot, Mrs. John Talbot, C. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Geo. Pechell, Mr. Berkeley Pat,et,Mrs. Berkeley Paget, Mr. Chas. Ponsonby, Mrs. Chas. Ponsonby, Jas. Macdonald, Lady Fremantle, Miss Lister, William Begot, Miss Byron, Fredk. 13yeg, Mr. Noel, Capt. IL Keppel, Mrs. Keppel, Miss Charlotte Hudson, Jas. Howard, G. Fitzwilliam, Mr. Henry F,tzßov, Mrs. Henry Fitzßoy, Mr. Geo. Hope, Mrs. Geo. Hope, E. Grimston, Henry Grey, Capt. Grey, Chas. Gore, Augustus Liddell, Mr. Gen. Keppel. SlRS—Henry Wheatley, Hedworth Williamson, Wm. Fre mantle, Arthur Paget, Edward Cust, John Gardiner, Wil loughby Gordon, Richard Bulkeley Phillips, Charles Adam, Geo. Quentin, Wm. Somerville, Hamblyn Williams, Frede rick Wetherell, Hussey Vivian, Harry Verney, Thomas Trou bridge, Robert Peel, John Pechell, Robert M'Farlane, Ralph Howard, Josiah Guest, Charles Grey, George Grey, William Joliffe, John Johnstone, John Macdonald, Henry Parnell, George Anson, Thomas Gage, W. Clayton, T. Witirington, I J. M. Wallace, Robert Inglis, James - Clark, Edward Corking ton, Charles Lemon, William Martins, Georee Staunton, Fre derick Stevie, E. Lytton Bulwer, Hesketh Fleetwood, Samue • Higgins, John llobbouse. Mrseeesses—Howley, W. Villiers Stuart, Robert Steuart, More O'Ferrall, Backhouse, Brand, Edward Ellice, Russell Ellice, Robert Gordon, Kingsmill, Wood, Pendarves, Clay, Bernal, Le Merchant, Vernon Smith, Tufnel, Bouverie, Me rier, Labouchere, Bentinck. Mrsses—Backho use ( 2 ).Wheatley (2), Gordon, Bernal, Sidi van (2), Littleton, Methuen, de Rothschild (2), Stuart, Stuart de Rothsay, Noel,' Liddle, Petre, Somerset, Stanley, Clive, Cavendish, Vernon Harcourt Forester, D'Este, Thomsen, Clifford, Meynell, Davys, Percy (2), Barrington (2), Gardi ner, Murray, Fielding, Drummond Willoughby (2), Shaw Stewart (2), Beresford (2), Murray, Morier (2), Ponsonby, Paget, Bustle, Elliott, Macdonald, Anson, Codrington (2), Hervey,•.Hervey Bathurst, Laura Paget, Gordon, Quentin, Peel, Gore Langton. MEssieues.—W. Villiers Stuart, Sulivan, Parker, Otway, More O'Ferrall, Norman Macdonald. Lutrell, 13ackhouse, George Byng, Brand, Massey Stanley, Baring Wall, Horslinan, Philip Howard, A. Hope, G. Heathcote, Edward Ellice, Russell Ellice, Charles Greville, Robert Gordon, Kingsmill, Irby, Bellew, Vaughan, Vyner, Wood, P. St. John Mifdmay, Pendarves, A. Murray, C. R. Talbot, Jas. Duff, Clay, Gibson Craig, G. E. Anson, William Bathurst, Bernal, Standish, Rogers, Rich, Le Merchant, William Cavendish, Vernon Smith. Charles Buller, Dundas, E. A. Sanford, Tuffnell, F. Cavendish, Cayley, Bultell, Baring, Lister, Lyster, Wilbraham, Clive, Milbank, Murray, Stanley, Stephenson, Codrington, Denison, Drummond, Digby, Robert Steuart, F. Somerset, Methuen, Edward Villiers, J. Parker, M. P. COLONELS.—Gore Langton, Armstrong, Wylde,, Brother ton, Fremantle, Brown, 11. Bentinck, Richardson, Meyrick, Wemyss, Fox, Beckley, F. Paget, Bouverie. Maeous.—Waymouth, Vivian. CAPTAINS.—PecheII, Bushe, F. Seymour, Meynell, Charles Bagot. STEEPLE CHASES.—BEL LS •• LIVE IN LON DON" or SUNDAY NEXT, May 17, will contain a chronological table of all the steeple chases which have been run during the past season, with an index pointing to the names of the win ners, riders, and beaten horses ; opening of the cricket season at Lord's, with ample and accurate details of the sports of the turf ; aquatic register, chess, pedestrianism, pigeon-shooting, trotting, and every sporting event of the week ; also a faithful summary of the domestic and foreign intelligence of the week. —Price of Bell's Life, Fivepence. Office, 17, Strand. Pub lished on Saturday afternoon in time to be sent by trains and post to all parts of the kingdom. IRISH REGISTRATION BILL.—A numerous meeting was held yesterday- at Liverpool, in Clayton-square, to petition Parliament against Lord Stanley's Bill. From eight to ten thousand persons were present. Some strong speeches were made denouncii * v the Bill of Lord Stanl e y as a measure designed to narrow the Irish constituency and disfranchise a vast number of the Liberal voters. Dr. Blackburn was in the chair, and among the leading Reformers present were William Rathbone, Esq., Aldermen Currie and Sheil, Col. Williams, Messrs. Bolton, Fletcher, Ewart, and Aiken. Mr. O'Connell was expected, but did not arrive. The following resolution, among others, was unanimously adopted ;—That the provision, of the Bill are in direct opposition to the liberal and enlightened coin se by which the Irish Government has oflateyears so tem perately administered the affairs of that country, and would substitute in place of the kindly feelings of confidence now ex isting in the majority of the Irish people, which is the natural offspring of such conduct, the strongest sentiments of alienation nd distrust. ERNESTINE, OR THE CHILD OF MYSTERY. —We are requested to state that Mr. Colbuni, of Great Marl borough-street, has this day published " Ernestine, or the Child of Mystery," by a L a d y o f F as hi on, in 3 vols., post Bvo , which can now be h a d a t a ll t he lib raries. Mr. Colburn has also just published the fallowing New Works of Fiction :-1. Precepts and Practice, by Theodore Hook, Esq., 2 vole., with Portrait of the Auth or , and numerous Illustrations, by Phis. 2. Jack Ashore, by th e aut h or of " hattlin the Reefer," Sr.e 3 vols., with P or t ra it o f t h e ' Author. 3. The Widow :Mar ried, a Sequel to " Widow Barnaby," by Mrs. Trollope, 3 vols., with 21 humorous Illustrations by Buss. DREADFUL STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT AND Loss or Ltrz.—Ou Saturday afternoon, bctsecn four and five o'clock, as a party of men, glass-bowers and cutters by trade, in number seventeen, were rowing up the river, near the Old Swan Stairs, at Chelsea, the Bridesmaid steam-boat ran foul of the cutter, and every person was thrown into the water. The cries for help soon brought many watermen with their boats to the spot; and notwithstanding many of them had drifted a considerable distance, sixteen out of the party were rescued from a watery grave; but the other unfortunate rr . an, tt n he a re n IneGi Bridesmaid eFo Fleet - street, George Tucker, : wstarseeotl ae v. nr - .ta. resided risesf ridot:ntdo the Aosrt stairs e r t lt r ot e etiveciouar_ City 31 with a tah - t passengers, when the ca ptain,seein n g si t l h or e e ei7 ) t u it t - n ai o -e n d ot b i ocet was its way, hailed them to pull h ard takentant n a g r r e t s h t the d engin e in i t s p r og ress %% as ly till the fatal accident had h appened. The survivors were t a k en in stantly the stopped, party, tlt vesse l and , n e t - d t h notst a 'LI! ashore, and put in beds at the OM Swan, where the usual re.:, medics were resorted to with success. T HE " MA LTA TIMES. —On the sth tilt ap. peered the first number of a Conservative Jenrnal under the above title, to replace the Harlequin, which has ceased to ap pear. It promises well; but, like the Gibraltar Gazette, sur feits us with British instead of local news. We copy from it the following statistical account of the Maltese Journals Mediterraneo (Italian and English), pub. up to No. 88. weekly : liberal polities. Portafuglio (Italian), Pub. up to No. 100, weekly politics of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the affairs of Malta. Corriere Maltese (Italian, English, and French), pub. up to No. 9, second series, every 19 slays Sicilian politics of the English constitution of 1812. Clones (English), pnb. up to No. 18, weekly, politics, axgaingarian. Filalogo (Italian), pub. up to No. 10, every 15 days: politics of the Malta priesthood. 1.1 Arnico della Patria (Italian), pub. once a month, one number is only yet published : politics Mal tese. Malta Penny Magazine (English), pub. up to No. 29, weekly : literature and science. _ _ • Between three and four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, two gentlemen, named Grant and Andrews, were rowing up the river in a wherry, and, in endeavouring..to pens under the third arch of Battersea-bridge, the tide earned !hem with such force against the abutment that the wherry divided. Both the parties called out lustily fur assistance, and clung to the bridge, where they remained until rescued by some fisher men who rowed to the spot. the From rme- 3lne aCCS ;our the any, ! ad- In are- rom heir 1.- 00. ind ors be rC- ,nd ist nY 1