The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-11-30 00:00:00

der was pu of the de In to assist, when they all put in irons, with the of the passengers hose tes Dry, and the arrived in THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1852. LOCAL NEWS. Mr. JOHN STEWART has been appointed by the Health Committee the chairman of the Parliamentary Sub committee. MR. LESLIE LOCKHART, tidewaiter at Douglas, has been promoted to the situation of principal coast officer at Peel, Isle of Man. DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS. — The Hon. E. B. Wilbraham, Edward Boyer, Esq., and G. H. C. Sunderland, Esq., have been appointed Deputy-Lieutenants of the county. LANCASHIRE MILITIA : APPOINTMENTS. — Ist Regt. : Robt. Whitle, Etq., to be Captain.-2d Regt. : Timothy Bristow Hughes, gent., to be Ensign.-3rd Regt.: Thos. El'ames Withington, gent., to be Ensign. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—The wires on the East Lancashire Railway have been greatly extended within the last few weeks, and it is expected that the telegraph will be very shortly at work. THE SENATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TuscuLum bas conferred the degree of LL.D. on E. llenderson, St. Helen's, Lancashire. This is the second time that the above degree has been conferred on Dr. Henderson. CASTLE-STREET WARD.—On Tuesday Mr. Thomas Avison, who was re-elected without opposition, entertained about forty of the members of his committee to dinner at the Saracen's Head Inn. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—A grand performance of the " Messiah" will take place at the Philharmonic-hall on Tuesday, December 14, for the benefit of all the hos pitals. We have no doubt that the result will correspond to the spirit in which the plan has been undertaken. Sr. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S CHURCH, TOXTETH-PARK. —On Sunday week, after sermons by the Rev. Samuel Minton and the Rev. Dr. M`Neile, the sum of £52 13s. 7d. was collected in aid of the funds of the school in con nexion with the above church. MANCHESTER FREE LIBRARY. — The library has now been open eleven weeks, and the total number of volumes issued during that time has been, from the reference library, 19,387; from the lending library. 19,630 ; total, 39,017, or a daily average of 591 from both libraries. LIVERPOOL RAcEs.—Mr. Topham has determined upon discontinuing the steeple-chase at the Liverpool Autumn Meeting, and to appropriate the £lOO, together with the £4O exacted for permission to run over the land, to a couple of flat races. COUNTY COURT BAR.—At the County Court, on Thurs day, when the judge had taken his seat, Mr. Blair, barrister, stated that it was the intention of the bar, when the courts were completed, to form a bar on those days which his honour would set apart for the trial of causes exceeding £29. FIRES.—On Tuesday, at midnight, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Lafone, tauter, of Marybone. The loss of property is estimated at £2oo.—At half-past six o'clock on Wednesday morning, a fire took place in a wood-store, near to some new 'houses at Belmont, West Derby. Property to the value of £lOO was destroyed. ACCIDENTS.—On Wednesday, a boy, named Daniel Murphy, was run over by a spring-cart in Regent-road, and received a fractured arm, a fractured jaw, and severe contusions.—Oa the same day, a man, named Joseph Hill, was driving a horse along Wapping, when the horse stumbled and knocked him down, fracturing his leg. COWARDLY ASSAULT.—On Tuesday, seven persons were charged with an assault on some of the constabu lary. It appeared that while one of the officers was taking into custody a person on a charge of drunkenness and dis orderly conduct, in Kitchen-street, he was assailed with showers of stones by the prisoners. They were fined .C 2 each, or two months' imprisonment. BRUTAL OUTRAGE. — fames and Patrick Cunningham, Martin Riley, William Keenan, and Patrick Connelly, all Irishmen, and working in factories at Manchester, have been committed to the Liverpool assizes, on the charge of each having committed a brutal outrage upon a widow, 55 years old, in a yard in Hulme-street, Cambridge street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, about eight o'clock on Sunday night. Coun.r MARTIAL.—A court martial was held on Wed nesday last, upon Martin Hennigan, a private in the Ist Royal Lancashire Militia, who was charged with being drunk at his billet , on the 22nd inst., and also with strik ing or attempting to strike his superior efficer, sergeant William Cooper. Hennigan was found guilty, and sen tenced to 42 days' imprisonment in the house of cor rection, the last 14 days to be passed in solitary confine- Lancaster Gazette. REMOVALS AND TRANSFERS OF PUBLICANS' LI CENCES.—A session for the removal and transfer of pub licans' licences was held on Thursday last, in the old Nisi Prins Court, Chapel-street. The magistrates on the bench were his Worship the Mayor, Messrs. J. Holmes, J. H. Turner, R. V. Yates, J. Stewart, T. Bolton, J. Crosthwaite, Wm. Rathbone, and David Hodgson. There were five applications for removals and forty-eight for transfers. ABETICROMBY WARD.—On Tuesday, the committee who conducted the election of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, as one of the representatives of Abercromby Ward, dined together at the house of Mr. Craig, Mulberry-street, to the number of about 60. Mr. Charles Witlmer was chair man, and the vice-chair was occupied by Mr. T. Wylie. After the usual loyal toasts had been given, the chairman apologised for Mr. Gladstone's unavoidable absence, and proposed his health. - - - EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY OF WINE.—On Thursday, a man named Dennis was charged with stealing a quantity of wine, About three months ago Mr. Maxwell, who has a wine-cellar in Exchange-street E rst, having missed several bottles of wine, gave information at the Police office, in consequence of which the cellar was examined, and it was found that at a portion of the wall next to an ash pit a brick bad been taken out. A watch was set, and, on Tuesday, the prisoner was found in the ash-pit with several bottles of wine. Sent to .gaol for two months. SHIPWRECK AND HUMANE SOCIETY.—The commit tee of this society held their usual monthly meeting on Saturday, when a silver medal of the - first class was voted to Captain White, of the Richard, for picking up the crew of the Enchantress from a raft, and clothing and maintaining them for fifty-three days till safely landed in Liverpool. Captain White was previously offered reim bursement by the society, but he declined all pecuniary recompense. Sums to the amount of 255. were awarded to boatmen for saving life. ARRIVAL OF AUSTRALIAN SHIPS.—The ships Fanny, Australia, Emigrant, and Lady Head, have arrived safely at Melbourne, and without a single case of sickness on board any of the vessels. The Lady •Head made the pas sage in the short space of 82 days. They belong to the " Liverpool Line of Packets," despatched by Messrs. J. S. de Wolf and Co. and Mr. J. M. Walthew, of this town, who are about to despatch the fine ship Kate for the same destination, to be followed by the Prince Arthur about the middle of next month. RELIC Or THE ROMAN TIME.—The Carlisle Journal &scribes an antique pot, which was found in Lockerbie moss, in 1851, by some excavators, by whom it was sold for old brass. It is supposed to be of .Roman origin, and left there by the Romans at the time of building the wall between the Solway and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Its height is 20 inches ; circumference, 3 feet 6 inches; stand ing upon tree legs, of 6 inches each, with a loop or handle at each side of the top of the pot ; and the aperture for the lid is about one foot in diameter. The relic is now in the possession of Mr. Wright, Roscoe-arcade. CHRIST CHURCH ScnooLs.—A short time since, in explaining the system pursued at the schools in Christian.. street, in connection with Christ-church, the Rev. Field ing Ould observed that the boy's school presented the plearing feature of being taught by teachers who had been trained within its walls. It had turned out five clergy men, one of whom was appointed a teacher, and after= wards entered Bt. Bees College, in Cumberland, where he studied for the ministry. He was subsequently ordained by the present Bishop of Chester, and is now a curate in the north of Ireland. The rev. gentleman also stated that the annual expense of the schools was £5OO. THE NEW SANITARY BILL.—A draft has been printed, containing all the leading provisions of the bill of last year ; and on Thursday the Parliamentary sub-committee met at the Town-liall, for the purpose of amending this, and putting it into such a form as might be acceptable to the Council. Mr.. Stewart having intimated the pro bable hostility of great landowners to one -clause espe cially, 'making the owners of unbuilt land liable for a proportion of the cost of outlet sewers,—a motion was carried that the chairman (Mr. Langsdale), the deputy chairman (Mr. Dover), the borough engineer, and the town-clerk, with Mr. Stewart, should confer together, and see if such a bill could not be framed as should meet with the unanimous approval of all parties. SUICIDE FROM FEAR .OF STARVATION.—An inquest , was held at Manchester, on Tuesday, on the body of John Hey orood, a carter, aged 63, who drowned himself on Monday morning. The old man had seen better days, but was now reduced to parish relief, and tor the last two years had been accustomed to sleep on the long settle in a beerhouse kitchen. Tnis shelter, however, was:to be taken from him, and he was, moreover, of such drunken habits that his weekly pay of is. 6d. from the union had been stopped. The relieving officer gave him a note for the workhouse, but Heywood declared that he would not use it, he would starve first. He was found in a tub of water quite dead, his bead and arms in the water, and his legs nearly touching the ground. Verdict temporary insanity. Cocas rir VOTERS.—The following are comparative re turns of county voters for the two divisions of this county for the present and for last year : SOUTH LANCASHIRE 1852. Number of voters 1851. Ditto ditto Increase NORTH LANCASHIRE 1852. Numter of voters 1851. Ditto ditto Increase. 21,351 21,200 12,782 12,307 CAUTION TO SEAMEN.—On the 22nd of August, at the criminal sittings in the supreme Court, Melbourne, New South Wales, 21 seamen, who had shipped in the Anna, Bailing from this port, were charged with having refused to 0130 Y the lawful commands of the commander of that ship , Captain W. Downward, On reaching Adelaide, the Prison R dangerous roadstead, the and the anchorage indifferent m s eamen fro the poop, g' to Armh----- ^ eather wild and unsettled, The captain then hired 15 giving them £5 each for the trip Cape Otway, on the 22nd July gale came on. The vessel had the shore on her lee, and nothing could have saved her had she remained out. The called the passengers together, and told them of • they agreed to go forward to the sailo” cataii the P ir d and f a irons. again r-eit-I;ci )tion of nobsor tended to comply Bay the n ho had nc captain I The ri Cowsicsx.—The Ebba Brahe, for Mobile, put back on Saturday, having been in collision on the night of the 25th, off the Skerries, with the Swedish barque Elizabeth, from Canton for this port. The Ebba Brahe lost her bowsprit, head, cutwater, &c. The captain and nine of the crew of the Elizabeth jumped on board the Ebba Brahe, but the mate and one man remained on board the Elizabeth. Tne latter is supposed to have sustained such injury that she could not keep afloat long. The Ebba Brahe was unable to render assistance on account of heavy gales. THE MASKED BURGLARS.—A man named Arnold was committed, at Kirkdale, on Friday, for trial at the assizes, on the charge of being concerned in the recent midnight outrages in this locality, especially at Mr. Owen's, West Derby. The prisoner was apprehended for a robbery committed in Herefordshire, about a fortnight ago, and committed in the first instance in that county ; but was, a few days ago, brought here for examination on the charges above referred to. OFFICE ROBBERIES.—On Monday night, or early on Tuesday, the office of Mocatta and Co., Water-street, was entered by false keys, and some postage-stamps, coats, hats, &c., stolen.—On Wednesday evening, the office of Thomas Frost and Co., Orano-court, was entered by a window, and some trifling articles stolen ; and, on the same evening, the office of Mr. Youd, Lord-street, was entered and ransacked, but nothing was taken.—On Friday night, the office of Messrs. Neilson, High-street, was entered, and a number of postage-stamps, some wearing apparel, &c., value £lO, stolen. From one office they took a file of the Morning Chronicle (American) for two years. COUNTERFEIT COlN.—Margaret Wheelan and Mar garet Curraghan were committed for trial at the assizes. The case was brought before the court through the in strumentality of detective-officers Lloyd, Sale, and Patrick. The officers, on the previous day, visited a house, at which the prisoners resided, in Patrick-court, Tatlock-street. On their errival the two women were found in the act of coining base money. Upon seeing the officers one of the prisoners turned a pan, which was on the fire, upside down, and metal in a fluid state ran through the fire. A piece of mould, bearing the " tail" impression of half-a crown, was also found. One of the prisoners said she did not reside in the house, but her marriage certificate was found in a trunk. LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.— On Friday, this society held a pharmaceutical meeting at the Royal Institution—Mr. Sumner in the chair. Mr. John Prid ham, of New York, gave an account of the progress of pharmacy in the United States during the last ten years. [lc showed, by several instances, the vast advance made within the last few ycllrs by the chemists, &c., of the United States, which was so great that many medicines formerly imported from this country, they were now able to prepare in a superior manner themselves; and ex pressed his conviction that the trade here had scarcely altered in one respect within the last 20 years. Mr. Edwards. at some length, strongly combatted the latter proposition, instancing the establishment of various pro vincial colleges of chemistry, and other evidences of improvement. - - WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday. Tenders were ordered for hot air and washinc , apparatus for the Fever Hospital. A report was read from" Mr. Brown, the inspector of schools, of rather an unfavourable character as regarded the Workhouse Schools; in explanation of this, some statements were made by the chaplain. A letter was read, and some conversation ensued, relative to a complaint of one of the medical officers that his orders had not been attended to. The committee appointed thereto submitted their report on the suggested alteration in the relief districts of Toxteth-park. They recom mended certain alterations in the relative duties of the medical officers, and the following apportionment of the salaries :—Stephens, £2OO per annum ; Gilmore, £.220 ; Whittle, £200; Deane, £lOO. NEW THEORY OF PERSPECTIVE.— On Wednesday, Mr. Herdman delivered a lecture upon his theory of vision and perspective, at the Royal Institution, when, consider ing the technical character of the subject, there was an excellent attendance. After an interesting introduction, he maintained that, until now, perspective had been thought only to belong to the picture, whereas there was a perspective of universal nature, independent of art.; and that the planes and lines with which we are surrounded were, till now, considered, if carried out to the utmost extent of thought, to be infinite and undefined in form ; but they could be demonstrated to he circular in form, and limited in size, to the radius of the eye to the hori zon. He condemned rectilinear perspective, showing by drawings that objects drawn by its rules increase in size as they recede from the eye, which was the reverse of t hat seen in nature. His own views, he contended, had for their basis nature and fact. COLLISION OF SHIPS.—In the Admiralty Court, on Thursday, the followh.g case was heard before Dr. Lu3h ington :—The Chimera and the Pickwick, both outward bound vessels from the port of Liverpool, came into collision in the Irish Channel, by which the latter sustained so much damage that she was abandoned by her crew, but was afterwards salved by a smack and a steamer, to whom the court awarded £2,700. On a suit being brought in this court, the Chimera was found to be the wrong-doers and consequently condemned in the damage. She has since been sold, and the proceeds have been found insuffi cient to meet the loss incurred by the Pickwi,k. Some of the seamen belonging to the Chimera applied to the court for the payment of their waes out of the proceeds of the ship and freight, which was resisted by the Pickwick, on the ground that there were no funds to discharge them, and that they bad a remedy against the owners and the master.—The learned Judge considered that, on the principle that parties sustaining loss we re entitled to be reimbursed out of the proceeds of the ship and freight of the wrong-doer as far as they extended, and that the sea men !lad a remedy in personarn, while by the statute the claim of the .Pickwick was limited to the rein, he was bound to pronounce against the mariners. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—On Thursday, at the usual weekly meeting of this committee, Mr. Ald. Langsdale occupied the chair; and the other members present were, Messrs. -Beckwith, Fleming, Nicholson, Johnson, Moss, Bigham, Robertson Gladstone, Hodson, Henderson, and Dover. Some conversation took place in reference to the tearing up by the 'Gas Company of newly-paved streets, when Mr. Gladstone again contended that the Gas Company-should lay down mains in all new streets before they were adopted. This view was generally coincided in; and it was suggested that a clause might (by consent ; ) be introduced into the new sanitary bill giving the necessary powers. The chairman, deputy-chairman, Mr. Gladstone, and the borough engineer, were requested to see the-Gas Company upon the subject.—An application to macadamize -Seel-street and Colquitt-street gave rise to a conversation on street paving, in which the old practice of using bolder-stones was unanimously con demned. The engineer observed that if money were borrowed to pave all the streets at one time with square sets, the expense would be much lessened, and ultimately the rate would not amount to more than 6d. in the pound. The engineer was instructed to prepare estimates of the cost of different kinds of pavement, and submit any suggestions he might have to make at a future meeting of the committee.—The medicel officer of health reported that the town continued to be unusually healthy for the season of the.year. During the week ending the 20th instant, the deaths registered in the parish of Liverpool were 126, and in the extra-parochial wards 51,—making a total of 177. This-showed a decrease of 15, as compared with the previous week; and a decrease of 43, as com pared with the corresponding week of the four preceding years. .Zymotic diseases caused 47 deaths, of which 14 were from scarlatina, fifteen from typhus, eight from hooping•cough, three from measles, and one from erysipelas. From diseases of the lungs thedeaths were one more than in the preceding week, the number being 63, of which2B were from consumption. Of the total deaths there were below 15 years of age, 92; between 15 and 60, 71 ; above 60, 14.—0 n the motion of Mr. Beckwith, a sewer was ordered along Duke-street to Wavertree-lane, at an estimated cost of £9O.—A suggestion to purchase small piece of land at the corner of Everton-road, with a view of improving the street, was referred to the finance committee.—A report from the town-clerk was adopted, recommending a cheaper method 'e -street, . . of renewing the mortgage bonds on money lent for sanitary purposes—that was, by power of attorney.—lt was agreed to accept the following tenders for cartage necessary in the borough engineer's department:—Wm. Jones, Everton ; Wm. Rose, Toxteth-park ; and Richard Pickering, for Liverpool, north and south. Docx COMMITTEE.—On Thursday, at the weekly meeting, Mr. Shand, deputy-chairman, presided ; and the other members present were—Messrs. • Molyneux, Brocklebank, Chaloner, Claxton, Malcomson, Royden, Grcgson, Tobin, Nicol, Lockett,Steele, and Barber.—A. letter was read from Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co., sug gesting the want of shelves, &c., in the Huskisson Dock for fixing the shores of vessels, es also of small iron cranes, &c.—The suggestion having met the approval of the surveyors, the work was ordered to be done.—The erection of a lantern was recommended by one of the sub committees, at the south-west boundary wall of Prince's Dock, for the purpose of exhibiting the electric light.— Mr. Lockett reminded the committee that £5O had been voted to try the light —or, rather, of what expense its permanent use might be—and it was then agreed that it should be placed upon George's Dock Pier. It had been thought, however. that the place now recommended would be better. There had been no test in the interval. The charges hitherto made for using the weighing ma chine for timber, itcc., at the Toxteth Dock, were reduced, the former high tariff having led to its partial disuse.—A plan was submitted for the erection of a depot at the south east corner of the Bramley-Moore Dock, for the purpose of keeping the scales, beams, &c., used at the northern docks, continually suspended under cover, the estimated cost being £l2s.—Mr. Robinson stated that the advantage of keeping them suspended was, that it might be seen at once if they were in proper condition. — Referred to the sub-committee of works to carry out.— It was agreed to accept the tender of Messrs. Jackson and Smith for adjusting the scales, beams, and weights, belonging to the dock trustees, the parties finding security for the due performance of the work.—The receipts at Runcorn were read, and it appeared that there had been within the last month an increase of £9, as compared with the corresponding one of the former period.—A. letter was read from Messrs. Fbicon and Harvey, solici t tors, in re for freight i erenee the to the gooas Albert Dock frona ft It'appeared that the owners of the undAr the name of ' hip had detained the 'refight dui " whereas the freight only amounted to £42 ; and this, the letter said, their clients thought was using the dock acts for an oppressive purpose.—Mr. North, the solicitor of the trust, said that he had not gone fully into the circumstances, but it looked to him like an attem”" ,e the power of the act le purpose of vine the As stated to him, it Was for tl into the settlement of some question a erred.—A letter was read from Mr. J ling attention to the very notice of motion by M ad missic business on the paper y ~rocltlel: w-steart d he u DIVISION ON THE FREE TRADE QUESTION. MR. VILLIERS'S MOTION. AYES-256 Adair, H Edward Fitzgerald, Sir J F'O'Connell,Maurce Aglionby. Henry A Fizroy,'Hon Henry O'Flaherty, Anth Alcock, Thomas Fitzwilliam, G W Oliveira, Benjamin Anderson, Sir Jas Foley, John H H Osborne, Ralph Anson, Hon Gen Forster, Charles Otway, Arthur J Armstrong, R B Fortescue, Chichti Paget, Lord Alfred Atherton, William Fox, Richard M Paget, Lord George Baines,RtHon MT French, Fitzstephn Pechell, Sir Geo B Ball, John Gardner, Richard Peel, Frederick Baring, RtHnSrFT Geach, Charles Pellatt, Ansley Barnes, Thomas Glyn, George Carr Phillimore,John G Bass, MichaelThos Goderich,Viscount Phinn, Thomas Bell, James Goodman, Sir Geo Pigott, Francis Bellew, Captain Gower, Hon F L Pilkington, James Berkeley, Hon HF Grace, Oliver D J Pollard-Urquhart Berkeley, Hon C F Greene, John Ponsonby, A G J Berkeley, C L Gren Gregson, Samuel Portman, WH B Bethel!, Richard Greville, Col Fulke Potter, Robert Biddulph, Robt M Grosvenor, Lord It Power, Nicholas Biggs, William Hadfield, George Price, Sir Robert Blackett. JF B Hall, Sir Benjamin Price, Wm Philip Bonham-Carter. J Harmer, Sir John Ricardo, John L Bouverie, Hon E P Hastie, Alexander Ricardo, Osman Bowyer, George Hastie, Archibald Rich, Henry Boyle, Hon Col ilayter,Rt HnIVG Robartes, TJ A Brady, John Headlam, Thos E Rache, Edmund B Brand, Hon H BWHenchy, D O'Con Russell, Lord John Bright, John !Herwood, James Russell, F C H Brockman, Edw Di Higgins, Geo G 0 Sadleir, James Brotherton,Joseph'Elindley, Charles Sadleir, John Brown, Humph Howard,HnC W G Scholefield, Wm Brown, William Howard, Lord Ed Scobell, Captain Browne, Valentine,Hutt, William Scrope, George P Bulkeley.Sirßß Wit ngham , Robert Scully, Francis Butler, Charles S !Jackson, William Scully, Vincent Byng, Hon GH C !Keating, Robert Seymour, Lord Carter, Samuel !Keating, H Singer Seymour, Henry'D Caulfield. Col J M IKennedy,Tristram Seymour, Wm D Cavendish,HoriCCiKeogh, William Shafto, Robert D Cavendish, Hon G !Kershaw, James Shee, William Challis,Mr AldrinnlKing, Hon P J L Shelburne, Earl of Chambers, MontaalKingscote, RN F Shelley, Sir J V Chambers, ThomaslKinnaird, Hon AF Sheridan, Richd B Chaplin, Wm Jas !Labouchere, H Smith, John Abel Cheetham, John !Langston, Jas H Smith, John B Clay, James - Langton, W H G Smith, M Tucker Clifford, H Morgan Laslett, William Smith, Rt Hon RV Cobden, Richard Lawless, Hon Cecil Stanley, Hon W Cockburn, SirAJE Lawler, Hon F C Stansfield, W R C Coffin, Walter Layard, Austen H Stapleton, John Collier, Robert P Locke, Joseph Strickland, Sir G Corbally, Mat Elias Lowe, Robert Strutt, Rt Hon E Cowan, Charles Lucas, Frederick Stuart, Ld Dudley Cowper,HonWm F Macaulay, T B Swift, Richard Craufuid, Ed H J Mackinnon, W A Tancred, Henry W Crook, Joseph M'Cann, James Thicknesse, R A Crossley, Frank M'Gregor, John Thompson, George Crowder, Richd B 111`Taggart, Sir J Thornely, Thomas Currie, Raikes Mogan, Wm Hnry Tomiine, George Dalrymple, John Maguire, .Tohn F Towneley, Charles Dashwood,Sir G H Mangles, Ross D Townshend, Capt Dark, Sir H R F Maagher, Thomas ITuffnell,Rt Hon H Denison, John E Marshall, William ITynte, Col CJ K Derereux, John T Martin, John IVivian,Johntienry Divett, Edward Massey, Wm N !Vivian, Henry H ' Duff, Geo Skene Maule Hon Col Wall, Charles B Duff, James Edward tWalmsley, Sir J Duffy, Charles G Mitchell, Thos A Walter, John Duke, Sir James Milligan, Robert Warner, Edward Duncan, George Mills, Arthur Wells, William Duncombe, Thos Milner, Wm M E Whatman, James Dundas, Frederick Milton, Viscount Whitbread,Samuel Dunlop, Alex M Moffatt, George i Wilkinson, WA Dunn, Michael Molcsworth, SirWs Wilcox, B M`Gliie Eccles, William Monck, Viscount Williams,l William Ellice, Rt Hon Ed Moncreiff, James Wilson, James Ellice, Edward Monsell, William !Wilson, Matthew Elliot, HOTIJohnE Moore, George H iWinnington, T E Esmonde, John Moreton, Lord 'Wise, J Avshford Evans, Sir De Lacy Mostyn,HonEML!Wood,RtHon SirC Evans, William Mulgrave, Earl of !Wood, Sir W Page Ewart, William Murphy, F Stack Wrightson, Wm B Fagan, William Norreys, Sir D J !Wyvil,Marmaduke Ferans, John !O'Brien, Cornelius TELLERS. Ferguson, Colonel ;O'Brien, Patrick Mr Charles Villiers Ferguson, Joseph O'Brien,l Sir T !Mr 2.liltier Gibson Fitzerald, John DI Acland, Sir T D IGallwey, Sir W P Moody,ChasAaron A'Court, C H W 'Galway, Viscount Moore, Ross S Adderley, C B Gaskell, J Milnes IMorgan, Octavius Anneslev, Earl of :George, John Morgan, C Rodney Anson, Viscount ;Gilpin, Colonel !MullingsJoseph R Arbuthnot, Hn Gl;Gipps, H Plum ptreMund y, William Archdall, C M IGladstone, Hon W Niuntz, George F Arkwright, G Gladstone, Captain Nlure, Colonel Astell, J H • Goddard, A L Murrough, John P Bagge, Wm Goold, Wyndham Naas, Lord Bailey, Sir Joseph Gordon, Admiral (Napier, Rt lin Jos Bailey, Crawshay Goulburn, Rt Hn John Baird, James Graham, Sir Jas Neeld, Joseph 13q11, Edward Graham, Ld M W Newark,Viscount Baldock,E HolmesiGranby, Tarq of Newdegate, C N Bankes, Rt Hon GjGreaves, Edward Newport. Viset _ Baring., Henry B 'Greenall. Gilbert Noel, fin Gerard J Baring Hon F Grogan, Edward North, Colonel • Barrington, Vis Guernsey, Lord Ossulston, Lord Barrow, W H Gwyn, Howel Owen, Sir John Beaumont, W B Hale, R Blazden Packe, Chas Wm Beckett, William Raiford, Sir Henry Pakenham, Capt Benbow, John Hall, Colonel Pakington, Sir Bennet, Philip Halsey, T Plumer Palmer, Robert Bentinck, Lord II Hamilton, LirdC Palmerston, Vist Bentinck,GeorgeP Hamilton, Geo A Parker, Robert T Beresford,RtH n'W Hamilton, J Hans Peacocke, G M %V Berkeley, Sir G . Hanbury, Hon S B Peel, Sir Robert Bernard, Viscount, Harcourt, G G Peel, Colonel Blair, Colonel ElarcoUrt,Coionel Percy, Hon J W Blandford, Marq of Hardinge, Rime S Phillips, John H Boidero, Colonel Hawkins, 'Wm W Pigot, Sir Robert Booker, Thos Wm Hayes, Sir E Pinney, William Brainston, Thos Heathcote, SirG J Portal, Melville Bremridge, Richd Heneage, GH W Powlett, Lord Wm Brisco, Musgrave Elcneage, Ueorge F Prime, Richard Brocklehurst, Jno ilenley,RtHn JW Pugh, David Brooke, Lord Herbert, Rt Hon S (lepton, G W J Brooke, Sir A B Herbert, Sir Thos Robertson, P F Bruce, Lord E Hervey ' Lord A Rolt, Peter Bruce, C L C Hildyard, Robt C Rumbold, Ch as E Buck, Lewis W Hill, Lord A E Rushout, Captain Bailer, Sir J Y Hogg, Sir Jas W Russell, - Francis W Burghley. Lord Hope, Sir John Sanders, George Burrell, Sir C M Horsfall, Thos B Sawle, CB G Burroughes, H N Hudson, George Scott, Hon Francis Butt. George M - Hughes, Wm B - Seaham, Viscount Butt, Isaac Hume, W F Seymer,Henry Ker Benj'l3 R H Sibthorp, Colonel Cairns, Hugh M`C Irt,m, Samuel Smijth, Sir Wm Campbell, Sir'A I Jermyn, Berl Smith,Sir Frederic Carnac, Sir John R Jocelyn, Viscount Smith, W m M . Cayley, Edward 'S Johnstone, James Smyth, John Geo Chandos, Marq of Johnstone, Sir J Smollett, Alex Chelsea, Viscount Johnstone,Hn HB Somerset, Captain Child, Smith IJoliffe,Sir Wm G H Sotheron, T H S Cholmondeley, Lo Jones, Captain Spooner, Richard Christopher, R A Jones, David Stafford, Augustus Christy, Samuel Kelly, Sir Fitzroy Stanhope, James B Clay, Sir William Kendall, Nicholas Stanley, Lord Clinton, Lord C P Kerrison,Edvrd C Stephenson, Robt Clinton, Lord R King, James King Stirling, William Clive, Hon It H Kirk, William Stuart, Henry Clive, Robert Knatchbull, Win F Sturt, Henry G CObbett, John M. Knight, F Winn Sullivan, Michael Cobbolci, John C Knightly, Rainald Sutton, John H M .Cocks, Thomas S Knox, Colonel, Taylor, Colonel Codrington, Sir W i Knox, Hon W S Taylor, Hugh , Coles Henry B Lacon, Sir E Thesiger, Sir Fred Colvile, Charles RLaffan, Robert M Thompson, Mr Ald Compton, Henry C Laing, Samuel rollemache, John Conolly, 'Thomas Langton,W HP G Trollope,RtHnSirJ Coate, Sir Chas H Laseelles, Hon E Ted way, Robert C .Corry, Rt Hn H W Legh,,George C Turner, Charles Cotton, 110 WH S Lemon, Sir Chas Tyler, Sir. George Cubitt, Mr A Lennox, Lord A F Tyreil, SirJTyssen Davies, David A S Lennox, Lord 11 G Vance, John • Deedes, William Leslie. Charles P Vane, Lord Harry Denison, Edmund LSWiS, RtlinSr TF Vansittart , Geo H Dering, Sir Edwd Lewisham, Visct Verner, Sir Wm Disraeli, Rt Hn B Liddell, Henry G Vernon, GE H Docl,al Whitehall Lindsay, Hon Col Villiers, Hon Fran Dodd, George Lockhart, Allan E Vivian,John Ennis Drax,J S W S E Lockhart, Win Vyvyan,Sirßich R Drumlanrig, Vis Lopes, Sir Ralph Vyse, Rich HR H Drummond, Henry Lovaine, Lord Waddington, Davd Du Cane, Charles Lowther, Hon,Col Waddington, H S Duckworth,SrJTß Lowther, Captain Walcott, Admiral Duncombe, W E Luce, Thomas Walpole.Rt Ho S H Dunne, Colonel Lygon, Hon Gen Walsh, Sir John B Du Pre, C George Lytton, Sir GE LB Welby, Sir G.Earle East, Sins Buller Macartney, Geo Wellesley, Dird Egerton, Sir Philip Macaulay,Kenneth West, Fred Richd Egerton, Edward C Mackie, John ~Whiteside, James Euston, Earl of Macgregor, James Whitmore, Henry Evelyn, Wm John Maddock, Sir T H Wickham, H Wick Farnham, E Basil Malins, Richard Wigram, Loftus T Ferrer, James Mandeville, Visct T Peers Fellowes, Edward Manners, Lord G Willoughby, Sir H Ferguson, Sir R Manners, Lord J Wodebouse,Edmd Frliner, Sir Edmd March, Earl of )Worcester, Mar of Fitzgerald, WR, S Mare, Chas John !Wortley, Rt tInJS Floyer, John Masterman, John Wyndham,General Follett, Brent S Maunsell, Thos P Wyndham, Wm Forbes, William Maxwell, Hon J P,Wynn,HerbtWW Forester,Rt Hon ClAeux, Sir Henry 'Wynn, Sir Wat.k W Forster, Sir G M I Michell, William Wynne, Wm W E Franklyn, Geo W Miles, William Yorke, Hon EThos Fraser, Sir Wm A Miller, Travener J Young, Sir John Freestun, Colonel Mills, Arthur TULLERii. Freshfield, J Win Manes, Richard M Mr.W FMackat2zie Frewen, C Hay Montgomery, H L Mr. T Bateson Fuller, AugustusE• Montgomery,Sir G LORD PALMERSTON'S AMENDMENT. . Ayes ;-468. Noes ::-53, namely,_ - - Archdall. Capt M King, James King Somerset, Captain Bagge, William Knatchbuil, W F Spooner, Richard Ball, Edward Knightley,Rainald Stanhope, J Banks Baring, Hon Frans Leslie, Chas Powell, Stephenson, Robt Barrow, Wm H Macgregor, James Talbot, Christ R M Bentinck, Geo P Malins Richard Thompson,Mr.Ald Booker, Thos W Maxwell, Hon J P,Tolletnache, John Miles, William jTudway, Robert C IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY, Nov. 23. The house met, but, there heingno business, immediately adjourned. THURSDAY, Nov. 25. A petition was presented from Port Natal praying for a constitution. FRIDAY, Nov. 26 NORTH AMERICAN FISHERIES In reply to a question from Lord WHARNCLIFFE, The tixt of MALMESBURY said, in reference to the North American Fisheries, that the letter of Mr. Web ster did not arise from any new construction placed upon the treaty by Her Majesty's government, nor from the use of any language offensive to the government of the United States. He could not account for that letter, but with this single exception the negociations had tended to a most satisfactory conclusion. In the present state of the negociations he must refuse the papers ; but they were being conducted in a most friendly spirit, and when be could do so without inconvenience to the public ser vice, he would lay the papers on the table. under an ambiguity. He saw little difference as to the future between the two resolutions ; that of the Govern ment was in some respects the stronger. One part of Mr. Villiers's resolutions must be considered by the other party as a bar to concurrence. All the country cared about was, what Parliament was to do ; it did not care, and ought n , ,t to care, about what were the private opinions of gentlemen. He wished that some middle course could be adopted—a resolution which, on the one hand, should assert in the broadest manner the determination of the house to follow out the policy it had approved, free from the objection which prevented the resolutions from being unanimously agreed to. The original motion would be either carried or rejected by a very small majority. Sup pose it to be rejected, the impression out of doors would be that the Free-trade party was in a minority in that house ; and if it should be carried t,y 10 or 20 votes, would that be a satisfactory result compared with that of a vote unanimously given, affirming the principle of Free-trade ? He concluded by suggesting the following amendment as a compromise between the two :—" That it is the opinion of this }muse that the improved condition of the country, and especially of the industrious classes, f§ mainly the re sult of recent leg'slation, which has established the princi ple of unresta icted competition , and abolished taxes imposed for purposes of protection, and has thereby diminished the cost and increased the abundance of the principal articles of food to the people.—That it is the opinion of this house, that that policy, firmly maintained and pru dently extended, will best enable the industry of the country to bear its burdens, and will thereby most surely promote the welfare and contentment of the people. —That this house will be ready to take into consickration any measures consistent with those principles which, in pursuance of her Majesty's gracious speech and recom mendation, may be laid before it." On the motion of Sir E. B. LYTTON the motion was adjourned till Thursday. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 Returns were ordered connected with the British Museum. COUNTY ELECTIONS. On the order of the day for the second reading of the County Elections Polls Bill, Mr. B. DENISON, assenting to the limitation of polls in counties to one day, objected to the interval between the nomination and the poll being confined to cne day. Mr. R. PALMER moved that the second reading be deferred for six months. Mr. WALPOLE was prepared to consent to the second reading of the bill, in order that it might be considered in committee. - - After some discussion, Sir J. Y. BULLER recommended Mr. Palmer not to press his motion ; and, in deference to the feeling of the House, he withdrew his amendment. Lord R. GROSVENOR replied to certain objections to the bill, which was read a second time, and at the sug gestion of Mr. WA LPOLE, the question of its committal was deferred until Wednesday next. aterest. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY, Nov. 23 Returns were ordered with reference to the Clergy Re serves in Canada, and also of the troops employed at the Cape, and the other colonies. THE NAVY , In answer to a question, Mr. Stafford said, it was not the intention of the government to introduce any bill for the regulation of ports and harbours. FREE TRADE Mr. VILLIERS moved a series of resolutions to the effect, " that the improved condition of the country is mainly the result of recent commercial legislation, and especially of the act of 1546; that that act was a wise, just, and beneficial measure; that the maintenance and further extension of the policy of Free Trade, as opposed to that of Protection, will best enable the property and industry of the nation to bear the burdens to which they are exposed, and will most contribute to the general prosperity, welfare, and contentment of the people; and that this House is ready to take into its consideration any measures consistent with the principles of these re solutions which may be laid before it by Her Majesty's Ministers." He stated as his reason for proposing the. resolutions, the ambiguity of the Queen's speech on the subject of Free-trade. " There," said he, " where all persons expected to find something distinct and dear with respect to the opinion of the Government, they found that nothing was decidedly asserted, but that some thing was implied which was very questionable, and that the paragraph concluded in terms which I venture to say not a man in the house but considered were used pur posely not to be respectful. (Cries of Oh ! from the Ministerial side.) I say that most advisedly. (Hear, hear, and Oh, oh.) I do not believe that at least the modern history of Parliament would show that such a paragraph had ever before been penned and presented to the house by any Minister of the Crown. We all know what the reference to the ' wisdom of Parliament' meant. (Hear, and a laugh.) What, I ask, is the cant sort of sarcastic and satirical phrase sometimes made use of with respect to the character of this house ? When any one wants to satirise this house, he refers in a sneering tone to its ' wisdom.' (Laughter, and cries of " Hear.") Whether that be just or not, every one, both in and out of the house, recognised in the terms employed in the Queen's speech the usual phrase of irony." Repelling the charge of faction, Mr. Villiers appealed to the speeches of supporters of the Government to show how little de pendence could he placed on their present promises. Not that he wished to oust the Government; "at the same time," he continued, "as gentlemen opposite do not seem satisfied with what I say, I will add that, were that displacement to occur, I should be quite reconciled to the event. (Laughter.) If, however, I might offer a little advice to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it would be that he do no such thing as go out—(laughter) —but rather that, if this motion be carried against him, he accept it with thankfulness—(!iughter)—and make use of it in pursuing the course which he apparently wishes to pursue. He seems to be, at last, willing to enter on a career of usefulness, and I would entreat him not to be deterred by the novelty of the thing from pursuing it. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The right hon. gentleman takes very much the same views with regard to the finan cial policy of the country that those whom he used to assail took before him ; and, with his talents, which seem to be available for any purpose—(hear, hear, and laughter)-1 should be really quite sorry to see him re moved from office by my motion. (Laughter.) I am still more hopeful of the course likely to be pursued by him from what be has shadowed forth in his amendment." Insisting on the great prosperity of the country, he de clared that he did not wish to disgrace the present Mi nisters or to make it a test of confidence, but to obtain a more distinct expression of the views of the Government, and to pledge the present Parliament to a settlement of this great question. The motion having been seconded by Mr. EWART, the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER moved as an amend ment, "That this house acknowledgeswith satisfaction that the cheapnessofprovisions, occasioned by recent legislation, has mainly contributed to improve the condition and in crease the comforts of the working classes ; and that un restricted competition having been adopted, after due de liberation, as the principle of our commercial system, this house is of opinion that it is the duty of the Govern ment unreservedly to adhere to that policy—(laughter from the Opposition)—in those measures of financial and administrative reform which, under the circumstances of the country, they may deem it their duty to introduce." He claimed for himself and Lord Darby to have accepted Free-trade since 1846, and complimented Lord Palmer ston as one of the most distinguished statesmen of the day; ' and next eulogised' the eloquent voice of the principal organ of the able, experienced, and powerful debaters, the followers of Sir R. Peel, that distinguished statesman and accomplished leader, Mr. Gladstone. The question at issue was not whether Protection or Free-trade should prevail, but whether Government had fulfilled its pledges to Parlament, and deserved its confidence. Tracing the conduct of his party during the last six years, he con tended they had made no attempt to re-impose Protection, but only to give relief to suffering interests. A com mittee, chiefly of Free-traders, had resolved there ought to be a differential duty of Ios. between foreign and colo nial sugar. And in respect to the shipping interest, Lord Derby had declared that to retrace our steps was im possible. In 1551, when a change of Government was imminent, he (Mr. Disraeli) had given notice of a motion not to restore Protection, but to relieve the cultivators from local burdens • and when the present Ministers ac ceded to office— which was gained by no economical pledges—Lord Derby made up his mind that nothing could justify a return to protection but the suffering of the working classes. Having, he said, shown that, from the moment when the three great Free-trade measures bad been carried, the members of theexistingGovernmtnt, although sympathising with the suffering classes, they had pro posed some remedial plans, had never attempted to dis turb those measures—he proceeded to inquire what had been the conduct of the united sections now banded against the present Ministry, and he undertook to show that they had perpetrated mischief as enormous as had been laid to the charge of the party in power. " The party of Sir R. Peel" he said, " sanctioned and approved the course which he and his friends had pursued, and Lord J. Russell himself had recommended the Sove reign to acknowledge the continued depression of the agri cultural interest, and had introduced a bill to prolong Protection to the sugar interest. If these suffering classes were thus sympathised with,the present Ministers, against whom those sections were now banded, could not be in culpated for desiring to mitigate their distress. They had appealed to the country with the impression that there ex isted a strong party in favour of Protection. There had been a - fair contest, and the beaten party was not ashamed to acknowledge their defeat. The Ministers had con sidered that under the country's verdict they had only one course—frankly to acknowledge and unreservedly to act upon it. The resolutions proposed by Mr. Villiers were unprecedented, impolitic, and unwise; the practice of requiring a recantation of opinions would render Par liamentary Government impossible in this country. Sir Robert Peel had not been reouired to recant his opinions respecting Parliamentary reform, nor could his followers, if they took office to-morrow—not im possible—be called upon to declare the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, which they had opposed, ' a wise, just, and benefical measure.' Ministers bad fulfilled all their pledges—among them that of obedience to the will of the country—and had prepared measures founded upon the assumption that unrestricted competition is to be in future the principle of our commercial legislation. Believing that they had a policy which would conduce to the welfare of the country, it was no unworthy ambition to desire to submit it to the country ; he would not, therefore, yield without a struggle to an unfair attack, and he appealed to the new members not to become the tools and victims of an exhausted faction and obsolete politics." Mr. BRIGHT accused Mr. Disraeli of losing sight of the real question in dispute between him and Mr. Villiers. He admitted that the amendment was far in advance of any former proposition of the Ministers, but the original resolutions involved something essential to the interests of the country, and upon which the country expected a decision ; and the question was, whether the verdict should be drawn up by an enemy or a friend of free trade. He ransacked the hustings' speeches of Ministers and their supporters at the genernl election to show they were not Free-traders, making thirty-two quotations in favour of Protection. One was by Mr. Ball, insisting that " Free trade was a curse to the country ;'' and the hon. member raised a shout of laughter by declaring that he was of the same opinion still. Mr. Bright contended, therefore, that Government were not Free-traders, and asked :—How, then, could the country depend upon the present Minis ters to guard the citadel of Free-trade ? Ni man could, therefore, doubt the wisdom of the course pursued by Mr. Villiers. The adoption of his motion would not only satisfy this country, but wouli operate upon the policy of other nations. Mr. Bright upbraided the Protectionist party with their treatment of the late Sir R. Peel, whose conduct be contrasted with that of Lord Derby ; and in conclusion, he called upon the house to sanction its own policy irrevocably by its vote upon this motion. Mr. K. SEFMER declared he should support the amend ment, for be thought her Majesty's Ministers had been sufficiently explicit as to what was to be the future com mercial policy of the count, y, and party spirit alone would render it unintelligible to any hon. member of the house. Mr. F. PEEL, in a dull speech, intimated the reason why he preferred the original motion was that—" Although hs gave the Goverenmant credit for a desire heartily to Aide by the principle of Free-trade in any measures of financial and administrative reforms they might submit to the house, he was not content with this ; he thought there was nothing unreasonable in exacting from them some test of the sincerity of their convictions and inten tions; that, as they had abandoned their policy only at the last moment, they should recant once for all their false doctrines. Some reparation was likewise due for the past; those who had heaped obloquy upon the authors of the Act of 1846 should have the candour now to acknowledge that it was a wise, just, and beneficial measure." LORD PALMERSTON declared his concurrence in even word of the original motion, yet thought it not fair to the large Party who had honourably yielded their conviction! to what was the overt declared, amidst mud the resolution propose d by tl f coma Id not s, )nt that r how any one vrhO v meat could back out of his vote by for the amen heltering himself THURSDAY, Nov. 25 Petitions were presented cqmplaining of the elections at Liverpool, Finsbury, and Middlesex THE FREE TRADE RESOLUTIONS Sir W. CLAY asked whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer would withdraw his amendment, upon the understanding that the house would acquiesce in the reso lution moved by Lord Palmerston ; and whether Mr. Vil liers.on a like understanding, would withdraw his motion. Sir J. GRAHAM stated the share he had taken in framing the original resolutions moved by Mr. Villiers, and narrated the communications he had had with Lord Aberdeen and Lord J. Russell respecting the wording of the resolutions and the changes they underwent, in which he had sought to retain certain words with the view of traversing a presumption arising upon the Queen's speech, that the question of compensation would be enter tained, and he had inserted the words " without inflicting injury on any important interest," expressly to bar that question. He could be no party to any compromise if those words were omitted ; but if they were adopted he should entreat Mr. Villiers to withdraw his motion. After some discussion Lord PALMERSTON said he had no objection to the words proposed by Sir J. Graham, if they wete confined to the future. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had waited for an expression of the views of Mr. Villiers before he replied to the questions of Sir W. Clay. He then detailed the course which had been taken by the government with reference to the resolutions. He should resist, he said, the motion of Mr. Villiers as unjust and unwise, and as containing epithets that were odious. With regard to Lord Palmerston's resolution, he did not feel it his duty to oppose the reneral feeling of the house, though it contained expressions to which he might demur. _ _ Lord Jolts RUSSELL said he had advised the insertion in the resolution of the words " wise and just." The amendment of the government appeared to him equivocal, leaving it doubtful whether the law of 1846 might not be characterised as an act of injustice and folly, which should be reversed. Although Mr. Disraeli had denied it, the question at issue really was, free trade or prote^lion ; whether the great system of commercial policy com menced by Sir R. Peel in 1842 ought to be persevered in. All those who were of that opinion should unite, if pos sible, in a vote to that effect. He recommended Mr. Villiers, however, that, as Mr. Disraeli had declared his willingness to substitute for his amendment that of Lord Palmerston, he should declare his willingness to adopt that resolution. Mr. COBDEN warned members on the other side that, if they raised the question of compensation in the shape of taxation, they would cause another struggle as disastrous for them as the last. He was anxious that the house should bring the question to a test, whether, after a disso lution, they stood, in respect to this matter, in as good a position as before. He therefore entreated Mr. Villiers not to shrink from dividing the house. After a few remarks froin Mr. NEWDEGATE, Mr. VILLIERS vind;cated the course he had taken, and declined to withdraw his motion. The amendment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer having been withdrawn, and that of Lord Palmerston moved in its stead, Mr. OSBORNE amused the house for some time with extracts from Protecionibt speeches, with the view of refuting Mr. Disraeli's assertion that no attempt bad been made to reverse the policy of free trade. Although, he observed, Mr. Disraeli had not made a direct motion to overthrow that policy, he bad taken advantage of the motions of others ; and Lord Derby had done all he could, both in and out of Parliament, to reverse free trade. Mr. BALL controsertesi some of the economical maxims of the Freetraders, denying, in particular, that cheapness was a desideratum. It was to practise a delusion upon the poor, he said, to persuade them that cheapness was a blessing. After the appeal made to the country, he was bound, as one of the minority, to bow to its decision ; but he never would be a party to any resolution which declared that the happiness of the people and the prospe rity of the country had been the results of free trade. Sir W. PAGE WOOD spoke in favour of the original resolution, as a compromise would lead the country to suspect that the house was not sincere on the subject of free trade. Sir J. PAXINGTON said it appeared to him, after what had taken place, there was no question before the house, and that the discussion should not have been prolonged— a discussion which, he thought, was not creditable to the house., The debate was again adjourned IRISH TENANT• RIGHT Mr. Serjeant SURE obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for the better securing and regulating the custom of tenant-right as practised in the province of Ulster, and to secure compensation to improving tenants who may not make claim under the said custom, and to limit the power of eviction in certain cases. FRIDAY, Nov. 26 NEW WRITS On the motion of Mr. MACKENZIE, new writs were ordered for Abingdon, in the room of General Caulfield, deceased ; for Bury St. Edmund's, in the room of the Hon. Sir. John Stuart, now Vice Chancellor; and for Oldhain, in the room of John Duncuft, Esq., deceased. On the motion of Mr. HATTER, a new writ was ordered for Peterborough, in the room of the Hon. R, Watson, deceased. PETITIONS. Mr . MACKENZIE presented a petition, sighed by 20,000 ladies of Liverpool, praying for the suppression of nun- neries Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the Co'mmercial Association of Manchester, praying the house to with draw all protective duties from the silk manufacture of the country. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. In reply to a statement from Lord John Russell, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be would bring forward his financial statement on Friday next. In reply to questions, Lord STANLEY said that in his visit to Rome, Sir H. Boliver was not accredited thereto, nor had ny instructions. His visit referred to the case of Mr. Murray, and the conversations reported in the newspapers to have taken place were without foundation. THE FREE TRADE RESOLUTION& The adjourned debate was resumed by Mr. Grssoisr, who said it was a pity that a simple affirmation of the principle of free trade could not be discussed without having mixed up with it strong party considerations. Mr. S. HERBERT paid no attention to the threat of resignation on the part of the Government, but he had no hesitation in giving his preference to the resolution of Lord Palmerston over that of Mr. Villiers. Mr. H. DRUMMOND said, as regarded the resolutions, the debate appeared to be one between tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee—a question as to whether twice three made' six, or three times two made six. So much of the time of the house was occupied in quoting on either side of the house what had formerly been said upon the other, that he could not help heartily wishing that Bansard had been at the bottom of the sea. The only wise, just, and bene ficent system of commerce was that of unrestrained com petition, and the only compensation he thought the farmers entitled to was the compensation arising from the diminished cost of the means of production. Mr. MUNTZ said he believed the country to be in a state of prosperity, but it was by no means so prosperous as in 1833, 34, and 35, and again in 1844-45. He was in favour of a free trade in corn, but he did not believe that the prosperity of the country was attributable to the act of 1846. He thought it much more likely that it was at tributable to the waggon-loads of gold which were being constantly imported. The Marquis of GRANBY was willing to admit that the condition of the labouring classes was improved, yet he denied that that improvement was owing to the act of 1846. Much more of it was attributable to emigration and to the importation of gold than the Free-traders were willing to allow; but, under any circumstances, that im provement was, in his opinion, neither so great nor so universal as was asserted : He would vote against both the original resolutions and the endment After some flint: discussion, Sir J. GRAHAM sought • ' ' ncy on Sir J. Elkin2ton. to fasten a charge of i who was prepared to suf Palmerston, although ass rting ti were entirely unchanged Mr. Villi( that both sets of resolutions cn. and Rnneared to him to be he would have just the same difficulty in voting again it. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had most ingen ously endeavoured to show that, for s.ix years after th Act of 1846, ho had not attempted to reverse the free' trade policy of the country. The only thing against the nreument was that it was wanting in truth. While a Protectionist the right hon. gentleman was faithless to protection, and, now that he avowed himself a Free trader, it behoved the house to take care that he should not be equally faithless to free trade. Mr. WALPOLE contended that the circumstances attending the passing the Act of 1846, by no means justified the application of the words, "just, wise, and beneficient." It could scarcely be said to be just, and few people would say that it was not very sudden and precipitate. With respect to the observations of the noble lord on the subject of compensation, he would say, without wishing to anticipate the secrets of the budget, that the apprehensions of the noble ►ord would be found to be altogether groundless. Mn. COBDEN, in reviewing the circumstances attending the various resolutions which had been submitted to the house, said that if the result of the debate should be un favourable to free trade, all the i esponsibility must rest with Lord Palmerston, who, by his resolution, had opened the door to the mooting of the question of com pensation. Mr. GLADSTONE defended the friends of the late Sir R. Peel from being found in the same lobby as the Pro tectionists o❑ a question of free trade, by saying that they were governed entirely by a sense of justice. There was no longer any danger to the system of free trade, and the principle of compensation really formed no part of the question upon which they were to give their votes. After a few observations from Mr. NEWDEGATE, Mr. VILLIERS replied, and said it was the last time he should appear before them in that character, as the re presentative of parties, who, it appeared, were not agreed amongst themselves. The resolutions were not his, though he took all the responsibility of them. Many persons had been consulted upon them, and he must say that Lord Palmerston, Mr. Gladstone, and other mem bers, who had condemned the resolutions as ungenerous, insulting, and ungentlemanly, were all of them parties to the framing of them. The house divided at two o'clock on Saturday morning, and the numbers were— For Mr. Villiers' motion .. 258 Against it Majority for Government .. 80 Immediately afterwards the house divided on Palmerston's amendment, adopted by Government. The numbers were— For Lord Palmerston's amendment 470 Against it .. 55 Majority for Government THE LIVERPOOL PETITION --0--- The following is a copy of the petition, presented on Thursday, against the return of Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner, for Liverpool, on the ground of " bribery and corruption." A petition of the undersigned William Rathbone, the younger, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, mer chant, and Robert Wilson Ronald, of Liverpool aforesaid, wool-broker, was delivered in and read ; setting forth, net in the last election to serve in Parliament for the borough of Liverpool, the petitioners were registered electors of the said borough, and had a tight to vote, and did vote, at the said election. That Edward Cardwell, Joseph Christopher Ewart, Charier Turner, and William Forbes Mackenzie, esquires, were candidates at the said election ; and that a poll was demanded and taken ; and the said Charles Turner, and William Forbes Mackenzie, esquires, were, at the close thereof, declared, by the re turning officer of the said borough, to have the majority of votes, and to be elected and returned to serve as mem bers in Pa.liament for the borough of Liverpool ; that before and during the said election, the said Charles Turner aid William Forbes Mackenzie were and each of respectvely was by himself, his agents, friends, end managers, guilty of bribery and corruption, and did re spectively by gifts, presents, money, and rewards, and by promises, agreements, and securities for gifts, presents, money, and rewards, and by other illegal practices, cor rupt and procure divers persons, being registered electors of the said borough, and entitled to vote at the said elec tion, to give their votes in favour of the said Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie, and to forbear to give them in favour of the said other candidates, or one of them ; that before, during, and after the said election, the said Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie, and each of them respectively, did by themselves, their agents, friends, and partizans, by divers ways and means, either partly or wholly at their charge, and on their behalf, directly and indirectly give, provide, present, and allow, and cause and knowingly permit to be given, provided, presented, and allowed to registered electors of the said borough, and persons having a right to vote at the said election, money, meat, drink, entertainment, provision, and reward, and made promises, agreements, and engage merits to give money, meat, drink. entertainments, pro visions, and reward to and for such registered electors and persons having a right to vote as aforesaid, in order that the said Charles Turner and William Forties Mackenzie might have and receive the votes of the said registered electors and persons entitled to vote at the said election and might thereby be elected members to servein parliament, for the said borough of Liverpool; that gross, notorious, extensive, and systematic bribery, treating, and corrup tion, were practised and carried on at the said election, by divers agents, friends, managers, and partizans of the said Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie, and by others employed and sanctioned by them, with a view to the election of the said Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie, and the election and return of the said Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie were procured by means of such bribery, treating, and corruption ; that by reason of such corrupt, illegal practices, the said Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie were, and are, and each of them was and is, wholly incapacitated and in eligible to sit in the present Parliament, for the said bo rough ; and the election and return of the said Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie were and are wholly null and void ; that by the various illegal and corrupt practices aforesaid, and by coercion, intimidation, and other illegal and irregular proceedings, the said Charles Turner and. William Forbes Mackenzie obtained a colour able majority of votes over the said Edward Cardwell and Joseph Christopher Ewart, and the return of the said Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie is illegal and ought to be declared wholly null and void ; and pray ing that the House will take the premises into considera tion, and declare that the said Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie were not duly elected and returned, and that the return of the said Chad, s Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie was and is wholly null and void, and that the House will give the petitioners such further and other relief as to the House may seem fit. respect to the st He thought the resolut sufficient to e repudiate t he yrinc the resolution o ,ye, agr irook c mutt, Isaac Niorgan, Octavius (Tyler, Sir George Campbell, Sir H I Newdegate,ChasN Vansittart, Geo. H Codrineton, Sir W Noel, Hon G James Vyse, Rich H R Coles, Henry Beau North, Colonel !Williams, T Peers Dod, 3 . Whitehall Packe, Charles W Worcester, Mar of Egerton, Sir Philip Palmer, Robert 'Wynne, Wm W E Fellowes. Edward Portal, Melville Yorke, Hon EliotT Filmer,SirEflmun4 Prime, Richard I_ _ TELLERS. Goddard ,Ambrse L Scott, Hon Francis'Marquis of Granby George F Sibtliorp, Colonel Mr. Frewen Kendall cliolas V Master ULTING THE AGENTS OF TEIC IRISI Y.-At Kells Petty lISSIONARY relay week, persons we having ass trate3,c Irish Ali to one r cited much interest ; and tb bench r i labour, the COURT AND FASHION THE COURT.—Yesterday (Monday), her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Royal family and suite, took their departure from Windsor Castle for Osborne, Isle of Wight. Her Majesty will remain at her marine residence about three weeks, and then return to Windsor for the Christmas holidays. ROYAL THEATRICALS. — The dramatic entertainments at Windsor Castle, co,nmanded by the Queen, will, it is understood, commence the first week in January, in the temporary theatre in the " Reubens Room," and be continued through that and the ensuing month. S evera l new pieces are on the lapis. MR. HERIUES was prevented by illness trom attendin the Privy Council on Saturday, being confined to th house under medical treatment. AIRS. BALFOUR, relict of Captain Balfour, of Montrose, nd sister of Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., died on the 20th instant. The PRINCESS DE CAPUA and family have arrived from Aix-la-Chapelle, at Brussells, en route, we believe, to this country. THE HoN. HENRY SPENCER COWPER it is announced is to be married, on the Ist of January next, to Lady Harriet d'Orsay, the widow of the late acc d'Orsay, and daughter of the Earl of B 1 )flaplishea Co ,:ssington. PRIVY Con Privy Council was held on :Satur day, at Windsor Castle, which was attended by nearly all the members of Lord Derby's Cabinet. Mr. Disraeli was prevented by illness from attending the Council. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF HAMILTON are shortly expected to proceed to Paris to visit her grace's relative, Prince Louis Napoleon. The Princess Caroline, of Wasa, who it is expected will be married, by proxy, to Prince Louis at Vienna in January, is first cousin to her grace. MARRIAGE.—On Thursday the marriage of the Right Hon. Lord de Blaquiere and Eleanor Amelia, eldest daughter of Sir William and Lady George Hylton Jolliffe, Bart., M.P., of Mersthain, Surrey, was solemnised in St. James's Church, Piccadilly. The present is his lordship's . • - • second marriage. Mit. F. WINN KNIGHT, M.P. for Worcestershire (W.), has been appointed to the office of Parliamentary Secre tary to the Poor-law Board, in the room of Sir James Emerson Tennent. VISCOUNT HARDINGE, General Commanding-in-Chief, gave a grand dinner, on Tuesday, to the distinguished toreigners deputed by the Sovereigns of Russia, Spain, Portugal, Prussia, the Netherlands, Hanover, and Bruns wick, to attend the funeral of the late Duke of Wellington. ILLNESS OF MR. DisaAELI.--We regret to learn that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was seriously indisposed after leaving the House of Commons on Tuesday morn ing. The right hon. gentleman was better on Wednes- day evening. He has been suffering from a very severe attack of influenza, which is now yielding to medical treatment. —Morning Post. LORD DERBY gave a grand dinner on Saturday to the foreign officers, representing the monarchs of Russia, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Hanover, at the funeral of the late Duke •of Wellington. After dinner the Countess of Derby had a very brilliant re union in Downing-street, the assemblage comprising all the leading memoers of the aristocracy in London, together with the numerous attaches to different foreign legations, at the British Court. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF LOVELACE.• Saturday, at Great Cumberland-place, Londe 37th year of her age, Augusta Ada, whin of V of Lovelace, and only dal Lord Byron, atter a long tue utmost patience and fottittu two sons and a daughter. DEATH OF ADMIRAL AUSTEN ter of G The tele John Aust -in-chief of the DIE plac October in the ex ... tie % f Admiral Sir I rn in 1779 K.O B LIEUT.-GENERAL WEMYSS died c Majesty. meat is vac .onelcy of t the younger bro- He entered the 62 years and Th e e