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arliamtntarp ro art I'lo. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY The Earl of ABERDEEN asked whether her Majesty's government had at any time expressed to that of Sardinia a similar opinion to that expressed to Austria, that any act of aggression, such as had been referred to, would not be viewed by Great Britain wi.h indifference? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied that no doubt, in the then state of the Milanese territory, the King of Sar dinia had thought he was justified in taking the course which lie had subsequently adopted ; but that course had been taken not only without the concurrence of the Bri tish government, but against their advice. Lord STANLEY complained of a bill which had been brought into the Canadian legislature, imposing a tax of 10s., without distinction of age, on all emigrants to Ca nada, and containing other vexatious clauses, and asked whether it was the intention of the government to ask her Majesty to give it her royal assent ? Earl - GniY said that some of the provisions of the mea sure could not be carried out, but it was a delicate thing to give any advice to her 'Alajesty with a view to annul an act of the Canadian legislature. He should, however, address a dispatch to the Governor-General, strongly re commending the amendment of some of the most objec tionable clauses. Lord LYTTELTON asked, pursuant to notice, whether the government intended to take any steps to prevent the lotteries called " racing sweeps " being held in public- houses The Earl of EGLINTON understood that these lotteries were conducted at licensed public-houses only, and on the fairest principles. He therefore thought it would be unjust to put down the practice in public-houses, when they could not interfere with the betting which took place in clubs. The Marquis of LANSDOW!CE replied that the govern ment were not prepared at present to take any steps in the matter, HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in reply to Mr. Childers, stated as regarded the case of the Bishop of Exeter and the Rev. Mr. Gorham, whose doctrinal views are im pugned by that right rev. prelate, that the subject was under serious consideration, with the view, if possible, of giving the latter gentleman an opportunity of showing the correctness of his doctrines. _ _ _ Lord .1. RUSSELL, in answer to Mr. Swart, intimated that the government were ready to give the general sub ject of taxation their best consideration with a view to its revision. In reply to Lord Jocelyn, Lord Jorts RUSSELL said that a portion of the people of Ireland were in a state of rebellion, but that the only fear he had was for the peace of that country : the loyal feeling of all the more estima ble portion of the population afforded a sure guarantee for the safety of the throne and the empire. If Lord Claren don should apply for increased powers to restrain the seditious, he (the Premier) would without hesitation ask parliament to grant them. The Bill for the Admission of Jews to seats in Parlia ment went through committee after the rejection of seve ral amendments by large majorities. To be read a third time on Monday. . . The Election . Recognizances Bill was, by a majority of 118 to 74, read a third time and passed. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. Lord BEAUMONT presented a bill for placing Odd Fel lows' Societies under the operation of the Benefit Socie ties Act, which was read a first time. The Earl of HARDWICKE, in reference to some obser vations which had been made in the House of Commons, 'as to the advantage which would result from admitting cotton at present in the ports of France into Great Britain, read a price current from a Scotch newspaper, which stated that there had been rather an inanimate demand for cot ton during the past week, and that the dulness of sales consequent thereon had not caused any rise in the price. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, in presenting a peti tion from Wexford in favour of the principle of Ulster tenant right, stated that he did not agree in the prayer, as, if the principle were carried out, it would terminate in confiscation. The noble marquis availed himself of that opportunity to state, that the conduct of the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland, under the trying circumstances in which he was placed, had met with the approval of all classes of well-disposed persons in Ireland. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TCESDAY A conversation of some interest took place on a "bar barous article" in the last number of the Nation, which Mr. B. Cochrane brought under the notice of Sir W. Somerville, who confessed that he had not seen it, but that he had no doubt that the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland would deal with it as circumstances required. An air of ridicule was attempted to be cast upon the whole matter by Mr. F. O'Connor, who, in his utter ignorance of the difference between the defence and the disturbance of public order, asked the Attorney-General whether he in tended to prosecute The Times newspaper for the inser tion of a letter in Monday's paper, showing how barri cades might be rendered of little avail by flinging Con greve rockets and howitzer shells over them into the midst of the ruffians sheltered behind them. Sir G. GREY stated, in reply to Mr. Stafford, that it was the intention of the government to bring in a bill to prevent ejectments without giving notice to the tenants, and also without giving notice to the board of guardians, that the ejectments would be likely to lead to their ex treme destitution. The bill would also provide against the destruction or pulling down of tenements by night, whatever might be the legal rights of the parties. Mr. HORSMAN, in an explanatory speech, moved a re solution with reference to the ecclesiastical commission, for the nurpo. , c of c.f ol;ri s away .1611 tho ‘l;coinrtinn w hi c h at present existed between the episcopal and common fund. Lord ASHLEY seconded the motion. Sir G. GREY, without controverting any of the argu ments of the mover or seconder, thought it unwise to adopt an abstract principle. Various questions, of which the present motion only involved one, had lowg been subjects of discussion in the commission, and he had no doubt measures would shortly be proposed for a better administration of these funds ; he should, therefore, move the previous question. Sir R. Peel, Mr. Gladstone, and Lord J. Russell ex pressed similar views, and, with Sir R. Inglis, Lord H. Vane, and Sir J. Johnstone, opposed the motion, which was supported by Mr. Plumptre, Lord Seymour, Mr. V. Smith, Mr. Bright, Mr. W. P. Wood, and Mr. Hume; when Mr. Horsman, having expressed himself satisfied with the assurance that the subject would he taken in band by the government, withdrew his motion. A somewhat protracted discussion ensued at the in stance of Col. DUNNE, in referen ce t o th e pu bli c wor k s carried out under that board in Ireland. Mr. ANSTEY moved an address to the Crown, praying that her Majesty would not consent to any arrangements arising out of recent events which do not recognise and secure to the Polish people their lawful liberties and in dependence. Mr. OSBORNE seconded the motion, when the house was counted out, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—`tiEDNEsDAv On the motion of Mr. J. E. DENISON, a select commit tee was appointed to inquire into the management of the Ecclesiastical Commission. The motion for resuming the debate on Mr. S. Craw ford's Out-going Tenant's (Ireland) Bill, having been agreed to, Mr. NAPIER rose in opposition to the measure, and was followed on the same side by Captain Archdall, Sir J. Walsh, Sir G. Grey, Col. Blackall, and Lord Cas tlereagh (unless the bill were referred to the consideration of a select committee), the speakers in favour of the se cond reading being Mr. J. O'Connell, Mr. F. O'Connor, Mr. Fagan, Colonel Rawdon, and Mr. Scully, when, after a reply from the hon. member for Rochdale, the mo tion was rejected by a majority of 123 ; the numbers were 145 to 22. Sir G. GREY, in reply to a statement of Mt. J. O'Con nell, that bands of armed Orangemen were wandering about the north of Ireland, intimidating and overawing the people, said it was scarcely worth his while to give the statement a denial. Mr. llumm's motion, that in all cases where the seat of any member has been declared void by an election com mittee, on the grounds of bribery or treating, no motion for the issuing of a new writ shall be made without previous notice being given on the votes, was agreed to without a division. The Great Yarmouth Freemen Disfranchisement ; Poor Houses (Ireland) Act Amendment ; the Mutiny, and Ma rine Mutiny Bills were severally read a second time. Sir W. SOMERVILLY brought up a bill for amending the Public Works (Ireland) Act, which was a read first time ; and Mr. ANSTEY renewed his motion on the subject of the independence of Poland for Tuesday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TifuRsuAv Sir JOHN WALsn called the attention of the govern ment to the Chartist procession which was announced for Monday next, and asked if any measures were adopted to secure the independence of the house and maintain the peace of the country ?_ _ _ Sir G. GREY observed that the attention of the govern ment had been directed to the subject, and that a procla mation was then bring printed, pointing out that the pro posed procession we contrary to the common and statute law of the realm, and calling upon all peaceably disposed and loyal persons to abstain from taking any part in it, and to assist in the preservation of the public peace. Mr. F. O'CONNOR alluded to processions of a similar character which had taken place in 1831 and 1834, without any charge of illegality having been brought against them. Sir G. GREY said that, without reference to precedents, the government had consulted the law officers of the crown, and had been informed by them that the proposed procession was illegal. If Mr. O'Connor was sincerely desirous of preserving the peace, he would urge those with whom he had any influence to abstain from all acts of violence at the meeting. The right honourable gentleman shortly afterwards gave notice that he would this da• move for leave to bring in a bill for the better se , the crown and government of the United Kingdom (Cheers from all sides.) Mr. F. FRENCH then moved for leave to bring in a bill to facilitate the reclamation of waste lands in Ireland which was granted. ,rite• of --- Mr. F. O ' CONNOR then moved for an address praying her Majesty to be graciously pleased to extend her roykil pardon to John Frost, Zephaniah Williams, William Jones, and all other political offenders. Sir G. GREY briefly stated the reasons which led the government to regard it as its duty to oppose tiv:. motion ; observing that it was chiefly upon the leaders of such movements as the parties alluded to had been implicatad in, that the weight of the law should fall, and not upon the followers whom they deluded into seditious and trai torous designs. It was to the leaders on such occasions that the government directed its attention, for reasons, the propriety of which would be assented to by the hon. gentleman (Mr. O'Connor intimated his assent by fre quently inclining his head). After some observations from Mr. Morgan, Mr. Hume, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Wokley, and Colonel Thompson, Sir D. DUNDAS vehemently objected to the motion, re capitulating the circumstances of the trial, which ended in the conviction of Frost, Williams, and Jones, who were now only suffering the just penalty of their very grave offence. He did not wish to raise an eternal barrier be tween them and the mercy of the crown, but this was cer tainly not the time for extending the royal clemency to them. Mr. GARDNER supported the motion; and after a few words in reply from Mr. F. O'Connor, the house divided, and the numbers were—for the motion, 23 ; against it, 91; majority against, 68. HOUSE OF COMMONS.- FRIDAY Mr. F. O'CoNNoR, in reply to a question from Mr. Drummond, said it was his intention on Monday next, to present to the house a petition signed by some millions of her Majesty's subjects in reference to a motion of which he had given notice for that day, as an amendment to the question of going into committee of supply. As it now appeared, there was to be no committee of supply on Monday, he hoped, therefore, the Government would allow him to bring forward his motion as the first busi ness of the evening. Lord J. RUSSELL said he was willing that the petition should receive every consideration at the hands of the House, but he could not postpone the Government busi ness for it on Monday. He would, however, allow him to bring on his motion as the first business for Friday. In reply to a question from Mr. BRIGHT, Sir G. GREY said the question of the illegality of the meeting on Monday next depended very much on the cir cumstances under which it was to be held. If it were to be held under such circumstances as were calculated to ex cite terror and alarm in the minds of the peaceable inhab itants, it would be contrary to the common law of the land. If it was intended to be a meeting in connexion with the procession, the question of legality or otherwise would be equally applicable to both, and must depend upon the circumstances of the case ; and he should con tend that the course pursued by the Government at the present time could not be objected to as an interference with the right of petition. A singular and very exciting scene followed, in the course of which Mr. F. O'Co,,brov. avowed his intention of being present at the meeting, and also at the processton, and was pre pared to take his full share of the responsibility, whate v e r it might be. He was for preserving the peace, which he I believed would not be disturbed if the procssion should not be interfered with by the Government. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON was unwilling to trust the pacific words of the hon. gentleman, when he found that he had made a most republican and exciting speech at a meeting in Cripplegate, on the previous evening. The worthy alderman quoted some passages of the speech as an exposition of its violence. Mr. F. O'CoNNon said the report was a fabrication, He was never either a Republican or Repealer in his life, After some observations from Mr. Harm, . , Sir DE LACY EVANS, conceivingthe meeting to be alarming to his constituents, would support the course pursued by government. Mr. J. (Y(_;ONNELL challenged Mr. F. O'Connor with having enrolled himself, fourteen years ago, as a member of a society for obtaining repeal of the union. (Loud cheering.) I Mr. P. - O'CoNNon said he had not done so. The only society he had enrolled himself in was one established by the late Daniel O'Connell ; and he paid his subscription of one guinea to buy a gun and a knapsack. (Tremen dous cheering and laughter.) Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said there was no foundation for such an imputation against his deceased relative. After some further animated discussion, Mr. WAKLEY said that the gallant member for West minster, who now deprecated such meetings as that to take place on Monday as illegal and calculated to overawe parliament, had himself, when the Reform Bill was under discussion and in danger, declared that he would not hesi tate to put himself at the head of 100,000 men, to march down to the House of Commons. (Great laughter.) The subject then dropped. Sir G. GREY then drew attention to some portions of the United Kingdom, in which all the limits of free dis cussion were exceeded, and language indulged in of a seditious and even of a treasonable character. However unwilling to interfere with speeches or writings of an ex citing character, when not likely to prove mischievous, the government could not close their eyes to the danger, under existing circumstances, of suffering such proceedings to continue as had marked the conduct of the Irish Con federation, and which had already subjected some of its members to prosecution. The right hon. gentleman called attention to the articles and speeches in the United Irishman, the Nation, and other papers, clearly disclosing the treasonable intentions of the speakers and writers. The right hon. gentleman explained the nature of the law of treason, and the difference between that law in England and Ireland —the 36th of George the Third, which con siderably enlarged and extended that law, never having been extended to the latter country. It was right that the law in both countries should be the same, and with some modification he proposed to extend it to Ireland, reducing the punishment in all cases, except those of levying war against the Sovereign or imagining the Queen's death, to transportation for life, with a discretion in the judge to reduce such punishment to any shorter period, not less than seven years. This law, so framed, was to be applicable to the whole of the United Kingdom, but still further measures might become necessary to be ap plied to Ireland, though he would not mix them up with that which he had then to submit to the consideration of the house. The ris'ht hon barnnof , nnelmled by moving' fo, to bring in a bill for the better security of the Crown and Government of the United Kingdom. The motion for leave to bring in the bill was carried by a majority of 283 to 24. Sir G. GREY then intimated that he would move the second reading of the bill on Monday, and he would then also move the suspension of the standing orders in order that it might go through committee the same night. Sir W. SOMERVILLE moved the second reading of the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Bill, with a view to refer it to a select committee, at the request of several Trish members. After some discussion, Sir W. VERNER moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Some further discussion ensued, but eventually the bill was read a second time, and referred to a select committee. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. FRANCE The Paris correspondent of the Times of Tuesday writes : —" I lament sincerely to state that the serious phase of the Republic, so often predicted and so much dreaded, appears about to arrive. Our accounts from the provinces are most unfavourable. In one district the troops are guilty of insubordination ; in another the people display an amount of excitement and of irritation not unnatural on the morrow of a revolution, but still of a truly lamen table character ; in another bands of thieves of the stamp of those who immediately after the revolution committed the enormities outside Paris, of which you are aware, dis, turb and ravage the country. In Paris nolitical excite ment begins to produce verbal conflicts, wiiicii may de generate ',rift) personal violence. Yesterday, for example, the electoral question was discussed - at a preparatory meet ing held at the Bourse with a degree of heat and excite ment that at one moment seemed on the point of leading to blows. At Lyons disorganization, civil and military, is said to exist. At koanne disorders have taken place of a serious kind. At Lilleboane (between Rouen and Havre) a conflict has occurred between the people and the autho rities, in which the troops were obliged to fire. Four men and two women were killed on the spot, and 20 were se verely wounded." It seems now beyond question that the government will take the railways into its hand, if present intentions be persevered in. The National has an article evidently pre paring the way for such a course. The insubordination of the army is not yet suppressed, and breaches of disci pline are very frequent. The Democratic Paczfique contains a brief article, but as startling a laconism as we have ever read :—" A general bankruptcy is imminent, and the Provisional Government, struck with stupor, postpones the most urgent measures to the opening of the Constituent Assembly. In the meantime the workshops are in a state of disorganisation ; each day thousands of workmen are thrown upon the streets, and when the Constituent Assembly shall meet, it will find itself in presence of 800,000 men and women without work and without bread. Let the Provisional Government shake off its stupor, and let great measures be immediately resolved upon." Notwithstanding the uniform declaration of M. de La martinc to all the foreign malcontents, from the Poles to the Irish, it is generally supposed that the Republic desires to make Italy a free republic, and destroy all existing principalities. The Paris papers of Wednesday demonstrate the in creasing difficulties of the new Republic. The elections of officers of the National Guards com menced that morning, and were proceeding quietly, but considerable excitement would probably mark their close. The struggle is between the moderate and ultra republi cans, and its result may indicate the tone and complexion of the election of members of the Constituent Assembly. The state of anarchy and disorder to which Lyons, the second city of France, has been reduced is but timidly alluded to in the journals before us. They speak of pro cessions of women, and of assemblages of 8,000 or 10,000 armed men, who are masters of the city, and of the revolt and disorganisation of the regiments of soldiers which formed its garrison. A letter from an eminent manufac turer of Lyons has been received by his correspondents in London, which draws a fearful picture of the present state of that once-flourishing city, and concludes by the most melancholy anticipations as to its future fate. " Only con ceive," says the writer, " the city of Lyons in the hands of the most turbulent, the most excitable, the most licen tious populace of Europe. Behold a formidable garrison placed in fortified barracks to overawe and control them, who are themselves now in full revolt and mutiny." The National denies that France has hostile views on Germany, anti maintains that the closest union should take place between the two countries, in order efficaciously to support the Poles in the war between that people and the Russians. On his side the Emperor is decided and vigo rous at least. lie is said to have ordered that every man in Russian-Poland, between the ages of 18 and 35, shall be removed into the interior of Russia. Mr. Robert Owen, the Socialist, is in communication wit.h. M. Louis Blanc, at Parjs,. on the organi za ti on o f laboor, and promises that, if his plans be adopted, all the wurkmen of France shall, in less than a month, be fully an ; - 1 profitably occupied Boutta.NlAux Om MARctl, 1848.—" Things look so gloomy het.f-, that our senior partner has given up all idea of starting 012 his commercial Journey. The c r i s i s i n t h e . frightful. No billa can be negotiated i on any terms, and money is getting scarcer every day. If it continues a fortnight longer, all houses will stop pay ment, and we are compelled to inform our friends that we cannot execute any more orders but at one month's credit from date of shipment. In France ive have not, for the last fortnight, delivered any goods unless the cash was paid beforehand. You will be glad to hear, my dear Sirs, that, so far, we have not sustained any loss, but it must come if our government system continues. We are pro testing against it, and are determined, in the south of France, not to be ruled by 35,000 Parisians." The Paris papers of Saturday state that the republican party were satisfied with the result of the election of offi cers of the National Guard. The utmost tranquillity prevailed, but the approaching general election continued to be looked to with some anxiety. A strange rumour had got afloat, one which, if confirmed, would very con siderably reassure the public mind, namely, that Baron James de Rothschild had been offered the Ministry of Finance ? THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. AMERICA.—The intelligence brought by the steam-ship Cambria, which arrived on Saturday, is not important. ' The Caledonia reached Halifax on the 26th ult. The news of the French Revolution had created a great sensa tion, and meetings were held, at which the Irish were the most prominent. A change of ministry had taken place in Canada, and it was expected that parliament would be prorogued shortly. The discovery of a gold mine near Quebec had occasioned much excitement. The territory which the United States demand from Mexico amounts to 751,000 square miles, raising, if re quired, the territory of the United States to 2,751,144 square miles, and reducing that of Mexico to 933,160 miles. COOLNESS IN DANGER.—The papers recount a comic incident of the Prussian revolution. In one of the barri cades carried and cleared away by the troops, the kernel of the mass of beams, casks, furniture, and paling, flung hastily together, was found to be a cab, with the unfor. tunate " fare" still in it. It had been stopped and covered up before he could get out. As soon as it was dragged forth, he put his head to the window, and politely begged the door might be opened, as calmly as if he had just driven up in the ordinary course of things. He will, doubtless, figure in Berlin history as an Englishman—for we have an universal reputation for taking things coolly. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. — Advices to the 29th of Janu ary, which give most satisfactory accounts of the state of the colony. Sir Harry Smith was proceeding rapidly on his tour of inspection beyond the limits of the colony. He has made the port at the mouth of the Buffalo, in Caffreland, a British D ort, ca ll e d E as t L on d on ; Waterloo Bay, in the district of Victoria, formerly the neutral ter ritory, is also provided for, custom-house officers are ap pointed for each, with a board for the improvement of the " port of East London ;" and Mr. Charles Wolfe and Mr. Thomas Nightingale are to proceed forthwith as sub-collectors to open the new ports of Waterloo Bay and East London, and to receive customs' duties thereat. SHIPWRECK-150 LrvEs LOST.—Letters have been received from Penang, dated February sth, relative to the British ship General Wood, which, we regret to say, there is too much reason to believe has foundered in the Chinese seas, and every soul belonging to her, amounting to 150, is supposed to have met with a watery grave. The ill fated vessel, it is reported, was chartered by the Indian government for the transport service. She was an old ship 800 tons burden, and left Singapore on the 2nd of January for Penang, having on board 91 convicts, a de tachment of soldiers, several passengere, and a crew of between 30 and 40 persons. Since that period nothing whatever has been heard of her, THE POPE DIVTDED. — TweIve thousand men (says the IMbats) have marched from Rome to succour Lombardy against the Austrians. The Pope, on their departure, gave them his benediction in the following terms :—" As Head of the Church, I am at peace with all the universe. As .an Italian Prince, I have a right to defend Italy, my country. I bless you. The cause you go to defend is a holy cause; God will make it triumph. I bless you once more. Fight and conquer in the name of the Lord." Here is some confusion, surely. Which of the two per sonages between whom Pius IX. divides his identity draws the sword, and which of them blesses it ? But it is the fault of the Pope's position, and not his own, that he sees his own image at once on both sides of the thaumatrope. WEST INDIES.—The Medway Royal mail steam-ship, Captain May, arrived on Tuesday morning at Southamp ton, at six o'clock, with the usual fortnightly mail, which brings us the important intelligence of the capture of the Upper and Lower Forts on the Oregon River by the boats of H.M. ship Alarm, Captain Loch, the steamer Vixen, and brig Daring, and a detachment of the 38th Regiment, the whole in command of Capt. Loch, with Commanders Rider and Peel in command of their own boats. The Lower Forts showed much resistance, but the loss in the boats was trifling—one man killed and a midshipman wounded. The loss on shore was considerable. The news by this arrival from the West India Islands is unim portant. They are all reported as being in a healthy state, but the merchants complaining. Col. Henry Capadoce, the acting commander-in-chief of the army at Jamaica, died very suddenly on the Ist March, at Up Park Camp, in the 70th year of his age. Madrid letters of the Ist instant state that the utmost alarm continued to prevail in that capital. Additional troops had been sent for. The garrison was to be in creased to 13,000 men. The post-office had been con verted into a fortress. Arrests continued to be made. General Chacon was taken into custody, and sent a pri soner to the citadel of Pampeluna, for having, in conjunc tion with other senators, demanded an audience of the Queen to present a petition in favour of the prisoners condemned to death. Fourteen persons were sent from Madrid on the 31st ult. The &fib and the Clamor Publico were seized on the same day. The university, having been the theatre of some rioting on the Ist, was closed by order of the government, as also the medical school of San Carlos. It was rumoured that another in surrection would take place on the 2nd, but up to post hour nothing had occurred to disturb the tranquillity of the capital. The intelligence from the provinces was satisfactory. The Eii2ancipation of Brussels has accounts of fresh disturbances on the Belgian frontiers. It appears that on Monday last a band of about 50 individuals, almost all drunk, proceeded to the factory of M. Defontaine, at Halluin, a village contiguous to the gates of Menin, threatening to pull it down if he (lid not instantly dismiss all the Flemish workmen in his employ. M. Defontaine was obliged to submit, and the workmen left the factory amidst the frantic yells of the malefactors. The Mayor, however, eventually expelled them from the village, and the poor Belgian operatives have since resumed their situ ations in the factory of M. Defontaine. The Gazette de Mbns, of Thursday evening, says that the " strike" of the minor operatives is complete ; the conflict of the 3d has exasperated them, and they are now overrunning the vil lages in large bands. The students in the Universities of Louvain, Brussels, and. Tournai have resolutely raised the standard of revolt against their rectors. Those of Louvain have drawn up a protest against the Roman Catholic Uni versity, denouncing it as a retrograde institution, farbehind the ideas of the present age of enlightenment, and demand ing the adoption of a broader and more liberal policy. ITALY The King of Sardiniae — ntered Pavia at the head of 30,000 men on the 29th ult., and left next day for Lodi. The crew of an Austrian frigate in the roads of Naples had compelled the captain to hoist the Italian national flag. It is reported that Savoy has declared itself a Republic. On the 30th, Marshal Radetzky was still at Brescia, but the accounts state that he has not more than 15,000 men under his command, and that their position is very critical. The Austrian army is stunned by the rapidity of their defeat, and are in several places in a state of com plete disorganisation. Padua has protested against the establishment of Venice as a separate Republic under the name of the Republic of St. Mark. A great Italian union is the wish of all the Revolution party throughout the north of Italy. The Provisional Government at Venice has intimated that it is willing to join a general Italian Government, and that it is desirous, above all things, to avoid division. The Patria of Florence announces that a political alliance, offensive and defensive, against Austria. has been concluded by the King of Sardinia with the Pope, t'ae King of Naples, and the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Letters from Palermo of the 28th ult. announce that the Sicilian parliament was constituted; that Admiral Ruggiero, chief of the insurrection, had been appointed Regent, and that the political separation of Naples and Sicily w 2.4 an accomplished fact. The papers froze Naples reach to the 29th of March, at which date the ministry was still incomplete. An occa sional disposition to riot continued to be manifested; but it had hitherto been subdued by the interference of the military. AUSTRIA The Vienna correspondent of the Cologne Gazette gives a short sketch of the lamentable condition of Austria. The roots of the ancien regime are still sprouting among the upper classes, and there is no hope that a strong man will arise to clean these stables of Augea. The Govern ment is confused, bewildered, and perfectly helpless. Archduke Louis, the patron of the stand-still system, is, however, about to be forced to resign his share in the public business. The news from Italy, Hungary, Croatia, Galicia, Bohemia—in short, from all parts of the empire —make the Austrian statesmen almost frantic. The movements among the labouring-classes acquire daily a more threatening character. A repetition of the bloody drama of 1846 is preparing in Galicia. A deputation has been sent to the Emperor from that province, to inquire whether he should like to see all the noblemen's throats cut ? Russian agents are busy fanning the smouldering flames in Cracow. According to the last advices from Vienna it appears that the proclamation of Sardinia had at that time been made known. Nevertheless, although volunteers in large numbers were being enrolled to join the army in Italy, it was believed that the cabinet would pursue a temperate course, and, renouncing all hope of reconquering the re volted territory, seek only to obtain a good arrangement by a convention with Lombardy, in which that country should agree to take her share of tl•e public debt, and at the same time enter into a mutually advantageous treaty of commerce. PRUSSIA AND THE GERMAN MOVEMENT, We have received papers from Berlin of the sth, Ham burgh the 4th, Cologne the 6th, from Heidelberg of the sth, and from Vienna of the Ist of this month : A letter from Schildberg, in Posen, in the Breslauer Zeitung, gives evidence of the progress of anarchy in the Grand Duchy. The letter is dated the 30th ult. On that night and preceding nights the sky was reddened by the glare of conflagrations. Country seats and castles were burned down by the rioters who pretend to regenerate Poland. The town itself is filled with fugitive gentry, many of whom had saved nothing beyond their lives. Couriers had been sent to Breslau, Mielitsch, and War tenberg to call for military assistance, for an attack on the town of Schildberg was daily expected. The bands of sithemen are still increasing. Recruiting parties are everywhere busy enlisting peasants, to whom they offer a small bounty, and, probably, a brilliant prospect of plunder. Leiters from Stralsund of the Ist, in the Cologne Ga zette, state that the port of that town is being put in a state of defence, to prevent a coup de main of the Danes. Danholm, too, a small island near the entrance of the har bour, has, on the express order of the minister at war, been provided with artillery. The shipowners of Stral sund are fast discharging their sailors, and corn has fallen 30 to 40 per cent. in price. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. The Cologne Gazette copies a statement of the Bremer Zeitung to the effect that a Prussian vessel which passed through the Sound on the 28th ultimo was fired upon by the batteries nn chime, and that come damage was done to her rigging. The Cologne Gazette adds that the veracity of this statement is very doubtful. A letter from Rendsburgh, in the Cologne Gazette, states that the provisional government have despatched a letter, containing a summary of their grievances, to the King of Denmark. They add that they have taken the direction of affairs upon themselves in order to prevent the impending dangers of anarchy, and to open the way to an amicable understanding. A letter from the Eider, of the 31st ultimo, in the Bre meir Zeitung, reports that a strong firing of artillery and musketry was that day heard in the direction of Schleswig or Eckeruforde. Information was received at Kiel on the 30th (though it can hardly be relied on) that the Danish war-steamer Hecla had been boarded and taken by the students of Kiel and a battalion of riflemen. The Rob Roy, Captain Knocker, from Hamburgh, ar rived at Hull, on Sunday, with papers and correspondence of considerable interest. She left Hamburgh on Friday morning. The Danish Minister at Hamburgis has been dismissed, in consequence, as is alleged, of having refused his pro tection and assistance to the many Danish officers and subjects who had taken refuge in that city when driven by recent events from the Duchy of Holstein. It appears that the King of Denmark left Copenhagen on the sth of April to put himself at the head of his army, which already amounts to 18,000 men. llis majesty is expected to have landed this day at Fredericia, the most southern port in Jutland, and the nearest to Colding, where the Danish army is concentrated, which town, being on the very bOrder of Schleswig, is forty-five miles due north of Flensburg. There P"pZars to be the greatest enthusiasmon both sides. The volunteers for the Danish army are said to arrive in shoals ; they seem determined to make a vigorous struggle. The Danish fleet is being prepared with all possible despatch, and the government has announced its inten tion of making reprisals upon German and Prussian vessels, and to blockade Stettin, Dantsic, Memel, and other ports. They have seven ships already equipped. The Prussian division of 5000 men has passed through Hamburgh into Holstein. The Hanoverians are at Stade, on the southern bank of the Elbe, and will immediately cross that river to Gluck stadt, marching thence upon Itzchoe, en route to Rends burg.__ A:discount bank has been commenced at Hamburgh. The island of Alsen continues in possession of about 800 Danes. Several of the inhabitants have been appre hended and imprisoned by the Danish authorities of the island, and it is supposed they will be detained in the Castle of Sonderburg. All communication between the island and continent is completely intercepted. RUSSIA. MANIFESTO OF TIIE EMPEROR The following manifesto of the Emperor Nicholas has been published at St. Petersburg and received with the greatest enthusiasm : " After the benefits of a long peace the West of Europe finds itself at this moment suddenly given over to perturbations which threaten with ruin and overthrow all legal powers and the whole social system. " Insurrection and anarchy, the offspring of France, soon crossed the German frontier and have spread themselves in every direction with an audacity which has gained new force in proportion to the concessions of the governments. This de vastating plague has at last attacked our allies, the Empire of Austria and the Kingdom of Prussia, and to-day in its blind fury menaces even our Russia, that ussia which God has con fided to our care. " But Heaven forbid that this should be ! Faithful to the example handed down from our ancestors, having first invoked the aid of the Omnipotent, we are ready to encounter our ene mies from whatever side they may present themselves, and without sparing our own person we will know how, indissolubly united to our holy country, to defend the honour of the Russian name, and the inviolability of our territory. We are convinced that every Russian, that every one of our faithful subjects will respond with joy to the call of his Sovereign. Our ancient war cry, ' For our faith, our Sovereign, and our country,' will once again lead us on the path of victory, and then, with senti ments of humble gratitude, as now, with feelings of holy hope, we and will submit, for God is on our side.' e a o ll p c le r , ywith one voice, ' God is on our side, und e rst an d th i s " Given at St. Petersburg, the 14th (26th) of March, in the year of Grace, 1848, and the 23d of our reign." A Paris letter in the Allgemeine Zeitung states that the foreign diplomatists there do not think that Russia will engage in a war with Germany in order to keep possession of Poland. The Emperor Nicholas is expected to leave the present European movement to itself, even though he might lose Warsaw, and to turn his whole power towards the ultimate end of all Russian policy—viz., towards Con stantinople. England is the only country which he is likely to meet in that direction ; but it is thought that he is prepared to propose a division of the spoils of the Orient among Russia, England, France, and Greece. POLAND, The military Governor of Warsaw has published a pro claination. in which he decrees that no one shall be per mitted to appear in the streets of the town if an insurrec tion should break out. All houses and shops shall be shut ; the proprietors and lodgers of a house shall be responsible for any tiring from any part of the house. The Bombay TiineB states that a new implement has been constructed for the purpose of freeing cotton from its seeds and husks. The implement is said to combine the cheapness and economy of the native churka with the eiti eiency ut the American savv-ipu. IRELAND. The doubt thrown on the loyalty of Professor Butt has been completely dispelled. A man named Coogan, in the county of Meath, has made a tender for a contract to supply ash saplings, each eleven feet long, for 100,000 men. A HINT TO GOVERNMENT.—On Saturday, the unprece dented sum of £6OOO was withdrawn from the Savings' Bank of this town. The lower and middle orders must be aware of some threatened danger, else they would not thus run on an institution which they considered heretofore so secure.—Drogheda Conservative. The repealers of Derry held a meeting - on Sunday week in the Chapel-yard, in lieu of the demonstration which they were prevented from making on St. Patrick's Day. The Sabbath is the great day of business with the Roman Catholic politicians. They seem to expunge the 4th as well as the 2d commandment from their decalogue. FIRE ARMS.—AII the gunmakers of Cork are actively engaged making "rifles to order." In several directions, within the suberbs of Limerick, Confederate groups were engaged on Sunday, on the Canal, at Newcastle race course, at \fount.kennet, and the King's Island at ball practice to a late hour. As an illustration of the avidity to possess arms which 11 0 1 V Prevails among the rabble, we may mention the fact that an ironmonger in the neighbourhood of Chancery. lane, Dublin, sold, in a few hours, no less than sixty dozen of old bayonets which had remained for years upon his hands. The Repeal Association met as usual on Monday, but nothing occurred worth reporting, except, perhaps, the farce of producing a boy five years old, who made a " pa triotic" speech, and was admitted a member of the asso ciation upon paying a subscription of £l. The rent was announced to be £B7 18s. NAVAL FORCES ON THE COAST OF IRELAND.-At the present moment our naval forces at Cork and the coast of Ireland amounts to 18 ships, of all classes—viz., 3 line of-battle ships, a corvett e , 3 s t ore - s hi ps, an d 2 teders ; 2 steam-frigates, 1 steam-sloop, and 6 steam-vessels, mount ing 378 guns, and above 2700 men. This force acts in co operation with the army. HORRIBLE CASE.—At the recent Galway assizes a man named John Conolly pleaded guilty to a charge of sheep stealing. The judge said an end should be put to such practices, or that no man's property could be safe. He sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Mr. Dopping, R.M., stood up, and addressing the court, said that he felt bound to explain to the court what he knew of this case. He had been told that the prisoner and his family were starving when this offence had been committed. One of his children had died, and he had been credibly informed that the mother eat part of its legs and feet after its death. He had the body exhumed, and found that nothing but the hones remained of its legs and feet. The prisoner was instantly discharged.— Galway Vindicator. IS THE PURCHASE OF PIKES LEGAL ?—A man named Thomas Kirwan was brought up at the Dublin Police Court, on Saturday, charged by Thomas Arkins, a special constable, with having bought six pike heads of David Hyland, blacksmith. The prisoner had ordered six pikes to be made, and when he came for three of them, Hyland suspecting that he was a spy, followed him. and saw him go to the Castle. He was accordingly apprehended by Mr. Arkins (apparently one of the young Ireland party), who appeared against him. The case was adjourned till Monday, when Col. Brown, (commissioner of police) stated that the prisoner had been employed by him to get the pikes, as he (Col. Browne) was doing all in his power to obtain information on the subject of the manufacture and sale of pikes. He thought he should not be doing his duty if he did not put the government in possession of all that was passing in Dublin. As the law now stood, there was nothing to prevent any individual from making pikes, and therefore he had not interfered with those who made them. The prisoner was discharged. THE ORANGE INSTITUTION At a very fully Attended meeting of Lisburn district, held in the town of Lisburn on Saturday the Ist instant, James Watson, Esq., of Ilrookhill, in the chair, the fol lowing excellent resolutions were unanimously adopted : Moved by Thomas F. Caldbeck, district master: seconded by John Pennington, district secretary : Resolved--" That we regard with horror and detestation the treasonable and wicked practices which prevail in other parts of this country." - Moved by Nicholas Gordon, foreman of committee; seconded by William Kernahan, district treasurer : Resolved—" That it is oar firm determination to support the throne and constitution of Great Britain, anti to assist her most Gracious Majesty, Queen '% ictm ia, in nraintaining order, suppressing outrage, and checking the progress of scilition." Moved 5 7 1Y -- .1do; Clarke limes ; seconded by \\*Lilian] Decker, deputy district mast4T:— Resolved—" That, in our opinion, the evils at piwent exist ing have been produced and fostered by a system of mi9govern ment, and are the natural refuels of placing ptmer in Ilia bands of dit,stifecta raft, of making datigttitig, antcripFurat, and unconstitutional concessions to popery, and of discourag ing the loyal, peaceable, and industrious portion of our com munity." Moved by the Rev. H. Hodson, district chaplain ; se conded by James Reilly, deputy master of 536 : Resolved—" That, considering the present distracted, demo ralised, and unhappy state of other parts of Ireland, we feel deeply grateful to Almighty God for the pe ce, safety, and comfort by which we are surrounded in Ulster, and ascribe all our blessings, under Him, to the unrestricted use of His HOLY WORD, and the unshackled liberty of conscience secured to us by our PROTESTANT FAITH." (Signed) JAMES WATSON, Chairman. T. F. CALDWELL, Vice-Chairman. Other meetings of Orangemen, with similar objects, have taken place in various parts of Ireland. The follow ing was one of the resolutions passed at a meeting at Newry :—" That although we consider that loyalists have been heretofore very badly treated when it was considered their services would no longer be required, yet as our loyalty is not based on unworthy motives, but arises solely from a conviction of the soundness of the principles we have espoused, we declare readiness, if required, to turn out and assist his Excellency and the constituted authori ties in the maintenance of good order and good govern ment." What does the Popish press, and what do the public generally think of the Orangemen now ?—Will their loyal ty be doubled after this ? CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE, CHESTER CATHEDRAL.—An elegant stone screen, of beautiful design, is now erected behind the handsome pul pit, which has lately been presented to the Cathedral by Sir E. S. Walker. DEATH OF BISHOP RUSSELL.—This prelate of the Scottish Church was, as in the case of the late Dr. Chal mers, found dead in his bed early on Monday morning. The previous day he conducted the services in the chapel at Leith, and thereafter the devotional exercises in his own family. MUNIFICENT GIFT IN AID OF THE ERECTION AND ENDOWMENT OF CHURCHES.—John Hardy, Esq., late M.P. for Bradford, has presented to the Rev. J. Burnet, LL.D., the respected vicar of that parish, the munificent sum of £6OOO for the purposes of church building and endowment ; £2500 for the endowment of a church to be built at Wibsey Bank Foot, in the township of North Bierley ; £2500 for the endowment of a church to be erected at Shelf; and the remaining £lOOO as a subscrip -1 tion towards the building of the two churches. The churches are to contain 500 sittings each, 350 of which ure to be free, and the population of the district to be assigned to each church is not to exceed 2000 persons. Messrs. Mellinson and Healy are appointed architects ; and Geo. Barron, Esq., of Druton, near Hull, has very liberally given the site for the church intended to be erected at Wibsey Bank Foot, the works of which it is expected will commence before the end of the present month. POPERY IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.—That there are still many clergymen of the Church of England, who, in secret, work for the propagation of Popery, though they deem it prudent to preach publicly within bounds, there cannot be a doubt. The exposures of the Puseyite party have silenced their open perversion of Scriptural truths, but still they go from house to house, and recom mend the perusal of certain works calculated to lead their flocks astray. Only four days since we entered a friend's house, and found on the table a volume entitled, " The remains of George Herbert," it was left there by the in cumbent of the parish, several passages were underlined in black lead pencil, and at page 52, under the head of " Advice to Parsons on Sacraments," we found the fol lowing passage, "he is in great confusion, as being not only to receive God, but to break and administer him." The clergyman we allude to had underlined the word " break." If this is not going the whole hog with Popery we know not what is. The most bigoted Papist would not go further than "breaking God ?"--Shropshire Con servative. THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER.--This case came on at Warwick last week. After the examination of the Bishop and his lady totally denying the imputations alleged against them, the defendant called several witnesses, most of whom deposed to " peculiarities" in the Bishop's manner on the occasions alluded to ; but the only witness who spoke with any distinctness was Mr. W. J. Foster, the master of the Blue Coat School at Birmingham, who swore that, in his opinion, Mr. Lee was intoxicated when he visited the school on the occasion referred to ; and that he had at the time mentioned his suspicions to members of the com mittee. He admitted that Mr. Lee had put up an extem pore prayer and delivered a beautiful address to the chil dren—Mrs. Lee being present ; and that from the first Mr. Lee had complained of the management of the school. Mrs. Foster gave similar evidence. The sister of the de fendant—a lady of very amiable and most intelligent rp pearance—sat by his side, and acted as a junior counsel, patiently assisting him throughout the whole of his very long trial. The lady seemed perfectly conversant with all the features of, and documents connected with, the case. The jury found the defendant guilty, and he will be brought up for judgment next term, which commences next week. The defendant gave notice of applying for a new trial, on the ground that the judge would not consent to postpone the case to another day, to receive the evidence of one of his witnesses, who was absent. EPISCOPAL INCOMES. — The debate which took place on Tuesday, in the House of Commons, upon Mr. Hors_ man's distinction the application between 1 o episcopal motion an d c t o o m d m i ocnnlftui funds, i s e , restrictingof the surplus revenues of the archbishops and bishops to episcopal purposes, and permitting no part of it to be ap plied to the relief of parochial destitution—the debate on this motion, although it resulted in the withdrawal of the abstract resolution proposed to the house, will not remain entirely fruitless. The working clergy will, we will not say in due time—for the time has long been over due when some arrangement should have been effected for extend ing their efficiency, and acknowledging it with adequate remuneration—they will, we repeat, sooner or later, de rive benefit from Mr. Horsman's motion. Parochial des titution and inadequate clerical pay were confessed as large and existing evils, by speakers on all sides of the house, and of every shade of opinion. The speech of Sir Robert Peel pointed to the magnitude of the evil, and that of Lord John Russell left hope that it would not be per mitted to remain long unredressed. We think that the rights of the working clergy may be established, and the wrongs of the over-populous laity redressed, without the privileges or the official property of the episcopacy suffer ing diminution, and we shall hail the day when this great consummation shall be successfully arrived at. Lord John Russell acts wisely in taking counsel of the lord primate. The result of his grace's advice, if speedily acted on, will be a day of renewed hope, the opening of a season of realization for the Church of England generally. —Church and State Gazette. RAILWAY AFFAIRS. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway shares have ad vanced in price within the last few days from £99 to £lO7 and £lOB, and are in considerable demand at improving rates. The receipts of the French railways have wofully de clined since the injuries done to them in February. On the Paris and Rouen and Havre lines, three-fourths of the traffic have been annihilated. No certain decision as to the character of the votes ten dered by dissentient shareholders of the Liverpool, Man chester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway has been arrived at. All proceedings have consequently beer adjourned till the meeting on the 4th of May. THE DEE ERIDGH AT CHESTER.—Captain Simmons, the government officer, inspected the Dee Bridge structure, on Tuesday, and will make his report to the Board of Trade. The bridge was repeatedly tested by heavy lug gage trains, purposely loaded, and moved by two heavy locomotives. The speed at times was as high as 40 miles an hour. The utmost deflection obtained was 3-16ths of an inch in the span of 30 feet, and the vibration is said to have been scarcely perceptible. From official returns it appears that the amount of traffic for the last week, on 3,658 miles of railway, was £158,4 75, thus accounted for :—£72,603 for the convey ance of passengers only, :€45,569 for the carriage of goods, and a remainder of £40,303 for passengers and goods to gether, not respectively apportioned ; being an increase of £13,989 over the corresponding week of last year, when the mileage was 2,711. The average earnings per mile last week were £43, whilst in 1847 they were £53. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. — LIGHTNING.—We un derstand that the lightning of Sunday week had eery con siderable effect upon the wires of the electric telegraph, particularly on the line eastward from Manchester to Nor mouton. Not only were the needles deflected, and their power of answering to the handles considerably weakened, but those at the Normanton Station were found to have had their poles reversed by some action of the electric fluid in the atmosphere. The mischief has since been repaired, and the needles are again in good working order. It Is found, however, that those wires which pass through hilly districts, and are consequently conveyed through railway tunnels, are more deranged by electric or other causes, and the needles more deflected, than those of the more level tracts of country. The confiscation of railway property in France has at length commenced—commenced, too, in the very case which, reasoning on ordinary principles, we should have expected to be least obnoxious to such a proceeding. The Orleans and Central Railway had already given their offi cials for some years the advantages of communism to its fullest extent : every employe was a shareholder, and par ticipated in the profits to a respectable extent. These very men, knowing the desire of the government to get hold of the line, at once resolve to furnish a pretext for it. They, the executive officers, simply refuse, onefine morn, ing, to work the line for the company. Of course the line must be worked somehow; so the government step in to see the line worked, take possession of the till, and henceforth, the five-franc pieces paid for fares will roll away into the treasury, and, with a chink most agreeable to ears of provisional governors, drop idto the chest of the commonwealth. BIWA AINS. --Thelate success of the narrow gunge expresses conveying the Premier's financial state ment has not passed unheeded by the broad-guage party. The Morning Herald boldly declares that last Saturday's ordinary morning express train, from the Paddington ter minus, made for 53 miles the most rapid trip that has yet been performed by the locomotive. During the experi ments that were made with the brcad-guage eight-wheel engines some months since, the shortesttime in which th e 53 miles from Paddington to Dideot were run over was 53 tn. 4s. On the 18th the " Lightning," eight-wheel engine, with 8-ft. drivi rig-wheels, and driven by W. Cowell, a careful and experienced man, left Paddington at 54 m. 6 s. past 10 o'clock, and came to a dead stop at the Didcot station at 45 in. 44 s. after 11 o'clock ; performing the 53 miles, therefore, in 51 In. 38 s.—that is from a state of rest h 9 a state of rest. The writer rode the whole of the dis tance on the engine, which wes perfectly steady at the highest velocity--viz., between 75 and 76 miles per boor. Of the 53 miles. 50 were performed at the average velocity of between 67 and 68 milts per hour. The weight was 50 April 11, 1.848. - - 110 18Y1 CHESHIRE J UNCTION RAILWAY.-011 Q 1 w tbi 0 0, adjourned half-yea r ly mee ti ng t oo k pl a ce. Mr. A e sti Bancroft, of Manchest er , t oo k th e c hair, and it apP ted that an arrange men t h a d b een ma d e w ith the Bir!Toog, Dock Company to pay off the amount borrowed , o Zots by monthly instalment s o f £3,000, the first el eftel W. be made on the first of M ay . Th e R e v. "if , 'rkinf a few remarks on an alleged extravagance in the $,.. 0 . of the rail wa y, moved that the number of direct ors, duced duced from twelve to n i ne , and the amount of ren.logat tion from £1,200 t o £9OO. He moved the aPP° I I , of Messrs. B a n cro ft, Gibb, H owar d , B ryan s, Shan' t ie , ge n lamy,Rayner,Willi amsan dT ay l or. th e l as t 'lam- o man being a director of the Shrewsbury and Che..„ste l j o y way. When the resolution was about to be put, 10 .„% i gi Laird said, that as his name had been left out, he yid the fullest investigation into every circumstance.intiot he had taken any part, and he would not resign .°,1 6 013: had been done. M r . W. L a i r d expresse d sinn" 11 .000 ments. One or t wo s h are h o ld ers sa id that' - it t? imputing personal dishonour, it would be, better s ot Messrs. Laird retired.—Mr. Townsend, solicitor,W that neither he nor Mr. Mallaby knew a nythinf be pi loan to the Dock Company.—Mr. John Laird 0 1 ° 4 tbef no wish to remain in if the shareholders thougu is alls would be better pleased with another director; :l a b; could not consent to go out allowing any sharell° t i v oro charge him with having dealt unfairly or dishonr t titsP t ' he entered the directory. If there was no " he would cheerfully make way for another, but be o bifi not retire if it was supposed that he was going W o licits any committee of i nqu i ry . M r. M a ll a b y was the sbe for the railway, and he was not consulted b e cause_, absent from the co un t r y. It so h appene d, howen' o st Mr. Mallaby h a d sanc ti one d t wo or t h ree simna r o f P C[Ahlers.bLirae Junctionirdthe Railwaynreadextra , ct s s be f w ro in m g th th e a rn t i x nu o te ,ren ilan ltA ri been lent by th e R a il way C ompany to the Bit"-ISDP Dock Company in 1845, and that in Februar qd ' year £2,000 had been l en t t o M r . W . Jackson, ava each to Mr. C. Bentham, Mr. J. Laird. Mr. J. .''4o l son, Mr. W. Laird, and Mr. W. Laird, and then sy; e si e to declare, that since he had been a director he 10 %01 ,P sold a yard of land to the company, and he Pr° t „ e 4 ( llo" the board against the land jobbing which he adrn,.'„:a be o , been practised by others, which in one instance.r oa rieP, effectually exposed.—The resolution was put and to " six hands being held up against it.—A motion sa" f igisi b Chesterir Hostage, and Bi rkn Birkenhead a d should the stock receiveof the 0 9 01 the . 4 amount of dividend as at present, till tho,work o l.„ Cheshire Junction are i n w or ki ng or d er, was car-r!r 7 ' 6 l ' LAW INTELLIGENCE. At Exeter Assizes, an action was brought 119 named Richards, a hatter, against a young WY : fi e Chapple, who was possessed o f p roper t y , f or breach w ilif mise of marriage. It a pp ears th e l a d y, di sco veries' swain also kept company and carried on a correspetA with a pretty milli ner , b u t possesse d o f no Pr ° lo broke off her engagement, and married instead the a Methodist minister. The jury properly returned' diet for the defendant. At Kingston, Mr. John Turner, an old gent 86, prosecuted M r . W. S. M erywet h er, who ier;e se; to his niece, for publi s hi ng a pamp hl et, i n w hich cused the plaintiff of inducing his brother, Win. (father of defendant's wife,) to make a certain noir , codicil when h e was o f unsoun d m i n d , and a l so of e..ls ing cheques f rom hi m t o a l arge amount whilst 11:01101 that state. The jury found for the plaintiff, £lOOO. tssir An extraordinary case was tried at the Guildford .7. gette on Saturday, before Lord Denman. An action e' d ment was brought by the pl a i n tiff, J ames Clark, " possession of two leasehold houses in Norwood, p ot the defendant named Aymott. Th e p l a i nt iff, it 5 fir,, married a young female of res p ec t a bilit y , nate ff or., Parker, in the year 1794, and in 1808, having WO V' with each other, they agree d t o a separation. Ibeoo`'' then in possession of some leasehold land at rd ° er et and a short time afterwards built two houses t b o j et The father of the defendant lodged in her house, el i k t t a carpenter, repaired the houses in question. elks death of the plaintiff's wife, the defendant .rot P° 5 1 09,1 of the leases, and refused to give them up to the P'tith" who, being the husband of deceased, was justly e s 'otc. to them. In support of the plaintiff's case, the rti terl register of James Clark, the plaintiff, to Jane 133 d dete" 1794, was put in and proved. E v id ence was a lso frit shewing that the above fem a l e , a ft er h er sepncetilh the plaintiff in 1808, went to live at Norwood mother, with whom defendant's father lodged fe,c o sit time. On the part of the defence it was denied ceased was the same female w h o marr i e d the P 181. ;0 7 4 , 1794. Several witnesses stated that they had ket o tt, previous to her death, and they believed that , A 41 0 !74 lived till now, she would not be more than fi "Y t i e PL years of age, In addition, several medical ge ° ,o, who had attended deceased during late years wer e . - f e ty # f h ned, and gave their opinion that the change 0 , 00 p tomary to the constitution of women had not tan it e with the Jane Clark who died at Norwood, and o' B Myr' f atl b e et , seldom or ever postponed beyond the age o Their evidence went to show that she could not int. the person, as she would no t h av e been more the e tsev old at th e ti me o f th e marr i age i n 1794. After 0 11 7 ton' rate summing u p by th e L or d Chi e f J us ti c e, the id oth suited a few minutes and then returned a verdict plaintiff. POLITICAL. lIIISCELfiIiNY; sats)/jef Bonmrw.—The committee have decided th at Wyld and H. C. Lacy, Esqrs., were duly elected. a DS; Sir J. Walmsley, W. Ewart, C. HindleY, a nte d 1 5 Bowring were amongst the minority of 23, wit° v9,fr" an address to the Crown in favour of Frost, % 111 i Jones. 1,0u5c 14 LIBERALS NOT LIBERAL !—A row of ten --- yto ° t King-street west, sold to the Manchester Leag ee t h CV; three years ago, for creating faggot votes for The pstLi shire, are every one untenanted. The plea on u tu e gn j Or, the tenants is that the rents are oppressively h i gni3e ol ,hr iwr these " liberal" landlords disregard all n otions () ; SW and will not keep the houses in tenantable rePa-. 103 port Advertiser. payment pay t neeyl elint t bic h tiaeloe e ll neloodts T tcoo: h fai Theatre, mail usualoet t ehn e mote 0 , wnbwr aae G sosrlur l sct o ld, dhh u ia: c nt e i drdnsietc occasionsafeetalnrsav,,n rouanu o tar n oiioownpf roozThursday,enflesmdropropertyaenerli.and all delivered, in sa ff r (1. , ,v;02 SAMUEL BOWLY A CHARTIST !—A meeting 1 ,1 5 - for no particular comment. The only remarkable ti"; 11 a member of the Society of Friends, and a man e 7 be vote, points of the charter. He was for universal 90 .1,700 ) " . The preparations for war now mak ing France are much more extensive than are g e ., ll :,,,ustre. p i posed. While M. de Lamartine talks the 7700'. peace, and would wish the world to believe republic' can be more pacific than the intentions of t he ivf, ,T4i and while the National, which is considered,' ur etafr - ,. martine's organ, works itself into a state of tu e .r s tele.' t e indignation at Belgium for adding a regiment t ° , i rs and at England for voting 1300 additional sail ° r epr f navy, the whole of France is alive with warlike P tions. ' lt Fo e r kils% HOW TO ESTIMATE A CHARTIST MEETING. -- " C „.0 . gus O'Connor has adopted a new mode of e s "fol,,;) numbers at Chartist meetings. As it may be us e r , give the plan as he publishes it in his own Pall s O w , will tell you how to arrive at something like a g,'l,. e be numbers attending a Chartist meeting; take all bets stated by all the papers to have been pees` o o9,7o them together, multiply them by four, and then Y i i st 1 :11 a guess." By this plan Mr. O'Connor arrive' conclusion that there were a quarter of a t niill t beal at the Oldham Edge meeting. Others cornett" t l 12,000 ! 0_01,4 °0 FREE TRADE. --The silence of the once noisY , for free trade, not only in parliament but out of; o g t:litrarlygb,suerofdr least remarkable, if not significant of sornewt i n t, views as to the results of that fallacious sYs'', 0 :":„ 1 0 fruits of free trade may be summed up as folle" t bev e r creased taxation, in its most objectionable forea," 6 o s l o e of many of our most respectable and wealthiest ns t T r , cial firms—the destruction of our oldest and 0 7 0 11c oil t able colonies—a serious deficiency in the rf ifl oo rapidly increasing expenditure—a total stagnett to 1 0' exports—and thousands of our artizans redo e p 0 1 1 0 most poignant distress, and through distress dro l o y and outrage. Such are the fruits of free trade , _t is? t of have we to compensate for such a c cumulated e;,; ies• income tax, and perhaps something more in t' national taxation ! " pclai m THE IRISH DEPUTATION TO F RAN CE.- - Ifor etC the day fixed by the Pr ov isi ona l Government ,nt r "or ception of the membe rs o f t h e Ir i sh Smith O'Brien and the other members of the to r:41 7 federation went to the Hotel at half-past thr i e e, perely," their address. They were received by M. 'l e kions'i alone, none of the other members of the Pen,‘..,`' - g s vernment being present. Besides the ad e " - tbe h 'iiN Irish Confederation, addresses were presented of by Mr. R. O'Gorman, jun., from the citizen s ,,,,ter;coq by Mr. Meagher, from the repealers of 3lane e i;isb,toF, by Mr. M`Dermott, from the members of the ' i rtirtli federation resident in Liverpool. M. de 14111- une e- 1 , the deputation that they would find in France,b thef i ltlo republic, a response to all the sentiments whi c ti se ° l b f expressed towards it. He afterwards made i " re,' al; following emphatic expressions from 15 'n'_,.. c. " 0 gathered the spirit and tenor of his address ' cr ooo •tsi'' at peace, and we are desirous of remaining 013 _5 B_ 4 ll of equality, not with this or that part of Gtur P e 0 04 but with Great Britain entire. We believe th i r A toin i rtY be useful and honourable, not only to Great 'VI of, the French republic, but to the human rac i e * o rew l not commit an act—we will not utter a wore r ipciP c ts,, breathe an insinuation at variance with the the reciprocal inviolability of nations which we j o e - tit o claimed, and of which the continent of Eurelr o t tr , i 4 o l gathering the fruits. The former monarchy `, l tion s ,: f el and diplomatists. Our diplomatists are e ne 0 7,, 0. treaties are sympathies ! We should be inse es - 01 0 ,1 , 0 openly to exchange such a diplomacy for un t° vette / . partial alliances with even the most legitirnatte countries which surround us. We are n ° I l otY b either t o o u neijudgeng ourthemp partisanship i t s o ans h prefer ip osfo theme of n e tlr i r ev v ; 00 ; 0 / declare ourselves the enemies of the other. u° trY . wish to be the enemies of any of your fellow cu anc e v_l l ,icr We wish on the contrary, by a faithful obserldies republican pledges, to remove all the Pe e i ll o 0 0 ,4 1 . 1 ; may mutually exi s t b e t ween our neighhet. fro" selves. * * * D o you know what 0 bet., A ange c ivi l too most served to i rr it a t e F ranc e and e 9 ' a t he England during the first republic ? It wa s b ,,iclisc e t, in a portion of our territory, su pported, 5 j ot w o , ; assisted by Mr. Pitt. * * This policY 'i lie tor i oser, spite of all our efforts, entirely effaced feno. ion be_ 0 of the nation. Well ! this came of disseli;., t oJeS Great Britain and us we will naler rag"' r similar coulee. Do lt 0 1 7, o r 4 toil hi kfe