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a. Varltamtntarp proretbings. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. In reply to a question from Mr. O'GORMAN MAHON, Lord PALMERSTON said it was true that Col. Bristowe had been expelled from Spain without any reason being assigned for such a proceeding. Inquiries had been in stituted by the Government into the case, but as yet he had acquired no intelligence upon the subject. A proposition for the issue of a new writ for Horsham was defeated by a large majority, the numbers being 231 against 117. On the motion for the house resolving itself into a committee of supply, Mr. BANKES moved, as an amendment, " That this house learns with deep regret, from a correspondence between the British Government and the Government of Spain, now upon the table of this house, that a proposed interference with the internal concerns of the Spanish Government, as conducted under the authority and with the approval of her Majesty's Ministers, has placed the British Government and our representative at the Court of Madrid in a position humiliating in its character, and which is calculated to affect the friendly relations hereto fore existing between the Courts of Great Britain and of Spain." This led to a long debate, in the course of which Lord J. RUSSELL, who at first seemed to imply cen sure on Sir H. Bulwcr, afterwards declared that the Bri tish Government took upon itself the whole responsibility of his acts. Mr. DISRAELI thought that Ministers had not shown half spirit enough in the matter, and ought to have sent Count Mirasol, the special ambassador from Spain, out of this country at once. Sir It. PEEL, disapproved of the interference and the tone adopted by Lord Palmerston, but could not consent to place it upon record that this country now stood in a humiliating position. Mr. Bankes's motion was ultimately withdrawn. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY. Lord ASHLEY brought under the consideration of the house the state of a portion of the juvenile population of the metropolis, and moved, " That it is expedient that means be annually provided for the voluntary emigration, to some one of her Majesty's colonies, of a certain num ber of young persons of both sexes, who have been edu cated in the schools ordinarily called ' ragged schools,' in and about the metropolis." • Sir H. VF.RNEY seconded the motion. Sir G. GREY complimented Lord Ashley on the inde fatigable zeal he had displayed in the object he had in view, and said the greatest credit was due to those parties who had devoted so much attention to endeavour to res cue these children from the dreadful position in which they were placed. He admitted the great benefit already conferred on the public by those ragged schools, and had no doubt the system might be followed up with great advantage. To the principle of the proposition of his noble friend he had no objection, and should not oppose any reasonable expense for removing to the colonies cases selected on the ground of good conduct, and prior to their being actually convicted of crime. He hoped, however, that his noble friend would withdraw his motion, and not seek to pledge parliament to the expenditure of an annual sum of money without having before them any detailed plan of operations, resting satisfied with the assurance that the Government were of opinion that some such plan would not only be beneficial to the parties, but to those colonies also to which they might be transmitted. After some discussion, Lord ASHLEY said he should, after what had fallen from Sir G. Grey, withdraw his motion. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-7WEasEsDAY. On the motion of Mr. COLVILE that the report of the committee on the Game Certificates for killing Hares Bill be taken into further consideration, several amendments were proposed, of which some were adopted and others negatived. On the question that the bill be engrossed, Mr. H. DItVIII , IOND moved an amendment that it be engrossed that day six months. . . The SPEAKER informed Mr. H. Drummond that it was not competent for him to make that motion, but that he could move that the engrossment be negatived. Mr. H. DRUMMOND then made a motion to that effect. After some discussion it was negatived by a majority of 93 over 11 voices. The bill v,-as then ordered to be engrossed. The Game Certificates for killing Hares (Scotland) Bill then passed through committee. . . On the motion - that the house resolve itself into com mittce on the Places of Worship Sites (Scotland) Bill, Mr. B. COCHRANE moved that it be committed that day six months. Mr. 11. DRUMMOND seconded the motion. After speeches from Mr. Fox Maule, Lord Drnmlanrig, Mr. M. Milnes, Mr. Oswald, Sir J. Graham, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hume, Mr. Spooner, Mr. M'Kenzie, Mr. Christo pher, and Sir G. Grey, the house divided, when the num bers were—for the amendment, 59; against it, 84. The house then went into committee pro forma, when the further proceeding on the bill was adjourned to a future day. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY. The adjourned debate on Mr. Labouchere's motion to go into committee to consider his resolution on the Navi gation Laws, and Mr. Herries' amendment thereto, was resumed by Sir J. WALsn, who opposed the ministerial proposition. . Mr. ArGar.Gon spoke in favour of the repeal of the laws. Mr. W. MILES warmly supported Mr. Herries' amend went. He was perfectly willing to consider the Naviga tion Laws with the view of removing any inconveniences that might be caused by their operation, but he was reso lutely opposed to the repeal of laws under which this coun try had attained its commercial and naval supremacy. Where, he asked, were the petitions demanding this mea sure ?-L-what commercial port had asked for it ?—what im portent commercial classes required it ? On the contrary, there was the great demonstration of the sailors, there were the petitions of merchants, of shipowners, and of shipwrights, and the petitions of all the ports in the king dom in favour of preserving that fine mercantile marine which had heretofore manned our navy and upheld the honour and safety of the British empire. Mr. MOODY said he should vote for the motion to go into committee to consider Mr. Labouchere's resolution, on the ground that great difference of opinion existed with respect to the repeal of the Navigation Laws, that an ad verse vote on this question would add much to the embar rassment of the government, and that Free Trade would not have a fair trial unless these laws were greatly mo dified. When the hon. member sat down, no one rose to speak, and loud cries of " divide," were uttered. As there were not forty members present, a division would have been fatal. The gentlemen on the treasury bench seemed in a quandary, and naturally looked to " gentlemen opposite" to help them out of their difficulty. " Hon. gentlemen opposite" did not fail the government in their need. Mr. CARDWELL reminded the house that the question - which it had then to decide was, whether it would or would not consider the laws which regulated the naviga tion of the country. Her Majesty, in her speech from tha throne at the commencement of the session, had re commended the consideration of those laws to the house ; and the house in an unanimous address told Her Majesty that it would consider them with a view to ascertain whether any changes could be adopted which, without danger to our maritime strength, might promote the commercial and colonial interests of the empire. Since that time we had received two remarkable documents — one from Prussia, intimating to us that the advantages which we enjoyed in her ports would be withdrawn from us if we did not give her corresponding advantages in our ports.; and the other from the United States, informing us that they would make relaxations in favour of our trade if we would make similar relaxations in favour of theirs. We had also received from several of our colonies memorials complaining of the grievances inflicted upon them by these laws; and yet, in the face of all this, Mr. Herries proposed a preliminary objection to the Speaker's leaving the chair, which amounted, in point of fact, to a declaration that the house refused to consider at all the question of the navigation laws. On these grounds alone he should refuse to vote for the amendment of Mr. Her ries. But he had other grounds which he then stated to the house. He was not afraid of competition with foreign shipping if the British shipowner and British shipping were - placed not on a fancied but on a substantial equality with other nations. We.had a greater amount of capital and greater energy and skill than any other country, and we had therefore no reason to fear any competition. Statistical returns, which he quoted, also established that fact. He then took a review of the Reciprocity Acts of Mr. Huskisson, avowing his confident belie! that Mr. Huskisson, had he been alive now, enlightened by expe rience, would have gone forward in the same direction withgreater confidence and a freer step. He then pro ceeded.to examine the question, whether the measure of Mr. Labouchere did ensure to the British shipowners per fect equality and freedom. This was not the time for entering into details, but he must be forgiven for saying that there were some provisions on the face of it which it was dificult to reconcile with perfect equality and freedom. For instance, Mr. Labouchere placed the British ship owner under restrictions as to the manning of his vessel. Next, a ship built in the Baltic might be imported into Great Britain duty free; but the raw material of which it was manufactured, timber, was still to be subjected to duty—the only instance in the tariff in which the raw material was tart(' when the manufactured article was duty free. Mr. Labouchere also proposed to exempt the coasting trade from his bill, because he was afraid that the proposal to throw open the coasting trade would create greatalarm. Now, he must inform Mr. Labouchere that his propositions had already excited great consternation among those whose property they affected ; and that he had not diminished it by exempting the coasting trade from the operation of his bill. Now, if Mr. Labouchere was going to propose perfect freedom of trade and naviga tion, he should look for compensation for privilege, which he ga'e in England, to the coasting trade in America. He then pointed out various hardships which occurred under, and various anomalies which existed in, the navi gation laws, and concluded by declaring that he could not .withhold his consent from a judicious relaxation of those hardships and those anomalies. He should therefore vote in favour of the motion that the Speaker leave the chair. The CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER abstained from following Mr. Cardwell into the objections which he had urged against the details of the Government plan, because another and more fitting opportunity would arise for such a discussion. He hail no fear of the British shipowner suffering under the repeal of the navigation laws ; for the history of our shipping since 1525 abounded with proof that i the British shipowner could compete successfully with the shipowner of every part of the world. He could also build ships as cheap as the ship owner of any country in Europe, Asia, and America; and ldaships were univer sally admitted to be more durable than any others. It would be a great advantage to this country to have cheap carriage and low freights, and being an advantage he re commended the house to take it now when it could be obtained, from Prussia on the one side and from the United States on the other, without any sacrifice on our part. Sir C. BURRELL protested against the dangerous mea sure which Ministers, were proposing to the house to adopt. On the motion of Mr. D'ISRAELI, the debate was then adjourned, upon the understanding that it should be either concluded to-morrow (Friday), or be adjourned till Mon day. HOUSE OF LORDS—FRIDAY. The royal assent was given by commission to various public and private bills. The subject of Spanish pensioners, and that of Penin sular medals, occupied the attention of the house for a short time, the former at the instance of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, rnd the latter at that of the Duke of RICHMOND. After a debate the Registering of Births, &c. (Scot land), and the Marriages (Scotland) Bills were read a second time and ordered to be referred to a select com mittee, their lordships adjourning until Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY. Mr. HALTER brought 1113 the report of the select com mittee on the National Land Company, which was or dered to be printed. Mr. flAwEs, at the instance of Mr. E. Denison, Mr. Hume, and Mr. Anstey, taking part in the discussion, stated the circumstances under which Mr. Montagu had been removed from his office of a judge at Van Diemen's Land. Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to Mr. DISRAELI, ex plained the course he had thought it his duty to pursue as Foreign Secretary, in reference to the case of Mr. Lowe, late chaplain at Madeira, and as to the appointment of his successor.—Questions were also put aid answered with respect to vagrants and casual poor, the Law of Settlement, and with reference to the granting of a con stitution to New South Wales. Lord J. RUSSELL intimated that on Friday, the 16th instant, he should state the views of the Government on the subject of the distress existing in the West Indies. but should not propose to take a vote on that day. The noble 1.0,- , 1 was also understood to add that tho West India mail shoula be dof..;,,na for the purpose of carrying out the information as to the course intended to be pur -1 sued. The adjourned debate on the navigation laws was opened by Lord George Bentinck, who was followed by Admiral Bowles and Mr. Disraeli, in opposition to the government, the speakers in favour of alteration being Mr. Hume, Mr. Cobden, Sir R. Peel, and Lord John Russell who concluded the debate. Lord G. BENTINCK, in a lengthened and able argu ment, supported the amendment of Mr. Herries. He defended the character of the captains and seamen of our mercantile marine from the attacks made upon them by foreign consuls, at the suggestion, doubtless, of the Foreign office—attacks which were gross misrepresenta tions, although relied upon by Mr. Wilson in his speech, and although, fallacious and contradictory as they were, the truth of them was averred by Lord John Hay. He replied seriatim to the leading articles advanced by the supporters of the measure of the government, and dwelt strongly upon the fact that it was wholly uncalled for by the country, the petitions przsented in its favour being absolutely insignificant as compared with those which had been poured in against it. The noble lord in adverting to the arguments of Mr. Gladstone, said they were all di rected against any repeal of the navigation laws, and yet, by some strange process of reasoning, he meant to vote in favour of the government proposition, which contemplated their repeal. The system now advocated by the right hon. gentleman was reciprocity, but the act of 1846 was free trade without any reciprocity whatever ; and we are now reaping its results in a ruined trade and a starving people. The evidence taken before the committee went to show that the removal of protection from our shipping would be in its effect the reduction of the price of labour, and to make a present to the foreigner of the advantages we now possessed, thus adding another ingredient to the distress prevailing throughout the country. Now was the time, if ever, to stop in our insane commercial career. We should no longer cringe to Prussia. As to America. we had given to her the larger portion of our colonial trade, while she had given nothing to us in return. He implored the house to refrain from destroying an interest which em braced a larger share of the population than was engaged in the cotton trade, and destroying with that interest the whole commercial marine, and, as a consequence, the naval supremacy of this great empire. On a division the amendment of Mr. Herries, "that it essential to the national interests of this country to maintain the fundamental principles of the existing navi gation laws, subject to such modifications as may be best calculated to obviate any proved inconvenience to the commerce of the United Kingdom and its depen dencies, without danger to our maritime strength" —was negatived by a mejority of 117 ; the numbers, 177 to 294. —The house then went into committee. . FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. On Tuesday morning, about 11 o'clock, the Cambria steam-ship, Captain Harrison, came up the river. She brought £73,000 on freight and sixty-seven passengers. On the 27th ult. spoke the steam-ship Hibernia, sixty hours sail from New York. The Cambria_left New York on the 24th ult., and Halifax on Saturday, May 27th, at two p.m. The steam-ship Caledonia reached Boston on the 2153 ultimo. The commercial intelligence from Great Britain was considered rather favourable than otherwise. The general intelligence is unimportant. A letter from Washington, in the New York Herald, states that the Mexican Congress had rejected the treaty of peace. General Twiggs left New York on the 21st for the South. _ _ _ . _ _ The new Government loan of sixteen millions of dollars was exciting much interest in financial circles at New York. It was the impression that the whole of it would be taken in that country. General Scott was to make a grand entrance into New York on the 24th ult., and the greatest demonstrations were in progress to welcome him. A democratic National Convention was sitting at Balti more in reference to the Presidency, and from the mass of people gathered into the town the most extraordinary enthusiasm prevailed. Delegates from the other States were present, but nothing definite had been agreed upon. In the Herald it is said that trade between Mexico and the States had been partially resumed, and that the occu pation of Mexico by the American troops was nearly as effective as if the process of annexation had been consum mated. The whites and Indians in Yucatan have come to an agreement, and a treaty of peace had been signed. As the Indians are Roman Catholics, most probably this has been brought about by the priests. This occurrence will render foreign aid unnecessary. The taking of Bacalar by them has filled Belize with refugees ; and indeed fears were entertained that they would attack that place, in fulfilment of their threats. In the attack on Bacalar only five of the inhabitants were killed, but at Valladolid every male inhabitant was massacred. At New York there are eleven steamers on the stocks, making an aggregate of more than 15,000 tons. They are all ocean vessels, and range from 1000 to 3000 tons burthen. Two of them—each measuring nearly 3000 tons burthen—are intended for Mr. E. K. Collins' Liver verpool line. The American papers state that a woman has been killled at the Niagara Falls by a stone thrown by the ex plosion of gunpowder, used in blasting sand. Two stones, about 30 lbs. each, were dashed into her house, and one of them struck her as she sat in her chair with her infant, ten days old. She was killed instantly, and her babe was found, slightly wounded, lying in the blood of its dead mother. _ _ The grain crops in the United States were looking remarkably well, and promised a most abundant harvest. There had been a fair demand for sterling exchange for remittance by the Cambria, and the rates were firm at 101 to 11 premium. The supply of first-rate bills was small. • _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Caledonia's advices being considered favourable, caused the cotton market to advance ic. to 4c. on the 23d, but at the close the market had a dull aspect. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 6 P.M.—There were larger sales of flour to-day, but on terms which showed no further decline on prices current yesterday. The lots disposed of embraced the usual assortment of Western brands, including Genesee, &c., at rates showing a wide range in prices, which indicated a feverish state of the market. From the quantity sold, it is likely some lotswere taken for export. There was very little wheat offering, and no sales werereported. Cornremained about the same, with moderate sales. Rye, if anything, was a little firmer. Oats were dull. From Buffalo, by telegraph, we learn that re ceipts were fair, while flour was dull. At Albany receipts of flour moderate, and grain not large ; flour dull, with moderate transactions in grain. At Boston the market for flour was steady, with free sales of corn at previous rates. Sales of lead and seed were also made. In this market prices were sather heavy for mess pork, while sales of prime were made at previous rates.-1 here continued to be a good inquiry for lard. Moderate sales of sugar were made, without change of moment in prices. FREIGHTS.—Cotton to Liverpool was rather dull at 5-32 d. ; 120 tons heavy freight was taken at 17s. 6d. ; and some lard was taken, it was said at 155., and barrels of pork at 2s. Some heavy goods were taken to Glasgow at 20s. The last engagement of cotton was made at 4d. for the same port ; to London 255. was asked. NEW ORLEiORLEANS, May 17.—C o tt on; m iddli ng a d vanc ed lc : Sugar, fair lc. to lc. ; Molasses, no change. Flour, quiet. Freights, one engagement. Exchange, no im provement, LIST OF PASSENGERS.-Mr. and Mrs. Watkins, Mrs. Lamont, Miss Scharfenberg, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Weston and servant, Mr. and Mrs. A. Borrowroan, Mr. and Mrs. Philips, Mr. Hersent, Mr. Alexandre, Mr. Malezieux, Mr. A. L. Montant, Mr. Anstice, Mr. Anstice, jun. , Mr. Wanklyn, Mr. James Owen, M r . W. Scharfenberg, Mr. John Samuels, Mr. T. Ennis, Mr. S. M. Buckingham, Mr. S. T. Dand, Mr. W. E. Cock, Mr. Thos. Radonich, Mr. J. A. Merle (bearer of despatches from the United States), Dr. Thomas, Mr. A. Peyehand, Mr. Brusbane, Mr. A. L. Barbar, Mr. E. Martineau, Mr. E. Chauret, Mr. J. Still, Mr. Stanhope Smart, Mr. D. Murray, Mr. G. W. Suttle, Mr. Garean, Mr. Ducatel, Capt. Wilder, Mr. Young, Mr. S. De 'Vero, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Maule, Mr. Adolph Ahrens, Mr. Allan Wallis, Mr. Robert J. Walker, Mr. A. T. Stewart, Mr. James Meyers, Mr. Colin Russel, Mr. Frois, Mr. Monassot, Mr. Antoni Aree, Mr. Thomas Rawlings, Mr. R. 0. Anderson, Mr. Abrahams, Mr. John M'Kevran, Mr. C. W. Moore, Mr. Casey, Captain Wynn, Mr. John Gauche, Mrs. R. P. Dand, Mr. M. A. Hagc, Mr. Charles Lucke, Mr. Gan zales Echeveria, Mrs. and Miss Filder and servant, Mr. J. P. Code, Mr. C. A. Langdon. From .Halifax.-.—Hon. Joseph Pope, Mrs. Cranet and daughter, Mr. Brierly. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS IN AMERICA.—The private letters by the Cambria mention that the amount of specie shipped to Europe by that and the French packet which sailed about the same time was not less than £160,000. This continued drain, however, had produced no pressure in the money-market , which, owing to the contraction of business by all the leading houses and the coin which still arrives from the interior, was well supplied ; the rate of interest on commercial paper having declined to 7 per cent. Apprehensions seem very• generally to prevail that England will sooner or later become involved in war through the political complications on the continent, and hence on the part of some of the principal merchants there is a very great desire to keep their business with this country within the safest possible limits. AMERICAN COMPLIMENTS.—The American papers by the last packet are full of abusive indignation that England is not yet a republic, and consequently they fall foul of every order of men in this country. All classes are equally " corrupt." The Chartists " are an ignorant and despised set of ignorant pretenders, and in ninety-cases out of a hundred scarcely know who they are or what they aim at. They are an excrescent fungus on the political body. The movement of this contemptible sect was therefore, in England, a premature action of presumption and folly, and has ended as all who knew them were aware it would in contempt and folly." The English " lower classes" generally are a " besotted, selfish, plundering race." The two million inhabitants of London may see their character drawn in the New York Herald as follows : —" The mere people of London either live in the employ of the aristocracy, and are their humble servants, or they a degraded race, hanging loose upon society, destitute of moral force end principle, who, when they move, snore only to rob and to plunder, and to break windows. Lon don will, therefore, be excluded from participating in the great work of reconstructing the old brokendown and tottering system of British misrule.". The Rochester (U. S.) North Star falls little short of its contemporary, in the same vein. Here is a specimen :—" The House of Commons as at present constituted is chiefly elected by the middle classes, who politically are the most ignorant part of the people of Great Britain. The middle class is composed chiefly of Dissenters, who in general wish themselves to be understood as the most religious ; but who, with few exceptions, know very little about practical religion. John Bull has such a high opinion of himself that no one can teach him." It is well that we can afford to pa,. with a smile such wrathful and vituperative but senseless ravings. ''ODE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. FRANCE. RESIGNATION OF M. CLEMENT THOMAS.—In conse quence of a shot fired at one of his aides-de-camp, and believed to have been intended for himself, as well as of other attacks made upon him, M. Clement Thomas ten dered, on Thursday, the resignation of his command of the National Guard, but the government declined accept ing it. MONSTER BANQUET. — Great alarm is excited by a monster banquet which was to be held yesterday (Mon day) under the walls of the fortress of Vincennes. The subscription is fixed to ten sous a head, and the number of subscribers which amounts already to 100,000, will, it is expected, rise to 150,000 before the day. There are to be 1,000 tables, accommodating 150 guests each. Pre parations are being made to provide the fortress against a surprise. The garrison will be reinforced ; a body of ca valry is to protect the ground around the outworks ; and notice has been given to the occupants of houses within range of the guns of Vincennes, to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice. Another assault on the Assembly, infinitely more serious than that of the 15th May, is ge nerally expected. Since the passing of the law against attroupements, it is reported that the banquet will be abandoned. _ _ Prince Louis Napoleon is understood to be in Paris. He will probably obtain three returns besides that of the capital. The government, of course, will not dare to mo lest him. _ _ _ The election returns for the city of Paris show that Caussidiere, Thiers, General Changarnier, and Victor Hugo have been elected. Four Communists and sec tionnaires, Pierre Leroux, Prudhon, Lagrange, and Thor& were also chosen. After a stormy debate in the Assem bly, the decree for preventing tumultuous assemblies in the streets was carried by 478 against 82. Several addi tional regiments are to arrive in Paris this day. STRIKE ON THE RAILROADS.—The engineers and workmen on almost all the railroads around Paris. with the exception of the Rouen line, struck on Monday. The engineers on the different lines had entered into a com bination to force the directors to expel all the English en gineers and engine-drivers from France. On the North ern and Orleans line the directors bad complied, but on the Rouen line, they firmly resisted ; in consequence of which the men on the other lines refuse to work until the Rouen directors shall likewise have complied with their demands. Large bodies of troops and National Guards were stationed at the Rouen terminus, and on several points along the line, early on Monday morning. ATTACK ON M. THURS.—Although returned in the late election, M. Thiers is highly unpopular with the ultra republicans, who have succeeded in producing, on Thurs day last, a manifestation of a serious character against him. About nine o'clock at night a large mob proceeded from the Boulevard to the Place St. George's, in which his mansion is situate, crossed the iron palisading by which it is surrounded, and would have forced their way into the house but for the arrival of a body of the National Guard, by whom they were driven back. It was eleven o'clock before the crowd finally dispersed. A strong party of the Garde Mobile bivouacked on the Place St. George's. It was said in Paris that the friends of M. Thiers had indis creetly boasted that he would have himself named dictator. and rule the turbulent with a rod of iron. LUXURY AND EXTRAVAGANCE OF THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT.—The palaces and chateaux of the former Kings of France are to be distributed among the ministers for their summer residences. M. Flocon, a newspaper reporter before the revolution, is to inhabit the Pavilion of Breteuil, in the park of St. Cloud ; M. Recurt is to have the chateau of Meudon ; the Palace of Fontainebleau is assigned to Dr. Trelat, the Trianon to M. Duclerc, the chateau of Compiegne to M. Crimieux, and Rambouillet to M. Bastide. • M. Emile Thomas, recently deported to Bordeaux, kept at the expense of the republic five chariots,' four cabriolets, four tilburys, and a coleshe, with thirty_ eight horses. The retrenchments consequent on his dis missal will produce a saving to the state of from 25,000 to. 30,000 francs a day. ITALY. THE WAR IN LOMBARDY.—SURRENDER OF PIES CHIERA.—FieId Marshal Rath, commanding the fortress of Peschiera, refused the capitulation proffered him on the 26th, on the ground that no breach had as yet been opened, and that his means of defence were not exhausted. The fire was resumed on the 27th. On the evening of the 30th the fortress surrendered, after an engagement at Gaito between 30,000 Austrians newly arrived from Verona, and 15,000 Piedemontese, in which the former were completely routed. The King and the Duke of Savoy were personally engaged in the battle, and both slightly wounded. The Austrian garrison left Peschiera on the 31st for Ancona, where they were to be embarked. The Sardinians were to enter Peschiera on the Ist of June. The King has endeavoured to induce the troops of the garrison at Mantau to an engagement, but without effect. Letters from Rome of the 28th ult. state that Monsig nor Morichini had been sent by the Pope to Vienna, to negotiate peace with Austria on the terms stipulated in the letter addressed by his Holiness to the Emperor, on the 8d ult. Pius IX had recovered all his popularity, and on the Feast of St. Philip Neri the population made a brilliant manifestation in his favour. NAPLES.—lntelligence from Italy informs us that Co senza Calanzaro and Monbeleone have risen against the authority of the Neapolitan government, and put to death several of the gendarmes and police, with the full inten tion of afterwards marching upon the capital. SPAIN.—It seems certain from accounts dated Madrid, June 3, that Forcadell, the Carlist general, had succeeded in entering Spain by the frontier of Perpignan, and that he had surprised a detachment of the Queen's troops. Reports were current in certain circles in Madrid, on the 4th instant, that the Carlists intended to attempt a renewal of the civil war in Sprin. The Minister of War had been confined to his bed for three days. The Romanists are working hard in Australia. On the sth of February, Archbishop Folding arrived in Sydney, with ten priests, three lay brethren, and two nuns. Hanover is in a state of agitation, and commotions are of constant occurrence. Should further collisions take place between the military and tne populace, a dreadful effusion of blood is apprehended. _ _ _ • • The Emperor of Austria it is said, behaved very rudely at Innspruck, on the first, to a deputation of Viennese ladies. The emperor took their petition, end without saying a word, turned on his heel and walked away. According to proclamation issued on the evening of the Ist inst., by the civic authorities of Hanover, all houses are ordered to be closed at 10 p.m., and all loitering is forbidden. His Excellency Lord Howden arrived at Portsmouth on Tuesday, in her Majesty's steamer Firebrand, having left Rio de Janeiro on the 28th of April. By this arrival we hear of the effects of the news upon the Brazilians of the revolutionary affairs of continental Europe, which were unexpectedly astounding. French business was stopped monetary transactions were suspended ; and a blank Bourse on their part was all but the result. The exchange with England was 25 to 1. The Emperor was in Rio, much affected by the expatriation of the House of Bourbon, with which he so closely allied. The affair of La Plata are mending, but so slowly as to be almost im perceptible. STEAM NAVIGATION IN BRAZIL.—The navigation of the River Amazon by steam has been at length attempted, the first essay having been made by a small steamer, called the Guapiassu, drawing very little water. She proceeded from the city of Para to the River Negro, - on the 6th of Nov., and returned on the 27th of Jan. last, having occupied 82 days on the voyage, of which she was 33 detained at the bar of the Rio Negros, and called at twelve different places, stopping several hours at each, going and coming; the experiment completely succeeded. The great difficulty apprehended was easily overcome, that of procuring a sufficient supply of fuel. She could not stow away more than 70 tons of coals, which were only sufficient for seven days' consumption, whereas she was 19 days with her steam on, and, consequently, obliged to have recourse to wood. After trying several qualities, they found four different qualities thereof, which answered equally as well, if not better, than coals, obtaining a higher degree of pressure, and a greater number of revo lutions from its use, at a much less expense—that of coals for the whole voyage would have been 2929 milreis, whereas the actual cost of the wood amounted only to 355 milreis, occasioning, moreover, much less labour from the ashes being more easily removed. The fire-place of the Guapiassu was constructed for wood, and the lo were i cut to suit it. Feru is highly interested n the navigation by steam of the Amazon. A company is being formed at Rio, for improving the navigation of the River. Mercury, which communicates with Rio and the. provinces of Minas and St. Paulo, the two most productive, fertile, and best populated in_ the empire. IRELAND. -_#-- The Government have refused to accept the securities tendered for the Irish Felon newspaper. Mr. Mitchell'a furniture was sold last week by direc tion of his wife. Everything sold at extremely high prices. The books with Mitchel's autograph brought a hundred times their value. A pike and two swords, which cost but a few shillings each, sold at a guinea a-piece. EXTENSIVE FAILURE.—The extensive firm of Thomas Mooney and Co., of Pill-lane, Dublin, has failed. They are described in the directory as " wholesale ironmongers, hardware, iron, steel, and Russia merchants, and whole sale tea and coffee dealers •, agents to the British Plate Glass Company." The liabilities exceed £150,000. Mr. Thomas Mooney is a director of several public companies. There was a city attachment issued against this concern at tha suit of the Royal Bank for £30,000. YOUNG AND OLD IRELAND.—At a meeting of the Repeal Association on Monday, it was announced that that Association and the Confederation had agreed to fraternise and unite into one conspiracy. A General National Assembly is to be organised, where Old and Young Ire landers will meet in amity on the understanding that nei ther moral nor physical force is to be mentioned by either party. What then are they to discuss ? What is the only intermediate point ? Nothing but Fudge.' THREATENED DISTURBANCES.—The Confederate Clubs meet almost every night : the members are urged to lose no time in making the necessary preparations for a con flict. Besides an abundant supply of pikes, 300 stand of fire-arms, imported from England, have, it is said, been added to the arsenal of the Confederates, and 1500 more are daily expected from the same quarter. The standard price of a musket or rifle is fixed at Ils., and members unable to pay are supplied at once on condition of their contributing 6d. a week until the debt is discharged. THE CROPS.—We are informed by a gentleman of the highest respectability, who has just passed through the several counties of Ireland, that the breadth of land under potatoes has hardly ever been exceeded, and that the crop, the great part of which is second earthed, never looked more prosperous.—(Limerick Examiner.) We are glad to find similar statements in the Tuam Herald, the Waterford Chronicle, the Ulster Gazette, the Cork Ex aminer, and other papers in the different provinces of the sister kingdom. ARREST OF MR. MEAGFIEE.—As this gentleman was proceeding on uesd ahe head of hs club tohe Con fed.ration rnersti T ng he wc. t s t stopped by the i police, who re fused to let them walk two abreast, but offered to let them pass singly. An altercation took place, and some blows were given, when Mr. Meagher was arrested and taken to prison. On Wednesday he was brought up and fined £5 for assaulting a policeman whilst discharging his duty. Immediatzly after the above case had been heard, John Byrne was charged with the same offence, and also fined £5. Both parties at once paid the fines. At the meeting of the Confederation on Tuesday the chair was taken by Mr. Morgan, solicitor to the Corpora tion. Upwards of 400 new members were admitted. A letter was read from Mr. Smith O'Brien, apologising for his absence on the ground of illness, but adding that he was deiirous of taking the legal responsibility of the ad dress recommending an appeal to arms. Very long speeches were made by Messrs. Meagher and Duffy, who stated that the principles on which they were invited to join the new Association were the same as those of the Irish Confederation. The Rev. Mr. Willis, rector of Portadown, - county Ar magh, in replying to the circular of the secretaries of the anti-repeal declaration, concludes with the following re markable statement :—" I for one see nothing in my obligation, as a minister of the church, to prevent me from.considering the question of repeal an open question; and, under the circumstances, so far am I from thinking that a repeal of the legislative union would ' entail incal culable misery upon Ireland, or her church,' that I am the rather inclined to look with hope and confidence for a re verse of this ; and I rejoice to know that such also is the feeling of some thousands in ray parish and neighbour hood." Mr. Willis is an Orangeman. POLICEMEN AT FAULT.—At the Dublin police-office. on Wednesday, Inspector Walpole and two- constables were charged with tearing a placard from the office-win dow of the printer of a penny unstamped paper called the Irish National Guard. The act was justified on the plea of orders to that effect from the commissioners. The ma gistrates decided that as there was nothing seditious or indecent in the placard, whatever might be the character of the publication to which it referred, the inspector and his subordinates must be sent for trial. If there was ob struction by the placard to the public thoroughfare, it was consequential and not direct, and therefore not chargeable as against the printer. REFORMATION IN DUBLIN.— On Sunday, four persons renounced the errors of Romanism in St. Thomas's church in the presence of a very large and respectable congrega tion. The Rev. Thomas Scott, under whose spiritual direction the converts have received instruction, adminis tered the form of recantation. The Venerable Archdea con 'Magee rector of St. Thomas's, preached from Ro mans xii., Magee, If it be possible, as much as licth in you, live peaceably With all men ;" and subsequently assisted in the communion service. Mr. Francis Frederick M`Glynne, one of the four converts, had been intended for the Romish priesthood, and was prepared to enter Maynooth College ; but yesterday he deliberately and finally abandoned the apostacy of Rome for ever, and solemnly embiaced the faith of the early, ancient, Irish Church—the Church of St. Patrick.—Dublin Herald PROTESTANT ORGANISATION-THE ORA;GEiNSTI TUTION.-It is with feelings of exultation we have to announce that the work of Protestant union " goes bravely on." Amongst several warrants taken out this week from the Grand Lodge of Ireland for the formation of new Orange Lodges was one for a lodge in this city to be called by the expressive name "Luther," No. 1,852. The interesting ceremony of opening it was gone through on Tuesday evening. The worshipful Grand Master, and other officers of the Dublin County Grand Lodge, were , in attendance, and installed the officers of the new lodge. Several visitors from the various Dublin lodges were also present. A considerable number of members were duly initiated, and an address was unanimously adopted to the Protestants of Ireland, urging them to firmness and patience, and denouncing the Protestant Repeal Associa tion as " a gross' political imposture, a vile party swindle, and an organised hypocrisy." —Dublin Herald. AFFRAY WITH THE MILITARY.—A rather serious col lision took place yesterday between some soldiers of the 30th depot, stationed at Nenagh, and some of the towns people. The precise origin of the quarrel is not very clear, but it is said that the military, who were at first unarmed, had the worst of the battle, having fled to their barracks, whence they speedily returned armed with mus kets and bayonets. The people then in their turn beat a retreat, but thirty or forty of the more resolute having suddenly faced about, and their numbers being shortly afterwards considerably reinforced, stone firing was car ried on with such good effect that the soldiers sustained another repulse, and re-fled to their barracks in the greatest disorder. The account—evidently a one-sided one—states that eight of the military were conveyed to the hospital, three of whom were not expected to survive. and that ten or twelve more were severely, but not dan gerously, wounded in the melee. ATROCIOUS THREATENINGS.—A number of threatening letters have been addressed to Mr. Whitty, the foreman, and others of the jury before whom Mitchel was tried. Three of these letters are peculiarly atrocious. They are each headed by a representation of a coffin, with the words " 1848—perjury—J. Whitty—bribery." The first gives him notice to keep what black cloth he has and to make a pall of it. and tells him to " make his time to die, for die be m us t." The second tells him to prepare his coffin. The writer of another says he has sworn on the .Holy Evangelists to kill him, as he was the means of killing Mitchel. Two letters of the same kind were re ceived by Mr. Mansfield, another juror in the same case, one of them addressed to his wife. It has transpired also that another juror, Yoakley, has learned that a virago has been watching for him in Coppinger's-row, through which he sometimes passes, and that she was heard to say that when next she saw him she would bury a knife (which she displayed) in his body. These traits illustrate the depraved and frightful temper of the times in Ireland. IDEATH OF THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—There is an end of the Dublin Repeal Association. That mighty en gine of Irish Agitation, raised with so much toil and trou ble by the late Daniel O'Connell, has yielded at last to the repeated blows of the Young Ireland party, and is now a heap of rubbish. At a meeting of the Irish Repealers, on Monday last, Mr. John O'Connell declared that lie could no longer resist the force of public opinion —that the Exchequer was empty—and that the Confederation having agreed to dissolve also, a new Association, com bining all Irishmen in one League, was about to spring up. The conviction that his political influence is hope lessly extinguisneo nes peen rorcea upon Mr. J. tr nell (to quote his own words) " in the most unmistakeable manner," and, we may add, in a manner which has touched the ex-leader in the most sensitive point. Conciliation Hall, in a word, is insolvent, and Mr. O'Connell has no notion of working for his beloved country for nothing. " The country is entirely refusing us support," he dolo rously complained. "We had but twelve pounds last week, and it is, therefore, impossible that we can continue our sittings as the Old Repeal Association." Thus ends the gigantic scheme of imposition so long and so prospe rously conducted. THE COURT. The Queen and Prince Albert left town on Wednesday for her Majesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight. . RAILWAY AFFAIRS. The traffic on the Chester and Holyhead Railway, for the week ending the 3rd inst., amounted to £763 13s. 2d. The arrangement which has been pending some time for the lease of the Scottish Midland Junction to the Caledonian - Railway Company is completed. The agree ment guarantees six per cent, in perpetuity to the share holders of the Scottish Midland upon a capital of £600,000, including both the old and the new stocks. FATAL' ACCIDENT.—On Monday, as the workmen en gaged in constructing one of the viaducts on the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway, near Dewsbury, were employed in keying one of the arches, a stone that was being raised for the purpose, weighing about a ton and a half, fell to the ground. Four men were passing along the road at the time, and two of them were caught by the falling stone and crushed to death. The unfortu nate men have left wives and families. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE RAIL WAY.—A special meeting of this company was held on Thursday at the London Tavern; Mr. Wilson Ffrance in the chair. The only business transacted was the appro val by the shareholders of a bill for the diSsolution of the company, and the increase of the number of directors to sixteen 'in order to 'carry out the business incidental to the winding up of the affairs of the concern, all of whom were formally empowered to act in concert for that pur pose. According to the bill, no further calls will be made except for the purposes ahove-mentioned, and no further liabilities will be incurred by the directors. CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. _._ Dean Pakenham, Dean Hoare, Dr. M`Neile, and Dr. Elrington, are all spoken of as likely to succeed to the see of Cork • but the appointment will most likely f a ll on D r . Hinds, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. THE CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA.—We have a communi cation from our Sydney correspondent, dated Feb. 7th. By it we have accounts of the three bishops who were last year appointed to take charge of portions of the hi therto-unwieldy diocese of Australia. The Bishop of Adelaide arrived at his see on the 28th of December ' • the Bishop of Newcastle at Sydney, in January ; and the Bishop of Melbourne at Melbourne in the same month. The whole of these prelates had been received in the most cordial manner, and there was in all the colonies but one opinion, that there was much cause for thankfulness to God for putting it into the hearts of the rulers of the Church at home to select such men for the episcopate.— Church and State Gazette. THE NATIONAL SOCIETY.- - The yearly general meeting of the national society for promoting the education of the poor on the principles of the established church. was held on Wednesday, in the Central School Rooms, Sanctuary, Westminster. The chair was taken by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was supported by the bishops of Man chester, St. David's, Lichfield, Ripon, Hereford, Bangor, Worcester, Chichester, Norwich, Gloucester, Oxford, Salisbury, Lincoln, and Bath and Wells. A great num ber of clergymen also attended ; and among the laymen present, were Sir R. H. Inglis, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. W. E. Gladstone, M.P. After the annual report had been read, the Bishop of Ripon moved that it be printed and circulated, and this motion was seconded. The Rev. Mr. Sugden said, that the report did not give satisfaction to him and other members because it did not say what part of the management clauses the government proposed to alter, and he should therefore move that the report be not printed until a clear statement could be given of the offer made by the society and the answer of the government. This amendment was seconded, and was carried by a show of hands, for although few hands were held up in its favour still fewer were held up against it. The Bishop of Salisbury observed that no substantial difference existed between the resolution and the report, as it was the intention of the committee to furnish the subscribers with the information required. The Rev. Mr. Dennison then rose to propose a resolution, the effect of which was to declare that the society rejected compul sory clauses, and that any conditions whatever imnnaoa on ow church ougnt not to be accepted. He contended that the committee of the privy council had violated the understanding between the government and the church, and recommended that, if the government were not pre pared to concede anything to the church, the society should resign all government aid. This resolution was seconded by the Rev. Canon Wordsworth, who observed however that he did not participate in the apprehensions which some entertained respecting imaginary difficulties in which the society and church were involved. The Bishop of Oxford then rose, and after urging the inexpe diency of adopting the resolution at a time when negocia tions were in progress- between the government - and the church, proposed an amendment which, without affirming the expediency of the management clauses, left the subject in the hands of the committee of the society. After speeches from Mr. W. P. Wood, M.P., and the Bishop of Norwich,—the latter of whom caused a " loud explosion of adverse opinions by a remark that some persons were hostile to all systems of religious education, except one conducted on Tractarian principles,—the Rev. Mr. Den nison, at the request of many clergymen, withdrew his resolution, and the Bishop of Oxford likewise withdrew his amendment. A vote of thanks to the Archbishop of Canterbury was then passed, and the proceedings termi nated. CASE OF THE VICAR OF lIAREWOOD. ECCLESIASTICAL COURT, YORK, JUNE 1, 1848. (Before Chancellor Vernon) BURDER V. HALE. In this case, John Burder, Esq., secretary to the Bishop of Ripon, was the plaintiff; and the Rev. Richard Hale, vicar of •Harewood, the defendant. Mr. Travis appeared for the plaintiff, and said the charge against the defendant was for improper language and conduct in his pulpit; and his duty that day was to object to the admission of certain parts of a responsive allegation of defendant to articles exhibited against him, imputing to him that he had, for the last two years been in the habit, in Harewood church, of making offensive personal remarks in a chiding, quarrelling, and brawling manner, on the Earl and Countess of Hare woo d, an d others of his parishioners. One of the articles stated that in 1845 the Countess introduced the Rev. Dr. Hook, of Leeds, and other clergymen, into the village ; that they examined the school children without defendant's per mission ; taught them a catechism not authorised by the church ; circulated tracts tending to Puseyism, tending to lead to disputes, &c. He also objected to an article relative to tithes, and to several others, which he thought ought to be struck out. He also objected to the word "vexatious " being applied to this suit, in one of the articles. Mr. Blanchard, for the defendant, replied to these ob jections. Mr. Hale had been vicar of Harewood for half a century, and being opposed to Puseyite or Tractarian doctrines, he had, no doubt, been more zealous than he otherwise might have been for the welfare of those who were confided to his care. H e m i g ht h ave b een vehement —he might have been rather personal, but he had good cause for it. He had seen bowing and other things to which he had not been accustomed, and he regarded them as indications of the quarter whence the wind was blow ing. The second ground which the defendant assigned for this suit having been brought against him, was in reference to the award of the Tithe Commissioners, al luded to in the fifth article. The decision in that case was given against the Earl of Harewood, and upon the defendant communicating the fact to his lordship, these proceedings were almost immediately commenced against him. • He went through all the articles objected to, de fending them throughout, and concluded by quoting cases which showed that the law allowed great latitude to an accused party, and therefore that these articles ought to be admitted. Mr. Travis replied ; after which, The Chancellor proceeded to deliver judgment :—He expressed concurrence in the principle laid down by the learned advocate for the defendant that the Court ought not to be extreme in adopting any nicety of objection to the relevancy of articles pleaded by the defendant in a case of this kind. He went over the articles objected to, remarking upon each. In one article, the defendant set up a pretension that no other clergyman but himself was to interfere with or make any exertions in any school in his (defendant's) parish. He denounced such pretension, and as the article was irrelevant, he rejected it, as well as the next article, the fifth. The next article of importance was the eleventh, and he could net say that he thought that irrelevant, although there was some incorrectness in the pleading of it. He thought it bore much on the mo tives and state of mind in which the clergyman was placed in reference to the parties whom he afterwards saw in the church. If a member of the congregation on a former oc casion had done that which was unjust and injurious to the defendant, ( he did not speak of the fitness of the lan guage imputed to Mr. Hale) he did say that language ex pressive of opinions, on the part of the clergyman, of such misconduct—assuming that such misconduct had occur red—was not improper or unseasonable ; because such conduct being persevered in by a member of the congre gation would be unfit, and be very properly denounced, in language of course similar. With the alteration of a few words, he thought this article might stand, and also the thirteenth. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT RACES.-TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for two-year-olds ; won by half a length by Mr. Herbert's c by Venison, out of Odessa, beating Mr. Drewitt's c by Venison, o u t of Folly, and Lord Exeter's Turban. The Gold Vase, given by her Majesty, was won byLord Exeter's Sister to Hydrangea, 3 yrs, 6st 81b. The First Year of the Ascot Triennial Foal Stakes of 10 sous each, with 100 added, for foals of 1846 ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Sixty-seven subs. 'I he winner was Lord Eglintoun's Elthiron, beating Lord Albemarle's Borneo and a large field. The Welcome Stakes were won by Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack. The Ascot Stakes were won by Duke of Richmond's Vampyre. WEDNESDAY. Coronation Stakes of iiki;;eaCh , for three-year-old fillies, were won easily by Lord Chesterfield's Distaffina, _ _ _ Windsor Stakes were won by 11r. Bowes's Springy Jack. Royal Hunt Cup was won by half a length by Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham, beating Dulcet, Cosachia, and seve ral others. THURSDAY. Her Majesty was not present at the races, not even on this, the " crack" day. St. James's Palace Stakes were won by Mr. Payne's Glendower beating Backbiter. Her Majesty's Plate was won easily by Lord Clifden's Footstool. A Piece of Plate, value 500 sous, the gift of the Emperor of Russia, added to a sweepstakes. Two miles and a half. Mr. J. B. Day's The Hero, 5 yrs.. Mr. B. Green's The Flatcatcher, 3 yrs (carried 6st 121 b) Duke of Bedford's Saddle, 4 yrs .. (F. Butler) 3 Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure, 4 yrs.... (Templeman) 4 Betting.-2 to lon The Hero, sto 2 agst Flatcatcher, and Bto 1 agst Saddle. For some time past great interest has been excited about the race, from the fact that The Hero and War Eagle, which met last year for the Don caster Cup—the former stale from running on hard ground, his opponent a fresh horse—were expected to start. Last year War Eagle won easily, but, for the reason stated, few attached any merit to the performance, and, although be won easily on Tuesday, it was the prevailing opinion that he would not come to the post ; this opinion was confirmed on Wednesday. To-day The Hero won with the greatest ease by a length. Saddle a bad third. Run in 4 min. 34 sec. FRIDAY. The Wokingham Stakes were won by Cosachia. The Great Western Plate was won by Vampyre, beating The Moor, and others. THE " Astor RACE CUPS."—The prize called the " Emperor's Cup," is a shield three feet three inches in diameter, of silver; the outward edge or border is highly burnished. In the centre of the shield, in a circular com partment, surrounded by a wreath of laurel, the Emperor Peter the Great is represented triumphant over Barbarism, the allegory consisting of figures most elaborately worked up. There are six other compartments, the figures in bas relief, remarkably bold, the outline and minuter parts being equally excellent. The first compartment repre sents the revolt of the Strelitzers, Peter the Great assum ing the crown when only twelve years old; the second, June 13,1848. Peter the Great prasticing ship-building in a dock-vard . in Holland; the third, Pete r th e G reat di rec ti ng Prince Menzioff to build St. Petersburgh ; the fourth, the Cl'e mency of Peter to the citizens after the victory of Narva ; the fifth, the battle of Pruth ; and the sixth, Peter crown ing Catharine Empress. In these compartments, the fi gures are admirably grouped, and the respective stories are all well told. The six compartments are separated br figures of Victory, and radiate from the central comnaxt" meat. The Royal Hunt Cup" is'a shell of large dimen sions, of silver, the inner part being gilt ; it is surmounted by a Triton, and supported by three marine horses, beneath whom is a base of rocks supported by tortoises. The de sign is by Flagman, and is exceedingly classical and fin;, The workmanship is elaborate. The " Queen's Cup consists of a group of a man and two horses, representing. a Peon catching a wild horse with the lasso. POLITICAL MISCELLANY. THE REFORM MOVEMENT. — Meetings in support of Mr. Hume's motion continue to be held. The committee on Mr. O'Connor's Land Scheme met on Tuesday, and again on Friday. It appears that the settlers on the estates have no security whatever for the land allotted to them, or for the money they may invest in it. They have no conveyance, no title of any kindr and no lease. LORD JOHN AND THE OATH BILL.—The answer of Lord John Russell last week to Sir Robert Inglis, on the new Parliamentary Oaths Bill, was almost of a piece with the celebrated letter to the Dean of Hereford. Lord John . had said that the object of the new bill was to permit classes of her Majesty's subjects" to take the oaths with out scruple ; whereupon Sir R. Inglis asked if his Lord ship meant that the oath was so to be framed as to include Mahometans. " When I said all classes of her Majesty's subjects," replied the Premier, " I meant all in this country, and lam not aware of there beiny any Maho metans resident here !" As the Times was the most vehement friend of the Anti-Corn Law League in the days of its rising strength, so it is now the most vehement abuser of the same League in the present days of its fading glory. On Friday, in an article on the weakness of the new Reform movement, after telling us truly that the people " want more trade, not more votes" our contemporary proceeds in the follow ing strain :—"This was the secret of the League ; it is the secret of the Chartists. The one was kept up by a rich and aspiring body whose PERSONAL INTERESTS were' directly implicated in obtaining a particular concession. The same with the Chartists. The one saw in free trade a more ample field of commerce, a larger mart for the production of industry, a richer return for the invest ments of speculation. The other see, as through a glass darkly, indistinct visions of prosperity and amelioration- So far they agree. The only difference is in the amount of intelligence that each severally displayed. They have many things in common. The same views, the same' scurrility, the same attacks on classes, distinguish both." To all this we heartily subscribe, for we have brought the same charges against the League a hundred times, when Printing-house-square . was filled with glorification of it. Pity 'tis that great prophets and authorities like the Times, only get their eyes opened when tae mischief has been done. LAW INT.ELLIGENeE. LIVERPOOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. IR RE BARTON, IRLAM, AND lIIGGINSON. The last examination of Mr. Higginson took place before Mr. Sergeant Ludlow, on Wednesday last. Mr. Higgin son was examined at great length by Mr. Lawndes. He stated that his private balance sheet was made out from his own knowledge of what he possessed, from memory, and various documents which he had, which had all been given up to Mr. Turner, the official assignee. He did not keep any cash-book of his private estate, but there were records partly in books and partly in memorandums, the latter being attached to the different transactions. His transactions generally consisted of cotton, corn, tear sugar, &c. ; he had also railway shares and some land at Bebington and Claughton Park. He had purchased a living on speculation, and a sum of £3OOO was invested in a brewery, at Birkenhead. His balance-sheet was only a, summary of the property he was now p ossesse d o f. aetr did not include profit and loss either on his own affairs or on commercial transactions. He considered he had in January 1843, from £15,000 to £20,000 independent of the firm, and invested in various ways which he enume rated. The losses and expenses of the concern from the, Ist January, 1843, to November, 1847, are se t down at £443,297 Os. ; the profits at £218,656, making an actual deficit of £224,641. Mr. Higginson stated that in 1843, there was a net profit of £8,256 ; in 1844, a loss 01 £8,205 •, in 1845, a profit of £3,399 •, in 1846, a profit of £24,575 ; in 1847, a loss of £31,936. The depredator! of property was to the extent of £139,324 ; with bat' debts, £9,301. The examination bore chiefly on a inert ga3e held by Mr. Richard Haynes, uncle of Mr. Hrggie: son, for £6,400, for moneys advanced to the latter, but the receipts for which have been destroyed. Mr. Turner, the official assignee, had drawn up a long report, founded on the books of the bankrupt. It ap- pered from this that the cash passed mostly through the Royal Bank. At present it would pp holders of bills in £207,961, o f which sum A;bb •1• the accommodation 0 arose from drafts accepted for of parties in the W e st I nd i es , an d 61,983 included in the creditor's accounts, or p rov id e d f or by property and in the the estate was indebted to bone fyie craediteoa; hands of the parties, leaving only £89,626. provable OIL the estate. The amount due from the bankrupts to cre ditors unprovided with security and and some liabilities would appear to be £793,728. But in the balance sheet, the debts am tunt to £1,414,458, which, deducting " profit," would leave an apparent amount of cre ditors to the extent of £1,225,801. The credit amount on the side of 'the sheet with all items and deductions, was £428,781. The official assignee Effluent to the way in which Hr. Higginson operated in share speculations, subsequent to the embarrassment which the concern experienced through severe losses.ra winding up the old partners'aip. Mr. frg 4l--.- son opened an account in the b oo k s of Bar son, Share Acct., P r iv a te A cc t.," as p er ledgej Irlam, and Hi gg i nson , d enom i na t e d " J ona th an 1 -l ig f 2 o t c h h i a s r a g e c a c b o account th a balance remained teY From the I s t Ap r il, 1846, to d ate of bani'r on 934 7 11 as shown by ledger of £1479. , The shares on hand, as va i ue d b y M r. Hi gg i nson 40 f , 1, 10 8 -- Showing a loss fro m Ap r il , 184 6 , to Nov., 1847, of ,e 106,305 17 3 A numbe r o f ot h er i tems were gone into, an d the assigne e remarked on M r . Higginson's separate ba'a nce r sheet, as bein g i mper f ect. A detailed stoc k acc ount and full cash st a t ement ought (said the assignee) to h av e been presented by Mr. Higginso n The examination wasadjournedto the dnesday. On Friday Mr. John Stockdale obtained, his certificate , no creditor opposing. IN RE . JOHN TOMICINSON.—The second meeting under this bankruptcy was appointed for Friday ; but Mr. Tom; kinson was unable to attend, on account of illness, an" the meetin_g was adjourned to the 19th July. IN RE JOSEPH ROBINSON PYll.—This bankrupt aP' peared on his last adjourned examination. Mr. Ro ve ' for the assignees, opposed, and asked the court to adjourtj the case sine die. The bankrupt said he h a d sup Pile Mr. Core, the accountant, with sufficient materials front which to make out a cash account. His Honour said was the bankrupt's duty to furnish full particulars of his cash transactions. Mr. Rowe said that from the COra' mencement there was a sum of £60,620 not fairly an' counted for. His Honour asked for vouchers for sever'" payments, and made some enquiries of the bankrupt, tOie replies to which were that he had neve r k e pt a cas h-W; or any general cash account. His Honour said ,1 1 1 0 balance-sheet gave no satisfactory view of the case. a bankrupt ought to have kept a cash account, but he 1 0 not done so, and had g i ven hi mse lf ver y littl e t r ouble satisfy his creditors. M r . T urner , i n re pl y t o a nuestioi: by his Honour, said the account was not all satisfactor, to him. His Honour aft er remar ki ng upon th e bankruP b not keeping proper books, and in not having the necessary vouchers, to put him in a position to pass his examination. If he would exert himself he might yet pass his examinati tion with satisfaction to himself and his creditors, but present ho could' not pass. He must take the cal, quences of not being prepared after so many ments. After some further observations, his Houg l t. adjourned the examination of the bankrupt sine die, Wl' protection for three months. adjourn SUMMER ASSIZES. — NORTHERN CIRCUIT.= ALL, C.v.:Ku:well and 11. p. Justice Erle". 3 "* . castle, Thursday, August 3. Carlisle, MonclaY, turday, July 15. Durham, Saturday, July 29. . 1 -` 7. Appleby, Thursday, August 10. Lancaster, Saturdalt August 12. Liverpool, Wednesday, August 16. 71 1r A RETENTION OF FEES IN A BANKRUPTCY CASE SOLICITOR.—On Tuesday last, Mr. Greatly, solicitor , 0 ; this town, was summoned by Mr. Sergeant Ludlow,.e our Bankruptcy Court, by Mr. Turner, the official 0 54- te nee, to show the cause why he refused to pay over , sum of £lB, which he had received on a bankrupt's salad; Mr. Greatley, who had acted as a solicitor for the Oahe assignees of a person named Jones, had pocketed XlE 3, , i t li e proceeds of a sale, in liquidation of his own fees. to learned sergeant ordered the money to be paid over d i., the official assignee. He said, " Unless paid, I Shal l rect Mr. Turner to present a petition to the Court of view, not only to pay over the money you have receivtei; August power to strike you off the rolls, but I have the but also the costs of the petition itself. I have " t to po wer o r prevent you practising in this Court, and unless the er, der of the Court is promptly complied with, I shall el dressingCHA t r ie TS gra N n i d EE j T u l r N y G o S n .-2 .i l d r a . y J in n s t t h i c e e c P o a ur t tte of o f ti ci cise that privilege." f th e. Bench, referred to the peculiar circumstances t his; times. " I think it right (said his lordship) from in t place, the highest criminal court in the realm, t° out the abhorrence in which the law holds such tura? , he ous assemblages as have lately terrified and distracteue no peaceably disposed of her Majesty's subjects. ll ia ves at hesitation in saying that such tumultuous assembler, _i s o night can hardly, under any circumstances, be other;34 than criminal. If proceedings on indictment e gour parties forming such assemblages should come before, ! tors whether those parties be principals or merely specT io i g g going to such meetings without considering that bY rO O9 so they sty ell the numbers and increase the means 0.1 a" ol d mischief, you must consider what are the facts.,_ea" in proportion as terror has been excited, and ollt. Dr n a re and disorders are likely to prevail, in that proportia, t he these parties guilty. I cannot define the e` be for offence, because it is a matter of fact which it w you to consider and determine on. Ido not anticipate_,./ f e el that any case of this sort will come before you, Dilk , be it my duty to warn all parties that the law is net; _ o w trifled with, that the country must not be kept in the the 11 A d i s. of alarm in which it has lately been, and that pensions which have existed in the minds of the posed of outbreaks taking place must be put an Pa lv uineencle;