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*nipertat parliamint. HOUSE OF LORDS -MONDAY THE . Loan Discount Bill passed through committee, as did also the NaVy Mutiny Bill. The Earl of DEVON moved the second reading of the Juvenile Offenders Bill, on the understanding that the debate should be taken on mning infn After a fe ords from Lord BROUGHAM and the qms or W ESTMINSTER, tne DM was reau a NeWIIU ..,.. The Earl of DEVON then moved the second reading of Trust Money In HOUSE OF COMMONS MONDAY Lord. M. HILL appeared at the bar and said that he had to inform the house that this morning he had the honour of an interview with her .111aj9sty, and presented the ac dress of the !onnons in re tion, when her sty returned the following gr answer:—" I have taken into my consideration the Address of my faithful Commons.. I am fully aware of the im- portance of the subject of colonization, and I will give directions to take such measures as are necessary to enable Parliament to adopt a course which will prevent a recur rence of the inconvenience to which emigrants and the colonies are now subjected." _ motion of Lord SAN nor, the Liverpool Water Works Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Wed nesday. Loid J. R [1 the second reading of the Encumbere On the c state Bill Until Wednesday si T of the day being read for to on the Affairs of Portugal ;um" ing the cg, Lord J. MANNERS, 'and Lord G. BENTINCK supported the motion. Mr. CHRISTIE, Mr. T. DUNCbMBE and Mr. MACAULEY justified the policy of the Ministers. The debate was again adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS TIIESD AY Lord STANLEY submitted the motion of which ke had given notice, that the papers presented to both houses of parliament, by command of her Majesty, afforded, in the opinion in that house, no justification fox the recent inter ference of this country by force of arms in the internal affairs of Portugal, the motion being supported by :the the Marquis of Lansdowne, - and approved by the Duke oTf Wellington, Lords St. Germans and Granville ; the Duke, who spoke from the cross benches, and was very inaudible throughout, then briefly submitted to the house his rea sons for supporting the government on that occasion. One of them was, that the dethronement of the Queen of Portugal appeared to be one of the objects of the Junta, a catastrophe which this country was bound to avert, and Inother was Which he was glad t that as the Portugu, wernment had in the emergency to which its own misconduct had reduced it applied to Tvention, our government had done in the interference which ensued, sake of the Junta and the popular who owed their safety for the part which we had ,uttina an end to the contest which distracted other sour right in participating were it only for the Hand menaced the peace of the world Lord BEAUMONT expressed his regret that the govern ment had thought it necessary so to act, but could not consent to withdraw his confidence from them on that ac count, and should, therefore, vote against the motion. On a division, Lord Stanley was defeated by a majority of 19, the numbers present being 47 to 66 peers present The aid of proxies was not invoked. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tu On the motion of Mr. E. DENISON, S Si way appumuuu went of the Er :clesiastical Commission The adjourned debate on Mr. Hume's motion was then resumed by Sir DE LACY EVANS, in favour of Ministers. Sir R. PEEL followed in a powerful speech in favour of the intervention, which he hoped would be effectual for the single purpose for which it had been given, namely, to maintain an ancient monarchy, and to ensure in that monarchy guarantees for the existence and continuance of constitutional government. The right summed up as roll Vow, I trust that nc said will lay me open to the suspicion that I approve of the measures which were adopted by the government of Portugal since the 7th of Octobei% I think that the change of government on the 6th of October, 1846, the sudden removal of the Duke de Palmala, and the mode in which that removal was effected, were calculated to lessen the respect of the people for the throne. I have come to the coneinsion that nn thn W}iAIA it is apcipahlatlint.th. of England should be exerted for the purpose of quelhng these troubles; but I do not think it should be lent to giving countenance and support to arbitrary proceedings. I have seen, I had almost said with shame and regret, that illustrious man—the Duke of Palmella—an exile from his wisest politician of all the Portuguese—the man who was a political ornament to his country—the man who in 1814-15 was associated with the leading diplomatists of Europe for the purpose of laying the foundation of that general peace t - ty-seven yr _ -amt. ..wem . , /ears —I do see with deep pain that that man, the most eminent of the subjects of the Queen of Portugal, is an exile from his native country. And for what? Because he wished to govern on constitutional principles—because in his inter course with the public men, with the statesmen of Europe, he had learned, perhaps, better principles for the conduct of constitutional government than those who have been the ordinary councillors of the Portuguese sovereign. (Cheers.) I look to the advice he gave, and to the language in which Lord Howord speaks of the progress lie had made towards the restoration of peace.. I read his law of elec tions--I see his resolution to summon the Cortes—l see his advice not to resort to acts of severity—l see these things, and I think it a reflection on public men that he should be an exile from his native country. (Cheers.). Sir, lovern- ment can commit, when, in anticipation of some fancied dangers, they resorted to what is called a coup d'e'tat, that is, attempted to avert threatened danger by the assump tion of unconstitutional power. That was the mistake made by the government of Charles X., and it is the mis take that has been made by those counsellors who devised the dismissal of that faithful subject of the Queen; and attached friend of peace, the Duke of Palmella. It would have been the true policy of the government, even if these dangers were real, to have met them, and not attempted to avert them by the assumption of unconstitutional powers. These advisers of coups d'aat have taken credit to themselves for firmness and decision ; they refer to the case of Louis XVI., and say that the cause of monarchy was then lost by a want of firmness and decision. They pride themselves on their decision and energy, but they do not see the danger of resorting to these extreme acts of violence, or the consequences which they may lead to. They pointed at the programme of the Septembrists, but I believe that was nothing more than a proposed change in regard to electoral districts ; and I contend that any apprehensions entertained in regard to that programme were not sufficient to set aside the constitutional liberty of Portugal. That was a grievous mistake; and what is the consequence of resorting to such acts of power? You alienate from yourselves the sympathies of Europe. Let your enemies, if they will, meet and resort to unconstitu tional acts: be you content to apply the powers which the constitution gives you, and then the good feelings of other countries, aye, and of your own subjects, will rally around you if the attack upon you be an unjust one; but if the friends of the monarchy will attempt to meet the danger by coups d'e'tat, and will violate the law in anticipation that then the sympathies of Europe will not be with them (cheers): that is the mode by which thrones are more en dangered than by disloyalty and disaffection on the part of the people. I have now fulfilled that which I said I would do, openly and frankly. I have spoken my opinions as a private individual ; after a perusal of those papers before me, I cannot assent to a vote of ce n s ur e on th e government. I cannot consent to interfere with what is now in course of action • but while I take that course, while I would not interfere to put a stop to that inter vention which has taken place, I must at the same time say that of the acts of the Portuguese government I can not speak without condemnation. (Cheers.) And I say, in conclusion, that unless those evil councillors who have been placed around the Portuguese throne are banished--. I believe that if that faction that calls itself the Cabrilist faction—and for anything I know they may be worthy of the name they have chosen to assume—lf such men and such principles are to influence the future government of Portugal, then there is no security for peace, no security there for continued attachment to the crown. And then, indeed, it will not be in the power of England longer to give that advice, and to lend that assistance, which I think she can freely give and freely lend, and which I hope will be effectual for that single purpose for which they have been given and lent—to maintain an ancient monarchy, and to obtain from that monarchy guarantees for consti tutional freedom. (Great cheering.) Dr. BOWRING then proceeded to address the house, when Mr. Newdegate observing that forty members were not present, the house was counted, when such proving to be the case, it stood necessarily adjourned. HOUSE OF OF COMMONS.—WEDNEspky Some interesting discussion took place on the circum stance of the house being counted out on the previous evening, thereby cutting short the debate on the affairs of Portugal. _ _ _ _ _ Mr. - HumE contended that the course had been pre viously arranged by the Government, but said that as lie did not think the house was disposed to go on with the discussion, he should not renew his motion. Lord J. RUSSELL denied the inference of Mr. Hume, and said that the Government was put to a disadvantage by it. for he was convinced there would have been a large majority against the hon. member's motion if it had gone to a division. The Tenants (Ireland) Bill, brought in by Mr. Shar man Crawford, to amend the laws relating to landlord and tenant in Irel an d , was, after a short discussion, thrown out by a majority of 112 to 25 -; the motion being for the second reading. The Poor Removal Act Amendment Bill was ordered to be read a second time on Wednesday next. HOUSE OF COMMON THURSDAY. Lions were put to Lord Palmerston by memners, relative to the continuance of the f Oporto, to the continued suppression of the ier constitutional privileges of an arbitrary decree of their Das" Antas and his '— liberty of t the Portug Queen—to pool*, 1 e surrend known at Lisbon— , and 18th article 5, by the Quc of the t i been inflicted on British in of Portuguese for their late services in the t irily answered by his lordship, who expressed his con Con that where abuses had arisen speedy xtunedieS wguld be applied, and that perfectly good faith would he kept with the Junta and the Portuguese people. The order of the day for the Poor-law Amendment Bill was then read. On the motion that the Speaker do now° leave the chair, Mr. G..BANKS rose to oppose it, because there was not a single clause in the bill of which he could approve. He would rather have the present system continued than the .r.nrrr ovrof est-1n wino A. 101117 I'ITPOi n 43114.117. Mr. MrLEs observed, that his principal reason for rising is to hrina the as of Mr. Chadwick distinctly hpfnrp the hoes, putations c Mr. Chadwick had been much hurt by the and Sir J. Graham, and had asked mm (Mr. MileS) to lay before the house such papers as would exculpate him from those imputations. Lord J. RUSSELL did not question the ability of Mr Chadwick or the general respectability of his character of his conduct as secretary to 'the poor law commission, both towards .the commissioners and the Secretary of State forthe Home Department, with regard to the evi dence he had given before the Andover Committee, He had not imputed the conduct of Mr. Chadwick to any motives; but he did think that his conduct was calculated to destroy the efficiency of the commissioners whom he was appointed to assist. _ _ Sir J. GRAHAM was fully convinced that on many occa sions Mr. Chadwick had rendered the public most im portant service. He believed that the appointment of Air. G. Lewis had been very displeasing to Mr. Chadwick, and that the subsequent appoint vacant commis! mership bad been still more The consequence was, that the misunderstanding was pro ductive of results veryinjurious to the public service. It might be asked, why, under such circumstances, was not Mr. Chadwick dismissed ? Now, that would have been a measure of too great -severity to Mr. Chadwick, for that lischarged many of his duties to his entire satisfaction. After all that had occurred, he thought that the continuance of Mr. Chadwick as secretary to the com mission was not advisable . ; and he therefore hoped Mr. Chadwick would be employed in some other sphere, and that, too, of importance, where his presence would be of great public utility. Mr: CHRISTIE thought Lord J. Russell had drawn very one of the Poor-law Commissioners, and attacked the Andover Committee, because Mr. Villiers was brother-in law of Sir F. Lewis. A violent personal altercation ensued between Mr. Vil liers and Mr. Christie, which was terminated by the Speaker, who called both members to order. Sir G. GREY appealed to the good feeling of the house ; in the hope that it would not prolong the present discus. sion ; but would consent to allow this bill to go, wi lirther interruption, into thecommitt debate which it underwent a few nights Mr. GRIMSDITCH opposed the bill, as diaMr. SPOONED The house then weni into committee, when the several verbal alterations and amendments were made in the dif ferent clauses, but none of the material enactments of the five years, 3ORTIIWICK Considerable discussion took place upon it ; but, on a divi sion, it was negatived by a majority of 76 over 43 voices. The house then resumed, and the report was ordered to be received. HOUSE OF LORDS FRIDAY The Earl of AUCKLAND, in reply to the Earl of Roden, stated that the Admiralty had called for the fullest reports admiral on the Irish station had been directed to supply a powerful steamer to assist in floating her, should such aid be required. Earl FITZWILLIAM complained that having gone into one of the aisles of St. Paul's Cathedral, being anxious to compare the building with that of St. Peter's, which he had recently visited, he was followed by an official, who demanded the payment of twopence. This practice of charging fees for admission into our national cathedrals he considered highly disreputable. ' The Juvenile Offenders Bill passed through committee, Lord DENMAN reluctantly consenting to dispense with juries in many cases contemplated by the bill. The division on the question .propounded by Lord LYNDHUhST on Thursday evening, that the committee on the petitions respecting the Birmingham and Oxford . - Junction Railway be directed to proceed with their in quiry, was erroneously reported to be carried, instead of _ - negatived, by a majorityof six. It is thought proper to state that the Daily News only erred in common with all the other journals in this respect, for which error the re porters are not responsible, inasmuch as they are excluded during divisions, and take the result, as represented to them, from an officer in the house attending in their gal- lery. The general correctness with which' divisions are given proves how little blame attaches to a solitary mis- rake, particularly where there are amendment; upon amendments proposed, in addition to the original mo- however, having arisen, the question is raised as to the y ..- .Which if to be continued, suggests another question, viz., whether such information might not be supplied by some higher official authority than that to which it has hitherto been delegated. HOUSE OF COMMONS, -FRIDAY •Mr. GREENE, in the absence and on behalf of Mr. Hume, moved that it was expedient that the constitution and practice of committees on private, should in future be assimilated to those of committees on railway bills. After some discussion the house divided, when the mo tion was carried by a majority of 30, the numbers being 118 to 88. On the for the iuestion of oroceedinz to the o • ; nary discussion of some length ensued on the public busi- day to proceed with unopposed bills, but - which proposition was so coldly received, or rather so warmly opposed, that the noble lord succumbed, and moved that the house at its rising should adjourn till Monday. LordPALmEusTow, at the instance of Mr. Borthwick, gave an explanation with respect to affairs in Portugal, after which Mr. VILLItus entered into a statement with respect to his dispute with Mr. Christie on the previous evening The debate on the Health of Towns Bill then proceeded, Colonel SIBTHORP moving that it be read a second time that day six months. The speeches were not lengthy, but the speakers numerous, the mass of objectors resting their opposition on the ground of the exclusion of the metro polis from its operation, Mr. HORSMAN and Mr. ROE BUCK fiercely attacking the government for delay, and limiting the operation of the measure. _ At length the house divided, when the question of go ing into committee was carried by a majority of 141, the numbers being 121 to 50. LAW INTELLIGENCE, Courts for the relief of Insolvent Debtors will be held by W. J. Law, Esq. at York, October 27 ; Richmond, 30 ; Durham, November 1 ; Newcastld 3 ; Carlisle 5 ; Appleby 8 ; Kendal 9 ; Lancaster 10 ; Liverpool 17. Lord Justice Clerk, in the Court of Session, lately ob jected to the Provost of Aberbeen being styled " Lord" Provost. It appears that the only provosts legally entitled to be called " lords" are those of Edinburgh. Glacwow. and of the "fair city" of Perth. BUNN v. LlND.—This action has been made by the plaintiff a special jury cause. It cannot be tried before the sittings after Michaelmas Term, which sittings will not commence before December next. As already stated, the plaintiff has laid his damages in the declaration, for the alleged breach of an agreement signed by Mademoi selle Lind to sing at Drury-lane Theatre, at £lO,OOO ; and on the part of the defendant several pleas have been pleaded, in which pleas the alleged agreement forms, of course, the principal feature. The plaintiff has demurred to one of the pleas, and the demurrer has been set down for argument in Michaelmas Term—namely, on the 9th of November. The counsel engaged in this memorable case on the part of the plaintiff are Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., and Mr. Peacock; and for the defendant, the Attorney-General, Sir F. Thesiger, and Mr. Hoggins. The action has been brought in the Court of Queen's Bench. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRlAGE. — Richardson v. Steele.—ln the Court of Common Pleas, on Wednes day week, an action was brought for compensation in damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. Ser jeant By les stated that the plaintiff was a young lady of about 27 years of age, the daughter of a boot and shoe maker at Messing, in Essex ; and the defendant a che mist and druggist, carrying on an extensive business at Brighton. It appeared that in the latter part of the year 1842, or the beginning of 1843, the defendant was assistant to Mr. Waugh, a chemist and druggist in Regent-street, and that the plaintiff was in the service of Mrs. Waugh, as lady's maid. It was at that period that the intimacy commenced between them, the defendant being some four or five years older than the plaintiff. Such was the attention which the defendant paid to the young lady, that she became not only ardently, but passionately at tached to him. The learned serjeant then read several long and rather tedious letters, in which, mixed up with allusions to business and other matters, were occasional expressions of attachment. One letter mentioned " send ing a newspaper" to the plaintiff, which " contained three cases of murder;" another mentioned sending her. Humphrey's Clock ; and most of these letters concluded, " Yours truly and affectionately, Stephen ;" " Your affectionate Stephen, with love ;" Your absent lover ;" and so on. One letter concluded— " My heart is fixed, I cannot range ; I love my choice too well to change." The plaintiff went to Paris ; and the letters of the de fendant proved that his attachment was becoming cold. Upon her return to England, the plaintiff discovered that the defendant was established in business in James's street, Brighton. Broken-hearted at the alteration in the defendant's conduct towards her, Miss Richardson went down to Brighton, with a view to seek an explana tion from him. Shortly afterwards she wrote to him, that she should have been induced sent h( nswer, requesting that all fut , Thus terminated the ( is of the young lady had given t ent to their daughter f t! happi and welfare to a r )e proved that the'defendant rng business, and was in a position to I of damages which had been laid in the declat r ; Mr . Serjeant Wilkins, in an excellent , tor theafter uennerating for a few minutes, the defendantjury ; and, returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages #'O4Q, le jury v honour would 1 flourish; THE LIVERPfIeI STANDARD. FOREIGN (5- COGONIAL INTELLIGENCE ILLNESS OF KING LEOPOLD. —The National states that two expresses arrived in Paris, on Monday from Belgium, announcing that the life of King Leopold was despaired of._ His Majesty was afflicted with insanity.__ ORDINATION OF MR. NEWMAN.—Mr. Newman was ordained subdeacon and deacon at Rome in Whitsun- week, and on Trinity Sunday received the priesthood at the hands of Cardinal Fransome in the church of the Pro- lave the news of the arrival there curiosities, the destination Of which is stated to be Lon don. The vessel had been about four months on her pas sage from Canton up to the date of her , reaching St Helena. The Ft :;abinet has suffered a severe defeat. The proposition of M. Demesmay, for reducing the tax on salt, was put to the vote on Wednesday evening, and was car ried by 264 against 14. , " After suclPa defeat," says the Presse, " an English. Ministry would at once have re- signed. The Ministry must have either grossly mistaken the temper•of the Chamber, or, if they knew it, have strangely mismanaged their case." The news which reached town from Portugal on Wed nesday is highly important. The Junta a Oporto had accepted the terms offered by Col. Wylde, stipulating only that such an administration should be formed as would be a public guarantee against tyranny and cruelty. The Queen, however, shews less disposition to accommo date than before, and seems to depend upon the assistance of her allies to crush entirely an insurrection in which al most the entire Portuguese nation is implicated. Every day brings intelligence of new adherents to the insurgents. CANADA.—The Governor General of Canada, agreeably to instructions from the parent government, has issued an nrdicm admitfincr A TYI PA 011.1 mobant am] rnniaa infn that vince without the payment of duty,--the importer giiring bonds for its arrival at and exportation from the port of destination within six months. Also an order permitting American boats and vessels to pass down the St. Lawrence, from Fort Covington, on the Salmon River. to Sorrel, and thence up the River Richelieu to Champlain, and vice versa, upon the payment of the usual tolls and dues payable upon British vessels. COURT AND FASHION. The Queen, with the royal children and the court, left Buckingham Palace at three o'clock on Saturday after noon, for Claremont, where her Majesty and the royal circle were to remain for a few days. Prince Albert joined her Majesty in the evening from Osborne. /- • 1 - 17 1 1 1 1! • . 1 1 - 1 • • 11 • • t honoured the Duchess of Sutherland with their presence at a grand file and ball at Stafford House. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George, the Duchess of Glou cester, the Duke of Wellington, and several foreign Princes and Princesses, were present ; indeed, so magni ficent aflte has not occured for many years—upwards of 1,300 of the elite of the aristocracy being present On Thursday, her Majesty held a Court and Privy Council at Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty has signified her intention of honouring the Duke of Devonshire with a visit at his villa, near Chiswick, in the present month. There were large dinner parties given at the Court of Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday week, in honour of the arrival of the Duchess of Kent and the Prince de Leiningen, Lord Howard de Walden, and several mem bers of the diplomatic corps, but the King was too un mrsday the Duchess of Kent eft Brussels, to pass a month and the Princ The Duke of Wellington gave a grand fete on Monday evening to her Majesty and the Prince Consort at Apsley- ne thousand cards of invitation were issued, comprising the Grand Duke Constantine and those other illustrious foreigners now sojourning in this country. The occasion was the christening of the infant daughter of Lord and Lady C. Wellesley, which, in accordance with the Queen's desire, took place in the royal chapel at Buckingham Palace, her Majesty standing sponsor. IRE.LAND, R. A. Fitzgerald, M. P. for Tipperary county, has died of typhus fever. The Irish judges have at last decided to hold the assizes at the usual time. The - f Kil' non. member -or Kilkenny has issued his first address to the " people of Ireland," in the character of successor to. the " Liberator"—his father. The form is modelled after that so often given by the founder of the dynasty; but it is a dry composition, and much wanting in that liberal flow which, in his great predecessor, had so much charm for the many THE POTATO.—The dark Examiner of Monday says —" All the accounts which have come before us, since Our last, continue to be of the same cheering character. The weather has, indeed, been most propitious. Refreshing showers fell yesterday, and theair to-day is warm and genial. Eve;y gentleman to whom we have spoken on the subject confirms the promise of a really magnificent harvest, and that all the potato fields, in every district with which he was conversant, never showed better nor looked more abundantly promising." MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.—An unfor tunate wretch, named Martin Parsons, has been com mitted for trial for the murder of his wife, under very strabge circumstances. It appears that Parsons directed his wife to proceed to an adjacent bog for some turf, for the purpose of burning a small quantity of land. On her return with the turf he charged her with delaying too long, when a dispute arose, and he struck her with a stone on the forehead, killing her on the spot.—Mayo Paper. AMERICAN BENEVOLENCE. FURTHER SUPPLIES.— A fine schooner, called the William Dugan, of New York, arrived , at Cork quay, on Sunday, bringing a large quan- tity of bread-stuffs and other necessaries to the relief of the destitute of that country. She has on board a cargo of about 216 tons, consisting, for the greater part, of an excellent description of Indian corn, some sixteen or twenty barrels of potatoes, and several boxes of clothing. The cargo has been consigned for distribution to the Society of Friends. FOOD FOR IRELAND.—We announce with pleasure the arrival on Tuesday, into our harbour of 32 vessels of large tonnage, laden with flour, maize, and wheat. Our advices from the Cove this morning, half-past nine o'clock, announce a further arrival of 32 vessels similarly laden, with a large number outside the harbour. The quantity of bread-stuffs brought by yesterday's shipping amounts to 10,077 tons, which, added to that brought by this morning's arrival, about 10,100, makes a total of 20,177 tons. This is cheering news for the country.—Cork Examiner. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. — The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Monday, Mr. John Reynolds, T.C., in the chair. The Chairman addressed the meeting at some length, and in the course of his observations stated that he had lately been through the country, where he ascertained that such was the distress in many districts, notwithstanding the measures adopted by government to give relief, that the poor people were obliged to gather weeds and boil them with a little salt to save themselves from the most horrible of deaths.—Mr. O'Hea (barrister) spoke upon the same subject, and then proceeded to refer to Mr. O'Connell's death, in doing which he took occa sion to express his surprise at the bigotry which existed in the British House of Commons, when a writ was moved for the county of Cork, that neither Sir R. Peel, Roebuck, or Lord John Russell, had the manliness to get up and pay a deserved tribute to the talents of their late beloved leader. CORN AND POTATOES IN IRELAND.—We copy the an nouncement following from the Standard of Thursday ; It is from the Dublin correspondent of that journal, and bears date the 15th instant :—" The Corn Markets : More good news.—There was a complete panic at our Corn e Exchange. The ge - d a a t y ted anc—neverye o thing dealers, sell ers , but the and spirts of the b buyers, small arcels w rf a unusuallyeslrndwi rnlwould induce large, n r c g et : . the but u t no meal latter t t e o rm bu s y t . ha s t o t m he e former p could changed hands at a reduction of about 69. a quarter on Friday's prices. The chief reason assigned for this most cheering change is the promise of an early and most abundant harvest. Some early wheat, grown within a few miles of the city, was exhibited. The field of which it was a sample is expected to be fit for cut ting in three or, at the outside, four weeks. Bere is also remarkabby forward, while green crops are at this moment in greater abundance than, we ever recollect at this season. Mowing is progressing in all directions, and in a short time the hay will be converted into ready money. On the subject of the potato crop the farmers assembled at the Corn-market, one and all—even the downcast sellers — expressed their entire disbelief in the rumours of the re appearance of the potato disease of last year. Their opinions are fortified by the provincial journals, received to-day from Armagh and Newry, in the north—Clare and Cork, in Munster—and from Ballinasloe, in Connaught— all of which report most favourably of the crops in their respective localities." EXTRAORDINARYPROCEEDING.-01IFriday the church yard of Kanturk was the scene of rather a curious pro ceeding. It having been understood by the country peo ple, that that respected gentleman had died a convert to the Catholic faith, they were determined he should be in terred according to the rites of their Church. This im pression was fully confirmed by the Rev. Mr. Verling, who was a particular friend of the deceased, and who al leged that he had convinced him of the errors of the faith which he had previously professed. Mr. Gilkrist's family maintained that he had died a Protestant; and they ac cordingly invited the Protestant clergyman of the parish to officiate at the interment, at the same time inviting the Rev. Mr. Verling to attend. The Rev. Mr. Verling hav ing intimated that it was his intention to officiate on the occasion, Mr. Blood, brother-in-law to the 'deceased, be came greatly excited, and insisted that he should not do so. Perceiving that the family were opposed to the Rev. Mr. Verling officiating on the occasion, and that if he persisted a riot would ensue, the Rev. Mr. Collins and the Rev. Mr. Regan represented to him that excitement might arise, and he consented to forego his original intention. Accordingly the funeral moved on to the grave -yard, where the Protestant clergyman prepared to read the fu neral service ; but he was interrupted by the country People, who were determined that the service of the dead snmuct ue react accorning Church. This excited Mr. Blood, but the more he resisted the people the more determined they became to carry out their intention, At this juncture the Rev. Mr. Verling Ferso‘ver . the coffin: tuiwhile in r tl Blood shewed everylntention of sto► wever, was prevented by Mr. R. Smith, The prayers being concluded, the coffin I into the church, where the service for he Protestant clergyman, and the then r ,ed that this circumstance would be mad —Cork Reporter. ground. it 1 the subject of judicial inquiry. RAILWAY AFFAIRS. The NORFOLK have established a FENFTY - FARE on their line ; the distance being about three miles. A most superb service of plate, richly gilt, is about to be presented to Mr. Leadbetter, of Glasgow, by the Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Company. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. — On Monday, as a num ber of men were working at Crombley Moss tunnel,.on the new branch line of the East Lancashire railway, one of them named Johnson, a single man, twenty-four years of r:ge, a native of Birkenhead, fell down No. ii shaft, a distance of eighty yards, and was killed on the spot. At the Wolverton inquest, Captain Huish, the general manager of the London and North Western, remarked that since the opening of the railway and its branches, not fewer than fifty millions of passengers had been con veyed along the line, and that never before had such an accident happened. From official returns it appears that the amount of traffic for the last week, on upwards of 2,730 miles of rail way, was £178,004, thus accounted for :—£loo,lBl for the conveyance of passengers only, £40,814 for the car riage of goods, and a remainder of £37,009 for passengers and goods together, not respectively apportioned ; being an increase of £5,339 over the corresponding week of last year, when the mileage was only 2,292. LANCASTER AND PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY.—A special meeting of the proprietors was held at Lancaster, on Tuesday, to declare a dividend. The accounts showed that the total revenue received from March 1, 1845, to-the 10th instant, amounted to £27,589, and that the sum ex pended in the payment of two years' dividends, salaries, and office expenses amounted to £20,777, leaving £6,812 for the present dividend, after payment of which a balance would remain of £166. Resolutions were passed adopting the accounts, and approving of the usual dividend of 4 per cent. RAILWAY CARRIAGES.—A novel first-class carriage is to be constructed expressly for through trains between Scotland and England, designed by Mr. Sinclair. The body of the carriage will be of the usual size, divided into two compartments, the one larger than the other. Both divisions will be fitted up with cushions, pillows, and everything suitable for comfortably lying down at full length. The larger division will accommodate six per sons; the smaller one, communicating with the other, is principally intended for ladies, and will afford room for two. In this latter division there will be all those con veniences which ladies and invalids will appreciate.— Railway Chronicle. TRIAL OF CRAMPTON'S NEW LOCOMOTIVE.—Yester day, the first trip was made, from Wolverton to London, with Mr. Crampton's new six-wheeled engine, called the London. The weight of the engine is 25 tons, and of the tender 20 tons—the weight on the driving-wheel being 12 tons. The tender will contain 2,300 gallons of watjr— sufficient to take a train of 60 tons a distance of 80 miles. The cylinder is 18 inches in diameter, with 20 inches stroke; and the diameter of the driving-wheels is 8 feet. The top of the boiler is under the level of the wheels, and thus the centre of gravity is kept low. The train, yester day, consisted of 12 carriages, weighing, in the aggregate, about 60 tons. The working was most satisfactory—the speed varying, between Watford and London, at between 55 and 63 seconds per mile. At this high velocity the motion was perfectly steady. Of course, a further speed may be expected when the working parts of the machinery get into play.—Railway Record.: - THE TRENT VALLEY RAILWAY—PROVIDENTIAL DISCOVERY.—For some days past apprehensions have been entertained by the engineers and contractors of this railway as to the safety of the bridge which crosses the Tame, near Tamworth, and a man was appointed to watch the progress of any defect which might be observa ble in the structure, either from subsidence or other causes. This bridge consists of three divisions of about 70 feet span, supported by two piers in the bed of the stream, the line being formed by iron girders, and the whole being constructed on a principle precisely similar to the bridge over the Dee, on the Chester railway, where the late melancholy accident occurred. It appeared that the doubts entertained as to the stability of the structure did not originate without sufficient cause, as, on Monday, the man appointed to watch the bridge perceived that one of the immense iron girders was giving way. The circum stance was immediately reported to the officers of the company, and measures will no doubt be taken, not only to repair the fracture, but to ascertain the perfect stability of the work, before the opening of the line for traffic.— Worcester Journal. RAILWAYS.—The resolutions of the committee of the House of Commons on the railway business before the house, appointed on the 18th of May, w ere laid on the table of the house on Monday last, and have since been confirmed on the motion•of the Chancellor of the Exche quer. These resolutions are to the follou'ing purport : Not to interfere compulsorily, but to permit the promoters of bills to suspend any further proceedings this session, with the option of resuming them at the same stage in the next session. Deposits to be returned to the depositors. Payment of interest on dividend out of capital to be pro hibited in future bills. In applications for powers to con struct branches or extensions, a subscription contract for three-fourths of the requisite capital to be insisted on, and payment out of former capital prohibited. No power of sale or lease of lines to be allowed until the Railway Com missioners are satisfied that one-half of the authorized capital has been expended. No company whose line is not opened, to guarantee payment of interest or dividends on additional capital, except for execution of the original line. In amalgamations of companies, or in the purchase of lines by other companies, the amount of the capital shall not exceed the aggregate capital of the several com panies, irrespective of any enhanced value or premium at which the agreements for amalgamation or purchase are made. CAusr.a or RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—A long letter on the Cause of Railway Accidents, signed "An Engine Driver," has appeared in the Times., the writer of which attributes preventable accidents chiefly to the following causes :-1. To making engine-drivers keep the same pace with the engines, whether the weight of the trains is in creased or not by eight or nine more carriages. 2. To the running of heavy loaded and empty carriages, mixed up with each other in the trains. 3. To the companies not keeping the rails well up to the right level, for sleepers will often sink down, and sometimes trip up on either end, and then a running off comes to the carriages. To ascer tain the reality and extent of this danger, it is advised that a heavy IS-ton engine should be made to go a slow walking pace upon the line, and the Government men should go behind her, and, walking upon each of the rails, by their hands upon the buffers •, their feet will then tell them whether the rails are inclined to trip or sidle in or out, and the buffers will.shake their hands when the wheels jar. 4. To running a train buffered up close—that is, screwed up tight, buffer against buffer—as it gives a surging motion to the train. But the real and true cause of much of the loss of life upon railways is, there being so few breaksmen al lowed to a train. 5. A very great check can be given to railway accidents by having a breaksman allowed to each railway carriage ; for there would then be little probability of running foul, because the whole train could be, soon brought under hand, from off a speed of even 30 miles an hour. There is also real danger in the present system of breaking the speed, for the breaks are now serewed"down at a few points along the, line in a very neck-or-nothing matter ; and the consequence is, that the carriages having the breaks coil about under their pressure, and plunge violently from side to side. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—The adjourned investigation into the above calamitous accident was resumed on Tuesday. After the evidence, the Coroner, addressing Fossy, the police-constable, who was instrumental in causing the accident, and who, as on the last occasion, occupied a seat by his legal adviser, said, " Now is the time for you to say anything in reference to the accident, if an t e hlt proper so to do." The prisoner's solicitor.ts sure the Coroner and jury would not think i disrespect ful in him if he advised his client, under existing.circum ma'n silent. There being no other witnesses, -17 Mt: o t ne r r e add i ressed the jury at considerable length on the evidence, and after about two hours' deliberation they returned the following verdict :—" We find a verdict of manslaughter against Bernard Fossy. We also feel it our duty to express that the company ought to be more parti cular in the seleCtion of officers for posts of such impor tance to the safety of the public as the one lately occupied by Bernard Fogsv. That Bernard Fossy having turned a train into the same siding on Monday the 31st, contrary to the rules, ought to have been dismissed immediately ; and, lastly, that every train should have a number of breaks and guards proportionate to the size and weight of the train, it appearing quite evident to the jury, that had that precaution been taken the train might; have been stopped, thus avoiding the awful and melancholy catas trophe." The Coroner then made out his warrant for the committal of the policeman to the county gaol, to take his trial at the ensuing assizes at Buckingham. In the course of the day, it was mentioned by one of the officials of the company, that the unfortunate event will involve the company in an expense of between £20,000 and £30,000. It may be stated that the policeman was accom panied to the gaol 'by his betrothed, to whom he was to have been united on Friday last. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AT MANCHESTER Ex- CHANGE. — The electric telegraph between the Manchester terminus of the Manchester and Leeds Railway at Hunt's Bank was completed on Thursday, and the system pro mises to effect wonders. The electric current, according to Professor Wheatstone, travels at the rate of about 288,000 miles per second, or 17,280,000 miles per minute. When once established upon all railways in the kingdom, its advantages will be great to the community at large. On Wednesday, some experiments were made with the telegraph between the Manchester Exchange and the Victoria station on the Manchester and Leeds railway. One of the questions put was, " How many stations are on the railway ? " Some wag, with a view of throwing those at the other end off their guard replied " 27i." The object of the half (the Exchange) was, however, under stood. To the question, "Where does Mr. live ?" the answer was, "He lives in Hope." A. Manchester con temporary, in noticing the efficiency of the system, even in its infancy, says :—" We look 'forward to the time when we shall be able from our Exchange, the centre of the greatest manufacturing and mercantile district in the world, to convey in a few seconds commercial intelligence to our customers on the banks of the Indus and the Ganges, and it may be, though that must be at a later period, with the purchasers of our goods living on the Lawrence ' Other iuestior were accu- rately answered in a moment. An alarm bell worked by the electric current to draw the atten the parties at the other end. Two electric needless are employed, the north pole of one being in a line with the south pole of the other to counteract the tendency of both to fly to the north. In the course, we understand, the telegraph will be ready for operation at all the stations on the Manchester and Leeds line, and in a short time will extend from Manchester to Liverpool, Birmingham, Hull, York, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. In the course of two months' there will be a t communication between Manchester and London, via Normanton. The Telegraphic Company arc at present building a central station behind the Bank of England, in the city of London, to which wires from every telegraphic station in the metropolis will be brought. 'Our contem porary adds :—" When the telegraph is fairly in operation, which it will be shortly, we shall soon experience the ad vantages it will confer upon this community, in the early information we shall, through its agency, receive con cerning elections, foreign news, the corn market, the money market, the share market, mercantile affairs, divi sions in the houses of parliament, prices current, shipping arrivals, railway intelligence, &c., Sic." POLITICAL GOSSIP, Captain A'Court has resigned his pretensions to Tam worth. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME.-Mr. Buckley, the pre sent Member, retires ; and Lord Brackley, finding his chance in South Lancashire hopeless, is seeking shelter here. TEN HOURS BILL.—We hear it rumoured that a large 'establishment in Bolton, is about to follow the example of Messrs. Horrocks, Miller, and Co., in this town, by working ten hours daily ; and that it is very likely that the ten hours system will be extensively adopted in other towns.—Preston' Guardian. DERBY ELECTION.—On Wednesday, the Hon. F. L. Gower was elected member of parliament for the borough of Derby. Mr. M`Grath, a chartist, was also nominated, but, on demanding a poll, the Mayor requested him to deposit £2O. This was not complied with, and Mr. Gower was declared duly elected. Charles Crompton, Esq., the barrister, has announced himself a candidate for Newport. In his address, he de clares himself in favour of an extension of the suffrage— shortening of the duration of parliaments—the ballot, and state grants for education." He is opposed to " grants of public money for the purposes of religious endowments, and will support any measure for the abolition of Church Rates." ELECTION MOVEMENTS IN YORKSHIRE.—At Scarbo rough, Sir John V. B. Johnstone, one of the present sitting members, has announced his intention to offer himself for the renewed suffrages of the electors. Sir Frederick Trench retires, and will be succeeded by the Marquis of Normanby's son. Both candidates, it is said, are secure.—At Whitby, Robert Stephenson, Esq., the son of George Stephenson, the eminent engineer, is an nounced as the nominee of Mr. Hudson, Major Beresford having resigned his intention of soliciting the suffrages of the electors. At Knaresborough, Sir Charles Slingsby, a Conservative, refused to stand a contest. The lion. W. S.Lascelles and Mr. Westhead are considered safe. "No POPERY. "—They must raise nowifie - e;;more loudly than ever, "No Popery !" (Great cheering.) If Lord Lincoln, Sir John Cam Hobhouse, or any other such favourers of Romanism, should solicit their votes at. the next election, then respond, "No Popery !" (Loud cheers.) Let their representatives in Parliament be men who would cry `: No Popery !" Crowd round the hust ings at the election, and shout "No Popery !" (Cheers.) He intended to cry as long as he lived, both on the plat form and in the pulpit, "No Popery !" (Renewed cheers.) As they loved civil and religious liberty, as they loved Old England and her institutions, as they loved liberty of speech and of conscience, as they loved the Gospel, which brought peace in time and glory in eternity, th en cr y " N o Popery !"—From the Rev. Mr. Blakeney's speech at Nottingham. A deputation has waited on Lord John Manners to ask him to become a candid ate for Liverpool, and his lordship has consented, if a requisition be presented to him ' • butwe sus pect it will not be so numerously s i gne d as to induce his lordship to stand a contest. In a letter to the deputation, he avows his principles, including the education of the people in accordance with the intention of ministers, op position to the endowment of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland from the national exchequer, the removal of vexatious excise restrictions, the reduction of customs du ties to that point which will combine the greatest amount of revenue, including the existing impolitic and enormous duty on tobacco, which acts as an incentive to smuggling, and tends to deprive the honest trader of his just profits ; a revision of the bank charter act, and the separation of the banking and issue departments, and placing the latter under the superintendence of some controlling authority, which shall be responsible to the executive government and to the legislature. CITY OF DURHAM.—There are three candidates in the field for the city of Durham, namely, Mr. Granger, who applies for re-election ; Captain Wood, a Conservative, who comes forward under the auspices of the Marquess of Londonderry ; and Mr. Spearman, of Newton Hall, a Whig-Radical free-trader. The difference which unfor tunately occurred among the Conservative party when Mr. Bright was returned not having been reconciled, that bond of union which is so essential to the success of any cause is wanting, and Captain Wood's return is therefore problematical, and the more so as the Conservative party have formally resolved to " withhold their support from any candidate presenting himself under the influence of the Marquess of Londonderry." It is to be regretted that a powerful party should be thus divided against itself, and thereby sacrificing its own interests. Forbearance on the one side,and a becoming spirit of conciliation manifested on the other, might do much to accomplish that desirable object; and, in a great national cause, personal feelings ought to be merged in the higher considerations of public duty. A WORTHY SON.—Amongst the numerous new candi dates who are offering themselves to the electors of Great Britain, are many men of true Protestant and patriotic spirit ; and amongst the foremost of these it is with ex treme gratification we notice a son of the noble Duke of Newcastle, Lord Charles Pelham Clinton, wh o is a candi date for the suffrages of the electors of the borough of Sandwich. His address to the electors is a candid, straightforward, and manly declaration of principles. Like his father, but unlike his brother (Lord Lincoln), he is a Protestant and a protector of British industry ; and he is neither ashamed nor afraid to avow that he is so :—" A zealous supporter of the Protestant constitution of this empire, (says the noble lord,) I shall endeavour.to protect our religious institutions from all hurtful changes and encroachments, and support any measures' which may add to our strength in this respect ; whilst at the same time I would give every man the free exercise of his religious principles, being no advocate ' for intolerance either in religious or other matters. lam decidedly averse to any further concessions to the Roman Catho lics ; and shall oppose any proposed endowment of the Romish priesthood, either in this country or in Ireland." These sentiments are worthy the son of the noble Duke of Newcastle. Ile makes no reservation, but boldly declares the principles on which he asks their suffrages, and those principles are such as every constituency ought to require in the candidate for its favours. " OLLIVIER'S PARLIAMENTARY REGISTER FOR CON TESTED ELECTIONS."—ThiS is a carefully prepared and useful little work, showing by arrangement in columns the population of each place, the result of the general election of 1841, and the subsequent returns ; the number of votes on the register, and the numbers polled by eac h candidate, with the politics or distinction of opinion of the latter pointed out—all at a glance. There are also blank columns intended to be filled up with the names of candidates at the forthcoming election, as they announce themselves, the numbers they may poll, the return when made, and the result of the contest, whether gained by a Conservative or a Whig. At the present momentous crisis in the affairs of the county, the work, which is of very moderate price, will be interesting to all who inte rest themselves (as who does not who i nin ie national o legisla tion, and especially to electors represen thusting s.atives from candidates wh o have before appeared at the PROTESTANTISM AND OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN PARLIAMENT, The Rev. G. S. Faber, master or Sherburn Hospital, Durham, has addressed a letter to the Durham Advertiser with reference to the silence of the two candidates for North Durham as to their views respecting the encourage ment of Popery. " There seems," says the rev. gentleman "no very intelligible reason , w h y Mr. Liddell and Mr. Shafto should not declare their sentiments and purposes on this vital point, whether it be viewed constitutionally or religiously. Constitutionally, what has already been done strikes plain persons as a manifest infringement of the Protestant English constitution settled in the year 1688, and as a violation of the conditions upon which the present ROyal Family was called to the crown. Religiously, the matter wears a still more serious aspect : and it is more especially, therefore, on this ground, that electors may justly expect to be informed of the sentiments of their candidates, in order to the disposition of their votes should there be a contest. Both Church and State have alike solemnly declared the Romish Theological system to be " superstitious and idolatrous" : and, though mem bers of parliament are no longer required, personally and individually, to make declaration ; yet the declaration itself plainly remains in all its original force, inasmuch as the Sovereign of this realm is required to make at his coronation, as an essestial condition of the te nure by which he holds the crown to the exclusion of the House of Stuart, now, I believe, represented, through the House of Savoy, by the Duchess of Modena. Under such circumstances, it is difficult to conceive a more daring insult to Almighty God, and one more likely to call down the wrath of heaven upon:this nation, than, first to declare Popery to be idolatrous, and next to vote pecuniary supplies and to hold out every encouragement for the better and more extensive propagation of this same declared Idolatry. The question of daring insult to God, be it observed, does not rest upon the abstract question • w hether Popery be, or be not, an Idolatrous System : though, if, in reruns natura, there be such a thing as Idolatry, small doubt can exist in any rational mind on that point. But it rests upon an explicit declaration, both by Church and State, that Popery is Idolatry. To make and retain this declaration, as is still done, both in the public documents of the Church (which, as it has been well observed, are, politically, an Act of parliament), and in the required coronation oath of the Protestant Sovereign of this realm ; and then, in the face of such declaration, to vote the public money and to hold out every encouragement for the support and propa gation of Popery thus officially designated: is such a daring insult to the Almighty, that I, for one elector, at least, have not sufficient nerve to give my vote in support of any candidate however valuable in other purely secular respects, who is prepared to go into Parliament with the full intention to offer this insulting defiance to God. Were I so to act, I should be a partaker in other man's sins. In the present state of parties, I little regard the secular politics of either Mr. Liddell or Mr. Shafto ; but, like a large and increasing number of true Protestants, 1 cannot view with equal indifference the religious part of the ques tion. ::.'here certainly _seems no reason. why those two estimable gentlemen should in Mr. Farrer, and distinctly inform us electors, wliethE they approve or disapprove of the grant to Maynooth, and whether they will support or oppose any further conces sions to Popery of any description whatsoever." follow the example of June 22,1847, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SUMMARY The pressure for money is again lighter this week, although some demand existed on Friday, for the purpose of prepaying the instalments on the Irish loan. That was the last day on which such prepayment could be made, in order to secure the full rate of five per cent discount. It is understood that the largest portion - of the remaining £4,080,000 of the loan is now paid up in this way. The bank of England discounts freely bills having three months to run, at five per cent, and good first-class bills can be done at the same rate in Lombard-street. The highest rate now given for money, at " call," is 41- per cent. Bul lion has ceased to be exported to the United States as 3 remittance for grain ; and from the large orders for manu factured goods which have lately come out from that country, the probability is great that we shall not be called upon to transmit specie for our next year's supply. A sound commercial authority in New York offers the fol, lowing remarks to a correspondent : " The importations from England to this country thi! fall will be l arge , an d w ill a b sor b a ll t h e exc h ange tha' the balance of our cotton crop and shipments of flour and grain from our past harvest can make, therefore the Bank of England need not f ear any f ur th er d eman d f or gold fthis country, provided your harvest be a good one, a nd it be not, we cannot send you any large amount of either flour or corn until next November. Under these circuto" stances, I am certain that, even supposing your h a rvest to prove a failure, exchange will not be down sufficientli low in this country for the next six months to admit of gold being imported to a profit." The effect of this, and of similar advices, and the pur chases making for American account, has produced a better feeling in the manufacturing districts, notwithstand ing a further advance in the cotton market. The increased activity, however, is not to any very perceptible amount , or sufficient to induce a return to working full time. Bet" ter prices, however, are being given both for goods and yarn. We have had a steady demand for cotton th rou ghout the week; and quotations at the close may be set down n Id. higher than last week for fair American. The tots' sales of the week have been 36,400 bales, of which specu lators have taken 4,600 bales American and 1,000 Surat , and Exporters 3,200 b a l es A mer i can , 200 S ura t, an d I,nuv,,„ Pernams. Th e t o t a l i mports o f t h e wee k were 36, 4nn bales. The stock in Liverpool is 502,150 bales, againSt 740,430 bales last year, leaving a deficiency of 238,220 . bales. We have thus only seventeen weeks stock of cotton, should our consumption be the same as the corresponding period of last year, viz., 28,514 bales per week. A conti nuance of short time working is therefore desirable unt il we are assured of the prospects of the next crop. The corn markets throughout the country have, this week, been in a declining state, notwithstanding the effort s made to spread abroad fears for the safety of the potatoo crop, and to repres en t th e co ld an d ra i n of the early Pail of it as likely to contin ue , an d b e i n j ur i ous to the wiles' crops. The arrivals at this port, during the week, were large, comprising chiefly Indian corn and meal, with up wards of 50,000 barrels of flour from America. Large arrivals have also taken place at Cork, which not being wanted there, are being transferred to English port s ' Friday's London market was influenced by advices said to have been received from Holland, Belgium, and F ra nce, which reported considerably advanced rates of wheat and rye. Hence holders were firmer than in the country mar kets. The advices in question, however, so far as Francs is concerned, are not borne out by other accounts. Th ° Courier de Lyons, of the 14th inst., we find reporting 8 , 11 immense fall of wheat at Marseilles— w h ea t o f th e flr s '' quality; which, fifteen days p r e v io us ly, was wor th 30f.' being sold at 20f. At Lyons, the fall was ten per cent' The warehouses, it is said, are full of grain, and the quai l; are covered with it. At Marseilles, the fall in prices has caused one extensive failure and numerous stoppages of payment. One commercial house became bankrupt at moment, when it possessed wheat to the amount 9 1,000,000 f. in the port. In consequence of this change in. the aspect of the corn t ra d e , th e T r ib una l of Commerce 0 ' Marseilles is hourly occupied in deciding on accounts brought by sellers against purchasers who refuse to receive the corn bought by them. The same journal states that the wheat in la Breese is in full blossom, and promises so abundant harvest Th Antelope screw steamer arrived on Saturday, har ing sailed from'Rio on the 10th of May, and from Bah on the 16th. Her passage home was protracted in conse' quence of the inferior quality of the coals taken at Rif ), and she had to put into Cork, where she has been four, days obtaining a further supply. The voyage out an d home, including the detention, was performed in 82 daYs i : She brings the Jornal do Comercio from the3d to the of May inclusive. ' The only political news is, that the -, prisoners who were taken at Torres Vedras had arrived 9 ," Angola. Amongst them were Counts Bomfim and Real. Lord Howden arrived on the Ist of May. change 271, which is a considerable decline. Coffee / I 'Z risen 100 to 150 r. per arroba. The sales of the mont h were 30,000 bags. The sto c k on h an d 20,000 bags of xi' descriptions. Prices firm. The arrivals small, especisilY of the new crop. Sugar sales limited to a few cases f% home consumption. Stock in hand 700 cases and a barrels, the greater part Muscovadoes of indifferent quality; In hides little doing—stock only about 3,000. ShipPi scarce. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS• A correspondent of the Preston Pilot states, that the first sermon the late Dr. Chalmers ever preached was in the Scotch Church, Chapel-lane, Wigan. The Rev. W. Massie, of Goostrey, has been presented by the Marquis of Westminster to St. Mary's Rectory' Chester, vacant by the appointment of the Rev. Cool Eaton to the Vicarage of Eastham. A new church, capable of accommodating 300 in Tho duals, is in the course of erection at Great Lever. of Bradford has given the land, £l,OOO towards Ow endowment, and £5OO towards the erection. EMIGRATION OF BISHOPS.—The Rev.. Drs. Gr e y Tyrrell, Perry, and Short, the newly appointed bishops ' to the colonies and dependencies of the British crown, sr e , 3 , o be consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, on 29th instant, at Westminster Abbev. The BishoP o London, Winchester, and Durham are to assist. , On Sunday evening week, great cons t erna ti on was P7 t , duced amongst the congre ga ti on a t St. P au l s, Newl , Fle by the Rev. Mr. Wybrow falling down in the pulpit 'O a t preaching. He was taken into the vestry, and in ab ° j, half an hour recovered. The rev. gentleman had fain t 'i, n consequence of the heat, and his great exertion preaching. f rd The Bishop of Oxford presided at a meeting at 05- c as on Wednesday, the object of which was to provide f° 13 .0 ito enable the new colonial bishops to establish schools elir the dioceses to which they are about to commence t ot, spiritual labours. Some of the new bishops were pre y a the hall was crowded to excess. _ a ge THE NEW DEAN OF MANCHESTER.—The Rev. Gu", a, Hall Bowers, Rector of St. Paul, Covent-garden, Lorlu°o has been presented to the deanery of Manchester, Ir. by the demise of the Hon. and Very Rev. Williara ee wort h dy d ean nra.bs shall b : n O O residencepe r ao nw: o , bert, LL.D. The rectory of St. Paul, Covent-ga r b e which is vacated by this appointment, is in the gift of t , By the act of parliament passed since the last appoi°; and is t t h h meat, it is provided that Duke of Bedford, less than nine months in THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER,—We hear that it te as Lord John Russell's intention to have ap b gter J. Slade, Vicar of Bolton, the first Bishop f —a" e ° • b„ two but in consequence of having been waited 1 1 P° 3 ths the clergy, one a near relative, and the other frorn Rev. neighbourhood, to urge the appointment 'of the Chancellor Raikes, he decided not to bestow the bisherble upon either. It is highly probable that the veneirilleve, Archdeacon Musgrave, Vicar of Halifax, and, we be • hoP brother of the Bishop of Hereford, will be the first Bo of Manchester.—Manehester Guardian. ev• r pointed the Rev. DR. SCORESBY.—On Friday night this esteemed gentleman was presented, at Bradford, by the oddfelio,i, with a massive silver inkstand. A more important Ina of the esteem in which he is held in Bradford, vril',„ol; presented during this week, in the shape 'of an ele g ant bible and prayer-book , the gift of the teachers and se" of lars in the church schools ; and of a handsome serviceo, plate purchased by public subscription. The plate 'r a n sists of a handsome tea and coffee service, includiagbio elegant and massive tea-urn, a rich soup tureen, weig,,, o d upwards of 120 oz. ; the w h o l e serv i ce b e i ng richly cm - , and embossed. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION: _Returns w". 01. for by Mr. Evelyn Denison, respecting the ecclesia:scititp commission show that the fees and emoluments Pa',„l in counsel and solicitors by the commissioners amounteount 1845 to £3,637, and in 1846 to £4,770. The 1101 , 0 10 t paid to architects was, in 1845, £693, and in 1846, X;' 0 00. of which Mr. W. Railton, of London, received Xi itOt The amount paid to agents and surveyors was, i° w ag £2,363, and in 1846, £5,521. In 1845 seven see s ( 1 in augmented to the extent of £8,349 altogether; te e ter. , 1846, eight sees to the extent of £12,905, viz., ChicTifora, £631 ; Hereford, £1,359 ; Lichfield, £825 1 0 ; £3,463; Peterborough, £1,116 ; Ripon, .£2,l 3 °:, r tiol'" chester, £1,820 ; and St. David's, £1,553. ft e ,,%sta"" have been sold to the amount of £38,257, and _,t purchased to the amount of £24,700. RESTITUTION OF TITHES TO THE CHuRCII: Thursday a public meeting of the noblemen and F' s tse _ _ .v. men connected with the lithe Redemption Trust , e c th e lished for the purpose of regaining _ for tne eb uir ue id tithes now in the hands of lay impropriators, wstreole,V,' their chambers in Abingdon-street.—Lord J. gn i " M.P. presided. The Rev. W. W. Malet read a - * V I VI ened report of the operations of the society, fo rtl it appeared that several lay impropriators had c 0 9 4 .„` - r e sated with the society, expressing a desire to res i , et t i tithes held by them for the purposes of the churl 1) 3 v.", at a considerable sacrifice. A correspondence ha te d 11 ,1 entered into with Lord Lyttleton, who has intio 39 1)P -- intention of supporting the society. Mr. Gladstoe, 03_ been appealed to with equal success. The rePol i t 1 1; adopted.—The Bishop of Exeter said he looked 1 ' 1)° ,1 10, t e b society as one of the utmost importance, and he 1 13 0 1 t doubt that it would accomplish the great object for r eel e l a it was established. He was aware that for the a P e cl) 3 . o his grace the Archbishop of Canterbury had . 0 , 5 t) ‘t•-• Qoeiety. bishop could not it t h J eto e f f - nself with new s .. e t it g i A feetly certain, but of Exeter); and alf, tld give the schell'oco, , t from what hatija 19 I st that they w () .„.J.P,„ lin term s ',_„ o',. joining ti to his high position connect I the success of which was not different with him (the Bisi no hesitation in saying t hearty support. He hal of the holders of improy J. Manners having read a report explanatory jects of the society ensuea an it, 40, sub-committee wins appointed to cam ou t the 0 , o f eei39' preliminaries, fur the more effectual establiilaneu" society. 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