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EVENING EDITION. tu r An Evening Edition of the NORTHERN DAILY Tnizs is now Published every Afternoon, at Three o'clock, containing the Markets, together with all the News of the Day, up to the hour of yoing to Press. Tin ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES Is TWO GUINEAS PER ANNUM. E4t itturthan 'Timm WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1856 THE frightful tragedy enacted in front of New gate, on Monday last, is enough to disgust all Christendom. There never was such a brutal exhibition witnessed in any Christian country as that which took place in the English metropolis at the execution of the wretched culprit BOUSZIELD. We have had the murderer murdered—not hanged as the law directs, but tortured in a way which all sense of " justice in mercy" forbids. On Saturday the convict attempted to destroy his life by throw.. ing himself head foremost on the fire burning in the condemned cell,_ and from which he was not rescued until the lower part of his face and neck were much burned. This appears to have been almost the last act of which the miscreant was conscious, as his face became livid and swollen. The bodily suffering thus caused, when added to the agonies ~of his mind, rendered him perfectly insensible, to all appearance, except for a few seconds on the morning of his execution, when he asked for a glass of wine, whicn was given to him. As the fatal moment drew nearer, his prostration became greater, and at last he was placed on a chair and carried up to the scaffold, from which he was launched into eternity in a sitting position, the chair dropping with him when the bolt was drawn. The burning of the neck and face had in the meantime rendered his appearance most revolting. The tragedy which followed the drawing of the bolt we leave the pen of others to describe : " Scarcely two seconds had passel before the ' wretched culprit exhibited a power and strength " truly astonishing to those who had seen him but " a minute before. He raised himself upward by " sheer muscular strength, and succeeded in " placing both his feet on the right side of the " scaffold, and in that position supported himself " for several seconds. Calcraft having disappeared " the moment he had withdrawn the fatal " bolt, one of the turnkeys ascended the " scaffold and threw off his legs, when " he dropped once more ; the yelli ng "of the c ro wd became terrific. Again the wretched " man struggled, and again succeeded in planting " both feet on the left side of the scaffold. The " sheriffs were horrified, and Calcraft being "brought back, withdrew the legs, and for the " third time the body fell, yet life was not extinct, " for in a few seconds, for the third time, the " wretched criminal succeeded in planting both his " feet on the right side of the scaffold. The cries, `'hooting, and yelling of the crowd became " frightful." Civilised • men surely never beheld such a brutal and demoralising spectacle before. Do we merely dream when we talk of the civilisa tion of the nineteenth century? And are the highways of our cities and towns to be for ever disgraced by such savage butcheries? If a crown were the reward that awaited torture in this age, it could not have been carried to a greater height of infer nal barbarity than it has been in the case of this inhuman being. There never was a monster whose crime more completely silenced the tongue of commiseration. It would be damn able to think him innocent, and no less abominable to attempt to extenuate his offence. But what says religion—what does justice ask, and mercy demand, where the sinner is made to atone for his offences ? Those who do not know ought to inquire , and those who do ought to reflect before the hundreds of thousands who attend public executions are still further demoralised, and brutalised by such savage sights, than they are already. When the suffering criminal raised his . feet for a " third time," and placed them on " the " right of the scaffold," our informant says : " The cries, hooting, and yelling of the crowd be " came frightful" —we doubt the truth of this state ment. It was not the crowd but the Heavens and the earth which must have cried aloud shame ! —" For Jesus sake forbear !" There is not a crowd of ten thousand men and women to be congregated at this day who could behold such scenes, and not possess among them one solitary cloak of charity to throw around the worst monster in such a merciless picture. The Priest who stood upon the scaffold, the Sheriffs who trembled again, and the unutterable terror of the hardened execu. tioner, all needed sheltering from the eye of God and the disgust of mankind. These bloody tragedies are becoming by far too frequent. Scarcely a month passes over without our hearing of some most brutal execution—such in fact as would disgrace the most savage nation under the sun. We are not law makers, or judges, and have little sentimentality in our composition, but there are certain limits at which a common sense of public decency steps iu and says, " these things ought not to be, and cannot be " continued." If the punishment of death is to be continued something must be done to improve the modus operandi, or popular indignation may possi bly step in some day between the law and its tortured ' victim. But we do not believe that the many allegations urged in favour of capital punishment have been proved to be true. "As an " example" it has not led to any diminution of premeditated, or any other description of murders. It does not make criminals penitent, for in a great majority of eases they die without acknow ledging their guilt, and beyond the pale of all faith in the forgiveness of ' their sins. What advantage is gained then? Who is benefitted by hanging beyond CALCRAFT, or the hangman who receives ten or fifteen guineas for his day's work ? The public mind cannot be improved by the heinous spectacle witnessed, even at the most merciful execution. JONATHAN HEYWOOD'S corpse was scarcely cold in the grave, before a murder was committed in this town, and by a man who, as we have been informed, went to see HEYWOOD hung only a few day's previously. And we should remember that law ceases to be justice, when it fails to obtain the end for which it is made ; and we really do hope that, while crime of a less terrible character is engrossing so much public attention, that the subject of murder, and its punishment, will be diligently inquired into, and that death will be wholly abolished, unless its advocates can prove that Christianity sanctions it, and the state of society demands its continuance. This proof has not yet been given in our opinion, nor do we believe that hanging can produce any moral effect on the mind of the masses of our population. On the contrary, we have no hesitation in saying that the ten thousand persons who beheld BOUSFIELD'S tortures, returned to their homes worse characters, and more dangerous subjects, than they were the day before. TAB rifAE - if HERM TIMES.-LIVERPOOL 2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL t 1 MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING There has been a mo'erate demand for Cotton to-day, and with an ample supply—prices have been steady. The total sales reach 10,000 bales, of which 4,000 have been taken for speculation and export. The Liverpool Share Market again opened with considerable firmness, and throughout the day gained additional strength. Closing firm at the highest point as follows :—Aberdeen, 132 14. Chester and Birkenhead, 151 16. Caledonian, 30i 301. Chester and Holyhead, 15* 152. Eastern Counties, 10Z 10g. sli ast Lancashire, 192 191 Great Northern, 23* 231 Ditto A 91 10. Great Western, 641 65. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 887-, 88*. Liverpool, Crosby, and South port, 16 162, London and North Western Stock, 102* 1021 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 292 291. Ditto Preference, 11a 112. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref.,* ,2-Ip. Midland Stock, 75 75k. North British, 89 9. North Stafford shire, 6 52d. South Eastern, 222 22 546. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20 20 1-16. York and North Midland, 282 29. Leeds Capital Stock, 15* 16. Dutch Rhenish, 15.16 p. Ditto New Shares, 38 32p. Great Western of Canada, 248 24. Ditto New Shares, 2* 24p. Ditto 2nd issue, 22 gp. Great LuxQmbourg, 7* 7 d. There was a good attendance of buyers at the Liverpool Corn Exchange to-day, and the price of wheat was a shade higher than on Friday, but the business done in flour was at the bare quotations of Friday. We copy from the New York Shipping List the following returns of Exports of Grain and Flour from all the ports of the United States, from Sept. Ist to March, 18th in each year, to British and Continental ports, from which it will be seen that the Exports of Wheat and Flour are still less than for the season 1853, 1854, viz. :- 1855, 1856 Flour. Wheat. Corn. To British Ports 698,568 brls. 454,800 qrs. 370,600 qrs. Continental do. 608,119 „ 267,600 „ 20,900 „ Total.. 1,306,687 722,400 391,500 1853, 1854. To British Ports 1,489,810 brls. 622,000 qrs. 353,777 qrs. Continental do. 767,000 ~ 232,400 „ 8,170 „ Total.. 2,256,810 854,400 361,947 The above table shows that America has shipped 950,123 brls. of flour, and 132,000 qrs. of ;wheat less, and only 29,553 qrs. of corn more, than in 1853-1854, notwithstanding the very high prices paid this season over those of the preceding one under review. The returns of the Irish banks of issue for the four weeks ending the 15th of March, show a falling.off in the circulation, as compared with the preceding month, of no less than 261,1271. The February returns were 117,5501 lower than those of January, so that in the short space of two months there is a contraction in the circulating medium of very nearly 400,0001. A limitation in the issues invariably takes place at this period of the year, but it is much more strongly marked in the figures now before us than is usually the case. Last year there was a falling-off on the month of 130,0001, and on the two months of 70,0001. In 18 5 4 there was a decrease on the month of 80,0001, but an increase on the two months of 170,0001; anti ii 1853 there was a decrease of 160,0001 on the month, and the same on the two months, the January and February returns of that year being nearly identical. In the coin held there is a decrease on the month of 75,848/. To show the position of the banks in the aggregate now, and at the same period of the last four years, we subjoin the following returns from the Gazette . Four Weeks Average Average ending. Circulation. Coin held. March 20, 1862 ... £4,562,494 ... .W 1,263,488 March 19, 1853 ... 5,520,544 ... 1,538,910: March 18, 1854 . . 6.710,778 ... 2,155,742 March 17, 1855 .. 6,657,571 ... 2,066,790 March, 15, 1856 ... 6,591,513 ... 2,213,341 . . It will be observed that the precautions taken by the several banks to be prepared for any run which might have ensued on the failure of the Tipperary Joint-stock Bank have exercised a very sensible influence on these returns, and that, with a lessened circulation as compared with last year, they had in coin a larger available sum by 150,000/ The Irish Banks, as a whole are now 237,0191. above their certified issue, but, taking into account the coin they hold, the amount is 1,976,3221. below that allowed by law. The Trade and Navigation Returns, published this morning. exhibit further gratifying indications of the expansion which the cessation of hostilities will cause in commercial affairs. The two years of war appear to have simply arrested our onward pro gress while it lasted, and it is scarcely too much to hope that we may henceforward resume that steady progress which began to be somewhat checked, though not reversed, in 1854. The returns before us show that the value of British produce exported in February, .1856, was 7,725,7471.; in the corresponding month of 1855 it was 5,032,416/. ; and in 1854. in time of peace, 7,502,912/. During the first two months of the three years the returns were—in 1854, 14,195,4541.; in 1855, 11,497,2121, and in 1856, 15,700,5331. The present year shows an increase of more than a million and-a-half over the last corresponding period of peace, and of considerably more than four millions over the same two months in the middle of war. These figures are a perfectly satisfactory and unmistakeable index of our posi tion. While they show how slightly our commerce has been injured by-a war of the greatest magni tude, they foreshadow the important extent to which it will be improved when once more fostered by the reign of peace among all nations. The increase in Exports is perceptible in beer and ale, butter, candles, coals and culm, cor dage, cotton manufactures, cotton, yarn, earthen ware, glass manufactures, haberdashery, hard wares and cutlery, leather, linen manufactures, linen yarn, metals, silk manufactures, worsted manufactures, woollen and worsted yarn ; but there was a falling off in refined sugar, &e. The impor tations of the principal articles were larger for the month this year as respects live animals, animal charcoal, brimstone, cocoa, coffee, corn, cotton, cotton yarn, cotton manufactures, dyes and dyeing stuffs, flax, glass manufactures, leather manufactures, linen manufactures, metals, provisions, rice, spices, spirits, sugar, tea, tobacco, wine, sheep and lambs, wool, and woollen manufactures. There was a diminution, compared with the same month last year, in embroidery and needlework, fruits, hemp, hides, gloves, raw silk, and timber. The shipping accounts show that a larger aggregate amount of tonnage was employed in the foreign trade, both as regards the entries inwards and the clear ances outwards. The funds maintain great firmness. The closing quotations were almost as good as yesterday, and closed at 93 1.16 to 93 3-16. In the other Stock Exchange Markets, there is still considerable dis position to operate for higher prices, but this ten dency was rather kept in check today by the realisations which have been prompted by the late marked rise. The hope of an easier money market affords great support. The opinion gains ground that the Bank of England will shortly admit to discount at 6 per cent, first class bills, having 95 days to mature, instead of charging 7 per cent., as at present. With this prospect, which is strengthened by the very favourable state of the exchanges, and by the large arrivals of specie, the knowledge that Governmen will require another loan during the present ses sion fails to check the firmness of the Stock Market. The Discount Market was to-day quieter. In the Stock Exchange the demand for money continues good, and may grow brisker in the event of speculation for a rise becoming more extended. At Paris to-iay the Three per Cent Rentes closed at a fall of to -1- per cent, following yesterday's decline of -I,x per cent. It being recognized that this collapse of the French Market is solely attributable to the inordinate speculation for higher prices which has so long been fostered there, our Stock Exchange does not respond to the movement. The influx of specie continues large. The amount brought in by the La Plata is about 566,0001, of which six-sevenths is stated to consist of silver. Including about 800,000 dollars brought in by the Africa, from New York, the arrivals re ported to day reach the extraordinary total of 726,0001. In the Foreign Exchanges, this after noon, the only feature of interest was a decline in the quotations for three months' bills on Paris. The subjoined are the closing quotations of the Foreign Exchanges: Amsterdam short, 11 1.9 b to 12 0. Do., 3 months, 12 2to 12 21. Rotterdam, THE COURT. WINDSOR, MONDAY, MARCH 31.—The Queen and Prince, with the Princess Alice, rode out on horseback this forenoon, attended by the lion. Eleanor Stanley, Major- General Buckley, and Capt. the Hon. Dudley de Ros. THE EARTHQUAKE AT JEDDo.—Advices dated Trieste March 30, mentions that many of the Japanese nobles perished in the late earthquake at Jeddo. The Emperor and the Imperial family were saved. PamArs.—We learn from Berlin, under Monday's date, that on the occasion of the signing of the treaty of peace, the King has conferred the grand cordon of the Black Eagle npon Baron Manteuffel. The Austrian Minister, Count Esterhazy, is seriously ill with intimation of the lungs. PEACE HONOURS.-It is rumoured that one of the vacant orders of the Garter will be conferred upon Lord Palmer ston, and that Lord Clarendon will be raised to the rank o marquis, in consideration of the important services rendered by them in connection with the peace which has just been announced. THE TIPPERARY BANK. - Yesterday the investigation of the affairs of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank was re sumed at the office of Mr. Murphy, the Master in Chancery, to whom the matter stands referred. Several witnesses were examined, amongst whom were Messrs. Morrough and Kennedy, the solicitors who originally opened the proceedings, and who, Mr. Meldon, the present solicitor stated, had afforded him every facility in conducting the inquiry. The Master ordered that the deeds and documents in the possession of Messrs. Mor. rough and Kennedy should be handed over to the official manager, subject to their lien upon them. DEATH OF SIR CHALES HOTHAM.—Accounts have been received of the death of Sir Charles Hotham, Governor of Melbourne. We learn from a Melbourne newspaper that the proximate cause of his death was nervous irritability, brought on by the change of ministry, and the difficulty of forming a new administration. After two or three days serious irritation of the brain, an attack of epilepsy super vened, and in a few hours the Governor was dead. Sir Charles was forty-seven years old, having been born in 1809. The chief authority in Victoria now devolves on Major-General Macarthur, Commander of the Forces. THE COUNTY COURT.—At the sitting of the court yester day, several insolvency cases were forwarded a stage. In that of the insolvent Bradshaw, his Honour adjourt.ed the granting of the order for twelve months. - TRERTOXTETIL PARK BOARD OF ITEALTH.—The usual monthly meeting of this board was held yesterday, at the board-room. The only business transacted was the ordering of the levying of a ra t e , as reco mmended by the finance committee. AMERICAN MAILS.—The United States mail steamer Baltic sails this morning for New York. Letters and papers up to half-past six at General Post-office will be in time in the usual way, up to half-past seven with fees, and to half-past eight o'clock with late fees at Landing stage. WALLASEY.—On Monday last the workmen employed in the erection of the Clare Mount Boarding-schools, between Wallasey and New Brighton, for the Rev. W. C. Greene, were regaled with the good old Evglish cheer of beef and ale, at the Royal Oak, Wallasey, on the occasion o f " rearing" the b u ildi ng . After the usual and patriotic toasts, the health of Mr. Greene was received with great applause, and, in the absence of the Rev. gentleman, the toast was ably responded to by Mr 3. Brattan, of Birken head, who is the architect of the works. The schools, when complete, will form an extensive educational establishment, capable of accommodating upwards of seventy boarders; and we should imagine, from the situation, that a more agreeable or healthy spot for the purpose an eco d uldnotbo Ha selected. The builders are Messrs. D em p ster; do. 1424 to 12 21. Antwerp do., 25 60 to 25 671 Brussels, do., 25 60 to 25 671. Hamburg do, 13 111 to 13 114. Paris,rshort, 25 372 to 25 45. Do., three months, 25 75 to 25 80. Marseilles, do, 25 75 to 25 80. Frankfort, do., 121 t to 1216. Vienna, do: 10 26 to 10 30. Trieste, do., 10 27 to 10 32 Petersburg, 361 to 361 Madrid, do., 491 to 49k. The Railway Share Market continues very good. At the close of business, prices stood as follows : Caledonian, 61g 611. Eastern Counties, 108 101. East Lancashire, 76 78. Great Northern, 95 951. Do. Class A , 80 81. Great Western, 65 651 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 881 89. LATEST - INT ELLIGENCE. FRANCE. CESSATION OF WAR. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. A despatch informs us that in consequence of the conclusion of peace, and the cessation of hostilities, an order has been given by the proper authorities, for the immediate release from service of those of the military, comprised in the class of 1848. The Emperor to-day passed in review the garrison of Paris. The review, which was on a grand scale, took place on the Champ de Mars, and was attended by the foreign plenipotentiaries. THE PEACE PROCEEDINGS. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING The Illoniteur of this day announces that by special decrees, the rank of Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, is conferred on Count Walewski, and Baron de Bourqueney is raised to the dignity of a Senator. The ceremonial announcement of the conclusion of peace was made to the Senate and the Corps Legislatif on Monday, in the words previously employed to proelaith the fact by the Moniteur. The minister of state, however, added :—" The Emperor has charged me that on bringing the fact to your knowledge, I should thank you for the patriotic support which you have always afforded him, and with which the admirable devotedness of the allied fleets and armies have so powerfully contributed to the happy issue of the war." THE OVERLAND MAIL Advices from Marseilles, dated Monday, an nounces the arrival (at one o'clock, p.m) of the Euxine, with the India and China mails. FRANCE. Though, from some accident, we are not in receipt of our Paris correspondent's letter of Monday's date, we !ire enabled to supply the subjoined inter esting particulars in relation to the proceedings which attended the signing of the treaty of peace. The following are the interesting particulars : The draft of the general treaty of peace drawn up by the Comite de Redaction having, on the sitting on Saturday, obtained the sanction of the Con gress, the Plenipotentiaries of the contracting Powers met the next day, as already stated, to proceed to the formal act of affixing their signa tures to the document. M. Feuillet de Conches, chief of the protocol department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had caused seven copies of the treaty, written on parchment, to be prepared and placed on the table of the conferences, in such a manner that each copy was put before the Plenipotentiaries of the Government by which it is to be ratified. After the text of the seven copies had been carefully compared, the Plenipo tentiaries proceeded to affix their signatures to the end of the treaty. Count Walewski, as President of the Congress, signed first, and the other Plenipotentiaries in the alphabetical order of their respective countries. It was at this moment. that the Emperor was informed by electric telegraph that the treaty of peace was signed, and His Majesty sent back word to the members of the Congress that he would he ready to receive them after they had concluded their task. But, although the mere act of affixing their signatures occupied the Plenipotentiaries but a very brief portion of time, yet the whole of the formality of signing lasted nearly two hours, as the Plenipotentiaries, in addition to - their signature at the bottom of each protocol, had to affix their initials to the different paragraphs, the whole number of such signatures being, it is said, thirty-eight. The Pleni potentiaries of each contracting Power signed first the copy reserved for their Government, and then the other Plenipotentiaries signed in alphabetical order. In this manner, each contracting Power figuring at the head of the signatures of the copy which it is to ratify, all difficulties as to etiquette or precedency were set aside. To each signature was immediately attached the private seal of each Plenipotentiary. Immediately; after the signing of the Treaty of Peace at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Pleni. potentiaries proceeded to the Palace of the Tuile_ ries, to communicate the important fact to the Em peror in person. His Majesty received them in the Salon des Ambassadeurs, attended by the officers of his household. When the news was announced, the Emperor is said to have expressed his thanks to the Plenipotentiaries for having come in person to him with such agreeable tidings. He observed that the result of their labours during the Conferences was the complete realisation of the speech delivered by Lord Clarendon in the House of Lords, and that the peace which the Allies determined on concluding was one which carried with it no humiliation to Russia, and which did not compromise the dignity or independence of any one ; it was, in fact, such as a great nation mifiht propose or accept without degradation, and it therefore bad all the elements of solidity and durability ; and, he added, that so favourable a result was, in a great measure, owing to the conciliatory spirit and the moderation which marked the policy of England, and which was particularly felt in the course of the present Conferences. _ The Debats has an article on the Peace. It expresses great satisfaction with the result of the Conferences, and thanks the French government for its " able and judicious" conduct. " The peace is entirely French, for it is entirely European and impartial, and seeks no aggrandisement of French territory!' Contrary to expectation, Lord Clarendon did not leave on Sunday night. His lordship will be pre sent this evening, with all his colleagues, at a grand diplomatic dinner given by Count Walewski, in honour of the event. The Pays states that an order was sent last night to the Crimea, to Marshal Pelessier, to renew the armistice for four weeks. PHILHARMONIC HALL. SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT-LAST NIGHT. The second concert of this year's subscription was given last night. It was of the " miscellaneous genus." The singers were the accomplished Gassiers (soprano and baritone), and Mr. Swift, (tenor), who is, we believe, a gentleman from our own neighbour hood, but lately returned from his vocal studies in Italy. Madame. Gassier, who was not in great voice or spirits, sang " Son vergin vezzosa," from " I Puritani," but not with the ordinary effect ; a duett with Mr Swift from " Linda ;" and an air from Verdi's " Sicilian Vespers." The latter was her triumph. Into this one effort the gifted vocalist seemed to throw all her energy, and with ease over came all the florid difficulties in which she so much excels and was rewarded with an immediate encore. Mr. Swift has a pure tenor voice of fine qnality, and full compass, but a little deficient in volume. He unfor tunately suffered from most severe cold, which, although it somewhat injured his singing, did not so far interfere as to prevent it being evident that he is a singer of taste and feeling, and wants but cultivation and experience to rank with the highest. His solos were, an uncommon air from Mozart's " Davide Penitente," very difficultand trying, and a Romanza from Verdi's " Louisa Miller" (an opera little known among us) and he distinguished himself greatly in the duet from " Linda," which was encored. Monsieur Gassier is a genuine artist in the perfect use of his gifts, and a charac tcristic mo7esty. He acquitted himself, as usual, perfectly in some concerted music, and became the most interesting vocalist of the evening, when he sang from Mercandante's "Bravo Della v ita n e l sentiero," which was given with a mixture of fire and feeling of an unusual character, in which the band rendered effective aid in a most beautiful accompaniment. The air was re-demanded, but Mr. Gassier declined the honour. The trio from " Lucrezia " was also given with excellent effect by the vocalists. The band performed Beethoven's Sym phony, No. 4, in B flat, with good effect, but the four parts seemed too much for the audience. The chorus sung a four-part song of Mendelissohn's, prettily descriptive of spring, but, in its execution, reve a l e d th e coarseness of the tenors most unequivocally, as they had in each verse a solo. They were more successful in the Pastorale from the " Prophete." The house was nearly full, and the concert was over before half -past ten, although, in addition to the programme, the national anthems (English and French) were sung. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY. The House met after the recess this day at five o'clock. FALL OF KARS.-THE EARL OF CLARENDON. The Earl of MALMESEURY, after referring to the motion of which he had given notice, as to the circumstances of the fall of Kars, put a question to the government as to the prograss of the proceedings at Paris, and asked at what date Lord Clarendon might be expected to return to his place in Parliament? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he had nothing to say upon the subject in addition to the statements made in the Gazette, or in the explanations of Lord Palmerston in the other House on the previous night. The details of the treaty would not be made known till ratifications had been exchanged, but at the same time he should be pre pared to answer any questions that might be put to him on the subject. With regard to the second question he observed that as there were many important questions in connexion with the treaty to be settled, the date of the return of the foreign secretary had not been fixed. The business on the paper was then disposed of, and their lordships rose at twenty minutes past five o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. Mr. HUTCHINS, who, since his election for Lymington, has become a convert to the Roman Catholic faith, took the Roman Catholic oaths. PRIVATE BILLS. The Chorley Water Bill and the Lambeth Water Bill were read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Haslingden and Rawtenstall Water, Lan caster Gas, Southport Water, and Milford Junction Rail way. PETITIONS. Mr. GREGSON presented a petition from Lancashire, praying that solicitors and attorneys might not be dis qualified from acting as Justices of the Peace. Lord STANLEY presented 48 petitions from Lancashire in favour of the factory bill now before the House. Mr. COBBETT presented several petitions from the same county in opposition to the bill. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that on Thursday next he should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to the election of directors for joint stock banks. PROPERTY OF MARRIED WOMEN. Sir E. PERRY gave notice for the 17th of this month he should move for leave to bring in a bill relating to the property of married women. Sir J. WALMESLEY gave notice that on the 17th inst., he should move a resolution with a view to the amend ment of the representation of the people. Mr. MIIRROUGH gave notice that on the 17th inst., he would ask for leave to bring in a bill to abolish the property quaiification for members of Parliament. DEPARTMENT OF FORTIFICATIONS. Captain LEICESTER VERNON asked whether it was true that Colonel Harness, deputy inspector general of forti fications, had been removed from that office, in conse quence of departmental correspondence with the chief of the civil staff of the ordnance. Mr. MONSELL regretted to say, that the course which Col. Harness had thought proper to adopt with reference to himself, had induced Lord Panmure to consider that he:should not continue to hold the office of deputy inspec tor-general of fortifications. Lord Panmure, ;however, having the highest opinion of the ability of Col. Harness as an engineer, had appointed him to the responsible office of Royal Engineer at Malta. TIIE RECENT EXECUTION. Lord H. LENNOX put a question in reference to the circumstances that occurred at the execution of the murderer Bousfield, on Monday last. Sir G. GREY said he had read the statement of the circumstances referred to, in the newspapers, and had directed communications to the sheriffs of London and Middlesex, calling for a full report upon the subject. The answer had not yet been received. THE CRIMEAN MILITARY BOARD. Mr. LAYARD inquired when the Board of Officers appointed to inquire into the Crimean Commissioners' report would commence its sittings, and whether it was to be a general inquiry, or whether its object was merely to receive the defence of officers inculpated by the report of Sir J. Mac Neile and Colonel Tulloch ? Lord PALMERSTON said the board would meet almost immediately. Some little matters of form had to be settled, and to that was attributed the delay that had occurred. With regard to the scope of the inquiry, the immediate object was to investigate the conduct of certain officers, but the members of the board might find it advisable to extend the scope of the inquiry. CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS. Mr. BIGGS recalled the attention of the House to the execution of Bousueld, and asked whether the Govern ment contemplated making capital punishments private instead of public ? Sir. G. GREY replied that Government had no such intention. THR MORTAR, CONTRACTS. Mr. MALINS inquired whether the Government had made inquiries as to the mortars supplied to the army by Messrs Grissel and Co., and whether they were satisfied as to the charges against that firm, of having inserted pieces of iron into the mortars to conceal defects? Mr. MONSELL said that in consequence of the statement recently made in the other house on the subject, Messrs. Grissell had addressed a letter of explanation to Lord Panmure, in consequence of which Lieut. Wilmott had sent a letter to the firm, stating the circumstances of the charges. No answer had as yet been made to this commu nication, and it was not, therefore, for him to express any opinion upon the subject. Mr. MALuss said ualess some more satisfactory reply was given to the question that he had asked, he should draw the attention of the House to the subject, on the motion for going into committee of supply on Friday. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. Mr. COBDEN reminded the House that they had been informed six weeks before that the correspondence with the United States relative to the Central American ques tion would be shortly laid before the House. He wished to know when the papers might be expected? Lord PALMERSTON said he would inquire at the foreign office and let the House know to-morrow, or the next day, when the papers would be ready. The foreign office had been occupied with other matters that might be the reason of the delay. COUNTY COURT JUDGES. Mr. ROEBUCK then rose to move an address relating to the salaries of County Court Judges. He urged that the system by which the salaries of the county court judges were regulated was based on erroneous principles; that the amount of their salaries should not be left in the hands of the treasury, and that in fixing the "amount of remu neration the maximum sum at present allowed should be adopted. On the first point he remarked that the amount of the interests involved in a case was no criterion of the importance of the question at issue, or of the amount of judicial ability required in conducting a case, and illus trated his argument by referring to the question of ship money, which played such an important part in the history of this country, and in which the amount of money involved was only 20s. He then dwelt upon the importance of leaving judges perfectly free in the execution of their important functions. He strongly deprecated the system by which it was left to the treasury, whether county court judges should receive £l2OO or £l5OO, by which the inde pendence of the judges was sacrificed to the influence of the Government. He mentioned several instances in which the salaries of such judges had been unfairly influenced by political motives, and stated that a brother -in - law of his had been prevented from receiving the maximum salary though entitled to it, because he (Mr. Roebuck) had placed upon the books a motion which the Government did not approve of. He proposed that the salaries should bo fixed at £1,500 a year, because he thought that that would be the sum most likely to place the judges above suspicion, or the breath of calumny, and above the anxieties of the world. The hon. and learned member concluded, by moving that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty that she may be graciously pleased to give direc tions to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, in order to maintain the dignity of County Court Judges, by causing to be paid to them an equal salary, amounting to £1,500 per annual each. Lord STANLEY seconded the motion, tracing the history of salaries to County Court Judges, and re-iterating the general arguments put forward by the hon. and learned me fls mber for Sheffield in support of the proposition, to the salaries at .41,509. Sir G. GREY remarked that the variation of salaries of County:Court Judges, from £1,200 to £1 , 500 was agree to by parliament, and was not effected by the treasury for the sake of political motives. - The government was: however, of opinion that the s a laries should be fixed, and the Lord Chancellor had recently introduced a bill into the other Home, in which that principle was affirm ed The sum fixed upon was .t 1,200, which, with th e addition of:travelling expenses, was considered sufficient to place the judges in that position of freedom from anxiety which was necessary to the due administration of justice. He thought the House should be careful 111 they adopted the proposition of the hon. and learlie e member for Sheffield, which would add £28,000 t o th the public expenditure, and without wishing to pledge House to a direct refusal of the proposition under eonsvt deration, he asked the Ho use t o ' su spend their ju d g cceri in till the bill of the Lo r d Ch ance ll or came before the For these reasons he moved the previous question. After a few words from Mr. MORRIS,' Mr. WILSON made some explanitions of a Pe rsil- • nature, and denied the stat emen t o f M r . Roebuck , that was owing to a motion of which the Government disap proved, by which Mr. Roeb uc k' s b ro th e r-in-law did not receive the maximum remuneration. a Sir J. PAKlNGToriremarked that the question divided itself into two heads—fi rs t, as t o whether theT°Linti and Courti Judges should be paid by a fixed salary ; He liner secondly, what should be the amoun t a ll o wed? w inor upon the second part of the question as one of importance, and observed that the Government had c l ceded the principal part of the m o ti on of the hon. all learned member for Sheffield. After some remarks from Sir GEORGE PECRELL Mr. MALINS, Mr. GLADSTONE, in the course of his remarks u rl subject, defended th e S ecre t ar y o f t h e T reasu ry frora the allegation that he had on a cert a i n occas ion acted fro n d corrupt motives. With regard to the q u estion lu veile in the motion before th e H ouse , h e wou ld n ot pledg e self to any view of the case on that o c casion, but vi-1 ,;11 reserve what remarks he had to make on the subject, the subject came more before the House on the bill already alluded to. Mr. DISRAELI did no t thi n k th e presen t a fit oe ca l e to discuss the question, an d wou ld d e f er en tering 11P° ° t de subject. As to the per sona l a tt ac k w hi c h had bee o % e by Mr. Roebuck, he consid ere d th a t th e speech (/' - „ 0 secretary for the treasury was satisf ac t o ry and dear Ow the subject. the Mr. ROEBUCK then replied, agreeing to withur motion. 17 PAUPER REMOVAL BILL. bi ll t d Mr. BoUVERIE moved for l eave t o introduce 3 , 0 5 amend the law relating to the removal of poor P er t a i n chargeable in England who h ave b een b o rn in cer a other parts of her Majesty's dominions. He en nsi „, re e d the present law, by whi c h a pauper m i g ht be rein"' rt from England to Ireland, and l e ft a t so me Irish P°, e whence he might be a s f r i en dl ess an d destitute *4 he was in the pla ce f rom w hi ch h e wa s rem ov; 0 was most cruel and unj us t t o th e persons re moved, an ci dr the districts affected by th e remova l. 1 10 rem to this he proposed to assi m il a t e the pan rovision with r espect the Irish and Scotch remo va l s , t o : the:proceedure : with - a spect to English removals. He proposed that upon investigation having taken place as to the birth of a S e w or Irish pauper, and th e mag i s t ra t es h av i n g diseo cere o him or her to be a na ti ve o f S co tl an d or Irelan d, 9 o f who is not settled in this country, or who has'no claim to irremovability, the notice of remo v al shall be sent , „ e Ireland or Scotland, as th e case might be, to the P,31.-0 where he or she was born or h a d lived five years he,l°,,eo coming to England ; the a u th or iti es o f which Pt a r having power to call for the d e p os iti o ns and to app.' he against the removal. When a pauper was removel at, should not be taken to the first port the vessel touche,".ros but should be sent to the workhouse or union where 4 " said he was born. fn the Mr. V. SCULLEY and Sir W. J OL L I FFE objected ' 0 - the bill, on the ground that its obje c t was to intro law of settlement into Ireland. Mr. Williams, Mr. Flynn, Mr. M. T. Baines , Knight, and , :Mr. De Vere,"having briefly spoken , l e " was given to bring in the bill. CORPORATION OF LONDON REFORM. 01 al Sir G. GREY, in moving for leave to bring in a -, 1 „.„ o. the better regulation of the corporation of the Ci t y t h e London, said that it was founded on th e suggestionmo f . commissioners, consisting of Mr. Labouchere, t Lewis, and Sir John Pattis u n, and h e did no t d ou bt U t. u nt ti would receive calm and dispassionate cons id era tion uv b ill by that House and the corporation of London. T he the proposed to leaveithe constitution of the corporatio n ore . same as it is at present, viz., mayor, aldermen, and c o l on mon councilmen, but to make alterations in the corn .05 council, to reduce the number of wards from tive nt l o sed to sixteen, and to render them equal in area. He Pr i e f r ov iog that aldermen should be elected for six years, ba"f ol or out at the end of three years, and that the common - 0 011 cilmen should be elected annually, and that tbe „ e rtY qualification, should be the possession of 1 0 , e r cet oe of the value of £l,OOO, or of an annual in dig' of £3l, the necessity of being freemen being pensed with ; and in ward elections. a be re' time residence and freed om o f th e c ity would 110" dease quired. Another prop os iti on i n th e bill, in actor office with the opinion of th e comm i ss i oners was , that the b ut of lord mayor should not be confined to aldermen' ted should be open to every man who was liable to be N e ttle a common councilman. It was proposed to abob s- A to put exclusive right of freemen to trade in the city, an d t t e r an end to all street tolls, in reference to which .a -t ha ou , believed that the common council had been before t o. and had already recommended the aboliton of suc h ° pose With regard to coal duti es , G overnmen t did not Pi' ce ar to act on the suggestion o f th e comm i ss i one rs, who re rn On, mended that those duties s h ou ld b e removed frn,oarn city, and placed in the ha n d s o f th e metropolitan 'Jo:lied works. But this the Government did not think re duties the existing system, and they proposed that th e 06 1 ' should be allowed to expire which they would dine.uifer The bill proposed to place the conservancy of o e , Thames, in the hands of a board, consisting of tn„ r c d of Lord of the Admiralty, the Vice-president of the h 0 aster trade, a commissioner of Woods, and the defl t r, - , ln uoli ce , of the Trinity House ; and with reand to the city force, he proposed to leave it as it was at prese_,lt re w et! were the main propositio ns o f th e measu re. .-t u ` ° pee' a number of minor d e t a il s w hi c h wou ld be more P r considered in committee. virillif oSt After some remarks from Sir J. Duke, Mr. Vi r • he biu' and Mr. Masterman, leave was gi v en to bring in " to BANKERS' COMPOSITIONS. $ Ce The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER lecer obtaine d tai n bring in a bill to continue for a limited period i s sue compositions payable to bankers who have ceased to bank notes. 0 SUPLY. The report of the committee of supply of t he Preylo night was brought up and the votes agreed to. th roug h The Courts of common law (Ireland) bill went committee pro forma. ect LIFE INSURANCES. The House having gone into a committee on sub the of fire insurances, olu ti° : The CHANCELLOR of the E XCHEQUER moved a- - 5 f having reference to a defect in the existing state ° its o f law as regards insurances from fire by which ag doti foreign companies may effect insurances in Login ° free. Ch nrY Mr. HADFIELD approved of the step which therm ea cellor of the Exchequer was taking. shoul d He had foh - ta ts opinion that the Government lost much by the "'oto of duty on insurance, and suggested that the du t y an be reduced from 3s to Is per cent. Mr. WILKINSON and Mr. T. HANKEY made sense o bner nations to the same effect. to iv° The resolution was agreed to, :and leave was g an t bring in a bill founded upon it. 11-P The House then resumed, and adjo ur ned at ha nine o'clock. LONDON GAZETTE. GO' BANKRUPTS.—THomAs STOKER and Cortivol- p en STOCKER, Sloane street, drapers. J OHN BRAKE, t he Yliti 4 / Middleton, Northamptonshire, coal MElThant* lLtpb THOMAS WOOLSTON, High street, Nottinc , Hi"' PO" painter, glazier, and window glass cutter.° Saatu o App el*. GIFFIN, Diddington place, Caledonia road, Isling.toVeensea CHARLES POPE, Stoneycross, Minstead, victualler. THOMAS EDWARD IRONS, Queen's r (ni Nfool ° ' ing, timber dealer and mast maker. STEPION Fo%' Liverpool, shipbroker and general broker. IticirAn- V Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Gloucestershire, ironmonger. 11.00 LIAM CLEAVES, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, baker' 6.0 ,1'0 14 ROGERSON, Clifton, licensed victualler. I ° ltS VV ltr4 o i FROST, Wimbourne Minster, Dorsetshire, inkesPY• 41 (1 M in ° ries, : "p a tca HERD NICKEL, Gould square, John street, Fenchurch buildings, Fenchurch street, importer 49'6000 vs • () clocks and Foreign goods, and stationer. JA3,---pidjm. and JOSEPH GIFFIN, Church street, Hackney, an u i hove ° ton place, Caledonia road, Islington, saddlers an" ,Locler flampshire,il god, makers. JOHNSON THOMPSON. Bishopwearm outb, land, joiner and cabinet maker. riuolcett: „cha nt' THEFT BY A SERVANT.—A woman, named M . 311 late a servant in the employment of Mr. Morrish! spooa; dining rooms, was charged with stealing some 8 " o - 111e r isho bu n t The prisoner was engaged in the kitchen of Mr. ° r ,be ° e "„ gondaoY, wilco was discharged on Saturday evening. On an old woman, named Mary Giles, to pledge the s o P o n e 0)1, Giles was stopped and given in charge. In IeP I Y t a' 3 the prisoner said she took the spoons very innocent P o o l the was in drink. Mr. Morrish said he had no wish to P o free ; prisoner. The Alderman said he could not let her g t. ho would fine her lOs or twenty one days' imprisompen '