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‘1 N • Emprrtai • • • HOUSE LORDS—MosonY. The Loan Cuarfcntpit took his seat on the Woolsack, at ten minutes to five. • HER MAJESTY ' S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. The Loan CHANCELLOR shortly afterwards rose, and, ad dressing their lordships, said, My Lords, I have to acquaint your lordships that this house has attended her Majesty to present the address, and that her Majesty has been pleased to return the following most gracious answer : "My Lords,—Upon an occasion so deeply interesting as the present to my feelings, I receive with great satisfaction your loyal, faithful, and affectionate address. • "I feel thankful for your support and eoneurrence in-my resohition ; and I am much gratified by the strong opinion which_ you have expressedof the prince and which I am con fidefirlie will justify. !a z .l thank you for the readiness yeu have expressed to con cur in the measures which may be necessary for a suitable establishment to the rank, of the' prince and the dignity of the crown. " I entirely rely upon your zc:l for the welfare of the country, and your friendly attachment to my person." . Lord STRANGFORD availed himself of the opportunity of expressing his satisfaction at the language of the Royal speech regarding Turkey, and to express regret that all mention of the Portuguese slave trade had been omitted in her Majesty's speech. He also adverted to the conduct of Lord Howard de Walden, as British minister, in his negociations with the Portuguese Government. Lord MELBOURNE stated the circumstance of the pro ceedings between Viscount Sada Bandeira and Lord Howard de Walden on the subject. The Duke of IA 'ELLINGTON stated his regret that the ne gociation had terminated as it had done, in a manner that he considered to be so fatal to the objects had in view by our Government. After some remarks by the Marquis of LONDONDERRY and Lord BROUGHAM, the conversation dropped. Lord BRot, GRAN t presented a bill for the enfranchise ment of copyholds." SOCIALISM. The Bishop of EXETER inquired whether it was the inten tion of the Government to take any steps regarding the progress of Socialism ? The Marquis of NORMANBT answered that he was not aware of any case having occurred which called for the inter ference of the Government. The Bishop of EXETER thereupon gave notice that, on Friday next, he would present petitions on this subject. Lord MELBOURNE intimated his intention, at an early day, to move thanks to the army of India. ~~i~~ tk, 141 , : . ,, - $ llllll4 Srd ?Ng, A NGFOR ri asttd . cl Melbaurlilliarth i e tal. were any prospect of a termination of the unfortunate state o f hostility in the river La Plata. The noble viscount had given reason last year to hope that it would be brought to a con clusion by the amicable arrangements of her Majesty's go vernment. Lord MELBOURNE stated that he could not hold out any hope of a cessation of hostilities. Lord Buntienam moved the second reading of the En franchisement of Copyholds bill. He said that there had been 300 or 400 divisions of territory, in every one of which property was held by a different law ; and that it was certainly a most anomalous thing; and the wonder was that such a system had been allowed to exist so long. He intended to pro pose to refer his important bill to a select committee, as best calculated to examine its details. , . - The LORD CAA CE'Ll.ol t concurred in the bill, ivhicli was then read a second time,- Lord Brougham deferring the nam ing of the committee till Thursday, in order to get the wanes of the noble lords who would attend ; and to which da3r their lordships then adjourned. . • . ~.-T HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY,. After many petitions . had been presented for private bills, several others were presented by Sir R. Inglis, &c., for the extension of church accommodation ; by Mr. Fox Maule, from the Royal burgh of Elgin, and three other places in Elgin (founded on the result of the appeal cause in the Auchterarder case,) against the introducing of ministers into parishes against the wish of the parishioners, as being con trary to the constitution of the church of Scotland ; by Mr. O'Connell, from Monaghan, praying the house not to con sent to the restoration of Orange domination in Ireland. STOCRDALE VERSUS HANSARD Mr. KELLY presented petitions from the sheriffs referring to the resolutions of the house in the case, Stockdale v. Han sard, declaring that they had been guilty of breach of privi lege, and ordering them to refund to Messrs. Hansard the amount levied, in which they expressed their deep sorrow and concern that they had incurred the displeasure of the house, especially as they had considered that they were only ful filling the duties which they had sworn to perform. The petitions were read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. SLANEY gave notice that on Tuesday week he would move for a committee "to inquire into the causes of the discontent existing amongst a large portion of the population in many of the manufacturing districts, with a view to remove the evils and remedy the complaints, so as to strengthen the affection of the people to the institutions of the country." And he stated that Mr. Pakingtoc would on the same day move for a bill to amend the laws relating to the sale of beer. Mr. P. FRENCH gave notice, that on the 31st instant, he would move for an address praying her Majesty to appoint a medical commissioner on board, for the purpose of improv ing the medical profession in Ireland. Mr. MACKINNON gave notice that, on the 30th instant, he would movefor a bill to improve the laws relative to turn pike trusts. Mr: HuNfE moved for a return respecting all the sums paid out of the consolidated fund to . the several branches of the Royal Family, in the years 1838 and 1839 ; also for an account of all the sums paid, during the same period, to wards her Majesty's civil list ; which was ordered. _ . Sir R. INGLis observed, that in order to make that re turn complete, it ought to contain the whole amount which her Majesty would have received, provided she had not been advised to give up her hereditary revenues. Lord J. Russr.r.t said that there could be no objection to the proclnction of both accounts. Mr. Hun added, that the only difference between the re turn he had moved for, and that desired between Sir R. Inglis, was that his return would show the actual amount of the money received, while the one which the hon. baronet wanted would only show an imaginary amount. He took that opportunity of giving notice that if the proposition of making an annual allowance to Prince Albert of X 50,000 should be persisted in, he should take the sense of the house as reducing it to £21,000, so as to place the allowance on an equality with that of the other members of the Royal Family. Mr. KV.IN then moved, on the petitions previously pre sented by him, that the sheriffs be called to the bar for the purpose of being discharged from further attendance. Sir R.INGLis seconded the motion. Lord J. RUSSELL moved as an amendment the resump tion of the adjourned debate. The motion proposed by his Lordship at the previous sitting, for the commitment of the sheriffs, being again put, ' After farther and considerable debate, in which Lord TEIGNMOUTH, Mr. LAW (the Recorder), Mr, Erle, Mr. D'IsitAELI, &c, took part,the house divided on Mr. Kelly's motion, for which there was—ayes 99, noes 210; majority against it 111, The house then proceeded to Lord John Russell's motion of the former night, the proposition that the sheriffs be com mitted to the custody of the sergeant-at-arms, and on that question the house divided—the numbers were for the motion 195, against it 95 ; mejority for the motion for the commit ment of the sheriffs, 101. Lord J. RUSSELL then intimated that it was not hislinten tion to proceed against the under-sheriffs, or the sheriffs' officers ' • therefore on his Lordship's motion, they were dis charged from further attendance. He- would, however, move that Mr. Howard, Stockdale's attorney, be called to the bar; but the propriety of examining him, so as to crimi nate ;himself, it will be observed, called forth discussion. Adjournment was moved, to which Lord J. Russell said he had no objection ; but at the next meeting of the house, lie should proceed with the case. He was for proceeding with the subject now. Mr. KELLY said he should oppose the bringing to their bar any other person on account of this transaction. Mr. Law proposed as an amendment, that the house do adjourn. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that Howard do attend on Wednesday. The house thereupon divided, mid the numbers were—for the adjournment, 39 ; against it, 113 ; majority against it, i 4. Howard was then ordered to attend on Wednesday. Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to Col. Sibthorp's inquiry, said that he should bring forward the proposition regarding Prince Albert ;, but that the question of privilege would have precedence. Lord J. RUSSELL brqught in a bill to carry into effect the recommendations of the church commissioners, which was read the first time. Mr. E. TENNENT obtained leave to bring in a bill for ex tending the' copyright in designs in calico-printing from three to twelve months. COL SIDTHORP said that he should move a clause making the annuity 'of Prince Albert cease, should he survive the queen, except he resided six 'months in England each year. The remaining business being disposed of, the house ad journed. FIOUSE OF LORDS—WEDNESDAY. The House of Lordi did not sit this day. HOUSE OF COMMONS-WEDNESDAY. Air. Alderman lA"C;ol;gEtVeiaice that on the 27th instant he will move f6i. the appointroent of a select committee to coniider"of improvements in the metropolis. Mr: PEc-rolt gave notice, that on Monday next he will put some questions to Lord Palmerston relative Ito the civil war in Spain. Lord S. 'Ex SSELL stated, in answer to a question from Mr. Christopher, that he hoped to be able, before Easter, to in• troduce a measure to effect certain improvements in the Poor Laws. The CHANCELLOR os the EXCHEQUER stated, in answer to a question from Colonel Conolly, that he had no intention of introducing a measure to repeal the drawback on malt. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER also stated, in an swer to a question from Sir R. PEEL, that he will, as soon as possible, lay on the table returns showing the result of the reduction of postage. Mr. F. MAULS stated, in answer to a question from Mr. MACKtNNON,.that it is the intention of government to intro duce a measure, making certain alterations in the county constabulary act. The house then resumed the consideration of the question of privilege, arising out of the case, " Stockdale v. Hansard." Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved for copies of the warrants under which Stockdale and the sheriffs had been committed to custody. Lord J. RUSSELL said it was very unusual to make such an application ; but the motion was ultimately agreed to. Sir E. KNATCUSULL asked whether it was intended to • remove the individuals, now in custody, from the house ? Lord J. RUSSELL answered that it was not. It was stated that there would be, elsewhere, an application for a writ of habeas corpus ? and, under all the circutristances it was deemed advisable to keep the prisoners in the custody of the house for the present. The noble lord, having moved that Mr. Burton Howard, the attorney of Stockdale, be again called in. • Sir E. SUGDEN, as an amendment, moved to add the words " for the ptirpoSe of being forthwith discharged." He contended that there was no necessity for this further vindi- cation of what were termed by the Majority the" privileges of that house, by the exercise of a power that was already ex hibited in the committal of Stockdale and of the sheriffs into custody. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the amendment. The attorney had proceeded in the action, in the" knowledge that he was thereby acting against resolutions of that house. The object of his commitment would be to deter others from act ing in a similar manner. There was no ground for hesita tion, and, unless the house agreed to the present motion, they would stultify all their former proceedings in this mat ter. A long and heavy discussion followed. Eventually the house divided on the motion • and it was decided by 17$ for, and G 8 against the motion, that Mr. Howard be called to the bar, reprimanded, and discharged. The motion having been carried, Mr. Howard was called to the bar, reprimanded, and discharged. On the motion that the house resolve into committee on that part of her Majesty's speech which related to the mak ing of a provision for his Serene Highness the Prince Albert, Lord J. RUSSELL said that he had, as closely as possible, endeavoured to follow precedent. Mr. Gou LBU D.N urged the importance of having the fullest information possible on the subject, previously to being called on to sanction any vote or proceeding. Lord J. RUSSELL said that, under such circumstances, he was ready to defer his statement until Friday. The Bill for the Exhibition of " a Bill for the Naturaliza tion of Prince Albert" was then considered, and proceeded with. After some conversation, the house adjourned. THE REWARD OF MERIT. We remember seeing the im portant fact annonticed in the ministerial newspapers that the Sultan, in consideration of the eminent services, and o u t of respect for the great t a l ents o f Lord Viscount Palmers ton, had been graciously pleased to confer upon his t lordship the illustrious order of Nichan Millar, and to trans m • the insignia to his lordship, splendidly ornamented with diamonds.iie The Semaphore of Marseilles states that the Sulta n h s been also graciously pleased to confer the same important and distinguished decoration on M. Soulier, the clown at th e Ci rc us, "in token of the delight his feats have afforded his Sublime Majesty." It is also to be conferred on the celer braced juggler Rodolphe. The distribution of this honour able distinction must be extremely gratifying to the Foreign Minister of the thimblerig Cabinet. —John Bull. For the amusement and information of teetotallers we may s t ta ot t a e l t o li f at the average value of the hops consumed in the o n f i bread sm has United Kingdom, amounts to £2,000,000, sterling annually ; and the 5,361,000 qrs. of malt to £16,000,000, making a £18,000,000 for beer. The actual value per ann um.— D oncas t er mean of l several years, is .£30,000,000 um —Doncaster Gazelle. NOVEL PIECE of AIACHINERY.—A new piece of mecha which, as a lately een putoperation in the city of Glasgow, in everythin g of labour-saving machine, bids . fair to surpass the kind invented . It is called by the inventor th e w h . ever i gradonTaphist, and seems to be a combina tion of the pa curing of si,nilleart-makilg and printing machines. The pro been a work'of immense to Whig-radical petitions 'has hitherto but now, by callin,,inierinse labour and considerable expense ; anxiety on the sutiject (t)litel aid of the WhigradOgraphiSt, all consumed, °Pi: ear with. We have neither tinaib"rand expense is done away scription of this novel engine, nor h space to give a minute de with the help of a couple of b u o t shall merely mention',. that, off upwards of two thousand signatures it is capable of throwing usual grotesqueness, from the stnallersekt' in an hour, in all their long, and at all their wonted angles o ' f. hand to letters an inch ting the flourishes if desired. r Ile Griasclination, not omit petition being in a desperate hurry, th e g •Z * a nti-corn-law one day this week was made to throw off as ngrarlographist signatures in ten hours, and we believe it is stillman} as 25 ' °°0 the same rate of speed. We have not heard the name °in gon at ingenious inventor, but weyhappen to know that the of the burgh Whig clique have ordered one for their sole use, ' 'lain that the radicals and chartists arc in treaty for another, but the inventor is rather shy, the necessary funds not beinh t, forthcoming in the shape of hard cash.—.Edinburgli Evenin g - Post. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAv. The house met at one o'clock for the purpose of conveying to her Majesty the address on the royal speech, but till 20 minutes to two o'clock lherewas no house, i. e. forty mem bers could not be colledted. The house being at last ob tained, the Right Hon. G. S. BYNG stated that her Majesty would receive the address at two . o'elock. The house forth with adjourned till five o'clock, and proceeded with no ordi nary alacrity, and the thin attendance of members presented no impediment to present the address. ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. At five o'clock, on the resumption of the house, the SPEAKER read her Majesty's answer, thanking the house for its address. Sir E. KNATCHBULL complained that no adequate notice had been given of the time when the address would be presented, so that tho members on his side of the house had not had the opportunity of accompanying the presentation to her Majesty. Lord J. RUSSELL observed that he had pursued the usual course, and that he had mentioned, on Friday night, that he expected the address would be received on Monday 'at two o'clock. Sir E. KICATCTIBI.I.L replied that if any such communi cation had been made it was in a very thin house ; he had heard nothing of it. Mr. WAKLEY reminded the right hon. baronet that it was mentioned in the votes that the house would meet at one o'clock : that he considered was ample intimation. He ex pressed astonishment that there were only four members from the opposite side in the royal chamber, although up wards of 100 members were present. "We radicals," ex claimed the hon. member, " used to be denounced as dis loyal, but now disloyalty does not belong to us." BRADSHAWsaid that he was one of the four. Mr. BLACKSTONE remarked on the sort of loyalty evinced, for, in the royal chamber, at the time when the Queen's aunt was lying dead, and after mourning had been ordered, he saw members attired in cut green coats, with brass buttons : the brother of a cabinet minister was so dressed. PETITION FROM STOCKDALE. Capt. BOLDER() presented a petition from Stockdale pray ing to be further heard at the bar, as he had never contem plated any breach of the privileges of the house. Capt. B. moved that Stockdale be called to the bar accordingly ; but the house ordered the petition to be printed and circulated with the votes. Mr. CHRISTOPHER gave notice of his intention to intro duce a bill to authorise the sale of the printed parliamentary papers. BEER-HOUSES. Mr. PAKINGTON inquired whether it was the intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to introduce any bill re garding the pernicious beer-shop system ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered that if he saw there were any prospect of carrying a bill on the subject through the house, so that the law regarding the beer-shops might be amended, he would immediately bring in a bill; but at present he did not see that he should have any chance of proceeding with such a bill. At the same time, though be Faye this answer, he should reserve to himself the power of initiating such a bill, if he saw any change of feeling on the question. Mr. PAKINGTON thereupon gave notice that on Tuesday Feb. 6, he should move for leave to bring in a bill " to im. prove the present system of licensing houses for the sale 01 beer." Lord GRENVILLE SOMERSET said, that the disturbances in South \Vales had chiefly arisen from the present system of licensing beer-houses.—(Cries of " Order, order.") Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that he had given it as his opinion last year, that, although the law with regard to beer shops had been much improved, it was still a most essential thing with regard to the preservation of order, that a consta bulary force should be established.—(" Hear, hear, hear," from the ministerial side.) IMPORTATION OF FLOUR INTO TM:LAND: Mr. HEATHCOTE inquired whether the :proposed bill to amend the clause regarding the importation pt flour into Ire land would be limited to that part of the kingdom, or ex . - tended to the whole country ? Mr. LABOUCIIERE answered that the bill would be limited to Ireland. SLAVE TRADE. Lord PALMERSTON, in answer to Sergeant Jackson's in quiry, gave the date, May, 1839, of the note of Lord Howard de Walden to the Portuguese minister, marked " confiden tial," regarding the signature to a treaty for suppressing the slave trade, and making the conveyance of negroes for such purpose piracy. Sergeant JACKSON observed that the explanations did not satisfy him. He thought that the condu c t o f L or d H owar d de Walden had affixed a stain on the diplomacy of this coun try which it had not before sustained. PRIVILEGES OP THE HOUSE. Lord J. RUSSELL stated, that it now became his duty to state to the house the precise course which he considered, in conjunction with his honourable and learned friend the At torney-general, should be taken in the present stage of the proceedings. He would state what he conceived to be mate rial to be considered, that the House of Commons was placed, in respect of cases of this description, in a. situation of disad vantage, as compared with other courts, which_ had likewise to vindicate their own proceedings, to maintain their own privileges, and to exercise the functions which were allotted to them by the law and the constitution. The noble lord showed that the. Court of Chancery would not permit, in a case which was before it, that the parties should be brought into a court of law. The Court of Exchequer had, on cer tain subjects which they conceived to belong to their pecu liar jurisdiction, prevented actions from being brought, and protected their officers when persons had attempted to bring against th em ac ti ons f or false imprisonment for acts done in the execution of their duty. The general rule of the House of Lord s h a d a l so been to stop the plaintiff at once from pro ceeding. His lordship said they must throw out of view the peculiar degree and amount of blame of the sheriffs. The question was, in what manner their privileges were to be pre served, if they t proceed against the sheriffs. Who were the next great c a ul rits ? The judges.. He did not mean to impute moral blamept conclude by moving, either sheriffs or judges. He would th o a it appeared to the house, that an execution in the eas e of x ` i titdale v. Hansard had been le vied, to the amount of ,by the sale of the property of Messrs. Hansard, incontem the privileges of that house, and that such money then remained 4 in th e h an d s o f th e she riff of Middlesex ;_ the and if that resolution should be carried, he would move further, that sheriff be ordered to refund the said amount forthwithtoi Messrs. Hansard. Mr. KELLY opposed this motion, and moved, as amend ment, the following resolutions : " l• That it appearing to this house that an action has of certain b ee n brought against James Hansard and others, p for the h to publication by them, under an order of this house, p a pers containing libellous matter upon Joh n J ose dale, and that judgment has been obtained and execution issued by due course of law against the said James liansard and others in such action, it is expedient that the said James Hansard and others be indemnified against all costs and damages by them sustained in respect of such action. • "2. That in case of any action or actions being hereafter brought for the publication of any papers under the order of this house, the .Att orn ey-General be instructed to defend such action, and to report thereupon to the house." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported Lord J. Russell's motion, and contended for the right of the house to " privi lege" the sale of its papers Sir E. S UGDEN , with great energy, denounced the Attor neY-General's sech, as -. wholly consisting of unsupported assertions, and pe as against all law and every principle of the constituti on ; for it held neither more nor less than that whateve r the Hou se o f C ommons c hose to call its privilege was to lide over a ll l aw, an d d epr i ve th e subject of all remedy. Sir leeeis, Lo r d ox and Sir R. PEEL (who strongly supported the right of - the ' houseto be the judge of its own privileges,) The house then afterwardss.v took part in the debate. motion, 205 ; again s 'i t l i t ki g e o d ' Lord J. Russell's resolu-dand the numbers were—For the majority pitt, as to the money being refunded -• Captain BOLDERO pro it was understood, was then proposed, by the sheriffs forthwith. dale be called to the bar, agreeably slaii amendment, that Stock yitto the prayer of his peti tion ; but he eventually withdrew Te house then divided on the C . original moti on , numbers were—for it, 127 ; against it, 8,, and the sheriffs aj were tY ' ll2. called On motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the regarding the to the bar and informed of the resolution being both re funding, to which the house had just com r e e t ; heao d ou asked whether they had anything to say to bowed, but made no observation. They were then ordered to retire, a result that was greeted with loud cheering. Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the sheriffs, havinga. been guilty of a breach of privilege , be committed to the custody of the sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Law and Sir R. INGLIS condemned the proceeding, as requiring them, in ordering them to refund the nioney, to forswear themselves—to be guilty of direct perjury. Mr. Sergeant JacxsoN moved the adjournment of the house, that there might be time for temperate reflection, for he considered the proposition to be a most harsh one. . After some discussion the house divided,—Ayes; 86 ; noes, 189—majority against the adjournment, 103. After some further discussion the gallery was cleared for a division on the question of adjournment, but none took place, and it was agreed that the sheriffs should be ordered to attend the house on Tuesday. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. A Bill for " Exhibiting a Bill for the Naturalisation of Prince Albert" went through all its stages ; and it was after wards conveyed to the C ommons by Mr. Just i ces E rs ki ne and Maule (the judges examining all Naturalisation Bills,) where it was read the first and second time. The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions against further public grants to Maynooth College, and for church extension. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from persons belonging to the Church of Scotland, ecauplaini tr , b of the sus pension of seven ministers of their church without any ap parent cause, and contrary to the wishes of the parishioners, among whom they for a long time had residPd, and• y whom they were universally esteemed...' '-• Lord BROUGHAM alluded with .pam.)fol thc ; tra llfact i ons that had lately taken .place, and , WhiebiWritql o ftglioeTeclitabl e 'to one part of the empire, lie thooght•that _measure ! s h ould be taken for the quiet of that part of. the United Kingdom, .and as promptly as possible. 1.- -...a X j4lPfl A \ CO TOF QUDEN'S EITCH.--WEDrrEsiur, (Sittings in Banco.) *c. STOCKDALE b. HANSARD. It being generally known that this important case was spe- Aully appointed for argument to-day, the court long before the usual time for commencing business was crowded. There was a most numerous' attendance of barristers. Lord Denman, after delivering judgment in two cases of !no public interest, directed the case of Stockdale v. Hansard "to be called on, which was accordingly done, when Mr. Richards said, in this case he appeared in behalf of the Sheriffs, who were called upon to show cause why they :should not pay over to the plaintiff the damages levied under - the execution, and he had to move that the rule be discharged, leaving the plaintiff to his.remedy by action. against the She riffs to recover the sum now in their hands. This case was distinguishable from the common cases in which cause was shown by the Sheriffs. It was laid down in all the hooks, that there are four remedies in the cases •of Sheriffs where money has been levied under an execution issued in an action, but these remedies were in substance two—either by apply ing for the summary interference of the Court or by action. The facts in the .present case, as they appeared on the affi davit, were that an action had been brought against Messrs. Hansard, who had proceeded to judgment--that the money had been paid under an execution issued upon that judgment, and that a demand had been made for the money by the plaintiff, but that it had not been paid. On behalf of the Sheriffs he would suggest two grounds why the rule should not be made absolute. First, that the Sheriffs were in a situation of great diffieulty—thai it was impossible for any person tilling the ministerial office which they held, to know precisely what they ought to do, or how to escape the perils by which they were encompassed, and he trusted their lord ships would, under such circumstances, leave the case to be determined by the highest tribunal in the country, the House of Lords. The first ground on which he claimed their lord ship'S indulgence was,"that an order had been made by the House of Comnions. Mr. Platt—l have received no such affidavit. There is not a word abbut the House of Commons on the affidavit which I have received. Mr. Richards.-L-The affidavit annexed the votes of the House of Con-Rams. Mr. Platt 7 -MY learned friend is mistaken. I see no such affidavit. I had a - number of papers put into my hand yes terday, but the Times newspaper might as well have 'been given to me. Mr. Richards.—l have also another affidavit which will be sworn in a moment, to the very proceedings which occurred last night. Mr. Platt.—l beg pardon. My friend, Mr. Kennedy, says, he saw the affidavit yesterday. Mr. Richards said he had been yesterday furnished with an affidavit, stating that the House of Commons, by their votes, had ordered the Sheriffs to pay over the amount levied in this action, to Messrs. Hansard, the defendants. Now the matter went further because last night the Sheriffs were committed, no dimbt for not paying the money, but the war. rant of commitment did not state the cause so as to allow a court of law to judge of its legality, but merely that they were committed for contempt. He would not go into the ge neral question, but would Submit the case of the Sheriffs to their lordships as one to which they would grant such indul gence and protection as the power of the court could afford, because, unless the rule should be discharged, it must be fol lowed up by an attachment for not paying the money accord ing to the order of the court, the consequence of which would be that when these gentlemen were released from the custody of the Serjeant-at-arnis, they must be committed to the cus tody of the officer of the court, unless they should pay over the money according to their lordships rule as well as accord ing to the order of the House of Commons. • He had no doubt their lordships would interfere, if they had the power, to prevent the question being tried in the persons of the Sheriffs. If the rule should be made absolute the question could not be carried any further, but the money would have to be paid twice over, and he trusted that as these gentlemen had de clared bona fide, if their lordships would give them the op portunity of ascertaining whether they were by law com pelled to pay the money twice over. He did not think he should be acting correctly by going further into the case, but would put it to their lordships on the ground of granting such indulgence as they could to the sheriffs. He (Mr. R.) had stated that there were two grounds for the present ap plication.d h ansecond that :vas,at his assignees that had Stockdale g in notice e had ot been ieeto an ica t insolvent ien. debtor, the Sheriff, that they claimed the money as belonging to them under the process of the Insolvent Debtor's Court. Lord DenmaM—The assignees under the insolvency have not, I believe, made any application to this Court. Mr. Platt.—None, my lord. Mr. Richards was not aware of that. The proceedings under the authority of that Court entitled the 'assignees of an insolvent, who might haie acquired property after his dis charge to apply to the Court. The question now was, whe-, ther they were to pay' the money twice over, -or, - as. learned friend (Mr. Watson) suggested, three times, namelr,: to the plaintiff, to the assignees, and under the'order of the House of Commons. He did not mean to say who might be right or wrong, but let the ride be - discharged, and then the assignees would have the opportunity of trying the tniestioia.• Mr. Justice Coleridge. —What • does your affidavit state exactly about the assignees of the insolvent ? Mr. Richards then read the affidavit of Jacob Walker., setting? forth a copy of th e or d er o f th e C our t th a t the s h er iffs should hold the money until-the Court should make a further order, and that the insolvent debtor and the sheriffs should show cause to the Court why the money should not be paid over to the provisional assignees of the estate and 'effects of the insolvent. • Mr, Watson followed 'on the same side: This waia case in which the summary interposition of the Court ought not to be allowed. The object of that interposition was to britcg the Sheriffs into contempt ; fOr: if the rule should be made absolute, and they did . not pay . the money, their lordship would grant an • attachnient.. The proper remedy against the Sheriff in such a' case as the present was by action, The mode of ruling the Sheriff to pay over money was, he he.'; lieved, of modern practice, and was only resorted to where, there was no just ground for not paying over the Money - , , where no question of law or fact could arise. If theft lord- . ships should determine the rule against the Sheriffs - that would be final and conclusive ; but if they discharged it, Mr.' Stockdale might then bring his action, aml.theSheriffs would have the - opportunity of defending then'iSel - 14 If the* lordships should then give judgment against the Sheriffs, on delimiter, the question ought then to be -taken to a higher tribunal, and this he submitted was a which the Sheriffs were entitled. ` f “7 0 1 • ' Mr. Kennedy followed on the sanie‘ side: e rested his case on'the two-following grounds :—ln the first plawtelt- 4 ing the facts- frogs Mr. Platt's affidavit, he contendedArit the application was totally without precedent, ,as Weltas titE=' necessary ; and in the second place he ciontended that the order of the Insolvent Debtor's Court,. served on the She riffs, was a'sufficient defence' for them. The learned counsel contended at considerable length that the rule ought not, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, to he made ab solute, and cited a number of cases to show the practice of the Court in ordering Sheriffs to pay over money. Mr. PLATT' said it now became his duty to address the Court in support of the rule, and he had little doubt hut that their lordships would feel themselves bound to make it abso lute. The facts of the case were very short. On the 12th of November the Sheriff executed a writ of inquiry on an ac tion brought by Mr. Stockdale against Messrs. Hansard. On that occasion the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff —damages £6OO. The action, their lordships would bear in mind, was undefended. On the 23d a writ of fr. fa. was issued out of that court. On the 25th of November a rule was served on the Sheriffs to proceed to a sale of the de fendants' goods. The' Sheriffs obeyed that writ and made a return, stating the facts he had mentioned. They also stated that they had in their hands the money arising from such sale, and were ready. if commanded, to pay it over to Mr. Stockdale. An application was accordingly. made for that purpose, and the Court granted a rule to show couse, which lie trusted their lordships would make absolute. On the first day of the present term the rule was obtained. And what was the cause now shown against it? Why, principally, that on the 15th instant the Sheriffs were served with a rule, or a supposed rule, from the Insolvent Debtors' Court, not to pay over the money io Mr. Stockdale, but to that gentleman's assignees. The affidavits did not state how the rule was ob tained, and, therefore, for aught the Court knew, it might have been by collision, to defeat the verdict - of a jury. The Sheriffs, it was said, were ordered by the Insolvent Court to retain the money in their hands ; that was a fact, .however, of which the affidavits took no notice. There was no proof that this notice was a legal or authentic document, and therefore the Court could take no notice of it. Their lordships could have no difficulty on that point. Another ground of argument against the rule, however, was the pro ceedings which had taken place in the House of Commons. Under the peculiar nature of those proceedings, the sheriffs must be committed either by the house or by that court. He -(Mr. P.) saw a smile at this observation, but he was sure the court would not think it a jocose subject : it was not a trif ling question ; it was not a matter of mirth. One branch of the legislature had ordered into custody two honourable men, holding high official situations, and he would •ask for what ? Why, merely because they were determined to obey their oaths, and to support the law of the land. (There was con siderable approbation manifested at the observation of the learned counsel.) Mr. Platt then proceeded to read atlength the petition of Messrs. Hansard to the House of Commons, which has been published at length in the debates, and pro ceeded to say that the humble advocate who was then ad dressing the court, was guilty of contempt of the resolutions of the Commons' House : but little did that branch of the legislature know of the temper of the bar, if they supposed counsel would shrink from the duty they owed to their clients. Sending the sheriffs to prison for honestly and nobly discharg ing their duty,, he would say, disgraced the authority which committed them. He denied the power of the House of Commons legally to carry the warrant into effect. If the she riffs, in the honoftrable and legal discharge of their public duty, denied the validity of the Speaker's warrant, and which they might have done, and the messenger persisted in exe cuting it; suppose in such a case the officer of the house had been killed, the courts of law must have pronounced it justifiable homicide: A writ had been regularly sued out, in which execution had legally followed. That was the short fact of the case. His learned friends said, the Court ought not to proceed in a summary manner. Surely the Queen's writs were to be obeyed, and the Court was bound-to see that full obedience was paid to them. It was idle to talk about. bringing an action against the Sheriffs ; the question had been treated all along as a contempt of parliament, and there fore suppose an action was brought against these officers, and a verdict was obtained, the next step would be of a writ of. execution issued for the House of Commons to call the Co roner, whose duty it would be to execute it, to the bar ; and if such a course were adopted interminable actions and inter minable motions for contempt would ensue. He trusted nothing which had been said would induce their lordships to overrate the solemn decision they had given. Why was not the case carried to the House of Lords as a higher tribunal ? If the action had been defended, that might have been done ; but the Attorney-General knew full well that such a course would not be advisable, as their lordships must have affirmed the decision of that Court. A great deal had been said about contempt ; was not disobedience of the Queen's writs the greatest contempt a public officer could be guilty of? Was it not a contempt of the highest civil court in the kingdom. The whole proceedings of the House of Commons was a contempt of that Court. (Applause.) The house had no more right or authority to interfere or control the proceed ings of that Court than a parish vestry had. (Applause.) A parish vestry was useful in its plice, and so was the House of Commons — (laughter);—but they had no business to attack the liberties and character of her Majesty's subjects. The question for their lordships' consideration, however, lay in a narrow compass. The action was undefended, a verdict was given for the plaintiff, a writ of fieri facial issued, execution took place. The sheriffs had the money in their hands, and there was, therefore, no excuse why they should not pay it over to Mr. Stockdale. Mr. Carrington followed on the same side. Their lordships consulted for a short time, when Lord Denman requested a copy of the warrant of the Speaker of the House of Commons for the commitment of the sheriffs to be handed up, which was accordingly done, when another consultation of the judges took place, after which Lord Denman said that this was a rule calling on the sheriff to show cause why money paid into their hands by Messrs. Hansard , at the suit of Mr. Stockdale, should not g g in o al by ac d t e io fa n ul las A fol w • and judgment ha was that the levy had been made on the part of the shell be given to the P d iai b n e l e i n ff. all is cn i v i e e d o t r o i rit of for sale. Some time had been venditioni exponas had been issued, to which the answer and the goods were re ad y allowed to the sheriff for his convenience. The plaintiff, it appears, received the money in the due course of law. The question then was, what was ther e to p revent him from ob tainin g th e f ru i ts o f th a t verdict. - There was nothing which House of Co mmons disapproved of the law which had been he (L or d Denman) could perceive. It was said that the laid down in that curt. If so, for various reasons, he deeply lamented it, but in whatever manner that disapprobation may be announced, he could see no cause to preVent the, Court of Queen's Bench film doing full justice to every one of his • fellow subjects who may require it at their hands. (Here a murmur of approlition ran through the court.) With re- gard to the first resolution of the house, he saw no reason why the fact of the Sheriff having the misfortune to incur the displeasure of :he House of Commons should deprive the plaintiff of his ins: right. No cause was, shown why such should be the dose, and, in fact, the Court had not siitficient information before it to interfere. Another resolution was that the Sheriff should refund the money to MessrS. Han sard. - That was no ground of interference on the part of the Court. The suprosition was made of the Sheriffs being,, deprived of the money hp Superior force. He did not think: the plea of vis maior applied. It was the '4llO of thexShet riffs to pay the money when they had received` ft. The,next.. resolution of the House of Commons was that the Sheriff - Should be committed for a contenlpt 'of that not at liberty to mike any conunent on that, as:cionteuipt of that house may be committed without at all 'violating the rules and orders of that Court by which the plaintiff had no right to lose his money. If any discretion in the matter rested with him, he should certainly have before Made the rule absolute. There was as he said here no discretion on the part of that Court, as the plaintiff here called on the Sheriff to do that which was the ordinary practice of the Court. Mr. Kennedy had said that the case was unprece dented, but the reason was that unless something extraordi nary occurred the practice would never be departed from. The practice grew out of the relations between the Sheriff and that Court, whose officer he was. He would not advert to the various delicate topics which had been introduced, or to consequences which might ensue, but, confining himself simply to the facts of the case, they were such as left no doubt on his mind that the rule should be made absolute. The other fudges concurred with the Lord Chief Justice. Rule absolute. The court was crowded to suffocation during the whole proceeding, and the decision of their lordships appeared to zive - the greatest satisfaction to the bar. MISCELLANEOUS. An-insolvent in a late chzette describes himself as a '`` Matrimonial Alliance Conductor."' The day of election of a candidate for the representation of the borough of Penryn and Falmouth is fixed for this day. Lord Howick and 14r. Charles Wood, on the opening of the session, took their seats•UpOn the form in a line with the treasury bench below the tirt. gangway. „ FRAN KING LETTERS• — ' I ne franked letters, under the old: system, amounted to nine millions per annum 1 This at even,a penny each, amounts to £35,000.. The Nottingham, relief committee last week distributed 1,000 stone.of bread and 2,100 • peclis of potatoes : 475 men are still unemployed on the forest. . • The loss to the Exchequer consequent on the existing state of affairs with China will amount, it is said, in the year, to no less a sum' than four - millions sterling. The Earl of St. Gerinan's has, in consequence of the un favourable harvest in Cornwall, returned his tenants £lO per cent. of their rents. A. few days since, two potatoes were dug out of the garden of Mr. T7wist, Anchor Inn, Rhuddlan, weighing 71b. 10oz. PARCEL CARRIAGE BY THE POST.—A gentleman, who is acoustoL3ed to employ a silversmith at Birmingham, broke a silver sailt spoon at his breakfast table on the morning of the 10th ins t. It was despatched by a penny letter to Birming ham to t e repaired, with a request that it might be returned by the sane means. - - • • Cumtrism.—While the northern districts and the neigh bouring towns are placed in a state of alarm by the infatuated Chartists, it is most highly gratifying to find that at no for mer period of public excitement has Huddersfield ever been so 'perfectly tranquil. We hope the Huddersfieldians will still persevere in the same line of conduct.—Halifax Guar dian. It is rumoured that certain ladies of the Royal household, whose influence is supposed to have been hitherto para mount, do not feel quite confident of its continuance under approaching altered circumstances. Even Mrs. Smashem herself doubts whether her counterfeit coin will pass current under a husband's eyc.-,—Argus. - - Normanby is. coming " the jail liberator" freak in Eng lantl. He has commenced at Cierkenwell. There is nothing like accustoming oneself to.all positions. His lordship's pa tronage of Jack Sheppard is now easily accounted for. On leaving the New Prison the other day, his lordship whistled my Dolly ; pals, fake away."—Age. - - - It is a circumstance not generally known that the three last pretenders of the dethroned family of the Stuarts have recorded upon their tomb-stones, in the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, at Rome, their pretended titles of Kings of Great Britain and Ireland, under the names of Charles 111, James 'III; acid Henry IX, the last being the Cardinal who lived and died a pensioner of George 111. , REPRESENTATION OF CtiEsHIRE.—An active canvass has for some time been going on in both divisions of this county, on the part of the supporters respectively, of the Hon. E. J. Stanley and George Wilbraham, Esq. ; and of their oppo nents, on behalf of George Cornwall Legh, Esq., and J. Tollemdche, Esq. Our contemporaries have positively main tained the certainty of the success of each party, according as they have been moved by their political biases, thus prov ing, if their opinions were honest, that their means of infor - tnatiori were very defective. We cannot pretend to speak but, if the conservatives are true to themselves, wedomot'think there is much doubt as to the. result.—Mac clesjield Courier. OPENING or A NEW Portsu CHAPEL AT OVER. DAR WEN.-011. Thursday last a, new' Popish Chapel was opened at Over Darwen : as we did not witness Otte perfOrinances wlirch took place on the occasion we cannOtiratify.ourread-i ers with an account of them. It may be 'opAerved..tlmt Dar r , wen has heretofore been remarkable for pncity, from` lid man hereSy, bathe ROniaiiists, who are '"'cunnings as, ser rents," act on a princiOle which our Protestant government would d d well to ithitate, anderect mass-houses around which converts may gather: Ail Ireland our N i vfivt Ministers, out of their - extieditiglk . high regard 'for . tlidlititefeSts of the Na ' tional Church, would fain deitrey that Church - in every parish where a certain'iiitintiiHtlf'Protestantibi'not already exist. Fitrestrittrfrartriforert—is-a-hrtek flied motto, which w,t51 3 4.9-, testants.,woutdlyvvellte:pay some attention to.—Btackbtirnj Standard: — AstoximaiNwSrEnn,+r• The A011147',Z one of the inoi4:fiow!-. - effullOpAno,tive pn t tbe ; Ore* -Western Railroad, vas . envtoyeil. to bringUp the,.7).lBpatek expres'S'an Saturday night from Monmouth.. The ..7Eqq..i: having waited the.arrival Of the express boy at the TWyenrcl,#ation, the engineer imme diately set the machine in motion, and completed ten miles in seven minutes'; he then (knowing that there was a train about three quarters of an hour in advance of him, and that the JEo/ns would overtake it) lessened his pace, but, never theleis, performed fifteen miles in fourteen minutes. The speed was again slackened; and. the iEo/us approached the terminus.at the same instant with the train! Ilad there been no impediment, the whole distance, thirty-two miles, would have been done in twenty-five 'minutes. In point of speed, the Diiiateh express haS never been surpassed, and we doubt whether it has been equalled, THE ROYAL MARRIAGE.—The following sentiments upon the subject of marriage are extracted from the Socialist, whose author, Mr. Owen, was lately introduced to the Queen as one of her loving subjects, by her Prithe Minister, thede fendant in Norton v. Melbourne In social communities the irrational sounds of husband and wife, parent and child, will not be heard. In the new moral world there will be no public worship, vo forms and ceremonies ! no public prayersl no gloom ! no mortificatiouof the -tiesh or. spirit i"., . Marriage is- the sole cause of all prostitution ;it SitT tanic device of the priesthood to keep mankind withih tlletr slavish superstitions. There is, however, no hope for you whatever until you acquire sufficient strength of mind to over come this evil, and openly denounce it both in principle and practiceuntil you put away from among you and your chi], dren this accursed thing, you will never know what real . hap piness is." THIRD EDITION. Standard Office, Three o'clock. We have just . received a file of the Sydney Gazette to 'the sth, and a file of the Sydney Commercial Journal to the 7th of September last. As they do not,•how ever, contain any news of importance, we shall reserve our extracts until Tuesday. The colonies of New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land, together with those of South Australia, appear to be in a very pros perous condition. • DEVONPORT ELECTION. By a private letter received this morning from Devonport, it is stated that at the Nomination the show of hands, in favour of the Conservative Candidate, Mr. Dawson, was as 7 to 5. LIVERPOOL MARKETS.-THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. Owing to the heavy gales of wind during the week, we have had very few arrivals coastwise or from Ireland, and no Grain or Flour direct from abroad, since our report of the 21st instant ; from which time, and up to this date, about 4,000 barrels of American Flour in bond changed hands on speculation at 295., embracing the only feature in the trade deserving remark ; -other articles generally, either free or under lock, commanding very little notice. At our market this morning the Wheat trade assumed a rather firmer aspect than of late, and in partial instances rather higher prices were required ; any actual advance, however, was not readily obtainable, but; at the full rates of Tuesday, sales upo n a moderate scale were effected, and the, demand chiefly confined to foreign Wheats of good quality. In English and Irish Flour we have no change to note, but duty-paid foreign was somewhat more saleable at an improvement of Q. ; and upwards of 4,000 barrels in bond have been taken again to-day at 295. to 295. 6d. Barley and Malt ruled dull at our last quotations. Beans and Pease also moved off sparingly, and hardly maintained late prices. Oats and Oatmeal, although in very limited'request, were held with rather more confidence than before, and in the few sales of to-day, supported our last currency. The duty on foreign Beans is raised to 6s; 6d.., on Pease to Bs. per qr. ; that op all other produce remaining unvaried. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24.,---W1 d S.W. ARRIVE], .-14 °bard', from Charleston—Branches, —, from - St, John, N.B.—Merlin, from St. Michael's—and Lanra Ann, , from Liston. John Bentley, from St. John. N.B. at this part: di tarn washed overboard about a week since • ' '•', William Turner, hence for Bombay;! was all Nre , l, in *Vast . Lough, 22d instant lo ~:onxift. Token, Chalmers, for New Orleans, has put back Liverpool Packet, Marssa, hence at Bahia. ' Amelia, —; Dart, Gray ; and Essex, Woodward, hence at St. Michael's. Vigna, Leake, hence at Marano. 1011 ' 1 "3 c.l ' Amphitrite, Brooks, from Ipswich for this port; at Portsmouth, with loss )1 bulwarks, &c. Mary Queen of Scots, hence for Pernambncco, at Plymouth, with loss of boats and bulwarks, and two men washed overboard BELMULLET, Jan. 2E—The Salem, of Belfast, from St John, N B, for Liverpool, is on shore on Inisgoulaan Island, in 'Clew Bay WERvono, Jan. 22.—A deep laden brig, of about'2oo to 250 tons, with mainmast gone, is at anchor about B miles off, - this port, and ha; been during all day. The pilot boat has gOne to her assistance DUBLIN, Jan. 23, —The Aglae, Lohaye, from . Liverpool for M ar _ seines, put back this morning, and after letting go her anch or , drified against the Pier, andinlured her rudder . 1 , 7)1[110' -• . . PARIS, JAN. 20.—A fine vessel, name unknown, was totally - lost, 129th Nov., o n the S.E. coast of Grantl'lnag'ua THE LATE GALES. During the last few days the weather at Liverpool has been exceedingly rough and boisterous, with alternations of calm, and, for the season of the year, warm and beautiful weather. After continuing thus capricious during several days, on Fri day night the weather appeared to have settled into a calm, which bade fair to he durable. A change, however, speedily took place, and Saturday was dark, wet, and gusty. To wards night the wind rose tci . a. gale, which, with occasional intermissions of short duration, increased till Sunday morn- During the early part of Sunday morning the weather Was shat' seamen siginlly, the storm blowing with much . . vehemence, and occasionally increasing to heavy gusts. A. fesmpiputes,after four in the afternoon it increased to a hur ricane, which continued during. about fifteen minutes. It :=thetrtithated to'a steady but rather beavy, gale, which cond. „mica. during the whole of the night and the early part of In the afternoon of the last-mentioned day, fre qbent sYniptotriii were..manifested that' the Storm''was on the 'increase., The barometer, before low, fell considerably, 4nd the frequent strong gusts damped the feelings of some who had cherished hopes that the tempest was abating. Such was the violence of the wind towards midnight and shortly afterwards, when the tide was at flood, that many families residing in the more exposed situations near the town,' either did not retire to rest at all, or, having done so, arose and kept watch during the night. Of Monday night, from its greater intensity and steadiness, we are inclined to treat as distinct from those which preceded it, and in some of its characteristics it resembled that of the 7th January last. Like that terrible tempest, it rose in the south-east, gradual ly increased in violence as it wore round to the south and south-west, and ultimately settled in the west. In the latter point it fixed about midnight, and, fearfully as it then blew, it rather increased for about two hours, when there was a short lull. This, however, seemed but to be a pause to ena ble the wind . to gather strength ; for it returned with renewed violence, and about three o'clock on the morning of Tuesday it was terrific. During a full hour it blew with such fury, that those whose dwellings were in exposed situations, ap prehended a repetition of something like the extensive da mage caused by the visitation of last year. Fortunately the damage done on shore was trifling : a few chimney pots were blown down in the , vicinitiejof 'evertor' and Kirkdale, and a few, iquares of glasS were broken. So far as.is at present known, the damage to the shipping on this part of the coast has been inconsiderable. _ . The hurricane spoken of as having occurred at three o'clock, settled down into a steady but heavy gale, which continued till noon, when there' were again indications that the weather was changing for the worse. The tempest seem ed to come, as it frequently does, on the top of the tide, which was the highest of the month, being a nineteen feet tide. So far, however, from abating with the reflex of the sea, which seamen frequently expect to be the case, the gale increased. It was - flood about one o'clock. and from that time till three the wind blew a tornado ; and we. have heard many express an opinion that the gale at this period was the heaviest that was 'ever experienced' in Liverpool. In this opinion, however, we cannot concur. The river, between one and three o'clock on Tuesday af ternoon, presented a wildly Magnificent appearance. The tide was of course increased in height from the westerly di rection of the wind, and the water was nearly on a level with the piers, over which the wind carried the spray in a com plete drift, drenching those who exppsed themselves so far to the fury of the storm. In fact, when the tide was at flood, the billows rolled completely over the pier walls which fronted the river, and rendered a near approach to the brink impracticable. The force of the wind, too, was occasionally so great, that individuals who ventured to quit the sheltering projections where they bad placed themselves, were fre quently whirled away without any command of their persons, while others deprived of breath, baffled by the rush of the wind against which they had not the slightest chance of stemming, made a precipitate retreat. The Camera Obscura on the George's pier, which has more than once been blown away, and which, in the storm of last year, was shivered to fragments, bore the gale bravely. The floating wooden landing slips were knocked to and fro in a manner that ex cited considerable apprehensions for their safety. Some times they were completely buried in the frothy waters, but they rose again to be again buffeted, and they stood all the force of wind and water gallantly, though their unwieldy proportions did not promise such worthy behaviour.t• The ferry steamers, during the period of which we are speaking, suspended their operations, and we believe we are correct in I - stating that but few trips were made in the course of the afternoon. _ . _ _ _ . The terrible effects of the storm of the 7th of January, last year, have necessarily made many of the inhabitants of the town tremblingly apprehensive at every token indicating a repetition of that fearful ecene ; but we are happy to state that, thus far, botlithe town and the shipping have escaped almOst unscathed. We'have only heard of one accident of a serious nature, on shore. - At three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, as .a. woman, named Mary Garrick, a fruit vender, was sheltering from the severity of the gale in the rear of a landing waiter's hut, on the south quay of the Waterloo Dock, a furious gust of wind overturned the hut upon her. A police-officer and several men instantly raised the hut, and extricated the poor woman, - who was severely injured. She was conveyed to the Northern Hospital, little hope being entertained of her recovery. On Tuesday, abouttwo o'clock in the afternoon, shortly after high water, when the gale was at the highest and the river very rough, a boat, with four seamen, named Robert Cawson, William West, John Petterson, and Evan Owens, left the government packet Medusa, for the purpose of mak ing a rope fast to a mooring-buoy, opposite the George's ;;Pierhead, on the Cheshire side of the river, but the wind and tide being too strong, they were unable to reach it, and were carried down, notwithstanding they made the greatest exer tions in order to gain their vessel. The critical and danger . - ons'position in which they were placed being observed by a number of individuals on the Pierhead, ropes and life-buoys were procured, in the hope that the poor but brave fellows would he able to make the George's Dock-basin ; iu this , tits tempt, however, they. were foiled. Nothing was expected but that the boat would swamp, and those on -board meet an 'niitirnely death. On several occasions theintifortunate crew sheld up their oars, as-.if supplicating aid, which were but s dimly visible through the , spray continually laShing over Theirs ; while the boat was tossed from one billow t&ittother; ~ a cid seeming, at each: succeeding dash, to be engulphed be tween thesvaves. Hope cheered the hardy crew to further eiertions,' iind by good timanksement they kept the bow of their littlevraft to the wave. -In this:state Only were.rapidly driven ,down the river, followed by hundreds, on the Prince's Pierhead, who exhibited the keenest anxiety for the , hr6ty , oti the four omen, a number. of personwcarrying with thertsrive4,, satitilife4nsnes, , ,The boat was at last driven against the sea wall at the Waterloo Dock, and lines being the four.seamentwere happily landed safe, to .the greltt joruf: those who, had,so anxiously watched their fearful .fituation. The boat Was afterwardS hauled round to the Prince's'DoCkL basin, being very slightly damaged. • • - . The saute day, the schooner Mary Anne, of this port, Ted ford, commander, inward bOund from Dundalk, with a cargO of seeds and oatmeal, was driven on shore oppositeßreckell's, mill, about half-past. two o'clock. She is the property of Messrs. Battersby and Macfold. She had not sustained any - considerable damage. ~The Redßover, from Newfoundland; was, also driven ashore opposite Waterloo, in the early part of the day. All hands safe. During the gale of wind on Tuesday, two pilots unfortu nately lost their lives by drowniug, in the Mersey, abreast of the Magazines. They were stowing away their mainsail on board the boat, No. 5, when the gaff fell to the leeward, and knocked a man. named Robert Lloyd overboard. Four of the hands, named John Jones, Mark Hudson, Edward W.Alister, and John M'Clunkey, put off in the punt to his assistance. The sea ran so high that they could not get back to the boat, and ran alongside the ship Majestic, when the boat swamped. The crew of the ship saved all of them but Hildson. The mate, whose name we do not know, and the. pilot on board,,.Hugh Owens,.-letting themselves down the side,and over the stern by ropes, in a most daring. "and atlV l ellturon4 . manner to resctie•the unfortunate immersed. Hudson.was, seen for ten minutes or a. quarter of an hour, a acing way ,a-stern, holding to a rope which had been thrown to him. The mate of the ship got hold of him, ,but was obliged to let go. Lloyd sunk before the punt could reach him. ,De was. a single man. Hudson has left a wife and child.' They were each about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.. Lloyd was an apprentice. ,Part of the wreck of the Alarm, of Woodbridge, was washed 'ashore at Leasowe Castle. The stern of the same vessel was washed up at the Canning Deck gut. - The Dock Committee, we learn, sent out a steamer to as certain the.state of the light-ships. ,The sea, however, ran so high than the steamer could not get alongside of either of -hem, as she at first intended. She reported, however, that hey were all secure, and would, without doubt, be enabled to ride out the gale. 'Bi.Acicntnoi.—During the last few days we have had ex ceedingly-boisterous weather, and yesterday the wind from the west and north-west increased until it blew a gale. In various parts of the town slates have been blown from the buildings, and we believe a chimney was blown down at St. Albans ; but we are happy to state that no serious accident has occurred.—Blackburn Standard. GLASGOW, — The boisterous weather which, since our last, has occasionally, amounted to a hurricane, must, we fear, have proved very disastrous at sea. On Saturda night and Sabbath morning it blew terrifically, and the streets of the city were, in consequence, here and there strewn with frag ments of chimney tops, slates, &c. Throughout the day the wind came in sudden gusts, while the rain fell heavily ; and in the evening, about half-past ten, a very loud clap of thun der broke over the city. Betwixt four and five yesterday morning several thunder claps were again heard, the light ning being exceeding vivid. We understand that the Royal Sovereign, which sailed from the Broomielaw for Liverpool on Saturday, did not proceed any farther than Greenock.— Scottish. Guardian. Lortnos.--Yesterday (Tuesday) the metropolitan and suburban districts were visited by as severe a gale of wind as we have experienced for some winters past. In the fore-part of the day it blew tremendously hard from the south-west, accompanied by heavy showers of rain ; the weather, how •ever, between the showers, was very fine, the sun shining cheerfully. As usual upon such occasions, we regret to say that many accidents have happened owing to the violence of the wind, particularly on the river, some of which have been attended with fatal results. Considerable loss and damage of property have also taken place amongst the numerous craft on the river. About mid-day several deeply-laden coal barges well: swamped off the south shore between Blackfriars and Waterloo Bridges. At Millbank similar loss of proeerty took place, as well as at Chelsea and other places up the river. Between 10 and 11 o'clock in the morning a barge, laden with grain, sank between Battersea Bridge and Wandsworth, and it was with the utmost difficulty that the two men and a boy that were on board could save their lives, which was effected by a boat reaching the spot just as the barge sank and pick ing them up. About three o'clock in the afternoon a boat, containing two watcrmen, was upset off Lambeth church, by coming in violent collision with a barge which was drifting with the tide in the centre of the river. Several boats put off instantly, and succeeded in picking up one; the other poor fellow, a young man about 20, was drowned. Another fatal accident occurred near Putney Bridge to a lad, named Holmes, who was on the river with his uncle in a fishing boat. While assisting in hauling in the net a violent gust of wind blew hirer overboard, and he unhappily perished. On shore much dainage has been sustained ; stacks of chimnies were blown down in various parts of the town, and in the Parks con siderable damage has been done, particularly amongst the young plantations near Grosvenor--gate, Hyde Park.s— Standard of Wednesday. FATAL OCCURRENCE ON THE RIVER 'YESTERDAY DURING THE GALE.—AS the Comet, Gravesend steamer, was going down the river yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, her captain (Smith) and crew perceived, as they were passing through Erith Reach, a man floating on a plank of about 10 feet long and 14 inches wide. The man was not descried until the steamer liscl 'passed him, and in consequence of the state of the weather and the water, it was with great difficulty that she was enabled to tack round and approach near enough to pick hire up. The poor fellow said his name was Piper, that he had been nearly an hour in the water, and belonged to the sailing barge William, of London, the property of Mr. Marsden, of Eas—lane, Rotherhite, which was capsized that morning by the gale in Erith Reach, and that her captain, SanoCk, was drowned.—Standard of Wednesday. Saturday aywnitighh, great Satunfudrayy, from a and EDINBURGH.—We have had very stormy weather here during the last few days. Sunday n i g ht e specially, the wind S id the West, frequently rising to the violence of a hurricane, ° and occasionally , 'accompanied :with rain, hail, and snow. Slates and chimney cans were blown from the houses in all directions; but we have not heard of any accident worthy of,notice.—Scottish Standard. The first name on the Roscrea registry is " Terence All, Esq., Ringrou Cottage, parish of Arderony, barony of Lower Ormond." POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TuEADAY. William Woodier, Edward Williams, Edwin Leigh, and William Jones, were charged with having entered the house of Mr. Conolly Thomas Hamilton, Brunswick-vale, Bootle lane, on Sunday morning, whilst the family . were attending divine service, and stolen therefrom a quantity of valuable plate.—Mr. Wardle, solicitor, appeared for the priSoners.. Jane Jones stated, that she resided in the capacity of house servant in the family of Mr. Hamilton. On Sunday morn ing last, while the family were absent 'at church, she went out also to attend church. She left the -house. at twenty minutes before eleven o'clock. No person remained in the house. She went out at the front -. door, Which fastens by a snap latch. She did'rot lock the doot - Sim returned about half-past twelve o'clock, and found_a person named Trafford (a witness in the case)' gtanding in` the - road He 'gave her some information. She went into the house by the front door, and proceeded to the kitchen ,door which . she found unbolted. She had bolted it on the outside previous to going out. She, had also locked the doors of the two bed-rooms,- and placed the keys in a parlour, the door of which she locked, and took the key with her. She unlocked the parlour door, and found the keys where she had left them. She proceeded up stairs, and found both .the bed-room doors open. She went into Mr Hamilton's room, where she missed three sil ver table-spoons, five silver tea-spoons, three silver dessert spoons, six silver forks, and two silver salt-spoons, from a basket which - she had placed that morning on a chair. She found also that a bog, in which 'plate was kept, had been re moved from under abed, and left in the middle of the room. This box had been fOrced open. She found in the room a pair of tongs, a poker, and a carving-knife, which had been removed from the kitchen. Thelox had had the plate in it, but there was nOthing left in it but table linen. Mrs. Hamilton stated, that on Friday week she put into the plate-box, in her husband's bed-room, three silver ladles, six silver table-spoonS, nine silver dessert-spoons, twenty three silver forks, one pair of plated candlesticks, and a pair of snuffers. She locked the box, and placed the key in her pocket. The box was placed under the bed. On Saturday she saw the box there. Shortly after ten o'clock, on Sun day morning last, they went to church, leaving the servant Jane Jones in the house. They returned shortly after one o'clock, and were informed of the robbery. She went into the bed-room, and saw that the plate chest had been broken open, and all the plate taken away. The value of the pro perty was about £3O. John Neale stated that he kept a public-house in Bootle lane, about two hundred yards from Mr. Hamilton's house. 1. On Sunday morning last, about twenty minutes before eleven o'clock, he was in his house when the prisoner William Woodier entered and asked for a glass of ale, with which he was served. He remained in the house a minute or two and then went out. Witness knew the prisoner, as he had been . pointed out to him as a bad character : he therefore desired his wife to notice him. The prisoner turned up the lane in the direction of Bootle, and went about forty yards, where he joined two other men. Witness watched him through a win dow, and saw the prisoner Edward Williams advance towards 'his (witness') house in a hurrk. He passed it, and then beckoned to the two other men. They crossed the road to wards him, and witness immediately went to another window where he could see further down the road. He saw the pri soner Williams receive something from Woodier, who ad vanced quickly towards witness house. Witness left the window and went into the lobby. The prisoner Williams en tered the house and asked for a glass of ale, with which his (witness') daughter served him. He drank it standing iu the lobby, and immediately departed. He went towards the other three, who advanced a little nearer to the house, and joined ' them. All four then went away in the direction of Mr. Hata ton's house. Witness went out in about five minutes to look after them, but could not see them, nor did he see them agate till they were in custody. Witness was quite sure the poi soner Edwin Leigh was one of the men who passed his house with the two other prisoners Williams and Woodier, and le , had then a red handkerchief round his neck, similar to that produced. He had also a top coat on. James Trafford, a miller, residing in Bond-street, stated,. that on Sunday morning last, about nine o'clock, he left Itia , house for the purpose of taking a walk. He went up titu canal as far as the Bootle Coffee-house, and then turned bo4 come through Bootle. He was passing Mr. Hatniltwes. house about eleven o'clock, when he saw six men standing' together, abOut twenty yards therefrom. He passed them,, and noticed them sufficiently to make hint quite sure that the prisoners, Woodier, Leigh, and Jones, were three , off thetn. Witness went on about fifty yards, and then tinned, and looked at them. Two of the men passed him and want to the end of a lane, where they stopped. Witness went - to a hay-stack, and lay down in such a position that he hul! a. view of every house in Brunswick-vale.. When he got there he only saw two men, and they were walking backwards and. forwards in front of Mr. Hamilton's house. About ten tnii flutes elapsed when he saw two. men come out of Mr. Hamil ton's house and join the two men that were walking about. They turned away to the left, upon which witness left his po sition near the hay-stack,. when he saw the other two men at the end of the lane. They turned up a small lane that leads into the Walton road. Witness passed on into Kirkdale road, thinking they, would go that way. The three prisoners. Woodier, Leigh, and Jones, passed him, and went along Boundary-road. Leigh was carrying his top coat over his arm. Witness returned to Mr. Hamilton's house and re mained there till Jane Jones, the servant, returned home. He told her his suspicions, and went into the house with her, and found matters as she had described them. He afterwards went to the police-office and gave information of the robbery, and described the men. He knew Woodier by name, and gave information of his name at the police-office. Lloyd, a constable, and Cottam, a police-inspector, de scribed the apprehension of the prisoners, and stated that none of the stolen property was found upon them. They were all committted for trial. WEDNESDAY. CRUELTY TO A NEGRO, AND ASSAULT. Thomas Robinson, a young and.broad-shouldered seaman, was placed at the bar, charged with having committed an assault on .Mr. Walter Smith. The latter stated, that he was on ditty, -at one of Harbord's warehouses, when he saw five or six, sailors cruelly ill-treating a black man. Annoyed at their condtict; he went and remonstrated with them.. They resented his interference; and one of them put himself in a fighting attitude., As ,they continued their sport at the ex pense of the poOrilegi.o, he requested them to desist. The 'prisoner asked him if he were going to take the part of tiarls:v,.and, without waitin.; for a reply, put himself before him *(l.4lr.Sinith) in a boxing attitude, and struck at him Jiercelyzeveruh tubes.- .Be received one blow on his neck, ,)yltichitad,ittjared,bim severely. It was at first very' bad, biuE lid bail had Veehes to it, which had relieved it. The pri irtdar thittbehad touched the black man. Mr. Smith lre,could i have .brought the negro as a witness, his appearance ifirtoin *jaml would have shown how he had been ill-treated:' fle , wished it to be understood, that he had not; brought. the prisoner. there so much to gratify any resentral 'Ming nf, his own, as to show the prisoner that a bladk'inan was not to be ill-treated any more than a white ,Police -officer. ill confirmed Mr. Smith's statement The prisoner Was tined five shillings and costs. In default of payment, lie was sentenced to be imprisoned seven days. YESTERDAY— STEALING A WATCH.-SINGCLAR CASE. Henry Aaron, a Jew, was brought up charged with having a stolen watch. in . his •possession:f •I appeared that the de-. fendant, who is a hawker of pens, jewellery, '&c., called a day or two ago at the shop of james Lepp, watch Maker, Bath-street, wishing to dispose of, some of his goods. Lepp offered him a watch in exchange,,hut no business was trans acted. This morning (yesterday) defendant called again, when Lepp asked him if he would bny a watch. He did not do so, saying that he had one, which he produced. Lepp looked steadily at the watch, and, after consulting his books, claimed it as his property, and said that it had been stolen from his shop. Aaron told him that he. had bought it of Mr. Jones, watchmaker, Manchester-street, for 255.; and took him (Lepp) up to Jones's shop, in order to prove the truth of his assertion. 'On their arrival, Lepp again declared that the watch was his property, but that an alteration had been made in the dial. Jones (having heard this statement) then denied having sold the watch to the defendant,, and stated that Aaron had employed him to alter the dial and pendulum. On the suggestion of Aaron, they then went to the police-office, for the purpose of having the matter pro perly investigated ; and when there Aaron called some per sons who witnessed his payment of the money to Jones. A boy, in the employ of Jones, when asked whether his master had sold the watch to defendant, so prevaricated in giving his evidence, as to render it of no value, and to create a feeling of dependence on the testimony of th e defendant. Acousin of Jones's did not see him sell the watch to defen dant. At this period some persons were despatched from the court to make further investigation into the case ; the result of their inquiry was not announced in the court, but it must have been one of favourable import to the prisoner, (who, from his demeanour, and straightforward conduct throughout the trial, had not the appearance of a guilty man), as, on Mr. Rushton again taking his seat on the bench, he said, although it was evident that a robbery had been committed, and that the persons brought before the court had been in very recent possession of the property ; still, from the con tradictory nature of the evidence, he did not feel justified in keeping any one in custody. The prisoner was accordingly discharged ; and, in reply to a question from Mr. Jones, Mr. Rushton said, that the less he (Jones) said about the matter, the better. ILLEGAL PAWNING. Bridget 'Waters, and Jane Anderson, the latter with a Very young infant in her arms, were brought up charged with illegally pawning several shirts, chemises, and other pro perty, belonging to the complainant, Mrs. Cowley, who stated that e had given the former prisoner several shirts to make, which she bad pledged, without her consent ; and to the latter prisoner divers articles to wash, which she had also pledged without her authority. The officer who took the prisoners into custody, produced four tickets, by which, and the evidence of the pawnbrokers, it appeared that two shirts, value 75., had been pledged with Mr. Limon ; one shirt, value 3s. 6d., and.one chemise, value is., with .Mr. Philip Cann ; one shirt, value 2s. 6d., with Mr. .Hughes ; and two shirts, with Mr. Astbury, which the complainant could not identify ;—all by the prisoner Waters. It also appeared that one shirt, value 2s. 6d., one chemise, value Bd. ; a pocket handkerchief; and a piece of striped Lin sey, value 2s. Bd. ; bad been pledged with Mr. Kitchen : two sheets, value 35., with Mr. Astbury ; and one chemise, value Is. with Mr. Cann ;—all by the prisoner Anderson. The prisoners stated that they were distressed, and that the complainant assisted them in their distress, and allowed them to pawn the property. They also stated that the complainant owed them money. Both these statements were denied by the complainant, and the prisoners were ordered to refund the value of the goods, and pay a penalty of £2 each, or, in default of pay ment, to be imprisoned for two months. AN IRISH ROW. James 'Waldron, and Michael Butler, were brought up charged with having assaulted Catherine Dolan and Nicholson. It appeared, front the evidence, that there had been a disgraceful disturbance ; that the prisoners, although the aggressors, were not the only persons culpable ; and that murderous weapons had been used in the melee, by which Nicholson had had his arm broken, and the wife of one of the plrties so injured that she had been sent to the In firmary, Mr. Rushton said it was their duty to put a stop to such conduct as this in the streets of Liverpool, and ordered the prisoners to pay a fine of 40s. each, with costs, or be impri soned for one month. IMPORTANT TO SEAMEN. John Horsfall, steward on board the ship Alice, trading to the Mauritius, applied to the court for arrears of wages, stated by him to be due from the captain, Mr. J. Anwyl. It appeared, however, on the, cross-examination of the com plainant by Mr. Wardle, solicitor for the defendant, that he had not only repeatedly got drunk while on board the vessel, but had also refused to. perform his duty. Mr: Rushton told complainant that by such behaviour he had forfeited all clainis upon the defendant, and ordered him to leave the court. Another sailor, a Creole, summoned the captain of a ves sel trading in the Mediterranean, for arrears of wages. It appeared that the complainant was shipped at Marseilles, on the 18th of November last, and arrived here on the 23d of DeceMber. He stated thathe bad been engaged at,54 francs .per month, and had only received 34 francs 6 sous, from M. Friedrich, ship chandler, at 'Marseilles.--:-The captain stated that he had t' miven - ebtiiplainant an advance note for a month's wages, and had got it discounted by M. Friedrich, to whom he (the captain) had paid the full amount.—Mr. Rushton said that if complainant had imprudently got his note cashed at discount, he must put up with the loss; the only thing which remained to be decided, was the arrears for the five days over the month.—The captain seemed in dined to object to paying this, on the score of the incom petency of the complainant ; but rather than have any fur ther dispute, he paid the money (eight shillings.) CAUTION TO LODGING-HOUSE-KEEPERS Henry Tweed was brought up under the following circum• stances : Elizabeth Townson stated that she had lodged with the defendant a considerable time, and only owed him a fort slight's rent. On Monday last, although she had been re cently put to bed with three children, the defendant, taking advantage of her temporary absence, had locked her out ; and, on her return sho r tly afterwards, for some necessaries which she much wanted, he assaulted her, turned her into the street, and threw her on the ground. He had also kept her husband's clothes, and other property, in his possession. The defendant said he found the lodgers troublesome, and acknowledged that his wife had fastened the door upon com plainant ; he denied having touched the woman on her re turn, until she bade defiance to any one to turn her out. Mr. Rushton, addressing the defendant, said that the woman and her husband were his tenants, and, therefore, he had no business to lock her out ; he was also highly cul pable in taking hold of a woman, who had just been brought to bed, and thr ow i ng h er on the ground. He h a d no right to take the law in his own hands. Mr. Rushton then or dered him to pay a fine of 55., and costs, 2s. The complainant then asked the magistrate what course she should pursue, in order to regain possession of her hus band's clothes, &c. Mr. Rushton advised her to consult some respectable at'. torney, who. would soon enablp, her to recover her property. CAUTION TO SHIP-APPRENTICES. Joseph clark was brought up by James Stephens, a ship captain, to whom he was apprenticed, charged with having absconded from the ship on Saturday night last. The prisoner stated that he had left the ship on account of ill-usage by the mate. The captain said he had investigated the matter, and was convinced that the mate was not hurting the boy. It was sometimes found necessary to chastise him. Mr. Rushton said he did not approve of chastisement; it would be much better to do without it. He then repeatedly asked the boy if he would return to his master, to which he uniformly answered that he would go back if he got better usage. The captain said he was not ill-used, but that be was very abusive to the mate. Mr. Rushton said, that the boy appeared very dogged, and ordered him to be sent, for the present, to gaol. ROYAL - AMPHITHEATRE OP ARTS. THIS present FRIDAY, and To-morrow (SATURDAY) EVENING, will be produced, the Historic and Magnificent TOURNAMENT, With all the unequalled pomp which crowned its long and splendid career, during the greater part of last season, in London: • • In order to produce this favourite, fashionable, Chivalrous Picture of By-gone Days, with-correctness of Armour, Cos and:Pietorial Effect, two Apacious outlets have been joined.td, : the stage, which is thrown back and added to the Arena, and the side scenes removed, so as to form on exten dye Field for the Contests. An• Extra Band has Leen engaged.. THE WHOLE STUD OF FIFTY-EIGHT HORSES, Mr. DUCROW, and every Member of the Company will appear in the above Pageant. This costly production of the Amphitheatre will not offer merely an outline of the Tilting at the Barrier, or any Representation of the Eglinton Pa geant, but a true. and effective Living Picture :ot the Three Days' Ceremonies, Encounters, &c., and Scenes at the LISTS OF 'ASHBY, By Sir Walter Scott. Passage of Arms Running at the Barrier—Encounter of Single Knights—General Melee Joust-a-la-Outrance—Unhorsed Knights—Splintering of Lances—Combats with Mace, Double-handed Sword, Varied Processions—Rustic Sports.and Military Pastimes -- Chivalrous Array of Horse and Foot-The Pavilion of Love and Beauty—Grand Banquet of the Knights, and the Feast of the Peacock! with splendid introductory B allet of Action, representing THE BATTLE OF THE AMAZONS, And Chivalric Carousal of Prince John and his Followers• The whole produced and arranged by Mr. DUCROW, Rho has spared neither pains nor expense to render this production worthy of the great encouragement and patronage so liberally' bestowed on his endeavours, and to assure his patrons that their Liverpool Amphitheatre shall stand classed as oue of the first in Europe, and such as their patronage entitle thew to. To render the Evening's Entertainments unequalled for variety and effect, the admired SCENES OF THE CIRCLE are this week select and new, and in which MR. DUCROW WILL APPEAR. The whole of the Entertainments will conclude with the late new Drama, entitled THE BEGGAR AND THE SOLDIER. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We regret that eve have not yet had time to notice the paw phlet on the " Erection of Warehouses on the Dock Quays." The same remark applies to Mr. Loyd's letter to the Chairman of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce,- and Mr. Jevon's pamphlet on the Corn-Laws. ebe itiberpoot &tanbarb. _! FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1840. We have received a file of the St. John's (NW' foundland) Times to the 11th ultimo, inclusive. TOY contain very little intelligence. Indeed i 'we have no t discovered a paragraph in them that may be considere d as news. They are chiefly filled with extracts front English and Canadian papers, most of them having reference to the government and prospects of our North American colonies. The Legislature of No v. foundland, after having been five months in session' had been prorogued. The Times complains that th e prorogation took place without any provision, on the part of the Legislature, for the relief of the sick and indigent poorr The - consequences of thiS omission, to whatever cause it may be attributed ; are likely to be more serious than any of the " ephemeral patriots" of the colony could' . have . contemplated. A strong repre sentation had been made on the subject to his Excel lency the Governor, by persons- who had heretofore been the main supporters of such sick i - aged, and in firm'•panpers as were in need of 'assistance. The 66 " . . Vernor'S reply was, that he-had neither the power og i t the means of affording any relief. The island ap pear to enjoy a greater degree of tranquillity-than had V IE experienced for some time. Of the Election Contests which take place this daY'' important as every opportunity now is, which can be' seized by an indignant nation to vindi ca t e h e r outrage' rights, and her insulted dignity,—of all these occasion s ' we regard the fight at Newark with the highest sens e of interest. It is not for the numbers of the papill a ' tion, nor the importance of the town, but the unspeak' able value of the gallant Candidate who is there lead' ing the Conservative phalanx to battle, and, we tros V P to victory. Able, popular, accomplished, bearing a 3 04 with him the good wishes of all who have known 11 0 , in public or in private, and arrestin g th e a d m iration (/` those who, like the Electors of Newark, see him for the first time, Mr. Thesiger is a subject of pride and con' gratulation to every conservative in Britain. Firroli fixed as his opponent has been in his seat for Newa rk hitherto—favoured by long connection and old ac ' . quaintance—backed by his own vast wealth and th e. most unsparing Ministerial patronage—we confiden tl y '' anticipate that Mr. Thesiger will to-morrow be mei n ' her for Newark. We know that a computation 0s been made, in which every vote not unqualifiea l l pledged in his favour has been counted against and that still the apparent majority in his favour is de" tided. Upon these elections will greatly depend the scant/ majority on which the Melbourne myrmidons r eckon for the 28th. Twenty is their fondest hope : ten, tiv° , one—the Speaker's casting vote would suffice thes e peddling politicians. Mr. Baring Wall is said to ha ve , retired from the Carlton Club, and it is supposed W 1 lend all the glory of his support to the Ministers. , their majority be gained by M r . B ar i ng W a ll, we shah wish them all joy of their distinguished convert. Meanwhile a Dissolution of Parliament may b e reni dered necessary by th e i nsane cours e th e H ou se °f Commons is pursuing on the question of privileg!. and with a di ss oluti on of Parliament comes the end °I the Melbourne Ministry. Whatever line the great Conservative leaders maY be pleased to take- en.. this question, we know well what their master's, the Conservative nation, will say a nd ( 3( :•• The iniiiolicy is as manifest as th e gross i n j ust i ce . 10 ' make over to a democratic assembly the absolute po'l ers of despotism t Surely this is an end fitted to the means employed. It • deserves to be carried by arbi" . trary violence and base subterfuge : by imprisoning an officer for adherence to his duty and his oath—by n o ti daring to state the grounds of his imprisonment, lel . they be brought into collision with the Judges of Itl e Land, and the old constitutional authority of the Cou rts of Law. We had almost forgotten the challenge, or invitation, given to us in the last number of the British Farrft er :: Magazin e , •on t h e su bj ect o f nat i ona l educat i on. The editor o f t h at exce ll ent per i o di ca l , whose erron eous views on thi s i m p or t an t su bj ec t we d eep l y reg rets I correct in surmising that the question of national 6111 ; cation has been amply discu sse d i n th e co l umn s of Liverpool Standard. Our opinions on the subject ar6 sufficiently known to the generality of our reader ° ;, but we have no objection to re-state them for the satis - 0 , f re , faction of the gentleman who has in v it e d us 44 to over the question in a friendly way" onc e more. shall explain our views as briefly as possible. • The British Farmer's Magazine wishes to substitute ethical for religious teaching, or, in other words, advo cates "a system of national education which shall c‘" elude religious instruction." -Befomentering any Cher into the: question ; -we g iki d id t (A4 what is implie t by-wystein of etkietrtiOitekartioWe know of no sys tern of ethics, which is worthlitiiivnent's study, th 3t , iti-notbased upon, and • drawn Vim, the Holy Scrip' tures. The Bible, we hesitate not to say, is the folio' ~:~ir '{(UV 111 [if fro IT 511 i J, ri3 ik. , upau h Ati4 .11.51),4:3 r tl a~S .11 70 ,47 ~. qp.44 1) . 1 . lgrivr .0 71011 . 44fil 0(4108' k r .1119 Itl3a vioß 1)51.!ti f if IWO( i i!ivi Ml~'tt(