The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-19 00:00:00

(COURT OF CHANCERY)

On the motion that this iitil;read a second time,
Mr. MULLINOB objected to its being proceeded with at
that late hour, as it contained the most extreodinary pro-
vision he ever saw is a bill, and which appeared to be in-
tended to enable an examiner of the Court of Chancery to
retire whenever he pleased, with a large pension.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL went into a detailed ex-
planation to show that the retiring examiner, under this
bill, would be fully entitled to his pension, and that there
was no ground whatever for the unworthy suspicions
which bad been expressed in reference to the objects or
effects of the bill. _ _

11t7e;scr7ie dis-Cassion, the bin was read a second time.
JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL,

Mr. WALPOLE asked the government what they would
do with this bill, notice in respect to which stood for
Thursday, in the event of the dismission on Sir John
Pakington's motion regarding Australia occupying much
of the evening ? It would probably be convenient
that the noble lord should be informed at once that he (Mr.
Walpole) and his friends intended to take the debate and
division on the bill in the preliminary stage ;.for as it was
a question of principle, and not a novelty, it would be
better that the decision of the new house should be
taken then, instead of at the ordinary stage of a second
reading.
Lord J. RUSSELL would certainly bring the subject on
on Thursday, if he had the opportunity before eleven
o'clock. That was all he could at present say, so that be
would not take the notice off the paper.
The horse then (at half-past one) adjourned.

LETTERS FOR ?kW SOUTH WALES.—The follow-
ing notice has just been loaned —" Arrangements having
been made with the government of New Routh Wales for
the optional payment of the postage spots letters transmit-
led by private ship from the United Kingdom to say place
within the colony of New South Wales, henceforward the
whole psetage.to destination chargeable upon sub letters
may be paid in advance, or the letters may be forwarded
unpaid, at the option of the sender ; bet the payment of •
portion only of the postage can, under no eirenmetanose, be
permitted. Upon letters sent W private ship to the port of
Sydney, the postage, British and eolaaisl eseabined, upon&
letter not exceeding half-an-ounce in weight, will be lli.,
and upon • letter of the earns weight addressed to any
other place within the celony of New South Wales, the
will be Is. Id.—the charge upon heavier letter,lPsotistrr the port and the interior, progressing according to
the scale in operation in the United Kingdom. It must be
clearly understood that this are t applies only to
letters for the colony of New South Wales (not to Australia
generally), and, for the present, only to such of those let-
tors as may be addressed to be forwarded by private ship.
All letters not so addressed will be transmitted by packet,
sod MN portage due for their conveyance must be paid in
1116•1140.
RIPELL OF THE DUTIES ON 80A1.—A meeting
of ratepayers was held yesterday, in the Manchester Town.
ball, in compliance with • numerously and respectably
signed requisition, which had been addressed to the Mayor,
fist the gurpose of petitioning for a repeal of the duties on
seep. Db. Robert Barnes, the Mayor, took the chair. The
Mayer Welly opened the proceedings, observing that it was
la vale for us to establish sanitary associations and boards
of health, if we counteracted throe efforts by the import-
tion of duties like there on soap. Mr. James Ameba Tur-
ner, President of the Manchester Commercial Association,
moved the first resolution, which was as follows : " That
the excise duty upon soap, being equally an hindrance to

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._ . _____ ___ ____ _Jpplementer7 . .. ...se• saw._
hi 16•781-1-Illiii Mine
ure toffs', repeal of 'reposed in November last. (Hear, hear.) The principles effieleney.of the navy, Rod as the most economitel mode of trade anti commerce,
.and"to. the sanitary improvement of
1681.te 4,142"w_146_ 1.8 .1818:17_, Illee ellopleyment of labour
..which. were then stated by the late government. in propos- supplying machinery. He (Sir James) was bound to state the people, is an unwise and impolitic tax, and ought there-
-6,2.7__ •enntr7. It wee this unlimited and ing that supplementary vete were precisely those upon that he hal always been of opinion that all new works fore to be repealed. Mr. Coueciller M.Dongall seconded
::"'"°_, , increase of sentiments that he was which he should now recommend the committee to vote should, as far as possible, be done by contract. (Hear.) Still, the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. Mr. Ed-
WeMgeging.e He knew it wee the custom of those the same number of men for the ensuing year that was such was the growing importance of our steam navy mood Potter moved the second resolution," that a petition
wars ?ed.. lb ? view", to misrepresent them and say they then stated. The vote was not recommended upon any especially aim* the introduction of the new power, the be adopted by the meeting, and forwarded to the members
~,,_.•,._ ::., for the abolition of all armaments and of fear of approaching hostilities from any foreign power screw, that he was quite persuaded that for repairs it was of the borough for presentation." Mr. Wm. Evans le.
'..11,
_,7,.. and all that kind of thing. That was a whatever, but it would be rested upon ground. which were absolutely indispensable to have factories both at Ports- conded the resolution, which was supported by Dr. Angus
~.2._!!_ti ruse ea the part of those who mitre- not new to parliament, hut which had been twice urged in mouth and Plymouth. He had doubted that at first, but Smith and Dr. Watts, and carried unanimously. After •
;;;"7„1 them. Bat what they contended against the reports of two committees to whom the question of the experience had convinced him of its necessity. (Hear, vote of thanks to the chairman the proceedings terminated.
's. midland* increase of armaments, one estimates bad been referred. (Hear, hear.) Thew grounds bear.) As to new works, notwithstanding the opinion of OPENING AT FOOT OP CHANCERY-LANE.—
. rivalling another, without any prospect of at- were lest reported by the finance committee of 1828, and the officer who presided over the American navy, he thought THE
Pint
at any boons
the Fleet-street end of Chancery-lane, we observe two
emelusion. He therefore hoped that the subsequently they were adopted by a committee which was they should be done as much as possible by contract. For
oases are bein pulled down; one of them is of ancient
•"" Lord of the Admiralty would reconsider his dement'. presided over by. his noble friend the member for Trams, the boilers of steamers and other machine, y open tenders
_ .
.nciat to make the alighttst attempt to bring about this and which sat in 1818. The report of the committee of had been obtained. The board had also given orders that character, with the upper floors projecting before the lower,
sopa: quaint caved corbel*,
.and wo may. suppose_ th.at. the
7.41tal . 'easement, especially. as between France and 1828 contained these expressions :—" It is their an stare's eeeount should be kept of the cost of such ma-
d between which countries it was a question of the opinion that the estimates of this country should 'Mosey when glade in the government yards, wherein each to to be raised in their places will be set back in a
asrl. The •
right hone. gentlemah the member fir Bucking• be regulated not with reference to the unusual certain- midi wen debited with its fair share of the wages, calories line with the houses at the corner go as to widen the road.
lanabire had added The absurd proceedings at the Holborn end of this same
greatt deal_ of
.other. matter to his titaness of. the
calledlate
into war, or
.the probability of
withthe country of offieere„ and rent_ of premises.. Thus they.tvo I be
North of a poli • chand „fie" and in Middle-row, where obstructions have been
1.,:. - being again
rebuilt, prevent any feeling of certainty on the subject.— TA*
2;-. between this count ry and France. Ile entirely to the policy of depending mainly upon the navy for pro- they should, in the course of the preseut year, ascertain
with these who, reference to the relations between teetion against foreign invasion." (Hear, hear.) The the comparative expense of manufacturing these articles ''":"•"•
end
and France, condemned language of irritation, Committee of 1848 adhered to that racommendatiOn, adding and of obtaining them by contract. (Hear, hear.) RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND TOWN
!fm this commenting upon the mode in which France these words, "This policy will be admitted to be the most Another recommendation of the United States officer or CAUBRIDoIa—It may. be recollected that during the
r'r'Sllt be governed. It was the conceit of Englishmen consonant with the habits and feelings of a country which was for an increase of the number of seamen, not sitting of the royal COmMuhion the borough council tor-
n' they believed that no country could be happy or was accustomed to look to its naval power a, the right arm auything like so large as that proposed here, but still warded a memorial to that hotly, complaining o f various
r far unless it had English institutiens. Some went of its strength." (Hear, hear.) Now, that was precisely amounting to an increase of 1,000 marines and a large matters which they stated affected the amicable relation of
j:_l4r. II ti make it necessary that they should have the the ground upon which be should ask the committee to number of seamen. There was also a proposition for two the two bodies; as the administration of oaths to the be-
Zsineti religion as well as English institutions, and agree to this vote. It mutt be assumed that the eireumstances new dockyards, at a very considerable cost, though their rough authorities by the vice-chancellor, the privileges of
bad no doubt he could find gentlemen who were the same at the present moment as those which in- establishments were already very large and numerous. the Vice-Chancellor's Court, the monopoly of wine and
0741 tell them that unless the Previte views diced the late government in November last to propose an Without any undue jealousy as to establishments of this ale licenses in the town of Cambridge and Chesterton, Ac ,
Mme parochial vestry were introduced, into a foreign increase of 9,0u0 men and 1,500 marines, and the hoe.e kind, ho might observe that the area of all the dockyards de. The university has already expressed its readiucss to
`tiltrf. al the people in that country were slaves and having deliberately pronounced an opinion that the in- of this country was small. The aggregate area of the confer with the hereugh authorities on these matters by the
ei rulers tyrants. Now with regard to the liberal crease was both right and proper, he could hardly antici- dockyards at Sheerness, Chatham, l'urtsmouth, Plymouth, appointment of a syndicate, and the town council followed.
arty, the right honourable gentleman had chosen to lasi- pate that the committee was prepared to reverse that dcci- and Pembroke, was actually somewhat less than the area in the same *lea direction at a council meeting on Thun-
ti.ii that tney heel a censersaeative goverument and a siun. (Hear, hear.) The increase then of the whole esti- of the single dockyard of Cherbourg. (Hear, hear.) Cher-. day by the appointment of a committee to meet the said
Zl7:five opposition, and that those who were called mates for the present year as compared with the estimates bourg was completed, or about to ba ',_ and yet no increase syndicate. The committee consists of Aldermen C. F. Fa-
tie we" merged into a specie. of conservatism, me of last year, including the supplemental veto of .19,0001. at all war proposed in our dockyards, but only an addl.. ter, Henry Smith, and Morris Fawcett, with Councillor
ego coemli 'ay for one :hat he Dever was a party entering voted to Nov caber, would be 458,0001., while the Lion, without which the works at Keyham were ineam- H. S. Foster, Balls, and C. E. Brown. limey, therefore,
__ 6 min:lotions ei-her to support or tooenole any exist. increase upon the estimates which yet remained plete, and consequently unproductive. Ile was surprised now be hoped that these long-vexed questions will soon be
'd g vernunct, and he should decline to express auy opi- to be voted, would amount to 909,0001. Now, that at the large amount hitherto voted for one item, the amicably settled