The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-01 00:00:00

THE lICXPR,SS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAIWH 1, NSW

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF CO AMONS.--WIDSZSDAY, Fu. 29.

(Comeht led boa jsessrdsfs I:press )
MASTERS AND 019111ATIVE8 BILL.
Illv. 11l ACK INKON ceoerated to postpone tiso woad ma-
in tut a woo* who a view to subssiesatly rittstrusg the bal
to a Wee, eoiosititee.

Mr. ClitridSLkif sell last tits re elms bays.' aipitsl
sod to nor • bs•nyn'is; totirr I.odersiiiiat everydry le
11.1111 it.ciurirkr districts. Ini there t ore he did aot think
it W.§ t. (11•01111, ibetll,o,io/1 !lAN, • .1 wino.
Tee sairsdasat was ratairown, sad the seeoad raiding
postreoso ir a isorstb.

ADULTERATION ,OF FUOD AND DEIHL BILL.
lir. Mina saved the cwomitteri ma Ms bal. lie re.
stated ths bowie that pavlovas committees had established
th t face of a Immoral gam of adulteration. AU over the
c eitia. at at moth Ind the spread that the various
gy-c oraws:a had been ti interfere. It was Ile
ettle•
rrsaw,r '0 Um demand foe lance interference to my that
lb t pot& i criall proud thenmelvea. Lout ot all was that
true •i:h ropes to the peer, who had quit. eaciagb to do to
s urn thtir bread without nuelyeing it. Nut Tooke and
.4: owii.. sore's enuumn nee for pory•oree of adulteration, with
Tsr.,ili•illtrr torioono. Tbe mato. in trade toed to Is caveat
rotator, 03w he thought it swab% much baiter be mile rarest
auditor. Ttt boa. member read alt erg lot of articles used
fa adulteratirm, and wbi.'b were etiontairsted is the report.
Tee encomtior (he sold) had found tea in which then were
Iron 6 tags, and case of the C 1413444 product. A sampled
gaup twder bed bows found Vibe impregnated with the ding
of silks/rave, which pare it a atone flamer and made it
'highly pops' ir ra tm-drinking 'hairier'. (A laugh.)
Hawn, a. laird to the adattoretion of • ine, the hon. member
conclude.' by tootrag the mllloll'. e.
Mr. 1. Set'LLT was el orenom that the bill wee ant
colt-nivel to dint the object ',bleb all bad in OM. It
w odd rarely aietablioh • satiol priariyie. He would suggest
what ni posted to hire as iII %In.! r-medy. namaly, not
theft ofieuld be • C.11114/eat beard ..1 riciol)eta who should be
staptmered to go to every sh m to Loudon sad analyse 'may
sane • ',slimed Sc, 9.'s at that &use. This would pot sat
ed,ctuil .top t • one:era:nu. They might take the parish
beadee owl obtruhwardesis, if they liked, to amen then--(A
kagt..)—b it they ab told be empowered to asks than vista
wits .ut trews tot au:iort. U. Lad another ides to throw out
which as gLi .rem tea, or iiiirit appear ridkuloas • lea'
the fact wan, twit ohs glitters was already c;rit-I
out in the kris ll' biter market to the world—
that of Cori. Terre all the batter brought for sale
wse brawled Cab various :narks accordion to i•• value
by ""ill.d .mulls.; sot on the faith of those broads,
head:, I. r.f I bsuanole of turri la of butter wen auld without
forth r . senous,l -ti in • very abort epees of tune. (Hear.)
II that prim :;,', w.,,,, r.ratitiabed, every treasons. would be
ass... ti, Donna brand of the highest winsbea mid the
pal*: woull demo with him no the (*fib Of that eertillaite.
Ms imralr• the Irro. oistaber foe Birmingham. had prepared
flis bill •::h emit:kat le car, and Mammy.
Mr. CAVE fold that the MA meal swan with
ra7* the poor ; It asy.ctiatoner at the mingle Amp 41=
Plage were to complain to the sees val.. el Me eiricasehapt
by it* .61*.pw, ho should Ilka to knew hew the pew sew
tower wooed be nested on his ant aggearame. at His shop.
Th.,' all knew re the 'massy which woe raincisell by the
•01.14 e bl.llc •i, ,r toward. MO COMIONOR, who was sousily
tbr., part. of the par is hie debt. Ms approved tithe prim-
oiple ,4 the bill, bre he certwoly Um& that its prewlekes
req 2lred amalgam* a.
Mr. JOHN LOCK E thought that if there WM any of jec-
tha IJ tWe till It wan that wh oh wag raised by the boo.
go irloinan who hot loot eprrkeu He thought the customer
would be very newilling to bring the swan shopkeeper be-
fire tho nomrotesta, and still Ism would he like to proofed
by indictment. He thought that if the words .ppuann sad
usadalteeeted" were cheamel tato . pare or
they would iacicule such omen se than where mem was
11111,11 with dm, my, which her believed won not at penult
toachad by legLlatiou. He did sot Hata it asessistry neater
into all the pro...ions of the bill; bet as the mins deans
of tbe me ware alto he wee ready le give it his impport.
Mr PEACOCK E alammiy hoped same bin weal be
pumel on this sot jam. He wee ewe of the eseamente whke
had sat up,. this enbiento and he men ewe there wee sass
ilidlohlty me to the &dallies of the town tt adithsentka ,"
hut ni was 0101i044 tiro into emmaittee upon the mama
when all these details could be (Hear, boar.)
Mr. HARDY oleo was desirous to *ppm* any pane of
the bill to which be might object rather in committee than
at soy f ewer stage. (Hear, Loot.)
Ind FERMOY observed, with regard to this principle
animated by his hon. sad learsed friend (Mr. doully) that 1
it waa open to one eje-, tins, viz., that a tradesman baring
oldskes • brand, might ea toe follow's( day primed to
adult. its snicks which were originally pure, sad had been
certilied as ericb.

Mr WALTER biked why the Comtatesicnns of Weight.
sad Ye *area should not, when they went their routed*,
en tuned the articles mild, without thr.iwing the burden
spas the poor cletomer. (Hear, hear) Almost every
article was subject to adulteretios except rue sad meat.
Mr. AYRTUN mid that the has. member for Birming-
ham hat comidemlly mo.irfled the provietais s the former
Immure on this occeaiae. The pros. atone of this bill were
threefold Ist, it provided 'hit It should be penal to mix
with articles of fold shythine itijortotis to Meath. Well,
no men c.onld claim a tight to sell articles isjuriceas Wheal*
and ha could see no objection to Mat provision. Then there
wet a clause to the elect that where a I:adamant
undertook to manatee articles of food as pare sad
unadulterated, when they wet* ant so, he should
be liable to a penalty. That provi.ion, however, left
It to a tradesman to carry on his business se he pleased. If
he chose to eel his goods without a guarantee he could dom.
As matters at prevent stood, It wee not pretended that Lon-
don timed, Linden milk, and London gin, were gold es pure
en 1 unadulterated arlkl.e. A third peculiarity of this was.
sure wee that it cosiblished • baud of local analysts, instead
of Lavin rte nun ro gtt er amtat interference. It eats.
'dished no central rfliciet b ierd, which as a scheme would
footed impracticable. TM', he thought. was a MOM.
mendaioa, and the mmainicg rime.' of the bill did no more
then carry out these three provisions. He thought the
hones should go into committee.
M. CLIVE said Vast he had not, sot had he ever had,
nay wientios of °cocain the in...non that the house should
go iota c .mtuittee Oa the bid.
Ti. hones then went tato committee.
I pon clause
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Mr. HOEK Ck said be supposed this 601 was intended
to be operative; but be dol not uadreatiusd bow it could be
Po, when It wee tietherary not only te prove that the article
sr.s deleterious, but that the tea ..r knew it to be so. Bat
bow skit was to be done he should be glad to know. Take
tb. article of rayeane pepper, which was repeatedly sold as
adulterated. It would b: nweerary first of all to inquire of
the trod. saran whether be goarsmised the article, then to
analyse it; and if =jilting detest:out woe found, to prove
that the tradesmen koew it was there, sod knew it to bo inju-
re He thought tits sat a peddaog specie* of leghleitub,
whir* would be more mischievous than zoo •interferonce.
Mr. CLIVE said he raw no objection to allowing som-
eway pon,s'unent for Ceded/ of tuft elms. But the word
vector, Could not be allowed, he thought, to stand. Did
warranty meth an caress or an implied stamenty r flop.
pom the tradesman ram " I Gall the article so sad is, but
I d ,n't say it is so ;" was that • warranty or week aot f To.
prov:sioa, however, at to the mode of marry would be
very irritators, r tealiag to reolveeal qnserele between um
and lass.

11tr. B. JAMES mid than wee so daub' that the poorer
risme seeded Kumasi Iris the great system of adultera-
ti m whirs wee ring es. With reference, hot/rye,. to his
boo. nod learaed Prime's tbustratios aa to Irish butter, ho
vot;:d oberree--11rst, that the bill did Oct apply to Ireland ;
awl wdiv, that Irish hatter did sot cows to this .• matey
except is smell pets. (A leagh.) • greet diftnlty hat
bon smut out la the slut steam moristing to ski., that
too seller of a romisodtly who wee sot the me.r might
wall au wide wei.it bed bees adalterated, set by himself,
bat by the on;inal maatifectaree, end them Matti say he
k..w salting of the adniteratkat. Bet as r.garded the
*scoot pin of tbe dense, the great difficulty was as to the
minority. but what wee • vtarntaty ? Net a %ere ram-
twat ohm. The atr filmes who described • platers ma a
Cetettettt sad liteysolle did sot warrant the picture to be
painted by the artists whom h. ..mad. He t hosed that
the motel waronaly et It steal la the clean wee galls ma.
wor•atable. and ..ruld not be maretalsed.
Mr. HARDY said be thought there was farnprabM do-
te los to the early cart of the chum It wee see oily
very eidlealt to prove the wiestsr, bosom the leadsmen
must to Mows to have Mona sot auly that menstMe,
war mined with a elms se** bet the that ermsetbisg
vs. loin/ism and del.terioue, but Ms the arenas bed
b. inel, sot la star ordnery way by • Isry, but hp the am
porde*. Then lbws, approved to be bathing la lie MU
er •Iyiar to the rural Matelots ; rat say rate they hod as
prow .4 bevies analysts appoisest. Asether etilesties woe
toes all :he enflame which wee bona as name between
heel...new is stub convey tome wield lake ate M
entire,' me to the land magistrabs, sad each tesdneema
moll I take able arm et roam his rival. Peeling that
Om would be it baskesee and a whales Insert el ea lee-
e4tatier is tram be begged to nem tlest *McMinn be maltted
Men the bill.

tire
totiri:r eablag whether say hoe. seellesse
larked Mono amend ven.a
Mr. TRACOCK e..rrd that the verde " karrwledip"
and " warranty' be ecru out ham the deem
Mr. ATBTON said that the oeseeles el the eerie mead
male the elms wholly beo,rrarre, sod the settee then
he/ re the ceaner tee wee that ol.eee see he oidNsL The
bill IMO Olaf tipleineteey al the actual date af the leer ;
ea 1 with reepard to the teem al objection es to the ddll-
reit, el porn: the seleater, that objection would apply
eqe=the whole ealareos law 01 Ileelend. aloe,
the Weed to tbe jurledletioe of the country Tamer
*see, lamed equal* apply I, .t try other Irwin, la which
they Inn reseeded. Bet It had always been pert of the
e mega hew Of &silent that the enquirer el the quality
el ankle awed for food sboold be eebroltred to local au-
thority. Be hoped the hoe. geetlecose would not persevere
eirb hie egipeeldeek
After some terther dl.cawioa,
Mr. T. HAN KEY wend as an intandatest that Mr.
Muir, /ere the distr.
MONBELL hoped th• onru all** omtld not agree In
the Jiasediesst at Ye boa. Mel,. Whet bet bren tome*
as unpretty:obi preeleloa o -ked immortally in France
tad ,a Prep

i-- b; ;iessiaist of Mr. Easkey was lies mistived with-
wt a diviske.

;• Weber le Ikeda" IMPS seppaisd, tasteed at

the worm, kalculeted to wire," mid the el .use,.. amestited,
so far agreed to.
The nest woeds proposed to be Muted in the clime were
" espreesly before Irstranttd."
Mr. SCULLY moved en amendnent with respect to
giving • weir-nty ler a mire and unadulterated article in
order to imam Men AM. TM shopkeeper he contended,
ought to know that whetbe illlcaged to as pure sad
madnltereted wee in reality. ao.
A stecmii anoinducht was that moved, that the • otila " to
the kitArledge of such person" be left out.
Mr. HARDY objected to give the jurisdiction which this
donee gay.. auegletrate• instead of to • jury.
Hr. AYR lON caul the workiog pe.tple wanted some of
the beeents of summery justice andbe preekeed from
the frauds practieed epos thesn'by dhow who mid good. for
what ay., well knew they were not. The poor bed at pre-
sent greet reason to complain. The government, latitead of
undertaking the responsibility of each • smears IS Ms,
only, through Lis right hon. friend the Secretary of State for
H I the one Department, criticised it. The government ought
j to provide that thaw who could not help itistmelves should
be protected from the frauds of dishonest tradesmen.
Lord C. HAMILTON hoped the hon. gentleman the
member for 13i,ruingttem would accede to the amendruett of
the hon. metleman the member for Cork.
Mr. SCHOLIIFIELD sad if it were the wish of the
boom he would agree M the amendment, but he did not
, think to.

-TheUneildmeitt woe negatived.
The clause ea ameaded wee then put, the quNition being
that th" clause as amended stand pert of the bid
Yor the clams
Agnst it
On claiaws 2 beteg repotted, 6-31
Mr. E. JAMES suggested that it be twotOosed, end, load.
much se it implied the adoption of the 3rd and 4th, by which
Its machicery was to he carried out,
It wee masted to stead over.
Oa claims& se to tows councils, employing analysts.
Mr. HARDY wasted to know woy the operation at the
hill was to to easfleied to the metropolis and to tows conceits.
Mr. OCHOLEFIELD did tot ot.j..ct to the exteasio• of
the swears If words could be introdoord to snake it mote gt-
moral, sod so that it could extend to the country.
Sir &LEIGHTON proposed the inseruon of words which
would gin the ooart of quieter sessions jurisdiction.
Mr. AYRTON said um amendment proposed would aot
harmonise with the rest of the bell as it stood.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD said the words In question might be
intrtduced to the report.
Mr. MONSELL thought the amendment an excellent one.
Sir B. LAIGHTON would bring up hie amendment on the
r•The aniendmist wad withdrawn.
Mr. IL JAMES moved a verbal amendment, in order to
Wirt toe question as to the appointemot of two analysts for
each district, to be paid out of toe rates by the vestries. Tnis
wee extremely objectionable. The analysts would give their
certificates ex parte. A poor man who bought 31. worth of
ginger would have to pay 2.. 61. for a certifier., end,
moreover, the tradesman would be thereupon subject to
a penary. Be,ides, the bill was mersly optional with the
borough or town to appoint analysis. Let offences be punished,
but let them be punished in a legal and proper manger. Let
there he proper evidence, and upon that evidemes, bat sot
etlarwlee, let the magistrates convict.
Mr. CLI VE said analysis would be the 0:1111111h
Truce of this epoxies of legislation. Why shout not the
tradesman have ea analyst of hie own? And, agate. It
might be said, the magatrate might call in one. God help
las magistrates who had to decide upon such conflicting
evidence.

Dlr. LOCKE did sot thiak that clause 2 was open to Qs
vanona otitctiwas cited against it by the learned gentleman
the saunter for Itaryleboas. Analysts were not forced upon
districts which did sot care about eating or driaking nasty,
anwholeeome food. There ought to be some competent per-
sea who would rive en opinion upon the quality of food. •
Mr. SCUOLEFIELD said the clauses to question were
not Maenad la the hill without the fullest COS•idifllti4l2, oad,
indeed, were placed there by toe authority of the coaninuee.
Lord FERMOY leered this bill would lead to mach vexa-
tious procesoiogs. Clams. 2 and 3 ought to his opinion, to
be omitted. If public whets were loud: to be desirable
they could be afterwards appointed.
Mr. MONSELL said that was all very well, bat within&
petite semipro the pier weld mot be protected.
Yr. SCULL I objected, act to an,lyets, but to the pro•
posed mode of their appointment.
Mr. 81.13 AMT wee to favour of the appoiatreist of pablio
anal)• s.
Mr. AYRTON aid the vestrymen had the matter In
their own hands. It yes le favour of the tradesmen' of the
district that the vestries and ratepayers should have the
appoiatment of analyses. The clause was merely permiseive.
Mr. ROEBUCK—For how long was the analyst to be ap•
pointed, or was hem become a Axed offlosr P Should they
not ill a term

Yr. S ico i.EFIELD contemplated the appointment of
an of 'met who would be removable at the vicunas of those
who had appointed him.
Yr. PEACOCK was not in favour of the appointment at
analysts in the manner prorated, as public inspectors wan
not to bs appointed. He did not see how the clause, as they
etc d, could be any protection to the poor man.
The amendment was than put, the precise nature of It
being that all the words after the wurd borough" be
omitted in the 3rd clime, but raising the question, in reality,
whether the 3,,1 and 4in clause' be omitted from the bill,
these clauses inanity rehiring to the appointment of public
analysts.
For the satestbseet 34
Against it 53_24
The classes were ageed to.
It being now a twiner to six secdoek, the CHAUMAN
repeated Pogrom.

SPIRITS (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMRNT BILL.
Mr. SCULLY moved ma armed spading of As bill.
It was rood • mooed Sow.
ADMINISTERING POISONS BILL.

Read a third iii. in—dpassed.
THE SERPENTINE.
Mr. COWPEE moved to nominate the select committee
on the Serpentine :—Mr. Cowper, Lord John Manners, Si,
John Steiley, Mr. Blackburn, Sir Morton Pete, Sir. Joseph
Lahti, Mr. Walter, Sir Joseph Paxton, Lord Penney. Mr.
Emig, Mr. Alssraeu Egerton, Captain Archdall, Si, Frede-
rick Smith, r. &nob, and Sir Matthew White Ridley—
Power to amid for persons, papers, and records; ties to be
the quorum.
Agreed to.
LONDON WATER COMPANIES.
Sir J. SHELLUY mowed ea address fora return of water
rental paid to the London wafer 'sampan's. for supplying
weir to the lollowlag public otiose, viz., Somerset House,
Chelera Hospital, Doke uf York's School, aod General Post.
Mhos, is the year 136142 and in the year 1869-60 (is con-
tinuationped of parliameetary paper No. 143, of maim 1851).
A to.
CHURCH RATES.
Mr. HUBBARD moved a message is the Lords for a
copy of the report from 0.• select committes appointed by
their lordships on church rates, together with the minutes of
the evidence taken before the said committal.
Agreed to.
ECCLESIASTICAL VESTMENTS.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR moved kw leave te bring in • bill to
enforce uniformity in the nee el essisalastioal wasememat by
priests and deacons oldie United Mara el Easisad sad
Irskad.
Mr. HUNT asked the Speaker whether it wee competent
for the hi nourable genthivaa to being In a 640 of Weems.
He thought bills of this kind ought to emenste from a
committee.

eald it might be open to lOW doubt
whether, if the hill wee to be regarded as a religiose ow,
the proper tonne would sot be to originate it he committeei
but if it eerie merely a aware to seam decency end
order In church. in that v.ew a preliminary committee
might not be secs. try. For these reasons he did not him•
sell thick that the hon. amber the mover of the hill wee
oat of order.

65CLIS3 rid be would oppose die istroductios of
tL• bill. _ _

The SPEAKER rid if it woe eppoesd tt could cot b.
brourbt ie Mter • .turimer tog o'clock.
After • few word• from Lord FRAM; Ism vat given to
bring in the Lill.
To. Lome rum at 6 o'clock.

A CHASE ATTILA *t M.P.—lt will have been
seshos our whitest try report of yesterday that Mr. J.
P. Bessesey, M.P. for Kiss's County, has been ordered to
aired forthwith in the Howse of Commons for the purpose of
nasweriag fur his conduct in not Weeding a committee of
which be wee appointed • isember. Oa Tuesday evening,
a law minutes alter the motion was carried, Lord Cbarka
flassal, the &riser-M./trims, wet for Mr. Inwood, one of
the oaken of the bore, sad handed to ban • document
which had been boned by the Speaker, and requested him at
saes to proceed with it to Ireland, whither it appeared the
has. somber had gene for the purpose of support.
be Lord Canipdaa, who bad started in opposition to Mr.
fleeieeat Deasy, the serrAttorney•Oeseral for Ireland, who
scythe re-eleo ion for the county of Cork. Mr. Inwood reeched
Dubber yeeterday morning, and while the Hour of Com-
rais was pitting yesterday anon:won a teirrapbk mamma,
err from him to se) that err he had arrived is Dobbs he
hod ascertained that Mr. liestassey we. at Cork, end that be
should torthinth proceed to that city for the purpose of pie
gorily serviog him with the Bpeatell 0161611ap. The
diellamilt of which Mr. Inwood to the bearer is not •
'errant, so that the hr. tnember will not actually be in
custody, bait it is • tersmarory order for him to return forth-
via, so that he WM, peababUity reach Load= to-day,
sad take his seat ea the aseseabliag of the house at four
o'clock this efternsea. The last owe of this sort was that of
Cekeeti (kerne, who eft( to Ireland on business connected
with his neatest Mow bb name bad been placed on • corn-
tseof the bore.

METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. The houses
between Liagsetreet,Ormstleartlea, sad Upper St. Warder
lane, wbiab mid a few days aro by ardor al awl Matto-
p.litaa Walsh and which wets to b tam down
to form a 001111111ealostka from Covent-garden to the West.
and, are demi sway. The Wended new street eon now be
• sow and Is s my abort time cooteurea will be Was
to tome Pis mew sod lay down the gam and wive, pipes.
When the etraat Y sesstra,ted it will form a leading dr
rourbfare from this Weat-end to the and to
Covens-garden mad Drikey-lam Timer... avoiding Long-sae.
The avenue will al. to et great advsatare to the market-
✓ard-osere amending Comm.-gartlan market from Brantford,
Istewortb, Trirkeshem,

471.411T10 TALlGiutrit CurPAAI.

Yesterday the ordinary annual general meeting
of proprietors was held at the London Tavern; Mr. J.
t Aar Woareee in the chair.
Tbe Bacarreae (Kr, G. &weed) having reed the report,
se abstract of which has already appeared in the /sprees,
The CH•11111AN proceeded to move it. adoption. He oh-
served
that, although he met them with feelings of disap-
pane:wet and mortification, he wee certainly not diacouraged
by the present aspect of affairs, bemuse their object woe now
within their reach If they had only the energy to veep it.
(Hear, hear,) lie regretted that they had lost Own the
airecuon the services of Mr. W. Brown, of Liverpool, who
bad retired solely in consequence of hie advanced age. Mr.
Dsignth bad raw retired from the board, but, as in the case
of Mr. Brown, not on account of any diffidence or chaos's' in
the concern, but became of the demand which his duties to
hie constituents made upon his time. He quite admitted
that the balance-sheet was not satistaotory, nor woe it pos-
sible, snider the circumstances, that it could be so ; still, be
believed that an undue and groundless timidity sloes amid
render it necessary to wind up the undertaking. Unfavour-
able as was the balance-chest, it would have been much more
so if many of the creditors had not generously consented to
forego claims in consideration of whet they had received and
what was due to so grand an enterprise. Notwithstanding
that the directors had been mach crippled for want of
feeds, since the last meeting they had not been idle.
Tory bed endeavoured to keep up the interest of the public,
shareholders and others in the se hem. at Liverpool, at Kee-
cheater, et Glasgow, and elsewhere, and althougit the in-
fluence of etntinental dieturbances and other causes had/in-
vented investments to the amount required—half •
they had been enabled to mime by subscription 72,0101. He
was informed Ly the Chancellor of the Exobequer in the
course of the autumn that the government were not pre-
pared to enter into further guarantees for picket service or
telegraphic purposes without the sanction of parliamemt—nor
could they expect any more favourable answer from the
Treneary until the committee of the House of Commons bad
made their report. Toot report, considering how wide the
inquiry encoded, could scarcely be looked for during the
present session, but the Chancellor of the Exthaquer had
stated that an Inquiry into the subject of often telegraph
was to be instituted by the Board of Trade in connexion with
a committee of acientillo gentlemen, and upon its being re-
presented that this company were not prepared to accede to
the suggestion to defray half the expense, the government
had with the greatest liberality consented to give them the
full benefit of the investigatiocewithout any cost whatever to
the concern. The experiments made showed that India-
rubber was better en an insulator than guts perch.; but
since then gotta perch" had been manufactured of a
moth more valuable quality for telegraphic pur-
poses, and the Beard of Trade lovestmation had
upon this therefore, ea well •• upon other scientific points,
bean attended with important results. It had also been
shown to the scientific committee that the pressure of the
ocean rather strengthened than destroyed the insulatiost ci
the cable. He hoped that the shareholders would approved
the course takes by the director', of awing ia the inves-
tigation, and exposing their own errors, (errors inseparable
from an expenment of such novelty and magaitude) and I
their present pandits to that tribunal. The report would be
received before Eimer, and he believed that it would be bead
very valuable in siding them to mew their pest eater-
pro with every hoped InCersi. They derived further se-
couragement to renew their efforts for 'Ls establishassat of
telegraphic communication between Blighted and America,
from the sitcoms of the submarine cable between Alexandria
and Calcutta, and other ocean cables, la none of which
except in the Mediterrarean bad then been say remark- I
able failure. With respect to the recovery of the old cable, 1
the enpwlmests which Captain Kell had mode at the New •
buudMnd sod had bean beyond expectation successful, end
thud gentlemen had recommended that the future landing
station should be at a point further down Trinity Bay, by
which. smooth bottom would be wound, and a saving of
fifty miles of cable be effected—his opudoe being that in a
great measure the destruction of the present cable was owie
to the rocky boetem at the point of lending. Captain Kellg likewise recommended that further experiment. should be
mad*, the coat of which was estimated at 1,8001. If it
should be toned that the faults were too tar out from Wed
to justify further operations, the expenditure would sot
be entirely lost. as it would be in part covered
by the sale of the recovered cable. Experiments had
also been made at the Valencia end, and there bang a Ana(
peemungeloa that there was no fault far out at sea, the deep
sea portion might be still made avails'''. for ceseeying
etearges. The whole expense of tee experimenth et this
sod would be 6,0001. or 6,0001. at the utmost, and es the
legs et the ships from which the cable was load showed that
for 180 miles a great deal of slack bail been paid out, knight
be quite expected that it they should have nothing left but
to sell the raised cable, such sale would quite cover the ex-
pense of the expedition. The directors proposed now to
raise the 20,0001. required to resuscitate the property, from
among the old shareholders, and no doubt if they could make
the cable speak, ocinfidenes would be restored in the ultimate
prospects of the company, end the value of the shares would
rise considerably in tee market. There wee one advantage
is their very poverty—for it discouraged attempts to carry
telegraphic communication Darin the Atlantic by other
routee. But the inquiries anode by the committee proved
conclusively that the route this company had adopted was the
only one that could be satisfactorily followed. The route
by Rock Hale, the Faro Islands, Greenland, or Labrador,
would be most unedvissble on amount of the danger of de-
struction from ice ; and although he did not wish to academe
all northern lines, he could nut believe that the wheats for
going by Lisbon across the Axons to Newfoundland would
be practicable, on account of the Azores being a volcanic
district, subject to subterranean earthquakes, and the chance
of the cable being picked up by fiebbg boats. He hoped
that the proprietors would be willing to take up the required
20,0001. in 20!. aharee as proposed by the directors. There
would be little or no risk, as those who contributed would be
entitled to share in the proceeds of the mkt of the cable, and
in cam of success, they would receive their shares and be
credited es being fully paid up la the books of the com-
pany without further payment 100 per cent. is addition
t 3 the amount invested, bolds@ the additional value which
would thus accrue to their other property in the company.
The value of irapid communication with Amnia in • com-
mercial point of view was evident from the tact that our
exports to that country amounted to 27 per cent open the
whole exports of this kingdom, while politically Its impor-
tance in the preservation of peace In disturbed times could
not be overrated. The Gunplay still possessed all its privi-
leges intact ; they held the exclusive right of landing a tele-
graphic cable upon the coast of Newfound's d or Labrador,
sad he trusted the shareholders would not be induced to
abandon too readily the important point which in this respect
they had secured. (Cheese.)
The motion having been seconded wee carried unanimously,
and the meeting eras then made Racial for the purpose
to the amount invested, betides the additional value which
of authoriaiog the "directors to mete certain arreageruente,
either with the whole or with a portion of the sharehuliers of
this company, or with other persons, as may be neosseary, in
order to effect the raising of an amount of capital sutßuent
for the purpose of carrying out an attempt in the taming
summer to raise the Injured portion of the Atlantic cable, and
to bring the said cable mato Into working order."
In reply to a question from Mr. LLoTh, as to whether
there would be any legal difficulty In adding the bosom in the
way proposed,
The CHAIRMAN mid that he did not apprehemi say each
Blicalty ; but he admitted that no legal elision had been
Mira open the question. It would, however be the duty of
the bleed, now that the point bad been raised, to be welt ad-
vised before carrying the resolutions into effdot.
The following resolutions were then proposed seriatim
end carried —" First, that the directors we hereby em-
to raise a sum not exceeding 20,0021.,
gwirtt issue, or upon the security of shared
to that extent of 201. each on the, authorised share espied of
the company. and that the directors be amborimd sad re-
quested to attempt to bring the existing sable again into
working order, failing which they are requested to reamer
for sale as much of the submerged cable ea it may he profit-
skis to raise and bring to shore. Second, that the sub-
smears for the whole or for any portion of the said 201.
theme shall, to the event of the cable being again brought
late working ceder, be entitled to recover upon every such
share of 20e, a bonus, to consist of an additional share of
24:01., free of all calls or liability,and reenasted se fully paid up '
is the capital of the company, or that an equivaleit Wens
be secured is such other meaner as may be found
Miteble or expedient. Third, that in the event of
to bring the cable again into working order,
itrfthe premed year, the whole of the cable that
aave been nkvvered as well as any saw sable that may
lam ban purchased for the purposes of the expedition, shall
become and continue the absolute property of tee sotecribers
to tie share capital now authorised, and that so owe se the
wee of the expedition shall have been paid, the said cable
shall be wid, and the proceeds to an amount equal to the
calls paid up. divided rateably among the said subscribers,
who will retain ale, their full right to the shares as lolly as if
so cash return hat been made.
The weal compliment to the chairman concluded the pro-
ceeding'.

MiTsoPoLrrom Ohs Qtrunopc—A meeting of
delegates from the metropolitan parishes was Mid yesterday,
at St. Martin'elial; Mr. Lowden in the chair. Mr. Beat,
the hoes. secretary, reported that Mr. Wyatt had Mr. Beater'
were still in cowmen:cation, but that he was unable to report
any progress. He suggested that the introduction of the bill
should be deferred for a week, and U no agreement wee than
strived at it should be introduoad, aad say further alterations
mule prior to the mooed reading, as valuable time was now
being lost by the delay. He had to report a farther nontri-
batioa of 241. from So. Olave, Southwark. He continued to
receive a Loge mamba of signature, to pedtions, es well as
many from district boards, and suggested that the parish-
ioners should exert themselves to protect the interests
jeopardised. He rehired to one or two members of
parliament psnoeolly istiereeted in gee works, and urged that
their con/ties/ate, U powerless to secure their aid, should
centralise their opposition. Mr. Hughes' the engineer re-
potted the result of his visits to a number of manufacturing
mires for the purpose of investigating the quality dies M-
ood there, and other matters.
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HOUSE OF LORDS.-FIB. 29.

APPSALS.
1/100 O.O.OOIPATI.
This was an appal from the Miter of the Rolle. The
ease, which involves a very curious and interesting point,
was argued on the 6th sad 7th instant, and judgment poste
loomed. The foots were miaow, : The Mutton in Miscue,
Mr. John sad Mrs. Mary Ana Underwood, were husband
and wife, Mr.. Underwood was pousesed of • life Interest
under the will of her father in certain property, which was
to descend to her children after her death. In ease of her bay.
Mg no issue she had a power of appointment by will, and in
default of her exercidng such power the property mete go to
other persons, among whom were the respondents. Mn, 'Un-
derwood unclad her power of appointment, and by her will
devised all her real and personal estate to her huabend, his
heirs, endemism' (subject to the estates of her three children
therein), and in case be should die in her lifetime, to a Mr.
William Wing, the present appellant. Mr. John Under-
wood, by his will, bequeathed all his real and par-
sons! property to his wife for life, sad then to his children;
and in case they and his wife should die in his lifetime he '
gave all the property to Mr. Wing, the appellant. Oa the
12th of October, 1853, Mr. and: Mrs. Underwood sad their
children embarked for Australia. Oa the 19th of that
month the vessel was wrecked off Ileachy Head, and the
whole family were drowned. The appellant then instituted
a suit in Chancery, and claimed to be entitled to the real
property under the wills of Mr. and Mrs. Underwood.
The respondents, as the heirs-at-law, contended that
Mrs. Underwood's will did not, la the events which
happened, operate as en appointment, postunt to the power
reserved t. her by her father's will. The question resolved
fluid Into one of evidence an to the period of Mr. John
Underwood's death. If he died M the lifetime of hie wife
the appellant would take under the direct terms of Mrs.
Underwood's will; if be survived his wife the eppdhat
would take under his will. In endeavouring to prove the
death of Mrs. Underwood before that of her husband the
appellant called various witnesses to show that she wee in
very delicate health, whereas her husband was a tall, power-
ful man, In excellent health, and a good swimmer. Several
eminent medical gentlemen, in given their opinion upon the
question. said that under such circumstances, supposing the
whole family to have fallen in the water together, Mr.
Underwood would have survived his wife and children for e
considerable time. It wee proved that Mr. and Mrs. Under-
wood were swept off the vessels by a wave and immediately
went down together. The Muter of the Rolls, before whom
the case wee heard, declared that the responoute, ae heirs-
at.law, took the property in default of the exercise by hire.
Underwood of her power of appointment. From that decision
the present appeal was brought. The counsel for the appellant
now contended that if Mr. Underwood survived his wife the
appellant waa entitled to the estate es hie universal legatee,
and if Mrs. Underwood survived her husband the appellant
we, entitled to the estate as her appointee. It was further con-
tended that, under the facts and circumstances, it could not
reasonably be supposed that the testators deed at the 01000
moment of time, and that the fair inference from the evi-
dence wee that Mr. Underwood survived his wife. Luny,
It wee urged that, according to the true construction of Mrs.
Underwood's will, the gift in favour of the appellant was
intended to take of in the event of the failure of the
previous gift t r her husbend. The tarpon& nte, on the other
Mad, submitted that the appellant had not made out that
Mr. Underwood had survived his wife, and that therefore
Mrs. Underwood could not be said to have exercised her
power of appointment.
Their lordships now delivered their opinions; the Lord
Chancellor differing from the court below; bet Lord
Brougham, Lord Crsnworth, Lord Wensleydale, sod Lord
Chelmsford being of a contrary opinion, and agreeing with
the decree of the Muter of the Rolls, the decree of the court
below was affirmed and the aimed dismissed.
-
EQUITY COURTS.—Fan. 29.
(Before the Lords Judea of Appeal.)

CONTIZA.III V. THE NEW BRUNSWICK AWD CANADA

ZAILWAT AND LAND COMPANY (untrin).
This was an appeal from the decades of Vies-Chancellor
Sir J. Stuart, dismissing the plaintiff's bill without costa.
The plaintiff in the suit, John Charles Cosybeers, is a holder
of 200 shares in the above-mentioned coropeay, and the snit
is Instituted against the company and its secretary and
directors to have the purchase of his shares rescinded on the
ground that be (the plaintiff) bad been induced to make such
purchase by miareprementation of the state and condition of
the property end affairs of the company contained in two
printed reports of the directors.
Mr. Bacon, Q.C., Mr. Buabby (of the common law bar),
Mr. G. L. Russell and Mr. Wright, appeareetin support of
the appeal ; and Mr. Malin., Q.C„ Sir B. Cairns, Q C., and
Mr. Beggailey for the defendants, metre.
The case hes been before the court upon the appeal during
the last three days, the greater part of yesterday being occu-
pied by the examination and oroaressenination of Mr. Feather-
stone, one of the directors.

(Before the Master of the Rolls.)
LINO V. Wl'o,lllll RAILWAY COMPANT.
Is thls cede an istenm order was made a few days since
restraining the defendants from prosecuting their works on
land situate at Chipping Wycombe, which had been taken
by them, notwithstanding a notice on behalf of the ',Watt&
that they were bound to take the whole of the bowies, build-
ings, envesd lent, of part only of which they had possessed
themsel.
_ _

Mr. Berwyn now moved to Machine the order, which wee
supported by Mr. Et. Palmer and Mr. ?ingot.
After mese dimension,
Hie Honour &wired the interim order, giving the oom-
pany leave to promotes their works on the land, they under-
taking to being into court the value of the property which it
le alleged they are bound to take to await his Honour's doci-
skin upon the point.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir ft. T. Hioderaley.)

MORTON 1. FUZZY.-TIM CANTERBIIIIT HAIL.

Plaintiff in this met is the owner of the Canter-
bury-hall, Lambeth. In 1866 obtained • WOO of the
Canterbury Tavern for 49 years, at a rent of 971 10e., and
he agreed to pull down certain premien and to erect thereon
• concert room, which he has done. In 1868 itoecurred tobim
to build a picture gallery, and another Maregallery, fror4s years was
granted by the ground landlord, Mr. Grey, of adjoining pro-
;arty, which wee to furnish the site for the gallery. Daring
the progress of the erection it appeared desirable to erect an
overhanging bar which would prijeot over some other pro-
perty of Mr. Grey's. The building weal stopped for a short
time, and the cue for the plaintiff wa• that Mr. Grey gave
permission for the projection to be made, and the
work proceeded acoordingly. In the following math
Grey died, and his executors filed • bill to
stop the work. An injunction was granted, and the care
now came on for hearing. A great deal of evidsece wu
given on the part of the plaintiff that Grey consented to this
alteration, and assisted in drawing the plan. On the other
hand, it was contended on the part of the defendants that
this was an agreement without consideration. and that the
projection would be injurious to the adjoining property,
which Delon rid to Mr. Guy.
Mr. BaralgeW and Mr. Humphrey appeared for the
plaintiff, Mr. Morrie for the defaadante.
The Vice-Chancellor said the evident* was so strong that
Mr. Grey agreed to this alteration in the original plan
that he felt bound to give the plaintiff the decree that he
&eked. He was also entitled to an instrument wider the
signature of the defendant*, sesigaiag him the right. He
also thought that plaintiff was entitled to his costa.

COURT OF DIVORCE.—Fms. 29.
(Before Sir O. Croswell.)
BOYNTON O. BOYNTON.

The facts of this dess---hrVereceotly appeared is ow
columns. It was a soh for a dissolution of marriage,
instituted by Mrs. Laws Elizabeth Boynton, against
Gawp Boynton. on account of his sdultory and cm.
atty. On the 27th Of last January the jury returned a
verdict in favour of the pleas contalnel en the petition
of Mrs. Boynton.
Dr. Bpinks now novel for • rule nisl for a new trial, upon
the ground that the verdict was agelost the evidence on
the issue of cruelty.
The learned judge having gone carefully ►hrough the
evidence, was of opinion that no ground bed been shown
to justify the coma is disturbing the verdict of the jury.
The rule was therefore refused.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.-FZB. 29.

- - •
(Before the Chief COOMMIMOIIIM.) -
IN HE WILLIAM 010101 HOWARD.

Thin obis again come before the court. Mr. Howard. heir
to the earldom of Wicklow, wished to arrange with all his
creditors without taking the benefit of the act.
Mr. Bargood applied for a further adjournment, and men-
tioned that steps were being taken to effect a settlement.
Mr. Dowse said he had to apply fur the appointment of an
whines. Ho made no objection to the application.
The Conn acquiesced in the application, and the ors was
adjourned to the 2nd July, to which day the diaohargo on
bail was enlarged.

- tiornanwarr CLIZIS.
Mr. Robertson Griffiths applied in the cam of a pvens
meet clerk to the CbW Commissioner, on Tuesday, for his
dincharge from prison. He proposed to list amide a quarterly
sum for his creditors, which be paid for some time, and on
default was committed to priacio. He now vented his die-
sham.
The Chief Commissioner said he had no jurisdiction, and
refuted the applioadon.

(Before Mr. Commissieser Murphy.)
IN RE CHARLES W. DROWN.

This insolvent, • clerk its Deptford Dockyard, was opposed
by Mr. Maass for • creditor, and supported by Mr. Sargood.
Mr. Macrae said that as payment was better than punish-
ment. be teas williag to accept the insolvent's proposal, to
sat aside OK a year out of his salary until his credator was
Psi&
Mr. Commissioner Murphy inquired the amount of the
salary as a clerk in the Deptford Dockyard.
It appeared that the fosolvent's present salary was 2401.,
sad would increase until it reached 3001., and than by pen-
motion it might be raised to 4501
The learned Commissioner accepted the versant offer of '
601. a year for the creditors, sad whoa Me salary amoanted
Ma to it would be iscreseed. The pretension was renewed.

LONDON GICIERAL ONNIBUIS COMPAWT (LaltiTaD).
—Trak receipts for week end*: Febrility 26, 1666,
9,7001. lb. 104,

4SSIZB INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—HntreoRD, FIB. 29.

The commission for the county of Bartz was opened in this
town on Tuesday, and this morning both, courts pro-
ceeded to dispose of the busteess Lori Chivf Justice Erie
preeYing on theCimi aide, and Mr. Justice Wighiman in the
Crown ~t There ire nine mews entvlci on the civil
aids, four of which Sr. special jury cases. On the criminal
side than sr* 22 prisoners td be tried, but none of thecharges
sppesr to be of a very swims character.

eIIOWN SlDE.—(Befur. Mr. Justice Wightman.)
Wes. 11411,0* 86, sod &mews Bichardson, 36, were in-
dicted for a robbery, with violence, upon Jones Valentine.
Mr. Bushby conducted the prosecution.
The prosecutor, it appeared, was a farmer, residing in the
neighbourhood of Esseaden, near Hartford, and on the eves-
' ing of the 26th of October he was at a public. house at that
Oboe, called the Salisbury Crest, and left to return home
about a quarter past 8 o'clock. When he bed got a short
distance a man, whom he believed to tiv the prisoner Itichiwd-
eon, came up to him, and put some question to him, and am
he was about to reply, the prisoner knocked bim into a dile!),
and struck him with a life-preserver; and another man, who
was stated to be the other prisoner, then came up, and the
two rifled his pockets of till money and other property that
was about his pesos. It was proved that both the pruoners
were drinking at a beenhop about the time the robbery win
committed, and that they were seen following the prosecutor,
and there was no reasonable doubt upon the evidence that
the prisoners were the parties by whom the offence was com-
mitted.

Tieprleoner Dimmock, when celled upon fur his defence,
made a very plausible statement, to the effect that he was
entirely innocent of the crime of which be was accused, and
he asserted that the robbery was committed by hie tallow
prisoner ; end he uld be told him at the time that he wee
afraid he would get him into trouble, althoogh he was quite
ianocest.

The other prisoner, Richardson, before he made hie defence
elated the learned judge to inform him whether the statement
that had been made by his companion would be taken as
'Ticino° against him P
Mr. Justice Wightman said certainly not; and he should
tell the jury that it ought not to weigh at all against him.
Richardson then made a long and elaborate statement to
the jury. He commenced by expressing his regret that be
wee unable to addrees a court and jury to the manner they
should be by resaon of his want of education, but he said be
hoped to be ably to satisfy them that there was no foundation
for the charge that had been made sgainst him. Hs said
that he was a bricklayer, and having been thrown out of
work by the strike in London he came down tato
Hertfordshire to seek foe employment, and between
Hatfield and Emenden he; met his fellow prisoner Dimmock,
whom he recognised as bavieg been in 001111114131.11 t with him
at Portland. They got into cuiversation ; and Dimmock told
him that he had been living in the neighbourhood, and that
he had "wormed himself" into the good opinion of the
squire and the parson, end that he intended to rob them
both the first opportunity that presented itself. He than de-
tailed several plans he had made to commit different rob-
beries during the winter, and said that when he had got all
he could he intended to leave the place, and be wished him
(Richardson) to join in there robberies, but he refused to do
so. They then went to a beer-shop, and Dimmock told him
that there wee no one in the house but an old man and
woman end a girl, and be knew where they kept the money,
and he proposed to recrete himself in an upstairs room, and
to come down in the night and let him in,
and he said that they could then join in the
robbery. He declared that be refused to have any concern
In the matter, and Dimmock afterwards told him that belted
watched an old farmer, whom be believed to be the press-
enter, and that he should have robbed him on a previous
night if he bad not had some one with him. The prisoner
then went on to say that Dimmock and another wan, whom
ha called his mate, were the persons who robbal the pro-
secutor, and that he now bad the treachery, or rather, as
he said, the villas'', to accuse him of it, in order that he,
who woe the really guilty party, might escape punishment.
The learned judge having slimmed up, the jury almost
immediately returned a verdict of Gtuity against the pri-
soners, and certificates were put In by which it appeared
that they bad been pteviouely convicted of felony and sen-
tenced to four years' penal servitude.
They were sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for ten
years.
Lord Chief Justioe Erle was engeged the greater part of
the day in trying an ratios for deader, which did not pos-
sess the lust feature of interest to the public.