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, ...banittlailealtynattionn to juvenile offenders was inevitable.
the proceedings of Courts of Justice
should be of the fullest character ; not only should the
iitblic generally be admitted, but the press shou:d be
iZ.4...? admitted, and not only that, but both the blic
tti the press should, by the arrangements made,
tlai Ilvited to attend. And it was most important that
, subject should be considered by the Home. He would,
ult:efore, cordially concur in the principle of the Bill.
vtitr fisau
a, th ORGL GREY—The subject was certainly one
krotu 0 treatest importance. He disiented, however,
and wt e Bill of the Honourable Gentleman.
ir
foetidaiio that he could not express a hope thathiet
in,: -0 put in a state in which it would receive t
q""on of the House. He agreed with the lion.
antleinan 'Mr.
k Roebuck) that summary jurisdiction
nuld be exercised in public. There could be no doubt
that there should be some provision in reference to
setheartila offenders, and he holed to be able yet to pre.
b " 11. Bill to Parliament by which as) lums would be
!".r.ovided for those whose offences were rather the effect
- , voLtheie misfortunes than their crimes, and in which the
tiret WeUld be not punishment but reformation. Under
.e,se circumstances, he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would
.• ",a,°.l Press his Bill. He should not say any thine. against thet
sti:filsoeiPloe:y more speedy punishment of offenders. H •
tfrae.ed with the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Roebuck) as to
of giving such extensive jurisdiction as was
, :id.posed by this Bill to county magistrates, and he con-
-I,,%tiv'etednditahrayt it would be most advantageous to increase
-'llgistr magistrates, who would not supersede local
a • • magistrates but act mith them, and then summary
me-
:ltsdiel etion would be in the hands of gentlemnnt. im
The
sub;eY. responsible to the Executive Gover.mme
thed:t of the Bill was attracting attention every day,s
bilera- if," a Committee in the House of Lord
object as and ho had no doubt that the
liar" of the Honourable Gentleman, whom he
tai to thank for the pains he had bestowed upon his
lirwnuld be accomplished.
hasi rtOEBTICIi explained, that he did not wish to be
county as saying anything personally disrespectful to
nu .st
After g? rates.
golue
.u.tew words from several Hon. Members the
divided, when there appeared—
For the Amendment
Against it 23
, The
-.... Majority
' be'couttle Zell': s then read a second time, and ordered to

(LEFT BITTING.)

ST, JAMES'S THEATRE.
AMATEUR PERFORMANCE.
htn amateur performance of the Hunchback, for the
of of the distresied Irish and Scotch, took place at
F, under St. James's Theatre last evening, the patron-
, and in the presence of, her Majesty and bis Royal
treblViness Prince Albert. The amateurs, who acted ad-
y, were well supported by Mrs. Butler as Julia,
ibiaa Jane Mordaunt as Helen, and Mr. Vandenhoff as
master Walter. The gentleman who acted Fathom
?Save a new, and, we believe, the correct reading of the
ti.%et., by acting it in a country dialect. The play was
.ttetted by a prologue, written by Lord Morpeth, and
P?ken by Mr. Vandenhoff, and followed by an epilogue,
LI!!,71. then by Lady Dufferin, and spoken by Mrs. Butler.
theatre, the use of which was allowed by Mr.
"4-upbell gratuitously, was completely filled.
fech/1 .4•111 con g the company assembled were the Duke and
lit:°ess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort,
tie:e°!tnd Baroness Lionel Rothschild, the Marquis and
.poness of Lansdowne, the Marchioness of Clan
e
V. 447 e, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, inl,
L °f Ellesmere, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Lord s
Itelj.ch, Lords Harry Vane, Morley, Clarendon,
eyms ou,
tam arch,.._s, Sydney ; -Lady Dufferin, Ladyl _adogan,
Ord and Lady Palmerston Lady Hono a 1;
, Pa a°,4 Lady Maidstone, Lady C. Lascelles, LadzaAdy.,
34,, ,Nget, Lad
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Y F. Bentinck, Lady Theresa Lewis,
's.". iituNtnorton, the Earl and Countess of Rosebery,
..Ladyr. '., Fella ton the Marquis of Douglas, Lord Clare,CLo a
. . 1-cotoechklald, 'Lord Soinerton,CLonrtd Northland,
. . ziabo. 'Count de Blaeas
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„% D. t,C;iP!' Stiatford Canning,hiSnird' George
7., ,d u,a3,...:Viscount Cantalupe,
Lady Granville, Sir
Sirou Charles
w a
irs
cboout srot 714,
Lord
'''Y Guernsey, Lord and Lady
A.Craven, Hon.
9.bariesti,hd Lai.), Howard, Mr. Henry Baring, Mr.
C. ts. vreville, Hon. E. Stanley, Mr.
. 44" Pad, non. G. Byng.

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Ab,t, BOYS APPRENTICED.
4howi -4ct from the Register-General of Shipping,
day 4g.rthe number of Boys apprenticed from the Ist
three" urinuary to the 31st day of December, 1846 ; for
kid tc,3,4l,ars, four years, five years, six years, seven years,
.A. 4.1 nu. rnber
iztkt'oenttees indentured for Three years ... 107
. - bitto ditto Four years ... 6,526
bitto ditto Five years ... 2,558
Ditty ditto Six years ... 757
. :
ditto 428
Seven years and }
j upwards ...

10,376
General Register
J. H. BROWN, Registrar.
IL.
and
'°ll Office of Seamen, Custom House,
London, 15 April, 1847.

itste„,, A-IISHOP or LONDON'S CONFIRMATION.—
hie aTTY 'WM:ling the Lord Bishop of London commenced
Veattnit_Qmrse of confirmations, at St. James's church,
6°ll, Prayers were read by the Rev. James Jack-
Vstered tnt Rector after which the holy rite was admi-
frelato w;„uPWards of 1,900 candidates. The Right Rev.
alaryieb "L Proceed with his annual lour at Islington, St.
Of the °Se, IV
e_ alworth, and the places adjacent, in the course
13urrent week.
Str4 A.UPER CHOKED.—A poor fellow, named John
ald nge, aged 54 years, an inmate of St. Luke's workhouse,
:street, while eating his dinner on Monday last in the
11,,1ng hall, put the greater portion of a potato in his mouth
sad was in the act of swallowing it, when it stuck fast in his
throat. Ile was observed to become quite black in the face,
and pointed to his throat. An effort was made to dislodge the
Potato, but without effect, and before medical assistance could
be o'otained he was lifeless.

THE LATE BISHOP OP SODOR AND MAN.—We are
authorised to contradict, in the most positive terms, the
statement going the rounds of the papers that the death of
the Bishop of Sodor and Man was caused by his having
*slept in a damp bed in this town. The ;relation, at whose
aouse the bishop slept whilst here, gave up her own bed for
hi
8 Lordship, and the bishop's parents, on their return from
the isle of Man this week, will sleep at the same house.—
werpool 'Standard.
nis E.xcellency M. de Titoff, the Russian Minister
r,yeilident at Constantinople, has just departed for Paris,
gr,e,n,ce b.is Excellency proceeds on a tour through Italy, and
aift,"l, embarks at Trieste for Constantinople, to resume his
ILlP•reatic duties.
a, Russia has obtained permission from the Persian
Tanent to throw a bridge over the Araxes. This river,
boundary of Persia, near Teheran, falls into the
aohinftll- Its course is nut favourable to navigation, being
a ea deep and sometimes shallow. The bridge will be
The ram
but it is supposed by many that the object of
The going to the expense of it is altogether political.
sotui"ge will be guarded by a post of soldiers of each
Gatignani.
IPERIMENTs WITH CONCUSSION SHELLS AT
Itelvta atouTri.—Mr. Tyre, of the proof department of the
jat Yal Arsenal, Quartermaster Freeborn, and Sergeant-Major
eztrea of the Royal Artillery, have concluded their recent
aio;-a-r'ments at Portsmouth. with shells fitted with concus-
tht plZes made of metal. The number of shells fired from
Tyre,zeellent gunnery ship were forty of each inventor. Mr.
quastBl3roved the best, Sergeant-Major Moore's second, and.
the master Freeburn's third, four-fifths of the shells of
Srtaineet having failed in the object so desirous to be ob-
queete tr. Tyre and Sergeant-Major Moore have been re-
d to obtain a similar number of shells each for further
ben' i Captain Moorson, Lieutenant Hewlett, and Mr. Shrap-
oe ti;_end making experiments with shells fitted with fuzes
Kerr coastruction, to be fired from the Excellent gunnery
"'"11) at Portsmouth.
Arno
visit ng the persons of distinction who yesterday
a...sed the model of the statue of " Venus attiring," by Mr.
b,11.. Nelson, now exhibiting at the Egyptian Hall, was the
`"gat Hon. H. Labouchere, Secretary for Ireland.
RTATIONS OF POTATOES.—A vessel arrived
an the river from Alderney has brought an entire cargo, con-
ning of 2,000 bushels of potatoes, the production of the
NrwFOUNDLAND SCHOOLS' SOCIETT.—The twenty-
fourth anniversary meeting of this society was held yester
day, at Exeter Hall, Mr. Joseph Wilson presiding. The
report deplored the cramped condition of the society, com-
pared with existing wants, and stated that in consequence
of the limited state of the finances the salaries of most of the
missionaries, catechists, and others had been materially re-
duced. On the motion of Mr. J. Labouchere, seconded by
the Rev. Edward Tottenham, 8.D., the report was adopted,
and the meeting was subsequently addressed by the Rev.
Dr. Perry (Bishop elect a Melbourne, Australia), the Rev.
James Anderson, the Rev. Daniel Wilson, the Rev. R. Bur-
gess, and other gentlemen. Resolutions expressive of con-
tinued confidence in the society were agreed to, and a com-
mittee to carry out its objects was appointed. The committee
then separated.
The Emperor of Austria has appointed M. Romilly
bishop of Cremona, to the archbishopric of Milan.
RAILWAY BRIDGE ACROSS THE TWEED AT BER-
VicK.--The preliminary proceedings for the commencement
of this erection are now progressing, and the site on the
youth side of the river is at present covered with workshops
and workmen. In the course of thefexcavations making in
prd fields on Monday, the skull, with some other bones of a
81111 tan body in a very complete state of preservation, was
tinted up. Aerie, trace of there ever having been a cemetery
ere is on record, the discovery may be regarded by the
carious as somewhat strange.
bILOITWICH.—INTERESTING DISCOVERY.—A large
Donlon of a very fine tessellated or mosaic pavement, found
out eighteen inches deep beneath the surface of Bay's
Meadow, near the town of Droitwich, in the Kidderminster
near of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway,
'er where it is joined by the Stoke Prior branch, has been
raented to the Worcestershire Natural History ociety, by
the engineer, r. Tredwel, the contractor, an
wh: i; 'ev• Mr. Lea, throughM the hands of Mr. Jabez Allied
° attended at the spot, on the 3d instant, and assisted in
,Ittllrd°l4lag the interesting relic. The pavement is about three
it 18 '°ng by two and a half wide, and about one-fourth of
ate as been already brought to the museum. This pave-
eo not improbably belonged to a Roman residence, and if
aoei:,7, an interesting historical fact in connexion with the
by the
Sanace. Another detachedee fragment was found hard
e Worcestershi ie.
dEscuE or LIVES.—The Royal Victoria steam-
tt:,.on Friday morning last, while on her passage from Lon-
a 8. to Leith, observed a schooner off the Dudgeon, bearing
teelitt lof distress. Although at the time it was blowing a
din ells
gale from the north-west, the Royal Victoria imtne-
sarthY bore down upon her, and discovered that it was the
laden Of Yarmouth, from Shields for that port, heavily
leak awl) atones and in a sinking state, having sprung a
stantruring the gale. The life-boat of the steamer was in-
voul launched, and five of her crew having gallantly
therVe,ered to board the schooner, at imminent hazard to
and aelves, the whole hands, consisting of the master, mate,
The "ro seamen were rescued from their perilous situation.
shorYtiwere much
exhausted from pumping the vessel, which
Y afterwards went down. They, along with their de-
verersovere hauled on board the Royal Victoria by ropes e;
and the last
swept
tw of them had only got safely on deck when a sea
4441). addicliroliasee-whaeYel othf ethliefe.boat which was thrown under the
atenner and Itimked to pleces.—Dqr-