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HARBOUR, DUTIES.

the imposition of death if any Catholic exercised his re-
ligion. It was surely time that such enactments as
these were removed from the statute books of
England, and therefore it was that he (Mr. Watson)
did not expect that he should meet with any opposition
on this subject. There was one part of the Bill to
which he begged particularly to call the attention of the
Right Hon. Baronet, the Member for the University of
Oxford, and that was the necessity for the repeal of the
severe enactments against the Roman Catholic clergy.
He did not desire that any discussion should take place
that evening, as a future opportunity would be given
for any argument which could be brought to bear
upon the subject ; but he could not help calling
the Right Honourable Baronet's attention to
one of these penal enactments, which imposed
transportation for life upen the regular clergyman of the
Roman Catholic Church who should come into this
country after the passing of that particular Act of
Parliament. He believed that there existed no one
class of men who did more good in their avocation, and
yet, if they came into that country in the discharge of
their duties, they were liable to transportation.
He repeated, that he thought it high time
that these enactments should be removed from the
statute book. It was a perfect absurdity to speak of them
as a safeguard to the Church of England, and to argue
that as such they should be still kept up. To these few
observations he should add nothing further on the sub-
ject then, but simply move for leave to bring in the Bill.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that his attention had
been called to this motion of the Learned Gentleman in
consequence of his (Sir James Graham) being appointed
chairman of the commission to which the Bill was re-
ferred. In consequence of what passed at the close of
last session on the subject of pains and penalties not
only as affected Roman Catholics themselves, but others
of her Majesty's subjects also, measures were taken to
remedy the evils complained of by the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman. A Bill of such a nature
as the Honourable Member proposed had been
laid on the table of the other House of Par-
liament by the Lord Chancellor, and every effort had
been made by Government to secure the passing of
that Bill. He hoped, that in a very short time,
that Bill would be on the table of the House of Commons.
The measure would be fully as comprehensive as the one
announced to the House last session.
Sir H. H. INGLIS taid that he had determined not to
speak on that subject, until after the answer of the Hon.
Baronet. He rejoiced that he had done so, but only on
one account. He wished that Hon. Gentlemen would
leave these matters in the hands of her Majesty's Go-
vernment. He believed that the advice just given by the
Hon. Baronet might, with reason, be given to other
Members. Before he could withdraw his formal opposi-
tion to this Bill, he wished the House to remember that
the Bill now put forward was substantially the same as
the one introduced last year. It was a Bill to repeal
the Act of Supremacy—to enable Roman Catholics
to assume the sees of the Established Church—it was a
Bill to allow processions of this sect when processions
of other sects were prohibited to avoid public disturb-
ance, and it was a Bill to repeal the Act for the expul-
sion of the Jesuits. Did any Honourable Member
remember that a Bill of this nature was
put forward in that House on the sth of July
last. His Hon. Friend had said, with regard to that
Bill, that he did not oppose its going into committee,
but he could not agree to all its provisions. It would
be better for Hon. Members to leave these things in the
hands of Government, instead of going down to that
House night after night and wasting a good deal of time
And, therefore, though he dal not seek that his sugges-
tion should be adopted, yet he believed that it would be
found that the most useful mode of carrying
these measures would be to suggest them first,
and then leave them in the hands of the Govern-
ment. As far as he understood—he repeated it delibe-
rately—that Bill comprehended the five points which
he had already related; nevertheless a Bill substantially
the same was to be brought in by the head of the legal
profession in this country, which he would again declare
went to repeal the Act of Supremacy.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM observed that it would be
in the recollection of the House his having stated that
if the Bill contained the same measures which the Hon.
Member introduced last year, he would as a member of
her Majesty's Government, oppose certain clauses in it.
With respect to the Bill introduced in the other House,
he would, when the proper time arrived, be prepared to
defend it in all its parts, and to prove that it did not re-
peal the Act of Supremacy.
Lord JOHN MANNERS said he would not trouble
the House with many observations at present, but when
the Bill was fully brought under the consideration of the
House he would enter in detail into the subject of the
present religious disabilities under which Roman Catholics
lived —(Hear.) He might, however, for the present
remark that he could not possibly conceive how the
Church of England could be benefited by the main-
tenance of what were called its " safeguards," viz., those
penalties which attached to such individuals as were not
in the pale of the English Church.—(Bear, hear.) He
agreed with his Honourable Friend the Member for Ox-
ford (Sir R. H. Inglis) that there were safeguards which
the Church had a right to demand for its protection.
He thought that the Church had a right to demand a
perfect freedom in its efforts to extend the education of
the people.—(Hear.) lie did think that the Church had
a right to demand that her ancient landmarks should not
be swept away, and that her bishoprics should not be
interfered with.—(Hear, hear) Such demands as those
he did think the Church had a right to make, but he did
not think that the Church could be benefited by the
maintenance of those penalties which were alien to the
spirit, not only of the Church, but that of Christian
charity, and which it was impossible for any Govern-
ment to enforce.—(Cheers.) After the accession of the
present Government to power, a portion of the Irish
people prayed the Legislature to put those penalties in
full force against their Roman Catholic fellow country-
men ; but the Government was, of course, deaf to their
petition ; they did not venture to do any such thing.
Mr. O'CONNELL said the times were now altered,
and people of the present day did not believe that it was
a just thing to punish men on account of their self-de-
votedness to the spread of that religion which they held
to be the best. He had not language sufficiently strong
to reprobate the conduct of the monster who had
dared to commit the barbarous outrages that had
been recently perpetrated on the unoffending nuns at
Minsk.—(Loud cheers.) They had no laws against
deists, or even the worst form of infidelity, but
men who believed in the same God and Saviour as them-
selves they violently persecuted.—(Hear, hear.) He
rejoiced, however, in the present altered feeling of the
Protestant public.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped those disa-
bilities which were a remnant of the iron days of oppres-
sion would bo no longer allowed to stain the records of
the country.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that it appeared to him
that the Government last year made it part of their act
to relieve Roman Catholics from religious disabilities,
but that many clauses of old penal acts remained un•
noticed, or were disregarded by them. In certain cases
they were still liable to the punishment of transportation,
which was alike absurd and ridiculous.—(Hear, hear.)
He (the Noble Lord) thought it was essential to have
an Act passed on the subject which would have for its
object the cancelling of any penal restrictions against
any classes of her Majesty's subjects, at the same time
he was for requiring full security to the institutions of
their Church in every part of the world. He thought
the subject deserved the attention of her Majesty's Go-
vernment.
The LORD ADVOCATE moved for leave to bring
in a Bill to provide for the abolition of the exclusive
privileges of carrying on merchandise and of exercising
trades in burghs in Scotland.
Mr. RUTHERFORD considered it would be a great
relief to the burghs themselves, and he would have
great pleasure in supporting it.—Agreed to.
The LORD ADVOCATE also moved for leave to
bring in a Bill to amend the Act Ist and 2d Vic., c. 114,
and to remove doubts that have arisen as to the interpre-
tation of certain clauses in the said Act.—Agreed to.
Mr. BANKES moved for a return of all applications
for the stewardship or stewardships of the Chiltern
Hundred; received from any Member or Members of
Parliament by the Government during the present ses-
sion, with the date of such application, and date of the
appointment, where such applications have been com-
plied with. Also, a return of all applications made to
Government by Members of Parliament for appoint-
ments to offices of the like nature with the stewardship
of the Chiltern Hundreds, being appointments applied
for with the view of vacating the seats of the appli-
cants, and the dates of such appointments, where the
applications have been complied with. Also, a return
of the particular forms of grants of the stewardship or
stewardships of the Chiltern Hundreds, and of other
grants of the like nature, and of the time necessarily
occupied in completing the same, when such
grants are made. He thought that the pro-
ceedings which had taken place would materially affect
the
representative system. It was a question destrving
of inquiry, that there should be a power of expediting
or delaying the writs. He did not, however, say that
there was any abuse of power in connexion with the
recent applications, but he considered, nevertheless, that
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on the question which was soon to be discussed in this
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two seats should not have been allowed to remain so
long vacant. This statement he now made without
imputing blame to any one, but at the same time, he
had deemed it his duty to make it.—(Hear, hear.)
Ho again claimed for the public the right of having two
courses in that House, and he had, for that reason,
moved for the returns stated in the notice. He wished
to know, as a matter of valuable information, what was
the real period necessary to elapse between the application
for an office of this description and its grant by the
country. He also wished to say that it would be no
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Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. He said that
any application of a Member for the Chiltern Hundreds,
ae soon as it was ascertained that it came from himself,
wea at 011043 granted, lie certainly did not consider it .

the duty of Government to move the new writs in eases
where the Member accepted the Chiltern Hundreds,
because if a power of that description was allowed, it
would produce much delay and mischief.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH observed that it would be
bettter that Members should have the privilege of re-
signing at pleasure.
Mr. WILLIAMS considered that a Committee of
that house should be instituted to inquire into the
causes of the resignations which had so frequently oc-
curred of late. They would then see those individuals
who opposed them in consequence of their liberal
measures.

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Dr. BOWRING moved for a return of the Harbour
Duties. He said that these returns had been ordered to
be laid on the table of the House on the 16th of April
last. It was found that they were very imperfect, and
they were withdrawn. An order was then issued that
they should be returned in a complete state on the 13th
of July. Since that time nothing had been heard on the
subject. He would also take that opportunity of asking a
question of which he had already given notice. Had
the Right Hon. Baronet received any communication
from the Spanish Government notifying their intention
to use any inimical measures to the commerce of Eng-
land, in consequence of the unfavourable position their
sugar held in our tariff, and had any instruction been
given to the Spanish colonies which would prevent any
indirect communication between them and British
vessels?
Sir R. PEEL said he had received no communication
from the Spanish Government indicating any intention
of the kind intimated by the Hon. Gentleman; on the
contrary, the tone adopted by the Spanish Government
was most satisfactory.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL begged that the Right Hon.
Baronet would inform him whether the Government had
had any further correspondence with the Spanish Go-
vernor on the subject of
CUBA SUGAR.

Sir ROBERT PEEL said that he had to state that
there had been a further correspondence, which he would
on a future day bring before the House, but that at the
present moment there would be some inconvenience in
discussing the question.
Mr. W ODEHOUSE moved for a return of the
amouat of money levied in the years 1813, 1824, and
1834, in the shape of poor-rates, showing the ratio it
bore to the population, and distinguishing the amount
levied on landed property.
THE BRAZILIAN PIRATES.

Mr. HUTT wished to be informed what was the
intention of Government with respect to those Brazilian
prisoners who had been tried and found guilty, at the
last summer assizes, for a felony, in which the British
Government prosecuted. It appeared from the reports
that it was the opinion of some of the Judges that the
question was beyond their jurisdiction. He also wished
to know whether it was the intention of the Government
to repeal the Act passed during the last session, in-
tituled " The Brazilian Felonies Act."
Sir J. GRAHAM, in reply, stated that it might be as
well to inform the House that there was no appeal from
the Brazilian Criminal Court, and that all the Judges had
met together for the purpose of deciding on the validity
of the points raised on behalf of the prisoners. Should
it be the opinion of the Judges that the points were
such as to warrant a stay of the judgment against the
prisoners, the Government intended recommending her
Majesty to grant them 'a free pardon. He would, in
conclusion, say, that it was not the intention of the
Government at present to propose any alteration of the
Act of last session.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said, he was asked for the pro-
duction of any correspondence which was presented last
year from the Brazilian Government, and he hoped the
lion. Gentleman would postpone his motion to some
future time. Lord Aberdeen had written to the Bra-
zilian Government, and negotiations were reading,
which vrould result, he hoped, in a similar arrangement
to that which had taken place in 1835.
SIR BOBEIa PEEL'S POLICY.

BONE-CRUSHING IN UNION WORKHOUSES.
Mr. CHRISTIE then rose to move for copies of any
papers or reports by Mr. Chadwick, Secretary to the
Poor-law Commissioners, by Mr. Parker, late Assistant-
Commissioner, or by any other Assistant-Commissioner,
on the subject of bone-crushing in union workhouses.
There could be no doubt that such papers had been pre-
sented to Mr. Chadwick on the subject of bone-crushing
in these woi khouses, and he understood that Mr. Parker
had also reported on the same matter. He trusted,
therefore, that the Right Hon. Baronet would not object
to lay them on the table of the house. He (Mr. Chris-
tie) understood that those papers were condemnatory of
bone-crushing in union workhouses.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that papers had been received
from Mr. Chadwick on the subject referred to by the
Hon. Member, but he (Sir J. Graham) was not prepared
to lay such papers on the table. He hoped that the
llon. Gentleman would not therefore persist in his mo-
tion, as it was impossible, for public reasons, to accede
to it. The documents were considered confidential, and
es such could not be laid upon the table.
Mr. CHRISTIE said the Right Hon. Baronet had
not referred to the papers by Mr. Parker—he wished to
know if the same objection applied to them ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said the same objection applied to
these papers. In any case they would not have assisted
the Hon. Member, as they related merely to statistical
matters. The report by Mr. Chadwick was of a later
date, and his opinion was that bone-crushing was not
fitting employment for paupers.
Mr. CHRISTIE said that after what had been stated
by the Right Hon. Baronet, he would withdraw his mo-
tion. At the same time that it was sufficiently clear
that Mr. Chadwick had remonstrated against the
practice.
Sir J. GRAHAM said no, he had not remonstrated,
he had given his opinion against it.
RAILWAYS.

Mr. AGLIONBY and Mr. BROTIIERTON brough
up the reports of several Railway Bills from the Sub•
CommitceF.

SCOTCH BILLS.

The LORD ADVOCATE brought in two Bills, one
fo amend an Act, Ist and 2d Victoria ; the other to
provide for the abolition of exclusive privileges in
boroughs.
Mr. WATSON brought in his Bill to remove pains and
penalties from her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects.
These Bills were read a first, and ordered to be read
a second time.
NEW WRITS FOR DORSETSHIRE.

Mr. S. O'BRIEN moved for the issuing of two writs
for the county of Dorset, in the room of Lord Ashley,
and Mr. Salm who had accepted the stewardship of
the Chiltern Hundreds.
THE PREMIER'S COMMERCIAL POLICY.

Mr. YOUNG presented a petition in favour of the en-
lightened scheme of commercial policy proposed by thu
Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government.
MACCLESFIELD AND LICHFIELD RAILWAY.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition, praying for
leave to bring in a Bill for a railway from Macclesfield
to Lichfield.
The House adjourned at Seven o'clock.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4.
The following Petitions for Railway Bills were referred to the
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills :
Axholme, Gainsborough, Goole, and York and North Midland June-

Lion Railway.
Mountniellick Junction Railway.
Great Southern and 'Western Railway (Ireland—Cork Extension).
York and Carlisle Railway.
Londonderry and Enniskillen Extension Railway.
Cornwall Railway.
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway.
Lincoln, Wainfleet, Haven, and Boston Railway.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal, Shrewsbury and Stafford

Railway.
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway.
London and Croydon Railway (Thames Junction Branch).
Mitcham and South-Western Railway.
Hull and Selby Railway Purchase.
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Peak Forest

and idaeclesfleld Canal Purchases).
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Newtown to Crewe with

. _
Branches).
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton

Line).
Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway.
London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster Railway.
Monkland and Kirkintillock Railway (Chapel-Hall Branch).
Killarney Junction Railway.
Ballockney Railway (Shott's Branch).
Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway and Chesterfield and Gains-
borough Canal.
South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches (No. 1).
Direct Northern Railway.
Chelmsford and Bury Railway.
South Devon Railway (Tavistock and other Branches—No. 1.)
Welsh Midland Railway.
Bridgewater and Minehead Railway and Pier.
Carnwath and West Linton Railway.
Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway and Tiler.
South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 2—Bilston and Priest-
field Branch).
South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 3—Showhill and Porto-
bello Branch).
South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 4—Willenhall and Bios-
wich Branch).
Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway.
Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4.
Great Western and Wycombe Railway—Committee on Petition,
Thursday, Feb. 12.
Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway—Committee on Petition,
Thursday, Feb. 12.
Rugby and Huntingdon Railway—Committee on Petition, Thurs-
day, Feb. 12.
Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway—Committee on
Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12.
Somersotshire Midland Railway—Committeee on Petition, Thurs-
day, Feb. 12.
Midland Railways (Syston to Petorborough Railway Deviation and
Branches)—Committee on Petition, Thursday, Fob. 12.
Grand Union Railway—Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12.
Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway—Committee on
Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12.
Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway—Committee on Petition,
Thursday, Feb. 12.
Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midland unction Railway—Commit-
tee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12.
Great North of England Railway Purchase—Committee on Peti-
tion, Thursday, Feb. 12.
York and North Midland East Riding Branches Railway (No. 2)—
Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12.
Leeds and Bradford (Guiseley Branch) Railway—Committee on
Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12.
Great North of England and ilodale Branch Railway—Committee
on PeCtion, Thursday, Feb.l2.
Leeds and Bradford (Junction Line at Bradford) Railway—Com-
mittee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12.
Great North of England and Boroughbridge Branch Railway—
Committee on Petition, Thursday, Feb. 12.
Great County Down Itailway.—Committee on Petition, Tuesday,
Feb. 17.
Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pler—Committee on
Petition, postponed from Friday 6 till Monday, Feb. 9.
Glasgow, Paisloy, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Branches (No. 6)
—Committee on Petition, postponed from Friday 6 till Monday, Feb. 9.
Belfast and Holywood Atmospheric Railway—Committee on Peti-
tion, Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Clonmel and Thurles Railway—Committee On Petition, Tuesday,
Feb. 17.

PARLIAMEN TAR Y DIVISIONS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4.
IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
Motion made, and Question proposed, " That it be an instruction
to the Committee on the Petition fur the Irish Great Western Rail-
way Bill, to entertain the petitions of the Midland Great Western
Railway Company of Ireland and James Malley; Daniel Desmond
and James Malley ; John Gaynor ; and James Malley, notwith-
standing the same were not presented three clear days before the day
appointed for the first meeting of the Committee :"—Amendment
proposed, at the end of the Question to add the words, " provided it
appear to the said Committee that the said petitions were in the pos-
session of some Parliamentary agent on Friday morning, and that he
was prepared to place them in the hands of a Member on the same
day for presentation to the House, if the house had net bee❑ ad-
journed over that day :"—Question put, " That those words be there
added." The House divided :

In answer to a question from Mr. PATTISON,
Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the reduction could
not take place on seeds until the month of June next.
The reduction would take place from that day, in con-
formity with the resolution come to by her Majesty's Go-
verftmenL

Mr. ELLIS said that he had occasion to make repre-
sentations to his constituency on the subject of the
changes proposed to be introduced by the Right Hon.
Baronet, and he could state, that after the manifestation
of some anxiety, which was perhaps not unnatural, they
generally concurred in the measure which the Right Hon.
Gentleman proposed to bring forward. At the same time
they sent a memorial praying that the reduction might
not take place till the let July.
Sir R. PEEL doubted whether the suggested alteration
would be productive of any advantage. He was glad,
however, that the constituency of the Hon. Gentleman
had evinced a concurrence in the contemplated reductions,
and such a readiness entitled them to great credit.
Sir R. PEEL, in reply to a question from Lord
John Russell, said that he proposed the reduction on
corn, should take place immediately after the resolution
was passed and reported.
Mr. HUTT wished to ask the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman (the Home Secretary) whether it was the inten-
tion of Government to bring in a Bill to improve the
measure passed last year, affecting the naturalisation of
foreigners.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM had no difficulty in stating
that there was no such intention entertained by the Go-
vernment. Very many applications had been made under
the late measure, and it bad been found to work most
satisfactorily.
IRISH SPIRIT DUTIES.
Sir H. W. BARRON wis led to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet
opposite wht then any alteration was to be pro-
posed by which the 1. nded interest in Ireland would have
the benefit of the British market for Irish spirits? The
reason he asked the question was, because he had seen
that it was the. intention of the Government to
admit foreign spirits into want country at a less duty than
What he d, in fact, to know was,
they now paid.
lic)irobpe osed change, the Irish landowner
whether by the
placed in a worse position in the
Eantidgldisihstitinielrrkwet"tha.n they now were?
Sir U. PEEL said that Irish spirits ware now per-
mitted to enter the English.. market upon the same
ts and that surely could
footing as English
not be deemed a grievance.l-11(.1.1ear, hear.) At present
Irish spirits paid but 2s. 10 and 7s. 10d., while fo-
reign spirits paid a great deal more; so that it was not
likely that Irish spirits
would be brought into any dis-
advantageous competition with foreign spirits.—(hear.)
The Hon. Baronet spoke of the subject AS if it were a
grievance; but he (Sir R. Peel) really could not see how
it could be deemed such.—(Hear.) There certainly
would be no proposition to alter the Irish spirit duties
for the present.
REPEAL OF PENAL
moved o_
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Mr. WATSONenacetr leave to bring in a
P
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and penalties on heralajesty's RanoemnetsadttiamOnpaootts intend to
cpsauinbs-
jects on account of their religion.
go into the details of this measure, because avert'
siderable portion of the Bill had already received
the
sanction of the Criminal law Commissioners, to whom it
had been referred. It was sufficient to say that the ob-
ject of the Bill was to remove the pains and penalties
which had been at one period imposed upon her Majesty's
Roman Catholic subjects—one of those penalties being

Escott, Bickham

TELLERS.
Christie, W. B.
Baldwin, C. B.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORN] NG, FEBRUARY 6, 1846.

Banff, and Elgin, 11. 125.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 21. 155.-Arbroatk
and Forfar, 201.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.-Ayr and Dumfries, 21. 2s.
-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 12s. 6d-Banffshire, 11. 10s.-British and
Irish Union, 3/. 85.-Caledonian, 141. 10s.-Caledonian Extension,
21. I2s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 31.--Caledonian and North-
ern Direct, 21. 10s.- Clydesdale Junction, 201.-Direct Northern,
21. 0.-Dundee and Arbroath,4ol.-Ditto, New, 21/. 10s.-Dundco
and Forth, 141.-East of Fife, 1/. I9s.- East Lothian Central,
21. Ss. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 21. 18s.-Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 771. 15s-Ditto, Half Shares, 161. ss.- Ditto, Qearters,
181.105.-Ditto, ditto, Now, 13/. 10s.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and
Dumbarton. 165. -Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 11. 25.-
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 201.-Ditto, Preference, 201..-
Edinburgh and Northern, 61. 3s. 6d.-Ditte, Newport, 11. Is.-
Ditto, Loch;elly, 11. Bs.--- Edinburgh and Peebles, 11. 17a.-Edia-
burgh and Perth, 41. 16s -Forth and Clyde Junction, 21.-Glasgow
and Ayrshire, 731. IN.-Ditto, New Stock, 261.-Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 181. 10s.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2/. Gs. -Glasgow
and Dundee Junction, 21. 25.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 421.-Glas-
gow and Greenock, 191.-Ditto, New Stock, 101.- Ditto, Preference,
11. 17s. 6d.-Great North of Scotland, 31. 35.-Granton Junction, 21.-
Inverness and Elgin, 11. 10s.-London and York, 4/. IN.-North
British, 251.-Ditto, Halves, 71. 103.-Perth an 1 Inverness, 11. Ds.-
Scottish Central, 15/.-Scottish Midland, 61.-Scottish North
Western, 2/. 3s. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 21. 10s. 6d.
GLASGOW, FEB 3.
Strom( Excnanca.-The sales are-Airdrie and Bathgate, 475.-
Ayr and Dumfries Jnnctien, 40s. ad.-Ayr and Galloway, 375. Gd.-
Bridge of Weir, 403.-British and Irish Union, 655.-Caledonian, 755.
ad.-Caledonian Extension, 555.- Caledonian and Ayrshire Junc-
tion, 35s -Caledonian Direct Northern 40s. -East Dachau Railway,
263.--Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 151,4-Edinburgh and Perth,
is.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 45g. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock,
and Ayr, 761.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, b3s. -Great
Indian Peninsular, 103.-Lesmahagew, 50s.- Newcastle, Edinburgh,
and Glasgow Junction, 435.-Perth and Inverness, 355.-Scottish
Central, New, 8-Scottish Southern, 385.-South Midland, 855.-
Stirling and Dunfermline, 455.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OP LORDS, Feb. 5.
The House sat to-day, f,,r the first time this Felsion, to hear
Appeals. The Peers present were Lord Brougham, Lord
Cuttenham, and Lord Campbell.

MACPHERSON V. camons.
The case came before their Lordships upon appeal from the
decision of the Court of Session. The only question in the
case is, whether an entailed estate in the possession of the
appellant was charged with a jointure to the respondent.
The Court of Session decided that it was; and from that
judgment the present appeal was brought. The case will
probably occupy two or three days in argument.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 5.
(Sittings at NW Prins, Westminster Hall, before Lord DEN
31.4.24 and a Common Jury.)
COWAN V. CRIMP.

was examined by Mr. BODKIN,—I was on board the ship
Tory on her voyage from Hong-Kong to England. She be-
longed to Liverpool, and I was apprentice on board. The
prisoner was captain of her, and the crew consisted, on an
average, of 27. No unpleasantness arose on the outward
voyage. We left Hong• Kong for England in May,
1845. We had a man named Reason, an able seaman,
who joined us at Singapore. The mates -were
Willim Henry Rambert and William Mars. The cargo was
very valuable, consisting for the most part of tea. When we
had passed the Cape the wind was favourable, and we made
for St. Helena. The captain assigned as a reason for passing
the island, that his chronometers were IN ro •g,land that he was,
therefore, out of his longitude. He asked the crew if they
were favourable to a run for Ascension, and theysaid they were.
This might ben run of six days. The provisions were very low
and the allowance of water was a quart. The usual
allowance is from six pints to a gallon. I was
laid up at the time, and did not hear much murmuring
among the crew; but they seemed to think that the captain
had some private reason for passing the island of Madeira.
After mi-sing the island of Ascension, the mates were called
down into the cabin, and, after a consultation, it was deter-
mined to proceel on the homeward voyage. I find by the
log-book that this was on the 2Ct't Sep'. The allowance of
water was, after that, further diminished to a pint a day, and
the bread to half a pound a day, till it was altogether urn-
, sumed. This was very soon after the captain bad
determined to make for home. We fell in with
a French barque at eight on the morning of the 23d.
I remember the fact of Rambert's jumping overboard,
although I did not myself see him do so; but from that day
we went on pretty comfortably till we made the island of
Fayal, at five o'clock on the 22d Octo'eer. The captain went
ashore, and I accompanied him. Reason, David Johnstone,
Henry Thompson, Slack, and the other apprentice, were of
the boat's crew. I speak to the best of my knowledge. The
captain returned on board the same day, and we returned also.
At this time the harbour- master was on board, iu charge of
the ship. The captain was in his senses, although he appeared
to have been drinking slightly. He always appe trod given
more to drinking after the death of Rambert. On that oc-
casion he was rather the worse for drink when he went
ashore, and he was with the English Consul for nesrly an
hour and half alone, but whether he was drinking then I
cannot say. On the day on which Reason died I was in the
-captain's cabin. It was late in the evening, nearly bed-
time. The captain desired me to stop in the cabin. A
charge was brought against the deceased Reason by a
man named Morris. The deceased had said n that he
would have law when he came to England," or words to
that effect. The captain then desired Reason to be sent fer.
He came down then. Barry Yelverton and William Dann,
the cook, were in the cabin, as well as a foreigner, Jules Cor-
diavello. The captain was more than half drunk. Be had
been taking brandy and water before. I did not remain in
the cabin till Reason's death. To the best of my knowledge
the captain took hold of him and shook him on the sofa,
where he desired him to sit. He struck him over the side
with the point of the bayonet. I can recollect that he
spoke some words to him first. I think he said
you are ad— mutineer, sir. Reason did not answer.
I did not see the captain do anything more
while I was there. There were bayonets always about the
cabin. He had not a bayonet in his hand when Morris first
spoke to him, but he took it into his hand when Reason first
came down. There was a boy on board named Glover, and
soon after I left he came and called me. I went down to
the cabin again, and saw the captain and Dunn there. Rea-
son was lying down alongside the sofa, and the cook in-
formed me that he was dead. I disbelieved it, but after-
wards found that he was dead. The captain looked as if
he were more in possession of his senses than before I left
tire cabin, and he appeared calm and unmoved. The body
was carried out and buried or' tl:e following morning. I read
the burial service over him. I find an entry in the log on
the 24th October, signed by the captain. I made that entry
by the captain's desire. lie told me that Reason had died
in a fit, and Dunn told me so also. I had a conversation
with the captain before, and he desired me to say that he had
died in a fit. I entered in the log-book what he desired
me to enter, although I guessed how the man had died. I
think that the other names were signed after Mars died.
In general cases the captain and the two chisf officers sign
the log, but no others.
Cross-examined by Mr. Jim-is—This voyage was the first
long voyage I made under Captain Johnstone. Nothing
particular occurred in the outward voyage. Rambert was a
new hand. I cannot say how many new hands were shipped.
I cannot say that any of the hands had shipped under false
names, or that they had left their ships at Hong-Kong.
Rambert leaped overboard on the 25th of September. I did
not hear some days before that that there was to be a mu•
tiny. Rambert was in the habit of treating the men un-
kindly, but the captain was not. He seemed very attentive
to the interests of the owners, and before this time was very
quiet. The men were at this time grumbling because they
were on short allowance. Yelverton and French made some
communication to the captain, that the crew, or part of the
crew, had sharpened their knives with the intention of taking
the captain's life. French accused the cook with a design on
the captain's life. This communication added to the captain's
excitement. A man named Cole informed him, also, that the
crew intended, after taking his life, to sail with the ship to
the Continent. Dunn told the captain, in about an hour
after the previous statements, that French had sharpened his
knife on both sides, and said that he would be one of the first
to take his life. He also heard the foreigner tell the
captain that Gair, a seaman, had come to him,
and pointing a marline spike at his breas`, threat-
ened to run it into him if he would not assist
to kill the captain. The crew generally were in
the habit of carrying tales to the captain of the intention of
other persons. The way this was done was, the captain
would call down one of the crew, and holding a cutlass over
him, would threaten to cut him if he would not reveal some-
thing about some of the other men, and to save himself the
man did so. Barry Yelverton, French, and Dunn's commu-
nications were voluntary ones. After Rambert's death and
the arrival of the Tory at Fayal, she was boarded by the cap-
tain of an English vessel, who remained fur about an hour and
a half, having free access to the ship and free com-
munication wi th the crew of the Tory. After leaving
Fayal, French made another voluntary communication to the
captain. When the boy Glover called for me the captain
was more than half drunk, and he had been in this excited
state for some time before. When Reason was called down
the captain struck him on the side IN ith the bayonet.
Reexamined by 11r. BODKIN—I wrote the false, entries
because I knew the captain would put an end to any one's
existence who refused to obey him. He said to me ir that if
I disobeyed him, I should not have long to live."
Julian Cordiavello, examined by Mr. CLERK—Joined the
drip at Liverpool for the outward and home voyage. He
recollected the death of Reason sonic three days after the
ship left Fayal on her return. He remembered hie being in
the cabin at about midnight with others. IV hen Reason came
in the captain told him to sit down on the cola ; he had then a
cutlaer, in his hand. He said, then you want law, give
you English law, and he struck him on the forehead with
the cutlass. He then seized Reason by the collar, and shoved
him from side to side. The captain then threw the cutlass
on the floor and called the boy Denning to bring the bayonet.
He struck him twice with it, and the man died immediately.
Mr. Justice Wramams—Where did he strike him ? Wit-
ness—On the breast. He called Dunn, and the man was dis-
covered to be dead. The body of Reason was thrown over-
board.
Cross-examined—He knew a Frenchman on board
of the name of Morris. He was shipped at
Hong -Kong. He (the witness) did not know that Morris
had been on board the ship William the Fourth, or that
he had been accused of mutiny. Witness had never heard
Reason threaten the captain's life. The captain in his con-
duct was very violent, very much like a wild animal. He
often exclaimed, "this is the arm that slew the Boyne at
the hattle of Bannockburn."

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was a
journeyman cigar maker, living at lied Lion-street, White-
cbapel, against the defendant, who was a butcher, for the al-
leged negligent driving of a cart by a servant of the de-
fendant, on the 3d of September, the result of which was
that plaintiff was knocked down, and would have been killed
but for the interference of a friend; he was, however, very
much bruised.
A witness named Alexander, a cigar maker, deposed that
he and plaintiff were standing in the street about a yard out-
side the kerb-stone, when the defendant's cart came up, the
shaft of which struck the plaintiff and knocked him down.
Witness seized hold of the horse, and stopped him ; if he
had gone on the wheel must have gone over the plaintiff's
body ; as the cart was approaching the witness saw the
driver reading a paper of some sort ; there was another
cart passing at the time, and there was ample room ; p 1
in-
tiff was at) much injured that he was laid up for some time ;
he could earn about 355. a week.
Several other witnesses were celled, and gave testimony
corroborative of the above. _ _ _

For the defence the driver of the cart was called, and he
deposed that the plaintiff and his companions were standing
in the middle of the street; that he called out to them, but they
did not move. When the accieent happened the plaintiff got
up and seized witness by the collar and threatened to strike
him, but was prevented by his companions. Defendant ap-
peared to have been drinking. Witness met him a few days
after, and he (plaintiff) 4auced about and said, " Thank God,
there is no limbs broken."—(Laughter.) hfe a,ked witness
for an ox-tail for a little nourishment—(Laughter)—and
that he would give him a few cigars.
A second witness gave evidence somewhat to the same
effect.
The jury found a verdict for the defendant.

Barry Yelverton was next examined, and said he was an
apprentice on board the Tory, and was in her on the voyage
from Hong-Kong. He recollected the vessel falling short of
water and provisions before the slip reached Ascension.
The night on which they expected to make Ascension,
he asked Reason if he thought they would reach land before
the next morning? His answer was, he did not know; but
if they did so, he would put a blue shirt on the forearm, so
that some man-of-war's men would come on board and learn
how the men had been treated on the voyage by Captain
Johnstone. That was all that witness heard Reason say.
Witness told this to the captain after the Tory fell in with
the French barque, from which they obtained provisions.
He believed that he told the captain the day after
leaving the French barque. The captain called
witness into the cabin then, and said that, judg-
ing from the mate's appearance, he concludedd‘miT(lyeyfl
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French also said he had seen the men sharpening their knives
on the grindstone. About an hour after witness went on
deck, and saw the captain and several other of the officers
armed. The men were all aft, and the captain was cutting
at them. Among the men aft were Reason, Lee, and Cone,
and these were the men the captain was cutting at then.
They were in irons at the time at the break of the poop.
They were cut on the head, and witness saw all the three
bleeding. The same night the three were hauled into the tops,
but before this they had an anchor shackle placed on the necks of
each. They were hauled into the tops by ropes. Shortly
after this lambert jumped overboard. He recollected the
ship being off Fayal, and the captain going on shore to the
British Consul's. Witness went with him, but remained on
shore by the boat till the captain's return. The captain ap-
peared to be rather intoxicated when he came back, and said
something about the crew, but the words he did not recollect.
About two days after lie recollected Reason, who was now
first mate, being sent for into the cabin. At this time the cap-
tain appeared to be very intoxicated. Morris was sent for a
little before, and asked if lie had heard of any plot against his
(the captain's) life. He answered all that he had heard
Reason, Cone, and Lee say was, that on arriving in London
they would have law for him for what he had done to them.
The captain, on Reason coining into the cabin, said he would
have his law now, and cut the latter several times on the
head. Reason was sent on deck after this, and again seut
for about four hours after, and cut at in a singular manner.
He also pitched him about with his hands. Reason asked
the captain several times to spare him, but he paid no
attention to it, and shouted out the expression about the
battle of Bannockburn. The captain also stabbed Reason
in the left breast twice. About ten minutes after Reason
died. The dead body was afterwards placed at the foot of the
cabin, when the captain thrust the cutlass into it at the
shoulder, saying he would serve the whole of them in the
same way. The most of the crew were by at the time, hav-
ing come down to see the body. Witness the following night
heard the captain say he would make the crew walk the
plank. The captain dra•!k much more after falling in with
the French barque than before. The witness, in con-
tinuation, repeated in substance the evidence about the entries
which he made in the log-hook, made, as witness declared, at
the dictation of the captain, and the particulars of which
were given fully at the time of the examination before the
magistrates. lie made the deposition lie then did, because
the captain threatened the crew, if they did not do so, he
would have their life's blood.

The witness was cross-examined at some length, but no-
thing was elicited that materially affected his evidence in
chief.

David Johnson called and examined—Said he was a sea-
man on board the Tory. He joined the ship at Hong-Kong.
He remembered the death of Reason. Oa the evening be-
fore Reason died the deceased came to witness's berth and
said that the captain had called him. He saw a cut across
his forehead and the blood was upon it. Reason was called
by Julian and went away. After that witness never saw
Reason alive, but next day he saw the dead body about 8
o'clock, when he saw four of the ship's company carrying
it along the deck. Witness saw the body bare and noticed
several stabs.

Franklin Tucker was next examined, and deposed as to
Reason. The last time he saw him alive was on the morning
of the day of his death ; he was going down into the cabin,
and he had several cuts on his head. The next time he saw
him was about two hours after, when he saw him brought up
on deck dead. Witness afterwards examined the body, and
it was much cut on the head and body, apparently with a
cutlass.

There was nothing elicited ih the creas-e.xeraihation of
&WI Wittlee& .