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proved. Lord BROUGHAM did not fail to handle
somewhat sharply the gross fallacies propounded by
Lord STANLey, and wound up by reading him a con-
stitutional lesson upon the topic, reperttedly urge:l, of
rtpp,,ll!!:,; tie r-. r.:
SO leading an authority as Lord isaoudnAm. ;ai uli t.
views upon this subject, in strict correspondence with
those which we have already rresented to our readers.
Their Lordships last evening got into Committee.
The Duke of EurKINGnAm moved the first of him
amendments, the discussion of which occupied the re-
mainder of the night. Its purport was to secure a
protection of 10s. when corn was at 485., instead of
ls., as proposed by the measure. The Earl of RIPON
resisted it, as directly tending to maintain all the
disadvantages of the present system, which their
Lordships had already, in principle, decided should be
removed; and he further stated, that the exceedingly di-
minished sliding-scale, temporarily imported into the
Bill, had not been introduced in the nature of a com-
promise with the landed proprietors, but exclusively
upon the ground, that it would be not altogether wise
to allow the principle of the measure to come sud-
denly into full operation, without allowing a short
time to elapse, in order to mitigate the temporary
evils, inseparable from any great alteration in our
laws. The Ministerial clause was carried by a ma-
jority of 33. Such a division is most cheering, nay,
conclusive in favour of the ultimate passing of the
Bill. The division on the second reading, yielded a
majority of 47. It was stated that, apart from the
proxies, Ministers, on that occasion, had only a ma-
jority of 12. We have now a majority of 33 in Com-
mittee, when no votes by proxy can be taken ! The
inference is complete. We heartily congratulate the
country.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT).
The last faint hope of the protectionists has passed
away. No longer is there doubt or danger either as
to the final fate of the great measure of free trade, or
of its being emasculated or weakened during its pro-
gress through the Upper House. The Lords have
-nobly discharged the duty they owed to their country,
they have shown that no selfish considerations, no
undue desire to keep up high rents, which it has been
erroneously supposed the continuance of an obnoxious
tax on a nation's food was calculated to maintain, have
made them so indifferent to the real interests of their
order, so blind to the signs of the times,
as to induce them to enter into a hopeless and vexa-
tious contest with the popular branch of the Legisla-
ture, with the nation at large. Their Lordships have
well understood the constitutional nature of their
functions. It was intended that they should present
a check to crude and hurried legislation, should in-
terpose themselves against a corrupt and venal ma-
jority of the House of Commons, if such
should have an existence, and to protect
the rights and liberties of the people at large ;
at least until an appeal to that people should enable
them to have their wishes and feelings on a great
constitutional question truly represented in their
own branch of the Legislature ; but it never was con-
templated that their Lordships should constitute
themselves into a formidable obstacle, an all but im-
passable barrier against the strongly-expressed desires
and the ardent wishes of the nation. No rational
man could suppose that an appeal to the
general body of the people could have any other
effect than to swell the ranks of the free-traders, and
to render still more irresistible the patriotic phalanx
who have arrayed themselves on the side of free trade,
the abolition of all commercial restrictions, and the
introduction of cheap food to the many. Their Lord-
ships have therefore acted wisely in at once freely
and gracefully acceding to the popular demand, arid
by so doing have done more to retain the respect
and esteem of the public and to strengthen their
own power and just influence, than by any
other course they could possibly have adopted.
Many predictions had been hazarded by the enfeebled
and prostrate faction as to the line of conduct that
would be pursued : first, it was confidently stated that
the noble policy of the Government would be rejected
by the Commons, or so mutilated and altered as to be
quite inadequate to the wants and wishes of the
country. Much disappointment was felt when
it was discovered that the magnanimous and
disinterested support rendered by the great
political rivals of the Ministry, and the
sound judgment evinced by many of those who had
formerly been advocates and supporters of the corn-
laws, removed that hope. Then arose the question,
" What will the Lords do ?" and lsssld assertions were
unhesitatingly made that the Peers would reject the
measure, and at least delay its triumph until the re-
sult of a general election should be ascertained. This
hope was alse frustrated, and the second reading
was carried by a glorious majority. Then came
the assurance that in the Committee the work of
destruction would be effected, and that although it
was vain to contend against the principle, yet that
much change would be introduced in the details, and
that the proxies being no longer available in that
stage of the discussion, the measure would lose the
great support which had been obtained for it through
the personal influence of the Duke of 'WEL-
LINGTON and the number of proxies at his
Grace's disposal, and that it could then
be pared down and diluted to such an extent,
that it would no longer be accepted by the
House of Commons, or received by the free-traders
as a valuable and highly prized boon. The division
of last night has, however, tested the fallacy, and
proved the inaccuracy of the assertion. The Duke
of BUCKINGHAM, by his amendment, sought to per-
petuate the small duty retained by the Premier for
the term of three years, to save, as he himself
said, a shadow of protection to the agricultural
interest. His Grace, however, by his manner
of introducing the subject, showed that whatever
might be the expectations of his party, he himself
had little hope of carrying his proposition. He (lid
not speak with the energy or confidence of one ani-
mated and inspired by the prospect of victory; on
the contrary, his speech bore the stamp of conscious
defeat. The Peers who spoke in favour of the
amendment stated the little benefit that they
considered it would afford if carried, and
that, as a measure of protection, it was
ludicrous and inefficient, and that they only gave
it their support because it upheld in some degree the
principle of protection. It was for this very reason
the more dangerous, as some straggling and doubtful
votes might possibly be obtained from ,amongst those
who had supported the second reading. The majority
of thirty-three has, however, set the question at rest,
and we may now congratulate our fellow-labourers

on the certainty of an immediate termination of the
discussion. This very night will probably conclude
the sittings of the Committee, and in a few short days
the Ministerial measure will have become the law of
the land.

Intelligence has been received from Rome of the 4th
June. On that day the remains •f the late POPE, hav-
ing been previously embalmed, were exposed to public
view in the Sistine Chapel. The fortune
left by GREGORY XVI. to his heirs amounts
to two millions of Roman piastres. These accounts re-
present that tranquillity at that date prevailed at
Rome ; but a letter from - Leghorn, dated Bth June
(four days later), states that the people had assembled
in the streets of Rome, demanding the secularisation
of the Government, and that peace had not been re-
stored until a collision, attended with much bloodshed,
had taken place between the soldiers and the people.
GAETANINA, the favourite Chamberlain of GREGORY
is said to have fled from Rome and to have sought
refuge in Tuscany.

hed foreign,,Junel, 18 4161,ayseayasi.-1
tiany letter
journal dateds, St.b o t
hP eor u
Russianrgn
nounced that the cholera has made its appearance in
many towns on the Russian frontier. Such a statement
is entirely destitute of foundation. The epidemic has
not even approached our frontiers."

Madrid papers of the 7th have been received. They
contain no intelligence of any description. No news
from Lisbon of a later date than that already published
had been received in Madrid.
The Tientpo urges the necessity of dispatching imme-
diately to Rome some able diplomatist to watch the pro-
ceedings of the Conclave, and to open new negotiations
on the subject of the Spanish Church.
MADRID BOURSE.—Three per Cents., 339-16 cash ;
Five per Cents., 20; cash ; Debt without Interest, 6.1
We have

colonial be
e have received the Paris papers of Sunday.
The Chamber of Deputies on Saturday voted the
budget of the financial department, A great num-
get, and commenced the discussion on the

EVENING, JIJN 16, IM6

ber of Bills have been withdrawn. The discussion
of the budget of receipts, always the lest measure of the
session, is fixed for Friday, and there is every proba-
bility that, on Monday, the session, as far as the De-
puties are concerned, will be terminated. The
Constibitionitel, in relation to the late escapade
of Deke PASQUIER, says, " It has been remarked that
the Prince DE LA MOSHOWA has not of late been
present at the sittings of the Chamber of Peers,
We have reason to believe that he is re-
solved to avail himself of the earliest op-
portunity of publicly protesting against what,
to speak in the mildest terms, must be de-
nominated the imprudent expression, the use
of which during a recent trial astonished and
hurt the feelings of nearly the whole of the Peerage.
We hope that these words will be explained in such a
manner as to give to the son of the glorious Marshal
NEY the just satisfaction which he seeks for."
The National mentions that a rumour is prevalent
that the Government had received very important dis-
patches from Italy, announcing an insurrection in the
Roman Legation, and that Austria had ordered her
troops to be in readiness to march upon the first signal of
outbreak.

The French Government have received important dis-
patches from Syria. M. GUIZOT, on Saturday, in the
Chamber of Deputies, said, as an excuse for not an-
swering certain questions relative to Lebanon, of
which a Deputy had given notice, " the despatches which
I have received by the two last packets announce that
changes have taken place in Lebanon, and measures have
been adopted which greatly modify the present state
of affairs in that province, and believing that my
discussion would injure the interests of order, of peace,
and the security of the Christians of Lebanon, I feel con-
vinced that any such discussion would be inopportune."
The Moniteur Algerien, of Jane 6, represents the
pacification of Algeria as complete.
The Ocean, of Brest, of the 10th of June, announces
the arrival at that port, on the Bth, of the corvette La
Somme, Captain Alain, from the Marquesas, which is-
lands she quitted on the 16th of December. The colony
was healthy, but was suffering from want of provisions.
She brings home a portion of the garrison of the islands.
At Otaheite all was tranquil for the present. No colli-
sion had taken place for some time ; and although one
tribe still remained encamped, it traded with the French,
giving cattle in exchange for seed corn. Queen
POMARE still refused to return to Otaheite.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Juoz 15.
Boulogne and Amiens, 11 % —Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette
(Espeleta), I%—Central of Spain, I%—Dutch Rhenish, 7% —East
Indian, % —Louvain and Jemappe, 1 4—Northern of France Con-
titutad, 144—Orleans and Bordeaux, 10—Paris and Orleans, 47%
—Paris and Rouen, 3834—Sambre and Meuse, s—West Flanders, 4.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
This Court was occupied in disposing of common jury cases,
which presented no features of interest except to the parties con-
cerned.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.
OLD COURT:
(Before the RECORDER and Alderman Class.)

Henry Barnaby was indicted for stealing a box containing bank.
notes to the value of 2751., and other property, belonging to John
Ratcliffe ; and Margaret Barnaby was indicted for feloniously receiv-
ing part of the notes, well knowing them to be stolen. Both pri-
soners pleaded not guilty.
John Ratcliffe, a victualler, at Harefield, near Uxbridge, stated,
that on the 3d January he had a box under his bed containing bank-
notes and deeds ; he saw it safe that afternoon about four o'clock,
when he believed there were five twenty pound notes, nine or ten
ten pound, and about fifteen five pound notes in It. He missed the
box about ten o'clock the same evening. During that afternoon, the
witness had been two or three:times at the butcher's shop just by.
Ile had since received the deeds and one twenty pound note. The
male prisoner had been often employed at his house, which he knew
well.
John James Ratcliffe, son of the last witness, said he went on the
afternoon of the 3d of January into the back house, and found the
back door open, although he had seen it shut an hour before. At ten
o'clock an alarm was given about the loss of the box. About nine
o'clock next morning he saw the male prisoner with a man of the
name of Lamb on his way to Bayard's Wood. A constable came to
the witness on the 17th of March with information of the finding of
his father's box in a field near. Witness went; to the field and
saw it, when he found the lock of the box broken, and the notes
gone, though the deeds were there and a promissory note for 6001.
Joseph Lacy, said he found the box produced in Court, and gave it
to John Ratcliffe.

'William Wither stated that the male prisoner came three or four
months ago to Mrs. Oliver's, in the Kingsland-road, and asked witness
if he could change a 51. note. The change was got, and witness after-
wards went with the male prisoner, and had something to drink.
While In the public-house the prisoner said to him, if any of the
other men came up (meaning from Harefleld), he need not say he
had seen him.
Mary Brash, who lived at Harefleld, stated, that that on the 3d
of January he saw the male prisoner standing near the prosecutor's
house in the road, about seven o'clock.
Samuel Webb said he was at work :n Bayard's Wood, on the 18th
of March last, and saw, near some stubs, several papers belonging to
Mr. Ratcliffe, which he had conveyed to their owner.
Charles Filken, a blacksmith, at Harefield, said, that on the 4th of
January he saw Henry Barnaby and the man Lamb near Mr. Rat-
cliffe's house, and proceeding in the direction of Bayard's Wood.
Witness went in a different direction, and discovered some fresh
footsteps among the hay; which when he followed led him to snares
set there. He afterwards, on the 18th of March, was taken to the
place where the papers were discovered, and the spot was as near as
possible that in which he had previously seen the snares.
Mary Fores, a servant to Mr. Ratcliffe, said she had occasion t
go out about seven o'clock, when she saw Henry Barnaby ten yard°
off from the back-door, looking over the paling. Alter she cameo
back she heard some noise over head, in a room adjoining her mas-
ter's bed-room, and thought it was her master. She did not see
Barnaby that night again.

_
William Walmond said he had been in the company of the
male prisoner about six weeks ago. Witness had heard of the
robbery, and had been accused of it. On that night wit-
ness said to the male prisoner, " Come, Nanny, how sly
you keep things; Charlie (meaning the man Lamb) has told
me how you got the money." The prisoner bade him come
and sit down beside him and he would tell him how he came
by it. On the Saturday lie put off his shoes, walked into Ratcliffe's,
opened the back door, and leaving it ajar went up stairs. He
starched first one bed-rourrt and then went into another, but while
there he was scared by the maid-servant, and he hid himself between
two beds till she left the room. He then, seeing Ratcliffe is the
butcher's shop, :searched and fouud the box under the bed, which
he shook, and although he heard nothing particular, it felt heavy
and he carried it off and hid it. Charles Lamb came next morning
into Barnaby's house andlsald, "Oh, Nanny (meaning Henry Bar-
naby) old Ratcliffe has lost seine money." This led to a disclosure on
the part of the prisoner, and both went out to Bayard's Wood, near
some stubs, and there disposed of the papers which `they thought
would not be available, where they were found afterwards. Shared
the notes between them, and hid the box in a furze field, where the
snares had been seen.
__.

Bamaby said to this witness that he had his share of the notes
sewed up in his mother's bed, and that Lamb had his sewed up in his
wife's petticoat and stays. The witness had seen the prisoner with a
5/. note in his possession.

Pollee-constable 166 T said, he went to 31, Kensington-square,
where the female prisoner was in service, and charged her with
having money not her own. She denied having any, but afterwards
admitted having received two 6/. notes from her brother, who said
he had picked them up. The constable still suspected she had
possession of more, and charged her accordingly ; but she
denied having more. He, however, spoke to her mis-
tress, to whom he told the suspicions entertained against
the brother, and said he must search the maid .servant's box. The
female prisoner on this admitted having a 201. note of the Uxbridge
Bank, and produced it from her box.
The note was identified by Mr. Ratcliffe as his.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Iluddlestone conducted the ease for the pro-
secutor, and Mr. Doane defended the female prisoner.
The RECORDER having summed up the evidence, the jury fottud the
male prisoner Guilty. He was sentenced to fifteen years' transporta-
tion. The female prisoner was Acquitted.

LEICESTER AND BEDFORD
RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The adjourned meeting of scripholders in this Company
was held this day, at the London Tavern; Wynn Ellis, Esq.,
M.P., in the chair.
The SOLICITOR having read the Bill,
The CIIAIIeMAN stated that the amount of scrip votes re-
corded at the last meeting was 22,248, arid the number re-
quired in the terms of the sessional orders being 25,000, they
were consequently obliged to adjourn the meeting to this
day. The directors had since beenr entrusted with 6,522 all
in favour of proceeding with the scheme, so that there were
28,778 scrip votes in favour of going to Parliament and not
one dissentient.—(Cheers.)
A resolution was then proposed by the Chairman in the
usual form to authorise the directors in proceeding with the
Bill, which was unanimously adopted and the meeting sepa-
rated.

CHEAP RAILWAY CONVEYANCE FOR LABOURERS.—
' The directors of the Eastern Counties Railway have offered to convey
labourers a distance of five miles along their line for one penny each,
night and morning.
ACCIDENT TO Mn. COOlCE.—Yesterday morning, a
little before eight o'clock, Mr. Cooke, so well known in connexion
with the electric telegraph, was riding a spirited horse on Blackheath
at an easy canter, when the animal suddenly slipped and came down
on his knees. The unfortunate gentleman was thrown with great
violence over the horse's head, but with the feet still entangled in
the stirrups, and on the horse making an effort to regain his legs
he struck Mr. Cooke severely on the head with his fore feet. Pcr-
timately assistance was at hand, and the animal secured from
making further plunges, or the consequences must have been fatal.
Medical attendance was instantly sent for, and Mr. Cooke con-
veyed in a deplorable condition to his residence, en Lewisham-hill,
Blackheath.

NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.—We understand that this
railway will, in all likelihood, be formally opened by the directors
the length of Dunbar on Thursday, the 18th, and that it will be
thrown open for the conveyance of the public a few days afterwards.
PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.—EarIy in July next,
a grand fete champetre will take place for this society, near the grounds
of the Bishop of Rochester, Bromley, Kent, on which occasion, in
addition to the amusements of the day, the principal portion of the
troop of equestrians belonging to the establishment of Mr. W. Batty,
of Astley's, have been engaged for the occasion.
DEATHS BYIDROWNINGI IN THE THAMES.—On Mon-
day evening Mr. Payne held two, inquests on the bodies of persons
accidentally drowned in the Thames. The first was held at the
Steel-yard coffee-house, Upper Thames-street, on the body of James
Daly, aged seventeen. It appeared that, on Thursday evening last,
deceased was bathing, with other boys, in the Thames, at Bankside,
opposite to Barclay and Perkins's brewhouse, when he got out of his
depth, and was carried away by the tide, which was running rapidly
down at low water. A man of colour, named Bowling, dived after
him, and caught him by the hair, hut, as he was dragging him ashore,
the force of the tide broke his hold, and before he could seize de-
ceased again, he finally disappeared. A waterman, who found the
body on Sunday morning, locked in the paddle wheel of the Topaz,
steamer, said, bathing in the Thames at low water was extremely
dangerous, as the steamers drew the water off so rapidly that the
bathers were drawn with it, and generally drowned, if they could not
swim. The second inquest was held at the Rose and Crown, New-
wharf, Whitefriars, on the body of James Mackenzie, aged twenty-
four, a compositor, late in the employ of Messrs. Levy and Robson,
printers, Great Now-street, Gough-square. A bargeman, named
Jones, said he saw deceased, a little before six o'clock on Sunday
morning strip himself and Jump off one of the barges at Whitefriars'-
wharf. He was a good swimmer, and swain ont into the middle of
the river, when lie sank, but rose again laughing. He then swam
towards the barge, and when within thirty yards of it, he threwlis
hands about as if in play, and again sank. He rose once more,ffo wererts
made
signs of distress, and then finally disappeared. Though
made to save him, they did not succeed, and thebcsc:l3 u-g.h V
case, Acci-
aS not Sound
until three hours after the occurrence. Verdict in each
dental death."
so Yestert a
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extensive library and coltecticaa of
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state papers of the late W. formerly librarian to the
Messrs. Evans's Auction-
London Institution, was corntrmi:e7vitdctee'Lat.,
memoirs of J. P. Kemble,"
rooms in New Bond-street. B
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The same author's Me Memoirs of Mrs. Siddons and Mrs.
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Charles 1., Richard Evelyn's copy, sold for 21. 13s. The other lots
sold yesterday consisted principally of old catalogues of book sales,
which fetched large prices, and broadsides relating to balloons, news.
paper cuttings, &e.
It was asserted yesterday, by some of Sir Robert
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