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London, England, 1848-08-11 00:00:00

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CHELTENHAM ELECTION,

Mr. URQUHART adopted the suggestion, and con-
cluded by stating that it was intention to divide the
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ployed unlawfully.
After a few words from Capt. PECHELL, the order
of the day was agreed to, and the House went into a
Committee of Supply on the navy estimates.
The first was a vote of 139,3501. for the salaries of
officers, and the contingent expenses of the naval estab-
lishment at Portsmouth.
Captain PECHELL called the attention of the Com-
mittee to the advantages of Jeffry's marine glue over
common pitch in the caulking and repairing of 3bips, and
the docds.
Lord JOHN RAY assured the Honmanable and
Gallant Member that every disposition had Les m shown
by the Admiralty to give the material a fair trial. Ex-
periments had been made, and it was found that the
marine glue would cost one-seventh more than common
pitch, and as it dried very quickly, and was • ery nau-
seous in its smell, it was not considered an • advisable
substance to tise in ship-building.
Mr. fIUME thought if the glue remained in the same
state in all weathers, as had been stated, why ther in a
northern or tropical climate, it would be founi I a great
desideratum for caulking the upper decks of v
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

Mr. D'Eyncourt, M.P. for Lambeth, was; 'prevented
by illness from attending the House of Coma 10 ns to vote
on Mr. H. Berkeley's motion on the Ballot la at Tuesday,
having indeed been ordered out of town by hi s medical
adviser last week.
REVISING BARRISTERS.--The Lord Cl liE 'f Justice
Denman has been pleased to reappoint Laces lot Shad-
well, Esq., Francis Bailey, Esq., and Tho.tni is Young
M'Christie, Esq„ to revise the lists of voter s for Mem-
bers to serve in Parliament for the county of ' Middle-
sex, the cities of London and Westminster•, and the
boroughs of Marylebone, Finsbury, and tly a Tower
Hamlets.
DRY GAS METER FOR COVENT-GARDEN Z 'ELEATRE.
—This is the largest meter that has ever k seen con-
structed, being near eight feet in height, sixte en in cir-
cumference, and two tons in weight; it is on lamented
with gothic devices, and executed in first-n ite style.
Manufactured at 168, Drury-lane, under the if nmediate
superintendence of Mr. Defries, the inventor and pa-
tentee.
SECONDARIES' COURT.--This Court did not sit
today.

BlitTll
On the sth inst., at Ninfield, Sussex, the wife of the Rev.
E. H. M. Sladen, of a sen.
On the 7th inst., at Park-crescent, Portland-pl ac.i the wife
of W. Forsyth, Esq., of a daughter.
At Brighton, on the 6th inst., the lady of 13. S. Pigotf,
Esq., of a son.
On the Bth inst., at Ladbroko-villas, Notting-
J. of a son, stillborn.
At Taunton, on the 7th inst., Mrs. W. Franck Elliot, of a
daughter.
On the Bth inst., at Broom-hall, Surrey, the la, ty of John
Labouchere, Esq., of a daughter.
At Brighton, on the 9th, the lady of the Rev. aE. Ken..
naway, of a daughter.

kill, Mrs. C.

MA Iff-D7
At Stony Middleton, Derbyshire, on Thursday , the 10th
inst., by the Hon. and Rev. L. W. Denman, Edwin trl Cropper,
Esq., to Margaret, relict of the late H. W. Macaul Iy, Esq.
On the Bth inst., at Tettenhall, Staffordshiri Uvedale
Corbett, jun., Esq., eldest son of Uvedale Corbet t, Esq., of
Aston-hall, Salop, to Mary, eldest daughter of the / ate John
Fryer, Esq.
At Glasgow, on the Bth inst., Henry Ward, Esq., of Bolton-
street, Piccadilly, to Mary Dalglish, daughter of A. lorrison,
Esq., of Ballinakill, Argyleshire, N.B.
On the 3d inst., at Kilton-park, Devonshire, A. Bt ills, Esq,
of Hyde-park-gardens, to Agnes Lucy, second .daughter of
Sir T. D Acland, of Killerton, Bart.
On the 3d inst., at Kildysart, county of Cla Francis
Lowe, youngest son of W. Lowe, Esq., of Monta3 ue-street.
Russell-square, to Mary Julia, youngest daughter u f the late
Major Ross Lewin, of Ross-hill, near Kildysart.
On the sth inst., at St. George's, Hanover-sqrsa re, John,
youngest son of Mr. Paul, of Surrey-place Old Su :nt-road,
to Jane, third daughter of Mr. Robson, Park-place,
]9 :enning-
ton-cross.

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DIED.
lOn the 27th ult., at Norfolk-terrace, Lower-road, Is
lihigton,
aged 78. Ann, the wife of R. Simner, Esq.
On the 30th ult., Charles, the son of F. Brow ny Esq..
Francis-street, Torrington-square.
On the 7th inst., Caroline, the wife of C. Johns nty Esq.,
of Claramont, Cheshunt, Herts.
On the 7th inst., at Knowesthorpe-house, 14 tei Is, Sarah
Maria, wife of W. M. Maude. Esq., aged 66.
On the 7th inst., at New-house, Hadlow, Kent ~ Saralr,
the widow of Mr. W. Carnet!, aged 77.
At Camberwell, on the Bth inst., aged 38, W. C.. Dotnetty
late of Ceylon, son of N. Dornett, Esq.
On the Bth inst., at Brighton, aged 68, Sara, t (Cornell, of
Upper Norton-street, London.
On the 9th inst., Albert Helyar, late Captain t ,of the 7't th .
Hussars.

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kliddlosz, Friday, August 11, 1848.

The Committee appointed to inquire into the matter of
the petition against the return for Cheltenham appeared
at the table and were sworn. The following are the
Members of the Committee :—Sir W. Clay, Mr. R.
Palmer, Mr. Thicknesse, Captain Harris, and Mr. Ogle.
They were appointed to sit to-morrow at eleven o'clock.
MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The LORD-ADVOCATE withdrew this Bill, and on
the motion of the Learned Gentleman the order was
read and discharged.
REGISTERING BIRTHS, &c. (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The LEARNED GENTLEMAN also withdrew this Bill,
and upon his motion the order of the day for going
into Committee was read and discharged.
EXCHANGE of ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE.
The Exchange of Ecclesiastical Patronage between
her Majesty and the Earl of Leicester Bill was read a
third time and passed.
COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.
Upon the order of the day being read for going into a
Committee of Supply,
Sir DE LACY EVANS called the attention of the
House to some observations which had been made by
the Hon. Member fur Stafford (Mr. Urquhart) to the
effect that those engaged in the war at Canton and in the
Kafir war were guilty of piracy,not having made a formal
declaration of war, andrthat they were amenable to the
law enacted for the suppression of piracy. The Hon.
and Gallant Member showed that the Admiralty and
other high authorities had commended the conduct of
the officers under whose direction those wars were carried
on. If he were not mistaken, the Hon. Member (Mr.
Urquhart) had in early life been engaged in a similar
warfare under Lord Dundonald.
Mr. URQUHART, in reply, said he had no personal
motive in bringing the matter before the House, but did
so simply from a feeling of deep shame at the guilt of
his country, and a desire at all events to clear himself
from participating in it. It involved an important ques-
tion of international law. The Hon. Member was pro-
ceeding to state his complaints in detail wheyn he was
interrupted by
Captain HARRIS, who rose to call the !roil. Gentle-
man to order. He did not think it right, in going into a
Committee of Supply, that the Hon. Member ab ould read
a chapter from Grotius and Vette].
Mr. HUME considered that the subject 'which had
been brought before the House was one of gre at impor-
tance, and he thought it ought to be brought oil aeparstely,
and not mixed up with other matters. He rece.mmended
the Hon. Member not to persevere on the prettent occa-
sion.