The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday af-
ternoon at a meeting of the Commission for Promoting and
Encouraging the Fine Arts, in the re-building the Palace of
Westminster.
His Royal Highness, attended by Colonel Bouverie, arrived
at Gwydyr House, Whitehall, at a quarter before three
o'clock. The Commissioners prcsent were the Alarquis of
Lansdowne, Viscount Canning, Lord Ashburton, the Right
Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, Viscount Mahon,
Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart., Mr. Hallam, and Mr. Wyse. The
Secretary (Mr. Eastlake) was in attendance.
The meeting broke up at half-past four, when Prince
Albert, accompanied by the Commissioners and the Secretary,
proceeded to the New Palace of Westminster to inspect the
works.

Their Royal Hignesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by
the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing yesterday in an
open carriage and four.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday ap Clarence
House, St. James's.

Their Royal HighnesFes the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge honoured the Earl and Countess of Wilton with their
company at dinner yesterday, at their residence in Grosvenor-
square.

His Excellency the Portuguese Minister transacted busi-
ness yesterdly at the Foreign-office.
Lord Granville Somerset, Sir James Graham, the Right
Ilon. Sidney Herbert, the President of the Board of Trace,
and the Vice-President, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel
yesterday.
The Poitmaster-General had an interview with the Chan.
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamp.:,
had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Coloni,d-office
from the Governor of Gibraltar.
The Earl of Lincoln arrived in town yesterday from Salt-
hill.

The Countess of Romney expired on Thursday night at
her residence in Wilton-crescent. Her Ladyship was daughter
of the late, and sister of the present Duke of./3uccleuch.

FRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S
THEATRE.
Mademoiselle Dejazet, the espiegle Dejazet, the fasci-
nating Dejazet, the pet alike of Paris and of London,
made her debut for the season here last evening in her
two favourite characters of Vert. Vert. in the vaudeville
of that name (of which the English play, The Pet of
the Petticoats is almost a literal translation), and
Catherine Biancoli in La Flute de Dominique.
Never did she look, or act, or sing better.
Her Vert Vert was the Prince of Pickles, and
her costume became her exceedingly. The powdered
wig, and square-cut coat, and flapped and embroidered
waistcoat and tight smalls seemed really a
picturesque costume when set off by the graces
of Dejazet. In La Fille de Dominique she
assumes a variety of characters. The daughter of
a deceased actor, she is desirous of obtaining an engage-
ment among the servants of his Majesty Louis XIV.,
but Baron, the manager, refuses to see her, and puts her
off by a variety of civil excuses. She then aecording to
the old plan, assumes a variety of disguises, and tasci-
nates him as Margot, a country girl—half pleases and
hall terrifies him as a fine lady of quality, who has gone
mad from love of him, and quite terrifies him as a
young soldier, the lover of Margot, who demands satis-
faction for his abduction of the rustic beauty. Having
sufficiently teased him, a discovery takes place, and she
who, as Catherine Biancoli, had been rejected unseen
and unheard by the troupe, is, as Madame Baron, re-
ceived with acclamation as th e acknowledged prima donna.
Her provincialisms, as Margot, and her strut and
swagger, as the young soldier, kept the house in a rear.
She was called for at the fall of the curtain, and enthu-
siastically applauded by a house cro.vded to the ceiling.

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CAUTION TO PARENTS.—On Thursday evening an in-
quest was held at Mr. Morgan's, the Gloucester Arms,
Rochester-row, on the body of Hannah Clack, a very fine
child, four years and a half old, the daughter of a respectable
tradesman in the neighbourhood. The child had been left
on Tuesday afternoon for a moment in the next room to its
mother, who was suddenly alarmed by its screams The child
having stated that she had put something in her mouth,
some rhubarb and magnesia was administered, and the child
appeared to recover, and played about during the evening,
when it suddenly became speechless and convulsed. An
emetic was administered by a medical man in the neighbour-
hood, and the child was subsequently conveyed to a surgeon,
who made an opening in the child's throat. The operation
was skilful and perfect, but the child, who was exhausted and
senseless, died. On a post-mortem examination a piece of
walnut-shell was found wedged in the windpipe, which was
the cause of death. Verdict, "Died from convulsion and ex-
haustion, caused by a piece of walnut-shell having become
wedged in the windpipe."
Much dissatisfaction having arisen among the artisans
engaged in the production of the Llama Cloth he the West of
England, by mason of a rumour that it was the intention of
the Messrs. Nicoll, of Regent-street, to remove such manu-
facture nearer to the metropolis, those gentlemen have issued
a circular denying such to be their purpose, and which has
allayed the fears of a large body of men.
EXTRAORDINARY CONFLICT BETWEEN A MAN AND A
BULL.—A correspondent has transmitted us a humourous
account of a combat, long and terrible, between a man and
a bull, at Panteison, Pembrokeshire. It appears that on
Wednesday a bull f the pure Ayrshire breed, which had
been confined for six months, in consequence of his
dangerous freaks, was turned out for an airing after his
long seclusion, when he, it seems, determined to make
amends for the immunities the neighbourhood had enjoyed
during his confinement, by immediately, on obtaining his
freedom, attacking Ben, the farm bailiff, an ifirm old man.
Ile called lustily for assistance, when the coachmen, the
hero of the fight, made his appearance, and forthwith pro-
ceeded to mortal combat with the terror of the neighbour-
hood. The battle raged long and violently, and with alter-
nate success, poor coachee being at one time made to kiss his
" mother earth," while in another round he made his Ayrshire
antagonist roar so loudly that even the farm-buildings seemed
to quake with fear. But coachee was not to be frightened
with noise. Seven terrific rounds were fought, and the
quadruped was obliged to succumb to this lord of the
creation. In the fifth round the coachman appeared as if he
was going to have the worst of it, having been knocked
Over a wall, and into a pond four feet deep. He was how-
ever, nothing daunted at this mishap; but, on the contrary,
the immersion seemed to revive him, and infuse fresh spirit
into his soul, as in the next round he had a slight ad-
vantage ; but eventually the two combatants fell, and were
locked in each others arms. It was now evident the Scot
had enough of it, and the termination of the desperate
affray is thus given by our correspondent :—Seventh round—
Wallace, the bull, up first, took to his heels and ran, leaving
Morris, the coachman, in the pond, gasping for breath, the
poor old bailiff and his men peeping through the hedges in
all directions, anxious to ascertain the course Mr. Wallace
was determined to steer. Away he went, in steeple-chase
style, clearing every bank, Morris closely following. When
about three-quarters of a mile from home, Wallace fell.
Morris by this time well up to 'Wallace's heels, and laying
hold of a fine ring which he had the honour of wearing in
his nose, led him back as gentle as a lamb, and placed him
in irons in a condemned cell, there to be imprisoned during
the old bailiff's pleasure. Too much praise cannot be given
to Morris, for his timely assistance to poor old Ben, the
bailiff; and we are happy to say that Morris escaped unhurt,
except a slight bruise on one of his legs.—Carmarthen
Journal.
WINDOW GARDENS.—Those who are debarred from
the enjoyment of a garden by sickness, residence, or fortune,
should take a leaf out of the book of the French and Belgian
ladies, who succeed, by means of double-glazed windows,
and other contrivances, in providing themselves with an
ample supply of fresh flowers at all seasons of the year.
With us, the first object of the dwellers in town is to buy
plants, the next is to provide for them. Elsewhere it is
thought more advantageous, in the first instance, to secure
the means of keeping a plant in health ; and, that being ac-
complished, to obtain it. We will not be so uncivil
as to reproach our fair countrywomen with herein in-
dulging in that sort of caprice which is vulgarly called put-
ting a cart before a horse; but we shall confine ourselves to
an explanation of the manner in which other persons pro-
ceed, leaving all who are concerned to form their own
judgment in the matter. "In Belgium," says M. Victor
Pacquet, "wherever you go, you see spaces between double
sashed windows filled in the winter time with the most
charming flowers. Elsewhere the balconies are turned into
greenhouses, and you may find on a fifth or sixth floor a
miniature stove, gay with the brightest flowers and the
greenest foliage. In Paris there are many such contrivances,
especially two on the fourth floor of a house in the Boulevard
de la Madeleine, at the corner of Rue Caumartin. Here are
to be found the rarest plants. Camehas grow in the open
ground. Passion-flowers cling to the columns; the creep-
ing fig forms a carpet upon the walls, and water plants start
up from tiny basins curiously contrived in the solid brick-
work. By turning a screw, a stream of limpid water flows
down a rock, front which crevices start up ferns and lvcopods,
and such things. And what is it that adjoins this
little paradise, but a bed-room ! The first beams of the
morning sun throw upon the bed of the owner the shadows
of palm leaves and bananas, or of garlands and passion
ers." This sort of garden, though on the fourth floor,
is however, rather too ambitious for every body's taste, and,
therefore, we agree with M. Paquet, that the little Belgian
windoe gardens are, upon the whole, more likely to meet the
means, if not the fancy, of the mass of mankind.—Getr-
deners' Chroniale.
AN IMPUDENT IMPOSTOR.—There is the greatest sen-
sation felt in the neighbourhood of Stroud, and the vil-
lages contiguous, by the appearance of a Mr. Coushman, a
art-disant " prophet." He professes to be endowed with a
" miraculous power of healing" the most extreme cases of
disease, and even such physical ailments that are not classi-
fied in the nomenclature of the faculty; he having for a
period of thirteen years (as he states) prayed without in-
termission for the attainment of such a desideratum. He
has deigned to visit this locality, leaving for a time his
native county, Essex, at the ardent solicitation of certain
aged families in the neighbourhood. He makes no formal
charge, but gives his patients the strongest intimation
that he cannot subsist without some
t,specially
assistance," in the performance of his e great pecuniary
fimN
i.essiofene.7
He is about 70 years of age, stands about
eight inches high, is extremely ignorant,
with such
unprecedented success, he is by no
of the Scriptures, and though
he
means
of
calcu-
lated for an impostor.
The number
re-
ceives of both sexes, of all ages, and of every grade
of society, for physical
aand the extermination of
mviesnittoarlslyhe
constitutional disease, is
He
arrogates (he says) to him-
faaicdt, incredible, and an anomally
of the 19th century.
"noself but in the performance of his
cases to the efficacy of prayer and the
his
ihar
patients..d
earnings
impostorgsofthe poorer
is niackliansgsesa, rich
duping thousands of weak-minded and credulous indivi-
duals who suffer their assent to precede their reason ; and it
trustspowaleorL
faith
harvest
o f
out of the
fess t o add
andt hd allu a 'ho visit
is devoutly to be wished that some influential party would
speedily adopt means to rid the neighbourhood of so dele-
ththeirmeiyo uaers,:eaunnntuuadieslral3n,tchefie,n
dfiomrthpiertemissssienolenveedos relapsedtheir
convalescence,
l
of wt
hh il r
money. We have heard that "the prophet"
hased found be-
lievers, notonly amongst the poor and ignorant, but amongst
persons whose position in society
and education might have
been expected to fortify themagainst such an assault upon
their credulity._ Gloucester Journal.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—OXFORD, WEDNESDAY
EVENlNG.—lnformation has just reached this city of the
melancholy death, by drowning, of Mr. George Gibbs, com-
moner of Exeter College, whilst bathing in the Isis, near
Iflley. From the hurried inquiries we have been enabled to
make we glean that the unfortunate gentleman, in company
with a friend, was bathing in the Isis, and by some means
got out of his depth, and before assistance could be rendered
he sank to rise no more. The university coroner will hold an
iagneot in tho morning.

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BURGII MAILS.

THE:HAGITg, JUNE 2.—The American Consul agreed.
on the 6th of May this year, to the motion for abolishing
differential duties on Java coffees imported into the
United States from European ports and ships of the
Netherlands.
Count Arbadius Kotschuberg, Privy Counsellor to. his
Majesty the Emperor of Russia, has arrived at the
Hague, from St. Petersburgh.
Ms Majesty passed through Eisenach on the 29th of
May, on his way to Weimar. Her Majesty ,the Empress
of Russia made but a short stay at Sulzburgh.
out on the 24th of May in the morning with 14r511.1,-.laese;
Olga, for Prague, by way of Leinz, at which place 50°
had an interview with the Empress of Austria and the
Archduke Francis Charles, with some persons who came
from Vienna to meet her.
The Emperor of Russia was at Warsaw on the 24th.
It is thought that his Majesty will meet the Empress at
Prague, to which city several members of the Royal
Family of Russia are gone.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 3 —The average price of wheat, ire
the week ending on Saturday the 30th of May, was 23'.
69e. ; and that of rye, 17f. 88c. per hectolitre.
The Chamber of Representatives has passed, by
majority of 54 to 3, the project of law relative to the
canal from Deynze Schipdonch ; four members declined
voting.

M. Bornjurghe, of Ostend, who had been to the Miguel
on a mission relative to the interests; of our national
Nhery, has returned to Belgium. Hence we may infer
that the negotiations have advanced another step ll
wards a final arrangement. There are, however, ell
several points to be settled, relative, not to thO PrinciP ,
which were all agreed upos, but to the amount of certaill
duties of customs on our importations.
The report of M. Blondell to the Government; rels;
tive to the state of St. Thomas's and Guaternah% ;
going to be laid before the Chamber. It is said to give'
general a favoura
MAY 24.—1 t is reported that the Chiei
President, before his departure to-day to the Geller
Synod at Berlin, issued an order to Dr. Rupp, Pr0"11
biting him henceforth the exercises of ecclesiastic*
functions.
BERLIN, MAT 30.—Sir Moses Montefiore and iris
Lady, accompanied by Dr. Lower, arrived here the
evening before yesterday, on their return from Russia,
and mean to stop some days.
HILDESHEIN, MAY 28.—The German
Catholicsthis town received to-day the happy information thot of
the Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs has granted theta
the chapel of the Lutheran Orphan House for the per'
formance of Divine worship.
BERLIN, MAY 26.—Much attention is excited here 11
an approaching decision of the powers respeoting th
succession to the throne of Brunswick, and tho In°
riage of the reigning Duke with a Princess of eclna
rank.

BAYREUTH, MAY 22.—The third part of the littlo
town of Neustadt, on the Cullin, in Upper Franconia
was this day destroyed by fire.
VIENNA, MAY 23.—Langinlois, one of the largest
market towns in our province of Austria, and celebrated
for its wines, has been almost wholly destroyed by fire:
About, 200 houses are burnt, and there is reason to
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prehend that it is the work of an incendiar:,v•
threatening notices has been previously given.

COUNTY TREASURERS (IRELAND).—An account,
charge and discharge, of the fees received by the registr4,
of the Treasurers' Accounts in Ireland, under 1 Vic.,
and of the appropriation thereof, for the year ended pia"of
25, 1846, was on Saturday issued by order of the House fu
Commons. It thence aears that the balance due in ger'
25, 1845, was 1,8721, and that the amount received from thd
treasurers of the various counties and counties of cities
waver
towns (being fees on their accounts for spring and sinlle of
assize, 1845, at the rate of 3s. per cent. on the debit
each account) was 1,683/. additional. The total thee wes
:ses
3,5561. 6e. 60. The expenses by salaries and office exPe',go
was 1,2451.55. 64., leaving a balance in favour of the P"
on the 25th of March last of 2,3021. ls. 2 d. tea
FACTS FOR. THE CURIOUS.—In the report presen
to the Watch Committee by Captain Willis, the chief otri,
stable, the total number of persons apprehended daring 4:,0
year 1845, for offences of every description committed
borough, is set down at 9,635, viz. :-6,943 males, and Ya,t,es,''
females; of whom 3,851 were discharged by the maglstrness,,
By far the largest number were charged with drum':
2,185 having been apprehended whilst drunk and lonroen-
and 2,003 drunk and disorderly. The next in point se,o oars
ber were persons charged with common assault& Wined for
stated to be 771; after whom appear 623 apprehen`
onlY
larceny in houses, shops, and warehouses. One persoeco;.4..
was apprehended on each of the following charges :_rvirj
Mg, being at large under sentence of transportation, 4.,
_nicot
to animals, and offending against the Mutiny Act. AI "rt.
the entire number of 9,635, only 21 were found to have, op
ceived a superior education, whilst 3,499 had receivwur.,,,
instruction whatever, being unable either to read or.
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5,536 are stated to have been able to read, or read and The
imperfectly, and 579 able to read and write well.
countries to which they severally belong are thus g,135v50 the
English, 6,944; Irish, 2,279; Scotch, 231 ; Welsh, Man-
remaining 46 were foreigners from various countries.--
ehester Courier.
issued,
by OFFICE REVENUE.—From a return ills. 1--ed+
by order of the House of Commons, it appears that t,
jnaetnureavryenluaesto,f‘tvhaes P10kt50,46536c1e i(naftthere
dyeedaureteinndginsg29
t,4h4elstforo
returned, refused, missent, and re-directed letters, Orer:
charges, and returns.) The charges of management VWO
,
1,114,849/.; payments for pensions, &c., 10,7451—makirt
the total payments out of the revenue of the Post Office,
its progress to the Exchequer, 1,125,5941. The payment'
into the Exchequer, therefore, amounted to 753,000/.
TOBACCO SMUGGLING —lt appears from a return
issued on Saturday, by order of the House of Commons, that
in the year 1843, there were thirty-five persona charged and
tried for adulterating tobacco, or having adulterated tobaexe
in their possession (of whom twenty-two were convicted) I.
in 1844, there were forty-seven (of whom thirty-nine were
convicted); and in 1845, there were sixty-nine (of whom
forty-six were convicted). Moreover, there were twenty-
eight in 1843; forty-three in 1844; and fifty-two in 1845,
who were charged with adulteration of tobacco, or having
adulterated tobacco in their possession, and who were not
committed to prison or tried. Between the Ist of Jann.firt!
1843, and Ist January, 1846, there were altogether 2,9 b L
persons convicted befOre magistrates for smuggling, or beifl
concerned in smuggling tobacco in the United Kingdom,.en'a..
thirty persons convicted in the Exchequer. In the year cenp,
ing sth of January, 1836, there were 538 convicted and c
mitted for smuggling tobacco ; 171 for smuggling spirits; 1
ei.
for smuggling tea; 10 silk; and 25 for smuggling e'u,r
articles, making a total of 755 convicted and committed.
these, 597 paid the penalties imposed ; 158 comprotnlse%'2
368 were committed to prison for smuggling; 34 were iII
prison for offences against the revenue laws on January 1,
1846.

OPENING OF THE LEEDS AND BRADFORD BAILWAIry
—On Saturday last, the contractors of this line proceeded'
with a numerous bedv of the directors and their triads, froal
Leeds to Bradford. The train, consisting of twelve carriages"
accompanied by two bands of music, and propelled by 0"
engines, started from the Leeds station, Wellington-street, SI
little before one o'clock, the bands playing " See the con-
quering hero comes." The gay banners attached to each
carriage, had a very pleasing effect, and the thousands of
people who had assembled along the barks of the river
testified by hearty cheers their delight in witnessing the
first trip on a line which will unite two of the largest
and most important commercial towns in "Yorkshire. The
train proceeded slowly through Armley and Kirkstall,
consequence of a portion of the rails at the Leeds end
having only been laid the day before. After passing
through the Thackley Tunnel, which is a mile and a half ill'
length, and being detained a short time at Shepley for sh
supply of water, the train proceeded at a rapid rate to Bra
di;
ford, when, after remaining an hour, it proceeded at i
rate on its return. It is impossible to conceive a more lively
and animated scene than that which presented itself on this
occasion along the whole line, the inhabitants of all the 113.:
pulous villages throughout having assembled in their boa
day attire on the eminences. —Manchester Guardian.
ACCIDENT AT KERSAL MOOR ON MONDAY.—Owing
to the beautifully fine weather, the foot races on Monday
attracted an immense concourse of people to the race-course,
on liersal Moor, and the stands were crowded even t°,210
greater extent than is usual on the cup day. Just Area
close of the first foot-race, about half-past two o'clock, wuc,
the persons 0.1 the stands were pressing forward to so Wb
won, the balustrade in front of two of the stands gave waYd
and a great number of persons on the lowest flat fell forws'
to the ground below, between the stands and the course
Fortunately, the soil there. is sand, and although great ale!!!
was excited, and much confusion prevailed for a time, no life
was lost, nor did we hear of any fracture or other injures
more serious than severe contusions, and the shock copse"
quent upon a sudden fall of eight or ten feet, and the Pres-
sure of those who fell upon the undermost.—Manchester
Guardian.
Of
INCREASE OF ATTORNEYS.—From the official list
persons who have given the requisite notices of their inten-
tion to apply to be admitted on the roll of attorneys of the
Court of Queen's Bench, lately issued by the authorities of
the Law Institution, it appears that in addittion to 157 no-
tices given previous to Easter term last, 170 more have giver;
notices for Easter term next; eight for re-admission, and
present
eighteen for the renewal of certificates during
term, making altogether an increase of attorneys in two
terms of 335. The average annual increase of attorneys ex-
ceeds 600.
EXPECTED TURN-OUT OF COTTON-SPINNERS. A
lengthy address, purportingmtiohea,ve hasemanated
a cfraormd e dthoenore
rative cotton-spinners' con!
walls of this town and ne_igh_bou.rdhood, in which it is stated
01C0i. rsko,moef
wheels,
thael ye
lbs,rit
hgeen,
theare masters
that the Messrs.
thousand hanks,aaysitnegrsBOf. AleseshtPoettr.
It is intimated that unless an advance is given they will tura
out.—Manchester Courier.
DISTRESS IN MAYO.—LORD G. i 3 to
ENTINCIL At
meeting of the poor-law guardians of Castlebar union °nSaturday, the board, considering that some notice should
be taken of the opinions expressed in the House of Corn"
mons by Lord George Bentinck, relative to the distress 1,
Mayo, which were grounded attributed to
Mr. George Ormsby, on statements
Mr. Thomas Ormsby and Mr'
Brett, and which these gentlemen disclaim, Lanimousi
adopted the following resolution .-4. Resolved, That ..
the state of distress in the county of Mayo hasr the
made matter of discussion elsewhere, and as by we
greater part of this union is in the county of Mayo,
and
feel called upon to express it as our unanimous.,
decided conviction, formed from various local personal
perience, that the precautions taken by Government were
not only judicious, but indispensable for the safety
t e population. lthough there is a large suPPIYt4
food in the country, still a great part of this is 111
~..en
hands of parties who trade in usury; and bad not steps been
taken by the introduction of maize and Indian corn to keep
the market prices at a fair standard, the price of food would
be entirely beyond the reach of the humbler, and Y
beh the
that of many of the middle classes. Besides, although
supply of food in the county is great, still the mass °1..„115
lower class have no means to purchase it, if eu"Yes
of employment are not provided for them. The lour. Pi'
et the
of potatoes at present, and the abundant supply p
various markets, are no criterion as to the true
sition of affairs, as all farmers who have potatoes
try by every means to dispose of them before they are
entirely lost by the disease, which progresses."We have
been informed the country surveyor received dto his
Lord George Bentinck, in reply to one address e
a letter front
In
Lordship, inquiring on what authority he used hi?
illissZulich
the House of Commons, attributing to him express o__
ha had never used; his Lordship referred him
Browne for an explanation. Lord George states I'l4'
d extract"
tosi D!,!._,Jothhae
letters regarding distress in Mayo, which he
..ns from
from in the House of Commons, were received by ni
Lord Stanley, who derived his information from Tn.
Brown. We understand Mr. Brett has wnttell vv
Browne tipod yhta pubj9ct,-"CastkOar TelfgraPh.

IMPERTAL PARLIAMEN I'.
HOUSE OF LORDS, June 5.
Tbe Earl of SHAFTESIIIIter took his seat on the Wool-
few minutes before five o'clock.
RAILWAY TRAVELLING ON SUNDAY.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a numerously signed
petition, complaining of the desecration of the Sabbath by the
present sYstern of railway travelling en that day. The Right
-ttee- Prelate proceeded to make some observations on the
ettbioct, and was followed by
he Earl of FITZWILLIAM, who said he entirely concurred
in everything which had fallen from his Right Rev. Friend.
Be was decidedly opposed to all commercial traffic passing on
railways on Sundays, and he thought it was the duty of Par.
Lament to prevent the' present Sabbath desecration on rail-
ways.
Lord CAMPBELL addressed a few words to the House in
favour of some restriction being made between commercial
and passenger traffic on the Lord's day.
The subject was then allowed to drop.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills.
NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.
The Earl of H ADDINGTON presented a petition from
the inhabitants of Coldstream, against the proposed branch of
the North British Railway from Berwick to Wooler, which
was ordered to be referred to the Committee on the Bill.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS ACT.
The Duke of RIs'HNIOND presented a petition from the
rate-payers of Ross, in the county of Hereford, complaining
of the operation of the Lunatic Asylums Regulation Bill, to
which he would call the attention of the Government. The
11111, he thought, was the worst of the many bad Bills that had
been introduced into that House, and one which he thought
should have been referred to a Select Committee at the
time. There was one clause at the end of the
Rill to which the petitioners particularly referred.
It declared that every idiot was a lunatic. In consequence of
this great alarm was excited in the minds of the petitioners, as
well as throughout the country at large, as through that in-
terpretation harmless idiots, instead of staying with their
relations or being maintained in an inexpensive man-
ner in the workhouses, were sent to lunatic asylums.
Re considered that in the majority of cases a great affection
was entertained by the parents for their children affected with
• idiotcy, and they would feel an insuperable objection to having
their children taken from them. He considered that Govern-
Inent should take under their charge all the lunatics
of the courAry, and that they should establish a
separate institution for those persons affected with
the earlier stages of madness or idiotcy, where, by a system of
kind and, gentle treatment, the inmates might be restored to
their e'ight and proper senses. The Noble Duke also presented
a eirdtion from the board of guardians of the Ross Union to
a similar effect. The petitioners stated that their expenses,
'Which now amounted to 8001. per annum, would be increased
to 3,6001. solely for the charges of the maintenance of these
persons.
Lord ASHBURTON presented &petition to the same effect.
Earl KINNAIRD presented a number of petitions from
Manufacturing towns praying their Lordships to pass the New
Corn-Bill as speedily as possible.
LORDS HARDINGE AND GOUGH'S ANNUITY
BILLS.
The Earl of RIPON then
moved that the House resolve
Itself into a Committee on these Bills, and observed, that as he
had already had an opportunity of addressing their Lordships
on the subject of the important services which had been ren-
dered to this country by these two illustrious individuals,
be would not detain their Lordships for many mo-
ments. The first of these ails gave to Lord Hardinge an
annuity during his own life, and during the lice of his two next
heirs bearing the title, the annuity:of 3,0001. per annum. He
was sure that their Lordships would not think that sum was
Vlore than the justice of the case warranted or the generosity of
parliament called for. But there was a peculiarity in that
Bill, and also in that which related to Lord Gough, to which
it was his duty to call their Lordships' attention. The East
Compan:r, as their Lordships were aware from what
)iad fallen from him on a previous occasion, had granted
very liberal annuities to Lord Hardinge and Lord Gough, and
this Bill proposed that the annuities to be granted by Parliament
should be suspended whilst the East India Company continued
their annuities. The Bill relating to Lord Gough gave 2,000/.
a year to him during his li.e. He would therefore move that
it should go into Committe.
Lord MONTEAGLE said he had a strong objection to the
PeiPciple of the Bill, and he was sorry some more influential
Lilly had not addressed the House upon the subject.
rißills contained a provision unjust and unbecoming. and
ch he considered would be detrimental to the public service.
r°NW-ion was to the clause which suspended the public
eatitude to those distinguished men because the East
ssdia Company had recognised them. What will be the con-
37014e*tice in future? Why, the East India Company will
sse step forward, because they will find that they
w not
backinmostg a miserable saving to the Exchequer. Now he would
strenuously protest against any such narrow principle
ving adopted by their Lordships' House, because he believed
ththat if they did adopt it they would en ail a bad principle upon
treistuntry, which would finally do exceeding harm to the
y. The grant of the East India Company ought not
diminish the grant of Parliament. They ought not to allow
that to influence them to curtail the grant, but it ought rather
Firn? he a motive for increased liberality. It was well for the
ast India Company to reward them for services performed to
then, but it was also the duty of the Government and the
British people to reward these distinguished officers for ser-
s_Vieessnot done fur a commercial body, but for the nation at
age. The conduct of the East India Company should be a
teason for an increased allowance, instead of the grant being
tOrtailed, stinted, and abridged, as it had been by the Go-
*eeroment.—(Hear. hear.)
The Duke of RICHMOND hoped that he should have an
°PPortunity of recording his vote against the Bill. It ap-
tared to him a shabby, mean, and saving piece of economy,
4i2l2,ittent with the desert of the gallant officers, and was a
frit, to the credit of the country. He was not prepared to
pritte4ple os sanction to a measure which he considered wrong in
Th t'ut most shabby in practice.
In ihee lari of RIPON said that he would be the last person
tordships°ll" to propose anything mean or shabby to their
ecosiorn The curtailment was not made upon a principle of
cecient.9, bat the Government had acted entirely upon pre-
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE supported the suggestion
of the Noble Lord (Lord hlonteagle,) and he hoped he would
!stillest it to the Committee in such a manner, as would not
fetter the Bill.
thThe Earl of WICKLOW considered that an adjournment of
e question should take place, in order to give time to search
10r precedents upon the subject
The Earl of RIPON considered that such an adjournment
'would have no effect, as he admitted there was no precedent
to be found.
The Earl of GALLOWAY said, it was impossible for the
Rouse to estimate in money the services which these distil,-
Stashed men had done for the country. It seemed to him that
these individuals were entitled to a much larger amount than
these proposed, and he for one should rejoice if her Ma-
Billsb
sty's ministers had thought proper to propose a more li.
berg sum.
The House having then resolved itself into Committee,
The Duke of RICHMOND moved that the 3rd clause, which
Provided that the annuities proposed by the Bill should be sus-
Pended as long as the East India Company continued to pay
the annuities which they had granted to Lords Hardinge and
"letteh should be suspended.-..( Hear.)
The Eal of rapoN said, if they acceded to the motion of
rue Nobler. Duke, the Bill would be destroyed. It ought to be
5„,.." in mind, that the grant of the Government was pro-
ssr•ed to be extended to the two generations next preceding,
"'doh did not apply to the grant of the East India Company.
The Duke of RICHMOND said, that nothing was so easy as
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Tor she
, Commons to bring in a fresh Bill should the
,71vonent be agreed to.
b he Marquis of CLANRICARDE supported the view taken
Y the Noble Duke.
Lord MONTEAGLE followed on the same side. Suppos-
'4 the East India Company had not made the grant, would
t they have considered it their duty to have rewarded these
tletießuished officers ; or supposing that Parliament made the
.tit before the East India Company, and should the latter
eorrarY agree to a similar grant, would that be any reason
Thee Government suspending their grant?
aro Marquis of NORMANBY considered that if the
theents proposed by their Lordships were not
theereceivd by
other House, they could bring in a fresh Bill on sub-
ject.

The Earl of ST. GERMANS stated that had Lords Hardinge
~.41111 Gough been persons of large property no pension would
hive been proposed at all.
Their Lordships then divided, when there appeared--
Non-Contents
Contents
Majority against the Clause
The Amendment was then agreed to.
The Duke of RICHMOND then proposed that the same
alteration should be made with reference to Lord Gough.
The Earl of RIPON would not trouble their Lordships
to divide upon the question after the opinion already pro-
llonnced in Lord Hardinge's case.
The Amendment was then agreed to.
RAILWAY LEGISLATION.
Earl FITZWILLIAII rose to move the resolutions of
VlLieh he had given notice, with reference to railwaylegisla-
tion,From a return which he held in his hand, the Bills
„ "
in progress before their Lordships involved an expendi-
t-i,
,of 90,000,000/. The greatest loan that was ever
is'e ain this country was 0,000,00/. The sum required
le these railways was, therefore, nearly double the amount of
that sum. He expressed the feelings of every individual cog-
ent with monetary affairs, that it was necessary a stop
shouldA be put upon railway speculation. He was not so
added to any plan of his own, but that he would withdraw
R-2 Portion of his resolution, if a better one could be sug-
fh-u;ed• The great misfortune connected with the Bills was,
tram the
were considered as private Bills. It was evident
tC" the arrangements of both Houses of Parliament, that
fneY considered them something more than mere private Bills,
they had classified them in groups, acordine to the wants
of certain districts. The Government should take some large
tnd comprehensive measures with reference to them
-,,0b1e Earl then proposed the followincr resolutions :-1. That
all
to:Siljay Bills, which had been read a second time in their
a
That House, should be referred to a Select Committee.
it be an instruction to select Bills not exceeding the
tnitehnen tHoofu sixty
eof It,ilions. 3. That a message should be sent
railways aa swe Commons, requesting a conference upon such
Earl then moved tthhen
eizolutio.
pending in Parliament. The Noble
Earl D LH 0
might be to limit rally,. thought that, however desirable it
Litt d
to put a ,n4enterprise, and however they might
tutted that after what had tat°kerna'iwaY speenlation, still he sub-
liament their Lordships could
no placi• in both fleui,es of Par-
port the resolutions of the Noble tgarv;ith common justice, sup-
At the commencement
of this session a Committee was at, ".
Parliament to consider the proprietr7ted in both Hou-es of
the Bills before the Legislature. hoot Z'oaking
ceammbeytothae
a selection of
report that it would not be advisable
_ireveake
these Bills. There was no intimation
ladder the -
a selection of
Gove,nment as to any course they g
number of these Bills bad been now five'h
t should l„dmu ihu;; sot teeh. A great
aideration of Parliament. They have expendedu
Money, and no few of them have obtained the delijogrea;lums of
tion of Parliament. In common fairness they could neotsanc-
turn round and say to them, " shall now select tho,e 11)717.
which we consider the best to be passe4." It would be tante
Mount to a breach of faith on the part of Parliament. They
had also interfered by establii,hing a sort of locus penit •htitrie
in the shape of sessional orders. The prti-s had
held meetings under these orders, they had setts.
fled the tests which their Lordships had imposed
upon them, and it would certainly be unfair to turn round
upon them and say that they could make a selection of those
Bills. With reference to limiting the capital to be expended
to 60,000,0001 , he was not prepared to say that that was the
limit to which speculation could fairly be carried. Their
Lordships had a remedy in their own hands, in the strict exer-
cise of the powers intrusted to them in committee ; if they
would come to the consideration of the Bill, not so much with
a view of determining if there was any fatal objection to the
Bill, but whether they would, under the present circumstances,
be advantageously made. He hoped, therefore, that their
Lordships would not support the resolution of the Noble Earl.
Lord KINNAIRD quite agreed with the Noble Earl who
had just spoken, that it would be a breach of faith on the
Part of Parliament to compel these companies to eo before
another Committee. He did think that if time were given to
the parties for consideration it would have a desirable result,
while it would not be a means of preventing any good lines