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GERMANY,

SEWERS ACT.
! Lord DUNCAN wished to ask the Right Hon. the
ISecretary of State for the Home Department when he
fproposed to bring in his new Bill respecting the Com-
missioners of Sewers ?
Sir G. GREY could not name the day now, but ample
notice would be given of it beforAhand.
DINGLE WORKHOUSE.
Mr. REYNOLDS asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land a question respecting the investigation held in the
Dingle workhouse, county of Kerry ; and whether the
Protestant chaplain, and other paid officials, alleged to
have bribed Catholic paupers to become Protestants, are
still continued in their respective appointments P
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said an inquiry had been in-
ltituted into the matter by the Poor-law Commissioners,
,and it had transpired that they had been in the habit of
,distributing small sums amongst the Protestant inmates
of the Dingle workhouse, but it was more for the pur-
poses of charity than anything else.
Mr. REYNOLDS wished to know if the Hon. Baronet
had any objection to lay the paper relating to that before
the House?
Sir W. SOMERVILLE had none whatever.
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Mr. HUME asked the Under-Secretary for the Colo-
nies
whether he would have any objection to lay on the
table the last dispatch received from the Cape respecting
the expense of the Kafir war?
Mr. HAWES said if the Hon. Member would put his
• question to-morrow he would be in a position to give an
answer.
In reply to Mr. ADDERLEY,
Lord J. RUSSELL said it was the intention of the
Government to appoint assistant Commissioners to pro..
• ced to the Cape to inquire into the affairs of Kafraria.
Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know what powers the
Commissioners would have to make peace with the Kafir
tribe?

Lord J. RUSSELL said Sir Harry Smith was Chief
Commissioner.—(A laugh.)
VISITS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS TO THE
EXHIBITION.
Mr. HUME said he understood it was the intention of
the Government to give leave of absence to dockyard
servants for six or ten days to enable them to come to
London to see the Exhibition, and he wished to
know whether the Government were to pay their ex-
penses; and also, whether they would have any objec-
tion to extend the same privilege to other public servants?
Sir F. BARING replied that the Admiralty had given
leave to the officers employed in the dockyards, who
were anxious to attend the Exhibition, to be absent two
days in London, but they did not propose to pay their
expenses either in coming up or in returning.—(Hear.)
ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL.

Mr. MOORE presented several petitions from Ireland
against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
Mr. SPOONER presented two petitions against Papal
aggression.
Mr. ROCHE presented several petitions from Tip-
perary against the Bill.
Sir JOHN YOUNG presented several petitions from
the county of Durham to the same effect.
Mr. W. Miles from Gloucestershire, and M. Hope and
Sir John Trollope from Hants, presented petitions to
the same effect.
Dr. POWER presented several petitions from different
places i❑ Ireland against the Bill.
Mr. KEATING and Mr. LAWLESS presented several
petitions, the latter, chiefly from Cloumel, against the
Bill.

Mr. SADLEIR also presented petitions against the
Bill.
Colonel CHATTERTON presented a petition from
Cork in favour of the Bill.
Several other petitions were presented in favour of
and against the Bill.
The House then resolved itself into Committee, and on
the motion being made to proceed,
Mr. REYNOLDS rose and said, that he moved
that the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave
to sit again.—(Loud laughter from all sides of the
House.) Gentlemen might laugh at such a motion, but
they should recollect that when the House last sat upon
this question an understanding was come to that the
First Lord of the Treasury should decide before they
sat again as to the course which he intended to pursue
with regard to this Bill. It was quite evident that no
such understanding had been come to, and that no
course had been adopted which was at all
likely to lead to the settlement of the question.—(Hear,
hear.) Members might cheer, but those who were most
ready to give that ironical notice of their feelings, might
be of a different opinion when they came to hear the reason
which he had to adduce for thus moving that the
Spesker should now report progress. He had care-
fully studied this Bill, and had been somewhat asto-
nished at the form which its several clauses had assumed.
The understanding not having been carried out, he felt
himself perfectly justified in the couse which he now pur-
sued, of moving that the Chairman report progress.
It should be recollected that this was not the first Bill
or even the second Bill, for it was entirely a different
Bill from that which had been originally introduced.
The Right. Hon. Baronet at the head of the Home De
artment bad volmntarily abandoned the second and third
a lauses of the Bill, but he had retained the first.
L niring the course of the debate the Honourable Mem-
)), er for Midhurst, Mr. Walpole, had placed a notice on
tl to books which materially affected the whole subject.
B y that arrangement the whole of the evil was still con-
ti need, and the first clause contained all the mischief,
1 'hat clause he called the Walpole clause. There was
a; !so another clause of the most insulting nature to him
at ad his co-religionists, namely, that clause which
Li ie Secretary of State had manufactured out
ce. f the proviso which had been originally introduced
tt exempt the Scotch Episcopalian bishops from the
peration of the Bill. That was what he called making
" fish of one and flesh of the other," and he would like
tc ) know whether the Noble Lord would introduce
jt tet such another clause for the benefit of the
B :omen Catholic bishops of the United King-
d om. Another reason for his making this mu-
ti on was, that there were several amendments
'hich did not apply to the Bill in its present shape;
a nd would it not, therefore, be reasonable to permit the
C !hairmau to report progress, in order to enable Hon.
fembers to have time to see what those amendments really
• .ere? The many- t ngued enimal the press had lately been
d evotirg great space to the proceedings of what was
C ailed the Irish brigade, and remarked on the
d earth of talent in the Irish ranks, asking
• 'here were the Currans, the Grattans, the Sheridans,
ti se Plunketts? He might well retaliate, and point
ti 3 the Treasury bench, ask where were the Foxes—
( Laughter)—the Burkes, and the Pitts? He wile one
v 'ho liked precedents, and if they were reproached for
v 'sating the time of the House, which they hal not yet
d one, he would refer them to an edition of
I .ord Brougham's speeches, edited by himself, for the
c ourse which was taken by the party to which the Noble
I sord now at the head of the Government belonged, in
1 816, for the protection of the people of this country.
I laving read the opinion of Mr. Brougham, when he was
e , Member of the House, relative to the propriety of of-
f ering every description of opposition to an obnoxious
t ax, that example being by him, and having had his
pproval after the lapse of upwards of twenty
3 ears. He should be glad to know when it
s vas fair or reasonable of the Noble Lord, and those
who acted with him, to taunt him (Mr. Reynolds) and
t hose who voted as he voted, with wasting the time
c if the House, because he merely did what their bad
.olicy had given him permission to do. Ile
t rusted the Noble Lord would not object to
t he Chairman reporting progress. He wished to
c .ffer no factious opposition to the Bill—A laugh)—
tut simply wanted to have time to consider the Bill
it n its altered state. If such a concession were made by
t he Government, a great deal of time ae,d trouble would
E a saved. He therefore felt justified in moving, as an
a mendment, that the Chairman now report progress.
Sir GEORGE GREY said he would leave it to the
c onsideration of the Committee, whether the course
p ursued by the Hon. Gentleman was or was not in ac-
cordance with the understanding which was arrived at
b y the House on Friday evening.—(Hear, hear.)
Ie trusted that the House would not be led into the
d iscussion of the difierent topics to which the Hon.
Crentleman had adverted. Whatever might be the oh-
j. 'at of the Hen. Gentleman it could have no other
e ffect them present the House adopting the arrangement
a f Friday night. viz., that they should proceed with the
c onsideration of the clauses of the Bill.
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY seconded the
a mendment.

1 Mr. ROEBUCK said that there were such stringent
r egulations in that Bill that if they were to be per-
a evered in they would call into question all
t he tenets of the Roman Catholic faith.—(Hear, hear.)
a .nd cheers.) This was not the same Bill; it was a new
I 3ill, and therefore it ought to go through all the pro-
c !eases of a new Bill.—(Hear, hear.) It was not
I he Bill at all which the Noble Lord had
I irst introduced. It was altogether a new Bill.—(Hear,
! war.) He confessed that he was not able to understand
1 L—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord had, with all his
soluble? then
11 !.?onnatis tutional earnestness, pressed the Bill upon the
some, and yet what had been the effect ?
..for delibera
ill ,hethat the Bill had been entirely changed.
ask for anything that was unrea-
othing of the kind. He only asked for time
j ority at their'r• The Ministry, with a large ma-
it, it wail evict their designs; but, to say the least of
it il!k, might, it was true, press for a
Mr. GLADSfTOttit
u y unconstitutional, and he should
therefore vo
exmotion.—(Hear, hear.)
Ere ratted equally the motion and
the necessity for its
en made, not only in the Bill
a great change had eerT made, but it was evident that
Wacuineren thing to that
a the
._ Bill also, causing it
itself, but in the apirit
Within the whole
to become altogether
hleierience, he had
gpt,e:nd he did h
ser to enter uon
i which it formerly
course of his Parliamentary
never met with anything equal tov:
gentleman
there-
fore feel that they had no right
legislation on this subject, until they
tdyadv' icefrom
the first law officers of the Crown."(
might get up and introduce wordswhich would
altogether alter the tenor and the force of the
Bill. How then could they proceed.
these
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they do
if his Honourable and Learned Friend the Member for
Midhuret had attacked the Pope's brief itself. He said
that that brief was in itself invalid, and quite illegal,
in this country. This proposition the Ministry had
adopted, and it was therefore plain that nothing could
be done soundly at least without that legal advice of
-which they now stood so much in need.

DANGEROUS ATTACK ON THE REV. MR.
POLLOCK LAST EVENING.
Last evening a remarkable attack was made in St.
Mark's Church, on the Rev. Mr. Pollock, under the fol-
lowing'circumstances :—On the commencement of the ser-
vice two men entered the church and took seats. For an
hour the service proceeded quietly, but at the expiration
of that time the individuals in question became apparently
restless and wandered annoyingly up and down the
aisle. Mr. Boyd, the clerk, in order to preserve decorum,
ordered them either to sit down quietly or leave the
church. Instantly, one of the men rushed to the pulpit,
and, opening the door, with a stick in his hand, struck
Mr. Pollock twice on the back. Mr. Pollock, on ob-
serving the man ascending the pulpit stairs, in-
quired who he was. The prisoner exclaimed, with
violence, that he was " God Almighty." Great
excitement instantly pervaded the edifice. Gentle-
men rose to their feet and ladies screamed, and seldom,
perhaps, has a scene so remarkable been witnessed in
any edifice devoted to sacred purposes. Mr. Pollock,
of course, received instant assistance from the gentle-
men and officials of the congregation, and, after a
violent struggle, the madman was carried forcibly
from the pulpit and conveyed to the exterior of the
building, Mr. Pollock resuming his sermon with
perfect calmness and composure. A police-officer
shortly arrived, and the assailant was pinioned and con-
ducted in custody to the station in High-street, followed
by a large concourse of spectators from the congregations
of St. Mark's and Great George-street Chapel, the services
at both places having terminated shortly after the occur-
rence.s now ; and
On arriving at the station measures of strong re-
pression were found necessary to restrain the prisoner from
to a lev
violence, and handcuffs were placed round his wrists and
ropes round his feet. Subsequently, Mr. Gibbon and
Mr. Talbot, from the Dispensary, visited the pri-
soneralthough at first insanity was suspected, it
believeder thatthe of
omacstem
violencetie had may be traced
prito ner who . After elapsed
dthe
Roxbur,hthat his name is Daniel
stated
thipwri.gh., , residing at 123, Grafton-street, master
go, was conveyed to the Dispensary. A mes-
senger was sent to a • • His companion,
whosecquaint his wife with his position.
character,
gaveovements were at least of a sus-
piciousry to detain his name, but it was not thought
the Rev. Mr. Pollockhim.
was not We are happy to state that
Liverpool Albion.in any manner injured.—

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

CURIOUS FANCY IN A CAT.—At arton Hall,
N rild rabbit
r •ftently a cat had four kittens, which were drowned. A
a bout the same time; and the old cat having sent the mother
in One of the out-buildings bad four young
C ESS —Th
rabbit adrift, ma- ones
.y now besuckling the young rabbits. ; PEACE ON•11 . .e London Congress will
seen
She seems to thiuk it str skip i open its sittings on Tuesday, July 22d, and will - •
suge to see the young animals
continue for
She
so wildly.,
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Accounts have been received from Frankfort to
the 16th.

M. von Rochow, the Russian Envoy, was to leave
that city on the evening of the 17th for Warsaw.
No sitting of the Diet for other than formal business
was expected for some days.
No date has been fixed for the dissolution of the
Central Provisional Commission of the Bund, now
practically superseded.
The garrison of Frankfort has not been increased,
nor had any troops been concentrated round it ; but
the several States had agreed to put two-fifths of the
Federal military contingent on such a footing that it
could be put in motion within eight days.

BRITISH PROTESTANT CHAPEL
AT FLORENCE.
The following correspondence has taken place between
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and her Ma-
jesty's Minister at Florence, on the subject of certain
charges brought by the Tuscan Government, to the
effect that the British chapel at Florence has been con-
ducted wi;h a to making proselytes to Protestant wor-
ship:—
THE HON P. C. SCARLETT TO VISCOUNT PALMERSTON.
(Receivd January 28.)
" Florence, January 20, 1851.
"My Lord,—A charge has been brought against the
British Protestant Church at Florence by the Tuscan
Government, of having been in the practice of teaching
Tuscan subjects the doctrines of the Protestant faith in
the Italian language, and of adopting other practices
specified, contrary to the ecclesiastical
,regulations and
laws of Tuscany.
" I have the honour to inclose a copy of a note re-
ceived on this subject from the Duke of Casigliano, and
of my reply to that note, which last contains a refuta-
tion of those accusations, grounded on a letter, a copy
of which I also inclose, which has been addressed to
me by the church vestry at Florence, by which your
Lordship will be convinced that there has been no sort
of foundation for making the accusation.
" Since sending by reply to his Excellency, I have
been informed both by him and by Signor Landucci, that
the explanation I have afforded appears satisfactory, and
that it is possible the Tuscan Government may have
been misinformed by their own authorities.
" Your Lordships will observe that it is now the cus-
tom for the police to attend inside the Church on Sunday.
" The Duke of Casigliano stated to me in conversa-
iion, that orders had come from the Prussian Mission at
Rome to sanction the Tuscan Government in prohibit-
ing the pastor of the Swiss Church at Florence from
preaching in Italian to Tuscan subjects who have for
some time been accustemed to frequent that church, the
practice in future, he said, would be forbiVen.—l
have, &c., (Signed) "P. CAMPBELL SCARLETT."
"Florence, January 9, 1851.
" M. le Chargé d'Affaires,—Her Britannic Majesty's
representative at Florence, applied to the Grand Ducal
Gnvernment in 1838 for permission to open under his
protection a private chapel for the purposes of Anglican
worship. The Tuscan Government complied with the
request of the Minister of England, on the condition,
however, that this chapel should be wholly and exclu-
sively private, which was moreover the natural result of
the public law of Tuscany, in which there exists a state
religion protected by the State.
" The Grand Ducal Government has now been in-
formed that in the Anglican chapel in the Via del Maglio,
all those who desire to take part in the service are freely
admitted, and it is even known that the custom of pray-
ing and catechizing in the Italian language has been in-
troduced there. Many Catholics, Tuscan subjects, im-
bibe there principles and sentiments contrary to the
dominant religion, and publicly propagate the same.
" The Tuscan government is deeply sensible of the duty
of not tolerating such an abuse, and of opposing a state of
things which, combined with other effects made of the
same character and with the like object, would infallibly
lead to the weakening of the Catholic religion in Tuscany.
" Accordingly, I deem it my duty to acquaint you,
M. le Charge d'Affaires, that if the abuse which I have
pointed out to you is continued, the Grand Ducal Go-
vernment is resolved to adopt all the measures which
shall be necessary to prevent Tuscan subjects from
taking part in the religious ceremonies of the Anglican
chapel.—Receive,
(Signed) "LE DUC DE CASIGLIANO."
THE HON. P. SCARLETT TO THE DUKE OF CASIGLIANO.
" Florence, Jan. 16, 1851.
" M. Le Ministre,—l have delayed until now to
reply to your Excellency's note of January 9, relating
to the charges brought by the Tuscan Government
against the British Protestant Church at Florence, for
supposed interference with the religion of the State, by
the adoption of certain practices specified by your Ex-
cellency's communication to me, and alleged to have
been sanctioned by that establishment.
" I had the honour, in conversation, to observe to your
Excellency, that I apprehended it would be found, on
due investigation, that the accusations advanced were
groundless and erroneous, and that the Tuscan Govern-
ment had been deceived and misled in this matter, to the
prejudice of the British church in this city.
"In this belief I was not mistaken, and I have much
satisfaction in inclosing to your Excellency the accom-
panying statement, drawn up by the committee appointed
for the management of the English Church, to whom I
forwarded a copy of your Excellency's note.
"In this statement, signed by the secretary of the
committee, and addressed to me, every point in your
Excellency's note has been answered seriatim, either by
a direct denial of the facts imputed, or by an explana-
tion which cannot but prove satisfactory to the Tuscan
Government.
"It appears from this document that neither prayers,
preaching, or teaching in the Italian language has ever
been resorted to, nor in any other language, with refer-
ence to Tuscan subjects. That no Tuscans have either
been invited to enter, or encouraged to frequent, the Pro-
testant church, excepting the police authorities sent
there by the Tuscan Government; and I am further au-
thorised to state, that no Protestant books have ever
been translated, printed, or circulated among Tuscan
subjects with the sanction of the church in question.
" Such being the state of the case, I trust your Ex-
cellency and the Tuscan Government will entertain the
same conviction as I do myself, that the charge,' which
have been brought against the English Church have no
real foundation, and must have be en caused by some
cenfusion and misunderstanding of the truth, as I feel
convinced that it is, and always has been, the sincere
desire of that religious institution to conform entirely to
the regulation required by the Tuscan Government, from
which it has never deviated.—l seize this occasion, &c.
(Signed) "P. CAMPBELL SCARLETT."
The select vestry of the church have given a distinct
denial, seriatim, of the allegations contained in the letter
of the Tuscan Minister for Foreign Affairs. They state
that no custom has been introduced of making prayers
or reading catechisms in the Italian language, and that
no language had been used in the church ministrations
save the English.

VISCOUNT PALMERSTON TO THE RIGHT HON. R. L. SHEIL
" Foreign-office, Lb. 3, 1851.
" have received Mr. Scsrlett's dispatch of the
20th ult., enclosing copies of a correspondence with thg,
Duke of Casigliano, respecting an unfounded accusation
brought by the Turkish Government against the parties
concerned in the management of the affairs of the 13ritish
chapel at Florence ; that they conducted the services in
that chapel in a way calculated to alienate the minds of
Tuscan subjects from the Roman Catholic faith.
" I have to instruct you to say to the Duke of Casig-
liano, that her Majesty's Government trust that this
correspondence will show the Tuscan Government that
they ought not to place too implicit reliance on the
secret information which may reach them; and you
will also say, that though the papers inclosed
in Mr. Scarlett's dispatch are satisfactory to
her Majesty's Government, as showing that the
British residents at Florence have strictly com-
plied with the conditions on which permission was
given for the establishment of a Protestant chapel,
yet her Majesty's Government cannot disguise the pain-
ful impression which they have received from the into-
lerant spirit which is manifested in the Duke of Casig-
nano's communication, and which afford so remarkable a
contrast with the liberal and enlightend system which
prevails in the United Kingdom, in regard to the exer-
cise of religious belief.—You will give a copy of this dis-
patch to the Duke of Casigtiano.—l am, &c.
(Signed) " PALMERSTON."