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by printing and circulating the objection tCi be urged
against the bill or otherwise, to call the attention
of the liverymen, freemen, ratepayers, and other to
the glaring injustice that would be done to them
if the bill should pass. (Hear, hear.) There were
other points of detail to be objected against, but
with regard to the confiscatory clauses, which they
were then more particularly considering, he cer-
tainly thought no body of honourable men, such
as the British House of Commons, could give their
final sanction to them. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. WOOD, as chairman of the committee, ac-
cepted the suggestion offered by the last speaker, as
an addition to the report.
Mr. ROWE said the bill had gone into committee
an iniquitous measure, and come out still more so.
At the same time he thought the corporation, by
failing to defend their rights when attacked, had
encouraged an idea that their metage dues were
rather an usurpation than a legal possession.
Mr. W. JONES said the City had been too passive
in the matter, and had been deceived by placing
too much confidence in public men in whom he had
himself lost all confidence. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. BESLEY thought the clauses which reduced
the aldermen to 16 appointed for life, quite as bad
as the confiscatory clauses. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY thought it was unneces-
sary then to go into the general details of the bill,
as the confiscatory clauses, it had been generally
understood, would alone be brought under consi-
deration ; and, with the exception of those clauses,
he, for one, regarded the bill as being a wise, just,
and prudent measure, and one which would be
favourably received by the public out of doors.
(Oh, oh I)
Mr. H. TAYLOR was not at all surprised that an
alderman should regard the bill with satisfaction.
(Hear, hear.) Two members of the Court of Alder-
men had sat upon the select committee to which
the bill was referred, and it was a remarkable thing
that as the bill now stood, while that court was not
deprived of a single one of its privileges, there was
not a single privilege of the Court of Common
Council that was preserved. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Deputy DAKIN remarked upon the fact that
when the Royal Commission sat they expected to
find great malversation and mismanagement of the
corporation funds, but this had not been the case.
(Hear, hear.) Nothing of the sort was found ; no
case was made exit against the corporation on that
ground ; and he, therefore, protested against inter-
ference on the part of Parliament and the Govern-
ment with the property of the City. With regard
to the confiscatory clauses of the bill, there could
be only one opinion in that Court, and if the bill
passed as it now stood, it would, in his opinion, be
a most unfortunate page in the history of England.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. ANDERTON denounced the bill at some length,
and in conclusion he tore to atoms a copy of the
bill which he held in his hand, exclaiming, amid
the laughter of the Court—" Dash the bill ; I don't
like it all. I should like to see it burnt by the
common hangman."
Mr. MORRIS, M.P., reminded the Court that
they had always been impracticable on the subject
of reform, and from that impracticability he drew
the inference that a reforming measure, emanating
from the late Government, went further than it
would otherwise have done. With regard to the
dangerous and unconstitutional confiscatory clauses,
he urged the necessity of making calm and delibe-
rate representations on the subject, expressing his
opinion that the House of Commons would give to
the arguments of the corporation a fair and a' ten-
tive hearing. He vindicated the conduct of Mr.
Alderman Cubitt as a member of that Court, and
of the select committee, and earnestly impressed
upon the Court the necessity in dealing with so
important a measure, of laying aside all party
feelings and petty jealousies, and being perfectly
unanimous in their appeal to Parliament.
Sir J. Dux vindicatedlumself against the charge
of having neglected the interests of that Court, or
as a member of the select committee, and with
regard to the Court of Aldermen, he said that the
fact that that Court would no longer have the
power of drawing upon the Chamber ought alone
to be sufficient to settle the differences that had so
long prevailed between the two Courts.
Mr. GRESHAM inquired whether it rested with
committees on public bills whether their sittings
were private or not ?
The REMEMBRANCER said it rested entirely with
committee themselves.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING,
THE VISITATION OF TRINITY COLLEGE.

.The arguments pro and con, so far as the ques-
tion of censure is at stake, were concluded yester-
day ; but the subsequent proceedings show that the
dispute between the reformers and the Board has
only commenced in earnest, and that the issue now
involved assumes an interest extending far beyond
the confines of Trinity College. After Mr. Hamil-
ton Smythe, Q. C., bad addressed the Court on the
part of the Rev. Mr. Carmichael, the Vice-Cban-
cellor announced that the cases must stand for
judgment. The following important discussion
then ensued between counsel and the Court :
Mr. Lawson, Q.C.—I would respectfully ask your
lordsbipe, on behalf of Dr. Shaw not to dispose of his
case without hearing counsel for him in reply.
The Vice-Chancellor—We have listened attentively to
all that has been said.
Mr. Lawson—l know that, but new matters have
been introduced by Mr. Ball and Mr. LI yd which have
not been adverted to in reply, and we desire to observe
upon them.
The Vice-Chancellor—lf you undertake to apply your-
self merely to the new matter we will bear you, but
your siteech, both as to the details of the case and the
arguments, was so very full, that it does not occur to me
anything more can be said.
Mr. Lawson—After that I will not press my applica-
tion. But Dr. Shaw wishes me to say that the matter,:
brought forward t •-day, and the statements made with re-
spect to what the Board have done, he does not admit
to be correct. They are in many respects fallacious and
incorrect, and, if necessary, he is prepared to prove that.
The Vice-Chancellor—l am satisfied you cannot go
into statements and evidence to disprove those state-
ment. They have been received hy the Court merely
as statements.
Mr. Brewster—As Mr. Lawson has made that obser-
vation, it is right I should say, standing here as counsel
for the provost and senior fellows, and this being a general
visitation, that nothing would give them greater plea-
sure than that anybody would bring forward bef, re this
tribunal any charges or imputations upon their conduct
that may be supposed to have foundation.
The Vice-Chancellor—That enables me, with the con.
currence of the Lord Archbishop, to bring before the
Court one particular matter. A letter was addressed to
the Chancellor of the University by the registrar of the
college, in which it is represented that a great variety
of charges have been made against the Provost and senior
fellows; and this letter contains what is considered to
be a refutation of those charges. He did not think that
the Court should enter generally into many of the matters
stated ; but there was one charge with respect to which
the Court felt it their bounden duty to call the attention
of the college authorities. It was their defence against
the charge supposed to be made against them of having
applied to their own individual use certain portions of
the university fees that belonged properly to the college
chest—the general fund of the college. If there was
anybody present, as a member of the Corporation, who
was prepared to sustain that charge, the Coui t was quite
ready to investigate it. On the other hand, if there was
no person there to repeat that charge, it would be for
the Provost and Senior Fellows to say whether they
have anything to offer on the subject either in the way
I of explanation or disproof.
Dr. Shaw—l am present to make that charge.
Vice-Chancellor Blackburne—Put the charge in writ-
ing. This Court cannot proceed but on a written charge,
When this is done we will consider whether the investi
gation should proceed to-day, or at some future adjourn•
ment of the Court.
Dr. Shaw—l will put the charge in writing,
Mr. Lawson, Q C., said, on behalf of Dr. Shaw, that
while he concurred in a great deal of what had been said
by Mr. Smythe, he wished the Court to understand that
Dr. Shaw desired to have an adjudication on the merits
of his case on the firm of the sentence, and not upon the
point whether or not he was properly summoned before
the Board.
Vice-Chancellor Blackburne said the Court perfectly
understood the meaning of Mr. Lawson's observations,
and would decide the case on the grounds in which he
stated it.

Dr. Shaw said he had another charge to bring against
the Board cf Trinity College, of violating a statute in
order to screen great defects and abuses in the college
from public ken.
Vice-Chancellor Blackburne said the Court were of
opinion that they could not hear any matter that was a
fit subject for the jurisdiction of the Board in the first in-
stance ; but with respect to charges against the Board
itself of malversation, as by the instance of the univer-
sity fees, they were of opinion that this was the proper
tribunal to investigate such charges, and they would
afford to the parties making them the fullest oppor-
tonity.

The Rev. Thnjamin Dixon, Junior Fe-flow, said he
wished to bring under the notice of the Court what he
conceived was a violation of the statute by the &al&
Ile made no charge against individuals ; his complaint
was that a statute of the university had been violated.
Vice-Chancellor Blackburne said he thought this was
a matter to be investigated at another time; six days'
notice were required of any charge to be preferred
against the Provost and Board ; but in reference to the
imputations already alluded to, the Court were deter-
mined to proceed with the investigation of them at once.
The Rev. Mr. Dixon said he was not aware of the
rule requiring six days' notice, and he was therefore at
some inconvenience in the matter.

Sir J. DUKE said, one of his first motions on the
sitting of the committee was, that the officers of
the corporation should be admitted, but he could
not even succeed in that.

Mr. GRESHAM could not conceive why the select
committee should have resolved to sit with closed
doors. With regard to the report of their own
committee, it was too vague in not naming the
clauses which had been amended. in an unsatisfac-
tory way.

Mr. WOOD having replied,
The motion was put from the chair, and agreed
to unanimously, as was also a resolution in favour
of a petition to the House of Commons, to be si,zned
by the town clerk and presented by the sheriffs,
and which was as follows :

The Vice-Coancellor desired the charge to be fur
nisbed in writing, and the Court would consider whether
I it came within the scope of their power to entertain it.
Dr. Shaw wished to be permitted to say—as the
words malversati ,n of funds had been used—that the
charge which he had to bring against the B 'ard was not
of that character. He alleged that a statute bad been
violated by the Board, but not with the view to screen
from the public a malversation of public funds.
Vice-Cnana, 1:or Blackburne.—Put the charge in writ-
ing, and then there can he no mi,take about it.
Dr. Shaw.—l will avail myself of that permission.
The C9urt then adjourned for half-an-hour, when
their lordships again sat.

"To the Hon. the Commons of the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Ireland is Parliament assembled.

" The humble petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Commons of the city of London in Common Council
assembled.

" Showeth,—That a bill is now pending in your hon.
house entitled ' A Bill for the better Regulation of the City
of London.'

" That the said bill wag read a second time, without any
opposition being offered by your petitioners, upon the un-
derstanding that it should be referred to a select commit-
tee, before which your petitioners' case should be fully
heard.

.
The Registrar read the following paper handed in by
Dr. Sbaw :—" My allegation is that the proportion of
fees on higher degrees, as published by that Board in
1791 and 1801, has been altered so as to give to the
Provost and Senior Fellows amounts formerly given to
Trinity College. In bringing this charge I think it right
to add that I make no personal imputation against the
existing members of the Board. I further allege that
the statute enacts that sub-lecturers shall be provided
to lecture i❑ each of the four classes, and that for the
present year the Board have only appointed two."
Mr. Brewster, Q C.—These are two distinct charges.
They should be banded in separately.
The Registrar.—The two charges are on the same
letter.

" That your petitioners duly presented a petition to your
hon. house, praying to be heard by the counsel, agents,
and witnesses, before a select committee to whom the said
bill should be referred, against the several clauses thereof.
" That a select committee was afterwards i.ppointed, to
which the said bill was referred, together with the petition
presented by your Petitioners.
" That by divers clauses of the said bill, it was proposed
to deprive your petitioners, without giving them any com-
pensation, of various sources of revenue, of which they had
been possessed for a period extending beyond the time of
legal memory, and their right to which has been repeatedly
confirmed by charter, statute, and judicial decisions.
"That large sums of money have been borrowed by your
petitioners for public improvements on the credit of these
and the other re'venues of your petitioners, and are still
charged thereon.

Vioe-Chancellor Blackburne—The Court stands ad-
journed till Tuesday, .Tune 1, at 11 o'clock, when this
matter will be proceeded with.
Mr. Brewster, Q.C. The Board clo not desire any
adjournment. They are prepared to go into the matter
now.

"That your were allowed to be heard by their
counsel before the select committee upon one clause, and
one clause only, of the said bill, and were not permitted
to be heard upon other clauses prejudicial to their interests,
by some of which it was sought to deprive them of their
said property; and the select committee has reported the
bill to your hon. house without expunging the said last-
mentioned clauses, or introducing any provision for giving
cempensation to your petitioners isa respect of the injury
thereby inflicted upon them.

Vice-Chancellor Blackburne.—The Court cannot pro-
ceed with it to-day.
Mr. Lawson, Q.C.—As a letter on the subject of this
charge has been written by the Provost and Senior Fel-
lows to the Chancellor, it is only fair and reasonable
that my client should be furnished with a copy of it.
Mr. Brewster, Q.C., paid the suggestion was per-
fectly right, and would be acceded t 9. The Board felt
it their duty the moment they heard that such a charge
was to be preferred to place in the hands of the highest
authority to which they were amenable the facts as they
believed them to be. They were most desirous to have
the opportunity of submitting these facts to the public,
and they rejoiced that, through the kindness of the
Court, they now had permission to do so. The Board
wished to give Mr. Lawson's client every opportunity
to advance his charge a, ainst them. All the documents
intended to be relied on would be accessible to Dr. Shaw.
Mr. Brewster then asked if their lordships intended to
proceed with any other matters except those now before
thEin at the adjourned sitting

" That your petitioners consider it unjust that the re-
venues of the corporation should,be confiscated, as proposed
by the said bill, without its being proved or alleged that
your petitioners have been guilty of malversation in respect
of them, and without their being allowed any opportunity
of being heard in support of their rights and property.
"That there is no precedent in the legislation of your
hon. house for the course which has been adopted in refer-
ence to the said bill, nor any instance of any individual or
corporation being deprived of any property without having
had the opportunity of being heard in defence thereof, and
without adequate compensation being given for the same.
"That your petitioners view with alarm the establish-
ment of a precedent which may be pleaded to justify an
interference with rights of property which have been
hitherto held sacred, and earnestly trust that your hon.
house will not sanction those provisions of the bill which
embody a principle and introduce a practice so objection-
able.

"The V s -Chancellor said that a matter in connexion
with the construction of the late statute bad been
brought under their notice by Dr. Dixon, which he had
directed the reg"strar to receive; and if there wag time,
and it was fit to be entertained, it would be proceeded
with.

" That your petitioners entertain a decided opinion that,
if they had been allowed to be heard before the select com-
mittee, the objectionable provisions above alluded to would
have been expunged or greatly modified.
" Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that your hon.
house will be pleased to make an order for the recommittal
of the said bill to the select committee, and for your peti-
tioners being fully heard by their counsel, agents, and wit-
nesses against the clauses aforesaid, or that the said clauses
may be expunged from the bill ; and that such other relief
may be afforded to your petitioners as your hon. house may
deem fit."
The Court then adjourned.

The Coirt was then adjourned to TuEsday, June 1,

RAPID PROGRESS OF ALGIERS.—Algiers being no
longer large enough for its population and commerce
the plan for con-tracting an entirely new town at Mus-
tapha, a vast tract of ground close to the city, is again
brought forward. It is near that place, or in its
vicinity, that the aation of the Algiers and Blidah Rail-
way will be placed, and two architt cts have recommended
POWERFUL TELESCOPES Orltns, AN PE the Government to take advantage of that circumstance
rADveRTISIMENT.I SiouAxn
RHAzarso --
nto lay ouE IMustarhe at once as a new town. They have
SPEcrasApcmszeriTs Geesses.—S. and 13. Solo submitted plans for the purpose, which are on a very
street, Piccadilly. Observe—Op opticians, 39, Albemarle- 'grand scale, cirnpr-sing the formation of a vast
port, ex-
By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent Opposite the York Hotel, W. b wive cavalry and infantry barra k-t, an • •
_ , _ impsrial pa ace,
traordinary improeements in the for valuable and ex-
Telescopes, Camp, Race-cours most powerful and brilliant a bourse, a cast im-houge, markets, a cathedral, palace
Glasses, to know the distances!' ,i?ifora, and Perspective fr an archbishr p, several Catholic and other c'etrches,
Telescopes possess decks, basins, an I a number of long and wide street.
such extraordinary power that some, three
with an extra eye-piece will show distinrcetel and a-half inches, It is thought likely, the Akhbar sta`ta, that some di el-
Saturn's ring, and the double stars ,with Thjeapiter's 11100119, sing Will shortly be c ms to on the subject.
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distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles- }-;or•htr miles complication of diseases, such as indigestion (dyspepsia),
coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with in: Waist-
flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver com,
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powers •—A vahi- without the aid ofby
able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-Pocket 1 leista Arabica Food, is recorded in the following let-
Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen aua
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pose on the ]face-course and at the Opera-houses. Country 11.854. I have sufferesl , these 33 years continually
scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They 1
deafness singing
bungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement,
singing in the ears, constipation, debility, shortness
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cipeosu,nds at theshemista and doaors. Indeed I was
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myrec, recovery is
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from
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can be suited at the moss remote part of the world by send. fessors of Cliemistry: Dr. A, umiethe following celebrated Pro.
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yibrator, an extraordinarily powerful, small, newly-invented : means of cure,rhad failed., suitably upacb.y it, after all other
2, parked with full instrue-
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singing noises in theor Sir
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marle.street, pi possibly could be tesixed.-39. A lbee •I 1854, against Ale TIOo/ser \Nevill for imitating •.. D '
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