The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-03 00:00:00

THE SUN,

accurate returns of our Jose. We have had but few
taken prisimers, but have ourselves cap7;ared between
400 and 500.
Rendsburg, July 27, 18.50.

" WILLISEN."

THE BURNING OF CRACOW.
(Extract from a Letter written by an Eyewitness.)
TARNOW, JULY 23. Cracow, " the heart of
Poland," is in ashes. You have, of course, learnt
from the newspapers that on the 18c,b, at midday,
the fire broke out almost simultaneously, at five dif-
ferent points in the city. Of the Episcopal Palace,
of the two finest churches, the Dominican and the
Franciscan, the memory alone remains. Thousands
of persons, once in easy circumstances, are
now enduring all the sufferings of hunger,
without a roof to cover them, or a place in which to
find shelter. Of your sympathy, and that of your
amiable family, we are certain; but we trust that all
those whose hearts are accessible to pity will combine
and afford some assistance to those unhappy sufferers.
When Illszaburgia experienced a similar calamity,
every one came. forward with their subscription, and
Poland was not backward on that occasion. The
charity of Europe has not degenerated since that time,
and she will not surely refuse her succour to the mass
of people to whom everything is lost.
The fire-ongines of the city, twelve in number,
were taken possession of, and conveyed to the citadel,
and it was only late on the second day of the confla-
gration that the Government au:bon:lea could be
prevailed upon to give them up, in order to render
assistance to the burning city
Of the veracity of this fact I am prepared solemnly
to depose on oath.

CRICKET.

HARROW AND WINCHESTER.

Soon after the termination of the match on Wednes-
day, beetween the Old and Young, for the benefit of
Caldecourt, the annual matches between the gent!emen
of Harrow, Eton, and Winchester, commenced at Lord's,
attracting, as usual, 'a fashionable a,senibl:+ge of specta-
tors, and the first cottested was that between Harrow
and Winchester, the Harrow winning in one innings aid i
5 run?. Score:—
ifirrow, first innings ... 207
Winchester, first innings ... 99.•
„ second ditto ... 103-202
HARROW AND ETON.'-'''"'

This was the neitt =gels in succession, and 'the close
of the day on Friday one innings each had been com-
pleted. The following is the score:—
Harrow
Eton ... 105
ELEVEN OF ENGLAND r. TWENTY-TWO OF

Week Last 2.
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. E
July 20 Aberdeen ..... 1,632 547
28 Amiens and Boulogne ............... 1,656 1,435
27 Belfast and Ballymena. ••••-•• •• •• • • Gl6 615
28 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and. Cheshire 1,320 993
- Bolton,lllacltburn,c litheroe, said W. Y . - 510
- Bristol and Exeter •• .... • •• - • - 4.614
21 Caledonian. •
28 Chester and Holyhead... 3,692 2,312
25 Dublin and Drogheda.. •• • • •
30 Dublin and Kingstown •• • • .... •• • 1,210 1,216
27 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •• •• •• • • 738 644
28 East .••••• • • • • • • • 835
27 Edinburgn and Glasgow. ........ 3,890 3,927
27 Edinburgh and. Perth .......... 3,1247
23 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 15,913 15,2'25
28 East Lancashire 3,568 3,578
28 Eastern Union 2,418 1,72 U
27 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... 2,336 3,235
27 Gla.igow and Greenock .........• .... 1,203 1,253
21 Great Northern and E. L........... 3,30 2,242
27 Great Southern and Western ........ 4,623 3,611
28 Great Western, &e. .
28 Lancashire and Yorkshire..• ... • . 16,40/ 13,966
21 Lancaster and Carlisle
28 Leeds and Thirsk ......
28 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport-
27 Londonderry and Enniskillen 181 168
28 London and North Western, Stc.... -. 49,022 47,770
24 London and Blackwall .....
27 Lend= and Brighton . • 11,503 11,997
28 London and South Western . • 13,025 ;2,664
28 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 6,392 5,640
28 Midland, Bristol, and Blrmiugnain.. 24,006 22,722
28 Midland Great Western (Irish)
• - Monklands -
- North British • - 3,649
'27 Pais and Rouen ..............., 8,428 ' 6,699
27 Rouen and ILsvre ...•
28 Scottish Central •1,660 1,413
27 Scottish Alidlanel ..... ••• 739 414
28 Shrewsbury and Chester •
28 Shropshire Union .......... ...... 469 313
27 South Eastern and Branches 15,01.1 12,121
21 South Dev0n........
27 Taff Vale
28 Ulster .
27 West Cornwall
21 Whitehaven Junction 216 116
28 York and Newcastle .
28 York and North Midland ...•...•• 9,488 8,474

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
We are able, exclusively, to publish the following im-
portant change of regiments, which may considered
as most authentic:—

The 74th and 55th Regiments will proceed from Ireland
to Gibraltar about January.
The 41st and 49th will proceed from Ireland to Corfu
about January.
The 30th will proceed from England to Corfu about
January.
The 47th will proceed from Ireland to Corfu about
January.
The 3d and 68th will proceed from Ireland to Malta about
January.
The 924 will proceed from Ireland to Corfu about
January.
The 16th will proceed from Corfu to Jamaica.
The 97th will proceed from Jamaica to Nova Scotia.
. .

The Royals will proceed from Halfix to England:
The 76th will proceed from Corfu to Malta.
The 69th will proceed from Malta to We:: Indies.
_ _

The 72d will proceed from Barbadoes.to Halifax.
The 38th will proceed from Halifax to England.
The..36th will proceed:from Corfu to Barbadoes.
The 66th will proceed-from Barbadoes to Quebec.
The 19th will proceed froin Quebec to England.
The 67th will proceed from Gibraltar to Barbadoes.
The 54th will proceed from Barbadoes to Quebec.
The 79th will proceed from Quebec to England.
The 44th will proceed from Malta to Gibraltar.
The 56th will proceed from Gibraltar to Bermuda.
The 42nd will proceed from Bermuda to Halifax.
The 88th wilt proceed from Halifax to England.
THE CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN THE PACIFIC.—It is
strongly reported lhat 11#-sr-Admiral Superintendent
•Prescott, C. 8., (,f Portsmouth Dockyard, will succeed
hear-Admiral Hornby, C. 8., as Commander-in-Chief of
11`1.t eFeae-IBfiecrkSetlaetyio,
the Lords
,of ne;.Band that Rear-Arlmiral the Hon. M.
Prescott as buperintendelnhtPr.st
the Admiralty, will. succeed Admiral
es el*, and
Admiral
Prescott one of
TIIE DIIEDITEURANEAN C —h. is now
that Sir William Parker be°l
.Admiralty List, will retain i :it lEA withincN Do n a twoal. oi
in-(thief
. cthe
it
ea full
ueoldfl
the Mediterranean, until his promotion.
THE COMMANDER IN-CHIEF IN THE WEST INDIES.
—IL is also reported that Vic' Admirel tiir Charles
West India
ppointed, is
com-
mandMalco l'
whenw I ' toh ew3Es tar lcandidate
dol thebunt
likely to succeed the Noble and Gallant Earl next ,
January,Tuli VACANT
inAc c:NnTi m
ug
En dG ;;IfEsi.
that_is tetiposna...: ,
her
says that Pi
Major-General Samuel Benjamin Auchmuty or lit)
General Lightfoot will be appointel to the vacant IX:
giment, 74th.
We understand that it was the express wish of the
Commander-in Chief that the E-4rl of Srufferd, who
couirnanded:the Brigade -ef Guards at the battle of Wa-
terloo, should succeed the late Duke of Cambridge. iu
conutaild of the Coldstream Guards ; there has, how-
ever, been very poosertal interest.made use of in another
quarter to &cute de appointtnetit.
We regret to heir that .Major-General Sir Patrick
Wise, G.C.51. Ur., IC 011., the Governor of St. lklena,
has had a severe attaok of•paralisis, and that the naodi-
eil authoritios are very if pprehensivo (If the results.
ARMY AND. ORDNANCE.—We understand that the Se-
lect Finance Committee which hisi been sitting during
the session, ancl•takitg evidence as, regards the expense
of these branches of tLe service, 'harm reiomm-nded
some extensive rodecticmi., particularly affecting the staff
appointments of the army.
THE NEW CORPS FOR AFRICA.—The arrangements
for the pay and allowances, Ste., are decided on, and it
only awaits the rerennee from the Colonial Secretary or
the Commander-in-Chief to fill up the several appoint-
ments. We understand that much liberality has been
shown in the scale of allowances.,

DELAY IN SENDING SHIPS HOME FROM FOREIGN
STATIONS.—The Admiralty have again impressed upon
Commanders-in-Chief on foreign stations the necessity
of strict compliance with their Lordships' orders for
ships under their command to be sent home to be paid
off. Delays of ships under Admiralty orders for Eng-
land derange the Admiralty distribution of the naval
forces, and at the same time confuse the estimates.
ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM, CHELSEA.—The altera-
tions and new buildings have been begun at this estct-
blishment, for which purpose the sum of 39,000/. has
been appropriated by the Secretary-at-War out of the
unclaimed shares of army prize money.
PROTECTION OF IRON VESSELS FROM THE EFFECTS
OF SHOT.—Lieuteilant Walter, R.M., has been urging
the Admiralty to construct a target on his suggestion,
on which to try the effects of shot on iron. He proposes
to save the iron sides of the ships from the damage to
which they are now liable by the adoption of his Kam-
tulicon. Their Lordships, at his solicitation, have
granted the gallant officer permission to inspect the iron
butt last practised at by the Excellent's guns, and to
construct a target at his own expense.
MEDICAL STAFF.—Staff Surgeon Collings, M.D., and
Staff Assistant-Surgeon Singleton, M D. (sick), arrived
in the ship Princess Royal at Portsmouth, from Barba-
does, on the 31st July.
CAISLEBAR GARRISON.—In addition to the head-
quarters and five companies of the 17th Regiment, sta.
tioned at this place, a reinforcement also arrived during
the election for the cAinty of Mayo, consisting of a
squadron of the sth Dragoon Guards, a troop of the 6th
Dragoon Guards, and 'three companies with a field-
officer of the 14th Regiment; and the whole under the
command of Lieutenunt-Colonel Stoyte, 17th Regiment.

GLASS TUnES 10 MARINE STEAM BOILER,.—To test
the utility of newly-inventyd gluz:id tubes for marine
steam boilers, the Admiralty have given permission for
the patentee to fit ten or a dez..qi tubes to the boilers of
her Majesty's st-am-sloop Geyser, at Woolwich; but
with the understanding that the expense is to be de-
frayed by the patentee himself.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME ClRCUlT:—Maidstone, Aug. 2.
CROWN COURT.—(Berore Mr. Justice ERLE.)

Thomas Saker, 33, described as a licenst-d victualler,
was indixed for a- felonious assault upon Mary Anne
Eliza Hill, a child 51 years old.
Mr. Deedes and Mr. Horne appeared for the prosecu-
tion. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Bodkin and
Mr. Ballantine.
This case appeared to create very great interest, not
only from the extraordinary character of the circum-
stances under which the offence wes alleged to have been
committed, but from the positiou in life of the accused
person, who appears to have carried on an extensive
business at Canterbury, and who also filled the office of
common councilman in that city.
It appeared that the unfortunate child, who had un-
doubtedly been the object of a most brutal attack by some
person or other, was tho ill.gitimate daughter of
woman named Mercy Hill, who resided in the Mi4i-

tary-road at Canterbury, a short distance from the
spirit establishment kept by the prisoner. On Sunday
atternoon, the 7th July, about three o'clock, the
mother of the little girl gave her a sixpence and a
bottle, and told her to go to the prisoner's house to
fetch a quartern of British brandy, and her grand-
mother, at the same time,_ gave her a farthing to pur-
chase some peppermint drops at a sweetmeat shop
in the same neighbourhood. In consequence of the
child not returning for a very considerable time, her
mother went in search of her, and made some inquiries ,
respecting her at the prisoner's house, and also at the
peppermint shop, but could hear no tidings of her until
past four o'clock, when the poor child came home in a
most dreadful condition; and it was evident, upon her
being examined, that a most brutal attack had been
made upon her, and it appeared that she had then
charged the prisoner with being the person who had as-
saulted her. Upon this the mother went to the priso-
ner's house, and in the presence of his wife charged him
with having ruined her child, and the answer he made
upon this occasion was that he hed done nothing to the
child, and that she must be mad,. and her child crazy,
fur making such a charge. The prisoner was taken into
custody the same afternoon upon the present charge,
and it appeared that the consteble who apprehended him
allowed 'AIM to call upon a person named Wall, who bad
formerly been his partner, and they all three then pro-
ceeded to the house of the child's mother. They found
the child in bed; and it appeared that upon her being
aroused and questioned upon the subject of who had
ill• treated her, she at first, said it was Mr. Saker, but
afterwards she pointed to Mr. Wall as the person.
It appeared that the child brought back a very
:mall quantity of brandy in the bottle, and upon her
mother telling the prisoner this was all she had brought,
although she had been sent for a quartern, he replied
that the person the child had gone away with must have
drunk the rest of the liquor. In consequence of the
child nut having identified the prisoner at this time, he
was set at licerty, but from something that afterwards
transpired he was taken into custody the same evening,
and the next day he was examined Were the magis-
trates, when a witness named Fanny Jones was called
on his behalf, and the result of the examination was
that he was discharged. On the following day, how-
ever, lie was again taken into custody, when it appeared
that further evidence was adduced, and the magistrates
ultimately decided upon committing him for trial, re-
fusing at the same time to take bail for his appearance.
The above hots were now deposed to by the different
witneste:, and the little girl herself, who appeared
a very, intelligent child for her age, stated positively that
upon . her going fir brandy, the prisoner took
I tier into a room near the bar, and committed
the assault upon her, and lie said that she cried
very much at the time. It appeared, however,
; that she must have been at the prisoner's house about
half past three o'clock, and she represented that she
went borne directly, but as her mother's house was

close by, if this had been the ease, she ought to have
been there considerably before four o'cl,,clc, whereas it
appeared she did not get home until hali-past four, and
nu account what,ver was given how the intervening time
bad teen occupied. Several witnesses who resided near
the prisoner were examined, and they stated that upon the
afternoon in question, and about the time when the outrage
was alleged to havd been committed, they beard screams
and cries, which were apparently those of a child, pro-
ceeding in a direction from the prisoner's premises, and
it also appeared ttrat very soon afterwards the little girl
was seen going towards her mother's house, evidently in
a state of great suffering. It appeared in the course of
the cas3 pretty clear that at the time of the occurrence
the wile of the prisoner must have been in the house,
and the medical evidence was favourable to the view of
hii innocence. It also appeared that when the prisoner
was first taken into custody he asserted that the charge
was entirely false, and. he declared that he saw nothing
of the little girl after he had served her with the
brandy.
Mr. BODKIN made a most able and convincing address
0 the jury, and atter commenting upon all the circum-
stances that tended to show the innocence of the pri-
soner, he particularly remarked upon the absence of any
evidence to show what had become of the child during
the period after she left the prisoner's house and her
going to her own home; and he said he should be able
to satisfy the jury that during that interval the assault
had been committed by some other person, and that
there was no foundation for the charge against the tri-
soner.

A number of witnesses were then called for the de-
fence, and from their concurrent testimony the innocence
of the prisoner was most clearly established. In the
first place, it was shown by the evidence of one of the
servants that almost at the very time when the offence
was alleged to have been committed the prisoner was
sitting with his 'wife in the bar parlour, and that they
were together the whole teternoon. Dodd, the police-
man, aho proved that when he accompanied the prisoner
and Mr. IV all to the mother's house he distinctly directed
the chiid's attention to Mr. Salter, and asked if he was
not the man who had assaulted her, and that she said he
was not, and pointed to Mr. Wall. The latter gentle-
man confirmed this teatimony, and with regard to the
screams that had been spoken 0 a highly respectable
witness was called to prove that about the time referred
to he had been putting leeches to two of his children,
and that one of the children was frightened and screamed
a good deal, and he endeavoured to stifle the sound.
Another Kiteess proved that she saw the child walking
in a direction frum the prisoner's house with the brandy
in her hand, apparently quite well, and going towards
the spot where it was represented the outrage was actu-
allycommitted upon her. _ _

Mr. BODKIN was then about to call another set of wit!
noses to prove that the child had, been seen with a man
in a pea field, when
The jury, who had for some time evinced symptoms of
impatience, interposed, and said they were quite satisfied.
Mr. Justice ERLE said he anticipated what conclusion
they had arrived at, and although be had himself lung
made up his mind that the prisoner could not be con-
ricted, yet in such an important case he had thought
that the fullest investigation should take place, and if
tue jury had not expressed themselves satisfied he should
not nave felt himself justified in interposing to stop the
inquiry.
The jury said they were satisfied that the prisoner was
entirely innocent, and that there had been a conspiracy
against
Mr. Justice FILE said he agreed with the jury that
the innocence of the prisoner had been clearly esta-
blished, and he hoped it would be understood that he h ft
the court without the slightest slur or suspicion upon his
character. _ _

A verdict of Not. Guilty was then recorded, and the
prisoner was order. d to be iininethatily discharge.).
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before the LORD CDIEF BARON and a
Special Jury.)

THE QUEEN v. THE SOOTS-EASTERN RAILWAY.
This cause was tried on Thursday, and cccupied the
Court nearly the whole of the day. The action was in
the form of a inandau3us from the Court of Queen's
Bench. and the real question at issue was whether the
Suuth-Eastern Rail Way Company were legally liable to,
,Crpn afor,rbEt.h%,
a bridge over a road at Pluinstead, in the parish of
Woolwich.
l'eacnOt, and Mr. V Ened:sirrtacc:..aelitle,
naeniid
hula
Although a gnat camber of witnesses were examined
I on both sides, the real point involved in the inquiry may
be vet • bri
y (fly s.wei. It uppearcd that 'shortly before
,• the South-Eastern Company. inAl obtained their Act illes for th;ellBdre:rfe4.
the_ txtension of the -railway hem Greenwich to
Gravesend and Rochester a Mr. Lewis Davis had'pur-
cha:ed a piece of land at Plunistead, for building par-
po.4!s, and he erected a number of houses, called Plum-
ste-sd Villas. A road was formed to these houses, which
wus,used for conveying the materials to them while they
were in the course of erection, and i3r other purposes,
and, this road was described hi the plans as the Plum-
stead-villas-road. • When the .company had obtained
taeir Act it was found . that the railway must pass
through the land of Mr. 'Davis and across the road in
question,
and the company .paid Mr. Davis a considerable
sum of money, over 4,0001, for hia . laud When the

railway was formed it completely cut through the road in
question, shutting out all communica:ion with the houses
tout bad been erected. It was contended, on the part of
the prosecution, under these circumstances, that the
road was a public road, and that the defendants were
hound to erec:, a bridge across the railivey to give access
to the houses in question.
The case for the derendatt.s was that the road in
question was not a public roa-1, and that they were
not liable, cither under their Act of Parliament or ac-
cording to the terms of the purchase of the land, to erect
any bridge.
The CHIEF BARON, in summing up the case to the
jury, made the remark that the law was the most extor-
tionate usurer that hail ever existed; and, he said, no
Jew usurer that ever lived could be compared to it; and
he advised them, if they ever had any dispute of this
sort to settle, not to settle it by resorting to a suit at
law. If the pasties in the present case had obtained
the best advice, and had built the most expensive bridge,
or even two bridges, that were ever erected, he was quite
sure they would not have incurred near so much ex-
pent,e as the amount that had alrcatly been expended in
this action. He then proceeded to address thejury upon
the fae:s and the law applicable to them; and concluded
by leaving the jury to decide whether the original mort-
gagor of the property aas aware of and had sanctioned
the making of the road in question; and, secondly,
whether it had been dcdica:ed to the public; and he said
that if they considered Clese facts acre made out, their
verdict would ho for the plaintiff, and if they considered
they were not, they would then find for the defendants.
The jury, after a short deliberation, answered both
questions in the affirmative, this being in effect a verdict
fur the plaintiff.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

F 110 USE OF LORDS, August 2.
BOROUGH GAOLS BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION.
Lord Beaumont and other Peers were appointed to
manego the coriaerence with the Commons on the
Conn!), Courts Extension Bill.
IRISH COURT OF CHANCERY BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM moved that this Bill do pass,
and he hoped that the Bill would not be stopped in the
House of Commons, as it was of the utmost importance
to the poor suitors that it should pass.
The Bill was then passed.
CIVIL LIST.
Lord BROUGHAM then rose to move for the returns
relating to the retrenchments in the civil list, of which
he had given notice. He begged to premise that he had
not the remotist idea of touching the bargain made at
the beginning of the reign between the Sovereign and
Parliament, and he had net the slightest view of tasking
indecorous economies in the civil list expenditure ; but
they they had a right to know what the amount of
actual savings was. He saw his Noble Friend (the
Marquis of Lansdowne) shake his head, but there was
nothing in that.—(Laughter.) Ho did not mean the
head—no doubt there was a great deal in that, h meant
the shake.—(Renewed laughter.) They had the returns
of the gross saving, which for the last yeel. was
33,7191. 4s. 23.; but he wanted the pal Venters. Ile
wanted to know how much was in the Lerd Steward's
office, how much in the Lord Chamber ain'e office, how
much in the Master of the horse's office, cal how much
in salaries, pensions, and allowances, arid whether it was
611 consumable commodities or for office's ? What he
wanted to gat at was, whether the vacancy c tu,e I by the
death of Str Thomas Marrable, tha late Secretary to
the Board of Green Cloth, had been filled
up, or a reduction effected. He found that
a sum of 2,0201. had bean voted in 1837, on the set-
tlement of the civil list, fur the expenses of the Board of
Green Cloth; now that sum had been voted fir a specific
purpose, and they had a right to expect that it should
be applied to that purpose, rind not appropriated to any
other. A saving of 33,0001. had been effected, a great
portion of which might be attributed to the reduction of
prices consequent upon the repeal of the corn-laws. He
thought the estimates of expense were taken at too high
a standard. He had to observe that the charges for
services amounted to between 60 and 70 per cent. on the
income, which was more than any private person would
submit to. He wished to know whether any, and what
part of this saving had been on account of salaries, pen-
sions, and allowances. • It was a mistake to suppose that
the Crown received the full amount, fur it was charged
by her present Majesty's predecessors with not less than
28,000/. It was not the principle of the constitution
that the Sovereign of this country should amass private
property, bat be dependent on Parliament, and upon this
principle whatever property devolved upon the Crown
became the property cf the public. It was not his in-
tention to press his motion at present, but he gave no-
tice that, early next session, he should call attention to
the subject.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE objected to the mo-
tion, and considered it would be highly objectionable, to
state the items upon which savings had been effected,which
would entrench on the independence of the Sovereign, and
detract from its dignity, if items were sifted to ascertain
if there was a horse too many on one occasion of the
visit of a foreign prince, or a dinner too many on another.
The Act of Parliament provided that when a saving was
made in ono decartment it might be transferred to ano-
ther. If the Crown came to ask for assistance, it would
be consistent to institute an inquiry into the expendi-
ture to ascertain the necessity for the demand, but th.t
was not the case here. Her Majesty had never applied
fur any assistance. He was sure the Noble Lord hal no
intention to review the contract entered into between the
Crown and , Parliament. He could not consent to the
motion.
Lord BROUGHAM explained.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said his Noble Friend
omitted to state that it was the principle of the settle-
ment, that no inquiry should take place. He recollected
that Lord Althorp at the time declared in the House of
Commons that no inquiry should take place, and the Act
was framed in strict conformity with diet declaration.
The Noble Lord was then a member of the Administra-
tion, and must have been a party to the arrangement, in
direct opposition to which his present motion was
directed. On the two occasions on which the civil list
was fixed he complained that it was not sufficient, and
he found that in many instances it was inadevete to
meet the demands upon the bounty of the Crown; and
in cases where in the war parties were bereaved of their
husbands the Crown was unable to make a competent
allowance.
Lord MONTEAGLE opposed the motion. The con-
tract had been framed upon the surrender by the Crown
of the hereditary revenues attached to it.—(Hear, hear.)
They had no right to ask any of these qaestione relating
to the civil list, or to receive an answer. That was the
first time when, without ,debt and without embarrass-
ment, such questions were asked. That was the fir.t
time, and he hoped it would be the last time. The civil
list was a bargain with. Parliament. If they wished to
inquire about the expenditure of the civil list, they must
first get rid of their bargain. If it be a bargain, they
should stand to it, but if not, they should repudiate it
altogether. They could net re-open the civil list during
the life of the Sovereign. The revenues of the Duchy
of Cornwall had now passed away from the Crowe, and
the civil list was therefore smaller than it had been fur
many years. There had been no application to Parlia-
ment to defray debts of the Crown either during the
present or the late reign. Both Sovereigns were uctu-
ated by economical feelicgs. The late King, upon going
into the new palace, expressed to him a fear that it
would lead to and involve the encase of a Dirge eat ib-
lishment. He remembered the emphatic worth in which
he expressed these apprehensions to him. Ho observed,
I never asked Parliament to pay any debt for me, and
so long as I live, so help me Gen!, I never will. The
economy of the present reign was equally remarkable.
Under these circumstances, he hoped the motion would
be rejected.
Lord BROUGHAM, in reply, said that there had
been much inaccuracy in the statements of the Noble
Lord. Parliament was at intervals called upon to vote a
certain sum to support the dignity of the Crown, and
every particular was Sated most minutely. A state-
ment was made of the necessary expenses, and upon
that statement a certain sum was voted. The sum total
was dependent upon the details. If the details altered
in the course of time, might not the sum total alter too.
Why was the whole sum voted? Was it not because it
was composed of the details? The reason why the esti-
mate was made with these details was, that Parliament
might be able to apportion a certain sum. lie wanted to
be sure that there was no diminution in the sala-
ries, or in the number of the office-bearers, and that the
same officers were employed, and the salaries given.
That was his object. If there was no check, every one
of those officers might be placed in abeyance. Parlie-
meet had a right to inquire into this subject. He had
made similar motions over and over again in the other
House, with the countenance of Noble Lords who sat
opposite. But a singular change had come over his
Noble Friends. There was now great delicacy enter-
tained with regard to these subjects. That used not to
be so when he led them to the attack in the House of
Commons. When he moved for a statment of the droits
of the Admiralty, did any one suggest that he was doing
an unconstitutional act ? He urged that, session after
session, until at length the Government gave in, and now
it was regularly returned to Parliament.
Lord MONTEAGLE—That's merely a return of a
branch of the public service.
Lord BROUGHAM said it was not so at the time he
referred to. It was in consequence of similar perse-
vering motions, that Mr. Pitt consented to give up pri-
vate property of the Crown to the value of 3,000,0001.
That was just after the battle of Trafalgar. Since then
the whole details of the Dochies of Cornwall and Lan-
caster were produced regularly, and he thought there
should be a similar annual return of the expenditure of
the civil list.
Lord MONTEAGLE said that his statements were
supported by the fact. The salaries of the great officers
of State had been the subject of Parliamentary inquiry
and the civil list went to the Crown. Ia the reign of
George the Third and George the Fourth debts of the
Crown amounting to 3,700,000/. were to be paid by
Parliament. They had then upon such applications a
right to inquire into the expenditure of the civil list, but
he thought his Noble and Learned Friend wrong when
he said that because they inquired then they should in-
quire now. He saw no necessity for any such inquiry,
even if it were a legitimate subject for their Lordships
to entertain.
The Marquis of BREADALBANE said that when
the civil list was granted regulations were drawn up re-
specting the number, the amount of the payment of all
salaries connected with the great officers of state, and no
payments were made, and no alterations could take place
without the counter-signature of the Queen and three
Cabinet Ministers. The Lewd Chamberlain had no
power whatever to make any alterations. And it should
be also borne in mind by their Lordships that no less a
sum than 12,0001. per annum, out of the civil list reve-
nues, was paid as an income-tax. Ile should therefore
oppose the motion being put.
Lord BROUGHAM—Do you mean a vote of censure
on me?—(Cries of " Order, order.")
The motion then dropped..
MERCANTILE MARINE BILL.
Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this
Bill, and expressed a hope that no opposition would be
offered on the present occ as_on,particularly as persons of
the highest intelligence and respectability had given
evidence before the C enmittee that such a Bill would
have a very great influence on the morality of naval
officers. Ile thought that nothing could be more effec-
tually beneficial than that captains and mates should be
subject to the supereieion of the Board of Trude. He did
not wish at that late hour to enter into the deteile of the
Bill, but, while he hoped that it would not then be ob-
jected to, he would be prepared to discuss any objection.
able point in Committee.
Earl WALDEGRAVE said that he would not oppose
the second reading, though there were some clauses to
him objectionable.
Earl COLCHESTER joined in the same sentiment,
and hoped that the Bill would be referred t a Select
Committee on Monday, which suggestion was agreed to.
The Bill was then rf al a second time.
The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill was read a third
time, and passed.
Their Lordships then adjourncd.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 2.
COUNTY COURTS BILL.
Mr. GREENE appeared at the bar, and announced
that, in compliance with the request of this House,
their Lordships had agreed to a conference on the
subject of the County Coprts Bill, which they had ap-
pointed to take place immediately in the 'Oyu' Gal-
lery. The Hon. Gentleman and eeveral other Members
then left the House.

Oa their return, Mr. GREENE, as maacger, announced
ti e remit of the conference, which was ordered to lie
upon the table.

SMITHFIELD.

In reply to Mr. HEATFICOTE,
Sir G. GREY said that he had stated on a former oc-
casion the general recommeadation contained in the re-
port of the Commissioners for the removal of Smithfield-
rnarkvt, in which recommendation the Government con-
eurrei. A copy of that report hal been sent by the
Government to the City Remembrancer on the 24th of
Jane, with a communication calling the attention of the
corporation to the recomm.:mdation and to the present
state of the market, and desiring to know whether the
corporation of London was willing to undertake tho con-
struction of a new market. On that day (yes,.erday)
ho had received an answer from the City Remembrancer
ro that communication, which he would read with the
permission of the Route. It was dated July 31, and
was as follows:

"Guildhall, July 31.
" Sir,—ln answer to your letter of the 24th of June, I
am directed by the Alisikets Improvement Committee of
the corporation of London, in pursuance of an order of
the Court of Common Council of the 23d of July, to
state tnat your letter, and the reports accompany-
ing it, have been fully and maturely considered;
and the notice of the corporation having been
drawn by y our letter to the recommendation of
five of the Commissioners for the discontinuance
of the present market at Smithfield, and the establish-
:wilt of a now market for tae sale of cattle without the
City, the corporation are advised to protest against the
commission being used for the purpose of at:reefing the
riN.;tEs prescriptive, ehartsred, and parliamentarily and
judicially confirmed to the corporation of London, and
cannot concur in the proposed removal of the market
from the place where it has been held by the citiaens of
London from time immemorial, under the common law
and their charters, which prohibit the establishment of
any other market within seven miles of the City, and
which charters have been confirmed by Parliament, and
lately supported by the judgment of the House of Lords,
assisted by the judges. The corporation of London,
therefore, feel themselves called upon to maintain those
charters for the sake of the public and of their fellow-
citizens, and rely with confidence that no such Bill as
that referred to in your letter will be proposed to Par-
liament. The corporation having recently prepared a
comprehensive plan and model fur the purpose of meet-
ing toe suggestions pointed out by the reports of the
several Select Committees of the House of Commons,
and proposed means for effecting it, they cannot under-
take the task of constructing a new market without the
limits of the City, for which no site, nor plan, nor esti-
mate is suggested; whilst the plan proposed by the cor-
poration is ready when sanctioned by Parliament for im•
mediate execution.

" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" E. Ti RRELL, City Ramemurancer.
" George Cornewall Lewis, Esq."
He received the letter that day, and be could only say
that the Government still concurred in the recommenda-
tion fur the removal ut the market.

Mc. STAFFORD—Has the Right Hon. Gentleman
any objection to lay that piper on the table of the
House?

Sir G. GREY—None.
Mr. STAFFORD—Does the Government mean to
bring in n Bill this session to authorise the removal of
Stnithfield-market?
Sir G. GREY—Not this session.
COMMI FTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION.
Mr. HENLEY asked whether Sir J. K. Shuttleworth
held any office at present under the Committee of
Privy Council for Eiucation, and if not, whether any
person was appointed to fill the office lately held by
him?

Sir G. GREY said that by an order in Council, dated
January last, Mr. Lingon was appointed to succeed Sir
J. Shuttleworth, who bad retired from the office he
h. Id under the Privy Council, and now held no (Ace
whatever under it.