The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-06 00:00:00

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEALER took the Chair shortly after Twelve
o'clock.

THIRD READING.

The Portloni Humour and Breakwater Bill was read
a third time and paNse.i.
bECOND IIE&DING.

Oa the motion of Mr. IihOTHER
The Earl of EfUnwiam's w::s read a second
time and orderkd to be e, mtnitted.

The consideration of the report of the Standing
Ordera Revision Commtitea was postponed to Monduy.
Mr. HEAULAM presented tv,o petitt"ns froth Nevc-
castle, one for reopening the Post-office on Suridsy,
another against the provisions of the Bill fur the it.-
spection o coal mines.
CRIME AND OUTRAGE ACT (IRELAND)
CON tINUANCE (No. •_>) BILL.

On the quezmu tur rtsuiumg the iii.jourued di bate on
this Bill,

Mr. BANKES comp Lined of the Portland Harbour
and Breakwater Bat havi, g been read a vird thae Had
passed as a private Bill, abd expre,std a hope that it
would be thrown out by the Lords.
Mr. MOORE then rose to resume the atijourned de-
bate, and in doing so he rt- minded the House if the cir-
cumstances undtr whreh the Crime and Outrage Act
was passed. A few years ego a new kind of I:rurality
sprung up in every part of lieland, which encouraged
murder and crime of the worst character, and under
these circumstances, and seeing the country on the verge
of moral death, he readily gave his support to the Act.
Since then, however, the state of things in the sister

kingdom had undergone a most favoUrable and gra-
tifying change, and tho people of Ire and had a
right t call upon the Parliament to repeal all its former
Acts of coercion. tie was sorry to hid that
Parliament was still disposed to resist the just claims of
the tenants of Ireland, said uphold the ex onions of their
landlords. A war or extermination was going on in Ire-
land, directed by the landlord interest against au int.flen-
sive and helpless body or people; and yet, in the face of
all thi-, it was propos,d by tune Government to pay a
Bill which could have no other elect but tightening the
chains that enslaved the tenants and peasantry of Ire--
land. It was said, however, that this Bill was only di-
rected against the wrong-deer, while it was urged on the
pert of CTuveroment that it would be madness to destroy
a law which ady produced so many beneficial results.
Weil, Out if the existmg Act had accompli,bed its end,
why continue it in spite of the remonsti wices of a peace-
able population, who 13, liesed the ordinal y law of, the
land was sufficient to enable, Government to bring the
wrongdoer to justice? Ile should certainly vote against
the continuance of the Act.

Colonel RAW DON could not refuse to continue the
Act if the respon,ibis Government of the country
considered it necessary to secure p. ace and order.
It was true that the et tte of things had changed
since the Act was pa-s-d, but could any one who
was at all familiar with Ireland venture to predict that
the evil which had culled it into existence might not
again arise? He fur ens could not, and therefore he felt
that he sht:ti'd not be doing his duty if he r. fused to
continue a power in the hams or Government which could
only he direct,d against the criminally disposed part of
the Irish community, though he could not help regretting
that the Bill fur its continuance had first originated in
the other House of Parliament.—(Einar, hear.)
Mr. SCULLY announced his determination to oppose
the Bill, arid expressed tome surprise that the Hon. act'
Gallltit Member who last addressed them supported the
bill because it was di mended by the Government. As
well might the lion. and Gallant Member refuse to vote
in that House because such a course was demanded by
the Executive. The tact was, the state of things which
called for this Act no longer existed, and be for one
would be no party to its continuance, when the only
reason that cuu d be urged in its favour was simply that
Government i,hed it, though he was quite preparel to
support a measure for the prevention of crime and out-
rage in Leland LS a remedial character.—(Hear, hear.)
l'he Government had promised when this Bid was first
passed that measures would be passed fir the purpose
of cbminishteg crira rsnd oty.ru4k, in Ireland, but he
would ask whether that promise bad been
Not one mea*ure of amehoiation had become law
which bud given btiti,fiCtitni to the people or
was hk-ly to lessen the ioducinwnts to crime. When

they considered that during the nine months previous to
April, 1830, the number of de;.ths from actual
' starvation was 22rt, end that distress existed through-
out the windy of Ire!awl, he thought, instead
of passing a Bill of c,,ercion like this, they should
endeavour to piss measures of r.luf for the Door
and relieve the limpets of the great grievances suff,r4d
by them at the pretext moment. he telt it his duty to
oppose the continuance of tip- Bill, thiukicg it was not
required to aggravate the sufferings of a people %hose
condition was so utifortunaie and lamentab!e, and who
were now fav,,urahle to an agitation which was likely to
prove very formidable i❑ the country.
Mr. yt•CULLAGII opposed the measure. He ob-
jected to governing the people by threats such as were
contained in the Bill, because he thought a system of
government of that kind would reduce the people to a
state of barbarism.

Major I3LACKALL bad never heard a speech more
f2elii,gs than the speech which
iieh calculated
just
t to
eeuxrcdi
andmg
at
upon the subject before the same time one less Waring
m. It cuntained many inac-
curacies and Luis statement..

After a rew words from Colonel CAULFEILD.
Mr. IL M. FOX Expressed his intention of opposing
the first important Government measure which might
be e n
forward the next session by an amend-
ment, that the relation between landlord and tenant in
broughtt, .
Ireland should be the first to he eonstdrred.
D.rd CLAUD HANIILTOI'.7 characteri,ed the
speech of the Hon. Member for Dundslk as being lull
of inaccuracies, and he hoped that the [louse would not
be led to believe that the people of Ireland looked
with favourable eyes upon agrarian outrages. Ile
wished that HUD. Members, instead of indulging in long
speeches about the poor-law and evictions and the state
of crime, would set themselves to work to form some re-
medial me4surer: H«e was quite sure that the Govern-
ment would willingly listen to any hints which might be
thrown out to them.

Mr. T. B. ROCHE was one of those who, from the
commencement, objected to the introduction of this Act.
At the time it was passed he was !din to the state of
crime and outrage in Ireland, but then and now he was
of opinion the ordinary laW of the land, it properly ap-
plied, was amply sufficient to put down crime in that
country.—(Hear, hear.) That this opinion was well
founded he need only remind the House that
the present peaceful state of Ireland had been brought
about not by the aid of this Act, but through the instru-
mentality of the ordinary law. To continue this Act,
then, would be most unconstitutional. The root or all the
evil, and the cause 01 all the crime in Ireland, was the
unsatisfactory state of the law of landlord and terant,
and rather than pass such an odious Bill as thi., the
Government and toe I44,gt%lature ought to turn its after-
Von to plans f improbing that law. The prof le i f
Ireland, though suffering from unparalleled injustice
these circumstances this Bill was more Calculated to pro-
mote outrage than suppress
and distress, ss ere perfectly free fiom crime,
and under

Mr. A. S'l'AFFOitl) said this was a question of
tthheeyp could.wer s
Those
h e
confidence or no coral- nee in the Government.
Ccoonutlidnuthedeybsyaft.illtys
Bill?He
entrust them with
thought
who entertained a diffet• a ova on should not light the
battle on this 1301, Lut PuT"se a vote of want of
coufidence. No one, however, had found courage
enough to blarae the administration of Lord
Clarendon, for all par ties concurred in eulogis-
ing the wise and conciliatory policy of that Noble
Lo d. On a former occasion be opposed a similar Bill
to this, nut bt cause he disapproved of its powers, but be-
cause he thought it was for the interest of the country
that the then existing Government should be thrown out,
and he was ready to admit that if those who ap-
proved this Bill felt the same towards the
present Executive, they were justified in their,
opposition. But, on the other band, if they were
not ready to take upon themselves the government of the
country, or could point out a party ready to do it fur
them, they were bound to pass this Bill, because the
Ministry had declared that they could not carry on the
government of Ireland without the powers of this Bill.
For his;own t art he knew no man to whom he would more
readily entrust the extensive powers of the Bill than
Lord Clarendon, and as he was not prepared to under-
take the responsibilities of the Government he should
give the Bill hits hearty support.
Mr. P. SCROPE thought it strange that the Ho-
nourable Gentleman who last addressed them should
have such unbounded confidence in the present
Government, fer, if he were not mistaken, the
Hon. Gentleman was one of the bitterest opponents of
its policy.—(llear, hi ur, and laughter.) Now, the
circumstances which justified the passing of this
Act did Lot exist at this present time; on the
contrary, Ireland sat comparatively speaking free
from crime, and nothing should induce him to
Support the Bill. It was monstrous to argue that be-
cause the power of this Act had at a period a unusual
excitement succe, dcd in repressing crime, they ought
to continue the Act in force in a time of peace and tran-
quillity. As well might they say that as despotism
euabltd Governments to repress crime despotic mea-
sures ought to be passed by the Legislature.
Sir 1). NORREYS was favourable to the introduction
of this Bill as a vote of confidence in the Government.
Ile was not afraid that any Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland
would so brave the feelings of the country us to exercise
vindictively the provisions of this Bill.
Colonel CUATTERTON was surprised that any Member from the sister isle should object to the Bill.
Strangers were then ordered to witodrov, and the
House divided, when there appeared--

For ,he oraendmeLt
Against it ... 81
Alt:joris against the Amendment... --r33
On tho origin:4l motion te:ng put tl.at the Bill be
read a first time,

Mr. BUM E objPoe3 to the susrerpion of
the constitution in Ireland, when no case had
been made out to juslity such a proceeding. He
thought the Irish Members were justiti, d by every
means in their power to resist such a roastire Ry
tile present, and, keeping within the forms of the House,
he would give them every assistance in his power.
Sr. REYNOLDS thanked the Hon. Member for
Montrose for the manly and straightf,rward course he
had adopted. He looked upon this Bill as an insult to
the people of Ireland, and would give it his determined
opposition.
After some discussion,

Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated, in answer to a ques-
tion from Sir James Grahaw, that he thought the
best course to adopt would be to finish the present
discussion and then adjourn for two hours. He was
mo.t desirous that toilers of the day should tyke pre-
te fence in the evening, but if Hon. Members who had
notices insisted on bringing them on,,there wLs nothing
to prevent th•'m.

Air. S. CRAWFORD had no confide-nee in her Ma-
jesty's Government relative to their z)olioy towards I,c-
-hind. He was glad to see the manly stand that had
be. n made by the Honourable ME-tuber !or M0n...r0,e,
and he trustei he would divide the House on the quei-
ton (.f the in•rodoctioo of this Bill.

S;r J. WALIISLbY btrongiy urged upon the Go-
vernment the propriety of withdrawing this Bill. The
time litt:d come when they must govern Ireland by love
and not by tear.

Af,er s:Ane observations from Colonel THOMPSON,
strangt•rs were ordered to withdraw, but no division
took place._

Mt:. Fox having moved the ndjournment of the debate,
an.l c.fter eater, observations from Mr. REYNOLDS,
arrangers were egaiu ordered to withdraw, and the
House divided upon the question of the adjournment of
the &bate, when there appeared—
Fur the itejournmiint ut the debate 24
Against it... ... ... 85
Majority
The House then divided on the main quettion of
giving leave to bring in the Bill, when there ap-
peartd—

F..r the motion
Aglinst it • ... 24
Ntiijori ty —6O
Le tve was then given to bring in the Bill.
The House then adjourned at ten minutes bifore Four
to Six o'clock.

At Six o'clock the SPEAKER resumed the Cnuir, and
the public business was pr,,ceed,d wits.

CAPT. AUSTEN'S EXPEDITION.
Whale Islands, June 22, 1850.
We anchored here on the 14th, tiler a passage of
thirty da) s from Stromness. Nothing worthy of notice
occurred during the voyage out beyond having some
rather rough weather, our schooner Icing about loarteen
days out of the thirty under water.
We wade the ice and sighted Cape Farewell on the
28. h of Ma), and on the 30.,,h fell in with the
Emma Eugenia transport, bound to Whale Island,
with our provisions and stores on board. On
the Ist of June observed unothPr strange sail,
which proved to be the Danish brig or war
Pearl, bound to Lily (Danish setileintnt in Davis's
8 rail) On the 10th, it being a pertect calm. a signal
was made to prepare to tow, Pioneer taltinp, the Reso-
lute, and Intrepid the transport in tow, leaving Assist-
behind to her canvass, Whale Islands bearing
N.N.W., distance about 200 miles. On the litn we
anchored in 1% hale Islands, viz., Resolute, Vie traisport
Pioneer, and Intrepid, after tatting had the ships in tow
about 101 hours. Early next morning the Intrepid
started under steam t look for the Assistance. On
clekrlug the harbour's mouth, discovered her about eight
milts in the ()thug, closed her, took her in tow, and
brought her into hat buur.

The ship., have tilled chock up with provisions, and
the schooners have takeu to 150 tens of coal each from
the trunoport.

The Joseph Green (whaler) has been here and landed
coals for Captain Sir JUhti Russ. We can forth no lac
yet us to whet: sort of a season we shall have. All that
I can sty is trat we have m t with no use, with the ex-
ception of some straggling piccee, since we armed in the
Strait ; it is either alt dower or all to eume ; trona the
heavy swell there is lam afraid the latter is the cape. I
should not be afraid to wager 1,000 guineas to 1 (if I
had them) that we don't cross this year. I 'Lay be
wrong, but that is my impression.
A void or two as regards tho efficiency if the screw
steamers in towing. In a dead calm the: Intrepid ma-
naged to tow the tiausport :31 miles per hour; with the
tore and aft sails drawing ligut breeze, 4 miles; under
all plain sail, mode:.ate breeze, 41 mules; in a calm with
u swell on, 2i miles; head wind, tuoierate breeze,
1 mile. We have not as yet tried theta amongst the ice,
but they can he of no service amongst the stream or pack
ice, with a vessel iu trw, nevertheless, in pushing through
a neck or lane, the screw-steamers may 13- of great ser•
vice; wider canvass they are not of the slightest use; in
the first place,, they are about thirty feet too long, turd
they have not canvass enough to enable them to work;
tu fact, they are usele.ii as sailing vessels.
Are intelii4erit Dane, resident in Lc ivly, Om Danish
seal !merit, informs um that tnere has been an immense
number of whales seen this season in the latter end of
March and Gist fart_ of April—there not bring a ship
in the country at the time. What a pity that the whale
ships don't go out earlier, as they used to do formerly.
1 have n other itiformation of importance to communi-
cate to you. In this forlorn region there is neither
scenery, wanner), a.ir Clls.toinS lo describe. All is bar-
renness and desola:ion, no ti ewer hi r. shrub r.durns the
ice-bound I,rceipices t f this sombre lot:ll4y—where,
seated on his icy throne, stern wit t-r reigns suureme,
crowned wi h the gat! erecl snows of G 000) ear., ex to biting
a singular cuetrast to the delightful ghtchms of our saute
land, whose flowers and plats are at this moment dis-
playing their odoriferous beauties beneath the genial rays
of a midsummer sun. ‘N, her I look on this pc.ure anti
(with a mind's eye) on that" inuaginstam coilur.s up
another Lden. moats its forbidden fruit. My leisure
hours are a xpired, so good bye, wishing you all happiness
and success. W. shall no doubt have a ) urn together
be fore Christmas '5l.

SUNDAY, (hale 9.3.—Expedition completed with tiree
years' provision,, the schooners having on board, b. sides
provisions and store*, 315 tons of coal each. Capt. Penny
passed the Wha:e Island 34 chi) s ago,and the American
t•xpedition has passed. Yesterday, from the top of the hill,
five whalers were observed standing to the southward—
rather a bad omen, but corroborating my opinion As to the
ice b ing fast to the northward. I have every hopes of
shaking hands with you before next Christmas; should
the ice not be krokeu up above, I should hke Captain
Atiliten to attempt a passage through the middle ice,
abreast of where we now lay—'iis rather a danguruus
xpei irn,nt, but 'tis butter t run any risk than the risk
of not crossing at all, aid should we succeed, it would
be a glorious thing for us. Should we call at Upperna-
via, we shall prooably have enotte r chance of commu-
nication with England.—Nautical Standard.

PATENT REFORM—NEW ACT.
(From the Mining Journal.)
The following is a brief abstract or the Bit for the
Amendment ref the Law of Copy wright of Designs and
Inv, ntioas, referri d to by our correspondent, Mr.
Cam-
pan, the patent agent, as carrying into effect much of
that great reform he has been at eking to precure
f inventors—viz., thei legitimate right to immediate
protection for their property in inventions or de-
signs, at such a cost as to rtnder the protection avail-
able for the poor as well as, the rich inventor; so tnat
tla4 humble artisan, who may be able to produce a greet
improvement in tee arts, shall no longer be debarred of
his rights because of his social status, and the commu-
nity may not lose valbable improvements by their being
carried to the grave with their authors, aho prefer to
act thus rather than see them clandestinely filched away
from tat m, as they may be and r the existing law. This
Act, after statoig that it is necessary to untold time Law
of Ce.pyright and Designs, sets forth:-
1. anuf, tu future any design, being within the pro-
vision of the Designs Act, or any invention within the
scope f the patent laws, may he provisionally regis-
tered for one year, which may, in certain cases, be ex-
tended by the Board of Trade for six months more.
2. That every design or invention thus provisionally
registered shall, during the above term, be secured to
the registree with as full protection for his design or
invention, as if it were completely registered undef the
pros, nt Designs Acti, and the Act accords this protec-
tion in even larger terms.
3. That, during the term of the said provisional re-
gistration, neither such registration, nor the exhibition
there• f, or of any article made in accordance therewith,
in arty place of exhibition not beteg gratuitous, or a
place of sale, nor in any exhibition ellossed by the
Board of Trade (the Gre.t Extiibitian of 1851, for in-
stance), nor the publication of a descriptive account of
such exhibition, shall debar the registree from patent-
ing his iuventiteu, or completely ri-gis-ering his d.-sign.
4. That during the continuance of the said provi-
sional registration, the registree must ,not sell any
article made according to the registration, or ferfiiture
thereof will ensue; but he may bell his property right
therein.
5. That sculptures be brought within the Designs
Act, and ornamental designs in ivory, &c., he under new
regulations.
6. That the Board of Trade may extend the term of
protection in ornamrntal de signs.
7. That the Board of Trade may make regulations as
to registration an provisional registration.
8. That the registrar may, in certain ea' es. register a
design without requiring a drawing, upon pr ductiou of
a spia.ification on!), if he shall deem it necessary.
9. That the registrar's certificate, under this Ac', be
prima /ucie evidence of validity.
10. Tnat the books of the design: offica be subjeet to
certain provisions.
11. That certain provisos of the other Designs Act
be ax:ended to this Act. The Bill then winds uo wi:h
an interpretation clause, and enacts that, in citing ibis
Act, it shall be sufficient to term it the ‘• Designs ActlB.So.” ,

F.tizrouTrr, AUG. 4 AND 5.—W Ind S.S.W., fresh.—
Arrd. Eduard, Samar, Lu. Guayra for flattillurgh; St.
Thomas's Packet, Petersen, Porto Rico; GazAe, Car-
(jiff for Rotterdam, to stop a leak; Bernard, Smith,
Quebec. OlTporr, Robin Gray, Kidd, Arii a, and bailed
tor Newcastle; Harpye, Bo) sen, Msz ttlan, and tailed fir
flamburgh; Minerva, Destwedli, Ilavaiinah, and sailed
for Antwerp; Isabella Walker, Walker, Poi to Rico.
CowEs.—Arrd. Tyringbsm, Hawes, New Orleans;
Washiogton steamer, New York, and proceeoed for Bre-
men, kit 20,11 July; Ernst, Kuudtsen, Rio Janeiro for
Hamburg!).

6, 1850.

SuUTH AFRICAN EXHIBITION,

lIYDE• PARK CORNER.

We have again visited the above interesting exhi
bition, and, from the satisfaction we have experienced
on our last visit, we are certainly of opinion that ono
short visit or two is not sufficieat to see and fully
appreciate the various curiosities and geological sp-
citrens collected by Mr. Cumming. This exhibition
will well repay a second, or even a third inspection.
And since Mr. Cumming has lately published his
travels and adventures, we find that every skin, head,
or tail in his museum has some interesting story or
adventure connected with it, and thus the exhibition
is rendered still more attractive. Some of his
trophies, indeed, would be a great acquisition to the
British Museum. One head in the room (and a very
beautiful one too), that of the black antilope, we
i,elieve to be extremely rare, and have heard it re•
marked that Mr. Cumtning's specimen is the finest
in England. There are many other heads and antlers
which may even vie with any in the National Mu-
seum. A trophy was pointed out to us as hating at
one time belonged to a certain hippopotainuQ, with
whom Mr. Cumming facetiously remarked he had a
" waltz." Waltzing, we have no doubt may be a
very agreeable amusement, even in South
Africa, but plain-going Cockneys, as we are,
would not- feel particuisry anxious to have such a
monster for our vis-a•vis in a dance. By the way
there is a drawing in the room of the Terpsichorean
feat to which we allude, and it struck us very forcibly
that Mr. Cumming's way of " doing the amiable" to
his partner, if not strictly in the present fashion, is
at all events perfectly original; and many say,show-
ever, that it certainly would not do at Almack's,
however agreeable it may be in the deserts of Africa.
Among such a number of specimens of one sort or
another, it is quite impossible to direct attention to
any particular one, but we cannot pass unnoticed two
enormous elephant's tusks, which attract the attention
of a visitor immediately he enters the room. They
are really splendid specimens, the largest, without
exception, we have ever seen, and it must have re-
quired a man with no ordinary courage to have
fought a single combat with their original owner,
when he was able to use such weapons effectually.
But with courage Mr. Cumming must be endowed
in an extraordinary degree. To look at the number
of lions' and tigers' skins, elephants' heads and tusks,
and the immense number of other remains of savage
denizens of the forest, one must be struck with the
indomitable perseverance and pluck which could
enable a man alone to face such dangers, and that too
in a foreign and unhealthy climate. It is gratifying
to believe, that in return for the extraordinary hard-
ships he must have undergone, and of which he gives
such a graphic account in his lately published vo •
!wars, his exhibition is daily crowded with people
inspecting his museum, and some, we have no doubt,
quite as eager to catch a glimpse of the redoubtable
lion- slayer himself as of his trophies.
Want of space prevents us from noticing many of
the other more prominent curiosities in the room so
fully as we could have wished ; we can only conclude
with a hope that when those who have been there
already visit it a second time they may receive as
much pleasure and gratification as we have done.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, August 5.
ROYAL ASSENT.

The R sal Assent was given to-day, by commission,
to the following seventeen public and private Bills:
The Populetion.
The Factories.
The Metropolitan IntermWs.
Municipal Corporations (Ireland).
Highway Rates.
Aunt: khan Colonies Government.
Vestries and Vestry Clerks.
The Trustee Act (1S50).
Billy of Exchange.
Gorbals Graviia,ion Water C,mpany.
Bridge across the Rtver Clyde (opposite to South Port.
laod-street, Lturieston, Glasgo.).
Birteinghe.m and Pershote-road (Act to continue Act of
6th Geo. IV.)
Peterborough Improvement, Police, and Cemetery
(Amendment of exiiting Acts).
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway (Deviations,
Enlargement of Stations), fze.
Manchester, Slo field, and Lincolnshire Railway.
Their Lordships aj•.urned during pleasure.

Their Lord,hips resumed shortly after Five o'clock.
CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
Lord REDIibIiALE presented a pt.titiou against this
Bid, and hoi ed it could be withdrawn.
Lord BROUGHAM most reluttlntly withdrew the
Bill.

Lord STANLEY pres-nted a petition against the Bill.
He regretted that the Bill had not been brought in
earlier. and brought in -in that House, which it might
isavu been, without ittirieging on the privileges of the
o;her House; aid while on the subject of privilege, he
would observe that he understood that the Bill for the
suppression ot outrage in Ireland, which had been intro-
duced in that lieu,, had been dropped in the otht-r
Mouse because it interfered with their privileges, and
that another 13i11 hail been introduced there which had
heel threatened to be dtfeated by delay. He considered
teat the NI ibisters were responsible for having intro-
. duct-cl a Mil hilt this House interfering with the pri-
vilege. of no other, and thetelore they were responsible
fur any delay wtiicti &night have taken place.
Atter a few observations from Lord LANGDALE and
Lf.r.l WIIARNCLIFFE, the Bill was wilidrawe.
:-iTE CONIMUNICATION %urn AU S TRALIA.
Lerd TA LBO r present, d im;itiens from Glasgow and
from Plymouth praying fur the establishment of a regu-
lar steam cominunicetion between this couutry anti
Au.tralia. Divers sums had been voted by the
tegtslatures of the different colonies to pro-
mote :aeon communication with the mother country,
and already they could command sith the amount
of postage for liters to Australia, 40,0001. per annum
derived from those colonies for that puipose. Three
routes bad been proposed; one by Singupore in con-
nexion with the Oriental Company, another by the
(3,p0 of Good Hope, and another by the Isthmus of
Panama. lie considered the route by Singapore the
easiest. but he understood there was some difficulty on
the part of the East India Company; but he thought it
was the duty of the Government to take some route,
and if these difficultit s were insuperable, they should
take the route either by the Cape of Good Hope or by
Panama. It would be of great benefit to our South
African colonies to open a route by the Cape oF Good
Llope and Mauritius, which would also promote
emigration. The route by Panama would secure
us against any impediment to the transmission of
OUT mails in cons quence of as European war.
On the whole he thought, I;erhaps, that the route ut
Panama was the best, as we bad a line of steamers ready
to take up the transit on the Pacific. He wished to im-
press upon the minds of their Lordships the vast im-
portance of this suhjoct and the absolute necessity that
existed fur establishing some rapid steam communication
with our Australian colonies.
Earl GREY said that Government were fully aware
of the extreme importance of the subject to which
the Noble Earl had drawn their Lordships' attention, and
could assure him that the Government were extremely
anxious to establish a rapid steam communication with
Australia. Ile considered the route by Singapore the
most desirable, and he thought the offer made by the
Oriental Company an exceei ingly fair one, and most
beneficial to the public.—(Hear, hear.) The East
India Company considered that, out of regard
to their own officers, they ought to oppose it.
He thought, however, that he might say that ere long a
steam communication with the west coast of Africa and
the Cape ot Good Hope would be established, and by
that means with Australia, and also by a inc from
Singapore. Ile entertained a sanguine hope that even-
, tanilly both lines would be established, but at pre.eut
there were difficulties which prevented the establish-
ment of IP! line by Singapoi e. He thought it extremely
desirable that the matter should be amicably settlid with
the East India Company..
Lord MON TEAGLE thought that if ever there was a
step taken by a great company, exercising almost imperial
functions, likely to set them wrong with the people of
tent country, it was this opposition of the Eait India
Cempany to steam communication with Australia.
The Earl ot ELLENBOROUGH said he did not see
bow the East India Cowpony could refuse that which was
required from them.
A return was then ordered of all the correspondence
between the naval department of the East India Com-
pany and the Lords ut the Treasury, lac., on the subject
of steam navigation by Singapore with the Australian
colonies.

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
Lord BROUGHAM called the avention of their
Lordships to mis-statements that had been made respect-
ing proceedings in that House. To publish any of their
proceedings at all was a breech of privilege, but that
which ought to be reprobated was a perversion of those
proceedings. He would give an instance of what had
occurred the other night. It was stated in a Sunday
paper that a Nobie Lord had threatened him with the
censure of the public, and he was described as saying
that he did not care for one or the other, :and then in-
stantly running out of the House.—(Laughter.) Now,
he lett it to their Lordships to judge whether he
had not stopped to hear what was said.—(Hear,
h. as.) He had no objection that a concise account
should be given of his speeches, but required that
the statemert should be the truth. Thus, in the
account of his (;pinions respecting the appropriation
of Mcrlborough house, it was stated that he had
been dis.atistied with it because he knew the in-
terior of the palace well, as he half vattAten of the
hospitality of the Ctie( n Dowager. Now what he had
s.unt he. could nut help stating, as he happened to be the
only surviving trustee of that illustrious lady. As to
the observations that were made upon him whilst pre-
suling over judicial prose-e3ings, be did not mean to call
alention to them without making further inquiries. No
matter whether 'hose proceeded fain], disap-
pointeds the pirties should be made
clients or attorneys.
to feel that they could not with impunity do an thing to
rithjAusutirce in that House.
prejudice the adtnitboLdirkaNtriuon

Lord BROUGHAM. presented peti!ions from Jamaica
and other places in the Weet Indies, praying that tni- a-
sures might be adopted for the mote .4, clout abolition
of the slave trade. All the Wet,t Indian c,loriies were
Nvourable to the abolition of a traffic which was so in-
jurious to their interests.
TEN ANT RIGHT.

The Karl of RODEN presrntud a petition from a el:As
of persons for whom he had the greatest respect, but

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ohlerieltahrie:pieTr,saittibct:n;l:f,ibrir fruits 4 in lird
option of the landlord to withh,,ld it or:ra:ttr'idt.'hip3 wavi°sll.l--
ra should tal3kleWhilitr?
t the, tenant-tight now cxistine ve3s, Wil
Lrn:CdOUNTY COURTS Ex- pENSION orb .. ,
ein,ts on this Bill.
es
„.uitit
compensation
plieEn
sDaitr,sobnDratetittAlLEtne
eel nnotoulet:.
et that
courts.
ei r Lot.a:hills -..e
Icioliktsilderraa'tii'Oend the IC
otrab tlaironjjki'luidstnilluP''
m the Commons' d t reintrodaciiig.'!.
17th clause,which amen
men
s
pre the tuie of the toara•balis *lib
Theiri\ Lordships divided—
'odna-leonzents, in favour of Lord Redes• 1
.• •••
Contents ..
,The ot.hera'..in7ilidtY -•
tuents were agreed to. ..•
M
..• •••
Iho Pius on the t bl', were alVatletd a fitget aijil the
[louse adjourtec.3. 3 -.
•

IIOUS --------
E OF COMMONS, Avg
The House re-asst mbled at Seven u'elock.
for the purposeC *lO
had :fir I MPRO VEMENTS.
Lord D. STUART said that the Commissioners ,
been empowered under raise WOW
local Acts to ni....ite.
treet t Clerketiwe:l were ros without
sof`ll3ot,tiellul'
tt
ihoant o f purposethe itai
~uhdt hff(e' powe:;.sihGn egedouttsii:vroki dtai"oniv6h";;
btfher;r:
ailedls rjrto
dally as
of. the completion of the street, terleteilet;
laity as the approiching openinof the Great Nor .6.
xi o)anni ti
ee;a:p'
powerslamteaddea
:ion opened from Islington to Blaektriars-bridge.o6
monfastrar
o also wanted to know whether the Right 1100. Genlowie
it desirable to have a line of contOuelp
The CHANCELLOR foeofxrPthtilre'ReEtirigi"El:sl:4l‘llll:
histt attention bad been called to the subjcef•
theeaspuarretiewsatso in cont!mplation which be "Ffu lot
In reply
result in further means being placed at the disPes°
to
sciarr.rycAoußtDthvve
EprLote,ct. nog .00 ii°
!"hopot 9 q"-...-11rost"
to the eligibility
0,,..ce of the proposed site efthe De"
in at Liverpool, chosen
stated
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQu''" 0
en 11
that upon the
whole the site which had Wu ches
the most convenient.

vibe
SPAIN.
Mr. ANDERSON asked Viscount raltnerSOnt, bie of
ther ho would have any ob•ection to lay 00 tbhe bile 04.
the House a copy of any correspondence whic" too tb"
have bad with the Spanish Government relstle prt°
differential duties levied on British shipeing il %er 316'
of Spain; and whether it was the intention 0 jog e"
Ort
jesty's Government, in the event of 13ritish bitige
_to at
li ~neai.ol
ilimingnge ttt ohh
eebnepar:o.uivabijaseitoci
oct ensdotiotthhebeyiszcdt i ffoefr el nu tsits 1 d01.10_57 for reg.
se° tilol &tied
levying differee doo Oa
on ths ships of Spain i laws, f thi, king
a the ports o - bich
its deperdencies? Ase f
, Lord PALMERSTON said the subject wes:fuor 00'
)heataires,nganagdeodnthwehiact,htetuhteioyahoafd tlii(eadGo-veretnel3YEntotleiete
several Ceotatieicii,'
dons with the Spanish Government, which c°o7 03°,4
tins, however, had not led to a satisfaet°.ooo .
Those communications bad necessarily Wo°,lloolo
when the relations of the two Government'!" end is i'.;
terrupted, but they would now be restio3eo,
,0 sl%
matter stood at present it would not be sc,itifi to wi jlie
the papers before the House. With reger's 00 of 1,4
course the Government might take ill tll4..evt 000.7,;
.panish Government not choosinetb igilaP,7,oo 1/.30
atises,hor to place the British shipping on the ,h *be': he
dot e national shipping, in accordance wi'',lo thlty
shone in this country, it would not be desill".„oter.
uld at present troika any statement on tin; is
oti°,.;
_Mr. ANDERSON then gavo notice 0t to Olt;
0'
.That early next session he would MOO, 04004 to
Import goods the produce or Mann factor° sltnerrileB6so,
the ports of the United Kingdom at tiles- nolo pass
duty as British shipA, and since the Ist 01.4 d ig, der deign
dthe carrying trade of the United liingdOwbioiog btptri•
encies to and from all ether countries oto ;di
opened to Spanish vessels on the same "ill se Perlis.
list) vessels; whereas during the whole Oltinle tpir',o
higher rates of duties have been, and al ~att°' si°
vied on goods when imported into or "146 &Whir
Spain and its dependencies in 13ritish velt`itigh s;ress
owners
be Spanish
eanyntedeads;htioes ' ot
herll° s the
Majesty,rtluecgt iroetato fdpetirtrragiydn: lehe;: detriment
tn: fs
lb 131;bobeorri : rktitjillel Cell°
is.mnuicliltliebrreabgtyersatcohifeodtAttsilety; pleased, in virtue pf the P 29, t° ct
1 ea.
cup
outurliri
tiaetedi
rtymsiioit:
Kingdomtgh eoc differential satlni2,ndt.bhiSetpsal a:divdi
eii
desphdul
t3noiv.
edtrehlsts. .t.lrbeiceleiliiistatEn.
d: Pat'esol3::flotsPllo:°F 4e,li hte
f:
Spain on BsrTiiAishmvp«:sspelus.rm3
r e 11: h eitnolloo
z‘uisre.
operationt hu, - ti. •I.
cometh
e'
Clauses 1
it whichr,h teot
ihrl
ec July.
lintendedauus
etoesilx,CHANCELLOßetnowpberer
t(ie)bnps
ao:ogiso:lelt twa:o(dhttauNuihsdtsaeo:o:tf....itehn2oo•XBo, file)
tc,n.bCt
01 3col.
t,..r:lbwhe.fl'o'irson
istt
,40. 9iji ::::01,1501.413,
eci_iisiorbliso-
Potl It I oi op
f
tJES'iiOO
- proposed, MO heel)
entrusted
srupteceiving
crownstclet;ibttoorsi le'nwleoeynn,t into Committee e,incti2
them,nthe moneyevetnot it7Ytliss.iranaioPtpoi°s IP rid°.
lenti"rsal‘oluld follow fa °ft:
.'t
•
,ti
gentleman might bothe
. ULLINGS suggested he Vi° f $O, .0%
peremptorily placed ins ;rest diftell'iitieo'-
gwgoersetecl,,thz
etc t
or rif,tuive.ibectit
to
avoidßilll,tt
ccf
(1,1-I:rilny:t;nrytEd) teL,.Laf
oidieb moneyt.:).frtawhenehintxtirtuosliel:7l..eat°•-d- aubtitli:leitt "gilt
the wholei q'et-.stionb,hfa,drobteten
iffully c.onsider e.
sirable to have the wordie"
Mr. MULLINGS still contended I . *
Delltl! bedOA
clause.l .
a The3
, , underATTORNEY-GENERAL
f:
.n 1: tae nirinstance,
eu lbIf ,135., La
clause w:ts owe otr:0111;
to make persons really
s..
ances
.
tboib
ter afiecil be,Boo:egti°oo
dutyins,rt the word ~ fraudulent," it stvotnd be ire Ploye,r
prove that the solicitor took the 10°I3e1 topsPette
became unable Into
to the Stam uce , with an intention i„, this. peat[!
ill
got the mosey to pay, he did not do se, Old „alf
for
Ii
eAu iet eyi:aa 0 so. I 0 iter
Mr. HENLEY •
still thought the woru e,i doo
ought
to follow the wostis " ne 1, ct or r,fillifi b‘•
objection The CHANCELLOR of thegEXClin L bi.f.:
inserted ii:toditehiliweniswerotr(tlhs
du
1.1 he else was loons bog ,
On clause 8, rct.hi4‘euNisaieni!tewnhet
the word t 'I:
(Ii mit rt
loccrcetyln: Groepaeetri
ye; en
~ of 5 ~.
doubts re • ii..cothnh the
tsars:sr.:air:L.,'
43`
tdl7tro.oteol.
cii.eiboilitosir
sP'e[tog mortgages in respect 0- •
to be stamp rege OF
a. P
prised
c Mr. MULLINGS moved to insert vier" to rte'
sera.,,i
hllo yul
should pity
Hhp eaciyi
thought itd hasc thit been edieut ntya,l
ar
extremelyneadt
ap
that
iawdradhs IttPs the a;8 i bed 0
ttyi09103,10:6.0t
fo-mertgager from being called upon
toimlecet. 000
01/
ATTORNEY GENERAL 0P,P°8...- qsr AO fQ
ea °pa ° i
and said that the Hon. and Learned the
r° tbel
tmheisntioned cases of evasion, which it we°. 4101 fre%
clause to prevent. It applied to case'' Kea "dghtlY
was a fresh advance of money which reelell CP.' „
security for its repayment, and very rossun- P'''
pay a further stem ll,, of 11:600b:
chequerainhrt.
l tC olAvf
hlrieeDtvhelenirruEehLepw.Lchoiaskedcould
oi
vutelhdea
any
eyechr ideaus t 100:01;t1
ibtii
ice: ill
ji i
The CHANCELLOR of the EX-Cit°4. (10134;
quite impossible for him to do so. on, be 00- 4
hA,TaritoDßWNEELyL.GaaEidNtEhßatAtLhatolbiedingaus:
00:eic7it: I
11 ::
eovwadtehtEthrei ght Hon. 13 ,ron e c could
rdPoja;:r
ot11:01:10.
0... t;
lenthkw ana. riAoin Iwhrtr. eo: peat e d I y decided that
case precisely, butstthaTtpit wwhaesnpetrhseectlYcr ~- ally P dtbe",l
The strict Int( rpretation which was s`,,,odere , Obi
Stampohe groundl cts, i no; erceuvrednaunec,e therefore,
t h tbis
tip°
i.w '0 facie e_fheoll tj-1,0:1
et.la
ocunt,paratively
Committeet
heelau
w being im
pp imperfectt l
)a. as l
e a instrumentsr and fj .e: 1
b. tit; e,114 I Pjvil
.be die-
should pass thoruollul
as proposed, would open the door for vouch frail lie ° to
to teat $ Add. 1
through
hgree to the clause, wri:cr'cfliolStr
After some discussion, it was agreed .p.OO -potte
protect
imby
ssvoidth
polo .
pundeercthe original
descent
1
clause, so amended, was agreed to.
Clauses 9. 10, and 11 were agreed to• p _.aseq.' said
Clause 12, duty . rurtl9 'lli
The en on conveyances, b_i,rlf„, cc., to
CHANCELLOR of the EX(''';',.4 the P.„e4Y
that he had promised to make a statement' " pea 0" lb.
tion of duty which he proposed to Infikopo bl nos
ances. Certain amendments bad been Ogg; g 00,tio,°
Hon. Member for Cirencester, to Whicpljai siter-Or
necessary thst he should advert. 'rho gr— of 813° tr.
stioo r fo
which he proposed to make was an alter oar 0
on conveyancer. The House might re° • tbe de'
- duties 1° Was ,
when he brought forward these stamP
that it
}f 11;44
instance, he expressed his own opinion aster i leer
the all
_..tit it 00
sirablo to give relief rather more on
desirable to act upon the principle t°
" t 9
tb
lle th:lf7ccitiottiv7,llos
and the conveyance of mortgsges•
transfer rather than facilitate the power 01 u „we ," 00
C.. $ $
to a greater extent. The House, when they h tfu /.0
',eve tue ear 0
,tehedule on mortgages, voted to re.-- bog t AOO
mortgages to a very considerable amounts vies, i 110
it to a most inconvenient amount in 81! bdre9loebt:
placed him under the necessity of °lt ibe ne i",,.
13i11, and submitting a resolution to
lota
dilly °e
such that it wusirepa b'
The House had come to an ill-considereo tbe clo9loo°
qus soon. All parties agreed now tbat'Tee loge tbei:
inortgage should be uniformly 8 per cf'nt• hie) ' lob/
entertained, to ' "1
je with
la he ha to fb olla
give the boon wive An y . r 0
prop and therefore he reduced he ""t"firto I°9
-fr
t
f the 00fier 0'
form One per c 0
cent. throughout. One, _ the ore ~,
Of that was to bring to his knowleors go traded tvl,
evading payment of duty in eive gibes'
lawsh the the views w d gig' 001,
shares. By dividing the shares ,to , Ire
duty to a very great tonouut. Accordivb r 10°'', cer
a 1
it tociacurreoopoei
Ig law,', the duty upon a transfer °.:/ ; o_, ip 1),
By his proposal he reduced
alio!). he was tiniirr the happy delusion,
,svatty of ofier,,,,
parties, that they were transferring of the e ~,,iw
4,0. trete d 10.1 peo
but he found by a Truces..., :iris v,
.0, ail .9or .
disidtt'g, and the exceeding inconveunai_t Utott be fell
'erred
the present scale of stamp duties. t.bcis roe t 1,00.:
wrometdwponsiupmerstyotw.
4991hich they
i,tEJd could2i.
e a
ohdittle
J:330:4i146/. I°' '
meat of 71. 10:., instead of 121. 131 ~ o,itl b.
latlfill
so that all honest people-- ny.•-• ,qIV lair
L,'" floN. 31 EMBER—AII foolish P,e,-,(lrfOQl' 0. 7
'llO CHANCELLOR, of the .E4l-' 91.
,n tvinS 1
honest people supposed they wet e e .