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that was the opinion of every man of eminence who had
written or spoke upon this important subject; it was
the opinion of Dr. Chalmers and others of his rank and
learning, and he hoped the House would be of the same
opinion. His Bill, as he had already stated, was
founded upon the old territorial system which formerly
existed in Scotland, but it differed with the School Act
of 1803 in this, that it proposed to abolish all tests,
which never did any good, but too often gave rise to
great evils. Knowing the dislike the people had to
paying any additional taxation, he had made the Bill
permissive instead of compulsory. He, however, ad-
hered to the old system of local taxation, and made
provision for the retirement of aged schoolmasters. The
whole expense of carrying this measure into force would
amount to about 125,0001.; at present education in
Scotland involved an expenditure of 40,000/., but when
they remembered the vast good that this improved plan
would du in repressing crime, they ought to look upon
that difference as a mere trifle. Thanking the House
for the attention they had paid him, it now remained fur
him to move the second reading of the Bill, which he
had much pleasure in doing.
Sir GEORGE CLERK complimented the Noble
Lord ou the very masterly statement which he had just
made, but he said that he had failed to remove the ob-
jection from his mind which he felt against this Bill.
The object of the ancient fathers of the Scottish Refor-
mation had been to establish a competent source
of education, from which the youth of the country
might receive instruction, and this had always been
the ecclesiastical polity of both the Church and the
Legislature since that time. The Church had always
held that where there was a church there should also be
a school—they had considered that those who were the
meows of religious instruction should also be the organs
of secular education to be a handmaid to religion, and it
' was to that system that the Scotch people owed the re-
putation which they had always held of being a highly
moral and religious people. Still ho was pre-
pared to allow that one school to each parish,
enjoined by the Legislature, was not sufficient to supply
the wants of the increasing population, but he thought
that the Noble Lord had much over. stated his case. He
thought his statistics were entirely erroneous. There
were two other reasons, besides the want of achnol ac-
commodation. that prevented the spread of education in
Scotland—causes which he thought lay still deeper.
In Scotland he round that there were 600,000 children be-
tween the age of 5 and 15, and he believed that four-fifths of
the children who attended schools in Scotland were below
ten, and he wished devoutly that something could be
devised to keep them at school longer, but he thought
the evil was too deep seated. There was no reason to
think that titre was any deficiency of desire on
the part of the people of Scotland to hold cut pecu-
niary aid to the cause of education in that country;
and he could assure the House that education had in
reality greatly increased in the laA few years. He was
not unaware of the great efforts of the Free Church of
Scotland in this cause, and he had no wish to underrate
them; but he was afraid that in many cases schools had
been built out of a spirit of rivalry, and a wish to draw
scholars from schools already existing. He quite agreed
with his Noble Friend that schoolmasters in Scotland
were not sufficiently well paid, and he believed that
there would be no objection to a moderate increase in
their salaries throughout the country.—(Hear, hear.)
He thought it would be acknowledged that this Bill
did not meet with general approbation in Scotland.
When those schools were conducted on such a liberal
principle as to admit the children of every class of per-
sons without offending their conscientious religious
scruples, and when they gave security that religious in-
struction should be given in those schools from which no
class of persons in Scotland differed, a very strong case
should be made out before the Howse disturbed a
system of education which had hitherto worked
so well. He entirely objected to the principle of the
Noble Lord's Bill, because it proposed to give some reli-
gious education in the schools to which no person could
object, or because it excluded from the schools the teach-
ing of religion at an essential part of the education given
in them. He ohjeceed to the wain principle of the Noble
Lord's Bill, which principle was to sever the connexion
between the Established Church and the parochial
schools. That was the main object of the Noble Lord's
Bill; that was the only portion of the Bill which was
positively enacted. It put an end to the superintendence
of the Church over those schools. It no longer ren-
dered it necessary that the schoolmaster should be a
, member of the Established Church. He (Sir George
Clerk) would say, whatever the House did let
them do in the way of encouragement; the Church
of Scotland looked with no jealousy on the aid I
which had been given to the Free Church or any other
schools in Scotland. The voluntary principle was work-
ing well at the present moment in Scotland; large sums
of money were constantly being raised under the in-
fluence of that principle by the landed proprietors and
by the General Assembly itself. There had been
voluntary collections made in the schools connected
with the Established Church amounting to nearly
20,0001. This Bill did not necessarily provide an addi-
tional school; it did nothing itself to meet any deficiency
which might exist in the education now given. Ile
would entreat the House to leave the question of
parochial schools untouched. Ho implored the House,
however much they wished to see education ex-
tended in Scotland and no person could be
more desirous to see it exteuded than binistlf—
to leave intact the present excellent system of education
in Scotland which had so long been carried on under its
parochial schools. With those observations he should
move that the Bill be read a second time this day six
months.
Mr. FERGUS supported the second reading of the
Bill. There were matters of detail embodied in the Bill
which he thought might hereafter be corrected in a Com-
mittee of the House; but the principles which he found
in this Bill were two; in the first place it instituted a
popular control over the schools, and in the second
place it repealed all religious tests as a qualification for
the schoolmaster.—(Hear, hear.) To tnose principles
he was ready to give his most cordial assent.
He believed they were principles which would
find acceptance among the great body of the people of
Scotland, and were principles which lay at the root of
all just legislation on this subject. He maintained that
the influence which had been exercised Ly the clergy of
the Church of Scotland had done nothing of itself for
the parochial schools ; and he thought it was a great
question for the House to consider whether, in the pre-
sent position of the Church of Scotland, the House
wouldd. give to the clergy of the Established Church ad-
Inriaeloupssoewers of control over those schools.
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which was absolutely necessary to enable it to deal with
so momentous a question as this. He asked the House
if it was prepared to root up the system of education
which John Knox began in Scotland, which had existed
for many centuries, and which was the pride of their
revolution settlement, and throw all that to the winds,
because the Noble Lord (Lord Melgund) thought proper
to come down to that House and make a very able
speech of one hour? He (Mr. Oswald) objected to this
Bill, because it enacted a total severance of religion from
the instruction of the young ; and he would therefore
support the amendment of his Hon. Friend (Sir George
Clerk).
Mr. FOX MA' LE said the question involved in
this debate was, whether or no the present system of
• lucation, as established by law, was adequate to
the wants of the people; but, nevertheless, he felt
it to be his duty to confine his observations to the
principle of this Bill only. This was not the time fur
discussing its details. Now, what was the princi-
ple ? The preamble stated that the present means
of education in Scotland were inadequate to the wants of
the people, and that was the point which he now pros
posed to confine himself to. Were the means sufficient
was the question he felt called upon to decide, and
iu answering it he should endeavour to avoid anything
which might seem like hostility to the parochial
schools of Scotland. Years ago there was but one
system of education in Scotland, and that was regulated
by the Established Church, but in 1811 the people
began to forsake the Establishment for the Free Church,
and in 1843 that separation was completely effected.
The Established Church was now in the minority, and it
was therefore preposterous to say that any national sys-
tem of education should be under its guidance alone.
Now the Bill was not intended to destroy the parochial
schools; if it were it would have met with no support
from him, but the fact was, it was proposed with the
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them. At all events, unless something were done in the
same manner as was proposed by this Bill, they would
find thns growing from bad to worse, and eventually
the evils and ddliculties which must arise would
bee ,me almost insurmountable. There was no part of
the kingdom so favourable to a uniform system of edu-
cation us Scotland, and entertaining that opinion he
Nhould vote for the second reading of this Bill.
He saw clearly that unless the House interfered
the abases of the existing system would get beyond the
limits of a remedy, and htetherefure entreated tie Homer
to adopt this Bill, with the view of having it referred
to the consideration of a Select Committee.
Mr. CUMMING BRUCE said it had been the boast
of Scotland that her system of education was closely
connected with religion. It was now proposed to
change that system 1)r a plan which was said
to be now in operation in America. The change was
justified, on the ground that the new system, which
would be altogether disconnected with religion, was cal-
culated to make children good citizens. Now. if they
were to judge by the experience which they

had had of the plan in America, he did not
believe that it was any improvement on the
existing system. At all events, the present syste2m
bad never produced a body of citizens who could arkn
such an expedition as that which titey had recent:y
beard of as sailing against Cuba. He did not deny
that there was room for reform in the present
system, bat ho would be no part to any
proposal which would have the effect of separating that
system from religion, and he should therefore vote fur

the amendment.
Mr. MACGREGOR intended to vote for the second
reading of this Bill, but he should reserve to himself
the right of objecting to some of its details in
Committee. The present system of education had pro-
duced much good in Scotland, and it had been equally
productive in America. With regard to the observation
of the last speaker, that the system had never pro-
duced an expedition like that which had recently de-
scended upon Cuba, he must take leave to remind
that ion. Gentleman that the expedition did not sail
trom New England, which was the only part of the
States where tne Scotch system of education had been
adopted. In point of fact it was fitted out by a state
that maintained slavery aid supported no system of

education whatever.
The House then divided, when there appearsd—
For the amendment 100
Against it 94

Majority against the Bill
The Bill was accordingly thrown out.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.
Mr. BROCKLEHURST presented a petition, bearing
above 600 signatures, from a very valuable and large
society ut Odd Fellows at Macclesfield, praying for the
introduction of powers in the Friendly Societies Bill, by
which the society at Macclesfield may govern itself by a
majority instead of by three-fourths of its members.
After a large number of petitions had been presented
in favour of this Bill, and suggesting alterations,
Mr. SOTHERON rose to move that it be read a second
time. The Bill, lie said, was one in which the working
classes of this country took a great interest. He did not
think it was generally known that the great mass of the
industrious population of the country was enrolled in
some benefit society or other. There were no less than
14,000 enrolled benefit societies, with 116,000 members.
The societies enrolled and unenrolled numbered no
less than 33,000, with 3,052,000 members, and a
capital amounting to 4,980,0001. Now, by the
last census the number of males above the age of twenty-
one in the United Kingdom was 6,300,000, so that at
least a clear half of that portion of the population were
interested in some way or other in the subject to which
this Bill related. The Bill consisted of two parts : the
latter part related to societies already enrolled. He
did not in any way interfere with the constitution of
these societies. He simply consolidated the law which
bad reference to their enrolment. The other part
was entirely a new enactment, which he was very
anxious should receive the serious consideration of
the House. Every branch of her Majesty's subjects
were: entitled to the protection, of the law ;
and
in preparing this new law, he was asking
the House to confer no privilege upon any class, but
simply to do an act of justice. The first part of the Bill,
in tact, only legalised those societies such as the Odd
Fellows, which were now refused the right of enrol-
ment. The present working of the law was
most unjust, leading as it naturally did to
the committal of fraud, and laying unoffendiog parties
open to great oppression. He proposed by this Bill to
remedy that state of things, and enable such societies to
be enrolled, and their various branches should be regis-
tered upon the payment of certain moderate fees, which
were specified in the Bill. He proposed to deal
with loan societies in this way. They would be
required to enrol the names of trust( es in whom the
property should bo invested, to appoint a register or
secretary and a board of management, which should at
all times be open to the members. Ile proposed further
that all societies of a friendly character which made
use of signs and ceremonies should be exempted from the
operation of the Corresponding Societii s Act, so long
as they abstained from using their privileges fur politi-
cal purposes. The simple purpose, indeed, of the first
part of the Bill was to give these societies a legal status
in the eye of the law. With regard to burial societies,
he proposed to deal with them in a manner which should
have the effect of removing some of the evil practices
that sometimes prevailed in those societies. The House
might perhaps ask him what guarantee he could give tbat
this Bill should not be made use of for the purpose of
shielding bankrupt and improper societies? Well, ho
would tell the House how he guarded against
that contingency. He proposed that every society which
took advantage of this Bill should be bound to make
annual returns to Parliament of their receipts and ex-
penditure, and the number and character cf their mem-
bers, and the purpose to which the funds were
applied. That provision in the. Bill, he was confi-
dent, would effectually check fraud or malpractices,
and with that restriction or guarantee he hoped the
House could have no hesitation in adopting the first part
of the Bill. Some objections had been taken to some
of the provisions of the Bill, and if the House would
allow the Bill to be read a second time, and go through
Committee pro Jorma, the principal objections to the
measure might be argued on a future occasion. He
was most anxious to make the Bill as little objec-
tionable as possible. His firm belief was that some
such measure as the oae he proposed was neces-
sary for the benefit of the industrious and well-
conducted members of the community, and their in-
terest and their good was the only object he had in
view in proposing this measure.
Mr. COCKBURN with great satisfaction seconded
the motion for the second reading of the Bill, because he
believed it would have the effect of securing to the
working classes of the community those savings and
comforts which their prudence had provided fur them.
Mr. ROEBUCK thought the inessure so impor-
tent that the Government ought to take into their own
hands the conduct of this measure, in order to pat
an end to all doubt, and to give to the working classes
an assurance that their rights were secure, and that year
after year measures would not be introduced calculated to
throw doubt and difficulty upon the matter. He believed
that the measure of the Hon. Member was founded upon
sound principles, but he, as an individual Member,
could nut do that which the Government had the power
to do. He called upon the Government to take the
measure on their own hands, and thereby assure the
working classes that they would not be deceived.
Mr. P. SCROPE approved generally of the object of
the Bill, but he thought that some assurance should be
made that the tables in which calculations were made
with respect to these societies were correct.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could
not consent to the proposal of the Hon. and
Learned Member for Sheffield, that the Govern-
ment should take charge of the measure. He
thought it far better, that it should proceed from private
Members. lie felt that there were many objections to the
measure, but these objections might be remedied in Com-
mittee. He thought it, therefore, but fair and right that
the Bill should be read a second time, as its details
might then be discussed in Committee.
Mr. SLANEY supported the second reading of the
Bill, and in doing so thanked the Hon. Member who had
brought it forward for the trouble and care he had taken
in drawing it up and bringing it forward. His only
doubt was whether the Bill was sufficiently extensive.
He thought that a summary mode against fraud ought
to be given in the Bill, which he believed would be a
great boon and benefit to the industrious classes of the
country.
Mr. ADDERLEY said the objections to the measure
taken by the Hon. Member opposite were provided for
by the Bill.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed on Monday next.
BOROUGH BRIDGE BILL.
This Bill was read a second time and ordered to be
committed.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
This being the first k,eal after Trinity Term, the Mas-
ter of the Rolls s,lt in his Court, in the Rolls'-yord,
Chancery-lane, and heard motions to-day, none of
which possessed any point of interest.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Bwore Lhe VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
His Honour sat in his Court, to Lincoln's Inn, to-day,
it being the first seal after Trinity Term. His Honour,
on taking his seat, stated that it was extremely probable
that he should not be able to sit on Friday, in consequence
of having to attend the Queen's Bench to give evidence
in the action which Mr. Dimes had brought against
the Lord Chancellor. His Honour had in the first
instance been subpceaed on behalf of the Lord Chancel-
lor, but he had since been informed that his attendance
would be unnecessary. Since then, however, he had re-
ceived a communication from Mr. Dimes, a very silly
ono be could not help considering it, requesting to
know where ho might be served with a sub, csina ou his
behalf. The probable result therefore was that he
should not be able to sit on Friday.
The Court then proceeded to hear motions, none of
which possessed any feature of interest except to the
parties concerned.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
His Honour sat in his Court at Lincoln's Inn, it being
the first sell after Trinity Term.
MATTHEWS V. THE PASTERN C JUNTIES RAILWAY COM-
PANY—JUDGMENT.
His HONOUR gave judgment to-day in this case, which
was argued before him anortly before the recess atter
Trinity Term, upon a motion to strike off the list of
allottecs the name of a party that had been placed upon
it by the Master. Hie Honour dismissed the suotion
without costs and without. prejudice to any applicAtion
teeing made to the Siegler to rehear the case.
His Honour in concluding his judgment, observed that
if this Act of Parliament (alluding to the Winding-up
Act) turned out to be as beneficial to the public as it
had been to the legal profession, he should feel bound to
confess that it was one of the greatest legal achievements
that he had ever witnessed.
L The Court then proceeded to hear motions.

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QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westminster, before Lord
CeetIOSELL and a Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN U. LORD DUNBOYNE.
This was an indictment for perjury, preferred agains
Lord Dunboyne,
for improperly describing himself in
the parish register of St. George's, Hanover Square, as
a widower, contrary to the 6th and 7th Win. IV., o. 86.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Ogle were counsel fur
the prosecution; and the defendant was represented by
Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Cockburn, and Mr. E. James.
Mr. Sergeant Wmaties, in opening the case for the
prosecution, stated that the defendant, the Beton Dun-
boyne,
married on the 25th August, 1842, to
Margaret Ann Vincent Vaughan, at the parish church
of Paddington. A settlement had been drawn up two
days before the marriage settling the property on the
wife under certain restrictions, to which the defendant
was a party. After the marriage, on the 27th August,
1842, it was obvious that the name of the lady ceased
to be Vaughan. She was no longer a widow, nor was
he a widower. The marriage was kept a profound
secret, except to persons present at its solemnisetion, for
reasons which he was not at liberty to explain. Even
the servants in Mrs. Vaugban's house were not privy to
it. On the 19th December, 1843, Lord Dunboyne went
to St. George's Church. Hanover-square with the same
lady, describing himself as the 13.r0n Dunboyne, a
widower, and the lady as Mary Anne Vincent Vaughan,
which description was, consequently, untrue. The
Learned Sergeant then called the attention of the jury tip
the 41st section of the 6th and 7th William IV., cap. 8,
under which the prosecution was instituted. That sec-
tion enacted that every person who should wilfully make,
or cau.e to be made, Wee entries iu the register of
births, deaths, or marriages, should be .übject to the
same pains and penalties us if they were guilty of per-
jury. The Learned Sergeant then called the following
witnesses to support the indictment n
The Rev. E. H. Stevenson, curate of the church at
Paddington, proved that, in 1842, he solemnized a mar-
riage between Lord Dunboyne and Mrs. Vaughan. The
particulars in the entry of marriage were written by
witness.
Mr. John Burley proved that the signature to the
register of marriage was that of Lord Duuboyne.
Mr. Withers, a clerk to Simmons and Co., bankers, at
Reading, with whom Mrs. Vaughan kept an account,
proved that the signature to the register of marriage was
in that lady's handwriting.
Mr. Dyke, Registrar of Doctors' Commons, produced
an affidavit sworn in December, 1843, on the application
for a marriage licence.
Dr. Wadrlilove proved that it was his duty to admi-
nister the oath to parties coming before him for a mar-
riage licence. (The affidavit, which was in the usual
form, was here read.)
Mr. C. H. Powell said, in December, 1843, ho was
the parish clerk of St. George's, Hanover-square. Wit-
Less produced the marriage licence and register-books
for the marriage of Lord Dunboyne and Mts. Vaughan,
respectively described as widower and widow.
The Rev. W. E. Dickenson, curate of St. George's,
Ilanover-square, proved that he solemnized a marriage
between Lord Dunboyne and Mrs. Vaughan on the 19th
December, 1x43. Lie also proved the signatures of Lord
Dunboyne and Mrs. Vaughan to the entry of the mar-
riage.
Ann Roche proved that she was sometime ago a set,
Taut to Mrs. Vaughan. Remembered her marriage in
December, 1843, at St. George's, Hanover-square, and
had lived with her since 1842. Previous to 1843 she
was always addressed as Mrs. Vaughan. Major Marshall
married a daughter of Lord Daehsyne, and Mrs. Mar-
shall was present at the marriage of Lord Duuboyne
and Mrs. Vaughan, in December, 1943.
13y Mr. Cock:Bums—ln 1842, Mrs. Vaughan lived at
Belle Hatch, near Henley. Lord Dunboyne sometimes
visited at that place. She lived with her grandmother,
Mrs. Helloway, and sometimes she lived at her own
house. Witness was not aware of the first marriage with
Lord Duuboyne. For along time in 1843 Mrs. Hallo-
way was poorly. She was possessed of some property.
She died on the sth of September, 1844. Atter the
marriage in 1843, Mrs. Vaughan took the name of Lady
Dunboyne. She died in 1846.
By Mr. Sergeant Themes—They lived together till
the 7th of November, 1844, ulcer which Lord Dunboyne
never came back.
Mr. Coexnurter, in his address to the jury on the part
of the defence, characterised the present indictment as
the moot cruel proceeding that had come within his pro
fessional experience, seeing that Lord Dunboyne, whom
he had the honour of representing, was now 80 years of
age, and on the verge of the grave, and that the lady whom
he had married, and with respect to which marriage this
indictment was preferred, was now removed from this
world. He contended that what had been done by Lord
Dunboyne iu this case was nothing more than what took
place every day in the marriages of Roman Catholics,
who were now in the habit, of being married
in the first instance at the Superintendent
Registrar's office and then going immediately
after wards to be a second time married in a Roman
Catholic Church. At that second marriage they denied
the first, on the ground that being only a civil contract
it was not a marriage ins the eyes of the Roman
Catholic church, which regarded marriage as
a sacrament. Ho submitted that no one would
think of indicting any of the parties to the
marriages for having on the second marriage at the
Roman Catholic church denied that which took place
at the Superintendent Registrar's office. Tne Learned
Counsel also cited the case of the late Lord Eldon, who
having been married in Scotland was subsequently
married in England, on which last marriage
he described himself in the marriage register as " Julm
Scott, bachelor," and his lady as " Elizabeth Snrieei,
spinster," notwithstanuing they had previously con-
tracted s valid merriage by the law of Scotland.
Lord CAMPBELL having bummed up the case,
The jury found a verdict for the defendstit, thus ac-
quitting Lord Dunboyne of the imputed perjury.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco after Term.)
BRAITHWAITE V. CRAY:SHAY.
In this case, in which an appl►cation was made fur a
rule to show cause -why there a bould not be a new trial
on the ground of misdirection, and the verdict being
against the evidence,
The Coma refused to grant a rule.
vruNTErt V. SPENCE.
The COURT also refused to grant a rule in this case.

SECoNDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before J. POTTER, Esq.)
SMITII v. STEDDING AND ANOTHER.
This was an action brought to recover the amount of
two promissory notes of 51. tech, of which defendants
were alleged to be the makers.
Mr. DuNcaN appeared for the plaintiff, who was the
agent of a loan society, and the notes were made in his
favour.
The defendants pleaded that they did not make the
notes, but the fact was proved, and the substantial de-
fence was one on a point of law. It appeared that Steb-
bing had signed one of the notes as " Henry Stebbing,"
and the other as " Henry James Stebbing," and it was
urged on his behalf that the declaration, describing him
as Henry Stebbing alone, would not stand against him at
Henry James Stebbing, or vice versa.
The Learned SECONDARY held the declaration was
good, not having been demurred to; and that the plea
had been met by the positive testimony of a witness,
who had seen Stebbing sign both the notes. If he chose
to misdescribe himself, it was his own fault.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
James Dean, an old offender, was sentenced to seven
YeArb' transportation for picking pockets.
The A SSISTANT-JUDGI.; said that he had as good a
mind as ever he had in bus life to commit the policeman
engagud in the cAse to prison. He attended at this court
he went off 19 attet.d 411 inferior tribunal,
yestei day till half-past ten, and while the bill was brio's
;he Grand Jury
and never returned till late in the afiernoon. The po-
liceinen in the City seemed to think that they could do
as they liked at this court, but if such a case ever arose
again he should commit the offender.

Tip WEATHER.—The reading of the barometer at
the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was above 30 in. on
Sunday; the mean reading (it the week was 29.702. The
mean temperature of the week was 58 deg., and rather less
than the average of the same week in seven years. On the
first three days it way above the average, and the excess on
Tuesday amounted to 7.8 deg.; on the last three days it was
below the average, and on Saturday it was less than the
average of that day by nearly 13 deg. The wind was gene-
rally in the south-welt.

TPIE SUN', LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JTJNE 19, 1850.

EAST INDIA COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)
A quarterly general Court of the East India Com-
pany wa, held at their House in Leadenhall-
street, John Shepherd, E,q the chairman presiding.
The SECRETARY (sir. James C. Melvin) real the re-
port of the committee app-inted to cimsidur the bye-
laws of the company, in which they stated their opinion
that the directors hai emercised around discretion in not '
udeertisiiw the notice of motion, which had been given
by a proprietor, fur the purpose of petitioning bur Ma-
jesty to become a governor of the company.
The Committee of Bye-laws was then re-elected.
Captain PETER GORDON then moved that the pro-
prietors should take into their consideration the papers
relating to his expulsion from the Z fish and di,trict of
Madura on the 20th of October, 1626. The Hun. Pre-
prietor entered at considerable length into the grievance
of which he comelained, not only in resp• ct to himself,
but also with reference to tie managetntnt of affairs in
India genwrally, but as he did not conclude by making
any motion Vie subject of his dismissal was out discussed
either by the directors or proprietors.
After receiving several notices of motions fur the next
meeting,
The CHAIRMAN intimated, as there was no further
business before them, the proceedings of the Court were
clo-4d.
The Court then adjourned.

SHIPWRECK OF THE ORION
STEAMER.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, FIVE P x —The commercial
public were amazed and horrified to-day by a telegraphic
announcement, posted in the Exehange News-room,
shortly before four o'clock, announcing the shipwreck of
tha Orion on a reef of rocks off Port Patrick. The dis-
patch also announced that some lives were saved.
The Orion is a regular pack• t, running between Glas-
gow and Liverpool. She sailed hence yesterday after-
noon, and at tae present moment it is impossible to as-
certain accurately the exact number of persons on board
The crew numbered between 20 and 30, and about 75
passengers were booked at the office of the agents,
Messrs. Martin and Co.; but i❑ addition, a considerable
number of cabin-passengers are known to have gone by
the vessel, whose names were not recorded at the agents'
offices, while the names of the steerage-passengers are
not entered at all. The impression is that at least 200
souls were on board.
Tins MINUTES FIST FlVE.—Another telegraphic dis-
patch has just come to hand that the Princess steamer
had gone to Port Patrick, and had saved some lives.
The report ie, that on board of the unfortunate vessel
were several merchants of high respectability and
standing.

LATEST PARTICULARS.
(From the -North British Mail of Tuesday.)
To attempt to account for the loss of this noble vessel
on a tine night on our own shores, within a short dis-
tance of the land, where every stone should be fsmilurly
kuown to those in charge, is at present impossible; but
we have no doubt that the most searching investigation
will be made by the owners into a casualty which has
eventuated in such an awful sacrifice of human life.
The rock on which the Orion struck is some distance
from the shore, and pa.sed througn the vessel princi-
pally in her midship compartment, breaking the engines
to pieces; and within less than ten minutes from the
time she struck, the Orion was at the bottom.
The only persons as yet known as being among the
drowned, are Dr. Burns and the steward.
WM. EWING, ESQ.
On board the Fionella Steamer, off Port Patrick,
Tuesday, 6
Dear Sir,—Being at Stranraer, I was call. d up dining
the Hight to be informed of the loss of the Orion, withi❑
a little distance of Port Patrick. I immediately pro-
ceeded along with Mr. Irvine tJ her. The loss of life is
very great, but in the confusion the number is not yet
known. Several of the bodies are now a-lauding. The
ves:cl will be a total loss. Her funnel is DOW only half

out of the water. Hull out of sight altogether.
Several names I have heard 01 Gla'gow persons saved
and lost, but I retrain from giving names, as the captain
a the Orion is writlng to the Messrs. Burns.
The Fumella called off here to take some of the pas-
sengers, and to render assistance.—l atn, my dear Sir,
yours truly, JAMES DALTELL.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
From a gentleman who was a passenger by the Fe-
nella steamer, from Fleetwood t..) Troon, we have re-
ceived the folio eing additional particulirs:—
It was at a quarter to six this morning, the weather
clear and beautifully calm, when, as the Fenella passed
Port-Patrick, a boat came out with the Captain of the
Orion. to request that the Commander of the Fenella
would take some of the survivors en board. The Fenella
accordingly brought to for nearly an hour, and took on
board 10 of the survivors.
From the accoutsts that could be gleaned from their
statements, it would appear that it was exactly a quarter
to two when the vessel struck, not stem on, but rather
towards the bilge; and almost immediately af&er she
sunk gradually by the herd; and before any of the cabin
passengers had time to dress, the water was up to their
knees in the cabin. .

The first boat that was launched was so crowded with
thu panic-struck passengers, that she iustandy suck, and
almost all on board perished. In the second beat,
number of ladies were put, and they reached the shore
in safety. In the meatitim.', the vessel gradually tilled
with water, and the crew and passengers were left fkat-
ing on the surface of the calm waters.
As soon us the accident was discovered from the shore

a number of boats put off, and picked up tall that could
be seen floating on the loose portions of the wreck, or

Swimming towards the shore. -
The wreck lies with the masts and funnel vertical and
half out of the water ; and to the rigging several of the
survivors clung until they were relieved.
The pluce where the wreck lies is not 150 yards
from the shore, and quite close to the lighthouse of Port-
Patrick.

At the time the Fenella left, only nine of the bodies

Lad been recovered.
Such was the awful consternation and excitement
amongst the survivo s, after the catastrophe, that very
few particulars bepand those already stated could be
learned.

Our informant mentioned that amongst the drowned
were a fether, mother, and two daughters; the two sons
were saved, and ono of the daughters reached shore, but
died soon of e: being brought to the hotel.
Every one on board the Fenella were amazed at the
occurrence of the wreck, as the night had been beauti-
fully clear, and the sea as calm as a pond; and they
could only account for the untoward event, by sup-
posing that the officer of the watch had endeavoured to
pass between the well-known sunken rock on which she
struck, and the shore.
It would be imprudent to give the names of any of
those lost, until they can be authenticated; and at pre-
sent the only two actually known are those already men-
tioned.
The Tartar steam-packet, belonging to Messrs. Burns,
leaves the Broomielaw the moment she floats, with Mr.
James Burns and Captain Douglas, the marine superin-
tendent of the company, the engineer, and other officers,
for the purpose of making every effort to save the vessel
and recover the bodice, &c.
She likewise curries with her a quantity of clothing,
blankets, provisions, &c., for those of the survivors
who may stand in need of these necessaries; and like-
Rise a number of coffins for the bodies of the drowned.
The number of passengers on board the ill•fated ves-
sel is now calculated to have been from 140 to 150, of
whom only fifteen were steerage. The latter would have
the best chance of being saved, as they were un deck at
the time of the catastrophe.
It is ascertained that every cabin berth had been taken
as well as every iota; and the vessel was consequently
crowded with cabin passengers.
Tho greater number of passengers were saved by
clinging to those portions of the wreck which remained
above water.
The Orion was originally fitted up with water-tight
bulk heads, and thereby divided into tour or five com-
partments; and it has therefore been a matter of surprise
that there should not have been the means of keeping
the vessel afloat. The probability, however, is, that she
struck so severely that the central compartments, which
give the greatest buoyancy, were all completely st .ve in.
The following letter to the Messrs. Burns, from Capt.
Henderson, the commander of the vessel, has just been
placed at the bar of the Exchange, with a prefatory
notice by these gentlemen, that " it is the only informa-
tion they have as yet received:"—
" Port Patrick, Juno 8, 1850.
" Messrs. J. and G. Burns.
" Gentlemen,—lt has become my painful duty to an-
nounce to you that the Orion struck the rocks a little
to the northward of this place this morning at about a
quarter past one, and instantly filled, and sunk in seven
fathoms water. From the moment she first struck the
engines became useless, and I found it impossible to run
her on shore to save the lives of the passengers. I very
much fear the loss of life is great, but at present I can-
not ascertain the particulars.
" I have forwarded those passengers who are in a fit
state to be removed, vas Troon to Glasgow.
I am exceedingly sorry to state that Dr. Burns is
mono, the drowned. His body is now in safe keeping
till I t.know your wishes.
" I send this to you by Mr. Langlands, my chief
officer, to whom I bog to refer you for particulars.
" Captain Dalzell* is on the spot, and has written to
the underwriters.
" I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
" THOMAS HENDERSON."
Mr. Fleming, one of the survivor*, stated that he was
aroused from his sleep by the shock of the concussion,
and his first impression was that a collision had taken
place. As soon as he tumbled out of bed be found the
mate rushing into the cabin; and before he had time to
dress, beyond drawing on his trousers, the water was up
to his knees. Ile immediately rushed upon deck, and
coon found himself afloat amidst the crowd of passen-
gers. He fortunately clung to the rigging of one of the
topmasts, and was thus providentially saved.
Captain Henderson, the commander of the Orion, and
his first mate, both remained at the scene of the wreck,
to give every ei I to the unfortunate r. asgengers, and to
use every effort to recover any of the property that could

be saved.
Almost all the survivors wore in a state of all but
nada', and they were unable to procure the requisite
clothing to enable them to come forward by the Feuella,
although the captsiu gave al the clothes he could spare
to Cover them.
Captain Dalzell is the agent for Lloyd's at Stranraes.

A REPORTER IN PETTICOATS.-11rs. Swisshelm,
who had acquired some celebrity as an editor, has turned
congressional reporter, and is now one of the lions of the
Senate Ch.imber. Thd Neu, Englander says:—" The old
reporters eye her askance, and do not seem to relish such an
intrusion upon their gallery; but she don't care for them."
SHIELDS, JUNE 18.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Amy "tib-
ial for Diadris; Chartley Castle, Ceylon.

LLOYLit-' SHIPPING.-(111-11S DAY.)
LONDON, JUNE I9.—Wind this day at DOOR N.W ;
light airs and fine.
STRATTON, JUNE 18.—The following articles have
been picked up on the coat on the evening of the 16th
June and delivered to the Receiver of Droits bete by the
Master of the Sisters, who ;sports teat two other
schooners were observed by him picking up similar
casks, and he thinks they probably had 50 casks each,
they stood to she westward towards dark :—A piece of
bulk, no mark; one cask of brandy, about 27 gallons,
branded " M 16" " K" within a diamond, with " V" un-
derneath, and " SOO" with " P" undernealh, and also
branded in the end " Marett, Cognac"; one cask of
brandy, about the same contents, marked " OD" within
a circl and " 16" underneath, " JBW"—(1000—P" and
in the end " Otard, Dupay, and Co., Cognac"; one tank
ditto, about 63 gallons, with "Rl9" and "P & Co"
razed, and "CL FP 402" branded, in the end " G.
Longuet, Foxe et File, Cognac"; one cask, same contents
and marks; one ditto, about 63 gallons, marked " &
Co.-267" "J J—T M," in the end" Regnault and Cu.,
Cognac." NB. All five casks are a little leaky.
DEAL. JUNE 18.—Whd S. to S.W.—Arrd. from the
River Kates for Sydney; Sir BE'VOii. for Hong-Kong;
Nile, for Mauritius; Flora, for Hudson's Bay.
ST. IVES, JUNE 17.—The following 13 casks of cog-
nac brandy have been picked up between Bude Bay and
Boscastle, and brought in hole this morning, severally
marked with Nos. E. Rubins and Co., Renault and
Co., H. T. Martell and Co., James Henesey, J. H. Vy
and Co., ()card, Duprey and Co.; three are about 60
gallons, the other I() about 26 to 28 gallons.
CLYDE, JUNE 17.—Arrd. Casket, St. Kitt's. Sid.
15th, Asoim, Porto Rico; Herald, New Yi,rk. 16th,
Penningham, Montreal. 17th. George, Quebec.