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SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.—The Lord Chief Justice Pennefather
and the Irish Attorney-General are said to be in
London, waiting Sir Robert Peel's return from
Drayton, where the Right Honourable Baronet is de-
tained by the alarming illness of his daughter. The
mortifying position in which the Chief of the
Irish Bench and the Chief of .the Irish Bar
are placed by the defeat of the prosecution
in which they respectfully played such pro-
minent parts the extra-judicial zeal of the
Judge forming a fit accompaniment to the daring
duel invitation of the Attorney-General—has led to
the conclusion that the object of these functionaries
in visiting our metropolis, at this . dull season, is to
place the resignation of their respective offices in the
Premier's own hands. Mr. Justice Burton, it is un-
derstood, will also retire from the Bench. Advanced
age might have suggested this course to him ere
this. Had the suggestion been adopted, he would
have been spared the pain, and been exempted from
the depreciating reflections upon his previously
well-sustained judicial reputation, to which he,
in common with the entire Court, has been exposed.
It seems now to be generally admitted that the pro-
secution against O'Connell and the extraordinary cir-
cumstances which marked the different stages of the
proceedings, prescribe but one course to the Judges
of the Court, and the principal law-officers of the
Crown. ,Retirement from public life has become
a duty which they owe to themselves, and
the performance of which is expected from
them by their country. The question is asked in
every circle where its bearings are understood and
its tendencies perceived. After what has taken place,
can the men who pronounced the judgment, and the
Attorney-General who defended it, and maintained it
to the last as legally valid; who acted upon it, and
consigned O'Connell and his co-defendants to a prison,
in pursuance of a sentence founded upon the indict-
ment and verdict which have been set aside—it
is asked, can these functionaries continue to fill
the posts for which they have shown themselves
incompetent, by reason of the lack of legal
acumen and learning which they have displayed ?
We do not here dwell on the series of monstrous and
oppressive acts with which they allowed every stage
of the State prosecutions to be. accompanied. I, or
these they ought to answer at the bar of the House
of Lords. The point to which we now allude, and
wish to urge upon their consideration—and especially
upon the serious consideration of the Government—is,
whether, by the decision of the. highest legal authori-
ties in this country, their reputation as mere lawyers
has not been so damaged, that they can no longer con-
tinue in the exercise'of their important functions with
satisfaction to themselves, or with safety to the pub-
lic ? Of the eleven counts, of which the moister in-
dictment consisted, six were declared to be invalid
by the unanimous opinion of the English judges. Of
the counts thus condemned, two (the 6th and
7th) were of the highest importance. Yet upon
these very counts—notwithstanding the objec-
tions taken to them at the time, by the defendants'
counsel, and which objections have since been
proved to be well taken "and valid—did the
court mainly rely, when pronouncing judgment,
and apportioning punishment on the parties. After
such a flagrant mistake as this, so clearly pointed out
to them, and yet pertinaciously persisted in ; and
after the damnatory decision of all the English judges
upon these clauses ; can the judges of the Irish Court
of Queen's Bench remain where-they are? Can the
Irish Attorney-General continue in the post of prin-
cipal law adviser of the Government ? Will not the
slur that has been cast upon them indnce them
to relinquish situations for which their positive
ignorance shows them to be unqualified ? In
every other profession but that of the law so
serious a mistake would be ruinous to the parties.
No naval or military officer could retain his com-
mission an hour after so direct a censure had been
passed upon his proceedings. No man of high-
toned feeling, even in a civil capacity, could endure
so direct a condemnation of his conduct from
his :superiors; even though the consequences in-
volved were far more trifling than those which
must result from the failure of the State prosecu-
tion. Mr. Attorney-General Smith, after the breach
of the peace which he committed by challeng-
ing one of the defendant's counsel in open Court,
and while the trial was proceeding thought him-
self called upon to tender his. resignation, does
lie not consider a due knowledge of the law, with
all its niceties and technicalities, as essential in an
Attorney-General as a little coolness of head, the
occasional want of which in an Irish barrister is, per-
haps, excusable ? Will not Mr. Attorney-General
Smith retire at once into a private—a very private—
station ; where he may devote his leisure to the
improyament both of his law and his temper ;

STANDARD.—The late Proces-Menstre, and the
decision of Lords against Lawyers, and of Politicians
against Judges, cannot be 'too gravely canvassed or
too carefully considered. It is calculated to affect all
rights, excepting on questions unconnected- with
party. These are-safe enough ; witness the'preceed-
ings of the law Lords lag week, when they disposed
of no fewer than nineteen questions without a dis-
sentient voice. On one cue some difference of opi-
nion arose, but it was, en being put to the vote,
decided, in the affirmative .by • a large majority.
Now we are justified in believing that when politics
excite, and party feeling interposes its baneful influ-
ence, the law is not so sacred, the judges, its oracles,
are not so much respected, and the subject's righte
are not so perfectly-safe as they ought to be. This is
a serious consideration;;' but the more it is contemp-
lated the more likely we shall be to discover some re-
medy,-and obtain some protection against party' and
political judgments. In referring to the recent deci-
sion of Lords Denman, Cottenham, and Campbell, it is
impossible to overlook the part taken by one of
these learned persons in a recent, proceeding of
a kind very nearly judicial. Private Bills are always
regarded as questions of a judiciary character, with
which party has nothing whatever to do. Yet, on an
occasion on which a road Bill came before the House, in
which Lord Brougham had an interest, as itaffected
the value of that portion of his property through which
the road was to pass, the Whigs, hounded on by one of
the law Lords whose judgment has excited such deep
and deserved attention, voted almost avowedly as
party men, against their party's adversary, and defeated
him by a majority of one. Those who may remember
the case cannot fail to have been struck vvith•the, total
negation of justice by which the decisiO was charac-
terised, because so undisguisedly the result of party
arrangement. After this experiment, and the still
more instructive one of last week, Lord Brougham
would hardly act so inconsiderately as to contest a
question of private right again before a tribunal of
which his noble and learned Whig friends were to be
the judges. The Lords at large are, by—the law
of the land, all judges, and Lord •Wharncliffe may
have been correct in affirming that their inter-
ference is not called for in ordinary cases. Where,
no party prejudice is likely to create a bias (some-
times involuntary), whieh is calculated' to interfere-
with the calm -,Jeliberation of the question, lay:
Lords should leave the decision of the case to the.
law Lords. It is equally„clear, however, that where,
the case is one purely. political, as was that of
O'Connell and- his fellow-conspirators the lay" Lords
ought to take part in. •the proceedings.; or else
why submit a series of questions on the law- of the
case to the judges ? Such a reference could not
have been intended for the guidance of 'the law
Lords. For whose benefit, then, were the judges of
the inferior courts consulted ? Their opinion ought
to have been considered as tantamount. to the charge
of a common law judge to a jury empannelled to try
an issue in an ordinary court. Are the lay Lords less
intelligent than an ordinary jury ? Were they, in a
case, thelaw of which had been, so explicitly de-
fined, less eligible to decide honestly and justly
than twelve men selected, from a jury panel ? The
very notion is preposterous ; and by." their tacit
abandonment of their .prerogative on this occasion,
the lay Lords have given a fresh impulse to a wicked
and dangerous agitation. They had seen the judges
called in by the Lord Chancellor, because the case
was to all intents and purposes a political one. They
were aware that those judges had almost unanimously
decided in favour of the validity of the judgment ;
and that the opinions .of so large a majority of
those learned personages were . deserving. of
all, respect. They, however, abandoned the
final decision of the case to three law Lords,
one of them wholly ignorant of criminal
law; another compromised by having expressed a
decided opinion on the case long before it came ju -
dicially before him ; and a third, to say the least,
not excepted frOm that fallibility of judgment to •
which all men, however eminent, are. Occasionally.
subject. The judges of this Court of Cessation ;
were notoriously all members, and two of them;
active ones, of the Whig party, the Lichfield
House contractors! They rejected the opinions -
of eleven out of fourteen of the common litw
judges, ;the .Lord Chancellor, and Lord BrougharC,'.
all intimately acquainted with the common and
criminal law. If such a course was the correct one,
why keep the traversers in prison? Why detain
nine or ten of the judges from their respective cir-
cuits ? Why consent to the farce of calling them
together, some of them leaving causes only half
heard, in(order to obey'the mandate? If the Jaw Lords
were alone competent to decide the question, why
bring justice into contempt by asking for and olgaiping
honest opinions, by which they are not only never in-
tended to profit, but which they have treated with the
most contumelious disregard? The remedy for-such
an evil as the late decision is not easy,. but it is,
nevertheless, attainable. Judges who; :slike Lord
Campbell, are engaged almost daily duringthe: session
in debating political questions in Parliament; men
whose political violence and rancour havereddered them
notorious as party agitators ; are certainly not the sort
of authorities to decide unaided, not to say in the teeth
of the other judges of the land, questions which
are reserved for the highest tribunal in the country ;
and it is, therefore, time that a controlling power,
supported as on the late occasion by, the most,
eminent judicial opinions should be exercised over
them, lest, " dressed in a little brief authority," they
play such fantastic tricks' before high heaven" as
may make " even the , angels weep." If it
shall be affirmed that the House .of Lords will
incur a loss of dignity by allowing its 'privi-
leges to be something more' than a fiction, as the late
decision would leave them, 'it is even more clear that
it will suffer a great deal more if it persists in per-
mitting three political Lozda to overbear the judg-
ment, not only of a court of law, but of the great ma-
jority of the judges. We have elsewhere transcribed
from the Morning Herald of this day a triumphant,
answer to the apologies which have been offered for the
conduct of the." illustrious three," by whose dictum
this disgrace has been brought upon the country ;
from which it will be seen that in spite of the absurd
vaunting of Mr. O'Connell and his friends, the verdict
itself (bating Lord Dentnan's solitary condemnatiOn of
the challenge) remains wholly undisturbed on the sth,
Bth, 9th, 10th, and llth counts, which embody every,
part of the charge ; and that he therefore regains, to
all intents and purposes "a convicted conspirator."
The sentence when pronounced was legal ; the
objection applies to 'the mode in which it was entered
upon the record, although it differed in no respect
from the ordinary precedent on such occasions. To
the ovation, arising from the interposition.,,ou the
quirks and technicalities of the law, Mr:O'Connell
is perfectly welcome ; and we trust that the prosecu-
tion, however terminated, will have taught him the
angle, propriety of enjoying it with mod

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—It is understood that at the Court of Bank
of England Directors held this day, a resolution was
passed, so clearly defining the meaning of the words
" bill" and " note," as to render all future misunder-
standing impossible. By this resolution, it seems, in all
cases where the drawer is the discounter, the document
is to be called a note," and in all other cases it is to be
called a " bill." If this be true, it shows that the Di-
rectors have been quite alive to the difficulty prevailing
out of doors as to these two technical expressions, and
have taken the very first opportunity of removing it,
Thursday being the regular day on which the Court is
held.
A reference to the New Savings'-bank Act (7 and e
Victoria,
cap. 83) has shown that several of the pro-
posals announced by the Chancellor of the Ex-chequer
have not been embodied in its provisions: The Act
contains no clause placing additional restrictions on
the sums to be deposited by individuals, and, therefore,
in this respect, the statute 9 George IV., c. 92, remains
unaltered. According to this statute, it will be remem.•
bered, the trustees must not receive from any one depo-
sitor more than 301. in any one year, nor more than 1501
deposit and interest amount to
vi the whole, and when'
200/., interest is to cease. The only restriction upon
trust accounts in the new Act is, that the money cannot
be drawn out without the signature of the person on whose
account the deposit has been made, as well as that of the
trustee. This provision is declared at the end of the
clause which contains it, to be inapplicable to trust ac-

counts opened before the passing of the Act. Had it not
been for such an exception, the trustees in many in-
stances would have been obliged to remove the
money before the 20th of November (when the Act
comes into operation), from the difficulty of obtaining
the signature of the parties apparently interested, for it
is a frequent stratagem for a depositor to feign the cha-
racter of a trustee, and to make his'deposit in the name
of a person who has no interest-in it whatever, to avoid
the operation of legal restrictions. The requisition that
the parties named must also.. be parties to the drawing
out of the money will put an end to this practice, which
depends on the power of the. trustee-"to draw out the
money alone. Even after November the trustee may
allow the money to remain, and may draw it out, but
then he will not be able IQ add, 19 the deposit, unless he
is prepared with a bona :fide nominee when he asks for
repayment. " •
Sydney papers'to the.3d of May have 'arrived, and are
about one month later than the previous advices. There
does not appear to have been matters of much interest
stirring in the interval, although general complaint is
made of the recent 'regulations enforced for the sale` of
Crown lands. • The minimum upset price is said to be
too, high, especially in the present depressed condition of
affairs, and little allowance is made for any honest in-
tention th 6 hotme Goiernment may have had to suppress
the ruinous speculation which, took place two or three
years ago, and at last resulted in much of the misery now ,
experienced by the colonists. The new regulations have
.theeffect of excluding from the market the needy ad-
yentnrer, and place ,the land at the purchase of those
who have really the means of paying for it when they
have purchased. Some points may be objectionable
. -
and open to revision, but it is generally the fate of
any useful measure, stringently enforced, to encounter
opposition, till a steady and perseVering trial has proved
its efficacy. Ma statements published in these papers
with respect to trade show that the improvement in
business has not. reached the anticipated height, though
it is at the same time certain that more steadiness and
firmness in the character of commercial transactions is
perceptible.. The export of horses to India is said to be
a profitable business; and hopes are expressed, in the
recorded opinions of brokers in the London market, that
Australian tallow will, before long, stand as a formidable
rival with the produce of Russia and South America.
The news of French aggression in Otaheite, and the
expulsion of Mr. Pritchard, had reached Sydney through
the usual intercolonial channel, and had created much
excitement. French domination in that locality is re-
garded with considerable jealousy by the Australian
traders, who have established a rather profitable inter-
course with the natives of the several groups of islands
in the Pacific.

Letters have been received from .Batavia by the over-
land mail, dated May 23, which mention that the whole
of the Dutch naval furce in the Jaia seas had been dis-
patched, as'was supposed, in quest-of pirates. A great
number of these had infested the Straits of Sunda, and
had become so extremely daring, that two colonial ves-
sels, which were missing, were -stiniused to have been
taken by them. Great scarcity existed in the article of
rice, which had advanced upwards of pC, per cent., and
the importation of which had consequently been for
bidden by the Government.

UNITED STATES.
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.'—The New York packet
ship New York, Captain Cropper,, arrived here this
morning with papers to the IZ;h ult. inclusive, being
two days later than those received by the last steamer.
They do not contain the least news of interest. The
following is the commercial report :--
NEW YORK MARKET.

ASHEB.—Pots have continued in go6cl request for ex-
port at $4 18i, and the sales reach 350 bbls, being all,
offered at this price. The bulk of the stock is withheld
from the market, $1 25 being generally demanded.
Pearl& are steady at $4 43/, at which 225 bbls have been
disposed of. Export from the Ist to the 13th of August
Pots 1,505 bbls, Pearls,3ll bbls. • ,

CorroN.—There has been no variation in .the market
for this article since our last. The daily sales are some
500 to 600 bales,• partly fOr home use, at the rates cur-
rent in the early. Tart of the week.- We notice 1,500
bales Upland and Florida at 5 to 8 cents, and 300
Mobile and New Orleans at 51- to making a total for
the week of 3,800 bales. The arrivals have been from=
Mobile, 404 bales ; Georgia,l,l7o- bales • South Caro-
lina, 775 bales ;4 t 30atnn, 57. bales .tatal, 2,406 bales.
Total import, since.lst instant, L. 862 .bales ; export, from
Ist to 13th of August, 6,217 bales. Export from the
United States, since Ist 'September last, 1,598,870
bales ; same time last year; '1;996,250 bales ; same time
year before, 1,444,494.
DOMESTIC GOODS..-Export, from Ist to 13th August,
cotton g00d5,'693 packages.
FREIGHTB..TO Livelpool, continue very inactive, and
the pacliets-get full .'with great difficulty. To Havre, we
hear of rw.engagements beyond the packets reported full
in our last. ,
Ex'culaz,GE.-There Was less done in foreign for
tranarnissiori'by thelast Boston steamer than is usual on
such. occasions. We quote, bills on London, 9i to 94,
though solo©
,drawers have refused to sell below 10 per
cent. prem. ; Paris, sf. 23ic. to,sf. 22ic. ; Amsterdam,
40 1 3rd liiimburgh, 35} to 35k, with small sales at 351;
and ,Brectien,' 78i to 79 cents.
The New lork brought sixteen cabin passengers. •

ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING AT
WALSALL.-
PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO J. B.
SMITH, ESQ::
THURSDAY MORNIN G.—A most interesting festi-
vity took place here last evening, on the occasion of
presenting a splendid silver salver to Mr. Smith, of
Manchester, which had been subscribed for by the
ladies of the borough, in testimony of the high
esteem in which they held that gentlemen's exertions
in the year 1841, when he contested the borough
against the monopolists, and laid the foundation for
the future success of the Liberal candidate. When
Mr. Smith arrived at that time in Walsall, the elec-
tors were under the most grievous despotism, but
such was the effect produced by the determined stand
made by the free traders, that in the course of six
months after Mr. Smith's defeat, the principles of free
trade triumphed in the return of Mr. Scott, the pre-
sent excellent representative of the borough. Ever
since this change in the tone of public opinion, the
ladies of the borough have longed for an opportunity
of expressing to Mr. Smith the deep obligations they
held themselves under to him for his stern, but gen-
tlemanly and independent advocacy of the interests of
their borough. They accordingly set a subscription
on foot to purchase a silver salver. In a short time
the money was raised and the plate purchased ; but
owing to the great depression of trade, and consequent I
want of spirit amongst the inhabitants, the presenta-
tion of the salver was deferred until yesterday, when
a grand soiree took place in the large Assembly-room
at five o'clock. Several hundreds of the most re-
spectable ladies and gentlemen of the borough sat
down to tea, which, with all the arrangements, re-
flected the greatest credit upon the fair caterers,
under whose management the festivity was got up
and conducted. Robert Scott, Esq., M.P. for the
borough, presided ; supported by. John Bright, Esq.
M.P.; Charles Greatrex, Esq.; Thomas Brittle, Esq.;
Samuel Cox, Esq.; Samuel Wilkinson, Esq., &c.
Amongst the ladies who graced .the head table, we
observed Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Grafton, Mrs. Myring, Mrs.
Griffiths, Aliss Mall, Mrs. Creswell, &c. The repast
being over.
The CH AIRMAN said—ln an assemblage composed
as that was, of many ladies, it would be highly im-
proper to cotnmence the proceedings without allusion
to their most gracious and beloved Sovereign. It
was one of the glories of England to be subject to
female dominion, and it was a still further glory, that
in the history of this country the domination of the
more tender sex had been productive of greater hap:-
piness and prosperity to the natiocmtlian the sway of
great and mighty men. If ever they had reason to be
proud of their Sovereign, it was at the present time
—(Cheers)—when they had upon the throne one who.
was the solace and comfort of her own home, who
had set an example well worthy of imitation, who had
a heart to feel for the distresses of her people, and who
would, if she could, have long since relieved them
from those infamous bread laws which had so long
oppressed her people, and ground them down to the
very dust.—(Hear, hear.) He most cordially pro-
posed the health of her Majesty, which was received
with loud applause.
The CHAIRMAN said they had lately witnessed some
slight revival of trade, at the same time they could
not forget the great and appalling distress which had
so long prevailed in that town and neighbourhood.—
(Hear, hear.) They ought to be thankful for the
change which had taken place, but they could not
hope, under the existing laws, that • the present pros-
perity would be permanent. He was well aware that
many of their legislators were influenced by good mo-
tives, but they were unfortunately ignorant of the
real wants of the people, and deficient of that com-
mercial knowledge which would enable them to legis-
late as they ought to do for the interests of the
country at large. He proposed, with all his heart,
" Success and Prosperity to the Manufacturing In-
terests of Great Britain."
Mr. H. WALKER, from Wolverhampton, in re-
sponding to the toast, said that the public were much
indebted to the ladies of that borough for the part.
they had taken in the agitation of the great question
of free trade. It was a question which came home to
the wants, feelings, and. affections of those who were
so keenly alive to the necessities of their fellow-
creatures. •

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The CHAIRMAN then-came to the principal busi-

Mr. Cox then rose, and taking up a very splendid
silver salver which was on the table, presented it to
Mr. Smith, saying, I have great honour in handing
over this piece of plate. The Honourable Gentleman
accepted the plate, which was a piece of exquisite
workmanship, and having upon it the following in-
scription :—" Presented to J. B. Smith, Esq., by the
ladies of Walsall, as a testimonial of their gratitude
and esteem for the patriotic and spirited manner in
which he stood forward in February, 1841, to contest
the representation of the borough against a monopo-
list and bread taxer, for his upright and independent
conduct and urbane demeanour during the struggle,
for his general and undeviating advocacy of the rights
of labour and happiness of all,- in opposition to the
selfish interests and domination of a class. May he
live to enjoy the reward of his exertions, in beholding
truth triumphant, and his country happy."
Mr. SMITH. then rose, and was received with loud
and continued applause, which lasted for a consider-
able time. After the enthusiasm had subsided, the
Honourable Gentleman rose and said, he was exceed-
ingly lappyto have the pleasure of meeting them on
that occasion. After so long an absence, they would
not be surprised that he felt some embarrassment at
coining before them, and inadequate to express him-
self upon the reception of that beautiful testimony
of their kind esteem and regard. He could
assure them he never could forget the kindness
of his friends at Walsall, particularly the ladies.
It was delightful to him to see so many then around
him who had cheered him on in his contest, and
many of whom had made great sacrifices for the
advancement of those principles which he and they
deemed essential to the welfait'ef their country.
When he first came to Walsall he had not the most
distant idea of becoming a candilate, and it was no-
thing but a deep sense of the importance of the strug-
gle in .which they were then engaged that could have
induced him to engage in so arduous a contest, It
was the first struggle for free trade which they had
had in the kingdom. It was nobly fought, and
though they were defeated, they were greatly indebted
to the generous enthusiasm of the ladies for the fa-
vourable struggle which they had made. When he
commenced the canvass his opponent boasted that he
could command seven hundred voters, and that he (Mr.
Smith) could not:command five hundred supporters.
He believed there was some truth in the calculation
which was then made, and if he had come forward
upon any other grounds than those which he had
adopted, he never could have succeeded to the extent
he did against such odds. He did not come before
them as the advocate of any faction, nor the tool of
any party, but he preached a new doctrine, which
found a response in the heart of every man, woman,
and child in the borough. He contended for the
right of every man, who could make any description
of goods, to exchange them for any other kind of ar-
ticles in which he might stand in need. He con-
tended for perfect freedom of trade, independent of any
paltry party consideration, and-having submitted the
arguments in favour of this fimciple to the people
of Wallsal, they at once saw the reasonableness and jus-
tice of them. They saw how intimately their own
immediate interests were bound up in the question,
and what was the consequence? Why the election
came on, and instead of having 300 majority, Mr.
Scott was returned by a majority of 22. [The Hon.
Gentleman concluded a powerful speech, and having
thanked the company for the honour they had con-
ferred on him, sat down amidst great applause].
Mr. JOHN BRIGHT next addressed the meeting in
favour of free trade, and made a most eloquent
address, after which several other toasts were given,
and the company separated, highly delighted with
the evening' entertainment.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE:4)llThursday, the mar-
riage of Viscount Grimston, M.P., for Hertfordshire,
eldest son of the Earl of Verulam, and Miss Elizabeth
Joanna Weyland, daughter of Mr. Richard Weyland, of
Woodeaton, Oxfordshire, and Lady Johnstone, was
solemnized at St. George's Church, Hanover-square.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, attended
by Lady Caroline Murray, came to town from Kew
Palace, expressly to be at the nuptuals. The fair be-
trothed, accompanied by her father and Lady Johnstone
came to the church shortly after eleven, Vissount Grim-
ston and several members of the Verulam family
having previously arrived. The Hon. and Rev. Edward
Harbottle Grimston, brother of the noble bridegroom,
officiated at the marriage ceremony, the fair bride being
attended to the altar by Lady Jane Grimston, Lady
Mary Saekville West, Ladies Elizabeth and Evelyn
Craven, Miss Charlotte Bucknall Estcourt, and Miss
Georgians Buckley as bridemaids, all of whom ware
similarly attired. There were present on the interesting
occasion :—Her Royal Highness the. Duchess of Glou-
cester and Lady Caroline Murray, the Earl and Countess
of Verulam and Lady Jane Grimston, the Earl and
Countess Delawarr, and Lady Mary Sackville West,
Earl- and Countess Craven and Ladies Elizabeth and
Evelyn Craven, Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone,
the Hon. Mrs. Villiers and Lady Theresa Lister,
Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Russell, Lady Pulteney
and Miss Stuart, Major Weyland and Lady John-
stone, &c. At the termination of the marriage cere•
mony, the wedding party adjourned to Patterson's Hotel,
Brook-street, where a splendid breakfast was given by
Major Weyland and Lady JODatzirk The dejeuner
was of the most sumptuous description, covers being laid
for fifty persons. The circle assembled to partake of
the entertainment comprised—Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, the Earl and Countess Delawarr
and Lady Mary Sackville West, the Earl and Countess
Craven and Ladies Elizabeth and Evelyn Craven, the
Earl and Countess Verulam and Lady Jane Grimston,
Lady Caroline Murray (in waiting on the Duchess of
Gloucester), Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone, the
Hon. Mrs. Villiers and Lady Theresa Lister, Lady Pul-
teney and Miss Stuart, Mr. and. Lady Elisabeth Russell,
Major Weyland and Lady Johnstone, Mr. John Wey-
land, Mrs. and Miss Johnstone, the Hon. Frances and
Hon. Harriet Grimston, the Hon. and Rev. Edward
Harbottle and Mrs. Grimston, Hon. Robert Grimston,
Hon. Charles Grimston, Hon. Francis Grimston,
on Mr.
and Mrs. Weyland, the Rev. Henry andMrs.Buckley
and Miss G. Buckley, the Rev. Edward and Mrs. Buck-
nall Estcourt and Miss C. Miami! Estoourt, Mr. I).
Darner, Mr. Francis Popham, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Addington, Sir William and LadyJolliffe, Mrs. and the
Misses Moller, Mrs. Lane Fox, Mr. Masterton Ure, Sce.
&c. Towards the close of the dejeuner the Earl of
Verulam proposed " Long life and . happiness to the
bride and bridegroom," a sentiment in which all pre-
sent cordially joined. At one o'clock Viscount and
Viscountess Grimston left town for the Grove, near Wat-
ford, the seat of the Earl of Clarendon, to pass the
honey moon.
THE DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND, &c.--On Satur-
day last, at one o'clock, the Duchess of Sutherland, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Lorn, and some of the
junior members of the Sutherland family, arrived at the
Glasgow terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail-
way. The noble party and their suite immediately after-
wards set out in three carriages for Erskine House, the
seat of Lord and Lady Blantyre. From the connexion
which now exists by marriage between members of the
noble families of Argyll, Blantyre, and Sutherland, it is
not, unlikely that the re-unions of these distinguished
persons in the west of Scotland will, in future, be agree.
ably frequent. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll
passed through this city on Tuesday last for Inverary.
—Scotsman.

NEW ZEALAND COLONIZATION.
The following are the resolutions at which the
Select Committee of the House of Commons have
arrived, as containing a summary of their opinions
upon the whole subject :
"1. That the conduct of the New Zealand Com•
pany, in sending out settlers to New Zealand, not
only without the sanction, but in direct defiance of
the authority of the Crown, was highly irregular and
improper.
"2. That the conclusion of the treaty of Waitangi
by Captain Hobson, with certain natives of New
Zealand, was a part of a series of injudicious proceed..
ings which had commenced several years previous tt
his assumption of the local government.
"3. That the acknowledgment by the local author
rities of a right of property on the part of the natives
of New Zealand, in all wild lands in those islands,
after the sovereignty had been assumed by her Ma-
jesty was not essential to the true construction of the
treaty of Waitangi, and was an error which has been
productive of very injurious consequences.
"4. That the New Zealand Company has e right tc
expect to be put in possession by the Government,
with the least possible delay, of the number of acres
awarded to it by Mr. Pennington ; that the Company
has this right as against the estates of the CroWn, with-
out reference to the validity or otherwise of its sup-
posed purchases from the natives, all claims derived
from which have been surrendered.
" 5. That the Company, in selecting the land to
be granted by the Crown within the defined hmits,
cannot claim the grant of any land not vested in
the Crown.
" 6. That means ought to be forthwith adopted
for establishing the exclusive title of the Crown to
all land not actually occupied and enjoyed by natives,
or held under grants from the Crown ; such land to
be considered as vested in the Crown for the purpose
of being employed in the manner most conducive to
the welture of the inhabitants, whether natives or
Europeans.
" 7. That in order to prevent land from being held
by parties not intending to make use of the same, a
land-tax, not exceeding 2d. an acre, ought to be im •
posed; that all parties claiming land should be re-
quired to put in their claims, and pay one year's tax
in advance, within twelve months.
" 8. That such tax ought not to be considered as
applying to the whole estate of the New Zealand Com-
pany, so long as they shall continue to sell not less
than one twenty-fifth of the land granted to them
annually, and to expend a fixed proportion of the
proceeds in emigration.
" 9. That such tax ought also not to be considered
as applying to lands now actually occupied and en-
joyed by the natives, or to reserves set apart and held
for their benefit.
" 10. That reserves ought to be made for the natives,
interspersed with the lands assigned to settlers, with
suitable provision for regulating their alienation and
preserving the use of them for the natives as long as
may be necessary ; and that these reserves ought not
to be included in calculating the amount of land due
to that Company.
" 11. That as it appears by evidence, that the non-
settlement of the land claims has been productive of
great confusion and mischief in the colony, it is expe-
dient to adopt measures for granting legal titles with
the least possible delay to the actual occupants of
land, unless under special circumstances ol'abuse.
" 12. That the prohibition of all private persons to
purchase land from the natives ought to be strictly
enforced, except that land which may have been pur-
chased by natives they should be at liberty to sell
again, provided the transaction be sanctioned by the
Protector.

" 13. That it is highly important that the Governor
should have more effectual means of enforcing obe-
dience to his authority, and also greater facility for
visiting frequently the different settlements; and that
with this view it is expedient that an armed steamer,
of moderate size, be placed at his disposal.
" 14. That it is expedient that the settlers should
be organised as a militia, under the orders and con—
trol of the Governor; natives, under proper precau—
tions. being allowed to serve in it.
"15. That it is expedient that an attempt shvald
also be made to raise and discipline a native force of
a more permanent character, officered in general by
Europeans, but in which any of the natives win) may
be found trustworthy may hold comunifidi-
"l6. That the employment of natives in the civil
service of the Government, in which they can be
useful, is highly desirable.
"17. That efforts shPJuld be made gradually to
wean the natives fr,nn their ancient customs, and to
induce them to, adopt those of civilised life, upon the
principle recommended by Captain Grey, in his re-
port on the mode of introducing civilisation amongst
the natives of Australia.

"18. That the principles in which the New Zea-
land Company have acted in making the reserves for
the natives, with a view to their ultimate as well as
present welfare, and in making suitable provision
for spiritual and educational purposes, are sound and
judicious, tending to the benefit of all classes.
" 19. That the Committee, upon the review of the
documentary evidence relating to the loss of life at
Wairau (without offering any opinion upon the law
of the case), deem it an act of justice to the memory
of those who fell there, to state, that it appears that
the expedition in question was undertaken for a pur-
pose believed by the parties to be lawful and desirable,
and which also in analogous cases had unfortunately
led them to expect might be effected without resist-
ance from the natives. The Committee cannot with-
hold the expression of their regret at the loss of life
which occurred, especially the loss of Captain Arthur
Wakefield, whose long and distinguished services in
the British navy, are recorded in the papers before the
Committee, and of Mr. Thompson, the atipendary
magistrate, Mr. Richardson, the Crown prosecutor,
Captain England, Mr. Cotterell, Mr. Patchett, and
Mr. Howard.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF ' A YOUTII.—A.
very painful sensation has been created in the scholastic
establishment of the Rev. Mr. Trimmer, Upper Rich-
mond-road, Putney, in consequence of the sudden and
mysterious disappearance of Master Lambert Cobb, one
of the pupils of that establishment. The missing youth.
who is about thirteen years of age, is the son of a gentle-
man residing at Lee, near Dover, in Kent, and a magis-
trate of that county. On Tuesday the young gentle-
man, who had been to spend the vacation with hia
parents, returned to town, and thence took an omnibus
to the foot of Putney-bridge, where he engaged a mass
to carry his boxes. He proceeded on into Putney, and
stopped at the shop of Mr. Leyton, confectioner, where
he purchased some buns, &c. Master Cobb bad
previously told the man who had charge of his boxes
to walk on towards the school, and he would overtako
him: This, however, he never did, and, from the time
he left Mr. Leyton's shop, all trace of him is lost. The
Rev. Mr. Trimmer supposed at first that the absence was
a freak of youth, but when the night came on and passed
without his making his appearance, the Rev. Gentleman
became greatly alarmed, and, after communicating with
the police, started off immediately into ,Kent, to ate er-
tain if his pupil had returned home. Such proved not to
be the case, and the dismay caused by Mr. Trimmer's
visit may be imagined. Mr. Cobb returned with the
Rev. Gentleman to town, and at once adopted the most
active measures to discover the retreat of his son. Mr.
Bucl n Al, the superintendent of the R division, has since
been in communication with the parties, "and has em-
ployed, and is still employing, every means available to
trace out the young gentleman, but up to last evening
all efforts had be ii unsuccessful. He is described as
being thirteen years old, tall for his age, fair complexion,
lig:A-brown hair, blue eyes, and was dressed in a black
jacket and waistcoat, and grey trowsers.
TORQUAY, SEPT. 10.—Early this morning a very
large shark was captured here at the entrance of the bay.
Some fishermen who were taking up 'their herring-nets
observed a huge fish caught and making desperate
struggles to get free. They proceeded cautiously to
draw in the net, and had the satisfaction of securing the
monster without materially injuring their net. He was
held down in the boat, where he died, after some very
strong throes. The men sold him for-IL-to a boatman,
who is now exhibiting him from house to house ; his
appearance has excited much wonder, not untaised with
alarm, at the fact of his being found so near the town.
He measures rather more than eight feet in length, and
2i from point to point of the tail, and is furnished with
five openings on each side of the gills. His upper jaw
extends eight inches beyond the lower, and bath jaws
are furnished with a triple row of most formidable teeth,
each row turned in a direction different from the others.
A new church is in course of erection at Sae 1 t
pneerasroWns,haitsllttatibeles,ealitsenbet,incgaupnabalpeproofpraciacteodmanniodd.fareteins.gaT.9ehLe'
foundation stone was laid a few days since by
Sir
am
Brook Bridges, Bart., in the presence of the Vice Dean.
and several members of the chapter of Canterbury
Cathedral. The new church is expected to be ready for
consecration in September of the next year.
Wednesday last, while the worthy landlord of the
Apple
Tree, Turkey,
was engaged in brewing, b
e was
surprised by a visit from a swarm of bees ; unfortunately
for them, attracted by the odour of the XX, which had
just before been transferred to the cooler; they became
enveloped in the boiling steam, and their first adventure
in the world was very soon brought to a close.— Wor-
cester Chronicle.
The Frankfort journals of the 7th announce the
arrival of Lord John Russell in that city.
The lion. Mrs. Craven, neice to the late Mrs.
Fitzherbert, is very shortly to be married to the Marquis
de la Force, grandson to the Duke de la Force, and heir
to his large property and ancient title. The marriage
is to take place in. Paris, during the course of the present
month.
The mail between this town and London will be
commenced on the 30th instant. By this accommod4-
tion, letters from beyond London will arrive in time to
be answered by the same night's mail, and conimunies- •
tions may be made to places 150 miles beyond, the ca.. •
pital, and answers received within forty-eight hours.—
Bury Post.
WISE BEQUEST.—Mr. Dick, a native of Porrea, in
Morayshire, was born in 1743. He went to the West
Indies, where his talents and industry soon enabled him
to amass a large fortune. He retured to England, and
dying in 1828, left a capital of 113,147/. sterling, to be
invested as a fund for increasing the salaries of school.
masters in the three counties of Moray, Banff, and Aber-
deen. Here is a lesson for foolish men how to leave their
uaQue,, wisely.— Tait'. Magazine..