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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAYUEVENING, APRIL 10, 1845

course the Directors ha -I taken in the management of
the Company's affairs ; that would do for the great meet-
ing in August nest, by which time Parliament would. in all
probability. have to a certain extent declared their des-
titiy—( Hear, hear)—and when the Company would he
in a position to pronounce their disapprobation or the
contrary, as the case might be, of the progress
the Legislature might have made in regard to them.
—(hear, hear.) But is to the present position
of the Company, he supposed they were all aware that
the Board of Trade had made a report respecting them
that could not he too highly extolled.—(Hear, hear.)
That report declared in the most unequivocal terms
that they had given their sanction to the extension
of the trunk line, by which the Eastern Counties line
would become the great trunk line from Shoreditch to
the extremity of Scotland.—(Cheers.) But the Cam-
bridge and Lincoln Company had got another line
in contemplation, which the Board of Trade
had reported in favour of, namely the line
from Tottenham to Farringdon-street. Now, if
the Easttrn Counties Company made an appeal to
the Board of Trade on he subject, he did think they
had such paramount claims upon the attention of the
Board that they would be heard with attention, and some
importance would be attached to their remonstrances in
favour of the extension of any line they should pro-
pose.—(Hear.) Now, he had no hesitation in saying that.
the line from Tottenham to Farringdon-street would be
a most costly line.—(Hear, hear.) It was a distance of
only seven miles, but it would run through seven miles
of garden and brickwork, and would cost, even according
to the Company's own estimate, 800,0001.—(Oh, oh.)
The Board of Trade, in giving their sanction to this
line, did not consider that seven miles could be trawalcd
in a very few minutes ; all they thought of was, that
this great line ought to have a terminus in the
metropolis. On the other hand, there was a proposition
before them for continuing the line from Shoreditch to
Finsbury. square, which it was said could be done for
about 200,0001., because it would pass through property
which Would be comparatively valueles . With regard to
the Farringdon-street terminus proposition, all he would
say was, that in his opinion, of all the superabundant and
extravagant propositions that had been heard of during
the present railway mania, this would be entitled
to take precedence.—(Cheers and laughter.) He did
think it could not be made for less than a million
and a half of money, taking the difficulties into account ;
while if the line were made by Shoreditch, at the ter-
minus at Finsbury-square, then Farringelon-street
might be reached at a comparatively trifling cost—and
therefore he did think that this subject required the beat
attention of the Board of Trade. However, if the Cam-
bridge Company persevered, then it would be for this
Company to consider what steps they should take
to protect themselves —(Hear, hear.) A propo-
sition had been before the Board of Trade
for making a line by Blackwall, Stratford, Epping, and
Fenchurch-street ; and though the Board had not given
this proposition thir sanction, they had not disapproved
of it ; they merely recommended its postponement.
He had no reason to suppose that the Cam-
bridge Company were not well disposed towards
this Company, or that they would not co-
operate with them; but if they were resolved to follow
up the Farringdon-street proposition, then it would be
for this Company to consider whether or not
they would take up the Blackwall proposition.
—(hear, hear.) With these few observations
he would conclude by saying he felt obliged for the kind

attention with which he'had been heard.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN said he had suffered the Hon. Gentle-
' man to continue his observations without interruption,
because they were of great importance and value to the
Company; but at the same time he should say it would be
absolutely necessary to keep strictly to the subject of
finance, which was the only one they eould discuss at
this meeting, according to the Act of Parliament.
Mr. PATTISON, in answer to a question *cm Mr.
Gurdon assured the meeting that the best possible feel-
ing existed on the part of the Cambridge Company to-
wards this Company.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. GURDON was proceeding to make some other ob
nervations, when

The CHAIRMAN said he regretted exceedingly being
obliged to interrupt any speaker; but he felt compelled
to do so in the present instance, the gentleman's remarks
being irrelevant to the question before the meeting. kle
then put the question, when the resolutions were una-
nimously adopted, and the meeting separated.

NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA
SCOTIA LAND COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
The adjourned half-yearly General Meeting of the
Shareholders in the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Land Company was held this afternoon at the George and
Vulture Tavern, Cornhill; Mr. John Moxon in the chair.
The Directors had to wait some time before there was
a sufficient number of Proprietors in attendance to con-
stitute a meeting. The non-attendance, however, was
not attributed to the little interest the great body of the
Shareholders took in the affairs of the Company, but to
the fact that there were several other commercial meetings
of an important nature, convened in the City, for the
same hour and the same day.
The report stated that the surplus sum which
bad been expended for the purposes of the Company
was gradually diminishing. From 1839 to 1844 it had
been reduced from 1,6221. 15s. 9d. to 9001. 19s. Bd. The
last balance-sheet exhibited a balance in the Companies
favour amounting to 8071. 10s. sd. The total receipts at
Stanley, the settlement of the Company for 1544, was
1,7601. 3s. 10d. and the expenditure 1,9981. 2s. 11d.
The total number of acres sold by the Company was
22,020, leaving yet unsold 538,397. The number sold in
1844, was 3,760. The inmigration of British and other
settlers into the province during the last year appeared
to have been less considerable than in former years.
The number of purchasers of the Company's lands in
1844, was 36. The whole number of families settled
amounted to 145. In the year 1844 the pro-
vince had produced 1,289 bushels of wheat,
2,083 ditto buck-wheal, 11,506 ditto oats, 178 ditto
barley, 108 ditto rye, 103 ditto Indian corn and peas,
21,714 ditto potatoes, 3,021 ditto beet and turnips,
437 tons of hay, 330 cattle, 65 horses, 297 sheep, and
245 pigs. The new land cleared amounted in 1844
to 462 acres, and in 1845 to 518 acres. The quan-
tity of land stumped and ploughed was 180 acres.
With regard to operations for the present year,
the Directors had authorised their agent to make
good the road from Stanley to Taymeuth, nine miles to
the point of junction with the province road to Frede-
ricton ; and the Directors expected that a post-office
would be opened this year at Stanley, and a stage con-
veyance fur passengers and parcels established to run
between Stanley and Fredericton twice or three times a
week. From her Majesty's Colonial Department the
Company had hitherto received no encouragement.
The report having been adopted, the follow-
ing gentlemen were re-elected Directors—Messrs.Moxon,
Hallett, Morgan, Ogle, Potts, and Mr. Henry Bruce,
auditor. Mr. Godson, from Kidderminster, *as then
elected a Director, in the room of Mr. Palmer, deceased ;
and Mr. Gowan, in the room of Mr. Blanchard, who had
resigned. Mr. Godson was elected Governor, and Mr.
Moxon Deputy- Governor.
The meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks
to the Chairman and the Directors.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
°Li) COURT.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty on the remaining
counts of the indictment, and the prisoner was discharged.
ROBBERY.—Joseph Bradshaw, aged 20, was indicted for
having on, or about, the 28th of February last, stolen two
and a half of tweed, two pieces of doeskin, and other
articles, value 21., the property of Messrs. Mills and Hill,
drapers, of St. Martin's-lane, his employers.
Mr. Hill appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson
defended the prisoner.
From the evidence adduced it appeared that some articles
having been missed from the prosecutor's shop, the prisoner's
box was searched, and in it was found the various articles
described in the indictment. A portion of these articles the
prosecutors spoke to as closely resembling their missing pro-
perty, but could not swear as to their exact identity.
On the part of the defence, it was set up that the articles
in question had been given to the prisoner by his brother—a
draper, carrying on business in Marylebone-street, Piccadilly,
in whose service he previously had been—in lieu of wages.
After Mr. Clarkson had addressed the jury for the defence,
Mr. Justice Coledrige summed up, and the Jury returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.
Another case was raised against the rnivner, for having
pawned a piece of blue cloth—the duplicate of which was
found in his box on its being searched—which cloth a shop-
man of Messrs. Mills and Hill spoke to as closely resembling
a similar piece which they had missed a short time before the
prisoner was given into custody.
On the part of the defence, the brother of the prisoner swore
to his having given him the piece of cloth in question more
than a year and a half ago, for the purpose of sending it to
his father, but afterwards the prisoner asked his brother's
permission to send another piece instead, which he accord-
ingly did.

After Mr. Justice Coleridge had summed up, the jury re.
turned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoner was dis.
charged.

and the Valais, who were expected in the course of the
day. The Diet having been opened in the usual form.
The President sand=--" Gentlemen, it is scarcely a fort-
night since you quitted this hall, several not satisfied
with the result
~of your labours, and foreseeing that
grave results-would arrive. But you did not think
that your utmost anticipations could be exceeded. The
Free Corps, irri-ated that the Diet was powerless in com-
ing to a decision with respect to the Jesuits, made an ir-
ruption on the territory of a confederate state. A
terrible destiny has befallen these misguided men,
and sorrow has seizNl on many honourable families.
A federal army is on foot to lend its assistance to tie
re-establishment of order in our country. The peace of
Switzerland depends on what the Diet is about to do.
This high assembly ought to have constantly before
its eyes the importance of its mandate ; it ought to
avoid entering too deeply into the causes which have
produced these events, in order not to raise upi irritating
discussion ; but it will examine the means of repairing
the evil, and it can find them. A change has taken
place i❑ the persons composing the directory, and has
caused the resignation of our Hon. President ; but this
change will not produce any modification in the instruc-
tions given by the Grand Council of Zurich."
The reports of the Vorort, the federal commissary,
and of the chief of the army were then react.
The report of the Vorort states that after the defeat
of the Free Corps the Directory invited the :several
States net to neglect anything to prevent the renewal of
such facts. It next gives an account of the measures
taken when the Government of .Argau perceived symp-
toms of revolt in the Freiamt. 31. Neff having, on Apt it
2, sent word that these symptoms were no longer dis-
quieting, went to Lucerne to engage that state to treat
the prisoners mildly, without thereby wishing to encroach
on the cantonal sovereignty. The report concludes by
making known the propositions of the two states.l
I. Lucerne demands that the Diet should take severe
measures to put an end to the organisation of the free
corps: that Argau and the Bale country should be called
on to pay the expenses caused to the canton of Lucerne
by the recent invasion.
2. Argau demands that the Diet should come to some
decision against the Jesuits, and that Lucerne should
proclaim a general amnesty.
M. Weber, Second Deputy of Berne, demanded, as a
matter of urgency, that the Diet should address a press-
ing invitation to Lucerne to accord a general amnesty—
the only means, he said, of healing so many bleeding
wounds. Ile proposed also that a Committee should ►be
charged to examine the other points.
M. Stegvrart, Deputy of Lucerne, spoke against the
sending of Commissioners, and the calling out of federal
troops, as useless measures. Lucerne had, he said,
called to her aid the primitive cantons, in virtue of Art.
4 of the compact ; and with such faithful confederates
they considered themselves- strong enough to resin
anarchy. Without blaming the measures of the Three.
tory, he praised the commissaries and the Commander.

u-Chief, who did not meddle with the internal
affairs of their canton. But he protested beforehand
against all intervention of the Diet in the cantonal affairs.
Independently of the propositions which Lucerne had
submitted to the cantons, he had to make another.
The free corps, after havieg obtained their arms and
accoutrements from the cantonal arsenals, and being
fully supported, had entered the canton of Lucerne
like robbers, to the number of 7,000 or 8,000. (The
Deputy here entered into details of the matter. Accord
inn to him there were 2,000 prisoners (who had not
been ill treated) and 300 killed.) It was sufficient, he
remarked, to look at the men in custody to see that they
were the refuse of society.—(Loud marks of indignation
from the Tribunes.) Lucerne was obliged to quit her
friends and faithful confederates to apply to perjured
men.—(Marks of disapprobation from the Assembly.)
Written proofs of the connivance of the authorities
of the cantons could now be produced. Lucerne insisted
on the demands which she made in her letter to the
Vorort of March 26 ; and, in addition, required satis-
faction from the cantons of Berne, Argau, Soleure, and
Bale-Country ; and if that satisfaction was not accorded,
she reserved to herself to take all proper steps for her
preservation. The Deputy concluded by declaring that
the Grand Council of Lucerne had proclaimed an am-
nesty in favour of the criminals of December 8, excepting
only the most guilty.
After this speech, which produced a sensation of sad-
ness in the assembly, a report was read from the federal
representative,
Me G.Nracenffcl' dated Lucerne, April 4, an-
nouncing Council of Lucerne had taken
thatthe
measures which led to hope that clemency would be
shown. There were to be three classes of prisoners.
Such as were under twenty years of age were to be
restored to liberty, as well as foreigners, under the
reserve that the courts of law were to pronounce against
the latter an order to quit the territory of the Confedera-
tion. The second would be also set at liberty, but on
certain conditions ; and in the ease of the third class,
containing the leaders and functionaries, the ordinary
tribunals were to decide, appeal to the Grand Council
being allowed those found guilty.
At the termination of the reading of this report, the
discussion was resumed, and continued for six hours, in
the midst of reciprocal accusations. At last the assem-
bly almost unanimously agreed to the nomination of a
Committee of seven members to examine the present
state of affairs in all points of view, and to make such
propositions as it might deem proper.

GRAND COUNCIL OF STATE.
At a meeting of the Grand Council of State, held at
Lucerne on the 4th, the instructions to be given to the
deputies at the Extraordinary Diet were resolved on,
and relate to the following points:-
1. The disarming of the free corps.
2. The withdrawal of the refugees from the frontiers.
3. The indemnity to be demanded from the cantons
who have favoured the operations of the Free Corps ;
viz. :—Argan, Bale country, Berne, &c.
It wa
s proposed should be excluded from
the benefit of
amnesty-
1. The principal chiefs and instigators of the move-
ment.

2. Those who had assembled on the Bth of December
at the Place des Mouline.
3. Those who were found at the inn with arms, for
criminal intentions.

4. Those who were defeated at the Bridge of Emme.
5. All public functionaries, professors, officers, sub-
officers, who took part in the attempt.
6. All foreign volunteers.
This proposition was not adopted, but another more
moderate brought forward, whereby the amnesty was to
extend to all but the authors and chiefs in the movement.
The Grand Council decided that the trial of the offenders
should take place immediately.

SANGUINARY PROCEEDINGS OF THE GO-
VERNMENT OF LUCERNE.
(From the Journal des Debuts.)
An account was received yesterday from Switzer-
land, affirming that Dr. Steiger, one of the chiefs of
the refugees of Lucerne, who was made prisoner at the
late battle, was tried and condemned on Thursday, and
immediately shot. We would willingly doubt the
truth of this news. This merciless act of vengeance
would not do honour to the victory of the Government
of Lucerne, and it cannot be by such sanguinary acts
of reprisal that the Government and the friends of the
Jesuits will strengthen their cause, or gain for sympathy
and support. The number of the victims of this deplo-
rable civil war is already sufficiently great. The exact
amount of the killed cannot yet be ascertained ; but it is
said that out of the 600 men who marched from the half
canton of Bale-country, only 100 have returned, and that
a single man alone has got back to Liestal.

TATTERSALL'S.-THIS EVENING.
Six O'CLOCK.

NEWMARKET lIANDICAr.
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10 to 1 agst I-am-not-aware
10 to agst Ma Mie
10 to 1 agst Vol-au-vent
TWO TIIOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Idas
5 to 2 agst Kedger
CHESTER CUP.
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9 to 1 agst Obscurity
10 to 1 agst Semiseria
16 to 1 agst Era
25 to 1 agst Wineseur
25 to 1 agst Strathspey
25 to 1 agst Queen of the Tyne
30 to 1 agst Celeste
30 to 1 agst Yheomun ac Knuck
30 to I agst Trueboy
33 to 1 agst The Pride of Kildare
40 to 1 agst Ould Ireland
DERBY.
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17 to 1 agst Clear-the-Way
18 to 1 agst Pam
20 to 1 agst Cobweb colt
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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Creditors
t onR Grandai l
wJauyn Junction
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock, when,
after the presentation of several petitions on private
Bills, the following Bills were road a first time:—The
Railway Bill; the London and South-Western Railway
and Belfast Railway Bill. r
rt Bill, and the Taunton Gas Bill, were
Preston and
The Hartle-
WYrteheßEaxilewtaeyr aßndiliC;
read a second time ; and the Thames Navigation Debt
was referred to the Committee ; against
Petitions were presented against the London and York
the West Riding Junction Railway, the Huddersfield and
BillaPUI(113d Upward
the
reti dhe Dublin
Branch;r
adntd i m re°.
bßiaainlcwh7tstewrhßichailway, the Waterford and Kilkenny Rail-
way, the Derby and Bolton railway, and the Liverpool
and Bury Railway.
Petitions were presented in favour of the London,
Western, and South Staffordshire Railway, the Hereford
Railway, and the Eastern Union and Harwich Railway.
JEWISH DISABILITIES.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from the Mayor
and Corporation of Birmingham, in favour of removing
all the civil disabilities under
MAYNOOTH. which
the Jews labour.

Petitions from various places in England and Scotland,
against the grant to Mayncotb, were presented by Mr.
Muntz, Mr. Buck, Mr. Aaron Chapman, Mr. Powell,
Mr. Packe, Mr. Masterman, Colonel Sibthorp, Mr.
Sheridan, Mr. Busfeild, Mr. Stafford O'Brien,
Mr. Christopher, Mr. Thornely, Mr. 0. Duncombe,
Sir Charles Lemon, Lord Ashley, Kr, garre67

Plumptre, Captain Plumridge, Mr. Antall, and [evenl
other llon. Members.

HILL-COOLIES.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Leighton
Buzzard against the importation of Hill-coolies into the
West India colonies. The Hon. Member also presented
two petitions from the operatives of Scotland praying
the House to limit the hours of labour.

MEDICAL REFORM.
Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from the medical
practitioners of Scotland against the Meiical R fi rin
Bill.

COUNTY COURTS.
Mr. ESCOTT presented a petition from Mr. William
Leonard Platt, a barrister of considerable experience,
stating that from his personal knowledge he was con-
vinced that great abuses existed in the smaller Crown
Courts of this country, and praying for their removal.
MAYNOOTH.
Mr. TATTON EGERTON presented several petitions
against the increased grant to this establishment.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Mr. HUTT presented a petition from the Legislative
Council of New South Wales, praying for an equalised
imposition of duty on all colonial corn introduced into
this country. He said that from the character of
the petition which he had to bring under the
notice of the House, he trusted the House would favour
him with its hest attention. The voice of the peti-
tioners, as heard through this petition to the House,
came from a distance of no less than 12,000 miles
across the ocean, a compass which embraced half
the globe. The petitioners had heard that the
House granted a remission of duty on all corn
introduced into this country from Canada, except
at a nominal rate, and they conceived that it was but
right that all the colonial possessions of the British
Crown should be placed on the same footing ; and he
trusted that no invidious distinction whatever would
be made with respect to them.—(Hear.) The
Governor of New South Wales had received a dispatch
from Lord Stanley, forbidding the imposition of any dif-
ferential duties on goods introduced into the colony from
foreign States, and they conceived that while they were
thus precluded they ought not to be placed at a disad-
vantage with regard to Great Britain. They had also
heard that the protection duty of id. per pound had been
removed from Australian wool, and they prayed that a
similar protection might be extended to the agriculturists
of New South Wales as was enjoyed in other portions of
the British empire.
Capt. BERNAL presented a petition against the pro-
posed grant to Maynooth.
Mr. SHAW presented a petition from Dublin com-
plaining of the differences of treatment of the Established
Church in England from that in Ireland.
MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.
Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented petitions from several
places in Chester against the Maynooth grant.
Colonel T. WOOD presented petitions from Islington,
Hammersmith, Pimlico, Chelsea, and other places,
against the grant to the College of Maynooth.
Petitions to the same effect were presented by Sir R.
Ferguson from Dover, Lord Newry from Yorkshire,
Mr. B. Dennison from the West Riding of Yorkshire,
Mr. S. O'Brien from Yorkshire, Mr. Alderman Thomp-
son from places in Westmoreland, and Mr. T. Duncombe
from Islington and other places.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath,
praying that the heavy charges which are levied on
British shipping for lighthouse dues may be modified
and reduced.

Mr. MANGLES presented a petition from medical
practitioners of Guildford against the Medical Bill.
Mr. C. BERKELEY presented petitions from several
congregations of Wesleyan Methodists in Bristol against
the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. Alderman HUMPHREY presented a petition
from the churchwardens and overseers of St. Olave's,
Southwark, also against the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. BLE WIT T gave notice that he would, on the 28th
of April, bring forward the motion of which he had given
notice regarding tobacco.
LORD ELLENBOROUGH.
Mr. HUME gave notice that he would, upon that day
fortnight, move for copies of all correspondence con-
nected with the recal of Lord Ellenborough. •

DOG-STEALING.
Mr. LIDDEL gave notice that he would move for
leave to bring in a Bill to prevent the offence of dog-
stealing.—(Laughter.)
LUNATIC PATIENTS.
Lord ASHLEY said he would on the 24th inst. move
for leave to bring in a Bill for the care of insane pa-
tients.

SINDE.

Mr. HUME asked whether or not it was in the power
of the Government to lay before the House an estimate
of the revenue arising from the province of S:nde, and
the expenses of maintaining that province.
Lord JOCELYN said the Government had as yet
received no authentic returns on the subject.

31 A YN 0 0-Tii:

Sir C. NAPIER said that he wished to put a question
.o the Right lion. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's
Government. Having observed that two gentlemen who
held office under the Government abstained from voting
on the question of the grant to Maynooth,—(Hear, hear)
—he wished t ) know from the Right Honourable
Gentlemen whether those Honourable Members were
absent from accident or design ?—(Loud laughter.)
He also wished to know whether those Honourable
Gentlemen still continued to be Members of her Ma-
jesty's Government, and if they remained so, whether
this question was to be an open question.7—(Cheers.)
Sir R. PEEL said that he begged to say in reply,
that he could not take upon him to say whether those
Honourable Gentlemen to whom the Hon. and Gallant
Member referred were absent by accident or design.
He begged to say that there was no change in the mem-
bers of her Majesty's Govermi nt, and that there were
no removals. With respect to Maynooth, be considered
that to be a Government question—(Hear, hear)—he
considered it to be a question of the utmost importance,
and he would do everything in his power to promote the
success of it.—(Loud Opposition cheers.)
Mr. HUME said that he saw in the notice paper for
to-morrow,oniby his Hon. Friend the Member for Shef-
field, to the effect that any provision for the purposes of
education in Ireland, should be,,paid out of the funds ap-
plicable to ecclesiastical purposes, and, as it was important
that they should understand how that question was to
be brought forward before they went on to the consider-
ation of the Government measure, he begged to know
from his Hon. Friend in what way he intended to bring
on his motion ?
Mr. HINDLEY rose to put a question before the Hon.
Member for Sheffield answered the question of the lion.
Member for Montrose, but was met with such repeated
cries of " Order, order," that the Hon. Member had to
resume his seat.
Mr. WARD said he felt obliged to his Hon. Friend,
the Member for Montrose, for having given him notice
of his question. lie felt it necessary to give some ex-
planation of the course which he meant to pursue.
When he gave notice of his motion, he never in-
tended that it should be made a rallying point
for all those who wished to oppose the Government
measure.—(Cheers.) Though a Member of that House
for twelve years, he was not ashamed to confess that he
was scandalously ignorant of the form in which the
question was to be put. As he understood, the motion
which the Speaker would put from the Chair in case he
pressed his amendment would be—" That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the question," and
in that case he had reason to believe that his amend-
ment would be made the point on which the Govern-
ment measure would be opposed.—(Hear, hear.)
He had made up
.tlis mind at present to abandon the
notice that stood in his name for to-morrow, in order to
bring the subject before the House at a future period,
with the view of getting an intelligent expression of the
opinion of the House upon it. He should be sorry if they
lost this measure, which was of great value as a boon of a
conciliatory character towards Ireland. He begged to
say he should bring forward his motion at a future
period, as he wished first to have an expression of the
House upon the subject.
Mr. HINDLEY wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet
at the bead of the Government if this was not an additional
reason for delaying the second reading of the Bill. His
question was whether the Right Hon. Baronet would
delay the second reading of that Bill. He would appeal
to the Speaker—(Laughter)—if the reason why Hon.
Members put their names to the corner of the petitions
they presented was not to show that they
had read them? They were required by the
spirit of the orders of the House to read
every petition that they might know the nature of them,
and explain to the House properly the wants of their
constituents. He could assure Hon. Members that he
had had no time to read the petitions he had received
that morning, he trusted that the Right Hon, Baronet
would give himself, and other Hon. Members, the op-
portunity of discharging thefr duties properly.
Sir R. PEEL said he had come down to the House
under the impression that the Hon. Member for
Sheffield (Mr. Ward) would persevere in bringing for-
ward the motion of which he had given notice, respect-
ing the grant to the College of Maynooth. But though
he (Sir Robert Peel) had just heard the Honourable
Member announce his intention of postponing his
motion to another stage of the Bill, still that was no
reason why he should delay the second reading of the
measure beyond to-morrow. However, the adopting of
that course would not preclude the Honourable
Member from persevering in his motion on a future day.
Thererore the Hon. Member will see at once that there
will be another opportunity afforded him, or any other
Hon. Member who may choose to do so, of presenting
petitions against the principles of this Bill. Even before
going into Committee on the question of the endewment
of the College of Maynooth. But rt the same time he
felt bound to say that, under all the circumstances, he
did not think it unreasonable that be should press on
the question at the time he had given notice of his inten-
tion of doing so.
Mr. T. BUNCOMBE would wish to ask a question
of the Hon. Member for Sheffield (Mr. Ward). It was
this. Would be not be in precisely the same situation
in making his motion at the time he had now stated as
if he brought it on to-morrow in accordance with his ori-
ginal motion ? In his (Mr. Buncombe's) opinion be
would, and, therefore, he would wish to ask him, did he

intend to give up his motion altogether ?—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HUME begged to ask the Speaker whether it
would be competent for him to move an amendment at
the same time that the Hon. Member for Sheffield (Mr.
Ward) moved his upon thie question ?
The SPEAKER said that the Committee on this Bill
could not entertain the motion of the Hon. Member for
Sheffield (Mr. Ward) otherwise than as an instruction
to the Committee, which instruction he (the Speaker)
understood would be to the effect that the support of the
College of blapooth should be defrayed out of the
Consolidated and ; therefore, if the motion of the
Hon. Member for Montrose should be to the same effect,
it could not be put, as it would be impossible for the
House to give two such instructions to the Committee at
the same time.

Dir. HUME—Then he understood that the motion of

Mr. WARD said he would state that to-morrow.
THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAM-
BRIDGE.
Mr. CHRISTIE then rose to make the motion of
which he had given notice—" That an humble ad tress
be presented to ber Majesty, praying that she will be
graciously pleased to appoint a Commission, to inquire
into and report upon all matters relating to the privi-
leges, revenues, trusts, and to the state of education,
learning, and religion, in the Universities of Oxford and
Cambridge, and the colleges of these Universities." He
felt the difficulty of the subject he had to bring before
the House, but looking at its importance he did not
shrink from the responsibility. There was no sub-
ject that was of more importance than the one
he had now to bring before the House.
The subject of the universities was one that it was diffi-
tult to touch upon, but still it must be considered that
there were many points that were deserving the con-
sideration of the House. He would now
refer shortly to what had taken place There
was an endowment for each Regius Professor of
240/. a-year. Tht re were endowments for the Lord
Almoners, Professors of Arabic in the two Universities,
of 640 L There were eighteen canonries, three benefices,
and various other pieces of preferment annexed to
different professorships in the Universities. There
were various canonries attached to the headships
of different colleges. In addition to this a sum of 5001.
a year was paid to each of the Universities by the Board
of Stamps and Taxes. The history of that payment
was singular. It appeared that in former times the
Universities possessed the exclusive privilege of printing
almanacs, for the excuse of this privilege,
the Company of Stationers paid to Universi-
ties 1,0001. :a year. Iu the year 1775 the Com-
pany of Stationers declined to make the payment, and
in an Act which passed shortly afterwards imposing a
stamp duty upon almanacs the universities had
interest sufficient to procure the introduction of
a clause authorising a tayment to them by the
Board of Stamps and Taxes of 5001. a year each. The
duty on almanacs had been repealed, but the payment
to the Universities of 1,0001. a year by the Board of
Stamps and Taxes still continued. Now no one
would grudge that payment of 1,000/. a year to the
Universities ; but it was only fair that in return
for payment made services should be rendered ;
and he should like to know what services the Universi-
ties performed in consideration of that payment. The
Universities shared with the King's printer the mono-
poly of printing Bibles, Prayer- books, and Psalms. For
a return, which was made in 1815, of the value of Bibles
and other books printed under this monopoly it appeared
that each of the seven years ending the sth April, 1815,
the average va'ue of Bibles, Prayer Books, and Psalms
printed by the University of Cambridge was 21,293/. ;
and by the University of Oxford, 30,417 L ; calculating
the profit of 25/. per cent, which might be
considered as a moderate profit, it would
give 5,000/. a-year to Cambridge, and 7,000/. a-
year to Oxford as their profit from the bible monopoly.
This monopoly was exercised under peculiar advantages.
There was no paper ditty paid on the paper in which
Bibles and Prayer-books were printed, and they also en-
joyed an exemption from paper duty on paper used in
printing books in the Latin, Greek, Northern, and
Oriental languages. The amount of paper duty remitted
to Oxford on this account for ten years, was 37,345/,
and to Cambridge, 28,248/, giving 3,7001. a year
to Oxford, and 2,3301. a year to Cambridge.
The Hon. Baronet the Member for the University had
moved for some returns of the amount received for stamp
duties on degrees. Those returns showed that the public
revenue had received from that source 2,730/. on the
average yearly from Oxford, and 3,340/. from Cam bridge.
He thought, however, that the Hon. Baronet was hardly
justified in considering that as a set-off against the
evils which he (Mr. Christie) complained of. The
payment of that money was made by persons who
matriculated at the universities and took degrees.
A master of Arts had to pay 6/. for stamp duties, but
he also had to pay as much as four times that amount,
in fees. In fact, he (Mr. Cristie), thought the stamp
duties were a benefit to the Universities, for one and
a half per cent. was returnad from the Stamp office,
and this was not given to the person who had
matriculated but went into the coffers of the
Universities.—(Hear, hear.) By the Copyright Act
a copy of every book that was published in the United
Kingdom had io be sent to the Universities. From the
evidence which was taken before the Copyright Com-
mittee, it appeared that this was looked upon as a
heavy tax upon all authors. By the existing law
an author could only possess a copyright in his own
works for a period of forty-two years, but the
Universities had a perpetual copyright given to
them on any book which they might pub-
lish. There were many other advantages which
the Univertities possessed. They were exempted
from the operations of the Statute of Mortinain. An-
other important privilege which they possessed
was, that with respect to the medical profession,
The universities possessed the peculiar faculty of grant-
ing degrees for the purpose of practising in the ecclesias•
tical courts. The universities also possessed the peculiar
privilege of saving time to the students for the other
law courts, for au individual who had obtained
a degree in one of the universities had the
great advantage in some of the inns of courts of
passing through his novitiate in a considerable less time
than others could do. Another advantage which the
Universities possessed, and one which gave them consi-
derable power, was the amount of church patronage
which they held. The University of Cambridge held
church patronage to the extent of 305 livings, and he
saw by the Cambridge Calendar, that the aggregate
value of upwards of 113,000/. a year. The patronage
of the University of Oxford was still more ex-
tensive, for it comprised not less than 440 livings. The
calendar of this University was not so explicit
as that of Cambridge in stating the annual value
of these livings ; but if he estimated them according
to the rate, only those in the possession of
the University of Cambridge, the sum would
amount to 308,0001. a-year, and beside this, they pos-
sessed privileges worth to those who conferred' upon them
not less than 173,000/. a year. In addition to
all this these Universities were, in many in-
stances by far the most advantageous avenues to the
learned professions, and in some instances they were the
exclusive avenues to the professions. Be hoped that it
would not be said that the State had no right to inter-
fere with the universities, for he had alway understood
that the State possessed permanent authority. But if
this were at all doubted, ie would cite a passage which ap-
peared in a State document someyears ago. The doctunen t
to which he referred was a commission issued at the
time the Right Hon. Baronet opposite was Secretary
of State for the Home Department in 1827. It was a
commission for inquiry into the state of the Universities
in Scotland. It stated that several omissions and other
irregularities had been committed in these Uni-
versities and giving a power under the au-
thority of " our sovereign Lord the King" to
inquire into and amend those irregularities. A doubt,
therefore, could not bo entertained of the power of the
Crown to interfere with the Universities ; and he
only Asked the Right Hon. Baronet to con-
si•nt to extend the same inquiries to the
Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. It was
right that the State should see that universities
and colleges were provided with proper statutes and
laws, and that these were properly observed.
The Honourable Member then read from an
Oxford publication an extract, to show that in
that university the statutes were very badly observed.
One point in which the system in operation
in the Universities principally differed from the
system enacted, enforced by the statute, was that the
professors of the Universities who, according to the
statute, were obliged constantly to give lectures
the attendance on which was enforced by the same
Acts, now formed no part of the system ; for
many of them who ought to lecture gave
none at all, and those who did lecture could
hardly get a dozen pupils to listen to them. All the
education was now conducted by college tutors, who
were not controlled by the Statutes.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Noruyidt, April 8.
(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
ALLEGED MANSLAEGIITER.—Raymond Caches, aged 48,
was indicted for that he, being an apothecary and man-mid-
wife, so negligently, carelessly, rashly, and feloniously con-
ducted himself in his attendance on one Jane Mary Lovett,
in her delivery, as to inflict divers mortal wounds on her
body, whereof she died on the 9th of January last, at Los-
tessy, in this county.
Mr. Evans and Mr. Palmer appeared for the prosecu-
tion ; Mr. Prendergast and Mr. O'Malley defended the pri-
soner.

it appeared that Mrs. Lovett. had
and that on former
From the evidence of Honor Morhteadr
nineand oethhiledrrwenitbneestesrees
occasions a difficulty had presented
was well known by
the occasion which terminated fatally,
danger from which
itself in the removal of
medicalth e placennietna,
was taken ill, and the defendant
January the poor woman
tothiencrease with
each labour. On the 19th of
but it did length, and
did not arise, at
difficulty anticipated
called in to attend her at eleven. o'clock. For some time the
the nurses suggested further advice. The defendant, how-
ever, declined it, saying that "if there was a room full
of doctors they could do no more than he Was doing."
After this he seemed to be using great exertions with the
view of relieving the patient of the placenta, and after a
while a round substance came forth, such as had never been
seen before by the nurses ill their experience, and he was
then seen to use his scissors under the clothes. At that in-
stant the features of the sufferer underwent a sudden change
and shock, on which the "doctor" observed "she was very
sadly, and he would go and fetch some medicine." So sav-
ing, he placed the substance above mentioned, and some
other thing which he had afterwards taken from the bed, in
a vessel, which he took away with him. In the course of
half an hour afterwards the patient died in great pain, and,
being duly buried, nothing more would, perhaps, have been
heard of the case, had not the defendant, when interrogated
by her mother, stated that the substance he had taken away
was a tumour, weighing three ounces and a half; and that
he had taken it to Mr. Crosse, the well-known surgeon in
this city. This was, for the time, satisfactory to the in-
quirer, but afterwards a suspicion was excited that the de-
fendant had not conducted himself properly towards the de-
ceased; and her body being exhumed under the direction of
the Coroner, was submitted to examination by Mr. Crosse
and Mr. Francis, who ascertained that the uterus and a
considerable quantity of the large intestines had been torn
away. The evidence of these gentlemen was given to day
to the above effect, but as its details were of a purely profes-
sional character, it may suffice to state, that they gave it as
their opinion that great blame was attributable to the de-
fendant if the removal of those parts was ignorantly effected
by him, and still more so if it had been accomplished
ry
know-
ingly. At the same time, they admitted that the casewas
not one of eve-day occurrence, and that no stronger
term
the
than ignorance ought to be attached to his treatment of
patient, while the most skillful surgeons and operators were
known to have " made mistakes,"

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday Gefo?ge Williams, a tall young man, of very
smart appearance, described as an accountant, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with feloniously utter-
ing several pieces of counterfeit money.
Mr. Powell, juri., attended on behalf of the Mint to conduct
the prosecution, and Mr. Atkinson as solicitor for the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence of Alfred Borlin, a youth
living in Brunswick-plac, City-road, that while passing the
aouse of a confectioner in the City-road, on the preceding
evening. his attention was attracted by the circumstance of a
person in the shop cutting a base half-crown, and handing it
to the prisoner, wh.) then presented some good' money, and in
a hurried manner left the shop. In consequence of this oc-
currence the witness's suspicions were excited, and he was
induced to watch the further movements of the prisoner,
whom he subsequently saw enter several public-houses,. at
one of which he obtained four half-crowns in exchange for a
corresponding amount of smaller silver. The prisoner was
closely followed by a male companion, with whom he held a
short conference on leaving each of the shops, and at more
than one of which the witness had ascertained he had en-
deavoured to pass base coin. The prisoner ultimately en-
tered the shop of a tobacconist, where a similar transaction
took place, and soon after he had left that the witness gave
information to a police-sergeant, who followed the prisoner as.
far as the Eagle' and then took him into custody.
Mr. Frederick Smith said, the prisoner called at his shop
and purchased some biscuits, in payment for which he ten-.
dered a half-crown. Witness immediately saw that it was a
piece of base metal, and after defacing it, returned it to the
prisoner, who then handed him the value of the biscuits iu
good money, and hurried out of the shop, leaving the bis-
cuits he had bought upon the counter. •
Mrs. Phyllis Almond said the prisoner called at her shop
and purchased a cheroot, tendering a half•crown in payment ;.
she gave him his proper change, and he left the shop, Lint ims
mediately lie had done so she discovered the coin to be abed
one, and sent a messenger in pursuit of him, who found be
was already in the custody of the sergeant.
The prisoner closely questioned the witnesses with the
view of shaking their evidence as to his identity; but they
all positively adhered to their previous testimony, and the
witness Borlin declared he could not be mistaken, as he did
not.once lose sight of the prisoner from the time be left the
confectioner's shop until he was taken into custody.
The police-sergeant, who took the prisoner into custody,
said the latter had been searched at the station, and that
among other articles found upon his person was a quantity
of silver and copper money, amounting to about 245. or 255.,
which was good coin.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, earnestly pretested
that the witnesses were entirely mistaken as to their identi-
fication of him ; and, though he must, of course, admit that
lie was in the City-road at the time in question, he denied
that lie had been near any of the shops at which it was al-
leged that the base coin had been offered. The prisoner was
proceeding in a similar course of strong denial, when be was
checked by his solicitor, who advised him to reserve his
defence.
Mr. BINGHAM said, that after the clear and positive evi-
dence that had been given against him, he had no alternative
but to commit the prisoner for further examination, and be
mast be brought up again next week.
Ar. application was then made by the prisoner's solicitor
Mm
notice acceded o
to,
btoutacscaekpi
thebasillioftoirldhriseqculiiernet,d7elluicshuaAll4r.sßhionugnsha,
the
parties, that their sufficiency might be inquired into.
LASIBETH.
Yesterday Mr. Williams, proprietor of the New Inn, in the
Bridge •road, Lambeth, being in attendance at the court, on
other business, requested the advice of Mr. Norton as to how
he should proceed in a case in which a person, calling himself
a German Count, had obtained 20s. from him under false
pretences.
From the statement of Mr. Williams it appeared that the
L"hCadollahtonjollhanured
" Count" (who sometimes•wrote his name
and at others " Count Albert --:—")
,
emniplaninedthe
his house with his patronage, and run up a bill of upwards of
wasllt/. aware
ilttowaa'esvbeur waas
simpleno tw h adtebhte oif.,aeassdahye,
before the Count left his house, he sent him '5
from his dressing
room a letter addressed to Messrs.
Meyrick and Co., bankers,
at Hamburgh, with a request that he (Mr. Williams) would
seal and send it to the posts:Ace. lle did
so, and the Count
immediately after applied for
and obtained 205., on his posi-
tive assurance that Messrs. Mey k "
r were his bankers, and
that he had written for a
remittance.'c Instead of a remit-
tance the Count's letter •
came to his house by return of post;
and it was quite clear that the bankers at Hamburgh had
no funds in their hands
belonging to him, and that in fact
the letter •
was a mere manoeuvre to throw him off his guard.
Mr. Noirrois inquired if Mr. Williams had been made ac-
quainted with the contents of the letter written by the
Count to the bankers ?
Mr. Williams replied that he had not ; and said that
though the letter had been send to him unsealed, he had not
had the curiosity to open it. It, however, came into his
hands, having been returned from Hamburgh, but as it
was written in the German language he was unable to read it.
Mr. Norsrou remarked, that the guilt or innocence of the
writer of the letter would very much depend uprin the lan-
guage or terms of the letter, and, therefore, the applicant's
first duty was to have his letter translated: •
Mr. Williams said, he had no moral doubt the party was
a regular swindler, for after leaving his house, he (Mr.
"Williams) discovered that he had borrowed money from the
waiters of his establishment, and, in fact, laid most of his
servants under contributions. He had also ascertained that
the Count was at present living in first-rate style at the
west-end of the town, and not content with good living
merely, bad entered into engagements with a job-master for
a carriage and horses to drive him about town. He (Mr.
Williams) should, however, take his Worship's advice rela-
tive
to the letter, and if he found, as he anticipated, that it
was net a request for the remittance of money in the hands
of the banker belonging to the writer, he should certainly
have the Count apprehended.

CART ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, between
three and four o'clock, a little girl, in crossing Compton-
street, Soho, at the corner of Dean-street, was knocked down
by a horse and cart. So rapid was the accident that it was
truly wonderful how the driver managed to pull up in
time to save the child, as it was the wheel rested on her
arm. On being removed from under the wheel the girl was
found to have received some severe contusions from the
horse's feet, but she is likely to recover. No blame was at•
tached to the driTer•