The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-18 00:00:00

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CHESHIRE AND WALES

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EFFECTS OF GAMBLING.-000 of the losers at the
Chester Races was found hanging to a tree, on the Wrex-
ham-road, on Saturday.

BIRKENTI2AD COMMISSIONERS.-4n adjourned meet-
ing of this body was held on Tuesday evening, for the
purpose of passing the accounts of the commissioners for
the past year; but, after some discussion, the meeting
was adjourned to give longer time for the examination of
the accounts.

FIRES IN CHESHIRE.—On Monday a fire broke out in
a shippon belonging, to Mr. Pover, wheelright and farmer,
at Bidston, which soon extended to an outhouse. The
shippon was entirely destroyed, and some furniture in-
ured. On the same evening, a fire broke out in the bake-
house of Mr. Webster, Watson-street, Birkenhead. There
being a plentiful supply of water at hand, the fire was
speedily extinguished.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the week ended 9th May, 1852:—Chester and Holyhead
Main Line : Passengers, £1,402 4s. 10d. ; parcels, H. C.
and D., £B5 2s. 6d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £603 13s. 10d. ;
mails, £575.—M01d : Passengers, £62 is. 4d. ; parcels,
£2 Is. 4d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £l6B 12s. 10d.—Steam-
boats : Passengers, £2OO 6s. 11d.; parcels, £2B 33. 10d.
—Total, £3,127 73. sd.

QUEER CONDUCT OF A BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONER.
—Some time ago two of the commissioners of Birken-
head were appointed collectors of government taxes for
that township. Having determined to do the duty in
person, they commenced the collection, but finding it in-
convenient to have their residences turned into tax offices,
or for some other reason, they applied to the General
Board of Commissioners for permission to use one of
their offices. This was refused, whereupon an applica-
tion was made to the overseers, who generously granted
the use of their office. A short time ago the overseers
being desirous of winding up their accounts for the past
year, were compelled to summon those ratepayers who
were defaulters. Amongst the number vvt•s a person for a
sum of somewhere about a dozen shillings. On the
morning the summonses were to be heard before the Bir-
kenhead magistrates, the ratepayer in question sent his
servant with the summons, and a sovereign to pay the
rates and the costs. When the servant arrived at the
overseers' office, she met one of the said commissioners,
who inquired her business, and being informed that she
wished to pay the rate, presented him with the sovereign
and the summons. He took them, and, after searching
over his tax books, found that the ratepayer owed her
Majesty 16s. towards the revenue of the country. Pro-
bably thinking "a bird in the hand worth twa in the
brae," he forthwith wrote out a receipt for the 16s. go.
vernment taxes, and with 4s. and the summons, returned
it to the servant. On the return home of the ratepayer
in the evening, (his business being in Liverpool,) to his
astonishment he found his poor-rates had not been paid,
and that an order had been made upon hirnwithadditional
costs.—Correspondent.
BURGLARIES IN CHESHIRE.—On Wednesday night the
house of Mr. Fleet, provision-dealer, Market-street, Bir-
kenhead, was entered by burglars, who, after ransacking
various articles, broke open the till, and decamped with
its contents.—At one o'clock on Thursday morning, Phi-
lip Armstrong, an engine diiver on the Chester Railway,
was returing to his residence in Albert-place, Lower
Tranmere, when he saw a person, with a bundle in his
arms, escaping from his house. He pursued the thief,
who was without his shoes, but failed in capturing him.
On returning Armstrong found a bundle of wearing appa-
rel in the road, which bad been stolen from his house,
and also a pair of shoes belonging to the burglar. Inti-
mation of the circumstance was conveyed to the police at
Birkenheid, and also to the different ferries. At five
o'clock, a youth, aged about 18 years, who gave the name
of Daniel Donally, was stopped on suspicion, in conse-
quence of being without his shoes. Armstrong, upon
seeing him, recognised him to be the person whom he
saw making his escape from the house. The shoes were
also found to fit him. He was taken to Birkenhead
bridewell, and at eleven o'clock was brought up before
the magistrates, who committed him for trial.—On Mon-
day night last, some thieves entered the house of Mr. J.
Logan, New Brighton. After ransacking several drawers
and regaling themselves with a bottle of porter, they de-
camped without taking away any property.--Between
Tuesday night and Wednesday morning another burglary
was perpetrated at the house of Mr. Evans, Egremont.
The burglars entered the house through the dining-room
window, and proceeded up stairs, where they made a
search, in the drawers and other places, with the object
of finding money. They even advanced as far as Mr.
Evans's bedroom, without being disturbed, and took
from his trousers pocket £45 in notes • they also obtained
two gold watches and a gold guard Chain. None of the
inmates of the house heard any noise, and the villians got
clear off with their booty.
RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MUSIC AN D THE DRAM A.

TYR HUNGARIAN MUSICAL COMPANY re-appear to-
morrow (Wednesday) evening, at the Philharmonic-hall.
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-Mr. Davenport and Miss
Vining have proved such an attraction, that their engage-
ment has been extended another week. Tragedies and
dramas have constituted the performances during the past
week, and among the latter the " Carpenter of Rouen"
and " Black-Eyed Susan" have drawn good houses as
second peices. Mr. Davenport, as William, has all the
hearty feeling and off-hand manner of a " blue jacket,"
and Miss Vining plays Susan with her usual good taste
and ability. Among the subordinate characters, we have
much.pleasure in noticing Mr. Collier's personation of
Jack Twig, it is a really creditable performance.

AWFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENTS.

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
The Aberdare Valley, Glamorganshire, South Wales.
which is thickly studded throughout its entire length and
breadth with numerous and extensive coal-pits, was on
Monday the scene of a most fearful accident at the Duf-
fryn Pit, Cwm Bach, by which no fewer than eighty lives
were sacrificed. At the time of the accident there were
upwards of 160 men at work in the pit in question. Every-
thing was proceeding in the usual manner, when a sud-
den and most terrific explosion spread consternation and
dismay around. The fearful news spread throughout the
neighbourhood with great rapidity. As soon as inquiries
could be made, and the men in the pit communicated
with, it was ascertained that a tremendous explosion of
ifitrse
influence;dain p
hacl
many of the men were
tended to the whole of the mine,
ascertained to be in safety, although for a lengthened
increased fears that the
whole which led to renewed
btauktenwhpilcahce;
fdoerstturnoaytienigy,evneorytthhianinwgitehr.
hadperished. le
whole of the remaining 155 At length,
however, more men were drawn up, and it was ascertained
that the deaths did not exceed eighty—still a most fearful
npuermillro.nllynfitvweoweprielesenl
aayb en dae
and
trdol
es 60
oextricated
m erl
a tl d from the
who, in the fruitless attempt to escape the terrible after-
damp—more fatal than the firedamp—had tumbled down
upon each other and miserably perished. A father and
two sons were found among one of the heaps of the dead.
The poor man, in his frantic eagerness and anxiety to save
himself and his two sons, had clutched one under each
arm, and thus had sought to escape; but, alas ! death
seized them in its terrible embrace, and all three fell to-
gether, still clasped to each other among the ghastly dead.
The explosion was caused by men using naked candles.
On the same day that the above explosion took place, a
dreadful calamity occurred in the more remote district of
the Gwendraeth Vale, situate near the village of Pem.
brey, between Llanelly and Carmarthen, by which the
lives of all the men in the colliery at the time, with one
exception, were sacrificed. In the evening, the colliers.

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY are laying down
narrow gauge rails, withing the broad guage on that part
of the line between Gloucester and Bristol.
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—The case of
the London and North-Western and other companies
against the powers sought to be obtained by the Shrews-
bury and Chester Company, as in alliance with the Great
Western, for compulsory running powers over the Ches-
ter and Holyhead Railway ; also over the line from
Chester to Crewe ; also over the line from Walton,
near Warrington, to Manchester • and for compulsory
use of the London and North-Western station at the
latter place, was before the committee on the bill on
Friday. Mr. Laing, the chairman of the Brighton Com-
pany, and Captain Lewes, of the Lancashire and York-
shire Company, were examined against the powers sought,
and the committee unanimously decided not to accord
them.

A GOOD DEAL OF EXCITEMENThas been produced among
parties interested in the oil trade, by the intelligence just re-
ceived from Newfoundland, of the loss of between 50 and
80 sealing vessels in the north-east gales, between sth and
12th of April. Some 90 men are reported to have pe-
rished, and upwards of a thousand shipwrecked sealers
are stated to have sought shelter at various points about
Pinchard's Island and Bonavista Bay.

" FATHER. IGNATIUS," alias the Hon. and Rev. Geo.
Spencer, brother to Earl Spencer, and formerly a clergy-
man of the Established Church, has, during the past
week, paid a visit to Cheltenham. He was dressed in a
black serge cloak, and a low crowned hat, with an im-
mense brim ; his feet were bare. Suspended from his
breast were two silver orders of the Jesuits. It is said he
is on a tour through England to collect funds for the con-
version of this nation to Romanism !

TRAFFIC RcTURNS.—The traffic returns for the week
ending May 9th, on the undermentioned English lines of
railway, are as follow : 1852. 1851.
London and North Western £48,661 .. £45,524
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,352 .. 15,410
London and South-Western 11,754 .. 10,355
London and Brighton
,9,776 .. 9,410
Great Western........ - • • 17,174
South Eastern ..
• • 12,1C4
6,814
6,029
4,432
13,965
1,856

THE MURDER :IN LAMBETH.—At the Central Cri-
minal Court, on Wednesday, Thomas Cathie Wheeler,
29, was placed at the bar to plead to an indictment charg-
ing him with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Wheeler,
his mother, by cutting her head off; but evidence similar
to that adduced at the inquest having been given to show
that the prisoner was insane, the jury, acting under the
direction of Baron Platt, said they were perfectly satis-
fied, and returned a verdict that the prisoner was .of un-
sound mind, and therefore incompetent to plead. Upon
this finding by the jury, the prisoner was ordered to be
detained in safe custody during her Majesty's pleasure.
THE LATE "CURSING" A MAGISTRATE IN NORFOLK.
—Mr. Gwyn, the Norfolk magistrate, in a letter to the
papers, has explained the circumstances which led to the
Rev. Mr. Moore's cursing him. Mr. Moore, it seems,
had by his quarrelsome propensities made so many ene-
mies at Borden, that his father wrote to Mr. Gwyn to
request that gentleman to prevent personal violence being
used towards his son. Mr. Gwyn wrote back, stating
that he did not apprehend personal violence being used,
but recommcndng him to remove his son from iiorden
as soon as he could. This letter the father very foolishly
sent to the Rex.. Mr. Moore, and hence the latttr's con-
duct.

17,886
13,134
7,667
6,740

THE MILITIA BILL

York and North Midland
Manchester, Shetf. and Lincoln
Bristol and Exeter
-York, Newcastle, and Berwick..
Shrewsbury and Chester
Shrewsbury and Birmingham....
Eastern Counties and Norfolk
Great Northern

The House then went again into committee upon the
Militia Bill. On the 10th clause, Sir 11. VERNET moved
to omit the provision offering a bounty on enlistment,
believing it to be wholly unnecessary, and that, a sufficient
on was
enlistment
avoidola
ti compulsion,s
o:
11 r.R I
oii they
m 011).reodp oast: dantloenodffmeernat
numberheaomf mightevnodlmunetneterrsras
o p
pboeserdai sebdy t withoutA TaT
Obit() bounty.
GENERAL, who observed that the government did not
believe, any more than the opposers of the bill, that the
service would be popular or attractive, and therefore,
negatived utpoo nt
the
aol division.oo i t
bounty. The
onomoetnydmpaeindt
in the regiments of the line.—
Major B.EILEFO RD opposed the amendment.—Mr.
gt—oi wishingrOlei nmn itttho ettniot the
ntib e n l i s t i n g
BRIGHT inquired whether the bounty-money was to be
paid to the militia in hard cash, or whether any deduction
was to be made for kit.—Major BERES FORD replied that
the bounty would be paid in money, and that articles of

4,255
14,303
2,010

,
to the number of about 28, were at Rork,
appeared to go on as usual,
when, about t,
night, the water suddenly broke in upon
The irruption appears to have been so sudde
poor fellows, with one exception, had no time
The pit was almost instantaneously filled, and t,
drowned, with the exception of one man, wh,
himself of the machinery in operation
atrorieefld'e,catnhaiss.oalote.
At the Morley-hall colliery twelve lives were lost-thus
the three accidents have occasioned the loss of 119lii*.
One of the 22 colliers who perished in the explosion at
Hepburn on Thursday week was named Brusbank, aged
26. He married a widow three months ag) with three
children. She had been four times
a
three of her husbands;by explosions.

very thing
felock at

14,367
19.997

.14,222

Chester and Holyhead
North Staffordshire...
Leeds Northern

colliers.
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to es 6,.
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the Lord Chief
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.e the collars of their respective orders,

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..••‘• •• AV •-•• ...s, ~,11,-, Illell prevented tne proper educatien ui —_ -eeness of Cambric
_-- ersunguish the members of the corn the Catholic priesthood ; the other, to break up that for- Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge, enters ne throne
trade in their meetings with one another. Amongst them midable confederacy which existed against the British room, when the drav‘ing-room
.
WARRINGTON. not the least interesting and grateful were the tribute paid Government and the British connexion. He would ask duction of the foreign ministers.commenced t e
Gilbertson himself to Mr. Peelrone, a foreign gen. if the grant had or had not answered either of these pug- In the evening ministerial banquets were giv.m by 1
THE CENSUS OF 1831.-Through the instrumentality
]Oman engaged in the trade, who had been, he said, his poses, before voting on the motion for a committee of Derby, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Privy
of Mr. Greenall. M.P , the following analysis of the cen-
• has been , firmest friend, and, by his kindness, had enabled him to ieritfiry. He believed, instead of domesticating the priest- Seal, the Home Secretary, the Foreign Secretary, the
sus returns of Warrington and Latchford - .
arrive at the ability to pay his creditors much earlier than hood of Ireland, by means of this grant, they were now Colonial Secretary, the Duke of Northumberland, the
twined from the Registrar-eeneral :-Warrineton: Natives
ha would otherwise have done ; and the speech of Mr. G. less domesticated and more governed by foreign influences Postmaster-General, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord
of England and Wales, 18,106 ; Ireland, 2,581 ; Scotland,
Lynch, remarking upon the presence at that meeting of than ever. He should be glad to know how far the col. Steward, the Attorn,y-General. The Countess of Derby
91 ; foreign countries, 99 : total, 20,800.-Latchford :
11Ir. Gilbertson 's son, to show, be said, the fact of having lege could now be considered as in a state of poverty ? i had also a very fashionable assembly at the official resi-
Natives of England and 'Wales. 2,241 : Ireland, 289 ;
been so present must afford, in future days, a valuable And it was worthy of remark, that the priesthood had dence of the noble premier, in Downing-street. During
Scotland, 11 ; foreign countries, 1 : total, 2,542 : total of
lesson, as well as a feeling of pride in his parent, The done all they could to repudiate the colleges established the evening the theatres, club-houses, and principal public
both, 23,342.
......,...........---- , occasion appeared throughout to afford great satisfaction, by Government with the benevolent object of educating buildings, were brilliantly illuminated.
as one to which they were unaccustomed, to those of the pupils of all religious persuasions together ; and had es-
trade who were present, which satisfaction was no doubt tablished, or attempted to establish, colleges of their HER MAJESTY Will give her second state ball this sea-
- heightened, or, at all events, its expression was materially own, with the express view of defeating the object of the son at Buckingham Palace, to-morrow, the attendance at
aided by the excellent dejeuner and wines, furnished on Government, and educating the pupils separately upon which is expected to equal in number the first state ball
the occasion by Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel. Ultra-montane principles. Under these circumstances, of the sth May.
Tim QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT honoured the per
N1M.11ara11.....MWE11.......1•0111•141..1 he thought the inquiry moved for should be granted.-
formance of the French plays on Friday evening with their
Mr. B. OSBORNE looked upon the motion as a mere at.
THE RECENT ATTACK UPON ALLERGY-
tempt to raise a no-Popery cry, under cover of which
InDPU.KIEace ANDin t DUCHESShem imiddle
MAN IN BANASTRE STREET. presence.
.4. certain parties in that house might go to the hustings THEIR
DE NENI° u ta ROYALarrived ill'. el tGIHaNt BEsuscEkSinTellhaE
with safety, by means of pandering to a base fanaticism.
On Saturday the concluding case et the sessions was Mr• A. II took the same view.-;fir. NFWDFC ATI'
that of Hugh M`Loughlitt, Bernard earner, Philip Cos- rnsisted that the facts brought
but to
Mr. Spooner'' of the day on Saturday from Claremont to pay a visit to
grove, and Mary Cooper, charged with riot on the 6th left no alternative to the house to adopt the motion.
-Mr MovsEr.t said he would not oppose the motion, her Majesty. Their royal highnesses partook ofd dejeuner
instant, in Banastre-street, caused by interrupting the
with the Queen and Prince Albert, and afterwards pro-
Rev. T. Wolstencroft, curate of St. Bartholomew's because he' felt confident that the more searclling the
i • the better it would be for the college.-Mr. ceeded to the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess.
Church, and his Scripture-reader, while delivering a re-
of Kent.
ligious discourse. Mr. Blair and Mr. Oubrey prosecuted ; ;Pour: ry-, Opposed, bu but
althoughlkir hes believedonL Majesty held a Privy Council
and Mr. Tindal Atkinson defended the prisoners. After the inOtonMr. Gon Saturday afternoon. Lord Derby was unable to attend,
the evidence proving the fact, Mr. Atkinson addressed the been made Out by
dihQxnaeatuntrt eelod'
therecisi.sn.u,
that the college being prevented by a severe attack of gout, which confined
wno i e sübject
Cmpcoo
Presented
Aunitseriett,ifonectisitoil:te, rdocaiffiteseiteedtconaeaw:.niayal des' isotif ill Ail .
selll
Ireland,
Marquisejhonieroasdolntdnsyh,
e,
it
opo arrived
frwkor the iiaf vsssEe including
jury in defence, grounding his appeal on what ho deals. had been a failure. de wouldpo however, that if this
introduced
npa:
Lordal r
iaaci 1
eviet
sey
Naas,
achhaapeeorai
pi
dsDion,
Privyructr 1
hat e_e_
his lordship to his private residence in St. James's-. ua e.
nated the indiscreet conduct of Mr. Wolstencroft in per- endowment should be withdrawn,y' the Parliament with- The Ministers assembled at three o'clock in the afternoon,
tinaciously persisting in delivering an open-air discourse drawing it must be prepared to bring under revision the in the palace, and were joined by the usual great officers
in a district where his bearers would of necessity be four- r r i
soep phoasde PRIVY COUNCIL. He r
fifths Roman Catholics, and who would, consequently, be would protest, however, against entrusting an inquiry so
important to any other' than a committee appointed by
unwilling to listen to his attacks upon their faith. There
•
the Government, and involving in its operations Govern
were proper places appointed by the rubric of the Church
in which clergymen could perform their ministrations, and
mtnoentitonr.espsoinrsipti.litteis..7
where the law protected them against even a whisper GRATTAN Oppose
A'Grrl.lSH.obected to the dtile-
raised in opposition to them ; but street-preaching was solely on the ground thats in so late' a period of the motion,
lors. The Council broke up at a quarter before 4 o'clock.
forbidden by theelders of the Church and by the rubric ; • with te. ses-
along and an early (absolution impending, nothing OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.-Lord Colonsay, (Mr.
and, when the fruits it bore were handcuffs, bludgeons, could be done in the matter.-Air. Hume said that the Duncan M`Neil,) one of the Permanent Lords Ordinary
and brickbats, it was sufficient evidence that it was not, motion was cal l ted to irritate Ireland.-Lord. PAL- of the Court of Session in Scotland, is appointed Lord
and could not be, for good. Ile contended that M`Lough-
mepsToN said he would if
ahnodusetislehoourlidgidniavlidmeo,
tvioonte
oJfusttiilcee-iGtiegrhietraHl
oann.d
DParevsidideßnotyolef,trlieesiCgnoeudrt., ii\nitrh.eAdata
lin had as much right to shout as the Rev. Mr. Wolsten- both against the amendmenttlie room
The latter,l if agreed.d to, would lead either to a nullity, or Anderson, Lord-Advocate, is appointed a Lord of Session
croft had to preach in the open space in Banastre-street ;'
wtohaatpevoeircyhaddelc)iede decidedly mischievous. He thought no case of the Outer House, in the room of Lord Colonsay. Mr-
and that, before the interference of the police, no breach
against the cotersrefoorf teach-, John Inglis, Solicitor-General for Scotland, is apinted
Rev.Lrd Zechariah Advocate, inß a therr is
roomis.
ppoo fi
niNtle rd. Adamo
lon
ial Anderson Chaplain
fo Ther
of the law had been committed. The learned Recorder,
ing at MaynoothenalThamei harth'eg
in summing up, observed that there were places in which
Warwickshire had indulgedg in lonaga.diaratrail against thett,
it would be manifestly improper for the ministers of re-
tenets of the Catholic religion. This motion against the Rev. Zachiariai Barry is appointed Colonial Cllaplaifl for
higion to attempt to deliver a sermon, as, for instance, in tenets of the Catholic religion. This motion origina el Westernd Australia. T 1 e Rev. Owen Emeric Vidal is
ligion to attempt to deliver a sermon, as, for instance, in
that court, while the requirements of the law were being
SIR JAMES GRAHAM has been prevented attending the
in the aggressive measures taken by thernCount ppointe Colonial Chaplain at Sierra Leone.
fulfilled; or in a concert-room, while a piece was being which had given rise to such a feeling on ther part of a
performed. Although the Rev. Mr. Wolstencroft was de. people of England, that they urged retaliation. T pre-
serving of a certain measure of commendation for the zeal House of Commons by a fit of the gout.
sent motion might therefore be regarded as one of yen- House influenced him in the discharge of his duties, he • • • • LORD \VENLOCK, expired at Escrick-park, Yorkshire.
geance, and of vengeance alike unjust and impolitic.-
should be ever mindful as to the place he selected for de_
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Serjeant MURPHY moved the adjournment of the
livening an open-air sermon. He was of opinion that he
had shown a want of discretion in going into Banastre- debate.-After After ashortdiscion, theadjournment until THE EMPEROR. or Moaocco has presented the Queers
Tuesday was agreed to. with two splendid Arabian horses, which have just arrived
street for that purpose ; the result might have been an-
ticipated ; and he should have been careful that his opera- 'WEDNESDAY, MAY 12. in London.
....
tions did not transform the public streets into a battle- A number of petitions were presented ; and, in reply to THE RIGHT HON. DAVID BOYLE has resigned the
field. Still, if the jury were of opinion that the charges a question from Mr. HOME, whether, after tile loss of the conjoint offices of Lord Justice General of Scotland and
were proved, the prisoners had made themselves amenable Birkenhead, government intended to order a survey of the Lord President of the Court of Session.
to the law, and must pay the penalty of their misconduct. East Coast of Africa, Mr. STAFFORD said, that the sub. THE Belfast News-Letter states, "on the best autho-
After reviewing the evidence, the learned Recorder heft ject was under consideration ; but he did not think that rity," that Lord Glengall is to be appointed Governor-
the case in the hands of the jury, who retired to consider the loss of the Birkenhead could be attributed to the General of India, in place of the Marquis of Dalhousie.
their verdict, and, after an absence of about two hours, want of such a survey. The Qualification for Members
they returned with a verdict of guilty against all the Bill was withdrawn ; and the Parish Constables Bill passed THE CLOTH OF GOLD which formed the Queen's traits
prisoners. The Recorder addressing thejury : I dare say, through Committee pro forma. at the Birthday Drawing-room, on Thursday, was from
gentlemen, you agree with me in thinking that it would NEWSPAPER STAMPS.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. one of the fabrics distinguished by its beauty and excel-
have been more discreet if the Rev. Mr. Wolstencroft had The debate (adjourned on the 22d ult.) upon the reso- hence at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
not attempted public worship at a place where Roman lutions moved by Mr. M. GIBSON, " That such financial SIR STRATFORD CANNING has gracefully chosen the
Catholics abound ? The Foreman, without replying, in- arrangements ought to he made as will enable Parliament title of his new peerage Stratford de Redeliffe-from the
dined his head, apparently in the affirmative. The Re. to dispense with the duty on paper; that the newspaper celebrated pile (the Church of St. Mary Redcliffe) of
corder : If you have come to that conclusion, to which stamp ought to be abolished ; and that the tax on ad- which his ancestor, William Canynge, the great Bristol
the evidence irresistibly leads you.-Ajuryman, interrupt_ vertisements ought to be repealed," was resumed by merchant, was the restorer, if not the founder.
hie the Recorder, stated that it was not the unanimous Mr. COWAN, who explained the nature of the restric- THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S BALL.-On Friday
opinion of the jury that street-preaching should be sup- tions peculiarly applicable to the manufacture of paper, evening his Grace the Duke of 'Wellington gave a grand
pressed; on the contrary, they must all agree that the the tendency of which, he said, was to obstruct improve. ball at his mansion, Apsley House. A very large and
place in question was not an improper one for the exercise ments. The Excise duty fell with great severity upon brilliant attendance of the beau monde honoured the aged
of worship ; that the preacher had as much right there as certain branches of this manufacture-cards,boards,boxes, veteran with their presence. Almost the whole of the
the men with the swingboats; and that he ought not to and packages for British articles exported-and the members of the corps diplotnatigue were also present,
have been interfered with.-The Recorder did not wish to vexatious processes of supervision occasioned a further with the attache's to the various embassies. Dancing
be understood as being desirous of suppressing all preach- outlay. But for the depressing and crushing effect of commenced shortly before eleven, and was continued with
ing which was not delivered in churches ; that was a these duties and restrictions, the paper manufacture would much spirit until daylight.
matter entirely of ecclesiastical discipline; but his obser- have attained a far greater extension than it now had.- A POLITICAL CONVERT.—The Earl of Mount Edge-
vations applied to the discretion which ought to be used Mr. GLADSTONE should be glad to see the time arrive combe, whose countess was one of the ladies in waiting
by ministers in the selection of places for the avoidance when these duties could be removed ; and referred, in upon her Majesty under the Russell administration, which
of those localities where the delivery of a discourse connection with them,- to the struggle which is going on the noble earl cordially supported until its later days of
by a clergyman of the Church of England would be in the book trade, to which, lie said, combination and hopeless decrepitude, has addressed a letter to Conserva-
tives and agriculturists, urging them to support the Derby
likely to create a tumult. The Foreman asked whether monopoly had been applied to such an extent as to limit
the constitution of England was not such as would justify materially the supply of books. If the paper duty were Government. This step is one of greater value because,
a policeman in removing a clergyman from a street if it taken off, we ought to be the cheapest producers and the as his lordship states, he has "scarcely an acquaintance
were evident that his proceedings were likely to create a largest consumers of books in the world.-Sir 'WILLIAM
riot ? The Recorder was disposed to think it might be so. CLAY, Mr. MOWATT, Mr. REYNOLDS, and Mr. J. L. among the members of the present Government," whilst
After making a few more observations, he sentenced RICARDO supported the resolutions.-The ATTORNEY- many of those who held high offices in the defunct cabinetenjoy in private life his most sincere respect and regard.
M`Loughlin to four weeks' imprisonment ; Career to GENERAL gave an exposition of his official duty in re- But the earl recognises the important fact that the choice
three weeks ; and the other two to a fortnight's imprison. lation to prosecutions for evasion of the stamp duties, of governments " does not now rest between Lord Derby
molt each, with hard labour, and of the proceedings in the case of the Household Nar- and the Whigs, but between him and Lord John Russell,
rative of Current Events.-Mr. M.GREGOR could not united with Mr.Cobden and the ultra.Radicals."-Exeter
- consent to relinquish so large an amount of duty at present. Gazette.
-Mr. Hume believed the stamp duty would, if removed, __._..
be replaced by postage.-Mr. K. SEYMER should on this
occasion 'vote against the motion, because be thought
it -had been understood that all questions of taxation
were to be left to the consideration of a future Parliament.
-Mr. WAKLET observed that this was no reason for op-
posing the motion. which did not propose to meddle with
these duties now.-Mr. GIBSON was permitted to add to
his first resolution the words "as nearly as may be with
reference to the security of the public revenue."-The
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER gave some explana-
tions of his prior statements, and warned the house again
not to come to a precipitate pledge upon these important
questions. The house divided upon the three resolutions,
which were successively negatived-the first by 195 against
107; the second, by 199 against 100; and the third,
by 181 against 116.
The house then went into committee upon the County
Courts' Further Extension Bill, the consideration of
which occupied until six o'clock, when an adjournment
took place until Friday.
FRIDAY, Niali- 14.
DESERTION OF SEAMEN IN AUSTRALIA.
In answer to a question put by Mr. Masterman relative
to the desertion of ships by their crews in Australia, Sir
J. PAKINGTON said the government had directed one of
her Majesty's ships in the Australian seas to be stationed
at the port of Melbourne. Sir John added that consi-
derable funds had been received from the colonies for the
promotion of immigration thither, and that he was in
communication with the emigration commissioners as to
the best mode of effecting the object.
BUSINESS FOR THE PRESENT SESSION.
In reply to inquiries from various members, it was
stated that the following bills are proposed to be pro.
ceeded with this session, viz., Metropolitan Interment
and Water Supply Acts, and Charitable Trusts Bill. The
Railways Act (lreland) Bill was postponed.

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