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clerk with a salary of £BOO a year, and a treasurer -with a
salary not defined, but left to the discretion of the Lords
of the Treasury. The Solicitor-General had informed him,
since he came into the house, that.the number of these
courts would not exceed fis. Taking that to be the case,
the salaries of the judges and the clerks would amount to
£117,000 a year, an immense addition to. the patronage
now at the disposal of the Ministers of the Crown, and
quite distinct from the other patronage which they would
obtain in the appointment of treasurers, and other officers
to be paid by fees

es. He then called upon ministers to ex-
plain the amount of compensation which it would be ne-
cessary to give to all the officers of all the courts which
were to he superseded by the •new courts to be instituted
under this bill. There were 450 courts to be superseded ;

and the explanation which he had last called for was neces-
sary to enable members to have some notion of the ex-
pense which must be incurred in carrying this bill into
effect. There were several points in the bill which re-
quired amendment ; but as they were points in detail, he
would reserve them for consideration in the committee.
After stating that he did not consider this measure to be
one which would bring cheap justice to every man's door,
he declared that it was of too great importance to be pro-
posed and carried in the last week of the session, both on
account of the large amount of patronage which it con-
ferred on the Government, and of the great revolution
which it would make in the, jurisprudence of the country.
Sir G. GREY observed, that although this bill had ori-
ginated with the late government, several alterations bad
been since made in it, some in its progress through the
House of Lords, and-others by the present government.
No suggestions had been made -to government for the
postponement of this measure, but many representations
had been made to it of the importance of passing it into
law in the course of the present session. He reminded
Lord G. Bentinck that several local bills had been stop-
ped at the commencement of the session upon the distinct
assurance that the session should not close without a ge-
neral bill being passed on this subject. Lord G. Bentinck
had also assumed that each judge was to have salary of
£1,200 a year, but that was a snisapprehens on his
part. The maximum salary was fixed at £1,200 a year ;
but it did not follow that all the judges were to receive
that amount. He assured they house that the question of
patronage had been very fully considered. Ministers
were of opinion that for the purpose of obtaining efficient
judges under this bill the patronage should be placed in
the hands of the Lord Chancellor, acting under his re-
sponsibility as a Minister of the Crown, and subject to
the control of public opinion. The-question of compen-
sation would be referred to the Treasury, which would
apply the definite rules which had been established for its
guidance in such cases.
The house resolved itself into committee on the bill.
Several clauses were agreed to without discusiion ; on
others certain verbal amendments were made. On the
ninth clause considerable discussion took place.
Mr. WAKLEY moved as an amendment, that attorneys
as well as barristers should be eligible as judges in these
courts.

Sir G. GREY objected to the alteration.
The committee divided, when the amendment was ne-
gatived by a majority of 53 over 16 voices.
Colonel T. WOOD then moved as an amendment,
" That the judges shall cease to practise as barristers,
when they accepted office under this bill."
This amendment was negatived by a majority of 57 over
12 voices. The clause was then agreed to, as were the
other clauses up to 15.
The Chairman then reported progress, and asked leave
to sit again.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

After some routine business was disposed of,
Lord G. BENTINCK, on the order of the day for the
second reading of the Patent Commissions Bill, said he
had no wish to throw any obstacle in the way of a mea-
sure to correct the irregular appointment of a chief justice
of Bombay, but he hoped the house would allow him to
vindicate his character from the attacks which had been
made upon him elsewhere. He thought it unnecessary
to excuse himself for the explanation and retractation he
had felt it his duty to make a few days ago. If he had
not made that explanation, he would have laid himself
open to the charges which had been so lavishly heaped
upon him. Ilis retractation was founded on the Clergy
List, and he thought he was entitled to place confidence
in that publication, which had been prepared by the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and had obtained the sanc-
tion of their names. It appeared to him, that notwith-
standing the explanation which had been given elsewhere,
great suspicion attached to such distribution of patronage,
and at the least it must be considered as a friendly
exchange of office between two cabinet ministers. It
was said that Mr. D. Pollock was one of the candidates
for the chief justiceship of Bombay, but he had good
reason for believing that the appointment was forced
upon him by Lord Lyndhurst. The noble lord, after re-
ferring to the circumstances attending the appointments,
observed that although Mr. Perry might be as clever as
he was reported to be by Lord Lyndhurst, he had a right
to impugn the appointment, to a very high and respon-
aible office, of a man who did not possess the confidence
of the public. He complained of the manner in which Sir
H. Roper had been superseded, on a merely conditional
announcement of an intended resignation. The noble lord
then referred to the manner in which the patent of Sir D.
Pollock had been prepared, the necessity for cancelling it,
and maintained that Mr. Secretary Gladstone had drawn
up a new patent, deliberately reciting that which he knew
not to be true. He had before termed the whole affair in
which four Ministers were concerned a nefarious job, and
he repeated it. Lord Lyndhurst had made allusions to
his (Lord G. Bentinek's) former habits, but he was not
ashamed of them, and it was still an object of just pride to
Oa" -.lsoterr ino-woiald
say that amongst the gentlemenof the turf there were men of
as high honour as any in the land. He would not bandy
coarse expressionswith Lord Lyndhurst—he had too much
respect for his great age, his high station, and his superior
abilities ; and he felt the more restrained as from these cir-
cumstances that noble and learned lord could not call him
to account elsewhere. He must say that the charge of
low, of sordid, of selfish motives came with a peculiar bad
grace from Lord Lyndhurst, who on the 10th of July had
sent to him a respectable gentleman, a merchant of the
city of London, inviting him to join a minority of the
then government who differed with the rest of the cabinet
on the subject of the sugar duties; and who, while they
supported their colleagues, condemned their measures.
Lord Lyndhurst even proposed that he (Lord L.) should
personally wait upon one so selfish, base, and sordid as
himself. He (Lord G, Bentinck) had in strong language
revolted from such an association, and that might have
formed a ground for the unwarrantable attack that had
been made upon him.
In answer to Coloned WOOD,

Lord G. BENTINCK said that Lord Lyndhurst's mes-
senger had stated that other members of the cabinet
would join ; but that might be just as true as the noble
and learned lord's attack upon him.

The bill was then read a second time.
The remainder of the evening was occupied in the dis-
cussion of the Small Debts Bill in committee.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-SATURDAY.

The house sat for a short time for the dispatch of busi-
ness, when Lord LYNDHURST seized the opportunity to
declare, that the only ground for the insinuation made
against him by a noble lord in the lower house, arose out
of a simple message sent by him to that noble lord, with
a view to heal the differences of the late Conservative
part; ; and that, so far from any factious opposition to
the Sugar Duties Bill having been proposed in that mes-
sage, no allusion to the sugar questio❑ was even made on
the occasion.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

INDIA AND CHINA

We have received by extraordinary express from Mar-
seilles the despatches in anticipation of the overland mail
from India. The intelligence is from Bombay, via" Ma-
dras, up to the 2d of July, only one day later than that
received by the last mail.

Quiet p;evai's at Lahore, and there are now no symp-
toms of interruption.
The Wuzeer, Rajah Lall Singh, has not yet demanded
the withdrawal of the British troops. The Ranee has
had a dispute with the British agent, and has intimated
her readiness to help the troops away.
At Kurrachee the cholera was raging with great fierce-
ness. The number of deaths of Europeans alone on the
15th, 16.1], and lith of June, is stated to be 255, and
upwards of 100 of these cases belong to her Majesty's
86th Regiment. No officer is mentioned as having fallen
a victim. The natives were dying by hundreds. Reports
were current of the approaching retirement from the go-
vernment of Madras of the Marquis of Tweeddale.
_ _

From China we learn that the British authorities had
not given up Chusan according to the terms of the treaty,
and a Chinese mob had expelled foreign residents from
the city of Foo-chow-foo. Hitherto the violence of the
populace had been confined to the city of Canton ! if it
extends to the eastern ports, we may again see our com-
merce thrust out of China, and once more have to recover
it by force of arms.

PIRACIES AT HONG KONG, 24th June, ISM—Piracies
are increasing here to a fearful extent; it would seem as
if a second Coxingo had arisen. No fewer than three
cases Lave taken place during the month, two of which
have been attended with loss of life. A week ago a schoo-
ner. which left this for the Cumsingmoon, with property
to the extent of between £30,000 and £40,000, was cap-
tured by two junks, and the captain and seven or eight of
the men were missing ; supposed to have been murdered.
The junks were seen alongside by a small pleasure boat,
which gave the alarm at Cumsingmoon, when three schoo-
ners went in chase, and retook the other, which had only
been partially plundered, and then abandoned by the pi-
rates, who appear to have been afraid of discovery, and
had not time to remove more than a portion of the pro-
perty. It is getting actually dangerous to go about in

smat craft. -
SILVER MINE AT MAULMEIN.—We are informed that
the discovery of a silver mine has been reported to the
Government by the surveyor of the teak forests at Maul.
mein, and that some specimens of the ores have reached
Calcutta. It is well known that large quantities of silver
are imported from the Burmese territories, but the exact
localities in which this precious metal is worked have
never, we believe, been ascertained. It is therefore by no
means improbable that a workable mine may have been
discovered withi, the British provinces. It could not
have happened at abetter time. Our supply from China

is apparently exhausted, and unless Sou 11Arneriza can
replace it, we bid fair to come to an end of our coinage,
A productive silver mine would be a very pretty increase

to the company's revenue. It might make up for a fall in
opium, or allow a reduction in the salt tax. But as min-
ing is provelbially a lottery, it would perhaps be best to

,at may prove to

form an expensive establishment for
of little tnilue.—Calcutta Englishman
BOMBAY, JULY 2
There is but little news. Letters rocovPd t4io day

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

from Kurrachee, dated the 17th ult., describe, the efforts
made there by Sir Charles Napier and the other authori-
ties to afford relict to the sufferers from the cholera.
The number of deaths of Europeans alone on the 15th,
16th, and 17th of June is stated to be 255. Hopes are
entertained that the ravages of the fatal malady would
diminish as the troops were marched cut to other health-
ful places. The natives were dying by hundreds.
Reports are current of the approaching retirement from
the Government of Madras of the Marquis of Tweddale,
who is now at the Neilgherries. The Governor of Bom-
bay, Sir George Arthur, is seriously ill, and as been con-
sidered unable during the last two months to perform the
duties ot his office. It isnot known what line of conduct
he intends to adopt. but complaints are beard of various
matters which remain in abeyance.
The fall of rain has been very great during the last four
weeks, and there is now no appearance of dry weather.
This is looked upon as favourable, not only to the health
of the inhabitants, but as affording the best security for
an abundant harvest.

CALCUTTA, JULY 2, 1846

There is at the present time little passing in this vast
empire worthy of detailing to you. Peace seems to pre-
vail everywhere; but in the Punjaub it is an armed peace.
Hatred and revenge rankle in the hearts of 100,000 men,
whose supremacy we have hurled to the earth and com-
pelled to hide their shame by a temporary recourse to se-
clusion and compulsory inactivity. whilst they are no doubt
fomenting each other's discontent, and dreaming of, if
not more actively engaged in, schemes to retrieve their
fallen state, and resume the sway they so lately held over
their unfortunate country. That such is the feeling pre-
vailing among the great body of the discontented Kbalsas
there can be no doubt, for the thraldom under which our
presence keeps the whole nation is felt to be intolerable,
even by the abandoned Ranee and her imbecile minion
Rajah Lall Singh, who have expressed openly their desire
to be freed from the incubus which we have proved to be.
Of mercantile prospects I can give no cheering news.
The pressure on the money market is appalling. 25 per
cent. is willingly paid for money, which even at that ruin-
ous rate is not to belied to any amount. Government has
refused to open the export warehouse, or to advance upon
goods, and it is impossible to say what may be the result.
Ibrahim Pasha reached Alexandria, on board the Aven-
ger, on the Bth inst. He was in excellent health, and ex-
pressed himself delighted with his expedition.