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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
The adjourned debate on the rate in aid (advance o.
money)_was resumed by

art, and referred it b,

his report

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Mr. SADLIER, ...... —..., mat tne propo- ' COURT.—" He had been himself familiar with the practice
sition of the Government would increase, rather than of the Court -of Chancery for many years past, and he
diminish, the extent of the distress prevailing in Ireland. well knew the great benefits which it conferred upon the
He believed, if it should be rejected by the house, the public • but at the same time he would own that he would
consequence would be, that Government would direct its not willingly enter that court as a suitor, nor would he
energies to the production of more comprehensive mea- advise any of his friends to do so if they could with pro-
sures, or would resin. and rive way to thnen ~,n

prietv keen out of it." (Great 1
ble of dealing with N-p-17;;;i)1;"vii; ';`ol;"`e'Zr 12`opnle-
Evidence before Lords' Committee.
lamented to see pressing with such overwhelmingyforce INTERESTING TO RAILWAY PROPRIETORS.—On Wed-
upon that unhappy country. , , nesday an important appeal petition from an order of the
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.Minutes of

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JAM committee aimed, and the amendment of Mr. Vice..Chaneeflor was argued before the Lord Chancellor.
Herbert was negatived by a majority of 194 to 146. The appellants were the London and Manchester Direct
The committee then divided on the original motion, Independent Railway Company (Remington's line), ex
for advancing £lOO,OOO for the relief of Irish distress on parte Barber; and the question was, whether abortive
the credit of the rate in aid, which was carried by a ma- ' railway companies came within the provisions of the Joint
jority of 201 to 106. cf......t, r,-.............;.--, 117,-.3:_ _ _ A . - -

Lnut ,tnnpunieb vvinuing-up Act, passed in the last
session of parliament. The Vice-Chancellor held that
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. the act did not apply, and refused the prayer of the peti-
• Lion for the winding-up of the above-mentioned railway
AMERICA. company. The Lord Chancellor, alter reviewing the
The British and North American Royal mail steam- arguments urged pro and con, said he could not help
ship Canada, Captain Judkins, which left New York on coming to the conclusion that it was an association._" for
the 4th instant, at two D.M.. and Halifax nv, +h. nt►. .

_ , uu cue um, at commercial purposes or for the purposes of profit," and
nine p.m., reached the Mersey early on Thursday morn- was, therefore, within the provisions of the Joint Stock
ing, after a very boisterous passage against strong easterly Winding-up Act of 1848. The decision of the Vice-
gales. She brings 143 passengers. The Niagara arrived Chancellor must, therefore, be reversed, and an order
4311 t at Halifax at midday on the sth. made for the winding-up of the company.
From the United States there is no political news of THE NEW MARRIAGE BILL.—The second reading of
the slightest importance. In Kentucky considerable the bill to amend -and alter the act of the sth and 6th
damage has been done by a violent hurricane, and at William IV., c. 54, so far as relates to marriages within
Chicago an immense flood had destroyed two hundred certain of the prohibit: d degrees of affinity, is appointed
thousand dollars worth of property. for the 3d of May, when Mr. Goulburn will, according to
The commercial advices are important. Exchange had notice, move that it be read that day six months. The
again largely declined, and many bills are offering at 31 bill is a very short one. It contains five clauses. After
to 4 per cent. There were anticipations of a considerable reciting the purport of the act mentioned, it is proposed
import of bullion and large purchases of exchange for that the relief afforded should extend to marriages between
remittances to London for return in specie. The money a man and the sister, or the daughter of the brother or
market was tight. Importations were large. sister, of his deceased wife, and therefore that the prohi-
Over 200,000 dollars of Californian gold had heen re- bitory clause should be repealed. By the second clause
ceived in the United States. marriages within the degrees of affinity heretofore prohi-
CALIFORNIA.—CoIoneI Fremont's expedition overland bited are not to be voidable, except under certain circum-
to California has failed. After enduring much hardship, stances; and by the next provision clergymen are no
the expedition was compelled to return to Taos. While longer to be liable to penalties for solemnizing marriages
passing through a mountain gorge, the expedition expe- between the parties within the degrees of affinity hereto-
rienced a severe snow-storm, during which 130 mules were fore prohibited. Further it is proposed that the act shall
lost. Colonel Fremont was accompanied by an English not disturb persons possessed of property or honours in
officer named Cathcart. The sufferings of the expedition consequence of the invalidity of marriages heretofore con-
are said to have been intense, even to the extreme of feed- tracted, nor is the act to affect settlements of personal
ing upon each other. It is satisfactory to state that some property under wills and testaments administered to be-
doubt is thrown upon the latter part of this statement. fore the passing of the same. Such is an outline of the
The latest accounts from the gold regions are dated San measure which has caused so much discussion with respect
Francisco, Feb. 7. Much had been said and done in to marriages with a " deceased wife's sister."
regard to the organization of a Provisional Government THE CASE OF MR. DYCE SOMBRE.—On Friday the
for the territory. Several villages had appointed delegates Lord Chancellor delivered judgment in this case, which
to attend a convention for the arrangement of fundamental arose out of a fifth application to the Court to supersede
laws for the country. It was proposed to have the con- the commission granted in 1843, and under which the
Tendon assembled at the Pueblo de San Jose, about sixty petitioner (Mr. Dyce Sombre) was declared to be of un-
miles from Son Francisco, on the 4th of March. Weather sound mind. To the course of an elaborate judgment his
of extraordinary severity bad set in, and the gold-seeking Lordship severely animadverted on the fact of two com-
operations had been suspended. munications having been addressed to him, one signed by
Dr. Morrison, Dr. Copeland, and other physicians, and
IMPORTANT FROM CANADA. the other signed by Lord Combermere, Lord Downshire,
The Canadian accounts are of a very important nature. Lord Roseberry, and Sir Charles Trevelyan, of the Trea.
The Indemnity Bill passed the Upper House on the 14th sury, the latter document being intended to introduce the
ult., by a majority of four votes. The opposition was former. Both documents his lordship designated as
exceedingly great, and on their defeat the minority entered an attempt to interfere with the course of justice, and
a protest against the measure. On the 22nd ult. a riot , amounted to a high contempt of court. After passing a
broke out in the city of Toronto, and effigies of three of ' high eulogium on the character and affectionate devoticn
the supporters of the Ministerial measure were burned in of Mrs. Dyce Sombre, whose life was attempted by her
the streets. Throughout the province numero;us meetings husband, and whose reputation he endeavoured to destroy
bad been held to take measures for preventing the ratifi- without the slightest possible reason, his lordship said
cation of the measures. To such a height of personality that he dismissed the petition, without costs : but if he
had the opposition reached that his Excellency the Go- had the power he would make the party pay the costs
vernor-General is said to have been insulted at a concert. who had been instrumental in getting up the petition, and
The University Bill was to be immediately brought into he concluded by saying that he must give some advice to
the Assembly, but it was expected that great opposition Mr. Dyce Sombre not to come before the court irregu-
would be offered. It may be mentioned that a report was larly any more, or else he might find the doors closed
prevalent that the Governor-General would leave the against him. If he had any application to make let it be
assent to the Indemnity Bill entirely to her Majesty. Sir made in the proper way, under the guidance of his agent
Allan M'Nab having moved for copies of all petitions and counsel, on whose judgment he might rely, and then
that had been received in regard to the Indemnity Bill, a every attention would be paid to it. It appeared that a
sharp and bitter discussion took place, which resulted in contract had been entered into to give Dr. Mahon
the defeat of the motion. The American papers state £lO,OOO if the commission was superseded, and £2,000
that an armed expedition to Canada was organizing. of that sum had already been paid in order to bribe
judges, physicians, and others, and that created in his
INDIA. mind a doubt whether he would not establish a more
The overland mail from India arrived on Tuesday night, vigilant supervision over the expenditure. He should be
bringing news from Moulton, and Lord Gough's army, unwilling to do so; but, if such conduct were repeated,
and dates from Bombay to March 17. It brings the he would feel himself bound to do so. He dismissed the
details of the battle of Goojerat, of which the general petition, but without costs.
results were stated in the intelligence brought by the A SCENE IN COURT.—A ludicrous circumstance occur-
mail. It appears that if rumours of dissatisfaction, rather red just as Mr. Hope was about to take his seat in the
than plaudits of approbation, have waited on the an- Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, whici
nouncement of Lord Gough's former victories, there

certainly will, on the present occasion, be
cavil, or ground for complaint. His lordship
tions are described as having been conducted with great :Justice Patteson to each of the gentlemen called within the
skill, five British officers were killed in the baaie of bar ; and after the learned judge had said, " Mr. Hope,
Goojerat,' and twenty-four wounded. The casillties her Majesty having been pleased to appoint you one of
amongst non-commissioned officers and men, including her counsel learned in the law, you will take your place
wounded and missing, amounted to between 700 and 800. within the bar," &c., the person alluded to, who seemed
This was much above the original estimate, and' Lord to answer to the name of hope, hastily pushed himself
Gough, in his diwatch, expresses surprise at the largeness before that learned gentleman, and was about to occupy
of the number. Of the Sikh loss nothing of course is the seat intended for him within the bar, when the usher
accurat& It own • but 1,500 at least of the combined informed him of his mistake amidst the loud laughter of
Pußiaulre and Atighan levies are believed to have been the cwt.

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