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HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY

The Earl of DESBOROUGH resumed the adjourned de-
bate on the Dublin and Galway Railway Bill, and in con-
ce of the systematic fraud which had been used in
-deed, again urged on

ig signatures for the contra(

house the necessity for deferring any further consider-
n of the bill until that day three months. . .

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE could cot conceive why
the noble earl had fixed upon this particular bill as the
object of his enmity. Systematic frauds had, it was truc,
been perpetrated, not by the directors, but upon them.
The directort of other railways had been the victims of
the same frauds, and yet their bills had been passed, while
this was to be delayed. He could not believe that the
house would stop the bill, which, in his opinion, ought to
be recommitted.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
Ihe order of the day for the second reading of the
Appropriation Bill having been read,
Lord PALMERSTON made some observations on the
state of the kingdom of Greece. The noble lord entered
into a review of the circumstances which had led to the
establishment of the kingdom of Greece, and of the
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. changes which had occurred in its government down to the
present time, when Mavrocordato, a good patriot, was
Lord G. SOMERSET moved an amendment to the removed trona office, and Colette, a statesman bred np in
standing orders, fixing the amount of deposit to be paid the school of Ali Pasha, was appointed minister in his
up on railway shares, to the effect that the amount of stead. After giving the house a frightful account of the
such paid-up deposit shall in future be 10 per cent. instead cruelty, oppression, and tyranny which were practised in
of 5 per cent. Greece under the authority of General Grivas, who had
Sir R. FERGUSON contended that the increase of the committed every bind of excess and enormity, he: pro-
amount of deposit proposed by the noble lord would ope- ceeded to state that the government had squandered the
rate as a great injustice on those who had become share- revenues of the country on gangs of banditti, and had
holders in the projected railway companies. left the regular service in arrears of pay. The payment
Sir G. CLERK admitted that much inconvenience would of the interest of the debt had been thrown in conse-
in
all trobability be caused by reverting to the original quence on the three guaranteeing powers, and no effort
amount of deposit, but when they reflected on the aspect had been made by the Government of Greece to repay it. ----
presented by the railway mania, he thought the house He, therefore, asked her majesty's government whether Passengers per the Acadia. From Boston—Mis!= E. H
would agree that some check ought to be offered to the they had insisted on the exact performance of the stipu- Rogers, Miss Trapman, Miss Sheffield, Miss H. C.
rage of speculation. lations contained in the treaty by which Greece was made Sheffield, the Hon. Louis AP Lean and lady, three Misses
Dr. BOWRING observed that the effect of the rule would an independent power, and whether they had called on M`Lean, James M' Lean, J. Boner, Mr. J. E. Sheffield,
be to give an unfair advantage in the case of those rail- the gcve nn e tof that country to apply to the liquidation Mr. Henry Boyd and servant, Mr. Duggan, Mr. F. W.
roads which were already formed, and to operate as a of the interest on the debt the specific sources of revenue Hoht, Mr. Barrand, Mr. Colby, Dr. Brown, Mr. A.
great injustice on those which were only projected. set aside for that purpose? He thought that her majesty's Gray, C. Rosin, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Low, Mr. Peter
Mr. GREENE observed that the injustice of the propo- government ought to exercise its influence in this matter, Maxwell, James M'Creath, P. Roach, Mr. Hutchinson,
sed arrangement might be obviated by confining its opera- and also in the prevention of collisions between Greece Don Francisco Pingy Ping, Mr. Langridge, Smith Bryan,
time to companies hereafter to be projected, and not ap- and Turkey. Mr. J. Littlejohn, A. Gracia, C. H. Hamiltori, Mr. P.
plying it to those which were provisionally registered, or Sir. R. PEEL observed, that from the special relation j, Mayer, Mr. Pickets, James Buckley, J. Taylor, Mr.
in which the deposits had been been paid and the deeds in which this country stood to Greece it must always feel E. H. Bradbury, J. A. Peck, C. R. Bell, G. Hopley,
signed. a great interest in its prosperity. Care, however, must
Lord G. SOMERSET said that some such regulation as be taken that in our conduct towards Greece we did not Louis Trapman, J. H. Palmer and servant, Mr. Comer,
Mr. Charrasson, Mr. Rouzier, J. Henry, J. Gandolfo,
this appeared absolutely necessary, in order to stop the render ourselves liable to the reclamations of other coun- Hr. Haynes, Mr. Holland, S. Yraite, P. Etehavarrsa, C.
mania for speculating in railway shares. He doubted very ties. As we stood in the position of public creditors to Smith, Mr. Gemmel!, A. Salom, Louis Amvit, J. M.
much whether the rule would be found to operate so in- Greece, it was incumbent upon us to maintain our rela- Melezett, Mr. Hawthorn, Rev. It. Horceshell, H. F.
juriously as was supposed, and whether the cases in which tions with that country on a ground perfectly consistent M'Kenna, P. Anderson, Mr. Hoskins. T. Ramsay, H.
the increased deposit would be readily paid would not so with its independence. Above all, it was incumbent on Williams, Mr. Rickard, Mr. Oser, Mr. Barbancey, C. D.
far preponderate as to render it scarcely necessary to con- us not to destroy the power of Greece to administer its Roy, Mr. Odier, Mr. Farish, Mr. Waddle, Mr. Russell,
Sider the others. own internal affairs. lie admitted that we had a right to J. E. Berry, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Carden, Mr. Kell, D. Al'
The motion was agreed to. enforce the payment of our debt from Greece, and that Farlane, Judge Johnson, Mr. Ibbotson, Daniel Phelan,
Mr. M. GIDSON moved for the appointment of a select we had the power, without reference to other p rties to T. Tait. E. L. Walker, Mr. Spence, Mr. Johnson-58.
committee to investigate the allegations contained in the the loan, to take possession for ourselves of a certa n por- From Halifax—Mr. Thomas R. Grassie, lady, two in-
petition of Colonel Augustus Latour, presented to the tions of its revenues ; but he contended that we could not fants, and two servants, Alexander M`Leod, Mr. Pierce,
house nearly two months ago. He entered into a state. have recourse to that power without bringing great dis- C. Robson, Cuthbert Willis. J. B. Leishman, Robert
went to show that Colonel Latour, who had invested turbances upon Greece. He might have formed equally Willis, Col. Acrsta, Mr. Yates, H. Mignowitz, Mr.
£40,000 in a colonizing speculation, and had carried over strong opinions wi'ls Lord Palmerston on the subject; Uenphrav, Mr. Maclogarl, T. D. Anderson, the Hon. W.
200 labourers to Swan River to forward it in 1828, had but, as a Minister of England, it was his proper duty to Black, Dr. L. Archa, Mr. M`Namara, Mr. M`Don-
suffered great injustice from the local government. make remonstrances, if he so thought fit, to the Govern- nell, J. Snailie, J. H. Waugh, Mr. Gilchrist-23. Total,
Mr. M. GissoN finally consented to withdraw his mo- ment of Greece, but not to pronounce in the House of 108.
Lion, and to leave the matter in the hands of her Majes- Commons judgment on M. Coletti and the other officers ems
ty's government. of that Government. In one respect he must transgress M. Leu, the great advocate of the Jesuits in Switzer-
_deo_ his duty. He could not refrain from declaring that the land, had been basely murdered.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. conduct of Greece towards General Church involved in The manufactory of Messrs. Motte, Rosser, and Co.,
Mr. FIELDEN called attention to the treatment which it a charge of grievous ingratitude. No censure, no dis- at Roubux, Flanders, was burnt down about a fortnight
he and others had received under the Property Tax Act, missal, could make Europe insensible to the great servi- ago. The damage is estimated at £lOO,OOO.
and moved for certain returns connected therewith. It ces which that distinguished officer had conferred upon
appeared that the hon. member's establishment at Old- Greece. The vast theatre at Paris, called the Hippodrome, was
ham had been assessed to the property tax at £24,000 per The bill was read a sec nd time. opened to the public last week. It is 350 feet long, and
annum. Upon appeal the commissioners, when he was The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving that will contain 20,000 persons.
not present, had reduced it to £12,000, which was far the report on the Joint-Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire- The Bishop of Bruges has dressed up a quantity of bones
greater than it ought to be. He had sought every means land) Bill be postponed for three months, observed that and plastered them over with wax, and is calling on the
of redress, but in vain, and now brought the subject be- he held himself at liberty to include in the bill which he "faithful" to come and "adore" the bones of St. Leon.
fore the house. He had offered to produce his books, intended to introduce on this subject next session, all the The celebration of the three glorious days of July corn-
showing his dividends of profits with his partners; but joint-stock banks in both countries which might be formed menced at Paris on Monday. The ceremonies were as
without availing themselves of this means of ascertaining between this time and the commencement of the next usual. Everything passed off quietly.
the real facts, the commissioners, in his absence, decided session. By giving this public notice he reserved to him- -
against his appeal, and his goods were levied upon for the self the power of applying to those new banks those re-
assessment on a profit of £12,000. gulations which might be necessary to place them on a

Their lordships divided on the original motion, when
the bill --as rejected by a majority of 35 to 8.
The Scotch Poor Law Bill was read a third time.
The Lunatics Asylum and Pauper Lunatics Bills passed

through committee

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A El avana PapetrOf the 2th-Junigives the details of a

great tire in Alantinzas, which broke out two days pre-
vious. The loss was estimated at eight hundred thousand

Mr. GOULBURN did not see how the house could assist I sc
the hon. gentleman, and Mr. Fielden withdrew his mo-
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ound and wholesome tooting.
The Fees (Criminal Proceedings) Bill w.ls reported and

The English experimental squadron, which lately left

ordered

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.-SATURDAY

from St. Sebastian states that it had made its appearance
off that port, and that from the Chateau de la Mota the
crew and marines on board might be distinctly seen.
Tnc QUEBEC FIRES.—It appears that by the first fire
1,650 dwellings and two churches were destroyed, and

The Waste Lands (Australian) Bill and the Fees
(Criminal) Bill were passed.
Ali. B. DENNISON moved, on the third reading of the

London and York Railway Bil', that the standing•order
(No 12) be dispensed with. Ordered.

12,000 inhabitants were left without house, food, cloth-
ing, or bedding. By the last fire 1,200 dwellings, two
places of worship, three school-houses, with stores and
outbuildings, were destroyed ; and by the last accounts
there were 15,000 inhabitants scattered over the fields
without shelter or food.

FoREIGN

AND COLONIAL

INDIA AND CHINA

TIDE PRESENT POPE.—" The present Pope, Gregory
XVI." says the Journal des Debals, "is the 238th suc-
cessor of St. Peter. He will complete his 80th year on
the 18th of next month. He was raised to the Pontifical
see on February 2, 1831. Ihe college of cardinals is
composed:of 55 members, two namedby PiusVll.,seven by
Leo. XII., and 46 by Gregory XVI. Six cardinals are
named in petto, and there are besides nine vacant places
The dean of the Sacred Coll,— C

_...ege is ordinal Padini, 87
years of age; Schwartzenburg is the youngest of the car-
dinals, he is scarcely 36 years of age. 62 cardinals have
died since the access'on of Gregory XVI. The popula-
tion of Rome, without counting the Jews, is 175,789."
AWFUL COLLISION.—On the night of the 11th July,
some 20 miles from the entrance of the Bosphorus, the
Nligrai Tjyiaret steamer coming down from Trebizond,
and the Scutari steamer going up to that place, ran foul
of each other with such violence that in 15 minutes the
former sank, and about 130 passengers, including the
second engineer, and two stokers, were drowned. The
other remained on the spot till daylight, in hopes of
picking up some of the missing people, but without
success, when she returned into port in a crippled state,
after having thrown about 200 bales of manufactures
overboard. It seems that neither ships nor cargoes are
insured. That of the Megrai Tjyiaret was less valuable
than usual; but they say she had many parcels of money
on board.

THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.—The cordial agree-
ment of Texas to its incorporation with the United States
has come with some surprise on the public mind. It ap-
pears to offer a just cause to, war as between Mexico and
the American Republic. Texas was a province of Mexico.
Its independence had Never been recognised by that Re-
public : under these circumstances for the United States
to take the initiatory step, and to propose and accomplish
the annexation, subject only to the future consent of
Texas, was a measure very much in harmony with their
infamous acts of repudiation, but altogether antagonist to
what was becoming a great and honourable nation. Such
must be considered the character of the act by the civil-
ized world i • and, as such, Mexico would unquestionably
resent it, if she had the power to do so effectually.
COLLISION BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE NEW
GERMAN CHURCH.—The Weser Gazette, under the
head of Breslau, 12th July, states that the ministerial
order forbidding the evangelical churches being placed at
the disposal of the German Catholics for their worship
having met with great resistance, and excited the public
mind, the authorities had deliberated on the means to be
adopted to enforce obedience. The President of the Con-
sistory, Count de Heiberg, proposen to call out the land-
wehr ; and to send them into the refractory districts, and

on its being remarked to him that such a course would

only tend Co increase the irritation, he replied that those
authorities who could not make their orders respected
were wanting in their duty. Eventually this proposition
was not followed up. although the authorities of several
towns had sent word that they could not enforce the
ministerial order. In certain points, however, it has
been complied with, and the German Catholics perform
their service in the open air.

An attempt to get up a monster meeting and a banquet
at Cork has failed ; many of the leading repealers deem-
ing both, at the present moment, unnecessary.
BALLINHASSIG A FFRAY.—Thomas Ilornibrook, the
Protestant schoolmaster, who gave evidence for the police
at the late inquest, was hooted by a large mob on Sunday
week when returning from church.
Mr. Pennefather, son of Baron Pennefather, and bro-
ther-in-law of the Earl of Glengal, has received the ap-
pointment of Under-Secretary of State for Ireland, va-
cated by the retirement of Mr. Lucas.
James Mills was convicted on Monday at the London-
derry assizes of robbing his uncle of 45 sovereigns. The
prosecutor is a hale man of 100 years old,.and is at pre-
sent living in connubial bliss with his eighth wife.

Sir J. Graham has announced the intention of govern-
ment to incorporate the Irish National Board of Educa-
tion, and to endow thirty-two schools of a higher order
in Ireland.

HOMICIDE Is GAOL.—At the Tipperary assizes last
week, one of the turnkeys in the Nenagh gaol was found
guilty of the murder of a fellow turnkey by shooting him.
The prisoner was in a beastly state of intoxication at the
time.

SPORTING PAUPERS.--At the last meeting of the Ennis
poor law guardians the master reported that a out twenty
had left the establishment that morning to attend the
races, and an order was made that none of them should
be admitted for six months.

The Rev. William J. Burke, late parish priest at Lis-
caneor, Ireland, and vicar-general pro tern. of Kilnefora,
who has joined the Church of England, has addressed a
letter to the Roman Catholic priests of Great Britain and
Ireland, earnestly urging them to follow his example.
-

O'Connell had a monster demonstration at Galway, on
Sunday week, which was chiefly remarkable for the at-
tendance of four Roman Catholic bishops. How far this
is consistent with the canonical obedience due to the Pope,
it is for his holiness to determine. It is quite clear, how-
ever, that the amount of Protestantism already sacrificed
to conciliate Rome has not had the desired effect.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The usual weekly meeting
of the Association took place on Monday. Owing to the
absence of Mr. O'Connell, at a monster meeting at Gal-
way, the attendance was very limited. Dr. C. Askew was
called to the chair. The speakers were Messrs. Clements,
John O'Connell, and O'Neil Daunt. The rent for the
week was stated to be £338 Os. 4d.
NEW FACTORIES.—Since we last noticed the increase
of mills at Belfast, the foundations of three others have
been laid. One of them will be among the largest in
town. In addition to this, in the neighbourhood of the
rising fabrics, preparations are in progress for building two
cr three streets of new houses. Three steam mills have
been finished this year alone.—Banner'of Ulster.
VERY CURIOUS.—It is a curious coincidence—if it be
nothing more or better—that in the descriptive articles in
reference to the several trades which went forth to greet
r. O'Connell, on his entrance into the trans-Shannonite
capital—nam'ly, the hatters, shoemakers, millers, cart-
wrights, cabinetmakers, sawyers, tailors, shipwrights,
printers, coopers, tobacco spinners, blacksmiths, weavers,
nailors, tanners and curriers, masons, slaters, carpenters,
painters, brogue-makers, and rope-makers—the latter, it
would appear, was the only trade that had " O'Connell
and Justice to Ireland" emblazoned on its banner.—lt is
curious—" truly curious."—Dublin Mail.
FLOWERS OF IRISH ELOQUENCE.—Mr. Steele, at the
Galway dinner, thus spoke :—" Your chairman has said
that we were ready to die with the liberator. Why,
to be sure we were ; and blasted be the ' thrice infected '
traitor, who, professing in words to be devoted to Ireland,
is not ready—aye, `ready and steady,' for weal or for
woe, for good or for evil, for every extremity, however
ghastly, to share the fate of O'Connell !! I " Mr. Steele
resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic applause. Very
conciliatory this! Yet this man is sent into Ulster to
pacify a population clearly obnoxious to this anathema.
No wonder there was bloodshed in Armagh on the 12th
of July.—Church and State Gazette.
SCENES AT ASSIZES.—John Fennell and John Gin-
nane were sentenced by Judge Burton to transportation
for life, for the murderous attack on the Newport police,
last April. Fennell, after sentence, was removed to the
rere of the dock, and exclaimed, " Well, no matter, if we
are going, we have left men enough after us, who will
settle Ryan and Scully, and that soon !" Looking around
him, he then added, " the county of Limerick is a rotten
place ; if there was a full dock in Tipperary, and all to be
hanged, you would not see a tear in their eyes, or a frown
on their faces." Carbery Scully, Esq., the magistrate,
was most commendably active in tracing the above gang,
and his exertions were honourably acknowledged on the
trial, even by the prisoner's counsel. Now, what is the
reward usually conferred on a person desirous to facilitate
the ends of justice in Ireland? Mr. Scully's horses' and
carriage, corning to Limerick for him on Thursday, were
pelted with stones and turf on the road, and a storm of
hissing and groaning was kept up for two miles of their
progress, through the bog round from Sallymount to
Rich-hill, to the surprise and great alarm of an English
gentleman and his lady, who were in the vehicle, and
must have been forcible imnre,:ed with the feelinc, mani-

fested in Ireland for a malefactor, so different from that
of England. The cause of this outrageous manifestation
was Mr. Scully's having aided and assisted in bringing
the \Vhiteboy gang to trial who had attacked Mr. Ryan,
of Ballemakeogh. The English lady declined returning

in the carriage, afraid to -meet a similar encounter of
popular indignation, and remained in Limerick. Lau-
rence Nugent, sentenced to be transported for life at our
assizes, for the brutal homicide of Patrick Grady, was
charged as a principal in the barbarous murder of Patrick
Shine, at former assizes. On being removed to the goal
caravan from the court, after conviction, Nugent ex-
claimed, " Ah, Slattery, you villian, you could not afford
us an hour longer." He then shouted the faction cry of
" Nugent against Howard the spy," and was conveyed
away to prison. Slattery is a most effcient Police-consta-
ble, and Nugent is long known as one of that notorious
gang, the lawless Skule bog-rangers.—Limerick Chron.