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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OFCOMMONS.-WEDNESDAY.

Mr. FITZROY moved the second reading of the County Court
Extension Bill.

Sir G. GREY was willing to admit that there was a strong
feeling in the codntry in favour of this bill, but he felt, not-
withstanding,
, that the greatest caution should be observed in
sealing with the subject. The bill before them would change
the character of the county courts, which would cease to be for
the recovery of small debts. The bill proposed to extend the
jurisdiction from .e2O to £5O in cases of debt, and from .e 5 to
.e2O in cases of tort, slander, &c., thus leading to superseding
the jurisdiction of the superior courts in Westminster alto-
gether. The right hon. baronet moved as an amendment that
the bill should be read a second time that day six months.

Mr. MARTIN said the bill was the first step towards doing
away with trial by jury. He admitted that the procedure in
the courts in this country might be much amended, but he
thought it would be extremely mischievous to extend to .e5O
a jurisdiction in which the judge had to decide upon questions
of law and fact together.

Mr. J. Evans, Mr. Christopher, Mr. Cockburn, and Col.
'Thompson supported the bill; and Mr. B. Denison and the
Attorney-General opposed it.
After a few words from Mr. AGLIONIIY, Mr. MuLLINGs, and
34r. HUME, in support of the bill, the house divided, when there
appeared, for the second reading, 144 ; against it 67.
Sir G. GREY, in reply to Mr. HUME, said, as the house
affirmed the bill lie should confine his attention to the salaries
of the judges and clerks, any increase to which he would
oppose.

I'he remainder of the sitting was occupied in committee on
the clauses of the Public Libraries- and Museum Bill, which
were respectively carried, notwithstanding several divisions
against them.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY.

CHRISTOHER, on the part of Mr. Cayiey, gave notice
that the hon. member would not bring on his motion for the
repeal of the Malt Tax on Tuesday next, as that day was named
for the motion, so that it is postponed sine die.
In reply to a question from Mr. HOUSMAN.
Lord J. RUSSELL stated that it was intended that the new
Deans of Hereford and Salisbury should have an income of
..tl5OO a-year, and their successors should only have £lOOO,
and that no dean should be permitted to hold any cure of souls
more than three miles distance from his cathedral town.
The house then went into committee upon the Parliamentary
Votes Bill, when Lord Castlereagh abandoned his notice for
altering the franchise from to .el 2.

Lord-J. RUSSELL announced that the Government declined
to adopt Mr. Monsell's plan for uniting the small boroughs to
districts for returning members but added, it was an object

-which I
rate me

if thought desirable, bTas.;4;l

The House then proceeded with the consideration of the
clauses. The division took place on the 57th clause, the ques-
tion being whether the assistant-barristers should have the
discretionary power of granting the right of appeal.
For the discretinn.,,,---- t, 33; majority, 69.
up to the 119th,and on
ame of an occupant of an
ist of voters, he may require
e of refusal to vote without

gainst it

the clause

the 110th, whict
..R8 tenement be

provid

:I from t

to be inserted, and in eas,

An amendment was moved ne
=Mee divided, but the clause w

,gativing the clauses; the com-
as carried by a large majority.

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GREECE.—The differences between England and Greece
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. are considered as settled. An official announcement of
Lord J. RUSSELL rose to move for a select committee to facts is daily .
expected. The report states that the Greek
inquire into the salaries and emoluments of offices held during.
the pleasure of the Crown by members of either House of Par- envoy considers" Pacifico" entitled to about £7OO. The
lament voted in the annual estimates, and also into thesalaries question of the claims of the British subjects of lonian
and emoluments of judicial officers in the superior courts of island is also settled. Mr. Wyse is ordered to abide by
law and equity in the United Kingdom, and into the retiring the Greek envoy's arbitration, and upon the Greek go-
pensions allotted to the judges, and also into the expense of vernment execution of the conditions. Admiral Parker is
the diplomatic establishments charged on the consolidated
fund. After detailing the precedents for the appointment of to give up the captured vessels.
such a committee, commencing with the year 1796, down to AUSTRALIA.—Letters from Hobart Town and Port
Lord Althorp's committee in 1830, and ending with the military Philip, received on Sunday, bring a few days later intelli-
inquiry of 1848, he said a committee on civil salaries was now gence. There was no great change in the aspect of busi-
engaged on the subject, and he had delayed his present motion nets at either place. The wheat harvest h until he was in a condition to avail himself of its valuable
at Port Port Philip and was rearded as abad
und beannt. Bankgatherd
labours. With respect to the first division of his motion, it
was for independent members to consider the line that ought bills were selling at, Hobart Town at 2 per cent. premium ;
to be drawn with referenceto the remuneration of the principal exchange at Port Philip was 1 per cent. premium. The
officers of state. Ile was of opinion that high offices of state mercantile advices from Sydney speak of a speculative
ought not to be restricted to men having large private fortunes. business having sprung up in tea, low prices having brought
"With reference to the second part of his motion, a very long purchasers into the market; manufactured goods continued
lime bad elapsed since there had been an inquiry into the sub-
sect of judicial salaries. On that head he would say if great plentiful and cheap. No want of tonnage existed ; the
reductions were made in higher legal salaries it would be neces- exchange was 1 per cent. premium.
easy to extend the same principle of reduction to all. With NATAL.—Advices from Natal to the 11th of January
reference to the third division of his motion, that included give on the whole a favourable account of the progress of
salaries which formerly used to be defrayed from the civil list; the colony. Trade with the interior was increasing, and
but since the year 1830 they had been paid out of the conso-
lidated fund, and nineteen years had elapsed since alterationor the Boers in some of their original districts were again
:revision had been deemed necessary. He was of opinion that quietly settling down to farming pursuits. The experi-
the committee he applied for should search into all cases, and ment of taxing the natives had worked well, and the
be prepared to show what establishments ought to be kept up amount of the collections just ended was in money and
and wliat abolished or reduced. No member of the govern- cattle £3684. Land had risen in value during the year,
silent ought to be a member of that committee, and here he and although there had been no instance of rapid wealth
would have gladly paused, had not the amendments of two
lion. members (Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Henley) rendered it neces-
among the settlers, all had succeeded to a fair extent.
sary for him to show that government had neither shrunk from Cotton had not been so much attended to as had been
responsibility nor shirked their duty. The noble lord then anticipated ; but this it is said was to be attributed to the
proceeded to show that government for many years had been general demand which existed for their farming products.
busied in making important reductions. The army expendi- GRIST AND MARIO.—The triumphs which these artistes
Lure, in three years, had been reduced by the sum of £502,006; achieved at St. Petersburgh have been marked by the most
-the navy by e2,102,0e0; and the ordnance by e7B,ooo—making
a total of £3,284,000. In the civil departments a similar spirit costly presents from the Emperor. This was Grisi's first
of retrenchment had been manifested. A strict inquiry had visit to Russia, and it is needless to say that her reception
been set on foot in the treasury and home departments, and in each part she performed was of the most enthusiastic
the result was, £28,000 in both had been saved to the country, character. She has received testimonials from the Empress
while increased efficiency had been attained. The business of as well as from the Emperor of vast value. Among these
the treasury was formerly done by 38 persons at aggregate
salaries of -e429,000, while in 1850 the same business was done are a wreath for her to wear when playing Norma, formed
by '0 persons, and their salaries were reduced to £246,000. of leaves in enamel on gold, with the berries composed of
Reductions had been made in the customs to the amount of brilliants of the finest water set on gold stems ; a tiara of
£64,791, and in th, exc'se and stamps of a quarter of a million brilliants and opals, of which the centre stone is valued at
aincelB33. He thought it was essential that the chief officers of a sum exceeding £2OO ; a stomacher of brilliants, rubies,
government should be members of the legislature, and that the
separation of the legislative from the executive department and other stones of large value; and various ,bracelets,
would be a violation of the doctrines of a parliamentary go- brooches, and rings.
vernment. He cautioned the house not to take any course FRENCH JEALOUSY AND MURDER.—A girl, named
which might militate against the real welfare of the nation. Josephine Dumas, was found, on Tuesday morning week,
Mr. DISRAELI rose to move, as an amendment to Lord John lying in her room, in the Rue du Chantre, stabbed in se-
Russelbs motion for a committee on public salaries, " That this ven places, two of the wounds being through the heart.
house is in possession of all the information requisite to revise Towards five in the morning, a woman who slept in the
and regulate public salaries; that parliamentary committees
of inquiry, under such circumstances, would only lead to next room heard some noise, but, thinking it was only a
delay ; and that it is the duty of the Government on their own quarrel, took no notice of the disturbance. A friend of
responsibility forthwith to introduce the measures that may be the deceased, named Caroline Baugrand, coming to see
necessary for effecting every reduction in the national estab- her about ten o'clock, found the door half open, and the
disbments consistent with the efficient discharge of the public body of Josephine lying on the ground, bathed in blood.
service." He could not understand why the noble lord came
to Parliament instead of proceeding with the reforms he had All that has been known was, that a young man passed
been boasting about. Why did his lordship ask the house to the night with the deceased, but was not seen to go out
do his work for him ? The course which his lordship was in the morning. None of the property of the murdered
taking was most unconstitutional. If the opinion of Ministers girl was touched, which leads to the idea that some feel-
-was that economical reforms ought to be carried into effect, in of jealousy or revenge must have actuated the mur-
why did not Ministers propose such reforms ?If their opinion deer.' . '
was the other way, this motion was nothing but playing with an investigation was immediately commenced,
the house. Lord J. Russell had quoted the example of Lord and two warrants, it is said, have been issued against sus-
Althorpe, but Lord Althorpe's committee sat only upon sala- pected parties.—Galignani.
ries in the estimates; but the Ministers were urging the house ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION AND SUlClDE.—Yester-
to consider salaries which they could not deal with without day great sensation was caused in the Cite Wauxhall by
passing another act of parliament. It was the duty of Lord J. an attempted assassination and suicide. A young officer
Russell to introduce that act if lie thought it necessary. The
plea, that there was a delicacy in a minister deciding on his of the army had long entertained a violent passion for a
own salary, was not an argument but a sentiment. He should young woman living in the Cite, and hadintimate rela-
be glad to know how they were to obtain more information Lions with her. T meet her expenses it appears that he
than was already before the house; and whether the Govern- committed some faults, which compromised him so se-
inept intended to cross-examine the judges as to their circuit riously as to cause him to form the resolution of commit-
expenses, and lawyers as to the amount of fees they made, and
whether ambassadors were to be sent for from Germany and ling suicide. He wanted the girl to die with him, but she
Turkey. He was sorry to state that ever since the passing of refused. Accordingly he yesterday gave her a stupifying
-the Reform Bill the house had been gradually losing its control drink, and when she was senseless placed her on the bed.
over the public money. The First Lord of the Treasury could, He then carefully closed the doors and windows to pre-
it he chose to sit down on this subject, get through all that was vent the entrance of air, lighted a pan of charcoal, and laid
necessary in the course of a single morning far better than the
whole committee could do. The most extraordinary thing in himself down by the girl's side. About three-quarters of
the great exhibition of 1851 would be the blue book which that an hour afterwards the neighbours heard subdued groans
committee would produce. He defended his amendment, issue from the room. This excited their alarm, especially
'which had alarmed the house and the country against a minis. as the officer had been noticed to close the window shut-
terial stratagem.
ters at the usual hour for opening them, and as also no
On a division the numbers were—For tbe amendment, 159; one had been seen to leave the apartment. The commis-
against it, 250 ; majority against the amendment, 91.
Mr. HORSMAN moved the following amendment to Lord J. sary of police having been sent for caused the door to
Russell's motion on salaries :—" That the inquiry be extended be 'forced open, and found the man and woman lying on
to the incomes of ecclesiastical dignitaries." He stated at the bed apparently dead. Medical assistance was imme-
some length the inequality of judicial salaries in general, as diately applied to both, and in a few minutes the officer
compared with ecclesiastical salaries. He said that not only gave signs of life, and a little later was pronounced out of
were the latter much.greater than the former, but the parties danger. At first the remedies applied to the girl had no
receiving such ecclesiastical salaries were invariably provided
with palacies, which was not the case with legal officials. He effect, but more energetic measures having been resorted
stated that the united salaries paid to the whole of the judges to she also recovered. The officer was taken into custody
did not amount to as much as the salaries of four of oar En- on a charge of attempted assassination.—lbid.
glish prelates. He further said that there was not a functionary A CASE FOR TILE TRACTARIANS. Wonders will
in England or the colonies, with the exception of the Lord never cease in Paris. A discovery which has recently
of London,
Chancellor, w
or even equal to two-thirds hose income exceeded the income of the Bisho been :Wade of an extraordinary individual, living at the
p
of our archbishops. He contended that although the incomes Barriere d'Eufe, and who proclaims himself to the world
of ecclesiastics were derived from the Church fund, still they as the heir and successor to Jesus Christ, has created the
'were governed by acts of Parliament, and therefore ought to be greatest curiosity among the miracle hunters of our
Included in the motion introduced by the noble lord at the capital. This man is a peasant of the name of Perimond,
head of the Government. The proposition he considered a
reasonable one, and he hoped the house would not reject it. about forty-five years of age, of simple and unpretending
Sir G. GautAhought that the comparisons instituted by Mr. manners and homely speech. He is, however, manifestly
Eorsman were most unjust ; but without going into the subject under some extraordinary magnetic influence, for he has
itself he would ask the house to negative the amendment, on cured by the effect of his touch alone many hundreds of
the ground that it tended to encumber the motion, andthereby persons who have been to visit him. He receives all
to defeat its object. On a division, the numbers were—For the strangers who seek him with the greatest simplicity, dis-
imendment, 05 .; against it, 208 ; majority against the amend-
'Dent, 113. claims any credit for the wondrous miracles he performed,
The original motion was then agreed to without going to a merely repeating the assurance of his appointment by
division.
our Saviour, who appeared to him in a dream to go forth
to the world and testify to the truth of the gospel. He
is of short stature, and full expressive countenance. His
hair, parted on the forehead, descends on either side of
his temples. There would be nothing remarkable about
the person of the man, which has given rise to the wilful
lie or the unhappy delusion, whichever it may be, that he
thus openly advances—were it not for the extraordinary
stigmates on his hands and feet, and the deep cicatrice in
his side, whence during the whole of passion week have
issued large drops of blood ; many people worthy of belief
have told me that there is no delusion about this. The
hands and feet are pierced through and through, and the
wound in the side is two inches long and very deep; that
they have seen the blood ooze from these wounds slowly
and drop by drop for hours together during the past week,
and that during this time Perimond remains exhausted on
his bed, lying as it were in a trance, without food or nou-
rishment, and to all appearance dead. After sunset he
revives, the bleeding ceases, be recovers his senses, par-
takes of some slight refreshment, and passes the whole
night in prayer ! His dress consists of a short tunic of
white linen reaching to the knee, with long full trousers
of the same. On his head he wears a white linen turban,
of the Jewish form. He carries no ornament on his per-
son, save a gold clasp, which fastens a band to which his
waist is confined. The police have been most active in
causing investigations to be made into the history and
antecedents of the man ; but as yet nothing has been dis-
covered which can in any way serve as an excusil for
molesting him. All that is known, is the fact of his
having recently arrived from Grenoble, where he had I
lived a holy and religious life, much beloved by the old:
peasant wan who had reared him, and who, even to i

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING.—This meeting commenced
on Thursday, on the Downs, favourably as regards sport;
but an unfortunate occurred while the horses were run-
ning for the principal event. The platforms of a tempo-
rary stand, on the right of the grand stand, fell in with a
tremendous crash, but no lives were lost; four or five
persons were carried off with fractured limbs, and several
others were severely injured. Mr. Etwall's Bushranger
won the Trial Stakes; Mr. Stephens's Knight of Gwynne
second.—Duke of Richmond's Buckhound won the Two-
year-old Stakes ; Mr. Payne's Catalpa second.—Colonel
Anson's Backbiter won the Great Metropolitan Stakes ;
Major Pitt's Mounseer second.—Sir G. Heathcote's colt
by Gladiator won the Railway. Stakes; Mr. Sadd's Salute
second.—Mr. Cassidy's Diligence won the Surrey Hunt
stakes; Mr. Drew's Master Murray second.—Friday :
Johnny Oakes won the Metropolitan Handicap; Maria
Day second ; Rachael third.
MILITARY PEDESTRIANISM.—On Saturday a running
snatch took place in the Long Walk, Windsor, between
Lieutenant the Hon. Mr. Astley, of the 2d battalion of
Scots Fusileer Guards, and W. Pack, a noted runner in
the band of the Ist Life Guards. The distance was 150
yards, and Mr. Astley backed himself at a sovereign a
yard to win, although the odds were four to three on the
Life Guardsman. Pack, at starting, got the advantage of
about two yards, but at about half the distenee they were
abreast of each other. Lieut. Astley then gradually got
_ahead of his opponent, and won by three yards, amid
ireat choering,