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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Mr. HUMS then varied the terms of his opposition, by
moving the adjournment of the debate, and appealed to
the fact of the smallness of the m,jority, as a proof that
there was a strong feeling within the house, as well as out
of doors, against the bill.
Mr. o'l3o.lEst declared it impossible to go on against
such a systematic opposition, moved an amendment on
Mr. Hume's amendment that the house should adjourn.
This was carried amidst much cheering and laughter, and
the house adjourned at a quarter-past seven o'clock.

FOREIGN Al\D COLONIAL.

AMERICA.
By the transient-ship Sea, we have received New York
papers to the 3d instant.
The Senate had concurred unanimously in the resolu-
tion of the House of Representatives to adjourn on the
lith instant. On the 31st ultimo it was resolved that
Mr. M'Duffie's bill to revive the Compromise Act, being
a bill for " raising revenue," and within the meaning of
the seventh section of the first artiole of the Constitution,
could not originate in the Senate, and it was, therefore,
indefinitely postponed.
A letter from Port-au-Prince, of May 15th, states, that
President Herard had burnt Asua, and was reported to
be marching with his whole force upon the capital, then
in possession of the new President, General Guerrie.
The accounts from Cuba, to the 21st ultimo, state that
the severe droughi, still continued.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY.
On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE, a bill for the regu-
lation of railways was read a first time, and ordered to be
'read a second time on Monday next.
In reply to a question from Captain LAYARD,
Sir R. PEEL said there was no truth in the rumour
that Earl de Grey had resigned the Lord Lieutenancy of
Ireland owing to the precarious state of his health.
The house then went into committee on the Sugar Du-
ties Bill.
Mr. LABOUCHERR inquired whether, if the Brazils and
Cuba abolished the slave trade, the provisions of this bill
would still apply to them after they would have thus
placed themselves in the same situation as the United
States, where slavery existed, although the slave trade was
abolished.
Sir R, PEEL said the question was hypothetical, and as
the bill was only for one year, any such changes of cir-
cumstances might be met as they occurred.
After some observations from Mr. V. SMITH and Mr.
GLADSTONE,
Lord PALMERSTON described the course pursued by the
Government as intricate and tortuous, and calculated to
increase their embarrassments as they proceeded. How
could the government lay down a reie to ascertain whe-
ther sugar was the result of free labour or slave-gro%n ?
How could they determine respecting the nice aistine-
tions by which slavery appeared to he grachnted between
the positive slavery existing in Cuba and Brazils and the
more mitigated serfdom prevailing in After countries.
After a short discussion Mr. Hume moved the post-
ponement of the clause in order that the distinction be-
tween free-labour and slave-grown sugar might be more
distinctly defined.
Considerable discussion ensued, in the course of which
Sir W. JAMES asked if this distinction between free-
labour and slave-grown sugar was to be permanent?
Sir It. PEEL declined to pledge himself that it should
be permanent.
After a lengthened discussion Mr. HUME withdrew his
motion, but intimated that on the bringing up of the re-
port he would bring forward a motion for the purpose of
having a definition of what really was slave-grown sugar.
Mr. LABOUCHERE then strenuously condemned the
system of certificates, which he contended would never be
made effectual, while, on the other hand, it was fraught
with evil.
Mr. GLADSTONE entered into a lengthy explanation in
order to prove that the system of certificates was likely
to prove an effectual check to the importation of slave-
grown sugar.
A prolonged debate ensued, at the close of which
Lord YALMERSTON said he would divide upon the
clause, in order to take the sense of the committee upon
the system of certificates of origin.
On the division the clause was carried by a majority of
114 to 60.
Mr. F. BARING pressed upon the house the difficulties
which would arise in carrying out this bill from our
treaties with Denmark and other countries, in which
treaties were clauses guaranteeing that the produce of
those countries should be admitted on the same terms as
that of the most favoured nation.
Mr. GLADSTONE said there was a power given to the
Queen in Council to meet such difficulties as those re-
ferred to by the right hon. gentleman.
Mr. T. DuNCONIBE adverted to the preamble of the bill,
which stated that these duties bad been " freely and
voluntarily given," and moved that they be omitted us
untrue. The hon. member severely attacked the members
who had voted on Monday with the Government, having
on Friday voted against it on this question, and said they
bad brought upon the House of Commons the hatred
and contempt of the people to a greater degree than it
had been visited upon any former House of Commons
whatever.
Sir R. PEEL very happily retorted on Mr. Duncombe,
clearly showing, from his own observations, that he was
totally ignorant of the main principles of a bill upon which
he had twice solemnly passed judgment.
Mr. LABOUCHERE congratulated Sir R. Peeel on the
improved cheerfulness of his tone as compared with what
it was on a recent occasion, and hoped that Mr. Duncombe
would not persevere with his motion.
Mr. DUNCOMBE said he would not press his motion to
a division.
A singularly animated and amusing debate followed, in
which Mr. Borthwick contrived to place Mr. Ross (of
Belfast) upon his defence, for having voted on the Fac-
tories Bill, first on one, and then on the other side of the
question. The personalities resorted to elicited frequent
roars of laughter.
The house then resumed, and the report was ordered
to be received this day.
Sir R. PEEL then expressed a fear that he was misun-
derstood in his reply to a question from Mr. Layard, at
an early part of the evening, respecting the resignation of
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The state of the noble
earl's health since he went to Ireland was such, that he
had for a long time pressed his resignation on the Govern-
ment. and he (Sir R. Peel) did not mean to imply that no
immediate change should take place in the Irish Govern-
ment. The resignation of the noble earl was not owing
to any political cause whatever.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the house adjourned.

Letters from Constantinople of the 27th ult. announce
that a firman had been at length obtained by the British
Ambassador to permit the building of a Protestant Church
at Jerusalem. 'lbis is important news as it respects the
bishopric of Jerusalem.
Sir. Moses Montefiore has presented the members of
the Hebrew faith residing at Jerusalem with two presses,
and the necessary types for printing Jewish tracts. The
office consists of 22 persons of that pursuasion. A num-
ber of works, as well as an altnanac for the year, have
already been printed at Jerusalem. •
The King of Hanover's 74th anniversary was celebrated
with much pomp and soleinnity at Hanover on the sth
Instant. On the evening previous a magnificent display
51 fireworks took place, and on the sth a grand banquet
and ball was given at court, for which about six hunched
invitations were issued. His Majesty has just, by royal
patent, created the Earnest Augustus Cross, a new order
of merit, destined for officers in the army.
CANADIAN CORN AND FLOUR TRADE. —The ac-
counts from Montreal, received by the steamer, state,
that the quantity of Canadian flour and wheat sent to this
country, this year, will be much greater than last. Up
to the 25th May, the arrivals at Montreal, this year, were
128,167 barrels of flour, and 73,763 bushels of wheat,
against 64,847 barrels of flour, and 20,211 bushels of
wheat; to the same date in 1843. To the last advices,
very few vessels had arrived in the St. Lawrence, but the
spring fleet was expected to arrive shortly, and it was
believed that very large shipments would then take
place.
FRENCH NAVAL STATISTICS.—In 1830 the budget of
the Marine amounted to 65,109,900 francs, or about two
millions and a half sterling. The number of seamen voted
for that year was 12,926 ; the number of vessels afloat, in-
chiding transports was 128, and of these, only one was a
ship of the line. In 1843, the vote proposed to, and ac-
cepted by, the chamber for the navy was 106,905,876
francs, or about £4,280,000; the number of seamen was
26,926: and the number or size of vessels was propor-
tionably increased. or rather increased in a far greater
proportion, for it is stated on official authority, that the
number of guns, ready for active service was in 1843
tenfold what it was in 1830.
BUENOS AYRES AND MONTE VIDEO.—H. M. packet
Swift, Lieutenant Douglas, arrived at Falmouth on Tues-
day evening, with dates from Rio de Janeiro to the 25th
of April, Bahia, May Bth; Pernambuco, May 14th; and
later accounts from Monte Video. The Brazilian news is
unimportant. Affairs in the River Plate are still very
unsettled. The last accounts from Monte Video con-
tinue to leave it doubtful which party is likely to succeed,
although it would appear that in some partial skirmishes
between the Monte Videans and the forces under Oribe,
the latter have been defeated. Fructuoso Biviera is
stated to have collected a large body of men and horses,
and to have expressed a determination to bring the war
to an end by a general engagement

IRELAND.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—Tbe weekly meeting was held
on Monday. Up to three o'clock the proceedings con-
sisted almost wholly of the acknowledgment by the secre-
tary of large sums of money. The rent for the week
amounted to X 3,389.
RESIGNATION OF EARL DE GREY.—There is, we un-
derstand, now no doubt about the resignation of his Ex •
cellency Earl de Grey, though there is some difference of
opinion as to the real cause of that event, and a good deal
of misstatement as to the fact and manner of his Excel-
lency's resignation.—Dublin Statesman.
NOVEL OUTRAGE.—On the morning of the 15th inst.
it was found that before the sun bad risen, all the horses,
colts, cows, and donkeys on the lands adjoining Stoney-
ford and Ennisnagg, were minus their manes and tails, to
the no small wonder of their owners, who could scarcely
identify their property in such a condition. The outrage
is supposed to have been committed by a party of strolling
pedlars, who were on the previous evening seen lurking in
the neighbourhood.—Kilkenny Moderator.
MURDER.—On Tuesday last, a cock-fight took place
midway between the towns of Tuam and Dunmore, where
a considerable number of those sporting characters, com-
monly desigUated cockers, from both towns, met by ap-
pointment ; but unfortunately, ere they separated, there
was some misunderstanding between the Tuam and Dun-
more boys, a melee ensued, when a Tuam man, named
Fair, was killed, lingering until next day, and several
others seriously injured. Some of' the Dunmore men
have been arrested and committed on suspicion, to stand
their trial at the next assizes.—Galway Vindicator.
Livx STOCK IN A BANK l—On Monday week, the
manager of the National Bank, Roscrea, received a large
parcel at the office, and conceiving, from its appearance.
that value to some considerable amount 'was inclosed
therein, he proceeded to open the secret treasure, when,
to his astonishment, an infant child, about three months
old, made its appearance, bearing on its neck an envelope,
intimating that the mysterious stranger might be placed
to the credit of Mr. --, a gentleman having an account
at the bank. The police succeeded, ere long, in arresting
the " lady porter," and put her in " durance vile " until
such time as the manager communicated with the direc-
tors as to the final transfer of this new stock.
IMPRISONMENT OF MR. O'CONNELL.—The following
is her Majesty's answer to the address presented on Wed-
nesday by the Dublin deputation :—" I thank you for
your renewed assurances of loyalty to my person and
crown. I have announced to you my fixed determination
to uphold the law, and to respect the decisions of my
courts, to which the administration of justice is confided.
If errors have occurred in the proceedings of the courts,
they are open to review, and will be rectified by the su-
preme tribunal of appeal. The faithful execution of the
law is regarded by me as the surest safeguard of the
rights and liberties of my people."
DEATH OF MAJOR BLOOD AND HIS WHOLE FA-
MILY.—A correspondent of the Kerry Post states, that
the news from India of the death of Major Blood, Mrs.
Blood, and their two lovely boys, was received with the
, most poignant sorrow, on Friday week, by the whole in-
-1 habitants of Killarney, and had plunged into deep afflic-
tion the family of Christopher Gallwey, the father of the
beautiful and accomplished lady. It appears that Mrs.
Blood was attacked with cholera in last April, and was
i just nearly recovered when her eldest son, a fine boy of
three years of age, fell a victim to the disorder on the 4th
of that month. Her second son died on the sth, and
Major Blood followed them to the grave on the Bth. The
account of these melancholy events having unfortunately
reached the ears of Mrs. Blood, the shock was too violent
ROUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. 1 to be sustained, and her crushed and broken spirit fled to
The SOLICITOR GEN ERAL declined to answer a question I join those whom she had best loved when on earth.
put by Mr. Christie, respecting his having followed the
custom of Abingdon, by scattering fifty pounds amongst
the crowd on the day of election
Sir R PEEL, in reply to a question from Mr. Sheil,
said that the instructions given by the Government to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, respecting the exercise of
Church patronage, were, that regard should be had to
professional fitness and capacity, without any reference to
political considerations. The Government had also mani-
fested
in every way their determination to uphold the
national system of education in that country.
On bringing up of the report on the Sugar Duties Bill,
Mr. EW ART moved that the same rates of duty should
be levied on sugars, whether the produce of slave or free

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY.

In reply to a question from the Earl of CLARENDON,
The Earl of ABERDEEN said that the rumour was true
that Don Carlos had proposed through a nobleman, not
a member of that house, that he would resign his claims
to the crown of Spain, and submit to any other sacrifice
which could lead to the pacification of that country, pro-
vided a marriage were effected between his son and the
present Queen of Spain. That proposition he had trans-
mitted to the courts of France and Spain ; but he must
say that he could not help entertaining the opinion that
the return of Don Carlos to Spain would occasion a civil
war in that country, and create great dissensions even in
the palace itself.
A lengthened discussion took place on the Bankruptcy
and Insolvency Laws Amendment Bill and the Debtor
and Creditors Bill, the former being introduced by Lord
Brougham, and the latter by Lord Cottenham, and the
object of both being somewhat similar, they were dis-
cussed in conjunction. The Lord Chancellor suggested
that both bills should be referred to a select committee
to inquire which bill was preferable, or whether a mea-
sure preferable to either might not be compounded from
both.
Lord BROUGHAM assented to this arrangement ; but
Lord COTTENH Al6l persevered in moving that his bill be
read a third time, to which an amendment was moved
that it be sent to a select committee.
This led again,to a discussion, it being contended by
Lord Campbell, Lord Cottenham, and the Earl of Minto,
that referring the bill to a select committee was in effect
getting rid of it for the present session.
The third reading of the bill was negatived by a majority
of 28 to 4.

The bill was then referred to a select committee.

Some other business was then disposed of, and their
lordships adjourned.

UNIVERSITY 81 CLERICAL NEWS.

OXFORD COMMEMORATION.

labour.
After a few observations from Mr. JAMES and Mr.
BARCLAY, the house divided, and Mr. Ewart's motion
was defeated by a majority of 183 to 65.
The report was then agreed to, and the third reading of
the bill was fixed for Monday.
On the motion for going into committee on the Dis-
senters'
Chapels Bill,
Mr. PLUMPTRE regretted that this bill should have re-
ceived the sanction of the Government—a bill which
would have received the most decided opposition had it
been proposed by Lord John Russell, and in comparison
with which the appropriation clause was honesty and
purity itself. He moved as an amendment that the order
for committing the bill be discharged.
Sir R. PEEL said the question was treated by the
Government as one of property, and not of faith. They
were not endowing Unitarianism, but deciding a contro-
versy as to the rights of property by that rule of prescrip-
tion which was the foundation of all justice. Notwith-
standing, therefore, the unpopularity and misconstruction
to which it would expose them, the Government still
thought the course they pursued the right one.
After a discussion of etsom length, Mr. PLUMPTRE
withdrew his amendment, and h house went into com-

mittee.
Mr. SHAW moved an amend-
On the second clause,
ment that if any congregation possessed documents con-
temporaneous with the endowment, indicating specific
religious doctrine, the usage of 25 years should not be
taken as evidence contradictory of those documents. H s
object was to enable the Synod of Ulsterto claim certain
endowments alleged to befounded for Trinitarian doctrines.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL said that the amendment
would in the very case of the Synod of Ulster be pro.
ductive of the most monstrous injust!ce.
Sir. R. PEEL quoted some resolutions of the Synod of
Ulster, showing that their object was to obtain possession
of endowments which they considered to have been
despoiled from the Trinitarian body.
The committee divided, and the amendment was nega.
tived bra majority of 161 to 43.
The discussion upon the other clauses occupied a con-
siderable portion of the evening.
The County Coroner's Bill was read a third time.

CASE Ok' MARIN JOAQUINA.—Lord Canning, Under
Secretary of State in the Foreign Department, bas written
to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, acknowledging the
receipt of the memorial of the Town Council. remonstrat-
ing against this woman being made the victim of Portu-
guese bigotry for having embraced the Protestant religion.
His lordship states that the British minister at Lisbon
should ascertain the eircurcittatTees of the case, and make
tbv fitting representations.

This imposing Festival was held last week, with great
pomp and circumstance. Concerts of sacred and secular
music, balls, and other assemblies occupied the early part
of the week. The University Theatre, on Thursday,
presented a brilliant appearance. The noble building,
computed to hold 3,000 persons, was crowded in every
part with rank, learning, beauty, and fashion, and—not
the least interesting object—with the rising youth of Eng-
land—perhaps our futurestatesm en—philosophers, divines,
and poets, piled in dense masses above. The under-gra-
duates indulged in their usual fnn. The name of the
" Queen" was, of course, received with loud and loyal
cheering ; so were those of Prince Albert and the Royal
Family. The name of the Duke of Wellington, Chan-
cellor of the University, was the signal for as loud, long-
continued, and rapturous applause as could be imagined.
O'Connell's name and " the Anti-Corn Law League"
were the signals for groans and hisses, very heartily given
and responded to. " The University of Cambridge"
was warmly received, whilst the " London University"
was met by a storm of unmitigated disapprobation.
After a short address delivered by the Vice-Chancellor
—as usual, in Latin—the first business of the day, that of
conferring Doctors' degrees. was proceeded with. The
entrance of the new recipients of their distinguished
honours elicited very loud cheering. They were respec-
tively addressed by Dr. Phillimore, Professor of Civil
Laws, who alluded very beautifully, in some instances, to
the various literary, scientific, and other merits which had
gained for them the distinctions they were about to re-
ceive. The Right Hon. Earl Powis, who received the
honour first, was most loudly cheered as he was shaken
by the hand and took his seat by the Vice-Chancellor.
His lordship acknowledged the compliment by repeated
bows. Still more enthusiastic (if possible) was the cheer-
ing which the inauguration of Captain Sir J. Ross, R.N.,
elicited. The cheerinz was also very general when the
same degree (that of D.C.L.) was conferred on W.
Entwisle, Esq., the newly-elected representative for
South Lancashire. All received some compliment; but
when Serjeant Talfourd took his place amongst the Doc-
tors, there were some murmurs, instantly met, however,
by counteracting cheers.
After the business of conferring degrees had concluded,
the Prize Essays were recited by their respective authors,
Mr. C. E. Prichard, 8.M., Fellow of Banjo' ; the Rev.
Harris Smith, 8.A., Fellow of Magdalen ; Mr. Edwin
Palmer, Scholar of Balliol ; and Mr. J. L. Brereton,
Scholar of University. The essay, by Mr. Prichard (says
the Loudon Times), " On the Principles and Objects of
Homan Punishments," was an able production, and
evinced powers of a very superior order and an extensive
acquaintance with the subject. The style. was singularly
clear and vigorous. _

OXFOID.—Ina convocation holden on Friday, the fol-
lowing degrees were conferred :—Bachelors and 'Doctors
of Divinity by Accumulation,—Rev. Edward Law,
Christ Church, Chaplain to the Factory at St. Peter shwa,
Grand Compounder; Rev. Hugh Jones, Jesus College;
Rev. Charles Kevern Williams, Pembroke College.
Doctor of Medicine.—Robert Smith, Christ Church.
Masters of Arts.—Rev. William Taylor, Trinity College,
Grand Compounder ; Rev. John Newton Hinaman, Tri-
nity College; Rev, Vaughan Campbell Day, New Inn