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      ' Law Isttbliitgescft. Bight Op Jews Tom...

      ' LAW iSttBLiitGESCft . BIGHT OP JEWS TOMT B PARLIAMENT

      court of EiciiE « n « ii— mo & da * . wriER i > . siixoiosa VK 6 fW «» ve judgments this case . The importance The Court ga" J" * . -j the r j i , t 0 f . a Jew to take the 6 f the V ^ £ 4 g x 1 $ g * £ ornhMon of the words •« on parliamentary ^ a CTtW & n . " « tncted a considerable tbC o / Ss o ? s * o the ; court to hear the judgment deli-™^ aZI ° tho se pwmt were the defendant himself , Sr man Smons , M . P ., and B . ron Rothschild M . P . £ ord Ru therford * of the Scotch Court o- Session , and

      reeentlv L » rd Advocate of Scotland , was present , and was accommodated with a seat on the bench . The judgment of the Court was Eiwn aeainst tbe claim of Alderman Salomons , there beW only on <« ' . earned judge , Baron Marfro in" his favour , while the other three members of the cour t—B » ron Aldersoh . Baron Parke , and the Lord Chief R « on—concurred in holding that the words , " on the true faith of a Christian" were of the essence of the oath ; and that if these words were omitted , the oath was not taken

      The leg al aspect of the Jewish disabilities questioti is therefore settled . Neither be nor Baron Rothschild , nor iny other Jew , can take his seat in parliament nntil the law is altered .

      Insolvent Debtors Court. Ik ?Hb Matter O...

      INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT . IK ? HB MATTER OF BUSHY FBASCI 3 woiJUSrW . Ibis insolvent , a merchant , * ho had traded as " Wollaston and Co ., " at the Cape Of Good Hope , and at Great St . Heleii's , London , applied to be disch-med . —The case occupied the court from tin * commMic < -ment of the sitting until past five o clock . The ini-olvent owed in the aggregate np-¦ wards of £ 21 , ( 100 , and Messrs . Frth had obtained a judginent against him for about £ 7 . 000 . The debts owing to tbe insolvent , in tbe schedule , were £ 3 . 53 G , in addition to which property at the Cape bad been given np . and paid a dividendthe opposing creditors receivine £ 111 as their

      , share . It appeared that in December , 1849 , the insolvent applied to tbe Insolvent Court at the Cape , and was examined . Ia Mwsh following he suddenly left the colony . He came to England , and not bavins a certificate , he was sued on a judgment recovered in the Supreme Court at Cape Town , and was now in custody at the salt of Messrs . Frith . An attempt was made to make him a bankrupt in * hi « country , but the adjudication had been annnlh-d . —Jfr . Commis sioner Law was engaged until the rising of the co urt in the investigation , and the further hearing was adjourned to Tuesday , the 27 th inst . U 05 BI-M 5 DI 56 10 OFFICERS OF TITC IBVIt — IS ItH GERMAN

      WHEATCBOFT . this insolvent , a Lieutenant in the flth ( Enniskillen ) Bwrooi'S . whose case was before the Conrt on Saturday , a » amap eared .-Mr . Nichols opposed the application for dtscharge on the part of Mr . Salomons . Mr . Lucas appeared for two creditors named Harris and Lazarus . Mr . Macree opposed for a Mr . Evans . Mr . C « Oke , Mr . % wse . and Mr . S * rgood supported . — The ease on the pfesent occasion occupied several hours . Two points were urged in opposition , —namely , that the arrest was friendly , and that the petition should be dismissei ; and ser . on « ly , if the petition was sustained , there should be an adverse judgment , for contracting debts without reasonable or pro bable expectations of payment . It appeared that the insolvent , who is now only t ^ enty-twoi , obtained his lieutenancy in the course of last year , llis pay was £ 104 a year , which was not sufficient far his mess expenses . His debts were about £ 2 , 500 , arising { with the exception of one ) on bill transactions , and he ascribed bis

      insolvency to the facilities of getting money on the discount of bills . Whilst he was stationed with his regiment in Dublin , he received circulars froin " agents" of moneylenders , offering him accommodation . A person named Schwabaccaar was one , who had introduced him tos » me of the opposing creditors ; and another named O'Grady , bad raised him money from Mr . Evans . Of the nine creditors on the schedule , six resided in Dublin ; one in Derbyshire , who had arrested him ; one in Limerick >(^? r . Evans ); and one in London . The insolvent said that officers in the army received circulars every month from money lenders or their agents , offering them advances . He had been charged from sixty per cent , for tbe advances . Mr . Salomon * , a jeweller in Dublin , who opposed , held bills for £ 279 17 i .- " 6 d ., and the money obtained was only £ 170 . Tbe bills bad been renewed , and on each occasion he was charged large sums . Mr . Lazarus was a creditor for £ 153 10 * ., " the discount of bills , and all he bad given was . £ 91 16 * . 0 d . Mr . Harris was a creditor on bills to £ 805 15 . i ., and he bad

      advanced £ 530 , the remainder being discount and charges on renewals . Mr . Evans was a creditor for £ 235 , and the-advances were £ 180 . The insolvent ' s father , who resides at TRakSeld Park , Derbyshire , bad made him ftn allowance when he entered the army , bnt discontinued ft , as his-son tent back a £ 10 note he ' had forwarded for bis expenses . Becectly his father bad paid £ 330 to tradesmen for bis son , bnt refused to-pay what be termed "Jew debts . " An offer t > f 5 * . in the pound had , however , been made , and refused . — -The Chief Commissioner ffave judgment . Cases like tbe present " wort ftohfteet & d with feirebm ' stan ' oes which were to ue deplored . . This Was the ease of a yoong man , jost bursting into life , plunged into < tebt , and an applicant for his discharge . It was the lamentable facJJitipe given to young men at the Universities avid in the army that bad occasioned tbe fall of . many , but he did hot

      remember to have heard in other cases of an " agent" between the parties seeking out the young men to lend them money . He { the Chief Commissioner ) , after the evidence given , conld not believe that the arrest was a friendly one , and as the petition was to be sustained , the question was , what case had been proved against the insolvent ? Which of the five creditors was entuleU totheproteetton of the court ? There was not one among < hera who bed not contributed to , or occasioned bis downfall . It was clear the young man bad been sought out ; that money had been advanced in tbe manner described ; and , in his opinion , it was not a esse in Which they had a claim on the Conrt for its protection . His Honour , after saying that he did not think he was acting Contrary to the spirit of the act in ordering the insolvent to be discharged , declared that he was entitled to the benefit of the act , and ordered him to be discharged forthwith . —Some applause followed , which was instantly checked .

      Court Op Bankruptcy. •In Re "W. Bbnmnq. ...

      COURT OP BANKRUPTCY . IN RE "W . BBNMNQ . This was the certificate meeting . The bankrupt was a law noW wUet , of Fleet-street . The accounts extend from 1814 to lfej anij show the unsecured debts to be £ 10 , 845 ; * f ° * £ £ 1 , 919 ; liabilities . £ 200 . The assets were returned 6 t £ 372 g , („ i debts ; £ 1 , 200 in property ; property in the hands of editors , £ i goo . The amounts received from vanous source ( from 18 M to 1851 ) were about £ 9 , 500 ;; various expenses exceeding that sum . Tbe accounts commence with a capiat of £ 5 . 859 .-Mr . Commissioner Fane granted an immediate certificate of the second class .

      _ .. CT fiB BJU . PH TITC 0 MBK ibis was % last examination meeting . The bankrupt was a butcher of Higbgate . Prom the statement of Messrs . Harding and Pollein , the debts are about £ 3 , 100 ; assets , about £ 1 m . The accounts being deemed satisfactory , no opposition was offered , and tbe bankrupt passed , an allowance being nade to the accountants out of the estate . M BE C . w . stUOTt . The bankrup t , a grocer , at Avtesbnry , eamonpfortbe purpose if pacing his last examination . Messrs . Harding and Pollein stated the debts to be about £ 600 ; assets , about £ 0 oo . H , Honour ( HolniydJ ordered an adjournmentnnedM . J

      » BE Otlli AXD WttSOK . This was the la « t examination meeting in the case of Ueorge Gnil and Francis Deacon Wilson , described as Russia brokers , of Old B oad . street . The bMM . ee sheet extended from the 1 st August , 1850 to the 23 rd of February « st , the date of the failure . Thefollowine are tbe principal items : To creditors unsecured , £ 2 . 315 ; disputed claims , £ 4 . 532 - , liabilities on trade bills , £ 3 . 112 ; creditors holding security , £ 13 . 305 ; capit al of Wilson , £ 1 . 000 ;

      Brokerage and commiiswon . £ 3 , 429 . By good debtois . £ 1 , 549 ; doubtful ditto , £ 952 ; ditto , claimed to be set off differences , £ 4 . 484 ; ditto arising ont of disputed claims , £ l , 023 : eivcw o |> i *» H =-igi-cc = i «» .. ach . hillo , nn < i offipft fumlture , £ 259 : bills receivable , £ 23 ; property field by creditors , £ 12 . 520 ; loss on goo % £ 311 ; trade expenses , 72 ?; drawn out by Gull ( inclusive of liquidation of former debts ) . £ 2 , 115 ; by Wilson , £ 613 ; liabilities , £ 3 , 112 — Mr . Murray , for tha assignees , did not object to their passing , bnt put a few questions to one of the bankrunts

      as to certain casks of tallow which were not accounted for . The bankrapts then passsed .

      » BE JOBS BUTTX . Thebankrupt was a draper in Gerrard-street , Soho . This was the certificate meeting . —By tbe report ofthe official assisnefi ( Mr . Graham ) it appeared that the bankruptcomaet . ceabusin . ss in 1838 . with one Dudley , with a canital in v , k «<; r of about £ 800 ; tbe partnership was dissolved T . nnn 7 ' ~ Tl aftCT pa ? S » composi ion of 17 s . 6 d . in the 5 . ™? J } £ H ? g * continued by the bankrupt . In iia fi ! Fin , i f , ' impounded with his creditors at bm " . w « e * T - Bls drtt 8 lhen amounted to £ 5 , 873 , Kn , ™?* ' akeDat £ i > a composition of lis . 6 d . « Ta P' - V ccepted on ^ -Sfc . which amounted to m £ 2 \ f ™? abont A 143 , with which amount he comtemft , u lance sbeet - 0 n y a P ° rt" »» of the creditors « me mto tbe arrangement , tbe rest received 20 ? . in the S „ AT nt , g t 0 £ 1 ' = t 0 othe ™ **«> signed the oi

      j ear * 2 T „ . - ?« . ""^ e' ™ e « mug a penoo near y tnree SsTT * S f , * W , og ifen £ -Capital , il . SCO MnnTre CI £ o % ' ' ' «> ° f secured & S / T fitS 3 r f' i , *^* tbe ^ t 8 con « st of good W . ; Vroperty , £ 1 , 180 ; the losses are £ 2 873 the intl . Dt » & c - » . < W ; insurance , £ 96 ; law cosis £ 4 n « i SSlhatVrr ' £ U 1 L > « Sevflso a mT % ? bankr np « - received an advance of £ 600 from ^ Sffi ° > t COI 1 ^ 0 5 L to Pay £ 150 per tbeX fn t ! T y € ar 9 / 0 t thB w of this £ m - He pVid fet he Kid r ^ *«» .-- »* ' » - ^' Rave judgment months , tt , enTti I -t lhD rmoi of sn 8 pe „ 0 ic to six he Should ™ l * ^ mficate to be of tbe third class ; and grant protection , as there was BO fraud .

      * Ant - Tfov * B ^'°Niog To Appear On Tb...

      * - Tfov * b ^ ' ° niog to appear on tbe waters ofthe a % co-n £ ;? ?_ their audacity so far that they have ? f b «« v , S ^ ? to th e port of Smyrna in search 10 * W teSra bave « w » ee * d in carrying off safely | °° <» care Ttl J Anst"an mm-oHwar . Tbey take ^ Bfi * . ftemif w lfi ^ , ^ any vessels earrying phe

      Election I^Teliilisence; Tlnsids.—Sir, T...

      ELECTION I ^ TELIiliSENCE ; Tlnsids . —Sir , tabou ' ehere has announced his intention of again beiti ? a candidate for this borough , as ' a firm friend of ritiohal freedom , both civil , feligioiis , dnd 6 onimerclal . " Mr . Arthur Miles has alsd intimated that he again offers himself as a candidate . L « Ens . i-Tbe committee of Mr . BaineS and Sir George Goodman determined to complete their canvass , notwithswndin ? the iiitimatioii of Mr . Beckett ' s retiVewifent . Birmisouam . -Oh Wednesday , a pnblic dinner was given to Messrs . Muntz and Schblefield , who , as well as Mr

      Geach , M . P ., addressed the large assembly i and were very warmly received . . ¦¦ Botfos . —On Thursday evening , Mr . Crook , one of the Liberal candidates , addressed the electors , and a resolution approvinjr of his principles , and of his fitness to represent the borough , was unanimously agreed tb . BnAOFom ) .--Coi . Thomson , M P ., arid Robert MilUgan , Esq ., M . P ., visited Bradford oh the 16 th , and attended one of the most crowded meetings ever held in Bradford . Each of the hon . gentlemen addressed the meetihg , _ which resolved that they were worthy of tbe support of tiie constituency at the next election . . . „ ,, field

      BEvBRtv . V . —Mr . Sergeant Channel is in the as Protectionist candidate for Beverley . f * Cambhidbb . — EU-ction matters seem to be conducted with considerable spirit oh both sides . Messrs . Anstell and Maeaulay , on the Conservative , and Messrs . MOwatt and A-lair , on the Liberal , side , have addressed meetings of tl ; eir respective supporters . Xontn Leicester . —It is currently reported that both the ' present members intend retiring after the present parliament , and that the Marquis of Granby Will succeed Lord Charles Manners : but who will take Mr . Parnham s place * e have not heard . ATLXshuRT . —At a meeting held on Wednesday night Mr . Houghton announced his intention to contest thebordugh , but a resolution of want of confidence in him was carried unanimously . "There is no doubt , " says the Bu ' ckis Herald . " " that Mr . L » yard will enter the field for the borough . " . ..

      York . —On Wednesday , Mr . H , Yvticetlt , who poUe'd 861 votes at the last election , addressed an assembly Of the citizens from a balcony in the market-place . He delivered a long speech . He was for not only maintaining an Untaxed loaf , bnt for carrying out our Free Trade policy in all directions . He was for absolute religious liberty , and would vote against all propositions that would tax one man to maintain another man ' s rrfigion . He was in favour of direct taxation , and for a larce reduction in our present expenditure . He belonged to the peace party , and would vote against militia bills in every form . Grbekock—The contest will be between Lord Melgund and Mr . Dunlop .-Evesham . —Mr . Sergeant Wilkins is a candidate on Liberal Free Trade principles . Cardiganshire Boroughs . —The " Carmarthen Journal " intimates that Mr . Ioglis Jones , the Conservative candidate , will certainly go to the poll against Mr . Pryse Loveden .

      SnsppiEtv —Mr . Will / am Overend , barrister-at-Jaw , has addressed the electors of Sheffield as a Free Trader . 'He is also a law , financial , and electoral reformer , but "decidedly hostile to the ballot . " A requisition bas been forwarded to Mr . S . Kydd to come forward a ' s the Chartist candidate . Durham { Gitv ) . —The " Advertiser" published at Durham states that its party have adjusted their differences , and intend to fight a united battle . Their candidate is Lord Adolphus Vane , against whom is arrayed Mr . Athertein , Q . C . Mr . Granger , one of tho present liberal members , stands again ; but Mr . Speartn .-m has announced bis intention of retiring . Ddveb . —Viscount Chelsea having addressed the electors as a supporter of the Derby Ministry , has called forth manifestoes from the sitting members , Sir G . Clerk and Mr . Rice . The local papers speak of his lordship ' s case as almost hopeless .

      Dknbiohshirb . —Sir Watkins W . Wynn has issued a brief note to the electors , in which he excuses himself from making a personal canvass , on the ground of bis approaching marriage , which is fixed for the 28 th inst . Tavistock . —We are informed that a very numerously signed requisition bas been presented to Mr . Trelawny from Tavistock , and that he has , in reply to inquiries made to bim by bis committee , stated , that whilst he holds himself honourably hound to abstain from offering himself as a candidate , yet be certainly will not decline tO 611 , if elected . East Suffolk . —Mr . F . Kelly addressed a numerous meeting of electors at Framliiigham on Saturday , and in reply to the query whether he would support a motion for the repeal of the malt tax , distinctly stated that be would not do so , for the revenue arising from it was too large for any Ministry to risk its repeal .

      Tower HiMtsts . —Mr . W . Newton has issued an address to the electors and non-electors of the Tower Hamlets , as will be seen by our advertising columns . HxjLi . —Viscount Goderich , eldest son of the Earl of Ripon is mentioned as a candidate . __ FissBPBT . —Messrs . Buncombe and Wakley have issued a joint address , announcing their intention aga n to come forward . " Onr opinion s remain unchanged with regardto all the great national questions that hive occupied the attention of the LegisWtnre during the lone Oeriod wa have enjoyea tne tfistinguisfced honour of being your representstives . " Some opposition is -threatened , but nothing definite seems to have been decided . - SdkdbbiaKd . — Mr . Hudson , the ex-Railway King , in common with the bulk of his party , has given up Protection .

      Essis . —The O'Gorman Mahon on arriving at Ennis met bnt an indifferent reception from the constituency . His appearance in the streets was the signal for uproar and shouting , hut by some of his friends ho was cordially welcomed back . Halifax . —Sir Charles Wood and Mr . Crossley are the Li beral" candidates . The Whigs assert that their return is certain .

      * Railway Intelligence. The Increase Of ...

      * RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE . The increase Of traffic since the 1 st of January , over and above the n ceipts for the corresponding period of last year , has been considerable upon some of our lines * On the following lines it has been—Great Northern ,. .. £ 43 , 086 South-Ea-tern .. 17 , 963 Great Western .. .. 15 . 096 Ea-tern Counties 14 , 770 Jlioland .. 12 , 775 Manchester , Sheffield , and Lincolnshire .. .. 9 , 460

      York , Newcastle , and Berwick 8 , 100 Souti- Western 7 , 343 Tork and Korth-Midland 7 , 278 London and North-Western .. -.. .. .. 4 , 5 t 6 Caledonian - t . 4 , 914 The etoss increase npon onr railways since tbe 1 st of January has been nearly £ 280 000 . The increase has been about £ 2 10 s . per mile per week . " Herapath ' s Railway Journal" has the following summary of railway traffic * - — Miles , 18-52 on 6 . 565 ., £ 274 , 840 received . 1851 on 6 ,-247 251 , 070 „ Increase 218 or 3 . 43 perct . . 23 , 770 OtS . 46 perct . The receipts per mile per week are £ 42 ; for corresponding week of 1851 , £ 39 i ; show ' u-g an increase in the receipts received per mite per week of 4 J 2 J . At the special meeting of the West . Corn wall Company , held on Wednesday , it was resolved to borrow a sum not exceeding £ 114 , 680 , for the pu'pose of completing the line to Tru o with as little delay as po > sible , and paying off certain liabilities . At the half-yearly meeting of the Dublin and Kingstown Company a dividend at the rate of ihree per cent , for the year was declared . Opening of the Shrrwsburt and Hbrsfor » Railway .-The Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway has been opened as far as Ludlow , twenty-seven miles .

      The Extraordinary Murder By A Boy I5t No...

      THE EXTRAORDINARY MURDER BY A BOY I 5 T NORFOLK . Lr . vy , April 20 . —Yesterday James Pears , the boy against whom a verdict of Manslaughter was last week returned by the fury empanelled to inquire into the death of another boy named William Day , wlo was shot whilst crow . Jjeeping in Tutwell Fen , on Saturday , the JOth inst ., was brought np for final examination before the district magistrates at theDownham petty sessions ( having been examined-and remanded j > ro forma previous to the coroner ' s inquest , ) charged with feloniousl y killing and slaying the said William day . In the course of the inquiry , it was shown that the

      little boy , James Pears , had succeeded in burying the body of Day , although the latter was much taller than himself , with no other aid than that of his own firmness and determination . Evidence substantially the same as that given before the coroner ' s jury having been adduced , after some deliberation , the Court decided to commit bim for trial at the next Norwich Assises , for " killing and slaying Wm . Day , " a course which , independentl y of the coroner s warrant ( upon which also he stands committed ) , leaves it open to indict . him either for manslaughter or wilful murder although it is generally supposed that the former course will be preferred . He was taken back to Swaffham Bridewell , where he will remain till the assizes .

      Respectable Robbers Weighed Iff The Bala...

      RESPECTABLE ROBBERS WEIGHED Iff THE BALANCE AND POUJfD WANTING . . On Wednesday , at the Sessions-house , at Kewington , the following persons were convicted of using short weights and measures : —Thomas Mansell , of the Albany-road , Camberwell , fruiterer , 21 s ., for three Weights asrainst the purohaser . Henry Merritt , of Pomeroy-street , Old Kent-road , chandler , 35 s . and 6 s . costs , seven weights wrong . James Cattan , Manor-street , Kent-road , 10 s ., a weight very wrong . — Chambers , greengrocer , living in the same neig hbourhood , 10 s ., for deficient wei ght . John Gatobee ,

      greengrocer , Stockwell-street , Kent-road , £ 4 , sixteen weights against the buyer . William Denjer , Old Kentroad , cheesemonger , ISs ., for a similar off nee . William Josep h Cray wood , John-sfreet , Christ Church , ch . ndler , 5 s . Matthew Day , two weights and a weighing machine against the buyer ; this person lives in Upper Grounditreet , Christ Church ; the chairman told him that this was too serious a case to be passed over , he must pay 20 s . and 6 s . costs . Daniel Pitman , Upper Ground-street , chandler , 20 s ., nine weights having a balance against the purchaser . James Tiffin , Jameg-sUeet , Christ Church , 5 s ., a weight wrong .

      The Antimltitli Agitation.. The Militia ...

      THE ANTiMltiTli AGITATION . . The Militia Bill , lis we anticipated , is growing more and more unpopular ; the middle classes , true tb their monetary instincts , denounce it , on the plea of an increased agitation ; the working classes , because they have nothing to fight or . Give them an interest in the country and you heed not fear but they will defend it . Numerous meetings have been held in London ahd the provinces ; Mie $ Weral opinion seems to be that the government know right well that the voluntary system of enrdtiiient would bfc a failure , which would result in the compulsory system , which mi ght enable theth "to supply gome barrier against ^ e current of the continually increasing and encroaching democratii-al influence in the nation . " Meetings have been held ill various parts of

      the metropolis , also at Bradford ^ Canterbury , Halifax , Coventryj Leeds , Uxbridge , ahd numerous other important places . At a teeetihg held in Caraber ^ ell-hall oil Monday bight , Mr . Cham'efwz' 6 w , who proposed the first resolution , remarked that— "Tbii Militia bill was ah attempt to establish a military despotism among us , and he objected to it as being opposed to paorality ; religion , industry , and progress . If Louis Napoleon sboo'd invade this country , in addition to other forces , at least 10 , 000 political refugees in this country would take up the musket against him . " k meeting was held in the Great-room , Broad-mead , Bristol , on Wednesday , April 14 th , at which was Voted a powerful address from the young men of Bristol to the young ! web of England , calling tipon them to resist the proposed militia .

      On Wednesday evening 4 meeting of Ihe inhabitants of Marylehone was held at the Literary Institution , Edwatdstreetj Portinanisquare , for the purpose of adopting measures to prevent the passing of tbe Militia Bill . Mr . J . WituAUJ , M . P ., took the chair > and expressed his Opinion that neither Lord John Russell nor Lord Derby bad vawie out a case for the bill . In tithes gone by the Marylehone volunteers had been the terror o ' f the world , and if needartssethey would be so again . ( Laughter . ) But they wanted fewer soldiers , and not " more , and he trusted they would be able to defeat this measure . No effort of his would be wanting to frustrate the plan , and he said so because be believed 'hat such a force would have a most demoralising tfrct . ( Cheers . )

      Mr . J . Bem . rtoved the first resolution , and scouted the idea that the French intended to cross the Channel to iiisult our wites , to cut our throats , and burn our houses . ( Cheers . ) It was not likel y that Louis Napoleon , with his hands full at home would attack , without provocation , the greatest nation in tbe world . The fact was that there was some ulterior object in view , and that the real aim was ' to protect the Government against the people . He 'Concluded bjy moving the following resolution : •—That this ' meeting is of opinioh that the ehroMie ' nt'oif ' t'h ' e militia WouM'tt & - oppressive and injorinni , especially to the indHStriou ' s classes , and a heavy tax upon the parochial rates ; that the advantage derivable from such force would not be commensurate with the evils inseparable from the system ; and that the sum of nearly ^ 15 , 000 , 000 'sterling , now annually expended in maintaining the

      nationaVdefence ' s , ought to be ihore than Suffloieht if proper economy were observed . Mr . PassMorb EnwA . nns seconded the resolution , and declared the time a most inopportune one for the establishment of the militia system . The country was now thoroughly roused upon the question , and every meeting that had been held was unanimous against the measure . Because Louils Napoleon had succeeded in a coitp d ' etat ih FrancB it was supposed that he could achieve something of the kind'bfdre . But the toup d ' etat was the result of a long Course of pbliieyy and so any invasion of this country must be the result of a previous preparation . Neither Prussia nor itusiia would allow France to break the balance of power in Europe ; but even if they did , was it likely that what Napoleon the Great could not do with all his military genius , Napoleon ihfi Little could accomplish ? ( Cheers . ) The second resolution which was follows : —

      ftat the petition which has been now read be adopted , and signed hy the chairman and others now present , and that it be intrusted to Sir Benjamin Hall , M . P ., for presentation to the House of Commonti , and that Lord Dudley Stuart / M . P ., be requested to support its prayer , was proposed by Mr . Joseph , and seconded by the Rev . Dr . Born , the rev . gentleman who has lately attained some prominence as a Political Reformer . After speeches from Sir B . Hall , Lord D . Stuart , and others , a good deal of confusion and some amusement were caused by a woman , apparently mad , who screamed out an incoherent tuafle , in which the words ^ llilijitia Bill *'; were alone distinguishable . The men of Marylebonfe seemed us much at a loss bow to deal with her as tbey would probably ind themselves With a division Of the French army quartered in their borough . Luckily , howefver , tbe fit passed ( a * iay , and the > aroendfnentj having been negatived , and the resolution carried , The proceedings terminated with the usual Vote of thanks to the Chhitman .

      ¦Extraordinary Career Of A London - Cler...

      ¦ EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF A LONDON - CLERGYMAN . The inhabitants of the district of St . Barnabas , in the parish of St . Luke ' s , Old-street-road , have been painfully excited for some time past by a series of statements , which have resulted in the revocation of the licence of the Rev . Richard Jones Temple by the Bishop of JLondon , and a prohibition against again taking clerical duty in the metropolitan diocese . Richard Jones , aftas Risiart Johns , « Kas RobertK . Jones , alias Richard Jones Temple ( for by all these fictitious names was the identity of his curate mystified )* commenced his public or ministerial life in December , 1841 , at the Independent Dissenters' School at Blackburn , in Lancashire , which school was subsequently merged into

      n more general college , near Manchester , in 1843 . , 3 ? rom that college Richard Jones was publicly expelled for immorality . Shortly after this he changed his name and his religious principles . He became a baptist , and as the Rev . Risiart Johns was inducted into the office of pastor of the baptist congregation at "Whitchurch . While holding this position he gave out that he was engaged to a Miss Mary Owen , a yoUns lady at Bingor , who during his residence at Whitchurch became suddenly possessed of £ 18 , 000 bequeathed to her by an nncle in India . One morning he informed some influential members of his congregation that he bad dreamed that his betrothed lady had been thrown from her carriage by a runaway accident , and that dreadful and ghastly appearances had told bim that the lady was hopelessly injured . On the strength of

      these representations £ 10 was advanced to him to enable him to go to Wales , a letter written in "Welsh , which none of his people could read , purporting to come from Bangor , and confirmatory of his dream , having been produced . This letter , he said j informed him that Miss Owen had died from concussion of the brain . He started accordingly for Bangor , but proceeded as far as London only , and then returned to Whitchurch some days after , stating that his health had there failed him , and that his physician had told him . that to prosecute his journey into Wales would imperil his life . Not appearing ill on his return , be was taunted at his quiet resignation , and submissive apathy under the loss of an heiress of £ 18 , 000 , and doubts arising as to tho truthfulness of . the story , connected with other circumstances ^ which had occurred , inquiries were prosecuted , and it was ascertained that no such accident bad happened at Banc or , nor was any such person as Mi . ° s Owen known . The , reverend gentleman was consequently obliged to leave Whitchurch ,

      and having become acquainted with a clergyman of the established ohurcb , tbe conversation frequently turned upon the subject of church and state , and in the courseof time Mr . Risiart Johns acknowledged the errors he had fallen into in keeping aloof from tho established church . He sought employment within its pale , and after six months' privacy , he reappeared , Richard Pritchard Jones , in the character of an Irish Scripture reader , and was eventually admitted into holy orders by the Bishop of Casbel . In the course of a few months he left Ireland , and on his arrival in England assumed the name of Richard Jones Temple . He then obtained the curacy of St . Sepulchres , Northampton , where he passed himself off as a distinguished literary character , and heir to a fortune . Subsequently , by a forged testimonial , he obtained a licence from the Bishop of London to officiate as ouvato in the district of St . Barnabas , At fetection of the forgery cautedi such an investigation which led to the discovery of the above detailed facts , and to the revocation of his licence in the metropolitan dioces .

      Miss Vincent's Marrtage-Extraordinary Ci...

      MISS VINCENT'S MARRTAGE-EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE . The marriage of this lady , the proprietress of the Victoria Theatre , has been attended with the roost unhappy circumstances . Sbe selected for ber partner in life Mr . Benjamin Crowther ( late of Astley ' s ) , a fine handsome young man of eight-and twenty , who , having seceded from Mr . Batty's Amphithpatre , was starring in "Mazeppa /' and other hippodramatio spectacles at the Victoria . The courtship was but of short duration , and the preliminaries for the wedding 800 n arranged . The marriage took place on a Saturday , at Trinity Church , Carlisle-lane , Lambeth , and the " happy pair " left town immediately after the ceremony to spend the "honeymoon " at Brig hton ; but their happiness was soon disturbed , for on the following Thursday , on their return to their residence , Barkham-terrace , St . George ' s-road ( opposite Bethlehem Hospital ) , the bridegroom was seized with a

      brain fever , attributed by his medical attendants to overexcitement . It was reported at the time that he was compelled to be placed under restraint in a public institution . This was untrue . But , melancholy to state , it is now the fact . Mr . Crowther is an inmate of a private lunatic asylum at Peckham . The fever having subsided , he became in a low and depressed state of mind , and at this time a settled melancholy pervades him , notwithstanding the most eminent physicians have been consulted , and every meansadOi ted to arouse him from bis hypochondriacal condition ; Mr . Crowther was for many years a member of the corps dramatique of Astley ' s , and is muoh esteemed by a large circle of professional and private friends . Miss Yincent , on the demise of Mr . Oabaldeston , became possessed of tbe Victoria Theatre , and likewise the bullfbf bis fortune , which was settled on her and her daughter , Miss Beatrice Osbaldeston , a young lady about eighteen , independent of which Miss Vincent had realised A handsome competency by her professional exertions .

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      Monday,' Arsiii 10 . House Of' Lords.—Th...

      MONDAY , ' Arsiii 10 . HOUSE OF' LORDS . —The Loan Ci !»» oeu . or laid on the tallly a bill to-abolish the office of Master in Chancery , llis ekplaihed the means by which he proposed to provide for the ! du 6 performancu of the duties at present discharged by-the Masters , and stated thnt the bill had been prepared with the assistance of other four judges in equity . Lord CRAitw & BtH and Lord Campbeuh . expressed their approbation of the measdre , Lord Campbell insisting especially upon a remedy for thfe abuse by which suitors * ere sent frohi One cbhrt tb another at the caprice of the mdges . ...:.. „ ' , ... first time

      The bill Was then read a , and this Mutiny Bill having been read a third time and passed , their lordships adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —A number of petitions against the Militia Bill w- re presented by Colonel Thompson , Mr . Cobden , and other members . A 4 so auamst . the extradition of deserters * from seamen of Hartlepool , and from masters , mates , and seamen of the port ot London ; by Mr . Dindley , from a m « tunl improvement society at Ashton . against the stamp duty on newapaptrg . The Committee on the Charitable 'Trust Bill was postponed until Monday next . ' The Attorney-GENKBit obtained leave to bring in a bill to render it necessary to sdmmon Grand Juries within the metropolitan district , and for the amendment of the criminal law in other particulars .

      Eisr India CoMPANrs Charter . —Mr . HeRRies moved the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the operation of the Act . 3 rd and 4 th of Wiiii . h . IV ., c 85 , for the better government of India :, and to report their observations . He reminded the house that from the year 1731 there had been a gradual tendency to the abolition of the . exclusive rights and privileges ofthe East India Company ; that in 1813 private traders were admitted to compete with the Company in the commerce of India , and that in 1883 the Company wis not only divested of its exclusive rights of trading , but inhibited from trailing stall , whilst the act , then passed , the operation of . which he now proposed to subject to inquiry , took away from the Company all their territorial rights as proprietors of the soil , which were made over to the Crown , and their commercial assets were

      disposed of in the . manner provided by tusttnot . In turn for this immense sacrifice the stock-of the Company , amounting to £ 6 000 . 000 , was not . to be subject to redemption until 1874 provided , however , that if , during thnt forty years , the agency of the Company in'thegovernment of India should be . withdrawn from them , tbey would be entitled to demand the redemption of their stock at the rate of £ 200 for every £ 100 stock . The Company also retained the entire patronage of India . , which had always belonged to them as incident to their , territorial rights , except that they had not-the . appointment of the Governors and Commanders-in-Chief . On the other band , tho Crown bad ¦ the power of . revoking all appointments ; but the Company possessed the . richt . of revoking that of tho Governor-General of India without the consent of the

      Crown . In tho year 1854 the existing-system would cease with the act of 1833 , and Parliament had now three courses open to it-r-flrst , to suffer the act to expire ; second , tb renew the act . without , further inquiry . ; and third , to institote . the . examination he now suggested before it came to any final ; determination ., The late government had resolved to propose the appointment of committees in both houses ; and , after the most mature consideration , the present govcrnmentjhad thought this the course most befitting the importance of the subject . It . was . nature I to inquire , he observed , what had appeared to have been the effect of the changes introduced in 1833 , during the last twenty years , touching the welfare and progress of our Indian empirenot merely whether the revenues had prospered , bnt whether the admihistrat ' toh , under the existing management ,

      had , m other respects , contributed tb the well-being of ihe people , the total gross revenue hii'd increased from £ 18 407 ^ 00 in 183 i to ^ 24 . 379 , 000 In the present year , showing an augmentation'b'f £ 6 , 000 , 060 in less than Wnty years . The charges , however , had increased , so that in the last yeaV there was a deficiency of £ 678 , 000 . tlow had this occurred _ ' * The wars in which British India had been involved , in Afghanistan , in Seinde , and in the Punjab , had swallowed up no less than £ 36 , 0 O 6 , ' O (/ b . But when he looked at the Indian debt , he found that th ' o addition had been only £ 20 , 000 , 000 ; it followed , therefore , that , so buoyant . had been the Indian revenue ? , that they must havia fu' & ished £ l ' 6 , to ) 0 , ' 000 towards the extraordinary war expenditure . It might be sitid that this largo revenue extracted from the country had tetfded to exhaust its

      resource ' s . , There was no better way of meeting this allegation than by showing the progress of Indian commerce ; and it aipp ' 6 Mett -that the amount of the exports and imports , and that ' of the tonnage eft ' terfcfl in Wards anfl ' CU ' twards , had ftiot-fe ^ handou ' blea in thelsst'Wfentj yehrt . At no former period , he thought , were the prospects of India SO favourable as n . t ' t'he present mbment . ! Mr , Berries then read Various defalls . ' the ' r ' es ults of which ^ Jhowed that the natives of In'dia were largfel y employed in [ adihihisftra ' tive as well as ih judicial Office ' s . ; ahS that t ' he ' ekftWisbmefits 'for native odu ' OaTio ' n had been greatly augm ' ehted . fie then reverted to this OU'tliiy on acc ' odnit of canals , roads , tanks , ahd Other tfteaiiB of communication , 'far exceeding , be said , the deficiency ofthe revenue , which had consequently been absorbed in the permanent .. improvement , of the country . After stating the ' ektent of 'the patronage distributed by

      the Court of Directors in th ' 6 last seven years , he observed , withrefe ^ nteetbthe ' ageficyi ^ et'cised'by the East India Company in the gbterhmpnt'of India , that it vras a mistake to suppdse'the Company were < . 6 r ) . mim ' i irial functionaries ; tbey'DiVdi . hb power to ? objecting , and ' furnishing , and requiring information to and from the government—who were ultimately respotfsible for all political taea ' s ' ures-Mio't'onlv by Correspondence , bvii'by confrontation-. 'He had himself felt 'the greait advantage ^ vising from this agency , and had no hesitation ' in skying that for the pood government of India it was an agency of infinite importance . It would be the duty of the committee to tnake the most searching inquiry into the expediency 'Of retaining this agency , which had worked tvell for the last twenty years . If found to be inexpedient , it would be for the wisdom of parliamant to devise some other system .

      Mr . Assm moved , by ' way of amendment , in addition to the motion , thnt an ' address be' presented to her Majesty , praying that Commissioners be sent into British India , instructed to prosecute inquiries antl report the evidence , with their observations . He proposed this Commission , because , even if the piettire drawn by Mr . Hemes had been as correct as it was flattering , theinquiry proposed by him couldnot beeomplete without information from the natives of India , which was impracticable without local inquiry . They could not consistently with theinterestsof the 110 , 000 of inhabitants of India , and the 40 , 000 , 000 of tributaries , and with the interests o'f the 'Crown , whose subjects they were , reconsign for ten or twenty years to a company of merchants , or to a Minister , the absolute authority over the lives and labours Of that population , without taking some

      security beforehand for their good government . The right lioti . ' gentleman stated that the amount of the debt did not eiceed two years * revenue ; and he spoke nf that as an fencofiragingeircumstahce , ' when compared with the great debt of this country ; but - there was a fallacy in the analogy . The revenue of this country was a public revenue deriv ' ed'from tnxo < as distinguished from the revenue ' o'f the proprietors of the soil ; but the revenue of India Was made up of both branches . To produce it we had taken sixty per bent , ofthe anhual produce ofthe land , and had placed a tax upon every , thing which could by possibility be taxed , from the highest article of luxury and vice to the most iiidispenisable articles of dailylife . Yet the ' revehvie so ' compounded of that enormous empire , with a territory as large as Europe , 'infinitely more'fertile , and better peopled ,

      had never exceeded in net amount £ 21 , 000 , 000 sterling . Not another farthing cotil'd be aWedtb ' therevehueoflnidia , but the expenditure increased year by year as the debt increased , consuming the resources ofthe present and anticipating those of the future . This was the financial position which the right hon . gentleman thought so admirable . The people of India , however , thought otherwise . They said that their position was one of hopeless misery—that it bad been so since they had been under British rule—and that it was better or worse in proportion as that rute w . is more or less direct . To the tyranny and robbery o'f the Mussulmans and Mahrattas we had added our own . According to tho authority of the East India Company themselves , things were at a dead lock . There was not a penny that could be taken out ofthe pockets ofthe people of India which had notbeen

      taken and spent . Sa't , that essential to life , had not escaped the pernicious system . The natives had consequently been obliged to forego , to a great extent , the use of that article , and thisdeprivation had resulted in the cholera . The first authentic account of the appearance of cholera in India was coincident with the imposition of the salt monopoly by Warren Hastings . It had never ceased in that country since , and , byway of retribution , it had even visited our own shores . The honourable gentleman proceeded to denounce the impolicy of the augmentations of territory , and of the wars arising therefrom . He added — The natives ought to be admitted into the highest offices j there were natives fit for them . India would never be peaceful and contented till she was prosperous , and that would never be until she was governed according to Indian , and not European , views .

      and for Indian , and not European interests . Mr . Baillie differed from Mr . An-tey as to the best means of obtaining the required information . The question was now a more simple one than formerly ; it was merely whether the powers given to the East India Company by the act of 1833 should be curtailed or modified Sir . T . E . Colbrooke , Mr . Hardinge , and Sir . J . Hogg opposed the amendment , and Mr . Hume advised Mr . Anstey to withdraw the same , on the ground that it was inpraefcicable . And after some observations from Sir R . H . Inglis , Lord J . Russeli . , assuming that it was intended that fhe government should propose and parliament decide upon the plan for the future government of India , thought that tbe appointment of a committee would be useful in tho way of collecting information and making suggestions that ast

      respecting v question . Our first oare should be to provide for tbe millions of India the benefits of good government , and especially for their education and social improvement ; and in these respects , he thou ° ht , we had in a great degree performed our duty to the people of Iodia ^ The question of patronage , he agreed , affected the Constitution of the country , which might be endangered by vesting it m a Minister of the Crown , and he thought it was a most fortunate circumstance that a mode of government had been found which whilst it provided for the Mod administration of India , placed the sovereignty or that vast empire under the Crown of the United Kingdom without injury to the working of the Constitution . After some remarks f rom Mr . Goulboum , Sir H . Willoughby . andMr . Manglps , the amendment was negatived , and the original motion was agreed to . The house then went into committee , and adopted the several clauses of the Passengers Amendment Act .

      Monday,' Arsiii 10 . House Of' Lords.—Th...

      The Poor Law . Board C » nl ; ini ) aiico Bill was then read a s econd time ; other bills were forwarded a stage , and the houso adjourned at one o ' clock . ' .. TUESDAY , April 20 . UOURE OP LORDS . —The Royal assent was given , by commission , to the Mu iny -1 HU . the Marine Mutiny Bill , and mitral private bills . The Patent Law Amendment Bill ( No 2 ) was read a third time and passed . The Matkooxii Grant .-The Marquis of Clanbicardb drew the attention ofthe house to the Maynooth grant , and having oompnrad'ihe statement made on a former occasion by Lord Derby with that made a day . or two ago by tne Solioitor-General , wished to know distinctly what were the intentions of the Government with respect to tho maintenance Of the grant

      . The E « W of DuRur , after some explanations as to tho statements made by himself and the Solicitor-General , said that the Government had no present intention of altering the existinsr law , and that ample notice would be given should circumstances aviso to induce tho government to take another conr > o . An animated hot desultory discussion then aroso » in which Lord Grey , Lord Derhv , the Earl of Harrowby , the Marquis of Lansdowno , anil the Ilishop of Cashel . took part , after which tho subject dropped , and their Lordships adjourned .

      HOUSE OP COMMONS -Petitions were presented by Mr . Bethell , from Aylesbury , against tho Militia Bill ; by Mr . Mnwatt , from Ponryn , against the Militia Bill ; by Mr . W . J . Pox , from nearly 800 mechanics of Oldham , in favour of tho bill for industrial and provident partnerships ; from the Baptist congregation of Oldham , 'for an ocean penny postage ; from inhabitants of Oldham , for the same ; ( 2 ) from inhabitants of Pinxluuy , for Repeal of . the Taxes on Knowledge ; and ficn Rnyton , for the Industrial and Provident Partnerships Bill ; by Mr . G . S . Duff , from Peterhead , acainst tho Paper-tax and the Taxes on Knowledee ; by Mr . Clay , from sailors of Hull , against tho Sailors Desertion Bill ; hy Colonel Thompson , from tho operative letter-press printers of Bradford , for the removal of tho t » ses on pappr , advertisements , and stamps on newspapers ; by Mr . Foley , from Stourbridge , Wordsley , tho

      Lvo . Pershore , in the county of Worcester , against tho Mi-itia Bill , and from Pershore , prayin ? for the' preservation of the Crystal Palace ; hy Mr . Williams , from 4 , 100 householders of Lwrnboth , in favour of preserving the Crystal Pilace ; by Mr . Bright , from workinjrmen in Manchester , from Independents of Carnarvon , from Bridgnorth , from Whitehaven , and from St . David's Pembrokeshire , all a srainst the Militia Bill- , by Mr . G . Sand & rs , from Wakefield , in favour of preserving the Crystal Palace ; by Mr . Parrer , from Stockton-on-Tees , against ( ho removal of the Crystal Palace . A large number of petitions against tho Mnynooth errant were presented by a number of members . Pub 'WonKiso Cusses . —Mr . Slanet gave notice that on that day fortnight he would move for a standing committee , or unpaid commission , to report from time to time suggestions for measures beneOcial to the working classes .

      Outrages on British Subjects AnnoAn —Lord D / SlUAW put a question to the Chancellor Of tho Exchequer resjteot'ng an outMse committed on a non-commissioned Officer ( Corporal Braesrs ) he ' onging to the Marino Artillery serving on board her Majesty ' s ship Firebrand at Leghorn . This non-cnmniiasioned . ' officer , having , on leave of absence , landed at . Leghorn , wits , - while walking about the town , const-wil y followed b y two Tuscan police-officers . He remonstvated with them , stating that he was on shore upon leave ; but bis remonstrances had no effect . A Maltese gentleman Jvolunteered his services as an interpreter , and explained in Italian that the Englishman in uniform Was on sh ( vre upon leave , and had no intention of doing wrong . Notwithstanding this , the Tuscan police-officers expressed their determination to follow him , upon which Corporal

      uratjss volunteered to po to the nearest police-office . When there , the police produced a chain and put it on him . Corporal Braggs , knowing that he had done nothing wrong , resisted , but , though strong , ho was overpowered , and at last secured hy tho arrival of other police-officers . It was slated that he was laid on his back in the station-house , bound with irons , and kept there the whole of that night ; and ' on the following morning he was transported , in bro & d daylight , in full unifm-m , and wearing irons , to another station . The captain of the Firebrand addressed a despatch to Mr . Scarlett , Secretary of Legation , calling for redress , and that a demand to that effect ^ had been made on the Tuscan government . He wished to know whether tho Chancellor of the Enchequer was in a position to say that sufficient and suitable reparation had been made for this outrage , and , if so , whether the right hon . gentleman would explain in what that reparation consisted , or whether the government were continuing to direct their attention to the subject , and proceeding to take further steps to QQ ' tain redress ?

      The CfiANCSiiion ofthe Exchequer said the hon . ' memher was inaccurate in supposing that an officer in her jflajestfa service in full uniform had been tlmswaltreated ' at Leghorn . A corporal of Marines had been upon leave on shore , bad got into some squabble with tho police , had been very illtreated , and the Tuscan government had imprisoned the head of the policeat Leghorn for eight days . At one and the same time her Majesty ' s government received infortaation ' of the outrage and ofthe course pursued hy the Tuscan government . He begged to inform the noble lord that the punishment of arrest for eight days was never accepted as sufficient redt ' ess by her Majesty ' s gorernment , and cOhimunica'tions bad taken place , and were still continued , on the subject of this outrage . The government did not accept that imprisonment as sufficient reparation for the ontragO experienced . Lord D . Siuart next referred to the case of Mr . Mather , and

      The CiuKciaaoB of the Exchequer observed that tbaf case was the subject of active communication , and , therefore , it was quite impossible for him at present to go nto detai ' s respecting it . "Thb Rev . Mb . BKNNEir . —Mr . Hobsmanmoved "That an humble address be presented to her Majesty , praying that she will be graciousl y pleased to direct inquiry to be mado whether due respect was paid to the decrees of the constitutions and canons ecclesiastical ofthe Church of England , in the recent institution of Mr . Bennett to ibe vicarage of Prome . " The hon . gentleman entered at great length into a history of tho case of Mr . Bennett ; and tho conduct of the Bishop of Bath and Wells , in having instituted Mr . Bennett to the vicarngo of Prome against the wishes and remonstrances of tho inhabitants of the district .

      The Chancelior of the Exchequer said that h « felt strongly the inconvenience of discussing such matters in a j popular assembly . Por his own part , he believed there i must exist a power of appeal to the Archbishop , and if so ,, it was premature to bring the case before parliament ; or ,, if brought before parliament , it should bo so brought in a i different shape—it should be tho subject of legislation , and I not of a mere motion for an address to the Grown , The 3 right hon . gentleman concluded by moving as an amend--went the previous question . Sir H . Vkknet hoped that Mr . Horsman would not accept the invitation or the Chancellor of the Exchequer , butt persevere in his motion . Sir H . Isglis agreed in the views of the Chancellor of tha a Exchequer and supported the amendment .

      After speeches from Messrs . E « art , Hume , 2 fewdegivte , 3 , Sir John Pakington , and Lord John Russell , and Bomeothecr members , Tbe house divided , and the numbers were : — Por the previous question 100 Against it 80—20 Hunoabian Refugees . —Lord D . Stuart moved forCCpieiei oreXtracts of any communications which have passed bebe tween the government of this country and Turkey , & nin < bther foreign governments , respecting tho Hungarian ancnt other refugees detained at Kutiiyah , from tho date of . thth . last despatch on this subject , a cony of which had been'laitait before this house , up tb the present time ( in continuations of papers already presented to parliament ) . The nobhbh lord explained that those papers related to what had ocourur red while the late government was in office .

      Mr . Hume expected , as a matter of course , that thihi papers would be produced . Tbey related to a subject it it which the people of this country were deeply intereatcded A large portion of the community felt that an attempt hadadi been made to violate the laws of nations against those mener ; whose fortunes bad been affected by tho proceedings ol oil Austria , and large meetings of the people had urged thdh ( : late government to use their influence in giving protectiorion i to those men . Lord PALWERSroJT , as far as he was concerned , did nofaol I object ; and Mr . Disraeli , after this Statement , not opposinginj > the motion , it was granted . The Committee on Friendly Societies ( No . 2 ) Bill wasvasi postponed to Tuesday next . The other business having heen disposed of , the bouse ad ad ! journed at twentv minutes past nieo o ' clock , WEDNESDAY , Asm 21 .

      HOUSE OF COMMONS . —A number of petitions werver : presented against the Maynooth Grant , and the Militia BilBillI Mr . Smnet presented a batch of petitions from NoiKon wich , London , Woolwich , Salford , Glasgow , and othothca towns , in favour of tbe Industrial and Provident I ' arinemei i ships Bill . Irish Fisheries . —Mr . Conolmt , in moving the seconconi reading of the Irish Fisheries Bill , discussed at maonuco length the general policy and character of past legislaticatioc upon this subject , especially the act of 1842 , and explainainee the loading objects of the bill , -which consolidated il ttl existing laws , and introduced provisions adapted tl II

      secure the interests of proprietors without injury to tb tit public . Lord Naas said , this was a question of infinite difScuIfjuIfj j involving a multitude of conflicting interests , and wit wit t which it was impossible for a private member to deal satisatiiii factorily . He admitted that tho law upon this subject wa waa not in a proper position ; but the effect ofthe bill as as stood would be to infringe the rig h s of property , b , tb sweeping away titles guaranteed by parliament . Somiom . H thing , however , ought to bo done , and it would be the duf dudt of tho government hereafter to endeavour to grapple wit wilt tho question . In tho meanwhile h e recommended that ttt ttl bill , which was open to various objections , should be witlwitltl drawn . .. .. _ „ .

      Mr . Monsell , M . F . Scully , Mr , H . Herbert , Captatptaa Jones , and Sir "William Someiville , concurred in this « is rr commendation ; and , after so « e remarks by Mr . Whiteshtesld . and Mr . Frewi n , Mr . Conouv withdrew his motion . Mr . Fbewen moved tho second reading of tho Buildhildiiii of Churches , & o . Bill , explaining its general scope and tnd tt objects of the several clauses . The Speaker noticed that one of the clauses was rras nr within tbe title of the bill , Mr . Glaostone pointed out other informalities , and tad tt order for the second readin g was discharged . Mr . Deedks moved the second reading of tho PariPariri Cut B . ables BilL

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 24, 1852, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_24041852/page/7/