The Illustrated Usk Observer and Raglan Herald

.IMPERIAL P ARLIAJiENT. -+-- In the House of Lords, on Thursday, the report of amend- ments of the Capital Punishment Bill was brought, up and agreed to. Lord Cranworth. moved the second reading of r, ministration of Justice (Chancery) Amendment l"11' Jf10 object of -which is hereafter to constitute the Master ot the Bolls ex officio one of the Lords Justices of Appeal in The Lord Chancellor opposed the measure on the ground that its real object was to correct the point of precedence, by which at present the Master of the Roils takes higher rank than the Lords Justices, to whom appeals come from thMSt. Leonard's also opposed it in principle and detail Lord Romily said that in the first instance he had stated that he had no objection to the measure, but when he saw the bill he found that it was full of diRleultiea. and that it abolished the original jurisdictioni of uhe M^uer of the Soils, and he thought it desirable to withdraw the. bill After some remarks from Lord Kmgsaown, not audible, The bill was rejected. The statute Law Revision Bill was withdrawn. The Judicial Committee of Privy Council Bill was with- ^The House adjourned at half-past sis. In the House of Lords, on Friday, in answer to the Earl of Shaftesbury, The Earl of Derby said that the Government had a bill in preparation to bring women and children in certain trades and manufactures under a like protection to that of the Factories Act, which would be brought in next session. Earl De Grey inquired what course Ministers intended to adopt m reference to the arming of British troops with breech-loading rifles. The Earl of Longford said that the late Government had taken pains to ascertain the value of breech-loaders before attempting to supply the forces with them, and had decided on converting the Enfield rifle, and it was intended by the present Government to proceed with that design, but instead of 40,000 rifles which had been ordered to be con- verted by March next, arrangements had been made by which 150,000 would be ready by that time. Altogether 600,000 would be converted as soon as possible. The Duke of Cambridge said that the subject had been well considered, and it had been resolved to convert the existing rifles, not because such a weapon was the best, but because it was the readiest to be obtained at present. Al- though the Prussian needle-gun, which had done so much execution in the recent engagements, was not the best of breech-loaders, yet its existence rendered it necessary that our small army should at once be supplied with as good a weapon. The Earl of Dalhousie suggested the appointment op I special committee to consider the whole subject. jent The Crown Lands Bill and the Grand Juries Prew Bill passed through committee. j Carriage The National Gallery Enlargement Bill anclid a second and Deposit of Dangerous Goods Bills vic- time..ment Bill was read The Law of Capital Punishment Å," I a third time and passed. eIght. The House adjourned at half*. TJH. Monday, the Royal assent In the House of Ll"t to a number of bills, public and j was given by COBIF' private. tao Dogs Bill, whica is intended The second.j.->ossession_o £ those animals, was passed, al- to regulat"rlI}geB cy of its provisions was objected to by though -^ancellor. < the T-ransubstantiation, .fee., Declaration .Abolition Bill, ] aiie Standard of Weights and Measures Bill were read a ? ^cona time. x The House adjourned at a few minutes after six. 1 In the House of Commons, on the re-assembling of the Mouse, jj.0 following members of tbe new Government toolr the oaths and their seatsMr. Disraeli, Sir J. Pakington Lord Cranborue, Ganeral Peel, Sir H. Cairns, Mr. Bovill, Mr. Cave, Mr. G. Hardy, Lord Burgliley, Sir J. Hav, Mr. i ■%2r(i Stanley, Lord Naas, Mr. Noel, and Mr. Wal- pole. Mr. Vanderbyl also took his seat for Bridgewater. On going into committee of supply, Captain Vivian drew attention to the necessity of arming- our troops with breech-loading rifles. Sir ,c'-n K«sseU dwelt also on the latter subject; and also urged that it would be necessary to simplify the drill of the British army besides supplying it with efficient arms. A discussion ensued, in the course of which Mr. J. B. Smith stated that he had called the attention of the Govern- ment of the day to the existence of the needle-gun in the Prussian army so long ago as 1851 Mr. Osborne was willing to leave this important question to the Secretary and Under-Secretary for War; but he wished to draw attention to the appointments of,the new- Government in reference to the administration of justice in Ireland. He asked if the reports of the legal appointments in Ireland were true; whether Mr. Blackburne at the age of 85 had been created Lord Chancellor, instead of Mr. Brewster, while Mr. ITapier had been made Lord Justice of Appeal; and all this at the instance of Mr. Whiteside. He also complained that no Irish Lord of the Treasury had been appointed. He wislied to know what wag the plan hinted at by Mr. Disraeli for stopping the emigration from Irelaad. also complained that no Irish Lord of the Treasury had been appointed. He wished to know what was the plan hinted at by Mr. Disraeli for stopping the emigration from Irelaad. General Peel said, with regard to breech-loading rifles he had received letters from the military commissioner of this country with the Prussian army, urging the immediate adoption of that arm in our service. at was necessary to come to decision at once; and he found that the late Go- vernment had arranged for the conversion of the existing into the Snider rifle, and he had determined to carry on that convereion as rapidly as possible and he hoped to get 200,000 by the end of the present financial year; and as fast as they were constructed they would be placed in the hands of the troops. Beyond the question of conversion no de- cision had been come to as to what the future arm of our .1 troops should Lie. The Narquisof Hartington explained that the order that he had given for Enfield rifles to be converted was given in February last, and he was prepared, on receiving further reports on the subject, for a large additional number. Sir B. Peel drew attestion to the recent proceedings in regard to a supplemental charter for the Queen's University in Irelaad, alleging that action of the most decisive charac- ter had been taken in relation thereto by the late Govern- ter had been taken in relation thereto by the late Govern- ment without the knowledge of the Blouse, notwithstand- ng Mr. Gladstone's assurance that such should not be the case. Sir G. Grey denied that the late Government had been case. Sir G. Grey denied that the late Government had been foUUty ot any breach of faith to the House; for the most minute and derailed account of tbe intentions of the Go- ia a -etter to the Lord Lieutenant, was S'Ir16 iu ^wch last, and since then not a word had been saId against the coarse proposed to be pur- the discussion. He proceeded to ib? which tue late Government proposed to introduce hlto the university education oi Ireland were fundamental and whatever they were, Sir Robert Peel was a party to them as a member of the Government;, which had fully and dis- tinctly stated their purpose and object in the matter and every document with regard to them had been duly laid on the HOUSP^ /?0H"se* He strenuously urged a decision of whether or not the Irish student was to be de- -slmnV or,P,Ui ? Cml right-that of an academieai degree —simply on religious sroiinrts! in anin-fderf^?rwf objected to an attempt ment or the ^m^f t0.0btaia the opinion of the Govern- ment on ine important question of Irish edir cation Th^ ZTitf70 its consideration during THPV WOULD HT^-O^' U^H if a proper notice had been given y Prepared to meet the discussion. AS regarded the general.p„iiCy of Government towards Ireland, eouu'rv^1' P°hey to propose a loan to railway s in L' Y a measure, however which thev inherited from their predecessors. wulcn lney The House then went into committee of supply and took office°paeketrservice. n "» úffice packet service. The other b,,isines' Was di-' 'P)';C(l of n(I the I-louse ad. journed tltt quarter Pa-Vt one O'clock. In the House of Lords, Tuesday, on the motion of the Marquis of Clanracarde, and wit a the assent of the Earl of Derby, on condition that it was noc pressed this session a Bill for Improving the Tenure of Land m Ireland was read a second time. The National Gallery Enlargement Bill was read a second time, after a short discussion. The motion of the Marquis of Clanricarde to go into com- mittee on the Dogs Bill wtis opposed, and lost, on a division, by 37 to 14, and the bill lapsed. Their lordships then adjourned. In the House of Commons, at a morning sitting, the Thames Navigation Bill was taken in committee, and 62 clauses disposed, of. i-n IVT^. Pvanfaii At the evening sitting, ia answer to Mi. Grenfell, Lord Stanley said that a statement in a Berlin journal, to the effect that England would nou allow part of Hanover to be handed over to Prussia, on account of certain eventual hereditary claims of England, was absolutely untrue. Mr. Graves moved for a commission to inquire into the present condition of the seamen of the mercantile marine, with the view of ascertaining whether within the last twenty years the supply of British seamen has or has Mtu Off, either in numbers or efficiency if the supply had fa en what causes have led to the decline, and whether any le y can be suggested. Mr. Liddell seconded the motion, i ). Mr, Henley attributed, in a great measure the deteriora- tion of our seamen, which was undoubted, to the suosuitu- tion of short for long apprenticeships, He also pointed out the life of hardship, toil, and danger, which a sailor had to undergo, and the comparatively small wages which he received, as a cause of the falling off in the number of our seamen. Sir S. Northcote pledged the Government to inquire into the subject, and hoped that the motion would not be pressed. The motion was withdmwn. Mr. Berkeley moved that, having regard to the failure of all legislation against corrupt practices at Parliamentary elections, it is expedient to make experiment of the system oi taking votes at such elections anonymously, according to the laws now in force in other parts of her Majesty's do- minions. He first presented a petition from the in- habitants of Bridgenorth, stating that after the last general election numerous notices to quit had been served on tenants on the Whitmore property, and praying for freedom of election, like that enjoyed in Australia, by means of the ballot. He then went on to quote the opinions of eminent authorities as to the value of the electoral func- tion, including Lord Russell, Burke, Chief Justice Holt, and asked a trial of that remedy which was adopted by England's greatest; Parliament—in which Hampden, Eliot, and Coke sat, and which had been advocated by Grote, Macaulay, and numerous others of equal weight and authority. He de- nounced the Corrupt Practices Act, designating it as the Corrupt Practices Encouragement Act; and as the result the electoral system was in a helpless and hopeless condi- tion, unless the remedy he proposed was tried. I Mr. Mowbray opposed the motion. Lord H. Percy indignantly repudiated the statement that his brother, Earl Percy, had ceased to deal with tradesmen f who had refused to vote for Mr. Bovill. After observations from Tlr. Onslow, Mr. Bovill, Captain Vivian, and Mr. Locke, On a division, the motion was negatived by 197 to 110. Mr. Mill moved for a return of the number of freeholders and householders in England, and Wales who, fulfilling the conditions of property or rental prescribed by law as the qualification for the electoral franchise, are excluded from the franchise by reason of their sex. He also stated that he should retain this subject as a part of his political pro- gramme. Mr. Walpole assented to the motion, and it was agreed to. The other business was gone through, and the House adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock.

ALLEGED SUFFERINGS ON < BO ABB A MEDITERRANEAN STEAMER. Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, resumed on Wednesday art inquest at the Ship and Pilot i"ayera, Wapping, relative to a charge of neglect ft1 starva- tion on board the steamship Medora, to the Mediterranean ports, by which it ye-a-p-4 'viiham j Galver, aged 31, lost his life. t T j Mr. J. R. Fenwiek, solicitor London General Steam Navigation Compan'' represented I tllMHrvnAnn3CaIv0r V', Sermi^g:e-streei St. Georye'a-m-the-Eap*that &er husband was a mariner, and he t steamship Medora CapfN Fuller, master. On the 29th Sril he a voyage very ilL Ee her, S also stated'tkat ha tad baen three wppV "7 that there were no medicines onboard a ,° tad been given to him that he could eat. "OOi'Or was called in by witness, and th« deceased lingered until the 29th June, when he died. His death was hastened, if not altogether caused, by the I neglect on board ship. Ho was healthy when he went on board. Dr. Irwin said that he waa called in -to the deceased on the _29i;Ii of April, and found h^rri emaciated arid in a low- insensible state. Under treatment he rallied and became sensible. Ha told witness that he had been ill three weeka on board the Medora, and that been ill three weeks on board the Medora, and that there were no medicines, and no food that he could eat. He died on the 29 ch of Jane from scurvy and intermittent fever. Witness certainly considered that his death had been accelerated by want of prooer food and medicines. By Mr. Fenwick: The deceased would not have died el scurvy if he had not had intermittent fever ako. Ke said that during the three "weeks he was ill he had no food but such as he could not eat—common salt provisions. J* I' F en wick deposed that he was secretary to the London General Steam Navigation Company, the owners of the Medora. That vessel left London on the 8th of March last, for a voyage in the Mediter- ranean, and she called at Valencia, Leghorn, Genoa, Merrino, &o., and took in. fresh provisions at theea posts. He put in the bills for various kinds or fresh provisions which had been paid for. By the 2 £ 4th section of the Merchant Seaman's Act the &!edora was exempt from the obligation of carrying lime-juice, but it so happened that her cargo was composed of lemons a? ^ar as the owners were concerned smphad been supplied with every requisite. But the Medora was now on a voyage to the Baltic, and the captain, of course, could not be examined. The company knew nothing whatever of the deceased's case. Mr. G. Keeley, wholesale chemist, said that he sup- 6th March. ra W1 a proper medicine-chest on the 6th Maroh. The coroner, in summing up, said that no further evidence could be obta-med unless the jury adjourned until the Medora should return from the Baltic, but the documents produced Ghowed that the Medora was well supplied with provisions. The jury, after a long consultation, returned a ver- dict that deceased died from scurvy and intermittent fever from natural causes.

I THE WAYZGOOSK This annual feast among printers is observed in London. The working men upon these occasions dine with their employers and the heads of depart. ments. Usually the rendesvons is in the outskirts of the metropolis, not far from the sound of Bow bells; { to which they are driven in four-in-hands or carriages, I This year, however, the employes of Messrs. Cassell, Fetter, aim G-alpin, La Belle Sauvage-jard, Ludgate- ■nill, determined to try the experiment of a journey to the sea-side. Thus, on Saturday, about 150 men assembled I at the Ludgate station for a trip to Margate; these, although only a fraction o £ the persona employed in the Li a Belle Sauvaga Works, exceeded the number ot former years. Arrived at Margate, the men strolled along the sands, on the cliff, on the pier, or rowed or saued_ on the water, where they esjoyed themselves to their hearts' content, free from Lsndon smoke and London Dastle. Soon after two o'clock a sumptuous &nd abundant djnner was prepared at the Fountain Hotel, at which T B. Galpin, Esq., one of the partner of the firm, presided. After the cloth had been withdrawn and the usual loyal and patriotic toasts given, Mr. J. F. Wilson, one of the practical managers, proposed toe health of the remarking upon the immense growth of business and the amount of labour performed unaer their guidance. Mr. GaIpiD, in responding, thanked all for their co- operation, without which it would be impossible to carry on successfully the large and rapidly-eztendins business in which the firm waa engaged, It was gratifying to know that the numerous works issued by the firm were highly appreciated in America as weU as .1 in this country, as proved by the success which had attended their that country. He felt a sincere pleasure in presiding at meetings of this cha- racter, and trusted that employers and employed would continue to work together in the same snirit for their individual as well as the general welfare. Mr. Jeffery, in proposing "the editorial staff," re- marked upon the difficult duties gentlemen in the lite- ra.ry department, had to perform. Editors and writers, while keepsag in view that the pablieationB issued by the firm had for their object the instruction of the reader, were under the necessity of administering that instruction in an attractive forBi, and were bound to please the public, while exerting themselves to the utmost in the endeavour to diffuse useful knowledge and elevating sentiments. and elevating sentiments. I;v?attoofc,u in for himself, and nmvra^wffiemK8rSt°' editorial staff who were 4,no absent, reminded them that that day six months they celebrated the ration of their now journal, the" Working Man," they had reMoTto lZow\7gh}j ing it would be^Sty £ £ £ T? °u £ °bUin- of its elder brother, which'lmd i Worth'y week for its support. The new ''w v-W°P^ce a would, he felt assured, bo made hv it« Y I™? Man useful and amusing; and he trJfJ fw °a be rewarded by a large circulation. ^ey would publishing departmen^'0" of "the to the success of the enterprises in which tbo a nes8 engaged, and believed that in America tho S™ wa? Cassell, Petter, and Galpin was bSZ L as m this country. ° pop alar The men returned home some by late trains in the evening, others remained by the sea-side till Mondat the London, Chatham, and Dover Company permithW the return ticket to be available till that time A51 were, however, highly pleased with their trip and determined next year to have a similar journey. 40, ■

A very important case—" Slade v. Slada "—will be tried at the forthcoming Wells Assizes, to be held on the 3rd of August, the result of which will deter- mine the ownership of extensive property in the neighbourhood of North Petherton, lately occupied by Sir Frederick Slada, and also the possession of title by him. The disputants are the eldest son of Sir Frederick and_the twin brother of the latter. We believe that Sir Hugh. Cairns has been specially re- tained on behalf of the Genera].

Deaths through Sunstroke. — Tws deaths through sunstroke occurred oi Thursday aud Friday last near Nottingham. AlabQlring man named Eyre, aged 60, was making hay in a fieM at Codaor on Thursday, when he was 0739tvad to fall, and died almost immediately. Oa F4day afternoon a man named Smith, while at work is the hay field at Calver- ton, was ssnatruck. Ha was obeyed home instantly, but died the same evening. FrpfesEor Agassiz sajs the general impres- sion in regard to the Amasontiver is very erronsous, not only in regard to the climiteof-that region, which if aad been informed was tahealthy, but also as to its iertility. Ho found the villgy of thg Amazon un- commonly fertile, and its elismte very healthy. It is his opinion that it will one (ay become the* mart of ffhabiSntsSaP?0rtinSr iQ CCKfsrt twentymilIjons of Importation of Sgga.-lu the first five months of this year the enormously large quantity of 127 millions oi eggs have been imjjrted into this countrv • ot this quantity, 56-| milliots were brought in the 4 month of May. Compared Hth tha same months of last year, an increase is showi of 38^ millions.' Pro- gressing at this rate, the sex, year's" consumption of eggs produced abroad may bass'timated to greatly ex- ceed 500 millions. b J The Public Health.—Hie births registered in London and twelve other Isaje towns of the United Kingdom during the past wee: were 4554; the deaths registered 2,519. The annua rate of mortality was 25 per 1,000 persons living, [n London the births of 982 boys and 937 girls, in all 1,919 children were registered in the week. In th( correspond ing weeks of ten years 1856-65, the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 1991. The deaths regis- tered in London during the pist week were 1,400. It was the twenty-sixth week oi the year, and the ave- rage number of deaths for that week was, with a correction for increase of fcpulation, 1,263. The actual return is, therefore, hgher than the estimated number by 137. Terrific Thunderstorm and Fall of Ice.- A violent thunderstorm visied N owoDolOtle and the neighbourhood on Friday .fternoon. The storm, which came from a north-westerly direction, com- menced about three o'clock and lasted till between five and Bix o'clock—attain:^ its height about 20 minutes past five o'clock, rhen the thunder was terrifically grand as it bursi over the town, and the igiitmng most vivid. Danige was done, especially -i.?.^6333' where fruit trees were" almost stripped with the heavy sbwers o? hail and rain, Thres Jflrig aImoa £ tb sizs o £ pigeon's egg. nf n ?' masor!S, were vroinng upon the scaffolding naQt fl-n.r G-ateshess; when, about 20 minutes ports snllff ,the lig'hfcBi^ struck one of the sup- jjPT itting a large spar nto ribbons, so to sneak. inin? Ji %mere Ehakil!?. however, the men were not nr JAT 111611 m°wing I a grass field at Benweil, v'vll, were kuooka down, but not seriously ['! • ijfe? °?.la tho evenig the ttorm passed away felt in^l nf 7 ai^c.fciV2- ,Ti> storm was also severely

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCWW- r QUER'S S PEE Gil ON THE HUSTINGS. On Friday Mr. Disraeli, having vacated his seat for I Buckinghamshire by accepting the efnce of Chancellor | ,^0 Exchequer, presented himself at the County | I1* Aylesbury, for re-election.—Mr. T. T. Drake I nominated the right hon. gentleman, and Mr. P. Dancey seconded the nomination. No other candi- date was proposed, and Mr. Hoare, the high sheriff declared Mr. Disraeli dulv elected. Mr. Disraeli, who rose amidst loud cheers, said: It is not long since wa met, I believe a year ago. GaDa- rahy speaking, I am not in favour of annual Parlia- ments (laughter), but I always make an exception for the coanty of Buckingham (cheers). The circum- stances which led to this meeting to-day are briefly these. The late administration having tried the new 1 ariiament, and believing that they had not obtained I6S confidence, resigned their offices, and the Queen summoned Lord Derby to form a new administration. Lord Derby accepted the trust which his sovereign summoned him to fulfil, for in this country no man who is a candidate for power has a right to shrink from the responsibilities which that position entails. Having thus acceded to power in the spirit of the constitution, as universally admitted by a House of Commons not elected under our auspices, I feel confi- dent that our career as ministers will not be stopped by^any factious proceedings, but that shall stand or use a now familiar phrase—by the merit of ths measures which we shall introduce (cheers). We have accepted oar high position at an extremely critical moment, when all Europe is armed, and in a state of war, or a condition menacing hostilities. Yet I am bound to say that, Eo far as we can form an opinion, in none_ of the issues now calling for a solution in Europe is there any necessity for the interference of England (cheers). I know that some lock on such a joctrme as indicating on the part of England some leoune of its former power and influence; but I take i very different view. The abstention of England TOUI any unnecessary interference in tha affairs of iiarope is the consequence, not of her decline of power, but of her increased strength. England is no monger a mere Jiuropean Power, she is the metropolis °.1 a ^rea't maritime empire, extending to the bounda- rius of the furthest ocean. It is not that England has taken refuge in a state of apathy that she now almost systematically declines to interfere m the affairs cf_the continent of Europe. England is as ready and as willing to interfere as in old days, when the necessity of her position requires it. There is no Power, indeed, that interferes more than England. She interferes in Asia, because she is really more an Asiatic Power than an European. She interferes in Australia, in Africa, and New Zea- land, where she carries on war often on a great seaie. Therefore it is pot because England does not recog" nise her duty to interfere in the affairs of the continent I of Europe that persons are justitied in declaring that she has relinquished her imperial position, and has taken refuge ^in the otivm cum dignitate which agrees with the decline of life, of power, and of prosperity. On the contrary, she has a greater sphere of action than any European Power, and she ha,6 duties devolv- ing upon her on a much larger scale. Not that we can ever look with indifference upon what takes place, •on the continent. We are interested in the peace and lorcsneritv of Enm™. «.nr? T /U v- —^ -■» vvr c-t-y > iiuay UUCiO may no.: be occasions in which it is the duty of England t» interfere in European wars. If the independence or vital interests of England were menaced—as in the six- teenth century by the Spaniards,and afterwards by Louis X. [V. an a X apoleon I.-the energy of England wodd not rest until the cause of its danger and disturbance was terminated (cheers). But no one, whatever may be his political viewÐ, for a moment entertains the idea that the independence oi" the vital interests of England are now menaced, and my views as to the prevalence of peace, so far as our country is concerned, are sanguine, not- withstanding the present disturbed state of Europe ) (cheers). Our relations with our allies, though they may not agree among themselves, were never more friendly and confidential than they are at the present friendly and confidential than they are at the present moment; and therefore I hope that, consulted by all, we may ultimately prove of some advantage when the time arrives, which may be nearer—notwithstanding all this hurly-buriy of war—than some expect, when a Congress may be called, and when England, though, not a belligerent, will not, I am eure, shrink, it the appeal ia raado to her, iroca taking her aeat in. the I Supreme Council (cheers). If our relations with j Europe are friendly, they are, I am elad to say, most cordial with the Government of the United States of America (applause). There never was a period in whica, think, a better understanding existed between tbe two Governments of the United States and of her Majesty than the present. We have had a memor. I aole instance recently of the good feeling cf that Government towards this country in the manner in ■sviuch they have dealt with tha Fenian insurrection f America (cheers). State of Ireland. Tue right hon. gentleman then referred to repressive measures rendered necessary in Ireland by tie" F^ian movement in that country, and said that the Habeas Corpus Act had not been suspended in Ireland in consequence of the conduct of the Irish people, but in order to grapple with a foreign conspiracy, and to prevent foreign agents from tampering with the lovalfcv and destroying the interests of the people. The right han. gentleman then proceeded— My opinion and that of my colleagues is that the condition of Ireland is not one of satisfaction to this country. When I observe, year after year, the vast emigration that takes place from that country, it is impossible for me to conceal from myself that we are experiencing a great social and political calamity (ap- plause). I acknowledge _that under eome conditions and even general conditions, emigration is the safety valve of a people. But, gentlemen, there is a difrer- ence between blood-letting and hemorrhage. What I sea in Ireland is not the scientific depletion which reanimates health and gives fresh vigour to the con^ solution, but a wasting away of nature, which I thin1- oaght to be stanched, &nd the political styptic that is required in the circumstances it is the duty of states- men to discover (loud cheers). I myeelf will never espport measurce, however plausible in theory, which may violate the great principles of political science • p a! ».;eause 1 know these principles can never be outra^d w^himpunity. Notwithstanding, I hope that the existing Government may ffcd means of int-odneW Swhich wiilVa?60^0?0l^d' £ WEsinLniitStt0! I £ tl0K- Gentlemen. 1 ,v„+sV' ° i 9 rate of interest was not dip tress- ing toe orade or our county town but although I have beono-ily a very jew minutes within ifca bo'-de^ I have already received a communication upon the subject Bank Rate of Interest. The right hon. gentleman, in commenting UD0P trade, s^d: I regret very much that at the moment the rate of interest in this countrv is sa biX Bat when l am told that it only requires I word frSm fcne Chancehor ot the Exchequer to absolve trade from sol these burdens, I regret also to say that my pore-s have been, I feel, unnecessarily magnified It is no more in the power of the Chancellor 0f the Excb.equeI: to regulate the rate of .interest than "it is to reguS the direction pi the winds (laughter 9nd applause)" Mr. Disraeli tnen went on to state the resets whVh m ail countries, govern tho rate of interest, and' th«n turned his attention to Reform. iB a said the right hon. gentleman, f,0 I am sorry to say, does not appear to be so popular with Englishmen as it once was, and that is the improvement of the representation of the people, aa proposed by measures which generally go under the name-though very erroneously—of Parliamentary Re- form Bills (laughter and applause). I hear very often, or perhaps I should say I read very often, that the subject of Parliamentary Reform is the great difficulty of the present Ministry, and wiH be their stuatbling- block. I am quite of a different opinion (laughter), £ 0\?° ^^en^ty in the subject at all, and if we stumble, rest assured we shall not stumble over the subject of Parliamentary Reform (hear, hear, and cheers). If Parliamentary Reform is to be dealt with, I consider the. present Government have as good a right to deal with it as any body of statesmen in ex. istence (laughter and cheers). The great Reform Bill of 1832 was mainly devised by Lord Darby, and was entirely carried by his energy; and, with regard to the only measure since the great Reform Bill on the subject of Parliamentary Reform ever mentioned with respect why I myself brought it in (laughter). I have seen this during the recent campaign in the House of Commons that_every division that took place, and every etronp manifestation of opinion which was expressed ratified the principle upon which the bill of 1859 was'founded (hear, hear). And, night after night, sitting in that house opposite to me, distinguished Liberals of all | hues, and scarcely with one exception, ro«a, and in a j tone of courteous penitence publicly avowed how much they regretted they had voted against the bill of 1859 (laughter). Gentlemen, I want to know under such | circumstances what is to prevent us, if the onestion is i to be dealt with, dealing with it in aa efficient a manner as any other body of public men. TVe must understand it, or, at least, we 'understand it bettor than several who have dealt with it. I cannot, there- fore, at all agree that the subject- of Parliamentary Re- form will be a source of trouble to the present Ministry, or that it will be one of the causes ox their downfall, if it ever occur (loud laughter and cheers). Having said this, I frankly tell you that I am not going to give any pledge on tho part of her Majesty's Government that when Parliament meets next year we are going to deal with the question of Parliamentary Reform. We hold ourselves perfectly frte to do that vraieh is best for the country. I see no downcast or disconsolate faces iu consequence of tha announce- ment (laughter and cheers). At the E&me time, it is my duty to assure you that if we do deal with the subject at any time, we shall deal with it in the spirit of the English constitution (cheers). We shall not attempt to remodel the insti- tutions of the country upon any foreign type whatever, whether it be American or whether it be French (cheers), I attribute the failure of the late Govern- ment in dealing with this subject to the confusion of ideas which prevailed amossr&t them upon the very principles on which they ought to legislate. It was impossible clearly to understand whether their measure wa-s founded on the rights of man or the rights of numbers. We who oppose their views do not recognise that the rights of man should prevail in our legislation, or that a numerical majority should dictate to an ancient nation of various political orders and classes like the present (cheers). What we want to see is, whenever any increase in the electoral con- stituency of this country takes place, that it should take place in uaimn with the constitution cf the country (cheers). What we wish to see is that the electoral power should be deposited with the best men of all classes (renewed cheers), and that ia the principle upon which, if called upon, we shall propose to legislate (cheers). Many subjects have beea for- gotten _in that factious state of political excitement which it has been the interest of some individuals to stimulate of late years in this country (cheers), and there i-re scveral questians which califor our utmost instant at- tention when Parliament again meets for business. The revelatiens respecting the Poor-law Board in London have called forth a feelingoftinivercal horror. There ere also questions connected with the administration of the law, such as tha law of bankruptcy, that cannot be any longer delayed, but which must fee dealt with in a large and complete spirit (cheers). Other matters also there are of a similar nature which require im. mediate attention. My opinion is that if Parliament gives its attention to these questions it will lay some foundation to the claim of the respect of the country (cheers). I am far from wishing that its time should be^ employed in mere discussions as to the best principles upon whieh political power should be dis- tributed in this country, unless those who undertake the ofnee can come forward under the certainty that they can carry a measure whieh will give satisfaction, to men of a temperate asd rational spirit, and which may strengthen the existing interests of the country (cheers). We are sometimes taunted with not having a policy. Persons who say that aie generally eccentric individuals (laughter), who are peculiarly in- terested in seme particular fantastic scheme in which they think are involved and invested all the causes of national prosperity and popular great. ness (cheers). Gentlemen, we do not pretead to have a policy, if that is a definition of a policy. But our policy to cur minds, is definite and distinct; it is to uphold our #constitution in Church and State (cheers). It is to bring in all those measures and to pursue in every respect that policy which will secure to this country the continuance of prosperity and peace (oheere). That appears to me to be the policy which ought to be pursued by an English Ministry; and if.it be pursued in spirit and in truth it will entitle them to, and will obtain for them, the confidence and the respect of their fellow-countrymen (cheers). Gentle- men, I thank you most earnestly for the grea.t honour which you have doss me this day in electing me again, jour member in the House of Commons, and thereby popularly ratifying the choiea at soar Sovereign (loud. cheers). On the motion cf the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a cordial vote of thanks was given to the High Sheriff for presiding, ^and tares hearty cheers having been, given for the right hon. gentleman himself, the assem- blage dispersed.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SOLICITOR, | At Westminster Police-court, on Saturday, Mro | Minshull Yea 1, solicitor, 12, Abisgdoa-street, Wast- [ minster, appeared to a summons charging him with I with others to defraud Mrs. Luoy Broad of divers sums of money, and farther with fo^eis- certain i llZP Mr CP0W€T%0 £ -att-0rne? reference to the Mr.^ George Lewie, jun., prosecuted, and Mr (lESi.ructeo by Messrs. J. and C. Rogers) de- said that Mr. Harry Spender, who Russell-street, Bloomsbury, died in ikay, 11od, lewvmg property producing = £ 25,000 per annum. He bequeathed his estate for 'life to hia sen. xxarry Jpowk^s openoor, End if he cuad issuo" then to his daughter Mary and her issue, of whom' the present prosecutrix, Mrs. BrOad, claimed to ho the great granddaughter. In default of iasun by either of the testator's children, the prooeriv was to go to his nephew John Hammond, Harry "Fowkes died withcatEissu8, and the property should have descended -o the great grandmother of the prosecutrix. Jobs Hammond died during the life of the testator, leaving one eon, Harry Hammond, of St. John's College, Cam- bridge, where he went in 1785. He took his degree of Master of Arts in 1( 94, and it would b0 shown that he continued to pay to the college until 1821. Harrv Fowbes died m 1817, and at that time bis sister, the great grandmother of prosecutrix, was also iiead. The pro- perty should have gone then to her issue, but thev were resident in the country. Then the fraud was perpetrated they were passed over. A Mr. Dodd, a solicitor, and Mr. Veal, the father of the p^s«at de- fendant, were at that time the collectors of the estate and when Harry Fowkes died without issue, and the persons towcos it belonged were not there to claim it., is remained in their hands. The property, after pass- mg over the issue of the testator's daughter, should nave gone to Harry Hammond, who was at c"lle'e. vvitaout his knowledge, in August, 1317, the "usual petition was presented in his DRQS, as heir to the property, to take., according to the testator's wiH, the surname of Spencer, and then the death of Harry Hammond, no*- Spencer, was feigned, and a will in his name leaving the estate to his son was forged and proved on the 18th of November, ISIS. There was but one Harry Hammond on the books of St. John's Col- lege, and there could be no dispute that he died is 1840. He had been many years curate of Horsell, near Woking, Surrey. The will bore the signatures of James "V eal, of Abingdor.street, and Jane Tears'.ey, of Mili- back-street, but there was an erasure, and it appeared to have been James Yearsiey, of Richmond, surgeon. A boy four years of age was, agreeably with the will, turned over to the guardianship cf the Rev. George Morton Maber, at Swansea. This boy was falsely represented to be the eon of Mr. Harry Hammond Spencer. Mr. Maber had been at college with Harry Hammond., and bein^ imt posed upon, received the supposed son of his friend and brought him up. In default of hia living till the estate was to go to Mr. Maber. who in the first time the death of his friend' *He f~ or three years after the alleged eon of his had got marrieo. immediatt-ly after tha ,l9n^ Mr. Harry Hammond the °eath of sent from this country to Austral;! LQ was remained. Ee was kfer};E„ a c w^ere he there, in extreme poverty "wfail a t>,maU J^ic-hcuse was remitted to him from SrEaIie5t aa^ni return to England. The deWo f9 t0 Pre7ent tis scene in 1840 acting in con^^ i°tGa8ie «P<>n the since he had been r^?vKJ?,*1? father. Ever into his own pocket R» J- its ai!0 putting them with his brother David ^,ctl*J"ged with conspiring with his late fatb««. a spencer in Australia, Several documentVbvt"? a P?r8on named Dodd. examined for the ^'S beea produced, and witaesses identity of Fa"rr-? without establishing the with Henry t;i ll'* JIofcn's Co51eSe» would be Lrl f 0 Borsail» -M-r* -Lewis said this there was w a ^bure oeeas1^ Mr. Sleigh said for the preset rfl°m be shown, tae slightest grooad PO f0>tV trt +?* ?? against nis client. It ought to waS fiwi k! 5 fc,hat in 1819 a bin m Chancery Johr T-tq» ^rrJ"r' °°d, the ma.teraal grandfather of Mr ■™oad Spencer, he being a minor, and fvi0n be naif, and his claim was fully esta- Biisnea. Ice case was adjourned tor a week.