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IMPERIAL PABLIAMENT. I
IMPERIAL PABLIAMENT. I HOU:,E OF LO!WS,-Mos\)AY, JUS!! 11. Thi'it liorilnhipn hurt "oly H dUott sittinir, (luting I which the Encumbered Kstntes (Ireland) bill, on the iiioii>m fnr tin- second tending was ltfeired over to u belect committee. HOUSE or COMMONS,—MONDAY, JUNE 11. FAHMAMEXTAHY OiTHS BII.L. The third readme of this. hill, after considerable di«i \i»»ion, was ennieil hv 272 to 2n6 Mid passed. The Sil, Coinage Hili w»> aiou lead u thud time Slid fussed. The County Cos (Ireland) BiU passed through «i>imiiit'ee. The C"IIt.tiun ot Hal. (Dublin) EiJI, And the >\w>Mte Gaol (Dublin) Bill, were severally read a M i nnii time. The SOl.U'ITOlt-liEXEUAL obtained leave to hnll" in a lull to tuciiiiate the abandonment of rail- ways 1111.1 I he of rttilway companies in certain cam*. the ..hW,.ts of whidl he explained. Sn \V. SOMl-RVILLR had leave to brin)» in a bill to roninnie certain aett for regulating turnpike maj IU Ireland, and another to CutlUnue the act lot tlip better preTeiition and punishment of assaults ita 11lIUlld, Nl,. F,tl,WFN h.,i t,, bing in bill to nbiiil|>e tlie- ho,ftir,, of hem flees ill \llúrulit)" Mi. HVkVES tirou#ut in the Australian Colonies Bill. The Mouse adjourned at a quarter past 12 o'clock. HOL'fiF. OF LU 1,1);?,—TUESDAY. HOME. In »n*«er '0 LOld Beaumont, The Maiquis ol I.VNMiOWN'K replied that he wa.not cuih'.1 "1' ¡.. explain the motive* which had influenced the French "oveiniuent to »encl an ex- pediiion to llaiy. All lie deemed it to slate was that the government, though aware ufthe intention to benli that expedition, had been no party i it, and that iibad been undertaken by the French government entirely 011 its own responsibility. Alter nonie discussion, the matter dropped, 110.. Navigation I.aw,. Bill was rcad II third time and passed. HOUSE OF COMMON'S,-TUBSDAY. AilHllKATIO.X 1KKAT1ISS WITH VOlililON POWERS. Mr. lUBDEX after presenting a must of petitions, brought torwaid his motion, in the form of an ltd- dress to Her Majesty. that foreign Powers be invited to concur in treaties hindillg the parties to refer any J11lt!cr:l 10 dilHjte between them, which cannot be uriangi d LJy uuJicdble negotiation, to arbitration.- lit be^an bv expressing his regret that there should be o much niiMipprenension upon the subject of his in itio.i, and lelened to the sneer" thrown out by Mr. Disraeli upon it. in the mutter just brought be- fore the H. use, relaiive to the condut of America Ku() Ru«[.tto?a?:s our JDi!ng navigators, and he accepted ,I" ill.t. os a proof lhat we lived in altered time! With reference to this motion, he represented two dis ini't eh.se. body or Cliiistiaus who upon principle lepudiiited the doctrine of war in any case; und a l uge pio. ortioii of the middle and working classes, who entertained all ubhorence of war, and iiesued a uuaruiilee against future hostilities. He did not ask the U.iuse to pledge itself against war (oi deiensive objects but assumed that it would not sanction so great a calamity unless it was im- peratively demanded 111 vindicating our honour and ,,u: just interests. His plan was to adopt for com- munities the mode of adjustment resorted to by in- dividuals, by employing arbitrators, not necessarily crown, I he ids,—who had, however, arbitrated suc- cessfully,—but commissiollers; and Mr. Cobden ad- duced instances in which, during the last fifty years, c )uIl11:"lSh)(le! had been employed to adjustdisputet, r.etwe. :i nations, and in no instance had such arbi- tialtou led to wu. There was therefore, nothing veil novel, III 01& plan; Ilor could the:" be difficulty in the iJctai sot a uiude ol procedure which was hit- IlIt.11I1 ¡II "ate lite. file worst that could be said ot his plan was that it would fail in averting war; but in that event OUI situation wouid be no worse, IIId1 1'; t' \1" a chance of its bein amended. Mr. EWAllT, in a few words, seconded the motion. Lurd PALMERSTOX assured Mr. Cobden that in opposing his motion he did not mean to treat him, or those whoile organ he was. with anything but the greatest possible respect. He agreed with him in attaching the greatest value to peace, and in enter. taining the utmost horror of war; and he was glad that Mr. Cobden had made his proposition, because it wvud c nvince the world of our sincere and honest desire to maintain peace. But whilst it was desira- ble to tliow that ill Knglarid there was a fervent love of peace, thew should not exist all impression that that 111 inly spiiit ol Englishmen was dead. and that England W is not as ready as ever to repel injury and aggression, tor nothing would be more danger- ons. than that till opiitwn should go abroad that so rooted was our aversion to war that we would sub- mit to anything to avoid it. This was an answer to ,he conmiaint of Mr. Cobden against the provident precaution against a possible war. lie opposed the motion because he considered the plan to be lounded upon all erroneous principle, and it would be found to be impracticable. The plan would be not only impracticable as respected foreign nations, but it would be dangerous for England to submit her rights to the tinal judgment of a foreign Power; and his opinion was not removed by the proposal to substi- tute lor a Governmcnt. which acted in the face ot the world, some irresponsible private persons, THe prin- t-iple ufttie pliii new, tor Mr. Cobden had cited no cuse of successlul arbitration the cases he had adduced were cases of mediation or inapplicable to his argument. It was most desirable that where two nations ilnl'ered they should come to all understand- ing to allow a friendiy ilnrd party to step in aud bring them to a compromise and the present prac- tice opened a djor of this kind vt mediation, which was becoming Irequent. lie should be soiry to meet the motion in such a way as to appear to negative the pii.icii.lt- upon which it was loundeil; he would, the etme, meet it by moving the previous question, which, though not stiictiy applicable, was the most courteous w:,v 01 n-sisiing the ul0tion. ;\1,. M. bllisOX and )1: ILOEBIUCK supported the motion. Lord J. KUSSEU, did not think thnt Mr. Cob- dan's plan would alfoid a belter means of preserving peace than the present mode, and he pointed out the many difficulties attending the devolution of all po- litical disputes to arbilidtuio- Thc advance of ci. vilization !Htli D1l1j4.:dttd the Imiioisot war, aud lie paw no reason why, in its further progress and de velopeutent, war might not be stigmatized generally as barbarous; aud U lai as lelatid to the maintain- ing of peace by not pertinaciously insisting upon points in which our national honour was not iiivulv- ed, hf" agreed with the spirit of the motion. Several other members also took part in the debate. Mr. CObUEN having replied, the House divided when the previous question was carried by 1713 against 79. The House adjourned at half-past 12 o'clock. IIOUSE OF COMMONS,-NVEDNESOAY.. Mr. BROWN presented a petition from Manches- ter in favour of the Bankruptcy Bill. Mr. BANKES gave notice that, on Thursday, the 2lst, heshould move that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to take into consideration the manufacture and state ot bread. Mr. HUME gave notice of his intention, this day ??t?k, ti, i,,? to the Throne for returns connected with the value ot certain church livings, amongst which ..a St. Mary's. Lambeth. 0,, ti?'! ?t S?, It. FE[t(iU,*IOS. e,,r.,l re- turns n to ttlt' revenue uf Ireland wre ord"rpd. TheCruettytoA??mi'?U.ttw.?readtteecond time. COVNTY ILATEti ANI) EXPC.I;DITVHE _BILL. Ir. HUME moved the seton,1 reading of this bill, the objet;t 01 which was to separate troin the judicial administration of eveiy county, and to adopt u plain piincpic < t taxation and repieM ntuitcm. Mr. II. DIIUMMOND objected to the principle of rppoiiiting a b ia:d revise and audit the county taxa- tinu of the countiy. Su J l'A KK1.NU 1 ON, who designated tlie bill as an atfiout to the gentry of the counties, against whom no mal-practices had been alleged, proposed That H seicct committee be appointed to inquire into the levying and appropriation of thecounry rates in England and W ales." Mr. K. 1'\L 'Elt seconded the amendment con- sidering that the .flails of tile county would not be better managed by the board winch Air. Huiue pio- uo-ed To wuipi. ?'"Sit(.?'?.?'"I'?'"?"? 'P't'? of the bill, namely, the representation of the rate. onyeis- the ItHlluuiol1 of tiouncÎal boards jJl which th vations classes of rate-pa.vcra should be fairly re'uesenti'd—ne'ended the magistrates w> o, he con- tended, had not been wanting in the pursuance of that I iid econom y whi'h was I) necessary in the '?,?.?j,n.mt'. tt!hty??u<(dthe bill to a select coinniittei, he houill propose lo 1..y certain inhumation on ill" table which "uld enable them to devise some pom lot checking tins evu. Mr. W PAT TEN said as the county xpendituve of it was 110 wotuier that the rate-payers should be desirous of having some voice III the distribution ot ?"H? n'"?"y %iiw a grt?uivr iii?uit tip,,n tnv'? ,f th. ti?.1 -o,?v? y, I i,. if., ?"? ,,(,he H"?"?<?"?"? .(..t.f.M'.?'??.?"?'?"?")'?" n.tn'<?'' '?'?"?" "?""y the prii c'i ie piopnsed. 1 he best way would b.. throw till' whole county ra'e upon the landiuid, )t.?'?'?'c"?*?''?? ?!h accomp, h'hert ? At(rr « slmrt dhCUMb)n. ?' t?'M'?.t't.h.d(-si?)t?<)..w?t..Ct)rrY (IU ,.?r'c.nt-?""t?"?"?"?! ?.t..b'?'"?p''?')'P?"?".?"'  )'f.t !?' .?'?"" "?'?" I'¡rl 'I"  "ht'd to ¡Id >|.t it. let them vote for i.he i; 'i. "'rJ 1\ d ll.It ill ll.ol Urn de. CIVIll In I Ii. "r the Government. In fact, to use a common phrase, heha.<?'-n"?.'d."]!p?)r. 11.1n?) ,nde,st?.,i fr.<,rM<ttpa??)b?w.?n huntn?)the F!r!,tM). ,)ist?.ti""?'"?.-htin<h<-)'i)))?hho.))d?- c???.'?.t..?.?)?(i.?..n.??-(he_.r)-n ill the way it was he had ?f?-? sold. He called upon every member whe n11 j.(1 with the pnnti|o' t)l1ht\ county rates !luchl 10hp managed bv indivi- ().'?!?)')?'V'?'"L"tM')t'???'? him for the second reading. Tiie lititise tlivitled, when thae RI)peikrtd- For the mendment. 116 Agairst it 154 Majority Aain"tthe amendment—-58 Mr. M. GIBSON piopnsed an amendment, to the effect of that the Select Committee should consider the piopriety of introducing the principle of lepre- sintntion ot the rate-payers. After considerable discussion, amotion for an ad- journment was Inst by a majority of 131 to 83. Mr. HUME said there could be no doubt that the object of county membeis was to delay and post- pone the measure. (Loud cries ot llear ) It would more become the chaiacitr of the country gentlemen to honestly come forward, and rither sup- port or oppose the measure, than to adopt a course tor the purpose ol preventing the House coaling to AI er a few words from Sir J. PARING ION, Mr. h. DENlSON rose to makea tew observations, j but bad scarcely uttered two sentences lietore it was i noticed that the hour of six had arrived. The the Hon. Members i leaving the House amidst much laughter. HOUSE OV LOHUS,—TiausnAV. Lord CAMPBELL, on the pait of Government, brought in a Bill to lemove any doubts as to the power of her Majesty to commute the punishment for treason tn Ireland as well as in EIIllInd.-a measure lendered nece»s iry by Mr. Smith O'Brien's refusal to he transported, on the ground that the Crown has no power to alter his sentence, and that, if the sentence of death be not cairied out, he has a right to be set at liberty. HOUSE OF COMMONS,—THI'H-DAT. Mr GLADSTONE brought before the House the afl'iiis ot Canada, as connected with the now cele- brated Rebellion Losses Hill," which he opposed stron^lv, hut declined making any motion upon it. Mr. Heiries, however, refused to ulbw the question to be thus got lid of, Iln,IIIIO,1 an Address to the Queen, praying Her Majesty to withhold her assent to this Bill until assured that no peison implicated ill lhc ribeliion shail 1'H.ti,iputc ill tho indemnity proposed. A long anQ desultory discussion ensued, aud at length the debate was adjourned to Fliday night, vvi.cn tlx motion was negatived by 201 to 150.
STATE OF TRADE. I
STATE OF TRADE. I th, I MANCHESTER, TCFSIHY.—In this day's market, the producers of varus and goods have firmly adhered to the somewhat enhanced quotations of last week: for some articles, indeed their demands have again been slightly raised. But. the heavy accumulations of re- cent purchases, on German accounts, consequent on the llockade of the northern ports, and the utter un- certainty that viist, as to the removal of that great obstacle to business, together with the not very cn- couraging tone of the eoininercial letters received from Germany, have naturally enough led those who are engaged in that trade to meet the present upward movement with a degree of caution which has re- stricted their operations within very narrow limits. As might lie expected, the hesitation manifested by so important a class of merchants, has not been with- out its influence upon the conduct of buyers cOlll¡ccled I with markcts for which orders are ready to be given out; while the accounts just received from the great mart of the Levant are fully as discouraging as the previous ones. The result is, that the aggregate of the day's transactions has not been large, and that a very perceptible want of animation has Lecn com- bined with a not less obvious firmness. The principal purchasing in goods is still mainly confine,l to light and iiieflium qualities for the eastern, the American, and some other markets, though the increased call for heavy domestics, which was experienced last week, continues in some degree to be felt. ROCHHALE, MONIIAY.—There has been an improve- ment in the demand for goods to-day, and merchants have purchased more freely, but prices are much the same as thev have been rür some weeks past. The wool market continues very dull,and the manufacturers show no disposition to buy, except for immediate use. Prices are much the sarue as they were the preceding Monday. HCIIUEMFIEUV. Tn:sro.\ Bllsiness is very quiet, both in the Cloth Hall and warehouses, and few buyers are In the town. The tradc in wool continues steady, and the bettersorts of colonial wools continue to improve in price. HALIFAX, SATIHUAV. The aspect of trade in our Piece Hall has not been improved to-day; nor is there, we believe, more doing in the warehouses; the inquire for worsted goods being still rather languid. There ii, buwever. an increased demand for wefts for the Continent; and there is no doubt that, were the Danish blockade at an end, there wonld be a good business in all sorts of yarn. Prices arc, consequently, no longer in a drooping position, although wool is easier tu buy, and, in the face of the clip, the staplers are five sellers. LE KI»S, TC!;S»»AY.—WC have no improvement in our market to report to-day. Buyers are extremely cautious in their purchases. Very little business has been dune.
I FORXDERINO OF -IORE EMIGRANT…
FORXDERINO OF IORE EMIGRANT SHIPS. -ONE HUNDRED LIVE?. LOST. At'vices received from Quebec state that tt mid- night on the lOth of last motuh, the Iaria, frvm Limerick, an old vessel* manned by a crew of ten ballds. with 111 |ta<i*eriirers, when within fifty miles from St. Paul's, rail into an iceberg with terrific force. The %i-liole of her bu%s were stoi-c in, and the ijcxt nu»ment the sea was rushing into the hold with the viole. ee almost of a cataract. A piercing shriek was heard from below, but it was only of a few moments' duration, as the ship went down almost immediately. It was the mate's walch, whc, with one seaman and a cabin boy, succeeding in saving three Uses by one of the boats which floated from the wteck as she fonnd- ered. About twenty of the passengers managed to reach the deck jllbt uclore she went down, some of who., jumped on to the ice, while others clung to the fi Hitinji sparh. Nine oldy, however, could be I're8el <cd, MX nun. two women, IInd II bov, who had gone on to ilie ice. Nothing was *ein of the master or the lest "f tlie crew they all perished with the remnineddr of the passengers. Exposed in the boat to the OIo.t inch went wc;uhei# the helpless survivorn remained thc whole of Ihf 11;:lowing day. Eventually, H haiqne, nmned the ltoslll1 C astle, and the EIIl<-Oll, II brig, approached, and took them on board. The p<»or cieannoa had Mifleted severely irom "Old, ""Ù their condition %v" the most heart- ren dinj». Their names Arc given A. follows Michael Cuac, Joseph Eifith, Bridget O'Uorinan, iiiiiister Cou- riers, William iirew, John ilogan, aud Patrick M'Toque; the survivors of the Maria's crew are- Willialll Collins (mllte, i John l'ickring (seaman,) and Michael Tague (cabin-boy,) making all, out ot the one h.indred and souls on hoard, only twelve saved. In consequence ol the brig Falcon being short of w ater, those who weie picked up by her weie tianKlcMtd on hoard the Koslyn Castle which proceeded direct to Quebec, and auived there last Saturday toitnight. In "0.111 ivll to tl.u h'HS of the Maria. the Hannah, another emigrant ship, loiindeud near the t'arnc bearing. Ti", master alld !linn of the crew left the ship when she was foundering with the 200 passengers, many of w horn were supsequentiy us- cued, having been picked op four days alter the luelauchoty event, aud had been l ir.duJ m Q.tebcc.
ITHE ATTACK UPON HOWE.
THE ATTACK UPON HOWE. It appeal* that the Miccer.* (Ir the French ot Romp hab been uieutly exa^eiali-d. Tiny f;ol the M"jiie I i -ci.», but Hilfercd reverses at the Villa Painpl"l', which cntmlrihalmieed lids advantage. The French hoops tod^ied so severely, th itjGen. Uud.not was forced 10 rr<p.»»-t of the U-i'n.m (ioverotneut all ilr- tor f¡"¡I", torr th«* pir p<»?e 01 btiryiiig hi", (h'ad, which »iih iit once yanifd. Thp lekyiapuic despatch was rCrul iu the Natioual Asseinbly on Tuesday .4 Upild.tltl"t!ff8, Villa Sautucci_, June >. It Th op' IUIIU III the tieiitiii-b le* place this e\>niutj ,\t 6 o'el'ck. At tite in the monliu 1'\0 besieging, b(iuerie> opened fien lire, li»e eneiuy. occupied t>y a seiiuus diu-rsio-» wi ;ch 1 h«U uideied on the side uf the Villus 0'iMioi .iiid Vale.Itini, I;d Hut lire a 'i.,gl. ",hOI on our workmen. Durii^ the day their ifre on this! ..ide W"S ^ell k"pt up. hut wntiuut t^u^ing us any IOSF. 1'he 3«>rd 11. anient of Hie Line, wliirh landed tlnee davs sinee, auived here ve*teiu..y, »nd i.i.mediHtely took part h the «»*r'The Pt>nf- Aiolle IS entiuly ie-ffciablished, and canÎ;uw"i (an paM over it In tlw mines liooHis vM i^ht ul gunpowder was found pupared L? bl?Iv il "I'. tubi?ntu; ).?t;.)).,u.jM.? Three. '.m. Th<'n?hth.xp??'d"?)ui?y. 1 works ai the | trei.ehes are cuiiiedou with uClhnJ. L..t uighi.new ba«teric« \V('I conhiiuc \d. Uute.i-inK e*eriions ttrc b" h)?n.?fn'c.?.u:?.,tet'.t'dttt'')? of ?' !?' and lue »»»•»> Cvii >io i aiid V aleut in i.
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We ('0111 "P1l ""i' hre'ohr"" or th pI"C'" tn ('n'f us. Ou))?u)n.??r h?.).?m.i) us with a pair ol hoots Within our short memory the good old practice of send- i?()Hcn..??f ?.?..n?-uuJ\u)ttuth?t?i.-i?? UllS anù print,•I>-hatr nun' Ih'I'U SCI for stred.1i.tt. 1 he L'oml tilw, • oiuilMI he 411' < tniiuls. i lie nest of thu lH'¡t',lt «* i, that Ow dow.r is a rwux, but not a ri*en num. It is soul is above leather, though the bootN are specimens of his own h.u?iM"rk..wn'??? cimen too. lie w a wnolc-souled Irishman, his name ?ickh?Y,i?t..i'?.\ iuU?'ctt.KTicau paper. ..iiuU Ji-ftcry. a i-nn»iit timler sememe (it trm- BIIOI union !■ v til tci n Jem*, hut- had t'i" ►t'ni* hCf i-Aleovli d I,: il ;Il: u loi It* h»r 'OIL „ii on,- »• l. in.-» -j '• >•" i
CRIMINAL COURT—(TIIURSNAY.)
CRIMINAL COURT—(TIIURSNAY.) (Before the Lord Chief Justice M".M. ..??'- 1 PATT?N.and ?r.UaronHoLFE?.) SHOOTING AT HER MAJESTY. Immcdiiitely after the learned Judges had taken their scats on the bench, UlNimn ?" ?''  <)e?r.b.d as bncktayer. was placed the dock, aud charged with haYing." in a ceruun P? '?' ?' called the Green-park, a certain loaded pistul.^hich lie did point, aim, preMnt. and d?ch?rge at, and?'u the i,ersoti of our Sovereign lady the Queen, with intcnt to break the public peace, und alarm our said Lady the The Attorney-General, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. IVelli, ati(I Mr. Clarke, appeared for the prosecution. The pri- soner was not represented by counsel. The indictment having been read over by the clerk of the Court, the prisoner, who was attirerl in the garb of a bricklayer's labourer, such as a white tuitiaii jacket and trousers, was called upon to plead, when he did so iu a subdued tone of voice, pleading (juilty. The prisoner was then asked if be could state any reason why the judgment of the Court should not bo lassed unou him, but lie made no reply,und The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE -thereupon proceeded to pass sentence upon him in the following terms rii- soner at the bar, you have pleaded guilty to a charge preferred agaiust you under the 5th and oth of V ic- ioria,of having presented at or near the person of It r Majesty a pistol loa(??(i with powoer, anu ancinaius discharged the same, with intent to alarm her Majesty and bMfk the public peace. It it desirable on some occasious that the circumstances uttending a charge agaiust a prisoller should be distinctly and openly stated in Court, but your ca;,e is so simple and dear that it is not at all inconvenient that you should have pleaded guilty. The oil'ence to which you have pleaded guilty is that of having offered a gross insult to her Majesty: there is i.o ground whatever to sus- pect that you intended any l'crsoual injury to her Ma- jesty, for the pistol which you used was one hardly capable of doing mischief. Your manner, too, of kmding it showed, 1 think, that you did not intend to do any serious mischief, while the report made by the pistol, when discharged, satisfied the witnesses on the spot, some of whom are peculiarly competent to judge -of the matter, that the pistol was not loaded with any- thing but powder. Your mariner, too, of loading and ramming down the charge produced a peculiar report, which leaves no tuanucr of doubt whatever that you are far froiu being guilty of having intended any per- sonal injury to her Majesty. It also appears thatyou had no assuciatos. your act was an individual act, ot having offered a gross insult to her Majesty for the purpose of exciting alarm in the public wind. To present a loaded pistol at any individual, though not loaded with ball, is a most uujustifiable act, but when that is done to the person of the Sovereign it becomes an aggra- vated oitence.Itisoneringan insult where revereuce aud honour are peculiarly due; it is an outrage to public feeling, exciting great alarm until the cir- cumstances become generally known, and give as- surance other Majesty's personal safety. That offence is one of a serious nature. Your motive for it is difficult to discover, and the only conclusion we cau come to with any degree of confidence is, that you acted lrom an unfortunate desire for notoriety, in be- coming au object of public attention by having pro- duced great alarm for a short period without any real mischief being done. Her Majesty is perfectly safe from personal violence, and from the atfectiou which her subjects entertain for her person, she is always tree trom any idea of personal danger; but the desire which her Majesty peculiarly indulges of gratifying her subjects by appearing in public is not to be re- strained by an insult being offered while so appearing. Protection must be afforded to her Majesty, so that she may be free from the apprehension of insult and the public not deprived of that wholesome and useful gratification which results from their beii g indulged with a sight of their Sovereign. As, therefore, this act of yours appears to have been committed for the sake of gratifying some personal vanity, it is highly IInportallt that those who may be liable, or disposed to follow your example, should know that notoriety or this nature is very short-lived, and is sure to be fol- lowed by severe degradation and suffering. III order, therefore, that you may be removed from the scene of your actions, and that others may know that they will not long remain to enjoy the noteriety which they have so unlawfully sought, the sentence of the Court upon you for this offence is, that you be trans- ported for the term of seven years. 'r prisoner, who seemed to listen to the address of the Learned Judge with sullcn indifference, was then removed from the dock.
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. I
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JUNE II. At a Congregation hcldcn this day the following degrees were cotiferred:- H. Bailey, St. John's College. (i. Bainbridge, St. John's College. F. S. Bolton, St. John's College. O. F. lleyner, St. John's College. J. It, Crowfoot, Caius Cullege. 11. G. Williams, Emmanuel College. M. B. Walter Augustus Lewis, Caius College. B.A. J. H. Smart, Trinity College. W. Stockdale, St. John's College. 1MRNABY LECTCRKBS. The following Gentlemen were appointed; Mr. Hutt, Caius, Mathematics. Mr. Andrews, Queen's Philosophy, Ir. Woolla^ton, St. Peter's, Rhetoric. N, r W, Brown, St. John's, Logic. The Rev. Muirhead Mitchell, M.A., University College, Oxford, was admitted ad eal/dem. At the same Congregation the following grace pas- led the Senate:—To appoint the Vice-Chancellor, the Master of Jesus College, the Master of Sidney Cul- lege, the Master of Christ's Cullege, Mr. Bateson, the Puolic Orator, Mr. Martin of Trinity College, and Mr. Hopkius of Catharine Hall, a Syndicate to consider the report of the Inspector under the Public Health Act, and to make such statements and to propose such amendments respecting it to the General Board of Health as they may deem desirable. OXFORII, JrNE I:A Convocation was holden this day for the purpose of electing a Professor of Anglo- Saxon in the room of the Rev. William Edward Buck- ley, M.A., Fellow of Brasenose, whose period of office had expired. The candidates were, John Earle, M.A., Fel 1, w of Oriel, and the Rev. Henry Wilkins Norman, M.A.. Fellow of New College, the former of who? w is (le,-ted. the numbers being- For Mr. Earle 142 ;t:. ;I' _I I Mrs. Denyer's lheological Prize On Original, or Birth, Sin," has been awarded to the Rev. Edward Walford, M.A., late Scholar of Baliol. Mr. Walford gained the prize for Latin verse in 1813, and one of Mrs.Denyer's prizes last year. Tlie Vice-Chaiicel'or has announced that, in conse- quence of the Knctenia, or Commemoration of Foun- ders and Benefactors, being fixed for Thursday, the 21st inst., the congregation for granting graces and conferringdegrees will be holden onfriday, the 22nd, instead of the day preceding.
THE BRITISH CORN TRADE.I
THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. By the stamcnt submitted to our readers in our last number, we showed that the importations of Wheat and Flour from abroad have averaged something over half a million of qrs. per month since the be- ginning of February, when the duty was reduced to the nominal rate of Is. per qr., and stated at the same time that, notwithstanding these enormous arrivals, the stocks of Foreign Wheat and Wheaten Flour in the country w ere n&ICd to consist of only about 700,000 to 800,0U0 qrs. Thew facts are, iil onr opinion, sufficient to prove the extreme deficiency of the last harvest, and render it a question of some importance whether our avail- able means might prove adequate to our wants in case any material falling oft' should take place in the sup- plies from abroad.- The foreign now on hand would, if the consumption should continue at about the same rate as is shown to have taken place by the quantities imported, and those left on hand, suffice for at least two months. But many parties argue that farmers will not be able to furnish supplies oil an equal scale to what they have hitherto done, and that a large pro- portion of foreign will therefore be required, This supposition is certainly not unreasonable, seeing how little inducement there has been to hold back; still, we are inclined to think that the smallness of our stocks will have little influence on prices unless cir- cumstances should occur to give rise to uneasiness in respect to the growing crops, but it must be at once appareut that we should be in an awkward position to meet another deficient harvest. The weather is therefore likely to exercise even more than its ac- customed influence oil the trade. The view taken above is founded on the possibility of the receipts from abroad decreasing materially. That the arrivals may not be so abundant as they have been the last few months, is probable; but, judging from the continued oilers from the other side, and our knowledge of the shipments in progress at con- tinental ports not affected by the Danish blockade, we are disposed to think that, the supplies will be far from unimportant during the time which must intervene before our own crops can be ready for cutting; aud we certainly feel more apprehensIve of extreme low prices by continued large importations after harvest, when tl.ey will probably not be required, than we do ••f tlie supplies proving inadequate to carry us on to t'1.it period, ll.thcrto linlhing has occurred to give use to uueasiness in respect lo the crops on Ihe ground. Some jailial mischief may have been done to the growl by the heavy thunder showers ex- i,cric,:c,d this in different parts of the country, but not to all extent to make much difference 111 the probable produce in liie aggregate; indeed, the re- ports from all quarters continue to spal, ery favour- ably of the prosjeels for the future. On all light laiids wheat v.eai'i a splend.d appearance, and though not so luxuriant on the clays, we believe that there is far greater danger "f an excess than of aUy deficiency ut plant.—The cutting of grass has been pretty generally commenced ill the south; the crol, is heavy, nit! oulv* icrpiires favourable weather to ensure an abundance H! Imt.».•« /»«• W""
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HEIR AT LAW WANTED OF Mrs. MARY FAEKEB, ATE of Liverpool, in the County of LRnca,ter, T J dcce?d. formerly MARY JONES, pinter, whnse Parents ere supposed to have been natives of and originally settled in, some pan of the County of AII¡tlesev. Ulitim'nts are furred to GEOUOR L.<?T Cox, Esq.. Bruimwick-M., Liverpool or to Jlcsrs. CI.AKK and HILL. Solicitor. 3, Harrington-street, Liverpool. ,,a& Oak C21i A, 'CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD BAILWAY. LOANS ON DEBENTURES. THE Directors of this Company are prepared to L receiv?? (under the power, of their Aetot 1 art.a memt) Tenders for loans of money, on Security of Debentures, bearing interest at the rale of 5per cent. per annum, the interests payable half yearly, viz., 10th January, and 1 Oth July. Tenders, stating amount, and term of years, for I which it is proposed to be lent, to be addressed to the Secretary, Euston Station, London. By order, ANDHEW G. GILFORD, Secretary. Euston Station, 14th June, 18-19. TO 11UILDEUS AND CONTRACTORS. BANGKJB & BEAUMARIS UNION W02KH0UBE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, TIIA T the Board of Guardians of the Bengor and Beaumaris Union will on the 27th day 01 JUNE, 1S49, Contract lor BUILDING A WALL, and making some ALTERATIONS in the SHEDS at the back of the House, according to a Plan and Specifications which may be seen at the Board Room in the Workhouse. Healed Tenders to be sent to me on or before TUES- DiV, the 26th of June instant. HUGH WILLIAMS, (:erk to the Union. Board Room. 13th June, 1849. BANGOR AND BEAUMARIS UNION. CONTRACTS FOR PROVISIONS, &e. ALL Persons desirous of Contracting with the A Guardians of this Union, for supplying the Workhouse, from the 25th JUNE, 1889, to 19th Sep. tember, 1849. with BREAD, FLOUR, MEAT, (Bone tn be contracted tor separately) GROCERY, CHEESE, MILK, BUTTER, RICE, COALS, CANDLES. SOAP, PEAS, OATMEAL, and other Articles of Consumption, are requested to deliver in sealed written Tenders, (with Samples of such arti- cles as can be given, and the preference will be given to those Tenders accompanied with Samples) to me on or before Tuesday the 26th of JUNE, 1849, (un- sealed Tenders willllot be entertained.) becurity will be required fur the due performance of the Contracts. It is competent for any Person to Tender for any of the Articles separately. Forms of Tenders may be had by applying to me at the Workhouse. be had by 3[)p') 'n g HUGH WILLIAMS, Clerk to the Board of Guardians of the said Union. Board Room, 13th June, 1849. "MON, MAM CYMRU." Eisteddfod Frelniol Aberflfraw. -1 Cal GUT ni ckaro y wlail a'i maco," Hateful is the lIIall who loveth not his mother land." THE ABERFFRAW ROYAL EISTEDDFOD. rATRON. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT. PRESIDENT. OWEN FULLER MEYRICK, Esa. TlTIf. be held in the ancient town of ABER- W FFltAW, on TUESDAY and'VEmmSDAY, the 14th and loth of AUGUST. 1849. A GORSEDD will be held on the 16th. ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS. TRANSLATION INTO ENGI,ISII-' Cywydd y Drindod,' II. Ran, Llinell 43, Waethwaeth aeth y byd weithian," hyd ddiwedd 122 ,Pob myiiydd is moelvdd mor"—Medal, £ 3. TO WEAVERS—For a Lady's Scarf-A Prize of £2. by the Misses Wynne Jones, Llantrisnint. Tho previously advertized Linseys and Stockings -the Transitions and Scarfs to lie sent in (tieeof expense) or before the 20ih or Jui.» ncxi, IIlI- dressed to the Secretary of the Eisteddfod. Abertfraw, Anglesey. A Programme, togethrr with all necessary patti- culars, will be issued in the course of a few day. HUGH OWEN, Hon. Sec. Treveilir, 12th June, 184!1. The Committee earnestly beg of all subscribers to cause their subscription to be paid on or btfure the 1st of JULY next. cilEAP SUIVINER EXCURSION. FltOM Chester, Holyhead, Bangor, Conway, Abergele, Rhyl, Mostyu, Holywell, Flint, Queen's Ferry, Wrexham, and Buaboa, to LONDON AND BACK, Offering a choice of Four, Six, Nine, Eleven, Four- teen, or Sixteen clear days in Town. Trains are appointed to leave the Railway Station, CHESTER, at Half-past Six, On BATUBDAY Morning, JUNE the 23rd, AND On MONDAY Morning. JUNE the 25th, Returning from the Euston Station, Luston-square, I London, on Friday Evening, June 29th, at Half- past Five, on Wednesday Morning, July 4th, at a Quarter before Six, and on Monday Evening, July 9th, at Halt-past Five punctual. FARES TO LONDON AND BACK:— 3rd Class. 2nd Class. 1st Class. From Chester 1 0 u Iit) o (I Holyhead 27 6 0 H-naor .t 7 6 2 0 3 0 0 Conway 1 7 () a 2 "I 2 » Ab? ?e. '4 0 2 0 0 ?'?" Hhyl 't 3 '?S ?t06 Nyn 1 2 6 16 6 | 7 6 Holy%ve ol2 ti Flint .12 0 l)?hf2o0 0 12 6 t! 2 6 ?'Ferry.O 1 I 6 | 2 2 6 WrexSani • • 1 ol 1 0112 4 0 Ruabon 1 3 ? 0 | J U 0 1t? 4 0 Children under Twelve Yean ofA? HW-price. I PAssengers from llangor and the intermediate Stations to Chester, also from W rexham and Ruabon will be allowed to pass from any Station to Chester by any Train, (excepting tlw Express) the day before, so as to be at Chester on the Evenings of June the 22nd and 24th. ready to start for London by the Excuision Trains from Chester, on the lornings of the 23rd and 25th. EXTRAORDINARY CHEAP EXCURSION From LONDON TO PARIS or BRUSSELS and Back, Being tho Second Continental Trip. Urand Trent available only to Parties Excursion- ists into London by Special Trains. Mr. MARCUS respe?utiy intimatfs. that through I the tib?ti.y of the Directors of the  ""{} Ue?ian L?. and also the Directors of the South Eastern and Dover Railway, he is enabled. to an- nounce the following 10? 'If F?",?? [from LONDON to PARIS or .ihL?bL. and B.ICK:- BACK' From LONDON to PABIS and BMk. Third Class. £ 1 15 0 Second Cia?s.. 2 a 0 first Class. 3 3 0 From LONDON to BRUSSELS and Back. Thi"JCIR;¡s.£1 10 II Second Class 2 0 Fir.tChtM. 2 17 6 These Tickets are .?;ILble on ?"Y d,y   Train corre??potidit?,l th lrom LONDON to PARIS and "?'?', an' i -1)\[)11 to JiRU?HLH and Back, hen..he ?"' of ?'? the Oth of Jnlv, inclusive. i, T?':?.' ?'?\'e'y ?.?n?ti..n n?y \Ie  application by''l',u' l'Ol 1JAII), (lIHt (1H'/(j..â:l a pùs- arp:.can..n ?'?'??'?"?CL?..t Ollice, ?I?K;H-'s'r?  Every intonm-.tiuii .^peeling the 1 i Brussels Tdp .ay be obtained of M. )IAHCV: lit Ills Office, £ 31. C^by llall Chan. HM*. 1 *■ .nel't N itaiu, London, utter ¡bc lib day of JUlle.- A?ndaneu dily, from T?n unt'H?r. -H.?. Ein" and every 7?"?' .?'   taincd at ihe R?w.'Y Sntiioiw on ¡he 1.1111', lit !llr. THOMAS, Printer. Hamate-row. Cluster,  H. R. MAiUT.S. andC"id urt F, IV, i,ei6h Miect, f.i, fillhH. -TU NOW LOADING AT 'A Pickle Merrtn? Wharf, ;??? ?MMJOOM, 1^011 CARNARVON, BANGOR, BEAUMA- 1: ltls, and n1l¡,lhCeS adjacent, the .(a.-&utli,, SCHOONER NEW DOVE, WILLIAM BAHRO W, Master. To Sail on or about the 26th dav of JUNE inst. otlce to Creditors. Ix the matter of the Petition of the Reverend J_ JOHN DAWSON, of theRECToitv, in theparish of LLAXOAK, in the County of lerioneth. NOTICE IS HESEBY GIVEN, That the County Court of Merionethshire, holden at Corwen, in the Mid County, acting in the matter of this petition, will proceed to make a final Order thereon, at the said Court, on TCESDAY, the Twenty sixth day of JUNE instant, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon precisely, unless cause be then and there shown to the contrary. Given under the Seal of the Court, this 6th day of JUNE, 1849. WILLIAM OWEN. CUll", MR. ST. ALBIN, PROFESSOR OF BAMCtXC, BEGS most repectfuHy to announce to the Nobi- Bli*y and Gentry of BEAUMARIS, BANGOR, and CARVAKVON, that he will commence giving Instruc- tion in the above accomplishment, on the 1st of JULY. MRS. ST. ALBIN will also give lessons on the PIANO FORTE to Finishing Pupils. As Mr. and Mrs. ST. ALBIN'S residence will be for a few weeks only, they would attend Twice or Three times a Week. Applications to Mr. BICKNELL, Bulkeley Arms Hotel, Beaumaris. or Mr. ST. Albin'S ltesidence, I 44, MOUNT PLEASANT, LIVBHPOOL, TO HOUSE AND SHIP BUILDERS, FABHEB3, AND OTHERS. OWEN THOMAS, OF THE UNION IRON & BHASS FOUNDRY CARNARVON, i BEGS to inform House and Ship Builders, Farm- Bers, and others, in want of TIMBER, that he ? has purchased the surplus Stock of the Messrs. Jackson, Railway Contractors, Bangor, consisting of Red, Yellow, and Mellow PINE, of the best quality, and a lot of ELM Timber, some of it calculated for Ships' Kelsons the whole of which he purposes Selling off in Lots to suit Purchasers, at low prices. An early application will oblige. COUNTY OF ANGLESEY. WANTED, A Steady, active MAN, conversant with the A Enciish and Welsh Lanuaes. as POLICE CONSTABLE for the LLANGEFNI DISTRICT. Applications, with testimonials as to character and eligibility, to be addressed to me, the undersigned, on or before the 30th day of JUSH instant. O. OWEN, CIerI. of the Peace. Beaumaris, 4th June, 1849. IN THE VILLAGE OF FFESTINIOG, NORTH WALES. TO BE LET, WITH 111MEDIATE POSSESSION,  Good substantial HOUSE, in the picturesque A Village of Festiniog, consisting of 2 Parlours, a Drawing-room, 4 best Bedrooms, 2 Servants' Bed- rooms, Kitchen, Cellar, Scullery, and Out Offices, together with a two-stalled Stable, Coach-house, and a Kitchen Garden. A quantity of land may also be had if required. The Village commands a view of the celebrated Vale of Festiniog, with Harlech and Criccieth Cas- tles in the distance. The weekly market is well and cheaply supplied with butchers' meat, poultry, and fatni produce; and the Rivers and Lakes in the neighbourhood af- ford ample sport for the lover of angling, being well stocked with Salmon nnd Trout. English Service is performed every Sunday at the Established Church, j in Maentwrog, two miles and a half distant, and there is a daily post to London and all parts of the kingdom. Apply to Mr. TIommT LLOYD, Bank, Festiniog. NEWSPAPERS.—au the I.ODOX MOR- i\ )XG. BYEING; AND WEEKLY NEWS- PAPERS, and Stamped PUBLKJAriuNS. for. warded in neatly PRINTED Wrappers to all patu of the WOULD with accuracy and despatch, and by the same d.iy's Evening Mail, at the following REDUCED PRICES FIRST, OR MORNING EDITION. Per Quar. Half-Year. Year. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. DuihNews jj 4 0 2 6 0 ..4 8 0 rlihro";ii.: 11 4 0,. Z 6 0 4 8 0 Morning ilerald, K 7 0 2 12 0 5 0 0 Morning rost Times 1 1 0..2 6 0 ..4 8 0 SECOND, OR, AFTERNOON EDITION. These are NEW COPIES, Published Daily at Two P.M.« containing the LATEST Foreign Inte lligence, answer- ing the purpose of a Morning and Evening News- paper. Daily News. I j 8 0.. 214 (I 5 5 0 Morning C hron.cle. I Morning Herald 1 Morning l'ost.1 10 0 2 17 0 5 16 0 Times. ) CLEAN COPIES may be relied upon. These terms are for money prepaid, A List with the whole of the London Newspapers with the Prices for each Paper Quarterly, Half- Yearly, and Yearly, may be had gratis, on applica- tion by paid letter to JOSEPH LEE, News' Office, 9A. Billiter Square, Fenchurch Street, London. Estab- lished Eighteen Years. LLAXRWST UNION. SCHOOLMISTRESS WANTED. THE Guardians of the Llanrwst Union will, on TTu??daytti? 10th day of JULY next, proceed to the ELECTION '? a SCHOOLMISTRESS to the Workhouse School. The Schoolmistress must superintend the male and female Children in the Workhouse, and instruct the latter in Knitting, Sewing, Washing, and get- ting up Linen, and to train them for entire clean and intelligent servants,—and the former in Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Salary, £ lo per annum, and an allowance of the provision of the House. Candidates must send in applications in their own handwriting, and are required to produce testi- monials, and appear personally before the Board at the Workhouse at 10 o'clock A.M., the 10th day of July 1849. Given under my hand this 6th day of June 1849. WILLIAM GRIFFITH, Clerk to the Guardians. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE PORTRAIT OF THE LORD BISHOP OF BANGOR, PAINTED JJY JOHX WATSON GORDON, ESQ., R.A. Z. d. Subscriptions already advertized.. 216 16 0 Rt. lion. Lord Bostott. 10 0 U T. Peers Williams Esq. M,P. 5 0 0 John Williams, Esq. Treft'os 5 0 0 James Bethell, Esq. Brighton 3 3 0 fiev. NI. Morgan, Conway 2 2 0 Archdeacon Newcome 3 0 0 Miss Howard, Menai 2 2 0 Archibald Worthington,Esq. 2 2 0 Rev. W. Warren, Wroot Lincolnshire. 2 2 0 Mr. Rd. M. Griffith, Bangor 2 2 0 Rev. g, J. Owen, Llanvair 2 2 0 lilv. NV. Williams, Tyddvn 2 2 0 Rer. Edward Thelwail, Llanbedr.• 2 0 0 Rev. J. Roberts, Llansad wrii 2 0 O Hev. J. Jones, Uev. James Jones, Llanynys • I 1 0 Hev. Evan Evans, Llanfwrog 1 0 Rev. J. Davies, Derwen I 1 "JJ Hev. H. Roberts, Llnnelidan 1 0 Rev. W. W. Holland, Chichester 110 Key. J. M. Holland, New College, Oxford I 1 0 Mrs. Oakley, b,Icli 1 0 Rev. W. H. Edwards, Queens Coil. CaUl- b,idg? 1 0 C. F. Woosnam Esq. Llanidloes 1 I 0 K?. UenryUri!ht)). Llandiygau 1 1 "? Rev. J. A Clarke, Wellon 1 Rev. T. R. Ellis 1 1 )trv. C. Chamhres ?" M(-i,?. Hvn)? & Rowlands Bangor 1 1 ol Itev. liielid. Prilchurd, lliuani 1 10 Rev. O. (>. I 0 liev. David Grififth, Llandysiiio 1 1 0 Rev. J. I I 0 Rev. J. O..bines. I.hngoed 1 I 0 Philip B. Edward-, E»q 1 1 0 Mrs. Pi ice, 1 0 li", En nia Owens, Chureh-^t., Heaamniis I 0 Sub-cnptii'iis are nceivoJ by Mtssrs. WIL- LIAMS, Bank Ballgor. J. \V. TREVOR, Hon. Sec. uf tlr. omm'ttee. Llanvaelog, th JUlie, IS!!I. TO BE LET, FVRNISHBD, PARI' of a nOUSE. delightfully situsted, with L GARDENS and GROUNDS attached. For particulars and address apply to Mr. John Aronson, Jeweller, Berlin House, Bangor. Anglesey Quarter Newioni. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, rpiIAT the GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS TI?f the PEACE for the County of Anctcspy, will be held at the County Hall, Beaumaris, 011 TUES- DAY, the 3rd day of JULY, 1849, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the Forenoon, at which time and place all liusiness, Matters, and things appertaining to the Assessment, Management, and Application of the County Rate or Stock of the said County of Anglesey, which by any Statute or Statutes now in force, the Justices of the Peare are authorised to do and transact at the General Quarter Sessions, will he commenced, done, and transacted publicly, in open Court. O. OWEN, Clerk of the Peace for the County of Anglesey. Beaumaris, dated the 11th day of June, 1849. Carnarvonshire Quarter Sessions. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT the GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS Tof the PEACE, for the County of Carnarvon, will be held at the COUNTY HUL, in CARSAkYOS, on Thursday, the 6th day of JULY, 1849, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the Forenoon, for the dispatch of the Civil and Criminal Business, and will be continued by Adjournment from the 5th day of July aforesaid, to be held at the County Hall afore- said. on FUIIIAY, the 6th day of JULY, at the hour of Ten o'clock in the Forenoon at which last mentioned time and place all Business, Matters, and Things (save and except as hereinafter mention- ed,) appertaining to the Assessment, Management, and Application of the County Rate or Stock of the said County of Carnanon, (which by any Statute or Statutes now in force, the Justices of the Peace are authorised to do and transact at the G,?.e,?l Quarter Sessions, or at an adjournment thereof,) will be com- menced, done, and transacted publicly in open Court. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN, That application will be made at the said General Quarter Sessions, to be held on Thursday, the 5th day of July aforesaid, for an Order or Or I?., .of the said Court of Quarter Sessions, that a sum or several sums of money, not exceeding in the whole the sum of £ 1,50<i, be forthwith raised and borrowed by way of Mortgage, on the security of the Rates of the said County of Carnarvon, to be applied for the purpose of discharging the Balance of the Quota required from the said County of Carnarvon towards the erection and completion of the North Wales Hospital for the Insane, at Denbigh, in the County of Den- bigh. Dated the 13th day of June. 1849. RICHARD A. POOLE, Clerk of the Peace for the County of Carnarvon. County of Merioneth. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, rpHAT the ADJOURNED GENERAL QUAR- JL TER SESSIONS ofthe PEACE for the County of MERIONETH, will be held in the County Hall, BALA. on Thursday, the 5th day of JCLY, 1849, and the Finance Committee appointed to audit all Accounts, will meet for that purpose at 11 o'clock in the Morning, when all Business relating to the Assessment, Application, or Management of the County Stock or Rate will commence. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, That the GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS of the PEACE will be held at the County Hall afore. said, on Friday, the 6th day. of July, 1849, at 10 o'clock in the Morning; and all Business relating to the Assessment, Application, or Management of the County Stock or Rate, will commence at Eleven o'clock, a.m. All Depositions and Instructions for Indictments, are to be sent to the Clerk of the Peace, three clear days before the Sessions. DAVID WILLIAMS, Clerk of the Peace. June 11th, 1849. Notice to Correspondents. I Several communications are crowded out.
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The beaten track is the polar star of the English mind; and we are not prepared to say but what it may be the safer course.— Still however there is nothing of the dash which gives fascination to adventurous spirit about it, and if all were of one mind, none venturing to strike out new courses, mankind would neither deserve nor enjoy any other fortune than to trudge along a weary road to the end of the world-to go no further with the conclusion. It is a great pity there should be any such thing as poverty in the world, some will say —mayhap unreflectingly, considering that there is the highest warranty that the poor shall never cease out of the land; and if poverty be deemed an evil, let it be considered a ne- cessary one, for without the poor there would be no room for the exercise of benevolence- the purest and most exquisite of enjoyments. I hus felt one who, the other day, writing to a friend in the mother-country of Australia, as a land overflowing with milk and honey, dwelt upon what seemed a most extraordinary feature in the character of the place. Pover- ty is unknown here so that if yon wish to give alms, there are none to give it to." Hear this, you troops of half-famished beings who infest the thousand towns and rural districts of once merry England; and be transported at the intelligence, with a view to which many of you rush into crime; and assist us, 0 political economists, gifted with the faculty of tracing effects to causes, in the inquiry- I wherefore civilisation and poverty should be bracketed together in the same category where- as in the country of the untutored savage want is rarely known and poor are none ? Poverty in the mother country is a great fact; and vain is every effort to reduce it to a little one, pelt it never so vigorously with statutable enactments. Perhaps this comes of its splendid endowment, costly establish. ments and the love of ease studiously cultivat- ed therein; but from whatever cause arising there is no longer a possibility of keeping this great fact within reasonable bounds. It is certain, unless something can be done-and that shortly—thousands, yea tens of thou- sands in the class of ratepayers will have to take their turn in the revolutionary crucible. This seems pretty clear to even an ordi- nary capacity; and yet it is astonishing how great difliculty there is in fixing public atten- tion on any proposition calculated to avert a state of things the bare contemplation of which is sufficiently disheartening. Is the fate of Ireland.-dating its headlong course along the road of ruin from the failure of the patato crop to the final catastrophe brought about by the introduction of a poor-law, of no service in the shape of solemn warning, or if this be disregarded, let thought be taken of the emigration of so many British yeomen to untaxed countries, where industry is sure to, be recompensed, and man may be said to en- joy the fruit of his labour nor let it be said of the farmers of England and Wales that like the mountains of tiilboa on uhich no dew or rain descends, they are deaf to all wholesome advice, and careless about their! own dangers. The wisdom of parliament paving fallen I short of the expectations of the nation, in its dealings wilh the poor, maugrc a multiplicity of amendment acts, common sense set to work 1 in devising a more excellent plan-the merits 01 which ate, to relieve the contributors to 1 the national bounty-compulfory' though it bl-lt the eam" tim? placing the lecipientsj of that bounty in a better position. ;o '■ this double purpose can he effected, i? (K one amongst us that would hesitate foc?' swhe to this plan of a national equitab/ poor'» )ate and the entire abolition of the t E of settlement, setting aside the existing malous, unequal, and oppressive system f rating? So great faith is placed in the cf. ficacy of this plan that Associations have beer formed in the metropolis and other parts er: the kingdom, who have charged themsel, with its fortunes and so much has it "i cd on public favour that no less than 1,53 parishes, 26 unions, and 70 clerks of unio have petitioned the House of Commons f, the adoption of the principle. The subj^ was mooted in the board-room of th" and JJeaumaris Union on Wednesdav an extraordinary meeting of the Guilder having been called to take into consideration a notice to that effect placed on the minti:c. by Mr. PRITCHARD, one of the vice-chair- men, who introduced a motion for its adopter in a fair, and what seemed to us convince manner, supporting his case with an arrav 0 facts and figures not to be overturned, and to which in our mind no answer was gllcii, The motion was seconded by the other vict. chairman, Mr. CIlARLES BICKKKLL, and op. posed by the Chairman on the sole ground, as we understand, that the law of settlement %va, mixed up with the question of national rd:, ing. I)r. O. KOBEKTS' argument dues r. reach the principle of the measure; and sonr.s other opposers did not understand the questio; notwithstanding the pains taken to make them comprehend it. They will get an in- sight by an bye of that which at, first sight seems hard to be understood; and we look forward to an unanimous vote in favour of a measure which seems to be the only gate for letting out the flood of pau perism boding ruin to the tenant farmers and householders of England and Wales. We desire to guard ourselves and others from the enervating influence of the sentimer.t to which Mr. RICHARD DAVIES, jun., sub. scribed-namely" better to bear the ills we suffer than fly to others that we know not of," and which had reference to another state of being-a doctrine which if universally adopted would speedily produce such a brood of evils as none but a nation of Jobs would submit to, and where in the fussy, fuming, fretful Chris- tianity of the nineteenth century would you find an equal to the patient man of God in the olden time before us. Ills that may be thrown off with an effort, we see no: the philosophy of putting up with and to suffer this great wen of a poor law to cancer all over the social system like a plague of locusts on our crops, would be simply a suicidal foV.v
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Speal ye who ride on white asses; who sit in jul;, ment and walk by the way. One finds a difficulty in starting an obje:. tion to so very harmless an agitation as a peacemovement; and it is not every nih: the assembled representatives of the people are regaled with" the simple unadorned elo- quence" of Richard Cobden—for which rea- sons are we disposed to look with an eye oi indulgence on Thursday evening's burlesque interlude of which he was the General Bom. bastes"-but there is a still greater difficul- ty in persuading oneself that these peace gentry seriously entertain any confident ex. pectation that the nations of the earth or i moiety of them will consent to tie up tI:(:: hands and submit their disagreements toti* arbitration of one or more crowned heads.— The proposition, being a direct invasion c; the royal prerogative, the right to declare war. cannot be entertained or should any conscr to abide by the decision of the proposed Court, cases would not fail to arise wk. such a tieaty would be set aside with as scrupulosity as other treaties have been,- Other considerations too arise to render last- ing peace undesirable, inasmuch as more thai: one mighty empire owes its decline a:;d Lille the effeminacy and corruptions engenaered time of peace; and ivar is ot use 111 otira ways, for according to the writers of Lit sixteenth century, A I(r",lt number COIU, plain of the increase of Poveri. e. laying the cause upon God, as if he were 1.1 faulte fo sending such increase of the people or want 01 wars to consume them." This species of ratiocination will to th; minds of the peace-preservers have a trucultr.t meaning; because their policy is to exalt their own horn at the expence of others MM seek peace and sacrifice on its turf altars, bat not on the crowded platform. To find Kica- ARD COBDEN consorting with mui whoa one cannot help associating with Hotspur's description of a Fop is a thing hard to be r. conciled witiv his former energetic course 0! I public life and we can only suppose that his occupation gone, he is even content to figure in the humble capacity of balled.rior,. ger, going about the country to the tune ot Jannett and Jeanot"— 0 were I Queen of France, or still better Popeof Rome I'd bave no fighting men abroad, no weeping ijiikis home; The world should be at peace, or if Kings would shew their might, Let those who made the quarrels be the only ones to fight."
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FoHEIGZ;Paris has beep spared the ap- paling consequences of another insurrection owing to the prompt application of an over- whelming military force. When the news of the renewed attack on Rome reached Paris, the Republican party determined to make a demonstration against the Government ami the Legislative Assembly. In the first place. M. LEDRU ROLLIN, as the leader of the Mountain in that body, denounced the affair of the intervention as a violation of the vote lof the National Assembly, and concluded a series of violent motions by one of impeach- ment against the PRESIDENT and his Minis- ters. The Assembly, in three successive di- visions, affirmed the Ministerial policy by large majorities, and declared at the same time their determination to put down the Roma- republic, and to restora the Pope. Upon this. M. Ledru Rollin disclosed the intentions 0: his party by threatening an appeal to arms; and not less a number than thirty thousand of the national guards followed up the threat by a public demonstration and procession, for the professed purpose of protesting against un- vote of the Assembly, and of presenting a pc, tition in favour of the Republic of llome. The precautionary measures which had been adopt- ed by the Government rendered this scheme impracticable. No attempt was made to in terfere with the meeting so long as it remained stationary; but as soon as the pi-ocessioll hiJ been formed, and vast masses of notonoui anarchists had poured out of their hiding places to join in the march to. the Asssmbly, a Wr" midable body of troops swept across the LB6 and effectually closed every avenue by Whl the procession could reach either the AsscrrW or the Palace of the President. Some collisions ensued a feeble attempt was to erect barricades, and it was then decme necessary to order the troops to disperse the people. A few shots were tired by w hicli sorn* lives are said to have been lost, but the dred thousand soldiers whom Gen. Change brought into the streets, effectually "?P? any serious attack, and the streets «ere 1 shortiy cleared by one or two chuges uf dr": goons. The Legislative Assembly in emergency held a special sitting, and sane ed by an immense majority, a proposal ot Government that Paris should be dedarcrl a state of siege, and that the Chamber si sit in permanence. It has since been res | that Ledru Rollin, and other members ot Mountain shall be prosecuted, and the (jO' vernment arc still adopting such vigorous n1e: sures that the insurrection cannot poslb' make any progress if the troops conll"u fill' The news from Rome, which has been immediate pretext of this disturbance, is thr" into the shade by the perils of Paris, but