The Express. — London, England, 1850-02-15 00:00:00

IMI'ERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TEMISDAT, Fax. 14. Tat Low ANCOLLOR OF test hie m lON.et et ö Vele*. NOTIC3 NOT TM lad et 11101:NTCASHILL gave wire that I. would twaoreeir hall the ettestisa et but Iffalestfo powaresest W ..tats!. etereph Me appoint la dee i Pea Lead Emma]. teletlee to the trestaioatel er = reset tee booed tie Wares "Wks," ea /set Tome to DOLLTV BRAS. The Na•guis of LaDORIVIAT wished to ask se* or two geest•oas of tea noble laid Wiled Idea with reference M • moth • of which he had glom nodes be Mosier sect, Motive t the usfortname Joie at Daily's Brea. Be seas afraid that it would caw gnat easbismat in that part el Imbed. Then had bees aglistios is that eaalig kr asses time put es ode eatiost er osither—lbet wpm this side et Brae. sad now aped the epeemime et the cedesstion of mats, sad it was • pay to bathos the 01- belly by .he renewal se • dleonssisa whisk south set id say way he prodective of good. Bash • gambrel, brought for ward by the indm of a great party, wadi he seastraed IMO orgaaisation pied the toadies. The two nob.' lords imp:iosted i• ski meter (the Lord Lindens , t sad the Earl of Rods.) bad got eat of it with so much credit to themsaves—tha ewe haviag ressived the appro. 'non of his government, sad the other the thy at bit felk catnaps's, that he really thweght e r il w: • pity to opts the gammon WM If the meth lerd_hreseght forward h.. mottoes withou• soy practisal eldest, he band be moult afterwards bare le deplore its resat. Lord STANLEY war rosily somewhat maharramed, for whet MO eieb:e inequis rem he mid it wes his intenders to pat two or this. guidons to him, but b. had bees doable to aWsovar an, goes ion in all that the Roble smooth hard said, and it was ther.-fore impassible that he meld eth the melds mazy& as answer. (A laugh.) If he wasted to haver the precis • ague of his motion, be could asly say that be bid riven it in detai l to the noble marquis the bidden% of the Council. Be did not know what thasetioa there was betwesis the aim at Dolly's Bras and M reductioa at rents. (A laugh.) He had little doubt, bewever, that the noble marquis's anxiety on the subject WON from same other circumdastes them dims which re. hied to Day's Brae. (Laughter.) He meld moan the beige mariels that in the eve& width be ahead make on Meaday sight there would be sedans be ewe easitemeat Wilda or his tenants, or to effete • robestioa of his ream. riews,i laughter.) if the sable sedges wished to haw esidncads epos smith be *math mob) testiss, he aly toll him that if he was prima ea Monday thew * next he would have a• opmettudry el bearing thew (A laugh The Marque of LONDONDERRY explained that le feared the ea= quinces of a renewal of the agitatice. After a feet words from t h e RAH of CiLISOLLL, which did not neck the gallery, the subject dropped. POOR LAW UNIONS (IRELAND ) The Earl of LUCAN moo to move for certain Warns, of which he hid given notice, rendre to poor law undoes is Ireland, welch he had no doubt the government would readily grant. His chief object is sieving fee thus we to give her Majesty's government en opportunity of esefeming with the jureetllllellt in Ireland and the poor law esenein. ion upon the impertent subject of the oppointmeat of vieolusnlians is consequence of the debts dun Ho hoped the government would inform the house and the convey how they mean to deal with these anima Bs did ss ,,, wish to giro curiae, to way idea of but something mast be dons to eztiguieit tat ii they were to return to vice guarding*, be hit eselidemt that the rain of the erenstry was seeled, fee se met= led wetted se lawny as that of the Meeinerliam, whom as. spessibility mead the moment they west dent eine. The noble lord mecluded by menial' Sec " a neadmil retort of the Pole Law Unions in Ireland, when the affairs ham been administered by paid guardians, end stating the pe riodos of such adminietrationl and she for a return stthe amount of she debts, claims, and liabilities against each of atom unions when the Flminienation by paid guardians commenoed and terminated." The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had no objection what ava.to the production of the ratans for which the noble ad had moved, az d would Wont him that in a my few days papers relative to the whole state of the present poor law in Ireland would be Lid upon the table of the house, sad he was sure, therefor*, that the noble earl would ogres with him that that was sot the moment to co into any tionaldoratiou of the details Warred to by him. He would suggie, audio's, to the Roble ear l that he sh..uld sleet the terns of his arnica so that it would comprise the returns which gownsman were about to pro duce. _ . . ....... The Earl of LrcAJt temented. sad attar s few inauditds words trout the Earl of GLINOJILL dor mottos WU send to. 8111TEFIELD MARKIT, The Ilernsia of Lattenowitz laid upon the table a copy of the commiiiion to inquire into the condition of Smithfield Their lordships then adjourned at a quarter to mei. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THOWDAY, Fra. 14. The ars&Lza took the &air et 4 o'clock. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS Pl Posr-omcs.—By 81r J. DUKE, from a plan is Eta eardlumbire, from a parson aimed James, employod is the Post-oan; Mr. £WART, from Lleblield, R' midis", Yar mouth. and other plan+ ; Mr COWAN, from savant plans ia Somlni; Mr. I'LUMPTRE , from Unseats ; Mr. E. 3 DENISON. from planets the West /Mat of Yorkehin ; ais Z. N. BUXTON, from • plies fa Suffolk ; Mr. HEN. LEY. fr • plan is Oxfordshire ; Ni. PORTAL, Mr. PORBES. and Mr. CO/WEN, from ..weal plans, against labor Is the Post-ollee. Pooh-PATE, —By Mr. HUMS , frost the vestries of se veral parishes, csniplaiaing of the ISOMIGOD of the rade( for the relief of the poor. The hon. number added tnat some thing ought to be done to tax flied capital, instead of throw ing the burden OM floating apical, by which the middle classes would hi rained. Asttf Pzeitoxe —By Lord DUNCAN, fn' penaioners of the Brit district, empleinieg of arta& deductions frost their prologs. Tit Neetorier. Lima Soirtem—Mr. HENLEY, from in Oshriehire, preyiag the hoses to lostituto m ores bate a society called the National Load SJeiety, end eajeet tee dram of that society is the beet meaner width the ben sight *Lek Ai. NOTICES OF MOTION._ Iccumusetels: IibIiSIIAN pee melee Wu to morrow he would ISOM for reuses erossated with the reissation of the secretary of the eulesisatioel ear missies. PMILLAMECTANY Room, —Mr. RUMS postponed Ma 11111400 for Worm of parliament until this day fortnight. • ISTILANCHISEXINT OF COPTIFOLDL-16. AGLiONIIT save 'cities that this day fortnight be Inlaid move for kn e se brine is • hill fee tbe eisayelsoey eakaaeldaessat of eopyholds. Taw ox llttowtinos.-11Ir. it GIBSON P his motion for the repel of the taxes ea kaowledne= day fortnight. Tx. Drl7.-NE BWART postponed his maim for the repast et the advertisement ditty WU the some day. Coaoitsas' humans Umtata:).—Kr. P. SCRAPS vs ww.iite that to-worn:lW (this day) Its would ask th• for Woad with mud to tllll 580 cow of Wwwest bald la it which verdma of death by watt bad bogs sostodsd. LOIIII4.IIICTIVANCT or I iILUID.—Kt. FLUME r t. penad W weir& relative to this subject until a Attars y. BOARD or 'Taal lirronns.—Mr. DISRAELI gave sake that to-morrow (this dart ra.. would maks isquirW as to the returns of tie Board or FEES if COURTS OF LAW AND EQUITY. Mr. HENLEY asked the boa. somber for KURR/meth whether it wee We intention to !mews the renewal of tie twommittee ea Gee in mama of law and patty Which eat het year. K►. EOUVERIE was understand to say that it wee net Ida intention to move the renewal of the eona.itt«. ECCLISIASTICAL Mr. SPOONEK aehed the fleerNarf N State for the Rome Department, whether it wee Me Intention to lay before the house the endear* which he& been taken by the oommieloo. n for easksieetital revenue. Sir G. GREY said that everything which had bees sent to ►im would be laid apes the table. KILRUSH UNION. Mr. MONSELLr:sse to pat iiis - silOn to the Soffebry for 'reload. He had asked him • few days date as to the miserable and starving cmditioa of Me people Hibusis. He bad •• nce seen accounts from that salon, that the aunstme of deaths from November 1819 Ile Febriefey Iffas had Mermaid to 120. He had beta Wormed OM Imp numben of plums had Mall to do sake weekbease hem distant parts of the union, and tbeirmesakail net bean tam into coasiierstion, and they was without relief and food, to return t, their beam e begged to ask whether ()swamt relief had beta stopped to Mom persons, whether those ewe %ads, sod whether it wee Sweat that • lada ra amaber bad been curt away without their cams being into cemidseaea. Sir WM. SOMBRViLLE said that it was impossible for Was to mower certala statsments smitten by iadividuals oa the spot. He did not mesa to dew that them was a great mama of suffering existiag I. LYfush. He thought that the beet troy for tie hon. mamba M obtain the informatics lie required would be to more lone tad, if the lahr. was not mildest, ha is bh Em m a y issfonastica which hi might ban. had bees a peat incresee in the mortality in Lamb witbia the lost fear weeks, but such an occurrence was net unusual. He foand on looking at the retnens that Own was a 'Woof 4 la a thousand to 8 la a thousand. Last weak it .was 10 la a thomand. WOODS AND FORMS, Re. Lnd DUNCAN asked the noble lord at the head of the treasury re what day he thought it likely that a measure as to to e segulatioe of woods and fru its would be brought forward. Lord J. RURSKLL said that be would peeps' it tin Thursday ; it re wee sot able le bales IS forward ea Timm day he would the knew*, day. Lord DUNCAN asked whether the seassabekmers for in quiries into the Waltham Pont had made say report to the goversmest. _ Lard J. RUSSELL milled that is 01l poolatElty Ike or peas sight sow Is 4 his hands. THE AAPRESS, FRIDAY ass n a z maga- the Nas i t) f Weald OP, ea Minna naiad lion the Reim talhollei o as Roy weft delis lbe isamprotatjeasiesi dirassa,l The house Melded— Irce Oho manna sluts For the minim 7ll The me was simesqualysigeolni. —SO TRANSPORTATION. Mr. ADDRIALRY mond . it: Isom to behigglam WI a repeal pert of tke est of d Geo. IV., whisk hir liejesq, with the advice of her Privy egesill my *eel IS her N.J.esty' dominions deco r = Nat of Ideas sad 'than under niateais He said the main ebt i t l ett ( Ms bill was. Ileitz mM r llenumlis he an by tin Oman tary been prossat. bat by est poilimmit. peril= had teed to his miad - by the tenor of the panties which he beff preeented trout the Caps of Good R widaliV eas ilealey had promoted to the Roam Anil Mao prayed not cooly nano be Caps might VANS oat of eatmory of peon se"' on, bat that the eider In Malt night be revoked Whin mode ether of her Majesty's dominate eelßs o ewlti and that the future penal se= inlaid be deternimed by act of parliament. _ftlit be said that the Csepel ought to have rested saiMMitath e a t t s it had been oneesdni is preveadag to that port of South Aeries; bat theogli the thole might be safe for the present the time a& arrive when More colonel ministers might wish to mod convicts amend them. This was not the Slot, second, cr lktol nem siem that the adenines wee attempted to be Maimed at the 111Lbat the renomination of the iahabitaate bed m ead Sew the Massa of tke maple there only expend asete dna world to greater danger. What, for in ' Ileseeoree to paned Jersey, or Gunny, or Jamaica, or Oeylia,see is Mauritius from being _converted into ran enlisters ? Therefore, he wined to prise ter the entire repeal of the powers of the Colonial Searetny In this respect, and to unthaws powers ezeinaivety ha millsonist. He did not propose by hie bill to inter Ina ink the eplein of tranaportation, nor did be mesa to , Oa ellskeset reflection oa the Colonial Secretary. On Itho einnny, the Colonial &notary had to act hastily in Wet the penal settlement when the nuance of convicts in- Itimod. se they frequently did, with gnat rapidity in this many. It any cos supposed that there would be a diminn. ilia of the prerogative in taking away ;this power, seeing that the crown had power to name the places when gaols should be, It would be sees that there was no analogy between the two seem, But eves now, when such places as Panama bad to be built out of the omendated fund, it was regains to obtain a special set of parlament, it, at all events, an net et pall* meat was neoneny to rase the funds ; and the petecine which he sought tie the °Meeks was eYegell by her_ Map piety's subjects at hone. Thom who had - aoudad to Ws saWeet the last few years, and had weaned In °pralin e INN have um the simemity of a in the penal Tr urea bad been canted ea la Now Sank W iliell eb: L e te Van Diana% Lead, and te Ned* bland, and the elsepod, and than maned spin, se that peoltively tine seinielndi knew whether they were mmalesisaiseer net. In 18411 a the span wee adopted, elmseles peat nee en As pert et time wbe advised It. D owntime wine seat. is width Lord Grey showed the greaten abaft cad godsons et Man. He did not wish for • mama le dimes that erten, bat to point out the nods la wish no sudden mermen arose, and which compelled the anernment to leek lir a plan to which they might seat irk criminals. They *ought of New South Weis, whisk had recently been mods not a penal colony, and et Van Die- men's Land ; but eventually it was easnaleed to mad them to the Ca;• of Good Hope. Orden IMO Nat out to Sir Many Smith, but they had barely boss sent eat when sews came from the Governor of Bermuda that such was the dillimilty of keeping order there that it was absolutely neeneary not to increase the number of convicts there. The onerpney was great, and, unfortunately for this country, Lord Grey, without waiting for an gamier to the letter be bad net to SJ Reny Smith, ordered 300 convicts whin were to have been sent to Bermada to be seat to the Cape. He need an go through the proceedings at the Cape wham it was known that this mown had been resolved on ; be amid not mention bow, unfortnately, the governor (Sir M. Smith) bad pledged his word that the convicts should net be leaded, and that two weeks afterwards he found he wee band So obey the orders sent to him ; nor need he speak of the want of onnfi lento which bad arisen ' from the governoe kreing broke. Ms word. Re seed nos recount the dine. twee elide gereenneat had been compelled to have re. MUM WI, in la desiring that the Caps was not to be a pool 'admen, then that the sonnet were the only Saul that shade be sent, thee that this was an innocent Slum, only Irialimen—(a laugh) ; —nes that they had eeneeited that description of dream whisk hardly was an asset, and in fact the Weans were so softened down that at last they could hardly find out why the convicts had been transported at all. The hen. member concluded by navies for lean to bring in the bilk Mr. A. STAFFORD seended. Sir O. GREY said the hoe. gentleman In one part of hie speech very fairly adverted to the difficulty of this question, being one which was rather upon the bane than the colonial department. Bat he must say he did not see how this difficulty vie to be surmounted by the come taken by the bon. gentleman who had proposed a measure that would increase the *mine rs' mint tenfold. The hon. gentleman said that this power existed, not by prerogative, but by art of parliament, and he proposed to repeal the power gives to the crown to fix places to which convicts should be sent. He did Sot know whether he rightly understood the hon, gentleman, that he pro repeal m simply to the Transportation Act, by which it eed WY enacted that the crown should name the VMS of traasportation. There were statutes innumerable giving the power of transportation, in some eases leaving it to the digestion of the Judge, and in other emu without the digestion of the judge, and et the coming seem there would as doubt be many prieMen seamed to trans prtatioa nada those acts, and what was to be done with them primers If the power was taken away') The hon. gentians* was aware that the power had existed, exalted he would not say by prerogative, he would not make a question of that, but it had been exercised by the crown under the powers of statute.. There were certain statute' which autho rised transportation to the American colonies, and since the period that transportation had been the main secondary punishment the power had existed in the crown, and he believed it was necessary and essential to carry it into effect. The hos. gentleman had ' adverted at the close of his speech to the react occureenees at the Cape of Good Hope. He (Sir George Grey) did not want to advert to any circumstance' that occurred at the Cape became he entered Las that subject fully last maim. The boa madam' said that Sir Harry Smith had violated his word; he said that flir Harry Smith gave seam seenrame that the semis* would not be landed at the Cape spinet the wishes of the inhabitants. He had net braes his word. Not one of thou convicts had bele landed. The honourable gentleman might, perhaps, rear to the military convicts. He gave no remedy for that. Military convicts were not sent to the Cape, or to any other colony, by virtue of this net, but by virtue of the Mutiny Act, and therefore the mediae of the Transpor tatioa Ad would not affect them. The hem gentleman had looked, no doubt, carefully through the. provisions of shale statetee : he said it was Wended to make the Cape a peaal maiment. Now, that was looking at it in an invidious mint of view. It did not Mow because masa were met to it, that therefore It became a peed satiment. Berinada end Gibraltar :were not penal miteke. but by virtue of this statute which the lam gandeema proposed to meal they were gent thither jest es they were stet te Woolwich, where they were kept to hard laser until they were sent to Mir &ideates. With regard to the Cape, be did not wish to say a word as to the promethez ea the atheist' there. :E i tel, sue He their feeder s het be net Me te mem in the whthb the lien. medium bed paned urea them. T that onnetutM the subject wee dfininithing damegb the is the etetesom of transportation. Is MU a gratifyieg Mike Melt plea, and, as far as the re am were new draws eh lie imam last year would be NO km Otost reekleseems bed, however, been shown in Indeed is modes Miler eselenees In 1844 only 'boa 800 Woad, had bmneedered the lemportation, while in 1848 the nee mote 1.700, led le 1849 to 3,000. He had now stated the mar why be Meld not meat to this motion, whisk he believed would Mame tenfold the enalgrreement of the government in carrying oat the stateasee of tram madam end woad fetter the due discretion of the govern ment in desling with eases of this nature, mime seam Mega gem& mid be stated than had been urged the bee. mama with regard to the Cep if Good Mope, where the Mises had been fully . by the government yieldiag to the determined rusemetrame of the misniets • as* if they had sot dose so, he wee sure pulls meet mall est have tuned a deaf Mt to their complaints. If that we the only ease ea whisk the proposal rested, he Mead Mt pediment would not hastily adopt the *ages- Yoe athe hem renter. Oh W. MOLMIWORTH said the question was whether the Colataielalso mile et male not to power the power et by pima kr the tremportation of convicts ? The hem gentles= (lb. Addeley) proposed to deprive It of that powers eel be agreed in the maim, thinklag that the Caned oist bed peeved itself sot well qualified to exercise Wt ) ewer, MI meld not o b l e=trusted wi th h. (Hear, hoer. In reef 111 that it Col only mem try to to the Malik tit* plelli ftial oo ro with lewd to dm Cape if Good Hope, and to rea d one ur o y f tons ther tat aeasedi et Earl Grey athe 30th of November. Mk or that of lik Bemy Smith, et the 6th daysigiim M. (Hear, IsserA_Prene the Iser It ap peared ad oaths liked August. Md, tie pans &mealy et SIM fee the %Mies seat a Mader to (Md. earths them a eertaia destriptien of ameie lii ge. eice t lean mesa—ea a bees, and steams that saga skeuld be sets tattler the many in quotas, especially the C of their being so sent. (Hag. beim) And Siraireetz"Mg was directed to take Immediately the Met moms mew Wsisg W heliag sad opialee a the edam m the Mimi Syr Sary ima•diatsty brought the maim maw Ms attendee of the Legislative °moll et tlie ... . I 1 and thereto,, made it 'mown to all the . In es &Mg t he pledged his word that no coevicte soa . Net to the Cape a of Hope. setae their o W Slit should be sainted of by the majority of the ag. • magas. Lad Grey, ignited waiting for an alma to his 4.-7--9-. THE EXPRESS, THE FRIDAY EVENIII -1-- 3F Tllll BATH.-3131 1' . 0111111 ho wideli W• irilTattsetkieVyrerato ter ACT IVA/18 wk.& the Finn o' et the • . reit el tis seasideration el _.._ v • t ). ' limp t ' le last erwiswomoothellll -7 ---, ~,t . , 111 A •• , I snores* • lope litat " that Sir •et the Other eta— at 1 weld le , . he ws the to w hat. he ' t7t e eri sa whilei7 ffilessmi '‘'-- --1 or . the ewe. 1,-- ihr G. LIIIIIIILL esti Art be Ad verb • erwareens. . ALWDON eel& le wee • was. a slot tit" kg 1 =of Ower lobe lei mei. 'phi Alai AMA ass* eel lel • pest vesei he Ow Ahh Sir W seeepimplowl Oen seinovtailt ha n riterdic 1•12_,11 Any, lade lik a li ittrali ORDBR OF Bit DB LACY swey -- mindvise I , military Awe • who may bey* parrot navel Lori J. 111788._ dos to the lioontary . ea to what be wallah roos____ Own would the. regain farther .amidoratioa — *The seremoist. ELECTORAL DIVISIONS. Mr. EZEIBET kid lomat a eased= to the tr ee tt • peatisass sada Wise of tbe slob at keltaL siesta bed boos awe iris to sable sew anssesostaa he eleassel Milisse. ea la "idol lito ants atelnalas OEM 45 witise W sawassi as M ibe lists. Sir W. SOMERVILLE sett that amok ~de= dad ia the way had ..dosed as larstaliss the divisions nem ellsols. TM eimarastrates, would he tafallhoh la Masse of the ram a= his Ms. kind sat set to at an segesbissin as Se Ilia resslA TIMBER DUTIES. Mr. MITCHELL sited wbedier then wee any 111104110 es the pate of aoassissat at apeallasi die or y as Leads mold ale it AlibeElbe * It Ms sells hod at lbe at the eeveransea assail sot sire sa anew= ramp be would state whoa as saw he sr Right LIM J. 11,IIMILL meld oeii ripest the specter aim H the ono =Waco eti a fawn mai*/ by lib eight bra. friend ths Prodded of the BMW of Tailo--ealoo that ell seek gooptioet nit obol ewe lad lb Idght Ise. kiwi the Clisecolln of the athwart Was lb lambi stotossoat far the you. Aa to lino, le aid oily say that it woad ass be ask vocy late in the nails.. 8M ITBFIRLD VA XS?. Mr. MACKINNON, metng the tinder-Semetary for the Nome Depontessat in Ha place, woad eta him whoa the report of the elmeireioners qpileil M Weeks into the mate of Smtthl.M Market might he ezPosted. Mr. C. LEWIS ea that the eessmissiown appointed to inquire into the stew el SmithAeld Market had held a great number of mootiney mad new were wsitiag for a eossineni cation from the City nethaeidne rospoeting a plea which the latter body wen wwiaseesei to hive ender consideration. When that pies wee reesived the easaliorionen would im mediately pressed to peepers their report. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Ns. BOUVERIE asked watt►sT Is was um iatoottow of Dmaniat a Introdoa dosing an Malkin section Sig iesoare for Um reform of this Essladostical Courts. Su O. ORBY was understood to say that a bill on the abject was is preparation, and that it would be introduced in tins to aims full opportunity for consideration of its details. POOR LAW (IRELAND) RETURNS. Mr. P. SCROPR asked whether then would be any objection I. Icy en the table return showing the rats of mortality which had recently pnvailed in the Rilrash Union. - --- Sir W. SOMERVILLE bad ao objection to give the re hires asked for. PUBLIC LIBB4IBIBS. Mr. EWART sits;;;;;•77., lace, i,; bring in a bill enabling tows seems& to establish public libraries. He said that Is the wens be about to make he was f. Wiled sot may by pals *miss bat by_tbe unsaissous decline ea se. lest siMmillse el that lesse. Then was no acwou7 thereat towns et whisk were so badly supplied with pa so libraries as our owe. Leeks, the largest town in the world, or rather a vast essgeries of towns, had only one peddle Plwary. wd *ea sal, imperfeetly acessible. Ia his =ll6§ aisiospelk sushi est to have less than four, I. gusalems. (Hear, forr.) The cue was woes. in the great massamering towee—Manebester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Eirmiegbam, Leeds, red Sheffield, bad no libraries; while, mending to M. Geis it's evictions before the committee, there was so cossidesable toss of Fiasco without see. Amides was also la is advance of us, sad all these fans bong admitted, be treated be should naive gement support for Ike modes whisk, seder the instructing or the select committee, he wee about to Silbrait to the house. A few nen elan the ken. member for Salford in a bill which gave to town einacils the right to establish MISSIMIS, sad to raise a halfpenny rate for their support. That bill pasted with the saanismosa enema of parliament, sad had In its workiag given general satiates Son. Tbe priest bill would ro farther la the same dinetion, and therefore be bad consolidated both into one reessan, giving to town menials the power to establish WOMB= and pablic libraries, and adopting the rating power. Hs pro posed to give the town we ••• s power to purchase land, sad to erect buildings, and vest those bundlege in perpetuity in the sounsik. The museum bill was restricted to towns of 10,000 inbabitaats and upwards ; that principle be 'modified, gi the privilege to all municipal boroughs. (Hear, hear.) ving The museum bill authorised the levying a toll of cos pinny en each perm admitted into the exhibits:a. He proposed to repeal that claim, sad to admit every one, balk to manes aad library gratuitously. (Hear, kw.) He did not give th e town councils any power to Purdue. books, as be expected they would be amply supplied I. ski nuns of a little time by dominos. Toes. were the nisei* Sateen of the bill, which he felt wire would be gladly esteemed by the public. Indeed, in some 'dams is provides§ bad been aatiolpated. Is Warriagtos a library had been established for two years, sad Salford bad an excellent public library. He lied re ceived soinannicstions from Birmingham, Sheffield, sad Limerick, to the effect that their councils would gladly avail tkenwslves of such a measure as be proposed. (Hear, bear.) He should not further detain the house, except by moving that leave be given to bring in the bill. Leave gives. MINISTERS' MONEY. Mr. FAGAN To; to more for; committee of the while house, te inquire into the question of ministers' money. The bon. member sold that be bad frequently repeated to the house the arguments in favour of the proposition he was now about to subunit. There were eight corpoeste tows. of Ireland, the inhabitants of which were principally Emma Catholics, and which were subject to this obnoxious impost, while every town in the protestant north wu totally unapt. In asking its repeal be was supported by a great weight of public opinion in Ireland. Pro wants were as anion for its abolition se catholic., and even several protestant clergymen bad expand their desire to be remunerated in some less objectionable way. Leaner when the gaieties was before parliament the right bon. herons the Secretary for the Home Department moved the potions question, a intim which, as he (Mr. Fagan) had bees Informed, admitted the justice of the prinaple con. tended for. Subsequently be had a private interview with the right honorable baronet, and undentood that the right hesearable baronet connarred with him as to the saperlAwaty of providing a substitute, bat adding that this Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was then in London. and could not consent to carry out any alteration than. Darin the noses Lord Clarendon had essamamb eased to his (Mr. Fuses) constituents that: the gaffed we under the consideration of goverment. He MI% there fore before the house with something like lemowed 0311th• deseOs as to the mixer et Ida made.. He thought that a estertitate might sadly be beset Is the hods at the disposal of the Bed Combeignisa, who had already de rived 700,0001. from the sale et perpetuities, the highest eats &wilds( 00,0001.. *Clewed b0a 12,0001. to 13,0001. An avenge et 20,0001. s year algid be *Wised ben tW genres, and when the present lege dere voided ender the by the BealseisetiodOsiminiesen, there ad =ra Wilier nee agellable, making is the whole set less than 30,0001. a year, and this Wide nailer baperneet saansgengsf might be greatly Wowed. His pies wee Acidly this, that the pressed' whims from the sibs et mobeides ter a taw years, red the is mer dee ZedesisCondsidiessesehould hese should be upended as isecese—lhst a be... et b rp s u i r seat slassid be gives as en ISSIONOINION thus peepelnithe, that the old wide et Sass pasehesgs - should he resorted to, the Is Weald be te ems is annually and to rake the seerussitek that ellogibm ha the dearth Imparalities to carry one this sad at the 10 COOL st il l doe to the govsessent by the sendediners should he kegives. (Hear ) The dodge was seconded by Dr. Pawn. - - - - Sir O. GRIT regretted that, the dream:tames Wise the Name atm as they were when a similar meth. was= leeward by the km. gentlemaa last year, be Mt . to MU, the same seams, sad to mom the previsen "mem (Hear, hear.) The hen. gentleassa mid that lts ( a te G. Orey ) admitted his sees bet year. To a sertala= undoubtedly he did—(hr,—sad he now *gala thus it was a tast to he dletheed that the t 0.... Elbe dewy is seam of the teem to Inked wee g e nt ea a seams alike elmenhas to them end to those who were called upon to eentithals is that sours.. (Hear, hem.) - - Dr. POI= bad looped milalotoes mould boo beam pro. pared ta adept NM pies be ibi perywee 04 putting as sad to beaericeable llama Oh ewe ei Orchids. mad moo mowed goonmeat might depend upon it =yid sem be able to Moe the name* amp in see would say seam of onelliatios be effective. (Near, boar.) Kr. EMU outmoded that the goalies moo Woe dm' bare wader Merest doometemees boa obese midok ear . . . reonded it lest year. Her stp hid shim diked trow Irish subjects, sad had maim' - theta in bee swi g = °peals/ of the premed maim that their be rammed, sad what was &festive la ripm u riaaseat el that roan a 7 should be remedial. Mete hem.) The right hon. baronet (Sir H. Om) MmlMei this impost to be a 'demos, and yet he retseed q imam it. This wee a 'demise, too, whirl extended M ileediad. (Hem) Mr. HONSHU °beamed that the mewls of the right hos. Home Secretary, admitting the phloem, bat retains to redraw it, was am, in a case where so hap a number d mode were eoacarned, sufficient. He 111,. eHons=optild a % r e s i a cL easwer co the authority of the present His lordship, alter stale& what the grime as wee, end the mesas which he esedlered it aught Se be ells= amul et t r i; tali a eelbleat sue oat et Heetadessasen 2 he I could am bat thiak that with the pewit ef sae se of two bishoprics at ne distant pedal the Mbar J providing a proper maint suanos f o r the dim, ,to lea at Witham,' mosey, might be met sad ‘‘Maa for ever. (Hoar, hear.) Mr. NAP= lisped that, wider all the eireumstaame of the eess.thehewee mead met deprive gestlemea oa the ether ids of the Miami d their vested rights. 11r. 110611 sell that wheuever this Gabfest woe bromited hes. geademea were reedy to monis their w§- =la renew the im post, but, at the same d s i t lj themesives under the Om that this wee set the cc the crosierto sleet its abolition. Re thought, bap nee, Hal wort feir.raisdsd_ penes epos wilt MO I boa. timber for Limed* (dr. must that ft wee le• cubist ea *I wows, to nem • geintime FEBRUARY 15, 185 b. , o ust of the feeling of thieletople en ihs A a* omens certain se the en A ; mit ra s saa .19 0111 * ( Milky) aid es*y 8 had Wakes his wood ; .he the right boa. bere (84e G. Grey) &sled that MA had boon the woo. Sir G. understood the has. seslessan opprolits that he was assakes in that Inertial's. Sir W. KOLIIBWORTII—What was the fast t It wee Wtress %bat Ole liarry,Dwitk blame. NU ha bad ins to brash his word.. At par 4od despelsk be ises wards : • This (the maw of =Mete to the Ow of Gard Hips) plasm ow a smut delleats INA peliMpssitint; Memo ylatiguilinpoif In begieladve Omagh to the Weals% epos the Mbar gear kW*" despatch of the 7th hem)ag they natendls up to IN 63 that plodge—(boar, —wiikii it is now oat t i t sr power to do. (Hest, hear.) Tharofore, he was impaled hrefelato this el;; sad what was the teesessasses t The esieshts sir rebelled, aid Sion the movists were slat away. (Hear.) The right hos. Woad opposed th. Nietica, be mese It woe way to appeal to that house to prevent any okay bolas seeds a sessiet settlement. Bat what did the Mum Wilt to these questfose, sad give redeem to the oolowilb t Only when lb. question was between titc robollion of the aoluty sad the withdraws' of th r 4 s moramoat from their original late alias. He what had liappesed In the Caps as a west blow sad cause of danger to oar colonial empire; for it had told all the colonies, especially the southern colonies,—" If yea want to save yourselves hest the tyranny and the power of SDI, Colonial-dam, your only means of so doing Is to use threats and mcna:es." (Hear, bear.) He was sorry to dud that feeling extending in the southern colonies. Only a few days ago, he had presented a petition signed by 8,000 per sona in New South Wales, threatening to um every mesas to resist the revival of transportation, and stating I. plain end distinct terms that to persevere in sending eoeviets to that colony would and to ever their connection with this country. (Heir, hear.) And this was before they beard of the seecessful issue of the struggle ai the Caps of Good Hope. (Haar.) He deplored rivaling which tended to produce a conviction in the colonist, that their only means of obtaining redress from us was by proceeding to these ex tremities. (Heat, hear.) The right hon. baronet said the motion if carried, would make transpoitatiost more & I Scale. f there were no other reason than that, he would gladly vote for it. (Hest, hear.) Ever since ha first brought this subject nodes the consideration of the house, he had be.. most minions to abolish tramp/Motion. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible to keep the col miss, if the system of transportation continued. (Hear, hear.) We bad no right whatever to sake the colonise our cesspools, to diabartben and east away our crime epos them. Those which were strong enough to neat and of English race, would n allow us to do so. Therefore, both bemuse he thought the Colonial.offies ought not to poems this power, and as a step towards the abolition of tranaportation, he should most chserlully vote for this exotica. (Hear, hoar.) The ATTORNEY GENERAL said the bon. member for Southwark bad not spoken to the question immediately before the house, which was, not the propriety of abolishing transportation altogether, not the expolti ray of the conduct of the government in reference to vie Cape, but whether the house should take from the crown the power now vested in it of &doing the plates of transportation by order in council, and make no provision for such pleas, but wait till the salient of the different colonies could be obtained, to know whether they could safely legislate to make them sock places. Than was no allegation that could be supported of any breach of faith on the par: of either Sir Henry Smith or the goverment. (Rear, hear.) Government mut *e asomists ; they were now landed, for immediately the dined of the eelankte wes_peperly iotio2and, orders I were gives te sled them en. Ma would not enter on that safest; these were Misdeal earagh in the question itself. The how caber sought by his motion to repeal pert of the acts of 6 & g Geo IV., which empowered her Majesty, with the advice of her privy conned, to appoint any places in her Majesty's dominions for the transportation of felons and others under sentence of punishment. This would repeal ell the orders so made ander this act, there being no provi Mon for tke continuance of those places which had been already appointed as places of transportation. The simple object of the motion was to take away from the crown the power of appointing these places by order in council. The hon. member did not prelims to touch the third section of the act. Mr. ADDERLEY.—Yes, I do. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that if he did not this state of things would occur. The crown would no longer hen the power of transporting to places where salutary control and means of reformation were cHered, but weal.; retain the power of confining convicts in ship., or buildings, or other places, where they were without the means of con trol or reformation, by employment on public weeks or otherwise. The consequence would be, u their terms of transportation expired, they would be set at large, and be come free men, but more contaminated than before. But if the hon. gentleman proposed to repeal the section he had referred to, what became of the reformatory processes at Woolwich, Parkhurst, tad other places 7 This power wee given by the use section which enabled the crown to appoint places either at home or abroad for the reformation or control of prisoners under sentence of transportation. By repealing those statutes, and making no provision In lieu thereof, he would repeal the whole of those rules, and prevent the go vernment from employing prisoners at Woolwich or else. where. If it were proposed to take away the powers given both by the Act of 6 Geo. IV., and that of 24 Oeo. 111 , he should object to it on several grounds. First, it was a direct eiolatioa of the prerogative of the crown. On looking into the history of the matter, then could be no question that it was originally the prerogative of the crown to define the place of transportation. The motion infringed the prero ptive of the crown, and repealed a statute without provid rrg any means whatever for carrying into effect sentences of transportation. Those who did not like transportation, end thought it fair to get rid of it by a side-wind, might vote for the motion; those who did not think it • subject to be so lightly treated, and who did not think that the government should be embarrassed in such a difficult matter by the in troduction of extraneous topics, would concur in the view taken of the motion by the right hon. baronet near him (Sir G. Grey.) Mr. AGLIONBY, with deference to so high an authority, doubted the legal accuracy of the Attorney-General in pro nouncing the proposed bill an attack on the royal preroga tive. The convict system had inflicted great injuries upon the colonies. Before long, the remonstrances of the colonists themselves might grow strong enough to induce the govern• want to change their coupe. But, in the meantime, it was a question for parliament to decide whether matters shouvl become worse. Even in the most diluted form, the intro. duction of convicts had brought danger, crime, and injury upon the settlements where they were sent. Mr. LAW opposed the bill. It wee necessary either to preserve the polars of the government or to remove the sentence of transportation from the criminal statute-book. But he wished some opportunity to be afforded for a general discussion of the system, believing fully that in justice and mercy to criminals and to society, the punishment of exile could not possibly be spared. It was nevertheless very pos. sible to remove many of its existing dangers and evils. Mr. HIJME said he should support the motion. He certainly aiffered from his hon. friend near him (Sir W. Molesworth) with respect to transportation. He did not think it ought to be abolished ; but, at the same time, it ought to be carried out without giving rise to conflicts with the *legate. He was desirous, with his hon. friend who proposed*. motion, to see the power at present in the hands of the Colonial Secretary taken from him, because experiences had proved that it was not discreetly exercised. The noble lord, the Secretary for the Colonies, had disre garded the complaints which had been made to him, and be was cot prepared any loeger to trust him with his present power. His hon. friend had no wish to interfere with the prerogative of the crown, He merely wished that no settle ment, not now a convict one, should be made such without its own eonseat. That appeared to him a most reasonable proposition, and be should support It. _ _ _ . Lord I. RUSSELL said that before the bowie came to a division, he wiLh ais ed u tyut before it the difficulties in which the government was good, and which he did not think would be di by the motion of the honour able gentleman. The honourable gantlets= proposed to repeal a _particular part of one act of parliament by which her Majesty, by the advice of her council, is em powered to transport convicts to certain places 'wording to her Majesty's discretion within her dominimas. At the same time the hon. gentlemen did not propose to repeal parts of other bra which gave the same power, and he did not pro puma to repeal that power according to which a few years ago it was decided to send convicts to Gibraltar, and to keep con victs at work in pertain places within her Majesty's se dominions. (Rear, hear.) That being the ea he did not well see what object the hon. gentleman had in view except to show that this power had been used, and that, therefore, it ought to be taken away. If that were true, he submitted that they were going to doelide a eery important question Oa very Insufficient data. (Hear, hear) Suppose it to be true, and proved to demonstration, that Hart Grey bad been completely mistaken with regard to the Cape, it did not follow from that that the power was not one which ought to exist. Suppose that the con •deet of the present Secretary of State for the Colonies was completely wrong, it did not fot low that another secretary of state might not make another use of hie power which the hon. gentleman and others might tide* useful to the country (Hear, hear.) It therefore seemed to him to be an illogical consequence that, because the power might have b.en used wrongly at one time, that it should there fi re be taken away altogether. (len.) But, ts to this particular instance to which the hon. gentlemen alluded, he admitted the great difficulties in which the Colonial Secretary was placed ; and the hon. gentleman could not rate these difficulties too highly. (Hear, hear.) Yet, though the hon. gentlemen elated those difficulties very fully in his si etch he did not make any allowanoe for them. (hear, bear.) In the first place the law auttoriscd not only the judges but the chair men of quarter sessions to pass sentence of traosportation. There were )1,000 seaviets in the year, and together with those whose swdesse had been commuted. 4,000 persons were to be trowsperted every . The right hon. baronet had assased Ids setaefr4adof tyrannical conduct. If his stable Mead had been desirous of taking the chance of send ing eat eaweills te a jpertisalar (okay, and if great evils were load is arise lima lie ssaseatration armee of &criminal elifireetwr, sad that • haribie state of society !existed, his saki [dead sight be *We to the charge if he did set :at tend to any rerWsealatieas that cuss to him, with regard to soh a state dosage. Re did sot wish to into the history of what occurred at the flaps • for, though he thought the esissista were justified in saying —whisk they were iasited is de—whether they whited these eoaviets te be sent to the =. and wkether they wished to have it re. a penal solos , he eensidert d the manner Ia whisk their aee had hew expressed did no hawser to these who adopted it. (Hear, beer.) Sir H. Smith said that the (radios of the coaxial was inside the N . w.l. j. prebst: (Hear,. boar.l Re had no doubt that Bir H. Bmith was right. sad that these pen as wishing to gad a pretext m rued it it the theroductioa of omelets. (Hear ) fir IL went eery fee is his chain to easeiliate th e eon. Vie, great meek wee due to him, seasklerieg the dials ink eleenaMonem it whisk the sassy was plaited. Alth he oegh mud thee th ee a ship with eanyiets would ann ;p ., b a theneettems were to lead them, ha ro. plied to wait gonn all be hell resolved farther insinuate= from Imam Bat when the colonists were inferesed that the erdela elestneil *bald lot be carried into West, that the Cape would not be made a penal settlessat—that declara tion having been made is April, and still more formally is a despatch of Boil tier's in the some month —when that was known on the one hand; and, on the ether, when Bir H. Smith declared with steepest to the three hundred convicts detained inside the bay, that he would aot land them from the Neptune withont further instrestions, any pima would have thought that such &encode's would have satisfied the cello ants. (Hear.) Instead of that there woe great excitement when it was sound that no more misls were to be soot out, sad that the order It coated would not be 1:0671061 into effect. And one gentian= even asked at a public meeting, how it was to be home by them to me a vessel in Simon's Bey which they knew contained convicts on board. That, he thought, was going to an extent which was hardly bearable, because they knew that there were convicts at work in Robin's bland ; and to say, whilst their eyes wire every yeas accustomed to see convicts in Robin's Island, that the sight of a ship coataining con victs, is Simon's Bay, was what their purity could not beer, was going to an extravagant length of excitement and indignation. (Hear.) He maintained that the motion of the hon. gentleman was inexpedient, that even if he proved bis case with regard to the Cape it did not follow that they ought to agree to his mottos, but that even with regard to the Cape the case is se exaggerated that it would not bear out the hon. gratlemsa in the view he wished to Javelin on the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. STANFORD would not support the motion, but at the eame time he wished, in doing so, to guard himself against the suspicion of not desirini, to see justice done to the colonists, for he was of opinion that no coney should be made a penal @sunniest against its will. Mr. ADDSRLEY replied. lie did not found hie cue on the Cape, th. ugh he brain/ht it forward as one of the *troop at eases in illnstration of his view. It the noble lord wanted others he could point out New &nth Wales and Norfolk Island, wad in fact almost every colony they had. It was not surprising that the people of the Cape should think the winless were to be forced upon them wenn they saw a vessel full of them in Simon's Bay month after month. (Hear, Mar.) The noble lord said that they had kept their ward. Tiny did 60 after the resistance of the Cape. (Hear, hear.) He did nut say it was tyrannical conduct on the part of the Colonial Secretary to B.k the opinion of the colonists, but to ask them and not to wait for an answer. (Hear, hear.) He asked the house not to consider the question of transportation as involved in his motion, but to decide upon it as he pro- posed it. (Hear.) Mr. ANSTRY rose amid loud cries of "Divide." He hid but one question to put to the hon. gentleman, _which would not occupy much time, before they proceeded to a division. (Hear, hear, and" divide.") He wished to put this questi..n, because up= the answer which it should receive would depend his (Mr. Anetey's) vote. Some observations, in reply of the hon. member who introduced the bill, led him to infer that the object of his bill wools' be to prevent her Majesty's government sending cornets to the colonies witch they had already determined upon not sending them to, bat, instead, to deluge the other eolooies with them. Was that the intention of the bill or not ? Perhaps it might be otherwise. D:d the hon. gentleman mean to move the abolition of transportation altogether, and to provide a substitute, is is that case he (Mr. Anstay ) would be prepared to support him? Or, did his bill go to ab dish transportation in some colonies to the detriment of others--say Van Diemen's Lend—which alto gether were certain to be ruined and demoralised ? Mr. ADDRRLEY regretted the hon. member had not been present d .ring the debate, as, had he been, he would clearly hove perceived that his bid intended nothing at all supposed by the hon. gentleman. (Laughter, and cries of t' Divide.") The house then divided, when there were— Ayes Noes 110 Majority against the bill PUBLIC LIBRARIES. Mr. }MART moved the re-appointment of a committee on public iihrariee. Sir G. GREY said there wu no objection whatever. LANDLORD AND TENANT (ENGLAND) BILL. Mr. PUSEY moved for leave to bring in a bill for the improvement of relations between landlord and tenant in England and Wales. Mr. AGLIONBY was understood to oppose the introduc tion of the bill; but subsequently withdrew hie opposition. Leave was then given to bring in the bill; and the bowie adjourned shortly before 10 o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS FOR THIS EVENING. HOUSE OF LORDS. ORDERS OF THE DAY.-SECOND READINGS. BANKRUPT LAW CONSOLIDATION, CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION BILLS. NOTICES OF MOTION. ENCUMB saes ESTATEB RELAND).—Tbe Earl of GLEN GALL, to move for a return from the commistioners of the Court of Encumbered Estates (Itched), stating the num ber of petttions lodged in their court to thi. date, the name of each matter, the rental of the property in each care pro osed to be J old , and the grata amount of encumbrances stated to be chargeable thereon. THIS EMIGRANT SHIP INDIAN.—The Earl of MOUNT CABHELL, to inquire whether the government has re ceived a memorial or memorials complaining of the in vestment of the emigrants on board the barque destinea for Port Adelaide, South Australia. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ORDERS OF THE DAY. COMMITTEES jiiiiISTRILSSEDANIO; XDVANCIS AND, RZPAYMIINT OP ADVANCIN (lanastn).—ltegistrar's Office B ekruptcy Bill.—Supply. SECOND READINGS. —Party Procession§ (Ireland), Court of Chancery (Ireland), Australian Coln* Govern ment Bills. NOTICES OF QUESTIONS. Caowst L,►'tus (Now SoutiiWoutt).—Mr. SCOTT, to ask a question of ha Majesty's 'imminent, relating to a statement contained in the report from the Select Committee of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, on crown lands, dated 2nd October, 1849 STEAM COMMUNICATION WITMAUSTRALIA.—Mr. SCOTT, to alit a question reLtiva to steam communication trim the Australian colonies. Coacusans' INQUINTII (IBILAND).-Mr. P. SCROPE, to put a question to the Secretary for Ireland, respecting the 690 coroners' inquests held last yesr in Ireland, according to the revert of the Poor Law Commissioners, in which ver dicts of death from want w.re recorded. SCHLESWIO flouring, etc.—Mr. SANDA.RS, to ask the noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, if it be true that the Danish government has refused to renew the 'nisi& lire of the 10th of July last ; and, if so, whether the noble lord considers as a natural consequence the renewal of the blockade of the Prussian ports of the Baltic and the Elbe. Muetsvnte' MONZT (Issuu4D). Mr. STAFFORD, to mak Mr. Napier if it be his intention to bring forward any measure this session with regard to ministers' money in Ireland. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES UOVERNYRNT BILL.-011 queer tion if second reading of this bill being put, Mr. SCOTT, to move that that stage be postponed until farther papers on the subject be lei.' before parliament. CIVIL BILL AND INTERPLEADING (TRILAXD).--PAP. FAGAN, to move foe le►ve to bring in a bill to assimilate the proceeding by way of civil bill in boroughs in Ireland to that in counties, and for the relief of °Moen inter , pleading. ' &LANNON NAVIGATION COMMISSIONRRIL—Mr. DICK• SON, to move fur returns of assessments certified byjeom. mistime/e in county of Limerick, from 1843 to 1848. STAKP Duitia (lanLAND).—Mr. DICKSON, return of the amount of stamp duties is Ireland for each year sines 1839. NSW SOUTH WALLS AND AUSTEALIA.—Mr. SCOTT, population, tie, sad expenditure returns for thin colo nies, in riontinuation of parliamentary paper of 1845. ECCLESIASTICAL COHISISSION.—MT. HORSMAN, select committee to 'lignite into the circumstances connected with the resignation of the late secretary and treasurer to the ecclesiastical commission. IlAirrizroaAND bOcc Acr.—Lord HARRY VANE, copy of report of C. Curtis, Esq., C.E., the Admiralty in. specter under this act. BDUO•TION (INILAND).— Mr. SCULLY, returns of imams, expenditure and proceeding of the Baud of National Education in Ireland. ST. MARYLEBONZ BANK YOE SATINOB„--The 20th annual general meeting of this institution was held yesterday, at the office, No. 76, Welbeckotreet, the Rev. J. T. Spry, D.D., in the chair. It appeared from the several reports read to the meeting that the pro. areas of this bank during the past year bad been of a very satisfaotory description, no less than 2.487 new deposits having bees made in the last year ; 20,382 deposit accounts remained op-a on the 20th Nov. last, of which 16,496 held balances averaging less than 31. Is. 4d. each. The sum in the hands of the government on the 20th Nov., 1849, as per receipt from the National Debt Office, signed by Mr. Mightn't, and laid before the meeting, was 311,0941. 2a. 3d. ; in the hands of the treasurer, Sir Claude Edward Scott, Bart., whose acknowledgment was likewise produced, 1,0281. 16e. 10d.; in the hands of the actuary, 331. 9s. 6d.; total, 312,1641. 7s. 6d. The balance due todepositsrs at that date. as per balance-sheets produced, 311,4471 4e. 3d. ; sur plus, 7071. 3d. It is stated that the balance due to dep. sitors has since risen to 316,2101.155. SUBSTITUTE FOB HOLYWELL4TRENT LITERATTJEL —I rejoice more than I can express that Mr. Dickens is about to cultivate a field which Defoe and Fielding would assuredly have cultivated had their geniuses, like his, been oast upon this age of millions of readers. He is about to enter upon the conduct of " a new weekly miscellany of genital literature, designed for the entertainment sad mairsation of all classes of readers, and to help in the &demesnes% of the most important social questions of the time." He will do his work righteously ; there will be no Hee width, living er dying, "he would wish to blot.". — Morita Knight. Vie Orpvtos. OUTGOING MAILS. 110 West India Mails, exaledlag Sensual', Hansen, Nassau, Mordants, New Orleans, and Meition, end including nese for Madeira, St. Jua n -d e -Ni caragua, New °nude; Chili, sad Pern,will be made up on Feb. 17. The malls for Lisbon, Spain, and Gibraltar will be aw e up on Feb. 17. The mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Green, the lonian Islead e Egypt, Ceylon, India, and China, via Southampton, tej.' be sada up on the atoning of Feb. 20. The nails for British North America and the United States will be made up ea the mains of F e b . 22. The nails via Marseilles, to the Mediterranean, g em eg•Mong, Be., will be m a d e up on tt ; be nada up es the evening of Mar s h 4. T l26 he ag naile , olfidl i . 11 25H aderia, the Brasile, and Bunn Ayree, MOH WATNI AT LONDON ARtME. Dal—N.M.& 44. 444. Aftbruabb. 4% . Now—NAssiag. AL Vs Aiwa.... 4b. LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11. in brin ging in th e bill reorgan isation eronfmtheent4 wood, and mows Tna for t d h e e l delay yo f th e government , has rendered the conduct of the affairs of e depart meat, as at present organised, simply imnoseib:e. aloe has become utterly lost in the opinion of men of every class and party. Not a single indi vidual can be found to extenuate its dr linquencies ae bold a shield over the delinquents. Or all the prep, there is not one newspaper to defend it ; even the very government organs offer up the Woods and Forests as a sacrifice. Under such a state of thi ng , the government measure ought to be complete; se imperfect bill will very little satisfy the tublic feeling. Two things are to be dealt with —revenue and ex- Pen• ditnre The first thing to be done, we s h ould sp. prehend, is to provide that all the revenue should be received by the treasury; this will of itself prevent the expenditure of any money unauthorised b- pe r . 'lament. hitherto, the Woods and Forests hav e received everything and spent all they chose to spend out of it, without accounting for a giver. Let us see what that has brought them to. The last Woods and Forests' account that reached as was Mr. Deputy Paymsster-Generai ANDEasoN'it exposure of the financial affairs of that department. A pretty account it was. With almost unexampled difficulty he had threaded the labyrinth of their twelve years unaudited accounts, and the result which he arrived at was that they had 197,000 f. cash to meet 1,047,0001. liabilities. The present state of the Woods and Forests is therefore summed up in one word—" Insolvency." We will venture to say, too, that their case is such, Out if their feeler's submitted to Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS, he would never pan them. Such a thoroughly rotten balarce-shett never before met the public eye. On the 3lst of March lest half their banking accounts were overdrawn. Upon the laud revenue capital account they owed nearly 4,00C1. On the new Houses of Pgriiament account they had overdrawn 7,000/. T..ry lied ex , pended 2,001. more than they were filth , rifttl to spend on the ambassador's house at Paris, and they had overdrawn the Metropolis Improvement Cu-. Account by no lets than 25,000/. ! In addition to these overdrawn accounts, amounting to 18,ths!;., the commissioners had incurred the following liabilities for "money borrowed " For Metropolis Improvratents tigl.lq For Chelsea Susprnsion-bridpe 2n r,nn For Battersea-park .7,r)r.) For Holyhead roads .... .... . .. . For ditto (another loan account) For ditto (mortgage account) l; It is scarcely too much to say that th e w h o l e o f this large amount, for which of course t l h , e oS c 7, o 2 m le mi,. sioners are paying interest, is lying wholly and eon:- pletely unproductive. For example : the rent, re ceived from the property included under the head of "Metropolis Improvements" amounted to no more than 3,4001. Out of this amount the solicitors to the board got 1,0781., and their architect, 1,501/. At the commence ment of the year the board had overdrawn their oath account by 79,0001., and the interest upon their loan amounted to 39,0001. They were therefore obliged to borrow 100,0001. at 4 per cent. from the bank of England to pay Messrs. COUTES and t• - .. the money borrowed. Was there ever such impro vidence as this ? Nothing can equal it but Le case of the 70,0001. borrowed for the Chelsea Sue pension-bridge and Battereespark Improvemen.. The first work few people have ever even heard of; the second has been talked about, without anr , thing having been done. Of course, not a sing:e fraction is brought to " Credit" on these accoun:e; bat on the debtor side we find the money b . .ing ra oarfchtte,rtehote b u o po ard n 's t so ne licir ou re n , o.t ndpay pidly frittered away in heavy paym e nt s t o th e b oar d' s ' ia T cl o e t h e I h m e a e d u t road ease is a tearful one. Not only is there 25,t i.V. owing as interest upon the sums borrowed on ac count of these roads, but absolutely there is no hope that the receipts from this source will pay the interest hereafter. The whole affair is one of utter and irretrievable bankruptcy. For all these misdeeds, let it be remembered, the Woods and Forests are alone responsible. They cannot pass off the liability upon the pubic by any sleight of hand. Parliament has uni formly been kept in the dark about all that they were doing. It is oily after the money has been spent that parliament has been called on to register the deeds and whitewash the acts of the Commissioners. There are two things which the public must impe ratively insist on for the future; and the first is, that an annual estimate of every item of contemplated expenditure by this board shall be laid before the House of Commons for its sanction. This is essential to due and proper management, and to the control and check of the nefarious jobs wh:oh the department has heretofore openly perpe trated. This requirement, moreover, is reasonah.e. it is accordant with the ordinary practice of otter go- vernment departments; and it comes strongle re commended to the government by their own ofiier, Mr. Deputy Paymaster-General ANDeasos. At the present time, says that valuable officer, there is -no parliamentary control. In my opinion the property might be managed by parliament with more advan tage by bevies an estimate annually placed before it. The Commissioners are trustees for the crown, and parliament ought to see that they fulfil the duties imposed on them./ The next reform which the public should demand is an entire separation of the department of Woods from the department of Public Works. As long as the land revenues of the crown are coupled up with the works of the public, we shall have nothing bat confusion and mystification. The two things have no proper connexion, and their conjunction only serves the purpose of keeping the public in the dirk as to the real cost of the multifarious jobs which are perpe trated by our rulers. Mr. ANDERSON says that it is to this combination of accounts that we must attribute the financial entanglement' of the de partment. The Commissioners, for example, want to expend 100,0001. on a job. Do they apply to parliament for the money ? Not in the least. They take it out of the revenues of the Woods and Forests (if they can get it), debiting the Woods and Forests with the expenditure. It is only by divid ing the departments and placing them under distite. control that we can stop this system, and stuffed we need not say it must be. Lord DUNCAN said in the House of Commons that from the Woods and Forests, properly adminietereel. he would undertake to produce a revenue that . should equal the amount of the window-tax, and thereatheeby enable the government to relieve t h e public obnoxious burden. The opinion was *pressed before the state of the Woods and Forests revenues had teen Gifted, and the CHANCELLOR of the Excneitcen, who knew nothing of the subject, took apon himeelf to scoff at it. Lord DUNCAN te now fully confirmed by the results of the publics inquiry, and by the ( mint of the most able public officers. It is th e duty of ; government immediately to take steps to secure thatt suck a boon should no longer be unnecessari l y lest a the tax-payers of Great Britain. IT is quite evident that we are not in posseveioa of the true motives for the attack on Greece, malty carried, as it has been, to the eitreme• the statesman at the head of our foreign affairs is not mad. Mr. WYSE is no belligerent, to treat European Greeks like Borsean llyake ; and Admiral PtiosEs has been remarkable for temper and prudence. There is evidently, therefore, some latent so portentous secret. The King and the cabinet of Greece must have 'misbehaved some very flagrant way. And our govern' 1 ,,