The Express. — London, England, 1850-02-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—YONDAT, FEB. 26. The Lean CsadeCald.ou took hie seat at Ave o'clock. NATIONAL EDUCATION. The Bishop =CHICHESTER eye aotice that he sheedd tomorrow (this day) pmeat a petition from a meellins Mai at Willis's rooau against the rassigtuteut *OM of the Committee of Privy Conseil ea Mislead lidommtion. LIEUTENANT ORArskii AND YR. ELLIOTT. After a few weeds from the 11=1; of Lghanotnis, which were quite inanditio the • Lord BROUGHAM onid i thlt deonmettamo bad mane to redo ba•wiedge aims be lei MK mentiened the fabled of the MEtaionses letwoshOemmandor Pitmen and Ham Graeae and Elliott, whisk bad Wand him to alter Ms opialon with mord 'to Commonder Pitmen. He believed that if Com- Pitman bad applied for a postponement of his trial thec— ae= the evidesies whisk he - hail seen, and which there was not tine to prodnee bottme the mart martial—he would have Imen acquitted. The Earl of MINTO weld be sorry to say eaything which goad add to eke paia whisk Mesas. Graham and Elliott meat feel. midis suffering under a very severe and well neslol..Psdka.Bo. but he mast say that the eaters serving OR beard that eV were et opinion that it was to be regretted Mr. Mom bed set called exculpatory evidences. It was to be that the noble and learned lord had drawn the atfntloe of their lordships to the subject. He meat say that the bringing of the proceediop of t weak martial before par. Bement ha a serious tendency to en the inflame of the easy. Lord BROUGHAM could not accept the reprimand of his noble friend, neither could he admit that he had fallen Into error. Be thought the.. subjects ought to be brought for ward, sad his noble friend would hear more of them if he lived longer. TME al of ..INTO had regretted that these matters should be brought =mud unneumarily. His noble and learned friend could easily have learnt from the beads of the Admi ralty what the real fade of the ease were. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL. Oa the motion of the *minis of UN/DOWNS, the home went into committee out this bill. On the 12th clause. The Rol of FOWLS moved as amendment. The clause conoealed great powers under Innocuous lamptage. The Haase, as it cood, would prevent the creation of new bishoprics. He proposed that the ecclesiastical commie. aim should have power from time to time, in paying over to the common fund any surplus moseys which might be is their herds, to rearm the surplus ice =0 to the epissopal toad, so that it might be applicible, if parliament should at an future time &elle upon increasing the number of bishops; and meanwhile the surplus should be applied to the augmentation of small Seises. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, who was scarcely wadi. Me, was understood to say that it wee not at all the tendescy of the bill to prevent the appointment of new bishops whirs summery. lie (tr.e Marquis of Laasdowne) would prefer the clause se it stood. The Bishop of LONDON said that there could be little question as to the necessity fur an inmates in the number o! btlinprics, seeing that the latter had not increased in number daring the last 300 years, while the poimlation had increased from tire to twisty-eve millions. He had long been an savant, for the separation of the episcopal and common funds. His opinion. aft or 26 years' Bervioll in the episcopal office, was that with the bishoprics at their present size, no bishop wall efhiestly discharge his duties. He felt bound to give his suppirt to the amendment of the noble earl. Lord STANLEY'S wish would ceitainly have been to hue the two funds kept separate, but failing that, he =set tarn to the amendment of the Roble earl. He was at a loss to know un what principle government could contend that alter these chums bad passed there would re main any pettiest possibility of Increasing the number of bialuips. The clergy were now Amish d that the bishoprics should be iastrease4 out of a fund exclusively allocated for the portico, rot if all were blended in one common fated it would strike then that every 4,0001. a year given to a new Whop would have stipend. d forty poor curates. Bee- lag these views, he should vote for the insertion of the words submitted by hie sable friend. The Lord CHANCELLOR said that the bill as it stood gave to the commiisioners power to do what they thought best for the church—to increase the number either of bishops or of clergy. No one could anticipate in which class the necessity fur increase might first arise, and it was best to be prepared for clemencies The best plan was to leave the matter i- the hand. of the eommimionere. The E eel of HARROWBY said that the noble and learned lord could not have read tte clause, as it *sprout, provided for the discretion to which he alluded. He (Lord Harrowby) was sorry to find that government had altered the optima.= held by them three years ego on this subject. Eul GREY did not understand the bill as opposing say ohs. ale to the ionises of bishopric*. In hie opinion, although there might be a want of bishops, the want of working clergy wee much oreater and more pressing. The committee then divided— Fs r the amendment For the clause The Bishop of ST. ASAPH moved as an amendment meat at the end of clause 12, " Provided always that it shall be lawful !or the commissioners, at the request of the bishops, to provide for the spiritual wants of any perish where the tithes form part of the episcopal revenue in the same nesenor as if those tithes arose from a sinecure rectory in the possession of the ecclesiastical eammievionere. After a few words from the Marquis of LANPIX)W2IIII, the amendment was withdrawn. On amuse 16 being put, The Bishop of SALISBURY moved the nbstitution of the substitution of the following Haase la its place : And whereas It was oy the 3rd sal oth Vh., ale, see. 52, enacted that so moth sad sack pins wi the mawt tithes, send other heredita ment@ wowed. or belonging W. PP . reedy win sod @aimed wits . e. reepecti , edwrier . iesci Teak, Clueseamr, Ewan, reser., I.:.enuesi, Ileu.sury, and Wells respsetwely, ehould, by ths authority therein prodded, be, ulna the vaeseeies of the said rsepective deaneries, ap plied to make ouch revision for the raid deans respectively, wby the bite authority should be deemed just and proper, and by the 4th cud Al Vie., c. 39 see. 20, power we. given to carry smelt pur7oses into effeet by any other made of payment. tiontri- button, augments, or endowment which might be • deemed At ; and wbenr, doubts have been satertained with respect to the powers of the commissionere to endow the said daannies with an amount beywel LOWS. In the year; and wherein it is expedient to remove wash Mathis: Be It therefore nechwel rod seaded, that it is rod Wail be lawful, be for amnesty at the , I melted sets provided, to endow say at the deaneries above named which lave berme or shall become maint, in any of the modes by the said acts provided, with stab average annual income ea shall by the same authority be deemed just and proper; provided teat sash theme shall not in the case of the dourly of York meted 2,000/.. nor in the case of any of the sold deaneries exceed 1,5004., soy 4.11 in the we of any of the above.nsmed deaneries exceed the average annual income of the 1 did*, tithes, and hereditament* hers {afore amazed or hemming to the Fame deanery, and which by the provisions of the sad AM recited act have accrued to ant become vested in, or shell accrue to and become vested In, the said Ealesiss. Cormaiwtoners fur the purposes of that act. This appropriation had already met with their lordships' comment, an the principle that such reductions of the enta'sti 'b. saints should not be applied in a partial manner, falling more heavily on some than others, but should be applied equally and fairly, from a consideration of the general cir cumstances of the establishments. It was stated by the noble lord that some of the deaneries which exceeded 2,0001. should be reduced, whilit others, which fell below 1,6001., should be raised. To priVe that this was the result of the bill, the deanery of Canterbury was 1,6001. ; the deanery of Winchester, 1,4001. ; the deanery of Rochester, 1,4001 ; the deanery of Mauch, star, 1,8001. These deaneries being demerits of • sew foundation, had varied from 1,0001. to 2,0001. a year. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say that he was opposed to the amendment of hie right rev. friend. The committee divided— C Muds l9 Non-oestemie Majority in Wow of the ainendesont 2 Ike remaining clauses of the bill haring tben been agreed to : The Bishop of OXFORD proposed the following addi tional easter And wherein the two last-recited acts contain arovistoen under which all land., tithe., tenements, and ether hereditments and en dowments ',except any right of patronage) bantling to coy forded sot uriientiary to eny cathedra or oulleglam cbarch in England be- Mee from time to time, en maned, occur to inset prebends, vetted in the said Eceintiestical Commirioneu for England for the purposes in the rum acts mended, and the same arts contain proviiiiiies for enabling the raise tornmiasionere, with the mnetius of her Shiest, in coded, in manner by the same sets epeetled, to make say arranaements, with the content in writing at the holder or any uit prebend, fur sutotituting in any du a= 6.. 7 payment for any such lands, tithe., tenements, or b but eeery portend shit is permanent) seat to ay bishiipric, ordainment'', professorship, or or Is any nteiol, or Is the mastership thereof, rod 111P0 certain prebend. is the calla Orel church of Chichester, particularly named in the raid se. may recited set, are melted from the operation of all the said provides: and whereas it a ridded that the last mentiiined eel the mid provinces relating to the subnitetion et a weary payment As arty buds tither, tenements, or bermilitaimed ahead be extended babe iodised. m exempted a. - ifureteed, with a view to ambling the esed coodiairiceen to maks the tithes to stiler property belonging der , more conducive to the spirited "elan o• the emend peruke* or 'Mem dependent then= er codeded therewith : be it retro! e stated that n Mall be lawful by the authority to the two Wet ' laded set. planed, with tka sewed In writing et the pond et the dimity er odes to whist Le sem Is am end to stake any arrengemest to maim to the eel& scelesiastind esneeelerdescrs bar Incised all eery id Utriande, ' tesmentanedherediudents • or other rediumeM dthe same and to sedlinne tar the same say that end imennebO money permed to seek th ce head, e end an b ell per pet soweal payment t. emeree to sere ealty end dik ed e as shell be domedto h by his witherity to be It end prefer, gad ake. Mb the amid le written mar the bud be deb lotrerthecel peer% to min e eey surnaming rldelt reel be dear it se to the Mere care of the patroness et say binde. with and seer sow held by the holder of orb tor the timeher& co seek herr ; but that so serh ► elter=ll ter way Or the&wry the tire that the rem% bare et ark rebind Asa ler Nor "AM be It serreed. that all Irk INhati leeereer end other beiviammis settaidem-r este. vier dr he emus waled le the mid iministkel Onnetietunere, del le by dm hi; possoned W adielederred kir the permed and es air lei reeding to the leveret preMene et the err rb. en Nor by the cry whirl empty le Ira. Yorrelec act err lotaller rale sr Nero meets aed woke pew sr riliale Is mind in the mid " Agri rimer isi Werr with die et NM me ~cued to or had limier seerrilirr bell with the howel rledthiM,tra. lord, ale rrehrerh era it r eaperiot that erhbrellre door sewer brg the rld ees,eM that the elderreele rural Maud be anklied el beereafter eterlemeL MI rerelsil tar Eros me coo. germ* lotheerl ererallorllrrierbythe rarity by the too artecel sett provided, be derskei as ilialeigenil ter the mime regerierty, rod the tithes i.ebe, ad ether amlocrarta boarsrangtothe said Zee bees mpreitlvely rod 1, by the Ire ateburity, by Hess et divider et united parishes, restown at at dieriet abashger ore other llcreypresets r the ode mg jefrdir% .11Mdmiell mad agreeprelei la orb tees. rah re Mr r re =lee rls ! Ira irsimilve le re "Mind if imp Omit isirsimain ind WI Ilona& THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY mere sailikial suffrege. (Hear.) There were ire hills re -1 to l e r r e Ta lg ia a alp • Alt f . • s Tor :. •It tubes sommealid to • ''' as .% woe& a .11as pecin : l:l 1101, te:artsa . . 'at ` wee sees t thus , , say --"' It gig to ." ' that .bill was % omega • with laoffoil • , hoped heelt weralk - the illesiturisatil tits kmakest of the Irkk amiess. t, Mr. MUMS soosidered the bwahs;es of parliament of ilia garsoesuat ensitisse Ittot tt sollth not to be steppe& kalloole of thsiltheesse of sop teed Casesasegh, CeL Rewdoa, teed Iliad' Hamilllns Gad Mr. - Itqaelds, troche tairEpolokear - - - - • Sit W. SOICERVILLS said that timbal was thrums that had bees before tie hews &snag the semseas, aid ample opportunities bad escorted tot Its semaidetaties ask illisemelea. The question of delay or ao delay wee oratrovereed isas t r I IMO owiderable time interest lit. Hen ke, Mr. , ,te: liepkr, •.,..^:,'.... — .";..7.1d iri • wrist eaptansitios has Sir G. g ray, who wished the committee to pressed without delay. Lied J. MANNERS moved the adjournment of the 00111. mittens foe three weeks, which amendment was pat from the chair, aad spoken to on different tides by Col. Fez, Cil. Douse, Mr. ilcully,and Mr. Grattan. The house divided— For the amendment ll5 ust it Kr. DAVAELI said he hoped after the division which bad takes place the Roble lord would give way. He had aot beard • eagle observatioa In tamer to the erguments whisk had bees urged for the postponisg of th e imams. Lord JOHN RUSSELL observed that it was elated this I I measure would be brought ea to-aight. Mr. DISRAELI said that yowlers the 25 mesben who I were present were asleep. (Laughter.) The noble lord could not deny that it was the cosamoursement of the Irish amine. He mated the noble lord would well consider this matter. It was not agreeable to them to oppose any govern. meet under each eireasusteness, bat to 111011 i he felt It his duty to resist the Speaker leaving the chair. Lord J. RUSSELL said he could hardly believe that the hon. gentlemen who prepaid they should set go into com mittee were serious, because the main ground pet forward, ands most insulleient ground he thought it for postponing hay considerable seaman, wes that the swims were going on is Ireland. though the noble lord who moved that they should not potato commutes must have known that It mated three weeks to the Cork 'seises. Suck being the ems he thought it was • mere lames to pompons the bill for a considerable time, and then it would be interfered with by other m.uurn, and it would be diftieralt to get it • d. The bill had been before the hews two smokes, and the Irish members had had full opportunity of consider. lag its princidal provisions. Whatever the obstruction might be, be should consider it his duty to persist is the tours. he had taken. (Cheers ) Mr. REYNOLDS said, as one of the members present en Friday night, he uadentood from the hon. and learned gentleman the samba for the university of Dublin, that he did not intend to make any opposition to goittir into com mittee. But he could assure the hon. member for Bucking hamshire that he wee mush mistakon it he believed that 2.5 Irish members were asleep. He rather thought the hon. gentleman himself must have bees asleep. (A laugh.) Lord CASTLEREAGH observed that the Irish members having pleaded in vein, it was of no use offaiog further ob structions. Hr. GOULBURN most um bu protest against its being mitilltat they were obstructing. Lord J. RUSSELL—The observation was made in ref*. recce to the declaration made by the hon, member (or Bucks. The house than divided— For goinii into committee Against it The house then went into en:Gasmen. Mr. DISRAELI said the noble Iced had misrepresented very much the course they (the opposition) had taken He had sensed him of obstructing public business. The noble lord must have referred to a passage in which that weed was used, bat he did not finish the sentence. But what was the obstruction which they had on this occasion presumed to make ? The noble lord told them that this bill was the bill brought in lest year, and that therefore they ought to be fully acquainted with it ; at d that one reason why the whig administration introduced measures without any intention of carrying them was to give gentlemen an opp.xtunity next year of being 'neaten of tbe subject. (Cheer.) That showed a confidence in the durai in of a cabinet whieb a whig ministry could alone entertain. (Cheers. The noble lard had also been pleased to say, that he (Mr. Disraeli) had received his instructions elsewhere, not a very constitutional nor a very courteous mode of expression. (Cheers.) He understood, indeed, that the noble lord in the coons of his career had received his instructions how to con duct himself in parliament from many persons and from many places ; bat the noble lord could not say for himself (Mr. Disraeli) and for his friends that they had received in structions how to conduct affairs in this house by consulting seditious clubs. (Loud cheers.) The noble lord, in a man ner most unworthy of him—the noble lord to night had charged them with obstructing the businees of that house in an unwarrantable manner, and insinuated that they were guilty of factious be haviour. The noble lord was the last person from whom he ' should have expected such a charge ; the noble Ird who brought forward a proposition in that house on which he made the !stool an admits stration depend, the appropriation clause, and when be had ups , t the government by means of that factious amendment, k office, and had neither the conscience nor the courage to carry out his measure. (Loud cheers.) He should avid himself of every means which the forms of the house permitted him to oppose the further progress of this measure. He now moved that the chairman report progress, and ask leave to sit again. The committee then divided— - - For the motion /against it Mr. FORBES said he should feel it his duty to move that the chairman do now leave the chair. The bill had only been introduced on Tinsley last, and was not read a second time till Friday, between which day and the present it could not he supposed there had been sufficient time for the consideration ut the bill; nor had the government 'given notice or their latentioa to press it forward So hastily. He should not set consistently with his duty did be not denounce tie tyrannical course the government wes now persuitut, and persist in moving that the chairman do leave the chair. (Hear, hear ) - - • • Mr. BATESON cordially approved of the course taken. As an Irish number, he must protest against this unusual, he might almost say, indecent haste, in . endeavouring to smuggle this bill through the house. (" Oh, ob,' and laughter.) He would not allude to its merits or demerits ; it might be the most perfect bill that had ever emanated from the fertile brain of an 'lrish secretary ; but the argu ments adduced in favour of its postponement were un answerable. After a few words from Mr. HINLIT, Mr. P. WOOD said this measure had been more or lees before the consideration of Parliament for three years . (Hest, hear.) It proposed to give an enlarged franchise to that country, which partly through misfortune, and partly through bad government, had had its aggregate of electors reduced to about 40.000. The present museum would in crease them to 250,000. To be operative nest autumn, it was necessary the bill should be puled beforo the Ist of June; and this could scarcely be done if it were postponed tilt the end of the Irish aseia-s. At present there was the largest attendance of Irish members in the house perhaps ever known-75 out of the 100. Mr. W. MILES said, if the opposition had been directed against the principle of the bill, his party would have taken a division on the second reading. Not having done so, they admitted the necessity of some alteration of the fr►nchise. They had, at first, only asked a delay of three weeks, in order that the Irish constituencies might have time to con eider the bill. The government ought to have granted thi s short delay. Surely they would not persist in going on with it immediately, considering the numerous amendments that would have to be moved. The government wou'd do well to consider these amendments before going into com mi:tee. This was a perfectly constitutional course ; and, if the noble lord did not consent to the postponement, he hoped the opponents of the measure would go on using thcae meats which the forms of the house placed in the hands of • minority. - - Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said there was so ins'ance of any party having reverted to those means with e tber credit or sunsets. As an Irish nienther, he did not think it his first duty to attend the Irish assists ; he had given the bill hie beet con•idtration taxi Friday, and was prepared to go into committee. Lord C. HAMILTON contended for the right of the con stituencies to 'sperm their opinion on this measure, for which no *pp's- unit/ had been given. This had been called a' new move." Well it might. for the °cession was a new one: • bill was introduced on Tuesday, printed on Wednes day, read &mond time on Friday, and was now to go into committee on Monday. (Hear, bear.) If anything like the shadow of a precedent could be shown for thus pressing so important • bill, coati: t ip 152 pages and 120 clauses, be would withdraw his op as tion. He w confident no such precedent could be dueed. He had always thought this house instituted tor the free and Ma tiihMliell of mea sures, and bad yet to learn that it was • con- Eitutional course thus to press forward • measure, before hon. members bad bad an opportunity of consulting their constituents. From the animated cheers which had M ounded in the house he was conflleut they were no: now in a sufficiently calm state of mind to go into commi.tee on the bill. (Laughter.) Lord J. RUSSELL said the noble lord asked for a precedent ; he should think there was nit a velumo of the journals which did not contain prim ht.. of bills being read • ascend time, and proceeded with in the following week, by the house going into committee upon them. Bet this was a bill of which the noble lord and others had had ample opportunity of considering the main propositions. It had boon introduced on the Ist of May, 1848. Its =An pro ' vision was koown to be that the county (roselike, instead of being what it was at present, should he an 81. rating to the poor rate. That was / a moat important question; it attracted a good deal of attention in Ireland; It was much dimmed in the news papers ; !mild& parties and societies expressed various opinions upon It; said not only the main propeition of the hill, bat its various clauses. underwent • great deal of di.- cauinn. It was Introduced again in 1849: and now it turned out that the noble lord, who had been in Ireland both in 1848 and 1849, when this measure was the gallica of discussion, and many parsons were saving that the franchise I in Ireland was in no restricted a state that the government , ought t t Ices no time Ice pressing on their bill--ell this while the noble lord bid kept such a discreet silence that he bed I fay from end sites serrease el este Allis liesar. woe Weil, Weed to the seat distrOutkr and se Anis" is • men or es eths whit ears bet i ln the el rob, at Wry dowse nor "Leh the ems bold bra Ids sesetwers. selesst delesse .te dr w s• wa the awe dree teeded we riding OvaUtcrit veep eel seen be swipe% 111 . Ss A ;, sp weeertse et ash wise es the ij innsote ww wess tea Ws see, on limed es" hs folth• sh fual!" drier dew Wasp ef dr raw re, out the finis to th e - hires of Ow old Onwebel=xass arsalleg t weeset itnisalgalt=trenangia=lies ihrOse"gastin"on= w eep thessessou er Ow Wpm* as salissia. way erste ae sewer seeZW ensh Vase Ise wee dooms new hp law moils Salle ode telhe as* et ••••••Mat a r i pas sub Walt 11.11110•1 bre UM web lOW Linfddittrassirt the elfsdr, de wow Ike sierdesi st the MOO sl ea waft Ileweel. dire be were Ore see ewer) wrlterfer wirlind Mite ef de sena et Ow Owe ef Use or ruses. if PA dal pesermsd mei dee. it lb OMB yews at the leer lest presidlng sea esesnaes." The )[argils of LANSDOWNI had no objection to His prop *id clauses, which well this added to the bill, and house VICAUSIId. On the question dud ths report be maim& The Bishop of CHICHESTER postponed until Monday of nest tho presentation a petition of whisk he had an notice for tomorrow (this da)). The report wm then received, and the boats adjoarned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoiIDAY, FEB. 23. The BPZAILIa teak the attar shortly before 4 o'clock. NEW WRIT. On the satire of Yr. L RODGER, a writ was ordered for the &tette% of a winther to um is parliament for the borough o pted ry, in th• ts ol Lord A. Denims, who has the stewardship of t he Chiltern Hundreds. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. NATIONAL EDUCATION (Inxweu).—By Mr. FORBES MACKEN!IE, from a films (not heard) against the rand system of rational education in Ireland. Nem Btsnoraies.—By Sir R. INGLIS, from a religious society. in favour of en eltemion of the number of bishops in the church of England. MA1'11.1,1,03. Biu..—By Mr. H. BERKELEY, from Bristol; Mr. BRIGHT, from Manchester and Ashton. ander-Lyne ; and Mr. STANFORD, from Reading, in favour of the Bill tot legalising Marriages with a deemed Wile'. Sister. FACTORY Lanota.—By Col. THOMPSON, from Brad ford, for • law for effectually limiting the labour of women and children in rectories to 13 hours a day. Gazetemmt PARK INPILOTININT BILL.—By Admiral DUNDAS, from occupiers of houses on Maize-hill, Greenwich, against any further encroachments on Green wich Perk. AGNICULTIZAL Darius —By Mr. W. MILES, from the inhabitants of 47 parishes in Somerestshere; Mr. BAGGE, from West N.rfolk, complsiniog of agricultural diem's, sad la favour of protection. Taft Duriss.—By Mr. T. EGERTON, from Stockport, for the repeal of the tea duties. balsam: flux INTERMENTS —By Mr MACKINNON, from the &Misty for Preventing Intramural Burials, praying Ait the entire abAition of the practice of burying the dead fa towns. CovxTT COVATII.—By Mr. BERNAL, from places in the Isle of Sheppy, for the extension of the jurisdiction of county courts. fin•ta. TIINININTS.—By Sir G. GREY, from Bishop Wrannouth, praying that small tenements may be exempted from the highway rates. INTIIRNATIONAL PINNY POBTAOT —By Mr. BRIGHT, from Tunbridge Wells, in favour of isternettonal penny postage. Parma AND ADTZITISZNINT DC/INS:By Mr. M. GIBSON, from Carlisle, praying for the repeal of the paper. newspaper stamp, and advertisement duties. NOTICES OF MOTION. NATIONAL LAND BcHINI.-81r B. HALL, on • future day, to present two petitions, trim parsons coonectsd with Mr. O'Connor's Land Seisms, complaining of the cinduct of tha principal promoter of that scheme, and praying for inquiry. (Hear, hear.) PRIZE MONEY. Mr. H. BERKELEY rose to ask a quake of which bia had given notice, via. whether the First Lent of the Ad miralty had any objec tion, sad whet, to produce the pipers of certain vessels of war, via , the King Gemge, Prins* Frederick, Duke, and Primness Amelia, which is the year 1745, or between that and the year 1747, sailed from Brinell under letters of marque, and captured nucnerdus prises, amounting in value to upwards of a million sterling. Sir F. BARING had no information as to the million of money referred to, nor had he been able to arid any ppm at the Admiralty likely to answer what he had supposed to be the perpcs e of his hon. frieLd ; if, however, they were wanted in order to carry on a suit before the public tribu nals, he was not aware of any objection to furnish any dint might be found. If his hon. friend would state the sue Cr the Admiralty, and specify what papers be required, they should be marched for. TITHE COMPOSITION (IRELAND). Mr. SADLEIR inquired whether it was the iallenMen Of government to introduce a measure during the present omits to amend and simplify the laws of Ireland for enabling a party to alter his lithe cemposition according to the average price of wheat or oats. The certificates now in taw were based up o n the average price of the seven years preeeding the lit November, 1921. Sir G. GREY replied that there was a power of septennial revision in Ireland by application to the justices at quarter ' entsiese. THE FLORIN. Major BERESFORD inquired whether it was true that the further issue et the Merin, or 2s silver coin, had been countermanded, audit so on what ground ? Mr. SHEIL answered that the issue of the new 2e. piece bad not been countermanded. All that had been coined had been put into circulation, but the reason why there had been no further Ins was, that a complaint had been made in certain quarters in reference to the omission of some words on the obverse of the coin, which he now frankly told the house he thought ought to have been re tained. (Hear.) He might readily shelter himself from ail responsibility in the mutter by saying that it was no put of the duty of the Muter of the Mint to dote:mins on the design for or the inscription upon any coin. The design for the florin had been submitted to the council, and approved of by them. He had teen directed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer en iambs on the reverse the words " One florin "—" one tenth N a viand," and from the number of the words he found there was a difficulty is introducing tho usual words " Dai patio," and "Fidei defensor;" and busing observed that on tome Indian coins and some copper coins, the words " Victoria Regina" only were os the obverse, he suggested that it might be as well to adopt that form, and disencum ber the win of the number of words which wherwies must base bees weerded upon it. That suggestion it appeared was sated *pea and the coin was so strueic, the omission seesping the notice of the council, though it had not escaped the microscopic eye of some hon. gentlemen opposite. (Haar, hear.) But as a proof that he was not influenced by the narrow (scaliest and bigoted feeling—(hear, Isser)—as eribed to him by those who did not know biro—(loud cries of " hear, hear,")—he might refer to the Ers, piece which had been issued shortly after he succeeded to the office he now held, and which was, be believed, admitted to be one of the handsomest coins in circulation—(bear)—where the words " Fidel dilemma?" and " Dti gratis" were to be found. (Hear, hew) If they asked his own private opinion, with regard to the words " Fidei defensor," the title, which had been conferred on Henry VIII. by the Pope—(hear, bear)— he would tell them that he regarded the Queen as the head of the Protestant Church in this country, and had no wish to dis'urb her supremacy ; and as to toe " Del gratis," he said that a sovereign possessing so many virtues ought to be regarded by every one of her subjects as the sift of Provi dence. (Loud cheers and a laugh from both sides of the homer) Mr. HUME inquired whether there was to be a new issue of the florin or not? Mr. SHEIL—The Muter of the Mint is only the mann facturer of the coin; the Chancellor of the Exchequer deter mines whether it shall ins' or not. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND CROWN LANDS. Mr. C. ANSTEY wished to wk the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the government bed remind from Sir Willies Denison, lieutenant governor of Van Diemen's Lend, any communication ea the subject of the applications of the lessees of grew& leads in that island, held for gracing purposes, to have their nuts reduced from their orseent tencter-rate, as being exorbitant and oppressive, to a fixed lower rate, and whether the government will lay t`e papers relating to that sum feet before the home / Mr. HAWES replied that cert.in communications bad been r. m i red and considered by th. Secretary of State, and would form part of a series of pap• to on the subject of crown lands, which would sh,rtly be presented. LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL. In rept) to Mr. Batons, Sir W. SOMERVILLE stated that the second reading of ibis bill could not come on that evening, hut he would give dm* notice of the day on which it would be brought for ward. Mr. SULLIVAN hoped it would be fixed for some time when Irish members could be present (Hem.) Sir W. SOMERVILLE consented to do so. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord J RUSSELL thought it sight be for the Coo,llllillllCt of the house to state that government or vowed to proceed wit► the navy 'Minutes on Monday next, and on the (*Bow leg Monday to take some of the principal votes—es the num liar of men, &e ,—of the army estimate, ; and that rn the IGth of Marsh be hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would sleeks his annual financial aNuement. (Hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE asked what the n ble lord proposed to do in regard to the Anaerobes Colonies Bill, which now mood Lx oee of the days for which he had just fixed the 1 s invitee. Would it be brought en on the day named, se was it to ►ive p ace to the estimates ? Lewd J. RUSSELL hoped to be able to being it on, on the day he had mentioned ; bet if the discussion on the estimates should be pub:awed to a late boar he must postpone it. PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS kIRELAND) BILL. On t►e order for going into committee ea ►his bill being read, — Mr DISRAELI regretted that they had not before them the divined amounts ow the subject, Ware they were celled upon to go into committee on this bell. He should he sorry th►t the how consented to any aware UN, 'avowal fG. FEBRUARY 26, 1850. Mari dee of his reastituents what he theaglit et du Isar.) Now, whoa the bill wee agile is, eh noble lend started up how hiser, i ts sad mid, 8 W•11, sow, his Y p meet gayeties. I sows theught se it beheewle le serer G . ; IN sob now what sy easts Trim_ luppea tit kaiak about this ea whisb I have hitherto bad no essuseal auks with rhea. P" Certaialy, sons aid noose be bisp wa d e:reed treat tine to Una, but th:r ware mew asks' to whether the punkas sharaster the sobs kid his estrum We el weitureity--(grest laueliterres asbeisat pined Weleptke bai. M.‘ Lei 06104ni let sago tonight, sad welt till the noble d Weetitssals,, is& sets will tell as whether be is sped lb se a lead ise." (iltter ) AstAbse was, 1W they had set be es& in the bill peistedl i grlte pile Ind might have knowa that the hews of He base required a bill to Ise beesskt ia is a 'Frit hs *ape, sad Mat it was sot Fiats* till Weed been read a bet thee. WM seeped to the wide pavkless el the mums whisk had bees latrodated ea the lit at Key, 1848, which were herr" - betted, known Is Ilkit hew, he did not Ithhk kos ttttt dYsaatik prepso ups,....hg a set think it a tpeashei pupils% us eves a gesdpitals_ plygaitioe, to wk the beast la mini whik their asiiiwalies. (Her.) bir. OSBORNII mid that os the may elosot of boa. pn. amen opposite wee to delay mad obateusil Ws measure, if they delivered themselves now of the swam@ whisk the noble lewd mid they had prepared ea the rel4est of the Australia Oeimass Bill, they would he pia as apposite as the needs mid& had proceeded from them. (Hear.) He (Mr. Oehiese)tesdered the noble lord (Loed J. Hassell) his t sad he would sit there to say hour in the morale' sagest, sad the prima Impolite', to show the people of Ins tead who weretharreal friends, andthat he was nos prepared to bead them aver to the tender mercies of a haughty, sod, he would aid e loselent faction. ("Cheers, and " Oh, oh.") Ile. NHWDEOATE mid that the Health of Towne Bill, width boa bass originally Introduced into that house, had been wlehikeera before a similar opposition to the present, sad en ainesied and improved measure adopted is its stead. Mr. =OUT said he was not one of those who ward's posed to oemplain of a fair and legitimate exercise of the forms of the house. He had no objection to that which the istejoeity sometimes considered a factious opposition. He had been in minoeities which bad divided several times when those who were °Treed to him accused him of high crimes and misdemeanours. But it appeared to him that a minority should at least have **mottling like a fair ease. (Hoar, hear.) He had listened with attention to the arguments In favour of the arms which hon. gentlemen opposite pursued. That which had just been put forward by the noble lord the mem ber for Tyrone had been meet completely disposed of by the noble lord at the head of the government. It wee the flea time he had ever heard that the whole proceedings of that house were to be put in abey ance because some honourable gentlemen had not taken care to consult their constituents. It bad been re ported that honourable gentlemen opposite had • meet ing to day on this question—(hear, hear)—and it was rumoured en his side ot the house, that besides coming to • resolution to oppose the measure, they had dined before they came to the house, in order that they might have an given t:refilvwe r u tte b t a twthoot take ep no plod. knowledge rire°; h e a r, 4opposition ` l !?.o g ter.) From what he knew, confirmed as it was by the discussion which h ad taken place, the , conclusion to which he came woe this, that hon. gentle men opposite believed there was something in this bill very gout adverse to the policy which they endeavoured to tie7t• parliament to adopt with regard to Ireland— eari—that they were afraid to give to any porti.n of the inhabitants of that country that political influence to which, by the union, by the constitution so much hoar tad of by non. gentlemen opposite, by every right which soy subject of this realm could claim, they were fairly entitled. His conviction, therefore, was, that the proceedings of that evening were not dictated by any other reason than the desire of keeping the people of Ireland in the power of the minority, and ruling her as the " paltry remnant of au expiring faction," as Lard Stanley once galled you Throughout Great Britain such a course of policy would receive no sanction, and he believed the noble lord could do Berthing more likely to strengthen his position throughout the three kingdoms than by a manful determination that, whatever became of the duration of parliament, and even of his cabinet, this measure, which he admitted did not go far enough for him, should pus through parliament in the pre ant session. (Hear, bear.) He therefore hoped the noble lord would stand by his measure, which was one of great importance to the country and to the character of the 'dna• nistration over which he presided. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. MANNBRS:saidthatitwas an unusual and unjust proceeding to press this measure that night instead of the Ametralisn Colonies Bill, as had been the original intention of the government. lie repudiated with scorn and con tempt every accusation that this was an underhand attempt to get rid of the bill altogether. The committee then divided, when there appeared: For the motion Against it 145-76 Mr. GROGAN said the gentlemen on his side of the house required more time to deliberate on the important measure then under discassion than from Friday night to the following Monday night. He did not want to waste the time of the house. (Laughter.) However, having entered on the course which hon. gentlemen on his side of the house thought fit to adopt, he would persevere—(ob, oh) —and move that the chairman do now report progress. Mr. NAPIER said before the house divided he wished to make • few observations, which might have the effect of loving much valuable time. (Hear, hear.) As far as he (Mr. Napier) was concerned, it would be much more cones picot, and consequectly preferable, to go on with the bill that night than ten days or a fortnight hence, because pro fessionally be was acquainted with all the provisions or the bill. But he certainly thought that in the cue of Irish county members, who declared the measure came on them by surprise, and that they consequently required time to' make themselves acquainted with its details, &postponement might be acceded to. (No, no.) He assured the house he was far trim tittering the present bill anything like a factious opposition ; yet he thought he would be acting an unworthy part did be express his disapproval of the means adopted by these hon. geoletnen—mesns which the forms of the house sanctioned—in order to secure time for delibera.ion. (Hear, hear) He suggested that parts of the bill might be gone into that evening in reference to which there was no division of opinion ; and that the ocher parts, on which hon. mem bers for Irish counties might wish to confer with their instituents should be postponed to • future night. (Hear, hear.) The matter was one of serious, of tits' importance ; and thereon he entreated the noble lord at the head of the government to adopt his suggestion, and that the house would discuss with temper and patience the various details of the bill. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL—The hon. and learned gentleman Las spoken so fairly and advanced his proposition in so temperate • tone, that I cannot hesitate in giving bim an equally temperate and full reply, which certainly the im portance of the question demands. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman had suggested a middle course, namely, that portions of the bill be considered now, and that portions which the county members declare they do not understand should be postponed. Now that on the face of it appears a fair proposition. (Hear, hear.) I must say there us parts of the bill which appear to be such as can be taken now, and ought to be taken now. (Hear, hear.) I own, how ever, it appears to me that the question on which the hon. and pureed gentleman has mad. up his mind—as well as other hon. gentlemen—not to consider, namely, the franchise part of the bill, is a question that does not aced postpone ment. (Hear, hear.) As I have more than once said since the bill was tail before the house the question has been two years before the people of Ireland. and consequently csrnot he new or strange to them. (Hear, hear.) It strikes me that some of the gentlemen who spoke on the question on Friday night were mistaken when they said that " • 251. franchise would be only half the qualifying amount in Eng land." (Hear, hear.) The gentlemen surely must have Vryotten that there exists in England the 40s. franchise, which has long bean abolished In Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Let us, therefore, have these matters fully cleared up, and it gentlemen wish for a 201. or 251. franchise, let them move it as an amendment to the bill, and that there be • tenure for life or eofjoint tenure of 81. added thereto. Mr. F. MACKENZIE concurred in every reason given by hon. gentlemen on Hs aide of the house. He thought the house should then be aware, from the reply of the noble lord to the temperate and moderate reqs.est of the hon. member for the university of Dublin—(laughter)—that they were to expect no concession whatever. (lieu, bear.) After a few words from Mr. BADLIIIS, Colonel CHATTERTON said that his ece,stituents had s. arrived at • proper understanding of the measure. Mr. C. ANSTEY would not belie'e such an insinuation rainst the into Rents of the good citizens of C ork. Captain HARRIS supported tho 'notion for delay. Mr. FAGAN gave some personal explanations to Colonel Lord C. HAMILTON and Mr. NMWDIGATM spoke is favour of delay, amidst many signs of impatience front the 16653 11 9— ou : e. The house then divided, when there were— For the notion Against it Mr ADDERLEY said he felt that he had reason to com plain that the colonial measure bad been postponed for the a:seusaion of a bill of which scarcely any notice had been given. The reason assigned for postponing this colonial bill was that it was desirable to give those who were ins-rested in it an opportunity of eapre sting their opinions upon it. For a ' , tender reason the Hitachi*, bill should be post posed. With ibis feeling, he should moss that Mr. Benet ae lure the chair. Cul. S I ET HORP said the government could only be brought toe proper sense of their duty by hon. members en that (the op • positioa) aide availing themselves of the forms of the house. Fed, clothed, end pampered by the people, those in power required such a lemon. Mr. REYNOLDS said he had been accustoned to regard the hon. membe for North Staffordshire as the represents. tire of Australia; but his conduct in reference to Ireland would not hear a comparison with his conduct with regard to Australia. He (Mr. Reynolds) bad hop that he might hereafter claim him as a repealer of the union. He bail now to regret that he did not appear to be so mercifully dis tredtoe ards the people of Ireland as towards the hitanta of Austr lia. Lord C. HAMILTON hoped it would be understood in I i e land that there were members of that house who would not allow m. mum to be hurried forward in a manner which, it not unoonathutioaal was *snakily unprecedented. and who demanded for Del ind the same calm deliberation as was exercised on behalf of other portions of the kiogdont. dHe.r, hear.; The bWs of the bill was a maehi..ery which id sot really exist, namely, that of • uniform rating. Mr. DISRAELI said it would no doubt be very con venient if boa. gentlemen opposite would produce so irs- mai l as sunlit ita 7 - ematry that Mr Menstra adulates wen =Wm 10 devotion to the iaterests of Inland. But if ea astride of the bean should lose the an. Basin sad Odle Irish people by ankle, an effort to have ea nadeeted with the non courtesy sad the tame dames= es legit*, the•y must be gestate to mat that eslanity. (Hear, (tear.) By amnia km. patlemps opposite es Isereweed *mobile was regarded as a universal mason. It adglit be so ; but without himself *spraying any °plaits es the immure before then, he mast say that even U it wen as Imp and liberal a neesure, it .WM 'err ptobable that "„z:lr rho had introduced It would luta their own fingers with the in. nation. (" Hoer, hoer," sad laughter.) deaerally @l i la, he had found that the non the trembles was es the greater was the umber of nebulous of those who be.. most eulogistic of the franchise. (Laughter.) He had not t h e slightest doubt that, whether the experiment of ezteasim were tried In England or in Ireland, than geli dness who were the loudest.inoutleed arenrs in favour of seaseres of a revolatiowary obaractsr, would be absent from thS sewlposestltzted . zerl!aptsut. (Lug/hear.) . New, time wea owe Mal ut soasetwoe with lbw bill. It wiis, what's,: the goveramsat had or had aot solid iageattously towards the how? (Hear, hear.) No one doubted that the samara was one of impostuee Tr it — wen not 00 it ought not to re bee ' s introduced. Gee of the argu ments used is favour of proceeding was that the measure was act new, but was introduced by Lord Nemeth Attain yaws ago. Now, he (Mr. Disraeli) saterlained great Impost, and eyes regard, far the Berl of Cesileis; but stiU he weld ace admit that the fast alleged esnelliestled a reason this MIMI* should be inmeadiceely ammelesed by amoaß (Hear, hear.) Five ram ege his lenciskip pro posed that 6,000,00 W. should be applied to the asestraction of Irish eaUwa”. If he (Mr. Disraeli) 111100 10 pro =*Aar great on the following day would ble members support hiss t (Laughter.) The ar. guinea% !needed ea the fact that the measure was not a new ass hod as eireagth whatever. The subject was one requiring same mare deliberation—it was nothing ler than a bill istreeemsereetieg the elestive leasable@ in Ireland, and had only boss reed a mend time on Friday. There ourbt to have bees so mistake ea the subject. It ought to bays been well heralded and made known that all might have had a fair opportunity and ample time to examine it. That was the vindication of his (Mr. Disraeli's) party for the course they were now pursuing, and which, notwith standing the petty taunts he had heard that evening, he would say they were punning sea matter of duty. (Laughter and ahem.) He could only say that nothing should deter them Iron persevering, for h• believed that in the long run men of common sense and men of business would be of opinion that they had acted with tamper and discretion. Mr. ADDEBLEY, amidst loud vin of" qaestion," again introduced the subject of Western Aminlia, and asked the noble lord whether her Majesty's supremacy in that cllony bad not been endangered by the manner in which the bill in reference to it had been left last session. Lord J. RUSSELL aid he really believed the bon. gentleman must be of opinion, as suggested by the hon. member for Middlesex, that distance gave enchantment to the view, so determinedly did he recur to the subject of Australia while that of Ireland was the one under discussion. .1;411.) He must decline answering his question, how ever, until the 'fairs of that colony were properly before the house. (Hear.) The question then before it was whether it was fitting or not that they should go on with the consi deration of this bill. The hon. member for Buckinghamshire gave the house an historical account of the measure which was no doubt very amusing, but which was also open to much criticism. He, and the noble lord the member for Tyrone, bed told them that it had been introduced last session for the purpose of being withdrawn ; and that there fore no one had thought it worth while to study it. The deduction would be fair if the premise were correct—but it was not. The bill was not introduced with that intention. The original intention on the contrary wee to have proceeded with it,and that intention was only altered by the interference of other meanie , e. There was therefore no reason, when the bill was introduced, why those who felt an interest in it, or whose duty it was to study it, should have abstained from doing so. Ile admitted it was possible to delay the bill ; but he suspected that those hon. gentlemen would receive no further consolation—(cheers)—and that the Rouse of Commons, in spite of their efforts, would enable the people of Ireland, at the nest general election, to appear at the hustings in much larger numbers (Dull. tied to elect parliamentary representatives. (Hear, hear.) If such should be the opinion of the house, and if such opinion might be gathered from the majority on their divisions, he thought it would be much better for boo. gen tlemen opposite not to shrink front the measure, but fairly to go into it, to propose whatever restrictions they . thougnt necessary, and to abide by the decision of the majority, as in other cases. Such a course would add more to their reputation than the one they were now pursuing. Mr. W. MILES asked only fora moderate delay. Col. RAWDON regretted extremely that the fear he ex pressed on Friday of this measure being made a party ques tion had been realised that night. Mr. HENLEY denied that they were making a party question of the measure. . . The committee then divided— For the motion that the chairman leave the chair 70 Ageinat it Majority —ll4 On the gallerj beiiig re-opened, Capt. TAYLOR was on his legs—He said he believed several ben. members had left, not only the house, but had gone into the country, in the bele( that the bill would not come on to night. lie could not understand how the busi ness, originally intended for that evening. had bean changed, unless it is. that 40 Irish m• mbers had voted against the government on Thursday. (" Oh, oh.") Ile would move that the chairman do report no progrne, and ask leave to sit again. The committee divided immediately on this motion—the numbers being— ..,. Ayes Noes Oa our return to the gallery we found Sir J. WALSH addressing the house amid a storm of opposition and dieeatisfaction upoa the part of the ministe rialists. He said the protectionists had been charged with making a vain attempt at obstruction; but were they (the protectionists) not aware that, when they adopted the course pursued that night, they laid themselves open to such an accusation ? They were perfectly well aware of it, and they felt themselves fully justified in acting as they had done. Mr. M'COLLAGII said the plan pursued by the opposite party on the present occasion was ill-calculated to raise them in the opinion of the country. (Hear) They bad tried to allure the ministerialists into a discussion of the merits of the bill. The hon. baronet (Sir J. Walsh) could not have for gotten that his own observations on Friday night in imated with tolerable plainness the course he intended to pursue, and that the real objection of his party was as to going even one step into the coasideration of a measure which proposed to rectify the most disgraceful state of things which had ever masted even in Ireland. (Hear.) Lord J. MANNERS observed that the first clause was the most important one upon which a debate could be taken, and that these repeated divisions had been resorted to in order to postpone that clause until the Irish members should be in their places. 185-115 Colonel KNOX thought the absence of the Irish members 1 at thimbles' was a most valid and substantial reason for post- I posing the consideration of a bill which provided that a total I change in the constitution of their country should be made. He hoped the protectionists would persevere in the course they had adopted, for they had been unfairly dealt with, and trickery had been attempted to be played upon them. Sir W. SOMERVILLE explained. He thought nothing could be more fair than that time should be given for tl e consideration of the Landlords end Tenants (Ireland) Bill, seeing that it bad only been printed on Friday or Saturday, and that its provisions were almost wholly unknown to the country. But the present bill was altogether of a different kind. Its first clause, for instance, which the noble Iced the member for Colchester (Lord J. Manners) had designated the most important one it contained, had been before the house in MS, and its other provisions were of some standing. Lord C. HAMILTON said that the Landlords and Tenants Bill was mentioned in the Queen's Spei ch before the Parlia mentary Voters Bill, end therefore the consideration of the former ougbtto have bad precedence on the presentoccesion• all the doubts hitherto expressed by the Irish members had been respecting the first clause. Mr. hi. J. O'CONNELL said that he had never expressed the least doubt about the first cause. He wsis in favour of having the franchise in Ireland on a large and liberal scale. Mr. STANFORD rose, amid loud cries of "Oh, oh." He said he could hardly think he was in the Commons Roue of Engloud. (Oh, oh.) He considered himself en titled to be heard upon a question of the present magnitude, on which he had never trespassed upon them. He was surely entitled to give an opinion. Why, then, was he net to be heard? (" Oh," and laughter.) •He had addressed them upon colonial policy, and was then interrupted in a most discourteous manner, and now he should endeavour to address them with temper, notwithstanding this repeated discourteousness. (" Oh, oh!" end renewed laughter.) It bad been said that 'the present constitutional agitation was " an organised system of hypocrisy ;" hut language of this kind did not tend to elevate the dignity of the house in tbo estimation of the people, and it wu unbecoming towards that large portion of the house known by the name of Protectionists. Was not this insincerity on the pan of the government when they were celled upon on a sudden to agree to a bill which was to alter the whol s constitution of Ireland ? If nay party was guilty of stratagem it was the party who • were supporting the noble lord. He thought the members . on that (the opposition) side of the house justified in retorting upon the noble lord the charge of organised hypocrisy. . . . . . . Mr. SCOTT must say that the noble lord had tonight pursued a course which wasnotin accordance with his general character. He thought the noble lord was acting unfairly to the house, unfairly to the Australian colonies, and parti cularly unfair to Irish members. Sir J. WALMSLEY said the speeches on the other side I to-night had all beea of one teaour. All the speakers spoke of appealing to the people. He trusted that, if that appeal were made, it would not be to merely a portion of the people, hut to the whole people ; that it would not be made to the 30,000 persons who had now the franchise in Ireland, but that it would be made to some 200,000 or 300,000 of the inhabitants of Ireland. The committee then divided— Ayes 75 Noes 194-119. Lord J. RUSSELL said that as it would be impossible to make soy progress with the bill that night, he would no longer mLI the motion for reporting progress. He moved that the chairman do leave the chair to resu me ou this on Friday next. Agreed to. The c omm i ttee to be the order of the day on Friday.filet ELECTION (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was postponed to Monday next. PIRATES HEAD MONEY BILL. This bill went enaiddention on Mond througay nex h menunithes pro forma. p urthn t. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. In answer to_ • question from Mr. H INLIY, Mr. O. LB Vi its Naos some explanation of • claws whi c h was retrospective in Its operation, but whit e, he ram . w , Sot violate any existing right. Its effect would be t , Prs. vent further litigation in certain cases. Mr. HENLEY thought it a very guestisnaSle precedes t Th e h ems ought not, witho u t d e lib erate inquiry, to irner. fees with the due wares of law. Mr. C. LEWIS any poLding action said the dame mild not int er f ere with enTahweiebrilelr pairsedno4—tothrobengrthiacoamirditteetimweitthholudtarembarm PROCESS AND PRACTICE (IRELANDI BILL The SOLICITOR GENERAL postp , .n. , l the committee on this bill till Friday ; also the second Trading of the gistration of Deeds (Ireland) Bill. NEW BILLS. Sir W. SOMERVILLE obtained leave to bring for requiring the transmission of annual abstracts sod mate. meats of trustees or commiseioners of turnpike road , ' r u t bbridgr)ieses in Ireland, to the Lord Li e utenant , to be laid before aunt. prove tat Admiral. DUNDAB obtained leave to bring in a bill to enable the commissionen of Greenwich Heepital to imp" the said hospital, and else t o es large and b ri ga n d. Dock, and widen Billingsgate street in Gnenwiek sad for other purposes . Ur. C. LEWIS obtained leave to bring in a bill for cog, solidating the office of the registrar of the rueor, i ,„ 4 , 4 public carriage, with the rffiee of commissioners of pgi gs of the metropolis, and ranking other prsi‘ione is reg„ T d the consolidated offices. Toe hon. gontlem twin qe. it was proposed by this bill to abolish 'neje ly the office ; 4. glitter of metropolitan public carriages, to ether al% kg clerks, and to transfer the buil.' eas entirely to ra g o th,. the metropolitan commissit ners of police. Prorisioa w h y made by the hill fir compensation to the officers whwa offices were thus abolished. The.. bills were severally brought in sad real a Wit time. Tie house adjourned at 12 o'clock. [Press of matter (Athos us to omit the psrliam ictu . „ t , slneu for this evening.] PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON.-Y. ets.rday, the vein• mittee appointed to inquire into the adminr,tration of OA government of Ceylon, and into the eri• s complained of by the people of the: dtpsndency, mumbled as 12 o'clock. Mr. 'leery Baillie in the climr. Cat tain Watsoo, of the Ceylon Rifles, and commandant of the m e e e i e di etria, examined, stated that he signed app di:talents during his command lit Mate* but had n , copies of th e m. 11, ra l ly retained lige of the appointments, which were in the go vernment archives at Matele and Candy. The appointments were temporary, subject to the approval of the governcr of Ceylon, Lord Torrington and Wets, i.sued in ace , rlarce with the orders of Colonel ' Di d. Here the exunination e‘s abruptly broken off, and " strangers " were ordt re 1 :o I draw, upon the representation of Mr. Wi.bam, the man who sets as clerk to the committee, that, in addi'i,a tl the presence of the public and parties inter stql in •ks eolony, representatives of the press were pro.en:. A discussion as to the expediency or otl.erwise of excludi•z'ke press was carried on with closed doors by the m nr ,,,..„ listing of Sir R. Peel, 11 r. Disraeli. M r. Olarlstone. Mr. a 1 Sir J. Walnisley, Sir J. Hogg, Mr. C Villiers , Mr. A:. r. ley, Mr. Wilson, Mr. S. Wortley, Lord HothaT, M'Crillsgh, and Major Blacken, during which cnnsi '•r, diversity of opinion was expressed, the iieei.ion of •te x. mittee on the subject being deferred until the rex•: The matter was simultaneously discussed by the f • x• eluded from the committee, and st►ong opisi:Ja expressed es to the expediency of givine the u:tn•,.t to proceedings involving the administration of n: •••'r• great public interest both at tome and abr , al, - - 4 them draughted through the columns of the prep., ar . . save them from the oblivion of " blue bo.,ks," t.) the wisdom of paeliaraent, inquiries of the kind are • :4. lily consigned. At a suhriquent period of she • Watson was recalled, but the public and 1 resi excluded. KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION.—It 111 stated committee to inquire into this electiln, viii base is cases of briliry brought before them, sod ii , read or • being attached to the jirtition, a sum of money expense of the inquiry hu been lodged in the Li Ole enirm. OUTGOING MAILS. The mails for Liable., Spain. and Oihra,:ir wAI 111 V!. ap to.morrow morning, Feb. 27. The West India Mails, including Bermuda, Nassau, Ho-durso, New Orleans, and Metioo,and those for Madeira, St. Juan.de-N,cara.rua, New ,•: Chili, and Perumill be made up on March 2. Th* mails forMaderia,tke Brasil., and Buenos An h.e nage up on the evening of March 4. The mails Ma Marseille:, to the Mediterraresn. Ceylon, India, Hoag-Kong, &c., will be made sp evening of March 7. The mails for British North Amelia and •he 1 States will be made up on the eeening of Marsh S. The mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greer, •te I. man I Egypt, Ceylon, ladle, and Chins, Ma Souttaatipt be stuie up on the morning of March 21. NIGH WATER AT LONDON nEll•OF- Tat. 1).•—llonalm. u. 46u..........tErm • •••. 2 • wawa:, an ....... Al•Mlooe, 1. LONDON, TUESDAT, FERRI - ART 26 MR. Ht•Atst will to-night subMt a moron !o :'is House of Commons that a drawback to a lo,c, d bricks and timber employed in the co!,struc cottages the rent of which may be under 1.. ; annum. Nothing can be more rersonAb:e. ; • drawback is allowed on bricks and timber a the construction of churches, and there is :.2 whatever upon bricks which arc used for pulp , sit of drainage. These are weighty precedents !-.1 A drawback upon bricks used in constructing • dwellings of the poor; bat precedents are by 7.) means the strongest arguments in favour :* • I motion. Enter one of the cottages poor : survey the labouring man's " iete• in town or country and say whether it is C-.ri.•:.• tax the materials by which such dwelling. tr.:. .• improved? There are parts of Erg:and in • clothing of the labouring classes are bud: .•: in other districts they are constructed of • very many parts their buildings are of up with mortar ; elsewhere of plank.. and frequently, along the coast, of an old 6C3: r• id upside down. Any one who may have r.aa 601)01-NUN OSBORNES letters must know 's the condition of the labourers' hi uses in Pon.. Here is an account of some of the lodging of !!:e •••;:-••• cultural population of Buckingham : We have entered. measured, and searched mud abodes, in which there is only one renn and atm her above stairs. Some of thine roan!, arc than eight feet square. The height of some io tl mansions is about four feet ten inches from th, ti r ceiling. They are hiss, damp, badly fit for human beings to dwell in. Numb. r• built of what the pour people call " wattle snd . : asquantly they are too weak to support a root. on l t'. Bra. tiling poor ore thus in coustant danger of beirg their own mud graves. To save lite, they ore 1. necessity of ueit g props to support the place • sleep. We have seen as many as nine or tilt Ft .> . • small hovel in Buckinghamshire. Here is an account from Oxfordshire : Part of the county of Ozforkl is very tt to ohs: ••-•: very wet weather whole villages prraen , we •ppei roi . sheet of water. As the cottages ore water reaches the poor both through the rot And ill - the thor. The eottsgers who are t h u s espon .1 hole in the back part of the aa•eall.,l ro ;Lt.) sv.l rain finds its way, and from which it in bikes and • out. The sleeping apartment in to". aaa c a ot . is so low, that a girl or bay ol 12 or 14 yeors ot age stand upright in any part of the Attie. except place where the so-called bed stands. As their r. , c for a staircase, the degraded cottsgers climb up a • . • der, but only one at a time can retire to lost ; three were to go up at the same time they would bo other's way. We have visited a number of throe vels in 13uckinghamshire, which have bent built e '" ie to time by the people themselve, mid in eagh ••;,i found one or two large open holes i.I the wa11... single pane of g p loss ; the oor men I- ft boles for o I but they have never been able to hos, them put in .. 1 holes may be usetul in summer, but they are the A • the people in winter. It not unfrequently happens that landlori!. ict to answerable for these things, but this i• by no universally the case; and where the poor man t• aponeiblo for the repairs of his own thing like substantial reformation is rendered pi impossible by the cost of anything like iiii! , !•• materials. A working man may give n p • his time and labour Govt money it I' '•''; difficult for him to pde, end without 11 , 1 '• be cannot procure bricks. For. be it renieni..:•,". no poor man under the existing syst.in can own brick.. If he were to concert a singl . •• , clay, though it lay at his own r s'rp, into • ,es ' to mend his wall with, he would be liable to ya to the Excise! Every working man, thereto, wants to repair his own dwelling is driven Fel°