The Express. — London, England, 1850-08-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—NIONDAT, ACOUST b. The how met sr half rest 4 n'eloek. PUBLIC BUSINESS. ROYAL ASSENT. The rot mint was elven to-day, by emedissieo, be lb* 11611,01111 si—Population ; Pessaries ; Metropolion It terminits ; Municipal Corporation+ (Inland) Rues ; Australian Colorist Onveromeet ; Vwtrhe 'Vestry Clerks ; Trustee Art (1830); Bills of BeAmeo atrbals Gravitation Water Company • Bridge Awes* Mee River Clyde (opposite to South Portland-ewe, Lauded" elope); Birmingham and Ferraro's-road (Mt to oaken Let of Bth Cho. IV ); Peterborough Improvement, PoSea r and Cemetery (amendment of (misting sets); Liverpooi, Crosby, and Southport Railway (deviations. odargement station.); Idencheet Shr Mete, and Lirenloshire Railway ; ChippindalPs Divorce; Ashby Divorce ; Bills. The Commieieners were the Lord Chancellor, the Rada Mints% and the Earl of Carlisle. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PREVEN (lON (SCOT LAND) BILL. PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS BILL. COMMONS INCLOSUKE (No. 2) BILL. Three bills Neurally patted through committee, and won reported to the house. CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. Lord REDESDALE was understood to inquire whether the noble and learned lord (Brrighsas) intended to proofed with this bill or tot ? Lard BROUGHAM felt very much disinclined to post pose so important a measure, but at this period cf the seems be food he should be obliged to do so. lie very Stitt regretted that the bill had not been introduced at as earlier period of the onion. Lord STANLEY also roomed that the bill had ad been brought forward earlier. There was a pressing necessity for some improemsest incise admioistration .4 charitable trusts. Lord LANGDALE rehured to the report of the commis sioners, sad expressed a hope that the Charitable Trusts Bill would be re-introduced early next session. After a few ohs. regions tram Lord Wu autectarra, Lord BROUGHAM withdrew the measure, stating that then was no doubt it would be brought forward again sally sot session. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA. Earl TALBOT presented two petitions in layout of steam communication with the Australian colonies, and strongly urged upon the government et.' necessity of carrying out the recommetdatina of the committees which had been appointed to cm:eider the subject is 1846. Err) GREY replied, that the government wm fully sen sible of the Meantime to be derived from steam communi cation with Australia. Up to the present time, however, objections bad boa relied by the East India Company to owe of the proposed routes, though he hoped the time was not far distant whoa three olive-Awn would be removed. Aler a few words from Lord hits:oakum' and the Ear/ of Utah suitor:at, A 1506011 We the prodsotion of the correspondence was they put at the i-eranee of Lord MON/ZAOLR. and screed to. LORD BROUGHAM AND THE PRESS. Lord BROUGHAM made • speech (on prosentiag mom petitions egaisst the slave trade) esomplainotig of the miser presentations on the past of reporters to which his lordship sad other noble lords are ezpooe !, partly from the construc tion of the Blast of Lords, and partly wen their lordships' adherence to the habi• of speaking with their barks towards them. from whom, notwithstanding, they lath for amide reports. THE ULSTER TENANT RIGHT. The Earl of RODEN presented a petition from the General Assembly of the Presinterian Church of Ireland, adopted at their "small meeting at Beliast, praying for a law to Fromm in its iMgrity the custom of tenan t-right in li:ster. sad to extend it to the wholo of Ireland. The noble lord added that be hoped their lordships would never con sent to the adorii.n of such a measure. COUNTY COURTS BILL. Oa the conlideratign of the Commons amendments to this Lord LROUGHAM drew attention to the 17th clans*, which gave power to elk: psseeseios a the towa-halls for W purpose of the county courts, and L ett REDESDALE moved that that clause be tot spied to. Afar a brief eonversa.ion, Their lordships divided : Contenu l3 Non-Cocteau ll-2 The amendment was ton sired to, as ware the remainder M the Commie antradments. BENEFICES AND PLURALITIES BILL. The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL gave notice that to mer le, (this day) be would mole that We house agree to the Commons amendments to this bill. Their lordships adjourned at I o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MOxDAT, ArorsT 5. The Snails lock tbe chair at 12 o'clock. THE BARON DE ROTHICHILD. We resume the report of the debate on this question at the point when the report which appaered in the whole impres sion of joeharday's Express broke off. Mach of the follow tag appeared I. part et ysiterilay's impresaims. Mr. WILLCOX smoded the =rudiment, and the Too tles having , h , en pet by the S, esker, Mr. ANSTEY having "thud that the Baron Rothschild did not wish to be beard at the bar by contort, expressed • hope that the resolutions of the Attorney-General would never be suff,red to pus that brine. He should much per (Cr the amendment, altunah be did not at all concur in the doubts it dowered to exist. Mr. HOME soli he did not decor in them either. The nsalution merely. stated that they 'aired. Mr. AN6TEY, with that undemanding, accepted the amendment, although he did not see why they con:d not tallow the course punned in Mr. Peace's use. Mr. Peen was admired by resoletion, aid met afterwards pasted declaring not what the law wee, bat what it should be. That course ought to have been punned here. Tao baron should have been nand, and 'forwards a declaratory act payed sad teadered to the other boast, to stable them to confirm the decision. However, he was prepared to tilts hi. boa. hind's amendment as it stood, and he should cer tainly vote le it. But with regard to his hon. and learned friend the Attorney-General, be mart deem that be was more than ever deeply involved lathe mazes of astonishment and perplexity. How each a resolution as the first could hays proceeded from his him. arid learned friend he was at a Ins to understand ; bat heralded by such • speech as they bad heard from him, it was still more surprising. What did his hon. and learned friend sly ? That thetas" wet unprece dented, and therefore they must exclude the hon . member for the City of London. His boa. and learned mead, however, wee not always of opinion that • Jew demanding admission to that house way bound to prove his right to the privilege. On a former occasion the hon. baronet the member for the University el Oxford, who had been always consistent in his opinions ea this queries, and who, he might observe, was pedestaled of too much frankness of character ever to be marked oat for office, hat maid "let Berea Rothschild show his right to • sent in this house." What was the answer of his hon. aid learned friend upon that occasion ? On the 16th December, 1512, Mr. Romilly said : every person ton in this country plumed all the rights of a fttow,.tizes. The Isom baronet ,Sir R. Inglis) stated that it would • requisite for him Ord to have the qualatiost which mole it no oAsar• vto give lien the means of obtaining those rights. He (Mr. hi:milli entirely dissented from that moments. It was utterly lutne to attempt to hold tLet any one tort within them realms was not entitled to all the right. sari privileges of • china. The hordes of the proof that any potinisr clam or individual was not so entitled lay Ai those who denied this right to citizenship. It was for them to in , ke out that those persons who were born In this osenty, .th eVaCtly the earns situation in other respects with the met of MM. fellow.subbeeta, were not entitled to those rights and privileges, and to participate in those Moans which belonged to and were partiel. grated en by the rant of their fell iw.euldeMs. That wu the opinion of his hon. and learned friend before he had the misfortune to become Attorney-General. (Um, hear.) That was the opinion which he (Mr. Assay) enter tined; and, however little his hon. and learned friend might t'eiok of the opinion of a poor barrister—aad knowing as he did, by the income tax commiesionen' returns, that his (Mr. *estop's) imams from his profiesin never yet amounted to 500 f. • year—and much as his opinion might be undern heed, beaus of the red anywata doted under which be laboured—he had the satisfaction to think that it wee at least an honest opinion, arising from mature &Übe= and that it was once held by his hon. ud I mend when he had not, as now, it report spoke way, b's hot anted, on the first s'op of the judgment mot. They refused se Berea Rothschild the sight to take Ids ant, and by nfasing to declare the seat void, they dis enfranchised the city of London. is either case their pod tin was Indefensible. He should eV. his vote against the resolutions sow proposed by her Majesty's goverment in their new character of diaquali flatters. Mr DISRAELI said—Sir, the done which has been pursued by the member for the City of London, by the electors of the City of Ludo., and by her Majesty's subjects profeasieg the Jewish religion, in their attempts te obtain alleviations of the grimaces which they fool sad the disabilities nadir which they are placed, differs this year from the course which they have hitherto pursued. I understand that it arises from the impatience— I snarled say the natural impatience—(hear, fermi —which the electors of ',ludo' and bee Majesty's sub jute professing the Jewish religion feel at the position in which they now lad themselves. Bat I would ask the beim here to consider whether that position, grievous as they may feel It to be, whether it is the oressequenos of having pursed a constitutional course to relieve themselves of those grievances, or whether it be the oneequenee of haviup deviated from that constitutional more which they have hitherto pursued. Now, sir, with must to English men prodeming the Jewish religion, 1 am bound to say that it does appear to me that there la no claw of rel gionists In this country who have lees to complain of the spirit of the community or the temper of the legislature than they have. Now, remembering what was the position of much "sea • very brief period back, hardly • quarter of • century ago, when I entreat the polities of essial der/soden= and politial disability with the position which they now occupy gad enjoy, I am proud and gratified with the esidrout, but I am bound to sty it is one far more Inedintile then that of say other body of her Majesty's =sot prohoolag the religion of the state mould have is se brief • epee. The Roman catholic', for ea unpile, wore for a much logger period disqualified from the peruke denim gad the enjoyment of many other rights thus the Jew were. Every clams of the Wanton of this etimathy have bed to undergo a more prolonged and a more anon struggles then to lingliehmon e deedeleing the Jewish re- Lieu, I. ardor obtain those to whin th ey now enjoy. Aid, sir , I think at • mount li the present, when there I. an impeNnee, end as I adult, from the cionimstaaces of the case, a oatmeal impatiew, Maud by the elacton of the City of Ludas to immediately aecomplish the results will* they dislre-1 say, I thiak it is expedient for as THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1850. John Raga MI is every way evaded his duty, especially as respedisil own coastitetate, the titling of Leaks, wboatiobli me has able to rely on him, of all milk si sari, • Mar charging the AtioneyeGeneigal via si t MEM of Lords hi a most invidious light, le= to P. Sir R. leglie, by seseseing that the of this egiuntry were net to be aught with mit a cobweb so Me name of Cheistianity. That house wee so mere to be milled a Christian hose, than it would deserve to be ailed a Jewish hones when the Boron Rot beehild bad taken his seat. but the @Gantry undenteed the trustiest. As foe the oaths, he gontonded that the bares had takes thus, sidi suloos as they were, to all intents and purposes. Abet answering the AtionseyeGaneral at fionaiderable length, he ' tomeluded by announcing that he should glee his support to Mr. Hume,. amendment. Mr. REYNOLDS (amid the interruptions of the halm, which would only endure the hoeourable member's rambling harangue uader the prenum of his riposted motions for ad journment) describes himmit as an "em incipated lava " and vituperated all pasties In the liscattion. In exposers of the futility of the parliamentary oaths, he declared that they were token, to his knowledge,by gentlemen who believed neither In the Old nor the Now Testament, and being called on for '' names," said that it would iejure those persons to name Mere, but if he survived them he would reveal the secret as soon as they should be dead. Mr. P. WOOD could not agree to a resolu•ion which de. coed what so large a minority of the house had affirmed, namely, that Bares Itotheebild had takes the oaths. His arguments had not been answered. He was opposed to tampering with the words of oaths, but there were other Utioga which it was dangerous to tamper with, namely. the privileges of that house, and the rights of electors. there was net a court of justice I. the country whisk would come to the decides wh ich this haus', sitting judicially. wasarked to come ti. He announced that Mr. Charles Wyno, who was perhaps the most learned of all then who had studied puliannatary law and practice, hilly conferred with hint in his view of the nee, and nothing but ilium preveated his coming down and valise for that view. The SOLICITOR-OE:1E11AL had, after patient Mem tigati m, been able to come only to one conclusion, namely, ' that the words omitted by Boon Rotheehild formed a ash- Mantles part of the oath in which they occurred, cad there fore that the bane had sot takes the oaths. The oath was framed to exclude Roman catholice, who might eatertage the jesuitical doctrine that oaths might bar taken with mental reservation, and he would ask whether a catholic would have been allowed to take the oath, omitting the words ob jetted to ? lie Mee contended that in every Court of E ig• land &special exception, as is the Qaaker'e ease, would be held to support an entirely opposite doctrine to that which bad been advanced upon it. The house was in a false posie tioa, and ought to adopt a manly and bold course, and either admit the baron or refuse to admit hire. The law was in an anomilms condition, and, thinking that it ought to he amended, he advomted the resolutions proposed by the Attorney-Genteel. Mr. BRIGHT read the declaration made by Quaker mem bers, and showed that most important and substantial parts of the oath. were omitted is their favour, and asked whether one•tenth pert of so serious an alteration wan asked for Baron Rothschild ? Mr. tiOtILBURN disputed the accuracy of Mr. Bright's gatemout, and declared mat the holes had never agreed to me principle of altering the substantial portions of oaths. The house then divided. For Kr. Hume's amendment ateitinst it 163-62 On returning to the gallery Mr. AllialLY was endeavour ing to address the house, amidst stormy cries of " Divide." The hon. gentleman appeared to be explaining the nature of the oath taken by Masoulmen, as ciao the form of admi nistrative. The (lacer of justice held the Koren over the head of the atteatieg Uillelllo3llll, who recited the form of oath, " then is no God but Gad, and Dishonest is hie pro phet." (Laughter, and cries of " Divide.") The house nisi& divided on No. 1 id the resolutions sub mitted by the Attorneo•General. For the resolution . . Against it Mr. V SMITH booed, after what bed fallen from the Attorney-General in the solos of the debate, that the oath of abjuration wcu'd be apeeddy taken into considere'iou by her Majesty', ministers, and so framed or amended that boo. member* on taking it would is reality undentand and know what they were subscribing to. ( Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that before he replied to the oh servatioaa of hie right hon. friend (Mr. Smith), he would ' take that opp ertunity of saying, that as the house sat so late (halt-pmt four o'clock), it would be the most convenient course it it continued to sit on until after the commis/toe aid then adjourn for two hours. (Hear, hear.) In answer to his right bon. friend, he begged to as, that the discussions which had taken place had brought most pro enioently is view the real difficulties which steed in the way of a Jew taking the oaths :moire d to be taken by hon. gentlemen on being admitted rum inhere. (Hear, hear) These difficulties re solved theme Ives into this, that the house ap. proved of the mode of 'wearing 's the Old Testament. (Hear) A Jew had no objection to taking the oath of allegiance or the oath of supremacy ; and the ooly point on which an obstacle had arisen occurred in the lifter part of the oath of ab juration. (Hear.) That being the only matter objectionable to an individual who had been twice elected to sit in that house, it was desirable that it should be considered distinctly and of itself. (Hear, hear ) He admitted the cerrectuess of the objections of his hon. friend (Mr. Smith) with regard to the provisions of the other oaths. The oath of supremacy was founded on apprehended danger to the crown, accord ing to the belief held in the reign of Elizabeth, and was framed 'gibed such dangers as existed in the reigns of Anne and George I. ; but the wording of the oath did cot apply to the present day. (Loud crift of " Hear, hear.") It was a matter deserving the consideration of the house ; and, con sequently, should not be mixed up with the variety of discus sions, as well as matters discussed that had of late ocenpied the attention of the house. (Hear, hear.) It was a ques tion of much importance, and the *letter. of the City et London regarding it in that light, he (Lord J. Hawn ) would, therefore, regret very much it is consideration should be mixed up with that given to any other question. (Laud cries of " Hear, hear.") Mr. GOULBURN said that whether they passed the resolutions Men submitted to them or not, a time would Came next session when they would have full opportunity of stating their opinions on the matter. (Hear, hear.) Fur his part he should enter his protest against the resolutioca, not merely against the admi.aion of Jews to that home, but also 'rinse she declaration of consideration in the next res. 1 sion. (" Hear, hear," and cries of "divide.") Ile thought it impolitic to enter into the pledge required by the resolutions; and he also protested against the propriety of altering the law to facilitate the admission of Jews to ver b taint. reserving to himself the right of stating his reasons on the Soler opportunity. (" Divide, divide.") Mr. BRIGHT *greed w:th much that fell from the right hon. gentleman, but he looked on these resolutions more with regard to their hold on the government than he did to their hold on that house. (Hear, hear ) He therefor • wanted to know from the noble lord at the head of the at. nistry, for the satisfaction of the public in general and of the constituency of the City of London in particular, if the government, as a government intended to take up this question of the admission to parliament of Jews, and if they were prepared to stand or fall by the issue of the question ? (Loud cries of " hear, hear.") For Lis part he (Mr. Bright) would not give the snap of a tinier for the resolutions soles that the noble lord (Lord J. Rumen) understood them Is that sense. (Renewed cries of " her, hear," with cheers.) 1 After a few words from Mr. Hume, by way of comment on the verbal construczioa of the oath of abjuration, which were quits inaudible in the gallery, owing to the din that prevailed. Mr. AOLIONBY rote to address the house, hut was received with a storm of shouting, cries of " oh, oh !" with " divide, divide." The hon. gentleman after gesticulating for a few seconds resumed hie seat. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL mid there were throe requisites to be observed in the oaths, namely, the substance, the form of words, and the meaner of taking. It was the form of words that excluded the hon. gentleman the mem ber for the City of London (Baron de Rothschild) from taking his seat in that hoses ; and therefore he (the Attor ney-General) weed/sinus of altering that form of weeds in the next session, for which purpose he introduced his resolu tions, which were then before them. (" Divide, divide.") The house again divided on fie second resolution. POT the second resolution ARa7sel it lO6-36 ROMAN CATHOLIC COLONIAL BISHOPS. Sir R. INOLIS save notice that to-nrwrow (this day) he would put a question to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies in reference to Reel Orey's circular to the co lonial soTerson respectiag Rome. catholic bishops in the easels& _ROYAL ASSENT. Iu INOCledlliell With • 09011110L111 Bit OR through the I.l.lter of the Sleek Rod, the bolas then attended the House of Peers to hear the royal assent given by oscamission to several The house adjourned at a quarter past 5 till 7 o'clock. The hoses masesenhled at seven ***lock. PETITIONS PRESENTED. Catnoa Russ.—By Mr. COI3DEN, from s methodist oengmation, and from several places in Yorkshire, spins, church rates. TEE NEW STREET FROM FARRINODON•STREET TO CLERKEN WELL. Lord D. STUART said he had to ask a question of the Chancellor of the Exchequer respecting the new street hum Farringdon-etrest to Cleikenwsll. The street was begun ten years ego, but bed not been completed for want of funds. Be understood that the Treasury bad advanced 6,000 t. in furtherance of the object, and be wished to ask the right bon. gentleman whether his attention had been called to the rulii r ect. The act creating the conanimion would shortly ex e. Was it is contemplation to renew it ? be CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that the Treasury bed net advanced any swim for th e purpose . His Windom bad been celled to the subject, and measures were in contemplation which he hoped would lead to the carrying out of the project. THE POST-OFFICE IN LIVERPOOL. Mr. CARDWELL said the Treasury were about to build • new part-oMee la Liverpool, and meetings had been held to rememetrate spinet the proposed site. He asked the Chanson.' of the Exelteque whether it was intended to weevers in it The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that the site fixed epee would. it was considered, afford the greatest aceommodatien; sod although many people In Liverpool did not think it the best, upon the whole be thought the nest adefeable course would be to build it upon that site. BRITISH SHIPPING IN THE PORTS OF SPAIN. Mr. ANDERSON asked Viscount Palmerton whether he would have any objection to lay on tho table of the hone* • ' , Pr of may emPielmeassee w•ish he ma have had with the omelet% government, relative to the differential duties levied ea British /hippies( is the ports of Smin. And whe ther it is the tetssdost of her Majesty's goyesanseet, he the to take • calmer and more somprehensive view of the one that the electors of the City of L-ulea do, and is taking that algae sad Mee compthamia Aar I arrive myself at resales musk more tameable to the ea lightened spirit of the commonalty sad to the temper aid moderation of the legislate , * a this iimastre than wow opinions that have bees ex pressed oat of this hew sail is this house upon that subject. DAM, if Baglithasen pea fuming the Jewish religion have little case of complaint of the bigotry of the commoity in which they live, or the want of Mention is the Writ of the age in which they exist, hove • fair geareel with the conduct of the other break el the tea whom conelset la this discussion has bees arabieet to some criticism which, I think, upon a wl:Moe sad refiestioss, we seay deem not enly rash, but usteal It k barely tares yearly* when, after • lector god diesseelm is this holm is eiossequerce of the elation of en Issileksaa protasis( the Jewish religion as member for the of London, there wee passed, not by aa overwhelming, bat . • numerous sad most re us majority, a bill removed the disability to prevent that gentleman from taking his eat. Now, what was its reception that year in the Route of Loris ? The bill received • so- Imn and deliberate considerstime. It was not passed, it was defeated by • highly respectable bat not an overwhelm. log majority. Is there any one, on whatever si le of the house hegira, who can qaestlon the full propriety of the House of Lords under these circumstances ? A bid which suddenly proposed the alterations, alterations which large num bers of the people of this misery might naturally view with great heeitetion and perplezity; a bill of that character, sad under these circumstance*, is brought into the Rollie of Lords; it receives • full and temperate discussion, and it is not certainly carried, tut is thrown out by • majority not startling in worst. Her Majesty's government the next year proposed a measure which, if not identical, was of • similar character. What was its reception in the other branch of the !carders ? It was discussed certainly I would say In • spirit of mitigated hostility, it was relented by • majority less in number than before. What was the conduct of the other branch of the legislature to this point is the reception of the legislative course of this house upon the subject ; what was there which shall challenge the criticism or justify the language which bar been so lavishly used in reprobation of the constitutional coons of that house? New I admit that after that event an incident canned of a very significant character. The hon. member for the City of London ac. emoted the Chiltern Hundreds. He appealed after that verdict of the House of Lords to his omstitueets, and he was returned after an ardeat contest lsy an over. whohning and • triumphant majority. (Hear, h sr.) Now I admit that this was an Incident, not one that might to control, but which ought no doubt to influenee the opinion of an suembly. It was an event not to be thrown out of the calculation of wise and oolitic men, and if immediately after such a circumstance the House of Lords had again pro nounced a decided *pinion upon this subject contrary to these claims, I would admit that though you might not have • legal, though yon would scarcely have a constitutional, yet you might ground a politic objection to the coigne which thus would be takes by the House of Lords. But allow me to remind the house that the consequence of that step takes by B iron Rothschild in thus appealing to his constituents and obtaining is so mirked • mann tr a renewal of their confidence has never yet as a daimon been pot before the House of Lords. I am sure I must say that 1 never bard with greater surprise, not us mingled with poin • gentleman so entitled to our respect as the hon. and learn ed gentleman the member for Oxford, the other day, in his able and welloassidered addrtse, n state the can, that he conveyed to the cattail and to this house OS impulsion that th e second verdict of the House of Lords sans SIONSVient is the second election for the City of Loudest. When you attnert to make oar: • case evilest the other branch of the legislature, by the fact of the asses ber for the City of London having been returned a second time by • triumphant majority, if we were actuated by . a spirit of justice and impartiality to that breach of the legis lature we should Dever omit the circumstance, that as far as the machinery of the constitution is concerned, that incident ham never been brought before the legislative could. ration of the House of Lords. And therefore I say, t et this natural impatience which is felt by the elector' of the City of London has no foundation as agaicat the community, has no foundation as against the House of Louis ; but if there be any persons wh i ere responsible for the pillion in which the cators for the City of London are placed, it is, and I sty it with considerable , her Majesty's ministers (Caen.) Toe cue which hes bees urged against the House of Lorils, with reference to the election for London, is not founded on fact, aid ell the odium that you can collect, all the invidious circumstances and considerations le ith whicb on cloud the debate as regards that assembly, may be palest. by without consideration, because they have no application whatever to the case. I thought it my duty to make thew observations upon the paints which the Rouse of Lords occupies with reference to this queefos, because it I as struck me throughout the discussion that the conluct of that breech of the legislature his not been viewed in a 'pint of fairness and justice. I could have said also on this subject, reenem tiering the arguments of some gentlemen opposite OD.] a few nights ego, that there appears to me no fallacy greater then arguing the question as to the influence of the two houses. An honourable gentleman told us the other right, that the hereditary chamber were not all Solo- mons, which I readily whew.; but if he can find me an elective chamber, constituted all of Sol-mons, I sheeted be much surprised. (Laughter.) That bon. gentleman may rest assured that • morel and intellectual analysis of the elements of either chamber would be very inconvenient, and should not be eneoureged. Now, having ventured to make these remarks, with the in luigence of the house I woul I presume to state what will influence my cella* es to the vote which I shell give upon the two resolutions before the house. The first is • resolution of this house declaratory of the law, not an extremely coca itutienal procenling—(hear, bear) — one which I venture to observe nothing but extreme neve. sity should drive us to. The other is a resolution which pledges the p licy of this house us a subsequent occa sion, and in a subsequent genies, not. I would presume to observe, • very politic proceeding, and certainly a proceeding which should not be had recourse to except limier circumstances of extreme necessity. Then I ask myself whence have thaw circumstances of extreme ne cessity orison, why we are called on suddenly, at the end at the session, to come to a resolution declaratory of tho law I and to another pledging the policy of this house at a period comparatively 'peaking very distant? I ask, are we not le consider what may have been the causes of calling on the House of Commons to take so unusual, and even eo violent, • course 1 Woe:ever may be the opinions of gentlemen in this hcuee upon that subject no one can say that there his been the spirit of intolerance, of prejudice, I will not lay bigotry, that prevented • minister proceeding with that course which he thought was a just end politic coarse to remove the diabilities of Englishmen professing the Jewish religioo. It is not the temper of the community that has been the great hindrance. Well then, sir, we come to the conclusion which I think no me can deny, that it is the conduct of the govern seent—(cheers)—that bat now brought the Howe of Com thene, in August, to this position,—that to extricate govern meat from the extreme difficulty anti embarrassment that they find themselves so, we, the House of Commons, are to Mks • moat uoo'ual, tot to say unconstitutional course, and one which nothing bat the gravest circumstances could vindicate and justify. Now for myself, speaking only for myself on this question, I decline to hies this course. I shall not vote in favour of these resolutions. I leave the law as I find it, and If it be neeemsry to change the law I call on the government, who have expressed on more then one occa sion en unequivocal opinion upon it, to act as becomes every man et policy and remedy the grievences they have acknow ledged to exist. I want t > know what is the excuse of govern ment for not having the moment parliament met iutro duced • bill on this subject If it were desirable in 1848 and 1849, it was much mere desirable in 18.50, after the *word election for the City of London. If the first re turn of Baron Rothschild produced such an effectl the ministry that they thought the time was rife for surely the second election rendered that course MOM imperative, and clearly one which ought not to he pissed over. (Hear, hear.) I am told there wile • seamMittse formed to inquire into the nature of the oaths to be toke: t i al l members of parliament; and that government, they received the result of the labours of that committee, were not is a position to press parliament upon this pasties. Does the government mess to say that for three years they have been aetit g with imperfect information, and that ups a subject of such importance, of such a Nadia nature sad interest, they rushed into the House of Commons without I due research and counselled their friends to legislate on the subject? Is that the appeal of the government? Sir, if I thought that anything that I could say could accomplish an object dear to my heart and convictions my vote would not have bale a silent vote ; beta Inasmuch as I believe my opi nions upon the subject la question are not shared by a Wee member on either aide of the house, I thought it was both good sew and pod taste that after once unequivocally expressing the pomade on which my vote was given I should have takes refuge in silence, which at least could not offend the opiates and prejudices of any gentleman on either side of the house. These opinions, however, I maintain. They an anthangesble if it were not presumptuous to speak of hams opinions being unchangeable. If, indeed, this were a pagan country, I could easily conceive a way la which the claim of English Jews might be politically and in a certain degree with a show of reason opposed. But, sir, because It Is • Christian country, because that you, like all other eountries, owe this Christianity to the agency end Ithaca of the house of fusel, I cannot agree that the course which Is pursued at present by the legislature Is a just or a wise course. (Cheers.) And, sir, though I have no wish at any time to dilate upon feelings which may not be prevalent in this house, I shall never relinquish them; and even now, shrinking from offindisg the feelings of any one, I will express my hope that fall and complete justice will speedily bottom to the descendants of a race which you acknowledge to be sacred, and to the peofessoes of a religion which yea admit to be divine. (Chem.) Sir R. INGLIS said his opinion, too, like those of the has. member hr Bakinghamthire, be might my if it were solipsessithsens, were en this euWeiS mnshangable. To admit Jove to • seat is that lowan wield he Se alter that whith Mahone for a thews* pass the peculiar chino. Mk* tithe people of Ragkad. Oar legislature had never emankkl, eusept under the saaseisa of ehristianity. Wall lbw alma in the house who wadi not admit that a "Asa etas lesalted by Wag ealled not • anted= ? The ▪ iheeden, ware not parallel. This was no question 'eems different soots of Christians, but between Chris flans militias who were not so. The effect of sub a ma ma ifee t proposed next anion, would be to rste admit ati ffithear a si ll for a Christian church and psoP le whe were netsambers of the Christian community. (Hear .) Mr. ROEBUCK had no doubt that the question would be speedily settled, bat he wee much dissetished with the mode In which that settlement would be *Sated. The house was no longer in a judiaial position, but a queslioa of the honour and stability of a ministry was before it. The cha racter of the present goverament wee sever teeters &difficulty, but always to Arial', except la the fairest weather. Lag avast of British shippiog cootinutag to be objected to these differeatial dada, input ha foes lb of the aet of last swift for repea the Na Laws, by levying differential dad.' es the ships of In Ms pens et this kingdom and its lependaneles. Lord PALMS TON replied that the 'ablest had en gaged the Attention of goverment for some roan past, and eromenniestime had mend between them sod the goverameat of Spas, which were neeseserily suspended during the period of the simpensica of diplommis rehabs' with the country. They would sow be resuresd, and he was sure the boom weld Ise that ft was not advisable to lay the papers es the table of the home. With regard to the Spanish gevernseent rot choosing to miens, the duties or to admit British shipping en the sane terms as Spanish nese* be was sore the noun would feel that it was not de- I sirehle that he should state at prerent the course government would sea Si In take. Mr. ANDERSON mid at the beginning of next ses sion of parliament he should move the following resolu tion on the subject: That the skips of apsia having dace the year 1124 been permitted to import goons the produce or manufacture of Spain Into the port of the United Kingdom. at the same rates ef duty as British shim, and vino the Ist January Me the eurylag trade ef the United Kingdom and its dependrecke to aid from ill ether mientres having been opened to lowish vends es the sone terms as to Brttbh vessels whereas, am ing the while of these periods higher rates deludes have been. end continue to lee, levied on goods when haportad Into or en parted truce tipain sad its dependencies to British weeds then in Uppish newts. to the great detrinster. of British shipowners and the obstruction of Weds, a budge address be preseMed to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty will be grsoloody pinged, be virtue ul the power vested to her by est It k IS Viet, esp. 29, to exam snob rates of duty to be levied on the Importation so esistion of goods in :co so lob m v a esse y mi ls , a e t ports of the i United Kingdom duties ti s it/ e in the porta of Spain on British vessels. STAMP DUTIES BILL, •-• The boom the;;;llintocoinmttteoWiltie hill. Mfr. HENLEY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to elate what alterations It , had made in the bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER timid that he thought the more convenient course that he should state the alterations when he came to the schedule. He stated it the laic time, and they got into interminable confu sion, the clauses and the schedules were so totally diatinct. At the same time, if it was corm nieot to the house, be would state it now. The first alteration that be Proposed was that the act should take effect from the 10th of October instead of the bth of July. The first four clause, were than agreed to, with some verbal amendments. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, in reply to a question Iron Mr. Nsrina, that a sortgestion had been made to him from Ireland regarding a difficulty which would arise in that country, and he proposed to bring up a clause to set that matter right. Clauses 6 and 6 were then agreed to. On clause 7, which gives the crown the power to recover from solicitors money paid to them by parties fer stamps, in we they reelect or twit to pay them, Mr. MULLINGS proposed to insert the word " fraudu• Indy." He thought it this word were not inserted innocent persons might be made to suffer. The crown would still have the power of eslliog on the parties liable to the duty. It would be a very bard care to make a solicitor a crown debtor when after he had r.ceived the money he was served with notice countermanding the directions to pay the stamp _ duty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this clues stood exactly as it passed io the farmer bills. The point was rais,cl end discussed, and it was settled that it should pus as it stood now. It was intended to meet the case of a pstt psylog money over to a solicitor, and the solicitor detaining the money. Mr. MULLINO4 said it wee in consequence of what took place on the lest occasion that hie attention was drawn to the po. rt. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said the word " fratiu lent " that it was proposed to introduce wee really not depirahle. The object was to make the person liable who bed received the money sad sot paid it over. It not en. :eminently happened that after the term of a great num . .er of } ran the etaluire.dlice proceeded agailat the cie non who was originally liable fir the stamp duty, the legacy ant probate duty, which the party believed had been paid, because ea account of it had been delivered en his eolici- toed bill. Mr. HENLEY said the word " improperly " might be in serted. As the chaise rood, the mere omission for an hour to pay over the duty made a man a crown debtor. The ATTOUNEYHENERAL should not object to the word " improperly," but he thought the clause would be better without it, because an attorney who rece.ved the money was a nova debtor it he neglected for an hour to pay the money over. Mr. HENLEY thought the word "improperly" ought to be inserted. In reply to Mr. Wirrone, The ATTORN EY-OHN ERAL said that the insertion of the word " improperly" would be destructive of the effect of the clause. The amendment was withdrawn. On clause 8 being Clad, Mr. M CLLINGS said that the clause provided that when the transfer of a mortgage with a further sauce of money should be made by the person originally b_nowing, then the duty should he the 5402 C as on the original mortgage. lie proposed an amendment to eweect that. The ATTORNEY•GENERAL said that it was, in fact, a new transaction and a new mortgage. Ile thought the proposal of the member for Cirencester was not admissible in this clause. After a few words from Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Walpole, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, end Mr. Mulltng% The ATTORNEY-GENERAL mainteiotd that there could be no question about the construction of tots elause. It was necesaary, whenever taxes were imposed, t.e provide against venous attempts at evasion. After some observaeions by Sir .1 GRAHAM, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. premised to undenthe to consider the matter, and the amendment wa. withdrawn.; Clauses 9, 10, and 11 were agreed to. Clause 12, duty on conveyances, being moot:teed, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had promised to make a statement of the elavation of duty which he proposed to rock. on canvey: nese. All partie, agreed now that the duty on mortgage should be unifo-mly 8 per cent. The less was such that it was impossible, with the views which he then entertained, to give the bo on which he had originally mei , posed. and therefore he reduced the duty to a uni.oren one ewe cent. throughout. Oae of the first results of that was to bring to his knowledge the modes of evading the payment of duty in ease of the tweet' . of law shares. By dietetic; the shares they evaded the duty to a very great amount. According to the existing law, the duty upon a transfer of 1001. was 121. By his prop( sel he reduced it to 111. ; and certainly he was under the happy delusion, concurred in by all partite, that they were traustening pro- perty of 'slue; but he found by a process, arieirg from the power of dividing, and the exceeding inconvenience and injustice of the present scale of stamp dudes, that parties transferred property which they could divide on the payment of 71. 104., instead of 121. By niriding 1,6001. into two sums of 4991. and 21. each they paid 61. 10 t. ; to that all honeet people— [an honourable Minthea—" All foolish people." (A laugh.)J supposed they were paying 121. The law provided that the transfer of all kinds of property should pay the same amount of duty. Gentlemen who were tsaris t • g property which was easily divisible Lilly paid 61. 10.. If they had divided it into two sums of 5001., the actual expense would be more than the original soul. Us had been throughout exceedingly anxious to reduce the duty upon conveyance-. Re was rot very confident of what the probable amount of revenue would be ; he was happy to sty that since that time the revenue had increased mote than he could have expected, and when tie took not so sanguine a view as he was now entitled to do. By postponing till the 10th October the commencement of the act, the operation of the act would nut ta k place during the half year of the present year. The lug of duty in the present year was 40,0001. lie apprehended that the loss for next quarter might Ds as much. Ile proposed to reduce the duty on conveyances eltoge they to onelialf per cent. from one per ant. The whole bill would then have the effect of causing a yearly loss of about 500,0001. For the present year, up to the 10th of October, the bill would make a 100 to the amount of 330,000/. The surplus, then, at the end of the year, assuming that no other reductions would take place, would be 1,547,0001. Out of that he would be left the available amount of 761,0001., so that at the end of the year he would be 11,0001. better than he supposed. In order to confer the boon which would be granted by these reduction. he was compelled to refuse to support the bill on Irish spfrits, as well as the bill to re peal the duty on &Renzi's' cartilicates. Ilm; the attornies received greater benefit by this bill, than they would by the bill for the repeal of those duties. His nex proposal was to reduce the duty on the admission to copyhold estates to half-a-crown. He also proposed to reduce the duty on all duplicates and charter parties. By these reductions the loss of 500,0001. would be annually caused to the ex- chequer. The clause was then agreed to, as were the others of the be 1 1 . On the schedule being taken into consideration, Mr. OROGAN moved that the words" award in Eng land or Ireland, and award or decret arbitral in Scotland," should be inserted after the clause as to agreement, and be fore the clause as to bond. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected, saying that awards were totally foreign from the principles of the 101. It was negatived without a division. The clause as to bond in the schedule was then agreed to. Oa the clause as to oonveysnoe being prop ised, Mr. CARDWELL said that, though he agreed with the' bill inasmuch as it carried out the principle of an ad rabrens duty, and was not at all opposed to the principle of reducing the duty on conveyances tram 11. to 104., yet ho could not allow the statement of the right hon. gentlemen to the eft. at that he calculated the lose to the Exchequer, by that reduc tion, as amounting to 300,0001., and that he was ',dog to leave in the Exchequer after that loss the soin of 761,0001., to pass without observing that to his opinion, that was not the proper way of making the ativesant. The balance-sheet would be laid on the table before them in a few days, and then they would sae what was in the Treasury. Supposing the sum to be larger, it was note reason why they should be leis careful as to the balance which they should have In the Exchequer. It was on the ground of the statement which the Chaacellor of the Exche quer bad made on a former oocaaion that he voted with him against the removal of the duty on attornies' certificates. In snaking this change there was a audios of 600,0001. instead of 300,0001, The clause affecting the duty on ambition to oopyhold estates was then agreed to. Several other stems in the schedules were gone through, sad wood to without amendment. Mr. MULLING!! objected to a subsequent provision, white reedited settlement money invested in lead liable M a ambits duty. It world pay the ordinary inettlement daty ; aid though invested within a we e k, I t wou ld th en be liable to the conveyance dry. He proposed an amend ment, providing that so settlement should per duty except for • sum of mosey in perio dos The ATTORNEY GENERAL objected to the amend ment, which after it isw words from Mr. 'WALPOLI, Sir J. Guitar, aid lb. CEANCIILLOR of the EXCRIQUIZ, was Iltred without a division. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed an additional clause, the object of which was to indemnify partke in Ireland holding lessee which had been executed before a certain date, on an insufficient stamp; also one giving • right of sppeal to the Court of Exchequer as to the proper-amount of 'ring duty. to. treT i maining clauses wets agreed to. Mr. MULLINOS moved a clams to the effect that it should be in the power of any judge at law or equity, where a document w.e u sufficiently stamped, to receive it if be should think fit in evidence, but subject to such tunherstamp as would make it sufficient, and that no steps could be taken till the patty pail the stamp duty, and that the document shculd not be available in any other suit till the proper stamp duty was attached. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the clause, because if they were to raise the revenue at all, by means of a stamp act, it was clearly inadmissible. If the bon. gen tleman's clause wire agreed to, he was afraid it would be attended with a large defalcation in the tae. Mr. MULLiNitS said that be did not refer to documents which were not stamped at ail, but to documents which were icoutliciently stamprd. The committee divided— Fur the clause Against The claws was accordingly lost. The house resumed, and the bill was ordered to be printed. CUSTOMS BILL. The house again went into committee on this bill. Sir J. GRAHAM said he did not know whether he was right in hie opinion as regarded the second clause of this hill; but if be were wrong, perhaps the Chancellor of the Exchequer would set him right. If he was not mistaken, the effect of the dam , e would be this. It went the length of providing that all rules, regulation', and orders made by tke Customs in conformity with the act of parliament should continue valid, and aiso that powers would be given to vary the rules, regulations, and orders, as well as enabling the board to make new orders, rules, and regu lations. (Hear, beer.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was a very considerable number et ruses and regulations existing under various acts of parliament. all of wb . ch wt re clearly warranted at the time, some years since, they were issued. In feet the object was to remove technira doubts. _ _ . Accompanied by some conversation, the clauses were weed to, and the house resumed. IdARLBOROUGII lIOUSE BILL. The Muss went into committee on Ws bill. On clause 1, Mr. HUME thought that this legislation was premature. More confidence should be tzbibited towards parliament. Besides, the Prince of Wales was only eight years old, and property might suffer various mutations in value before he came of age. There was Hampton Court, which was now a. a sort of barrack for decayed peopin of qua lity. He did not see why it should not be appropriated to the residence of the royal family. Marlborough House was used now merely for pleturce, and there was no cia- ' cesilty for an act of parliament for that. Ile eh ....id tale the sense of the committee on the question of reporting prcgress. The time had come when, if they wished to promote economy of the publ.c money, they must begin in the highest goatees. There was Ken sington Palace and St. tJames's Palate, of which a whole ran.. was mill retained by the King of Hanover. These pal n es abould b, used before grants were re paired for new catabi aliments. He moved that the chairman report progress. The committee divided— For reporting progress ll For the clause The clause was then agreed to. ROYAL STABLES. The next clause contained a vote at of 5,000 t. far the erection of royal stable,. Mr. MOIVAT moved the adjournment of the house. Lord J. ItUSSELL hoped toes motion would not be rer severed in. if these repeated motions foe adjournment were persevered in, it would be imptssible to proceed with the public business. Mr. HUME sail that stab:es could not lee wanted for the young prince. It seemed to be a mockery to vote money lee cables fora prince who use so young. Lord J. RUSSELL observed that his made friend (Lord Seymour) had emplaned the mode in which the crown re metes were to be applied. Mr. HUME thought this was the commencement of ex pense and folly. He told the government, and he told the public, that if they went on multiplying places in this way, et was a mockery to talk about taking care of the public money. Lori J. RUSSELL observed that his noble friend hod explained why there was to be en hones+e of the ground rent. The materials of Carlton-mews could be pulled down, and could be used for the erection of stables in Marl borough House. Mr. MOWAT asked the noble lord whether these stables were be a fide stables for live hones, or for rocking horses. Tb- amendment was withdrawn, the clause was agreed to, and the hone resumed. The Monied Taxes Composition Bill; the Stomp Duties en Law Proceedings (Ireland) Bill ; the Assizes (Ireland) Bill; went through committee. DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S, &c., ANNUITY BILL. On the motion for the third reading of tote bill, Mr. HUME, prefacing his motion with scme pointed re marks upon the large sums absorbed by the civil list, pen sion &c., moved tt at the nauarity of the duke should be instead of 12,0001. Col. SIBTHORP supported the bill as it stood, and, upon a devieida, the amendment wu negatived by 111 to 52. Mr. BRIG HT then moved an amendment e• reduce the amount of the annuity in proportion to any accession of income which the duke might receive from public sources; apply ing t him the same principle which is applied to dada Lord J. RUSSELL objected, on the ground that it wee meet inexpedient to say that whatever services, military or otherwi.e, the duke might render, he should receive no ed ditionel income ; in other words, that he should not render any such services to the country. The house divided — For the motion 39 Mailed it lO3-69 The D.ll was then read a third time, and passed. POLICE SUPERANNUATION FUND BILL. This bill passed through committee. CANTERBURY SETTLEMENTS LAND BILL. This bill was re..d a second time. SAVINGS BANK BILL. In reply to Sir T. ACLAND, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not hope to puss this bill thia session, but he wanted to have a discussion cn the second reading. Atter a few words from Mr. UMOLDS, the second read ing was taut for this day. NATIONAL LAND COMPANY. Mr. BROWN said he should not press hie motion for the printing of the p oition of the members et the National Land Company, as it was already printed. lie stated that ill" petition was altogether different from one already ins ulate d, although it had been so stated by the hon. member for Nottingham. Lord SEYDIOUR obtained leave to bring in a bill to con firm certain provisional orders of the Deseret Board of Health. The house adjourned at 20 minutes put one. BORNEO. TILE TEMPLER CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OP THE DAILY NEWS. Sta,—We request the favour of your giving inser tion to the accompanying copy of our letter of the let that to the editor of the Tiers.—We en, Sir, your 7obeeliest servants, CIIATMAN AND HALL. 136, Strand, August 6. TO TILE IDITOII OP THE TIMES. SI ,—As the publishers of Captain Keppel's "Expedition to Borneo," we deem it but an act of justice to that gallant officer, who is now on foreign service, to assure you that the statements made by Mr. Drummond in the House of Com mons in reference to that book, are far from accurate. Mn. Wise never wro's a single line of Captain Keppel's book, that gentleman's interference having been strictly coLtitiett to excluding, with the full 0011CRSTRIICO of Sir James Brooke. trim's, various matters that w.uld in their opinion have not only seriously damaged Sir James Brooke's int. rests, but possibly very much annoyed and (=hammed her Majesty's government. At Captain Kermit's request Mr. Wise also undertook the revision of the second edition of the work, and to enable him to do so we transmitted to Mr. Wise 's office • boa of papers containing Bir James Brooke's manuscript journals, and the correspondence between Sir James Brooks Bud Mr. Templer, which were in our possession for some time risen, and respecting which Mr. Drummond appears to have mode man) severe and incorrect observations.—Ws are, Sir, your obedient servants, CRA211124 AN I/ HAUL. MI, Strand, August 1. Tn ARCTIC SUlrS.—The following is fr nu a letter dated Whale Island, June 23: Expedition is now completed with three years' provisions, the schooners having on board, besides provisions and storm, 314 tons of coal each. Captain Penny passed the Whale Island thirty four days ago, and the American expedition has puss d. Yesterday, from the top of the hiU, live whales were observed standing to the southward—rather a bad omen—but corroborating my opinion as to the lee being fast to the northward. I have every hopes of shaking bonds with you before next Christmas ;should the ice not be broken up above I should like Captain Austen to attempt a passage through the middle ice, abreast of where we now lay—'tis rather a dangerous experiment, but 'tie better to run any risk than the risk of not creasing at all, and should we succeed it would be a glorious thing for u• e call at Uppernarkk, we shall probably have another shawls of owannutisants with Bailsad.—Nastical Standard. ghe '-'l4:irtgiS. O UTGOING MAILA. The ma n s for vo.nrrrow morniva. LiOM, Spain, and Gib ra l tar wi ll be go, gp The mails aid Marseilles, to the Mediterranean, Ceclos, le a ak, Hong - Kong , &c., will be tune ap t u .i .. '—., ' row eveni. Tk s malls for British North ilmerics, 11.... , 11. the United elates will be msde up on to 'c.c. s August 9. The We.t India Mt i's, excluding Thorium. N ati 7 h, and lame (Bt. Domin go ) , and inc lath.. i, Russia, New Granada, ead Om Town (Britian de Nitw it will be made up on Anima 17. ' The mails for 11.vannah, Bowlines, Mesa, h Chili and Peru, will be m a d e u p on Auggit 17. ew The mails for Gibraltar, Malta" On ewe, it.: ! .m.. kh o . " goo Ceylon, India, sod China, two ifontnaapc...*7 Miami be muds up on the m ora i ne of 2O. The mails for Mexico will be made up ca fisptec k w : The mails for Aladeria, the Brazils. and Buenos k be Rads up on the evening of 8. pt. 4. yr., HIGH WAIN* AT LONIMII Lt,1431. 711.4 1:1111.-1110/711111.. l a, 4+&••••••••• .I._ le-asampor—Moraleg, lb. Alumna, LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGCST g. --- IT is not many weeks since the annual repo, the Poor Law Board, for 18 , 17, wa, 4sued • thww; bears date the 31st of lieeenibir Ls!. i" between the date and the ucp-arater of the moor "' very objectionable ; and if the thte be hr.,. fi e t :,;, - , delay is quite inexcusable. For heio at a session of parliament we Lava a do.unierat.pci which throws more light on the itterral so; England than all the other returns nt d the tables of the houses, and for the non. ••;• which, at the very beginning of the et . sufficient reason can be assigned. Board, it is true, has both its presidet• secretaries in the House of Commoi • and interrogated on particular cs-ts wh•r. but their sitting in parliament is to c x• ing for six months that yearly coinpre;,e:. mary ar.d bir(i . s-eye view of the and of th state ot the poor, so consideration cf the condition of the .r.• v. is really surprising that a preih!eh! zealoue, and punctual as Mr. Nix more promp• in the issue of these doc-,•,..„ • The Poor-law Board, as concitte.el r: • Vie., c. 109, came kW operation in its first President, our readers will ' , cc • c•., CHARLES BULLER. linfortWAVely give even one year's account of its pr,te, mr.o. Bitttn, however, survived Ls apsesc•o.:, enough to relieve the central adoi:rob•ri.• Poor-law from that spirit of sternrt, ir which was at least supposed to hart. old comnissicn. From no source de: •!.r. tion more copiou•cly prom(' than fr.•.l orders. Not only had the old eom:h... power and authority regulated the d. 0.1, various workhorses, but it had Cen;e!. • all voice in the regulation. They h i..• • imperative directions which iss tied from Toe effect of this piece of smEe:i natural enough. In this early part the new poor law, the gusrciats, AI amongst the most resolute of it, far the most popular cry ot op: ..•:•ioc of the workhouses. This Mr. CHIP t. dily remedied; not, however, I,y dietary, and so giving paupers pendent labourer could not pr,Kurc throwing open the considera . :on ct dians ; and so securing on t: r the cordial co-operation, the local authcritii s. In the th anxious labours on the ernigr .• laws, on the still greater 4i•teetic meat, and the means of mi• of vagrancy, Mr. CHARM... , I; his country ; and though i• his loss was irreparabte, it has yet been replaced. 'Mtr.•a His successor, Mr. M. T. 11, presidency of the board lIACV sound views of p litical , feelings far the sufferings of th.e . n r.e thorough knowledge of the entail: •ts - e poor law questions than any other n tn by what was even better, a knowlrd::, lation thereon should aim at; zeal, tr..; and modesty—such were Mr. IlAttie• • dons: and very admirably and m they hitherto carried him through the his department. Under the old comma, painfully bitter discussions on p or taw ' to take place in the House of Common., B AIN E 5 S quiet and unostentatious a only discussions are on his 13:1:8 of the law ; and in his legislition h..• •• secured the resfect and the CU-J' parties. By far themes: sat'afactory part of 1849 is the account of the success wh: the operatiou of \lr. CoAnnt, 1t; ; vagranhy and mendicancy. ; rapidly and fearfully increasing ; a: arrest it. Fur this purpose he •••,. minute of the 4.h of Augur, ls.s, pressedon the local authorities the: own vigilance and energy that t . then on poor rates could be dm;.. he showed them were simply to ir.ce as it presented itself, and to apt , :v to vagrants be examined, he d:te: :d. officer of the local police ; :e: th:m thorough search and cleans::..; op, tion into the workhouse; end :c: to give an amount of wo:k :o :..e relief before departure. S.: Butt.ea's suggestions, and nwn: proved. Ilia rtcommindations hare been and the consequence has been a the number of vagrants applying r t stance, on the first of Jul, Ist%. 13.714 regatta : whilst on s 1849, the number cf applicants war. 3::!y a decrease of 8,052, or 58.7 r er cent., an relief for which the lauded interyst ouglat t ful to Mr. Betteles memory. The cecre greater than that averaged in the Nliulan. where Mr. tl , l.l..e.te's suggestions h. thoroughly ailepted by the guardians and supported by the poor-law inspector. In there has been a reduction of 79 per c. in-it cor vsgrants. and 71 per cent. in door vagrants relieved. In Notts the reds been 92 in in-door, and 33 per cent. in out- Linc - In the decrease in those el - sses has re been $0 per cent. and 43 per cent.: in S!att . cent. and 89 per cent.: in the Etat Utah 83 per cent. and 97 per cent. And iii these counties the average diminution . f regret is no less than 991 per cent. Coneurrentl! however been an increase in the number , committed to gaol ; but to nothing like tl the decrease in the numter relieeci. above, the increase it. the commitments cent. ; leaving a positive reduction of • 591 per cent. hilst thus sueeeosfully contending. in vagrancy, which was threateniug. in I%i a large increase of local taxation, Mr. I 1.: colleagues have been cautiously extend:: of emigration from poor-law seere.s, rain Teeter of workhouse schools, making aria; the more suitable provision of pauper ch:li ing to metropolitan unions, and extend:of system. With provisions so cheap and work 60 4. they were. in 1819, it was to be expected would be s redaction in the poor rates. ingly, we find an expenditure of 11.180,7 , Lady-day, 1818, against 6,792,91 11 i. date in 1819,—a decrease of s:‘ cent., or of 71d. a head on t..ts in England and Weikel of 15,739,000. I 1..: turns of the poor rates for a series of y • fluctuations will be found to ....rreepona larly with the price of grain. As priees rs'• ascend ; as they fall, rates descend. .11111:4..1:: ample, wheat fell from 108 s. in 1813 to .;s. and 945. in 1813; so also in the poor nees thin a decrease of 3 per cent. in 1814, and of 14 r in 1815; in the three followirg years whes: too the rates rose 9 per cent. in 1819, tll r‘t 1817, and 14 per cent. i n tate. m en Pe' years of abundance, with five years of ' in 1829 wheat began again to get aborc . ' quarterand the rates to rise; while in the years hom 1833 to 183 d there was a markol :s r/PS, lAA of I. 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