Star. — London, England, 1830-02-27 00:00:00

1 - .I PERIM. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEE. 26. Marquis of SALISBURY moved for a return of the quart. City of oak of British grow:h, purchased for :he use of his Majesty's truck-yards. with the price paid for it, since the year 1801 Earl STANHOPE said the motion was unnecessary, because the fact et the depreciation was notorious. The Marquis of SALISBURY said, he was aware of the no. ioriety of the fact. but as it had been denied last night, he wished nave official proof of it.—Tbe return was ordered. the Bishop of BATH and WELLS rose to present a petition 'amt the ird.abitants of the town of Frome, in Sementetiehire, corn ehJuirg of (Heins.. The right rev. prelate said, that the state of mis e ry to which tire: labouring part of the population was reduced, wits unparallth .1 in the history of the country. In several parts of Sotntrem•liire. C.tc prisons who rreeivell relief from the poor -rates, em-etekel in number those who paid the rates, le the city of Bath, which was a place peculiarly favoured, ; being the resort of rank,' tali:tem. and he :night add, of liberality, noble efforts had been made to a!kviate the condition of the poor ; and yet he grieved to say, that his own eyes had beheld numbers of his fellow-men yoked together like oxen, and engaged in drawing coals from ' .the pits in the neighbourhood. (Hear.) This was a sad state' ter Englishmen to be reduced to. It was, however, most gratifying to observe, that amidst the unexampled distress which surrounded them, the people bore their sufferings with a constancy and fortitude It It Mt were deservin g of the highest commendation , and had not suf fer: at themselves to be betrayed into a violation of the laws. Great praise was usually bestowed, and deservedly, on the man who had eourage to strike a blow in defence of the liberties of his country, but far higher praise was due to the Christian hero who, although Le saw his wife and children clamorous for bread, had me solut!en and fortitude enough not to attempt to procure the means of satisfying their wants by a breach of the laws of Lis country. He believed that the noble duke at the head of government felt deeply for the situation of his countrymen.— *treat nK was the fame which at present elevated him above his :diow-men, that faMe would be incalculably augmented if he could '::vise the means of affording relief to the starving people. In bis k Ole Bishop's) opinion much benefit would be effected by allotting ' , onions of land to the poor. He did not desire to convert :rem iato small farmers, but such a provision would always be a re source for their families, and would attach them to the soil. In conclusion, he hoped that the noble duke would do all that man could do to relieve the existing distresses. The right rev. prelate then presented the petition. Earl STANHOPE presented a petition from Mr. Wright, a coal cid iron -master, in the neighbourhood of Nottingham, praying that, ••• for the benefit of the manufacturers,' the importation of foreign torn might be entirely prevented. The same noble lord moved for a return of the quantity of foreign grain, distinguishing each sort, imported into Great Britain since .l my 15, 1828.—Ordered. I .ord IVHAIINCLIFFE presented a petition from Huddersfield, praying for a free trade with India. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented two petitions of a similar nature from Manchester and Hull. The noble lord said, the petitioners were extremely anxious that the notice which was regeired by law should be given to the East India Company on the sat sect of the renewal of the charter; but he presumed that had already been done. TOE LABOURING CLASSES. The Duke of RICHMOND gave notice, that he would move that their lordships be summoned for Tuesday week, on which oc casion he would move for the appointment of a select committee to t ,ke into consideration the state of the labouring classes of the coun try. Ile would not state the precise words in which his motion %. °Ad be framed, until he had an opportunity of consulting other noble lords whose opinion he valued. On the present occasion, therefore, he would merely give a general notice to the effect he had stated. Lord TEYNHAM made some observations respecting overseers of the poor, which were totally inaudible. The Duke of RICHMOND begged to state, that in the motion which he intended to submit he would cast no censure on the over. beers of the poor, whom he believed to be a respectable set of men, who performed their arduous Jades generally in a praiseworthy manner. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved fora return of all pen. /ions granted under the 57th of George 111. and also of all salaries granted under the Acts passed the same year, for the regulation of public o ffi ces. The noble lord said, that his object was to ascer tain how the Acts in question had operated.—The return ordered. The Earl of CHICHESTER presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of the Potteries, praying for the abolition of the truck system, or the paying of wages in goods. Lord KING presented a petition from the St. Paul's district in Illar.cheater, against the corn laws;—also two petitions from Drog. lieda, one against the pub-letting act, and the other against the vestt . act. Adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 26. At four o'clock there being 100 members present, the house pro ceeded to ballot foe a committee to try the merits of a petition, com. plaioing of the undue election of Mr. Berard Callaghan, for the City of Cork. The members of the committee soon after came to the table and were sworn as follow : Sir W. Scott Mr. J. B. Bradshaw Mr. W. Russell Mr. J. H. North Mr. John Marshall 111 r. Thomas Aleock Mr. James Locke Mr. Thomas Baring Sir W. Pringle Mr. John M'Leod Sir G. Murray Mr. Alderman WOOD mop• for a return of all soap made, and alt soap exported, in the year 1029 ; and an account of the gallons of foreign wine that paid duty last year ; and an account of the num. ber of bushels of malt and beer made ; and the number of gallons of spirits made, and of gallons of spirits imported, for the last year ; and the quantity of coffee imported for the last three yarn.—Or. dered. Mr. EGERTON presented a petition from Congleton against the prar.'::c of paying wages in goods. Mr. J. WOOD presented a petition from a number of young men brought up to the profession of attorneys, praying for an act to indemnify them against non-compliance with the law as it stood be. fore the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, which, had not that bill passed, the Annual act of indemnity would relieve them from. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL expressed his opinion that the petitioners should be relieved. JOHN WOOD presented a petition, signed by 7,000 cotton weavers of Preston, complaining of distress, and praying for a duty on the export of cotton twist. He had informed the peti tioners that he could not support their petition, as he believed the effect of granting it would be to ruin the cotton trade of this coun. try. He believed that the great cause of their affliction was the corn laws, and if the corn monopoly was abolished, manufacturing distress would be effectually relieved. The Marquis of BLANDFORD presented a petition from Woodstock, praying the house to enforce every system of economy and retrenchment in every department of the state • also a petition from the parish of St. Paul, Manchester, praying Sat the currency might not be altered.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. CHAPLIN presented a petition from Lincolnshire, praying for a reduction of taxation and a repeal of the malt and beer duties. Cul. SI LITHORP supported the petition, and said that retrench. inent must take place in the salaries of the great officers of state. Lord F. L. GOWER presented a petition from the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, praying for an impartial system of national education. Sir W. HEATHCOTE presented petitions from six parishes in Hampshire, complaining of agricultural distress. The distress, he said, was not confined to agriculture, hilt pervaded all classes. Sir ROWLAND HILL presented a petition from Shropshire, praying for reduction of duties and the repeal of the duty on malt and beer. _ Mr. HARVEY said he Ead brought forward resolutions last session, which proved that malt liquor came to the poor man taxed one hundred per cent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice, that or, Tuesday next he woula mote for a Committee to take into con sideration the present state of the licensing system, and the practi cability of admitting a free trade in beer. Mr. THOMPSON presented a petition from a parish near Do. ver, praying for a reform in Parliament and election by ballot. Mr. MARSHALL presented a petition from the Ni at Riding of Yorkshire against the monopoly of the East India Company. Mr. FERGUSON moved for returns of the number of causes en rolled at the Quarter Sessions of Scotland, and the manner of their termination, from the year 1826 to 1829 inclusive ; and the number of days and hours the Courts sat in that time.—Ordered. Mr. PROTHEROR moved for a return of the number of works printed under the direction of the Record Commission, and the ex pense.—Ordered. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition from Carmarthen. shire on the subject of the Welsh Judicature, and a similar petition from the town of Carmarthen. Mr. O'CONNELL moved for a return of the Excise duty re ceived on leather in Ireland, in the years 1827, 1828, and 1829; and a statement of the number and nature of the oaths required from the manufacturers and the excise Meas. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the oaths were all stated In the Acts of Perliaatett, and need net be returned. Mt. O'CONNELL said, there were so many oaths. that scarcely any coneelentious wan could continue in the trade. He wished to diminish or abolish those oaths, for which purpose he wished to have an official return of their number and nature. The motion was agreed to; as was a similar motion respecting the n:anufacturc of paper in Ireland. Mr. O'CONNELL moved for a return of the names of jurors who served on inquests for the valuation of property taken for making wide streets in Dublin during the last ten years. He said the jurors received a guinea each, and the same twelve were always appointed. Mr. RUSSELL presented a petition from Durham for the repeal of the malt and beer tax. Mr. DUNCOMBE presentod a petition from Doncaster for the repeal of the malt and beer duties. T. HUME moved for a return of all post towns in Great Britain where an additional charge beyond the Sized rate of postage was made for the delivery of letters.—Onlertd. 3lr. HUME moved for a rep= of the ocelot duties in the last year, under each head, and the expense of collecting the same ; and similar returns of the customs duties, and the land and assessed Ix:ea.—Ordered. Mr. HUME said, if government did not bring forward a motion for the reduction of expense in the collection of duties, he should bring forward such a motion. Sir R. VYVYAN gave notice that on Friday next he should move that the house be called, being the day on which an hon. member (Mr. E. Davenport) had given notice of a motion for taking the distress of the country into consideration. Mr. PALMER presented a petition from the inhabitants of the Surrey side of the metropolis, complaining of the quality of the water with which they are supplied by public Companies. Mr. A. CANIPBgLL presented a petition from Glasgow for a reduction of the duties on sugar and rum. Sir CHARLES BURRELL presented a petition from Sussex, complaining of distress, and praying for a repeal of the malt tax. Mr. PEEL presented a petition from From, for the cultivation of waste lands. Mr. D. W. HARVEY gave notice of a motion on the Crown Lands for the 3d of March. PRIVILEGE OP THE HOUSE. Mr. LITTLETON said, it was painful to him to have to bring under the consideration of the house, a question that could be un pleasant to any member of the house. He had already presented a petition from Mr. Ayrc Lee, a solicitor of B:rmingham, stating that he had received a letter signed R. J. Sydney, stating that he had entered into partnership with Mr. D. W. Harvey, M.P. for transacting private bill business in parliament. It struck him that it was very extraordinary that a member of that house should undertake for profit to engage in the private business of par. liament. The honourable gentleman here desired the clerk to read a resolution of the house, passed in 1695, on the subject of offers of money to members of that house. The resolution was read : it stated that the offer of money to any member of that house, for the purpose of influencing his conduct on any Bill before that House, was a high crime and misdemeanour. The Hon. Member proceeded to say that the lion. Member fur Colches. ter had attempted to justify his conduct on the grour.d that other so licitors who were in l'arliament had done the same thing. He (Mr. L.), however, was unable to find one single instance in which a so licitor had thus acted with the cognizance of the House of Com mons, that it had not visited him with its displeasure, if not with severe punishment for the offence. He could not believe that either Air. Smith or Sir James Graham had ever acted as solicitors to Bills in that House, after they had become amongst the number of its Members; nor did he believe that the At. torney or Solicitor-General ever received any recompence for any business which he had done in that House. The honour. able member for Colchester had said, that no member haring an interest in any bill, should sit on the committee of that bill. He believed there would be some difficulty in carrying this into ex ecution, as regarded county members: but he well remembered, that in 1825-26, when so many bills respecting companies were under consideration. a select committee was appointed, which was not backward in expressing its disgust at the manner in which members sat and voted upon bills in which they were directly and personally interested. He would now ask the house, if it was right that any honourable member should, either by himself or his partner, act as solicitor in support of private bills in that house. He could find no instance where the house had ever recognized the principle, and he believed this was the first instance in which • solicitor had ever milted the question. The house had refused to allow barristers, being members, to act before committees, and they at one time even prohibited them from acting at the bar of the other house. It was a curious fact in support of this assertion, that at the Queen's trial the hon. member for Knaresborough (Mr. Brougham), and the be-. member for Nottingham (Mr. Denman), had both been obliged to obtain permission, which it was some days before they could obtain, so jealous was the house of its privileges. The lion. member then submitted a resolution to the house, to the effect that it was contrary to law, and to the usages of the house, that any of its members should receive pecu niary reward for transacting any business rel at i ng to p r i vate bill s i n the house. Dlr. BATLEY said, that Sir James Graham had never been engaged professionally while in Parliament. He had declined business as soon as he became a member of that house. Mr. D.W. HARVEY said, that if he had the slightest impres. sion that what he had done was contrary to law, or indeed if he sup.' posed that the time of the house, valuable as It was, would have been for one moment occupied by the circumstance, it would have been sufficient to have deterred him from foiming the connection he had done. The hon. member for Stafford (Mr. Littleton) had placed an ungenerous construction upon what he had said, for he never meant to impute any blame to Sir James Graham; he only stated of him that which he had heard generally spoken of. He could not believe, until he heard to the contrary, that when bills were sub. !flitted to the law officers of the crown, their opinions were given gratis, or that their valuable time was thus occupied for nothing He would not do more than allude to the Queen's trial, for even there, if so informed, he would be willing to believe that the law officers of the crown had given their services gratuitously. The ques tion, however, came at last to this—was the resolution supported by the precedents of the house ? He was willing to admit that the com mittees of that house could not be too pure in their motives, as well as in their actions, but he would ask if a solicitor was to be excluded from receiving the paltry reward of 6s. ad. or 13s. ad. or 11. ls. which was the largest fee they were en titled to receive, while a man who had thousandl ea t s l e ernding on a bill was allowed to sit and vote u pon i t as h e p ? He should, for his own part, wish to have it declared, that no person having a direct interest in a private bill should be permitted to vote in committee upon that bill. He could solemnly declare to the lhouse (perhaps the honourable member for Stafford could declare the same) that he had never in his life gone, and never hereafter would go, into a committee upon any bill about which he had even half a farthing's worth of interest. What a solicitor received he could not call a reward, it was only payment for services performed. and it could scarcely be supposed that he could by that become influenced in his parliamentary conduct. If private interest was the question, he took it for granted that no East India Director was or would be placed on the committee upstairs for inquiring into the pro. priety of renewing the Company's charter. It could scarcely be said that such a person would have no interest in the decision the committee would come to—still less could it be said that he would receive no award for supporting a particular side of the question, for he was directly interested in keeping up the ponderous and ex tensive patronage belonging to the directorship. He perceived the Chancellor of the Exchequer had a motion for a day next week, re- 1 lative to an improvement in the licensing system ; but If this sub.' limated purity was to be maintained in committees, be trusted the right hos. gent. would place no brewer on that committee, lest they should put his belted honour In jeopardy. He thought the house, by interfering as they proposed were stretching forth a power which they had no right to exercise ; they would be dissolving partnerships, and other private arrangements, with which they ought not to inter fere. He admitted that if the usage was so obvious that his solici tor could be unacquainted with it, then he should take all the con. sequences ; but for his own part be denied that it was the law, as he also denied that it was the custom, of p ar li ament . H e held in his hand a circular, signed Hertford, Cornwallis, Willoughby de Brook, with other influential names also, against the London and Birmingham canal company, which they conceived to be injurious to their interests. Now suppose it should happen that the Marquis of Hertford should have a member in the house—(laughter); and suppose he should tell that hon. member to support a private bill con. teary to the opinion and conscience of that member, would not such member be directly influenced in the passing of such bill ? The Duke of Devonshire had a receiver or steward who sat in that house who did not, to be sure, receive his money by guineas, but then he (Mr. Harvey) would much prefer receiving it by 6,0001. at a time. Supposing the duke to say to his receiver, there is a bill I wish you to support through the committee. I am interested in it. I know you do not approve of the bill, but no matter, you must not only go and support the bill in the committee, but you must go speak for me at Brookes'. As the resolution affected only he must proton against it as personal, and would, therefore, propose an am matt, which by embracing every member of the house, would also include himself. The hon. gentleman then moved an amendment, to the effect that no member personally interested fu any private bill should vote on the committee upon such hill. Mr. HUMS seconded the amendment, which was similar to one he had on a formes occasion ineffectually brought froward himself. Mr. BROUGMA ill contended, that if this 'wadies were to be permitted, it would be giving solicitors in that house as unfair ad. vantage over those 1114111bUi of the profession who were not in par. liament. Barristers being members were not allowed to hold a brief befbre a committee, nor even at an election t and be Wigs& felt so strongly upon the delicacy of the matter, that when, after being for three years a member of that house, he ceased to b e such for the three following years, he still refrained from peaedslag before com. mittees at the house, solely because ha thought h e would have ,been taking so unfair advantage of the mambas of his profession, as his parliamentary connection could not have failed to procure him business which otherwise be might rot have had. Upon the occasion of the queen's trial, he had not sought fur the permission of the house to plead the cause of her majesty, for he was rather glad that the rules of the house prevented his doing so. Lord Cas tlereagh was anxious, however, to have the assistance of the At. torney and Solicitor-General in the House of Lori's , and it was his lordship that applied to have the restriction removed. He begged to say, also, that even in that case he and his hon. and learned friend (Mr. Denman,) who to the great loss of that house, and of the country also, was no longer one of its members. had acted as mem bers of parliament throughout the business, and had more than once refused to follow the desire of their client. They had re ceived nothing from the Queen in the shape of emolument, for they were paid by the public. He did not mean by this to impute any want of generosity to her Majesty, for the very day after they had succeeded in defeating that measure, she had directed him (Mr. Brougham) to bestow the balance in her banker's hands, amounting to 7,000/. between himself and his colleagues.—(Hear, hear, hear.) This was out of the question, and they were paid, not by her Ma. jesty, but by the public. He begged to say, that he had once heard Sir J. Graham challenged with practising as a Solicitor to private Bills while he was a Diember, and he never saw greater indignation than he displayed in repelling the imputation. Sir C. AVETHP.RELL denied that law officers of the crown ever received any remuneration for their support of bills in that house. Mr. BARING said, that Sir J. Graham gave up his professional practice altogether on becoming a member of that house. His resignation as solicitor to the East India Company might be found upon their books. Mr. HOBHOUSE recommended the lion. Member for Col. cheater to withdraw his amendment, and bring it forward hereafter as a substantive motion, when he pledged himself to sup. port it. He was a member last session of a Committee, upon which there was a controverted point, upon which very large sums of money depended. Out of delicacy he would not name the members on this committee, but they eon. sisted altogether of only five. One of them, who ass in the Chair was largely interested in the decision, as were also two ()them The remaining two were disinterested, he being himself one of those two, and he remonstrated upon attempting to proceed. He was immediately told that he was as much interested as they were, for he was interested that his constituents in Vi'estminster should know that he did his duty (hear, hear,) while they had only a sum of money depending (a laugh.) They proceeded, and, as might be expected, he was out-voted (hear, hear.) Another instance occurred last session worthy of remark. Au influential person asked him to take the chair at a committee, which he consented to, not being at the time aware what was his motive, or that he had any motive ; beet he afterwards discovered that he was interested, not to the extent of thousands, but of tens of thousands, in the result (hear, hear.) He would vote for the original motion ; but he trusted, after that was disposed of, that the honourable member for Colchester would bring forward his proposition. Sir M. RIDLEY recommended, that the hon. member for Colchester should withdraw his amendment. The SOLICITOR GENERAL said, he never read any thing more objectionable than the circular in question, for it appeared by it that a member of that house was making use of his privilege, in order openly to canvass for business in his Ir:erosion. Mr. C.W.WYNN said, the resolution had kis sanction ; it was founded on common sense and justice. He did not see how it could be resisted. He hoped that the amendment would not be pressed. Mr. PEEL said he should vote for the original resolution for three reasons : first, because the practice was contrary to the uni form practice of Parliament for members to engage, for pecuniary profits, in the management of bills in that house ; secondly, because members who engaged in such agency, rendered correct practice iu. compatible with duty ; and thirdly, that members who so practised, had an undue advantage over other members of the profession in their privilege of franking. Mr. D. W. HARVEY replied. He had sanctioned the sending out of the letter, thinking that he was justified in the course he pursued. As the sense of the house, however, was against him, not another Gazette would appear without an annuncation of the dis. solution of his partnership. The franking privilege applied muck more strongly to bankers than it could to him. It was said to be worth MR. a year to them; and there wu one banking-house had four partners members of parliament, so that the advantage to them was 3,0001. a year from the franking privilege alone. He withdrew his amendment. The original motion was carried nem. con. Mr. D. W. HARVEY then moved a resolution, that no member who was directly interested in a bill, was intitled to sit on a corn. mittee on said bill. Mr. LITTLETON said, that in such cases there was the remedy —a petition to the house. He should move that the house do now proceed to the Orden of the day. Mr. O'CONNELL—The house admitted that such conduct was improper ; and be thought that the honour of the house was inte. rested in the adoption of the resolution. Mr. W. SMITH said, that the resolution was useless, because it was already the law of parliament. Mr. CHOKER observed, that neither in the house nor in coin. mitten, did the law of parliament allow nictubers to vote on bills in which they were directly interested. Mr. TRANT should support the resolution. The gallery was then cleared for division. The numbers were For proceeding to the orders of the day . 174 Against it EAST RETFORD. On our re.admission to the gallery we found 31r. TENNYSON stating, that when the Bill on this subject reached the committee he alt mote move an Amendment. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN said that he should submit a mo. tion that the borough should be for ever disfranchised. After a long conversation between Mr. Peel, Mr. Tennyson, Sir John Wrottesley, Sir E. Knatchhull, and others, it was finally determined that the house is to go into a committee on the bill on Friday next. On the question that the house go into a committee of supply, Sir B. MARTIN proceeded to read several long passages from a pamphlet lately published, on financial reform, by Sir Henry Par. nell, and denied that the imputations contained in it against the Navy Board were correct. The Navy Board was not opposed to the Admiralty's plan of retrenchment. He could call to the bar of the house all the officers of the Navy Board to prove the zeal with which he obeyed the orders of the Admiralty. He had reason to complain that the right honourable baronet had, in his private character, taken advantage of public documents to throw imputa tions on public officers. A more unjust or ungenerous act never was committed. But the right honourable baronet had failed in his duty as chairman of the financial committee ; for, if he be lieved that he (Sir B. Martin) had obstructed the Admiralty's plans of retrenchment, he should have sent for him and inquired into the truth of the allegations. If the right hon. baronet had done his own duty he never would have stigmatised his (Sir B. Martin's) character in a nine.and-sixpenny pamphlet, which was full of perversions of meaning and fact from beginning to end. The right hon. baronet had drawn from his evidence conclusions di. reedy opposite to the real signification. He must deny that the navy board had ever manufactured sail cloth or chain cables. That, I and every other opinion of the right hon. baronet was incorrect from beginning to end. In conclusion, he appealed to his right hon. friend near him for a testimony of his readiness to do his duty, and called on the right. hon. baronet to remedy the wrong inflicted on his character by those unfounded and injurious imputations. Sir H. PAKNELL expressed his thanks to the honourable member for the temper in which he made his charges, and the no . dee he had previously given him. In publishing the case in ques. don he had only excerciaed his right as an English subject and a member aparliament to discuss the conduct of public men in the receipt of the public money. As to the allegation that the Admiralty were obstructed by the navy board in certain plans of reduction, he certainly had said so, and on reflection his impression was that resist awe to retrenchment had been made to the Admiralty's wish to di minish certain expenses in the navy estimates. For instance, when Mr. Barrow was asked why certain intended reductions bad not beets muted into effect, he answered, “ I suppose the navy board can best answer that question." He regretted, however, that in doing what he considered useful he should have felt it his duty to make s.atements painful to the feelings of the hon. member, or injurious to his reputation. He was willing to admit that it ap. peered the honourable menthe, performed his duty faithfully and zealously. Indeed he regretted that the objectionable paragraph was in at all. Sir G. COCKBURN observed, that it was the duty of the naval board to obey the admiralty board, and whenever they had to obey any directions from the admiralty he must say they had acted with great asaL Alta a few observations Awn Mr. Socretaiy Sir B. MARTIN expressed great satisfaction at the way in which the hon. baronet had explained, and hoped that, should the pamphlet nub a second edition—(a laugh)—he would continue that feeling of candour. Mr. MABBRLY Wended the hon. member from any wish to east =Oat aspersions, and was followed by Mr. Rusts, but their vales wen drowned In cries of " Question !" The Brcacsa thin left the chair. MIXT ... X1 . 1 . T I MATICII. Sir H. HARDING! wered t that a eta of 21,0111 19s. 6d. be warted fa the sedateasseed theueilkeiryailegi he the year MO. Mr. HUMS weed this pot. lieag eswedve in dame She three, who thwe was IN amble* OR sway vacancy whkh econsed in the taw, that the alumnae* to be called upon to great a sum for the edusidea ef =NW There was a peaske granted to the Gerawer it that sitilihimist el M. de. &day. Sir H. HARDINGS laid, he seta answer why the rang men as the alliarry sake MS MS pay thdr own moose. There were these Wades et eashmte I the lira et when were =s, who paid but SOL a.yese g the second were sone of stabs le th e ar m y. wise paid a larger lams and the thhd class were the sons of noblemen and gentlemen, s 1.• paid 1801. a year. It vas thus evident that the last mainly paid f.•• the former cLuses. The hon. member might observe that the esti mite had been reduced from 12,0001. to 7,0001. and if such redu• thins did not please him, he did not see in what manner the Its t. gentleman's approbation was to be secured. With regard to the r, - .-- tirement of the Lieutenant-Governor, be begged to say that officoi was taken from the artillery 25 years ago, and, suet an arduous set. vice of 25 years, it was not surely too much to let hint retire c:• 8001. a year. In future such a circumstance would not occur, as i: was settled that officers of the college were to fall back on their hal or full pay. as the case might be. Colonel DAVIES observed that a".l his gallant friend bad said I defence of the pension was, that the governor had been comfortably seated for the last 25 years in college instead of undergoing hard service in almost every climate in the world. Lord LUSTON felt it his duty to oppose the grant, and should propose as an amendment that only half the allowance should bo voted, and that would give the government six months to ?Muer the establishment. Of course, he would not suffer any injury to visi• those young men who were now there. Mr. HUME seconded the amendment • and be would ask wiry reason there was why those young men s hould not pay for their otv• tducation ? He found that there were four horses allowed to ti:. governor in these times of difficulty ; and four horses for the ridir. masters for the use of boys who were never petmitted beyond it:. boundaries of the college. After a desultory conversation, in which many lion. vocir!srt took a pare, the house divided, when the numbers were-- For the original vote &I For the amendment Majority The CHAIRMAN then left the Chair, and the haus? resumed The other orders of the day were then disposed of. and the bait.: adjourned at a quarter before one o'clock. METROPOLITAN UNION. Mr. Hunt, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Dios Santos, and Air. W..kei. waited upon the Lord-3layor yesterday, at eleven o'clock, by ap pointment, with the Requisition signed by.SOO housekeepers. re. questing his Lordship to convene a meeting at Guildhall, to furor a Political Union similar to that a Heft has been foamed at lii7- mingliam. The LORD-MAYOR received the deputation with great course-y hut, in polite and feeling terms, declined to call the meeting at th , Guildhall, adding that all such meetings which had been held the:r. either for charitable purposes or otherwise, were got up under the di. rection of the Court of Common Council; that as he had ca'led. and presided at one important meeting at the Mansion-House on the subject, and that, in all probability, he would be called upon in his official capacity to preside at two other meetings of the citizens—namely, a Court of Common Coun. ell and a Common Hall, he hoped, therefore, that tic deputation would not consider that, by declining to interfere further. he was either insensible to the wants and wishes of his fellow•citi zens, or regardless of their rights and privileges ; that, as it war legal fur theta to call the meeting themselves, he had no doubt they would do so, and he wished them success in their endeavours to al. leviatc the suffering‘ of their fellow-erratum; and, when they die call their meeting, he hoped they would conduct the proceedings with firmness and moderation, for nothing was obtained by clamour. NIT. Hunt informed the Lord Mayor that therequisitionists would certainly call the meeting, and that, to far as he was concerned. he should follow his advice ; that his Lordship might rely upon the proceedings being conducted with as much regularity and decorum as they were at the late meeting at the Mansion House, where he presided.—The deputation having thanked the Lord Mayor for his politeness, departed, and fixed to call the meeting or. Monday. the Bth of March, which, we understand, is tote held in the field ad joining White Conduit House. REVIVAL OF HUNGERFORD MARKET Yesterday a public meeting of the subscriber% and other persons desirous of promoting the re-establishment of the Ilungerford Market was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, when a numerous attendance took place, William Co:mei - Ay, Esq. in the chair, supported by the Hon.SVilliam Bouverie, Alexander Baring. Vsq. M.P. James Farquhar, Esq. M.P. Alderman ‘Viichrster, Joseph Neeld, Esq. John Lawrie, Esq. Tyndell, Esq. Dr. Moore, General Thornton, Ald. C. Smith, and several other persons of diainction. The CHAIRMAN, in explaining the object of the Meetir... stated that the revival of the Market was an undertaking whi ch could not be accomplished without the full cooperation of the public, who, if the plan was carried into effect, would derive the greatest advantages In consequence of its contiguity to the ricer Thames. The property at present belonged to one individual, with whom a contract had been entered into; but the site not being suffi ciently commodious for their future design, it would be necessaty to purchase adjacent premises, which would be the chief difficulty for them to ;,surmount, and which must necessarily be met by corn pensation. The committee had made a provisional agreement with 31r. Wise, the architect, who had erected Covent-garden Market for the Duke of Bedford ; that gentlemen had executed a model for the inspection of the meeting, to show on what plan the market was to be built ; and he had also consulted with the pro. prietor of the estate, and the result of his calculation was that 210,0001. would be sufficient for the purchase and rebuilding of the market. This plan was to offer 2,000 shares at 1001. each, and to deposit 2/. on taking a share, in order to enable the Committee to commencloperations as soon as possible; and the grand questior was whether the public would come forward as shareholders. The plan was submitted to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. who approved of it. He said that having accidently met with Lord Bexley, his Lordship immediately requested him to set his name down for 20 shares. Mr. FORTUNE said that the revival of the market was most important to the interest of the public. It commanded the itaffic of the River Thames for 20 miles up and down, and fish and vege. tables could be bought there at a cheaper rate. CRAIRMAN.—He had not heard of any opposition to their plan. The City had no right to interfere with the fish market. There was a charter to sell all commodities ; and it had been consulted. as well as the persons belonging to the freehold. The Duke of Northumberland, but not the Duke of Bedford, had been consulted; the former Nobleman was highly favourable to the plan, and it was not likely forthe latter to oppose them. Parliament, he (the Chair. man) thought, would not listen to an objection. Mr. BARING, M.P. 6 said the revival of the market was likely to promote a great public benefit. Every one who had been on the continent must be struck with the inconvenience of our me tropolitan markets. Hungerford market was particularly con venient, in consequence of the facility to bring vegetables and fish, free of cartage, and the pulling down of old London.britigc would still further establish it. By investing their money 3.% shareholders, they had a right to expect some security. the ear. fidence they might entertain of success, would be ultimately con firmed, and they would have a return of six per cent. The present production of the market was 4,0001. per year. in Its present tumble down state. It would be more advantageous to have the market under the controul of the resident inhabitants, than for it to be in the possession of one great speculator. The expenses already amounted only to 801. so that the parties had not been lavish ; there were no Corinthian columns; no unnecessary decoration about the intended building, but all would be confined to what would tend to public utility ; and its success depended entirely upon the public corning Reward. Thanks being voted to the Chairman, the meeting adjourned coil! Thursday next. We understand that the forthcoming poem " The Re proof of Brutus," has been delayed publication for a hew days, in conseqence of an eminent house withdrawing the: i name from the title page, from certain bold opinions unreservedly expressed, which the author from conscien tious motives could not consent to cancel. After a severe fox-chase with Colonel WYNn Iu A M'S hounds, near Brighton, on Monday last, the Duke of St. ALsax's, who had joined in the sport, was, on re tiring from the field, met by the Duchess in her carriage. and his Grace, " nothing loth," took a seat in it. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S PATTY-PAN fl• Yesterday Jaques Morelsi, an Italian Confectioner. wa charged at Marlborough-street with having stolen forty two copper patty-pans, the property of his Grace the Duke of Wellington. Monsieur Bony deposed that he is cook to the Duke of Wellington. About three days previous to the first cabinet dinner two cases of copper patty-pans were missing. An enquiry was made, when it was discovered that the prisoner had been to the bra zier of the duke, and asked him the price of the patty-pans per dosen. The brasier, seeing the duke's initials and crest upon thew, and thinking they had been lent by him for a pattern, mentioned the price, when the prisoner went away. Subsequently he receive d information where the pans had been left ftoni Mr. Smith, of Piccadilly, who baring seen an account of the loss which his grace had sustained, carried the pans to Mena. Bony, who in stantly identified them as forming part ef those which had been stolen.—The prisoner was committed for trial. l