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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LOADS-WEDNESDAY. Lout DUNDAB presented a petition from Guisborough, in York. praying for a revision of the Penal Laws. Lord XING presented a petition from the Unitarians of Chi -heeler, praying for an alteration in the Marriage Laws. TITIIIIB _ _ _ _ Lord SUFFIELD presented apcaion from the hundred of Dim, the county of Norfolk, praying for an alteration in the mode of . .he-payment of the clergy by tithes. The whole of the petition ails well worthy their lordships' attention; but the petitioners stated -el general that the present mode of paying the clergy by tithes was injuriuus to religion, and contrary to sound policy. It was in jurious to religion on account of the irritation frequently occa rooed by it between the incumbent and the parishioners; and , t was contrary to sound policy, because it had a tendency to pre vent improvement and the extension of agriculture, and so tar to !e.sen the means of employment for the labourer. It was a cause of :..justice also, for a farmer might be disposed to lay out some capi. sal in the improvement of land in the hope that it would yield him a profit after the payment of the tithe, but it might turn out that the gain would be but barely sufficient to pay the tithe, and thus the Clergyman would get the whole of the profit of the farmer's ca pital, and the farmer, of course, would have nothing. He did not eiderstand these Petitioners to mean to pray for anything injurious to the Established Church of England ; if they had, he would have been the last man to advocate their views, although he might present their Petition, if respectfully worded. The Petition was read, and laid on the Table. The Duke of AIONTROSE presented a Petition from the Gm bels of Glasgow, praying for the Opening of the Trade to China. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented petitions to the same effect from Burwell, and six or seven districts of the county of York. All these petitions were laid on the table. The bills on the table were forwarded in their respective stages. The Marquis of SALISBURY gave notice that he would to morrow move the third reading of the Indemnity Bill.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONSWEDNESDAY. A new writ was moved for a burgess to serve in Parliament for the borough of Dorchester, in the room of the Honourable Mr. Cooper. it,. C. BURN ELL presented a petition from Brighton respecting the duties on beer. The house then resolved itself into a committee on the ELLENROIOUGH DIVOSCC BILL. Mr. Adam appeared at the bat on behalf of Lord Ellenborough, ar.d in support of the bill. • The Learned Counsel, in a speech which was only upon occasions audible in the gallery, detailed the facts which have been already laid before the public in the Lords' Report. He stated that he would bring evidence to prove the solemnisation of the marriage, and the facts of his lordship and his wife having lived•upon terms of affection, up to the period when his lordship's suspicions of her fidelity were first awakened. He would also show a continued course of adultery between her ladyship and Prince Schwartzenberg, from March, 1828, to May, 1829. He said he would establish, by the best evidence, that he ladyship was in the habit of calling at the Prince's lodgings in Harley.street—that she was seen in his drawing-room by a person in an opposite house, almost in a state of undress, while the Prince was assisting her to make her toilette; that it would be /noted the bed at Harley.etreet, which had been made in the morning, Aid, after her lady ship's departure, bear evident marks of two persons having lain in it or upon it. He farther declared be would prove, that after the Prince had removed to Holles.atrest, lady Ellenborough still continued her visits to him ; and that be would also establish the fact of her ladyship's having, in February, 1829, left London, under the pretext of visiting her only child, who lay sick at ' Brighton • and that there she met Prince S. and, on his send ing up his card to her invited him to tea ; that he left her sit ting-room about ten o'clock, and was afterwards, at the hour of twelve, seen by a waiter entering her ladyship's berl-room ; that the waiter listened at the door, and beard his Highness getting into the bed, and subsequently heard a noise which the learned counsel did not choose to describe. He then read her ladyship's letter (which has already appeared in this paper,) and argued that there was nothing like negligence to be imputed to his lordship; he could not have been led to suspect that his lady's visit to Harley street, in which her mother resided, could be urged by any improper motive, as site was only absent from home between the hours of three and six, at which time all ladles of her rank, as well known to the hon. members of the committee, were in the habit of paying their visits, and taking their daily exercise. Neither could he ima. gine her visit to Brighton, where her only child lay sick, was dic tated by any but the purest motive. He contende d, from the tenor of her ladyship's letter, that she had made no disclosure of actual guilt to her injured husband, although she might have confessed to some indiscretion or partiality for the Prince. He alluded to the confession made to Miss Steele, her early and confidential friend, and proceeded to call the following witnesses : Charles Freshfield and Paux, to prove the solemnisation of the marriage. They did so in the sone words used before the Lords' Committee. The Hon. H. S. Law also proved the solemnization of the mar riage, and deposed to the fact of his brother and Lady Ellenborough living on terms of affection. In reply to a question by Dr. PHILLIMORE, Mr. Law stated, that Lord and Lady EUenborough had lived together affectionately as man and wife usually do. Win. Carpenter, the groom, was examined, and repeated the evi dence he had given before the Lords. Sir G. CLERK, the Chairman, was obliged to desire the witness to speak out, for nobody heard him in the House In reply to a series of questions by Mr. Homo we understood the witness to say that Lady Ellenborough was in the habit of driving out in her phaeton, which she left at the corner of some street in the neighbourhood of Harley-street; that sometimes he put the carriage up ; sometimes he drove about and returned to the spot where he had left her Ladyship ; sometimes he took the carriage home ; sometimes he was desired to do so. He bad lived with Lord Ellen borough some dine before he went to attend on Lady Elleborough in the phaeton. He mentioned to the coachman the circumstance of the horses being kept out so long, but did not mention it to any other person. He was not desired by Lady Ellenborough not to men tion it. He believed that what be said and what he did when he went out with the phaeton was not generally known. He was quite satisfied that he never mentioned Lady Ellenborough's con. duct to any other person, never mentioned it to Lord Ellenborough. There was a coachman in Lord Ellenborough's service, and he mentioned to him mere than once that he had put up the horses; the coachman asked why the horses were kept out so long ; some. times told him that they had been out for a long ride, sometimes told him that they had been out riding with Prince Schwartsen. burg ; he had told this to the coachman, and might have told hint so when the photon had been kept waiting at the corner of a street, for sometimes it did wait, and sometimes her Lady ship did go for a ride; he did not recollect what the coachman said, when he was told of the riding out with Prince Schwart tenburg ; he was desired by Lady Ellenborough to drive about, and come again, and then he sometimes went to his own 34 sble to put the horses up; he knew Prince Schwarz en. burg through the Prince's groom, but never talked to him about Lady Ellenborough's going with the Prince ; never talked about this to the coachman; sometimes told the coachman, told him more than once that Lady Ellenborough went with Prince Eichwartzen. burg ; saw her when he left her at the corner of Harley-street, going to her father's • never saw her go into any other house in Harley. street than her father's; saw her go into a house with Prince Schwartzenburg at Richmond; he told the coachman that they went to Richmond, and that Prince Bchwartzenburg and Lady Ellmbo rotish went into a house at Richmond ; he did not recollect that he had ever spoken to any of the other servants about Lady Ellenbo rough going with Prince Schwaemenburg ; Lord Ellenborough never asked him where be or when Lady Ellenborough had been ; he was quite positive he never told the other Pavanes about ,Lady k.llen borough's going with Prince Schwartsenburg. In reply to questions put by 131 r C. WETHZ atm, be stated that he had never talked with Prince Schwuternburg's groom about the Prince and Lady Ellenborough, though he met the groom fre quently; he was banded in Lend Ellenborough's family; he did not recollect that he ever mentioned the conduct of Lady Ellenbo. rough to any other of the servants but the coachman; he never did talk to the other servants about it ; the servants saw Lady Ellen. borough and the Prince ride together in the Park, but he never did talk to the other servants about. It; there was some talk about it among the servants; he believed that what was going on was known amonpt them; there were a gnat many servants, and he believed that they all knew; most of them, he was sure, did; most of thins talked about it; they talked of Lady Ellenborough and Primes Schwartsetiburg riding out together, and nothing else; there was no jeering about it among the servants that he knew of ; he would not swear that they had never made a joke of it in the servants' hall; it was talked of by the females, though what'they said he did not weedy recollect. In reply to Sir HENRY HAiDINGE, he stated that be always Lady Ellenborough, wbeis she went to Harley-street, went to Verg i ther'e. In answer to a question put Wise Marquis' of BLANDFORD, he said that he had never seitived any money front Lady Ellen. borough or Prince Schwailsijille. Witness withdrew. John Ward examined t Mojave the same evidence as he had given before the Lords. ed the fact of a lady coming fro quendy to visit Prince burg, whom he afterwards, by means of her phaeton and servant, identified to be Lady EL lenborough. He had seen h in tbe drawing-roorn with the Prince, and saw bin assist in deem*" her. Cross.examined by De. LUSHINOTON.—He lived as butler at No. 11 Harley-street. He was generally employed in his palm and after his work was done there he went to the front door. He saw the lady go to Prince Schwartsenburg's between a quarter before two and four o'clock. He saw the prince assisting to dress the lady between three and four o'clock. He was then in the drawing room of No. 11, but he did not recollect for what purpose he went into the drawing room ; when he warn there he went to the window and looked into the opposite house. He could easily see the persons there when the middle door was open, as there was a light from the opposite side of the house; there were blinds to the front drawing zoom windows, but they were only half down at the time ; when they were down he could not see into the opposite drawing room ; the middle door was open when he saw the Prince dressing the lady ;he had seen the lady often. He knew the lady by her figure, but did not know she was Lady Ellenborough. He had seen her frequently is her pony phaeton in Welbeck-street, in Harley-attest, in Portland-place, in Cavendinh.equare, and in Wim. pole.street. He admitted he could not have recognised the phaeton unless it was pointed out to him, but when he saw it at the coach. maker's he was sure it was the same. When he saw the Prince lacing the lady's stays he was in the drawing-roont by acci dent, but he had not seen anything pass between them before which could have induced him to watch them. He had, however, seen them frequently standing together at the window. By Mr. BERNAL : He could not distinguish the face of the lady, but he was certain she was the same person he had seen so frequently go into the house ; he had seen her frequently stand at the window ; he could not undertake to swear it was the same lady, but the impression on his mind was that she was the lady he had seen in the phaeton. By Sir C. WETHERELL: There was no crest on the phaeton ; he could not have said it was Lady Ellenborough's phaeton if he had not been told so at the coachmaker's ; he never felt any cu riosity to watch the prince and the lady when he saw her go there so often. By Mr. AGAR ELLIS—He had no reason to know it was Lady hllenborough who called so frequently on the Prince, until he was told so in the house where he lived ; he learnt It by converse tion with one of the servants ; when he told that servant that the lady called on the Prince every day, she said it was a falsehood, and that the lady could not be Lady Ellenborough ; he had no other reason to know that the lady was Lady Ellenborough except the information he derived from the conversation with his fellow-ser vant ; it was Sir Launcclot Shadwill who appointed hint to the si tuation he holds in the Vice.Chancellar` Court; he was not ac quainted with Sir Launcelot ; his wife had influence wjth him; he had no communication with Mr. Freshfleld, or any other person about this business before his appointment to the Vice-Chancellor's Court. By Mr. lILTAIR: It was in October last he had the first com munication with Mr. Freshfield about what he had peen from the windows of his master's house; the house he lived in was not immix diately opposite No. 73 ; that house was a little to the right ; but when the door of the back room was open, the light behind enabled him to see persons in the room ; the blinds on the day in question were only half down. By Sir H. HARDINOE t He could not see the dress the lady wore, nor could he identify her as the person whorode in the phaeton, but he repeated his impression to be that she was the same. By Mr. TENNYSON: He never saw any other female go to the house of the Prince except servants, and the lady who rode in the phaeton. Ann Lewis, the female servant of Prince Schwartzenburg, was then examined by Mr. ADAK She stated that the Prince occupied the drawing.rooms, and that the lady visited him two or three times a week ; the Prince generally let the lady in, but she opened the door once. She never saw any lady but one come to the house. The evidence of this witness was precisely the same as that given before the House of Lords. Crods.examined by Mr. %GAR ELLIS: She did nit know who the lady was. By dlr. (I. LA 31B: She was told afterwards that it was Lady Ellenborough. James Elkington, the servant of Mr. Oswin, of Tiarley-street, saw the lady come two or three times a week, and go into the house of the Prince. The lady's visits attracted his attention in conic. quence of her stopping in the pony phaeton so frequently at the corner of Queen Ann-street, and other places in the neighbourhood. Cross-examined by Mr. HUME—The lady generally stopped about 20 yards from the house ; he had seen her stop more than a dozen thnes. He knew Admiral Digby's house, but he had never seen her go to the Admiral's at any time when she stopped in the pony-gig; he did not think that the boy who was left in the phaeton could see where the lady went, because the angle of the street pre. vented him ; be knew it was Lady Ellenborough's phaeton from the boy and the livery. Mr. ADAM then said he should ?roceed to call evidence to prove the acts of adultery committed at NV lmbledon. Mr. HUME begged that the witness Carpenter should be re. called. In answer to several questions, this witness stated that he had stopped with the ph:2ton in Harley-street, Queen Anne-aareet, and various other places, and that he had never seen Lady Ellen. borough call at any house but her father's. William Wheel, the post-boy who drove Lndy Ellenborough to the Countess St. Antonio's, at Wimbledon, repeated the evidence given before the House of Lords on the subject of her being joined there by Prince Schwartzenburg. Mr. HUME suggested the expediency of calling the coachman to whom the groom had told the circumstances which he had described, in order to keep up the chain of the evidence, and to show how far Lord Ellenborough was or was not cognizant of what all his family appeared to be talking about. Sir C. WETHERELL spoke to order. That would be a subject for after consideration. John Prior, a waiter of the George, Queen Anne-street, and Ro bert Wheeler, a waiter at Brighton, and Robert Hepple, another waiter at Brighton, gave evidence in substance similar to that which they had given before the House of Lords. The last witness, on aoss-examination by Mr. Hume, Mr. Gordon, Sir Henry Har dinge, &e. stated, that he had seen the gentleman, who he under stood, but whom he did not know, to be PrinceSchwartzenburg, re into Lady Elknborough's apartment ; that after ten minutes he the waiter) Went to Prince Schwartzenburg's room, and found t hat was not there, but that the door was locked and the key out of It; he also stated that he mentioned the circumstance the next morning to Mr. Walton, and at a later period to Mr. Freslifield ; that there was no communication between the east and west wing of the hotel except on the wound floor ; that he had watched of his own accord; that Lord and Lady Ellenborough never re-visited the hotel. Thomas Dunhill, book-keeper at Mark's, the coach-builder, and William Wheel, were then examined. During the examination of the last witneu, Mr. HUME ob ser►ed, that in the thin state of the House it was not advisable to go on with the examination. The CHAIRMAN observed, that at least the whole of the evi dence of the witness under examination ought to be taken. Another post boy proved to having driven the Prince on a stage to Brighton. A post-muter, at Cuckfield, proved Prince Schwartatetiburg's passing on the road to Brighton, on the 6th of February, and from Brighton to London on the succeeding day. The wanes under went a long cross-examination, but without eliciting anything of importance. Walton was again called, and swore to s ihe waiter at the Norfolk Inn communicating to him what he had witnessed between Lady Elleoborough and the Prince. The witness had never communi cated It to Lord Ellenborough, or to any body but his brother; witness's brother (the keeper of the Norfolk Inn) had discharged his waiter for mentioning what had occurred in the house; witness had ' been discharged for the same cause • his brother wished to have kept the affair &secret, for he thought it might atlket the character of the hotel : he had accused witness of having given the information of the intrigue which led to Lord R.'s sending his agent to collect evidence; witness had not written any letter to Mr. Freshfield on the subject; Lady hlienborough, on the 6th of February, had given the witness 201. for not divulging what had passed ; witness had been to Lady Ellenborough, and told her what he knew, and she pre him the 201. half of which he gave to his brother waiter to hold his tongue ; after witness had got the 201. the other waiter went and divulged the whole story to his brother, the keeper of the Norfolk Inn ; witness kept the 201. till October, when be pve half to the waiter, for it had got abroad that he had received the hush money; Lady borough had confessed to witness that she had done extremely eritlig., and entreated witness not to expose her ; witness bad exposed ha le his brother the day after be took the 201. for secrecy. Robert Heppel was again called—He communicated to Wakes, his master, at eight in the morning, what he had seen in thu e lt and then communicated ft to Walton, the waiter ; never any money from her ladyship, but ba d received only 61. from WaL. ton, the wafter, for secrecy, two or three days after the 7th of Feb. be said it was a present from Lady Ellenborough, and witness thought at first it was for his services. Cross-examined by Mr. HUME—He had never received any in October; he received the 6/. a few days after ber ladyship left the home . ; when he told his master what had occurred, he found his muter knew it; witness was surprised at this; witness had not told anybody else ; witness left his situation in December, inconsequence of having mentioned this; that was the cause of hL discharge ; at the time he was discharged he had not received any mon ey; was discharged because be appeared to give evidence in this case By Mr. R. GORDON : He was not discharged for writing any letter ; be did not write an letter to London ; be had never re ceived ten pounds from Wa lton; he had never received anythibg bat the five pounds t he meant at that time ; In received fire pounds then, and sometime a ft erwards he received another five pounds; that lot five pounds was lent to him; Walton lent it to him; so be considered ; he had not yet paid it back; when he had said that he only received the five pounds, he did not think be had been asked about the five pounds that was lent. By Mr. IL GRANT At the time this sum of U. was lent, Walton told witness that it was a loan. Mr. it. GORDON commented upon the gross contradictions in this witness's evidence, and then moved especially, with reference to the last part of his testimony, that Walton should be called again to the bar to confirm or contradict it ; and that Heppel should remain while Walton was questioned about the matter. Mr. HUME also wished that Walton should be called back. Walton was then called back to the bar; and, in answer to ques tions from Mr. Gordon, said, that he bad before stated that he had received Hit received it to hold . his tongue about what had passed—in fact, as hush money. Witness gave IW. of that money to Hcppel, the waiter. lie gave money to Heppel on the 10th of October last, and not before that time. When he gave Heppel the IW. he told Heppel that it was half of the money be had received from Lady Elienborough to hold his tongue. He did not give it to Heppel as a loan. Pe never expected Heppel to repay him that money, or any part of it. lie neither lent money to Heppel then, nor since that period. He had not given Heppel any money since then ; he had paid the expenses of the witnesses within these two days ; he paid these ten pounds in two sums of five pounds at • time; he paid them within a short time of each other; the first was about the 10th of October—not before that time. Cross-e:;;inedbylil7. VARBURTON: He had never told Heppel that he expected to be repaid the ten pounds. or any portion of the sum. By Sir. K. GRANT : Heppel never told witness that he would repay the money, or any pa rt of it. By Mr. It. GORDON: He did not give Heppe! the five pounds before the 10th of October, tar while Lady Ellenborough was in the house ; he never told Heppel that her ladyship sent him that money for his attendance; witness was Dow doing nothing ; since he left his brother's he had resided in lodgings ; he maintained himself upon money he had previously saved. By Sir H. HARDINGR—He did not give Heppel the whole' ten pounds at once, as he was abort of money at the time. Mr. HUME asked Heppe! bow be could reconcile his two state ments—first, that he had only received 51. and then that he hnd received 51. afterwards Heppe' answered. that he always conceived the second M. was a loan ; he never thought that he received more than 61.—the first AL on account of keeping secret what he knew about Lady Ellen. borough. The first U. was given witness within • few days after Lady Ellenborougit left the house, and that was for the purpose of keeping him quiet about what he knew. Mr. R. GORDON : What! was that told you at the time? Heppel answered in the negative. When he said what that mo ney wu given for, he did not mean that It wu explained to him at the time, but it wu explained to him some time afterwards, and now he knew what it was given for. [This testimony appeared to excite a strong sensation among the M embers. ] Heppe' continued: The cause of this money being given to bim was explained to him not locg ago; perhaps about three weeks ago. By Air. R. GRANT : that was after you received the second a ? Heppel answered in the affirmative. Mr. It. GRANT.—Then how could you say that you considered it as a loan, and that you thought you were to repay it? Heppel said, he still considered it as a loan. Some AlEnacas said, the witnesses might go back to Brighton, for what they were good for -(Cries of order !) The witnesses were ordered to withdraw. Mr. HUME rose to move the adjournment of this examination. The Chairman ought now to report progress, and ask leave to sit another day. He did not think any advantage would arise frum continuing the examinations at that hour. Sir H. HAKDINGE objected to that course. Mr. It. GORDON supported Mr. Hutne's motion for an ad journment. The house really was too thin to proceed with the ex aminatons at present. Sir H. HARDINOE proposed that Miss Steele's examination should be taken. That lady was • witness of undoubted respecta bility, and he should wish her evidence -to be taken now. He had every desire that the case should be gone into most fully ; for the more it was examined, the more, he was convinced, it would appear that Lord Lllenberough was entitled to the relief he now prayed at the hands of the house. If Miss Steele's examination was taken now, he believed it would close the ease foe the bill; and he thought it ought to be taken, not only for that reason, but because that lady had been in attendance some time, and if examined now, need not be put to further inconvenience. Mr. HUMS opposed proceeding any further at present. He could assure the house, that when he first came there it was not his intention to ask a single question, nor had he done so until the apparent, the evident contradictions in the testimony of the witnesses were so great as to induce in his mind • suspicion of coma vanes. He really had never read the evidence that had before been given, and he should not have interfered at all but for the cause he had stated. He wanted to know what evidence had been given, for he really bad not as yet read anything of it ? It seemed fr om what he had heard to-night that all the servants knew of these occurrences for some months; in fact, that they had been the topics of common convetsation in the family. Now he wanted to know what the servants that had been examined had said, and whether more servants would ant be called to explain all they knew about the matter ?He had hoped to-day to have been home by five o'clock, but he had been kept here about this business until that hour ; and now he was obliged to go away, for he had a very pressing engagement. Sir H. HARDINOE pressed the hon. members to go through the examination of Miss Steele. Mr. HUM E said there were not forty members in the house, and he did not think with such a thin attendance they ought to go into the examination of witnesses, some of whom, it wu evident, had received bribes, and their testimony was there fore suspicious. Sir H. HARDINOK said that the fact that a witness had re ceived bribes did not of itself vitiate his evidence. Mr. Alderman WOOD observed, that surely the gallant officer did not mean to say that the evidence of such persons was worthy of belief. _ _ Mr. GORDON again observed on the very thin attendance of members, and said that Wednesday was rather an awkward day to fix for such an examination. Mr. Hiram and Sir C. WITHEIELL left the House. Sir H. HAHDINGR then observed, that if members who had taken an active part in the examination absented themselves, it was impossible to goon. He repeated that he wished the case to be most fully investigated, satisfied as he was that the result would be favour. able to the Bill; but after the hon. member for Montrose and the hon. and learned member had withdrawn, be felt he could not con. veniently press the examination further to-night. The further hearing of the case was then postponed to to-morrow (this day.) The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Nine o'Clock. Mimi VALUE OF THE CROWN PROPERTY. —....... Calculations referred to by Mr. Har vey,n his motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the state and management of the Crown property, March :to, 1830:- 130 Manors and Royalties at 1,0001. Annual rental of estates 600,0001. at 25 years' purchase 16,000,000 Middlesex —.Ground rents 50 000 L per annum, at 40 years' purchase Rent from houses, say 20,0001. per annum, at 18 years' "Purchase Waste Lands in Forests, not et for oak timber, 116,000 acres, at 51. per acre Church Livings, say . .... lOO,OOO Fee. farm Rents, and other unimprovable annual pay. metes in England and Wales, at least 6,0001. at 26 years' purchase Allotments under 486 Inclosure Acts, at 6001. Irish Estates .. 2,000,000 Total _ _ #110,412,400 The above estimate is, exclusive of mines, of eel, sod do and copper, and Royal domains, and also of the Duchy of lasseher, 30,0001. a year. Divalent, in his Treatise of the Lands d England, estimates the common rights of the Crown at 800,000 mass. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. BREWERS AND VICTUALLER& *Lamont Of the Number of Brewers, Retail Brewers, licenesd ,i Thigalsrs, Intermediate Brewess, and Licensed Victuallers who he.. their own Beer, In England and Wales, and Scotland, from Jan. 6, 1829, to Jan. 6, 1830. Enghind and Wales. Scotland. Total. Brewers. 1,528 .. • . 168 . • 1,094 Retail Brewers Viettollers Intermediate Brewers Victuallers who brew their ___ own Beer J. EWBANK, General Accountant. Exc.be Office, London, March 22, 1830. LIVERPOOL PACKETS. Return of the Number of iasengeis to;tind from Ireland, by the Liverpool Government Packets, In the year 1 end in each year to 1828; distinguishing the Deck and Cabin so tar as the same can be made out : 1826. 1827. 1828. 18211. Cabin Pawners— 1,871 .... 12,808 .... 14,724 .... 14,806 Deck Passengers .. 1,840 .... 853 .... Nil. .... Nil. —.— .„..... —. Total ..... .. 3,511 13,650 14,724 14,606 N.B. Government Packets were not placed on the Liverpool no. tion until August, 1828. F. FREELING, Secretary. General Post Office, March 26, 1880. i i... LIST of the MINORITY of 46, who voted for Mr. Harvey's /Motion, on the 30th day of March, for a Selest Committee to take into consideration the State and Management of the LA ND REVENUE of the CROWN. and to report upon the most eidetic means of rendering it available to the exigencies of the Country. Althorp, Lord Knight, R. Wilson, Sir R. Baring, W. B. Lamb, Hon. G. Wood, Alderman Beaumont, T. W. Lambert, J. S. TELLIaII. Benet t, J. Leonard, T. B. Harvey, D. W. Hemlock, Lord G. Lumley, J. S. Hume, J. Birch, J. Martin. J. PA IRO on. Bernal, R. Macdonald, Sir J. Burdett, Sir F. Brownlow, C. Monck, J. B. Denison, W. J. Colborne. R. Morpeth, Lord Davenport, E. Davies, Col. T. Palmer. C. F. Ebrington, Lord I Dawson, A. Pendarvis, EW. Howie's, Lord Du Cane. P. Poynts. W. & Osborne, Lord F. Dundee, Sir G. Price, Sir Rt. Hobbouse, J C. Dundas, T. Protheroe, E. Marjoribanks, S. Euston, Lord Posey, P. Baring, F. Ferguson, Cen. Sir It. Rickford, W. Rumbold, W. Gordon, R. Sebright, Sir J. Lloyd, Sir E. Graham, Sir J. Smith, W. Rowley. Sir W. Guise. Sir B. Townsend, Lord C. Russell, Lord J. Honywond, W. P. Waithman, Aid. Robinson, Sir G. Howard, H. Warburton, H. Thomson, C. P. I Jephson, C. D. 0. Whitmore , W. Wood, C. In the Majority of 139 on Sir Robert Heron's motion, the name of N. PaUlmer, the Member for Surrey, was inserted by mistake, instead of Robert Palmer, Member for Berkshire, wbo voted ii, that Majority. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tuts D•Y. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Mr. Hume—to move a resolution declaratory that It is expedient to withdraw the Settlement of Sierrabeone.—[ Postponed till May 274 The Lord Advocate—to apply for leave to bring in a bill for uniting the benefits of Jury Trial in Civil Causes with the ordinary jurisdiction of the Court of Session, and for making certain other alterations and reductions in the judicial establishments of Scotland. Mr. Robinson.--to move a resolution that it is expedient to relieve the labouring classes, and invigorate the productive industry of the country, by a reduction of duty on Sugar; by a repeal of the Tax on Beer, Soap, Candle*, Hides, Skin*, and of the Assessed Taxes; and, after effecting every practicable retrenchment in the public expenditure, and in collecting the revenue, to supply the deficiency by an equitable assessment on property. Mr. Sykes—to move, as an amendment to Mr. Robinson's mo tion, that a select Committee be appointed to take into considera tion the dutl.s on Soap and Candles, and the frauds and diffi culties attending the collection of the same. Mr. Labouchcrc—to wove Resolutions declaratory of the state of the Judicature and Legislative Councils of Upper and Lower Canada. Mr. Littleton—to move the Resumption of the debate on the " Truck System." Mr. Daly—to move that Counsel be heard at the Bar of the House on the petition of James Hardiman Burke, Mayor of Gal way, against the Galway Franchise Bill. oItDERS OF 'I'HE DAY. Irish Bogs' Drainage Bill—to be read a second time. Labourers' Wages Bill—adjourned debate thereon to be resumed, on motion of Mr. Littleton. Fisheries of the United Kingdom Bill—to be read a second time. Arnie, Ireland, Bill—to be read a second time. Tolls, Ireland. Bill—ditto. Tithes' Exchange Bill—Committee thereon to be postponed till April 29. Supply—deferred Report of Committee to be presented. Galway Franchise Bill—to be considered in Committee. Fever Hospitals, Ireland, Bill—Report thereon to be considered. PRICE OF STOCKS Bank Stock shut 4 per Cent. Red. shut 3 per Ct. Gros. 92j # # 36 per Ct. 181 R, shut AT TWO ()CLAWS. Do. Do. Jul.& Jars.l9l India Bonds 8$ South Sea Stock , £100() Rach.Bills 7$ Re per Ct.d shut .1500 Ditto 78 9 4 per Cent. 1021 sllOO and £209 Do. 78 9 4 per Ct. 1826, shut Bank for Acct. 2194 20 Long Ann. shut India for do Do. SO Years. Coos. for Arc. 921 6 FOREIGN FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK. Brazil Bds. spr Ct. 69i $ $ Peruv. Ods. 6pr Ct. Bds. 6 per Ct. Do• Acc. 204 Do. Bda. 1924, Sp.Bda. S per Ct. 144 Ditto Acct. sof Do Account 144 Dovish lids. 3p. Ct. 744 4 ex.d. Do 510, 144 Greek Bonds, S p Ct. Do. 85, Do.B. 1825. 384 Fr. R. 3 p Ct. Inf. 95c. Do. Ace. 384 Exchange, 25f. 70e. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHAMES, TWtr ()CLOCK.. giumli PAIt. TM Malta. Real del Monte 400 400 Do. &rip. 25 Ditto Subscript. Thirds 1 i 41 United Me:, (Iss. at Al pm.) 40 ssi so Protector Fire 20 2 El 19s. 04. Liverpool &Manchester 100 90 152 MAILS ARRIVED AND DUE THIS MORNING. •. D. •. D. •. D. 1 Dub1in........ 0 1 France . 0 0 Lisbon ....... 0 1 Waterford ..... 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Jamaica 1 O Guern. & Jersey 0 0 Holland 0 II Sweden 0 O Buenos Ayres... 0 0 Hamburgh .. . I 1 Malta O Brazil THE EVENING STAR. I,o\ll THURSDAY, APRIL 1. A Cabinet Council was held this afternoon in the Fo reign Office, Downing-street. The members began to assemble at two o'clock, and continued in deliberation a considerable time. Swirl., in one of his Letters to Poee, says, " I have often wished, for some time past, that a political cate chism might be published by authority, four times a year, in order to instruct us how we are to speak and write dur ing the current quarter :"—and in the conduct of the Mi nisterial Press of our own day, it would seem' as if the DEAN . 4 whimsical, but politic, project had not been lost sight of; though, in its application to existing circumstan ces, it may have been modified to the peculiar habits of " the Lords of the Ascendant." Thus, in directing the movements, and circumscribing the speculations, of his pe culiar instrument—the Times,—the "master mind" of the MARTIAL PREMIER, substitutes the " orderly book," for the Churchman's " Catechism ;" and we behold the " leading Journal" as " easily led by the nose as asses are." Unable, on the one hand, quite to shake off his older and his better predilections, and utterly to forego all those associations upon which he must now reflect with conscious humility and bitterness; or, on the other, to re nounce the " mammon of unrighteousness :" if, to-day, he chances to " deviate into right," to morrow, with the fear of the General Order before his eyes, he remodels and qualifies those 'seedless which may prove unpalatable at headquarters; and t then, forsooth, incontinently " speaks by the card, lest equivocation should undo him." The Courier alone of the venal tribe—the servile, the abject Courier—true alike to name and station—" the Echo's Echo, usher of the school"—_the very lackey of " the slave's slave's slave,"—needs no such remembrancer ; but be has his text-book—and that too is Sw t rv's : the " Direction to servants" is his task mecum. When be is talked of, the " Vicar of Bray" should be no more des pined. Change who will, the Courier sticks fast to place. Downing-street, and not the Minister, claims his alle giance ; and be is right :--oifice outlives the man.—