Star. — London, England, 1830-03-09 00:00:00

1 / 1 A PRIVATE PUPIL A. MARRIED CLERGYMAN, for some years Tutor to a Nobleman, and subsequently receiving Six Pupils into his House. a moderate distance from London, would be glad to fill a VACANCY with a GENTLEMAN'S SON whose Education may require more than common attention. Letters directed to the Rev. H. S. Mears. Harding and Le yards, Booksellers, 4, Pall-mall East, London, will be duly ter warded to him in the country. DAY AND MARTIN'S BLACKING. inestimable Composition, with half the usual 1. labour, produces a most brilliant Jet Black, fully equal to the highest Japan Varnish, affords peculiar nourishment to the leather —will lint soil the finest linen—is perfectly free from any un plosant smell, and will retain Its ♦irtues in ar.y climate. SolJ Wholesale at the MANUFACTORY, 97, HIGH-HOLBORN, :And It, tail throughout the Kingdom, in Bottles, Pots, and Tin Boxes at 61 Is. and Is. Gd. each. CARPETS. Gand W. ISI•IICHAEL hog; to call the attention • of the Public to a most extensive Stock of Carpets, which they have just received from their Manufactory, and are offering them at such an enormous reduction, that is merits the particular notice of families furnishing. Brussels. of a very superior des cription, selling at the manufacturing price; ditto, very stout goods, LIAt y ear's patterns, considerably below cost price ; these are a sort of C-rpet that would suit Hotel or Tavern keepers. Yard-wide Kidderminster and Venetian Stair Carpeting, every width. A large Stock of wrU seasoned Floor Cloth, cut to any dimensions. The Royal Damask Carpet, in great variety of patterns. A large assortment of Hearth Rugs, Druggets, Indian Mats, Door Mats, and Matting. '273, High Holborn, opposite Red Lion-street, in the Wholesale and Retail Warehouse. The Manufactory, Bridgewater, Sbrop shire. HENRY'S CALCINED MAGNESIA continues to 1-1. be prepared with the most scrupulous care and attention, by Altssrs. THOMAS and WILLIAM HeNay, Manufacturing Chemists, Manchester. It is sold in bottles, price 2s. 9d. or with glass stoppers at 4s. 6d. stamp included, with full directions for its use, by their various Agents in the Metropolis, and thteughout the United Kingdom; but it cannot be genuine, unless their names art engraved on the Government Stamp, which is fixed over the cork or stopper of each bottle. Of most of the venders of the Magnesia may be had, authenticated by a similar Stamp, HVIRT'S AROMATIC SPIRIT of l'lxecAs, the invention of Mr. Henry, and the only genuine preparation of that article. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. George the Fourth, by the Grace of Go.l of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith. To the Right Reveres(' Father in God, our right trusty and well beloved Councillor Charles James, Bishop of London : the Right Reverend Fathers in God, William, Bishop of Durham, John, Bishop of Lincoln ; William, Bishop of Exeter ; Christopher, Bishop of Gloucester : our tight trusty and well beloved Councillors Charles Lord Tentcrden, Chief Justice of our Court of King's Bench ; Wm. Draper, Lord Wynford ; Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, Knight, Chief Justice of our Court of Common Pleas ; Sir William Alexander, Knight, Chief Baron of our Court of Exchequer : Sir John Nichol!, Knight, Doctor of Laws ; Sir Christopher Robinson, Knight, Doctor of Laws : our trusty and well-beloved Sir Herbert Jenner, Knight, Doctor of Laws; and Stephen Lushing ton, Doctor of Lawn, greeting—Whereas we have thought it expe dient, for divers good causes and considerations as thereunto moving, that an inquiry should forthwith be made into the course of proceed ings in suits and other matters instituted or carried en in the Eccle siastical Courts of England and Wales, from the first process and commencement to the termination thereof, and into the process, practice, pleading, and other things connected therewith, and whether any and what parts thereof may be conveniently and beneficially discontinued or altered, and what (if any) alterations may be beneficially made therein, and how the Name may be best carried into effect ; and that inquiry should be made into the jurisdiction of such Courts, and whether such jurisdiction may in any and what cases be conveniently and beneficially taken away or altered—know ye that, we, reposing great trust and confidence in your fidelity, discretion, and integrity, have authorised and ap. pointed, and do by these presents authorise and appoint you, the said Charles James, Bishop of London ; William, Bishop of Durham; John, Bishop of Lincoln ; William, Bishop of Exeter; Christopher, Bishop of Gloucester; Charles Lord Tenterden ; William Draper, Lord Wynford ; Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal, Sir William Alexander, Sir John Nichol], Sir Christopher Robinson, Sir Herbert Jenner, and Stephen Lushington, or any three or more of you, to make a diligent and fall inquiry into the course of proceedings in suits and other matters instituted or carried on in the Feclssiastical Courts of Eng. land and Wales, from the first process and commencement to the termination thereof, and into the process, practice, pleadings, and Jther things connected therewith, and to inquire whether any and what parts thereof may be conveniently and beneficially discontinued or altered, and what (if any) alterations may be beneficially made therein, and how the same may be best carried into effect; and lather, to inquire into the jurisdiction of such Courts, and whether such jurisdiction may in any and what respects, and in any and what cases, be conveniently and beneficially taken away or altered ; and for the better discovery of the truth in the premises, we do by these presents give and grant to you, ot any three or more of you, full power and authority to call before you, or any three or more of you, such and so many of the Officers, Clerks, and Minister, of our said Courts, and other persons, as you shall judge necessary, by whom you may be better informed of the truth in the premises, and to inquire of the premises, and every part thereof, by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever and we Co hereby give and grant unto you, or any three or more of you, tull power and authority when the same shall appear to be requi site, to atiministeran oath or oaths to any person or persons what. cwever to be examined before you, or any three or more yuu, touching or concerning the premises ; and we do also give and grant to you, or any three or more of you, full power .tad authority to cause all and singular the Officers, Clerks, and 31inisters of our said Courts to bring and produce upon oath before you, or any three or more of you, all and singular rolls, records, orders, books, papers, or other writings belonging to the said Courts, or to any of the Officers within the same, as such Officers; and our further will and pleasure is, that you, or any three or more of you, upon due examination of the premises, do, and shall, within the space of two years after the date of this our Commission, or sooner if the same can reasonably be, certify unto us in our Court of Chancery,or Parliament,under your hands and seals respeetive.ly,what you shall find touching or concerning the premises upon such inquiry .ks aforesaid, and what alterations, improvements, and regulations, re specting such matters as aforesaid, you shall think fit to be made and established ; and we further will and command, and by these pre sent+ ordain, that this, our Commission, shall continue in full orce and virtue, and that you, our Commissioners, or any three or "ore of you, shall and may, from time to time, proceed in the ewe. .ution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein contained, al 'hough the same be not continued from time to time by adjourn. Nut ; and we do hereby direct and appoint, that you, or any three , f more of you, may have liberty to certify your several pro. .:eediuga from time to time to us, in our said Court of Chan •ery as the same shall be respective completed and perfected end we hereby command all and singular our Justices of the Pace, Sheriffs, Mayors, Bailiff's, Constables, Officers, Minis. let!, tad all other our loving subjects whatsoever, as well within Liberties as without, that they be assistant unto you, and each of you, in the execution of these presents; and for your " s tance in the due execution of this our Commission, we have made choice of our trusty and well. beloved Charles Knight Murray, Fag Barrister at 14W , to be Secretary to this our Commission, and to attend to You, whose service and assistance we require you to use from time co time, as 'cession shall require. In witness whereof, we have caused thew our Leticia to be made Patent. Witness ourself at Westminster, the 28th day of January, in the Tenth Yost of our Reign. By Writ of Privy Seal, BATHURST. /7 11414 rita1 --.. hon. gen. really inicnd...l that his reductions &add be large. As , ---,.... i n. the right hon. gent. it appeased, was disposed to bring forward the ' - 7 " N" . ;-- \ / h„dget so early in the session, he hoped there was an indkatlon that illb• --'- ..., \ • ..-- ir• • . Cilir •• ' 4 .:.. til IP: ,I 1111 ) _ ___. i• i - " 4 he inzetaleil to propose a very considerable redaction of that taxa - &\, !‘11•r..., \,......:, , ' NI facturing part of the c immunity . It was not his wish to at t, .1 NN\ \ "-=-1!, ',, \ ,(''''ts'> l. , a . ' \ 1 -.. : ', T. -"- by any thing he said, to remove the present ministers from his Ma , 'LI - 41 0 ) Ie ( jesty's service. Indeed. for his part, high ' office was not an object -i . i . - ....- - •-•k s c . - • ) .....--, , ......, / - 1.- _ '',-, of his ambition, nor would he accept it were it now within his reach. / 4 / 7 1 - / Ifl , But he would assure the right hon. gent. that he and those with : whom he generally acted in that house would feel themaelves impe. -.. I • ~... COS " 111 II 2 '.r0 4 ,. ovi) N 0 11uarii, natively called on by duty to resist the measures which the right TIM ix 019 11321 . Zia. •' , Lo s-- Itz! hon. gent might propose in consequence of the expected budges, unless, amongst other things, it contained a plan for the nductit n of taxation to the utmost possible extent that it could bear consist ently with the public interest. The noble lord then ted ano- present_ th.r petition to the same erect, from the owners and occupiers of Lynn and hs vicinity, which, with the former, were read, and or. titled to be printed. N°.13,417. PRICE 71). TURKS/II FLEET-PATIAS. Sir G. COCKBURN took the present opportunity of acquaint is g the Noble Lord that he had redeemed his promise, and made inquiries relative to the late operations of our Naval Commander on the coasts of Greece. in covering the fortification of Patras. The interference of our Naval Commander originated in his having been made acquainted, that the Turkish squadron was bearing up from Nararino, for Patna ; in consequence of which the Admiral cep. proached the squadron of I'adrone Bey, and remonstrated against his entering Patras, acquainting him that such a step would he in violation of the faith pledged to the British Commander by Parironc Itey. His reply was in the usually laconic strain of the Matrome. don, "If you permit us to go on to Patras, well—if not, well ; but we will not resist you, should you sink us." The squadron continuing its course on towards Patras, a gun by our ship ass discharged, which did not, nor was it intended it should, strike any of the Turkish squadron. But it had the desired effect, and they changed their course, and our Admiral retired to Zante. A second attempt however, was subsequently made to make Patras, and our Admiral again bore up to the Turkish squadron, which was soon after seen communicating by signal with Ibrahim, the commander of the Egyptian squadron. It was, therefore, thought advisable to wait, so as to permit an opportunity to ascertain what effect the alipalassada might hare in alining the apparent di:stir...l - of these vessels. and. as was partly anticipated, they POW/ after shaped another course, and took up a station in the road of Navarino. In a few days, however, the Turkish !lAA was nouneed to be again under weigh for Patras, ar.d.the English cvm mander again approached it, tiring a few guns, in order to coup them to stew its colours. Thi. being complied with, and the Turkish commander Padrone having required a written voucher from our Admiral, that he had been compelled by hint to drsi.t from his enterprise by force, as his head would otherwise answer for his disobedience of orders, the Turkish squadron again tare away for Navarino Bay. In none of the three instances had .it.y resistance been offered to our Admiral by the Turks. Lord ALTHORP had certainly heard, from very excellent wattle. rity—an officer in the squadron there—that the affair had not burn the discharge of one gun, but a discharge of several, and a partial engagement, in which a loss of life had been the consequence. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN assured the noble lord he had col lected his information from official sources which he had reason to consider sufficiently authentic- Lord JOHN RUSSELL alluded to the gallantry and conduct which had distinguished the commanders of the united squadrons of England, France, anti Russia, in the celebrated battle fought at Navarino, and regretted that its history had been unattempted until within these few days, when an account of it had appeared in the " Foreign Quarterly." Sir HENRY PARNELL moved for accounts of the ordinary revenue of Great Britain and Ireland since the passing of the !Tido!' with Ireland; together with the expense of the collection.—Orderetl. The returns were, on the amendment of Mr. HUME, continued up to the conclusion of last year. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1830. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ___....._ HOUSE OF LARDS—MONDAY. Mr. Parkhouse presented at the bar the .16th Report of the Car nage Commissioners. Lord GOWER presented two petitions against negro slavery— the one from Henley,_ the other from Cheltenham. Lord WHARSCLIFFE presented a petition flom the inhabi tants of Oldham against the renewal of the East India Company's Charter. MOT lON POSTPONED. Earl STANHOPE said, in consequence of the indisposition of his noble friend (the Duke of Richmond), the motion which stood fir Thursday for a select committee on the internal state of the country, as far as the working classes were concerned, would not be then brought forward; but, as soon as the health of the noble duke would permit, it was his intention to submit a motion on the subject to the house. The noble earl then moved that the order summoning the peers to attend be discharged.—The order was dis charged accordingly. • e bill to render valid marriage ceremonies in certain churches and chapels, which was brought in on a former evening by the Bishop of London, was read a second time. DISTRESS. Lord CALTHORPE presented a petition from the riband. weavers of a parish in Warwickshire, complaining of distress, and praying mile. whole system of protection for all other articles, such as hemp, wool, and tallow. He also thought that, as a means of afford. ing substantial relief, a revision ought to take place of the whole system of country banking, for the public were now in the dark with regard to it. No one of two country bankers knew what the other was about. Such a revision might take' place without any alteration of the currency, for that would be now an ill-advised measure, it being too late to retrace their steps. There was no confidence between country bankers and those who did business with them ; consequently no accommodation was afforded. Colonel SI lITHOHP said that, whatever might be the case in Somersetshire as to wheat beering a remunerating price he could state that in the county of Lincoln no produce of the I;ind bore a remunerating price. Sir M. W. RIDLEY would be glad to know from the hon. baronet how the revision of the system of country banks could af. ford relief. He denied that there was any want of confidence be. business with them. if a want of accommodation calmed it was owing entirely to the unwise measure which had been adopted for the suppression of small notes. thrilinsist. *toyer, new think that it would be by any means ad visable to re-enact the measure for again issuing V. notes without much previous consideration. As to Northumberland, the county with which he himself was immediately connected, he had been given to understand there, from several quarters on which he could rely, that the distress there was not so great as in other places. He sincerely hoped that the distress was only partial and temporary. It was unfair to ascribe it to his Majesty's government; it ought rather to be ascribed to the two bad seasons which the country had had in succession. Mr. PORTMAN said a few words in support of the petition, oh serving that, in consequence of the two last seasons having been so very bad, most of the sheep, hones, and small cattle, were entirely destroyed in Soniersetshire, and the farmers there were left without any stock. 11Ir. BEAUMONT said that the distress of the country was daily and rapidly increasing. Persons in trade were now obliged to support themselves on their capital instead of their profits. Some thinfl was necessary to be done to mitigate the general distress, and in his opinion, a reduction of taxation alone would effect that object. After a few words from Mr. Dracrwsox and Sir Thomas LETHBRIDOE, the petition was laid on the table. Ordered to be printed. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a public Meeting of the inhabitants of the city of Bristol, praying a reduction of taxation. The hon. member said he cordially assented to the prayer of the pe tition. Seeing the infinite mischief which had been done to the country by the alteration of the currency—whether it was possible to retrace our steps or not he could not tell; but, seeing that his ma jesty's ministers had made up their minds to a course which had produced incalculable mischief, and must be attended with still more, he agreed with the petitioners in asking what was to be time? In his judgment the only thing that could be done was to make a great reduction of taxation—first, by retrenchment in the expenses of the government ; next by cutting off those burdens which ope. rated so injuriously upon the country, under the name of the Sinking Fund, and by practising economy in every possible shape. Every one of the taxes should he referred to committees of that house, in order to see how far they could safely be reduced. The Asse ssed Taxes, in particular, called for the most attentive investigation.— These petitioners also prayed for a reduction of the taxation upon malt liquor, a burden most severely felt by the labouring classes.— They prayed likewise that a tax might be imposed upon the means of those who, by going abroad, diminished the resources of the country. —The petition was laid on the table. Mr. PORTMAN moved for a detailed statement of the expenses of serving the office of High Sheriff in England rind Wales, during the years 1828 and i 829, and of the fees paid to the said High Sheriffs within the same periods. Sir C. GREVILLE presented a petition from the Gentry, Ciergy, and Inhabitants of Warwick, complaining of distress, and praying fora reduction of the duties on malt and beer. Mr. CAVENDISH presented petitions from the female inha bitants of two parishes in the county of Derby, praying that steps may be taken for the abolition of the practice of burning Hindoo widows. Mr. M. FITZGERALD moved for copies of any Memorials presented to the Irish Government on the subject of advances for building Court-houses in Ireland. The right hon. gentleman said that the circumstances to which these returns related were felt with peculiar severity in the county which he represented (Kerry). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he re. collected the case having been brought before the Treasury by the right hon. gentleman ; but he regretted that, as the law stood, the government were not able to afford the parties any relief. The returns were ordered. Mr. M. FITZGERALD presented a petition from the inha bitants of a parish in the county of Kerry, complaining of the ex penses of levying the public cess. Mr. lIUME moved for the following returns, and they were ordered :—A return of the number of contracts now existing for the supply of his Majesty's dockyards, and other branches connected with the navy, with the date of the contract, the articles contracted for, the period of duration, and whether the contract was had by public advertisement or, otherwise ; and similar returns relating to the ordnance and the army. it return of the number and strength of military guards within the bills of mortality, from the Ist of January, 1829, to the lit of January, 1830, &tin tinguishing cavalry from infantry. A return of the particulars of the sum of 8,8001. charged in the miscellaneous estimates for sala ries paid to officers and clerks in the Penitentiary at Millbank. A list of all clerks and officers admitted for the first time into any office connected with the civil establishments of the country since 1822—the Stamp-office, Custom-house, and Post-office excepted • and a similar list applying to the army, navy, and ordnance. Mel; a return of the number of clerks and officers, who, having been superannuated, were again admitted upon vacancies. His object in moving fur these last returns was to remove any misconception which might exist an the subject of a promise made in the year 1822, when the reductions of civil officers took place, that those who were superannuated should he re-introduced on the occurrence of vacancies. Mr. HUME presented s petition from the mail dealers of a district in Manchester, complaining of distress, and praying for a free trade in corn, and a reduction of taxation. Mr. JONES presented a potition from the commist.ioners of paving, praying that the bill now before the !souse might not pus into a law. Mr. PORTIIAN said it might be convenient to mention that he should this evening take an opportunity of moving the second reading of the bill to which the petition referred, with a view that a day might be fixed for the discussion both of the principle and the detail. lie should suggest the 20th pay of April as the Jay which he hoped would suit the convenience of the house. The petition was laid on the table. 31r. SYKES presented a petition from the mayor and cor. poration of Kingston-upon.llull, against the monopoly of the East India Company. Referred to the committee on the East India Charter. Sir R. PRICE presented a petition from the occupiers of land in certain parishes in the county of Hereford, complaining of agri cultural distress. Mr. DhNNISON presented a petition from the yeomen, trades. men, farmers, and tenants, of the parish of Ripley, in the county of Nu•rey, complaining of distress, and praying for a reduction of taxation, particularly of the taxes on beer and malt : and also pray. ing for such a reform of the constitution of the house as would render it an assembly of the representatives of the people. Theban. gentleman stated that he concurred in the prayer of the petition, which was laid on the table. Sir J. NEWPORT begged have to ask whether the government had taken into consideration the expediency of removing those re. strictions upon the growth of tobsoco in the United Kingdom, which were so injurious to the revenue ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that his majesty's government had turned their attention to the subject; but that he was not able at present to pay precisely what measures would be preposed. Mr. ATTWOOD moved for a ammo* of the wale of tamp Dudes on Bills of Exchange, from Jely MB to Dre. 11111114 Abe for an account of the number of roomy Kooken' News stamped is each tprester of the respective yaws from 18*7 to 111119. diatiNsishki theft wide were see drew theme whisk ewe snit bl. aM Ise NI ammo eS the meow if Dodo pig M Treratteeey Notes pft,able addlond.-.-The Tetras were ordered. Lord ALTHOIn mewed a Sr the sinwee and ae e alpine et land is dee limbed et a Wadies etiesedue. The WAR didligt/WP the Cbaneellse tbe Eno-timer had said Ps•Psw a - I large reduction if taxation. 1s bed eingithee hire the Oen DURNINO WIDOWS IN INDIA. The NOBLE LORD likewise presented two petitions from the male and female inhabitants of Oswestry, praying the house to take steps to abolish the practice of burning widows in India. BANK NOTES. Viscount GODERICH wished to put a question to the noble duke at the head of his majesty's government respecting a return which was now upon their lordships' table. The return professed to be an account of the country bank-notes stamped within the last three years. Now he wished to know whether the return included the notes in circulation in Scotland as well as England ; and, if so, whether there would be any objection to a return specifying the amount in circulation in that country ? The Duke of WELLINGTON said, as well as he recollected, the return did include Scotland, and he would ascertain whether the specification wished by the noble viscount could be furnished. Adjourned at a QUARTER PAST FIVE. HOUSE OF COMMONS-MONDAY. The Srzauta took the Chair shortly before four o'clock. The House was occupied a considerable time in passing Pri vate The Bill for the establishment of a new Market in St. Mary-la bonne was brought in, and read a first time. Mr. Aldermon Wt '01) brought in a Bill for the formation of an Arcade from London-wall to Bartholomew-lane.—Read a first time. hir. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the Vauxhall Bridge Company, against the construction of a bridge at Lambeth. on the table PARLIAMENTARY PEES. The SPEAKER said, he wished to acquaint the house that he bad taken considerable pains to inquire into and ascertain the fees charged in the Private Bill Office, and in the Committee Clerks' Office. The principle on which he had gone was, to elucidate and render perspicuous the various charges that were made in those offices, in consequence of some obscurity existing on the subject. He had been assisted in the inquiry by persons much more com. petent to such a duty than he could possibly pretend to be, and they all gave it as their opinion that the various charges were as fair and reasonable as could be expected, though there was a degree of irre. gularity in settin* them forth, and therefore a revision of the rystem was rendered advisable. Concurring in the opinion which they had expressed, he proposed that a list which he had made out of the se. veral fees should be first laid on the table, and that some honourable member should then move that it be printed. He proposed that it should be afterwards hung up in the offices where the fees were taken, so that each individual might see, at one glance, what he had to pay, and be enabled to satisfy himself that the sum was not more nor Vas than the fixed amount. (Hear.) He must, at the same time, inform the house that the aggregate amount of fees was much the same as before, and he thought it right that the public should be undeceived on this point. The chief alteration made was to render perspicuous that which was before obscure. If the house' should concur in his view of the subject, he should now propose that the list be laid on the table, and perhaps some hon. member would then move that it be printed. The paper was then laid on the table, and The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUhR moved that it be printed. Lord ALTHORP supported the motion, and said that the right hon. gentleman in the chair was entitled to great praise for the pains he had taken. Mr. D. W. HARVEY regretted to hear from the right hon. gen tleman that the amount of fees was to be the same as before. He himself was told of an instance in which two private bills were op. posed, and a sum of 19€. was charged upon each. The SPEAKER said, that whatever might be the opinion of the honourable member to the contrary, nothing more than a rea sonable amount was charged. It was not for him (the Speaker), without any knowledge of the circumstances, to say whether the charges to which the honourable member adverted were correct or not. Ile could only say, that such charges could not have been made in the regular way under the system sanctioned by the house. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said that, after such a challenge as this from the right hon. gentleman—(Order, order.) All he had meant to say was, after what had now been stated from the chair, he should feel it his duty to inquire minutely into all the facts of the case to which he had adverted. The SPEAKER did not understand what the honourable mem. ber meant by the word " challenge." What he (the speaker) wished to impress upon the honourable member was, that by the schedule of fees which had just been laid on the table it was utterly impossible such a charge could have been made as coming from this house. There was a very great difference between the charges made by parliamentary agents and the fees regulated by the order of the house. The motion was then agreed to, and the subject dropped. LAW OP LIIIZL. Mr. SADLER gave notice that on Tuesday, the 30th, he would bring forward a motion on the subject of the law of ilk'. Mr. A. CAMPBELL presented a petition from the landholders of the county of Renfrew, complaining of agricultural distress ; and a petition from Glasgow against the tenewal of the East India Com. piny's charter. —Laid on the table. Sir EDWARD HERMON presented a petition from the borough of Eye, in Suffolk, complaining of distress.—Laid on the table. Lord CLIVE presented a petition against the Malt Duties, from the agriculturists of the county of Salop—Laid on the table. DISTRESS Or THE COUNTRY. Mr. DICKINSON said he had to present a petition from certain Inhabitants of Taunton and its vicinity, complaining of distress, and expressing their regret that his majesty. government has taken no steps to afford relief. It was signed by 1,400 persons, including several magistrates and individual. belonging both to the agricul tural and commercial classes. Sir C. BURRELL supported the petition, and expressed his surprise at what had been said in the other house of parliament by a distinguished personage (the Duke of Wellington), that timber had not fallen in value, and therefore that the distress among the agriculturists could not be so great as was represented. Now he (Sir C. Bunell) was informed, on good authority, that timber was greatly reduced in price, as compared with former period.. He knew ofa person, who had before got 111. 13e per load for timber, now getting only 71. and was informed by him that 71. 104, was the very highest price he was paid. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE admitted that very great distress did exist in all parts of the county of Someriet—indeed much greater distress than had existed there at any former period ; but much as he respected the character of the petitioners, who were undoubtedly most respectable persons, he thought them premature in complain. Ing that his Ilajesty s government had taken no steps towards ef keting relief. POT his own part, he looked forward with greet anxi ety to the statement which the Chancellor of the Exchequer was to make on the 10th, and he was quite sure that if the Fetid's= were aware that it was to be made they would not have brass* hr. ward such a complaint. He knew that no produce oft WI, with the exception of wheat, bore a remunerating prier. If, litwevirs there should be this year a fair average crop, as these was last year, wisest would bear a remunerating Oct. He contended that the disuses could never be prevented till there was a revision of the NUTINYDILL.. Mr. CHOKER brought.up the bill for the regulation of the Royal Marine Forces for the present year ; which was read a that time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. At the request of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQU Li, Mr. 11U31E postponed his motion relative to the settlement and establishment of Siam Leone, intimating a hope that, u the tight honourable gentleman seemed unprepared to enter upon that subj, et it might possibly happen that he would take it into his head to ud vise the reduction of that colony without his (Mr. Hume's) inccr position. The right hon. gentleman (Mr. PEEL) then moved the Order of the Day for the house going into a Committee of SUPPLY. In the committee, Mr. Bail;15:9 moved a resolution, that the sum of 18,143/. without any addition, be granted to his Majesty. to defray the estimated expenses of the British Museum for the year 1890. There was a diminution in the amount of this estimate tor the present year, he was glad to remark ; and, should any intotilia don be desired on the subject of the grant, he would most readily afford any member all that was in his power. Mr. HUME wished that greater facilities were afforded to the public to inspect this exhibition, which was now confined to Slot,. days, Wednesdays, sad Fridays. He believed this limitation of days, and that also of hours, might fairly account for that diniinu. lion which had taken place in the number of its visitants, whit' some imagined might be attributed to the decreased novelty of the subjects contained in the Museum, and a consequent decline of cu riosity on the part of the public. Its officers were well paid, and should betequired to attend on the intervening days; at least they should attend on Tuesday and Thuisday. A public notice also should be affixed on the front of the building, to prevent the too frequent disappointment of the curious from the country, who were not aware of this absurd regulation. The number of visitants in 1145 was 127,000, which, without any other cause being assigned but the awkwardness and silliness of the too generally unknown r-. gulatiom of the managers of the Museum, had fallen off to 68,00 n in the last year. Mr. JEPHSON withal to know why the hour of closing the li brary should be fixed at four o'clock, so as to render it useless to all those classes of highly respectable persons whose avocations Occu pied them in Courts of Law and public offices all day ? Why, too, was it shut on Saturday ? If the servants of the establishment did their duty, there was abundant thee to transact all they had to do in this department, without cutting off that day in particular on whirl members of that house would feel it more desirable to keep it open than any other (hear.) Books might also, under certain cirtuni. stances, be permitted to be removed, which would prove a great ad. vantage to artists and when. The present establishment was err. tainly an excellent one, if greater facilities were given to the Mu seum, and particularly to the reading public. Unless it was done, or a pledge given by the honourable manager, he, for one, should be disposed to resist the grant. Mr. BANKES believed the decrease in the number of visitants would he found to arise from the decreased novelty in the subjects of curiosity in the Museum. The number of reader. continued to increase. Perhaps it would be an improvement, and he had al ready mentioned it to the committee of management, that the hours for reading should be extended (hear, hear.) lie would, however, never sanction the introduction of candles, and considered it laths pensable that the fires should be extinguished with great caution in a concern of such enormous value to the scientific, aid of such gene ral national interest and importance (hear.) Mr. PAULETT THOJIPSON found that, for one, he could not attend at the present fixed hours foe reading ; they ought to be extendul, and the plan pursued at the royal library anti magazine library in Paris actually ought to be adopted in the library of the museum. The student, too, should be permitted to take away a book upon its being ascertained he was a respectable man, on giving security that the book so allowed to be taken away should not be damaged or last. Mr. BANKES said that he never would consent that a single book should be abstracted. It would entirely defeat the object of the library as a valuable institution fur the purposes of literary re. ference. (Hear.) Mr. JEPHSON considered the exclusion of readers from the library on Saturday as a great loss to the reading public. During summer the hours of reading should be extended till eight or nine o'doek. Mr. SADLER thought the objection to fire and candle stron4 enough to overrule the suggestions of the lionourabk member. It was not desirable to convert the museum into a mere reading room Mr. BRIGHT defended the management of the museum. Mr. HUME said it was the right of the public to have that place of literary and scientific resort, for which they paid so 111 open oa both Tuesday and Thursday. (Hear, hear, hear.) It was their right, and no favmsr. lhey should command it, as their representatives had the power in their oan hands. If money sire an object, however, let additional money be given for the additional accommodation, although he thought abundance was g i ve n alressiy. Mr. DAVIES 011.11ERT advocated the propriety of extemirtg the hours of rending longer. The museum, to other rripects, ass 'admirably conducted. The rote was acceded to. Sir H. HARDIitHE Moved that 1510001. should be punted to defray the dmp of ramie* and allowances to general oficerp, see being Wash d live 111AWi*LY e dits the lest vote of a elms to which he 111101ftielli Several This eapcnor, instead of eht. " 66, • 11 • Wiwi town being, in 1890, 1118,8881. it aursweesd, is 1117, to 11111,111181. It was excearively ailleek he edwitted, to wises this does 'et retie"! allowances, whieli Was, ail had bees, as . sissowass shore is ritelpublie toe so . , many yews, The west resolution wave AMR isiths, • t 156 esitisso of pr ism* aslant Ned gra& lilr. 111,1912 ibis& this was see et the rise which called for •