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'l' G sions. He regretted to hear that they had adopted any scale of the late Government. It had Mecca said Om: diplomatic service was not suffi ciently paid; but he was of oph ion that no country was worse served in that department in any thing that related to trade or commerce. Whete. ever treaties of this description had been pending, this country had al. ways been overmatched. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that in such cures the Government at home were to blame more than the Ambas sador. that they bad not confined him to proper instruction. In further explanation of the French Ambassador, he stated that it was the only salary °lithe scale that had been reduced. Sir J. YORKE was amazed to see the gentlemen adopting such es. larks, who would have raised their voices and bawled about retrench ment if such salaries had been proposed by the late government. The Noble lord, the leader of the house, he supposed, had told them they were to go on by the same scale as before. Vhy, he asked, had these unflinching economists continued the Lord I.lcutenaney of Ireland, against the maintenance of which they had voted when on his side of the house? Why did they continue to gowns Ireland as a province, and to keep up the Dublin Castle job ? Mr. H. TWISS said, that the Lord Privy Seal was not a useless of f ice; it was one, the abolition of which would involve &change in the mode of managing the affairs, more extensive than any as yet contem. plated. With respect to the vested interests, in :which, besides those enjoying the pensions R 3 called, so many had an indirect interest, they could not be attacked, without exciting a host of opposition, such as the greatest reformer was not prepared to encounter. Mr. WILKS said that the people would be satisfied only by some thing even more distinct and explicit than what had as yet fallen from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The people had not forgotten the List of the 113 privy councillors which the First Lord of the Admi ralty had exposed to the house, nor the 2,000,0001. received in pen sions exceeding 10001. per annum. Lord MOKPETH said that his noble relative abroad (Lord (iran. v ille) was prepared to receive with deference any decision that house blight think proper to come to. Economy, a most searching economy, was, especially in times like the present, the first duty of Government, though some time should be allowed them for the drawing up of their plans. (Hear, hear.) While listening to the two honourable and learned gentlemen opposite, who had dwelt on the labours of certain public functionaries, he had almost thought the house returned to the West India question, so much had they expatiated on hard labour and scanty pay ; they forget that these poor labourers were always left the option of a gratuitous emancipation. (Loud cries of Hear, hear.) Alderman WAITH MAN said that the country, in its present dia. trer.nd state, could not sanction a pension of 11,0001. a year to the Am.' bassador in France. He should like to hear what could be said in ex. planation of the difference which existed between that sum and the one received by the French Ambassador in this country. Sir R. GRANT said, that the rules of government, with respect to retrenchment, were these two.—the abolition of all useless offices; and in those offices which were not so, the adjustment of the salary to the labour performed. The offices palpably useless they might abolish, and had abolished, at once ; but to adjust the scale of the pensions which were to be continued, was a more difficult task. The consideration of the salary of the Ambassador in France was connected with the exten. sive one cf the Ambassadors' establishment ; if that salary was found too great, it would be diminished. But it was too much to call upon government to take at once into consideration the pensions to be di. minished ; and at once to announce the decision. The decision should be waited for with confidence; the main support of the present government must be the fulfilment of their pledges; it must rest not only on retrenchment, but on the friendship of the people, which would he awarded, not in blind confidence, but only in proportion to the services performed. Mr. MABERLEY said, that he was for giving Government fair time ; they should weight until the pension and the dead-weight ques tions came on ; and then, if they did not fulfil all their promises, he should leave them. With respect to the salary in question, it could not fairly be meddled with until the pensions of all the amb assadors had been settled. The present Government was the first which had laid down the principles of reform and economy. The Duke of Welling. ton's administration had done a great deal, though not enough ; but it had never laid down those principles ; though the Duke was the only one who had had the resolution to make the statement openly, he was -convinced that the principle of no reform was that of all his colleagues. The present Government were to trust for support not in the aria tocracy, but on the people; if they were beaten in the question of Parliamentary reform in that house they should dissolve it, and the people would give them a triumphant majority. (Hear.) - - Mr. COURTENAY rose to vindicate the Wellington administra. tion, an administration which had carried retrenchment to an unpre cedented extent; and that not with respect to clerks' salaries, but with respect to patronage o ffi ces. In three years the Duke of Wellington had not given away one single commission. Lord BENT INCK rose merely to say, that the Ambassador of the Citizen King,wheee pension had been alluded to, received a pension equal to the one at present received by the English Ambassador at Paris. _ Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, he believed that there were Ambas sadors here who had salaries larger than the salary received by any English Ambassador ; retrenchment was not the less required, but deli. beration was necessary to see how far they could afford to place English ambassadors in a situation inferior to that of the ambassadors of other countries. With respect to the lord lieutenancy of Ireland, his opinion was, that in framing a general system of government for Ireland, it would not be consistent with economy to keep up that establishment. But in the present state of Ireland, should the Go vernment have given to the Home Secretary, besides the administration of England (at that time in a state of pecul iar embarrassment), that of Ireland, and have taken the chance of all the mischiefs and disorders which might have ensued in Ireland in its present state, for the sake of consistency, because they had once said that the establishment should not be kept up. Was it not the better course to wait for the re storation of general tranquillity and confidence? He did not mean to attack the late Government; he had already said, and he was ready to repeat it, that that Government had been remarkable for more eco nomy and less corruption, than any which had preceded it. It was not to the Duke of Wellington's Administration, but to those which had pre- ceded it, that the damning proofs of corruption, which they had now laid upon thetable, were to attach ; but the late administration was far from understanding the temper of the times ; it did not understand how far retrenchment was required, and that the voice of the people de manded so loudly the reform of that house, that a continued refusal would involve the monarchy and aristocracy of this country in one com mon ruin. --(Heat.) Mr. LEN N ARD said that Ministers, having been in office so short a time, was a sufficient answer to all objections; but there was no re trenchment so much demanded by the people as that of the Ambassa dors' expenditure. Mr. C. PELHASI said a few words. Mr. HUSIE asked, whether the principle of economy was to be acted Co, not only with respect to the civil appointments, but also with respect to the appointments in the navy and army. (Hear.) In the navy, for one efficient officer, they had eight in non-activity ; in the army, the proportion was very great. Instead of making more promo tions in one year than had been the case In an equal space of time when our fleets covered the seas, and we had 600,000 men under arms, let the promotions cease for one year, and the Government have time to reduce the present charges. If the Government did not take the subject up, some one, if not himself, would press the consideration of it on the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the question whether relief from any portion of the dead weight might be afforded, was now under the consideration of government. Though of opinion that promotion should take place only under an absolute necessity, he was not for stopping it entirely ; such a course would be fatal to the navy. Sir O. CLARKE said he wished that the present government might be able to carry retrenchment In that respect as far as the late one had carried it. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, he believed the Duke of Wellington's Go. vernment went as far in retrenchment as any government could go, under the corrupt system ; but the duke's own declaration proved that he did not understand the circumstances of the times, nor the sentiments of the people. He was confident it was impossible to continue the government on the system of corruption. lie doubted not the determination of the present government to fulfil all their former pledges for the public good. He had for many a year fought by their side, and he bad a pledge, in their high character, that they would not now in the moment of triumph abandon their principles, and for. fcit for ever their high character. He had heard from them on the Trea sury Bench the language of patriotism, to which it had been a stranger. He had heard them use language which was a sure pledge that they had carried their former principles with them into 'office, and were well en. titled to the confidence of their former friends and the country. He had beard them told that the public was a great gentleman, and required, he supposed, that his servants should be better aR than himself. Hs was afraid, if such conduct was adopted, that the great gentleman would be come a poor gentleman. He was confident thatthe public required that the salaries of Its servants should be reduced, and that they must be re duced : and he hoped the Government would not allow the cheers which might be given to contrary opinions to have any effect on their conduct. When he heard them cheered by the gentlemen below him (the Mem bers of the late administration) he could not but fear that they had said some foolish thing (a laugh.) He was confident, if they could be re. moved from office for supporting the cause of the people, no other go. vernment cold succeed them without acting on the sane principles, or convulsing the country (hear, bear.) He hoped that house would lay aside all factious feelings—that they would leave faction to the House of Lads, or any other place (hear and a laugh), and that they would support the cause of the country. dlr. TWISS rose and was proceeding to defend himself from some imputations he supp osed cast on himself and the late government, by the last speaker, Mr. HOBH OUSE assured him that be had not alluded to him. , The House resolved itself into the Committee. Lord ALTHORP said he should briefly enumerate the amount of, the estimates, and the sums voted, and mere a vote for the difference. The estimates were—Army, 7,434,0001 t Navy, 5,594,0051; Ord nance, 1,095,0001; 1,950,0001. making a total of 10,673,0001; to which were to be added, interest Ott Exchequer Bills, 700,0001; and vote on account of the Civil List, 300,0001. making a total of 17,673.0001. The War and Means to provide for this were —surplus of former year 80.0001: received from the East India Com pany 60,0001; Sugar Ducks 3,000,0001; repayment of Exchequer Bills 183,0001; Consoliated Fund 12.600,0001 making a total of 15,823,0001. and leaving a sum of 1,850,0001. to be still provided, for which he should moveavote. The Supplies havir.gbeenproposedand voted under a former government, he was not called on to defend then; but be would assure the house that the future estimates should be made as low as possible; but he was afraid the expectations of the country from retrenchment were raised so high, that after every thing that was possible should be done, some disappointment would be felt. He hoped, however, the house and the country would give the Oovemment credit fora determination to reduce all that was possible. ( Hear.) The noble lord moved, that to wards making good the supplies granted to his Majesty, 1,800,0001. be paid out of the consolidated fund. Mr. R. GORDON said, he hoped his Majesty's ministers would so reduce the estimates of future years, that the occupation In which he had been engaged so many years would be gone. (A laugh.) He hoped the practice of voting estimates after the expense was incurred, would not be continued. The expenditure commenced in January, and the estimates were not laid on the table till February or March, and not voted till June, as that the money was spent before It was voted. Last year be opposed the grant of one hundred thousand pounds for Windsor Castle; but what was the reply of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ? why, that seventy-five thousand pounds of the money was already expended; and, of course the tradesmen,' bills could not be left unpaid. Be hoped that p ractice would be abolished, and that the house would have an opportunity of examining the estimates, when exam'. nation could be of use, for which purpose he would advise that the noble lord should propose the estimates for six quarters in the en. suing year. He had the greatest confidence In the Resent govern ment, and believed the noble lord to be a truly honest loan.-.{Hear, hear.) He had heard his noble friend say, that government would not all up any useless offices ; but he thought the o ffi ce of Chan cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster weed that description, and might be abolished. The of of Postmaster•Oeseral, was another, and there was a positive recommendation of a committee for its abolition. He also thought that the sinecure Mat of President of the Council might be abolished. He knew that his noble Mend had many difficulties to contend with, and that his situation was not very enviable. He would recommend to his noble Mend to consider that he was not only the mi. nister of the crown, but the friend of the people; he united two cha racters heretofore thought incompatible, and he hoped that he would depend entirely on the voice of the people for support, and have no. thing to do with the boroughrcongers. (Loud cheering.) The noble lord had had the opportunity of acquiring a nobler name than any of his predecessors, and he was confident that it was an opportunity that would not be lost. (Hear, hear.) Col. SIBTHORPE said he had made out a list of sixty questions to put to the noble lord respecting the abolition of useless offices. He was confident the noble lord meant well and deserved the confidence of the house and the country. He should wait to give time for reduotions before he put Isis questions. Lord ALTHORP said if the hon. gentleman had prepared a question for every useless office, he had no doubt the number would be more than sixty. He could only say at present that they should all be carefully examined, and before the house met, after the recess, he expected a pro. posal for reduction would be prepared, that would meet their approbation. It was not the intention of Government to continue any offia for the purpose of influence; but his hon. friend was mistaken If he thought being a member of the Cabinet was a sinecure. Many o ffi ces had been already abolished. The Vice Treasurer of Ireland, the Post- Master-General of Ireland, the Lieutenant of the Ordnance, and many subordinate offices, and the abolition of many others was contemplated. With respect to the office of Post-Master-General, he hoped when the house heard the arrangements they would be found satisfactory. Far from thinking his situation enviable, he thought it alarming; but he t the friends with whom he hail acted ought to give him credit that would not abandon the principles of his whole life, and that they should afford Government tine to prove their determin ationi to carry their professions into practice. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN said, he was glad to hear the very satisfactory declarations of the noble lord, which, he was certain, would confirm the confidence of the people in the Government that, he could not doubt, would make the good of the country their only object._ (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME said he should not oppose the vote, because it would be unjust to the present Ministers, who had not prepared the estimates. He wished to press on the noble lord, that all the estimates should be in the house two months before the expenditure commenced. &fore the house &Owned, government should lay an estimate on the table for the ensuing year. If it were not done till February or March, was it not I lrather farcical to be examining the necessity for the expenditure after it I had commenced ? (Hear, hear.) He would undertake to say, that the people could have no relief till the large estimates were re. duced. Were we to keep up a war establishment with a govern ment determined to preserve peace? He had heard a report that 8,000 men were to be added to the army; but be could not think that government could be so infatuated. Twenty thousand men should be immediately reduced ; and then we ould have as many soldiers as in 1822, and 35,000 more than in 1792. If 20,000 men were reduced immediately the duty on coals and candles might be taken ar, and this should be done. The artillery and ordnance should also be reduced, and the assessed taxes taken off These were the reductions the people called for. If he had been in the house when the vote for the unfortunate Palate, he must call it, was proposed, he should have opposed it, and have called on the government to sell crown lands for its completion. He would tell the noble lord, as his friend, that if the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall were not given up, government would be op sW in that house ; but if all possible reductions were made, be m*ht depend on support (hear.) 81r J. YORKE said, be always thought that extremes were bad, and the extreme proposed by the Hon. Member for Middlesex of re dudng the military power of the country at such a time as the present, in his opinion qualified him for a strait-waistcoat.-.(A laugh.) —He wished the Hon. Gentleman had staid in the northern parts of his Ma. jest 's dominions, and not have planted himself in the richest county of England. If there were not a few red coats in Hampshire, what would become of his Meesty's lieges in that county ? He thought the I army should be in for the protection of the people and not re duced. All reasonable reduction of expense should be made • but cer tainly the security of the country should not be endangered. —(Hear.) - - - - - - - - Lord ALTHORP said, the estimates should be laid on the table as soon as possible. It was certainly true that government had determined to increase the military force.--H; did not wish to govern the country by a military force, but in the present state of the country it appeared to be absolutely necessary, and government would take the earliest op portunity of reducing it again to the lowest possible scale. The Duchy of Lancaster was always considered a separate right of the King, and he did not think It would be a gracious return for all his Majesty had gives, to call on him to give up the only remaining right of that nature now possessed by the Crown. Sir M. W. RIDLEY thought it was most mischievous to mom mend a reduction of the army at present, when all the powers of the continent were increasing their armies. No saving could be made that would meet the expectations of the without taking from the thirty millions interest of the national debt, It was impossible to make a reduction of the expense of establishments that could give material relief to the people. He would be glad to see five millions of taxes taken off the people, and laid on in another manner. (Hear.) Sir H. VIVIAN said he was astonished at the proposal to reduce the army at such a time as the present. He bad been in the disturbed districts, and could say that dimess was not the sole cause of the die. turbance. In every Rot -house inflammatory publications were seen that had severed the links of society. Hs knew the utmost injustice had been done to landlords and clergy ; there was a general cry in the disturbed districts, down with the rents and tithes. The landlords only look for their lands the rents they were offered, but the tenants had In many instances given encouragement to those who disturbed the peace of the country. He wished an inquiry to take place into the cause of the disturbance. If the lower classes could be employed that would be the effectual remedy for all disturbances. He should rather see Eng land covered with mil-roads from one end to the other than see the people unemployed. Mr. R. KDON said there was always some reason fee keeping up the army. He really believed that if government would consider how Mr. Peel's 11W could be mitigated, it would have more effect in putting down the disturbance than the largest army. Mr. ATT WOOD said, If the military expense was to be increased, it was a gross delusion on the people to talk of retrenchment. It was in the fifteenth year of peace the house was called on to increase the army, to enable the governmant to make head against the people, and this without inquiry into the cause of distress. Unless ministers adopted the course formerly recommended respecting the currency, they h a d no power to relieve the country. He knew the difieulty of the measure be recommended, but he celled on them to look at the danger, and not be frightened by difficulty. Lord ALTHORP said he admitted that by retrenchment awe no effectual relief could be given to the country, but by a system of taxation which would allow the repeal of many of those th a t on the people, and the substitution of others, great relief would he given. He was aware that much of the distress was caused by the change of the standard of value; but they should look at the consequences of another alteration. It was before changed without intention ; but he would never be the man to make an intentional depreciation, which was never done in any country without ruin. —(Hear.) Mr. BRISCOE said he could not conceal the bitter regret h e f e l t at the declaration of the noble land, that it was intended to Inman the military force of the country, for the purpose of keepin g t h e people in subjection. He heard that night. that the great Superiority of the pre sent ministry over the late, was, that they better understood the temper of the times, and he agreed in that opinion; but if they emended that temper, they should not increase the expense of the =mug he the per. pose of increasing the military force of the country. In the county he Irepresented, great disturbance had taken place ; out It had been cow pletely suppressed by the constabulary force under the direction of the magistracy. He was confident that if disturbances could not be sup geeitby the constabulary, it could not be done by a military force. ed the noble lord's declaration would be received with disap pointment throughout the country. Mr. O'GORMAN MAHON said he did not expect that such an attack by an independent Member of that side of the House (31r. Briscoe) should be made upon the present Ministers, which amounted to this, that his Majesty's Ministers had already betrayed the trust re posed in them ; because one county, the one in which the Honourable Member resided, was quiet, it did not argue that all were similarly situated ; in proof that the opposite was the case, be need only men tion what no doubt was fresh in the recollection of every Honourable Member, that it was but the other night fifty or sixty Hon. Gentlemen claimed leave of absence for the very purpose of returning to their re spective cattalo, to aid the Justices of the Peace in quelling disturb ance and maintaining peso.—( Hear.)—The state of Ireland, he con tended, was much worse than England ; there soldiers had been sent , to put the people down ; bayonets were given instead of food, and pills of instead of the potato. He considered it no infraction of the promises at economy and retrenchment made by Ministers to raise soldiers for the purpose of establishing peace in the country; he also considered it ex ceedingly bad policy in the boo. member for Middlesex to propose the disbanding of, and throwing upon the country 20,000 men, all well ac quainted with the use of are arms; he contended, since th- present Ministers had made, without equivoque, promises of retrenchment and economy, it was not fair to turn round upon them at present; if their measures, after having fair play, did not answer the expectations of the country, then was the time to put them down.—(Hear.) Mr. DENISON had beard with much pleasure. from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that no alteration In the currency was contemplated. He rejoiced that the country had got a Ministry which has begun its career by declaring that the principle of noninterference with the Continent should be acted upon, as well as strict retrenchment, and that sheet-anchor of every beneficial measure—reform in that house. If the present Minimum held to these principles, they should have hie humble but steady support. Mr. BRISCOE explained. Lord PALMERSTON said, that certainly the hon. member's speech (Mr. Briscoe's) appeared to him to be a contradiction of itself t that hon. member says the country is quiet, and in the same breath wishes the constabulary force to be augmented. He (Lord Palmerston) was satisfied that the best course to be adopted was the raising a con stabulary fort*. Government, however, it ought to be recollected, bad resorted to that measure already, and it had been found to be inefficient, for it was not to be expected that individuals chosen to act as constables would continue long to submit willingly to the inconvenience of its duties. _ _ Mr. Alderman WAITH MAN was of opinion that the only way to alleviate the public distress was by a redu ctio n amts. The motion was then agreed to. The Chairman then reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. The House resumed, and the report was brought up and ordered to be received to-morrow (this day.) azoicxcv mt. On the report of the Regency Bill being brought up, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved an amendment, to the effect that in the event of the death of her present Majesty, and the rubes qnent marriage of the King, the present bill be declared void. Mr. FERGUSON approved of the amendment. The bill, with the amendment, was then ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow (this day.) EXECUTION AND .1111)0YENT DILLS. Sir J. SCARLETT moved the second reeding of these bills. Mr. O'CONNELL opposed the motion, on account of the great importance of the bills and the lateness of the hour, and moved as an amendment that they be read a second time to-morrow. Sir C. WETHERELL supported the amendment. When the bills were regularly brought before the house he . was of opinion they would generally be disapproved of. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL regretted that such a remark should be made by the hon. and learned gentleman (Sir C. Wetherell); the bills had come recommended to that house by a commission which had bestowed a most laborious inquiry upon them. His own opinion was, that four out of the five bills would be universally approved of. He should give his negative to the amendment. After a few remarks from Mr. Cameron. Sir J. Scarlett, the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, Mr. Ferguson, and Mr. Spence, the House di vided on:the amendment, when there appeared Against the amendment .. 41 For it 1-40 Moved Mr. HUME then the adjournment sf the house. Mr. O'CONNELL seconded the motion, which was afterwards withdrawn. - After a few words from Sir J. Scarlet* and the Chancellor of the Ex. ehuer, the bills were read a second time. The Colonial Acts Validity bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of the Chancellor of the IffICIIECIVER, leave was given to bring in a bill for renewing the commissions of the peace for Ireland, and the bill was read a first and second time. ADJOURNMENT OT THE MOUSE. The CHANCELLORof the EXCHEQUER , answer to an his. member, said, that he did not think it was possible the business of the house could be got through so to admit of an adjournment before Tues day or Wednesday next —Adjourned at One &Clock. TWO FEMALES DROWNED. On the afternoon of Sunday se'niight, while some boys were wring by Sladeld Loch, upon the property of Robert Brown, Faq. of New. hall, near Edinburgh, their notice was attracted to a handkerchief float ing near the margin of the lake, and, in attempting to recover It, they observed the body of a female lying supinely under the water at some yards distance. By the help of a long piece of paling, and the Iran. sparency of the water, the banks of which rise abruptly to a level with the foot path, the lads were enabled to remove from its position the body thus discovered, to which, to their utter astonishment, clung that of another female—both of whom were recognised to be Margaret Brunton, wife of Smollet Brunton, present occu. pant of a house at Mareeld Powder blills aged forty, and her niece, a promising young woman of nineteen. As the lake lies ins sequestered part of the country, a considerable time elapsed before assistance arrived. and the bodies were taken out of the water, where they must hays lain for upwards of three hours ; so that every effort at resuscitation proved abortive. It Is supposed that Mrs. Brun ton, who, for the last two years, was subject to frequent intervals of mental aberration, had, while labouring under this malady, taken the direction of Marneld Loch, determined on self destruction, and that the Niece, apprehensive of her aunt's purpose, followed, and, while In the act of saving her, was dragged beyond her depth, and both perished. DREADFUL STORM AND LOSS OF LIVES IN CLON3IEL. Dosraw, Dze. 10.—On Sunday night last, a tremendous storm of wind and rain visited this town and neighbourhood. The river Sul, rose above its banks, coveting the quays, and extending into the fields and to the Waterford road. The Boalick stream, which is generally dry in summer, became so swollen, that it flooded a great part of the country north.east of Cloomel—and before one o'clock in the morn ing, alter breaking down some walls and hedges, burst into the ca bins and houses of the eastern suburbs of the town, and forced away many of the poor inhabitants from their beds, who narrowly escaped with their lives. The itoulick waters also forced into the quarters of the 00th Rifles In the great square of the Foot Barrack, and getting into the sewers, threw open a large chasm at one of the barrack gates, into which chasm, we deeply lament to say, a poor man of the name of Crotty, having fallen, in his abets to escape the flood, was unhap pily drowned. The cries of the poor people (who had been driven from their cabins in the east suburbs, as before stated) having been heard about 1 o'clock by Major Clihboen, that gallant and worthy officer rose from his bed as did Capt. Tuthill and Lieut. Fisher, and caused the ordnance barrack gates to be thrown open for their admission. This part of the barrack was the next adjoining the scene of distress, and was least incommoded by the flood. Here every assistance that was possible was rendered to the unfortunate sufferers, by the officers and privates of the Royal Artillery, as well as those of the tat Dragoon Oust& The soldiers having left their beds, put the poor naked children of the fugitives into them; and as soon as day-light came, the officers sent to the market, and purchased beef, potatoes, and veietables, which were cooked and distributed among the sufferers, the officers superintending the distribution. Such transcendent humanity we shall not attempt to eulogise, in brave soldiers whom we have often had occasion to compliment before; the act will speak for itself in gloe• ing colours, and may the rumple be followed wherever the necessity may occur f Several edgers a-d men of the Dragoons and Rifles also rendered their aid, as soon as it 'vain their power, to relieve the wants of the sufferers, particularly Captain Skinner and his active &Timm- Major (Castles), Serieent Martin, Royal Artillery, b.c. The Mayor, and Mr. Peruse, with his police attended at an early hour, to give their assistame I but the asylum afforded at the Ordnance ba rrack an. ticipated disk attention. In the south (co. Waterford) suburbs, many poor people auffined by the tenants hem the mountains, and were in a destitute *math& We are lammed a eapply of coals, straw, &c. had been ;granted by the charitable fund, to those who stood moat in need. On Monday evening the flood abased, sad most of the poor who had lied from their cabins returned home. Oa Monday morning the day cars were unable to proofed from hence at 0 o'clock, for Carrick.on. Suit, Ac.—and the Dolan and %released mail coaches had much to do the same morning, to got though the flood at Two-nafte bridge. Mr. Blanconi's and other cellars are still tameable. It is said that Thor. ney.bridge and the bridge of Mahatma have been mach damaged ; and that a poor man is miming from Derider, supposed to be drowned. Some cattle have perished, many bosses have been damaged, and MP blown down by the storm. The waters have been abating since Monday evening ; but the rivers are still considerably swollen as it has rained more or less every day sin ce . We muck appee , . bend that the memorable and furious storm which raged on sun. day night, did considerable mischief along the coest...-Cierunef Ad. LAW REPORTS. CONSISTORY COURT.—MONDAY, Dze. 13. Before Dr. LUSHIRGTON. DIVORCE-4.Z ZZZZZ V. LZFZVRZ. This was a suit by M. Lefevre, Ater of customs at South. ampton, against his wife, Mary Lefevre, for a divorce by reason of adultery with Sir J. M. Wilmington. The parties were marlied on the 29th of June, 1829, and in last year 111 r. Lefevre came t d town with his lady on business, and resided at an hotel in Regent-street. He was obliged to leave London to return t, his duties ; but as Mrs. Lefevre was In ill health, it was agr ee d that she should remain in town for the benefit of medical ami(i, ante, in some lodgings which her husband engsged foe her, lie came to town again, and remained with her a day, and returned. After that he sent up a servan,, but she refused to receive her, and the servant di.. covered that she had formed an improper intimacy with Sir J. It 1:_ mington, and informed her master of it. The KING'S ADVOCATE stated that the evidence proved the la t h to have received the visits of Sir J. Wilmington at several lodgings, that he was once seen to come out of the lady's bed-room in the morn. ing without his boots. He prayed the Court to decree fora divorce, as the evidence completely established the charge of adultery. l'xisaamoaz would not deny the adultery, but contended th. i t the husband ought not to have left his wife alone in London. The Court said that it was perfectly satisfied with the evidence, A nd pronounced for the divorce. POLICE REPORTS. BIANSION.HOUSE.....THE CASE or TIIE PIRATES umnrs SENTENCE Or Dearu.—Yesterday a man, named John Popjoy, the principal evidence in the case of piracy on board his Majesty's ship th. Cyprus, waited upon the Lord Mayor, and stated that he had an atii. davit to make of very great importance. One of the principal officers mentioned, that if the affidavit related to the trial of the men who had been convicted at the Admiralty s es . alms for piracy, the better place would be to swear it at Ductal' Commons. The Loan 111.airot asked whether the object of the affidavit was In benefit the unfortunate men who were sentenced to be executed, as, u that was the case, all forms should be waived, and the oath should be administered at once. Popjoy,who appeared to be extremely anxious upon the subject, said the case was one on which it would be the greatest of mercies to interfere. The LORD MaYoa—Then you cannot be too explicit. If there he any circumstances of mitigation, I have not the slightest doubt that a' application in the proper quarter will be received with the greatest po4. sible satisfaction. Perhaps some people may say that Igo our of env way to make those comments, but a case of life and death will excuse the breach of ceremony. Mr. Hobler observed that there could be no impropriety in adininis. tering the oath. Popjoy then handed in the statement, to the troth of which be pro. fora his readiness to swear. The paper mentioned, that a man who had been tried at the saute time with the two unfortunate men who were ordered to be executed on 'fhanday next was much more culpable than they ; that that man had concocted the whole of the operations, and persuaded the rest to join in his plan, and that, although the ringleader, a verdict of acquittal had been pronounced with respect to him. The paper also stated, that the two prisoners who had been found guilty of the offence, but whose lives were spared by the Royal clemency, were more criminal than those on whom the last penalty was about to be inflicted. Under these cir. cumstances, the chief witness of the Crown, who was not himselt an ap prover pardoned by the King, but was, as he described himself, the saver of the lives on board, submitted that it would be worthy the chs. meter of the present Government, as well as perfectly consistent with the principles of justice, to extend the lenity exercised towards the more guilty to those wh ose offence was of a lesser degree. The LORD MAYOR said the statement contained matter of a very important nature indeed_, and that the Secretary of State would not he sitate to give it immediate consideration. The two cases selected as examples no doubt appeared to the high authorities to be most cri minal ; but the public are already aware that his Majesty's govern. meat did not act with any exorbitant pretensions to Infallibility, and everything might be expected from them in which mercy could be blended with justice. Popjoy then swore to the accuracy of the statement, and went, by the advice of the Lord Mayor, to the Sheriffs, in order to have his opplica. tion backed by the authority of these officers. GuILDHALL.--George king, a west-country bargeman, was brougot before Aldetman FARIMMOTHICA yesterday, upon a charge of havi assaulted a young woman named Sarah Whittaker. The complainant stated that she had lived two years with King, on Sunday evening they had a little altercation. When he was on board his barge, she expressed her intention to follow him, ' told her not to come, and in attempting to return to the shore, slipped of the p la nk , and she fell into the Thames. The prisoner then on a coal - barge , and he came directly and got het out. Mr. Alderman AltallOTHEa said this statement did not make a ease of assault, and he asked whether she did not tell a very difre , story at the watehhouse ? whether she did not say be had pushed into the water ? Complainant replied she did not ; he never did anything of the Watts, the constable, said she certainly did state positively prisoner thrust her off the plank. The complainant confidently repeated her denial, and the also denied that he had treated her in the manner that had presented. Mr. Alderman FAIMBILOTHIII reminded the prisoner of the gerous situation he would have been in, if the young woman had the same story that day as on the previous evening, and that might possibly be the true one. He would be cautious as to nut conduct, for if it had been proved that he had pushed ' the water, and she had died in consequence, nothing on earth have saved him from execution. The prisoner was then discharged. MAITLEBONI.—Thomas Harris, of Oreenford-gteen, Bli was charged with breaking the new Act of Parliament which n the sale of beet by retalL It was proved by a witness of Johnson the informer, that I &edam kept his shop open on Sunday week after the hour of ten morning, and supplied his customers. The defendant said, he had been told it was sufficient if he la a k sp when the people went to church, a nd op ene d i t wh e n ems bac. Johnson remarked, that if he had only taken the trouble to licence, he would have found the contrary. The license was produced, and Mr. HAKUNSON read it ; he instructions it contained were too clear to be misunderstood, and tided the defendant in the penalty of 40s. - - Lasinwrit.sTitErros—ffas. Munk, a powerful looking lellow, yesterday brought before the Magistrates by Wright, a cor.stal:e Stratford, upon the following charge. Wright stated that on the preceding evening, during the mrlotrn ance of the service in the parochial church of West liam, the prisoner entered the church-yard, and commenced making such 3 noise as to disturb the devotional exercise of the congregation. Witnt"! went towards I • with the intention of turning him out. and perceiving that he was intoxicated, he end avouted to advise hint to go quietly about his business; but this he reiused, and he (Wright) was otdiged to use force, when the prisoner struck him several times. He il:en se• cured him, after a desperate struggle, and with assistance conveyed hits I to the cage. The prisoner, in extenuation of his offence, pleaded intoxication. The Magistrates convicted hint in the penalty of 40s. or one month' imprisonment, for assaulting Wright. John Stevens, a convict, aged upwards of 80 yoars. jo 'of which he spent in the hulks, died this week on board the Racoon hospital ship. His head was opened and examined by medical gentlemen, who have since pronounced that the " organ of covetousnoss" in his head was very prominent.— : Hampshire Telegraph. BIRTH. At Rothsay, on the let inst. the lady of O.C.H. of a daughter. Sir J. Hopi; MARRIED. The Ilth kat. at Gillingham Church, Kent, Capt. Caulfield, IP' Regiment, to Elizabeth, widow of the late hieut..Colonel Marge: 99th Regiment—At Edinburgh, on the 7dl inst. Capt. blitford, • to Margaret, daughter of J. Dunaroure, Esq. Secretary to the Drito Fishery Board—At Pik* House, on the 9th inst. the Rev. John Paul. ono of theodolite!, of St. Cuthbert's, to Margaret, eldest daughter r! James Balfour, Esq. of Pilrig, writer to the signet. DIED. At Elsinore, on the 10th Oct. Wm. Gast, Braq. his Sicilian Maio' ty's Consul for Denmark.—At Brighton, Lieut.-Col. Barton, late of tbe 9d Life Guards.--At Bath, Major Belding, o f the Yid Royal Welsh Fusileers, in his 39th year. He had served In them ur ,„ r d. of twenty years ; was severely wounded at Badajos, with two boils , 0 " of which remained in his chest to his death ; was at Waterton, Ic• after which be was sent to Gibraltar, where he had twice the fever. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW Mendes 1 441 Minima Lembo',: Ptlined and Published by Joan /dards, lad" " As Ovrics, Ns. I, Piston-plass, Tempb4Hsr• ►f having :ing, and was goin; , but he her foot • toner wai make out difterent shed her the kind. that the prisonet been re• the dan. had told I recount Db►ifu• her inw th would iddlevi. regulator it the de• en in the shut cp ten t!lie read hit Paid the :