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hl r. Alderman THOM PEON was favourable to a reduction of thr taxation upon soap and candles, and he thought that great ad vantage would be derived to the trade by the regulations being made itma severe. After a few words from Mr. Alderman WOOD, lie. HUAIE condemned the present regulations respecting the soap and candle trade. The Right Hen. the Chancellor of the Ex chequer said he would be ready to meet his (Mr. Hume's) hon. friend, the membe: for Hull, when he brought forward his motion 4 n this subject next year. Ood knows whether the right hon. gent. would he at that or this side of the house then.—(A laugh.)—He thought that the difficulty felt in England respecting the tax upon soap and caadles could be easily done away with, by the imposition of a trilling tax upon Russian tallow. They owed the Russians nothing, and therefore they should not object to imposing a tax upon Russian tallow. The state of the Exchequer required that tome alteration should take place with respect to tills 'ax. Mr. hOBINSON said that since the peace upwardsof 20,000,0001. of taxes had been reduced ; but those taxes applied to the rich, namely, the tax upon property, upon French wines, &c. and he wished the Right Honourable Gentleman the Chancellor of the Rachequer to look around him, and see if he could not reduce those tames that pressed upon the poor. 'l he petition was then read, and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. SYKES, in presenting petitions, having a similar prayer, cram Leith and Glasgow, said that the Right Honourable Ceti:le mon opposite had controverted none of his facts, nor any of his statements. Alessengers from the House of Lords anno , need that their lord- Aips had concurred in certain private bills, and also that their lord o•hips requested that the proper officer of the House of Commons might be directed to attend at their lordships' bar, with the report of :he select committee appointed to inquire into the East Hetford Election. Mr. M. FITZGERALD presented a petition from the county of Kerry, against the increase of taxation in Ireland. Mr. S. RICE would ask when it was the intention of the right hon. :he Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring forward his proposition with respect to the increase of taxation in Ireland ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, owing to the nature of the public business, he could not say when he should be able to bring his measure before the house. He was exceedingly anxious to do so immediately. Mr. O'CONNELL supported the prayer of the petition, and in doing so, said that Ireland was quite unanimous in its opposition to the proposed increase of taxation, and he hoped that the Chan cellor of the Exchequer would announce his intention of abandoning the measure, instead of going on with it. STAMPS AND SPIRITS. Mr. M. FITZGERALD presented a petition on the subject of the taxation in Ireland ; it was from Kerry. Mr. S. RICE wished to know when the Chancellor of the Ex.. chequer was likely to bring forward the question respecting stamps and spirits, as the matter bad excited much agitation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that he was anxious to bring them forward; but he really could not tell when he could do so, the time of the House having been so much occupied by incidental debates. Mr. O'CONNELL said, increased taxation would only accelerate the ruin of Ireland. Petition ordered to be read. GOVERNMENT STAMPS. Mr. Alderman TH6ll.lPloipresentea;Petition from Mr. J. Reilly, respecting his invention to prevent frauds in making and delivery of stamps, &c.—Ordered to be printed. Sir 31. W. RIDLEY presented a petition for the repeal of the duty on foreign oak ship-timber, from George Straker of Newcastle upon-Tyne, ship-builder. Sir C. WETHERELL gave notice that next session he should move for a Bill to restrain the Atturney-Gtneral's power to file ex. officio informations. Mr. HEATHCOTE asked whether the Ministers contemplated any measure on the subject of the corn laws? No answer. Mr. J. STUART asked if there was any objection to lay upon the table the papers relative to the charges against Gen. Darling ? Sir G. AIURRAY said lie thought it would be unfair to do so, as the public would be apt in that case to prejudge the case. SUPPLY. The house then resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. Mr. DAWSON moved that there be granted 28,0001. for mis. eons and special commissions for 1830. Sir J GRAHAM said, he was surprised that this 'vote was brought forward without some explanation as to the largeness of the rum. The expense of the missions to Mexico were very enormous. To M. Mosier there was paid in 1825, the sum of 5,22 W. for five months' service and his journey home. The cost of the Commission altogether, which lasted only 30 months, was no less than 31,0001. to the country. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Cockburn, who had staid there only three weeks at the house of the consul, and who had never dune one official act, had received the enormous sum of 6,0001. and on his return to this country he was sent out again, when, after remain ing nine weeks, during which time he never went toßagota, the place ef hie destination, he returned of his own accord, and In the exercise of his own discretion, to this country. (Hear). For his services on these two occasions be received no less than 13,0001. and after this it might be supposed that Mr. Cockburn and the public were quits ; but no such thing. As long as Lord Dudley remained in office he bad no chance, but when he was removed Mr. Cockburn presented his claim for 1,6601., and he obtained it—by what mysterious infiu. enee It was impossible for him to say. (Cheers.) Mr. Turner, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Gordon, had similarly received large sums, and Mr. Chad had received 5,0001. outfit and salary, and had never quitted London at all, and all this under a ministry which professed to be economical.--(Cheers.) There was also another item which might be justly termed a job. Mr. Fox, who was holding an official situation at Naples, was directed to go to Buenos Ayres, and he received 1,5001. as an outfit. Now it so happened that he was in the receipt of his salary as Envoy in Italy, and yet there is the item—" Mr. Fox, advance on account of salary 1.0001." There were other charges equally extravagant, and he should there fore move ea an amendment, a specific reduction of the vote to the extent of 9,1911. for which charge he could see no reason whatever. The population of the country were in such a state as to disable them from bearing the burthen of such abuses ; and however loth lie was to take the present course, he felt himself compelled to do so, for the only way to attempt a remedy for the evil was by point ing out to the people the extent of the abuses which the House re fused to do away with. Parliament had done nothing in the way of reduction except in one solitary instance : but in such a plain case as he had laid before the house, he trusted that such a gross abuse would not be tolerated. (Much cheering.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had listened with great attention to the honourable baronet, but was unable to fix upon the grounds on which he moved the reduction. He appeared to be under the impression that there ought to be a reduction in the salaries of the present year, because some abuses had taken place in 1825, 26, 27, 28, and 29. It was not fair to charge ministers with a want of economy, when, of their own ac cord, they bad reduced the expenditure, not by weakening the force and power of the country, but by looking closely to every item of expense, by the enormous sum of 1,100,00 W. In the diplomatic department also, an immense reduction had taken place ; and it was to be remembered, that this was the last year that any grant would be required for South American Missions, for it was the intention of ministers to bring the whole of the expense of missions to South America within the sum always allowed for Europe alone. He could, therefore, undertake that this would be the last year that Parliament should be called upon for any vote for missions to the :Southern hemisphere. The allowances to Mr. Ward were merely experimental, in order to judge what sum ought to be given to am bassadors going to those States. With respect to Mr. Cockburn, it was true that during the two years of his appointment he had for eight months resided in England, which was owing to his being attacked so violently by fever that be was taken on board by his friends under the impression that he could not survive. Ile was taken to Jamaica, and from there was brought to England, where his state of health was so bad that his leave of absence was length ened. Upon his return to the Caracas he found General Bolivar there, ant, as it was to him he was accredited, he thought it right to remain at the Caracas rather than proceed to Begot*, where the general was not. He soon after returned to England, at the request of General Bolivar, to bold personal communication with Mr. Can ning upon matters which he conceived, perhaps erroneously, to be sufficiently important to justify such a course on his part. With respect to Mr. Fox, he believed that he was at this moment on his passage to South America, to which place he had received instruc tions to proceed, and be believed that he had been guilty of no sort of delay whatever beyond what was absolutely necessary. Sir R. WILSON admitted that Mr. Cockburn's illness was of a Revere character, and he also knew from documents in his own pos session that General Bolivar had most pressingly entreated Mr. Cockburn, as the friend of Columbia, to return and pereonally to have an interview on the subject with Mr. Canning. Under these circumstances be thought it would be very hard to inflict a fine on lir. Cockburn, who had acted to the best of his discretion in the esterase of his duty. Colonel DAVIES said that these salaries were kept at an enor. moody high scale, for it appeared that 6,0001 ., besides house rent, was allowed to the ambassadors from this country to South Ame. ries, the cheapest country in the world; while the United States only allowed 12,000 dollars to their ambassadors to Great Britain, the dearest country in the world. Why was 0001. paid to Mr. Cock. burn for house rent In a country where be remained only a few weeks (Hear, hear, bear.) It was strange that the Bight Hon. Gentleman bad not mid one word of Mr. Chad, who had never left London for an hour, and who hod, notwithstanding, received so mach of the polls mony. He should vote for the amendment. An bon. Menke who moils front under the gallery said, ;that diet the appointment of lie. Chad, it was discovered that it would be irjudictous at that 111003•111 to send out an envoy, and he was therefore detained in London, Ind was only to receive one-half the salary to which he would have been entitled bad he gone out. It would be very hard upon Mr. Chad if he was to be detained in London without receiving any remuneration. Mr. HUME said no blame was to be attributed to Mr. Chad, but to the government. Ministers talked of economy, and yet they sent out aniWasadors to the South American States, with salaries suffi cient to demoralize all those republics.—(A laugh.) It was pre. posterons to see the American ambassadors at the same courts as the British ambassadors, and negotiating their matters as well, and generally better, though they were not allowed half the salaries.— (Hear.) Last year ministers promised a reduction in these esti mates, but instead of that it was actually incressed, so that the only way of checking this system of tulles' extravagance was by re. fusing the supplies.—(Hear.) Mr. STRA FFORD CANNING said, he thought that Minis ters had given such proof of their desire to practise every kind of economy, that the House might safely confide in them, and rely that they would, of their own accord, most materially reduce this vote against the next Session of Parliameat. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, that some of these charges were of a most extraordinary kind, and justified the House in calling for ex planation. It was very strange that no feeling of olecortnn should influence Ministers in judging of these matters. Every one knew who the Right Honourable Mr. Gordon was, and who were his con nections; and if Ministers had any delicacy, surely the first sa laries they should seek to reduce should be those of their own rela tives, particularly when those salaries were for doing nothing.— (Great cheering.) lie had a wish that every encouragement should be given to the young republics, but there should not be an unli mited call on the public puree for doing less than nothing.—(Hear.) There was the right honourable gentleman's mother in the list, but certainly It was not on that account the expense was opposed. Ilia side of the house would much rather it was some person who had no friends on the treasury bench, because, if it was a poor friendless devil then they might hope to succeed in lessening the expense. Ha thought parliament ought to see that there was no confidence to be placed in the professions of ministers, and that they must themselves take care to limit the expenditure.—(Hear.) Mr. WARDE said the late Mr. Canning felt it to be his duty to send Consuls to the New States of South America, and he then stated that the expense of living in these countries being high, he could not keep the expense so low as he might otherwise be able, and was very desirous to do. It had been awed by the Right Hon. Member for Liverpool, that our manufactures to the amount.uf nine millions were exported to South America ; and he hoped the House would not consent to cut down the expense of our diplomatic rela tions with that country. Lord 110W1CK said the question was not whether we should cut down any necessary expence of keeping up our relations with those countries; but whether we should continue a wasteful and scandalous expenditure for the purpose of favouritism and corrup tion. (Hear, hear.) He did not object to the payments made to the diplomatists who actually performed the duties, but to those sa laries paid to persons on pretence of their performing service in South America, while they were actually living in I.ondso. There was a charge of 7,1661. for three outfits for persons who had per formed no duty. The whole expence of Mr. Colbum's mission was 17,7791. for which he had performed but a few weeks service. r Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM replied. The House divided_ For the Amendment ... Against it.... Majority The Resolution was din agreed to. The House resumed. TILE FORGERY BILL. On our re-admission into the gallery, the SPEAxicit was putting the Order of the Day for the third readi ng of the Forgery Bill, when Sir J. hIACKINTOS/1 rose to propose an amendment, which was merely to repeal capital punishments in all cases of forgery, ex cept in that of will& The punishment which he should substitute was, imprisonment and hard labour for any term not exceeding 14 years. He should also propose to take away all powers of relaxing the punishment for forgery from the Governor of New South Wales, except at the desire of the Crown. The first amendment which he moved was—to leave out the word " death^ in the third page of the Bill. Mr. BUXTON seconded the motion. He denied the assertion made by Mr. Peel, in his speech, relating to the facility of passing forged bills on clearing houses. There were sumerous instances of forgeries committed on bankers which were never made public; from a reluctance in the bankers to prosecute on account of the seve rity of the law. One banker had stated before the Committee that under no circumstance should he prosecute fur having a forged check passed on him. He then observed that, in 1817, no less than 31,180' 1 Bank of England notes were forged. Thus there were 31,180 capi tal crimes committed ; out of these only sue hundred and forty. two were prosecuted, sixty-two convicted, and only fourteen I executed. Thus the chance of escaping was as two hundred to one. It was this uncertainty of punishment that rendered the law unavailing. Property should be protected under any circumstances ; but the quet.tion was, would it not be better protected by doing away with the capital punishment ? He called the attention of the House to the petitions of 1000 bankers in England, who suppli cated the House to remit the punishment of death, in order to in crease the security of their property. One banker who wrote to him (Mr. B.) stated that he had forty forgeries committed on him, yet he in no instance had prosecuted, on account of the severity of the punishment. Mr. LENNAED had received some letters from country bank ers, stating that the extreme rigour of the law had prevented them' in several instances from prosecuting for forgery. It was worthy of observation, that the feelings respecting this question were all on one side. Not one Petition was there on the table in support of the present system. Nor was the feeling confined to ono class of per sons ; it was general throughout the country. The utmost punish. ment for such offences in France was branding, and hard labour in the sallies for seven years, yet there were fewer foreries in France than in this country. He (Mr. bennard) sincerely - believed that if the Right Hon Baronet would accede to the proposed amendment, he would do more for the prevention of forgery than by persevering with the Bill as it now stood. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL denied the deduction of the Hon. Member for Weymouth ( Mr. Buxton), who took it for granted that, because there were 31,000 Bank of England notes forged in 1817, that therefore there was so many capital crimes committed. The fact might be that one person had forged hun dreds of these notes. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman then proceeded to show that there was a considerable mitigation of the severity of the law in the present bill; but it repealed the punishment of death in cases of forgery of deeds. So that the mitigation was not confined to cases respecting which the capital punishment was never carried into execution. The Honourable and Learned Member then proceeded to observe, that no punishment waa su well calculated to deter persons from the commission of that crime as death. The idea of being suspended by the neck and ex. posed to the public gaze, operated as a tenor on the minds of those whom the fear of any secondary punishment would not deter from committing the offence. He did not know of any class that felt an aversion to prosecute for forgery except the Quakers, who objected from conscientious motives to take away life. If the punishment of death operated to prevent the crime in question, then it was a wise system of punishment, and in his opinion it had that effect. He could not consent to abandon the punishment of death for the crime of forgery in such a country as this. Mr. MACAULEY denied that the laws - in existence against the crime of forgery effected the object for which they were passed. The Right Hon. Secretary said upon a former night, that the Bank prosecuted for forgery. Well, but other bodies did not. So that the forger left one body that prosecuted to practise his frauds upon another. For the nine years ending 1819, the number of persons prosecuted fa the crime of forgery were 708 ; of this number 334 got off. During the same period the number prosecuted for the minor offence were MOO, and only 57 of those escaped r (Hear, hear.) Committing Justices, witnesses, and juries, were all against prose cuting forgery, in consequence of the severe punishment; but the Secretary of State was not so. Horror of the acme gave way to hor ror for the punishment. Even in the ease of Fauntleroy, whose guilt was so great, 8,000 persons signed his Petition. They trans ferred the exercise of their functions to juries, who would rather vio late their oaths than do their bloody drudgay—(Hear.) Mr. CRIPPS opposed the proposition of the Right Hon. Gen tleman against the wish of his constituents, but in doing so, he de nied that he did it for the mere purpose of supporting Ministers. Sir C. WETHERELL thought that the measures introduced by the Right Hon. the Secretary of State were great improvements in the Criminal Cade; but according to the Hon. Member for Wey mouth, they were no improvements ; they were only the small beer of reform: (a laugh.) If the proposition of his Right Hon. Friend were acceded to, the only crime that would be punished with death would ibe murder. Now he did not think the House were pre pared to go that length. It was the opinion of one class of persons, that, according to the Scripture, the only crime that should be punished with death was murder. But neither Paley nor Black stone confined the punishment of the law to this crime. Nor could he accede to the opinion of the Quakers, who front conscientious feelings did not p to law at aIL He might rapes their feelings, but he must oppose their judgment. He denied that transporta tion was a sufficient punishment in cases of forgery. He bored that' the right honourable Secretary would persevere in his motion, and not be acted upon by any thing like tear. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. GURNEY said a few wads, which were inaudible in the gallery. Sir it. PEEL feared that the House were led away by statements which were the result mom of benevolent feelings than by an a m. rate investigation into facts. It was not true that the crime of forgery had increased under the existing law, and from the beet inquiries which h: had made, he was satisfied that now:Mary punishment would bertfectual in preventing this crime, sad ina if it were the proposed punishment! would soon be more ob. noxious than even death. His former opinions remained unchanged, and acting stn those opinions, he must vote for retaining the capital punishment for this crime. Mr. BROUGHAIII was still opposed to the bill, and remained unconvinced by the arguments of the Right Hon. Secretary. Sir R. PEEL and Mr. BROUGHAM mutually explained. The House then divided. The numbers were— For the Amendment Against it Majority l3 Sir R. PEEL would not oppose the further progress of this bill, but lie must, in consequence of the alteration of its form, resign it I to the hon. member opposite, as his own opinion of its effect was of course uuehnrgtil, and he must consequently disclaim the bill as his. He %viatica the lit ti,e might not have to regret the adoption of the amendment. The third reading of the bill was pro firma postponed till to (this day). The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Three o'Cloek. LIST of MAJORITY of One Hundred and Eighteen, Who voted against Sir James Graham's Motion. Alexander, J. Dawson, M. 11 4 Kinnion, C. Antrobus, C. Darlington, Lord Manning, W. Atkins, Alderman Doherty, J M'Kenzie, Sir J. Ashbwrnhatn, P. Donde., R. A. M'Leod, N. Ashurst, J. East, Sir H. Martin, Sir B. Arbuthnot, Rt HonC.Elliott, Lord Norton, Hon. C. H. Battley, C. H. Fitzgerald, Raton M.O'Brien, W. Bell, M. Fellows. N. Pettet, 1.. H. Burrard, -- Gilbert, A Peel, Rt. Hon. Sir R. Bingham, Lord Goulbutn, Rt Hon H.Peel, W. Beresford, M. Gurney, H. Peel, Colonel J. Bailie, J. Gordon, Hon. Capt. Powlet, Lord W. Barclay, D. Gower, Lord I Perceval, S. Barclay, C. Grenville, Hon C. Phipps, General Branston, J. Herries, Rt Hon C. Prendergast, M. Bankes, G. Holmes, W. Planta, J. Bastard, Capt. Hulse, J. Rosa, C. Brydges, Sir J. Hay, Lord A. Rochford, General Brecknock, Lord Hutchinson, R. (Tip-Rogers, W. Becket, Sir J. perary) Rae, Sir W. Cartwright, W. R. Hardinge, H. Sanderson. E. Clive, H. Hay, M. Somerset, Lord G. Calerafr, Rt. Hon. J. Hope, H. Scarlett, Sir J. Calvert, N. Inns, Sir H. Sugdes, Sir E. B. Calvert, J. King, Sir J. D. Smith, G. Croker, J. W. King, Hon. R. Smith, J. A. Capel, J. Knox, Hon. T. Smith, C. Cavanagh, Col. Knox, Hon. J. Soutkeron, Admiral Canning, Rt. Hon. S. Legge, Hon. Stun, J. Craddock, Colonel Lusbington, Col. Stewart, J. Corbet, P. Lewis, F. Rt. Hon. Thompson, Alderman Castlereagh, Lord Lumley, S. Tunno, R. Cooper, B. Loth, J. Trench, Colonel Coote, Sir C. Lowther, Lord Thompson, L. Cripps, J. Leech, J. Van Homerigla, P. Cockburn, Sir G. Maxwell, J. Williams, 0. Campbell, A. Moore, G. Ward, W. Clerk, Sir G. blurra y,Sir G. Rt Hon Wood, Col. Courtenay, T. P. Rt. Maitland, Hon. A. Hon. Maxwell, H. Dalrymple, Sir A. Mundy, F. Dawson, G. R. LIST of th► MINORITY of Ninety-Nine. Who, on the 7th of June, voted for Sir James Graham's Motion, to reduce the vote for Special Missions to the South American States, from the sum of 28,0001. to the sum of 10,000 L Brown, J. Hume, J. Robinson, Sir G. Buxton, T. F. Hobhouse, J. C. Bickford, W. Benet, J. Honywood, W. Rice, T. S. Brownlow, C. Howard, R. Smith, V. Bernal, R. Jephson, D. 0. Stun, Col. Baring, Sir T. Inglis, Sir R. Sadler, M. Baring, F. Kennedy, T. F. Sando n, Lord Beaumont, T. W. Knatchbull, Sir E. Scott, Hon. J. 11. &nand, Lord G. Lushington, Doctor Trani, H. Buller, C. I.abouchere, H. Tynte, E. W. Black, Sir F. Langston, J. H. Talbot, Colonel Buck, W. Leonard. T. B. Tufton, Hon. H. Bankes, H. Latouebe, J. Tomes, J. Birch, J. Macintosh, Sr J. Tennyson, C. Coke, T. Macdonald, Sir J. Taylor, M. A. Carew, R. Monck, J. B. Thomson, C. P. Clifton, Lord Marjoribanks, S. Wilbraham, G. Calthorpe, Hon. F. Martin, J. Warburton, H. Cartels, E. Macauley, T. B. Webb, Col. Colborne, R. Mars/rail, J. Wood. Aid. Davenport, E. Marshall, W. Wood, J. Dawson, A. Morpeth, Lord Whitp, H. Davies, Col. Milton, Lord White, Colonel Dennison, W. J. Normanby, Lord Yorke, Sir J. Dennison, J. J. Ormanton, Lard Dickenson, W. Ord, W. TILLIII6 Duncombe, W. Osborne, Lord F. Graham, Sir J. Ebrington, Lord O'Connell, D. Kaatbope, J. Mips, G. B. PAIRED 07111. Ewart, T. Palmer ' C. F. Calvert, C. ' Fasakerley, J. N. Pendarvis, E. Dundu, G. Fortescue, Hon. G. Price. Sir R. Dundu, T. Foley, J. Protheroe, K. Harvey, D. W. Fane, J. Philips, Sir G. Knight, R. 1 Guest, J. J. Power, R. Poynts, W. S. Grattan, H. Roberts, A. W. Smith, Hon. R. Heatheote, 81r W. Rancllffe, Lord Westenra, C. C. Howick, Lord Robinson, G. R. Wood, C. HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS DAY. Netterville Claim of Privilege—. The Rev. Richard Henry to at tend to be sworn, in order to his giving evidence on his claim of peerage before the committee of privileges. ORDERS OF THE DAY._ Mildmay's Divorce Bill—to be read a second time counsel to be heard, and witnesses to be examined in support thereof, at four o'clock.—(Lords ordered to be specially summoned thereon.) Watching, &c. Parishes in England Bill—to be referred to a committee of the whole house. Bogs' Draining, in Ireland, Bill—to be read a second (Lords to be summoned thereon.) Bother Levels' Bill—committee thereon... Wm. Watson to attend to give evidence. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAT. --......-_ NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Mr. E. Davenport—to submit a motion declaratory that "to re. sieve the industry, property, and commerce of the country, by re. storing the old law of the land, which gave to the people of these realms the option of discharging their pecuniary obligations in silver —an advantage of which they have been, of late years only, deprived. Mr. Attwood—to bring forward his postponed motion relative to the state of the currency. Lord Lowther—to move for leave to bring in a bill respecting the Holyhead Road, Bridges, and Harbour; to repeal so much of the Act 4 Om IV, c. 74, as appoints the Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests as CommWioner for executing any of the several acts, with relation to the Holyhead Road, Bridges, &c. and also to relieve the office of Woods and Forests from the duty of executing, or essisting in executing, the powers and provisions of the several acts recited in the last.mentioned act. Mr. Hume—to present a petition complaining of the conduct of the New Church Commissioners. SOCIETY OF ARTS. The following rewards, adjudged by this useful Society, were yesterday presented to the respective candidates, at the Society's house in the Adelphi, by the Earl of Rad nor, Vice-President. The Duke of Sussex, who usually attends, was absent, owing to the alarming state of His Majesty's health :- 1. To J. Part, Esq. Settle, Yorkshire, for improving land lying waste, the Gold Ceres Medal. 2. To W. Blurton, Esq. Field-hallow. Uttozeter, Staffordshire, foe his swing flame for turning cheeses, the large Silver Medal. 3. To Mr. J. Chancellor, Dublin, for his clock escapement, the Urge Silver Medal, and 261. 4. To Mr. James Harrison, Barton 'on Humber, for his clock escapement, the large Silver Medal, and lOL 6. To ditto, for his fly for turret clocks, the Silver Isis Medal, and 61. 6. To Mr. H. Wilkinson, Pall-mall, for his oil for elven°. meters, the Gold Isis Medal. 7. To the Roy. G. S. G. Stonestreet, Halton, nom Hastings, for his tido semaphore, the Gold Isis Medal. S. To Mr. J. Bothway, R.N. Plymouth, for his method of neut. lag the !mayor& of ships at war, the largo Silver Nadal. 9. To Cr■mtmla W. H. Hood, R.N. for • rocket 04 the largo Sliver Mil. 10. To the Chevalier Alibi, for his apparatus for the use of fire men, the Gold Lb Medal. 11. To Mr. J. Braldwood, Edinburgh, for his fire escape, thr large Silver Medal. 12. To Mr. J. Henfrey, Bowling.green•strevt, Kennington, for his fire escape, the large Silver Medal, and 101. IS. To Mr. J. Reilly, Finsbury.place, for an adjuatablL p saddle, the Silver Isis Medal. 14. To Mr. T. R. Yare,Dean.street, Soho, for amuck fur %NI, biting horsey, the large Silver 11(40. 15. To Mr. W. H. Hilton, Regent.street, for an instrument iv boring the bung.holes of cub, the large Silver Medal. 16. To Mr. Samson Travis, Gray's-street, Blackfriars-road, int a dowel box for boring cub frames, the Silver Isis Medal, and al. 17. To Mr. '4'. I)ungey, New Compton.street, Soho, for 1 carpenter's holdfast, 18. To Mr. T. Lowthorp, Watlebury.street, Ruston.sq uare , r ot his emery cloth, the Silver Isis Medal, and 5L • 19. To Mr. J. Goode, Hereford, for his syphon well, the lar ge Silver Medal. 20. To Mr. J. Ritchie, Stafford-street, Bond -street, for hi% ph o . tometer, the large Silver AfedaL 21. To Mr. J. Roberts, Queen-street, Chcapside, for his reflect ors to the miner's safe lamp, AL 22. To C. Venal!, Esq. Seaford, Sussex, for his prone mud-. the Silver his Medal. It To Mr. George Huntley ' Lower Eaton-street, Pimli co , ro his surgical belts, the Silver Isis Medal. 24. To Mr. S. T. Brittlebank, South Molton-street, for a co ) in Indian ink of a print, the Silver Isis liledsl. 25. To Mr. H. J. Vully, Angel-lane, Ihunmersmith, fora tory In chalk of a head, the Silver Isis Medal. 26. To Mr. C. (.iwatkin Hill, Regent-street, for a copy in oil of a portrait, the large Silver Medal. 27. To Mr. George Frederick Duncumb, Paradise-row Cliche.% for a copy in water.eolours of flowers, the Silver Isis Medal. 28. To Mr. W. Dickes, Temple-street, Southwark, fur a copy h. pencil of animals, the Silver Isis Medal. 29. To Mr. 8. Stevens, Harleyford.place, Kennington, for a copy in pencil of a print, the Silver Ms Medal. 30. To Mr. W. King Toast, Little Queen4treet, Holborn, for copy in oil of a portrait, the large Silver Medal. 31. To Mr. W. Barth, Cockspur-strtet, for a copy in pencil of lanimals, the Silver Isis BledaL 32. To Miss Du Pasquier, St. James's-palace, for a copy chalk of an historical subject, the Silver Isis Medal. 33. To Miss Vendramini, Chiswick-mall, for a copy in chalk an historical subject, the Silver his Medal. 34. To Miss Belinda S. Wiggins, Piccadilly, for a copy in cu of a landscape, the Silver Isis Medal. 35. To Mina Sharpe, Fleet-street, for a copy in chalk of a figun the Silver Isis Medal. 36. To Alias Lester, Elm -street, Gray's-inn-road, for a copy it ink of a figure, the Silver Palette. 37. To Miss Lucy S. Richardson, Queen's-row, Pentonville, tot • copy in chalk of a head, the Silver Palette. 38. To bliss Louisa J. Holden, Dartmouth-street, Wonninster, for a copy in chalk of a head, the Silver Isis Medal. 39. To Miss Augusta, E. Cole, Red Lion-square, for a copy in I pencil of a landscape, the Silver Isis Medal. 40. To Miss Fanny Crockford, Sussex-place, Regent's-park, I.: a copy in water-colours of a landscape, the Silver his Medal. 41. To 31 los S. Lockwood, Doncaster, for a copy in water-colour. of flowers, the Silver Palette. 42. To Miss Mary A. Richardson, Queen's..row, Pentonville, for a copy in water-colours of flowers, the Silver Isis ?tidal. 43. To Mr. S. Blackburn, Upper Charlotte -stmt, Fitzroy. square, for a drawing in outline from a statue, tie large Silver Medal. 44. To Mr. J. Reed, Charlotte.street, Bloomsbury, for a finished drawing from a statue, the Silver leis Medal. 43. To Mr. W. E. Frost, High.street, Wandsworth, for a finishe.l drawing from a statue, the large Silver Medal. 46. To Mr. J. Clements Miles, Aldenham-terrace, Old Pancras. road, for a drawing in chalk from a bust, the large Silver Medal. 47. To Mr. J. Callcott Harley, High-row, Kensington ()ravel. pits, for a drawing in chalk from a bust, the Silver Isis Medal. 48. To Miss Afary A. Williams, Charlotte -street, Bloomsbury, for a drawing in chalk from a bust, the Silver Isis Medal. 49. To Miss Frances Burrell, Park-square, Regent's-park, for a drawing in chalk from a bust, the large Silver Medal. 50. To Mr. Joseph J. Jenkins, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, for an original drawing in water-colours of figures, t!'k large Silver Medal. 61. To Miss Fanny Corbaux;Hercules-buildings, Lambeth, for an original portrait, a miniature, the Gold Isis Medal. 52. To Mr. J. Scott White, Brownlow-atreet, Holborn, for at. original portrait in oil, the large Silver Medal. 63. To Mr. R. Williams Warren, Red Lion.aquire, Holborn, for an original portrait in oil, the Gold Isis Medal. 54. To Mr. T. W. Dagnall, Winston-terrace, Waterloo.rovd, for a landscape composition in oil, the Silver Isis Medal. 66. To Mr. G. Sims, Davis-street, Kennington, for a land scape composition in oil, the large Silver Medal. 66. To Miss Leonora Burbank, Church-street, Camberwell, for r composition of flowers in water-colours, the Silver Isis Medal. 57. To Mr. Philip Purcell, Dunt's-hill, Wandsworth, for sem. position of flowers in water-colours, the large Silver Medal. 68. To Mr. J. Ale=. Mitchell, 6, Great Pulteney-street, Golden. square, for an original painting in oil of animals, the large Silver Mu 69. To Mr. Joseph Tanner, Little Russell.street, Covent.gsrden. for an original painting in oil of still life, the large Silver Medal. 60. To Miss Caroline Eggbrecht, Frith.street, Soho, for an or. ginal drawing of a landscape, the Silver Palette. 61. To Miss Charlotte A. Lester, Elm.street, Gray's Inn-road, lot an original drawing in water-colours of a flower, the Silver Isis Medal 61 To Muss A. Redaway, Frith.street, Soho, for a compositio• of flowers in water.coloun, the largo Silver Medal. 63. To Miss Mary Atkinson, Orove-end, St. John's-road, for a original drawing hi water-colours of a dower, the Silver Isis Medal. 64. To Miss Chappell, Ockbrook, near Derby, for an original painting in oil of animals, the large Silver Medal. 65. To Miss Mary E. Beat, York, for a composition of still I..fe in water-colour., the large Silver Medal. 66. To Mr. Alfred H. Taylor, Rathbone.place, for an original portrait in chalk, the Silver Isis Medal. 67. To Mr. J. Ginn, Holywell-street, Milbank, fors model of bust from the antique, the large Silver Medal. 68. To Mr. J. Bell, Charlotte.street, Bloomsbury, for a model o , a bust from the life, the large Silver Medal. 69. To Mr. Frederick Orton Rossi, Grove-street, Lisson.groir. for a model of a figure from the antique, the Silver Ibis Medal. 70. To Mr. Joshua Manning, 185, Tottenham-court-road, for ar original model of a group, the Gold Isis Medal. 71. To Mr. James Stephenson, 111, Upper Seymour.strett Somers.town, for an engraving of an historical subject, the Lug Silver Medal. - _ - - - - • To Mr. H. Bateman Jenkins, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's inn -fields, for an engraving of a portrait, the Silver his Medal. 73. To Mias Elisabeth Branston, Golden Terrace, Pentonvill: for an engraving on wood of an animal, the large Silver Medal. 74. To Mr. J. Brett, Dolphin-place, Holborn, for an engraving of a head, the large Silver Medal. 76. To Mr. Fr. F. Cuisset, Castle-street, Holborn, for an intaglh of animals, a copy, the Silver Isis Medal. 76. To Mr. T. J. Woodbridge, Banner -street, St. Luke's, for 3 copy of an historical subject in embossed silver, the large Silver MedaL 77. To Mr 8. West, Henrietta-street, Brunswick-square, for =tire drawing of an ornamented capital, the large Saw 78. To Mr.Oeorge Moore, Welbeck-street, fur an original dais' for a village church, the large Silver Medal. 79. To r. S. C. Bares, Warwick-cowl, Holborn, for an origitw design for a village church, the Gold Medallion. 89. To Mr. Daniel Squhhill, Grove -street, Lisson-grove, for an original design for a fountain, the Gold Isis Medal. for a coloureti 81. To Mr. Allen Webb, New anatomical drawing, the large bilver hledil. 82. To Me. J. Henry Walah,3, King-stmt. St. James's-square. for a coloured anatomical model, the Gold Isis Medal. O. To M. Felix Feuillet, Paris, for his method of transferring prints, the large Silver Medal. 84. To Mr. A. R. Burt, Chester, for his portable easel, the Silva We Medal. 8L To Mr. B. Cowling Taylor, Carlton.chambers, Regent-street , for his models of part of the South Wales ead.Aeld, the Gold Isis Modal. fl& To Ur. & Dan, Groovelsor-Ploor, Bethnagreen, for his ou tline far ditto, patters lards (Cr the Jaequaalloom, 101. 87. To ditto, for his improved silk loom, the Silver Isis Moial and 101. 118. To Mr. W. Jennings, Manchesta.street, Waterloo-town. Be tar his imromments on the Jacquard silk loom, the large Silver Modal and 1 SO. To Mr. Osage White, Glasgow, fir his power loom for fiat fabrics, the large Woe, Medal and 261. 90. To Lkutensatt B. Low Maw R.N. for pipossts, As, col- Iseted by him in South Almeria, tbs begs Silver IledaL