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A Shilliag Put . of Paste is equal to four le. Bottles of Liquid. p► Ask for WARIIKN's Blacking. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Manama 7. lid of Cassius took the oaths and his seat. Vissint lIE LVI LL It presented several Petitions from Parishes in the City of elsagow and its neighbourhood against the Corn Laws. The Noble Viscount said, the Petitions were expressed in respectful terms, but how far their Lordships had, power to co* ply with the prayer of the Petitioners, he could not then see. The subject had already occupied attention, and would again came under their regular consideration.—The Petitions were laid on the table. The House went into a Committee on the Indemnity Bill, the Earl of 5UA11713111117 in the Clair. The clauses having been read and agreed to, the Bill was re ported without amendment.--Their Lordships then adjourned at Half-past Four o'Clock. HODS; OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER announced to the House that a Petition had bees forwarded to him by the Clerk of the Hamper Once in Ire land. complaining of an undue Return for the Comity of Limerick. The Petition against the Return of Mr. Lloyd was then read, and ordered to be taken into consideration on loth te February. A new Writ was ordered to be Issued foe the election of a Mem ber to serve for the University of Cambridge, in the room of Sir J. Copley, 7aq accepted the office of Master of the Rolls. New Writs were also ordered to be issued for the election of a Bares to serve in Parliament for the Claque Port of Hastings. is the mom of Sir C. Wetherall, appointed to the uflice of his Ma. Attorney-Grnetal; and Sir W. Curtis, who accepted the &ewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. On the motion of Mr. Seems, a Writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a Member for Stafford in the room of Mr. Iron monger. deceased. Mr. PALLMEIt gave notice, that soon after the recess, be should move for leave to brin g l a a bill to conso lid ate and am endi the laws relating to Savings' Banks, and that he should at the same, time move for have to bring in a bill to facilitate and residue County and other Provident institutions. General GASCOYNE brought in a Bill foe she purpose of supplying Liverpool with water.—Read a ant time. Mr. JAMES BROWNE rose to give notice of a motion which he Wended to make after the holidays, respecting an alteration in the Election Law of Ireland. The Hon. Gentleman urged the great importance of the subject as deeply affecting the best interests of the country, and tbereforswell worthy the serious attention of Par. Bement. The House, be said, had heard much concerning the abuses committed at contested election, but he was prepared to state facts, and unfold a tale of circumstances, which had occurred at an un contested election, that he was convinced would be decisive as to the expediency, and even the'necessity of modifying the law so as to obviate the recurrence of the abuses to which he alluded. Sir R. VIVIAN moved for Returns of the Quantity of Copper imported into England, and also of that imported into London and Liverpool, and exported from the same since the sth of January, 180.4.—Ordered. Mr. A—DAWSON presented a Petition from the Roman Catho lic Inhabitants of the united Parishes of Laurance and Philipstowo, In the County of Louth, praying for Emancipation. The disabili. tits, he said, under which his Majesty's Catholic subjects laboured, were at-once contrary to the Treaty of Limerick and the principles of the Constitution, as established in the Revolution of 16SS.--.The Petition was ordered to be printed. Sir J. GRAHAM presented a similar Petitionfrom the Roman Catholics of the County of Wezford.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. R. MARTIN presented several similar Petitions from the Roman Catholics of various parts of Galway. Some of these, he conceived, furnished abundant refutatiou to an insinuation fre quently urged, though Without any ground whatsoever, namely, that the Catholic peasantry of Ireland were not anxious for e don, and that they were perfectly indifferent as to the event. 'the means taken to compel the attendance of Catholic children at Pro testant schook he regarded as a most proillie source of discord; and he was quite sure more mischief had been don* in Ireland by the acts of the Kildare-street Society than cossid4e repaketwithla the next fifty years. He thought it would be well if at least half uc al it die fonds of that Association were so allocated as to ord the poor', Catholics an opportunity of selecting a mode of ad in which they could conscientiously participate—(Hear, hear). . Nothing was more calculated to excite a rebellion in Ireland than the pre sent coercive plan so injudiciously and so &stunt* pursued.— He took occasion to observe that a charge made on the Catholic Clergy of Ireland, as threat ening refractory voters with ezconunn nicatien, was utterly without foundation. In one instance, a Clergyman, who was well affected to kis (Mr. Martin's) interest, prevented some of his tenantry from registering their Freeholds, supposing (though erroneously) that they did not possess the pro perty required by law. The Petitions, which were froth Castle Blakawy, Tuns, and Oranmere, were ordered to be printed. Colonel TRENCH gave notice of a Motion, after the recess, foe leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the exercise of the Elective Franchise in Counties in Ireland. The Bill, he said, would be con ceived in nearly the same terms as a similar one brought in last year by the Hon. Member for Staffordshire. The only difference would be in the last paragraph, which should contain a provision likely to render the whole measure in contemplation acceptable to the people of Ireland. _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ - HUME presented Petitions from the Dyers of Boling, and the Inhabitants of Lynn, Bradford, and EccieshaU, in Yorkshire, praying for a Repeal of the Corn Laws.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. WOOD presented Petitions from the Inhabitants of Horton and Bradford, praying for some measure of relief in their present stateof-distress. The condition, be said, of the poor Weavers was truly deplorable. Some of them 'were obliged to work sixteen hours a day for 6s. 6d. a week. The state of poor agriculturists, he admitted, from a combination of unfortunate circumstances, were not much better. In this misfortune, however, the weavers generally shared, for they were most .f them owners of small free holds. They bad suffered in this respect te the amount of 50 per Cent. in their capital from bad crops, the drought of the past sea. son, and the derangement of' the currency. He regretted that Ministers should defer their measures respecting the Corn Question till after the reeestu—The Petitions were ordered to be printed. /TATO OP THE CUVaCH.. Sir T. ACLAND presented a Petition from James Ivory Hodes,. praying the House to take into consideration the whole &am deb, Church, and to correct the abuses connected with plurality of liv ings, and the non-residence of beneficed Clergymen. After a few words from Mr. Hum, in support of the Petltion,it was ordered to be printed. Mr. J. SMITH presented Petitions from the Inhabitants of Del vin and another parish in the County of Mayo, praying fox Catholic Eat:ancipation:—Oidertd to be printed. EMIGRATION. Mr. WILMOT-HORTON presented a Petition tram the In habitants of Glasgow, in favour of Etnigratian. Mr. H U ME thought it of great importance to the Country. that the intentions of his blajesty's Ministers should be declared and set tled on this subject. He knew there was no one more anxious to forward the interests of the poorer classes than the Hoe. Gentle man who presented the Petition. Mr. WILMOT-HORTON said that he saw no gassible good that would arise from the immediate declaration of tke intentions of Ministers. He expressed his intention of making a mottos on the subject on the 15th of February. Al r. A BERCROM BY hoped that the next Spring would Pot be suffered to pass away without the introduction of some measure of relief. Ha considered that but little had been done by farmer Committees, and he trusted that the next Committee would be more effective. Mr. WILMOT-HORTON said that the tut Committee had most usefully exerted itself is culkcting a great mass of evidentv, which would now be highly availible to the object in view. He did expect that some decided measure would be taken in the course of the next Spring. Mr. J. SMITH spoke in praise of the exertions of the Coto mince, from which he said he bad always formed the mom san. Flint hopes. ' Sir J. GRAHAM deplored the wretched state to which a population must be reduced when it was an object with them to be permitted to go into exile. The ttate of the country must be unhappy indeed when Miuisters entertained the proposal of sending away numbers of well skilled aitizans to a distant Colony, lover which our future do.teinton was but precaripus. It was indeed a measure directly eceatrary to the principle of. our ancient law. Many causes had conspired to increase the distress of the lower classes, particularly the weavers. But there was one cause which perhaps was placed beyond the reach of Parliamentary interference. That cause was the universal employment of ma chinery. By the mere use of the power loom, at least one half of the poor hand-weavers were put out of employment. He hoped be fore the House assembled again, Ministers would employ the recess in devising some effectual measure of relief for those unfortu nate persons. Mr. WARBURTON saw a great difficulty arising from the advancement of capital to Emigrants. Their chief revenue must of course consist in corn, and he was not aware that any means had been devised for converting that into a mare nient medium for repayment. It was a subject well worthy of being considered. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that from the great im portance of the subject, they were bound to keep their minds open, and not pledge themselves to measures which hereafter might fetter their judgments. They had, in the first place, to consider how far the measure of Emigration was really available to the object it was designed .to achieve. They had also to consider how far the necessary arrangements were consistent with the interests of the Colonies, and whether it was. expedient to undertake the expense of £6l. which was the lowest sons at which each individual could be sent out. In such circumstances, their hopes as to the result of the con templated measure could not be very sanguine. It . might however prove, in some respects,an advantageous outlet for population to North America, and the colony would perhaps be essentially served. He was astonished that the Honourable Baronet should have described the condition of an Emigrant as that of a convict sent into exile. Surely the distinction was wide and obvious. The latter went out stigmatised with the infamy of crime; not as a free settler, but with his labour appro priated to another individual. Many persons who possessed consi derable capital were anxious to emigrate to Canada, and happy to receive a grant of land there. He concluded with hoping that the House would not express any decided opinion oo the subject until they were completely in possession of the facts and circumstances by which their judgment should be guided. Sir JAMES GRAHAM explained., Mr. MABERLY remarked that his Majesty's Minis ters had but a short time since, as it appeared to him, laid down a rule which, if just, must necessarily pre clude the House from hoping that the country could receive any great benefits from pursuing the system of emigration. He alluded to the conduct they bad followed with respect to Ireland. They bad stated that little relief could be an ticipated to the redundant population of. that country, from any plan of Emigration which bad been proposed. Mr.BENETT bigged to remark in reply to the obser vation. made by the Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Graham), re .pecting the Romans having , imported corn, that al though it was perfectly true that people had done so, yet it appeared also clear, that to that very circum stance might, in a great measure, be attributed the downfall of the Roman Empire. As to the Question of Emigration, it had always appeared to him to be a great injury to the country that her ablest artisans should be even permitted, much less encouraged, to leave it ; and he must confess he felt astonished that his Majesty's Ministers had not devised some means for putting a stop to such a ruinous system. It was cal culated that if the country were to promote emigration fully, every person migrating would be a charge to the State of 201. 'but it appeared to him that the 201. re (paired foreach emigrant might be much better expend ed at home, and in a waoo, which would afford much more extensive relief. W hy should it not be devoted to the cultivation of Poor Lands? There were no less than eleven millions of acres of waste lands, and if the money were employed in ,cultivating them instead of assisting persons to emigrate, it would at once afford employment to labourers, and render more active the market for Manufactures. He much lamented that some measure had not been even hinted at by his Majesty's Ministers for the employment and consequent relief of the manufacturers. With respect to Ireland thought it must be evident to every one that quietude alone could benefit that distracted country. As to the question, however, respecting the propriety of emigration, be was decidedly of opinion that the longer the House delayed from coming to a decision upon it, the better it would be for• the country; for, should the wishes of the Honourable Member for Montrose, and some other Hooourable Gentlemen, be adopted by the House, there would be occasion to consider the question, not merely Stith reference to manufacturers, but also with reference to the agricultural labourers, who would be speedily seen requesting assistance. Mr. WILMOT-HORTON hoped, that the Hon. Member who had just addressed the House, would per. mit his name to be placed upon the Committee. If he did so, he would have tin opportunity of stating his plan fully; although he (Mr. Horton) apprehended that it would be found most fallacious. The only prin ciple upon which emigration could for an instant be en couraged was this; that upon calculation it was evident that, although an emigrant cost the country twenty pooods, still the country. in incurring that expense, merely chose the lesser et two evils; for, it the person provided with the means to emigrate had remained at beam he would have cost the country a much greater SOUL—The Petition was ordered to be printed. ORDERS OS THE DOOM Mr. ABERCROMBY moved for the renewal of an Order, adopted last Session, providing that returns should be furnished to the House, stating the number of dockets which had been struck during the last twelve years, distinguishing the number each year, and the names of the Bankrupts; also a statement of the num ber of Commissions which had been sealed and issued (hiring the same period; the dumber of Commissions which had been opened, and the number of Commissions which had bees heard in the same time.—Agreed to. CAP/ OW GOOD HOPE. Mr. HUME begged to call the attention of the House to a subject which was of great importance both with respect so the justice due to a considerable Colony, and a number of indi►iduals wbo were particularly in- terested in the question. He alluded to the proceedings of the Commission of Inquiry which had been appointed to investigate the conduct of the Noble Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. No less than thtee years and a half had elapsed since that Commission wai appointed, and let no report of its labours had been furnished, ex cept so far as a single case was concerned. This did appear to him to be most extraordinary, and to require investigation. He did not mean at that moment to censure the Commissioners, although he must confess that there appeared to him to be sufficient grounds for - so doing. His object, on that occasion, however, was to leara from the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Wilmot- Hotton) in what way the House stood with respeit t') the Governor of that Colony in question? and whe ther it was the intention of his Majesty's Ministers to in stitute any inquiry into the charges which had been nude against that Noble Lord? He could not insagif e that Ministers would not see the necessity of •setting on foot some enquiry, and therefore he wished to kno* what course they intended to pursue. Some Hon. Friends of his had expressed it to be their opinion that some inquiry should be instituted, and his Majesty's Government had granted to the Noble Governor(Lord Charles Somerset) leave to return to England, to meet any charges which might be brought against him. He himself had sug gested the propriety of Colonel Bird, and the other witnesses connected with the question, remaining in this country, but he had not been attended to. He wished to know, therefore, before he entered upon his pro. mised motion, what were the reasons for those persons boing permitted to retarn to the Colony; and also what inettsures his Majesty's Ministers intended to adopt. There were particular circumstances which induced him to request the information re specting Colonel Bird's return. He had been intbrnied that that Gentleman bad had a pension granted to him, and he should voy I much like to know if that wall the fact. If it was, to say the least of it, itloaked• seepicious. Should the information he miaowed not be granted, be was prepared to submit the motions, of which be had given notices to the Howe, and to declare his masons fOr so doing. Mr. WILMOT-HORTON said, the course aka t by the Hon. Gentleman was so very extraordinary, that he scarcely knew hoar to meet it. On a former night, the Hoo. Gentleman stated, that he would move for certain papers, and he (Mr. Horton) informed him, that Minis ters would grant some of those papers , _ and state their reasons for refusing the remainder. But now the Hon. Gentleman shifted his ground, and wished to know what Ministers meant to do with respect to the general inquiry ? Did the Hon. Gentleman think that the Com missioners had done nothing? Did he suppose that they had made no inquiry ? There were on their table 230 close folio pages of printed report and evidence, on a case which had occupied that House three or four times, and on which several discussions had taken place. The Hon. Member bad expressed his opinion on that case, and had stated that be was prepared to support it. He alluded to the case of Bishop Burnett. The investi gation of that case had cost the country many thousand pounds. It bad detained the Commissioners at the Cape half-a-year longer than they would otherwise have re mained there. No pains had been 'spared in that inves tigation; and here were the means, if Gentlemen would read those. papers, of deciding on this case, as clearly as any inquiry, or combination of inquiries, which the wit of man could devise, world enable them to do-- (Hear, hear).--Was it then intended, after this proceed. ing, that the case was to be thrown aside, and that they should go into an indefinite inquiry without any spezific facts before them ?—( Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had asserted that he bad looked into those papers, and was prepared to consider them; and he (Mr. Horton) now demanded, whether he was ready to support the case of Bishop Burnett? Was it fit that he should call for more papers until_ that case was disposed of ? If that case were decided in favour of Lord Q. Somerset—if ' nine,cises were afterwards decided in his favour—still it would - be proper for the Hoisse to entertain a teeth, if the statement of facts were sufficiently strong ; bathe contended that it was contrary to the principles of justice to recede from this particular inquire, and go into others of an indefinite nature—Wear). He would, he was sure, carry the House with him, when he said, that when the case to which he had alluded was de cided, he would deny no papers for which the Hon. Gentleman might think proper to move, provided he laid fair Parliamentary grounds for their production.-- As to the papers which the Hon. Gentleman meant to move for to-night, on what Parliamentary ground did he intend to rest his application ? Had he, out of doois,, looked into those papers, and, if so, did he find in them matter for a charge? If he did, then he was ready to give the Hon. Gentleman an answer. If a Gentleman came forward - and said, 66 I have looked into this or that particular case, and it demands inquiry," it then rested with Government to decide whether they ought to grant the papers which he desired, or to resist the application, in part, or altogether. He felt that they . would be doing flagrant injustice to the Noble Lord, atter the calumnies that had been heaped upon hins, by various means, and from various quarters, if they proceeded in the manlier pointed out by the Hon. Gentleman, who, he believed, would be the last man to lend himself to the extension of those calumnies—(Hear). Would it, he asked, be worthy of that House to put aside a case which was ready for investigation, and to go into an indefinite in quiry with respect to charges got up by any means, as to the general Government of the Cape? There was no man who Would not sink under such an accumula. don of charges brought forward in such a manner"— (Hear). He did not prejudge the case of Bishop Bar nett • but before they proceeded with any other, they ought certainly to decide upon that. There was, he conceived, no want of information. tan the contrary, there was an abundance of gratuitous information offend to the House; as a proof of which he held in his hand Bishop Burnett's answer to the report of the Commis sioners; and if all the calumnies and all the declamation which it contained were expunged, it might be put into the shape of a me. medal, and placed in the hands of Members. Throughout that production, its author imputed to Government the worst motives, and to the Commissioners the basest feelings. He felt himself under the necessity of giving this answer to the Hon. Gentleman. Who moved for papers, be (Mr. Horton) would agree to the produetion of such as could be granted with propriety. and be would mate his reasons for withholding such as might be refused. Mr. HUME would certainly put one of his motions, in order that he might hear what further objections could be advanced by the Hon. Member opposite. It Was a mistake to suppose that he had introduced the case of Mr. Burnett. The Petition was presented by an Hon. Member (Mr. Brougham) not then present, and therefore be did not see why he should be prevented from receiving information because that case bad net been decided. The conduct of Lord Charles Somerset could not be judged of by a single case. Such a pro. ceeding would be unjust both to the Noble Lord and the fbalony. It should be judged , by the proceeding* which had taken place in the Colony, during the ten 'years which he bad been Governor. He would there. fore have the cases of the six or seven persons who had been so arbitrarily banished, investigated. if the case of Mr. Burnett bad been over-stated, that did not prove that the others should not be investigated. But why, he would ask, was not Mr. Burnett allowed to return to the Cape, there to meet his enemies, and to see what the conduct of the Commissioners teeny was ? He bad