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troy for resuming the estall,ir-.1..1an of witnesses on the East Retford D.efranchisement Bill was read. enamel baying been called in, Mr. Evans was spin called, and big examination resumed. Whites. had doubts respecting the propriety of standing for this bcrough, on amount of the practicer/filling the voters, and for that re.o.co did not stand again for it. it had been a andidate for Leicester, for his election for which place be bad expended 17,0001. The IA ?RD CHANCELLOR here warned the witness that the yrciertion of the Bill of Indemnity did not extend beyond matters' connected with Retford. At fleeced, the Rev. Mr. Fell was paid In the same manner as *Ahem had been. George Hippax—Lived near Retford, and knew it from his child hood. When Mr. Evans went to Retford in 1818, being ignorant of electioneering, be told him that it was the custom of the borough for its members, after the election, to make a present to each of his voters. Wm. Porson—ln the year 1820 W. Thornton gave him a num ber of letters to deliver to persons in Nottingham, whom be men tioned as freeholders ofßetford; he told him to be troy careful of ate letters, as he said they contained Mr. Evana's election money. The same circumstance occurred in other places. Richard Porson—Delivered similar letters in East Retford, by Mr. Thornton's directions. John Nutley, burgess of East Retford—Received, in the election of 1811, forty guineas for a plumper. After 1812 received 111. His landlord was paid 8L or 91. In 1818 he received two parcels, con taining 40 guineas; the same occurred in 1820; he was a petitioner against this bill. At the termination of this witness's examination, at nine o'clock, the further consideration of this matter was adjourned till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS—MoxpAy. The Speaker took the Chair at four o'clock. Lord PALMERSTON reported, u Chairman of the Commit tee appointed on the :Eye Election, that the Committee had met, pursuant to adjournment, on Friday morning, but that Oen. King was unable to attend from indisposition t that the Committee had again met this day, but that the gallant officer was still unable to attend. A medical gentleman was called to the bar, who deposed that Oen. Ring was too unwell to attend, and that it would be three or four days before be could attend. Lord PALMERSTON then moved that, as it was of import ance that the proceedings should not be delayed, that Oen. Ring be excused from further attendance on the Committee, which was or. dered accordingly. Sir R. KNATCHBULL brought up the Report on the Rye Har bour bilL Mr. HUME opposed the bill, u being an attempt to make the legislature a Court of Appeal from the decision of the Court of Chan. eery; and moved, u an amendment, that the report be taken into further consideration this day six months. A division then took place, when there were— For the amendment . For the original question . hlajority in favour of the bill Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from a clergyman of the Established Church, in Ireland, of the name of J. O'Rourke taking notice of certain petitions offered to the house against him, a nd pray. ing that, if such petitions made an impression upon any hon. mem ber of the house to his prejudice, he might be allowed an oppor tunity to defend himself. The hon. member said that the pets. boner put forth in the petition a full defence against the charges made. All, however, that he asked at present, was to lay the pe tition on the table. Mr. O'CONNELL said that the petitions which he had offered to the house complaining of this rev. gent. had been signed by very respectable persons. They were not received by the house, on ac. count of informality. He had not since received any instructions from the who gave him the petitions for presentation. Mr. ALLACE said he had ne complaint to make of the hon. and learned member for Clara. The petition was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. __ ___ OPINING PION WATERLOO 'RIDGE. _ _ __ Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from the company of pro prietors of Waterloo-bridge, praying that a street might be opened from Waterloo-bridge to Tottenham-court-road. Sir JOSEPH YORKE supported the petition, which, he said, ought to interest a great many members of the house. When this adbject was mentioned before, he was scarcely able to put in one word for it, so much engrossed was the whole house by the union of navigation and trade questions. There were various good rea sons for opening a passage from Waterloo-bridge, in the direction of Tottenham-court-road. Numerous families living along that line had no direct way to the theatres, or to Westminster, without going round-about ways. He saw various sums in the miscellaneous estimates for the year, not so well applied as a grant would be for the proposed street. Why should they bare grants for widening the streets of Dublin, and not for widening the streets in London He would also hold out particular inducements to hon. members in making the proposed opening ; they could have Oeulburn . atreet, Murray-square, wson-alley, &c. as we had in our foreign posses sions Melville Island, Croke: Mountains, and such others, which the hon. member enumerated. Hs would not ask for a vote at pre sent for this purpose, but he was desirous that the place should be kept open, and that a grant might be made some other time. It would be only applying the public money to public works, which would employ the people, and which would repay, in time, the mo ney laid out on them. He had no doubt but the Duke of Bedford and others, whose property lay in the way, would concur. The petition was elected to lie on the table. akamiresurr Or BUSINESS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER suggested that the House ought not to go further with petitions, but take the bu siness ordered for the day—(it was then seven o' clock.) CoL DAVIES objected, and said he could not forego the pre sentation of a petition put into his hands sane days ago. After a few words from AIL Daring, Lord Althorp, Sir George Warrender, and Alderman Wood, to the same effect (aa we under stood them), The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said eight o'clock would be a proper hour, and the house agreed to commence the bu siness of the day at tat hour for the remainder of the session. NEWSPAPEII, STAMP DUTY. After the presentation of several petitions on the Bea Bin, the Administratbn of Justice, the Oppressive Weight of Tithes, ie. Mr. BROWNLOW said he had to present two petitions from the letterpress printers of the towns of Newry and Belfast, against any alteration in the stamp duty on newspapers in Ireland. The pa titisnas. felt very naturally alarmed at the intention expressed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of laying an additional stress of 13 per cent. on the newspaper press in Ireland. It was proposed to increase the duty on ordinary advertisement stamps in the ratio of 40 per cent. ands sum of 3s. ed. wee now to be laid on advertise. meets for charitable purposes—an impost never before known in Ireland. He would give the right honourable gentleman very little credit for his professions of economy and retrenchment, when be saw him proposing a most onerous duty on that which, of all other artielrt, ought to be the least taxsd—namel , the newspaper press. Hs would not impute to the right gentleman the cold. blooded design of seeking to extirpate the public press of Ireland, but most assuredly his measure, if once carried into a law, would 'have the effect ofpatly abridging the circulation of newspapers in that country. If an increase oil revenue was the object of the right honourable gentleman, this was not the mode to obtain it, for it wsa found that already constituted a very declining trade in Ireland. In 82, when the duty was Is. Bd. a revenue of 26,0001. was raised from Irish newspapers; but afterwards, when as additional shilling was put of revenue never amounted to more than 14,0001. showing a off of 12,0001. annually. It appeared to him much better that newspaper duties should be lowered rather than increased, if increased revenue was sought foe. He tnaesd that the right honourable gentleman would pease before be pushed this measure to the conclusion which he proposed. Mr. JEPHSON said that the only course left for the Irish mem bers was to join with the members for England and Scotland in calling for a reduction of taxation generally. Mr. HUME expressed his hope that the tax on English newspa. pas was also to be minced. Mr. J. (RATTAN briefly to p the petition. Sir H. PARNELL was deddesUy of talon that if the duty on English newspapaa were reduced one.balf, the amount of revenue sand% up she :cheques would be considerably Wowed. He did net assider this emcee Irish question, for it was one which af. fated the whole empire. SIICKINGIIan !AMAMI. 6, Mr. BROWNLOW moved for a Remit of the amount of mo. soy agt:upon the repairs and situations of Buckingham Pa. lace.— PIT ITIOYI. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mowed the Order of the Day for gslsg into a Committee of Supply. • Mr. HUME game intim that, on the next StipOy day, he should lam a vats of mum upon the Govanment, for having grouted liipalialisalle mid WWI &Eamon to two Commissioners of kiraidis t Moe a whoa was, at the seam time, is the receipt of a esierrydf 1,119111. aloe, and the other of 2,1001. for oboes which Maarhold. MILTON WI that berme they went into a committee of ssrply he thought it musisary there should be a :iglu understanding as tOrloss should .be received. He wished to ask Whether it would be 4e.ut he way about es say deostems—to receive pe titions of the pimple at ass se two oi&dt in the meadeg, with seine ISM or Wail meshes promat-l a i ss e ear. E. SPEAEXE mid that be might be considered • demo aid dismiss to modes r sedan of the people at say hour whss the haw thought it detest* do the business of the at all. Wilk regard to the attlime d *embus likely Tot s rerimt at the he": whisk be, foe the armaisrace d the house, had suggested for reesiving . patitions, he had aright to calcu late upon the presence of at least fifty members, as the names of fifty gentlemen appeared upon his list as having petitions to pre sent. (hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that hie ob ject was that of d isp atching the public business, and he should be very greatly obliged to any gentleman who would suggest the best arrangement by which that object could be accomplis he d. In the present state of business, it was impossible fur any gentleman to say at what hour or on what night many important subjects and matures which stood upon the order book could be brought. Meaty of those measures, which were necessarily discussed at a late bank were as important to the public interests as any petition could be. Mr. FERGUSSON protested against the practice of bringing forward great public measures at a late hour, which were of mu& more consequence than any petition. The Bill for the improve. ment:of the administration of justice in England, and the Led Advocates' Bill for altering the system of judicature in Soodosi, had both been called on at half-past one o'clock in the morni an hour at which to talk of discussing the principles of such measures was a mockery. eatiCZ. Mr. DAVENPORT, in answer to a question from the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Rxed the presentation of the Birmingham Reform Petition for Monday next. Having answered the right honourable gentleman's question, he had one to put to him. It had become known, through the foreign newspapers all over Europe, that a protocol had lately been signed by the ministers of England, France, and Russia, by which those powers guaranteed a loan of upwards of two millions sterling to the Greek government. It was understood that each of the three powers was to be responsible for one-third of that amount. Now, if the country was to be called upon to take on itself this addition al burthen, he thought it right to ask whether any such engagement had been entered into by the Government. He left It to honourable members to judge whether the House of Commons should be the last body in Europe to . be made acquainted with such a transaction. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped ,the hon. member would not consider that he was treating him or the house with any disrespect if he declined entering upon the subject of his question upon that occasion. He thought it was not upon the state ments of the newspapers either of this or of foreign countries that that house should found its deliberations. The negociationa upon the question would shortly be laid fully before the house, and then the conduct and views of the Government would be unreservedly explained. SUPPLY. The order of the day being read, Mr. HUME said that unless some explanation was given of the liability under which the country was about to be placed, it was impossible they should know what supplies to make, and he should move the postponement. (Cries of "No !") He did not wish to do any thing unpleasant, but he thought the house ought to be in formed upon the subject. Sir M.W. RIDLEY deprecated these incidental discussions, by which so much time was lost in debatin g as to t h e manner i n whi ch they should proceed to business. The house then went Into committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in the absence of his hon. friend the Secretary for the Treasury, he had undertaken to propose the votes of the Miscellaneous Estimates. He moved that a sum of 6,0001. be granted in aid of tits expenses of erecting churches in the West Indies in the year Iglu. Mr. H U3IE asked whether this was to be the last money voted for the purpose of building elegant palaces for bishops ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the sum expended upon what the Honourable Member called palaces for the Bishops was 4.0001. ahich had been applied to the purchase of a house for the Bishop's residence. Mr. W. HORTON said that the grant had originally been made at the suggestion of Gentlemen in the West India Interest...— They no longer thought it necessary that this country should as. mist them in providing churches and religious instruction for the population of those Colonies. Sir J. GRAHAM referred to a document signed by the right hon. Muter of the Mint, produced before the Finance Committee, which alluded to the difficulty on the part of the Lords of the Trea sury to understand the colonial accounts. He confessed his total inability, with the greatest diligence, to gain any knowledge of the financial concerns of the colonial department. Mr. W. HORTON thought an estimate ought to be produced, and could conceive no reason why it should not be produced. Mr. HERRIES thought that the subject could not be properly discussed until documents already moved for were before the house. Sir J. GRAHAM repeated his statement, and said that it wu corroborated by the right hon. member, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, within the last two months, in a publication, where he declared it as the result of all the investigation he had bestowed upon the matter, that the Colonial accounts were a mass of confusion. Sir G. MURRAY concurred with those who thought that the ac counts of the Colonies ought annually to be laid before Parliament by estimate. He assured the Committee that there was every dis. position in the Colonial Office to improve the system of its accounts, and that every exertion would be made to effect that object. Mr. WARBURTON said that previous to the introduction of this vote the religious instruction of the black population was in the hands of ,the Moravian whose habits rendered them, in his opinion, much better caudated for such a duty than bishops and dignitaries of the church. Mr. BERNAL denied that the West India interest had called for this grant, and said that In discussing these questions gentlemen ought to bear in mind that the general state of the colonial expen. diture did not apply to the West Indies so much as to many other colonies. Jamaica and some of the other West India islands nearly supported their own charges. Mr. HORTON had merely said that the West India proprietors were favourable to the introduction of bishops into the West Indies. He had himself been grossly misrepresented with respect to the existence of slavery in the West Indies. The one party of the abo. Monists contended that he did every thing in favour of slavery ; and the other party, theplanten, accused him of protested —and the greatest of their foes. Through these misunderstan dings he had been pursued into private life. Against this he p and he did so the more strongly because he had always acted impartially—. (Hear, hear.) Mr. TRANT wished for an East India Budget. He thought that all the details of the receipts and expenditure in that country ought to be laid before the house. Mr. Dundee has been of the same opinion, and the Board of Controul would be to blame unless some measures upon this head were adopted In reply to a question, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that Lord Rosalyn, Mr. M. Fitzgerald, Sir Willoughby Gordon, Lord Elliot, and himself, were the Commissioners appointed to in. vestigate the colonial expenditure. Mr. PORTMAN could not consent to any vote of money for the colonies, unless his Mar e sty's ministers pledged th emselves that a regular budget should in future furnished. Sir G. MURRAY could have no objection to give such a pledge if he should be in office. Lord LI °WICK wished to know whether the vote was for churches commenced, or for churches projected ? if for the latter he should oppose it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the churches had been stipulated for. Mr. GORDON observed that there was no uniformity of spa's in the disposal of the money granted. To that he objected. The commission which had been alluded to he regarded as most naiads. factory, and contended that the subject ought to be refund to a committee of that house. Mr. BROUGHA M approved of the question put by his noble Mend (Lord Herrick). It was $ most natural and pertinent qua. tion, and °n ht to be satisfactorily answered before the vote was agreed to. They ought to know whether the churches were corn. I =need Cr not. If not, be should oppose the grant. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the boa and learned gentleman could not have been in the BOUINI when be had stated what churches were required, and what churches had bean commenced. No vote was submitted to that house until a certificate had been received from the Bishops of the different co. lonics, certifying that the Colonial legislatures had set apart, or voted, their quota towards the building of the intended churches. Mr. BROUGHAM wished to know for what particular colonies the present vote was intended ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could only speak front recollection. Mr. HUME contended that the vote ought to be postponed until it was known to what colonies the money was to be given. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER believed that the vote, if agreed to, would go to the building of a chapel at Antigua, and a church at Barbados. Mr. STANLEY required further information. Lord HO WICK said that if the government was not apprised of the radian, cues for which the money was required, of course the vote might be postponed without inconvenience. Mr. MANNING stated that the money had been promised to the Island of Barbadoes se long ago as when Earl Bathurst wee Secretary for the Colonies. The hon. member made some other observations, but was entirely inaudible. Mr. P. THOMPSON objected to the commission. He agreed with the honourable member for Crichiade in thinking that it was not well composed. 'The services of a gentleman weU quaWied had been rekrad. Lad SANDON 'twinned the vote, on the ground that it was a part of the grand emus* which the house had made with the HUME wbhed to know, wbetbsr any pert of the vote to Bezbadoe p to f the build/as of a sewed nodes= fee the Maher of s The CHANCELLOR at the EXCHEQUER stated that time were two Bishops is the West Wks, the oaf at lierbadate, and the other at Jasaalaa. A reddest. bad bees provided he the Mewl of Barbadoes, and one would be provided foe the Bishop of Ja maica. No second residence was thought of. The vote was then agreed to. The sum of B,OOOL was then proposed to be granted for erect ing a Pier at Milford Haven. Mr. Huns and Mr. Jzrnsow opposed the vote. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that the pier was undertaken at the earnest recommendation of a Commit. tee of that house. Mr. K. TREVOR supported the vote. The pier would be of essential service. Lord ESSINGTON was understood to be favourable to the vote. The rote was agreed to. After a short discussion the sum of 12,0001. was granted towaids erecting the State Paper Office. The sum of 4,7001. was proposed to be granted to defray the ex. peaces of the Holyhead Road and Howth Harbour.—Agreed to. mu sum of 10,0001. was rotcd foe the new building in the Bri. tish Museum. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The sum of 30,5001. was granted for the salaries of the Officers of the Houses of Lords and Commons for 1830. In reply to Mr. Hume, the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER stated that the vote varied in amount in accordance with the fees re. ceivecl. Mr. HUME wished to have some details, and should move for a return of that nature. On the question being put that 17,0001. be granted to defray the expenses of the Houses of Lords and Commons for 1830, Mr. HUME thought the allowances required cuttailment.— Agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that 87.3881. be granted to make good the deficiency in the fees in the various offices In the treasury deprment. Mr. GORDON proposed t6t the items should be separated. He objected to the way in which the Treasury accounts were drawn up. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he per sonally would have no objection to the change proposed. Mr. PORTBIAN contended that the salari.s of all public offi cers ought to be reduced in proportion with the change which bad taken place in the currency. la 1778 Mr. Gilbert had proposed that the salary of all who received above 200 L a year, should be re. duced one-fourth. He, however, would not not go so far, but could wish to see them reduced one-tenth. It was want of informa tion alone which prevented him from making a motion to that effect. He wished to know whether ministers would undertake to furnish an account chewing what sums were actually paid to public officers. The time for severe economy was come, and must be acted upon. Sir J. GRAHAM said it was his intention to move to-morrow for such a return u was wished for by his bon. friend (Mr. Port man.) They should not stoop to ignoble game while there were birds of prey and of heavier Sight in the upper regions of the air.— The only man who bad come forward in the present distress was the Viceroy of Ireland. He was glad to be corrected. Lord Camden had, to his immortal honour, come voluntarily forward when the ease was not so pressing as at present. (Hear, bear, hear.) But the only men who had come forward on this occasion were the Duke of Northumberland and Mr. Moore. His motion he should bring forward, and it would give the information so ;much wished by his , hon. friend. He understood that it was the intention ofgovernment to oppose the making of the return he required, but he trusted he should receive the support of the house. He wished to know what was meant by making good the deficiency in the fees on the various offices. The CHA NC KLI.OR of the EXCHEQUER complained that the honourable baronet profaned a greater degree of candour than he showed In his actions. The hon. baronet had told the committee that the government had intimated their intennon of opposing his motion, but in aging that he had communicated to the committee only one hail of the information which had been conveyed to him. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) himself had told the hon. baronet that his motion would be opposed, but he had also told hint that the honourable member fur Lincoln had moved for a return which was in the course of preparation, and which would present the whole subject to the house, while that wished for by the honourable baronet would be only partial. (Hear, hear.) — He had no wish to withhold information from the House, but he wished the House to know the whole of the ease, and not merely a part. (Hear, hear.) The honourable baronet had stated that be was a bird f prey. kle should wish to know whether, if he, honestly, as be did, however inefficiently, discharging his duties and receiving the emoluments which his predecessors received, war to be regarded any m ore as a bird of than that man who hereditarily entered upon large He knew not from what vocabulary the honourable baronet selected his phraseo logy, or why he was to receive In the society of gentlemen such an appellation u that which bad been applied to him. (Hear.) He did not, however, wish to interrupt the regular course of business, but would endeavour to give the information which had been re. quired of him. Much reduction had been made in the salaries of public officers. Since 1821 every salary had been reduced; the smallest reduction was 17 per cent. and the largest 10 per cent. With respect to superannuation', the greatest economy had been observed by the treasury. The total amount drawn out of the treasury, to be divided among persons who bad long served the public, amounted only to 3,3981. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in explanation, admitted that be had I used a well-known metaphor Improperly. He did not mean any offence to the right. boo. gentleman. He acknowledged having soared too high, but his Intention was to deprecate the enjoyment of large incomes in the present state of the country. Tomorrow he should make the motion of which he had given notice, and bring the salaries received by public servants under the view of that house. Col. SiBTHOSPE wee sure no hon. member could consider the metaphor used by the hon. member for Cumberland a reflection on the right hon. gentian= who had risen to the office he then held with so much honour to himself. He should certainly propose a reduction In the rote, if the Member for Aberdeen did not. Mr. HUME, looking to a treasury minute made in 1821, by which no officer of the treasury was to have more than 2,000 L a. year, expressed a wish to know why that regulation had not b een observedHe found that Mr. Hill, the late assistant clerk of the treasury, enjoyed a salary of 2,600 L and that CoL S tewart , w h o succeeded Mr. Hill, received the same amount. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER described the du. ties of Assistant Clerk of the Treasury to be extremely laborious so much so, that dlr. Hill had tallest a victim to his exertions in the discharge of those duties. On the best consideration government could give, they thought 2,600 L was not too much for the extra. ordinary exertion required in the situation. Mr. HUME said it was not consistent to give Colonel Stewart, a new individual in the Are, as much as Mr. Hill, an old servant, bad received. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER eulogised the able conduct of Col. Stewart as a soldier who had sego service, but that officer did not take a =boy of 2,11001. for military service. Col. S. at the end of the war, was employed in the department of many moan and in consequence of the ability with 'which he diirged his duty, be was sent Commissioner to Ireland to ineesdases the Customs department, and his exertions were so sd to the public, that the Earl of Liverpool promoted him u? a tl li t= of Stamps, at a salary of 2,0001. The right bon. gentleman wk be tame into oaks, thesOt it his duty to recommend him to the Duke of Wellington, not sea military °Meer, but for the talent he had displayed in various dvil dices. Mr. GORDON said the question put by his bon. friend the mem. bar for Aberdeen was, why the pledge given by the Treasury, that the eatery of the bsastary should not exceed % , 0001. ha d been broken ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER raplalud. Lord MILTON thought a departure from the Tresaur y minute could not basdiled. Mr. C. WOOD upraised his intention to move the salary of the sisistant.derk of the Treasury be reduced 5001. in ceder that they might not oppose the Treasury minute of 1821. Mr. HUMS contended that the government had shun a eat tempt of economy, in allowing a salary beyond the stun Axed in the Treasuty minute. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said Cal. Bo wan was receiving 2,0001. in the Board of Stamps when they wished to have him in the Treasury. By taking him from the Board of &amps, a saving seamed to the public of 2,8001. be cause get rid of one Commissioner ftmps. Lord the ITANLEY did not admire what be called the balancing system, and expressed a that the house would that night, by their vete, show that ft net be sanctioned. Mr. F. LEWIS held that it would be injustice to deprive Col. Stewart of the salary. The best and most economical policy was to pay meritorious Akers well. Lord HOWICK admitted that it was tight to secure splendid services by peeper solids% bat that might brie bee done by, re. dyeing the salaries se Me miemikelenste of Mr. DAVENPORT the estinme= Waked state. Air. MABERLY hhmedisseepoiled to tote fora re duction of the Mum. in wear to support the Timmy minute of I 1821. Mr. IL PITZINIMALD said the somewl of piddle Wiese hed been placed by the liamcs co - mmimes la the heads of the Treasury, and trhatop it was mimed se allow the Treasury the power M to e kw public menial* Mr. C. WOOD said he shoa gee* l wily om the tome of the worm ohm. of 1.11, sod divide the amemimee. As UK =see the thee *outs snowed bad bussiespeed as 'ahoy fte the Awateme Clerk of the Timmy ha shoal uses * sedan the allow MIL The boa. simeeber al=iy moved let die mai lIMSII. (lassead o f sum.) bp so his minty mks psi my diking ia the 41SMNI101 et elle Sir G. Weimer:ma =die asmions. The Committee then divided, when there appeared_ Fe, the Resolution.... . . . For the Amendment Majority Sir A. GRANT then reported megrim, the house resumed, an,' the report was ordered to be received en Friday. DESERTED CHILDREN (I RELAND) SILL. Lord LEVESON GOWER mov the otder of the day for house going into Committee on this bill. Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the house do adjourn. He evu:u not consent to go on with business at those late hours, because ' , ha: was done at those late hours could not be known to the public. I. business was to be done, whyacould not parliament be called !o w then earlier, or why not sit later ? If members came to do bus ine „ , they ought to do it. He would persevere in his motion of adjoin. mcnt. The motion being seconded, was put from the Chair. Mr. DOiIERTY rose, and stated the nature of the business be. fore the house. which was the recommitting of this Bill, for the pqr. pose of being printed. It was a bill eigrest consequence to Irclai.d, and yet this was the occasion which the hon. and learned membe r took to peopose an adjournment. That was not all ; but the hon and learned member read a lecture to the house upon its duties. The hon. and learned member said that many speeches were mad; in the house, and no reply could be made to them. That was truth , and, until replies were made to such speeches, it would be better ft the hon. member to refrain from such remarks. Mr. SLAPIRY wished to put the House in possession of the circumstances of this case. In consequence of the reduction of the Foundling Hospital in Ireland, it was thought right to make pro. vision for deserted children. He had amendments to make to t h e bill, and he wished to take this opportunity of moving them. Mr. S. RICE said, if the motion for adjournment was to persevered in, he would oppose it; but he suggested that it would be better to take such business as would not produce 11 difference of opinion, and leave for another night such questions as were disputed. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but we understood division took place. On our return to the gallery, we found Mr. O'Cowsreta. saying that, when he came into the house, his object was to bur in oblivio n all differences, and all recollection of p ast usages:dons ; but he fotin s many were willing to keep these differences alive. He would only say that he was now prepared to make good the charges which he has made respecting the Borriookane business, and on Tuesday he weep present the petitions. He was now able to prove every dale he ad. vaneed and the only way of preventing him was to reject tilt petitions. As to the Doneraile conspiracy, he would also have an opportunity of establishing that case, and of showing that there was mismanagement at least. Übe had postponed die:modem o. these questions, it was from a wish to busy them in oblivion.- - He would persist in his motion of adjournment of questions re. greeting Ireland, as now silence was imposed in that country 1s more ways than one. Lord LEVESON GOWER hoped the lassoed gent. would ad. mit the impossibility of any personal feeling between himself err,: the hoe, and learned gent. but he was bound to say the speeelie , were made in another country, in which they could not be answere,!. The hon. and learned member alluded to acts of the Government in Ireland, but he was able to maintain every act of that Government. If the bon. member objected to what was done under an Act of Par liament, his best way was to move for the repeal of that act. To a question from Mr. DOHERTY, Mr O'Coston.r. raid, ht meant to present petitions respecting the Borrisokane, affair to.mo:. row (this evening.) The lion member then complained that no appointments were made among the bat in Ireland, as was expected. He did not ea. pect any appointment for himself, as being always opposed to go. vernment ; it would be striking to him to make him King's Court. set. He was pleased with Mr. Pennefather getting the vacant Ser. geantcy. The report of the committee on the above bill was then received, and it was ordered to be taken into further consideration on Mon. day next. The committee on the Forgery Bill, and the Quarter Sessions it Scotland Bill, and the resolutions on the Tobacco duty, were post. polled to Monday. TENURE Or OFFICES ON THE DENISE Or THE atom. Mr. HUME moved for leave to bring in a bill for enabling all filling civil and military offices in Great Britain and ire. o °lll , and in the colonies, to held those offices on the demise of the crown, until removed_ by the succeeding King or Queen. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the too. lion, and contended that such a bill as that now proposed was a: variance with the principles of the constitution. Col. DAVIES supported the motion. After some further conversation, in which Col. Dr nu,. Mr. W. C. WYNN, Mr. J. WOOD, and Col. WooD, took pert, Mr. HUME consented to withdraw his motion, upon the un. dentanding that be was to be allowed to bring in a Bill to ten der unnecessary the payment of fees for the renewal of office on the demise of the Clown. The other orders of the day being disposed of, the house ad. l ionised at half-past Two o'clock. THE KING. WINDSOR, MA Y 10.—From the most authentic but private information, it is clearly ascertained that hi.. MAJESTY is daily improving. This day Earl BATIIURSI and Lord MELvILLa arrived at the Castle, in order to make their personal inquiries relative to the state of his MA J EST Y'S health. Their Lordships arrived at one o'clock, and had an interview with the Lord Steward and his MA ./ Err Y's physicians, after which they left the Castle at a little after two, on their return to town. Both his Mt. JESTY'S physicians still continue in constant attendance. The medical gentlemen remained at the Palace during the day, and it was arranged would sleep there last night.— A despatch was brought to the Palace about one o'clock yesterday afternoon from the Duke of WEL LI N °TON fur his MAJESTY.—A copy of the bulletin was forwarded to the Duke of CLA RE NC E, at his residence in Bushy Park, by twelve o'clock.—The bulletin was shown at the KIN 's Palace, St. James's, by Lord GLENLYON, as Lord in Waiting, and Mr. HOPE (for Sir W. KEPPEL) as Groom in Waiting.—The inquiries were, as usual, very nu merous. The Duke and Duchess of CIINDELAND came to town yesterday morning, from their residence at Kew. The Prince of &gams arrived at the King's Palace, St. James's, in full uniform, and wee introduced to their Royal Highness... The Prince was attended by the Baron de BADEN. The Russian AmhasEador and Prin cess Litv EN visited the Duke and Duchess. The Duke of WELLINGTON paid a visit to Sir Ro smaT PEEL, on Saturday afternoon, after his return five a visit to the KING at Windsor. Sir ROEF.ET, asseaspanied by Mr. W. PEEL, the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department, left town at an sally hour yesterday morning, to attend the funeral of hs late father, at Drayton Park, Staffordshire. The Spanish Minister had an interview with the Earl et ABERDEEN yesterday, at the Foreign Office. tches from Tangiers were received at the Colo nhlpsakce yesterday. Sir ROBERT PEEL, Mr. W.Y. PEEL, and Mr. Dow- SON, left town yesterday morning to attend the funeral of Sir R. PEEL, which is fixed to take place this day. Sir ROBERT will be interred in the family vault at Dray ton Manor. The for the Parliamentary grant for Windsor Castle had a meeting at the Treasury yesterday Those present were the Duke of WELLINGTON, the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, Lord GRANTHAM. Viscount LOWTHER. Lord FARNBOROUGH, Sir M. W. RIDLEY, Sir JITIMAX WYATXILLE, the architect to the Palace, was in attendance during the meeting. In a parliamentary document recently printed, amongst the Sheriff's claims upon the Exchequer for expenses for Lola and Middlesex, there is this item—" For sew seen ng theMenbersfor thecosotty oilliddlesex to acted did ratty ix Parliament, 101. 10s. ' the Exchequer has " aileured" for such summoning "101." Why 10e. were duleeked does not appear. The next charge is neatly HE 411/101116 fie the Sheriff's " attending on persons (query e a ba rs ee seed the Acts of Parliament transmitted to the , 51. 55." This charge of Sys guineas is "disal lowed," but why does not appear; for if the Sheriffs in 1828 and 1827 read to themselves or others all the Acts transmitted to them, they would have weed the 61.55. holier than the preceding 101. 1~ !I ~~ al to Ii Al am 'lll4