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EAST INDIA HOUSE, 224 June, 1831. i lIE COURT of DIRECTORS of the I UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, du hereby rite Notice, That the Committee of Shipping will be ready, on or before WEDNESDAY, the 29th Instant, to receive Pro posals in writing, seated up, from such Persons as may be willing to occupy TONNAGE on board Ships in the Com pany's service, consigned to Bengal. A Blank Form of Proposal may be bad upon application at the Shipping Office ; and the Proposal must be left at :hat Office before Eleven o' Clock in the Forenoon on the aid 29th Joss instant. PETER AUBER, Secretary. KENT. IMPORTANT FREEHOLD ESTATES, Belonging to the Crown. HE HIVE and INGRESS ESTATES, .A. delightfully situate at NORTHFLERT, SWANS COMB, and GREENHITHE, on the South Bank of the Thames, and on the High Road to Dover and Paris, WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. ADAM MURRAY, At Oarnway's Coffee-house, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th JULY, 1831, By Direcdoos of the of the Athol/shy and Navy. These Estates, containing Foua HUISIMMED sad Foser- EIGHT Acazs, are divided into Lots, for the convenience of purchasers ; and it is presumed that the delightful and enchanting situation, commanding extensive prospects of a beautiful country, and the rich aquatic views afforded by the noble river Thames, waiting innumerable vessels to and from all parts of the Globe, added to the convenient distance from the Metropolis (only 18 miles), will render many of the allotments eminently desirable for the erection of Country Residences. The property includes rich and productive Arable, Mea dow, and Pasture Land, excellent Marshes, finely timbered Parks and Pleasure Grounds, Mansions, Houses, Cottages, &c. Also, substrata of Chalk, Flints, and Brick Earth, of wry superior quality, which may be readily shipped to any port whatever. Printed Particulars, with Lithographic Plans of each Lot, may be had of Mr. Joseph Wood, Nottbfleet ; of Mesa% tireen,Pemberton, and Co. Solicitors,Salisbuty-square,Fieet qreet ; at Garraway's ; at the Office of Woods and Forests, Whitehall-place ; and of Mr. Adam Murray, Surveyor, Land Agent, and Auctioneer, 61, St. Dlattln's-lanc, Charing Cross.—Letters to be post-paid. INDIGESTION, HEARTBURN, &c. BUTLER'S COOLING APERIENT POWDERS. THESS Powders produce an effervescing draught extremely grateful to the palate, as well as at the game time a mild and cooling Aperient, peculiarly adapted to relieve Indigestion, Heartburn, and Nausea, and counteract acidity in the stomach. If frequently taken, they will obviate the necessity of having recourse to Calomel, Ep. som Salts, and other strong and nauseous medicines, which often debilitate the system without producing the desired ef. fact. When taken after too free an indulgence in the luxuries of the table, particularly after too much wine, the usual dis. agreeable effects are prevented. Sold in boxes at 2s. Od. by Messrs. Butler, Chemists, Cheapside, Cotner of St. Paul's, London, and the principal Druggists and Booksellers—Of whom may be had, BUTLER'S IMPROVED DAFFY'S ELIXIR. Chia prepsraulon (made with the finest Brandy), will be found much superior to any other. in half:pint bottles, :IL N.B. Ask for Butler's Cooling Aperient Powders. 1 HE REAL PEARL MILK is the only 1. Cosmetic in the World that prevents the face, neck, arms, and hands, becoming wrinkled; and what is more remarkable, if a Lady or Gentleman begins to be wrinkled throu c ;k advance in years, or from iHnets, which is often the case, the real Pearl Milk is so soothing and softening to the skin, that by a few times using it the wrinkles will disappear, and the skin will become level ; and is the only article chat makes the complexion clear, beautiful, and healthy; is pleasant, cooling, refreshing, and so Innocent' that It may be used with safety to infants. It clears all cutaneous eruptions, spots, pimples, -redness, blotches, (and even ictually clears itching pimples). Persons subject to King's Evil, and Scrofula, will find the real Pearl Milk the finest remedy; and it makes coarse, sallow, and sickly complexions a healthy bloom and radiant whiteness. Ladies who use the Pearl Milk will have no occasion to rouge, paint, &e. as the best of them is un healthy, and Injurious to the skin;—therefore Ladies ought to be particular what they use for the skin, as the =kin is naturally thin and delicate. There are young as well as elderly Gentlemen who are subject to pimples, and va.ticularly elderly Gentlemen, whose chins naturally get soli and begin to wrinkle, and shaving becomes liffieult, and often cut themselves, but by washing their fate with the Real Pearl Milk, or by putting some on the soap when shaving, instead of water, it makes the chin hard and plump, clears all Imperfections, and shaving will be comfortable. Several Ladies have declared they have spent pounds for articles' tor the skin that are so puffed in the Newspapers, but they round they have been defrauded, as it did more harm to the skin than good; but after a few times using the Real Pearl Milk, they were so pleased with it, as it hew: to beautify their complexion, and they found the oftener they used it the more it cleared away the red spots they had been subject to; bat they said it was a pity it i► so dear or they would use it oftener. A Lady of Distinction, about forty-five, has declared to the Proprietor, about two years ago, after recovering from an illness, ob d wrinkles under her eyes, that made her look years older : and had hod the first medical advice, and used several French and English Cosmetics, yet found the wrinkles increased, but of ate washing her face with the Pearl Milk, her akin gradually became smooth and even, and nude her completion look healthy and youth ful. And what makes the real Pearl Milk so valuable to young Ladies, as well as eldetly, when washing with It the face, neck, hand•, and arms, makes them look healthy, fair, and beautiful. In short, if the Royal Family, Nobility, and Gentry, whohave not used the Real Pearl Milk, will honour it with a trial, they will find ft the moat valuable article no the toilet. There Ire some Ladies and' Gentlemen no doubt, who think it impos s ibl e f or t h e R ea l P ear l M ilk to possess the above remarkable virtues. but a trial will eon viDCE them of its efficacy. Price, a Sovereign per Bottle, or Six Bottles for Five Pounds ; and as severed , Bodies and Gentkmen applied to the Proprietor, and wished him to all -mailer Bottles for trial, the Proprietor has now prepared Half-Sovereign Bottles ; hut a Sovereign Bottle contains near three. Halt-Sovereign Bottles. Sold by Prince, 9, Poland-street, Oxford-street ; Sanger. 160, Oxforti-stresa, opposite New Bond-street ; Mout; 246, Strand ; and Johnson, 68, CornhiU. The reason the Pearl - 31Hk is so high a price, Is through the principal ingrelient being very rareand very expensive, but a Bottle lasts a long time, and a little has great effect. A good price given for old disColouted andlinsisaped real' Pearls, unlit tor Ladles ornaments' as.real Paull is the' principal ingredient of the Real Pearl :344111.;• and if a• Lad/ has such real-Pearls to dispose of, the Proprietor will either give a good price, or exchXrige Meat fdt Pearl hldk. Forwarded to any part of the Country; or to the Con- Uwe, by • orolluga reattiorier.-60htetil4o the Propttetor, 3lr. PRINCE, No. 9, Poland Street, Oxford Street, London. N. 13,818, THE SCHOOLMASTER ABROAD. 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Supposing this event to transpire, I must beg of you, sir, to represent to the Home Government the neces sity, in order to reduce much useless expense in curred in the colony, of breaking up all the public convict establishments here, and of our local go vernment erecting and constructing all their wharfs, buildings, roads, and bridges, by means of tenders and contracts from private individuals. The con tractors here will be eager to take all the convicts off the hands of the local government, save the halt, the lame, and the blind ; **such convicts as these should be kept in the hulks at home. Our women convicts are nearly irreclaimable. The. discipline adopted by General Darling towards them, is as much too lenient, as that adopted to wards the male convicts is too severe. The Female Factory at Parramatta is a receptacle for idleness, vice, and debauchery, of the grossest kinds; and will continue so until a severer discipline be es tablished. For petty thefts, and for acts of de bauchery, a female offender is condemned to idleness in the factory, which is a sort of house of correc tion, but where no correction worth the name takes place as to such bad characters. They should be made to work hard. Labour is the most suitable punishment fit for a Christian government to in flict on criminals, whether male or female. La bour is the hest corrective of idleness ; and idle ness is the chief source of the vices of the lower orders of every country. This was well under , stood by Sir Thomas Brisbane and littsjor Goul burn. They fed the convicts, but worketthem hard. —General Darling's policy is, to give them spare food of inferior quality, and not to be too severe in exacting labour, save at the penal settlements. There indeed, the male convicts are half starved, and yet are compelled, by the terror of the lash, to work bard too. The consequence is, they murder each other on purpose to come up to Sydney to take the chance of a trial for their lives. This is the teniversal testimony of such of them as have 'suffered death for crimes perpetrated at Moreton Buy. That you, Sir, and the Home Government may clearly understand, that the demand here for convict labour is greater than the supply, I need only inform you, that the friends of General Darling, and the supporters of his government, can alone get con victs assigned to them. Others apply in vain. Many persons have had their names inserted in the list of applications for convicts, six, nine, twelve, and dighteen months, and yet receive none. Con victs sire scarcer here than good farms, and you must now have great interest with the Governor, or those about his person, before you can get either. If on the arrival of a convict-ship,theeervices of the convicts on board were to be sold to the highest bidder for a term of years, subject to the men being adequately fed and clothed by the purchasers under a penalty, I do not doubt but a cargo of 200 able convicts would realize 1001. a year for the first five or ten years of their terms. This would be much better policy for the government than feeding and i clothing these men in the lumber-yards, and other convict-establishments, of New South Wales, to wit, Emu Farm, Wellington Valley, &c. The go vernment here carries on business in ship.building, farming, and grazing. All of which is a positive loss to the British people, and n still greater loss to the colony, reckoning the superior profits the settlers would produce to the empire from employ ing the convicts themselves. Sir R. Peel seems to think, that the expense of transporting a given number of convicts to New South Wales is greater than transporting them to Bermuda; for he states, that the work done by the convicts at Bermuda exceeds in value the ex pense of maintaining them there ; which he seems to intimate is not the case with New South Wales. The expense of the Government of New South Wales might be greatly reduced (perhaps half) if the Government would be pleased to break up all their foolish convict establishments, and erect and construct the public buildings and roads here by contract ; the Settlers taking charge of the convicts ; which, as I bays already said,' they will be extremely glad to do. But if the labour of convicts be so profitable in Bermuda, why should it not be equally profitable in New South Wales ? 1 he increase of this colony in every way is as much an increase to the power of the empire at large as any such increase in Bermuda, or else where. If the convicts build a wharf or a pier, or erect a battery, or a barrack, or a light-house in Bermuda at a given cost, why cannot they do the same in New South Wales at tho same cost ? Why not do it indeed at a cheaper cost, for beef and wheat are half the price hero which they are at Bermuda ? If the convicts really cost more here than at Bermuda, it shews that the Gover nors of this Colony aro worse manager: than those of Bermuda, that is all. And if so, why do not His Majesty's Ministers imperatively -direct the Governors here, to adopt the same systentof convict management, as it should seem works so well at Bermuda ? But as convicts are found here to do more than twice and even three times the work for individual masters, who are their own Overseers, which they do for the local Government when herded in gangs, and fed and clothed by a jieary, unwieldly, and extravagant Commissariat, with a host of salaried overseers, superintendents, salaried magistrates, engineers, &c. &c. &c. to boot, I fell more than confident, that if the Government here, were to do all their work through the Settlers by contract, keeping no coavicts at all themselves, but giving them all - away to the Contractbrs, the public works of New South Wales would be done cheaper, And be erected . its much leas time than they are; while 'the convicts themselves would be kept in better discipline, and be, more certainly cured of their original and all besetting sin rifeness, the hrs t Mind last cause of all their crimes.. • The only saving which can possibly accrue by transporting convicts to Bermuda, in lieu of New South Wales, is, the difference of passage-money or freightage. The voyage to New South Wales being longer than that to Bermuda, it must, of course, be more expensive. But no other kind of saving can possibly arise, if his ltlajosty's mi nisters do their duty, and send but proper instruc tions to their Governors. But when we consider,that if all the convicts of Great Britain were sent to Bermuda, and the gigantic, unwieldy, extravagant commissariat here, were in consequence to be re moved to that island, together with our host of engineers, surveyors, overseers, superintendents, master government-builders, and master govern ment trades of all sorts and sizes, the British Go vernment would then find, I trow, that the transla tion of the whole concern together would be accom panied by the same enormous expense ; increased however by the high prices which meat and flour fetch in Bermuda above those of New South Wales. But if the Government wish to abalish the vast official apparatus just descri-ed, with its enormous annual expense of a quarter of a million sterling a year, and to distribute the convicts in the country to which they go, confiding them under agreement to the care of private individuals, eager to feed and clothe them, without putting the Government to further trouble, or a single farthing of expense, this cannot be accomplished at Bermuda, nor in deed at any other Colony in the world—this vast achievement (for so it is if soberly considered), can only be accomplished in this fine and prosperous Colony ; which from its South-sea fisheries and marine enterprise already in active operation, will be the mistress of the Seas on this side the equator, as much as England is at present on the other. ••• This writer s p ea k s o f t h e conv i cts as t h oug h they were not kindred beings, and as though they had done something to deprive them of the attri butes of humanity. Did he never happen to learn from themselves the unequal causes of their expa triation ? Had he considered Old Bailey law and Quarter Sessions law as the most perfect in the world ? For our parts, we read his cold-blooded speculations about these unfortunate victims of a bad system with pain and grief. On his own show ing New South %Vales, in soil, climate, and pros pects, is a wretched country, and one where no one would willingly be an emigrant. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSR OF LORDS, Juw 23. The I.OIID CIIANCELLOR took his mit on the Woolsack at ten minutes to five o'clock. Lord DUNDAS presented a petition from Paisley against the assessed taxes; and various petitions from parts of Scot land upon, the subject of parliamentary reform. Lord WHARNCLIFFE said he should, on Tuesday next, lay on tke table the two bills relative to the manufac tures and currency of the country. Lord TRYNHA M gave notice that on Lady-day he should bring forward a motion, relative to the appointment of overseers of the poor. ANSWIII TO TAT ADMITS& The LORD CHANCELLOR Informed the House that his Majesty bad been waked upon with the Address, and had been pleased to return the following most gracious answer t— “My Lords,—l thank you for your loyal and dutiful Ad. dress, and I receive with great pleasure the assurance that you will adopt measures necessary to provide for the ezigcn. cies of the public service," &e. &e. The Duke of RICHMOND movel that his Majesty's gracious answer be entered upon the Journals. CALU MNUMJS STATEMENT. Lord PLUNKETT took the opportunity of complain. hog, la allusion to a gross and scandalous libel, published peers upon in house h e declared , tha t in t ha newspaper.ln the presence of the noble every thing said about him in the publication .to which he alluded was gross and absolute falsehood from beginning to end ; so much so, that be was at a loss to conjecture how the individual who was reported to have uttered it could bays been supplied with in. formation so remote from truth. The publication puTort ed to be the speech of a member of the other house, and he was charged with misconduct which, if true, would make him one of the most abject men alive. .He was desirous that ' the person who had made the unfounded charges might bare in opportunity of offering explanation, and therefore should bring the subject again before the house to.morrow. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, the right ho nourable baronet to whom the noble lord alluded relied upon him to offer some explanation on the statement made res. pecting the late extraordinary interference of the Govern. meat of Ireland in elections. He could say, with respect to. that which had been stated of the noble and learned lord, that there was no man less capable of meanies or speaking libels than the right honourable baronet ; and his hope was, that the noble and learned lord wou ld not make ai r further application to the house before he had a private Interview with that honourable baronet, who bad received his information from persons in Dublin. He bad no doubt the right honourable baronet would give up his authority. The LORD CHANCRLLOR said it must be well known to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and their Lordships, that if any member of the House of Commons said any thing improper iu his place, be was amenable to the House of COOl. mons. and they only could punish him. By the Bill of I Rights, members of the House of Commons could not be questioned out of the house for what they had said in the house, but a publication out of the house rendered the pub. lisher liable to answer at the bar of either house. That being the law he suggested to the noble marquis whether it wou ld j not be better to wait until to-morrow, when his noble friend intended to bring on the subject again. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY explained. Lord PLUNKETT said, he did not bring this subject &ward for the purpose of bringing any person belonging to newspapers to the bar, but for the express purpose of de (ending himself against one of the most gross attacks ever brought under the notice of parliamem. tine charge was, that he had made traffic of judicial offices for the purpose of procuring votes in parliament. If he reallj was capable of ouch misconduct, it would make him Incapable of giving ad. vice to the crown, or filling the station be had the honour to hold. He had also been charged with giving away offices in the church, fbr election pumtisq.. The Marquis of LONDONDRR RT said it war notpos. Bible his friend the bon. baronet could have made any charge without foundation. Lord PLUNKKYT.--All I amiy is, if any ooe mikes three charges against me to any ex tent, It Is a gross false hood. • Thi LORD CIiANCEILLOR thew dosed the euhied by PRAM (. 1 4.Duksig ttObwaid)j modal drat th e &sew io ibi addrias ke'ei;efed co the journals . , witich was agreed teusilrenittet itiottitiL •I , ..•••.• • • Sen . VILE:** ii. Th i LIP*P.4.44T II stul WlCLLlF.proisimad ai*. l ftr.V. 6 8 11 , 1 01101 10 111 6. ben ;4;erena tite mplal 'pei oners eined Of the great increase of pauperism sad demoralisation occasioned 1 20 l'er Ce " * 1 /f . L IT 4 it °4l.° ~, .1, , L: it - •,- . • by the measure called she beer bill. He called . on the noble and learned lord on the woolsack to bring the toll under the \ l l,/ consideration of Parliament, with a view to the amendment Of repeal of the sa The reverend prelate alms called pu API the noble lord at T i the h ea d o f hi s Majertyl. ci.une.l. to anew ) , ~4111 j t that he was willing to reform the m° knew that there was strong feeling ra in k fit ' v f ou th r e orl T ie de in . • !d ie 11-= I - /110 cy, • - ed measure for reform in Parliament, but the revere, d pre- i \\N DS? 4 //b H . late declared that be for on e cou ld not F i te his soppor: ' that measure. He was an a d vocate f or reformai ion in VOIOnsAND2b • rjo xAczt a i , lie m orals. The Earl _ • 1788. t. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1831. PRICE SEVENPENCE. thOuld be se, the use of his family. tn..— ` , vie-houses had led men into the nee.. as away from home, and thereby having tii,.. but the means of support. The Ni Eirl in some instances, bad drawn tl eir earniiigs '•nks to drink th e same in bei-r.shops. - he coast, another evil had arisen. A 1 - .bousesreceived smuggled spirits. ' , don would be mule 1.• pre "e premises of the 'eller. Nat some amelloration health and welfare. Iteration of the •-a prom AO ' with the sie out I • • o I I of 3IALMESBURY said, hr had alreate.3 ex pressed his disapprobation on the subject of t.;e and he still thought there was a po•►ibility of applying a remedy to the evils of it. lie conceived at least that the magistrates should have a cootroul over the beet! hours. All be wished fur was to see the attention of Government again turned to the subject. The great object cf th^ Bill should be to allow a poor man to carry home his beer for the use of his family. Instead of pursuing ti at course the beer-houses had led men into the habit of spendirg their wages away from home, and thereby having their families without the means of support. The Ed] knew that men, in some instances, had drawn tl.eir earrings from the Savings Banks to drink the same in bevr-shopz• In rural districts, near the coast, another evil bed arisen. A great proitortion of the beer.bousesreceived smuggled mishits His hope was, that some provision would be made la pre vent the consumption of beer on the premises of the seller. Lord MELBOURNE agreed that some atoil?orstio should take place on this subject. If the health and welfar of the population ceeld be improved by alteration of tii Bill, the best interests of the country might he p:oni as by such alteration. At the same time he agreed with t 1 noble Earl (Mahmesbury) that a repeal of the 11 11 was o of the quietism, The subject had been ander the considts don of bis , illajestra government, who had been magi every inquiry relative to the effects of the Bill, and, go rally speaking, the people were adverse to the 11:11. I however, could not help thinking that the statement ni of the sudden demoralization that had taken place in e sequence of the beer bill was a most fallacious statement As to giving magistrates power over Oise houses, he not sec how that could be effected situ ut elnipletel) pealing the bill. He, however, ennsiOir e d that if snort lice regulations were adopted, it would be atte:-ded etch but results, and the unremitting attention of hi• 3laje Government would be given to that subject. Lord TRYNIIA M felt convinced that Vie CV : 111 , 511 from the bill could not be remedied till them was 4 1 of the trait and hop &lies. The Marquis of SALISBURY beliaied tl at 1:1 moralising effects bail been produced from the ch the article. In his part of the country almost the Is! the beer-houses were put down, slid were now in the h. ths brewers. The LORD CHANCELLOR was happy to hear 041 the Secretary of Btate for the Home Department had the subject under his consideration, and he could as%ure the Rev. Prelate who presented the petition, that nopa:nashould be wanting on his part in examining the def. etc of the sys tem. He trusted, however, that any alteration that miiht be made would only be in the superintendnig and control ling bower. He consideted that it was not necessary to :rater the greater principles of the bill. After a few observations from LordK LNG and theßishon of BATH and WELLS, the petition was read, and the subject dropped. Lord KING presented a petition from Aprington, and several other places, against the tythe system. EXPLOYItifT Of THE avaat. POPSLATZON. The Earl of WINCH HASA asked his majesty's go refitment whether they had any intention to give relief to the agricultural population, by a measure compelling the magistrates to make the occupiers of land pay rates, for the employment of labourers during winter. In several agricul tural parishes fifty or more able-bodied men were ►eceiving pariah relief, and he was sure if that state of things c• ntinued much longer, there would be an increase of demonellsathin throughout tl.e country. If his majesty's ministers had no measure of the character he had mentioned, he should lay °a the table a bill in some respects like one he submitted List Session of Parliament. Lord GODKRICH admitted that in some mitts of the country there existed a great demand for labour, but t;iat was not universally the awe. In the northern and western counties there was not that demand, but he rose prin cipally to answer the noble lord's question. It certainly was the intention of govenukent to propre s in the Canna of the present session, a bill en the subject of emigta. lion. Re did not hold emigration out as a panacea. yet be was convinced it would relieve the superabundant pop pulatlon, under which parts of the kingdom at this time laboured, and in Ireland, espc•cially, that appeared to be the great evil. The Earl of WINCH ILSRA said his bill would et able magistrates to force occupiers to ircrease the rates during winter months, in order that labourers might be employed. The Earl of DIAL 1/ HSBUIIV suggested to the noble earl the advantage of leasing land for the employment of the poor during the winter months. His hope was that a clause would be introduced to repeal the restriction with respect to the quantity of land pulahes were allowed to use for the em ployment of hired labourers. The Earl of SUFFIELU said no question could le MIR important than that of employing the poor. Ile admitted that Reform in Parliament was an important questirn, and that much good was to be ex p e cted from lmprovtmtnt in the representation, but no one supposed it would rebate the country from all Its dbueas. There was a superabundance of p op ulation in the eastern parts of the country ; and he had lesson to believe the Government would institute inquiry with a view to ascertain how far it might be expedient to employ that superabundant population at home. Ile left tile subject in their hands, and his liope was that measures might be instituted to afford relief. ~o] POOR LAWS. The Marquis of SALISBURY gave notice that he should move on an early day for tie remwta of the Corn. mince on the Poor Laws. Lord MELBOURNE did not wish to plulge he Go. remittent to measures which could do no good ; the subject of the Pour Laws had produced much diversity of opinion... Every one was desirous of giving his own nostrum ; but without pledging the Government he would say, that their attention had been called to the employment of the poor, with a view to the accomplishment of that object. The LORD CHANCELLOR deprecated the practice which had been rising in that House, of debating when there imam question before them. No man in such casts could speak to the question, because question there was none—(a laugh)—and such conversation was really less amusing than a fire.sitle story. When the time came for regular discus— sion, be should give his opinion. On that occasion he could only say, that an attempt should be made to do something on the subject of local distress, and the present Session, short as it might be, would not be suffered to pw ores wi.h. out some mason" being taken. It was desirable that i am. sure should be adopted to provide labour, and facilitate ( mi. gratien, ands bill was about to be propounded by his Ala. jetty's (Monument. He had no objection to say, it was the intention of his Majesty's Gore:mem *ego one step fur. ther, and prevent the seaman* of them sad scenes which had impressed upset the Government the absolute neces-ity of providing for the surplus population. With respect to the Poor Laws, the intention was to avail themselves of lights which had broken in upon them, and do mouthing, but not in the present Session. In the next Session a Bill would be brought In to consolidate the Poor Laws. The Noble and Learned Lord had said so much to rescue himself and collapse from any charge of supineness on the great interests of the community at large. The BISHOP of FERNS presented a petition from Dublin to extend the election law. Lord STOURTON addrmeed the House at some length on the present state of Ireland,'snd called upon their lord. ships to check the progress of distress by some ealstary,'. wise, and humane measure. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Speaker attended the Horse at one o'Clock, and, at. tended by about 100 members, proceeded in procession to present to the King the address of the Bailie on hie Majes ty's Speech. The House was adjourned till a quarter to &Ili enact', when the Speaker aria took the Chair. Sir R. HERON, and about eight other members, took the oath and their sesta. klr.. E. DUN DAS presented a petition for a Lill for the ha prommem oPhdinburgh.—Referred to a cnmmittse. Lord MOMPITH obtained kart to belie in the Leads sad .Mancheiter • Ratites, Bin, the Scabbed shit Lorne Hallway Bill, and tht Suffield mid Manchester Railiriy •SIII. . . ; • Lied.STASLEY obtained leave to bring Is a bill fee the Buises - and Leigh Raney% end to amend the Baildleilet Rail waY' A et. •• .4141WbOlillet°111"111.1• • Lord *MVP/MILLE ilhiseitselotifions' ANA Abell. .dsoh 01P Anti; ktilitst chi ctattittuatia of lb. grow to Mayouoth College.—He moved that they be primed. ON THE CONVICT SYSTEM AT NEW SOUTH WALES. By R. S. HALL, Editor of the Sidney Monitor. The great source of prosperity as regards the agri culture of New South Wales (and indeed its trade and comfort every way) is the convict labourers. This is the chief source of all our prosperity, in the absence of slave labour. Sir R. Peel, during the last session of parlia ment, seemed to think this colony was getting too enlarged to answer the end of the British govern ment as a penal colony. I looked earnestly to ascertain his reasons for so extraordinary an opi nion, but my curiosity, though very earnest on so all-important a subject, was not gratified, and I may say truly, every man in this colony was thereby left in a state of painful suspense. The greatest inconvenience, not to say distress, would follow the withdrawal from New South Wales of convict transportation from the United Kingdom. Sir R. Peel is a gentleman of too profound and extensive information, both general and local, not to have plausible reasons for the opinion be has formed. To guess at them, and to discuss thorn one by one here, would require a pamphlet, I will however suppose one. I suppose Mr. Peel thinks, first, that convicts are too well treated by a colony which is now large enough to domesticate them ; which domestication, while it tends to reform the convict, promotes his comfort too much to render his punishment a war ning to criminals at home. The official journal here, (the Sydney Ga zette), on the 18th, 20th, 25th, and 27th of November, 1830, drew a picture of the discipline adopted by General Darling towards the convict population. It was a correct picture.— And if the sufferings these men endure ac cording to that official sketch, do not satisfy Sir R. Peel as to the quantum of discipline in this penal Colony, I do not know any system that shall exclude slow or quiet torture, or that shall secure the health and limbs of convicts, which can be in vented as a substitute. The grade of severity, it appears to me, which rises higher than the one described in the Official Journal, must necessarily affect life and limb, at least slowly. But 1 cannot suppose that Sir Robert Peel would insist on British criminals being kept in a state of gradual torture or starvation, so as to shorten life. Yet, abating this hypothesis, I know of no way More effectual to unite reformation with example, than the one adopted in New South Wales by Sir Thomas Brisbane. Governor Mac quarrie was too mild—his policy went neither to reform nor to punish for example. Gen. Darling's policy, in my opinion, by its severity goes to render transportation a dreadful example, but not to reform. For the system of discipline he has es tablished goes to render one quality of mind alone capable of being rewarded, namely, abject obedi ence—a quality which mean cunning informers ac quire, but which all the better sort of convicts can not attain to. Hence there have been more bush ranging and robberies, and murders, since General Darling arrived, than under any former Governor. Gen. Darling having failed in many of his plans of Government, I suspect that in his endeavours to I justify his measures, he has looked at the colony with a jaundiced eye, and represented it in a point of view which will tend to measures at home, that will ultimately ruin this colony. I feel confidence in the opinion expressed by many hors, that in the General's despatches will be found the grounds of Sir R. Peel's singular and alarming opinion, namelv, that New South Wales is no longer cal culated for a penal colony. The older it grows, however, the greater demand there is for convict labour; and the more the convicts are scattered, 1. e. the less they are herded together in gangs (all the consequences of the growtn •of the colony,) the more moral the convicts become, and more useful New South Wiles should be considered by the mother' country, as a reservoir for her transported criminals-rand for' her redundant population to , employ them ae farming and domaame servant* If a committee of enquiry be instiOed . te ext milts into this subject faiily, I feel confiaiint 'thy the result•will be, that Sir IL Peel'aill change his opinions„and . beeonfe an advocate fOr continuing . to send offenders here. I feel 'this con ffdence, becaui4