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ro ß•teent might 1.4 made to meet tee ♦ie? of tie !fun. Gentleman. The Petitions were t►ta laid on the table. Mr. STV Ult tVoittVl gave Notice, that on Fritl.tv week i, e would submit a motion to t►e Flunse on the subject of the !grievance,' ailaded to io these Petitions. DUTIES ON CONVEYANCERS. Mr.i.rnref.Tov rave notice, that on Wedaraday, tl,r 19th inst. lie *mild moue for a Committee to ronahler of the 411 h of the Kiag, e.9lt , respectiog the Duties ou Con yryancers. on the motion of the Hon. Member, a variety of Returns • e..e ordered rerpeeting the amount of Done. paid by At penetosing throughout England and trales, from •ie year ISB4 to 1819, together wills the amount of their 14amp Dallis, kr. MILITARY IFSTA nusii M ENT._ Colonel DAVITS mooted that there be laid before the Nome a Return of the number of Troops employed in the Wand of Jamaica, from the year 1812 to 1819 inclusive, i ni tineoishing the different corps, and the deaths and pu lshmento is each. Mr Gontenitu wished to know whether the Secretary at War was swore that such a motion would be made ' Culotte! DAVITS replied, Anil She umlaut' had been put into his (the Colonel%) bands by an Han. friend, who hail informed him that there mu on objection to the motion. It um then screed to. Mr. Writ brought up the Report of the Commillte on the Parish Cleiko Bill, which was Said on She table. Mr Alderman WOOD hoped the Bill would be with lawn. GRAMPOUND ELECTION. Lard JoHN Miasma. rose to make Ilia promi , ed motion tar a copy of the record of the conviction of rote.. and others for bribery, at the late Gram pound Election. Whatever opinions were cut e r. timed , n t h a t I muse on su hjrcls of general nati"nal policy, he tro tad and b !heated that only one opi nion would prevail among the It.spresentatives of the people upon a questiont like this, w hi c h writ ~„ materially to affect the real character of the country. He meant to cast no imputation whatever upon IhM Committee that had deci.le.i urn) the Granipound Election, he knew their judg.nent wto necessarily formed on the evidence which VIA• laid before them; but he did think that that which had been rendered unavoidably incomplete its the Committee should be filled up by the house. They were aware eras convictions had already taken place in the Courts of Law fur acts committ, d at th s election. Ile was of opinion that the Records of such c invidious were as good documents for the I loos to oroceed upon a; their o ; n Reports ; for upon such lterords they had repeatedly expelled their own Nletribers. .—trileur.)—The Noble Lord then stated, iti detail. the particulars of the late election at Graterpound. That elect i on took place under extraordin try cir camstances of tumult and anxiety, iii conseqaelice of an itittitiation from Mr. Teed, one of the Can did des. that he meant to propose the bribery oath to the elector... The alarm was $o great at this in. that the rumour was, there were only three aho could take it, and two who could propose it. Sa complete, according to the exposition in a Court of Justice, hail the system of bribery been carried on, that when the attorney for one of the parties had communicated to Sir M. Lopes t list of the vote rs bribed at the election, the &swot expreeAol lis surprise at the correctness of the list. It op. ',eared, that out of sixty elector. thirty-fix had re ceived bribes; this accounted for the alarm iii the borough at the threat of the bribery oath. Mr. Trrtl, who laid threatened the electors with the bribery oath, had soon relinquished his intention. It ;vas afterwards taken up by others, but the oath I%di not put, from what cause lie could nut sly, it in.iy lie right to observe, that the indivi i;na: Wit'g Mel" to administer it was either nt.iltreAteil fir thrtAtriAll ciith ill-usage in the o.tirrt. The :Noble Lord then alluded ti; the trial and cimv.ciion a Sir M. Lopes at the Exetes Assizes, and detailril the evidence of Alderman Hoare, one of the Ma gistrates of the borough, who hail st ited, ttatt Su early as 1815, Sir M. Lopes had been itegociuting for the election, and had offered a loan of 2,0001. 1.1 the voters, provided lie could sr.:iire forty or tiny-tire to his interest. The Learned Judge who presided st the trial of Sir M. Lops bud said, " that such practices were extremely pernicious to the Constitution, and most fatal to the character of the conort.y."—(Hear.)—lt was impus:ible nut to frond this mode of obtaining seats in Parlia ment ; it was the obvious prelude of that be rvirgicy to Ministers, avid compromise of princi ple, winch fur private interests merged every sense of public duty—Mewl—it was that al oe ', k i t t „ the triumph of the individual in the enjoyment of his own narrow interests, over those larger and snore ennobling feelings which good men cherished, and which it a.ts true policy to cultivate.—(llear.) —With rest,• et to this election, it appeared, that besides Sir M. Lopes, Wl* bad been room! against tgliteen ntlieor, but by a comproinise it was under % ourt that t:wy were not I.kely to be brought up far His object was hot so much the punishment of particular individuals, us an investi gation of the state of the borough. —(I/ear.) It was such a state of corruption into which he wished to institute inquiry, to prevent its abuses Loin brio.; thrown in the teeth of those a ho looked torward to a moderate Parliamentary Reform. It ought to be the wish of Parliament to protect the temple of the Constitution, t o guard it against viu awn. The only way in whirl, this cuu;d be done was by the iorliction of exemplary punishment upon the ditorlers, who bad so aigrantly siolattil 1 1 .1. .;nitres t;iey owed their cuun try.—(l/ear, Itear.)— 'fbe Noble Lord concluded by tooting— 0 _ That there be laid before ih.: llamas a Copy of the Re- curd of Conviction of Sir M. Lops% at 111;e . AIbIICS at !menu, and of the ludichnents against certain Electors {,f 41.14611p0und, fer babery at the late Llectiuu." Mr. S. Hot:out suggt sted the propriety of HI-. trriog the form t.f th — e motion, for the purpose rif K,iitig it practical effect. The document, called tur would overload the subject, and tend rather to peu:ilei Mau elucidate the transactions to which it was ilia object of the r ioble Lord to call the Men u'', of the House. 'lle strongly recommended sannlitication of the .aiotioo. Tile kifOiLNEY- ( i'ICXECIAL also suggested the separati ag the record. fir which the • •6.e Lord moved, ynd briugiug the documents La e the !louse in a more c 'studious form. Ur. SCARLETT I `ought that general extracts i.,014.1 be made front the material parts of the re , •ods, so its to brio g the subject fully under the Low,,i'leration of the House. sir J. Macula - roan concurred in this opinion. Mr. WI( s Mar of opinion that the documents i.udit to be for, and the !louse could then ;wile its own bele ction. load CISTLECLAGU thought it would be as well f+ withdraw tl.e motion. for the purpose or plotpiog it so as to meet the general wi+lies of the Pod at the same time to meet the slows of the Noble 11l over. Mr. W. WILLIAMS could not see how the I lollop could get into the real merit or the question sinless they bedtime whole of the documents before them. There would be II great difficulty in getting at the original documents. as some of them were taken out of the. Crown-office by the parties concerned. Sir J. 51Ack:Ntosit thnoglit that the !louse ought to call on the proper officer fur the docu ments, and it was for him either to return them or account in what manner they had gene out of his 110119e*S` On. . . . . . Mr. W. WILLIAMS explained that it was the plactice for the associate, as lie was called, to give them to the party applying. Mr. SCARS Err could see no difficulty in making such a selection of the document► as would facili tate his Noble Friend's purposes. Mr. DENMAN concurred in this opinion. Mr. %VT NN thought the best plan would be to order the documeuts from the proper officer, who was bound to account for them. Lord .101 IN RIMEL!. consented to withdraw his motion, for the purpose of making the alterations in its farm which would meet the general views of the Ilouse. MARQUIS CAMDEN'S TELLERSHIP. The CniSCP.I.I.OR of the EXCHEQUER,. in rising to more the first reading of the Bill for regul .ting the hlarquir Carndeit's Tellerahil►, observed, that it was iinpnavitile he could introduce this measure witliont making a ft w comments upon its nature. The Marquis Camden held the office of one of the Tellers of the Exchequer in ►uccession from his father ; his fees were those of immemorial usage, and in time of star their amount greatly lucrra•rd. Mr. Burke, in his celebrated ►peec;i, hrd eloquently described the natur-, origin, and amount of the fees attached to this office. By Mr. Burke's 11:11 the emoluments were fixed. after the subsisting claims. at 2.7001. a year. and all the Tellership• except those held by the late Marquis of Buckingham mid the present Marquis Cowden were placed under that regulation. In 1813, the two Noble Lords addressed a conjoint lette►. offering to subscribe the surplus emoluments of their office, ..eer the reduced rate, to the service of the State. The amount so sub-cribed by the Marquis Camden. amounted to 43,0001. After the late peace. the Noble Marquis continued his subvcription. Which amounted to an annual sacrifice of 9,000/. a year.—j bear.)—When his nu merous family was considered, this application of so large a part of his income ought to be justly ap preciated by the country. The Noble Marquis's present object was, that the country should, by II legislative mower,. avail itself of a continuance of his great and liberal offer. This was one of those great and dignified instances of patriotism and public regard, which in every country in Europe would find more admirers than irritators. lie moved thittin Bill, to enable the Exchequer to accept the noble offer of the Alsrquis Camden, be now read a first time.—( /tear./ . . 1.%41 CASTLEREAGH, in seconding this motion, begged to say • few words. The Noble Marquis, who had dune himself so much honour, had con tributed before the peace of Amiens 24,800/. out of his income to the services of the country. The totel sun lie had in this manner nobly and gene rously contributed amouirted to a suns of 61,7401. It was irsipinesible to contemplate this disinterested resignation of a portion of income, not less than 9,0001. a year, without feeling the gratitude uhich the country owed the Noble Marquis for his slur& ficeut conduct.—(//cur, hear.)—lt was the most splendid sacrifice of private right fur public good which history recorded.—( Hear, hear.) — This office was originally conferred upon the father of die Noble Marquis, when he resigned the lucra tive office of Chief Justice of the Coomion Pleas to devote himself to the Parliamentary service of his country. ft devolved, according to the original grant, to the son of the first possessor, the present Marquis, who came forward to make this spleinlid . _ sacrifice—a sacrifice which, though it trenched upon the pecuniary means which Ins successor would inherit, would yet leave him an endowment of high and patriotic character which was not to be estimated by any amount of pecuniary possessions. --(Hear.) Mr. TIERNEY was glad that an official difficulty in the mode of applying this money should have kit to the present pleasant discussion. It had often, both in public and private, ►truck him, that this splendid instance of a generous sacrifice had trot met with the reward it deserved from the public at large. lie thought the act of the present Marquis was the greatest sacrifice of private interest which had 'ever bran made in this cotiotry.—lllear.) The profits of the Noble Marquis's office were his own private property, and could not he taken from him by any legal pretence. It was moat gratifying to see that the office which so great a character as the original possessor enjoyed, should descend to a son who proved himself in this case to he so worthy of his sire. The Right lion. Gentleman concluded by expressing that some resolution would accom pany this Bill, which would record the high sense the country entertained of the amble offer of Mar- Tais Caniden.—(//ear.) Lord CALLUAMPTUN could not concur in the opinion, that because time office of time Tellership of the Exchequer had been conferred upon a meri toriuus public servant, i► was therefore out of the cuotrol of Parliament either in its duties or amount. Mr. TtERNEY explained, that lie did not mean to say this or any other office was beyond the con trol of Parliament. lie had only stated that this was a vested tight, the resignation of any part of which reflected the utmost credit upon the Noble Marquis.—( //our.) Tie Earl of CALLIIAMPTON explained. Mr. LIAIIIIES stated the nature of the duties and emoluments of this office. The conduct of the Noble Marquis was the noblest instance of muni liceoce to his country that modern times could re cord. Some ounce of it should be haven in tl►e preamble of the Hill, and also upon their doom's. —(licar.)—Hr rulogi.rd the great Weans and con stitutionst learning of the predecessor of the Noble Marquis, mud complimented the regent Lord upon Isis noble and generous conduct on the present occasion. lie stated that ou the second reading of the Hill he should suggest the insertion of sonic word. to cout•ey the leeliag of the House towards an individual Rho hid set such r siiigsilAr ex.linple of generosity nrol disinterestedness. Mr. WILBERFORCE lore his testimony to the ea cellent nod generous exiiintile which had hero NI I.v the \stile Lord on the present nees.inn. The Noble hid already given the nnlrlic nu wards of 60.000/. not of his priv.ite awl exclusive property. This wa‘m voluotary gift, w irh could not lie too highly praised—it was real sod valuable patriotism—sand it was to the glory of this country that she could boast of such characters, who for t r-t their private interests in the larger sense of public diiiv. Mr. C. LONG begged leave also to hear te•ti. tunny to the elevated and rli4interested view. of the Noble Niargitio, who Caine forward so generously in behalf of him country. Ile complimented the can dour of the Rigid Lion. Geiillerran oppmite (%Ir. Tierney), and concurred with him in opinion, that the flume should embody ;is the Bill the high sen.e they entertained of the Marquis Camden's, offer. After a few wordq in explanation from the Cita N CEI.I.OR of the EXCHEQUER tool Mr. IIANKE9 Mre FO RISES t xprepsetl the pleasure he frit ut this motion. Mr. RICHARD MARTIN Shortly sti,•;verted the nmtioni. The question was then pnt and rarried nem. cun. GRAM POUND ELECtION. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved for the material extrac sof the indictments on which feveril per sons were hied and convicted at the last Aiwizei for the county of Devon, out the charges of bribery and corruption committed by them at the late election for Grollieltoul.ld. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the mo tion. lie considered Chit it was not epecific---it called far materiel extracts—it did not define whit the in iterial extracts were. He unbinitted that it was by no means clear that the officer could know what were the material parts. The motion ;ibis took for giantrd that the conviction actually had been bun, of which no evidence was before the Mouse. Mr. SCARETTT said, the I-Brined Gentleman as- I, swim' that the officer could out know wino the material parts of the indict ni.its were; there weir tyro answers to this—first, this the Officer would know %hat acre the material distiuyui•hrd from the formal parts; of the indictment ; strunaliy, that in the case the officer should not he able so to distin guish them, the plain c•autse nl• tite salfierr would be to give a copy of the (wire soilictment. lie considered the objeciino as inertly melutic•al. As to what had been said, that by agreeing to the motion the !louse WOUI4I 111.11/ InP that the cutiviction took place—certaioly they would—but they WIP till I only assume in this case, as it. has been assumed in many other cases. But if no comicti an had taken place, then the officer would say that the House was mistaken, and would report that tio conviction h,.d taken place. Mr. THOMAs COURTENAY objected to the mo tion, principally on the ground that it was nut specific, and that the officer could not be able to distinguish the different parts of the indictment. Mr. SCARLETT said, that any attorney's clerk would be able to distinguish the material from the formal parts of an indictment. Mr. STURGES BOURNE said, the material parts of the indictment might be contained in a small t•beet of paper. The question was then put and carried without a 111 r. GouLnußN rose to move for leave to b; 13K ill a Bill to amend the Act 57 Geo. ill. c. 63. so tar us regards the tiial of murder and manalaurliter in Honduras. Mr. 11'11.11CRFORCE strongly complained of the waut of sutf►c►ent protection to the ►nhabitunt. of New Zealand, whom he described a► a rising people, nu'►uus to cultivate the arts of peaceful industry. The law at ',reseal only gave them protection against the commission of the crime of murder and manslaughter, but left other climes without award. lug any specific punishment. lie hoped that the Learned and Hon. Gentlesnan opposite would take up the subject, and give protection and security to these people. Ile hoped that the Guyer iiiii ent would tenderly nourish the first buds of civilization that appeared amongst them, and by guarding them against insult, injustice, and oppression, would prevent them from relapsing into that °rig'. t►at state of barbarism, Isom winch they were hap pily e►nerging. Mr. GouLuuaN said, that this country could claim no tetritorial rights in New Zealand. Mr. AVILISERFORCE said a few word. u► reply, when the tuutivin was put and carried without a di vision. CEYLON. Sir Wet. DE CRESIIGNIf, ill risiug to move for certain papers relative to the Island of Ceylon, said, that the system of law pursued in Candy was creative of much misery, and was alike disastrous to the inhabitants mod to us. The late King of that country was a crud and sanguiliery tyrant; he carried acts of oppression to stills sic extent, that Isis subjects revolted; he deprived his principal nister of all his property, sod had his family cruelly murdered. That Minister fled for protec. lion and redress to this country. After anise tune the Government heard his co►nplaints, the tyrant was finally expelled, and the English took posses. sion of the country, a n d treaties were signed on the parr o f the B r iti s h Government acid the natives of that country ; yet, notwithstanding these treaties, the people of Candy were greatly oppressed, their rights were Hot respected, and they have not been allowed to enjoy any salutary change.—[Here the Hon. Baronet went at some length into detail of the present situation, and the former exertions, of the people of Canily.]--hie contended, that justice should be fairly sod impartially administered to ward. them, mid that every means should be taken to win their affections. lie said, that the highest and the lowest were oppressed, and the bli. Mater Eleapohla had lately lost his head. The Hon. Baronet concluded by moving for a copy of the proclamation of General Brosvinigg, dated in January, 1816 ; and also for the copy of a a pruclsraation. and the copy of a treaty, dated March 2, 1816, signed by General Buiwurigg, on the part of his Britannic Majesty, and by the prises aril Chiefs of the Cand►ms provinces. Mr. GOULBURD said, he could assure the lion. Baronet that by the latest accounts the Minister Eleapohla was in perfect health.- , (A luusl4.l IVIr. Fortnr.ii said, ilett the infest and 0.1. , Arrest way of 'governing the. people wag to leave the in. hishitnnts diemoleateil. fly writing thug, we might protrnut the p.ritt of nor dadOmmi in Ob:st ennoilry. %Ve might, he retAio it far n %rem, I s,it we tvrnld not keep the iiernionelit pcniaresion of that Coll ntry. The moiinn WWI put and eiirried without a 4ir JodiN elen97vr 1 . '14e to move for leave to forint in a 8 1 11 to extend •. 'retool the powers graveled to Mattistraies, talseriffri, and Coottalaes in Eietlind, by the Arts of `..ta Geo. 111. r. 49, and 33 Geo. 111. c 55. Mr. C. GRANT seconder, the motion; which was put, and Carl ices without a dtvision. ortimlA MIC mrisritA Mr. J. P GRANT rose to move for certain papers relative to the establishment of a new Hospital fur the core of the Ophthalmic complaint. An Iluispital, he said, hail during the war hero established, for Ike elloe of the Ophthalmic complaint; great cures of that hero eff..ctetl, and it was found of late yearn to hive babel in the. army. Not withseaneling in a time of prae , , and at a moment when polthe economy was cu moth talked of, not only • lit tv establishment was formed. but a gentleman (Sir W. Adams) was placed at the Meta of it who never was in the army ; and who had therefore no claim to military patro• stage. Of that Gentleman's protium • al talents he knew nothing, but he believed they were respectable. He heard hue was very skilful, coil he believed it. There were, he said, different estehlishments of this kind already.— The formation of the present one, however, might be a right or wrong measure, bat however that might Ise, he could not see why a Gentleman, no matter how clever in his profession, should have been selected in preference to many skilful and meriturnue military men. The Hots. GeOltle Mall concluded by moving fora aeries of papers re lative to the tphthalmic Eitablishinvipt. When the first mot' was read fr t!.' Chair, namely, for copies of all letters and efin ssssssss 1C11.0011 , 1 that have Itagotil between the Commander-in Chief, the Secretary at War, and the Army Nleatcal Komi, relative to Ihr treatment of pettaionera a n d others fur the cure of the Egyptian Uph ill:omi, etimpla:nt Lord PALMERSTON said, lie hoped lie would he able to convince the Huse Ihiet the e,tahlislatieut alluded to by the Hon. Gentlemen was not an iiistitiition who h Govern ineut shoolil nut support. During the war, the Ophthalmic disorder haul made am alarmism progress in the army, and the rune of the patients was not (mewl Cu, he as successful as might lee wished. A numb , r of pen , iiisitea of lict.d with Obi* di , roder were placed' under the care of Sir William Adam., and the result was, that a rapid an.l important im. provement was observed to take glare animist them. In the treatment of these people, Sir Wigisin Adams gave the li:gbetil satisfaction. He hail restored many from a slate or otter helplessness and misery, to he usef. 141 themselves OA to society. The highest men in Isis own proles • Imre testimuoy to time success and altilitit s of Sir William Ad.ums. He hail only to meeition the names of Sir it. Milford, I. &tithe, Mr. Cooper, amid Mr. Abernethy. TUC NOW. 1.0141 then procreatd tot remd several extracts of cum. nmmiralium front these Gentlemen, highly applauding Sir William Adams's mode of cure. The Noble Laid then quoted the following passages from the opinion of Dr. Brilhe :—" I think he has the merit of i oviducts', a practice which is likely to be highly useful in a particular chronic aisle of ophthalmia." And again—. " 119 mode of operating by a knife of his own inventi ssss promises to be much MOM elfiCiellt, and to lie more expe ditious in aeconsithelaug the cure than that of Mr. Saunders, and likely to root ye the eyes of many individuals, which would otherwise have beets lust." The Noble Lord next pro. melted to stair Ile, plan on which the present estahltshosent is formed. He sand it was impossible to reward Sur W. Adams in any other professioaal telyfor the inipm tanl services he bad retitle-red than by placing hen at the head of that establish ment. The' House *ashes i It on part of the Regent's Park, and he (Lord Palmerston) umile arrangements with an architect, who built the house, and fumed all the materials himself. He is to receive stilt out ei; the building fur seven years, and after that period 46.s:outer public properly. it was, he said, due to Sir Wm. Maui. to state that lie stipulated fur no compensation whatever for iii. SerVireS; that be has been on the establishment now for a year and a half, attend ing with the utmost zeal and assiduity, without having re. e'eived any remuneration whatever. lie left that to the consideration of Government, to be estimated according to the success of his system. What he had now said was in pail an answer to the objection no thee score of expense, because, if any military man had been appointed to pre side over the new institution, he would have expected to be paid in proportion to his trouble and responsibility; and there. fore the proposition being assumed, that au hospital for the treatment of ophthalmia, and its effects, ought to have been erected, his statement ',hewed, that, as to expenses isicurred fur medical assistauce, it had been established we the t saving mode. It would) be tedious to go through the various objections successively raised against Sir William Adams's practice. first, it was said not to have been suc cessful—ghat objection was I/VeteMlie by the success at. tendaut on repeated public experiments. Then it was alleged that the ophthalmia had been eradicated; but, on the contrary, it appeared on incontrovertible evidence, that at the very time whole regiments were labouring under a most severe inflammation in the eyes, let it be called what it might, terminated in blindness. Next it was urged, that if the disease was nut extisiguished, the surgeons of the army were equally competent to cure it with Sir W. Adams. To which the latter replied, " it arty be an, but it is five years after you have availed yourself of the im provements which I introduced "—( Hear, bear, hear.) — Which was the fact, for lire latter Gentleman had eared many persons who hail been untie, tlw care of the Army Sormons without any benefit. He (Lora Pelmerston) hail inspected a number of tlw cases treated in flee new institu tion himself, and he could assure the House, that never iii the course of bis life bad he eisjoyea a greater gratification. Hebad found that, in various instances, relief hail been afforded to the patients to a degree that he could nut have thought possible.—.(flear.l—As he saw the House was im plicit., he should not trespass much longer sin their time, but he should beg leave to deseribe our or two of Ilha cases with which be was arquaroted Prune his own per sonal knowledge. Wm Hill, a subtler in the nil regiment, was admitted into the hospital in July, 1517 ; his eyelids were vinous with opacity amid vu.rulierily of both cornea; he himself described his state of vision at that time to he such, that he could nut see a post ur a tree. He was dia. charged in January last, the villiisity of the lids and opacity sad vascularity of the right forma having beets removed, sad the opacity of the left cornea nearly su. With the right eye he could read the smallest print of • newspaper fluently; with his left he could mead moderately sized print, tell the initiate and seroud marks on a watch-dial; and he said he could, un a clear day, discern large objects at the distance of a mile. Charles Smith said, that on his ad. adagios in June. ISIS, lie could out see his fingers at arm's length ; he was discharged in January last, at which period be could read very smell print, ante, and work at his trade of a shoemaker, having, in fact, worked several weeks at the Hospital previously Cu his discharge. (Invent Voltaic, on his admission, could only distinguish light from darkness. He was admitted in July. ISIS, and discharged in January, being able to walk any where wills perfect eio.e and security, rend small print, awl tell the hour by a watch Another peasiimer, who had beets 30 years Alleged with disease in his eyes, and described himself as unable to distinguish a man from a woman, left the hospital in a lition in re. same his trade of a goldsmith. For these people, nothing cuold exceed the delight and gratitude with which they de scrorsibewed s tir ; be an ne d lit i s t they h .. o ar i l ie rcee u r i *T h i e l fri m orn ost Sir pl l re Vo si i n . g Ad s a i m o s t ' s s it had ever fallen to his lot to behold, to witness the gratify. lag erects of it exhibited in these poor iudividnals. He had already stated that there was a great opposition and prejudice against Sir W. Adams among the medical gentle. men of the army. He 'World nowprodoco a sensaikable Widener of it, but was unwilling to meution names. 'roe men of the filth regiment were taken Gone Chatham sad put wader the care of Sir W. Adams in the Ophthalmic Insiito• plea. After undergoing treatment there, they were inspected by the Staff Surgeon, and considered Si. be so far recovered as to be reported to be fit fur foreign arnica, and they wars no •yreol, al t preptnt.•ry step, to the 1.1.• of Med fl. Surgeon at that place disagreed with the *Weft Sologneo, %II thologlit the men not lit for foreign •ere"^••. Ao ronlingly they were kept there doing 4mr,igilis doily, from hnotembo r Le Noerenoleor, mot th►n rout hark to (ha: harm. A 'W i n/ the whirr charges against the new prartite was this, that toceson• supposed to he earn; of the effects of ophthalmia, uer • hither to 3 relapse, loot it *ilia thought tlees► two inn wood furnish an example of it; and he should beg tray. to .east a part of a letter lately written un that audio et, from assn medical officer iA town to another at Cleathsrie, oi 1 w • mooch disappointed Wit the own men were not s-ot time for the het Roar.' at (ho Ilea, NO I WOlll.l have tat .. cars• tiny bluish! have been inspected before it. ■nd abi.. th it the inopection should goo 04 overfly, wilh.•nt a n y friend of Sir Wollonm Adam. being pi none // ear . 1 hope yon have IMO med.llrd OM II Ihi I r )(.e.11141 Sissy min y on their arrival, be in a state of propo r va•colarity of contra. Do nnt prevent ---- from gelling drunk. I cool I the more readily have effected the passing of the men so diseased, ■s I hare heard the poor Knight had a fall front his boos- Tel. Ornla y, which sentinel, injured his knee."—'Lord mention then staled, that the letter having heron in pas• through his office open, was put into his hand' by a clerk, and he thought it his duty to take notice of II ) —That was written by a person who was applying at tliq time to Sir Win. Alum. in get a situation in the 614 , 0 r•da blishment tinder him, and who made we of the *trompat profi•asions of frienoliohip towards him. He frankly aan.ittc•l that the medical officer+ declared all along that Sir Adolph's practice contaiued on improvement ion whit went before it; and if the papers moved for were to be I old n•s the table, the House would only find in them a repo union of the same assertions and the same charges, 311.1 wauld only have nue aide of the controversy. Brablee, he its -t not agree in the correcotteas of the description of the p d• Items on leavinz the Hospital, given by them. Ito thought the account of the cases was not an accurate and fair one, and would only mislead the House. The House was nut to be made the arena fur the divot., of medical rivals; they would be much better rained on through the press, and the controversy should be lo ft to tb•• judgment of the public. The House hail a right to decide whether the establishment shook! or should not rant , boot Ise entreated 31embers, befure coming to a hasty are i•jU r e .. to recollect the immense benefits likely to flow from magnitude of the privation it was 110.01111 f II f , r pierpole of removing. The whole cospenoe w ou ta itot exceed 1,5001. a year, and if it reason d eel n a tw veterans to that degree of vision, that they would 1..• less a burden in thsnoselvea, and be enabled to sp. sad the evening of their days with something more of nonifort. He could nut believe the House would refuse the (tomtit. ol soldier such an inestimable advantage when pun hawl um such easy term..--(ffser).—He should nut convent to the production of the papeni, as he thought it would out robin - butte to real informatiuu, or lead to useful discussion.— (Hear, Atom). Sir J. MacntaToso said, that the justice due to a most meritorious class of men, the medical officers of the army, required that the papers should be produced. Mr C. Hu'rentison said, that the Nohle Lord (Palm. r *too) was very much to be praised for his exert' to era dicate one of the most painful and 'Abetting of olonisolocz. Such an object was well worthy his attention; every rap,. nment fur the purpose ought to be tried, and 1,50111. a year was well laid out, even on supposition that it was only in making an experiment. The Hun. Gentleman then pro nounced a warm eulogiurn on the professional characto r of Sir W. Adams. Mr. BAnttAM thought the Noble Lord fully jostified iu refusing the papers, because they were loot net ciliary to form au opinion on the merits of the new Hospital, alio were sufficiently evident from other documents which the two Him. Gentlemen who supported the motion might easily l i have obtained. Besides, the papers were not fit In be pro duced unless the House would go intothe wholeof the coolest. The Hon. Gentleman then read a statement of the 'motor of pensioners cured or benefited in the establishment during the last year, and inferred that it afforded evidence of in calculable advantage. The total expense of the Marital, independently of the chargeof building and other items, which i ought not properly to be included, was not more then 3)11. per annum; so that making a calculation uo the Humber cured last year, it appeared the expense of restoring a blind man to sight was only 41. 1103. The generosity of the cotton y would out take away the pensions already grimed ; but if d a future only two soldiers were to be restored to sight annually, this institutiou would actually effect a SaVII/C for the 00000 icy. The pension allowed a blind matt was 10/. a year; takito: the value of this at twelve years purchase, as many of Oh: penaiouers wore young men, two such peusioma cost thud country 4601.; so that the ►endering them tintiefeacory, would save the country above one bombed puustok Hear He had himself visited the place in company Intl. his Nooolc Friend behind (Lord Ebritigion, we 1110. ratemoo), and s o ere had received greater gratification ohm, f llia V Olt . lla had seen 50 ur 60 persons, nearly all of 'lions had Is.. is, te their account, led up, so far recovered as to lie able to *era. about by themselves, and many of them to read an; wink, after basis: been afflicted 8,9, or even 18 years, atilt usido i gnite medical treatment before in vain. Lord EURINGTON opposed the motion. He said he had visited the ophthalmic institution wolt the greats sI and satisfaction, suit gave a description of wbat he had sccoo there, similar to that of Mr. Barham. Lord CASTLEKTAGN opposed the motion. He thought the very worst effects would be produced to the service, it' Army Surgeons were to look out, on any imagined iojustio dune them, for champ' to suppott them in Parliamebti Mr. J. P. GRANT replied. The motiou was then negatived without a division, as were the renaming motions on the same subject. MAIL COACHES (IRELAND). Mr. E. S. Coorio gave notice, Uut he wool 1, on Sf. 1.. y next, moire fur leave to bring in • Bill fur limning the mem ber of passeugers to be conveyed by mail coached to !Maud. _ _ POOR RATES. The Order of the Day for the second reading of t' a P...r Rates Misapplication Bill, was, at the (hone of Mr. S. BOURNE, postponed till Monday next CLERK OF PEACE (IRELAND). _ . On the toot iun of Sir J. 1 4 :RWPORT, the (Wit of the fdt y for the second reading of the auk of the Peace (lielai.d) Bill was read. The Earl of CannaMmfon wished the second r 'ding to be postponed till the cleeimula of a suit pending in Ilse t o'4l Of King's Bench, Ireland, brought to de termitic *I ether the right to appoint to the office was in the Crowu or the Catthhi Retslorrot. He hoped the second readin would be po►t poned till this day fortnight. Mr. CouRTR!tAY supported the motion. Mr. CROREIt felt the greatest interest in the Bill on - count of the wound on which it rested—um the statute Lrer of England and Ireland should be brought to a similarity to as was practicable. Mr. C. Gnaw'. fully concurred in what had been said in praise of the Bill. Mr.D. Ca AAAAA thought the Bill was mime/ 'Nary, and that a misapprehension prt wailed as to the duty of flesh of ' the Peace in Ireland& which was rot in any say level. Af►er some observations from Lord Carhampton, Mt Cruker, Sir. J. Newport, Mr. G. Callaghan, M►. V. Blake, ao I Mr. Martin, the Bill was reed a sec I time, and fixed tea a Committee—Committal on Monday next. Lord CARHAmrTom proposed that the Committee should be postponed till Wednesday It iinight, bat afterwards with. drew his proposition. CONDUCT OF A JUDGE. Mr. MARTIN gave notice, that on Wednesday sennlght be would lay on the table a charge against Baron M`eisllau.l. JURY COURT BIM The Report of the Scoifb Jury Court Bill was brought up Red agreed to, and the third reaJing excel for to.morrow. The other Orders of the thy 'etre then dittpueed of„ and the House adjourned at Twreeg o'CLoeit. A CORRECT Liar OP rim MINORITY Ow Sir Francis liordetes 'motion thr britigine op the Petition of George Crooke @plow Sir William Haar, .. PtWier, C. F. __Pryer, Prpe. TIMM. Duadeit, Sir F. Ilium, D. W.