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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.--(LAST NIGHT.) SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION. A person from the Treasury presented certain ac counts regarding shipping and navigation. On the motion of Lord GODERICU, they were ordered to be printed. Various other accounts from different public offices were laid on the table. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY communicated to their Lordships that a mistake had occurred with regard to the Bill for Regulating the Employ ment of Children in Cotton-factories, which had al ready received the Royal Assent. The Bill had received an amendment in their Lordships' House, and that amendment, by Some oversight of the clerks, had not been communicated to the House of Commons for its Concurrence. He therefore moved that a Committee be appointed to consider of the subject, anti that all Lords present should be Mem bers of that Committee.—The motion was agreed to. A message was brought from the House of Com mons by Sir A. GRANT and others, desiring a con ference with their Lordships on the subject matter of a Bill entitled an Act to Amend the Laws for the Employment of Children in Cotton-manufac tories:. On the retirement of the Commons, a motion was made and carried, that the Lords do agree to the said conference, and that it be held presently in the Painted Chamber. On the motion of Lord ELLENnoRowt, the fol lowing Peers were appointed to manage the con ference for their Lordships :—Lord Goderich, the Bishop of Chester, Lord Lauderdale, Lord Hill, the Margaia of Tweeddale, Lord Farnborough, and Lord Skelmertsdale. The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod then an nouneed to their Lordships that the Commons were in the Painted Chamber ready for the conference. The managers of the conference for their Lord ships then retired to meet them. After an absence of a few minutes they returned, and Lord CODE- Twit reported to their Lordships that they had re ceived a document from Mr. !lefties, who managed the conference for the Commons, stating that the House of Commons desired a conference on the sub 1 t . ect of a Bill entitled All Act to Amend the Laws relative to the Employment of Children in Cotton Factories, which had received the Royal assent on the 19th of this instant June, and that they perceived from their Lordships' Journals that that Bill had been agreed to in their Lordships' House with an amendment which had never been communicated to them. The document concluded try stating that the Commons being desirous that the best understanding should always prevail be tween the two Houses, desired an explanation of the circumstances under which the Bill in question re ceived the Royal assent. Lord BERESFORD then moved that there be read from the Journal an extract of the different en tries respecting this Bill. It was read accordingly. Lord ELLENBOROUGH then moved that an answer to the following effect should be sent to the House of Commons—that their Lordships regretted that such a mistake should have occurred as not return ing a Bill received from the Commons and amended by their Lordships; that they assured the Commons that the circumstance of its not having been commu nicated in the present instance to the House of Com mons, as ordered by their Lordships, was the mere result of accident ; that the title of the Bill was in advertently included in the list of Bills ready to re ceive the Royal assent; that the amendment con sisted of the omission of two words—" to include," —which were mere surplusage; and that they doubted not but that this explanation would be sa tiAtetory to the Commons. The motion was agreed to. Two Masters in Chancery were sent with it as a message to the Commons. During their absence, Lord KING presented a petition in favour of a free trade to India and China, from the merchants and manufacturers of Kidderminster. Lord ELLENBOROUGH again rose, and said, that as this matter was of come importance, and as he believed quite unprecedented, it would perhaps be more agreeable to the Commons that the answer of their Lordships should be made known to them at a conference than communicated to them by their or dinary messengers. He therefore moved, that the last resolution of their Lordships be rescinded, and that a messenger be sent to the Commons, requiring a conference with them in the Painted Chamber on the subject of the Bill, to am e nd th e l aws regar di ng the employment of children in cotton factories. The motion was carried. A message was accord ingly sent to the Commons, requestinga conference in the Painted Chamber ; and the following Peers were appointed to conduct it on the part of their Lord ships :—The Marquis of Lansdowne, Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Beresford, Lord Lauderdale, the Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Faversham, and Lord Farnborough. The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod announced the presence of the Commons in the Painted Cham ber. The managers for their Lordships then pro ceeded to meet them, and on their return 'I he Marquis of LANSDOWNE reported that lie had submitted the resolution of their Lordships to the managers for the Commons, who had stated that the explanation of their Lordships was quite satisfactory. Sir ALFJCANDER GRANT and others brought up a message from the House of Commons, stating that they were satisfied with the explanation given by the Lords with respect to the proceedings on the amended Bill ; that they approved of the Lords' amendment, and would forthwith proceed to pass a Bill to render valid the amended Bill, for regulating the labour of children in manufactories. The Commons also returned Stock's and Thorn dike's Divorce Bills without amendments. In about 20 minutes, Sir A. GRANT and others appeared at the bar, and stated that the Commons had passed a Bill entitled "An Act to render valid the Act to amend the law for regulating the labour of children in cotton factories," to which they de sired their Lordships' concurrence. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, this Bill was read a first time, and notice was given of a motion for to-morrow for suspending certain stand ing orders, in order that the Bill may pass through its other stages.—Adjourned at Half-past Six. HOUSE OF COMMON.-(LAST NIGHT.) Mr. CAVENDISH, Colonel TRENCH, and Mr. SMITH, severally took the oaths and their seats. The Hon. Member for the University of Cambridge was introduced by Lord ASHLEY and Mr. PROTHE ROE. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. PLANTA, a new writ was issued for the county of Down, in the room of Lord Castlereagh, who had accepted the office of one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. On the motion of Mr. SPRING RICE, a new writ was issued for the county of Wicklow, in the room of the Hon. E. Prohy, who has accepted the Chil tern Hundreds. On the motion of Mr. W. BANKES, a new writ was issued for Corfe Castle, in the room of Mr. George Bankes, who has since his election accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. The SPEAKER.—Before the House proceeds farther with business, I wish to call their attention to an occurrence which deeply affects our privilege:, and what I believe to be the law and practice of Parliament. The House lately passed a Bill entitled an Act for amending the law which regulates the time fur the employment of children in cotton manu factories," which was in the usual way sent up to the House of Lords, where, in the course of its progress, as I understand, it received an amendment, which should necessarily have been afterwards sent down to us for consideration. Notwithstanding that amendment, I learn that this Bill was put into his Majesty's commission last Friday, and then received the Royal assent, instead of being sent back here, „- 4A4c;;:-. .- ~,'~F according to the usage or Parliament, The course which I should suggest to be taken under these cumstances is, that this House do immediately ap -, point a Committee to search the Lords' Journals, for the particulars which have occurred respecting this Bill, so as to acquire a proper knowledge of the transaction, and then to report their: information, when, with the facts before us, we can determine what further measure be necessary for the mainte nance of the privileges of this House. On the motion of Mr. HERRIES, a Committee was appointed, in pursuance of the Speaker's sug gestion, who shortly after reported that they had, in pursuance of the directions of the House, searched the Lords' Journals, where they found that this Bill had in its progress received an amendment, notwithstanding which it was put into the Com mission last Friday, and then received the Royal Assent. The House on the present occasion forth with directed that a conference be held with the Lords, to require what explanation their Lordships had to give respecting the circumstances under which this Bill received the Royal Assent. Thorndike's Divorce Bill went through a Com mittee ; Counsel were heard. The Bill was re ported, and read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. PROTHEROE, a return *as ordered of the expences incurred by the Com missioners of Public Records. LAW COURTS. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said he had a petition to present from Mr. James Anderton, of Bridge-street, Black friars, attorney-at-law, and ether practising soli citors of the city of London, who complained of a grievance to which he entreated the attention of the members of his Majesty's Government. The practis ing solicitors of the metropolis were in number about 3,000, and they paid above 200,0001. a year towards the resources of the country. They com plained of an utter want of accommodation for them selves and their witnesses in the courts of law, and that they were daily obliged to walk about in the cold hall of Westminster while attending their pro fessional business. They likewise complained of the great danger to which the records were exposed in the hall, should any fire take place in that quarter, as had been lately in the adjoining Abbey. They further complained that they were charged ss. for every consultation in what was called the robing room. The subject and the utter want of adequate accommodation had been already more than once mentioned in this House, and it was time to hear something better than mere promises to remedy these inconveniences. _ Mr. HERRIES lamented that in the absence of his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Peel), whose attention had been called to the complaints of want of accom modation in the courts, he was unable to give the Hon. Gentleman any i n formation upon the matter. Mr. HUME hoped that the Hon. Gentleman himself, and his Right Hon. Friend, would just take a look into some of these rooms about the courts, where business was to be despatched. He (Mr. Hume) had once gone with a friend into one of them, and such was the pressure and confusion, that he thought himself fortunate in escaping with the skirts of his coat.—(A laugh.) The state of these places was, in fact, quite a disgrace to the country, considering the extravagance and expense of its building outlays.—The petition was then laid on the table. CROWN LANDS. Mr. D. W. HARVEY gave notice, that early next Session he would move for an inquiry into the state and actual value of all the Crown property in this kingdom. There were returns of it for seven years, but the whole of these matters required ex planation and revision. He was info►med that a pro perty in the county of York, called Sunk Island, which was let some years ago for 3,0001. a year, would be out of lease in three years, and would, if fairly relet, produce from 12,0001. to 15,0001. an tival rent; he hoped that in future these sales would be held up for public and open competition. POST-OFFICE DELAYS. Mr. HUME said, he had to present a petition from Mr. John ' Creed, the proprietor of the Sove reign public-house, complaining of abuses in the business in the post-office. He lived within a few doors of George-street, Portman-square, and Con naught -terrace,--in fact close upon the regular line of the delivery of letters. He complains that there is no twopenny post-office in his neighbourhood, and that a few days ago a charge was made upon him for a letter from Warwick, although it was franked. He does not get his letters sometimes till three or four o'clock, and in that inconvenience he was not singular, for it happened in a great variety of other places where the General Post-office had to deliver letters. The fact was, that letters were delivered 35 and 40 miles distant in the country sooner than they were given in pits of this metropolis. He feared that the Lords of the Treasury had been very inattentive to the complaints of these abuses, and thought that so perfect was the present post-office system, that it was not susceptible of further im provement. Another abuse was the charge for early delivery, which he (Mr. Hume) thought was unsanctioned by law ; in fact, he had up to the present year resisted the payment of it, but was at length obliged to yield, for his letters were not brought until between twelve and one o'clock, so that when he was in attendance upon Committees he had net the opportunity of seeing them frequently before his return to his house. He saw no reason why at one house this early delivery should be made for payment at ten o'clock in the morning, while at the next door letters were not to be had before twelve or one o'clock. It was quite an enigma to him to hear that this partial early delivery facili tated the subsequent general delivery, for in his opinion the effect must be quite the contrary. Be sides, why charge some trifle in particular cases upon franked letters; if the frank did not send the letter free, of what use was it ? Mr. HERRIES said, that he could not agree in either of the two broad positions laid down by the Hon. Member. On the contrary, he must protest against them ; for so far from the Lords of the Trea sury having manifested any indifference to the ma nagement of the Post-office, or being of opinion that it was so perfect as not to require improvement, they had appointed Commissioners to make a full and la borious inquiry into all its details, who had reported at some length their opinion to the House, and the view of the Commissioners was now under the con sideration of the Gcrreriunent. He would not on this occasion go into any details, but he hoped he had vindicated the Lords of the Treasury from any inattention to the subject. In answer to a question from Mr. H. GRATTAN, Mr. G. DXWSON said, that the Dublin post office would also receive the attention of the Treasury. Mr. TRANT said that the complaints were not confined to the business of the General Post-office, but extended to many of the offices in country places. Mr. GORDON said the Hon. Member (Mr. Herries) had said nothing about the money required for the early delivery. Mr. HUME contended that some interference on the part of the Government with the Post-office was necessary. It was a matter of serious moment to many individuals to have their letters delivered early; and he himself for one was still obliged to pay two guineas a year for that purpose, though he had contested the point for the last five years with the Post-office.—The petition was ordered to be printed. CONFERENCE WITH THE LORDS. Sir A. GRANT appeared at the bar, and informed the House that he had been to the House of Peers to request a conference with their Lordships, touch ing a Bill which their Lordships had passed with an amendment, and which had received the Royal assent without the Commons having been previously informed of the amendment. A Committee was accordingly appointed to ma nage the conference, which proceeded immediately to the House of Lords. On its return, Mr. HERRIES, the Chairman, in formed the House that its Committee had commu nicated, in the Painted Chamber, to Lord Goderich, the Chairman of the Lords' Committee of Manage ment, a resolution respecting the conduct of their Lordships in not Communicating to the . domnions their having passed au amendment to a Bill sent up td the House of Lords from that House, which resolution Lord Goderich said he would immediately cdmmtlnicate tti the House of which he was a Member, EXCISE DUTIES. Mr. TENNYSON presented a petition from an_ individual starch-manufacturer, resident, as we under stood, in Bermondsey, praying the House to inter fere with the Treasury in his behalf. The petitioner stated that he had paid 2581. excise duty on a cer tain quantity of starch in an incomplete state of manufacture, which starch was destroyed by a fire . that had consumed the petitioner's premises. The petitioner then addressed the Excise, and afterwards the Treasury Boards, to have all the duty refunded to him, on the ground that the article was not finished nor disposed of—but without success ; and he therefore prayed the interference of the House. The Honourable Member supported the prayer of the petition, and said he considered the case to be, one of great hardship. Mr. G. DAWSON would not deny that this case was one of individual hardship; but contended that it was one of those which was sometimes unavoid able in the general collection of the revenue. It was true that the petitioner had paid 2581. duty to the Excise, on starch that was subsequently destroyed by fire ; and that the Treasury had refused to refund that duty. It was a rule that the duty on starch, spirits, and other exciseable commodities, should be paid in a certain early stage of the manufacture of those articles, so that if those articles were after wards destroyed before consumption, the Crown would not lose the amount of the duty. In cases like that of the petitioner, it was very natural to be supposed that the warehouse and its contents were insured against loss by fire and other accidents; and it was not to be expected that the Treasury should indemnify against the consequences of not insuring. As the revenue should be paid, it was but fair that the Crown should not be the loser in consequence of the manufacturer's improvidence. This was the general rule, in all those cases, and he would only add in reference to that before the House, that it had received the most careful investigation at the Treasury. Mr. TENNYSON contended, that the Crown could not be the loser, inasmuch as the duty would be made good by the additional quantity of starch that must necessarily be manufactured. There was a preeedent.for the Treasury's refunding the duty in analogous cases on the records of the Treasury. About two years ago, the Treasury returned the duty in the case of a fire at London-bridge. Mr. G. DAWSON was understood to dissen From the Hon. Member. The petition was ordered to be printed. - - Mr. 'BROUGHAM presented a petition from certain inhabitants of Lambeth, for a reduction of the duty on foreign corn.—Ordered to be printed. RESUMED CONFERENCE. A message from the House of Lo►ds requested further conference with the Commons on the subject matter of the former one. The Committee of Management accordingly again proceeded to the Painted Chamber. The Committee having returned, Mr. HERMES informed the Speaker that the conference had been conducted, on the part of their Lordships, by the Marquis of Lansdowne; that their Lordships had expressed themselves always desirous to continue on the best terms with the House of Commons, and regretted that the mistake should have occurred in consequence of the trifling alteration of two words,—namely, " to include," in proposi tion 1, line 20; of the Bill, not being notified to the Commons, as their Lordships had ordered; and that their Lordships entertained no doubt that the House of Commons would he satisfied with this explanation. On the motion of Mr. HERRIES, the House ac cepted this explanation, and he subsequently moved for leave to bring in a Bill, as is usual under such circumstances, to render valid and effectual the Bill to alter and amend the law relative to children em ployed in cotton-mills and factorie'. Leave was given, and the Bill went subsequently through all its stages, and was sent up to the Lords for their examination and approbation, by Sir A. GRANT. Mr. H. VANE presented the petition of a num ber of millers, formerly engaged in the manufactory of flour, complaining of want of employment in con sequence of the late relaxation of the protecting du- ties on foreign flour. Mr. WESTERN supported the petition. He was acquainted in his own district with four mills which had employed a number of men formerly, and were let at a rent of near 4,0001. a-year, which had been obliged by the influx of foreign flour to discon tinue working, nor could thd proprietors obtain, on any fair terms, tenants of these mills, in which had been embarked very considerable capitals. Mr. HUME apprehended the explanation of all this complaint was perfectly easy and natural. For several years corn had been cheap in this country, and our flour had been ground and manufactured at home. Latterly the price had risen, and a conse quent inundation of foreign flour followed. Now, if the Hon. Member for Essex would endeavour with him to facilitate the importation of foreign wheat, and keep down the prices of corn, he would undertake that all our mills should be again in a state of acti vity, and the people would be again in a condition to buy bread instead of being half-starved, as they were at present. After a few words from Mr. TRANT, the petition was ordered to be printed. ADJOURNMENT. On the motion of Mr. HERRIES, it was agreed that the House, at its rising, should adjourn to Wednesday next. DISSECTION. Mr. WARBURTON gave notice that he should, early in the next Session, move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better regulating schools of dissec tion. Lord NUGENT also gave notice of a Bill to re gulate the registration of births of children of Dis senters,in consequence, as the Noble Lord observed, of the many inconveniences experienced by persons of that class in establishing their title by descent or bequest to property of their ancestors. Mr. EWART gave notice of a motion for insti tuting an inquiry into the practice of courts of com mon law, more particularly that of the ISing's Bench, with a view to ascertain whether the practice might not be altered so as to afford conveniences and better accommodation to both the public and the members of the legal profession. TOWER ARMOURY FEES. Mr. HUMS moved for a return of the gross amount of fees received for admission to see the armoury in the Tower of London, with the rate of admission to each person, in the years 1810, 1820, m►d 1828. Mr. SPENCER PERCEVAL had no objection to order such a return, and would further promise the House that any recommendation founded on it for the alteration of the 2s. fee, which was all the Ordnance received on admission to both classes of armoury, should meet with due attention.—The re turn was ordered. COLONIAL INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. Mr. HUME moved for a r eturn of the income , expenditure, taxes, dutie s, dues, fees, &c., with a statement of the population, education, property, mines, &c. of our colonial dependencies. Mr. HERRIES observed, that it was originally contemplated by his Right Hon. Friend, when the Hon. Member for Montrose had communicated his intention to make the motion, that the information should be confined to those calculations and state ments which had already been submitted to the Finance Committee, and might now be printed and circulated amongst Members immediately, if the return embraced only those precise topics of infor mation. Possibly this would answer nearly all the objects the Hon. Member had in prospect. If he contented himself with such a return, which would be pretty voluminous, the Hon. Memb er should have his assent to the motion before the House. After a few words from Mr. BERNAL and Mr. R. GoRDON, Mr. Hum; expressed his willingness to t Ii• ti it ti t• • adopt Ate sugge§tion ot e t —6nt.etnart (Mr. Ferries.) The motion was accordingly With; drawn; and On the motion of Mr. it was ordered that there be laid before the liouse Copies Of all the evidence which had been taken befdre the rindriee Committee and of all the documents which had been laid before them; and Which had been printed for their use. REV. AIR. WRAY'S CAS. Mr. HUME rose to move for a return of the number of Archdeacons of the Established Church in each Diocese of England and Wales, sheaving such as had been resident and non-resident during the whole of the seer 1828; Ile observed, that this motion was the more necessary; ifi consequence of the correspondence that had lately taken place between a clergyman in Lincolnshire and the Bishop Of his diocese. Looking at the number of beneficed clergymen in Lincolnshire, it certainly appeared that the selection of Mr. Wray's case, to say the least of it, was invidious. By papers presented in 1814 it appeared, that out of 10,602 beneficed clergymen, only 3,798 were resident; to which number might be added 1,900, who, though non-resident, did duty. Making some further allowances on various grounds, the result of the whole was, that 4,800 beneficed clergymen did no duty whatever. When certain returns, for which he had already moved, were laid upon ie table, it would be seen whether any, and what improvement had recently taken place in the system of residence; but they would not give him the information he wished to procure regarding the Archdeacons. It appeared that a solitary indivi dual had been removed ; and he (Mr. Hume) was willing to believe that the motive had been the pro motion of the welfare of the church. He wanted to know how many others were similarly circumstanced, and had not been removed. It seemed that the Archdeacon, at whose instance the Rev. Mr. Wray, Vicar of Bardney, had been removed, did not him self reside within the Diocese of Lincoln, but at Bexley, in Kent. There were 1,254 Benefices in the Diocese of Lincoln, which included six coun ties; but the Bishop was himself the Master of a College, and not being himself, therefore, resident, some little fellow-feeling might be expected for Mr. Wray. The non-residents by exemption in that diocese were 367 ; the non-residents by license 354; and the non-residents without exemption or license, 178. In the whole there were 861 non residents who did no kind of duty, and only 628 who resided and did duty. The individual serving the parish church of Bardney received 601. a year, and he had a small addition from a neighbouring parish, and he was told that he could not superintend the interests of two parishes. He had 13 children ; and although in a public point of view this fact pre sented no peculiar claim, yet it did afford a plea on the score of humanity, and it might be supposed to have had some weight with a Bishop and an Arch deacon. The individual also in this case had been ready to do the two duties, and for the sake of his large family he might have been permitted so to eke out his income. It became, therefore, necessary to see how far the Archdeacons discharged their duty, and if, when the Return for which he moved was laid before the House, it should appear that this particular Archdeacon in question was himself non resident, every body would be at liberty to draw their - own conclusions how far the interests of the Church were promoted by their example of severity; and whether it would not be proper, in the next Session, to call upon the Bishop and all others to proceed with the same strictness in other eases. He need not again quote opinions he had before cited, on the evil of non-residence and pluralities. His calculations in 1822, formed with the assistance of two Clergymen, shewed 5,845 individuals held all the livings in England, and that the number of Curates was 4,420. The case of the Rev. Mr. Wray might be a hard one, under all the circum stances; but it was an excellent example on some accounts; and he trusted the House would take care that it was followed up; and, by preventing non-residence, compel Clergymen to perform their sacred functions. The Hon. Member moved an Address to the Crown for the information required. Mr. HERRIhS objected to the motion, on the ground that Archdeacons were not bound to reside, did not reside, and ought not to reside in their dio cese. • Their duty was not confined to a particular spot, but . to make visitations at stated periods. An Archdeacon, not habitually resident, was on some accounts to be preferred. lie ought, on some ac counts, to be a stranger to those whom he was to superintend. - His duty in the Church was something similar to that of a Staff Officer in the army ; he was not attached to any particular place, but was em ployed to inspect a district. He ought not perhaps to be constantly interchanging familiarities and civilities with persons who were subject to his au thority. At all events, the rules of the Church did not impose residence as an obligation upon an Arch deacon. The Hon. Member, therefore, was asking for something worse than idle; and no public object or principle could be answered, by complying with the motion. If the lion. Member could apply his inquiries to the point, whether the Archdeacons dis charged their duties, and performed their visitations, something might be gained. The lion. Member moved for general information, in order to obtain particular intelligence regarding one individual. This was rather an objectionable mode of pro ceeding in itself, but at present no charge had been made out against the Archdeacon, and least of all could it be said, on the statement of the Hon. Member, that he had been negligent in the perform ance of his duty. In the course of his remarks he had not dealt fairly with one individual concerned, but he (Mr. Herries) was sure that the lion. Mem ber had only acted upon mis• information. lie had treated the Bishop of Lincoln with decided injus .tice, when he alluded to him as having singled out th e Rev. Mr. Wray for an act of peculiar harshness and severity. If the Hon. Member had taken a little pains to make himself acquainted with facts, his own candour would have compelled him to re frain from attempting to excite an unmerited pre judice against that Right Rev. Prelate. He would then have found how zealously, strenuously, and perseveringly the Bishop of Lincoln attended to that ditty, which rendered it necessary for him to act in this case -as he had done in others. This informa tion also might easily have been procured; not only had that Right Rev. Prelate proceeded with no pe col* severityagainst Mr, Wray, but.,he had adopt ed every alieviation which the necessary preserva tion of Church discipline would allow: 44 cases had been pointed out to the Bishop, said to be similar to that of Mr. Wray—persons who did not perform double duty ; and it turned out, on inquiry, that in twenty-four out of the forty-four cases the double duty was constantly performed. The Bishop had not neglected to investigate minutely all the circum stances of the remaining twenty cases, and in eight of them he had enforced the perforinance of double duty. In five other cases he had taken measures that would soon be attended with the same result. Regarding five others, inquiries were still pending, and the Bishop was hearing the parties and weighing the objections, in order that full and fair justice might be done. In one of the two remaining cases, the Bishop of Lincoln had not vet obtained a return which was necessary, but he had seen enough to be satisfied that he should not in that instance be able t o enforce his decree. As to the last case, the Bishop had not yet obtained an answer from the party concerned on which he was able to decide. — Thus much he (Mr. Herries) could confidently as sert, that there was not a single case in which the Right Rev. Prelate had not done all in his power to maintain the interests of the Church with as little injury to and hardship upon individuals as possible. What were the facts with regard to Mr. Wray ? In the speech of the Hort. Member, he was represented as having nothing but a Curacy of 701. a year, when it was not to be disputed that Mr. Wray had a living of 4801. a year. The Bishop had done all in hi s power to make the enforcement of his direc tions as little injurious to Mr. Wray as possible; he found that he had a son resident in his lamily, who was capable of discharging the duty in one of the churches, and he hati been appointed for that pur pose. After this statement, was any charge of harsh- msitttch•helmesssohtoptyoraftlrinactoldlnp?erslerftoiornt, borne hes s a ke e olt of agaiiri t the church; and the -hal...rests of the public, he bad th6iight it necessary to enforee the performance of double duty, he had not forgotten what humanity required' or ilegle6ted to take into' consideration the fact, that the indi+idital in this particular case had thirteen children. All who were acquainted with the Right Rev. Prelate must feel certain that he fita hist man in'the world against whom Stith an imputation cduld be justly made. He (Mr. Her lies) bad looked at the db'enments very recently ; he knew that they were correct, tied they proved that the Bishop of Lincoln had done hid dtty as tenderly as possible. In his charge be had strong poirittd to the performance of the whole duty, and he was endeeouring to enforce this performance on every case that was briitight before him; his endea vours were unremitted, hut he alWayn took into con sideration the peculiar circumstances of ttie indivi duals concerned. After what he had said, he trugti ed that even the Hon. Member would see the fitness of not pressing his motion. Mr. HUME did not mean to throw undeserved blame upon the Bishop of Lincoln, or any other person, and denied that Mr. Wray, from peculiar circumstances, derived the slightest advantage from the living mentioned by the Right Hon. Gentleman. It could not be disputed that Mr. Wray had been removed on the report of the Archdeacon, and in consequence of non-residence, and mis-information, that report turned out to be incorrect and false. Had the Archdeacon resided within his district, as was the case with staff-officers of the army, he would have been better informed. According to the argument of the Right Hon. Gentleman, an Archdeacon might as well live in France or America as in England, provided twice in the year,.for three , days, he visited the diocese. The Archdeacon was called (he did not like to quote the Latin words) " the eye and the heart" of the Bishop, and he was to send information to his diocesan regarding the cha • ratter and conduct of the Clergy, and the state of the churches and buildings connected with them : , how could lie discharge this duty properly, if he only came out of Kent for a few days in each half year ? The Bishop could not superintend the whole diocese, and Archdeacons were appointed to assist him. He thought it necessary that the House • should be able to ascertain the actual state of their public duty. This was the more requisite when they saw one case picked out from so many, owing to the false representations of the Arch deacon, which originated from non-residence. For these reasons he must request the Right Hon. Gentleman to consent to the production of the • returns. _ . Mr. TRANT thought that the Hon. Gentleman had not acted quite fairly in making an attack upon the Right Rev. Prelate, when his information on the subject appeared to be so uncertain. Mr. CHOLMELEY bore testimony to the great satisfaction which the Right Rev. Prelate had given in the course of his conduct in his diocese. Mr. TENNYSON confirmed the statement of the last Hon. Member, and recommended the Hon. Gentleman to withdraw his motion. Mr. F. PALMER was sure that if the returns were granted, they could not do any thing but re flect the greatest honour on the Right Rev. Prelate. Mr. HUME then consented to withdraw his motion. CORPORATION OF LEICESTER. Mr. 0. CAVE moved for an amended return of the annual income of the Corporation of Leicester, since the year 18 W, with an account of the manner in which it was disposed of, and whence it had been obtained. Mr. HERRIES thought that notice ought to have been given of such motion—for as many local interests must be concerned, such an affair ouilit not to be brought on unexpectedly. Mr. 0. CAVE said that similar returns had been already before the House, and therefore he aid not see how he was taking any one by surprjse. He had, however, no objection to postpone the motion. —Motion postponed. The House then adjourned at Twenty Minutes to Eight. WEST'S GALLERY, This sale throughout has caused a sensation very credit able to the lovers of the Fine Arts ; it is a demonstrative proof of reverential feeling which the proud testimonials of the late venerable President of the Royal Academy have every where inspired. The finest and most celebrated of his works were included in the splendid Exhibition sold a month since, the proceeds of which amounted to about 25,000 guineas. The sale, which terminated yesterday, consisted chiefly of the unfinished works of the immortal West, including a few of his early efforts. In introducing them to public competition on Saturday, Mr. George Robins (who has been honoured by the disposal of the whole), in a concise address said that most of the precious gems (the labour of a long and laborious life) having already passed into other hands, he invited those present not to neglect the opportunity which now offered, to secure and to hand down to posterity even the smallest records of a great man, who had the courage and good feeling to relinquish the most profitable part of his professional pursuits, and devote himself entirely to Historical Painting. Almost all the Academicians were present, and the prices obtained afforded the best proof of the estimation in which even his unfinished works were held. We subjoin only a few of the prices : Lot. Gs. Lot. Gs. 46 A Drawing after Rubens 140 66 Damon and Musidora 80 47 A Proof Print of Wolfe 45 77 The Israelites 45 51 The Cartoons, small size 40 83 The Golden Calf 53 The Angel Sheathing 87 The Resurrection 2O the Flaming Sword... 45 95 Venus and Adonis l7O 68 The Institution of the 104 Destruction of the Batte- Order of the Garter... 300 ries before Gibraltar 55 We have not space for the result of yesterday's sale ; not a circumstance occurred worthy of being recorded. At the first sale Mr. D'Olman (a gentleman of fortune) purchased the picture of Abraham and Moses Sacrificing, for 60 guineas, but discovered that the place he had appropriated for it was not sufficiently large, and therefore determined (with the permission of Mr. West's Representatives) to have it re-sold. He did so with great reluctance, and doubtless expecting to suffer some diminution in price; it however sold for 110 guineas to Colonel Camac; Mr. Strutt, the great Artist of Derby, being a bidder at 105 guineas. This fact sufficiently indicates how great was the anxiety of Connoisseurs to obtain memorials of the late venerable President. At the conclusion of the sale Mr. Robins intimated that the extensive assemblage of Mr. West's fine Drawings, and his private collection of Pictures by the Ancient Masters, are reserved for sale early in the ensuing Spring. On Thursday two gentlemen waited on Lord MELVILLE, to acquaint his Lordship with a circumstance respecting the foundation of one of the piers of Waterloo bridge, which they deemed worthy of inquiry, not only with respect to that bridge, but that the experience might be used with respect to the other works of a similar de scription, in which Government might be concerned. It had come to the knowledge of these gentlemen that a short time ago some workmen, who were digging for the for mation of some works close to the abutment pier on the Surrey side of Waterloo bridge, had struck against the piles of the foundation of that pier, and to their surprise discovered that the parr against whichithey struck was completely rotten. One of the communicants went to the place, and, as far as he was able, inspected the piles, when he found them in the condition reported. He exhibited to his Lordship a specimen of the wood. It was so rotten that it might be rubbed to pieces with the finger. How far the foundations of the other piers might be affected in a similar manner it was impos sible to state. His Lordship thanked the gentlemen for the information which they had given him, and stated that it certainly should he attended to. It is a cu rious fact that, when one of the walls of the Penitentiary gave way, it was found that the piles upon which the wall had been built were completely rotten, and crumbled to powder on the slightest touch. It is, we believe, known that timber under ground in dry and moist situa tions often decays with great rapidity, whilst it has beets generally found that timber which has lain completely under water, and excluded from the action of the atmo sphere is perfectly durable. The piles which formed the foundation of those piers of the old London-bridge which have been removed, were found to have acquired extreme hardness. No unfavourable presumptions can be made .with respect to the condition of the foundations of the piers of the Waterloo-bridge which are under water, from the condition of the piles of the abutment pier, which are not similarly protected.—Morning Paper. IlAill3Ul GH PAPERS. LETTER FROM CONSTANTINOPLE, MAX 24.--" Ae counts have at length been received of the operations of the Grand Vizier in the course of this month. After taking the chief command, he sent several detachments to the neighbourhood of Varna, and threatened all the points of communication between that place and Issaktchi. himself undertook a grand reconnoissance towards Varna, from which place General Roth sent two divisions to op pose him. Since several actions ensued, in which the gossians are stated to have had several thousands kounts illed and wounded, and 700 taken p'fisoners. (Some acc say that no quarter was g iven on either side.) Praeadi is reported to have been s tormed severe . times, the actionsand in the end wholly destroyed. Af t e r these eangurOary Oren! Vizier returned to his position at Shutola, whence Husseid Pacha had marched with 15,000 men by Gra n d Rasgrad td Redschuk. It is now said that. the amain Vizier has marched towards Silistria, as the RuesioD army had crossed the Danube and was advancing a„' .• that place, but no particulars are known. ' 6 The Pacha of Neg ro p ont re p orts that the greateni disttets prevails in the P rinci p alities ; that the peasants had taken tefege in the forests to avoid the miseries of war ; and that the plague had happened in severa;tois- • tricts. Similar accounts came from Bulgaria. " Bread is still scarce in our capital, though we We = had some supplies from the Black Sea. " Mr. Cartwright , the En g lish Consul-General, he" arrived from the Dardanelle s, and Mr. Gordon, the Arn bassador, is expected every hour. The renewal of diplo. • matic negotiations with England has made an evident impression on the capital. " Three thousand reapers are gone from Wallachia to Bulgaria. A park of artillery, consisting of twelve 15-pounders, has lately gone towards Giurdzevo ; 2 0 ° with every exertion i t cannot soon be completed, as fort, , but ca rpenters are employed on t he brid g e of Kallarasch pontoons' were destroyed or carried away by the late in undations. " Lea-eves FAO3I ODESSA, JUNE 3.—News has jo ol the Grand Vizies . been received here of another sanguinary battle whi ch took place OH She 19th of May , between Genera l Rotb and •at Aski-Arnoutler. Our tro o p s 1 hayed on this meas 0' - and all the efforts of t.'e numerous enemy were frui tless. We expect with impatiens I ,l‘n also with the mos t brilliant valour,. .e the official accounts. 10.--Prince Dolgorucki, his " FROM THE NEVA, Jusx' ago, will, it is said, go to Tamil, t out for Tiflis a few der Majesty's aid-de-camp, who DC h A ili m ll b P ass rin ad ce o , r A u b ) ba T s Mirza. eran It le as. is spr i nt , d in the person of on i a mission to the Pet.' so affirmed that a De Major-General Murawiew. All the r 6, " rt. ' °,.f . A br each . between the two Courts seem therefore to lan. unwun a en e " LETTER FROM CONSTANTINOnri M A • T 27 ' __ A i was on the 20th that the Turkish fleet of tvrenaj'-ene entered the Black Sea, with a fresh sun* wind. Th e Sultan, in the steam-boat, accompanied it tbe last on the Bosphorus. Thence he went to Coreb" rl3 ,,,.., ° ' :f where he viewed the entrenchments destroyed .."'Y the sians, and ordered them to be repaired as soon aa' Peln u. „ l , The fleet has since re-entered the Bosphorus, an , I‘' anchor between Fanaraki and Bujukdere. To th e,— nishmeat of every body, it has brought a Russian fri which the Turks say was taken in battle. Accordin, their account, an engagement took place with Admi. s Greigh's fleet at Cape Baba, near Penderakli (Heraclia. on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, in which the Turks affirm they had the victory, though this seems inconsisteee with their return. " A report from the Grand Vizier says, that on the 1 7 t h the Russians had 4,000 men killed near Pravadi, and tbat he took six cannon. The day before yesterday, three Tatars brought the news of a battle two days later-4 4 1 on the 19th. It seems to have been very desperate, so Though m a r n e p s o e r t x p s p speaks r o e f a t 3 j , n o y o , o n o ßussians , k ac i l e l o ed u the Grand Vizier claims the victory.--(See Odessa.)-" , nt a lli t ta be ' ever has yet been published of these repeated advantage' , which are therefore greatly in need of confirmation. " The standard of the Prophet is now planted on the Kiosk of Kalender, whither immense crowds flock, bode armed and unarmed. Large detachments of cavalry are at Fanaraki, and on the Asiatic side at Jenikioi. TheaSsite w is sometimes with one corps, sometimes with the other, t o examine every thing in person. The voice of the peopl e ' is now with him, and he prosecutes his reforms 'with the greatest energy. The most perfect tranquillity prevails 0 the capital during his absence. Meantime it excited grist with h e Christians tia extendsn sf from sensation when the Sultan some days sieve went to th e country seat of Mr. Black, the English banker , at n' village of Belgrade, where he conversed in the mos t a manner gai present,i Aanddrwanahlti; Turkish Slum ever did before, stopped there to dinner. " The Rues all Russian th blockade Eno.. However, during the last week several ships have' arrived, not only from the Euxine, but the Archipelago' (15 under different flags,) without molestation, and have brought large supplies of rice and flour. The Russians now reckon oil among contraband of war, which has caused the price to rise considerably. PRICES Or STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 Per Cent. Bed. 37%%% 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 3Y.i per Cent Ditto Red. 98 ,63 e 4 per Cent. Ditto. 1826 lO4 3% Ditto Scrip — Bank. L. Ann 19% 7-16 India Stock shut Ditto Bonds ..»........ pm. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (South Sea Stock ..............• ,Old Annuities ' New Ditto EL Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 67 66 Pa h Ditto .500 2d. 67 66 Ditto Small 24. 67 66 Ditto Commercial 0 14 Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Account 86,01 THE COLOSSEUM. THE Public are respectfully invited to 110 inspection of this MAGNIFICENT EXHIBI' TION in its progress towards Completion. The Works consist of a STUPENDOUS PANORAMA of LONDON taken from the summit of ST. PAUL'S, a SALOON for, the receptinn of WORKS of ART, an extensive range 01 CONSERVATORIES, stocked with the CHOICEST PLANTS, and a SWISS COTTAGE, &c. &c. Admission ss. each Person from Ten till Six daily. NEW EXETER CHANGE, 353, STRAND. OFFICERS and the Public are reipectfully informed, that the whole of the several bra n of the business lately carried on AT THE OLD EXETER CHANGE, are now continued at the above Manufacturing Establish" ment by W. DAY, PATENTEE and SOLE INVENTO R of the EXPANDING TRUNK, and EXTENDIN G BRASS BEDSTEAD, where he humbly, and with COw fidrnce, solicits an Inspection of his very Extensive sortment of ARMY and NAVY EQUIPAGES, includ' ing SADDLERY, HARNESS, CUTLERY, TRUNKFe DRESSING CASES, TRAVELLING BAGS, &c. *no . LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1829. The Gazette de France states, on the autho rity of its Correspondent at Vienna, that the Russians have experienced a very serious check at Pravadi. This probably refers to an a ction fought on the 19th May—two days later than the first affair. If the Gazette may be credited/ the Turkish fleet not only partially raised th e blockade of the Bosphorus, but actually captured a Russian frigate of 50 guns. The Chamber of Deputies was occupied 0 ° Friday with the further consideration of the Budget, when a sum of four millions francs (about 167,0001.) was proposed for the wally tenance of foundlings ! On this occasion CHARLES DUPIN observed that the Legislatife provision in France for illegitimate chi dre° operated as positive encouragement to im m aht ! and illicit connection. " The number of leg' timate children (said M. DUPIN) amounted 0 01 / • to 921,000 annually ) that of natural children amounted to 73,500. • In this number sere eluded not only bastards, but also the children!), marriages who were abandoned by the barbe l esri s of their parents, and often without want aPP to render such atrocity necessary. He 11014. the last autumn visited the Hospital of rOtlii ,i