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IMPERIA.L PARLIA3ItIit. 'HOUSE OF LORDS.-(LAST NIGHT.) Sir A. GRANT rt'ad others from the Commons brought up the Offences against the Person (Ireland) Bill, and the Metropolis Police Bill, which were read a first time. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in behalf of a Noble Friend, gave notice that he would or. Monday next move the •seeond reading of the Metropolis Police Dill.—The Bill was ordered to be printed. ANATOMY. The Earl of MALMESßUßY 'presenteda petition from an individual in Northampton, against the Bill for regulating Dissection ) and particularly against that clause of the Bill which provided that the bodies of all persons dying in workhouses might be liven for dissection, if they were not chimed. The Noble Earl stated, that he was sorry that the Bill was brought up this year; and if it were not amended, he should find it necessary to oppoe it. He objected particularly to the clause he had already referred to, and to that clause authorising the keepers rof prisons to dispose of the bodies of debtors who die in gaols, unless they are claimed by their friends. lie hoped the Bill would yet be postponed ; and if some measure not containing the objectionable clauses he had mentioned should hereafter be brought forward, it should have the support of leA Vote. Several Private Bills were fomr.rded one stage. The Exchequer Bills' and the Na!ional Debi Bill, went through a Oattnittee, and were reporter' without Zinend:rents.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-..(LAST NIGHT.) Mr. BURRELL presented a petition from the 2ork ma3ters and v%-001 growers of certain Hun bireds in Sussex, praying for protection cn British wool, :Mr. PORTMAN regretted that the Chancellor et the Exchequer or the President of the Board of Trade was not present, in order to state what was ere intention of the Government with regard to this subject. He did ►►ot a►.ticipate that there would be any duty imposed on foreign wool; but as there were some people who vet expected such a measure, it would be as well fur all parties, but especially for the wool-growers, to let them know at once that all attempts to impose a duty on foreign Nrim)l would be resisted by the Government. Mr. HERRIES was sorry that his colleagues Isere not at that moment in the lioNse, but he felt himself authorised to say that he believed the lion. _ . Member had, taken a very correct vier of the sul ject when *e suggested that he had understood that the C'rvernment were indisposed to adopt any 7:ew ineasu - fe on this subject ; and that intention ltein;f l ( l '.ipted, it certainly was proper that it should he frtnown. Lord MILTON was gratified at hearinn. this statement of the intention from the Rigit lion. Gentleman, but he should have been better satisfied with the answer if it had been more decisively given. He hoped the President of the Board of Trade would distinctly state that, under no circumstances, would any alteration be made. Sir J. SHELLEY presented petitions from two places in Sussex, on the same subject. Mr. MOORE presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce, in - the city of Dublin, on the subject of the opening the Trade to the East Indies and China. Mr. W. PEEL presented a petition from the Emigration Society of Glasgow, praying for a Grant of Land in Canada for thirty families. The LORD ADVOCATE brought up the Re port on the Scotch Gaol Enlargement Bill, and übs‘",...ed that in consequence of the opposition made this Bill, ha should withdraw it for this Session; but he pledged himself to bring it forward next Ses sion, with those alterations which a further conside rittion might suggest. It was absolutely necessary to have better gaols than at preset.t existed, with a view not only to the accommodation of the pd sorters, but to their correction also. Mr. MAXWELL had great objections to this Bill, anti he knew that great objections existed to it in Scotland. He 0-listed that some measure would, next Session, be introduced respect;ng the Law of Arrest for Small Debts. Mr. C. FERGUS-4)N also of to the Bill. Mr: 1-lUME said that the Burgh= he represented objected to some parts of the Bill, but concurred with its object. They feared that they should be coilled on to maintain both their own and the county gaol, and this they did not like. Mr. KENNEDY's objection to the Bill was that it-did not go far enough. The Bill certainly Iva* necessary, although perhaps its object might be better obtained by some amendments. Mr. R. GRANT approved of the course which fie Hon, and Learned Gentleman had pursued hi withdrawing the bill, and hoped that some effectual tmeasotre would be brought forward next session, not on the responsibility of any individual Minister, but that it would receive the support of the whole of Ili.; Majesty's Government. Mr. PELL thought it was a capital blot on Scot land not to have gaols lit for the accommodation or the due correction of the prisoners convicted in her Courts. The Royal Burghs were formerly liable to the maintenance of .the gaols; but the country had now outgrown that old custom, and it became neees• sarv, by compulsory measures, to determine the Ileums and liabilities of the respective counties. He trusted, that when the question shoukt be brought on next Session, the Scotch Members would con sider the Bil! on general principles, and not on the particular circumstances of the burghs or the coun ties they might represent, and would adopt a mea sure tvhich experience proved to be necessary. - The Load Revenue Bill, the Charing-cross Im provements' Bill, and the Customs Duties' Bill, were all appointed for to-morrow. SUB-LETTING ACT. . Mr. S. RICE presented petitions against the Sub letting Act, from Butlers town, and several other places in Ireland. COURTS OF MADRAS. Mr. S. RICE brought in a Bill fur the Relief of Suitors in the Courts of Madras, and relating to the property of persons dying intestate. Sir J. MACKINTOSH wished to know en what slay it would be convenient to take the only dis elusion this Bill was likely to receive this Session . Mr. PEEL named Monday. The Bill was then read a first time, and the second reading fixed for Alonday. PORTUGAL. -Mr. PEEL requested the Right Hon. Gen tleman opposite (Sir . J. Mackintosh) to postpone his motion, which stood for to-morrow, until a future day. He apprehended that it might be fixed for Monday or Tuesday without inconvenience. Sir J. MACKINTOSH replied that loth as he was to defer again a matter already so often post poned, yet ho was aware that there might be rea sons which would render it improper for him to re sist the application of the Right Hon. Gentleman. He wished that the discussion should take place on Monday, as on Tuesday it would be rather incon venient for him to attend. Mr. PEEL remarked that Monday was an Order Tiny, and that there were many Bills which must be forwarded in their stages ; he believed, however, that the business might all be disposed of before eight o'clock, and then the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman might be brought on. "SirJ.MACKINTOSH added that he should con sent to take Monday, if his motion were nut post poned later than seven o'clock. This suggestion was assented to by Mr. PEEL, and the motion was entered accordingly. SCOTCH TAILZIES. Mr. C. GRANT presented a petition from Inver- TIM, in favour of the alteration in the Scotch law of Entail. Also a petition from a place in Ross-shire, for continuing the bounty on herrings. Mr. W. SMITH protested against a needless ad herence to the system of bounty. Sir T. DUNCOMBE presented a peti 'on frcm ilertford, for the Repeal of the Corn Laws. SCOTCH GAOLS. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the Cot poration of Brechin, against the Scotch Gaols' Bill. The Hon. Member said that he was not disposed to resist the modified measure of the Lord Advocafe: Mr. P. GRANT presented petition with the same prayer from the Burgh 'of Forres: PIZINTEb CALICO. Mr. HUME miovedi diet tie e be laid before the Rouse en Account of the Total Amount of Printed. Calico unmufactured in England in the yeass 1826, 1827, and 1828; of the duty paid upon it ; of the Number of Yards e:tnorted; of the Net Amoi.int cf nuiy paid into the Exchequer; and of the Charges of Collection of that Duty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER consented to the producticn of the documents, and recommended that all argument en the sub ject should lre postponed until the information were before the Housc, Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN wished that the official value of the printed calico should be added to the accounts. He objected to nibbling at parti cular taxes, and wished the whole taxation of the country to be examined and reduced. He trusted that ltis Majesty's Ministers would, (hiring the inter val between this and t! :t. next Session, apply them eives to thr: consideration of the distreised state of tte country, and come prepared with some plate of relief. The motion was agreed to. CONDUCT OF MR. N.l 11. Colonel DAVP3S said, that as he felt that he perferreed a disagreeable duty on a recent occa sion, when he went at some length into the charges which he had brought against Mr. Nash, he would that evening confine himself simply to. move, " That a. Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the conduct of Mr. Nast, so far as regarded the granting of leases, or the sale of Crown Lands in Suffolk -street, Pall Mail East, in Regent-street, and adjoining the Regent's Canal." Mr. HUME suggested, that the Committee shouldgo into the whole subject. An extensive inquiry was desirable, especially into the arrange ments respecting the site of Carbon House. Sir M. W. RIDLEY was glad that a Committee was to he appointed ; and he trusted there would be the closest and strictest investigation. At the same time, be must say, that his Hon. Friend (Col. Davies) had lent the sanction of his name to reports against Mr. Nash, without previous inquiry into them. (Hear.) —Ile believed, for his own part, there was not the slightest foundation for any suspicion of fraud or collusion between Mr. Nash and the gentle man to whom allusion had been made. He would have _re .t pleasure in seeing justice done to that gentleman's character, and also the character of the individual which had been thrown under an imputa tion the most unjust and the most undeserved. — lie (Sir M. W. Ridley) bad a petition in hie pos session from Mr. Nash, preying that there might be a fall investigation of his conduct ; but as he knew it was not right or in unison with the rules of the House that it should be presented, he felt it his duty to state, that it was Mr. Nee wish that the charge; against him should be investigated tho roughly, and in every article as to which charges were brought against him. He (Sir M. W. Ridiev) saw no reason why the power cf the Committee should not go to a gt eater extent, and he would make a motion that it should not be limited to certain ar ticles merely, if it were not that the period of the Session were not so short that now there was not time sufficient to hear evidence, anel make a Report that would clear Mr. Nash's character in the eyes of the public. Ile should, therefore, sup port the motion of his Hon. Friend, which confined the inquiry to certain charges. Mr. JONES begged the House to remember that there was another individual connected with this transaction ; and be would state that, in his opi nion, Mr. Edwards had a right also to have his con duct investigated. Mr. Edwards had once had the honour of a seat in that House as the representative of a county—one of the wealthiest in minerals, Gla. morganshire ; and as there had been in that House an attack on his character, which had gone forth through the public press, and covered him with a great deal of obloquy, he thought Mr. Edwards should have an opportunity of setting himself right. The Hon. Member for Worcester must regret that he had not referred to Mr. Edwards before he made the attack upon him the other night; for if the Hon. Member had given that gentleman notice, the reply would have been stated at the same time that the charge was made, and both would have gone before the public together. As it was, the charge was made, comments upon it published, and as yet there was no opportunity for the individual attacked to be heard. He could not account for the Hon. Member's conduct by supposing it to have arisen through in advertence. His own friends had admitted that no tice should have been given ; and the Hon. Member for Preston (Mr. J. Wood) had stated his belief that notice had been given ehen he seconded the motion of the Hon. .Member for Worcester. As far as re garded his friend, Mr. Edwards, he would ask that Hon. Gent. in what sense be intended the phrase of " man of straw," as applied to him, to be under stood ? Was it only with reference to that trtmnsac thin, meaning that Mr. Edwards was not a bona fide holder of the lease ? or did he explain it in the sense cf his individual capacity ? Colonel DAVIES said, across the table, certainly not ; I spoke only with refers nee to the transaction. Mr. JONES continued—The Hon. Gentleman had denied that he applied that phrase to Mr. Edwards in 11;e individual capacity, and he must suppose that the Hon. Gentleman did not mean it so. But the lion. Gentleman should recollect that the words had gone forth to the public, who would understand that they meant that that Gentleman was not a man of substance. The Hon. Gentle man had said, that he brought forward his charge on authority not to be doubted ; but he added, that be would not reveal the name of the party. Then it was the duty of the Hon. Gentleman to see the more closely into it, and to sift it to the bottom. Ile should have seen both Mr. Nash and Mr. Edwards, and if he found that the person from wham lie received his information would not give his name, the more caution was necessary in bring ing forward the charges. He (Mr. Jones) rejoiced that the Committee was appointed to investigate the conduct of both these Gentlemen. He could tell the Hon. Member for Wotcester, that he him self, as well as the Hot). Member for Newcastle, knees something - or the 'tranSaCtion, and that Mr. Nash's character stood fully as high as that of the Hon. Member for Worcester himself, and Mr. Edwards's also. Ile would not have brought the charges furs: and in the absence of that Hon. Gentle man, or without giving him due notice and ample opportunity to defend himself.—(hear.) Mr. Secretary PEEL felt himself bound to sug gest, that as his Right Hon. Friend had not offered any objection to the motion whether it was expe dient, by continuing the debate, to run the risk or appearance of prejudging the inquiry. This was due to Mr. Nash-s--that it should be borne in mind that he had pursued the only course which a person con scious of his innocence and integrity could follow ; he had challenged the fullest inquiry into his conduct. 1 Whatever might be the fate of the Committee, if the lateness of the Session should not enable them to make such an inquiry us would be satisfactory to time vindication of his character, Mr. Nash would still be in the situation of a man of clear integrity, because he had taken the part which a man of pure and honourable motives would have pursued. If the close of the Session should prevent the inquiry from being completed, let it be remembered that Mr. Nash was entitled to the good opinion of the House from the course he had taken. The only objection Mr. Nash felt was that the inquiry would not be full enough ; he wished to have an inquiry into every ' transaction in which he had been concerned. Under these circumstances he would not say one word to prejudge the inquiry; but it %vas only right to say, that' Mr. Nash was entitled to the full presumption of being innocent. Mr. HUSKISSON had only one word to say with reference to what had fallen from the Hon. (;eetleman who had spoken last but one. The Hon. Member for Worcester had observed on a former night that he had his information on undoubted htitherity, but that he was not at liberty to name his informant. If the ComMittee were granted, all. he (Mr. Huskisson) ihotild Pray Was, that the infOr: at• *ell as the party, might be brought both fairly before the House, and that there would be no attempt to evade the detection of the informant by the charm .bf secrecy, while the other party was dragged before the COmMittee to bceiainined. .He would tell ,the Hon. Membir fpr Woretater, that when the Committee was named, that anonyinous informant should appear.—(Hear.) Sir CHARLES BURRELL approved of the in quiry through the medium of a Committee. He hoped, too, that the inquiry would be carried into all those points to which allusion had been made in the debates on this subject. He world not narrow it to the fell' points stated in the motion. They-ought to inquire generally whether Mr. Nash was to blame or not: This was thtir duty in a transaction like this, at a time when there %vas such a pressure et dis: , tress on all classes Of the people. It was right that a Palace should be built, fitted for the King to re side in, and not one of scandalous taste ; but it was equally incumbent on the House of Commons to see that economy was practised in all departments of the public expenditure. When be said " scandalous taste," he meant to apply it to the new Palace at Pimlico ? which was Cull of the greatest mistakes and blunders that any architect had ever committed. Did not every body who saw it exclaim, " God bless me, how ugly it looks :—(Laughter.)—He did think the power of inquiry should extend to the per centa , e. (Hear.) —Mr. Nash had admitted that he made the great blunder as to the de gee by his own omission. (Cries of no, no.) —Mr. Nash said—" I was quite surprised to see it look so cteeedingly ill." — (Cheers.) —So that Mr. Nash made an error, as he himself admitted ; and he (Sir C. Burrell) contended that Mr. Nash ought not to benefit by his own er rors. That he considered was only asking for an act of justice to the public ; and he hoped, in appointing the Committee, that their powers would not be so limited as to render them useless. They ought to satisfy themselves that Mr. Nash was paid not only justly, hut that his works were executed with good sense and propriety.—( Hear.) Mr. WARBURTON did not think the public services of Mr. Nash could form a proper ground- of inquiry for this Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER understood that the object of the Hon. Member for Worcester wan a Committee to inquire into certain mal-practices with which Mr. Nash was charged, in having grossly violated his duty, and acted most improperly, if not corruptly. If this were a question of taste, the lion. Baronet (Sir C. Burrell) might be right in referring the questions he proposed to it; but this was to be a Committee to inquire into his character ; and he was sure the Hon. Baronet did not wish to see the character of Mr. Nash affected by the prejudices prevailing against his architectural Ailit y . He would state that Mr. Nash had waited upon hint since he had known that this inquiry was to be proposed there, and he hail expressed his wish that the inquiry should be as full as it possibly could be. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had asked him whether be would appoint any indivi dual as a Member of the Committee, who was likely to elucidate the case ? Mr. Nash replied , that he did not care who composed the Committee; that he would suggest no individual, and that he was quite ready to trust his character to any Committee of that House. Mr. CHARLES BURRELL remarked that he had only suggested the extension of the inquiry ; he should not press it. Mr. MABERLY asked whether the House could allow Mr. Nash to be a party concerned in the expenditure, and yet to give his advice as to the amount. That was a question much more import ant to the country than any relating to his charac ter. He was glad to find that the Government did not attempt to defend Mr. Nash in taking leases for himself—a principle so wrong, that it seemed to be abandoned as utterly indefensible. Colonel DAVIES said, that after what had taken place he felt it necessary to satisfy his Hon. Friend (the Member far Newcastle) who had addressed ob servations somewhat crimieatory to himself. He assured his Hon. Friend that he had not made these charges against Mr. Nash without endeavouring to obtain the most accurate information respecting them ; and, he believed, that the individual from whom he had it was as respectable as any Member of that House. He was moving in the sphere of gentlemen; he was well informed, and a man of education, Ile (Colonel Davies) knew that he must have bad communication with all the parties connected with this transaction. As to not giving Mr. Nash any opportunity of meeting the charges, he declared he was incapable of treating Mr. Nash so unjustly. He had told the Noble Lord (Low ther) at the head of the department of Woods and Forests, that he had some serious charges'to prefer against Mr. Nash. It was not true, therefore, that he had not given notice. With respect to what the Honourable Member for Carmarthen (Mr. Jones) had said concerning Mr. Edwards, he begged to say he had brought no accusation whatever against that Gentleman. His accusation was, that Mr. Nash had given in a request, in the 'tame of Mr. Edwards, but in his °all hand-writing, and with the name mis-spelt, and that he re presented Mr. Edwards as a man of straw in this instance, though he was really a man of aubstance, because Mr. Nash had stated to the Board of Woods and Forests that Mr. Edwards had not ca pital to erect suitable buildings on the spot. That was the plea of Mr. Nash, by which be obtained the grant in his own name, He could assure the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Iluskisson) that be had not the slightest intention to take any part against him. It was easy fur the Right lion. Gentleman to say, " Name your informant ;" but if he did so he should hold himself guilty of a gross breach of trust. If the facts were established, what did it matter what was the name of his informant ? If he was the most des reputable of mankind, the evidence would be just as good. If, indeed, he thought his informant actuated by any base or malicious motive to blacken Mr. Nash's character, that should not shield him. I would, continued the Honourable Gentleman, hold him up to the scorn of every honourable man ; but as lone' as I believe his motives to be honest, I feel bound to believe his statements, supported as they are. Even if it should turn out that she is mistakert, I should feel bound, as a man of honour, to conceal his name, in order to protect him against the conse quences he would otherwise incur. It - is a matter of notoriety, that when Members of this House bring forward motions cf importance, they often re ceive a great 11111S4 of evidence from individuals who • do not wish, or will not allow, their names to be used. This informant of mine might be some indi vidual whom Mr. Nash might have it in his power to ruin. It is not so, lam happy to say, but the principle is the same. I shall be truly rejoiced to find, that at the end of this inquiry, Mr. Nash's character remains unitnpeaehed. I feel this to be a most painful duty, which I have thought it necessary to undertake ; it is a most invidious and most thank less charge; and it is directed against a very influ ential person, for so I acknowledge he is; and I know that 1 am sure at least of makin g one enem y , if not a great many, by prosecuting this inquiry. No personal motive can actuate me; I um actuated only by the sense of duty I owe to my country, and with the view of putting an end to a system of waste and extravagance which ought riot to be en dured in the present state of the country. Mr. HUSKISSON— I only rise to remind the Hon. Gent. that he has told us that his informant is a man of the highest possible respectability.—(Hear.) The motion was then agreed to. Colonel DAVIES then moved a list of names to constitute the Committee. Mr. HUSKISSO:S and Mr. F. LEWIS begged to be excused from serving on it ; the former as being a party implicated, and the latter an intimate friend of Mr. Nash. Ihe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER advised his Right Hon. Friends not to withdraw, ae he was quite satisfied that the result of the inquiry would be the same in . the public mind if they both remained. The twießight Hon. Gentlethen having yleidel, the list of the Camittee was agreed to. JUSTICE; OF THE PEACE, BILL. On the motion of the cliAtctuJoßof the EXCHEQUER, the Order of the Day was read ro the House going into a Committee on the Justice of Peace Bill; arid the House went into the Committee. Mr. Secretary PEEL—It is my sole object, in going into Comrnii:tee Bill; to make those al terations and modifications which I propose, In cn sequence of the suggestions I have received in regard to it from various parts of the country. I propose to except all these chums which are connected with the removal of the poor, and the passing of them to their parishes. They are nometimes alleged to be detained, and there are cases in which it is scarcely possible to except from the operation of this Bill. The next alteration le of this suture t a Justice of the Peace, with summary jurisdiction, hes no ether poeeer but to dispose of the case, or to remand the party if he have doubt. It very often happens that there is no proper place in which the defendant can be put, and he is left at the public house in the charge of the constable. I purpose to give the Justice of the Peace the power to admit the party to bail, provided he is eatisfied with the security offered. I shall im pose no obligation to admit buil but where it meets the discretion of the Magitrate, in a case which is of a doubtful nature. The Right Hon. Gent. moved amendments to this effect. Mr. BERNAL suggested that the jurisdiction of magistrates in cases of assaults should be extended, to prevent the escape of parties. He knew a case which happened at Gravesend, and before it could he adjudicated the offending redly had taken a pas sage by steam in the course of the next day. Mr. HUME wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman how far it was intended that Petty Ses sions should be held in open Courts. It would certainly be a great ielprnvement that this should be the case always; but us doubts existed on the point, he wished to call the Right Hon. Gentleman's attention to it. He would suggest a clause like this--" That ell such Petty Sessions shall be open Courts," or something to that effect. lie had also other questions to ask the lieght lion. Gentleman. On the evening when this Bill was introduced by the • Reght Hon. Gentleman, he would remember that he (Mr. Hume) had expressed a doubt whether by raising the qualification he would not narrow the power of selecting tit magistrates. lie had not changed his opinion, that if it were raised to 3001. or 5001., income was not the proper qualification for a magistrate, but character. Ile had moved for Re turns of the number of Justices of the Peace, and they had been laid on the table, but were not yet printed, and he could not refer to them. In 1817, the whole number, it appeared, was four thousand one hundred and nineteen ; and if the House looked at some tables to which he was going to refer, they might be able to ascertain the inconvenience of limit ing the power of selection. He had adopted two modes of obotinitig, as far as possible, a knowledge of the proportion from which the Justices would be selected, as at present and as under this Bill. By re turns laid on the table in 1814, there were state ments of the annual incomes of persons, of 100/., 2001., 3001., and so on in succession, derived from funded property end from possessions. From these he found the immense difference in the proportion of persons of 100/. u-year a.id persons of 300!. a-year. Of those who had incomes from funded property theme were for every 20,000 tvorth 1001. a-year, e,lOO worth 300/. a-year ; of those who had in comes from possessions, there were for every 26,000 worth 100/. a-year, 4,500 worth 300/. a-year. The Right Hon. Gentleman must see that he had much limited his power of selecting good Magistrates; he thought it should be always requisite that some individual learned in the law should sit on the bench ; there should be an Assistant Barrister, or some gentleman who had studied a course of law for three or five years. There was the more danger in limiting the number, because some counties were so coloured with one class of opinions. that it would be difficult to select proper Magistrates out of the our rowed circle. He objected also to the qualification being confined to landed property : why not extend it to funded property Mr. STURGES BOURNE objected to the qua lification being raised to 300/. a-yesr. He knew that had that been the case two years ago, two gen tlemen, now Chairmen of Quarter Sessions, would not have found their tray into the Commission of the Peace. He objected also to the clause that pre vented Magistrates from acting at the Quarter Ses sions, unkss they had attended at the Petty Ses sions during the whole of the last year. Many Ma gistrates might live 40 or 50 miles from the town where the Sessions we:e held, and there might be no particular business to call them to the Petty Sea- Eioni. It would have the effect of throwing all questions into the hands of the Magistrates in the neighbourhood of the town where the Sessions were held. After a few words from Mr. HUME, Mr. Wnrr moitE, Mr. PEE(., and others, the Report was brought up, read, and ordered to be taken into con sideration that day three months.—The Bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. SUGAR DUTIES. The Report on the Sugar Duties' Bill was brought up, the Atnendments were agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow (this day.) The other orders being disposed of, the House adjourned at Seven o'clock. LIST OF THE MINORITY AGAINST THE GRANT OF 31.,4101. FOR SGULrTURE AND ORNAMENT FOR THE MARBLE ARCH IN FRONT OF BUCKINGHAM PAL 'CE, IN ADDITION TO TUE: SUM OF 16,C001. ALREADY VOTED FOR TUE MARBLE, ON MONDAY, MAY :25. Acland, Sir Thomas Fortescue, Hop. G Althorp, Viscount Gordon, H. Bankei, H. Guise, Sir W. Baring, A. Hulso, Sir C. Baring, W. B. Howard, Henry Baring, F. Heneage, G. F. Bernal, It. Hume, .I(eph Bright, H. 'Harvey, D. W. Burrell, Sir C. IKennesly, T. F. Burred, W. lKekewieli, S. 'F. Calthorpe. Hon. F. Lam'), Hen. G. Cooper, It. B. Lambert, J. S. Colborne, N. R. Langston, Janurs Dundar, Hon. T. Lester, B. L. Davies, T. H. LVbouchere, 11. Duncannon, Vic. Milton, Viscount Davenport, L. 1). Maxwell, J. Denison, J. F. Maherly, J. Esteoutt, T. G. B. Nlzrjoribanks, S. Ebringtori;Viscount Mock, J. 13. Faaakerley, J. N. Ord, W O.bornc, Lord F. Prot lieroe, Ed. Pend4rvis, E. W. Palmer, R. Robinson, George Bickford, W. • Robinson, Si" G. Flam6den, J. C. Sandon, Viscount Thomson, C. I'. Wortley, lion. J. S. Wrottley, Sir J. Wood, C. Warburton, H. Whitmore, W. W. Wynn, Sir W. W. Wynn, Right Hon.C. Wyndham, W. Yoike, Sired, I"g4LER. ,Wood, John Now that the steams-boats have commenced running for Rotterdam and Llamburgh, arrangements are a ey ;s in making for sending gold to the north of Europe, Aida has for the most part been discontinued during the winter. Ti,is mode of conveyance is so cheap, and safe, and expeditious, that merchants occasionally venture to adopt it without incurring the expense of an insurance ; and submit, in other respects, to the lowest possible profit on the transaction. The state of the northern exchanges would seem to be peculiarly unfavourable to the transmis sion of gold; but it is, nevertheless, we understand, about to be sent, and it necessarily stands therefore in the predi cament of an article of commerce which is wanted, and for which Exchequer Bills wiil not do as a substitute. The demand arises in part out of the payments making for grain in the interior of Germany, and to supply the waste caused by the movements of the Russian army in Turkey. On Wednesday constables FITZGERALD, BINGHA NPCARTIIY, and BYRNES, of the police station t Kilbenny, unty, succ ee ded in apprehending the anotoriilobeuroYt: in tlakt is m PATRICK DUGGAN, who has for the last two years evaded the utmost exertion if the pnli,:e autho rities in this and the county of Cork. DUGGAN 15 a most d e sperate and formidable character, having been the terror of a largo district of country, with another follow named Dzsits filiAtmtriz. They are both deserlers from the army, and usually visited the samo haunts always armed. INPActirrE was arrested so:ne time since, after a violent resistance to his captors, having taken deadly aim atone of th e police pirty, fired, and wounded. him. For this he was tried last assizes, and capitally convicted. On this occasion DUGGAN escaped to the mountains, though seve ral shots were fired after him. Lord KiNosToN has been ve ry active in search of the two ruffians, who used to levy contributions on the peasantry ; and it is a happiness that the country is now freed from their preserice.—Vmeriek Chrovick. POREIGIN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From tite- i efegttagar des Chambres of May 25.1 The official part, of the likni.Mut of today con tains a Roytil ordinance to the following eftet i‘ Art. L. The number of Marshals of France can not eiteed twelve: " 2. The number of General Officers of our army is fixed as follows :-100 LieuttnOt 4 Generals, 200 Major-Generals. " 3. Till the number of General Officers shall i3d rethleed to that fixed by Article 2, only one third of the -::tieetti'es in the ranks of Lieutenant- Generals, and half of the wiz - it:uric:l in the ranks of Major-Generals, shall be filled up." (From the Gazette de France of May 26.) PARIS, MAY 25.—Letters from St. Petersburgh assert that all the repotts respecting a blockade of the ports of Asia Minor, and that of Alexandria, are without foundation. The Russian Government has net instituted any blockade but that of the Darda nelles. It is added that it has not even the inten tion, or at least that it no longer has the intention, of instituting any farther blockade. It is thought that the blockade of the Dardanelles will soon be raised, because it does not at all contribute to the progress of the Russian arms, and continues to be, as it was at the beginning, a cause of irritation be tween the Cabinet of St. James's. and that of St. Petersburgh. However, these letters pretend that the two Ca binets are more irritated against each other than they were some time ago. Some ascribe this change to the concession made by England with respect to the frontiers of Greece. Others pretend, and per haps with better reason, that the Muscovite Cabinet becomes more moderate in its tone, because it feels that nothing is to be gained by breaking with Great Britain. The Duke of Wellington has intimated, in a deci sive manner, his views respecting the war with Turkey. Our Correspondent adds—" It is known at St. Petersburg!), as %veil as at London, that the great Captain, when he has once taken a resolution, never recedes. He will defend the liberties of Europe against the projects of Russia, as he de fended them against tke ambition of Napoleon; he will display the same energy in both causes, and there cAn he no doubt that he will obtain the same success. Faticcu Pcxxis.—Paris, MAT 25.—Fire p:Lr Cents. 107 f. 90c. 60e. 60c. ; Three per Cents. 79f. Isc. sc. I ; Bank Stock, 1870 f. ; Naples Stock, 86f. 50c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 7.31 f. ; Haitian Loan, 353 f.— Exchange on London, one month, paper, 2M. 50r. ; money, 25f. 45c. ; three months, paper, fiM. 35r. ; money, 251 . . 50c —Cours Authentique. GERMAN PAPERS. COX.STANTINOPLE, APRIL 25.—N0 news of impoi t ance from the theatre of war has been received fur the last fortnight. The terror which was excited among the inhabitants of this capital by the taking of Sizeboli has passed away, since it is affirmed that the Grand Vizier is taking measures not only to stop the progress of the Rus sians, but to recover all the ground that has been lost. Huseein Dacha had received orders to recover Sizeboli, but has hitherto only keen able to take a redoubt which the enemy hail erected before the place. Fresh troops have been sent him in order to drive the enemy from that coast, without regard to the sacrifices that it may cost. --Several ships of war were sent from Bujukdere to support Hussein Paella, but they were attacked lay the Russian ships cruising at the entrance of the Bosphorus, and compelled to retreat under the guns of the forts. It is now said that the whole of the fleet stationed at Bujukdere will Pail to the Back Sea as soon as the Sultan himself has visited it. The Sultan is daily present at the exercise of the regular troops and militia, and confers numerous marks of favour. Thus, be has given to French inetructois the Order of the Cres cent, and promoted Italian naval officers. This treatment invites foreigners, and several more officers have lately ar rived from Smyrna to offer their services to the Sultan. Since the arrival of Recischid Paella at the - army a new spirit seems to be generally infused, and the choice of this Grand Vizier promises to be attended with very favourable effects. • The Sultan esteems his talents and listens to his suggestiens, so that he may be said to direct the affairs of the empire. Thus he has obtained of the Sultan the ex change of the Rueeian prisoners, which was at first ob etinately refused, and thus opened a Way to an acceunnoda tion. His long residence iu Livadia, where he had an op portunity of making himself acquainted with European policy, appears to bo of use in his present situation, and to give to his proceedings a spirit of moderation to which his predecessors were strangers. It is s.iid the Rue-inn prisoners of war are to be sent to Odessa, as soon as the convention for the exchange is signed by Loth parties. They are already better treated, and receive all necessary support from the Danish Ambassador. For some days past the supply of the capital has been' regular, and all the inhabitants, without differ ence of religion, can obtain from the magazine flour and bread, en payment. During the late scarcity the Greeks, Armenians, and Jews, were excluded from this favour, and were entirely supported by the European Ambassa dors. For some days past it has been generally affirmed that the English and French Ambassadors will return to their post. This news is said to have been brought by an Austrian courier, and also by a French General, who put up at the residence of M. Jaubert. The negociatiuns of Jaubert and the Netherlands Ambassador, with the Reis Effendi, continue, indeed, but the only result hitherto is that the Porte persists in its opinions. Political effairs may, per!. ips, assume another form on the arrival of the Ambassadors. VIENNA, liar 14.—Illetalliquee, 99; Bank Shares, 1,109. MAY 15.—Metellignee, 98t ; Bank Share', 1,105 A. FILA,..:KFORT , MAY 19 —The Latest number we have received of the Courier de Smyrne, tip to the 12th April, contaies little news of an y importance. On the 2d of April three Russian men-of--war passed Mitylene, steering towards Tenedos, to reinforce the blockading squadron. Admiral Heyden had accompanied the President to Napoli, and as the Russian Agent, M. Bulgere, is also with the President, the Greek nation may see (says the Courier) that at the moment when the nation is forming a Consti tution, Count Cepo d'lstria has put himself decidedly under the protection of one of the Powers parties to the Treaty of the 6th July. M. Dawkins, the English Re sident at Egina, has desired of the Greek Government an official declarat i on of the ports of the Ottoman Empire which it recognizes as being in a state of blockade. RONIAN PAVEMENT.-011 Friday last, as some men were pulling down a fence in a garden at the top of North-hill, Colchester, the property of Mr. SAWS, a beautiful piece of • tessellated pavement was discovered thirteen feet in width ; the length has net yet been ascer tained. A short distance from this spot, at the top of Balkern-hill, as appears in- C'rr;+nw•ell'a _History of Col chester, stood. Colkyuge's Castle, or the Castle of King Coel, who reigned in the year 238, and made this town, which he repaired and 'greatly adorned, the seat of his government, and gave it the name of Kayr-Coel, signifying the tawn or city of Coel. The Saxons, it must be believed, if we follow up this idea, conveyed a corresponding mean ing, when they added to the came of Coel their Latinicel corruption Cester, or Chester; but at the same time in timated, through this latter term, their knowledge, that the ' place had been a Roman station.—Baser Herald. AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.—It seems there is never to be an end of the truubles of the farmers in addition to bad seasons, high rents, and low prices, there has lately come into this neighbourhood, a powerful enemy in - the shape of a savage animal, which has been variously supposed to be a fax, a wolf, or some outlandish monster. This kind creature, it appears, steals forth at tight, ac "lees a fine lamb, which it seizes, and having made an in cision, sucks the blood until its victim dies ; it then takes annther, and so on until it appeases its insatiate maw. Of course, rumour, with her hundred tongues, has been busy, but it is really puzzling to imagine what rapacious animal it can be. It has already destroyed lambs to the value of near 201., and still remains secreted. In consequence of this provoking annoyance, Mr. MaTritaw LEE, of Skir beck, in which parish the horrid creature has taken up its abode, invited a number of friends yesterday morning to hunt the monster. They assembled to the number of about fifty, equestrians and pedestrians, variously, and ; some ludicrously armed, and sallied forth 4, All the day they hunted And nothing could they find, Vitt same windmills turning, A-turning with the wind." And having spent several hours in beating the hushes, they were compelled to relicqui,h their labours, without seeing, hearing, or smelling the fox. A second party took a different route, but we have not heard with what euccem —.Boston Gazette. ' 44. PILICES OF roietitirr 413XPE1 THIS DAV 46. T Ogg O'CLPC-. , Austrian Bends i'lr% iNqap9htap.,.. . ,_. .. ....•••• ..... •' Jr Brazilian Bonds - • Buenos Ayres Bonds — 'Portugatte Bonds •••••••'"' "`..... Chilian Bonds •— 'Prussian, 0% ..,,,.. . , ... .... . 0. , Colombian Bonds — ;Ditto, New ..... ......., .. . .............. Ditto, 182$ - Ilanish fl-teek Bonds L i ' R Span !----- ish. 1321 .... ... ..... ~...... ...- . -- IBX3 ........... ..............c .....f. Dittt., MS -- -;French Rentee, sp. 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ArAda 4. Mesopotamia 16. India 7. Supplementary Address on the Commerce of the Ear; These Lectures will be delivered at the King's Colter:: Rooms, in the Italian Opera House, Haymarket, on IS mornings of TUESDAY, TII RSDAT, and . SATII RDA 1", 2.1, 4th, 6th, 16th, 15th, and 20th of June. The,' e ll commence precisely at Three o'clock ;. and th e descriptisse. "of each Country will be rendered so complete in i , TheSNP' to be perfectly independent of all the others. plemcr.tary Address will be delivered on the 23d. irk; mission to any Single Lecture, ss. Tickets for ',7 4 , -1 Course of Sim Lectures, One Guinea, to he had at Office of the Opera House, where Private Boxes for the me,37- ties may al3o be taken. 4 ' ear CONCERT Rooms, vLOMPIELD-STARET, cincus. For the convenience of a large class of resident+ in„- 1 Eastern Division of the Metropolis, the same Cou r og: 01 he delivered at the City Concert Rooms , near the La %f Institution, on MoNDAT, WEDNBSDAV, and ID Fi Evenings, the lit, 311, sth, Sth, 10th, WM, and th_, June, precisely at Eight o'clock. Single Admissions Tickets, on the S4rile Terms, to be had at the Roonotri - e, above, and at each place a descriptive Pamphlet, lid' reenmmended for previous perusal. S AS* ...g.-4(4 71rii 4-- LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 28. Is /. A short but spirited debate took place la s , b' ni L ht in the House of Commons, on the su, jest of Mr. NAsll's conduct as regarded of Crown Lands in Suffolk-street and elsewherCr which ended, after a few personalities • tv,een the parties who discussed the flaostion, • ttirc. by the appointment of a Committee to into the conduct of Mr. HASH, So far as re garded the granting of leases, or the s ale. of Crown Lands in Suffla-street, 1441 ' East, in Regent-street, and adjoining the I.t c. gent's Canal. -7, v The French Journals contain little impor.dri or decided intelligence. The Gazelle de -Fr ance puts forward some speculations (on the City of letters from St. Petersburgh) respecting the present position of the St. James's and Petemburgh Cabinets. " These letters paten_ that the two Cabinets are more irritated agai n - ° each other than they were some time ago. SI ascribe this change to the concession glad e 4 : England with respect to the frontiers of Greg. ° 14 others pretend, and perhaps with better re:ss°, that the Muscovite Cabinet becoMes more t.: 11.19 : Berate in its tone, because it feels that iwt` url ; is to be gained by breaking with Great Brits.lll The Duke of WELLINGTON has intima ted9.l. a decisive manner, his views respecting the 0- against Turkey." e nt . We regret to find that those misguided 111 e the Spitaltields weavers, are still continuing hol e career of violence and insubordination. g the; be one thing calculated beyond another to 0 11 them still deeper in wretchedness, and the ii A prive them of that natural sympathy which -1 Y tress, when endured nobly and with beconl resignation, never fails to excite in the of an English public, it is their pre,sent e ; judicious and inconsistent conduct. If silo, imagine that by persisting in such COnclOrs 81 they are advancing their own interests , or p si likely to gain their point,—whatever that ri be, for they themselves seem to have n° deg intelligible notions on the subject,--we oll o surcthem that they will find themselves e gregi ° mistaken. What, indeed, can they e%P_AcI ttis., effect without power, without connect ion/ ot T h b out even a moral right to back them ? g n umerous perhaps, and confederated, they or: 100 masses of individuals, who, taking up an 0 1 / 1 00 in opposition to that of the many, of thos e fjll c onstitute the public, must meet with thew oe refractory individuals, and of necessity b ee 1,1 ruined in general estimation. By patienc e ; , submission, as we observed some time 1 he y i4 O when commenting on the same subject --t' fit' hope every thing, by violence and insubota tion they can do nothing. 0 0 The Nuremberg Correspondent me ntl • wild vague report respecting some arrog e which would make Hanover independent 0( land, under a Kiug of its own : LLGHORN, MAY 11.—On the 7 th inst. tt—Luvi Aof r, s t e am boat the Term arriecd in this port. 1 " - -r has been hired for the fen - ke of Signors MIS; 4 N I a