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• - . . . bon, 'Powell, 31.1),, n Sree.Te * tap. Burgo y - ne, Bart. ; Ensign Henry Francis Byth e s ea, b y his .father, Rev. 1 Cavendish, Honourable r Alward Cust Cornwall, George Bythesea. Tynte, Tynte, Ferrara, . ,c 4., Grant, Marquis of Cornet C. G. Imyns, on appoi ntment b y the Earl of • ~... Douro, Charles R. W, Lanc e ~ Lord de Roe, IL W. Haidwielie. Gordon, Owen, Tinliug, Sir larks leopkinsoc, C. 8., Lieutenant Mercer, on return from foreign service, by Chester, R.A., Underwood, - Melaiwall, Peter Hawker, his father, Colonel Mercer. Menzies, K.H., Begot, Goldie -e ' C. 8., Clarke, Parlby, Lieutenant Henry Bliss, by the Hikht lion. Col. Byng. Astell, M.P., G. Everest, F.R. 9 .t,' Dunn, E. S. Mercer, Lieut Cave, by Colonel Sir T. Noel Harris. Gold, Fox, Thornton, Mating/IL ALP. W. H. Sykes. LAeut. Fitz-Roy, by Sir Charles Fitz-Ro y . M42010.—E- T. Coke, WAinson, d. 8., Le Messurier, Lieut. J. Chambers. by the Ho n. Capt. Hanle, R.N. Turner, W. Elger e , Sie - James John Hamilton, Bart., Lieut. Coeleayne Mraireell, en promotion, by Colonel John Maclean, M. G. White, Fox Strangways, A lgeo, Maunsell, M.P. Onslow Baker, Wade, William Hyslop, Morse Cooper iLieut. and Adjutant Speedy, on his return from India, Grube. by Colonel Sir Archibald Christie, K C.H. CAPTAINS—Iion James Lindsay, John Lewis, C. S. Lieut. B. W. Arthur Sleigh, on promotion, return from Stuart, W. B. Legard, George Palmer, Hon. James I foreign service, and appointment to the 77th Regiment, Murray, Edward Somerset, Stephenson, A. I. Taylor, by Lieut.-General J. W. Sleigh, C.B. Calvert Clarke, Tynte, Frederick Sanders. T. Godfrey , Lieut . Simmons, n his return from Canada, by Major- Bandell, Hooper, E. Kevin, Montague Meryweather, General Sir .F. Burgoyne, K.C.B. Compton, W. A. St. Clair, Frederic Wetherell , Ed vra t d i Lieut. A. J. Shuldharn, by Lord Denman. Wetherell, Blackburnc, Bateman, T. D. Price, Saudham, ' Capt. J. 1). Price, on his retui:a from India, by Lieut.- Surtees Cook, Hon. J. P. Maxwell, M.P., 11. P. White, General Sir John Forster Fitzgerald. Jh Capt. Bleckburne , s th Dragoon Guards , by M r . Ir e land on Mitchell. LIEUTENANTS—A. J. Shaldhatn; Simmons, Portal, B. Blackburne, M.P. W. Arthur Sleigh, Charles Calineron Shute Sp. edy, 'Captain Edward Wetherell, on promotion, by Captain Cockayne Maunsell, Mowbray Smith, M. R. L . Meason, Wetherell. Young, J. P. Nixon,' R' se, J. Chernbers, - Forbes, Fitz- Capt. Hooper, on return from abroad, by the Earl of roy, Ferrer, T. W. W. Whittard, Cave, Henry Bliss, Warwick. Ellison, G. G. Ilowring,'Mercer. Capt. 'rynte, on his promotion, by Colonel Tynte. CORNETS—lrederoft, Molyneux, S. G. Imyns. Capt. C. S. Stuart, by Major-General Sir E. G. Stan- ENSIGNS—Henry Francis Bythesea, Gwyn, Buxton, nos, C.B. Wallack. Capt. W. B. Legard, on his return to India, by Lord ADMIRALS—Sir W. Otway, Bowles, C. 8., Sir Edward Middleton. Owen, Hon. Donald Mackay, Sir Charles Malcolm, Sir Capt. Frederick Sanders, by Sir John Walsh. Charles Og!e, Bart., Sir Edward Codrington, Dundas, Captain S. Cooke and Lieutenant Portal, on promotion ; M.P., Richard Themes, Sir Francis Mason , K.C.8., Sir yneux and Tredcroft, on appoint men t, by William Gage, Sir James Gordon. ir C. Delbiae. CAPTAINS (ROYAL NAVY)—Sir Richard Grant, Cod- Captain J. Mitchell, on promotion and return from rington, Robert Gordon, Sandon, Sir Henry Hart, Hon. foreign service; and Lieut. Forbes, on return from Keith Stewart, B i r eeot, Robert Fanabawe Stoprord, Thos. foreign service, by Colonel T. Parke. J. Clarke, Chads, C. 8., Sir Thomas Hastin g s, lion. Lieut.-Colonel H. W. Gordon , on return from Cor f u; Walter Devereux, Peter John Douglas, IL Collier, and Major W. Elgee, by Sir C. Murray. Milne, Thornton, Lord George Paulet, Saumarez, Hood, Vice-Admiral Sir E. Owen, .on returning from the Baillie, Hamilton, A. R. Sharpe, Sir Henry Loraine Mediterranean, and receiving the Grand Cross of the Baker, C.B. Order of the Bath; Captain Begot, on promotion; COMMANDERS (ROYAL NAvY)—Frederick H. H and Captain Sir Henry Hart, on appointment as a Glasse, Walter Kendall, Charles Bayley, Hoseason, • Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, by Lord Had- Cheere, Mattheson, W. - Ellis, Moneypenny, David .Ro- dington. bertson, John Foote, Booth, George Brown, Clavell. Lieut.-Colonel C. R. Lane, on return from India, and LIEUTENANTS (Rover. NAVY—Fitz-Gerald Foley, - being nominated a Companion of the Bath; Captains Edward Le Mesurier, Henry George Morris, Sickle- ' J. Godfrey, E. Kevin, H. P. White, Mr. G.. Giberne ; more. • Lieutensrits J. Nixon, T. Whiltard, and G. Bowring, The following noblemen and gentlemen had the 1 by Lord Ripon. honour of being presented to her Majesty : I Captain Milne, on return from service; Captain lion. The Earl of Care, on being made a Knight of St. W. Devereux, on return from service and promotion; Patrick, by Earl Delewerr. . . and Commander Hoseason, by Sir G. Cockburn. The Attorney-General, on his appointment, by Sir R. Commander G. Brown, on appointment to her Majesty's Peel. ship St. Vincent; and Lieutenant H. G. Morris, by Earl Grey, by Sir George Grey. Sir C. Ogle. The Earl Spencer, on coming to his tide, by Lord Dv 1 Admiral Sir C. Ogle, on appointment as Commander- Manley. in-Chief at Portsmouth ; Rear- Admiral R. Thomas, Viscount Kirkwall, by the Earl of Orkney. - --.- on return from service ; C,elonel Menzies, on promo- Mr. Sheriff Chaplin, by the Right Hon. Sir J. Graham. lion ; Captains Chads, on return frem India, and ap- The Viscount Fielding, on coming of age, by the Earl p ointmcnt to H.M.S. Excellent, and Superintenth-nt of Denbigh. of the Royal Naval College ; A. R. Sharpe, Mr. Sheriff Laurie, by Sir J. Graham. Bart. Sandon, and 11. Cosier, on their return from Mr. Matthew Wyatt, Standard Bearer to the Honourable abroad ; Commanders W. Ellis, on promotion ; Corps of Gentlemen at Arras, and Silver Stick, by D. Robertson, on promotion, and return from New Lord Forester. Zealand ; J. Foote and J. Clavell, on their return from Lord Polvrarth, on his appointment as Lieutenant. for . foreign service ; and Lieutenant Sickleinore, by Lerd the County of Selkirk , by the Duke of Buceleuc l i. Ellerorough. Lord Lytteltou, on being a ppointed Under Secretary of i Captains E. Somerset . and A. J. Taylor, on their ap- Stat.- for the Colonies, by-the Duke of Bueelerich. pointment as Equerries in Waiting to the Queen Dow- Lord Arthur Lennox, on his appointment as Clerk of tiger, by Lord Denbigh. the Ordnance, by Sir R. Peel. The following presented addresses and memorials to Lord Mahon, on his appointment as Secretery of the her Majesty : Indian Board, by the Earl of Mpon. The Duke of Rutland—a memorial from the members Lord Farnham, on being made a Knight of St. Patrick, of the Leicestershire Agricultural Society, and from by the Right Hon. Sir James R. Graham, Bart. 1 others interested in the maintenance of the principle's of The Bishep of Bath and was, on his translation, by Sir l protection. respectfully praying her Majesty to uphold R. Peel. ! the system of protective duties. Bishop of Calcutta, and Metropolitan of India. on Mr. John Hornby Maw, Mayor of Hastings—an al cowing home on furlough, for recovery of health, by dress from the inhabitants of the borough of Hastin gs, - - _ the Earl of Ripon Lord Alfred Churchill, on promotion, by Sir Charles Dalbiste. The lion. George Sydney Smythe, M.P., on his ap pointment, by the E.krl ef Aberdeen. %e lion. Percy Feilding, on his appointment to an en signcy in the 85i11 Light Infantry, by the Earl of Denbigh. Sir Henry Goring, Bart., by his Grace the Duke of Norfolk. Sir Edward Page Turner, Bart., on his succeeding to the title, by Lord Prudhoe. The Rev. Sir Erasmus Williams, Bart., on his coming to the title, by the Marquis of Aylesbury. Sir Ilenryßivers, by the Earl of Orkney. Sir Charles Fitzroy, on his return from the Government of the Leeward Islands, by Mr. Secretary Gladstone. Sir Charles Douglas, on his appointment as one of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital, by .the First Lord of the Treasury. Tile Very Reverend the Dean of Worcester, on his pro motion, by his brother, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel. The Rev. Dr. Adler, Chief Rabbi of the United Con gregations of the British Empire, by Sir Moses Monte. fibre, F.R.S. The Dean of Westminster, on his appointment to the Deanery, by Sir Robert Peel. Rev. 'William Hutchinson, Chaplain to the High Sheriff of London, by Mr. Sheriff Chaplin. Mr. Knowles, Q.C., on being appointed Attorney- General of the County Palatine of Lancaster, by Lord Geanville Somerset. The Rev. Stephen Reed Cattley, by Mr. Sheriff Laurie. Archdeacon Sinclair, by the Bishop cf London. Mr. Thesiger, Grenadier Guarus, by the Attorney- General. Rev. George Dunnage, British Chaplain at Mayence, by she Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen. Mr. Roderick J. Murchison, to return thanks for her Majesty's gracious permission to accept and wear the Imperial Russian Order of St. Stanislaus of the first Class, and to present his work on Russia and the Ural Mountains, by the Right Hon. Sir James Graham. Mr. Philip Hardwicke, by Lord Portman. Rev. Lord Charles Thynne, on his appointment to a Canonry of Canterbury, by Sir Robert Peel. Rev. John Jessopp on his return from India, by the Marquis of Cholmondely. The Rev. J. G. Gifford, by the Solicitor-General. Mr. Walter Raleigh, by Earl Amherst. Dr. W. Pitcain, by the Earl of Ripon. Mr. York, M.P., by Lord Aylmer. Mr. John Watlington Perry, Wc st Eisex Yeomanry Cavalry, by Captain George Palmer of the same corps. Mr. tionarski, by Lord Saudon. Mr. Joseph Catterall, by Mr. Greene, M.P. Mr. Riley, by Mr. Harcourt Mr. Fellowes, M.P., on his marriage, by Lord Sondes. Mr. Francis D'Atcy, by General Sir George Anson. Mr. Clarke, by the Earl of Charleville. ME. S. Bowling, Bengal Civil Service, by the Earl of Ripon. Doctor Maunsell (of Dublin), by Mr. Fitz'ltephen French. Mr. John Clermont Whiteman, High Sheriff for the County of E-sex, by Viscount Maynard. Mr. Ralph Neville, M.P., on his marriage, by R.ar- Admiral Bowles. Mr. Charles N. wcomeo, by the Earl of Eglinton. Mr. Withescombe, Bengal Army, by the Earl of Ripon. Dr. G. G. W. Maitland, Bombay Army, by the Earl of Ripon. Dr. Richardson, Medical Inspector, R.N., by the Earl of Had.lington. Rev. H. Liddell, on his appointment to be Chaplain to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, by the Bishop of Oxford. The Rev. J. Pratt, by the Marquis Caturler. Rev. 'l'. Bisset, by the Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen. Mr. Sergeant Bath, on receiving the coif; by the Lord Chancellor. Lieut.-Colonel Gold, 65th Regiment, on promotion, by in the county of Sussex, praying " theopening of the ports of the United Kingdom for the free importation of ell kinds of provisions." The Mayor was presented by Mr. Howard Elphinatone, M.P. Earl of Sandwit It—memorials in favour of protection to agriculture from the farmers of Huntingdonshire.. Lard Feversham—an address from inhabitants of Mahon and its vicinity, against the repeal of the corn laws, and abolition of prott ction to native industry. After the Levee, the Duke of Richmond had an audi. ence of her Majesty, and presented addresses. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the royal suite, returned to Buckingham Palace, escorted b.) a party of the Life Guards. The American Minister is confined to his house by severe illness, and was conseqtsently unable to attend her Majesty's Levee yesterday. His Excellency was repre sented by Mr. Gansevoort Melville, his Secretary of Legation. At the performance of Sophocles' Antigone at Bucking ham Palace on Tuesday evening, the chorus, 18 in num ber, were under the direction of Mr. Grice, and were selected from among those engaged on the first produc tion in this country of Antigone, last year, with Mr. Bowley, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Ps acock, Mr. Surman, and Mr. Oliphant, of the Sacred Harmonic Society. Mr. Smythson and Signori Galli were the chorus leash rs. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a genoral meeting yesterday at the office in Whitehall Place. There were present the Archbishop of Canter bury, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Chichester. the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop of Llsrdaff, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Rochestr, aud the Earl of Bess borough. THE NEW JOHN GILPIN. (From Parch.) SHOWING HOW PEEL WENT FURTHER THAN HE INTENDED, AND CAME SAFE HOME AGAIN. Sir Robert Peel was a Minister Of credit and renown ; And, eke, by virtu:' of his place, Adviser o. the Crown. Now RICHARD COBDEN said to him, " Protected Corn has been Thro' thrice ten tedious years, since eight- Teen hundred and fifteen. " Yet landlords and eke tenants say Of profits they despair ; Despite Protection, growing corn Is a losing affair. " There's Mr. BRIGHT, and there's myself, And Mr. Fox —make three ; We've raised a League, and you must ride (As BEN says) after we:' Said PEEL, " Your doctrines I admire, But I am only one ; Still, if the Duke will stick to me, I'll try what can be done. " I am a Premier stout and bold, As all my party know; And my good friends in Manchester Will lend their horse to go." Now see him in his new Tariff, On Free Trade—noble steed ! Full slowly taking duties off, With caution'and good heed. Then came the blight, and fears arose We'd not have food to eat, Free Trade, from walking, 'gan to trot, Which shook PEEL in his seat. " Fairly and softly," PEEL he cried, But PEEL he cried in vain ; The trot became a gallop soon, And Free Trade flew amain. Then giving up, as needs he must Who cannot help his plight, PEEL seized Free Trade, and like a shot Flew past Protection quite. Free Tra'le, who by a Tory lord had ne'er been c ross'd before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more awl more, Away went ROBERT—ned I / 4 or nought, - Past Radical and Whig ; He little thought when he begun His bill would be so big. The Poet did bark, the Herald scream'd Oat spoke the farmers all, And every Duke cried out " For shame!" As loud as he could bawl. Away went Robert ! Who but he ? Free Trade still gaining ground, He carries weight—he'll win his race, His horse's wind is sound. Still, as Division-day drew near 'Twas wonderful to view How overboard the men in place Their old conviAions threw. Thro' manufactures of all kinds* His gambols he did play, And came to Corn-laws at the last, Which stood dead in the way. The sliding-scale he kneeled about Unto his friends' dismay, And fix'd how that at three years' end The tax should die away. Free Trad., not satisfied at all To wait for three years more, Stt eight gallopp'd off with all his iaight, As he had done before. Away went Robert, with the League Still thundering at his heel, Insisting loud in total and Immediate repeal. The county . Members in the House, Thus seem.. Robert fly, Withr a lae and ery Lord J t 7:thl Russell in his rear, Set up " Step thief ! Stop thief ! a highway man :" A w N nl o ll t IneDoisf themra .eli was d a C s o m h u iu te houn t n re el t pursuit. The o eel kaasehe Bat Free 'l'rade's bottom, bone, and wind, Made it a hopeless race. The race is run, the race is won With credit and renown ; Nor did Free Trade draw breath until Tue Corn-laws he ran down. Now let us sing Long live the League, And Cobden, long live he; And when Peel next doth ride Free Trade, May Punch his Laurent be. General Grosvenor. Lieut.-Colonel Parlby, on promotion by Sir C. Da!bine. Lieut.-Colonel M'DouaP, on his promotion to the com mand of the 24 Life Guards, by the Martinis of Lon donderry. Lieut.-Colonel Underwood, on his return from India, by ' Major-General Sir J. Law.Lushington, G.C.B. Major W. llysbp, by MajA , General Sir J. L. Lubhing ton, G.C.B. Vint.. Colonel Farrant, K.L.S., on appointment as Se cretary of Legation in Persia, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Major 0. Baker, un his return from India, by Captain Sir H. L. Raker , Bart., C. 8., R.N. Major Le Messurier, by Lieut.-General Sir John Fitz- K.C.B. • Major Williamson, C. 8., on being nominated Companion of the Bath, by Lieu:.-General Lord Fi.zroy Somerset. Msjur E. T. C )ke, Deilaysitire Militia, by the Duke of DevonAhleti. 1.1,2ut.-Colonel Cornwall, on , printment a s her Ma jesty's Marshal of the Cere t rn j a ho t r ies it b u y the Lord Cham berlain ; and as Equerry jasty, t he Q teen- Dowa_ger, by the Earl of Denbigh, Lieut.-Colonel Tynt e , \Vest Somerset Yt omanry, on his promotion, by Colonel Tynte. Captain Hon. James Lindsay, Grenadier Guards, on his marriage, by Viscou n t P u lli ng Colonel the Ron. Sir Edward Cust,.on his appointment to be her Majesty's Assistant Master of the Cere monies. Captain Sir Richard ' Grant, on his a ppointment dm t i o ra c l o s tn i r mend her .Majestys Ship St. Vi ncent, by A Charles Ogle, Bar% Lieut.-General Sir A. Barnard, on his appointme n t Clerk Marshal to her Majesty the Queen Dowa' ta.t. fLB Mr. Lucas, on his being appointed a Privy Con ,-, by the Right Hun. Sir James Graham. Aft: Charles Russ, on being appointed to an E nsigncy her 3fajesty's ii2d Regiment, by Mr. R A s. dward Eyre, Resident Magistrate, Murray Inver, South E South Austral ia, by Mr. Stcretary Gladst-ne. Mr. Ross, on being appointed a Commissioner of Excise, by Si r Robert Peel. Mr. William Cripp ..l . M.P., 011 his appointment as one of the Lords of the .Trealry, by Sir Robert Peel. Lieutenant lion. F.Czger;th, 14 ' `oley, by Lord Foley. on his a - ppointment to the me. Alfred Dooglas •Ces•lon Rifles, by A( tro . ra t l S_i_r_i?_lhaarirdleesrso, gbl)e,,•ll3a)rrdt. Mr. William Fitzgerald, 2 I Titzgarald. Arisistant-eurgeon Braybr?oke, on i procereding. to Cey - fon, by , Licut.-Gcneral Sir J. Wilson, t•C•B Commander Ct,eere, R.N., on promotion, by the Earl - Delawarr. Mr. G. N. Taylor, Madras Civil Service, by brajor• General 11. G. A. Taylor, C.L;. C9'tain L.trd George Paultt, R.N., on return from aureign service, by the M.rquis of Winchester. Captain Sir Tnninas Hastings, R.N., on his appointment to be principal Storekeeper of the Ordnance, by the Right Ron. Sir Robert Peel. - 1 , 1064.,u Wallack, Madras Native Infantry, by the Duke of Beaufort, Ensign Euxton, 16th Regiment, by Lieut.-General Sir Will am Xeir Grant, Li...C.8. Ensign Gwyn, 4:011 appointment to the 834 It ' Lieut.-General .A*tivrson, R.C.B. by ILLNESS OF MR. CODDEN.—IVe aro concerned to state thut the Hon. Member for Stockport has been confined to his house during a week by serious indisposition, brought on, we Year. by his herculea2 labour In the Cause of free trade. It is much to be re. gretted that the lion. Gentleman will be not able to take part in the interesting and important discussion 9n the free-trade III 9 iMITCB now baore radisment. 4 " COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court was held ,on Tuesday for the dispatch of public business, mid sat till a late hour. • Alderman I?4nEnaommt stated that he had received a letter from one of the livery Companies on the subject of the necessity of opposing any P ar li amen t ar y Bill as to charitable trusts which might be introduced in the prestrit session, and requesting the attention of the Court to such measures. The papers were referred to a Committee of the whole Court. BROXERq. Several gentlemen havit g baen called to the bar of the Court to be sworn in as brokers, and asked the usual questions, whether they had ever been unfortunate in business, to IN hick they replied in the negative, Alderman COPELAND rose and said, there was another question which ought to be put to applicants to be sworn in as brokers. Each of them ought to be naked whe•her ha ha•l ever practised as a broker? Ile sug gested . snch question in consequence of observing amongst the applicants several who were known to have viola; d the rule, and thus subjc cted themselves to penal ties.—(Hear, hear.) A member thought it would be unfair to call upon the applicants to criminate themselves. The applicants were sworn in without being subjected any farther examination, althostah Alderman Cope• land and other n embers of the Court have frequently brought forward instances of gross frauds which spring from the laxity observed towards those who have acted in the capacity of brokers. RE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHWARK 'JUSTICE ROOM The Court proceeded to the consideration of a petition of the inhabitants of the Borough of Sou ll wark, for the re-establishment of the Justice-room at the Town hall, Southwark, by the Court of Aldermen. Mr. Cowen appeared for the pe7itionerr, and represented upon their part that the great increase of the population of the Borough, and the removal of the police magistrates' office from Union-hall to a place less convenient, on account of its distance to the districts in which the Aldermen used to exercise their jurisdiction, rendered the re-establishment of the Town-hall indis pensably necessary. The revival of the magisterial business at the Town-hall was, he urged, also necessary as a preservation of the privileges granted by a great variety of charters to the City of London, and which were endangered by the abando meat of the jurisdiction exercised for so long a period by the civic magistrates. Alderman H. HUGHES observed upon the importance of the question considered as a matter of privile g e to the City, as well as a matter of convenience to the inha bitants. Formerly there existed a distinct clashirg be tween Union-hall and the Borough office. but the re moval of the metropolitan police establishment to Stone's-end seemed to countenance the necessity of re verting to the old plan. He considered, at all events, that the qu(stion ought to go to a committee, before which it could, with ell its details, be most properly ex amined.—(fear, hear,) Alderman WILSON said he should be happy to second the reference of this question to a comrnittie; but he apprehended serious difficulties in the way of the re newal of the magisterial practice in the Borough, without application to the Government. Ho hoped, if the re establishment of the Town-hall should take place, the Aldermen below the chair would participate with their seniors in the performance of the duties.—(Hear.) Sir PETER LAURIE did not feel the least objection to investigation into the subject by a committee. The merits of the question would be there made apparent. and it would be shown that a more untenable proposition than the re-establishment of the Town-hall could not be made. The organisation of the Metropolitan police had completely swamped the duties of the Aldermen at the Guildhall. Toe fines levied in the Borough were, by the Metropolitan Police Act, set apart for the support of the police fund, and the officers of that police made a point never to bring a case to the Town-hall. In fact, if au Alderman attempted to send a fine to the Chamberlain (the come e pursued before the passing of the Metropolitan Police Act), he would be subject to a penalty of loot, Was it probable that an interposition to the prejudice of that establishment would be per mitted ?—(hear, hear.) What was the state of the Town-hall after the Metropolitan police appeared ? Why, the Alderman who sat there was like the man set up in a potato-field.—(A laugh.) Nothing, be was de termined, should induce him to permit himself to be set Up as asearecrow. He would go no more upon a fool's errand to the Town-hall.—(Laughter.) The Court of Aldermen might as well think of joining Marylebone and Finsbury to the City, on matters of justice, as of draw ing the Borough again into their jurisdiction. Why the Metropolitan police laughed at the Town-hall magis tracy. They owed it no obedience, and as a matter of course the assumption of jurisdiction was a mere matter of ridicule.—(Laughter.) _ _ Alderman COPELAND said, that when in 1836 it was his duty to go to the Town hall to officiate, he found that there was no occasion for his services, and he heard from the Metropolitan Police officers that they had orders never to bring any cases before the Aldermen there. The performance of his duties at that office was then limited to the reading of a newspaper over the fire for an hour and a half.—(A laugh.) If the Court should consider the recommendation of the re-establishment of the Town-hall, he should take particular care to oppose any proposition to the Effect that the duties should be vrformed by a salaried officer.—(Hear, hear, earl murmurs.) He could not shut his ears against the reports, but the object was to till the bench at the Town hall with a person who was to be r:munerated He always said so, end he was determined to oppcse any proj ct of tie kind. Alderman FA aEnoTITER suggested the reference of the petition, and the various documents connected with the question, to the Town Clerk. the City Solicitor, and the City Retnerubrancer, with instructiolis to draw up a case for the opinion of counsel. Alderman COPELAND approved of the rArence com prehending the opinions of c. , unsel giv.n, when the sub ject was on former occasions moovd. Alderman IIU3IPLIREY said there would have been abund tnt cases at the Town-hall if Sir Peter Laurie had not intimated that he would not sit there except the fines to which the metropolitan police fund was entitled were paid to the City Chamberlain. To such a course the Police Commissioners objected, and cases were therefore likely to be decided in such places in which the claim of the fund was recognised. The Cum missioners of Police, as well as the. Magistrates of the Borough, were desirous that the Aldermen should sit at the Town-hall. Sir PETER LAURIE said nothing could be more erro neous than the opinion that any man could: exact a fine in the Bor.aigh except a justice appointed to perform the police duties. After some further discussion the petition and dceu tn-nts were refein-d. THE CITY COMMI STONER. The report of the Committee appointed to take into consideration the letter cf the Commissioner of the City Police on the subject of an increase of salary, was brought. up. It recomnteti.ied that the salary of that officer should be met eased, and was signed by twelve aldermen. Alderman 11. HuortEs was decidedly of opinion that the pay of the City Cotnrnissioner should be made equal to that of each of the commissioners of metropolitan police. If the city were to have a Commissioner of police at all, they ought to pay him properly fur the perform. ance of his dutie3. If such an office %ere not necessary, they ought to get rid of him at once. Alderman SIDNEY strongly advocated the claims of the Commissioner of the City Police, who performed all the duti,s of his office with distinguished ability, and certainly merited a larger amount of remuneration for his service F. Sir PETER LAURIE declared it to be his opinion that the Commissioner was amply pail for his exertions as head of the city police, and 11 as fnibled to devote part of that time which ought to be given up altogether to the police service to railroad speculation.—(Mur murs.) It could not be denied that thA Commissioner was deputy-chairman in a railroad affair. .o that the citizens had only part of his services, and the fact was that he was better paid than either Co'oaill Rowan cr Mr. Mayne. Sir Peter Laurie expressed some surprise at the very positive manner in which Alderman Sidney. who had had but very few opportunities of juiging of the efficiency of the police, described the talents and zeal of the C,mtniisioner, and said the Court could n• t interfere with the salary of officers appointed by tie other Court. Alderman WILSON said that Alderman Sidney had already proved him-elf to be a most able, indefatigable, and maims magistrate, and was incapable of giving an opinion upon such a matter without sufficient ground, and without being master of the subject. As for rail ways, the Commissioner had nothi g to do with them. as a director or provisien.d-committeeman. Perhaps he had some connexion with one ; but why had he not a right to give his surplus titoe to form one railroad com • pany, when so many gentlemen at that moment in the Court were connected with half a derm.—(Laughter and murmurs.) He hoped the Court would not with hold an increase of scary from an officer who so well deserved it. Alderman COPELAND said the lecture just given by Alderman Wil,on was certainly Tt ry much out of place. lle had yet to learn why the Aldermen, performing their various duties as they did without remuneration, and paying heavily in the course of the performance of these onerous duties, should not be permitted to do as they pleased with the time at their command. He was yet to learn why any control should be exercised over them.—(hear, hear.) It happened that the Commis sioner of the City Police was in a very different predi cament. Mr. Harvey was the paid servant of the City, and wto, as the paid servant, under an obligation to devote the whole of his time to the service of the City in that capacity.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Harvey had no surplus time, and was well Fa for all he did as an officer of the Corporation. Many of the members of that Court were connected with railroads. Alderman WiLsos--Indet d Alderman COPELAND—Yes, inCeed ; and many of the members of this Court have been most shamefully tra duced by the press. I understand the sinister insinua tion of Alderman Wilsc n ; and, I repeat, that many of us have been m o s t s can d a l ous ly ca l umn i a t e d. I admit that I have been connected with half•a-dozen railway companies, and more, for my own personal aggrandise ment, ai well as for, I trust, the good of the country (Hear, hear.) I am far from saying that I entered into speculations, or that I would enter into such speculations without the expectation of putting money in my oen oocket. I never entertained a thought ot the kind.— (Hear, hear.) With respect to the noti.:e of a motion ot mine on the paper on the incompatibility of the duties cf the office of Commissioner of City Police with an en gag,tnent in any other sort of business, I shall reserve that fur the other Court, which alone can deal with it. Alderman llllmpnEay said that Mr. Harvey certainly only belonged to one railway company ; but how far he [night have speculated in railways, nobody had a right to inquire. —(Hear, hear.) There was one thing neces sary to be impressed upon the Court. Although bfr. Hervey had been so long as seven years at the head of the City police, he was still upon the minimum salary, after haying madc himself well acquainted with the duties of the and performed them in the most efficient manner. The i•eport was ultimately agreed to. o p E s VOTING FOR THE MAYORALTY. Alderman COPELAND rose to move, " That on all future elections for Lord Mayor of this city, when the return is mada by the Livery to the Court of Alder man, the election be open voting." lie was induced to submit a motion to that effect in consyquence of the statements made in the newspapers as to the number of Aldermen who had voted upon certain occasions, a hen the Livery returned two members of that Court as fit and .proper persons to serve the office of Mayor.—(Hear, hear.) He had given offence, as he understood, to some of the legal officers of the Corporation, in consequence of haring intimated his belief that such information could rot have been obtained without the knowledge of one of the officers wh officiated when what was called 'the " scratching took place. He did not see why the Court should be liable to the misrepresentations which v-ere set afloat in mattets of this sort ; and he did not know of any course Calculated so effectually to get rid of the existing anomaly as open voting.—(Hear.) The RECORDER suggested the propriety of making inquiry whether " scratching " fur Lord Mayor had not originated in some standing rule or order, which it might be * necessary to remove before the open voting was substituted. Sir P. LAURIE said that no one ever doubted how he voted, and of course no one ever asked him the ques • tion. His vote was always so open that it was impos sible to mistake it. He certainly knew of no instance in which a member professed to vote for one member and certainly voted for another. Alderman WATSON said upon one of the occasions al luded to by Alderman Copland, he went round to the Aldermen, and asked each of them how he voted, and all answered him except one. He said to that one that as 'the refusal to answer implied that the voter meant to vote for the candidate who had the smallest chance of success, the name should be taken down accordingly, and the numbers upon that calculation were taken. Ile could not see how any man should be ashamed of voting as his conscience directed. Alderman HUMPHREYS wish€d, if the Court objected to open voting. that a regular ballot should take place. Sir WILLIAM MAGNA'S!' said, the object sought for could he obtained it' the Lord Mayor would publicly state the numbers upon both sides.—(Hear, hear.) The REcortuEn said, it appeared to him to be rash to inliko any ulteratien without inquiry. The power of "scratching" was, he believed, of very long duration. Alder,nstn IluatruttEY said, the R. eorder's predecessor lest his si tuition by " scratching," but it was a sort of cc. atching" of a different kind from teat to which the Cotirt alluded, inasmuch as the one only caus, - d the less of a mayoralty, but the other was very near causing the I iss of a life. There were two men in Newgate, Limier ser.t•mee of death, and one of them was ordered for xecution. The la . e Recorder, however, "scratched" the name of the wrong man, and if that " scratching" hid not been detected, anil Lord Denman been referred to, the a r..ng man would have been hanged as sure as he was " z , cratched." The " scratch," or the " tuck," :es he believe - 1 it was called in the case of hanging, in stead of sending a fellow creature oat of the world whose life it was intended to spare, served the very use ful purpose of making room for the present Recorder, whose. place it would be so difficult to supply.—(Hear.) ASYLUMS FOR THE POOR. Alderman FAREBROTHER called the attention of the court to a subject which he be . ieved to be of the highest inportance, considered relatively to humanity and morals The Court would give him credit for what he said when he stated his object to be " that a committee of the while Court of Aldermen should be appointed •o take into- ceniideratien the proper mans to be ,depteL whether by appication to Parliament or other wiee, to compel the Guardians of the City of London Unions to provide sufficient asylums within the juris liet'on of the Magistrates of the City of London." His Attention was drawn to the subject by the melancholy exhibition of unfortunate destitute creatures, who, upon application at the City of London Unions, instead of eeing received into some place at once in which there might ba some little relief or abatement of their wretch edn .ss, were doomed to trudge off hungry and almost !naked in the midst of inclement weather to Peckham, were stood the only refuge for them, and that a refuge in which the City Magistrates had no sort of control. — (Hear, hear.) What followed ? Next day saw the object return to London, harassed and wretched by the t'etigue and pr'vations to which they were exposed, and breaking windows and lamps for the purpose of being sent to a preferable abode of a prison for criminals. What was to be inferred from the deplorable preference of the prison ? That the guardians argued that it was better to have the gaol supplied with the poor than afford to their unhappy fellow creatures the attention of a workhouse, with the ordinary comforts n. ver refused to abandenod criminals.—( Hear, hear.) He was happy to find that the notice of his inten'ion to bring forward the subject of the want of asylums in the public papers had already accomplished some good, for the following paper had' been lately put into his hands:— " CITY OF . LONDON.-NOTICE. " At the next me: Ling of the Board of Guardians, on l'ues lay, the lOth of February, the Vice-Chairman and Mr. Conder will call the attention of the board to the subject of the asylum districts for the houseless poor." He c infidently hoped that an asylum would be raised, which would not only ba adapted as a temporary ac commodation, but would be a model for all the places of she description built upon the principles of humanity. 'rhe delay which had taken place would be an excuse for taking more trouble in providing for the afflicting exigencies which daily appeared.—(Hear, hear.) It w.:s part of the cruel operation of the poor-law, that the po a- ' who were condemned to the neglect and scorn to which he had adverted, had no person to whom they could make any appeal. They are growled at, and told to walk otf to Peckham, and it was in vain they looked to a magistrate to abate the harshness of the judgment. It was disgraceful that they could not ap peal to the humanity •of a magistrate. If a miscreant committed ctn..- e -or four murders, the language ready fer him was that he had been instigated by the devil, and he 13;comes at once an object of compassion ; bat here were hundreds of individuals who had no crime b ' which society (j u d g i ng f rom t h e the law) app• ata d t o l oo k upon as presentt t tmostha tposition o un f p P a. r o d v o e n or t a fy b le of all o ffe nces.—(llear. ) Alderman COPELAND most willingly seconded the motian.. - For -a series of years, since the poor-law had been enacted,' poverty had been considered, and perse cuted, as a crime. Ilis opinion of the treatment which the poor. received at the hands of the authorities obliged him to say that the law was very harshly administered ; and he trusted that the day had arrived when complaints of inhumanity and insensibility to the sufferings of the destitute would be made upon all sides constantly and loudly.—(hear.) As the law of settlement is under discussion in the House of Commons, he hoped an op naittinity would be taken to make such alterations as would ameliorate the condition to which the crowds of poor, who had nothing to look tc bat the poor-law, were reduced. He was quite aware of the difficulties which presented themselves, but it was impossible to allow Things to remain as they are.—(dear.) Sir P. LauluE approved of the motion. Alderman WILSON said that whatever might be the result of the labours of the Committee, he was sure the discussion which had taken place woul i do infinite good. —(Hear.) He was sorry that the City of London Union was so late with its benevolence, but he hoped it would make amends for the long deity. He had wit nessed cruelties to the poor in many different shapes, and he had recently seen it exercised in the collection of rates, and the refusal to assist the family which paid those rates for numbers of years, because the house was not rated at lot. a-year.—(llear.) The motion was unanimously carried. THE ATTEMPT AT MURDER AT ANDOVER. - ---- (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) ANDOVER, FEB. 9 1 .—A most distressing circumstance oc2urred on gaturday last at Red ltice-house, which has recently been purchased by the lion. and Bev. Mr. Best, and is now undergoing considerable repairs. The parties concerned are Thomas Molard Shurmur and Tho i as Braley, both employed on the premises, the former as fore man,. and the latter as timekeeper. It appears that Shurmur lost a sum of money, stated to be 52/., from bls dwelling•house in the town where Braley lodges, and, having suspicions he was the thief, he accused him of it, which was denied by him. Shurmur, it ap pears, mentioned .his loss to Mr. Baverstock, the contractor, and also his suspicions. Mr. Baverstock advised them to go into the office and settle the matter between themselves in the best manner they could, which they said they would. On entering the °Mc*, Slitirmur locked the door, and after putting the key in his pocket aske I Braley to tell him what ne had done with the mmey. Braley again denied the. theft, whereupon Shurmur took a pistol from his ( I ) % f •or t k h g so( o ) pui n b t r i o ie ug d h o t or, some of the poor Braley ;racket and said, "If you will not tell me what you have done with n e ie p n is t t o ol the m s id pot c , ri a e n s d, of aft l e i r ra t it, I will shoot you," and immediately fired at him. The report tell into the pa sage covered with blood. The bait had entered l e e r ) ; i n on the left side of his face, near the corner of the nose, and come out behind his ear. Medical aid was immediately called in, but little hopes are entertained of his recovery. Shurmur did not attempt to make his escape, and was taken into custody by Mr. Van Santini, the superintendent of the rural police, and brought to An 'over, where the magistrates were sitting, and atter the facts of the ease were stated he was remanded, to give the police time to get the witnesses together. Braley continues perfectly sensible, but deeps having stolen the money. It is stated that Shurmur on the same morning borrowed the pistol of his sistenin.law, and, hiving loaded it with powder only, he took it to a gunsmith of the name of Fouthrop, and had a new tlint put in'o it, remarking to Fouthrop that he was going to frighten a fellow that had robbed him ; he also procured some bullets from a neighbour, telling him the same as he tol l the gun smith. Shurmur is a very respectable man, and was formerly a sur veyor and auctioneer of this town ; but, being unfortunate in busi ness, he repaired to London, and about twelve months ago hear:ng that Red Rice-house was partly to be rebuilt, he sought and obtained the situation of foreman, which he has held till this occurrence took place. Shurmur was again brought up for examination this day be fore the ReV. C. Randolph, and again remanded to await the issue. CitEsT, Bitomi.rox.—On Saturday afternoo n, a committee of HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTI. N AND DISEASES OF TUE gentlemen, including Colonel Le Blanc, 0 ho Hamilton, Esq., Or. Forbes, Dr. Rog, Dr. Dickson, &c., the architect, secre tary, and other officers of the institution, inspected the west wit g and principal entrance of this truly beautiful and inte resting building at Brompton. The greatest satisfaction was expressed by all at the admirable manner in which the ar chitect's (F. J. Francis, Esq.) design has been carried out by !Ite builders • The warming and ventilation is rapidly pro g essing, and arrangements are being made for the application , f temperature of various degrees, so as to approximate that (.1 different climates to particular apartments. On the occa sion of the opening of the portion of the building referred to, a grand fancy fair and bazaar will be held in the Royal Gerdens cf Chelsea College and - Old Rthelagh, of which her 3Esksty the Queen, through Sir Henry Wheatley, and the Queen Dosager, through Lord Howe, have graciously signi i.y merci es " 59/, in aid of the building fund. lied t leir int ent i on o f pa t ron i z i ng . Wh en sufficient funds are availabla for th e comp l et i on o f t h e b u ilding, the charity will ha second to none-in the empire. Robert Baxter , Es q ., has leo:idly subscrib e d th e sum o f 100/., mid " A receiver of mat OL I K•MILE FOO TR A C E BETWEEN GEORGE FROST ( OF IIo'LLOWAY) AND J . MILLS (or W ANDS WORTII).—ThiS trial of speed and endurance, w hi ch excited no small degree of interest in the 1 4 me tropolitan circles, w as 'b roug ht t o Is-ne yesterday on AVAndsworth- common, surrey. At star ti ng Mills went off a trith in advance, but was soon coll are d ari d passed by Frost, who came on with un seasonable shlvpness, and, giving ids man the go-by, cleared his first two advance point eleven seconds in miles in t en m i nutes forty- fi v e seconds; touching the silken turning of the Wandsworth hero, whos.;., time, theref ore, accor di n g to Cockcr, was 10 minutes 5 6 seconds. This l ea d F rost . i mprove d, running In first by upwards of l'; reOIgIS, rlbe w i nner ' s time was 21 Minutes 57 Wont% LITERATURE. FOREST anti GAME TALES. I 01. 111. 1311 Harriet Plartincau. As an acute and sound reasoner upon political economy, Miss Martineau has long been familiarly ! known to English readers. Her powers of argument are fully appreciated. her cases in point are generally admissible, her manner of ' regardirg any moot. d question of jurisprudence i.e always sufficie-•tly new to render it attractive. Indeed, her popularity is ascribable more to clearness of perception and appo• siteness of d, velopment upon any abstruse principle than to displays of rhetoric, .or those many superfluous adjuncts which tend rather to decorate than actually to improve a volume. Ingenuity or dexterity as a logician are qualities to which Mss Martineau cannot advance the veriest ghost of a claim ; she is wholly and entirely deficient in the trickeries so prevalent among political theorists. The does not skin a social wound over with the gloss of language ; she probes it, with a firm and unshrinking baud, to the very bottom ; ,she • xtracts cash of its poisonous or virulent qualities, bit by bit, classifies them, one after another, with scrupulous exact ness, and then holds them up in succession for public scrutiny in s.) many chap-ers. Where the remedy is questionable, she specifies one herself; and maintains it by a I..ng array of wherefore:; where, however, the course to be adopted is self-evident, she abandons it to its own silent but moving eloquence. In the series which have particu'arly originated these considerations in our own mind, and of which the volume before us forms the conclusion, Miss Martineau has exercised her abilities in a more alluring, if not a more sound or sober manner. The object of the entire work is pretty tolerably plain from the title alone ; and so vigor ous is the handling of the theme, so unanswer able are the abuses ther,in pourtrayed, and to utterly incapable of much longer support, is the system stigmatised, that we are fain to regard these " Forest Tales" as harbingers of death to the game-laws, and as the precursors of a more rational state of things. In this light the last effusion of the " set" must be regarded as the a' to penultimate of the abrogation. From the two adjectives which fists the heading of this story—" Gentle and Simple"—we may learn its most pervading - characteristic. Gentle and simple enough the tale is—it is Ore, unadulterated, limpid- English. Nor is -it merely thus in its style of comp sition; it is English also in its general tone; it is English—thoroughly English—in all its characters The authoress has sea- cted her materials from the fountain. head ; she has transferred to her pages the emotions which are even welling up in our agricultural districts. She has with a right 'a.thfui pencil copied tiie features which are visible in our umntrymen. Whether in the mea• dow, in the cottage, in the stubble-fiAii, in the high-road, or among.the crops. All the characters, however lightly sketched, will be recognised ; they a. e not so much individuals as representatives of a genus. Their proto types are scattered tar and wide through every country, without number. On,-low, • the honest, steady going, plainspoken farmer; Lisathess the conscientious game keeper; Granny Stott, the industrious, peevish, and respectable housewife; Groves, the hearty old fellow who is licensed to sell game, and who advised his " poaching party to s!sik their f , was in the face of the policeman they meet in his rounds of an autumnal morning, or asked him to judge of th,- weight of a hare yet warm on the coldest vvinter night;" all the pas sengere, and many others not specifi.-d, are no more the creations of fltncy than daguerrotypes are; down even to little Tot hersels. One blemish in the hook, which is however a neces sary consequence of the subject and the aim proposed, is its accumulation of dry and heavy dialogue. Every scene, every situation, is used simply as a peg upon which to hang a numb e r of fresh arguments ; yet from this very circumstance the object is never lost sight of for an instant. The pernicious game laws !—there it stands ever before the reader, from the opening sentence to the concluding syllable—the pernicious gam,-laws ! Luke Voila, a common day-labourer, as one may say, a hedger and ditcher, is the hero; and in tracing his moral destruction, from his ignorance in picking up a nest of partridge's eggs from a bank on his way home from work, to his transportation for catching a couple of leverets, the mistaken pdicy of the present legislation about game is admirably defined; it is a vast political question condenses, as it were, into an anecdote ; it is a companion to the Iliad in a nutsh,ll. Any one who is interested in the welfare of his fellow creatures, and V his fellow-countrymen, will real " Gentle and Simple ;" it is an important exposition of sin important topic ; nor is it devoid of the merits necessary for a work of fiction. In this respect the suicide of Lisainer. and the return of Luke to his cottage-home after confinement in jail, are passages fraught with a s•range end touching pathos. Altogether this is a clever and good-spirited tale, ger minated not only in the mind but in the heart also of its nu t horess. POLITICAL MOVEMENT IN GER MANY. (From the Siècle.) Germany is witness of a grea4 spectacle ; a people having a consciousness of their streug h and their rights delay royalty, to which they remain devoted, from giving them li beral institutions ; a King, entirely penetrated by the senti ment of the prerogatives of the Crown, nevertheless submits to the irresistible ascendancy of the national desire, and pre pares to share this sovereign authority of which absolute Princes show themselves so jealous. Prussia loudly cries for a Constitution, a Parliainent, and the liberty of the press. Frederick William IV., on the point of conceding all, heal t etes and halts, as if he were attacked by a sort of vertig, , ! Hitherto the representative form of government has existed in certain German states, but only in those of the second and third rank. This fact has, no doubt, contributed in a re markable manner to prepare Germany fur the practice of liberal institutions, and it was as a pledge of the future esta blishment of those institutions in ail parts of the German COUTltry. But we may imagine what a powerful future interest is attached to the liberal movement now ping on in Prussia. It is not ens of the most curious and instructive features cf contemporaneous history, that in a country still subject to the almost exclusive system "of absolute government, all the symptoms, all. the external.. facts are found, by which poli tical life is manifested in constitutional states? There is so little doubt entertained in Prussia of the speedy triumph of liberal opinions that, anticipating the period when the Prue. sian constitution shall be in operation, the various parties are preparing and delineating themselves; these parties exist, they act, and discussions have been opened amongst them as in the bosom of a regular assembly. We have enabled our readers to keep pace with the labo rious parturition of the Prussian constitution. We shall now complete our previous remarks on the subject by some infor • illation relative to the origin of the political movement which agitates Prussia. The Revue des Deus Blondes, whose im portant articles we have more than once pointed out, contains an excellent article on the history of the liberal institutions of Prussia, from the pen of M. St. Rene Taillandier, from which we shall borrow a few extracts. It is not front yesterday—ii is not even from the accession of King Frederick William IV., that date the desires and the hopes of Prussia. We must goback to the events of 1814 and 1815, to find the origin of the rights on which the present demand- of the Prussian people are founded. It was et the cry of liberty that the Allied Sovereigns ra i se d G erman y against French domination. But they did not confine them selves to vague promises. The 13th article of the federal compact says, that " there should be assemblies of state in all the countries of the con federation." This prudent obscurity seemed to the Govern ment a sufficient, preservative against the embarrassing de mands ; but they had reckoned without their host; i. e without making allowances for the progress of public opinion. It was to promise too little if the interpretation of the ar ticle was to be left to them ; it was to promise too much, if it was to be left to the people. Either actuated by goad faith or wise foresight, the Prus sian Government thought itself bound to anticipate the wishes of the nation, by completing article 13, which was addressed to the whole Germanic Confederation, by other ar rangements which would particularly concern Prussia. An ordinance of the 22d of May, 1815, signed by Frederick Wil liam 111., openly proclaimed that a representation should be given to the people of Prussia. This ordinance appointed a commission, charged with a twofold task. It was first to occupy its attention with the formation of provincial estates, sitting in several cities of Prussia; secondly, to determine the form of the assembly, which was no longer to represent such and such a pravince, but the whole of the kingdom, and which was to sit at Ber lin. The ordinance announced that this assembly would issue from the States, but without saying how. The labours of this Commission (presided over by the pre sent King, then Crown Prince) were prolonged much more than had been anticipated. It was not until six years after its appointment —on the sth of June, 1823—that the law of the provincial States was promulgated, This was„ as our readers will see, taking a long time to accomplish only one of the two promises of 1815. Prussia was endowed with provincial States, but the general represention was still a nullity. Things 'remained in this state till 1840, althcngh imps. tient to see the realisation of the engagements made by royalty. Prussia remained silent, not wishing to disturb the last days of a sovereign deservedly loved and respected ; but in 1840 the acces,ion of the new monarch, and the political crisis by which Europe was shaken, ro-awakened the desires which had only been asleep. They broke out with such force, that it must have been clearly seen that it would be impossible to be unmindful of them. The personal disposi tions of the King at first appeared about to second the na tional movement. In several vague speecheA, but impressed with the enthu siasm peculiar to his character, this Prince made declarations which were regarded as favourable, and as such received with lively eagerness. But his last speech to the Deputies of Konigsberg having been commented upon, a few weeks afterwards (the 4th of October, 1840), by a Ministerial cir cular, which absolutely rejected the interpretation given to the royal words, it was quickly understood that the King and the people misunderstood one another, and.dissrust re plac. d the enthusiastic faith of the first days of his reign. Still, the King had given reason to hope for something. and his Government was actively occupied with the prepare tion of the plan announced by him in terms so obscure. What had the ordinance of 1815 promised? A general re pre3entation of the kingdom. how was this engagement kept? In February, 1841, appeared a decree, which in creased the importance of the provincial States, by authoris ing the publication of their discussions. They were, more over, summoned to assemble every two, instead of every three years. As to the essential question—the General Assembly,—the ' decree instituted a Diet, to which the provincial States sent each a certain number of delegates. This assembly sat at Berlin, and had two sorts of , functions :—lst. on all the points on which the provincial States had emitted discor dant views it was to close the discusion, and so cut the thfead of the (;ontlict ; 21. the General Diet of Berlin might be consulted by the Government on all.subjects of public intertel. The stupefaction with which so derisive a satisfaction was received may be readily divined. A constitution had been promised in 1815, a•td the dee; et •of 1841 col& • I itself to ordering the formation of au asiemblv, nothing more than a commission chosen in the provincial Sta'es, todecide between the contrary proposals emanating from thus: States. Besides this—no rights, no guarantee, no authority. It was to arrive at this great result that the new King had expended in his speeches so much enthusiasm and eloquence. From this moment a resistance was organised in Prussia of which the provincial States took the initiative, and in which they were followed by the press. The author of the article before us gives some curious details relative to the two parties, which now divide Prussia, the Conservative party, or " historical school," and the Radical party, or " ra tionalist school." The result of this intellectual and poli tical crisis cannot be doubtful. Prussia, in spite of the heal- tations of her Government, and the retrograde in diplomacy of Austria, will soon take her place amongst the constitu titian' states of Europe. MERITORIOUS CONDUCT OF A SEAMAN REW.eRDED. (From the Dtvonport Indepndent.) It is doubtless in the recollection of our readers, that while her Majesty's ship Queen was lying in the Sound. a gallant fellow, called John Hughes, saved the life of a shipmate by jumping from the mizen. chains into the water. We are pleased to find that the Royal Humane Society have awarded hint a medal, as a reward for his intrepid conduct. Ca Sunday last, after divine service, the officers a d crew being on the quarter-deck Captain Sir Henry Leeke presented the medal, and addressed the gallant tar in the following gratifying and appropriate terms:— John Hughes —I told you some time ago, when the ship was at anchor in the Sound, that I would recommend you to the members of the Royal Humane Society for a medal, to note the intrepidity of your conduct in so gallantly jumping from the mizen-ehains of thi s s hip - into the water. to save the life of one of your shipmates, who lied fallen from the main top-sail yard. This excellent Society, always ready to reward gallant conduct such as yours, has anticipated my wishes by forwarding to me a medal, to deliver to you, expressive of the high sense they entertain of your gallant and generous conduct ; and take the opportunity of assembling the officers and shie's company together upon the quart( r-deck to-day, feeling assured it will be a source of great .gratification to you to receive such a token presented to you by your Captain, in the name the So iety, in the presence of your shipmates; and equally gratifying to them to know that generous ' and disinterested conduct, such as yours, is always appre ciated, and will always be rewarded. I lay much stress upon thdse words, your gallant conduct, because I know it is an easy matter, perhap for any person to jump overboard, but that man must be possessed of a bold and good heart who can jump from the mizen-chains of a first-rate (the height of a frigate's fore-yard) into the water, with the risk of being seized by the other poor fellow who is strugging for life, and both going down together. I will now read to you the letter which I have received from the Secretary of the Royal Humane Society, addressed to me upon the subject. Stonehouse, Jan. 27, 1846. Sir,—On the part of the Committee of the Humane Society, I beg to forward you, through the medium of Cap tain Maurice, R.N., one of the Vice-PreAdents of the Society, a bronze medal, which was unanimously awarded to John Hughes, a seaman on beard her Majesty's ship Queen, for his intrepid conduct in the month of October last, in the attempt to rescue a fellow-creature from drown ing, with a respectful solicitation that you will be pleased to take an early opportunity of presenting it to him. The Committee take leave to suggest to you, that it might ls desirable to present John Hughes the medal in the pres9nce of the ship's company, as they conceive it ve uld add to his gratification if sucti a course were adopted; aed which was pursued a short time since On board her Majesty's ship Caledonia, tinier similar circumwances.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient humble servant, HENRY PERRY, Honorary Secretary. To Sir Henry Lecke, K.H., her Majesty's ship Queen. I wish to say a few words on the subject of your future welfare, and to beg that the medal you have now received - as a distinguished mark of valour and generosity combihed, may lead you to set a high value upon a good character, and let me urge you, as well as your shipmates, ever to bear in mind that no man can get on in this life without it; get the better of drunkenness, which leads to leave breaking and to everything that is bad ; and pray remember that you are now a young man, almost beginning life, with seven or eight years servitude towar.ii your pension, arid that a steady pei severance in :food behaviour will, in four teen years more, ensure to you a yearly sum of money, awarded by the kind feeling of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to t'eamen for length of servitude, which will render your life comfortable. Before I dismiss you all, let me say, I have felt great pleasure in witneeeing so much impro7ement in the ship's company in every re spect; the leave •breaking is now but trifling; get the better that, and go on in your desire to be active, and do your duty, and this ship wid, I am sure, befere long, be us smart and happy a ship as any in the service. WANT OF FOOD—SUPPLY OF. TRooPS. (From the Galw:'iv Vindicator.) The question of famine is no longer one of surmise. RS certainty, in a few months at furthest, is even acknowleJged by the Government ; and the reports which come in every day from the rural districts bot too sadly confirm the con• elusion which has been arrived at from the most carefully collected facts. Potatoes bear even now a fami - e pi ice in tl.e market. White potatoes go 4 1 / 2 d. per stone, and cup potatoes sd. We believe 10d. per stone, in tim, a of the greatest famine, was the highest price for potatoes ever known. in Galway, and when we take into consideration that the potatoes now brought for sale to market are not only diseased to a great extent, but one third of them completely waste to the purchaser in two or three days, the4 l A,d. per stone rites in real value to 9d. or Od. When this is the case at present, what will it not be in a few weeks hence when the crop is more exhausted? At the price which ptatoes are even only now, a labourer employed the whole week at tenpence per daythe usual price of labour in this district is often lower—has to lay out the entire of his week's wages on them alone, if he is even so fortunate as to be able to put chase with it a sufficient quantity of this lowest article of humeri food. There is nothing for a.;y other accompanying article of diet—nothing unless the belly is stinted of this worst kind of food—nothing fur fuel, rent, or clothing— nothing fine milk or fish—meat is out of the question. If this is the case at present with the labourer in full employment, how must it fare with the unfortunate creatures who have it only occasionally, or fare with both, when food becomes dearer, and is placed totally out of their reach Our cotemporary adds, "a troop of the 13th Light Dragoons, from Gurt, arrived here 'on Tuesday, under the command of Captain Hamilton, for the purpose, it is said, of repressing any outbreak among the people which may arise, owing to the exportation of corn from this port. Two companies of the 30th are likewise expected —one from Lougbrea, the other from Outera:A—to aid the force in garrison, if necessary. The dragoons and additional military are expected to be stationed here for some time. This in crease of troops is said to have been caused by the posting of . a threatening notice at the Gas house last week, to the effect, that the merchants' stores weuld be broken up by the people if any further exportation of corn was attempted." Her Majesty's war steamer, the Stromboli, arrived at the port of Galway on Monday evening, and anchored at the road; toad. THE FALL OF THE BONDED WAREHOUSE. FINDING or THE BODY OF LEACEY,—Last week we furnished full particulars of the fall of the bcnded ware house in Moor-street. There existed at that time some doubt as to whether Peter Leaccy, and not. as erro neously printed, Tracey, had actually perished in the ruins. That diubt, however, has now been entirely dispelled, for on Saturday morning last, about eight o'clock, his body was discovered in No. 1 room of the warehouse in the Old Ropery. It was then, for the first time since the accident, that this room had been opened. The workmen, on forcing their war inside, made a general search amongst the wheat, flour, and rubbish for the body, and, in a very short time, found it ata distance of about fifteen feet from the entran e doorway. The deceased might be said to be in a standing posture, with his head and breast reclining backwards. llis left arm was extended, and his right, which was broken, rested on his heart. One of the large beams of timber which suppored the floorings lay immediately behind and, in front of him, and pressed up against him, were a large number of barrels of flour. He was evidently crushed to death between the barrels and the beam, and, doubt less, his sufferings were only of momentary duration.. He was without hat or coat, and was dressed in his working garments, namely, his shirt, trousers, and vest. On extri cating him from the position into wi,ich he had been driven, and wiping away the flour with which he was covered, it was found that his back as well as his right arm was broken, and that his face, particularly the right cheek, WAS very much contwed. Other marks of dis , olouration and injury were observable on various parts of his body. As decomposition had Pet in, a shell was procured, and the body was conveyed to the dead-house at the Prince's Dock.—Liverpool DEVIL'S DEIST Iv fiosiEßY. —The Nottingham Jour nal mentions the recent introduction of " devil's dust" in the manufacture of hosiery. Our Conterniorary observes, whilst lamenting the distressed state of the trade—" In short, nearly the whole system of manufacturing hosiery has be come highly immoral, and consists of fraud upon fraud ; amongst the rest, is a laughable one of making framework piecss of cotton, and white they are wet, won! reduced to the state of the well known article called in Yorkshire " Devil's Dust," is blown upon them, and thus presents a sort of clothy-nap appearance which deceives even able workmen. A specimen was shown to us, and we were at a loss for some time to comprehend its texture. 'These goods arc made by a house that has hitherto been thought most respectable." One of the speakers at the late meeting at Ga4taere, named Taylor, has been admitted into the Caine Union house. This man with his wife and farni.y, who are in the house also, costs the parish of Hilinarton, of which Goatacre is part, upwards of 15s. a week ! While on his own re sources he was expected to find hinis,lf and finii!y with lodging, furl, and clothing, as well as food, on 8s a week !! Had as the poor- law is, which affords him the most and th e Lest protection, that or the corn law?— Wil:shire Independent. GERMAN OPINIONS OF ENGLISH POLITICS.—The re. recent Ministerial changes in England have afforded a suf ficient theme for conversation amongst all classes in Ham burgh : but Erglish politics are too little known and too IL tie understood here to make a Hamburgher's opinion on t he sub ject interesting. As regards the prospect of some decided change in the British corn-laws, the Hamburghers are not altogether so well pleased; and this appears to be the view taken on the subject in all the corn growing countries along the Baltic. The abrogation of the corn-laws is considered as an immense boon to the corn-growers and dealers in the United States of America and along the shores of the Black Sea, and the great fear hereabouts is that the German corn grower will be swamped in Great Britain by the steady importation from distant places, where corn can be produced and brought to 'Europe en lower terms than these with which they can compete. Last of all will a free trade in corn in Great Bri:ain be regarded with complacency by the German tnanufac urer. Cheap bread has been hitherto almost the only advantage he has had over the British rival. This advantage appears likely now to be neutralised, but not that alone; the British mane factnrer will henceforth send to foreign parts, in return for the food she import!, a vast variety of articles which have hitherto been supplied from the workshops of Germany. We must not, therefore, wonder to see Dr. Liszt, of the Zolloe.-ein journal, foaming at the mouth against the contemplated in novation, and adding to the extent of his feeble power the landlord and protectionist throughout Great Britain.— Letters 1 from Hambargh. The Bristol Journal has the following:—" We have heard that inquiries have been made at Cliftoe for a liaise of sufficient size to accommodate the Queen Dowager and write, as it is stated that her Majesty has some interrtioa of spend. ing two or three months there in the course of the year. CHICHESTER ELECTION.—The Town Hall of Chiches ter, on Tuesday, witnessed a curious ceremony called the selection of a representativ, in Parliament. Lord Arthur Lennox having va cated the borough (by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds), his nephew, Lord Henry Lennox, presented himself at the hustings as an ailvo cate for protection. The Noble Lord was proposed and seconded by Robert Henry, Esq., and Dr. Varogher ; the wit. le of which portion of the proceedings was received with de,•6lve Jeers, and the most violent hisses. Tire Rev. Mr. Falagher then proposed Mr. Falvey (age itleman c irneeted with the Aut-Corn.l iv Lea ;tie) as a fit and proper per on to represent the city of (likhester in Parli a . went, the annsuncemei!t of which was received with tumultuous cheering. Mr. Maldon having seconded this nomination, amidst the renewed applause of the electors, the two candidates ad dressed the meeting. So deep was the effect produced by Mr. Fal vey's speech, that on a show of hands being called for by the Mayor, there appeared at least twenty to one in his favour. A poll w as de manded on t ehalf of Lord Henry Lennox, and subsequently air, Falvey declined to go to the poll, promising, how ever , t o giTe the electors of Chichester an early opportunity of evincing ell adh ei on e to their principles, by opposing Lord IT-pry Lennox at the to general election. Lord Henry Lennox was then declared duly elected, and a vote of thanks being proposed to the Mayor, the meetitni broke • IMPERIAL PARLTA.NIENT - - HOUSE OF COMMOA S, ll'ednesclav , The SPEAKER toel the Chair at a Quarter past .1 o'clock. On the motion of the O'CONOR DON, a new writ O s moved for the county of Mayo, in the room of Mark Blake:, Eqp, who bad accepted the Ace of Steward of her MsiestYs Chiltern llundreds. LONDON AND BRIGHTON EXTENSION RAILWAL' The London and Brirliton Extension Railway Btll brought in and read a first time, and ordere d to be re` second time. THE LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND WANDSWORTU . d The report that the RAILWAY standing or d e rs bad been conlil.h, with was brought up, and leave was g i v en to bring in Bill. ?MEP' THE NEWCASTLE, DARLINGTON, AND SU.-- LAND RAILWAY. -it_ an A similar report was brought up resp ec ting this Bi- , leave was also given for its introduction. • rITION THE SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE J1114.,-- RAILWAY. The Standing Orders' Committee reported that the W ie fa rg had been complied with, and leave was given to brief the Hill. THE DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOrrrIu—I RAILWAY. under' A similar report was brought up respecting thin taking, and leave was given to bring in the Bill. y . THE NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK RAILIVA The Bill for this line was read a first time. THE TEN -HOURS' BILL. Mr. BLACKBURNE presented a petition from the 113114bi' tants of Watrington, in favour of the Ten Hours' hill. Mr. HINDLEY prevented a petition in favour of the' TH E CORN-LAW S. Lord HOTHAM presented a numerously against any alteration in the laffecting the iniPe r ' ll air's of I , od. f tbe s igned Pe, ti t t i : Mr. BULLER presented several petitions in favo repeal of the corn-laws. THE MIITIA. calUnß Mr. HINDLEY presented sev L eral petitions ablei nit out the militia. SUPLY. On the motion for the 11Hous P e resolving itself int o, C mitten of Supply, stte , " ) Mr. SLUR VAN CRAWFORD rose to call the „ire , of the Government to the question of which he 1 ,3 ' 00 701 notice. It appeered to him to be one of great 1 0 0 The Irish poor-law differed from the English and „ esi ers,e, one most important particular. Under no ciretrtherte; whatever could out-door relief be administered barserdieno authority of the Commissioners or board of g u tes itYr 0 Ireland. In England, in cases of urgent ee‘ but cases of accident, relief mieht be afforded: ..t. The such power was conferred by the Irish 11 .„ te reason he wished to call the particular attentle"o arc' s Right Hon. Secretary to the necessity of the lew from a report returned of a number of pereons, s io libel s ; two hundred, being !n an absolute state of distres s f a milj e a and, coesideting that these persons might 113Y ` i0e ls i n e e there could not be less than oae thousand indivi ( b y go" state of dietrees who could not be relieved, except accelj; into the workhouse, which probably could n rt icult r medate them. Now, that was what he 1)02„,0 ri willed to point out, for the Cemmissl Tbe lit d no ',ewer wha:ever to norninister out-door relief , s , ) e oe e, poor-laws were unpopular. but how much .more ? 1 1 : 0 they become if some alteration did not take P e ti s idet ' f a r therefore, called on the Right Hon. Baronet to "°" e ielY s " o , was best to be done, and if it would not be well t° ,jo inee beards of guardian-, under the vontrol of the Cerl i l i ttice" to administer external r e lief in cases where they .. it necessary ea' . helre Sir JAMES GRAHAM could assure tee of condition able Gentleman that the present colle— tioa; sir land had occupied the most serious siren t ors' A anxious consideration of her Majesty's Governmen o,oe time ; arid he should add that he (Sir J. Graloooslod eV; one of those who underrated the existing difficult ie n d tbe l .c e tresses of Ireland. The distress was evident ; fore, with a view to meet it, the Government had 1 . 1 e ann; measures much calculated to increase the meena' worth, it ment in that country. Public Works 1 3 " s olju c e r tireireht imineeiately, as also a Bill to enable g i r „ sulle to expend a elan of 100.0001. immediately aftl'r t ' of P assizes. There was also coast Mil for the improveleeg le 2; and barbeurs on the Irish, and a Bill to proint io go4 meet by carrying out fully the provisions of the 1 ) ' - ' 1,0 , 0" 0 With, revp, et to the danger of approaching fan,l il ' e ,' o ,l7-5 ,4 e)' assure the Hon. Gentleman that the Pour-law ‘-c' ll " oi tali 3 ei e had made full and ample arrangements; and, if % en 111%e that calamity should arise, they would not be t a fl air° he prise. If the necessities o f Ir e l an d should r e et l p e, fr o ; Majesty's Government to take any extraordinarY 60,itesito would not shrink from doing so; but the t' b e. asks to make great changes in the AVith r"ea tbe poor of Ireland, when he proposes out-doer relief T d est t o bodied, a measure which he was sure o u adopted by the Legislature. He (Sir Din es t he e t j ' A was quite sure that he did not neis s represen t t cO c eet of the Government, when lie said. they could 11 % such a proposition. But he ceeeld not see, unde r s e e tt etv temporary distress which exists in Ireland, a l e ) Jhad v o lt) for such a measure. Now he (Sir J. Grabill ° , - iis l deuce in this eesuntry of . the danger of aurP e ele•°,,,is under very revere circumstances, the clam ger?ribt persona to relief That system had proved to be " te rtsl i a( tleis country, and he (Sir J. Graham) could not e l ' i o, o jer proposition. If he acted so on general e c h oer ° ere much less inclined was he to change the exist''!; 5 001 the pre:ene temporary di s t ress; more p a rticularl is s that vernmeni were not unprepared for the dallg e f ief' arise from approaching scarcity. ant crier' Mr. SHAW said that he was sure that the P r Go ereV e Sse vency in Ireland would be but temporary if of the retsl would adopt the course neceesary for tire relief°. time ge°4 He would not then enter upon the discussion of t ell ea rif subject, but he believed test distress did preva's 4 1O' o e c nsiderable extent. Ile did not think that the r rs er tol d l of the poor-law in Ireland had been acted ureter iesierad of having a resident Commissioner, timer s et frequently only a sort of Assistant Commis 4 on er 't of Mr. F. FRENCII said that when an a pointt 6Bn Ev' t i t . s i• rp nature was about to take place under time plaf el e • many Members found it their duty to object to it, 1:14:(11er dcrable portion of Ireland was place-I in the hand s ; iss'leir or Scotch Cemmissioners, whe reas an Irish Cl:e ;of ought to have the preference above all others. , s ot bi t Gentleman who had pr ece d e d hi m h a d said that t'! e ev ed , a most unpopular o n e , an d h e (Mr. French) bell it '``,, r eit it would be impossible to get one more so, ft- 4. .40'70. not have the effect of relieving any destitutioo..l."neere'.;et but it was perfectly useless to meet any sudden s' at Her Majesty's Government knew that there we' c ee edriet no less than 4,000,000 people in Ireland who " r "i e liet were now, depending pert b e lly on time poor-law f° e ere ilreeiaC great majority of the inmat e s o f the poor ere children and infants in arms.house! o f w There " Dee' 4,000,000 people about to seek relief and shelterwre t t o houses which could not ateominadat e 100,000. It was a mere 11-lookers,' to f continue such a system, for the PeoP ee , ° evi l t e, er u made very minute inquiry into it, and saw tbe selves. - The Pour-law Commissioners report belie s er te things over and over again, until they began, t ; ) ,-,er of c a re°, the existence of the evils they stated. The na''r i ,tbe,c,,ctl' dcrable expense in ca. rying out the mea-tue ''''!' we ala 'Sat but should they consider the expense which tho n ie?, Sr in performing FO important a date to the ne t s et alit t to Right Hon. rraronet had given lihnself grej, en eoe ll r iOt certain measures proposed by her Majesty's ( ; ° , % iit it gel meet the present crisis. He certainly thooLr rit ioO so r , to give the Government credit for the best lo re s eers" re d ` after some inquiry, he thought that the results of,t;itieiPlii,ter they proposed would not be su Leneficial as tn e) pet S i t S c 4 If aes e ione were appointed to be held in the diffe r- 00' 0 0 where the people might obtain employment, be ene ed o r ! DI object, especially as time the spring sessions cor ol ,,dt 18th last. Its gave the Government great cr l :ot t!, l anxiety to afford the people Ireland etuPloY - e Jell c- ,5 , " earliest possible mcinent by giving preere paths Irish Railway Bills, but if these we e ede f e eP, without any delay they would not ' i.1: 11) :0 0 ' benefit d,. they were intended to bestow, as neeoerYttp/ must expire after their passing before the li ece on r, o' 3 and section s cou ld b e go t rea d y f or t h e cont inenc e be ye r ot works—in fact nearly nine months must exPire p teees eg ebq people of Ireland could obt a i n em pl o yment in al ace d national works. Then there were se v l Iti,cr in the Public Werks Bill to which he object" bc il whir Lord Roden that that Bill would not be, 5 . ° 0 0.e. to as her Majeety's Government seemed to allin r ee l e : l labour of carryii g out the provisions of tire, 0(1 3 , s te'; be imposed on the Drainage Conunissionere, o , t ' d gaol' „'" more labour imposed on them than they c o e,.'„ ii er, perfeirm, as the improvement of the bard t .° - 0 1t 01 " bridges, and lunatic asylums, were entrusts .of oflooleal Besides, he could not ander , tand the neee ssit . 7 . ,,ting, these gentlemen into an operative b o dy, and eo, t/ % 1 " 1 itt , ev eo l o with the execution of all the works connectee.. t on with the drainage of the country. Tteire, clauses in that bill, to which lie should feel lt •e i l l ' e be 6 ;; 'nave amendments, in order that it e o 4,lit L a de d to e el), intended. The original powers whicte were MO", trueted to the Drainage Commiseio-ar erss sho uld beltedP tb e i l portion of time country whose re t te reets were b ° , - I t li e ,"1: 11 , 0 ° the sit they possessed. The emr jn i ss ioners st t l e p t l°l - 0 1- 5 :4 would give higher wages to thost,r, whom thee' e tbi ls u'''', 7 i the generality of landowners; 'out he denied tlt.3"ceeesdot, And even if they did give a larger amount et ' wet, ' WI; ; t: under the exercise of a most iriesponsible P. ° o .et o ,;t ,t ;e laying out any sums of movey which they I ; . ' ll 'res. e ; 1 01. 0 1 Ile censidered that under the operic ion of Vi c e ' o 4e-half of time parties were dissentients is Pe r being commenced under the direction of C"" e 4 Commissioners, and h e conc l u d e d by ts e - e t vjo " e " Fi r e d that upon the bringing up of the re port be i re o , ' tnittee on Drainage (Ireland) Bill, he wai l ' er oitli3ll%„ o , with a number of clauses which he c onsider , ' sae e tendency to remove the objectionable poi tions, ° l fv ° ,l Colonel CONNOLLY was sorry to differ f'• ° fo e th e if ee ' to Member opposite w ith re f erence to t h e worti9l,,,lsifo stout law (Ireland) Bilk He believed that time e bo lard tio rhea present working well in Ireland, and he e itea re r e the that the prejudices which existed against tim e l ' i nt eirt e ne e colliery had been greatly fomented in certai ri t ' u r De l lo believed that, notwithstending all this atelt" ` ( ( eleart 0 0 subject the prejudices was fast tlisapperoing' e% ist ile Ile felt convinced th a t thi s pre j u di ce did : e el. 11 0 1 " 0 ,1 part of those for wh o m the relief **vas i nt e r l diall 4 i,„ himself connected with four boarr , I ,s of gl ue aebl enabled, therefore, to f o r m an o pi .o i on urn seer g a s bis opinion was, that this urea/sure was rali' d :',d by to r that state of perfection which it was ln l e en Vie rc e ,, e' re s vernment it should occupy.--(Hear, hear.) w oe. 0 0 , ,4 now before the other Ho t ee e , an d he hoped tS,..oce their Lordships' best consideration, and that be spec „d o nt o as they considered exp&eient to adopt WoU ld b ,,tlol' down to this House, wadmeetwith the ann ° , to ' „,,beu fle ets Act , port of Hon Memleers. He was astb--- c° ' the facilities with whlch the rates had beau t e oon b ' e the purpose of ‘zarrying out the P, st opor i v eilt , iS He was now referring to the largest and rin , , po em, 1 1 1, hi Ireland, anti, having gone over time Act t we rrite v se ere P ee found very little indeed in it which wou&le. eotib t e s eac t 7e calling upon Parliament for any alterationtrifiieg ccorroin.'2 teratione were proposed, but they were °f that ec ertWie With regard to the Board of Commissione S i ; the s "i s eo et was the most prominent part objection io 0 10 by the poor-law guardians. There had eee' of P eri ls 0 : . s teers in e ve which the Commissioners interfered l izOd" - ',, L ita''' 0 1 trifling nature. It wae, in fact, more with tr,,,, t the b eit atl e , those Commissioners than with the law itse tr. t ee ceontf, quarrelled. This appeared very prominencof the t,:ieti die Roscommon, where instances had oe ct . irr u atteo vo on tb - an s n , e st. ou sioners interfering with the guard' jut er ot so • not in the slightest degt ee affect the pubt:,,, was n e _ ing 1 ? whule, he was of opinion that the law ite b ao 9s _a jeetionable as the Commissionere' mode of uadares,lll ,Mare, and in making these observations, he myna Wo e M a re , more to the Commissioners Oulu to this teee,esectiesot fay by the II" - coul4 . 1 eat to the measure recommended bee for Roscommon, he certainltY containe with enemy of the points an d v ii :S 7 ea'a that would be very inopportune, e ed ic , o ss aggravation of their present circums?ilt, t. o "; th , b ; hesuatien shying that it wou!(_,-I..siteaa'eing t he PLO' guard of the peoples rights, 11 "" V "`" Th , 3 P . daY of the Hon. Member for Roscommon: do , t 0 !roue . law was practically advancing, and f eee rvbe lazing in the respec t and conlad_e a nce V- ~ - f" E SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1846. HAI Coiu W role ritb, .40t, felt, An The( At and Char; B,ll.!ta' b 2rii 't 414 1,, St. Ti ' , it 1 , l ;tiJ ; i~ . s Ll 4, Tl, t Tl i cp 414 II V 4 401ta t t ., ' 4:14 t, "~ M. Mei