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.................. NV - 1 .3, r emlit tire than they other vise theemed of, we shall „le perfectly satisficd.--Mr» ning Advediser. From the activity which prevails in Middlesex with respect to securing proper representatives of the con - eevative interest of the county, we feel no doubt that ' ; its present members will not continue to represent it in - ,arliament. With regard to one of those members .- (Mr. Home), we believe, that but one opinion prevails smong the respectable classes of the metropolitan county. ['here is not a shadow of reasonableness in Mts. flume I :ieing the representative of a county inhabited by the • first g en t r y i n t h e ki ng d om . [bore is n o fit ness or 'propriety in allowing such a man to continue the repre sentative of interests which, through political bigotry, l' or want of knowledge of the teal wealth of the country, he does all in his power to injure. No county is, for its extent, more decisky interested than Middlesex in the iprotection and encouragement of landed property and .1 , 'igricultural pursuits. How it happens that Mr. Hume - should be sele c t e d t o s i t i n par li ament for a constitu '- ency having such i n t erests as t h ose of Middlesex it should ' iaot be easy to say, without passing rather a severe 'udginent upon the electors. We suspect the truth to lie that for some years the election has been decided by , the votes more of those living in the suburbs of Lon don, than in the grazing and agricultural districts of Middlesex. This is not consistent. with representative • justice. The Reform Biil having provided a number of metropolitan districts for constituting the represen tation of Londo n , with reference to its model n exten t' siveress, the representation of the county of Middle ', sex, ought to be exclusively a country affair, and the 6 , 1 re "habitants of the streets of London ought (merely as such) to have nothing to do with it. It is impossible, sowever, to undo that which the technicalities of the aw have done, and, since so great a number of the votes for Middlesex arise out of the streets in the su ourbs of London, they who live in the country must be the more on the alert to do everything which the iaw allows to give the really country parts of Middlesex i fair influence in the choice of its Members. We be ieve that, through the exertions of the Society which 1 , , - 'vas charge of the Conservative electioneering interests it- n the county, this alertness has of late been brought • :o bear in an important degree, and it has been copse- S: luently deemed advisable not only to strive for one 'Conservative Member, but to endeavour to seat two for the metropolitan county. There are undoubtedly many reasons which apply to Mr. Hume, and enforce his ejection from the county seat, which do not apply to • his colleague. Opposed as we are to Mr. Byng 's poli ss .1; 4 tics, we admit that, as a country gentleman, he is in ,all respects entitled to represent Middlesex ; but he ~' has, by coalescing with Mr. Hume, degraded his own :ts pretensions to the level of that gentleman's unfitness, c. , and made it expedient that both should be attacked by the shine adverse interest. In addition to this it must be observed, that Mr. Byng gives his utmost aid to an administration which certainly does nothing for the '• landed interest. Closely connected, and ever identi fied, as that interest is, with the leading and most permanent public institutions, and especially with the - Church Establishment, it becomes the duty of all who really wish well to the owners and occupiers of Land to keep out of Parliament those who support the present Administration. It is not to be supposed .that Mr. Byng, or the other Proprietors, who give their support to Ministers at present, can think I with us that the interest of landholders is put in great danger by the proceedings which Government are obliged to counte nance ; b u t i t may b e, nevertheless, :.hat without thinking it, they are doing the very worst ,hey can for the permanency of their own property. ss We cannot understand how a person of political ex , perience can s ee th e G overnment proposing and sup ! porting a scheme for taking the property of Ecclesias tical landowners out of their hands, and giving them a • certain fixed amount of profit annually in lieu thereof. , We cannot see how any landed proprietor can look on s at this, and n o t re fl ect t h at , if suc h a proposition were '' made law, his own turn might, and probably would, come next. But, whatever may be ;aid against the policy of leaving Mr. Byng in the representation of Middlesex, that, and ten times more, may be said against Mr. ::. Hu.i e. Nothing short of the utmost amount of po litical folly, or determined devotedness to democracy, at any expe nse , can excuse a country voter who gives S . his voice for Mr. Hume. In addition to other rea s sons, we may, we believe, state with great confidence that whoever votes for Mr. Hume in the coming con i',: test will be on the losing side. Since writing the ::Above we have seen with great pleasure that the elec tors are bestirring themselves, and that steps have been taken to eject both Mr. Hume and Mr. Byng from ~, the representation of the county. We allude to the it'. meetin g , which was held last evening at the Freema- V son's H a ll, w h ere two new candidates, of staunch Freema n` Conservative principles, Thomas Wood, jug., Esq., and Henry Pownall, Esq., were proposed and accepted by a respectable body of electors. We rejoice to find that Middlesex is at length awaking from its slum her, and about to assert those constitutional prin tl: ciples which are known to actuate the majority of the ''-: electors i n t h at populous and wealthy county. But `,.. with every di spos i tion to augur well from so good a .:. begin n i ng , we must not conceal from ourselves that . there are act i ve enem i es in the field, and that it will require a ll t h e zeal amid all th e vigilance of the well intentioned to counteract the restless perseverance of . I those whose intentions are of another colour, or rather I t sof any c o l our t h at w i ll serve their present purposes. I'' ' ''lle men who take for their motto the convenient ';dogma that black is white, will require sometping more ':'than mere argument to convince them that black and -white are distinguishable characteristics. Let the ;'electors re mem b er t hi s. " Now or never " should be their watchword. If they determine to do theiduty the victory is secure . st .1. r . s i If they neglect it d e f eat , humi liation, and di sgrace w ill be their' portion.—Morni sr ; 7 1 ~ ' Herald. We continue to receive from every part of the eosin ' 'try the most gratifying informatio n as to the efforts 11which the friends of the Constitution arc making, and aa to the success by which these seasonable and pa ...s'ti iotic efforts seem likely to be crowned at the ap i Oproaching elections. That the exertions of th e Con servatives of Great Britain are fully commensurate 1 with the importance of the occasion is 'more, perhaps, , :r. tnan we can yet assert ; b u t t h ey are at once vigorous I r., 'and diffused, concentrat e d an d compre h ensive ; and, f, t iwhat is still better, they are acquiring fresh vigour, Pand embracing new spheres of action, every day. ."- There are vet some seats, although they are but few, lYto contest which we have not hoard of any Con '-e..,rvative candidates bein g in th e Chid. Whil e t h ere .., "', i 'is one such seat we shall not admit that all is done i t 'Awhich the crisis requires, or whi c h th e state o f the '7 public mind would fully warrant. The point to be -Idetermined by the approaching election is whether, ' •Admiring the earlier years of the reign of our youthful •"!Qiicen, the years which will in all probability deter ,' inine the general character of a long and eventful 1 '`rei g n, her thron e shall be surrounded, and her coun cils swayed, by the friends or the enemies of the r .Constitution ; whether Englishmen shall be really and truly her subjects and she their Sovereign, or .*both alik e s h a ll b e t h e s l aves a nd victims of an inso lent, overbearing, anti-British, and anti-Protestant tyranny. The alternative is simple and clear. The .s'choice nose offered to the British people is free from „ s eal! ambiguity ; and we trust they will reflect seriously that the determination they may now adopt will, in all I,,•''probability, be final and irrevocable. Will they protect the Monarch and support the Monarchy ? Or will " they abandon both to the care of those who, either -I from their principles or their position, must of nieces "'- shy be the enemies of both ? Will they live under 'the sceptre of Queen Victoria, the loyal, p eace f u l, an d :a . flourishing subjects of a constitutional Sovereign ? 0r do they prefer to condemn their Queens and them 9selves to the arbitrary and unlimited dominion of -, a disloyal and disorganizing faction ? Wh e n suc h are the questions which the country is distinctly 4 ca ll e d upon to answer, not by words, but by facts !and circumstances, of which the import is as little subject to misconstruction, and as little capable 'of doubt, as the cleanest words, it would be in .J. . and offensive to time Queen, and to the UMOUS s , c ommunity over whi c h it is her constitutional right .. and duty to bear sway, to hesitate about the reply. Yet wherever the battle is languidly, or feebly, or im ' .'perfectly fought at the next el e ction, these questions . 1 "isnitliar ect, have ieeeived an equ i voca l o r a hes!. . y ; as, wherever a Whig-Radical candidate e: ;sfertisteals to assmne an nneantested seat in the i r irtailitillammimis . .1:.. ~:- ----r . .-7. - % :r'l ~~ -..r ~' .~ ~ l .t „ ~.-'~_~: House of Commons, it will have receiVeli a riislo\at and a treasonable one. It should not be, and will not be, forgotten that the number of Conservatives re turned to the next Parliament w ill, in all probability, bear nearly th same proportion t o th e ent i re num b er o f Con servative candidates, o !tether the latter be. as it ought to be, 658, of any smaller number. That the Conser vative eandidates will everywhere be successful is more than can he expected, and more even than ought to be desired. But we try to win every election, in the confident belief that this, and no more than this, is necessary in order to secure our triumph in agreat ma jority of cases. We may be assured that for an army to complete a brilliant and glorious campaign there must be many men in its ranks who are ready when occasion re quires, to go upon the forlorn hope. Enterprises in the cause of their Queen and their country are now pre sented to Conservatives—some of greater and some of less promise ; but there are and can be none which, except in the false estimate of apathy and pu sillanimity, can be regarded as a forlorn hope. If every seat be contested the Conservatives will enjoy many an unexpected triumph. If not they will newt!. know how many triumphs they have lost. To harrass the troop=, to distract the attention, and to exhaust the resources of the enemy are objects which ought not to be slighted if merely the direct advantages which a steady pursuit of them would afford were to be considered ; but when we add to these the certainty that activity, energy, and confidence, will progressively increase among the Conservatives themselves in proportion as the re solute and determined course which we recommend is adopted the inducement to exertion ought to be, and will, we trust, be found irresistible. We have already complained that the enemy, activity, and per fect state of preparation which might have been ex pected in the metropolis and its immediate neighbour hood have not been exhibited. We do not apprehend, however, that in the end much will be lost by this to the Conservative cause. The country fortunately has not waited to receive its impulse from the capital, but has, 00 the contrary, stimulated London by the aspect which it already presents of universal activity, energy, and zeal. London is, however, we rejoice to say, no longer inactive, and the knowledge of what it is doing will no doubt impart an increase of vigour and acti vity to the Conservative cause in every part of the land. In the county of Middlesex it is now certain that two Conservative candidates will be presented to the electors. The intimation which we gave yes terday of the determination of Captain Wood and Mr. Pownall to come forward is fully confirmed. At a meeting held yesterday of highly r es p ec t a bl e and in fluential electors, these gentlemen, excellent Conser vatives both, and in all respect qualified to represent the metropoliton county in a manner which will do ho nour to it and to thernielves, were unanimously invited to permit themselves to be put in nomination, and cheerfully acceded to the request. We understand that from the state of the register of votes and the gener a l prevalence of loyal and constitutional feelings in this county, no doubt whatever is entertained of the trium phant return of both the Conservative candidates. In Westminster the canvass for Sir George Mur ray has been carried on with great diligence and zeal, and has, we are told, been successful to an extent which far surpasses any expectation pre viously formed, and not only secures a triumphant result of the poll so far as that Right Hon. Gentle man is concerned, but shows very clearly that a second Conservative candidate might have been, or may still be, brought forward, with a confident expectation that he will be returned also. In the City of London Mr. Lyall has declined to stand, and goes, it is understood, to Hull. A requisition, however, is in course of sig nature, calling upon Mr. Horsley Palmer to come forward as an independent candidate to represent the commercial and trading interests, which, like that Honourable Gentleman himself, are decidedly Con servative. From the number and respectability of the names already subscribed to this requisition, there is no doubt of the prompt compliance of Mr. Palmer,' than whom, we understand, no man is less likely to shrink from the discharge of a great public duty when honourably called upon to undertake it. Of the return of two Conservatives for the City no doubt whatever is entertained. Lambeth has also its Conservative candidate in the person of a gentleman long known to the inhabitants of that borough, and of the metropolis generally, as an active and intelligent man of business, an able, consistent, and upright sup porter of the Throne, the Church, and the Constitu tion of England, well acquainted with the local inte rests of the district he aspires to represent, in which he has for several years, we understand, been a res pected inhabitant and a valuable magistrate. Mr. Baldwin deserves success, and will achieve it. Maryle bone also will certainly return one, if not two, Conser vative representatives. Of this we are assured by persons who have paid especial attention to the Registration for several years past—and have the means of making the most accurate calculations. For Greenwich it is confidently expected that Mr. Wolverley Attwood will sit in the next Parliament. Of the other metropolitan boroughs we are not yet qualified to speak with the same confidence, as it is not yet known by what candidates the cause of the Con stitution will be upheld. In many, if riot the whole of them, however, the majority of the constituency are fully prepared to make a vigorous and successful effort for the improvement of the representation. The move ment in the mettopolis is yet only begun. It will ex pand and strengthen, we hope and believe, until London presents to the provinces such an example as, upon - an occasion like the present, the capital of Eng land ought to afford.—Morning Post. CORONERS' INQUESTS. AFFLICTING CASE OF SUlClDE.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the White Ferry House, near the wooden bridge, Chelsea, on the body of Fills. Noden. Esq., aged 6.5. After the Jury had viewed the body of the deceased, Joseph Ducker, a waterman, deposed that about half-past eleven o'clock on Friday forenoon, he was coming through the lock at the entrance of the Grosvenor Canal when by observed the body of the deceased in the water ; the head was below the surface, and the feet were jammed between the wooden battens at the side of the canal ; with assis tance he got the body out of the canal ; life was quite ex tinct. The body was brought to this house. By the Jury—Did not observe any mark of violence on the body of the deceased. He was quite dressed, with the exception of h:s hat. I consider he must have been in the water four or five hours. By the COITONP.R—There is no thoroughfare near the bank of the canal—it is a very retired situation. Mr. Edward Noden, son of the deceased, deposed that his late lamented father, at the time of his melancholy death, resided in Eaton -street, Pimlico. He left home on Thurs day morning as early as four o'clock, and never returned. By the CoaosEa—My father has lately been in a very excited state of mind. He was in the habit of rising as early as four o'clock in the morning an breakfasting at six. By the Jury—The deceased could not have had any busi ness near the Grosvenor Canal. My father and mother lived upon the best terms. Other witnesses were examined, from whom it appeared that the deceased had been an officer of rank in the army. In the absence of evidence to prove how the deceased came into the water, the Jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned." MELANctioLY ACCIDENT. —Yesterday an inquest was held at the Red Lion, St. John-street, on the body of Mr. James Bowles, aged 29. It appeared that the deceased was a coal merchant, and lived in St. John-street-road. On Thursday last he was out in his gig. In passing through Judd -street, St. Pan cras, the horse took fright, and the chaise comin g in contact with a lamp-post threw the deceased out. He was taken up insensible, and conveyed to the shop of a surgeon in the neighbourhood, where it was discovered that his skull and several of his ribs were fractured, and he was otherwise dreadfully injured. The unfortunate man was conveyed to his residence in a coach, where his own medical attendant saw him immediately, and continued with him till his (de ceased's) death, which took place about three hours after the melancholy occurrence. In answer to questions put by the Jury to the witnesses, it was proved that at the time of the fatal accident the de ceased was perfectly sober; that the horse was a very young, high-spirited animal, and had not been long accustomed to harness. It was not known what had caused the horse to take fright. Verdict—" Accidental death." The deceased has left a widow and young family. Mr. Griffiths of Devereux Wooton, in the parish of Weobley, picked on Wednesday last, in one of his meadows, two mushrooms of nearly the same size, the largest measured ;79 inclif.s in circumference, and 8 inches round t%c stalk._ Herethrd 7'imes. EtIPERIAL. r. HOUSE OF COMMONS, .117,r 3. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes after Thrce o'Cloek. Sir ROBERT INGLIS brought up the It-port on liarris'A Estate Bill. LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY. On the tuition of Colonel WOOD, the London and Greenwich Railway Bill (No. 2) was read a third time, Lnil passed. The Cust Estate Bill was read a second time, ordered to be committed on Wednesday, and reported on Thursday. The LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from Inverary against the Scotch Prison Discipline Bill. • TUE SVX. LO'N'DON, TT'ES DA Y. .T [ITN 4. 1P37 Mr. requested the Hon. Member to post pone his amendment as the Lord Advocate was not pre sent, and he would have an opportunity of moving it on the bringing up of the report. The vote Was then agreed to. The sum of 186,000/. for the Commissariat department, and some other votes, were then agreed to. BANK OF ENGLAND. Mr. RICHARDS gave notice that on Wednesday next he should move for copies of the weekly returns made by the Bank of England of the amount of Bank notes in circu latHi, and also the amount of bullion possessed by the Bank. Sir G. SINCLAIR presented a petition in favour of the better observance of the Sabbath, and particularly against Sunday Railway travelling. CORR. AND . PASSAGE RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. CALLAGHAN the Cork and Passage Railway Bill (No. 2,) was read a third time and passed. Lord W. BENTINCK presented a petition from Glas gow praying for the extinction of the system of slavery at present existing in the British Colonies under the name of apprenticeship. Mr. BARING brought up papers, which were laid on the table. Lord MORPETH presented petitions from Dublin in favour of the Irish Reform Bill ; from the Cruelty to Ani mals Society of Belfast, praying for an extension of the Bill ; and from Tipperary, relative to the Turnpike Roads Act. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from a Lieute nant-Colonel in the East Company's service, complaining of a large balance being due him by that Company, and pray ing inquiry. The Hon. and Learned Member gave notice that he would bring the subject before the House next Session. On the motion of Mr. BARING the Coroners (Dur ham) Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. BARING, the Civil Courts Bill was read a third time and passed. The Post-office Management Bill went through a Com mittee, and the Report was ordered to be received to morrow. On the motion of Mr. P. STEWART the East India Postage Bill was read a second time. LOUGH SWILLY AND LOUGH FOYLE DRAINAGE BILL. Mr. Alderman WOOD moved the third reilding of the Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle Drainage Bill:, After a few observations from Mr. HUME and Dr. BO WRING, who endeavoured to prevail on the Hon. Alderman to defer the further progress of the Bill till next Session, the Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. GILLON brought up the Report of the Com mittee on Lord Sandy's Estate Bill. The Exchequer Bills Bill was read a second time. On the motion of Mr. P. STEWART, the Sheriffs' (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Lord MORPETH the Cruelty to Animals (Ireland) Bill went through Committee. Lord D. STU ART said that he had a petition in the Vote Office signed by upwards of 4,000 persons, praying that some provisions might be introduced in the Bill rela tive to employing dogs to draw carts. TREASURER. OF COUNTIES (IRELAND.) On the motion of Lord MORPETH the further consi deration of the report on the Treasurer of Counties Ireland Bill, was proceeded viith in Committee. Sir ROBERT FERGUSON objected to several of the provisions of this Bill. The machinery was of a very expensive and complicated description, and he feared it would he impossible to carry the Bill into operation. A sum of 1,6001. per annum would be required to be paid to the Treasurer and the person who was to audit his accounts, and then there was a person appointed by the Govern ment to examine them. If additional security for the public money was required, let the Treasurers be directed to lodge the money in the Bank of Ireland. He was satisfied the Bill would unsettle the whole financial system in Ireland. Mr. Sergeant WO ULFE said some improvement in the present mode of managing the county funds in Ireland should be adopted. Large balances remained from assizes to assizes in the hands of the Treasurer which were unac counted for, and ultimately forgotten. He denied that any inconvenience would result from the Bill, and there was no interference with the powers of the Grand Juries with respect to taxation, or the appropriation of the county funds. The Counties could not any longer be left in the state in which they had been, because they had suffered great loss, in consequence of there being no cheque upon the Trea surers. Under all the circumstances, he did not see there could be any reasonable objection offered to the Bill. Mr. LUCAS agreed with the Hon. and Learned Gen tleman who had just sat down, that it was necessary there should be a more rigid system of accounting than had hitherto been practised, and if the Bill then before the House was only to effect that purpose, he should offer no objection to it. It appeared to him that the Bill had been hastily drawn up, and he did not think it would answer the purpose for which it had been introduced. He did not think it was judicious to press the Bill at so early a period of the day, it not being 4 o'clock, and when the Hothe was so tiiinl) attended. Mr. O'CONNELL thought the Bill an exceedingly judicious Bill, and admirably well prepared. Nobody could deny that the present mode of accounting by the Treasurers was highly unsatisfactory ; great losses had been sustained from the present mode of keeping the accounts, which would never have been the case if the real balances had been ascertained. He knew an instance at the present moment in which a county would probably loose 20,000/. if this Bill did not pass so as to secure the balances immediately from the county collectors.—(Hear, hear.) In Kilkenny a sum of 14,0001. had been levied a second time, the Treasurer having the first monies in his pockets, and all this arose from the want of investigation. This system had lasted too long. Was there any man who would say that it ought to exist a moment longer ? He had only risen for the purpose of appealing to the Go vernment to press the Bill during the present Session, fearing that they might be asked to postpone it, than which there could not be a greater calamity to all the counties of Ireland. Mr. LUCAS said a few words in explanation. Mr. ROCHE was perfectly aware that a very great sum had been lost in Limerick, and he thought that there ought not to be a moment lost in passing the Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, from his own experience, could say, that if they did not pass the Bill they would inflict great injury upon many counties in the south of Ireland. The clause, with some verbal amendments, was then passed. On clause 16 being put, which empowered the Grand Jury of any county in Ireland to nominate any private Bank in which the money received by the Treasurer for the county should be paid, Mr. LUCAS objected to the clause on the ground that for the security of the public, the money received by the Treasurer of any county ought to be paid either into the Bank of Ireland or the Provincial Bank, as private Banks were liable to failure, but public Banks were not. The CH A NCELLOR oldie EXCHEQUER thought that any particular Bank should not be named in the clause, as it would look like favouritism. Sir ROBERT FERGUSON thought the public ought to be secured by the money being paid into the Bank of Ireland. Mr. Sergeant WOULFE said one of the main provi sions of the Bill was to invest the balances that were now in the hands of the Treasurer in Exchequer Bills. ROYAL ASSENT. Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, here entered the House, and summoned the Members to the Bar of the House of Lords to hear the Royal Assent given to several public and private Bills. The SPEAKER having returned, acquainted the House that he had been to the House of Lords, and that the Royal Assent had been given (by Commission), to several Bills, for which see Lords' Report. TREASURER OF COUNTIES (IRELAND) BILL. The discussion on this Bill was then resumed, and after a conversation in which Mr. Woulfe, Mr. Jones, Sir R. Bateson, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer took part, the clause under discussion was agreed to. Sir R. BATESON and Colonel PERCIVAL depre cated the hasty manner in which Government was pressing forward this Bill in its crude and undigested state. Mr. SHAW had received communications from all parts of Ireland against the Bill being passed this year, and he thought it scarcely came within the description of the list of Bills which it was understood were to be passed this sesiion. After a few observations from Mr. M. O'CONNELL and Sir R. BATESON, the clause was agreed to. The other clauses of the Bill were also agreed to, the House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. The House then res)lvcd itself into a Committee of Supply. MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES (SCOTLAND.) 34,0001. for the expences of Sheriffs in Scotland. Mr. WALLACE objected to this item. He had endea voured to obtain an inquiry into this matter, but had not succeeded, although it was a fact that no less than thirty of these officers were not only useless but injurious. No witnesses or counsel were ever heard within the Courts ; they were, in fact, absentee Judges ; he should therefore move that the grant be reduced to 24,0001. CIVIL LIST. 200,0001. to defray the expense of her Majesty's Civil List u as then agreed to. Mr. HUME wished to understand the nature of the grant. He understood that as the fixing of the Civil List had been postponed to the next Session of Parliament, this sum had been granted to defray the current expenses, and that it was only equal in amount to what would have been voted if the demise had not taken place. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER as sented, and the vote was then agreed to. MARLBOROUGH HOUSE. 21,000/. to defray expenses of fitting up Marlborough house. Mr. HU ME wished to know why that charge was brought forward. He held in his hand the Act of Parlia ment for granting Marlborough House and Bushey Park to the Queen Dowager, but there was no stipulation that it should be kept in repair by the country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that upon a surrey made upon the death of the late King, it was found that 60,0001. would be required for adapting Marlborough House for the reception of the Queen Dowager. 40,C00/. the Queen would have to spend out of her own money—the other 21,000/. was for what was strictly called landlords' repairs ; repairs of the root; the walls, &c., &c., for which sum the public were strictly bound—the pension of the King of Belgium, which would otherwise have gone to the repairs of Marlborough House, having been carried to the public account. BRIGHTON PAVILION. Captain PECHELL begged to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman a question, the answer to which he hoped would tend to allay the great anxiety and excitement which prevailed in the minds of his constituents relative to some reports which had got abroad respecting the pavi lion at Brighton. It had been stated, both publicly and privately, that that royal building was private property, and was to be pulled down. Such a proceeding must be very injurious to his constituents, and he trusted that the Right Hon. Gentleman would be able to give such an answer as would allay all apprehensions upon the subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the report had reached his ears for the first time,, and he was very happy to say that the report was totally unfounded. By the arrangements which were made on the demise of George IV., the Pavilion at Brighton became public pro perty. Mr. HUME was not at all satisfied with the answer of the Right Honourable Gentleman, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with respect to the repairs necessary for Marl borough House. Was the survey made when the King of Belgium gave it up, and if so would there be any objec tion to lay it on the table of the House? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would be most happy to give all the documents in question. He would admit to the Hon. Member for Middlesex that the Government were not bound to do more to the repairs of Marlborough House than an ordinary landlord would do for an ordinary tenant ; the present vote was only for the purpose of discharging the obligations of a contract which they were bound to perform. Mr. HUME wished to know, if the House voted the sum, whether the annual allowances that had hitherto been made were to be continued? If those allow ances were to go on, it would be impossible, in his opinion, to make those reductions in taxation which the people so loudly called for, and the House would disgrace itself as the guard of the public money. He admitted to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, that if an agreement had been made by the Government they were bound to perform it, however improvident it might be. If the Chan cellor of the Exchequer could show that the amount asked for was required, he for one would not under the cir cumstances object to it. He thought, however, considering the vast expense the different Royal Palaces entailed upon the country, that as there was at the present moment an opportunity of doing so, some limit should be made to the grants that had hitherto taken place for the keeping up the different Royal Palaces. The vote was then agreed to. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Upon the vote that 88,0001. should be granted to her Majesty to defray the expenses of erecting the new Houses of Parliament, Mr. HUME wished ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he had kept his faith with the public with respect to this vote ? In his opinion, the matter was not properly before the House. Such being the case, he certainly objected to proceeding with a subject at the end of the Session of such great importance.—(Hear, hear.) He had a document in his possession, in which it was stated that this great work could not be effected under an expense of less than 1,100,000/. or 1,200,0004 He thought the best way would be to bring the Estimates before the new Parliament. He wished to see the new House of Parliament a credit to the nation, for there was at present no public building that was a credit to the nation. The Hon. Member entreated the House nut to consent to the commencement of the new building at present, and stated he shouldlcel it to be his duty to take the sense of the House upon the propriety of postponing this estimate till next Session. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was a matter of greater concern to the House than it was to the Government, and if the House wished to continue for ano ther Session in the state in which it was at present, the Go vernment would offer no objection. The plan upon which the estimate was founded had received the joint consent of Com mittees of both Houses of Parliament, and be thought it was not likely that the House would throw on one side all that had hitherto been done, and leave entirely at sea the question of what was to be done hereafter. If the House was disposed to remain as they were, it would reduce his estimates by so much ; but it would not be, in his opinion, very advisable or creditable, after all the steps that had been taken—after the Committees of the two Houses that had sat—after the able men who had been examined and the surveys that had been made, if the House would now consent to postpone the vote for another year. Mr. HUME explained. He had no intimation that such an estimate would be brought forward, or he should most certainly have intimated his intention of opposing it. Sir GEORGE STRICKL AND would most strongly oppose the grant, as the general opinion throughout the country was that the plan ought not to be adopted. He had the strongest possible misgiving that the estimates would be found insufficient. The architecture was also defective —it was to be Elizabethean or Tudor architecture, but the architects could not exactly tell what that style was, which was compounded of Grecian and castle Gothic. Were they now to be called upon to vote a sum of a mil lion and a half to erect a great work in a defective mixed style of architecture ? He trusted the House would pause before it assented to such a proposition. Feeling that the House they now sat in, with the improvements that had been made in it, was for the present amply sufficient for car rying► on the business of the country, he should oppose the motion. Sir R. INGLIS said the question before the House was not now as to the practicability or merits of Mr. Barry's plan, for to that the House had already given its assent. He could hardly conceive a greater waste of time than re ferring the subject to another Committee.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. IVARBURTON thought if the House was not to decide upon this important subject as long as there were Members of it who objected to Mr. Barry's plan, they would never come to any decision at all.—(Hear.) Mr. G. KNIGHT was most anxious the subject should be reconsidered, and the vote postponed to another session. The CHANCELLOR o f the EXCHEQUER was satisfied of the merits of Mr. Barry's plan, and could see no reason for the propriety of reconsidering it. He thought there never wls a public work proposed in which the House had greater certainty of the estimates not being exceeded. Mr. H A WES was certain the expense of the building would exceed the estimates, and from the calculations he had made, he believed it would not cost less than 1,000,000!. Hon. Members were now about to go before their constituents, and therefore a fair opportunity would be afforded of ascertaining whether it was the wish of the public that a million of money should be expended in the building of new Houses of Parliament, especially under existing circumstances. He could not give his consent to the laying out of such an enormous sum of money, and he should, therefore, support the motion of the Hon. Mem ber for Middlesex. Mr. W 1 SE supported the vote. If the question were postponed till another Session additional reasons would be urged for deferring the grant. Sir E. CODRINGTON objected to the site being projected in the river, as the navigation of the river would be thereby impeded. Sir R. BATESON was opposed to incurring further expense. Mr. J. MAXWELL objected to the vote on the same grounds as the Hon. and Gallant Admiral (Sir E. Cod rington.) Mr. ESTCOURT and Mr. HOPE supported it. . . Mr. WALLACE was decidedly of opinion that the postponement should take place. He thought it possible from what he had heard of the Queen, that her Majesty might be induced to give up St. James's Palace for the purpose. Sir C. BURRELL protested against any further op position to the vote. Mr. G. F. YOUNG should support the vote. The Committee then divided. For the grant Against it ' 2O Majority neat vote was 13,172!. lof toe pritiLiog and e‘otoio of public records under the controul of the Record Com mission. Mr. C. BULLER denounced the present Record Com mission as a job. Sir R. INGLIS defended its proceedings. After a few words from Lord John Ruscli, Mr. C. W. Wynn, and Dr. Bowring, the rote was agreed to. 'The following votes were also agreed to. 5,000/. to the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh. 3001. in aid of the funds of the Royal Dublin Society. 9,030/. for the purchase of three pictures for the National Gallen•. On the question that 1,200/. he granted to the trustees of the British Museum for the purchase of Etruscan vases from the collection of the Prince of Canino, Mr. HUME wished to know upon whose recommenda tionand valuation the two last ptirrhaseswere made ? Mr. R. COLBORNE stated that the trustees of the National Gallery had made a point of purchasing only the best productions of the great masters which are deserving of the character of notabdil. For instance, the Murillo was known to he one of the first productions of that great. toaster. He might also acid that he knew several of the very best works of art in this country would be either given or left to the National Gallery. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that the picture by Salvator Rosa ►vas admitted to be a first-rate work by that master, and was formerly offered to the Government for 2,000/. ; but, some delay occurring, it went into private hands. It was now procured at a re duced price. Private parties had offered a larger sum for the three pictures. Mr. HAW ES trusted that within a short time there would be a British Gallery of Art in connection with the National Gallery. Mr. GI LLON objected to the purchase of pictures when there was such a small surplus. The vote was then agreed to. 17,910/. Bs. Id. was voted for compensation to British subjects in Upper Canada, for losses they sustained during the war of 1813-14. On the vote that 142,1601. 14s. 6d. be granted for ad vances for arrears of charges for the salaries of Judges and other officers, and for the administration of justice in Lower Canada, Mr. HUME expressed his determination to oppose this vote. Mr. ROBINSON supported the vote. Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that in the next Par liament Government would be prepared to act upon the re solutions which had passed the House.—(Hear, hear.) Lord STANLEY was glad to hear the present vote moved, as it was a guarantee that Ministers would not shrink from the pledge they had made to the House upon this subject, and which he was glad to hear responded by the Noble Lord.—( Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. HUME, Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was the opposition which Hon. Gentlemen opposite had thrown in the way of the public business which had prevented the Government proceeding with any Bill on the subject of Canada. After a few words from Mr.SHAW, The House divided, when the numbers were— For the vote 43 Against it. lO Majority On our return to the gallery we found— Sir J. H 0 BIIOUSE on his legs, respecting a vote for some experiments connected with a steam communication with India, by the Red Sea. The Right Hon. Baronet said that, however large the sum might appear, it was one which would immediately be subject to a great re duction, and that steam communication with India would highly benefit both the mother country and our Eastern possessions. Mr. G. F. YOUNG wished to know whether the deci sion of the Committee appointed upon this subject would in any way influence the appropriation of the money pro posed to be granted by this vote. Sir J. HOBHOUSE said that when the Committee was appointed he was of opinion that it would be most dis advantageous to the public service if the arrangement then concluded were to be stopped by the decision of that Com mittee. Should, however, that decision be to enlarge the plan, then these steam-boats and depots would be reay for the operation of that plan. Mr. WALLACE inquired whether the Post-office or the Admiralty would have the controul of the packets ? Mr. BARING replied that they would be controlled by the Admiralty as far as the Red Sea, and for the remainder of the distance by the East India Company. The vote of 7,500/. was then agreed to. The sum of 273,9121. was then voted to make up the deficiencies in former grants for the same purpose. On the motion that 192,0001. be granted for defraying the charge of the disembodied militia, Mr. HOME hoped that Government would take mea sures effectively to support the militia, so that if kept up at all they might be made effective. Mr. WALLACE said that none of the public money had been more entirely thrown away than that spent on the militia. Lord HO WICK admitted the necessity of re-modelling the militia. Had not the Session terminated so soon a measure for that purpose would have been introduced by th. Government. The vote was then agreed to. On the motion that 22,811/. be granted to defray the expenses (wages, &c.) of the Post-office packets purchased by the Admiralty, Mr. WALLACE hoped the Government and the House were now convinced that he had been right in denouncing the bad management by the Post-office of these vessels. It was a duty wholly inconsistent with the other and peculiar functions of the Post-office. Mr. C.:WOOD agreed with the Hon. Member, that the Post-office had not the means of properly managing their packets. Mr. WALLACE hoped the Admiralty management would give more satisfaction than that of the Post-office. The vote was agreed to. The sum of 10,770/. was then voted for steamers for the fleet ; the sum of 2,4881. for the salaries of officers in the Admiralty Office ; the sum of 2,390/. for the salaries of officers in the navy est7.blishment at home ; the sum of 4,0001. for the wages of artificers, &c., in the same ; the sum of 155,000/. for naval stores, &c.; the sum of 3,0001. for repairs, and new works in the dockyards ; and the sum of 30,800/. for sailing packets. The resolutions were then ordered to be reported, and the House resumed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, moved the third read ing of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill. Mr. RICHARDS opposed the motion. The Bill was then read a third time. Some clauses having been added to it by way of riders, and a few verbal amendments having been made in two or three of the clauses, Mr. AGLIONBY moved an amendment, the effect of which was to restore the principle of the 13th clause as it originally stood, by constituting the Court of Bankruptcy a Court of Record. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL would offer the pro position of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman no opposition. The amendment was agreed to. • The Bill was then passed. On the motion for bringing up the Report of the Com mittee on the Parliamentary Electors Bill, Sir R. INGLIS objected to bringing forward this Bill at so advanced a period of the session. Mr. W. GLADSTONE understood from the Noble Lord that all questions which involved any great difference of opinion were not to be proceeded with. It appeared to him that proceeding with the present Bill was a distinct violation of the pledge given by the Noble Lord. Mr. lIAWES said that the whole objection to this Bill was because it was a popular Bill. Mr. H. HINDE had no hesitation in the course he should pursue, which was to oppose the Bill. On the motion that the Report be received, the House divided, and there appeared— For the Motion 55 Against it Majority The Report was then received. The Ecclesiastical Appointments Suspension Bill went through Committee. The House then went into Committee on the Punish ment of Death Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL said that there were certain of fences against the person for which punishment of death was provided, but which it was considered ought not to be visited with a capital punishment. He had prepared a clause which he would now move, providing for the re moval of the punishment of death in those cases. He also proposed to take away from the Quarter Sessions the power of the trial of offences of a grave nature, or which might in volve nice and complicated questions, and to leave the trial of such cases to the Judges. The Noble Lord moved the additional clauses to this effect. After a few words from Mr. Sergeant GOULBURN and Mr. AG LIONBY, the Bill went through Committee, and was reported to the House. On the motion of Mr. P. THOMSON, the House went into Committee on the Masters' adWorkmen 13111. In reply to a question from Mr. n G. W E. YOUNG, Mr. P. THOMSON said that the object of the Bill was to amend a mistake in a Bill brought in by the Hon. Member for Middlesex some years ago, and which provided that in certain cases of summary conviction the conviction should take place before a Magistrate residing in the die trict where both the parties lived. Now as the plaintiff might live in a different district from the defendant, a difficulty would arise with respect to the jurisdiction of the magistrate, and the object was to remedy this defect. He also proposed to extend the time for makinz complairti Irmo cii;lit s, ,ks at pruseot, to !owlet: la (I,tys. 11;, bc!ievcd the Bill was satisfactory to both workmen and misters. After a few words from Mr. WAKLEY, the Bill passed through Committee. _ BILLS OF EXCHANGE BILL. After a few words from Mr. RIC HA R DS, this was read a third time. EXCHEQUER BILLS (PUBLIC WORKS.) I The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the order of the day, that the House go into Committee upon this Bill, which being agreed to, the Right Hon. Gen-1 tleman moved a further advance of 500,0001. in Exchequer Bills, for the service of public works.—Agreed to. '['he House resumed, WAYS AND MEANS. OA the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, the House again went into Committee, when the Right Hon. Gentleman moved a resolution for the issue! of Exchequer bills to the amount of 5,220,0001., being the! amount of the supplies voted.—Agreed to. The Resolution was reported, and the House resumed. FINAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS BILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the third reading of this-Bill. Mr. Sergeant GOULBURN moved its third reading that day three months. The gallery was then cleared for a division— Ayes Noes Majority for the third reading —2l The Bill was then read a third time and passed. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for the Lords' reasons to this Bill being taken into considera tion. The Noble Lord then moved a verbal amendment on one of the Lords' amendments, and that a conference with their Lordships be requested upon the subject.— Agreed to. Admiral CODRINGTON presented a petition from Mr. Rowland Milner, respecting his being deprived of his half-pay.—Laid on the table. ROYAL NAVY. Mr. G. F. YOUNG, after a commentary upon the little attention paid to naval architecture in this country, as espe cially exemplified since our dockyards had been under the superintendence of the present surveyor of the navy ; and after describing the manner in which men-of-war, perfectly sound in their timbers, had nevertheless been broken up, and others built on inferior constructions, moved for certain returns as an amendment to the motion for bringing up the Report of the Navy Estimates. Mr. C H ARLES WOOD thought it was incumbent on any Hon. Member moving for returns to show some good and sufficient reasons why those returns should be granted. After a few words from Captain Berkeley, Captain Dundas, Admiral Adam, and Captain Pechell, the:gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, as the mo tion was negatived without it. The resolution was then agreed to. DUNDEE POLICE. The Dundee Police Bill (No. 2) was read a third time l and passed. REFORM OF PARLIAMENT (IRELAND.) The Reform of Parliament (Ireland) Bill went into Committee. Mr. CALLAGHAN had omitted all except the pre. amble and the first clause of the Bill. Mr. SHAW deprecated change even in such small mat ters, as it was likely to be productive of evil, but he should make no objection to the Bill. The Bill was then ordered to be reported to the House. CENTRAL CRIMINAL . COURT. Lord J. RUSSELL moved for leave to bring in a Bill to assimilate the practice of the Central Criminal Court to, other Courts of criminal judicature in Engla n d an d W a le s , with respect to offenders liable to the punishment ofl death. The Noble Lord stated that the object of the, Bill was to obviate the necessity of the Recorder reporting, to the Crown. After a few words from Mr. SHAW, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Lord PALMERSTON obtained leave to bring in a Bill to continue the Slave Trade Treaties Act. Lord J. RUSSELL obtained leave to bring in a Bill to suspend the militia ballot. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob tained leave to bring in a Bill to postpone certain provi sions of the 3d and 4th George IV. (Bank of Ireland) for another year. The Right Honourable Gentleman also obtained leave to bring in a Bill to extend the exemption granted by assessed taxes of last session to amend the laws as to assessed taxes. Captain PECHELL obtained leave to bring in a 13i1 to amend the law of coverture. The other Orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned, at a quarter-past one o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, Jerzy. 3. At Four o'Clock the LORD CHANCELLOR, Viscount DIIN• CANNON, and Earl SitAFTESBUBT, took their seats in front of the Throne, as her Majesty's Commissioners to give the Royal Assent to several Bills. In the reading over of the Royal Commission,we noticed' that the name of the Kier , of Hanover was omitted as one' of her Majesty's " dear and well-beloved Counsellors," and, that the name of the Duke of Sussex now stands first on the list. The Royal Assent was then given in the usual manner to the Sugar Duties Bill, the Wills Bill, Limitation of Actions, Bill, Dublin Police Bill, Great Western Railway (TrowH bridge) Bill, Great Western Railway (Paddington) Bill,l London and Dover Railway Bill, Slamannan Railway Castle Eden and Merrington (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill, Dundalk and Ballibay Railway BilLi Durham Junction Railway Bill, Liverpool Improl emend Acts Amendment Bill, Montrose Harbour Bill, Duke of Beaufort's Estate Bill, Lord Dynevor's Estate Bill. The House then adjourned during pleasure. The House resumed at Five o'Clock. Captain JONES and other Members of the House of Commons, brought up the Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly Drainage Bill, the Cork and Passage Railway Bill, the Civil Courts Bill, the Coroners (Durham) Bill, the Forth and Clyde Canal Bill, and several private Bills. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented a petition from Northampton, in favour of Church-rates. Lord CHICHESTER presented a petition from Poole against Church rates ; also a petition from the Dissenters of Lewes to the same effect. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petit tion against the Dublin and Kilkenny Railroad Bill :rem the Inl a nd N a vi ga tion Co m p an y, on the ground that a Commissio n h a d b een a pp o i n t e d t o i n quire into the pre piety of establishing rail-roads, which had not yet reported.i The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that the pro per course would hare been to have waited for that report,t, but as the Bill had been passed by the other House, and the Company had been at great. expense, and non e oft. the landholders were opposed to it, he had therefore come to the conclusion not to oppose the Bill, as it could be so passed as not to interfere with the Report z; of the Commissioners when made. g The Duke of WELLINGTON said that the Grand Canal Company, who were the petitioners, would hare op-4 posed the Bill in the Commons, but that they thought it.,4 would have been opposed o n th e R eport o f t h e Commis-F4 sioners, which it was expected would have been made. The Earl of WICKLOW said that he was surprised , that this Bill should be proceeded with this Session. Op-• position to this and similar measures was general reserved till they came before th e i r L or d s hi ps ' House, as their merits were more carefully considered ini,: their Lordships' Committees.—( Hear, hear.) In respacul • to this Bill he knew nothing of its promoters, but he had; received a letter from Ireland, stating that the Report of the Commissioners was ready to be printed, and that the proposed line was contrary to the recom- • mendations in it. He thought the Bill should be postpon e dj. Viscount DUNGANNON presented a petition fromfi Carlow, in favour of the Dublin and Kilkenny Railway Bill. f' On the motion of the same Noble Lord, the Foreign i Offices Bill was read a third time. a l The Marquis of LA NSD OWNE presented p e titi on OZ from a large number of places in the counties of Wilts and Gloucester against Church -rates. F A On _the motion of Lord SHAFTESBURY, several' Private Bills were advanced a stage. ki CHURCH EXTENSION —SCOTLAND. h Lord BELIIAVEN presented a petition from Kinross in favour of the better observance of the Sabbath. Also 3 a petition from the General Assembly of Scotland in favour, of the extension of Church accommodation in Scotland. 4 He trusted that means would be taken to the effect prayed 4 in the petition, which would afford general satisfaction. r After a few words from Lord HADDINGTON, fil Viscount MELBOURNE said that the discussionil which took place when the petition had been agreed toi,:f. -, had been characterised with great temper ; many obser--,. vations had b een ma d e on the speech wh i c h was attribute l to him when th e su bj ect was d i scusse d i n t h e i r L ordships ' House, and he was attacked for what he then said. What ..i4 had been said by Dr. Macleod in the Assembly was) contrary to w h a t h e h a d heard. He (Lord Melb ourne ) :s thought that the subject of Church extension in Scot-: land should be taken into the consideration of Mi-A nisters, but the question was not a single one,tiy or one which could be considered abstractedly. They must see that there was a want of Church room and: of pastoral instruction — that these were the evils before t h e y a pplied themselves to remedy them. F or he ;:•, doubted much that if a man desired to go to Church,l that if he was anxious and zealous to attend a place of'..,- worship, he could not be prevented by a want of Church -"j room at present. But he was ready to consider the subject. He was ready to go further. He would promise the assistance -'1 to the object of the petitioners which had before been pro- '1