The Sun. — London, England, 1837-04-07 00:00:00

' V EDINBURGH THEATRE. Mr. Kean's engagement has been the most successful the manager has upon record. Last night he performed the character of Macbeth for his own benefit, when the house overflowed in every part. Long before the doors were opened, they were beset by an eager crowd, and pit and galleries were immediately filled, besides great nambers were refused admission for want of room. The boxes were crowded with a brilliant and fashionable audience. The orchestra was also fitted up for the occasion, by which about forty or fifty additional seats were obtained, which were all taken. Mr. Kean was enthusiastically received with the loudest plaudits and waving of hats, which lasted for a consi derable time. Such flattering marks of popular favour in spiring confidence, ,gave unusual energy to the performance, which vas marked throughout with that force and delicacy which stamps on all Mr. Kean's exhibitions their character of originality and truth. The relentings of Macbeth's mind, and the stings of his conscience, after he had steeped his hands in blood, afforded scope for a moral picture of deep interest, of which the bold outline being given, Mr. Kean filled up the details ; and the concluding scene of all, where Macbeth, con. fronted in the field and called to account for kis bloody deeds, falls at last under the avenging arm of his successful rival, was finely sustained, and received, when the curtain fell, its full measure of enthusiastic adplause. At the fall of the curtain there were loud cries for Mr. Kean, and when he made his appearance he was hailed with deafening cheers, waving of hats and scarfs, and other enthu siastic demonstrations, the whole audience rising at once to greet this great actor. When silence had in some measure restored, Mr. Kean delivered the following address : " Ladies and Gentlemen— It is impossible that any words of mine can express my feelings at this moment, nor will I at tempt to describe the thrilling excitement created by the bril liant assemblage before me, but from the very bottom of my heart I must acknowledge the proudest compliment of which an actor can boast—a succession of audiences, as I am in formed, will:out a parallel in this theatre.—(Great cheering.) On these boards, Ladies and Gentlemen, my fortunes dawned —( Applause)—and to this enlightened city I am indebted for the foundation of that prosperity which has since attended my career.—( Long continued cheering.) I really cannot thank you as I wish-1 ant aware how imperfect arc those expres f.ions of my feelings—rt be assured that Edinburgh will ever remain engraven on the memory of my heart, associated with the most cherished recollections of my life." (Mr. Kean then tici'hirew amidst loud and reiterated cheers.) Mr. Murray then came forward, and after being warmly greeted. anty)unced his re-engagement of Mr. Kean.—Ediit baryh Paper. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE ENTERED INWARDS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, APRIL 6 The Batavier, Dunlop, from Rotterdam ; Earl of Liver pool. Lomax, Ostend ; Hope. Cousens; Harlingen ; Fame, 1:14el1, ditto ; St Ivitres, Lavalle, Gravelines ; Atalanta, Teneriff,; Lively, Trap. Bourdeaux ; Eolo, De I_Tr ritl, Sintander ; Ciarita, D r Allona, ditto ; Black Diamond, Warrey, Gucrtiqey ; Princess Victoria, Broeck, Antwerp ; Stranghan, Gibraltar ; IJrlena, Marston, Memel ; Todd. Mauritius; Pink, Whitnall, Dunkirk ; Bril_ Lint, 'faddy, Cadiz ; Giraffe, Strannack, Rotterdam. ENTERED OUTWARDS. The Attwood, Major, for Rotterdam ; Neptune, Haacks, ();,,,nd ; Calcutta. Carey, Honduras; William and Alfred, John's New Brunswick ; Edward, Ssimieder, ii„ o - n birgli; St. Ann's, Mitchell, Quebec; John Buii, Ha..nhurgh; Tyro, Tray, Rotterdam. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO. 'De Proulfoot, for C.:ye of Good Hope; Peat hrok. Ca3tle, I ianbary, Qaebee ; C trgill, Terceira ; Cater, MerreNs, Dunkirk.: Co!un;hine, Pitcher ; River Gam- C,)untess of F,rrnll. 11.iitland, Leghorn. CLEAR.ED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST. ...The Mary Ann, F , :theriar. , ,ton, for Memel ; N.Tttlae, Bre a."3la:velines; Nautilus, Drummond, Quebec; Woodsford, Pag3..vash; Patriot, Daiston, Riga. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 5. Cathatiac. Ku..-ing, from Rotterdam ; South America, 8.,,, t0n ,,New York ; Jemioa. Robinson, Canton. ENTERED FOR LOADING. The A mp hi t: -ite, DAvit., for Alexandre.ta; William, Satin_ di tto ; Davie. Elsithnir ; Heron, Lis ; Berrill, Leghorn Eroe, 'Manning, Malta, Ilaabcs,Clernenzon, Ntroa; ll , mderson, Simon, New ; Qacen, Atlelai2e, I3arston, New Orleans; Eliz:i Sc,,tland, Scotland, Vt-,:ice. CLE,AfIi;!) OUTWARDS. Tao Captain Ross, Motlin, IJr Nintreal ; Samuel, Jamie sot-. Quebec ; tViiittkton, Pictou ; Nlareldonesi of 44‘ . ee b ury, Kerr. Miramier,i; jarnes and Williams, Arielict - ; Nashua, 13oston ; Ab?r erzniby, Potter, Bay Clialeu..; James Bailie, Oliver, Quebec.; ( ion, GE!, ibtmburgh. FELEGR:APHED, Off Holyhead, inward baund, the Buoyant, from ; Warrior, from Lisbon; Montezuma, from Charluston. Psuint Lynas, outward bound, the Magnet, for li o n_ troal ; Sterling, for Sav3nnalt ; British King, fur Mobile. ESBA DEN, MARCH 25.—The marriage of Pcirc:nss Theresa-with Prince Peter of Oldenburg is said to be dt. ferred till May.—Hamburg Borsenhall, April 1. The Spitalfieids weavers, are, we regret to learn, in a state of the most awful distress, and if not speedily re lieved by the humane. and charitable, many of them, with their '.:ivies and families, most fall victims to destitution. It is to be hoped that a pub!ie subser;ption will be immediately set ou foot for them. Sir Thomas Reid, the British Consul at Tunis, in ex ca.. sling the ruins of Carthage, is reported among other things, to have discovered a Colossal - head of Jupiter, and the same god's great toe. We copy the following from the, Sydney Gazelle of the 17th of September last :—" In the list in the Official Ga zelle of the 21st instant, of runaway convicts, appears the name of Thomas Sullivan, per ship Moffitt, who absconded from Hyde-park barracks on the 7th. This is the man who figured in the late London papers as one of the robbers of the Custom-house. Sullivan was sentenced to the penal settle ment of Norfolk Island for life, with an admonitory preface from the judge that frightened half the Court out of their -senses. He arrived here in the ship Moffat, having, it i 3 stated, enjoyed some exemption from the common lot of his nssociates on board. On the disembarkation of the prisoners by the Moffat, it appeared that be accompanied them to Hyde park barracks, and was soon after employed as an overseer of a gang of men in the vicinity of that establishment. As this man cannot be known to the police, and is said to have money its the custody of others, there is every chance that he will succeed in escaping from the colony. During the cholera, the Emperor Francis, when walking, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, near Schoenbrun. met a bier carrying a body to the cemetery, but not followed by any one. The Emperor asked, " why was the corpse aban doned ?"—" It is probably that of some poor friendless person," replied the aide-de-camp. " Well then," said the Emperor, sc it is our duty to accompany it to the grave." So saying, the Emperor took off his hat, placed his arm within that of his aide-de-camp, and both, uncovered, followed the coffin to the cemetery, where Francis himself threw the first spadeful of dust over the body. " This," say the Viennese, with a thou sand others which they tell of him, " shows how sensible our good Vater Kaizer Franz was of human equality."—Austria and the Austrians. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.—Since the most dis tinguished and widely-circulated journals of Germany have adopte, 4 a new mode of considering the grand question of Eu ropean pllitics it is not on England any longer that their at tention is fixed ; it is towards Russia that their views are di rected, mid as the personal character of the Czar must have a considerable influence on the course of events, we have.much pleasure irt recording what we know of that illustrious per sonarre. All that is said of the private life of the Emperor Nicholas proves him to he as good and as happy a chief of a family as he is a Sovereign beloved and respected by his sub jects. Nothing can be more noble and at the same time sim ple than the private circle of the Imperial family, particularly when the Court Leads its most retired life in the Park of Peter hoff, the favourite residence of the Emperor. There he lives with the Empress and his children, without ceremony and with out luxury. The Emperor rises from bed at an early hour, "tad enters on public affairs while he makes his toilet. This business being despatched, he goes into the apartment of the Empress, who has, by descent from the celelirated Queen of Prussia, her mother, the grace, wit, and sensibility which en ,clear her to the Russian nation. It is then that, for some hours e N -cry morning, is to be seen the Sovereign who commands ore .- two parts of the world and sixty millions of subjects play ing h'ke a child with his children, carrying one, like Henry the Fourth, on his back, and immediately after assuming th e di gn i t y of his station. Although learning is much advanced among the i:igher classes in Russia, the Czar is difficult to be satisfied on that score, and he exacts from all candidates for p u blic offices ,a high degree of useful knowledge. On this point be is deckled, and no pains are spared to insure the seeds of prosperity being sown on a fruitful soil. To give an idea of tt'le character of tIo Prince whom the Radicals abuse because they dread him, we will quote the answer he lately gave to the Etiglish Ambassador. The latter said, in a conversation which lie had the honour to hold with the Emperor, " that absolute pomer led to tyranny." " No," replied Nicholas, "it is only ignorance which leads to tyranny." This was the answer of ;the Emperor, and we ask if such a sovereign could ever be e. lme a tyrant ? The Emperor is by character gay, and he ln.ses to see the pleasures sparkling round him ; but he loves tra,th, and he gives the greatest tolerance to such opinions as are :tot promulgased in a manner to endanger the public peace. hlt The ,soet Pusebs.. who is just dead, was both republican and ,atheist, but the Ernpseror did not disturb his private life, and, ;when he died, he gave a pension of 12,000 roubles to his wi dtlw and children.—Jourstal a Frankfort. The Arabian historian \lakkari gives a singular explanation of the apparent apathy ssith which Charles Martel ret s : arded the sufferings of the southern Franks under the Sa ract —" Several Franks complained to Rifle of the excess of ti .e Pis occasioned by the Mussulmans, dwelling on the s h ame that would stain their stational character if they allowed light a."lxed men, destitute of military apparel, to brave s v, , rriors, armed with the most terrible weapons that war h h i ve t ited. Karle replied, Let them alone; they are now in the fel,' tide of their ferocity •; they are like a torrent overthrc w 3 every thing. in its paEsage ; their entliu their c:lirass, and ferocious courage their armour ; i:1 0 t when their licrids shall be tilled with plunder, when they esquire a taste for luxury, when ambition shall seize their Chiefs. and dissension appear in their ranks, then we will march 4- 4 9. inst tikeni, and obtain an easy conquest.' " Charles Martel ufterwards.accomP:'ii:tled the deliverance of CbristendoM. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, APIIL 6. The House sat for the first time to-day since the Easter recess, to hear Scotch Appeals. The Lords present were the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Brougham, the Earl of Rosslyn, and the Bishop of Rippon. WCRAW V. CUNNINGHAM. Their Lordships:were occupied the whole day with the ar guments on this appeal, in which the question was whether the proprietor of the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh, was subject to a double assessment to the poor—namely, one for the city of Edinburgh, under the 54th of George 111. and the other for the parish of South Leith. Upon the case being brought before the Court of Session, the Learned Judges of that Court were of opinion that the proprietors of the Waterloo Hotel were not subject to a double assessment, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. Mr. Sergeant STEPHEN and Mr. MILNE appeared for the appellant ; Dr. LUSHINGTON and Mr. SHAW for the City of Edinburgh ; and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL and other Learned Gentlemen for the respondent. Mr. Sergeant STEPHEN and Mr. MILNE were heard for the appellant ; Dr. LUSHINGTON for the City of Edin burgh ; and the further consideration of the case was post poned till to-morrow. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at five o'clock. Lord EL LENBOROUGH preserited a petition in favour of Church-rates from Stone, in Worcestershire. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented similar peti tions from places in Nlerioneth, from Llanberris, and other places in Denbigh, and from St. Martin's, Southwark. - The Duke of WELLINGTON presented similar pe titions from parishes in Samersetshire, Warkwickshire, Gloucestershire, from St. Michael's parish, Derby ; from Lambeth, and from places in Kent and Sussex. Lord KEN YON presented petitions to the same effect from places in Devonshire, Lancashire, and Wiltshire. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Mr. BROTHET.TON and other Members of the House of Commons brought up the Manchester and Leeds Railway Bill, the Licensed Victuallers' Assurance Com pany Bill, the London and Southampton Railway Al teration Bill, the Sheffield and Manchester Railway Bill, the Preston and Wyre Dock Bill, the Lancaster and Pres ton Railway Bill, the North Midland Railway Bill, the Preston and Wyre Railway Alteration Bill, the Bir mingham and Gloucester Railway Alteration 13ill, and seve ral other private Bills. Earl GREY presented a petition from a place in North umberland, praying for some alteration in the mode of col lecting County-rates ; and a petition from the Mayor and burgesses of Berwick upon-Tweed, complaining that under the present Corporate Act they were unable to transfer some debts of the Corporation. The Bishop oT HEREFORD presented petitions in fa vour of Church -rates, from Welsh Newton, Wellington, and several other places in Herefordshire, and from several parishes in Salop. He also presented a petition from the inhabitants of the county and city of Hereford, agreed to at a public main at the Shire-hall, Hereford, and con cluded by presenting a petition from the inhabitants of Monmouth, who had no objection to the abolition of Church -rates, if a provision were made for the purposes to which they were applied from national resources. This petition, he stated, was printed, and he wished to know if it 'could be received ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had no objection to this petition, being received, but this would not preclude him from calling the attention of the House to the system, which he considered objectionable. Lord HOWE presented petitions in favour of Church rates from places in Leicestershire, and from the parish of All Saints', Derby. The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE rose to give no tice that he had a petition to Offer to the House from the Protestant, of Ireland, which had been agreed to at a large and respectable meeting held at Dublin on thr, 2-ith of January last ; he would present it to their Lordships on next Tuesday se'nnight, and moved that their Lord•hps should be summoned. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented peti tions from several parishes in Durham, in Kent, in the Isle of nano, and froin the parish of St. Mary Magdalen, Canterbury, in favour of Church-rat: s. Viscount STRANGFORD presented a petition from George Whitlaw, and other inhabitants of Glasgow, pray ing for an alteration in the feudal system of conveyancing in Scotland. Lord BROUGHAM said there ‘vere two or three re ports upon the. state of the Scotch Law, but whether the proposals of the Commissioners would be satisfactory to the petitioners be could not undertake to say. CHURCH RATES. Viscount STRANGFORD then presented a petition from Coleshill in Coventry against the abolition of Church rates. The Noble Viscount also presented a petition from the city of Coventry, signed by 1,300 individuals, to the same effect. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the members of the Scuion Church, in Dumbarton, praying or the abolition 'of Church -rates, and against all grants to any. religious persuasion, whether Catholic or Protestant. Also a petition from Hammersmith, the Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of tho borough of Warwick in Council assembled ; from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur gesses of the borough of Carlisle ; from the Dissenters of Dover-street Chapel, Leicester ; from the inhabitants of Leeds, assembled by public notice at the Court-house the Mayor being in the chair ; and from places in Somerset and Norfolk, all prayin g for the abolition of Church-rates. The Marquis of LANSDOWN E presented a petition from Ellesmere, praying for the abolition of Church"-rates. The Noble Marquis would take that opportunity of correcting a mistake which had gone abroad respecting a petition which he had presented before the holidays. He had stated the fact, that the petitioners had successfully resisted the payment of Church-rates for five years. But it had gone abroad to the world that that petition was from West bury, in Wiltshire, whereas the petition came from Disbury. NATIONAL EDUCATION-IRELAND. Lord RODEN presented a petition from a Presbyterian congregation in Down, praying for a revision of the system of National Education in Ireland. The Noble Lord also moved for returns of the names of three individuals recom mended by the Judges to the Lord Lieutenant, to serve as High Sheriffs for the county of Carlow for the present year. Lord HARROW BY presented petitions in favour of Church-rates from Stafford and other places. A NOBLE LORD presented petitions from Huntingley and other places in Norfolk, to the same effect. The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE presented similar petitions from Newbury and other places. Viscount DUNGANNON moved for a return of the number of criminal offenders committed or bailed in 1836. —Agreed to. ROYAL MINT BILL. Viscount DUNCAN NON moved the Order of the Day for considering the Report on this Bill. Lord BROUGHAM said that he still retained his ob jections to the 4th clause, which gave large powers to issue money without restraint. He was aware that some fund was necessary to be provided, in order that the Master of the Mint might have the power of pur chasing bullion, but the powers given by this Bill were too large, as it was in the power of the Treasury by its provi sions to issue any sums which might be in the Consolidated Fund for the purchase of bullion—this was the first time any measure of the kind was proposed without a sum being mentioned, beyond which it would not be legal to go. Be sides this, the clause providing that the account o f the issue should be annually laid before Parliament was exceedingly vague. Upon these grounds he should oppose the clause, and if he stood alone in his opposition he should consider it his duty to enter his protest upon the journals of the House against the acknowledgment of so unconstitutional a prin ciple. Viscount MELBOURNE said that the principle and general object of the Bill was to bring the whole proceed ings of the Mint under the controul of Parliament, and that the whole expenses of that establishment should be an nually voted by Parliament. The fourth clause was merely intended to effect that object. The objections of the Noble and Learned Lord were twofold. He first objected to the principle of the clause, and then as to the form. With re spect to the clause itself, it was only intended to authorise the application of a certain sum out of the Consolidated Fund, in lieu of the sum which had before been received from the profits of the Mint, and it asked that Parliament should give the Treasury the power of paying that sum out of the Consolidated Fund, according to their discretion. It was absolutely necessary for the purchase of the bullion that the Treasury should possess this discretion. For it was impossible to say, beforehand, the amount that would be required—when it was to be brought, or at what time ; and therefore it was not too much to ask for this discretion, in order that the Government might suit their conduct to the exigencies of the public service. With respect to the other point mentioned by the Noble and Learned Lord, there was a proviso appended to the clause providing that an account of the issue during the preceding year should be laid before Parliament within ten days after the meeting of Parliament, whenever Parliament might meet. Viscount DU NCA N NON said that by the Bill the Master of the Mint was only empowered to draw for the amount of the bills in purchase. Lord AB IN GER said he should imagine that the all must have passed through the House of Commons without discussion, for many of the clauses were exceedingly obscure. Lord BROUG II AM said that such must have been the case, for one clause of the Bill pretended to repeal an Act which had never existed, the 2d and 31 of Geo. IV., whereas the real Act was the 2d and 3d of the present King. After some further observations from Lord Abinger, the Lord Chancellor, and Lord Brougham, the gallery was cleared for a division, but none having taken place, the re port was brought up. IRISH AND SCOTCH VAGRANTS BILL. After a few words from Lords Redesdale and Broug ham, and the Lord Chancellor, the Bill was a third time, and passed. Lord REDESDALE presented petitions from places in Northamptonshire and Oxtbrdshire, against the abolition of Church-rates generally, and some against the Ministerial scheme in particular. Several private Bills were then advanced a stage, and their Lordships adjourned at a Quarter-past Seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Arigri G. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. Ellis appeared at - the bar, and presented returns of all the pauper lunatics in the county of Middlesex.—Laid on the table. Mr. MAXWELL presented petitions from the Glas gow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal Company, and from the Trustees of two roads, against the Glasgow and Ayr Railway. Mr. FINCH brought up the Report of the Committee on the Stamford Water Works. Mr. PIGOTT presented a petition from Bridgenorth in favour of the Manchester and Chester Railway. Col. THOMAS presented a petition from an individual against the Cork and Passage Railway. On the motion of Mr. TOOKE, Gardner's Divorce Bill went through a Committee of the whole House, and was reported without amendment. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from an individual against the Richmond Railway Bill. MANCHESTER AND STAFFORD RAILWAY. Sir JOHN BECKETT presented four petitions against the Manchester and Stafford Railway. Referred to the Committee. SOUTHWARK AND HAMMERSMITH RAILWAY. Mr. WILKS requested the attention of the House while he brought before them a subject which ap peared to him to be of importance—( Hear) —as to the course of proceeding to be adopted hereafter by the House in . similar cases. The case • arose upon a petition presented by his Hon. Friend the Member for Surrey, from the Churchwardens and Overseers of the parish of Christ Church, in the County of Surrey, and from another petition presented by him (Mr. Wilks) from the occupiers and owners of property in that parish. The petitioners stated that they had seen a Bill pending in that House for making and maintaining a railway from South wark to join another railway at the other end of the metro polis ; and it was proposed to erect a bridge across the 'Thames, near Blackfriars, to take down several houses, and that the Bill would be productive of extreme injury to the property, and ruin to the trade and establishment s of the pe titioners. They also stated that they had received, in con formity with the standing orders of the House, notices in September and October last, from certain persons, repro. senting themselves to be the promoters of the Bill for a Railway, to be called the City of London Railway, which was to terminate at Richmond, and which was to have a branch Railway from Putney to Battersea and Hammersmith. Having received these notices, the Peti tioners watched the proceedings that occurred in the House, and expected to find that a Bill would be introduced into the House for carrying into effect the me asure , of which notice had r been given to them.—(Hear.) After watching the proceedings of the House they found that no such Bill was introduced ; but that a Bill, bearing the title of the Southwark and Hammersmith Railway Bill, had been brought in, read a second time, and referred to the Surrey list. The petitioners felt themselves ex ceedingly prejudiced by such a proceeding as they had now no mode of obtaining redress but by appearing as in dividual petitioners before the Committee, thereby creat ing great additional expense and trouble to them. Il e was unwilling to point out the objections that existed to the plan itself, or the utter impossibility of its ever being carried into effect ; but be must say, that the extreme irregularity, he would not call it fraud, by which the petitioners had been prevented from successfully opposing it at an earlier stage, was in contravention of the rules of the House, and a direct evasion of its Standing Orders. The House had made certain rules for the protection of the public, which he (Mr. Wilks) trusted it would see the necessity of enforcing. Instead of the measure for which notices had been served, another totally different plan had been presented to it. The House would recollect that there were other objections to that Bill—that its proceedings had been re ferred to the Dover Committee for the purpose of investi gating frauds alleged against its promoters, and the Hon. Member fur Lambeth (Mr. Hawes) had just presented a petition from one of the shareholders, complaining that the money subscribed by biln for promoting the City of London and Richmond Railway was now to be applied to a totally different purpose. If these irregularities were allowed to go on, there would he no security for any property in the country. Persons would be deprived of their right of resisting such a Bill upon the second reading, unless the Standing Orders were . . strictly carried into effect. All that the petitioners asked was, that they should be put in the same situation as they ought to stand, in relation to the Bill of which they re ceived notice. He threw the case of the petitioners upon the House, and he trusted the Chairman would favour them with his opinion upon the point. Mr. GORING thought that the parties had been mis led by the statements of the projectors of the Bill. Captain ALSAG ER was of a similar opinion. Mr. HAWES said that subscriptions had been made, and deposits obtained, for one Bill, which had been applied to another. After a few words from Mr. SANFORD, Mr. SULKS said he was quite willing to take the opinion of the Chair as to the course he ought to pursue. If it were left to him he should move that the Order for going into Committee be discharged, and the Bill be withdrawn. The SPEAKER said, this appeared to him to be a case as to which the House was placed in very considerable difficulty. There could be no doubt at all that the title by which the Bill was known in the notices, ought, as far as possible, to be the title throughout all its future stages, in order that all parties might have perfect cognisance of all its progressive stages through Parliament. The difficulty arose from this circumstance—he then held in his hand a list of different Rail ways, from which it appeared that a very large proportion of those Railways passed by names that were very vague, and which went through a large dis trict of country. It turned out, in a large majority of instances, that when a petition was presented for leave to bring in a Bill, it described it• by a different title, as it gave the two termini ; for instance, application had been made in this very case for leave to make a Railway from Southwark to Hammersmith. Now this was a matter which required very serious consideration. The Right Hon. Gentleman then instanced the case of the London and Exeter Railway, in which there was a devia tion from the plan originally laid down. If the House would now agree to a proposition to rescind the order for the second reading, and the committal of the Bill, it might happen that a small number of the opponents of any Bill might without any just grounds come before the House and make a similar application. Therefore, while on the one hand they should avoid establishing any prece dent, by which i►sjury or inconvenience might arise to the promoters of theso undertakings, on the other hand they should ascertain whether these parties had been prevented from sustaining their interests before the Committee in consequence of having been misled, in which case undoubtedly they had a right to re dress. If the facts of the present case were referred to a Committee to inquire specifically into them and report to the House, they would then be better able to come to a right decision. He would suggest to the Hon. Member, therefore, the propriety of referring these petitions to a Committee, who would report their opinion to the House ; and in the mean time, perhaps, it might be necessary that the proceedings of the Committee before whom the Bill was now pending should be stayed. Mr. WILKS had no objection to adopt that course. The petitions were referred to the Committee on Private Bills. On the motion of Mr. SANFORD, the Bridgewater and Taunton Canal Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord STANLEY moved the third reading of the Lancaster and Preston Railway Bill. Read a third time and passed. Mr. HARDY presented a petition from an individual inl favour of the Railway from Exeter to Portsmouth. 'Sir A. LEITH HAY brought up the Report of the Edinburgh Police Bill. RAW COTTON. Mr. M. PHILLIPS said that, in the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he did not feel that he could with justice bring forward the motion of which he had given notice for the repeal of the existing duty on raw cotton, and he would, therefore, postpone it if any member of the Government present would i nsure to him a day on w hi c h h e m i g ht make the motion. Mr. P. THOMSON sa id that his Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer was not aware that the motion of the Honourable Member for Man chester would have come on so very early—(Hear)— otherwise he would have been in his place, but he had no doubt the answer of his Right Hon. Friend would be the seine as that which had been given to other Hon. Gentleman, that the better time to discuss it would be when the financial statement was made. _ Mr. M. PHILLIPS thought that under all the circum stances it would be desirable that he should postpone his mo tion for the present.—( Hear.) PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. Mr. TOOKE said the motion he was about to make was for the purpose of giving greater effect to the resolution of the 25th Feb., 1830, which was to the effect that it was con trary to the law and usage of Parliament that any Member of the House should be permitted to engage, either by himself or any other partner, in the manage ment of private Bills, before that or the other House of Parliament, for pecuniary reward.--(Hear.) There the resolution ended. Therefore an agreement might be entered into for the purpose of avoiding the clear spirit of the resolution. The case was now disembarrassed from any retrospective view, but it was the duty of Par liament to add words which would preclude any eva sion of the resolution for the future. What he pro posed to add after the words " pecuniary reward," was this—" to be received by such Member or by any per son standing in any relation of partnership with him." That would preclude the possibility of any Member having that connexion with any one out of the House, which could occasion any supposed exercise of that influence which caused the passing of the Resolution of 1830. It might be said that the late Sir James Graham and Mr. Smith, of Drapers' Hall, had transgressed that regulation ; but the House would bear in mind that these gentlemen had died before the passing of the resolution by the House. It might be considered invidious in a gentleman to bring the subject before the House ; but he thought they should be particularly careful lest any imputation might attach to them, and he should prefer to seeing solicitors altogether excluded from that House, than to have any suspicion at tached to their parliamentary conduct. If it once came to be known that the resolutions of 1830 did not apply to limited partnerships, the House would find that its privileges would be abused, and that they would be compelled to bring for ward much more stringent regulations. He was not in fluenced in his present course by any personal considerations; his anxious desire was to maintain the respectability and honour of the profession, and uphold the purity of the par liamentary conduct of professional gentlemen. The Hon. Member concluded by moving his resolution. Sir F. POLLOCK had no desire to get rid of the mo tion of the Hon. Gentleman by a side-wind, by moving that the House proceed to the other Orders of the Day ; but he was bound to say that if after he had offered a few observations to the House, the Hon. Gentleman persisted in his motion, he (Sir F. Pollock) would feel bound to meet it with a decided negative. He hoped, however, the House would not be forced to decide hastily upon such a matter. He would take the liberty of pointing to a few of the cases in which the motion, if agreed to, would be most objectionable. In the first place, lie did not think the words were proper ones to meet the case, which notoriously bad given rise to the resolution, for neither the Hon. Member for Penryn or his partner had anything at all to do with the case of the Brighton Railway. Besides, he thought that the words proposed to be added went far beyond what the Hon. Gentleman, who moved them, intended.—( 'Tear.) Many Hon. Members were no doubt shareholders of Joint Stock Banks, and, by the present resolution, they must either get rid of their shares or their partners. —( Hear.) Was the Honourable Member prepared to say that every Honourable Member who held shares in a Joint Stock Bank was bound to asscertain whether any of the members of that body were solicitors, and if they were to declare that they ought not to transact any Parliamentary business ? He (Sir F. Poll9ck) thought some resolution ought to be adopted that would meet all the difficulties of the case. For the purpose of meeting that object, he would propose that the question be postponed for a short time. If his Learned Friend would not agree to that proposition, as he considered the question one of vital importance and foil of difficulty, he shulsl with great reluctance be compelled to meet it with a decided negative. Mr. TOOKE said be would postpone his motion till Wednesday fortnight. SPAIN. Sir HENRY H ARDINGE said that perhaps the Noble Lord opposite would allow him then to give notice of a motion, which he meant to make upon an early day. He could not then give the precise words of the motion, but it would be to the effect that an humble address be presented to his Majesty, praying his Majesty not to re new the Order in Council, granting permission to his Majesty's subjects to enlist in the service of the Queen of Spain, and to give directions that his Majesty's Marine Forces may be employed only in grantitig such naval co-operation with the Queen of Spain, as his Majesty is bound to give by the treaty. He begged also to state that it was - his determination to press this motion to a division. It was his intention to bring his motion forward on Monday, the 17th, if he had no earlier opportunity ; and he hoped the Noble Lord would be able to give him as surance that on that day week he would be able to bring fort and his motion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it would convenience the Government very much if the Right Hon. Bart. would bring forward his motion on Thursday next, at the same time be could give him an assurance that he would then have an opportunity of doing so, as the Hon. Members for Bath and Finsbury had motions for the abolition of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. He would be glad if these Hon. Members would give way to the Right Hon. Baronet, as he thought his motion of more pressing importance than the others, and by that means they would have Monday to dispose of the Orders of the Day in their usual course. Sir H. HA RDINGE—If any impediment were thrown in his wa y on Th urs d a y nex t, h e should certainly bring it forward on the Monday following. Mr. ROE BUCK complained of the want of courtesy ex hibited by the Right Hon. Baronet, for he had not even asked him to withdraw his motion. If he had done so, and that the Government gave him (Mr. Roebuck) an assurance that they would take the subject of the Stamp Duties into their consideration—(a laugh)—he would cheerfully give way. Sir H. H ARDiNGE did not think that any thinghe had said could have justified the animadversions of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath. Captain BOLDERO begged to ask the Noble Lord (J. Russell), if he could give him any reason why the despatches connected with the late affair in the North of Spain, had not been published ? There were many persons in that country deeply interested in the fate of their friends and relatives. Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not answer the ques. tio❑ without notice. __ QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS. Mr. WARBURTON hoped the motion which he was about to make would receive the assent of the House. It would be in the recollection of Honourable Members, that in the early part of the Session the Honourable Member for Cornwall had made a motion to abolish entirely the pro perty qualification of Members, and if he (Mr. Warburton) thought there was any likelihood of that motion being carried he would prefer it. He did not propose to abo lish but to amend the qualification, confining it to three hundred pounds per annum for Members for burghs, and six hundred pounds per annum for Mem bers for counties. That proposition was so reason able that he did not apprehend any objection to it. No one would venture to assert the proposition, that gentle men who derived their income from land were the best fitted to discuss and consider questions which arose in that House. On the discussion on the Reform Bill the present Chancellor of the Exchequer justified the non-insertion of a clause in that Bill, because it was so very easily evaded. It was easily evaded, for the oath was nothing more than a promise with a religious obli g ation superadded, and i n all cases of promise it was to b e understood merely as the respective parties construed it. But even further than that, in the statute of Anne, which directed the Members of that House to take the oath, the promise was with the party, who was left to put his own construction upon the oath he took. As an instance, it was formerly the custom, that when a person entered the army he was required to declare upon the faith of a man of honour and a gentleman, that he had given no more than the regulation price for his commission. The Colonel was also directed to make the same declaration. These things were done, yet it was a notorious • fact that no one at the time entered the army without paying a vast deal more than the regulation price. It was because he despaired of persuading the House to get rid of the property qualification altogether, that he pro posed some qualification. As the oath that was taken was not observed in that House, why, he would ask, did they not attempt to break down the qualification altogether ? He could not anticipate any objection to the measure he was about to propose, except that of his Honourable Friend the Member for Bath. What he proposed was, that 300/. a year should be a qualification for boroughs, and 600/. a year for county Members. He proposed to admit tenures or land of a different description to those at pre sent required. He would take leaseholds of a sufficient length to give to the party the reasonable prospect of having an income of 3001. a year, secured on leasehold property for his life. He would take not only leasehold, but any description of personal property, funded, for instance, or any other that would give for a certain period an income of three hundred pounds, or six hundred pounds a year. If a person had a:valuable collection of pictures, though they did not yield an income, yet they might be considered as a security for property, and would show that the party was a man of substance—he would ad mit that qualification.—(L ou d cheering.) He would also include professional men. He did not see why barris ters, physicians, or gentlemen in the army, should be excluded if they had an income of 300/. a year for life.—( Hear, hear.) He would also include fellows of Colleges not being Members of the Church. These were the descriptions of property which he proposed would be sufficient to qualify a Member to sit in that House. Added to this, he would require a total repeal of the sta tute of Ann and the statute of Union. The Hon. Member then moved for leave to bring in a Bill t ( repeal those Sta tutes, and containing other provisions. He would leave all exceptions, both as regarded contract and the sons of Peers, precisely in the same state in which he found them. Mr. ROEBUCK could not allow the subject to pass without making a few observations. The Honourable Member's course might be a very correct one, but he did not think it a very expedient one. He thought the House ought not to interfere hastily with any existing law. He did not like paltering with the public, and he could never agree that because a person possessed a valuable picture of of Salvator Rosa, that, therefore, in consequence of the possession of that picture, he was entitled to a seat in that House. Was it to be supposed, that from the possession of such a gem, the individual had received that edu cation which fitted him for a Legislator of such a country as England ?—(Hear, and loud laughter.) Mr. WYNN did not rise to object to the present motion ; he thought it might be very expedient to consider the state of the law as it was now constituted. If the qua lification could be rested upon personal property he would do it directly, and not by a side wind.—(Hear, hear.) He would not however object to the motion for bringing in the Bill, as the House could hereafter modify its details. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was glad to find that the Right Hon. Gentleman did not mean to oppose the measure. He should certainly oppose the proposition for doing away with all qualifica tion ; and the only question was, whether the present plan was an improvement, and the best improvement that could be suggested. The only defence of the present system was—and it was evident every day that such was the case—that persons were found who would trust a Member with a certain amount of property. He, however, should decidedly object ; although he had every respect for the fine arts, the clause conferring a quali fication by the possession of a fine picture or a statue ; but on the whole he was glad the subject had been brought under the consideration of the House, and he should give it his support. Mr. LEADER objected to the Bill, and would move as an amendment that the qualification of Members be alto gether abolished. Mr. WARBURTON would occupy a very short time in reply. He instanced the case of pictures as a species of valuable property, which did not bring in anything. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. BEER LAW. Mr. WARBURTON then rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the sale of beer in towns. By his Bill he proposed to alter the hours of shut ting up beer-shops, by extending them in towns where there were more than 5,00 inhabitants. The Bill was nearly the same as that of last year, and as it then met with general approbation, he would not detain the House longer than to move for leave to bring in the Bill. He proposed to add clauses giving power to executors to enter at once on the property of licensed persons who might die, and also to give Magistrates power to afford aid to clear beer-houses, when it was applied for. He also proposed to regulate beer shops in smaller towns than those of 5,000 inhabitants, but being more stringent as to the hours of shutting. After a feW words from Mr. WILKS and Mr. HAWES, leave was given to bring in the Bill. POST-OFFICE. Mr. WALLACE then rose to move that the boxes fur letters at receiving houses throughout London shouldbe kept open till 12 o'clock at night, the same as the General Post Office. He said the matter would cost nothing, and it would afford the same facilities to the inhabitants of the metro polis as were enjoyed by every other place in the kingdom. In other places the receiving boxes were open for letters at all periods, whilst in London, where facilities were most re- quired, the public were restricted to eleven hours, namely, from eight in the morning to seven in the evening. In con sequence of this restriction, many Members who devoted their time to the House in the evening, lost a great part of their privileges as to franking. He had made inquiries at the chief office in St. Martin's-le-Grand to know if there were any means of saving that privilege, and he was told that any frank put in between seven and twelve o'clock would be forwarded next day. He tried the experiment, requesting of one of his correspondents to send back the cover to ascertain if there was any change, and the words " Too late" were written on the cover, but there was no cost. Now this convenience was confined to the office of St. Mar tin's-le-Grand, all the other boxes being closed after seven o'clock. To obviate the inconvenience result'ng from such a practice he would move " That it is the opinion of this House that the General Post letter receiving boxes at the branch offices throughout this metropolis should be kept open for letters being put therein at any time convenient for the people, between seven o'clock, P.M., and twelve o'clock at night, as is the case at the General Post-office at St. Martin's-le-Grand and every Post-office in the kingdom, and especially that the receiving bags for General Post letters in the Houses of Lords and Commons be also kept open until twelve at night, this making the time of the franking privilege all over London the same as at St. Martin's•le-Grand, and in all other towns." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ad mitted that the question was one worthy of consideration, but be thought it would be lessening the dignity and wast ing the time of the House to descend to such minute in quiry into the details of opening and shutting the receiving boxes at the Post-offices. It was a question not for that House, but for the Post-office Commissioners. There was no difficulty with respect to opening the use of the receiving boxes to the public ; but with respect to franked letters the matter was not so easy. This would be understood when he stated that the sum derived from taxed franked letters amounted in 1836 to 9,7001. There should be some check on the privilege of franking, which could not be easily met if the letters of two days were to go by the same post. It would create the necessity of keeping a double account, which would increase the duty tenfold, and unless some precautionary measure was adopted the proposition would most likely lead to any abuse of the franking privilege. Th e p ropose d faci lities to the Houses of Parliament would not be so difficult of adoption as the matter could be done. He would com municate on the subject with the Post-office Commissioners and urge them to provide a remedy for the inconvenience complained of as far as it could be remedied without open ing a door to fraud. This, he thought, would be a better plan than to call upon the House to affirm any resolution on the subject. Mr. HUME reminded the Right Hon. Gentleman that all that was asked was to put members in London on the same footing with respect to their privilege as those in the country. The Right Hon. Gentleman did not tell them what he intended to do. He (Mr. Hume) did not want the House to go into the details of any office, unless when he was compelled to do so. It was hard that Members, because they did. not reside within the precincts of St. Martin's-le-Grand, should be put to a great inconvenience, or lose the privilege which these resident in the country en joyed. If there was a proper person at the head of the Post-office department this inconvenience would not exist : but that person was engaged in the pleasures of the country or other pursuits. He had hailed with pleasure the propo sition made by the Right Hon. Gentleman last year with respect to this department, and if a hope was held out that that proposition would be followed up he was sure his Hon. Friend, the Member for Greenock, would give up his resolution. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mst4o some observations, which we did not catch. Sir R. PEEL said it would be desirable to know what were the Post-office regulations with respect to the trans mission of Parliamentary papers. The general impression was that they went free of postage, and within certain limits as to weight, this practice would be very advantageous. Mr. HUME—There is no limitation. Sir R. PEEL considered that the non-limitation rendered the practice more open to great abuse, and calculated greatly to interfere with the general arrangement of the Post-office. He would not deny the advantages to be derived. from a wide circulation of Parliamentary papers and proceedings, but he thought it advisable that some precise regulations should be laid down on the subject. If eight or ten bulky papers were sent in one day, and it was insisted that they should go by that day's mail, would it not be attended with great inconvenience ? He did not think that Hon. Members were generally aware of their possessing this privilege. Mr. HUME—Oh, yes ; it is very generally known to them. Sir R. PEEL—If an Hon. Member were to send eight ten such papers as I have mentioned— Mr. HUME—They can send fifty or sixty books. Sir R. PEEL—If a Member could send fifty or sixty books, it will at once be perceived that this must consi derably interfere with the Post-office arrangements, and that some limit should be set. If the practice were to be adopted the time must come when it would materially im pede the velocity with which the mails were transmitted, and prove highly detrimental to intercourse by letter. The proposition' for having the receiving -houses open during the night might be the means of exposing letters to the hands of skilful extractors, who would probably take advantage of the loneliness and darkness for that purpose. At all events, it would be better, having called the attention of the Executive to the subject, that the matter should be left in their hands, both as to the remedying the present inconveniences, and adopting the necessary precautions. Mr. L ABOUC HERE admitted that the enormous weight of some of the documents did oppose serious impe diments when they were to be carried by that day's post. In extreme cases, however, the authorities at the Post office had taken upon themselves to delay them a post, and sometimes to send them by the steam•packets, but those cases were the exceptions.—( Hear, hear.) In answer to the Hon. Member for Middlesex, he would say that he saw no difficulty in the way of opening the receiving -boxes. A change in the management was, be admitted, desirable—(Hear, hear)—as the Postmaster- General was not able to devote sufficient time to the de tails. With respect to the Secretary, Colonel Moberly, he could only say that that gentleman was so overwhelmed with the business of his own department, that he could de vote no time to extraneous matter, and it was not his fault if the business was not conducted in a satisfactor; manner. Sir A. AGNEW was understood to object that th opening receiving boxes on Sunday- would compel the opening of shops. Mr. L ABOUCHERE said the opening would b through the 'outside shutter. Sir A. AGNEW would rather not facilitate either tin writing or the transmission of letters on the Sunday. H, would prefer allowing the privilege of twenty franks of the Monday. He also objected (as we understood) to proposition of the Commissioner for allowing letters to pas: through the metropolis on . the Sabbath. Mr. R. WASON said that the Hon. Baronet who was so particular about the observance of the Sabbath h, had understood had lately, in conjunction with other! started a two-horse coach which was convenient to his re sidence.—(Laughter.) Of this he was certain, that th Hon. Baronet had attended a dinner to celebrate the put ting on of that coach. Sir A. AGNEW had certainly lately been engaged ii the establishment of a two-horse coach, an d h e h a d mucl pleasure in stating that it was one of the few in his Ma jestv's dominions which did not run of a Sunday.=-(Heal hear.) It ran but six days in the week, and he was gla, of an opportunity of giving publicity to the fact.—(Crie of " Question.") Mr. R. WASON said the coach he alluded to was on , from Stanraer to Glasgow, and that it did travel on a Sunday Sir A. AGNEW said with that coach he had nothini to do. The Hon. Member finding that one coach wont not do started off to another. Mr. PEASE complained of the want of arrangement ii the Post-office, which rendered it necessary to make th, mails travel so heavily laden. He had known an instant where the mail was compelled to carry two tons ano eighteen hundred weight. Mr. EWART regretted that the head officer of th Post-office Department was not a Member of that Hous( so that they might any time drag his conduct befor them. He considered the suggestion of Mr. Pigott as ti the conveyance of letters the most desirable, which was tl have a penny stamped cover, which would avoid the re ceipt of money, and the duty would be paid on the cove at the Stamp-office. Mr. WALL ACE replied the delivery of letters woul4 not be, as alleged by the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Sir A Agnew), in any respect a desecration of the Sabbath. II Cheltenham, where the people were most orderly, then were two deliveries from the Post-office on a Sunday. It the Irish metropolis a most extraordinary distinction existed The letters from the " aliens," or Saxons, were delivered but the letters from the interior of Ireland were not. Tin Hon. Member concluded by stating that it was his inten tion to withdraw his motion. After a few words from Sir A. ActiEw, Mr. AGLIONBY rnd Mr. Pram , HOWARD the motion was by leave with drawn. SUPPLY. Lord HOWICK then moveithe Order of the Day to bringing up the Report of the Committee of Supply, which ' being agreed to, The SPEAKER proceeded to put them to the Housi in the order last night voted ; and on the sum o 3,101,652/. Is. 10d., for providing for the charges of hi, Majesty's land forces at home and abroad, exclusive o India, being put, Mr. HUME said that in this the twenty-first year o peace, it was downright madness that we should hay 123,000 fighting men. He objected to that part of the three million and one hundred thousand which gave 500,000/. fot 10,000 men. What his motion now would refer to wouk be the reduction of 4,000/., the pay of General Lord Hil as the Commander of the Forces. He did not wish to sa3 anything. against the private character of that Nobleman or against his character as an officer, but he heard nothing out of the House but what a shameful thing it was that s Whig Government should continue Lord Hill at the Horse Guards. The Tories would never have done that, The Hon. Member concluded by moving that the sum o' 4,1341., the pay of the Commander-in-Chief, including tin forage for sixteen horses (which the Hon. Member salt would support sixty poor families), and the allowance fol the Military Secretary of 2,139/., making in all 6,2824, should be discontinued. Lord HOWICK hoped the House would not consent to anything which could give colour to such a proposition. Mr. EW ART thought that the Government ought to have none but liberal Bishops and liberal Commanders-in- Chief.—(A laugh.) He should be reluctant to vote against the Government, but he must support his Hon. Friend, Mr. ROBINSON protested against the doctrine which would convert all the officers of the State into political par. tisans. It was in consequence of such doctrine that the country was so convulsed at present that there was scarcely a Government. Mr. ROEBUCK said that if the Government had been really the liberal Government it professed to be, it would have stood out on principle, and not accepted office until Lord Hill had been dismissed. He should support the motion. Mr. RICHARDS opposed the motion of the Hon. Member for Middlesex. Captain BERKELEY said that a gentleman of fortune in Gloucestershire wished on the death of his father to tra vel, and to effect this he wished to have a commission in the British army. He applied to the head of the Whig party in Gloucestershire to obtain permission for him to purchase a commission in any regiment in the service whatever ; but his application was met with every kind of excuse and delay and hesitation ; and, finally, he saw that attempts were made to prevent instead of further ing his object. Finding it impossible to succeed in that quarter, he went to the family of the Duke of Beaufort for that purpose. His family had always supported the Whigs. Lord Fitzroy Somerset was then, as now, Mili. tary Secretary of the Horse Guards. The gentleman in question said to the Whigs," if I get what I want through this channel, I and my family will be no longer in your in terest, we will vote with the Tories."—(Laughter.) The application was made to the Horse Guards accordingly, through, he (Captain Berkeley) believed, Lord Fitzroy So merset, and in a very short time it was pronounced stw cessful. The permission to purchase, which was sought for, was given ; the purchase was made pursuant to that per mission, and since then the gentleman and his family had become Tories. Lord HO WICK hoped the House would not be led by the Hon. and Gallant Member's allegation to any prejudi cial conclusion as to the case quoted, until opportunity was afforded of further justifying, or altogether rebutting it. Many causes might be shown why a second application should be received, when a first had been rejected. Captain BERKELEY only stated a fact which Ilad already been mentioned to Lord Grey when at the ]Lead of the Government. Mr. GROTE supported the motion. After a few words from Mr. A. Trevor, Mr. Sanford, Mr. G. F. Young, Mr. Aglionby, Colonel Thompson, Mr. Scarlett, Sir C. B. Vere, Mr. Wason, Mr. Villiers, and Mr. Hume, in explanation, Mr. C. W. WYNN said that the constitutional mode of proceeding would have been for the Hon. Member for Middlesex to move an address to the Crown for the removal. of Lord Hill from the command of the army, if he thought. there were grounds for such a motion, or to move that tile office of Commander-in-Chief be abolished altogether 7 but it was not at all a proper course to refuse a vote of supply for a branch of the public service, which the House h a d not taken any steps to abolish. There had been many instances in the reign of Queen Anne, and in other reigns, of the re— moval of military commanders, on the ground of political, bias, so that the Hon. Member for Middlesex could n ot be at a loss for a precedent. But, then, a motion of such as nature should be brought forward in a regular manner after notice, so as to give the accused party an opportunity of defence. Captain BERKELEY, after the attack made upon the authenticity of his statement, felt himself called upon to give the names of the parties to whom he alluded. The person who made the application for a commission was a Mr. Lovedale, and he first applied through Lord Seagraves but that application was not-successful. The application• was renewed through the Beaufort family to the Horse Guards, and the commission was then granted. He was prepared to furnish the details whenever they should be re quired. The House then divided— For the original resolution For Mr. Hume's amendment Majority 46 The resolution was then agreed to. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL. The House went into Committee on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill. On clause 12 being read from the Chair, Mr. RICHARDS opposed the clause. It gave a r ight of action for all debts under 1001., and the small creditor might thus be put to the cost and trouble of three a ctions before he could obtan judgment. The clause would ope rate most unfairly in other respects, for it gave far greal,er advantages to the large creditors than to the small 'one 3 ' Twelve months might elapse before judgment.could be o 1 tained, and by that time the whole of the debtor's, p r operty might easily be swept away, or he might evade l':15 creditor altogether. Sir F. POLLOCK was not the advocate of arrest for debt, or imprisonment for debt. He must sa y, however' that in this Bill the objects of the Commo n Law Commis sioners were not carried out, and he did trot approve o f the policy of this clause. The objeet the Commissioners pro: posed to themselves was to put end to arrest and impel' s.eament for debt, and to make the property of the debtor available. In this object he entirely concurred. But the clauses of this Bill did not contain sufficient machinery for effecting the object. It did not give sufficient protection. to the creditor s nor even to the debtor himself. If ale' r