The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 24. Their Lordships met at Four o'clock. NEW PEER. Lord HOLLAND to , k the oaths and his seat. EXPLANATION. Lord LYNDHURST said, that in consequence of an erroneous report of what he had said on Saturday—no doubt from the inaudible manner in which he spoke— but nevertheless, from whatever cause, there was an erroneous report in the newspapers, and especially in the Standard, a misconception had arisen. The result had been, that he had received a letter, written by the Right Hon. Baronet lately at the head of her Majesty's Government, part of whicn was quite of a personal na ture, and to which he would advert presently. Before, however, he said anything as to these misconceptions, he would advert to what the statement really was. Before, however, touching even on that, he might observe that in consequence of that misrepresentation he had had a communication with the Right Hon. Baronet, not, however, with any view to seek his concurrence in the course which he now pursued, or with any idea of asking his advice as to that course, but simply that he might make that Right Hon. Baronet acquainted with the course which he had decided upon adopting. In his last statement he confined himself simply to what he said and did himselt. He had no opportunity of communicating with the Right Hon. Baronet, and he did not consider that without such a ,communication he had any authority whatever to state how the Noble Lord received his statement, or what answer he made. He confined himself simply, therefore, to the statement he had made himself, and the part he acted it; that transaction. Having referred to this, he would now refer to the letter which he had received from the Right Hon. Baronet; The Right Hon. Baronet thought it right to state actually what took place between them. and he (Lord Lyndhurst) was quite satisfied and pleased that he had been disposed to do so, because their Lord ships would find that, so far as he (Lord Lyndhurst) was concerned, the statement of the transaction was a correct one. That letter confirmed distinctly and clearly everything t. at had fallen from him. The Right Hon. Baronet said this You are reported to have said, that after the dissolution of the late Governmete he (Lord Lyndhurst) communicated with several friends of the other House, in order that former differences might be forgotten, and the Conservative party be reformed, and in order not to be subject to any misrepresentation, he communicated with some of the members of the late Governm4 nt, and that the proposi tion which he made to the Noble Lord had no reference to any particular mrasure." Ile had already stated to their Lordships that his object was not at all to obtain the concurrence of the -Right Hon. Baronet, and that he did not wi.h even to obtain from him any advice as to the course which he was about to pursu, The Right Hun. Baronet in his letter said, that his (Lord Lyndhurst's) 'eking office under the new Government that might be formed from the coalition was quite out of the question, and that he (the Right Lion. Baronet) bad declined being any party to the proposed combination. The Noble Lord said he confirmed the statement of the Right Hon. Baronet. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII said, in the absence of Lord Brougham, he had been requested by that Noble and Learned Lord, who had observed that the appointment of Mr. David Pollock was said to have been to make way for a friend of his, to say that that Learned Lord had recommended Mr. David Pollock for the ap pointment after having heard him practise before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Counil with great ability, and that it was only after the vacancy had cc curred that a friend of that Learned Lord's , had been selected for it. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL. The NOBLE EARL presented a petition trove Air. W. Brown, merchant, and late of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, agains the Bill brought in by the Go vernment. Earl GREY stated that upon his accession to office he had found the draft of a Bill prepared on the subject of the legislation of New Zealand. The subject was one which deserved the greatest consideration upon the part of any Government entrusted with the affairs and management of that distant colony. There was a distance of between 400 miles between Auckland, the present seat of Government, and Wellington, the most populous town in the island, which rendered communi. cation between those places very difficult, and made it desirable to establish in the island a Legislative Council in each of these places. There was a difficulty, however, connected with the existence of such a state of things which shou!d be overcome, which was the discrepancy which might exist in the amount of du ties levied at the different places by different authorities. From the latest accounts, he believed that there would be no more difficulty in extending legislative represen tation to one part of the island than to the other. As the Bill was, he should be inclined to propose that the clause which referred to it should stand. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Drogheda Steam-packet Company, against that 'clause in the Steam Navigation Bill which enforced the neces sity for carrying paddle-box boats. Lard MONTEAGLE presented similar petitions from the London and Bristol and other steam-packet corn panies. WRECK AND SALVAGE BILL. The Earl of CLARENDON moved the third rcadipg of this Bill. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH objected to that clause which made it nece , .sar - fur the heats to be of a certain length and breadth, and considered that it would cause a great deal of inconvenience, unless a more 4.x • naive margin were allowed. The Earl of CLARENDON said that the same ob. jection hail occurred to him, but the table had beer carefully revised by the Admiralty, and they had ap, proved of it as being sufficient for sukty. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII hoped the Noble Earl (Clarendon) would postpone the Bill to.moi row, that this po►nt might be considered in the iuteru►u. The Bill was post}►oned accordingly. RATEABLE PROPERTY (IRELAND) The Mat quis of LANSDOWNE, in moving the order of the day tor going into Committee on the Rateable Property (Ireland) Bill, said that he wished to call the attention of the House to it as a Bill baying reference to the present unfortunate prospect in Ireland. The value of the property was to be estimated by the grand jury, in order to prevent two or more different systems of valuation from prevailing in Ireland. Two clauses, 36 and 37, bad been omitted, and those he proposed should still continue so. Ile should also move that clauses 75 and 76 be omitted. The clauses were accordingly omitted. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of L ANSDOWNE then moved the second reading of this Bill. Their Lordships were aware that the expense of the force for several years past bad been very severely felt. Lord MON FEAGLE said he entertained several ob jections to the principles and provisions of this Bill, but he had no wish to throw any impediments in the way of its being read a second time, as it was so thoroughly interlaced with the other Irish measures that lay on the table of the House. He thought it would be but fair to postpone all these Bills till to morrow, without wishing in the least to throw an im pediment before the progress of any ( ne of them. The Earl of WICKLOW said he admitted with the Noble Lord the importance of the Bills brought in, and the number of them ; but he had never seen a session when it was better, especially with Irish Bills. Redid not see,any great reason, however, why a fevv'days should not be allowed. But in respect to the present Bill he did not fed the force of the Noble Lord's remark, as on the second reading the principle merely was involved, and details would come after to be considered when they went into Committee. Lord MONTEAGLE said that the present was a great national crisis fon Ireland, and their Lordships would be guilty of a gross misapplication of public money if they gave their sanction to the present Bill. It was a mis take to suppose that that House had had nothing to do with the constabulary of Ireland. That constabulary was a civil as well as a military force, and while they were subservient to the local authorities, while they were employed to fulfil their Lordships' warrants, while they were partly supported by votes of that House, they had a right to see that this 160,000/. (a sum greater than any voted for the relief of the distress in Ireland) was properly expended. Who would thank their Lord ships for this grant? Not the people of Ireland, but the landlords. Would it not be better to give it to the Board of Public Works in Ireland, to be expended in providing labour for the working classes? One word more before he sat down. He prayed their Lordships to consider the principle which was involved in this Bill. It affirmed the principle that the repeal of the corn laws entitled the landed interest to be relieved from some of the local burdens to which land was subjected. Well, then, if any applied this principle to Ireland, how could they, with any shade of justice, refuse it to the landed interest of England?—(Hear, hear.) He warned their Lordships against the establishment of any precedent, such SS that which the pa;sing of this Bill would afford. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that when the pro positicn contained in this Bill was originally mafle by the late Geyer+ ment the circumstances of the country were entirely different from its present state. He agreed with the Noble Lord that the present was not the best mode of affording relief to the people of Ireland. When first proposed he had supported the measure, but he thought, taking into consideration the altered circum stances of the country, that the better course would be to defer the further progress of the measure. The Duke of GRAFTON objected to the large powers given by this Bill to the Lord-Lieutenant. Lord MONTEAGLE hoped their Lordships - would postpone the Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW said that by the provisions of this Bill the landlords of Ireland would be better enabled to bear the immense burdens which they would certainly have to bear in the ensuing year. He was quite astonished at the opposition of his Noble Friend (Lord Monteagl e. ) Lord MONTEAGLE rose to explain. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the Bill was founded upon one of the recommendations of Lord Devon's Commission. The late Government had pledged themselves to this measure, and it was the duty of their Lordships, and especially the Noble Lords who were members of the late Administration, to curry out the provisions of the Bill before tueir Lordships. Her Ma jesty's Government thought it their duty, in consequence of the pledge of the late Ministry, to proceed with this Bill. They considered themselves bound to do so. The Bill was then read a second time. EMPLOYMENT OF THE POOR (IRELAND) BILL. • The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to move the second reading of this Bill. lie proposed to postpone Any remarks, which he might have to make uptin the Vature of the Bill, until to-morrow, The Bill was then read a second time. LEASES (IRELAND) BILL This Bill was read a nand time. The following Bills were read a third time and passed The Naval and Military Departments Bill. The Steam Navi:4ation Bill. The Income-tax Deductions Bill. The New Zealand Loan Act Amendment Bill. REMOVAL OF NUISANCES BILL. This Bill went through Committee, the only amend ments proposed being those of a technical nature intro duced for the purpose of extending the provisions of the Bill to Scotland. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY. Lord MONTEAGLE brought up the report of the Select Committee on the Manchester and Southampton Riilway, which stated that the Bill should not be allowed to be proceeded with. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, AUGUST 25, 1846. tion of the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretlry of State, he would withdraw his motion. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. The report, with several verbal ami ndmi,nts was then agre> d to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to morrow. The reports upon the District Lunatic Asylum (Ire land) Bill, the Pawnbrokers' Bill, and the 'Wtste Lands (Australia) Bill, were severally brought up and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time to morrow. RETURNS. The Marquis of LANSDO NNE laid upon the table of the House the minutes of the evidence given before the Metropolitan Railway Commission ;f also a report of the Commissioners of Parkhurst prison, Isle of Wight ; also a return of the amount of money paid for the Irish police and constabulary.__ _ RAILWAY COMNIISSIONERS BILL. This Bill was read a first time. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 24. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' BILL. The Railway Commissioners' Bill was then read a third time and passed. MEXICO. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX. CHEQUER, that the other orders of the day be now proceeded with, Lord G. BENTINCK said he would take that oppor tunity to call the attention of the House to the present state of the relations between the United States and ' ‘lexico. The annual amount exported by this country to Mexico was some half million per annum. The number of mining and other companies in that country, conducted by British merchants, was above sixty-five. The capital involved was about ten millions, and the debt owing by Mexico to Great Britain was 10,200,0001. It was therefore evident, that anything that affected that country was of the first imp Ttance to England. It would be in the recollection of the House, that it was now from ten to fifteen years that the majority of land speculators called the attention of the American Government to the propriety of forming settlements in Texas. The desire of speculating in land became enormous till at last the Government of Texas transferred, for the sum of 2,000,000 dollars, a tract of country to the exte-nt of 400 square leagues. Mexico, the sovereign country, rofused to sanction this annexation, and from that time it was the putpose of America to stir up rebellion in the former country. An army of 800 men was eubstquently organised, which army consisted of 760 Americans, and only about 40 Texans. Yet this was called the efforts of Texas for freedom. It would be also recollected that when Mexico threw off the domination of the elder country, it was determined that no slaves should for the future be im• ported, but that slavery should be altogether abolished. Matters went thus on till the year 1845, when a further manifesto of independence was issued at the convention of Austen. The number of persons who signed that convention was sixty-one, and of these forty-nine w.-re Americans, yet this convention was made the excuse for further demands on the part of America. The designs of the United States of America did not, however, cease with the annexation of Texas, for they were at present seeking to aggrandise their power by the annexation of Mexico and California. There never was a more flimsy pretext urged for aggression than was put forth by the United States for enter ing the territory of Mexico. Never was there a case more unjustifiable and less provoked ; an d u nless some intee ference took place Mexico must succumb, and be also annexed to the United States. The state of Louisiana sent 5,000 men for the invasion of Mexico, and 2,000 more afterwards followed. As the question of the an nexation of Texas was the electioneering test for the Presidency of the United States at the late elections, so would the annexation of Mexico be the cry in 1848. The great object of .the Americans was to extend their domi nion and to sogreat an extent did this feelingpievail, that it was not unusual to hear this sentiment—" May the stars that bespangle the flag of America be so thick as to leave no room for the stripes." His object in calling attention to this subject was, that her Majesty's Govern ment might be fully aware of the necessity of giving their best attention to the movements of that country. The organ of the United States' Government, the Washing ton Union, denied that there had been any offer of mediation by this country, and as this conflicted with the statements made by the late Government, he wished to know from the Noble Lord at the head of foreign affairs, whether any mediation had been offered, and what had been the result. Lord PALMERSTON should have had great plea sure in answering the question which his Noble Friend had put to him. He trusted, however, that the House would think that it was most fitting for him, in the po• ition which he had the honour to hold, if he did not follow his Noble Friend through the whole of the obser vitions which his Noble Friend had made with respect to past transactions between this country, the United Stales, Mexico, and Texas, in regard v) the anuexation of Texas to the United States. 7 These were matters which bAonged to past periods; they were facts hit( ri cally known; and he thought the Howe would agree with him that it would not be useful and was not neces sary, that he should give any opinion upon thea4. His Noble Friend had expressed an opinion as to the irjury that was arising to Britizh interests from the war be tween Mexico and the United States. He (Lord Palmerston) entirely concurred with his Noble Friend in thinking that• in the present state of the international relations between the states of the civilized world, it was impos,,ible that nny war could arise between two independent na- Lions %ithout causing injury to the interests of those countries witieh might happen to have relations of eorE tuerce with the two belligerent states ; and he believed that just in proportion as commerce was set tree from all those restrictions which set a limit to trade and circus scribed its extent, in that very came proportion would it be the interest of all nations that peace should prevail throughout the world ; and theretore it was that he looked to the progress that had lately been made by those doctrines of free trade as most satisfactory, because he believed they were ellculated to promote the cause of peace all over the world.—(Cheers.) He thought, how ever, that his Noble Friend had in some degree exagge rated the facilities with which (as he had stated) the United States might establish their dominion over the _ _ territory of Mexic3.—(llear, hear.) That territory was vast in extent, and in no proportion• to its vastness was it difficult 14,r military operations.—(Hear, hear.) That territt ry was inhabited by a - very large mutation -8,000,000 or 9,000,000 he thomr,ht. Mr. BERNAL—Between 8,000,000 and 10,000,000. Lord PALMERSTON resumed—That territory, it ,eemed, was inhabited by between 8,000,000 and 10,000,000 of persons, of a different race, he believed, from the race who peopled the United States ; of a re legion different from the religion of the people of the United States, and therefore, though it might have been easy for the people of the United States to incorporate with the inhabitants of Texas, which was tilled and in habited almost entirely by settlers from the United States, the question, he could assure the House, - became very different when the country sought to be incorpo- rated was inhabited by a race so very. different as the Mexicans were from the Americans. But he would wish to say nothing which could in any degree affect that cha racter for impartiality which befitted a Government that had made offers of mediation between two contendinL; states.—(Chet•rs.) His Noble Friend doubted the accu racy of the statement that an offer had been made by the late Government of mediation on•the part of Great Bri tain between the two parties. He (Lord Palmerst.,n) was glad, in justice to his predecessors, that his Noble Friend enabled him to set that question right. The facts of the ease were shortly these was perfectly true, as had been asserted by the Right Honourable Baronet at the head of her Majesty's late Government, that an offer was made to, the United States' Govern ment, and also communicated to the Government of Mexico, which her Majesty's late Government under stood and meant to be an offer of mediation; that that offer was conveyed, and, as he thought, properly con veyed, in terms which left a great latitude of interpreta tion to the Government of the United States. Our posi- Lion with regard to the United States just at that period was not that which was becoming the character of a mediator. Our disputes and negotiations with reference to the Oregon question had not come to a final settle ment. It was possible, notwithstanding the negotiations then going on between the United States and ourselves, that the question might assume a position which would have divested us altogether of the character belonging to a mediator. and then the mediation of which we had m4de an offer would have been put out -of the question. N9W the offsr which was made, by her Majest3's late Government to the Government or the United States was in effect this—that if the Government of the United States were disposed to ask the mediation of the Government of Great Britain, that mediation would be forivally offered and. accorded. He thought that was they were placed. going as far as the British Government could have gone in the position in which tates, Well, then, the Government of the n consi deringinwhieh what the h o e r h eg a o d n s q ta u t e e s d tit lit p h la r c e e g d ar G d re t a o t B th r e ita p i ( n )si w ti i ( t ) i n i direferenceent to expressto the any o Unitedopinion States, (in i n did t t h h e i n cit expe answer to not communi cation from the British Government. The Government of the United States thought that it did not require an answer to be made to it. It had been intended by her Majesty's Government that they were to be left to ol.) as they pleased, and accordingly no umbrage was taken by the Government of this country at that omission to answer their note. He had had an interview, not long ago, with Mr. M'Lane, who had been obliged, he (Lord Palmerston) was sorry to say, on account of his health, to return to the United States—and he (Lord Palmerston) was sure that every body who had had the pleasure of knowing that distinguished man would agree in regretting that we had lost the benefit of his services here as the organ for promoting that mediation between the two countries now at war. Whoever might he sent by the Government of the United States to supply his place, he (Lord Palmerston) was sure that no man could have more at heart the maintenance of good rela tions between Great Britain and the United States, or more fully possessed of all the qualities that could en able him to carry his wishes in that respect into effect. But, as he had said, he had lately had an interview with Mr..,M‘Lane, and he found from him, that was the un derstanding on the part of the United States with re spect to the offer of mediation. But since he (Lord Palmersto::) had had the good fortune, immediately after his taking possession of his present office, to in terchange vsith Mr. 3l•Lane the ratification s of the treaty between this country and the [Tutted '?ashes re- specting the Oregon territory, he had given instructions t• Mr. Pakenham to renew the offer of mediation on the part of this country to the Government of the United States in such a shape as would require an answer.— (Cheers.) A corresponding communication had been made on the part of this country to Mexico, and it depended on the answers this country received, how far this country might entertain hopes of bringing the question to an amicable settlement ; and he was sure that the hopes of all well-wishers of this country, and of the United States, would be that that should be the result. He thought it was a question of some importance, as illustrating a general principle, that the United States, having a war with Mexico which involved a great increase of expenditure, and finding that their revenue was unable to meet the demands of the war, bethought themselves how best they might remedy that deficiency. And what was the step which the United States' Go vernment took for the purpose ? That step was to lower the duties of their tariff.—(Hear, hear.) When they wanted revenue they said, " Oar high protective duties, which are all very well in a time of peace, and when revenue is no object to us, must be abandoned now that we are about to commence a war which requires a great and augmepting revenue."—(Hear, hear.) This was a fact which afforded a strong illustration of the truth of the doctrines which showed that freedom of commercial intercourse was not only conducive to the development of the industry of a country, but was the surest foundation of an augnienting and prosperous revenue.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI said British merchants were more deeply interested in this question than his Noble Friend thought, and he could assure the House that those merchants entertained a conviction that the political existence of Mexico was at present et stake. It would, therefore, have been some consolation to them had the Noble Lord, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, informed them that his negotiation had been accepted.—(Hear, hear.) That was, in fact, the only answer from the Treasury which could give any consolation or hope to the British merchant. He could not find either hope or consolation in the vague statement of the Noble Lord, that in the development of the principles of free trade they would find the best means of stolping foreign wars. He did not credit that theory, and, under present circumstances, he was less willing to credit it when the Noble Lord told them in another part of his observations that the reason the commercial duties of America were reduced was to increase their means of prosecuting war.— (Hear, hear.) Now he had said that it was the opinion f British merchants that the political ,xistence of Mexico was at stake, and that was, perhaps, the best authority for his Noble Friend bringing forward that subject almost on the last day of the session. Cir cumstances of the most fatal character might occur in Mexico before they met again ; and it was the knowledge of this no doubt which had induced his Noble Friend to call the attention of Government and the people of England to the present position of that kingdom. The Noble Lord the Secretary of State fer Foreign Affairs had remarked that the case of Texas was a matter of history. It was because it was a matter of history that his Noble Friend had referred to it. It was an illustra Lion of a system which had already proved most prejudicial to the interests of the English nation.--(Hear.) Now just the same system was being pursued with regard to Mexico, and his Noble Friend and himself, and the merchants of Eng land, were anxious that the case of Mexico should not become a matter of history.—(Hear, hear.) When the merchants of England lent their capital to Mexico they received in return a mortgage upon two Mexican provinces, and when the people could not pay the interest, at a subsequent period, in the year 1837, passed a law of compensation, which was both equitable and just for the English creditor.— (Hear, hear.) The Noble Lent the Secretary of State tor Foreign Affairs, who utelerstood the question well, had referred them to the very satisfac tory arrangement which had been come to be tween this country and America upon the sub j-ct of the Oregon treaty, but, in his opinion, that treaty was only a step in advance to the con summation of the United States' plans with regard to Mexico. The policy of the United States had been to surround Mexico, and this treaty would be the means of extending the territories of the United States to the Pacific. Now, without meaning to com plain in any way of this treaty, the question with the British merchant was, whether the Govern ment of this country saw a fair probability of preserving the political integrity of Mexico They, therefere, wished, at the close of the session, that the attention of the country should be called to the sub ject, in order that the Minister of the Crown ehould be held directly responsible for what might occur, as far as he could legitimately be so —(Hear.) . No country in the world was so fertile as Mexico, and it might be said, while it produced every vegetable of other countries—while ,it produced sugar, coffee, and to bacco, at the same time its • mines produced the circulating medium of Europe to the i xtent of 20,000,000 of dollars—(Hear, hear.) What alarmed the British merchant was, that there existed no power of self-government in Mexico, and every state was making overtures to different countries for protection. There was a large trade carried on even now between this country and Mexico, and therefore it was, independent of the loan, that British merchants were anxious to have this state of uncertainty le moved.—(llear, hear.) In 1842 he metre(' ior returns kk hich showed that, upon the average, the trade between this country and Mexico amounted to half a million sterling per annum, while if they went back to those years, such SF 1824, when peace and tranquillity prevailed in Mexico, it exceeded one mil ion sterling ; and had this country preserved that tranquillity the trade by this time must have exceeded two millions sterling. Ministers; however, had made use of a weapon which, when applied by an ancient monarchy, was always strong. They bad made use of diplomacy ; but where was the use of holding a diplomatic intercourse with such cabinets as had latterly existed in Mexico, at which the commandant for the time being of the capital was at the head, and which seldom or never lasted more than a mouth?—(Hear, hear.) Diplomacy proved exceedingly effective when it was resorted to between this country and such Courts as those of St. Petersburgh and the Tuileries. Now Government had made use of treaties arid resorted to diplomacy, but still without effect. There was yet a third course for them to pursue. Would they act towards Mexico as they acted towards other states under similar circumstances ? Would they protect Mex ico ? Would they do for Mexico what they had done for Greece ? Would they come for ward in combination with other great powers who had particular interews in M xico and establish a pro tectorate which should give Mexico ten years of tree ' quillity ? This was the question the merchants of England wanted answered, and unless it were answered favourably, unless they pursued a determined- and vi gorous policy with regard to Mexico, their North American empire would in the end be subjected to similar attacks.—(Hear.) Mr. BERNAL said he was the last man to underrate the importance of this subject, or the valuable state ments of the Honourable Member for Shrewsbury, but he, at the same time, did not believe that any Government would be justified in adopting the course suggested by the Noble Lord on the data that he had put forward. The views of the Noble Lord were most chimerical, end if carried nto practice would be most dangerous to thiscountry. Did he wish the British Government to parade the Pacific with our fleet for the purpose of demonstrating to America our wishes and demands concerning Mexico ? Let the House wait until the next meeting of Parliament before they adopted the motion of the Noble Lord ; becaese in the meantime the United States might very probably retrace their steps with regard to Mexico. The Eng lish Government had interfered with Greece, and he must certainly admit that the result of that interfer ence was not such as to induce him to sanction a similar interference with Mexican affairs. Mr. P. EIOWARD said, that although the Mexicans had not hitherto been successful in those pitched battles which they had fought with the United States, he was not without hope that every well-regu lated mind would side with those who were de fending their homes and homesteads, and that the king suffering tenacity of the Spanish character would be able to maintain themselves against the well disciplined forces of America. He hoped that the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) would be successful in his efforts to settle the differences between Llexico and America. Mr. WAKLEY said he always considered the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to be a man of peace, and he (Mr. Wakley) must say that he had now been put in a very anomalous position, and the Noble Lord must feel very much struck at the complaints now brought against him, that he had not suilimently interfered between two contending foreign powers. lie begged of the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) to purswe him old policy, notwithbtanding the complaints of Lion, Members. SMALL DEBTS BILL. The order of the day was then read, and on the re port being brought up, Lord G. SOMERSET asked the Right Honourable Baronet, the. Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, whether it was intended that the judges to be appointed under this Bill should be allowed to sit in Parliament ? Sir GEORGE GREY said, that the Bill would in capacitate the judges from sitting in Parliament ? Mr. WAKLEY said that it was with great regret that he saw that attorneys were to be excluded from the office of judges in the courts to be formed under the present Bill. He did not think it wise to exclude attorneys from these offices, and to fix upon the public an inferior class of professional men, He thought the best course would be to encourage in attorneys a feeling of emulation, and give them admis sion to the judgeships to be appointed under the provisions of this Act. No argumeett, had been advanced to show that this class were disqualified from holding these offices. In consequence of the great patronage created by this and other Bills there would soon be no such thing as independence at the bar, for all those persons connected with it would seek, by their obsequiousness and obedience to the ruling powers, to obtain those situations ; and it was most unjust, cruel, unwise, and impolitic to exclude those parties, and he would therefore beg to renew the pro posal which he bad made on a former occasion, namely, to admit attorneys as judges in the courts. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, several additional clauses were proposed and agreed to in the Bill. Mr. WAKLEY then rose to move the insertion of the words in the 41st clause, after the word " barrister," "or as attorney -at-law. " Sir G. GREY said that, after the decision which had already been come to , on the subject, he was not prepared t4l concede the proposed alteration. Mr. WAlLlartaid tho conseitlOWN of the /PUPS' ' • SLAVE TRADE. In the absence of Mr. Hutt, an Host. MEMBER moved for returns of the number of ships of all classes, includ ingsteam-vessels; employed in any way for the suppression of the slave trade eluting the year ending the Ist day of August, 1846. stating the number of men and guns,with an estimate of the charge to the public for such service, in cluding stores, coals, and wear and tear of the equip ment, together with every other expense, distinguishing the charges incurred by the vessels expressly employed in suppressing the slave trade from those incurred by the 'vessels incidentally engaeed in that service. An account of the number of men and officers, dead and invalided, in the . squadron employ e d inthe suppression of the ! , lave trade, on the African coast, during the year 1845; of the expenses of all hospital establishments end refitting establishments connected with the- suppression of the slave trade in this country, on the east and west coasts of Africa, at the Cape of Good Hope, the islands of Ascension and St. Helena, and elsewhere. An account of the appropriation of all sums of money received as the proceeds of vessels or. other property condemned in the courts of admir a l t y, vice-ad miralty, or mixed commission courts, for violations of the laws or s prohibiting the slave trade. Account of all sums of money paid in each year since 181)7 to cap tors of vessels conch coned fee violation of the laws and treaties prohibiting the slave trade, distinguishing the sums p a id as head money, bounty for slaves taken, bounty per ton register of ships taken, and as captors shares of the proceeds of ships and property condemned. Account of all sums of money paid by the Crown to or on behalf o f captors , i n satisfaction or indemnification of expenses or damages arising from the prosecution or seiztee of vesse Is alleged to be engaged in the slave trade; also, of sums paid to Foreign Governments..or to British o r f ort i gn persons, f or losses cause d by the st mire, destruction, or condemnation of vessels, barracoons, or other property, alleged to be en gaeed in the slave trade, distinguishing, as far as pos sible, the names of the persons receiving such compensa tion, the dates of payment, and the nature of the injury or loss for which compensation was made in each case, from the year 1807 to the present time. Account of all the expenses, as far as they can be estimate-d, incurred in the naval or diplomatic services - in each year, since 1807, for prompting_the suppression of the slave trade, which are not comprised in the foregoing returns. Motion agreed to. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that the recog, nizances enter.d into by the sureties to prosecute the petition against the return of Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., for St. Alban's, were found to be unexceptionable. ,The House then adiiairned at half-past Uhree o'clock. LONDON AND CROYDON RAIL WAY COMPANY. The general meeting of this Company t.), 4c place yester - day, at the offices of the Company, Mr. A. Wilkinson in the chair. The SECRETARY read the following report, which Ras unanimously adopted : "The amalgamation of the late Brighton and Croydon Companies being now completed, and a report having been already made to you in your new character as proprietors in the London, Brighton, and South Coast Com pany, your late directors have merely to remark that, at the close of your existence as a separate company. your affairs are in a more flourishing condition than they have ever yet been. "The short traffic on your line has steadily and rapidly in creased. During the present session of Parliament, the Direct Portsmouth line which has been a source of so much anxiety to your directors, and is expected to be a source of so much profit to your line, has received the sanction of the L'gislature. The short coal and goods line to Dept ford, which was alluded to in the last report, has likewise passed successfully through Parliament; and, although you have not obtained your Bill for a line to Tunbridge and Maidstone, you have succeeded in defeating the schemes of the South Eastern Company, which would have diverted the traffic of Kent from the Croydon line; and you have again successfully resisted the attempt of the South- Western Company to obtain another line to Epsom. "The atmospheric system, although it has not been free from those diffi •ulties which u-ually attend the first intro duction of alt inventions, is sati,factorily progressing, and there is every reason to believe that it will fully realise the expectalons which have been entertained of its ultimate success. "The working expenses of the last five months are neces sarily very great, on account of the mixing of the two systems of traction, each having cost almost as much as if the other had not been employed; but the receipts from passenger traffic for the five mouths of the present half-year have exceeded those of the six months of the corresponding half-year, although the best month (that of July) is omitted, the accounts haring been closed a month earlier than usual, for the sake of uniformity with those of the late Brighton Company—some of the payments, however, being necessarily referable to the whole six months. The accounts thus presented show a disposable balance (including the profit of 2,130/. Ifs. Bd. derived from the sale of third share) of 17,600/. 15s. 3d., out of which your directors recommend a dividend to b. paid of 7s. 6d. per share. A vote of t.e proprietors will he taken as to V.e disposal of the sum remaining after the payment of this dividend. "The directors cannot close this report without recommend ing to the favourable consideration of the proprietors some acknowledgment of the valuable services of Mr. Young, so long and so zealously rendered in the office of Secretary to this Company." The CHAIRMAN then moved that a dividend of 7s. 6d. per share 11. paid to the shareholders out of the divinable fund, now in the hands of the directors. The. resolution was seconded by !dr. BARNES, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then moved that a testimonial should pres-nt-d to Mr. Young for his valuable services, and that a subscription ~hould be entered upon for that purpose, and that the directors he empowered to pay over the balance of 1,1881. 95. 3d., which will remain after the payment of the dividend in aid of such fund. Mr. SLE:;RY seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. _ After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meetil g separ i ted. The WEATHER and the HARVEST The prospects of the harvest have not become brighter during the present week. In Western Yorkshire we have not had a day without rain since Sunday, and Thursday was a completely soaking, damaging day, with almost incessant rain, and scarcely a breath of wind to counteract its injurious effects. Though ;he rain has ceased, the weathcr is still gloomy, with a " changeable " barometer and liitle briskness in the wind. Some corn has been cut in this neighbourhood during the week, but very little stacked. In the prin cipal wheat-growing counties of the South, a good deal of produce had already been secured in fair condition, though there they complain of an excess of moisture. In the Midland counties the harvest is tolerably ad vanced, but there is st.ll a great deal of corn eut and uncut in the fields. The tendency of the corn marketN under these cireu.iistances, is naturally upwards, and further advances are anticipated. Should the unfavour able harvest weather cause any considerable portion of the English grain of the present year to prove more than usually soft and unsound, we shall require a large quantity of fine dry old foreign grain to mix with our home-grown stock ; and the 1,660,399 varters of wheat entered fur home consumption in the first six • months of the present year, followed by further sup plies, will be found available for rendering the fond of the people wholesome and nutritious till the next har vest. This will be one of the first-fruits of the new corn-law, a consequence which the general failure of the potato crop will render invaluable. As to that crop, we must refer for a view of its alarming condition to other parts of our present paver; we only remark here that in England, ScotlAnil, and Ireland, the acconnts are much more dispiriting this year than they were in the month of August of the year 1845. Whatever may be the quality or the quantity of human food produced by the present harvest, the supply of food for cattle will be must abundant ; already an unusually large quantity of hay of prime quality has been secured ; the meadows and pastures are full of herbage from the rains of July and August; and the turnip crop has seldom been so promising as at the present season.—Leeds Mercury. SHEARERS' WAGES.—Harve,ters, notwithstanding the numerous arrivals from Ireland, as well as from parts of the West Highlands, seem to be scarce throughout the coun try; while wages, regulated by supply and demand—are consequently high. In Dumbartonshire, as high as four shillings and sixpence, and even five shillings per day has been paid for resident shearers, two of them being, it is said, preferable to three promiscuously hired at our Cross, where wages have this week ranged from 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. The Mowing wages have been paid elsewhere:—lli Ren frewshire, 3s. to 4.. per day; in East Lothian, 18s. to 20s. per week, with victuals; in Mid-Lothian, 16s. and 18s. per acre, without victuals, is the common rate; in Stirlingshire, men 16s. 6d. to 21e., women its. to 12s. per week. In other parts of Scotland, as well as throughout the North of England, wages are proportionably high, and shearers in great demand. The numbers of reapers who have this week arrived here from Ireland is about 7,000 or 8,000. The demand for harvest labourers is not diminishing, hut, on the contrary, will increase if the weather continue fine.— Glasgow Saturday Post. NOT QUITE DEAF ENOUGH —A curious incident oc curred last week before the Civil Tribunal of the Seine. A medical man, whose wife had a fortune in her own right, ap plied to the tribunal to compel her to grant him a mainte nance, on the ground of his having become so deaf as to be unable to follow Ids profession. The wife declared, through her advocate, that her husband was only deaf because he would not hear, and therefore • objected to his application. The pleadings on both sides being over, the President of the Tribunal, turning to the husband, who was present, said to him in a moderate tone of voice, " You are then absolutely destitute of the means of suort r ,4 oh yes, sir, absolutely, absolutely," rep li e d the husband, forgetting his deafness. The tribunal i ns t ant l y d i smissed his su i t .— Paris Paper. There i s a re p ort respecting a j ur y impanPßed upon a certain civil action, tried at the late Cardigan Assizes; the rumour is, that on retiring to consider the verdict, the numbers wer e even f or the pla i nt iff an d defendant, and in order to decid e th e quest i on i t i s sa id that they tossed up a halfpen n y f or i t, when the defendant wa s the lucky man. We trust, f or t h e credit of a Car di gans hire jury, that the report is untrue but, unfortunately. the verdict was con , trary to th e ev i dence and to the summ i ng trp of the Learned Judge, and s ur p r i se d t h e counse l engaged, and a crowded court.— C armart h en Journal. OLD PORT.— the subiaarine adventur ers em p lo y ed on the wreck of th e Ab ergav ; en. l 3 - the other day, a bottle I,o' off Weymouth , br ou g ht u p , art wine in fine p reservation. It has lai n a t t h e bottom of of 'Cle sea forty-one years.—De. "opt Telegraph. UYING A PREA.CHER. l.'he coloured people of Washington h ave h e ld a f a i r to lats se 300 dollars to buy their preacher who is a shave, The ripe,p_ . for a good preacher, is Teri cheap indetdon./Vcur York Xorot V r°B4 - '.., . - POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. - - . John Morgan WAS charged with stabbing a constable in the employ of the Great Western Railway Company, named O'Hara. The complainant said he went into the Cock public•house, New-street, Blrwick•street, about nine o'clock on Saturday night, and when about to quit the house, the prisoner, who was standing in front of the bar, with a number of other young men, called out, "Here's a Great Western police man," and drawing a sword from a stick which he had in his hand, made a pass at him and stabbed him in the right shoulder. Police-constable Wills said he took the prisoner into cus oody. He examined the complainant, and found a punctured wound under the right arm. The defence of the prisoner was that the wound was acci dental. He was flourishing about the sword at the time the complainant pissed him, and the point of the weapon went again,t tile constable. The prisoner was eommitted.to Newgate fur trial IVOJ!S RIiFsT. Colonel Montmorency Tucker, of her MAjesty's service, aceompanicd by Dr. V. 0. Zienkiewickzi, of Trevot.-stpure, Brompton, and several Polish officers, Atencled before Mr. Broughton yesterday to apply for assault warrants against the Rev. G. Roberts, curate of Christchurch, Spitaltieks; Mr. J. Root, his clerk ; Pilbrow, the parish beadle, and e police-con stable of the U division, under the following remarkable cir cumstances : The Rev. Doctor stated that, between 4 and 5 o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday last, he proceeded, in the company of a large body of Polish gentlemen, to Spitaltields Church, to take pa-t in the funeral obsequies of a deceased officer named Karozmarcki, who had greatly distinguished himself in the service of his country; and that, previously to the burial service being read by the Rev. Mr. Roberts, the offi ciating clergyman, an application was made to the clerk, on the part of Captain Ludovic Pruszynski, for permission to deliver a funeral oration over the grave of the deceased, in accordance with the prescriptive usage of his country on similar occasions. Not the least objection -was Offered to this prop rsition, and after the clergyman had completed the service, and retired with his officials, the chief mourner, in his native language, commelic,d an ad dress commemorative of the merits and services of the deceased veteran; but, after proceeding for some ti me withou4 molestation, he was suddenly disturbed by the abrupt interference of a policeman, who told him that he was directed to put an immediate stop to the proceedings, and required the wholtetlarty to leave the ground. Oa an intimation, however, that the ceremony would only occupy a few minutes longer, the constable respectfully withdrew to the spot where the clergyman and his subordinates were atanding, and the speaker again proceeded with his oration, but had only uttered a few sentences, when the parish clerk, accompanied by the same policeman and the bea,ne, forced his way through the throng of mourners, and, having im peratively ordered him to desist, the whole three simultane ously seized hold of him, and dragged him forcibly from the grave. Fiuding that they were precluded from discharging the last offices to their deceased friend, without resorting to an unseemly act of violence, they were induced to submit passively to this vexatious treatment, and quitted the ground ; but., as they could scarcely believe that such op pressive conduct was sanctioned by the laws of this country, they had determined to seek redress at the hands of the ma gistrate. Colonel Tucker here intimated that he had been previously an entire stranger to any of the complaining parties, but happening to be accidentally passing the burial-ground at the time in question, his attention was attracted by loud cries of " Shame" proceeding from a crowd of persons assem bled in front of it; and on entering the gates, he met the body Of Poles quietly departing, but expressing to each other their sense of the indignity they had suffered, and ex claiming that they would have met with greater toleration even in Russia than had been shown to them in this free land. Having made himself acquainted with the facts of the case from some unrrejudiced bystanders, who evinced a strong feeling of indignation at the scene they had wit nessed, he alt himself called upon to interfere on behalf of the complainants, who considered themselves greatly ag grieved at such a harsh prohibition of those usual military obsequies which were universally tolerated in all other countries. Mr. BROUGHTON said that, without entering into the question as to how far the clergyman was jos' Itie:l in direct ing his subordinates to adopt the course they were alleged to have taken, he certainty did not himself appear to have committed any overt act, that would justly a magistr,ve in issuing process against him ; but with regard to the three other parties, he should order stuntninses to be made out for using a greater degree of violence than the . circumstanees demanded. HAMMERSMITH: Yesterday haviNg heen appointed for the further examina tion of Mr. Giibeit .ICanedy, the surgeon, practising in the Broadway, Hammersmith, and Mr. ,Archibald .APNeill, his assistant, on a charge of having stolen certain gold chains and other articles of jewellery, the court was crowded in every part by respew able persons anxious to witness the proceedings. _ The prisoner M'Neill was first examined on Monday, the 17th inst., when evidence to the following effect was gone into. On the 12th of April last (Ra,,ter Sunday) on aged widow lady, named Riley, lodging in Mr. Kennedy's house, died, after a short illness. On the afternoon of the same day Miss Church, the executrix, placed the following pro perty, belonging to the deceased lady, in a drawer in the room in which the body was loin;.;, which was securely lo.:lted up, viz., a very massive gold chain, weighing upwards of half a pound, a present from Ferdinand VII., King of Spain, to Mrs. Riley's brother; a pair of bracelets, to cor respond ; a Maltese gold chair. ; four gold seals; a gold key, like a lock key; a chased gold ring ; a gold eye•glass; and a gold brooch, &c. On the following Wednesday the articles were found to have been stolen, although the drawer was still locked. Within the last few days the police ascertained that the two chains and abrooch were pledged by M'Neill on Easter Monday, and taken out again on the Wednesday, when the robbery was discovered; and M'Neill, on his examina tion, declaring that he had received them from Mr. Kennedy, t 4 whom he pledged them. and to whom he had returned them, that gentleman was also taken into custody. At 3 o'clock, Mr. Archibald ,31.'Neill surrendered in dis charge of his bail of 4001. to which he was admitted on Friday last, and was placed at, the bar; as was also Mr. Gilbert Kennedy, who had been brought up from the Westminster Bridewell. On the bench, with Mr. G. Clive, the sitting magistrate, was the Earl Cadogan, in whose establishment Mr. Kennedy had formerly been domestic surgeon ; and in the body of the court we noticed Dr. Quin, Mr. Lavies of Great George street, surgeon to the Westminster Bridewell, Mr. Boone of New Bond-street, and other friends of Mr, Kennedy. Mr. T. Alley Jones, solicitor, of Hammersmith, attended on the part of the prosecu(ion ; and Mr. Sleap an.! Mr. Hub ler as solicitors for Mr. Kennedy. Mr. M'Neill was unde fended. Mr. Jones requested, as the case for the prosecution had only been placed in his hands that morning, that the evi dence taken at the previous examinations might be read over by the clerk. His object in making that request was, that he had heard from a gentleman who was present on both occasions, that there was some difference between the ,vid.nce given by the same witnesses on the Monday and on the Tuesday. Mr. CLIVE said no depositions had yet been taken in the case, but only the minutes entered, sufficient to warrant a remand. Those, however, should be read. Mr. Fletcher, chief clerk, then read the evidence of Miss Church, the executrix, Amelia Eyles, the charwoman at tending Mrs. Riley at her demise, Mrs. Upham, who wts employed by the prisoner M'Neill to fetal the chains, &c., ,iut of pledge, Henrietta Mills, Mr. Kennedy's servant, Sergeant Mount, T 29, and Spurring, T 112, arid also the statement male by M'Neill before the magistrate. Mr. CLIVE then asked Mr. Jones if he was prepared with any fresh evidence in the case ? lfr. Jones said he was, but he had just understood that Sergeant Mount, who had the case in hand, was at that mowe:it engaged at the Central Criminal Court; and as that officer had in► his possession certain letters, a copy of one of which had been found in Mr. Kennedy's house, the produc duction of which was of . great importance, he had to ap;)ly for the postponement of the examination for two or three days. Mr. Nobler, on the part Of .11r. Keitheily, said lie had noticed thlt in the evidence of Sergeant Mount it was statt'd that certain duplicates of gold watches had been tound in Mr. Kennedy's room. He wished to know in what name those articles had been pledged? Mr. Fletcher said, it was not stated in the minutes of evidence taken. ()bier thought perhaps otlk , r officer in the case h- probably recolle( t the name. T 112, said he slid 11,,t know the name. Mr. ilobler then asked where the duplicates were fouud, or by whom were they produced to the officer?—Spurrirg replied, that he believed they were taken out of a box by Mr. Kennedy, who had laid them on a bed before Sergeant Mount. Mr. CLAW: said, the evidence showing that the tickets were given up by Mr. Kennedy under the circumstance stated by Mr. Jones, he should again remand- the prisoners until Wednesday. The Earl of Cadogan said he trusted it would be sufficient for him, at that moment, to bear his testimony to the high respectability and excellent character of Mr. Kennedy; and to state his ✓ belief that he was incapable of committing such an offence as that with which he was charged. Mr. CIAvE said it should have every weight in his judg ment on Ow case. Mr. Lavies and Mr. Boone then entered into sureties in the sum of 2001. each, and K.*.mnedy in 4001_ on his be half; and the bail previously taken for Mr. 411'Neill having renewed their recognisances in the sum of 4001., fur the ap pearance of the prisoner on Wednesday, both prisoners were liberated. Mr. tlobler then applied for a copy cf the evidence which had been taken in the t.:I4P. which wis acceded to. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE —dRISTOL.—Ah' , Ut one o'clock on Thurday night, or rather Friday morning, a chaise drove up to the White Lion in this city, just as some gentlemen were corning out of the hotel, to whom the driver applied, saying he had come from Southampton, that there was a lady (as he believed out of her senses) inside with two sailors, to whose charge she was confided, and who were ort'ered by a gentleman at Southampton to take her to Btistol, to a direction they had received; but on going to the house, which they had much difficulty in finding out, the parties there refused to see the lady, and as neither the sailors nor the lady had any money. he (the driver) had brought them to the hotel, not knowing how to act. On applying to the sailors, their statement, though not very con sistent, was. somewhat the same; the lady's husband (the captain of one of the mail steamers), they sated, had ordered them to take her to Bristol, and they showed a letter to a gentleman of this city, and which was opened, in which the husband requested hun to have his wife sent on to her sister's—a request which was not successful, and they now did not know what to do, as they had received no money when the lady was placed in their charge. The lady, who certainly seemed out of her mind, was of polished manners, and, Ls it was afterwards proved, was one of a large and re spectable family once residing in this city. After some delay, they were driven off to Bath ; but the circumstances of the case, and the strange and un-uitable custody to which a lady was confided by her husband, and the hour of their arrival here, have induced some further inquiries into a matter some what suspicious. —Bristol Times. GRANT OF AN ADVANCE OF WAGES TO KILMARNOCK CaaPET WeAvEus.—We have great pleasure this week in being able to state that on Saturday the c trpet manufac turers in town agreed to give, from the first of September, the advanced price which had be: solicited by be weavers of Scotch or Kidderminster carpets. With the present ad ditional remuneration for weaving, and the increase in the dema.id likely to ho created by the new alterations in the Athencan tariff. the condition of carpet weavers will in all likelihood ere long be vastly improved. We hear it stated, that the weavers of Brussels carpeting both in Scot land and England are with a prospect of success, about to me morialise their employers for an advance of Id. per yard.— Kilinar node Herald. CHEAP AND WHOLESOME PHYSIC.—The inhabitants of Hull have of late been undergoing a process of general purgation through the instrumentality of the oceanic salts with which their household supplies of water have been impregated Complaints have very reasonably been made against the waterwork authorities for presuming thus to usurp the itillOtiOl34 of the fitculty,",..zu PUBLIC . WORKS (IRELAND). A BILL INTITULED AN ACT TO AUTHORISE T! E APPLICATION OF MONEY FOR THE PURPOSES OF LOANS FOR CARRYING ON PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND. Whereas an Act was passed in the second year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti tuled an Act for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland: and whereas another Act was passed in the seventh year of the same reign, intituled an Act to amend an Act passed in the first and second years of his present Majesty, fer the Extension and Promotion of Pub lic Works in Ireland: And whereas another Act was passed in the first year.of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act to amend the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ire land: And whereas -another Act as p asse d i n t h e second year the reign of !gar pi - e,;k—t. inti tuled an Act to authorise a bills f o r Public '.Perks Fist) I:..o;:iloymetit of the Poor ;at id amend tin liereto. And whereas another Act was pai:eil in tic. thirel c ,, r of th e reign of her rresent.Majesty, intituled an Act to extend and amend the provisions of the Acts for ths Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Leland ; and fir the Recovery of Public Moneys advanced for the use of coun ties, parishes. and other districts in Ireland, on the faith of Grand Jury Presentments and Parochial Aesess ments: And whereas another Act was pesaed iu the fifth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act to art horise the advance of Money oat of the Consolidated Fund to a limited ameunt, for carry ing on Putilic Works and Fisheries and Emote) ment of the P ; and to anteed the Acts authorising the issue of Exchequer-bills for the like purposes : And whereas another Act was passed in the seventh year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act to amend the Acts for carrying on Public Works iu Ireland: And whereas another Act eas passed in the ninth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act for the further amendment of the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland: And whereas by an Act passed in the present session of Par liament, intituied an Act te authorise the advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund for carryisg on Public Works and Fisheries and Employment of the Poor, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the time being are empow ered, by warrant under the hands of any three or more of them, to charge the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and- to direct the issue or payment there out to the account of the Commisaienrrs for the time te ing for the reduction of the national debt of a sum or sums of money not ex ceeding three hundred and sixty thou-and pounds per annum during the five years next ensuing the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven, by quarterly instalm nts or issues, not. exceeding ninety thousand pounds per quarter, the same to become due on the fifth day of January, the fifth day of April, the fifth day of July, and ;he tenth day of October in each year, the first instalment thereof to become due and pay able on the sth (ley of April, one thousand eight hun dred and forty-seven: And whereas sundry advances or loans have been made by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland under the said first recited Act, and the several Acts since passed for amending and extend ing the same ; for the purposes in the same Acts speci fied, and great benefits have been derived therefrom, and further advances or loans are required for the like objects: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most excellent . .'iiajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliany.ut assembled, and by the authority the same, that the Commissioners of Public Weeks for the time bring shall be Connuissionere for the execu tion of this Act. 11. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners of tier Atujesty's Treasury, by warrant under the hands of ant three < r more of Elwin, may direct. from time to tiro;', that out h., sum, not exceeding three hundred end sixty thee • old pounds per :min im. which by the said Act of this pr sent session of Parliam•-nt thy are au thorivd to eh see on the Consolieeed" Fund ef the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelaed, ard ho' they are ire horised to direct to be paid to tie account of t e Commissioners for the re duction of the natl. -eel debt during the term of five years next ensuing the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, by quar terly instaliee ;ts or issues not exceeding ninety thousand pounds per quarter, as aforesaid, that there shall issue and be pail unto the .said Commissioners for the re duction oi- the national d-tit, during the. said term of five years, a aunt not exceeding fifteen thousand pounds per quarter, to b ,at the disposal of the said Commissioners of Public Works, as hereinafter mentioned, such quar terly instalment; or issues to become due on the fifth day of January, the fifth day of April, the firth day of -July. and the tenth day of October in each year, the first in stalment thereof to become dice and payabl , on the fifth day of April one thousand eiefit hundred and forty-seven, 111. And be it enacted, that for the purpose of re ceiving the said quarterly instalments, the said Com missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt shall continue or cause to be continued the separate account already opened with them at the Bank of England, tinder the title of " The Commissioners for the Re duct;ort of the National Debt, on ace unt of the Pub!ic Works Loan Fund for Irelaed," which account the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eegland shall, and they are hereby required, to continue in their hooks accordingly ; and the said Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt shall contnue and keep, or cause to be continued and kept, in their office, a tpiiik orb inks, in which all moneys trunsferre d to the said last-mentioned account by virtue of this Act, and the sad recited Act of the seventh year of the reign of her present Majesty, shall be kept apart from all other moneys, and such moneys shell be by the same Commissioners held subject to the disposal of the said Commissioners of Public Works for the several purposes of the said first-recited Act, and the other Acts amend ing the same, and of this Act. IV. And be it enacted, That when the said Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury shall have sanctioned any ban_ under this Act or any of the above-recited Acts, and the said Commissioners of Public Works shall have ascertained that any sum of money is required to he issued on account of such loan, they shall fbrthwith certify the amount of such issue to the Commissioners for the reduction of the national debt for the time being; and in every such certificate the loan in payment of which such issue is required, and the party or parties to whom such issue is intended to be made shall be stated; and upon every . such certifi cate being produced to the officer of the said Commis sioners for the reduction of the national debt, the Comptroller- General, or Assistant-Comptroller, or chief clerk acting under the last - named Commis sioners, shall upon the back of such certificate endorse and sign an order for the payment of the sum men tioned in such certificate to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England to be placed by them to the account of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, for the separate account and credit of the Paymaster of' Civil Services in Ireland, 011 account of the Public Works Lean Fund for Ireland. to be by him pid over on the warrants of the said Commission ers of Public Works: Provided always, that approval of such issue by the Commissiteiers of Issr Majesty's Tree sery shall appear on such certificese under the nand of one of their secretaries, and' that the amount of such e , sile shall not exceed the sum for the time being stand ing in the name of the said Commissioners to- the lt,i duction of the National Debt, subject to the disposal of the said Commissioners of' Public Works. V. And bs it enacted, That every such order of the officer of the slid Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, before the issuing thereon, shall he entered by the clerk or other proper officer, and shall be countersigned by the actuary or other check officer act ing under the said Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, and shall be addressed to.the cashiers of the Governor and CoaatAny of the Bank of England ; and such cashiers, or one of them, shall, upon the pro duction of every such order, pay the sum mentioned , therein to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England ; and the signature of one of the cashiers of the said Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng land, shall be a sufficient discharge to the said Commis sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, VI. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt shall cause to be made up for examination and audit an annual account to the thirty-first day of December in each year of recipts, payments, and balances on the raid accounts i directed to be kept by them in respo•t of the said Pabiic Works Loaf. Fund for Ireland as aforesaid, and shall deliver the same to the Commissioners for auditing the public acc , iunts. VII. And be it enacted, That the Governor and Com pany of the Bank of Ireland shall continue the account already opened in their Books with the Paymaster , of , the Civil Services of Ireland under the title of " The 1 ay master of the Civil Services, on account of the repay in. nt of lo ins for Public Works;" tt.na moneys which shall from time to time be repaid in respect of . loans made under this Act, or in respect . of the interest thereof, shall be carried to the credit of the same ac- CQUIIt. VIII. And be it enacted, That as soon as any sum of money shall have been so lodged to the credit of the said account of the Paymaster - of Civil Services, on ac count of the repayment of loans for Public Works, the said Commissioner for Public Works shall, upon a noti fication thereof, cause to be made out and delivered to the Paymaster cf Civil Services a s t a t ement of the proper appropriation of such payment, w h et h er f or ac count or interest or principal, or how muc h f or eac h re apectively, upon which the said Paymaster of Civil Ser vices shall cause to be prepared accordingly the proper receipt or voucher, and send the same to the said Com missioners of Public Works, who shall thereupon cause the sum or sums therein mentioned to be entered ou the books of the said Commissioners to the credit of the loan or account of which such pay ment s h a ll h ave b een ma d e; and such receipt, when so entered, shall be delivered to the party or person on whose account such payment shall have been so made, and such receipt shall be suffi cient discharge to the party or person paying the same. IX. And be it enacted, Ti - eit every sum of money which shall be paid into the Bank of Ireland to the ac count of the Paymaster of Civil Services, on account of the repayment of loans for Public Works under this Act, shall from time to time, immediately on such plytuents being tnade, be transferred to the Governer and Company of the Beek of Ireland, to the account kept by the Batik of England with her Mejsstt '8 Ex chequer, and when so tratis`erred shall be carried to and made part of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. X. And be it enacted, That all the enactments con. tatted in the said recited Acts relating to Public Works in Ireland, or any of them, shall, except as herein other wise provided, extend to this Act, and to all things done or directed to be dime by the said Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, or the said Commissioners of Public Works, or their Secretary for the time being, or any .other persona or. dies oorpornte, under rho authority of the said recited Acts or this Act, or any of them, in such or the like manner as if they had been particularly and severally re-enacted in the bod) of this Act, or as near thereio as the difference of the c;rcura stances will admit, except so far only as the same are amended or ahe::ed by any of the said Acts or by this Act, XL A! d be it enacted, That this Act maybe arnendA or repealed by any Act to be passed in this session of Parliament. DRAINAGE-IRELAND. The following are extracts from the fourth annual re port of the Commissioners acting in pursuance of th e Act sth and 6th Victoria, c. 89, with the Acts Bth al 9th Victoria, c. 69, and 9th Victoria, c. 4, amending 13'41e th i w same. The said rep o rt ha: j us t ben presenti , d to T1,.0 or Parliament by co:lnn:tuff of tier Maje-ts:-, TO THE LoaDs C:MMISSIONNIIS OF HELL MAJE,TY TREA,:URY. • Office' of I'llhl , C Werkldin, Aegust 8. . May it pleise yo.ir Lordships e Its% e th.• hot. ur to submit this 'our f lira' annual report of proceedinse under the provisions of the abov e - na med Acts, for th year ended the 31st December, 1843 In our former reports we have described the opera, and principles of the Dr a ina ge A c t, a nd the gen e of state of drainage in Ir e l a nd p rev i ous to the pasel 4 o ,, the Acts above recited. To the se reports, therefnr e • eo . refer for information on th ese subects an d now e' to tinue the account of our proceedings, and *hat 11310 i 0 a great extent, he deemed the history of drainage Ireland. The results of the surveys a n d i nqu i r ies made " I V the year 1845, and the graoual progress of the wor k 0 course of execution, together with their success so far . they have been c .mpleted, clearly demonstrate the vantages to be derived both by individuals and the P li n u d lie from the general operation of th e Drainage Ac ts, t he have confirmed our views as to their applicability W her present circumstances of this country ; we are fll,r i u ce glad to observe that these results have given confin el3 e , to the parties interested, and have aroused very ge., 11 5 rally the attention of propriet o r s t o the dormant c a fe bilities of the country, and the facilities afforded for to development. toe, From the date of our last report, the' 17th of 0 . 0 1845, to the termination of the year, there were but ni fo r new applications received, but some of these wer e o f districts of very considerable extent, involving not poll Measures of drainage, but of improved mill power " navigation. During the period referred to, in addition tn. the t e : cution of works, and the h o ldi ng o f p u bli c meetings' ca , to the Act, our attention was directed to the T ose pletion of the prelimi n a r y surre y s an d i nqu iries in t wo parts of the country fr om w hi c h a ppli cat i o ns bad, of received, and more especially the extensive disto c r s O . Loughs Neagh, Corrib, M a sk, a nd C arra , and the Su otir non and Erne Junction navigations, all described p l .". last le port, in which several projects, drainage, n avip ti Inand mill-power are combined. were In carrying out these preliminary inquiries ei; e , s ey to a cons i derable extent retarded by the extraorule. 5 , y o te demand created by railway speculation for the„P'i l e ll sional services of engineets and surveyors, ofwro c r ol persons not controlled by fixed appointments net ° availed themselv, s, viSs o stlY Another source of delay in our proceedings ra the difficulty experienced by pat ties interested in g oo . meting drainage measures, in raising by vo luntary f see tributton sufficient funds to d e f r ay the expense preliminary prece.edingse ae required by the 0111 t he Act ; and this, coupled with the partial failure ° w hich potato crop last year, and the con se quent necessltY, B b o ar became, even then, apparent of providing for the ) Atio ed ing el Asses increased employment this season , iln f t ee many parties to call ur g eetly f o r an amendment ? to Act, as regarded some of its provisions, with a vie ex p e he dite and faeilitate our ofterations under 4, F result has been the amended Act 9 Aricte;nt 1 , 1 Melt was passed by the Le g i s l a t ure e arly in the P r b e e - year, by which greatly increased facilities hav e m i t e all afforded for ca r r yi ng i nto e ff ect t h e prov i s i o ns " r ciples of the original Act. ~,o se ts The readiness with which both proprietors and oftge have availed themselves of the provisions of the - 11 ,11 - t eef Acts to effect improvements, for the cost of Yvui c are themselves respectively liable, affords an interrej tee evidence of the beneficial effect o f the new law, an advantage likely to accrue from its enactment. b; the In addition to the facilities already affordeg t ,; the Legislature, the Government have intimate' pf Commissioners, that in the three great projec t ' `0„. lest gation, connected with drainage, described in ‘!„„tione report—viz , Lough N,.agh, the Junction Ne e ch ';' in e a.t.d LetrAts Corrib, Mask, and Carra, as wei t i ons ian fourth now under examination, for opening C t, 1 „ 5 cation between Lough Erne and the lakes udi ec e ot, fer,' their intention to recommend a vote of Perlis ° o f tue free grant, to the extent of a moiety of the cos' moiety navigation portion of those measures, the tnlhe!Ost of e w Grill be to be paid by the baronies benefited ; while th the works for the drainage of the adjacent l ands defrayed by the proprietors of the Atil. n4von Teri This equitable and liberal proposition illl e ed t; gs under general satisfaction, and the necessary' Pr c ' ee be the Acts for carrying out the cow question are new in progress. applied for tind er The memorials or numberof projects _tei 1845, have amoun d the Act up to the 31st of December, unties in Ireland, e n d measures ill in all to 40 ; spread over 29 co comprising 140,347 acres, proposed to ed improved ; whilst the cost of the works for the comb!nor and mill powery_ gu oj et purposes of drainage, navigation, as the surveys have enabled us to estimate, may w to about 793,0001. drained HARRY D. JONESk BROOK T. OTTLP" J. RADCLIFF. f. WM. T. MULVA RAILWAY SH ARE MARK E T' . • MANCHESTER Atlortir 24. 00 STOCK ExcrListax.-The sales ' are-Birmingham A 1300; Junction, 3- p.-Blackburn. Darwen, and Bolton , dIS S p11 0 ', 1 1 70 - , Newark, and Sheffield, 13-16 cis. - Boston, Stamford , an con' , s . ham, 111. 6d. dis. - Churnet and Blythe, % dis.--Eastro t L inco: o . York Extension, 1% p.-East Lancashire. 8% shire, % c. dis.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, . ss , fs!,, -Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis.-Great Grimsby an d sion, dis.-Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford , Mi tt , P t , e ' dersfleld and Manchester Railway anti Canal, 24 P. 0 1, sion, p.-Leicester and Bedford, 10s. 6d. c. kirk, and Preston, 3 7-16 p.-London, Manchester, and 13' 0, Quarters (A), 9 p.-Ditto, ditto (111, 9 p.-Ditto, ditto s d son ~ Manchester and Leeds Extension, 2% p.-Manchester ax' Btr ite s li s ampton. 11-16 dis.-North Eastern, 1 5-16 dis.-0 1 d Intth s yre!t, s , head, & c., 1 dis.-Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham ,dis uttot". s . and Wyre, Halves (B), 5-16 p.-Sheffield and Lincolns hire -Sl lo° o % dis.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 5-16 bury, Wolverhampton, &c., % dis.-Shropshi re Union I ts- 4 Is P', Canal, 7-16 dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, Halves. N°•,s ' c , V', South Midland, 11-16 15.-South Staffordshire Junction, clis• Trent Valley, Midland, &c., par-West Lancashire Coast, ' West Riding Union, 2% p. o n LEEDS, AUGUST 24. n ties, STOCK EXCOANGE.-The sales are--Eastern Con,,_saasbu Extension, 1% p.- East Lancashite, 8% p.-Gre at r e ter. Sheffield Extensions, 16s. dis.-Huddersfleld and Monet , id, 74 T om - - Ditto, Extensions, 6s. 6d. p.-Iluddersfleld and Sho gle 4 Leeds and Bradford, 424 p.-Leeds and DewsburY, sa d n hi ane, Brat.ches, 365. p.-- Ditto, Extension, Is. dis.-Leed s 3% dis. -- Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 8 p. -Pittu '(C) , "jrth 2% p.-Manchester and Birs,inghain, Quarter Shares fsst Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions, 1 0 ,1, 1 1 1 0 1, fa st British, Carlisle Branch, 2% ps-York and North 1% ( ' 4 . d i s , -- and West Riding, 11% p.- Clitheroe Junction, Ws' 31 5 ' a nd Lincolnshire, 12s. 6d. dis. --Great Eastern and Viresteruetiela;l, Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 14s. dis.-- Leeds, 1 1.....1,tv 3lidlatal, 13s. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 10s. er (i tel" -tsf - Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% p. - London and Nanches!_ ser tn ' , s o t ton's), 2% dis.- Mutton and Driffield Junction, Sc. W i t neY, is forashire, p. s.-North Western, 2p-2 Chettenham, 15s. dis.- Sheffield, Rotherham, An', se er 6d F'., 0 13 Shropshire Union, 121. Gd. dis.-SouthUnibin is 6d. s.- Welsh Midlands, 325. dis.-West Riding Union. „.);.„, union. 3 85 ' and Carlisle Union, 395. die. -Yorkshire and 10. end SHEFFIELD, AUGUST 24 ; , r ter ATOM EXCWANGE.-The sate. are Mitila ns, p'tto Q 39 1)11 . * 155. dig, - 1 Sheffield, 2/. 7s. dis.-Ditto, Extension, Shares. Bs. Gd. dis.--North Western, Gs. Gd. cornsh L. ss. dis.-Ditto, Extension, 15s. 6J. dis . is Union, 113. Gd. dis. HULL. Astortsx 24. EXCPIANGE--The sales are-- Ambergate, Boston, 40s. Gd. - ; Chelmsford and Bury , 125.- Eastern Extension, 2L4 -East Lincolnshire, 135.-Fleetwood, Prot 13 0 ,. 11 West Riding, Bs.-Hull and Selby, Halves, 50 -Ipswich a n j t , 9 -Leicester and Bedford, 12s. 9d.-Leicester am B l ll-al anifil lrr u it :ol o o :o (M.-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 245. p. &- land and Lane- shire, 2ss. North British, Halves, 14s. ..; - (1 15t.. Western, 6s P.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 2 . 1. las. ° ' Shropshire Union, Ile. dies.' YORK, AUGIIST 24. pc 0 0 0 ts STOCK EXCHASioI.-The sales are - Grand Union st - t i and Lynn), 14S. - Leicester and Bedford, 125.-Lond ° ...„ n i fetti , 21. 25.-Ditto Half Shares, I% -Newcastle and liarirrotel. sat 11% -North British, Half Shares, 14%-Ditto, Carlisle 89 .--, es tll 4/. 4s. 6d.-North Staffordshire, 5% -North Western , and P. Riding Union ' 5% -York and Carlisle, 18s. 6d. - Y"'" Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 12%. st EDINBURGH, Auoun 22. ; Sr avid t- STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian, I ,,, d . 7 ,T a iec a Sz Extension, 335. 6d.-Direct Northern, 345. 6d- - v „"ties, broath, 37-Dundee and Perth, 24% -Eastern Co n ","„b snu sn tlsn,' tension, 425. 6d.-East Indian Railway, 15s. - EdinbuT e t Sssi ern, 9% -Edinburgh and Perth, 695. 6d.-Great North sciv S. M.-North British, Extension to Carlisle, Scottish Central, 193- Shrewsbury and Here f or dshire,; 6J. bury, Oswestry, and Chester, Si. ls. -So u th . Midland, s ` 7c bb bed MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW WORK, entitlets „abb. AND TRAVELLERS," in 2 vols., price 21s. bound , i s s r a ll br. r tb this day by Mr. Colburn, and may now be had ° n t h , ' / 01 ".„ 1 sellers. The following are also now ready r-- 2 ' c ",e - ; Part of Mr. Burke's History of the Landed Ga 0 7-crolaa pleting the work. 3. The Seventh and concludtorg s e ll of the Nelson Letters end Dispatches. 4. re v te- Solltl i :03 Moscow, a Visit to the Court of the Czar, 13)' "Z tr ickl"' of Bourke, Esq., 2 vols., 21s. 5. Vol. 9of Agnes , 11 4 ,. 10" 1 .04 " Lives of the Queens of England," comfgls l . rig' t - bor Modena, Consort of James 11. 6. Hochelaga; °'' Ol in the New World, edited by Eliot Warburton, Es,Y of " Th.:: Crescent and the Cross," 2 vols. small --- ,-- BIRTHS. 0 t he lad' the Ist of June last, at Victoria, Hong- 1013 of the Rev. Vincent J. Stanton, of a son. -b 11 0 It. On the 25th ult., at Newington-place, Edinburb , Park, of a 80D. i caS b ' 944 On the 15th iust., at Reigate, the wife of J ohol of a son. if...L'''. 104 On the 20th inst., in Marine-square, Bri ßrighton' ter' Kennedy, of a daughter. NleviWg On the 21st inst., at Claremont-terrace , Stoke 1 Ater. Iv road, the wife of Mr. C. M. Miller, surgeon , of a dvide-Pill On the 22d inst., at Upper Southwick - s treet, 13y d e-par gardens, Mrs. Jeffery Ludlam, of a son. utb sll3l) On the 23d inst., Mrs. R. G. Hennell , of So street, Bloomsbury, of a daughter. vAil sra MARRIED. On the 22d inst., at St. Mary's, Bryanston-altaare';u-ghter Watson Smyth, Esq., of Eaton-place, to Mary, eld es , t rartO lir of J. 11. Hay, Esq., of Upper Seymour-street, ___...........„ square IS t ' At Campden DIED. Cottage, Kensington, Charlotte, T. Gardner, of Islington, ,7 9 ref f On the 10th inst., at Harronate, lUiss Brans ' of Stewart. Rect °l. On the 19th inst., t h e R e v . J ohn R Thaekeral, Hadley, aged 74. R. Edifil la On the 20th • t t W fi ld C ttage Betio, ins ~ a ar e o ~, , Coxw 0 P e- "' ' - ' 5 l , late Captain in the Royal Ar ti " erl i t dough' wide/ 0 On the 20th inst., in Portland -place Emma •° ' ter of L'eutenant-Colonel the Hon. E.'l3. Wilbrahara• On the 21st inst., at Dorking, George Smith. Egg' London: rt , ruonslied 0) Al ultDo youso. " .t.;„ vi. l'rinter, at The Sun O ffi ce , N0.112f Str avid' l T 4..uki e s Sato) . ,of la C:ViiZtj 91 XU11106", ;es 184 e, • oe Th Bt. C AL Da a Ivit y h 44vi o th e t , t ° } 2nt -.Act ton, I, lllj, () r th, Th nrst !o r t bt - -Mg Tts Are, th e and the