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C AU' A j • 4% 47 ;4C:a rTf .- • itk •=-- t! • - , - -• • Wititton OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. XCIIEQUE It-(T HIS DAY.) TEE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. WARD• (Continued fromonr Afternoon Edition.) Evidence having been adduced to prove the case, tir. WounswcP.TH addressed the jury for the defence, de claring that the tobacco was deposited in the shed without the defendant's knowledge, and that no ono was more sur prised when it was discovered there than the defendant himself. The Soucrron-GENErtm , replied, ridiculing the idea that so large a bulk of tobacco could be placed upon the defend ant's premises without his knowledge or consent. There could, he contended, be no reasonable doubt that the contra bands goods were placed in the shed with the guilty know ledge of the Oefendant, and therefore the verdict of the jury ought to be for the Crown. Mr. Baron PLArr then summed up; and the jury, after a short consultation, found a verdict for the defendant. WORCESTER, TENBURY, AND LUDLOW RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the directors and shareholders of this Com pany was held at the London Tavern this day, at one o'clock, for the purpose of considering the proceedings necessary to be hereafter adopted with respect to the undertaking. _Wil liam Richardson, Esq., occupied the chair. A very small number of shareholders were present. The CHAIRMAN said he had much pleasure in meeting the shareholders on that occasion. They had fulfilled the trust reposed in them as far as was practicable, as they had complied with the standing orders and lodged the neces sary deposits with the Accountant-General, and were ready to enter Parliament. They were, however, of opinion that, in order to obviate unnecessary expense and a con test in which he feared they would not be successful, that it would be advisable, if possible, to enter into an amalga mation with the Great Western, or some other company, but they did not feel themselves at liberty to take such a course without the consent of the shareholders, and had therefore sailed them together to hear a statement read respecting e proceedings and a balance-sheet of the receipts and ~ Ilsbureements. Pak. PINSVORD then read the statement referred to, which set forth that the Company was registered in May last, that tee capital was proposed to be 400,0001., in 800 shares of itA. each, deposit 21. 15s. per share, and was intended to com mence at Worcester, and to be carried near Tenbury, to its termivatioa at Ludlow. Leaving the vale of the Severn, it would reach with an easy sweep the Terne Valley, and, running up the course of the Terne, would pnrsue throughout the greater portion of its course a water level, and would form a portion of that great chain of communication between the metropolis and Porthdynllaen. 2,245 shares were issued in the first instance, and realised 6,173/. 158. In June the Great Western Company obtained their Bill to make an extension from 'Worcester to Porthdynllaen,"the road proposed to be traversed by this Company. A second allotment of 4,665 shares was shortly after made, a nd realised 12,828/., leaving 1,230 shares still to be allotted, which, at 2/. 15s. per share, would make a further capital of 3,382/. 103. Communica tions were then entered into with the Great Western with a view to effect an arrangement with them for the sale of the Company. They sought to obtain 10,000/., then 7,0001., but the Great Western refused to give more than 5,000/., which was refused, and the negotiations were broken off. They anticipated, however, that as an independent scheme they would meet with success in the House of Com mons, in which case they would have to call on the shareholders for an additional deposit of 2/. 10s. per share, in order to comply with the standing orders of the Lords. The balance showed that they had received 19,022!. 17s. Bd., out of which they had paid 11,300/. to the Accountant-General, and 6,485/. 1 Is. 10d. of the various expenses of the Company, including 1,933/., 155., which had been paid to the engineer and traffic-taker. All their liabilities consisted of the re mainder of the engineers and the solicitors and Parliamentary agents' bills. Toe balance at their bankers' amounted to 1,237/. ss. 10d. The CHAIRMAN said he should feel happy to give env ex planations that might be required with respect to the affairs of the Company. A SHAREHOLDER. inquired the amount which the engineer claimed in addition to the suns he had received. The CHAIRMAN replied, that he had already received 1,5001., but he had cot supplied them with a bill, setting forth the whole sum ho claimed, although requested to do so. His demands and estimates were very extravagant, so much so, that the directors felt it their duly to dismiss him, and they had now a working man, who would do all that was necessary at far less expence. Mr. Gar vitt, who was the engineer, had behaved towards the board in a very unsatisfactory manner. If they found his bill ex orbitant, he: would suggest that it should be submitted to a jury of their countrymen. A SHAREHOLDER said he was anxious to know the whole amount of their liabilities. The CHAIRMAN said they had already expended 6,485/. lls. 10d. 10,000/. he considered would meet the whole of the expenses, including the liabilities to which al lusion had been made. Mr. Kxox inquired if the provisional committee had taken up their shares 7 The CHAIRMAN said that all the directors had paid up the whole of the shares allotted to them—in fact, they held nearly one-fourth of the whole number issued. The provisional:committee had no shares alloted to them, because they did not apply for them. A SHAREHODER considered that the names ought to be published. Mr. KNox said it was important to know that the original shareholders had taken no interest in the Company. The CHAIRMAN said he had only been connected with the Company for a few months, and had been requested to join it by Mr. Bryden, the Parliamentary agent. He took 20 shares, in order to qualify himself for the office of director, out subsequently he had taken 100 more, on all of which he :led paid. The directors had taken great pains to bring the s'empany to the state it was then in. Several shareholders regretted that the directors had not opted the terms offered by the Great Western Company. Mr. STEI'IIe.NSON (one of the directors) said none of the original Company sat on the board. 'When the present di sectors became connected with the Company they found that it had been greatly mismanaged, and by their united exer tioas nearly the whole of the shares were allotted and paid 7ipir. The directors had not trafficed in the shares which they had taken up, but had continued to hold them up to the present time, and if the deposits had not been sufficient to comply with the standing orders, they would have raised the necessary capital amongst themselves. The SECRETARY, in reply to a question, stated that the directors had rcuraed deposits to the amount of 3851. to the parties who wished to withdraw from the Company, on ac count of the shares not being considered good. In reply to other questions, the Cliainatassi and some of the directors stated that thefeeling,in the locality:through which the Nine was proposed Co traverse was as much infer our of their project as of the one projected by the Great Western Company. They believed that that Company was prepared to enter Parliament, but they could not ascertain the fact until Friday, which was the last day for petitions. They an ticipated that the expenses incurred would amount to be tween 10'. and 12s. 6d. per share. A DIRECTOR said he feared the feeling of the locality was in favour of the Great West ern p ro j ect, on account of its-bring an established Company, and no doubt they were prepared to give them the most determined opposition, and to sweep them off the line if possible. After some discussion, Mr. Kaox suggested that they should endeavour to amal gamate with the Great Western, as they would realise more by that arrangement, from the premium to which the shares of an unopposed project could not fail to attain. The CHAIRMAN—The directors were of the same opinion. Mr. Keiox then moved, " That the directors be authorised to effect an amalgamation with the Great Western or some other company, and to take such measures as may appear to them to be conducive to the interests of the Company." The CHAIRMAN said he had reason to believe that the Great Western would not object to amalgamate with them. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman and committee for their exertions, which was acknowledged by the Chairman, and the meeting separated, on the under standing that another meeting should be held, but that the directors should inform them, in the event of an amalgama tion bein; effected, where they might obtain the necessary scrip, or, In the event of a dissolut ion of the Com p any, where they might obtain the return of their deposits, less the ex penS69 incurred. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met to-day at Five o'clock. The Duke of ROXBURGHE presented apetitionfrom Seacome, in favour of agricultural protection, and against any interference with the existing corn-laws. Lord FEVERSHAM presented :a petition from the landowners, farmers, tradesmen and others, of Melton, in the county of York, against any alteration in the corn -laws. He also presented a number of petitions from other places to the same effect. Lord MONTEAGLE moved for a copy of certain re turns from the Secretary of the Treasury, relating to local taxation.—Agreed to. RELIGIOUS DISABILITIES BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR obtained leave to bring ioa Bill for relieving h er M a j es ty' s subjects from cer tain. penalties an d disabilities respecting their re l igious opinions, and moved that it be read a first time. Lord CAMPBELL asked if the present Bill was in oufo . rmity with th e recommendation of the Commiss i on Theto c ons id er the subject last year ? The LORD CHANCELLOR, in answer to his Noble rriend, had only to st a t e th at he had advised Sir Ed . ard Ryan to divide the Bill into two Bills, and this -45 , a,9 one of the Bills: th e ot h er Bill related to, the Acts -)f Allegiance and Supremacy. The Bill was then read a first time, and their Lord ships adjourned till Thursday. SUMMARY. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. Several petitions w ere p resented, praying fur protec tion to agriculture , from Mallon, Seacombe, and several other places. Lord MONTEAGLE moved for certain returns with respect to local taxation, which was agreed to. The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on their Lordships' table a Bill to relies e her Majesty's subjects from certain dis abilities with regard to religious opinions, which, after a short discussion, was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock• NEW MEMBERS. Mr. STUART took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Newark upon-Trent. MosTYN took the oaths and his seat for the city of Lichfield. Mr. Svaxema WA.L . PoLE took the oaths and his seat for Midhurst. Mr. R. YORKE presented a petition for the better supply or water t o t h e city of York. RAILWAY PETITIONS. Mr. HUDSON presented several petitions in favour'of the York and North Midland, and Leeds and Rugby Ex. tension Railway Bills. Mr. MILLS presented a petition for the County Down Railway. Mr. SPOONER withdrew both the notices of motion which stood in his name on the paper, with respect to the Belfast and County Down Railway and the Ncwry and Warrenpoint Rail ay. Petitions were presented for the Somerset and Mid land Railway and the Wilsoutown Railway Bills. NEW WRIT. A new writ was moved for the city of Chichester, in the room of Lord Arthur Lennox, who has accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.—Ordered. Petitions were presented against any alteration in the present corn- laws. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. - BOSTON, NEWARK, AND SHEFFIELD RAIL WAY. Mr. STEWART presented a petition, signed by the High Sheriff on the part of the inhabitants of Mans field, in the county of Nottingham, in favour of a rail way from Boston to Newark and Sheffield. NOTICES OF MOTION.—RIGHT OF SEARCH. Captain PECHELL gave notice, that on a future day, he should ask 'whether any communication had been re ceived by the Board of Trade, or the Commissioners of Excise, relative to the thirteenth article of the convention with France, which regarded the right of search in French fishing-vessels. He should also put the same question to some member of the Board of Admiralty. CUBA SUGARS. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that, on Thursday, he would put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet, the First Lord of the Treasury as to whether he had received from the Spanish Governteent any intimation of their intention to visit with retaliatory measures the com merce of Great Britain, if the duties on Cuba sugar vero not reduced. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE wished to know from the Right Hon. Baronet if it was his intention to bring in a Bill with reference to ecclesiastical courts? Sir R. PEEL said that he was not prepared on the part of her Majesty's Government to answer the ques tion put by the Hon. Member.---(Hear, hear.) THE TARIFF. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE might, perhaps, be per mitted to ask another question, although he had given no notice on the subject. He wished to know whether, in the arrangement of duties proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet, watches were included in the reference made to clocks. Some doubt existed among his constituency on this point. Sir R. PEEL said, that if he recollected aright, watches were separately classed. The duty on clocks did not apply to watches. TIMBER DUTIES. Sir R. PEEL said that he was not aware whether it was exactly regular, but the importance of the question to which he was about to refer was such that he felt it necessary to take that opportunity of announcing the intention of her Majesty's Government with respect to the proposed reduction of the duties upon timber. He did not propose to make any immediate reduction upon the differential duties upon foreign timber. It was the intention at a future time to reduce the present duty of 255. by 155., with the view of insuring as great benefit as possible to the consumer. The demand for timber was now very great and the supply was hardly sufficient. He therefore proposed, that from the sth of April, 1847, a reduction of ss. should be made on hewn timber; and on the sth of April, 1848, a fur ther reduction of ss. upon hewn timber should take place. He chose April, as that was the time of the year when a reduction was likely to be attended with the most beneficial results. With regard to sawn timber, a reduction of Cs. should take place from the sth of April, 1847, and a further reduction of 6s. at the same period in 1848. With respect to the smaller de scription of timber, such as spars, &e., he pro posed to make some reduction, but he did not know if it would be done immediately, and he would, therefore, reserve his opinion on the subject. In the course of the evening the resolutions on that subject would be laid on the table. An Hos. MEmBER inquired if any alteration in the duties would take place before 1847 ? Sir R. PEEL said that the duties would remain the same until the sth of April, 1847. TURN PIKE TRUSTS. An HoN. MEMBER wished to ask whether the Govern ment were satisfied with the operation of the Act which was passed in 1844 respecting the law of Turnpike True ts. fir R. PEEL would be glad if the Hon. Member would put his question when his Right Hon. Friend the Secretary for the Home Department was in the House. THE GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL TIIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDA-Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, met MEASURES. Sir ROBERT PEEL would take that opportunity of putting a question to the lion. Member for Ashton under-Lyne (Mr. Colquhoun), or if the Hon. Gentleman was not in the House, he might put the question to some gentleman who usually acted with the Hon. Member. The Hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne had given notice that he would, on Monday next, move an amend ment to the motion that the Speaker leave the Chair cn the House going into Committee on the question of the commercial policy of the country. He wished to know if the Honourable Gentlemen would put the House in possession of the heads of his amendment.—(Hear.) There no answer given to the question ; Mr. Colqu houn was not in the House. CUBA. Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to know if any further correspondence had been received with reference to the affairs of Cuba. Sir R. PEEL said he thought there had been. Lord J. RUSSELL—Is there any objection to its being laid on the table ? Sir R. PEEL said ho would give an answer on a future day. THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. CHAPMAN. Mr. WODEHOUSE said, that in moving for a copy of the warrant, or other document, by which Mr. Chap man had been appointed Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, he would take leave, in the first place, to make known to the House that he entertained no hostile feeling towards Mr. Chapman. It was due to that gentleman, who had received the highest testimonials from the Hon. Member for Lis keard, the Hon. Member for Cumberland, the Hon. Member for Bath, and the Hon. Member for Westmin ster, to state that he (Mr. Wodehouse) believed that the Noble Lord, the late Secretary for the Colonies, was perfectly justified in making the appointment. In bringing his name before the public ho was actuated by no hostile motives, but he was compelled to do so, because in his report, laid before Parliament, there were innumerable errors of such a serious nature that it was impossible for any one to pass them over. The Hon. Member then read several quotations from Mr. Chapman's reports with respect to the price of wheat from the year 1800 to that of 1815, which quotations he denied to be correct. Mr. Chapman, in speaking of the price of wheat in 1800, said that it happened to be rather less dear than the preceding year, while the fact was that it averaged seventy-five per cent. less. He also said that he had no means of judging the pre cise quantity of foreign grain which might be let in from the Baltic, Poland, and Russia ;/but he considered that a considerable quantity might be expected from Poland. He also begged leave to call the attention of the House to another extract. The King of Prussia says, with respect to the duty on corn, that their Government would not meet the English Government much longer in free interchange of commercial com modities. He thought the English Govern ment were the occasion of creating the unnatural price of wheat. He would say that he believed there were various parties, and among them the Hon. Mem ber for Durham (Mr. Bright), who held the opinion that the King of Prussia was right in doing what he pleased wit the corn of his country. He hoped that the Parlia ment of this country would recollect that for 45 years they supported themselves without the aid of foreign corn. He believed that the Government were leagued with the League, and totally indifferent to the interest and the prosperity of the country. He would now pass to the other document which he moved for, he meant the copy of a paper published in the United States. It was a dispatch from H. U. Addington, Esq., to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated at Washington, on the 13th ofAugust 1827, Nothing could be more conclusive than that letter, and there was this remarkable fact, that neither Mr. Charles Bold (now Sir Charles Bold), nor Sir Charles Begot, nor Lord Dudley, made any allusion whatever at that time to the subject of corn. The question related to Swedish iron, hammered iron, and bar iron. Corn, in fact, was never mentioned. The concluding paragraph of Mr. Addington's dispatch was to the effect that he had only to add, that had any restriction on the importation of foreign corn existed in Great Biioin, the tariff would never have passed either House of the Legislature, be cause the agricultural states, and especially Pennsyl vania, would have opposed its ultimate enactment," erasing from that passage all that had reference to the other states of Europe—erasing from that passage every syllable that showed the division of opinion, and leaving it to stand as if it had reference to this country alone. Ile remembered having had a conversation with the late Sir Charles Bagot, and another with Sir Stratford Canning, on the subject, and he would undertake to say that it was his firm belief, that in the history of the country or of anything in which her Majesty was ever concerned, there never was a stratagem more un worthy of any man that professed to hold the situation of a gentleman; he had utterly disabused the powers which had been assigned to him. He would ask whether any Member of that House, pos sessing gentlemanly feeling, could justify that ? He would now call attention to the evidence given before the Import Duties Committee, in the year 1804. He was most unwilling to trespass on the time of the House with this subject • but he would be able to show that throughout the whole of this evidence he w ould be able to maintain his position, and it seemed to him that the Chairman posi tionof enCohmymhititseepehradoraeild).eavTouhreedHtoonpornorvaehlheismem even btoerwthieehn he re h ad ad s a e i v i e u r i a e l d, extra c t s from the evidence Mr. that of Mr. Smyth, D Ther. B H o o w n r. Memberng, an at a for Bolton Cobden, wro g te ve to nManchester. the same effect s i u n ch that se part of to Lord Palmerston. It was not only his negotiations where he exhibited such He played the same part in Egypt. From inf n o t r ime r n . which he (Mr. Wodehouse) had received, and on which he had every reason to rely, there was exhibited a scene before the Pacha of Egypt of such a nature as to excite surprise. The interpreter, on that occasion, could scarcely contain himself with laughter.— (Laughter.) He (Mr. Wodehouse) had his information Laughter)—a, married lady.—(Continued laughter.) She was a lady with whom he was iu the fromaugahlttenrly.L ( habit—(Great laughter, inllewm,h,iaesh not t e an rem ey a e in -w de i r tne o ss f i th e sentence was .0s • but there could bo no doubt as to the authenticity of her information. If Hon of the affair, Gentleman going about Members bad seen the Hon, there as she saw him—(Laughter)-t--;liethoaoinlatiFfige tos traw hat, having a brim as large as theth table before him), a full flowing beard, and a wide pair of Circassian trousers (Loud laughter). There was another point connected with this subject to which he should wish to refer. In the same report he found an observation from Dr, Harding, to whom was committed the examination into the state of the hand loom weavers in the east of Scotland. Dr. Hard ing expressed himself thus :—"The only remedy universally suggested by the Yeavers and their em ployers was the total repeal of the present com-laws." He had already stated the reason why he thought a measure of this kind would be inimical to the interests of the hand-loom wearers. Notwithstanding the excitement and prejudice existing among weavers on this subject—an excitement fostered by political agita tion—the more intelligent persons were aware that a repeal of these laws would have an injurious effect on agriculture. This would ultimately injure the weavers themselves, by diminishing the de mand for textile manufactures. How far their commerce might be checked by foreign powers, who desired to encourage their home manufactures, must be left to the wisdom of the Legislature to ascer tain. He did not wish to occupy the time of the House, and he would, therefore, at once move for a copy of the warrant, or other document of authority, by which 11. S. Chapman, Esq., Assistant Commissioner under the Commission appointed to inquire into the condition of the hand-loom weavers, and acting in that capacity in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1838, was afterwards ap pointed Chief Judge of the Supreme Court at Wellington, in New Zealand, in 1343. Also the papers relating to tariffs published in the United States, and presented in pursuance of an address of the ISth July, 1328, viz. Copy of a dispatch from 11. U. Addington, Esq., to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated Washington, May 30th, 18 4 4, and of Mr. Vaughan to Viscount Dudley, dated Washington, August 13, 1827, with other inclosures. 1)r. BOWRING said, that perhaps he might be al lowed to say a word or two, as he had been alluded to by the honourable Member who had just sat down. Ha would pass over the rather personal allusions to himself, and merely allude to the communication re ceived from a lady who seemed to have prac tised somewhat largely on the Hon. Member's credulity. While he was in Cairo he had the honour of receiving many communications from the people of that city on the subject. Mehemet Ali believed that he could regu late the price of corn by legislation, and issued a decree that no more than a certain price should be paid for it. He (1)r. Bowring) in the friendly intercourse with which he was honoured, presented to Mehemet Ali a state ment that the coast quence of that measure would be very likely an extensive and enduring state of public distress. The distress did become very great in conse quence of that measure. The decree restricting the price of corn, beans, and bread at the bazaars, had the effect of producing extreme suffering in the City. The owners of corn would not bring it into the market, and the bakers refused to bake any broad. He (I)r. Bowring) had the good fortune to convince Mehemet Ali that his theory of protection was very injurious, and a decree was issued allowing that imports and exports of foreign corn should be free. The effect of that measure was that the distress was at once alleviated, and he had the honour of receiv ing the thanks of Mehemet Ali for his advice. Had a repeal of the corn-laws been earlier introduced he believed that a majority of the Members of this House would have been found to support the system in which he for one felt a very great interest, and which he hoped would shortly become the law of the land. He had been sent to ascertain the feeling of the northern Governments with regard to the introduction of British manufactures, and he found an evident feeling to give every facility to that introduction, and the law that would allow of the introduction of their produce with England would evidently increase that feeling, to . . the benefit of our commercial interests. He rejoiced to hear the llon. Baronet at the head of the Government say that he was weary of making applications to foreign nations for the admission of our manufactures. He (Dr. B.) considered that we should set an example on this point. —(Hear, hear.) Before we healed other men's diseases we should look to our own. We should reform our own tariffs before we complained of those of other nations. He was therefore glad to have the opportunity of thank ing the Right Honourable Baronet tor what he had al ready done, and he sincerely trusted that he would not be deterred from proceeding in the course which had been adopted by any injudicious observations on either side of the House. lie felt assured that there was every disposition among foreign communities to respond to his good feelings. And it there were any doubt of the fact every one who, like himself, had received communications from, foreign communities,could bear ample testimony that no change had occurred in disposition. If they required any additional informaton with respect to the feel ings to which he had alluded, he was quite sure that the Right Ilon. Baronet would take the trouble to ascertain the tine principles of business and would condescend to appoint teachers. Ile was certain that in future there would be no deficiency of apt pupils. The motion was then put and agreed to. Mr. BROTHERTON (on the part of Mr. Elpbin stone) then moved for a return of the gross and net incomes (in the years 1844 and 1845) of the archbishops and bishops of England and Wales, whether arising from theia archbishoprics and bishoprics, or from any other ecclesiastical preferment, or from any other lay or spiritual office held by them respectively, stating how much arises from each of such sources, and distinguishing all sums paid to or received from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners; also, stating by how much such total income of each archbishop or bishop is greater or less than the incomes proposed in the pre amble of the Act 6 and 7 Will 4, cap. 77. Return of the name.of each archbishop and bishop, and the date of their appointment to their respective sees. On the motion being put, Mr. COLLETT saip that he begged to give notice for leave to bring in a Bill similar to that which he brought under the attention of the House during the last session: he meant that for the consolidation of the two bishoprics of Bath and Wells. He conceived that in this case there was no claim for compensation, for during the seven years one of two circumstances must have occurred : either the duties of the two sees had been efficiently performed, and in that ease there was no necessity for two bishops, or they had not been efficiently performed, and the Government neglected their duty : He felt, however, obliged to take the former alternative, and to believe that the duties had been efficiently performed; and that the diocesan had not been embarrassed by the amount of duties thrown upon his hands. And he (Mr. Collett) therefore trusted ti - at the suggestion which he now threw out would meet with the attention it deserved. according to his view the establishment of the Bishops in the House of Lords was the concentrated essence of all that was bad and objectionable. lle considered them useless both to the laity and to the Crown. The mo tion was then agreed to. LOCAL TAXATION. Mr. WODEHOUSE moved that the return relative to local taxation, viz., poor rates, county rates, highways, and church rates, being No. 562, of 1839, bo reprinted. —Ordered. On the motion of Sir C. NAPIER, the following Committee on district asylums was nominated—Sir Charles Napier, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Williams, Mr. Hume, Colonel Wood, Mr. Pattison, Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Henry Baillie, Mr. Acland, Captain Carnegie, Mr. James Hamilton, Mr. Neville, and Mr. William Cripps. An HONOURABLE MEMBER asked what were the in. tentions of the Government respecting the existing state of the laws relating to turnpike roads in Wales. Sir JAMES GRAHAM could not see the advantage that would arise by bringing in any measure on the subject, or by the appointment of a select committee, which would create enormous expenses. Sir CHARLES NAPIER rose to introduce a Bill relative to the civil department of the navy, which was postponed until Tuesday week. THE. SUGAR DUTIES. In answer to a question proposed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Sir R. PEEL said that it was not the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce the question of the sugar duties before the sense of the House was taken on the other articles of food mentioned in his speech on the commercial policy of the Governmont during the present session. THE IRISH ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Mr. F. FRENCH was informed, in answer to a ques tion which he proposed to the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for Ireland, that it was the intention of the Government to repay out of the consolidated fund the sum of 60,0001. which had been borrowed from the Board of Works by the Irish Ecclesiastical Commission. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. NEW WRIT. Mr. MILES would wish to know from the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty' Government, whe • ther an Hon. Member of that House had resigned his seat, and had accepted office under the Government, and if so, what that office was, and whether a new writ had been moved for? Sir R, PEEL said he had heard that the Honourable Member alluded to by his llenonrable Friend (Lord Ashley) had retired, and that he had also accepted office under the Oovernment, and that that office was a.steward ship of the Chiltern Hundreds.—(Laughter.) There were certain forms to be gone through before a new writ could be moved for to fill the place vacated by the Noble Lord.—(Hear, hear.) CHARITABLE TRUSTS. Mr. TRELAWNEY inquired if the Government intended to brimg in any Bill this session with respect to charitable trusts? Sir J. GRAHAM said the Lord Chancellor would bring in a Bill on the subject on a future day. The llouFe then adjourned. SUMMAIIY. The House sat at Four o'clock. Mr. MOSTYN, for Lichfield, Mr. STUART, for Newark, and Mr. SPENCER WALPOLE, for Midhurst, took the oaths and their seats. Several petitions were presented for Railway Bills. A new writ was ordered for Chichester, in the room of Lord Atyruint LENNOX, who had accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. Sir R. PEEL adverted to the alteration he had pro posed to make in the tariff, observing that, as to timber, no alteration would be made till the sth of April, 1847• That he then proposed there should be a duty on hewn timber of 55., and on sawn 55., and with re spect to spars he proposed no alteration at present. The Right Ron. Baronet then asked Mr. COLQUIIOUN, or any of the lion. Members who acted with him, what was the nature of the amendment which they intended to propose on Monday in oppo s iti on t o the Mini s t er i a l proposition, but no answer was returned. Mr. ELPHINSTONE moved for a return of the incomes during the years 1844 and 1845 of the archbishops and bishops of England and Wales, stating by how much the income of each bishop is greater or less than the in comes proposed in the preamble of the Act 6 and 7 WILLIAM IV., cap. 77. . . _ Mr. COLLETT thought that the bishops sitting in the Douse of Lords was the concentrated essence of all that was objectionable and bad. The motion was the agreed to. Mr. ItionunousE moved for cortain returns with respect to local taxation, which were agreed to. Sir CHARLES NAPIER obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to the Civil Depart ment of the navy. Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to a question from Mr. JOLLIFFE, said it was not the intention of the Govern , ment to bring in a Bill with respect to the consolidation of turnpike trusts in England and Wales, during the present session. Mr. EwAnT, at the suggestion of Sir J. GRAHAM, postponed his motion with respect to Van Diemen's Land, which stood for Thursday, to a future day. Mr. WOODHOUSE moved for a copy of the warrant, or other document of authority, by which H. S. CHAPMAN, Esq., Assistant-Commissioner under the commission appointed to inquire into the condition of hand-loom weavers, and acting in that capacity in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1838, and was afterwards appointed Chief Judge of the Supreme Court at Willington, in New Zealand, in 1843, and for other papers connected with that subject.—Ordered. Mr. 'MILLS wished to know whaher Lord ASHLEY had accepted any office under the Crown, as he under stood he had resigned his seat. • Sir E. PEEL said the Noble Lord had. He had ac cepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. MILLS observed, that if such was the case he should move for a new writ for Dorsetshire. Sir B. PEEL said the Hon. Member could not do that until certain forms had been gone through. The Public Works (Ireland)l.3lllwas read a third time and passed. Sir JAMES GRAHAM,Iin answer to a question, said that it was the intention of the Lord Chancellor, on an early day, to bring in a Bill with respect to Charitable Trusts The louse then adjourned. COURSE OF EXCH./ Amsterdam .. C.T. 12 9% Ditto, at sight • • 12 53i Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 10 Antwerp • 26 15 llamburgh ......M.B. 13 141/ 2 Altona • Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 75 Ditto, 3 months 26 Marseilles • ... •....... 26 10 26 10 Frankfort on Maine.... 122% Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... Berlin ...... Vienna, effee.f10...... 10 10 Trieste, ditt0.......... 10 19 Madrid 36 Cadiz .. • .. : 36 Bilbao .......... • • • • • • Barcelona .. • • ... . Seville — LNGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar.. • • Leghorn .... • ..... 30 75 Genoa .. . ....... •• .. 2G 10 Milan .. . Venice.... .... • .. .. Naples .. • • .... • • 40 l'alenno, per oz 119% Lisbon.... • • • • • ..... 52% Oporto .•...• • • • . .. 52% Rio Janeiro ... .• . 24 Bahia .. .. • • • • • • .. Buenos Ayres ...... New Turk, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .. PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 S New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars .... Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11% THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 31, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Augustus Frederick John Lord Glenlyon to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to her Maje,ty, in the room of Charles Philip Earl of Hardwieke, resigned. DUCHY OF LANCASTER, JAN. 30. . ___.... The Queen has this day been pleased to appoint William Standish Standish, of Duxbury-park. Esq., to be Sheriff of the county palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 3. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Alidhurst—Spencer Horatio Walpole, of Ealing, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., in the room of Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour, who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. City of Lichfield.—The Hon. Edward Mostyn, of Mostyn, in the county of Flint, in the room of the Hon. Granville George Leveson Gower, commonly called Lord Leveson, now Earl Granville, called up to the House of Peers. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Fan., 1846. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Quartermaster-Sergeant J. White to be Quartermaster, vice Hendley, retired on full pay, Feb. Commission signed by the Queen. Radnorshire Regiment of Militia-:-Captain . F. P. Sanders to be Adjutant, Dec. 31, 18-15. Commi-sious by the Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesahire. Robert Macqueen, Esq., to be Deputy - -Lieutenant; Thomas Tweedie, Esq., to be ditto, Jan. 23. Comtnihsion by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire. Francis Mackenzie Gillander, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieute nant, July 22, 1845. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. T. C. 13rock, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 30. Worcestershire ilitia—C. S. Hawkins, Esq., to be Cap-. tarn, vice Long deceased : J. W. Martin, Esq. to be Captain, vice Cox, promoted; E, J. B. Marriott, Esq., to be Captain, vice Brock, promoted; C. Bernard, Esq., to be Captain, vice M‘Leod, deceased; T. W. Kinder, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Garmstone, deceased ; G. Clifton, Gent., to be Lieuten ant, vice Hughes, resigned ; T. F. Peel, Gent., to be lieuten ant, vice Way, deceased, Jan. 30. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Southampton. South Hants or 2d Regiment of Militia—T. W. Fleming, Esq., to be Captain, Jan. 21. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Perth. Major J. Gardiner (late of the 82,1 Regiment) to be Major, vice Sir I'. Monereitre, Bart., promoted; P. Pierides, Gent., M.D., to be surgeon, Jan. 27. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Southern Regiment of Nottingliam•hire Yeomanry Ca valry—R. D'Arey T. Ilildyard, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice the Hon. G. A. Byron, resigned, Jan. 5. Commission gy the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. Royal South Lincoln Militia—Capt. G. E. Welby to be Major, vice Calcraft, resigned, Jan. 28. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Major C. J. Brandling to be Lieutenant-Celonel, vice Hildyard, whe retires; Captain J. S. Compton to be Ma jor. vice Brandling, promoted; R. S. Carrol, Esq. to be Captain, vice Viscount Pollington: who retires ; F. W. D. Bland, Esq. to be Captain, vice Compton, promoted ; C. Sherrard, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Nash. deceased; E. Walker, Gent., to be Lieutenant; R. Alderson, Gent., to be Ensign and Assistant Surgeon; H. C. Wardle, Gent., to be Ensign ; T. Watson, Gent., to be E ns i gn ; F. Hope, Gent., to be Ensign; F. Dodd, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 29. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of Ayrshire. AYILVIIRE F. Hamilton, Esq., to be Captain, vice P. B. M. Macredie, resigned; Q. Macadam, Gent., to be Ensign, vice L. Campbell, promoted; J. Crichton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice J. G. Hay, removed to the Line; J. F. Gairdner, Gent., to be Ensign, vice W. Gemmel], promoted; W. F. Fullarton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice F. M‘Pherson, re signed, Jan, 19. WHITEHALL, JAN. 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Husband Gill, of Devonport, in the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. • Joseph Burne, linen-factor, Myddleton-square, Middlesex, to surrender Feb. 10, at tw, and March 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's - place, Old Jewry ; Bridger and Blake, London-wall, and Dodge, Liverpool. Joseph Henry Nail, builder, John-street, Tottenham court-goad, Feb. 11, at two, and March 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings; Trupp, Winchester-buildings, Broad street. John Season Burgess Budgett, surgeoa, King-street, Cam den-town, Feb. 12, at eleven, and March 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquadd, Old Jewry-chambers, official assignee ; Armstrong and Jones, Red Lion-square. Camuel Archer, woollen manufacturer, Rochdale, Feb. 18, and March 11, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Nraser, George-street, Manchester, official assignee; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's buildings, Holborn; Beaton Rochdale. James Stuttard, cotton-spinner, Manchester, Feb. 16, and March 10, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London ; Hampton and Son, Manchester. John Massey, grocer, Manchester, Feb. 13, at eleven, and March 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hob son, official assignee, Manchester ; Bower and Son, Chan cery-lane, Londoa ; Barratt and Janion, Manchester. Richard Harvey, grocer. Chasewater, Cornwall, Feb. 18 and March 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Herna man, official assignee, Exeter ; Stogden, Exeter ; Kiddell, and Co., Lime-street, London. George I'atmore Payne, chronometer manufacturer, Liver pool, Feb. 17, and March 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cheater and Co., Staple Inn ; Hine, Liverpool. John Evans, dealer in guano, Liverpool, Feb. 17 and March 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze nove, official assignee; Walker, Furnival's Inn, London; Bradley, Liverpool. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Ni n e Price Current of Feb. 3.) SUGAR.—To-day the market for West Indian Muscovado Sugar presented a firm appearance, and the quantity on show was small, especially of the bright yellow and strong refining description. There was a good business transacted in all sorts, and the rates paid were fully equal to those of Friday. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were purchased with caution by the home trade, and prices slightly gave way; Brown Lumps, according to quality, selling at 62s to 635, and Standard Lumps at 63s 6d to G4s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is much wanted for forward delivery at 34s per cwt for first quality. MAURITIUS.--'!'his afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with attention, and 680 bags 150 casks at auction were sold at full rates: fine yellow brought 538 to 53s 6d, good 51s 6d to 528 6d, middling 49s 6d to 50s 6d, low 48s to 495, washed 48s to 48s 6d, syrupy 49s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon three parcels of Bengal Sugar, amounting to 8,402 bags, were submitted to public competition, and nearly the whole found buyers—yellow brought full rates, brown went rather higher, whilst prices declined 6d per cwt for white. FonEiciv.—The market has assumed a dull appearance for yellow Ilavannali Sugar, and former rates cannot be obtained; there are sellers of low to middling quality at 22s to 23s Gd, and good to fine at 24s to 26s per cwt, but scarc el y an y business has been transacted. White has been neglected, and prices are nominal at 30s to 38s for low to fine quality. Brown is dull of sale at 20s to 22s per cwt. Although Bro wn Brazil can be obtained at the moderate rates of 16s to 20s, still few buyers are to be met with. For White the demand has been only for small parcels at 22s to 27s for low to fine quality. All other kinds of Foreign are difficult of sale. xso:l C: :: , a ," Th i s afternoon Mocha Coffee was purchased with caution—at public sale 254 bales and 10 cases were o . fler edi the lower qualities were chiefly sold, but at a reduc tion on former rates of 4s to 6s per cwt. With Ceylon the market was much better supplied, 3 parcels amounting to 3,223 bags were submitted to public competition. The trade evinced little desire to operate, and the small part actually ative, an a d t 2 a s tore3dsucpteironc:tnfol;rpidlaayn'tsatrioantessorotfs.ls to 2s for TEA. —There has been a considerable falling off in the de mand for Black and Green since our last report, in conse quence of no c h ange b e ing proposed to be madein the duty, and the large quantity of 30,000 pa ckages being declared for public comp e ti t i on on Thursday. The business transacted in Congou has been upon a small scale only, and in some cases rather lowerrates have been taken. For Pouchong of clean quality 6d to 10d are the prices insisted upon, but less busi ness has been transacted. Twankay is held with firmness, and common sound yellowish leaf is not to be obtained under is 2d. In Hyson there has been little passing, but in tic value s " re ,-Ay any change has occurred. Gunpowder and Imperial have been sparingly at former rates. Mnt,AssEs.--Tbi , t'tornoon at public !Ale 49 puncheons of I3engal 'lleacle were taken in at 21 sper cwt. for dark quality, being above the value. SmeEs.—To-day Black Pepper was purcha7:ed with more freedom, and 1,036 bags of Malabar at auction were all sold at full rates. White was only in limited request, and 172 bags at public sale nearly all taken in, good ordinary mixed at 3d to 3id, middling 4d. Nutmegs met with little atten tion, and 8 pkgs at auction went a little cheaper, and sold at 3s 7d to 4s for good bold brown. Fr:tar—The transactions in Currants have been upon a small scale, and holders experience difficulty in obtaining 47s to 48s for Patras, and 46s to 47s for Zante and Cepha lonia. The market for Raisins has a dull appearance, and the value of Valencias is 30s to 40s according to quality. Figs have been purchased with caution, and for all common sorts prices keep very low. SPIRITS.—To-day there was less activity in the Brandy market, but holders generally would not take lower rates. In Ruin little business was transacted; at auction 00 hhds cf Calcutta went Id per gallon cheaper. For West India the demand privately was only for small parcels, and prices are drooping, Is lld to 2s being taken for proof Leewards, and 3s to 4s 6d for Jamaica according to quality. • INDIGO.—Since the terminetiou of the quarterly sales of East India a fair business has been transacted, and ,of the bought in lots 200 chests have been disposed of at full rates, indeed low Madras brought an advance of 2d to 3d per lb. Otis.—The market has been better supplied with Sperm Oil, and the trade operating with caution, a decline in the value has taken place. Southern has been in fair demand privately, and the rates paid have been equal to those previously quoted. In Cod, a good deal has been done, in consequence of 261. having been accepted. Seal has been sparingly dealt in, andprices continued to go down. The market is thin for Palm, and a fair demand exists. Cocoa Nut has been purchased with caution pri vately, and 30s to 32s Gd per cwt are the rates accepted for low to fine. Olive has been only in limited request, but in the value little variation has occurred. Linseed Oil has been in excellent request on the spot, and prices are on the ascendant. Rape Seed Oil is little wanted, and prices on the decline. Lard Oil is little wanted, and could be bad at 391 to 42/ per tun. TALLOW.—Russian has been purchased with caution on the spct, holders have been desirous to realise, and a further decline in prices has taken place. For forward delivery there are few buyers to be met with. For other descriptions of Tallow the demand is on the decrease, and prices continue to go down. A DEEP TRICK.—A few days ago a young woman apparently about twenty-five years of age, of short stature, and innocent looking, went into a haberdasher's shop in New town-row, and asked for a pair of black stockings, which were ticketed in the window at ls. ad. The stockings were handed to her, and after a careful examination she tendered a half-sovereign in payment. The half-sovereign was weighed, pronounced to be good, and the change, amongst which were two half-crown pieces, duly handed to the pur chaser. The woman counted the change over and over, and at length said she was sixpence short, and on the shopkeeper endeavouring to explain, she said she thought the ticket only said one shilling, and pretending to be offended at what she termed an imposition on poor people who worked hard for their money, she then put down the change, and insisted upon having her half-sovereign back. The shopkeeper, somewhat nettled in her turn, returned her the money, with an observation that she had little to thank her for, which indeed was the case, for, on looking over the change previous to replacing it in the drawer, she found that her artful and unprofitable customer, who had quitted the sh,p, had sub stituted a bad half-crown for a good one, with which she had got clear away. The poor haberdasher had taken her first lesson in what is called " ringing the changes."—Nuttingham Journal. On Monday night last, as two sailors of the English schooner Elizabeth, moored at the Quai de l'lsle, at Havre, were returning on board their ship, they both fell into the water. A sub-officer of the Customs, named Paris, imme diately plunged into the sea after them, and saved one of the men, but the other was drowned, and his body has nut yet been seen. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS, Monday. Feb. 2. THE MILITIA. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said, that as some misappre hension appeared to exist in the public mind with regard to the mode and time of calling out the militia, he would beg leave to w.l( the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, the Secretary-at-War (Mr. Sidney Herbert), whether it Sias the intention of her Majesty's Government to call ont that body under the existing law, or to introduce a new measure for that purpose? Mr. S. HERBERT said the Hon. Member was quite correct is supposing that considerable misapprelu rision did prevail in the public mind on the subject, which arose from the circumstance of not observing the distinction between " embodying" and " training." The Govern ment had no power to embody the militia, but it had a po.ver to call them out for training, and beyond that it was not intended to go. It was, however, the inten tion of Government to bring in a measure fur the pur pose of consolidating and amending the various Militia Acts, with the view to greater facilities of calling out for training the militia force; and on this part of the subject he was anxious to say a word with respect to the formation of militia clubs, which he understood was being carried on in many parts of the country, and which offered on certain pecuniary considerations to guarantee to persons draw n by the ballot to provide them substitutes. He would recommend to persons en gaged in or joining such clubs to suspend their pro ceeings until they were aware of the measures which would be introduced by the Government, which, as re lated to the mode of raising the militia force, would be found much less onerous than the present system of the ballot, which the new Act would put an end to.—(Hear, hear.) Under these circumstarh:es, he did hope that all parties interested in this subject would suspend their proceedings until they saw what the Government in tended to do. Mr. MITCHELL wished to know when returns as to certain details connected with the timber duties would be ready? The whole of the timber trade, he observed, was in a state of stagnation, from want of knowing what was intended by the Government. Sir R. PEEL said that the returns would be laid on the table to-morrow (this day). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to a question by Mr. O'Connell, which was un derstood to relate to the duties on distilled spirits in Ire land, said he had no present information on the subject, but would inquire. IRISH SPIRIT DUTY. Mr. O'CONNELL had seen by the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) that a very considerable reduction was to be made in the duties upon all foreign spirits imported into this country. He would wish to know whether it was proposed that any similar measure would be introduced in reference to sprits distilled in Ireland ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not prepared to answer the question at pre sent, as he had received no information on the subject, but he would make inquiry. RAILWAYS. Mr. HODGSON presented petitions complaining that the promoters of the Wandsworth branch of the London and Brighton Railway, and of the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway had not complied with the standing orders, which were referred to the Select Com mittee on Public Petitions. ELECTION COMMITTEES. The Clerk of the House then read over the list of Honourable Members who were exempted from serving on Election Committees. Sir ROBERT PEEL begged leave to claim exemp tion from serving on Committees, he being a Mein er of the Government.—Leave granted. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER claimed a similar right, which was also granted. COLONIAL SPIRITS. Mr. P. STEWART wished to know what were the intentions of her Majesty's Government respecting the duties now charging upon colonial spirits, and also the restrictions in force against the use of spirits and mo lasses. He would not ask the question if he thought it would interfere with the arrangemen ts of the Governm en t. The duty on native spirits was 7s. 1.0 d., while that on colonial was 9s. 4d., making a differen tial duty of ls. 6d., or one hundred per cent. He rose for the purpose of calling the attention of the Right Hon. Baronet to these prohibitions, which ho found were untouched by the Right Hon. Baronet in his new scheme of impart duties. Sir ROBERT PEEL rose, and said that her Majesty's Government did net propose to make any alterations in the duty on rum and molasses. The rates of duty in England, Ireland, and Scotland he was sure the Honourable Gen tleman would not wish to see altered, as there was no legal prohibition to the use ofsuch articles as those alluded to. There was no legal prohibition to the use of sugar and molasses in distilleries, under certain regulations, which it was necessary to carry into effect for the protec tion of the revenue.—(Hear, hear.) DRAINAGE BILL (IRELAND). On the motion of Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE, that this bill be read a second time, Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH said that he felt his duty to oppose the Bill. He had not had time to read much of it, because it had only been printed that morn ing ; he had, however, read enough of it to see that it was one which the House should not sanction in its pre sent state. There had been an attempt on the part of the Commissioners, that had been appointed some years ago for the improvement of Ireland, to introduce a clause into a Bill for the drainage of that country similar to those in serted in the present Bill. Those Commissioners under took to deal with matters which they had neither the ability nor the knowledge to interfere with, and this fact it was that created the great complaints that were at that time expressed by the landowners of Ireland ; and the Earl of St. Germans, who was the head of the Select Committeebeing fully informedof the intentions of th eCom missioners, protested againt the introduction of the clause proposed to be introduced by them, for he saw that the powers sought by the Bill would be most extraordinary and also injurious to the landowners of Ireland. The Commissioners thereupon declared that the Bill, when deprived of the clause objected to, would be utterly use less; but the Noble Lord, who saw the injustice of the proposal, persisted in his opposition to the measure, and the Bill was ultimately abandoned. Now it was on the same grounds that he (Mr. French) opposed the Bill now under the consideration of the House. This Bill proposes to appoint a board, at the head of which was to be Colonel Jones, a gentleman for whom he had the highest respect, and of whose abilities he (Mr F. French) had the highest opinion. This board it is proposed is to take upon itself the direction o ithe public works of Ireland. Now, he was of opinion that the people of that country were perfectly adequate to super intend the drainage of their own property. Let the House take a case where the owner of a th9usand acres of land, all of which the board should be of opinion required draining, but the proprietor objects to the expense which this step would entail on him. He complains to the board, but he is then in °rimed that he must be at the expense. This was indeed what he objected to; it gave the board a most absolute power to order the carrying out of any project which they thought proper, regardless of what cost they put the owner of the land to. They had power by this Bill not only of putting a die. tress on his land—not only of charging 5 per cent. ad ditional on any arrears which might remain over unpaid, but they had also the power of leasing for ever, or of selling off, every acre of his land. (Hear, hear.) Now, — he would ask the House if this was a power that ought to be given over any man's estate? They-(the landlords of Ireland) wanted not the assistance of 50,0001., and for that reason he bad opposed it the other night. A 1,000,0001. had been already repaid to the United Kingdom, with an additional 150,000/. interest ; the interest beta een three and five per cent. on the last three years. All the Irish landlords wanted was that some facility should be given for borrowing money. If the Bill were considerably amended in some of its particulars, and power, as he said, given to the landlords to borrow money for the improvement of their estates, then they would take care that such improvements were made, and that the labourers would be sufficiently paid by those who employed then'. They might depend on it that in this way landlords would be able to•do more good than if still under the guiding strings of the Com missioners. It had been slid that consider• able difficulty had been experienced in work ing out this Act, because two-thirds of the landlords would not assent to its provisions. Perhaps they had sufficient reasons for the adoption of this course. They might not have that faith in the decisions of the Commissioners which others had. He had some experience in Irish matters, and he could assure the Right Hon. Baronet opposite that without considerable modifications the Act would be received with dissatisfactio❑ by all classes in Ireland. Sir T. FREMANTLE said that ii there was any man in the House who would take such a view of the case, as had just been taken, it was his Hon. Friend opposite. The expense might be greater than if it were performed by private parties, if the Board of Works super intended it; but it was necessary to have some authority to reconcile the cor.ffieting interests of different parties. The general impression was, that the Board of Works had performed their duties well and impartially, and they certainly deserved that great confidence should be reposed in them, and additional power was necessary, in order to enable them to carry out the ditties imposed on them. He did not think this question was altogether one affecting private property. The Board of Works required the power to drain the land immediately ad joining the rivers ; the landed proprietors who lived at a greater distancefrom the river would then be induced to drain the rest of the land at their own private expense. When they find, however, the water dammed back by the proprietor of the thousand acres to whom the Hon. Member had referred as an illustration, it was not to be considered probable that they would go to the expense of draining their property. Sir R. FERGUSON considered that the alarming preliminary expenses and the great power given to this Board under the Act was a very serious detri ment to the successful operation of this Act. There had been but two or three cases of drainage under the Act on account of these great expenses. These Drainage Commissioners, when they had prepared a schedule of what they considered necessary to be done, were not then bound by plans, schedules, or anything else. He thought that no landed proprietor in England would consent to this meddling with their property. This Bill, without any •excepticn, was the most objection able that had ever been introduced into the House, with respect to Ireland, and he hoped the Government would give it some further consideration. before they proceeded with it. The Board of Works, instead of doing the work themselves, ought to compound with private individuals for its execution, and then they would prove themselves of service to Ireland. Under the present system, however, their interference was seldom or never sought for, ex cept in the case of some old mill, which could not be got rid of without their interference. Mr. O'CONNELL trusted that the second read ing of the Bill would be persisted in. He had no complaint to make of the Board of Works. They were ready enough to complain of things in Ireland, but he knew of no reason to com- . plain of the Board of Works, except it was the exorbitance of their prelimary expenses. But per haps this was more the fault of the Legislature than of the Commissioners.—(Hear, hear.) At no time was drainage more wanted in Ireland than at the present moment, for the waters were to be seen overflowing in all pa to of the country. He therefore rose to express his hearty concurrence in the Bill being read a, second time. The Bill was then read a second time, and the Com mittee fixed for to-morrow. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. Sir T. FREMANTLE moved the order of the day fer the further consideration of the report of the Public Works (Ireland) Bill. Mr. F. FRENCH rose to object to the 6th and 7th clauses of the Bill, as those clauses would take all power and control out of the hands of the landed proprietors, and place it in the hands of the Commissioners. Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE said ho intended to withdraw the clauses, and bring up another on the re ception of the report. Sir R. FERGUSON objected to the sth clause alto gether. It was quite unnecessary, and though the object might have been to give more employment, it would fail to have that effect. With respect to the compulsory, powers which were conferred, he was of opinion that they should be restrained. He would again impress upon the Right Honourable Gentleman the propriety of omitting the 3d clause, as it would be perfectly urinecssary. Colonel CONNOLLY said he believed that the pre sent Bill would have the tendency of increasing the burdens of the people of Ireland. Under this measure landowners would have no volition or choice or power whatever. He should be sorry to retard in the slightest degree the progress of the measures contemplated by the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for Ireland, and which had been brought before the House with such evident anxiety to ameliorate the condition of the people of Ireland. If the measures were good, he should at once ask the House to pass the Bill into a law as soon as possible ; but he perfectly agreed with his two Hon. Friends on the opposite side of the House that the powers sought for by the Bill wet eft& too compulsory. The Bill would, if passed in its present shape, tend to increase the odium which already attached to the presentments of the grand juries of Ireland ; the course proposed to be pursued by them, under the directionof the Bill, would be a very injudicious course. In general terms, he begged leave to state his strong objections to the powers proposed to be given to the Irish grand juries, and he should therefore be obliged to oppose the Bill as it at present stood. Mr. O'CONNELL said he agreed with his Hon. Friend Sir Robert Ferguson that the compulsory powers proposed to be given by the Bill were highly objection able, but on the whole he was of opinion that the Bill would tend to benefit the people of Ireland, and it should therefore have his support ; and he was of opinion that the sooner it passed the better. Sir ROBERT FERGUSON said he felt it his duty to take the sense of the House on the fifth clause of the Bill. The Government, by the third clause, would have sufficient power with respect to the drainage of land; and he was therefore of opinion, that it would be inju dicious to add thereto the powers contemplated by the fifth clause. Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE explained. Mr. F. FRENCH said the Act gave an increased power -in reference to the mode of constituting new roads ; and it was also desirous that that power should be extended ; but that was scarcely necessary, because even now the filling up of ruts in a road was an im provement of it. The sum to be thus expended was certainly very small, but the principle it involved was one of great importance to the country. He would sup port the motion of his Hon. Friend. The - CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it was well known that the operation of the grand jury Act as it at present existed was this, that in all cases of new projects, or the improvement of existing public works, the Government paid one-half and the grand jury levied the other. It was also in the power of the magistrates and cess payers to call a meeting and consider the necessity of any proposed public work, or the improvement of an existing work before it could be carried into effect. Mr. FRENCH—Those subjects did not go before the grand juries at all. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was aware they did not: the facts were as he had stated. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD considered that the Right Hon. Gentleman was under a mistake. As he understood the Act, this meeting of magistrates and special rate-payers was entirely uncontrolled by the grand jury. Altogether he disapproved of this system of compulsory assessments.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. A. HAMILTON thought that the Hon. Gentle man ought not to persevere iu his opposition. Sir ROBERT _FERGUSON expressed his determi nation to proceed, and to take the sense of the House upon the clause. The House the divided— For the clause Against Majority The remaining clauses were then passed, and the report was agreed to; and the Bill, with the amend ments, ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow. HARBOURS AND PIERS FOR THE FISHERIES OF IRELAND. 97 Sir T. FREMANTLE rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the grant of the sum of 50,0001. for the construction of piers, and the improvement of harbours, with a view to encourage the fisheries of Ire land. In doing this he felt it necessary to observe that off the extensive coast which surrounded that island, it was well known that there was an abundant supply of excellent fish. Several attempts had been made to in duce the peasantry to avail themselves of these means of subsistence, but he regreted to say, that in several in stances those atteraps had not been so successful as might have been desired, and he believed that it was chiefly owing to the want of the necessary means to render those exertions profitable. There was, it was true, a considerable want of enterprise, but it was hardly to be expected, that without the possession of the necessary boats that active spirit of industry could be induced. The boats which they used were only such as were fit to be launched from the beach, and if they had possessed any others larger there was neither quay nor pier from which to use them. In order to render such an attempt successful they must provide the means for landing from such boats as were fit to go out into deep sea, were the greatest uuinber of the best fish were always to be found. Such fishing grounds were known to exist off all parts of the coast of Ireland, and he believed, that if in addition to the construction of piers and harbours the inhabitants in the neighbour hood of such localities were to be provided with the ne cessary craft, tackle, and gear, they would be prompted to secure the benefit of the great advantages which lay within their reach. He proposed, therefore, that the necessary quays and piers should be constructed under the superintendence of the Board o f W or k s , f or h e h a d learned that in consequence of the want of some such provision, piers had in some i ns t ances b een constructed in very ill-advised positions, and in a very defective manner, With the consent, then, of his Right Honourable Friend, the Chancellor of the 1-%%; chequer, he proposed that the sum of 50,0004. should be devoted to this object, to be expended in the course of five years at the rate of 10,000/. a-year. . e had anxiously looked at the means from sum might be derived. The Board of Works reigl3' advance three-fourths of the whole amount, and the r . e: mainder in certain proportions might be drawn from t h e localities which were to obtain the advantage of O.: whence Ole_ grant. Those who were interested could not object of bear a part of the expense ; but yet the impositi° ll he that, expense must be laid on rateably, according t o o he nature of the country on which the money was t° a ll laid out. By means of a grant from the Exc he q uer difficulty in raising the funds would be obviated. .11„ • proposed, then, that competent persons, app oto te the Beard of Works and the Treasury, should 10dAI: survey, and on the Government being s atisfied o f eligibility of a site for a pier or harbo ur, that the 13ye ci ,,, advance one half or one quarter of the necess ar Y as the case might be, and the other shoul I be be from her local sources. For instance, chosen was one on the coast, which was occ ll P o , l t o fur no other chief object, then a certain small 'a• • should be assessed on the district within a certain tance on each side of the new pier. If the het down to it communicated with any great road, S° o ge the interior of the country was to share in the ado!' t o then he would assess it on the land. If any tier to obtain the advantage he would levy, after tue of of on on the poor-rate. Should the nature or if the .0.1 coast be such that the improvement of the haru' Merely the erection of the pier was likely to serve not „„ty the fishery but also the general commercial coulle",t;010 for the shipping and lauding of goods, then he v `„,od have an assessment through the agency of th e b s - s tis' jury of the county, whose decision must prov e r r the factory to all parties. He had also provided e s od repair as well as the construction of these svot i ' n osr this difficulty, he thought, was best met by the pier s tion of certain dues to be paid by those using th e i ; the and harbours, but yet he would not attempt to' g the GO' use of them compulsory. It had occurred ell by the vernment that much discouragement was felt l i d Irish population in want of boats, nets, and all other t he t he of tackle requisite for their calling, and also fr° the want of places where they could wash their pet f or proposed, therefore, to advance a certain stl° 4 ,1110 g. provision of these materials for their e " e oct and also for the erection of houses oi l -ide of the iers, which m oweig ve ht be ,Tiise their' made fisherm en, the use of which, hr, shoot° " t oelr , made compulsory upon them ; but if they did ue : e o f th e they should pay a small sum towards the repa4errectiol building. He was desirous of placing the ce° s ; bet of these several piers and the improvements of w rio for bours under the supervision of the Board of W o ° rd, es „. instance ; and among others was that of Straye d he'; the coast of Waterford, where great injury h e ,,, werl suffered by the insufficient manner in which tP" c ille", had been executed. The Right Hon. Baronet odnsuor by moving that the Bill be brought in and rue time. 0 / On the motion being put, Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH said that i t i b e a f; glad that these works were to be placed undedco ° „ pervision of the Board of Works, for instances 'e"ost; under his own knowledge in which, from imPrePti, OI L rials or construction, the building had gone,": h isP o He felt great gratification at the introduction 01. 1 ,ge , 41 and thought that it would prove of great etl i ael ri a the country, for so abundant was the fish ou en ded' ' , coasts, that it must ultimately, if properly' Ol io # O , tend to cheapen that commodity throughoq.„ e fill e a o country, and by providing a healthful an d "" t rosia ployment for the people, tend in every way W .,.:1e. 0 their improvement in the national and social Lng lit t , cheap was fish there, that a turbot could h,1, - ao e Kilkenny for half a crown, and all other i''' ia equally low in price. f ere 4 6 Mr. ROSS thought that the Governme n t iaritl about the matter in the right way, and We re le. 0 good foundation for the prosperity of the p e°P „ D e's such appliances as were then proposed, there woll ,i be no want on any of the coasts of Ireland , for fie t !A in the extreme abundant all round the island . 0 caber himself been a fisher in a small waLon the , le o oo d i where, to his own knowledge, as manyas 2 ,;:j Ili si d, rings had been taken in a single night. He P ; .- n elem 4 taken as many as a thousand herrings at a s '';',rol e Such a relief to the country must, therefore, rsgteJiiii great commercial advantage, which in truth Ws from 0 needed, as he had that morning seen a lette r to i be , e s' friend Lord Lurgan, who stated the peer,auti, l great distress, and he (Mr. Ross) was c ouseq; F P': tremely glad that such a measure was likelY,, t ; Sir. H. WINSTON BARRON was great-v.oo 1 that the Government had brought this queAlaner their notice, for with all the advantages of i i, Is° for fish than Ireland, it was a fact much to i' e on that for many years past several thousand P e , l) ,, l3 its of fish, cured in Scotland, had been annunor, into Ireland. When the provisions of the J 3l ,:a n e t t carried out, he entertained little doubt but tii, - lis• would Ireland supply her own population with 06 ,, o at l c ', a large quantity would be cured there, and sen , cer o eo , colonies ; and that when once the princiPle, ,`` re se S I blished which was here laid down, it woul d l',,tri'd neatly enriching and improving to the et "0 0 could himself bear witness to the decay of t"; 011 11 the coast of Waterford, and that they had b e e n condition for some years. He would only 621 ;$ c''' tion, that he thanked the Right Hon. 1 3 " r ° 1 : e •or l ',' part of his constituents, for commencing th i. ' 6 s sod did not however exactly understand iii n e i c l i t 50,0001 being extended over five years. D os e ) that 10,000/. a-year was to be extended over - , 101 l He thought it quite right, on every opportun",,,,si o' , use of the most urgent means to avert the P 4 o fet 0 1 famine and distress that were cowing thi 6 ,l country. If any testimony was wanted t i °. ch l'' j he could satisfy the House from a paper "', l aar` i ari in his hand. It was a letter from one of the t ed , ' r tit 01' the poor of the city of Waterford. It was s a P 0 . 11 letter to which he had alluded, as follows :-crofirz, be supposed for one moment that the pota, tc a ' t tb e t ol! . ‘ proving. The disease has gone so far t' - oc c , crop is rapidly approaching destruction. i s 4 4 counts confirm this statement. The potato otio" black and rotten at the core." He was racc re , convinced that the potato disease was Prcgi o $ 6 to' , 4 that, in a few weeks, the people would 1 1 " datioitl condition. He should not be doing 111 !/ be do ol country or to her Majesty's Governmen t, n i tt ' e rr) warn them of the danger that was coming wo;t e A_ 6 this threatened evil, the strongest and l'a,, - dr if fr i l measures should be adopted. The facts P w ell." oo r,l were obtained from personal investigation e s or i, ( 1 6 the most authentic sources. It was his fir P e o ili o l prompt measures were absolutely necessarYi "pi press on the Secretary for Ireland the gr es o 6 ,1 employing the people of Ireland by every ' 4 .° 4 0' in his power. .„ lis e 4 l Mr. GREGORY wished to sug gest a fe, - 1 : 1 , 0;110Y The Bay of Galway was extensively g usea v y 0 4 5 i 6 :f, tion of fishermen for the salmon fishing. ''''' P' 'l ' i t to , I V ~ the corporation no person was permitt e d le of bay except by their permission. The Pe7, ~,' ic D itY rounding country were, it conseque l l.'e bll O prevented from obtaininc , the subsiste°;, fig' 0) might obtain were it not for the o bnoxi°," f ol e # lO l corporation to exclusive fishing. The 3 n - t. 0/ 0 ' 4 "; corporation was carried to a great ex,," ree.„V?P, mention one instance that occurred ve r .,i t e A tir#s' friend of his (Mr. Gregory). This gentleP-rot,W the troll nets, against the use o f w hich a g 0 '' 0' , ti e d, ~ , existed. By its means a great abile°,.. s r pisl a supplied, amongst which the sole was i i/- ,o l l.j' g e° fish had never been caught in the bat r be° , ibe 'go: use of the troll net. When the fisher 5 0. t oe o'' they immediately conspired together CO u e , 0 1 e r / V and it was only by the personal interfereeef 046,0tg46 tleman himse f that no greater inise lie o tec tj fef fl t tl ° If the Government afforded sufficient P w r el 0 6 / persons engaged in fishing, it would v i, ac e eri' l great benefit, and he was perfectly e i. e ll o a l l' Bill of his Right Hon. Friend would °oho ' u ill finial effect on the interests of all those Or l'' PI, e t) cerned in the fisheries of Ir e land. D ill,, o lv p; Leave was then given t o b r ing /It t he a fir sir ol o accordingly afterward s b roug ht in, reg a r rolf ordered to be read a secon d time to-re °- week. 0 1 4 )? tf t ) LOCAL TAXATIO N ' c 0 135 )1 011 ", Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that , i h n r for . oro at itl i ' what had fallen from the Hon. Meawleole'itse'or, (Mr. Hume) the other evening, he (S,,i r ti : 1 0 ,1 had endeavoured to frame a return' 0 ' '7,t i ltef f i l e r l'o in England, Scotland, and Ireland resPae-ouseh'e red anxious to lay upon the table of the '" lo ,_e ti t " b e for 1826, 1833, and 1841, distiugws„,olollP tlevied on dwelling-houses from the • II , a l ea other property in England. The returns were then moved for' -11 d , table. SEA FISHERIES (IRELA,.I .-14, r 1 1 )13 ' oa • r' On the motion of Sir T. FREDIAf; t 4e ge° The Sea Fisheries (Ireland) ni l ' ' 415 s 9 ' fr Qui te P time. The HoUse then adjourned at Q tl o'clock. 11 t Aa L i. i .l.ooo o o o , r o i Jo r ii, n i n o,it.tttttt et :ft h l ht L , , ,.. e e t , El ß 2r 2 2 2 s, B 7 G (lt N t, t t t l.l l h h ,il .l, ,ou u u t r oi ; ll .l f tt tt a.o' ..a , , ' , rs:anattS,‘,°,euntit;se:a..p'llllalf!en,lstE ditc:::::118:::1:01:61cC:1'414::::)::!::41' a s t on ( l ,'anonbury - sq uare ' ii, i i ' ° 1(0 ° R R c e ooo, v tiii I . :o , ttrt i iiiitii s ieeeooe g f i 3 l 2 l os7 C tttio o li iiluliotlie.it,,, , Jenne° el i e• r 1) 0r° the f cal thea, ,s t 0 : giifiiot.ter, Rectory,st 1 I i t] i h , o . c r n ot, . 0 3 : 0 : t:li tilt.,l i t.. aalttiCtlliiqgtotinlo),:3lrSpr3.,al.lc J.:,,01. , S t sou! t.trhooeve.friteso, f?' ll' i l of a sou. tru.,4' ' ll' P b , of, W.,lloodgmear, 5. „Old 4 f' Apsley-end-house, Shillington. 1 13 1 Irn . I 1 1) 0 1 On the 29th ult., at Edgbaston Chore haog uto „.0 , p e 1 , A l lio Franco, of Birmingham, to And3ua.gboptchri:, Jan" to Esq., of Edgbaston, late of NottingliaM• ~,relb ~..g, _ , to at JSaliiii.ljl,ifnAgßtoßn,lElfeili itirilieliate,Vo";l" On the :31st ult., at St. Pancras New lijoic.iri'i;.)l' et Esq., architect, of New Bridge-street, bens, I ' 4' a ' Sophia, daughter of the late IV. 11. Chant , Cadot, ot' i , c l y DIED' shire, 14natitere , On the 16th ult., at Inset], AberdeFl:2d by ali 00 10 p( surgeon, much and deservedly regr et ' „ Li of or tp i , f AA — ....I friends there and in Inverness. .„„. c ., the -‘• gia. o ot On the 31st ult ,in Belgrave-aqi-i Atentrose•_„,po ....ol , infant son of the Duke and Duchess!) _ ,„, Atinf,,, Cu' ~. , On the 4th of November, at AdrionytePr.joiest7 ivei'pif , rant daughter of W. Wiltshire, Esq. , 1 0 " ie, l' ,I 0 place. On the 24th ult., at Paris, Lydia, v the late F. Rose, Esq. Ott this 28th jilt., at Stsonehouse, tel'lrc:;:flee'tf.):3:o:;t:t 1:10.1‘.1 On the 29th ult., at Leamington, . I ° ll° re of )0 , Jo ° , )," S. A. Shuttleworth, Esq. Eliza' Wif e re , l e l On the 29th ult., at 'Listings, ..., ~ , ,, ,,,oracJi d eri• Dulwich, aged 35. On the 30th ult., in Queen' relict of the late Captain llugald C'a-intePrrba.clie:9'll)4 iligiP _ ......,./ 1 ,14 ( 1 ) __, -1 4 ; of ------ , otu' 'sto ---- - ----,avitro—.l`..a,._,,Hl Pi London of til° SAYob In the Ceunty of 3IDA 3 , 1846. 4 A) f:411