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/II .ionish th e p ar i s hi oners i ndividually; or whether—which he Was inclined to think was the best course—an ap p lication should b e made to the Court of King's Bench for a mandamus to compel the making of the rule.—( Opposition cheers.) This was not my opinion, but the opinion of Dr. Lushington sitting as a judge. But if the Hon. and Learned Gentleman is still disposed to dispute the matter upon a point of law, I beg to . read to hi m th e op i n i on o f another very high legal authority upon thi s su bj ect. I al l ude to Lord Stowell, who n 1809 spoke as follows upon a matter of Church-rates Which was brought before him ; and if it is possible for one form of words to lay down the law more clearly and indis putably than any other, I think that it is to be found in what I am a b out to read to the House.—( Hear.) The Noble Lord then read a paper to the following effect :- 1 When a presentation was made by one of the Church- Wardens of the Church of Shadwell that the Church required to be reb u il t , L ord Stowell directed a monition to issue against the other Churchwarden that the Church should be put into a Proper state of repair; and in 1810, when this was not done, he said that the parishioners were bound in law to sustain the fabri c o f t h e Church, and that if this were not in a state fit to be Preserved, another should be provided. This was an obli gation which the law of the country laid upon them, and from which they could not be exonerated."—( Loud Opposition che ers.) Now I want to know whether the Attorney-Gene ral still adheres to the opinion he has laid down upon this sub ject, or whether he is prepared, in deference to these authori ties, to abandon the position which lie has taken up ? I be "eve even th at i n t h e time of King Canute a sanction is on record to the levying of a Church-rate. But without going back t o so early a period of history, I come to the period before the Reformation, when the Hon. and Learned Gentleman tells as that the payment of Church-rates was looked upon as a type adherence to the Church, and the refusal to pay them in the light of heresy. So important and indefeasible were these r ates considered at that time, says the Hon. and Learned Gen tleman, that the recovery of them was not entrusted to the ordinary courts of law, the proceedings in which were then fe eble and dilatory, but to the Ecclesiastical Courts, which Were most effectual and powerful. Gentlemen may talk of consistency,- but really they should, before they do so, be a little more careful to look back, if but for one short year, to the acts of the Government to which they belonged.—( Op position cheers.) Sir, I hold in my hand a Bill, the title of Which is a Bill for the Consolidation and Amendment of the E cclesiastical Courts.—( Hear, hear.) This Bill contains, amongst others, the following clauses, namely, first, a clause declaratory that from the passing of this Act the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in matters relating to Church rates should cea se an d d e t erm i ne , p rov id e d a l wa y s th a t a ll laws, canons, and customs now in force as to liabilities to C hurch-rates shall continue in force in the same way as if ~this Act had no t p asse d, an d putt i ng the executi o n o f th ose l aws and customs into the hands of justices of the peace, as h ereinafter to be mentioned and defitied.—( Opposition che ers.) The next clause gives to parties who may fancy t hemselves aggrieved by the decision of the justices of the Peace an appe a l t o the quarter-sessions. The following el ause gives the justices of the peace powers to amend the Church-rate and adopt means to levy it more ef fectually - and this is followed by a clause, authorising justices of the peace to issue warrants of distress for the ° vying Church -rates.—( Loud Opposition cheers.) Now he would not trouble the House with further details of this Bill, but would ask when was it introduced—by whom was it introduced ?—( Renewed cheers.) It was introduced at a time when this question of Church-rates was still pendin g before t he House an d th e cou ntry—when the Report of the Ecclesi astical Commissioners was in the bands of his Majesty's Go vernment.—( Heer, hear.) This Bill, giving an explicit sanc tion to Church -rates, giving additional force in their collec tion, was introduced, was discussed, was put through Com mittees in the House of Lords, and was brought up to this Mouse last year—( Hear, hear)—and who introduced it? The Lord High Chancellor of his Majesty under the present Go ternment.—( Loud cheering.) There the Bill is ; the facts connected with its history, are on the Journals of the Ilouse. Look at them if you please, and you will find that this Bill was brought up from the House of Lords , th a t i t was read a first time, that its second reading was postponed seven times, and that it never went through any of its further stages, and was dropped.—( Loud cheers from the Opposition.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL took the liberty of rising to remind the Noble Lord that, as he remembered, the Bill in question did not contain one word about making a Church rate, but only as to the levying of it when mede.—( Ministerial cheers.) There never had been a doubt as to the existence of tt legal remedy for the levying of a Church-rate when once made, but he believed that there was no remedy to compel the making of a Church-rate. —(Hear, hear.) Lord STANLEY—Then I should lik e . hear from th e Attorney -General whether he was carrying out of the inten tions of tide Bill—whether he was a party to the introduction of this Bill, providing a more effectual mode of levying Church r _ates, the legal validity of which he denies ?—( Loud cheers rem the Opposition.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL again rose, amidst cries Order, order 1 Chair, chair 1" and cheering. Having at Length obtained a hearing, he said—l rise to order. The Noble Lord has misrepresented what I said. I never denied the validity of a Church-rate when made by a majority of the vestry in a legal manner.—( Loud Ministerial cheers. ) Lord STANLEY resumed—l must say this is the oddest Ray of enforcing order I ever experienced. But as this part of th e su bj ect does not appear to p l ease t h e Attorney- Genera l , I Will turn to another.—( Cheering from the Opposition, and Ironical cries of " Hear, hear, hear, from the Ministerial side, Which reso l ved into laughter as the Noble Lord turned over the . Papers before him.) The Attorney-General was probably Instrumental in framing this Bill. Now it is rather remark able Justices nd amongst its provisions a clause empowering ~t h° of the Peace in certain cases to set aside the 1 ,1 4 ', and to make an order on the Churchwardens for the iij ahi ng Of a new rate ; and the Churchwardens are, ereupon, hereby required to make the same accord rellYs--(Opposition cheers). But really I have been 1 , into the consideration of this point by the inter e9lni°l4 I have experienced—( Oh, oh, from the Ministe- Thial si de)—perhaps Hon. Gentlemen will allow me to finish e,Y,, se ntence ?—at greater length than I should have done— ar)—and, in point of fact, I do not think it bears e sth ue ," upon the arguments for or against this question, inas e " e u as I have the admission of the Attorney-General, what ever the provisions of this Bill, that there is a legal obligation what up the : : parishioners throughout the country to provide a e h tl ,rell-rate, and that the only difficulty is in the enforcing of Middlesex No, no," from Mr. Hume.) The Hon. Member t f r setiddlesex says no. I shall leave him to argue that ques sit? with the Attorney-General, and proceed to the propo tV new before the House. The Attorney-General rests fun Measure upon three grounds, in the propriety of which I at Y concur. These grounds which we have to decide, then, sce--first, whether there is any available fund of the sort de thr_ibed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; secondly, wise liner that fund can be raised without committing an injustice to h e r a the parties concerned; and, thirdly, whether, this fund by ,n i g raised, the most proper application of it is that proposed kir!o Chancellor of the Exchequer ? The Attorney-General li m e ns that the argument in favour of this measure failing in any lies °f these Particulars, falls to the ground. The A ttorney-Ge- P a i nt dne3 not think it necessary to say any thing on the first of itr he "takes th a t f or gran t e d, h e does not think it viorthy VeregollMnt. w, I must say that to me this point is one of of ns e iderabl N e o interest. As it appears from the statement ste " Chancellor of the Exchequer that in the event of this rewed available fund failing the burden of Church-rates is Z v thrown upon the Consolidated Fund, it becomes a matter aileab, great Importance and interest to me whether such an e lext e fund be actually in existence or not.—( Hear.) The question at all, is whether the fund, supposing it to be available elluresells be raised with justice to all parties concerned, The be en d emporalities Act for Ireland, to which allusion has kents as to a precedent, I beg to observe in the arrange. the i.er hieb it brought about was framed with especial regard to b a ' ye "! eeests both of lessors and lessees of Church property. I it • o personal' called uon to vindicate myself, and pos l e s i important to Y see how f p ar this: resolution now pro- Poralities A is borne out in principle by the Church Tern et for Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) In passing that Aet we to Vileges both especial care to regard the interests and pri rega d of lessees and lessors of Church lands. With to lessor act acco 5, we declared that they should be free to their lessees on to their interests, and to renew the leases to We did not interpose present footing if they thought proper. Other body dep e ei r i l 2 dose between the lessors and the lessees an en If sees to ant upon the Crown.—(Hear, hear.) We to grent them on accept the renewal of leases, and the Church a fixed rate of payment if they chose, and left them between themselves to the ordinary remedies be tweennlceandierds and prete tenants, without attempting to set up any at controlling authority or interference?—With re ard t o thc i fe rent but treeSSeeg' the course then pursued was not only dila irnetrically opposed to that proposed in the pre sent Resolution —we made no attempt to impose compulsory tee ms of Was fr merenewal upon them. The Irish Temporalities Bill e ie. h . s a os d upon the principle of the strictest adherence to the thl a t g e lessees, and with a cautious abstinence from any l b ws ,which could tend to place thorn in a worse condition tn eY were before the passing of that Act. Now, I ask, 'Whether P ri oeiPe ado this is adopted d no i t n a th very marked distinction between the o framing of that measure, and that Mrolved in the scheme now proposed to us by the Chan aesekllorvv.of th e E xchequer—(Cries of Hear, hear")—and - I b eaa whether I am fairly to be accused of inconsistency e. ee r __ o se I a cqu i esced in the former measure, and refuse to gien,lotliat now bef ore us ?—( Cheers.) My Right Hon. lam s , , the Chan ce ll or o f the Exchequer, said the Church by the proposed _ chang e , wou ld b e so muc h improved "at a considerable surplus might be anticipated. Let me go to alined i ° the question of surplu s revenue, and see how that can b e re thei vac F Agiand a s it h as b een in Ireland. The p r emium on ;Pak -rent in E ng l and has been reckoned at a bout 7or 8 per . ; and beingpposing a '" l5 le ase property worth 1001. at rack-rent, and ®f the lease . rune . out, and the tenant applies for a renewal is now entitled to renew it on paying a fine cal %At 4 1 11 !ujears purchase ; that is 5/. fur 20 years ; and my lc by ,bei.ine.,,kriend calculates that on a perpetuity of 1,324,000/. Yeeiarly;. and- arrangement he will realise a sum of 516,000/. that this sum ma • be raised without injury to the riliurels or the lessee. But may can this be effected ? The lien cent. of the Exchequer says he will allow the tenant four e uo •'m the capital ; while, if the lease were allowed to Dici is l ut, it Would be worth seven or eight per cent. But my t Hon. Friend steps in and say s , 1g *o centt but ; the lease is not on the condition that the tenant accepts four Per , in place of seven per cent.," to which he is entitled. eu teat is Ico b e r the way tells oduced in which an increase on the perpeqty is Why, that is no increase at all.—( Efear.) aa' 4,o ` o l o lB l. ; I I the. perpetual annuity eat present amounts to e cnarges the lessees 316,000/. more, and if they ac ct j r , yl . l ne terms, the consequence will he that they can en /Ake 6_,FroPerty only on the q condition of p'aying 650,0001. in 4 " 1 334 ; 000/ Ye t • tenant who my Right Hon. Friend says there is not would ' not wiiiingly agree to the proposition. Now, with regard to the security of Church property ; but indeed it is only a waste of time to speak of that. In Ireland, it was well know the Bishops' leases were in a lamentable state, and the land was so ill cultivated, that it was easily dis tinguished from land belonging to laymen, and there was an absolute necessity for some change. The security was con sidered so bad, that little money was expended in improving the property. But is that the case in England ? Do the lessees hero consider the possession so insecure that they could not risk laying out money in improving the land ? ( Hear.) Why, the Attorney-General told us that the pos session was considered insecure, and if he staked his reputa tion as a statesman on that point, as he had staked his reputa tion as a lawyer on the question as to the power of the vestry to levy rates, I am inclined to think not much weight will be attached to it. The Attorney-General said the inse curity of Church property was such, that trees were not plant ed on it, and that the British oak wes too noble a tree to flour ish on a servile soil..—( Hear, hear, hear.) I admit that in some instances that may be the case ; but I apprehend that in most cases the security is considered so good, and that it is so intermixed with fee-simple property, that the tenant hardly knew the different limits.—(oh, oh I ) The Hon. and Learned Member for Kilkenny dissents from this. Mr. O'CONNELL—I have not said one word. Lord STA NL E Y—l beg the Hon. and Learned Member's pardon ; but I see so imperfectly across the House that I trust that badness of sight will be admitted as an excuse for the error.—( Hear, hear.) I now come to the last point, and that is the most important point, the application of the surplus, if surplus there should be. The great question was whether the Church ought to be maintained out of the general funds belonging to the State. One Hon. Gentleman on that side of the House said no doubt it ought to be maintained out of the general funds, if funds could be found to answer the purpose, but he objects to have it maintained out of the Consolidated Fund, on account of the conscientious scruples of the Dis- Senters. Will the Government agree to that? They say, " We will not take money out of the Consolidated Fund," and turn round and say, " Why not take money from Church-lands for ecclesiastical purposes ?"—( Hear, hear.) Why, that reminds me of an American story. A person, according to that story, went into a shop to purchase biscuits, and after getting the biscuits without paying for them, he asked for something to drink to the amount of three cents. On being asked for the money he said he had not three cents, but he would rive the biscuits in payment, and he thought good payment, because he had not eaten them. —( A laugh.) That was exactly the argument of those who advocated the present measure. My Noble Friend (Lord John Russell) admitted that it was the duty of- the State to maintain the Established Church; and the Hon. Member for Weymouth pointed out in strong terms the necessity of sup plying religious instruction to the people. Now, is there any man who will say that there are adequate funds to be de rived from Church revenues for such a purpose ? What was the Church accommodation, an lion. Member had asked the other night, in the neighbourhood of St. Paul's ? What was it in other places? 1 will not speak of Manchester, because my Right Hon. Friend had defended that town, and described it as containing the most moral population in existence—(A laugh); but, putting Manchester aside, I know large districts where there is not Church accommodation for one in twenty three of the inhabitants, and that was particularly the case in manufacturing districts, where sometimes additional hands to the number of 80,000 were required in a town whose population amounted to between 200,000 and 300,000 And here I must say that my Noble Friend last night in dis cussing the plan adopted a course which I think showed any thirtg but decorum ►n a Minister of the Crown towards the heads of the Church associated with him in the Commission. --(Hear, hear.) He reprobated the dignitaries of that body because they did not concur with him in reducing the incomes of the Bishops to the level which my Noble Friend wished. What did my Noble Friend mean by all the allusions to 15,0001. a year, and 10,0001. a year, as large sums for the pay ment of ti.e Hierarchy? What else did he mean than to point out that these were funds on which he had his eye, and which he would lay hold of the first opportunity, and that he could not sanction the application of any of the general revenues of the country till these incomes were reduced ?—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for St. Andrew's proposed an amend ment to the effect that it would be expedient to apply any surplus of Church property to spiritual purposes. And I thought I understood the Hon. Member for Weymouth to say, that if such a Resolution as that proposed by the Hon. Member for St. Andrew's were acquiesced in by this side of the House he would support it, rather than the ResAutions proposed by the Right Honourable the Chan-. cellar of the Exchequer. Sir, I speak only for myself. I am not prepared to affirm all the propositions contained in the resolution of the Hon. Member for St. Andrew's. lam not prepared to affirm that there is the surplus revenue which that resolution declares there is ; but if there be that revenue, I am quite prepared to say that there is no object to which I would sooner apply that revenue than to the purpose intended by the Hon. Member for St. Andrew's ; and that if it be pos sible to frame his resolution so as not absolutely to affirm the existence of that which we are not prepared to affirm—at least which lam not prepared to affirm—l am prepared to affirm, that if that revenue can be obtained it should be so applied.— ( Hear, hear, hear.) Let me guard Hon. Gentlemen who are friends of the Church from being wheedled by the proposers and supporters of the Resolution under our consideration, until the match is applied to the National Establishment. I warn them not to vote fur a principle which they must feel to be in the highest degree objectionable, in the hope that by subsequent ne gotiation they may obtain an advantage in their individual cases. The measure is an unjust measure. I deprecate the attention of parties to their own individual interests. I entreat them to look at the general interest. If the friends of the Church Establishment think that that Establishment is in danger— if they believe that the fabrics of the Church arc exposed to the risk of falling to ruin without any means of repair—if they sec the probability of an attempt to introduce the voluntary principle—if they are satisfied that the course adopted by his Majesty's Ministers will lead to the infliction of these and other evils on the community, I call upon them, as I called upon the lessees of Church property, not to look at individual interests, but to combine their efforts for tile purpose of pre venting the separate injustice with which all parties are threatened.—( Hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—l should be most unwilling, after the speech of my Noble Friend, if the House were to go to a division on the question, without an attempt on my part to remove some of the misrepresenta tions into which my Noble Friend has been betrayed. My Noble Friend has stated that he considers this to be the last opportunity that will be afforded to the friends of the Church to defend the Establishment. My Noble Friend will at least recollect, that if in his judgment this is the last opportunity that will be afforded to the friends of the Church to defend the Establishment, it is not the first time that such an appeal has been made.—( Hear, hear.) It was made on the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, which were characterised as the bulwarks of the Church. It was made in the various discussions on the emancipation of the Catholics. It was made during the debates on the Reform Bill. It was made when my Noble Friend's own measure, the Irish Church Tem poralities Bill, was brought forward.—( Hear, hear.) To wards the close of his speech my Noble Friend adverted to the principles on which he founded his argument, that the Church is in danger from my resolution. My Noble Friend said (and if he could make out his proposition he would be justified in his opposition to my resolution), that the Establishment was threatened, that the Churches were to be allowed to fall into ruin, and that the voluntary principle would be affirmed. Those were my Noble Friend's three propositions. I appeal to the House whether they are not all negatived by the very terms of my resolution ? flow can my Noble Friend contend that it menaces the Church Establishment, when the first half of it is deVoted to affirming the power and stability of the Church Establishment ?—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") Again, how can my Noble Friend contend that it is intended to allow the churches to fall into ruin, when the resolution substitutes for their maintenance and repair a certain and permanent charge for a charge which, I shall presently show, is uncer tain, doubtful, inapplicable, and in every way inferior?— ( Hear, hear.) How, I again ask, can my Noble Friend con tend that the voluntary principle is about to be introduced ? If so, then the resolution would be that Church-rates should be abolished.—( Hear, hear.) But, Sir, what becomes of my Noble Friend's argument if the three propositions on which he founded that argument are thus shown to be utterly ground less ?—( Hear, hear.) What becomes of my Noble Friend's appeal to the friends of the Church ? But, Sir, this appeal already been made to the country ; and has been the cause of the numerous petitions which have been presented against the measure. It was made before the nature of the plan was known. Before the nature of the plan was known, meetings for the purpose of opposing it were called by the Archdeacons all over the country.—( Hear.) At those meetings resolutions were passed, founded on the unjust assumption that it was the intention of his Majesty's Government to abolish the Church-rates without providing any substitute for them.—( Hear.) I will not say a word against the petitions which we have received on the subject. Founded as they are on mistaken views of our intentions, I heartily rejoice at their prayer—a prayer against a proposition which has no existence. The system of Church-rates cannot be defended within the walls of Parliament. In the early part of his speech my Noble Friend imputed to us that we had, during the last two years, been creating a delusion on the subject. What delusion did we hold forth to the Dissenters? Did we not tell them that we could not adopt their principle in the repeal of the . Church rates? Did we not hazard losing the support of that powerful body by the declaration ?_( Hear.) If we arc charged with cre ating delusions on this subject, we may defend ourselves by an swering that similar imputations may be thrown on the con duct of the Gentlemen opposite. If we are stigmatised with having held out fallacious expectations respecting the Church rates, let me ask if the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth did not, in the speech he advised to be made from the Throne, and in his own speech, in 1835, hold out expec tations to the Dissenters of relief from the grievances of which they complained? If the Right Hon. Gentleman was justified in holding out such expectations, were not we ?—( Hear.) In 1835 relief from the burden of Church-rates was held out by the Gentlemen opposite as a measure of relief to agricul ture. It was not spoken of as a measure of relief to the Dis senters, but wholly as a measure of relief to the agricultu rists.—( Hear, hear.) I know perfectly well that the Right Hon. Baronet is not responsible for the speech of the Noble Lord the Member for Liverpool. But in the Right Ho nourable Baronet's r e pl y , i n 1835, I find the following passage :—" It is well known that I supported the measure brought in by the late Government for the transfer of the Church-rates to the public revenue. 'That measure has met with great opposition from the Dissenters. I, for one, cannot agree to the extinction of Church-rates. I think that there is an obligation on the State to provide for the repair of churches." So do I. " But I also think that the charg e of providing for that repair bears very unfairly on the land, and that subject is one which I had in view when, in the ' King's Speech, reference was ma d e t 9 a method . of mitigat- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1837 ing the pressure of those local charges which bear heavily or, the owners and occupiers of land, and for distributing the burden of them more equally over other descriptions of pro perty.' An interpretation has been put upon the paragraph which is by no means intended. No new mode of general taxation is meant by•it. It has a speCial reference to the Re port of the Committee of last Session on County-rates, and to the relief of the agricultural interest from certain local burdens, of which the Church-rate is one."—( Hear, hear.) If, Sir, we are to consider this question of Church-rates with a view to do justice to all parties, I stand on higher ground than merely affording relief to agriculture. But in 1835 the measure recommended by his Majesty's Government of that period was not a relief, like that which we recommend, to the consciences of the Dissenters, it was merely a relief to the agricultural interest._(Hear, hear.) I will now, Sir, endeavour to fellow my Noble Friend in some of his observations. He asks to whom the surplus fund which we expect to realise from the improved administration of the Church estates belongs ;—to the Church, or to the State? If we answer, to the Church, then my Noble Friend is pre pared to charge us with applying that which belongs to the Church to oth e r th an ecc l es i ast i ca l purposes. If, on the con trary, we answer, "to the State," my Noble Friend then turns to the Dissenters, and wishes to know whether they will consent to be so deluded ; for that they will then contribute as much to the support of the Church of England as if the money were paid out of the Consolidated Fund. But, Sir, Ido not think the Dissenters will listen to my Noble Friend's suggestion. They see the distinction between the two cases, and they arc perfectly satisfied with the proposed plan.—(llear.) I have heard it said that the plan which I have had the honour to submit to the House is a sort of hocus pocus juggle ; and it has been asked, not only in this House, but elsewhere, " Who ever heard of a party of four persons sitting down to a game at whist, and all winning ?" If I could appeal to an eminent man of high mercantile character, of unsullied integrity—if I could find such a character in the person of one who holds a high station, would he contend that it was impossible for two parties to rise winners from a game at whist ? I should like to know on what principle trade is carried on between the buyer and seller. So, in matters of a financial nature, is not the repeal of a tax a case in which both parties may be gainers ? Now, most Hon. Gentlemen are aware of the es tate of the Bishop of London in the neighbourhood of the me tropolis, called the Paddington Estate, Paddington Fields. There was a property belonging to the see of London under the existing law of the land. An Act of Parliament was sub sequently passed, altering the state of the law, which gave to the Bishop of London greater and much better leasing powers. That estate is now covered with good hous es , squares are built upon it, and improvements arc going on daily. Now, I should like to know whether this increased value was not given by an Act of Parliament ? Are not the tenants gainers ? Arc not the public at large benetitted ? Then, I say, if my posi tion is to be dealt with as a mere hocus pocus affair, as it has been called by the Hon. Member for Bassetlaw (Mr. G. 11. Vernon), I have some authority for the course which I pursue. We wish to substitute a certain for an uncer tain provision for Church -rates. I take the liberty of ask ing one and all of the Learned Gentlemen whom I see opposite, of all the Courts of Law, of Equity, and the Ci vilians, if they will be so kind, in their learning, and in their great experience, only to produce me a single case since the Reformation, in which a rate having been refused by the vestry, there has been any interposition of a higher anthority to compel the vestry to make such rate. If no such case can be shown to me, my case is complete. Dr. NI CHO L L here rose, and referred to a case which had occurred in 1799 (the case of Gordon and another) when an appear was made against a rate made by one Churchwarden, after a vestry had refused to make the rate. The party was sued in the Court of Peterborough ; the Court affirmed the rate to be good, and ordered payment to be made. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was will big_then for the present to assume that fact ; but to his un learned ears there seemed a distinction to be made, if it were an appeal against the legality of the rate, and the rate being made. Dr. NIC HO LI. recapitulated the facts. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER resumed. Ile could assure the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that he was perfectly satisfied lie would not, for a momentary triumph in a debate, make a statement which he could not establish on tlis best grounds. But he would allow him still to doubt the application of this case, because it appeared that the rate was made by the Churelr.varden, and that though the vestry re fused to make it, the Churchwarden did. Now whether this is stance was to rule all other cases or not he could not pre sine to say ; but he must venture to say, and he wished to bring the fact before the Committee, that this suit was the only case of the kind which had occurred, and by an adjourn ment of the vestry the proceedings on that occasion co ild be got rid of.—(No.) What must be the defect in the Courts of the land, if there were this remedy, and it had not been re sorted to. How great must have been the negligence of those who had the power to remedy the evil, and had allowed it to con tinue ! After having made some further observations which did not reach us, from the impatience evinced by the House to divide, the Right Hon. Gentleman contended it was too much that this scheme should have been called one of sacrilegious Jobbery. He rejoiced, however, that no such word had found its way into the House in the course of this debate ; for, on the contrary, the tone and temper in which the subject had been introduced by the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth, gave an earnest and example which bad been fol lowed up throughout the whole of the debate ; and except for the warmth displayed en the present occasion, if it had not been for the tiistes Anzaryllidis iras which had charactenined the debate for a time, no discussion could ever have reflected more credit upon the House, from the absence of personalities and excited passions. Ho hoped the House would show, by the majority of that nigh r, that this measure was nut one of sacrilege or robbery. It was a measure intended to pro mote religious peace. The Right lion. Gentleman beerged in conclusion t o sa y, t h at hi s H on. and Learned Friend' the Attorney-General had stated that he believed all the lessees were satisfied with the plan. [lc believed that many were satisfied ; but he should not think he was acting rightly if he did not acknowledge that many of them had expressed their decided disapprobation of it. Lord JOHN RUSSELL believed it was the general wish of the House that the debate should close that night,__ (Cheers.) If that were the wish of the House—a wish in which he certainly concurred—he hoped that if any Gentle man, without entering.into the general question, desired to ex plain the grounds on which his vote would be given, the House would allow him the opportunity of doing so.—( Hear.) Mr. RIGBY WASON, who rose amidst loud and general cries of " Divide," said that there was on ly one p o i n t t o w hi c h he wished to allude—a point that had been touched upon in the course of the debate. It was this—that if the Bishops would apply to these tenures the same rule that in their report they recommended to be applied to the property of Deans and Chapters, means of religious instruction would be afforded to 1,625,000 persons, according to the scale laid down by the Commissioners.—(Hear, hear.) Lord DUDLEY STUART, amid loud criesof " Divide," moved that the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," and " Go on.") LAMBTON (as we understood) seconded the mo tion.—( al, oh I) After a few words from Mr. CRESSETT PELHAM and Mr. G. F. YOUNG, which the confusion in the House ren dered totally inaudible, Lord J. RUSSELL left it entirely in the hands of the House, whether it would choose to continue the discussion or not.—(Cries of " Divide," and " Go on.") The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no idea, when he rose to reply, that a general wish existed to continue the debate. After a few words from Mr. WASON and Mr. LAMB TON, Mr. D. W. HARVEY did not intend to enter into the ge neral question. All that he wished to do on that occasion was to guard himself against the suppcmition, that in voting for the proposition th en before them, he was committing him self to both the propositions brought forward by the Govern ment.--( Hear. ) Lord bUDLEY STUART, with the greatest pain and re luctance, felt hims e lf b oun d to vote aga i nst t h e measure t h en brought forward by a Government with whom he was in the general habit of acting.—(Hear, hear.) After explaining that his motive in moving the adjournment arose from the cir cumstance of his not having been allowed to speak upon the subject before, although he had repeatedly risen for the pur pose, the NOble Lord proceeded to read a passage from the Report of the Chu rc h Commissioners, to show the vast de ficiency that at present existed in Church accommodation and spiritual instruction, and to express his surprise that any Go vcrnment who had signed that - report could bring themselves to support a proposition which would at once cut oil all means of supplying that great and lamentable deficiency.—(Hear.) Yet if he thought that the measure would produce religious peace, he would consent to it.--( Hear, hear.) But he felt satisfied it would not. Mr. LA MBTO N would not persevere in his opposition on this occasion, hoping, when the Report was brought up, to have a full and fair opportunity afforded to him of expressing his sentiments upon the measure._( Hear, hear.) Mr. G. F. YO UNG felt it his duty to follow the example of the Noble Lord. Mr. INGHAM would confine himself to the • statement of a single fact, which ought to be known to the Committee before coming to a vote. The Noble Lord the Member for North umb,:rland, in making his statement as to the insecurity of the property held umkr the Church in the county o f Dur ham, stated that there was, from his own personal know ledge, a most striking contrast between the two banks of the river Tyne; that on the north side there were to, be seen nothing but stately buildings, whereas on the south side, which was_ Church leasehold property, in spite of the great commercial opportunities in that part of the country, he t , saw no such b u ildi ngs , b ecause the property was he'd upon a precarious tenure. Now he begged to say, that the town which he had the honour to represent— South Shields —containing a commercial population consist ing of 23,000 souls, had been b u il t upon land, held on a tenure of only twenty-one years.—( Loud Opposition cheers.) Another statement of the Noble Lord was not more appli cable to that town than the ono he had just noticed. The Noble Lord had said that in the county of Durham dissent was so rife that it was known that the Establishment was in no part of the country so littlo recognised. Now, in South Shields, at the beginning of the present century, there was only one church, whereas, at the present time there were four. Two of the additional churches were built and endowed by tie munificence of the Dean and Chapter of Durham ; and the other by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants. Mr. PEASE said it was a notorious fact that the very town of South Shields would have been one universal ruin if it had not been for the passing of the University of Durham Acct, by which much of the land of that town was enfranchised. Whatever might have been the trade of South Shields before. that Bill was passed ? it had been in• creased five-fold since then.—(No, by Mr. Ingham.) H e i believed that this arrangement wou ld y be exceedingly salu tary, and as to the fund it would create he knew that it would be ample. Af:e - r a few words from Mr. Hodgson Hinde, Mr. Harland, Mr. A. Trevor, Sir C. Burrell, and Sir Ilcdworth Williamson, Mr. AGLIONBY protested against the stat emen t an d figures on which tire Right lion. ' Gentleman relied ; for he felt satisfied that those who made the calculations on which be acted consulted mere figures and theory, and not matters of practice.—( Loud cries of " Divide.") Mr. CRESSETT PE LITAM protested against the mea sure. The Hon. Member persisted in addressing the House for upwards of a quarter of an hour, but was inaudible in the gallery. The Committee then divided— For the resolutions Against them 273 250 Majority --- 23 The announcement of the numbers was received with tre mendous cheering from the Opposition benches. The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be re ceived (we understood) on Friday. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Three. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. CIIURCH RATES. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15. Committee ; Motion made, and Question proposed,—" That it is the opinion of this Committee, that, for the repair and maintenance of parochial Churches and Chapels in England and Wales, and the due celebration of divine worship therein, a p ermanen t an d adequate provision be made out of an increased value given to Church Lands, by the introduction of a new system of management, and by the application of the proceeds of pew-rents ; the collection of Church rates ceasing altogether from a day to be determined by Law ; and that, in order to facilitate, and give early effect to this Resolution, the Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury be authorized to make advances on the security, and re-payable out of, the produce of such Church Lands :"—Question put:—The Committee divided; MAJORITY AYES, 273. Acheson, Lord 7 Co . of Arinao r.abouchere, Right Hon. Henry— Adam, Sir C.—Ciackmannanshire Aglionby, H. A.—Cockermouth Ainsworth, P.—Bolton Alston, Rowland—Hertfordshire Angerstein, J.—Greenwich Anson, Colonel—Stoke upon-Tree .Inson, Sir G.—Lich field Astley, Sir Jacob—West Norfolk Attwood, Thos.—Birmingham Bagshaw, John—arillitiry Bambridge, E. T.—Taunton Baines. Edward—Leeds Ball, Nicholas—Cloninell Bannerman, A.—Aberdeen Barclay, David—Sunderland Baring, E. Thornhill—Portsmouth Barnard, E. G.—Greenwich Barron ' H. \V.—Waterford City B irr , G. S.—Cork Co. Bellew, R M.—Loath Benett, J.—South Wiltshire Bentinck, Lord W —Glasgow ILaieley, Hon. F,—Gloucester Berkeley, lion. C.—Cheltenham limes I—Plymouth ilidriulh, It. - Hereford Bish, 'l' —Leominster Blake, ill. J.—Galway Blunt, Sir Charles—Lewes Ii Atkin ' John James—Galway Bowes, John—South Durham Itrabazon, Sir William —.Mityo Brady, Denis Caulfield—Newry Bridgman, Hewitt—Ennis Brockleburst, J.— Macclesfield Brodie, W. B.—Salisbury Brotherton, J.—Salford Browne, IL D.—Mayo Charles --Liskeard Buller, E.—Norfli Statilirdshire iluliver, H. L—Marylebone Buliver, K L.—Lincoln Bunion, W. W.—Weymouth 'Airton, Henry—Beverley Butler, lion. P.—Kilkenny Co Buxton, T. F.—Weymouth Ityag, leorge—Middlesex Bung, Right Hon. G S.—Poole C , .llnellan, D.—Cork City Campbell, Sir John—Edinburgh :.arter, J. B.—Portsmouth Cave, Robert Otway—Tipperary Cavendish, Hon. C.—East Sussex Cavendish, lion. G. IL—Derbyshire Cawley, E. S.—N. Yorkshire Chalmers, Patrick—lnverbervie Clietwynd, Capt. W.--Staltbrd Chichester, J. P. B.—Barnstaple Churchill, Lord C.—Woodstock Clay, W.—Tower Hamlets Clayton, Sir William—Marlow Clive, Edward 8.--Eleretbril Codrington, Sir E.—Devonport Collier, J.—Plymouth Conyngham, Lord A.—Canterbury Cooke;, TlL—Worcestershire Cowper, lion. W F.—llertford Crawford, W S.—Dundalk Crawford, W.—Lamlon Crawley, S.—a .tiford Crompton, S.—Thirsk Cartels, 11. IL—East Sussex Curteis, E. B.—Rye DAlmeny, Lord—Stirling Denison, W. J.—West Surrey Denison, J. E.—South Nottingham shire D'Eyncourt, Right Hon. Chas T.— T.ambet h Dillwyn, L W.—Glininrganshirc Divot% Eilward—Exetcr Donkin, Sir R. S.—Berwick I )iin Th nnas —Finsbury raunton %angton, Win. Gore —Somer'etshire Leader, John T.—Bridgwater '.efevre, C. Shaw—North Hants Leonard, T. B.—Malden a' r,veson, Lord —lVlorpetli Lewis, Wyndham—Maidstone .ister, E. (...orlifre—Bradford Loch, James—Kirkwall Litshington, Dr.--Tower Ham]. larshington, Charles—Ashburton Lynch, A. IA —Galway Mackenzie, J. A. S.—Ross-shire tl'Leod, R.—Sutherlandshire Macnamara, W.—Clare Co. I. l . Taggart, John—Wigton Maher, John—Wexford Co. Mangles, J.—Guildford Marjuranks, S.—Hythe AL - Almon, P.—North Wilts %Tolesworth, Sir William—Cornwall Niorcton, lion. A.—Gloucestershire %lorpeth. Lord—Yorkshire Morrison, J.—lpswich Mostyn, ITon. E.—Flintshire Mullins, F. W.—Kerry Murray, Right Hon. J. A.—Leith ‘ , lusgrave, Sir R.—Waterford Nagle, Sir R.—Westmeath 'Brien, Cornelius—Clare O'Connell, Daniel—Kilkenny O'Connell, John—Yougliali O'Connell, M. J.—Kerry O'Connell, Morgan—Meath ;'Ferrall, Richard M.—Kildare Oliphant, Laurence—Perth Ord, W.—Newcastle-upon-Tyne Oswald, James—Glasgow Paget, Frederick—Tteaumaris General—Bath Pahnerston, Viscount—Tiverton P.aker, John—Sheffield Parnell, Sir H.—Dundee Parrott, Jasper—Totness Pattison, James—London Peas, Joseph—South Durham Pe:hell, Captain—Brighton Pen , larves, R W. \V.—Cornwall Philips, Mark— Mam•liester Philips, G. R.—Kidderminster Phillipps, C. M.--N. Leicestershire Pinney, W.—Lyme Regis Ponsouby, Ilon. W.—Dorsetshire Ponsonhy, l ion. John—Derbyshire Potter, R.—Wigan Poulter, J. C.—Shaftesbury Power, James—Wextbrd Co. Price, Sir R.—Herefordshire Prytne, George—t - ambritige Pryse, Pryse—Cardigan itamsbottom, J.—Windsor Rice, Right lion T. S.—Cambridge Rippoil, C.—Gateshead Robarts, A. \V.—Maidstone Robinson, G. It. —Worcester Roche, Wilham—Limerick !toehold:, J. A.—Bath - Rolfe, Sir H M.—Pcnrhyn trooper, J. B.—litintingdonshire Rundle, John—Tavistock Russell, Lord John —Stroud ilussell, Lord—Tavistock Russell, Lord C.—Bedfordshire ilairliven, Ed.—Kildare Sanfol, E. A.—West Sornersetshire Seholefiela, J.—Birmingham r. , cott, J. W.—North Hampshire Scrope. Poulett—St mud iScale, Colonel—Dartmouth Seymour, Lord—Totness Simeou, Sir R.—lsle of Wight Smith, J. A.—Chichester Smith, Hon. R.—Wycombe Manias, lion. .1. C.—York Dund,s, I3on. T.--iiich mond jundas, I Jeans —l)evizes Dunlop, John—Ayrshire Ehrin!lton, Vise.—North Devon Edwards, Join—Montgomery Elhee, Right Hon. E. —Coventry Elphin,tone, I loward —Dustings Et wall, Ralph—Andover - - S.nith; R. Vernon—Northampton Smith, Benjamin—Sudbury Stanley, W. 0 —A ngleiwa Stewart, P. 111.—Lancashire t rangways, Hon. John —Caine Strickland, Sir f; —Nest Yorkshire Strutt, Edward—Derby Stuait, Lord J.—Ayr ,Stuart Villiers—Waterford Co. ;vans: G 1 —Dublin Win.—Liverpool Fazakerley, J. N.—Peterborough Ferguson, Sir R. C.—Nottingham Ferguson, IL—Hadditigtonshire Fergusson, Right Hon. It. C —Kirk cudbright Fielder], John—Oldham Finn, W. F.—Kilkenny Co. Fitzgibbon, llon. Il.—Limerick Co. Fitzroy, Lord C.—Bury St. Edm. Fleetwood. P. Fl.—Pres t on Gaskell, D.—Waketield Gisborne, T.—North Darbyshire Gordon,:llobert —Cricklade Grattan, James—Wicklow Co. Grey, Sir George—Devonport Grote, George—London Guest, J. J.—Mertilyr Tydvil Gully, John—Pontefract Hall, P.enjarnin—Monmouth Handley, Henry—Lincolnshire Harland, W. C.—Durham It rvey, D. W.--Southwark Hastie, Archbald —Paisley Hawes. Benjamin—Lambeth I!awkius, J. IL—Newport, I. Wight !Tay, sir A. L.—Elgin I leathcoat, J.—Tiverton TI ctor, C. .I.—Peterstield Ilindley, Charles—Asiiton llobhouse, Right Hon. Sir J. Cam Talbot, C. It M.—Gl ., morganshirc l'ancred, 11. \V.—Banbury l'hompsin, P. B.—East Yorkshire Thompson, A hl„—Sunderland l'hompson, Col.—Kingston-on-Hull "I'lionison, Right lion. C. P.—Man. eliester Thorreley, Thos.—Wolverhampton rooke, W.--Truro Tracy, C. ll.—Tewkeshury rrolawney, Sir W.—East Cornwall Troubridge, Sir T. K—Sandwich full:, C. A.—Poole Turner, —Blackburn Tynte, C. K. K.—Bridgewater Tynte, C. J. K.—West Somersebshire Vieors, N.—Carlow Co. Villiers, t P.—. Wolverhampton Viviau, John Henry—Swansea Walker, It —Bury, Lancashire Wallace, liobert —Greenock Warburton, 11.-Ihiciport War U. G.—St. Albans Wason, Ri by—'p with \Winyss,. Captain—Fifeshire N , Vestcnra, Hon. H. IL—Monaghan Westeora, lion. J. C.—King't Co. Whalley, Sir S.—Maryielione Wigney, J. N.—Brighton Wilbraham, -Cheshire Wilde, Mr. Serjeaut—Netv,rk Wilkins, Walter—lladtiorshile Nottingham Hodges, T. I,.—\Vest Kent I-lodges, T. T —Rochester Holland, Edward—Worcestershire I iorsman. Edward—Cockermouth !Inward, R.—Wicklow Co. Howard, P. H.—Carl isle Howick, Visc.—Northumberland ITome, Joseph—Middlesex I liimphery, John—Southwark Hurst, R. H —Horsham Hutt, W.—Kingston-upon-Hull James, William—Cumberland .le,i'lson, „D. o.—;►tallow King, H. B.—Warwi:k Lambton, H.—North Durban. Wilks, John—Boston Williams, William—Coventry Williams, W. A.—Monmouthshire Williams, Sir J.—Carmarthenshire \Vinnington, Sir T.—. Bewd ley ‘..innington, 11. J.—Worcestershire Wood, Charles—llalitax Wood, Alderman—London Worsley, Lord—Lincolnshire Wool e, Mr. Scrjeant—Cashel \Vrightson, W. B. —Noithallerton Wyse, Thomas—Waterford TELLERS. Stank}•, E. John—North Cheshire Steuart, Robort—lialtlington MINORITY- Alford, Viscount—Bedfordslitre Alsager, Captain—Surrey Arbuthnot, Gen.—Kincardineshire A mild:di, Gen. 11E.—Fermanagh Ashley, Lord—Dorsetshire hoot, Hon. W.—Denbighshire gailey,.Joseph—Worcester Balla!, H. I).—lloniton Balfour, Thomas—Orkney Hardly, Charles—Surrey —NOES, 250. €33 ring, H. ll.—New Shoreham Houlburn, Right Hon. H.—Cam. bridge University Graham, Sir J S. —Cumberland Grant, Hon. Colonel—l•lginshire Greene, T. O.—Lane:l.ll,re (Ireisley, Sir Roger—Derbyshire Gninston, Vi , eount—Hertforcishi re Gritristmt, Hon E. H.—St. Alban's HAM, li. R.—Gloucestershire il:‘.'ford, Henry —Lei,:estershire Tlamilton, George A.—Dubin Hamilton, Lord C.—Tyrone Co. • thinner, Heti ry--A y!esbury Harcourt, G. G —Oxfordshire Harcourt, G. , e). 511113:1—Bucks liardinge, Right Hon. Sir H.—Lams_ Baring, F.—'l'h:rlford Baring, 11. IL—Mar:borough Baring, W. lk—Whichestor Baring, Thomas—Yartnouth Bateson, S:r R.—Londonderry Beckett, Right Hon. Sir J.—Leet Bed, M.—South Nrorthumherland Itentinck, Lord G.—King'sLytin Bere,ford, Sir John -Chaidiam Ih It.—East Yorkshire Mackburne, I. J..--N.Varrington B:ackstone, W. S.—Wallingford Bolder.), Hem y G.—Ch ppeilltam !zoning, W.—Bolton Bonham, It I , —Harwich Borthwiek, Peter—Evesham Bowles, George ii-ushout—Evesham ceston Hardy, John—Bradf.rtt Hawk es Thorn.— I )Lid Icy 7 •leathatite. (4. J.—Linconishire Henniker, Lord—T.'l4 Sullbik Terrie , , Wit lion. J. C.—Harwich Hill, Sir Rowland--Shropshire 11111shorotigh, Earl of—Down Hinde, Jo:. n !Hodgson —Newcastk- Bradsli:aw, —Berwick Brarnston, T. \V.—South Essex Brownrigg, S. J.—Boston Bruce, Lord E.—Marlborough Bruce, C. L. C —lnverness, &c. Bruen, Colonel—Carlow County ' Bruen, T._Carlow Buller, Sir J. Yard:,—Devonshire Burrell, Sir C.—Shoreh:an Cnnpb3ll, Sir FL—Berwickshire Canning, :tight. Hen. Sir S.—King's I upon-Tyne - Hope, ll. T.- -Gloucester llothant, Lord—Leominster liouid sw ,,rth, T.—Nottinghamshire ILmstmn, George—ltentrewshire !boy, James Barlow—Southampton tiu,, , hes, W. IL—Oxford Imbam, I{.—Satoh Shields Inglis, Sir it. II —Oxford University IJerrnyn, Earl—Bury, Suffblk Tohust ;no, sir J. V.—Scarborough I.loltiiston,•„l. J. —Pon•fries-shire Jones, Wilson —De:Aiigh Imes, 'P.—l,onslonderry Co. Kerrison, Sir Edward—Eye Kirk, Peter—Carrickfergus Knatchbull, Bt. Iron. Sir E.—Kent Knight, 11. G.—Nottinghamshire Knightley, Sir C.—Northamptonsh. Law, lion, C. E.—Cambridge Uni- Lynn - !rtwright, W. R.—North Nor- _ t hamptonshire Castlereagh V iße.—flown CilatAUS, Chaplin, Colon, I—Stamlbrd Chapman, Aaron— Whitby CAI isholin A. W.—lnverness-shire Vi;icount—Ltullow Clive, U. 11. South Shr.pshire Codrington, C. W.—Gloueesterildre CAborne, Cole, lien, Arthur IL—Enniskillen Lord—Fermanagh Compton, II Combe—Hampshire (7 " 01 ;Y, Edward M.—Donogal Copeland. V. —Coleraine Corry, lion. 11. L.—Tyrone Co. Cri ps, Jofooll—Cirencester 'Ytibiac, Sir Charles—Ripon aliogLon, Earl of—Shropshire verity Lawson, A ntlr,w—Knoresbolough Lees, John Froderick—oldham Lernoy, A. —Llogforci Lefroy, itignt lion. T. —Dublin Uni. versit Sussex Lennox Lard er tts LLowtheowLiurnluther, tiooEarl ui—Smith .C,t rcland Lowther, J. H.—York Lucas, E.—Monaghan Lushington, Bight Hon. S. It —Can. terbury Lygon, Hon CCortal H. B.—West \Vor e.-tershit e Mackinnon, W. A.—Lvinington M .clean, D0n..1,1-03(COrd Mahon, Viscount— Hertford Manners, Lord C. S.—Leicestershire Marsland, Matthew', ;(11 g l C ° w It .—,n ont ° e Maunscll, T. P.—Northamptonthire t I n Muynell, Capt. Ll.--Lisburne M WlYl.—East Somers tshire Philip John— I;ristol NiiPor, 11.—Neweastle under- Lyme Mordaont, Sir John—Warwickshire S:r O.—North Staffordshire Neeld, .lo,eph —Chippenhann Neck!, Joha—Cncl.l.nte Vicholl, J —Caidiff Noel, Sir G. N.—ltutlandshire Norreys, 3xfordshire North, F.—Hastings lOssulston, Lord—N. Northumber.. Dottin, A. ll.—Southamptim Duffield, T.—Ahingits.2l Dugdale, W. S.—Warwickshire Dunbar, George—belfast buncombe, Hon. W.—YOrkshire Duncombe, lion. A.—East lieford East, James B.—Winchester Eastnor, Viscount—Reigate Eaton, R..j...47rontiridgesliiie Egerton, Sir P.—Cheshire E•zerton, Lord Francis—Lancashire Elley, Sir John—Windsor Elwes, John Payne—Essex Cstcourt, 'l' G. R,--oxford Univ. Estcourt, T. Junior —Doriz,s Fancourt, Major—Barnstaple Farrind, Robert, (Stain:ll) Feilden, W. J.—Blackburn Ferguson, Georg —Banffshire Finch, G.—Stamford Fleming, John—llampshire Foley, E. T. —Herefordshire F••liett, Sir W.=Exeter torester, lion. (I.—Wenlock Forster, C. S.—Walsall Fremantle, SirT.—Buckingham Freshfield, Jas. Win.—Penryn Gaskell, .1, M.—Wcttlock Geary, Sir William—Kent Gladstone, T.--Ikicester ladstone, W. F.— , Newark-on-Trent Gordon, Hon.W.—Aberdom,thire twit niche, ('has. Wm.—Leicestershire Palmer, Stewart. John—Lymington Stormont, Viscount—Norwich Stuart, Lord D. C.—Arundel Sturt, Henry Charles— Dorsetshire Tennant, J E.r.o - son—Belfast Thomas, Col net—K'nsale , " Tollemache, lion. A. G.—Grantham Town!er, IL G.—Cambridgeshire none!), Sir F.--Searborough !Trevor, lion. Arthur—Durham ITrevor, lion. 0. R.—Cacrmarthensh Twig! Docare—rridwat I , Tyerull. Sir J. T.—Norq) Esse,t. Verc, Sir Charles o.—Suffo!lc Vernon, 0. 11.—East Bet tiir,l Vesey, lion. Thomas. —Qtroen'J Co. Vyvy..ti, Sir It. R.—Bristol Wall, C. Baring—Guildford W.,'pole, Lord—Norfolk Walter, John—Berkshire ‘Velliy, Glynne Earle—Grantham Weyland, 111 ajor—Ox im dshire Whitmore, T. C.—Bridgenorth ‘Xilbraliam, Hon. B.—Lancasltire Wiliam!, It.bcrt—Dorchester % illiams, Thomas— Mar low Wilmot, Sir .1. E.—Warwickshire W,lson, Henry—Sufrolk I Waleholve, Edmund—Norfolk Wood, Colon T.—Brecknockshire Wrottesley, Sir J.—Staffords ire Wyndham, Wadliam—Saiisbury ' Wynn, Right lion. C. W.—Mont gomeryshire Yorke, Eliot.T.—Camtiridgeshire Young, Geo. Fred. —Tynemouth Young, John—Cavan Young, Sir W.—Bucks Palmer, George—Essex Parker, Montagu—Devon P.itteii, J. Wilson—Lancashire Peel, Right lion. sir R.— ramworth Peel, Col. Jonathan—Huntingdon Pelham, J. C. —Shrewsfilmy Pemberton, Thomas—Rii.on Pigot, Robert-13ridgenorth Plumotre, John P.—East Kent Polhill, Frederick—Bedford Pollen, Sir J.—Andover Pollock, Sir F.—Hun;ngdon Powell, Colonel—Cardiganshire Praed, W. Mookworth—Yarmouth Prise, Samuel Grove—Sandwich PI ice, Richard—New Radnor Pusey, Philip—Berkshire Roc, Right lion. Sir Wm.—Bute Reid, Sir J. Rae—Dover Richards, J.—Knareshorough Richards, Richard—Merionetlishi e Rid:ford, NVilliom— Aylesbury Ruslibrooke, Colonel—Su flblk Russell, Charles-Reading Sanderson, Richard—Colchester Simion Lord—Liverpoel Scarlett, Hon. Robirr—Norw7ch Scott, Sir E D.—Lich field Scott. Lord John—Roxburg . shire Scourtield, W. M.—Haverlordwc,t Shaw, Rt. Hon. F.—Dublin Uuiver. Sheppard, Thomas—Frome 'Shirley, E. S —Warwickshire Sibtliorp, Colonel—Lincoln Sinclair, Sir G.—Ceithness-shire Smith, A.— liertfordAire Smyth, Sir Henry—Colchester Somerset, Lord G.—Monmouthshire Spry, Sir S. T.—Bodmiu Stanley, Edward—Cumberland Stanley, Lord—North 'Lancashire FOR, ibbiti, Le~nar , l —Armagh Grey, Hon. Colonel—Wycombe lleneage, 17.:Iward—Grim-by Martin, Thomas—Galway Co, Clements, Visc.—Leitriin Co. Fitzsimm, N. —King's Co. White, Samuel—Le.trim Co. Sharpe, General—Dumfries Gilion, Wm. D.—Liolithgow llernn, Sir R.—Peterb,nough Fergus, John.—llysart Fitzsimon, —Dublin Co. Shell, R. L.—Tipperary Beauclerk, Major-I , oit. Surrey TaMinn], Mr.Serjeaut —Reading Black!mine, J.—Huddersfield Maxwell, John—Lanarkshire • Marsland, lie:try—Stockport Fedowes, Hon. N.—North Devon Speirs, Alexander—Richmond O'Connor Don—ltoseommon Co. Chapman, M. L.—Westmeath Talbot, J. H.—New Floss Childars, John W.—Marton Campbell, W. F.—Argyleshire Power, Jahn—Dungarvon Belfast, Earl of—Antrim Co. Malik., Hon. FoxPerthshire Vivian, Major Charles—lbdmin Grattan, Henry—Meath Marshall, W . —Ca:lisle Jervis, J.—Chester Lee, J. Lee—Wells Hallybur:on, Hon. D. G.—Forfar'sh, Baldwin, Dr.—Cork City Buck inghwil, J. S.—Sheilield Poyntz, W. S.—MidliurA Fort, J.—Clitlieroe NVakley, Thomas—Finsbury • ABSI Andover, Visc.—Malmesbury Attwood, M.—Whitehavet, Barham, Johnn—Kedal Beaumont, T. W.—South Northum berland Bc:lcw, Sir Patrick—Louth Berkeley, Hon. G.—Gloucestershire Bernal, Ralph—Rochester Bowring, I , r—Kilmarnock Brudenell, Lord—Northamptonshire . - Burdett, Sir F.—Westminster Caicraft, John Hales—Wareham Canning, lion. C. J.—Warwick Crewe, Sir Ge tee—Derhyshire Denistoun, A.—Dun' artonshire tick, !2uintin—Z,laldon Dowdeswell, NV —Tewkesbury Egerton W. 'Patton—CheshireEntwistle, John—Rochdale Euston, Earl—Thetford Evans, W. De Lacy—Westminster I•ector, John Minet—Dover , Ferguson, Sir R—Londondelry Folkes, Sir William—Norfolk Flrench, F.—Rosscommon Gore, Ormshy—SalOp Grosvenor, Lard R.—Chester flake, J.—St. Ives lleathco:e, Sir G.—Rutiandshire TELLE RE. Clorl4 Sir Ocorge—Ediliburg!ithitc Soss, Charles—Northarnito9 ,ll OFF. 'AGAINST. 'Verner, Colonel—Armadi Co. ;Smith, A.—Carnarvonshire Corfu T. G —Lincolnshire Chichester, Arthur—Honiton O'Neill, Hon. General— Intrim Co, coote, Sir C.—Queen's County Percevll, Colonel—Sligo Co Pringle, Alexander Sclk irksh ire Hope, James—Lin'itlikowshile Hanm , r, Sir J.—Shrewsbury iCharlton, E. L.—Ludlow tlarneby, Joh —Droitwich (Agnew, S r A.—Wigtonshire Cooper, Hon. H. A—borchester Goullutrn, Serjeant—Leice•ter Wortley, Hon. James S.—ll:flit:ix Herbert, lion. S.—'onth Wilts Ryle, John —Marclestield Lopez, Sir Ralph—Westbury Goodricke, 'F. H.—Staftbrdshire Cooper, E.. J.—Sligo Co. landeville,Vise.—Huntingdonshire Plunkett, Hon. R. E—Dyngliecla Glynne, Sir S. R.--I.lititsbire }'orb-s, —Stirlingshire West, John Beatty—Dublin Hay, Sir J.—Peebles-shire Pollnigton, Lord—Pontefract Peel, E.—Newcastle. under. Lyme Hayes, Sir E.=-Donegal Irton, &mute—Cumberland Jackson, Mr. Serj.—Bandon Vridge liven, H. O.—Pembroke Darner, G. L D.—t'crtarlington Longtiekl, Richard—Cork CO. Kear,ley, John Hodson—Wigan Somerset, Lo - d E.—Cirencester Diven port, John—Stoke- unon.Trent LPenruddocke, J. ll.—Wilton ENT. Hogg, James Weir—Beverley I laskins, K.—Herefordsl ire Howard, Hon. Edward— Morpeth Johnston, Andrew—Cute r (Kemp, T. It —Lewes Ker, David —Downpatriek Knox, - Hon J.—Dungannon LOng, W.—North Wiltshiro Milton, Lord—Walton Morgan, C. Morgan—Brecon O'P.rien, W. S.—Limerick Co. O'Connell, Maurice—Tralee Ord, W. H.—Newport, Isle of %Vigil Owen, Kr J. B.—Pembrokeshire Parry, Sir L. P. .I.—Carnarvon Peel, Right Hon. W. Yate,.—Tam. worth Pelham, Hon C. A.—Linolnshire he, David—Limerick trinley, Hon. H. 'l'. —Pre:,ton Surrey, Ear; of—West Sussex Tairio, G. \V.—Christchurch Townshend, L..rd J.—llelston Verney, Sir IL-I.ltickinglinn Vivian, John. Ennis—'l ruin Walker, C. A.—Wexford White, Luke—Longford Sir IL—North Durham Wynn, Sr W. \V.—Denbighshire SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEAMINGTON STEEPLE CHACE.—TURSD4r. A Sweepstakes of 2.5 sovs. each, h. ft. Four miles across the country, &c. 22 Subs. . _ Mr. Anderson's Jerry - Mr. J. Mason 1 Captain Lamb's Vivian Mr. Becher 2 Mr. Coke's Flacrow Marquis of Waterford's Monarch O wner 4 The following also started :—Lord Macdonald's Captain Bob, Captain Williamson's Bittern, Mr. Villiers's Valiant, Mr. Anger stein's Negotiator, Mr. Mostyn's, Warwick, Mr. Sadler's Laura, Mr. Clifford's Countess, Mr. W. Russell's Scripton, and Mr. Vial ha's Creeper. Bettin g .-7 to 4 agst Vivian, Bto I agst Flacrow, sto 1 ags t Monarch, and 8 to I agst Jerry. The line selected was more than four miles in length, and formed a complete circle ; the ,slags both for starting and winning being placed in a field at the foot of a hill near Oakley Wood, about four miles from Leamington, the whole of the land belonging to Mr. Little. There were two brooks, and upwards of forty fences. Bittern took the lead for the first two fields, but refused the third fence, the running being immediately after,taken up by Monarch, followed by Jerry, Warwick, Vivian, &c., over the first brook, and into the lanei about a mile 'from staeting ; Monarch refused the rails out of it, and Warwick took the lead, Jerry, Vivian, and Monarch following him ; this lot kept well together until within three or four fields of home, when Warwick fell, and Jerry went a-heal, Vivian following him in distress, and being ultimately defeate.l by two lengths; Flacrow was a bad third, and Monarch fourth. Bittern, Scripton, Laura, and Valiant were stopped by the first brook, and never recovered their places, and Negotiator came in nearly half an hour behind the first rank. After the race Mr. Anger stein claimed the stakes, on the ground that all the others had gone on the wreng side of a flag, and the matter was investigated by the umpires, who, after a long examination of witnesses, decided in favour of Mr. Anderson. The company assembled was greater than we have ever seen collected on any similar occasion. We are authorised to state that his iliejesty's stag Hounds will pot go to the New Forest this scasoll. BRUSSELS, MARCH 12.—The Duke of Saxe-Co burg, and the Princes, his sons, set out for Germany yesterday noning. M. Van.de Wever, our Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, has arrived at Antwerp, on board the Ocean steam-boat. HANOVER, MARCH 4.—The Prince and Princess of Lippe ( Buckeburg), _with the two Princesses, arrived here vesterday from Buelieburg, and will reside for some time in Hanover. A marriage is said to be intended between the eldest son of the Duke of Cambridge, the Viceroy, and the eldest Princess of Lippe 13ackebur,g, who is distinguished for her beauty and accomplishments. Prince Ernest of Hesse Phillipsthal Burchfield, who has left the Russian service, and entered that of Hanover with the rank of Lieutenant-General, twill arrive here in the spring, and for, the future reside in Hanover. It is intended that he shall have the command in chief of the Hanoverian army, in the absende of the Duke of Cambridge, who has the rank of Field Marshal in the flanoverian service. —Frankfort Paper, March 11. THE GERMAN PRINCE.—We arc requested to state, that the new work, by Prince Puckler Muskau, entitled " Semilasso in Africa ; or, Adventures in Algiers," &c., is pi' ,mblished this day, by Bentley, 8, New Burlington-street ; and may be. obtained of all Booksellers. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh ; ditto fir Ireland, Mr. J. Cumming, Dublin. DEATH OF JOHN FAWCETT.—It is with regret that we have to announce the death of this eminent actor, who expired at Kitnoelts, in Hampshire, on Monday last, in his 69th year. The immediate cause of his death was mortification of the foot :Ind kg, brought on by cutting a corn too near the Mr. Fawcett was born in London in 1768 ; and a t th e quick.are of 15. waSapprenticed tea tradesman, but, IN ibhing. to " smell the lamps," he started di for Margate, and under the name of Foote 'rage his first appearance on the stag in the cha racter of Courtall, in The Belle's Stratagem. He soon re sumed his own name, and then jlined Tate Wilkinson, on the York Circuit, where he remained some years. It was on the 21st of September, 1791, that Mr.. Fawcett made his first bow to a London audience, at Covent Garden, es Caleb, in He would be a Soldier, and Simpkin, in The Deserter. It was not till some years after that he began to attract attention •, but his celebrated songs of '° What's a Woman Like?" and ti:e mock Italian bravura, " Maestro was an Op'ra Singer" stamped his fame. His dramatic reputation was, howeier, at once fixed by his -acting of Doctor Pangloss, 011apod, and Caleb Quotem. In 1793 he joined the Hay market Company, and became acting manager, in 1800, of that theatre. He there produced Obi, or Three Fingered Jade, in which C. Kemble was so successful. In 1813 he appeared at the English .Opera, and in 1816 rejoined the livimarket. 110 afterwards became manager of Covent-garden Theatre, which situation ke held till his retreat from the stage. Owing to some domestic misfortunes Mr. Fawcett, for the last few years of his life, was compelled to come upon t h e C ov ent- gar d en Theatrical Fund, of which be had for a long period been trea surer: In his .manners he was exceedingly blunt, and, to those unacquainted with his goodness of heart, apparently rude. As an actor he possessed varied powers. He was an excellent singer as well as kilt comedian. In broad farce he was no less happy, but his greatest admirers will be found in his serious representa tions. His Job Thornberry is still before us. It was a most touching piece of acting, and can never be forgotten. But the last character in which he created sensation was Rolamo, in the opera of Clari. He has never been approached, much less equalled, in his afreeting delineation of the bereaved father, and it was difficult to say whether he was more awful in the parent's imprecation or more feeling in the expression, of parental love. John Fawcett was, indeed, an admirabl,, actor, and essentially one of the old school. He lived in 'the palmy days of the drama, when John ielzMunden, Cooke, Dowten, Emery, Banister, Suett. Charles Kemble, Mrs. Siddous, Miss O'Neil, Johnson, Le 5 1 5, P a l mer, K n i g h t) Terry, and others of the bright of talent, flourished. John Fawcett is no more, and 11-::,4t of his scenic assumptions have died with him. MR. CAMPBELL'S LETTERS PROM THE SOUTH. _These letters arc exciting all that interest, which the great reputation of their author would almost of necessity awaken for them. It is not too much to say, that they will be admitted among the choicest treasures of the choicest li brary that claims to be regulated by avt fined taste. The cm. bellishments of the work are numercuts, nod many of them rea lize the bright but simple colouring- of the poetical describer. Accounts fro:n Oberwesel of the 6th of this month say, that for the last two days there had been an extraordi nary fall of snow, and that it still continued. In Bavaria so much snow hail fallen at beginning of the month, that in some parts the COrnamliCatiOnii wore intCrrUptd...—Mulch Paper, PA IRE. HIS MAJESTY'S LEVEE. The King, attenbd by Sir Herbert Taylor, arrived in town soon after one o'clock _yesterday afternoon, from Windsor Castle. His Serene Highness thci Prince of Leining-en, accompaniett by Sir John Conroy, attended the Levee. At the iltree Levee Mr. Thomas A. Biddle was presented to his 1114.0 y b) Mr. Stephenson, the American Minister. The Attorney- Gyneral for Ireland eas prcacnted to the King by Lord Morpc.th. The Levee was attended by the Austrian Ambassador, the Neapolitan, Prussian, Swedish, ,Wurtemburg, Hatioverian, Danish, Grecian, Bavarian, United States, Spanish, Sexon, and Dutch - Ministers; M. de Bourqueney, the French Charge d'Affaires ; the Chevalier de Ribeiro, the Portuguese Charg e (PAir.ires ; M. ‘Vallez, Belgian Charge d'Affaires ; Tian ,i de Maititz, Rivy Couc e ill or o f the Russian Embax,iy ; the a cre. tary to the Spanish Legation; the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, tho Secretary of State for the Colonies, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Loll! Steward, the Master of the Horse, Lord Hill, _Gold Stick in Waiting; the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, Sir John Nieholl, Judge of the Admiralty ; the Master-General of the Ordnance; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Wyatt, Silver Stick in Wait, big ; the Vice-Chamberlain, the Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen, the,Treasurcr of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the Master of the Ceremonies, the Master of the Rolls, Judge Des Harm?, Supreme Court, NewlOuralland; Sir Edward Boa ater, Equerry to the King; Sir William Bedlam, Ulster King of Arms; Captain Thomas, Royal Navy, and Colonel W3nyard, Aides-dc-Camp to the King; Mr. Thomas Reeve, Standard Bearer, and Mr. Albert Bee- Clink of the Cheque, of the Honourable Corps of Gen tlemen at Arms ; Ellerthorp, Clerk of the Cheque, and Mr. Samuel Hancock, Exon in Waiting of tllit Yeomen Guard ; Lieutemmt-Colonel Sir Frederic Smith and Lierto nant-Colonel Diggle, Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting ; Mas:er Ellice, Page of Honour; and the fullowing : Duke of - Buceleueb. Marquis of Headfort. EARLS—Devon, Dc Grey, Orkney. VISCoUNTS—CIive, Hood. LORDK—Portman, Bateman, Howard, Fianeis Gordon, Northwiek, Prudhoe, C. Townsend, Templemon:, Britiporr:, RIGHT 110NoCRABLES —Sir Brook Taylor, 11.101n2S COU:tr. nay, S. R. LtishingtLn. lloNoraAnt.r.s—Licut. - -Col. Sir E. Cost, Mr. Ashley. SIRS —J. Nichol!, T. Lethbridge, G. Cockburn, G. Wilson, J. M'Grigor, J. Barrow, F. Roe, G. Rev. Doctor Macleod. DocTons—Daunt, Holland. Rev. J. G. Tolley. Miickinnon, Goring, Brande, H. R. Phi', Cary, B. Cary, Blackburn, B - nekenburv, P. Doyle, g Smith, Pulman, Si carman, Palmer,. John Norton, Walla( e, Ilarcow t, Denison,. Mayne, Beavan, S. DuE, , dale, Wray, U. Mostyu. _ . AstrnaLs— . Sir G. Martin, Sotheron. Sir T. Baker, Sir J. Wells, Stuart, Hill, Giffard, Lord Colville. CAPTAINS (EL N.)—Eden, Ayscough, Beikeley. UarrAlNs (Trinity House)—Polly (Deputy Master), man, Brown, A. Chapman, M.P. Commander John Alexander, EL N. Lieut. H. W. Hill, R.N. GENERALS--Sir James Kempt, ViFeount Beresford, Gayly, Sir J. Scovt:ll, Cbtand, Sir Thomas ivi.meu., Sir W. Uooke, Upton, Sir 11. Campbell, O'Loghliii, Board.. man, Sir J. O'Halloran, Adye, Sir C. Deacon, Sir L. Otwtz,y„ Shrapnel, Dyson, Menai-, Dallas, Sir T. Dallas, B. Wang, A. Caldwell, Capel, Sir J. Bathurst, Sir W. Eustace. COLONELS—Considine, Colebrocke, Sir S. Harvey, Caren.. dish, \V. Jonas, Dundas, Crawford, Llewellyn, Paterson, Egerton, R. Wallace, Rowan, Sir B. Camas, Danker, Drspard, Clive, Dyneley, Thornton, Muria, MAJORS—Lockyer, Garrett, Sir J. J. Hamilton, Chalmeri. Belson. CAPTAINS —Hon. Henry Cole, Stanley, Browne, Campht try Cullington, Kayc, Sutton, J. K. Stevens, Hon. J. A. Brown Lep Balk, Kendal, F. Hamilton, Cooke, Zulileke. LIEUTENANTS—Cadcgan, Bromic), Adyc, R. Jamc§,Lyro Alston, Colvin, H. Wynyard. Cornet 11011 , mr. ENSIGNS-I'BI6CA, J. H. Crawford. The following addresses were presented to the King : From a large body of the respectable inhabitants of she city of Canterbury, strongly deprecating the vote of the Stet, poration, depriving the House of Lords of their hereditary rights in the Legislature, by the Right lion. S. R. Lushingto.i.. From the Magistrates of Ripon and the neighbeurbooelp against the abolition of Church -rates, by Earl pc Grey, From the town of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, by thee Earl of Orkney. The following were presented to his Majesty Lord Portman, on his creation, by Viscount Moibourne. Lord Bateman, on his elevation to the Peerage, by Lord Tem picmore. Admiral Sothcron, on change of Flag from Blue to White at tilt. Main, by Lord Minto._ Admiral Sir J. Wells, G.C.8., on promotion, by Earl 11Iinto.. Lord Howard, by the Duke of Norfolk. Lieut.- Col. Considine, K. H., Unattached (late of the 53i1), en his return from Constantinople, by Lord F. Somerset. Mr. A. Mackinnon, by Admiral Sir H. Neale. Vice- AdmL al Sir T. Baker, on promotion, by Sir G. Martin.. Ensign Talbot, of the 34ch Regiment, by Lord F. Somerset t..-;ublieutenant Bromley, on his appointment to theist Lifer Guards, by Colonel Cavendish. - Captain Stanley, Grenadier Guards, otthis marriage, by Ge— neral Sir IL Campbell. Rear-Admiral Hill, en change of Flag, by Earl Minto. Rear-Admiral Stuart, on promotion, by the Marquis of Bute. The Very Rev. br.. Mcleod, Moderator of the General As— son,bly of the Church of Scotland, by his Grace the Duke of Argyle , G. C.ll. Mr. H. lt. Plaw, on his appointmett as his Majesty's Consul for Prussia; by Viscount Palmerston. Lieutenant Aflye, on his appointment to the Royal Artillery, by Major-General Adye. Ensign h. H. Craw ford, on his appointment to th e 93d High— landers, by Lieut.-Colonel Crawford, Royal Artillery. Mr. John Norton, late Captain 34th Regiment, on his inven-. tion of the Percussion Rifle-shell and Percussion Iland-gre— nade, by Lord Hill. Mr. 13r=kenbury, his Majesty's Co%sul at Cadiz, on roceivins the Third Class of the Royal Hanoverian Guclpitie Order by Viscount Palmerston. Major-General Sir C. Deacon, K. C. 8., on proniotion, b r Major- General Fair, C. B. Lieut.-General Shrapnel, on promotion, by Gen. G. Michell; Captain Browne, on promotion, by Sir H. Taylor. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Wallace, on receiving the thir class of the Royal Hanoverian Guclphic Order, by Major- General Sir Charles Dalbiac. ,lajor Garrett, 46th Regiment, on receiving the third cla:* of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphie Order, by Lord Fitzrc Somerset. Major-General Sir George Seovell, on his promotion and al' pointinent to be Governor of the Royal Military College t, by Lord Hill. Major- General Sir Alexander Caldwell, on his nomination 1 o the Commandership of the Bath, by the Right Hon. Sir . I. C. Hobliouse, Bart. Mr. Percy Doyle, on his r,eturn from his Majesty's Embas. y at Constantinople. Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey, R. A., on promotion, by Major • Gen..ral Sir A. Dickson. Lieutenant- Colonel Despard, on return from foreign service by General Sir J. Champagne. Mr. Blackburn, late Chief Judge of the Mauritius, by Lot Clonelg. Generals Adyc and Millar, Colonels Jones, Dunda. CrawfJrd, Paterson, and Dy, nelcy, Majors Chalmer au . a Belon, Captains Kaye and Coliingwood, on promotion, I the MaAcr-General of the Ordnance. Mr. Bernard Cary, by his brother, Mr. Cary. LLut. Alston, oil promotion, by-Mr. Alston. Li,ut.- Generals Upton and Sir L. Otway, Colonels Meyrici Egerton, and Llewellyn, on promotion, by Lord Hill. . M jor Loek.)er, on his ;Appointment to the third class of ti G'uelphie Order, by General S:r 11. Ilardinge. General Sir 11. Campbell, Lieut.-General Sir J. Bathurst alqi Sir G. Coekba.n, on promotion. Major-General - Bow-man, on promotion, by Getteml Sir P.. cV4:therall. . _ _ Doctor Daunt, on his appointment to the 7th flusstrs, by Lieut.-Colonel Cornet Ilelyar, and Mr. Bean o , by Lieut.. Colonel Hill. Goncrai G. Wallis, on puvuotion, by Sic W. Gordon. Captain F. Hamilton, olt promotion, by the Adjutant-General, Major-Gen:ral Dyson, on promotion, by Major-General Sir W. ISlacbean. Captain Il^n. G. Browne, on Lis return from Jamaica, by Sir H. Taylor. Capt. Back, on his return Rom the Continent, by Major.. Gen. Sir A. Dickson. Licut. Colville, en promotion, by Major-General Sir IT. Ilardinge. Capt. Cooke, on hi:; return from Constantinople, ).ay Lord .F. Somerset. Major-Gen. Clelland, on promotion, by e :Majo'o-Gen Sir W. Cooke. Licut. Lynch, on his return from the DApbrates, Ly Sir J. llohhouse. Major-General Sir J. o'lEllw:en, on his nomination to be a K. C. 8., by Sir j. Ilobhorase. Capt. Zuhleko ..py Gen. P:enry Wynyard. Captain J. , 1-) . Stevens, as his return from Constantinople, by. - Gen. Sir J. Sesage. • I .,''' p it. Ayscoagli, Royal Navy,.had the honour of an 'midi-. Mice of the King. His Majesty' also gave audience to Viscount Melbourne., Earl of Minto, Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Albemarle * Lord Glenelg, and Lord Hill. Viscount Ashbrooll and Sir William licuston were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. -- - TUE DIVORCED, BY LADY CALA itLoTT BURY. —Through all the writing; of this distinguished authore-,.; there runs n simplicity of heart and feeling most delightful i this refined age. Lady Charlotte Bury though bred in 1E laces, is athome inn cc ttage, and she sketches a natural seen a of lowly sorrow or virtue, with the pencil of one whose • hem volent soul, bursting tho bonds of custom, claims kindred wit 12 humanity in all its shapes. The present tale is one of r very best productionr. None will read it without pleasure, ut r 13y it down without regret. At the Circus, at Wir , beach, last week, the ;- ; aller with all the ." gods" came drwm with a tremendous sett Ito the tiding-ring. F or t itua f e ly no one susta i ne d any jells :n• jury, although all were slightly bruised. The acetic/ c ur livls caused by the pole, to which the tight-rope was aCti4S beieg at azhed w the weed- work. of the gallorp •