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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JimE 14. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. LONDON CAOUTCHOUC COMPANY BILL. Mr. H. HUGHES moved the third reading of this Bill. Mr. WIGNEY said that he felt himself bound to oppose the Bill, because it went to establish one huge monopoly in the article of caoutchouc, and the allegations_ of the pream ble contained many mis-statements. But, independent of these objections, he was averse to the principle involved in • the Bill, that Parliament ought to interfere in the transac tions of private Companies. Public opinion had declared itself against the Company, as the shares in the market were at a discount. The object of the Bill was, in reality, • to place the holders of the shares in a better position. He should move that the Bill be read a third time that day six months. Dr. BOWRING seconded the motion, thinking no case had been made out for the interference of the House. The only case where interference ought to take place was, where the enterprise was of such great and gigantic charac ter as to render it impossible for individual capacity to carry it into effect. Sir G. STRICKLAND said that the times were really • so peculiar that the House should be cautious how they in terfered in private speculations. This country was always • successful in commerce, because individuals were left to their own exertions, untrammelled by any legislative inter ference. If the present Bill passed, all those persons en gaged in the India-rubb,ne trade would be placed in a very distressing position. He hoped the House would re - ject the Bill. Mr. PEASE thought it would be better to have the Bill re-committed, as some of the clauses now objected to could be then omitted. Mr. TOOKE said that the object of the Bill was to carry into effect several objects which individual efforts could not compass. He thought that it was now too late • to have the Bill re-committed ; he therefore, hoped the Bill might be allowed to pass. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought that the Hon. Member who had spoken last was in error in supposing that the Bill could not be re-committed. He thought the sug gestion of the Hon. Member for Durham was the most equitable that could be agreed on. He hoped the Bill might again be referred to 3 Committee, to consider what clauses ought to be omitted. Mr. BROTHERTON was of the same opinion. Mr. HUME wished to ask whether anything in this Bill required an Act of Parliament any more than any other Company? He hoped they would be cautious, and well consider the Bill before they passed into a law. Mr. P. THOMPSON saw objections to the Bill, and, therefore, could nut vote for it unless the objectionable parts were taken out, and then he should be very happy to see it pass into a law. Mr. GORING hoped the Bill might be allowed to pass. - Mr. H. HUGHES had inquired into its objects and character, and he was of opinion the Bill ought to he al lowed to pass. The article, which now cost 3s. a pound, would, if the Bill passed, be reduced to one-eighth of that price. There was but one opposer of the Ell, and he was a man against whom the Company had recover heavy da mages. He hoped the house would agree to have the Bill adjourned for a short time. He would engage that every clause objected to by the Board of Trade should be omitted. After some further remarks from Mr. Hume. Mr. Wilks, Mr. P. Thomson, and Captain Pechel!, it was agreed that the further consideration of the Bill should be adjourned to that day week. The Dundee Police Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. I3ROTHERTON, the Wm.- worth (Coquet) Harbour Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of the same Hon. Member, the Campsie Canal Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. S. LEFEVRE, Martin's Natu ralisation Bill has read a second time, and ordered to be committed. On the motion of Sir E. WILMOT, the Lords' - amendments to the London and Birmingham Railceay Act Amendment Bill were adopted. Major BE AUCLERK presented a petition from Lieut. Lingard, of the navy, complaining that he had been im properly dismissed from his Majesty's service ; also one from two persons living at Wandsworth, complaining of the manner in which they had been treated relative to Latchmere Common inclosure. The petitioners stated that they, in common with their neighbours, had enjoyed the right of common on Latchmere Ccmmno, and that the same rights bad been enjoyed for upwards of two hundred years. 'rimy stated that they placed cattle on the Common after it had been enclosed, and that they were committed to prison for doing so by Wagistrates of the county, and con fined fhr a month ; that they were then released ; that they brought their action for false imprisonment ; but that they were induced to forego it in consequence of the heavy expenses to which they would be subjected ; and that they were again imprisoned kr 5/. costs, at the suit of the same Magistrates. The Hon. Member concluded by moving that the petition be printed, and by giving notice that, on the 27th inst., he would bring this subject under the con sideration of the House. Mr. VESEY presented a petition from the surgeons of twenty-three infirmaries, complaining of certain provisions in the Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill. Mr. CALLAGHAN presented a petition from Cork in reference to the Shipping Gazette; also a petition in re spect to the elective franchise in Cork. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from the President, Secretaries, and Committee of the Ul ster Voluntary Church Society. The Hon. Gentleman said, these petitioners are members of the following section of the Christian Church, viz., Synod of Ulster, Secession Synod, Covenanting Synod, the Independent Church, and the Wesleyan Society, all holding the funda mental principles of the Established Church of Ireland. They state their opinion that it is contrary to political equity and Christian law to support any section of the Christian Church otherwise than by the free-will offerings of the people. They pray the House will recognize this principle in legislating on the Irish Tithe system and the English Church-rates. They also pray that the House will not give any additional endowment to the Church of Scotland, or any augmentation of the Regium Donuni to the Irish Presbyterians, both being subversive of those principles entertained by the petitioners. Sir G. SINCLAIR presented a petition from a Tem perance Society in Yorkshire in favour of Mr. Bucking ham's Bill for regulating public-houses. Mr. ROBINSON presented a petition against a Bill brought in by Government, in reference to the East India maritime officers. , Colonel SIBTHORP presented a petition against the abolition of Church -rates, from Lincoln. HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE. Mr. HUME presented two petitions, paying that a Bill for extending the elective franchise to householders should be passed into a law. The petitions were from Hovendon, near Halifax, and Great Yarmouth. Lord C. RUSSELL presented two petitions from Wo burn and another place, praying that cottages under 101. a year should be rated to the landlord, instead of the tenant. Mr. FECTOR presented a petition from the town council of Dover, praying that the Report of ? Select Com mittee in reference to Dover harbour, be acted upon by the House. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Kinross, praying that that town might be included in the Borough Barony Bill. ORANGE LODGES. Mr. B. BATESON moved that the clerk who attended the Committee on Orange Lodges in the session of 1835, be at liberty to attend in the Court of King's Bench, Dublin, in the case of Gore Jones against Hunt and others. In 1835 the Committee sat, and took the evidence of Mr. Gore Jones. That evidence which was published, contained grave and serious charges against a large body of the magistrates in the county of Londonderry. These magistrates afterwards held a meeting, discussed the evi dence, and passed resolutions, denying the truth of those statements. The consequence was, that Mr. Jones had commenced an action against them for libel, which was to be tried the beginning of next week, in the Court of King's Bench in Dublin. The magistrates, who had pleaded a justification, had not the power of putting off the trial. Their solicitor had applied to the prosecutor to know whether he would admit his evidence as published in the report ; he, however, refused to do so. The evidence taken by the short-hand writer was given to Mr. Jones, who corrected it, and afterwards delivered it to the Com mittee Clerk ; it was therefore necessary that the Clerk should attend, in order to prove the evidence. Mr. HUMS submitted that a petition, stating the facts, ought to be laid before the llouse. Several Members on the Opposition side said there was not time to do so. Mr. ROEBUCK thought the matter ought not to be disposed of in this hurried way, and asked the House to postpone it. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, if there was time it would be better to postpone the motion. After a few words from Mr. E. TENNENT, Sirß. B ATES 0 N said the House made no objection to the shorthand writer joing, and why should they object to the clerk being examined ? He thought it only just, as these parties required it for their defence, that the House should give permission to the clerk to prove that the evidence on the minutes was actually taken. Sir J. WROTTESL EY did not consider this a ques tion of privilege ; he only considered it to be a question whether the House should give leave for the clerk to at tend, and therefore he hoped they would consider well what they were about to do before they gave leave. Sir R. BATESON should then give notice to the House let he should bring forward this business to-morrow. After a few observations from Mr. GOULBURN and Mr. H UNIE, The SPEAKER said this was a question similar to what had been before the House for some time. It appeared that, according to the usual practice, the evidence of Mr. Jones, after he had been examined before the Committee, was sent to him to be corrected, and he struck out some parts and inserted others, and thus it was printed. Now, the object of having the shorthand writer in Dublin was to prove some discrepancy between the viva voce evidence and that printed in the report ; but it was for the House to determine whether it would permit one of its officers to appear for any such purpose. It was undoubt edly a most important question, upon which he would not now give any opinion. Mr. E. TENNENT said that what the Speaker bad just stated was likely to impress upon the House an erro neous notion.—(Cries of " No, no.") After some observations from the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr. E. TENNENT, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL the discussion was dropped. SUGAR DUTIES. Lord J. RUSSELL, in the absence of his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave notice that in Committee of Ways and Meant on Friday next he would take a vote for the renewal of the sugar duties. Mr. WALTER, on Friday, on the first Order of the Day, would bring on the motion respecting the Poor-laws, of which be bad given notice.—(Oh !) Sir R. PEEL then made a few remarks, in consequence of which Lord J. Russell agreed to postpone the renewal of the sugar duties till Monday. Mr. E. TEN NENT gave notice that, whenever the question of the sugar duties was brought on, he would move an address to the Crown to obtain the repeal of the four and-a-half per cent. duties in Barbadoes. CHURCH LANDS. In reply to a question from Mr. A. TREVOR, Lord.]: RUSSELL, on Friday, would give the names of the gentlemen to compose the Select Committee to in quire into Church Lands. DIPLOMATIC AGENT AT ROME. Dr. BO WRING gave notice that on Tuesday next he would bring forward his motion for the appointment of a diplomatic agent at Rome. POOR LAWS-ATTENDANCE ON PUBLIC WORSHIP. Some conversation took place between Mr. EMERSON TENNENT and Lord JOHN RUSSELL on this sub ject. His Lordship was understood to say that different regulations existed in different unions with respect to the attendance of paupers at public worship ; but he believed that in nn case where there were not chaplains appointed to the Union were the inmates of the workhouses prevented from attending Divine Service out of them. CANADA. Mr. ROI3INSON wished to know when Government intended to bring in a Bill founded on the Resolutions passed by the two Houses ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was impossible for him to fix any day. Mr. ROBINSON agreed with the Noble Lord that there mizht be some difficulty in going on with the Bill, but it might at least be laid on the table, that the country might become acquainted with its provisions. Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know whether Government meant t.) act upon the Resolutions, without. bringing in any BiU ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that they would not act without an Act of Purliament. Mr. WARBURTON, in reply to Mr. S. O'Brien, said he did not think if he brought in a Bill to regulate the medical profession, that he would be enabled to carry it through this Session. Mr. F. BARING, in reply to Mr. Goulburn, said that it was necessary to enable the House to go into a Com mittee of Ways and Means on Monday next, to go into a Committee. of Supply on Friday. Sir G. GREY said, in reply to a question put by Mr. Hume, that no address from the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia had been received by the Colonial Office. Mr. ROE BUCK—They arc printed. Upon the motion that the House go into Committee on the Est Ircl'a Maritime Officers' Bill, Mr. ROBINSON hoped that if Counsel were heard against the Bill7Counsel would also be heard in support of it. Sir I HOBHOUSE could not come to any under standing on the subject refeired to by the Hon. Gentleman. After a few further remarks, Mr. Sergeant Spankie and Mr. Wigrarn were called in and heard against this Bill. When Mr. Sergeant Spankie had concluded, Mr. ROBINSON proposed that, as he did not intend to produce Counsel on behalf of the Bill, no others should be heard. Sir J. HOBHOUSE said it was not to satisfy him Counsel called, and it was extraordinary that the Ho nourable Gentleman should object to hear Counsel on his own Bill. Mr. ROBINSON male the proposition to save the time of the House. Mr. V. SMITH was decidedly of opinion that Counse' should be heard. Mr. ROBINSON would, of course, submit to the wi of the Ilouse. Mr. Wigram was then heard in favour of the ELst India Company. Counel were then directed to withdraw, and The SPEAKER put the question that he do leave the Chair. Sir J. HOBHOUSE opposed the motion for the Speaker's leaving the Chair. Mr. ROBINSON supported the motion. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that it would be a gross injustice to interfere with the East India Company in the manner proposed by the Bill. The East India Com pany had considered the case fully, and had determined that compensation could not be given consistently with the rules laid down for carrying into execution the Act of Parliament. Mr. PRAED contended that the House ought to pass the Bill in justice to the officers in question. Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE said, that if the House passed the Bill they would be interfering with property with which they bad no concern. A more strange, more un just or more iniquitous Bill had never been presented to Parliament, and he should oppose it at every stage. The Right Hon. Baronet concluded by moving, as an amend ment, " That the House resolve itself into a Committee that day six months." After a few words from Mr. G. F. YOUNG, Lord SAN DON, and Mr. CLAY, The House divided, when there appeared— Ayes 32 Noes Majority for the Amendment —36 The Bill was ordered to be committed that day six months. BONDED CORN MANUFACTURE BILL. Mr. ROBINSON moved the second reading of this Bill Mr. HE ATHCOTE moved; as an amendment, the se. cond reading of the Bill that day six months. Colonel SIBTHORP seconded the amendment. Mr. LABOUCHERE should most cordially support the second reading. The Marquis of CHANDOS cordially concurred in the amendment. Mr. BENETT felt bound to oppose the second read ing of the Bill. Mr. WARBURTON supported the Bill. The Earl of DARLINGTON opposed the Bill with reluctance, because he was always indisposed to oppose any measure which could probably benefit any class of the country ; but he did so, because he could not deem himself acting consistently to those who sent him there if he sup ported it. Lord SA NDON supported the motion. Mr. WYSE said a few words in support of the Bill. Mr. G. F. YOUNG was of opinion that this measure would be attended with some beneficial effect, and could be of no detriment to the landowner. Mr. HANDLEY opposed the Bill. After a few words from Mr. WALLACE, the House divided, when the numbers were— For the/second reading Against it 42 Majority ll The Bill was then read a second time. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS BILL. On our re-admission we found Mr. A. TREVOR opposing the second reading of the Bribery at Elections Bill, on the ground that it went to prevent a candidate from giving any sort of refreshment to those electors who voted for him, however great the distance they might have come. He concluded by moving, as an amendment, that the Bill be read a second time that day siK months. Colonel SIBTIIORP seconded the amendment. It was an atrocious Bill. lie would oppose it in every stage. Mr. BAINES was opposed to the Bill, not because it went too far, but because it did not go far enough.—(Loud laughter.) The Hon. Member having alluded to a pre vious election for Pomfret, at which head-money was said to have been given, announced that, if the Bill proceeded, he would propose a clause, to prevent it in future. Mr. HARDY had admitted before, and he now ad mitted again, that he gave head-money upon the occasion alluded to. If the Hon. Member for Leeds inquired lie would find that it was still the practice in the borough alluded to. But head-money was no more like bribery than it was like the Greek loan. He admitted, however, that it was an improper custom, and he should take care never to burn his fingers again in that way. It ought to be put an end to, and there was a clause in the Bill which he thought would effect that object. This Bill, with the exception of two or three clauses, was in fact but a consolidation of the Acts against bribery. Mr. FORBES defended the conduct of his Hon. Friend the Member for Bradford, and expressed his con viction that the attacks upon him, in reference to the pay ment of head-money at Pomfret, originated in personal feelings. After a few words from Mr. FORSTER, which were inaudible, the Gallery was cleared for a division. The numbers were— For the second reading...7o I Against it... 0 I Majority...7o CUSTODY OF INFANTS' BILL. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, in moving the second reading of this Bill, said that it related to a subject of great interest to all those who were parents. He was not aware that there would be any opposition to the principle of the Bill, which was to give to the Judges, in many painful cases of separation between parents and children, that power with which he believed they all regretted they were not invested. —(Hear.) He should, therefore, content himself with moving that the Bill be read a second time.—Agreed to. The Bill was ordered to be committed on the 28th inst. GAME (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. FOX MAULE moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. JERVIS moved an amendment that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. After a few words from Mr. F. MAULE, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, the Bill being read a second time, and ordered to be committed that day week. SHERIFFS' COURTS BILL. Captain PEC HELL moved that the report of the She riff's Courts Bill be taken intp further consideration. Lord STANLEY hoped the Hon. and Gallant Mem ber would consent to a proposition he rose to make to him, which was, that the Bill should be recommitted, as he wished to have a clause added to it, extendingits provisions to the Court of Common Pleas of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Mr. JERVIS also wished that the provisions of the Bill should be extended to the Court of Passages at Liverpool. After a few words from Lord Stanley, the Solicitor-Ge neral, Mr. Aglionbv, and Mr. Tooke, Captain PECHELL expressed his hope that the propo sition for any postponement would not be pressed at so late a period of the session. Mr. JERVIS objected to give way, and moved as an amendment that the Bill be recommitted, and that it be an instruction for the Committee that the provisions of the Bill be extended to the Court of Common Pleas at Lan caster, the Court of Passages at Liverpool, and any other Courts in the country having, (as we understood) similar jurisdiction to theirs. The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the Amendment 5O Against it Majority _ _ _ 7736 On our return to the gallery, we found the House in Committee on the Bill, and Mr. JERVIS moving to add the following proviso to the Bill :—" That nothing herein contained shall authorize the trial before such Sheriff of any issue for or in respect of any debt or demand exceeding the sum of 20 pounds, unless a barrister of not less than three years' standing shall preside as assessor at the trial of such issue." Mr. AGLIONBY supported the motion, but said that he objected to the principle of the 201. clause. After a few words from Mr. TOOKE and Lord STANLEY, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought that the amendment of the Hon. Member for Chester was a reason able one. He should not feel himself warranted in offering any opposition to it. Sir L. PARRY considered the amendment an advan tageous one. He would recommend to the law officers of the Crown to consider the propriety of employing the Com missioners of the Insolvent Courts for the future, as asses sors on the trials. Captain PEG HELL was willing to adopt the amend ment, though he did not think that it would be of much benefit to the south of England. Mr. TOOKE moved that the Bill should be printed, with the amendments, for the purpose of being taken into further consideration.—Agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, after which the House resumed. RECOVERY OF TENEMENTS BILL. Mr. AGLIONBY, in moving that the House should resolve itself into Committee on this Bill, had to present a petition from Leicester, signed by 500 persons, in favour of the measure. The petitioners prayed that if any difficulty arose in carrying the Bill through the House, his Majesty's Attorney-General might be requested to take it in charge. Two Sessions had elapsed since the Bill was first brought before the House. Mr. WAKLEY said that the Hon. Member had in some measure taken the house by surprise in bringing the Bill on that evening. The Bill was of a most arbitrary character. It empowered any person who declared himself to be owner of a dwdling-house to turn out the tenant in four days after he said that the tenancy had expired. He had suspected that the Bill could not be a good one when he saw that so many lion. Members of the House had been eager to have it passed.—(Oh, oh !) He had thence concluded that it must be against the interests of the mass of the people—(01), oh !)—for he had observed ever since he had the misfortune to sit in that House—(A laugh)—a misfortune it certainly was, if things went on in the present fashion—he had observed that the anxiety of Hon. Mem bers for the passing of a Bill did not speak in favour of its utility. Why should Hon. Members confine the operation of the Bill to tenements of 201. a year ? Why not apply it to the rich as well as the poor ? If ever a plan was pro duced in favour of the rich, and in opposition to the poor, this was the one. He felt it to be his painful duty to move that the House should go into Committee on the Bill that day three months. Mr. JERVIS thought that the Bill was in direct oppo sition to the interests of the poor. It was, in fact, a land lord's Bill against the tenants. On the question being put that the Bill be considered that day three months, Mr. AGLIONBr said that from the moment that the Honourable Member for Finsbury had been so un fortunate as to sit in the House up to the present hour, a more unprovoked attack had not been made against any Honourable Member than had been directed against him that night.—( Hear.) He would not, however, fol low his example, but merely reply to the charges made against him. He de lied that the Bill in question was one in which the rich were favoured at the expense of the poor, and he could not believe that because Hon. Members sup, ported a Bill it must therefore be a bad one.—(Hear.) Petitions had been sent in from all parts of the country in favour of the Bill, and although he had taken great pains to send the Bill to mechanics' institutions and associations of the poorer classes for remark, he had never heard a single person speak ill of it. The Hon. Member was quite under a mistake as to the answer he had given to the Hon. Mem ber for Oxford. He (Mr. Aglionby) had expressly declared that it was his firm intention to proceed with the Bill. He had explained, on the second reading, why he had limited the amount of value to 201. It was because those possess ing dwellings worth more than that sum were able to sus tain the expense of law proceedings. In " Burns's Justice" the necessity of some measure like the present was strongly insisted on, as the poor required some quick mode of legis lation. The Bill could only be opposed by those tenants who desired to retain possession of houses fraudulently. Mr. CRIPPS considered the Bill a most excellent one. He thought it exceedingly hard that landlords should be kept out of their property for years, as sometimes oc curred at present. Major BEAUCLERK said that the opinion out of doors was, that something should be done on the subj ec t. Mr. HARDY would ask the Hon. Member for Fins bury if he intended to divide the House. Mr. WAKLEY said that at present such certainly was his intention. Mr. HARDY said that in that case he desired to make a few remarks. The present system of ejectment was most mischievous. The poor did not understand the mat ter, and they were almost always inclined to oppose the pro ceedings. By the Bill before the House no mistake could take place, and the poor would therefore be better off than at present. Mr. JERVIS explained. Mr. ARTHUR TREVOR was of opinion that there was something in this Bill harsh and tyrannical towards te nants, and strange as it might appear, if the Hon. Member for Finsbury persevered in dividing the Housa he (Mr. Trevor) should vote with him.—(hear.) Mr. G. F. YOUNG supported the Bill The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there appeared For the amendment Against it Majority against the amendment _9l The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Bill. On clause 1 being put, Mr. JERVIS moved that the provisions of the Bill should extend to cases where the rent was 501. instead of 201., as proposed by the clause. Mr. AG LIONBY could not agree to the amendment. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL supported the clause as it stood. After a short conversation the House divided, when there appeared-- For the Amendment l6 Against it Majority -49 After some further discussion, Mr. WAKLEY moved that the Chairman report pro gress and obtain leave to sit - again. On which the House divided, when there appeared— Ayes Noes Majority against the amendment ...... --.41 Mr. AGLIONBY then proposed that the Bill might go through Committee pro forma, and that the amendments suggested might be printed. Mr. JERVIS said he could not possibly consent to such an arrangement, as he thought the Bill altogether bad. Mr. A. TREVOR said that he should adopt every means in his power to throw it out. Mr. BROTHERTON then moved, as he saw no likeli hood of coming to a satisfactory termination of the question, that the Chairman do report progress, and obtain leave to sit again, which being agreed to without a division the Chairman reported accordingly, and the recommittal was ordered for Wednesday, the 28th. The Attorneys and Solicitors Bill went through Com mittee, and was ordered to be printed. Mr. A. TREVOR moved for a return of the charter recently granted to the University of Durham.—Agreed to. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1837. DUBLIN POLICE BILL. Lord MORPETH said that he should move that the Lords' amendments in the Dublin Police Bill should be read again that day six mouths. He did this in consequence of those amendments interfering with the taxation of the subject, and not on account of any difference of opinion he entertained with respect to them. He should also give notice that he would to-morrow introduce a similar Bill, so as to be able to avoid the technical objection. The Lords' amendments were then ordered to be read that day six months. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter past One o'Clock. PARLIAMENTARY DI VISION. CHURCH LEASES. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, JUNE 13. Amendment proposed,—to leave out the words, " That a Select Committee be appointed :"—(Mr. Goulburn : )—Question put,— " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques tion :"—The House divided :—(Referred to in our Leading Article of yesterday.) M AJORITY-AYES, 319. Acheson, Lord—Co. of Armagh Adam, Sir C.—Clackmannanshire Aglionhy, H. A.—Cockermouth Agnew, Slr A.—Wigtonshire Ainsworth, P.—Bolton Alston, Rowland—Hertfordshire Andover, Visc.—Malmesbury Angerstein, J.—Greenwich Anson, Colonel—Stoke-upon-Trent Anson, Sir G.—Lichtield kstley, Sir Jacob—West Norfolk Attwood, Bagshaw, John—Sudbury Baines, Edward—Leeds 13a1l, Nicholas—Clonmell Banlierman, A.—Aberdeen Barclay, David—Sunderland Baring, F. Thornhill—Portsmouth Baring, Thomas—Yarmouth Barnard, E. G.—Greenwich Barron, H. W.—Waterford City Barr . G. S.—Cork Co. Beauclerk, Major—East Surrey Belfast, Earl of—Antrim Co. Benett, J.—South Wiltshire Bentinck, Lord W —Glasgow Berkeley, lion. F.—Gloucester B2! - keley, Hon. G.—Gloucestershire Berkeley, lion. C.—Cheltenham Bernal, Ralph—Rochester itawes, 'l' —Plymouth Biddulph, It.—Hereford fish, T —Leominster Blake, M. J.—Galway Blunt, Sir Charles—Lewes Bowes, John—South Durham Bowling, I tr.—Kilmarnock Brabazon, Sir William—Mayo Brady, Denis Caulfield—Newry Bridgeman, Hewitt—Ennis Brocklehtirst, J.— Vacclesfield Brodie, W. B.—Salisbury Brotherton, J.—Salford Browne, It. D.—Mayo Brownr:gg, S. J.—Boston tattler, t harles—Liskeard Buller, E. —North Staffordshire isuiwer, H. L.— Marylebone Pub, er, E. L —Lincoln 9urton, Henry—Beverley Buxton, T. F.—Weymouth Eying, George—Middlesex Byng, Right lion. G S.—Poole Callaghan, D.—Cork City Campbell, Sir John—Edinburgh Campbell, W. F.—Argyleshire Barter, J. B.—Portsmouth Cave, Robert Otway--Tipperary Cavendish, Hon. C.—East Sussex Cavendish, Hon. G. H.—Derbyshire Cayley, F. S.—N. Yorkshire Chalmers, Patrick—lnverbervie Chapumn, M. L.—Westmeath Cheiwymt, Capt. \V.—Stafford Childers, John W.—Ma:ton Churchill, Lord C.—Woodstock Clay, W.—Tower Hamlets • Clayton, Sir William—Marlow Clem:tits, Visc.—licitriin Co. Clive, Edward B.—Hereford Codrington, Sir E.--Devonport Collier, J.—Plymouth Collins, \V.—Warwick Conyngimm, Lord A.—Canterbury Coote, Sir C.—Queen's County Cowper, Hon. W. F.—Hertford Crawford, W. S.—Dundalk Crawford, W.—London Crawly, S.—Bedford Crompton, S.—Thirsk Curteis, E. R.—Rye Curteis, I-I. B.—East Sussex Dalmeny, Lord—Stirling Denison, W. J.—West Surrey Denison, J. E.—South Nottingham Denistoun, A. —Dunt'artonshire Denistoun, J.—Glasgow D'Eyncourt, Right Hon. Chas. T. - Lambeth Diliwyn, I. W.—Glamorgansliire Divett, Edward—Exeter Dobbin, Leeward—Armagh Donkin, Sir R. S.—Berwick Dlinconibe, Thomas—Finsbury Dundas, lion. J. C.—York Dundas, Hon. T.—Richmond Dundas, J. Deans—Devizes Dunlop, John—Ayrshire Ebrington, Visc.—North Devon Edwards, John—Montgomery Ellice, Edward—lluddeislield Ellice, (light lion. E.—Coventry Elphinstone, Howard —Hastings Eta all, Ralph—Andover Euston, Earl—Thetford Evans, G. - Dublin Fazakerley, J. N.—Peterborough Fellowcs, lion. N.—North Devon Fenton, John—Rochdale Fergus, John—Dysart Ferguson, Sir R. C.—Nottingham Ferguson, IL—Haddingtonshire Fergusson, Right Hon. IL C.—Kirk endbright Finn, W. F.—Kilkenny Co. Fitzroy, Lord C.—Bury St. Edm. Fitzsiinon, C—Dublin Co. Fleetwood, P. 11.—Preston Folkes, Sir William—Norfolk Fort, J.—Clitheroe Gaskell, R—Waketield Gillon, Wm. D.--Linlitlsgow Gordon, Hobert—Cricklade Goring, H. D.—New Shoreham Grattan, Henry—Meath Grattan, Janies—Wicklow Co. Grey, Hon. Colonel—Wycombe Grey, Sir George—Devonport Grote, George—London Guest, J. J.—Meal:yr Tydvil Gully, John—Pontefract Hall yburt on, Hon. D. G.—Forfarsh. Handley, Henry—Lincolnshire Harland, W. C.—Durham Harvey, D. W.--Southwark Hastie, Archibald—Paisley Hawes, Benjamin—Lambeth Hawkins, J. IL—Newport, I. Wight Hay, Sir A. L.—Elgin Heathcoat, J.—Tiverton Heathcote, G. J.—Lincolnshire Hector, C. J.—Peterslield Heneage, Edward—Grimsby Heron, Sir R.—Peterborough Hindley, Charles—Ashton Hebhouse, Right Hon. Sir J. Cam Notting ham_ Hodges, T. L.—West Kent Holland, Edward—Worcestershire Horsman, Edward—Cockermouth Hoskins, K.—Herefordshire Howard, 11.—Wicklow Co. Howard, P. H.—Carlisle Howick, Visc.—Northumberland Hume, Joseph—Middlesex Humphery, John—Southwark Hurst, R. H.—Horsham Hutt; W.—Kingston-upon-Hull Ingham, R.—South Shields James, William—Cumberland Jeplison, D. o.—Mallow Jervis, J.—Chester Johnstone, Sir J. V.—grarhurrittih MINORITY— Alford, Viscount—Bedfordshire Alsager,Saptain—Surrey Arbuthnot, Gen.—Kincardineshire. Archdall, Gen. M.—Fermanagh Ashley, Lord—Dorsetshire Ashley, Hon. 11.—Dorchester Bagot, Hon. W.—Denbighshire Bailey, Joseph—Worcester Baillie, H. D.—Honiton Balfour, Thomas—Orkney Barclay, Charles—Surrey Baring, F.—Thetford Baring, H. B. —Marlborough Baring, W. B.—Winchester Barneby, John—Droitwich Bateson, Sir R.—Londonderry Beckett, Right Hon. Sir J.—Leeds Bell, M.—South Northumberland Bentinck, Lord G.—King's Lynn Beresford, Sir John—Chatham Blackburne, I. J.—Warrington Blackstone, W. S.—Wallingford Bolder°, Henry G.—Chippenham Bolling, W.—Bolton . Bonham, R, F.—Harwich Borthwiek, Peter—Evesham Bowles, George Rushout—Evesham Bradshaw, James—Berwick Bramston, T. W.—South Essex Bruce, Lord E.—Marlborough Bruce, C. L. C —lnverness, &c. Bruen, F.—Carlow Buller, Sir J. Yarde—Devonshire Campbell, Sir H.—Berwickshire Canning, Right Hon. Sir S.—King's Lynn C a rtwright, W. R.—North Nor thaw ptonsh i re Castlereagh, Visc.—Down Chandos, Marquis of—Bucks Chaplin, Colonel—Stamford Chapman, Aaron—Whitby Chichester, Arthur—Honiton Chisholm, A. W.—lnverness-shire Clive, Viscount—Ludlow Clive, R. H. South Shropshire Codrington, C: W.—Gloucestershire Cole,Hon Arthur I-L —Enniskillen Cole, Lord—Fermanagh Compton, H. Combe—Hampshire Conolly, Edward M.—Donegal Copeland, W. T.—Coleraine Corbett, T. G.—Lincolnshire Corry, Hon. H. L.—Tytone Co. Crewe, Sir George—Derbyshire Cii,ps, Joseph—Cirencester Dalbiac, Sir Charles—Ripon Darner, G. L. 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Mangles, J.—Guildford Marshall, \V.—Carlisle Marsland, Henry—Stockport Slartin, Thomas—Galway Co. \Emile, Hon. Fox—Perthshire Mclguncl, Viscount —Hythe Methuen, P.—North Wilts Molesworth, Sir William--Cornwall Moreton, Hon. A.—Gloucestershire Siorpetli, Lord—Yorkshire Mostyn, Hon. E.—Flintshire Mullins, F. W.—Kerry Murray, Right Hon. J. A.—Leith Musgrave, Sir R.—Waterford Nagle, Sir R.—Westmeath ~'Brien, Cornelius—Clare O'Brien, W. S.—Limerick Co. O'Connell, Daniel—Kilkenny O'Connell, John—Youghall O'Connell, Maurice—lralee O'Connell, M. J.—Kerry ,O'Connor Don—Roscommon Co. ,O'Ferrall, Richard M.—Kildare Oliphant, Laurence—Perth Ord, W.—Newcastle-upon-Tyne Paget, Frederick—Beaumaris Palmer, General—Bath Palmerston, Viscount—Tiverton Parker, John—Sheffield Parnell, Sir IL—Dundee Pai rat, Jssper —Totness Parry, Sir L. P. J.—Carnar von Pattison, James—London Pease, Joseph—South Durham Pechell, Captain—Brighton Pendarves, E. W. W.—Cornwall Philips, G. 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Sir 11.—Laun. ceston Hardy, John—Bradford Hawkes, Thomas—Dudley Hayes, Sir E.—Donegal Henniker, Lord—East Suffolk Herbert, Hon. S.—South Wilts llerries, Right lion. J. C.—Harwich Hogg, James Weir—Beverley Hope, James—Linlitligowshire Hallam, Lord—Leominster Houstoun, George—ltelitrewshire Hughes, W. H.—Oxford Inglis, ir R. H.—Oxford University Irton, Samuel—Cumberland Jackson; Mr. Serj.—Bandon Bridge Jermyti, Earl—Bury, Suffolk Jones, T.—Londonderry Co. Jones, Wilson —Denbigh Kearsley, John Hodson—Wigan Kerrison, Sir Edward—Eye Knatchbull, Rt. Hon. Sir E.—Kent Knightley, Sir C.—Northamptonsh. ,Law, gop, C. E.—Cambridge Univ. Lefroy, A.—Longford Lefroy, Rignt Hon. T.—Dublin Uni versity Lincoln, Earl of—South Notts Longileld, Richard—Cork Co Lopez, Sir Ralph—Westbury Lowther, Colonel—Westmoreland Lowther, Viscount—Westmoreland Lowther, J. H.—York Lucas, E.—Monaghan Lushington, Right Hon. S. R.—Can terbury Lygon, Hon. Colonel H. 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Pigot, Robert—Bridgenorth Plumptre, John P.—East Kent Polhill, Frederick—Bedford Pollen, Sir J.—Andover Pollington, Lord—Pontefract Pollock, Sir F.—Huntngdon Powell, Colonel—Cardiganshire Praed, NV. Mackworth—Yarmouth Price, Samuel Grove—Sandwich Price, Richard—New Radnor Rae, Right Hon. Sir Wm.—Bute Reid, Sir J. Rae—Dover Richards, Richard—Mcrionetbshi Riekford, Ross, Charles—Northampton Rushbrooke, Colonel—Suffolk Russell, Charles—Reading Ryle, John—Macclesfield Sanderson, Richard—Colchester Sandon, Lord—Liverpool Scarlett, Hon. Robert—Norwich Scott. Lord John—Roxburgl shire Shaw, Rt. Hon. F.—Dublin Univer. (Sheppard, Thomas—Frome Shirley, E. S —Warwickshire Sibthorp, Colonel—Lincoln Sinclair, Sir G.—Caithness-shire Smith, A.—Hertfordshire Smyth, Sir Henry—Colchester Somerset, Lord E.—Cirencester (Somerset, Lord G.—Monmouthshire Stanley, Edward—Cumberland Stanley, Lord—North Lancashire 'Stewart, John—Lymington Stormont, Viscount—Norwich Sturt, Henry Charles—Dorsetshire Thomas, Colonel—Kinsale Townshend, J.—Helston Trench, Sir F.—Scarborough Trevor, Hon. Arthur—Durham Trevor, lion. G. R.—Caermarthensh "Iwiss, Horace—Bridport Tyrrell, Sir J. 'T.—North Esses Vere, _Sir Charles B.—Suffolk Verner, Colonel—Armagh Co. Vernon, G. H.—East Retford Vesey, lion. Thomas—Queen's Co. Vyvyan, Sir R. R.—Bristol Walpole, Lord—Norfolk Walter, John—Berkshire 1 Welby, Glynne Earle—Grantham West, John Beatty—Dublin Weyland, Major—Oxfordshire Whitmore, T. C.—Bridgenorth Wilbraham, Hon. B —Lancashire Williams, Robert—Dorcheste r Williams, Thomas—Marlow Wodehouse, Edmund—Norfolk Wood, Colonel T.—Brecknockshire Wortley, Hon. James S.—Halifax Wyndham, Wadliam—Salisbury Wynn, Right Hon C. W.—Mont gomeryshire !Yorke, Eliot T.—Cambridgeshire Young, John—Cavan Young, Sir \V.—Bucks TELLERS. Clerk, Sir George—Edinburghsliii e Fremantle, Sir T.—Buckingham CURRENCY AND COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. LETTER FROM MR. BIDDLE TO THE HON. J. Q. ADAMS. (From the American National Gazette.) Philadelphia, May 13, 1837. My DEAR SIR—You were good enough to express a wish to know my own views of the present state of things, and I hasten to give them without reserve. You may perhaps remember that in my letter to you of the 11th of November last I stated what seemed the real causes of the embarrassments then existing, and the appro priate remedies for them, adding, that by their adoption " confidence would be restored in twenty-four hours, and repose at least in as many days." Six months further ex perience has only confirmed that opinion. I believe now, as I believed then, that the events of this week might have been readily prevented, and that the unhappy perseverance in the measures then deprecated, has reduced the country to its present condition. But I have no leisure now to discuss the subject, and no disposition to indulge in unavail ing regrets. It will be more profitable to look distinctly at the present position of the banks and the country, and to suggest their respective duties to themselves and to each other. All the deposit banks of the Government of the United States in the city of New York suspended specie payments this week ; the deposit banks elsewhere have followed their example ; which was of course adopted by the State banks not connected with the Government. I say of course, be cause it is certain that when the Government banks cease to pay specie, the other banks must cease, and for this clear rea son. The great creditor of the United States is the Govern ment. It receives for duties the notes of the various banks, which are placed for collection in certain Government banks, and are paid to those Government banks in specie if re quested. Now, if these Government banks, the depositaries of the public revenue, will not pay specie for the very warrants drawn upon them by the Treasury, the Government of the United States from that moment ceases to pay specie to the citizens of the United States. As, moreover, the Government receives for duties only specie, and the notes of specie paying banks, the instant its own deposit banks cease to pay specie, the Government must refuse to re ceive the notes of its own deposits banks, and can receive no notes except those of banks not deposit banks. On the one hand, than, the Government is bound to pily its debts in specie, and it has no means of procuring specie except from the banks not connected with the Treasury, so that these banks find all their notes collected and paid into the Treasury for duties, converted immediately into specie for the use of the Go vernment, while the deposit banks will not pay their debts to the other banks in specie, nor pay the warrants in spe cie. Take for instance this example. The claimant under the French indemnity had certain moneys due to him in France. The Government imported it in gold for him ; and when the day of distribution arrived, he obtained an order for his portion. But instead of receiving his own share of his own proper identical gold, he has received neither gold nor silver, but the notes of the deposit banks, which very notes the Government itself would refuse to re ceive from this very claimant, for any debt which he might owe to the Government. So long, therefore, as the Go vernment and the Government Banks will not pay specie to other banks, it would be rashness in :those banks to pay specie to them ; and as they cannot make a discrimination in those whom they will pay, the only alternative is to con cur with the Government banks in the general suspension. Our Philadelphia banks saw this. They thought it useless to carry on so unequal an intercourse, in which they were to pay to New York, while New York refused to pay to Pennsylvania, for, if the Pennsylvania banks paid while those of New York did not, the whole revenue would have been turned into Pennsylvania notes, and specie demanded. In the midst of these disorders the Bank of the United States occupies a peculiar position, and has special duties. Had it consulted merely its own strength, it would have continued its payments without reserve ; but, Ist. Like all the other Pennsylvania banks, it owed a duty to the citizens of our own State, and it was not dis posed to stand aloof from a general movement of the other State institutions, which, however it might regret, it could not censure. 2d. It was not inclined, however, to discredit, by a re fusal to receive it, the paper of the State banks, which had ceased to pay specie, still less to force its Pennsylvania debtors to pay their debts in specie, when other citizens in other States were allowed to pay in a less costly medium ; thus breaking down, for the benefit of other States, the merchants, and manufacturers, and mechanics of Pennsyl vania. 3d. While the vaults of the other Banks were closed, the GOvernment of the United States would have no re source to procure specie, but the Bank of the United States, which ought not to assume the risk of being the only source of supply for bullion, to the Government and the land offices, as well as for exportation. The deposit banks of the Government would not pay their debts to the Bank of the United States. Why then should the Bank of the United States pay to these insti tutions, on account of the Government, specie for their notes, when these very banks would not pay their own debts ? There would have been an equal want of recipro city and of justice in such a proceeding. sth. There was another reason against it, final and deci sive. From the moment that the deposit banks of New York failed to comply with their engagements, it was mani fest that all the other deposit banks must do the same, that there mutt he a anivarual Qucpc,Pistion tlirna g hnat the coun try, and that the Treasury itself, in the midst of its nomi nal abundance, must be practically bankrupt. In such a state of things the first consideration is, how to escape from it—how to provide at the earliest practicable moment to change a condition which should not be to lerated beyond the necessity which commanded it. The old associations, the extensive connections, the esta blished credit, the large capital of the Bank of the United States, render it the natural rollying point of the country for the resumption of specie payments. It seemed wiser, therefore, not to waste its strength in a struggle which might be doubtful, while the Executive persevered in its present policy, but to husband all its resources so as to profit by the first favourable moment, to take the lead in the resumption of specie payments. Accordingly the Bank of the United States assumes that position. From this moment its efforts will be to keep itself strong, and make itself stronger—always prepared and anxious to as sist in recalling the currency of the exchanges of the coun try to the point from which they have fallen. It will co operate cordially and zealously with the Government, with the Government banks, and with all the other banks, and with any other influences which can aid in that object. In the mean time, two great duties devolve on the banks and the country. The first regards foreign nations, the second our own. We owe a debt to foreigners, by no means large for our resources, but disproportioned to our present means of pay ment. We must take care that this late measure shall not seem to be an effort to avoid the payment of our honest debts to them. We have worn, eaten, and drunk the pro duce of their industry ; too much of all, perhaps, but that is our fault, not theirs. We may take less, hereafter, but the country is dishonoured unless we discharge that debt to the uttermost farthing. The second duty is to ourselves. We should bear con stantly in mind that the step which has been taken is excu sable only on the ground of an overruling necessity. We must not make the remedy itself a disease. It must not be the pretext of extravagant loans or issues. These are already sufficiently inflated, and if we have voluntarily removed the most familiar and established check upon all issues— their immediate convertibility into, coin—it is our duty , to substitute some effectual restraints, which may enable us to restore the currency without delay or difficulty to a safe and wholesome condition. The result of the whole is that • greai, d:,aster has b^fallen the country. Its ex isteueo thus far is only a misfortune, its continuance will be a re proach, from which all true men must rally to save her. We must try to render it as short as possible, waiting patiently and calmly for the action of the Government, and in the meantime diminishing its dangers by great prudence and forbearance. For myself, you know how zealously I have laboured to avert this misfortune. With not less anxiety I shall now strive to repair it. With great respect and regard, yours, Hon. J. Q. Ad ams , Q u i ncy , M ass . N. BIDDLE; LITERATURE. VE NE TIA. 3 Vols. Colburn, London, 1837. " Venetia" is Mr. D'lsraeli's best novel. If it have not the smartness and variety of Vivian Grey, or the wit , eloquence, and earnest feeling of the Young Duke, y et it possesses, what neither of its brilliant predecessor s _ can lay claim to, a p ro f oun d i ns i g ht i n t o c haracter, an d a power of shre w dly s p ecu l a ti ng on mo ti ve s, the resul t of keen observation, and a naturally acute judgme nt ,' chastened and discipli ne d by exper i ence . These well' wearing qualities ar e p ar ti cu l ar l y consp i cu ous in the delineation of Lady Annabel Herbert, one of the fe v , portraits in modern fi c ti on th a t we may ven ture to can, original. The re i s no assumpt i on or ove r -charged colouring in this character ; the oils are laid on through' out with consummate skill, and, consequently, produ e , an effect which the author may possibly equal, but wit' never surpass. That he has had an original in b ig eye while painting this portrait is evident ; for by 9 ° d process of mere fancy could he have given such v i! ' reality to the stern, high-minded pride, for ever struggli n g with the promptings of a warm and susceptible heart and the strange blending of a literal, matter-of-fact derstanding, with a capacity for relishing the g , S u blime and Beautiful" in nature and art, that go to make up the character of Ann a b e l H er b er t. Thi s l a d y , . w e shot inform our readers, h a s b een marr i e d, w hil e scaree) yet escaped from her teen s , t o a young an d en thusiasti c poet, by name Herbert, w h ose v i s i onary theories °f religion and morality, enforced as they are in a se ries of eloquent works, w hi c h s t r ik e at t h e very r oots' °' ; society, have the effect of nroducing a separation be' tween the newly-wedded pair, and ultimately of exili n g the husband from England. After the lapse of Iraq years, however—during which Lady Annabel has per - suaded herself that Herbert is the hardened reprobate which the world has long proclaimed him to be, though in reality his only fault was his enthusiastic phil ittv thropy---a reconciliation takes place between the parti es : and they live together with their daughter Venetia in uninterrupt e d h a ppi ness , t ill t h e d eat h o f Herbert by the foundering of his yacht in a fierce Mediterrane an squall. In one of the many conversations that ta ke place between them, while living in their seclusion among the Euganea n hill s , th e c h aracters o f bust)°a, and wife are brought out in a few unforced, dramati c touches, which remind us of Scott in his best momen ts ' The parties are talking of Don Quixote : " There," said Herbert, as he closed the book in a fit ofen; tbusiasm, "in my opi n i o n, D on Q u i xote was t h e b est m an that ever lived." " But he did not ever live!" replied Lady Annabel, wing' In these few emphatic words the great secret of t he long estrangem en t b e t ween h us b an d an d w if e i s laid open to us. They cannot understand, or enter in to ' each other's feelings. The one views every th, irig through the m e di um o f t h e i mag i nat i on ; t h e ow e ' t. through that of a literal, though highly cultivated, on" derstanding. In th e e y e o f H er b ert, t h e Knight f La Mancha was a bona fide reality ; while the colder and more common-place mind of Lady Annabel conk' not get beyond the fact that he was the mere ingeniells creation of Cervantes. Mr. D'lsraeli is remarkable fo r the tact with which he throws off these characteristic touches, making his personages describe themselves, instead of himself describing them ; and no where 2 5 this tact more visible than in " Venetia." A s for hiS Lord Cadurcis, however, he is a mere e m b o dying the flattering sketch drawn by L or d B yron o f himself, in Mr. Moore's Memoirs. We cannot say that we I° all sympathise with this character ; for who, that bag a heart in its right place, can sympathise with ' l ( be is sublime sorrows of s e lfi s h ness an d egot i sm ? There so much real sufferin g i n t hi s h ar d- wor ki ng w orld 0 f ours, endured with ou t a murmur , an d w i t h a contintou 5 e moral fortitude to whi c h hi s L or d s hi p seems to hav e been a stranger, that we canno t a ff or d to expend our sympathies on a man , one h a lf o f w h ose gr i e f s We' the results of dissipation, and the other h a lf of dY s; pepsin. Lord Cad urc i s , a li as By ron , h a d f ew g reate r causes of grief than such as m i g ht h ave b een remov ed by the seasonable applicati on o f an ounce o f Gleub er salts. - . THE CHILDS' FIRST BOOK OF MANIG - A LITTLE BOOK FOR LITTLE READERS' Dorton, London, 1837. Two clever little elementary books, well digesT a. and neatly got up, as respects paper, print, binding' THE BRIDE OF MESSINA. Macrone, London, 1837. The author of this littl e wor k, w hi c h i s trans-at from the German of Schiller, and is one of the dramatic productions of th a t grea t wr i ter , is • Irvine, who seems—so far as we can judge fro Tar hasty peruSal—to have execut e d hi s t as k w i t h COnsl rable ability. His version is n o t l ess elegalit.t"u.s• spirited, and must have been a wo r k o f ti me an d low In his description of a sudden popular outcry, . ." Hark ! a stream Of confused voices rolls thick rustling hither," ril he has successfully availed himself of Pope's ',lint' a j e made " the sound an echo of the sense." Th e f t r ` i he dissonance of the last line i s t ru ly c h arac t er istic f a idea it conveys. The v o lum e i s d e di ca t e d t° Stanhope. De er Lord Hill, the Master-General of the Ora° w Lo , and Sta ff , will visit Ch a th am t o -d a y, t o i ns p ec t the %Noe l the troops in the garrison, und e r th e c omman d of Coe Wrarra. Tho troops having gone through minute in,Wip . re' in heavy marching order, will ma rch p as t his Lordshlt o view order, after which a publi c b rea kf as t will be D O: Colonel Warre. The officers will then proceed to 1 3 1 ° ,7 0 180 1 to see the operations of a si e g e , u n d er th e co mmando! fig ht, Pasley, R. E. It is expected that there will be a sh am and a number of mines blown up on the occasion. Sat or° Lord Durham was to leave for England on day last.— Tyne Mercury. MINIATURE MAP OF LONDON.--- M ro ve f O Porteus has executed a Map of L on d on w hich W' r lt i 3 invaluable service to all persons visiting the metropolis- ~„ is in its -way a perfect gem ; and can be carried convenienr:liitl• the waistcoat pocket. The squares, streets, and pub li _ c 1 11 ings are so accurately marked, that any given seen at a single glance. It is neatly mounted on c - c alf very handsomely coloured. The price, we believe, One Shilling. _ 1 : • -oiS iv PosT-OFFICE REVENUE.—A Return, uistins ing the amount of the Post-office Revenue for last 1 0 0 . t he durißo and also the gross amount of Revenue collected otipa same period.—Prepared for the House of Lords, on tv , of the Duke of Richmond : eno• place r to eg Net Be Years. Gross Revenue. 1 1 8 82 28 7 £2,278,41 22287861 ........................ X: 5 4 44 8 9 12:4; 1,50 . 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 2,319,979 ......... ••• 1835 1836 Of General Post-office, June 8, 1837. C. 2 2 T , 3 4 . 6 5 c 3 1: 0 3 80 4 u 6 0 R .. T .... , .. .. ...................................... c tate k w aru Notwithstanding the cold and oac e „ ke) to be mate the season, the crops of grass are everywher e farmed abundant than was to be expected, •proviel . a .o 7: roi ,'. of will have patience to give them time enough -t o g Bell's Lift in London and sportiEng.;:l t he Sunday, June 13, will contain an accurate_ al o l o h, Hampton of T Adel s A p sc e o rt t ie G g ol i d et C el u li p , , ee N e e e w e t f on the an;l eeh. • Belts 10 ae p: stone, by Mr. Herring, was given In vs 11 R e irs or e last, June 11, and the portrait of Phosphoi p The Rpoarctersa,it the 4th instant. Price of Bell's LY - e . r it Y r 11, gad port of the Aquatic Match between s Tve o f J u ne and the Leader Club appeared in Be can be had at the office, 170, Strand. theFiCvearnriedeg°