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rt/ZY , V,. C , " V. ‹ Z ~ _., --, .> _ ... / V ' -- TRANCE --.G. G. BENNIS, General Agent, and Agent to the WEST OF ENGLAND INSURANCE COMPANY 22, rue d'Angouleme St. Honore, Paris. //' 4 4 ik ir _ • ovr , kg. mmqt- 7- 4 111 • KJ. \ t to 14 r I , , ---- • - A TX' • , 01/1/ 7 - If ;err r „er:, / D ° #•••=r-• BRITISH INSTITUTION PALL-MALL. The GALLERY for the lON n n ad of the WORKS of BRITISH ART STS EXHIBIT , is Ope D SALE ail from Ten in th e M orn i ng until Five in the Evening. y, Admittance, Is. ; Catalogue, ls. WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper. TO HOTEL AND TAVERN KEEPERS. NVANTED, by a respectable Man, a situation as WAITER, who perfectly understands his business, and can give undeniable refeernce as to character, and security if re quired. No. 13,867 Address to A. 8., 52, Sloane-square, Chelsea. PRIVATE PUPIL. ABENEFICED CLERGYMAN, MARRIED and of long experience in the EDUCATION of a FEW PRIVATE PUPILS, SIX, preparing fer the University or their Professions in Life, has at present a VACANCY. His Residence is twelve miles from London and his references to Noblemen and Gentlemen unexceptionable. Letters to be directed for the Rev. T. G., Mr. Barclay, Hatter, 42, St. James's-street, London. RHYMNEY IRON COMPANY. -At a nu merous Meeting of the Shareholders in the Rhymney Iron Company held this day, the 22d of February, 1837, at the Com pany s Offices, 7, Laurence Fountney-hill, HENRY ROWLES, Esq., in the Chair, On the motion of THOMAS POYNDER, Esq., jun., Seconded by HENRY WHEELER, Esq., It was resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this meeting are especially due, and are hereby given, to the Chairman and Directors of this Company, for the clear and highly satisfactory report of their proceedings now laid before the proprietors, proving that the affairs of the Company are in a most prosperous state, and holding out the most encourag ing prospects for the future. That this meeting desires to testify that the perfect confidence which the Shareholders have hitherto placed in the Directors of the Company continues unabated. That these resolutions be inserted in the Morning and Evening Papers. THE THAMES TUNNEL.—Near the phurch at Rotherhithe, on the Surrey side of the River, being now in active progress, is open to the public daily (except Sundays) from Nine in the Morning until dusk. Admittance One Shilling each. Roth Archways are brilliantly lighted with Gas, perfectly dry, and the descent is by an easy Staircase.—Upwards of 120 feet have been added to the length of the Tunnel, (which at the re-com mencement of the Works measured 599 feet 6 inches) making above one-half of the projected distance now completed ; and the Promenade in the Visitors' Archway is extended 100 feet beyond the former distance. By Order, J. CHARLIER, Clerk of the Company. N.B.—There are conveyances to the Tunnel, by an Omnibus, every half-hour from Gracechurch street, and three times daily from Charing Cross ; also by the Woolwich and Greenwich Steam Boats, from Hungerford Market, Queenhithe, and Fresh Wharf, at 9, 11, 2, and 4 o'clock ; and the Railway Carriages from Lon don Bridge. Walbrook Buildings, Walbrook, Feb. 16, 1837. MR. CAMPBELL'S NEW WORK. Oa Saturday next, in 2 vols. Bvo., with Twelve Plates of Seener Costume, &e., L ETTERS FROM THE SOUTH By THOMAS CAMPBELL, Esq., Author of " The Pleasures of Hope." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. /110 THE FRIENDS OF RELIGIOUS 1. LIBERTY. . The Rev. DAVID DAVISON, M.A., recently a Candidate for the Junior Classical Mastership of the CITY of LONDON SCHOOL, having been rejected by the majority of the Committee .of the Court of Common Council, to whom the appointment was referred, on the ground of religious opinion, notwithstanding his acknowledged pre-eminent qualifications for the office, a few Friends to Religious Liberty have agreed to raise a FUND, to be placed in the hands of Trustees, for the benefit of Mr. Davison and his family, in order 1. To express and record their indignant astonishment that, in the present day and within the Corporation of the Metropolis, a „ theological doctrinal test should have been set up as the standard of gt,•alification for civil office, in air Institution established for the de tarcd purpose of opening a liberal education to all the citizens of Londcri, without distinction of sect or party ; and that it should itavebeen supported, amongst others, by Protestant Dissenters, who ar e loud in the censure and complaint of the theological doctrinal tests, which exclude Dissenting scholars and teachers from educa tion and academic honours in the schools and colleges connected with the Church of England. 2. To mark their reprobation of the means resorted to in order to defeat Mr. Davison's election, and their surprise and regret that some members of the Committee should have been prevailed upon by convicted falsehood and calumny either to withhold their pro mised votes, or to vote directly contrary to their promises ; and 3. To testify their sympathy with Mr. Davison on the disappoint ment of his well-founded expectations of making provision for a numerous and interesting family, by the honourable exercise of his ',talents and acquirements ; their high respect for his character as a . ge otleman, a scholar, a preceptor, and a Christian minister; and Ibeh' approval of the able and spirited manner in which he resisted, an d ha.. exposed, the artifices of bigotry and intolerance. I n tl i vs declaring and recording their sentiments, the Friends of flife. Da; is' feel that they are upholding a great public principle, of tcnspeakab'e knportance at the present momen t t o th e cause o f b ot h c ivil and rer t ssiovs liberty; and they therefore invite the co-opera ti en of all such as are desirous of preserving professedly Liberal It uttitutions from the mischievous and fatal taint of sectarian and 1)_ rveeuting tests, which afe as alien from the policy of Refor me d Alt micipal Government, as they are inconsistent with Christian teoi vlity, unworthy of an enlightened age, and derogatory to the teptitstion of the Corporation of the City of London, hitherto dis. ingui s bed by its maintenance of universal liberty of conscience. Subs criptions will be received at the banks of Messrs. Jones, Loyd, as id Co., 42, Lothbury ; and at Messrs. Rogers, Towgood, ard, two.' ; s, 29, Clement's-lane. Also by Richard Taylor, Esq., fled Lim, s-court, Fleet-street ; John Travers, Esq., Swithin's ?Tie ; T.. P. Warren, Esq., Highbury ; and J. S. Lister, Esq., "-ewro nce 2ountney-hill, who have been appointed Trustees. 44 enj. 'w oo d, Esq. £2l O I L. Rowe, Esq. ... ..... ...£lO 10 Tieha rd l'aylcr,_Esq. ... 10 101 S. Pott, Esq.. 3- ' I ,‘l. French, MAGI. ~ . lister, Esq. ......••• 10 101 G. H. Heppel, E5q........ l 1 A braham Lincolne, Esq. 100 OH. Patten, Esq. 1 1 A lderitam Wood, per B. W. Pritcherd, Esq. ,i, Woad , Esq. T' P. m 'arren Esq. ...... 20 01Professor De Morgan.— 1 1 Lad y,. per T. P. W. 20 01Anonymous, per ditto william 'T om li nson, Esq. 10 10,W. F. Yowler, Esq lO 0 J)Valter C. Yenning, Esq. 5 51Thomas Brown, Esq. ... 10 0 Esc tile Esq. ...... 10 10'J. C. Conway, Esq. II ' l lre• L. ' lO OR. Wakefield, Esq. .. . 1,..--,r. Lister .. 5 SW. Burnard, Esq.... . 1 1 ..... 114 ra• tattier 100 0 1 James Coppeck, E5q...... 1 1 I-.• ... J oh n Tr avers, Esq., F. R. S. 10 10 1 H. Macdiarmid, Esq 1 1 Joon Es q' °3 ePh Travers Esq. ... 10 10; Simpson, Esq. ... 0 10 A 1, 1— Pickersgill, Esq. , --- •‘`Y per .7 ' . Travers, Ne s q• 4.1•00/ 11(5)0 10!..... Wyndham, Esq. ...... 0 5 5 1 Jarman, E j In• Lawrence, Esq.... .. - 01 — Messrs. Wi ltshire sg and Son 3 0 5 0 j ° , llo - Watson, Esq. .. ,(,),in Williams, Esq 5 51— Everett, Esq. ... ...... 1 I it r : Chamberlain ... 11 W. E., a Pupil of Mr. A fr • Joseph Ch am b er l a i n 1 1 Davison's • 11 . Chamberlain il t• r ;I IW. Cumming, Esq. Preston I IJ. D. Cumming, Esq. ... 1 1 11_ •: Nettlefold 1 1 J. Treacher, Esq. ...... ... 5 0 Ic: : Preston. j un ...... ... 10 s . 6d . B. Ila.nkin, Esq.,Croydon 5 0 a i r' J stseph Preston los. 6d. B. IZeaumont, Esq. -13 • C. Nettlefold Ir lp ( . l als.. Pupils of D. D. D.) R. Cogan, .Esg : 1 'he w. A. Yennin J ,woes Venning Al . 3 0 ditto w 'lid Martineau Esq.... 21 0 A Trinitarian, per ditto OlO ,y,t, 'hard Martineau, Esq... 5 5'G. Bracher, Esq. .. 4:g', FS Hoole, Esq. ... ...... 10 10 Mrs. Bentley 2 2 Itr,', !catcher, Esq. ... 1 1 Samuel Beeton , Esq. 1 1 '7 1 :" tun Johnson, Esq. ... 1 IW. Stevens, sq. ... ...... 1 1 4,-;,l' Constitutional 1 1 Russell Scott, Esq. . 1 / 4 7 Placket, Esq ... 10 0 Jackson, Esq. ) es t Yates, M. A Z. I. 20 OS. Boddington, Esq. 1 a 7!( 1, 5 E sci 100 0 Thomas Hawes, Esq. ... 10 0 - 4 , 1 4 .1. t cklehurst, Esq., Rev. E. Cogan 21 OJ. H. Bell t ar : - le l s . I ' . inter, Esq 5 5 Thomas Hornby, Esq.... 5 0 Nut t h, E sq ., and fa- R. Smith, Esq. ... ...... 5 5 ar.ii . 4p Y •.... ... ...... ... 1,, • fiend . 10 10 S. Courtald, Esq. ...... ... 5 0 Nue Mi sse s Clarke 20 0 OP. A Taylor, Esq. bairn tel Sh arpe, E sq . ... 2 2 Miss Chamberlains X It 'trneyt 3r, Esq 1 1 A Lady ... 1 1 A F r i en d 1 1 1`1 . 3' Towgood, Esq. ... 55T . T. Clarke, Esq. 5 0 4 , 1 low e, E sq . 1, 0 , 4 7•3_. lavi s on's " State men t" i s pu b l i shed by Sraallfield and Son, ea 'a, ~, 'N r ewgate-street. N- -. IG 11. f RESTORED, AND NERVOUS -tid e HEADACHE CURED, r t i b' ~ Patro l s& ge of lIIS MAJESTY, o f Royal Highness the u Clus s 0 I KENT, and the LORDS of the TREASURY. GRIMSTONE'SEYF.-SNUFF. Original L.'tters at - 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury. T o M r. G r cutone, Broad-street, Bloomsbury. ~ %I, .44i -.....p Ophthalmic Hospital, Charing-Cross. 114: mu ...°elying th at i n your bills my name is mentioned in t eh ,_gti ro , !illiat of my late patien: ,Mr. Latchfleld, I beg leave to confirm 1 / 4 1 ) ,...0t h e r , and state the great be:.'e fi t derived by the use of your e x. st,,;tbe n.s i . `_l4 .ceous eyo-snuff in his c.Ve, which was one of obstinate i la ,' . o fT,: 'st ialmia, accompanied by p a ity of the cornea, and a varicose v a ',',ee i n ,',',`, conjunctional vessels. c' ff: ,::ase was the first under my %,:7e 50 ,,71 ,) ch the preparation was used; hut, being struck by the ad !,,ln_ ea4,,:hl . suits, I resolved to lay aside prejt:diees, and advise its use in t;, l _ . tiii i ,.` .yopractice at this hospital. The i . .`enofit was great, and has 1 i lr ; 11 ar e i n rth rto recommend it, but, unfortufVte;v, the funds of the slitt ea rtiff, it .w . .. and our patients too o ft en cannot atibit; the purchase of ti);az. Oleui da i o , e .ing, trona its price, almost as unattainzb le to the poor as Id ra : , win tr _s-ould be. if it be not asking too much, co vld you form tendlo4 upi ,hie d,,xb..7.1ii0 the really indigent patients of th is 2 ustitution ~,., , di( ..._ wi t the eye...snuff at a lower price, on produc;ng a re t,..,t,i, Per „„, kind that effect, signed by me. If you could, / would ask '9 b y '7 l ; foal . n .,"7`_.. rea te write to me here on the subject ; in doing se You Mfr , poorzi.wmt charity, a y c ou of woi and the obligation would be felt, not l e but by your obedient servant, J. G. GUTHRIE. 4t h '' 'ti a ti ri 413 tone Ims complied with the above humane request of Dr. Si b Whitehall, March S, ISf - 113. to -- --I t You .•_, alok it but jt ( !.kt e x " r the great b istice that I should offer my acknowledgments e of your 701ou 0;41' kite fragrant . •nefit I have derived from the us tCharge ttl,_ c Membrane% ompound of herbs, called Eye Snuff. Its r the nose causing the lachrymal glands to We: t ° tile, ~ a Ynanner truly; ~urprising, and by that means so clea t nse e t r i Yea r .r du I. that zny Ey es b eca.. me healthy,. strvog, and performed h I k:),.,; , Gnu a inanner that •• have not 'known the blessing of tor six foiV, ',,tbrie' te rop ow „ - ,, ' oculist, recommended me to ti 7 your t2ot b e ' 4 r ri eco ,C iz t tO in. yl'uOderioin—g .an operation. Many thanks to him our invention, that operation will soy ~_ ce ss,,+-ndation ; thanks to y , rmission to make this known in *nth : 1 ,7 ry- Sir, you have my p, To _ You think best. I am, Sir, ~ our obedient servant J. B. LACHFIELD. 1..871. ( k . att e , Be . rirnstone39, Broad -street, Mon ni t i nt r3 ;e • Tavern, St. James's li, 0 at. pleased to send to the Thatch°, I- Yo o n can inclose the change cv Ps 4 s. 4d.. and two 2s . 4d. canisters.. • -,- nL . (1 4 147 reel f.or the inclosed half-sovereign .--.T• R . Acre s ' .ol,l . the only genuine is manulactuice. by ,one„ No. 39,1'24, king .e inventor W. street Long sign Bloomsbury, ~ London, whoseature:with the above lICY -1 ~v evrajti It a. ...o each canister. Sold in canisters , at Is. :3d., 21. 4d., 4s. 4d., and - 'na to obtained in all the ' principal towns and cities. ~. .1 allowancehippers, owners, captains, and all venders of o . rim l . -...te s E„,„ . „ l l , iality . " 'fluff Foreign And British Snuffs and Cigars of the fines "'~l~r LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1837. PRICE sd. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Dover to Gravesend, and another from Gravesend to Margate, had been handed over to this Company, and therefore that, in fact, that statement of the capital of the Company being 3,000,0001. was incorrect. Another minor allegation was that although the capital of the Company according to the estimates delivered to the House was 3,000,0001., yet by an advertisement which was put forward the capital was stated at only 2,000,0001. This charge, however, he would not dwell upon. The real gravamen in the petition was con tained in one of "its clauses, and which, in order that he might not be guilty of any exaggeration, he would read to the House. He had stated that the capital of the Company, according to the estimate, delivered to the House was 3,000,0001. Now the House was aware that according to its Standing Orders, a list of the subscribers to the amount of 50 per cent. upon the estimated ca pital must be delivered to the House with the bona fide address of those parties. A list had been delivered exceeding to a small amount, fifty per cent., namely, 1,590,1504 In the list of subscribers so delivered in, there wer e thirty three names att ac h e d f or t h e amount f 224,9001. What was alleged in the petition was, that those subscribers were mere men of straw put down previous to the list of subscribers being delivered, for the purpose of making up the pretended sum of 50 per cent., which was necessary for proceeding with the Bill in that House. The petition stated the circumstances under which those pretended subscribers names had been obtained, and it alleged that on February 14, some of the promoters of the Bill procured the attendance of numbers of indigent and gambling , persons at the office of Mr. Hammond, ?Mincing-lane, who were induced to sign the subscription contract for various sums sif money, and that several individuals received sums of 3s. or 4s. each, for affixiN. their signatures to the subscription deed varying in amount from 5001. to 12,000/. In confirmation of this clause in that petition, he had another petition, signed by the parties to this fraud, acknowledging that they had done so, and as far as prima facie evidence went, of a nature which a Member was justified in offering to the House as the ground work for future proceedings. He considered that the evidence upon which the allegations contained in the petition rested, was as complete as was necessary for further investi gation. The second petition was very short, and he would state it to the House. The names of six of the parties, out of the 33, were appended to the petition for sums varying from 5001. to 12,0004 It stated the petitioners were induced, on the 14th of February, to sign the Parliamentary contract to the Kent Railway Company; that they executed the deeds at the request of one Jacob Costello for the sum of four shillings; that they executed the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' deeds at the office of F. G. Hammond, Com mercial-hall, Mincing-lane ; that they were not shareholders in the Kent Railway Bill at the time of so doing; and that they had signed the deeds for large suns of money; being in formed there was no responsibility attached to them in doing so, but that they had since been informed that they had incurred a very serious responsibility. The petitioners stated that, in their opinion, there was no other tribunal to which they could appeal than to this House, upon whose honour and dignity great fraud had been committed. The persons at whose office the transactions were alleged to have taken place was the Chairman of the Local Provisional Committee meeting at Greenwich. His name was affixed as a subscriber for 7,500/., and he (Mr. W.) understood was a magistrate. —( Hear, hear. hear.) This flagrant case was brought before the House ; and, in his opinion, it was a sufficient ground-work for the appointment of a Committee to investigate the transaction. There were other charges of a general nature, such as that there were various needy and indigent persons whose names appeared on the list of sub scribers ; that there were other persons of gambling habits who had taken shares to the amount of 300,000/, in addition to the 224,000/. already alluded to ; and that there were fictitious names of persons to the subscription list, and of those who were not committed at all as shareholders. There were other circumstances mentioned in the petition, which, as they involved the names of individuals, he did not think it prudent to mention, but he would leave them to go before the Committee, and there have an investigation into the charges preferred. He mentioned yesterday that the petition had more or less involved the character of Hon. Members of that House. Now, that to which he alluded was not in the nature of an indirect charge, but it asserted that certain Members of the House were on the Provisional Com mittee of that which he could not help calling a fraudulent Company. The names of' the Members of the House men tioned were first that of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir A. L. Hay ; secondly, of Mr. Hesketh Fleetwood; and thirdly, of Mr. W. F. Finn. He understood from one of these gentlemen, that at present he was not on the Committee, but had resigned his office. In that case, the number of Members would be reduced to two. He made no charge against these Hon. Members, beyond that o f h av i ng been guilty of a degree of cu l. pablcs negligence, in all o wi ng their names to be connected with a Company, the nature of which they were not fully informed of. These were the gaudy flies and tinsel which hid the barb by which the dupes of society were afterwards hooked. He would, therefore, entreat of that House to grant him a Com mittee, if it were only for the purpose of informing Members of that House, and the public, what it was that Hon. Members did, when they unwarily allowed their names to be attached to Companies, with the proceedings of which they were not thoroughly acquainted.—( Hear, hear.) He wished to God they could drive the money changers (for such they were) out of that temple. —( Hear, and cheers.) There were, he re gretted to say, gentlemen with too much readiness or unwari ness to allow their names to be attacked to Companies like the present. Let them only conceive the multiplied evils that arose from such speculations. He bad seen tho pamphlet of a Gallant Officer, formerly a Member of that House, in which the conduct of the Bank of England was criticised, and he was of opinion that all the evils of the money market were attributable to that Bank, and that the Joint-stock Banks had nothing to do with it. He (Mr. Warburton) classed Joint-stock Banks improperly conducted and Companies of that kind in the same category, and as calculated to distress the money-market. It was very true that the currency and the Bank of England were not affected, if they had the moral courage and force to resist all applications made to them in contravention of general principles. But it was Companies like the present that distressed manufacturers and merchants when they became subscribers—when the day of payment ar rived the parties were perhaps distressed, and the Bank of Eng land was required to supply the deficiency, and then it was that—in spite of their better judgment—they made advances by which the currency was enlarged, and it was in vain to say that beyond the evil to individuals these Compa nies were not pregnant with national evils. ( Hear, hear.) There were other matters in the petition, but he believed that he had already stated a grave case of fraud upon that House, and in contravention of its Standing Orders. It would be his duty after the presentation of the petition to move for the appointment of a Committee. As to the constitution of that Committee, he believed that according to the prece dent in a similar case, the case of the Birmingham and Lon don Junction Canal petition, where almost a similar fraud was alleged, it was referred to the Committee on petitions. That Committee had already reported that every thing was regular, and in compliance with the Standing Orders. The fraud was discovered after the appointment of the Com mittee on the Bill, and therefore the petition was referred to them. In this case the fraud had been discovered before the Committee had been appointed, and therefore it became a question for the House to settle whether such a Committee was the proper tribunal for a judicial in quiry. Ho would rather advise that the matter of the petition should be referred to a Committee, certainly of not more than 15 ; he would prefer fewer, but certainly not snore, and the Committee to be constituted, with perfect fair ness, and of Gentlemen whose names would add weight to their recommendation. He would not then propose the names for the Committee. In fact, he thought the case was one of so much importance, that he thought the Government ought to appoint the Committee. He moved that the petitions be brought up and referred to a Select Committee. Sir A. L. HAY said that although his name appeared in the direction of several Companies last year, he had never ad. dressed the House either in favour of those with which lie was HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 22. The House sat at Five o'Clock. CHURCH-RATES. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Upper Molesworth against the abolition of Church-rates. Lord GODOLPHIN presented a petition from Willing ham, praying for the abolition of Church-rates. Lord FITZWILLIAM presented a petition from Peter borough and its hamlets in favour of the abolition of Church rates. vious knowledge of this petition, withdrawn his name from the Directorship, not from any circumstances connected with the statement made by the Hon. Member for Bridport, hut because his name had been set down as a Director of a Railway from London to Ramsgate, and he had informed the gentlemen connected with the Railway, that if it were to be continued to Dover, he would cease to be a Director. He bad, therefore, virtually ceased to be a Director ; and this previous to the presentation of this petition. But in making this statement he wished to disclaim any attempt to free himself from any imputations connected with the Director ship. The House must be aware that gentlemen occasionally when they saw a scheme which they considered of national advantage brought forward, gave their countenance and name to it as Provisional Directors. He (Mr. Fleetwood) was not cognizant of what took place on this subject before the Direc tors, but it was his duty to state, for the vindication of the in dividuals connected with the railway, a few points connected with the formation of the Joint Company. Two years ago two Bills were before the House, one for making a railway from Lon don to Gravesend, the other from London to Dover. When the Joint Company was formed, in his opinion a proper course of proceeding took place. Notice was given to the shareholders in the undertaking, which had been rejected by she House, that there was a surplus I in hand, and that any person who chose to withdraw his name would have his money returned. Only one individual requested it, and it was immediately done. If such a course had been pursued, he could not see how the term fraudulent could be applied to the formation of this Company ; as in his opinion the Committee would be the best judges, he would not trouble the House further on the subject, except by stating that he gave his cordial assent to the formation of a special Committee, to inquire into the matter, with this 'reservation, that if, in consequence of the time that was taken up by that Committee, the period allowed by the House should be ex ceeded, supposing the parties concerned shculd, by the deci sion of that Committee, be cleared from the charges brought against them, the House would not suffer the Bill to be lost. Mr. W. FINN made a few observations that were inaudible in the gallery. Sir E. KNA TCHBULL was glad that the Hon. Member opposite had acceded to the suggestions which he threw out yesterday. He thought that no better course could be pur sued than the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the charges that were made in the petition. There was one observation, however, which he wished to make, and that was, that after what had passed on the present occasion, gentle men should be a little cautious how they lent their names to any project of this description. It was not for Lim to say more upon the conduct of the gentlemen whose names had been mixed up with the petition, than that they had been charged by the Hon. Mover with great negligence as Directors of this Company. He would not say that the charge was supported, because that was not his province, but that of the Committee. He knew that there were many out of doors who were inte rested in this inquiry, and who were naturally interested that the investigation should be pursued ; and he trusted the selec tion of the Committee would be such as would secure the con fidence of the country, for he was persuaded that the eyes of all those persons who were interested in railways would be directed to their proceedings ; and he trusted the re sult of the inquiry would be such, as would open the eyes of the public to many transactions of the same cha racter, connected with these speculations.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He had been frequently applied to to subscribe to schemes of this character, but he was unwilling to embark his money in such projects ; he had also been applied to to fill the situation of Director, but he did not think that if he as sented he could have satisfactorily performed his duty in inves tigating in his place in Parliament the character of these schemes.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think that in his station, as a Member for the County he had the- honour to represent, he should take such a part in them as would have tended to bias public opinion in one way or the other.—( Hear, hear.) He would say no more now upon the subject, than to express to the Hon. Gentleman opposite his concurrence in the course he had pursued. Mr. M. ATT WOOD said that he was desirous that the circumstances stated by the Hon. Member for Bridport de served the fullest investigation ' and if the parties could be proved guilty, th e y d eserve d the highest punishment the House could inflict on thern.—( Hear.) Mr. G ISB 0 RNE said that it was necessary they should be careful in not stepping forward to interfere before the right time arrived, or when other tribunals could take cognisance of the circumstances. He understood that a petition for leave to bring in the Bill was about to go be fore the section of a Committee which had been appointed this session, and he considered that all the allegations made by the Hon. Member for Bridport, except one, had reference to points respecting which this section of a Committee could enquire —the nature of a Committee on petitions for leave to bring in bills being varied—the enquiry used to be an ex parte one, and only one party having appeared before the Committee, they reported upon it. The Hon. Member for Bridport had stated there was no law providing punishment for such a fraud.—(Hear, hear.) Supposing that were the case, he very much doubted whether it would be the duty of the House, or whether it would be expedient to ap point a Committee. He had not the least desire to screen any of the parties, but at the same time he thought there was some danger of the House stepping beyond its functions, and he thought the present was not the most convenient time for such a Committee to he appointed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER differed entirely from his lion. Friend who had last spoken. If the House made itself to a certain extent responsible to the public for the success of their undertakings, and if, in defence of their own Standing Orders, they were required to appoint a Committee, he thought they could not object to it. If a sys tem of fraud was proved only to the extent of making it a subject of inquiry, and they were to leave the parties to the vexation of expense and trouble in a court of law, he thought they would be abrogating one of their greatest functions, and neglecting an imperative duty. At the same time unless these charges were supported by evidence, he dis trusted a little the statement of gentlemen, who after admit ting they had been parties to a fraud, come forward to state they were willing to vindicate the rights and privileges of the House. However, he thought the motion of the Hon. Member for Bridport a very just 0ne...---( Hear, hear.) Parties applying to Parliament should be aware that the full amount of the sum at the disposal of the Exchequer Commissioners was entirely exhausted, and he (the Chancellor of the Exche quer) undoubtedly considered that Parliament would do well to pause before they renewed that fund, with a view to the en couragement of such speculations. If parties did engage in those speculations, at least let them do so with their own money, and without involving the State—and, above all, let them engage in them in a way that will not be generally incon venient to the circulating medium of the land. The specu lators who got up Bills in that way would find that the capital would not be supplied, and then the subscribers would have a complaint either against the Government or against that House., He would be sorry in that stage of the proceedings t o th row any distrust or di s cr e dit on thse great national undertakings when in the hands of proper persons, and when properly di rected ; because in the general state of the capital of England, if the speculation was a good one, and if the object was just, they might on all occasions trust to the general capital of the country. Lord STANLEY quite agreed with his Right Hon. Friend, that this was a question so materially affecting their proceedings, that it would be impossible to suffer it to go before any tribunal but one appointed by that House. It was, if the facts were true, a case of the grossest fraud attempted to be practised upon that House, and while he fully acquitted the Hon. Member who had been alluded to from any participation in a fraud so gross and so infamous, he felt confident that the statement made must have the effect of warning Members how they lent their names—their high and honourable names—to the possibility of even a suspicion of beim -, in any ay concerned in such practic e s.—(H ear .) He had j unifornil"pon all occasions refused to allow his name to be made use of to any Company of any sort or kind what ever-4 Hear)—and he wa- 'le se-- hr if Gr lemee -- Id GRAND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL. Upon the motion of Lord DUNCANNON this Bill was read a third time and passed. Upon the motion of the same NOBLE LORD, a message was ordered to be sent to the Commons, stating that their Lord ships had agreed to the Bill with amendments, and desiring their concurrence to such amendments. POST-OFFICE CONTRACT BILL. Upon the motion of Lord DUNCANNON this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.-- Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Film!.Aar 22. The SPEAKER took the Chair at five minutes before four o'clock. Mr. VIGORS was introduced by Mr. H. Grattan and Mr. Finn, when he took the oaths and his seat for Carlow, in the room of the late Mr. Kavanagh. The Hon. Gentleman was received with cheers. GLASGOW AND AYR RAILWAY. Mr. S. LE FE VRE brought up the Report of the Com mittee on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, stating that the Standing Orders had been conlied with. BRIGHTON RAILWAY. Mr. TOOKE held in his hand the petition of a very re spectable gentleman on the subject of the Brighton Railways, the allegations of which would furnish evidence of the manner in which the public interests were compromised for the sake of propitiating the support of a private bill. When Stevenson's line of railway was introduced into that House, it was proposed that the terminus in Bri g ht on s h ou ld b e i n the land of the peti tioner, Mr. Goldsmid, who had expended 100,0001. in the pur chase and improvement of that property, and it was stated in the Report of Mr. Stevenson's Engineer, that no other terminus could be found more eligible. In consequence of this the pe titioner took a very considerable interest in the concern—he was a subscriber to a very large amount, and, in fact, he and his friends took more than one-fifth of the capital, and paid 10,0001. deposit, and his and their exertions contributed very mainly to the successful result of that measure in this House. It would be recollected that the measure was ultimately lost in the House of Lords. Mr. \MKS rose to order. He did not see how the House could entertain the allegations contained in this petition. Mr. TOOKE had given full notice that he was about to present this petition. He had sent the Hon. Member for Sussex a copy of that petition. He would not trespass many minutes on the time of the House— The SPEAKER—Did the Hon. Member intend to move that the petition be referred to the Committee on the Bill ? Mr. TOOK E merely wished to mention the peculiar and extraordinary circumstances contained in the petition. The SPEAKER—If the Hon. Member could show that the House was in a situation to deal decidedly with this pe tition, it would be for the House to say whether or not lie should proceed with his statement. He did not see how the House could deal with the petition. Mr. TOOKE wished only to state to the House the gene ral nature of the petition, which he would do in a very few words. Mr. HUME was sorry to interrupt the Hon. Member, but the House was not, at the present moment, in a condition to come to any resolution on the subject. In fact the statement was ex parte unless some gentleman rose to make a counter one. Mr. TOOKE would merely state that by the resolution of the Committee the original line was adhered to. Since then, however, that had been altered. In his opinion Mr. Gold smid had been sacrificed for the sake of passing the Bill. Captain PEC HE Ll, rose, but was interrupted by The SPEAKER, who said that the best course to pursue was to bring up the petition, and to have no further discussion upon it. The petition was then brought up. Lord J. STUART presented a petition in favour of the Glasgow and Ayr Railway Bill, Lord GEORGE LE NN 0 X presented a petition from Galway, praying for leave to present a petition to bring in a Bill to form a railway from Galway to Athlone. OXFORD AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Mr. HARCOURT moved the second reading of this Bill. Captain PEC HE LL presented a petition from a place, the name of which we could not catch, against the Bill. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from Jonathan Peel, Esq., against the same Bill, and returned to his seat. He then rose again, and exclaimed--" Mr. Speaker,—while I was taking up the petition, this Bill was read a second time. —(Laughter.) I have a great deal to say upon it—( Hear, hear,)—and I mean to move that it be read this day six months."—(Great laughter. )—The Hon. Member then went on to say that it was a most unjust measure, and unless the Hon. Member who had charge of the Bill would delay it for a week, he should certainly divide the House upon it. The line of road was only nine miles in length, and he hoped the Hon. Mem bers for the University of Oxford would protect its rights and interests by preventing a measure of this sort from passing. Nine -tenths of the landholders were opposed to it. There was another line which would certainly be adopted, and, there fore, the present measure was uncalled for and unnecessary, and he should oppose it in every stage. If this line were adopted, the Thames, the Isis, and God Almighty knew how many other springs and rivers, would be let in upon the land along which this line was to pass.—(Great laughter.) Talk of justice to Ireland—( Continued laughter, and loud cries of " Hear, hear")—he would say, look at the injustice that would be committed if this measure were to pass. The landowners had been treated with contempt, and in a manner that was most unbecoming. He thought the line was altogether un called for, and unless the Hon. Member for Oxford County consented to adjourn the second reading of the Bill, at least for one week, he (Captain Pechell) would feel it his duty to divide the House upon the motion. Mr. HARCO URT saw no reason for consenting to the re quest for postponing the second reading. Mr. E STC 0 URT assured the Hon. Member for Brighton that he was quite alive to the interests of the University which he represented, and if those interests were at all interfered with, he would be ready to oppose the Bill. But he did not think there was sufficient cause shown forstopping theprogress of the measure, and he thought the better course would be to send the Bill to a Committee, where all in merits or demerits might be fully investigated. Mr. MA CL E AN hoped the House would not becalled upon to reject the Bill at that stage without its merits having been canvassed. Mr. H UME would suggest to the Hon. Member for Brighton, that the House was unable to come to a decision upon the question at that moment. He understood the Hon. Member to require that the Bill should not be hurried through that House, and that they should not go into a Committee too hastily. He thought the fairest course would be for the Hon. Member opposite to assent to that Course. Captain PECHELL would withdraw his amendment, if he had an assurance given him that the Bill would not be hurried—in fact, the speculators and shareholders were the only parties interested, while the opinion.; of the landholders had been completely thrown overboard. There were actually 104 dissents, and only 72 assents, to the line. Mr. HARCOURT had no objection to postpone the Com mittee for 14 days. The Bill was then read a second time. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, the Preston and Wyre Railway was read a second time. On the motion of Mr. E. J. STANLEY the Runcorn , Gas Bill was read a second time. The Great Western Railway (Paddington) and the Great Western Railway (Trowbridge) were severally read a second time. Messrs. BAGSHAW and METHUEN said it would be their duty to oppose thel3ill, unless the Railway Company settled satisfactorily with the Wilts and Bucks Canal Company. They would allow the Bill to go into Conuhittee, but would hold themselves at liberty to oppose it in any future stage. Captain BOLDERO said if they allowed the Bill to go into Committee they would find that the Great Western Railway would act with that fairness and liberality which had always hitherto-actuated them. SEVERN NAVIGATION. Mr. G. F. YOUNG presented a petition, signed by the Mayor of Gloucester, on behalf of the Corporation, against the Severn Navigation Bill. GLASGOW POLICE. Mr. GREEN brought up the Report of the Committee on the above Bill, stating that the Standing Orders had been complied with.—Leave was then given to bring ingthe Bill. The same HON. MEMBER brought up the following Report, viz., on the Preston and Wyre Docks Bill, the Saddleworth (York) Reservoirs Bill, the Loughborough Small Debts Bill, the Preston and Wyre Railway Bill, and the West London and Westminster Cemetery Bill. YORK AND MIDLAND RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. LOWTHER the Bill was read a first time. MANCHESTER. AND STAFFORD RAILWAY. On the moticit of. Mr. WILBRAHAM the Manchester, Cheshire, and Stafford Railway Bill was read a first time. DEPTFORD AND DOVER RAILWAY. Mr. WARBURTON then rose. He said he had to pre sent to the House two petitions, which for the first time ho had adverted to in the course of yesterday afternoon. The first petition was from the owners and occupiers of land on the line of the projected Railway from Deptford to Dover. Three individuals had signed the petition, one of whom he (Mr. Warburton) knew to be a respectable man. The amount of the capital of this projected Railroad Company was 3,000,000/. sterling. There were various allegations in the petition upon which it was unnecessary for him to dwell particularly. One , ; - as Oa the ca , Atal of two former Companies —one from le ged in the peti • n, and he was of opinion that a case I. been fully mad " out, which required investigation. He r. however, principally for the purpose of stating that he wo: have had no objection to the course proposed by the H• Member for Bridport, namely, to appoint a Select Co mittee to which the case could be referred. Had this ca occurred last year, that would have been the proper me of proceeding, because up to that period no tribe existed which could competently inquire into the facts leged. The Select Committee on the Standing, Orders cot. not until lately make any inquiry into the question by the ex mination of both sides, and there was no opportunity of inv, tigating the case between the different parties. Ile thou & one of the best results of the Committee of last year was t appointment of a Select Committee of 42 Members, divided it. different sections, who should report on petitions for privi. Bills, examine witnesses on both sides, and report to t House their reasons, in case they found it necessary to at; that the Standing Orders had not been complied with. Ti present case was one in point, and he was unwilling to tai out of the hands of that Committee the first instance in whi, their opinion on such a question might be fairly asked.- (Hear, hear.) He considered, therefore, that it would well to refer the petition to the Standing Orders Con mittee, who, without any suspicion as to their motives, coul examine the circumstances of the case, and see whetlu the subscribers to the Company were bona fide subscribers, Under the circumstances, it would be much more preferabl to adopt this course than appoint a Select Committee ; and they did not discharge their duty, which, indeed, he did tu anticipate, it would be still competent for the Hon. Membc' for Bridport to move for the appointment of a Select Corn mittee ; but, in the first instance, he did not think it advisabl to relieve the Standing Orders Committee of its special duty: Mr. R. PALMER suggested that the subdivisions of th, standing Committee had enough of business before them now. He believed that not one of them had less than ten or twelv Bills before them. As this was a special case, he thought i, would be better to have a special Committee for the investi gation of the case. Mr. WARBURTON said the Hon. Member had antici pated the objections which he was going to urge. There was one more. Suppose the Committee were to withdraw the Bill, which they could do if they liked, there would be an end of the enquiry altogether.—(Great cheering.) Those who subscribed to the principle of this petition were not parties to the Company. Would it be fair that the par ties who thus complained of the committal of fraud should carry on the investigation at their own expense. Why s'hould this inquiry be conducted at the expense of the petitioners ? It was not a private question—(loud cries of " Hear, hear,) for the three reasons he had assigned, first, that it was not the business of the petitioners but of the public; 2ndly, it would be in the power of the parties to stop these proceedings by withdrawing their Bill; 3dly, because it could not otherwise be conducted at the public expence as it ought—for these rea sons he thought a Select Committee should be appointed. —.- (Hear, hear.) Col. SIBTH 0R P could not allow this petition to be laid on the table without stating that what had fallen from t'ne President of the Board of Trade and from the Honoural de Member for Bridport had given him the greatest satisft le tion. It was well known that he had always been a deck led anti-railroad man—(A laugh)—and he would as so on allow his name to be put upon a directorship for the menu& e taring and sale of Morrison's pills, as for any railroad *or steam humbug.—( A laugh.) He hoped the House would appoint a Select Committee, and he was quite sure that the instance mentioned by the Hon. Member for Bridport, was far ' from being a solitary one. The House must see the necessity of putting some check to these schemes. They were surveyed! by moonlight, and concocted by attorneys or their clerks, and brought about either by their eloquence or their pocket.. If this petition and the Committee consequent upon it did not open the eyes of the public, and prevent their being deluded , and their pockets being picked, it would be high time for tI ,e House to interfere with more effect. He trusted that t.l tse lion. Member for Bridport would persevere in his motion f or the appointment of a•Sclect Committee. Mr. MACLEAN said, that although he was not an ad vocate for Government taking up subjects of this descrip' either by Exchequer Loans or otherwise, yet lie thought, con sidering the vast expence that was incurred in the esta' 31iih ment of these Railroads, in almost every one of whic h viations were afterwards made in the line, a Commis riot 1 of Inquiry should be appointed to determine which was t-ho'best line to be taken for the public good. He wished to kncow - from the President of the Board of Trade, whether it was, si te i n .. tention of the Government to appoint any Commission o f• Inquiry. Mr. P. THOMSON said that it was not the intention .-of Government to appoint any such Commission. The petitions were then ordered to be referred to a select Committee. • MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS . Messengers from th e H ouse b roug h t up t h e Irish Grand Jury Bill, w hi c h t h ey stated the i r Lordships hp. 4 passed w i' L h amendments. IRISH MUNICIPAL BIL:L. Mr. in favour O' of Mu CON ni ci NE pal Ref presenform red a largQ 'number of petitioras . ADJOURNED DErJATE. ' Mr. BROTHE RT 0 N said that. :is a difficulty had arisen last night in consequence of his baying moved the ado n ment of the debate on the Irish Municipal Bill on the previous night, and not having resumed it, he would now say i tt , f e w words in reference to what had been stated respecting /den . cheater.—( Hear.) It had been said that Manchester ha .d not i7'sl9ed manifested any desire to obtai n a M un i c i pal Corporat and much stress bad been laid upon thi s b y t h e other side, of th e House.—(flear. ) Now he thought h e wou ld h e full .titifi in saying that the fact was , th at among a l l classes of itibabitants, and in every degree, it was the unanimous desire to, obtain an improved system of local government, or, the b asis of Cor porations.—( Hear, hear, hear.) The difficulty had been in making an arrangement which would prove satisfactory to the townships which constituted the town of Manchester. There hail-, however, been a meeting held, and a Committee al?.. pointed to consider the subject ; that Committee had made a report which he now held in his hand, and with the leave of t;lite House he would read the concluding part of it.—( Mew-, hear.) It was that :—" In conclusion your Committee beg most respectfully, but earnestly, to impress upon t ,heir fellow townsmen the importance of an early arrangemei et of this important subject, and they think that the present time is a most favourable opportunity for effecting it. The subject should not he viewed as a party question, but as one which. should have the good of the community for its sole object,. by the constitution of a local government„ which will sustain the acquirement and be worthy of the character of the town., The interests of every part of the borough, which are one ana the same to all intents and purposes, ought to be strengthend d by consolidation, instead of being weakened as they now si; e by subdivisions and distinctions inimical to the general good L" He thought, therefore, he had proved that Manchester it us desirous of having Municipal Government.--( Hear, hear ) He should not then enter upon the general question, as 1 Se could not expect to interest the House by anything he cou Id advance. He considered the subject was nearly exhauste cl, and he would only now state his opinion, that having pails' - considerable attention to the debate, he had not heard enter shadow of an argument on the other side, or any fact tending to prove that Corpor a ti ons wou ld not be tighly bene ficial to Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) He had heard some alma ra expressed with regard to the Church—that the Establish( si Church of Ireland would be injured by Municipal Reform._; but for his own part he thought he could give proof that he: had no hostility to the Church, when he said he was the - roughly convinced the Church of Ireland would eselLt twice as long if Municipal Reform were granted, as it would if it were withheld.—(Hear, hear, heat.) Believing, then, that its operation would be beneficial to Ire land, he should give his cordial support to the original mo tion.—( Hear, hear.) Lord CLEMENTS said he regretted, in entering upon the question of Municipal Reform, that it would be necessary for him to make a few observations with referemce to the skeet which the Learned Sergeant opposite had twice brought before the House, viz., the subject of the Lord Lieu-. tenant exercising the Royal prerogative•of mercy. That was a prerogative so important, which, if the Learned Sergeant could show had been prostituted, would go far to satisfy him that the Government of Ireland under Lord grave had been what he had always considered it— to be the best and most proper system for Ireland, by whic'h that country had, ever been ruled. He would read a lettt from a gentleman in the county of Cavan—a gentleman as re spectable as any gentleman who at that moment occupied the op posite be:a:lies—lid meant Mr. Sanderson, of Castle Sanders on, brother-in-law of the most Conservative Member of the count y of Cavan—a gentleman too, who had done as much to promote the veace of the County of Cavan, and who, when in Parli• connected, or against.- was quite sure that i_ eentlemen wan. those in opposition. He rose then merely only give themselves the trouble of considering the expediency. ---,Le, ..._ ..e, ~, earliamente . ned done so much to promote the lasting connexion between England and Ireland, and the peace of the two countries, as for the purpose of stating the reason of his name appearing in of not allowing their names to appear before the public as no direction of the present Company.. Last year he consented minal Directors, from which they could not afterwards shake an y man who had ever been in Parliament. He had told the to be on th e di rect i on o f t h e G ravesen d Ra i lway, but the off the responsibility, though they could, in truth, exercise Learned Sergeant this morning, that he should have the plea- Bill was thrown out, and his name was transferred from the no direction, they would see the absolute necessity of s u r e of refuting the charge, and he should now proceed to do so. Gravesend Bill to t h e present w i t h out hi s consent.,—(Hear.) not yi e ldi ng to any such solicitations.—( Hear, hear.) The charge was that a person,' bad been found guilty of as- He begged to say, with regard to these transactions, that 'e He would. not go into that part of the question. H e smelting a revenue officer ; that a verdict of homicide had never once att en d e d th e meet i ngs o f the Company_th a t he only rose to give his opinion as to the tribunal before which been given against him ; that he had been sentenced to be had not signed the deeds of settlemeut_tb a t b e bad taken no this: enbject should go. At- first he was of opinion that the transported for life ; that the Lord-Lieutenant had commuted share in the proceedings of the Company, and that until that teppointment of a Select Committee to inquire forthwith into the sentence to two years' imprisonment ; and that Ire had day,. in consequence of what had happ ene d in the House the the subject would be the best course to pursue. During the night before, when he went there to ascertain the mat nature discussion, however, he -had been led to doubt the • - those two years.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The Learned proprie4 ' ti 4 i of the case, •in no single instance had he ever taken the of that course. The petition for the Bill bad l gSergeant said it was necessary to prove that the ce . . cate of slightest charge, or at all participated in the proceed- . been referred to the Standing Orders' Committee,ara the surgeon had been presented to the Lord-Lieu tenant, but subsequentiy discharged him, before the expirat',on oY that that had not been done. The letter to - which he referred mixed up with the names of many ether gentlemen of high • e n itt ees . Th ose Sub-Committees 'were p appointed i li nost i m m- - . ings of the Company—(Hear.) —As his name had been That Committee was in the habit of eee ointirve Sb-Co s - ionsible for the representations upon rihich the re respectabilityLord-Lieu- he did not come forward to shrink from the res- partially very small in their ponsibilit w n•a l l i i i l e o r t s b i e ft , y that attached to this act. He must, however, admit i gentlemen aea - inst whom it te h n is d : a la y m ou e rii t i o g b p e re p v u io t us u l p y o t i o i a th se e er p ta ro in vi a s s io f i a la r l s e i nimbers l , )l an f d er composed of I tenant released Patrick Macguire evho, for having fired. that_ he was guilty of very considerable negligence in alleroein g be breathed. This Conemitt w ee w m as pe i s i s o l t seuch suspicion it us e d t t o o . at a revenue policeman, _ _was .. confined in the gar,, because it was in these terms :—" Dear Clements—:Feeling myself of Cavan at the time of a _ his Excelleucy's visit, and to which allusion was m t de. to the House of Com ‘v the ll evidence empowered to to the examine bottom,. witnesses, and to t do o ' ,mops, I address myself A you, as you attended with the he proceedings of the Company were honourable and e:orrect ; every • ustice • as di l r i e e e c t o io uld s which the case might require. Further,to High Sheriff and myself,. with other magistrates, on that oc but, situated as he found himself, he considered it . his duty if it j s3e' :mid happen that they should bad ucootmebeen casion, and you will. oblige me to state the facts to the moment he knew there was any question :3 S to the the OP' .nion that the Standing Orders the House. A. p etition in favour of Patrick Macguire respectability of the proceedings of the Company ice with- corer' • that fact, but also 'tied with, they did not simply rep o ort was signed ley &Aber fourteen or fifteen Magistrates, and. draw his name from the Directorship, though ii, a did not er e ' that Opinion, and in grounds ona. great nueeber of the most respectable persons of Nortle at ell . ' believe there was a single individual. anion,gst . • •whiehhadthebye had failure.ccereet They were called what respect there . n ‘ a t ces and the facts prevail —, end, I was requested to sign it, but I declined to do so. the ,i Directors, against whom any such imputation' sas those upon to report whether the circams an . . But as it was emeresented to be a case of great •hards'aip, and alluded to by the Hon. Member could be suletantie ted. h 1 q' cl to dispense wit tie ._.(gn _ . did not think it consistent with the duty which he ow d' ' He were such as to render it proper ho th e. • tit that a as it was stated to me that the principal persons who had tto him-, ing Orders. Upon the whole,. therefore, Committee°ub. sinned it were in opposition to the Govereneent—( Hear self and to others with whom he was connected, to remain •the Standine Orders would • ~ e Sub-Committee of a ..4. hear, and loud cheers)—and that my name might be f great 6 o single moment on the directorship while there was tle • e slight cest be the Committee to refer the subjec., to. They imputation on it.—(Hear.) proper ofgoing into 1 e -le I use, I promised to inquire into it, and was led to do so, but the. Mr. FLEETWOOD bringingthose facts befog the House, Leurned Sergeant wanted to make it out as a, party outrage.'" on the of the facts, and of le House, He (Lord Clements) denied that, it was a party outrage-4 except for the same circumstances as theve-w' - Hon. and Gallant Member who last spoke had all eV eich the The House would he> brought b it . P ° (Hear, hear, hear)—and he ` thought that it was incurs ef,are by the (Mr. F.'s) „ had u Ito. His teed upon the facts which name also been introduced on this pey it would appoint . I. ' C • in- bent upon the Learned Sergean when •ne made charges against sent eca- Report, or whether went he had to . ' offer, he did not wish to take froi e , -4. ie . the state- quire b ' q to appoint a Select Committee. Nevertheless if tl , the accurate knowledge ef the. various cases that came bef• ale Fro er • ' • '• ' his ' • p responsibuitywnicn having his namoontv e himself the than . a provisional leaning op '- • f t H .11 * inion o tle ouse s ould be for a Select Com- him—( Cheerin,)-_that he perfectly recollected his ea.so rorn P. v cry Directorship rendered him liable to with other, He wished to mittce, he should offer no objection to that cotwae. 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Seven Lines, bs. Sixpence per Line for all above that Number. Office, Corner of Catherine-street, Strand. ANGLESEY ELECTION. BEAUMARIS, TUESDAY NIGHT.—The polling has been going on very languidly throughout the day, and the Conservatives have only been enabled to reduce the majority against them by four; so the Liberal party have triumphed and Mr. Stanley is returned, the numbers being, at four o'clock— Beaumaris Llangefni... Holyhead... Stanley. Meyrick. 139 191 349 264 ....... .............. - 205 131 693 586 586 Majority for Mr. Stanley lO7 The Conservatives have expressed an intention of petitioning against Mr. Stanley's return, from some alleged informality in de manding the poll, and for alleged bribery, corruption, and intimida tion on the part of Mr. Stanley,and fixed the following notice at all the polling-booths. Mr. Stanley and his friends deny the charge alleged against them of bribery, &c., and laugh at the assertion that a poll was not legally demanded. Colonel Hughes Hughes, brother to Lord Dinorben, was the person who demanded it : " Take Notice, that William Owen Stanley, Esq., a candidate for the representation of the county of Anglesey in Parliament, is ineligible and incapacited to be returned a Knight or Member to represent the electors of Anglesey in the Commons' House of Par liament, upon the present vacancy, because the said William Owen Stanley has been guilty of divers threats, intimidations. bribery, and corruption, and because that a poll was not legally demanded by the said William Owen Stanley, or by any elector of the said county ; and all votes given for and on behalf of the said William Owen Stanley at the present election will be lost and thrown away. Dated the 20th day of February, 1837." Mr. Stanley addressed the electors of Llangefni, and thanked them for the support they had given him. The Sheriff has fixed Thursday for the declaration. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, FEB. 22.—Arrived the Cyrus, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; and Governor, Correy, from Cork. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 22.—Wind N. W., fresh breezes.--The Avon, reported on the 21st instant on shore near Cumberland Fort, did not get off yesterday, as it blew hard all the night; she rolled heavily, making much water; her cargo is discharg ing ; and an attempt will be made to-morrow to get her into Langston Harbour. FALMOUTH, FEB. 21.—Wind W., fresh gales.—Arrived the Ranger Packet, from Lisbon, sailed the 13th instant. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 21. —Wind W. S.W.—The Hero has been surveyed, is come into harbour, and will have to be lightened to repair. COWES, FEB. 22.—Arrived the Aurora, Koller, from New York, with loss of boats, and part of her cargo thrown over board, bound to Hamburg. HOLYHEAD, FEB. 21.—Arrived the Clemente, Sheel, from Liverpool, leaky, bound to Antwerp. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 21. —Wind W. N. W., fresh.—Arrived the Vigilant, Hurr, from Bremen; Amelia, Thompson, from New Orleans ; Britannia, Davison, from Sicily ; and Harriet, Jesse, from Mobile. Put back the Manchester, for Newfound land, with loss of cook-house, boats/ bulwarks, &c., and upper plank of topside started, having been struck by a sea the 12th instant, in long. 30. SHIELDS, FEB. 21.—The Eliza, from Stockton to London, has been towed into this port, having sprung a leak at sea, and it is supposed must discharge. DUBLIN, FEB. 21.—The Ocean, from Cardiff, to Water ford, was this morning towed into Kingstown Harbour. GALWAY, FEB. 20. —The Montcalm, from Limerick to Lon don, has put into this port with loss of sails; having been struck by a sea. Peterhead, Fcb. 19. Sir—The schooner Orient, of Aberdeen, Captrin Smith, coal laden, bound to Aberdeen, having sprung a leak, was obliged to run f or this h ar b our at about half tide, in a dread ful gale of wind. A tremendous sea to-day about two o'clock struck in the entrance to the harbour, where she was buffetted most unmercifully. The crew were saved, but lam afraid the vessel is rendered useless ; she has, besides, to undergo the beating of another tide before she can be got into the har bour, and it is probable she will be destroyed. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, To the Secretary at Lloyd's. WM. GRAMIA CH. P. S.—Since writing the above, the Glasgow (packet) of Aberdeen, Captain Smart, laden with a general cargo of bale and other goods, from Aberdeen to Glasgow, in running for the harbour, in consequence of sails being spent, and making water, grounded in the Channel, outside the Orient. The crew have left her, and the water above the cabin sill ; it is feared the vessel will become a wreck, and the goods, if not landed (of which there is a probability), must be greatly da maged : it is supposed the ship's bottom is out. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, for the Week ended Feb. 17, 1837, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 'ifs 2d. Oats I I Barley 33s 7d. Rye IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OP THE SIX WERRS PRECEDING. Wheat s7s. lid. f Oats Barley 3ss. 2d. I Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat. 2:3s Bd. Oats Barley 9s. 461. I Rye BURKE'S NEW PEERAGE AND BARONETAG E for 1837.--Upwards of a thousand copies of this unique and splendid volume, we understand, were disposed of yesterday by Mr. Colburn to the London trade alone. The complete suc cess of this work in its new and improved state, was, however, almost a matter of certainty. The proprietor has expended nearly 3,000/. in its production. It is undoubtedly the most complete, the most convenient, at the same time, the cheapest work of the kind ever produced. MR. THOMAS CAMPBELL'S NEW WORK.—The appearance of a new work from the pen of the Bard of Hope cannot but be looked upon with peculiar satisfaction. In his " Letters from the South," many of which we have seen, and which are to be published in a few days, complete in two vo lumes, his sketches of scenery hav e a ll t h e rea li ty and vivid ness of panoramic paintings ; but th at port i on of the work which will be regarded with the greatest interest, is his delineation of the social condition of the Africans, and the measures re st rted to by the French Government for the purpose of effect ing a permanent settlement in their country. DINNEFORD'S INDIAN TONIC, for Weak Stomachs, Flatulency, Indigestion, Loss of Ap petite. Nervous Affections, and Constitutional Debility. 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