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RAILWAY COMMITTEES• (YESTERDAY.) IMPERIA.L PARLIAMENT. fIOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 27. The LORD CHAIiczLLoB, took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S -OFFICE, FEB. 2willbo3, 1846. a Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty ld D raw i n g-room, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 19th of March next, at two o'clock. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of February, 1846, present the Queen's Most ExcellenCsla esty in Council. This day the Most Honourable James 51acquis of Abercorn, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Right Ilonourabe James Archibald Stuart Wortley, were, 1w her Majesty l 's continent], swo rn of her Majesty's Most Ilottouraille Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board accordingly. At the Court, at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of February, 1846, present, the Queen's most Excellent Majesty in council. Her Majesty in council was this day pleased to appoint Daniel Peploe Peploe, of Garnetone, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county of Hereford, in the room o f John Francis Vaughan, of Courtfield, Esq. DOWNING -STREET, FEB. 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Brevet Major George Hutt, of the Bombay Artillery ; Brevet Major Rebert Henderson, of the Madras Engineers ; and Brevet Major Joshua Tait, of the Sixth Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, to be Companions of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 27. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Northampton (Southern Division)—Richard Henry R E ichard Howard Vyse, of Stoke-plain, in the said sq., in the a room cf William Ralph Cartwr i g ht, county, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 27. 7th Light Dragoons—Lieut. A. Ilelvar, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Grasett, who retires; Cornet llelyar Sir W.; W Russel D. l, Bart., to be Lieutenant, by purc hase, -vice . Bushe, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Sir NV . Russell ; Feb. 27. 6th Regiment of Foot—J. R. Blake, Gent., to Ensign by purchase, vise St a ndish, who retires, Feb. 27. Kin 7th Foot—Lieut enant J. g, from the 2d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice D. J. Dickinson, who retires on half-pay 2d Foot ; Ensign It. C. Stanhope, from the 56th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord L tngford, who retires, Feb. 27. 44th Foot—Lieut. R. Feilden to be Captain, by purchase, vice Turner, who retires ; Ensign the Hon. C. W. H. Aga, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Feilden ; R. Preston, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Agar, Feb. 27. 48th Foot—Gentleman Cadet C. J. O. Swaffield, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pukhase vice Gubbius, appointed to the 85th Foot, Feb. 27. 55th Foot—Major-General A. G. Lord Saltoun, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice General Sir W. IL Clinton, G.C.8., deceased, Feb. 23. 56th Foot—F. H. Sykee, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stanhope, promoted in 7th Foot, Feb. 27. 80th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hon. J. H. M. Browne, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without. purchases vice Fraser, deceased, Feb. 27. 85th Foot—Lieut. A. Patterson to be Captain, without purchase, vice Coape, deceased • Ensign C. Warburton to be Lieutenant, vice Patterson, -Jan. 13; Ensign J. Gubbins, from the 48th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Warburton, Feb. 27. UsarractiEn.—Lieutenant H. Reynolds, from the 2d Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, Feb. 27. GaimusoNs.—General Sir G. Anson, G.C.8., to be Lieu tenant-Governor of Chelsea Hospital, vice General Sir W. H. Clinton, G.C.8., deceased, Feb. 23. Commission by the Queen. Durham Regiment of Militia—Capt. R. 11. S. Ja ckson to be Adjutant, Feb. 4. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Southampton. To be Deputy Lieutenants —R. Cole, Esq. ;C. B. Wall, Esg., M.Y. ; the Right Hon. Lord H. Cholmondeley ; Lgutenant-Colonel F. H. Harcourt ; Sir R. G. Simeon, Bart.; H. C. Compton, Esq., ILP. ; J. Lobb, Esq.; W. J. Le Feuvre, Esq. ; Hon. E. A. J. llarris ; G. T. Brice, Esq.; J. 51. Elwes, Esq., Feb 17. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine Loo Lancaster. To be Deputy-Lieutenants —William Shawe, Esq., Feb. 22 ; R. Atkinson, Esq., Feb. 23. 2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—Sir Thomas George Hesketh, Bart., to be Major, vice Hornby, resigned, Feb. 21. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent. To be Deputy-Lieutenants—ll. Armytage, Esq. ; J. Deane, Esq. ; E. D. Brockman, Esq. ; W. Elers, Esq. ; A. Pott, Esq. ; J. Whatman, Esq. ; C. Child, Esq. ; C. Millington, Esq. • F. Wilson, Esq., Feb. 24. eommissions the Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire. Mir R. Puleston, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant; 11. DI. A. Jones, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Feb. 21. Flintshire Militia—Sir R. Puleston, Bart., to be Lieute nant-Colonel, vice Fletcher, resigned; C. J. W. D. Dundas, Esq., to be Major, vice Fletcher, resigned ; H. M. A. Jones, Esq., to be Captain, vice the Marquis of Westminster, re signed, Feb. 24. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Selkirk. Dumfries-shire, &c., Regiment of North British Militia— A. M. Rutherford, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Irving, de ceased, Jan. 22. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Bute. Argyle and Bute Regiment of Militia—ll. Veitch, Gent., to be Ensign, vice M'Dougall, Feb. 6. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. George Thomas Walker, draper, Portsea. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. William Carey, hair-dresser, Leamington Priors, Warwick. 1 . ire. Philip Phillips, steel B penmaker, BiANKßUPTS.rmingham. Edward Williams, linendraper, Bishopsgate-street, to sur render March 10, at two, and April 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basingliell street ; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Lewis Reis, James Power, and Gustavus Koenig, soap manufacturers, Fenchurch-street, March 10, at one, and April 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Thrchin-lane ; Marten, Thomas, and Hollows, Mincing-lane. George Butler Earp, shipbreker, City, March 6, at two, .and April 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee ; Vardy, Finsbury-place. John Sandaver, cabinet maker, Kenton-street, Brunswick square, March 7, at one, and April 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Williams, Alfred-place Bedford-square. Richard Childs, tailor, Queen Ann-street, Cavendish square, March 10, at eleven, a April 7, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Edwards and Peake, New Palace- yard. William White, tailor, Aylesbury, March 4, at two, and April 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall- street ; Tilleard and Co, Old Jewr• - . William Bull Ifarvey.. mercer, Herbert-street, New North road, March 6, at one, and April 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Cox, Pinnera'-hall, Old Broad- street. John Shirt, grocer, Broad-street, Lambeth-butts, March 6, at half-past one, and April 8, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman - street - building s ; Pope, Raymond -building's, Gray's Inn. Abraham France and William Pullon Lawton, stock and sharebrokers , Leeds, March 10 and 31, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds; Williamson and Hill, Gray's Inn; Cariss, Leeds. Abraham France, sharebroker, Leeds, March 10 and 31, at eles,en, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assig n ee, Leeds; Sudlow an d Co., Chancery-lane ; Middleton, _ _ Sub-committee, No. I CORN-LAWS. Lord RADNOR presented petitions in favour of the repeal of the corn-laws from Killsirnie, in Ayrshire ; Allardice and three other places, in Forfarshire ; from Taunton ton, in Somersetshire ; from a place in Montg and Beddin omeryshire, g and from Croydon. VOTE OF THANKS TO THE INDIAN ARMY. The Earl of RIPON laid on the table the form of the vote of thanks to the army of India for the late brilliant victory over the Seikhs, to be moved on Monday next, and suggeetea that it be printed. THE CASE OF COLONEL ROCHFORD. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Colonel Rochford, of which he had, given notice last night, which had relation to certain particulars connected with a bankruptcy in which the petitioner was involved, and which endan gered certain property in a manner he considered very unfairly. The exact facts of the case we could not learn, from the low tone in which his Lordship spoke, though the purport was to the foreg oin g effect. He (Lord Brougham) thought that a Bill should be passed through Par liament to relieve the petitioner from the difficulty in which he was placed. COUNTY WORKS PRESBILLENTAIENTS (IRELAND) This Bill then went through Committee. DRAINAGE (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion that the House ge into Committee on the Drainage (Ireland) Bill, Lord MONTEAGLE said that lit had on a former occasion ex pressed hit disapproval of the principle adopted by the Govern ment in respect of these Bills. He did not wish to be understood as opposing them, but still he thought that Parliament should not be deceived upon the subject, neither did he wish that the expectations of the Irish people, to whom thes Bills wou d l be of great advantage , sho uld be disappointed. Heought that increased facilities should be given for carrying these measures into effect, because, as at present con stituted, the Board of Works was utterly inadequate to the labour thrown upon them. At present that Board con sisted of only three persons, and it was framed for purposes widely different and more easy to discharge than the onerous duties with which they had been of late years invested. Since the time that the Board had been first formed responsibilities had been heaped upon them which had not at first been taken into , consideration. One of the Bills theat present before the Hous e was intended to give Irish sea coast the benefit of an improved fisheries Bill. This would embrace an extent of 2,200 miles. There was also another Bill for a public expenditure of money is respect to the drainage. Now, he would say, that, under any possible circumstances, and more particularly during the present period of exigency, they would deceive them selves if they supposed these Bills would fully effect the relief for which they were ; designed. Unless the strictest guard was taken against malversation, they would produce moral evil instead of physical good. He challenged any Noble Lord who was present connected with Ireland to say, that these Bills would be able to effect the good contemplated unless they strengthened the machinery with which they proposed to carry them into effect. They night multiply their Bills like the present and money votes, but, unless they gave the means of a practical direction, they would be utterrly ineffective. The Earl of DEVON was anxious to bear testimony to the accuracy of the views of the Noble Lord who had just sat down, but unless individuals came forward to assist the Government, he kad title hope that these Bills, even if the machinery were extended, would be productive of the good contemplated. The soil of Ireland might be made much more productive than it was at present, and he hailed the Bill with joy, be lieving that it would be a great incentive to private enterprise. He earnestly requested and entreated that the Government would allow no difficulty to interfere with the passing of the Bill. Earl ST. GERMANS did not mean to dispute or contradict the statements made by the Noble Lord who preceded him in respect to the establishing of the Board of Works, which, he was aware, had not been increased in proportion to the amount of work thrown upon it. He was therefore prepared to state that the Government would consider it well at a future period, of the measure, and in the mean time it was their determination to appoint a number of competent military engineers to assist in the operations. Lord MON TE AGLE expressed himself entirely satisfied, and thought the Government should be allowed time to con sider of the reconstruction of the Board of Works, particularly as in the interim a sufficient number of experienced military engineers would be employed.—( Hear, hear.) DRAINAGE. Lord COTTENHAM, who spoke in a very low tone, was understood to introduce a Bill to facilitate drainage on private properties. What he would suggest was to make the same proviso in the present Bill, as there was in the Bill passed last week. It was, moreover, his opinion that the two Bills should have been prepared together. The Earl of ST. GERMANS was of opinion that the danger pointed out by the Noble Earl was more ap parent than real. He (the Earl of St. Germans) would call the attention of the Noble Earl to the conclusion of the first clause of the present Bill, which provided that the Commis sioners in their award (whether the repayments were made in single payments or by instalments), should make their estimate so as not to exceed the increased value of the land so drained. It was quite clear, therefore, by this proviso that the Commis sioners were bound to regulate the repayments so as not to go beyond the increased value of the land so improved. He submitted that this met the objection which was urged. The tenant for life was not the only individual interested in the lease, the remainder-man was also to be considered. They were interposing perhaps executors or civil engineers, but were they to judge what effect the drainage of such and such lands would produce? Would these officers protect the interests of those who were absent? Supposing, for instance, that an estate were mortgaged to nearly its full value, would not the indi vidual who held that mortgage, and who mainly depended upon the stability of the returns from that estate, have a right to be consulted in this matter? He thought the Noble Earl might easily introduce the provisions that had been already introduced in the Public Works Bill, for the principle of both Bills was the same, although the operation of them (if this Bill were passed in its present shape) would be very different. If his suggestions were not acceded to he should feel it his duty to take the sense of the Hous e u p on the sub j ect. The Earl of WICKLOW hoped that no impediment would be thrown in the way of carrying out these Bills. He was afraid that the provisions the Noble Lord sought to intro duce would have the effect of preventing these Bills being efficiently carried out. He begged to remind the Noble Lord, that there was a great distinction between the measure before the House and the Public Works Bill. There was in the lat ter case some doubt of the works which they might be engaged in being to the advancement of the individual in possession, whereas no reasonable doubt could be entertained that the drainage of any land would. be to the good of the tenant, as well as advantageous to the remainder-man. Lord CAMPBELL had no doubt that the Noble Earl had framed these Bills with the very best intention, but he ought to remember that he could not calculate with any certainty on any measure of success in the objects of the Bill. Some un fortunate difficulties might arise which would completely over throw his calculation, and therefore he considered that the provision suggested by his Noble and Learned Friend sh ould be introduced into the Bill. The Earl of ST. GERMANS freely admitted the propriety of some of the remarks made by the Noble Lord, but there was a very important difference between the two cases. In the one case, an indivi Ilia' proprietor only was concerned, but in the present case there was a num ber of proprietors. By the former Bills the dissent of two-thirds of the proprietors was required, but by the present Bill only one-half was required. The opera tion of the present Bill would extend over a space of many miles, and the charge would be on the drained lands. The former Bill was of very limited extent, and the charge was made on the whole estate. As he had already remarked, the present Bill was only an amendment on the law already in existence. Lord COTTENHAM did not object to that part of the Bill which related to drainage ; what he objected to was the 37t1. clause. After a few observations from Earl St. GERMANS, which were inaudible in the gallery, it was agreed to entertain the consideration of the clause on the third reading. - FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. Earl ST. GERMANS moved the third reading of the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill, which was agreed te. Their Lordships then adjourned till Monday next. c onwursoca.. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The formal points of this Bill having been gone through, the further proceedings were postponed till twelve o'clock on Monday. SIIILOPSIIIRE UNION RAILWAYS A ND CANAL (SUILDWIEMUILY AND errArronm). Mr. Pratt, jun., conduced the case for the promoters. The Bill was unopposed, and t he formal proofs having been given, the Committee declared th at the standing o rders had been plied with. The Committee then adJounted till twelve o'clock on Monday. Sub -Committee No. 2. EDINBITItGIt, GLASGOW, AND DITIVIBAIL- , -- TONSNIRE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) und Private Bill-office plan, fo ttleoenhwavaisnigfoitnestplestealteidiedll.la P that T h t e h C e ° fi ni l 1 l e n g i a t There was a similar allegation with respect to section described as 4, which was not sustained. It was alleged that there was a discrepancy between the plans with reference to the datum line. Mr. My, engineer, was examined in support of this allegation, which the Committee found to be sustained in the case of the line to the dyeworks. T h er e was a similar allegation of inaccuracy with respect to the distances on the same section, which was sustained. It was alleged that on the plan deposited in the office of the clerk of the peace there was an omission of the section marked L on the plan deposited in the Private Bill-office, which was sustained. The next allegation was to the same effect, but was abandoned, the Committee not considering it sufficiently specific. The next class of allegations had reference to the levels. It was alleged that at one part of the line, namely 231, there WU an error of seven feet. The CHAIRMAN, after hearing some evidence pro and con., said that the Committee were of opinion that they should not give any decision on this point until the notes of the par ties employed to check the line were produced. Mr. VENABLES objected to the production of them, and some dis cussion ensued, which ended in the Committee deciding that the pro moters should produce so much of their notes as had reference to the portion of the line in question to be argued before the Com mittee. Mr. Venables agreed to this, and the consideration of this allega tion was postponed. It was also alleged that at the several places there was an inac curacy in the plans deposited with the clerks of the peace for the counties through which the line was to pass, which was sustained. There was another allegation of a similar character, which the Committee considered not to be sufficiently specific. The next class of allegations was, that there had been a non compliance with the standing orders , th e necessary notices not having been served in various instances. It was alleged that the notice had been served on the petitioner with respect to No. 32 in the parish of nbarton, and No. 237, in the parish of Cardrop,, which were to bentersected by the proposed railroad. The Committee considered the allegation was not sustained. Thee was another allegation to the same effect, which was sustained. The Committee then adjourned, shortly after four o'clock, till waive o'cl9ClC oil Monday. Sub-Committee No. 3. This Committee resumed its sittings at the usual hour this morn ing, Mr. Aglionby in the chair. WELSII MIDLAND. The consideration of this case was resumed, and the Committee, finding that the plans deposited, on the 30th of November, with the clerks of the pc au; were so full of defects as to render theme lmost useless, the promoters of t he Bill, who were represented by Bax ter, determined upon abandoning them altogether. The Committee therefore proceeded to take evidence in favour of the plans deposited on the 31st of December, and the whole of the day was occupied with this description of testimony. Mr. uaKE was allewed to appear for the original petitioners Il against the scheme , nam el y , the Earl of Jersey and the Corporation of Worcester, and assisted by Mr. S. Hughes, the engineer on behalf of the petitioners, he succeeded in proving to the Committee that there were omissions and defects even in the plans alleged to have been ex amined and checked by Mr. Sidney Hall, who personally laid out the lisle, and deposited on the 31st of December. The case had nut terminated when the Committee adjourned. Sub-committee No. 5. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) FURNESS AND WINDERMERE. The object of the promoters of this line is to extend the Kendal and Windermere Railway to Furness, a distance of 17 miles 6 furßsngs, the estimated amount being 252,0001., and the amount of the sub scription contract 193.540/. The Parliamentary agent is Mr. Ellicombe, and its formation was opposed by Mr. Pritt on behalf of James Maekhill and William Townley, petitioners against the Bill. There were a great number of allegations made by the petitioners that the standing orders were not attended to. The first objection was that the plan and reference book deposited were not in accordance with the standing order, as there was no datum point shown. This objection was overruled. The next allegation was, that a certain field, marked 500 on the map, was stated to be 507 in the book of reference. Mr. ELLicontsz admitted that it was so, but it was only a clerical error. Standing order not complied with. Several allegations were then passed over by Mr. Patrr, until he came to the following .: that the distances marked in miles and furlongs on the datum line did not correspond with those marked on the plan, inasmuch as the crossing of a road, maked 508 :—the sections, was not shown. In this case a diverging of the proposed line took place, for the purpose of avoiding the formation of a bridge. Allegation sustained. The next objection, that an enclosure No. 214 was not described in the book of reference, and is within the limits of deviation, was ad mitted. The Speaker was then announced to be at prayers, and the Com mittee adjourned the further hearing of the case until twelve o'clock next Monday. Sub-Committee No. 6. This Committee resumed its sittings at two o'clock this day ; present, Captain Jones (in the chair), lidr. Deedes, and others. WEST LONDON IMPROVEMENT AND EX TENSION. This case had been adjourned from Wednesday, and after some customary proof had been handed in, it was again postponed for the production of Maher documents. We gave the particulars of this line some days ago. TAT'. YALE. This was also a postponed case from Wednesday, when we gave the object of the Bill, &C. Standing orders complied with. WORCESTER AND PORT DYNI.I.AEN. This was also an adjourned case. In consequence of the absence of some witnesses, the decision was postponed until they were forthcoming. S 017TH WALES RAILWAY (NO. II). There being some doubt whether this case did not properly belong to Sir J. Y. Buller's Committee, it stood adjourned. The Committee then adjourned until 12 o'clock on Monday. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES. (Continued from H our AOUSEfternoon LORDS Edition of yesterday.) OF . THE MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN.—MULLINGAIt TO GAL WAY. The Committee reported that several cases of non-compliance were established, some of which they allowed to be cured by the abandonment of a branch line to the dock of Galway. They also reported that the standing orders had not been complied with in the case of lands belenging to Mr. Dudley Pearse, near Bal. linasloe, the effect of which will be to confine the extension of the line to that town. The capital of the line is 770,9001., and its length is about 87 miles. This decision renders the line as a mode of communication be tween Dublin and Galway a mere nullity. The case occupied the whole day, and the Committee adjourned at four o'clock to Monday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS. STOCKPORT IMPROVEMENT. In this case also we were not able tollearn the decision of the Com mittee in consequence of the non-attendant• of the agents. IMPORTANT DECISION. WEST RIDING UNION RAILWAY. The Committee heard at some length the statements of the pro moters (who were represented by Mr. Darbyliire, the soliciter to the Bill) and the counter-statements •( the opponents (who were represented by Mr. Shrubsoe, of the firm of Dyson and Hall). The point to which the Committee confined their inquiries was the effect which the error in the printing of the votes had caused upon the pecuniary affairs of the company as relating to the value of the shares, and the disappointment it had occasioned to the public, and especially to the parties interested in the success of the Bill resident is the West Riding of Yorkshire. After consider able discussion the Committee decided that the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. GREAT GRIMSBY AND SIIEFFIELT) RAILWAY. In this case the Committee decided that the standing orders should be dispensed with, on the promoters giving a new datum line from some snore permanent point, to the satisfaction of the Committee. Dyson and Co., agents; Toub er, engineer. John Wright, scr i ven er, Tamworth, Staffordshire , Marc h 14, and April 18, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittlestone, official assignee, Birmingham ; Thorne will, Burton-upon -Trent ; Collis, Birmingham. Issachar Roberts, grocer, Mold, Flintshire, March 13 and April 17, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Edwards and Co., New Palace yard ; Ingleby, Mold. Henry John Barker, miller, Flixton, Lancashire, March 13 and April 3, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple ; Ilitchcock, Buckley, and Tidswell, Manchester. Thcmas Parnell, laccrnan, Manchester, March 16 and April 1, at twelv at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assi,nre, M anchester; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row ; Whitsvertl'is, Manchester. George Perry , St roud, Gloucestershire, coach-builder, March 12, at twelve, and April 10, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Brisley, Pancras-lane, London ; Paris, Stroud. Joseph Metford, wine merchant, Bath, March 13 and April 10, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acratnan, official assignee, Bristol ; Bishop, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Lovibend and Co., Bridgwater. John Godfrey, linen-draper, Midsomer Norton, Somerset shire, March 13 and April 10, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Govett, Upper North place, Gray's Inn-road. Samuel Evans, cotton•spin ner, Black rod, Lancashire, March 11, and April 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row ; Hitchcock, Buckley, and •Tidswell, Manchester. John Brock, innkeeper, Liverpool, March 13 and April 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool istrict Court. Mon, official assignee, Liverpool ; Pocock, Norfolk-street, Strad; Cunnah, Chester. James Corrall, shipowner, Boston, Lincolnshire, March 13 and April 14, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, ofti,i4l assignee, Birmingham ; Ha rtle y , Boston ; Jabet, Iliriningha MARKET INTELLIG ENCE (From the London New Price Current of Feb. 27.) Scoaa.—To-day there was no public sale of any kind of Sugar admissible for home consumption. West India was sparingly dealt in for all purposes, although there were sellers upon rather lower terms. REFINED. —To-day the home trade were induced to pur chase refined goods with more freedom, in consequence o 62s to 62s 6d being taken for standard, and 61s to 61s 6(1 fe brown grocery lumps. lAuarrzys.—Tliere has been little desire manifested to purchase yellow descriptions, and the supply having COl- sist@tl principally of such, a decline in the a l o e of of 6dhav pee r cwt has taken place ; brown and grey sorts, hr, been in fair request, and brought prices that averaged those of this day we :k. EAST INDlA.—Although importers of Bengal have been desirous to realize, and submitted to a reduction on former prices of 6d for white, and 6d to Is per cwt fur yellow and brown kinds, still buyers have been cautious in their pro ceedings. bloLassr.e.—West India cannot be obtained upon lower terms, the quantity on show being small ; but there are still few buyers to be met with. TEA.—The moderate rates that exist for Congou have tempted the trade to take many parcels. Poucbong has been sold to a fair extent. Ti% ankay is wanted, and price( rule tirm. In Hyson several purchases have been made. In Imperial and Gunpowder a fair amount of business has been transacted upon former terms. For other sorts of Tea the demand is on the increa , e generally. FOREIGN.—To•day Foreign Sugar met with little atten tion ; at public sale 486 boxes of white Ilavannah were offered,--the sound was all taken in at 3s to 6s per cwt. under late nominal rates. COFFRE.—This afternoon Mocha Coffee met with little attention, and went at a decline on former rates of is to 2s. COCOA.—West India is not offered at any further decline in prices, but there has been little desire manifested to operate. SPICES.—To -day the market was much better supplied with Nutmegs; the demand was less active, and sold upon rather lower terms. Mace is little wanted, and went at easier rates. SPIRITS —Since our last report an extensive business has been transacted in Calcutta Ram, but holders have been unable to obtain any advance in prices. Leeward Island has been sparingly dealt in. For Demerara previous prices are t insisted upon. Jamaica is not offered upon lower li e m nat i but n the home and export demand has been again eneve rr e d h y el h a a w s i b t e h e fi n r p m u n r e c e h e r eenddwisith wanted.cauti F t o h r is ß w ri e t e ie k h , a b n u d t the G demand is price is still " 6d Corn Spirits the per gallon net cash, ed. 17 u G nd in er is 9 h 3 e 4 ld a for 8s per tlte ß c l d c e e s n m t . land has been limited. Bgsa9lldonfo; for 22 This afternoon at public sale l 194 bags Penang Rice under proof, 14s Gd, and damaged at were sold, but at easier prices; rather bruken o Bengal grain went at 14s yellowish white, but 6d to 13s. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Fa. 27 - - - The Smixas took the Chair at a few minutes before Four. NEW MEMBER. The Marquis of WO:cxs.ralt took the oaths and his seat for ,he county of Gloucester, in the room of Mr. CMAATKILIe. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills wore read a second tinsel, and wart ordered to be committed. Middleton Gu. Ellesmere and Chester Canal (Money Bill). Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness Railway (Caledoniat Junction). Wilsontown, Morningside, aid Colinas, Railway (Bathgatt Branch). York New Waterworks. Dundee and Perth Railway Amendment. Clyde Dock and Harbour. Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction Railway. Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway (Norwich Ex tension). London and York Railway. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Bradford Branches). Sheffield, Ashton-ender-Lyna, and Manchester Railway (Barnsley Branch). Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway ( Dukinfield, Worsborough, and Glossop Branches, and Shet• field Station Enlargement.) Bristol and Exeter Railway (Crewkerne Branch). Maldon, Witham, and Braintree Railway. London and South Essex Railway. Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway. Boston Waterworks. Liverpool Docks. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extensior (No. 1.) Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extensor. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovarlo Sugar, the produce of the British p ossess i ons i n America, computed from the return/4 made in the wee k en ding Feb. 24, 1846, is 245. 2d. per cwt. rDiviaends, &e., in our next.] BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, nap. 32, for the Week ending ou Saturday, the 21st day o f F ebruary, 1846. ISSUE DRYAD:WENT. Notes issited• (No. 3). Bristol Waterworks. London and Blackwall Railway (Widening). Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway and Pier. London and Birmingham Railway (Camden and Euston Sla. ... 26,973,255 Government debt .. Other accnritlea • ... Gold coin and bullion 1,015,100 2 ,984,900 1 1,346,110 1,627,1'25 Silver bttllion .. : tions Enlargement). Rugby and Stamford Railway. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Newtown to Crowe). Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway. Lord CLIVE having moved the second reading of the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolver hampton Line) Bill, Mr. THORNELY opposed the second reading, and pro posed as an amendment that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. The object of the proposed railway was to shut up the canal from the ironmasters in the neighbourhood of Wolverhempton, so that the trade would be greatly inconve nienced if the railway were allowed to be constructed. Mr. LOCH briefly opposed the amendment, on the grour.!. that the trade of the ironmasters would be benefited rathoi than injured by the proposed railway. After a few words in reply from Lord CLIVE, Mr. THORNELY consented to withdraw his amendment. The amendment was accordingly withdrawn, and the Bil e was Committee tui r t.bb a e dyißnaagß sec o nd Mr. ESTCOURT moved that it be an instruction toth eos rite er Ln t ot o nmsrdheeoesf neffia are Sheffield and d e o naDyn the do i r r e k c btR Lincolnshire Lac Railway n we d af o y n t hi 3 a o n i jdi Bills, u l n : oc o t r tir t Chairman of Ways and Means, and to two other Membe:•s ri spectively.— Agreed to. Mr. GRINSIITCH presented a petition signed by 10.0(5 pf the inhabitant; of Maecles fl eld, in favour of alO hours'ili: l m r . DUNCAN pres C en O te ß d N a petition from Dundee, in favo rs . wilte)lhfc:tlysagnenerldldweiltchltit:oi ee and ordered to be committed. whose name we could not learn, pro of the measure then before the House. An a numerous body of the land oect. o p ;i iiti A o l n El s l ig is n E e a d e by d tlist the withdrawal of proteation. a petition against any altersliot in p res en ted appeal to the country. Mr. HUME presented a petition front Stonehenge fevov ) the l‘ t r r : n o c ß o o t fl;T:ne:EleEnarlsoTanws m t irr i s j o s r e 31,A.R511A.LL, chief 2 :m6 '9 11; 2 7 55 Dated the 26th day of February, 1846. 2,5,973, 235 rEP) A ANYING Proprietors' capital. 14, •553,001 Rest ••• • • • ... •.• • • 3 , 477,016 Puttiu deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sax ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts).. 6,202,903 Other deposits Seven day and other bills• • • • Government securi ties (including Dead We i g ht Annuity) • • 13,137,047 Other securities •• . 2,39,192 Sotes ••••• • • • • ..... 6,RA7,g 10 Gold and silver coin • • 674,472 [ADVBRTISIIMENT.] RINGWORM SICIN DISNAiiI, EPIECTUALLY CUR.EnIi AND OTIIIIR PILLS AND OitcruENT.—Mrs. Grace More, 11""AY's -, No. 6, Hem lock-cOurt, Carey four London, has a little girl, whoffour years WM dreadfully disfigured with ringworm ; ,1 - " t every surgeou uf celebrity had been consulted as well as every tis remedy for such cases trieo in vain, when the father of the child, who is a lavt-writar, was rocominended to try Hollo.. way's celebrated medicinal, which effectually cured the chid in three weeks, No scrofulous, sores, blotches, pimp Tel, or scorbutio humoUrs Ma resist the power of these far 7 famed remedies. Sold by 114 medicine vendors, and at profetior Holloway's E s tablishment, 244, SOO, Lond on. "Peers and Parvenus " possesses a charlo not always to be ftlund in the lively but sarcastic pages of Mrs. Gore. The characters are M intorestino 4 thU Story is amusing. i le The attention of the r eader is insensibly led o ne of th eon te A Staremat though not unnatural surprise, w hich is potent arts of novel writing. London and the country, Brighton, fashionable society. Naples, afford a succession of livel y sketches in its moral, and on that But the great merit of t he book lies n account it deserves high r ecora- I meuds►tion. 918,252 X43,242,i 21 i. MARSILILL, Chief Ca3hkw'• 1846. X 43,242,321 Dated the 20tk day of efobrueiry: COURSE OF EXCIIA: _Amsterdam .. ....C.F. 12 9 Ditte. at sight notteniara 2U. 12 10 Antwerp 26 15 Hamburgh ......m.n. 13 14% Altona ....... . 'GE.-(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar.. • • Leghorn ... Genoa.. Milan .. • • .. • • • • Venice.. 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Mr. FERRAND presooted two petitions from Keathley and Knaresborongh, praying for the liberation of Frost, Williams, He thought the Honourable Member for Durham was tho last man to stand up in that Houre and attack Hon. Members for making statements which were un founded. Was the Hon. Member aware that within the last few days meetings had been held in Lancashire to rebut state ments he had lately made in that House ?—and not only to rebut them, but to assert to the world that they were entirely without foundation? Ho should defend himseif in the man ner he had done before, and he hoped he should justify himself before the House, and after imparting to the House certain in formation, he should leave it for the Hoase to say whether they eould ever afterwards place any senidence in the statements of the Hon. Member for Durham. He held in his hand al ex., tract from the Bolton Chronicle, which was published by the Hon. and Learned Member opposite. The extract was headed " Mr. John Bright's Veracity Meeting." He mast state to the House that the Hen. Member for Darham, on the intro duction of Lord Ashley's Factory Bill, made certain state ments which reflected-on the people of Preston and Rochdale, and these meetings were convened by the people themselves to consider the statements which the Hon. Member had made. The people of Preston had done their duty, and so had the town of Rochdale.—(Protectionist cheers.) The Hon. Mem ber was proceeding to read extracts from the Bolton Chronicle, and Jones. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE•moved that the petition of William Scott, chairman of a pub . iic meeting of the inhabitants of Dundee, complaining of tJae illegal treatment and imprison ment of six factory girls (presented last night), be printed with the votes.—Agreed THE CASH OF BRIAN SEERY. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL said he had been teeme d by a morning paper of having given notice of a motion and then withdrawn it, bemuse be was ashamed to persist in it. Now the truth was, that he bad never dine anything in that House of which he had reason to be ashamed. He slid not withdraw his motion for any such reason as had been imputed to him by the paper in question. The feats of the case were these :-- He had given notice of a motion to obtain the names of the people who had composed that deputation. In the coarse of that notice he had made use of a very strong expression, to which his attention had been recently drawn, and he believed that in the use of that term he had, to a certain extent, com mitted a breach of the rules of the House. He deeply regretted the use of the expression on that account, and he thought that it was his duty to apologise to the House for this breach of the respect to which the House was entitled. But yet at the same time he was bound • assert that he had been wrongfully accused by the morning papers in question. Sir R. H. INGLIS could not help thinking that the erders of the House bad been violated, and that this statement of the Hon. Gentleman was anything bat satisfactory, and that something more was required of him than a mere apology to the House—( Hear, and cheers)—when he limited his regret to the House for the use of such an expression as committed a violence on the intelligence of seeiet y at large. The Hon. Gen that of the "blood hou nd de p utation." he tleman had expressed regret for the use of this expres sion of the "blood-hound deputation ;" and he felt it was only consistent that some larger apology should be made. He found with some surprise the expression contained in the votes with u hieh he had been furnished; that the words were clearly out of order was shown by the circumstance of the sheet having been cancelled; and he thought, therefore, that there was something due to society at large, and he wished that the Hon. Gentleman would only express his regret with the same frankness to society at large as he had done for this breach of the orders et the House. Mr. J. O'CONNELL—Sir, I have expressed my regret for the use of that expression to the House ; but I beg to inform the Honourable Baronet that I used that expression in the discharge of my duty to society at large, and therefore I feel it unnecessary to suppress it.—(Hear, hear.) Sir R. H. INGLIS—I think, Sir— Th. SPEAKER —The Hon. Baronet is clearly ont of order. Sir R. H. INGLIS—Then there is no help for it.— ( Laughter. ) And thus the subject dropped. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill•pused through Committee, and was reported. THE MILITIA. On the question that the Hence at its rising do adjourn to Monday next, Mr. R. YORKE wished to ask the Right Hon. the Seeretary at War when it was the intention of the Government to bring forward any measure respecting the enrollment of the militia ? Mr. S. HERBERT said it was impossible for him to give an answer at present. He would, however, do so at as early a period as possible. THE VACANT SEATS ON THE TREASURY when The SPEAKER said that the Hon. Member could not read any extract which referred to the debates in the House. Mr. FERRAND—This is an account of proceedings which took place in Lancashire, and which I may, perhaps, read to the House? The SPEAKER—No. Mr. FERRAND—Very well; then he would do his utmost to leave out every thing which referred to the debates.— (Laughter.) He would merely allude to what took place at those two meetings. The paper went on to say that Rochdale had also raised its voice, and, on the Monday evening previous, one of the most crowded meetings that had ever been held there tuck place in the People's Institution, chiefly to disprove the statements made by Mr. Bright. That Hon. Gentleman had said that the people of Rochdale were un!avourable to the Ten Hears' Bill. The meeting was called for eight o'clock, but long before that time the spacious hall, which was the largestroom in the town, was crowded to suffocation, and hun dreds were compelled to go away, as they were not able to ob tain admission. Mr. John Whittaker, the High Constable of Rochdale, presided, and it was a remarkable fact that the pro ceedings were conducted by factory workers. There were present a large number of factory girls, who appeared to take great interest in the proceedings.--( Laughter. ) The Chair man briefly opened the proceedings, and said that the requisi tion which had been presented to him was of sufficient import ance to justify him in calling that meeting. The whole meet ing declared by their cheers and their resolutions that they were in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. —( Hear, hear.) Mr. Bright had been invited to attend that ' meeting to make good his stateraents, but he did not make his appearance. The meeting pronounced the state ments of Mr. Bright to be (he dare not make use of the word in that House)—lies.—( Laughter.) Now, then, that was the result of the meeting of the operatives of the town of Rochdale —a town at which the Hon. Member resided when he was at home.—(Laughter.) Ye (Mr Ferrand thought it would be well for the Hon Member for Durham if in future he took care how he attacked either himself or any other Hon. Member of that House.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. and Learned Member for Bolton (Dr. Bowring) was pre sent in the House last even ing, and in his (Mr. Ferrand's) absence he stated that he (Mr. Ferrand) had said that the factory workers were naked, and that their dwellings were of the roost wretched description. He would ask the Hon. and Learned Member whether he had made that statement ? Did the Hon. and Learned Member mean to say that he used those words ? Dr. BOWRING—Go on. Mr. FERRAND —Then he begged to state that he never uttered one word of the kind. The Hon. and Learned Mem ber had therefore stood up in that House in his (Mr. Fer rand's) absence, and had put words into his mouth which he had never used—(Loud cheers)—for the purpose of injuring him in the opinion of that House and of the country.—(Cheers.) Now, he asked if this was fair, manly, or honourable conduct? —( Hear, hear.) He was prepared to fight the battle of poli tics, which he espoused, but he would not make a single charge which he did not solemnly believed to be true, and he was not prepared to stand by. Would tke House listen to the words he did make use of ? He said that Mr. Ashworth complained in a letter to the Poor-law Commissioners that wages had risen 10 per eent., and he asked the Poor-law Com missioners to send some agricultural labourers to his mill. A Committee was inquiring at the time into their conditim. He called upon the Hon. Member for Bolton (Dr. Bow ring) to deny the statement—to set aside all consideration of their former friendship—that it was proved on this Commit tee that the labourers surrounding the mill were living upon 2 d. a day; and, more than this, it was proved that many of them had not wern a shirt for five years ; that they had no fur ' niture, no clothes,' no chairs, no tables—a single tea-chest served for a table and drawers.—(" Hear" from the protec • tionists. ) He made these statements upon the evidence of a Mr. Maegill, a large manufacturer at Manchester, who stated on the tth of June, in the year 1844, before a Committee ap pointed by this House, in answer to a question put to him on the nature of the food of the labourers, that the chief portion of their food was oatmeal porridge, potatoes, and a small quantity of butcher meat, which they might perhaps obtain once a week. With reference to the amount of earnings, he stated that they could not earn more than 2id. a day; and as to their clothing, he could not recollect a single case where any weaver ever bought a new jacket for years. lie had known some of them who hid no blankets, and whose only covering was a coarse covering which originally cost 2s. 6d. With reference to furniture, he stated that he observed many of their houses without a chair, without a stool, the only article of furniture being a tea-chest, which served for the purposes of a table and drawers. Having made this statement, he would now call upon the Honourable Member to repeat the statements he had made, or, if he had the feeling of a gentleman, to retract them.—( Hear.) As to the Noble Lord, the Member for Yorkshire, he (Mr. Ferranti) felt assured that the Noble Lord would shrink with horror from making any statement to this House that he did not be lieve to be true; bat, at the same time, he was aware that the Noble Lord had made statements which he (Mr. Ferrand) could satisfy him were not founded in fact. He could tell the House that he was aware that there were many men who, to his knowledge, were employed in factories, and had been com pelled to sign petitions in favour of the corn-laws.—( Hear, hear.) And he would say it was now high time for this House to take cognisance of the manner in which petitions to the House were manufactured and; were paid for by the League.— ( Hear, hear.) And this he was prepared to prove before a a Committee of this House.—(Hear, hear.) He had heard of some cases in which men were actually paid for procuring names, and one man had been paid for procuring 1,400 names —( Hear, hear )_and if any man said ":No" to his statement, he should challenge him to demand a Committee, and he would prove this statement. He now held in his hand a letter from a man employed in a mill near Leeds, who was ready to prove the manner in which names were procured for these petitions. He would hand the letter to the Hon. Member opposite, but he should request of him not to disclose his name, as it might iujure him. He (Mr. Ferrand) thought he had now satin. fled the House of the injustice of the charges that had been made against him ; and if any others should be made, he would be able to meet them also. Mr. C. BERKELEY said he roseimerely for the purpose of saying a few words on the subject of the manufacturing pe titions to which the Honourable Member had alluded.—( Hear. ) lie had himself received a petition for presentation to that House on Wednesday last, containing 954 signatures. The petition purported to be that of the inhabitants of Cheltenham, praying for a repeal of the corn-laws. After perusing the petition, his attention was drawn to the fact that it bore the ;Manchester post-mark instead of the Cheltenham.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," from the protectionist side of the House.) This made him suspect that all was not as it should be, and he accordingly wrote to his agent at Cheltenham, stat ing his suspicions, and requesting him to make an inquiry. He also wrote to the four gentlemen whose names appeared on the top of the petition, one of whom was a Mr. Stephen Ree. New he (the Hon. Member) had received a commu aication from that gentleman to the effect that there was only one of that name in Cheltenham, and he begged to assure him that he had never signed such a petition, nor had he autho rised any one to sign it for him.—( Loud cheers from the pro tectionists.) The next letter which he had to submit to the House was from his agent. That gentleman informed him that several of the names to the petition were genuine, so far as the persons residing in Cheltemhane were concerned, but that not one of them, upon whom he had called, had authorised their names to be attached to the petition.—( Hear.) One of the gentlemen, whose name appeared to the petition informed him that he had never signed it, nor had he been consulted about it, although, if he had been asked to sign a petition for a repeal of the corn-laws, he would have had no objection to sign such a petition.—(Loud and protracted cries of " Hear, hear," from the protectionists.) This he ( Mr. Craven Berkeley) thought a most improper proceeding, for it would appear that the pe tition had never been seen at Cheltenham at all, but had been got up at Manchester, and sent direct to London.—( Cries of " Hear, hear," from the pro-corn-law party.) During the whole time he had had the honour of a seat in that House lie had been in the habit of voting for free-trade measures but he would scorn to support any measure, or any system, by such means as the present.—( Loud cheers from the protectionists.) If free trade could not stand upon its own merits, then, indeed, did it not deserve the support of Hon. Members.—( Loud cheers and protracted cries of " Hear ; hear.") Now, looking at the case he had just brought before the House, he begged to give notice that, on Monday, he would call the attention of the House to the conduct of the parties who had imposed on the Legislature by forging a petition, and so de ceiving the House, which was a gross breach of privilege. He claimed the support of the members of the Anti-Corn • law League in endeavouring to trace out the author of this ; forgery, for if he did not receive assistance at their hands he maintained that the obloquy which would naturally attach itself to the author of this petition would also fall upon them. The Hon. Gentleman then sat down, but rose again upon cries of " Read the prayer of the petition." He read the prayer, which was for a repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. BRIGHT—The Hon. Member for Cheltenham has done what he could to corroborate the statement of the Hon. Member for Knaresborough. I believe there is no Member of this House who will net believe that this case ought to receive the fullest investigation. I should recommend the Hon. Gentleman to move for a Committee to inquit e into it, and I should be glad to second it. I would assist him or any other Member in making the fullest investigation into the case he had now laid before the House. The Hon. Member for Knaresborough, in endeavouring to answer the attack which he says I made upon him last night, has merely restated what he said the night before, giving up a letter which he had had some two years since in his pocket, as a proof that his state ment was correct. Now, lam prepared to ,say still that I be lieve every portion of his statement is utterly unfounded. I have here a letter from Mr. Rawson, whose name the lion. Gentleman mentioned as having formed one of the deputa tion of the Board of Trade, respecting the duty on starch. He says—" Mr. Wilson did not issue the circular requesting the starck-makers to assemble in Manchester. Mr. Wilson did not act as chairman." Now this repliesto the two statements made by the Hon. Member. " Nor did any meeting of the sort take place, and no deputation proceeded from such a meet ing, either of the individual members of the council of the League, or any other gentleman. It is true that two other gentlemen and myself—Mr. Wilson was not of the number— , proceeded to Loudon, our object being, however, not to seek protection." They stated to the Beard of Trade, "if we are ' allowed to use the raw material, wheat, free of duty, we do not desire any protective duty on the article of starch ; or, if this is declined, we then ark for an equivalent duty to be levied on wheat or flour." The next extract which I shall read is from a memorial to the Board of Trade, which states, " That our ob ject in seeking a remission of these protective duties is this— that with the free trade in wheat we should not be afraid of foreign competition—( Hear, hear)—except when the raw ma terial is kept up in price by the operation of the corn-laws." The proposed small duty of 51. per cent. on foreign-made starch threatened to destroy their trade, and gave them no hope with the foreign manufacturer.—( Hear, hoar.) From the speeches which we have heard from the Hon. Member and others, I dare say it is possible it will not be understood. — (Cheers and laughter.) The Hon. Member is not able to see that 1 wish a duty on the foreign article to counterbalance the duty on the raw material of which that article is made in this country ; its manufacturers derive much hardship, inasmuch as the protective duty materially injures their trade.—(Hear, hear.) But the Hon. Member's statement—and he has repeated it—was this : that Mr. Wilson convened a meeting of starch manufacturers, in order to memorialise the Govern ment. I say distinctly and positively that that statement is wholly without foundation, and that it is no more true than the abet statements which the Hon. Member persiatc BENCH. Colonel SIBTHORP said that, seeing the First Lord of the Treasury in his place, be would put a que stion to him. He would not complain of , any want of courtesy, for to that he was perfectly indifferent. He, however, represented a constituency who had sent him to discharge a duty, and on that account he rose to put the question with which he should conclude. He took the liberty last night, seeing the Treasury benches in a situation which be bad not seen for twenty years before, and which he hoped he might never see again—(Laughter)— that very important offices remained without their repre sentatives in that Home, particularly the offices of the Secretary for the Colonies (Mr. Gladstone), and the Secreary for Ireland (the Earl of Lincoln), a most im portant office, when the present condition of Ireland was considered. Not seeing those gentlemen filling any situation in the present session of Parliament—(Great laughter)—he thought it his duty to ask the Right Honourable Baronet (Sir Robeat Peel), whether there was a fair and early opportunity of seeing any of those Hon. Gentlemen, or all of them in their respective situations, to which, how ever, (as we understood) he had received no reply. He now wished to repeat the question—Was there a probability of an doportunity being afforded to Members of th at House of wit nessing an early appearance of these gentlemen or any of them in their place in that House—(Continued laughter.) — in order that Honourable Members might be enabled to put important questions to them which came within the province of their department ? (Laughter.) But if the Right Hon. Baronet refused to answer these questions he (Colonel Sibthorp) could not help it ; at any rate he would have the satisfaction of having dis charged his duty to his constituency.—(The Gallant Member sat down amidst roars of laughter from both sides of the House.) Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped that neither the Gallant Officer or any other Member of the House had any just ground for blaming him for want ef courtesy.—(Loud cheers from both sides of the House.) Certainly in rep l y in g to any question connected with the public service, he could not charge himself with that want of courtesy which the Gal lant Member seemed to attribute to hire.—(H ear . ) But he (Sir Robert Peel) appealed to the House whether the Gallant Officer concluded his speech last night with putting the question which be had just addressed to him—(Cheers and laughter)—or by saying he should put it this evening? He (Sir Robert Peel) protested against Hon. Members making long speeches on the question of the adjourn ment of the debate.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") In this he agreed with the Hon. Member for Northamptonshire (Mr. S. O'Brien) who deprecated, as he did, the practice of occu pying the time of the House by irrelevent remarks in putting questions to the Government ; however, it appeared to him (Sir R. Peel) that it was natural to the Gallant Officer to use vituperative language in addressing the House, possibly, perhaps, because be believed his independence was in danger.— (" Hear, hear," from Colonel Sibthorp, and loud laughter.) The Honourable Gentleman said he would ask a question of the Right Honourable Baronet (Sir R. Peel) —When he ex pected that the vacancies which had taken place in public offices would be filled up? and Iv was prepared to say that the only office vacant was that of Com missioners of Woods and Forests. There were two other gentlemen, Members of the Treasury, who had signified to him their intention of tendering their resignations ;. but those offices were not actually vacant, because these Gentle men in question consented to hold them until some opportunity offered of filling them up.—(Loud laughter.) He confessed it was a very inconvenient thiug to have public officers, requiring seats in that House, withent them.—(Laughter.) Bat be was sure the public service would not sustain any injury in consequence. The Honourable Gentleman asked him a very unusual question, to say when the Secretary of the Lord-Lieutenant in Ireland would be in his place. Now he (Sir Robert Peel) with great respect begged to say that he was not responsible for his absence, and that he thought the Secretary could best answer that question himself. The Gallant Officer complained that the Secretary for the Cole nies wasnot in the House, and he( Sir R. Peel) should givehim the same answer as he did res p ectin g the other va ca n c ie s , that that Gentleman coul d best answer wh y he was ne t there.—' (Renewed laughter.) But this he would sa y , that one of t h e m ain reasons that they we re not ther e was, that he had such a confidence in the wisdom and policy of the measures submitted by her Majesty's Government, and such a confidence in the calm deliberation of that House, that he was content to forego that advantage which in ordinary times the Crewn possessed. Mr. FEARAND begged that the kind indulgence ef the House would be afforded to him whilst he defended himself from the personal attacks of no less than four Members upon he opposite side of the House, made upon the last night of debate. Had he received any intimation of their intention, he should certainly have been in his place, but unfortunately a particular engagement had p rev en t ed him. He had to thank the Hon. Baronet sitting under him for his kindness in de defending him against those unmanly attacks. And he con sidered that the Hon. Memher for Bath should have been the last person in that House wh o ought to have made use of the following ex pression :—" I am quite sure, if the House i ntends in any way to command iTh respect, o oari, a n d H o n. e c i r t lo i ie rnm s m n be o en t rd et b dh y r He permitting won.the Times Members to horsewhip a newspaper upon the gentle man who was his superior in every respect. The Hon. Mem ber also asked whether that gentleman was worthy of regard, when he expressed an opinion? He should measure that re mark by the ordinary test applied to the Hon. Member's own profession. Would any person give a guinea, a half guinea, half a crown, or even half a farthin g for t h e Hen. Member's opinion on a gentleman's conduct? The public had that value for the opinion of the Hon. and Learned Member, that they would not give the half of a half-farthing for his opinion, and that was one of the sore points that rankles in his breast. He (Mr. Ferrand) would not continue to allude any further to the Hon. Member, but would pass on to an attack made upon him by the Hen. Member for Durham, who bad spoken to the effect that " he would take the liberty of saying that almost every portion of the speech of the Hon. Member for Knaresboraugh, with respect to the meeting of starch manufacturers,was incorrect, as Mr. Wilson never called a meeting of the starch manufacturers. Mr. Wilson never presided at such a meeting, and such a deputation as he described never waited on Sir Robert Peel." The Hon. Member had put words into his ( Mr. Ferrand's) mouth which he never used. He never said that a part of the meeting was formed into a deputation to wait upon the Government. What he said was, that the chairman of the Anti-Corn-law League called a meeting of all the starch manu facturers at Manchester, and a resolution was passed at that meeting that a deputation should wait upon the Right Hon. Baronet on the subject of the duty on starch. The deputation did go, and now lobsters and starch were the only two things that had the slightest m erc y in the tariff. He never said that Mr. Wilson was one of the de p utation that waited on the Right Honourable Baronet, and he would now proceed to justify t he statement he made to the House. On the 9th of February, 11143, he received a letter to the following effect :—" I take the liberty of tumbling you with a few particulars which will show the sort of disinterested reformers some of the members of the Anti-Cern-law League are. You will, perhaps, take the trouble of satisfying yourself of the correctness of the statement before you make any public use of it." He (Mr. Ferrand) did satisfy himself es to the correctness of the statements, and the first public use he made of the letter was on Tuesday last. The writer went on to say that when Sir R. Peel in his new tariff put starch at Si. per cwt. after it had been at 9/. per cwt., 111 r. Wilson took the chair at a meeting of the starch manufacturers, for the purpose of taking off the duty on native starch and putting a prohibi tory duty of 25 per cent. on foreign starch. They . succeeded in doubling the duty, as a deputati on from the meeting waited on the Board of Trade. The w riter concluded by stating that it might be inferred from his letter that he was not a free trader, but the inference) would be erronecata—he was a free trader, but he did not wish in obtaining his object to associate himself with such free-traders as those he had mentioned. The writer subscribed himself " Samuel Burlington," and dated his letter from Manchester, Feb. 19, 1845. In the month et December he (Mr. Ferrand) was in the town of Man chester, and he saw several gentlemen, whom he asked if that statement was correct. They informed him that it was entirely so, and added that they believed Mr. Wilson formed part of the deputation. On the day fol lowing he attended a large meeting in the borough of Stock port, where he read this communication, and stated that he had understood Mr. George W ilson formed part of the depu tation which went to the Government. The Manchester Guardian (the paper of the An ti-Corn lawthis League ment, e) atta c ked d him in a leading article for having made stat denied positively that Mr. G. Wilson had formed I art of the deputation. lt, however, admitted that the deputation had waited upon the Government, and did not deny in the slightest degree that Mr. G. Wilson convened the meeting, or that the resolution for sending up the depu tation was passed while he presided ever it. He had that day seen three gentlemen, all of whom were perfectly we ll acquainted with the eircum. stance s o f this matter; they had seen th e statement he made on Tuesday night, and they ass ured him it was p erfectl y cor rect. To that statement, therefore, he was prepared to ads here, and he should not retract one particle of it until the Hon. Member for Durham could *wiriness that House that Mr. G. Wilson did not seamen* and preside at the meeting which passed the resolution appotntio4 the deputation. (Cheers.) The Hon. Member has made a very extraordinary statement with respect to Mr. Wilson—a statement which he has been afraid to make in a court of justice. Mr. FRP RAND—No, no. Mr. BRIGHT—Does the Hon. Member recollect that he once charged Mr. Wilson and Mr. P.awson, at a meeting held at Liverpool, which he himself addressed, as bring present at a meeting at which a proposition was made for committing the frightfu crime of assassination? Does he recollect that Mr. Rawson wrote to the solicitors of the Hon. Member to ascer tain if he (Mr. Ferrand) was prepared to stand by the state ments be had snide. The awn. Member stated that be was prepay to stand by thaw, as reported is the Morning Post newspaper. Mr. Rawson's solicitor, Mr. Tolson, of Bradford, wrote to the Hon. Member's solicitor, stating that it was Mr. Rawson's intention to !ming an action for defamation, and asking whether the Hon. Member would give, is addition that the statement of the Morning Post was the one which he was pre ' pared to stand by, in order to obviate the inconvenience of pro secuting the newspaper, and the Hon. Member intimated that be would agree to give a guarantee to the proprietor of the Morning Post to save him harmless from the effect of an action. When Mr. Wilson and Mr. Rawson wrote to the Morning Post, the proprietors of that newspaper stated that they ought not to be prweented because they had merely reported in their columns the speech of the Hon. Member for Knaresborough (Mr. Ferrand), and that he had net given them the guarantee that he had stated.—(Cheers.) Every particle of that statement was as untrue as anything ever ut tered by any Hon. Member, or by any one on the face of the earth. It would have been preyed untrue in a court of jus tice, but the Hon. Member durst not go into it.. With respect to the charges which the Hon. Member has brought against • passed last night and the present fully showed it. This sort o f melo- dramatic malignity—this sort of Sadler's Wells sarcasm, which was so easily put on — th , s waving of the hand and po ing with the finger—this looking daggers but using none — was, to say the least of it, exceedingly improper.--(L au g ht h e a and cheers.) He should say the proper r emed y for suc matter as that now comulained of—the best course for Hon. Members to pursue on any question was—not to say anything that was contrary to gentlemanly courtesy, or that could be fairly looked upon as offensive—( Cheers). Mr. O'CONNELL would not hive said one word had the memory of the Hon. Gentleman not boon inaccurate' a nd the public might possibly supply with imagi na tion the dellcieneies of his memory. He had not been accused of calurnny. H. said that the system of election committees was one of corrup tion and perj 'ry. He had been censur ed in consequence of these observations, and the Speaker read him a lecture ori the subject. As soon as the Speaker had concluded, he (Mr. O'Connell) repeated the very words which h e had m ade *se of —(Great laughter)—and the House had since c onfirmed the truth of hts remarks, for they abolished that Comm ittee alto gether. He was very much obliged to the Hon. Gentleman for again giving him an opportunity of reiterating those obser- •ations. Major BERESFORD denied that he was guil t y of cortur_ tion. It was the general feeling of the Committee that he w" unjustly, unfairly, and acrimoniously attacked. Mr. B. EsCorr said that he was perfectly justified the obsetva.tions he had made in the absence o f the FOIL Member for Kborough. Lord JOHN nares MANNERS said that, so far as he knew; th' observations which had been made respecting Isle. .Ashwoli• were by no means correct. He could hear testimony tod the admirable manner in which that gentleman had discharge • w as obligations which his position imposed upon him. No "t o i t y more fully impressed than he was with the great o responsio ~ which attached to him as one of the greatest c otton mant the turers in the empire, and no one was more ful l y alive tel' fulfilment of the duties of his situation. ga llery Mr. FIELDEN (wile was totally inaudible in the te , for some time) said (as we understood), that the manu facta had applied to the Poor-law Commissioners t o send dots's , t : f the manufacturing, from the agricultural districts , a nembee ee labourers for the purpose of equalising the price of that they (the Poer-law Commissioners) had done so, a o lll ,_ l oa to down 10,000 to the manufacturing districts. If they ("' o ld the Commission of Inquiry into these districts, theY lc re ,- find that the statement made by the Hon. Member for gni borough had not been incorrect. to Sir ROBERT PEEL said he would net have rise.ies take part in this discussion had it not been for what had t t ` ie , from the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury. That Hon. G en iike e labour. se-treot man - recalled to the recollection of the House what had t f place, he believed, about three years since, in th e tour Peel) " debate that took place at that time, when he ( Sir R. brety, put an erroneous construction upon an expression u sed, l i s ter, Hon. Gentleman opposite, the Member for Stockport. --1 re,. hear.) That Hon. Gentleman having explained his e e " i e. sions, it was his (Sir R. Peel's) intention at that time t"toill explanation which he made to the Hon. Member in reel/ relieve him from the imputation which he then put 11 1 )°° e ala _-(Hear, hear.) If any one was present at that tim e he `'inio, recollect that he made a complete disavowal of his eslte",eoo and he would also recollect that he said that if that elelltn.riiest was not considered to be sufficient, he would take the civet opportunity of giving an ample apolegy.—( Hear, hear.) , se were his (Sir R. Peel's) intentions, and he thought thae ese st ference to the record of the day would show that suehiles, have been his intentions, and he thought that Ibe bo ld Member for Shrewsbury, after the lapse of three yeata'tintioo not have revived that subject. His (Sir R. Peel' s) in n° sele was entirely to withdraw the expressions which he hot under an erroneous view. O r ' Mr. R. COBDEN—I feel happy, Sir, at having' ten 0 0 a , tunity of remarking upon what has fallen from the aig,",e, ye Baronet. lam sorry to say , that at the time to "",', test alluded I thought, and I believe the country also thoug';;eish the Right Hon. Gentleman did not make that disavew a ' ei tra• was due to me. Still, Sir, the matter is altogether e O lure d, ordinary, and as the words which were uttered by We IPP ee in the opinion of the greater part of the Hon. Geutleolt as that side of the House to bear the interpretation Pillueioe4 them by the Right Hon. Baronet, I think I m a y be e, for occupying the attention of the House. I will ta Hoes present disavowal as an ample disavowal by th e Right Sir, Gentleman, and as entirely satisfactory.—( Cheers.) is sl 1 am very glad that he has made that complete disavowet ete e t 0 think it will be as pleasant to his feelings as it is that ro es the remembrance of what has passed in this House WO 11 410 ling in my own mind, I have alluded in publ ic to the laps' Hon. Gentleman in terms which I regret after this Ohre bas tion.—( Cheers. ) I sincerely hope that both 10° 0 said and what I have said may be completely obliterated` that no one may be justified in hereafter alluding to it. had Mr. HUTT said that, on Tuesday next, h i bad pt coming under the consideration of the House, and as h e r eam wish to retard in the smallest degree the progress of the l' ye io' most important and protracted debate, he wished t, ° ... 0 ,0 0 ' formed by the Right Hen. Baronet at the head of the eost' ment whether it was his wish that the motion should ' coned? ni eer Sir R. PEEL was understood to ask the Hon. N e l i o nte, postpone his motion for the present. If toeth'eptoln" would do so it would be a convenience the Co ° ' and expedite the dispatch of public business. i s flig ht Mr. HUrrwould readily consent to the request of t-e o aki Hon. Baronet, and trusted his example would be ftill" other Hon. Gentlemen who had motions en the paper' tee a' Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN said that, as it d eb' „ „- and understanding on both sides of the House that„, t "" • y i 1 4 °: 9 should close that evening, he wished to ask the ib ;ea Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury how he VI, Ill; arrange the public business for next week ? The R t g ie to eye Baronet had a motion on the paper for Monday rellittespi Indian army, and he presumed that subject would 0e . 0 House the whole of Monday night. e of Its Sir ROBERT PEEL (who spoke in so low a toe 000.0 as to be perfecty inaudible in the gallery), was *ndei'esOnis impress upon the House that he mild not have do ne 0 0 10 e. e than take the earliest opportunity of asking the prit t i r award its thanks t• the commanders and men Indian army, who had lately so distinguished thernselc fending the rights of this country. He did not, hov e °of cipate that this subject would occupy the attention 00° 0 House very lung, and so soon as it was disposed of h i s o , t t e proceed to move his resolutions in Committee, CT following day he should propose to bring foresi r " i d s ee t s s branch of his measure. He was sure the House lo in ' e d 41 , 0. necessity of their getting through the measure as Tore possible, as delays only proved detrimental to nearly terest in the country. 60' 14 It was then agreed that the House at its rising journ till Monday. if 14. s 4 ° PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) B- - ' a s r e On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, this Bill ly tees , third time and passed. 01/ Sir R. PEEL, in pursuance of a notice he had &lel 0 0 ,0 o f thee io moved that all petitions relating to the timber dutieeron'esn After a few words from Mr. LIDDELL, the ca 43t3 - and carried. e tli s THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. „tes On the order of the day for going into Conn n " Customs' and Corn Importation Acts being reads ~eelPe . t , 5J,. 6 Mr. G. BANKES rose and said, that he in on7int ,4 gretted the delay that had taken place A rts' journed debate, because he concurred in the eene ral i s had been expressed that this debate should corn e :0 01 die sion that evening, and, as far as he was concerned, tea it • bat occasion much delay. He would endeavour to fol o tott iii iort tanee the speech of the Hon. Member for Wolverhat dit r , tbs he would not imitate him in point of tba. to , ot which occupied tie large a portion of the see is House last night. He did not regret that on th t f e i . ft ( measure had been forwarded previously to reeti tn r " o soi n ,eli bate, he meant the measure which made some P o t e' te i 4 Ireland, to meet an emergency that had arisen in t r e e s °der; It was to such measures that they might look in °. be t i n s the emergency. He was glad to find that it I° . - e i e,oiLe stood that they were not discussing an Irish 1 1"! .. .' a or ov great measure, which has been so strangely I n e t`", tbe, cl ; ' : l " l :e attention of the House. He now understood ttis, post e t oe, was not mixes up with the supposed deficiency "' land, and he was happy to perceive that t'eet i , et i o i oti o calmly and fully consider the question and. if I ' d be " wo e', should receive the sanction of this House, e'r tnt f ily bt f er,!: any of those disadvantages which would nec"°- toes °"; the passing a permanent measure ' m eet st e te CO 18 j emergency. He recollected that ire the Yetr.es the tress was then greater than anything we'e ue etee,eo stated to exist at this period ; and. when he r e° e ver l tn that time there was the greatest glut of corn ,cir yet t n es tl t i , this country, how could it possibly be sunP n ''' he pis °)J election of corn could by any means r emedy t s oo t ; tress in Ireland? lie did not wish to detain th e se d h, O r Baronet, who he saw was about to leave the H""r e ' 10,, t eie, r et therefore, postpone the further oiservations J 00000403 upon the state of Ireland for the purpose of a e d l e li r marks to that part of the trantactton which had . both' upon his own mind, and upon the minds of oth er t ; the of fr out of this House, and - which materially &fre e ; o nat t i - eioPief crisis into which we have been brought by tt '" ne osor o st Right Hon. Baronet, and which had keen ' l °, 600' pir' h o cedented, and, he had almost said, unconstlit t i opinion it appeared rather strange that the R i f be ( ei el' e ,e s o should have adopted such a course as this; ° I ; 0700 upon this occasion the Right Hon. Baro ne tse a cion tri it ' y p' o o' power and privilege, as Prime Minister of mai!' et eel , it was most unusual to do, in order to influenee,rhe ttlesstire. Cabinet to vote with him on this measure. s eri tn a, th e s tn Barostet was not then a member of the orer , so s ri . e el for he had resigned his place as Prime Ali nt n e si ge oreet fore, he acted only as a private individual a he he° s ° el individual, and not as a Minister of the Cr°"_ .. ll nris tioe s oc h sf his influence with her 'Majesty in the f": s ore ° s e° t est Cabinet. New he (Mr. Banker ) was n ° croo n , ell example example being set by any Minister of t he d a re 0 ° 0 1." so former occasion ; and, therefore, though h e Ay ell so such was an unconstitutional course, it certatins et_ o je 4 , dent. When the Right Hon. Bar o net 01197_t, he t4 t oe!' s , , ü bjec fjpee_ t f li re ,e , led in this House this session upon this allusion to this interview with her M a j e ortu ng ' ll e is ; t° lion the Noble Lord must have had the seer lere i g e. ,iip pot 0 5 the letter placed in his hands by hi' S° i,ed h iS t the ctl' that the Right Hon. Baronet had Prn til e - se ey 0 ". e 0 0 00 whatever Ministry should take office .to e laws ns such $ first changes which he had contemplated in the 0 S o so Now, when the Right Hon. Baronet pr , ot i r e o , • it must be looked upon as a great ehet.efr eht Hoe , sacrifice of public principle. allowed the sense of the country to be is in f a vors nr e ; question, then, indeed, if the people be the neear'heol'oe) Had the 1 1 , :g ion u pon , of ies rest posed change, no one could 011 3 °' ° $f f ne ered 00 0 , this opportunity had not been,„_,e, o f 1 4 ei' l i g ht 0 100 1 they had a right to complain.—( tart th• v ery Indeed the change of principles on the with st ,e s t ) fe . Baronet was looked upon by the "u c i ould b e I°l' Plertli' hose eye ; it was not such a condition as L o rd i d to s et" Fox, and Mr. Burke, took place, it touT_ of eeese•.od woos other light. When the coalition .betec r e n not bee it i t" ... t ee been for the purpose of seeking the sle c °'' . 7 eoe pur e ," las tte were above such a suspicion. The n ri tt rive e _ s eel 4 of f Ministers entitled them, as the repreastee 7. 0 n i e k . ' .o eiq e itO di e had given to the people, or to the co tn . ee e to e ; $O , o,t, deter lived. At any rate, if they were he c elled ° opp ort" : o ° ol stituencies, to call on them not to violat e the measure they bad croeounded, „vie ferre j ! P solve the Parliament and afford the P He re , ryeclunks measures. stituultion tnntl-j-eoecs; tee ters "` e st r e es sitting in judgment an their the e. - eat gr letter of Lord John Russell to staled t m osse s ,' London in December, in which se h_ ido3 t e n; o, t her s ol, questions ought always to be Hear, teet ..) t est so; expressions of the public.—(B ear arr a - whl no cistlfors/_ at a loss now to underst. •, 0 ha d e tre e! , Lord did not carry out the princliplteo " the peo k T: r f 0; 0 1. 4 On a former occasion the Noble • iljt_ r port , sie s ipe call on the Government tothis opinions were far from being p n r_° n 7i s ie tr o dor; 1, ,, P appeal stated t" lie stated he had altered his oin f ew genera 1 L e , • el e c t that free-trade principles wer . :_", ese , w ere.. the ne ier ri s ire eo e st e ei elt.. But he (Mr. Bank es) denied tt I_eiperese late vcsitoto to the opinions of the country c ault of the i t , sh ° 4 aeons. Let there look to the 7 (Sir Robere rode °h ai d de represented that city . ,here he ld "' 'o' distance from the Hon. ws n, w_ 0 shoal foci'.• which did not reach the ga llery.) :nion , vr e h ; te e election. Where was the Lordre:f theA r sl : l, ern soo , . 0c! ,, !. between those controverted. eonrdi • net _ sflesi se ; 9 seh tr , vet. toment to undergo that _ _ es , m ne , i e , s i s wit h _ 00,..• enequivocally against them. sore s' were to ; tt no d tha many Members of that that ,Loy. repo,. Akio them? The country would as ,ea h r constituents, and were told w tilos sold of their brooches -pocket ic the ti` ips. is me Mr. FERRAND interrupted the Hon. Member by inquir ing why Mr. Wilson and Mr. Rawson did not proceed with their action? Mr. BRIGHT—I will state why the prosecution was not followed. The Anti-Corn-law League appealed to the public through the means of general discussion.—(Cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh.") They would scorn, every man of them, to go into a court of justice against an editor who, in the fulfilment of a great and meritorious duty to the public in general, publishes in his columns good and, I must say, bad speeches also—(Hear, hear) —for he had inserted the speech of the Honourable Member in which these unfounded statements were made. The lion. Member had referred to the condition of the people of the towns of Rochdale and Bolton, and had intimated his opinion that they were in a sad and miserable condition. Now, he did not want any certificate from the Hon. Member for the feeling of the people of those towns, for the people of Rochdale were well acquainted with any small merits which he might possess ; they knew him intimately, and with regard to the Hon. Mem her for Knaresborough, he would venture to assert that Roch dale was the last place in the county where the Hon. Gentle man would be received with cordiality. The Hon. Gentleman must have some recollection of the reception which he met with the last time he made his appearance there, and he thought that the present statement was quite as unfounded as those which had appeared in the newspaper to which he had refer red; and he would go further, and assert, if he might be allowed to use language which was found upon the journals of the House, and would say that the statement of the Hon. Member was calumnious, and absurd, and unfounded altogether. —( Loud cheers from the League benches.) Dr. BOWRING thought that he was called upon to say a few words respecting the statement made the other night by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough, and they should be a very few words. The Hon. Gentleman complained that he had not risen to answer him the moment be had sat down ; the feet was that he was unable to reply at that time, for he was not present at the termination of the Hon. Member's speech. The Hon. Member had, in the course of his observations, used expressions which intimated that the labouring portion of the community of Bolton and its immediate neighbourhood were badly clad, badly fed, and badly housed, aed were con tent with any accommodation. In connexion with these assertions he had used the name of Mr. Henry Ashworth, and had stated that that gentleman had been the instrument of introductng a large portion of the inhabitants from the agricultural population; he had further, in connexion with this transaction, employed a term in the highest degree offensive—he had called this a cold-blooded act. Now he wished to disconnect the name of Mr. Ashworth from any such term ; and he would take the liberty of referring to the Noble Lord the Member for Newark (Lord John Manners), who was intimately acquainted with the condition of the whole population of the town, and was perfectly compe tent to form a correct judgment upon it. Ile knew the condition of the people who were all dependent upon him. And he was quite willing to leave the whole case in the hands of the Noble Lord, and to let the truth of his statement be tested with that of the Hon. Member. Mr. ROEBUCK, who was extremely inaudible in the commencement of his remark, and was understood to observe, that he considered he was justified by all the rules of that House in presuming that an Hon. Member, who had occu pied the last two hours and a half of the debate, in a very fierce attack on Hon. Members at that side of the House, and on persons out of it, would in mere fairness have been .in his place to hear the answer to be made to his vituperation.— ( Hear, hear.) He would not say ene word of the attack the Hon. Gentleman had made upon him for his failure in life. But he would say in all his misfortunes, it had never been his fate to have a body of gentlemen assembled in England to declare that which he had stated to have been a false hood and a calumny. There was a resolution now remaining on the books of the House which would descend to posterity — that a Member of that House had been guilty of an infamous calumny on two other Members. —(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member said that he founded his belief on a resolution passed by certain persons in the town of Rochdale. But he (Mr. Roebuck) believed the resolution of the House of Commons, which was just to the same effect. — (Cheers.) The Hon. Member never denied—he had never answered it ; and as long as it remained on the books of that House the Hon. Gentleman was welcome to make whatever statement he wished. He (Mr. Roebuck) was perfectly satisfied so that such statement was afterwards weighed in the balance of the good sense of the House. That was his (Mr. Roebuck's) answer.—(Hear, hear.) One word as regarded what had been said by the Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Inglis) op posite. He stated that he heard him (Mr. Roeisuclo employ personalities in that House. Why, if he did use them, or if he made charges against Hon. Gentlemen, he succeeded in proving them—([dear, hear)—and if such could be termed a personality, why so could an indictment.—(llear, hear.) He charged Hen. Members with corrupt practices, and he proved his charge.—(" No, no," from a Gentleman opposite.) He appealed to the resolution of the Committee, who, without a division, fully convicted Hon. Gentlemen, and, amongst the rest, the Hon. Member who cried " No."—( flear.) Mr. DISRAELI should say he was one of those who very much regretted that his Hon. Friend the Member for Knares borough should think it his duty to make an attack on mem bers of the agricultural body ; and he should say that he (Mr. Disraeli) differed with the Honour able Gentleman in his views on that subject.—( Hear.) He had often remonstrated with him on the subject; but he should say this, that his Hon. Friend the Member for Knares borough was prepared to say the same outside the walls of that House that he said within them.—(Hear, hear.) Such was his Hon. Friend's conviction, and he believed that Le was merely fulfilling his duty in acting as he did.—(Hear, hear.) Now, that being the case, he (Mr. Disraeli) could riot see, from the way in which the Hon. Member for Knaresborough acted, how he had done anything to call for the marked ex pression of disapprobation at the hands of that House.—( Hear, hear.) Now, with regard to the name of another gentleman, Mr. George Wilson, chairman of the Ant i- Corn-law League, he (Mr. Disraeli) had a few words to say. He believed Mr. Wilson to be a very good sort of person—(Hear)—and, no doubt, when better known was better liked.—( Hear, and a laugh). He believed that for a series of years, he was an agitator, and had expressed his opinions on public men and measures with little reserve ; and he was surprised that that gentleman, or his representative., should think fit to show their thin skin on the present occasion.—( Hear, heac, and a laugh). Now, as to the resolutions of committees, and such stories, he (Mr. D'lsraeli) did not want to listen to them, because he was as prejudiced on one side as his Hon. Friend was on the other. —( Hear, hear.) As regarded Mr. Ash worth, he should say that he knew sufficient of his family to hear testimony that it was one which was not alone a credit but an honour to the country.—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear," from both sides of the House.) Was it desirable that everybody in that House should be of the opinion, or that Hon. Members having different prejudices should not express them. He really however thought that his Hon. Friend the 'Member for Knaresborough had the best of the argument.—( Cheers.) He (Mr. Disraeli) deprecated attacks on absent individuals, who were, perhaps, as worthy men as any in the country. (Cheers from the Liberals)—but still he thought that his Hon. Friend had substantiated his position in the view he had taken.—( Cheers.) The Hon. Member for Durham, for the city of Durham, had made a confused statement with respect to an accusation which had been urged against his Hon. Friend because he bad accused certain Members of the Anti-Corn law League of being assassins. He would not take it on himself to decide whether the Members of the Anti-Corn-law League should have prosecuted his Hon- Friend or the newspapers, but this he did know, that he had heard the members of the Anti-Corn-law League accused of being assassins by a most distinguished individual in that House— (Tremendous sheering)—who they were very ready to support on that occasion.—( Continued cheering.) Why not prosecute the Right Hon. Baronet?—( Laughter and reiterated cheering.) Why not at once strike at the monarch of the wood, instead of preying upon the smaller deer ?—( Cheers.) If they wished to vindicate their characters from the stigma of being assassins, they could always have ample opportunity, by referring to the pages of Hansard; and as he had no doubt that the Right Hon. Gentleman would give a guarantee to his solicitor to defend the action, they might prosecute him immediately.—( Shouts of laughter.) He th ought that too much had ueen made by the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath of a resolution come to by the House some two years ago, with regard to his Hen Friend. —(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Disraeli) had thought that the most ridiculous resolution the House had ever arrived at.— ( Hear, hear.) lie believed that the Right Hon. Baronet was very averse to bringing it before the House. The Right Hon. Gentleman had himself a natural sense for humour, and he did all he could to prevent these proceedings.—(Hear, hear.) He stated that he had no desire to go on, but the whole had originated in the quarter of the House in which everything disagreeable always originated, namely, with the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath. —( Cheers and laughter.) Arid when the Honourable and Learned Member described, with that dramatic effect which was so worthy of a minor theatre—(Rears of laughter)—the horrible consequences of that resolution (Loud laughter) and declared that his Hon. Friend had uttered a calumnious statement, he ought to have looked to the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork (Mr. O'Connell) who had been placed in a somewhat similar predicament. He (Mr. Disraeli) was in the House at the time, and he understood that some statements of the Hon. atid Learned Member were supposed to calum niate certain Members of the. House, and he ( Mr. Disraeli ) believed that he was reproved by the predecessor of the Right Hon. Geatleman, who tilled the Speaker's chair. He would not make a, point of that resolution ; he would leave his Hon. Friend and the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath to deal with it as they liked.—( Laughter.) But if his Hon. Friend would only follow his (Mr. Disraeli's) example, never to abuse any one—( Roars of laughter, which continued for several seconds)—if he did so, he (Mr. Ferrand) would never be put in the position in which he had been repeatedly and unjustly placed.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, who talked so much of gentlemanly proceedings, and referred to the resolution formerly passed, should apply those observations and that resolution to his own case. He said that he never spoke with unnecessary acerbity, or acted in a per sonal and unbecoming manner. This was not the fact. It was not the first time that lie had violated the rules of the House and offended gentlemanly manners. He (Mr. Disraeli) knew not of one case, but of repeated instances , in whic h h e (the lion. and Learned Gentlemen) had accused himself (Mr. Disraeli) of the moat improper and corrupt motives. Various have been the occasions on which the Hon. and Learned Member would immediately get up and impute motives and at tribute corrupt intentions to Hon, Members who differed with him in opinion. Some Hon. Members thus referred to have noticed these attacks, but he (Mr. Disraeli) never had done so. Perhaps he ought to have vindioated himself against the Hon. and Learned Member, but he had never any wish to do so. He knew that as the tree so must be the fruit.—( Hear hear. ) As a crab tree roust bring forth crab apples, so must a maa with an acid nature write a thin acid pamphlet or evince aci dity and bitterness in his speeches—.(Laughter and cheers.) 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