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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, Notice i s h ere b y given, that BRISTO the Di L rectors will receive at their office in Bristol, on or before MoNnAr, the 20th of March next, at Twelve o'clock, Tenders for the execution of the following Works : CHIPPENHAM DIVISION. —Contract No. 1, C.—The Ex cavation and Formation of the Earthwork, and the Construction of all Bridges, Culverts, and other Masonry, and the entire completion (excepting the ballasting and laying the permanent Rails) of that portion of the Railway extending from the east end of the Box Tun nel to the boundary of the fields, Nos. 18 and 19, Chippenham, a distance of about four miles and fifty chains. This Contract consists chiefly of heavy Ctltting and Embankment, and comprehends a large amount of Earthwork. Drawings and Specifications of the above Work are now exhibited at the Company's Offices, Corn -street, Bristol, and at Hanwell, near London ; where printed Forms of Tender may be had. The Directors will not consider themselves bound to accept the lowest tender ; and they expect the several parties to attend at the Office, Corn-street, Bristol, at One o'Clock, on Monday, the 20th of March. C. A. SAUNDERS, Secretaries. Corn -street, Bristol, Feb I.J. C. 1, 1837HAPINIAN,. CONTRACTS FOR WORKS. BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY. The Directors of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Com pany will meet at the Office, Berkeley-street, Gloucester, on Fur- DAY, the 7th of April, at Eleven o'clock, for the purpose of re ceiving Tenders for the execution of the following Works:— Contract No. 3, G.—To include the Building of a Bridge over the River Avon, near Eckington, in the county of Worcester, and the completion of a portion of the Railway over the said Bridge. The Contractor is to keep the Works in repair for twelve months after they are completed, being for a distance of about statute chains. This Contract consists principally of Iron Work and Ma sonry, and will include the provision of all Materials, except those of the permanent way. Plans and Specifications for the above works, and a draft of the Contract to be, entered into, will lie for inspection:at the Office of the Engineer, Capt. W. S. Moorsom, 5, Hatherley-place, Cheltenham ; and at the Office of Mr. Ward, Resident Engineer, Bell Inn, Per shore, from the 13th day of March until the day on which the Con tract is let. Printed forms of Tender may be obtained at the Company's offices in Gloucester, and no others will be received. The parties tendering will be expected to be in attendance. The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest tender. By order of the Directors, SAM. Berkeley-stre e t, Gl oucester, March O BWLY 3, 1837,. Superintendent. DRESS COATS, cut in the first style of fashion, 355., Superfine ditto 403. to 503., Frock Coats, Silk Fac ings, 425., Superfine ditto, 475., ditto Silk Velvet Collar and Silk Facings, 555., Winter Trowsers, lqs. to 18s., Buckskin, Cloth, or Kerseymere ditto, 18s. to 255., splendid Winter Waistcoats, from 6d. to 125., rich Silk ditto, Cloth, or Kerseymere ditto, 7s. to 14s. ; Pilot Coats, 183., 4 55., and 30s. ; Petersham Great Coats, ; Cloth Cloaks from 30s. to 635. ; Superfine Milled Cloth Great Coats, 503. to 635. ; a Suit of Superfine Cloth, 31. 10s., at FISHER and Co.' s , T a il ors , N o. 10, king William-street, City, ten doors from London-bridge. TURK'S HEAD INN AND POSTING HOUSE, GREY STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. WILLIAM HOGG returns his grateful ac knowledgments for the favours conferred upon hi m i n th e TURK'S HEAD INN, Bigg-Market, and begs most respectfully to acquaint the Nobility,Gentry, Commercial Gentlemen, and the Public in General, that he has entered upon the above splendid and commo dious premises, immediately opposite the New Theatre : comprising superior Sitting and Dining Rooms, lofty and airy B e d R ooms , Hot, C o ld , and Shower Baths, &c. &c. The whole of the House has been fitted up with every attention to comfort and elegant ac commodation. Grey-street, in which the New Turk's Head is situated, is the roost elegant and spacious in the town, is in the direct line of post ing, and within five minutes walks of the Post-office. The Stabling Department is extensive, and arranged in the most Complete manner. Loose Boxes, Lock-up Coach House, excellent Harness-rooms, and every convenience which can tend to comfort or security. WINES OF THE FIRST VINTAGES. CHEAP CLOTHING for the SEASON, at 92 and 93, FLEET-STREET. J. SWAIN and Co. beg to direct the attention of Gentle. tnen to the following List of their (Cash) Prices for Clothes, MADE from the BEST WEST of ENGLAND CLOTHS : X. s. A Suit of Superfine Clothes Do. of Black or Blue 5 5 Do. of Imperial Saxon A Plain Suit of Livery And every other Article equally Cheap. Large Assortment of RAIL-ROAD CA SSIAIERES la New Article) for Gentlemen's TROWSERS. CAUTION.--MECHI'S MAGIC STROP.- ' Whereas' sundry unprincipled persons (for the sake of a treater profit, are endeavouring to palm upon the public INFE KIOR RAZOR STROPS, calling them " The Magic Strop," /let having illechi's name upon them ; the public are respectfully informed that no STROP is GENUINE without Mechi's name fully and dearly embossed thereon. By noticing this, much dis appointment will be avoided, as Mechi will not hold himself res- Tonsible for the quality of any strop (however much like his in out ward appearance) that is without his name. A liberal allowance to the trade, also to captains and merchants who ship in large quan tities. They will be found a profitable article for foreign invest- Ments, having an extensive reputation in all the British Colonies, as - well as in almost every capital city in Europe.--Manufactory, 4, leadenhall-street, four doors from Cornhill, London, where Mechi :manufactures extensively the following articles, either for shipping tor for wholesale or retail customers, all warranted : Table and small Cutlery, Leather an d W oo d D res s ' ng Ca, Writing Desks in leather and wood, Bagatelle Tables, Work Boxes, Tea Caddies, ilackgammon, Draft and Chess Boar de • Tooth, Hat, Nail, Hair, Shaving, an d Cl ot h B rus h es; Combs, 'Shaving Soair, and Soap Il exes ; the Magic Strop Paste, and Shaving Powder. A large Atss ortment of British Plate, and Sheffield Plated Articles, Japanned Tea Trays, and a variety of other articles, of which catalogues may .oe h ad . gratis. Just published, the 20th Edition, ~NEW POPULAR WORK on DISEASES of the GENERA TIVE SYSTEM, with Additional Cases. Price 4s. AN H ISTORICAL and PRACTICAL TREATISE on SYPHILIS, and other Diseases of the ILlrethra and Generative System. These subjects are illustrated by variety of highly interesting cases. To which are added, Con .-eluding Observations on the Nature and Treatment of Nervous, General, and L ocal Debility, for the Cure of which the Author has adopted a plan of treatment which, during his experience of .—upwards of thirty years' extensive practice, has invariably proved :successful. ,By C. B. COURTENAY, M.D., 42, Great Marlborough-street. Printed for the Author, and sold by Simpkin and Marshall, Sta- L tioners'-court ; Onwhyn, Catherine -street, Strand ;W. 3larch, 145, Oxford -street ; J. rh --appen, 94, Royal Exchange ; M'Phun, 'Trongate, Glasgow; Messrs. l Sutherland Calton-street, Edin urgh; a n d b y all Booksellers in town and , country. " Amongst the numerous medical and surgical works of the day, 'We c ons id er that written by Dr. Courtenay on Syphilis and other ?frequently fatal complaints to be worthy of the highest e ncomiums, and justly deserving the serious attention of all those persons who Islay unfortunately happen to be afflicted with the maladies which um the subject of this very interesting publication. The lumi -11 one views taken of these diseases, together with the important rarnings against excesses, entitle this work to great praise; and re may add, as a further recontmendation, that it is written with aueh delicacy and morality."--Inspector and Literary Review. IILAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. The extraordinary efficacy and complete safetyas of thi is now now so fully es'ablished by such testimonials as the public can At all t itles make reference to, either direct or through the medium of he respet table Agents, whose names and residences are given, that any .engthemed t.:s , scription of its salutary effects is unnecessary. It is merely TAT : ,lENltisite to obsorve, that for GOUT, RHEUMATIC GOUT, RHEIJ ISM, LUMBAGO, SCIATICA, PAINS IN THE HEAD AND 4 CE, &e. it is a decidedly established remedy. But the Proprietor is it s duly, which he owes to the afflicted, to place before them a series 'of cures recently communicated to him, one of which is the following : Prout. 229, Strand, London. have long been subject to fits of the Gout, which generally attack var y ious pa r t' of my b ody with such violence that I expect it will get to st omach, and p u t an end to all suffering. About a month since I .was 'o,lattacked with a most acute pain 'and inflammation in the hands, knees, feet, so as t o b e unable to move or to do the least thing. Fortunately, i ' l ZLS friend called in, who had taken BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUM ATIC with advantage; he instantly procured a box, which I took ac 'tort. ing to the di rect i ons. After two days, I was (comparatively speak ing, I `t heaven) f ree from pain and inflammation. On the fifth day I was Iftablet.a to attend to business, and before I had finished t a ki ng th e contents t one box I was comp l etely restored to health. It is with great pleasure ~‘ ac knowledge the very essential benefit I have received from your inva- Mtib le medicine. I w i s h you to make this statement public f or the benefit sof ot hers similarly s it uated; an d am, Sir, your's respectfully, It. M. Brighton, Sept. I, BI r. Brew, IVledical lB36. Hall, East-street, Brighton, will satisfy any person respecting the author of thi s l etter. 411.4,xtract of a letter from Mr. Sissons, Bookseller, Worksop, Agent for the sale of this Medicine. Dated July 2nd,1836. !FenMy father has been subject to severe attacks of u,nit for the last 40 , unable he was induced to try BLAIR'S PILLS, he has been 41 , 1 . 3 1 e.M vably he it, and several of our most respectable gentry `c coast ant use of them. „ ex ' 'hese Pills are taken without the least care or attention, by either young or old, and have the peculiar property of entirely removing the ;gee se without debilitating the flame, which is universally lett in a I,Tn. Der and better state than before the malady commenced. And . there veSotj!_er 'ost important Wren belonging to hot medieine—th r at it pre oee,...„ flying to the brain, stomach, oher vital an t i to. do in .otesale and retail, by Thomas Prom, 229, Strand, London ; had fal l re‘Pectable Medieine„yenders throughout the King.' he 24 .0, per ~, - ~ No. 13,878. TIOUDON'S ARBORETUM et FR UTICE TUM BRITANNICUM., Nos. 33, 34, and 35, of this national work, appeared March 1 ; and the Author thinks it necessary to state that in consequence of an accident which occurred at the printing office, only seven sheets compose the above Nos. instead of eleven ; but that the additional four sheets (which include 28 pages of engravings), will be given with the Number for April. Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, and Co. London. LADY CHARLOTTE BURY'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready, in 2 vols. post Bvo., 18s., T H E b IVO R CE D. By the Authoress of " Flirtation." " Nor tears that wash out sin, can wash out shame."—Pope. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. A THIRD EDITION OF THE SKETCHESBY "BOZ." First Series, in Two Volumes, post Bvo., With Sixteen Illustrations by George Cruikshank. IS NOW READY. *.° A Second Edition of THE SECOND SERIES will im mediately follow. John 3facrone, St. James's -square. MR. THEODORE HOOK'S NEW WORK. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., TACK BR A G. By THEODORE HOOK, Esq. Author of " Sayings and Doings," " The Parson's Daughter," " Maxwell," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. In a few days, Dedicated by Gracious Permission to IL R. 11. THE PRINCESS VICTORIA. AIARCUS M A N L I U S. A TRAGEDY. In Five Acts. By DAVID ELWIN COLOAIBINE. Fancy Boards, Gilt. Price ss. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Just ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., with numerous Plates, NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA. BY THE RIVER NIGER. `"" In the Steam-vessels Quorra and Alburkah, In 1832, 1833, and 1834. By AIACGREGOR LAIRD and R. A. K. OLDFIELD, Surviving Officers of the Expedition. Richard Bentley, New Burlington• street, Publisher in Ordinary to his Majesty. This day was published, in 18mo., cloth lettered, price 65., or interleaved, price 7s. SPIL L A N'S TRANSLATION of the PHAR- L 7 MACOPCEIA LONDINENSIS, with a Commentary ex planatory of the chemical decompositions, the Pharmaceutical and Medicinal uses of the several preparations, with the doses and most convenient forms of exhibition. The Rationale of the directions given by the College for ascertaining the purity or detecting the adulteration of medicines, has been given for the use of the junior student. Several new Formulae have been added in the form of an Appendix, derived originally from the Continental Pharmacopoeias. By D. SPILLAN, M.D., Fellow of the King and Queen's College of Physicians, in Ireland. London : Henry Renshaw, 356, Strand. LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT. On Saturday, 18th March, will appear, in post Bvo., 10s. 6d., VOLUME TIIE FIRST OF T HE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART. By J. G. LOCKHART, Esq., His Literary Executor. CONTENTS OF VOLUME FIRST. Chap. I.—Autobiography. —Lasswade Cottage —Early Chap. II to IV.—lllustrations Poetry--Visit to London— of Autobiography, 1771-92. Sheriff of Selkirkshire, 1798-99 Chap. VII. —First Expedition Chap. X.—Border Minstrelsy— into Liddesdale—Study of Gor- Richard Heber—John Leyden man--Political Trials—Bur- --William Laidlaw--James ger's Lenore—Diappointment Hogg-- Correspondence with y in Love, 1792-96. George Ellis, 1800-02. Chap. VIII.--Ballads—Ellin- Chap. XI. and Xll.—Minstrelsy, burgh Light Horse--Expedi- Vol. lll—Sir Tristrem—Lay tion to Cumberland— Gilsland of tlAc Last Minstrel—Edin ' Wells—Marriaffe, 1796-1797.! burgh Review—Wo r d swort h , Chap. IX.—Early Married Life! 1802-04. Ediwburgh : Robert Cadell. London : John Murray ; and Whittaker and Co. 30, STRAND. • "LOFT FELL THE DEW." A PARODY. Soft fell the dew, and mild was the morn, That lovelily opened, that wakened the dawn ; Soft fell the dew in its exquisite sheen, Real love might be pictur'd, true bliss might be seen. I have seen that dew fall, I have seen that morn break, And the sun all resplendent in glory awake; That sun cast a shadow, but the shade when I met I found was enrivalled by Warren's Black Jet. That Blacking has beauty I thought not to view, Till in my bright boots I my face could review : A splendour u rivalled my boots now a , sume, Since polished by Warren's,—by Warren's Jet Bloom. This Easy-shining and Brilliant Blacking prepared by ROBERT WARREN, 31', Strand, London ; and sold in every Town in the United Kingdom. Liquid, in Bottles, and Paste Blacking, in Puts, at Cd., 12d., and MI. each. Be particular to inquire for Warren's, 30, Strand; all others are Counterfeit. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLIND. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay. £4 0 to £4 5 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 4 5 4 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 15 5 0 Clover Hay` Oat Straw £2 6to £2 S 1 Wheat Straw 2 8 2 10 SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £3 15 4o £4 0 N‘iw Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 4 5 4 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay ... . 4 15 5 0 Clover Hay (extra fine ......:'6 0 Generally Oat Straw £2 6to £2 SI Wheat Straw 2 8 2 10 WHITECHAPEL. Coarse Meadow Hay £3 15 to 4 0 New Meadow Ilay Useful Old Ditto 4 0 4 5 Fine Upland slowlow and Itye•grass Hay Clover Hay 5 5 6 0 Old Straw ....,, £2 4to£2 61 Wheat Straw PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolii is 9d. for the 41b. Loa Good Bread may be had at 64d. PRICE OF SE. Per Cwt. New English Red Clovers6s. 70s. sOs. OW Ditto Ditto —a. —s. New Foreign Ditto Old Ditto Ditto New White Clover 6os. 703. 114 s. Old Ditto Ditto —S. —a. *??..? Trefoil l6s. Ms. 215.! Old Ditto —s. Trefohum 17s. 19s 20s English Carraway --s. 435. 475. Foreign Ditto —s. s''s. 52s Coriander —s. Ss. 10s. 1 Rapeseed, English tine (per Las EDP.—March 6. Per Quarter, St. Foin "4s. 36s 42. Rye Grass 295, 28s. 3is. Pace) , Grass —s. 38s. 425. Linseed, for feeding sos 54.5. 601 Ditto, for sowini Ditto, for crushing —8 4fis. 525. (7anary —S. 448 48s. Hemp —s. 445. 48s. Per Bushel White Mustard us. 04. gs. Pd. Brown Ditto Tares 4s. 6d. ss. lid. t)35/.:1B'. PRICES OF HOPS —March 6. Farnham Pockets (per cwt.) O/. Os. 101 Os. to Hi. Os. K,nt Pockets Choice ditto CI Os. 5 . Os to Is. Os. Kent Rags.... 4'. 10s. 5!. Os. to 6' 0, Sussex Pockets Superfine ditto PRICES OF POTATOES AT SPITA LH EIMS. York Reds ;from ♦essel) 'l/ 15s. to 41 10s. per ton, Scotch Reds ditto . 3/. 10s. to 41. 5s ditto Common Reds I/ Os. to 4 10s. ditto Marsh Champions 31. Os. to 4 Os. ditto Shawl . .., 3 . 10s. to 4L Os. ditto Middling ..... 01. Os. is 21. Os. ditto Chats l/. 15s. to 01. Os. ditto OF OIL Rape Oil, brow n , p er t on, 471. PRICE N —Refined, 43 . 103.—Linseed Oil, 311. 03. Linvoed Oil Cake at the Mill, (1000 ,131. 103 —Rape Cake, per ton, 61. 03. PRICES OF LEATHER. Per lb. d. to d. Per lb d. to 4. Crop Hides, 30 to 40lb each 12 131 Horse Hides, German )3 22 -----40 50 ---50 60 ..... —.. 14 17 CalfSkins,3o to 40Ib. (doz )• 15 22 Bull Hides Butts, Vitriol English l5 23 7O 100 •14 21 Foreign Foreign Hides lO 12 small l6 17 Dressing Hides I Shaved .... 14 17 Basils • 7 14 Best Saddlers Hides Horse Hides, English • If rounded 2d .to 4d per lb more. PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c per 1121 b. Town Tallow 49g. t3d. Yellow Soap Yellow Russia White —s. Od. Curd —s. 0,1 Soap Ditto s Od. Graves l6s. 01. Melting Stuff ... Ditto Rough '2sB. 01 PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 81b Price of Tallow (as stated Hy the Tallow Melters) PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Candles in the Retail Shops is as follows: Candles, per dozen, 7s fi,l. ; inferior, as. OW—Moulds, 93. lid. Sixpence per dozen discount for cash. COAL MARI Bensham Bishop 20 9 's Main 2O 0 Rute'sTanfield Felling Main l9 0 Lainbton's Primro se Howard's Netherton Main 21 6 Ilebliurn Main Ord's Redhugh Pontop Windsor Russell's High Main Tovrnley 2O 6 West Hartley • 24 0 Wylam 23 6 Walls End flewieke and Co 23 9 Walk End Clark and Co 2l 9 Walls End Gosliirth Walls End Heaton 23 a Per Ton. Ships arrived sine; 2d. Ski CEL—Marcli 6, l'er Ton. s. d Walls End Hilda 23 6 Walls End Northumberland 23 e %Valls End Newmarch 23 3 WallslEnd Peauth IS 0 Walls End Perkins 23 0 Walls End Riddell's 23 9 Vl, ails End Primrose 23 0 Walls End Belmont Walls End Helton 2i 6 Walls End Lambton 25 6 Walls End Russet's Hetton 25 6 . Walls End Stew art ' s ... .. Walls End Hart1ep001....„..... 23 6 Walls End St. Helen's Tees.,. 24 3 Walls End Devonshire...,,,,, . 21 9 Walls End Tees Walls End Victoria Tee 5...... 24 3 Mast market-dab 631 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 7, 1837. TO JOSEPH HUME, ESQ. M.P. Merchistoun Hall, Horndean, Feb. 18, 1837. Sir,—As I observe it is your intention to bring the last pro motion before the House of Commons, I beg leave to furnish you with some statements which will enable you to'do justice to the subject. I shall confine myself entirely to the navy, as probably some officer of the other profession may enlighten yutt on military matters. When his present Majesty came to the throne, a promotion took place which made the lists as follows : Admirals Captains Commanders Lieutenants , 3,559 Since which period the lists were reduced to— Admirals • Captains Commanders 823 Lieutenants 2,994 On the 10th of January, 1837, the promotion made them as follows : Admirals Captains Commanders 823 . Lieutenants Showing a reduction since the accession of his present Ma jesty of no less than 804 officers on the active list. You very justly remark, that there are officers sufficient for all the navies in the world, but you do not tell the House of Commons, that out of the whole of the admirals there are not more than 12 under 60 years of age; and in the last pro motion not more than six. You do not tell them that on the captains' list there are more than 150 above GO, and, perhaps, as many more above 50. You do not tell them that nearly half the commanders are unfit for active service, and that if a fleet of fifty sail of the lin e was requ i re d, t h e Admiralty could not find lieutenants sufficient to officer them. There are few admirals of 60 years of age, fit to com mand the British fleets with that activity and energy that the country would expect, in the event of war; and let war come when it may, the officers in command of the different stations will exceed that age; and no Board of Admiralty could super sede them without it being considered- a public disgrace. There are, no doubt, men of 60 who are equal both in body and mind to command (and almost all men think themselves so), but I speak of men in general, and more particularly of those who have not been employed for many years; or even if employed, employed in a very difTekent manner from that they would be in an active war. Lord Nelson fought the battle of the Nile at 39, Copen hagen at 41, and was killed at 47. Had he not been an ad miral till 60, I much doubt whether you would have either heard of the battle of the Nile or Copenhagen ; and the battle of Trafalgar most certainly would not have been fought in the manner it was. There is a great difference between the command of a fleet and a seat in the House of Commons ; a man of 60 may talk to the House for two or three hours, though exposed to the wit, the sarcasm, and the yawns of his opponents, and still preserve his nerve and power of oratory, much beyond that age ; but an admiral in command of a fleet has not only his enemy to look after, but he has charge of that fleet amongst rocks, shoals, Ice shores, storms and tempests, and it requires youth and health to support him in all his difficulties. Now, Sir, I shall examine the last promotion under two heads : 1. Was it necessary for the service? 2. Was it an act of justice to individuals ? For many years past the system of promotion from captain to admiral has been by seniority ; and I much doubt whether any ministry dare, under the present circumstances, change it ; it could only he done by a recommendation of Parliament, which is not very likely to be obtained. I shall, therefore, take things as they are. The responsibility of the naval ser vice rests exclusively with the Admiralty ; and they are bound to see that the officers they employ arc equal to their com mands in peace or war. It is not enough to say such an officer will do well enough in peace, he , will not have much hard work, he is almost always in harbour, and so on ; a war may surprise us, and if any untoward accident should happen at the first brush, the indignation of the country would be so roused, that the Board of Admiralty would probably lose their heads. The people of England have not been accustomed to see the defeat and capture of a fleet; woe be to our rulers should such a misfortune befall us. Under the cireumstances I have stated, the Admiralty have only one road before them_simply to state to the King that the admirals have become so Old that a pro motion is absolutely necessary ; the difficulty is, how low down the lists they ought to go. On one hand they have the claims of officers for length of service, and the necessity of getting at some tolerably young men • on the other hand, they have the fear of dissatisfying yourself and the economists, and of having a cry raised against them in the country. What have they done ? They have taken a middle course,- which has not brought forward young men, and they have dis pleased you as much as if they had mae the promotion efficient. I now come to the second consideration. Is it an act of justice to individuals or not ? The senior officer promoted had been 35 years a captain, the junior 32; the average lolgth of service could not be un der 50 years ; their pay 2601. a year. Now, Sir, I ask you, I ask the House of Commons, I ask the people of England, to whom you are fond of appealing,- whether that rank and that pay were a sufficient reward for officers who had devoted their whole life to the service of their country ? Many of them had little more than their pay, and probably 'grown-up families to maintain, and they were not in a position to better their con dition; they had their appearance as gentlemen, and their rank as officers to support, and this to be done on 260/. a year. Yoware either not aware of these facts, or you are rididg your horse of economy and reform so hard that he will break down under you. You - observe, that this promotion was vnade to support the aristocracy. Why, Sir, there are only six aristocratic names in the whole naval promotion, an d God knows the prese n t Ministry have no great reason to support that body ; they might with more justice be accused of a wish to gain over the army and navy to their way of thinking. But I will do them the justice of believing, that they found themselves imperatively called upon to recommend a promotion, both as necessary for the service, and as an act of justice to old officers. The pre sent Ministry have many faults, no doubt ; but surely that of dealing out promotion with too liberal a band is not one of them. I believe they have religiously abided by the regula tion laid down by their predecessors, of only promoting one in three from each list. During Lord Melville's administration of naval affairs, 'pro motion was so unnecessarily and unjustifiably great that the war officers have been completely bowled out of the service by young men, who have entered since the peace, and the present Admiralty, I have no doubt, find it difficult in the extreme to do anything like justice to them. I shall now examine the case of the captains promoted to that rank-75 were removed from the list, and 25 have been placed on it, the senior had been a commander 36 years, the junior six years ; how far the selection of the Admiralty has been just I will not here examine. I know several who certainly ought to have been included in it, but I presume a list of the most efficient old commanders was placed before the Board, and they selected 25 who they thought had the most merit, or more probably who had the most friends at the Board. The 25 lieutenants made commanders, and the 25 midshipmen were, I suppose, selected in the same manner, but be that as it may, the senior officer made commander was a lieutenant of 24 years' standing, the junior 8 years ; all the midshipmen, with the exception of one, who had been five years in a surveying vessel, had passed in 1829 and previously, some even 10 years prior. Now, sir, Ydo not think that you, the House of Commons, or the conntry can possibly find fault with their length of service. As to the midshipmen, I declare that the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or the Ministers, whoa oever's fault it was, ought to take shame to themselves for having made so paltry a promotion ; what zeal ,what energy can be expected from midshipmen who• are permitted to remain in that rank for 20 years? Why, Sir, we have midshipmen who are grandfathers still passing on board a ship under the name of young gentlemen ! Had there been fifty Joseph Humes, instead of one, in the House of Commons, the Admiralty ought to have promoted at least 100 midshipmen, and called upon all the naval senators to state to the House whether they were correct or not in so Vail say you see no prospect of diminishing the naval and military establishments. Are you aware that the Russians had 28 sail of the line in the Baltic the summer before last ready for sea, and a squadron of eight sail, with a proportion of frigates and smaller vessels constantly cruising, and we had rzot one frigate on the home station; and this at a time that we were permitting Spain to recruit in this country, and putting into execution the quadruple treaty, which could not be agreeable to Russia ?—What, Sir, was to have hindered her from transporting 20,000 men to the assistance of Don Carlos, and placing him on the throne of Spain ; marching afterwards to Lisbon, dethroning the Queen, re-embarking her troops and returning to the Baltic, anchoring at Spithead, if thought proper, or going to The Mediterranean and sweeping away our squadron ?--Absolutely nothing ; and had the Auto crat possessed the nerve, as I have no doubt he had the incli nation, it would have been done, and France and England would have been left to contend against all Europe, and fight the battle of freedom on French or Belgian ground, under a Tory administration; for the heads of the Ministry, and per haps your own, would most certainly have adorned the capital. 'Last year the same Russian force was in the Baltic, and against your opinion eight sail of the line were added to the British fleet. What squadron will he collected this summer is not in my power to say. At present, we have only the three first-rates as guard-ships and three sail of the line, two of which are fit ting for the flags of Sir Robert Stopford and Sir C. Paget. Now, sir, when you bring forward your motion, you will know at least the actual actualfstate of the navy, and in recom mending economy I have no doubt you will see the necrstity of not allowing this country to pe defenceless, particularly till the affair of the Vixen is decided. Remember that we sent an army and a fleet to Copenhagen in a time of profound peace, and stole the Danish fleet, because we suspected there was an understanding between Denmark and France. Russia knows we have a treaty with the two Queens of Spain and Portugal, and she has a right to take the opposite silo of the question if she please. Relative to the promotion, the most advantageous thing you can do for_ the country and navy is recommending the Ministers to allow all captains within 100 of the top of the list and 60 years of age, to retire with the rank of rear-admirals, at 11. a day; all cAnmanders unfit fur service to retire with the rank of captain, on additional pay, and the same with lieutenants. The House of Commons and the country will then see, without dis guise, the number of efficient naval officers they can command in a state of emergeDcy. Such a recommendation coming from you, I have no doubt, would have more effect, and would give you more deserved popularity than any motion you can bring forward this session ; for be assured all sides are tired of your pounds, shillings, and pence, when they tend to impair the effi cient force of the country.-1 am, sir, your humble servant, CHARLES NAPIER, Captain R.N. The Earl of Westmoreland and Lady Georgiana Fane have arrived in Grosvenor-square, from Brighton. The Countess of Westmoreland is sojourning at Rome. According to a return made by the Patriarch of Greece to his Government, it appears that the plague in that country has carried off 4,303 Greeks. The number of the Armenians and Jews who have fallen victims to the disease has not been ascertained. The Earl of Bradford, Lord Bateman, and Mr. Debaney, have bought malisions in Belgrave-square. The Earl of Yarmouth, Lord Harley, Lord Clive, and the Hon. - Mr. Lascelles, have taken houses in Eaton-square. Houses in this improving neighbourhood are selling fast ; since it is ex.,-.ected his Majesty will reside in Buckingham Palace in a few weeks. SUICIDE.—On Friday morning, about half-past ten o'clock, a female, apparently not more than twenty years of age, threw herself off the wooden bridge into the Grand Surrey Canal. Every exertion was made to save her, but without success. The Augsburg Gazelle states that several very ex lensire failures had taken place in Trieste, by which the cre dit of some of the most respectable houses in Vienna had been considerably shaken. The influenza was beginning to assume a fatal character in Prague. On Saturday week a short time after John -Richards, Esq., of Bower Cottage, Froxfield, near Peterstield, had re -tired to bed, lie was awoke by a strong smell of smoke. He immediately called the servants, who, had, with himself, scarcely reached the bottom of the staircase, when the whole roof fell in a mass of burning flame ; they narrowly escaped with their lives, and the whole of the furniture was destroyed. It was no doubt, the work of an incendiary, as it appears to have been set on fire in three places. ENGLISH LITERATURE.—In Germany a Pro fessorship of the English and French languages has been established for the first time, at the University of Tubingen, in Wirtemburg. The new Professor is M. Peschier, of Geneva. --Frankfort Paper. WARSAW, FEB. 22.—The Marquis and Mar chioness of Londonderry, with their son, have been for some clays in this city, on their return from Petersburg. The day before yesterday the Prince of Warsaw and his consort paid a visit to this distinguished English Nobleman, and accepted his invitation to dinner. DARMSTADT, FEB. 24.—Mr. Weldig, the clergy man of Obeng-gleen, arrested on a charge of high treason, was yesterday found dead in his dungeon, having cut his throat by pieces of glass obtained by breaking the decanter in which water had been supplied to him.—Fraidfort Paper. A letter from Naples states a rumour that a niece of Princess Metternich is to be married to the Duke de Sca letta, and will be appointed one of the Ladies of Honour to tile young Queen. Preparations upon a grand scale are being made at Pompeii for excavations, which are to be opened in the presence of her Majesty. The Court of Austria- has gone into mourning for twelve days, on occasion of the death of the ex-King of Sweden. Dowton, of whom but little has been heard since his return from America, is starring it at Salisbury. It is rumoured that another nailer has been dis c,vered making his marks in St. James's-street. The fish monger suggests that the whole concern should be brought to the hammer, nails and all. Avesnes, a town in France, is fully occupied with the following extraordinary occurrence. In 1813, a French soldier was returned among the killed 'at Osnabruck, in the retreat from Leipsic. In 1824, his widow married again, and has had several children by her second husband. Last week, to the astonishment of all the parties, the first husband, who had so long been numbered among the dead, suddenly made his appearance from the regions of Jenisseo, in Siberia, beyond Tobolsk, that is, 1,200 or 1,300 leagues in the depths of Russia. Last week, whilst Ann Smith, residing at No. 18, Great St. Andrew's-street, Seven- dials, was passing the end of Monmouth -street, St. Giles's, she was knocked down by a horse drawing a light cart, and severely injured. She was taken to the shop of Mr. Baltimore, surgeon, No. 4, High street, Bloomsbury, whore, after every humane treatment, she was conveyed to her residence in a deplorable condition. What renders the accident more melancholy is, that on Monday week her husband, who was a brushmaker, dropped down dead in a fit of apoplexy : At a meeting of the Portsmouth branch of the Tem perance Society, last week, Mr. Allen, who attended on behalf of the parent society, stated that last year, 29,528,889 gallons of ardent spirits paid duty, amounting to the enormous sum of 8,000,469/. 16s. 7d. We learn from Offenburg that a man named Becher, condemned to death for robbery and murder, was lately deca pitated in that town, with the unusual - additional circumstance that at the moment of the execution his face was concealed by a mask. CARLIST HUMANITY.—A young girl seeing the fortifications raised by the Carlists at Fontarabia, remarked that they would be unable to withstand an attack of the Eng lish. She was immediately seized by order of Gen. Guibe lalde and condemned by him to a month's imprisonment, and to walk through the streets tarred and feathered, or to pay a fine of 500 reals. LUNAR ECLIPSE.—A correspondent of the Liver pool Mercury says, " The next lunar eclipse, on the 30th of April, is likely to be attended by a very rare circumstance. The eclipse will begin at about half-past six in the evening, and the moon will rise eclipsed at seven. As the earth must be between the sun and the moan, in order to occasion an eclipse, the sun ought then to be below the horizon ; but, owning to the refraction of the earth's atmosphere, I conceive that we shall see the singular phenomenon of the sun remaining above the western horizon, while the moon appears eclipsed in the eastern. Such a phenomenon was seen at Paris in 175 b." As the mail cart was proceeding from Brighton to Lewes, a few evenings since, it was stopped near Coledcan by a footpad, who, presenting a pistol at the driver, demanded his money. The mailman said he had none, and whipping his horse pretty smartlythe animal sprang forward, when t he foot pad let go the reins, and the cart reached Lewes without fur ther interruption.—Brighton Guardian. On Sunday forenoon se'imight, at Dundee., about half-past 11 o'clock, it began suddenly to blow f nom the south-west, with the severity of a tornado, increasin g in vio knee every moment. The gale was accompanied 1..)y heavy rain. At 12 o'clock the streets were almost ins passable; and there were many instances of old infirm peo!ple being actually blown in a contrary direction from that in which they wished to walk. The river was speedily lashed into fury. At the Craig Pier the waves broke with awful vio lence over the walls. They rose to a level with_ the eireu- , lar glass tower at the top of the pier. The ball on the cupola of this building was blown away. The damage d one to the shipping in the harbour was great. In Dumfries the rain, tabiel in the morning was mixed with snow, was followed by Ite.',l of the largest description. At about half-past 12, win m the storm was at its height, there was a prodigiously vivid flash 0 g light ning, which illuminated the whole heavens, followed oy a tre mendous peal of thunder. An atrocious attempt at murder was lately w Ade by a person residina• at Trieste, in Italy, who had a lar, g , ) family, and conceived the horrible project of ridding himself of them all in a manner not to excite suspicion. Fur this purpose he purchased a small pleasure boat, in the bottom of which he made an aperture, which lie carefully stopped with a plug. Ile then took out his wife and four children on a Little excur sion, and when at a distance from the shore removed the plug, and swam for his own life, leaving his family to t] ieir fate., Fortunately, his murderous designs were frustrate 1 by the timely arrival of assistance, which rescued the interal ed victims from their danger. On the failure of his atroc io us design the miscreant fled, without leaving any clue to the discovery of his retreat. Mrs. Owen (formerly Miss Beaumont, of Covent garden theatre), who some years since retired into 'private life, has resumed her professional career at the I :ath theatre, where she is performing with great success. Th. I reason for this lady's return to the stage is said to be the di, minution which has taken place in Mr. Ow e en's s was income,'a a l n t a d i nn e e d c greateen ul of the alter a ti on o f th e a ff a i rs a t th e East India It cruse, in in t tie which he had for man y years held a s it ua ti on . We are assured," says La F r a nce , " that a medi rieedxpthereimuesentof champagne o c' f il g m ri a p n pe a , t and that ha ' s the t success." DIFFICULT TO SWALLOW.—A few days c go, as one of Mr. Oag's coopers was opening a cod, 11 :Coug1 it in by a boat into Pulteneytovvn harbour, h e t o hi . 'to.) pant di asto nishment, di scovere d i n i ts stomac h a red ;;POtod lt,t( in band kerchief, containing 4?;d. in copper, it apnoared tt 1 11 are been newly swallowed.—John o Groat jouiv: (4 l. :ocen vessels laden All coals On Saturday last Sixteen came into Douglas harbour. The news last vatly spread throu7hout the island, and the quays morn bsimod tately throng ed with the inhabitants, who have barn; in a r lost destitute condition for want of fuel during thin ineleincut s icason.—MQ na's Herald. PRICE sd. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, 11 , 14.mcm 6. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at a few minutes past five o'clock. Earl -SH AFTE SBURY presented petitions from the County of Wilts and other places against the abolition of Church-rates. Lord KENYON presented petitions from parishes in the Counties of Kent, Somerset, and Bedford, to the same effect. Also a petition from 22 united parishes in the County of Kent, praying that no alteration might be made in the Poor Law Amendment Act. Also three petitions from pa rishes in the city of London, praying that the operation of the Poor Law Amendment Act might not be ex t ended to the City. For his own part, he did not think the time had yet arrived for thrusting this law into all parts of England, whether the inhabitants were satisfied or not with the operation of the old system. Lord DE GREY presented petitions from the parishes of Henlow, Clifton, Blenheim, and others, against the abolition of Church-rates. Lord FALMOUTH presented petitions from Weymouth, Merthyr, and several other. places, against the abolition of Church-rates. The Bishop of LINCOLN presented petitions from Wol verhampton, and other places, to the same effect. Lord REDESDA LE presented petitions from Stonehouse, Stroud, and other places, to the same effect. Lord H OLLAND presented a petition from , Ecelesfield, agreed to at a public meeting of its inhabitants, praying for the abolition of Church-rates ; also a petition from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Corporation of Carmarthen, praying the House to extend to Ireland the same benefits of free Corporations, which had been conferred on the people of England—that the inhabitants of Ireland might no longer be considered _" aliens." Lord STR A NGFO RD presented petitions from Ashford, and also from a stiff endiary curate at Battersfield, against the abolition of Church-rates. Lord MANSFIELD presented a petition from Horncastle . to the same effect. Lord RAVE NSWORTH presented a petition from Ted dington, praying that their Lordships would be pleased to up hold the privileges of their Lordships' House. The Bishop of HEREFORD presented petitions from several parishes in the county of Hereford against the aboli tion of Church -rates, and praying that their Lordships would not give their sanction to a measure which must destroy that cinnexion between Church and State which is the poor man's best bulwark, and the source of those many blessings which the empire enjoyed. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved that the following returns be furnished to the Committee of their Lordships' House :—The Memorial of the Deputation from. the Synod of Ulster to the Board of Education in 1832 ; also the Letters of the Right Hon. Edward Littleton to the Board of Educa tion in 1833; and also a Copy of the Report of Inspection of the Rev. Mr. Carlisle, furnished to the Board of Education in 1836.—Ordered. The Marquis of L ANSDOWNE then said that a notice had been given by a Noble Marquis opposite, relative to the appointment of police by the proprietors of railways. He hoped, however, the Noble Marquis would not have any objection to postpone it. He (the Marquis of Lansdowne) admitted the importance of the question, but there wat now a Bill-in pro gress in the other H ouse which embraced the subject of rail roads generally, and he considered that the motion of the No ble Marquis would be better discussed when that measure came before them. , The Marquis of SALISBURY had no objection to post pone his motion, as he would rather l eave i t i n t h e h ands of Government; but he would reserve to himself the power of renewing it if the Railway Bill alluded to did not embrace the subject of it. Lord HATHERTON presented a petition from New castle-under-Lyne against Church-rates. ENGLISH MUNICIPAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Viscount MELBOURNE moved the second reading of this Bill, and hoped there would be no objection to take the discussion on it on going into Committee, as it would be more convenient. The Bill was then read a second time. WILLS' BILL On the motion of Lord LANGDALE, their Lordships went into Committee on the Wills' Bill. Clauses I and 2 were agreed to. Clause 3 was also agreed to with some verbal amendments, proposed by Lord LANGDALE and Lord BROUGHAM. On clause 7 being read, Lord WYNFORD proposed an amendment, to the effect that no will for the conveyance of any personal property made by any person under the age of 21 years should be v a lid. After a few words from Lord LANGDALE, Lord BROUGHAM thought the amendment proposed by the Noble Lord opposite would be an,improvemenl on the Bill. lie suggested that the best way would be to raitore the clause, as it stood in the Bill of 1835 ; so that it would apply to real as well as personal property. The clause as amended was then agreed to. Clause 9, after some conversation, in which Lord Lang dale, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Wyn ford took part, was agreed to. Lord BROUGHAM then enlarged upon the necessity of having a definite mode of signature by vtitnesses and testators to wills. The other clauses were then agreed to, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Monday. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF 'COMMONS, MARCH 6. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. The Sheriffs of London appeared at the bar, praying to be heard by counsel against the Commercial (Blackwall) Rail way Bill. Lord SURREY presented a petition from an individual residing near Brighton, against all the .Railway Bills whose lines were proposed to be taken through his property. Lord E. LENNOX presented a petition from the Com missioners of Greenwich Hospital, against the Greenwich Pier Bill. Mr. M. PHILIPS presented a petition from Langollan against the Cheshire Junction Railway. The Hon. Member also presented a petition signed by 7,000 inhabitants of Man chester, in favour of the Cheshire Grand Junction Railway. The Loughborough Small Debts' Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. Mr. EWART brought in the Liverpool Dock Bill. Lord FRANCIS EGERTON wished to remove the impression which he understood was very general in Liver pool among the promoters of the Bill, that it was not likely to be opposed in that House. -He wished it to be dis tinctly understood, that the Bill would be opposed. In his opi nion, there were most serious grounds of objection to the Bill. Mr. WILSON PATTEN thought. that the Bill should be deferred to the next session. Mr. WILBRAHAM said. his constituents were unanimous in their opposition to the measure. Mr. E WART said the opposition to the measure was en tirely from the landed interest. The Bill was intended to pro mote the prosperity of the town and port of Liverpool, as the great outlet of the commerce of this country with the Western hemisphere. He had no wish to deprive the parties opposing the Bill of the opportunity of doing so, but he thought it would be unreasonable to ask that a measure so well matured, and which might be called a national one, should be postponed to another Session: He would have no objection to postpone the second reading till this day week. Mr. 'WILSON PATTEN said the opposition came from every toy; n, village, and hamlet in that part of the country which he represented. PRESTON AND LANCASTER RAILWAY. An Hon. MEMBER presented a petition in favour of the Preston and Lancaster Railway Bill. OXFORD RAILWAY. Captain PECHELL presented a petition from the owners and occupiers of land in the county of Oxford against the Oxford branch of the Cheltenham and Tring Railway. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Ashton-under- Line in favour of the Manchester and Staffordshire Railway ; and a petition from. an individual against the Manchester and Sheffield Railway. The Birmingham Plate Glass Compani% Bill was read a second time. Mr. WILBRAHAM, presented several petitions in favour of the Manchester and Stafford Railway. Mr. ROBINSON presented petitions in favour of the Man chester and Chester Railway Bill. GRANTON PIER BILL. On the motionof Sir GEORGE CLERK, this 13ill,was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a Committee. MANCHESTER and STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from Kendal in favour of this Bill. TAMWORTH AND RVSGBY RAILWAY. Sir E. WILMOT beggtd leave to withdraw the motion he had made the other day, and substitute the following motion, which he beliPved had raet with the approbation of all parties, namely, "Vaal the Mition, together wills the Report of the 4 Select Qmnmitteo en the Tamworth and Rugby Railway, be referrea to the Committee on the Standing Order." I Ord EBRINGTON seconded the motion, and sincerely Vested it would he adopted by the House. Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE said that it was not his intention to offer any opposition to the 'course -the House mig:nt tliink proper to adopt. Nothing in his opinion was, however, so essential, as to understand properly what the functions. of the two Committees were. He thought, if the motion was consented to by the House, it would lead to a very bad pre. cedent. The SPEAK ER thought the adoption of the motion would be attended with great inconvenience. , Sir E. WILMOT would at once, on his own responsibility, if the motion was calculated to place the House in an awkward situation, withdraw his motion. • The motion was then withdrawn. NORTH_ JUNCTION RAILWAY. • - Mr. COMPTON presented a poition against the North Junction Railway 14.IVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER PLATE GLAE COMPANY. On the motion of Mr. WILSON PATTEN the Liverpe and Manchester Plate class Company Bill was real a sect time and ordered to be committed. CRANFIELD INCLOSURE BILL. - On the bringing up of the Rep ort on t hi s B i ll, Ma ' BEAUCLERK said he did not find any clause in the B setting aside four or five acres of the land for the purpose of play-ground for the people. According to the notice be l ' given, he should object to its progress, and he should 'thee fore move accordingly. Mr. AGLIONBY hoped the Hon. Member would add his motion a clause which would secure to the poor a suffici( allotment out of these wastes. Lord SANDON a pp rove d o f th e v i ew o f th e su bj ect take by the lion. and Gallant Member for Surrey. Mr. HUME thought 'the' House should proceed wi great caution when individuals came before it to estal lish rights , they did not previously possess.—( Hear.) r man could pass through the country without seeing with regr. the manner in which these waste lands were being enclosed and if the Hon. Member for Surrey would put upon the boo! , a notice 'for a resolution that no Enclosure Bill should h passed without a provision for that purpose, he was satisfi( he would have the support of Hon. Members on both sides e . the House. Major BEAUCLERK regretted that he was obliged t leave town for a few days, in consequence of the illness of near relative, and hoped that the Hon. Member for Middlesex. or some other Member, would give notice of a motion upo the subject. Mr. HUME gave notice that he would propose a resole tion, with the vie* of taking the sense of the House upon th subject. Mr. PRYME said he had, last year, called the attentio of the House to the subject of what was called the allotmei, system, with respect to Enclosure Bills.: He gave notice of resolution to that effect. Mr. GULLY presented.a petition from Pontefract, agaalp fie North Midland Railway Bill. THE-WEST LONDON AND WESTMINSTER CEMETERY COMPANY. Mr. WAKLEY moved the second ieading of the above Bill. Mr. C. LUSHINGTON had. the same objection to this Bill which he had to the several Cemetery Bills which were before the House last year. He found that this Cemetery was to be divided into two compartments, one being intended for Churchmen and the other for the Dissenters, thus carrying religious dissension beyond the grave.---( Hear.) He con szdered that it was a national disgrace, and lie would do all in his power to get rid of it. He was informed that the Bishop of Exeter the other day, following the example of the Bishop of London, insisted upon a wall being built be tween the two parts. A sort of fence was suggested to his Lordship, but he insisted on a wall being built three feet high. For these reasons he would move that the Bill be read a second time this day, six months. Mr. POTTER seconded the motion. It must be very galling to the Dissenters to find that the restrictions of the Church were carried beyond the grave, and that even in death a wall of separation was to be erected between them and the members of the Established Church. Mr. EWA RT regretted that there should be any distinc tions existing between Dissenters and Churchmen ; and still ,more that these distinctions should follow them to the grave. Mr. \VAKLEY said that with regard to the details of the Bill, an opportunity would be afforded of considering them in Committee; and if the Hon. Gentleman- was not then satis fied, he might make this motion on the third reading. He trusted, therefore, that the second reading would not be opposed. Mr. PR YME did not think there was any ground for the objection made by the Hon. Member (Mr. Lushington) if the Dissenters were excluded from one side of the wall, and Churchmen were excluded from the Other.—(A laugh.) The Bill was then read a second time. WAKEFIELD WATERWORKS.. Mr. GREENE brought up the Report of the Committee on ,is Bill. ..aUGH SWELLY AND LOUGH FOYLE CANAL. Mr. O'CONNELL brought up the Report of the Com mittee on this Bill, stating that the Standing Orders bad been complied with. AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE. Messages from the Lords brought up the Report of the Agricultural Committee. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. Lord POLLINGTON presented a petition against the York and North Midlatid Railway. CARLOW ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had received a petition from the clerk of the Hanaper-office, complaining of an undue return for the county of Carlow. The petition was ordered to be taken into consideration on the 18th of April. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for the House going into Committee on the affairs of Canada, when Mr. WALTER rose for the purpose of renewing his motion with respect to the appointment of a Com mittee on the subject of the Poor-laws. Gentlemen, for whose opinions he entertained the highest respect, had urged him the last time that he brought the nth jeet forward to withdraw his motion upon the subject of the Committee on the Poor-law. In deference to those individua Is, he had done so. It would be seen from the list of the Mem bers whose names he had -proposed to form the Com mittee, that it was his intention that every interest should b 3 properly represented.—(Cries of " Hear, hear, hear.'") From a Committee properly constituted, the most satisfactory results might be expected, but from the ante named a few Nights ago, he confessed he entertained little hopes of good. That Committee was composed chiefly of those who did not sympathise with the classes affected by the new Poor Law Act, and he believed there was not upon it a single gentle_ man connected with the manufacturing districeL—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He feared he had too hastily yielded the other night, and had not taken sufficient care to have a due proportion of Members for and against the measure. At pre sent there were 17 against the views entertained by him (Mr. Walter), and only 4in their favour. The Chairman of the _ . Committee he held in the highest esteem and respect, bul in case of his indisposition or absence, the Chair might fall to some other gentleman, who might be influenced by strong prejudices in favour of the working of the Poor-law Bill. Jf, as he understood, there was a Member of the Cornmirtiee _ _ who had been employed on the Commission, ha thought him a very unfit person to take a part in the in quiry. There was also a gentleman •on the Com mittee, who was Chairman of a Board, against which lie had received a letter of complaint. He rsked to have these influences counterbalanced by the introduction of gentlemen holding opinions similar to his own ; and if his motion were agreed to, it would leave the numbers 17 to 10. With respect to the statement that he had acquiesced in the naming of the Committee, he utterly denied it. The whole business was rapidly hurried througV and there was not a moment given for rcilection.—( Hear. ) He hoped those who were inclined to assist him in the original motion would now support his proposition, in order that the country might have the 'benefit of a fair and an impartial inquiry.—(}sear, hear.) He therefore should move that Major Beauclerk, Sergeant Goulburn, Mr. G. F. Young, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Thomas Attwood, and Mr. Hindley, be added to the Committee. Mr. HUME understood that the objection made to him was, that he would vote white was slack and black was white.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Now, if other people had been equally honest with himself in stating the grounds upon which they had. changed. their opinions, it would be perfectly satisfactory to that House._ It was well known that there were Hon. Members in that House who had voted black white and whi'.e black, and black white again; and he only regretted that they had not stated the ground for their change of opinion as candidly and as honestly as himself.— Hear.) He considered the allusion of the Hon. Member for Berkshire was altogether unworthy his notice.—( Cheers.) He begged to know, for the Hon. Member had stated no reason, why, contrary to •the rule laid down, the numbers t the Committee should be increased? Dice. the Hon. Membe mean to charge Lim (Mr. Hume) with. any intention to ac unfairly ? If so, it would ba better for him at once to state the fact. Mr. VI L L IE RS understood that an allusion had been made to him, and that it was considered a ground of objection that he had acted under the Commissioners. That statement was not correct ; he had never acted under the Commissioners ; some of them he did not even know by sight. He (Mr. Villiers) had recommended a mode of applying the law which hack not been attended to, and that was the whole of his connec tion with the Commissioners. He was not a country squire or a medical man, nor did he profess himself More humane than other men—( Loud cries of Hear, hear)--anra his sole object was to learn whether the Bill had acted we'd or not. Major BEAUCLERK said the ques',ion was of so much importance that it ought not to be 'treated as a party one. Though he had offered his services ...Ton the Committee a few days age, circumstances had now - alt.ered, and it would be out of his power to do so. He did not think it was intentional, but certainly the Committee laad. a strong majority upon one side.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. C. PELLIAM t! - ,ought there were very few who ob jected to the 'principle r the Bill, but still it was unquvAtion able that in the count - Ay there was much outcry with, respect to the mann:er in which i: was carried into effect. Mr. ci OULBURN did not like to discuss such' - a questi'an as the adding of particular names to a Corn miti.ee.—(Hear. ) However, though he bad come down the other evening with a determination to support-the Noble Lard (Lord J. Russell), still he thought this case a. peculiar one. Such a Committee as that upor, the Poor Laws ought t o have been so selected as to give 'no room for animadver sion on the 'part of any one.—(Hear.) The public ought to see that every -interest was represented in the Committee, and he thought such was not the case, as the names now stood. They were mostly Members for cor.nties or connected with the agricul tural interest. There °ught to be on the Committee some of the representatives. of those large towns, whose opinions were known to be tulfaxourable to the operation of the new Poor-laws, in, order to insure a fair investigation. —(Hear.) With this view, if the Honourable Mem ber for Berkshire persevered in making such an alt eration 'in the names of the Committee, ho should certainly 'have his support, in order in secure the admission on the Committee of persons whose opinions were known not to 'be quite so fa vourable to the amended Poor Law. This would produce that impression on , the public mind tb.at the inquiry was in every respect a fair one, and would be more likely to insure a perfect satisfaction With the result. 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