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ion? Suppose, for the sake of argument (and it was not an improbable one), that people might wish to go to Church on Sundays by the railroad—were they to be prevented from at tending divine service by such a clause ?—( Hear.) So far as his (Mr. Potter's) influence went, he would take care that such a clause should not be inserted in the Bill.—(Hear.) ,Mr. ROEBUCK observed that the first nineteen names to the petition were those of clergymen of the Church of England. —(Hear.) He thought it the most preposterous pe tition ever presented to that House. Mr. SINCLAIR thought it extraordinary that such a peti tion should be required in this country, and that any objection should be made to its reception in an assembly like the present. Sir OSWALD MOSEL E Y considered, although the peti tion had been termed preposterous by the Hon. Member for Bath, and extraordinary by the Hon. Member for Wigan, that there was cothing extraordinary in a petition praying that the Sabbath might be set apart as a day of holy rest ; and that those who were in attendance for the purpose of supplying the engines, &c., would have an opportunity of observing the Lord's Day.—( Hear, bear, hear.) It was well known that the noise and bustle attending the passing of a train of steam carriages—( Laughter)—particularly if a Church was in the immediate neighbourhood, would materially interrupt divine service. There was nothing, therefore, either prepos terous or extraordinary in such a petition. Mr. PO ULTER supported the petition. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, it appeared to be understood that the proprietors were going to compel people to go by the railroad on Sundays. Now, those persons who were so very anxious to have the Sabbath for a day of rest, had the means in their power, not only of keeping it so themselves, but also of setting an example to others. He confessed he wa s sur prised a short time ago to see a Bishop, who was go ing to preach a sermon for a Charity in the neighbourhood, drive up to the porch of a country church, with all the pomp he thought necessary for his station in town. Now, he would ask, would that not require a number of individuals to work upon that particular Sunday ?—( Laughter.) Mr. HARDY said he did not quite agree with the Hon. Member for Southwark, though he did so far, as he did not wish to compel any one to go to Church. All he wanted was that provision should be made i n the bills now passsing, so that people who might wish to go might not be prevented from going to the Church.—(Hear, hear.) He would like to know how the Honourable Member went to Church when he saw the Bishop.—(A laugh.) He wished to know why those people necessary for the working of the engines should be pre vented from the exercise of their religious faith. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL understood that the House hr.l agreed that there should be no debate upon petitions. The present one showed the necessity for some such regulation or understanding. Sir A. AG NE W thought the people who were necessarily employed about the engines, ought to be protected in the ex ercise of their religious duties. Mr. BUCKINGHAM said, if the proprietors of the en gines would carry the poor people of large towns free et expense on a Sunday, he might withdraw his opposition-- (A laugh)—but he did not see why a draper, or a book seller, should be prevented from trading on a Sunday, these proprietors of a railway were allowed to make large profits. After a few words from Mr. Howard, the petition was laid on the table. Several private Bills were brought up, and read a first aed second time. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. In answer to a question from Mr. Cobbett, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it was the intention of Government to bring the subject of the present state of the Agricultural interest under the notice of the House without delay. It the Honourable Gentleman would look into the Orders, he would see that there was more than one specific motion for the purpose of it under the discussion of the House, with a view to measures of relief. He thought, therefore, that the Hon. Gentleman would see that he ought rather to reserve himself until the time of discussion, than to seek to extract any premature announcement which might excite his aeprehension, and conk be of no real service. If there were no notices on the vette, he should be bound to give an explicit answer, but 110 Y; as there were notices, he should rather receive any explanatio until the motions were discussed. The Marquis of C H AND 0 S gave notice, that o❑ the 25th instant, he should move a resolution upon the present state (,f agricultural distress, Cabing upon the House to redeem ant interest by the reduction of local or general texation.—( Hear. ) The CHANCELLOR of the. EXCHEQUER could I),j but thank the Noble Lord for his kindness in postponing thi question during the absence of his Noble Friend, who not be long now before he was present to take up the questicn. KERRY ELECTION. Mr. SHAW, seeing the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin in his place, would take that opportunity of alluding to a contradiction he had made of a statement of his shartiy before the recess. It would be in the recollection of the House that the Hon. and Learned Member had challenged him to adduce Mr. O'CONNELL rose to order. He wished to know whether the Hon. and Learned Gentleman was going to unite a motion, or only asking a question, because, in the one cao, the House allowed him to make a speech, in the other it did not.--(Cheers.) Mr. SHAW said that he wished to snake an eNplanation in a matter personal to Unself.--(Chnerq from the Opposition It would be in the recollection of the House that the tion. Learned Member for Dublin had challenged him to adduce a. single instance of violence or breach 01 the peace that had taken place at the Kerry election.—( Cheers. ) On that occasion he had stated that he had received informa tion that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had sent a Rome Catholic Priest to an elector of the name of Murphy, to m!r him whether he intended to vote for the Knight of Kerry, m'ri threatening him if he did, that he would put a mark upon his doors which he would dread the consequences of.—( Cheers. ) In a few days afterwards, the man's house TAIS attacked and plundered by a mob.—( Cheers.) The House would not fer get the manner in Which the Hon. and Learned Gentlemen had contradicted that statement. In order that no mistake might take place, he (Mr. Shaw) had taken the trouble of copying the words made use of by the lion. and Learned Member upon that occasion, Aom the report in the Mirror (..1 Parliament. The words were—" Mr. O'Connell rose and proceeded to the table"— Mr. COBBETT rose to order, as did also Mr. O'Connell, which caused considerable confusion in the House. Mr. O'CONNELL, with considerable warmth, said thr.t if the Hon. and Learned Gentleman wished to say anything of himself, well and good, but he could not allow him, under that disguise, to make an attack upon him.—(Cheers.) It was a pretence, and not a very justifiable one, of vindicating himself by attacking him, Mr. O'Connell.—(Cheers.) Mr. SHAW said that he had been positively contradicted by the Hon. and Learned Member, and, with the permission of the House, he would read the words of that contradiction. The Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman had said, " I de clare most solemnly, in the- presence of that God who is to judge me, that the whole story is totally false."—( Cheers. ) He felt it his duty to refer, after this contradiction, to Lord Kenmare, in order that he might have an opportunity of with drawing his statement or confirming it. The result was, that his statement received the fullest confirmation. He would read to the House a letter from Mr. Murphy himself. in con firmation of what he said. The Hon. and Learned Member then read the letter, in which Mr. Murphy stated that Mr. O'Connell, in the presence of many of his friends and relatives, after asking him (Murphy) for whom he meant to vote, and hearing that he meant to vote for the Knight of Kerry, told him that he should have a black cross painted over his door, and made use of other threats of a like nature. On the evening of the last day of the election for Tralee, a violent attack was made upon the house of Murphy, and if it were not for the interference of the Magistrates, the mob would have gone to extremities. Among the persons who made the attack was one with a bundle of lighted straw. The Earl of Kenmare assured him ( Mr. Shaw) that Mr. Murphy was a man of high respectability. If this statement, authenticated as it was by Lord Kenmare, required corroboration, he (Mr. Shaw) had received several letters from gentlemen who had seen the attack spoken of, and who s;nke of the facts as quite notorious.—( Hear, hear.) He hoped that he had justified his original statement, and he left to the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin to justify his unqualified and solemn asser tion that every word of what be (Mr. Shaw) had said was false.—(The Hon. and Learned Member sat down amidst loud cheers from the Opposition side of the House.) Mr. O'CONNEL L rose amidst ironical cheers from the Op- position. He was right. They were always ready to cheer on an attack made upon him..—( Loud cheers from the Irish Member?, renewed cheering from the Opposition.) What was that cheer? It was a party cheer—a prejudiced party cheer. If they would listen to him he would vindicate every word he had spoken. It was now stated that David Murphy was the name of the man to whom allusion had been made. In the speech of the Hon. and Learned Member, the name of Murphy alone was mentioned. He asked the Honourable and Learned Member in that House what person he particularly alluded to, but he was not able to learn ; at that period he had never heard a word of this attack. He thought the Hon. and Learned Member had alluded to a man of the name of Murphy, who was a tenant under him (Mr. O'Connell); who rented under him, and whose brother was the leading agent, or attorney, to his (Mr. O'Connell's) nephew, against the Knight. The Hon. and Learned Member alluded to the individual by the name of Murphy alone, but in the Mirror of Parliament he was called David Murphy ; and the name of his (Mr. O'Connell's) tenant was David Murphy.—( Hear. ) Now, it appeared that the venue was changed, and the matter had assumed a different aspect. Instead of his ( Mr. O'Con nell's) going to the house of Murphy, it appeared that Mur phy had come to him. If it had been stated that the person alluded to was his friend Murphy, he would have laughed at the story, for the fact was, he was not in Kerry for ten days before the attack—he had gone to Youghall, and thence to Killarney. He recollected that Murphy had had a conversation with him, in the course of which he stated that the Knight of Kerry's father had died in his debt, and that unless the debt was paid he (Murphy) would not vote for the Knight of Kerry. He ( Mr. O'C.) recollected saying that if the debt was paid, and that Murphy voted for the Knight of Kerry, he would be bribed. The conversation w as altogether a jocular one, and be had no idea that any such consequences would ensue ; for at the time tlr statement had been made by the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo site, he was not aware that any attcck had been made on Murphy's house. Since then he had procured a Kerry newspaper, containing a report of the trial, by which it appeared that a little girl had passed by Murphy's house, crying out " No Knight"—that Murphy came out and slapped her cheeks and knocked her down, upon which some of 61' friends had attacked Murphy's house, and broken two panes of glass. So far was Murphy from supposing that he (Mr. O'C.) had said anything of a menacious or threatening nature, that on his examination at the trial lie bad said, that • if the contest had been merely between the Knight of Kerry and the nephew of his old friend, he would certainly have voted for the nephew of his old friend. He was aware that much of this had originated with Lord Kenmare—there was no man in existence who was more indebted to him than that Noble Lord, as he had saved him a sum of 40,0001. and he had repaid him with unqualified ingratitude. He had first promised to vote for his (Mr. O'Connell's) nephew, and then had turned round and coerced his tenants to •ote for the Knight of Kerry. Diappointed in his electioneering, the Noble Lord had entered into a holy alliance with the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite—(a laugh)—to assail him, Mr. O'Connell, and to do that he had been charged with a totally different transaction. He had then denied it with vehe mence—he did so now. The transaction was a totally different one from that which had been stated on the former occasion by the Right Hon. Gentleman. He begged to apologise for trespass ing so long upon the time of the House, and he wished the Right Hon. Gentleman joy of his new occupation and of his party cheer.—(Loud cheering from the Ministerial Benches.) Mr. F. SHAW denied that he had any connection with the Mirror of Parliament—he never had. He had the authority of Lord Kenmare now to say most distinctly that the Noble Lord had never at any time, or in any terms, made a promise that he would not interfere with the election of the lion. and Learned Member's nephew.—( Cheers.) So also was the statement of the cross-examination of the witnesses, for the fact was there could be no cross-examination, the pri soners having pleaded guilty.—( Cheers.) Mr. O'CONNELL—Then I have to say that I can pro duce the most positive proof of my statement as respects the Noble Lord's promise.—( Cheers.) It seems that there can be found no shadow of a denial to my statement that the Noble Lord is indebted to me for services in the amount of forty thou sand pounds.—( Cheers.) As to the denial of his statement respecting the cross-examination, that had as little foundation as the other—for it was not till Murphy and the other two witnesses were examined that the prisoners pleaded guilty. Three witnesses were examined, and most severely cross-exa mined ; so that in fact the denial the House had just heard was true in sound, but not in fact. He appealed now to the House whether the Right Hon. Member had defended himself, or had he not intended to attack him? Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said that he had in his posses sion, though not on him, a letter from Lord Kenmare, in which he stated most distinctly that he would take no part - against his election.—( Cheers.) CANADA. Mr. ROEBUCK was sorry that he must, upon this occa sion, charge the Right Hon. Gentleman with a breach of those engagements and promises which he made to the Canada agents when they were in this country. There were two dis tinct things which he wished to state to the House. The Right Hon. Gentleman had promised that the Bill should not be repealed, and that the Governor of Canada should not pur sue the unconstitutional course it seemed he had adopted. Some days after the interview with the Right lion. Gentleman he transmitted a despatch to Lord Aylmer, directing him to obtain 31,000/. for the payment of the arrear of the salaries due to the colonial officers. If that money had been taken from the military chest this Government would never recover that sum again. This was a matter of complaint with himself and with the people of Canada, and they also complained that they had not been dealt with in that fair and open manner on the part of the Right Hon. Gentleman to which they were en titled. Lord Aylmer had acted in a straightforward and manly way when he said that the Act of Parliament should be repealed, but the Right Hon. Gentleman had not pursued an open course, for he tried to persuade the Canadian delegates to forego the preceedings of the Committee of that House. If it was ne cessary to dip into the military chest to pay the Canadian of ficers, why did not the Right Hon. Gentleinan at once say so? Why did he write the despatch alluded to se - ,en days after his communications with the two delegates from Ca nada ? Why did he do what he had promised not to do ? Why did the Right Hon. Gentleman deceive him as well as the two delegates? He would ask the Right Hon. Gentle man how he accounted for this most extraordinary proceeding? This was one of the circumstances which made him ( Mr. Roe buck) mo•.e for a copy of the despatch in question, and it appeared that in it an order was given that the money should be paid out the colonial funds. If that should turn out to be the caie, be would advise them to bring an action-at-law against Lord Aylmer, the moment his Lordship arrived in this country, to recover the 31,000/. If he found that sum in any of the estimates submitted to that House b should move that it should not be granted ; and if the Right Hon. Gentleman should move for an Act of Indemnity, he ( Mr. Roebtiel) would oppose any such motion.—( Hear.) The question meant to ask was, whether Lord Aylmer was authorised to pay the money in question out of the military chest or colonial funds ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER couldrot but comi_lqin of the inconvenience of asking, without notice, , such questions on going into a Gimmittee of Supply. It was certainly open for the Hon. Gentleman to put such questions, but he ought to be cautious how he brought them forward, since a subject, particularly like the present one, involving great public and private considerations, was not lightly to be disposed of. If he had told the Hon. Gentleman to postpone his questions, as he would not answer them until the necessary documents were before the House, he would have been doing nothing more than what was right. But as the Hon. Gentle man had thought proper to charge him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) with a violation not only of private honour, but of official duty, he hoped the House would indulge him for a few moments, sibubust cot red into e7planntions. not for the pur pose of leading to a protracted debate, but for the purpose o: meeting indignantly the charges the Hon. Member for Bath had mode against his private honour and public conduct. The facts of the cr.: , :e were these :—lt was true that he saw the two deputies from Canada, and had a conversation with them ; but he begged to state that he did so with the know ledge and by the express request of the Canada Committee. There was not the slightest concealment, in the conversation. of the course he meant to pursue. He told the delegates that he had but lately taken office, and that it was under circum stances most painful to him, because it was in consequence of a separation on political opinion between him and a Noble In dividual whom he should never cease to respect. He thought fit, however, to sacrifice his private feelings to his public duty. In the Committee that sat upon the affairs of Canada, at the close of its proceedings, lie asked the Committee whether they thought it expedient that he should see the Canadian delegates or not ? The Committee stated to him that they thought it ex pedient that he should see those individuals, and communicate with them. He did so accordingly, and he told them that he met them with the most perfect frankness, and without the slightest suspicion of any unfairness on any side. He would soon show how that frankness and absence of sus picion were repaid. He met the delegates, and there was no• one else present except the Honourable Member for Bath. So much did he expect that all was to be fair dealing that he asked no friend to accompany him, and be present on the occasion. Thinking the parties incapable of misrepresentation or deceit, he did not hesitate to meet them alone. What he said on that occasion was this—he told the delegates that he bad but lately come into office, and that he did not possess a full knowledge of all the circumstances of the case. He asked for no fair trial— that was a phrase of more recent origin, and was not the one used by him. The phrase used by him was, he told them that they called upon him in the middle of the session to de cide upon a great question respecting this country and her North American colonies, and he asked for time to consider it. He would put it to the House if it was inconsistent with discre tion—if any discreet man might not make such a statement? --(Hear, hear.) As be met them with a fair spirit he thought it but reasonable that a like spirit should be accorded to him. They then went into a discussion on the subject, and his words were—but really it was most painful to him to be called upon to justify expressions which were used when he trusted to the Hon Member to protect him from any imputations that might be afterwards inferred from them—he told them that the communications he made were of a private and confiden tial nature—that if they led to any amicable result he should be most gratified, but that if they did not, the delegates should not consider them as official, or of any weight. The conver sation was carried on partly in French and partly in English. Now, he would ask, was it fair that a conversation of this kind —of which no regular minute was taken—should be made an official matter, and be laid before the Assembly of Lower Ca nada in an official form, merely for the purpose of raising up charges against him ?—( Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman was a party present at the conversation; he had heard the facts from him on the 9th of March, and the Hon. Member abstained, from that time to this, coming forward on the subject. On the present occasion, however, the Honourable Gentleman, under colour of asking a question, charged him with having violated his honour and his principles as a public man, as well as every other obligation imposed on a private or public individual. Was that fair ? And the Hon. Gentleman made those charges without proper notice, and contrary to his pledges. (Hear.) It was true that, in reply to the Hon. Gentle man's questions at the conversation alluded to, he (the Chan. cellor of the Exchequer) said that there were two courses before him which he might pursue, but that, for the pre sent, he was not disposed to adopt either of them. The one course was to persevere with the bill of his Noble Friend (Lord Stanley), the effect of which would be to break through the agreement between this country and Canada, and allow this country the right of disposing of the funds of that colony. The other course was that adopted by Lord Dalhousie, to direct to take for public uses out of the Canadian revenues those sums which were unappro priated. With respect to the first course, he told the dele gates that he had not sufficient information to enable him to say that he thought recourse should be had to such a strong measure. He told the Hon. Member and the deputies, that in declaring to them that he was not prepared to take that course he made the statement in reference to the position in which they stood, and to his want of information on the subject, but he did not say that he was precluded from taking that course if he should think it necessary. With respect to the other question, viz., using the funds as Lord Dalhousie had done, he said that that was stigmatized by the Committee and not approved of by him. All he said, therefore, was, that he was not prepared then to take either of those two courses. What he had stated, and what he had done, on the 9th of March, he repeated, was that he informed the Gentleman of the deputation that he was not prepared to press Lord Stanley's Bill ; and the impression on his mind was, that he also said that concessions might be made to Ca nada, but that they ought to be made with great caution. H . e said, ho wever , th a t per h a ps a t so m e future time, a Bill like that of his Noble Friend might be necessary. When he represented that all the p u bli c servan t s i n C an ada h a d n o t re ceived their salaries for two years, the Hon. Gentleman said that the Canadian Assembly would pass a supply Bill, and would leave the question open between the government of that colony and the mother country. Under that impression he and the deputation parted, a n d h e to ld t h em t h at un d er those circumstances it was not intentien to follow up Lord Stanley's Bilk, or the measures adopted by Lord Dalhousie. He stated, moreover, that if the public officers in that colony or any of them should be in such a state of destitution or distress as not to be able to meet their engagements (by any wrong doing of their own,) power should be given to make advances to pay them, not in the manner adopted by Lord Dalhousie, nor in the mode proposed by Lord Stanley's Bill, but by granting the money, to be repaid when the Canaqiau Legislature should appropriate the reve nues of the colony. He thought that he had now given a tri umphant answer to the charges brought against him by the Hon. Gentleman. The steps he had since taken did not In any way violate his pledges, if pledges he had given. But suppose he had broken his pledges with the Hon. Member, it would be very easy to have the whole affair brought before the House of Commons, and to have the documents relating to it laid on the table. The money in question had not been paid out of the colonial funds, and the Hon. Member knew that fact well when he put the question. The question was asked at a time, and under such circumstances, that it was necessary to answer it ; at another time, and on a different occasion, such a question might be dealt with as an unfair proceeding. It might be treated as a betrayal of a private communication — which the Hon. Member himself allowed was private and con fidential. Even the two deputies who laid the documents, or minutes they took of the communication before the Legisla tive Assembly, said, in doing so, that the communication made to them was confidential.—(Hear.) He thought that he had not in the course of his observations said more than was necessary. He had been accused of practising deceit—( Hear, from Mr. Roebuck)—of having taken an unfair part; and the Hon. Member had contrasted his own manly way of dealing with the tortuous course pursued by him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer). It in repelling the accusation brought against him, he had stated all the facts of the case, the Hon. Gentle man could not attribute any blame to him. The Hon. Gen tleman brought it all upon himself. Even if the charges were true, the Hon. Member stood, on the avowal of the two depu ties themselves, liable to be accused of divulging a confidential communication. He considered that the Hon. Member, by making the present charge before that House, had broken the confidence that he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had reposed in him. If political success were to be achieved by the violation of private and confidential communications, the Hon. Member might endeavour to attain it by that mode, but no political success obtained by such means would he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) ever aspire to. In times of excitement such success was easily obtained, but he would never seek to arrive at it by the betrayal of the high obliga tions that men of honour were bound by.—(Hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK said the Right Hon. Gentleman accused him of having betrayed a private communication. He dis tinctly denied the charge. So far from being a party to di vulging a confidential conversation, he was then in possession of an apology from the delegates of Lower Canada, for their taking the extraordinary steps they were driven to by the con duct of the Right Hon. Gentleman.—( Hear.) The apology was directed to him from their having divulged a conversation in which he had taken a pat t. The delegates sent to him a minute they bad made of the conversation, and he returned it to them, with this statement, that as far as he had heard and could judge the minute was correct, but he said to them that no use ought to be made of it.—( Hear, hear.) Now he would appeal to the Right Hon. Gentleman if he had not too quickly accused him of divulging a private conversation, before the Right Hon. Gentleman knew the facts. The conversation was divulged in this way the delegates laid it before the Le gislative Assembly of Lower Canada ; it was of course pub lished, and it came to him in the American newspapers. It became common to him and every body else, and when it was so common, had he not a right to speak of it ?—( Hear.) having given :he Right Hon. Gentleman notice of the ques• tions, he had of course put them. The conversation was before the House, and he told the Right Hon. Gentleman how he meant to introduce the subject. The Right Hon. Gentleman said, very well, and that he was glad it should be so intro duced. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that this conversation was on the 9th of March. Mr. ROEBUCK—Yes, and then I stated to the Right Hon. Gentleman the form of the questions I meant to put. The Right Hon. Gentleman denied having broken any pledge made to the Canadian delegates. Fin would say most so lemnly that Im Lelieved the breach of pledge complained was committed by the Right Hon. Gentleman, for the Right Hon. Gentleman promised he would not do what he had done, except in the last extremity.—( Hear, hear.) That ex tremity was—if the House of Assembly refused the pa\ ment of the ofri2ers' salaries. They had not refused, and the House of Assembly had no opportunity of a fair trial. With respect to Lord Dalhousie, what lie had done was to appropriate the money in the military chest, and a portion of the revenues of Lower Canada, which were under the controul of the King, and not under that of the Legislative Assembly. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The Hon. Member is in error. It is true that Lord Dalhousie made use cf the military chest, but he paid what he had taken out of the colonial revenues. Mr. ROEBUCK—Lord Dalhousie paid it out of the reve nues springing from the Royal Acts, and such money Was not under the controul of the Legislative Assembly. The pre sent Governor did exactly what Lord Dalhousie bad done; he paid the officers of the Howe of Assembly out of the money not under the controul of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. So that was one breach of the agreement that such a course should not be resorted to. If he brought this matter as a charge against the Right Hon. Gentleman he should have begun with a statement to that effect. Instead of he asked the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he had done so and su, aiAd 1Z!,:;711. !!-?::, Gentleman's answer was " Yes." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Ideny it. Mr. ROEBUCK—As to those high considerations which Lind men of honour, alluded to by the Right Hon. Gentle man, they were as strong and as stringent in his bosom as in that of the Right Hon. Gentleman, however fluent the Right Hon. Gentleman might be in expressing them. He begged to tell the Right Hon. (.lentleman that he (Mr. Roebuck) was not one of those who, under the guise of power, would craftily mislead and deceive individuals by public or confidential com munications.—( Hear. ) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied that tho Hon. Member was at liberty to make the use he had done of a confidential communication. The Hon. Member was not justified in becoming a party to the wrong doings of others. Mr. HUME considered that the Right Hon. Gentleman took up the matter too warmly. The Right Hon. Gentleman had very properly pointed out the two courses that might be pursued, that of Lord Dalhousie, and that contemplated by Lord Stanley's Bill. He would ask, however, what it was that the Right Hon. Gentleman had really done ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I have already stated it. Mr. HUME—Would the Right Hon. Gentleman say what Lord Dalhousie did, and what Lord Aylmer now did with re spect to paying the money referred to? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—When the despatch already asked for is before the House, the Hon. Member will see what has been done. Mr. HUME said the present discussion was one of the greatest importance to the country, and it was necessary to know whether the Governor of Canada had appropriated the money without any directions. This subject was of the greatest importance, particularly when the state of Canada was considered. The charge against the Hon. Member for Bath was extremely improper, as there was no violation of confidence on his part. When the delegates left the Right lion. Gentleman, in order to justify themselves, they thought it necessary to note down the private conversation that had taken place. They communicated that to the House of Assembly, so that there could be no violation of confidence or misrepresentation on the part of the Hon. Member for Bath. Without going further into the matter, he (Mr. Hume) wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman upon what autho rity Lord Aylmer paid the money alluded to, and how that payment differed from the course which Lord Dalhousie had previously taken? There was very great misconception abroad respecting the matter, and if it could be removed by a simple explanation, so much the better. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the explanation which he had to give was a very simple one. Lord Dalhousie had paid certain sums out of tl►e unappro priated revenues of Canada, and the course which his Lord ship had taken was greatly disapproved of by the Committee of 1828. Now, it was said that he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had acted contrary to the opinion of this Com mittee, and not conformably to the recommendations which they had given ; but this he begged leave to say was not the fact, for he had, he assured the House, acted under their ad vice, and in accordance with their recommendation. On the 11th of March he gave directions that those officers of the Govern ment to whom an arrear of two years was due should receive one year's salary, and this was done in the full confidence that the advance would be repaid by the November following, at all events out of the extraordinary resources of England—of' the country. He did no more in doing this than what the House of Commons would sanction, and, therefore, he stated on the 9th of March only that which he said now. Under the cir cumstances in which Canada stood at present, he submitted to the House whether it would not be better to pass on to the real business of the night then to continue a discussion which was so unprofitable. Mr. HUME could not help saying that he saw no difference whatever between the two payments. Mr. LABOUCHERE must express the astonishment which he felt at finding that two gentlemen whom he so highly respected, as the two delegates alluded to, could have been concerned in such a transaction as that of divulging the con fidential conversation which had passed between them and his Right Hon. Friend. He could not help saying, that in hill opinion, they were not justified in what they had done. Mr. HUME wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to bring forward an estimate, during the present Session, for making good out of the public money of this country the sum which had been applied by them in Lower Canada? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that they did not mean to call for a vote of any such estimate at present, because they felt that when the House of Assembly was in possession of the real facts of the case, it would not he sitate to make good the necessary amount. Mr. WALTER put a question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the purport of which we did not hear, but, at the request of the Right Hon. Gentleman, he consented to post pone it Until Monday. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY-MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. On the first resolution being put, that 22,700/. should be granted to his Majesty, to defray the allowances and expenses of the Revising. Barristers under the Reform Bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he wished to take this opportunity to express a hope that when the Bill for amending the Registration Act should be brought forward, a provision would be made to enable the Government to pay the revising barristers in some mode different from that of a vote in a Committee of Supply. This was very desirable, inasmuch as the revising barristers were often put to great ex pense in the discharge of their duties, which, according to the present mode of paying them, was not refunded till a long time afterwards. Mr. JERVIS thought that something should be done to lessen the charge which the country now sustained under the registration system. The charge was now much more than adequate to the duties performed. Mr. HUME begged to suggest whether, instead of em ploying 60 or 70 revising barristers, differing materially in the degrees of their qualifications for the duties they had to perform, it would not be better to employ five or six able and intelligent men to go through the country and do all the business. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped, as his Noble Friend the Secretary of State for the Home De partment was not present, the Hon. Gentleman would not in troduce a discussion on this subject. He begged, in the ab sence of his Noble Friend, to postpone the consideration of the Registration Bill till this day week. The Resolution was then agreed to. The next Resolution proposed was, that the sum of 130,000/. should be panted to his Majesty, to defray the charges of the civil contingencies. Mr. HUME asked a question respecting the expense of surveys made by order of the Government for the erection of a palace for the residence of our Ambassador at Constantinople. Mr. F. BARING was understood to say that there was no intention to ask for any vote this year respecting those surveys. Mr. HUME observed an item of 4,0001. paid to Sir George Shee : he wished to know what services that gentleman had rendered to entitle him to this sum. Mr. F. BARING said that Sir George Shee had been appointed to an embassy, and after preparing his outfit, his appointment was rescinded on the dissolution of Lord Mel bourne's Cabinet ; this sum was to defray the expenses he had been put to on that occasion, and had no reference whatever to any salary. Mr. HUME said there was another item of 1,2131., for legal fees allowed on the appointments of Envoy Extraordi nary, &c. It appeared to him a great absurdity that the Go vernment should pay fees to their own servants ; some better system ought to be adopted. Mr. F. BARING hoped that in the estimates of the next year there would be no such charge ; for he admitted that the system was perfectly absurd, although it was true the sum came back again to the public. Mr. HUME noticed the subject because it involved a ques tion of not less a sum than 295,0001. He admitted that the fees did come back again to the public, but not until a reduc tion of about fifty per cent had been made from their amount. He would recommend the Chancellor of the Exchequer to submit the question to a searching Committee of this House ; because he ( Mr. Hume) knew there was a reluctance on the part of the Government to interfere with these fees, inasmuch as they in many instances were paid to high officers undei the Crown. He (Mr. Hume) was understood to revert again to the charge incurred by the suspending of Sir G. Shee's appoint ment, and to observe that this was one of the consequences of the experiment lately made by the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) to carry on the Government of the country against the wishes of the people. As the days of common sense were now coming, he hoped the present Government would fol low the example set them by their "opponents, and not suffer themselves to be surrounded and impeded by men in office adverse to their own principles. He wished the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs were present that he might have asked him whether he was going on in the old track, or whether he had determined that this country should be re presented in foreign courts by persons entertaining feelings corresponding with the feelings of the Government at home ? The Hon. Gentleman was then understood to express his entire approval of the appointment of Lord Heytesbury to the Governor -Generalship of India having been rescinded. He thought it a wise step, and hoped it would be adopted in other instances. Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY thought that the expense incurred by the displacing of Sir George Shoe would be found to be the smallest expense that the late experiment of the Right Hon. Baronet had occasioned to the country. He now give notice to his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exche quor, that he should move for a return of all the expenses that had been incurred in corsequence of the recent changes of the Government. Dr. BO W RING knew from personal experience that at this moment a great number of individuals, who were repre senting England in foreign countries, did not represent the reform principles of this country. Our representatives abroad ought to appear to the eyes of strangers, as the representa. tivEs of the people appeared to the eyes of their constituents here—that was, as persons appointed not only to carry out their own views of reform in this country, but to bring those views into practical operation elsewhere. He rejoiced that the Government had lately set aside an individual, because that individual did not represent their principles ; and he hoped the Administration, to whom he wished to give every sort of efficiency, would be worthily represented in every other Court in Europe. Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE was understood to say, that although the Whig Government did not, on a former occasion, remove our foreign ambassadors immediately on coming into office, yet it proceeded gra d ua lly i n ma ki ng changes, so that, hen the late Government succeeded them, our foreign ambassadors were almost all connected with the Whigs. Mr. COBBETT objected to the vote. He bad not had to examine it earcl'ally, 1 - ;ut had scert en;:ugli to know that one-fiftieth of the proposed amount would be sufficient, because it was money taken from the pockets of the people to enrich, the Aristocracy, their families and dependants. After a desultory conversation the vote was agreed to. ARMY ESTIMATES. Lord HOWICK in bringing the Army Estimates under the consideration of the House, made a few remarks across the table which were not heard in the gallery, and pro posed that the sum of 109,5581. 16s. be voted for defray ing the expenses of the Volunteer Yeomanry Corps for the ensuing year. Mr. HUME said, that as he had always opposed this grant, he saw no reason for his abstaining from resisting it on the present occasion. He should, therefore, take the sense of the House on the vote. He proposed that the sum intended to be granted, should be reduced to 30,000/. This reduction he effected by taking off, first the sum of 48,6501., the amount of expenses on assembling for permanent service,which diminished the estimate to 60,0001.; and as a considerable part of the year had now elapsed, he wished that the pay should be continued to these corps for six months only, thereby reducing the vote to the sum which he had mentioned, 30,000/. After a few words from Mr. Cobbett, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Ward, Sir Charles D'Albiac, Mr. Esteourt, and others, the Committee divided, — For the amendment...... Against it... Majority -60 The resolution was then agreed to ; the House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL. The Order of the Day having been read for taking into further consideration the Report of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, although he deprecated the taking of further evidence on the subject, moved that the Bill be referred to the consideration of a Select Committee. Mr. FRE SHFIE LD observed that the Insolvent Debtors' Court was not a permanent Court, and that, unless revived by Act of' Parliament, it would expire in the Session of next year. He trusted that in that case care would be taken to give the judges of that Court the compensation to which they would be entitled. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said, that although he could not make any pledge on the subject, there could be no doubt that if the Court were abolished, the judges would be properly compensated. Mr. CARRUTHERS, and another HON. MEMBER, whose name we were unable to learn urged the necessity of hearing further evidence, and stated various objections to which the Bill was at present liable. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL concurred with his Hon. and Learned Friend the Attorney- General in thinking that it would be quite unnecessary to have any further evidence. Mr. HAWES. defended the Bill, and stated that the opi nions of both wholesale and retail dealers in the Borough, which he had the honour to represent, were now as favourable to the measure as they had formerly been unfavourable. The motion was agreed to, and a select committee appointed. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1835. OATHS• ABOLITION BILL. The Oaths' Abolition Bill was read a second time, and or• dered to be committed on Monday. MERCHANT SEAMEN BILL. Oa the motion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM—who stated that it was his intention to introduce several alterations into the Bill, and therefore that the Committee would in the first instance be only pro forma—the Merchant Seamen Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. GENERAL TURNPIKE ACT. Mr. BYNG obtained leave to bring in a Bill to explain a certain provision of the General Turnpike Act, respecting the exemption of dung from toll. The Hon. Gentleman subse quently brought in the Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Wednesday. FOREIGN ENLISTMENT ACT. Colonel EVANS obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of the Foreign Enlistment Act. The Hon. and Gal lant Member subsequently brought in the Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time, but on what day were unable to hear. MR. JOHN CHILDS. Mr. HUME, in consequence of the lateness of the hour, postponed presenting the petition of Mr. John Childs, impri soned for non-payment of Church-rates, to Monday or Wednes day next. CANADA. On the motion of Mr. ROEBUCK, and after a short conversation, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer and M r . Hume participated, an address was or d ere d to b e pre sented to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to order that there be laid before the House a copy o f a despatch from the Right Hon. Th omas S pr i ng Ri ce t o Lord Aylmer, authorizing him to pay the officers of the civil go%-ernment of Canada ce r t a i n moneys not appropr i ate d to that purpose by the Legislature of Canada. DIOCESAN COURT AT NORWICH. On the motion of Mr. POTTER, an address was ordered to be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be gra ciously pleased to order that there be laid before the House a coal' of the warrant to arrest, an d cop i es o f a ll t h e procee di n gs taken by the Diocesan Court at Norwich in the case of the Churchwarders of Bungay v. Childs, for the recovery of Church-rates. SUITS FOR THE RECOVERY OF CHURCH RATES. On the , motion of Mr. POTTER, an address was ordered to be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be gra ciously pleased to order that there be laid before the House a return of the number of suits for the recovery of Church rates in the English Ecclesiastical Courts, since the passing of the 53d Geo. 111., c. 127; distinguishing those under 101., the results, and the costs in each case. FEES AND STAMPS. On the motion of Mr. HUME, an address was ordered to be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be gra ciously pleased to order that the,re be laid before the House a statement of the fees and stamps charged on the appointments of the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal, and of the Speaker of the House of Lords ; also, the amount of salary each Commissioner, and the Speaker, will receive for such appointment ; also, a statement of all offices and appointments, lay or ecclesiastical, of which each of these persons has the disposal. Adjourned at one o'clock this morning. COURT OF CHANCERY. Before the Lords Commissioners, Sir L. SHADWELL and Mr. Justice BOSANQUET.) EX-PARTE BARRINGTON IN THE MATTER OF BARRINGTON. This was a petition to supersede a commission of bank ruptcy, on the ground that the alleged bankrupt bad taken the benefit of the Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, and that the whole of his effects being therefore under the direct control of that Court, the petitioning creditor must await the distribution of assets to be made by the officer of that Court, instead of seeking to have the advantage of an administration through the means of assignees in bank ruptcy. The bankrupt was a silk-throwster at Sandbach, and having become involved in his trading transactions he in January, 1832, announced his intention to take the be nefit of the Insolvent Act. Notice was served on all his creditors, and, among others, as it was alleged, on James Lowe, Esq., of Manchester, whose executors are the pe titioning creditors. Mr. JACOB supported this petition. Mr. SwAINsoN argued on the other side. Mr. JACOB having replied, _ _ _ . Sir L. SHADWELL said that he and the Lord Commis sioner Bosanquet were anxious to have a better opportu nity of looking into the Acts of Parliament, and they should, therefore, postpone their decision on the point till to-mor row morning. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SMITH V. HANCOCK. The plaintiff in this case was the manager and receiver of an estate, which was subject to litigation in the Court of Chancery, and the defendant was one of the .creditors under the estate. Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS and Mr. WATSON appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. COMYN for the defence. This was an action for a libel, contained in a letter written by the defendant. The case was withdrawn, defendant paying the costs of the action. The Court rose at one o'clock. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Charles Sparrow, a tailor, applied upon his petition to be discharged, and was unopposed. His application was sup ported by Mr. WOODROFFE. It was stated by the officer of the Marshalsea prison that on Monday afternoon the detaining creditor sent the dis. charge to the pris6n, and paid the gate fees. In about two hours afterwards a detainer was lodged at the prison, and the insolvent had remained in custody. Mr. Commissioner BowEN remarked, that it was a most iniquitous proceeding, after a man had been some time in custody, and had petitioned the Court, to send is discharge, to defeat his application. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS concurred in the opinion ex pressed by his Learned Colleague. It was, however, stated that the debt on which the detainer had been lodged was not inserted in the schedule. The creditor was now in attendance. A young man, named Mullins, was called to prove the debt. He said he was a " gentleman," and had formerly been in partnership with the insolvent. In 1833 the partnership was dissolved, and the insolvent was his . debtor. The balance now was 21/. ss. ; and on Thursday last he caused a detainer to be lodged, as he was not mentioned in the schedule. Mr. Commissioner BOWEN did not think the Court could sustain the petition on a debt which did not appear in the schedule. The insolvent stated that he was not aware that he bad omitted the debt until Mullins called on him in prison. The Commissioners refused to entertain the case, and ordered the petition to be dismissed. The petition was accordingly dismissed. The Court rose till Monday. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. Thomas Skase, George Taylor, and Frederick Starbrook, were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Robert Plummer, and stealing 150 yards of silk, of the value of 211., the property of a silk-mercer of the name of Gibson. The evidence was a repetition of what has already ap peared in our police reports, under the head of Worship street. The Jury found Thomas Skuse Guilty, and Acquitted the other two prisoners. Sarah Jones pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a pair of boots, the property of Thomas Wilson. The prisoner also pleaded guilty to the charge of havinc , been tried on the 4th of September, and found guilty of felony. Thomas Dale also pleaded guilty to au indictment charg ing him with stealing a pewter pot. Agnes Sykes, aged 28, pleaded guilty to two charges of child-stealing, and with having robbed them of various ar ticles of wearing apparel. Mr. Justice PARKE requested the prisoner to reconsider her plea ; but she persisted, and it was recorded. Catherine Whittaker, widow, aged 37, with several aliases. and John Steward, were indicted for conspiring to obtain relief by a false pass, from the parish authorities of St. George, Hanover-square, on the 27th of March last. Ver dict—Not Guilty. The RECORDER begged it might be generally known that although the prisoners in thi case bad escaped from a defect in the mode of framing the indictment, yet if any other per sons were found guilty of practising frauds upon the parish authorities, they would be visited with the utmost penalty of the law. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of last evening.) Smut.— The new Sugars brought to market this week have met a ready sale at full prices, and notwithstanding the ex pected large supplies, and the glut anticipated by the grocers, the market rates are rather higher this week, and still an ex tensive and general demand, on account of the country dealers being all out of the usual stocks. The estimated purchases this week are 2,800 hhds. and trs., including the public sales of Barbadoes this day 156 hhds., which sold 6d. per cwt. higher, which is the general advance of the market this week ; good yellow Barbadoes, 575. a 595., fine 60s. a 61s. 6d. In the Refined market there is little change, the goods continuing so very scarce that the buyers are unable to purchase to any extent • the prices are rather higher. This afternoon there is little Change in the Refined market, the demand continues, and the buyers still find it very difficult to suit themselves with goods at the highest point of the market, 345. for the short and 765. for the long price ; the holders of the fine crashed this afternoon were asking 345. 6d. MAURITIUS.—In Mauritius Sugar there is little variation in price; there have been no public sales since Tuesday last, and none are advertised ; the prices are well supported, brown 51s. 6d. a 525. 6d., yellow 535. a 58s. ; the weekly deliveries continue very large. EAST INDlA.—There is no alteration in East India Sugar; The sales are confined to some Manilla and Siam Sugars at former prices, low to fine brown, 245. 6d. a 255. 6d., good strong gray 265. 6d. a 275. 6d. FortElox.--Above 2,000 boxes Havannah were put to public sale on Tuesday ; about a half sold ; good and fine white 335. 6d. a 345. 6d., yellow 28s. a 295. There are four car goes of Foreign Sugar offering afloat, but we have heard of no further sales. WEST INDIA MOLASSES.—The prices of West India Mo lasses 21s. 6d. a 235. 6d., but there is little doing. COFFEE.—The Coffee market continues in an unsettled state. Several parcels of new of the late arrivals of British Plantation have been brought forward—the good and fine ord. Jamaica have again sold Is. a 2s. higher, being in great de mand for the home consumption, they realised 85s. a 935., the other qualities are mostly taken in at prices rather lower, and very heavy mid. 1025., good and fine mid. all taken in 110 s. a 115 s. ; Ist class damaged Mocha sold 61s. a 635. dd., Su matra sold 41s. a 445., Ceylon 565. a 575., coloury Brazil 565. 6d., a cargo of 1,000 bags St. Domingo taken afloat for Hamburg at 525. There has been a considerable demand for Ceylon Coffee, and 60s. has been obtained by private contract, and at public sale 1,842 bags have been offered this day, and the whole sold Is. 6d. a 2s. higher, ord. quality 58s. Gd. a 595., and for very fine 625. a 635. ; the prices may be quoted 2s. higher than they were in the morning ; the Brazil and other foreign descriptions is. higher, fine ord. colour); 575., good ord. 535. The British Plantation descriptions 116 trs. and 151 bags and brls., the Jamaica qualities unvaried, the Berbice and Demerara 2s. lower. There are four cargoes of Foreign Coffee offering afloat, but we have heard of no sales. Cocoa.—There is little alteration in Coc,,a ; some pur chases of Brazil 28s. a 28s. 6d., and a considerable parcel with drawn from public sale at 295. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The Ruin market conti nues firm in price; the arrivals are still inconsiderable ; the chief business is confined to parcels for shipping, f or which r' 14 there appears an increasing demand ; the sales are Leewat six over free on board at 2s. 4d., being equal to 2s. 2d. on shore ; and Jamaica 30 over et 3s. 4d.. and 34 over have been sold at the usual terms at 3s. 2d. in Brandy or Geneva there is no alteration. ?ALLow.—The Tallow market continues nearly in a nomi nal state ; the prices are completely, at present, at the discre tion of the great Russian speculators, who refuse to sell larg e _ parcels at the present rates, asking 2s. to 3s. higher t han to present currency. SPICES—The prices of Pepper are fully supported, the sale are chiefly half heavy to good heavy 40. to 43d., Pime nt° sells at steady prices 40. to 48d. ; there continues to be 8 good demand for Cassia Lignea but at rather lower prices' mid. quality 61s. to 61s. 6d. The sales of Cloves 267 packa ges ord. Bourbon 9d. and 92}d., good mid. Amboyna and 10d., fine taken in at 12a. being rather lower. 8 0 Pimento in this day's sales sold 4d. to 4 4 id. rather firmer. HOPS.—The prices of Hops arc without alteration, the de mand continues steady. COTTON.—In the Cotton Market this week there have he.l l , few purchases by. private contract, owing to the accounts tlr week being tattler unfavourable from Liverpool; but tie morning the letters mention a revival of the trade; the P ur i' chases here by private contract this week consist of 560 8, 1 111 ord. to good fair '7O. a 80. ; 50 Pernams good in, About 1,200 bales Surats sold to-day by public sale, Ite" consequence of the improved demand in Liverpool went 0 .4 briskly at full prices to *d. higher, viz. ord 7p. to 7+19 ve i Z o mid. 7d., mid. fair to good fair 7/d. a 824. There Is more doing by private contract, 350 Americans at I Id. a 111— in bond, mid. to good fair. INDlGo.—There is no new feature in the Indigo market, tbes few orders in town continue to be executed at last sale price at td. per lb. lower. COCHINEAL.—There is a good demand for Cochineal , prices obtained are at an advance of 2d. on the last sale prifie SlLK.—There is but little variation in the Silk air, 0 The arrivals reported this week from China are heavy and expected to contain the principal supply for the season. no SALTPETRE.—The prices of Saltpetre fell 6d. to cwt. on Tuesday : Company's Saltpetre 500 tons sold -Ora 6d. a 265., the other sales 5,000 bags 3 to 10 refraction 93',. 245. a 865., there has been no business to any extent sin Refined has fallen to 29a. 6d.. and 30s. at- TEA—There has been no purchases since Monday, th e ,1 tention of the trade being directed to the large arrivals, and the number of public-sales the next and following wee ks l India House Teas and those sales that immediately fl ea , which it is fully expected will settle a currency fo r boy, which is at present nearly nominal, as the trade refuse t° 4l . at present to any extent, and only purchase for their irool___„' i ts wants. The following are the taxed prices of the Gomr-rly Teas,' which are sd high that it is not improbable thatl i , e3 4,"st the whole business will be confined to private Teas, and `ed, the Company will be refused by the trade :—Hohee Is. sd. ; Congou ditto, ls. 7d., Is. 9d., ls. 11d., 25 . ; thrs a chong do., Is. 11d., 2s. 6d. ; Twankay do., Is. Bd.: "J c sir do., 2s. 6d., 2s. 9d., 3s. 4d, 3s. Bd. To a question by ber Robert Peel, in the House of Commons, last night, whetati. the Government contemplated any alteration in the Te%i i a ties, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Spring R ic " A he was not prepared to answer the question at present. deputation of the trade was to see him on the subject. .... fa t§ Fautr.—The Fruit market generally is firm. C u " 4.5., continue on the advance, there are buyers of Zante at ` a , the holders ask Is. higher ; Patras sell at 68s. ; the fine de. lentia Raisins are scarce, there is in consequence 1 11 ° re l a at mand for Red Smyrnas; a parcel of Eleme Raisin s so 365. W0 a 38s. ot..—The market is firm ; there is a fair business at improving rates. PRICE OF SUGAR. ted The Average Price of Mown or Muscovado Sugar, cicala' te:35,,;, the Hewn's made in the week en.hog the 12th day of INaPruscol' 3(1 :,%d. pet Hundred Weight,' exclusive of the uties of rit3i~~ paid or papade thereon oil the Import:da) thereof Into i.;reat PRICE. OF BREAD The highest price of Brcad in the Metropolis is Id. for the There are others who sell from a half-penny to three half-pen'" that rate. PRICE OF EEDS.—May 15. • Per Quarter. „R,..19.,, St. Foin 42, ~ 05. Rye Grass . 2. 1 - 3 ' 4 , 6 '5 4 ' ......s 4‘,.. y ;5. Pacey Grass ............... 4 g.:. ~,,, Lin , eed, for feeding .-- -4 ' 7,,,... ,""„, I)itto, fiir sow:lig ......... -. 4 . 50, trr, Ditto, for cru,hing ...... -, 4 ,5, ik' canary -s, p. •. - 0 Hemp _..s. Per Bushel ~i 0 ni ,- 01. White llus:ar.l Si -;.,;,' :V „,i Brown Ditto Tares .,s 6 : .., 1 2 ii t) 301 . :K.3, . HOPS—May 15. 5 5.. 5! 15 to 6• O•. 6 6s to 4 , 1 O 0r C• to 5 o/ Os 5' 0. to 5/ WS 51. 12 to W Per Cwr NewEng , ish Red Clover 42, 50. 53, 01s1 Ditto Ditto —s. —s —s New Poreigo Di to —s. —s —s. Old Ditto atto 425. 50s. 5. s New White Clover sos t Os. (it's Old Ditto Ditto New Trefoil lB. 110 s 22s Ott Ditto l4s 17S Rib Grass l4s 11,s English Carraway —s 60, 65s Foreign Ditto —s 535. 62s Coriander —s 10a 12s Rapeseed, English tine (per Las PRICE, OF I K -nt ket , (p-r cw..) - Choice ditto Kent Bags.... Sussex Pockets Superfine ditto WI,ITECHAPE. HAY MARKET May 14 1 153 O ct 95s (ki to less d Clover 9 d 5 , . to) Straw PRICES OF AT SPITALFIEL D '; too Kidneys (York) from vessel 1/. 10s. to '2l. Os. Pe,;,„ Scotch Reds dittoditto Common Os. Common Reds ./ 15s. to 01 Os ditto Shaws Chats 01 15s to 11. Os. ditto 05 . PRICE OF OIL Rape Oil, brown, per ton, 51 10a —Refined 53 Os.—Linse ed Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, In( ,9. ) loa--Rape Cake, P er r o PRICES OF LEATHER d 0 0 Per lb d to d. Per lb ' .4 ,6 Crop Hides, 30 to 401 b each 11 13 Horse Hides, German ..•••• I/ al 1 .0 50 ~4 44' 10 69 Bull Hides - 40 51'.....••••'e2t ..,, Butts, Vitriol English - 70 11. 1, ' ......... ." 11 0 l-oreign Foreign Hides lO 12 -- small ............. .• li 0,, Dressing Hides Shaved Be.t Saddlers Hides l4 15 Bellies .......................... .. 1 1 " - Horse Hides, English • If rounded 2.: to td prif lb inure PRICE OF RAW FAT per stone of bib. 'allow (as stated by the Ta PRICE OF 'TALLOW Town Tallow 403 Yellow Russia 'White —s Soap Ditto —s Melting Stuff ll tto Rough l7s 1/41 'rice Ci Melters) ......... SOAP, lec per i Yellow Soap ..... Mottled. .............. .... 5 Curd .................. ..... "' 10 ( 6 , ;o r o a ................................ .. .. PRICE OF CANDLES. s oi ,' - - s folle ~,,•->... The price of good Store Candles in the Retail Shops is 3 to ft.._, , Candies, per dozen, t's 6d. ; inferior, 6, d. - iVoul' is ' -•-- :'; Sixpence per dozen discount for ca,l , .„., 4, , , ~. 'ENG Tft ; ;'s 44 47 .5-3 29 :34 18 23 2 n 5 48 30 :3 24. <8 9 46 43 47 23 36 20 26 34 al 48 56 ,22 26 20 25 32 58 48 51 23 32 H; 20 :14 46 44 52 28 33 16 22 4 4 . 2 43 15 3 n 5 23 25 3' _46 COUNTRY CORP .r _•::..rtes B 13, th -- Briflgewatcr Bristol Chegorliehl Derby 0(6/61sler 4N 5 '9 46 19 27 '; 4 :38 46 22 4 0 42• 48 '26 28 17 44 Gloucester-a,- . 34 41 Runge; , 31 46 24 :3;. 3 21) 24 34 •22 :34 2.: 28 34 40 :;I - 3 7 48 Newbur) ----. 29 50 Remsey 36 46 Shaftesbury ;7 , 4 SI, ptou Mab,t 35 42 Sherburne ---. 46 52 Taunt a..,.. 42 26 34 25 36 ig 32 21 *26 30 41 - :7 - 40 .5 25 '2O 36 4. 1 '2 21 :a 39 .4 3 , 1 18 7: 14ti Yarmouth 138 42 40 51 Per Bushel. a. f; Shrew , bory 5 9 6 f 28 30 2i) 28 :i4 L'O 2.2 26 .6 d. r.^ 0 01 44 4n, 50 0 .-- t lh , 6 BIRMINGH Al 1 o 11. N MARIi.ET, MAY,,,jtof' 0 , . Wheat, 62 lb. '' • o •' Barley, imperial quarter -,. X n 2 9 Do. Grinding, 49 lb. - - Oats, 391 b ~ j 6 ° 0 Oid Be,ns, 66 1 ,4 lb New dato New White Boiling Pease, 3 hop. bush. Ditto Grey ditto rilt . .-- „,,, O' AILETINGS OF CREDITORS AT Ti.' AY. 4, BASINGHALL-STREET ON MOPP . 14,1! (From tn , London Gazette.` J. Evans, groCer, Bridge-road, Lambeth ..................... • W. B. Gunning, briekt,yer, Egham r' A ~~ e T nh H sm S . , the lady of __ . , Ad JO On the 12th inst., at T li :N ilk --- Sharp, of of a son. 01 1 / of le4eo ' 2otfha inst d a u . g , ht t er. On the 12th inst., in Dorset-place, the lady of Willi- . 00 , jun o . a 'n E th sg e i . s' c ' ii Stopham House, Sussex , th e Barttelot Smyth, - Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. , „,., ( Pe do ot On the 14th inst., at St. Martin's-in F' Id Ile P cOP -the- le s, ro q Esq., __esecond son of William Penney, Esq., of Westbotime, p.l , w tbourne-green, to Harriett, onl • daughter of Sir ' la ; ' 6 lll , APAdam, of Whitehall, and Tindon End, Essex. , ii l ee ig tiff On the 13th inst., at Wotton-under-Ed e the Hen n" .ec l_ . ; t iro et Henry Digby, second son of Vice-Admiral ' Sir i M . ca - ' K.C.8., and the Dowager Viscountess A 1 r 0' 0 .4 r: nt ove , Donetsh• , . irt, to Caroline, fifth dau g hter of Edward S he r i ';1.0 of The Ridge, Gloucestershire V 110 0 , • On the 14th inst., the Rev. E. H. Dawkins, •• e- b .;,,rge Soul's, and Vicar of Markham Clinton, Notts, to Elizahet hif ter of the late Sir William H. Cooper, Bart., and widoW ' 9 * _ a_.r i e l Augustus Dawkins, Esq. n o Tat e On the 14th inst., at Bampton, Oxfordshire, the i -I ,,‘Pr - 0 , Rose, 8.D., Long Coombe, Oxfordshire, Senior l' .l- `',,,1i0 Tutor of Lincoln College, Oxford, and Rector of to _,, o ir Bucks, to Elizabeth Frances, third Oau hter of the ' a CoO: .— Manley, Esq., Sergeant - at-Law , . g of his MajestY s if , and one sioners of Excise. tb,e fle d' On the 14th inst., at Tottenham Church, Middlesex, 14, ~, Francis MacCarthy, M.A., Vicar of Loders, near 13riclqtabe' setshire, to Frances Nary,the eldest daughter of WO' . ill , , Esq., LL.D., of Tottenham. Or l i ° On Thursday last, at Bradford Peverell, Dorset, Ge e ;. 0 0 10 Abe Esq., seeond son of the Rev. William Rush Hallett C o l ite r to Colliton House, near Dorchester, to Frances , third aant, Rev. Middleton Onslotv, Rector of Bradford Peverell• Ori‘ j ' DIED. Mr s. if o re , On the Bth inst., at Woolwich, in h e r 98th y oar ', I Of' ftb e bridge, relict of Thomas Bradbridge, Esq ., of the 30/`-idgeflefitli mother of Captain John and Lieutenant 'fhomas Brasthr..of? Royal Artillery, and grandmother of Captain Bradbridge'. ' v orf Infantry, all of whom she survived many years. 440,1' On the ..:th of January last, at Patna , Ben g al, in ".-: ,„0. Sir James Fiarington, Bart. jot"! ' On the 13th inst., at Royce Court, near LedbtlrY• ' '0 4 5, mond, Esq., in I,is 81st year. ~A . ,41 , 11 11 1 e" On the 14th inst., at Ealing, in his 88th year, r•'''' t of' ..--., Esq., late Clerk of the Polls in his '..‘,lajesty's Receif...,,s:b quer, in which he served upwards of sixty-one years:filigliVei On the 13th inst., at ClRpham in her 94th ycar, 3 ,',. ,„- f.,. Cook, widow of the celebrated' circumnavigator, `7,r-, • Cook. _:. ; _,,,,..fit.30. London : Printed and Published b 1171 q )( ' ill'''‘' -- ). " ` - di in -- ' ' 112, Strand, at. 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