The Sun. — London, England, 1848-03-24 00:00:00

PRUSSIA. The Cologne Gazelle of the 20th publishes the following &ewe of the King of Prussia, dated Ber lin, the 18th, convoking the States for April 2 : " We, Frederick William, by the Grace of God— When on the 14th of this month we convoked our faith ful States for the 27th of April next, in order to adopt with them the measures for the regeneration of Germany, which we desired to propose to our faithful allies of the Germanic Confederation, and which are also necessary for Prussia, we could not have supposed thut at the same time great events occurring at Vienna would essentially facilitate, on the one hand, the execution of our projects, and on the other hand, would render their prompt execution indispensable. After these important events we believe it right to declare before all, not only before Prussia, but before Germany (if such be the will of God), and before our assembled people, what are the propositions which we have resolved to make to our German Confederates. Before all, we demand that Germany be transformed from a confederation of states into a federal state. We admit that that supposes a re-organization of the Federal Constitu tion, which can only be put into execution by the union of the princes with the people, and that in consequence a previous federal representation must be formed of all the states of Germany, and be convoked im mediately. We admit that such a federal representation renders constitutional institutions of the German states necessary, in order that the members of that representa tion may sit side by side with equal rights. We demand a military system of general defence for Germany, imi tated in its essential parts from that under which our Prussian armies have conquered innumerable laurels in the wars of liberty. We demand that the German army be united under one single federal banner, and we hope to see a federal General-in-Chief at its head. We demand a German flag, and we hope that in a short time a German fleet will cause the German name to be respected on near and distant seas. We demand a German Federal tribunal, to settle all political differences between the Princes and states, as also between the different German Go vernments. We demand a common right to all natives of Germany, and a complete liberty to establish in the German countries. We demand, that, for the future, there shall be no barrier raised against commerce and industry in Germany. We demand a general Zollverein, in which the same measures, the same weights, the same commercial rights, shall draw still closer the material union of the country. Wo propose the liberty of the press, with the same guarantees against abuses for every part of Germany. Such are our propositions and our wishes, the realisation of which we shall use our utmost _efforts to obtain. We rely with the fullest confidence on the co-operation of our German confederates, and all the German people; we shall fortify, by their incorporation into our states, pro vinces which do not form part of them, when, as we suppose, the aepresentatives of those provinces will partake of those wishes, and that the Confederation will be disposed to agree to them. We hope that the i realisation of our nte•stiona will put an end to the anxiety which, to our great regret, at this moment agitates Germany, paralyses commerce and industry. divides the country, and threatens to deliver it over to anarchy. We hope that these measures will strengthen Germany in itself, and make her respected abroad, in order that in her united strength Europe will find the firmest guarantee for a durable and prosperous peace. But in order that the accomplishment of our intentions may experience no delay, and that we may develop the propositions which we judge necessary for the internal Constitution, we have resolved to hasten the convocation of the United Diet, and we charge the Minister of State to make the convocation for Sunday, the 2d April." PRIZE MONEY. Tuesday night's Gazette gives notice to Captain Hamilton. aid the officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Frolic, who were actually on board and entitled to share in the proceeds arising from the salvage of the British brig Canning, assisted by the Chilian vessel of war Magellan, on the 22d day of March,lB47, that their respective shares thereof will be paid on the 19th day of April next, at No 1. James-street, Adelphi ; and where the list will be recalled every Wednesday and Friday for three months. Commander, 2171. 17s. 9yd. ; 31 class, 291. Is. Old ; 4th class, 14/. 10s. 61d. ; sth class, 13/. Is. sid. ; 6th class, 8/. 14s. ; 7th class, 71. ss. 31 ; Bth class, 51. 16s. 21d.; 9th class, 41. 7s. 12d.; 10th class, 2/. 18s. 11th class, 2L 3s. 7d.; 12th class, 11 9s. Old. Notice is given to the officers and company of H.M.S. Star, R. J. W. Dunlop, Esq., deceased, commander, that the proportions arising from the proceeds and bounty. money on the tonnage of the Rio packet Brazilian slave vessel, captured on the 17th of February, 1840, in company with H.M.S. Wasp, will be paid to those who were actually on board at the time of the said capture, or to their representatives duly authorised to receive the same, on the 29th of March, at No. 3, Clifford's Inn; and the shares not then claimed will he recalled every Wednesday and Thursday for three months to come. Proportions due to each class:-Commander, 10/. Os. Id.; Ist claw, 31. 9s. 7:1.; 2d class, 21. ls. 91.; 3d class, IL Os. 101 d.; 4:h class, 13s. 11d.; sth class, 6s. Hid.; 6th class, 4s. 7id.; 7th class, 2s. 31d.-Notice is also given to the offi cers and company of her Majesty's shop Mutine, R B. *Crawford, Esq., commander, that they will be paid, on the 12th of April next, at No. 22. Arundel street, Strand, their respective proportions of bounty money for seizures, as stated below ; and that the lists will be recalled, at the same place, on Wednes days and Thursdays only, for the three following months. Tonnage bounties for two dhows or vessels, names un known, seized Oct. 13, 1845:-Flag, 621. 15s, sd. ; Commander, 1171 145.; let class, 41/ 12s. Id.; 2d class, 24/. 19s. 3d. ; 3d class, 12/. 9s. ; 4th class, 8/. 6s. sd. ; sth class, 41. 3s. 21d. ; 6th class, 21. 15s. sid. ; 7th class, 1/. 7s. Bid. Tonnage bounties for and proceeds of the hull of the Diana, seized Nov. 10,1845:- Flag, 92/. 16.. Sd.; Commander, 1741. Os. 10d ; Ist class, 621. Is. Oid. ; 2d class, 37/. 4s. 7id. ; 3d class, 181. 12s. 3fd. ; 4th class, 121. Bs. 21e1. ; fifth class, 6/. 4s. 11d. ;1 sixth class, 4/. 2s. ; 7th class, 2/. Is. 411 -Tonnage bounties for and produce of hull and stores of the Amelia, seized 6th Feb., 1846:-Flag, 1421.35. Id.; commander, 266 L 10s. 9d.; Ist class, 100/. 2s. 61.; 21 class, 601. Is. 6d.; 3.1 class, 301. Os. 9J.; 4th class, 20/. Os. 6d.; sth class, 101. Os. 3d.; 6th class, 6/. 13s. 6d; 7th class, 31. 6s. 9d. Each person who shared in the bounty money for the dhow seized on the sth May, 1845, having been over paid in consequence of the omissionof th e flag proportiJn in that distribution, the officers and company so over paid will be subject to a proportionate abatement, to make good the omitted share. ELECTION COMMITTEES. HORSHAM. The Horshsua Election Committee re-assembled yes terday morning; Lord Courtenay in the chair. Mr. M. D. Hun said, in accordance with the intima tion the Committee threw out yesterday, he was prepared to call witnesses to prose the allegations of treating. Charles Henley, waiter of the Anchor Inn, Horsham, proved that in May last, Mr. Jervis, with several of his friends, was at that house, where they were well supplied with drink. Subsequently similar meetings were held at the same place, and one of them he remem bered lasted all night. The " free and independents" o' Horsham were during these meetings entertained with the performances of a local brass band and liberally fur nished with refreshments and cigars. The orders were given by Captain Thomas. The agency of Captain Thomas was admitted on behalf of the sitting Member. William Soper, another waiter at the Anchor, con firmed Henley's testimony. Mr. limn said he did not propose to call any other witnesses, whereupon the Committee ordered the room to be cleared. After a lengthened deliberation strangers were re-admitted, when _ _ The CHAIRMAN said, I am instructed by the Com mittee to announce that we have come to the following resolution:—" That John Jervis, Esq., is not duly elected a burgess to serve in the present Parliament for the borough of Horsham. " That the last election for the said borough was a void election. " That the said John Jervis, aq., was, by his agents, guilty of treating at the last election; and, lastly, " That with reference to the allegation contained in the petition of the prevalence of extensive bribery at the last election for the borough of Horsham, counsel for the petitioners be requested, in accordance with the preliminary resolution of the Committee, to produce a list of the names of the electors alleged to have been bribed, and of the parties charged to have given the bri bes?' Mr. M. D. HILL urged that it was not quite regular to put the petitioners to such expense, seeing that the object they had in view in presenting the petition had been obtained, and that they did not wish to proceed further in e ke matter. The CHATEMAN said the Committee were anxious to ascertain whether the petitioners had been bond fide pre pared to substantiate their allegation of bribery? Mr. M. D. HILL remarked that the production of the list required could prove nothing, but he could assure the Committee, as counsel for tho petitioners, that they were prepared with the necessary evidence to substan tiate the allegation. The Committee then ordered the room to be again cleared, and, after a short consultation, the parties were called in, when The CPIAIRMAN stated that the Committee had come to the following resolution:— " The sth and 6th Victoria, chap . 102, having been read, resolved that the agents of the several parties be called in, and examined with reference to any circumstances that may have led to the forbearance of the charge of bribery." The agents were acoordingly called in and examined by the Chairman ; and, from their evidence, it appeared that a proposal had been made to Mr. Padwick, the local agent of the petitioners, by parties whose names the Committee did not press for, that the treating should be admitted, and the election declared void, if the peti- tioners would consent to abandon the other allegation of bribery, &c. The proposition, however, suggested by Mr. Sergeant Wrangham in the Committee, was made uneonaitiunally. without any reference or relation what ever to the previous overtures, but from a conviction on the part of tho agents of Mr. Jervis that the evidence the petitioner s had at their command was such that it was cuite.impossible that he could retain his seat. Tim room, was then cleared for the third time, and after a few minutes' consultation, strangers were read enitted, when The 'CHAIRMAN said he had to inform the parties that the Committee had come to the following resolu tion:— " That the circumstances attending the forbearance ( f prosecuting the charge of bribery contained in the peti tion do not appear to the Committee to call for any special report." The Committee then broke up. BANK RETURNS. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) In Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, ~ap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 1 Ith day of Marcl., 1847:- Average PRIVATE B A NKS. Amount. t bingdon Bark, Abingdon-Knapp and Co.. . - Indover Bank, Andover-Heath and C 0......... 10,693 Ishford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 8,775 ylshataa hank, Aylsham-R. and G. Copeinan 4,635 tylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Rickford and Hunt ;ahlock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bar.k, Baldock-Wells, P.ce.g, and Lindsell... 26,311 istrn itapie Bank, Barnstaple-T': aloe and Co 10,101 Basingstoke and Odihav , ' Bank, Basingstoke -17,289 Seymour, Lamb, an.; Ledford Bank, Bedford-'f. 8arnard.........., 28,524 Ledford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford- Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. 1011 (1 ley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and 11,749 Crane Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank. Bicester-Tubb and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 23,863 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham---J. L. Moilliett, and Sons . . 13,040 3landford Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak . 7,410 Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co 55,869 Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. Sealey 7,623 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 30,360 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and 13roseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 19,706 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham -Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 65,885 (lint ury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 23,964 .Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 36.450 Bath City Bank, Bath-Moser and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett and Grant 30,081 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H A. and W. M. Harris and Co 11,863 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 51,927 f3ridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry - .Irighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Rufford, Biggs, and Co. 14,460 jambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and Sons • 19,980 .7ambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co • C;artnarthen Bank, Carmarthen-Morris and Sons Chcrtsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste L!olchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. "jolchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co . 36,865 Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock city Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co 15,277 craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co ',hristchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co 1,569 ‘;'arditi Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co 6,070 'Thepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire J3ank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak • Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co 25,698 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-llughes, Locke, and Co 11,154 Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co 10,270 Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leathatn, Tew Pn d Co. )oncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and Co. )arlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, &Co 66,495 Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor man ')orchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, and Co. . 42,669 Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Walford. and Co. .... 42.326 Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 22,837 ?akenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. b'arringdon Bank and Bank of \Vantage, Far- ring-don—Barnes and Medley 5,793 Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight 11,474 Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 4,690 lodalming Bank, Godalming—Mellorsh am! Keen ,;rantham Bank, Grantham—Kewney and King 15.498 Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon... 10.572 Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... 22,722 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. 22,220 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Ware—S. Adams and Co 21,122 Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull -Smith, Brothers, and Co. funtingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veasey trarwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co 4,724 flemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead- Smith, and Whittingstall lonitor. Bank, Honiton-Flood and Co. lertford shire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen-Sharples and Co. ereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and A.rchenfield Bank, Hereford-Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 19,421 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswieh and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Alexanders and Co. (entish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Mercer itigton and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-J Davies and Co 18.299 Cnighton Bank Knighton-J. Davies and Co. 4,719 kr.areshorough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Terry and Co fenclal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. 38,088 Kettering Bank, Kettering-Cloteh and Sons.. 7, 250 14ongtoa Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C llarvzy and Son f,eeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co 47,290 I.eeds Union Bank, Leeds-W.Williams, Brown, and C. 34,310 ,pck and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Banic,Leek-Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. - ~- n eeiter Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby 23,095 (.ewes Old Bank, Lewcs-Molineux and Co 30.709 ,iohfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Green 19,747 i,incoin Bank, Lincoln-Smith and Co 76,189 ampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank Llando very-David Jones and Co. ona-,hborough Bank, Loughborough-Middle tons and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington-C. and S. St. Barbe .iynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis -Gurneys and Co. 36,369 i.ynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Massey and Co. .lacelesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brooklehurst and Co 10,577 lanningtree Bank,Manningtree-Nunn and Co 5,808 tlarlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough-Tanner and Pinckney 12,139 Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank Marlborough-Ward, Merriman, and Hillier 7,025 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Jones and Williams .. Ainers' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co 13,492 %lonmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Baileys and Co 25,559 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth -Brornage and Snead . 10,968 Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport -W. Williams and Sons 8,145 Newark Bank, Newark-Godfreys and Hutton 22,174 Ne N w e a w rk ark and Sfo Bank le , a sl rd Bank, eafora and _uaiidiSeyle,ad Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny and Slocock 17,708 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Ham• mond. and Son Norfblk and Suffolk Bank, Diss-Taylor and Dy50n................................................ 2,081 Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich-Harveys and I I inlsons . 39,048 gorwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich-Gur neys end Birkbeck 67,231 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham-Hart, Fellows, and Co 8,709 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddcock and Co ' , lava' Bank, Plymouth-Harris, Mudge, and Co New Sarum Bank, Sarum- Hetley, Everett, and Co 9,396 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Smith and Co. 26,613 )swestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry-Croxon and Co 9,325 Oxford Bank, Oxford-J. and R. Morrell ll,lBO )xford Old Bank, Oxford-Robinson, Parsons, and C 0... )Id Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge- Beaching and Sane 7,288 jxfordshire Witney Bank Witney-Williame, Clinch, and C 0.., .- ... 7,875 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARC II 24, 1846. Average A ruing Pease's Old Bank, hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 45,267 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 9,634 2 eterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—M' ears. Yorke . 7,962 Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson 9,776 Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—j. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank. Penzance—Rackets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—imnonas and Co 25,430 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 22,567 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co 4,270 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co 3,358 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 7,885 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 13,980 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 14,214 Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 13,158 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co 10,298 Ross 61d Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co. . Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co 22 202 Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, March 23. Mr. HASTIE presented a petition from Paisley praying for an amendment in the Scotch poor-law. Col..nel MUIR presented a petition in favour of the repeal of the duty upon legacies for charitable purposes, on the ground that the enforcement of such duties was contrary to the beneficent intentions of the donors. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS (CHAN CERY) BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, his Bill passed through Committee. PETITIONS. Mr. EWART presented a petition against any in crease in the naval or military establishments of the country; also, a petition from the town and corpora tion of the city of Limerick, praying the House to abolish the puni-hment of death. An Ho's. MEMBER presented a petition, signed by a number of the out pensioners cif Chelsea Hospital, complaining that five per cent. of their pensions had been withheld front them for several years, and that it was only during the present year that they had been paid in full ; they prayed the House to appoint an early (lay for the payment of the arrears due to them. The Hon. Member moved that the petition be referred to the Select Committee on the army and navy estimates.—Motion agreed to. Mr. COLVILE presented a petition from Derby against the Bill for establishing diplomatic relations between this country and the Court of Rome. Mr. H. BAIL LIE presented a petition from Roman Catholics resident in Inverness in favour of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. The Earl of B ARROWBY presented several petitions in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. The Archbishop of YORK presented a petition from some place in the county of Chester, against Jewish emancipation. CRIMINAL LAW. Lord CAMPBELL laid upon the table a Bill for the amendment of the criminal law. One of the ob jects of the Bill was to enable the coroner to admit parties charged with manslaughter to bail in cases in which he may deem it proper to do so. Many cases had arisen in which persons committed by the coroner had suffered a longer period of imprisonment previous to trial than the imprisonment to which they would have been con3emned by a judge, had they been tried and convicted immediately after the com mission of the offence. The Duke of RICHMOND highly approved of the Bill, as he considered that imprisonment previous to trial was in many cases most demoralising to the persons imprisoned. LEGACY DUTY ON CHARITIES. The Bishop of LONDON presented several peti tions praying for a repeal of the legacy duties on monies left to charities. Mr. P. SCROPE presented a petition from Bal lyna, praying the Government to afford some employ ment for the poor of their union on the waste lands in the neighbourhood, in order to relieve the inhabitants from the great burden of their support. Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition from various distillers of Elgin, in Scotland, praying for an altera tion in the Excise laws, with respect to the transmis sion of spirituous liquors from Scotland into this country. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Ledbury, in the county of Hereford, against any increase in the army and navy; also petitions in favour of an equali zation of the legacy duties and income-tax. Mr. C. BRUCE rose for the purpose of requesting that the petition he had just presented from Elgin on the subject of the Excise laws might receive the fullest attention of the Committee on Public Peti tions, and he trusted that they would consider it of sufficient importance to have it printed in extenso with the other petitions. Mr. THORNELY said that no doubt the petition would receive due consideration from the Committee. RECLAMATION OF WASTELANDS (IRELAND) Mr. F. FRENCH gave notice that be would, upon an early day, move for leave to bring in a Bill pro viding for the reclamation of the wast lands of Ire land. The Bishop of OXFORD presented several peti tions with a similar prayer. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE considered the petitions were well worthy the attention of the House, but it was impossible for him to say what his col leagues might say on the subject. Any measure of the sort must originate in another House, and the w present time as exceedingly unfavourable for bring ing forward such a proposition. The temper of the other House of Parliament seemed to point rather to the extension of the legacy duty to property at pre sent exempt than to the exemption of property at present liable to it. ODD FELLOWS. and Co 27,713 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Vallance and Son 2,552 Southampton Tenn and County Bank, South- _ _ _ . _ ampton—Maddignn and Son Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co. St. Alban's Bank. St. Alban's—J. S. Story 993 Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie — Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King — Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall _ . Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 5,434 Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co .. . Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 12,025 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. .„ 24,261 Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Herta Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- Lord BEAUMONT asked if the Government in tended to intrcduce any measure to legalise the societies of Odd Fellows ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE believed that these societies were in general composed of persons exceedingly respectable and well disposed, but still there were circumstances connected with their con. stitutien which took them out of the category of friendly societies; and he believed that it would be better to give them relief, by extending the Friendly Societies' Act, rather than by the intro duction of any special enactment legalising these societies, and a Bill for that purpose had been introduced into the other House, if not by her Majesty's Government, certainly without their disapproval, and it would be more convenient to in troduce a clause into that Bill legalising these socie ties. The Government would give their best atten tion to the framing of some measure for the removal of this grievance, if it could be removed consistently with justice to the parties themselves. Lord BEAUMONT believed that the Bill alluded to was Mr. Feargus O'Connor's Bill, legalising his land scheme. He was sorry to see so respectable a body as the Odd Fellows confounded with the Chartists, and he thought there would be difficulties thrown in the way of the other Bill which would not be thrown in the way of a Bill simply legalising the society of Odd Fellows. lie was, how ever, gratified with the course the Government had pursued, and he trusted that if the other Bill should be rejected some measure would be introduced by the Government legalising the societies of Odd Fellows. son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 17,441 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barne 6,171 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland 9,790 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co. 7,730 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and (50. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co 6,240 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, and Co. 23,925 Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co. Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co 13,600 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co 3,334 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearso Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, . _ _ . The Duke of RICHMOND would have preferred seeing those petitions referred to a Select Committee, in order to inquire into the manner in which these societies are constituted. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from a lodge of Odd Fellows, praying to have their society legalised. TOLL-HOUSES (SCOTLAND). The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition against the licensing toll-houses in Scotland for the sale of spirituous liquors. PENINSULAR MEDALS Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. 8,994 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 70,816 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—CharlesFoster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— Everett and Co. Wrexham Bank, Wrexham—S. Kenrick 1,280 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 10,388 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann. Clough. and Co 38,649 The Duke of RICHMOND gave notice that he should, on a future occasion, ask when the Peninsular medals would be distributed. NEW BISHOPS. Lord STANLEY, in reference to the Bill which had passed last session, authorising the formation of new bishoprics, said that he believed the understand ing between the Government and the heads of the Church was, that four new bishops should be zip ' pointed, and it was so stated in the preamble of the Bill, as it was originally introduced into their Lordships' House, although those words had been struck out in the House of Com mons, the Prime Minister having at the same time pledged himself to appoint three new bishops in addition to the Bishop of Manchester, so soon as they should have funds for the endowment of those new sees. By the recent decease of the Archbishops of York and Canterbury a great addition had been made to the fund, and he asked, therefore, if the Government adhered to that agreement, and if they intended to proceed to the ap pointment of the new bishops without delay. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the Government still adhered to the agreement alluded to by the Noble Lord, and whenever the means appeared to be sufficient for the purpose, it would be for her Majesty to determine what new bishop should he appointed. The Noble Lord well knew that there were several Bishops whose in cornea were lower than the sums fixed by the Ecclesiastical Commission, and certainly they had a claim to have their incomes raised to the ave rage before any new bishops should be appointed. The Bishop of SALISBURY was sure it would be highly gratifying to the members of the Church to know that her Majesty's Government still adhered to he agreement which they had entered into with the heads of the Church for the appointment of new bishops, and thought it desirable that as little delay as possible should take place in their appointment. After a few words from the Earl of DEVON, which were inaudible in the gallery, Lord MONTE AGLE deprecated the idea of in creasing the number of bishops. The feeling of the people, who were as much members of the Church as the clergy, was opposed to it. He hoped the condition of the working clergy would not be lost sight of; and that the increased fund would be applied as might be thought best for the interests of the Church as a body, without reference to any separate claims of the episcopacy.--('fear, hear.) The Bishop of OXFORD regretted the tone of the Noble Lord's speech, which was so totally dif ferent from that of the Noble Marquis (Lansdowne). It was no discovery that the laity were part of the Church ; on the contrary, he admitted that they were the most important part of her, and the bishops, priests, and deacons were her ministers. There was no jealousy on the part of the episcopal bench with regard to the working clergy, whose condition they wished to see improved ; and the question was merely whether the interests and proper government of the Church did not require an additional number of bi,hops.—(Hear, hear.) He rejoiced to find that the Government adhered to their determination of last year.—(Hear, hear.) Lord LYTTELTON said the feeling among the laity of the English Church was, that the number of prelates was greatly _inadequate ; he thought an amalgamation of the two funds would be desirable. Lord REDESD ALE said if the two funds were put together it would be almost impossible that an addition to the episcopacy could take place. If there was now 6,0001. in hand, as appeared to be admitted, why was it not at once applied to the creation of a new Bishopric ? The Earl.of HARR° WBY confirmed the statement of his Noble Friend Lord Lyttelton, that the feeling of the laity as well as the clergy was generally in favour of an extension of episcopacy. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he fully accepted the explanation given by the Bishop of Ox ford, as to the proper application of the funds, that was, that in carrying out an extension of the episcopal staff they should be applied in such places, or in such ways, as should tend most to the interests of the Church. But he never had given any pledge that the whole of the funds should be applied only to episcopal purposes, if it should appear that the in terests of the Church would be promoted by a dif ferent application. Under all circumstances it would be the true interests of the Church that would be considered. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 43,206 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford ... Burton, Uttxceter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . ... 28,805 Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 12,311 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 18,412 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 18,764 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington 16,480 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 120,030 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 30,632 Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,571 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro B an ki ng C om p an y, Knaresborough Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbrid ge 15,699 3,764 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 64,166 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 43,819 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 7,989 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 22,281 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking 10,886 Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 14,510 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 41,555 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 63,571 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 13,115 Pares's Leic2stt rshire Banking Company, Lei cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 1,727 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 34,950 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Someraetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Corn pany, Stourbridge .., 49,281 Sheffield and Hallumshire Banking Company, Sheffield .... .... Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sheik id 53,571 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond ... . Storey and Thomas's Banking Company, Shaftesbury Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ... Wolverhampton mid Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 29,556 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 11,825 Whitehaven Joint -Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Warwick and Le..niii_gton Banking Company, Warwick West of Englan.' and South Wales Distriet Bank.l3ristol Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 54,166 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitehurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester..... ,•••., 4,231 York Union Banking Company, York 69,595 York City and County Banking Company, York 83,309 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Stamps and Taus, March 17, 1848. The Bishop of OXFORD should object to such a managing of the two funds as to make it impossible, under any circumstances, to add to the efficiency of the episcopate. Their Lordships adjourned at ten . minutes to Seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mach 23. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. LEEDS, DEWSBURY, AND MANCHESTER (OSSETI BRANCH) RAILWAY BILL. Oa the motion of Mr. BECKETT, this Bill was withdrawn. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee, praying the house to reduce the amount of legacy duty payable on charitable bequests. Mr. W. J. FOX presented two petitions from members of an Odd Fellows' Society, praying that the laws relating to the government of friendly societies might be extended to them. Alderman COPELAND presented a petition pray ing for an alteration in the Small Debts Act. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY pre• sented several petitions in favour of the Roman Ca thoiie Relief Bill. authorising inquiries into these matters, notwith standing any decision having been come to upon the subject by the Committees, for the purpose o► ascer taining to what extent this evil had been carried on. He thought that it would have been better to have suspended the issue of all the writs for those places in which the Members had been unseated until the whole of the Election Committees had concluded their labours, and that then a general Committee shculd be appointed to inquire into the whole subject, and suggest some modifications of the existing law on the subject. He had understood that some of the Committees had come to decisijns which, if generally acted upon, would lead to the unseating of nearly every Member in the House—(Hear, hear) —and that the most pure and honourable acts on the part of candidates might be construed into illegal acts, and be considered sufficient to cause them to lise their seats.—(Rear, hear.) He would suggest, therefore, that the Hon. Member should withdraw his motion, and allow the issue of this writ to stand over until the close of the labours of the Election Com mittees. Mr. MACKENZIE thought that the proposition of the Hon. Member for Montrose was a most mon strous piece of inj ustice, as it would hang up the issuing of the writ for this and all other places for an in definite period. He could not agree in the remarks which had been made with respect to the constituency of Harwich, that it was getting worse than formerly; on the contrary, he thought that there were visible many signs of improvement. He should, therefore, most certainly press his motion. Sir B. HALL could not concur in the opinion that any great improvement had taken place in the borough with respect to the conduct of the elec tors, or with reference to the parties who went down as candidates for that borough. There was a change in the system, but there was no improvement. It appeared that a new system of corruption had sprung up latterly at Harwich. It was found impossible, in consequence of the exposure which Mr. Roebuck's Committee had made of that system, to obtain money in a direct manner for the purposes of bribery, and hence this new plan had been resorted to. If the House would turn to page 91 of the evidence laid before the House, they would see from the evidence of Mr. Cottingham, the agent for the management of the property of Mr. Attwood, what kind of cor ruption was now adopted. Mr. Cottingham was asked, in the Committee, what conditions he was in the habit of imposing upon tenants taking the houses of Mr. Attwood ? His answer was, that all those persons who rented the houses of Mr. Attwood were given to understand that their votes would be required to be given in favour of Mr. Attwood ; and he afterwards stated that one or more persons had been, in consequence of their not voting for Mr. Attwood, turned out of their houses ; and it was very easy for this to be carried into effect, as the tenants were most, if not all of them, he believed, yearly tenants. That had been the practice pursued at Harwich, be cause it had been found impossible to go on with the direct system of bribery, and he therefore thought it was the duty of the House to cause an inquiry to be instituted into the matter. Many of these boroughs were becoming notorious for their corruption, and if some steps were not taken to put a stop to the evil, not only would the House fall into disrepute, but demands would be made upon them from out of doors for a new Reform Act and new schedules. He found that there were three boroughs in the country where the number of constituents wore severally 107, 145, and 182, while there were 25 boroughs where the electors did not number in each case more than those of Harwich. Surely it was time that something should be done to remedy this state of things.—(ilear, hear.) Mr. B. COCHRANE said he had looked into some of the reports of the Committees, and he cer tainly agreed with the Hon. Member for Montrose, that in one or two instances the decisions were monstrously inconsistent and unjust. He therefore hoped the suggestion of the Hon. Member for the appointment of a Committee woull be adopted. Mr. HENLEY said they were wandering from the question before the House. That question was, that a new writ be issued for the borough of Har wich, and he confessed he had heard nothing to in duce him to think that there was any reason why the writ should not be issued.—(Hear, hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS certainly agreed with the Hon. Member for Montrose, that some of the Committees in coming to their decisions had been actuated by exceedingly delicate motives, and the consequence was that several Honourable Members had been severely dealt with. He thought that as no special report had been made by the Committee, it would be unfair to the borough to refuse to issue the writ. Dr. BOWRING considered that a sufficient case had been made out for inquiry. He thought the House had quite enough before it to suspend the issuing of the writ, and to put the matter in a train of inquiry. He trusted, therefore, the House would reject the issuing of the writ. Mr. ELLIOT supported the issuing of the writ. The Committee had found one case of bribery, and one case only, and that not having been brought home to Mr. Attwood, he thought he could not with -11 hold his vote for the issuing of the writ. Mr. ELLICE said they must look somewhat to the character of the electors. The fact elicited in the course of their inquiry that Mr. Attwood had purchased a great deal of property in the borough since the previous election, when he was unseated on precisely the same grounds as on the recent occa sion, invested the matter with a great deal of suspicion ; and if the House consented to the issuing of the writ without inquiry, people out of doors would think the House was returning to the prac tices that prevailed before the passing of the Reform Bill.—(Hear.) Mr. Attwood admitted that he spent 10,0001. at the previous election. The notorious fact was still before the public, that the property purchased by Mr. Attwood was for the purpose of creating votes. He remembered some time ago being blamed by an Honourable Member because he cited the notoriety the borough of Stafford had obtained with respect to bribery (he hoped it had much improved since) as a ground for suspending the issuing of the writ, but a Committee of the House of Lords subsequently reported that it had been proved to their satisfaction that the most notorious and profligate bribery had not only existed at the last, but at the previous elections. Never theless the writ was issued. When a case of this kind occurred, the House was bound to insti tute an inquiry before the writ was issued. He confessed he entertained considerable doubt as to the most advisable course to adopt. He thought it would be well for the Government to take the matter into their consideration—(Hear)—as it was not merely this borough that was `concerned, but the general system that prevailed.—(Hear.) Mr. S. WORTLEY thought it would not be dis respectful to the House, as be filled the office of the Chairman of the Committee, to say a few words with respect to the evidence adduced before it. Some Hon. Members seemed to be of opinion that the House wished to screen Members so acting, and that they were not alive to the enormity of their conduct. Now, after what had taken place this session, he thought this an unhappy moment to make such an objection, as there never was a time when the House had shown more jealousy in regard to those matters than the present, and a desire expressed to proceed against persons guilty of bribery under the Act which originated with the Noble Lord at the head of the Government.—(Hear.) Why, Committees this session had acted rigidly in the spirit of that Act, and some Members entertained the opinion that they acted with too much rigour.—(Loud cheers.) It might not, perhaps, become him to speak of the Committee over which he presided; he might simply say it did its duty and no more. He did not think that, acting upon the principle which had guided the decision of the Committee, there would be found ten members who had been returned at contested elections who would be able to keep their seats.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to the Harwich election, it had been said that several of the electors had signed a" round robin" for the purpose of " drawing the purse strings" of Mr. Attwood; but that fact was de posed to only by one witness, with respect to whom—and he believed h e was express . ing the general opinion of the Committee— had this statement rested solely upon the evidence of that witness, he certainly should not have acted upon it. He certainly thought that with respect to Harwsi h a marked improvement had taken place, aria every precaution ap peared to have been taken to prevent bribery at the late election. Some persons had thought that the Committee had not availed themselves suf ficiently of the powers given to them by Lord Rus sell's Act, but it was because there was nothing before the Committee to excite anything like suspicion of the existence of general corruption, that they did not think proper to carry out the full powers of the Act. He did not think that such a case had been made out as to induce the House to suspend the issuing of the writ. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY said that it appeared to him that there had been in this case, either gross harshness, or the most corrupt bribery, he did not know which. He thought that a Committee ought to be appointed to inquire into the circumstances of the case. But, in the mean time, he did not think that there existed any sufficiently constitutional reasons for withholding the issue of the writ. Lord CASTLEREAGH said it was too bad, after a Committee, who had had great responsibilities thrown upon its shoulders, had reported according to the evidence brought before them, they should be subjected to attacks in that House. It the Com mittee had decided numnarily, it was the duty BRIBERY AT HARWICH. Mr. HUAIE gave notice that on Thursday next he would move that the Attorney-General be directed to prosecute Mr. Attwood (the late Member for Harwich), for bribery at that laorough and various other places. RECORDS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. HUME also gave notice of his intention to move that the system of " black letter" engrossing be dispensed with, and that the records might be kept in such a manner as that Hon. Members could read them. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. P. SCROPE gave notice that, on the motion for going into Committee of Supply, he should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to be pleased to direct that an indictment might be preferred against those parties who were guilty of demolishing the houses of the poor at Galway. CEIARTIST CONVICTS. Mr. P. O'CONNOR gave notice that, on the 16th of April, he should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to be graciously pleased to extend her royal pardon to John Frost, and the others, concerned in the Monmouth outbreak. PETITIONS. Dr. BO\VRING pre;ented a petition from the pensioners of Bolton, complaining that 5 per cent. had for several years been stopped from their allow ance, and praying for an inquiry ; also a petition from the Unitarian Dissenters of the same place, praying the House to revise the present system of taxation. • Mr. R. PALMER 'presented a petition against the Diplomatic Relations with the Court of Rome Bill. Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a petition from the rate-payers of Shoreditch against the income-tax, and praying the house not to make any increase in the army or navy ; also a petition from the United Order of Druids, praying the House to establish a comprehensive and efficent system of sanitary reform. Mr. ENVART presented a petition from Leighton Buzzard, praying a revision in the present system of taxation. HORSHAM ELECTION. Lord COURTENAY brought up the report of the Horsham Election Committee, unseating Mr. John Jervis. CLERKS OF UNION WORKHOUSES. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Clerics of the union workhouses in London, praying for thu continuance of the superannuation allowance that had hitherto existed. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY postponed for a fortnight the motion of which he had given notice for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the allegations contained in a petition presented to the House on the 9th inst., from a public meeting held in the city of London, and to report their opinion thereon. ELECTION RECOGNIZANCES BILL. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY stated that he understood, in consequence of what had taken place, it was not the intention of his lion. and Learned Friend the Member for Midhurst to move the second reading of the Election Recognizances Bill on Monday next. After what he had heard, he begged to give notice that if his Honourable Friend did not move the second reading on Monday he should, having a strong opinion that unless some legislation took place the greatest inconvenience would be experienced. Sir B. HALL wished to know whether it was the intention of the Honourable Member to move at the same time the postponement of the consideration of petitions that had been presented from different places. He understood that the Com mittee of Selection had appointed Monday to select Members to serve on the Committee to which these petitions referred. Mr. J. STUART WORTLEY said that that was a question for the Committee of Selection. fir GEORGE CLERK said that the Committee of Selection would proceed with the nomination of Members on Monday. IT AR WIC H. Mr. MACKENZIE proposed the following mo tion :—" That Mr. Speakcr do issue his warrant to the Clerk of tbe Crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a burger; to serve in this present Par liament for the borough of Harwich, in the room of John Attwood, Esq., whose election has been deter mined to be void." The motion having been seconded, _ Mr. BLA_CKSTO'NE, who was very indistinctly heard, recapitulated the reasons raised by him against the motion on the last occasion it was moved. He thought the house adopted a wise course when it declared its intention to wait until the evidence taken before the Committee was printed, and Hon. Members had had an oppe,rtunity of perusing it. After read ing the evidence, he (Mr. B.) did not think that there was sufficient ground to punish the electors very severely. If t* ne house thought proper on a former occasion to vie dicate the conduct of the electors, he should not thin k it his duty to propose the disfran• chisement of the borough. No doubt the elec tors who took the bribes did their best to cause Mr. A ttwood to op - m his purse-strings, and although it was said that but a small number were bribed, in his opinion fifty or sixty, the number proved to have so conducted themselves, was a very largsm proportion of the electors. The Hon. Member th, to read the evidence of one of the wit nesses, who stated that a number of the electors went to the Duk e's Head, to " draw Mr. Attwood out." A paper w; Is there signed. He was asked if they said that that was their intention ? to which they replied, they did, and what they meant as to make . - Mr. Attwood open his purse•string3. What was the state of the borough ? The Hon. Gentleman the Member for the borough (Mr. Bag shaw) said a,e electors had increased from 180, in 1831, to 280 ttt the last election. It seemed that the place had been specially favoured by the Government. It was understood to be Earl Grey's inters tion, in introducing the Reform Bill, that ph ices possessing a population of 4,000 should return. two Members. Harwich had only a population of 2,371, but the Government, in order to make up the requisite number, took in the a, ijoining parish of Dourcourt (as we understood I); but the population had of late years been redm :ed, as its number was now 3,829, showing a falling c ,ff of 10 per cent. In the neighbourhood there were parishes possessing a ppulation of 27,000 or $B,OOO hf: did not wish to include them, hut, looking at the tendency of the electors to take bribes, he did think b a was justified in moving as an amend ment that lea' ie be given to introduce a Bill to extend the limits of I .he borough, with a view to increasing the number electors.—(llear, hear.) The amen Iment having been seconded, Mr. 1 - 113 - 4 4 ,1 E said, when the House considered that the Meml me rs for the following places had been un seated fo: bribery, it was incumbent upon the House to consider whether some means ought not to he taken to vindicate the character of the House — (Hear, : '3ear)—namely, Great Yarmouth, Kin. sale, Carli tie, Lancaster, Dundalk, Harwich, Bewd ley, Ayk a bury, Derby, and Ilorsham.—(Hear.) As soon as one proof of bribery was established the ease was rect.; proceeded with any further, and thus the House us aver became informed of the real amount of bribery :and corruption carried on in these places. A Bill Fval recently prepared for the purpose of of the House, in defence of its own honour, to sae and amend the law, and not throw obloquy upon tho Committees themselves. Sir W. MOLESWORTII, as a member of the Harwich Committee, must declare that he did not think that there was that amount of bribery proved before the Committee to justify the disfranchisement of the borough, and he should, therefore, vote for the issuing of the writ. After a few words from Captain HARRIS, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared-- For the issuing of the writ 195 For the amendment 64 Majority against the amendment —l3l On our admission to the gallery we found Mr. HUME, on his legs, objecting to the issuing of the writ. Mr. WAKLEY said the course pursued was calcu lated to bring the House into contempt out of doors. There was no doubt the Hon. Member who was un• seated knew what was doing.—(No, no.) Corrupt , on had been proved, and now the writ was to go to the same corrupt parties. The House ought to negative the - motion, and institute a searching inquiry. The public belief was that the majority of the Members of that House had obtained their seats by the expenditure of large sums of money.—(No, no.) But if this writ were issued, and inquiry were stifled, would not the inference be that the House was afraid of the truth being known? Mr. WORTLEY said the Hon. Member had made.* most unfounded charge against the Members of the Committee; and on their behalf he begged distinctly to deny that they knew the sitting Member to have been privy to the acts of bribery, as alleged by the Hon. Member.—(Hear, hear.) The evidence showed that the parties at Harwich had studiously avoided general corruption; had the contrary been proved, the Commit- tee must have reported it to the House. Mr. ELLIOT said the Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley) had one speech that he made to the House on all occasions, and he would declare that there was but one speech that the Hon. Member ever made to the House.—(Cheers and laughter.) The first time he had heard the voice of the Hon. Member was in 1837. He had listened to him for four years, and had always heard the same speech, until he was almost obliged to conclude that the Hon. Member had borrowed the speech from somebody.—(Laughter.) Thus it ran (the old story over and over again)—" You are all a set of rogues, and I am the only honest man among you.-- (Cheers and laughter.) The people out of doors know you very well, and they know that I, the Member for Finsbury, am the only honest man in the House. I h a ve been brought up in the principles of honour and virtue. while you have no pretensions to anything of the kind." Now, as the Hon. Member for Finsbury was so fond of telling the Members of that House what people said of them out of doors, it was but fair to the Hon. Member to let him know what people said of him.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Elliot) had heard it said a hundred times, that all the speeches of the Hon. Member meant one and the same thing; namely, that there was not an honest man in the House of Commons except himself, and that he made all those speeches for the purpose of gratifying the lowest persons in the borough of Finsbury.—(Laughtzr and cheers.) He had thought it right at least to tell the lion. Member what was said of him. Mr. OSBORNE said it was hard that an Hon. Mem ber whose seat perhaps cost less than any other should thus be attacked. He would answer for it that those who were styled " the lowest classes in the borough of Fins bury," if possessed of the franchise, would not barter it away, as the constituents of some Hon. Members were proved to have done.—(Hear, and " Oh.") Looking at the evidence before the Harwich Committee it was diffi cult to believe that Mr. Attwood was not privy to the expenditure, especially in the case of a person named Saxley.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Osborne) thought the institutions of the country would be much safer, and the House a more efficient representation of the people, if a portion of these who were called the lowest classes weie admitted to the franchise.—(Hear.) Mr. ELLIOT said in using the term "lowest classes" he meant those lowest in moral feeling. Mr. WAKLEY asked if it was consistent with order that the Hon. Member who had just sat down should impute improper motives to him (Mr. Walley)? The SPEAKER said that he did not understand the lion. Member to have imputed such motives. Alter a few words from . Mr. HimlE and Sir DE L. EVANS, The House divided, when there appeared— For issuing the writ . Against it Majority The writ was then ordered. BORGUGH OF HORSHAM. An HoN. MEMBER having moved that a writ should issue for Horsham, for the election of a Member in place of Mr. Jervis, Mr. HUME moved, as an amendment, that the writ should be suspended until ,the evidence was before the House. The Earl of MARCH supported the issuing of the writ. Lord COURTEN AY, a member of the Committee, said if a division was pressed he should support the amendment. The amendment and motion were then, by leave, withdrawn. Mr. HUME moved that the evidence taken before the Committee should be printed and laid before the House.—Agreed to. CASE OF CAPTAIN JOHN DILLON. Mr. O'CONNOR moved an address to the Crown on the statement contained in the petition of John Dillon, presented to the House on the 14th December last. The case was simply this:—The brig Peru, a smuggling vessel, laden with tobacco, was forced into the harbour of New Ross, in 1822, by stress of weather, and Captain Dillon, who was then stationed there, went out to cap ture her, and drove her into the harbour of Kinsale. There the vessel was taken in smooth water by a person named Masters. The vessel, with the cargo, was sold for 53,0001., of which Masters got 11,7001. Now, he maintained that it was not necessary for Captain Dil lon to have pursued the brig into the harbour in order to entitle him to compensation. The case had been referred to Sir E. Codungton, and he gave his award against Captain Dillon, on the ground that the vessel was bound to France. In consequence of that decision Capt. Dillon went to New York, and be then ascertained from the books of the Custom-house officers that the vessel was bound for Ireland. He maintained that Captain Dillon's claim was valid in point of law, and it was no answer to say that the exchequer was empty. The very fact of the Government laving paid Captain Dillon 150/. showed that they recognised the justice of his claim. The case of this gentleman was not perfect heretofore, because he could not prove that the vessel was not bound for France. That imperfection was now supplied, and he wanted to know what reason the Lords of the Treasury could allege for not making Captain Dillon compensation. He hoped that the time which elapsed since the transaction took place would not be set up as a bar to his claim. The Hon. Gentleman con cluded by moving that the House resolve itself into a Committee this day fortnight for the purpose of moving an address in the case of Captain Dillon. Mr. PARKER said that it was the duty of the Treasury, in deciding upon the claims of individuals, to take care that they were fully and clearly est‘b• lished.—(Hear, hear.) He would assume that the Peru was a smuggling vessel, and that its object was to land contraband goods on the coast of Ireland. No doubt Captain Dillon was desirous of capturing the vessel, and he sailed oat after the Peru ; but that vessel being stronger than his own, he returned re in• fecta. Subsequently the Pena put into Kinsale from stress of weather, and was there seised, and the proceeds were distributed in the manner usual in such cases. Captain Dillon never put in any claim at that time. He did not take any steps in the matter from 1822 to 1829. After that period his applications were indeed very numerous, and his efforts were most persevering. When the question was brought before Lord Althorp, he said that Captain Dillon was not entitled to compensation. Subsequently the subject was referred to Sir E.Codring ton, but ho only pronounced his judgment with reference to a professional point, and not as to the justice of his claim to compensation. There was no imputation on the character of Captain Dillon for want of bravery, but it was considered that what he did ifts the affair did ni.t entitle him to compensation. Mr. HUME said that he was of opinion that Captain Dillon had not established his claim to compensation, He could bear his testimony to the anxious considera tion which Lord Althorp gave this subject. He thought Lord Althorp's decision was a correct one, and he saw no reason to alter that opinion. Mr. AGLIONBY said that he gave considerable at- tention to this subject, and he came to the conclusion that Captain Dillon had been ill-treated. Compensatikm was refused him, in the first instance, because it was said that Captain Dillon had been guilty of cowardice. That point was referred to competent judges, and they entirely acquitted Captain Dillon of that charge, and not the least imputation rested upon the character of that officer.— (Hear, hear.) Ho thought his case was a very hard one, but he was afraid he had not much chance of succeeding in his object. Mr. S. CRAWFORD was confident in his own mind that Captain Dillon was entitled to compensation. Mr. WAKLEY thought no adequate answer hid been made to the statement of the Member for Not tingham. Dr. POWER briefly supported the claim. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had considered the ease with the most anxious regard to justice, and had come to the unbiassed decision that Capt. Dillon had no claim whatever for compensation. At the same time he thought there was no pretence for any charge upon his professional character. But Capt. Dillon ha I not captured the Peru; he had driven her off the coast and prevented her landing her cargo, but he had nothing in the world to do with her putting into Kinsale or with the seizure of her cargo when she got there. Mr. AGLIONBY asked if it was not true that Capt. Dillon's vessel gave the Peru chase, and that she went into Kinsale in consequence of the damage she received from his fire? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Captain Dillon might have given the Peru chase, but that he kept up a fire at her from his boats he ven tured to doubt. Mr. F. O'CONNOR replied. It had been distinctly proved by the ship's carpenter that Captain Dillon did keep up a fire at the Peru. Ile left it to the House, whether a man who had spent his whole substance in au effort to obtain justice, should now be righted or net. The House divided— For the motion Against it Majority —sl GAME-LAWS. Mr. BRIGHT then rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of the game-laws. He said he should make no apology for offering this raotion to the attention *~