The Sun. — London, England, 1835-03-19 00:00:00

~~- :latharine h, Dunn, Leone ; Cooper, .d-bound• jr, from Dorothy was on Tewks has been t, Davie, t, Aithen, Harmony , 'riends of r Cadiz ; Renteira, ; Nince, ordeaux ; —Arrived and the I3ar cw, South earn, for er sburgh , Or ditto; ransport), for Leg for Alel ,f Africa; for Por no Abbs, is ; Mary Middleton, arbadoes ; eager, for St. Leas; Irown, for Columbia, ford, for ries , from laithe, for 3artridge, Gardner, for New fountania, jail, from s Cruick- ►m, from Victoria, lie, from USTOM ;tone, Britannia, Smith, ry ; Mary . , ; M ara' Oporto; lARcit 18. d Ghent; t ; Heros, 1 Zante ; tit, Dun' Anna 18. 1, Rotter- Ostend rohn's a nd Joseph lordeaul; ; wKen• ARCH 18• more, th e nd Jess ie ' adra 5, th e St. Ennore , he Ma l l' Kyle p 'he )9th ; the - rom Eng e Sir '" 4acqueee, n ore, th i e t h e 22a. 23c1, ibt. ;e Upto n for 1 3 ° 11- land, fr - Nov. t ; Palmyra' Dr Liver- he Ode' Calcutta, nd sailed 15th the :Vfanillat ed Rol er, hina; th e Bombay ; 4th, free' 'ss a, fro d 00th, ae, :Ist ; BatavlB' O CK . W e ba le 0. t hat tin v h , whom Pots the r °*- A roy o f t- ,ntinoP first PRI a on t h° h ch ieflY , e reolu- Frenc h oh do not an d ant, 107,60► 27. ~. hig hs. of 13Ani‘ ralls ble' li,*. Ig, sI t 8t ' wer e ie a y nd 92 i Pi' ara doneng e e r, , ltaing 1, s , 20 22 ' O. s w o F rn: was / to& ) ccurr e t d. er ce'" f 92. °r for a n g to 4' Span ish ,. he l a tte 2 i Pe r I Wed- . n go!' This 0 gaga: toff d riv exteßt bOt, four ff big e s ilver; rOWIIeCi With be accl on the a ne jshiP S ' be redl Ule ras hur hipnla-tc tows HIS MAJESTY'S LEVEE. trey R• torf ialittasttended by Sir Htrbert Taylor, arrived in town at vistl e Past one o'clock vesterhy afternoon, from 11 ind ii iq Sir TaJettv held a L • e trii,LfLVisius Fos ' Foster, his ' Majestv's Minister at the Court of S t ir r n : had an aulitnce of the King, to take leave on going hack if Ce lll l4 d'Ober of -.m over, g, Equerry in the service of his Majesty the King the R._ , was presented by M. Lichtenberg, Privy Councillor The enoveria r , n —eg:it ion t r e sardienian,vvmas attended by the Russian and French Ambassadors, ,i., e ek, Spaiii.i.`"APobtan, Prussian, Belgic, Netherlands, Danish, p'.tais s 6 l ',;., and Saxon Ministers ; Namick Pacha, on a spe snhister, o ,, r noril the Ottoman Porte; M. de Fladt, Bavarian . to t 'nes am q a special and temporary mission ; the United n, he . re _ ~ Swedish Charge d'Affaires ; the first Secretary h....t wn, '2,(11 Embassy, the Privy Councillor to the Hanoverian e t, th,..,;!1e Secretary to the Slcanish Legation, the Lord Presi ttik;e H ot : rirp Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for P ell oar t % e °r eign, and Colonial Departments, the President of %a s , -' Controul, the President of the Board of Trade, the th e , ' l ' of the eiNsi _;10 ::::: the Forces the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, I:,:pttlerocleraltlug, c il k el liv .`,Lhe Stole, the illaster of the Horse, Lord Hill, Gold the Master General of the Ordnance, the Vice- Right Hon. the Judge Advocate General, the the Household, the Captain of the Yeomen, the 'd_ast er of ti or the Household, the Master of the Ceremonies, the i , id p i n w a n .e. Robes, Hon. Sir Henry Duncan, Naval Aide-de co colonel Sir"'wane. Lortl Saltoun Colonel Sir Charles Thornton 11.100,1, Robert Gardiner, Aides-de-Camp to the King ; . N , Bowater Robert E f i ! , ge of Equerry in Waitine• Equerry in Wating • Captain George Pechell, to the Waiting Lord Kilmarnock, ~'eut.co ir i nnour ; Mr. Samuel Hancock ' Exon in Waiting ; I j; lizit tonzlriffSicnidoe Smith Gentleman ' Usher in Wait ,,t: r, s t . . . Frederick , , Ai, s--Clevel and, ' S ' utherland. Buckingham. t 4 Qtris x ,.. 411t5..,,tr-Lansdown, Camden. r eY, De Grey, Mount Edgcumbe, 'Faniwich, Brown- V„ co 11, 4 t li.,ol4:.:7;;Lincoln, Rochester, Chester. t eßt ri"-_,llo3ruce, Forbes, Cowley, H. Cholmondeley. , ',?0N0,47 URABLES—Sir A. Foster, J. Planta. 1..,e5-,G.4LEs—H. Fitzroy, Captain Grey. I:11, c. Illamilton, J. M'ordaunt, G. Murray, R. Price, H t t Re v. ... ° r uglas, H. Nicolas, W. Rayley, B. Codrington. pes, ittit -Li • J. F, Alleyne. 'J ~l H ardwick, W. Thornborrow, M. C. Walker, R. ia. • 0. W C av ortley, C. D. Alexander, Estcourt, Harvey, J. p earson:ss--Lord Viscount Beresford, Sir F. Maclean, Bart., ue'r', Ellie 11: - 11. , M‘Farlane, Lord E. Somerset, Sir P. Carrol, 1t101.0,,,te 1 r J. M‘Lean 8 j • Coti,,Cl, S ,ir G'oinrn . Love, Adve, D. Darner, J. E. k. °nes, Rl o ' l ,'". Campbell, C. Doyle, De Roos, C. S. Camp e`!_oas_l,o"l...a,rdson, Sir G. Berkeley. ct AIN/L..1;01:r, Jones . C olt W. M. Burton, Sir K. Jackson. sicr s __ L 7 • — Price, Murray. iit h s loNs_ R 3'9,,o, H. St. George Priaulx, Codrington. ;tat', 41 414,_*,,n. oyd, E. Vaughan G. Campbell. J• Beresford, Si; C. Rowley, Lawford, Sir G. eAtst Ati s-- - 1, Welle s l ey, Berkeley. J. Cole. S. Browne. Th e f ollow• trEYa l ' Ts- --W. Allen, Freestun. ~„I , l le Ea r l 41g presented addresses to his Majesty:- 1 4N. ltount Edgcumbe, from the parish of Anton y, Of d Forbes and Mr. A. Lefroy, from the Grand Jury rece nt the County of Longford, congratulating his Majesty firOfollo wt e hange of Administration. bir j '• Il a , nti ng Were presented to his Majesty kt',PAl ark t fab by the Duke of Wellington. otiort , on his marriage, by the Bishop of Rochester. l ieriffw. 29 ih Foot, by Major:General Sir H. Douglas. ,'_!!,i er.si l l td e, b y fora tlli~the Home Secretary of State. ff 1h Coale Hardwicke, by the Home Secretary of State. ' h ornborrow, by Mr. Sheriff Illidge. 1110 b. e, v l ipon his appointment to be Ambassador at Paris. ta i ee•e . .,. / balker, Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. E. r i Forster Alleyne. Po,Rob e s Shan, 9th Foot, on his appointment. 414.'pGear Boyd, 11th Foot, ' on his appointment. ~.:;;Gc.oege Campbell, .5•2 d Foot, on his appointment. 10,_ittaticiral Thomas Pearson, on being nominated as Knight 1474 ;of the Guelphie Order. o CoN te a t , t atit t•`• Burton, on bis return from foreign service. `°r4 ' l lou llirr aY , on promotion and going abroad. . 04 th . 8 , on Proceeding to India. C aptai n George Priaulx, by Colonel Brotherton. ti ellt; C oloa ll' o C ts r eY, R.N. on hi; return from . Foreign Service. a 4 ; ti,nyle, on his return from Jamaica. • Woot Love, on his appointment to the command of the Lord F Somerset.- Al e __ ll. F. Liheel' b (ter, by the Hon. Colonel Lygon. ta t :Ci ll e! l ,4 l Ythe Hon. Colonel Lypn. 'qt. rice Sir P. Carrol, on his return from the Continent. 21 or.?;ilerar L o y o a r l d Artillery on his appointment. et E. Somerset, on his appointment to be Sur caeral of the Ordnance. t,l' i t ,rti7 e r ' i t . lgtort, by his father. ttli tk lehkei Levee' Sir Harris Nicolas Chancellor of the Order of Cep . 'tak t and St. George, had an audience of the King to sub- Ne t rkl, s: tic; his Majesty, to admit into the Order Lieutenant- SitLai% °ward Douglas, the Lord High Commissioner in and ilteP,Rarri a I ,,!ands. t ii wer e "" l eolas and Sir C. Douglas, King of Arms of the his of robed b • Mr. Hunter in their mantles, and 110 4 ll ow "l eest in 14 - ytheCloset. tia~'ajes7,, tithea was introduced, had the honour of Knight- Pon him by the King, and was invested by his ▪ r~ bed ( l Ensigns of a Knight Grand Cross of the most 'tla oi e eil, 4 1er of St. Michael and St. George. The Earl of i hist x .9 be h 3 ah jesty's Principal Secretary of State for the 11, attis'aqtrient and Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Waiting, Sir N e " Cerem o ny „ J b °o tare audiences to the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert '3l. Aberdeen, Lord Hill, Sir George Hamilton, and C rztl seo rtvabt e s tt : he Juge A dvocate-eneral. I. e in Wa g ! n eY and Sir Charles Paget were the Lord and Nid ti,!Alt o !"ng. t o kp o ' i ted L is a l , ne of Hesse Homberg, and the Duke of Cumber -40 d'Ci e , " l aiesty yesterday at St. James's. ader ry, Pteda, the Hanoverian Minister, and the Marquis of bad audiences yesterday of the King. 4 4 ° t hen lal Highness the Duke of Sussex is to un 4Proleration'-of couching in a few weeks. Mr. Alex -ItiPeratioasets sure success but six weeks must elapse after 0 °1 4(1 to nas been performed ere his Royal Highness will h r ead or take his pen. Ze4tabli,h,,Lirsday week Sir William Ingilby broke up killshire u r e nt at Brighton, when Lady Ingilby was to pro •to ,-°+gne• Sir - William visits his Lincolnshire and 'tkr t : t les pi." e ` a tes before he joins her Ladyship. It is Sir Th Sent intention to remain on the continent two • ord B . '4 4 a ißishop of Elphin has taken one of the E~Th• i n St e lld • G eorge's -place, Hyde Park-corner, for his eAt et • 44:ernioveYdrnafster-General of the Forces and his . family the R. r °m Great George-street to the official resi 'ht 'Olt Hon. Baronet at Whitehall. sego PARTY AT DEVONSHIRE HOUSE.-- Cd a p e of h -Ito '' De vonshire's second soiree, last evening, com -010 t i!fie elite of London, was much the most splendid l t b „ t tlie 'given this season. The Marquis of Londonderry wtii'dlahbassadors land present. The new Miss Kern er father mother, were among the guests, 4114heil ' 0,4 at tention. She promis e s to sustain the long- Ile ttlara cter of her name and lin eag e. Hi s G race is als to Sp ea i c t ' r e Wednesdays. '9 4 , 41 4 of th er's new residence is to be the spacious t te kr. li e Earl of Warwick, in Carlton-gardens, next t ()1 en rY Baring's. It is to be furnished at the ex seer!Thoent, and the Right Hon. Gentleman will % Il it e lgalia ll'ite o f plate. tb Year pa nt Admiral Lord De Sarnaurez completed la' , th e " the 11th inst. • Earl Forteescu completed his t is, 12th inst. ; Earl ' Grey completed his 71st year t t it 11 qt. kv'lle: r A r elltly • repotted that the Earl of Jersey is to t N t e h re;'re4tassador to the Court of Russia. t r ark' tO have to announce the death of Sir :',4lllleedrtNhose indisposition we have already more than ,b . 11 4 4 ' 4 r ) . . °) f rom a dreadful attack of small pox. The I th of thi s . er to kiarrn terrible malady at present has caused a iktt, l 'ltem ° ll all sides, from the mortality which . has . p eked ,e‘A it, and the unusual severity with which it ktklth% Persons of allclasses and ages. The death of I N' s has pi a a rk( er, who was but a few days since in perfect t afniwriged his family and numerous friends in the e -oo n. ? I )t ti) 4-J2t6/• ) 11 1 .Vid , e rit of I,ne to Gazette of l as t n i g ht con t a i ns th e ap 61i4i:ato,,e1;', A gitator's most particular friend, " John f uture be D e p u t y Li eutenant f or t h e county o f Dan will design a t e hi m as " O range La ,Pit VR h I.° Y' ' lle lley, at the dinner given last week to st,ttle%r et urning th an k s f or the toast " the Army and Wes y that h e ~ army, he was quite sure, was readyto t t Aar resi l e i s Wellesley h as b een f or some time, and 4 ',"PY t o 0 , at the Star and Garter, Richmond ; and we k,i 6 Och i near that the health of the Noble Marquis has i'll.4el'eareln,ll.roved since his stay there. The announcement 't morning paper of Monday of his Lordship ri glito n , , 1 . pl ace , and " the confident hope that the bracing .of ehest o would have a salutar effect on his constitu urse incorrect. ‘sl l "° t t i „ lef t tlieeel„l,e.ticies te Earl and Countess of Had- N ti eloek , . ic.eregal Lodge, Phcenix Park, on Tuesday, bubpth State, to take up their residence for the (,tt,gard of Hon Castle. Their Excellencies' suite, attended Oimtiteas_....:onour, accompanied the Noble Viceroy and lj: 1 181 0 1) assed e servants in their State liveries. The pro g'c'ag the Circular -road, down Sackville-street, 14 . 3treet:ge, West moreland-street College-green, and V . 114 t_ to Dublin Castle.— Waterford Chronicle. ~ l D eiic y Namik Paella, from Constantinople, , zi ,t 4 ;t t o l.r.y ,. 0 ); 11745.!u , visited yesterday the extensive rope he pr e ,„• - "• J• J. Frost, Sun-tavern-fields ; after 11,24 tar „'" i es, the ennine., &c., being all at work in I[tt .Cable, they were lease to declare their asto ,,'r of gentle thei r magnitude and ' power. There were a great • eir present to meet his Excellency. NOa,"s ar id S" Ambassador is an extremely intellec .4clg'hatil,wadmirer of English customs and literature. ytk t ' s int, .Turkt Turks purposely to learn the language and of tb ,kish the authors he selects. Some of the " e ePe,. e d ay appear to . have engaged his notice, as well 'l,4ter productionsukv ev of science. 1 6, w 4 e ,i,, erl ing, not less than 270 of the most i r ,, `"3 7 , and respectable portion of the residents 9 at tt,"°rtant Metropolitan borough of Lambeth as 'l44l' t e Rall-room of the Horns'Tavern, Kennington, itis,i(loneeafbttrate the triumph of Conservatism achieved in ihg Tnn _ n e County of Surrey, and to objects foundation ` 4ll B for the furtherance of the and the principles of Conservatism. The Chairman selected for the occasion was Mr. Farncomb, and he was supported on his right by Mr. Alderman Farebrother, the unsuccessful candi date for the borough, by the Hon. Mr. Scarlett, M. P. for Norwich, and on the left by Captain Alsager, M. P. for East Surrey. Amongst other influential gentlemen present we no ticed Thomas Lett, Esq., Colonel Dunlop, Captain Hewes, Archibald Thorogood, Esq., and S. W. Cattley, Esq. The proceedings of the meeting were conducted with great spirit and harmony, Whilst Lord Durham was in the Cabinet, he was so often opposed to the views of his colleagues, that they dubbed him by common consent The Dissenting Minister. We are glad to state that the loss of the Duchess of Gordon is not so great as before mentioned. The original cost of the ornaments, &c., did not exceed three thousand pounds. The new Speaker has had the splendid mansion of the Earl of Warwick, in Carlton-gardens, assigned him by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and the right Hon. Gentleman and Mrs. Abercromby will remove to their new residence in the course of a few days. The edifice is next door but one to Lord Stanley's, and it is let by Lord Warwick to the Government, as his Lordship and family are residing in Italy. Mr. Abercromby will be provided with a new service of plate, and the expense of furnishing his new official resi dence will also be defrayed by the Treasury. Mr. C. Romilly has entered on his duties of Secretary to the Right Hon. Gentleman, with a salary of about 500/. per annum. It is expected that there will be from two hundred and fifty to three hundred Members of the Opposition present at the great dinner, to be given by them to Lord John Rus sell, as their Leader, at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Saturday, the 28th instant. Cards of invitation have been issued to forty Mem bers of Parliament to dine with Lord Stanley on Saturday next, at his house on Carlton -terrace, on which occasion his Lordship gives a sumptuous entertainment to his political feiends OBSERVANCE OF THE LORD'S DAY.---The following is an abstract of Mr. Poulter's Bill, to render more effectual an Act of Charles the Second, for the better obser vance of Sunday. The act of keeping an open shop, for the sale of any goods or effects whatsoever, shall be an exposure to sale (except so far as respects the forfeiture of the goods exposed to sale) within the intent and meaning of the said Act; and every person shall for such offence forfeit the sum of ten .shillings, and the further sum of ten shillings for every hour beyond the first hour during which he or she shall so keep open shop ; and that every act of ordinary trading or dealing, which by the said Act or otherwise is prohibited to be done on the Lord's Day, shall be deemed a separate offence. The keeping a shop for the sale of medicine or of any things excepted in the said Act, shall not be an offence within this Act. 'We feel very much indebted to Captain Peehell for removing at last all doubt as to his political character—he has taken off the mask, and stands forth in all the deformity of the rankest Tory. Hundreds of those who thought him a Liberal now give him up—in a word, there is no man, not a rank Tory himself, that has not abandoned the gallant Captain's cause, and admits that he has been bitterly and sorely deceived. Many of his former supporters now speak of him in far -harsher terms than was used towards him at the election by his then greatest opponents. But the gallant Captain has now, politi cally, sunk so low as to be unworthy of further notice. Brighton Patriot. Tun'Es.—The anti-tithe principle is very strong in the North of Ireland. The tithe system is regarded with abhorrence, and a fixed determination to effect its overthrow. THE PA RKS .—If th e C omm issioners of Woods.and Forests would condescend to give directions to their Park sur veyor to cause the seats to be repaired and painted, (which is much wanted), and an additional number added thereto in parts where they are required—for instance, round the basin in the Green Park, and on the long line of footpath between the head of the Serpentine and Cumberland-gate—they would thereby confer a boon on the public, who are in the habit of resorting to these delightful pleasure grounds (the lungs of the metropolis) for air and exercise. A requisition is in circulation at Brighton, to get up a public meeting in favour of the Ballot. The Spring Assizes for this county commence on Monday next, the 23d in:it., at Lewes. The Judges will pro ceed to open their commission at two o'clock in the afternoon, and then attend Divine Service at St. Michael's. The fol lowing morning they will swear the Grand Jury, and proceed to business in both Courts at ten o'clock precisely.—Brighton Patriot. Haldon hills were covered with snow on Tuesday morning last, and there were thin flanks of ice in the ponds in the immediate neighbourhood. A most costly collectlon of paintings, modern and ancient, is soon to come to the hammer, belonging to a noble man of acknowledged taste. The mackarel season has just commenced, and our Brighton fishermen have been very successful. On Friday the quantity taken by seven boats averaged 6,000 in each, which were sold at prices varying from 545. to 565. the hun dred. Jacob Collins realized by one night's draft 1861.85.6 d. On Monday night three brothers, of the name of Andrews, shot their nets, and realized not less than 601. each. The largest quantity taken in one night by a single boat was 8,400. The salmon fishery proceeds very unsuccessfully in the Tay and its tributaries. For the last four weeks the rivers have been constantly swollen with the melted snow, and when in that state the fish do not take the sfream. Prices are consequently as high as ever—salmon 2s. 6d., and trout ls. per pound. At the Glasgow Police Court, on Monday morn ing, a person of the name of Barr was accused of keeping a disorderly house in the Old Wynd ; thirteen men and four women were placed at the bar along with him, accused of being disorderly in his house on Sabbath morning. It appeared from the evidence that Barr's house had the appearance of be ing an eating-house, but the watchman having had occasion frequently to enter it to suppress disturbances, soon found out that it was truly a tippling shop, and a rendezvous for disor derly persons, particularly on Sunday. One of the party had his watch stolen, though Barr's agent, in his defence, stated that they were " all trades' people, and there was not a thief among them." Barr was sentenced to 60 days imprisonment in Bridewell ; the thirteen men were fined each in ss. ; the females, one of whom was the thief, was remanded. One Irishman was fined in 21. for raising a riot in Bridgegate, on Sunday, and another in 1/. for attempting a rescue. EUROPEAN STATISTICS.—The following statis tical statements (taken from a French work by M. J. Schoen on the Statistics of European Civilization), which we find in a recent number of a Paris paper, the Moniteur du Commerce, will not be uninteresting to many of our readers :—" In Den mark, the number of elementary public schools is 4,100, of which 2,646 are on the system of mutual instruction. In France the number of communes, or parishes, is 38,135, and that of elementary schools, 35,796; they are attended by 1,372,200 children in winter, and by 687,000 in summer. About one-tenth of the whole population above 20 years of age can read, and one-twentieth can read and write. In Austria the number of pupils in elementary schools is one-thirteenth of the total population ; in Prussia, one-seventh ; in Holland, one-ninth ; in Belgium, one-twelfth ; and in Bavaria, one eighth. The institutions for the superior departments of edu cation are those which are, in every part of Europe, the most largely endowed. In Russia, which can only boast of 69,000 pupils in the whole of her public schools, 12,000 of those at tend the Universities, or the Institutions for the superior branches of instruction. In Spain, the number of scholars in those Institutions was 1 in 685 on the whole population • in the Netherlands, 1 in 859 ; i n A ustr i a , 1 i n 741 ; and in Prussia, 1 in 633. There are 104 Universities attended by 70,500 students in the whole of Europe. The public libraries in Europe contain upwards of 20 millions of books, of which there are 6,400,000 in France, 5,700,000 in Germany, and 3,000,000 in Italy. In 1805, the number of new works pub lished annually in Europe was about 7,000; but the number has since more than doubled. Germany has always been pre eminent in this respect, and next in order is France. The number of authors in Germany is 1 in 5,000 of the population ; France, 1 in 6,000 ; Denmark, 1 in 7,000 ; the Netherlands, 1 in 8,000; Great Britain, 1 in 10,000; and in Russia, 1 in 60,000. At Rome, the circulation of newspapers is Ito 51,000 of the inhabitants ; at Madrid, 1 to 50,000; in Vienna, 1 to 11,338 ; in London, 1 to 10,600 ; in Berlin, 1 to 4,074; in Paris, 1 to 3,700 ; in Stockholm, I to 2,600 ; at Leipsic, lin 1,100. Taking whole kingdoms, it is Ito 860,000 in S , ain ; 1 to 674,000 in Russia ; 1 to 376,000 in Austria ; 1 to 66,000 in Switzerland ; 1 to 52,000 in France ; 1 to 46,000 in England ; 1 to 43,000 in Prussia ; and 1 to 40,450 in the Ne therlands. Three-fifths of the extent, and more than one half of the inhabitants of Europe, are subject to absolute go vernments. One person in 462 is employed by the State in Spain ; I in 630 in Prussia; and about 1 1,000 in England. One individual in 27 is engaged in a law suit in France, and linBo in Prussia. Austria is the kingdom in which justice is administered at the least expense." CORONER'S INQUEST.—MELANCHOLY SUl- ClDES.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the Victoria Tavern, in the Waterloo-road, before Mr. Carter, on the bodies of Mr. Isaac Starr Clason, a native of New York, and a female, name unknown, who lived with him, both of whose deaths occurred in consequence ot suffocation, produced by inhaling the vapour emitted from burning charcoal. After hearing evidence, the Jury returned a verdict, that the deceased de stroyed themselves in a fit of insanity, brought on by distress. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, as Henry Beadle, in the employ of Mr. Wells, brewer, Lark Hall-lane, Clapham, was attending his business in the brewery, he fell into the copper of boiling liquor, and was so dreadfully scalded as to cause his death, which took place at St. Thomas's hos pital, a few hours after the accident. A coroner's inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of " Accidental death" re corded. He has left a widow and four helpless children totally unprovided for; the oldest of whom is only seven years, and the youngest eleven months. PHENOMENON.—On Monday the 14th, there was a beautiful display of that meteor (scarce on this coast, though well known in the high latitudes) the Corbizant—on board the Royal William steamer of Leith. It made its appearance at midnight in the shape of seven brilliant stars, one at each mast and one at each cross-tree, and taken collectively, looked e::actly like the Great Bear in miniature. One of the seamen that went up to the mast-head, said it had a hissing noise like that produced by a bar of hot iron plunged in water. It continued blazing beautifully for one hour, during which time the gale raged with fury from the north-east, with showers of lain and sleet ; in fact, the oldest sailor on board did not remember to have experienced such a severe storm. Notwithstanding, the Royal William arrived at Leith only a few hours behind her usual time.—Scotch Paper. THE SUN, LONDON, TH LITERATURE. THE BOOK FOR THE MILLION; OR POPUL4R INSTRUCTOR. London : R. Grooniridge, 1835. 'Phis is essentially an elementary book, intended for the benefit of those whose means are too limited to per mit them to purchase regular treatises on all the neces sary branches of popular instruction. In the brief compass of these hundred and fifty pages we have respectable abridgments of English Grammar, Geogra phy, English History, Scrip - tural Lessons, and a variety of miscellaneous papers in prose and verse. The latter are principally selections from the best writers on religious, social and domestic duties ; and when we observe that this volume has been compiled by the Editor of the " Young Gentleman's Book," of which we spoke so highly on a former occasion, we believe that we shall have said all that is necessary to recommend it to the patronage of the parents and guardians of youth. The only part of the volume to which we object is the preface, and that is the least important feature in all the modern productions— albeit, quite the contrary in the days of Dryden. We had marked some passages for extract, but the pres sure of more important matter affords us only space for the following statement of the public debt of the several European and South American Governments : NATIONAL DEBTS. Britain £805,000,000 Denmark France Austria Holland £4,150,000 4,609,000 3,500,000 6,750,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Spain Russia Belgium (Old & New) . . 50,000,000 Prussia Naples " There are 288,473 English Fundholders, besides Savings' Banks' deposits. Excepting Brazil, all the other American Powers, and Greece, owe several years interest of their Loans. Part of the Spanish debt is many years' interest in arrears. The United States' (a sensible and economical people) re duced the whole of their National Debt in 1834.—ED. 75,000,000 60,000,000 Mexico Brazil Peru Chili Buenos A ores ELECTION COMMITTEES. DROITTVICH. At one o'clock the proceedings of this Committee, of which Lord SANDON is Chairman, were commenced by Mr. Harri son, who opened the case for the petitioners. The charge of the petitioners is, that the majority of sir, by which the sitting Members were returned, were not qualified voters. The only question, then, that the Committee has to decide is, whether these voters are qualified ? Mr. Cutlar, the deputy of the returning officer, and town clerk of Droitwich, was the first witness called. He produced the poll-book, the registration, and the original list of voters. Mr. J. Cutlar, the deputy town clerk, was the next witness. He testified as to the integrity of the returns, and of the lists produced by the last witness. He remained under examina tion when we left. Ab e •••• ••'2•• Wein& IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, 211.480 t 18. RSDAY, MARCH 19, 1835. MO LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at a few minutes past five. The Earl of ODE? presented several petitions from pa rishes in Argyle and Caithness, in support Of the Chtirch of Scotland. Also, petitions from the parish of Kilkooley, dio cese of Cashel, Ireland; and from a parish in Londonderry, for the better observance of the Lord's Day. APPOINTMENT OF LORD CANTERBURY AS COMMISSIONER TO CANADA. The Earl of MUL GR AVE said, that although this was not a day for entering into discussions of public business, yet seeing the Noble Earl opposite in his place, he wished to know whether he could give him information upon a point of some in terest, both to that country and elsewhere. He alluded to the disputes which had existed for some time between this country and Canada, and the measures which his Majesty's Government intended to take in consequence thereof. These disputes had continued for a considerable length of time, and a Committee had been appointed during the last Session of Parliament,, but their report had not been matured at the period of the dissolution of the Government of his Noble Friend. From that time to the present no steps had been taken, but it had gone abroad lately that it was intended to send a Commissioner to inquire into certain matters con nected with the disputes between Canada and this country. He would say nothing as to the judiciousness of such an ar rangement, because much depended upon the person selected —( Hear, hear)—much depended upon the instructions given to him, the limitations to which he was confined, and the time and manner in which he arrived there. The first thing he wished to know, if the Noble Earl was prepared to give infor mation, was, as to who the person was who had been selected to discharge that duty? His next question was, whether that person was to act upon his own responsibility ? The situation was rather a novel one, and it might be wise to inquire how much was left to the discretion of the individual ? It was thought there might be some points on which it would be con venient to allow the Commissioner to decide, but their Lord ships knew there were also grievances of which the Canadians complained, which it would be very injudicious to allow him to decide upon, without reference to his Majesty's Government at home. He could not also avoid alluding to the delicate situation in which the Noble Lord who was exercising the functions of Government in that country would be placed, when he should be, as it were, for a time super seded. He would not decide as to whether his Majesty's Government had taken the most proper course ; but lie would impress upon the Noble Earl, that no time should be lost in sending out this person. It was impossible that any person acquainted with Colonial affairs, could be ignorant of the de triment which delay too frequently occasioned, and he hoped that the Noble Earl would be prepared to tell him that no delay should take place in sending out the person appointed. The House of Assembly would shortly meet, and it would be advantageous that he should be there in time to be present at its meeting. If the Noble Earl was prepared to answer him upon these three points it would be very satisfactory. The Earl ABERDEEN then rose and said, as the Noble Earl considered the question of so much importance, he would do him (the Earl of Aberdeen) the justice to suppose that he was deeply impressed with the importance of it, because he was under a considerable degree of responsibility with respect to it. The Noble Lord could scarcely expect him to enter fully into a general view of the policy about to be taken by the Government, but of course they would most carefully avoid every species of delay. Surely he could not be ac cused of delay—the report was made on the Ist of July, and when he entered office lie found no steps taken, though six months had elapsed—surely, then, he was not to be charged with delay, when only a few weeks had been suffered to elapse since he had entered into the office.—( Hear.) He did not mention that for the purpose of casting any blame on the late Minister, but merely to exonerate himself. He con curred in all that had fallen from the Noble Earl as to the great difficulty and importance of the task which the indi vidual who was selected for the place, would have to perform.—(llear, hear, hear.) He was aware that much would depend upon the selection, and he was ready to say that he expected to be fully justified in the selection which had been made. There was undoubtedly some mistake as to what was supposed to have fallen gram the Right Honourable Baronet ( Sir Robert Peep,— at least as it was understood by the Noble Earl. The person selected would not have any more responsibility , than the fulfilling the instructions with which he would be pro vided by the Government—he would be as fully provided with instructions from the Home Government as possible, in order to prevent the necessity of a protracted correspondence across the Atlantic—( Hear, hear, hear.) He was perfectly aware that the person charged with such large authority must be a man of great ability, being possessed of great qua lifications ; and, above all, have a character of the most con ciliating nature. All of those qualifications he did not de spair of finding in the person whom his Majesty had been pleased to appoint.—(Hear, hear, hear.) As he had this day submitted to his Majesty the name of a Noble Lord, a Member of the House, and as his Majesty had been pleased to approve of the appointment, of course he had no difficulty in naming him. As he had said, he was a member of that House, though he had not yet taken his seat—Viscount Canterbury was the nobleman who had received his Majesty's approbation. He would now say a few words as to the Noble person who now filled the office of Governor. In doing so he begged the House to understand that he had not the least view of dispa raging his services, nor was he prepared to say the unfortunate situation in which that country was placed, was produced by him ; but the fact was notorious, that in the situation in which he was placed, no hope could be entertained of bringing these unfortunate differences to an amicable con clusion. Such being the case, it had beer thought necessary to appoint another person with special instructions. Lord BRO UG HAM felt himself bound to set the Noble Earl right as to the charge he had made noon the late Ministry of delay. The report was made at the end of the last Session ; it had to undergo then two pro cesses before any thing could be done—first, it had to be con sidered by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and as there were many legal and constitutional questions involved, that Right Honourable Gentleman considered it necessary that it should be called, specially, to the attention of him (Lord Brougham). Although the report was most elaborate, he only kept it a week. During that time hehad drawn up a most elaborate paper on the subject, which he had given to his colleague, the then Secretary for the Colonies, and the Cabinet was to have met on the subject on the very day that the dissolution of the late Government took place. He denied most positively that any delay had taken place, and lie begged to remind the Noble Earl that the Government of which he formed a part had been as long in power as the late Govern ment had taken for the discussion of the whole subject. He looked forward with great satisfaction to some arrangement of so thorny a question. (Hear, hear.) He could not but consider the subject one of great difficulty ; the mission therefore, of the Noble and Learned Lord would require, which he was sure he would exec vise, great temper and discre tion on his part, as he must decide matters upon the spot, otherwise his mission would be useless.— (Hear.) He must go there prepared to grant certain things and refuse others. He insisted the subject would be treated on the other side of the Atlantic, as it had been treated on this, and if such were the case, he thought great good would ensue. He considered the residents of Canada were not without grounds of complaint, and he was sure much would be effected by giv - - ing a kind reception, and a gracious ear, to those complaints. The Earl of ABERDEEN said that if he were to be ac cused of delay, at least his predecessors were equally to blame in that respect. The House of Commons presented their report on the Ist or 2d of July ; by that Report they referred the whole matter to the consideration of his Majesty's Government. He did not mean to make any accu sation' or to imply any acc usa ti on w h atever; b ut from the Ist or 2d of July to November 15, when the Noble and Learned Lord and his colleagues went out of office, not a single step of any kind whatever was taken upon the subject, therefore he considered that he stood acquitted of delay. The Noble and Learned Lord had enquired, as to the powers of the Commissioner. The Commissioner would have the same power as any Ambassador who was charged with any special instructions, and would execute his instructions upon his own responsibility. Again he begged to repeat that he would assare the Noble arid Learned Lord that he did not mean to insinuate or impute to any individual, in the slightest degree, any blame whatever in consequence of that delay. Lord BROUG HAM only wished to say, in justice to his Noble Friend, the dispatch was actually prepared, and was ready to be submitted to the Colonial Legislature, when they left office. Lord MULGRAVE explained, and considered that the Commissioner, from the amiability of his disposition, was a most fit and proper person for the office to which he had been appointed. THE PUBLIC SERVICE BILL. This Bill was read a second time. THE NEWSPAPER REGULATION BILL. This Bill was read a third time. The other Bills on the table were advanced a stage ; and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 18. The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. Mr. EDWARD ELLICE, the Member for Coventry, took the oaths and his seat. Mr. PARKER brought up the report of the Committee on the Sheffield Gas Petition, and obtained leave to bring in a Bill, Mr. SPE IRS brought in a Bill for improving the naviga tion of the river Cart. Read a first time. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the officers of health of the parish of St. Martin's, Dublin, against the Dublin Oil Gas Bill. Mr. A. JOHNSTONE presented a petition from St. Andrew's, in Fifeshire, signed by 2,400 persons of the most respectable character, praying for protection to the rstablished Church in Scotland. Mr. API( INNON presented a petition from the chief clerk of the Court of Requests in Southwark, praying for compensa tion. in case the House should pass the Small Debts Bill. Mr. H. JOHNSTONE presented several petitions, praying for protection to the Established Church in Scotland. Mr- F. MA ULE presented a petition from the parish of Ratray, in Perthshire, against the present system of patronage in the Scottish Church. Captain PECHE LI, moved for certain returns relative to the amount of window-glass duty paid.---Ordered. IRISH TITHES. Mr. C. O'DWYER presented a petition from the town a Drogheda, pr a yi ng f or t h e a b olition of tithes. The petitioners; complained of the goods of some poor persons I icing sold by public auction for the non-payment of the minister's:money. Be lieving, as they did, that there was no moral obligat ion upon them to pay for that which they never received, they hai i submitted to ROCHES TER. Mr. N. R. COLBORNE is the Chairman of this Committee. The case on the part of the petitioners was opened by Ser geant Alerewether. No witnesses were examined when we left, and at three o'clock the Committee adjourned till to morrow. CITY OF DUBLIN. The securities have this afternoon been accepted and en tered into, against the return of Messrs. O'Connell and Ruthven. It is understood that Mr. O'Connell intends to petition for the purpose of postponing the ballot for the Com mittee. CHURCH COMMISSION. (From the Times.) The following description of the report, which is ready, and will, we believe, be presented to-night, is in the main correct, though much abridged. We do not feel ourselves at liberty to give at present any further development, except as regards the revenue. We understand that the rule laid down is, that when the annual income of a Bishop amounts to 4,500/., no addition should be made : nor any diminution unless it exceed 5,500/. But it is suggested that the two Archbishoprics, and the Bishoprics of London, Durham, and Winchester, require a larger provision. It is added, that this approach to an equa lization will diminish the inducements to translation, besides the advantage of a discontinuance of commendams. ( From the Standard.) The report of the Church Reform Commissioners is, we are informed, an elaborate and most ably drawn up document. The Commissioners have digested the voluminous and com plicated details of the important subjects committed to them under the three several heads of territory, income, and patro nage. Under the head territory are explained the new arrange ments of dioceses proposed, of which the following are amongst the most interesting : It is proposed to erect two new bishoprics---one of Manches ter, the other of Ripon. Th e greater part o f t h e new diocese of Manchester is to be taken from the present diocese of Ches ter; the Archdiocess of York to supply the new diocese of Ripon. The number of Bishops in the House of Lords will not, however, be increased, for it is proposed to unite the Bishop rics of Bristol and Llandaff, the out-lying part of the diocese of Bristol in Wilts and Dorset to pass to the diocese of Salis bury ; and also to unite the Sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. It is likewise proposed to deprive the See of London of those parts of the metropolitan diocese which lie in Essex and Herts, giving to London in return all that in the represented metro politan districts which now belongs to Canterbury or Winches ter, so as to make the diocese nearly co-extensive with the re presented metropolis. Essex is to be transferred to the Bi shopric of Rochester. 'these are the most striking territorial changes proposed. There are many more arrangements under the same head, but we have not time to detail them all, and without a map the greater number would be scarcely intelligible. The principle of the proposed reform being to adjust as nearly as may be the incomes of the Bishops to their several stations and duties, the proposed arrangements in this respect may he surmised from what we have said of territory. Patronage must still more closely attend the changes to be made in the distribution of dioceses. We are gratified to be able, however, to say that all the Commissioners, including the Lord Chancellor have agreed to surrender their patronage for the purposes contemplated in the report ; and there is every reason to hope that this example will be universally followed by the Right Reverend Bench, and all the official patrons of Church livings. As an example of the mode in which it is intended that this patronage shall be employed, we may mention the cases of the Prebends in Westminster and Canterbury that have lately fallen in. The parish of St. Margaret, Westminster, is to be divided, and the income of the present parochial minister being added to the income of the Prebend, one-half of the aggregate is to be allocated to each of the ministers of the divided parish. A similar arrangement has been made for Canterbury. The out line which we have given is slight, but it is faithful. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK RACES—YESTERDAY. The Trial Stakes of 10 sows. each, and 50 added. One mile. Mr. Fielding's b. f. by Lottery, 2 yrs, 6st. 121 b 1 Mr. Hervey's Lady Jane, 3 yrs, 9st 2 Lord Warwibk's Pelops, 2 yrs, ist Mr. Evans's Presto, 2 yrs, 6st. 121 b 4 Trade Cup, value 50 sows., added to a handicap of 10 sous. each, h. ft. Two miles. Captain Lamb's Vivian, aged, 12st 1 Mr. Herons's Bedecote, 4 yrs, 10st. 41b... Mr. Thornhill's Annette, 4 yrs, 9st. 101 b Five others started. The Debdale Stakes of 5 sovs. each, h. ft., with a purse added. Two miles. Mr. H. Clarke's br. c. by Dardanus, 4 yrs, lOst. 71b. 1 Mr. INlostyn's Trimmer, 6 vrs, 12st. 81b 2 Lord Lisburne's br. g. by Thornton, aged, I Ist. 10Ib 3 The Hurdle Stakes of 10 sovs. each. Two miles and six leaps. Captain Lamb's Vivian, aged. I Ist. 71b Mr. Needham's Conrad, aged, list. 71b 2 Mr. Vevers's Judgment, aged, I ltt. 71b 3 Two others stated. The Hack Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, were won by Colonel Gilbert's Allsworth, beating Lord Foley's Whitley, Mr. Twamley's Kitty, andifour others. The Farmers' Plate of 50 sovs. was won in two heats by Mr. H. Robbins's Brother to the Asps, beating Mr. Reading's g. c. by Leviathan, and Mr. F. Robins's Harkaway. Match, 50.—Mr. White's Slang received from Mr. Webb's br. f. by Antelope. A Forced Handicap of 10 snvs. each. 7 subs. Mr. White's Slang, lOst. 101 b 1 Colonel Gilbert's Allsworth, list. 21b 2 Mr. PhilEpson's La Esmeralda, 9st. 71b 3 Mr. Phillipson's Apostate, lOst. 71b E C OM RA PS. There is n o t the slig E ntest truth in the report that Epsom Races will be confined to three days. They commence on Tuesday, the 2d of June, and will finish on Friday, as usual. The Shirley Stakes closes on Wednesday next. There cannot be a more just criterion of the excel lence of any article than attempts to imitate it. The very idea of counterfeiting is a proud testimony of the utility of the ori ginal. The extraordinary patronage which Rowland's Macas sar Oil has received for many years from the Nobility, Gentry, and Public at large, has occasioned an atrocious system of de predation on their property and reputation, by some daring adventurers who, the better to aid their deceptions in attempt ing to foist on the Public base imitations, have pirated the pamphlet and copied the very words of the Label and Ad vertisements, and offer their trash for sale under the lure of being cheap. A. Rowland and Son, desirous of protecting the public from such fraud, respectfully solicit attention, on purchasing, to observe each bottle is with a pamphlet enclosed in a wrapper, which has the name and address in red, on lace work, A. ROWLAND AND SON, 20 HATTON GARDEN, and Counter-signed, ALEX. ROWLAND. the seizure of their property for the sake of principle, and the minister had disgraced his sacred calling by sending his rude bailiffs to take away their goods. The petitioners had sent over to him two of the printed bills announcing the in tended auction, together with the auctioneer's bill, from which it appeared that five hall chairs were put up for sale for 13s. and one halfpenny, minister's money. The charge for seising was 2s. 6d., for bills is. 6d., for posting 4id., dues to auctioneer Is, 3d., man, 74d., the bellman for crying, ls.—but the poor widow Who owned them charged nothing for crying. ( A laugh.) He also pregented a second petition from two Roman Catholic priests named Welch - and Murphy, complaining of partiality in the conduct of certain magistrates in the Court-house of Borris, where two persons were fined for an assault ; but as they had been adherents of the lion. Member for Carlow during the election, his agent, who was present, as well as the Hon. Member, at the time, offered to pay the fines for them. These statements were calcu lated to place the matter in a fair way for investigation, and he should not go too far in stating that the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary for Ireland, intended to institute that inquiry, and if those statements were foutid to be correct, that Gentleman ought not to be, and he would say, should not be retained any longer in the Commission of the Peace. Mr. K A VAN AGH--- . 1 defy you to the proof.—( Cries of " Order.") The petition having been brought up,_ Mr. KAVANAGH proceeded to reply to the allegations of the petition, which he had observed had assumed a new shape, the petitoners having deserted the first charge, which was that he had paid the fines from the bench. It was true he was present in the Court-house; but he could solemnly declare, however, that no such transaction ever took place. There were not in the county of Carlow, it was well known to all, two more terrible characters than those referred to in the petition. Mr. O'DWYER in reply stated, in vindication of the accu racy of the allegation contained in the petition, that he held in his hand a newspaper report of the proceedings which took place in the Court-house, on the occasion mentioned, the au- ihenticity of which report he had never heard was denied by any of the gentlemen implicated. That report stated that " Mr. Kavanagh, one of the presiding Magistrates, announced the decision of the bench, and that Mr. Doyle, the oilier Magis trate, proposed to pay the costs immediately." It Ivii.cr dis graceful, he considered, to see a judge on the bench interfering in the petty squabbles that came before them, and thus disquali fying themselves for giving that dispassionate considera tion to cases that may come under their investigation. Under these circumstances he hoped that the House would excuse him fur bringing forward a case of this description, and he was sure when they were informed that any individual, no matter what his rank or station may be, could be permitted with impunity to play their antics before the people, dressed in his little brief authority, that the sympathy of the House and public opinion would be extended to the parties complaining. Mr. FINN regretted that any circumstances should have occurred to compel a gentleman of so excellent a private character, and so good a landlord as the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. K.) was universally acknowledged to be, to come into collision with the people or the Roman Catholic clergy. The only remedy against the recurrence of such colli sions was vote by ballot; and thus not only landlords, but, if they chose, the Catholic priests, would be prevented from exercising that intimidation of which they were accused. Each would then he permitted to act in his own sphere. He re gretted that anything should have occurred having any ten dency to injure the character of a gentleman so highly and generally respected, as a landlord, as the Hon. Gentleman. It would, he thought, be better to deprive Irishmen of the elective franchise altogether, than to call upon them to exer cise it at the peril of their existence. Colonel B kUEN held in his hand an affidavit respecting this very case, which had been stated to the House, which af fidavit charged the Reverend gentleman alluded to with having from the altar professed raising a subscription for the purpose of paying the fines of those persons who should be convicted of outrages. This affidavit did not come from an Orange man or a Presbyterian, or from any of those who at tempted to support the laws in Ireland—it came from a Roman Catholic, one of the congregation of the Priest alluded to, who had heard his Reverend Pastor offer from the altar a premium for the perpetration of outrages. Unless these Reverend gentlemen were restrained, Ireland would not be fit for any Christian to live in. All that he and those who thought with him wanted, was that the people of Ireland should be al lowed to act according to their opinions. Mr. O'DWYER—The Hon. Member had thought fit to make an attack on an Hon. Gentleman of the most respect able character. He entreated the House to suspend their opinion, as he could assure them that he was ready to prove that the whole of the allegations which had been made were altogether without foundation.—( Cries of " Order, order," and " Chair.") . The SPEAKER was understood to say that it would be a great saving of the time of the House if Hon. Members refrained from such discussions. The petition was laid on the table. CLERICAL INTIMIDATION. Sir F. VILLIERS presented a petition from Canterbury complaining of the interference of the Dean and Chapter of the metroplolitan Church in the last election, and of the intimidation attempted to be exercised by the clergy on the voters. The Hon. Baronet stated several instances in which so many as three or four clergymen went about canvassing together, and he had himself seen five clergymen together canvassing the voters, and endeavouring to prevail on them to vote against their consciences. He thought the petition deserved enquiry. The petition was laid on the table. SCOTCH CIIURCH. Mr. STEWART M'KENZIE presented several petitions from different parts of Scotland in favour of the Scotch Church, and praying for additional accommodation. ABOLITION OF IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition in favour of Bill for the Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt. FACTORY BILL. An HON. MEMBER presented petitions from Preston, pray ing for a modification of the Factory Bill. Mr. BAINES presented similar petitions from different persons in Leeds. The Bill, as it at present existed, had proved extremely injurious to the general manufacturer, to the masters, to the parents, and the children themselves. He hoped the Government would bring the matter under the con sideration of the House, and that when the Hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne brought forword the Bill, the House would be able to pass some wholesome measure upon this important matter. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND hoped that this matter would be very early taken into consideration. He was quite sure that if the Secretary of the Home Department was aware of the extreme anxiety that was felt upon this subject by the masters and operatives, he would not defer the consideration of it till a very late period. Mr. SINCLAIR presented Petitions from the County of Ayr, in support of the Established Church in Scotland. The HON. MEMBER gave notice that he should, upon an early day, move for leave to bring in a bill (as we understood) to enable the inhabitants of boroughs to elect their own magis trates. Sir 0. MOSE LE Y presented a petition from Stafford, complaining of agricultural distress. Mr. BARKER presented a petition from Sheffield, com plaining of the mode in which spirit licenses were granted, and praying the House to pass some measure for the better regula tion of the same. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Captain WEMYSS presented a petition from certain clergymen and inhabitants in the county of Fife, praying that this House will adopt such measures as would perpetuate the benefits of the Church of Scotland. As this was one of many petitions which he might be called on to pre sent to this House, on the subject of Church property in Scotland, he begged leave now to state, that if the petitioners expected he should be a party to granting the public money for building churches, he could assure them he would do no such thing.—(Loud cheers.) He thought the best way of effecting the object they had in view was to do away with church patronage—(Cheers)—and let the Heritors do as they did in olden times. Mr. HODGES presented a petition from the inhabitants of a place in Kent, praying that the House would take cognizance of the conduct of a certain commanding officer who had thought proper to interfere with the freedom of the trade of that town, in consequence of the votes given at the late election. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL brought up some papers rela tive to the proper registration of Wills. Mr. WILKS presented a petition from the coal-mer chants of Boston, praying for a proper administration of the Act relating to Weights and Measures. The petitioners complained loudly that they were obliged to sell their coals according to the new Act, by weight. The captains of vessels refused to adopt the new custom, and re fused to sell them except by measure. As, however, a Noble Lord bad given notice that he should refer this subject to a select Committee, be begged to move that the prayer of that petition be referred to that Committee also. COURT OF REQUESTS. Mr. HUMPHR EYS presented a petition from the inhabitants of Southwark, praying that the case respecting debtors and creditors, as affected the jurisdiction of the Court of Requests, might remain unaltered. Sir J. CAMPBELL said he should object to this petition, as he knew no part of the law bearing on the subject which re quired more alteration than to which the Hon. Member alluded. Mr. HUME said he had been requested to support the petition, but nothing gave him a greater idea of the necessity of some alteration taking place within the jurisdiction of this court than the notice of this House, as there were more than 8,000 persons confined in prison throughout the metropolis for more than one day each, on debts not amounting to more than one shilling. He hoped that the Hon. and Learned Member would therefore bring forward his motion, and extend its operation to that Court. Lord SANDON presented a petition from Liverpool, for the removal of the Assizes from Manchester to Liverpool. Mr. CLAY presented a petition from a number of persons formerly in the employment of the East India Company, com plaining of the regulations respecting the compensation allowed them. An Hon. MEMBER presented .a petition against the amount of duty on spirit licenses. THE FACTORY BILL. Lord MORPETH presented several petitions praying for the amendment of the Factory Bill. After the observations which be addressed to the House on a former occasion in sup port of the object of these petitions he should not now detain it with any further remarks, except to observe that one was from seventy-two freeholders and proprietors of mills in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and he need not inform the House that they were men of great respectability. He hoped the present Government would take an e!,:rly opportu nity of removing the inconveniences complained of by the petitioners. The other petitions were from Marsden, i! _/ ~~~ x~`~,t:: (front k the ' Longwood, and other placesiTritt v? the proprietors of factories tlkam . - 'aficif,Ai operatives. Also another from4he'p ents: 4 4l Kearsley, and another from the offetsti esfot _§.. f ., town.—Laid on the table. • ) /" . --AC ry _ An HOS. MEMBER (whose name was unao n the gal lery, and who spoke in a low tone) presented a petition from Bridgetown, praying for an alteration of the law respecting spirit licenses. He took the opportunity of asking the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) whether it was the intention of his Majesty's Government to afford the relief solicited by the petitioners ? Sir R. PEEL replied that he was not prepared to make any declaration upon the subject at present, but it was one which was under consideration.—( Hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition from Kid derminster, but as the Noble Lord spoke from under the chair, and in a very low tone, we could not catch the object of it. ouring The Bill relative to the impressment of seamen, leave for the introduction of which was given last night, WAS read a first time. An HON. MEMBER, seeing the Chancellor of the Exche quer in his place, begged to ask him a question, namely, whether he was to render assistance to the agri cultural parishes of this country, in order to enable them to build work-houses, according to the provisions of the Poor Law Bill. The Hon. Gentleman asked another question relative to emigration, the nature of which we did not hear. Sir R. PEEL—His impression was that the Commis sioners of public works were authorised to advance money, on being satisfied of the sufficiency of the security of repay ment. As to the question of the Hon. Gentleman relative to the encouragement that should be afforded to emigration from the country parishes, he thought that the subject ought not to be connected in any way with the operation of the Poor Law Bill. If the parishes were guaranteed against the expense of emigration, no encouragement to it would be held out. It was the manifest interest of parishes, under the Poor Law Bill, to encourage emigration. Mr. ROEBUCK spoke, but was inaudible in the Gallery.' Sir P. PEEL, in reply, repeated that if emigration were to be encouraged, it ought not to be connected in any way with the Poor Law Bill. An Hcx. Member desired to know whether the Poor Law Commissioners were prepared -to lay their report on the table of th;?. House. Sir R. PEEL answered that it would shortly be iq readiness. STOKE-POGES. The Marquis of CHANDOS presented a petition from Stoke-Poges on the subject of the Poor Laws, similar to that which was under discussion in the other House of Parliament last night. He moved that the correspondence of the Poor Law Commissioners should be printed and laid on the table of the House. The motion was assented to. LIGHT HOUSES. Mr. SHAW requested the Hon. Member for Middlesex (Mr. Hume) to postpone his motion on the subject of Irish Light-houses. _ . Mr. HUME said his object was to carry into effect the re: commendation of the Committee. He was not disposed to oppose the wishes of the Hon. Gentleman, and had he any _ _ inclination to do so, he would, from the interview he hid with some gentlemen on the subject, relinquish 'his intention. He had seen those Gentlemen, and some of them seemed to be under an impression that some of the remarks of the Committee applied to them. He could say that no such idea existed on the part of the Committee. If they had not entered into the details of the said Lighthouses, it was because there was an impression on their minds that the said Light houses were so much freer from abuses—(Hear, hear)—that they did not consider it necessary to enter into the minute details. Mr. O'CONNELL said that those Gentlemen were highly respectable, and their only object was to vindicate themselves and their conduct with respect to the management of the Irish Lighthouses. The situation was without salary or reward of any kind, and the public were not put to any expense. These Lighthouses were at the same time better kept than the Light houses in any other part of the United Kingdom—( Hear)— whilst they had diminished the expense to the shipping by one half. These gentlemen, he would repeat, took the trouble of maintaining those Lighthouse quite disinterestedly—they had neither salary or patronage. The Irish trade were satisfied with the manner in which these Lighthouses were supported. Sir R. PE EL understood that the Hon. Gentleman intended to postpone his motion. He had read the whole of the report, and had had personal communications with some of the mem bers of the Committee, and also some written communications, which, however, were not completed. As, therefore, this was a most important subject, he wished, if it were not inconve nient, that the Hon. Member would fix a day, not a very early one, for those communications to be brought forward. Mr. HUME said he could not hesitate a moment under the circumstances stated. If the Right Hon. Baronet had those communications, and was not prepared, he, of course, would not press his motion. The question was oze of uni versal importance, and if the Right Hon. Baronet thought that t,2n days or a week would give him an opportunity of consi dering the subject, he would postpone it till then. _ _ _ The motion was accordingly postponed till this day week. CITY OF DUBLIN ELECTION. Mr, O'CONNELL said that three different periods had been fixed upon for the hearing of the petitions against the return for the City of Dublin. Upon the second petition, fixed for the 4th of March, no securities had been proposed until that day, and although a week before, the agent for the petitioners had stated that he would not proceed on that petition, but only on the third. He (Mr. O'C.) had therefore not justified,and had written toDublin on Mondayto stop the wit nesses who were coming relative to the second petition. Now, however, the agent had taken up the second petition ; and if the House did not interfere, the ballot for these petitions would come on the next day, as fixed upon, and he should neither have his agent nor his witnesses ready to answer the allegations of the petitioners.—( Hear, hear.) He would, therefore, beg that the Ballot should be postponed till the 26th, and he trusted that the House would, under those circumstances, comply with his request. Mr. SHAW said that at the request of the agent for the petitioners, he had undertaken to reply to the statement of the Hon. and Learned Member. The agent informed him ( Mr. Shaw) that he had never said he would uncondition ally abandon the second petition, but merely that he would do so, if he succeeded with the petition of Mon day last—( Hear, hear)—and he had - accordingly posted up his notices to that effect. The securities to the petitions had also been objected to most unexpectedly, as no notice had been given of those objections. The agent required time to re ply to those objections, and as those objections had been made, he then thought it proper and justifiable to return to the second petition, especially as the securities upon it were exactly the saute as upon the third, and it would save the trouble and delay of sending to Dublin on the subject. The agent had, therefore, proceeded that day on the second petition. The petitioners were prepared to go on with all of the peti tions to-morrow ; and he left it, therefore, to the House, see ing that many of his witnesses had come from a great distance, and at great expense, whether this petition ought to he put off, Mr. O'C 0 NNE L L said it was necessary to have the facts. The first was, whether a week ago the agent employed on this affair did not volunteer to state that he abandoned this petition of the 4th of March,• on which he has this in stant given security. —( Hear, hear.) There were four persons present, and could make their depositions on oath that he stated his positive, decided, and unequivocal abandonment of this petition. Now the sureties were the same in both pe titions; and how then could he state, as the Right Hon ourable Gentleman says he did, that he would give up the first, provided that the sureties were approved of in the second ?—(Cheers.) Now the next fact was, that the Hon. Gentleman said he posted the notice on Saturday last. He did not, for he ( Mr. O'C.) went into the office on Saturday last, and there was no such thing there. Mr. SHAW rose at this moment to make some explana tion:—( Cries of " Order.") Mr. O'CONNELL—Don't interrupt me Sir, you have more zeal than discretion. The Hon. Gentleman said he would repeat that the agent had declared the petition of the 4th March should be abandoned, as well as that the notice was not posted until Monday last. In consequence, a week having been allowed him, and it being stated to him that the petitioners did not proceed on this one, he wrote off to Dublin to stop his witnesses, and his principal managing agent in this case. If, therefore, be were even to be defeated as the case then stood, he thought it would be highly unjust as it was impossible he could have his statement ready for to morrow. Tuesday had been fixed for a. consultation, but in consequence of that declaration the consultation was not held.—( Hear, hear.) There would be a complete denial of justice, if after the statement of these facts his request was refused, and the author of the letter was not of so great authority as to be sufficient to deprive him of justice.--( Hear.) There were four persons present at the time the first declaration was made, and two during the other, and on the faith of those declarations he had neglected to prepare himself with the necessary evidence. If this dexterity succeeded, he would be deprived of all opportunity of proceeding to justify himself under the statute.—( Hear.) Mr. SHAW explained that what he had stated was, that on Saturday a notice was posted up of that which was to occur on Monday. Mr. O'CONNELL—Let me set you right.—(Cries of " Order.") Mr. SHAW—It is the Hon. Gentleman who seems to have more zeal than discretion.—( Laughter.) The list appeared to have been posted up on Saturday, for the purpose of re ference on Monday. Mr. O'CONNELL said the reason he spoke of Saturday was that, after he came into the House on Monday evening, he discovered that the notice was posted up, and went to inquire whether the agent had been guilty of any tricks ; but he found that it was not the act of the agent at all, but of the clerk in the office, who posted the notice' without any communication. He was in the hands of the House, and in two minutes he could have the witnesses at the bar to state that the declaration was perfectly voluntary and unconditional, altogether and entirely, and upon that declaration he had refrained from proceeding. This pe tition also contained details impeaching the conduct of the revising banisters, and it was necessary to collect evidence to meet those charges. If the House thought it necessary, he could in five minutes produce witnesses to sustain the allega tions he had made, but such severity of proceeding was rather unusual. Mr. S. RICE would admit that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had a right to attest the fact, but the mode of doing so was another affair.—( Hear, hear, hear.) If any member had been, through misinformation on the part of his agent, led into error, he thought the House, for the sake of its own privileges would not refuse' to afford the necessary protection, He bad never seen any party spirit displayed on them 7 C 1 all M