The Sun. — London, England, 1835-08-25 00:00:00

L. %W. f St. Mat mvened by by, some of is, to take e of Com ising out of Municipal he meeting the liberal 1, constitu which has t is ellen with self- Larked, that ountry, ez lerk. The o much al vourable to Bill, or the ed the Mi .) If the e SUpplie s, o refuse the aid get into d t...; coerce le people to ed, that he --(Cheers.) ye Peerage• ong usurped r authority'. ' That this use of Lords Corporation part of that onstitutional rich may en rs. ) He ob interests of w long' shal l , —( Cheers. ) ons? They that corrupt ley had, been eeple asked ?—(Hear.) ed by accla- ." That this ,n the unim ions, and to applies until became ob imilar Course ion, founded a native of meeting in usiastic feel Members of the meeting f the parish khouse-yard, lotions, and I to his Most of the una dory-le-bone g their deep .nd pervert as render the natioi!• present Air ro carry their tions Reform. his Majesty se opposition ►se of Lords ouse of Coe , in the mull' dd be subver-, otelligence et he House of ,t its ntenl ghmongering the Bill was amons not to s, but to NO tments of the y-respectab l e b during th e etween 3,0 0 1 mously called siness of the of all abuses , ry or in any Adminis' He belonged hat while . he ras advanewg condemning [unicipal Re y o ur of '' a th o receive an, ential spirit he would 11 to bo de been purstie,l emergencP peers.) Th e , le p . eople, a t . ncl e tatives iu r duty at 01! a decide; istration bac' gh they (t h ' . d 50 consider ed I.) This de ials of Legi t : every lover oi was carried ling upon thf they are th e ) the 13i.1 1 511 t will affect • There wag ople and til e st look to the eers.) Tho !sentatives ,n, which vgal ad ; and, 11°1 roving of t r u urging u ti' t to be In : to , d the arl s de d hi g h-min us he .111uniejV the 1 1 °,1 c si nest P ° '' ed wi the th stry• • uslY' nuno ri de vas se ee " re' ough b e t he dated, bY t ba t prom — or its esSK JV 'on sti Carriedtuba' we etins : )uld be Paid aped it w ° l3 til off, and 31 1 o rs 3 rdanne, ao t. eemed - Corporlrio nd the t hol Bill, • e 1 3 r iat fe,Ser. l#o .„4 nee tiof, che pror3 e r v ast Itue i o a , usual/ t hote, wease" as the el I AWQO4 entertai n it for one moment, when it should .return to them. He was aware that we were not in a situation to proceed to extremi ties, and to stop the Supplies ; for thus would the due maintenance et Government be impeded ; but he said the persons could be named by the House of Commons, to whom those Supplies should be intrusted for appropi:iation ; and if the time arrived which ren dered such a measure necessary, he for one desired, and should con 6i*r it his duty, to place those Supplies in the hands of the servants of the Crown, who are not for alienating the Crown from the psiedeeprlaeb.le eThheeerHinogn.. Gentleman c o nc l u d e d hi s a ddr ess am id s t con - P,Mr. P OTTER said, that allusion having been made to the Sup ies, the following resolution had been hastily drawn up, in order the be appended to those which had already received the sanction of following' The r eso l ut i on w hi ch he desired to propose was as s , tord That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Right Hon. hold bold jell n Russell and the Right Hon. T. Spring Rice, for their andbanrriddasthe. c onstitutional language in the House of Commons on Y l e-sts and that this meeting earnestly entreat them to with appropriation clause, and to place the Supplies in the 41112., Parliamentary Commissioners, until such time as the 4 e of Lords shall have passed the remedial measures introduc e d frotthe present Government." ri.Savace seconded th e reso l u ti on , w hi c h was a f terwar d s put st ro ue Chair, and ca rr i e d w i t h cont i nue d c h eering am i dst the Aged demonstrations of confidence, satisfaction, and deter nenetion. i T hanks were then voted to the Chairman, after which the meet .Bl "Pirated. held 81 21' G ILES-IN-THE-FIELDS, AND ST. GEORGE, BLO OMSB UR Y. A meting of the inhabitants of these populous parishes was ast "ening at the Angel Inn, High-street. The Chair was tak r, e4 by Mr. Rogers. of L o rds CRaistsia N observed that it was rumoured that the House ittld-..rds had made the alterations in the Bill because the people did esire the Bill i n the shape it was brought from the Commons, 4 tit( etilY had declared th a t th e peop l e would be satisfied with these th , 4l _,°n 3 . It was f or th e meeting, as part of the people, to tell Dreads whether they were right or wrong. 4:akps the n rose to move t h e fi rst resolution. Gt!;:o. HUNTLEY seconded the resolution, which was agreed to. . .TIIOMAS SAVAGE remarked that the desire for reform ex red from one end of the country to the other, and it was strange the"rds did not feel an equal desire for it.—(Hear, hear.) If t Government were true to the people, the people would be true thet tl—(" So we will")—and they would find that they stood on sL t ro ck from which no aristocracy could move them.—( Hear. ) If House of Commons acceded to the amendments proposed by th e Lords, he should consider that from that time they, lost the con bgeneeef the people and ought not to be re-elected.—( Hear, hove th e Mr. Savage concluded by stating that he would rather e"" the Bill rejected altogether this session, than that any concilia °o should be made to the House of Lords. He then read the fetsoluion, which being seconded by Mr. SEEKING, was carried e animously r at'. Ap_isis, on moving an address to the Members for the Bo it, LI, said that the people observed the storm that was approach dg• They looked to the crisis that was at hand; and they were ~'slkeed to avert it if they could. The time would come when the etuthaioipinl: would look to their rights, and firmly demandthat which the ° Ms said they were not entitled to.—( Cheers.) Mr. Adams then read tile address to the Members for the Borough of Finsbury, upon them to vote for the withholding of all supplies, until liarserpns Reform Bill, as sent up from the Commons, shall passed into a law. 21. The address having been seconded by Mr. D E RM O TT, w as una linoesly a d opted. cork s of Wirmise—A requisition is, we learn, in the lesty' s signature in this Ward, for a meeting to thank his Ma -31 Misters for their conduct, and to call on the Commons to withhold the Supplies, unless the Lords pass the Corporation and Irish Church Bills unimpai red in their original principles. to be heleLiser..—A public meeting of the inhabitants of this city is don Mond a y even i ng nex t, t o p e titi on th e C ommons t o it no the C orporations Bill, as altered by the Lords. The Bill, as f ,,w stands, is viewed in this town with the Utmost disgust, and ni ne•tellthS of the inhabitants would be received as a curse so fi l l upon them, not as a blessing which they have long anxiously As the Lords are fond of high-rate payers, we may — , tr lein, that amongst the requisitionists for the meeting are the t , r r Y . nighest rate-pavers in Carlisle, and most . , extensive manufac p j r . S in C umberland. We trust every town m the kingdom will up on e itkmt for the rejection of a measure which can now be looked i 4 no other light than as an insult.— Carlisle Journal. W wa s '/HavEN.—A numerous and highly respectable meeting held on Monday night, at Kelty's room, of the Whitehaven io,,,er,rn A ssociation. A petition to the House of Commons, pray -66, ,tnem not to accept the Municipal Bill as mutilated by the f f ,"'"s, was agreed to, and directed to be transmitted to Mr. Blamire Preentation, Mr. Aglionby and Mr. Dykes to be requested to rapport its prayer. A memorial to Lord Melbourne, expressive of ie hee in his patriotism and integrity, was directed to be drawn Mr.e Dykes and 31r. Aglionby to be requested to present it. P e tition and memorial were forwarded by Wednesday's post. akvA a t ; L talr.—A gre a t p u bli c mee ti ng h as t a k en p l ace i n G a l way , eiet es ' e " petition praying the Commons to abide by the pnn egr^ eetfo.the Corpor ation and Church Reform Bills has been by es e T ow 1 . :"InGE —A -petition to the House of Commons was signed et l; 4 Perso ,i ii th e c ourse onof a few hours, and sent off to P., p n ' lor entati. ORANGE INSTITUTION. I ° THE MEMBeRS OF THE LOYAL ORANGE 110. INSTITUTION, &c. Gr a „,, l ng learned through the especial information of the Deputy itidiTs; M aster of - England and Wales that, owing to acknowledged or ne r tiou and negligence on his own part, and a like indiscretion °ra n g ! Mee, as he reports, on the part of other officers of the grarage I nstitution, many grants of warrants, or renewals of former der s ). have without my knowledge, and contrary to my declared v,_trinination, been issued from time to time, in contravention of fiTicl)Tirder of the late illustrious Commander-in-Chief, his Royal t4litees. the Duke of York—this instrument is signed by me, ti on ~'',gned by the Deputy Grand Master of the Orange Institu nd w ar ' England and Wales, for the purpose of declaring that all At a i e a n_s, held by an henceforth in any regiment belonging to his iri t :'Y's service must be held-as null and void. It hay -11),„1 e en further notified to me by the Deputy Grand . Master of co,Z,and further Wales that an irregularity inconsistent with the due into [ruction of law has, by his oversight, been allowed to creep Rhieh i l a s s sa t ed iblished rules and regulations of the society, by ~arra nts gl ut lodges are acknowledged to exist, instead of distinct to individuals— at No. is Portman equire a special meeting of the Grand Lodge, th e 9, -square, on Tuesday, September 1, at eleven in forenoon, to correct such mistake. ERNEST, Grand Master. o Witness, KENYON, Deputy Grand Master. A ug. 24, 1835. ELECTION CORRUPTION. • TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. t to have just returned from Ilull, where I had occasion ti t c ° D II busin ess l ast wee k . W h i lst there I h ear d f rom par pi,e e "ad ° l. ' every politi ca l denomination, that four attornies of that the encouraged poor men to personate absent voters at (4,,,,recent election, and when needful had actually induced tie— 10 coinmit the dreadful crime o f perjury. I have the .ue s th em. .. the attornies, but it would not be fair to mention th at MY desire is to give publicity to a very current report, 1 5 4rti " e rnmont may cause an enquiry to be made, that the ouniZeacckised may clear themselves if innocent, and be ir i eo di f guilty. An attorney who would bribe a poor man s ake r anl:t P er j ury at an election, would not hesitate to do the W tr , th ng, if h e wante d hi s serv i ces i n a C ourt o f J ust i ce . duce°na jury I could not avoid suspecting evidence pro eleet. "Y an att orney k nown to h ave encouragedt perjury at an t o becaus e I s h ou ld b e certain lie considered there was an y ral obligati on i n an oath, and would not scruple to go le obligation to win his cause. I remain Sir, your obedient servant, City- roa., Aug. A 4 " COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. . SP ORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTIERSALL' S. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Mundig—taken 4 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Queen of Trumps—taken 13 to 2 agst L or d O rford ' s Ascot—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr.' Greville's Preserve—taken 111 to 1 agst Lord D er b y ' s Verbena—taken 18 3 to to 1 agst M r . R iehardson's Hornsea—take 14 to 1 1 agst Mr. Watt's Mamsel Otz 20 to 1 agst Mr. Johnson's Jupiter 20 to 1 agst Mr. Pottinger's Crescent 25 to 1 ag s t M r. Golden's Brother to Hope—taken 1'233 to 1 agst M r. H ou ld swort h' s T ur b an ~00 to 15 ev en on agst Mr. Marson's Zirza filly—taken Mundig, Queen of Trumps, and Preserve, against 4 the field—taken 4 °o even on Mundig, Queen of Trumps, and Verbena against the field taken EGHAM RA CES—Tnis DAY. t The following horses have arrived :—Paris, Nimble, Patapan, itleifer, Louisa, Pussy, Ethilda, Mammon, Samarcand, Kate, ti!.ne, Airy, Jonas, Levity, Clarence, b. c. by Alameluke, 4 t 2Y Defence Nisus, Deva b. f. by Godolphin, Hamm Sea- Yrs old, 1; c. by Colonel, Willesden, Brother to Delight, s 'te as, Queen of Navarre, &c. &c. About five are expected to irt. for the Cup to-morrow, and nine or ten for the Surrey and e Iddl esex Stakes on Wednesday. The tents of Tippoo Saib are :_"ed for the reception of his Majesty and suite, and should the Tfir continue favourable, a gay meeting may be expected. The Wowing entries were made on Saturday night Runnymede Stakes (to-morrow).—Patapan, Ethilda, and .tnte en. 4Th Ankerwke Stak es ( W e d nes d ay ) . —Ni sus, Levity, Clarence, Deva, and Harum Scarum. app{ "e Eghant Stakes (Thursday).—Jonas, Samarcand, Pincher, PussY• nENGLISH OPERA-Ho Us E.—A drama in two acts, ic h report has attributed to M r . R a y mon d, f oun d e d upon , "le adventures of De Latude, who escaped from the Bastile tag produced here yesterday evening. It is ca ll e d th e " Old ? ' Tr ee" title not by any m e ans app ro p r i a t e as the old in k tree does not app ear unt il t h e l ast scene, and then only th tt secondary character • yet the title signifies b u t l i ttl e i f dr ama ma terials be good, and arc those of last night. Th e abounds with well-arranged incide n t s , occas i ona ll y a 4 7 u I le too diffus e l y expressed ; hut this is a fault that, with the of the managerial pruning knife can easily be remedied. t The division of Lancers under the command of in°l.„(Mel Kinloeh, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday morning, ti ple -London Merchant steamer. The men equal any ever ...etisted, and owing to the admirable system pursued by Colo ttl,Kinloch and Captain Baker, who is an officer of experience, 44v91g distinguished himself in Portugal, every thing seems belt.lirably arranged, and all are in good spirits. There are, v szd el. SOO riflemen on board the Swiftsure, commanded by lis t nerd brave officer, Ba ron d e R otten b urg. Captain Plunkett soldi eir eadY, by const an t drill , made them good and regular They all rece i ve coffee, tea, beef, and plenty of beer. 11:1c.e sell- een all the offi cers , w h o are men of rank and f am i ly. (81°o. Major Grevill e , C apta i n Stevenson, and severa l o ld —"%rs, a ccompany the men to Santancler.-..-Mtirn. Advertiser. ~.•-,--_ ~ ~`'~-- COURT CIRCULAR. Tho Duke of Cumberland honoured the Earl of Shaftesbury with his company at dinner on Sunday evening at his residence in Grosvenor-square. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at St. James's Palace. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Cam bridge yesterday. Lord Sandon and Mr. Ewart, the Members for Liverpool, and Mr. O'Connell, and several other Irish Members, had an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Poulett Thomson at the office of the Board of Trade, respecting steam navigation. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. John Norton was indicted for the manslaughter of his wife on the 2d of August, in the parish of Islington. I The prisoner, in his defence, had no recollection of having struck the deceased. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN summed up, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN—The verdict will do no harm, gen tlemen. _ _ _ _ Jacob Myer Levyson, aged 38, and described in the calen dar as an oculist, was indicted for feloniously forging and ut tering an acquittance and receipt for 891. 13s. Bd., with an in tent to defraud William Henry Stephens. The RECORDER summed up the evidence, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty of the uttering. The prisoner was then sentenced to be transported for life. The trial occupied nearly six hours. THE SENTENCES. The trials having terminated, at a quarter to five o'clock, the RECORDER proceeded to pass sentence upon those prisoners who have been convicted during the present Session. DEATEL—DanieI Bryant, burglary ; Thomas Wright, bur glary ; John Williams, alias Wetherstall, burglary ; Robert Higgs, burglary ; Richard Lahie, maliciously wounding ; Thomas Hobbs, robbery ; and Thomas D. Feetey, for forging a will. To BE TRANSPORTED FOR LIFE.—John Marr, Henry Ser geant, Sarah Davis, John Smith,-John Mills, Robert George, John Wilson, William Hoyle, Mary Foster, alias Goodriche, John Smith, Daniel Smith, alias Donovan, John Slaith, Thomas Wakeman, William Capen, John Morris, George Wilson, Joseph San Martin , Edmund King, Augusta Bennett, alias Jane Jones, and John Orchard. To BE TRANSTORTED FOR FOURTEEN YEARS.—John Smith, aged 16, John Welch, William Jones, and William Smith. A great number of prisoners were sentenced to slighter punishments. Belfast Election is fixed for to-morrow (the 25th.) It is generally rumoured that Mr. Dunbar will not go to the hustings after all, but that the Conservatives will put forward some man of greater influence. A special emissary has been in Belfast on behalf of Mr. George Robert Dawson (who is at present at Castle Dawson) to try and negotiate a start for him. COMMEMORATION OF THE INVENTION OF PRINTING.—The secular celebration of the invention of print ing was held at Haarlem on the 10th of July last with great pomp. The houses and streets were covered with decora tions, and at half-past 10 o'clock an immense collection of persons met at the Great Church. The ceremonies began with several pieces of music, after which Professor Vander Palm delivered a discourse, in which he demonstrated that Haarlem was the cradle of printing, and pointed out all the advantages which bad resulted from this important discovery. The poet Tollens succeeded him in the tribune, and recited some very appropriate verses. The assembly then adjourned to the Town-hall, from whence it marched in procession to the Hout, to inaugurate the monument which had been erected to Lawrence Koster. The poet Artzenius then recited a beautiful poem on the occasion of this inaugural festival. The principal persons who engaged in the ceremony were invited to a grand banquet at the residence of his Excellency the Governor of North Holland. The celebrations were conti nued the following day, and the whole terminated with a grand illumination. The committee appointed to conduct the erection of the Watt monument and public library at Greenock have, with the approbation of the Provost and Magistrates of Gree nock, and the most worshipful the Provincial Grand Master for Renfrewshire, resolved that the foundation stone of the monument be laid with masonic honours on Tuesday the 25th instant. The mason lodges, corporate bodies, and trades, desirous of doing honour to the memory of Watt in his native town, have determined on a public procession, and the neces sary arrangements are being made. After a continuance, of hot dry . weather for many weeks, a beneficial change was experienced in Winchester and the surrounding neighhourhood last night and this morn ing, when some warm refreshing showers fell. The long ab sence of rain has been productive of serious inconvenience to many farmers in this neighbourhood. The springs and ponds being completely dried up, many have been obliged to send a great distance to obtain a sufficient supply for their cattle. The dry state and scanty growth of the after-grass affords so little pasture fur cattle, that in some districts they have been obliged to resort to winter provender, in addition to which, the crop of turnips will in all probability be exceedingly light, as the fly has been very destructive.—Hampshire Telegraph. CLAPIIAM CONINION ON FlRE.—During the last two or three days, the dry shrubs on Clapham Common have caught fire, and burnt somewhat alarmingly. The common is densely covered with brushwood, which, in the summer months, gets so thoroughly dry and sapless, that the applica tion of a single spark has once before occasioned a result simi lar to the above. It appears that the ignited brushwood can not be extinguished save by its own agency in consuming it self, and this the authorities of Clapham have allowed it to do. DREADFUL ACCIDENT FROM LIGHTNING TO THE NORTH MAIL.—We regret to state that the Glasgow and Liverpool Mail-coach was struck by the electric fluid about ten o'clock, on Friday evening. The coach was much shat tered, and, it is believed, that three outside passengers were killed on the spot. SILENT SYSTEM OF PRISON DISCIPLINE DE FEATED.—The plan which has lately been adopted by the Me tropolitan Magistrates, to prevent prisoners under sentence from holding conversation with each other, is likely to prove abortive, so far as communication is concerned. Papers have lately been circulated at a penny each, to instruct persons in the system of conversation by signs, as at the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, and some of the more expert thieves have tho roughly learned it, and become schoolmusters to their brethren of the craft• As the restriction does not extend to prisoners committed for trial, an excellent opportunity is afforded of their becoming proficients in the art, so as to enable them to converse with each other when undergoing the punishment which awaits them on conviction, and they might thereby form the most diabolical plots without chance of detection. The system has begun to work already, for prisoners who never see each other except at chapel, embrace that opportunity of mak ing their wishes and determinations known. EXECUTIONS.—On Saturday the two unhappy men, Richard Sheppard and John Sparshott, who were ca pitally convicted at our last assizes, the former of burglaries of an aggravated nature, and the latter of an abominable of fence, were executed at Horsham. At 11 o'clock in the morning, the unhappy malefactors attended the chapel of the gaol, in the presence of all the prisoners ; and at the con clusion of the service, the Rev. Mr. Torbutt, the chaplain, administered the sacrament to both the culprits. Shortly before 12 o'clock they were delivered over to the Sheriff and his attendants, and appeared resigned to their approaching fate, bath praying fervently. The executioner having per formed the ceremony of pinioning, Sheppard fell upon his knees, as did Sparshott, and both prayed aloud, neither appear ing to notice anything that was passing around. They were then led to the scaffold. Sheppard first appeared on the platform, and Sparshott immediately followed, both exhibit ing much fortitude and resignation. After hanging the usual time, their bodies were taken down and delivered to their friends. Sparshott was only 19 years cf age. Sheppard, who was 33 years of age, after his trial, and up to the period of his execution, conducted himself with the utmost decorum. Ile was a native of Westburton, in the parish of Bury, and had formerly lived in the service of a dignitary of the church for 14 years, who was so pleased with the.correctness of his conduct, that he procured for him the situation of verger in Salisbury Cathedral. The silly custom of passing the hands over the necks of two or three females, as a supposed cure for glandular enlargements, was upon this occasion had re course to. OUTRAGE AT VICKSBURG.-SEVERAL LIVES LOST. The Louisiana Advertiser of the 11th instant says:— We have just learned the particulars of this horrible affair re ported by one of the steam boats yesterday. It appears that some persons had kct i pt a gambling house in Vicksburg for . . some time, and as usual in similar: establishments, had their pimps and their decoys employed, inveigling inexperienced young men into the lion's den, where they were invariably fleeced of all they possessed, and frequently ill treated by their conductors.—The inhabitants determined to abate the nuisance, held several meetings, and given notice repeatedly to the offenders to quit the city by a c:rtain time, or suffer the con sequences of an outraged community. The day at length ar rived when the committee waited on them, and told them, that their passage was paid on board a steam-boat, and quit they must ! They positively refused—the committee retired to deliberate and again returned, but the house was closed, and whilst endeavouring to gain admittance, several shots were fired from the windows, one of which struck Dr. Bodley, the chairman of the committee, and caused his immediate death. Another gentleman of respectability was severely wounded, and the rest of the bullets passed through the hats of the other members of the committee. The towns-people immediately assembled, broke open the house, seized five men, the only in mates, dragged them to the public square, and HANGED them INSTANTER ! They posted sentries, and gave notice that any person wbo approached them for twenty-four hours would be served likewise. All the money, which was of a large amount, was piled upon a table before the suspended bodies, and the committee paid it away to all who could prove they had lost money at the house. About twelve or fifteen per sons in connection with the house, started for this city in haste to avoid a similar fate. These are the particulars as we have heard them—we shall make no comments upon so dreadful an occurrence, hoping the account has been exaggerated. Since the above was in type, we have heard that Dr. Bodley was murdered in the gaming house, after having won a con siderable sum of money at the table, which was the original cause of this execution of summary justice, or Lynch law, as it is called. The persons executed wore, Mr. North, who kept a tavern, Dutch Bill, his barkeeper, Mr. Samuel smith, Mr. Cullum, and Mr. M'Cali.—/Vcw York Paper." THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1835. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, AuGusr_24. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes to four o'clock. Colonel BRUEN was introduced by Sir Henry Hardinge and Mr. Freshfield, and took the oaths and his seat for the county of Carlow. _ _ Mr. TOOKE brOught up the Report of the Committee on Sparrow's Estate Bill. Mr. P. HOWARD brought up the Report of the Com mittee on the Port Dundas and Dalgreen Road Bill. Mr. Campbell, from the East India House, presented papers relative to Compensation granted to the Officers of the Com pany's service.—Laid on the table. Mr. CRAWFORD presented a petition, praying that the foreign wheat now in bond may be allowed to be ground into flour. Mr. SINCLAIR presented petitions from places in Scot land in favour of the Church of Scotland. MUNICIPAL REFORM. Mr. OS WALD presented a petition from Glasgow, pray ing that the House would not pass the Municipal Reform Bill in a mutilated state ; also a petition from the merchants of the same place, praying for an alteration in the bonded system ; also a petition from the house-carpenters and joiners of the same place, praying for a repeal of the taxes on knowledge. Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition signed by 2,300 in habitants of the borough of Northampton. The petitioners prayed that as the Bill for the Reform of the Municipal Cor porations was not 'likely to return in the shape in which it had been sent from the House of Commons, they would reject it altogether, in order that in the next session a similar measure might be brought. The petitioners further prayed that that House would exercise the authority it possesses over the public purse, and not grant the remaining supplies, and further that it would take away all pensions and pecuniary grants from persons engaged in the mutilation of that Bill. rvt refer, at the commencement of the Session, and also on some proposed amendments to the Corporation Bill, against those who formed that side of the House (the Ministerial. ) These were the facts which he had in his mind at the time he Made the declaration alluded to. But he by no means wished to say that the Hon. Member for Teignmouth was not as up porter of the present Government ; on the contrary, he be lieved that looking to all the divisions which had taken place since the commencement of the Session, his statement was an erroneous one. He hoped, indeed, that in future he might calculate upon the Hon. Gentleman as one of the firmest sup porters of the Government. Mr. YOUNG—I always vote with the Noble Lord with great pleasure, and I never oppose him but with the greatest regret.—(Great cheering.) The Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be brought in to-morrow. DOMINICA RELIEF BILL. Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report of the Committee on this Bill, which, after a few observations from Mr. HUME and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, was agreed ;o, and the Bill was ordered Lobe read a third time to-morrow. ORANGE LODGES. Col. VERNER presented a petition from the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, complaining of the formation of the Orange Lodge Committee, and charging it with partial conduct. It also prayed that the Committee should be re sumed, and ordered to prosecute their enquiries further, and give the Lodges an opportunity of defending themselves. Mr. RUTHVEN defended the Committee. The witnesses were sent for in shoals, and many were never at all examined, and were not intended to be so. Colonel PERCH VAL said the Hon. Gentleman had been most grossly misinformed. The witnesses before that Com mittee had been economized as far as possible, and had been kept in Ireland till they were wanted. He hoped the in quiry would be continued, and it would be found that there was not a more loyal body than the Orangemen. Mr. RONA YNE presented a petition from Ardagh,ipray ing for the abolition of tithes, which in that parish amounted to one-sixth of the value.. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Birming ham against the Patent Laws' Bill. Mr. MORGAN O'CONNELL presented a petition from a parish in the county of Meath, praying for poor laws for Ire land. IRISH TITHES. Col. PERCEVAL presented three petitions from parishes in Ireland against the Irish Tithe Bill, and one from the over seers of deserted children of the parish of Kinsale, in the county of Tyrone, praying for reimbursement, which last peti tion the Hon. Member moved should be referred to the Com mittee on Irish Poor LaWs. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented a petition from Dub lin, numerously signed, complaining that the petitioners were set upon at a public meeting by a gang of ruffians, With blud geons and other weapons, and severely beaten and injured. He did not wish to provoke any discussion upon it, but it was a sufficient answer to the observations which the Hon. Member (Mr. Ruthven) made the other night. Mr. RUTHVEN had not complained of the conduct of the petitioners, but of the Learned Sergeant designating them as consisting of the scum of the earth. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON said he had already explained to the House that he used that expression in reference only to those who had been guilty of the outrages committed. Mr. RUTHVEN believed that the Learned Gentleman did not mean to include the petitioners. The petition prayed the House to appoint a Select Committee to inquire into the facts of the meeting held at the Coburg Gardens. Did the Learned Sergeant think it necessary to send a Commission to Ireland for this purpose? The petition could not bear examin• ing—it spoke of wicked plots, and such nonsense, which he was sure would have no effect on the House. _ Colonel PE RC EVA L said that the petition was signed most numerously and most respectably. He differed with the lion. Member opposite altogether in the estimation in which he held the petitioners. " Mr. O'CONNELL considered the petition totally unwor thy the attention of the House. At the meeting at which it was got up, the Orangemen had conducted themselves in a manner totally unheard of.. , Mr. HUME thought the petition undeserving the attention of the House. He had received a letter from a person who was present on the occasion of the meeting, who described the conduct of the Orangemen there as most disgraceful. Mr. RONA YNE said, that was not the first occasion upon which the person called the Reverend Johnny M'Crea had in terrupted. the citizens of Dublin in holding . public meetings. A meeting had been called by the citizens, in December last, at the Royal Exchange, at which the Reverend Mr. M'Crea intruded, with his Orangemen, and, probably, the impunity with which he had been treated on that occasion, had induced him to make the last unsuccessful attempt. Mr. SHEIL would state one fact. There was an Orange Lodge in the 35th regiment. That regiment was at present quartered in Templemore, and he (Mr. Shiel) had received a letter from the Rev. John Hefferman, stating that a short time since the men belonging to the Orange Lodge 'waded the streets at night with their bayonets drawn, and expressed a wish to meet with a Roman Catholic clergyman, tint they might put him to death. They broke the windows of several of the respectable inhabitants, and committed other excesses. Mr. HUME observed that - evidence had been laid before the Committee that an Orange Lodge existed in that Regi ment. Colonel PERCEVAL thought the Hon. and Lea-ncd Member for Tipperary must be mistaken relative to the nu.nber of the regiment. Mr. SHE IL was not mistaken. The warrant was not an Irish one. The 35th Regiment held under a warrant from the English Grand Lodge. Lord SAND 0 N presented a petition signed by 3,000 inhr bitants of Coventry, the prayer of which did not reach tl.e Gallery. CUSTOM DUTIES. On the motion of Mr. P. THOMSON, the Order of ti m Day was read, and the House went into a Committee of ae whole House on the Customs Duties Bill, Mr. B. CARTER in the Chair. The Bill went through a Committee, and tin House re sumed, and the Report was ordered to be brought up to- morrow. STAMPS AND ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. P. THOMPSON brought up the Report of the Corn rnittce upon the Stamp and Assesseil Taxes Act Bill. Mr, C. BULLER wished to take that opportunity of eor r2cting a misstatement he had heard, relative to the number of stamps issued to newspapers, which he found he had much underrated. He begged to move for a Return of the number of stamps issued to newspapers, as follows :—" Of the number of stamps issued by the Stamp-office for all the London news papers, from the 30th June 1833 to the Ist January 1831 ; specifying each newspaper by name, and the number of stamps issued in that period to the printer and publisher of each news paper ; similar Return, from Ist January to 30th June 1834 ; similar Return, from 30th June 1834 to Ist January 1835 ; similar Return, from Ist January to 30th June 1833."—Return ordered. Mr. HUTT, seeing his Hon. Friend (Mr. Wallace) in his place, begged leave to ask him what course he meant to pur sue with respect to a petition he presented a few nights ago, complaining of bribery at the late election for Hull. Mr. WALLACE, in reply to the Hon. Gentleman, begged leave to say that early next Session he would most certainly move for a Select Committee to inquire into the allegations of the petition, and he was sure it would not be refused upon a fair statement. POLLS. AT ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. E WART moved that the Lords Amendments to the above Bill be agreed to. Mr. PRYME trusted that more time would be given for the consideration of these amendments—he had not yet seen them. Mr. E WA RT would be glad that some other course was taken for pointing out the amendments that were made in Bills. It would be very convenient if the clerks were ordered to draw out these amendments. He had carefully looked them over, and he could assure the House that there was nothing in them affecting the principles of the Bill, and he trusted that they would be agreed to. Mr. DIVETT said he had also looked over these amend. merits, and he could assure the House that there was nothing affecting the principle of the Bill. The amendments were then read and agreed to. DUBLIN POLICE BILL. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the Chair, Mr. G. F. YOUNG wished to ask the Noble Lord opposite a question. A few nights ago, upon the subject of the Composition of the York Committee, the Noble Lqrd (Russell) in referring to his ( Mr. Young's) humble name, Was pleased to say that he classed him, most erroneously. amongst his opponents, and that on four divisions out of five he was to be found amongst the opponents of the Noble Lord's Ministry. Assuredly, if the fact were so, it would be no ground of reproach ; but as it was an erroneous statement it had been a source of pain, inconvenience and injury to him. And as he had submitted to the Noble Lord the best proof that he ( Lord John Russell) had been in error, he trusted that with that frankness which always characterised a generous mind, he would not refuse to make reparation. He therefore wished to ask the Noble Lord whether he was satisfied that he was in error in stating that in four divisions out of five he was found in the adverse votes to Mi nisters ? ; Lord J. RUSSELL—I am exceedingly glad to find that the Hon. Gentleman reckons himself amongst the supporters of Ministers.—( Loud cheers.) Mr. YOUNG—_I wish for that, and nothing more. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he could not but bo ex ceedingly glad that the Hon. Gentleman wished to be ranked amongst the supporters of his Majesty's present Ministry. He certainly, he must admit, spoke on the occasion which bad been referred to by the Hon. Gentleman, from what had struck him at the moment ; and he believed that his impres sion was taken from the circumstance of the Hon. Member having voted on the division on the Amendment to the 'Ad dress; and on another memorable oomion to which he need. GLASS DUTIES The Houk then went into Committee on the Glass Duties Bill. In answer to a quest* from Lord SANDON, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the reduction would commence on the 10th of October. He did not intend to make any allowance for the stock in hand, but to prevent any inconvenience to the trade, he would allow glass manufactured after the present time to be bonded, and taken out after the 10th of October, on payment of tbe reduced duty. The several clauses, as amended, were then agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Wednesday. STAMPS AND ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report of the Committee on this Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would take that opportunity of stating, that he regretted not having been in his place when a discussion on this subject had taken place. He had directed his attention to the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Durham relative to taking off the duty upon policies of insurance upon small sums. The measure would, he thought, be most beneficial to the lower classes as giving a premium upon habits of indus try, good conduct, and thriftiness, and could be done without, he believed, much loss to the revenue.—( Hear.) He proposed, to reduce the duty upon Policies of Insurance upon Lives for 501. to . 2s. 6d. per cent. ; upon all sums over 501., and less than 1001., 3s. ; and. from 1001. to 5001., fis.—( Hear.) After a few words from Mr. PRYME and Lord SANDON, the Report was brought up. The Slave Trade (Denmark) and Slave Trade (Sardinia) Bill were severally read a second time. REGISTRATION OF VOTES (IRELAND). 'The House then went into Committee on the Registration of Votes in Ireland Bill. Clauses up to 39 were agreed to. On that clause being proposed, an HoN. MEMBER movod that 'it be omitted altogether, as the counties were heavily enough Mixed already, and could not bear to have the expenses of the sheriff laid c.n them. . Lord MORPETH moved an amendment to the clause, providing that the candidates, where there were three or more, should repay the Sheriff to the amount of 301. Mr. S. CR A WFORD was most decidedly opposed to the alteration, on the principle, that as the candidate was to serve the public, the public ought to pay his expenses. Lord MORPETH said the sum was very small; it could in no case amount to 301. Mr. HUME did not care for the amount, it was to the principle he was opposed—till these expenses, which were inflicted upon the candidate were very much reduced there would be bribery and corruption. He would have polling places so situated that no man should have ten miles to walk. Dr. BALDWIN protested against the amendment upon the principle that the Members of that House should be sent in free of expence to do the work of the public. After a few words from Lord MoarE Ili and Mr. O'LOUGHLEN, which were inaudible, Mr. R. PLUNKETT made some observations about the expenses of elections, which were not audible in the gallery. Mr. HUME—In my opinion every Member coming to this House should be paid—( Hear, and great laughter)—and I am sure that for every pound the town paid for au honest man, the country would save thousands—( Cheers)—that which leads to good government is true economy. When a man's get ting into Parliament is such an object that certain means are adopted, it can only end in getting all one's servants and connections to hang on the public purse.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. R. PLUNKETT—I am afraid that the Horr. Mem ber mistakes me for one who is no relative of mine, though of the same name.—(Tremendous cheering from the Tories.) Mr. HUME—The Hon. Member has referred to a very good example. I was one of those who reprobated, as an abominable result of holding office, to find nine members of one family in possession of between 20,0001. and 30,000/. a y ear..---( Hear.) Mr. O'CONNELL—Thereare other proofs to show that the two families are not related.—( Great cheering from the Ministerial benches.) The, clause was then agreed to, as were the following to 44 inclusive. Oa Clause 45 being read, which enacted that persons should be polled as they came up to the poll, Mr. JACKSON said that this clause would cut off the right possessed by the freemen of Cork, to have their roll called over before any other voter could poll. Mr, O'LOUGHLEN said that the right to which the Hon. and Learned Member adverted, had been made the means of great abuse. The roll had been called over in some instances for four or five days together. Mr. O'CONNELL was in favour of the clause. Dr. BALDWIN also supported the clause. Mr. JACKSON could not answer all the charges brought against the individual alluded to, but he believed that he was incapable of any impropriety of conduct. After a few words from Mr. O'L 0 UGHL EN, Mr. O'CALLAGHAN said the Hon. Member opposite had only himself to blame for having introduced the name of the Learned Assessor. ' On Clause 46 having been read, Lord CLEMENTS would suggest an amendment to pre vent the constable or collector from receiving a larger salary than he did duty for - . s Mr. O'LOUGHLEN had no objection to the amendment, but he thought the Grand Jury had sufficient control over the salaries of these persons. Col. PE RCE VAL said the Clerks of the Peace would have additional duties imposed on them by the Bill, and yet no provision had been made fur them. Mr. F. FRENCH thought the Clerks of the Peace were already sufficiently well paid. The clause as amended was then agreed to. Clause 48, after a short discussion and some verbal amend ments, was also agreed to. On Clause 49 being proposed, Lord CLEMENTS moved an amendment, for the purpose of defining what a " beneficial interest" was under the Act. Sir W. FOLLETT was of opinion that if the Bill was adopted it would almost produce universal suffrage in Ireland. Lord MORPETH agreed to the amendment, and, after a short conversation, it was agreed to. Lord CLEMENTS moved that every appeal under this Bill shall be to the Judge of Assize, without impannelling any Jury whatever. Lord MORPETH concurred in the amendment. The Committee divided, when there appeared— • For the amendment Against it 26 Majority —42 On entering the 'gallery we found Mr. O'LOUGHLEN moving some additional amendments, which were agreed to. Mr. FRENCH withdrew the first amendment, of which he had given notice ; but he felt himself bound to press the following amendment :—" And whereas it is fit and expedient that convenient places should be appointed in each county for taking the poll, so that if possible no person shall have more than 15 miles to travel from the property in respect of which he shall claim to vote. Be it enacted, that it shall and may be law ful for the Lord-Lieutenant, or,other Chief Governor or Go vernors of Ireland for the time being, on or before the first day of January next, after the passing of this Act, to divide such county or counties, or divisions of counties, as he shall think fit, into convenient districts for polling, not exceeding in number 15 • and in each district shall be appointed a convenient place for taking the poll at all elections of a Knight or Knights of the Shire to serve in any future Parliament ; and such districts and places, when so settled and appointed, shall be notified in the Dublin Gazette, and to the Clerk of the Peace in each such county, who shall forthwith give notice of such places of polling by public advertisement in some paper published or circulated in suet county." In alluding to some Returns of the number of persons polling at the different elections, the Hon. Member referred to the " Parliamentary Guide," lately published by Mr. Moase, which he characterised as a work which gave more general and useful information on the subject than any other of a similar nature. Lord MORPETH did not oppose the Hon. Gentleman's amendment on principle, but he was not prepared in the pre sent instance to accede to it. Mr. O'L OUGHL E N opposed the amendment. Mr. D. BROWNE would vote for the amendment though he apprehended the majority would be against him. Mr. O'CONNE LL opposed the amendment, as calculated to increase expense and difficulties. Mr. WYSE said as the principle had been tried in England and succeeded, he did not see why it should not be tried in Ireland. The Committee then divided on Mr. French's clause. The numbers were— For. the clause 29 Against it • 6O Majority The clause was accordingly lost. Mr. O'CONNE LL moved as ,an amendment that in case any peron shall have been admitted a freeman since the 31st of March, 1831, in right of birth, servitude, or marriage, in any city, town, or borough in Ireland, or shall be so hereafter admitted, every such person shall be deemed and taken to be an honorary freemasi, according to the 2d and 3 William IV., C. 88 , unless such right shall have been allowed within 20 years next before the said 31st of March 18 31 , and unless such right is of such a nature as to be capable of being enforced by mandamus or otherwise in a Court of law, and not liable to be finally and totally rejected by the corporate body, or any branch, number, or part of such corporate body. The clause was agreed to. The House resumed, and the Report was brought up and or. dered to be received to-morrow. The Instruments of Sasine Bill was recommitted, the Re. poiltordered to be received to. morrow. Mr. J. M. O'CONNELL, on the motion that the debate on tho Kerry election petition be resumed,, rose to complain t hat the petition was a series of either misrepresentations or falsehoods. He denied altogether that the Knight of Kerry had lbst the election through intimidation, either by himself, his political friends, or the priests in that county. That pla cards had been exhibited of a party nature was natural at a disputed election in Ireland, but that there had been any at tempt to intimidate by affixing the emblem of a death's head and cross bones over the *doors of those who chose to vote for hisopponent was most untrue. As to the circumstances stated in the petition as having taken place upon the Sunday pre vious to the election in the chapel of Listowel, it was proved to be untrue even by the circumstance of its having never been mentioned as a charge against him or his friends during the heat of the election upon the hustings by any one opposed to him. The placard called " The Patriot's Curse," said to have been exhibited there, was a shameless forgery, and, strange to say, appeared in the London paper the Times first. Its authors R ere known, and the delusion attempted to be practised was dishonest and unworthy. Upon the whole be assured the House the petition was replete with a variety of misrepresentations and unfounded assertions. Mr. MUL L INS believed that in this case the votes given to the liberal candidates had been given conscientiously, and without any improper influence either through the priests or men of property in that county. Mr. O'CONNELL was sorry his Hon. Friend should have so marke3ly taken notice of this extraordinary piece of auda city called a petition. The petition of the Knight of Kerry as to the election was abandoned as soon as the Knight of Kerry found it came to the ballot. The allegations in this petition were most of them disgraceful falsehoods. Mr. ORD, as Chairman of the Committee upon Intimida tion, observed that this petition was not brought to the no tice of that Committee by the Right Hon. the Knight of Kerry, but a stipendiary Magistrate. As respected the pla card called " The Patriot's Curse," it could form no ground for the presumption of actual intimidation at, the election, in the opinion of that Committee, because it was found out that it was purely an invention of the imagination, and had been palmed successfully upon the Times newspaper, in which it first appeared. After an observation from Mr. O'CONNELL, which was not heard in the gallery, Colonel PE RCE VAL justified the course which had been followed, or rather forced upon his Right Hon. Friend by the treatment he had received at this election. Mr. O'CONNELL congratulated the Hon. 'Member on the speech which he bad made, but that Hdn. Member ought to know, that if a Priest had acted in the way that had been de scribed, he would have been deprived of his rights as a clergy man. The fact was that there were not sufficient grounds for the petition, and the parties in consequence had shrunk from the proof. After a few words from Mr. PRAM), Mr. O'CONNELL, and Dr. Bowntsc, the petition was laid on the table. MARRIAGE AMENDMENT BILL. On the Report being brought up, Sir W. FOLLETT had no intention to support a mere Bill of indemnity ; it might be very well to prohibit marriages within certain degrees of affinity, but it was a different matter to declare null marriage already contracted from which issue had proceeded. It would be most unwise to leave the law upon such a subject unsettled, and therefore he should propose a clause that would give full validity to marriages within the prohibited degrees which might have been already entered into—but prohibiting such for the futnre.—( Hear.) It would, of course, be competent to any Member, to move any excep tion he might think proper, to the degrees of affinity or con sanguinity. Mr. WARBURTON hoped that an alteration would be made in the first proviso. Mr. POULTER hopefi that the second clause would be struck out. , Dr. LUS HING TON expressed a wish that all those parts of the Bill which had for their object to render all marriages contracted within certain degrees of consanguinity good and valid would be retained. He was satisfied that if the Bill were passed it would prevent a recurrence of painful events which had so often disturbed families, but if a clause were inserted, leaving future marriages voidable, then the evil would be in creased tenfold. He cordially agreed in the first part of the Bill. Mr. DIVETT understood that the object of the Bill was to relieve certain parties from difficulties under which they laboured from thepresent state of the law, and on that account he supported it. Dr. BO WRING supported the Bill. Mr. WARBURTON said that when they were amending a law of that description, which affected so many families, they ought to make it as comprehensive as possible. He must, 'therefore, vote for the Bill. Mr. PEASE was as much against marriages of the description alluded to as any person could be, but when they had been once solemnised, he did not think it just that they should be set aside by an Act of Parliament. Mr. LAW agreed with his Hon. and Learned Friend as to the amendments proposed in the Committee. He thought it would be advantageous to both parties that a veil should be thrown over the past, and that they should also pass a law which should decide the question for the future. Mr. EWA RT deprecated this Bill strongly, yet he thought it would do a pat tial good for the past. Mr. POULTER had only acted upon public motives, and thought he would not divide the House. After an observation from Mr. C. A. WALKER the House divided, when the numbers were— Ayes 75 Noes Majority The Report was then brought up and agreed to LECTURES PUBLICATION BILL. -53 The Order of the Day having been moved for the second reading of this Bill by the LORD ADVOCATE, Mr. WA KLE Y contended that no publicity ought to be given to lectures when they were to be considered as private lectures ; not so, however, with public lectures. The Earl of Eldon had held that the publication of private lectures should be punish able as a breach of private contract; and that the party giving such lectures should be entitled to the copyright thereof. Was it to be borne that when a man delivered lectures which might be injurious to the public that they should be published ? He applied this observation to the case of the private lecturer. But the public lecturer received great fees, and therefore, he said, a man who was a public functionary must pay the tax of the public expositor. Unless various clauses of the Bill should be materially altered, he should feel himself under the necessity of attempting to throw it out. If it were the determination of the Learned Lord Advocate to carry on the Bill, he hoped he would make it worthy of the Legislature. The LORD ADVOCATE did not think it was necessary to explain further the nature of the Bill. Its principle was that a man had as much right to a copyright to his lectures as in the case of any kind of publication, and that any person coming to such lectures had no right to pirate them. Mr. WARBURTON thought there might be no abstract right in these cases ; but he conceived that a person who at tended lectures had no right to take lectures delivered pri vately to him. After a few words from the SOLICITOR-GENERAL the Bill was ordered to be committed to-morrow. The second reading of Mr. Buckingham's Compensation Bill having been moved, Mr. VERNON SMITH begged to present a petition from the East India Company, protesting against this Bill, and 'praying that they might be heard by Counsel against the Bill, if not on its general principles:on the details of them. After a few words from Mr. Tax and Mr. PAYNE, the second reading of the Bill was postponed until to-morrow (this day), when Counsel were ordered to• be heard at the bar on behalf of the East India Company. Lord HO WICK moved the appointment of a Select Com mittee to prepare the militia estimates, which, after a few words from Col. SIBTHORP and Lord HowlcK, was agreed to. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at 20 minutes past 12 o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, AUGUST 24 . The VICE-CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. The Paymaster-General's Bill was read a third time and passed. The Highways Bill passed through Committee. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Mr. TOOKE and other Members of the House of Commons, brought up two private Bills. Lord MINTO presented a petition from Jedborough in favour of the Corporation Reform Bill. Lord HATHERTON presented a petition from the lav impropriator of tithes of a parish in the diocese of Armagh, complaining of the resistance made to the payment of tithes, and the murder and robbery of the tithe collector. Lord ABERDEEN presented petitions from Montreal and other places against any alteration in the constitution of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The Marquis of WESTMEATH presented a petition from Sir Harcourt Lees, praying that Orange Lodges may not be put down, while jesuitical societies were allowed to go on, subverting the Protestant Church and religion. The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from. Bath, numerously signed, in favour of the Great Western Rail-way Bill. The Duke of RICHMOND moved the third reading o. the High-ways Bill.—Agreed to and passed. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Mr. P. STEWART and others from the Commons brought up the Fines and Recoveries Bill, and the Spirit Licenses Bill. PRISON DISCIPLINE. The Duke of RICHMOND moved that the amendments of the Commons to the Prison Discipline Bill be agreed to. The Marquis of SALISBURY wished to introduce an amendment to exempt the City of London from the opera tion of this Act. The Duke of RICHMOND had had some communication with Lord John Russell, the result of which was that his Lordship was disposed to agree to the amendment, but he had told Lord John Russell what he had also said in the House, that the gaols of the City of London were a disgrace to it.----(Hear, hear, hear.) He admitted that Bridewell was well managed, but he did not think the City gaols ought to be exempted. flowerer, if his Noble Friend could make any arrangement with the Govern ment, lie had nothing to do with it. Lord MELBOURNE did not see why he shoul, interfere to exclude Bridewell from the operation of the Bill. The motion was then agreed to. Lord FARNHAM presented two petitions from Ireland against the Irish Tonnage Duties Bill. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Belfast Steam-packet Company to the same effect ; and two like peti tions from other parties interested. The Noble Lord said if the pia were passed, it would double the present rate of ducs. 'w h'~ i` 4 Z (I - Several petitions against the Irish Chitich Bill Were pre sented by Lord FARNHAM and others. CORPORATION REFORM. The Marquis of L 0 ND 0 ND E RR Y called the attentiotrof..* the Duke of Cleveland to a letter he had received respectknethe petition from Darlington, Durhani, in favour of the Corporation Reform Bill, denying that the petition was agreed• to at a public meeting, and that it was hawked about and signed by boys. The letter was signed by Thomas Horner, solicitor, Darlington. The Duke of CLEVELAND knew most of the persons of respectablility in Darlington, but very much doubted that this Mr. Horner was one of that class. He had Also received a letter informing him that such a communication would be made to his Noble Friend ; and though he did no: feel at liberty to disclose the name of his informant, the conteats of his letter were sufficient to convince him that Mr. Horner was no very safe authority to rest on. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY explained. Lord BROUGHAM had presented a petition from Gates head, which was as much in Durham as Darlington. • Lord DUNCANNON presented the Report of the Com mittee appointed to inquire into the necessity of providing a temporary addition to the House of Lords. The Committee had resolved that such a provision was unnecessary. The Tonnage Duties Bill went through Committee. Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions in favour of the Corporation Reform Bill from Dunbar, the Corporation of Aberdeen, from a township in the West Riding of York, and from Chorley, in Lancashire. On the motion of the Earl of MINTO the House went into Committee on the Scotch savings' Banks Bill. The Report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. Lord GLENELG presented a petition from Inverness, and one from another place in Scotland, in favour of the , Corpora tion Reform Bill. On the motion of Lord AUCKLAND the Timber Duties Bill was read a second time. IRISH CHURCH BILL. Lord MELBOURNE moved that the House resolve itself into Committee on the Irish Church Bill. The Duke of CUMBERLAND rose to express his regret that the Noble and Learned Lord opposite had charged him with not acting in a fair and straightforward manner in his opposition to this measure. Now he begged to say that he had acted in a straightforward manner, for he declared at once, in plain terms, that he was decidedly opposed to the principle of the Bill. Lord BROUGHAM said the Noble Duke was never more mistaken in his life—for to say the truth he never knew a more fair or straightforward opponent—he had left him no cause to complain, for he had declared himself an open enemy. The Duke of CUMBERLAND—the Noble and Learned Lord at the same time said that he (the Duke of Cumber land) was generally in the wrong, and that he (Lord Brougham) was generally in the right. The Noble and Learned Lord also said, that his conduct on this measure was most extraordinary. Lord BROUGHAM—The Noble Duke was quite right in saying, that he thought himself in the right, no:: generally, but always.—( Hear, hear, hear, and great laughter.) The Noble Dube thought he had made a discovery, but he discovered nothing at all, except that he (Lord B.) acted upon the opinion he held, believing himself right, and that was the way all their Lordships hal acted, and continued to act, which he sometimes wished they would not. On Clause 1 being read, The Duke of WELLINGTON had an amendment to pro pose, which lie believed would be more conveniently intro duced upon a future clause. The clause was agreed to. Clause 2 being put, The Marquis of WESTMEATH was very desirous that some effort should be made to save the rights of the clergy. He would now, and always, resist a principle of spoliation. For this clause they had to blame the late Ministers, for they proposed one similar to it. In justice to them, however, he must observe that it was entailed upon their Lordships by Lord Grey's Government. The clause was agreed to. Clauses 3 and 4 were agreed to. Clause 5 being proposed, The Marquis of WESTMEATH said it was hard to call upon the landed proprietors of Ireland to advance a year's tithe without knowing in what situation that country might be placed before a year elapsed.., Sceing what course matters were now taking in that coantry he felt most unwilling to concur in this clause, which imposed a rent charge upon the land of Ireland. The Marquis of DOWNS 11 IRE said the effect of this clause might be different in different parts of Ireland—it the south, for instance, where it was customary to pay muTh of the tithe in kind. The more tenants placed confidence in their landlords the less difficult would it be to carry this cart of the Bill into operation. How others ought feel he did not know, but he found the principle to operate beneficially in the north of Ireland, where the landlords had the merit of first act ing upon it. Lord CAR BER.Y said that in the South of Ireland the operation of this clause upon the landowners would be very se vere and unjust. The Earl of WICKLOW said the clause would be a source of severe injustice. It was, however, introduced by the late Government, and it was impossible for them not to ac quiesce in it now. The clause was agreed to. Clause 6 was also agreed to without observation. On clause 7 being put, The Marquis of WESTMEATH expressed a wish that some Noble Lord would explain to hint what was meant by rack rents in this clause. Lord PLUNK ETT explained the legal meaning of the word rack rent, but the Noble and Learned Lord was quite inaudible in the gallery. The Marquis of WESTMEATH did not yet understand what rack rent meant. The clause was agreed to. Clause 8 being put, The Duke of WELLINGTON had an amendment to propose to this clause. It was provided by the clause that the amount of rent charge was to be handed over to the Land Tax Commissioners, which Commissioners were to pay it away, upon orders from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The clear and obvious tendency of this was to make the Clergy stipendiary. Now it seemed to him of the utmost im portance that they should be independent. The effect of his amendment would be to leave the collection of these rent charges in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, or the Woods and Forests. He should propose to leave out the words, "To Majesty," in the clause, and substi tute and insert the words " Ecclesiastical Commissioners." Lord DUNCANNON said the Noble Duke did not in form their Lordships how the Ecclesiastical Commissioners were to collect these rent charges. One main point proposed by this Bill was to avoid, as much as possible, bringing the Clergy into contact or collision with the people in the collec tion of tithes, or what was proposed to be substituted for them. He believed the Clergy of Ireland would much pre fer this mode of proceeding to that proposed by the Noble Duke. Lard HATHERTON begged to ask the Noble Duke who. ther he meant to charge the Ecclesiastical Commissioners with the collection of Tithes. The Duke of WELLINGTON did not. He meant to impose on them the collection of Ecclesiastical tithes only. Lord PLUNKET said the effect of the amendment pro posed by the Noble Duke would be to vest the collection in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, but yet to leave the Crown an swerable. If the Crown was to be answerable it seemed but natural that the officers of the Crown should be the collectors. The Noble Duke seemed to think that the clergy as a body would prefer the course proposed by him. He did not know what the opinion of the Church as a corporation might be, but he never met with an individual clergyman in Ireland who ex pressed the opinion entertained by the Noble Duke. They seemed most desirous to be exempt from the trouble of this collection. It was easy for Noble Lords to talk of the value and importance of a principle, and to wish that the collection should be vested in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. It was not very long since the experiment was tried, and it was found that the Crown itself, with all its authority, could not collect tithes. The Earl of WINCHIL SE A could not approve of the amendment proposed by the Noble Duke. No one was more desirous than he was to prevent by all means any collision be tween the Clergy and the payers of tithe. He, however, main tained the principle that the revenue of the Church was pri vate property. Lord DUNCANNON said though the collection was to be in the hands of the Land Revenge Commissioners the produce would be handed over to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, to be distributed by them as the Act directed. - The Earl of RIPON saw no necessity for the amendment. The whole principle was saved by the clause as it now stood. He hoped the Clergy .would see that this clause was for their advantage. LordELLENBOROUGH said what the Clergy objected to was not the temporary, but the permanent investment. By the course now proposed they had the security of the Conso lidated Fund. He wished some means might be found to re cmcile with the rights of the Clergy this provision of the Bill. It was utterly impossible that this, or any other Bill upon the subject of tithe, could be effectual unless it was so framed as to conciliate goodwill. He believed the landlords of Ireland were friendly to it. The collection of tithe was admitted by the late Secretary ( Sir H. Hardinge) to have ceased in Ireland. Something, therefore, must be done. He should propose to make large concessions for the purpose of securing the collection of tithe in such a way as to secure par ment to,the Clergy. Lord FARNHAM said it would be most desirable to re-in troduce the Redemption clause. The Earl of WICKLOW must protest against the princi ples laid down by the Noble Viscount. The clause was then agreed to. Clause 9 was agreed to. On clause 10 being put, Lord ELLE NB OItOUG fl said that as the Noble Vis count hadtidmitted the provisions of this clause to be indefea sible, he hoped their Lordships would not adopt it. The clause as it at present stood opened the composition of the tithe with out any limitation. He should therefore move that the clause be omitted. Viscount MELBOURNE hardly knew a case of compul sory composition which did not require revision. He thought that the striking out of this clause would be most unsatis factory, for same provision of this kind was absolutely ne cessary. The Earl of WICKLOW had not been prepared to stip sphoortultdhevoatme e f r o , r dm itesnint coef he ha N d o i b le le ord Fri t e h n e d o ; b b se ii r t va h ti e on c s er o t f ai t n h ly e Noble Viscount, which, he thought, were the strongest argu ments that could be adduced against the clause. A long and desultory discussion then followed, in whits ~' ~,