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counterbalance to that democratic influence otherwise es tablished by this Bill. He confessed that he confidently be lieved the House of Commons would have adopted that amendment for preserving the interests of those who held for life. Bu h was sorry to find that it was not only not the B of a majority of the other House of Parliament that those interests should be preserved, but that it was not the opi noteof any man i n t h at House that they should be so. Those ests had been unanimously given up in the other House of Parliament, and he therefore conceived that it was abso lutely nugatory for thei r L or d s hi ps to contend for the adoption s of t h at principle.—( Hear.) He could not express the feel ings of sorrow and concern with which he made that statement to their Lordships. He acted upon the principle of preserv ing the right s of property in this country ; and he would con tend that the rights of aldermen under the charters were as valid as those their Lordships themselves enjoyed, and he confessed he never could be a party to the abandonment of those rights. The other House had decided unanimously against that measure, at the same time they had sent up to htheir Lordships a proposal to establish a body of aldermen to e elected for a certain number of years by the town-council instead of by a opul. He sa that he pre- ferred these aldermen to el be ection elected by a must secondary election instead of being elected by the burgesses. Upon other points Was not necessary that he should detain their Lordships, hut in answer to the Noble and Learned Lord who spoke last upon the subject of the appointment of the magistrates, he Must observe that the Lords Lieutenants of counties had no pow er by law to recommend justices to his Majesty. The Power given to the Lord Lieutenant, or rather to the custos r°l4 /orum, to recommend a person to be made a justice of the peace, was a power conceded by courtesy. The Lords Lieutenants were not responsible for the persons made jus ticesp.littas the L or d Ch ancel l or who was responsible to therefore t h e G reat Seal ought to be responsible theube; v appointment of the justices in these boroughs, an not the town co He could not help taking up the d time of their Lordships for a moment longer, in order to take notic e of t h e attacks made upon his Noble and Learned Friend for the course he had pursued. He would not weaken what had been said by the Noble and Learned Lord Vrougham) upon the conduct of ' his Noble and Learned 'lend by any panegyric on his talents, his abilities, and trniness, in carry,ing on the business of these ]— (Cheers.)amendments. But that which he would say was this, that he (the Duk e of Wellington) was the person who solicited his Noble and Learned Friend to undertake the management of the amendments that were proposed to be made to the Bill. ]snowing mad e that request of his Noble and Learned Friend f rom his t a l ents, his capacity for business, his great legal acquirements, his eloquence, and the influence which he pos- Asessed in their Lordships' House. But if there was anything mong in th at request, if there was anything erroneous in those with en dments, he was responsible for them in character equally his N o b le and Learned Friend, for he would repeat that was the person who solicited his Noble and Learned Friend to come forward on this occasion.---( Cheers.) The Earl of RIP ON never for once supposed that his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Lyndhurst) had been in fluenced in the course which he had taken by any of those ridi culous motives which had been so lavishly imputed to him, and t. - se thought there w as no thi ng more a b surd than the comm ents that had been made upon their Lordships, the calumnies that h a d b een cast upon them, and the threats that httd been held out against them, because their Lordships had though pr oper to act upon their own judgments in this tter. He acquiesced in the amendment with regard to the election o i f f the aldermen by the town-council, and be should the amendment made by the Commons, with re pect to the church property belonging to the Corporations, stbould not be agreed to. His opinion was, that the less pa fr`mage C orporations possessed, the better they wottld per !ll,?rant their functions. The most difficult part of this case was t respecting the appointment of justices. To speak the t l i nth, h e could not say that he was satisfied altogether with sii? amendment of the Commons; he thought their Lord ssir amendment was preferable. Looking at this measure full-swia°it'i he felt that they had performed their duty mati- Hes" Th ose who had supported the amendments by this rats: bsad produced great improvements in the probable ope the i's!, ) ,,' this Bill. He confessed he was not sanguine when that quitted their Lordships' House as to the reception 411 4 4 1' ; b,e given it elsewhere. There had been some very which r- " ; 'n(deations of a disposition to receive it in a manner Mo n i ou ' 84 adopted, would have struck a fatal blow to the har c°lllltr Operati ons o f t h e L eg i slature and Government of this pity d i g ' In th e expectat i ons h e had formed he had been hap spirit sa PPoint e d. Th e B i ll had been received in a friendly di sc ,' ; a rid the tone adopted by the House of C ommons in that sing the amendments was of such a conciliatory nature feeli he felt himself called upon to act with a corresponding then n g; and felt himself bound to a.cquiese in the amend of I ts which the Commons had made in a Bill involving one the most difficult questions which Parliament was ever be lled Upon to decide. He hoped the decision which should thi s ' aa llY made would produce all the good anticipated from n ot -- raeasure; but he confessed that on the one hand he did anticipate such great benefits as had been said would flow st r ni :,:„ ti i c : rg : still, on the other hand, he did not apprehend that 4-"lin w ould result from it dangerous to the peace and con ofthis country. ss The a mendments made in the several clauses by the Com -soo . I li fro m clause I. to 39, were agreed t o . 40 C onsideration of the Commons' amendments to clause Ish w as postp one d at the i nstance of Lord ELLENBOR.:SGIi, ii:rL..° tho ught that some diffi cu l ty wou ld ar i se in the division of eoughs into wards, unless some alterations were made in clause as i t now stood. t h Th e amend ments made in the succeeding clauses down to 058th were agreed to. rei tin the question, that the amendments on the 59th clause, ,;,ing to town-clerks, be agreed to, their 'le Earl of DEVON said that those town-clerks who held fe offices for life should be continued ; but it might be per shetiY right that those who held office only during . pleasure was be re-elected. It was true that a compensation clause had Fontained in the Bill ; but in order to effect the object lie t .`' .l In view, he should move as an amendment, that the elec ham of tossnsclerk s should not take place or. the 9th of Novara '', addins. • h s r r' h -h proviso to t-e succee ing clause, preserving the igAttsteorf a thos e wh h ld office for life. c onversa o tion e , in which several Noble Lords took Part, strangers were ordered to withdraw for a division ; but alth ea „ s eek s I the House remained closed for some time, no division forefitPri.lieer'etehaesicdlearuasteie(ze understand) having been postponed 1 on Cla use 66 was postponed. Clauses 9,3 and 96 were agreed t n. . I I natio - cla use 99, which gives the Crown the power of nomi tots g justices out of those individuals recommended by the - " L oun • Th L e °rd AelliliNGF.R objected particularly to this clause. the They no right to limit the choice of the King—to oblige ttheeiitttnagtiotno adoptone of those individuals recommended by a li t - ; ..ll :C° l lnCil. He for one, would never consent to such L e ar ned of the power of the Crown.. The Noble and ti o , l s Lord, as we understood, pointed out the distinc i„s Uet we , -, t h at ,II Lords nomination proposed by the town-coun fi cils s 'is e ce 4,"„°,f -Lieutenant. The members of the first " .r°4 ll. v arlY elected, and the latter were appointed by the Lo r d Ili , l e i % of I s n / tIG HAM said, his argument did not rest on the ',°115, wite us ;Lieutenant, but referred to Municipal Corpora- "'ear h„ - w uich Lords-Lieutenant had nothing to do.— gativ e '4 - th a t:. ) He had no wish to interfere with the . prero- Is (1-1 4) , ,7. Crown. The King gave the charters originally. Air,. 5 ,,.' "ear, from the Opposition)—and would not the iglntke assent to this Act—( Hear, hear.) This was th? an ni3 Noi;i the c onstitution. If he, on his private auth_ority, ra a - s l ion, ts e Friend proposed, were to create a private Co:p Cr ew "at would be an interference with the prerogative of the ine ss n most undeniabl • but these Corporations were to be b e .41)0rated by the Crown y' itself-4 Hear, hear)—and would ti Just as much creatures of the Crown as the old Corpora that the Could it be an infringement of the power of the King, cOrp csate C r°wn having assented to the establishment of these klstratess bodies, gave them the power to choose their Ma- T he Duke corporations . of WELLINGTON contended that the ancien e t , th e firstations were appointed by charters ; and the names t th ey cot appointed Were named in the charters ; and that waseY were authorised to elect their successors, which was what These called self-election, and as such considered objectionable. ii,._, self-elected corporations it was now proposed to abolish; t((3lq,,he should say, let them restore the power of appointment rsoh. '_ b e Crown. He insisted on it, if they took away from the ns self-elected the appointment of the magistrates, that th g e eY t s hould be elected by the Crown, and not by the people or ti "n-councils —( Hear, hear.) Snch a thing as the elec of" °f. t he magistr . ates by the people did not exist in any part The vvorld. th e l be Earl of RADNOR—The Noble Duke is not altoge kirnr.correct in his statement. The Crown has the power of r st i In g the justices. With respect to recorders, the corpo set l ul had the power of naming the recorder, but he could not ~,without the consent of the Crown. t e l he Earl of WINCHIL SEA said if there was anything to of v oided more than another in legislation it was the sources Lavd s tce b e i ng tainted with party spirit. If justices were po- Y elect e d , the defeated party, the minority, would always /Nen the impression that justice was not done them in conse -4 e tis e of the political feeling that was entertained. The le_uoytence of the people in the administration of justice would , Mpletely destroyed if the judges were nopalarly elected. al ee ,?. r d DENM AN said the Noble Duke had supposed that Th e ' i r of magistrates by the people was without precedence. 01 them lderen of the Corporation of London were every one t magistrts, and they were elected under a scot and 11 ssnlranchise. He never heard of any dissatisfaction in the °Ylinistration of justice by the aldermen of the city of London. ie were elected by very large constituencies, and he be eivev d there were no instances of feuds having occurred at the s s i t e , t mns, and that no suspicion was entertained that the ad i,,,lls.tration of justice was less pure in consequence of these 'i'livldlials having been created magistrates by popular dee w2l: _ This Bill did not carry the principle to that extent. It ce rtain only giv e the Power to the town-councils of nominating seil ' e In persons out of whom the Crown would choose. A pre fir,t cityhe was to he found in the example furnished by the IL in the empire. tio,n 'Lord PLUNKETT said, under the existing law Corpora 1/4onad a right to name their magistrates without the inter eiti.l 1! of the Crown. The Crown had no right to interfere p.l s e e c r In their nomination or removal. They extended the eis lv e .of nomination to a more popular body ; but they de ii.7l; tvl?.that that body should not possess the power of appoin- Pro tee ;!•hout the approval of the Crown. Here, then, was a ea t ens 'i o '°n against any objection that might be urged to the 4 141, 4 . u of mores popular principles.—(Hear, hear.) He sett_ood that the Noble and Learned Lord opposite had e el q r .. _ ded that justices of the peace were appOinted under the Lor d AB Lord p BINGER—I never said anything , . so absurd. LUNKETT said he did not enter the House till the r • 7 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1835. the room immediately adjoining. He was then ordered to withdraw. On the motion of Mr. FOX MAULE a new writ was moved for Dungarvon in the room of Mr. O'Loughlin, who had accepted the office of his Majesty's Attorney-General. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Irwell against the mutilations of the Corporation Reform Bill ; and one from General Armstrong, complaining of many grievances, and praying, the House to enquire into his case, with a view to afford him relief. Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the House at its rising do adjourn to Monday next. In answer to a question by Mr. ROEBUCK, Sir G. GREY said, that the question respecting Mr. Guillmear, of Canada, was a mere technical question, and was not at all of a serious nature. TITHE (IRELAND) BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL moved the third reading of the Tithe Instalment Bill. Mr. O'CONNELL remarked, that this Bill had passed through the other House without opposition. ( Hear.) Aft. H. GRATTAN gave notice, that next Session he should move, that Tithes in Ireland be abolished, in name and substance; also a motion, as the House of Lords had thrown out several measures intended for the benefit of Ireland, under pretence of their having originated with one individual, a Com mittee should be appointed to inquire into the effects of this course, and how far the Legislative Union was the cause thereof. SASINE (SCOTLAND) BILL.) The Lord ADVOCATE moved the third reading of the Instruments of Sasine (Scotland) Bill. Mr. P. STEWART moved as an amendment on the first clause, to leave out, " and also reserving to all parties who before the 12th of May in this preient year, shall have ob jected judicially to the validity of any writ or writs on the ground of erasure, and all pleas that would have been com petent to them before the passing of this Act." Sir R. FE RGUSSOIsT opposed the amendment. The LORD ADVOCATE felt bound to resist the amend ment. Mr. WARBURTON called upon the House to do justice and pass the amendment. After a few words from Dr. LUSHINGTON, The gallery was cleared for a division, but no division took place, the amendment being agreed to. The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. CIVIL DEBT (SCOTLAND) BILL.) On the Order of the Day for considering the amendments of the Lords to the Scotch Imprisonment for Debt Bill being read, the amendments were agreed to. NOTICES FOR NEXT SESSION. Mr. HUM E gave notice that early next session he would move for a Select Committee to inquire by what authority the Hon. James Stewart had issued a letter authorising officers in the Coast Guard service to exercise their franchise at elec tions, in contravention of the Act, prohibiting all officers of the customs from exercising that privilege. The Hon. Member availed himself of that opportunity to state that in the early part of the next session a Bill for doing away with all quali fications for Members of Parliament would be introduced by the Hon. Baronet the Member for Cornwall. He also stated his intention, soon after the re-assembling of Parliament, to introduce a measure for the consolidation and amelioration of the laws relating to bankruptcy. close of the Noble and Learned Lord's speech ; but he then thought he heard the Noble and Learned Lord utter such an opinion as he had attributed to him. Some Noble Lord had certainly made an observation to that effect ; but he was not desirous of fastening on any Noble and Learned Lord the charge of absurdity made by his Noble and Learned Friend.. —(A laugh.) The opinion might be erroneous ; but an ab surdity he did not think they would be justified in calling it. There was no such thing as common law appointment of justices of the peace. There were Conservators of the peace, and they were not appointed by the Crown. What ever power the Crown had for the appointment of justices of the peace was derived from statute. Lord A BINGER said he never contended that justices of the peace were appointed under the common law. He must say he thought that a very extraordinary argument which said ' that because this alteration was to be made by Acti of Parlia ment, therefore it was no infringement of the prerogative of the Crown. If the argument was good for anything, it went this length, that inasmuch as the King gave his assent to every Act which passed the Legislature, it was impossible to make a law to curtail the prerogatives of the Crown. The assent of the Crown might be considered to a degree forced when it was required to measures which had obtained the sanction of the Legislature. All judges were appointed by the Crown. (Not coroners.) The office of coroner was of very ancient date ; but coroners, by analogy, might be considered as being appointed by the Crown, which, by the common law, was th e fountain of all justi ce , f all honour, of all offices.—(Hear.) Lord BROUGHAM denied that under the common law all offices originated necessarily with the Crown. The case of the coroners was clear: the freeholders chose the coro ner, and he had never heard that the appointment was vested in the Crown originally. Previously to the appoint ment of justices of peace, conservators of peace existed under the common law, and they were elected. That accounted for the erroneous idea which some persons to this day en tertained that justices of the peace were originally elected by the common law. The truth was, they were appointed under a statute of Henry 111. The conservators of peace had many of the functions and much of the jurisdictions of justices of peace. What, he begged to ask the Noble Lord opposite, did they think of the election of aldermen at Liver pool by the 4,000 corrupt freemen of that Corporation ? Lord HOLLAND said that the charters were granted in Ireland by James 1., and then they were renewed by Charles 11. He supposed that the corporations in Ireland had the same power of making aldermen and mayors as the corpora tions in England. All these Acts, then, according to the Noble Lord, were trenching on the King's prerogative. Their Lordships then divided—. Contents Non- Contents Majority against the amendment of the Commons Several other amended clauses were then agreed to. On the question in schedule A respecting wards, Lord ELLENBOROUGH moved that two wards should be reinstated in the town of Barnstaple, as already decided by their Lordships. The object of his motion was that every town included in the Bill containing 6,000 inhabitants should be di vided into wards. Viscount MELBOURNE opposed the motion on tl.e ground that it was extremely objectionable in itself, but still more so as the House of Commons had so strenuously opposed the principle of it. The House then divided for the amendment of Lord Ellen borough -7 Contents Non -contents Majority Lord WHARNCLIPFE moved that the town of Ainwick be struck out of the schedule. The Earl of RADOR opposed the motion. , The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND said that 266 'members of the corporate body of Ainwick had declared themselves against that town being included within the opera tion of the Bill, and not six were in favour of it. Out of a population of 6,000 not more than 300 attended the meeting from whence the application to be included in the Bill emanated. There were no means in the town of raising; funds to meet the expences incurred under this Bill ; and as he was owner of fifteen-sixteenths of the parish they would probably fall on himself.—(A laugh.) The motion was then agreed to, and Ainwick was struck out of the schedule. The Earl of DEVON moved that Yeovil be struck out of the schedule. After a few words from Lord HATIIERTON and the Duke of BUCCLEUCH the motion was agreed to. The Earl of DEVON moved that the House disagree with that portion of the amendments of the House of Commons, which directed that all the present town-clerks should vacate their situations in the month of November. Lord MELBOURNE observed that he bad already stated what he believed would be the consequence of adopting the amendment of the Noble Earl. He had exerted himself as much as was in his power to promote an amicable arrange ment in the various points of difference in this measure, but he feared that it might be fatal to the Bill, if this amend ment was carried. It should also be recollected. if the town clerks were removed in any case, they would receive full compensation. The Marquis ofS A LlSBURYdoubted whether by the clause, as it stood in the Bill, compensation wauld be afforded to the town-clerks who were deprived of their of f ices. The Noble Viscount was of opinion that this was sufficiently secured, but other Noble Lords, fully as competent to form a correct opi nion as the Noble Viscount, entertained a different feeling on the subject. The Noble Viscount ought to agree to the pro position, so that the town-clerks might be continued ; and if it were deemed expedient to get rid of them, it would be easy to bring in a Bill to remove them, and at the same time secure them compensation. The Duke of RICHMOND stated, that there could be no doubt, if even they made the present town-clerks the holders of these several offices for life, the Town Councils might make their situation so disagreeable, that they would be glad to re sign. They might tell the town-clerks that they should do business for nobody else, but should devote the whole of their professional labours to the town. They might also say, that the deeds of the Corporation should not be drawn up by the town-clerks. The question was, how rmy Member of that House would like to have a solicitor forged on him ?—(Loud cheers.) A solicitor engaged in business for any person must be one in whom he could place confidence ; for if he did not, the solicitor became of no use. He knew many town-clerks, and they were most respectable men, and he was sure they would be greatly dissatisfied that any thing connected with the tenure of their offices, should lead to any thing like a collision between the two Houses of Parliament.--( Hear.) If these persons also were retained in their offices against the will of the town councils, their situation might be made so irksome, that they would be glad to resign, by which means they would be deprived of all compensation. It was better, in a case of this kind, to leave the matter to the House of Commons. It must be clear to every body, that the House of Commons, how ever constituted, could riot so far forget its own dignity and honour, as to neglect to settle the question of compensation.— ( Hear, hear.) They had already disagreed on two or three of the amendments of the Commons, which the House of Com- mons would not very much approve of ; bat he entreated the House not to seal the fate of the Bill by adopting the proposition of the Noble Eari.—( Hear, hear.) He was unconnected with party in that House, and he was only anxious that the question should be satisfactorily settled, and conciliation promoted. The Marquis of LANSDO WNE wished to ask the Noble Duke whether he would like to be deprived of an office of great emolument, with the uncertain compensation proposed by the Noble Viscount? The Noble Viscount himself would not say whether such compensation would be given as these persons were justly entitled to, if they were deprived of their offices. He hoped the Noble Duke would answer his ques tion, and state his opinion on his honour. The Duke of RICHMOND said he was desirous to legislate respecting the town clerks only, as he would be de sirous that, under similar circumstances, they should legislate for him. Now, if he had an office in which he felt that he could not continue to act with honour and advantage, he would be quite ready to trust to the liberality of Parliament for com pensation on resigning it. Viscount CANTERBURY was anxious that their Lord ships should stand on secure grounds in carrying into execu tion the object which they had in view. He doubted whether the amendment proposed by his Noble Friend would effect what was intended by it. The first proposition was to disagree with the amendment of the House of Commons, for the purpose of introducing a subsequent clause. That would be to reintroduce tha amendment originally made by their Lordships. The result would be, that every town clerk who now held office during pleasure, would hold it during life. He also called the attention of their Lordships to the assurance of the Noble Viscount, that if the town-clerks ceased to hold their offices, they would be liberally compen sated. He did not think, therefore, that the gentlemen in qu'estion would be much benefitted by a Parliamentary recog nition of their claims. He therefore hoped their Lordships would pause before they rejected the amendment which had been made by the House of Commons in this part of the Bill. Sixteen years' experience and practice had shown him how difficult it was in the House of Commons to deal with a nuns- ber of amendments made in a Bill by their Lordships. • ~He was most anxious therefore that their Lordships should be aware of the real extent of the proposition on which they were about to decide. It went far beyond the intention of the Noble Earl ; and it could not promote the interests of persons who had the assurance of his Majesty's Government that their fair, just, and legitimate claims should be attended to.—( Hear, hear.) After a few words from the Earl of DEVON, the question was put ; several Noble Lords desired strangers to withdraw ; but, eventually, the motion for agreeing to the amendment of the House of Commons was carried without a divison. The several Bills on their Lordship's table were then for warded in their respective stages, and at a quarter before two o'clock this morning, the House adjourned until eleven o'clock this day (Saturday). HOUSE OF COMMONS, SEPTEMBER 4. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. _ ESCAPE OF MACLEAN. The Sergeant-at• Arms informed the — House that Norman McLean, who was in the custody of one of the messengers of the House had escaped. The messenger, William Bevan, was called to the bar, and, in answer to the Speaker, said he had his prisoner in the West minster Hotel, Bridge-street. Was with him all day on Sun day, and locked him in his room at half -past eleven o'clock at night. He went to the room in the morning, and found him gone. The window was open and the towels tied to the bal cony. He had got from thence to a wall which was a height of 11 feet—from the wall he got down to the river, a height of 14 feet—he there got into the mud, —the messenger slept in HOUSE OF LORDS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he was entrusted with a petition from Spalding, in favour of the Executors' Administration Bill, and took that opportunity of stating, that both this Bill, and the Registration of Wills Bill, had been fully discussed in Committee and otherwise, and that at one sitting of the House, nine successive hours were occupied in discussing its details ; therefore the assertion that had been made in another place that these' Bills had been smuggled through the House was most unfair.—( Hear.) If those who made that assertion would condescend to meet him in pri vate conference, he would soon convince them how erroneoug such a statement was.—( Cries of "Order" from the Opposition. ) Mr. E WART supported the prayer of the petition. SIR PETER LAURIE. General PALMER gave notice of his intention on Mon.. day to present a petition relative to the conduct of Sir Peter Laurie, and others of the Court of Aldermen of the city of London, and Governors of Bethlehem Hospital, in the case of a female lunatic, now confined there ; and being a question of the deepest interest, not only to the petitioners, but to the whole country, and to the cause of humanity throughout the world, he humbly hoped for the atten tion of his Majesty's Ministers to the subject, and that nothing might prevent him (General Palmer) from having an oppor tunity of bringing it forward. Sergeant WILDE presented a petition frow Newark against the alterations in the Municipal Reform Bill. COLONIAL AGRICULTURE. Mr. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the Agricul _ rural Society of Calcutta, a society established to improve the agriculture of that country, having among its members the chief justice of Bengal, Dr. Willis, a celebrated botanist, and many eminent men. The prayer of the petition was for an equali zation of the duties on the produce of India with the rates charged on the same articles imported from the British Colonies in the West Indies, especially coffee and sugar. India had now become more essentially than ever an agricultural country ; in fact, three-fourths of the people were interested in the prosperity of agriculture. The great resources of the country required only the removal of restrictions to be developed. India required encouragement now more es sentially, since she possessed no other means of supply ing the annual drain on her resources required by the late Act of Parliament relating to her Government. It had not been his intention to present this petition at the present mo ment ; he had intended to keep it till the commencement of the next session, in the hope that before the House had many days met, they should have a discussion with reference to the equali zation of the Sugar Duties. He was, however, induced to present the petition, in consequence of some circumstances which had taken place connected with a Bill before that House, under the title of the Custom Duties' Bill. The object of that Bill was to reduce the duty upon Coffee, the produce of the British possessions in the East Indies to the duty upon West India coffee. The Bill had but one enacting clause, and when it came out of Committee, it stood in this condition, viz. that from the passing of that Bill, the duty upon coffee should be reduced to sixpence, the same as West India Coffee.— ( Hear, hear, hear.) He had attended the progress of that Bill with considerable anxiety—he had watched through the Committee for the purpose, if it were proposed to insert any clause requiring a certificate of origin, some modi fication should take place. The Bill was reported, and stood for the third reading without any clause to that effect being sug gested. He was not a little surprised to find the third reading of the Bill was postponed at the suggestion of the Chancel. lor of the Exchequer, whom he was very sorry not to see present. Upon hearing of that postponement, he took an opportunity of seeing that Right Hon. Gentleman, and left him under the firm conviction that he would not proceed to adopt any certificate of origin without giving him ( Mr. S.) an opportunity of being heard. He found to his astonishment, under these circumstances, that the Bill had been read a third time, with an appended additional clause to the effect that there should be required a particular sort olf certificate which was not in use, and which it was impos sible to comply with. It was proposed to allow coffee grown in Ceylon to be introduced for consumption at sixpence duty ; and, in the same manner, coffee coming from India was liable to a higher rate of duty than was proposes! in the terms of the enactment of the Bill. As his attention was much directed to commercial subjects, it might be said in a particular manner to devolve upon him, and he had taken every means to have an opportunity of speak ing in his place before this took place—( Hear, hear) he had been disappointed from a course of events not under his controul, having been followed in this Bill in a way not usual and exceedingly inconvenient. He had been de prived of the opportunity at the proper time to make these observations, and to press upon the House the neces sity of modifying the certificate, so that it should be in the power of parties to render one in compliance with the Act. He had heard it said that there was no reason why East India Coffee in this country should not be liable to the high duties. It was stated that it was in the possession of parties who had bought it expecting to pay the high duties ; in answer to that he would only say that it was within his own knowledge that all the coffee hitherto imported into this country grown under the Madras Government, came here as the property of the original planters. Under these circumstances he could not see how the growers of coffee in Ceylon should be subject to the continuance of this duty, for the " space of fourteen months to come. He thought the measure one of the highest injustice to the East India growers, and in direct contravention of the clause of the Act. He had made these observations, in the hope that something would be done in the course of the next Session, to relieve them from the in justice under which they laboured. Mr. LABOUCHERE was sorry that the 6hancellor of the Exchequer was not in his place, in order to explain what he must consider a misconception on- the part of the Hon. Member. He could assure him that it was not the wish, and never was the intention, of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to take him or the House by surprise— ( Hear.) He could only say with regard to the question the Hon. Gentleman had mentioned, that he knew it was the opinion and intention of his Right Hon. Friend, when the measure was first proposed for the consideration of the House, while on the one hand he was most desirous to place the coffee, the produce of the East Indies, on the same footing as that of the West Indies, with regard to the amount of duty, yet he considered it due to the West India Colonies to place the Coffee of the East Indies under the same restrictions of cer tificate of growth. That certainly was his intention from the commencement. He would only state with regard to the petition which had been presented by the Hon. Member, that he perfectly coincided with the sentiments he had expressed. He was most desirous that the House should give every en couragement for the developemenc of the agriculture of the East Indies. Mr. P. STEWART thought the Act had come up to the limit intended by the House—namely, placing the duties upon an equal footing, both in the East and West Indies. Th e A ct went no further than to prev e nt Foreign Colonies from coming in, in prejudice to their own. Mr. CRAWFORD explained. He had no intention of throwing out any taunt upon the proceedings of his Ma jesty's Mi n i s t ers . H e h a d mere l y w i s h e d to v i n d i cate himself. Mr. E WART admired the manner in which the Hon. Member for Lancaster had defendeil the policy of his Majesty's Government. He should ever support any motion for placing the produce of the East and West Indies on an equal footing, and he would say that it was disgraceful to that House to have these duti es so l ong w i t h out equa li zat i on . Th e impor tation of sugar from the West Indies was 400,000,000 cwt., while the total amount which was imported from the East Indies was only 77,000 cwt., although in the latter country it was the spont aneous pro d uce o f t h e so il , on l y want ing capital and skill to render it most productive. The quan tity of coffee imported from the West Indies was 22 millions of lbs., while that from the East Indies, was only one and a half millions of lbs. He had often heard the propriety of equalizing the duties upon sugar, and the articles of agricul tural produce in these countries, and the facts he had stated were corroborative of the necessity of that measure. He had often called the attention of that House to. the ar ticle of pepper. In the year 1825 the duty had been reduced from half-a-crown to one shilling per pound, and the consumption immediately rose from 900,0001b5. to 1,500,001b5. Now he (Mr. Ewart) contended that a duty of Is. in the lb., was a most extravagant one, more especially when the favoured West India article of Pimento was admitted on payment of a duty of sd. only. He hoped the East Indies would not sub mit to this injustice, but would forward remonstrances, and if that did not succeed, something more determined than re monstrance. Mr. BUCKINGHAM complained of the depressed state in which the commerce of India was at present, from the in justice with which they had been treated with respect to the articles imported from that country into England. There were not less than 800 millions of acres of surface in that country abundantly pro ductive, and people were indus trious to an extraordinary degree; and yet, with all these ad vantages, the trade of th e country was a l most ann i h il ate d. India had been treated most unfairly by this country. They had given it a charter, and had provided for it institutions simi lar to their own; and yet all tb e time, they had been only prae tising delusion with respect to India. \- He trusted that the professions that had been mace would end in something more than mere words. If not, he hoped the Government of India and the people of England iv ould press the subject upon his Majesty's Government in a -tone that would be irresistible. Mr. ROBINSON feared. there would be somewhat more of difficulty attending the ec i lualization of the duties th a n Hon. Members were aware of. - Whenever his Majesty's Govern ment did so, he hoped along with equalizing the duties on sugar, they would effect a considerable reduction in them. Mr. GROVE PRICE presented a petition from Sir John Claridge, late member of the Court of Reeerd of Prince of Wales's Island and the Island of Singapore, complaining that the Government of India had not fulfilled the terms of his ap pointment, and praying for an enquiry into his ease. Sir J. HOB H 0 USE was of opinion that the House ought not to interfere with this case, which was purely one of law, and did not come with; o the jurisdiction of the House. The ATTORNEY GENERAL made a few remarks which were understood to be confirmative of the opinion of Sir J. Hobbouse. Mr. 'WYNN also thought V.ie House ought not to interfere. Dr. LUSHINGTON, as a Member of this House, felt that though he had been intf:rested in the case, he could not interfere. GOVERNMENT LOAN. Mr. HUNIE, in pursuance to notice, moved the following resolutions : " 1. That the loan of 15,000,0001. has been borrowed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the rate of 86/. 9s. sd. money, for every 100/. in Consols, as follows, viz. : He has given £75 Stock Consols, and 9.5 Reduced, =£loo of 3 per cent. Stock for every £lOO, money; Also, 13s. 7d. of Long Annuities, terminable in 1860, equal in =£ll 7 1 cash to 161. 14s. 4d. for 11 And 3 months interest due on - Reduced, viz., from sth April =_-- 0 3 9 to sth Jule on 25/. Add a discount for prompt payment of the 90/,remaining instalments = 1 19 9= 13 10 7 after payment of the deposits Leaving £B6 9 5 in money, as the price of every 100/. of Consols, which is equal to a rate of interest of 31. 9s. sd. per cent., or 31. 9s. 4 67-100 d. "2. Which appears by the following statement of the amount of stock, and the price of such stock given for every 1001. cash, viz. : For 751. Consols, at 86/. 9s. sd. £64 17 04 For 25/. Reduced, at 87/. 4s. sd. For 13s. 7d. of Long Annuity, at 161. 14s. 4d per 1/ And discount for prompt payment 1 19 9 £lOO 0 0 " 3. That the following charges on the Consolidated Fund have been incurred for the said loan of fifteen millions of money, as will appear on the books of the Bank of England, Viz.:- For 11,250,000/. of Consols, payable from sth July, at 3 per cent. For 3,750,000/. of Reduced, payable from sth April, at ditto Making a perpetual charge £450,000 And 101,8751. of Long Annuities, payable from sth April, 1835, to January, 1860 ... 101,875 yearly. " 4. That if the whole of the loan had been raised in one Stock, and that Stock had been Three per Cent. Consols, at the price above stated of 861. 9s. 5d., the gross amount of Three per Cent. capital Stock added to the debt of the country would be 17,346,8901., and a perpetual annual charge for the same of 520,4061. 145., payable from the sth of July, 1835. " 5. That if the whole had been raised in Reduced Three por Cents. at the price of 871. 4s. 5d., being the difference of 15s. of interest added to the price of Consols, the amount of Three per Cent. Reduced Capital Stock added to the debt of the country, would be 17,197,726/., and a perpetual annuity of 515,9311. 155., payable from the sth of April, 1835. " 6. That if the whole loan had been contracted in Long Annuities, payable from the sth of April, 1835, and terminating in January, 1860, the annuity during that period would have been 897,308/. " 7. That if the loan of fifteen millions had been raised in the New Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, at the price of 97/. in money for every 100/. stock, and that the same discount had been allowed for prompt payment as on the present loan, this would have given a net price, after deducting discount of 95/. ls. 7d. in money for every 100/. stock; and, thereby, the capital added to the debt of the country would have been 15,776,327/., and the perpetual annuity 552,171/. 95., payable from the sth of July, 1835 ; being at the rate of 3/. 13s. Bd. per c B e . n That . for t m h e o n c ey ap , t o a r l 3 s t / . 0 c l k 3 , s . c r i e a 4 t 7 e - d lO b O y d. the present Loan of 15,000,000/. of money, when estimated in Consols, being equal to 17,346,8901., and the capital if raised in a Three and and a Half per Cent. Stock being only 15,776.327/., the in crease of the capital of the debt by the present Loan, as com with a Loan in the New Three and a Half per Cent. Stock, is 1,670,563/. "9. That if the Loan had been contracted in the New Three and a Half per Cent. Stock, at the price of 97/., with a guarantee against the reductien of interest for fifteen years; and that at the end of that term the Three and a Half per Cent Stock were reduced to a Three per Cent, the compari son with the present contract would be as follows :—. To borrow in a3i per Cent. Stock at the price of 971., reauced by xq 13 8 discount to 951. Is. 7d., i s to pay " interest at the rate of. The present Loan is contracted for } 3 9 5 at the rate of interest of Showing a greater rate of interest of £0 4 3 paid on the 311 per cent. Loan: which difference of 4's. 3d. in the rate of interest is an annuity ; and an annuity of 4 , 5. 3d. interest being reckoned at 3i per cent. will increase in fifteen years to a sum of 41. 2s. ; which some again interest being reckoned at 3 per cent., is equiva lent to a perpetual annuity of 2s. 5 d. ; and therefore suppos ing the per Cents to be reduced to 3 per Cents after fifteen years, the amount will stand thus : The rate of interest at which the present Loan is contracted for is, The rate of interest on a 3i per Cent. Stock, reduced to a 3 per Cent. }.£3 0 0 Stock, is, at the end of 15 years... Acid the perpetual annuity arising from the loss of 4/. 25., being the 0 2 accumulation of the excess of inte rest of 4s. 3d. paid during 15 years £3 9 5 = 3 2 51 Showing a difference of £0 6 11i per cent. payable for ever after, on the whole fifteen millions, as at present contracted for, more than would have been pay able if the loan had been raised as a 3f per cent. loan, as stated in Resolution 7. " 10. That the difference of 6s. 114 d. per cent. upon fifteen millions constitutes a permanent annuity of 52,187/. 10s. ; but this annuity, though permanent, after it has once begun, is a reversion, the payment of which commences at the end( of fifteen years, and the present value of which, interest being reckonod at 31- per cent. during fifteen years, and at three per cent. for ever after, is 1,038,3411. 12s. " 11. That, besides the above loss to the public of 1 ,038,341/. 12s. arising from the difference of charge for the annuity, there will be an additional loss to the public of 1,570,563/. by the increase of capital of the national debt, as shown in the Bth Resolution. " 12. From these facts it appears that if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had raised the fifteen millions in a Three and a Half per Cent. Stock at 971., reducible in fifteen years to a Three per Cent. Stock, this would have been equivalent to a net price of 92/. 9s. Id. for 100/. Consols, instead of the net price of 861. 9s. sd. which he receives by the present . contract, being a loss of Si. 19s. Bd. per cent. commencing from the present time, and exclusive also of the increased amount of the capital of the debt." The Hon. Member was proceeding to offer some important observations in reference to the Resolutions, when (observing that Messengers from the Lords :sat below the bar) he proposed they should be called on. This being agreed to, A message from the Lords requested a conference upon the Report of the Commons' amendment to the Letters Pa cent Bill. This request having been agreed to, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. C. Fergusson, Mr. Buckingham, Mr. Price, Mr. C. Buller, and Mr. Tooke, were appointed to conduct the conference on the part of the House. The Managers having returned, reported that the House of Lords had disagreed to an amendment made by the House of Commons in the Letters Patent Bill. The amendment was ordered to be printed, and to be con sidered on Monday next. Mr. HUME then proceeded with his observations, which, however, presented no feature not displayed in the resolutions above gives. The Hon. Member concluded by moving the first resolution, and stating that he should propose that the whole of them be entered upon the journals of the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not complain of the subjecrbeing brought before the consideration of the House, for, if the subject were of the magnitude his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hume) considered it, the Executive Government were bound to pay it attention. If anything had been done wrong, the House was bound to notice it, and the motion of his Hon. Friend ought to receive its sanction. The foundation of the resolutions, however, was not true ; but if, contrary to his belief, they should prove to be true, he should invite his Hon. Friend to move an address to his Majesty, praying for his (Mr. Rice's) removal from office. The most singular calculations of the Hon. Member for Middlesex, he would demonstrate to the House and to the public, and he did not despair of demonstrating, even to the conviction of the Hon. Gentleman himself, that they were a tissue of fal lacies and false principle, based upon ignorance, riot worth the paper on which they were printed.—( Hear, hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had said that a better bargain for the loan might have been made in the Three-and-a- Half per Cents. ; hut he had forgotten, or was unacquainted with the fact, that he was foridden, by the words of the Act of Parliament authorizing that loan, positively prohibited, from taking such a course. If he could have adopted the plan suggested by the Hon. Member he should have actually lost more than he could have gained. Supposing the strange fal lacy propounded was correct, and capable of realization, such a course would not only have been unusual, but subversive of the law of all contracts, and no Member of Parliament would tolerate its adoption. But the Hon. Member's resolution pro ceeded altogether on prophecy, and on what might be done if such prophecies were fulfilled. He should advise that none but prophets vote on the question:—( A laugh.) Had he gone into the city with a proposition for a loan such as advised by the Hon. Gentleman, he should not have been able to find any one simple enough to lend him half-a crown. The Right Hon. Gentleman then referred to some documents, the results of calculations by Mr. Finlayson, tending to establish the superiority of the plan adopted, and pointing out the disadvantages of raising the loan upon any other securities. Until then he had not heard a ques tion raised as to the fact that the loan was contracted for on the most eligible terms for the public. At the period the contract was effected he had to contend with the high rate of foreign securities. France yielded an interest 51. ls. per cent., Russia 5/. 4s. per cent., and Prussia 51. Os. Id. per cent. ; yet the loan of the fifteen millions was effected at a per centage of 31. 9s. 6d.—( Hear, hear.) He mistrusted his Hon. Friend as a calculator. His Hon. Friend must be more perfect than usual if be were accurate in all he undertook. The multiplicity of his avocations rendered it impossible. Like the elephant, he was equal to any feat of strength with his trunk, while with the same power he could display his dex terity in picking up a farthing.—( Hear.) From the launch ing of a ship to the West Indian loan, and from that to music and dancing, were to him but simple transitions. He remem bered that in 1833, when his Hon. Friend was engaged in a task somethin* similar to the present, in a calculation of six millions his Hon. Friend made an error of three, taking the gross for the net in one instance, and the net for the gross in another. The House of Commons, he was sure, would not to lerate such a convicted plunderer, as he must be if the state ments of the Hon. Gentleman were true. But by the Act of Parliament he could not have acted differently than he did without creating a new stock. In conclusion he would say that he would send a statement with the documents to Mr. Finlayson, and bring the matter before Parliament next session, when, if his Hon. Friend then thought fit to move for a vote of censure, he should not oppose it. The Right Hon. Gentle man then said he should move, as an amendment, that the terms of the loan of fifteen millions, as compensation to the owners of slaves in the West Indies, were such as to afford a satisfactory proof that the public credit had been regarded with proper attention. Sir J. R. REID said that, of all the extraor&nary state ments he had ever heard, the most extraordinary was that of the Hon. Member for Middlesex, which he considered had been completely answered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. WA RBURTON thought that both the statement of the Hon. Member for Middlesex and that of the Chancellor of the Exchequer should be submitted to Mr. Finlayson.— (" Hear, hear," from Mr. Hume.) 'He also thought that if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had not power to create a new stock the House would have passed a Bill for the purpose. He hoped the amendment would be withdrawn. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he should have thought it very unjust to have adopted any other course than that suggested with regard to the documents on each side. Mr. P. STEWART was of opinion that the loan was as good a one for the public as ever was contracted. He could not support the hypothetical notions of so preposterous a financier as the Hoy. Gentleman, who speculated on a state of things that were to be fifteen years hence. Mr. CHAPMAN never knew of a more beneficial or fair loan, and recommended the Hon. Member for Middlesex to withdraw his resolutions. Mr. HAWES thought the public interests better attended to with regard to that loan than they had been on any former occasion. Mr. PEASE considered that a good bargain had been made for the cauntry, and there was every reason for congra tulation. Mr. POTTER hoped that there would be no more loans, and that the next subject demanding attention would be that of reduction. Mr. HUME -briefly replied. The amendment was then put and carried. Mr. C. HINDLE Y presented a petition from Warrington, signed by upwards of 3,000 persons, in favour of the Dorchester labourers; also a petition from Ashton-under-Lyne, signed by 2,200 persons, in favour of an extension of the suffrage, trien nial Parliaments, and vote by Ballot ; and also a petition from Taunton, praying an equitable reduction of the National Debt. Mr. C. BULLER wished to know whether it was the intention of the Attorney-General to bring in his Bills in the next Session for the reform of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and to relieve the agricultural interests from having tithe questions tried in those Courts, or in the Court of Exchequer? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL answered in the affirma tive, and expressed his hope that in the next Session tithe would be got rid of altogether. Mr. C. BULLER moved for returns of all sums paid to, and expended by, the Record Commission. It was his inten tion to oppose any further grant in the next Session. The House then proceeded to the other Orders of the Day. Mr. HUME presented several petitions, amongst which some from Carmarthen and Dudley for the remission of the tax on newspapers ; another from a place Aberdeenshire, against any further grant for the building of churches in Scotland ; and others on the subject of tithes, &c. The House adjourned at a Quarter-past Ten o'clock. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CROWN-OFFICE, SEPT. 4. MEMBER. RETURNED TO SERVE IN TIIIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. BEr.rasT.—George Dunbar, in the county of Antrim, Esq., in the room of John ➢l'Cance, Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 4, 1835. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. L. Place to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Armit, who retires ; Cornet W. A. Rose to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Place; T. W. Yokes, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Rose, Sept. 4. Ist Regiment of Dragoons—Lieut. J. Dalton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Curteis, who retires; Cornet R. M. Croft to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dalton ; E. H. Lloyd, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchasa, vice Croft, Sept. 4. 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons—C. F. Davidson, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Thompson, whose appointment has not taken place, Sept. 4. Bth Regiment of Foot—Ensign S. Browne to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bewes, whose promotion has not taken place ; Ensign C. Harte, from half-pay Dillon's Regiment, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Browne, Sept. 4. 9th Foot—Lieut. S. Brownrigg to be Adjutant, vice Donnelly, promoted, May 25. 10th Foot—Capt. G. Power to be Major, by purchase, vice Wal ler, who retires ; Lieut. H. Onslow to be Captain, by purchase, vice Power; Ensign C. Harford to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Onslow; J. Garvock, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harford, Sept. 4. 14th Foot—Staff-Assistant-Surgeon J. T. Telfer to be Assis tant-Surgeon, Sept. 4. 39th Foot—Sergeant-Major J. Brannan, from the 28th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Deacon, appointed to the 61st Foot, Sept. 5. 45th Foot.—Lieut. G. H. Clarke to be Captain, by purchase, vice Landon, who retires ; Ensign H. A. Cumberlege to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Clarke ; G. A. L. Blenkinsopp, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cumberlege, Sept. 4. 48th Foot.-11. Bromley, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dalrymple, Sept. 4. 64th Foot.—Lieut. C. 0. Leman to be Captain, by purchase, vice Strongitharm, who retires ; Second Lieut. R. 13. Levett to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bayly, who retires, Sept. 4 ; Second Lieut. J. J. O'Neill Power, to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Leman, Sept. 5 ; Hon. J. E. H. Thurlow, to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Levett, Sept. 4 ; R. I. Dan sey, Gent., to be Second Lientenant, by purchase, vice Power. 61st Foot—Lieut. E. Mac Donnell to be Captain without pur chase, vice Harris, deceased, May 6 ; Ensign W. F. Hoey to be Lieutenant, vice Mac Donnell ; Ensign C. C. Dieacon, from the 39th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hoey, Sept. 5. 67th Foot—Lieut. F. F. L. Dayrolles, from half-pay 18th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bolton, pro moted, Sept. 4 ; Ensign W. Gomm to be Lieut enant, by purchase, vice Dayrolles, which retires, Sept. 5 ; Ensign and Adjutant W. Fisher to have the rank of Lieutenant, Sept. 6 ; Ensign J. Foott, from half-pay 96th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Dacres, deceased, Sept. 4 ; C. B. Hague, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gomm ' Sept. 5. 71st Foot—Lieutenant Sir H. Dalrymple, Fiart., from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant, vice J. Lawson, who exchanges, rec eiving the difference, Sept. 5 ; W. Hope, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Strangways, who retires Sept. 4. 76th Foot—C. Fenwick, Gent. to be retires, by purchase, vice Warden, who retires, Sept, 4. . _ _ 80th Foot—Lieutenant G. Denshire to be Cal stain, by purchase, vice Falconar, who retires ; Ensign W. F. Ch ristie to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Denshire, Sept. 4. 82. d Foot—Lieut. C. S. Eustace to he Captain., by purchase, vice Elliott, who retired ; Ensign T. W. Hornby to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Eustace ; J. C. Maclachlan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hornby, Sept. 4. 89th Foot—Lieut.-Col. R. Doherty, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice H.. R. Hartley, who re tires upon half-pay Unattached ; Staff-Assis leant Surgeon J. Gil lice to be Assistant-Surgeon, Sept. 4. 99th Foot—Ensign H. A. Ouvry to be L' eutenant, by purchase, vice \Verge, who retires ; A. W. Reed, G, mt. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ouvry, Sept. 4. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant-C- )lonel W. Bush, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colt etel, vice Doherty, ap pointed to the 89th Foot, Sept. 4. UNATTACHED., Liout. J. Bolton, from the 67th FOO%, to be Captain, without. purchase; Ensign Sir H. Dalrymple, B ar t., to be Lieutenant, by purchase, Sept. 4. MEMORAN'JA. Lieut. R. Brown, half-pay 21st Fc,ot, has bus allowed to retire from the service by the sale of an Unattached Commission, he having become a settler in Upper Canada, Sept. .4. Commissions bythe Lord Lieutenant of the. County .of Southampton. Lymington Troop of Yeomanry Cava] C. St. Barbe .be . Lieutenant, vice Hyde, resigned; .C . P - Mackinn4.: Gent., to be Cornet, vice St. Barbe, promotA, )- ...17c - -)n. THE ) Rss, e z r `lf CIRCUITS OF THE COMAIISSIO LIEF OF INSOLVEN' AUTUMN CIRCUII HOME CIRCUL H. R. REYNOLDS, Esq., Chief Canterbury-Thursday, November 5. Kent-Dover, Saturday, November 7. Kent-Maidstone, Tuesday, November 10. Sussex-Horsham, Friday, November 27. Hertfordshire-Hertford, Saturday, December 5. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. J. G. HARRIS, Esq., Commissioner. Essex-Chelmsford, Tuesday, November 10. Essex-Colchester, Wednesday, November 11. Suffolk-Ipswich, Thursday, November 12. Norfolk-Yarmouth, Monday, November 16. Norfolk-Norwich and City, Wednesday, November 18. Norfolk-Lyne, Saturday, November 21. Suffolk-Bury St. Edmunds, Monday, November 23. Cambridgeshire-Cambridge, Tuesday, November 24. Cambridgeshire-Ely, Wednesday, November 25. Huntingdonshire-Huntingdon, Thursday. November 26. Northamptonshire-Peterborough, Friday, November 27. Lincolnshire-Lincoln and City, Saturday, November 28. Nottinghamshire-Nottingham and Town, Tuesday, December 1. Derbyshire-Derby, Thursday, December 3. At the City of Lichfield-Saturday, December 5. Staffordshire-Stafford, Monday, December, 7. Shropshire-Shrewsbury, Thursday, December 10. Warwickshire-Birmingham, Saturday, Decomber 12. Warwickshire-Warwick, Monday, December 14. At the City of Coventry-Wednesday, December 16. Lbicestershire-Leicester, Thursday, December 17. Northamptonshire-Northampton, Saturday, December 19. Bedfordshire-Bedford, Monday, December 21. Buckinghamshire-Aylesbury, Tuesday, December 22. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. T. B. BOWEN, Esq., Commissioner. Ruslandshire-Oakham, Saturday, October 10. Yorkshire-Sheffield, Monday, October 12. Yorkshire-Wakefield, Tuesday, October 13. At the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull-Monday, October 19. At the City of York-Tuesday, October 20. Yorkshire-York Castle, Wednesday. October 21. Yorkshire-Richmond, Friday, October 23. Durham-Durham, Monday, October 26. Northumberland-Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Town, Wednesday, October 28. Cumberland-Carlisle, Friday, October 30. Westmoreland-Appleby, Saturday, October 31. Westmoreland-Kendal, Monday, November 2. Lancashire-Lancaster, Tuesday, November 3. Lancashire-Preston, Tuesday, November 10. Cheshire-Chester and City, Thursday, November 12. Lancashire-Liverpool, Monday, November 16. Flintshire-Mold, Thursday, November 19. Denbighshire-Ruthin, Saturday, November 21. Anglesey-Beaumaris, Monday, November 23. Caernarvonshire-Caernarvon, Wednesday, November 25. Merionethshire-Dolgelly, Friday, November 27. Montgomeryshire-Welch Pool, Monday, November 30. SOUTHERN CIRCUIT. W. J. LAW, Esq., Commissioner. Berkshire-Reading, Thursday, October 22. Oxfordshire-Oxford, Friday, October 23. Worcestershire-Worcester and City, Monday, October 26. Radnorshire-Presteigne, Wednesday, October 28. Herefordshire-Hereford, Thursday, October 29. Brecknockshire-Brecon, Saturday, October 31. Cardiganshire-Cardigan, Monday, November 2. Pembrokeshire--Haverfordwest and Town, Tuesday, November 3. Carmarthenshire-Carmarthen, Friday, November 6. Glamorganshire-Swansea, Saturday, November 7. Glamorganshire-Cardiff, Monday, November 9. Monmouthshire-Monmouth, Wednesday, November 11. Gloucestershire-Gloucester and City, Friday, November 13. At the City of Bristol-Monday, November 16. Somersetshire-Bath, Wednesday, November 18. Somersetshire-Wells, Thursday, November 19. Devonshire-Plymouth, Monday, November 23. Cornwall-Bodmin, Wednesday, November 25. Devonshire-Exeter and City, Friday, November 27. Dorsetshire-Dorchester, Monday, November 30. Wiltshire-Salisbury, Wednesday, December 2. • At the Town of Southampton, Thursday, December 3. Hampshire-Winchester, Friday, December 4. gr BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. JAMES MACKNIGHT, draper, Dawlgy, Salop. FRANCIS COUPEES and WILLIAM COUPEES, straw hat-manufacturers, Luton, Bedfordshire. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS PULVERTOFT, iron -master, Wisbeach, Cam bridgeshire, September 11, at three, and October 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Willis and Co., Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury. JOHN RAVEN, wholesale• grocer, Suffolk-lane, Cannon -street, September 11, at two, and October 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Templer and Co., Great Tower-street, London. GEORGE HEATHER, St. Ann's-place, Limehouse, and EDWARD ARGLES, Brunswick-terrace, Commercial-road East, mahogany-merchants, September 11, at one, and October 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Pancras-lane ; Kearsey and Co., Leadenhall-street. THOMAS TURBERVILLE, grocer, Worcester, September 18, and October 16, at eleven, at the offices of Messrs. Gillam and Son, Foregate-street, Worcester. Cardales and Iliffe, Bedford row, London ; Gillam and Son, Worcester. JOHN ASHWIN SMITH, grocer, Bilston, Staffordshire, September 11, at four, and October 16, at two, at the Lion Hotel, Wolverhampton. Philpot and Son, Southampton-street, Blooms bury 'London ; Phillips, Wolverhampton. WILLIAM HINDELL, victualler, Brayton, Yorkshire, Sep tember 15, and October 16, at eleven, at the Robin Hood Inn, Castle-gate, York. Battle, Selby, Yorkshire ; Farrar, Clement's inn, London. • DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Leonard, bookseller, Rugeley, Staffordsdire, Sept. 25, at eleven—H. W. Rich, wine -merchant, Joiner's-hall-buildings, Sept. 25, at. one—W. Cairns, saddler, High-street, Whitechapel, Sept. 25, at half-past ten—W. Lushington, jun., merchant, Mark lane, Sept. 25, at two—J. Kingsley, sheep jobber, Holme, Bed fordshire, Sept. 25, at twelve. In the Country. J. Pask, leather-cutter, Bury St. Edmunds, Sept. 28, at one, at the Six Bells Inn, Bury St. Edmonds—J. Cripps, blacksmith, Winson, Gloucestershire, Oct. 16, at twelve, at the White Hart Inn, Cirencester—J. W. Hodgson, common brewer, Wigton, Cum berland, Oct. 16, at two, at the King's Arms Inn, Wigton—W. Horton and A. Horton, button-manufacturers, Sheffield, Sept. 28, at one, at the Town-hall, Sheffield—S. Mitchell, merchant, Shef field, Sept. 30, at one, at the Town-hall, Sheffield—J. Todd, printer, Sheffield, Sept. 30 instead of the 15th day of Sept., as (pre viously advertised), at four, at the Town-hall, Sheffield—J. Brad bury, cutler, Sheffield, Oct. 1, at one, at the Town-hall, Sheffield •—.I. Reynolds, merchant, Manchester, Sept. 29, at one, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—T. Backhouse, plumber, Wakefield, Oct. 7, at twelve, at the Sessions-house, Wakefield— J. M. Crossley, upholsterer, Manchester, Nov. 21, at one, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol-J. Braddock and S. Barnes, machine makers, Oldham, Oct. 7, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—J. Straker, ship builder, Jarrow-lodge, Durham, Sept. 25 (by adjournment from the 21st day of August last), at eleven—J. Rowe, jun., tailor, Devonport, Oct. 2, at eleven, at the London Inn, Devonport. CERTIFICA TES-SEPT. 25. J. Watton, surgeon, Upper Bedford-place—J. Caldwrill,licensed victualler, New Crane, Shadwell—C. S. Ashford, scrivener, 16, Abchurch-lane—J. Briggs, Norwich silk warehouve men, Law rence-lane—P. Grant and J. Bell, printers, 336, Stra• ad. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Winks and S. Winks, jun., calico printers, Ma .nchester—R. C. Rout and R. Peacock, candle makers, City Oil Canal bridge, City-road—R. Edmunds, R. Hall, and. y. Freeman, tailors, Maddox-street, Hanover-square (so far as reg ards R. Ed munds)—B. Williams, T. C. Williams, and T. \V illiams, iron mongers, Reading (so far as regards T. C. Williams)- —R. Cadman and R. Newman, hosiers, 119, Oxford-street—C. Sel wyn and M. A. Wood, Ledbury, Herefordshire—D. Bennett anii i E. Legge, tanners, Newent, Gloucestershire—G. Mills and 11. U. Dyett, engineers, Finsbury-circus, London—W. Stephens ; u id G. Webb, wine merchants, Bishopsgate-street-within--H. H. ?Davis and H. Collins, auctioneers, 16, Soho-square—W. Carter a lid J. Sayell, malsters, Exeter—H. Robinson and G. Beeby, wor Ling jewellers, 22, Denmark-street, St. Giles's—H. Martin and 'k. Cheesman, cement manufacturers, Portsea, Hampshire—J. Elli a; and A. Ma thison, tailors, Prince's-street, Hanover-square—J. Pope and E. Evans, carpenters, Shepperton-street, New North- road, Islington —W. Smith and T. Holland, cheese-factors, Asl iborne, Derby shire—R. Griffith, of Carnarvon, and Jane Powel L, of Liverpool, slate-merchants—W. Bainbridge and C. Cooper, c utrgeons, tipper Tooting. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. ANDREW COVENTRY, JAMES BILSLANI ), and NICOL BLACK, distillers, Whitevale, near Glasgow, Sep t. 9 and :14, at twelve, at the Royal Exchange Sale-rooms, Glasgow MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT TB E COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET, ON AIiY,'IDAY. (From the London Gazette.) S. Evans, licensed-victualler, Castle-street, Leicester- rvare 1 at kl MEETING OF THE INHABITANT OF ST. MO.' mAs's PAntsn.—On Tuesday a meeting of i &habitants of the above parish took place at the Corn Excha ige, to take into consideration the perilous situation in which Ire independence, tranquillity, and prosperity of the empire, t ,rf; now placed by the conduct of the Heuse of Lords as reg.a rds the English Municipal and Irish Church Reform Bill." !Resolutions, con demnatory of the Lords' alterations were pas. sod, and a peti tion to the Commons' was carried wil.hou t one dissentient voice. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.--Lr,v, night an in quisition was taken before Mr. Higgs, at -the Savoy Palace Tavern, Savoy-street, Strand, on the body of Miss Jane Scott, aged 19, who was run over on the precedi ig evening by a cart belonging to Messrs. Chalie and Richard is. The Jury, after continuing in deliberation nearly half an 1 iour, returned a ver dict of " Accidental Death, with a deo dared of 15/. on the horse and cart," adding, that it was their opinion the horse was vicious, and ought not to be employer 1 in the streets of London. A gentleman, who represented, Messrs. Chalie and Richards, said they had already returned tb e horse to the party from whom they purchased it, and would. o 1 fer no resistance to the deodand imposed. Miss MITYORD'S NEW \V Its, " BELFORD REGIS."—" These volumes are fully • worthy of taking their place as a companion to the authoress' s former admired work, Our Village.' They possess the sate c accaracy of painting, combined with grace and imagination. 'Liss Mitford has de veloped her subject in every possible way— -in description, in analysis of character (serious and corr ic) in narrative, and in sketches of manners ; and it is difficte.t to say -in which of these qualities her talent is manifested. 'to the gr eatest advantage. To her sketches' she has added a aeries of talks—little novels, crowded with interesting situations, and stimitulativo in a high degree to the curiosity of the rulder."—Surt& y Times. Letters were received 1...0ni her High: aess the Prin cess Lieven on Tuesday last, dated from the Baths ai Baden, and we are happy to add that the accounts of the state of that distinguished lady's health are very favourable I