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Those gentlemen who stand unpledged upon the question, and who have been induced to lean towards an abolition of the tax by a notion that it would, Ist, relieve the consumer and enable him to drink more beer, or, 2dly, that it would assist the farmer, through an increased consumption, and a conse quent rise in the price of barley, and thus enable him to pay a higher rent,—such gentlemen ought, we think, to pause a little, and ascertain, so far as it can be done with out the risk of an actual and irremediable experi ment, the probability of the measure so recommended producing the above, or any good effects, in a de gree at all commensurate with the shock to public credit, which must result from a breaking-up of the revenue, without a substitute for the tax abolished. We stated yes terday that the reduction of duty (amounting to 2s. 7d. per bushel of malt) would not lower the price of beer to the consumer more than 2d. the gallon, or A-d. per quart—an alteration which can hardly be presumed to extend in any degree the sale of the article, by consequence to increase the demand for barley, to raise the price of it, or thereby to assist the farmer. If, on the other hand, the sale of malt should be increased by the reduction of the duty, and with it the price of barley, it is obvious that the advanced price of those materials must fall upon the beer drinker, not upon the brewer, so as to neutralize, pro tank, the relief af forded to the consumer by the abolition of the tax, and to weaken the force of one of the two arguments in favour of such abolition, in nearly the same ratio in which it served the other. It is fairly stated in an intelligent little pamph let, entitled Letters on the Consumption of Malt, that even when the price of beer was reduced a penny per quart, by the abolition of the beer duty, the increased sale arose much more from the simultaneous multiplication of beer-shops, which afforded such facility of access to the liquor, than to the mere fall of price. Yet the addition to the produce of the duty was only a little more than one seventh of the whole tax, or about 640,0001. per annum. The real advantage to the most numerous class of con sumers, as well as to the barley growers, would be (were it practicable) an extension of the manufacture of home brewed beer, which, under the operation of the present law, would give the poor man's family as good a quart of beer for 20. as he can buy of the publican for 5d., and would naturally and inevitably, by increasing the demand for malt, enhance the market price of it. But that is not contemplated by the proposal of Lord Chandos, nor could it be effected by any such mode of legislation. A saving of little more than a farthing in the quart of beer by the repeal of a tax, pressing equally on all purchasers of malt, would not stimulate the poor man to a practice, to which he has not been already tempted by a profit of 2d. The fact is, that if the malt tax were repealed to morrow, neither the poor consumer nor the industrious farmer would be a gainer by it to the amount of ss. in the 1001. The price of one description of farm produce— viz., barley—might be raised by a more enlarged consump tion. But does any one imagine that the owner of the soil would permit the cultivator to benefit by the change to his own (the landlord's) exclusion ? Is any one simple enough to conceive that if the produce of an acre of barley land were to fetch a better price, the same acre would not also be valued by its proprietor at a better rent ? The same con fusion seems to prevail upon this subject as upon every other involving the relations between landlord and tenant, whether with regard to the price of grain, or to the privi lege of voting for Members of Parliament. The esta blishment of corn laws is invoked by what goes under the name of the " agricultural interest," as a necessary pro tection to the tenant, who has really—in the long run —nothing to do with it, except in so far as he is a consumer of corn, seeing that, if the tax on imported corn protects any thing, it is the landlord's rent, and not the tenant's profit, just as tenants at will were said to be enfranchised by the Reform Bill, for their own sakes ; whereas it is in the interest of their landlords that their votes have been almost invariably given. Those ac quainted with the details of the malt trade have demon strated pretty clearly that by the repeal of the tax, capital to the amount of 5,000,0001. sterling, now employed by the brewers in stirring and animating the trade, would, for a time at least, be withdrawn from the market, and must be replaced by fresh capital, bringing with it a new and more languid method of dealing between farmer, malster, and brewer. Nevertheless, the main point to be now consi dered is the alarming deficit which would at once appear in the general revenue of the country, while it is obvious that very few of the Whigs or Conservatives are prepared to adopt the only efficient substitute, viz., a tax on property. It is, we think, impossible that such a measure should be carried, and we shall, as was before hinted, cordially congra tulate the Noble Lord who introduces it on his double good fortune—the redemption of his pledge, and the defeat of his motion.—Times. An Evening Contemporary has an article upon the im portant subject of the Malt Tax, evidently prompted by some free-trade theorist, and written by a party wholly ig norant of the position of the agricultural occupiers and la bourers, as well as the custom of tillage throughout Great Britain ; at any rate the writer is one who is most anxious to blink the real question, for the sake of perpetuating his cruel theories against the industrial portion of the British Empire. His notions savour so much of the Maccullochite empiricism, that we should not have noticed them but that we know that empirics sometimes dispense most dangerous commodities. He commences by stating that there are many raw materials of manufactured articles that ought first to be relieved from taxation before the malt duty is disturbed. We willingly accord that we wish our crippling system of Excise was exploded, and it should be the first endeavour of the government to get rid of that system which, with all its cumbrous inquisitorial machinery, is maintained at the enormous charge of 17i per cent. on the aggregate. But the writer, in talking about the raw material, has for gotten that the tax on malt is actually a tax upon the raw material called barley, from which, if once the duty were removed, the poor and industrious cottager might brew a wholesome beverage with the cost at the outset of merely a few utensils that would not amount to the indirect duty he now pays for the poisonous stuff he is compelled to drink at the beer-shops and public-houses in the course of three or four months. Again, we deny that the cottagers have generally left off making their own bread ; where they have so done it is in consequence of their poverty, and that only in the immediate neighbourhood of large towns. Our personal knowledge bears out this assertion. And he also proves himself little acquainted with the internal economy of the peasant's cottage in decidedly rural districts, when he asserts that his clothes are not mainly prepared at home ; in fact, the means of the farming labourer are so reduced that lie cannot purchase them already made. So much for this part of his reasoning. That the peasant should be enabled to return to the good old, and still existing, custom, in many instances, of brew ing and baking, &c., at home, is one of the great objects for our advocacy for the repeal of this onerous tax, because we believe that it will lead to a regeneration of character in that useful portion of our population, which the applica tion of Malthusian and Maccullochite theories have tended greatly to lower. The writer says that the abolition of the malt tax will only relieve the occupiers of light lands—to wit, the barley growers, who, from his ac count, would appear to have made large fortunes by the application of hone-dust for manure. This is a curious apology for the perpetuation of the malt -tax, and shows that the writer has but a shallow and limited knowledge of agriculture, almost as limited as the supply of bone-dust is now annually becoming, either for heavy clay, wheat, or light barley lands. Verily it is but the paltry excuse of a free-trader in corn to accelerate the downfall of the agricultural occupiers by flooding the country with foreign barley in order to suit his private views. He must, if he pretends to knowledge at all, have known that, had it not been for the general adoption of an improved system of applying manures during the past twenty years, that the corn and meat-growers of this country could not have main tained their position as they have done. But we must dis miss this twaddler upon the malt tax—this masked advocate for free-trade principles at the expense of more than six millions of the British population. Yet we cannot con clude without expressing to the agricultural interests our conviction that the repeal of the malt tax is but a prelimi nary measure, which will be incomplete without a thorough reform in our monetary system, from which, if the Admi nistration flinch, it truly will merit the reprobation of all who wish well to this country ; but we hope, since the King's Speech from the throne has reiterated the admis sion of agricultural distress, that this important interest will no longer be neglected.—Morning Herald. We stated yesterday that Mr. Hume, in a manner for which he deserves the highest credit, had at once, upon a proper representation of the circumstances of the case, re linquished his intended motion, for limiting the Supplies, on Friday next, in favour of one of the Members of the late Government—and that that Member, whoever he might be—whether Sir John Cam Hobhouse, or Lord John Russell—would move that the Supply should be restricted to three instead of six months. Our evening contemporaries did us the honour of omitting all mention of this not very unimportant matter of information, although no other morning Journal was in possession of it. It is possible that the Morning Advertiser is not in credit with them.. On Sunday, Lord John Russell was waited upon, for the purpose of inducing him to bring forward the " three months' supply motion," and at that moment he had not, though favourable to it, made up his mind upon the subject—but no doubt was enter tained that he would make the motion, more especially after Mr. Hume, in the most handsome manner, had declared \\ that he did not care how or'by whom the Ministry should be tested—but that he was determined that it should be tested, and that the goats should be separated from the sheep. The vote on Friday next will be a third test of the confidence or no confidence of the country in the present Administration—and every Member who is a friend of freedom—of liberal principles—and of honest conduct, must be present. That the Tories will be beaten if they bring the question to a division, there can be no doubt ; but we have been informed that they are inclined to retain their places, and that they will at once yield to the motion. What can they do more disgraceful?—Morning Advertiser. Our fleet has suddenly been recalled from Malta to re sume its station off the mouth of the Dardanelles, in con sequence of fresh disturbances at Constantinople, fomented by Russia. A Russian fleet is reported to have sailed through, that is, to have forced, the Bosphorus. These elements of discord have reference to, or spring from, St. Petersburgh. Who, then, is our Ambassador there ? Who is the sage and experienced Minister entrusted with the management of the interests of England and the super vision of the intrigues of the ever-restless and ambitious Czar ? We have no Ambassador there. The Tories truly have nominated Lord Londonderry, but they dare not dispatch him, and are afraid to supersede him. Meanwhile, Mr. Bligh, the Secretary to our Em bassy, who, as Charge d'Affaires, has ably conducted our affairs at St. Petersburgh under many manifest disadvan tages, is now about to return to this country in consequence of the lamented death of his brother, the late Lord Darnley. What then, at the present crisis, is Sir Robert Peel about to do ? Is he prepared to guard the interests of England by the dispatch of some able and experienced diplomatist, or is he about to sacrifice them in favour of the Duke of Wellington's nominee—my Lord Londonderry ? The question is searching ; the answer is, that Sir Robert Peel cannot throw over the Duke's appointment, since he can not afford to break with his Orange and ultra allies, and to exhibit thus early in the Session an edifying instance of the divisions of an united Cabinet. Therefore, Sir Robert, when the peace and tranquillity of Poland, Hun gary, Italy, and consequently of Europe, hang by a thread —when not only the independence but the stability of Tur key is again compromised by Russia ; and when the same rival power is paving its way through Persia to our Indian possessions—Sir Robert, the patriotic Sir Robert, sanc tions at such a moment, for purposes best known to him self, the appointment of Lord Londonderry —no, not even of Lord Londonderry--although that would be " too bad" —but of Mr. Magennis, a young gentleman, no doubt, of high honour and renown—an Orange nephew too, be it said, of Lord de Grey, and a sometime paid attache to the Embassy at St. Petersburgh. This attache, then, and agreeable young gentleman, is the sage whom Sir Robert Peel selects at an all-important crisis to represent the Ma jesty and to protect the interests of England, until he and his colleagues can settle their Londonderry squabble. Delirunt reges, plectuntur Achivi. This is really too bad—almost too bad to be true : and yet it is a melancholy fact that Mr. Magennis has received orders to be ready to start for St. Petersburgh on Saturday next, to assume his trifling functions. This is one of the many fruits of a tottering, divided Ministry, which rests upon no real power of its own, and therefore lives upon the expedient of the day. Compromise of men—compro mise of principle—compromise of pledges, form a Ministry in which there is too much compromise of character for its existence, to be otherwise than injurious to the honour and best interests of England.— Morning Chronicle. ROLLS' COURT. DEUCE V. JERVIS. Mr. Stinton said that this cause came before the Court on further directions from the Master's report. The bill was filed by the creditors of the testator, Thomas Keats, against his executors and trustees for the administration of his estate. The defendant Jervis, the acting executor, was a creditor of the testator, and the question now to be de cided was, whether or not he was justified in retaining in his hands a portion of the assets for the purpose of liqui dating his claim, it being admitted that the assets were insufficient. Mr. Bickersteth submitted that the defendant was enti tled to the declaration he sought. His Honour the Master of the Rolls saw nothing in this case to make him depart from the ordinary rules of the Court. The defendant was consequently entitled to the declaration he prayed. INSOLVENT COURT. Henry Early Dinsdale, a surgeon and dentist, was op posed in person by a gentleman named Fenner. The insolvent had obtained some property from the opposing creditor on a bill of exchange, accepted by a per son named Hall. He stated that he was entitled to con siderable property, which now turned out to be false. The Court sentenced the insolvent, at the suit of Mr. Fenner, to an imprisonment of eight calendar months. J. Friedman, a boarding-house-keeper, late of Brighton, was opposed in person by a creditor named Privall. A person attended to object to the hearing. He said the discharge at the suit of the detaining creditor, a Mr. Parsons, had been lodged at the King's Bench prison on Saturday afternoon. The insolvent had remained in prison, and this morning came up with the other prisoners. _ _ Mr. Commissioner HARRIS remarked that the trick was an unworthy one, and he should entertain the case. The Attorney for the insolvent said the parties had not paid the fees at the gate. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS, addressing the person who attended for Mr. Parsons, said, " Take care, Sir, when you are playing this trick again, that you pay the fees." The tipstaff of the prison stated that the insolvent came up in custody. The Attorney for . the insolvent said a friend had lodged a detainer to enable the insolvent to come up in custody. The Courttentertained the case, and discharged the insolvent. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. Yesterday an aged man applied to Alderman Pirie, who sat for the Lord Mayor (his Lordship having been engaged in licensing public-houses at Guildhall), and requested the Alderman's interference with the overseers of St. Mary's Minnithorne, to save him from perishing. ALDERMAN PIRIE—Can they refuse assistance to a man like you ? Applicant—They'refuse to take me into the workhouse, and I am wandering about without a :place to shelter me from the bitter weather. ALDERMAN PIRIE—What are your trade and age? Applicant—l am upwards of 70 years of age and have been a hairdresser, but I am totally ruined. My goods were seized and sold, I was shut out of my house, and am altogether destitute. ALDERMAN PIRIE—And you are not fit to work at the trade any longer, I have no doubt ? Applicant—l am not. Age Chas unnerved me. I have been in the habit of shaving and dressinr , Mr. Deputy Whitby for many years, but lam now totally incapable. I thought that in my old years I might be allowed to go into the workhouse. Alderman PIRIE—This sort of conduct to the poor and aged cannot be borne. It is quite impossible that things can be permitted to go in this way ; it will throw disgrace upon us all. Mr. Hobler—The magistrates cannot help it. In this poor man's case I believe two parishes dispute about his claim, and here he is without an asylum, a real object pend ing the conflict. The Applicant—l got twopence from the overseer the other day, and I gOt threepence to-day ; but notwithstand ing all that I can say they won't let me into the house. Mr. Hobler—Mr. Whitby has interested himself very much about this poor man ; but the claim is denied by the parish. Many a heart-rending case is brought before the Lord Mayor, and his Lordship has no alternative in his decision but that of dipping his hand in his own pocket. Alderman—This state of things is greatly to be la mented, and greatly to be reprobated too. Mr. Hobler—lt is the consequence of taking out of the hands of the Magistrates a power which, if they did not at all times exercise it judiciously, seldom exercised it other wise than humanely, and placing it in the hands of those who are interested in denying assistance to the poor. The worthy Alderman then gave to the unfortunate old man the means of making himself comfortable for some days, and assured him that the matter should net drop. BO W-STREET. Yesterday Thomas Downes, alias Ugly, a cognomen bestowed upon him in consequence of his extraordinarily ill-favoured face, was charged with three other amen on suspicion of burglary. Mr. Woodward, an optician, living at No. 8, Clements Inn-passage, went to bed with his family at eleven o'clock on Sunday night, leaving all the fastenings secure. Yester day morning between seven and eight o'clock he came down stairs, and found that his parlour had been entered by thieves, and plundered of a silver teapot, seventeen silver spoons, a number of spectacles, and other property, to the amount of between 20/. and 30/. The entry had been effected by breaking a pane of glass and removing the fastenings of the shutters. He went immediately for Mr. Wright, a constable of the parish, serving in his own right, and who is very active in his office, and he found in the yard a hat of a very peculiar shape, which he recognized as belonging to the prisoner Downes, so well known about Clare-market as " Ugly." He sought for Downes, and found him in a gin-shop drunk. " I want you old Ugly," said Wright. " Do you, by goles, master," replied Downes, " What's it for ?" Mr. Wright told him it was for a burglary at Mr. Woodward's, and he squeaked out in a tone peculiar to himself, " Then I'm jiggered if I an't up the spout." Mr. Wright placed the hat which he had found upon his head, and it suited in size and cut in a manner that could not be mistaken. After securing the prisoner be went to his lodgings in Clement's-lane, and there found three pairs of spectacles, two tumblers, and other articles, forming part of the property taken from Mr. Woodward's house. When he returned to the station house he observed the prisoner twist his mouth about in a strange way, and he asked him if he bad got anything stowed away there? " Nothing, master, but a_bit of baccy by way of a relish," answered Ugly ; but Mr. Wright seized him by the throat, and giving him a tolerably hard pinch, made him disgorge a sovereign, and 17s. 6d. in silver which he had concealed in his mouth. The other three persons accused were afterwards apprehended on suspicion of being concerned, but there was no direct evidence against them, and they were discharged. Downes, alias Ugly, was committed. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday, Ann Brown, aged 21 ; Sarah Brown, (her sister) aged 24 ; Charlotte Baker, aged 17 ; John Allen, aged 16 ; George Allen, (his brother) aged 13 ; William Calvert, aged 13 ; Edward Baker, aged 10 ; Thomas Fitzgerald aged 16 ; and Robert Ward, aged 17, were brought to this office, in the custody of Powell and Baker, of the E division, charged under the following circum stances : _ The officers on Saturday evening last received informa tion that a gang of young thieves and prostitutes were in the habit of assembling together in the first floor of a low lodging house in Carrier-street, St. Giles's, and they deter mined on taking them by surprise, for which purpose they repaired to the place, and found the whole of the prisoners seated round a large table, which was laid out for supper, and the prisoner, Ann Brown at the head of the party. On searching the place they found various articles of pro perty which none of the prisoners could satisfactorily account for, and they were all taken to the station-house. Mr. LAING inquired who was the landlord of the house ? Inspector Oakley replied that a person named Grote was the landlord, and he let out the various apartments, and the tenants would receive lodgers at a cheap rate, consist ing of the greatest riff-raff. The prisoner Ann Brown rented the room, and let the prisoners sleep there at so much per head. There were many other houses of the sort in the neighbourhood, which were nightly filled to suf focation. Mr. LAING asked Ann Brown how she procured her living ? Brown—l used formerly to go out, but now I stops at home, and does the army clothing. The prisoners denied any knowledge of the property, and, except Ward, who was bailed for his appearance, were remanded, and the officers directed to trace, if possible, owners for the property. On being removed from the bar Ann Brown said she would " split," as she was not going to be " lagged" for any of them. She was brought back, when she said that the Aliens brought the property there, and that Charlotte Bar ker was in the habit of enticing boys to commit robberies, and she was followed by a gang of young thieves. Mr. LAING had no doubt that the property had been stolen, and that she (Brown) received it, knowing it to be so, on which charge he should remand her. Michael Durant, an Irishman, was brought before Messrs. LAING and BENNETT, in the custody of Sergeant Wil liams, of the N division, charged with beating and wound ing Edward Goode, a greengrocer, residing in George-yard, Islington, so desperately that his life is endangered. The prisoner was asked what he had to say to the charge ? He cried, and said he heard a quarrelling, and on going out with the hammer in his hand he was attacked, when he was obliged to defend himself. The prisoner was then taken from the bar, and the officer was ordered to bring a certificate from the surgeon as to the nature of the injury and condition of the man, which ho promised to do. It appears that in and about the neighbourhood there are two parties, English and Irish, who have formed an inveterate hatred towards each other, and frequent disturbances take place there, and during the whole of Sunday the inhabitants were kept 'in a continual state of annoyance and excitation in consequence of a report that one man had been killed, until the activity of the police restored tranquillity. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. Yesterday Charles Phillips, a young man of respectable appearance, was brought before Mr. Chambers, charged with having stolen a small clock which had been exposed for sale in the Pantechnicon show rooms. The prisoner was fully committed. WORKHOUSE DISCIPLINE.—Four inmates of the St. Giles's workhouse, an old man, a stout young man his son, and two strong healthy lads, were charged by Mr. Buxey, the master, with conducting themselves in a disorderly man ner on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Buxey said as the paupers were just preparing for chapel he went into the yard upon being told that murder was likely to ensue amongst some of the paupers. When he got into the ground he found the old man flourishing a thick stick, and threatening to knock any one down if they ap proached him. He laid hold of the old man, and as he was pulling him into the house the son attacked him, and at tempted to rescue his father. The boys had been, as he was informed, fighting with the old man, and there fore he compelled all four to come to the office and an swer for their disorderly conduct. Mr. Buxey added that the old man and his son were continually fighting to gether in the workhouse, and it was a very days ago only that the son received a black eye from the old man in one of these combats. Mr. CHAMBERS—But how is this? Why do you keep such a great hulking fellow as that in the house ? Mr. Buxey—lt is reported he is a little silly in his mind, but I don't think he is. Mr. CHAMBERS—In either case he has no business in such a place as a workhouse. If silly, he ought to be sent to another establishment, and if not, he ought not to be maintained in the workhouse. Mr. Buxey—He does go out now and then to get work at brickmaking ; but as soon as he is tired of the job he comes back into the workhouse. Mr. CHAMBERS—Why do you admit him ? Mr. Buxey —I have no power to exclude him. He is sure to get an order for admission from one or other of the overseers. Mr. CHAMBERS—And are those strong lads also living in the workhouse ? Mr. Buxey—They are, your Worship. Mr. CHAMBERS—Why, what sort of a system do you practise ? I must come and look over your workhouse, and see how it is managed. How old are you, boys ? Both—Going on for eighteen. Mr. CHAMBERS—Why don't you work ? Boy—We do. We go out to work and return at night to sleep in the workhouse. I get 3s. a week as a pearl polisher. Mr. CHAMBERS—I shall discharge all the defendants, and my advice is to turn both of those lads out of the workhouse, and compel them to earn their own living. The defendants were then discharged. John Stuart, a genuine son of Neptune, whose weather beaten and scarred physiognomy indicated the fact of his having for many years braved the " battle and the breeze," was charged with having been found most uproariously drunk in the Haymarket the over night. Mr. CHAMBERS—Have you got five shillings ? You must pay that sum to the King for being drunk. Sailor—Hope not, your honour. Haven't got a copper left. Only had two five-pounders on Friday. Mr. CHAMBERS Why, you foolish fellow, you had 1/. 12s. in your pocket, which the police have taken care of for you. Here, pay tire fine and take the difference. The sailor thanked the Magistrate, and was discharged. MAR YLEB ONE. William James Thompson and Joseph Collins, two men attired in the garb of sailors, were placed at the bar for re-examinati o n before Messrs. RAWLINSON and HOSKINS, charged with stealing a horse, cart, and harness, value 30/., the property of Mr. John Spells, a small farmer and keeper of a beer-shop at South Minster, Essex. Thompson was fully committed for trial, and Collins was discharged. W ORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday Sarah Smith stated to be a respectable mar ried woman living with her husband, a master weaver, at No. 4, Thomas-street, Whitechapel, and Rebecca Ryan, her sister, a young woman about twenty, were brought up from the station-house of the N division, and placed at the bar for examination before Mr. BROUGHTON, charged with picking pockets in Shoreditch Church. The prisoners, who were very good-looking women, were very smartly attired. The office was greatly crowded with respectable individuals anxious to hear their examination, many of whom, judging from the respectable appe arance of both the prisoners, thought it almost impossible for them to be the guilty parties. Mrs. Elizabeth Drew, a married lady, residing in Holy well-street, Shoreditch, had but recently been confined, and on Sunday went with her husband and mother to Shore ditch Church to be churched, and to have her baby christened. They got into the church about ten minutes before the service was over, and werrt into the christening pew, where there were several other persons waiting, among whom witness noticed the prisoners. The prisoner Smith pretended to be very ill, and app eared very impatient, as she several times remarked that the Minister was a long time before he came, and she was tired of waiting. Shortly before the ceremony had been gone through, witness felt a hand at her pocket, and she then let go her child by one arm, holding it in the other, and seized hold of it, and on turning round found that it was the youngest prisoner (Ryan). Witness said she would have her taken into cus tody, and the prisoner Smith immediately ejaculated that <NA E SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1835. witness was a goodLfor-nothing husscv, and she wondered at her impudence in making such a false charge, and she must have been in the "line" herself, or she would not have suspected anything of the kind. A great many other per sons then, on putting their hands in their pockets to pay the register fees, missed their purses (their pockets having been picked), and they insisted on the prisoners being taken charge of, and by the clerk's directions the) were taken to his house, adjoining the churchyard. Mrs. Drew, in reply to a question by the Magistrate, said that the prisoner must have put her band under her gown, and lifted it up till she came at her pocket, which was torn down about an inch and a half. Witness found her gown up at the time she seized the prisoner's hand. Several other persons who had been robbed in a similar manner gave evidence against the prisoners. Serjeant Glibbery said, that Powell, the street -keeper, attended at the station-house, with friends of the prisoners, and wanted to put in bail for their appearance. Mr. BROUGHTON was satisfied of the guilt of both the prisoners, and be should, therefore, commit them for further examination.—They were then remanded for a week. UNION-HALL. Yesterday, Abraham Abrahams, of the Jewish persua sion, was charged with fraudulently obtaining the sum of 71. from a poor widow, named Sharpe, residing in Free school -street, Bermondsey. The prisoner was fully committed. SPRING ASSIZES. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—NRwcAsTLE, MARCH 5. These Assizes have been unusually barren of public in terest. The business commenced before Mr. Baron Parke on Thursday at mid-day, and finished this day at noon. The cases of most interest were two Special Jury cases from Hexham, which were tried yesterday. The first, Hetherington v. Errington, was a dispute as to some landed property in Hexham, Northumberland, worth between six and seven thousand pounds, which the defen dant claimed as heir-at-law of Elizabeth Armstrong. The last undisputed possessor of it was a gentleman of the name of Ord, who died in 1832, bequeathing it to two ladies of the name of Poole, who reside at North Shields ; they are the real plaintiffs in the case, the nominal plaintiff, John Hetherington, merely the tenant of one of the farms called Holmes, on which the defendant, in July last, distrained for rent. The defendant, Richard Errington, though he admitted the legal possession of the late Mr. Ord, con tended that a common ancestor, Elizabeth Armstrong, had, in 1770, bequeathed the estates in question to a person of the name of Scot, with the remainder to her " right heirs." The defendant did not attempt to prove his pe digree, but relied on an alleged attornment by the plain tiff, and called a witness of the name of Ebiltor to prove it. As, however, not a sixpence in the shape of rent or acknowledgment had been paid, and the Misses Poole were able to show that a regular attornment had been made to them, The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The other case of interest was Robson v. Errington. In this case the guardians of Jane Errington, infant daughter of the late William Errington, many years a common car rier between Ircaster and Hexham, sought to set aside a bill in which Mr. Errington left the bulk of his property to his widow, the defendant, on the ground that it was not duly executed. The will having been produced by Mr. Hudson, a proc tor of York, William Dixon, a law-stationer of Hexham, deposed that on the 12th January, 1831, he wrote the will agreeably to the late William Errington's instructions ; and he saw him sign it, and attested it himself, and saw it attested by Mr. William Burn, landlord of the White Hart Inn at Hex ham, and by Mr. James Robson, a grocer there. Several witnesses proved that the signature of Mr. Er rington was in his own handwriting. For the plaintiff it was contended, that neither Burn nor Robson had any recollection of witnessing the will, and that what purported to be their signatures were not written by them. William Burn, who is 70 years of age, was called. He said he had no recollection of witnessing Errington's will ; that his name, attached to it, was not written by him, nor like his handwriting. The Judge requested him to write his name in Court, and that seemed at once to satisfy Mr. Baron Parke, the Counsel, and the Jury, that the signature to the will was his writing. Mr. Robson did not remember witnessing the will, but said he believed the signature of James Robson was his writing. The Jury then pronounced a verdict for the defendant, thus establishing the validity of the will. THE ARMY. ( From the Limerick Chronicle.) The depot companies of the 7th Royal Fusileers, from Drogheda, arrive at the Pigeon house Fort, Dublin, on Fri day next. The head-quarter division of the Light Infantry, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Campbell, arrived at Kilkenny on Saturday last, from Buttevant, and relieved the 2d battalion of the 60th Rifle Corps. The 94th Regiment has just given detachments from head quarters to Skibbereen, Millstreet, Middleton, Mallow, and Charleville, recently occupied by the 51st. The 95th regiment, at Fermoy, has detached a company to Rathcormac and Watergrass-hill. Captain St. Maur's company 51st Light Infantry, has ar rived at Wexford, and another company is stationed at Ennis corthy, under Lieut. Forman. Captain Singleton, C. M., is ordered down to Moy, county Armagh, to take charge of the district during its disturbed state ; and J. G. Jones, Esq., C. M., will return to his old quarters, Portglenone. Lieut.-Colonel Dugald Campbell, of the Royal Artillery, has arrived in Dublin, and assumed the command at the Pigeon House Fort, vice Lieut. Colonel Donglas, C. 8.,, appointed to command the Royal Artillery at Bermuda. Colonel Hare has arrived from England, and resumed the command of the 27th regiment in Dublin. Lieut. Lewis of the 94th, has rejoined his regiment (now at Fermoy), from leave of absence on the Continent. NEW POWER.—The Quarterly Jour na l o f Agri culture," just published, contains the following announcement : W e have reason to know that a new motive power, no t yet made public, has been discovered, which will prove cheaper, simpler and more effective than steam. This new motive power has been satisfactorily tested ; and w e h ave no hesita tion in saying that it is the most important discovery ever made by man. On the evening of the 13th of February, two young men of excellent character, both named John M'lsaac, bro thers' children, were attending a marriage settlement on the Mainland, Moidart. Ere they left to return home, the tide had made in the narrow channel which divides Island-Shona from the Mainland. Being fearless young men, they dashed in, one of them being a good swimmer, but unfortunately they were both drowned. What makes the case more afflicting is, that both were to have been married the following week, and a messenger who went to invite them to the meeting of the re latives, (which usually precedes a marriage in the Highlands,) found the bodies in the sea-weed close to the shore, one of them apparently assisting the other to safety. Their friends and relatives are in the deepest distrees, and the people in the district of Moidart, who had just been engaged making bon fires and holding merry meetings to celebrate the return of the Right Hon. Charles Grant, M. P., deeply sympathised in their affliction. On the 16th their funeral was attended by all the gentlemen and people of the district. —Greenock Advertiser. EFFECTS OF TIIE LATE STORM.---During the whole of Sunday week, and up to the evening of Monday, we had a violent gale in this neighbourhood, (Liverpool) ; and it is much to be feared, that when the melancholy detail shall be fully developed, a great loss of life and property will be found to be the result. The Cheshire shore and sands, from the mouth of the Dee to the rock point, yesterday, exhibited strong marks of the fury of the storm. The wreck of a large vessel was seen on East and another on West Hoyle. In the neigh bourhood of Hoylake not less than seven vessels were on shore, more or less damaged. Various articles of furniture and pieces of wreck were floating in the Channel, and the shore was strewed with fragments of a fir-built vessel, supposed to be the Norah, from Demerara, which had been beaten to pieces on or near East Hoyle. The wreck of the Superb steamer lay on the Brazil Bank, opposite New Brighton, about a mile from the shore ; whilst the Rescue, a Torquay schooner, flour laden, from Ireland, was stranded a short dis tance from the Red Noses. On Monday, the scenery on the coast from Hoylake to the Red Noses, would have furnished a thousand sketches for the pencil of a Hogarth or a Cruik shank. THE LATE SToßm.—On Tuesday last, during the violent storm of wind, a melancholy and fatal accident occur red at Nuttall Mills, near Bury, the property of Messrs. William Grant and Brothers. The concentrated force of the wind, rushing up the glade through which the river runs, struck against the wall, and the whole fell, without a moment's warning, with a tremendous crash, and the floors of the whole five stories and the attic, and their contents, together with the roof, lay in ruins, burying three human beings, who had been employed in the attic. As soon as possible, every exertion was made to rescue the sufferers. James Duckworth was taken out first, much cut about the neck and head, and bruised on the left leg, and in about an hour the labourers came to the body of a little girl, named Hamer, eleven years of age ; and after labouring hard for four hours, they succeeded in taking out the body of her brother, twelve years of age, both quite dead. They were the oldest of a family of eight children, and had not been in the room more than ten minutes previous to the accident. The children were nearer the exterior wall than Duckworth, and when .the floor gave way they both cast an imploring and terrified look at Duckworth, and both perished while the agonising scream for help was on their lips. The little girl was found with its health still grasped in its hand, and the boy was found in the water, collected at the bottom of the excavation made for the engine. An inquest was held on the bodies on Thursday ; verdict " Accidental Death."— Duckworth is fast recovering. —Liverpool Chronicle. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 9. The House met for public business at five o'clock. The Earl of RO SEBE RR Y moved for an extension of time for the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland to give their opinion upon certain questions submitted to them by this House upon the subject of the Law of Entail.— Granted. The Marquis of BUTE presented a petition, signed by 1,223 landowners of Banbury, and its neighbourhood, praying for protection to the agricultural interests. He had great satisfaction in finding that the petitioners did not consider the repeal of the malt tax a means of affording them protection. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Earl RODEN said, that in drawing the attention of the House to the state of education in Ireland, he was anxious that some papers relative to the Establishment should be laid on the table, in order that the House might be fully acquainted with the facts of the case.—Ordered. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. The Marquis of BUTE presented a petition from Wigan, in support of the Established Church of Scotland ; and a petition from Kirkaldy, to the same effect. He would just observe that the passage in his Majesty's gracious speech, re commending a grant for the support of Churches in Scot land, had given great satisfaction in every part of that country. The Earl of R 0 SEBERRY said he could not hear the observation of the Noble Marquis without taking some notice of it. He (the Earl of R.) was a strong supporter of the Established Church, and would allow that in several parts of Scotland there was a deficiency of churches for the inhabitants belonging to the establishment of that country. He could not verify this opinion more strongly, that by stating that last session he brought in a Bill for the purpose of increasing the number of churches in Scotland by voluntary contribu tions. But when the Noble Marquis stated that the passage in his Majesty's speech which he had read w as received with universal satisfaction, he, as one belonging to the Esta blished Church, and having received information on the sub ject, must dissent from the Noble Marquis's statement. The Marquis of BUTE explained. He had said that the passage was received with great satisfaction in every part of the country. The Earl of ROSEBERRY said that the Noble Mar quis's explanation completely proved the accuracy of his (the Earl of Roseberry's) statement. It was tanta mount to stating that the passage that was read was received with universal satisfaction, or general satisfaction. He was persuaded that a very strong opinion prevailed in that country (in which he did not agree) that the grant of money for the object referred to, was a grant which was hostile to the feelings of an immense proportion of the people of that country. They were not averse to the exten sion of church accommodation by voluntary contributions, or the appropriation of funds dedicated to ecclesiastical purposes, but he was very much mistaken if they were not decidedly averse to every public grant for the purpose. He was himself of opinion that it would be beneficial for the country that such a grant should be made.--( Hear, hear.) The House, there fore, would understand that he had risen, not from any prejudice against the grant itself, but merely for the purpose of stating that he thought the Noble Marquis had been misinformed, when he stated that his Majesty's Minis ters bad been well advised in inserting that passage in hs Majesty's speech to Parliament, as it had given satisfaction generally throughout the country. The Marquis of BUTE would again repeat that the pas sage in his Majesty's Speech to which he had adverted had been well received in Scotland. He believed the greater portion of the people of that country were in favour of the Established Church, although he admitted that there was a great number against it. The petition was then laid on the table. Mr. TIERNEY, from the Tax-office, presented papers. Mr. CAMPBELL, from the East India House, presented an account of the compensation and allowances to the reduced officers of the Company. The House adjourned at half-past five o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, 1114.8 CH 9. The SPEAKER took the Chair at three o'clock. A Messenger from the East India Company brought up papers relative to compensation, on the reduction of salaries, to officers in that service. _ _ An HON. MEMBER presented a petition in favour of the Grand Western Railway. Mr. E. TENNENT brought in a bill for making a road from Belfast to Dublin.—Read a first time. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Sir R. VYVYAN said that many Members, who could not get their names down, had petitions to present on the Great Western Railway Bill, the second reading of which was fixed for that evening. It would be a very great convenience if Hon. Members were allowed to present them, and he trusted they would do so without indulging in any lengthened obser vations. The Hon. Baronet then presented petitions from the inhabitants of the City of Bristol ; from the Mayor, Borough, and Commonalty of Bristol ; from the Chamber of Commerce of Bristol ; and from the Bristol Dock Company, in favour of the Bill. Petitions were also presented in favour of the Bill from the town of Cardiff, and the city of Exeter ; from the city of Lon don, by Mr. Grote ; from St. Mawes, Hereford, and Crediton ; three from Cirencester ; from Bridport, Truro, Chard, and Bath, by Mr. Roebuck ; and from Tipperary, by Mr. Sheil. Lord G. STORMONT moved the second reading of the Bill. The Marquis of C H ANDO S complained that he had been taken by surprise—he was obliged to oppose this Bill on the same grounds that he did last year—that was because it would destroy a great deal of property belonging to his constituents in Buckinghamshire. The Bill had not been altered in any degree, as regarded them, and he would oppose it not only upon the second reading, but in Committee. An HON. MEMBER said he would feel it his duty to follow the same course. Another HON. MEMBER said he had supposed they had ar rived at a time when Bills for Railways would be supported almost as a matter of course. There was a mistaken notion abroad that they would be hurtful to the agricultural interest. In his opinion they would much benefit it. He sup ported the Bill. The gallery was then cleared for a division. The ayes were 165—noes not counted. The second reading of the Bill was therefore agreed to. On our return to the gallery, a long conversation ensued on the subject of the Bill, which was utterly inaudible. The Solicitor-General, Lord Granville Somerset, and others took a part in it. It was understood that a motion was made to refer the bill back again to the committee to which it had been entrusted last year, and that an amendment was proposed to the effect that the Members of the counties and places through which the rail-road passed should be added to the list. Mr. HUME wished to know what would be the number of the Committee. He believed it would consist of half the House; and he did not know where they would find a room sufficient to hold such a number. The way in which the com mittees were chosen was very absurd, and must be altogether changed, and Members must be obliged to attend. In 1826 he proposed a plan of this kind, namely, that a given number of Committees of a limited number of members should be cho sen, and a Committee, when wanted, should be drawn for, and the members of it all obliged to attend. Until this was done, there would never be anything like fairness. At pre sent, members duly attended on the last day, when there was a scramble to get into the Committee. He submitted that the system should be entirely altered. Lord G. SOMERSET said the same Committee-room they had last year was still in existence. The motion was then put and carried. Upon the motion of Lord G. SOMERSET, the report of the Committee of last year was referred to the Committee. BOROUGH OF LEEDS. Mr. BAINES brought up a report of the Committee ap pointed to consider the propriety of lighting the Borough of Leeds with gas. Mr. HOPE presented a petition from Gloucester in favour of the Great Western Railway. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented similar petitions from Wotton-under-edge, Cheltenham, and several ether places. LICENSING SYSTEM. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the innkeepers of Middlesex, complaining of the increased tax upon licenses. Mr. GROTE presented a petition from a private individual (whose name we could not hear), alluding to the distress and hardships in public madhouses, and praying the House to in vestigate the subject. Lord SA NDON presented a petition from Liverpool, rela tive to Corporation Reform. Mr. EWART said he would oppose the Bill alluded to in the petition, because he thought that nothing should be done before the report of the Committee on Corporation Re. form had been presented to that House. Mr. THORNLE Y would also oppose the Bill. Some petitions were then presented respecting some turn pike and private road Bills. Mr. 'WILLIAMS presented a petition from Leicester, corn plaining of the public burthens of the country, and praying for a reduction of taxation and the repeal of the malt tax. TRADES' UNIONS. Mr. FINN gave notice that on Monday the 16th March, he should move that there be laid before the House copies of any addresses which have been presented in the form of a presen tation to his Majesty on the part of the Political or Trades' Unions, on the 14th of November, 1834; together with such answers as have been made thereto. Also copies of the address of the Birmingham Political Union in the month of May, 1832, and the answer thereto. ORANGE SOCIETIES. The HONOURABLE MEMBER also gave notice, that upon the same day (16th March) he should move that a Select Com mittee of the House be appointed to inquire into the nature, character, extent, and tendency of the Orange Associations and Societies, and that the report thereon be laid before this House. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mr. TOOKE begged leave to ask the Noble Member for Devon (Lord Ebrington) whether it was his intention to ex tend the period within which the operation of the Act was to take place ? Lord EBRINGTON, in answer to the question of his Ho nourable and Learned Friend, begged leave to repeat what he had mentioned on Friday last. In the Bill of which he had given notice, the first object he had in view was to extend the time for stamping prescribed by the late Act, to the Ist of January, 1836. The second object he had in view, was to exempt all those persons whose weights and measures had been illegally stamped by an inspector under the late Act, from the necessity of re-stamping, upon his removal to another place ; and his third object, was to give the magistrates a summary power of levying penalties under the Act. He should, of course, introduce other provisions, in order to explain and render more clear, and he hoped also less inconvenient, the provisions of that Act, and it was his intention to refer it to a committee up stairs car ilii pa:pc-a of any dons, and of. introducing any amendments that !nigh t 1) culated to carry into effect the object of the Act, establishing of an uniformity in weights and measurec CASE OF THE REV. MR. GURNE Y , 4„ bad Mr. TOOKE rose, in pursuance of a notice which e ", of Gura e et.a given, to present a petition from the Rev. T. the parish of St. Allen, Truro, who represented that h been thirty-eight years curate and officiating small district ; that on the death of the incum bentthe applied to his diocesan, the Bishop of Exeter , le _ fer , most respectful terms possible, soliciting this small prfcne, meet ; that he offered to forward to his Lordship, t oo d a et cessary, public testimonials of good character and c_st to from the neighbouring clergy and gentry, yet his requi ember refused. This was a grievance for which the Hoe. e ti• believed there was no remedy in that House, and th e o p ug ht tioner suggested that in any measure that might be k r ht be forward by way of Church Reform, that provision Mlg made for superannuating curates, who being at a d uty, ministereibi i eQ advanced age, were incapable of performing then 1 1 00 , but which was not the case with the petitioner. T he & for Member thought that some provision should be re a re d all ,superannuating Ministers who had meritorious l y labor „op their lives for the furtherance of the doctrines of the blishment. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. REPEAL OF THE MALT TAX. „. r , is Mr. ORMSBY GORE said, in presenting a Pe tl- e f t sis the prayer of which he entirely concurred, he could not renY from expressing his extreme regret at lending himself t o ° a i s . measure which might in the slightest degree embarrass or tress his Majesty's Government, particularly after the re-es.lo and most extraordinary opposition that that Governme,' ge experienced.—( Cheers from the Ministerial Benches•L the had, however, a more imperative duty to perform, I ti bil duty which he owed to his country. That duty recle ired o the opinion that the Malt Tax should be repealed, 011010 petitioners represented, that a duty might be impose slue at foreign corn, equivalent to the relative and average which it might be grown in comparison with our own. mo lar Mr. HUME said he should like to ask the Holl.t.'be bad what he meant by the vexatious opposition to vihicu o f th e alluded ? It might, perhaps, be applicable to 01 '!„. - e tber . Hon. Member's friends, but he slisclaimed it tutlolee He was anxious to ask whether the Hon. Gentleman wee stood the petitioners to pray for an additional duty 00 h e al' corn, because he considered the duty at present very,ad and in the wording of the Hon. Member's petitio n be P derstood it to imply that prayer. 1 0 Mr. 0. GORE said, in reply to the Hon. Member' s ohs!, oat he should read the original wording of the petition „aid' duty be placed on all foreign corn equivalent to the bu toe labour imposed on it in this country, in comparison with tabis countries from which corn was imported, not subj ect tee 00 and taxes." With regard to the other question which the ors Member had put, he again declared that he considered " Suf is vexatious opposition never had been offered to any M illi n otts' the House. He begged also, now that he had the ci c irhese nity, to move for a return of all the seizures which h a so ft", made from brewers and other persons engaged in 1° „IP turing deleterious or other spirits, from the sth Jan to the sth January 1835. dell ° Mr. ROEBUCK would wish to ask the Hon. Cell I from whence he took the wording of his motion 0 0 Mr. ORMSBY GORE said he had taken the ! ty re tY from the heading of his motion which was now be's% abe House. The returns had been made up to 183 3, wished them to be continued to 1835. be cor d Mr. HUME said he was afraid that this might klo dered a most vexatious opposition, but he was anxious t°,01611 what were the nature of the seizures to which the He° .4 Gentleman had alluded ? bre Mr. ORMSBY GORE—AII seizures made fr ont and the venders of other deleterious spirits. , set Mr. ROBINSON observed that this kind ef,c,;:tow tion showed the inconvenience of submitting me t ' ° "" House without subjecting them to proper authority. o ir Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, after some few obaell suggested the propriety of the motion being withddrawsot* Mr. 0. GORE rose in reply, and said that he had, liftst slightest objection to withdraw the present motion, aii matting another to the same effect.—( Great laug ht %rlt if begged to assure Hon. Members that he did not cosh' self answerable for other people's nonsense. et, Mr. GROTE thought a little alteration in the Po ° would supply every deficiency. a t° tP Mr. ORMSBY GORE said if the House object ° 0 9 motion he would withdraw it ; but he thought that the 10 ,0 1 tion suggested by the Hon. Member opposite Wel lict ° _ n o the objection. is Sir R. PEEL thought the motion was quite regtde l. of form, and that there could be no objectiOn to it. The motion was then put and carried. t he gee Mr. JEPHSON moved for certain returns from tration of Deeds Office, which were agreed to. GREENWICH PENSIONERS. nr s Colonel EVANS rose for the purpose of prese nt ":l4 tition from a pensioner of Greenwich Hospital, w h° — pt his Majesty's Government had compelled him to acc;', commutation of his pension, on a,nromise of receiviNtsf o i passage to Canada, and an allotnr.w-, of land there. .0 titioner, under these circumstan , -reed to re cel aelra years' pension, and on applying r th e Coital Offic e ' t bst." told that there was no ship rt i and sueq ueatty f efal Majesty's Government had ci- I their i n stien e ° that advantage to Greenw: ;Pners.4e . "' t o ? __ He had been for several v appliCstf ll o Admiralty, the Colonial O Greenvriel but without effect, and, fre':a, w i oeum stances,Thesid E.) thought the poor man ' 1831; 01y treated. 610' answer he received from to Primary, Ot;afice at the /V i al; was that his pension hat, been commute- I d, absolutely a conditionally ; but lie (Col. E.) would a 'sk whether 1"071 at the age of 35 would accept of 2 years' 'iipension as itsl value ?—( Hear, hear; \ The idea was un j us t anco P t The second answer he received was that thr a s t not concern that dlpartment, and a tin '.d ansoe r ec e, he might apply tt the Greenwich P-ension did apply there, an' the answer was that his letter P oor I; s s referred to the Ad,iralty, thus showing that the P ht had been right ie. his first application. He thol d ig t o answers which hadbeen given were inconsistent, ersod Majesty's Governriant should give directions to the 11 o sei d these departmews not to give such vague and uncio lo ya to the poor persons who were obliged to apply to t advice or assis?nce.—( Hear, hear.) s ad f Lord ASIiIEY said lie had to thank the Holl'frae lant Member &'•,r his courtesy upon the occasion. , hi s pe o of the caca appeared to be, that the petitioner hau, B, at ,/ sion ;n the year 1813.—(Hear, hear.) In 18 ' e ast own request, and on his own application, the e „ ) , 0 , 4/. a year, was commuted for 81., and he (Lord Ashlios!o all the documents, was convinced that the commu, t ,tsg,l, l e d unconditional. He understood that the case was cl e ` lo o . 4 ll all rule; it was only allowed in the case of foreigners 1 . 7, 0 t uria to return to their own country, and there had all bo o six since the war. After a considerable ie te ha a r ed petitioner applied to the Admiralty, saying he 0 00 4 ,4 made those promises now stated. The Board terv.,j, him, stating that they knew nothing of the W et lad v i ej had made the commutation quite unconditionally ba d " t ei it was clear that he had never thought he Ve s t ) , claim upon the Admiralty, for he had taws,' fleso4 it as if his claim was upon the Colonial office. Noble Lord) had not been able to discover eb:,llfatety of a promise of either passage or land ; as he sai d fsee l 0 1 matter was unconditional. As to what had fallen c oy Hon. Gentleman relative to the darkness and 1 4 1 10 , 1 1 0; the letters from the Board, he could only assure Cit e it was not the practice of that Board to ; te pc' i th el letters, but if they were to write long letters to el p er f e rts,,,oo tion, they would require five times the number at e „ they now had. However, every case met with ts, consideration before it was replied to. a te ace? , Major BEAU CL ERK would speak to only one se , had had fallen from the Noble Lord. He said that Etther'es given for a pension of 4/. a-year. He would ask Wil' er etris could possibly be a fair transaction ? If such men ht fo r the when they were drunk, their pensions might be be t * ee tiee t yl Col. E VANS said, it was scarcely a fair way ell or - 0 °t r oll' matter to say that it did not properly belong to ' O l tie g as particular department. It appeared that there I , t iolti whatever upon the subject, and therefore the clu e , hetr h ic) whether there had not been an individual bargal o 'Po; those six poor pensioners and the AdmiraltY! eir they were beat down to the lowest poll ib td to to if so, he thought it was the duty of the I P s o rde r o g quire very minutely into the question, into b ps i see that those poor foreigners had not been be hes dealt with ; and some communication ought I° , be ce o t? with the Colonial Office, to see whether in ac t or , P l s been any provisions made to the present petitione'fiaas"' , If the facts stood as they were then before the A 114 contended that the pensioners ought to be restorel; eo be of Sir H. HARDINGE observed, that in 183 2, vir c u pes r tl e the honour of bringing before the House the case ° "di i ll , th e two thousand commutations which had been rc a rt army, he ,rather thought he had not the atiPP t l e a ; e f Hon. and Gallant Member. He (Sir H. H. " t s e et° his voice strongly against the measure, but he 50,. 5 tlt t si l ful; he agreed with the Hon. and Gallant Metnu e „ t iy 114 system was most improper, and ought to be ins ta- t he, h ee l end to ; he was sorry to say that the cases 111 h ge I amounted to upwards of 2,000, which in the nag still only 6 since the war. Sir E. CODRINGTON sa id th er e was 11 0 * — fa i r f a i r e tl B between the two cases. In the army there wa s a i le tation--the pensioners received an eq uivalent, w navy it was admitted they received only two y Ore P o ore" Mr. HUME said that a petition of a very similar bed be been put into his hands a few days age, bit rt0;0011' sidered that the case was so monstrous that i r. pa, untrue, and he therefore at once enclosed it to ight o er the Secretary to the Admiralty, in order that he T co ola c oes enquiries into the subject. Before he (Mr. H.) , f the d•, tion it to the House, he trusted that the whfl e g ° r eititf; t o would be taken into consideration and the pe ns ' °ll- feer e " Lord ASHLEY considered that the matter re the petition should be further inquired into. j Of ° The petition was ordered to lie on the table. oals, Colonel EVANS said that on a future gay erP notice of a motion in order to have a more satisraetc I tion of the allegations contained in the petition. CANADA. t bs TsihreßS. PPEAEKEELthlenuncdalelresdtanudpotnhaNtlrit Risoebuck• • al . s tleman (Mr. R.) to present a Hon Cen most likely produce a discussion. It was then the ti co w n e g icletalit ters of public business were generally taken int ° ere " aba c i by the House, and if statements on petitiona!' tbs under their attention, it would be impossible to d°_ w hieP e ar no objection, however, to taking up the p Otio_r nro pos io po Hon. Gentleman has given notice of his intention! tut" t o night, although, I hope, that my acquiesevag ptehteitiionnte.wathil?itbeb;soo:ot; t he POI Co l Co t for, el l t et rj ikll th e h e i r vvh,`: