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"—Polytechnic Journal. Richard Bentley, New Burlington -street. To be had at all the Libraries. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1841. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, 1/I.IRCII 5. Their Lordships met at Fice o'clock. The Bishop of HEREFORD presented a petition from the Baard of Guardians of the Hareford Union, prayin; for certain alterations of tl.e existing Poor-lavr. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from a parish in the county of E3sex against the gralt to the College of Maynooth. Lord STRAFFORD presented a petition from Donegal against Chur c h P.Atronage in Scotland. Tte E ir! of ROSE BERY presented a petition from the May:it and Corporation of Edinburgh, imploring the atteC:ion of the House to the present sca'e of the Import Ditiei. The Noble Earl also presented a peti tion from tie Medical Association of the borough of Stirling for Medical Reform, Lori FITZGERALD moved for returns which had been laid upon the table of the other House of the in come and expenditure of the years 1838, 1839, and 1840, and of the deficiency of the income for those three years.—Ordered. The Duke of ARGYLL gave notice that if no other Noble Lord took up the subject, he would pro pose a measure on the subject of Church Intrusion in Scotland, with a view to put an end to the dissensions which at present disturbed the Church in that country. The Earl of ABERDEEN said that as the measure which he introduced last year had the concurrence of the Noble Duke, he took it for granted that any measure of his Not.le. Friend's would not be very diErent. His Noble Friend had said that he was mistaken in assert ing that the members of the dominant party would not be satisfied with anything short of the total abolition of Church patronage.. But looking at the petitions which brad been presented this Session, he saw no reason to change that opinion. His Nobla Friend mentioned to him the names of two members of the General Assembly, who were . not in favour of total abolition of patronage. But, in fact, both these gen tlemen had supported, in November last; the very vio lent resolution which passed at a meeting held in Edin burgh ; and one of them was a member of the Com mittee appointed to form associations in all parts of Scotland, for the purpose of procuring the abolition. That meeting pledged tlaemstl‘es, before God and man, to use every effort to procuie the abolition. The Duke of ARGYLL had received very (Effe rent assurances from Edinburgh, and u les , he was convinced to the contrary he would feel b Ito bring in some measure on tie subject. MASQUERADES AT DRURY LANE. The Bishop of LON DON, seeing t he L ird Cham berlain in his place, wished to put a c.uestien to him with respect to certain performances :bat had_ lately taken place at Drury-lane Theatre. By a -resolufon of tee House of Commons, it was determined last Session that dramatic performances should take place on cer tain days in Lent at the large theatres ; and although he deprecated such performances at such a period, he thought it well hopeless after such a res lotion to expect tl:e revocation ce such a practice, but he was sure at the time that permission was given it was net understood that permission was given to such exhibitions as masquerades and masked balls. Such exhibitions, howeter, had taken place, not, he admitted, on Wedeesday and Friday, but upon a Monday, and that exhibition, he understood, was to be repeated that evening ; but he trusted if that performance was to tike place, it would be without those offeasive circum stances to which he would shortly allude. On Monday week last this perforuunce took 11 lee, and, i 4 i he was informed, circumst inces of the grossest and most offensive indecency took pl tee, so gross and offensive that it was received by the hisses of the more respectable part of the audience.—( Hear, hear.) The performances that took place were dances by French actresses and prostitutes. And those performances were of such a nature that the greater part of an English audience cool I not tole rate them. These performances during Wednesdays and Fridays in Lent were not tolerated in Roman Catholic countries, and he hoped that those who were in authority would not suffer them to take place in this. Hitherto it had been considered that the Lord Chamberlain had the power of preventing improper per lormances whenever they were presented ; but it ap peared tht.t at present the authority of that officer was very questionahle.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Occupying the staton in the Church which he did, he had always considered it his duty to make representa tions to the Lord Chamberlain whenever he considerel that improper performances were to take place, and he rnsto4 •may t 6 *A 14,,h hn aunt* made had been unattended to. With reference to the Noble Earl who was now her Majesty's Lord Chamberlain, he must say, that upon all farmer occasions his representations had met with the most prompt attention. On the present occasion he was most anxious to express the opinion he enterta'ned as to the demoralising effects of such exhibitions, and he begged to enter his protest against them. His object in rising was to give the Noble Earl an opportunity of stating whether this exhibition was with his knowledge and approbation. The Earl of UXBRIDGE, in answer to the question of the Right Rev. Prelate,said that the perfJrinance had neither his sanction nor knowledge. It took place on the 22d of February ; and on Monday the Ist of March, he felt it to be his duty to desire a le ter to be written to the Drury-lane Committer, stating that his attention having been drawn to the enclosed bill, announcing the performance of a mas qiierade, he begged leave to stat-, that no licence had been granted by him for such a purpose, though an application bad been made to that effect. To that letter he received a reply, dated March 2, 1841, stating that the Committee had been in commu nication with the parties upon the subject ; that the performances in question partook more of the nature of a private entertainment than a masqueral.e, but that no pains should be spared to have them conducted with the greatest possible decorum. That answer appeared to him highly satisfactory. Tue Noble Earl then proceeded to read an extract from the Act empowering the Lord Cham berlain to grant licenser, from which he said it appeared that the case did not come within the provisions of the Act. The Lord Chamberlain was, in fact, powerless. The Bishop of LONDON said that if it was not in the power of the Noble Earl to remedy the evil, he complained of that state of things.—(Htar.) The Right Reverend Prela'e then re id a paragraph from a newspaper, describing the gestures as in the highest degree indecent. The actors in these in famous scenes were Frenchmen and prostitutes, the very dregs of Paris, who were admitted gratis. The pericn who had the management of them and received the profit, was of the Jewish persuasion ; a circumstance that would not lead them to expect much regard for the decencies of society. Could not her Ma jesty's Secretary for the Home Department find means of repressing these enormities ? If not, some aiteration in the law was certainly required for that purpos', and her Majesty's Attorney-General should be directed to take the necessary steps for punishing the offenders. He (the Bishop of London) thought that the common sense view was that they were dramatic entertainments, and that the parties were punishable under the Act ; at a:l events he thought the Lord Chamberlain should take the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown. The Marquis of NORMA NBY said he would make inquiry upon the subject ; and he had no doubt that if the exhibitions were of the indecent nature it had been stated, the law would be found to apply to them,—( Hear, hear.) The Earl of GLENGALL, as Chairman of the Committee of the-TneAtre, stated that the Theatre In,d been let to a person of the Jewish persuasion ; but when the Committee perceived that a mas querade was to be given they recommended that such an exhibition should not take place. They had no power, however, to prevent him under the leas:. That lease expired to-morrow. Upon seeing the star, ments as to the improper behaviour that took place, I:as Committee remonstrated, and they had re ceived a communication that it should not be re peated. He had not the least doubt that that c. mmunication would be carried into effect. The CLanmittee were very anxious to prevent any such exhibiticn in Lent, and to have the entertainment post poned to some other day, but this was found to be impracticable ; but an understanding was effected that no exhibitions should take place that were in any way indecent or improper. The Earl of REDESDALE presented a petition from Stockten-on-Stour, praying that union workhouses might be exempted from parochial and Parliamentary taxation:. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM presentA a peti tion from Stockton, against any alteration in the Corn laws; also a similar petition from a place in Cornwall. SAN SULPICE. The Bishop of EXETER gave notice that on Friday next he should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, earnestly praying liar Majesty to withhold her Royal slnet;on from the ordi nance for incorporating the ec3lesiasties of the Seminary of San Sulpice. POOR-LAWS. The Earl of GLENGALL rose, pursuant to notice, to move for copies of correspondence b e _ twee.) the Poor-Ftw Commissioners and land owners at Cl )mnel. The Noble Earl said, that for the list forty years no measure of greater importance had pissed than the Act which gave Poor-laws to Ireland, and it was of the greatest importance that those laws should be airninis t,..red with impartiality. Ha wished he • could . believe that such had been the lino of conduct adopted bythe Commissioners,but he thought he should be able to prove that such was not the case. For everything he should state he was prepared to bring evidence ueon oath at their Lordships' bar. The subject comprised two parts —one was the conduct of the Commissioners with respect to the appointment of t!.e returning officer ; and the other was the re sult which ensued from that conduct,' on both of which he did not think the Commissioners had tretA with impartiaFty.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") person who was appointed is turning officer had,e the power of performing great services, if he pleased, ,to his political party, and hence he (the Earl of Glengall) believed the office was eagerly sought for. By appointing valuators of property who were under their influence they were enab'ed materially to effect the result of any election. In Clonmel the Commissioners selected for re turning officer a partisan of a particular faction in Ireland, whose conduct in discharging the functions of Iria - af;Oe had involved the union in great Negation, and heA . ,gi;Vear• offence to ail the " respectability" of Clonmel. lfria person was named Butler, and the Commi.ssiaaere e ,in' appointing him, passed over a gentleman named Fennell, the High Constable of the town, who was recomenewded by all the gentlemen and by the proprietors of the,prio cipal part of Clonmel. The Noble Lord then related a case, which was not distinctly understood 1n the gal lery, but in which he said that Mr. Butler was•guilty of suborning a man named Davis to commit perjury. Da vis, he said, was convicted at the assizes and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. By this returning officer's fraudulent appointment of the guardians, and the litigation in which it gave rise, the union was sub jected to upwards of 800/. in law expenses. The Noble Eerl concluded by moving for certain returns relative to the Poer-lawer, and also for the correspond ence thanhad taken place betiveen:tha Poor-law Com missioners io Ireland and the lindowners of Clonmell. The Marquis of NORMANBY thought the Noble Earl, before he brought forward such grave charges against individuals, ought to have given some no tice of his intention to do so, in order that those against whom he made them might have an opportunity of ex laining them. If the facts were as had been stated, there had been such a gross breach of duty on the part. of those Commissioners, as would shake the confidence of the House in those officers. He had so high. an opi nion of the character of Mr. Nicholls, of the ability with which he exercised his functions, and of his desire to administer the law with the utmost impartiality, and without any political bias whatever, that he could not but think that V ere must be some mistake, and that in a few days Mr. Nicholls would satisfactorily answer !he charges. Upon this point, therefore, he would entreat their Lordships to suspend their opinion, until an -op portudty of explanation had been afforded to Mr. Ni cholls. He (tl c Marquis of Nornanhy) believed that the irritation ashlar bad attended the introduction of this law was now gradually subsiding ; and he hoped, that through the zeelous, faithful, end impartial dis charge of the duties of the Commissioners, it would prove a great and lasting lea( fit to Irelaed. The Dnke of WELLINGTON said it was im poesible, considering all that had passel on the subject of these Poor-laws—considering the confidence which many of their Lordships had placed in ti.e honour of those who proposed the system—and considering the great power given by the Bill to the Commissioners, it was certainly to have been expected they would have exercised it as it was their duty to exercise it. When the Li gisleture entrusted great power to public officers it expected they would exercise that power, and exer cise it in the way which the law intended it should be exi rcised, and carry it into execution justly and fairly to all parties. Now, he must say that in all these dis cussions, it appeared to him that this was not the case —that in many instances it had not been the case— that that power had been fairly exercised for the pur pose for which it had been granted. The fact stated by his Noble Friend (the Earl' of Glengall) was a moat curious one, and one on which he should on Monday make a motion, of which be then begged leave to give novice, namely, that the House should have laid before it an exact copy of the minutes of the Poor-la.v Commissioners under the particular clause of the Act of Parliament which said that all this correspondence ought to be recorded. There might have been mistakes made be twice the dates of the letters written and received, but tie s r were things requiring explanation. He (the Duke of Wellington) had supported this measure, as had many of their Lordships, in confidence that it would be fairly carried into operation, and more par ticularly by those gentlemen who were employed to point nut what was the, of their L or dships but he (the Duke of Wellington) for one,, was greatly disappointed in the work . mg of the measure, and he felt certain that this was owing to the fact that the Poor-law Commissioners bad not performed their duty as they ought to have performed it. It was with that he (the Duke of Wellington) charged them, and he would make his motion on Monday, to show their Lordships how this one clause had been carried into execution, upon which the whole turned, namely, the mode in which they recorded their proceedings, in order that their Lordships and the other House of , Parlia ment m;ght have an opportunity of trying every act of theirs by the original proceedings. The Marquis of NOItMANBY said, perhaps the Noble Duke (the Duke of Wellington) would have no objection to postpone his motion until Thursday, to give him (the Marquis of Normanby) time to commu nicate with Mr. Nicholls. The Duke of WELLINGTON assented that the motion should be postponed to Thursday. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said he confessed it did not appear to him likely that this communication woull answer the purpose, and he thought it was very doubtful whether their Lordships ought to be satisfied with any explanation proceeding from the Noble Mar quis. It appeared to him there could be no doubt that a gross breach of privilege had been committed, which deserved to be punished in the severest manner. Ho hell in his hand letters evidently official, which it was pro►'esEed were printed in the paper before the House, but which le'ters were in different terms and of differ ent dates. The letters bearing the official signature stated one thing and the printed let tors stated another thing. He thought it might be necessary to examine the Commissioners on this subject at the Bar of their Lordships' House. The Marquis of NORMA NBY admitted with the Noble Baronet that, if the explanation of the Com missioners were not satisfactory, and he should write for it by the earliest post, he would think it necessary that their Lordships should take further steps. The Earl of GLENUALL made a few observations in reply. The return was then ordered, and their Lordships adjourned till Monday. ROUSE OF COMMONS, 111411cr 5. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. The Stoke-upon-Trent Small Debts' Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. The Christ Church and Lyndhurst Road BM was re id a second time and ordered to be committed. Sir E. WILMOT pte - 3ented a petition from the Woreeiter Canal Company against the Severn Naviga tion Mr. O. GORE,presented petitions from places in Montgomeryshire and Shropshire to the same effect. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented several petitions from parishes in Nottingham, against the Nottingham Gas Bill. The Hon. Gentleman also presented a petition against the Severn Navigation Bill. Sir J. HOBHOUSE presented a petition signed by 12,000 persons against the Nottingham Gas B:1 1 . Also a petition from the town of Nottingham to the same effect. On the motion of the Earl of LINCOLN, the Sedglu Road Bill wt's read a second time and ordered to he committed. The Noble Lord also presented a pc titioa from th', town of Nottingham, signed by 4,500 persons in favour of the N otti ngham Gas Bill Mr. T. DUNCOM BE p re sented a petition again s t the Nottingham Gas Bi ll . Mr. GISBORNE pr esente d a similar petition f rom the inhabitants of the sub urb s of Nottingham sur S v i e r y j or . rates of N o t t i ng h am against the BA!. NOTTINGHAM GAS BILL . Colonel ROLLESTO N m oved the second readi ng surveyors of O t ß be H H OU igh S w E ay. presented a p et i t i on from the of the Nottingham Gas Bid. Sir J. HOBHOUSE opposed the second re a di ng o f the Bid, on the ground that the prese , lt Comp an y were perceetly comp e tent to supply all the wants of th e t own . He had that day presented a petition from 12,000 in habtants of Nottingham against the Bill, and both the the A uthori t forie s, lightingt h e S u t r vec rs town, f Highways, and were opposed . to the measure. A printed circular had been sent t o him containing a prospectus of t h e New Comp any, an d stating that the passing of the Bill would be a com well or ill plete defeat of Ministers and the present Administrati on . Now that appeared to him rather a f oo li s h mode of a. etting gentlemen to vote - fo r or against the Bill. lighted,Nlihe ther be ti c ie ou t k o l w a n ssu o r f e 11-11ootnii.ngNhiaemmbewras opposite that s it had net engaged the attention o 1; her Majesty's Go vernment, for he (Sir J. HobhouseWad not mentioned the matter to any of them. He trusted the House would reject the Bill, aoul for these reasons he should move that the Bed be read a second time CaLit day six months. Colonel ROLLESTON said, the measure was not one of principle but detail, and could he best discussed in Committee. He.could assure the Right Hon. Gen tleman that he h id never seen or heard of the printed Circular to which he had alluded. The Right Hot]. Baronet bad said that since last year there had bcea laid out ten or twelve thousand pounds in improving these works ? Did the Right Hon. Baronet forget that the argument which he had before used in opposition to this Bill was that the works were so perfect that it was not necessary to expend a single sixpence upon them ? But he would submit. that that was not the real question be the House ; the question was, although this 10,0001. had been laid out .id add.tion to rafter SUMS, was that enough to sup fallthe deficiency ? If it was shorn, on going into Cortfittee, the:, there was no necessity for any further advance, he wouli be the first to support the Right Hon. Bart. Tile Rigit Honourable Baronet said that no faults had been found, no objections made, and that t ‘ he works, as far as they went, gave perfect sut4faction. He (Cu!. It.) had beer. informed of some instblite'et in which they Lai bean complained t.f as inefficient, and the only answer to that was, that if they did not like it, they might do ..;:thotit it.—(Cries of " Divide, divide I") After a fed' words from Mr. Easthope, Mr. Hume, and the E-. 11 of Linco!n, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House dividcd— For the second reading Against it 6l Majority -90 On the motion of Mr. DERBY, the Hawkhur. Junction Road Bill was read a second time. Mr. HOPE presented a petition from Gloucester, praying .that the Severn Navigation Bill might be re• ferred to a Select Committee. The Harrowgate Improvement 8.11 was rem' a second time. General JOHNSON gave notice that when the Poor-law Continuance Bill went into Committee, he would move certain anaemia:a:4y. • Mr. MARK Plirl e lPSg e notieit thafon Mon day next he would MO hat rtain naliaesle added to the Select Com'mittee fort. *ng in Ih the laws -affact ing the expo:t atioa of sna::hi - . Mr. tIUME gave .notice!that• Oti - .Mondayisext, he would move for returns under :different heads, of the manner in which 1,700,0001. voted within the last three 3e ars for suppressing the insurrection in Canada, had been applied. Also, that he would move for returns of the number of muskets, fire-arms, and military stores landed in Syria in the year 1840. DANISH CLAIMS. Lord SANDON obtained leave of absence for Mr. C►esswell while on the Northern Circuit, and gave notice on behalf of that Hon. and Learned Gent!eman that after Easter he would renew his motion with regard to the Danish claims. RAILWAYS BILL. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that upon going into C Anmittee on tbe Railways Bid he Should' move that Ireland be exempted from its provisions. CRIMINAL LAW. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notiCe that on Monday he should move for leave to bring in ails for the arnendinei t of the Criminal Law. BURNING ACT AMENDMENT BILL. A message from the Lords brought doain the Burn. kg Act. Amendment Bill, which, on the motion o M-. O'CONNELL, was read a fit time, and or derel to ha real a second fine ou Wednesday next. TEXAS. Mr. O'CONNELL wished to ask the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as the treaty with Texas had not been laid on the table, if he was pre pared to state whetter any provision had been made for the case which he would alto? The Texian Gevernmmt did not permit any free person of colour to reside in T,xas. That was a provision of the Con stitution of Texas, and he wished to know whether the Noble Lord, in his treaty with Texas, had made any provision to have that law mitigated, so that a free British subject of colour would be permitted to reside there ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the trcaty ap plied generally to the commercial relations . of the two countricF, an ,t did not go into details such as the Hon. arid Learned Member had referred to. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that he wool.] on Monday next move that the House should go into Committee on the • Poor-law Amendment Bill, but it would be merely pro forma, as he wished to have time for introducing certain amendments. He would afterwards move the Committee on that day (Friiay) fortnight. Sir R. PEEL wished to ask the Right Han. Gen tleman the Pre.,ident of the Bnard of 'lri,de on what day Le proposed t ) proceed with the Bill for the better regulttioo of ralwikys. 4. • 1. - shoull . ..)e able, to proceed with the Bill on that day (Friday) week. Sir ROBERT PEEL siid there was one clause in the Bill to which he wished to call the attention of the Right Honourable Gentleman, and on which he was about to present a petition. TLerc was a clause which gave to the Board of Trade a power to make regulations for the conducting of railways. Many Railway Companies entertained apprehensions on the subject of that provision ; because the power which it was proposed to give the Board of Trade wa; indefinite, and not accompanied with a proper responsibility. The petitioners begged that the matter might be referrei to a Select Committee. He thought that prayer deserved their serious consideration, as no less than sixty mil lions sterling . were sunk in those undertakings. Mr. LABOUCHERE would be very unwilling to consent to any measure which would occasion a delay in the progreis of the Bill. At the same time he was anxious that the point referred to by the Right Hon. Baronet should be fully discussed, and if the motion for a Select Committee did not arise from a wish to delay the Bill, he should be sorry to throw any obstacles in its way. He should consider the subject between that time and Monday, and would:then be prepared to give an answer. Sir It. PEEL would be by no means a party to any . postponement. On the contrary, if he found that such was the object of the motion for a Select Com mittee, he should oppose it altogether.—(Hear, hear.) In answer to an HoN. MEMBER, Mr. LABOUCHEItE said the Commissioners ap pointed to sutvey the line of railway between the North of England and Scotland, had found the under taking one of much greater magnitude than they had expected, but he hoped to be able to lay their Report on the table in a short t;me. Lord LINCOLN inquired whether it was in tended to proceed with the general measure on the subject of Small Debts Courts, because, if such was the intention of the Government, it would stop the progress of the several Private Bills then before the House. Mr. FOX MAULE said it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the general measure. LORD KEANE'S ANNUITY. The Order of the Day for bringing up the Report of the Committee on Lord Keane's Annuity Bill having been read, Mr. HUME ;Tauld offer a few observations to the House, which he hoped would induce them to post pone the further progress of the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) He wished the House to consider the peculiar circurn. stances of the present 13:11. On several occasions her Maje.ty, in her messages t 3 that House, signif.e I her def,iro to confer some signal mark of her fevJur on individuals who had distin- guished themselves in her Majesty's service. He wished The House to consider what was the invariable rule in those cases, and he would refer to as an example to the ease of Lord Seaton. On the 30th of March last year the House, in compliance with a message from her Majesty. on the subject, voted the sum of 2,0001. to Lord Seaton, notwithstanding all the oppo sition which he (Mr. H.) had offered to the measure. Now the point which he wished to bring under the notice of the House was this; that the Report ought not to be brought up till they had placed on the table of the House all the correspondence that passed be t sreen the President of the Board of Control and the Board of Directors of - the East India Company, re lative to the propriety of the sum awarded to Lord Keane being paid out the funds of that Com pany rather than out of the Consolidated Fund. Looking to the fact that the rewards given to the Marquis of Cornwallis, and to th e M arqu i s of Wellesley, for their services in India, were paid oet of the funds of the East India Company, and to the satisfaction which individuals would experience at those re.vards being voted in open Court by the Directors of the East India Company, he (Mr. H.) conceived that it would be much the better way for all parties that the sum now voted to Lord Keane should be paid out of the funds of that Company. He would request the House to take into consideration a circumstance stated in a letter which he (Mr. H.) had received that morning. It was that every 11. sterling granted for three lives would eventually cost the public 109/., and that the vote of 2,000/. would, in fifty yearn, at compound interest, amount to 418,000/. He would therefore beg to move the following amendment:— " That the Report of the Committee to that House on the Bill relative to the Annuity to be granted to Lord Keane, and his two next surviving heirs, be postponed till the correspondence which had taken place between the President of the Board of Control and the Board of Directors of the East India Company, or the Se cret Committee of the Court, relative to the services of Lord Keane, and the grant of annuity to him, he laid be fore the House, in order that the House be made ac quainted with the reasons why the Court 01 Directors refused to grant any annuity to Lord ,lenne.; . also the reasons which cletermireJ her Majesty's M inisters to recommeed that that proposed annuity should be paid out of the Consolidated Fund. PRICE sd. Lord J. RUSSELL said the Hon. Gentleman had ' made no case for the interruption of the proceeding, with regard to the present Bill!. The Hon. Gentle man had stated that a correspondence had taken place between the Board of Control and the East India Corn pany. Ho (Lord John Russell) -bad no hesita Lion in admitting that that correspondence did take place. His Right Hon. Friend had asked a question as to the intention of the East India Company ; and the result of the correspondence was that the E tat India Company stated it had not been usual for thi Company, in cases of that kind, to confer the grant 0 1 a pension —that they could not grant a pension beyond the period to whiCh their Charter extended—and that it was not their intention to move in the matter. Ot courses it was not in the power of his Right Hon Friend to move the Court of Directors upon the sub jrct ; all that he could do was to require their atten tion. Now the House had al , e ady heard from an Hon. Member of that House, who was a Member of th, Court of Directors (Mr. Hogg), the reasons why hr was of opinion the East India Company ought not t 3 be catled upon to provide a pension for Lore Kraele.—(Hear, hear - .) That Hon. Member stated very truly that the East India Company were al a great expense, or rather that the pe3ple of India contributed vary largely to the support of the Queen's army in India—that the expenses of that army were very lareely defrayed by the East India Company, and that in his opinion it was better to take that which was by far the more usual course, namely, that Parliament should provide the reward of Lord Keane's services. Now it was not denied that very large sums were paid for the army in India, but how far tint was or was not a ground why they should not entertain any proposition i of this kind, was a question which he did not :teen to I argue. His opinion seas that the East India Directors. I not fee'ing it their duty to move in the matter, it would - be total ) , unbecoming in the House to say *bat, al though Lord Keane had performed great servicei, they eheele steed !watering and chaffering with the East India Company to deprive him Of his reward.—(Hear, hear.) The reasons of the East India Company might be very good, but whether they were or not he repeated that it would be most unjust to Lord Keane and degrading to Parliament to make it a matter of barter, and compromise, and bargain between the East India Company and themselves, as to whetle• Lord Keane was to have 2,000/. per annum or not. He hoped that neither the House nor the country was reduced to that state that they would be obliged to try and throw the payment off upon the East India Com pany, and if they,did not choose to do it, that then Lord Keene was to be left without any reward. In Vie course of the debate let year the merits of Lord Keine had been allowed by all parties, from the Duke of Wellington down to the Hon. Member for Kilkenny.— (A laugh.) He trusted, therefore, the Hon. Member would offer no further opposition to the measure. Mr. MILES believed the House had no power of enforcing the claim of Lord Keane upon the East In dia Company. The geeeral feeling was that Lord Keene was highly deserving of the reword, but at the same time he hoped the House would he cautious be fore it would come down with any similar proposition in the present state of the finances of the country. Her Majesty's Government were about to grant Lord Keane for his services in a single campaign the same pension that had been given to Lcird Nelson, which he did not think the eircumst noes of the case would warrant. Sir H. VERNEY was opposed to the views of the Hon. Member for Kilkenny ; he thought the parties who benefi ed by the services of Lord Keane were the British publ c. Lord STANLEY wished to correct an error in a stivement of his Hon. Friend near him (Mr. Miles). His Hon. Friend bad said that they were about to grant the same pension to Lord Keane which lad been settled on Lord Nelson. Now it was true that 2,000/. a-year had been conferred on Lord Nelson when he had been raised to the peerage. But after his de all a rension of 5,000/. a-year had been settled on his heirs for eve! ; and besides a sum of 90,0001., and a sum of 20,000/. were vested in land for the use of his family, with a power given to the trustees to use these sums iu endowing his sisters. He (Lord Stanley) thought it right the Howe should be in possession of these facts before they came to a decision on Vie present subject. The House divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority -92 The Report wa; then brought up, and the Bill or dered to be read a third time on Monday next. RU M DUTIES. .. As.,:.;' 4 ,, AA.. I.J ‘...4.4 i C.' Aii.,Ci.,t ts.ti, lie iiii.i "ILWiiti it 14 ~.. ~.). se y to make some alterations in the East India Real . Bill, and, therefore, he should move that the Bill be re-committed pro forma, and printed, in order to intro duce those alteration?. The Bill then went through Committee, and was ordered to be re-printed. SUPPLY-NAVY ESTIMATES. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for going into Committee of Supply on the Navy EitimateE. Mr. O'BRIEN said there were two subjects which appeare.l to him to deserve the notice. of the House. The first was that a true bill had been found against Mr. M'Leod, on the allegation that he was present at a transaction which was conducted under the Colonial Authorities on a charge of murder and arson. The oth, r was a resolution of one of the Legislatures of the United States, to the following effect: that the Government be authorised to take immediate measures to remove the troops of the Queen of Great Britain from the dis puted territory, and that the resources of the State be placed at the disposal of the Governor for that pur pos. He did not know what degrea of authority to attach to the document, but if it were true it could be taken as nothing short of a declaration of war. He was as much opposed to war as any one, and looked upon it as a great calausity, particularly with America, because in that case it assumed a fratricidal character, At the same time he would say, that if war took place it would not be of their seeking, but they could not command the allegiance of their Colonial subjects if they were not able to extend protection to them. The Noble Lord, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, had shown great exertion and vigour in another part of the world, in which their interference was of a more doubtful character, and he trusted the Noble Lord would indicate some portion of that vigour on the pre sent occasion. He felt it his duty its an individual Member to say that in his opinion their interest would be much better secured if they had a strong fleet within reach of the American ports than if they had a large military force ahing the frontier line. He knew not whether the estimates were on a sufficiently large scale to meet exigencies of that sort, but the Government would be wanting in its duty if it did not come down to that House prepared to meet them. Mr. EWART could not see any necessity for anti cipating hostilities.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the mass of the people in the United States were in clined for peace with England.—(Cheers.) Ile be lieved they understood too well their own interests to wish to see that peace disturbed by any unhappy diffe rence; between the two countries.—(Cheers.) He would not venture to follow in the footsteps of his Hon. Friend by drawing a distinction between the actions of the Government and the people of that country. He hoped that while we were unprepared for no enemy no attempt would be made to anticipate the hostitfes.—(Cheers.) He knew that the feelings of the manufacturing interests of this country were in favour of peace—(Cheers)—and he knew that the same feeling existed among the mass of the people of the United States.—(Cheers.) He trusted that these un happy differences would be terminate I without any re course to arms, and he thought that if such were the case it would be not only in accordance with the feel ings but with the interests of both countries. Mr. HUME hoped the Noble Lord would give some explanation which would remove the prejudice which had been crcateJ. Nothing that he was aware of had taken 1,1 Ice to call for the hostile interference of the Government. Nothing hal yet taken place, but under the sanction of civil law ; and it was too much to appeal to war when they were not aware vrbether what had taken pace was not in accordance with the laws of the State. He trusted the Noble Lord would assure the House that clothing had taken place but what caul(' be settled in an amicable manner. -- ---- -- ------ -. . - NAVY ESTIMATE'S. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. A vote of 570,5071. was then proposed for payment of the wages of workmen in the Dock-yards. Mr. BARNARD objected to the inadequacy oftl-e wages paid to the shipwrig hts in the Dock yards. He had hoped that either higher wages would have been paid to them, or that a system of job-work went] haNe been had recourse to. If they were adequately paid there would never be wanted a supply of skilful work j u g men to build up the wood en wens of Old E ngland. The vote was then agreed to. A vote of 34,500/. was agreed to fur wages of wor k. men in rote o the naval a 1 ‘ , 71 82,5 36 l . establishmentswas proposed abroad. for nav a l A \ o utfittings, and steam.maAiinery. stores, a Mr. HUME wished t o know if hadbeen 7 1 ; _to o, de F d E o ß n R th A e L c Ts said,t of Syria, if the Hon. G en • n naval stores . Dl r.I Y tlemao wou l,l particularise tiny stores be would in form i:im. Mr. HUME could not partieularlie ; he asked go- Lerwly if any of the stores under the care of the Ad miralty had b3cn Linde -1 on the ecait o f S yr i a ? Mr. M. O'FERRALL—N o t any. Sir T. COCHRANE expressed au opinion t'sat th Lumber of our frigates should have,heen increased.. A eighbouring country had now niUCicen-,frigateshuikl ing, and s'xteen in dock, making a toia*T'of thirty-five. He thought, too, that we should hay.? male a gr( weir se of the new power of steam. We hed now but six steamers, while France had thirti-Ihree, Admiral ADAM observed, that we could well dis pense with an increased number of frigates, so long as we were we ll supp li e d w i th seventy-fours, which were much more efficient in battle. With regard to steamers, the British Government had been yearly increasing them, as much as was consistent with a proper economy. Seven vessels had been built this year, and six more were on the stocks, and the Government were entering into contracts for engines for six or seven large steamers, and the Hon. Officer might be certain that the subject would n(t be lost sight of. Captain PECHfiLL said that in the last war they bad been left a legacy of forty sail of the lice, which eery properly be denominated the forty thieves. flis ()Elect in replying to the Hon. Gentleman, was vith respect to the steam-vessels. Now it was noto rious that the French Minister hai complained in the Chain! er of Deputies that none of the French vessels vera to be compared with those Of this country. For my one therefore to stand up and say this country was leficient in vessels, showed him that he had overlooked shut hcd taken place at Acre, where the vessels had (lone tie greatest service. Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished for explanation upon one item in the present vote. When he had the honour of being at the Admiralty, the best relations .xisted between this country and the United States, but it had always been considered necessary to adopt such a course as would keep up the su perior character of this country. Now, he saw in this vote an outlay of 29,0004 for the pur pose of steam vessels for Canada. Now, he wished to know for what purpose that charge was .rack, and whether any change was contemplated at the Admiralty different to that which was adopted by him to keep up the naval spirit of the country. Mr. M. O'FERRALL said there was no change contemplated in the policy to which the Right Bon. Baronet had referred. It was not intended that the steamers should be armed ; all that was intended was to transport troops. Mr. - 'HUME thought that preparations of this de scription excited suspicion. At the present time it WdB not necessary to lay out such a sum. Lord J. RUSSELL observed that the vessels were intended chiefly to operate on Lake Ontario. Sir J. GRAHAM said that although our amicable relations nits the United States should be maintained, it was not unimportant to consider that a military de fence vias the best that could be adopted. That was the substance of the resolution& adopted by the Go vernment of which be was a member. Mr. WOOD said the House would remember that on one occasion, at Lake Erie, there was great diffi culty in conveying troops from one place to another. Lake Ontario belonged chiefly to this country, but on Lake Erie, where the 'steam-boats were principally American, the greatest difficulty was Gxperienced. Sir J. GRAH AM said that if the steamers were intended merely to transfer troops,, it was quite consis tent'tVith fc s vlew. If they were preposccl with a view to Laval superiority, he objected to the scheme. Lotd J. RUSSELL said they were intended to as. sist in the military defence. Sir DE LACY EVANS deprecated the practice of referring tl what any former Government might have decided with regard to t h o best course to be adopted for the defene of Canada in any future war. Mr. HUME said it appeared to him very extraordi nary that. three years after the insurrectionary move ment was at an end there should be this proposal to in crease the expenditure. The money of the country was uselessly expended by keeping the navy in a coa ti:von for war When the country was in a state of peace. His tirit objection was to the number of men, namely, for the nava l esta bli s h ment, 43,000 in a time of peace, when 14,000 was considered sufficieat in the . time of Mr. P.t•. lie was sorry to see this extravagance. The vote wax then agre:d to. 256,760/. were voted for naval yards. A vote of 9.4,601/. for medicines and medical "stores was agi e (I to. _ _ 2837881. were voted for miscellaneous naval services. Sir T. COCHRANE begged to call the attention of the Cotnm.ttee to the importance of altering the timed at which steam-vessels started from tint country to America, from once a fortuig t to once a week. Ho understJcd that clef] of these vessels took out 1,000/. worth of lett , :rs, and if the times of starting were ac celerated the postage-duty would be considerably iu create]. lie uadtrstood that attempts were making to get up a inc of pacts from Havre to the United States, and if the ejovernment did not take care the great bulk of the trade and corleipcndence of the eonutry would be taken out of their hands. Mr: HUME hoped the time would shortly arrive when tl.e postage of letters would no longer be eon siticrA a source of revenue. APer a kw words how Mr. GOULBURN and Mr. C. WOOD, Mr T H Olt Ir. at Intxt run,' NELY gait] he thought the Govern- tl.e ( , vertin e..t pac'e's to North America. He wished to r peat a question that ha:l b, en put by the Hon. Men.bz.q. for Kiiko n', namely, whether the Govern ment proposed to adopt electro-telegraphic communi cation h iwcen Londo n a : d P or t smout h. IV-. M. OTERRALL said the Admiralty had directed their attention to the subjec , , but had 113 t yet dcterminod upon it. Toe vcte was ti en agreed to. On fie vote far 728,6:281. for half-pay of officers be;n; put, Captain PEC HELL said he wished to call the at tention of the Government to the claims of Purters. He thought Par,crs, who bad served as Admirals' ClakF, should be entitled to a higher rate of pay. He hoped that something would be do ne t o p rov id e b etter for men w i ho set ved n confidential situations as secre taries to Admirals, and as pursers, and there was now a gentleman who l:al served as purser for 19 years, and as secretary to Admiral Codrington for sight years, and who was thrown, after those 27 years of confiden tial service upon his half-pay of ss. a day as purser. Admiral ADAMS said that the regulations now in force had been adopted, in accordance with the Report of the Commissioners of Naval and Military Inquiry, and he saw no reason for so soon disturbing them. In reply tl an bservation from Sir H. nARDINGE, Mr. C. W 0 said, that two sears tip Captain Napier (now C. Napier), was re-instated, and placed upon the full pension to which his - previous rank entlecd him. Sir H. HARDINGE hoped, that as this was the case, 400/. a-year would stand opposite to Sir C. Na pier's n in the pension list instead of 200/. Admir.,l ADAM said that no man had a higher esteem a:an he had for Sir Charles Napier, but no in crease ta 11;s pension could be made out of the accumu lated fund until after the death of Admiral Cockburn, an event which he hoped was very remote.—(Hear.) Sir H. HARDINGE thought that rewards for me ritorious services were distributed in the army upon much more ices (bu y v i oe t a rD.e b e es nasaid the principlestehrwithlf t o a o n rt in nsra e. t e h t tt r: )w a a ‘ h ; s y a af e . 1 2 i rC t ' hat officer should receive half-pay together Pru all t b b i o r s t in with any civil emolument. Sir J. DUKE wished to know whether it was intended that n monument should be erected to the lute Sir Syd ney Smith. - Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to answer is the lairtllatiVe. Sir J. DUKE gave notice that, should move, on a future occa&on, that a monumenb also erected to Lord Exmouth, who had co-operated with Sir Sydney Smith. The vote was then agreed to. , s :__, The following votes were afterwarowpassed in that cane, ho ances. 181,789 i. for civil pensions and . l e P o s nvicts. 76,262/. for the conveyance o 190,987/. for the freight of ships The House ti , en resumed. a and transports. A RMY F i S l T ,le be y Hon. Gentlem an sa id IMATES. Mr. MACAULAY rose to move - the A rmy Estimates for the year. lher and concisely as the su bj ect would do so as clearly es t imates for the l as t year had would allow. T ho sum of 6,163,000!. At the latter amountA to ti . )o , B ho 'sever, he felt it his duty to call end of the Sestnon m i of 22,000/., for the Bran additi'" sum recommendationspurpose of car rying :. .. toA r ect tic of the Military o that +the whole estimates for ISSIOI7, S the year Comm amoumelt ) 6,185 000/. The estimate which he was about t 3 present for the present year :would amount to 6,133,0001., showing a decrease of 47,000/. Tire whole force borne in the estimate of last sear amoun ted to 121,112 men. The whole force in the estimate - of. the present year was 121,121 mei, showing an increase of only nine trim 01 these 29,070 were employed in India. It would be pe:ceived that acre was a slight increase in t'Le regiment.l charges throughout almost every department in the service. Toe ordinary regimental charges of cavalry which amounted to 17,001/. last year, amounted to 17,0281. this }ear. The ordinary regimental c ha-ges of batta lions of iafantry amounted, last year, to 26,414/., and these charges would amount this year to 26,4781. The increase in the cavalry expenses arose from the circum stance that th e adjutant; ha.. .. received the advantages recommended by the Navel and Military Commi ss i on , and whi c h was d ue to that very valuably class of offi.. cerfl. Ti.e increase in the infantry expenses had arisen partly from the same ca use, and partly from t h e fact that it bad been thought proper to make some addition to the contingent allo wances of captains of depot com r panics in F n ;land. It had been d em e d expe di ent that • t Ire elt .11ishments should be kept up as near l y as pos sible to the sery highest point, and he believed there had been no period in the military history of the country at wliiell tie. 'number of cffectives bad so nearly a ppro3 . c hed the. num b er rated in the 'estimates. _....(.He"r0 : The consquence of . thdt policy had been that the depot companies were overflowing, and i: would be unjust to keep the captains for depot c 'mpanies on that small contingent al!owance which i[// i ..... - CD - -"ACTS -"ACTS FOR COCOA, OATS, AND SALT. DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR vicruALLINo AND TRANSPORT S.D.R. VICES, SOMERSET-PLACE, Marto' 4, lg.!! rirti.E CO MMISSIONERS for EXECTT the 11./ 1 G the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of to i 3ITEn A KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE heitkt ' 4 ° hereby give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 11th I , t etlo , at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such 'thri lls 14 tnay be svillinr , to Contract for supplying and de ‘44. t it nit° her Msjest 's ' Victualling Stores at Deptford, the Nentioned Artieley. . , . .s, viz. : te e „ Quantity. When to be dellver. Half in three weeks, ' , A .. and the remainder ............................... 70 Tons 04., in three weeks af "tk°tch Pot terwards. 4414 t vvitite Po t a toes 3OO Quarters Within ten days. _ Half in a month, and I- •nd joarse-grainedi iti Tons / the remainder in a ~. . X ote.dried month a ft erwards. til4The Cocoa to he exempted from the Customs Duties. is t at,o the Cocoa (not less than two pounds), and of the 14 444 Less than two quarts), must be produced by the par- C tltte,,- e ' i °l? ; and a.- sample ofthe Salt, tsgether with the may be seen at the said Office. trei, '`erider will be received after one o'clock, on the day of kr e k ik i d l : i any noticed,unlesste party attends, or an agent t ! Cr : „ -Y authorized in writing. 'tit). L' .l'ender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi ' ""d bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for ti k' w to f o c ' and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, and t ' e k 4. ' . 4 ' 5 " ;o ust be accompanied by a Letter signed by fte„lo4l,Zisiible Persons, erigaging to become bound with the "he A x '"ertng in the sum of `25/. per cent. on the value, ''----......te performance of the Contract. 414NCHESTER and BIRMINGHAM 1 Ap. RAILWAY. T he h,„ TENDERS FOR LOANS. ;71Noir:1,,ECTORS of the MANCHESTER and RIR '4GRAV,„aI RAILW AY COMPANY are now prepared : f Dit t C I M ORTGAGES (under the powers of their Ac Lrtaki n ,,, -445 nt) of the TOLLS and WORKS of their un 'l2 % L T' as a security for Loan o; Money, in sums of not ' 7, , fi ;' s °, 01 . on each m(xteage, and for the periods of L ere, s , - ' ' l, ', and seven years 'at the option of the lender. ilatiptc warrants, cacuat a ' t the ra'e per cent. per L .114 1:1 At anci Payable ' t i the Company's bankers, in Loßdon or ii , ro , 4-tilleer,lon.the half-yearly days on which the interest will on t t , ( uring the who!, period of the Loan, will be de , l' a , t • o,tne Lender with the mortgages. „„_,tltaile,',ars, explaining the peculiar eligibility of this sec.u -7illy;7°*ebtairierl at the Company's Offices, No. 43, Plc %eh at the office. ef Slater and Heehs, Princess-street, Ih h ener. THOMAS ASHTON, Chairman. -'44'"ster, January 12th, 1841. 11 1/ , 1, (3 , N1 -) COLONY of NEW ZEALAND. ~,Q1,2 DIRECTORS of the NEW ZEALAND COM ZNEfßeri.,el'xr give Notice, That the SALES of LAND in 1, - `';_, ,i -- ; ' - ''-' 4 SETTLEMENT are now proceeding. Per e4in-talg Allot nts and especially intending Colonists Nei . to se e P e ' - for Town and Suburban R . l abs ure Preliminary Orders . 'llll of t ' h a ,, r l,7 l n,ommended to make early application, 1 "k Lands Advertised for Sale are already poseddi of. I\ t ,„' By order of the Court, JOHN WARD, Secre tar y. 44112tLesday, and Ilouse, March 2, s 1841 buildings, . WESTERN- AUSTRALIAN UOl.ll- . ET 1! TI,- P.ANY. E-141111ECTORS of the WESTERN AUSTRALIAN & -4 40 - R ZY hereby give Notice that they are READY TO e „,_os i , - ', OF LEND, consisting both of Town and Rural t-,7dtie inns , the New Settlement of Australind. andTerms__ ' 14 1)10 1 1°4% ni . aY be had, on application to the Secretary of the Y either personally or by letter. By order of the Board, \V est est ers C. H. SMITH, Secretary. X33' (1, " I ld A estralian C om p an y' s Office, \.. Rroad-street=--- 27th February, 18 41 - S 'l - ---- LAD'S PATENT HEXAGON Ila l he 'Po, WOODEN PAVEMENT. r•lipx,-fie are respectfully invited to inspect theWOODEN 1) 11qerespectfullyNT in DUNCANNON-STREET, CHARlNG iliZuji'n•ve Jtods specimen comprises every advantage of that V. and , "'I n, with the simplicity and facility of construe ,,t'iN p lair Which belong EXCLUSIVELY to HEXA ,-Lber k . A " E VENT, and can be executed cheaper than .. any s'rav 11.4dhithertd used, viz. Bs. per yard, on a founda ion of qv ' es tel 9 s. 6d., with one of Roman Cement Conerete. l4, teey. information will be given, on application, at No. set,ihr, , Adelphi. Adelphi. 't.) I r o '2E PEREMPTORILY SOLD, pur- Ett t th„ an ORDER of the HIGH COURT of CHAN pb,.--:"° ill a Cause LIVESEY v. LIVESEY, with of r 4 6 ,_uviort of Joss; EDMUND DOWDESWELL, Esq., ,``'e Masters of the said Court, at the Clarendon ""tter,',,'°llth! John-street', in Liverpool, in the County of Lan er6WEbisrsnici-, the 24th sting arch next, )) 4 * ellin a . L 'HOLD ESTATE consiof a Messuage or °l,y";4l_ouse.and Premises, situate ' in Church-street, Liver bj nbt e d ,Tot in the occupation of Mr. Grapell,.boukseller.. ttstepts rartieulars whereof may be had (gratis) at the said 1 11 Al 'ssr,, °ffi ee, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane ; ttP. W Grane and Son, Solicitors, 23, Bedford-row ;of lat e , "r• Hast'rm so ' licitor 3 Harpur-street, Red Lion thilt,;‘,q Mr. Samuel Fyson Tokenhouse-yard, al and of Mr. George ' Edward Gustard, solicitor, Nr s:lrWaterloo-bridge, London ; and also of irl ' t aoley anti Sons, Liverpool, aforesaid, Auctioneers. GRA NE and SON, Plaintiff's Solicitors, 23, Bedford-row. A.r ioNAL LIFE ASSURANCE 2, l A , SOCISTRETY, 1( '"G WILLIAM -STREET, LONDON. 1 , Established IMO. t 4ibt CAPITAL £500,000/. Irict..l',7*---OEORGE THOMAS NICHOLSON, Esq. d ose 4-ItsssinExT.—JAMES BOGLE SMITH, Esq. 11 4 1111 barb DIRF.CTORS. q„411411" Patrick Cruikshank, Esq. tt r il° s Esq. John Gore, Esq. 44e rratlaile, Esq. Ralph Ricardo, Esq. '41 4 ur oand E Herman Sillem, Esq. e s sq. 0 14 ,"ttr..fi r Xes Capper, Esq. Francis Wilson, Esq. d ao °II R th e . " of the Divisible Profits are Annually divided red Assured for the whole term of Life, who have been sp a ."'S or the full period of Five Years, and are wholly ~ntogtne Redue t i o - n of future Premiums; and the re -44; s'oe-fifth to the Proprietors of the Subscribed Capital. RN. of ptEaliums for Assuring 1001. for the Whole Term of Life. „,„, ---..L . — "um• Age. Premium. i Age. Premium. ' . *: 1 I .! 3 25 £2 3 0 35 £2 17 5 30 ' 2 9 5 40 3 7 5 re a r y i ▪ 6 61 " 73 3 9• 9 4 6 14 " 60 r