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EVENING EDITION OVERLAND MAIL. (From the Herald.) 'f3: eat dissatisfaction appears to prevail at Canton, and it is said that the Emperor will not ratify the Elliot Con vention. The accounts from India are not satisfactory. Our affairs in Lahore and Affghanistan are . not progreis- i g favourably. All quiet at Alexandria. ( From the Calcutta Courier, of March 19.) News from China, of a date as late as February 11 reached us to-day ; but we must content ourselves at pre sent with a plain uncommented narrative of facts. The preliminary negotiations have continued since our last ad vice 6, and were so far satisfactorily concluded, that the two plenipotentiaries considered that there was no longer any reason to refrain from a public demonstration of the tricndly relations existing between the two nations, and al inter view was consequently determined upon. The following is the animated description furnished us by our Correspondent in a letter data(' Hong-Kong, January 27, 164 1 : " H. C. War-steamer Madagascar. Since last addressing you we have had a grand turn up—nothing less than a meeting between the Plenipoten tiary and the Imperial Commissioner Keshen; it took place yesterday at the second bar is the Canton River. The Nemesis steamer had on board his Excellency Cap tain C. Elliot, Plenipotentiary, with a select party, and the l‘ladaga.=.car, a party of marines, amounting to 70, with the bands of her Majesty's ships Wellesley and Caliope, and a large oarty of gents fforn the squadron, Captain Ht Soert, or the Caliope, commanding the whole. The CaEope, Larne, aad Hyacinth, anchored at the Bogue ; or► tine steamer passing her Majest)'a ships, his Excellency v,va.a saluted with 19 guns from the Caliope, and on passing the. Rogue Forts each battery saluted with three guns, wbsich is a Mandarine's salute of the highest rank, and all the forts were manned with Chinese soldiers as a mark of respect to his Excellency ; in passing these 'sorts our bands were playing, and we had a very fine day for it indeed ; on our arriving off the second bar, boats came off to point out where his Excellency was to disem bark. The party, with the marines and band, was trans fe red to the Nemesis, which steamed into as shoal water as possible; in fact, grounded when the boats from both steamers landed the party. The marines were drawn up in a landing place made for the occasion of bamboos and planks, and covered over with cloth, with boughs of trees and flowers interspersed here and there, which gave it e very goad appearance ; from the landing place up to the Imperial Commissioner's tents was a good road made of planks. His Excellency on landing was accompanied by Captain Herbert and Captain Dundas, and on his putting his foot on shore the bands struck up and pre sentedarms from the marines, and his Excellency proceeded towards the tents of the Imperial Commissioner. On ar riving ther:, Keshen came to the door of the tent and re ceived his Excellency the Plenipotentiary very graciously, when all the party was introduced by his Excellency to the Imperial Commissioner, arsong whom was a young middy of her Majesty's ship Herald, about 12 years of age. Kese inquired his age, and after being informed, his remar was " he had much better study his book than be brought up to the art of war." After this all under the rank of a Camnaissioaer wese requested to withdraw from the Imperial Commissioner's tent, and 1 being one among the party, we viarted the Hong mer chants, who had a tent dos. by. I saw Ilowqua, who is a very old man;—indeed this is the principal and most wealthy man among the Hongs. Tea was served ma to us in very good stile, and the cups were of the very beskwhina I ever saw. I should very much like to have walked Of with tbe w'nole set. This occupied about half an hour, when weawere all invited into the Imperial Commissioner's tent, and sat down to a most sumptuous titan at one o'clock—we had a real gorge ; there were four sables spread with alßinds of Chiaese delicacies, gril'ed partridges, birds' nest soup, partridge soup, sharks' fins dressed in all kinds of ways, plovers' eggs stewed with mushrooms, ducks with apple saace, and as fast as you emptied your plate you were supplied with somthing else, but never twice of the same thing ; in fact, the variety was s ) great that after an hour and a half's gorging we began to cease, and some of us took ourselves off for a walk but the Chinamen were surprised that on our return we would not commence again ; the wines were very good indeed, also the samshoo. Tiffin being over, the Imperial Commissioner expressed a wish to see two of the marines, consequently two of the largest were picked oat, each six fe.:t three in height, and underwent an inspection by Ke alien himself ; he examined very minutely the musket with the bayonet, the cross-belt with eartouch-box, and then he felt their arms to see if their jackets were stuffed with cotton, and very much to his surprise found all was muscle, and no tai take. ..... The marines then were put through the manual and platoon exercise in the prw,e.iee of the Imperial Commis sbner, who exprcsied himself highly grwified. The ground occupied by the marine.; was of small extent, be ,iles which there was a body of Tart ::r troops drawn up in the rear of the marines, and on Vie word of command being givqn, rear-rack take open order, each marine came epos; the too of the Tartars to the very amusement of all termite'', and I cat, assure you there was no small quae- ! gry of Chinese spectator:, I should thiak at least from 450,000 to 60,000. After this the marines marched down to the boats, the band playing ; and embarked can the Madagascar steamer asina alt the party excepting his Excellency Captain C. Elliott, Pletep tentiary, who remained with . the steamer Nemesis, for hip Excellency's accommodafoe, to settle with the Irri peel Commissioner, the following day, the details of arrangements Itvely catered into. The Madagas ,er proceeded ba-A to the squalron and e:isernbarked he whole party to the it respective ships. Keshen, the Imperial Commissioner, is a floe, iateLig shrewd-looking mat rather corpulent, and about six fe,t in height, and very affi'ule and polite ; we all vvete highly delighted with our day's excursion. We I etc now at Hong-Kong, the island being by the new a rangements ceded to the British Crown ; the flsg has been hei•ted and toe island taken possersioh of, and the Ceinese war is now at an end, and we are al leoking eta to be sent back to Ben ,gal very soon. Orders have eore up to Color el Burrell to g . :ve up Chusan and to - be ng the win le force to this place. The trade is not set going as yet. the blockade being still kept up, but this will lx' only fur a few days. I have now given you all the news up to the present date. I can assure you I was much grati fied at bs Lig present at the meeting of Plenipotentiaries, :led would not have lost the opportunity for anything, it being the first Stata meeting that ever occurred between the Chicese and any European nation." We have received another Alacao letter, dated 11th February, by way of Madras; it appears that it was taken there b y h er Nisieesty's sloop Lnrao ; " MACA3, Fan. preliminary arrangements an trounced in my last aro still is suspense, cud with the ut inoe uncertainty as to olemn they may be reopened; they ought to hai.e been on the 24 lust. Keahen's arrange • remits are eweeoiagly unpelatable to the local authoritie,, and people ,f Canton, who hare all along confidently stated that they would not be saectioned by she Emperor ; %Ouch is strongly confirmed by the wee like operations going in at Carton, and it is now said that a new Commissioner is en the way to supersede Keslien. fie himself still keeps up a friendly appearanee eit4l Captain Elliot, ;she I,ft this yestee!ay to meet him within the Bogse, pro feaseely for the purpose of - cone:Lain Er final arrangements for tie maeagernent of business at Canton. But it is the generl opinion of the community that niatteN cannot be arranged for some time yet, and that more fig :zing will possibly be required. " The smuggling of tea gees on with increased facility, but th, auallt el brought down are inferior and prices ex ceed-ngly high. The Ceieftain and Parnck Hall are nearly laden fur England with teas obtained is this manner. " We can state positively that up to February I 1 th, nothing was filially settled." CALCUTTA, MARCh 22.—The Viscount Melbourne has a-rived hum England—all well, but experienced very bad weather, especially off the coast of Portugal. (From tie Post. ) The Great Liverpool arrived at MAlta April 27, leaving Alexandria tile 23d ult. The Prometheus left Malta ith the overland India mail the 27th, and reached Mar "s, illes the lat inst. Da'es—Bombay, April 1 ; Calcutta, :larch 29 ; Ceylon, March 20 ' • Macao, Feb. 12 ; Chu ,au, Jan. 24; (Lariton, Feb. 7; Delhi. March 17; Herat, Ft.h. 6 ; Lahore, Feb. 22; Madras, March 23; Nepau', 10 ; Scinde, March 15 ; Sirgapure, Fcb. 20 ; Ade laide, Dec. 8 ; and Sydney, Dec. 15 On the 27th of Jan. Captain Elliot had an interview viith Keshcn, and on the 30th of January he issued a circular that negotiations were proceeding satisfactorily, but he did not think it advisable for British subjects yet to yeturn to Canton. On t h e 9th of February Captain Elliot issued a pro cSistnation, referving her Majesty's rights in the island of Ben _ K on g, and declaring that the population should be r. ,,, erpc d b y their own laws and customs. Private letters state that Keshen, the Imperial Commis ,sioner. was travelling to fulfil his engagements. It was • :sepoTted that an e icthad from Pekin Imperial d• arrived • 4. - inoszile to the British, in consequence of the oapture of the :Chinese forts. Scinde and Affohanistan in an unsatisfactory state. TUC fort of Kaju ck, Sebee, was unsuccessfully stormed Ott the 20th of February, and Col. Wilson and two others The enemy afterwards evacuated the fort. Army moving towards the Bolan Pass to meet the dif ii_ colftes arising in Cabool. Herat expected to be attacked. Eritith intervention favourable in the Punjaub. Lahore the scene of riot and bloodshed. Troubles in the Carnatic over by the seizure of Nepannee. LEVANT NEWS. Mehemet Ali still resisted the hatti sheriff which required him to abolish all monopolies. • Letters from Colonel Hodges , at Constantinopl e ) state that he will return to Alexandria in a few days. Dates from Constantinople 17th and Smyrna 19th. The last advices from London, says the Malta Times of April 25, received by the Porte, represent the Eastern question as essentially settled. Tahir Pacha was getting the Turkish fleet ready for sea. The last accounts from Trebisond represent the diffi culties between the Sha,h and Great Britain as still to 'toe in a fair way of settlement. Advices from Candia state that the Turkish Ceuncil had resolved on attacking the insurgents. SPAIN. Our Madrid Gavials of the 27th ult. are of some im portance. The Ssnee has approved of the report of the Nixed Commission, and many Senators have decl are d that they will sacrifice their personal opinion to settle speedily the question of the Regency. On the 29th it was expected that the Chamber would meet and decide as to the number of the Regency, and on Monday last it is probable that the final votes as to the Regent or Regents was taken. . The anniversary of Queen Christina was celebrated in Madrid with great rejoicings. Late accounts from Catalonia establish the falsity of the reports in Madrid as to the return to Spain of Carlist Chiefs. The Leipzic Gazette, Under the head of Vienna, states that every hope was entertained there of the difficulties caused by the Sultan's &Irian being- shortly settled in a satisfactory manner. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Tory organs ask, with an innocent simplicity, " What is the nature of the exigency which has forced Ministers on their present course ?" And they reply to their own question with a virtuous indignatin— that the nature of the exigency is nothing but a party necessity imposed upon the Ministry by one or two ad verse votes. Ministers, we are told, mean to array the commercial and agricu!tural classes in deadly enmity against each other, merely in order to keep their places. In what way this internecine war between national interests, evally essential to the prosperity of the country, should help Ministers to keep their places, we are not informed. Nay, we are told by the same con sistent journal which imputes such intentions (and which, still professing to retain its once honest opinion against the Corn-laws, abuses public men like pick pockets for daring to propose any change)—we are told by this same journal that " it would be impossible to have fixed upon a time when the violent Anti-Corn-law agi tatsrs had sunk so low, or were so entirely destitute of po poularity, influence, or power." If this be so, it cannot be unknown to Ministers. It cannot then be for the purpo:c of pleasing the violent Anti- Corn-law agitators that Ministers bring forward their project of Fiscal Reform. It cannot be for the purpose of profiting by " the current of popular feel ing," which " will not be pacified except by large and im mediate concessions." No such feeling, according to the Times, is at present in activity. "By the blessing of Providence, the abundant harvest of last summer ha; removed for the present all fear of distress from a de ficiency or an exorbitant price of corn. There would have been infinitely greater reason to snake the change upon this account in either of the two formers years than in 1841. It would appear, then, that it cannot be ascribed to Ministers, with any plausibility, that they merely mean to seize the occasion of a momentary " pressure from without." What they mean to appeal to must be the rational and deliberate public opinion on this subject. And it is the Times that charges them with this as a crime ! The Times, which professes to adhere to that same opinion ! It is very characteristic of an organ of Toryism to create a crime out of not waiting for renewed famine. agitation of this question. That is the sort of inspira tion its party are in the habit of waiting for. A Waterford or Clare election—or the actual beginnirg of a bread-war—these are is indispensable excuses for Liberal measures—these are the topics it must plead in mitigation of the crime of proposing them. Sir R. Peel is the reverse of Sir John Falstaff; he will do nothing without compulsion ; at least he finds it necessary to plead compulsion to the class interests whose support of him is c%nditional on his resistance to measures of change. The present Administration is under no such necessity. Its friends, in or out of Parliament, are its friends on no such condition. COURIER.—The zealous Ministerial print, with not unaccountable anxiety, proceeds, but progresses not, this morning, in the hopeless task of vindicating the truth and consistency of its patron the Premier, as thus Lord Melbourne, as we yesterday observed, has always carefully avoided committing himself to an opposition to a repeal of the corn monopoly on principle. He uni formly told the House, when opposing any motion for inquiry, that a time might come, and circumstances might arise, which might render it absolutely necessary that the question, with all its difficulties and inconve niences, should be considered and discussed. Like a clear-headed, practical statesman, too, he declared that it would be inexpedient for the Government to enter on the consideration of the question, unless " a decided opinion was expressed on the subject by a large majority of the people " The care with which Lord Melbourne " al ways avoided committing himself to an opposition" to Corn-law repeal, and the " uniformity" with whien his pre sent practice squares with past opinions, will be best evi denced by leaving his l'ght-minded Lordship to speak for himself. Thus, on the 4,h of March, 1839, when opposing the Corn-law abolition crotchets of his noble ally, Lcrd Fitz wiliiani, the Premier took oezasion energetically to declare that, even if no great existing interests stood in the way, " he should much doubt the wisdom of esta blishing laws which must make a large manufacturing population dependent upon foreign countries for a supply of corn. But in the actual position of the question," he said, " when I consider the ruinous aid complicated inte:ests which we have to protect, and find my Noble Friend proposing to leave the whole agricultural interest without protection, declare before God that 1 think it the wildest and maddest scheme that ever entered into the imagi nation of man to conceive." Again, he proceeded : - . " In my opinion, it is not wise to depend upon foreign countries for a supply of food ; and I think that, even at the sacrifice of some portion of our manufactur ing prosperity, we ought first to provide for the na tional safety and the national independence. am no', in any respect, bigoted to the existing Corn laws ; but it must be felt and admitted on all hands, that change is in itself a great evil. Therefore, I for one am not ready to make any change, unless it can be plainly shown me that the change would ha for the better ; and so much the better as to inct4e it worth while." So much for the truth of the latest rt%tements recklessly asseverated by his Lordship in Parliament, and impudently re-assortel by his profligate apologists out of doors, to the effect that he had never compromised himself to any opinion upon the Corr. raw question, or in his own words, on Monday, as follows " But at the same time, I beg to call to the recollection of your Lordships that on every occasion in which I addressed the House on the subject, and whenever I opposed its discussion and con sidcratton, it has always been on particular and tempo rary grounds. And on the measure itself, I have always reserved my opinion. I have always stated tbat I would never pledge. myself to the law as it at present stands, seeing that the time might come when it would bc ne cessary to take the question into consideration, and to settle it on another basis fr.im that on which it at pre , sent rests." By the foregoing extracts from his own former speeches, is veli as those cited yesterday from the same authority, it may be readily deduced with what retard to decency it is now preendel that " opinion" " reserved," or subject to be qu'lnficd by " particu lar cireuinstanceA," &c. STAND A RD.—The permanent interest to Englisl:- nrea of the Corn-laws has cawed us to neglect the attack of the Budget upon our commercial and colonial interests and we era ashamed t:s say upon the interests of humanity. A petition in course of signature at Bath, which we have received this morning, reminds us of this last r:egiect. The petition in question reclaims against the encouragement of slav,ry ie its most savage fur m, by the introduction of sieve-made su,gar. Let teen read Sir Thomas Powell Box. ton's account of the atroci u 3 system of Spanish and Brazilian slavery, with its preparatory and accompanying murders cf nearly half a million of our fellow-creatures an nually. Let any man, we say, read that frightful history of suffer ing and crime, and then, if he can, withhold his voice from the protest of the Bite petitioners, Out upon the hypocrites who clamoured for the abolition of the mild system of slavery in our owe. colonies, but woul.l now remain silent when iTnisteis call upon the country to give its aid to a system of slavery the most cruel that ever the infern4l spit it suggested to deprsved roan. We respect ta.sse who hate all slavrry, aria we hay,: ever sympa.lii,ci, and, to the extent of our small power, co-operated with them ; but words cannot express t`te loathing and contempt with which alt honest tnea must regard the hypocrites who raised their veizes so high against the :lively in our own col , miev, and are slow silent when we arc to be made the auxiliwics of an jefini.ely wore slavery. Where is Sir Thorna.s Powell Buxton ? Where are they all who took the lead in the abolition law of 1832? FOREIGN SLAVE SUGAR DUTY. COPY OF A PETITION IN THE COURSE OF SIUNATURR BNTIL That, after a long struggle in consonant" with the generally expressed feelings of the nation, the British Legislature pass.'d an Act abolishing colonial slavery, as entirely inconsistent with Christianity. That, in furtherance of this enactment, it was made ki . ony for a British subject to assi=t in any way in carrying slaves to the Brazils, Cuba, or elsewhere. That, in addition to the 20 millions for compensatian, up wards of 10,000,0006. sterling has been expended since 1807 in endeavouring to put down the African slave trade, ant( that a large sum is still annually devoted to the same chiett. That it appears from official documents that upwards of 50,00'J slaves are annually imported into the Brazils and the Havarmah. the T i h n a t t ei y it o i u o r n o p f et h it e i r on i‘ e i r a s sie lla ty7s c le i a la rn ac t e li o t r h of s:; h rp e ri E se x a c nd q a tr l: r 7 t t o , submit to Parliament a bill or proposition to reduce the ditties on the Brazil and other slave-made sugar about 45 per eve.% That your petitioners submit that such a reduetin of duty is an anomaly in legislation —as, on the one hand, discouraging slavery by penal enactments; and, on the other, offering a premium to those foreign nations which uphold it; conse quently, is not only inconsistent, but certain to aid in perpe tuating the very evil which the British nation has made ag great a sacrifice to remove. That your petitioners further submit that, independent of the principle which the question involves, it will be impossible for free labour in the West and East Indies to compete with foreign slave-labour at the rate of duty proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Your petitioners, therefore, humbly implore your Honour. able House not to deal with the present subject as one merely of Commerce or Finance, but as a national question con nected with the great experiment, now in progress, of the practicability of abolishing slavery in every quarter of the globe—an experiment which other nations are anxiously watch ing, and the success of which mainly dep.:,ods on the consist ency and moral firmness of your Hon arable House. And your petitioners will ever pray, &c. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER.—There has been no change in the tone of the market si nce l ast wee k ; the demand con tinues exceeding) [limited, and price s , b ot h o f goods 7; and yarn, gradually declining ; being now on the ave rage fully as low as at the lowest point in December, although good cotton is fully a penny, and inferior cottoki. 11 halfpenny, dearer than at that time. The s,,tuation of the spinners and manufacturers is conse quently very painful, and the working o f s h ort t i me i s gradually • tending. The spinners o f A s h ton , Scaly ex bridge, Hyde, and the neighbourhood, have begun `pursuant to the agreement which we mentioned on Wed neglay last) to work four days per week; and those in the neighbourhood of Bacup will commence on Monday next ; but we understand that no agreement on the subject bas yet been come to at Blackburn or Preston. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, MAY 3,-- There is very little change in the flannel market to-day, except a reduction in price?. There has been very little doing in wool ; and prices about the same as those of last week. The workmen in excavating for part of the site of the new Exchange have found several Roman anti quities on the site of a large pond 50 feet long, 34 feet wide, and 13 feet deep. Amongst these antiquities are a Romau wall and pedestal, articles of pottery ware, glass, and glass vessels, lamps, coins, styles and tablets for writing, and a strigel, such as bad been used in the baths of Pompeii. The latter is perfect. Sheep bones and the bones and horns of stags have also been discovered in the excavations. IMPERIAL. PARLIAMENT. 110 USE OF COMMONS, MAY 5. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT presented a number of petitions without specifying from what pieces, praying for Church-extension: ;qr. EA ST HOPE presented a petition signed by 11,832 inhabit ints of L&ceiter, against the present Corn-law 9. The petitioners complained of the distress which they suffered in consequence of those laws, with out any compensating advantage. Tbo Hon. Member also presented petitions to the same effect from plac2s in Leicester, and from Bagnigge-wells and Islington ; also a petition from Horsham, in Sussex, praying that the inmates of workhouses might be allowed to attend their own places of worship. Mr. ALSTON presented a petition from the inhabi tants of Bishop- Stortford for the abolition of Church-rates. Mr. BELL presented a petition from Nwthumberlanti in favour of Church Extension. Mr. BUSFIELD presented a petition from a congre gation of Protestant Dissenters at Bradford, against the continuane3 of Church.rates, for the abolition of Eccle siastical Courti. and for the liberation of 111 r. W. Baines. Mr. STRUTT presented a petition from the inhabi tants of thz town of Derby, in favour of the Drainage Im provement Bill; also from a Congregation of Protestant Dissenters, praying for the Abolition of Church Rates and Ecclesiastical Court. _ Mr. ALFRED presented a petition from the county of Leicester, against the Repeal of the Corn-laws ; also :It petitions from verious places in the same county, in favour of Church Ext?nsion. - Mr, VILLIERS presented sixteen petitions from Yorkshire, Cheshire, Gray's lan-lane, (Middlesex.) and several other places, in favour of a repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. BA IL LIE presented a petition from Inverness complaining that the Caledonian Canal had fallen into disrepair, and praying for a further grant beyond the 2,000/. proposed in the estimates. Mr. HEATHCOTE presented a petition from certain medical practitioners in Kent, complaining of the mode in which medical officers are appointed and remunerated under the Poor-law Act ; also a petition from the Board of Guardians of Tiverton, praying that union workhouses might be exempted from taxation. Mr. THORNEL Y presented a petition from West moreland, and from the inhabitants of Bath-street, St. Luke's, and of Spafields, London, prayiogfor a repeal of the Corn-law?. Mr. BL ACKBURNE presented a petition from an agricultural parish, praying the House not to withdraw the protecting duties from the agricultural interest, or they would be all ruined. Mr. HUME presented petitions from Montrose and two parishes in Forfarshire, praying for a repeal of the Corn laws ; also two petitions from Dissenting congregations, praying fir the abolition of Church-rates and Eeclesiasti , cal Courts ; also from two Chartist Societies, praying for the release of political offenders. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition complaining of the arbitrary character of the New Poor-law Bill, lrem a parish in Devon ; also one from a Board of Guardians, praying for an exemption from parochial rates and taxes for all workhouses. Lord INGESTRIE presented a petition from Lich field, complaining of the hardship of the Bastardy Laws; several petitions praying for Church Extension ; also from the boatmen on the Burslem and Liverpool Canal, com plaining that they were empelled to labour on Sundays, and praying that Sunday trading on canals might be put a stop to. Dr. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from the barkers, planters, and others of Antigua, in which they stated that they gave emancipation at the earliest possible moment, giving up six years of apprenticeship in the hope that they were aiding the great cause of eiv lization.— ( Hear, hear.) They were informed that a petition had been presented to that House, praying for the introduction of fireign sugar into England. They stated that such a step would be ruinous to them and all their interests, and must put an immediate stop to the great exertions that they had bean making for the education of the labourers —the prospecs of prosperity which ha-1 dawned upon them would be blisted—(Cheers)—they therefore prayed !be House to refuse the prayer of such a petition as incon sittent with the honour and character of England. They prayed that the use of slave.grown sugar from foreign countries might be prohibited within the limit 3 of English laws.—(Cheers.) Also a petition from Dr. Pye Smith and his congregation, praying for the abolition of Church rates, and one from a congregation of Bapiats,praying for the abolition of oaths and the substitution of a declaration. Mr. T. EGERTON presented several petitions pray ing for Church Extension. Mr. C. HAMILTON presented three petitions from Bucks to the acme effect. Mr. BROTHERTON presented twelve petitions from different trades of Mitnehest , Jr praying for a Repeal of the Corn laws. Lord JAMES STUART presented a petition from Argyle against lar patronage in the Church of Scotland. Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from Renfrew in favour of the abolition of Church Extension. Mr. JONES presented a petition from Carnarvon against the grant to the College of Miynonth. Colonel SALWEY presented a petition from Sir W. Downey, ono of the coroners of Shropshire praying for further remuneration to county coroners. Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presented nileteen petitions from the North R ding of Yorkshire, against any alteration in the Corn-laws. Mr. HANDLEY presented a petition, signed by 4,000 pc.sons, praying for a repeat of the union between Great B.it in and Ireland. Mr. A. WHITE presented a petition from South Shields, praying for the extinction of Church-rates. Mr'. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from Man che,ter, against the Corn-laws. Mr. 0. GORE presented a pr.stit:en against the union of the two Ste; of St. Asaph and Bangor. Mr. J. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the parish of S'. GNirge, in Southwark, complaining of the violation of the Anatomy Act, and praying an inquiry into tic subj-c'. Also a petition from Gin Tow, praying for the extensim of the franchise. Mr. CARTWRIGHT presented two petitions from places in the county of Northampton, praying fur Church Extension. Mr. GREG presented petitions from the parishes of Aherdal& and Tibbermuir, Perthshire, praying for the abolition of Church patronage in Scotland. Also a peti tion from the Bit,tist congregation of r erth. for the abolition of Church-rates in England, and the liberation of Mr. Baines. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON_ presented a petition favour of Mr. Colquhoun's 13;11 respecting Maynooth I College. Sir ROBERT INGLIS presented 33 petitions froze places in the counties of Cambridgs, Wilts, York, Nortba ampton, Somerset, Warwick, Salop, Worcester, Gloucer ter, and Dorset, and from the Isle of Wight in favour Church a:vet - vino. Mr. BAIN E S presented petiti ms from various places in Yorkshire, in favour of a repeal of the Corn-laws; • alio from the Corgregation of some Chapel at Leeds, , prat lag for the abwirion ~f Church-rates ; also petitions ; to the same eZect from Bradford, Halifax, Calverly, and some otl er place in Yorkshire. Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petit'on from Weitininster (as we uncle, stood) signed by 240,000 per sons, pia) ing tor a reaeal ef the Corn-laws. Mr. ASHTON YATES resented a petition praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws. Sir THOMAS FRE'MANTLE presented a petition from some place in 13uckiugliamsitire, prhyaig for Church Estensiop. Mr. CLIVE presented a petition from some place in Satopshire, praying that an adequate remuneration might be afforded to county coroners. Mr. BROADLEY presenavd tietitlon from some place in Yorkaltien teatriSt a repeal of the Corn-laws. Ma. Ht Of; SON presented a petition from some place, the battle of which we could 11S4 catch : r ra)in i g for Church Extension. NOTICES OF ,!.r.3Ti . OIT;—CHURCI - 1 EX- Sir K. INGLIS gave notice t' ..at on Tuesday, the 18th Inst., he hoped to be able to call the attention of the House to the question of Charch Extension.—(Hear ) hoer.) LORD CARLaICA. Mr. MUNTZ gave actisaa itat. in Thursday, the 13th inst., he hold thea . e that an humble address be pre , sente'd to het Majesty, praying her Majesty to be graciously pleated to remove the Right lion. the Earl of Cardigan from the commission Which 1 -..te now held in her Majestl;'s service.—(llear, lira:) bUTV SUGAR. Sir G. Ci:.ERk said that he had been requested by his Noble -. l.lettal the Member for Liverpool to state to the flme, in his absence, the form of the resolution of which he had given notice of his intilintion to move, before the House went into a Committee of Ways and Means on the Sugsr Duties, on Friday t--" Resolved, that considering the efforts and saarifices which Parliament and the coon.. try had made for the abolition of the slave-trade and of slavery, with the earnest hope that by our exertions and example, we might be able to lead to a mitigation and final extinction of this eve in other countries, this House is not prepared, especially with the present prospect of the supply of sugar from the British possessions, to adopt the measure proposed by her Majesty's Government, for the reduction of the duty on foreign sugar."—( Cheers from the Opposition Benches.) Lord J. RUSSELL said he wished to state that in the event of the House not going into Committee on the Sugar Duties, and the resolution which had been just read being put from the Chair, he would move an amend ment, the terms of which he would be able to state more correctly to-morrow, to the following effect, " That it is the opinion of this House that it is practicable to supply the present inadequacy of the revenue, and to meet the expenses of the country by a judicious alteration of the protecting and differential duties, without any material increase of the public burdens, and at the same time to promote the interests of trade, and to afford relief to the industrious classes; and that this House considers such a course as the best calculated to provide for the mainte nance of the public frith and the general welfare of the country."—( Cheers from the Ministerial Benches.) Lord DUNGANNON wished to ask the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies whether any of the sur plus funds which had fallen into the hands of the Church Commission had been applied to the augmentation of poor benefices. Lord J. RUSSELL said the subject had undergone a greet deal of consideration on the part of the Ecclesiasti cal Commissiorers, but they had not yet adopted any general principle for the application of the funds, and therefore none had been applied. Lord MAHON had observed that in the sales ordered by the Commissioner in this country in our Australian colo rlliees,wtihshereed so m r a w n; ss it a a n n d y . in intended, d D , makethere a M k e r . was ta V s . nSo worthNt l c I ,e T na ipdi s eo a ry i e d i an , mistake? the ge7 landstu g i enough ready rte ha were ds y c for advertised, uat rs)a,.e tiot was more than probable that some would appear for sale in next advertisement. After a conversation relative to the Orders of the House, Mr. KELLY gave notice that to-morrow ho would move that Sir Thomas Cochrane have leave to bring uo the Report of the Committee on the Ipswich Docks Biil, the Chairman having without notice postponed it till Friday. COUNTY CORONERS' BILL. On the motion of Mr. PAKINGTON, the House went into Committee for the re-consideration of the - - - - - County Coroners' Bill, Mr. FRESIIFI ELD in the Chair. Clause 1 was agreed to. On clause 2 being proposed, Mr. WAKLE Y said that the clause provided that Jus- tices of the Peace sLould meet in Session for the purpose of dividing the counties into districts. He thought it would be but an act of courtesy if the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Pakington) proposed in his Bill that before counties could be divided into districts coroners should receive intimation of what the justices intended doing. He (Mr. Wakley) was aware that in arguing the case of the coroners against the justices in that House, there were fearful odds against him. It was ex traordinary that justices of the peace without giving notice to the coroners of what was to be done, should consider that they had the power to decide what was more convenient for the public than the coroners themselves who had been acting in those districts for many years. Several coroners' oudly complained on this subject, and considered they were most unfairly treated. 11 the Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. Pakington) would intimate that the Coroners should be adequately pro tected he (Mr. Wakley) would not trouble the House with the proviso which it was his intention to move to the 2d clause. But if the Hon. Gentleman should not _ _ give suchan intimation he ( Nir. Wakley) should he obliged to put the House to the inconvenience of moving such a proviso. The Hon. Gentleman then read a note from a coroner in Gloucestershire, to show the injurious effects of the clause upon the interests of the coroners. Th 3 note com plained of the injustice of putting coroners who had been at great expense in obtaining large districts on account of the larger emolument arising therefrom, on a level with coroners of small districts who had been at little or no expense or trouble in obtaining those districts. The Hon. Gentleman proceeded to say that some — compensation ought to be made to such coroners. He (Mr. Wakley) was desirous that the House should not interfere with the pre- sent management of counties when the counties had been divided into districts for a long series of years, and if the Hon. Gentleman should state that that were his opinion he (Mr. Wakley) would not trouble the House with the proviso he had mentioned. Mr. PA KINGTO N was not aware of the nature of the amendment which the Hon. Gentleman meant to propose. Mr. WAKLEY said that the proviso was to the effect that due notice should be given to the coroner of the intention of the justices to make any division of counties, and that the coroner should be heard at Sessions either by himself or by counsel for or against such division. Mr. PAKINGTON bad no objectioa to the introduc tion of such a proviso. Mr. BARN EB Y wished the Hon. Member would with draw the words " or Counsel." Mr. WAKLEY could not withdraw the words, be cause the coroners were perfectly incorup !tent to defend themselves when brought into contact with the Justices.— ( A laugh.) The proviso was then added to the clause, and the clause with the addition, was then agreed to. On clause 3 being proposed, Mr. BA RN EB Y said, that the clause proposed to make it incumbent on every coroner to reside within the district for which ho acted; but if a coroner resided ii a town which had a right of holding Quarter-sessions, he could not be, strictly speaking, residing within his district. Now he thought that such a provision would press hardly upon some coroners, and therefore he wished to ace some words introduced, giving to the justices the power of giving leave to the coroner to reside out of his district, in some cases, as they may see fir. Mr. PAKINGTON would accede to the introduction of some such provision. Mr. WAKLEY objected to giving the justices such power. They were constantly boasting of the necessity of having the judges independent, and her: they were proposing to make the coroner, who was a Judge, dependent upon the Magistrates. It would be impos sible for him to do justice if he were placod in such a situation. Nothing could be more unfair than the manner in which coroners were elected; and he rejoiced that the Hon. Member had brought the subject before the House. What be complained of was, that that Bill left the justices to deal with the present coro ners as they thought fit. He should, therefore, move that the bill should not extend to any county which was alrcaly divided into districts without the consent of the coroners of the said county, who had filled that cffice for a given number of years. Mr. PAKINGTON thought the justices would not have any undue power over the coroners, nor any power that must not be given to somebody. He thought, theic fore, that the clause contained nutting unreasonable. Sir G. STRIC KL AND approved of the amendment. The House should not give to justices of the peace the power of cutting coroners out of the practice which they now enjoyed. Mr. O'CONNELL said that he did think there was a great objection to the clause in its present shape. Coro ners had new a vested pecuniary interest in certain dis tricts ; and why should a change be made to their detri ment at the caprice of the justices of the peace ? Tile words when it was thought " proper and conve nient" e. ere, no doubt, introduced into the clause, but that still left the matter to the discretion of the Magistrates. He did not approve of such a principle ; and lie believed that no Bill had been ever brought into that House which took away a vested interest wi'hout some adequate cons- pensattorr Mr. WA RBURTON said the effect of the cl arse would be to give an arbitrary power to the Magistra'es to alter the districts of coronet-3 without giv'ng any cornpensa where, such alterations were made. In the case of the Criminal Justice Bill, the coroners who might be affected by the justices on that all, would rese:ve eorneeasation, and they would be equally entitled to it in the case under consideration. Mr. F. MA ULE said, he thought that this ciame dealt somewhat hardly with coroners, and as he objet cd to elating more power in the heeds of the Mapistrates, he should vote for the amendment of the Hen. Member for Finsbury. After a few words from Mr. HOME and Mr. WILBRA HAM, in opposition to the clause, Sir R. PEEL said he had always been in favour of allowing fair compensation whenever the House was itJug important and extensive refor.ns. He did not )t that a measure of public convenience ought to give - Y to vested interests. But neither did he think that vested intoreste should he interfered with, without corn pensatione.....( Hcar, hex.) It syss net advisable to make the-coroner subordinate to any other Magistrate, or otherwise to die' urb the relation or reduce the dignity of iistee' - ' ancient office. If this measure would greatly dim- NO the emoluments of the coroner, the House was (kiss(' in common justice, and by its own precedent in ifti Bill of last year relating to the county of Che ter, , • e '3ve him compensation. e ;: r ee. WAKLEY thought what the Right Hon. Gen " #an had said. would have great weight both in the House end out of it. With re.gsr 1 to what the Right Hoe. Gentleman had said of the division countieo &c., lie (Mr. Wakley) had only spoken of counties that bad been dividc'd for years, and lie asked the Rtet Hon. Gentleman if he could hsve a county so divided in which the business was belly done, Where there were excel, tions, the law might be applied to them. After a few words from Sir T. EGERTON, Mr. BARNEB Y moved after the word "teenty one," to inset t "or within three miles thereof." Mr. HUME thought the introduc'ion of those words would merely add to the evil. It wee exceedingly de sirable that Ceroners should reside within thee' district?: Mr. B ARNEBY said that he thought there was weight in the objections of the Hon. Member for Finsbury to giving additional lch p h o i wer i t i o e h J a u d sti b e e e f s o , re nn a d ilu a d t e t d he to s s a h m o e ul t d im be e tbeet the eves to y pio'vlicti Ms . , Mr. PAKINGTON thought there was some force re the Steciielle of the. Hen, Member for Kilkenny, and pro posed that instead of the amendment of his Hon. Friend, the words to be !nteredoeed. should bet or in some city or bdrough adjolniii thereto. Wi ihotistlit th Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin must bel undef soMe tnl,talti when he talked of vested interests. Yet he thought tliere was so much force in what had fallen from his Right Hon. Friend, that he ,sheuld not object in some future stags of the !lilt to introduce a elatisegranting 0 milpeneation. Mr. WA KLEY objected on principle to gieing the Mae gistrates the power proposed to be given to them by 'he BR The Coronae did not want compensation. What they desired was that they should not be, entette red with by the Magistrates in their exercise of thetteo r . of that , ancient office, to which they had b. en elect .. people. The law was not, as had been suppose at the Lord Chancellor could interfere in the appointment of coroners. He would defy the Attorney .General to produce four in stances in the course of five centuries in which such apower had been assumed. There were two cases on record in which the Lord Chancellor had so interfered, but these w w e it r h o eu e t xt a re e m ar e un c e a r; cases, where large districts were co m p letel y of the conduct pur Wakley) doubted wheth er th e precedents would ever aga i n s u a e n d d c h v a e d n b i n e e t a h o g se u e e s t a i s u e u s e d t . h e p H r e o p ( r i m e t r y . be followed. The proviso he proposed would be to the effect that nothing in the Act should extend to any coro ner who had discharged his duties during a certain num ber of years past. Mr. O'CONNELL said that whether or not the Lord Chancellor had the power in question in extreme eases, the interest of the coroner would no less be a vested one. Sir R. PEEL thought that no public officer had a right to claim protection by the exclusion of a measure which might be considered as a public improvement. He had a right to expect that his loss would be compensated for, but not that he should prevent a legislative enactment. Major AGLIONBY agreed with the Right Floe. Ba ronet. He should advocate compensation, but not the re jection of a measure enacted for the general good. Mr. PAKINGTON bad no objection to the introduc tion of a clause granting compensation; and on a future occasion he would take the opportunity of doing so. Mr. WAKLEY then consented to withdraw his amend mend, and its was withdrawn accordingly. Ta T m h w e o c r l t a h, us c e l , au in se s ord , e w r a t s O th a e se n ertain the result of the re commendation of the Right Hon, Baronet t h o Member for agreed to. On clause 6 being pr o posed, Colonel T. WOOD o bj e cted o the confining the fran cetise to those freeh o ld ers r esiding within the district ; it proposed. After a slight di scuss i on , the clause was would have the effect of disfranchising many voters; and he also thought that all the voters ought to be registered. He moved that the words " residing within such district" be left out. Mr. HUME objected to the omission of the words. The retention of those words 'would tend to diminish the the expense of out-voters. When the Bill was introduced he had objected to disfranchising any persons who had the right cf voi,in f r for coroner. He believed that at the pr.- : clit 1407,14 ',CI Ut.:t": 'a ViCr:. eiseteel hy Uoisereal Sufi's,- go. He proposed to g i ve th e right of voting to all persons rated to the poor, which would give a constituency suffi ciently extensive and would secure a register unconnected THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDIY, MAY 6, 1841 EVENING EDITIO N L, either with town or country register. The poor man had 1 a fine, the magistrates ought not to heve the power of remit as great an interest in the election of coroner as the rich 1 tang it. The provisions of 6 George IV. had determined the are, and he should move an amendment to the effect that meaner in which those fines should be enforced ; they were the coroner should be chosen by all persons rated to the similar to those in the clause, except that there was no poor in the district. He had no objection to have the person such proviso in that Act as the one to which he objected. rated for three months; whet he desired was that in taking He beseeched the House not to undermine the authority up the overseers' book to the booths, and it should consti- of the coroner SOLICITORb coissenting to any such proviso. tute a list of electors and a check upon the voters. The NL thought that every- Colonel T. WOOD objected to the Hoe. Members thing should be done that could be done to enforce the proposition as a swamping of the freeholders. He should attendance of witnesses in cases of murder. He had no press his amendment before the Hon. Members was put. doubt but that the coroner already possessed suffic'ent Mr. HUME objected to retaining the outvoters, and power for that purpose, and he should rather leave the law lisped the Hon. Member would not press his a mendment as it was without imposing any fine, for to t ilk of fining to a division. or imprisoning a witness for a month who refused to give Mr. PAKINGTON suggested that they should die- evidence in a case of murder would bear no comparison cuss the amendment of his lion. and Gallant Friend first, with the motives actuating persons to abstain from giving and he must object to it as his great object would be de- evidence.—( Hear, hear.) He was not prepared feated if the words were left out. to state what means the coroner possessed for en- Mr. WAKLEY was glad to hear what bad fallen from forcing attendance, but he was satisfied that the Hon. Member who spoke last. He considered it the such power did exist, and he thought it better to leave most important provision that the Bill contained, and one the law as it was than to fix a maximum of punishment that would tend more than anything else to diminish the for non-attendance by this Bill. enorracus expense of elections. Mr. GODSON said the coroner could indict a per- Mr. ESTCOURT supported the amendment of the son for refusing to give evidence, and he thought by im- Hon. Member for Middlesex, and hoped the Hon. Gen- posing a fine it would be taking away that remedy. It tleman who had the care of the Bill would consent to his would be better to leave the law as it was. proposition. Sir CHARLES BURRELL hoped that the Member Mr. FOX MAULE supported the clause as it stood in for Finsbury would explain in what this power consisted the Bill, because the small amount of disfranchisement it of enforcing attendance. would cause would not be so great an evil as the mum- Mr. WAKLEY said if he found a witness was contu mous expense of bringing up out-voters. He trusted the macious he should issue a warrant for his apprehension, Hun. Gentleman would not consent to withdraw the words. and if when he came before the Court he should be in Mr. WARBURTON supported the clause. contempt he should have no hesitation in committing him Mr. BARNEBY thought the clause ought to run in at once, without waiting for an indictment. such a manner as to give the franchise for the coroner to Mr. JERVIS would have no hesitation in bringing whoever held it for Parliamentary purposes. an action against a coroner who should so commit him Mr. JOHN JER VIS supported the clause, as the bring- for contempt.—( A laugh.) The question as to the ing up of out-voters was a very great evil in the election power of a coroner was of considerable doubt. There of a judicial and ministerial officer like the coroner. Of was nothing new in giving the Quarter Sessions the power two evils he would choose the least, and would therefore of re W mitting A fines. support the clause as it stood. Mr.WAKLEY would test the accuracy of the posi - Lord DUNGANNON supported the amendment. He tion which he had taken in the person of the Hon. and could not see the justice of the proposition. Upon the Learned Member, if he would give him the opportunity. same principle they ought to say that no freeholder should If a party were in contempt before the coroner, the cc vote for more than one Member of Parliament. He pro- roner, as the judge of his court, had the power of corn tested against such a monstrous doctrine—it was taking miffing him. away the rights of property. Mr. GODSON thought it would be better to strike Mr. BROTHERTON supported the clause. It would the word " witness" out of the clause, and if that were save great expense in the election of coroner, and prove a done the clause would be a most useful one. great benefit to the officer and all concerned. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved that the Mr. WARBURTON said that if it was true, as was clause be postponed. If the coroner had not the power asserted, that the wishes of the landlords were generally of sending for and compelling the attendance of witnesses, followed in elections, what more could the Hon. Member it was one be ought to have by law, but he was fully of opt. for Oxford desire ? The Hon. Member would have a nion he already enjoyed it. vote fur the county in which he resided, and in the county The clause was postponed. in which be might have property he would have influence Clause 15 was agreed to. through his tenants. On clause 16 being proposed, which gave the power to After a few words from Mr. JERVIS, Colonel WOOD, the coroner to appoint a deputy, on obtaining the assent and some other Members, strangers were ordered to with- and certificate of two Justices of the Peace, draw, and the House divided, when there appeared— Lord G. , SOMERSET Objected to the words, "being For the amendment 6l a barrister or attorney." He moved that these words be Against it Majority Mr. HUME then moved as an amendment to in- have the uncontrolled power of appointing his deputy, on sert the words "as shall at the time of such election being made responsible for the deputy's acts. have been rated for six months fur the relief of the poor Mr. GODSON hoped the clause would not be amen in any parith is, such district," so as to give every rate- ded at all, but omitted. Our liberties had been secured payer the right ts vote, by the non-appointment of any deputy to a judicial office Mr. PAKINGTON opposed the amendment. more than by anything else. Why? if any of the Judges Mr. FOX MAULE said he could not think there was could not appoint a deputy, why should a Coroner ? If any office in the country in which the lower classes were he could not perform his duties he ought to resign. so much interested as in, the office of coroner, and be should Mr. WAKLEY was decidedly opposed to the amend therefore support the amendment of his Hon, Friend. Ile ment of the Hon. and Learned Member for Oxford. The objected to the franchise of the clause, because it would question wee, would they place county coroners in the po substitute the present franchise, which was almost an uni- sition in which coroners for boroughs were, er not. The versal franchise, for a more restricted one. (Lear, hear.) commencement of the clause stated that "in case of ill- Mr. J. JERVIS felt obliged to vote against the amend. ness or other unavoidable absence, the coroner might be meet, thinking the right of voting should be confined, as empowered," &c. &c. The coroners objected to the it always had been, to the freeholders of the county. word " unavoidable" being introduced into the new clause. The freeholders were, by the c =moil law, responsible It had given rise to great difficulties hitherto, and had for the conduct of the . coroner, and it was now proposed often defeated the ends of justice. to glee to a different class—the rate-payers—the power of Mr. PAKINGTON suggested that he would withdraw electing that officer. The whole of the law on the sub- the clause altogether, and that his Hon. and Learned ject o• the office must be altered if this amendment were Friend could give notice of a clause to be brought up on adopted, and immense difficulty would arise in many cases the Report. affecting the liberties of the people, such as outlawry, Ste. Mr. MACLEAN agreed to that proposition. Questions connected with there subjects we:e already sur- Mr. WAKLEY adverted to the propriety of county rounded with many perplexities, which the legal profession coroners being allowed to appoint deputies in such cases found it difficult to' resolve, but they would be infiei(ely as when twelve inquests occurred in one day, as happened multiplied by this prog'Osition. on one occasion in his (Mr. Wakley's) district, or where Mr. AG LIONBY supported the amendment, because inquests were to be held at p laces remote from each other. it would do away with a great deal of perjury and simplify Mr. Gell, the coroner for the City of Westminster, ap the qualification, besides extending the franchise. pointed Mr. Higgs as deputy, for his district, and Mr. • Mr. WARBURTON agreed with the Right Hon. Higgs, who was coroner in chief for the Duchy of Lan- Gentleman the Under Secretary to the Home Department, caster, also appointed a deputy for his district. that it was most desirable to extend as widely as possible Colonel SIBTHORP said he thought that a coroner, the franchise for the election of popular magistrates. The who had so many duties to attend to as the lion. Member Coroner was the most popular officer in the State, and fur Finsbury, ought not to have a seat in that House, derived his title from the words de corona populi, because Mr. GODSON said the Hon. Member for Finsbury it was contended he should be elected by the crowd of the had shown good ground why the freeholders of Middlesex people. Under the present system, the elections were should petition for the appointment of five or six additional carried by corruption ; and every person who could be coroners. He thought allowing the coroner to appoint a brought up to swear that he was a freeholder, was per. deputy would lead to abuse, and that he should either per mitted to vote. The Hon. and Learned Member was form the duty himself or resign the office. mistaken in his antiquarian lore. If the coroner did Lcrd GRANVILLE 'SOMERSET said he would wrong, and was fined by the Court of Queen's Bench, withdraw the motion. then, in his default of payment, the fine must be paid out Sir C. BROOKE VERE objected to this clause beirg of the county rates, which were contributed, not by the withdrawn. freeholders alone, but by the class of persons which his Mr. FOX MAULE thought the coroner should be Hoe. Frietgel the Member for Middlesex proposed to en- able to appoint a deputy in case of illness, or other such franchise. contingency, but not to the extent proposed by the Hon. Colonel THOMAS WOOD was surprised to I•ear a Member for Finsbury. He (Mr. F. Menlo) would pro member of the Government defend a franaiAe from the pose to amend the clause by moving to omit the proviso. abuse of it.—( Hear, hear, and a laugh.) He opposed After a very desultory discussion, in which Lord Gran the amendment, vile Somerset, Mr. Wakley, Mr. F. Maule, and several Mr. WILBRAHAM supported the amendment, be- other Members took part, the Comthittee divided. cause the original clause would tend to disfranchise exist- Ihe numbers were— ing voters, and the amendment would enlarge the franchise. For the clause . Mr. HAMILTON expressed his determination, to vote Against the clause .... 61 with the Hon. Member for Chester (Mr. Jervis), and Majority against the clause ~.. —3 against the amendment of the Hon Member for Kilkenny. The clause was consequently struck out After some further discussion the House divided when Clauses 17, 18, 19, and 20, were agreed to without any there appeared, division. For the amendment 4B Oa clause 21 being put, Against it 63 Captain HAMILTON enved that the travelling allow- Majority against the amendment —ls Alice should be raised - teem 9d. to 18d., and not merely On our return to the gallery we found Mr. JERVIS on to a shilling asowepootilley the clause. He did not think his legs proposing an amendment to retain the old class of that 18d. would:; be too great an allowance, considering voters, that coroneiedaadoto bear the expenses of post-horses. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no divi- Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY secondedtheamend sion took place. On our re-admission to the gallery we found ment. Mr. WAKLEY on his legs, expressing his wish that Mr. GISBORNE was opposed to any attempt at the lion. and Learned Member would withdraw his raising the mileage from 9d., which was the sum now amendment, as it would tend to limit the constituency allowed. The expenses of coroners were already a great materially, whereas the clause itself would greatly in- burden on the county charges. crease it. Lord G. SOMERSET said that a shilling would be The Committee then divided, when there appeared— amply sufficient as an allowance to the coroners. For Mr. Jervie'e amendment Against it 3O of Is. 6d. per mile. Mejsrity in favour of the amendment —43 Mr. F. MAU LE said that if the coroner was to hive On our re-admission, we found I. 6d. per mile, he should propose that that sum be paid Mr. PAKINGTON inquiring whether the amend- only for any distance beyond two miles from his place of merit having been carried, the Hon. Member proposed residence.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. GODSON con c u rr e d in these views. that the franchise should remain as it was now, er did Sir R. INGLIS was opposed to any increase. he eropose to disfranchise the out-voter freeholders? Mr. CHARLES DOUGLAS supported the suges- Mr. JERVIS did not mean in any way to limit tie franchise. He thought every freeholder of any kind and tion of the Hon. Under Secretary. It went fully to meet the wishes of the coroners with whom he had consulted. every kind should ha , re the franchise, Mr. WAKLEY was at a loss to understand what Ms. WAKLEY said the House did not know what they we c hbfjut. The amendment of the Hon. Membe r for the lion. Barone t the Member for Oxford meant b y Cee.hire horn the most outrageously disfranchisi n g cha- d es cribio the _orffice W _ a a k s one of prose-signal advan rat:Le of any he had ceor ECM ; to c• g "C yen. l• Member ie Y ) was a medical man. because, in a previous Did t he imagine he could pre part of the eleuse, it was declared that the franchise should scribe for the dead, or that he was to di:- be confined to residentr. The effect of it was to reduce the constituency of West Middlesex . to 4,000, whereas, by sect them ?—( A laugh, Whenever an office Was the Lill of the Hon. Member for Droitwich (Mr. Peke in the gift of the Crown, they always heard from irgton) it would reach g 7,000. teed) sides of the House of the necessity of paying the M. GISBORNE defended the amendment of the officers well to secure efficient talent, but the moment they Hen. Member fur Chester. Why should the nearly last came to consider the amount of remuneration to be paid privilege of the 40s. freeholders be taken away ? to an officer appointed by the people, they became most 14 r; GOD SON suggested as there was such a diver- parsimonious.—( Cries of " Oh, oh I") It was the truth, and sity or dilinion on this clause, it s would be better to post- it was because the truth was painful to them that they pone it till anotflef nights whew they might settle it upon exclaimed against it. The coroner was the most ill-paid officer in the kingdom. By giving only this inefficient genic good understanding. The Committee then divided upon a formal amendment, rate cf mileage, tney were giving the coroner a direct lettered ley Mr. JERVIS, for the purpose of carrying out interest to neglect his duty, in cases of deaths from ne his fornof atettolment, when there appeared— glect recurring at a distance from his residence, arid For the lame :ditient“ , 75 were impairing she efficacy of the office. He trusted that Against it eessesee. ........ 27 Majority the coroners would receive, in the other House of Parlia ment, that justice which was denied them here. ........... . ...... — 4B On o'er return .to the ga ller y we found Mr. EVANS had never heard of an instance in which an individual bad complained of a coroner not perform tihilon'e iW OO moing toot the Chairman report pre :D v giesi ing his duty • but he had h eard man y instances of o iimlosit leatfe 'lO sit again. M f r. reseiatkp'ON opposed the motion. Although coroners . holding useless inquests. The present remuneration had been found . sufficier ' .; to_ secure a choice he thought the pill wig injured by the decision at which of competent persons for the situation, and he thought the the House had just arrived/ ne'vertheless if he succeeded roposmon of the Hon. Member for Worcestershire was a in cart rs jog the measure he wotilds be conceived, effect a Pery liberal one. greet Improvement in the subject to which it referred. Captain HAMILTON found so many Members were Colonel WOOD was prepare,: to do whatever the K sense of the House might direer. His object was in favour of the Is. 6d. a mile that he should eertaiely etron what Pre_ss his amendment to a division. that the House having come to the deter - H ere Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. The Com the franchise should be they should enable t • mitte divided, when there appeared— Member to take time to 'see how he could best carry hole Ay e s 35 ..... _...,, views into effect. - _ 6B Mr. PAKINGTON did not wan t time.— ( A lau g h.) Noe,. wv Colonel WOOD then said that he would withdraw his Maier-se es , ' ~, ,r om the , gallery it was underatood motion --Motion accordingly withdrawn. During our absenc oseu to the effect that Is. 6d, to coroners. The Mr. WARBURTON then moved an amendment to that an amendment was pros., ,:. include the class of voters which would have been included should, be the amount of mileag ; aid . in the Bill as it originally stood. Committee divided, when there appeas." l— 58 For the amendment Mr. JERVIS and Mr. AGLTONBY opposed the motion, 43 Against it which was withdrawn. Mr. T. EGERTON and Mr. ESTCOURT said the y would Majority ... Mr. FOX MAULE moved to add at end of the elauesZ oppose the clause. Mr. GODSON advised his Hon. F riend to withdraw 'r provided always that no char g e for milea g e shall be made for any distance within two miles of the usual p lace the clause, and bring up another with the Re p ort. Mr. FOX MAULE was of opinion that residence was of abode of such coroners." and Mr. Pakington opposed essential to carry out the principle of t h e clause, in favour Mr. Godson, Mr. Wakley, of which he had already voted. th e motion. Mr. BAINES thought it would be better to insert the After a fw words from Mr. DARB and Mr. in explanation, e amidst cries of " Divide," Y strangers JEßVlS were or- word " additional" before " charge for mileage." dered to withdraw, and the House divided, when the Mr. FOX MAULE said be had no objection to the insertion of the word proposed by his Hon. Friend behind numbers were— For the clause 73 him. The Committee then divided, when the numbers were— Against the clause ... 4 25 For the clause 43 8 Majority for the clause —2s Against it The clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Majority ... —lO Clauses 7,8, and 9 , were agreed to witho ut an y oppO- The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave sition. to sit again. Clauses 10, 11, 12, and 13 were then agreed to. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, On clause 14 being proposed, Mr. TATTON EGERTON moved an amendment, and the House adjourned at Half-past One o'clock. empowering the coroner to issue his warrant for the at tendance of a witness, and in case of refusal to imprison ST. PETERSBURGII, APRIL 24.—Theurourna/ de St. Petersburah of this date contains the ceremonies to be observed on the marriage of the Grand Duke Alexan der and the Princess Mary, which is fixed for the 28th of this month.—Exchange on London, 23d April, 38 11-16. The new railway carriages are intended to combine the pleasantness of an open with the comforts of a closed carriage. The object is accomplisha by covering the car riage, either wholly or in part, with metallic wire gauze, cloth, or net, of a texture sufficiently close t) break the force of the wind, and de:troy the violence of the currents produced by r.tpid motion through it ; and also to impede the rrtranee of the particles of coke dust emitted by the k coniotive engine chimney, and yet not materially to ol ) . struei tie view of external objects. The wire gauzy re commended is of copper wires, 1-100th of an inch in dia meter,woven with 30 wirer to the inch.... Mancheste r. Paper. him, The amendment was opposed by Lord Dungannon, Mr. Jervis, and Mr. Godson. Mr. ESTCOURT would not object to the imposition of a fine for non-attendance, as in that case there would be a power of appeal, but he could not agree to the amend ment. Mr. PAKINGTON said he would recommend his lion. Friend to withdraw his amendment, and instead of it to raise the fine for non-attendance from 403. to 5/. Mr. WAKLEY said he believed that coroners had power to compel attendance, if they had sufficient energy of mind t) exercise it; but as lawyers of repute had given en opinion to the contrerv, he s T,prorrd. of the prop•ssai of the Hon. Member for Droitwich. He objected to the tAo I,s ,t lines in the clause, which provided that the fine imposed by the coroner might be appealed against at the Quarter Sessions If the coroners were enabled to inflict LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, M. 4 r 5. WALKER V. TIIE EARL OF ABINGDON. The Lord CiraNcei.Loa gave judgment in this • utse, which was an appeal to renew proceedings which ,nad commenced by a decree of 1830, under the follorn ng eircumstanc.!e. The tenant for life of certain Laseho Id premises granted the same to a person named Alackne ;S by virtue of a surrender on these terms that the lord of th 0 manor should rcgrant the same to the said Jobn Ma.llQ ness, or such person or persons and for such life cr lutes as should be agreed upon between the lord and the sa 4 John Msckness, according to the custom of the manor.- It appeared tbat the surrentieror died in 1809, but that: the lord did not know of his death before 1824, and that no agreement took place between the lord and Mr. Meek ness. A bill was filed to compel the defendant, the lord of the manor, to re-grant the same promises according to the. terms of the sur:ender. The defendant alleged that he did not know of any such custom as that alleged, or nny custom by which a tenant for life wac entitled to surrender to any other person for anv such interest. The case came before Sir John Leach, the Master of the Rolls, in 1830, and it was ordered to be referred to the Master to ascer tain if there ass any such custom. In 1831 the Master reported there was no such custom, to which report an exception was takes, that the Master ought to have stated that according to the custom of the manor Mr. Meekness was entitled to such estittir ~ on the same premises as should be agreed upOk : between himself and the lord, or for his own lifi.P.: And by a decree of the Court in 1832. Mr. Alsel4:i,. II i f CER was put in possession of the premises.. Thelltf came the vital qucetion for what time ? respectir which the Master reported there was no custe ,i' I-Its Lordship had looked at the pleaditt i to see if the lord was bound to grant any estate to M. Mackness, by accepting the surrender, but he did not fide that the lord had done any thing upcn that surrendeti , He thought the reference in 1830 was unnecessary , Sri" could lead to no good result, nevertheless both parties; had acquiesced in it. Under these circumstances the bill must be dismissed, but without caste. • POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-S7'REET. Emily St. Aeye, a Frenchwoman, but who bad not the slightest appearance of a foreigner, was placed at the bar, charged with having stolen a silver snuff-box, the property of Mr. Robert Herbert, the Editor of the For' Tiler's Journal. Mr. Herbert stated that the prisoner took apartment' in the house of Mr. Crisp, the proprietor of the Farrsd' Journal, about a fortnight ago. She had been into bi-: room several times, and, on one cccnsion, sbe took the snuff box in question away, saying she wished to prevent him taking snuff, but she returned it the next morning. On Saturday last he missed his be% again, and asked the prisoner if she had taken it ? and vibe said he had, but would return it again in the morning. He then went away; . and, not returning it as she had stated, the witness gave information to the police, and she was taken into custody. The box had never been found , the prisoner stating that a _friend of her's had possession of it, but she did not know hex' address. Mr. Crisp stepped forward, and said he wished to state to the Magistrate a few eircums'ances connected with tb° prisoner. A few %seeks ago she called on him, stating she was just come from France, and wished some apartment s near to the English Opera House, as a French co mpani, bad been engaged there , and she was tha n over in En g land respecting it. She stated that she w,as then lodgiec at the Phoenix Hotel, near the Bank of England, as from her respectable appearance he made no further Ca; quirics, but let her the apartments, since which she lo° been to several tradespeople, representing herself as a ladl of title, and had ordered goods of the most costly de' cription, including a carriage and horses. She had the drawing-room hung with a rich satin paper , bordered will; gilt mouldings. He had since ascertained that vibellB, taken lodgings in no less than seven or eight clasete°,,' places, and had pursued the same sort of conduct. had let the apartments to the prisoner, unfurnisbe w " He had since ascertained that no such hotel existed as 0 0 , Phcenix Hotel, near the Bank of England. Several tradesmen were in attendance who had supplie ct " the prisoner with articles of furniture, &c., to all of who.' she represented herself as a lady of title. The prisoner being asked what she had to say in her de fence, said she never intended to steal the box, and turniof to the complainant said, " You know very well why I too: it." She declined saying anything about the goods she b ad ordered H . Mr. ALL said that ,the only charge against the ironer wasibat of stealing the box , but he thoug ht be Crisp had not much cause ofcomplaint, inasmuch as b had got his rooms elegantly paltered free of elvarge.i (Laughter.) He should, however, remand the pris on ` till Saturday, in order to give the offitsers an opportunity of reeking search after the box. 4 ORN AVERAGES 614 N BRAE AVERAGE I'RICES OF BRITISH COIll, of For the Wcek ended April 30, 1841, made up from the lleturt. ' . 0 4 the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Englansit Wales, per Imperial Quarter. 4 , Wheat 63s. td. Oats Beans ......... Mi• Barley 'ils, RI I Ilya .... ..... 335. o'. ream: ..... ...31s.' AVERAGES OF THE LAST .1X WEEKS. ° Week ending' l WH • EAT BARLEY.' OATS. 1 RYE. SCANS.I , - ess ~....., . - 4 ..--- ----1 ----- Nlareh26 o— -64 4 :12 11 23 5 31, 0 F 39 31 9 0 0 April 2.... t....: 64. 1 33 0 21 11 31 0' 31 9..«1:... r 4 0 . 32 8 ....:4 6 35 7 139 4 96 A i s - 16 .. ii: f 8 32 6 v 3 536 5, 39 6 ..,/ 1 0 . 23 30 (l3 8 3 8 23 0,3 i n 38 7 a' ~ IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE S IX vrEV' yl, Wheat......... 535.11 d. I Oats tiarky, Od DUTIES ON FOREIGN conic. Wheat 2l. Bd. 04s 8ar1ey......... 13s. 10t1. I Rye It's. . i lt . 1 Peaseß ea ns ......................... 01 LRKETS. [A ItK ET. last market day, 59. THE Ml_ COAL M. Ships arrived since ' s. 7 , s. d. Chester Derwen t Main 1 6 , Walls End Lambton ......... 9 yew Tantield Moor l6 01Walls End Russell's Hetton 0 , 5 Old '1 aiifield Moor .... Pontop Windsor l7 0! Walls End Caranoe ............ -f '.;; 0 Smith's Pontop l4 6lWalls End Cassop ... ;, .......... , 0 Tan tied Moor West Hartley .......... West Wylam ... 15 3I Walls End Evemvood ....... i , $ Wylam Walls End Brown's l7 31W a ll s End West .sietton ... i s 0 Walls End Heaton li :1 1 . Cowpcn Eden Main lB 6, W a ll s End Elgin ..... .... ............... 16 Walls End Haswell. .22 0 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. . -. Wheat. j Barley. 1 Oats. — Ileans. 1 .„...- 0 • ....... ---- —.----- —— -- Per Quarter. R. t o a . s. to a. a. to S. s. to a. 8 - l ' ° 4 8 Gaston Brainti ce 13 , ighton 57 f 6 27 31 24 27 I'S 43 33 5 1 Cambridge — 60 27 22 -38 --: 4a Chichester 56 63 28 33 23 26 40 42 32 43 Dunmow 54 60 i 32 36 '22 31 35 40 30 I Grantham 3rimsby 5l 64 27 33 13 20 35 39 ••••• 5 0 Ilailsham 53 64 30 31 23 25 30 40 2 4 Hitchin 53 64 ISO :i7 j 22 30 34 45 --- 4 Ips—ich 5O 66 29 I's 21 26 37 40 36 P Lewes 154 (fl 30 27 F 2 23 34 34 34 40 Lynn Maidstone 5l 6 i 36 so Vi 32 38 40 4 0 Norwich j6o 66 20 3$ 28 32 38 40 3 4 . P:itworth Mimic - 3rd Sandwich C2 71 50 31 26 no :15 43 3 3 4$ Tnetioid Wisbech Witham 5l 64 23 34 26 31 136 42 3 3 3 9 Yarmouth 62 lib ,51 31 94 31 140 41 33 . LIVERPOOL CORN M kftl(ET.—May 4. a; )0 311. ' WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. .~ 0 .^••••••••• Re a l Scotch, Welch, and Manx 8 Irish, White 7 2 5.4 . —— Red '7 0 e 9 nn . g - Foreign . 7 9 4 6 OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 2 10 i: -- Irish - Foreign SARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter ...... - Scotch and Irish, pet 6011 is. - Feeding .3 , 6 '1 0 BEA Ns, English, per Imperial quarter 63 ' 0 4 1 0 - Irish, &c. lA, , k. 0 - Foreign PrA--- sit, Englisn, per Imperial quarter "l't A) -- 0 , Ai 3 -. Foreign ss A i) FLOUR, English, per 2,801t5. sews., A, 46 0 '- ° I ...• Irish OAT5in A r., English and Irish, per 2-1411bs ...s:'." .. 96 6 ':i 0 1N NAN CORN, per 4801 b. .....•.... ' I .1911. 30' 0 m i 0 Rye, per Imperal quarter ............. 341 a .:, 0 M A ur, per Imperial quarter ............ ...................141 0 t`...e SECOND HAND SILVER WATCHE S ,4O A variety of some dozens, may be selected from, price 01411 tiuineas each ; some rather more modern, Two and e;;; ld ee Guineas each; and an assortment quite. equal to new, Guineas each. The whole have been carefully examiee7Oiel l A printed warranty will be given, with fixed terms, O . the Watches will always receive any attention required./ T. COX SAN t)RY, . :00 Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill (Seven doors from GraceCA street). London. , • • N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. SPOONS, FORKS, Sze., superior to Silver firo ' ~. :',O rability, equal in appearance. Table Sp oons or Forks' • Dessert, 10s. ; Tea Spoons, ss. per d ozen; T a bl e Candles t lidi 8 inches high, 7s. per pair; the particular metal of s" w iel these articles are made is so like silver, that it can only b° , j fier from it by the stamp ; every article made is silver s tared in this material by RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxford-street:oP Who, to prevent imposition, confine the sale of it to themsei Ca . talogue's of prices gratis . d o n t ;... , 30th ult. , at Marlboroug BIRTHS h-buildings, Bath, ti. 0 e I e s co ); of Henry C h ,..rdiner, Esq., late of the Madras Civil S ervic' a daughter. • 0, t o ' On the 3d insi.r At St. Martin's - la ne, Mrs. Alfred Can of a son, still born. hter' On the 4th inst., Mrs. ..... Ray, of Dulwich, of a clOng - o f 0 On the 4th inst., at Snatpsbrook, Mrs. J. Dawson , daughter. 0 • On the 2d lost., in Fleet street, the lady of B u lkley ••• Praed, Esq., of a son, ~llt On the 3d inst., in Portland-place, Mrs. Edwardes '' of a daughter. rieW On the 29th ult., at Swinton-street, Mrs. J. de 1%.a -of a daughter. on' On the 3d inst., Mrs. John Green, Newgate-street, On the 3d inst.., at St. George's, Hanover-square; 0-;seo Mills, Esq., of Chigwell, Essex, to Charlotte Mary, u r llee daughter of the late Julm Harcourt Powell, Esq ., of I" ton-street. i lee er On the 4th inst., at Buckingham, the Rev. 0 . Aau ght M.A., Curate of Tingewick, to Mary Worley , o nl y of the late John Shaw Smith, Esq., of Northampton. jel'o On the 4th inst., at St. Matthew's, Brixton, Th onac Crafer, to Ellen, second daughter of the late Henry Rucker, Esq., of Clapham-common. MARRIED C• 1. D I E D • l'i' s. On the 27th ult., at Devonshire -place; Edgware road, Elizabeth Wilth ew aged 8'). na jjeP On the 27th ult , , a t Sowerby, near Third:, E. 13 ' ' a • Esq., of O swa ld-kirk Hall, nczr York, aged 35. 1.10 05 ' L On the 29th ult., the Re v. Geor g e Gould, of Flee ,Dorset, aged 64. O r ' On the 301 h ult. , at St. Georgo's-eireus, BlackfriaP' W. Dowling, chymist, aged 57 _a, London: Printed and Published by SIIIIIDO No. 112, Strand, at The Sun (Alive, O. 112, °" --i the county of Middlesex.—Thursday, May 6, 184'