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PARLIAMENT. p,„ _HOUSE OF LORDS, Arm, 23 na LORI) CHANCELLOR took his scat on the Wool 7cIE at a Quarter hetore Five o'Clock. 4 1 _ 111 C Earl of ROSEBERY presented a petition from C parish of Greenlow, iu the ccunty of Berwick, against !!rch Intrusion in Scotland. ti Ito Duke o f ARGYLL presented a number of poti 7`Ts horn places in Scotland to the same effect. The Doke of CLEVELAND presented a petition 11 1 2 31 the mayor, aldermen; and burgesses of Gateshead, in b..cOrlty of Durham, in favour of the Jews' Declaration &no s Lord HATHERTON presented several petitions from IPlaces in Lincolnshire, complaiaiog of malversation of ualipike trusts, and praying far a remedy. The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from Penn, 14 Staffordshire, against Sunday traffic upon canals and ,rsilways. He concurred in the prayer of the petition. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up "le North Midland Railway Bill, the Chard Canal 8.11, -lukt other private Bills, which weae severally read a first Otte. ,i•The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented a -tuber of petitions in favour of Church Extension. The Bishop cf LONDON presented a petition from the "VP - nen of the dioce e of London, prayicg for a better Istnra of Tithe Commutation. 'The Earl of WILTON presented a petition from Man ll,tester in fav o ur of the Inland Warehousing Bill. The ' 4l O Earl also presented a petition from Lancashire 'against the County Constabulary Bill. Lord ZETLANI) presented petitions from Yorkshire against the continuance of the Poor-law Commission; lt o petiti ons f rom O r k ne y an d places in the north of t Fut . liand against Church patronage; and a petition from I ?.valand for the rep, al of the Corn laws. N The Marquis of SALISBURY begged to ask the °We Marquis opposite (Lord Normanby) whether he Would consent to allow the Report upon the Drainage Bill 10 be read pro forma this evening, and to take the discus -11" upon the clauses relating to Scotland on a future day. The Marquis of NORMANBY was anxious to extend 44 e Ball to Scotland, and he hoped that no opposition Vould be made at. present to the Bill. Lord LYNDHURST had a petition from 13irming- Tim, praying tha t that borough should be exempted from . Ile operatio n o f t h e A c t, as th e r e was already in force an ct of seventy years' standing, under which the town de ‘!:"lved all the heaefits which the new Bill was intended to . : 116 0fer. Th e Report was then brought up profor:ha, and ordered be further considered on Tuesday. fiord LYNDHURST presented petitions from Bir bligham. Bolton, and other towns, praying that these „,llett should be exemped from the operation of the Bill. Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition 9 41 Monmouth for the abolition of Church -rates ; also a „ r e titiun from Manchester in favour of the D raina g e of TVsas Bill. ,The Earl of ABERDEEN presented a petition from a .BCoteh Presbytery a gainst Church Patronage. He had ;Ivvisys dis courage d such petitions, and had informed the Persons who committed them ti bim, that they would re seive no encouragement from any party in th e Howe. The Ea r l c f FALMOUTH inquired of the Noble Lord_, the Chi e f Commissioner of Woods and Forests, course the Government meant to pursue in respect tu certain claims of the Crawn to the produce of the sub -1411611e working of mines in the Duchy of Cornwall ? Lord DUNC A NNO N said he would inquire, and take 411 e'lrly opportunity of infcrming the Noble Ea rl . Lord DENMAN presented)a number of petitions from .'ougregati o ns of Baptists and other Dissenters, against t he administration of oaths. In answer to a question from Lord LYNDHURST, Th e Marquis cf NORMA NBY said that Mr. Vizard ould not be permitted to hold conjointly the offices of B olici tor to the Home Office and Secretary to the Bank 111Pls in Chancery. The Noble AIAhQUIS then gave notice that he would ' .lll Monday move for a Committee of Inquiry on the sub 4cl, of Smutty traffic on ( - oriels. The Earl of FALMOUTH gave notice that he would, • . (1 , 11 Tuesday, present a peilon against the removal of the 'Ves t India Packet Station from Falmouth to Dartmouth. Their Lordships then Adjourned. HOUSE 01 , COMMONS, APRIL 23. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. ALEXANDER, the new Member for Antrim c ounty, was introduced by Sir Robert Inglis and Mr. h 4 alph Gore, and took the oaths and his scat. „ Mess e ngers from the East India House, the Court of "Ankrup y, tc and the Poer-liw Commissioners, appeared 4 t the bar with papers and returns, which were laid on the Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the I , _lottingham Waterworks Company against the Notting °von Gas Bill, and a petition against the Severn Naviga i°ll B it, from the Stafford Canal Company. Th e Chard Canal Bill, and the Clifton Bridge Bill /t ete seta rally read a third time and passed. Mr. HOPE presented three petitions against the Se 1. ern Navigation Bill. Sir T. FREMANTLE moved the second reading of the Whaddon Chace and Mark Gibbon Inclosure Bills. Mr. HOME would not oppose the second rea din g of , Bills, on condition that the parties concerned had at • least fourteen days' notice befise going into Committee. Sir T. FREMANTLE of course had no objection to ace s every opportunity to all parties to oppose the Bills. They were then read a second time. Sir O. MOSELEY presented a petition against the -4 e:era Navigation Bill. SMALL DEBTS BILL. On ilea motion of Mr. F. MAULE, the time for the Ant reading of all Bids fur the recovery of small debts, -114 extended to the 10th May. The Hon. Gentleman e en moved that the further proceedings in su c h B ills, be Postponed till the 10th May. •INr." Alderman COPELAND felt bound to op- Jose the motion, His constituents had been wait - ing fourteen years for the passing of a general measur , and from the state of business in the House, there was as much hope of its being carried in the present Session as any of its predecessors. He trusted the House Would allow all Bills which had been read a second time to proceed, and it a general measure were passed, then they would, of course, merge into it. Mr. F. MAUL E hoped the House would not concur in the opposition made to his motion. He could assure the Hon. Member that his constituents were not the only Parties who bad been waiting fourteen years for the passing ®f a general measure. They were anxious to save the money of the parties, and he hoped the House would agree With him that that was a desirable object. „ After a few words front Mr. FRESHFIELD and Mr. . MAULE, the House divided. The numbers were— For the motion 4O Against it 39 Majority The North Midland Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. CLENT VICARAGE BILL. The SPEAKER ieformed the House that after the second reading of this Bill it had been discovered that the Standing Orders bad not been complied with, in consequence of a misapprehension cf them by the supporters of the Bill, and consequently that it would be necessary to nullity the Proceedings, and again refer the Bill to the Committee ou Private Bills.—Agreed to. Mr. BRA MSTONE presented a petition from Roch dale praying for the extinction cf Church-rates. Mr. BROTHERTON presented four petitions from Baptist Congrzgatio,s in toe counties of Essex, Suffolk, Kent, and Warwick, prayingtoke allowed to make affirma tions or declarations instead of taking oaths. Mr. STRUTT presented petitions from the inhabitants and from the Mayor and Corporation of Derby against the Import Duties. Mr. RAIKES CURRIE presented a petition from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Council of Northampton, pray ing for a revision and reduction of the Import Duties. Mr. AINSWORTH presented a petition signed by 6,500 inhabitants of Bolton against the Compensation Clauses in the Criminal Justice Bill ; also two petitions .fro m Strckport against the present system of Corn-laws. Lord HOTHAM presence i a petition from a proprie tor of land in South Australia, complaining of the !Misapplication of the emigration fund of that colony. The Petitioner stated that he, in common with many other per sons, had been induced to purchase land by the guarantee given on the part of the Government that the funds of that colony would be applied strictly to emigration purposes. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from the in. habitants of Tamworth, and its neighbourhood, praying for • the Repeal of tk.e Corn-laws. Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from 100 inhabitants of Msrylebone, to the same effece • Petitions were also presented from Manchester by Mr. Mark Phillips, from a Dissenting Minister in the comity of Chester, by Mr. Gisborne,and from tee Town Council of • Annan by Mr. Evart, Fraying fur a total repeal of the 'resent Corn.laws. Mr. kVA NS presented petitions from Dublin and Wicklow, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws. • - Mr. VILLIERS pretested petitions from Leicester shire and other places to the same effect. M. W. S. O'BRIEN presented three petitions from plac es in the county of Limerick, in favour of Lord Mor- Peth's Irish Registration Bill. Mr. EASTHOPE presented several petitions from Dissenting Congregati , ms, prayieg for the extinction uf Church-rates and Ecclesiastical Courts, and the release of Mr. William Baines. Mr. HAWES presented petitions from Dunstable and Codlington, for the abolition of Church-rates. Mr. LA BO UCHERE presented two petitions to the same effec'. Sir J. GRAHAM presented petitions from Westmor la id an d Cumberland complaining of the assessment of ti hes to Poor-rates.. Mr. a GORE presented a petition from the inhabi Cana: of Bleckfriars-road praying that the toll mit,ht be taken off the Metropolitan Bridges. Mr. LUCAS gave notice that on the 6th May be should move for leave to bring in a Bill empowering credi t() 8 in Australia to attach the wages of workmen to the 'mount of one-fourth when the debt did not exceed 20/. Mr. JERVIS gave notice of his inten-ion to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Gen( ral Turnpike Act. Lord TEIGNMOUTH postponed the second reading of the College of Maynooth Bill till the 19th Mi.y. Mr. HUME moved for returns of the number of persons confined for criminal offences in England, Scotland, and Ireland, for the last three years, with the number convicted and acquitted.—Ordered. On the motion of Mr. HAWES, an ace iunt was nr_ dered of the quantity of fresh fruit imported from 1838 to 1840, and of the amount of duty received upon it; also an account of the produce of the additional 5 per cent. imposed upon all exe'se and customable ankles ; ti gether With the additional 10 per cent. added to the assessed taxes list y ear . in answer to a question from Mr. W. FATTEN, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL expressed anxiety to PrOeted with the Criminal Justice Bill, but if be were Prevented doing so before ten o'clock he would not rneve it that night. Oa the suggestion of Mr. LUCAS, Lord Morpeth con. _. TI114.: SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1841. seuted to postpone the further progress of the Irish Arms Bill t:11 next week. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the House, at its rising, was ordered to stand adjourned till Monday. The ATTORN EY-GENERAL moved that the House resolve itself into Committee on the Administration cf Justic.: Bill (No. 1). Sir WM. FOLLETT presented a petition from the Court-keeper of the Court of Exchequer, setting forth that he had purchased hie place in the usual manner ; that the Bill would very much reduce his fees, and that the com pensation clause to be proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not provide for his case. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman gave notice that unhss that clause were much altered, he would feel it his duty to take the sense of the House upon it. The House then went into Committee. Clauses 1 to 6 were agreed to, with some verbal amend ments. On clause 7 being proposed, Sir E. SUGDEN said the effect of this clause would be to trensfer to the Accountant-General-of the Court of Chancery all funds in the hands of the Accountant-W,neral of the Court of Exchequer. The effect of this would be to greatly increase the emoluments of the Accountant- G,ieral of the Court of Chancery, which were already sufficiently large. The funds in the Court of Exchequer were but a thirt]eih or fortieth part of those in the Court of Cnancery. The proposed appointment cf one or two Judges would in like manner iner else the income of the Ac countant-General, because the same business would be done in a shorter time. He was not awere what that income was, and he called upon the Attorney-General or the Noble Lord to inform the Homo what would be the probable amount ~f the income of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery when these additional sums were added to it. He would be exceecingly sorry to have it supposed that he said this from a feeling of disrespect to the Learned Gentleman who filled the office; but he thought the House should be informed of the probable increase if this clause were passed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he was not able to state what would be the exact amount of salary ; in his opinion the sum at present received was small considering the important duties to be fulfilled. After a few words from Sir E. SUGDEN, strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place. On our return to the gallery we found Sir E. SUGDEN on his legs. He said he was anxious to re-state his arguments for the benefit of the Hon. Members who were not present when he made his objec tions to the clause upon a former occasion. He asked fur a postponement of the clause. so that he might have cer tain returns laid before the House. Mr. GOULB URN, on the part of the publ , c, said the morey ought to be applied to compensate the officers of the Exchequer, in the place of giving it in the shape of in creased fees to the officer in the Court of Chancery. Lord J. RUSSELL defended the clause as being es sential to the well working of the Bill. The SOLICITOR. GEN E RA L supported the clause. The alteration suggested by the Right Hon Gentleman would be introducing into it that which would be wholly irrelevant. Mr. CHARLES BULLER thought the House and the country were much indebted for the suggestion of the Right Hon. Member for Ripon, which it was his intention to support. This might be an antiquated way of paying the Accountant-General, but it ought to be abolished. Mr. O'CONNELL said, they were going to a division on a clause that every one agreed to, for all agreed that these funds should be transferred.—( Hea-, hear.) How could they prevent the Accountant-General from sharing the profits of the brokers ? If he did not, the brokers would get the whole of it. Perhaps it might be better to have a broker for the Court of Chancery ; but if so there should be a clause for that purpose. After a few words from Mr. HUME, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he was not before swore of the way in which the Accountant-General was paid. He thought it might be necessary to introduce a clause on the subject the Rieht Hon. Gentleman, would he not rather take 8,0001. than suffer it to go into Chancery? It was a mean and pitiful economy to refuse justice because we would not pay a sufficient number of Judges, especially when the whole profession declared that this measure was necessary for the due administration of justice.—( Hear, hear.) Sir E. SUG DEN said that cases of hardship similar to those cited by the Hon. Member were unavoidable. The Hon. Member had asked, what he would do if a legacy of 10,000/. were left him, and he were told that unless he would tike 8,000/. it should be thrown into Chancery ? Why he would do thie He would take the 8,000/. and then file a supple mental bill for the remainder—( Laughter)—and if his claim were just it would be awarded to him with costs. It was absurd to abolish the Court of Exchequer to establish another Court that was to be temporary, for such Court would soon become permanent. The Government would commit a gross breach of their public duty if they did not abolish the Court of Review, and transfer the Bankruptcy business to one of the Courts of Chancery. The Courts would all be sitting together, very near each (tiler, so that the bar would be running from one to another. He had rai , ed his voice against the clause—he had warned the Go , crnment, and thought he had done his duty, and would nit divide the House upon the clause. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL would only refer to the evidence of Mr. Baron Alderson, wherein he said diy tinctly that if the Equity Exchequer was to be retained, it would require a Baron to give it his whole attention. That would require the appointment of another Baron. Was it not better, then, to call him a Vice-Chancellor, and so have them all sitting together ? Mr. J. STEWART could inform the House that al though Lord Brougham had formerly thought that the ap pointment of one Judge would be enough, only a fortnight before the Noble Lord left England he told him that he was now firmly of opinion that the appointment of two was now necessary. He was of the same opinion, because at present there was a delay of three years beta eetr the set ting down of a cause and its hearing—a delay which in duced many persons to allow themselves to be robbed ra ther than incur the expense, and trouble, and delay of a Chancery suit. Mr. WAKLEY said, those who were acquainted with our law courts were giving a very pretty exposition of their iniquities—ho hoped it would be well digested by the pub lic. He was afraid that, by increasing the number of Judges, they would also increase the number of barristers, and while they were allowed to interpose such technicali ties between suitors as now filled the Courts every day, they would never have any actual legal reform. The clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 were agreed to. On clause 25 being proposed, Mr. HAYTER complained of the alteration made in the status of the Vice-Chancellor. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the office of Chief Baron was a very high, an honourable, and an ancient office; and he had teen of opinion that the Vice- Chancellor's ought to take precedence immediately after him. Mr. HAYTER was net satisfied wi . h the explanation, and would take another opportunity of attempting to alter the clause. Clauses up to 28 were agreed to. Clause 29 having been proposed, Mr. AGLIONBY begged to ask whether there was any intention to make any alteration in the Six Clerks Office? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was not aware of any intention to introduce a Bill for such a reform, but he be .lieved, indeed he knew, that the Lord-Chancellor was engaged with some eminent lawyers in devising regula tions which would prove a great benefit to every su:tor in the Court. Mr. AGLIONBY was aware that the public had much confidence in the intentions of the Lord Chancellor, and he hoped they would not be disappointed. Clauses up to 34 were agreed to without observation. The clause 35 being read, Mr. PE MBE RT 0 N moved that the salary of the new Vice-Chancellor be 6,0001. per annum instead of 5,0001. Sic E. SUGDEN said such being the case, he sues.o withdraw his amendment. Lord J. RUSSELL objected to any increase of the The clause, with several others, was then agreed to. amount roosed in the clause. The salary of the new The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the clause now Judge as p s fixed at 5.000/., the ..same as was at present under the consideration of the Committee related to the paid to the Puisne Juoges. appointment of the new Judges, and the question was, Sir E. SUGDEN thought there was no comparison what number the blank should be filled up with. He pro- between the labours of a Puisr,e Judge and those whieb posed that the blank should be filled up with the word were to be performed by the new Judges. It appeared " two;" for the opinion of all the witnesses examines to him that they would not get men of the necessary stand before the Committee of the House of Lords was that ing and talent at the bar to undertake the office for the two new Judges at least would be required, and some of remuneration they now proposed. them—among others, his Honour the Vice-Chancellor— Mr. HUME ho p ed the Noble Lord would not attend to did not think that two would be sufficient. He need not the suggestion of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite.— remind the Committee of the large amount of arrears at ( A laugh.) It was only a very short time since the Right present existing in the Court of Chancery, and the delay lion. Gentleman had been reproaching the Government, experienced by suitors in the hearing of their causes. and very justly, with their extravagance, and now he Another general complaint was the vast expense attending wished them to add to that extravagant expenditure. The these suits, and it R as well known that unless the sum to Rtnt lion. Gentleman caaled 5,000/. a paltry sum. Why be recovered exceeded a thousand pounds it was not a very 5,000/. per annum ought to buy the services of any man, lucrative speculatiou to embark in a Chancery suit. From or at least of any lawyer.—( Laughter.) The Committee the arrangements at present in contemplation there would should bear in mind the salary of the President of the be such a reduction of expense and such an increase of United States was only 5,000/. expedition that suits for much smaller sums would be freely The Gallery was then cleared for a division, but none undertaken. er took place ; and 5,0001. was inserted, and the clause Mr. HUME thought one Judge amply sufficient, and :greed to. he understood that such was was the opinion of Lord On our return to the Gallery, we found Lord J. RUS- Brougham. SELL, in answer to Sir E. Sugden, stating that he did Sir E. SUGDEN objected to the clause, not on ac- net think it would be advisable, by any new law, to pre count of the appointment of new Judges, but on account vent Masters in Chancery from sitting in Parliament. of the expense which could be entailed by the establish- Mr. HUME thought the Masters in Chancery, being merit of Courts. If the clause should pass there would he in the position of Judges, ought not to be allowed to sit no less than five Courts cf Equity, whilst there were only in Parliament. He objected to such an arrangement upon three Courts of Law. Such a state of things must lead principle. He wished to know whether it was intended to confusion. He ( Sir Edward Sugden) had before t i introduce any clause to prevent the successor of the alluded to the defective state of the Appellate Courts of Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Richards) from sit this country. His proposal for amending the system was , tiog in Parliament ? however, opposed by the Government. The opinion of the Mr. LYNCH thought the Hon. and Learned Gentle- Vice- Chancellor bed been cited in favour of this clause. man could sit in Parliament as long as he thought proper. If he rightly understood that opinion of the Vice-Chan- --(A laugh.) The right of the Hon. and Learned Gen.. cellor, it was that one extra Judge would be sufficient. tleman had been already defined and acknowledged. Even if a necessity tor two did exist would it not be better Sir W. FOLLETT would certainly objet to any first to appoint one in order to see whether the system clause to restrain Masters in Chancery from sitting in worked beneficially? But in his opinion there would not Parliament. bo found sufficient business to c ceupy two additional Mr. E W ART supported the clause. Judges, and nothing could be more injurious to the prac- Mr. C. BULLER said that his only objection to the tice of the bar than such a state of thine's. speech of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Exeter, Mr. L YNCH said be certainly differed ' from the Right was that it bad not been delivered last Session, when the Hon. Gentleman in one observation which he had made. motion was made with respect to the Learned Judge of the The Hoe. and Learned Gentleman appeared to think that Admiralty Court.--( Hear, hear.) nothing could be more injurious than a Court without Sir W. FOLLETT replied that he was not present on business. In his (Mr. Lynch a) opinion, a still greater that occasion, but had be been in the House he should evil was, that of suitors without Courts.—( Hear, hear.) certainly have voted against the motion.—( Hear, hear.) He had really thought, after the evidence which had been After a few words from Mr. HUME, the clause was given before the Committee, it was impossible that any one agreed to. could deny the necessity for this addilional appointment. Oa clause 52 being proposed, Mr. Wigram had stated that 18 per cent. was the Mr. HUME said be would take this opportunity of full a mo unt of causes decided by the Judges_ suggesting to the Noble Lord the propriety i f laying the remainder were settled by compromise. Numbers of before the House an annual account of the Suitor's Fund. causes were compromised after being set down. This The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the Hon. Gen would never happen if there were not great difficulty in den= might easily attain his object by meting for the getting them heard. The Judges were now worked be- return. He had no objection to lay before the House an yond their strength; it was impossible that they could annual account of the fund in question. get otherwise through the business which came before The clause was then agreed to. them for adjudication, and was continually accumulating. Clause 56 was struck out, and a new one in lieu thereof The number of cases which came on for hearing in the proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, empower- Court of Chancery, had considerably increased since the ing the Lord Chief Baron and the Treasury to grant corn time cf Lord Hardwick, when there were no appeals from pensation to officers of the Court of Exchequer, super- Ireland. Such was the difficulty of obtaining a hearing seded by the present Bill, who held their offices prior to under the present system, that nu suitor would set down 14th of March, 1840, and who the Right Hon. Gentle his cause for hearing if there were any other means by man stated had paid money for their situations. which he could effect his purpose. There were at pre- Sir W..FOLLETT opposed the clause. He thought sent fifteen common law Judges, at an expense of 75,000/. the officers of the Court of Exchequer were entitled to a_year. The whole expense of the five equity Judges compensation. It would be a most unfair thing to intro would not amount to more than 24,000/. and the business duce a precedent of this kind in the present instance. He which they transacted was the most substantial and im- hoped the House would feel this was a case without preen portant to the country generally. On these grounds he dent, and that the House would deal here as in every similar trusted the House would agree to the clause. case in which persons were deprived of compensation by Mr. PEMBERTON said he was not disposed to op- the Legislature. It would be most unwise to introduce pose the clause then before the House. He must, how- such a precedent as it would excite opposition ;to Bills of ever, remind the House, that when a similar Bi.l was this nature. He should therefore move that the date brought down from the House of Lords at the close of should be omitted in the clause, and that all officers in last Session, it had met with opposition from the Govern- the Court of Exchequer, affected by the Act should be ment. In stating his objections to that Bill, the Noble entitled to compensation. Lord had pronounced a severe censure upon the Judicial The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it Committee of the Privy Council. He had stated that, in would be a dangerous principle to adopt, that any person his opinion, the mode in which justice was administered in possession of an office at the passing of an Act affecn. was highly discreditable, and a disgrace to this country. ing it, should be as much entitled to compensation as any Notwithstanding this censure, nothing had been proposed person who had held that office for 40 or 50 years. He with regard to that Court ; and he ( Mr. Pemberton) had nc personal feelings on the subject one way or the thought that this circumstance afforded legitimate ground other. He only wished the question to be settled, and of complaint. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then proceeded to state the grounds upon which he should sup- whatever might beetle decision of the House, ho should be satisfied. port the clause for the appointment of new Judges— Mr. GOULBURN said he objected to this proposition namely, the great arrears of business in the Courts of Equity. In the Rolls Court there were at the present upon the principle it involved. 'P here was a suspicion of time one hundred and thirty-nine causes set down for collusion in this case, and a person appointed to a necessary hearing. The cause now before the Court was set down in office was not to be precluded from the rights and emolu- July last. There were twenty parties to it. If any merits attached to it, because in some antecedent session no one of those parties had happened to die in the interim, tice hat been given that a Bill would be brought in by the greatest delay must have occurred. In the Vice: which the office would be abolished. Chancellor's Court there was a still greater arrear. The Sir ROBERT PEEL also objected to the clause. The entire number of causes set down for hearing was 619. persons who had purchased their offices in the Court of Ex- He would not, perhaps, have thought that a sufficient chequer had a vested right in them, and were therefore compensation if they were abolished. ground for the appointment of two new Judges (for he entitled to fully agreed with his Right Hon. Friend in his objections After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the to the establishment of new Courts) , were it not that by EXCHEQUER, Lord J. RUSSELL supported the claus e . I t was a a Bill introduced last Session, power had been given to the Lord Chancellor to make all neceasary a l terat i ons i n question on which different opinions might naturally be the practice of that Court ; and that men of all shades of entertained, but be quite agreed in that taken by the politics, some of them at a personal sacrifice of emolu ment, had been engaged for months in framing regula Mr. PEMBERTON did not think that any barrister of tions which would have the effect of facilitating the juris- any years' standing would have been got to accept the office diction, and be of the greatest advantage to the suitors. upon the terms indicated by the Right Hon. the Chancel- This, in his opinion, would remove the objections which for of the Exchequer. If the clause were not amended bad been stated by his Right Hon. Friend. now, it must lead to the throwing out of the measure. Mr. C. BULLER said be looked upon this not simply The other House could not make any alteration in a money as a measure beneficial of itself, but also as the first of a clause, and they most undoubtedly would not agree to series of amendments in the mode of administering the the Bill if it contained the claus as n it ow stood. laws of this country. In the Courts of Common Law it They were not dealing with the Chief Baron in the same was commonly only a small part of a man's property that manner as they did by the Lord Chancellor, when they was interested, hut in the Court of Chancery it was not abolished the p atrona g e of that office ; if:they persisted in uncommon that his whole property was wai t ing the deci- the clause, most undoubtedly the gentleman who now filled sion of the Court. A case had recently occurred in the the office would fill it for yet one year and probably many Rolls Court which remarkably exhibited the delays in the more. Court of Chancery. He alluded to the case of Day v. Lord J. RUSSELL said the House of-Commons could Croft. This was the case of a person who recently died, net agree in the doctrine laid down by the Hon. and leaving a property of 400,0001. His widow and daughters Learned Member ;if they could, then it would amount to a wi re each left an annuity of 3,000/. a year. lii cense- I full transfer to the House of Lords of all power to grant que nce i f some litigation, in which they had no concern, a compensation; it was telling them that the y we re to f ro m these annuities they could not raise a sixpence. In have no great remedial measures unless the y g a ve up their power of granting and regulating c om p ensation.— co nsequence they had peen obl i ged to borrow 12,000/. and insure their lives. Thu s, becaus e the Court would not decide (Cheers.) That was a course which he was n ot p re pared t h e ir claims, the property of these ladies was being to take. ( n iter ed away, and they were ob li ged to raise money atithe Sir E. SUGDEN said the Noble Lord h ad enti rely forgotten what was the course of proceedings with res p e ct mos t e xtravagant rate. A still harder case was that of a to this Bill during the last session. The House of Lords poor relative of Mr. Day, who had been left a legacy of last year consented to abolish the Court of Exchequer with -401. a 3 ear, which, from the same cause, he had been out inserting any compensation clauses. obliged to mortg a g e. The Ri g ht Hon. Gentleman Mr. J. JERVIS would vote for the amendment, seemed much afraid th at Jud g es should be a ppointed who ground that the Chief Baron had a right to would have nothieg to do, but this was somewh at incon- i on the make the appointment, therefore the person appo i nted sistent with his conduct in 1830, when he proposed to ' , had a right to compensation. create additional Judges. Su pp osin g this s ystem of the Mr. C. BULLER. also supported the amendment, legal profession were adopted in other professions, and the They ought to reward liberally those whose appointments surgeons in hospitals were accustomed to have an arrear () c f . : were ablished by the progress of Reform. The officers of patients, he doubted not that at the end of the year it would , the Exchequer bad acted nobly in respect to this Bill, and be found they had disposed of a great number of panic, ts. Mr. Scarlet was entitled to compensation, because Lord The present system occasioned a compromise of sixty out of every I..ur.;!leA stitF,.•iiud i t was Low a common threat Abineer had a clear right to take advantage of what h ad in the City to throw ivicase inte Chancery unless a corn- befallen him. promise were agreed to," If a legacy of 10,000/, were left I Mr. FIUME recapitulated the circumstances under which Mr. Scarlett was appointed, and contended that he was clearly not entitled to any compensation. Mr. CRESSWE LL supported the amendment on the same ground as the Hon. Member for Chester. Al-. HAWES hoped the Noble Lord would persevere in dividing the Committee in support of the clause. Mr. V. STUART said he believed Mr. Scarlett had given up a situation of 5001. per annum to take the ap- pointment in question. Major SCA IMETT said the gentleman in question had given up the situations of Counsel to the Mint and the Pos . :office, and was certainly entiled to compensation. Tile CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, p'rh ips it might be as well to leAve a discretionary power Kith the Treasury, to grant a limited compensation to • Mr. Searlett. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the Commi!tre divided, when there appeared— For the clause For the amendment 73 Majority for the amendment Mr. El A YTE It said, as the clause then stood, a corn pens..tion amounting to three.feurths of the salary and emoluments was to be granted to the party during his life. Now, it night happen that, in the case of Mr. Searlett he might be cal ed to the Howe of Lords, and in such a case it would be proper that the compensation should cease. He proposed, therefore, that the time during which the compensation than to be paid be diicretiorary wi►h the . . Trcasury. Mier some discussion the amendment was withdrawn. The house then resumed:the ChAirman reported pro gress, and asked leave to sit again on Monday next. THE HULKS. Lord MAHON begged to put a question to the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for the Colonies relative to the number of convicts confined in the Hulks. The House would recollect that on the 231 March last a resolution was passed by the Huuse of Commons on that subject, and he ts ished to know from the Noble Lord whither the Go- vernment had taken any steps for the purpose of carrying that resolution into effec.. He need nc,t remind the House that the number of convicts had increased since the Ist of February, 1838, from 1,700 to upwards of 3,000, and he wishel to know whether it was intended to reduce that numLer? Lord J. RUSSELL haying on the occasion referred to agreed with the Noble Lord twit the large increase in the number of convicts was detrimental to them, did not at- tempt to meet the resolution with a direct negative, but had moved the previous question, and in a rather thinly attended House, the Noble Lord bad succeded in carry ing his motion. The Noble Lord in his speech on a former occasion, had intimated that he thought it desirable ti bound a new settlement in New Holland, expressly for the purpose of transportation. That opinion did not ac cord w , th the Report of the Transportation Committee ; they had given so such recommendation, and the Govern_ mint would feel the strongest repugnance to such a cow se. There were three modes of punishment which should come under consideration in discussing this ques tion—transportation, confinement in the hulks, and con finement in penitentiaries. The first had been condemned by the Committee; with regard to confinement in penitentiaries, it was impossible to carry that to any extent, until buildings for that purpose had been erected. It seemed necessary therefore fur the present to increase the number in the hulks. If, however, the Noble Lord would bring forward a definite motion, for the purpose of improving the system f transportation, he would be orepa- ed to give it an attentive consideration. Lord NI AH 0 N said he understood, then, that, there was to be no alteration in the present system. Lord J. RUSSELL said it appeared to him desirable that a certain number, smaller than hitherto, should still con inue to be transported, and that an increased number should be confined in the hulks, until a Letter system of prison discipline should have been devised. lie could not express his siews more definitively at present. Sir R PE EL said the subject before the House, though always of great importance, was peculiarly so at a time when there was a great disposition prevailing to abolish capital punishments. At such a time it was de sirable that too system of punishment which was retained should be the most effective that could be adopted. In the Committee on this subject, of which he ( Sir R. Peel) was a•member, it was proposed entirely and immediately t t abolish the present system of transportation. In that proporul he did not concur, 'believing that in the present state of the country it would be attended with injurious off cte. He hoped her Mejehty's Government, in any measures which they might propose on this subject, would consider the possibility of combining severe punishment with expatriation from this country. Transportation was a just and legitimate punish meat, and was open to none of those objections which applied to capital punishment. In his ( Sir R. Peel's opinion, if capital punishment was abolished, it would be necessary, in some form or other, to continue transportation. He had been as sensible as any of the Committee of the evils existing in New South Wales, and he had therefore acceded to the resolution for moderating and restricting transportation. Still be was afraid if the Noble Lord relied upon the Hulks or the Penitentiary as a substitute for capital punish ments he would be disappointed in the result. He thought two evils were to be apprehended from the abolition of transportation, either that the criminal popula tion of this country would be led to entertain hopes that by an appeal to the Government, through the intervention of their friends, they would obtain a release, or that being on the spot they would effect their escape. Besides ob jections would be raised to the punishment of the Peni tentiary even under the soundest discipline. If ten or twelve eases of alienation of intsllect should arise from the system, it would meet with great objections. Neither did he place any reliance upon the reforming effect of the best system of prison discipline that could be adopted. Prisoners might, in the hope of obtaining indulgence, behave with decorum during their confinement ; and yet from their inability to obtain employment in consequence of their imprisonment, they might afterwards return to their old practices. That was in his opinion a strong ob jection to the penitentiary system. Of the 4,000 persons transported annually, it was impossible but that the majo rity should labour under this difficulty. If some system of transportation could be devised which would obviate the evils existing in New South Wales, and pre vent the convicts from labouring under this disad ventage, that, in his opinion, would most effectually meet the Mfficulties that had been suggested. Lord J. RUSSELL rose to explain. Ho thought in considering this question they were bound not only to have regard to the immediate effects upon our own country, but also upon the social condition of the colony itself. Far too great a number of convicts, as it appeared to him, had been sent to our penal settlements. His object was to reserve transportation in certain cases, and in others, when the crime was not of an aggravated nature, to apply another system. They were not justified in peopling colo nies with persons who had been banished for their crimes. Ile thought that imprisonment might be usefully extended to five years. Mr. HAWES supported the clause. Mr. WAKLEY hoped the Noble Lord would not be deluded by the accounts he had received from America as to long imprisonments. The most lamentable aberration cf rritiO. had constantly resulted from that system. Colonel SIBTHORP wished to ask the Noble Lord wl - ether it was his intention to proceed with the Miscel laneous Estimates? Lord J. RUSSELL replied that the subject would be postponed for some time. On the House going into Committee on Supply, 21,626 3201. was voted to pay off the Exchequer bills. The House then went into Committee on the Parlia mentary Voters (Ireland) Bill. The Court of Chancery (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The Banking Copartnership Bill then went through Committee. Mr. HA WE S moved for a return of the number of in stances cf corporeal punishments inflicted on a Sunday, in the British army, during the last ten years.—Agreed to. Mr. HAWES moved for a return showing the quantity and various kinds of fresh fruit imported in each year, trom the year 1835 to the end of the year 1840, with the rates of duty chargeable, and the amount of revenue re ceived thereon. The Hon. Member also moved for re turns of the produce of the additional duty of 5 per cent on each article subject to excise duty for the year ending the sth April, 1841. Of the produce of the additional duty of 5 per cent. on all articles subject to customs duty, and specifying the amount of such duty received on each of the twenty principal articles subject to customs duty for the year ending sth April, 1841. Also, the produce of the additional duty of 10 per cent. on each article subject to assessed taxes, from the year ending sth April, 1841. —Agreed to. The House then adjourned at a Quarter to One o'Clock. STEAM-BOATS TO BOULOGNE.—Weare happy to say that a complele change has been effected in the steam-boats belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company that frequent this port. In the course of last year we felt it to be our duty, not only to the public, but to the Company, to call constant attention to the time oc cupied in the passage from London to this town. We are happy to say the Company have taken the hint. During the last two months the Magnet and Harlequin have un dergone a thorough cleansing and repairing for the approaching season, which is expected to be a busy one, and which has commenced so auspiciously. The result has been nearly a realisation of what we stated should be the average passage from London. The Magnet, under the quiet and steady management of Captain Stock, made her passage, on the 10th instant, in nine hours and fifty minutes. The Harlequin, Captain King, with 82 passengers, and a la-ge freight, arrived on the 15th s in ten hours and fifteen minutes. This is very different to twelve and fourteen hours. We trust this pace will be m4intained, and that the patronage the Company will re ceive will prove to them, that a generous public are always alive to every attempt to add to their crimforts and expe -1 dite their desires. One thing now remains, to reduce the fares to summer prices, and content will be general. Boulogne Gazette. PRETTY JESTING.—The person on whom my memory dwells with most pleasure, is the 'Marchioness de Bouffiers. Notwithstanding the tender compact con cluded between the Marquise and his Majesty, it was said that the lady had not entirely broken that which existed between her and M. de la Galissiere: Stanislas was aware of this, and sometimes showed little symptoms of jealousy ; but being of an indulgent disposition, he avenged himself merely by making jokes, which he flattered himself were very good. Indeed the King piqued himself so much on his talent in this way, that I verily believe he would net willingly have been deprived of this ever-ready subject for his own m nf a c y Clings, for the sake of g thisa gave subject, unrestrained app apparently ; d justiceis jets, to all parties con hc violence n ß m c e e u s t t t o h gratify inganeehtiso y h a i n s ty. humorous , Hw o everin n salliesohne beihs as confessed that the Marchioness fur nished him w ith frequent opportunities of exercising his wit.-- Theodore Hook's French Stage. Barbadoes papers to the 12th of March speak favourably of a gricultural matters in that island. There had been a succession of refreshing showers which proved a great relief to the planters, and would be highly bene ficial to the young canes for 1842. CHARTER-HOUSE SQUARE. ORIGIN OF CHARTISM. In a letter lately published by Mr. Hetherington, on Chartism, be says : The Working Men's Association was formed in June, 1836, and was composed of nearly all the active men in the metropolis, who had advocated the princi ples of the. Charter for many years before the Asso oiation was formed. Early in 1837 the Working Men's Association called a public meeting at the Crown and Anchor, Strand. The room was crammed to over flowing. It was computed, also, that two or three thousand persons were unable to obtain admission. The resolutions and petition were all moved and supported by working men ; and the petition, which was drawn up by Mr. Lovett, contained all the principles em bodied in the Charter—Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, Vote by Ballot, No Property Qualification, Equal Electoral Districts, and Payment of Members. This petition was unanimously adopted by the meet ing, and received between two and three thousand s'gnatures on the same night, from persons who attended the meeting. The Association next deter mined to test the Members of Parliament who professed Liberal principles, by calling a meeting at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur-street, of as many of them as the Association could induce to attend, to discuss the propriety of some one or more of them bringing in a Bill embodying all the objects of the petition. Nine or ten Members of Parliament attended, among whom were Col. Thompson, Mr. Hume, Mr. C. Hindlev, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Sharman Crawford, and Mr. Hawes. Thu discussion Listed t..vo nights, on the second of which the Association succeeded in pledging some few of them to support and bring in a Bill embodying the principle of the petition. A Committee was then formed, consisting of six Members of Parlia ment, and six members of the Working men's Associa tion, to prepare the Bill ; but, as is ever the case when working men and gentlemen are assembled for any ob ject, the work fell exclusively, with the exception of Mr. Roebuck, upon the members of the Association. They prepared the drafr, discussed, in the Association, every thuse—rejected some, introduced others, and ultmately submitted it for public sanction." To this meeting—lest the working men might have come without any plan of operation—Mr. O'Connell brought the fo!lowing draft for an Association, in his own hand-writing : " Common sense is better than diamonds, saith the Englishman."—Spanish proverb. PLAN OF AN ASSOCIATION TO PROCURE " JUSTICE FOR THE WORKING-CLASSES, " BY AN EFFECTUAL REFORM OF THE LEGISLATURE. The following is proposed as the basis of the Asso ciation, being the principles on which its members are agreed : First.—Universal suffrage. Second.—Equal representation in point of number o constituents. Third.—Free selection of representative, without re Terence to property. Fourth.—Free voting by means of secret ballet. Fifth.—Short Parliaments of fixed duration, the limi not to exceed three years. The object of the members of the Association being to obtain all those ameliorations, they will, as practical men, accept the assistance of all persons honestly dis posed to concur in the currying into effect any part of these improvements. They will accept an instalment, as so much of this truly national debt ; but they seek for, demand, and insist upon the entire. Neither will they ever consent to forego or abandon any part of that entire, accepting portions or instalments of their rights only the better to enable them to obtain the residue. In fine, the all-engrossing feature of the plan of the Association is, and always shall be, to obtain for the most valuable species of property—human labour--the best and gr eatest protection which the social state can possibly afford. The Association refrains from including the reform of the House of Lords, as part of its basis ; but it rea dily adopts the principle that a Chamber of Legis lators ought to be responsible, directly and potentially, to the people, for whose property, and lives, and liberties it contributes to legislate. Sixth—That the House of Lords involves the prin ciple of irresponsibility, and the absurdity of hereditary capacity or legislation ; and it ought, therefore, to be so reformed as to be rendered consistent with the progress of the amelioration of British institutions." This plan, however, was rendered wholly unnecessary, in consequence of the working men having prepared the following resolutions, which were adopted :-- RESOLUTIONS AGREED TO AT A MEETING HELD AT THE BRITISH COFFEE-HOUSE, ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE 7TH, 1837 :- Ist. That we agree to support any proposition for Universal Suffrage made on the petition emanating from the Working Men's Association, when presented to the House of Commons by Mr. Roebuck.—Proposed by Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P. ; seconded by Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. id. That we agree to support a vote for a Bill or Bells to be brought into the House of Commons, em bodying the principles of Universal Suffrage, equal representation, free selection of representatives, without reference to property ; the Ballot, and short Parlia ments, of fixed duration,—the limit not to exceed three years.—Proposed by Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.l'. ; seconded by Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. 3d. That'we agree to support and vote for a Bill or Bills to be brought into the H.usc of Commons, for such a reform in the House of Lords es shall render it responsible to the people.—Proposed by Daniel O'Con nell, Esq., M.P. ; seconded by Sharman Crawford, Esq., M.P. 4. That a Committee of twelve persons be appointed to draw up a Bill or Bills, in a legal form, embodying the principles agreed to ; and that they be submitted to another meeting of the Liberal Members of Parliament and the working Mens' Association ; and the following be the persons appointed : Daniel O'Connell, Esq.M.P., J. Arthur Roebuck, Esq., M.P. ; John Temple Leader, Esq. ; Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. ; Thomas Perro net Thompson, Esq., M.P.; Wm. Sharman Crawford, Esq., M.P. ; Mr. Henry Hetherington ; Mr. John Cleave ; Mr. James Watson ; Mr. Richard Moore; Mr. William Lovett ; Mr. Henry Vincent. Proposed by John Temple Leader, Esq., seconded by Mr. Robert Hartwell. :Signed) DANIEL O'CONNELL, M.P. for Kilkenny. CHARLES HINDLEY, M.P. for Aston-under- Lyne, except 3d resolution. W.SHARMAN CRAWFORD, M.P. for Dundalk, JOHN FIELDEN, M.P. for Oldham, except 31 resolution. THOMAS WAKLEY, M.P. for Finsbuiy. I cordially concur in the 2d and 4th resolutions. DAN. W. HARVEY. T. PERRONET THOMPSON, M.P., Hull. J. A. RoEBUcK, M.P., Bath. I am friendly to the 2d, 3d, and 4th resolutions. JOHN BOWRING, M.P. for the Clyde Burghs." The day Mr. O'Connell signed the resolutions he gave the deputation this list of names, in his own hand writing, as persons he thought would also sign them : but the death of William the Fourth caused the disso lution of Parliament, and prevented the deputation from waiting on the Members named. DILLON BROWNE M. P.'s for County Mayo. Sir WM. BRABAZON Mr. BODKIN Galway County. Mr. BLAKE Galway Town. Mr. H. TALBOT New Ross. Mr. C. WALHEN Wexford Town. Mr. HENRY GRATTAN Meath. Sir R. NAGLE t Mr. L. CHAPMAN OTWAY CAVE t Tipperary R. L. SIMI, S JOHN MAHER Wexford County JAMES POWER Most of the Gentlemen are now silent as the tomb. Places have done for Members of Parliament what prisons have not done for the members of the Work ing Men's Association—silenced them. A HABIT OF INTEMPERANCE. What is the actual condition of the Conservative party at the present moment ? This is aq to anuestion likely to be agitated in no slight degree,owing explosion in the Times newspaper of yesterday. Our answ er to the question is briefly thi s :—" The Con servative party is pretty well, it thanks vou ; and though perhap', a liitle surprised (which it ought not to be) at the explosion to which we have alluded, not at all discomposed, or disconcerted, or disunited." That the help and advocacy of the Times, owing to its great circul ition and authoritative manner, is of con siderable importance to any party, it were folly to deny; but it must be added that there are many awkward things connected with the support of that Journal, and, among the rest, a habit of intemperance where indi vidual interests are c oncerned, which makes it occa sionally very unjust to the cause which it generally sup ports. The arfcle of yesterday was an instance of this oc casional intemperance. The description given of the feeling of the great body of Conservatives out of Par liament towards the Conservative leaders in Parliament was utterly extravagant and untrue in regard to mat , ters of fact, and its style was far more fitted for the rudest mob than for men of thought and educat*m. The writer of this outrage upon the Conservative party does not seem to see, or at all events to observe, that even in style there is a distinction between the robust and the ruffianly, and that the language of well-written invective is not the same with that of boisterous abuse. It is a flimsy pretence to put off as a quotation, as the spoken words of some anonymous person whose position makes him worthy of being quoted, the assertion that the changes consequent upon throwing out the pre sent Ministry by the present Opposition would be mere l y the change of one set of " scoundrels"for another. It is to the very last degree unlikely that any such lan guage was ever used by anyone having the slightest claim to be called respectable ; and, even if it were use d , i t i s unpardonable and quite disgusting to draw attention to it in a leading article, as if it were highly worthy of being listened to by the Conservative party. And this is so apparent that we are sure it would not have been done but that a passionate —a sore and angry—. INFIRMARY FOR THE CURE OF FISTULOUS DISEASES. On Thursday the Fifth Anniversary of this most Bene volent Institution was celebrated at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street. Ong hundred and fifty gentleman of . _ great ieipectability, wealth, and influence in the metropo lis sat down to dinner, which was served up in the best style. Alderman COPELAND, M. P., in the dha'r. After the cloth was removed, " Non Nobia Domine" was sung , by Mess-: s. Broadhurst, Taylor, and other professional pnitemen. The health of her Majesty was then given, and drank with three times three. The hcalths of the Queen Dowager, Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, and otl er branches of the Royal Family, met with similar enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN then said, in proposing the next toast, he would have to trespass largely on the indulgence of the com pany ; his situation as Chairman compelled him t,) do so. He had to lament that the health of the Cbief Magistrate prevented him from appearing among them, as he was sure h would much mere efficiently discharge the duties which were imposed on him than be could,—( Hear, hear.) Though lye was his senior in the Court of Aldermen, yet when he cal!e I upon him to preside on the present occa sion, be willingly responded to that ca 11..--( Hear.) His anxiety IA 113 to do justice to the merits of an Institution not so well known as it ought to be to have its merits appreciand.—(Cheers.) No one knew better its merits than he did. He would yield to no man in zeal for its success ; and it was a matter of pride and gratification to him to sea it in such a thurisbing condition..—( Cheers. ) They had met tl celel,rate its anniversary, and though this greet metropolis abounded with charities, yct there was not one more deserving of public support. His own experience had proved that, as he had been Governor of many uf the institutions of the country, and amongst their number there was nut one to which suffering humanity was so much in debted.—( Cheers.) It was rather remarkable that in stitutions were established in the reign of Henry VI., and originally they were founded for the curing of the sick, the protection of the young, and the punishment of the guilty ; and there never was an institution of a similar description until it was raised by their bounty.— ( Cheers. ) He trusted that they would not re lax those exertions, as their poor suffering brethren were looking with anxious confidence to their results. The existence of fie Institution was owing to his exc 3ilent friend, Mr. Salmon, who fearlessly undertook a labour which others shrunk from ; but no opponents could stand before his active bAievolence.—( Cheers. ) He undertook the care of a malady which the innate modesty of English men (and modesty was their peculiar characteristic) shrunk from disclosing. It was a disease which from their kindest and dearest relatives they were anxious to conceal. But be thanked God that owing to the bountiful contribu- tions of the company that concealment was unnecessary, as the most perfect cure followed its disclosure is the In stitution, and the benefits it conferred were manifest by its progressive success.--( Cheers.) How the philan thropic contributw's heart most be animated when he re flected that he was an auxiliary in affording relief to 1,400 of hii fellow-creatures I—( Cheers. ) Six hundred successful operations bad been performed by his spirited surgical friend ( Mr. Salmon), and he would confidently appeal to their benevolence whether they would not support an Institution which conferred such lasting benefits, alto be partakers in the gratitude which their liberality procured. To show how the benefits of the charity operated on the heart, he would mention one fact. In the latter part of 1639, when he had the honour to fill the .civic chair, three labourers from Bethlehem Green (who had been relieved by the Institution), waited on him, and solicited him to become the patron of an auxiliary institution. He con sented ; and he now bad the pleasing duty of being the humble instrument to convey their bounty of fifteen guineas to the parent establishment.—(Loud cheers.) After such a circumstance would they not come forward' liberally ? He appealed to the young as well as to the old. It might be the first time the f rmer had stretched their nand to the support of an Institution conferring such benefits, and the recollection of it would be coeval with their existence.—( Loud cheers.) The Society had to regret the loss of Sir Francis Ommanney, but he trusted that his benevolent support of the Institution left a bril liant example for imitwion. In conclusion, he declared that the Institution had as strong a claim upon morality as it had upon philanthropy.—(Cheers.) The Secretary then read the Report, from which it appeared that the sub scriptions in the room amounted to four hundred pounds. The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the Lord Mayor, who, owing to his advanced time of life,: could not be pre sent. He could assure the company that his Lordship felt the deepest interest in the success of the Institution, and nothing could prove it better than the liberality of his donation. His Lordship's health was dfank most enthu siastically. The CHAIRMAN. after paying a high eulogium on the public conduct of Mr. Sheriff Gibbs, proposed his health, which met with a flattering reception. Mr. Sheriff GIBBS having briefly returned thanks, Mr. POWNALL rose and said that though he had not aske I the Chairman's permission, yet he would propose a toast, which he was sure would be received in the way to which it was entitled.—(Hear. hear.) Every person pre sent knew what a staunch, anxious, and zealous friend to the Institution their Chairman was.—( Cheers.) He had already given seven donations, and he not only always sup ported it with his purse but by his presence.—( Cheers. ) He now filled their chair, and no one filled a chair with more credit, and they owed him their most cordial and sin cere thanks. He cherished the institution by his fostering mind and kind sympathy.—(Cheers.) Its support was a work of mercy and benevolence, and they could not feel too deeply the importance of its existence.—( Hear, bear.) Their thoughts would weep with joy when they contem plated the afflicted parent restored as he might say t.) his orphan child.—(Cheers.) Its benefits were a bon to suffering mankind. The disease it alleviated was a pecu liar ms:ady. It was not a topic for conversation over their domestic altars as other Institutions were. It was not necessary then to dilate upon its remedies and eff,:ets; tbosc were apparent. It was true there were no Corinthian Pillars within its walls, but contained jewels far more precious, "grateful hearas."— , Loud cheers.) The poor man restored to health and strength had nothing to give but his gratitude ; what wealth could purchase that ?—(Cheers.) Though it could not be purchased it could be generated by their liberality. He would return to his daily toil, a husband and a father car resting and carressed by his family.—( Cheers.) Let them but contemplate the labourer's wife on seeing her husband restored to health, returning to industry, and supporting his family. It was like drawing two hearts together wits a silken thread, or he should rather say it was like the electric spark which while it illumed one heart lighted both.—( Loud cheers.) When they considered the bless. ings which it conferred on destitute tamilies, English be nevolence and 13, itish liberality would be at their post. Its support was as beneficial to tnem as it was a blessing to others, and when they were called to the joys above he could not ray whether they would be more missed than re gretted.—( Loud cheers.) Ile concluded by proposing the health of the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN having returned thanks, Mr. Sheriff GIBBS proposed the health of Mr. Hoare and the Vice:. Presidents. Mr. HOARE rose to return thanks, and said that he re gretted the absence of his colleague, Sir John Littledale, and he could assure the meeting no man felt a deeper in terest in its success than he did. There was an impression abroad that the profession had not the opportunity to judge of the merits of the Institution ; but that was not the fact, as he could assure them that Mr. Salmon had offered every professional gentleman an opportunity cf witnessing his practice even so early as seven o'clock in the morning. Therefore, Mr. Salmon was most anxious to extend the benefit of his experience to other branches of the profes- Ei3n, in order to increase the usefulness - of the institution. Ile had made large sacrifices in its behalf, and no doubt he would enjoy that moral satisfaction which such benevo lent exertions more calculated to produce. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of Mr. Fre derick Salmon, the Surgeon of the Institution. —( Cheers.) Mr. SALMON rose to return thanks. He said, that it was not in his nature to express what he felt. He was a simple-minded man, arid not a public speaker, but his heart spoke. In the establishment of the Institution he had had great difficulties to contend with, but a Chris stian public enabled him to overcome them. There were there 200 subscribers to the Institution, and what ought to be the feelings of those gentlemen when, by their bounty, they were enabled to relieve their fellow-creatures who were pining in sorrow, suffering intense bodily dis ease, and oppressed by mental despair? With regard to his own merit, he would not be worthy of the name of man, if he did not exert its valuable prerogative, and that was relieving suffering humanity. He had exerted that prerogative. He was the humble instrument of relieving 1,300 of his fellow-creatures. If ever flat re was a necessity for support to the present Institution, it was at the present time—the increasing population so imperatively demanded it. He could assure the gene rous subscribers that their beneficent liberality would be well represented by the gratitude of those whom they re lieved from bodily suffering and mental misery.—( Cheer.. ) The health of the other officers of the Institution having been drank the Chairman left the Chair, and the Company separated, after having spent a most delightful evening, with the strongest reliance upon the increasing prosperity of the Institution. BARBAROUS PUNISHMENTS OF FORMER Days.—Amongst the Romans the bead of the malefactor vies in some cases fastened within the furca, and in this attitude he was whipped to death. Parricides were sewed up in a leathern sack, with an ape, a cock, a ser pent, and a dog, and so cast into the sea. Lord Cob ham was thus executed in England some centuries ago Then was he layd upon a hurdle, as though he had been a most heynouse traytoure to the Crowne, and so drawne forth into Sainct Gyles Felde, wh eere as they had set up a new pair of galowea. Then he was hung upon a chayne of yron and so consumed alyve in the fyre, and so be departed hence moost chris tenly. how the priests that time fearred and cursed, re quiring the people n ot to p ra y for him, but to judge hym damned in hell, fur t hat he departed not in tae obe dience of the Pope, it were too lo ng t o wryte . A n d this was done in the yeere of Our Lord MCCC and XVIII." On the 17th of November, 1577, the Attor ney-General in England is directed to examine Thomas Sherwood by the rack, and orders were given to place him in the dungeon among the rats. This dungeon is often mentioned. It is eesciibed as a cell below high water mark, and totally dark ; and, as the tide flowed, in numerable rats, which infest the muddy banks of the Thames, were driven through the crevices of the walls into the dungeons. The alarm excited by the erui.tion of these loathsome creatures in the dark was the least part of the torture which the unfortunate captives had to undergo. Instances are related which humanity would glatly believe to be exaggerations, where the flesh had been turn from the arms and legs of the prisoner by the well-known vo racity of these animals ; but Sherwood's courage and con- I Stancy were not subdued by the horrors of this dungeon. Papers from Algoa Bay, to the 11 th February inclusive, state that the Kowie River was open, and this would afford Freat facilities of communication with the eastern fron tier. fhe Home Government was about to be memorialised to I make it a free port. MORNING EDITION. spirit of individual interest was for the moment dominant. This spirit led, as it usually does, to tire, and, as injustice was to be perpetrated, it w, consistent with the character of the Times to oil mild or measured terms. It determined to be of and truculent in manner as it was unjust and ft its representation of facts. Wcr deny that there is any ground, in matter of for the representation concerning the state of the servative party. Some discontent there always is among a large p ar ty res p ec ti ng the conduct of its leaders, but we venture to affirm that so great a party as the present Conservative party never existed vlu this country with less of ill-feeling or disrespeli , towards the leaders of it. Even they who wish the• opposition to the Government were rather more lively (and we grant there are many C onserva tives who have this wish) are generally disposed to agree that their political leaders can best judge what course ought to be takes, and to admir e the forbearance with which they abstain from grasping peg tonal power in order that they may better uphold Conservative principles. But, if this be so, what makes the Times break out: in so furious a manner as it did yesterday ? The reason is, or was, to be found at Nottingham. The fiery impatience of the Times, which is some bow or another more peculiarly interested in the Notticglaamt contest than in any other, could not brook tie apathy which has been found to exist there amo. - .11. the higher sort of Conservatives. Whether this• apathy was right or wrong we shall not positively pro nounce ; but, granting that it was the latter, still it was excusable, and perhaps it may not continue. We have already pointed out, with reference to the state of af fairs at. Nottingham, the single ground upon which the disappointed populace of Nottingham, and the Conservative party there, might act toge ther for the return of an anti-Ministerial candi date. We mean the deep disgust, common to Loth, at the weak, treacherous, deceitful conduct of tae present Administration, which encouraged the popu.- lace to hope for everything as long as its violenta demonstrations were necessary for the Ministeriall purposes, and then cruelly punished a continuation of those violent demonstrations, because they had be- come inconvenient for Ministerial purposes. This com mon disgust is the single ground of political co-opera tion between the populace, who clamour for the Charter, and the Conservative party. But if a co-operation be yond this is expected, and if the Conservatives are to be abused and the whole party grossly misrepresented. because of a natural reluctance towards an unaaturat combination in Nottingham, we think such expectation is monstrous, and the anger at its non-fulfilment grossly unjust. Moreover, the exhibition of such anger is excessively impolitic, even as regards the interest of the• person on whose behalf the angry tteam is " got up." The Conservatives, we belierc, are not to be dragooned into aets of disgraceful participation, even by the po tential fury of a leading journal. This much we will venture to say of our own hope concerning the Conservative party, namely, that if it is never to become paramount in this country till it allies itself with the mob, we hope the day of its as cendancy may never come. We have no wish for what has been calied a " Conservative democracy." We be lieve the project of any such thing to be nonsensical,. and its realisation impossible. We think we are not presumptuous in saying this, fur, unless we greatly cir, the opinion we have expressed is that of every sound and rational man who is true to Conservative principles, At the same time, no one who nominally or really belongs to the Conservative party would go further than we should willingly go to promote the com fort and happiness of the people. We have al ways thought, and often said, that on ale part of the Government of this country, whether con ducted by Tories or Whigs, there has not beta. that sort of parental care taken of the peo ple which we think ought to be taken. Bat we do not approve, and therefore we would not encourage, any larger amount of popular inter ference in political affairs than at present exists. Wo. do not believe that the mass of the people can advan-. tageously govern themselves. The existing Consti tution gives the people quite as much power and op portunity of interference in political affairs as it is, in our judgment, wise and wholesome for them to have. This we believe to be the principle of the Conservative party, and upon this point we hold the Conservative party to be directly at issue with the Chartist mob. We feel that this should be distinctly understood, let what may happen nt Nottingham ; and, though we think that all Conservatives there ought to do their best to defeat the Goverment candi date, we yet believe that, while doing their best, they will take care not to identify themselves with Chartist schemes. Such conduct will insure a united Consenrative party, notwi►thstanding, the angry " thunder" of the Times.—Post. Sir William W. Lynar, Stipendiary Magistrate, was nearly killed last week, in Mohill. His horse became: frightened on entering the gateway of the hotel, and dashing with violence against the pier, Sir William was thrown out and seriously contused. Among the miscellaneous estimates for the cur rent year is an item of 30,0001. for completing the s' Model Prison," in Copenhagen-fields; in addition to *5;000/. and 20,0001. voted in the years 1839 and 1840; and making the total cost of the experiment 75,00 e/. MONEY ORDERS.—The money orders granted within the last tbree months by the Liverpool Post-office were upwards of 11,000, and those by the post-office at Manchester within the same time about 9,000. —Man chester Chronicle. THE ANTI-BREAD-TAX CIRCULAR.—Our present number appears under a different form and at an increased price. Hitherto the Circular has been sup ported at the expense of the League; but it has teen thought that our readers may not be disinclined to allow us to spread the burden of the publication equally upon them, especially when they are told that, by contributing an extra penny a Lrtnight, they will place at the disposal of the League several hundreds of pounds a year to be devoted to additional exertions in lectures, tracts, &c. This arrangement will also enable us to secure for our editorial department the services of a gentleman emi nent for his talents and literary accomplishments. A slight alteration in the name has been adopted, in order that the tit' e may exactly express the character and ob jects of the Circular. Our principle is more clearly ex plained in the words Anti-Bread-tax than Anti-Corn-law. Ours is not so much a question of political economy as of justice and humanity. We wish to speak directly home, not merely to the judgments of politicians, but to the un derstanding and feelings of every man and woman in the kingdom as well as to the sympathies of all Christians and philanthropists. The contents of the Circular will be found to be in strict unison with its title ; we shall con tinue unceasingly to oppose any and every scheme for tax ing the bread of the people.— The late Anti- Corn-law Circular. will j Go prove hE ico 0 DEFAMATION BY A CLERGYMAN.—On the 7th current, a case for defamation of character, at the in stance of a woman of the name of Miller, residing in Lybster, Latheron, against the Rev. Jame; Noble, late minister of the quoad sacra parish of that name, for having used expressions from the pulpit injurious to her character, came on before Robert Thomson, Esq., advocate, Shcriffof Caithness. A number of' witnesses a ere examined, and, after a recapitulation of the cir cumstances, the Sheriff found Miller entitled to bl. ster ling, in name of damages, and further found the defend oad:fi i cl t t a tha t i .t i prudence,ea pursuer's u l . e ru i E n erx c ys x r a i ii c s i o d s n ti s ioi e l ne i s i rs s o ac p f oa r d p l o c r p su o i e l c s r at e te s er s ds , functionshtao had injurehavingai s also a s b et agone clergyman, beyondad u character s e of by the defendant. As three actions have been insti tuted in addition to the one referred to, one for the mo ther and one for each of the sisters, the damages and costa ,R e ( o ;A t r i s po i aH d t e l r c ab A l et, Journal.it being thought that the present action will form a precedent for the dec:sion on the others. Congressm eri c a I gentleman of th e na me of G Hill Ail for a grant of l an d and a sum of money, to enable hitn - to put in practice a plan he ha s formed of a g eo g ra p hical GARDEN. —An N s . p — cti l ti l o i ned A garden. The ground allotted for this purpose is not to exceed ten scres, and within that limited space he of Mercator's projec tion. pur poses to delineate accurately every known part of th e world, agre , 7ably to t he principle The beds of ocean, seas, gulfs, bays, and lakes, are to be depressed ; the continents, mountainS, i slands, & e ., elevated; parallels of latitude, meridians, equator, v e cliptic, tropics, and other circ l es , correctly laid down ; ( d the channels of rivers desc ri b e d as in their natural courses, and lowered in proportion to the height of bank. m\.e l , the ee land be a beds oronceedan &c., are to with verdure, and the mountains furnished with such bases as geo tbhcei covered v respectiveere d geo logy points out, and, if necessary, the former are to be so constructed that they may be filled with water at at any time; so that the coup d'cril will give a miniature representation of the world in its native elements. LONGEVITY OF ANIMALS. —Birds are the shortest lived of all vertebrated animals ; yet it is related that a parrot, which in 1633 was brought from Italy into France, was living in 1743, consequently more than 110 years old. In fish a not less remarkable instance of lon gevity is adduced ; in 1497 a fish was taken in a reservoir at Kayserlautern, which been had placed there 267 years before, which was proved by a cop per ring fastened round the head of th e fish. Buffon considers that whales reach the enormous age of 1,000 years : this is a mere hypo thesis. A NEW man from a dis \ t N' a r' A tY in the employment of a ITROrtmGeoEt,T HOME.—A young n house of b us i ness at R ou en, went a few days ago to his de principal with his thumb completely cut off, saying that it had been done in defonding himself against a man who had attempted to rob him. Certain discrepancies in the acm un t exc ited doubts as to its truth, and induced such close questioning that the youth et last confessed that ha had done it himself, to disqualify him for his present place, because he felt his anxiety to return home so great that he was sure he should die if he remained away any longer. Goon EFFECTS OF LAW.—A tcotrespondent from Glenelg says:—" Your Sheriff is to hold a Small Debt Court here on the 20th—the first of the kind ever o m t frightened a o them at owingth su summonses, o o s , years. and d hove s settled shows held here. lie would have had from 70 to 80 cares, but the f t ap h ee e coop g ul o en o ts d g, effects of these Small Debt Courts.—lnventas Courier. ft N . ___, -,4 -_,,,,- -.. - i , 4.1.:,::: t.',' .. ,''''. i'-:.'.1'.:4-.4?--- •:. ) ' 4,.. \4.,.. vc. ) , - ----_7 ~...). - . ---',...- --1 a •-; .111 611 n a,e 11 Ncd' wea l ~...,.,..