The Sun. — London, England, 1841-03-06 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. µ. Bill ordered to be brought in by Lord Francis Egerton, and Mr. 'Bootle Wilraham. Standing Orders Committee—Resolutions reported ; That, in the case of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Petition, the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on giving the , t ss • No tices in th e L ondon Gazette, and in some one and the same I l''ewspaper published in the county of Lancaster and in the F es' t " 41, 4 of York, for three successive weeks ; and that the Com. Mittee on the Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such Order has been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the Report of the Bill." " T hat, in the case of the Wick!ow Harbour Petition, the parties be Permitted to proceed with their Bill." Sheriffs (Scotland)—Address for " Return, showing, by Counties, the number, name, and the sourre of appointment, and also the ,hotly salary, a n d sum total of remuneration derived annually from se Public, by ea c h Sh eriff; or Sheriff Substitute, respectively, in Scotland, (This retu rn t o b e ma d e f rom t h e b est information al ready at the Public Offices in London.)"—(Mr. Wallace.) SIIIPWRiCK OFF RECULVER- AFFECTING NARRATIVE. The bri g Amelia, of Siigo, laden w ith w h ea t, b oun d dfrom ~_ndott to Live r p oo l, C ap t a i n Swaine, was wrecked on the din ii.erne Sand, o ff R eculver, on Friday last, between eight and eat night, in a heavy squall of whiff. As soon asshe struck e ; the Ca tain his wife, and crew, in all nine sou's, ilond. run .ad barely time to p jurnp out of 'their berths with their clothes up the rigging before there was four or five feet water yer the brig's de'ek ; no means were left to them to make any Lgtat of distress, so that they resigned themselves to their '"I fate, 1 - shing themselves to the shrouds in the best way inB• aY could I n t hi s state they remained until Saturday morn • st,. when Lieutenant Lale, of the Reculver Station Pres /eblise Service, discovered the brig on the Sand ; he forth with sent off his boat to her through a heavy sea to rescue (T B4Ol cf th e crew as might be found on the wreck ; after ach ditficultv, and no less danger, the brave flows sue teVed in making her, when an extra man on the Reculver of tl,"n under Lieutenant Lake's command, who was one tii tne bo..t's crew, sprang at the shrouds, which he hap- L ' i n c aught, and forthwith set about re-cuing the unfortu fern—a, PeaPle, firm directing his attention to the hapless va tt -- ' e ' wttn, much to his a - stonishment, refused his services t_illlyier husband, the Captain, was first placed in safety ; 'faere both lashed to the shrouds close to each other. 'I h's Zve fellow, whose name deserves honourable mention, was nliert Wood, of Whitstable : he then undid the lashings of C Nnain, who had become so exhausted as scarcely to be cosill,u% of what was going on, and eventually got him safely wh ° the boat. He then again returned to the captain's wife, f lb ! asked him how man y hi s b oat wou ld ta k e. H e answere d pre Then," said thig heroic woman, " take two of the next, and when they are in the boat. unlash me, and I n i hnake t ere) he he fnirth." This was accordingly done, and they I , l't the I. reck, and landed the unfortunate people at Reculver when Lieut. Lake with a humanity highly honourable to him, Captain ' and his wife to his quarters, where he did . udrthing in his power for their comfort. He gave up his lye at t° th m, and, in fact did everything humanity could sug to soten the rigour; of their misfortune. The Captain u f !in shore twelve hours before he was restored to conscious vl7: not so his heroic wife, who was unceasing in her atten 4. to her afflicted partner. The boat again returned to the th e e 'k and took off the rest of the crew, who were landed at 64 41 : Vace, and shared with their deliverers their bed and I/e ra/a t :nut Saturday until Tuesday morning last.—Kent NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. r_ aWooLwicii, MA RCH s.—Th e F a l mou th w ill sa il to-mor w for P u ortsm o th and Plymouth. The l Volcano' steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander J. West, P liti ltt v o ea t Woolwich, from I3arbadoes, on Sunday, and is to be sea, u °I bent arid the crew, after a short leave of ab • Cont Neill ransferred to another vessel. e Wilberforce, iron steam-vessrl, tor the Niger expedition, W ool !litter wich William Allen, left Dublin on Friday last, for and arrived thi s morn i ng . t e ;Te Sir en, 16- gun b r i g , b u ildi ng at W oo l w i c h , i s or d ere d to ll:inched on the 25th i ns t an t. tora_ ttle u Polyphemus, steam-vessel, was commi s sioned on Sa of 14) la.at at Chatham, by Lieutenant John Evans (b), late _ Spitfire. ,n id, Mr. Smagman, master, arrived at Woolwich, from 14,t on Tuesday, and sailed this morning for Sheerness. d n o The Driver steam-vessel, recently built at Portsmouth, , an Li ta w e t t ing with ' her engines by Messrs. Seaward and Co., at when completed, which will be about the 20th ffic , is to p roceed to Pembroke. Yes se l e , tearless, steam-vessel, is to be fitted as a surveying Captain 13 u ll oc k, i n li eu o f t h e B oxer . fa t i e Metelr steam-vessel, and Viol e t tender, a r e t o be-fitted 1 1 1 1 ",,eYing th e N ort h S ea. that el xen steam-vessel, built at Pembroke, arrived from soa st :"' on Wedne s d ay , i n c h arge o f J ames H en d erson, E sq., ti a :' el f;-attendant of Plymouth Dockyard, and was towed to fitt t i, (4l se by the Comet steam-vessel, to have her engines by Co.Th_ essrs. Seaward and %V Comet steam-vessel, Lieut. Frederick W. Syer, arrived Mie r eidnesday from the westward, with the Vixen in tow, and 44 1 1 1 1 111 g to off Purficet, was run on board of by two colliers, Th e Iler bowsprit carried away. l a e new dock in Woolwich-yard, constructing by Mr. Rolt, being new finished, the coping, or finishing course of stones, oldg More than half -way round Twenty-eight 32 pounder I ftiist ri ' l re in prcmeess of erection round it, for the purpose of g in Warping vessels into it when fin.shed. . trs SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) e t. box, MARCH 6.—Wind this day at noon, N.W., fine. pat, from 5. —Wind S.W., fresh breeze.—Arrived faa ßto "`tn, from Calcutta • Camerons, Young, Berbice ; ANYI - N eW York • Black Cat, St.. Alichael's, and supplied titiarianchor and chain. ' Arrived from the river, Carib, for ( Itto r .„, eritr a. 7 P.m. Blowing hard, with every appearance of night. Put back, the Renfrewshire, for St. John's. tred-",„T"touTH MARCH s.—Wind W.N. ~ strong.—Ar- f 4 sr%„'" Boadicea transport, fruit Ascension, sailed 19th o trok-ryl James Carmichael, Towev, Youghal. Isabella, sp„, .vernambuco to Liverpool, 15th ult., lat. 28, lon. 38, te,4rti by the Boadicea, art iced here. 917TRAitieroN, MARCH ' 4. Arrived the Providence, thinn`,tsghal. sth. Arrived the Pacific, Janes, from Cork; „", Sutton, ditto • Confidence, Anthony, Waterford. teisi;;otyrii, MARCH s ' .—Wind variable.—Arrived the spri t Thornton, from St. Jago de Cuba, with loss of bow rico and Mainmast, foremast badly sprung, having expe o - s eed tremendhus "'ales on the sth arid 12th ult., forty mil br i d e the Island of h Corvo, bound to Swansea ; and Cam 't'a•rocr from Lendon, for Dublin. Sailed the Earl 14° Ilison' for Port Phillip. The Venus, of London, `castoartd-bound: on the 27th ult., lat. 47, long. 9, by the V, arrived here. 4iou'rit, MARCH 4. --Wind S. to N.N.W., fresh . siledes•—•••Arrived the Seagull Packet, from Rio Janeiro o , Itn A b i, ( In the 24th of January, with 9,500 dollars ; and C R obertson, from Aux Cayes. denAIARcH 3.—Arrived the Jupiter, steamer, fromLon fa s nd the Rochester, Owen, from New Orleans to Havre. Isla,t, MARcri 5.—W. by S., fresh.—Arrived the Diana, crtts, froin Antwerp • and Mina, Vissar, Amsterdam. Nitf eras MARCH 5. Arrived the Elizabeth, from New ..ort Demerar a ; and — Mary Eleanor, George, London, tir eo r r rived the Wight, March 4.—The Europa, from Bal we, for Bremen • and Hewana, ditto. Y. 1 1", MARc'H 4.—Arrived Ocean,Watson, from Cuba. Pottc"HAL, FRB. 27.—The Eliza, 31‘Carthy, from New- Ntith ou le , ll A ich was on shore in the harbour, has been got off t iv •• wam age. trri.oBe,ii,ufProLot.ncri s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Kestrel, tom Valparaiso ; Windsor, Hayten, Cara; Horatio, VO4', Berbiee sandback, Bispham, Demerara; Elizabeth ditto bil e ' ' S Cru llY, Jamaica • Susannah Cumming, Salter, Mo -htt t. Lawrence, Bunker, ' Charleston ; Magnet, Morton, of Wellington, Brandt, St. John's, New Bruns rnainmaLoize, Sall e of Caledonia (s), Halifax and Boston. The Adam . arnes, bound to Charleston, has put back leaky, with I t,„11 f and vard sprung and loss of foremast head, and bore k*ibr r ,l," 1 0. The Swiftsure, from New York to very 4 ,7 , was in with, on the 13th ult., in lat. 4 n. 48, b4'ty, with loss of foremast rudder, and the crew taken ,ftlt"e Elizabeth Wood, arrived at Liverpool. t er QC MARCH 3.—The Flamer, Perruet, sailed yesterday W erit „` r , n ,..seY and iverpool and in beating out of the bay, - reeks near Noi ont Point, and went to pieces. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. Attb 7 vdiND CIRCUIT. —NORTHAMPTON, MARCII 4. f ,_tl 4 . r . , s (Before Lord ABINGER.) 1700 -.1?u1t....-Geor e West, aged 31, was chargod, on the -asst7 ' s tnquisition with the murder of his mother, Martha Y ll at . the parish Of Nether Hevford, in this county. b a ta _tal ll ,„' s , t 'n'Y of this case is as &lows :—The deceased, who N 1 _' e ttib e ,'lrat was taken suddenly ill in the course of last She p r ." red on the 21st, and was buried on the 26th. g ad enjoyed a g ood state of health, r per _4B sasp%i n e tanlily ii *rig - fallen ill at the same period uf time, 'vela -i -4 negari to a ga vi iri round that some foul proceeding had tk,,, T ractis e d . The body was, therefore, disinterred, ar. an ' thei r „_°a,nort having taken place, the medical men gave it as their -Pinion that the tnmach the deceased contained arsft tk-ge'llotilisd it was furthers ascertained that the flour which was in Mki t h ~ e , Part of which had been used for making a pudding of tall D L T e eased had partaken, was strongly impregnated with . the i t , At lll3,„" °* : l ° . _us matter. Inquiries having taken place, suspict Itttl ins s of 3 a. `'nngrr son s of the deceased, who carried on the kk itea"* ThrrorcienriatT w i aS e a n p e p e a a r i, enti • in flourishing circum ail the prisoner . was that tbkt I ' l l arsenic in his house previous to this affair taking place, St i ..._ e ° F hat the flour which had been used on the occa.- Wtk;,,, -4 la that when a dinner was to take place at deceased's Eil l - , - e ` i i. or which be (the * prisoner) was to be a partaker, he ob ,..lnlir - 1, ; ( It would be better not to make the puddings of that getttr-LaPortr mother was so set airainst, but that it would be ,bte i t ''" take it home and give it to the pigs, for if they should t t 4arld ha afterward: taken bad, he should never forgive a'actseepii: There were tiler circumstances of a minor cha 4o4it but the case was by o no means brought home to the pri. ' ' 511 q he was Acquitted. ~ ••• ox h 4 70,,, ° , 1 iD Cl RCUIT.-O.TFORD, MARLS 3. ~..- 4v ' -1 -ictrey was indicted for shooting at his uncle, John viev,„„ v ;_ib a pi.tol, with intent to murder him or do him some ' , O ll -4 . "'Hilly injury. h tlir o i t _ lie e vening of * September 25, 1840, the prosecutor was . 41kttekt,"1110me through his garden, when his attention . was utih,, e ' by a noise like that of a percussion cap, in the Est, and,d immediately after . he felt himself struck on the Pros, ext at the same time, heard the report of a pistol. The ''',' Was at first much alarmed, and ran into his house, itite V ari tit it " Alurde;" but, on examination, it was found that t,rilictk°4lY received a severe contusion, the ball having ~sol Itii;t"tl.llouble lapels of his coat, - and a metal button of e "" mallet, T: Zieven or eight weeks after the occurrence lori i , IT ' , !! hug exactly the bore of the pistols, together with t he pr,, a(L ings was found near the spot in the garden where lAN eelitor was shot at. The pri-ioner's boots were corn .. Pth er "hll, e marks in the garden, and corresponded exactly. com et. 61,evulence also brought home to the prisoner the , 111 1 . 1 , 'Red in the indictment. eelib e ' aroil Gis It NEY summed up, and the Jury, after some s'ilti e La-°n, brought in a t verdict of " Guilty, with intent to do l'h" . e.'no. bodily harm." oat theptimiler, whOhad shown the utmost indifference through tetem ,trlali which lasted nearly seven hours, was then scn ie i r 15 years' tramportation. tfritl i , all been to Dorchester a little before the commission L.l%reezir,ll,lle, and received' 401. from his uncle, whom he left Y OR go o d term,. ttoy, "1' GALLERY OF "---- 1( - TE - 8 - WE, ADELAIDE_ STREET. WEATHER. 134r0rneter, NOON, MARCH 6 Th ee 29 29 86 In. . t r ......... . ........... 49 Deg. . . ................. . 50.5 w:na. Nwest .......... •NV b w . . •••••• 39 • Y •—r re „ ... ezing Point 32 Deg. C UXE/ • 464 tio n • 4 VENT) FEB. 28.—There is still some tartd7!ee in the !tenth Of f e Elbe, tear Cuxhaven, Ot -1/419f jt , and Dobroek. Stade the ChaLnel is quite SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) The ultra-Tories, by speeches in Parliament and by petitions prepared out of doors to famish occasion for those spteches—by pamphlets, by leading articles in their journals, and by al the means at their disposal, seem bent on interrupting the tranquillity which good go vi.rnment has produced in Ireland, No sooner is the Bill of Lord Stanley, which threatened the extinction of their political rights, postponed to another year by the affirmation of the House of Commons of the prin ciple of Lord Mnrpeth's measure, than a new provoca tive is administered in the shape of nearly simultaneous attacks in both Houses of Parliament on the relgion of the Irish peop:e. Mr. Colquhoun's speech, and the Bill he introduced, in the House of Commons on Wed nesday, and Bishop Philpotts' speech in the House of Lords last night, have the same tendency—that of feeding the flame of discord, and perpetua - ing the feuds from which faction, under diffe.ent names and forms, de rives its pleasure, if not its profi.. These a tempts to deprive the Catholics of any portion of the public money in aid of their educational institutions, although pledged to them by solemn engagements, and ratified by suceus've Acts of the Legislw ure— even the Act of Union itself—arts not less impolitic than dishonest. They are impolite, when the period and circusnstarces under which they are made is considered ; and also because of tht it tendency t prov )ke a comparison between the princely revenues of the Protestant Church, and the paltry vote which is annually passed in aid of thefunds of Maynooth College, and the small e ido \I merit recognised and secured to St. Sulpice by Government Ordinances in Canada. Mr. 0' Conre'l hsilel Colquhoun as a coadjutor in the " Repeal" caus-, and showed his estimate of the assistance he expected to de ive from such ce-operation, by vAing for the i itroductim tf his HP. But the injurious effects of such discussions as those to which we have eluded take a wider range. They not only aid popular agitation in a country, the inhabitants of which have been rendered painfully sensitive, by a series of persecutions, to any new interference with what they con cider their rights by those from whom they hay.: su t ined frequent wrongs—they lead to inv,stigstion into the amount of the reve.ues of the Protestant Estalolishmei t i i Grcat Br:tain—th. , sources whence they are derived, and the te nure by which they are held; also into tto sums which have been applied by Parliament to the support of a Pre testant clergy in the Colonies, as contrasted wi:h the in significant sums which have ben voted to the priests of the Roman Catholic communion. (From the Standard.) Thy anomahus system o: the N nth American confede ration—we can hardly continue to call it a common wzalth—coutinuci to manife.t ite'f in aggravated ab surdity day by day. The State of Maine has actuAly corn n eace f, if it has not deel.rert, a deli, crate war upon tie aitish empire, the follovi g resoluti,ns havitz Leer re cent'y passed by that Sta.c— " That the G,,vernor be authorised to take immediate mea • sures to remove the troops of the Queen of Great. Britain, now quartered on the territory called disputed by the British Government, but by the treaty of 1783, by the resolutions of both houses of Congress passed in 18:38, and by repeated re solves of the legi,lature of Maine, dearly and unequivocally a part of the rightful soil of this State. " Resolved,—That ihe resources of this State be, and they hereby are, placed at the disposal of the Governor, and the specific sum of 400,000 dollars be, and the same is hereby ap priated out of any money in the Treasury, for the purpose of carrying the said resolutions into effect." If tie State of Maine, which has commenced the war upon its own single authority, is to be I, fc to prosecute it by its own unaided resources, little need be said in the case. howes—r, is not to be exported. The war, wantonly, and in defiance of the federal government, commcnced by Maine, will be embraced by the whole confederation, and thus the new spectacle Gf a confederation bound to take part in the quarrels of each or any of its members, Without inquiring into the justice or injustice of these quarrels, will be presented to the world. How the affair sball be settled no man can predict; but it is quite plain that the United Stites men are just now solviug the pro fleas of the darkness of the middle ages, which has puz zled so many of the wise and le srned, by showing that it is an easy thing to retrograde from cirilisati As into bar barism, under the guidance of grcediaess, hatred, and self-idolatry. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, MARclz 5. SPUMY JUSTICE IN CHANCERY. THE MASTEk of the ROLLS heard causes to-day, the circumstances of which were devoid of interest. A ne velt), however, presented itself in one of them, Da%it's v. Davies, which shows that whatever the arrears may be in the Court of Chancery generally, there is no very great arrrar of causes set down for hearing befare the Master of the Rolls, for it appebred that the subpoena to hear judg ment in this case was only returnab'e in January last, so that the cause was actually heard within two mouths of i►s being set down. . . [Mr. Pemberton, shortly after entering the Court this morning, received by post the painful intelligence of the death of his mother. The Learned Gentleman immedi ately left the Court, and will not, of course, attend to bu siness for some days. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam C F. 12 6 Gibraltar Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 0 U. 19 6i Genoa 25 85 Antwerp l2 5i Milan Hambur,th... ....A1.13. 13 11 Venice ... 47 Altona l3 111,- Naples ... 40i Paris, 3 days' sight 25 50 Palermo, per oz 119 D:tto, 3 months 25 75 'Lisbon..... ... 52 Marseilles-- ...... Bourdeaux... ...... . .... 25 85 Rio Janeiro 25 Frankfort on Maine.... 150 lßahia 27 Petersburgh, 3 U 5..... 37i Buenos Ayres — Berlin Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M lO 3 Philadelphia ...... ...... 46 Trieste, ditto Madrid Cadiz 3si Foreign Gold, bars.. 317 9 Billsoa 3s' New 'Doubloons 0 0 0 Barcelona Seville DETENTION OF A LARGE NUMBER OF LET TERS BY A POST-OFFICE CARRIER.~OB Saturday, Joseph Holloway, a letter-carrier in the Liverpool Post-office, was placed at the bar of the police -court, charged with having detained a number of letters entrusted to him for delivery. From the evidence cf Mr. Joseph Banning, chief clerk in the Post-office, it appeared that there had been many complaints of non-de livery in the prisoner's district, Burlington - street and the neighbourhood. On the 22d of February the prisoner being questioned by the Postmaster, said, he had about 20 letters undelivelei, and these he produced as all that he bad. On the evening r f Wednesday se'noight, Mr. H. a Ci.liord, inspector of letter carriers, went with Hassell, the constable, to the lodgings of the prisoner, in Bond•stree', and got from him 187 letters and two newspapers, all of which, with the exception of one or two, were in the prisoner's del:v ry. On the fi lowing day 307 letters and seven newspapers, all cf which had been delayed, were found is the prisoner's drawer at the Post-office. Proof of detention, in the case of 13 of the letters, was then produced. On being asked what he had to say, Holloway replied, " I have nothing further to state than that the district is too large for any man to do, and I have said so to Mr. Banning and Mr. Collard. One day that I was sick, a person was put on in my place, and it took 11 , m until night to deliver the morning delivery, and I have three deliver'ea each day." Mr. Collard admitted, at the preliminary examination on Thursday, that the prisoner had complained of the too great extent of his district. Me. Rushton committed the prisoner to take his trial at tile assizes, but intimated that he might he liber,ted on finding tail, himself in 40/. and two sureties in 201. each.—Liverpool Mercury. CURIOUS FACT.-011 Monday last, a Cheviot ewe at Easter Mori ck produced a single lamb ; and on the following Fri 'ay two more, finer and larger than the first. Both mother and progeny are doing well. It is no uncommon thing for a ewe to have twins, but to have them at such an interval between the births, seems a very singular fact. SINGULAR CASE.—On Thursday Mr. Baker, the Coroner, held an inquest at the King's Arms public house, Back-road, Et. George's East, on the body of a man named William Franks, age 1 63. The deceased had been employed to watch the corpse of an old lady who had died in the neighbourhood, and who had lived alone. The de ceased went there for that purpose, and his meals used to be taken to him by his daughter. On Tuesday, early in the morning, the latter went to the house with her father's breakfast, but could not obtain almis:ion, although sic knocked repeate 'ly. At Ito g h a policeman who was passing undertook to get in at the window, when he found the deceased lying on the floor of the saute room in which the corpse was, in the last throes of death. The assist ance of a medical gentleman was obtained, but I e coLid do nothing of any avail fix the deceased. It was the phy sician's opinion that he had fallen down in a fit. Verdict, " Died by the visitation of God." _ _ ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—A meeting of the above Society for general business was held on Thursday, Captain Bowles in the chair. From the report of the Coun cil it appeared that the receipts in February last amounted to 6411 la., which, with a balance of 1,373/ 6s. 6d. from January last, made a tot 11 of 2,1041. 7s. 6d. The disburse ments left a balance of 1,258/. 3d. The number of visitors to tie gardens durirg Fehrurry was 1,734, from whom 361. 7s. had been rece'ved. Tlo menage, ie had been increased by a bahydrusss bog, two Chinese bonnet monkeys, an Abyssinian sheep, and by several rare and vhluable birds. Several presents had also been made to the library. _ _ NEWCASTLE, MARCH 4.--A public meeting was held on Weir e -day evening in this town, to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the eel !ase of Mr. Henry Ilether:rgto.r, now imprisoned for selling " Haslam's Letters to the Clergy." The meeting was nurnemusly al-nded, Mr. Richard Ayre in the Chair. The first rcsoluii.m was proposed by Mr. Lowrey, se conded by Mr. Binns. A petition to both fkuscs of Par liament was rgrce. - 1 to, only one hand being tell up against it. The petition strongly repudiates the punish ment, by law, of any one for merely expressing their o[inions on matters of religious belief, and has already re ceive-1 upwards of five hundred signatures. V`LUE OF LAND IN AIANCILESTER.—JUdg,- ing fr.= the enormous sums which are frequently paid for sites far warehouses in Manchester, few would be disposed to conclude that the trade of the town is any other than most prosperous. A plot of landin George-street, near the Infir mary, has been sold - in two lots—ore of which fetched 10,0001., and the other 15,000/. ; making together 25.000/ The land comprised only about. 2,200 sucerfic'al square yards. The property or iginal:y was a builder and joiner's establishment. The original chief rent is only (it is said) Is. per yard per annum.—Stockport Chronicle. Mr. Joseph Pease, jun., M.P., has been called from his Parliamentary duties in London, in consequence of the dtath of his mother-ia law, Mrs. Gurney, of Nor- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 6,1841. MARKET INTELLIGENCE PRICE OF 1:::EAD. The higher` ri eof , re i the NIA op )Ls is 9%d. for the Ilk , Lc af. Gout Bread may be had at 7;(0. PRI . Ei OF SEEDS. Pcr C;rt. I Per Quarter Ncw E,.gl sh It C10ver...64s SOs St. Fein ... —s 56s 66, Old i iti... Dico —s s— s Rye G ass —s 18s SOs New Foreign Di.to —s 55s 70s Pacey Grass ; 01.1 Di - to Di , to —s — s —s I.liseed, for le di: g ~.—s !IN sif P. CW Whito Clover 45s srs Ws Dit o, for sowing .... ~.—s t',o (%3s Old Dist, Ditto —s —s —s Ditto, for crushi. g ....—s 4c, 48$ New Tre oil —s 3 0 s 47,s ii,m —s 365 4'Ze Old Law —s 20s 30s Canary —s t'ss . 96e Jr•' folium s 48s 70s1 Per B shel. E- glisla Carraway —s 50s 5 s White Must..rd.... is Od to lis 0 , Foreign Ditto —i 46s f. , Os Brown Ditto lls Od to 175 Cd Coriander —s 14s 18s,Tares PtlOE JF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, per ton Dit n, refined Linseed Oil ',27 0 Lius ed Oil Cake at th. Mill (per 1000) ll 0 Rae ake per to , PRI,E OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 11211). Town Tallow X. 11 olMelting Stuff' £1 IS 0 Yellow Itti.,i, - " - White ip 0 ClGraves Soap Ditto 0 0 0 Good Drags 0 5 0 PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 61113. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) s 10d COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last market day, :33. s. d. Adair's Bell, Hobson 84 Co. Hartley 17 0 Cart's Hartley liebburn Main l2O 01 Orig'nal Windsor's Yo 11 9 Shipcote l5 I Tantied Moor Butes l7 0 Wylain ........ ............. IR 6 Walls E d Vetvic e and C, Walls End Newmarch Walls End Hamel . ...... :23 I Walls End Hetton 3 6 Walls End Lainbton s. d Walls End Pemberton Walls End Stewart's! Walls End Wlntwch Walls Ei d Hartlepool . :23 h %Valli End Kelloe Walls End ! 4 arrington Tees 9 0 Walls End Gordon Walls End North Durham :21 0 Walls End South Durham—. 21 3 Wal s End lees Howard's Netherton Main—. 18 1, -Walls End Devonshire `2o Ishipctte l5 0 (From the London New Price Current of March 5. ) St:a A R. - There has been an increased dullness in the market for British Plantation Sugar this week, and the demand has been extremely limited for grocery and refining purposes, at a reductiGn on former rates of is to is 6d, making the decline du ring the last three weeks 3s on the better, and 4s to 5s on the lower descriptions. Fine yellow St. Kite's at 80s. Demerara dry brown quality for the pan 68s. To-day the market was in a very dull state, and the trifling purchases male were at prices in favour of buyers, making the decline for the week is 6d to 2s per cwt ; the total sales for the week are only 450 hilt's. lIEFINEn.LA further reduction of Is 6d to 2s has been acce !NI to for Refined Goods ; Standard Lumps at 93s 6d to 945, Tittlers and liambro Loaves fine 996 to 103 s, good 93s to 975, ordinary 93s to 9-Is, brown Luml•s 90s to 92s per cwt. Treacle of common quality- 32s to 335. Patent has produced :50s, best old make :39, to 40s, and Golden syrup 41s per cwt. Bastards have met with a heavy sale, and prices have further given way. Pieces, common sors arc ra'her lower than last week. Bonded Crushed Sugar, at 32s 3d per cwt. Loaves, 14 ibs, 36s 61; 101'us, 37s to 335; and 610 s, 40s 61 to 41s. Treacle at 14; 6d to 14s 9.1 per cwt. Bastards at 13s to 19s ; and Pieces at 20s to 235. Dutch Crushed Sugar at pre vious rates. MAUIUTIUS. —This afternoon 6,377 bags were offered at public sale, at winds the bititings were dull, and not above half found buyers at is to 2s under firmer rates ; low yellow sold at 67s 6d to 69s ; Laid to good, 70s to 76s ; fine, 77s to 80s ' • low and mid brown, 49s to 55s per cwt. EAST INDIA.--This afternoon the bid rigs were languid at the public sates of Bengal, which comprised 7,502 bags, prices furthar gave way ; one sale of 5,652 bags was with drawn, the merchants riot being disposed to take the reduced rates the trade was disposed to pay. the remainder went 2s under former rates, low white sold at 72s to 71s, middling 72s to 745, good 75; 6d to 765, &lip and washed 69s to 735, damp brown 4Ss to 50s, yellow 62s per cwt. FOREIGN.—Ye.Iow Havannah is held with firmness, at 24s to 24s 6d for middling and good strong qua lity ; for white prices remain firm. At auction 20 boxes of low washed quality went at 26s 6cl per cwt, white descriptions of Brazil to a fair extent at full i rices. Bahia at 25s rd for good middling; brown sorts at previous rates, by private treaty at 22s 6d per cwt. Porto Rico at 23s to 23s 6d for good bright middling pllow, good yellow at 23s to 24s and washed 22s 6d per cwt., damp Santa Martha good white at 31)s, middling 28s to 295, fine yellow 25s to 26s low 22s per cwt. COFFEE.--The rates previously established have been sup ported for British Plantation this week, and there has been rather more d-•mand for all clean sorts, still the transactions priva'ely have been only to a limited extent, but nearly the whole of 1 l 1 casks 116 brls at public sale was disposed of, but there was little competit . on in the biddings. This afternoon the transactions in Coffee were confined to the public sales, at which there was but a small attendance of the trade, and the biddings generally were langoid, but prices in most cases were supported ; 169 bags Ceylon, 250 bags Java, 130 hairs Padang, 549 bags African, and 26 bales Mocha were offered; Ceylon sold at 68s Gd to 69s fur good ordinary brown, being the full value ; Java was taken in at 48s a 50s, the quality not being approved of by the trade; Padang went at 3Ss to 39s for good ordinary, being a shade lower ; African all taken in, viz. good ord pale at 50s, and inferior 48s ; Mocha went at 97s to 102; fur fair clean garbled, being rather lower. Rust, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The demand has been very limited for West India Rum, both from the home trade and shippers, and the total sales this week have not ex ceeded 100 puns, Jamaica has generally brought previous rates, the supply being small, especialy of the better sorts, but to dispose of even trifling parcels of Leewards holders have been compelled to submit to a reduction on former rates of Id to lld per gallon, and have taken 2s 40 to 2s 5d for proof strength. In East India nothing has been done, and Calcutta proof strength is offered at Is 10d. Alan ritius has declined to 2s 2d for 3 per cent. over proof, at which rate 50 hhds have been sold, being 3d under the sales made two months back. The stock of Foreign Rum consists of 900 puns, and of East India 800 puns and 1,500 hhds; the arrivals have been 300 puns and hhds this week. The stock of West India Rum is 2,637 puns 158 hhds lar4er than last year at ti is time. Duty has been paid to the 13th February, 1840, on 80,547 ga'lons Brandy, and to the same time 1841, 74,191 gals; of Geneva 1840, 725 gals, 1841, 438 gals; of Rum, 1840, 122,629 gals, 1841, 113,634 gallons. Brandy has met with a slow sale, and prices have a down ward tendency for new sorts, of which the stock is large, old sorts, however, have undergone little varistion in v..lue ; the following are the quotations :—Cognac, first brands 1840, puns 3s 7d, hhds 3s 9d, second do, puns 3s 3d, lihds 3s Od, 3rd do, puns 2s 103, hhds 3s, common puns 2s Bd, hhds 2s 9d ; first brands 18 9, puns 4s 6d, hhds 4s Bd, 2nd do, puns 4s, hhds 4s sd, 3rd do puss 3a, hhds 3s 23; first brands 1838, puns 4s led, hhds ss; first brands 1837, puns 5s Id, hhds 5s 3,1 ; first brands 1836, puns 5s 43, hhds bs 6d; tine old, puns 5s led, hhds 6s; Bordeaux, puns 2s 3d, hhds 2s 4d. For Geneva a fair demand has pre vaded, 2s Id paid for pale, and 2s 6d to 2s bd for fine home. British Corn Spirits nave been only . in limited request, arid sales have been made at 9s lld cash, being rather low( r. MoLissEs.—The demand has been limited for W at but the supply being rather small prevents prices from mate terially going down, the trifling parcels disposed of by private treaty have however been rather under former rates. Porto Rico bought in at 12s to 13s, and 28 casks Mauritius Sugar and Molasses at 44s per owl. loco A.—For British Plantation, holders have submitted to a reduction on former rates of Is to 3s per cwt. Trinidad low middling to good red at 50s 6d to 55s 63, mid to goad grey 47s 6d to 50s, ord and very ord 35s tid to 44s per cwt. Fo reign, prices have been supported. SPICES.—This afternoon 3,311 bags Black Pepper were offered at auction, not above half found buyers id under for mer rates for common sorts, but the better kinds nearly brought previous prices; ordinary dusty to stalky Sumatra sold at 3d. good brown clean 3Ad to 3d, 576 bags Bengal Ginger went at 15s 6tl for good quality, being Is lower. RlCE.—Bengal is held for former rates, a part only of 1,735 bags at auction found buyers at 13s to I3s 6d for mid and good quality, 12s 9d to 13s for mid white. Java prices remain firm. Caro'ina for house 'use at last week's rates. This - afternoon prices were supported for East India, but the demand %vas limited, and 805 bags white Java, 350 sacks Bengal were offered at auction, the former sold at les 6(1 to Its 6d, and the latter at 13s for mid. _ _ TEA.—The market for Free Trade has presented a firm aspect this week ; a good demand has prevailed for black Tea by private treaty for ac 'al consumption, and prices ' have further improved Id to lid; sa'es of common Congou have been maf!e at Is 74d to Is 7id for cash. In green sorts a fair bminess - has been done, and rather higher rases have heti' paid, except for Twankay which remain as hit quoted. The public sales on Tueseay were well attended, the biddinas were brisk, especially for black Tea : of 6500 packages offered, tie large proportion of nearly 5000 were readily disposed of ; Congou, fine bla,kish leaf, strong Pekoe fla sold at 2s 5d to 2s 7d, but mid blksh leaf str and true Is Sid to is 10c1, but mid raiser str Souchong kind Is 8d to ls but mid rather old i.nd flat Is 74d to Is 8d ; Pouchong, faint and odd 15,60 to is 7d, mid coarse is BAd to is 9id ; 13son. mid to good mid str 2s 21(1 to 2s 100 ; Young Hyson, but mid coa 'Tan. fia 2s to 2s Id ; Twankay, but mid coa brat Is 6 d ; Caper, good mid flat -lint Is bid to Is 64d per lb. The speculative market has been active, and prices have ad vanced to Is 71d. to is 70 for Company's Congou cash,. at which large sales havebeen made. The stock on the decrease. To-day dealers were desirous to purchase Free Trade, and by private treaty a good many purchases were made to supply both town and country orders, and rather higher rates were paid ; Common Congou for cash was with difficulty to be had at Is 7hd per lb. Company's Congon was in active request, and closed at is 70 cash. To-day at public sale 907 chests Congou, 490 Hyson, 260 Imperial, 376 Gunpowder, and 81 boxes Young Hyson, 60, pkgs Caper, 60 do Souchong, 20 Pouchong were offered, and mostly found buyers. C2ngou, but mid coarse little old fetched Is 74d to Is Bd, damaged Is 5d to Is 50. Young Hyson fine 4s 4d to 4s 5d ; Hyson but mid rather fresh 2s Id to 2s 4d, mid strong little burnt 2s 71(1 to 2s 71-d ; Imperial but mid and mid rather coarse 2s 61d to 2s 84d; Gunpowder mid and good 3s Id to 3s 10d per lb. On 'Change, prices declined to Is cash for Company's Congou, with but few buyers. Ott.s. —Prices have been supported for common descriptions of Fish Oils this week. Pale Seal is held for 321 to 321 ss. Cod Oil 271. Sperm has brought previous rates. For Lin seed Oil in the early part of the Week prices declined to 26s lid on the spot, but, during the last few days a good &mud has prevailed at 26s 9d to 27s on the spat ; for delivery 27s 3d to 27s (id. Rape, prices arc firm. Pale has produced 465, and brown 45s v er cwt. Olive is luld firmly. Palm 331 fur good quality. Cocoa Nut Oil 38s to 395, This afternoon at public sale, 100 tuns Southern Oil were all disposed of at 271. to 30/. for ordinary to fine quality. TA t.t.oW,—Although tl:e stock of Russian Tallaw is large, exceeding that of last year by 7,300 casks, still holders evince firmness ; on the spot, however. there has been a fair demand front both the Town and Country trade for P. Y. C., and full prices have been paid ; 46s 3d to 46s 6d have been the current rates daily. For delivery for the next two months, 465, for the last three months of the year 46s 6d. South American has met wills a slow sale. Town Tallow has been in good request. 'phis afternoon the market was quiet for Petersburg yellow Candle, but prices were supported, and parcels on the spot wore not to be purchased under 46s 3d per cwt. ; at public sale, 74 casks Odessa, 274 pipes 92 hhds and 41 barrels Monte Video were offer e d, the former sold at 44s 6d to 45s 3d, and the latter mostly found buyers at 34s to 4-Is 3d for low soft to good hard quality. DISABILITIES OF THE JEws.—A meeting cf the Towr-council was convened on Tuesday, " to take it.to comidcration the propriety of petitioning Parliament in favour of a Bill now before the House cf Commons, to er.ab'e persons pr.,fesEity, the Jewish Religion to subscribe the form of declaration cont4i :ed ia the Act of 'the First and Second years of her present Majesty, for the relief of ()oaken, Maravians, and Scia-atists elected to Municipal Offices, and to affix the eamiron seal of the rneyor, alder men, and burgesses, to petitions to the House of Lords and Commons accordingly, if the Council shall so think fi.." Re volutions conformable to the requisition wt re una nimously carried.—Plymouth Weekly Jou•nal, The Earl and Countess of Harrington are s, 'ay ing at Harrington House, having returned last week fp. 7' Brighton. The Noble Earl has quite recovered from judisposition. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes Registered, in the week ending Saturday, the 27th February, 1841." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:— Weekly CAUSES OF DEATH. Total. Average 1838-9-40. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases l9O 204 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses lBl 151 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Heat and Bloodvessels Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 59 60 Diseases of the Kidn..ys, &c. Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c Diseases of Uncertain Seat Old Age, or Natural Decay 7B 71 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 20 25 Causes not specified Deaths from all causes - Average Weekly Deaths .. 926 Deaths in the Average Weekly Week. Deaths, 1838-9-40. Western Districts ... 143 ..•••• 139 North Districts Central. Districts 234 ..... 190 East Districts 235 ...... 211 South Districts ... Total IU4O 926 It is stated that under the term Metropolis are com prised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of London within and without the walls, the City and Liberties of Westminster, the out parishes within the bills of mortality—and the parishes of St. Marylcbone ; St. Pancras ; Kensington ; Fulham ; Hammersmith (Chapelry) ; St. Luke, Chelsea; Paddington ; St. Mary, Stoke Newington ; St. Leonard, Bromley ; St. Mary-le bow ; Camberwell ; Greenwich ; St. Nicholas and St Paul, Deptford; and Woolwich. The population as enu merated in 1831 was 1,594,890. The weekly average for 1831, 1839, 1840, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the three years by 156. General Register-office, March 4, 1841. IMPE &UAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS', Zhncli 5. Their Lord hips met at. File o'Clock. The Bishop of HEREFORD presented a petition 1-orn the Board of Guardians of the Hereford Union, praying for ceitlin alterations of the existing Poor-law. The B:shop of LONDON presented a petition from a parish in the county of Essex against the grant to the Ccliegc of Maynnoth. _ _ Lord STRAFFORD presentel a petition from Danegal against Church Patronage in Scotl►►nd. Tt o Earl of ROSE BERY presented a pettion from the Mayor and Corporation of Edinburgh, imploring the ettention of the House to the present scaie of the Import DuCCS. The Noble E►rl also presented a peti tiu.n from the Medical Association of the borough of Stirling for Medical Reform, Lord FITZGERALD mowed for returns which hid been laid upon the table of file other House of the in. come and expenditure of the years 1838, 1839, and 1810, and of the deficiency of the income for those three years.—Ordered. The Duke of ARGYLL gave notice that if no other Noble Lord took up the subject, he would pro pose a measure on the subject of Church Intrusion in Scotland, with a view to put an end to the dissensions which at present disturbed the Church in that country. The Earl of ABERDEEN said that as the measure which he introduced last year had the concurrence of the Noble Duke, he took it for granted that any measure of his Noll , ' Friend's would not be very different. His Noble Friend had said that he was mistaken in assert ing that the members of the dominant party would not be satisfied with anything short of the total abolition of Church patronage. But looking at the petitions which had been presented this Session, he saw no reason to cbaege that opinioe. His Noble Friend mentioned to him the names of two members of the General Assembly, who were not in favour of total abolition of patronage. But, in fact, both these gen tlernea had supported, in November last, the very vio lent resolution which passed at a meeting held in Edin burgh ; and one of them was a member of the Com mittee appointed to form associations in all parts of Scotland, for the purpose of procuring the abolition. That meeting pledged thems, s, before God and man, to use every effort to procure the abolition. The Duke of ARGYLL had received very diffe rent assurances from Edinburgh, and unless he was convinced to the contrary he would.feel bound to bring in some measure on the subject. MASQUERADES AT DRVRY LANE. The Bishop of LONDON, seeing the Lord Cham berlain in his place, wished to put a question to him with respect t 3 certain performances teat had lat7ly taken piece at Drury-lane Theatre. By a resolution of t`se House of Commons, it was determined last Session that dramatic performances should take place on cer tain days in Lent at the large theatres ; and although he deprecated such performances at such a period, he thought it eves hopeless after. such a resolution to expect the revocation of such a practice, but:he was sure at the time that permission was given it 'was' not understood that permission was given to such exhibitions as masquerades and masked balls. Such exhibitions, however, had taken place, not, he admitted, on Wednesday and Friday, but upon a Monday, and that exhibition, he understood, was to be repeated that evening ; but he trusted if that performance was to t doe place, it would be without those offensive circum stances to which he would shortly allude. On Monday week last this performance took I bee, and, as he was informed, circumst inces of the, grossest and mot. offensive indecency took place, so gross and ,offensive that it was recsived by the hisses of the more respectable part of the audience.—(Hear, hear.) Tne performances that took place were dances by French actresses and prostitutes. And those performances were of such a nature that the greater part of an English audience could not tolerate them. These performances during Wednesdays and Fridays in Lent were not tolerated in Roman Catholic countries, and he hoped that those who were in authority would not suffer them to take place in this. Hitherto it had been considered that the Lord Chamberlain had the power of preventing improper per lormances whenever they were presented ; but it ap peared thtt at present the authority of that officer was very questionaLl •.—(Cries cf " Hear, hear.") Occupying tee stat . on in the Church which be did, he had always considered it his duty to make representa tions to the Lord Chamberlein whenever he considered that improper performances were to take place, and he must say that no representation that he had ever made had been unattended to.' With reference to the Noble E irl who was now her Majesty's Lord Chamberlain, he must say, that upon all fcrrner occasions his representations had mat with the most prompt attention. On the present occasion he was most anxious to express the opinion he entertained as to the demoralising effects of such exhibition!, and he begged to enter his protest against them. His object in rising was to give the Noble Earl an opportunity of stating whether this exhibition was with his knowledge and approbation. The Earl of UXBRIDGE, in answer to the question of the Right Rev. Prelate, said that the performance had neither his sanction nor knowledge. it took place on the 22d of February ; and on Monday the Ist of March, he felt :t to be his duty to desire a letter to be written to the Drury-lane Committee, stating that his attention having been drawn to the enclosed bill, announcing the performance of a mas querade, he begged leave to atat-, that no licence had been grawc.l by him for such a purpose, though an application had been made to that effect. To that letter he received a reply, dated March 2, 1841, statin g that the Committee bad been in commu nication with the parties upon the subject ; that the performances in question partook more of the nature of a private entertainment than a masquerale, but that no pains should be spared to have them conducted with the g reatest possible decorum. That answer appeared to him highly satisfactory. The Noble Earl then proceeded to read an extract from the Act empowering the Lord Cham berlain to grant licenses, from which lie said it appeared that the case did not come within the provisions of the Act. The Lord Chamberlain was, in feet, powerless. The Bishop of LONDON said that if it was not in the powe r of the Noble Rod to remedy the evil, he complaine d of that stat e of things.—(Hear.) The Right Reverend Prelateri th en ree d a paragra ph from a newspaper , the gestures as in the highest degree inde cent. The actors in these in famous scenes we re Frenchmen and p rost i tu t es , the very dregs of Paris, who were a d m i tte d grat i s . describing The person who had' the management of them and received the profit, was of the Jewish persuasion ; a circumstance that would not lead them to expect much regard for the decencies of society. C ou ld no t h er Ma- jesty's Secretary for the Horne Depart men t find means of repressing these eno rmities ? If n o t, some a'terat ion in the law was certain l y re q uired for th at purpos e, and he He (the Bishop of Lon don) thou g ht that the common sense view was that they were dramatic entertainmente, take and that the parties we re p unishable under th e A ct ; at leitto rney. General should b e di rec t e d to r M tlarje:' necessary t y' steps for puni s hi ng t h e o ff en d ers . ail events he thought the Lord Chamberlain should take the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown. The Marquis of NORMAN BY said he would make inquiry upon the su bject ; and h e h a d no d ou bt that if the exhibitions wer e of the indecent nature it had been stated, the l a w would be found to apply to them,—(Hear, hear.) The Earl of GLENGALL, as Chairman of the Committee of the Theatre, stated that the Theatre bad been let to a person of the Jewish persuasion ; but when the Committee perceived that a mas querade was to be given they recommended that such an exhibition should not take place. They bad no power, however, to prevent him under the lease. That lease e xpired tomorrow. Upon seeing the statements as to the improper behaviour that took place, the Committee remonstrated, and they lead.ree ceived a communication that it should not be re peated. He had not the least doubt that that communication would be carried into effect. The Committee were very anxious to prevent any such ' exhibition in Lent, and to have the entertainment post. poned to some other day, but this was found to be impracticable ; but an understanding was effected that no exhibitions should take pl c c that were in any way indecent or improper. The Earl of REDESDALE presented a petition from Stockten.on-Stour, praying that union workhouses might be exempted from parochial and Parliamentary taxation. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM presentA a peti tion from Stockton, aga:nst any alteration in the Corn laws ; also a similar petition from a place in Cornwall. SAN SULPICE. The Bishop of EXETER gave notice that on Friday next he should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, earnestly praying her Majesty to withhold her Royal sanction from the ordi nance for incorporating the eezlesialtics of the Seminary of San Sulpice. POOR-LAWS. The Earl of GLENGALL rote, pursuant to notice, to move for copies of correspondence be tween the Poor-law Commissioners and landowners 'at Clonmel. The Noble Earl said, that for be last forty years no measure of greater importance bad passed than the Act which gave Poor-laws to Ireland, and it was of the greatest importance that those laws should be adminis tered with impartiality. He wished he could believe that such had been the line of conduct adopted hythe Commissioncre,but he thought he should be able to prove that such was not the case. For even thing he should state he was prepared to bring evidence upon ootb at their Lordships' bar. The subject comprised two parts—one was the conduct of the Commissioners with respect to the appointment of the returning officer ; and the ether was the re sult which ensued from that conduct, on both of which he did Lot think the Commissioners had acted with impartial ty.—(Cries of " Ilear, hear.") The. person who was appointe.l returning officer had the power of performing great services, if he pleased, to his political party, and hence he (the Earl of Glengall) belie red the office was eagerly sought for. By appointing valu..tors of property who were under their influence they were enabled materially to effect the result of any election. In Clonmel the Commissioners selected for re turning officer a partisan of a particular faction in Ireland, whose conduct in discharging the functions of his office had involved the union in greet litigation, and had given offence to all the "respectability" of Clonmel. This person was named Butler, and the Commissioners, in appointing him, parsed over a gentleman named Fennell, the High Constable of the town, who was recommended by all the gentl , men'and by the proprietors of the prin cipal part of Demme'. The Noble Lord then related a case, which was not distinctly understood in the gal lery, but in which he said that Mr. Butler was guilty of suborning a man named Davis to commit perjury. Da vis, he said, was convicted at the assizes and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. By this returning officer's fraudulent appointment of the guardians, and litigation in which it gat•? rise, the union was sub jected to upwards of 8001. in law expenses. The Noble Earl conclude I by moving for certain returns relative to the Poor-laws, and also for the correspond ence that had taken place between the Poor-law Com missioners in Ireland and thelindowners of Clonmell. The Marquis of NORM ANDY thought the Noble Earl, before he brought forward such grave charges against individuals, ought to have given some no tice of his intention t do so, in order that those against whom he made them might have an opportunity of ex laining them. If the facts were as had been stated, there had been such a gross breach of duty on the part of i those Commissioners, as; would shake the confidence of the House in those officers. He had so high an opi nion of the character of Mr. Nicholls, of the ability with which he exercised his functions, and of his desire to administer the ltw with the utmost impartiality, and without any political bias whatever, that he could not but think that ti-ere must be some mistake, and that in a few days Mr. Nicholls would satisfactorily answer r he charge/. Upon this point, therefore, he would er.treat their Lordships to suspend their opinion, until an op portunity of explanation had been affarded to Mr. Ni cholls. He (ti e Marquis of Normanby) believed that the irritation which had attended the introduction of this law was now gradually subsiding ; and he hoped, that through the zealous, feithful, end impartial dis charge of the duties of the Commissioners, it would prove a great and lasting I enefit to Ireland. The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was im possible, considering all that had passed on the subject of these Poor-laws—considering the confidence which many of their Lordships had placed in tl.:e honour of those who proposed the system—and considering the great power given by the Bill to the Commissioners, it ' was certainly to have been expected they would have exercised it as it was their duty to exercise it. - When the Legislature entrusted great power to public officers it expected they would exercise that power, and exer cise it in the nay which the law intended it should be exercised, and carry it into execution justly and fairly to all parties. Now, he must say that in all these dis cussions, it appeare l to him that this was not the case —that in many instances it had not been the case— that that power had Lem fairly exercised for the pur pose for which it had been granted. The fact stated by his Noble Friend (the Earl of Gleegatl) was a most curious one, and one on which he l i should on Monday make a motion, of which be then begged leave to give notice, namely, that the House should have 1 rid before it nn exact copy of the minutes of the Poor-law Commissioners under the particular clause of the Act of Parliament which said that all this correspondence ought to be recorded. There might have been mistakes made be tweea the dates of the letters written and received, but these, were things requiring explanation. He (the Duke of Wellington) had supported this measure, as had many of their Lordships, in confidence that it would be fairly carried into operation, and more par ticularly by those gentlemen who were employed to point out what was the intention of their Lordships ; but he (the Duke of Wellington) for one, was greatly disappointed in the working of the measure, and he felt certain thct this was owing to the fact that the Poor-law Commissioners had not performed their duty as they ought to have performed it. It was with that he (the Duke of Wellington) charged them, and he would make his motion on Monday, to show their Lordships how th:s one clause had been carried into execution, upon which the whole turned, namely, the mode in which they recorded their proceedings, in order that their Lordships and the of kr House of Parlia ment might have an opportunity of trying every act of theirs by the original proceedings. The Marquis of NORMANBY said, perhaps the Noble Duke (the Duke of Wellington) would have no objection to postpone his motion until Thursday, to ive him (the Marquis i.f Normanby) time to commu nicate with Mr. Nicholl4. . The Duke of WELLINGTON assented that the motion should be postponed to Thursday. Lord ELLENBOROUGII said he confessed it did not appear to him likely that this communication would answer the purpose, and he thought it was very doubtful whether their Lordships ought to be satisfied with any explanation proceeding from the Nohl3 Mar quis. It appeared to him there could be no doubt that a gross breach of privilq,e had been committed, which deserved to be punished in the severest manner. He hell in his band letters evidently official, which it was proressed were printed in V.e paper before the House, hut which !e!Acrs were in different terms and of differ eat dates. The letters bearing the official signature stated one thing and the printed letters stated another thing. He thought it might be necessary to examine the Commissioners on this subject at the Bar of their Lordships' House. The Marquis of NORMANBY admitted with the Noll!. Baronet that, if the explanation of the Com missioners were not satisfactory, and he should write for it by the earliest post, he would think it necessary that their Lordships should take further steps. The Earl of G LENti ALL made a few observations in The return was then ordered, and their Lordships adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARC,! 5. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. The Stoke-upon-Trent Small Debts' Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. The Christ Church and Lyndhurst Road Bill was mid a second time and ordered to be committed. Sir E. WTILMOT presented a petition from the Woreeqer Canal Company against the Severn Naviga tion Bill. Mr. 0. GORE presented petitions from places in Montgomeryshire and Shropshire to the same effect. Mr. * H. BERKELEY presented several petitions from parishes in Nottingham, against the Nottingham Gas- Bill. The Hon. Gentleman also presented a petition against the Severn Navigation Bill. Sir J. HOBII OUSE presented a petition signed by 12,000 persons against the Nottingham Gas B la. Also a petition froin the town of Nottingham to the same On the motion of the Earl of LINCOLN, the Sedgley Road Bill Ives read a second time and ordered to be committed. The Noll! Lord also prese7ited pc tition from the town of Nottingham, signed by 4,500 persons in favour of the Nottingham Gas Bill Mr T. DUNCOM BE presented a petition against the Nottingham G is Bill. Mr. GISBORNE presented a similar petition from the inhabitants of the suburbs of t Nottingham Sir J. HOBIIOUSE presented a petiion from th e surveyors of the Highway rats of Nottingham against the Bill. NOTTINGHAM GAS BILL. Colonel ROLLESTON moved the second reading of the Nottingham Gas Bi:l. Sir J. ROBHOUSE opposed the second reading of the Bill, on the - ground tt'at the present Company were peeectly compcterit to supply 311 the wants of the towln .n. He had that day presented a petitio n from 0.,000 habitants of Nottingham agains t the Bill, and both the Municipal Authorities, the Surveyors of Highways, and the Commissioners for lighting the town, were opposed to the measure. A printed circular had been sent to him containing a prospectus of the New Company, and stating that the passing of the Bill would be a com plete defeat of Ministers and the present Administration. Now that appeared to him rather a foolish mode of getting gentlemen to vote for or against the Bill. Whether the town of Nottingham was well or ill lighted, he could assure Hon. Members opposite that it bad not engaged the attention of her Majesty's Go- vernment, for he (Sir J. Hobhouse) had not mentioned the matter to any of them. He trusted the Howe would reject the Bill, and for these reasons he should move that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. Colonel ROLLESTON said, the measure was not one of principle but detail, and could be best discussed in Committee. He could assure the Right Hon. Gen tleman that he had never seen or htard of the prirted circular to which he had alluded. The Right lion. Baronet had said that since last year there had Ikea laid out ten or twelve thousand pounds in improving these works ? Did the Right lion. Baronet forget that the argument which he had before used in opposition to this Bill was that the works were so perfect that it was not necessary to expend a single sixpence upon them ?. But he would submit that that was not Cie real question before the House ; the question was, although this 10,0001. had been laid out in addition to ether sums, was that enough to supply the deficiency ? If it was shown, on going into Committee, that there was no necessity for any further advance, he would be the first to support the Right Hon. Bart. Toe Right Honourable Baronet said that no faults had been found, no objections made, and that the work., as far as they went, gave perfect sat'sfa4 , 6on. He (Col. R.) had beer. informed of some instances in which they hal been coaoplained 4.f as inefficient, and the only answer to that was, that if they did not like it, they might do without it.—( Cries of " Divide. divide. r) After a few words from Mr. Eastbope, Mr. Hume, and the Earl of Lincoln, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided— For th 3 second reading Against it 6l Majority On the motion of Mr. DERBY, the Hawkhurst Junction Road Bill was read a second time. Mr. HOPE presented a petition from Gloucester, praying that the Severn Navigation Bill might be re ferred to a Select Committee. The Harrowgate Improvement Bill was read a secand General JOHNSON gave notice that when the Poor-him Continuance Bill went into Committee, he would move certain amendments. Mr. MARK PHILIPS gave notice that on Mon day next he would move that certain names be acided to the Select Committee for inquiring into the laws aff,c - .- ing the expottition of machinery. Mr. HUME gave notice that on Monday next, he would move for returns under different heads, of the manner in which 1,700,0001. voted within the last three eirs for suppressing the insurrection in Canada, had been applied. Also, that he would move for returns of the number of muskets, fire.armQ, and military stores !aneed in Syria in the year 1840. DANISH CLAIMS. Lord SANDON•obtained leave of absence for Mr. esswell while on the Northern Circuit. and gave notice on behalf of that Hon. and Learned Gentleman that after Easter he would renew his motion with regard to the Danish claims. RAILWAYS BILL. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that upon going into Committee on the Railways Bill he should mov e that Ireland be exempted from its provisions. CRIMINAL LAW. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that on Monday he should move for leave to bring in Bills for the amendment of the Criminal Law. BURNING ACT AMENDMENT BILL. A message from the Lords brought down the Burn ing Act Amendment Bill, which, on the motion of Mr. O'CONNELL, was read a first time, and or detect to be real a second time on Wednesday next. TEXAS. Mr: O'CONNELL wished to ask the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as the treaty with Texas had not been laid on the table, if he was pre pared to state whether any provision had been made for the case which he would state? The Texian Government did not permit any free person of colour to reside in Texas. That was a provision of the Con stitution of Texaz, and he wished to know whether the Noble Lord, in his treaty with Texas, had made any provision to have that law mitigate], so that a free British subject of colour wool] be permitted to reside there? Lord PALMERSTON said that the treaty ap plied generally to the commercial relations of the two countries, and did not go into ectails such as the Hon. and Learned Memler had referred to. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that he would on Mondry next move that the House should go into Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill, but it would be merely pro forma, as he wished to have time for introducing certain amendments: He would afterwards move the Committee on that day (Friday) fortnight. Sir R. PEEL wished to ask the Wet Hon. Gen tleman the President of the Board of Trt.de on what day be proposed to proceed with the Bill for the better rea ' nlition of railways. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that re intended, if he should be able, to proceed with the Bill on that day (Friday) week. Sir ROBERT PEEL said there was one clause in the Bill to which he wished to call the attention of the Right Honourable Gentleman, and on which he was about to present a petition. There Ives a clause which gave to the Board of Trade a power to make regulations for the conducting of railways. Many Railway Companies entertained apprehensions on the subject of that provision ; because the power which it was proposed to give the Board of Trade was indefinite, and not accompanied with a proper responsibility. The petitioners begged that the matter might be referred to a Select Committee. He thought that prayer deserved their serious consideration, as no less than sixty mil lions sterl , ng were sunk in those undertakings. Mr. LABOUCHERE would he very unwilling to consent to any measure which would occasion a delay in the progress of the Bill. At the same time he was anxious th::t the point referred to by the Right Hon. Baronet should be fully discussed, and if the mction for a Select Committee did not arise from a wish to delay the Bill, he should be sorry to throw any obstacles in iti way. He should consider the subject between that time and Monday, and would then be prepared to give an answer. Sir R. PEEL would be by no means a party to any postponement. On the contrary, it he found that such was the object of the motion for a Select Com mittee, he should oppose it altogether.—(Hear, hear.) In answer to an HON. MEMBER, Mr. 14 ABOUCHERE said the Commissioners ap pointed to survey the line of railway between the North of England and Scotland, had found the under taking one of much greater magnitude than they had expected, but he hoped to be able to lay the!r Report on the table in a short time. Lord LINCOLN inquired whether it was in tended to proceed with the general measure on the subject of Small Debts Courts, because, if such was the intention of the Government, it would stop the progress of the several Private Bills then before the House. Mr. FOX MAULS said it wa3 the intention of the Government to proceed with the general measure. LORD KEANE'S ANNUITY. The Order of the Day for bringing up the Report of the Committee on Lord Keane's Annuity Bill having been read, Mr. HUME e•ould offer a few observations to the House, which he hoped would induce them to post pone the further progress of the 1.1111.—(113ar, hear.) He wished the House to consider the peculiar eircurn• stances of the present Bill. On several occasions her Majesty, in her messages ts that House, signifiel her desire to confer acme signal mark of her favour on individuals who had distin guished themselves in her Majesty's service. He wished the House to consider what was the invariable rule in those cases, and ho would refer to as an example to the case of Lord Seaton. On the 30th of March last year the House, in compliance' with a message from her Majesty on the subject, voted the sum of 2,000/. to Lord Seaton, notwithstanding all the oppo sition which he (Mr. H.) had offered to the measure. Now the point which he wished to bring under the notice of the House was this, that the Repo rt ought ot to be brought up till they had placed on the table of the House all the correspondence that passed be tween the President of the Board of Control and t h e ' Board of Directors of the East India ComPanY,t orred lative to the propriety of the sum awarOedthat t o I , Keane being paid out the funds of Com- F o n ‘ n . e d e . werethe ptvaliadrqouuits pang k ratherieg to than the out faet of t h a t t h e thCeonsorlettred.d.s oi to the Marquis of Cornwallis, of Wellesley, for their itrviees in an l d ndi t a o satisfaction which individuals would experience of the funds of the East India Company, and to the at tliese rewards being votd in open Court by the Directors of the East India Company, he (Mr. II.) conceived that it would be much the to bs L tter way for all parties that t he , s , um , eci,w v te avine _or- --e should be p aid out of the tunas of that Company. He would request the House to.take into consideration a circumstance stated in a letter which he (Mr. H.) had received that morning. It was that every I/. sterling granted for three lives would eventually cost the public 1091., and that the vote of 2,000/. would, in fifty years, at compound interest, amount to 418,0001. He would therefore heg to move the following - amendthent " That the Report of the-Committee to that-llouee oR the Bill relative to the Annuity to be granted to LoP4 Keane, and his two next surviving heirs, be postponed till the correspondence which had taken place between the Vresident of the Board of Control and the Board of Directors of the East India Company, or the Se cret Committee of the Court, relative to the services of Lord Keane, and the grant of - annuity to him, be laid be fore the House, in order that the House be made ac quainted with the reasons why the Court of Directors refused to grant any annuity to Lord Keane ; also the reasons which detcrmiced her Majesty's Ministers to recommend that that proposed annuity should be paid out of the Consolidated Fund. Lord J. RUSSELL said the Hon. Gentleman had made no case for the interruption of the proceedings with regard to the present Bill% The Hon. Gentle man had stated that a correspondence had taken Owe between the Board of Control and the East India Com pany. He (Lord John Russell) had no hesita tion in admitting that that correspondence did take place. His Right Hon. Friend had asked a question as to tie intention of the East India Company, and the result of the correspondence was that the East India Company stated it bad not been usual for the Company, in cases of that kind, to confer the grant of a pension —that they could not grant a pension beyond the period to which their Charter extended—and that it was not their intention to move in the matter. Of course it was not in the power of his Right Hon. Friend to more the Court of Directors upon the sub ject ; all that he could do was to require their atten tion. Now the House had rhe tdy heard from an Hon. Member of that House, who was a Member of the Court of Directors (Mr. Hogg), the reasons why he was of opinion the E Ist India Company ought not to be called upon to provide a pension for Lord Keane.—(Hear, hear.) That Hon. Member stated very truly that the East India Company were et a great expense, or rather that the pesple of India contributed very largely to the support of the Queen's army in India—that the expenses of that army were very largely defrayed by the East India Company, and that in his opinion it was better to take that which was by far the more usual course, name',y, ti at Parliament should provide the reward ef Lord Kesne's services. Now it was not denied that eery large sums were paid for the army in India, but how far that was or was not a ground why they should not entertain any proposition of this kind, was a gees:ion which he did net n.ean to argue. His opinion was that the East India Directors not feeling it their duty to move in the matter, it would be totally unbecoming in the House to say that, al though Lord Keane had performe I greet. services, they td:oald stand buxtering and eh/ilia:Mg with the East India Company to deprive him of his reward.—(Hear, hear.) The reasons of t'le East India Comp an y might be very good, but wh e th er they were or not he repeated that it would be most unjust to Lord Keare and degrading to Parliament to make it a matter of barter, and compromise, and bargain between the East India Company and themselves, as to whether Lord Kea: e was to have 2,000/. per annum or not. He hoped that neither the House nor the country was reduced to that state that they Would be ohliged to try and throw !h.: payment off upon the East India Com pany, and if they did not choose to do it, that then Lord Keane was to b I left without any reward. In the course of the debate last year the merits of Lord Keane had been allowed by all parties, from the Duke of Wellington down to the Hon. Member for Kilkenn3a--. (A laugh.) He trust, d, therefore, the Hon. Member wool I offer no further opposition to the measure. Mr. MILES believed the Home lied no power of enforcing the cla;m of Lord Keane upon the East In dia Company. The general feeling was that Lord Keane war highly deserving of the reward, but at the same time he hoped the House would he cautious be fore it would come down with any similar proposition in the pre-eat state of the finances of the country. Her Majesty's Government were about to greet Lord Keane for his services in a single campaign the same pension that had been given to Lord Nelson, which lo did not think the circomst aces of the case would tvarrant. Sir H. VERNEY was opposed to the views of the Hon. Member for Kilkenny ; he thought the parties who benefi ed by the services of Lord Keane were the British publ . e. Lord STANLEY wished to correct an error in a sta'emeet of his Hon. Friend near him (Mr. Mies). His Hon. Friend had said that they were about to grant the came pension to Lord Keane which had been settled on Lord Nelson. Now it was true that 2,000/. a-year had beer conferred on Lord Nelson when he had been raised to the pcerege. But after 'his death a pension of .5,0001. a-year had been settled . on his heirs for eve! ; and besiee3 a sum of 90,000/., and a sum of 20,000/. were vested in land for the use of his family, with a power given to the trustees to use these sums its endowing his sisters. He (Lord Stanley) thought it right the Hou e should be in possession of these facts before they carne to a decision on the" present subject. The House divided, when there appeared— For the motion 35 Against it Majority —92 The Report ma; then brought up, and the Bill or dered to be read a third time on Monday next. RUM DUTIES. Mr. LABOUCHERE said he had found it Leces silty to make some alterations in the East India Rum Bill, and, therefore, he should move that the Bill be re-committed pro forma, and printed, in order to intro duce (hose alterations. The 1111 then went through Committee, .and was ordered to be re-printed. SUPPLY—NAVY ESTIMATES. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for going into Committee of Supply on the Navy EitimateF. Mr. O'I3RIEN said there were two subjects which appeared to him to deserve the notice of the House. The first was thr.t a - true bill had been found against Mr. M'Leod, on the allegation that he was present at a transaction which was conducted under the Colonial Authorities on a charge of murder and arson. The Other was a resolution of one of the Legislatures of the United States, t 3 the following effect: that tlx Government be authorised to take immediate measures to remove the troops of the Queen of Great Britain from the dis puted territory, and that the resources of ti.e State be placed at the disposal of the Governor for that pur pose. lie did not know what degree of authority to attach to the document, but if it were true it could be taken as nothing short of a declaration of war. Lie was as much opposed to war as any one, and looked upon it as a great calamity, particularly with America, because in that case it assumed a fratricidal character, At the same time he would say, that if war took place it would not be of their seeking, but they could not command the allegiance of their Colonial subjects if they were not able to extend protection to them. The Noble Lord, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, had shown great exertion and vigour in another part of the world, in which their interference was of a more doubtful character, and l3e trusted the .Noble Lord would indicate some portion of that vigour on the pre sent occasion. He felt it his duty es an individual 'Umber to say that in his opinion their interest would be much batter secured if thoy bad a strong fleet within reach of the American ports than if they had a large military force along the frontier line. He knew not whether t i:e estimates were on a sufficiently' large scale to roect exigencies of that sort, but the Government would be waritlng in its duty if it did not come down to that House prepared to meet them. . Mr. EWART could nil sce any necessity for anti cipating hostilities.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the mass of the P eople in the United States were b it:- dined for peace with England.---(Cheerf-) He they'- w he is v etosby any cunhzspy) H. 2 diffe rences between the two countries• — ( ee that undeprsetaocoed disturbedtco well their ! interests to tot; of his would not venture to follow in the Hon. Friend by drawing a distinc h t e to • f° : ts hetween the people of that actions of the Government and wet were unprepared country. He hoped that whilee e made to anticipate for no enemy no attempt would o knew that the feelingg the host irfes,—(Cheers.) H , o f t his country were iu of the m anufacturing intere,trisd h e knew that the same favour of peace—(Che2rs)lllo ss of the people of th.s ic h : a gu p isr : sb ) re ' differences .ut_toHa ~:villi arms, tb rtiandb.winonort, not only which feeling existed among th; n o trusted that these un- Unitel States. ( C wouldl I he e a" . be terminate] without any re aciught that if such were the. my in accordance with the feel -5 t wheoefulNbdootbirileeen7L:o.terrdietS•hweould give case it would be pre'udic>. , a that interferenceh e was aware j of "P I ; i tin : ha c c : r t e o a t c e a d ll . fo N r o t the Nothing hostile tll some whichmh e ad h t" en ` the G 0 r t , Nothing hal y e t t a k en place, but ion of civil law ; an d i t was too much u nea oder the a 1 to war when they were no t aware w h et h er t° °Prhad.., token pace was not in accor d ance w i t h t h e l a ws - what,, f t h e State. He tru s t e d t h e N o b le Lor d wou ld a ssure the House that nothi ng h ad ta k en p l ace but w hat could be settled in an amic a bl e manne r. E a m n e c e t NAVY ESTIMATES. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. _ _ . X vote of 570,507/. was then proposed for payment of the wagts of workmen in the Dock -yards. Mr. BARNARD objected to the inadequacy of the wap,e3 paid to the shipwrights in the Dock•yards. He had hoped that either higher wages would have beers paid to than, or that a system of job-work would hate been had recourse to. if they were adiqustely paid there would nel er be wa nted a supply of skilful work ing men to build up the w ooden wilis of Old England. The vote was then agrced to. was; . wa:3repose erd proposed r ag la2blishments abroad. G f ' o V rn e a s Va o l f itores, work menAA i‘ ‘ n o at t Lhe e e o on f . of outfittings, and steam-machinery. rt t u ( 1 ) (1 T particulariseEßltAl4L said, any Mr. HUM E wished to kaow if any naval stores had been I Inded on the coast of Syria. thef he H w o n n u . ld Ge i n n: tio thatsto i re form him. • Mr. FIUME could not particularise ; he asked ge i.eragy 'if -airy of tbc'etores under the care of 'the Ad- Miralty bad been-landed-on the coast of Syria? Mr. M. OTERRALL—Not any. • Sir T. 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