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T.RK.-" , „sp.N. - ,,.._.f4;00,0N. -- WEDNESDAN. IVIQRNING. JUNE s.. isv.. _....,+''" SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO LAST FRIDAY'S GAZETTE. INDIA WARD, JUKE 6, 1842. Theefoßowing papers have been this day received at the East India 'House, - from the Governoe-General of India ,in Council, and from the Governor of Bombay in Cotincil . GOVERNC4-GENERAL Or INDIA IN COCNCIL. NOTIFICATION. • • • • Head-Quarters, Benares, April 19, 1842. The Governor-General has much satisfaction in com municating to the Army the tollowing dispatch from Major-General Pollock, C. 8., announcing the success ful advance of the troops, under the Major-General's command, into the Khyber Pass, and the evacuation by the enemy of the fort of Ali Musjid. The Governor-General has been much gratified by the uniforia testimony borne by all . the officers engaged, to the zeal, the gallantry, and the perseverance of all the troops of her Majesty, and of. the Government of India, which had the good fortune to have this opportunity, of distinguishing themselves before the Affghan enemy; and his Lordship doubts not that the continued exercise of these, the accustomed military qualities of the Indian army, will produCe their accustomed results, in the achievement of new honour, and of new victories. The Governor-General deems it to be due to the troops of the Mahe Rajah Shere Singh, to express his entire satisfaction with their conduct, as reported to him, and to inform the army, that the loss sustained by the Sikhs in the assault of the Pass which was forced by them, is understood to have been equal to that sustained -by the troops of her Majesty and of the Government of India. The Governor-General has instructed his agent at the Court of the Maim Rajah to offer his congratulations to his Highness on this occasion so honourable to the Sikh name. By, order of the Right Honourable the Governor-Ge herel of India, • T. IL MADDOCK, Secretary to the Government of India, , • • with the Governor-General. From Lieutenant-Colonel A. B. Taylor, H. M. 9th Foot, to Captain I'onsonby, Assistant-Adjutant-General to the troops in Affghanistan. Camp, near Ali Musjid, April 6, 1842. have to report for the information of Major- General Pollock, C. 8.. commanding the force in Affghan istan; thaf; agreeably to his, instructions, the columns entrusted to my command (as detailed in the margin*) for the capture of the heights on, the right .entrance to the Khyber Pass, were formed at day-break on the sth instant, in three divisions of four companies each, pro tected on the right nenk by a squadron of her Ma jesty'e 3d Light Dragoons, under Lieutenant Unett, .and, in this order, with skirmishers and supports in front advanced, driving a considerable body of the enemy up the hills, which were 'scaled and crowned in spite of a determined opposition. This effected, • the troops moved to 'their left to clear the re doubt; commanding the entrance to the Pass, which were eibandotalti on our approach, the enemy suffering severely :in th-6'rerbtreat; Major Anderson, as directed, remained eon the' beightS with his column, reinforced by one com- Tany tir her Majesty's 9th Foot, •and two companies of :else i'Oth.g. 1., under Captain Gabon of the latter corps, ethle - t e I descended, with the remainder,, to carry into effect : the, ulterior plan of operations of th Major-Gene eal in clearing off the enemy from their positions on the right of the road to Ali Musjid, which was finally ac romplishael,- though obstinate resistance was offered on several points, especially over the bridge where the enemy had concentrated• in force. Having beeir reinforced by one company of the 33d N. I.; under _Lieutenant Watson, I directed Captain Lusliiiigtoe; he Majesty's 9th Foot, to mote with that e!ompeny, and the light company of „the 9th Foot, to tie right, to take the enemy's position in reverse, whilst I .attacked in front. This had the desired: effect of forcing their immediate retreat, and clearing the-bridge!. No farther opposition was offered by the enemy, who, retreateal on All Musjid, whilst I pushed on, and occu iedn the tower and'hill to the left, within about a m ile ell that elisee. • It aMrded me the, greatest gratification to witness the. 'gallant and persevering conduct of all the troops undir my coipmand, engaged, during the day, in a series of operatit,ns requiring great energy and patient endurance of fatigrie ; and I beg to mention' the able assistance aid support rendered me by Major Anderson, etetli N. I. (: econd in e : , mmand), Captain Gallen, 26th W. 1., commanding a divisio.le Cnptain.Lushington, ‘tb foot, commanding the c emmanies of. that regiment, Captain Sir Richmond Shakesp,ear, who volunteered his servicee,,in charge of the Jezai:ehees, as well as the ‘conduc6 and praiseworthy zeal of all the officers and men %engaged. areis with regret I have to report the death of Lieut. a l e nsi e ning, 13. M..9th -foot, a very promising officer, wit aia.: killed on the heights above the Pass, whilst in comma - m a of No. 6 company. , Rettitn a O.L killed and wounded will be sent as soon as the companio with the rear column come in. • • 's I have the honour to be n &c. A. e VYLOR, Lieut.-Colonel, 9th Foot * Lieutenant-Ce n ere el Taylor's right advance column, 2 enevan l ana s her i :a a je e sty's !lib Foot, 4 companies of Majon Anderson's rear right the 9 6th Native Infantl'Y ; e eee of her Majesty's 9th Foot, flank column, 14, comps, N a tfve Infantry, 100 Jezail -41 cotniAnies of the , 64th Owes (Maelteson's). From 'Major George Huish, to Ceantain Ponsonby , • Assistant Adjutant-Gen tool, & c. B ‘e. Camp, near Ali Mu. 6th April, 1842. Sir —Having been honoured with' flit c ommand of the pse ey, as per margin, * intended fear the c apture of the hills, on The left of the Khyber Pass, I hate t4e l ; l ? l ,'T to - et ,ort, for the information of Maj or -General cOrnmandine the troops west of the Indus, thh. part)) was formed for that purpose at daybreak on " sth inctant, and advanced to the attack in skirmishing .order'. The heiglit on the left was speedily carried, in 'the most gallant and determined manner,. the summit of which haying been attained,' the smaller hill, at the entrance of the Pass, was cleared by the fire of my . party. This being effected, agreeably to the - instructions of the . Major,General. the post was Made over to ,Lieu tenant-Colonel Moseley, commanding the' rear crowning column ; and the troops, with the exception of two com panies of the 25th N. L, descended, for the purpose of continuing' to scale and clear the heights on the left a the road leadia g to Ali Musjid. At several points, very considerable opposition was =vie by ti l e. enemy, especially at one of the hills in ad vance of the smaller hill before alluded to, and at the hekehts commanding, the bridge where the enemy were In great force, belt they were driven from their posts in 'the most spirited style, and with considerable loss whilst xetreesting. . Having occupied the last height adjacent to the in tended inctuiming ground. I took position thereon with party-; occupying it during the night, until relieved this enorning by a partyof the 33d Native Infantry under Major Hewitt. It gives me great pleasure to be able to report that this duty, though of the most fatiguing description, ensiling . heights the whole day, under the hot sun, and in the •face of an enemy, was cheerfully per formed .by all the troops, (European and Native, the ,Sepoys vyeing with their European comrades), whose perseverance and good spirit could not be surpassed, and. were most gratifying to me ; and here I cannot omit to wake 'mention of the Jezailchees e under' that able officer Ca'ntain, - Verris, who afforded me most ,material aid , as also the ready assistance of Captain Tritton, second in eonan.and, and the zeal and gallantry of every officer and man engaged. Ido myself the honour to 'enclose a return of the killed and wounded.— [The return alluded to appeared in' The Sun of Monday.] I have the honour to be, &c., • GEORGE• HUISH, M i nor, % Commanding 26th N.L * Two companies her Majesty's 9th Foot; 4 ditto, 26th' I'd. ; 350 Ferris's Jezailchees. From Major-General John M'Caskill, Commanding -In fantry . Division, to Captain Ponsopliey', Assistant Adju tant-Gener t l. - Camp, Ali Mnsjid, April 6, 1842. • SIA-i havt? the honour to report, for the information of' Major-General Pollock, C. 8., commanding the forces, that, agreeably,to his orders, I marched yesterday morn ing from Jumroed, in command of the rearguard of the column for the attack of the Khyber Pass, composed of the troops detailed in the margin.* The complete success of the attacks made by the force in advance, rendeitd unnecessary any active operations on my part. At nightfall I took ilte) necessary precau tions for security, and the troops bivonackei at a spot about two miles:within the Pass, without any molesta tion from the enemy. . The rear-guard arrived in camp at two P.M., this day, no part of the baggage having been plundered, nor any loss sustained. I havereason to be highly satisfied with the exertions of Lienoenant-Colonel Tulloch, second in command, of C a pt a in Smith, Officiating Deputy Assistant Adjutant- General, and of every officer placed under my orders, in performance of the duties assigned to them. I have, &c., JOHN APCASKILL, Major-General, Commanding infantry Division. • 2 guns H. A., 3 guns F. A., 2 Squads. H. M.'s 3d Dragoons, 10 L. C., 2 Risls Irregr. Cay., 1 company H. Ana, 9th foot., 1 company 6th N. 1., 3 companies 60th N. I. From Major-General Pollock, C. 8., to the Secretary t o the Government of India. • Sir,—ln continuation of my despatch of the 6th inst., I have now the honour to enclose a return of casualties which took place on the sth and 6th ; those of the latter date occurred in taking possession of. Ali Musjid. lam happy to say the aniount of our loss is trifling, consider ing the very great opposition we experienced from the enemy. . - • " In my last communication I inadvertently omitted to mention the name of Lieutenant John Becher, Acting Field Engineer, and have to request you will bring to t o lle notice of th e Ri g ht H o n ou r a ble the Governor-General _ in Council the very essential services rendered. by that officer in cl ear i ng the Pass of the impediments tr untedhy the enemy, which he did with a degree of celeri.ty, notwithstanding their strength and difficulty of removstl, that e li c i te d my warmest satsfaCtion' I haNe, 4;c. GEORGE POLLOCK, Major-General comanding west of the Indus. Retirn of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the Troops under the Comm an d of Major-General Poll° Ac, on the sth April, in forcing the Khyber Pass. Camp Ghurree, Lalla Beg, April Bth, 1843. Staff-1 wounded. 9th H. M. Foot-1 European commissioned •, corn- ~ officer, 1 ; colour sergeant, 6 privates kille enropean missioned officer, 1 drummer, 31 privates wounded.; total lined and wounded, 41. 26th Regiment N. L--2 sepoys killed ; 1 fife Major, 2 havfklars 17 sepoya wounded ; 1 bueder, missing ; total killed, wounded, and missing, 23. 30th Regiment N. 1.--2 sepoys killed ; 1 havildar, 1- sepoats wounded ; 1 sepoy missing ; total killed, wounded; and missing, 16. 33d Regiment N. 1(."--2 sepoys wounded ; 1 sepoy miss ing ; tool wouuled and missing, 3. 53d Regiment N. sepoy killed ; 1 sepoy wounded 3 sepoys missing; total killed, wounded, and missing, 5. • 64th Regiment N. 1.-1 European commissioned officer, 3 havildars, 4 sepoys wounded ; 1 sepoy missing total wounded and missing,.9. Jezailchee Kegiment-1 sepoy killed ; 2 jemadars, 4 havildars, 2 naicks, 18 sepoys wounded ; 10 sepoys missing ; total killed, wounded, and missing, 37. Total-1 European commissioned, officer, 1 colour sergeant, 12 sepoys and privates killed ; 1 staff, 2 . European .commissioned officers,_ 1 fife major, 2 jemadars, 10 havildars, 2 naicks, 1 drummer, 85 sepoys and privates, wounded ; 1 bugler, 16 sepoys and privates, missing. Grand total of killed, wounded, and missing, 135. G. PONSONBY, Captain, Assist. Adj.-Gen. Name of Officer killed—Lieut.. Cumming, her Majesty - 9th Foot. Names of Officers wounded—Staff, Brigadier Wild, slightly ; Capt. Ogle, her Majesty's 9th Foot, slightly; Lieut. Mulcaster, 64th N. 1., severely. NOTIFICATION. Benares, April 21, 1842. • The Governor-General feels assured that, every sub ject of the British Government will peruse with the deepest interest and satisfaction the report he now com municates, of- the entire defeat of the Affghan troops under Mahomed Akbar Khan by the garrison of Jells labad. That illustrious garrison; which, by its constancy in enduring priVation, and by its valour in action, has al ready obtained for itself the sympathy and respect of every true - soldier, has now, sallying forth from its walls, . under the command or its gallant leader, Sir Robert Sale, thoroughly beaten in open field an enemy of more than three times its numbers, taken the standards of their boasted cavalry, destroyed their camp, and recaptured four guns, which, under circumstances which can never again occur, had during the last winter fallen into their hands. The Governor-General cordially congratulates the army upon the return of victory to its ranks. He is convinced that there, as in all former times, it will be . found,.while, as at Jellalabad, the European and native troops mutually supporting each other, and evin6- ing equal discipline and valour, are led into action by officers in whom they justly confide. The Governor-General directs that the substance of this notification, and of Major-General Sir Robert Sale's report, be carefully made known to all the troops; and that a salute of 21 guns be fired at every principal station of the army. By order, &c. T: H. MADDOCK, Secretary to the Government • of India, with the Governor-General. Return of Killed, Wounded, and. Missing of the Force wider the Command of Major-General Sir R. Sale, K.C.B. Jellalabad, April 7, 1842. No. 6 Lt. Fd. Battery-1 native officer, 2 havildar3, naick, 2 sepoys, 1 naib, 4 drivers wounded. Mcanitain Train-1 havildar, 2 sepoys, wounded. If. 31. 13th Lt. Infy-1 officer, 8 privates, killed ; 1 officer, 3 corporals, 29 privates wounded. 35th Regt. N. L-2 sepoys killed ; 1 officer, 1 native officer, 1 havildar, 2 niuelts,' 11 : sepoys, wounded. Sappers and Miners-2 havildars, 1 naick, 1 bugler, 5' sepoys, wounded. 1 tindal and 1 bearer, 35 N. I. wounded. 5 horses wounded. Total-1 officer, 10 privates or sepoys, killed ;2. off:- eers, 2 native officers, 6 sergeants, or havildars, 6 corporals or naicks, 1 bugler, 19 privates or sepoys, 1 naib, 4 drivers, Wounded. FAIVIE•'S OF OFFICERS. Killed—Colonel Donnie, C. 8., 11. M. 13 Lt. Infy. Wounded—Captain poorhouse, 35 N.I. severely. Lieutenant Jennings. HMI. 13 Lt. Infy. slightly ; Assistant-Surgeon Barnes, M.D. H.M. 13 Lt. -Infy., • slightly. HAMLET WADE, Captain Major of Brigade. Return of Ordnance captured by the Force under Major . General Sir R. Sale, K.C.8., April 7, 1842. 1 six-pounder, 1 twelve-pounder howitzer, that belonged to Ist brigade horse artillery, 1 howitzer, that belonged to the mountain train, 1 six-pounder dismounted, that was left at Gundamuck by the Khyber corps. An inconsiderable quantity of • ammunition was found With the ordnance, also some wrought materials. A. ABBOTT, Capt. Comg. Artly. Jellalabad. NOTIFICATION. Fort William, April 4, 1842. The following copy of a dispatch from Lieut.-Colonel Palmer, Commanding at Ghuznee, to the address of the Officer Commanding at Jellalabad, dated the Ist March, 1842, is published for general informztion, by order of the Governor-General in Council. The Governor-General in Council has directed that the Commander-in •Chief will submit the conduct of Lieut.-Colonel Palmer, in surrendering the citadel of Ghuznee, to the judgment of a court martial,. at the earliest period at which such court can be duly assembled. - .The Governor-General in Council has already (on the 28th of January last) directed that a full military inquiry shall be made into all the circumstances - con nected with the direction and conduct of the troops at Caubul, at the earlist period at which such an inquiry . may be practicable. The Governor-General in Council has now directed that. the conduct of Major-General Elphinstone, in Affghanistan, shall be submitted to the judgment of a court-martial, at the earliest period at which such court can be duly assembled. The Governor-General in Council will further direct that a full inquiry shall likewise be made into the conduct of all the political functionaries employed at Caubul, at the earliest possible period after he shall be in posses sion of certain material documents, of which he has al ready ordered the immediate transmission to GovernMent. By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India in 'Council, • T. 11. MADDOCK, Secretary to the Government of India. `NZ TiTE GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY IN COUNCIL. FRO. From ;:ir-General England, Commanding the Sinde Field' Force, td the Secretary of the Government of India. (Extinct.) Cstnp,near Quetta, April 2, 1842. I have the honour to t'4 quaint you, for the information of the Right Honourable tie" Governor-General in Coun cil, that having advanced froef hence on the 26th ult., with the troops mentioned in the margin,* I arrived at the entrance of a defile which leaile. to the village of Ilykulzye early on the 28th, at which place I had intended to await the remainder of the brigade now in progress to this place through the Bolan Pass, 2. From the total impossibility which now evidently prevails in obtaining any sort of information of thenum hers and position of the enemy, and from the sternsi lence observed on such subjects by even those whose in terest seems to depend on our success, I had no reason whatever to suppose that the people visible on these hills near Hykulzie were more than an assem- blage of the scouts and marauders which are thus placed on all parts of this country whenever our troops traverse it ; and the principal men of the vil lage of Hyderzie, which is about six miles from the defile in question, and who received us on the preced ing day with the greatest apparent cordiality, carefully kept from our kuowledge, though much questioned on the subject, that Mahomed Sadeg, the insurgent chief south of Candahar, was strongly posted in theipass above mentioned and contiguous heights, for the express pur pose of opposing our progress. 3. It became evident as we approached, that there was some preparation made for resistance by the insurgents on . the commanding ground which flanked our line of march at this point mid after a rapid reconnoisance, I proceeded to attack the principal hill by four light companies, including that of her Majesty's 41st regiment, supporting the attack by the remainder of the wing of that corps, under cover of the four guns of Captain Les lie's Horse Artillery ; the remainder of the troops being duly distributed for the protection of the baggage. 4. The enemy kept his strength concealed behind a sisecession of breast-works improved by a ditch and al lattis, until our advance reached the crest of his exte rior defence, when a crowded bc;flv suddenly sprung up, not be advanta geous l y ma:7tane. and ina,, e the contest so unequal t . hat:lt. was i l m.n w , a 4 f"t el Y companies fell back, therefore,' ` )1111 1 6 evident it, c column of her Majesty's 41st 5. The ligh: ai 7earanee of the enemys cavalry, small the suppor o ti l i l ig behind the, hills, formed meat, which, .which now rushed out "e lll 4 square, and gallantly resiste,. -idiorts which were made to penetrate and break it ; tht matchlock men of the enemy still keeping up a sharp and destructive fire from the heights. 6. To persevere in 'a second attack on the new deve loped strength of the enemy, with the small numbers I had disposable for such an operation, I deemed to be unwarrantable ; and I therefore determined to move by my right to the ruined village of Bazar, three miles to the 1•1.N.E., in which direction the baggage was first or dered to proceed, and the troops followed across the plain in echelon of squares, the artillery protecting by alter nate guns, and the whole covered by as good a display of cavalry as we had at command. 7. The steady manner in which this movement was made, prevented any close molestation from the enemy ; neither did they make any attack on us during the night. 8. I here discovered that 400 men, principally cavalry, • had joined the insurgent's forces, from Candahar, the day before my arrival, and that with a view to resist us, Mahomed Sadeg had collected also at this point, from Shoranent and Shawl, 500 men, .and that Mirza, a Kakur Chief, 'with one hundred. of that tribe, also formed part of his force the rest of the enemy's strength was made up by the Atchultyze horse, formerly in our service, b; armed villagers of the neigh bourhood, making an estimated total of at least 1,500 or 2,000 men. Many officers, however, consider it to have been much greater. ••• 9. I moreover discovered that the defences within which the enemy fought, had been works of two months' preparation,' and I have seldom seen better cavalry than those, which for the first time displayed themselves, when the light companies fell back on her Majesty's 41st, at which ,moment several of t h e enemy were bayoneted in their attack on the square of that half battalion. 10. On the morning of the 29th, it was percep tible that the insurgents had been collecting further reinforcements of armed villagers during the night, and that arrangements were making by them on - an increased scale to - resist any renewed assault on our 'part, and it being eviden t that the ob j ect of my re maining in the Pisheen:„Yelley. was negativ e d, w hil st h its resources and cou nanications were thus i n th e hands of an enemy much stronger than myself, and that the latter. could not be dislodged from the important heights he occupied without incurring severe addi tional losses, I felt should best serve the views and interests of . Government, by falling back to my position ' at this place until reinforced ; and I am happy t o say that this difficult operation has been accomplished, although encumbered with a train of 1,500 'baggage animals and camels, and four and a half lakhs er tree ' sure, and many wounded men, notwithstanding the con stant presence of the enemy, without hurry, and without incurring the loss of any baggage or article of public property, beyond such as might reasonably -happen in any ordinary march in India. 11.. In passing near some • strong ground 'yesterday, near Hoolach, a company of her Majesty's 41st regi ment ascended a steep hill on, our left, and killed six teen of a . prty of the enemy, from Whom our column. was receiving some annoyance in its progress, many others being wounded. 12. Having now detailed the circumstances belonging to the military events in this vicinity for the last few days, I solicit the faVour of bringing to the notice of the Right Honourable the'Governor-General in Council, the good conduct of the troops generally, and the' gallantry of her Majesty's 41st in particular, under Major Browne. I had every reason to be also satisfied with the.gond practice of Captain Leslie's efficient battery; and Major Apthorp of the 20th Bombay Native Infantry (severely wounded, and since dead), led the light companieato the attack in the best possible style. 13. I have received from •Major Wyllie, Assistant- Adjutant General,: Captain Boyd, Assistant - Quarter Master-General, Captain Davidson, Deputy Commissary General, and the rest of the Officers of the Staff, very valuable and zealous. assistance. • Sinde Field Force. Return of Casualties in Action with the Enemy, near Hykulzye, on the 28th March, 1842. Head Quarters, Camp, near Iloochlach, . . March 30,1842. Her Majesty's 41st Regiment Foot-1 captain, 2 ser geants, 1 corporal, 14 privates, killed ; 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 50 privates ; wounded. Light Company sth Regiment N. 1.--,1 sepoy, killed ; 3 sepoys, wounded. - Light Company 20th Regiment N. 1.-5 sepoys, killed ; 1 major, 2 naicks, 7 sepoys, wounded. Light company 25th Regiment N. naick, 2 sepoys, killed ; 6 sepoys,-wounded. Total-1 captain, 2 sergeants, 2 corporals or naicks, 22 privates or aepoys, killed ; 1 major, 1 sergeant, 3 cor porals or naicks, 66 privates, or sepoys, wounded. Grand Total-27 killed ' • 71 wounded. Names of Officers killed or wounded—Captain W. May, her Majesty's 41st -Reginient killed ; Major F. Ap ' thorp, 20th N. 5. • commanding Light Battalion, . wounded severely and dangerously ; since dead. Remarks—Wounded--13 privates, tlangerously ; 1 ser geant, 3 corporals, 20 privates, severely ; 33 privates, slightly. W. WYLLIE, Major,'Assistant-Adjutant :General, S.F.F. * 4 Guns, Horse Brigade, 1 Troop 3d Lt. Cavalry, 5 Comps. H.M. 41st Reg., 6 Comp. Bombay, N. I.; 50 Puona Horse. [For the remainder of the Despatches, see The Sun of Monday.] FROM LAST. NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BY THE QUEEN.-A PROCLAMATION. VICTORIA R.—Whereas it has been represented unto us that great quantities of the gold coin of this realm deficient in weight are now in , circulation, contrary to the tenor of two Proclamations issued, one by his late Royal Highness George Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of his late Majesty King George the Third. bearing date the first of July, one, thousand tight hundred and seventeen, and the other issued by his late Majesty King Gerirge the Fourth, bearing date-the sixth of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one ; and there being reason to be lieve that due attention is not paid to the weighing of the said gold coin, and the - directions given in the Acts of Par liament now in force with respect to the cutting, breaking, or defacing such piece; thereof as are found to be of less weight than those declared by the last of the aforesaid Proelamations to be vurrent, and to pass and be received in payment; a e do by this our Royal Procla mation declare and command that from and atter the date hereof every gold sovereign of less weight than five penny weights two grains and a half, and every gold half sovereign of less weight than two penny-weights thirteen grains and one 'eighth, be not allowed to be current or pass in any payment whatsoever; and we do hereby strictly require and command all our loving subjects, and particularly all the officers, collectors, and receivers of our revenues, strictly to esnform to the orders hereby given, and to the direr tions and regulations. enacted and established in the several Arts of Parliament now in force with respect to the cutting, break ing, and defacing such pieces of the said gold coin as shall be found deficient in weight : and we t'.o hereby fur ther, ordain, declare, and command, that the said gold sovereigns and half sovereigns of the weights last above described shall pass and be received as cur rent and /awful Money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. every such sovereign as of the value of twenty shillings, and every such half sovereigns as of the value of ten shillings, in all payments whatsoever. Given at our Court at Buckingham-Palace, this third day of hine, in the year 9f our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and in the fifth year of our reign. GOD . save the QUEEN. CROWN-OFFICE, Jura 7: MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PA RUA WENT. Borough of Ipswich—The Right Hon. Otway O'Connor Earl of Desart and Tho Mas Gladstone, Esq., in the room of Rigby Wason and George Rennie, Esqrs., whose election has been declared void. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. T. J. W. Fleming, Esq , to be Deputy Lieutenant, May 9. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Glamorganshire. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Battalion of 111ilitia— F. J. Wheatley, Esq., to be Captain, vice Miers, deceased ; J. Hewett, Gent., to beTirst . Lieutenant, vine Bandon, deceased, April 18. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. Queen's Own Regiment of Worcestershire Yeomanry Ca valry.—W. C. Watson,• Gent., to be Cornet, vice Perrott, re signed, May 30. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. THOMAS WATTS, licensed victualler, Rugby. BANKRUPTS. • THOMAS GINGER, innkeeper, Leighton Buzzard, to surrender June 17, at twelve, an:l July 19, it eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, F, ederiek's place, Old Jewrv; Wright, Furaival's Inn, London ; Day. Woburn, Bedfordshire. JOHN BRETTARGH, timber-dealer. Pendleton, Lanett.- shire, June 20, and. July 19, at, ten. Foster, Manchester ; Nethersole, Essex-street, Strand. HENRY MATTHEW WALKER and THOMAS CAS SON, corn-fa.etors, Muchester, June 14, at ten, at the Ses sions-house, Wakefield, and July 19, at ten, at the Commis sioners'-rooms, Leeds." Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, avid Follett, Bedford-row, London; Taylor and Westmorland, Wakefield. . _ JOSIAH BARLOW, hatter, Manchester, June 21, and and July 19, at twelve, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Man chester. Bunting, Manchester; Bower and Back, Chancery lane, London. GDWIN PILSWORTH KENN AN and AUGUSTUS SAMSON, calico printers, Manchester, June 21, and July 19, at eleven, at the Commissioners :rooms, Manchester. Baxters. Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Sale, and Worthing ton; and Lycett, Manchester. THOMAS BARTER, 'surgeon, Poole, June 25, and July 19, at twelve, at the offices ,of Messrs. Parr, Poole. Holm., Loftus, and Young, New Inn, Landon ; Parr, Poole. THOMAS JONES, woolstapler, Brecon, July 1, and 19, at twelve, at the Castle Hotel, Brecon. Vaughan, Bevan, and Lanford, Brecon; Bicknell, Roberts, Finch, and Neate, Lin coln's lnn-fields. — *ILL AM LAURENCE, money scrivener, King William street, June Is, at one, and July 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, A behurch-lane; Official Assignee; Cox, Size-lane, Bucklesbury- . NORMAN III'LEOD - and CORNELIUS BROWNE YARROW, ship brokers, Liverpool, June 25, and July 19, at two, at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Landon ; Crump and Hassall, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. T. and W. Styan, tea brokers, Great Tower -street, June2B, at eleven—J. Coward, linen draper, Bath, June 30, at half-past eleven—R. Shea and T. Pirin, tailors, Great Pulteney-street, Golden -square, June 30, at twelve—P. and J. Herbert, mer chants, London,June 30, at half-past twelve—J. Grant, mer chant, Hatton-street, June 30, at one—A. Ross and J. Mur ray, merchants, LeadeiThall-buildings, Gracechurch-street, June 30, at half-past one—J. B. Weinliolt, merchant, Old Swan, City, June 20 ; at two—S. Williams, merchant, Fins bury-square, June 30, at half-past two—A. Lee, banker, Guildford, Surrey, June 28, at one—J. Cadbury, cheese monger, New Bond-street, June 28, at one—L. ;Neumegen, bookseller, Highgate, June 29, at one—G. Gifford, schoolmis • tress, Fulham, June 29, at twelve. In the Country. G. Parsons, wine merchant, Worthing, June 30, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Brighton—S. Partridge, victualler, Birming ham, June 30, at one, at the Waterloo-rooms, Birmingham—J. Webster, tailor. Liverpool, June 20, at twelve, at the Claren jon.rooms, Liverpool—M. Matthews, dyer, Little Torn, York shire, J4ly 8, at three, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds— E. ti: Hughes, licenseel victualler, Wrexham, Denbighshire, "'""lv 6, at twelve, at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Wrexham—J. jth . , , fth, timber merchant, M'texham, Denbighshire, July Beardswt,.. 6, at two, at the . . Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Wrexham—J. Porter, .." 4 ..4l4iihire, June 29, at one, at the Old victualler, Honiton, D... ---'--sx/41,, corn dealer, Forebridge, London Inn, Exeter—C. H. .. ' • Swan. Inn, .Stafford — Staffordshire, July 6, at eleven, at the . L---. 6 Deal, June W. Hulke; B. Hulke, and J. E. Dixson, ba11,......- 2i, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Deal--if Birmingham, June 29, at tvielve, at the Wateeldo-rooms, Legge, builder, ,,.. rningham—J. Coles, apothecary, Victoria Iroti-workit, I.4d welty, Monmouthshire, June 30, at eleven, at the King's MO Inn, Newport. CERTIFICATES—JUNE 28. W. Tapp, victualler, Nehon•square, Blackfriars-road—n. Ross, victualler, Brett's-buildings, Long-alley, Moorfields—J. Cox, silk throwster, Nottingham—O. Pidgeon, tobacconist, Shrewsbury—A. Foster, draper, Bridgwater, Somersetshire— A. Bayley, stock broker, Pentonville—W. Ridge, C. Ridge, and W. Newland, bankers, Chichester—B. Williams, mer chant, Liverpool PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Page and G. Smallbone, pawnbrokers, Long-acre--T. Diramock and T. W. Mayer. timber merchants, Shelton, Staf fordshire—H. Fairbairns. G. Robinson, arid W. Wilkinson. Newbottle, Durham—L. Gottheimer, P. Gottheimer, B. Gott heimer. and L. Zachariah, dealers in foreign goods, Newgate street—G. Malcolm, G. U. Adam, and J. S. B. Scott, mer chants, Liverpool—H. Woodhouse and W. Hague, commission agents, Manchester—J. J. D'Amant and W. E. 'Wa r m, seedsmen, Kingsland—.T. Barbour and J. Lobley, general agents, Liverpool—R. Preat'ey and S. Eyre, auctioneers, Derby—C. Nichols and J.. Roscow, dyers, Salford, Lancashire —J. J. and S. J. Smith, wine merchants, Crescent.place, New 13ridge-street, Blackfriars—C. Davies and J. Egginton, silver platers, Birmingham—Z. Hiscocks, B. Z. Hiscocks, and R. T. Hiscocks, hotel keepers, Ramsgate —J. F. Fixsen and T. Meeson, wholesale grocers, Queen-street, Cheapside, London— G. Henderson and C. J. Emerson, wine merchants, Berwick.; upon-Tweed—G. and A. Podmore, stock brokers, Thread needle-street—J. Chanter-and F. Wrigley, engineers—T. and S. Hancock, razor manufacturers, Sheffield—H. Taylor and J. Howarth, edge tool manufacturers, Sheffield—S. Hanson, J. Smith, B. Smith, and G. Heather, Manchester warehouse- men; St. Alartin's-le-Grand (so far as regards G. Heather). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JOHN ALLAN, grocer, Edinburgh, June 17 and July 15, at twelve, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh. JAMES ALEXANDER -and SON, wrights, G asgow, June 10 an:,' July 1, at twelve, at the Chambers of Moin and Johnston; Glasgow. THOMAS TAYLOR, ironmonger, Perth, June 10 and July 1, at twelve, at the Salutation Inn, Perth. GEORGE FAIRLEY and PETER HOUSTON, builders, Glasgow, June 13 and July 4, at twelve, at the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow. WILLIAM WILKIE, paper stainer, Edinburgh, June 14 end July 5, at eleven, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh. WILLIAM HOUSTON, merehsnt, Glasgow, June 13 and July 4, at twelve, at the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow. - LONGEVITY. There reside at - Nursling, near Votesey, Joseph and Betty Stone, a worthy couple, whose ages united amount to 172. They have " climbed the hill" of life together for sixty years, and have occupied but one cottage since their bridal-day.—Hampshire Advertiser. PARLIAMENTA (From the Votes and Proceedu MONDAY, LOUGH FOYLE A Question put, " That the Bil Tno House divided MAJORITY- Ainsworth, P.—Bolton Barnard, K G.—Greenwich Berkeley, Hon. F. M.—Gloucester Bodkin, J.—Galway Co. BOW ring, Dr.—Bolton brotherton, J.—Salford Butler. Hon. P.—Kilkenny Co. Byng, George—Middlesex Callaghan, D.—Cork City Cartwright, Wm. IL—South Nor. tru a te m , l l7. t ir ;V.—West Norfolk Clay, Sir Wm.—Tower Hamlets Clive, Edward B.—Hereford Colborne, Hon. W. Richmond Collins, W.—Warwick Crawford, S.—Rochdale .ity D ISION. agsqf the House of Commons. ) JUNE 6. DRAINAGE BILL. 11 be now read the thud time :" Denison:J. E.—Mahon Divett, Edward—Exeter noughts, Sir C. E.—Warwick • Duncombe, 'l'. S —Finsbury Duncombe, Hon. o.—Yorkshire Ellice, Right Hon. E.—Coventry Ellice, Edward—St. Andrew's Elphinstone, 11.—Lewes Etwall, Ralph—Andover • Forster, M.—Berwick-on Tweed Gibson, T. M.—Manchester Greenall, P.—Wigan Greene, 'l, G.—Lancashire Grey, Sir Geo rge—Devonport Hamer, Sir 'l'. Hull Hastre, Archibald—Paisley Hay, Sir A. L c. Hayter, W. G.—Wells Heron, Sir R. --Peterborough Hill, Lord A. M. C.—Evesham Hinkle, J. Hodgson—Newcastle. upori-Tyne Howick, Viscount—Sunderland Hughes, W. 11.—Carnarvon Hume, Joseph—Montrose, &c. ?lumphery, John—Southwark 1 1 Labouchere, Right Hon. Henry Taunton . . Larnbton, H.—North Durham MINORITY .i'Court, Captain—Tamworth Acton, Colonel—Wicklow Co. Adderley, C. B.—Staflbtdshire Alli 4, J. P.—Cambri , 'geshire Barneby, Joh: —Worcestershire Bateson, Sir R.—Londonderry Beck , tt, W.— Bernard, Visc.—Bandon Bridge Sunbury, H. .Carlow Clemente, Visa—Leitrim Co. Connolly, Edward M.—Donegal D'lsraeli, B.—Shrewsbury Ffolliott, John— Fitzroy, Ito . HenryLewei Flower, Sir J. —Thet tbrd Forbes, W.—Stirlingshire Godson, R.—Kidderminster Grimsditch, T.—Macclesfield —AYES, 85. Lowther,'Colonel—Westmoreland D,lckinnon, W. A —Lymingten M'Geachy, F.—Honiton Master, Colonel—Cirencester Maunsell, T. R—Northamptonsh Miles, Philip W. Skynner : —Bristo Miles, William—Somersetshire Vllnes. R. M.—Pontefract Mitcalfe, H.—Ty nemom h Mur,:hy, F. S.—Cork Murray, C. S.—Bucks Napier, Sir Chat les— Marylebone O'Brien, J.—Limerick City O'Brien, W. S.—Limerick Co. O'Connell, Daniel—Cork Co. 'O'Connell, John—Kilkenny lOra; W ! —Newcastle., pon.Tyne .Paget, Frederick—Beaumaris Palmerston. Viscount—Tiverton Patten, J. Wilson—Lancashire Pendarves, E. W.—W. Cornwall Pigot, Sir Robert —Bridgnorth Plumridge, • aptain—Penryn Russell, Lord John—London S^artt, Robert—Walsall Seymour, Lord—Totnco Stansfield, W. 11. C.— Huddersfield ;Strickland, S'a G.—Preston Strutt, Edward Derby Thornely.Thos.—Wolverhampton Wall, C. Baring—Guildford Wallace, Robert-6 reenoeic Watson, W. H.—Kinsale Wawn, J. T.—South Shields Whitmore, T. C.—lJridgenorth Wilde, Sir Thomas— Worce,ter Williams, William—Coventry Wilshere, William—Yarmouth Wood, Benjamin—outliwark Woed, Charles--Halifax Wood, G. W.—Kendal Wood, Sir Matthew TELLERS. Litton, Edward—Colvraine Stewart, P. M.—Renftewsliire NOES, 32. Hodgson. Rd.—Berwick.on-Tweed Holmes, Hon. W.—lsle of Wight Mahon, Viscount— Hertford Martop, Geo.— lat.caster Northlanti,Viscount—i- Dungannon Frederick—Bedford Pollock, Sir F.—Huntingdon liushbroolte, Colonel—SOH - Air Shirley, 1. J —Warwickxhire , mythe, Hon. G.—Canterbury Stanley, Edward—Cumberland l'rotter, John—West Surrey Vere, Sir C. B.—East Suffolk Waddington, H. S.—West Suffolk • TELLERS. Jones. ndoi&crry Co Verner, William—Armagh Co. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME WRIT. DIVISION ON ISSUING THE. WRIT FOR NEW. CASTLE-UNDER-LYAI E. AIAJORITY—AYES, 143. Ffolliot t, 'Joh" Mackenzie, W. F. Flower, Sir James •1 Mar(Jeachy, F. A. Follett, Sir W. W. Martin, C. W. Forbes, William Master, T. W. C. Fremantle, Sir T. Mae ennan, John Fuller, A. E. Milnes, R. M: Gladstone, W. E. Morgan, Octavius Glynne, Sir S• R. Morgan,tC. Godson,* Richard Murray, C. R. S. • Gordon, Hon. W. Neeld, John Gore, Montague Nrcholl, J Goulburn, H. O'Brie ~ r. A. Stafford Graham, Sir J. Parke, C. W. Greenal, Peter . Pakington, John S. Greei.e, T. G. Patten, John Wilson Gnmsuitch, T. - • Peel, Sir It Grimston, Lord Peel, Jonathan Grogan, Edward Polliogton, Viscount Hamilton. W. J. Pollock, Sir F. Hampden, Rents . Praed, W. T. Hardinge. Sir H. Price, Richard Hardy; John Pringle, A. Henley, J. W. Reade, W. H. Hepburn, Sir T. B. lii 'bards, Richard Herbeit, Hon. S. Rolleston, Colonel Hervey, Lord A. Rose, Sir. George Hinde, J. H. Round, J. Hodgson, R. Scarlett, Hon R. Hogg, J. W. Scott, Robe, t Holmes', W. A'Court Scott, Hon. F. Hope, Charles Somerset, Lord G. Hughes, W. B. Stanley, Lord Humpherv. J. Sutton, Henry M. Hussey, Thomas j , Taylor. 1. E. Inglis, Sir U. IL Thurnhill George John Jones, J. 1). Trotter, Jones, T Verner, W. Kemble, Henry Vernon, Granville KnatchbulLS.lr E. Vivian, John Ennis Knightley, Sir C. Waddington, H. a„ froy, Anthony Wall, C. B. Lennox, Lord A. Walsh, Sir J. Lincoln, Earl of • Whitmore, 'l'. C. Li , ton, E. • . Wyndham, Cdlonel Lockhart, William Young, John Long, Walter Lowther, J. H. ticutlas. Lygon. General Liddell, H. T. Mackenzie, Thomas - Adderley, C. B. Ackers, James Aeland, Sir Thomas A'Court, Captain Adare. Lora Alexander, N. - Allix, John Peter Arbuthnot, lion. H. Arkwright, George Bailey, J. Baird, William Lankes, George Baring, W. 8. Baring, H B. Bittesiiii, Sir Robert Beckett, William Bentinck, Lord U Beresfor:, Captain Bernard, Viscount BoMao, Henry. G. . %afield, Bcriah Broadley, Henry Broadwood, H. Bruce, Lord E. Cardwell. }Award Carnegie, Captain hapman, Aaron Chetwode, Sir John Chute, W. It Clayton, It. 11. Clerk, Sir G, Cockburn., Sir 0. ('odrington, C. W. Collett, W. Bickford Connolly, Colonel Corry, 11. L. Cripps, J. Darby, Ueorge Denison, F.. Beckett Douglas, Sir Howarel Douglas, Sir C. E. Douglas, .1. D. S. Duffield, Thomas I)ugdale, W. S. Duiiconhe, 0. Eastnor. Viscount Eaton, Richard J. Egerton, Su P. G. Eliot, Lora Fitzroy, Captain Acton', Colcnel Alitain, William Bannerman, A. Barclay, David Barnard. E. U. Bellew,. It lri, . - Berkeley, C. Bernal, It. Bodkin, J. J. Bowring, Dr. Beocklehurst. J. lirodie, W. B. Brotherton. J. • Browne, W. Buller, C. Busfeild, Butter, Hon..P. Chapman, Benjamin Childers, J. W. Chtistie, W. D. Cobden, Richard Colebrooke, Sir T. E. Courtenay, Viscount Craig, W. Gibson Dennistoun, J. Dickinson. F. H. 9ivett, E Duncan, George Easthope, SlrJohn Ellie; it►. Hon. E. Ellice, E. Elphinstone, HOward i Ferguson, .NORITY—NOES, Fielden, J. Gibson, T. M. ' Gore, ttobert Hamilton-,J. Hans Hawes, B. Hay, Sir A. L. Hetthcoat, John Johnson, General" Lambton, H. Langston, J. H. Layard, Captain Lemon, Sir C. Mangles, H. O. . Pdarsland. H. Martin, John Maule, Hon. Fax Mitcalfe Henry Mitchell, T. A. Morris. David ' Morison, William Murphy, F. S. :rapier, Sir Charles o'tsrien, .1. O'Brien, %V. Smith O'Cohnell, M. J. O'Connell, J. Ogle,, S. C. H. Palmerston, Viscount Philips, G. 11. Plumridge, Captain Ponsontiy, C. F. A. Protheroe, E. Ramsbottom, J. CUSTOMS DUTIES.—(I,I DIVISION ON 111 R. ROEBUCk That the Duty on the Importation of T of 30!.. pt.r load of 50 eubi .NORITY—AYES Holland, Rc bed Martin, J. - O'Connell, J. Peebell, Captain Philips, m Stanslield, W. R. C, Roebuck, J A. Russell, Lord John Seymour, Lord Shell, H. L Somerville, Sir W. Stanstield, W. It, St. ton, W. H. Staunton, Sir G. Strickland, sir U. Strutt, Edwat d Stuart, Lord J. Stuart, W. Viliers Thornely, Thomas Turner, E Vane, Lord H. Vivian, J. H. Wakley, Thomas Wallace, It. Watson, W. H. Wawn, John 1. Wemyss, Captain White, Henry Wilde, Sir 'l' Williams, Win. \Voo Benjamin Wood, C. Wood C... W. Bowring, Dr. Callaghan. D. Cobden, Richard Crawford, W S. Currie, Raikes Oundas, J. C. Gibson, T. M. Worsley, Lord Wrightson, W. Wynn. C. W. TELLCHS. O'Connell. 1). Mime, Joseph the Committee.) K'S MOTION, 'imber be 20s. instead is feet. 16. Strutt, Edward Wallace, 11. Wood, Y. TELLERS. Roebuck, J. A. Ilume, Joseph Ackers, James Acland, Sir 'l'. D VCOurt, Capt t. Acton, Colonel Adderley. C. B. Allix, John Pe:er Antrobus, Edw ird Arbuthnot. Pion. H Archdall, General ArKwiight, George Bagot, Hon. W. Bailey,..kseph Bailey, Joseph, jun. Baird, W. Ranges, George Barclay, David Baring, W. B. Baring, F. T. ' Barnard, E. G. Birrington, Viscount Beckett, William Bell, Matthew Bentlnck, Lord G. Bernard, Viscount Blackburne, I. Blackstone, W. S. Boldr ro, H. 0 Butfield, Beriah ,JORITY—NOES, Ffolliot, John ' Forbes, Wili•am Forester, G. C.' W. Forster, Matthew Fuller, A. E. • Gaskell, James Mklnes Gill, Thos. Bowes, J. ramston, T. W. liroadley, H. Brottierton, J. Browne, Hon. W. Bruce, Lord E. Buller, Sir J. Y. Bmihtry, Thomas Burrell, Sir C. M. Burrouglies, H. Campbell, Sir H. Campbell, A. Chapman, A. Charteris, lion F. Chelsea, Viscount Chetwode, Sir John Childers, J. W. Chute. W. L. W. Clayton, R. R.l Clerk, Sir George Cockburn, Sir G. Colville, C. It. • orry, Right Hon. H Cowper, Hon. W. F. Courtenay, Viscount Craig, W O. Cripps, W. Darby, George Dawnay, W. IL Denison, E. B. Dicisinsim, F. H. 1)odd, George Douglas, SA. H. Douglas, Sir C. Donglas, J. D S. ti4reao, George Doneol., 1 ' .' J. pilpcQn2 A P. • Eastny:,. lsCoullt Egerton, 'W. W. Egerton, Sir , f,liot, Lord Erolyn, Viscount Escott, liickham el/Monde, ;.; - !r Evans, NV. Farnham, E. 13: Fellowes, Edward Ferguson, Sir Itoberi Fielden, J. liner, Sir Edmund Fitrroy, Captain Hower, Sir James Follett, Air William Gladstone, W. E. Glynne, Sir S. R. Godson, R. Gordon, Hon, W. Gor,.on, Lord F. Gore, Montague Gore, W. R. 0. Gore, Robert Goutburn, Henry (3r ham, Sir James Granby, Marquis of Ganger, T C. (treenail, Peter Greenaway, Charles Grimsditcli, Thomas Grimaton, Lord Grogan, tiward Haltord, H. Hamilton, J. Hans Hamilton, W, J., hampden ' Renn Hanmer, Sir John Hardinge, Sir H. }Lady, John Henley, J. Warner Hepburn, Sir 'l'. B. Herbert; Hon. S. Hervey Lord A. Hill, St i r Rowland Hinds, J. H. Hodgson, Richard Hope, Hon. C. Hope, Alexander Hornby, John Houldsworth.T. Howard, P. H. Hughes; Hussey. Thomas Hutt, W. Ingestre, Lord Inglis, Sir It. H. Irton, S. Jackson, Serjeant James, Sir W. C. Jermyn, Lord . Jocelyn, Vis••ount Johnstone, Sir John Jones, Theobald Kelburne, Lord Kemble, Henry Knstchbull, Sir 1.. Knight; H. G. Knight, F. W. Labouchere, H. Laseelle., V. Law, Hon. C. E. Layard, Captain Leib, b. C Lelcester, Earl of Lemon, Sir C. Lincoln, Earl of Utton, 'Evirard Lookimrt, William Lowther, J. H. Lowther, t.olonel Maekenyie, D T. lliffe4clV, F 46. M#inpiaang,". • AIaTP I Wn."" Martin, G, W• Marton, Gliorge Master, Colonel M.,sterman, John 243. Miles, W. 'dillies, Richard Mircalfe, Henry Mitchel!, T. A. Morgan, Octavio. Morgan, C - Mo isori, General Napier, ,•ir Charles Nevil'e, Ralph Newry...Viscount 'Nichol!, J. O'Brien, W. S. Pack e, C. W. l'aget, Lord W. Pakington, J. S. Paloier, George -Patten, Wilson Peel, Hon. Sir II Peel. Colonel J. Phillpotts, .1 Plurnridge, Captain Plumptre. J. P. Polhill, Frederick Pollock, Sir F. Ponsonby, C. F A. C. Prael. W. T. Pringle, A. Pryse, Pryse lta.t.h'eigh, Wm. Reid, Sir John R. Rice, E. B. Rolleston, 1,. Rose, Sir George • Round, C. G. Round, John Itushrirook, Co'onel . Russell, Charles 'Russell, J. D. Ryder, G. D. Sanderson, It. danden Lord Scholelield, J. Scott, Hon. F. Seymour, Lord Somerset, Lord G. Somerville, Sir W. Sotheron, T. E. .Stanley. Lord Stanley, Edward Stanton, W. H .Stewart, P. M. Stewart, John Stuart, Lord James Stuart, Villiers Sturt, H. C. - Sutton, Hon. h. M Taylor, J. A. '1 hoinpson, Ald. Thornhill, George Trotter, J. Tulle. H. M. Turner, Edmund Tumor, Chi istopher Tyrell, Sir J T. Verner, Colonel V (ie yi Hon .I'. Vivian, John H. %Vaddington,' l ll. S. Walker. R. Wawn, J. 'l'. Welby, 0. E. Whitmore, T. , o Williams, \V Winnington, Sir 7 Wood, C. Wortley, Hon. J. S. lAryndharn Colonel ortie, H9o, E, T. Youn. ,10110 TELLERS. Frmantle. sta. It U. PROSECUTION FOR BLASPHEMY. ON [FROM A COER6SYO I 'IP E N T • I SM.—lt is now some few months since 1 refinested the favour of your giving publicity to a flagr ant case of interference with the right of 'liberty of expression , i n the p erson of Charles Sauthwell, Editor of # 1 Mc Or acle o f . Reason, arrested at the instance of 'a Bristol Wististiltar for blasphemy, who was tried and sentenced to twelve menthe inipriouninent, an to pay a fine of 100 i. He i , novr t od er g oin g h i s sen te n ce in Bristol gaol. The editorship of the work, upon his confinement, was un, dertaken by G. J. Holyoake. a Social Inissionary, who, on on " Horne Coloniza- Thur.day night last, between eleven . and twelve o'clock was itted to rake 14 trial npaset,eituiitlls arrested lueGitto(iii,nocituolt, c}:irn4esr:agClailnfrkdi lecture e tio l hfa t r e tico fo. Cheltenham, policemen,ii:atiteoc,lnsr:ihein,nvleilogilbsit,guy:bni,iiiital;esa:inlyv.aheiincigi, lion," on the Tuesday-week zed eonfiped in the station-hpolulseemoluesretxl.peiersznai,nadterthoefeothne. andz „, o e u s l i d er h , a a ve d b is . t e a n ne c e orn d pr or s i t o .s u , :s o ii , L, in t r t c he M g e( ao l l a c r . i f ies yv ' h l i : l - 1 count) be was tonyeyeAl hancii , tilird , nine miles, but for the interferenrP of soW fri,f'n(4. -:- . . and it A new novel is advertised as immediately forth coming,.. • from the pen of the authoress of T h e History of a Flirt," . This announcement will, donbtless; le received with to he at once the g,nosidereble delight by every reader of fiction, for of all the novels of itsseason, 't lbf.t flirt" was universally acknowledged is naturally to be exiiedteti that n this new work most pignant.,l.s well as praiseworthy ; 41P matarer powers of this delightful writer will atiord isilli'gre•ater arnount of amusement and instruction to her numerous readeii: Vi e title of the exp ec t e d no v e l, ' The Mancn euvng *ther," iS 4 very promising one ; and if it should meet with* great a 4. gree of popularity as" The Flirt" so soon attained, it is !g to hoped the authoress will be induced to declare herself, and re= ceive, in her proper person, the honours she kas so well anony mously won. IMPEEtiAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF L a bliDS, June 7. The LORD CUANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'Clock. - - A great number of Bills were brought up from the Commons, and severally read a first time. The Earl of GLENG ALL moved for a return of a copy of that part of the correspondence of the Irish Poor • law Commissioners, relating to the dismissal of Mr. Armstrong froni his situation of clerk in their office. THE QUEEN'S LETTER. . Lord KINNAIRD rose, pursuant to notice, to put a question, for putting which last evening, without notice, he was called to order by the Noble Duke opposite (the Duke of Wellington). He was . rather surprised at receiving that check ; for when the Noble Duke sat upon that (the Opposition) side of the House, he and the Noble Lords near him were not very scrupulous in puttin g questions to his Noble Friend (Viscount Mel bourne) without notice, nor were they very measured in the expressions of their dissatisfaction, when answers were not always ready.—(Hear, hear.) How ever, as lie had been corrected in his error, he would endeavour to observe more strictly the rules of the House, and the more. carefully as her Majesty's present Ministers were not prepared to answer questions in a hurry.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) His question was to whom was to be entrusted the collection and appropriation of the funds, which might be collected in consequence of the Queen's letter ? The Duke of WELLINGTON had to apologise to the Noble Lord and to the House fair requiring this subject to• be brought a second time before them. He thought he had done only what was usual in calling the Noble Lord to order for raising a discussion on a question of which he had not given notice. —(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord had said that he (the Duke of Wellington) and his present colleagues. when .they sat on the benches opposite were in the habit of put ting questions to the Noble Viscount then at the head of her Majesty's Government, without giving notice; but lie iiould appeal to the Noble Viscount himself; if he had not always supported hint in refusing to give answers to questions put without notice ?—(Hear, hear.) In fact, he had always used all the influence he possessed to prevent questions being put in so irregular a manner. He regretted that he had not been able to answer the question of the Noble Lord immediately last evening, mid that none of his Noble Friends who were Members of the Cabinet were present, and . lie certainly had to acknowledge ,drat he was not ready to give the answer himself, but he had since inquired and found the money raised in consequence of her Majesty's letter, would be handed over to , a Com mittee sitting in London since the , :ear 1825, and called the " Manufacturing Distress Relief Committee." All the sums received hitherto, including the contributions of her Majesty and her servants, had been handed over to that Committee, which had had, and would have, the distribution. • • The E4rl of RAI)NOR said. their Lordships would recollect that on a previous night some discussion arose about the propriety of giving some of the public money towards the relief of the distress. He (Lord Radnor) thought such a proceeding was most irregular, and in that opinion he' had been confirmed by what fell from the Noble Ditke.—(Hear.) In the course of that debate his Noble Friend (Lord Monteagle) said that this was a course often adopted. He (the Earl of Radnor) begged leave to mova for a return of all aid given by Government towards the relief of distress, with or without a specific vote of the House of Commons, from the . first of January, 1826, to the present time ; also the date at which the relief was given, and whether Parliament was sifting at the time ; also the names of the places, with the circumstances rendering it necessary, and a heater the advances were made as a loan or gift. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he had no objection . to the production of the returns, if such existed, but he had no reason to believe that any public money had been given for the relief of the distresses of the , people. The remark he (the Duke of Wellington) had made in the debate alluded to by -the Noble Earl was, that he objected to the gene ral principle. Lord MONTEAGLE said that this motion had arisen out of what had fallen from himself and the Noble Duke on the opposite bench (Richmond). He (Lord Mont eagle) did not say that advances of the public money .were of frequent occurrence, but they had 'occurred sufficiently often to have rendered it unfair in him if he had not mentioned it. There was every year voted a sum to be placed at the discretion of the Government, under the head of civil contingencies. Now, over the applica tion (4' that money there was no control by Parliament; it was left entirely to the Treasury itself. But the House must recollect, that what was estimate one year, was matter of account the next.--4 Hear, hear.) When that money was advanced, a gentleman of the name of Hill was appointed to report on the subject ; and he should recommend the Noble Earl to extend his motion, in ordvr to embrace those Reports. 'The Earl of RIPON said he could confirm the state ment of the Noble 'Lord in every respect. With regard to the Reports of Mr. Hill, he thought it would not be ad visable to produce them, as 'several private matters were mixed up with them. The return was then ordered. ASSESSED TAXES. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition praying for exemption from the payment of assessed taxes on the part of Mechanics' Institutions. INCOME TAX. Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition front Ply mouth against the Income-tax. JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES BILL. The House went into Committee, and after a fow words from the LORD CHANCELLOR this Bill passed through, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. The Earl of RADNOR wished to. ask his Noble Friend if, in the case of loans licing made, they were ac counted fur to:Parliament ? Lord MONTEAGLE said they were. The notion was then agreed to. COPYRIGHT BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR postponed the bringing up the: Report on this Bill till next Tuesday. IRISH CIVIL BILL DECREES BILL. Oa the motion of. Lord FITZGERALD, this Bill was read a second time. The other Bills were then forwarded a stzge, when the House adjourned till Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 7. The SPEAKE!t took the Chair shortly before Four u'Clock. Lord DEsamr and Mr. Tilos. GLADSTONE took th© oaths and their seats for Ipswich. [The lion. Member who took the. oaths and his seat yesterday, was not, as we stated, Lord Mosul% but Mr. 13ateson.] ROYAL EXCHANGE. On the motion of Sir M. WOOD the time for the Committee on the London Bridge Approaches and Royal Exchange Avenues Bill, to make their Report, was en larged to Monday, the 13th inst. The Medbourue Inclosure Bill was alto read a third time and passed. The Ross and Cromarty Court Houses Bill was read a third time and passed :* . . Mr. WILSOISI BATTEN moved that the time for Committees on Turnpike Road Bills, to make their re 'ports, be enlarged till Friday the Bth day of July next. — Agreed . . . . PLUMPTRE moved that the time for the Com mittee on the Reading Cemetery Bill to make their Re pa be enlarged to Monday, the 27th of June. — Agreed to. -- GRAVESEND PIER BILL. On the motion of Sir E. FILMER the Gravesend Town Pier Bill was read a third time and passed. NORTH AMERICAN COLONIAL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND BILL. On the motion of Mr. C. BULLER this Bill was read a third time and passed. IMPERIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY. On the motion of blr. KEMBLE the Imperial Assur ance Company Bill was re.td a third time and passed. CHURCH STRE ETON ROAD BILL. On the motion of Mr. TWILYN, this Bill was read a third time and passed. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY BILL. On the motion of Sir H. DOUGLAS this Bill was read a second time and ordered to be Committed. POOR-LAW BILL. Mr. GRIMSDITCII presented a petition from the Poor-law Guardians of Stafford, against the Poor-law Amendment Act ; also a petition from the parish of Shelton (Stockton-upon-Tront), against Sunday tra velling on railways. TURNPIKE-ROADS BILL. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented several p titions from Overton and other places in the county of Devon, praying the House not to pass this Bill. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. J. E. VIVIAN presented 'a petition from the parish of St. Mary's, Truro, against this Bill. Colonel NV YNDIIAM presented a petition from Sutton, in Sussex, in favour of the Gilbert Union Act. RECIPROCITY TREATIES. Mr. H. HINDE presented a petition, signed by be tween flAir and five hundred shipowners of Newcastle upon-Tyne, &nekton, and other places, complaining that the same protection which had beenextended to all other classes of the community had not been extended to them, and praying the House, therefore, to institute an inquiry into the effect which had been produced upon the ship ping interest by the reciprocity of treaties and the law of nations. TARIFF (COALS). The How. ISIENBER then presented a petition from the same parties against any reduction in the duty on the exportation of ooals. Mr. GREENALL presented a petition from Wigan in favour of a reduction of the duty on coffee and sugar. Lord M. HILL presented a petition from Evesham, praying that Mechanics' Institutes might be exempted from the operation of the Income-tax.. ATHLONE ELECTION. The fdloAing Members were sworn at the table, as the Committee ieketed to try the petition against the return for the borpugh of Athlone ;—.llr, Rornby, Mr. L. K. lice, yorkv, Mr, B, Butfield, Sir 13. Sir Easthope, and Mr, E, Divett, Chairman. coLLEGh' OF MAYNOOTIL Ur. PLITIVIVfIiIi presented .several petitions against the grant to ISlaymooth College. PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENT BILL. Sir R. 11. INGLIS presented, a petition from the clergy of Totnes, in the diocese of Exeter, against the Parochial Assessment Bill. POOR-LAWS. Sir J. E4STITOPE presented a petiiioß frow the Clariu4u 4nd ViQe:ChallUlan of: . the T,eie f istpr 13oard of Guardians, in which, stating that they have had great experience in the working of the Poor-law system, they depfOgVP the PolltintuAnce Pf the enactment for any longer period than was absolutely necessary, and coin plain of the power possessed by the Commissioners. itOt ; . Loni F. EC3ERTON I,r(Sented a potition from 19,703 iiiitabitants of ittlanehestcr; who have severally given their address and occupation; and unite in praying that the hours of actual labour, in mills and factories, for all young persons betweon 13 and 21 years of age, may be restricted • to ten per day, for five days of the week, and eight on Saturdays. • IRISti SALMON FISHERIES. Mr. COLVILLE presented a petition from the Cham ber of Commerce in Dublin, against the Irish Salmon Fisheries Bill. PRISONERS' EXPENSES (IRELAND. The llox. MEMBER also.presenteda petition from the Grand Jury of Cavan, complaining. of the expenses at tending the committal of prisoners to the county gaol. POOI-LAWS. Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a petition from some place in Yorkshire•against the New Poor-law, Lord A. LENNOX presented a petition from Chiches ter, praying that the local Poor-law Act of that city might not be interfered with. TURNPIKE TRUSTS BILL. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from certain Commissioners and Trustees of Turnpike-roads against the Turnpike Trusts Bill. A FFIR nATIONS BILL. Mr. AHLNER GIBSON presented a petition from Henry Turner, of Manchester, praying that those per sons who had a conscientious scruple against taking oaths, might be permitted to give evidence upon affirmation. IRISH PAUPERS ThisN. MEMBLA also present,d a petition from several persons of Manchester, of Irish extr%ction, com plaining of the trcw.ment of Irish paupers. It appeared that, when the Irish in Manehest(T applied for parochial relief they were passed back to Ireland ; and. instances had occurred in which persons had been passed from Manchester to Dublin, and from Dublin back again to Manchester, no less than six times Lord BARNARD ..presented a petition from certain medical practitioners in Cork, complaining of that part of the Irish Poor-law, Which related to the employment of physicians in workhouses. Mr. WARD postponed his motion with respect to the Ballot till the 21st. Mr. WALLACE postponed his motion which stood for to-day till the 14th. SUDBURY ELECTION. Mr. I3LACKSTONE gave notice of his intention, in going into Committee on the Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill, that he should 'lime the extension of the franchise. • Sir C. NAPIER moved for certain returns connected with the Navy.—Ordered. SHUTTING OUT ON DIVISIONS. Sir R. INGLIS said; he rose in the discharge of a painful duty, respecting a matter which those Members who were present at the last division last night, when the House was in Committee, would recollect—he meant the difficulty experienced ot, the part of Honourable Members desiring to go forth to the lobby, in consequence of an obstruction within that lobby itself. So at least those who were in the House under stood by what had occurred at the time. When the Committee met and the - division was told, and when other business had proceeded to the extent of the Chairman leaving the chair, an Hon. Friend of his, the Hon. Member for the county of Peebles, made a state ment to which he would not now further call the atten tion of the House, • than. to state that it affected in the strongest • manner the character mid the discharge of the functions of an officer of the Crown who was appointed to attend that House as its Sergeant-at-Arms. s They all knew that the Ser eant-at-Arms, the servant of the t'roien there, had no means of making himself heard .in his own de fence, except by a communication . on paper to some individual. Sir William Gossett, the Sergeant- a t- Arms, had addressed to .him (Sir H. Inglis) a letter, which, with the permission of the House, he. would now read. •It was . dated, " House of Commons. 7th of June, 1842," and was signed, " William Gossett." It began—" Sir,—A statement having been made last night to the House, by Mr. Mackenzie, the Member forPeebleshire, that I had forcibly thrust him from the door of the House as ha was entering for 'a division, and that • I had • adopted a rude course towards him, I fear if I were to allow this statement to remain., uncontradicted e should suffer in the estimation of the ,House ; and . I feel it • due to my character, and to the situation I have the honour • of, holding, to clear myself from an imputation which, if correct, 'would render me unworthy of the confidence of' the douse, in the present discharge of a most delice te and important duty, by which decisions of the utmost moment might be affected. I therefbre take the' opportunity to pray the house will be pleased to have the - matter fully investigated, when I pledge myself that Mr..Mackenew was not enti tled to vote ; that I did not thrust him back ; that after the door of the House was locked he asked me through the wicket tn. admit him and other Members thrust out ; and that he acted contrary to the rules of the House in not withdrawing from the lobby when ordered.—l have tlse honour' to be, Sir, your -humble servant, Williain Gossett." He had also received a letter from an Honourable Member, who was one of these who were shut out,' but ess• that Hon. Member was present, reshape it would be better that he should himself state what had taken place.—(Hear.) Mr. ATTWOOI) said he might be allowed to state what he witnessed last night. He was one of those shut out from the division.: lie aipproaehed the .door of the House for the purpose of hearing the question put ; the door was locked when he arrived at it, giving him in formation that the question was already put, and therefore that it would not be COM petent for him to vote • upon .;a question which he had not' heard. TiVo e Members near him requested the door-keeper to open the door, but he refused in a civil manner. The lion. Member fur Peebles asked him to open the door again, and he again refused, but as he Mr. Atwood thought, in terms of strict civility. It was his opinion that' Members should not think their personal convenience of such importance as that the rules of the House should be relaxed in consequence. He observed, however, that the Honourable Member for Peebles, instead of retiring from the lobby, took his seat there ; and on being requested to retire, refused to do so in very decisive terms. fle understood the Hon. Member was afterwards removed, and he was• sure that the officer of the Crown had not exceeded his duty, under the-circumstancessin adopting that course. It was abeolutely necessary that gentlemen who had not heard the question should not remain amongst those who had given their voices, alai were in the lobby fur the pur pose of being counted ; if . they were to - remain it would be impossible to conduct the4livisimis properly. Mr. MACKENZIE said that he had received a letter froni Sir William Gossett, informing him that he had. written on this matter •to the Honourable Member for the University of OxfOrd. About a quarter of an hour ago, than Homan-0)1e Member told him (Mr. Mackenzie) that he was in possession of that letter, and intended to read it at five lie asked the' Hon. Member to let him (Mr. M'Kenzie) see the letter, but he regretted to say that he was not allowed to do so. He would retract no part of the state ment he made last night ; he asserted then, and he would do so now, that he thohght he was unjustly excluded from voting, on the occasion referred to. When he was on the top step of the stairs , the door was open, and he was just in the act of entering when the door was pushed to. With regard to his conduct afterwards in refusing to leave the lobby, that was highly improper, and he ex pressed his•regret at it. But he felt that he was un justly excluded, and that he wasnot fairly dealt with. He made no charge against the Sergeant-at-Arms. His remarks assumed rather the form of a question—a wish to know whether it was the rule that Members should be excluded under the circumstances, and he was told that he had no • right to vote, ' unless he was within the four walls of the House. Neither the Right Hon. Member for Oxford, nor the Hon. Member for Whitehaven were. more anxious to observe the rules of the House ; but the case was one of extreme peculiarity, because it could be scarcely said that he was either within the walls •of the House or the lobby. There was a dull debate on a dull subject— everything to induce Members to retire, and they drew their conclusions from the ,number of strangers in the lobby. But if inconvenience were Mt in coming from the refreshment-room now, how much more would the inconvenience be felt in the New Houses, where lone passages and galleries would, have to be traversed by them. He had expressed his regret for one part of his conduct, but be appealed to his Hon. and Galiaat Friend if what he stated was not true. Major BERESFORD said, that he was pr,:sent with his Hon. Friend, and he thought they were in perleet lime when they came to the door, which was . closed. H though'. it extremely hard, alter having remained .luring the whole of the debate to be excluded.— (Laughter.) He could only say that in his opinion they were unjustly excluded from the House, and that his lion. Friend had truly stated,what passed. Sir J. GRAHAM hoped that the discussion would not be carried any further. • On the whole he did not think there was any contradiction to the ftaternent. of the officer, who discharged a difficult duty according to the orders of the House, and, at the .same time, with all the complaisance due to • Honourable Members. The order was • . that the dour should be locked at the very . moment when the question was put, and when there was a press of Members, this was very difficult to do with all the gentle ness that might be desired., He hoped what had taken place would lead Members to attend more strictly to the orders of the House; and at the same time confirm the Sergeant-at-Arms in the course he .had usually cbscrved. The conversation then dropped. THE QUEEN'S LETTER. In answer to questions from Mr. C. BALDwIN and another HON. MLMDER, Sir J. GRAHAII said that the sums raised under the Queen's - letttr would be paid into the Bank of England in the names of certain individuals forming part of the Manufacturers' Relief Committee; that Committee was first formed in 1825, and had con tinued to discharge its duties at various intervals up to last winter, when it adrainistered relief in the ma nufacturing districts. At the request of the Government, that Committee had consented to continue its benevolent labours. Mr. HUME did not know what right that Committee had to distribute the alms collected under her Majesty's loiter. He had heard a statement that there were no Dissenters on that Committee ; that in tact it was an exclusive Committee. The names of the Members of that Committee ought to be made known. in order that the public might be satisfied that the relief wonld be im partially distributed. Sir 4AMES Qll4HAlit agreed with the Hon. Gen tleman that it was of the utmost importance that the public should feel assured that the relief would be im partially distributed. The Hon. Member had been mis informed as to the constitution -of the Committee. It was incorrect to state that there were no , Dissenters on it : the very last communication he had received fr9m ___.---- r;i (:,.:trtittte wa-y ssgoefl T he believed that Mr. Stnrge was a Quaker. • Mr. HUME e xpl a i ne d am id st l ou d cr i es o f " Under fit order I" which rendered him nearly inaudible. Fear- • EMPLOYMENT OF cHILDREN Le e . Sir R. H. INGLIS pr esente d a pe ti t i on frOP • t " clergy of the E s t a bli s h e d Ch urc h i n t h e W es t hiding of Yorkshire, in favour of t h e measure o f the Noble ru t „. the Member f o r D orsets hi re, to regu l ate the emPloY lll . c :.:,, , : e ;i. of children in min es ; a l so a petition, with a sign'. prayer, from the mi n i s t ers and members of variouS seating congregations in Yorkshire. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT ACT. In reply ton question from Mr. S. CRAWFORD , Sir J. GRAHAM said that it was not his intention'tot move the second r ea di ng o f t h e Poor-law Aniendu" Act until the tariff was disposed of. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN MINES. Lord ASHLEY presented a petition from Clieltenhan l i.. . es in favour of a Bill f or regulating. the cruplo3' lll " t° . children and wome n i n 'min and colleries. The SP" hl„ Lord, in submitting to th e H ouse t h e B il l o f whir- I .i e l . '• had given notice, then p rocee d e d to say that it would.llot he hoped, be dee me d presumptuous on his part 01 1 1 ' when he rose to p ro p oun d hi s mot i on to the House. nr„ when he asked f or it s sympat h y and partial hearing, he s ienna •add, at the same time, that. he felt quite certain of obtainift; their indulgence. The novelty rf the subject, its magyitu", e e the deep and solemn in teres t th at at:ac h ed to it throug h ou t to: country, and the consid era ti on o f i ts vital influenee on the ss . ';'_ fare of so large a p o rti on o f our f e ll ow-countrymen, wou ld of themselves sufficient to obtain for him a favourable heel He would not, moreov er , f orget t h e i ndulgence wh i c h b e on many former occasions experienced from the House. ' might now perhaps h e a ll owe d j ust so far to speak of himself 1 to say that there wa s some li tt l e reason why he then pressef himself forward in bri ng i ng t hi s matter under the not i c e° Parliament. The Report lyi ng on t h e ta bl e leas t° , 3 first Report of th e C omm i ss i on for which b e the honour to move in the month of Anna, The prayer of that motion had been granted bye !he t then Administratio n ; an d h e must ava i l himself 01. pportunity and of every other fitting opportunity of eitpres 3 ' l : l ; his sincere and heartfelt thanks to the members of the he Government, and m ore espec i a ll y to his H en. Frien d Member for Perth, the then Under-Secretary of State, and -, his Noble Friend in th e o th er H ouse of Parliament, at thi • time at the bean of the Home Department, not only . for tm a Commission which th e y h a d grante d , b ut for the Commissinn;ir, e they had appointed— gen tl emen w h o had discharged "d duties assigned to them with unrivalled skill, fidelity, ' Ol zeal._( Hear, hear.) Now it was impossible fur any . 05 % whatever might be hi s stat i on, if h e had but a heart M bosom, to read the details of that awful document without COte' bined feelings of sham e , o f h orror, and indignation. tiut be would dwell on the evils of the system rather than. o n WO who might be accused as being in some measure kis auth ° "‘„ An enormous mischief had b een di scovered, and En irnmen e, • - d remedy was called for. Sure he was, that if enoie who h a d power would be as ready t o a b ate oppress i on as those 0)011,45 suffered would be to fo r g e t its inflict:on—sure . h e w as O f there would take place such a revival of good understandi% between master and man, b e t ween wea l t h and want, betweel the rulers and the ruled, a s wou ld con d uce to the restorat i o a social comfort, and, under God's blessing, to the permane f n u security of the empire.--( Hear, hear.) When h e moeeJ r the Commission he ventured to state the manifold axedileP °r „.. tent character of the inform a ti on t h at wou l d b e deeeeed frV-e that inquiry, and that e xp ec t at i on h a d b een fulfi'lled. T her e, were other Reports still t o come , w hi c h wou ld show the wiLli - ie condition of the people. Th e Report that had alre a dy been in' , showed many sad causes of pauperism,' and disorciej, engendered by the pr esen t system, which was, evidently. We t ing fast to the destruction of the British race. The Ber t ., also showed the con d i ti on , mora l , soc i al, and religious, oft" people. He knew it might be said that vice was not new: that it had occurred, an d wou ld occur again. . That was 0:: enough, but the danger to the country from these thing ` c 'e not comparative but absolute. Their forefathers had totr e with thousands, while th e y h a d to d eal with millions. e must act boldly with the evil, or its magnitude world be 3 'great that it could not be overcome. He would now prel, to show what was th e con di t i on of the lower orders of th country who worked in mi nes an d co l leries ; in doing s" e, would have to detain the H ouse w i t h a long and wearis`-'we detail ; but it was better to snake out a case by e viden c than by mere statem e nt. H e wou ld f i rst of all call the aU ej .; tion of the House to the age and sex of persons employed, i, mines and collieries. This diff ere d i n different parts, lie".6 e some parts the male o n ly was emp l oyed , while in othell e ; e female was employed too, an d i n S outh S taffordshire, Shropselle,, and Derbyshire, it was th e custom to employ. children in•,7„ lieries at the age of five or s i x years. I n Somerset, childre n tweeo five and six years of age were employed in the mi n , e e 's In the smaller collieries, towards the hills, th e y were ev en a' earlier age. In Cumberland many at seven years of age ; South Durham some were found as early as five years of agor There was a ;remark of the Commissioner, Dr. .IVlitchele this subject, which he would mention. The Commissioner s; it was very true the children employed were not very numee° re still their numb er was suc h as wan painful to conternid?,,, Many there were w h o now h ear d of such a state of t hin for the first time, but it was an evil which he firaily.bth e :„,' they would hear of w ith sorrow and regret. However, in J tice to the great coal mines in the north of Englan°l4, (Lord Ashley) mus t say t h at the greatest care •44 kindness had been shown towards the workmen, and m e . g igr, of the evils stated i n th e R eport were not mentioned as 4'0040 cable to the great north ern m i nes. I n North Devotithere 1, some children employed in the mines at five years of age. In the east of Scotland it was more common for children to beg o t work at five nr six years than in England. In the wvs t r ih, Scotland childre n b egan to wor k eta very early age. I n N° Wales children of fi ve years o f age were rarely employe d irt 0- mines, but very commonly at seven years of age. In S ' on f Wales more cases occurre d o f c hild ren o f ear l y age t h an in other. It was not unusual there to take them into the l,t7s 1g four years of age. In North Somerset the ages were gen!! b . c e between six and seven. I n I re l an d the es at which chil d e were sent into the mi n e s were never under t ag hirteen and betvrtes hat that and eightee n . Wirth respect to Ireland, he saw he t , neither children of t en d er y ears , nor females of . any age "' ever, were employed in those underground opertitio': could not but say that he had often admired the ge orositY warm-heartedness of the Lish people, and he must say th a • e this were to be taken es a specimen of their barbarism, he tr t not tar:huge it for all the refinement and polish of theta civilised nations. The next point • was the chars''', of the localities ; arid this formed a very material e le sideration. If the ventilation a n d drainage were,oo that• was a great alleviation. If otherWiee, the 0 1e r painful diseases would be engen d ere d . The charsetio of the employment must depend, t o a reat extent, on t o, seam, which varied from ten in c h es t o t wenty yards. In S°..° Staffordshire the mines we re warm an d dry, and there b'ates con•iderable supply of fresh air for ventilation. Th e ;yr' might be said of Warwick s hi re an d L e i cestersh i re, b ut in ole byshire the state of things was very fearful; black done fre• very prevalent, the ventilation w as very b a d , t h ere weee,oll quent and fatal explosions, and th e wor k peop l e were rhere distressed by the quantity of carbonic gas which every ";,, e 9 abounded. The Repo r t s t a t e d t h at many of t h e pits we'li,,es wet, that the work people b a d t o wor k a ll d ay Wi t h t h e ir s t he covered with water, which was constantly dripping frs' n l e y's roofs ; and that, a short time after they commenced their .apy , labour, th e ir cloth es were d renc h e d . Th e children, 'esPe cl e icie complained of this state of thi ngs . I t must b e borne it. '" e '„ ; s4 that in this district the regular period for a full day's labour la fourteen, and necasi ena lly s i xteen h ours. — (H ear, bele. )ee:e North Lancashire, the drainage was extremely bad; th e e ,' the was always knee-deep, a n d o ft en b e ll y -d eep i n water. 1"olie east of Scotland, the working was sometimes WO the hundred to two hundred yards from the main road , ee si females had to crawl back on t h e i r h an d s and ki the drainage and ventilation were both exceedingly ere In North Wales the roads were low and narrow ; thel e utt was dirty, nasty, damp, and badly ventilated. In Wales ventilation was n eg l ecte d . Th e peop l e comp lain' the presence of carbonic acid gas, sufficient to produce rious effects on the workmen, though not to stop ' As a general result, the Commissioners stated that men in Glamorganahire and Pembrokeshire suffered of ventilation, which produced unwholesome dises had a manifest tendency to shorten life or abridge of useful labour. The Hansa would see it was abut's' nary, in order to make out a case,• that he should matter accurately, and for this purpose it was better the words of the evidence itself, which might easily ' ened by the efforts of one's own imagination. :Now, with regard to the nature of the employment, especially worthy the attention of the House. It aj children and young persons were employed to dra chains in Shropshire, Derbyshire, the West Ridint shire, Lancashire, Cheshire, the north of Scotland, South Yorkshire. The children were compelled to fours, with a girdle round the waist, and they were loads by a chain which passed between their legs. where they were so employed, were worse than a sewer, and more wet, and they continued all day foul air, a damp place, and destructive ti Witt was the testimony of the people the, this point. One said " the labour was sev, old miner said, "he could only say it was a A young child, Robert Norfolk, said " that he was work at seven years of age; that a girdle was tied hint; that the skin broke, and the blood rack (I( .said " that he was afraid of beteg beaten' if he said and that he could not straighten his back the whole the West Riding of Yorkshire girls were employed and they worked, being. naked down to the waist. collieries these females worked with adult colliers, also naked ; two gentlemen stated, that though liTiL few miles, they could not have believed that such ci isted. The Commissioner went on to say, that in a New Mill the chain had worn holes in the troir girls, and he slates that no sight could be so di indecent—no brothel could equal it. It was it the Noble Lori) to enlarge on all these horrors • the was nlost abundant, and seleetion would be difficult. he would say, that nothing could be mere graphic er ing than the eviden.:e of many of these poor girls who, insulted, oppressed, and corrupted as they (xhibited oftentimes a simpli c it y an d kindness %chic' dered tenfold more heartrending the system that had fort away' from the holier and h appier d ut i es to w hi c h P . N . ,: had destined them, i n t o occupat i ons so unsu i te d , so harl;3,l, degrading.—(Cheers.) Some girls had to traverse„tls ° ,i 14,000 and even 16,000 yards daily. I n the east of ; so, girls and women were mostly employed in carryinge ar pO l t , one girl, of six years of age, had to make fourteen) o la 7 day with a weight of 501bs. of coal in each journey , " f ascend a height equal to that of S. Paul's cathedral. . s ` s ittoe_of It appeared, from the evidence taken before the Coln°. g td Con) tew that fathers had frequently ruptured themselves in ' I sys r upon their children's backs.—( Hear, hear.) t h e re lo' 4 , were bad for the female sex generally, it was stilllo, rible for pregnant women. He would refer them 'n ig r st h p e r deuce of the work people themselves, and he would r i e t fie;e t l i , upon the evidence of the work people than upon die t ei r evidence put together. He had never been misled t' e or Bence of the working people in any thing that relat e( ei den c o; own condition.—(Cheers.) Let them look at the t (° l O,O Betty liaise. 'She stated that she worked with belt or her waist, and a chain between her legs ; that, in a see o roP e ' c li pit she had to lay hold of a rope, and if there wer e h od *', e r: anything that she could catch hold of, that it vial. sys' e o That she was frequently standing up to her thistn; s kin bee p that her clothes were constantly 110 wet, and that b !„, bil d „00 , frequently rubbed off by the belt and chain. I°Th ; 9 1°. known in which women had been delivered of chil dr !,ach to work in a week. The oppression of coal -bearing v'''ssbose.oo, impair women in after hfe ; there were few v • o t P lie d 4 were not injured before they were thirty years elai way s Op! hers of them had dead children, and they were day s afte r l ife to go to work in the pits within ten or t welve al, t heY or lk were delivered, and up to the moment of del iv , e lorfe kept at work. One witness stated that it WaS on l y and the that it crushed their' haunches, bent their anew: said „of! them old women at forty. One old Scotchwnizna sir Zoo- be! Commissioners, you may just let Queen Victoria wa ve di e are all true loyal subjects, that we do not wive th e , oet h ° ,, that we object to horse work, and that she w , " g et u' ss id ' ef ings of all the coal women on her head if she II 40 the pit and send us to other work.--(Ch eeri l i e ble s s ' ev er ; (Lord Ashley), and she would not only haye. sing a -0' The all the Scotch coal women, but the hie: ) , . e vell O A female who felt for her sex, and da l u ghtt' r ." who knew what, it was to have a 4 l ; p ree f, next point of consideration was the hours emp lo7 .. r see time arest. When the work-people lind e f,u,', l , 4oo o'e" . appeared that the regular hours for the n"" . • ed. In ';',l ts!efi, cor m:42M% te ,.1, , D • produce stop the s4 , : o rly , t that the Tered from h " O' o di se ases. , e ,rt,' ? t' ; bridge the l ec e' d Lbsolutely ;1' should Sta te do tt!,l I better tf"lill'!' ) ", saill p y p b e e s ttion.--( r ".f ovmen t, til. t . It a ds " • D draw ,c 41,04, :iding of l ed and, Vi r al"„ It° ed to o ars' sy were to w e Those P :han a Co l ', ie • :t d e h se a aw e y v in vi s e ae : n r s ae e Pr i l :: h ' t , do l Nat tied ~r" Ile t:i t lri (10VID. ; said any Thole )yed as c a nt so i 'l aist. or: tiers, tiring Iti- nclh ctue , t V at in a P' f t , impossible t,c{.° ffieult , b u ocr iphic or n hey ha'tb I , tts •'' hie the had fore7tio re _ lich soharn.l,ol taverse f ,_,,tlse i n 1