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NT • le has been lar's of this fact of the took to the hat one. for Dneerned t '37th boats and ed the poor LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY. r , Notice is hereby Given, that on WEDNESDAY, THURS , and FRIDAY neat, the 6th, 7th, and Bth inst., the Train. run every half hour, instead of every quarter of an hour; qr n tlug at a q uar t er an d th ree - quar t ers past every h our , f rom d don, an d at the hcur , and half hour, from Blackwall. after Saturday the 9th, the Trains will run every quarter ' , an hour as usual, he following Press, of A WIGHTMAN, Superintendent. 4 th April t 842 NATION AI; MUSIC HALL 1/. Capitalso 000/., in b,OOO Shares of 101. each. Deposl ,p_er Share. tagl i : t hile this great Metropolis of the world possesses' establish s for the formation of various arts and sciences, it is un- T ° Med and d es ti tute o f a su ffi c i ent l y spac i ous an d conven i en t T Le etttre fer th e CULTIVATION o f NATIVE MUSICAL. ti o n NT, which h as i n a grea t m easure retarded the promo k°n that enchanting science in this country. The increas- Public and private taste for the acquirement of music—the 41 "" e ng r ecommendations issued from the press—the establish rl,t of Singing Schools for all classes—and the great anxiety . ' l . 44 Yed by Professors and Amateurs of Music to remedy this national inconvenience — has led to the formation of a plan fei to, 'smog a Company for the erection of a splendid Edifice, ge,°oßist of a spacious Music-hall, a minor hall, Singing th a. 4 .° ol , Library, and other necessary offices ; and in order the building may be erected on the most scientific archi storal plan, the designs will be open to public competition. 4 PPlicat ions f or Sh ares t o b e ma d e by l e tt er on ly, a dd ress ed 4 °3 t paid) to the Committee, at the office of the Company, tilitere Prospectnse containing names of the Committee, ikc., ,t 4 Y, be obtai ne d, Ad e l p hi Ch am b ers , N o . 6, J o h n - s t ree t, %li, on or before SaturdaY, the 9th day of April. J. W. EMMERSON, Secretary. No. 15,472. LONDON, THURSDAY ME NING ZU N9 APRIL 7, 1842. PRICE 5d THE SUN is P u bli s hed EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SLCOND EDITION ( Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS , and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up t o th a t H ou r. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning) Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC, INSTITUTION. Open—MORNINGS, from Eleven o'clock till Six, p.m. gYENIN GS, except Saturdays, from Seven till half-past Ten o'clock.—The COLOSSAL ELECTRIFYING MACHINE, worked by Steam Power, exhibiting the effects of ELECT RI ( LIGHT, the AURORA BOREALIS, &e., &c., en a grand scale, at Twelve, A.m., and at Half-past Seven in the Evening. The NEW and ENLARGED DISSOLVING VIEWS, commeneeing a Series, intended to illustrate the SCENERY of the HOLY LAND, are shown at Half-past One, at a Qarter-past Five, and at a Quarter before Ten .'Clock in the Evening. The intermediate hours are devoted to vax ions Lec tures, which demonstrate every advance made in practical science. To the Cosmoramie Views, which are exhibited in the Evenings, ten beautiful pictures have been added.—Leader of the Band; Mr. Wallis.—Admission, One Shilling. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL. The GALLERY for the EXHIBITION and SALE of the WORKS of BRITISH" ARTISTS is Open Daily, from Ten in the Morning until Five in the Evening. Admission ls.—Catalogues ls. WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper. IMPERIAL. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL E. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clcck. they now asked that those powers should be extended to the year 1848. But the undertaking had first been contemplated in 1836, so that it appeared that a period of twelve years was not sufficient to enable them to finish the work. He was sure that the House would now come to the conclusion that they were not deserving of the p3wera which they asked for ; and for these reasons he should most willingly support the amendment. :emunerating industry by the Truck system. They Added, that within an area of twenty square miles they knew of nine shops connected with manufac tories ; and they prayed the House immediately to pass a Bill, compelling employers to exercise plain justice towards the employed in the matter of wages, and enforcing the weekly payment of labour in money, and the abolition of the tally-shop system. THE RAJA OF SAT2ARA. rr II?, METROPOLITAN LOAN COMPANY. A. Of f ices, No. 1, CRAVEN.STREET, STRAND, LONDON.—Loans are granted by this Company to respectable persons, on the security of responsible housekeepers, in sums of 101. 10s., 151., 201., 251., 301, 351., 401., 451 , and 501., for periods, at the option of the , borrowers, of 25 or 50 weeks, to be repaid by weekly instalments.—Forms of application, and particulars, may be obtained at the offices, No. 1, Craven street, Strand, London; which are open daily from eleven till three o'clock, and the money is granted, if the securities be approved of, without delay. Mr. MASTERS, who_ spoke in a very indistinct tone, was understood to say, that he thought it would not now be advisable to thwart the progress of the undertaking, and he should, therefore, oppose the motion for a re-committal of the Bill. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition agreed to at a public meeting in Dublin, praying that the House would interfere to compel the East India Company to furnish to the Raja of Sattara the documents which he might deem necessary to enable him to establish his innocence ; also six petitions from various parts of the kingdom, praying for a total abolition of the Corn-laws. SILVER PLATED CORNER DISHES.-A.B. , AvORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14, ,?Illalll, London opposite the Bank of England, submit the 17,,,' of the follow ' ing patterns of strongly-plated CORNER tk : "ES, with silver handles and edges, and silver shields for I. t ....ating the crest or coat of arms The Gadroon Pattern. The Flower Pattern. ttrongiy-plated cor Four extra strongly- INft: "'ales and Covers ...XlO 10 plated Corner Dishes p 4 4: r t is s h tro es n a f i l c ir z p o la v t. r d s 12 12 and Covers £l3 10 tL ISTI3 . The Covers are made form extra dishes. Draw 14 Part of Great Britain or NATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) FIRE INSURANCES. NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Premiums falling due at Lady-day will expire en the 9th day of April next. Sir 13. DOUGLAS presented a petition from the master and journeymen cordwainers of Liverpool egainst the proposed alteration in the duty on boots and shoes. T. LAAIIE MURRAY,Efq., Chairman. with moveable handles, so that ings of the above are forwarded Ireland, postage free. J. Elliotson, M. D., F. R. S. John Griffith Frith, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. George Lungiey, Esq. John Rawson, Esq. John Riddle Stodart, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. LIFE INSURANCES, ALREMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY, (directly 76 KING the York Hotel) and may be had also at I WILLIAM-STREET, BANK of ENGLAND. GHT AND HEARING. ---- TESTl llONlALson.the..mesers. S. anti B. SOLOMONS' 4 -invented SPECTACLE LENSES and ' RATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR for Deaf Persons INVISIBLE We, the undersigned, have been for some time making Of Mes srs . S o l omons ' newly invented Spectacle Lenses ; theft, isng relief they afford to imperfect vision gives the decided preference to every other kind of Lens ;I - the cl earness of the transparency b r i ngs every o bj ect very ti 4 j n et, and enables individuals to view the most minute par b!, with perfect accuracy. They are particularly pleasant h'r.eandight, as ant li th y aeppear cooling to the sight, and soft en 'ght an le l d brilliihts trues Blundell, Esq., M.D., 1, Great George-street, "r West eainster. ge G. Si gmon d , E sq ., M.D., 24, D over - s t ree t. J oii • Pettigrew, Esq., Surgeon, F. R. S., Saville-row. Ramsbotham, Esq., M.D., Broad-street-buildings. .I,i,"°ny White, Esq., Surgeon, 3, Parliament-street. r'n Lei E( 1 . , Surgeon, 29, Newington-place, Kennington I,lederiekghton Esq., M.D., 7, Uiper Gower-street. 1,y% 111 . Griffiths and Duncan, Surgeons, 3, Leadenhall-street. t'Aly, Esq., Surgeon, Isleworth. 1;ald Lucas Esq., Surgeon, 33, New Broad-street. Esq., M.D., Exeter. lip, ll ll_or Gordon,Esq.,M.D. Bowie Esq., Bennett-street, Bath. "Ywood , Esq., M.D., Blandford. If: , Lawrence, Esq., M.D., Tenby. ' 4 eafreson, Esq., Surgeon-oculist, 21, South Audley-street. „J • Robinson, Esq.,•M.D., Cheltenham. Wiir ; hi llitu Esq., M. 1)., Bri;hten. t, Conolly, Esq., M.D., Cheltenham. ph ". Allnatt, Esq., M.D. Wallingford. N' a las Willis,.Esq. M.D., Brighton. . Griffiths, Esq., gurgeon, Hammersmith. kenderick, E s q., Surgeon, Manchester-street, Manches, a CL z eT square. If . les Tunally, Esq., Surgeon, Camden-town. C elebourn, Esq., Surgeon, 2td, Harleyford-place, Ken ' kl Cann, Esq., Surgeon, 50, Parliament-street. \V - I tl e l Banner, Esq. Surgeon, 26, Berkeley-square. -ax les, Es , Sur ' eon, 15, Lower Brook -street, Grosvenor \i,Ntlare, q' g i lalglish, Esq., Surgeon, Denmark-hill. b 4ra• rklemore, Esq., Surgeon, 10, Charlotte-street, Blooms ). 4• Poll oc k, Esq„ Surgeon, Kensington. t Qdart, Esq., Surgeon, 32, Golden-square. e, i i *, Walker, Surgeon, 23, Charlotte.street, Bloomsbury. tdnghar h , Esq., Surgeon, 46, Davies-street, Berkeley-square h ar d Nason, E.q., Surgeon,Nuneaton, Warwickshire." ti)e n Pacing the above list of Testimonials before the public, IN \t`,'essrs. S o l omons , Opti c i ans an d A ur i s t s , s t a t e th a t th e i r ,'SIRLE OPERATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR, by 41:n thousand s o f D ea f P erson s have bee n grea tly b ene fit e d, t}i t ot l arger than a seven-shilling-piece, and when fixed into sti e e avity of the ear is soft and easy, and not more uncomfort lly it n s Or perc e ptibl e th an h av i ng a pi ece o f woo l i n its place. use the faintest whisper at a public assembly is heard di stinctness.r ss t i i , e se Important new inventions are patronized by their IV . la -1)58: t he King and Queen of Hanover and their Royal Il!gh -48, 5 , the Princesses Augusta and Sophia, her. Serene High -115,„ t h e Princess Esterhazy, the Princesses Mary and Rosa, the lAA the Duchess Dowager of Bedford, and their Graces 4,„''ehhishe n of Canterbury, the Dukes of Devonshire and pester, &c. &c. Md;66 Albemarle-street directly opposite the York Hotel), 1 1 , Kin g William-street, Bank. 4 5 : "lisPquence of the gross imposition in the Country, it is k itt tl . ir y to state that no'Travellers are employed in the above p - ---&thraent. No connection with persons of the same name. ,r 0 ANGLERS.—Three joint ROD, with whale- T p, I t . 6 r fo ee u te i tnl: best hickory walking-stick n fi g i srtikoviTtli,tw24.-c; tops,6d; Iv 4 ; n l handle, winch 'fittings, socket spear, partition bag, &c., 20s. ; L si nt ditto general rod, with four tops, ditto, 255. ; six-joint ditto, ` 6 04,ditt0,305.; the best flies, on Limerick be.id hooks, 2a. p,:r '''inch; 30 yards best patent taper fly line, 4s. 6d.; town-made plain two inches diameter, Ss.; multiplying ditto, 6s. 6d.; small Cat° 4, If.; 40-yard eel line, with 30 hooks, la. ' , lc 4 llles, containing the prices of 1,000 articles, with Young h t r „,,,r , l Instructor, gratis, on application, or forwarded free 4k.i" t rY orders punctually attended to,pli and any article exchanged Ob i Niprov e d of. Country dealers suped. Prk.t've for the sign —Golden Perch, 132, Oxfor d-street.—J. CHEEK, and manufacturer. p l-III D SON, TOBACCONIST to the ROYAL aegra t ,lllLY, 132, OXFORD-STREET, begs to return his r ort AY thanks to the NOBILITY AND GENTRY, and the Ye, r ;' , NAVY, for their most liberal support during the past st oc e and humbly solicits a continu . ance of the same. v a ,, e qust i ,"f CIGARS is very extensive, and of the finest ", from the most approved manufacturers in the Ha sr,44 to peculia•• advantages of his foreign connexion enable Vesl,l, - .`• Ole such Cigars as he defies all Europe to produce their ipse f ro g from three to f •ur years old, and made expressly for his a "stin `," the choicest and richest pickrd leaf tobacco grown in the 14 4 ', elonZ , the prices varying from . 365. to four gui ei!s . per pound.. ether. rare Tobaccos will he found Latakia, Gibelly Baran, elra z •palonica, Agiami, Tomibac, or the scarce and celebrated ',..ltit,hacco, in original waxed bags as sent from Persia, Gasten i'i' r s,Yungarian Tobacco, and a great variety of others. ,;', 0 5 of foreign Snuffs, in original one and two pound pack 01ttasts of a large supply of the fabriques of Bolongaro at irntaikg , Barterelli at Amsterdani, and others of the nr;st famed I llsou l ittres in Germany • as also the genuine Spanish Bran and i 'a, and red and yellow' Sabillia. I - 44'1 )4 4 : 1 i* Hookahs, with Chillum Tobacco and fire balls, Persian , Turkish Schibouques, with a numerous and splendid as -1,41411ted ; O f Amber NI outh Pieces, as also a superb collection of well ?, % .4st unsmoked Mereschaum Pipes in gold and silver mount. ' ell apparatus for smoking. - Con s eon begs to 0. - serve that this Advertisement is called forth 4pekthequence of his late shopman, Benson, having opened a shop sition only three doors from his, and adopting the next nun , - htests which many mistakes hzve arisen, and respectfully re 's °IC"' all communications intendedfer him may be addressed to stablished house, 132. , 'FOR THE F ACE AND SKIN. PWLAND'S K A LY DOR. e the aPreParation from Oriental Ex otics,is now universally known 0 9ta 1 1 safe and efficient protector and beautifier of the Skin and ~uta n cg all " 1 "n• Its virtues are c mmonly displayed in thoroughly era- Pimples, spots, redness, tan, freckles, and other unsightly f. „, es defects and in sendering the most roh ad uneven so i ft and smooth. 1 o the complexion, it n impart, a ' I 4I N utnoseate hue, rivalld nd to the neck, hand, and arm, a delicacy and tl lt . Oveiii.valuable as a renovating and refreshing Wash, during D;ated Or exposure to the sun, dust, or harsh winds, and the eali i rtnsPhere of crowded assemblies. Geutlemen will find it Y grateful after shaving. witti, Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle, duty included. • aCt(ls I ° N.—Ask for ' Rowland's Kalydor." arid see that these ti l ' e lluVnn the envelope with their signature and address in red, 4 aa l , AND and SoN„ t'.o, HA 1 T ON GARDEN, LONDON, are engraven on the Government Stamp affixed over the ' ' s ger L "' by them, and by respectable Perfumers and Medicine L AIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. To Mr. PROUT 229, Strand, Loudon. su t l , Beaconsfield, August 7th, 1841. iii;lth,, -- "lng for several years past suffered exceedingly from Gout ak t ,', - , l roatism, so much so that I was prevented from following 0,40;',.' avocations for months together, I was recommended b y a te"eX W„mine who had taken Blair's Pill: with great success, to try clodhih I procured of your Agent, Mr. Butler, of Bea k:1;14 hich I can confidently assure you had such a won ztiie"l;et upon me, that 1 have not had an attack of Gout or Rbeu. A T 4 ;"noe, which is now fifteen months. You are at liberty to -at, l bivat u se y o u please of this testimonial in favour of your truly e I remain, Sir, yours very respectfully, tri,` he d• JOHN COSHER. aft,,averer of this invaluable Specific is a professional man, th e r many years' practice and research, .ha . s proved, by facts, t; e Pills will effectually cure every description of Gout, Rheu ,,. sy o e nt, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Pains in the Head or Face, &e. i t ! hr ah ! thus recommended ta the afflicted with a confidence, ans. f o :tep t 7. ,,exPerience, as one of the valuable results of the improved Scienc • and the only efficient remedy ever discovered tn tlte itt! excruciating 'disorders. In Gout, Rheumatic Gout, and c a " e uniatism, these Pills will have a most wonderful effect, in therr • se ' giving relief from the intolerable pains in o . ne or two r ee : la a . ncl on e box will frequently carry off the attack in two or even rs hen the patient has usually kept his bed for as 1',, 4 a e ba o `as. and sometimes months. They are equally certain in bc , th, a 'e, , Pains in the Head or Face, frequently treated as the tj, 41j - 7' e Rheumatism of long standing will be Pills , y cured site 4. 0 t degree of perseverance in the use of these which mend b„ it ! ) I Fr confinement nor attention during their use. 1 1 homes Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and, by his appoint h t Y all re specta bl e Medicine Venders throughout the United ',Ark P,, • Price 2s 9cl per box. tlU n" the RLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, awl ob. name and address of " Thomas Prout 229, Strand, Lon. . e 14,7 1i ll in reess M ed ed u 1c p i o n n e the Government Stamp affixed to each Box of t tI TER from Mr. ELI WOOD, OLDHAM. THE PROPRIETORS OF PARR'S LIFE PILLS. ldham, Dec. 13th, 1841. th e ", res u i,': 4o %,-1 feel a pleasure in informing y ou of the good ef 14?,liagr1 from .Parr's I ife Pills' in this place and t he surround h4v•es_d• It is to me quite astonishing, as there is scarcely a day fu t e te: W ithout soma one informing me of the g ood effects they g,..,eff from their use. Whets I wrote to you last Febrnary tai tt apid i n supply, . there was not one to be purchased in the town. I hi„7 to by different individuals to send for a supply, for they th l . ce,e__were sure that they wou'd sell ; and to show their con& woyeral individuals deposited their money for several boxes. it e Lt!it l aut, who had been confined to i.er bed the greater part of h t ,7iiv e " t .," sent her money for some, which caused me to commence ef 11 " , a n ,Pern —the woman was completely cured by taking two tii 4 4 , l iii to "„ a half at is. lid. per box. A man has been cured. aq al us and liver comp! int, of five years' standing; he was re tllt"4e.ev,,est to a skeleton, taut is now as robust and in as good health th e t , on i was in his life. There are numbers of cases that I could of 4 S),4 e it Oldecy, hut the foregoing are sufficient to prove i," th e e Y ' Parr's' simp:e remedy. If I were to inform you „ Liles that have been p...rformed t.,,:?p every week, which I think is unnecessary. Any person " re s , toeir utility, by inquiring i.f me, shall receive any informa °cling them. I am, yours respectfully " ELI WOOD, Druggist, &c , Oldham." CAUTION—BEWA OF IMITATIONS. eeh e cir d e t li g , re oer f ° protect the public tom imitations, the . Hon. ,Commis f , s ave d tamps hae ordered the words " Parr's Life Pills," to be 1 40 „a the Government Stamp, which is pasted round the sides p"etii,q , in white letters on a red ground. 'Without this mark of t et rep ar . d Y, they are spurious and an imposition. Ple et f n lY by the Propriet rs, T. Roberts and Co., 9, Crane ti% . p dw strc et, Lond n, and sold who'esale, by their appointment, 4, 4 1 , tr. et ,:trds, 6 , , St. Coal by Barclays and Sons, Farring esune and Sutton and Bow Churchyard ; and retail by all 1'14411 5 1A in ever medic in the United Kingdom and by most e dealers in the Price s. lid., 2s. 9d'., and family e a.e.,1 1 . Full directions are given with each box. aisd POI a:: ne ages,nd Times of Old Parr, who lived to be 152 tita,.",ern a 7,' 32 with fine engravings, anecdotes, poetryfec., be 0 15 Disease, Health, a d the /deans of Prolonng - Life, gratis of all agents for the sale of " Parr's Life Pills." ) alisP io )f ivell g .aN 0 . :o CO , r rt t, T'' e iraA t ` a ey f'Pa clivi °i°ll) it. 7119 11 IT t 4l 41, i• - ke - were d n'u• Ile r ; ;1 r' l ll ati°" ; t `r •[iv 119' , Of 5111 11 ' .) Off " 0 ';r:' I ll "ro ° lrt , t he , te a lii,., tiol AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F.R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M.F.R. S. ACT UA RY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. Y'YYSICIA N -- J. Elliotsoti, M.D., F. R. S. SURGEON-E. S. Symes, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewens, and Ommanaey, 6, Basinghall-street. BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. LIFE ASSURANCE. . ADVANTAGES—Perfect security from a large paid-up Capi tal and accumulations—Equitable pates—Power to borrow Two-thirds Premium paid, without expense er forfeiture—and Profits annually divided. N.B. Policies for Short Periods at Lower Rates than at any ether Office, with option of continuance for Li e, at the usual rates. DEFERRED ANNUITIES. The best and most varied provision for after life hitherto of fered—X2 12s. per annum ( Is. per week) at 20, will at 65 give the policy-holder the choice of an annuity of £47 16s. 6d. or £349 I Is. cash, or policy at death of £466. Similar ad vantages at 50, 55, and 60—Two-thirds payments lent at any time, and Two.thirds returned in case of premature death. The detailed Plans, and Last Annual Report, to be had at the Office, at any of its Branches, or on application will be for warded post free, F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. PUBLICATION S. DRAINAGE OF LAND. Price ls. 6d THE QUESTION. WHAT CAN NOW BE DONE TOR BRITISH AGRICULTURE? AN SWERED in A LETTER to P. P USE Y., Esq., M.P., Advocating a General and Uniform System of Drainage. , By J. BAILEY DENTON, Land Agent. James Ridgway, Piccadilly. Now publishing in Week' MR. MURRAY'S CHEAP a .ORD BYR A 1. THE GIAOUR. 2, THE BRIDE OF ARYDOS. 3. THE CORSAIR. 4. LARA. :ly Numbers, at Sixpence, and POPULAR EDITION of ON'S TALES. 7. MAZ EPPA. 8. THE ISLAND. 9. PA RISINA. 10. THE PRISONER OF OHL LON. 5. THE SIEGE OF CORINTH 6. BEPPO. Each Number forms a complete Poem ; With the First is given a Portrait of Lord Byron, and the last will contain Titles and Frontispieces for binding the whole in Two neat and elegant Volumes. John Murray, Albemarle-street. Sold also by Tilt and Bogue, Fleet street. NEW ROMANCE BY J. FENIMORE COOPER, ESQ. Now ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo. THE TWO ADMIRAL S. A TALE OF THE SEA. By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esti., Author of " The Pilot," " The Deerslayer," &c. " Of all existing writers of fiction, Cooper undoubtedly ex ercises the greatest power"o ver the imaginations of his readers. When once he launches us osr the Ocean, we are hurried along by him, until we almost imagine ourselves seamen, and to' the ma.nner born.' Now that the, mighty Wizard of the North is gone, Cooper, in this faculty 'stands alone, nor has he lost this power in his new sea-story.—' The Two Admirals.' "—John Bull. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. • , it * To be had; at all the Libraries. AFGHANISTAN, KURDISTAN, & PERSIA. An interesting Desfcription of the Natives of these Countries, as well as of the City of CAI3UL, is this day pub lished in Part IV. of the N ATURAL HISTORY of MAN, by JAMES C:PRICHAFZ.D, M.D. F. R. S. M. R.I. A., Cor responding Member of the .. 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GLOBE.—The Resolutions of which Lord John Russell has given notice for to-morrow (Thursday), on the bringing up of the Report of the Income Tax Resolution, will, we predict, remain unanswered in debate, though they may be negatived on division. lies° resolutions, in fact, embody the common sense of the question between Government and the country. The truth is, that the same conviction which inspires Lord John Russell's resolutions, lurks in the argu ments and admissions of the Premier himself on his new measures. A correct sense of the real state of things! is discernible in the one and the other. The only difference is that one can, and the other cannot, afford to bring his conclusions into practical conform ity with his premises. Sir Robert Peel is compelled to extract a plea of justification for an income tax from the same facts which enable Lord John Russell to show such a tax unnecessary. In effect Sir Robert himself has not affirmed the income tax to be ne cessary for the sole purpose of meeting the exist ing deficit. He has eked out the necessity for the tax by giving up more of the revenue. He has pursued, without the excuse of any doubt resting on the result, the same policy which he has made the subject of so much censure in his predecessors. How repeatedly , have they been charged, as the head and front - of their financial offending, with reducing the rate of postage, in the face of a merely incipient deficit ! We have now the timber duties struck down in the face of ascertained and recurring deficiency. In fact, the Premier felt the necessity of "doing the Liberal" in one line or other; and finding himself pracluded from doing it in lines which would have in creased the revenue, was obliged to do it in a line, which would increase the deficit. So far, there fore, as that part of his commercial and financial policy goes, he simply repeats what has been charged on the Whigs aS the popular vice of their a,duainistra tioir;-and repeats It under ag-gravnted inopportune eir cumstances. He catches their knack of diminishing revenue, just as they had begun learning to in cease it. The only difference therefore between Whig and Tory finance hitherto, is that, whereas the Whigs incurred a deficit before their eyes were well open, and so soon as they were open, adopted commercial measures to fill it up, the Tories adopt com mercial measures to render the deficit greater, and then declare that they cannot make up the public revenue without an income tax. STANDARD.—The revenue returns more than realise the satisfactory anticipations which we have offered. The increase upon the year ending yesterday, as compared with the year preceding, amounts to 687,9411.; the increase upon the quarter, as compared with the April quarter of 1841, to 111,3121. The only decrease upon the year appears under the heads of Stamps and Excise, 123,589/. upon the former; 65,4271. upon the latter. For the diminution in the re turn of stamps it is not easy to suggest a reason. The decline in the Excise is small, but it is important, as an unequivocal proof of the distress of the humble classes ; for it is a decrease upon decrease, where, if the people were in a right condition, there ought to be a progressive increase, proportioned at least to the increase of population ; it is more important in refe rence to instruction when we compare it with the great increase upon taxes—the most important increase of the year—amounting to no less than 422,1881. Now, if we were to take this increase alone as the test of the condition of the whole people, we must conclude that that condition is prosperous, for otherwise than prosperous the condition of a people, whose annual contribution, according to a fixed scale, adjusted to their mode of life, augments at the rate of nearly half a million annually, can not be. But here comes the decrease in the Excise, to warn us that the assessed taxes are not a fait test of the condition of the whole people ; for were they, the Excise, affecting articles universally consumed, must advance pari passu with them. We are thus brought to the inference that the assessed taxes are a test only of the condition of classes, and these classes must be the higher classes and middle classes ; while the Excise is, as far as it goes, the only test of the condition of the less affluent. We say as far as it goes, because as the higher and middle classes, proved by the assessed taxes to be prosperous to some extent, are, in common with the lower classes, consumers of exciseable articles, and, therefore, being prosperous, consume more than here tofore, -it is plain that the deficiency in the Excise does not adequately represent the degree of de pression among the latter. To arrive at such an adequate representation, we must add the pro bable increase of consumption by the iiiigher and middle classes to the actual decrease; and this will exhibit a very gloomy view of the state of the poor. The true use of the instruction of the past and present, however, respects . the future ; and the view of the revenue for the last year, and for several preceding years, plainly points to an income tax, in one shape or other, as the only just and politic mea sure of taxation. FREEMASONRY. — The antiquity of Freemasonry must be very great, as the plates in-Lord Kingsborough's large work, on the antiquities of Mexico and Peru, and Baron Hum boldt's work, show that Masonry was practised by the Tsabeans of that part of the wend. The Polynesian Islands possess Ma sonic remains. Through the whole of Turkey, Arabia, Egypt, Tartary, China, and Japan, Masonic remains are found; in deed, travel where you may, Masonry has been before you. All the ancient religions, down to Henry Bth, all forms of good government were modelled on Masonic principlh ; all lan guiges—all the ancient sciences were on the same plan. _ eemasons Quarterly Review for April. The discovery of fifteen or sixteen new veins of marble in the Pyrenees is announced by the Emancipation of Toulouse. They are all in one mountain, between the valley of Campan and the small town of Sarrancolin, in the valley of the Aure. According to the report of M. Nere Boubee, a scientific geologist, these new marbles, which are all of different species, are superior in quality and beauty to those of Campan and Sarrancolin, which were used in the construction and adornment of the palaces of Versailles and Trianon, and which were considered to be the finest marbles of France, and even comparable to those of Italy. On the 22d ult. there was a sudden fall of snow at Rome, although during the three preceding days the thermo meter had been up to 15 degrees above zero of Reaumur (nearly 66 of Fahrenheit). The hills of Albano and Tusculum re mained white for the whole day. CANTERBURY UNION BANK.—On Monday and Tuesday the examination of the partners in this bank took place at Canterbury, and the information adduced, relative to the consignment of all the personal property of Mr. Baldock, one of the partners, was important. From the evidence of his son it appeared that various heavy mortgages, consisting of 15,0001., to Messrs. Grote and Co. ; 10,000/. to Mr. Martelly ; 75,000 1 to Nlr. 80l ton ; 8,000/. to Mr.Boddington ; and another to Messrs. Prescott and Co. were not received upon hs joining the firm in 1836, for his use, but exclusively for his father's; and indemnities on the occasion were offered him on execution of the deeds thereof. These facts were afterwards confirmed on ;he asseveration of Mr. H. Kingsford. The meeting on Tues day w as concluded by allowing the accounts to pass, but strong remonstrance was made against the unsatisfactory manner in which the accounts and affairs had been managed. CHELTE HAM AND GREAT WESTERN UNION RAILWAY. On the order for bringing up the Report of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Bil. being read, • Mr. LAWSON rose and moved that the Bill be le-committed. The Hon. Gentleman, who spoke in a manner so indistinct as to be at times completely unin telligible, was understood to say that the present Bill had been introduced by the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company in direct breach of an agreement entered into by that Company with the Bir mingham and Gloucester Railway Company. In 1386 these Companies had each obtained an Act of Parliament —the Birmingham andGlo aces terCompany for the con struction of a railway from Birmingham to Glouces ter, and the Cheltenham and Greac Western Union Company, for the 'formation of a line from Chelten ham to join the Great Western line near Swindon. The lines of these two railways ran parallel to each other from Cheltenham to Gloucester; and it was agreed be tween the two Companies that only one line of railway should be constructed between Cheltenham and Glou cester, such line to be constructed for the joint use and at the joint expense of the two companies, the Bii 7 - iningham and Gloucester Company being the owners of the one 'half of the line lying next Gloucester and and Cheltenham, and the Great Western Union Com pany being owners of the half nearest to Cheltenham. The time granted by the Act to the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Company for the purchase of lands, was two years, and for the, completion of the railway, seven years. They applied for an extension of these periods in the year 1838. This application was opposed by the Birmingham and Gloucester Company for the purpose, of procuring the insertion of clauses securing the completion of the line from Cheltenham to Gloucester, a matter of the utmost importance to the Birmingham Com pany, inasmuch as they had no power to form that portion of the line under their own Bill. The Committee on that Bill intimated an opinion that the clauses required by the Birmingham and Gloucester Company ought to be inserted, and ac cordingly an agreement was entered into be tween the two Companies, the second clause of which was to the following effect :—" If the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Rail way Company do not complete their line between Cheltenham and Gloucester by Midsummer-day,lB4o, the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company may enter on the same, and do all such works as may be necessary to' complete it, or to concur in corn pleting it for their own benefit so as to insure its open ing at the earliest possible period; but the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company to be entitled to re-purchase all their rights under the exist ing Acts, by payment of one-half of what may have been expended by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company, in the completion of that portion of the line between Cheltenham and Gloucester, provided a continuous line of Railway from the Great 'Western Railway to Gloucester shall have been completed within -.a period to be limited for that purpose by the Bill now before Parliament.' " The period fixed upon for the completion of the line was the 21st of June, 1845, and upon the faith of that agreement the Birmingham and Gloucester Com pany withdrew their opposition. In June, 1840, the Cheltenham and Great. Western Union Company not having completed the line gave it over, under the provisions of this Act, to the Birmingham and Gloucester Company, receiving from that Company a large sum of money for the works they had already constructed on that line, and the line was completed by the Birmingham and Glou cester Company at a considerable additional expense. He held in his hand a copy of the agreement entered into . between the two Companies, in which it was distinctly -stated that the time for the completion of the railway should expire on the 21st June, 1845, so that they had three years yet unexpired, in which they could complete this railway. Now, by the present Bill, which was in fact an amendment of an already amended Act, tire) , sought not-_-• atty . for a still further ex tension of the time for the completion of their line, and consequently for the redemption of that portion of it between Cheltenham and Gloucester from the Birmingham Company, in violation of their agreement, but they also sought to have the power of disposing of their line, or of any portions of it, to any other parties or companies they might see fit. Now, as it appeared that the line might be finished in two years, which was within the time limited by their present Act, and at a cost under 2 00,0001., and as they had not raised all the money they had the power to raise under their present Act, he was of opinion that the powers they now sought were totally unnecessary, and there fore he thought the Bill ought to be recommitted. He thought that the time taken up by the Hon. Mem bers employed on that Committee had been entirely wasted; if this Report were received, he should consi der that they had been most unprofitably employed, and he for one must say, that if the time of Hon. Members on Committee were thus to be wasted he for one must decline, unless by order • of the Speaker, again sitting on one. He trusted that the House would support the motion which he had to make, for if they did not, he should not entertain that high opinion of the justness and fairness of the House which he at present held. Lord WO RSLEY said that, as Chairman of the Committee on this Bill, he went into the Committee room without knowing anything of the local circum stances of the Bill, but from hearing counsel on both sides of the question, he must say that he came to the conclusion which would have led him, had he been in a position to vote, -to have voted in direct opposition to the Honourable Member. When the Bill was before the House, it was considered desirable that a certain portion of the line should be finished at the same time that the Birmingham and. Gloucester. Railway had finished their line, so that the communication between Birmingham and Bristol might be complete ; and he believed it was agreed that if the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Company did not complete that portion by the specified time, the Birmingham and Gloucester Com pany were to be at liberty to purchase their portion of the other line and finish it. It appeared to him, under all these 'circumstances, that it was not preposterous to ask for an extension of time. He might state, that on the Committee, there Was a large majority in favour of the Bill, and he also agreed with them m their opinion. ,He trusted, therefore, that the House would not consent to the motion of the Hon. Member. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY said that he was a Member of the Committee, and as such, he thought it right to support the motion of the Hon. Member opposite. His reason for doing so was that when they got through the Bill, the Parliamentary agents brought in a great number of clauses which were read at the table, so that it was impossible for Members to ascertain what they contained ; that he considered was not a proper way to conduct private Bills, and it was very unsatisfactory both to the Mem bers who composed the Committee and to the public. When he knew the composition of the Committee who sat on the Bill, he knew that the interests of his Hon. Friends were so preponderating that the Bill, no matter what was the evidence brought forward, would pass. One of the clauses to which he objected was that important one relating to money at six per cent. That was an imposition on the public, and one that ought not to be sanctioned by the House. The Bill was a contest between two Com panies' and two engineers were examined—M r . I3runel on the part of one Company, and Mr. Wishaw on the part of the other, and'when one gentleman stated that white was black, the other said that black was white. — (Laughter.) He should, therefore, support the motion of the Hon. Meinber for Knaresborough. Mr. SCOTT said that it appeared to him that position to. be n ' ec a essary for com pleting the abl e Committee o o m t h m rea i t sl e ei e n e t.e were It was funds a sa t s complete i in part, and they were not able to obtain the money necessary for finishing the remainder. The line was of great importance, as it was to convey goods be tween Birmingham and Bristol. It appeared to him most important to the public that the line of traffic shoull not be interfered with. The Company, of the 250,000/. which they sought to raise, were not able to raise more than 20,0001., and the shares had fallen to 21. 10s. They had, however, declared a dividend of 11. to the Shareholders. And what object could they have in so acting, except to raise the shares in the market when the Company were actually insolvent and not able to carry on their works ? It was his belief that the Company were not able to complete the works. They had already had ample time to bring it to a conclusion if th e y had been en abled properly to conduct the undertaking. The powers of the Company would terminate in 1845 ; and Mr. P. SCROPE said, as far as his opinion entitled him to judge, he believed that motions for re-commit tal were never made, unless there were some infor mality, which required that the Bill should be re-com mitted and re-argued. He thought that if the House agreed to the motion, they would be casting an un merited stigma on the Committee which had already investigated the matter. Lord GRA.NVJILLE SOMERSET said he would pronounce no opinion whatever with respect to the Committee which had alreadinvestigated the merits of the Bill. His object in rising was to propose that the evidence brought before the Committee should be laid on the table of the House before they were called upon to pronounce their decision. He, thought neither party could fairly object to that proposal. He would take this opportunity of deprecating the practice of making extensive manu script alterations which was now so prevalent. He thought it was very desirable that that practice should be discontinued. In addition to the proposal for having the minutes of the Committee laid on the table of the House, he should also propose that the Bill so committed be re-committed, in order that Members might have an opportunity of looking at those clauses. If it should appear that those clauses were of an important character, he trusted that a strong case would be made out for the Bill ; on the contrary, if it should appear that they were not of the slightest importance, then he should be prepared to ex press his opinion with regard to the measure. He thought it his duty, under allthe circumstances, to op pose the committal of the Bill, and should, therefore, move that, the committal be adjourned till this day week. Lord WORSLEY hopel the Noble Lord would not press his motion, as the adjournment would put the parties to very great expense. He hoped the House would do him the credit of believing that he had done his utmost to give the Bill a fair and candid examination, and the Committee having come to a conclusion on the Bill, he did not think it necessary that the House should put off the committal. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD said he thought the reasons given by the Noble Lord for deferring the consideration of this Bill, were good reasons. In the Committee it had been proved that one party had brought up clauses containing most important matter, which had been introduced, the other party not being aware of them. He should, therefore, vote for the adjournment moved by the Noble Lord. Mr. T. B. ESTCOURT said no practice was so much to be deprecated, so far as the public interest was concerned, as the practice of bringing up clauses in a Bill in the manner alluded to. The Noble Lord had stated that in this case the clauses were not of very great importance. Lord AVORSLEY was understood to say that the clauses referred to another Company. Mr. ESTCOURT said the practice of the House in such cases was to reject the Report on the bring- Mg it up, and to compel the parties to begin de novo. He thought they ought to take that course now, but under the peculiar circumstances of the case, he would yield to the more indulgent course proposed by the Noble Lord, and adjourn the consideration of it. Sir R. 11. INGLIS said he differed from his Hon. Friend and Colleague, who certainly had an advantage that he had not, namely, local• knowledge, which might possibly alter his view of the case. He desired to spaak, not in reference to this peculiar railway, but in reference to the practice of this House. He could not understand for what purpose they delegated their functions of inquiry to a Committee, and afterwards, when it had made its Report by the hands of the Chairman, himself a selected Member, that they should have to re-discuss the matter. If it were contended that there had been any great irregularity in the proceedings of the Committee, he could understand why the motion for re-com mittal should be made. It had been said by an Honourable Gentleman that the :pro ceedings were singular, because clauses in manu script had - been introduced into the Bill. He (Sir R. 11. Inglis) would appeal to the youngest Member of the House, if twenty or thirty clauses were not frequ6ntly introduced in manuscript into Bills. His Noble Friend wanted to have the evidence taken before the Committee printed. Why, it was printed already; besides, it was never sought to have such evidence printed, except for the purpose of im pugning the decision come to by a Committee. His lion. Friend, in fact, sought to impugn the decision of this Committee. The House was bound to respect the decision of its Committees, and should not, without sufficient cause, reverse their decisions. He should, therefore, support the original proposition, that the Report be now brought up. Mr. LABOUCHERE thought there was a great tendency evinced on the part of the House during the present Session to relax the rules laid down in such cases as the present. It was a matter of the greatest consequence to adhere to these rules; so much so, that it was not a mere prima facie case that ought to make the House depart from them. The case for reversing the decision of a Committee must be very strong indeed that should induce the House to depart from these rules.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that no case was made out, and therefore he would oppose his motion. Lord Gitt.NVILLE SOMERSET thought, as it was said that the local Members had a bias in favour of this measure, the best course was to move the ad journment of the debate until the Minutes of the Committee were laid before the House, so that they might be able to judge whether the accusations were true or not. Another reason he had for moving the adjournment was, that at the very last moment of the sitting of the Committee, some important clauses were brought up, in manuscript. It was necessary- also that the House should have an opportunity of considering those clauses. Until they had had those documents before hem, it would be impossible for the House to discern the real facts and merits of the case between the ac cusations and recriminations of the opposing parties. Sir It. PEEL fully concurred la the principle laid down by the Right Hon. Gentle man opposite, as a departure from fixed rules, must tend to shake the authority of the House. But not as yet knowing so much on the subject as he desired to know, he would abstain from voting at present. Mr. LAWSON also agreed with the general prin ciples laid down by the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Labouchere), still he (Mr. Lawson) felt obliged to divide the House on his motion. Lord WORSLEY explained.—(Divide divide.) Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when there appeared— For the motion For the amendment 110 74 Majority for the motion -36 Mr. LAWSON then withdresw his amendment, and the Report was brought up :Ind .received. FLOATING BREAK WATER. Mr. GALLY KNIGHT presented a petition from the widow of the late General Sir Samuel Bentham, praying that his claims to the invention of the floating breakwater might be investigated. The petition was ordered to be referred to the Com mittee on Taylor's Patent. MARYLEBONE BILL. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition f(om the churchwardens and vestryn ten of a parish in Westminster, against the Mary lobone Bill. SIEBERT'S NATURALIZATION BILL. On the motion of Mx. M. PLIT.LIPS, this Bill was read a second time. - NATIONAL EDUCATION" (IRELAND). Lord BERNARD presented a petition against the system of National Education in Ireland. COLLEGE OF MA INOTH. Mr. COLVILLE presented ft petition from Derby against the grant to N- Maynooth A . WS College. CORL. Lord WORSLEY present ed a petition from a farmer in Lincolnshire, againist the Corn Importatim Bill. Mr. DIVETT presented It petition to the same effect. - Sir G. GREY presented a , petition against any alteration in the duty on foreign. manufactured gloves. THE TRUCK S YSTEM. Mr. FERRAND presentee! a petition from a place in Glamorganshire, signed 134 , 176 inhabitants, com plaining of the open violation of the law practised by some manufacturers. The pegitioners stated that they had greatly suffered from thq iniquitous practice of Sir R. PEEL presented a petition, numerously signed by inhabitants of the County of Roscommon, in Ireland, stating that in that county, which was one of the greatest grazing counties in Ireland, no advan tage was derived from the present prohibitory duties on the importation of foreign cattle, and praying that other duties might be substituted. . THE INCOME TAX. Lord JO mic - ntS SE L iiirt Tie' held 'irfetition in his hand, with respect to which he wished to ask the opinion of the Speaker as to whether it could be presented according to the rules of the House. It was a petition from certain farmers in the county of Roxburgh with respect to the income tax. the petitioners, after stating the amount of rental to which they were subject, prayed that instead of being taxed, according to the system proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet, namely, taking one-half of the profits, they might be taxed according to a scale varying. with their income. The petition seemed to be directed . rather against some of the details than against .the tax altogether. The SPEAKER said that, according to the strict rules of the House with respect to petitions, the pe tition in question could not be received. Sir R. PEEL said if the petition were that the tax should be fixed according to their actual incomes, instead of according to an arbitrary assumption of value, it might be received; but as it stood he thought it was against the rules of the House, and could not be received. Lord J. RUSSELL—The objection of the peti tioners was that the criterion of half the rent would not be a just or safe one; but they had no okection to pay a fair proportion. He at present could not say whether their statements were correct or not ; btu; if the petition were informal, he would withdraw it. 'The SPEAKER, being asked for his opinion, said he thought the petition was not admissible. gCOTCH FARMER& Sir R. PEEL took this opportunity of adding, that he was desirous of considering the peculiarities of the condition of the Scotch farmers, and to place them sub stantially in the same position as the English farmers. The petition was withdrawn. WORKING MEN AND MANUFACTURERS. Mr. FEItRAND gave notice that on Tuesday, the 19th of April, he would move a resolution of the House for the full and adequate protection of work ing men coming to give evidence before Committees of the House appointed to inquire into the treatment, by manutiicturers, of people employed by them, and also for the condign punish ment of all who should intimidate or persecute such witnesses ; and also that he should move for a Select Committee to inquire into the frauds, aggressions, and ill-treatment perpetrated by manufacturers in the United Kingdom, on the men in their employment, extending also to the treatment of working men in mines and colleries, and on railways. NEW WRIT. A new writ was directed to issue for the borough of Montrose, in the room of Mr. P. Chalmers (Libe ral), who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. THE INCOME TAX. Sir C. NAPiEit gave notice of his intention to move, in Committee on the income ta x th a t all fficers in the Army and Navy under the rank of General and Admiral, whose income is derived solely from their pay, and who do not receive pensions either for wounds or good service, should be exempted from the operation of the income tax. BOARD OF HEALTH. Mr.l4`. FRENCH gave notice of the following motion : " Returns of the number of Boards of Health, esta blished since 1818, pursuant to the Act 50 George 111., c. 47, with names of localities where such were formed, and name of requisitionist to the Lord-Lieutenant ;—order of Lord-Lieutenant, au thorising formation of Board ;—names and num ber of Commissioners, acting pursuant to said order, together with dates of said requisition, and the order of appointment in each locality respectively ; of all monies advanced from Consolidated Fund to such Board of Health, specifying the period at which such sums were severally applied for and advanced, and of all monies, repaid to Consolidated Fund in consi deration of such advances, specifying the period of such repayments severally, and the balances, if any, remaining unpaid ;—of all weekly Re ports from the Commissioners forming such Boards during the continuance of power (as re quired by the said Act) to the Lord-Lieutenant, ' with the names of Commissioners signing such weekly Reports ;—of any Report or other evidence, pursuant to which the Lord-Lieutenant caused the powers of any such Boards to cease, specifying the date at which each Board consequently ceased to act, and the date of the order to that effect from the Lord-Lieutenant." WEST INDIAN BARRACKS. Major VIVIAN said the Noble Lord, the Member for Sunderland, having cast some reflections on the disgraceful state of the barracks in the West Indies, though no blame was attached to a Noble Relative of his, yet that no slur might be supposed to be cast on him, he begged to move for a return of an Order of January 1836, addressed to the respective officers on that station, relating to the superintendence of the barracks. Captain BOLDERO said it would take a long time to prepare the returns for England and Ireland. Major VIVIAN was understood to say that he would confine his motion for returns relative to the West Indies. CANTON RANSOM. Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to know if, in the accounts of the revenue made up for the quarter ending the sth inst., any sum was included in re spect of the money received by us from the Chinese, for the evacuation of Canton ? Sir R. PEEL said that there was a sum included in the accounts under the head alluded to. He could not state the exact figures, but from general recollec tion, he thought that the sum was 340,0001. which would of course increase the revenue to that amount. COPYRIGHT BILL. On the Order of the Day for the further considera tion of the Report on this Bill being read, Lord MAHON said he wished to recall the attention of the House to the understanding come to on a former occasion. It was understood that a full and free discussion on this' Bill should take place when it should be re-committed. He now, therefore, begged to move that the Bill be re committed. The motion was then carried, and the House re solved itself into a Committee, Mr. GREENE in the Chair. The Preamble was postponed, and on the motion that clause 1 stand part of the Bill, Lord DIAIION rose and said, that in propos ing a measure on the subject of copyright for the consideration of the House, he could not but re gret the absence of that accomplished scholar and advocate, Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, and he was sure that there was no Hon. Member, whatever his party feeling, but must regret that the House no longer enjoyed the benefit of his talents and acquirements, who though he had a great majority of political opponents, had not one personal enemy. In the absence of that Gentleman, however, he (Lord Mahon) had under taken at his request to bring this measure before the House. He intended, in the first place, to direct the attention of the House to the progress of legislation on this subject up to the present ttme, and then ito detail the changes which he proposed to make in the existing laws on this subject. The practice and precepts of former times, a reference to which was sometimes so useful in matters of doubtful legislation, did not apply in the present case. For two centuries after the discovery of pri n ti ng readers were so few and far . between, that it was almost impossible that any question of copyright could arise. The small sum for which the copyright of " Paradise Lost" was sold proved rather the paucity in the number of readers than the want of taste in the purchasers I of books. The r ea d ers o f t h at day might be divided into two classes;the gay courtiers of Charles 11. who only purchased works of a light and fri volous tendency, and the read ers o f wor k s o f t h eo l og i ca l con t r oversy. This want of a public institution was, however, in a great measure supplied by the sys- tern of patronage. Wycherly and ' Congreve both held sinecures ; and Pope, although prevented by the laws against Catholics from holding any office under the Crown, yet received a pension from Secretary Craggs out of the secret service money. This system of patronage ended un d er t h e ad ministration of Sir R. Walpole, who said to them that the reading of books was an idle pastime, and that no papers were worthy of respect, except those tied up with red tape, and contained in an official pocket-book. Sir Robert Walpole withheld all countenance from. the interests of authors, and the consequence was that a great many of them took a part against his adminis tration. When that administration was overthrown, a reading public commenced, and then it was that the question of copyright was brought under the consi deration of the public. In the reign of George the Third the case of Donaldson v. Becket, and other trials relating to copyright, came before the tribunals, when it was decided by Chief Justice Mansfield and Mr. Justice Williams, that according to the common law of England, authors enjoyed a perpetual copyright. That was the state of things by the common law of England, but, in the reign of Queen Anne, in the year 1709, the perpetual copyright was inadvertently broken throngh. He said inadvertantly, because the framers of the Act had no such intention ; on the contrary, the intention was to encourage learning, and to afford it the greatest protection, but by the inadvertent introduc tion of three words the right was limited to fourteen years. In 1735 an injunction had been obtained, re straining the publication of the " Whole Duty of Man;" and in 1739 an injunction was granted, restraining the publication of " Paradise Lost." The operation of the Act of 1709 was not altered till 1774, when the subject came before the Ilouse of Lords, who decided, by 6 to 5, that the operation of the Act of 1709 Jimited the copyright to 14 years after the author's death, and to the same extent of time if the author were dead. In the year 1814 the present Act was passed, which extended the copyright to 28 years. That was the law which he sought to alter, as he did not think the term was suffi cient. He should observe, in the first place, that there appeared to be an impression in some quarters that authors had no claims to an extended copyright ; the Hon. Member for Derby, for instance, had argued that an • author was entitled to his work so long only as it existed in his brain, and that after its üblication he had no longer any exclusive right to it. - lie rlard-Malion) entirely differed from that opi nion, and it appeared to him that an author was entitled to the fruits of his labour as much as any other party. Some men laboured with their hands, and others with their minds, but in both eases the labour was equally de serving of reward—be was equally benefiting the public, and equally entitled t o th e protect i on of th law. For his part, he was at a loss to know upon what ground it could be said that.a man who had reclaimed a field from a waste was afterwards to be its possessor, while another man was refused a right in those works of which he was the author. Ile did not, indeed, claim for writers a perpetual copyright any more than he would claim for other parties a perpetual en tail for an estate ; but he did say that in such case the right of property was equally just, equally un doubted, and should be held equally sacred. • There were some, however, who, like his Right Hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, while they admitted the ab stract right, thought that it should be restrained within certain limits for the public good. He felt it his duty on that occasion to allude to the speech made last year by , his Right Hon. Friend, who had urged his views with so much eloquence and ability, and who had produced such an effect upon the House. He believed that the main objection upon which his Right Hon. Friend re lied, while he admitted the just necessity of a copy right, was the possible risk of the suppression of works by the authors heirs. His right Hon. Friend stated that cases might occur in which the heirs of an author would be disposed to suppress a work, in the continuance of which the public were greatly interested ; and he had given two instances in which that had actually occurred. One of those instances was that of Boswell. I t was said that Sir Alexander Boswell was ex tremely annoyed to see or hear any reference to his father's acquaintance with Barwell, and that that feeling induced him to desire the suppression of his work. He quite admitted that there were some things in the writings of Boswell which might create such a de sire in the mind of his son ; 'but, when thousands of copies had already been published, how would it be pos sible to effect that object ? To guard, however, against the possibility of suppression where continuance was desirable, lie had inserted a clause, giving to the Privy , Council a control over the publication. The opinion of Dr. Johnson was in favour, if not of a perpetual, yet of a very extended copyright ; he certainly was in favour of extending it to a century. The present Bill considerably diminished the amount of the time asked for last year. Mr. Sergeant Talfourd asked for sixty years. He (Lord M.) limited the claim to twenty-five years ,• but: that in no case the whole terra should be less than • twenty eight years. However, he (Lord Mahon) did not say the their former proposal was unjust.—(Hear.) In speaking of the decision required on literary works, he said that in the Council of the Royal Society with regard to scientific works, and in the Antiquarian Society with regard to'svorks of research there might be something like such a tribunal, but still there was no tribunal for every class of works. It might happen that all the literary men of a period might be all on one side in politics. In Scotland, for example, he was sorry to say that all the political poetry of any merit whatever was on the side of the Jacobites. How would it hi possible in similar cases to secure a reputation of fair ness, and freedom from bias, towards their political friends ? For the sake otpreeuring a reputation et' justice they would sometimes become unjust, and give protec t tion to works that did not deserve it, in preference to works that did. It was alleged as an objection to the law of copyright that it had a tendency to make books dear. That this would be the effect of copyrights ho denied, but he thought that there was one class of works in which it might have this effect—this was in popular works requiring prints and maps to illustrate them. ' Expensive editions of works had entirely vanished ; but he recollected the time when it was otherwise when, to use the words of Sheridan, they saw " A rivulet of letter press meandering through a meadow of margin." If they were agreed upon the principle that they ought to adopt some means of more largely rewarding authors than they at present were, he asked in what manner could it be effected better than in the mode now proposed? The reward would be thus fair and proportionate to the merit. If there was no sale, there would be no profit ; and if there was little sale, there would be little profit. He would venture to assert that there was no case in which there was no admiration for a book without some degree of sympathy and kindness fur the author.; and he did think that the great majority of readers to whom the book would be increased twopence, or threepence. or sixpence, would consider the payment as no hardship, but rather as a boon, that they were enabled thus to con tribute to the independence and comforts of the authors. There was another consideration to which he attached great importance, and one which he thought pointed distinctly to a considerable extension of the period being necessary, and that was permanent applause. He thought it was of great importance to induce authors to look to permanent applause. There were periods in our history when no man could deny that authors looked beyond their own times, and raised their thoughts above the circumstances surrounding them, and beyond the hopes of the present time. He was most decidedly of opinion that the ephe meral productions of the present day did no good to literature. They ought to hold out to authors some in ducement to look beyond the taste of the day, and to labour to improve and correct it.—(Cheers.) On that ground he urged the House to grant a period of at least twenty-five years after the author's death, as he felt satisfied that any shorter period would be insufficient. He should not do his duty to the House if he did not advert to the general feeling existing on this subject throughout Europe. From Russia to Spain, either the period of copyright had been extended, or attempts had been made to extend it. In France the law gave a copyright of twenty years after the death of an author in the event of his leaving any kindred, and a period of ten years absolutely. He had already alluded to the eloquent report of that great poet and upright states man, M. do la Martine, and he would, with the permission of the House, again quote from it. That report stated that " France was more indebted to the pencil of her artists and to the pen of her authors for the.high station she held in Europe, than even to the sword of her warriors. Should injustice be done to those men ? No ! Let it be the part of France to take the lead of Europe in this particular, and do justice to her literary men." What M. de la Martine said of France, he (Lord Mahon) would say of England—let England take the lead of Europe, and be the first to provide encouragement for her literary men by securing to them a proper reward for their labours. It was well known that the distresses of literary , men were peculi arly heart-rending and afflicting. The same sensibility which enabled the author to attain to a high point of ex cellence in his work, served only to aggravate his suffer ings and embitter his situation. The same imagination that empowered him to describe beautiful scenes, rendered him the more unfit to contend with the harsh realities of life —that same imagination which ever made him proud of his honourable calling, even in his distress, and which would have placed him in a different position in another walk of life, was to him the greatest addition to his pain ful feelings in a lowly state.—(Hear.) That same power which, as a manufacturer or merchant, would have raised him high in the world, was actually turned against him, and it had been said that e his genius ought to be suf ficient for him of itself, and that he ought not to ask for more.—(Hear, hear.) He was not drawing an imaginary picture. He could name many eminent individuals as illustrations to the contrary, but he would not. He would spare their feelings ; but he trusted that those in dividuals would be present to the minds of Hon. Mem bers. Let them take care that in injuring the interests of authors they were not also injuring the interests of the nation. Ile would take, for example, such a work as the " Life of Nelson." They might depend upon it that that book had animated many a young sailor, and encourae•ed him to the performance of great exploits. They might depend upon it that many a 3oung heart had been inspired by its perusal to betake himself from the tasks of peaceful industry and to step forward in defence of his country, under the influence of that high feeling of enthusiasm and admiratio n w hich the Work stirred up within him. He had just been informed by his Right lion. Friend near him (Mr. C. Wynn) that the instance he had supposed was not an imaginary one, and that the eldest sun of no less a man than the late Mr. Canning had been in duced, b y a perusal of the work to which he had alluded, to enter the naval service.—(llear, hear.) , He i might state to the House, that when Sergeant Itsf o rd had introduced hi s Bill, out of the Sergeant classes interested in the subject— viz., the au thors, the publishers, the printers, an d t h e stationers, three of those classes were strongly opp ose d to his measure ; but, by the changes and modifications which he (Lord Mahon) had introduced, he had been rit 4 ' l ; led f : e i :re rf• tb e pe, Ci e' 141 h 0 lies,'" Tr lOC° tiest O lt t f,