The Sun. — London, England, 1842-08-09 00:00:00

-~ .~~ SUN-OFFICE, Secen o' Clock. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &e. Ste. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, AUG. 9. Number Dividend Price . of per CANALS, per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share. 1,7(6 7 per cent. Ashton& O3dham...Averesteo7ll.lbs.3ll. 94 1,442 • 41. Ashby-de-le-Zouch Arcrage 11111. sh , 71 .60 Misingstoke.... tool.sh. 5 1,1105 51. Brecknock anti A bergavenny lsol . sh. c o 8,0001-10th. 101. Birmingliam,l-16th share ..,„8:1. & 711. 181 s p rstal ......., Ditto Is Liver pool J unct.l'=9l. 0.1000 21 800 SI. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool. , - allpd - 400 51. Chelmer a74llßiackwater ,..,...5h. 101 510 521. Coventry ' lool.sh. :305 Croydon, Average3ll.2s.lod. eh . - '2,060 51. Os. Dudley 1001.,h. 13.. 699 121. Derby lool.sh . 120 .21,m0 4 pie: cent. Oantthe and i'd • I,n, 411.135. 4u .pd . 31 0.5751 4' Ellesm.:reand Chester A verag e 133;.51a. n 7 Y3l NI Erav riisn ...... ................ .....1001.c1,. 72; 6,4115 8,1,1. Forth and Ci Mt, PoW. sr... mod. pd. 12„ 11.1:5 is. Gram .stinction Itills.sa heiNt . 2,,A911 255, Grand Untoti 1 001. s h 1:7 1,500 ...,..... Grand Surrey .„, 1001. sh. 15 t i ocr( 41. jet cent . Ditto inpuctial) Loan.... 441/. 3,015 . 100 13 12:. Id. Okrriorganzhire, .Aver. cost 172/.135.::a.. , 110 740 121. Granlhm I'l)l.sh. 6 .... , :, 6.33 1..05. iirdderafi!ld) Average:sit. ris.lld. sit. 19 WO „....... Kensington lt, 0 :h. allpd 10 ..-' , ".28 11.195. Kennet atni Avon, Av. 39/.180. Itkl.sh 1.V4 11.51491 I!. 10s. Lanmter 'avera'e 471. 6s. Sd 1.7 2, , ..17r Stii. Leta sand Liverpool . 091.5 h 680,a 545: 1 I. los. Leicester 1401.11 145 . - 1,h97 5/.os. Leicester F.: N:irt , ..ampton A vet 1•31:10: '7l .4009 191. Monmouthshire 1991.51 2.00 240 131. Melton slowbray 101.r6. 200 102 951. Mersey and Irwell lool.Bh. ISO r,ovo U. 10.. 51aceles::eld , 01,1, sh. all pd 15 247 174 Neat h IOOI.A. 3t5 • 2,480 51. Peak Forest 4. v , r...ge about 731.4 h. (0 2 ,41d %1. Regent's (or London) Av.33;.16:.861. O. 14 U,669 el. Locl , d:4le .%,..cra,,,. 411th. 57 500 Si. Shropshire /251.5h. 1. - i5 , 100 111. Zits. Somerset Coal 3 690/. 6 tr. r cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. 108. sh, -LI ' 700 361. Stafford and Worcester. 140/.0. tie 6 t3O +5l Shrewsbury 300 11!. 3taurbridge ......... ......1451.1h. 3116 ~ 2, ; ;47 2.. OS. Stratford-en-Avon A gcr....701. pia. rd. ch. 33 - " :133 I z' 1 : 1 Sw:.nsea i 00/.sh. 265 1,7e2 21. Ps. Severn : - ..1.1 Wye &Railway A v.211/„Us. sh. 45 1 ...,i! , '}sh. Z 2/. 10s. Trout and Mersey, i share 11;01.:,.h. 493 a.hill Thames am! Medway Av.l9/.!“. Pd. an. a • '''''' - ' lh 'i 141. Warwiett and B;rmingham 1001. ,0 If 6 /.cooish., 1 i , , , ,9 10.. Warwick and Nain , n . 10V1.sh. 117 7 (500 1/ Worcestta it Birroinghim Av.7B/.Bs.sh. 55 3 r;G/ 20% Wilts and lierks Avereec 1(71. 10 5 Sd•sh• 19 4 ;.:(01 6.. Wytiev and Benngton 125/.sh '74 .16 Wisocaen ";: - ../.lh. hi; - 90.) Is Wey and Arun. llOl. a n. :".0 1)0CF,',. , . 1 n 0 65ieh 1 3p . C. Cominerc al •- .. . 1091. sh. 01 . Spot rent. East and West India '.: v.42,1.3 1 141. OF. p.ct. London Stock r 234, Ditto Bonds 6 (' 1419 3/ 6s, srl, Bristol Average. Is - 1. Os. sh . 75 1'5: 1 •244 51.pca ccnt. Ditto Notes, various aim: unit, •;!. 5;, 7 51 5 per cent. St. ILtharitie Stcck 10,1 :. .. Pe ''''' 4± per cent. 1:0to fords 291.0011 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds ;or 10 years ... - . EitlDli ES . !WO 11. Harnmersunti 501.1h. 211 1.231 , , 1,7760 I/. ISs. Ditto, Now. of 7; per cent., 50/.0. 15N ~.000 Waterloo 100/. sh. 3 . 5,090 2 . 25.04. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 WI. p.l 21 • ' :1,09 , 1 19s. 3d, Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol, oil 183 ro,colo. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,848 27s Vauxhall ...... ... A vTrage 701. 10s. 1,1. ol 2834 ASSURANUF COAIPA NIES. , 2,000 3/ les Albion 51301. sh. 501. pd (9 er rent 51,00 e (•• • fin 1 Allianceßritish & Fnreignloo/.eh. 11/. pd 13% anti 15s. 5 ',nen 6 per cent. Ditto, 51,rine lOO/. sh. 5/. pd : % 24,600 IL per sh. Atlas .40041 h. 5/. Birinitifilifl 4 ire.. "301. sh. MI. pd 107% 21,000 4t.per cent. British Pies 250/. sh. &lit. pd 41 12,000 61. per cent. British c mnrnerriql eel, s'. 51. pd 6 5.09 e SI. per cent. Clerical & Medical Lite, 100/.0. 21)01 p 4 614 .1,000 'WOO County IOW. sh. 10/.pd in 4,003 es. Eagle 501. sh. 51. pd 4% C 5 er rnt. ‘2 ‘ )° i an p d 30t e he. i &° " mic Lit ' libel. sit. 2:',9/. pd 406 11,271 Us. per cent. European Li, .01. , h. all pd 22 ZO,OOO 2a. Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 21. pd I?(, .10,0001. (/. per c t Globe stack 132 20,000 bl• Guar;.tan 30,000 4s. 0.! Hope 5O/. oh. 51. pd 5% 2,400 51. 12. a. ed. Imperial l. ire 5OO/ oh. etil. pit 141 7,500 lei. fd. Imperial Lite lOO/.5h. 10/.lel 11 k 11.459 5/. per cent. Indemnity Malin • IOO/. oh. 01. pd '3 2,020 21 11{11 Kent Fire 31. L)itto I.i , e 'w. pil 4'),000 253 Law Life lOOl. •h. lid. pd 31 s,oen Ms. London, Fir , '251 , h. Va. Ills. pd l 7 1.900 103. London, Ship .• "5/.3h, lee 10s. pd 17 1.;,a. , 1110/ ... ..... 51inerva 1 Me.- IOW. sh. , a,,one 5/. per cent. National Lcau Fun?... .201 sh 21. 10/. pd 2.% afeenn at. per cent. Palladium Life 94!. oh. 2/. ed 50,100 5/. per cent. Protector 1; fa "0/. file 2/. pel 10.0 d le,lant 4 per cent. Protestant I,assenters ....IGO/. sh. 51. pd 5% >,5110 11. Provn!ent late sw• ~ Z;1- 0 1 4s. Ocl. Rock Life .......... .................... ... 21, pd 374 *0 "120/ M. per cent. Royal Exch.:lige 1 1,004 5 per cent. University Life 101)1. alt. 5/. pd 11 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 51. pd JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 Agric. and Corn. of Irelaial23l. sh. 101. pd 15,0n0 8 per cent. Austialasia 401. eh. VI!. pd I,I I N 10,00* 10 percent. Bank of Birmiingham 501. sh. 10/. pd 1334 - 11,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank efe.sh. 10/. pd 13 31,030 6 percent. London & Westminster 1001 sh. 201. pd 23 60,000 W. London Joint Stock 50esh. lee pd 13 :1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster lOO/. sh. 20/. ed be '25,01,0 lb per cent. Liverpool 100/ sh. 12y. pd 19 50100 71 per cent. Manchester and Liver ] eO/.sh. 15/ pd 19% pool Disronnt 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester lOO/. th. 10/. pd 414 1.0,000 8 per eent. Provincial Bank of Ireland lOW. sh. 25/.0 4 5 1 4 ifamet 6i cr cent National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 17p. pd 154; 10,000 6 per cent National ProvUicial Eng.lllo/. sh. 35/. pd 34% 81,000 Ditto New.... 101. :h. 10/ pd JO 11,000 Gloucestershire 9V. oh. 101. pd 32 0.000 lOper rent. Hampshire 5Ol sh. 51. pd 1 % GAS LIGII'f AND COKE COMPAN 111,e, 2,500 ifs WI Bath 201. sh. 110. pd 22 5,14:0 British 40!. sh. 16/. pti 159 -_ 4,000 in r t e i; 5 77.11 Ditto Provincial '2ol. sh. 191. pd 254 • 928 51 lOs Birmingham 501. sh. 110 4,250 2/ Os Bristol en/. sh. 311 2:353 3/ les Brighton 2Ol. sh. It 750 31 les Ditto, New 2e!. all. 131. pci 9 2,471 41. per rent Brighton General 4.000 71. 195. Continental Consolidated ....751. 621 epd 110 1. MO 101. City of London- ....... .... 100/.. 0. all pd 195 1,400 , 61. Ditto New . ....... 4,000 St. Os. Equitable 5O/. pd 90 .10,000 3/, per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 68% 800 M. per cent. isle of l'hailet . 251. s h 2O/. pd 19 2,330 61. per cent. independent 901. sh. Mira 141 9,000 "51. per csnt. Phoenix` 'Ol. sh. 39/. pd 3: 1,0110 4/. per cent. Ratcliff lOOl. sh. 80/. pd 64 4,000 South Mstropolitan 50/. x11.`8)3!. pd 1731 0,080 51. per cent. United General 01. sh. 47/. pd 203 240 51. per cent. Warwick 5Ol. sh. 50 400 5/. per cent Wakefield 2.000 St. Westminster Chartered 6.00 12s. Ditto New 511. s h. 1(1/. pd 1131 780 3 per coat. Yarmouth QM sh. 181. pd WATER. WOIIKS 4,800 345. Birmingham 25.!. sh. 25!. pd 91 4,433 B'. East Lcndon WO/. oh. 130 5,500 21 15s. Grand Junction Avers!: e 411. las. 4d. oh. 60 1,000 21. Kent 1001. sh. 52(4 372 101. Liverpool !tootle 2201. sh. 325 1,500 2/10s New River London Bridge Water Ann... CO 0,386 2/ lOs Manchester and Salford 100/. sh. 54 1,000 5 per cent. South London . 1001. sh. 118 0,1114 4jl. West Middiesex Average 031. 1 125. fld. sh. 16 .1,160 1114 e York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh, 36 • • IRON RAILWAYS. 6,30 2/. Os. Birmingham and Derby .... lnot pd 42% i 1,5.1) :3 pet cent. Birmingham and Gloucester 1(0/. pd 42!i 150,0 4 per cent. Bristol and Exeter 100/. :h. 70 pd 41 7,510 Cheltenham& G. Western ...1001.sh. 80/. 27 :1,004 Clarence 1001. sh. 1001 pd 20 9,000 Dublin and Drogheda 1011, sh. 5/. pd Miter • 10.0 an 5 per cent. Great North of England 1001. sh. 100/. pd 7514 10,918 12 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. sh. all pd L. 9 ::25,t'e0 4 per cent. Great Western ICU sh. 031. pd 6334 25,000 3 per cent. Ditto Nea , 50/ oh. eot. pd 13t %non 8 per cent. Hartlepool lell. oh. 11;01. pd 145% B,telo Hell and Selby ...............501. sh. 50/ s pd nii... 2,100 4 per cent. Leeds and Seihy 1011 sit. 15 5,1410 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester let Leh, 100/.1)4 188% 7,347$ 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares • ill. pd 111 , 11,195 le eer real. Ditto Quarter Shares 95/. pd 45 ' 30,1001 Landau anti Brighton SOL sh. eet ptl, f . :4% 94,00 50,00 . :1 ner cent. London and Greenwich ...20/. sk. Vile pit Si es,ooo tie per sh. London & Birreinghans. NO/. sh. tele pd jeo',, - 25,000 at. Is 44,, Ditto Querter Shares..ebe sh. 2.3!. pd 47i 31,230 . St.: s. 4d. .Dit o New Shares 1)21. sh. 32/.111 Se eit,ii 0 3 per sh..; Lotultin and S.Wester it Av. 43!, 13s. bd. t 24,, 13,000 Loudon and Croydeill I Ditto Now Scrip.... Av. LW. 158.141. 12 la.e•CO 4 . per sh. 'stanchest,: r and I.eeds...looe sit. 'TO/. pd 74 13,090 ... ..... - Ditto Half Shares 5O/. 30/. pd : fli a 10,000 Manchester and Ili rm usgham 70/.sh. 40/. 22 •••...... Ditto Extension 7l. pd 11',0110 21.11 s. . Midland Counties ..... ..I'3oll she 100/ pd '/ 13,0(10 et. Os. , North Midland ...... . .. ?1. alt. 100/ pd 60 1/.los Ditto New 10,2:.6 11.10 s. Northern and Eastern.... 50/. sit 451. pd 4034 4100 sB,OOO 4 per cent, South Eastern and Dever SOL pd '2. 1 2W 5,000 10/, per cent. Stockton and Darlingtoe 101../.sh. 265 0,080 54.000 10/.per cent. York and North Midland 50 • sh. 501, pd 88 :MINES. 7+,060 ' '• Albion Copper 5/. h :11. psi 12 4,000 11. 54. Alten l5l. oh 12/. It pd 1U 10,C00 ........ Anglo Mexican,iss. 5/. prri.lool. sh. a , 'id 2 Ditto Subscription 0 .5/. i.ti 2% 2,000 Bolanas l5O/. th all pd 4 WOO It, 10s Braalliaulnip. iss. 5/. pm P51.5h.91/. pd 9 AlOO 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey ...201 sh. 14/. pd 1 6 1 irt.o3o Bolivar Copper Company 204 sh. 2(1!. pd 1 'PA O 4.0,000 ......... r British Iron lOOl. sh. 701. pd 8 .000 British Eepper 'i , sh. 4gl. pd • 1% Cita Br.inea fig pi 5 1 ,, - , Candonga 10,,n00 I 1 Copi,:po 8,500 ...... Columbisn, 1.-. a. 51. pin....5:4. tit. 55/. pd I 2 ,850 , ',/. English 2 ntooo ...... General Al ining Associatlon sh.lB/. pd alt: 6,155 ~.„, Mexican Company VOL sit. Oct . pd / "a 4 ' .. ..... - Polberou Como!, lnt. sh. tit. pd 4 :',Sib , ........ Beal del Monte, Unregistered vq. Ditto Loan. Note- lie/. pd so /19,000 ......... United Mexican, iss. 2 lira. 40/. ill. all pd i 3 i. Vitt', Scrip IN, Ditto New Scrip 4/ p 2 'West Cork 'ol. sh 501. pd 3 . (ATER A RY INSTITUTIONS. g,OOO ...... ... Londen, with Bronze Ticket ..75gs. oh. 14 500 Lond o n Univcrsit) ........ .1110/ . .sli. all pd 8 700 King' Colleae • mt.!) 18 MISCELLA N ED U s. 10,000 35 0 . Australian Agrieuitural.loo/. ,o, r,O! pd 30 6, , CO 1, per cent. British American Land Compan) 344, pd 9 I 0,0(.6 61. per cent. Canada Company 100/. sh. 321/. pd 30 30.060 5/. pc: cent. Upper Canada Loan ...................... .. S 2 City Bonds, 4 r”.r cent ........... ..... ......... 100 .20,1100 1/, 6s. General Steam Navigatien 15/..1)..141, pd iZ N 10/. per cant. Hudson's Bay Stock 254 11. • London Com. Sale 9 oom i .... Av. 751. sli. 10 ......... Caot.tchouc Company 12;1. pd 123,5 New Brunswick Land C0mpa , y...50/ pd l':. Int. Soc.-100/. sh. 100/. pd V 5 ;:.57 41. per cent. Reversilnary 4 1,0`,i1 5/. per cent. Ditto New lOU/. oh. 1001. pd 107 4 lLii . ..... ... Thames Tunnel vv. sh. .11 pd 10.000 Oa. Van D:e.ner,'s Land.... 100/. oh. ID/. pd 43i L !ST pf:SCO7'7 I .ISH COMPANIES' PRICE AUG. 6. 1842. 1. 11 o,ooe' 0/. p. et. ?Sank of Scotland...BW. As. Bd. ch all pd 1.000.0001 e/. p. ct. Rryal of Scotland 100/.sh. allpd 1..2 5^0960/. 8/ p. et. British Liven Comp,oymllla , h. IA %Ili 5' 1 7140'301: 71. p. et. Con - m=6ll ,h. 1001. pd 11.01,064,,, 00. ct. National IOW. ch. 101. pd 14 p. et. Glasgow Union 25P/. sh. 50/. pd 11, 1 110,0001. Bp. rt. Wr.tern of See , ! 401. pi CO% INSURANCE COMPANIES. 7 • •'''•" 3(131 l• 4 1P. I.L. Sh. $l. pa Od. ,500 In '. et.- ffettules IOW. eh. 101. pd 1216 MVO() 10 p. et. In surance C o . of Sectiand .10/.lh. all pd 8% 5f1,000 1(1 p. et. North Ilritish 2"0/. )h. 104 pd 1,000 in p. et. Calecioni.,n hire ;LW. sh. JO/. pd YO %OM 1,1 p. Efimburzh Laic 1001. sh. 10/. pi 15 itio,fro 2f C. ct. Wr,t nt g•••tuirrd MI S CELLANEO US. 4,818 ......... Fain. nel (Pas. ! Jo . Laial!,o/. h. all till 10 Ditto Allocated...—. ........ XV/. sh. all pct 38 v 15,4 0 1. per efint. Jo." "stet-ti Nvat,t.'2sl. sh ail pd 1,,101,0„, 241`-r cent. Shotts Iron 1-ounuct v......501.5h 481 pd 0,00 3 pcl7 cent. Edinburgh & Leith Gtass.2o/.sh. 10/. pd 4,!illo Riper cent. J&Enburgh Coii ti 7a. ! ) .51.sh. all pa Si pel (v.*. GiF, , gow Gas . ...... ..... sh. all pd 52 • 1 710 71 per rent Coal Gus ..... 201. sh. all pd 24% I,tg3,b , nbutgh and Dalkcith d eirv.ty 50/, sh _,a;) , •66 • ' A Aurnal of BritLa:l2, - mentions that there wa, I.lttly a weddi ng i n th a t part of the kingdom at whi c h there were 950 guests, who consuumsd 18501 b. of bread, two oxen, a heifer, and a calf,•five liarrets and a quarter of wine, and one cask of cycler. The LORI) CHANCELLOR proceeded to give the judg ment Of their Lordships in this appeal, which was heard during the present session. The proceeding was insti tuted . by the Earl of Kinnoul, and the Rev. R. Young, fin- compensation or damages, fbr having reffised to take upon trial Mr. Young, as the presentee of the Church ofluchterardar.The case came before the Court of Session, and they decided in favour of the claimant by a unanimous decision. From that judgment the defendants had ap pealed to the House. It was net, he believed, for any real inherent difficulty in the case, hut on account of the im portance of the subject, that their Lordships had taken time to consider their judgments. There was one proof that was very clear, namely, that it was the duty of the defendants to take Mr. Young en trial of his qualification as presentee to the dwell of Auchterarder. That question was decided by the Court of Session, and it afterwards came by way of appehl before t lie House, which affirmed the decision of the 0)114 below. The law was established by that decision, and.lit could net afterwards be controverted. It admitted of no fur ther question or appeal, and, therefore, that raotit being clearly established, it was the t uty of the Presbs tery to make trial of Mr. Young's qualification, as presentee to the, Church of Auchterarder. The defendanas could slot plead ignorance of the law in the present case, bee:matt some of them were parties to the suit ; nay, more, after the judgment bad been affitmed by their Lordships, the Lord Ordinary pronounded an ether- interl oc utor, by w hi c h he decreed that the Presbefery were still bound to make taint of Mr. Young. Mr. Young presented himself to the. Presbytery ; the question was put to the vote, it was decided against admitting him to trial, and the 'matter was referred to the General Assembly ; so that the fact was established that the Presbytery reffised ' to• do so. Now a what was the rule of law ? ; Why that when . a person had a public duty to perform, and if he neglected, or refused to do it, and thei party sustained .an injury, that was the foundation for an :action. That was laid down in th e case o f S utton v . .Johnson,. • tried before Baron Eyre of the 'Court of Exchequer, and other authorities might be stated. A case had been cited during the arguments from Leonard's Reports of this de, - ,eription. A, party ..had applied to a Magistrate to take Isis depositions in a certain matter under the statute of Elizabeth, in a case . efloie and Cl)'. 'rite Magistrate refused to take the depo sitions, and it was held that the party was entitled to bring an action, he having sustained personal injury. Again, in author caae of Sterling v. the Lord Mayor of London, he plaintiff was . a candidate fbr the office of Bridge- Master, there the Lord Mayor refused to take the poll. 'and it was held that the plaintiff was entitled to main tain an action. This was not only the rule in England, but it was applicable in Scotland and had been l; tided in the case of Innes v. the Magistrates of Edie burgh. In the present case the parties had no discretion to exercise—they were bound by law to du the net—it was imperative upon them to unapt the party Ibr trial, and under such circumstances it was ' quite clear the action could be supported. But then it was said the action could not be supported against the appellants; that it ought to have been brought ngainat the whole body. How, therefore, could an action be maintained against the pre sent individuals ? Now, what was the fact— why, these individuals were the parties who had done the wrong in the present instance ; by their . vote Mr. 'Young was refused to be taken on his trial ; they were the parties, therefere, who had done the injury, and who were subject to the action. There wan a case clearly in point on this subject—Ritchie v. Felton ; there the action was brought fora false return to a writ of man damus brought against the Lord Mayor ; the objection taken was that the act was done by the Mayor and Al ' 1 dermen, and that the action ou g ht t o b e b roug h t against all, but there the Court decided that there was not the least necessity to adopt any such course, and that the action was rightly brought. The principle, therefore, of the present case was this, that where there was a public duty to perform, the p ar ti es were bound to perform it, and that if that duty a as neg lected, and the individual sustained injury, he was en titled to his remedy by action at law. The act of the par ties, in the present case, was not a judicial act, but an act imperative upon them. The present appellants were the parties who were bound to do the act ; they had re fused to do so ; and such being the case, it wa s hi s c l ear opinion that the judgment of the Court below ought to ' be affirmed. Lord BROUGHAM said, agreeing, as he did entirely, with the proposition's laid down by his Noble and Learned Friend, he was sure they would think an apology was due from him, not only to his Noble and Learned Friend, but to their Lordships, for entering at all at iar ge i n t o the question which e had so clearly, so lumi nously, and satisfactorily stated. Nor should he have done more than have rested satisfied with expressing his entire concurrence in the decision, with the'eXception of a single verbal alteration, which was this—instead of saying that the Presbytery, if they had taken Mr. Young on trial—instead of rejecting him, would have acted judicially, and would have been en titled to protection, theicontext of his Noble Friend's argument went to show that all he meant was, that this point was not then before them to be decided. With that single qualification, a mere verbal alteration, he should have been satisfied to have ex pressed his entire agreement with his Noble Friend, but ihat the very great importance of the case, and the inte rest it had excited, led him. to trespass on the time and attention of. their Lordships by entering into it. The decision of the Court against the Presby tery of Auchterarder, that in its continued refu sal to take Mr. Young on trial it had violated its duty, had been confirmed by their Lordships. It was decided that they ought to have made a trial of his qualifications, and, if found_fit, to have admittedhim. This decree was allowed, became final, and remained un appealed from that day to this. But the Presbytery still continued in their refusal. At its meeting two motions were made, the first, that Mr. Young be taken on trial ; and the other, that the question be referred to the General Assembly, and the latter was carried ; the refusal, therefore, was plain and decided, and the present action was brought, not like the former one, against the Presbytery as a body, but against the individual members who rejected the motion, and was laid for the damage sustained by an individual, in conse quence of that refusal. But it was observable that the sum mons was different on the parts of the respective pursuers; the presenteeonlyseeking reparation for the damagehe sus tained from the refusal of the majority, the question of a - Nola tium for his feelings might be admitted. The patron might pursue though there had been no judgment in time other courts ; the presentee only sued under the judg ment that had been given. The question was whether the action laid against them as individuals ; if the fernier judgment had not been libelled on at all it Would have been decisive of the question, whether the Presbytery was bound to take him on trial or not. They canuenow to the only question at issue between the parties ; it had been said that they were individuals, and not the Presbytery ; the former action was against the Presbytery, as well as against the individuals, though the judgment was given against the Presbytery alon e . If the law casts any duty on a person which he re fused to perform, he was answerable for the damage to those to whom that refusal might bring injury. If seve ral persons were jointly bound to do that duty, thei were also liable for the failure of the parties injured. In this case the majority had disobeyed the law, and, therefore, the majority was answerable. Nor was this proposition less binding, be cause there were exceptions introduced into the law of almost every, nation in Europe. Thus Courts of Justice were not answerable for their decisions ; even inferior Courts provided the law clothed them, with judicial functions they were not answerable for errors of judgment. Even where they were only invested with a discretionary power, however plain might be their mis earriage, or injurious the consequence, they were not answerable; but where the law neither coeferred judicial power nor discretionary functions, but required certain ; t kings to be done, everybody, whatever might be their name, 'were hound to obey, and were answerable for ' neglect, or refusal, or contumacy. In this respect ' the comparison between the higher and lower Courts seemed to arena, as inferior courts were answerable, where the higher only were not. It was not denied that the Presbytery had certain judicial functions, but the functions they had exercised ea the' present instance could not be considered of that nature. It was not necessary for him to go into the question of the Presbytery, being com manded to admit the presentee, as that question did :tot ' arise, because the Presbytery had resisted in the outset taking the party for trial. The law had been declared which stated that the Presbytery were bound to take the presentee on trial. The judgment of the Court of Session was, that the Presbytery, havieg refused to try the qualifications of Mr. Young, acted to the hurt and injury of the pursuer, in an unlawful and illegal manner, and that judgnient, after great consideration, had been affirmed by that House. The Noble and Learned Lord then entered into a lengthened legal argument, for the pur pose of showing that the Presbytery could not be consi dered as having a supreme authority in the Church, sub ject' only to the General Assembly, but that it was bound by the law of the land, and must obey it. ills Lordship pointed out that the Presbytery stood in the place of. the Bishops in England, and mentioned ...ases'in which the Bishops had been subject to a writ of mandamus for refusal of a license ; and in w hat did the action against the Presbytery differ from an action :gainst the. ordinary ? it had been contended that !he Presbytery being a corporate body was not liable. But in the Scotch law there was a great laxity with respect to what were corporations and what were not. .-Imost any body of persons, acting and continuing to .tat together under it, might be called a corporation. In England it corporation could only be con stituted by statute, or by grant of a charter i'ibm the Crown, and in Scotland different towns had the power of' making grants, which constituted corporations, mild tiniest; those various bodies were answerable fin tvhat they did, there .. would be no remedy whatever. In the present case there was proof of an illeg a l re f usal and ' ..ontumacy ' in . the perfermance of a d uty, and ..e injury resulting from it. The Presbyt ery had refused, and did still refuse, to do what was re quired of them, and a continued wilful refusal to do an ;ter, had been held equivalent to doing an illegal one. The charge that the decree of the Court below violated the consciences of the members of the Church, had not been entert a i ne d i n the present instan ce .', That was a topic from wWch they had abstained „ Ogetiter.. •, He would respectfully suggrst to any indi , ideals who found obedience to the law of the land re- cupant to their conscientious scruples, that an easy e 4 eaPc from their pressure was placed withia their reach. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM .THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. ' GLOBE.—The House of Commons last night agreed to the issuing of a new writ to Ipswich, a place which has become notorious for the corrup tion and bribery that have uniformly prevailed in the election of its representatives. Sir R. Peel, whose lately professed zeal in the cause of purity seems to be materially softened down, made a few observations which appear calculated to convey an idea that his objection to bribery is not so much to the thing itself, as to the mode of effecting it. His allusion to the fact of many per sons in Nottingham being "willing to accept bribes offered in a proper and:becoming way," was in the same tone and spirit as some recent articles in the Times, wherein a little delicate bribery was declared to be not only venial, - but unavoidable. While pro fessing a belief that " after the warning the public had had, no candidate would again trust himself in Ipswich without the most distinct understanding that freedom of election should be preserved," the Premier artfully insinuates that there are still "proper and V becoming ways" of corrupting electors, without incurring: , the 'risk of vitiating an election by doing so. Sucliniorality as this is quite in character with the source from which it proceeds, and is not at all more elevated, though rather less coarsely developed, than that of Mr. H. Fitzroy, who thinks that any bribery short of offering a man " a place or emolument" may with propriety be resorted to. Mr. 11. Fitzroy, who has, according to his own confessi on , " studied brib e ry p re tt y we ll," is of opinion that a man's loss of time in giving a vote ought to be paid for. On the same principle it might be urged that Mem bers of Parliament, who lose very often not only their own time, but that of the nation, by attending the House of Commons, should also be paid—a point, and by no means the only one, on which the Chartists and Tories would find themselves in perfect harmony. Whether the amount of bribery at Ipswich be little or great, it is allowed on all hands that bribery has prevailed in determining the result of several succes sive'elections during a very long period. There must be " something rotten in the state" of Ipswich, for such a system to have. been so long, in force; and it is idle to pass the matter over, as Sir Robert Peel has done, with the hope th a t th e e l ec t ors an d candidates will take . warning from experience. It is true they may profit by experience in taking the hint of Sir Robert Peel, and finding out " the proper and becoming way " ;of offering and accepting bribes, .which he has suggested there are many who would be quite ready to take advantage of: STANDARD.—We have anticipated much that we might properly say upon the subject of last night's debate in the house of Lords—we refer more particu larly to that part of the debate which concerns the late " Ribbonmen" prosecutions. We have shown how impossible it is to obtain any knowledge what ever of the mysterious and ingeniously contrived Ribbon conspiracy except from members of it, or ob tain any knowledge of real value except from active and official members of the confederacy. Vitally im portant as it must be to eradicate such a nuisance, how ever, even the attempt to do so must not be made by immoral means ; and all will agree in the sentiment of the Duke of Wellington, that it would be alike criminal and disgraceful to employ persons to become Ribbon, men, and to advance themselves in the conspiracy, for the purpose of betraying their accomplices and, it may 'be, their dupes. To accept, however, the information or men who have volunteered in the guilt which they expose, revolting as it no doubt is to the &dings of honourable men—for all communication with such wretches is revolting—is a duty not to be evaded by those who are charged with preserving the peace of Society. The very same principle which compels the juror to hear an informer from the witness-box—whatever the informer's mo tive—whatever the stage of his guilt, compels the Magistrate to place him there, without troubling him self to inquire whether the fellow acts from a con scientious or a corrupt motive. The Magistrate, pro vided that he keeps himself clear from promoting or encouraging crime, is bound to use all the means which circumstances place in his hand for its detection and punishment. The case. alleged against the Magis trates upon the late trial is no doubt a difficult one. A man avows himself a member of a treasonable and murderous conspiracy ; but at the same tithe explains that his secession from the conspiracy, or 9)31 r:Aaxation of exertion which might cause u:ez,:i cion of a purpose to secede, would, according to the rule and practice of the conspiracy, be the signal for his cloth. This, We repeat it, is a difficult case fur the HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) l It seemed by other appeals of a like nature to be sup posed that there was something profane in the Legisla -ture which acknowledged the Divine origin,of .thealaower. of the Church in endeavouring to enforce the exercise of its duties by temporal penalties ; yet the compellina , men, or a body of men, to exercise the faculties they had re ceived from Heaven, was one of the most ordinary acts of the Executive legislative and j u di c i a l power, not to mention that it was the act of ordination itself,: and- not the preparatory trial for ordination which the Church claimed to receive from above. But when men sought to excuse themselves for any contumacy, or refusal, or neglect, and endeavoureA to justify it, they had fallen into a much more practical error—one of a much more sinister as pect, and fruitful of far more dangerous consequences. We have, say they, on the one hand, the opinion of the civil courts, and. on the other the positive injunction of our ecclesiastical superiors ; and that all they did was to refer to those superiors fur advice. In what difficulty did they refer to them—touching what nice perplexed matter—involving what tangled controversy ? .No leas nice, difficult, and perplexed question teen whether they were to perform a duty which had Been de- clared to be incumbent on them, or whether they were to fellow the advice of other persons, who set theanselves in opposition to the tribunals of the country, and com manded them to disobey their decrees. And who rid they resort to ? Not to unbiasel advisers, whose coun sel would be safe, but to parties whence had prbceeded the unwholesome advice that they should disregtad the law. "It is fit," remarked the Noble Lord. in iconclu shm, " that these men learn at length obedience. to the tribunals appointed over them, a lesson which all, ethers had long since acquired, and Which they, in learning, must be prepared to practice. It is just that they should make reparation to those whom their breach of -a plain duty has injured—a duty which is not doubtfld, but which the Courts have distinctly laid down—One in which their failure could not be a mistaken opinion nor an error in judgment ; they knew what they ought to have done, and they have refused to de it, ad the penalty of their tr ansgress i on i s , t h a t t h ey should] make compensation to those whom they inive injured by their pertinacious refusal to perform their duty, and yield obedience to tlo.e law. Lord COTTENBAM said that•he felt- great satisfaction that the case had been so fully discussed by the Noble and Learned Lords who had preceded him. A few sen tences would expreas the grounds on which he con curred with the opinions they had stated to the House that the judgment appealed from should be affirmed. The Presbytery in the present case had no discretion, the was clear. They had refused to obey it, and the re sult was injury to the party; such being the case, he had a right to maintain an action. But then it was said these parties were not individually liable for the acts of the Presbytery at large. Now, what was the fact ? Why. it had been decided by the highest tribunals in Scotland and this country that such was not the case, and that there was no ground for such a defence. The law was, that parties committing damage, were answerable fur it ; the appel, hurts were the parties who had committed that damage ; by violating the law ; the Court of Session had decided that they .were liable for that damage, and he had no hesitation in saying that the interlocutor of that Court aas correct, and ought to be affirmed. • • Lord CAMPBELL was also of opinion. that the interlo cutors of the Court below were correct, and ought to be affirmed by their Lordships. The Noble and Learned Lord, after going over the feels of the case, stated that, upon those facts, he believed the action was well brought. The refusal to obey the decree of the Court of Session, which was affirmed by : hat House, to say the least of it, was committing a wrong, and if that wrong worked injury to any one the party committing the wrong might have an action brought against him by the party injured. The mem bers of the Presbytery need not feel their dignity hurt by this decision, but it was said that this action was an interference with the right of the Church to confer holy orders. God forbid that any Civil Court should take upon itself to decide whether Any person was fit to preach the Gospel or to mind 'lister the Sacrament ; but he was satisfied as to their jurisdiction in those cases where the preparatory trial was, refused. Under the Act of Uniformity the Bishop had been compelled by a mandamus to grant a license, there was a distinction between a Bishop refusing to ordain hav ing found the candidate unfit, and refusing to grant preparatory examination. From the time of Thomas a'Becket till now, there had been no such assertion of Ecclesiastical power, as that a civil tribunal could not call in question the decision of any Ecclesiastical Court. In the most palmy days of Popery in England, if the Ecclesiastical Courts exceeded the Canon, an ap plication was made te the Courts of Westminster, a prohibition was granted, and the law easily vindicated its dignity if the Bishop resisted the proceed ings. He was not aware that the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland ever claimed a higher exemption from civil jurisdiciion than the Catholic Church in Eng land, or that the Reformed Church ever had a greater exemption than the Catholic Church ever possessed. As to the complaint that they were made liable for acting according to their consciences, nothing was more dangerous than the obligation to obey any law should be made dependent on individual opinion of its pro priety. He believed no Church had ever administered the rights of religion more satisfactorily than the Scotch, as proved by the high moral condition of the people, and he hoped they would continue to dispense those blessings to distant generations ; but for this purpose it would be as well for its members to pay respect for the supremacy of the law, as its predecessors had done ; it would be well if they would follow the example of a Macintosh, a Robertson, and a Blair. A continual application to Courts of Justice would inevitably lead to confusion, and the subversion of that Church, which ages had not been able to impair. Their Lordships then ordered the judgment beloW , to be affirmed with costs. Their Lordships gave three other judgments of no public interest. Their Lordships met to-clay shortly after two o'clock, for the purpose of delivering several judgments.. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, Lord Campbell, and Lorcl Beauchamp. TUE AUCHTERARDER CASE -THE REV. JOAN FERGUSSON V. THE EARL OF KINNoHL.—JUDGMENT. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1842. magistrate to whom the disclosure is made; and we put it to any reader to say for himself how he would act in it, - taking, as - every one ought to take, the moral law of Christianity for his guide ! The more gene rous and the manlier feeling of our nature would say at once, perhaps, have nothing to do with such a miscreant ; but then look to the other side —you see a murderous conspiracy, bathing the country in slaughter, invading the sanctuary of r es t an d peace with the midnight firebrand, and the pike red with the blood of innocent men, of women, and infants. Will you incur the responsibility of not exerting yourself ,as far as innocently you may, to rid your country from such a plague ? Besides, the Magistrate has left himself without a choice—for he has sworn to. use all diligence in repressing crimes and detecting conspiracy against the public peace. Upon the showing, then, of those wo ac cuse them ; 'and . putting. the case as strongly as it can be put against them, the Magistrates ar raigned at the Armagh assizes have only done what it was their duty to do ; and it is ungrateful, as well' as unjust, for thus: who have the 'benefit. of the faith ful discli;;rge of what must be a painful and even dis gusting duty, to kin in the Cr' against them. [LEFT SITTING.] • • MARKET INTELLIGENCE,/ Front the London New Price Cc:l-rent of August 9.) SuGAR..—The market for British Plantation Sugar has presented a more lively appearaifee since our last report; from the Grocers the demand has been good fir :all de scriptions, the Refiners have operated inure freely; Im porters have manifested firmness and have obtained fully former rates. To-day importers of We,t India , Museovadoes';Sugar were firm, and obtained prices fully equal to those Of Friday for all descriptions ; there was a rood demand, especially for yellow sorts of sugar. This afternobn the public sale of 150 Ithds 8 trs Barbadoes Sugar went at full rates, and all sold,—fine yellow at 66s to .675, good 63s tid to 655, mid 62s 6d to 635, and low Gls per cwt. REFINED- —To-day the Grocers were free purchasers of Refined Goods, Standard Litn•ps fetched 795, tittlers common 78s 6d to 795, and Brown Grocery Lumps 76s 6.1 to•7Bs 6d per cwt. 'The Refiners are less desirous to sell. Of Bastards several parcels were taken.' good and tine at 55s to 60s, and low to mid 48s to 545. Pieces were in request. Bonded Crushed Sugar. is firm at 265, and in good request ;, other articles are without change. 111. 1 BITIUS.—This' afternoon there was no public sale; privately several inquiries existed, and stiffer rates were offered but the smallness of the supp!y tended to operate against business ; good and line yellow sorts fetched 64s to 68s, -common to mid 60s to 63s 6d. mid to flue brown • 58s to 60s, and low 576 to 57s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there were several in.. quiries for Ben g al Sugar, especially for' I )obali and good white„ surts. 1,140 bags were put up•to the hannuer and sold at very full rates, good white fetched 67s 6d, mid and good mid 65s 6d to 66s Gd, commons 643, damp 60s to 635, good sound all 64s Gd to 63s per cwt. Folisaox.—To-day white Bavannah was wanted, but the atilt rates required checked business, and 2,605 boxes at auction were taken in 6d tv is above the value, viz. fine at 31s to 325, good 29s to 30s Gd, mid 28s to 28s 6;1, low 27s to 27s 6d, slightly damaged 28s, washed 275, since the sale, however, the whole had been sold rather under those rates, or at an average of 29s 9d per cwt yellow and brown in good request, and 593 boxes at auction ivas sold at full prices —mid yellow fetched 17s Gd to 18s, low soft 16s 6d to 17s, brown 15s 6d to 16s, and damaged 15s to 16s 6d per cwt. MoLAssEs.—This afternoon the demand was brisk for West India, and 200 puns Were sold, Berbice. good at 26s Gd, Antigua good 30s, and good mid 29s to 29s 6d per cwt. COCOA.—This afternoon the trade operated cautiously, and 387 bags 17 brls of Trinidad at public side, a very • small part only found buyers at 33s Gd to. 36s 6(1 for common to good red. Rum, BRANDY AND IfoLLANDs.—The demand has been brisk for good and find Jamaica •Rum, and stiff rates have been paid; but all other sorts have been taken • sparingly, and prices have fallen Id to 2d; 28 to 32 per cent overproof at 3s 9d to 4s 2d, 33 to 36 over 4s 4d to 4s Bd, better quality and fine of the same strength 5s to 5s 6,1, very fine 5s 8d to 5s 10d. Leewards at 2s Id for proof of good quality. East India Rum proof at the high duty at is 5d to is 54-d, and at the low duty is 6d to Is 9d per gallon. The market for brandy has been in a dull state. Cognac of the best brands of the vintage of 1837, hhds 5s id, puns 4s lid ; 1838, hhds 4s lid, puns 4s 9d ; 1839, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; 1840. hhds 3s lOd, puns 3s 8d ; • 1841, hhds 3s 9c, puns as 7d per gallon. .Geneva is 10d par gallon. British Corn Spirits at 9s 10d per gallon. To-day the Ruin market was firm, Jamaica of common quality sold at 3s 8d to 3s 9d, middling to good 4s to 4s Bd, and fine 5s 2d ; proof Leewards 2s Id per gallon. COFFEE.—The ouantity of British Plantation Coffee briught forward during the past week has been small ; for mid and the superior sorts several inquiries have existed, and most of the parcels offered privately have been disposed of at very full rates. Mocha has been in good request, at stiffer rates. This afternoon West India Coffee was in good request, and holders were firm ; 381 brls Trinidad wet.) offered at anotion, which went at full rates, and all sold,—tine ord at 79s 6d to 81s 6d, fine tine ord 83s to 88s 6d ; two lots middling and good middling 103 s to 123 s per cwt. The market was inactive for East India, and holders are not so firm ; 73s 6tl ,to 74S accepted for good ord Ceylon, and 45s to 48s for •Company s Java. Foreign, however, is held firmly, and the demand is good ; the private sales have -been 1000 bags, ord to good ord St. Domingo at 31s 6d to 32s 64,. fine'ord 13s. to 345, and Rio ord to good ord 32s to 35s per cwt. The Cuba taken in at public sale last week has been chiefly sold for export at 70s to 80s for mid to good mid. On 'Change. a floating cargo of St. Domingo Coffee sold at 32s per cwt. TEA.—To-day holders of Tea were thin, and very few parcels are offering ; although there was little inquiry, still some parties were more disposed to operate, and sales were made at is 71d to Is 8d for ortiinary and good ordiaary sound Congo% cash. Company's cannot be purchased under Is 9d per lb. SPICES. —Pimento at stiffer rates. Holder of Pepper are firm, and have obtained stiffer rates. Nutmegs have secured a fair sale at their previous value ; Cinnamon has supported the late advanced rates ; Ginger is firm in price ; for Cassia Lignea prices have further advanced is per cwt. _ _ RICE.—For Bengal the demand has been good and prices have advanced 3d per cwt. Java at stiff rates ; Carolina, first sort at 30s, second do. 28s, and third do. 265; Patna at 15s to 20s Gd per cwt. -To-day large purchases were made privately in Bengal Rice, chiefly for export, and at stiff rates; lOs paid for low and lOs 6d for middling white ; under the former rate nothing of white quality is to be had. OILS.--For common descriptions of Fish Oils a good demand has prevailed from the home trade, but the shippers have operated with much caution; Cod Oil at 311 15s, Southern fine at 341 los to 351, good 33/ los to 34/, common to middling 31/ 106 to 33/. Seal • Oil has declined los ; new Pale at 361 lOs to 36/ 15s for first sort ; Elephant at 33/ 5s to 34155; Sperm Oil, best British, at 841 per tun. Rape Oil 42s 6d to 43s for pale, and, 42s to 42s 3d for brown. Linseed Oil, lower rates have been accepted, and at 30s per cwt there are sellers both on the spot and for delivery. Cocoa Nut Oil has sustained the former currency ; Ceylon at 39s Gd to 40s for first sort. Palm, fine quality at 32/10 3 to 331, good 32/ to 32/ ss, and i n f er i or 30/ to 31/ 15s per tun. Olive Oil, Barbary, at 491 to 491 lOs per tun ; Spanish 501 to 51/ 10s, and Gallipoli 55/ lOs to 56/ pertun. TaLLow.—Holders of Russian Tallow having sub mitted to a slight reduction on former rates has caused the trade to come forward with more alacrity. On the spot P.Y. Candle at 47s 9d to 48s per cwt. For delivery at 48s to 48s 3d for the last three months of the year, and at 48s 6d for spring. South American at 42s 9d to 46s for common to fine quality. Town Tallow at 465. to 46s 6d per cwt nett cash. This afternoon there was less business doing in P.Y. Candle, and 47s 9d is the nearest quotation for parcels on the spot, but for delivery there are not sellers under 48s 3d. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsaek at Twenty minutes past Five o'Clock, th e i r Lordships hav ing been eng a ged up to that time i n h ear i ng ev id ence upon Jackson's Divorce Bill, which was r ea d a secon d time. Several Bills were brought up Irons the C om Mons. CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS.. Mr. GREEN and others from the Commons brought - up a message respecting a conference on thei r L or d sh i ps ' Amendments to the Parish Constables' Bill. --- COLONIAL rCONSIITUTION (CAPE). The Marquis of CLANIZICARDE presented a peti tion from inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope, praying for a Local Legislature. EAST INDIA SLA VERY. The East India Slavery Bill was read a third time and passed. COPYRIGIIT OF DESIGNS BILL. • - This Bill was read a third time and passed. TREATIES WITII PORTUGAL, &c. ' The Earl of ABERDEEN laid on the table two treaties entered into by her Mrjesty with tin) Queen of Portugal, one OH the subject of commerce, and the other on that of the slave trade ; and also for the cor respondence with other Powers on the subject of the slave trade. The NOBLE LoaD then brought in a Bill to repeal the Act pass e d i n t h e present sess i on , for the suspendin g th e t o t p tg e , r d a . tio l n , i l .t e ' st Bill tippbreessaioo, P roposed to re p ea l i v i Bill as related t o For -1%•0 passed b ecause i t was supposed that the treaty with Portug a l might not be ratified before the caul of the session ; but as t h e trea ty had been ratified, there was no necessity for the suspension of any part of the Slave Suppression Bill. The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. • The Manchester, Birmiugham, and Bolton Police Bill passed through Committee, was read a second tittle and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. H LILL AIPS MUSIC. The Earl of RADNUR as!ied if it were true that the Government aft e r a ll did not mean to apply any part of the grant of 40, 000/. to the support of the music a l classes on Ihillah' s s y s t e m Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that the whole of the grant was to be applied to general education. But it was niftier - consideration to submit a proposition for a separate grant, fl , r nrsical strueCcn. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his approbatitzt of the course proposed by the Government to devote The last grant to general education, and ask for tr, gr..,ht next year for the instruction of the people iu music. The Consolidation Fund Bill went through Commit tee, as did tha Exchequer-bills Bill, the Canad:tiri Lean Bill, the Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Bill, and the Ec clesiastical Leasings Bill. NE VVFOUNDLAND BILL. The Earl of RIPON moved the second reading of the Newfoundlandland Bill. The Noble Earl then explained the provisions of the Bill, which have already been amply detailed in the reports of the discussions on the Bill in the other House of Parliament. Lord CAMPBELL thought that the Constitution of Newfoundland ought to be reformed, but he by no means approved of the mode in which that reform was by the present measure sought to be carried out. • After a few words from the Earl of RIPON, in ex planation, - The Marquis of CLANRICARDE was not hostile to the Bill, but could not but express his surprise at the circumstance under which the measure was Ltroduced at so late a period of the session, and Without, the- feelings t.,f the people 'Of Newfoundland! being first ascertained as to the mode in which it was now pro posed- to - deal with their constitutional rights. I • The Bill was then read a second time.—Comrnitted to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ; (Continued froth our Afternoon Edition.) The House resumed at Five o'Clock. SPY SYSTEM IN IRELAND. Mr. T. DIS.NCOMBE preset , te,l a petition froth • a puldic meeting held in London, against the preseht Spy system employed' by the G overnment in Ireland, praying the House to abolish the system, and also to present an Address to the Crown, praying that the Crown,would repeal the sentence lately passed on the three men at the Armagh Assizes who were found guilty of Ribbonism that country, u p on t h e avidenee One, of those spies. hO HON. GENTLEMAN said, that understanding from the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland, that the Irish Government knew nothing of the employment of those spies, and as it also appeared that the Nla,gistrates said that they lintni- nothing of the mutter, he wished to ask the Noble Lord who it was that had employed those spies? Lard ELIOT said that the person referred to (Hagan) during the time he . was out of - custody on bail, was beyond the coat roul of the magistrates. That individual was certainly nut employed either by the magistrates or by the Government. - Mr. HAW ES asked if it Avas the intention of Govern ment t4l lay the second Report of the Revenue Commis sioners before the House. Sir H. PEEL said that the parties examined before .the Commissioners had given their evidence in a free and open manner, that was most advantageous to the - public service ; but he (Sir R. Peel) con,idezed it would not be attended with advantage to the public interest to publish the report. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Sir R. PEEL gave notice that to-morrow it was his intention. to move that the House at its rising adjourn to Friday next, the 12th inst. Mr. HUME wished to know when the Parlimmtit would be prorogued ? Sir R. PEEL—I hope on Friday next. • GREEK LOAN: Mr. MARK PHILIPPS wished to know if the Go vernment had received any official announcement from the Greek Government on the subject of the loan con tracted for that Government, sad the payment of the in terest on which ha:i been guaranteed by the British Government. It was generally reported that the Greek Government had stated its inability to meet the dividend Which would become due in SepteMber next, - and he withed to know from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it' he had .received any official communication on the sub , ject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, no official announcement had been made to him on the subject. FORG . .-1) EXCHEQUER BILLS. Mr. C. BULLER wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what course the Government intended to take with respect to the different classes of owners of Exchequer Bills, whose eases had been stated in the Report of the Commissioners appointed to investigate the subject. The CHANBELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that since the Hon. Gentleman had last asked him the question, he • had devoted the few hours which he had been enabled to spare front his duties in that House, and from his official duties, to a cursory perusal of that • Report, and of the evidence upon which it was founded. The result of that cursory perusal had been to produce upon his mind a general impression —in fact he felt that on the consi deration of the circumstances stated in that Report, that undoubtedly there existed au equitable claim on the part of some of the holders of these Exchequer. on the consideration of the Government—(Hear hear)— and ii would b e th e d u ty o f t h e responsible advisers of the Crown, to eubmit to the House such measures as they might think necessary, to afford relief to such per sons us might be entitled to their consideration. Their were other parties to whose cases furtha con sideration must be given, and it was evident that there was •a considerable difference between the several cases which had been investigated by the Com mittee. Ile felt that the Government was not at the present moment ilea situatiou to give the House a defi nite idea of the cours,ll which it might he re quisite to pursue. He was the only Member of the G overtnnent who had read the Report It had only been in the hands of that House to-day, and he doubted, in feet he felt assured, that no Member of that House had considered the subject with a sufficient degree of attention to be enabled- to ferns a cor rect judgment. The. question -was of consider able importance, and could not be decided .. without the House being Billy masters of the Report and the evidence, although hey should have been glad if the Re port had been presented in time -for the House to have made a final settlement of the queition this session. Yet considering the present state of public business, Considering the situation in which they then stood, the Committee of Supply having closed, lie had to regret that during the present • session it was impossible the house could take that Report info its consideration, with the prospect of any beneficial result to the parties concerned, or with justice to the public interest. He begged leave, - however, to say that Le did not mean to pass any blame on the Commissioners, who had conducted their inquiry with the utmost diligence, and investigated the transaction in the way best calculated to throw light upon it. It was not his intention in uny arrangement that might be made to stand upon any technical point, in order to avoid giving the subject a fair consideration; but, methe other hand, the Government would require that any claim should be strictly- investigated. Mr. C. BULLER said that the answer of the Right Hon. Gentleman was certainly explicit ; but at the same time it would be very unsatisfactory to those whose fortunes depended on the course the Government might take upon the subject. He did not know on whom the blame of the delay which had occurred should be cast. But he knew that the sufferers - were deeply interested in the wetter, and he should therefore give notice that he would avail himself of any oppor tunity which might arise in the course of the evening of laying the question before the House. CASE Or MR. JOHNSTON. Mr. HUME wished to bring under the notice of the Right Hon. Baronet, flit Secretary of State fur the Home Department, the case of a gentleman of the came or Johnston, who, according to public report, after having been lately tried for an assault and sentenced to three inuntis' imprisonment, had, to the surprise of every one acquainted with the circumstances, been found at liberty a very short time afterwards. The Right Honourable Gentleman must be aware that considerable anxiety existed in the public mind to receive an explanation from the Government upon the subject. He (Mr. Hume) hoped the Right Honourable Gentleman would b e rea dy t o give b tliat explana tion, as it was very important that it should not be thought that justice was not equally administered to the rich and to the poor. Sir J. GRAHAM, rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) . _ [The lateness of- the tour itt which the Gazette was published this evening-, precludes our giving- the Indian Dispatches in our Tlnrd Edition.] CROWN OFFICE, Am. 9. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TUTS VRESET I'ARLIAMENT. Tows OF NOTTINGHAM.—John Walter, of Bearwood, in the county of Berks, Esq., in the room of Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Bart., who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. OFFICE' OF ORDNANCE, AUG. 6. Royal Regiment. of Artillery—Brevet Major M. Louis to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sabine, seconded ; Second Captain W. J. Stokes 'to be Captain, vice Louis ; First Lieut. E. W. Crofton to be Second Captain, vice Stokes; Second Lieut. C. 'l'. Franklin to be First Lieutenant, vice Crofton, Aug. !?. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Biding of Yorkshire. Hussar Regiment of Yorkshire (West Riding) Yeo manry Cavairv.—T. 111. Bland to be Lieutenant, vice Maxwell, resigned ; W. -M. E. Milner to be Cornet, vice Bland, promoted ; W. Shut to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dodsworth promoted, August 2. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. RICHARD FOSTER WATKINSON and WIL LIAM. HAIGH, woollen cloth merchants, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, from Aug. IG, to Sepa. 1. ij A NKR UP tS. JOHN THOMAS KING and. JOHN GROOM BRIDGE, carpenters, Criniscott-street, Bermondsey, to surrender Aug. 18, at two, and Sept. 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, AL-- church-hue ; Raw, High Holborn. THOMAS HOOPER, chemist, Hay, Breconshi re , A. 23 and Sept. 20, at e l even, at the Sxvan Hotel, Hay. Smith at - id Son, Southampton -street,. Bloomsbury -square,. London ; Gwillim, Hereford. GRIFFITH JONES, grocer, Carnarvon, August 23, and September 20, at eleven, at the Sportsman Hotel, Carnarvon. Pwilheli, Carnarvonshire. • FREDERICK CLAIIK, auctioneer, Portman -street, Portman-square, August 15, at one, and Sept. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Dufaur, Queen Anne -street, Cavendish-square. HARRY COLLINS JEFFREYS, miller, Much Wenlock, Salop, Aug. 24, at eleven, and Sept. 20, at one, at '.lle Crown Inn, Ifridgnorth. Hinton and - Son, Much W r.es enlock, Salop ; B u i, Gray's Liu-square. ROBERT BUSBY. dairyman, Wood-street, Bethnal - gret n, Aug. 17, at_ b;:if-past eleven, and Sept. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assienee ; Young, Ware iel;-:A!un re, N. , • , at•-streer• W ILL 1 Heaton, Dewsbury, Aug. 13, at four, and Sept. 20, at tf eleven, at the Coinmissionens'-rooms, Leeds. Jaques, Battye, and Edwards, Ely-place, London ; Greaves, Dew,bury. EDI\ tti ND ARROWSMITH, Mercer, Burnley, Lan caster, AuguA 18 and September 20, at twelve, at the Court-house, Burnley. Cragg and Jeyes. Harpur-street Red Lion square, London ; Alemk and Dixon, Burnley JOHN BE NT, grocer, Dudley, Worcestershire, Aug. 23, at eleven, and Sept. 20, at the Swan, Wolverhamp ton. Shaw, Dudley ; Austin, Threadneedle-street, London. • WILLIAM REAP, ship builder, Walker, Northum berland, Sept. 2, at, eleven, and Sept. 20, at one, at the Bankrupt C6mmission-room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Cuvelje, Skilbeck, and Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London. Keenlyside and Harle, New cas Ile- upon , Tyne. HENRY GRAY KELLOCK and ADAM DICK ENSON KELLOCK, provision 'merchants, Liverpool, Aug. 26, and Sept. 20, at-two, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Roscoe, South-square, Gra7l.'s Inn, London; Muse; Liverpool; I'letclux 'and • Hull, Liverpool, C. 6 UR SE • OF E X CHAN GE. —(THIS DAY.) Amsterdam CF. 12 71 'Gibraltar ....... ....... 4ti . Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 8 Genoa Antwerp l2 71 4 Milan • Hamburgh M. B. 13 15 Venice- Altona Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 60 iPalermo, per oz 120 Ditto, 3 months "5 85 !Lisbon - Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 90 Rio Janeiro 26 Frankfort on Maine... 1511, lßahia Petersburgh; 3Us ... 37 - 'Buenos Ayres • Berlin.- ......... .. ...... 7 New York, 21days sight 464 Vienna, effee. 11. 3M. 957 ' Philadelphia 46 Trieste, ditto 9 58 IrnicEs OF MILLION, PER Oz. Madrid Cadiz 36¢ Portugal Gold C0in...3 17 5 Bilbao 36 New Doubloons 0 0 0 Barcelona '4l • • New Dollars... 0 4 10 Seville . • 36 Silver in Bars... ..... 0 4 11,,i, Mr. William Thwaite, tltrtner, of Sheebridge, near Huddersfield, •on Sunday morning, the 24th ult., voided. one of those dangerous species of worms " taenia," or tape-worm, of the amazing length of 66 yards, contain ing 3,300 joints, and weighing two pounds thirteen ounces.— Tielirnx Guardian. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. . HOUSE OF COMMOAS, Aug. 8. BANKRUPTCY LAW AMENDMENT BILL. (Continual from our Third Edition of last night.) Mr. M. PIIIIAPS then proposed that "1,500/." should be substituted for " ,800 t" in the seventh line of the clause, as the salary o the country ConimisSioner. After a fewwords from Sir T. VV'ILDE and Mr. AG moNr,Y, the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority against the amendment —65 The clause was then agreed to. Clause 14, which had been postponed, was then put and agreed to. Clause 75 was also agreed to, with one verbal amend ment. Clauses from 76-up to SO were agreed to. Clause 81 was withdrawn. clauses from 82 to 89 were agreed to with a few verbal amendments. On clause .90 being•put, which gives the Lord Chan eviler the power of allowing the travelling expenses of any of the Commissioners, in ease he should think it necessary to send them on a Special Commission, Mr. AGLIONBY objected to the clause, thinking that the Commissioners ought to pay their own expenses out of the large salaries that were to be given them. • The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not think that anything• could be more unreasonable than that the Com missioners should not be pal:: their expenses for travel ling, because they were quite uncertain. The expenses of the Judges were easily calculated, and therefore they paid them themselves ; but it' there was a special cum- Mission they did not pay them out of their own pockets. • Mr. jEßVlS•thought that the contingent expenses of the Commissioners should be paid. Sir J. GRAHAM thought it would be hard if, when the Lord Chancellor had power to send down whom he ' might consider the best Commissioner, he was compelled to pay his own expenses. The clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 91 was agreed to. On clause 92 being proposed, • Sir T. WILDE said he should object to the clause in tot o, because he did not understand on what principle of justice it was founded. Sir J. GRAHAM said it was a balanced question, and on the whole it would be advisable to let the clause pass for the present, on the understanding that some other -arrangements should be made. The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 93 and 94 were also passed. A supplementary clause was proposed after clause 94, empowering the clerks and secretaries of the Lord Chan cellor to receive 2s. 6d. on each certificate and declara tion of insolvency, such sums to be applied to the pur poses of the schedule. It was agreed to without discussion. Mr. BENJAMIN WOOD said that he had a clause to propose, to which he hoped there would be no objection. The clause provided that the official as signee should render do account to the trading assignee of all monies three days before the audit meeting. It also.provided that the official assignee should furnish to the trading assignee the account of property in hand, and it further provided that the whole charges should be ex amined by the trading assignee, giving the trading as signee liberty to object to any - part of those accounts be fore the Commission. • Sir . T. WILDE objected to the clause, as he thought it Would defeat its own object.. It made the one assignee the mere puppet of the other. The clause Was - founded on an erroneous basis. Ile should therefore oppose it. Mr. B. WOOD said he should not press the clause to a division. The clause was therefore negatived. •-- The House resumed, and • The Cnant - p.rAN reported progress.—The Report was ordered to be received to-morrow (this day). INCOME-TAX. Major BERESFOIiD (as we understood) wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on a subject of much interest to persons in the City. He wished to know whether per sons holding securities, and receiving dividends upon those securities, and paid to persons residing in foreign states, would be obliged to deduct three percent, for the Income-tax ; if so, it would be a serious injustice, not Only to' the foreigners themselves, but to the merchants in this country also. . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. said he had had several communications on the subject, a d the view he took - of the case was that the Property-tax would be levied on foreign funds payable in this country, but if the parties resided out of the country and the funds were paid out of the country, then the tax would not be levied upon those funds. BOROUGHS INCORPORATION BILL. On the Order of the Day for bringing up the Report on this Bill being read, - Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Bolton, signed by eight individuals, stating that their corpora tion was at present not legally constituted, and praying for no interference to legalise it. Sir J. GRAHAM regretted that such a petition had been presented as that just laid on the table of the House. Notwithstanding that petition, however, he thought it his. duty to propose the report of the Bill, and ho should make in'the second clause the alterations suggested by his Hon. and Learned Friend, the Attorney- General, which he was happy to say had met with the approba tion of almost all tile parties concerned.—(Hear.) Mr. AGLIONBY could not allow this opportunity to pass without tendering his thanks to the Right Hon. Baronet for the course which he had purEued with re gard to this Bill ; and he congratulated all parties on the happy consummation which the Right Hon. Gentleman had effected. Dr. BOWRING also begged to congratulate the Right Hon. Baronet, and all parties concerned, upon the passing of this Bill, which he had no doubt would - effect much good. Sir CHARLES DOUGLAS rose to state, as h had been instructed to do, that the people of Birmingham were not at all satisfied with the charter. The Report was then received. The alterations in the 2d clause proposed by Sir J. Graham were agreed to, J. GRAHAM moved the suspension of the Stand ing. Orders, that the Bill might be read a third time at once. Mr. M. PHILIPS seconded the motion. The Bill tias then ordered to be engrossed, and the third reading was appointed for to-night. COVENTRY BOUNDARY BILL. - • Mr. GREENE brought up the Report of the Com mittee on this Bill, which was received, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time. BOROUGHS INCORPORATION MILL. This Bill was now read a third tithe and passed. WAR IN INDIA. Lord PALMERSTON rose to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet opposite, relative to a matter which involved the honour of the country and affected the in terests of a large portion of our empire in India. The last mail from India brought conflicting accounts with regard to the orders said to have been issued by the Go- Vernor-General with respect to the British troops - west of the Indus. One report said that he had issued orders for the immediate retreat of these troops, and another that he bad given different orders, which had been interpreted as an order for withdrawal. The question he wished to put to the Right Honourable Baronet was, whether any order for the withdrawal of thejkitish troops from the country west of the Indus, had or bad, not been issued by the Governor-General of India : and he did hope that the Right Hon. Baronet would be able 1 to state that there was not the slightest foundation for such a report. Sir. R.. PEEL said it had always been his wish to give as much information to that House with reference either to diplomatic affairs or to military operations, as b," could give ; at the same time it bad ueen his &ter- urination to withhold any information which might pre judice the public interests. The House must recollect - that any answer he gave might be conveyed to India within the period of six or seven weeks ; it was there fore of the utmost importance that he should maintain a reserve which should prevent prejudice to our arms. At this moment Candahar and Jellalabad were the scene of military operations. The death of Shah Soojah has placed the country in a new position as regards the treaty that ‘va's concluded by Lord Auckland, and the relation in which we stand to the Court of Lahore., in consequence: of that- der,th, is row the subject of nloic ••;• - • _ itecilhe LinoVelillgy the gllc.stivit Lui US . to the orders which had been given. He . would state . _ the facts. At this moment the Btitish foroes'occap le ! Candahar, and, he believed, jefialabad ; and We did D", apprehend any probability of -tNeir immediate retrO, from these situations. That was all the. infornlat l which he could, consistently with his- sense of fit!b ti ! i, ) duty, consent to giv e . H e h a d s ail that the lan forces were in p ossess i on o f C an d a h ar an d .I c lialabt_! and that he did no t a ppre h en d t h e i r i n: mediate NV' from thes , t situations.—(Hear. hear.) TILE NORTH AMERICAN BOU2.:1;.41 11 ' Lord PALMERSTON inquired whether t 143 lion. Baron e t h a d an y o bj e ction.to lay; pro _Arm', un fe table the last Report of the North American floutly, Commission, which he had already had . the goodnes s communicate to him (Lord Palmerston) in private. Sir R. PEEL, who had come provided ‘vith tine d °6l .A ' . ' meat, did not answer the Noble Lord, or_, but caused nt 5 by bolding . up the Report; and at Once . vvallting,96,` A il ,, it to the bar, whence he brought,it it was Wu the table. - • . IPSWICH WRIT. , mi.. LEFROV said, that understanding the Chiairej id the Mem here of tholipsivich Election Committee ' t ' t ' r net hitt nil to offer any opposition. to the issning o f te eTit, he thought he sh ou la b es t di sc h arge hi s own (1 %; aid con;ailt the convenience of the Ileum?, by ecfrai?" o from occupying- their time in making any observa!' )l e upon the evidence laid on the table of the House. Ne' L l i e would he be t e mpt e d by, th e Le:ie.:ea tha . Bill givenhY: ro Hon. Member f u r Fi ns b ur y t o 'M a k e an; ehser v ' itl° a but he thought there Was no support in - the evideil e that Bill. lie felt confid en t th a t th e H on „ -Nl Pr a al w it .: uuld not persevere in th a t Bill, b ecause if h e 4 ''''',., be for a moment be 'would find that he - Would cot ada.' la disfranchising the persons named in the Bill, ho' o , e:euld prevent the issuing of the writ for Ipswich. ir ,/ 160 felt th a t h e wou ld e x p er i ence cons id era bl e dillicg .f in persisting in th a t Bil', w h en t h e ot h er mem b ers of it, Comnnttee had declared that they would not oPP ° ; e time issue of the writ. He would du no more than 1,1 , ° ,, the issue of the w rit ; an d lie hoped that those l' ° l,, :lembers who who were candidates for the bcfo%o e ould be subject to as little imputations, and celiac' il with as uutarnished honour, and with as iedepentlenllo' unblemished integrity as th e He n . Gantlemen who h i f lost their scats.—(Cheers.) He Would reser\ e to liilog e e anything he had to observe upon the Bill of alie-Ileialp tlenam. He concluded by mo v i ng th e i ssu i ng of the," Mr. STUART seconded the motion. .- Mr. P. M. STEWART said there was a little in - l s ,t. prehension on the part of the Hon. Member. He. ( e ' . Stewart) certainly did say that he shouid not apr a ii the iia,;ue of the writ, but h e did not say t h at ae,ali ° not support the Bill of the Hon. Member fair FineW, a ) ' Me. LEFItOY said, he understood that the. Go re -a - • a - - intuitintuitWOU.l ! .i hell oppose the issue of the writ, there: A d he did not expect he could support a Bill which :%l-°' have that effect.- Mr. DUNCOMBE said, that the Geveremen i t -1a 11, expressed a hope that he would not p er sev ere i n his Bud' 13 ; r as he had no- case to rest it upon. Now he t,,, Duncombe) would refer th e H ouse t o w hat ' O a taken place within the last seven years. He f's' e a that nu less than seven - p e titi o n s h a d b een presathe In 1835, there was on e aga i ns t M r . F. Kelly, and oil t , occasion Mr. Butt Cook was reported guilty of brib eo ' e d end hind absconded. In 1837 a petition was e reseop against the return of his Hon. Friend Mr. Tuffnell. i , 1839 his Mon. Friend Mr. Milner Gibson resigPe, u / (wear)—raid Sir Thomas Cochrane was returalr, (Hear.) Then came 1841, wh en M r . R. W nso n and /o f Rennie were unseated on ac c oun t o f b r ib er y : u ndi d . came the election at which Lord Desert and Mr. b i o f stone were returned. They were unseated on acccen l e bribery by their agent s , b u t w ith ou t th e i r cognisl, 0 13c If the Hon. Gentleman had tak e n the trouble to ren a l evidence, he would find that the seine - individuals,. a been engaged in, bribery in all those eases to "'hr)he (Mr. Duncombe) had referred.—Wear, l' cl'9 . e p It appeared by the evidence that bribes had been g,' to to, the following. persons :—To Arthur Boit Gn a t'. Henry G. Bristo, and that th e wif e of ano th e r vOt°'edo received 10s.—(" Hear, hear," from the Ministerial 1y of the House.) Be supposed they wished it wits Iv r o . (Cheers.) It appeared that A mos G oo d c hild n'lls a r es e mised money to pay his railroad expenses.—(`` -I ' JP hear," from the Ministerial side of the House.) le i thought that Cook, h av i ng b een f oun d gu il t y o f hr.' sic in 1835, and again in 1842, was a person wh°, l be House ought to visit with reprob a ti on . Wh a t CO!" ( :ae more just ? Mr. Wason and Mr. - Rennie, and a,3'•'lfrora Gladstone and Lord D eser t, h a d b een i nca p ac itate,ifearf sitting in Parliament i n consequence o f ac t s o f b il ill' committed by their agents ; and yet tlic•tc oe re dividuals who wer e gu ilty o f th e crime ,i bY allowed to go un p un i s h e d an d uncensure'y it the House. He consid ere d it was a grea t anolirhad such was permitted tobe the case. One individ° the received 30s: for the loss of time, though 2s. V i ; fl it,' usual pay, and John Downin g h a d rece i ve d an it'd , t i l ted for his security of 251. ; Themes Bowman had r c i e r e el: 30s. for playing in the band, a nd a pers on panto e „eie had received 7s. 6d. because he would not vote. ' - `, 3 lc. of those were old offenders, and upon their evideneN h o Wason and Mr. Rennie had been unseated. WI for Brown was an old offender. He had received 41. 1 , 5 7 001 travelling expenses, and he was the principal erluu „e N v ' e.- by whom Lord Desert and Mr. Gladstone „ eve unseated, and it was partly upon his ew, 0 that Mr. Wason and Mr. Rennie were unseated his 1841. The number against whom he made a , motion was 21, and he thought they ought be incq 3 (Nutted for voting for the borough of IpsWich_ lital there were any -other - persons who ought to be ,ineapg" eitated for voting, and if he were allowed. to bring in $ Bill for that purpose, he had no, objection that mho's' should be added. The question then was, would the House consent to the issuing of the writ, and would the,' allow those parsons to make a repetition of the corrnY6: practices of which they were guilt, in the course °:' the next week -? • There was' the case of Shoreler_'; which was a precedent for what he now moved. rim - _, case - occurred -in 1777, and in that borough t h e isted a society for the purpose of selling ile d votes to • the highest bidder, which was ' 6 . 0 the Christian Club (Laughter) —so called Eger , t the benevolent and charitable views which they e" ea twined.—(Laughter.) The Club consisted of sixty-et re members, and previous to the election, five of thew " a a formed into a Committee to transact the business , t he though they never voted themselves they applied t° , others to vote, which was done by m ea n s of a ceV t ii a signal. The consequence was that a Bill was brallg a li , er e to incapacitate those sixty-eight individ u als who "ing named, and they were incapacitated f o r ev e r from v°,. t r d for Members of Parliament. Th e cas e c f East rie;' ° o . o was another precedent with regard to which a Bil' a i e j a brought in in 1828, to inc a p ac it a t e s i x t e en ill" of duals from . voting who were reported gui/t1 05 , bribery. The Bill passed the House of Connv 9 be but it was thrown out in the House of Lords; but of only mentioned it to prove the opinion the House ac i Commons held on the s ubj ec t. Th e Right 1. 31 ' Hon. '',o iijinself, when the Hun. Member for Montgomery 13' 4 " his motion forward to the effect that the Attoril,.. General should prosecute those persons who were g 0,,, of bribery, when Mr. Wason and Mr. Rennie we", l , s v. seated, said, that it was a dangerous doctrine that 11 % , who received bribes should be indemnified. It wits trim lie said. that . the acts of some individuals ought - r be suM'Cient to disfranchise the borough, hu e t a ce the present case, lie did not ask to t he the Lorough disfranchi se d. H e on ly w iSh e d that be guilty persons should be disfranchised, which wou ici a e a sufficient example. On ano th er occas i on , i n conaaaluc'et of a question put by him (M r . D unc ombe) to the - 111 ' 1 .0 lion. Baronet, he stated that he believed the woe!st criat of corruption had occurred i n th e I rrge t own s, and oc wish d that those cases s h ou ld b e t a k en u p by the . 101 ,a and made an example of. Now, here was the bior °° ,fg of Ipswich, which bad been twi ce re p or t e d t o the goof in the course of one session, as having been aei:d.l t , oe , corrupt practices, •and it afforded, in his ola'".e ,te a fair opportunity to the Ho u s e t o take' the subject -",aya its consideration.—(Hear, h ear .) H e th oug ht it utte've impossible the Right Hon. B arone t cou ld agree to l o p issuing of the writ, after wh a t h e - h a d s t ate d, a nd vl i i a; had taken place in the bo roug h o f Ip sw i c h. What % !,;(a time language of Sir Thomas Cochrane to the electors ov al the borough of Ipswich, in a lette r h e a dd resse d to th e o a t on the 21st of September, 1841? Th e H on . GentlOiket - then read the letter of Sir Thomas Cochrane at gO. length, length, which stated several facts connected witl i p,l;, standing for the borough of Ip sw i c h, a n d that he , 1 W lieved it was necessary - for a person to go do wn to ; tlf24. r '• borough with 1,500/. H e had been a sked to ,11- 8 1 , 0 : money after the election : and perhaps the Sr i l demand would be made with regard to the last elen:P - , :f o f Any one who read the letters must come to the ogle. ' .8 skill that it was impossible for any person to th s i l n io l i c ro :l 6 ; i. any party could behave more property than Sir Tfi' - '%ao drawn Cochr a itlit-o' had ( that 'ie letter ' bu t ? w h ll iC r t h w y it ' that t .he n i o l t -1 t h e i r f; )-c 1',500/e would answer the purpose of' the Com:' cr ? e etajog of Ipswich. The question was, had the borough '-''''': er 1 47 4, more pure sinee 'then ? TES Hon Friend had s.'' 4 l i el had. sow ;he (Mr; Diniconthe) asserted that le the not ; and - for the proof of that he would refer to ~,, ... 'fact that f our M em b ers h a d l os t t h e i r seats for it.): v place in consequ e n ce ef bribery and corruption. 1 10 - a s ,a ' the Report that bad been ma d e by th e C om mittee t c vie a; a fair and true one, and the effect of that Repo rtu'r. ee . that the electors had been bribed. -It was no W whether that bribery was 30s. or 301.—(lIear, 11 " - ‘ 1 0 ' r ) If the House woula allow him to bring in this Bil l ' _ the purpoSe .of referring the subject to a Select C . 0 , r e l i ~ . mittee, be bad no hesitation in fixing any indis la ge .. , named with that with which he charged them. I le knew it would be said that there would not be _,., tithe to consider the Bill properly, and pass it, during th e ~,, present session ; but all that he asked house should not issue the writ till the Bill had passed e , .. What would be the inconvenieece of not issuing the tacit , '', , . 6 , till next session ? In Southampton he had heard ceril: - ,'e. plaints of there being no Members, but that was not IN; cause no writ had been issued, but because the race, was no Memo: rte was, that tn .. ~:., had taken place, and there. p n l i a t t h e. , -- p al ,i a l uglV he l q ' u lt i. a s t t , i.o h i o l e f e u v r er t , i e me l i d ou n s o e t tobe consider was whether they would not stultify their proceedings if they issued the writ in the face of the Report of the ~ Cemmittee; but it' they were determined not to pay atten tion to the Reports of a Committee, then they n (Mid be justified in issuing the writ. It; however, such a -course was to be pursued, he thought the sooner such u juris- . ~ IL!,ct,trin IN.) L i a , s , te d en re t a 'r d oni al t r l , i , e ug i l le t u i s i c e e tt ie b n e c t e ter b .: o ( r l e ic t a b r e , Committee,and lie thought the Report fully sustained by . die evidence. He would not go through the evidence; all be .., . propo,ed to do was what had been done before, and that . was where parties had been guilty of bribery, not to - _:. allow the writ to go down in order to allow those parties to be , guilty of bribery months.—(hear, hear.) - The licno t t:r v a ie b e le il l‘ i le s n i a " : . : -,, - 04 ' ; her concluded by moving fur leave to bring i112,t r . 1 - 3 P . - a f a f., to incapacitate Arthur Butt Cook, Henry Gaitent B .e t j a . tt! : - a Charlua Steward, John lam eine, Aalos ~ ( 3. c ° °. .a . 6 1 . 1 e 4 it ,; Willizun 1:;:.(iwn, _Richard Bisi,oi,, John Cncl I ~ ~ I. i , h 1 r . i::.,-,, 7,'• '. i , 7 .1, •-.. 71.- • -- :' ' --- '-.' . . - -- • Robut Pack, 'Joseph - Barrett Warren, Robert ly ilhata f `• ~; B IN - tats AVA 111 Aitt tie 191 jle rsiti Clf th a ,10 s he tba , and was low be 117 i, h coo: inor to in t' th e c og; or e , • beer gru t tao the 1C on • tont tbul take his j CC);.t de