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LMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 30. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given to-day by Commission to the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill, the Abolition of the Slave Trade (Argentine Confederation) Bill, the Slave Trade (Hayti) Suppression Bill, the Slave Trade Suppression (Foreign States) Bill, the Jurisdiction of Justices Bill, the Agents Bill, the. Stockton and Hartle pool Railwcsy Bill, the Thames Haven Dock and Rail way Bill, the Sudbur3 Improvement Bill, the Liverpool Poor Bill, the Burntisland Pier Bill, the Achill and Castle C olmore Road Bill, the Duke of Argyll's Estate Bill, Asllton's Divorce Bill, and several Private Bills. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke o f Buccleuch, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. After the Commission their Lordships adjourned dur ing pleasure. Their Lordships re-assembled, and the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, onk his seat upon the Woolsack shortly before Five 'Clock. THE TARIFF. Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills, which were respectively read a first time. Among these was the Customs Duties (Tariff) Bill, which was ordered to be read a second time on Tuesday next. CANADA. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL wished to ask the Noble Duke (Wellington) a question relating to a subject of the greatest importance to Canada. It appeared that up wards of 6,000 emigrants, principally paupers, had ar rived in Canada from the United States, principally from Ohio and Michigan, and in addition to immigration from the United States upwards of 17,000 persons had arrived from Great Britain. If these persons could not find employment the greatest distress would be the conse quence, and they could only find employment at the public works. In 1841 the House of Assembly of Canada had passed an Act authorising the raising of a loan for the purpose of carrying on public works. Lord Syden ham had at that period informed the Assembly that the Government would assist them. Of course the present Government was not bound by that pledge. Re did not ask for an advance of money, but he asked - - if the Government were prepared to assist the local Go vernment at Canada by guaranteeing the loan, for which ample security was given in Canada, so as to enable the Canadian Assembly to give employment to their people ? The Duke of WELLINGTON said he was not un prepared to answer the question of the Noble Lord ; but the Noble Lord had thought proper to make a speech without making a motion, and he did not purpose to answer that speech. In answer to the question of the Noble Lord, he would say that there was no intention on the part of the present Government of not performing the promises made by the late Governor-General of Canada. Her Majesty's Government was now in com munication with the Governor-General in Canada, with a view to ascertain what would be the best mode of carrying the engagements into execution for the benefit of the province of Canada. IRISH CORPORATIONS BILL. The Duke of WELLINGTON moved the second reading of this Bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE did not mean to oppose the second reading of the Bill; on the contrary, he thought it desirable that it should pass as soon as possible. He understood, however, that the Bill was only a retrospective one, and he did think that it ought to be so modelled as that it should be a prospective as well as a retrospective measure. The Bill was then read a second time, and on the motion that the Standing Orders be suspended, in order that the Bill might be committed, Lord CAMPBELL said he did not object to the sus. pension of the Standing Orders in this case, but Ile did object to it as a principle. In proof of the evils which arose from the rapid passing of Bills through the House, he might refer 1,0 the Justices Jurisdiction Bill, which had passed in the course of one day, and had this day received the Royal assent. That Bill took away the jurisdiction of Magistrates at Quar ter Sessions, which were now sitting all over the kingdom, in a variety of cases. It abolished their jurisdiction in cases of blasphemy, perjury, incen ,. cliarism, bigamy, abduction, endeavouring to conceal the birth of children, bribery, nnlawful combination, conspiracy, &c. &c. The power of the Justices expired in these cases at five o'clock to-day ; and Justices sen tencinc, a prisoner to transportation, or other punish ment for any of those crimes would be liable to an action from the prisoner. It would be a proceeding coram non judice. Messengers from the Commons brought up the Public bouses Bill, and the Copyright Bill. DEBATE ON THE JURISDICTION BILL RESUMED. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the proceeding was perfectly regular. Their Lordships must recollect that when a Commission was formed, it was the c.:stom that all Bills which had been passed should be introduced by the Commission, and this Bill was introduced, and was then passed. These were the simple facts of the case. Lord CAMPBELL said the Noble and Learned Lord had resumed his seat without making the slightest allusion to the irregularity which he (Lord Campbell) bad pointed out. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he was in the Court of Chancery at the time, therefore he was inca pable of doing so. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he was in the House on Tuesday when the Noble and Learned Lord gave this notice. This was not the first time that the mistake had happened. He (the Duke of Wellington) bad attended in the House regularly during the present session up to the present time.— (Hear.) He hardly missed a single day when public business was to be transacted, and they had regularly commenced business before five o'clock. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said, he had only received two summonses during the present session. He thought their Lordships were not summoned suffi ciently often. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that any Noble Lord could move their Lordships being summoned at anytime. The Earl of RADNOR said it was always understood that public business would not come on before five o'clock, although the House always adjourned to au earlier hour in order to enable any Lords to take the oaths before five o'clock. It was extremely desirable that some understanding should be come to as to the time when public business was to commence. A friend of his had been much dis appointed by the Noble Lord opposite adjourning the House before the hour for public business had arrived. He (the Earl of Radnor) had met his Noble Friend coming down to the House, to bring forward a motion of some importance, and he had found that the House was adjourned. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that the Noble Earl opposite was the last person who ought to complain of the House having been adjourned on the occasion referred to, because he (the Earl of Radnor) had thereby had another day for his friends to sign his protest. Lord REDESDALE said that their Lordships could meet at whatever hour they thought proper, and could transact any public business, or adjourn the House, if they saw fit. Lord CAMPBELL thought, that after what had fallen from the Noble Lord who had just sat down, it was ne cessary that their Lordships should come to some under standing on the subject of the hour at which public business was to commence. It appeared from what the Noble Lord had said, that any three of their Lordships might meet at ten o'clock in the morning, and vote that the Rouse had no confidence in her Majesty's Government. The Lt )RD CHANCELLOR—You may do it if you like.—(A laugh.) Lord CAMPBELL said that while the House met of a morning. he (Lord Campbell) and his friends gene rally outnumbered the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack and his friends.—(A laugh.) His Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack had com mitted two gross blunders as regarded the Bill, and he (Lord Campbell) protested against the manner in which the Bill had been passed, and hoped such a course of proceeding would not again be adopted. Lord KENYON considered that the proceedings with regard to the Bill had been perfectly regular. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that in all cases in which the Standing Orders were suspended, the Bill with regard to which they were so suspended ought not to be proceeded with, except at the time of public business. After a short conversation the Bill went through Com mittee, was read a third time, and passed. Lord WHARNCLIFFE gave notice that on Thurs day next he sh;,uld present a petition from the pupils who had been studying at Exeter Hall under the sanction of the Privy Council, for instruction in certain methods of elementary education. PUBLIC DISTRESS. Lord BROUGHAM rose for the purpose of present ing a petition (as his Lordship stated) from a deputation of respectable and humane individuals connected with the manufacturing districts of the West Riding of York shire. These individuals consisted of manufacturers much engaged in commerce, of merchants, and of men of all religious persuasions—men who, from their respecta bility and long experience in various lines of business, who from their character and education were eminently qualified to_form an opinion upon the matter of this peti tion, and fo have the apprehension and alarm under which they approached their Lordships, shared in by their Lordships. He (Lord Brougham) felt the greatest pain and anxiety in presenti n g their statement. He had long known many of the petitioners, and he had long been acquainted with the district whence the petition came ; and he knew as they were all of different sects of religion, and of different parties in politics, that the re presentations they made on this question were wholly devoid of every party consideration and interested :motives. He believed the petitioners to be only impelled by a sense of duty of what they owed to themselves, but more than to themselves, of what they owed to their neighbours, and the numberless persons in their em -0107, dependent on them, to take an opportunity, wnnst as they thought they were not yet too late, pf . soliciting the attention of their Lordships to the rrightful distress which now prevailed in these ex tensive and important districts. He had long re fused to bring this matter before the House, otherwise Than by a petitio n . H e h a d , however, at length pro 4aised, on a future occas i on, to bring the matter more fully before their Lordships.—(H ear , hear.) The peti tion was signed by th e Chair aand' l stated that great fibtress prevailed throughout The ' mtning districts of the *oath of England. If his Noble Friend persisted in his *lotion, he (Lord Brougham) should postpone his ; but, If not, he would give his notice to-m orrow. COLLIERIES . The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a peti tion from a largelbody of coal-owners in Yorkshire, on the same subject. He hop ed that no legislation wo uld' be had upon the subject, until full examination had been made. The petitioners slated that ten. Years, it& pro posed, was too old, as they thought that eight years was p old enough. The petitioners prayed that the Bill before the other House might be postponed for six months. He (the Marquis of Londonderry) should, when the Bill came up, take the sense of the House upon various clauses of it, to which he gave his decided opposition. Lord HATHERTON presented a petition from the coal-owners of South Staffordshire, praying their Lord ships not to consent to any measure prohibiting the em ployment of boys in coal mines. The measure which had been proposed elsewhere had not been properly dis cussed, and it was a measure or great importance. In Staffordshire there were 70 boys employed to every . 100 men, and it would be impolitic to carry the provisions of the intended measure into effect in those districts. Nothing could be more monstrous than the manner in which the Bill proposed to interfere with apprentices, and the Government ought not to have suffered the measure to progress to the stage it had done without in terfering. The Commissioners stated that all the col liers in South Staffordshire were in the best physical con dition. There was not a more well conducted class of men than the colliers. Many labourers were desirous of having their sons apprenticed to colliers, but there was never a collier who desired that his son should be a day labourer. It might be a proper subject for regulation, but it was improper that persons, however humane, with out practical knowledge, should be allowed to interfere. Lord KENYON asked if females were employed in the mines of Staffordshire ? Lord HATHERTON said they were not, and that the coal'-owners of that district considered it unnecessary and improper that females should be employed in mines. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY would withdraw his petition until the Bill should be before the House. He entirely agreed with what had fallen from the Noble Lord opposite, but he thought the Government was not called upon to interfere as a Government. DISTRESS IN PAISLEY. Lord KINNAIRD presented a petition from Paisley, complaining of the manner in which the charitable relief had been distributed in that place by the Government Commissioner, Mr. Twisleton. These persons had been reduced to a state of distress by their Lordships' legisla tion. The Government had passed a measure for the purpose of keeping up the rents of the landlords, and it was that measure which had reduced these poor people to the present state of distress. The Relief Committee gave the operatives tickets for Is. 2d. a day (as we understood). The operatives peti tioned for a. larger amount, and the Relief Committee was considering the petition, when Mr. Commissioner Twisleton gave notice that unless the operatives were supplied with meal, bread, and potatoes alone, the money which her Majesty had granted should not be distributed at all. He at length consented to allow one-fourth of the weekly sum, which - he had reduced to 65., to be given in money, whilst the remainder was made up in meal, bread, and potatoes. The Relief Committee at length determined to take the matter into their own hands. Since the Commissioner had been down, the ex penses amounted to 6181. a week, and before his arrival it was only 5001., though there were then 900 more re ceiving the relief than at the time when Mr. Twisleton was there. There was another charge against Mr. Twisleton, to the effect that he had said they must not allow the operatives to be too comfortable, so that they might go and locate themselves elsewhere. He (Lord Kinnaird) did not like to mention a. charge of this sort till he inquired into the truth of it. He wrote there fore with that intention to the Relief Committee, and he received answers from no less than three of the gentlemen of that Committee, stating that such had been the words of Mr. Twisleton. Now, such language was not justified towards men like these they were not idle, dissolute characters, but they had actnally petitioned both Houses of Parliament, praying that their goods might be allowed to go abroad, and to get food in return. But their precious Corn-law pre vented that. He felt the state of the country was such as not to be trifled with. What had they done for the relief of that distress ? why, passed a Bill which his Noble and Learned Friend called a monstrum horrendum, although the latter part of the quotation did not apply to the Bill, for it had an eye that was most searching. —(A laugh.) He should conclude by moving tbat the petition be laid upon the table. It was signed by up wards of 6,000 persons. The Duke of WELLINGTON said the object of the petitioners seemed to be that relief should be afforded in money and not in kind. A gentleman had been sent down to Paisley to inquire into the distress existing there and to distribute relief. That gentleman had since been removed, and the relief afforded was under the direction of a Relief Committee in London, and he believed that the relief had been afforded in the most satisfactory manner. Lord BROUGHAM then gave notice that he should bring the subject of the distress of the country under the consideration of their Lordships on Monday week, as that would suit the convenience of the House better than to-morrow, but he also gave further notice that he should accede to no proposition for postponing the sub ject after that day. THE TARIFF. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE wished to ask the Noble Duke (Wellington) when the Tariff and Customs Bill would be read a second time ? The Duke of WELLINGTON said that his Noble Friend the President of the Board of Trade had stated that evening that,it would be on Tuesday next. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said the Bill would not be in the hands of Noble Lords till Monday, and they would have no opportunity of considering the Bill with that attention which was requisite before the second reading of the Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON said the Bill would be in the hands of Noble Lords by Saturday morning. It was of the utmost importance the Bill should pass, and he thought Tuesday would not be too early. A Noble Lord opposite had agreed to that proposal. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said if the Bill was printed by Saturday evening, then Tuesday would not be too early. Messengers from the Commons brought up the Muni cipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 30. The SPEA.KER. took the Chair at Ten minutes before Four o'Clock. _ _ . Mr. Lumley, from the Poor-law Commissioners, pre sented papers. Mr. Crafer presented papers from the Treasury. LONDON-BRIDGE APPROACHES. ..., On the motion of Sir M. WOOD, the London-bridge Approaches Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented petitions from different parts of Ireland against the system of National Education in that country. GENERAL DISTRESS. Mr. R. YORKE presented a petition from a Rational Society, stating that they have found out the causes and remedy for the distress of the country, and praying for inquiry, LEEDS BURIAL GROUND BILL. On the motion of Mr. ALDAM, this Bill was read a third time and passed. TOXTETH PARK PAVING AND SEWERAGE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. DARBY presented a petition from a Poor-law Union in Sussex, praying that the rates of small tene ments may be paid by the owners instead of the occupiers. MECHANICS' INSTITUTIONS. Mr. C. BULL ER presented a petition praying that Mechanics' Institutions may be relieved from the payment of rates and taxes. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the table, and summoned the Speaker ansl the House to the bar of the House of Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given, by Commission, to several Bills (for which, see Lords' Report). ROYAL COMMISSION. the Right Hon. Gentleman had referred had been I printed three months ago ; but no observation respect ing it had reached the Government until that day. It appeared that there was some reason to question the ac curacy of the information supplied to the Government on the matter by certain parties ; and the subject would now receive their further attention. GRANT TO THE COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTH. Colonel VERNER wished to ask the Noble Lord, the Secretary for Ireland, whether it had been intimated to the Roman Catholic Bishops in Ireland, as had been stated hi their organ, the Dublin Evening Post, that it was the intention of the Government to have granted an increased allowance to the Roman Catholic College of Mayneoth this year, had it not been for the financial embarassments of the country. Lord ELIOT said that he had no objection to re peat that evening the answer he had given to a similar question in the early part of the session. If the Honourable Member had referred to the Irish Estimates, then on the table of the House, he would have seen that it was the intention of the Go vernment to propose the same grant which had been made in former years ; and, consequently, no intimation such as that to which the Hon. Gentleman had referred, had been made by the Government. Sir R. PEEL said that as a great number of statements appeared in the Irish newspapers of dissensions in the Irish Government, he would take that opportunity of begging Hon. Members not to draw conclusions too hastily from them.—(Hear, hear.) SILVER STANDARD OF VALUE. Mr. WALLACE said that perhaps it would not be inconvenient if he now put the question which stood No. 17 on the motion list. The question he wished to ask was, whether the great inconvenience and commercial distress whieh had been attributed more or less to the drain of gold out of this country of late years, and the consequent restriction in the issue of paper-money by the Bank of England, and by other banking establishments, coupled with the general stagnation of trade and want of employment among the working classes, to gether with the great trouble and positive loss recently inflicted on all ranks, by crying down the gold coin, which might have become light from the in evitable wear and tear to which a metallic currency is ever liable, would induce her Majesty's advisers, with a view to mitigate these evils and to stimulate trade by a prevention of their recurrence, to recommend to her Ma jesty and to Parliament the substitution of a silver standard of value in aid of or in lieu of the present golden standard? Sir R. PEEL said that he could not help noticing that a practice was of late growing up of printing a summary of a speech, when notices of questions were given.— (Laughter.) The question of the Hon. Member con tained the summary of the argument in favour of the silver standard of value. He would not answer the argument then, but he would state it was not his inten tion to propose any alteration in the standard of value in this country. Mr. WALLACE approved of the observation of the Right Hon. Baronet with regard to notices of motions. The SPEAKER, on his return, announced that the Royal,Assent had been given to various Bills. TEXAS. Sir R. PEEL brought up certain papers by command of her Majesty. He said they were breviates of the ratified treaties between the agents of the British Government and Texas, with regard to which a question had been put to him on a previous evening ; the Government, acting on almost uniform usage, had thought it its duty to allow them. Mr. O'CONNELL wished to know whether the Go vernment had received any information with respect to the blockade of the west coast of America by the Texian Government ; the smallest extent of that coast was 700 or 800 miles, and the questiox he wanted to ask was, whether the Right Hon. Baronet was prepared to lay before the House any information as to the probabi lity of the Texian Government making that blockade effectual, it being generally understood that their fleet only consisted of two or three vessels ? Sir R. PEEL said, that the last accounts received from Mexico stated that no efficient blockade had been formed on the part of the Texians. He earnestly hoped that such would be proved to be the case, and that no such blockade would be found to be exercised. He could, however, give no assurance on the subject other than that, up to the date of the last accounts, no effec tual blockade had been instituted. STADE DUTIES. Mr. HUTT gave notice that on the 21st of July, he should move for the production of all correspondence between the British and Hanoverian Government on the subject of the Stade Duties. BRIBERY BILL. Mr. REDINGTON asked the Right Hon. Baronet, as the Bribery Elections Bill had almost arrived at its last stage, whether he would allow him to take the two last motions on it to•morrow evening at an early hour ? Sir ROBERT PEEL said he had given the Noble Lord, the Member for London, precedence to-morrow evening, but it w as a b so l u t e ly necessary that the Government should take a vote of supply either to-morrow evening or on Monday at farthest. It was probable that they would not get into the Com mittee of Supply at a very early hour to-morrow even ing, on account of the motion of the Hon. Member for Greenock ; he could net, therefore, concede precedence to the Hon. Member to-morrow. -- - Mr. REDINGTON then moved the Order of the Day for proceeding with the Bill on Wednesday next. Mr. SHIEL said he also had given notice of a motion in Committee of Supply, to-morrow evening, but in consequence of the inconvenience it would be to public business he would postpone it to some other day. Sir R. PEEL said he was much obliged to the Hight Hon. Gentleman. He was sure the House would not blame him for the delay in going into the Committee of Supply, as it was in consequence of the discussions on the tariff. but of the Government. he was a member; CEMENT STONE, Mr. HAWES drew the attention of the Vice-Pre sident of the Board of Trade to the great increase of the duty on English cement stone under the new tariff, amounting to 200 per cent. ad valorem. This had caused groat apprehension in the trade at the port of Harwich, and he wished to know if the Government had received any _representations on the subject from the vicinit y . mx.,GLADSTONE slid that the petition to which THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1842 nagers, and the public. It was well known that 1 Mr. Charles Mathews had lost considerably during his management at Covent-garden, and Mr. Macready, it ap peared, was a loser during the last season at Drury-lane. He therefore put it to the House whether this was a state of things that ought to be suffered to continue. He did entertain a hope that at a moment of more leisure the subject would receive the conside ration of the Government. But no measure would prove satisfactory, in which the licensing depart ment was not also a matter of consideration ; he thought the power of the licenser ought to be more limited, and if maintained, it should at least be differently exercised. He also thought that the appointment ought not to be in the gift of the Lurd Chamberlain, The manner in which he was remunerated was also objectionable.—(Hear.) He was desirous that the country should be great in arts as well as in arms, and he hoped that her Majesty's Government would do everything they could to rescue the stage from its present state of degradation and decline, and that that justice would be done to the dramatic authors of the country which they enjoyed themselves. The Noble Lord concluded by moving for copies of any communications which hare been ad dressed upon this subject to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the course of the present year. Mr. G. KNIGHT seconded the motion. The conclu- sion to which the Noble Lord had arrived was nearly the same at that at which a Committee, of which sand which sat about ten years ago on the subject, had arrived. With respect to the law of copyright relative to dramatic authors, he believed it subjected them to greater hard ships than any other class of authors, because they were obliged repeatedly to drive hard bargains, and then they had great difficulty in getting their money ; besides this, they were subject to piracy from the provincial theatres. The law in France was different from the law in this country. In France no party was allowed to have a piece acted at a theatre without having pre viously had the consent of the author. The Committee which had sat upon the subject, had come to the decision that it would be advisable to pass a similar enactment in this country. But whatever might be the remedy for the existing evils which the House might adopt, there could be no doubt that dramatic literature was entitled to their countenance and protection. Sir JAMES GRAHAM confessed that he had not paid the same attention to the subject then before the House as the Noble Lord and the Hon. Gentleman who had preceded him. The question appeared to be one of some difficulty, as neither the Noble Lord nor the Hoa. Gentleman had been able to form any decided opinion as to the course it would be desirable to adopt. lie would, however, gladly give his best consideration to any measure that might be brought forward by the Noble Lord or any other person, and he should have no objection to produce the papers that had been moved for.—The return was then ordered. RUSSIA AND POLAND. Mr. GALLY KNIGHT rose to move for copies of certain ukases bearing date the 18th of September 1841, issued by the Russian Government and relating to the administration of the affairs of Poland. Having claimed the indulgence of the House, he said he had no desire in bringing the subject forward to open an old sore, or perpetuate a convenient annoyance. He then went back to a narration of the circumstances that took place at the Congress of Sovereigns in 1814, and quoted a letter of the Emperor Alexander to the celebrated Kosci usko. The late Lord Londonderry addressed a note to the Congress of Vienna, containing an exposition of the views of the Government upon the Polish question, in which it was treated as an European question. Prince Tallyrand, on the part of Franca, and Austria and Prus sia, concurred in those views, considering the indepen dence of the Polish nation to be necessary for the safety and peace of Europe. It was in conformity with those views that articles were drawn up, uniting the Duchy of Warsaw with the Russian empire, under the title of a Kingdom. with a Government and army of its own. In the year 1818, a charter was given to the Polish nation by the Emperor Alexander. Since that period the Em peror had changed his mind with respect to Poland, and had forget all his promises to Stanislaus. He did not stand there to deny the right of the Emperor to adopt the course he had done with respect to Poland, but he thought the Poles were entitled to some consideration. At all events, the Russians had no right to destroy the constitution of Poland, with out obtaining the assent of those who were parties to the treaty of Vienna. The two ukases for which he moved were issued in the month of September, 1841, and com pleted the annihilation of the independence of Poland. The effect of these was to assimilate Poland to any other province of Russia. It was manifest from other ukases that it was the deliberate determination of Russia to blot out Poland from the list of nations ; while that principle was carried out with the utmost rigour. He only asked, looking at the political and religious enact ments of Russia, whether there was not an intention to erase Poland from the list of nations ? The very names of the provinces had been changed to assimilate them to Russia ' • the Russian uniform and colours had been sub stituted for the Polish ; even the weights and measures, and the style of the calendar had been changed, and the Poles compelled to adopt the usages of Russia in every thing. He thought he had made out his case; it had formerly been considered as an European question, as the nationality of Poland was secured by the Treaty of Vienna, and there was nothing in the present position of Russia which rendered the course she- had taken more safe to the rest of Europe than in 1814. He read an ex tract from the speech of the President of the Diet of Warsaw, in support of his views, and stated that he be lieved in any exertions they might make they would re ceive the assistance of France. He believed that if Russia were sincere in her professions of amity toward England she would best show it by fulfill ing her treaties.—(Hear, hear.) He could not think it could be to the advantage of Russia to keep alive this constant jealousy. He might take an example from the conduct of England towards Ireland, which for centuries was treated exactly as Poland was now treated by Russia ; after centuries of oppression the attempt had entirely failed, and now a different system had been commenced, which, though it had not yet produced all the fruits that could be desired, yet he hoped it would still produce a rich and abundant harvest. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. - - Messengers from the Lords appeared at the table, and brought up certain Bills. RESUMED DEBATE. Sir F. BURDETT seconded the motion, because he looked upon it as an earnest of those inquiries that must be made on the subject of Poland ; and he trusted her Majesty's Government would, at a proper time, and under proper circumstances, take the subject under their consideration. Mr. HUME was glad that this subject was brought before the House; he trusted an opportunity would be af forded to the people of this country to wipe away the stain that attached to them for allowing the Polish nation to be destroyed. He hoped the time would come when that nation would be reinstated in their rights. The Government and people of this country had a right to see the treaty of Vienna carried out. He condoled with the people of Poland, and he regretted to see the manner in which they were treated. Mr. MILNES said that the question was surrounded with great difficulties. It might not be desirable to go to war on the question of Poland, but he did not see why a protest might not be sent by a Government that was friendly with Russia. Although this country had done very little in the matter, all that it had done had been honest, and straightforward, and manly. They were only following out the conduct of the Governments of all political parties in protesting against these violations of the treaty. He was anxious that this protest should be made, more with regard to the future than the present time, for he did think that circumstances might arise which would render these protests most valuable. Some other sovereign, less firm than the present, might arise in Russia, who might give freedom to Poland, and thereby respond to the feelings of the whole of civilised Europe. He believed it would yet be found, that the nationality of Poland had not been destroyed; that that nationality was indestructible. Poland had formerly been the bul wark of Europe against the Turks, and, he hoped it would yet be the bulwark of Europe against Russia. Mr. P. M. STEWART took it for granted that the motion before the House would be acceded to by the Right Hon. Baronet. There was no doubt great diffi culties surrounded the question of Polish independence ; and an individual addressing a popular assembly on the subject, had further to contend with the necessity of sup pressing those feelings of indignation to which the treat ment which Poland had" experienced had given rise. There was only one weak point in his Friend's statement, but that was the turning point of the question ; it was that the reason why no assistance had been afforded to the Poles was the revolt of 1830. Now, for his own part, he believed that that was a most justifiable step, and in that opinion he was borne out by Lord Ash burton. He believed, unless something in the nature of a mild remonstrance was made, the perfect erasure of Poland from the map of Europe would be the inevitable consequence. The present Ixas the time for making the protest on the part of this ciAtutry against th e t r eatment the Poles had received, and the manner in which Rus sia had broken through treatie s. He believed, unless_ those remonstrances took place, Russia would ex te n d her aggressions, not only to Poland, bat to the posses sions of this country. In conclusion, he trusted that the documents moved for would be printed. Sir R. PEEL and Sir R. INGLIS rose together to ad dress the House, but the former gave way. Sir R. H. INGLIS would submit one distinction to dm. House. It had been said that there was as much right on the part of England as any Catholic Monarch with the proceedings of James or Elizabeth. To that he de murred ; they had nothing to do with anything but the litcra scripta of the treaty. The discussion, however, must do good, as it had been conducted with the utmost calmness and temper. But he thought there was a tech nical objection to agreeing to the motion. He had an objection to ask in this House for the municipal regula tions of another Government. The Four Powers who were the parties to that treaty had never been united upon it ; and before the House made any resolution upon it a (malts ha, they ought to be certain that those Poweri would concur with them. He had no objection to the moral influence of England being used to induce the Emperor to treat his Polish subjects in a spirit far dif erent from that in which he hitherto appeared to have treated them, but he thought they ought not to go beyond a proper and legitimate diplomatic interference. 'With the exception he had mentioned, he concurred in the views that had been stated, and he thanked the Hon. Member for Notting ham for the utanner in which he had brought the ques tion before the House, as he believed its temperate dis cussion would have a beneficial influence. Sir R. PEEL said he was not sorry that he yielded to the proposal of his Hon. Friend, because it enabled him to refer to the observations he made. He said that some difficulty of a technical nature might exist against the pro duction of the papers. But in 1832 a motion of an exactly similar nature was made, and it was acceded to by the House.--(Hear, hear.) He agreed with his Hon. Friend it reprobating the right of a foreign Power to remon strate with them, and if the question related merely ts, the municipal regulations of a province of Russia he should offer a decided opposition to the production of the papers. He would not ent:2r into the subject of the revolt of the Poles or the treaty of Vienna. The condition of the Poles was a subject of discussion at that treaty, and he did not think he was departing from diplomatic usage in consenting to the production of papers relating to that subject.—(Hear, hear.) If he took a course different from that pursued in 1832, erroneous construc tions might be put upon it. The tenor and spirit of the debate was very satisfactory, and there was a studious absence of all offensive expressions. —(Hear, hear.) But he was sorry the Hon. Gentleman had alluded to the question of the East. It should he recollected, however, that Russia disavowed the conduct of the agents that were employed in that quarter, and that she had sig nified her desire to act in concert with England in re gard to Persia, and given assurances of her intention not to interfere hostilely with regard to their Indian empire. —(Hear, hear.) Misfortune befel their arms, and if Russia was not sincere a great temptation was held out to her to interfere ; but he must say the assu rances she gave were not only fulfilled scrupulously and punctually, but she gave practical demonstrations of her amicable feeling towards this country, which it was his duty to admit and acknowledge.—(Hear, hear.) There was on all matters a cordial and good understanding be • tween Russia and this country, and it was for the peace of the world that such friendly feelings should con- tinue.—(Hear, hear.) But at the same time, however desirous that such an understanding should continue, and it would be the object of her Majesty's Government to cultivate and promote it consistently with the honour and interests of the country—(hear, hear)—yet he could not, for the sake of continuing that understanding, make any sacrifice of truth.—(Hear, hear.) He could not say, as a public man, that the policy of Russia with respect to Poland was a wise policy.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think that the present course adopted by Russia would ever extinguish those feelings of na tionality so strongly cherished by the Poles. Indi viduals might be removed from Poland who loved their country, but by such a removal it might be said of them— Ccelum non animum mutant.—(Cheers.) Considering what had taken place since the treaty of Vienna, in Spain, in Portugal, and in France—and con sidering how the sympathies of all those nations were excited in favour of Poland, he could not but think that the danger likely to arise from exciting those sympathies was far greater than any benefit that could accrue from the repression of the feelings of Poland by force.— (Cheers.) With respect to the right of this country to interfere, the exercise of it ought to be regulated by prudential considerations ; and he was certainly not pre pared to make any hostile demonstrations in favour of Poland.—(Hear.) He thought it right to state this ex plicitly, because he was convinced that nothing could be more unfortunate for the Poles themselves than to raise with respect to the schools at Greenwich, was intr3ducing new masters, and allowing the old ones to remain. Arrange mmts, were now in progress to appoint two new masters, the effect of which, it was hoped, would be to restore that unanimity among the masters which he was sorry to say had not prevailed latterly. The Admiralty proposed to have a regular annual inspection, and that a Report should be laid every year on the table of the House. But they did not wish that the appointment of the inspectors should be left to the Committee Of the Privy Council of Education, as they did not think it advisable that the school should become a civil instead of a naval establishment. Sir C. NAPIER did not approve of the present practice of allowing the sons of merchant seamen to share in the advan tages of Greenwich school. It seemed to him to be but fair that all boys brought up at the school should be required to serve her Majesty as a return for the expenses of the education they had received. He thought it was a great improvement that the boys at the school were now taught the art of rowing, and that they were nut as formerly left without any instruction which would qualify them for the profession for which they were destined. He saw no objeetion to leaving the super intendence of the school to the Committee on Education: He believed that the Members of the Committee were the parties who, from the nature of their office, would be best qualified to undertake the :superintendence of any establishment for the education of youth. Mr. PARKER thought it was more satisfactory that the Report should be made to the Admiralty, than to the Privy Council. Mr. TUFNELL wanted to know how many inspections there should be? _ _ _ . . in their minds false expectations.—(Cheers.) As we were not singly parties to the Treaty of Vienna, —as Austria and Prussia were likewise parties to that treaty recollecting, also, that due weight must be given to the revolt which had taken place, to the effort which had been made by the Poles themselves by an appeal to arms to relieve themselves from the domination of Russia—without entering into the dis • cussion of the question as to how far Russia was freed from her obligationto observe the Treaty of Vienna with regard to Po land by that revolt, he could not but hope that the sympathy which had been shown for that gallant and enlightened people —( Cheers)— would induce the Emperor of Russia to ameliorate their condition ; and he was happy to add, that nothing had passed that evening which could afford the slightest ground for his refusing to adopt a course which would redound as much at once to his own honour as he (Sir R. Peel) was sure it would to the permanent interests of the great country committed to his charge.—( Loud cheers.) Lord SANDON was sorry to hear those expressions fall from his Hon. Friend the Member from Pontefract which had been already been animadverted upon. Looking at the spirit which pervaded all the negotiations at Vienna in relation to Poland, no other conclusion could be come to but that the intention of all those engaged in those negotiations was to main tain the distinct nationality of Poland. There could be no doubt but that the measures of Russia were in direct contraven tion of the policy of the Congress of Vienna, and that policy was not justified by the conduct of Poland in 1831. He hoped that some protest would be made to mark to the Emperor of Russsia the opinion of all civilized nations on this subject. Mr. SHIEL rose to make one observation only. He hoped that her Majesty's Government would persevere, notwithstand ing the distress of our own country, in that magnificent hospi tality to the Poles which we had hitherto extended towards them. Mr. S. WORTLEY deeply sympathised with the Poles, and highly approved of the motion before the House. 111 r. P. HOWARD thought that it was by an appeal rather to the magnanimity of the Russian Sovereign, than by any other they could adopt, that they could hope to obtain the object which they had in view. He trusted that the Autocrat of Russia would listen with a favourable ear to the appeal of a free people, that he would imitate the example of his pre decessor Alexander in the first part of his reign, and when his last day should come, he would look bask to that period as the brightest of his life, when he restored Sarmatia to freedom once again. Mr. G. KNIGHT briefly replied, when the motion was agreed to. CLERGY RESERVES (CANADA). Mr. S. HERBERT said that there would be frequent in spections, and but one Report. After a few words from Mr. CHILDERS and Mr. WISE, Sir R. PEEL said that he thought the House should bear in mind that it was desirable not to break altogether the con nexion of the schools with the Admiralty. At the same time, it was most desirable that that connexion should not interfere with the proper inspection of the system of education pursued in the schools. There were two schools ; and in one of them the education was very ana logous to that adopted by the schools under the control of the Privy Council. It was proposed to allow the schools to be under the inspection of the inspectors appointed by the Privy Council ; and by permitting those inspectors to act immediately under the Board of Admiralty, there would be no ground for jealousy on the part of the Board of Admiralty. All that was desired was to obtain as much advantage as possible from the schools. Mr. COWPER replied, and (as we understood) expressed his desire to withdraw his motion. DONEGAL GRAND JURY. The motion was then by leave withdrawn Viscount CLEMENTS then rose, pursuant to notice, to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the administra tion of the Grand Jury laws in the county of Donegal. The Noble Lord proceeded to complain of the violation of the Grand Jury laws generally—not so much on the part of the Grand Jury as on the part of the officers appointed by them, and then entered into a statement of the mode in which the business of the county was transacted by the Grand Jury. He did not blame the Hon. and Gallant Member opposite (Colonel Conolly) for the malpractices which had taken place, but he ought to have taken care that they were not committed. He had also to complain of the inaccurate manner in which the accounts were kept. He wished to know what her Majesty's Government was inclined to do in this matter. He should prefer a Commission to inquire into the abuses which had taken place, for the frauds which had occurred were only to he equalled by the Exchequer-bill fraud.—( Roars of laughter.) He should there fore move for a Select Committee to inquire into the adminis tration of the Grand Jury laws in the county of Donegal. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL seconded the motion. Colonel CONOLLY said the Noble Lord had indulged in the most daring and singular representations he had ever heard in that House. The Noble Lord had acted under the most perfect ignorance of those acts which he had so unsparingly denounced. He (Col. Conolly) had been connected with the Grand Jury of Donegal for many years, and he knew the sub ject well. The Hon. and Gallant Member then proceeded to deny that he had at any time improperly exercised his influence among the Grand Jurors of Donegal. He felt indignant at any attempt to cast censnre on the conduct of the Grand Jury as a body, for which, after long experience, he felt the highest respect. He regretted very much that the Noble Lord should indulge in reprobating acts of which he could know but very little. Sir E. HAYES said, that after the statement of his Hon. and Gallant Colleague, it was not necessary for him to do more that confirm that statement. Lord CLEMENTS, in explanation, denied having attacked the Grand Jury. He guarded himself cautiously from doing so. Mr. LITTON said that he considered nine-tenths of the speech of the Noble Lord was made up of attacks upon the Grand Jury. He was in the habit of going for many years to Donegal in his professional capacity, and he could bear testi mony to the excellence of the character of the gentlemen com posing the Grand Jury of the county of Donegal.—( Hear. ) He hoped the motion would be rejected by the House. Sir W. SOMER VILLE bore testimony to the honour and integrity of the gentlemen of the Grand Jury of Donegal; at the same time it was manifest that gross irregularity had taken place ; and if the motion were pressed to a division he should vote for it, without at the same time meaning thereby to cast any imputation upon the Grand Jury. Lord ELIOT opposed the motion. He thought that a sa tisfactory answer had been given to the charges of the Noble Lord. Gross irregularity had been committed by some of the officers, but these offers had been punished by the Grand Jury. Mr. F. SHAW thought that the Noble Lord was not justi fied in the charges which he had brought forward. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL thought that it was a serious case, and required investigation. The Government ought to send a person over to the spot, to investigate into the circumstances. He thought the Noble Lord had better withdraw his motion ; but if it were pressed to a division, he should vote for it. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON thought no ground had been made out for inquiry, and he trusted the House would negative the motion. Sir R. FERGUSSON thought it would be impossible to conduct any inquiry, except on the spot.,,ejle should oppose the motion. Mr. BROTHERTON moved that the House do adjourn, but subsequently withdrew his motion. Lord CLEMENTS replied—lf the Government resisted that motion, he should not let the subject rest there. Strangers were then ordered to withdral, but no division took place, the motion being negatived without a division. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for Ireland obtained leave to bring in a Bill for consolidating the Four Courts Marshalsea, Dublin, Sheriffs' Prison, Dublin, and City Marshalsea, Dublin, and for regulating the Four Courts Marshalsea in Ireland. Lord STANLEY gave notice that he should move, on Alonday next, that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to take into consideration certain resolutions relative to Australia. Mr. FEtIRAND moved—That there be immediately laid on the table of this House, a copy of the Report addressed to the Poor.law Commissioners, and unanimously agreed to at an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Guardians of the Keighley union, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, on Monday last, the 27th inst., and which was convened for the purpose of • taking into consideration, and replying to certain allegations made against the said board in the Reports of the Assistant Poor-law Commissioners, Mr. Mott and Sir John Walsham, and which Reports have already been printed by order of this House.—Ordered. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'Clock. le Mr. SHIEL postponed, till Thursday next, the Motion for a return of the amount of the clergy reserves in the province of Canada, which have been appropriated to the public worship and religious instruction of Roman Catholics, under the Act 3 and 4 Vic., c. 7S. GREENWICH HOSPITAL SCHOOLS. Mr. COWPER rose, pursuant to notice, to call the atten tion of the House to the state of the Greenwich Hospital Schools, and to move the following resolution :—" That, in the opinion of this House the schools attached to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich should be open at all times to the in spection of inspectors appointed by the Committee of Privy Council on Education, and that Reports of such inspection should be annually laid upon the table of this House." He thought it very desirable that a high standard of morality should be preserved in these schools, by which means only our navy, which received a great many seamen from them, could maintain its character upon the seas for honour and valour. The present Board of Admiralty had paid a good deal of atten tion to those schools, and he had no doubt of their good inten tions with regard to them ; but, at the same time, he thought that that House should do something for their amelioration. He did not desire to take the superintendence out of the bands of the Board of Admiralty ; all he wished was to have a regular inspection, and that the results of that inspection might be known to that House and to the public. There certainly were some kinds of inspections at present, and, on certain anniversa ries, the Board of Admiralty went down, when the master of the schools exhibited a number of his boys, who went through their problems with a vast deal of accuracy and expedition; so novel, indeed, that the old Lords of the Admiralty did not feel at all inclined to test their powers by their own. No questions, however, ever were asked ; their Lordships always expressed themselves highly gratified at what they had seen, and never struck them that the boys, whom they had seen exhi bited, were the cream of the school. The fact was, that th boys in the lower school were scarcely educated at all. Public attention was first drawn to this by Earl Mint% who discovered that ten boys had been sent from the school after having been there three years, and that none of them could read—and no wonder if they could not read, for there were only two masters to conduct the education of four hundred boys, the rest of the management being carried on by monitors, wit') were selected from amongst the boys themselves. Was it to be wondered at that they were unfit to enter either the navy or merchant service? The case of the girls' school was still more deplorable, and it was too frequently found that many of the girls turned out to be demoralised characters, and ended their lives in misery. The state of the lower school was so remarkable that he must refer again to the Report. It said that many of the boys could not give an explanation of the commonest word. Out of 50 boys 15 could neither read nor write, and yet there was a clergyman at the head of the school. The Report said that 15 boys were unable to give an explana tion of the words in the Lord's Prayer. It further stated that geography was not taught—the power of the steam engine the boys knew nothing about. The system of education was the old Bell and Lancasterian system. Ihe Report further stated, that out of sixty boys twenty-four could read well, twenty-two badly, and only four could work a small sum. The next class of the bays could not read at all, nor had they had any religious instruction. In fact, the whole of the boys were devoid of religious instruction. This Report was sent to the chaplain, in order that he might account for this state of things, and he attributed it to want of teachers. He (Mr. C.) had a letter from Captain Huskisson, who said that many of the children had been brought up in vicious and bad habits. This was the letter of a person impli cated; therefore, the Report from which he (Mr. Cowper) had quoted was not ex parte. Very extensive changes were afterwards made in the schools, and he was happy to say that the lower school had been much reformed, and now presented a good specimen of a moral school. But he could not say so of the other school, inasmuch as it was placed under a kind of hydra, for there were many heads to the schools. The boy was a kind of Proserpine, he sometimes passed his time under Ceres, and sometimes under Pluto.—( Laughter. ) On one day he was under the control of a Lieutenant and a file of soldiers, at another he was under a Latin and mathema tical master. When the boy was out of school, he could snap his fingers at his master with impunity. He (Mr. Cow per) thought it was an absurdity that the master should not have the whole control: of the boys during the time they were under his care. They could not expect that without this sys tem the boys could: be brought into habits of regu larity, or that their consciences could he developed. Not only was the master unable under the present system to develope the character of the boys, but there was a duty thrown on the drill-sergeants' which it was utterly impossible for them to perform. How could they—who had been all their lives in the habit of commanding prompt obedience, and who had been selected from,the army for good conduct — how could they edu cate a boy or do anything towards it? No doubt they were well meaning men, but in this situation they were out of place. If they were intended to guard the boys he thought they were useless, as a scolding mother with a mop-stick could command obedience. And even if the boys submitted to this control they did it not from a knowledge of right and wrong, but from fear of punishment. With respect to corporal , punishment he thought it was as absurd as it was cruel and barbarous. He thought that in the publie establishment of this country the system pursued for education would not have the effect of raising the moral character of the pupils In the best schools of Scotland there was no corporal punishment, and the Irish Board of Education had written a circular to the schoolmasters, requesting them to dispense with the demoralising system. Even the ancients were of this opinion. The mode of im pressing a child with true ideas of right and wrong, was not by forcing it through his back. More was to be effected by sympathy and love than by fear, and it was under this im pression he had been induced to bring the subject forward. He believed if those in power would take that subject in hand the Board of Admiralty would be under the necessity of changing the system as it at present existed, and the result of that would be to effect a great good. He felt confident that the necessity of inspection would be admitted, but his Hon. Friend opposite would perhaps say that inspection should take place under officers appointed by the Board of Admiralty alone. Now that he thought would place the individual in a very invidious position. He believed if the Admiralty were inclined to appoint an inspector into the schools the country would hardly find them one. In his opinion the inspectors ought to be appointed by the Privy Council. He hoped the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government, who took such interest in the question of education, would interfere to secure to this school the benefit of an inspection under the Privy Councii.—( Hear.) This school was connected with a service that was the pride of this country, and he trusted therefore that the House would not pass tho subject by lightly.—(Hear.) The Hon. Member con cluded by making the motion of which he had given notice. The motion having been seconded, Mr. S. HERBERT said he believed that the state of edu cation in the lower school was such as had been described. He believed there had been great neglect there, but in the upper school the case was far different, as from that establish ment some of the most clever boys had been sent out. He believed that the great error committed by the Privy Council, LAW INtELLItiENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, June _3O. The Lord Ch a ncellor, Lord Campbell, and the Judges, sat in the House of Lords to-day, to hear Writs of Error. ?HIVES V. ACKERS. The Judges give their judgment this morning in this case, on the questions submitted to them by the House, when the writ of error was heard. The question was whether the es tates, the subject of the cause, were vested or not. Their Lordships stated their opinions that the estates were not vested. The House reserved its final judgment. ROE V. LORD TRIMLESTONE. The arguments in this part-heard writ of error were resumed to-day. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, June 30. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) CHENNELL V. MARTIN. His HONOR gave judgment in this case. The case, as it originally came before the Court, referred to the purchase of an estate by a trustee, in 1785, for the sum of 950/. On the stk of May, 1831, a decree was made by which the purchase was declared to be void. N 3 appeal was made from that decree. The case now came before the Court on exceptions to the Master's report, the defendant contending that he had a right to have allowances made for the improved value of the timber. Alter going through all the circumstances of the case his Honour directed an inquiry whether the purchaser was entitled to any, and what just allowances for timber. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 30. (Sittings at Nisi Prius at the Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and a London Common Jury.) LITLLE V. OLDAKE. This was an action brought by a physician to recover the amount of his bill. It appeared the plaintiff also acted as a surgeon, and it was contended that he attended defendant in his capacity of surgeon, and was therefore entitled to recover. For the defendant it was contended that, as plaintiff was a physician, he had no right vi hatever to sue defendant for the amount of his bill. The Jury found for the plaintiff--Damages 15 Guineas. COLONIAL EMIGRATION. In answer to a question of Mr. ALDAM, Lord STANLEY said that emigration to New South Wales was carried on by means of bounty orders which were made out to persons in the Colonies. The classes sent out were principally confined to agricultural labour ers, and some few trades, but he did not think that hand loom weavers were included. LAW COURTS (DUBLIN). Sir H. W. BARRON moved for a return of the num ber of judgments entered in the three Law Courts, Dub lin, from the Ist day of June, 1841 to the Ist day of June, 1842, for recovery of debts under 201., and the debt and costs in each case respectively ; also, a return of the sums paid as salary to the Judges' Registrars in Ire land, from the Ist day of June, 1841, to the Ist day of June, 1842 ; also, the number of re cords issued during the said period, and the amount of stamp duty received thereon ; also the ex pense of engrossing each of the said records ; also a re turn of the sums paid by each Sub-Sheriff' in Ireland from the Ist day of June, 1841 to the Ist of June, 1842, to the Judges' criers on circuit ; and under what Act of Parliament the same were received and paid.—Ordered. THE GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT (IRE LAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time. PUBLIC-HOUSES BILL. Captain ROUS moved that the Lords' amendments to the Public-houses Bill be agreed to. Mr. HUME wished to know what the amendments were, as they had not been printed. Captain ROUS said the only amendment was that the operation of the Act should not extend to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.—(Laughter.) MINES AND COLLIERIES BILL. On the motion for the re-appointment of the dropped Order for the third reading of this Bill, Lord ASHLEY trusted that the House would allow the Bill to be read a third time that day. There was a strong and very deep feeling in the country on the sub ject, and it was desirable that the question should be disposed of as soon as possible. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD said he should oppose the third reading of the Bill. The SPEAKER intimated that if there was to be any opposition to the third reading, it must be postponed. After a few observations from Mr. HUME, Lord ASHLEY postponed the third reading till to morrow. COPYRIGHT BILL. On the motion of Lord MAHON the Lords' amend ments to the Copyright Bill were agreed to. The Stock-in. Trade Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. KEIGHTLEY UNION. __ On the motion of Sir C. NAPIER the following Mem bers were appointed as the Select Committee on the Keightley Union :—Sir Charles Napier, Mr. Ferrand, Mr. Nichol!, Mr. Childers, Mr. Pakington, Sir John Trollope, Colonel Wood (Brecon), Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. William Williams, Mr. Aldam, Mr. Grimsditch, Captain Pechell, Mr. Bolton Clive, Mr. Colville, and Mr. Thomas Duncombe. PRUSSIAN DUTIES. Mr. M. MINES, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government in his place, wished to put a question to him with respect to a subject that had excited great interest among his constituents. It was with regard to the report which had been circulated by the German Commercial League, that the Prussian Government intended to propose an increased duty on the cotton and worsted manufactures of England. He wished to know whether the Right Hon. Baronet had re ceived any information from the Prussian Government on the subject ? Sir R. PEEL said that he had received an intima tion of the report to which the Honourable Gentleman had alluded ; it had come from Frankfort, but not in an official form. Considering the subject of great im portance, he had that day had an interview with the Prussian Minister, who had stated to him that he had received no intimation whatever from his Government on the subject of cotton or woollen goods. He had, however, received an intimation with respect to the article of iron. He could give no assurance with respect to the future ; but the Prussian Minister had told him a few hours ago, that he had received no information from his Govern ment on the subject, while he expressed his concurrence with him (Sir R. Peel), that he hoped there was no foun dation whatever for the rumour. He repeated. that he would give no assurance with respect to the future; but he should say that it would be deeply to be lamented if, after the great favour shown to Prussia and the other States on the borders of the Baltic, we were not met by a corresponding spirit with that which had dictated the alterations in our tariff. JUSTICES JURISDICTION BILL. On the motion of Mr. MANNERS SUTTON this Bill went through Committee, was read a third time, and passed. THE DRAMA. Lord MAHON roseto call the attention of the House to the petition relating to the drama, which he had pre sented in the course of last month, and which had since been printed with the Votes. That petition was signed by all, or nearly all the dramatic authors of this country. The petitioners stated that many of them were emulous of pursuing the higher branches of their art, but were deterred by the condition in which it was placed. They had heard, with regret, uni versal complaints of the decay of the drama, and they despaired of its regeneration until the laws which affected it had been taken into the consideration of the House, and adapted to the intelligence of the age. He should say that he thought the complaints of the petitioners were well founded ; although he did not then wish to pledge the House to any special remedy for the existing evil. The origin of the evil was, he believed, to be traced to the patents which had been granted by Charles 11. to his favoured courtiers for their emolument, and without any reference to the public advantage. The Crown lawyers were consulted on the subject of patents in the reign of William and Mary, and they held that patents were not in the nature of charters ; but those patents served as the foundation for the statute-law which at present regulated the drama, the first statute on the subject was that of Geo. 11., commonly called the Licensing Act, which was just in principle and objection able only in detail. This Act provided that every actor who performed without a certain place of residence, should be treated as a rogue and a vagabond. The next Act was the 25th of Geo. 11., chap. 26, and this was the Act by which the drama was at present regulated. It was called an Act for regulating disorderly houses. Such was the law under which the c o unt r y men o f Shakspere and Milton were willing that their drama should be governed. The enactments of this law wer e every way worthy of its title ; inflicted a penalty of 50/. on actors not com p l y in g with its conditions, apena a d penalty whiched letter, a the proverbial and only poverty of act ors rendered allowed two theatres, Drury-lane and Covent-garden, but allowed houses for music and dancing. It was a law no longer effectual for performing its intentions, but which might be called into operation, in order to sanction acts of injustice. The Noble Lord then referred to the Report of the In spectors of Prisons, to show that th e amount of crime, particularly in Lancashire, was augmented by the public entertainments exhibited in the country, and said that it was most essential that some enactment should take place for the better regulation of the drama. It would be most desirable that no fer mented liquors should be allowed to be drank in places devoted to dramatic entertainments. The state of morals in their theatres could not be attributed to the morals of the country, for the drama was better regu lated in other countries, where morals were more loose. He did not say that the two great theatres were not en titled to some privilege ; that was a matter for full deliberation and inquiry ; but of this he was certain, that the mode in which the monopoly existed at present was against the public interest. A better state of things was necessary. By the' present arrange• went the small theatres were debarred from receiv ing certain plays because they could not perform them. Sir Walter Scott was opposed to the monopoly of the patent theatres. That monopoly was inju rious to all parties—to the proprietors, the ma- INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, June 30. IN RE WM, SCOTT. The insolvent in this case was a linen-draper's shopman. The names of a great number of creditors appeared in his schedule, and the debts in the aggregate were about 3501. It appeared in his examination by the Court that he borrowed the money from his creditors at various times during a period of six years, and boarded and lodg ed with a widow, from whom he also borrowed various sums of money, in payment for which he gave a bill of exchange. Having been sued upon this bill he defended the action, and in consequence a large amount of costs was unnecessarily imposed upon the plaintiff. The COURT said the conduct of the insolvent was such as to call for the exercise of the discretionary clause. The judg ment, therefore, was, that he be imprisoned at the suit of one or more of his creditors, for four months from the date of his vesting order. IN RE JAMES GEORGE CASSELAY. The insolvent was described as a gas manufacturer and en gineer. He had been chief manager of the gas works in Chichester, and also carried on extensive works of a similar nature at Guilford. The amount of debts on his sche dule was upwards of 1,5001. H e a tt r ib u t e d his insolvency to losses in trade, and also to a severe accident which he met, whilst driving near Guilford, in consequence of his horse run ning away, by which his wife, who at the time was enciente, had both her legs broken and her skull fi actured ; he also was severely injured himself at the same time. His present opposing creditor was a person named Hodgson, for a debt of 121., who refused to accept the same composition as the body of the creditors, but ran him to execution, upon which the insolvent's brother, who held a warrant of attorney for 6501., put it in force and swept away all the property. Several witnesses having been examined on both sides, The insolvent, in reply to a remark of the Learned Chief Commissioner, said that the place, where he had to prepare his schedule in prison previous to being admitted to bail, was so inconvenient and crowded, that it was impossible for any one to give the matter that attention which the Court always re quired. Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS regretted that the matter was out of his jurisdiction. The insolvent was ordered to be discharged. POLICE IN TEL LibENCE. BO IV-STREET. A respectable-looking woman, named Mary Ann Downes, was placed at the bar under the following circumstances : Charles Parry, the complainant, stated that he kept a furni ture shop in Great Wild-street. Wednesday night, about 11, the prisoner, who had been living with him for the last nine months as his mistress, left him, taking with her 17 or 18 bed steads, of the value of about 151. Mr. H ALL—I suppose this is a question of property? Wit ness—Yes ; 1 believe she claimed them as her p ro p ert y , but I don't know on what grounds. I claim 'em as mine. The prisoner, who appeared to suffer a good deal, and was crying all the time, stated that about a year OFF ago her husband, who was a furniture dealer in a large way of business, left her . and went ever to America, taking her own nieeewi him as *- companion. He left her 4001. in money whet h went swap She then took up with the complainant, who had bee n & jour neyman of her husband's, and they took a shop in the New-C't, where they kept fifteen journeymen. The shop was soon after burnt down, but most of the property was saved. When her husband returned from America he seized upon all the proPertY they had as his own. She and the complainant then hired the place in Wild-street, and she purchased all the timber and ma terials for the furniture in the name of the complainant, for fear her husband should seize it again. She ascertained on Wednesday that the complainant had picked up another woman, so she do. termined on leaving him, and she took the property away, the timber had all been purchased with her own money. A journeyman of the complainant, who saw the prisoner tad, away the bedsteads, said that she did so openly, and, as she said, because Charles Parry had behaved improperly to her. She claimed them as h husband's property, having been pur chased with his mo er ney. Witness had lived with the com plainant and prisoner as journeyman for four months, and he should say that the prisoner took the principal part in the business, and certainly appeared to have the money. Mr. HALL said the case was quite clear : this was not a theft—it was nothing more than a mere assertion of righ. He could not legally under the circumstances send her fort trial. Tho complainant might bring an action against her if be thought he had any right to the property ; there was, how ever, no case of larceny proved at all.—The prisoner was then discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. pearan William Chester, a young man of fash ionable a p ce* and who stated that he only arrived in London from Hamburg yesterday, was charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself, at two o'clock yest erda y , in Regent-41'04? Police-constable, 52 of the C division, stated that, while on his beat a cab drove up, in which was the defendant, and the driver gave him in charge for breaking two of the cab windows, one of plate glass, of the value of 14s. 6d., and the other of 3h ewe' mon, of the value of 3 s. The cab -driver also claimed el his tare. On taking the defendant to the station-house he be' came completely insensible, from the effects of drink, and Os consequently locked up for the night. The defendant said he was sort} , for having so far forgot bits" self, but he was willing to make any compensation the Mag i. " trate might award. The cab driver said he hoped he should be allowed fur hli• broken windows. The defendant said it certainly did occur tohim that 141. tol" for a cab window was a great deal to charge. Mr. HARDWICK—It is decidedly too much ; the public ou s t understand that they are net liable to r ay such exorbit prices. Inspector Beresford of the C division said, that at the Stay tion-house the driver admitted that the defendant had broke n the glass by accident. Mr. HARDWICK said that would take the case completlt out of his hand ; he should, therefore , discharge th e defendle4 and the driver must summon the gentleman to the Court '- Requests. The driver said it was very hard that he was to get no re' muneration for his broken windows. Mr. Fitzpatrick (the Chief Clerk) —Then you should 0 take drunken persons into the cab. The defendant said he did not w ish the driver to lose any tl e l by his folly, and generously paid him the full amount clai . et JUVENILE VAGRANCY.—Eliza b e th Caton and Brag... Cain, the former eight years of age, and the latter seven, we; c ommitted for ten days each to Westminster Bridewell....„ o • begging on Wednesday in Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. were taken into custody by one of t he officers of the Al 7- dicity Society, who stated that they were sent out to beg "I their parents, but they could not b e induced to tell where thl lived. Caton was committed for a month some time back, ati . , the day following her being discharg ed from p rison, she E.' again found begging. . UNION- HALL. AN AWKWARD MISTAKE.— William Thomas was chin with selling spirits without a license. g e On the preceding day a Custom-house officer, in pass i i alon Union-stret, was accosted by the defendant, who 521 that he had some smuggled brandy for sale. The officer et pressed a wish to see it, upon which the defendant, ignorant t ; to who the party was, pulled out a b ladder, and filling e„. h• glass of the liquor, charged the officer three pence for it. "., officer, upon this, announced his calling , and t oo k the defen d ' ant into custody. The prisoner was sent before the Commissioners of E%e i° ' to be dealt with. CLERKENWELL. Edward Brineck was charged with violently assault -0 g lice constable 174 G. It appeared that yesterday morning , a b out one 0'4042 the prisoner was fighting with a number o f females of ba d b ; racter in Gray's Inn-lane, when the policema n atterap_LA disperse them, upon which the latter seized a lar g e wooden !e:- and striking him with it on the bank of the head, felled him • Band and made a large wound. Other policemen ere, up a violent scuffle ensued, in which the prisoner acted - perately. which bli The MAGISTRATE said, that from the violence been used on both sides, he should postpone his decision g° further evidence *A be , obtained. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RALLWO Traffic returns for the week ending June 25,1842 • Passengers.. • • £1 ,012 7 6 . . Merchandise 370 4 1 I £1,382 1 1 i , -I W. O'BRIEN, Secretarl• ?i, CORN A VERA Gn. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH coat 4,it' For the Week ended June 2 5, 1842, made up f r om the Ilettiri - ow "t the Inspectors in the different ties and fewns in Engbdi ,''. Wales,per Imperial Quarter. 1 4 ' ' Wheat...-. 635. Ild. Oats Barley AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. eSSO‘ e i Week ending WHEAT. EAELEYI OATS. I EYE. ' JEANS. : ..... 4.1 --------'------ ..------ --...—.........;,...—......... May 20 5O 9. 25 11 19 15 32 4 31 7 I,' 27 6l 10 25 11 19 7.33 7,3 f 1 au.. ',. ° June 3 ..« C3 6 26 6 19 7 33 6; 32 6 r, . 4 e, 10 64 0 21; 8 20 6 31 9 33 1 ..-,,' 17 1,3 1 i 2i 10 21 63610 93 9 92. ;,1 25 ~ if IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX Wlt o- d. Wheat......... 636. Od. Oats ........ 10s. 4d.1 Beans .3i STs. Barley.. 26a. 7d . 1 Rye ... ...... 335. Id.Pease...m 0 , „! , DUTIES OW FOREIGN CORN. iA, Wheat Barley 108 I Od. Rye . i Darlington, June 29. THE MARKETS.-(YESTERDA I4 ! COLONIAL MARKET. The demand was limited from the home trade, and for ping little busieess was transacted, but holders were flrs l, oo ' obtained full rates,* all articles. The imports were fair,•.o Sugar sold slowlyvvri West India at 585.1 0605 .9 an°,; 625. to 695. per cwt. Coffee was held for former rates_ buyers. Cocoa in fair request, 345. to 40 s. for Trinicla& TEA MARKET. CO° The demand was good, and lull prices were paid. pany's Congou Is. 91,id. cash. TALLOW MARKET. Buyers operated with caution, but holders were fir 48s. 3d. per cwt. for small parcels of P. Y. Candle spot, and 495. 3d. for delivery in last three months of tor WHITECHAPEL HA,Y MARKET. 0 tir There was a moderate supply, with a dull trade for s o , O . scriptions, and prices without alteration. Clover, a n i o " 51. lOs ; Hay, 21. ss. to 41. 4s. ; New Hay, 31. t o Straw, 11. 12s. to 1/. 16s. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. • 1 Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. 'Per Quarter.:l s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. s. to 5. Carli•le 6B 51 23 46 --" - Hexham 14.1 72 36 38 Dlorpeth Penrith Sheffield 6 4 32 .4. NVinchester 52 69 23 27 20 f .d. r n Per Bushel. 1 s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 11 .u n 0 0 7,4 Carmarthen ]6 :i 7 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 9 5 6 o o v 0 0 r i g Cowbricge 7 6 80 0 0 41' 0 0 3 5 0 5.1 0 Swansea Per 8011. n 0 0 Barnardcastle 13 0 18 6 8 9 9 0 4 0 7 4 9 6 110 00 Durham !136 15 676 80 56 6 00 9 6 0 'l fig Richmond ,1 40 190.10 0 1 1 0 60 7410 0 1 .20 OO 0 Stockton .he vs hie w of INDISTINCT VISION.—It behoves all who 0 importance of that wonderful piece of " divine mechanist,. Eye, to adopt every means to strengthen and preserve it;erotita cularly when those means are within reach, and Sil le diste l l z from their application, are both delightful and iel„, d $,l felt. E. Solomons and Co., opticians , &c. (36, us,..`„ street), have effected an improvement in spectacles, .P: s i u operp. they have secured a " patent," and the strict c min* nd scientific observers, as well as the all-powerful t est ef _ experience, have established their superior excel] -T,oils_ their application to impaired vision, their effects arefw lightful and instantaneous, conveying at once a :As coolness to the Eye, and rendering the most minute obiT,r fectly distinct, either by day or candle-light ;in eb°, o o l l .l superior powers, and freedom from the injurious por 0 s or t t he SI glasses ordinarily sold, have secured for them n s. ; recommendation of Sir B. Brodie, Bart, F. D.; V, Anthony Carlisle, F. R.S. ; Sir J. E. Anderson. P" f J. Johnson, Suffolk-place ; Bransby Cooper, Es9.o Spring-gardens ; M ; Vi artin Ware, Esq. C. Aston „„ n r' e •geL th F. R. S., &c., &c.—E. Solomon's and Co.'s Voice 'slo. f it when placed in the Ears, cannot be seen, an d en_ esotro persons to distinguish the faintest inflections of : 00 C1 speaker. Being in no way connected with any otlif i r e I"; $ in London, and having occasion to guard the puboo,ll mistakes, which a similarity of names have in severe' tbsra, occasioned severe disappointment to the incautioulbs particular attention to the following address•- 36 s so to street. A letter from Copenhagen states that t o*" bers are to be consulted as to whether it is necesl;tbstassi the prohibition of foreign sugar to exist. In the . 0 01 1 7:, suppression of the prohibition has produced the hall s , the price being considerably reduced. BIRTHS. 6 05 oisbc On the 23d of June, at Regent.square, Mrs. - e` s. l b* ' of a son. On the 27th of June, at Duke-street , Westnuo— Aer 'f, 1 ,. ft' Brunel. of a son. On the 28th of June, at Vauxhall, the lady 0f jo'..- o rb Burnett, Esq., of a daughter. v Aford -14 On the 29th of June, at Bedford-street, ~."- tbf sr l4 s. Benjamin Ferey, of a daughter , •-p I Mr On the 29th of r June, at aYork-terrace, Rels —t ady of J. R. Robertson, Esq., of a daughter. 10 MARRIED. L*l o 'WY , On the 27th of June, at Woodbury, Devon , CA I P - to 'A•is Jackson, third son of Major-General Jacksort.n., of t youngest daughter of the la'e J. B. Travers, r''' st • i n . Madras Civil Service. Tour e r ef Pi e On the 28th of June, at the Chapel Royal , g o °- of don, Captain Hudson, Grenadier Guards, younge't 0 010; o f late Harri/ gton Hudson, Esq., and the Lady At in t e daeghlore Bessirgby Hall, Yorkshire, to Frances, ru n g es- r of lA° Vi r e Major Ebrington, Resident Governor of the Ton'e;equsrettoes countthe on Hon.Eti m e C l On the 28th of June, at St. George's , Hat wve ic da b the iti gre' er D i g a nover; da ught Ytlonls,otnthoelotrhc j e auv f ie i mn o ,d n ja . sti S i.s a t 7h G Il e 0 1 a rg r y e, s Ca v end is / Earl of Desart, tq Lady Elizabeth Campbell, lhir' the Earl of Cawdor. On the 30th ult , Charles Lane, _. in D I ED. f C be DO his 621 :,car. • i n late ~.,131 ' On the 28th of June, Charles Clark Toulin ' t ,. l ,sr , nant of the 33d Regiment of Bengal Native Inca r ! r y $01._,,,b On the 25th of June, at Taplew-ht , •11 Robert P I .4 0 f. , he vil A. On the 28th of June, at Hillingdon, Sarah, t Ge r r gutter, aged 68. v s ses, On the 29th of June, at Snaresbrook, .-. . Ar sbel le Hill, Esq., aged 54. Miss '- On the 29th of June, in Kennington -lane, of Holland, aged 79. --,; ( 4/ - ,, --------- 0 '''. filia l SO / - - London : Printed and Published by A- No i 12, Strand, at The Sun Office , 10, the County of Middleeez, Friday, JulY " Esq., late o itc-, le. ,• ;- i i ,~ ~`;'J ‘ .l • .1 11, ' 7 A Yy