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0 lac (n - i f al l° to tbe rran ts' i See, r)a l I ffeFara7,76iietiii to this Bill. As he could not speak 111 6W,' he wished . o) ask the' Speaker whether he could bsa s ,,P,Tp . ose those a mendments when the Bill was being read blesaL - 7rd time ? • ,he SPEAKER said the proper course for the Hon. rember to pursue would be tO agree to the amendments of the:Committee; after which, the Hon. Member would • .'be able to propose any amendments. '• Lord PALMERSTON said it did not appear with re ' gerd to the machinery of this Bill that they had been successful in 'removing all objections. The 'law, as it stood, recognised to a certain degree protection to the Inventor. If that law went as far as the Right Hon. Gentleman said it did, he had not quite explained the necessity for those additions which had been made. He understood the particular object of the Bill was to apply the law to certain branches of trade which it (lid not at present embrace. Ile (Lord Palmerston) would only state 111 8 opinion upon one branch, and that was the lace trade. He thought his Hon. Friend and Colleague had Made out a strong case for restoring the Bill to the same state as it stood upon the second reading ; and he hoped that if the Right Hon. (lentleman,who founded his argu .l Meats in favour of this part of the Bill upon the wishes • *which had been expressed for the protection which he said this Bill would aflhrd, should find, as his Hon. Friend had stated on behalf of the lace trade, that it would only be an embarrassment instead of a benefit, he w ou ld not force it upon them.—(Hear.) Sir T. FREMANTLE stated that there were two kinds of lace—pillow-lace, and that manufactured by machinery. Hon. Gentlemen must not arrogate to themselves all the arguments, for they were only sup ported by one class" of lace manufacturers. Sir R. PEEL thought the special question of trying *holier protection should be given to lace should be ' discussed on the third reading. The general question Wits one of more importance. (The Right Hon. Baronet here snoke so indistinctly as to render his remarks inau dible.) The manner of distinguishing one pattern from . 'another was very difficult to be understood. Here (the . Itight Hon. Gentleman taking up a pattern)—here's one --here's a great big black B, then there are two little r's, then the word " cambric" is printed ; then " Rd. Cobden and Co "—(Laughter.) I think that's a very • tigly pattern.—(Renewed laughter.) Then it goes on, • " London British Manufactory. Published as the Act directs, March Ist, 1841." Tnat was the way of distin ,guishing one pattern, and a very pretty way it was. ;11- ! 'lt was rather hard for a man who had paid 701. or 801. for a pattern, to be deprived of the benefit of it by a man ss,- who did not pay a single shilling. A person, under the present system, waited to sea if the pattern succeeded, and then inundated the market. Just as a person began tO reap the profit of his invention, another person pro ":.- kited by his capital and liberality towards art and design, ; - g the market with an inferior article. Now that • gated as a great discouragement to improvement. e were only three months' protection given at pre aent. Why did France beat them ? We were superior to them in manufacturing, but they were superior in taste. He (Sir R. Peel) had been told by some of the constituents of the Hon. Member for Coventry, that there vi,as a complete suspension of business until they got the natterns. That was a convincing proof that there '"'" was wan. c;late. The Coventry patterns would not sell in the London L ,rket, but the moment the French patterns lame they sold. There was no reason whatever why an Englishman should not design as well as a Frenchman. The reason was the law was defective. The object of that Bill was, to give the same degree of protection that existed in France. The Bill had been under the consideration of that House for three years, and had been received with favour by the house. Many of its advocates had left town, and therefore the weight of authority was now against it. he had no interest in the question, and far from im peding our manu f ac t ures , h e th oug ht it would operate in increasing that part in which we were deficient—that of design.—(Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances, and considering that the Bill had been under considera • ton for three years, he thought the House ought to Pass the Bill. Many decided advocates of free trade • were strenuous supporters of this Bill. There was the Hon. Member for Kendal and the Hon. Member for In verness, and he hoped another session would not pass **out affirming the principle of that Bill, and causing ftk,improvement to—he hoped he might use the term stagnation of trade. Mr: J. HEATHCOAT explained. He had been pre 'rented by indisposition from attending when the Bill Passed through Committee. Mr. E. ELLICE explained. He did not object to the Principle of the Bill, but to the machinery. After'a few words from Dr. BOWRING, which were • not heard in the gallery, • Mr. BROTHERTON said this was a very difficu 4pestion, as there was so much difference of opinion upon the subject, at the same time, if he had not apprehen sions that the passing of the Bill would be injurious to B ode, h e wou ld not o ff er hi s oppos i t i on t o th e meas ure. • ut he considered that they were running a great risk in „_ l , t _ f ?ducing a measure of that kind. The existing law .Passed in 1787, and the trade had improved and a u u rlahed since that time. In 1830, they manufactuted , 6 0 (000 ,000 yards, hal fof which was for exportation. They in:eals.e.rted more than 360,000,000 yards. Now, look culateu" to injure was very caTunwilling to adopt any measure . said there w injure that . trade.. The Right Hon._ Baronet Rrantin superior taste in France. Now, would , gcopyright give an improved taste ? He (Mr. thought that this Bill.would produce nothing but liti ▪ 84tion, as there was such difficult) , i n ascertaining what was copyri g ht, an d w h at was d e sign. He conceived that there would be so many cases of litigation that the good expected from this Bill would be counterbalanced. He thought the effect of the Bill would be to raise prices. Under this Bill it would he difficult to know to whom the pattern belonged, as this was a secret register. The Patterns, contrary to what the Right Hon. Baronet said, did not average more than 7s. in price, instead of 141. • t r 15/. This Bill would have the effect of keeping down :!lose rising geniuses which were constantly springing 4 1). The Bill would hold out encouragement to lb . feigners, as it Would induce the Belgians to establish Print works to the injury of the British printer. The • !fleet of the Bill would be, probably, to benefit a few, out it would injure the great body of the public, and the West course for him to pursue would be to oppose the Bill. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the Rouse For bringing up the Report For the re-committal Majority in favour of bringing up the Report —59 The Report was then brought up. Mr. WILLIAMS then rose to propose amendments. The first amendment he intended to propose was on the second clause. The speech of the Right Hon. Baronet showed that he was ignorant of the subject upon which he was now legislating. He (Mr. Williams) had no Personal interest in this subject, although the contrary sj : ` was stated. The Right Hon. Gentleman , the Vice -I)resident of the Board of Trade, also showed that he • did not pay much attention to the subject. The manu facturers and merchants of the country were opposed to 4 an y change in the present law. The Right Hon. Gen- Liman stated that the Committee which sat in 1836 re -14; commended a measure like the present. He (Mr. W.) • ..was a Member of that Committee, and he denied that any such recommendation was made. The Right Hon. Gentleman also said that the appointment of two ;Magistrates to decide upon the design was of long stand- L , lt was never applied to the principal branch of the ' manufacture. They wanted to smuggle this Bill , o f R c h they knew nothing at all, through the House. The hi m !) Hight Hon. Gentleman was supported by a large ma tsq.74 Jority, but he would venture to say that nineteen o u t of ;. , every twenty of them did not understand a single one of ItZt, the enactments of the Bill. The amendment he intended 7" - : ,to propose was, that all the words after the word "copy sight,"in the 3d line of the 2i clause, should be expunged. the present law two Magistrates were to decide "*tfT.lipon the design, and they could award damages to the amount of from 51. to 301. He did not see what right they had to sit there making laws with respect to mat ters of trade, on which they were entirely ignorant, With the exception perhaps of half a score, and without receiving any application from the trade generally to make a change in the law. He did not see why they • should thus act in opposition to those who were most interested in the matter, especially as there was now ' less copying than in former years, as was admitted even by those who supported the present Bill. He denied that French articles were preferred to English, because they were more tasteful ; but they were preferred be 'ee '4 cause they were the fashion. It was most difficult to say ;_ts. what was a new . design. He knew a person who pro • duced 700,000 pieces annually, and though he pro- Mu t ed new designs every year, he was not able to sa y - what a new 'design was. He was aware of only one new design being produed, but it was the result of the ae 1 idoscope,and maybe considered a mechnica l invention. 2 s ;fit Let them look at the endless variety of patterns that 1 4 t FrIk• Was continually produced—and all of them produced from the combination of fprmer patterns—there was no 4;„ such thing as a new and original pattern. In seeking to ite . protect a new design, they were seeking to protect a phantom, and the only effect of such legislation would bi 3d3'.,}® • to produce endless litigation. The lawyers were-, ho lo only persons who would benefit by the Bill, for it would alit'.-. give rise to endless Chancery suits. With a view of t k r , preventing litigation, he should, in the course of the Ls, Bill alterations fur the purpose of preventing any propose 44 - 7 , suit in Chancery, or any action at law, and should pro -I%o' Pose to make the decision of two Magistrates final. He 'ts.: should also endeavour to prevent the extension of copy : right to articles which were not included in the original Bill. The effect of this Bill would be to greatly enhance the price of calicoes, whichformed a principal article of clothing for the poor. A merchant had told him, that if this Bill ' passed, he must cease to deal in British calicoes altogether, so great would be the obstacles it would throw in his - Way in executing orders for the foreign market. That . merchant told him that if this Bill passed he should im . • Mediately enter into a treaty with a calico-printer in Belgium to print his calicoes and export them from that country. He would send his calicoes manufactured in England to Belgium, and get them printed there. It was prOposed to give a protection of three years to pat 'y terns in wool, which had never yet been protected. Ihe same thing was proposed with regard to flax and earthen ware, which were not so protected, and with regard to paper hangings, which had not been protected - until 1839. Carpets, which were also first protected .in 1839, Were included in this Bill, and with respect to paper hanings, it was proposed to extend the protection from one, year to three. Shawls were in the sam e cate g or y . The experiment of protection for a year to these articles had not been fairly tried, and he protested against this interference, , which . was uncalled for by the trade. He objected also to the extending the copyright to crapes and printed furnitures, He should make his objections to the various clauses as they were proposed. The• first amendment he should propo se would be in the second clause, which provided three means of litigating the question :—First, by a Chancery suit ; second, by an action at law ; and third, by a reference to two Magistrates. He should propose an amendment - to - leave out all. the words giving the PqWer of au appeal to the Court of Chancery or a Court of Law, leaving the question solely to the - decision ofthe Magistrates. 7 Mr. M. PHILIPS seconded the amendment. Mr. HUME attributed the superiority of the French in pattern-drawing, not to protection, but to the supe rior education in drawing afforded to the people of France in the pubic schools. He thought the Right Hon. Ba ronet ought to pause before he consented• to a Bill, which would interfere so seriously with every sort of manu facture. In his opinion it would not be advisable to persevere at present with the Bill. Sir R. PEEL said that as the Bill had been three years before the House, and as they had repeatedly mani fested their opinions in its favour, he hoped it would now be allowed to be proceeded with. If any unfair opposi tion were offered to the measure he could not help think ing that such a course would be fatal to the character of House. Mr. MORRISON said he had always thought it im portant that our manufacturers should have some pro tection in the arts of design. It was most advis able, he felt, that we should have an English style ; at present we were mere copiers of the French. But, at the same time, there were many difficulties in the way of legislating on the subject. Different -manufac turers often purchased the same patterns in France ; and it was his opinion that the measure should be confined exclusively to the designs of native artists. ,Mr. M. PHILIPS said he was opposed to the prin. ciplenf giving parties a copyright in designs purchased by them in France. The purchases were often made at a Very low price ; and it sometimes happened that the same patterns were bought by different ind►viduals. Mr. WILLIAMS said he should not press his amend ment to a division. The amendment was therefore withdrawn. On clause 3 being put, Mr. WILLIAMS proposed that protection to articles in wool, glass, and earthenware should be limited to twelve months, instead of three years, as proposed in the Bill. Mr. HUME wished to know what was to be protected, and what was the reason of the protection. Mr. GLADSTONE explained that the protection had been extended from one year to three, in the same manner as in printed calicoes it had been extended from three months to nine. After a few words from Mr. HEATHCOAT and Mr. GLADSTONE, Mr. WILLIAMS said he should not divide the House, but content himself with recording his opposition to it. Clauses 4,5, and 6, were agreed to. On clause 7 being put, Mr. WILLIAMS said he objected to this clause and clauses 9 and 10, on which he should take the sense of the House. They extended the copyright from three months to nine, and he wished that it should remain as it was. He proposed as an amendment that the word, " nine " be altered to "three." The House then divided, and the numbers were— For the amendment l3 Against it 7B Majority against the amendment —6s On the gallery being re-opened, Mr. HEATHCOAT was proposing another amend ment to the clause, applying to articles manufactured of wood. Lord PALMERSTON said he could understand the advantage of encouraging the artists who invented orna mental articles. but he did not see any benefit to be de rived from extending it to such articles as a bed-post or arm-chair, which might be taken from London to Ire land, and then require others to be made like them in order to match them. Mr. M. PHILIPS said he believed they did not know what they were about when they pressed this Bill. Mr. WILLIAMS moved an amendment that clause 11 should have the same protection as clauses 8, 9, and 10, and no more. Mr. GLADSTONE said that there was so great a difference in the duration of fashions in various kinds of goods, that what was nominally the same protection operated really with great inequality. Mr. M. PHILIPS agreed with his Hon. Friend, the Member for Coventry, and opposed the original clause. After a short discussion the amendment was negatived, and the clause was agreed to. The next clause was then agreed to. Clauses 9, 10, 11, and 12, were also agreed to, with a few verbal amendments. The other clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, the adjourned debate on the Newfoundland Bill was adjourned till to morrow. The. Noble Lord th.night the Bill so impor tant, that he hoped the House would pass it during the present session. Mr. O'CONNELL considered it impossible that the measure could pass during the present session. The Militia Pay Bill was read a third time and passed. The Court of Chancery Offices Bill went through Committee. The Report was received, and the Bill was ordered to be re-committed this day. The Slavery (East Indies) Bill passed through Com- mittee. The Canada Loan Bill also passed through Committee, and was ordered to be reported this day. The Report upon the East India Bishops Bill was brought up and ordered to be engrossed. The Lunatic Asylums Bill (Ireland) passed through Committee, and was ordered to be reported this day. Mr. HUME moved for a " Return of the several sums paid by the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors as secret service money in Great Britain, in each year since the last Charter in 1833, stating by what authority, and 'to whom paid. Also, copies of all Dissents in the Court of Directors against the grant of secret service money in Europe."—Agreed to. Sir H. PEEL gave notice that he would, on Friday next, move that the House, resolve itself into a Com mittee of the whole House, to consider the propriety of erecting monuments to the memory of Lord Exmouth, Lord De Saumarez, and Sir Sidney Smith. Mr. CURTEIS said he would not be present on Friday next, but he hoped that some Hon. Member would move that no monuments be erected till the country had been relieved from the burden of the Income-tax. Sir CHARLES NAPIER said he would support the Government in their proposal to erect these monu ments. With respect to Lord De Saumarez, he believed there never was an officer who had fought so brilliant an action. When be had met with a severe wound and had been obliged to put back to Gibraltar, he fitted out his fleet in the shortest possible time, at tacked ten sail of the line, having himself only five, and sunk two three-deckers of the enemy's fleet. The Gallant Officer said that Lord Exmouth and Sir S. Smith were also deserving of having monuments erected to them. _ . Mr. CURTI : JIS explained. EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL. Sir G. CLERK brought up the Report on this Bill. The House then adjourned at One o'Clock. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS During the present week showers have been more fre quent than might have been wished for the hay-makers, but they have done much in Yorkshire to refresh the pastures, and to increase the supply of after-grass ; and the spring corn, potatoes, and turnips, as well as the second crops of clover, are quite flourishing under the influence of the genial showers by which the country has been enriched and the prospects of the farmers improved. New wheat has found its way into some of our southern markets, so that the corn harvest may be said to have commenced under auspicious circumstances.—Leeds Mercury. The weather has continued very favourable since our last, and a considerable breadth of hay has been secured in first-rate rendition. Another week of favourable weather will enable the farmers to stack the remainder. The harvest will be pretty general in a fortnight should the weather continue favourable. A field of barley, be longing to Mr. Emerson, of Ovingham, was cut on the 23d inst.—Durham Advertiser. We have had another week of most propitious harvest weather, and its beneficial effects are perceivable in all kinds of agricultural produce. The hay harvest is now nearly over, and most of it has been got in in fine condi tion. Indeed, although the yield is considerably below the average quantity, the quality is so superior as to make the hay harvest of this year of nearly average value. Nothing can be more promising than the appear ance of all the grain crops, and the small quantity of barley already cut has fully equalled the expectation of the farmers.—Carlisle Patriot. Reaping has generally commenced in this neighbour hood (Reading) under very favourable auspices, and the crop of wheat is generally good in quality, and of a fair average quantity. Some new wheat was sold at Ux bridge market, on Thursday, at 725. per quarter ; it weighed 641bs. per bushel.—Berkshire Chronicle. The cutting of wheat, peas, and rye has commenced in different parts of this county, and will soon become general. Where thinness of plant was complained of in the wheat, great improvement has taken place. The forward-sown barley will be a full average in quantity, and the quality promises to be good, it we have fine weather to secure it. Oats are much improved, but do not promise to produce an average.—Cambridge Chronicle. The corn crops all look healthy. In the Vale of Clwyd wheat, barley , an d oats, approach an average crop, especially barley, which in general is particul to bearly fine. On good lands the ears of wheat appear heavy, though in parts the crop is thin. Several farmers concurred, that the bad weather in the last seeding time caused a less breadth to be sown than is usual. In Flint shire the crops are lighter, though in some parts the ears are well tilled. In several districts oats are quite ready for cutting, and wheat nearly so. To all appear ance the harvest will be early, in fact closely following on the heels of the hay harvest. We were gratified to see the great extent to which turnip growing is adopted. The prospects of this crop are most flattering.—Chester Chronicle. LEAMINGTON, AUGUST I.—This place is thin of com pany. The assizes commence to-morrow ; Lord Wil loughby de Broke will be Chairman of the Grand Jury. The few fashionables here are the two youngest daughters of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, who retrain at the Clarendon Motel ; Lady Jane Hamilton, and her granddaughter, Mademoiselle de Coigny, daughter of the Duke ; Dowager Countess of Farnham and Lady. Ann Ramsay, Sir Robert and Lady Fitz wyrgam, the lion, and Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Yowls, and Lady Thomas llay. Stoneleigh Abbey is the resort of much company after the wedding. EDUCATION AND CRlME.—Taking the whole of the prisoners tried at the lite West Riding Midsummer Ses sions, it appears that out of 163 prisoners the degrees of education were as follows :—Three could only read and write well, forty-two could read, fifty-five could read im perfectly, and sixty-three could neither read nor write. Add to these sixty-eight prisoners tried at the Sessions for the borough of Leeds, Doncaster, and Pontefract, and liberty of Cawood, Wislow, and Otley, will make to gether 231. Out of this .number, four could read and write well, fifteen could yead, eighty-eight could read imperfectly, and seventy-eight could neither read nor write,--teed Times, TEE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1842 TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS. IVEW AND POPULAR WORKS, - Just published by MR. COLBURN, 13, GREAT AIARCBOROUGH-STREET. The MARQUESS of LONDONDERRY'S STEAM VOYAGE to OiNSTANTINOPLE, by the RHINE and DANUBE, in 1840-41. 2 vols.•live., with Illustrations. IL MASSANIELLO, an Historical Romance. Edited by HORACE SMITH, Esq., Author of " Brambletye House , &c. 3 vols. The FOURTH VOLUME of MADAME D'ARBLAY'S DIARY and LETTERS. (Also, New and Revised Editions of Vols. 1., 11., and III.) Iv. THE bIANCEUVRING MOTHER. A Novel. By the Authoress of " The History of a Flirt." 3 vols. V. LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. By AGNES STRICKLAND. 4 vols., New and Revised Edition. — N. B. Vol. V. will be ready in a few days. HAMBURGH, JULY, 1842. HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, AND HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, having AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY DIVIDENDS, by which LARGE FORTUNES may be obtained. HEINE BRO THERS, at HAMBURG H, are now Felling Genuine and WIRRANTED SELECTED BONDS for the said DISTRII3U !lONS. Persons desirous to purchase may receive. PREVIOUS Riving any order, the PROSeECTUS with full PARTI CULARS, upon addressing, WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH. As we receive frep ently applications for CERTIFICATES, we ust hoc t observe, that a CERTIFICATE is QUITE DIFFERENT from a BOND, and Oat there is a great dif ference again between BONDS and SELECTED BONDS —the SELECTED BONDS ONLY TAKING PART IN IHE DISTRIBUTION WHICH FOLLOWS THE SE LECTION, and which should never be overlooked, being of the greatest importance. THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 3. The Performances will commence with CAPERS AND CORO NETS.— Cha acters by Mesar.. Wigan, Granby, and Oxberry, Miss Pineott, Mrs. Granby, and Miss Murray. Will be presented the Musical Play of THE EXILE Faxon Al tradoff, Mr J. Bland • Count Calmar, Mr. Harker; Petra' Servitz, Mr. Harley; Daran, Mr. J. Vining ; Alexina, Miss Faucit ; Cathe rin Miss Murray After which, YELLOW KlDS.—Characters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Green. and Oxberry; Mrs. Granby, and Miss Stanley. To be follows d by LGST AND WON.—Leyton, llr. Diddear ; Cottetell, "r. W. H. Bland; Mistress Leyton, Miss Faucet. titer which, the New Burlesque • allet, called G RIZELLE:— Characters by Signor Oxberrini and Madlle. Louisotta Fairbro. tberini. Boxes, 4s. Pit, 2s.— Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half.past Six; commence at Seven; Half-price, a Quarter before Nine. Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Grogan, at the Private Box-office ; and of Messrs. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and Bally, at their Libraries. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. - THIS EVENING, AUGUST 3. Will be r presented Donizetti's Opera of THE LOVE SPELL, supportad by the Eirst Vocalists of the Day—Miss Homer, fdr, W. Harrison, Mr. Leffler, Mr. J. Webster, Mrs. Scrie, and Miss E. terrey. Conductor, Mr. G. Stansbury. After which, THE QUAKER.—Steady, Mr. Leffler. To conclude with THE ARTFUL DOU6E.—Demosthenes Dodge, Mr. G. Wild. Places and Private SoXes may be had of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the lox Office, from Eleven till Four daily. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully informed that ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, AND THURSDAYS, GRAND EVENING FETES will be given, in which will be em bodied all those popular Entertainments that have given to this favou rite place of recreation its peculiar celebrity, with additions and in troductions, which render them mere generally attractive. The MENAGERIE has been enriched by many valuable and im portant acquisitions in the classes of both Quadrupeds and Birds. Feeding Time Five o'clock. - The Colossal VIEW OF ROME has been repainted, and in some instances remodelled, with a Mechanical Tableau d'action ' repre senting the Pi °cession of the Papal Troops , Gu ards, and Roman Nobles, to the Castle of SL Angelo. Th?. BAND includes some of the most emthept Performers, con lucted by Mr. Godfrey, and the Programme of the PROMENADES bI SIC A LES selectedf rom the noblest works of the great Masters. The ILLUMINATIONof ST. PETER'S, the CROSS of FIRE, and the GIRANDOLA of ST. ANGELO, with all the gorgeous Spectacles and magnifieent introductions that have called forth ac. clammations of delight and admiration on each evening of their ex hibition, terminating with the triumph of pyrotechnic splendour, the CASC ADE of BRILLIANT FIRE, SIX I Y FEET in height. The Gardens are open Daily from Ten till Dusk. The Evening Fetes, with the Promenades Musicales, Illumination of St. Peter's, Girandola of St. Angelo, &c., will be given on Mondays, Tuesdays, And Thursdays. Admission One Shilling. faltering, and the skill matchless. It has-- spread our commerce over the world, and opened the natural wealth of every nation to our use. it has planted for us colo nies in almost every quarter of the globe. It has added some five or six Great Britains to the soil at our com mand, from which we may obtain subsistence. Never before, perhaps, was atiy nation blessed by such a com bination of boundless skill and means of exercising it, and never before, perhaps, was any nation more afflicted with grievous distress. As by corruption the sweetest things become the most offensive, so by the misdirection, of these extraordinary advantages has our country be come the prey of the most alarming poverty. For these mighty evils we have to thank the Parliament; for the vast power and skill which that Parliament has misdi rected, and for which we can never be enough grateful, we are indebted solely to Divine Providence. There are some men, however, who exclaim against the progress of the nation, and call on the Government to take measures to 'prevent the increase of the people, or, as they call it, " temper the progress of manufac tures." They regard the starvation of the multitude with indifference, if not with complacency, and think that an artificial famine, like war or pestilence, is of ad vantage in keeping down the numbers of the human race. If death, by starvation, came like a thunderbolt ; if it were even like the stroke of pestilence, painful but sud den, anti all is over ; if we could say of millions of human beings they were but they are not, starvation might be considered a passing ca l am ity ; but of all the visitations by which population i s k e pt in check, an arti ficial famine, such as is caused a t this moment by the law, is the worst. It is not merely that a multitude are actually killed, and die on the highways, as in Wales, or in cellars, as in Manchester; it is the terrible debasement of class after class which makes the evil so sore. The road to death is long and wearying. It is through lingering pauperism, which kills the spirit sooner than the body. There may be no sign of this misery to those who ride in their carriages from. the Parliament-house to Grosvenor-square, and visit only the parks and the mansions of other opulent persons ; but to those who traverse our thoroughfares, and come into contact with the lower classes, it presents itself in much loathsome, and yet piteous beggary. Houses both in town and country are besieged by mendicants, and the supplica tions for food and clothing bespeak the last extremity of wretchedness. Immediately above those who actually perish of hunger, there is a class who yet subsist, but suffer all the pangs of want and degradation. At a procession of paupers, we are told, which took place on Sunday last at Burslem, when they sat down to a scanty meal of dry bread—and"some had a little cheese—" tears streamed from all eyes to see the state to which thousands of industrious, intelligent, and sober workmen were reduced." At Aberdeen, we are told, the " tradesmen do not like the work of breaking stones, and murmur at the pittance they receive." There is great bitterness of spirit, as well as physical suffering, amongst those who are saved from starvation. A class above those who receive relief, who con tribute to relieve others, see in the demand thus made on them, and on their crippled trade, the ruin of all their hopes. They are great mental sufferers. They must deny their children education, and themselves the comfort that age requires, and they , look forward with dismay for their offspring, as they see every avenue to subsistence crowded with jostling competitors. There is actual starvation at one end of the calamitous chain, and at the other there is sickness of the heart—there is hope blighted—there is an impossibility of providing for families—and there is gloomy, corroding despair. It is this succession of misery, visiting nearly all classes, which makes the process of thinning the human race, by an artificial famine infinitely worse than even war or pestilence. We do hope, however, that the worst is now passed, that legislation has, for the present, reached its acme of mischief, and that the ever-watchful and restoring hand of nature is about to heal some of the wounds which the law inflicts. She will give inan food though the law withholds it. To labour under a suspicion of causing an artificial famine, with all its mighty train of physical and moral evils, is enough to draw on the legis lator the indignation of mankind.; to be convicted of that great offence, by the plain fact that be now keeps the food that is in our ports from coming into use, will heap on him universal execration. Escape it he cannot, and it must—unless men have come to love wretchedness, and admire the hand that inflicts it--be fatal to his power. In the first 3 m0nth5...1842-268 do. NEW ZEALAND.—According to Parliamentary Paper, No. 493, the probable revenue of New Zealand available for Government purposes for one year is 38,3171.; of this 18,917/. comes from the sale of land, and 13,000/. from Customs duties. In the same paper the expense of the Government is estimated at 50,9221. It begins, there fore, with a governmental establishment, numerous fiscal regulations, and an expenditure which exceeds a large revenue. So did not the flourishing colonies of New England take root in the wilderness, land gradually extirpate it. EMIGRATION to UPPER CANADA. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MR. J. C. W. DALY TO TILE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CANADA COMPANY, DATED STRATFORD, HURON TRACT, APRIL 25 1842. Were I to go to Guelph, Eiamosa, Nichol, Wool wich, and Puslinch, or Wilmot, I could cite hundreds equally successful with my own settlers. I will men tion one man in Wilmot, John Ford; he came into Canada in 1831 with a large family of small children ; he worked about amongst the farmers. until 1833, when he came to me to know if I could allow him to go upon a lot of land in Wilmot without paying an instalment, as the Company required one-fifth upon all lands sold in Wilmot, without exception. I, of course, refused him, but observing his anxiety to get upon land, advised him to come into the Huron Tract, and that he would have a lot ; he replied that in Wilinot his little girls could get some employment, for which they would be paid in provisions, which would keep him on his farm, and in this new settle ment he could not expect it. Satisfied of its correct ness, I asked him how much he could pay, and ar ranged 'it so that he got the lot he applied for. In 1836, about two years and a few months. after, ..I called at a tavern newly opened, and that by the same John Ford. I sat down and had some conversation with him and his wife on the subject of their migra tion, &c. The following I had from their own lips : "We left Aynhoe-on- the-Hill, Northamptonshire, in 1831, and we have reason to bless the gentleman who sent us out at his own expense, viz., W. R. Cart wright, Esq., M.P. We sincerely wish our friends had the same kindness shown them ; we had nothing at home, and could not have existed but for the as sistance we got from the parish ; we, both of us, la boured much harder than we have ever done here, upon very scanty food ; we have often lamented we had children when they were crying for bread, and none to give them ; but we have now reason to be thankful we have them • otherwise we might have re mained in England, and in our old age be a burden to the parish. We have only been in Canada five years ; we have a deed for 100 acres of land, a good clearance, oxen, sheep, and cattle..; implements of hus bandry, a good house to live in, and suitable offices; plenty of food for ourselves and cattle, and to spare ; our home well furnished, and ourselves and children well clothed ; and we have means to open an inn for the accommodation of travellers ; and what still adds to our happiness is, that each of our children will be comfortably settled without diminishing our own comforts ; and all this we have obtained by sheer in dustry. We do not stand alone, for William and Benjamin Ekerten, Thomas House, John Rye, John Hall, William Buckler, and James Terry, who came out with us under the same auspices, are equally pros perous." I was so much gratified with their history, that I made a minute of what I have related, and having read it over to them, I asked had they any objection to my making it known to those who were unac quainted with Canada. They said, " No, we wish Mr. Cartwright knew it all, and especially our poor friends and neighbours in A3rnhoe-on-the-Hill and all Nottinghamshire." REMITTANCES FROM SETTLERS IN CANADA TO THEIR FRIENDS AT HOME. Inquiries having been recently instituted by the Commissioners of the Canada Company regarding the amount remitted home by emigrants to their friends in this country, and statements having been obligingly furnished by the Bank of Upper Canada at Toronto, the Bank of British North America at Toronto, the Commercial Bank of the Midland District at King ston, and the Gore Bank at Hamilton ; it appears from them that the following remittances have been made home by settlers through the agency of the Banks above named:— In the year 1834...154 remittances, amounting to £1,298 7, 1835...206 do. ft 1,708 1836...245 do. f I 2,008 ,t 1837...173 do. ff 1,470 „ 1838...203 do. ft 1,822 „ 1839...252 do. ft 2,132 ft 1840...365 do. ft 3,007 „ 1841. .589 do. If 4,744 2,284 pt 2,455 £20,473 And that in the last eight years no less than 2,455 settlers have been able to send home money to friends, amounting to the large sum of 20,4731., through these four banks alone, in sums of less than Si. 103. each upon an average, proving that this numerous body of settlers have not only been enabled to sup port themselves and their families in Canada, but that they have been so satisfied of the advantage it will be to their friends to join them (for which purpose these remittances have been made), that they have suc ceeded in sending over this considerable sum for their assistance. These statements also show the growing prosperity of Canada, as such remittances have been steadily in creasing in amount ; and so much so of late, that in the year 1841, 580 remittances were made, amount ing to 4,744/.; and in the first quarter of the year 1842, 268, amounting to 2,2841. It has often been stated by persons acquainted with the advantages offered by Canada, that emigrants as sisted to settle in that country could repay any sums advanced by their friends or the public for that pur po,e ; a stronger proof of the truth of this statement could hardly be afforded than the information now produced. PAUPERISM IN THE POTTERIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. DEAR Sin,—ln consequence of the depressed state of trade in the Potteries, added to the recent turn-out of the colliers, the two unions of the Potteries have literally been besieged with applicants for parochial relief. Some of the scenes that have taken place baffle description. The Stoke Union has 1,200 out door paupers on the books, and they are rapidly in creasing. The Burslem Union has 2,000 out-door paupers ; the cooking apparatus not being sufficiently extensive, they feed them 150 at a time ; and last Friday evening the last 150 were taking supper at quarter-past eleven. Yesterday the Burslem out door paupers resolved to have a procession through the Potteries ; they consequently assembled at teti o'clock, marched to Hanley, from thence to Stoke, and on to Longton, and returned to Stoke. They then sat down to partake of their Sunday's dinner, in some cases consisting of a very small portion of dry bread ; in others with the addition of a little cheese. The scene was such a one as the oldest inhabitants of this populous district never saw. Tears were stream ing from almost all eyes to see the state to which thousands of industrious, intelligent, and sober work men are reduced; the people in the neighbourhood, almost as destitute as themselves, supplied them with bread and cheese and water. One shopkeeper, a Chartist, named Thomas Starkey, gave them a quan tity of bread, and 2s. ; another, named Sandbach, a shopkeeper in the market-place, gave them half a cheese (I should say 101bs.) and a quantity of to bacco. This was their first meal, at three o'clock. After walking in procession ten miles, Bs. 4d. was given in money, and expended in bread and cheese. They then marched to Hanley, and held a meeting on the Crown-bank. Two spirit-stirring speeches were made by Messrs. Hamlet Booth and Wm. Ellis, of Burslem. A motion was submitted to the meeting that there be a public meeting of the inhabitants next week, to take into consideration the cause that pro duces the present intolerable and aggravated distress, and to invite all parties to come forward—Whig, Tory, Radical, Chartist, and Socialist, Corn-law Re pealers, High-Churchmen, and humble Ranters. Yours, respectfully, THOMAS BIRKIN. Tunstal, Staffordshire Potteries, Aug. 1, 1842. THE CIIINESE CANNON — Four pieces of brass ordnance, captured from the Chinese, and landed at the gun-wharf, from her Majesty's ship Wellesley, on Thurs day last, have attracted numerous visitors, among whom the most Noble the Marquis of Anglesey, Admiral Sir David and Captain Milne, &c.. The Noble Marquis was accompanied round the gun-wharf by R. Eaton, Esq., Ordnance storekeeper, and Captain Burnaby, B.A. Two of the cannon are .12 feet in length, 10 in.-4-10 bore, 2 feet 6 inches diameter. One 11 feet 2 inches long, 8 in.-8-10 bore, 1 foot 8 inches diameter—all dated in the year 1627. The inscription on each is as follows: " Dacitate Donome Dedeos da China ;" maker, " Carol F." The small piece is an English made 6-pounder, 9 feet long, dated 1601 ; or, it, " Richard Phillips made this piece." We understand he was an armourer in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.—Devonport Independent. , GLASGOW DISTRESS.—We regret to state that the distress in arid around Glasgow continues to increase ; and that the approsching harvest as yet has only lessened in part an overwhelming number of applicants for relief. This week, up to last night, the soup kitchen has issued 19,146 rations of soup, giving a daily average of 2,735. There are in all em ployed on the relief fund about 1,800 able bodied men; and there are at this moment, besides that number, about 1,300 ap plicants for relief. Of these applicants, not fewer than 600 are females, comprising spinsters, deserted wives, and aged females. The dependents on these 1,300 applicants number 2,600 human beings, forming in ail an aggregate of unprovided wretchedness and destitution, which harrows one's soul to con template. Surely nothing more than this simple statement of facts is required to make our wealthy and benevolent citizens, and every comfortably situated person, however humble in station, largely contribute to lessen this huge amount of misery. l‘othing but this will save life, and preserve the consciences of those possessing the comforts of life from the canker-worm of self-reproach.—Refortners' Gazette. TILE GRAVE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT.—As several paragraphs on this subject have recently gone the reund of the newspapers, it may be proper to state, that the iron railing 1.4 hick surrounds the tomb at Dryburgh was put up by Sir Wal ter Scott's family after the interment, and, by Sir Francis Chantrey's advice, a huge mass of granite was intended to be put over the grave, for which be was to furnish a design ; but a variety of pressing engagements, delicate health, and, finally, his sudden death, combined to deprive the sanctuary at Dry burgh of what might have been expected from the genius of the most eminent of our sculptors• It has not yet been de cided whose asiistance shall be asked to carry out the plan, and it must be obvious that the absence of the present Sir Walter Scott in India has of itself ocessioiled de)sy.—Edinburgh Courant, :; .: u - 41 4 ) . - - 1. f)- t t . 40r1, *, 4 . ••ItP • "' • ,:sfits LONDON: WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1842. Our paper of yesterday recorded tho last meeting of the Anti-Corn-law Conference ; and we cannot witness its separation, warmly as we welcomed its assembling, without saying one word of its conduct. It has, we own, rather disappointed us. We expected from it, as we think it once promised, an organized plan to resist the Bread-tax. The members had proclaimed that tax to be iniquitous ; they had shown, with an overwhelming force of facts and arguments, that it is ruinous ; and we anticipated that they would have followed their prin ciples and facts out to a just conclusion, and refused obedience to such a law. We believe that they might have evaded or overturned it, but they had no heart for such work. They knew that they would gain no support for measures which took the hue of disobedience, and, when they had said their say, their task was at an end. We do not blame their caution ; it is evident that the Conference is not well supported in the country. It has not spread its roots far and wide through the land. We see in the provincial papers that employers of labour are bent on reiucing wages. The tarn-out of the col liers, " caused by such a general reduction, is one example, but it is by no means the only one. The middle classes, it is_ plain, prefer making common cause with the landed aristocracy to promoting the welfare of the people. Instead, therefore, of making a vigorous and united effort to procure the repeal of the Corn-laws, they are struggling to save their fortunes at the expense of the working classes. Such being unhappily the views and conduct of the middle classes in the manufacturing districts, it is plain that the Conference would have found no sufficient support in carrying out the vigorous measure it once hinted at, and it prudently confined itself to explaining to the public and to the Parliament the pre sent condition of the manufacturing districts. We re peat that we do ni)t blame the Conference, but, never theless, we are disappointed at the meaningless results of much expense and trouble. The members of the Conference are not singular in being apprehensive of bold and vigorous measures. There are other classes who have been buffetted, deceived, and insulted, and yet, fJr a reason somewhat similar to the fear of the half ruined manufacturer, they bear such con- duct - with patience. We all remember the Duke of Ricu- MOND'S threat against Sir R. PEEL. Sir ROBERT has abated the agriculturiSt's protection ; he has allowed corn to be ground in bond; which, in principle, annihilates it ; and the proud Dukes and Squires, even though prices are falling, have scarcely murmured their disapprobation, much less turned out their Premier. He has run counter to their expectations on the question of education, and still he is as quietly obeyed and followed as if he had never deceived a hope. The landowners, like the middle classes, dread any thing like agitation or commotion, and they submit to be gulled and snubbed by a clever official man rather than run the smallest risk of endangering the Government. Like travellers in the Alps, they quiet all their emotions, and almost suppress their breath, lest they bring on themselves the avalanche of revolution. They are mean and tame, because they know that the system they are intent on supporting is no true thing. " The sales of cotton," says the Liverpool Times of yesterday, confirming the accounts of revived trade which we have already borrowed from the Manchester Guardian and the Leeds Mercury—" the sales of cotton last week were very great, and the improved feeling amongst the commercial classes still continues." The weather is remarkably fine; all the accounts from the country speak favourably of the harvest; and we would fain hope, therefore, that the protracted suffering of the community has reached its extreme point. Amendment is about to commence with the bountiful harvest, and plenty— the great source of gladness—which has latterly been denied to us, though not by Providence, is again to lessen the distress of the people. We give no credit for this to Sir R. PEEL. He has not bestowed sunshine and fertility on the land. We owe him nothing for the harvest, be its amount what it may ; we are only indebted to him for a law which has lessened that plenty, the approach of which lightens up the countenance of the people. Till the year 1842 the curse of inflicting dearth and starvation belonged to other law-makers; now, it belongs exclusively to him, and will cling to him to reatote posterity. But for his law the food at our command might at this moment be increased to the extent of 1,500,000 quarters ; and but for him organising and leading the monopolists on to victory, it is impossible to tell to what extent abundance would now be the lot of our yet starving people. To him we are indebted for that stagnation of trade, which was caused by his uncalled for plan of revising the whole tariff. In February the nation was in distress, and he sharpened its agonies by stopping trade, in order apparently to make the little relief he was ultimately to give more sensible. For the improvement which we hope is coming, the nation is, we repeat, in no wise indebted to the Parliament or to him, who guides its decision. Except the inhabitants of the United States, there never was perhaps a people more intent on promoting their own welfare than the English. The go-ahead principle is almost as active here as .on the other side of the Atlantic. From the Prime Minister himself to the humblest agricultural labourer, there is a strong desire to improve the condition of the individual. To attain this end there is a universal struggle. The enter prise to which it gives rise is boundless, the energy un- COURT CIRCULAR. - - WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Save Coburg Gotha, enjoyed their usual morning walk to Adelaide Cottage, through the Slopes and Little Park. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken out, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. The Duke of Cambridge and his daughter, the Princess Augusta, drove to Frogmore in a pony phaeton. Her Majesty, accompanied by the. Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, and the Princess of Saxe Co burg, rode in a carriage in the afternoon into the Great Park, followed by the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Augusta Somerset, Lady Caroline Cocks, and the Hon. Miss De vereux ; Prince Albert, the Duke of Cambr id g e, and the Hereditary Prince, were one horseback, attended by the Marquis of Exeter, Marquis of Ormonde, Colonel Buckley. and Colonel Wylde. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Charlotte Dundas, and Sir George Couper, Bart., will dine with her Majesty this evening. The Marquis of Ormonde has arrived at the Castle to succeed Viscount Sydney as the Lord iu Waiting on her Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge left town on Monday evening for Leeds, to join his regiment. Sir Robert Peel left town y es t e rday morning for Wind sor Castle, to - have an audience of the Queen. The Right Hon. Baronet returned to his residence in White hall Gardens, soon after three o'clock. Ali Effendi, the Turkish Ambassador, and Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, transacted business yes terday afternoon at the Foreign-office. Mr. Dehany, Solicitor of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci has returned to town from Cheltenham. We elsewhere insert, under the.head " Emigration to Canada," two very interesting documents ; an " Extract of a letter from Mr. J. C. IV. Daly to the Commissioners of the Canada Company, dated Strat ford, Huron Tract, April 25, 1842," and an account of " Remittances from settlers in Canada to their friends at home." Mr. Daly gives an account of a man in Wilmot, John . Ford, who came into Canada in 1831, with a large family of small children. This individual, who lived at Aynhoe-on-the-Hill, Nor thamptonshire, was humanely sent out to Canada by W. It. Cartwright, Esq., My. At home he and his wife labodred hard, and could not have existed but for the parish. He says, in his simple and affectinic lan guage, " We have often lamented we had children when they were crying for bread, and none to give them ; but we have now reason to be thankful we have them, otherwise we might have remained in England, and in our old age be a burden to the parish." in five years time he .had a deed for 100 acres of land, a good clearance, oxen, sheep, and cattle, implements of husbandry, a good house to live in, and suitable offices ' • plenty of food for his family and cattle, and to spare; their home well furnished, 84e. This, accord ing to Mr. Daly, is the case of hundreds. But the most beautiful part of- these emigrations is the large remittances to England, for the purpose of enabling the same good .55 settlers, for the theirfortu fortune. In I fr n i e t n h d e s . and cour r s e e l a o t f iv e e i s e t h o t 3,enjoyears no less than 20,473/. has been rem itted b y 2,4 above 'purpose. The remittances, too, are continually on the increase, In 1834 the remittances were 1,2981., whereas in 1841 they amounted to 4,7441. It thus appears the remittances for the removal of labourers regularly increase with the number of settlers. *ln a country like Canada, a labouring man is a treasure. And if due care be used in sending the emigrant at the proper season , h e is almost su re to get on. As the. population increases more and more em i grants will be absorbed wi thout inconv e n ience. These facts heerinfgp.ca o ' b° r ,a r iii Eng l and isltoo oft en , as i n the re case o drug ; but whe re th ere i s .c abundance of wild l and labour is all in all.—Chronicle. are.cheering. SOUTHAMPTON.--Tgentlemen he selected by the Li beral party to contest this borough are Mr. G. Thompson, the eloquent opponent of slavery, an d the associate and friend of all the distinguished philanthropists in the kingdom . ; and the lion. Mr. St. John, the son of Lord Bolingbroke, who, in point of talent, is not unworthy his illustrious ancestor. A more fortunate . selection could • not have been made; George Thompson is well-known, and exceedingly popular iu this town., The noble assis tai.ce he afforded the inhabitants in supporting the right of free discussion during the Corn-law Conference, aiainst the dictum of the Graham Magistracy, lias ex cited the greatest admiration amongst all classes for his character and talents. The „. motto of the Liberal party Will be " Purity of election. THE WEATHER AND THE ('goes.--The weather has been splendid since our last, and the appearance of the crops is improving daily. The harvest has com menced very generally in the south, and a few oats have been cut in Cheshire and Lancashire. In about ten days More the cutting of wheat will bec o me general in this neighbourhood. The crops of all kinds are very prc, wising.—Livcrpoo/ Timo,- I ABSTRACT of the BANKRUPTCY LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The defective and unaatisla3tory. state of the pre sent Law of Bankruptcy, has long been matter of general complaint. A systematic reformation of these laws, however, which have regard to such an enormous amount of property in this kingdom, is now being attempted, and an endeavour to have them passed and enacted by the Lord Chancellor ; to facili tate the practice where it was heretofore tardy or irresolute ;\ to lay down sure and certain demarca tion-lines, where before the boundary-rules were indefinite and vague ; and to ensure protection to, and avert inconvenience from, both the bankrupt trader and the party prosecuting,—such appears to be the intent of the new Bill. The following is an outline of the principal clauses : CREDITOR'S BOND DISPENSED WITH.—The first great obstacle to the petitioning creditor in issuing the fiat of bankruptcy against the trader, namely, that of requiring a bond to be given, as a condition for proving his debt and other contingent circumstances, may by the clauses of the present Bill be dispensed with (clause 3), and the fiat be transmitted direct to the'Coureauthorised (4). As a check to frivolous or vexatious bankruptcy suits, it is designed to enact (9) that the single debt of any creditor petitioning for a fiat shall, at the least, amount to 501. or upwards. NEW PARTIES TO BE ADMITTED AS " TRADERS." — All livery• stable keepers, coach-proprietors, carriers, shipowners, auctioneers, apothecaries, market-garden ers, cowkeepers, brickmakers, alum•makers, lime burners, and millers, are to be considered as traders, and consequently subject to be bankrupts. The in decisive judgments given in the reports respecting each of these callings, many of which deny them the qualification of being considered in the light of traders, will, by this clause, be settled distinctly. Clauses 15, 16, 20, 21, and 22 state various acts which are to be considered as constitutives of acts of bankruptcy. DISPATCH ENACTMENTS.—For the speedy expe diting and dispatch of a bankruptcy affair, any per son adjudged a bankrupt is to have five days to con test the adjudication, and the adjudication may be advertised sooner if he wills (23) ; while in case of his neglecting to proceed with this diligence and effect,' thus made incumbent upon him, the parties may re gard him as de facto a bankrupt, and proceed accord ingly without further notice (24) ; also that audits and dividends may be had and made whenever the Court think fit after the time appointed for the bankrupt's last examination (26) ; also that search warrants may be granted for any property of the bankrupt's, reported to be stolen or con cealed (30). PENALTIES ON ILLEGAL BANKRUPT ACTS.—The penalty for any refractoriness, or drawback, in any shape, of books, property, or effects is to be made punishable as felony (32) ; while the falsification of any papers or documents (34), or obtaining goods with fraudulent intent within three months of the issue of the fiat (35), is to be regarded, and visited as a misdemeanour. CERTIFICATES.—RUIOS for the allowance or refusal of the certificate to the bankrupt on his passing, are laid down in clauses 36-42 ; they are chiefly ordinary enactments ; the fortieth, however, imposes a penalty in the case of a creditor being bribed by a bankrupt not to oppose him, of a forfeiture of treble the amount of whatsoever goods or money, may have been received by the offender. COUNTY COURTS, THEIR POWERS, OFFICERS, &C.— The appointment of Courts in the country, whereby the organisation and working of the new system may be spread over the whole of the United Kingdom in the localities where the bankruptcy occurs, are, in all cases where the fiat is not directed to the London Court of Bankruptcy, to be prosecuted on the - spot before parties, and in places authorised (43); copies of these country fiats, however, and their proceedings to be transmitted to the central town Court, and there filed as records (44). The 48th clause respecting bankruptcies which shall be pending at the time of the passing of this Act, is to put an end to the authority of all particular Commissioners then acting in such cases, and to transfer the fiat either to town or country as the Chancellor may judge fit. Further, as regards the administrative country part, sergeants, or barristers, not exceeding ten, may be appointed to sit upon and prosecute fiats as additional Commissioners (50), and also a similar number of Deputy Registrars for the country, according as one or more may be needed for the furtherance of business ; and by clause 66 a Deputy Registrar of the Court in London may be appointed to assist any acting party in the country, and so vice versa. Clauses 55 and 58 lay down very definitively the exact jurisdiction of these Courts, which are to be immediately under the rule and governance of the London Court. OFFICIAL ASSIGNEES AND THEIR DUTIES.—The appointment of Official Assignees also for the country, to consist of not more than thirty, chosen from among accredited and responsible traders of the kingdom, together with a specification of their duties, and the liabilities in case of dereliction (45) —the due restriction of their powers (46) the method to be pursued in event of their vacation of office (47)—and their empowerment to act in conjunction with the existing assignees under such bankruptcies, and to whom the latter shall deli ver over all effects, are provided for in the clauses enumerated. ABOLITION OF JUDGES, CLERK OF ENROLMENTS, &C., IN BASINGHALL-STREET.—By clause 54, the office of Chief Judge of the Court of Bankruptcy, and the office of one of the other Judges of the said Court, now held by a Master in Ordinary in Chancery, are to be abolished, and the Court of Review, after the passing of the Act, be formed by one udge of the Court of Bankruptcy. The office of Clerk of Enrolments, on vacancy, to be done away with, and his duties supplied by the Re gistrar in Basinghall-street (61), and all warrants to be issuable alone under the hand of a Commissioner of the Court. This Ackextends to 22 folios, with schedules ap pended, and is proposed to commence and take effect on the ensuing eleventh of November. DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE AT SOUTHERNDOWN, GLAMORGANSHIRE. This delightful little watering place was recently thrown into deep grief through the death of two un fortunate young ladies. The circumstances are these :—On Thursday last a lady and her two daughters, of the name of Mary and Jane Gething, of Newport, went for the purpose of bathing down to that portion of this delightful beach allotted ex clusively to the ladies, and which lies close to that reef of jutting rocks called the Dunraven Point. The tide was at the furthest ebb. Having been in the water some time, the mother beckoned to her daughters, who were in advance ofher,and admonished them to come out, instead of doing which, to increase their mother's alarm, they only proceeded the further, and turning round dangerous rock, fell unfortunately into adeep pool, formed there by the junction of two strong cur rents, and which is called the Witch's Foot. When the wretched mother saw their ineffectual struggles, having called in vain for assistance, she rushed into the water, and being exhausted through terror and surprise, sank amidst the waves. There were no in dividuals on the beach with the exception of two ladies and some children, who were too helpless to give aid, though they screamed for assistance, but it was not in vain. Mr. Gething, who is a respectable merchant in Bristol, was expected daily at Southerndown by the family, and had arrived that moment on the neighbouring cliff, to seek them. Hearing the scieams of those ladies who were on the shore, he ran to their assistance, and their detail of the catastrophe filled him with dismay. They had rescued the mother, and now was the task for the wretched father. He found the corpse of one, which was taken to a neighbouring house, but life was quite extinct ; the body of the other sister was found in the pool six hours after. The mother, it is supposed, will not recover her reason. The Bay of Souther down is not only safe, but possessed of advantages little inferior to any in Wales. Therefore, to the rashness of the unfortunates can alone be attributed the whole of this heart-rending affair. The youngest girl, it seems, that morning, addressed her mother, and begged " they might have their last bathe," saying, "we shall leave to-morrow." Truly it was prophetic of their last bathe, and their conveyance in the hearse homeward on the morrow. Dunraven is the residence of Lord Adare, one of the county Mem bers, and we cannot speak too highly of the conduct of her Ladyship throughout the affair.—Carmarthen Journal. THE MOORS.—The arrivals from the south, both by land and sea, are increasing daily in number, and the greater part of the northern families are by this time again resident upon their respettive properties. We regret to understand that the sport this year will be far short of the last two or three seasons. This result is partly.owing to the destruction of the eggs of the grouse from the frosts of May, and partly from the long droughts which followed. . There have not been many changes in the shooting grounds in this - county, the principal moors having been taken on leases. The following list shows how the leading quarters are occupied thin season : —Auchna free, Lord Maxborough ; Dall and Barrocks, Rannoch, Earl of Mansfield ; Ardverykie, Marquis of Abercorn ; Dalwhinnie, Mr. P. Purcell and party ; Auchlecks and Trinafour, Mr. Allanson and party ; Bouskeid, Mr. W. N. Clark ; Glen . fernate, Sir John Halkett ; Dalnaspidal, Mr. Crawford and party; Balnaguard, Sir I'. M. Thriepland ; Glentruim, Sir John M'Kenzie ; Newton Moors, Sir Robert Pigott; Gle ll - bruar, Mr. Boyd'and party ; Kerrachers ( Glen Tp9, Captain Duvaux ; Stronphadrick, Mr. Hay of.Lotham ; hinloch, Mr. Fox Maule ; Glenquech. Mr. Labouchereandparty ; Ran noch, Messrs. Laverock and Barton; Grantu ll y , Earl of Lauderdale and Sir George Warrender ; 'Spittal of Glenshee, Hon. ?Ir. Ponsonby and party ; Logiealmond, Colonel Paterson. The Dowager Duchess. of Bedford an d family return this year to the Doune of Rothiemurchus. wbete they expect to be shortly joined by Lord and Lady John Russell.—Perth Courier. A most destructive fire broke out this, morn i ng, at a few minutes before one o'clock, at the Rose wine vaults, Li a n t4. coln s Inn-fields . , which_ was colt ee °tilers considerably daraiod, sote Grea i t y W cie Tl 4 : o s y tr ed ee , t o4 , , • • • • . THE WESLEYAN MISSIONA►N - - - - SOCIETY. A bazaar has for the last few days teen held at. the Centenary Hall, Bishdpsgate-street, for the benefit of the 'Wesleyan Missionary Society. - In addition to an ample display of fancy articles' usually exhibited on these occasions, the bazaar was furnished with supplies of useful clothing, arranged in small lots, for easy distribution amongst the poor at this season or general distress. The Avall of one of the rooms is covered with rare skins and furs, and sundry curious articles, sent over for the - purpose by the Mis sionaries in.connexion with the Wesleyan community in every quarter of the globe. Several costly presents from the King of Ashantee, and various curiosities from the Celestial empire, and elegant bijouteries manufactured at the mission stations in France, adorn the counters of the fair show-women, who are not deficient in the fascinating arts by which the attendants at fashionable bazaars succeed in putting off their wares. The bazaar is considerably enriched by several rare and curious collections of entomological and mineralogical specimens collected by missionaries in: distant • cLuntries, and scientifically classified and arranged: Amongst the articles that excited the greatest interest, were several manuscript sermons and autograph paraphrases of texts of Scripture, by the Rev. John Wesley. and his 6i-other Charles. An exquisite minia ture, painted and presented to the charity, by Miss Dut ton, was sold for ten guineas at Mrs. Bunting's stall. It• is a faithful and highly finished copy of a likeness of' Mrs. Susannah Wesley, the mother of John Wesley. She was the daughter of Dr. Annesly; one of the most eminent of the Non-Conformist ministers ejected from the Church. Mrs. Wesley was a woman of remarkably powerful intellect, and it is larg ely to be ascribed to the vigour of character displayed by her in the early disci • pline of her numerous family, under the most adverse circumstances, that the founders of Methodism were enabled to fulfil with such zeal and earnestness their important mission ; and that they, with the other branches of the family, attained a high reputation ifs distinguished scholars. The sale has been numerously and fashionably at tended, and the articles appeared to find ready par chasers .at good prices; but such was the abundance of the supply, that the managers have resolved to keep it open till Thursday. RIGHTS OF.. THE ORPHANS OF A FREEMAN DYING INTESTATE. The following certificate, signed by all the members the Court of Aldermen, upon the subject of the rights of th e orphans of a freeman who died intestate, was handed into the Vice-Chancellor's Court a few days ran, by the Recorder of the City of London. The question answered in the certificate was argued upon for two days by two gentlemen of the bar on each side TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR LAUNCELOT SHADWELL, VICE- CHANCELLOR OF 'ENGLAND. In obedience to an order of his Honour the Vice-Chan cellor of England, bearing date the 9th day of Febti*ry, 1842, in--a cause depending before his Honour, beta Pen George Bruce -and Sarah his wife, plaintiffs ; and George Knott and Ann his wife, defendants, whereby it was ordered that the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the City of London, by their Recorder, or otherwise, as is usual in such cases, certify to this Court "whether, when there are several orphan children of a freenien who dies intestate, the share which any one may take by reason of surviving a child that dies an infant, does itself survive among the other children in case of the death of the party to whom it has come, under the age of 21 years; and whether, if there be an accumulation of interest upon an orphanage share, the accumulation survives in the same manner as the orphanage shareP we, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the city of London, do humbly certify to your Honour, by the mouth of the Hon. Charles Ewan Law, one of her Majesty's Counsel, learned in the law, and Recorder of the said city, that by the custom of the said city, when there are several orphan children of a freeman who dies intestate, the share which any one may take by reason of surviving a child that dies an infant, survives among the other child ren, in case of the death of the party by whom it has come, under the age of twenty-one years, and that if there be an accumulation of interest upon the orphanage share, the accumulation survives in the same manner as the orphanage share. All which we humbly submit to your Honour. (Signed) JOHN PIRIE. 11WTHEW WOOD. LAURIE. C. rAREBROTHER. _ T. COPELAND. JOHN GOWAN. W. GIBBS. J. -FARNCOMB• T. WOOD. J. - HU MPHERY. G. CARROLL. W. K. HOOPER. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. SUN.—The English Funds improved slightly towards the close of business, and the market closed firmly with every indication of a further advance ;' Consols being 91f, 914 for Money, and 94 buyers for the Account , Bank stock, 1691 r 1701 ; India Stock, 249 250 ; Exche quer Bills, Old, 52 54, New, 50 52 prem. The prices of Foreign Securities were—Belgian, 101 i 1021 ; Dutch Two - and - a - H alf p er Cents., 511 511 ; the Five per Cents., 1011 1011 • Danish, 811 824 ; Brazi lian, 63 65 ; the quotation oiMexican was 35 35i. London and Birmingham Itailway Shares l were 180 182 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 48 50 • Great Wes tern, 88 90 ; the Half Shares , 63041 ; South Western, 611 624 ; North Midland, 59 60 ; th.e, New Shares, 29 30 ; South Eastern and Dover, 221 231 ; Eastern Coun ties, 84 9-t ' • N or thern and Eastern, 40 41 ; Blackwell , 994 ; and Brighton, 331 34 per Share. Rather more bills were' negotiated on 'Change to-day, and the - rates exhibited a rather more favourablb state than on Friday. The quotations for the Bonds were—Colombian , 201 214 ; Peruvian, 151 161 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 334 331 ; the Three per Cents., 194 20; Spanish Five per Cents., 20i 21; the Three per Cents., 204 Merchants are quite on the qui vice for the letters by the India mail, the arrival of which at Marseilles on Sunday was noticed in The Sun of this evening. They may possibly be delivered to-morrow morning, but the time usually occupied for the passage through France renders it more probable that it may be Thursday b e fore they will be received. The " post estafette generally takes 104 hours for the journey between Marseilles and Calais, and by which they are usually forwarded, if the contents be only of ordinary importance. Should the intelligence be of great interest, or in cases of emergency, a courier is employed who accomplishes the distance in 64 hours. It is expected that this dispatch will be of consequence, and likely to bring intelligmee of great extent from China, where, from the last disp,7tches it is likely that some extensive operations have takti Ace. COURSE OF EXCHANGE-41ti;STERDAY. 1 Amsterdam CF. 12 71 Gibraltar Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 8 Genoa ...... 25 99 Antwe Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venice •47 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 60 Palermo, per oz 126: Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Lisbon Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 90 Rio Janeiro 26 Frankfort on Maine... 151 4 B ahia 3Us ... 37 Buenos Ayres Petersburg[_, _ 8er1in.,... Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 957 Trieste, ditto ... 9 b Madrid Cadiz 36t Bilbao ... 36 Barcelona Seville ... 36 New York'', 21 days sight 46i Philadelphia .. 46 PRICES OF BULLION, no. oz. Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold C0m...5 17 5 New 'Doubloons 0 0 0 New 4 10 Silver in Bars... 4 11 :THE MAGAZINES, WE-TROPOLITAN MAGAZINE. \ This Magazine reached us at so late an hour thati we must content ourselves with just, glancing at its contents. There are several prose tales in the Number, and one or two pleasing bits of versification ; but, on the whole, there is too little variety. " Savindroog " is the best story in the Number. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. " Jack Hinton, the Guardsman," continues his Military reminiscences this month, and, as usual, re lates them with spirit and humour. There is a dash ing, off-hand air about him, that proves him to be a genuine Patlander, and the apparent truth and earnestness of his narrative greatly interest us in it. "Nuts and Nutcrackers" is a collection of miscel laneous remarks, chiefly suggested by the passing topics of the day. Some of them are lively and satirical; and some distinguished by sober good, sense . The "Memoir of the Bishop of Exeter" seems to be penned by one who is perfectly familiar with the par ticulars of the Right Rev. Prelate's public career. It is highly eulogistic, as might be expected from such a determined Tory periodical as the Dublin University. LLOYDS' SHIPPING On Wednesday, a, Susan Taylor, a girl of about twelve years old, was nursing at a house in Bowling, with a small tin whistle in her mouth, she unfortunately got the whistle into ,her throat, and would undoubtedly have bee choked, but for the hole in the middle of the whistle, which permitted her in some degree to respire. The edge lacerated her throat, but she soon after swallowed the *lliStle J and i 6 now Guarciiisr. VESSELS SPOKEN Wmi.—Nancy and Mary, Liver pool to Calcutta, June 6, lat. 6 N., lon. 25 W. ; Gail lielrno Louis, Santander to Havannah. 21st, lat. 20, lon. 42 ; British Queen, Africa to London, 26th, lat. 28, lon. 47, and supplied with provisions ; Glasgow, Bombay to Liverpool, 7th ult. ' lat. 35, lon. 20 ; Angle , Martinique for Havre, 15th, by the Globe, arrived at Bordeaux ; Palestine; Liverpool to Boston, June 21, lat. 23, long. 35, by the Samuel Bunker, arrived at New York. Undaunted, Liverpool to Buenos Ayres, May 30, 1at..18 S. lon. 38 ; barque Patriot, 14th ult., lat. 29, lon. 19; Tr. M. steamer Prometheus, 20tb, lat 34, lon. 16, by the Phoenix steamer, put back to Cowes. Gazelle, Leith to Mauritius, 14th, lat. 41, 10n. 14, by the Catherine, arrived off Portland. Sovereign, Liverpool to Newfoundland, 22d ult., lat. 50, lon. 15, by the Cuba, arrd. off Dungeness. Loan (ship), May 11, lat. 35 S., lon. 21 E. ; Emerald, Liverpool to Ceylon, June 5. lat. 3 N., m om 19 W. ' • Planter, for Santa M artha, 21st ult., lat 47, lon. 15 ; Tamerlane, Liverpool to Miscasset, 24th, lat. 49, lon. 12, by the Louisa Baillie, arrived in the Downs. Maraboo, of and from London, June 30, lat. 23, lon.lB, lon. 40 Richard ; btheN Reynold, orth sk, for arrivedQ u Quebec, rou , l t . 0 , l ;t il t 46, 4 w 6 , , ii i i , i a,n n: l l 6 ) , re b s y to t n h , e C l l k y n d n e e , t s o op l h V i e e s , t I n es, 23d ult., e ie dat let. Falmouth. bax l\ r - e i l i s A ; Lt: r a a s n — la C r, ar ß o u li t n e e h , e l r l , u h n i te o r e , t i o n b N er i.)l: :i m ih be 2 r s , Sydney in November, with 100 barrels, by th ow e ibi out. thirteen months. Onyx, Brown; of I d barre ls, r:e o 2o 'oft on, from ' arrived at Sydney. .t .; ' ....01 4 till' :4*F .?F,1.1"r"