The Sun. — London, England, 1842-02-09 00:00:00

EVENING SUN P ROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. [The Gazette of last night contains a list of thirty-nine Addresses of Cangratulation to his Royal Higlines.: „mice Albe t en the occasion of the Birth of the Pr'.. DUCHY OF LANCASTP” -- "ce of Wales.] • . FEB. 4 1842. The Queen has been th;- - ' ' • Robert,.t Wilson Fr.- . say pleased to anoint Thomas W hecotiut.- ....ce, orßaweliffe-tall, EA., to . be Sheriff ' . ../ palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing. WHITEHALL, FEB. 7. ~r,The Qnda l ueen has been pleased to present th e R ev. William 4 7ter Y e t as to the c h urc h and parish of Lad3kirk, in the pies ofirnside an d county of Bcrivick, vacant by the d ea th the Rev. Georg e R o b ertson. Cock The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. James Cochrane to the charge rd offi . f Second Minister of the arid parish of Cup a ai l ., in ethe presbytery of Cupar late Second of I.ife, vacant by the death of the Rev. John B i rrell, m'e becond Minister of the said Church. 1411„, b WA.R.OFFICE, FEB. 8, 1842. bui,,, niegintent• of Horse Guards —Cornet J. P. P. W. i ; ht. - " t o Pt Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maynard,vtt ~ NA; 'lord A. F. C. G. Lennox to be Cornet, by pur chase , lee tstard.Peb. 8. teBth Regint.ent of Light Dragoons—Lieut. lluband to A. be Capta i n, by purchase vice Aleason, whor et iree: Corne t b _ . C. Lindsay to be Lieutenant, by purchase, A. }legend Gent,, by purchase, vice Lindsay, p eb. 8 en, to be Cornct, p vice flu and , ~_. JB4 Reginient of Light Dra oons—Surgeon:J. llarcourt, " ri l the in Foot, to be Surgeon, vice White, the % fr . . . 1 D film the 3d Foot , ASsistant-Surgeon S. Currie, A . • 44th p m . -t, . 8. oot, to be Assistant-S promoted on lst R urgeon, vice Ross, promoted in the vi „ -e itutsent of Foot—Lieut. A. Gordon to be Adjutant, ;Fe ecluirtorieurt, who resigns the Adjutancy only, Feb. 8. :24at7eth"°P.toot--j. EAL.Rpois j t . o ck, M.D. to be Assistant-Surgeon, , appointer! t th 16th Light Dragoons, Feb. 8 . .°T.eCoxe to be Lieutenant, by pur hain ;0 v ice SketEngton, who retires ; the Hon. F. B. Paken .4 F be _, Eu aign, by purchase, vice Coxe, Feb. 8. ebaite .....,,.-0. L. Proby, Gent., to be Ensign, by For k* 'EI." Wndford, whose appointment has been caneerled, 44th p o ,„ . . 1 . -,--assistant- r JM. Ross, from the ,_ B th Light t 0,... Su ge" M . J. '4* . •ngoOns, to be Surgeon, vice Harcourt, beltr, e lbth L i Dragoons, Feb. 8. j h oot —Major G. Hall, from half-pay Unattached, to dift er a j"' vice W. lieetham, who exchanges, receiving the thaseeeeel Captain R. T. H. Pattoun to be Major, by pur uen...t.inttoceenbae/InatEl,l,who retires; Lieutenant G. F. Long to be I?',a.'n., by purchase, vice C artoon ; 'Ensign G. Poulett to Purchase, vice Alacydnpu.rehase, vice L . ong • E. Collingwood, Po ' ulett, Feb. a. p u b p,„t_ii' g y , 1 1,03 , pmrehase, n vic t e o be Ens.gn, i without er, G e t. . celled , F eb. 8 onnell, whose appointment has been can • wbei:th,,,,..troFlia,.),ettej—lliaP:atyeamp d C e . ea ß se o d b , er F t e s b , .fr s o . m , the 59th Foot, to be stati.l,--f. 'enulto•tedit.._diOpe:Nbbee. Neill, from lioserrAr. 8 --Assistant • ,-, Aelli, p ro F° b urg h (repaying halt-pa y difference),nattachedy, i e e instant ser .: A :o r n e- i . T s o . o be eii S s t , aff s au . r , g f e ro o m ns t o b f e th w e t S b eco ro ti o d tt s s s i. Assistant-4"u'). . Magrah, ALD., from the pd F gs oo T . } „ 0 rgoen Al. Nugent, from the Stiff ;Assistp!t-S_.ur e Etat vEr 4, 11. D., from the 7th Dragoon Guards, July . 2 u .. Colonel inic e l t s ier G. Hall, of the 54th Foot, to be Lie t ~rtny, June 28. ViilC o ,„.._ _„ _ ADMIRALTY, FEB. 7. 30.1:,°:, Royal Alarines—First Lieut. and Adjutant J. K. J . G. a! .u° aPtain, vice H. Bennett, deceased ; birst i L . ie s u e t : tom L., Ales to be Adjutant vice Willson, promote' ' • 4 31 es, leut * L. W. 11. enman' to be First Lieutenant, vice 1-,_ aPPointed 6e.torttne.is.sioDris by the Adjutant. Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. 0 Fells, dit 7A:'sq• to be Deputy Lieutenant ; J. Rust, Esq., - 4 k -6 11( n• 0. Dulcoinbe to be ditto, Jan. 29 ; W. Iltit i t. q* , to be ditto, Feb. 5. aiga i ingdnoshire Itlilitia—R. 11. Tillard, Gent., to be En .lll"an. 29. e. in l; tneart,.°;ikair places have been duly registered for solemniz n'illia -ages 'therein, pursuant to the Act of the 6th and 7th 11 k i, V ., chap. 85, Neweriklent Chapel, Alartock, Sornersetshire. °llbeEhaPel, Newton, Herefordshire. 114,,,, CIA RA T lON OF INSOLVENCY. _ _ ces. terai t i re n a NIORLAND JEENS, clothier, Uley, Glou 11 et / BANKRUPTS. Nee N'ARD LITTLEDYKE, linen-draper, half-past ane, ;„` ew North -road, to surrender, Feb. 17, at Whittlrl Alarch 22, at eleven, at the Court Bankruptcy. of sn Brudenell raaaborgre' 13.asinghall-street, official assignee ; I.,t•KYE thapei, WHITBY, builder Green Dragon- ,a o r l d: l A v l h d i e te r.. - Int nr Yi ' ' '. 17, at eleve, and ' Alarch 22, at tw 3 el i ve,at th .041,4,' oatikruptcy. Alsager, Birchin-lane, officia assignee; n Alqi,aa.4 Overbury, Fr ederick's-place, Old Jewry. A Ile)11.p.18 SCHLESSINGER and AIICHAEL SA MUEL Bitch'' 4 t thi., '3Bl-NGER, merchants,. Basinghall-street, Fe b . teteib,ar, and Alarch 22, at two, at the Court oViElaat:iadingtsc.Y 411-11‘141,',.1al alts,ittnee Freshfields, 4 . 1 ! tlt e „, ,"PCILICOCK, builder, Stra'tef,7rdß,aksßseaxn,kFreubp.tolys., `'''leh,.. l ",; (ri ' "larch 2 4 , at one, at the Court o. Wkri ' l 4l 4l4 ' Si gn; ; Views, Bucklersbur t y e . t, at sil-•eT`-:le'llat141 Arcl'r- On V2`l,lLtwiaeclveein,anat' Oxford-street, hxefo Courtr d-s re of Bankruptcy. Febis .attlei;ta...o:lal assignee ,Beaumont and Thompson, Lincoln's 6 Qtopil, ' at the d Alarch 22, at eleven, as. -c_rt'..CraintE_, ,T„HOAISON and JAMES FORBES, corn-fac rt („f Zg-Irtars, Feb. 19 an sigeee Tliankruptey. Groom, Abchurch-lane, offi cial r.,b,ltiBi.,t4lor, Ni cholas.lane, Lombard-stgeL T ' (,‘,,i „MILLER JOHN CAMPIO , Court of Bank , ',l)-..,iarn, 14areli.tand 22, at one, at the d GEORGE h, ew 1),,,i,‘,_ Patent i sail-cloth manufacturers , , S y to o c in kt c o ia n l -o a n s - - Noe;I. ii°4lwards, Frederick's-place, Old t3;ivirt-hin. I,JOIiN %tram and Son, Bishopsgate-stree era Feb. 19 and p l atch 2..) [VERS, grocer, Chipstead, K t ',Neri e il at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. ' k e 41' 31 ' l ace, Old Jewry, o ffi cial assignee; a V ' AI ma 2,2,‘t, Alt•street, Montagu /it 4Alta • March C tt E lin d , w E ar l d y s ! on 4 AUGUSTUS CANTOR, merchant, Upper pthall• hUtlijOin:'4l,ll at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquay , Simmons, square, Feb. 15, at one, d an c n d and '4owit.kOMlal assignee ; Brundrett, itandall, bliptonlp,.37.l.?ertell-wa!k, Temle. the ;ia:„. 1 1 1 r k ati4 ,I t ~t,,,,,,1,Aat.Gt1F1. 0 RD, schoolmistress, Parson's-green, Rneeor aunkrztfp,tcy weivt, and March 22, at eleven, at . i*lYrrell, Guildlaa(ll nson, B Feb. at t,. 4 „ Ittl HALLILEY cloth manufacturer, Lee ds,,oo ghall-street, official as -1,..c0'q,,. ' ;hand Alkrch 22, at ten, at the Commissioners'-r ooms, -r insl oJthi 's ll'ithin's-1 i gl oc i ...,- Is Claik, and Fussell, Bristol ; Hornby and bale k .IfraOGIN "e' • Lon don. JANNOCK, engineers, teililo.tifiel,, chew,. and JAAIES A forci.o4'skiners'..rooirthe's, p , pi John-street, Bed ,j,"l-IAI t c,, `, 1 1 „ (1 °, 1 1 • Gart•ildleeheAthrten-t-inder-Lyne. Feb.A 24 and March 22, at twelve, at the :-,‘` Alar 1,-.."'18', taver'n ' n s Great Yarmouth, Feb. 11 Nkl,N,,,ltif ar - ,,,, 4 , 1 ,t de, , ,,.., at, Z eT ijrown and. Anchor Tavern' Wll.l,d°° ; Wor h• Yarmouth. . l'rh, , lAA' A hite and Borrett, Lincoln's Inn , 13 0 , 7 a, ip and Son, Great Wimslow, Cheshire, .fields „. 1....;,4t ,i_.,en ~ ER, cotton spinner, ' n '' a -roai.,s",‘,, and March 22, at three, 1 Manchester y: Party ~'„!anchester. Slater and Hee l is, a t t,,,.'11N ifi'vailitlne, and Morris Temple, London• . a - t the COMIIII3- York. John '4,.l.', 1'1(1 Al ' WLLOUGHBY, builder, York, Feb. 15, do n' .) 141 w 212 , at eleven, at the Guildhall York. Lon llt'aniat, ,e.ll, crall, Queen's •lsench-walk, T vtb. 1:,,, jkAi, ititorric. Staffordshire, belt,,,, N1114,1)11" INS, ironmonger, O h ery-lane, 11 1 CH ' Staffordshire ; Smith, Can 14:414( ' 1 1 ' . " ' tis tie at twelv e , at the . B V t i n n e e ' lnn, e Stafford. A 1,41 Allp, Iv !tte j:h4thshire p4,,Tt RS, iro n - plate-manufacttirer, Newport, tiest. iNfor.,-; Nwp;„ t e-. 2 4 and March 22, at eleven, at , JOHI.°.,W, Leeti Llewellyn, Newport; Wh i t e and Eyre qiatat it, '11i (41, 1 ° ,, 1 '• • Bristol, Feb; , s k e ' larch 2:1 ''''loE, jun iron merchant, Brl'- ir lalel 4" Ale.ti'eaat ane, at the Commercial-rooms, Smith, JOri p Ift Lincoln's Inn fields, London; 141. •Pli Bristol. 44, ' • lI IEEN GR EEN" *le,,e Illiners WELL and STEPHEN T Yli ( e,' 4 ,,t tl l , . i. ' harforth-rnill, Durham, March 10 and tle-upon- Aall, ~tteßrs",a_Ykrupt Co mmission-room, Newcas . in, ttli'l,jaricet..-ig' Nerfolk.stre. t, Strand, London ,nrit%ilam. tos,.. !lARbia,at'e, Durham ; W. ll larsball, Claypath, 13 CRAVEN, two Ni cts, pi: 15LACKAIORE and JOHN ith' s at the , aketield Yorkshire„Feb. 15 and March 2-, en. 'r Yard, enitnissioners'-rooms, Leeds. Preston, Tok l'ork 'o44sntutan ; IVhithani Wakefield. I, shi te, ll' ,APPLEYARD, ' stone merchant, 1\ ten, 4"ea or ke,".,°. 2 5, at eleven and March 22, at ten, at i%, o 'ks akt Alaclui '. If n• , Jaques, Batty?, and Y-lila,ee, L oinion a), ai a . - 1 1 „At th n r , DIVIDENDS. Al ttlitl t ' "411 GIB k 4, 4 ~ am ~ Alan ruptcy,.l3asinghttlsl-street. W. Dryland, tallow kat !4it ers, d :. at el4n. araPhltlt, Russia br i oke , Austin-friars' tweitiv!ipet. chlp man. lol ,t ridg t ma , r it an t3 c Sian, Alare-c.ll' Ine'ratn t: -t ree ` , ' .hant Beech-street, Bar t 6 . eorge's East, 1) 'datate -43 ) kt half ' im timber Inerc ' .s coal merchan , 'Ptta„, r-tcrt,ee ‘,-past-one-W. H. Jone , Smith, hatter, March I,l4tio,.'„'"hridge, 'Ar:a b rch 3, at twelve-I"' R. A, Brooks, it : ',.ltatibert- street e:lla3rnpasttet:l-Toaed-, Marchotneo-neJ. Merchants, Co leman -street, March 1, a it,: AQ„ei.„ ,In the Country. • Hiandford kJ,. 111areCt Nrn(lStaigei, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset t. ' 4 %,..ii i', 1 . at two, at tl • Gi eyhound Inn, . vol t. 1 at th e ~,$ ins, 31 ctualler, Manchester, 1 - .`ten • si. lio k• . ''' March 14, at • Manchester-W. J. lit e i; ,ine iee `,-ctrimissioners'-rooms, March 3, at N, J ' , at j. Gilt' anti Grantham, Lincolnshire tis,l(lkatin,l, I stralfa Hotel, Newark, at the 14 'tldo,. °Ol merchant, Liverpool, March 3, a merchants, Ir l ) 5 01, PiPst_llat Livepool._ H, an d A. F. Mackay, Nottinghamshire- S. oti: i*. `" r !_ l l,2, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. t,kri,„ UE.RTIFICATES-Maitett 1. , 1 v e . - -A, (I'.g?. coil in manufacturer, Warrington, Lanca alopham bankers, Bi ddalpli, J. Wright, H. Robinson, a nd W. Fell s 4 Henrietta- street. Covent-ga d 14.1 ._ 5t,....J. r Ai ~, .ox,itol-.....T. Al•Swin,y, builscelemr,nnTrlovnabtrliindgge. tllZap--.Bitilet. ~.I°.ionaersrl (?i.nßenlenkarreihunnasreeinhoaun, , Friday-street, , cua er, . q . 411,' nd3.11: 1 1 ( . 1 Bred vi t 17 ar Mar uis-court, Drury-lane tarAl 'aNly, ~_ yard, in merchants, Brigg, Lincolnshire . ' Sl tiiilb, • ~'' manufacturer, Princes -street, Spitalfields-A. hott---'''• P , • Sardinson, J. Westo . n, a nd R. Illurch, 'terpor4.'"en, IN ood.street, City-J. Senior, iron merchant, Iv' PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. tti!ar,ipr leateroft, D. Wheatcroft, and A. Wheatcroft, stone I‘l'irfir,,,,,rer.,,llle3ag!., a lierbyshire - A. .and D.Brlnll'ThneaatncAo,fr: , 14 Z • ,, s hill brno'il:el4l,4Alll°llc°‘ Derbyskr;-- o ß re, Shore, Durham -D. a 'ear . I -e a ad J. Thomennso eannnca manufacturers, Bishop bentfrn''t, burharn i n'clail Lainson, linen drapers, ;a'Mel t d'l`l' I(eat---.J. 1.--ain.sonan. rcs, rl,kl'er3, Itotherh.th J and W K. Shaw, manufac.• 11. • Lainson, and D. Ald re d , 'laildei."'le, Y orksh . ' eNV • •IPC eck ' en and B. Broadbent, til'''ll4f)Leie"ter .Ireii-t ' tt 11 r and 11. Holden, manufac t%t,titt, itu°lleahterrast sa-p_s, Belperu, B a r rhys hire-J. Wills and E. Sc.,, th-street Ala nchester.square-R. and G. tur_ Jatk,e_. _min acturers, Halifax,_, S. • el4'3ll) ' t 4 ' u t ' ' • Yorkshire.- I V. Jackson, J. [ l ts, ut,e,(o a.fiaekson, and E. Jackkssonrin,)_tob_!cco manufac- J Phillips and i it,,lrties, ,i,k4,:satisnreegards J. J W ac Holden and J. Hobday, 1 Pri,,l'a NinufacturC;s, ChosirlemYY-Lancashire- C. E. and J. M. 1 4;4.' 3 , r 4'. rnaZ,',!eers,, Gosport- W. It. Waghorn and R. Brown, , , bi, a, Ewell, Surrey -A. and A. Kerslake, m illi ners, I I 'lO ,I„gtati Priors We i k h l re- T. Walters and S. ."' • 1 a‘ncl',Y' a.biritt. n'iak srwNecasthi Glarnorganshre-J. Turner l'avage-'ll4sPer,, Oakl e i r ain . Ruilandshire-J. Morgan -na ali 't. 'e'lnen, Oxford- treet-Al. H. APLaine and G. ' (-: -Q,,,; -rattle makers Tottenham-court-road.-R• s Davies and l jacn-1%`.1". law"stationerv, Chwter-J. Dixon, W. F. 1 ' ti4ant. !',' W. nixen, W. FaWcett, and H. I. Dixon, mer- I i : "aeffield (so far as regal ds J. Dixon). 11..\N,p SCOT CH SEQUESTRATIONS. 1 i I kb(l N I 4 ~,•L CAMPBELL, spirit dealer, "Glasgow, Feb. - - filarNV itar7r 1 1, at two, at the Oak Tavern, Glasgow. h'I;AM THOSON, baker, Edinburgh, Feb. 11 and JAll,,,a_t one, at the Old Signet Hall, Edinburgh. ._ and Aja.`:.,•S I,URDO, grain merchant Coylton, Feb. 11, b tj ;c:4l 4, at ne, at the Black Bull Inn, Ayr. ' and AIC.ALD SINCLAIR, hotel kee p_ er, Glasgow, Feb. 11 T tli 4, at tvaple, at the Argyle Hotel, Glasgow. . I fr llth. "e•RT LIZA RS and CO., ghss manufacturers, Lin- 1.4417' Peb,.l4 "and- March 7, at twelve, at the Red Lion Inn, W 1 Lga• - 1 1 a AAI WYLIE, North Leckaway Forfarshire, Feb. p tl'i 'Match 14, at twelve, at the Chambers of Shield and rest, Kirrienlttir• . .. *.,. u - N EX"' lv T PUBLIC 0, )031 GBEAT unary, 184 2 defrayed f the actual 1' If: exc lusive of the Funded, or Pq iiig ances and I{o' APPLICaI.r" , 43 ND. • - • .s:0 ;1,898,844 19 13,678, 835 18 0, 7,135,217 7 .4,482,911 12 0 455,000 0 162,000 0 v, 5,643 14 5,562 14 II 93,504 18 7,917,521 5 106,8 38 13 2 60,000 0 0 5,084,359 1 1 i; 0,185,729 4,476,904 1,076,775>1a 7553,680 2 7 „ F 896,46 4 3 ~.150,144 la> 389,022 3 8 5 620,514 7 246,07 9 3 „ O .; 185,770 v 9 736,99 4 8 232,73 4 q ,411,114 15 ,r , 4 ,418,42 1 1 6 0 ,489,074 ° 0 815,132 5 ,927,660 o 117,15 3 7 0 400,000 . 6 167,441 4 5 5 . 185,729_2 . / 450,144 1 ' 411,114 15 )- 167,441 6 ~i, ;4 1 157,028 ----- 0 5 185,729 a LANCES - !ay of . r the Ad(119,0 the year ° lid: Money 8 11 ) 0 11, or paY ili r'ina 'Advanc es irks, Bcc. , .he Balanc e ry, 1842. 58,465 19 0 1V009,500 h ;; 43,537 I‘ l .;'f,, , at .' 0 01'41 ) -1 ( ;!.' O ,, 58,900 0 ..; 0 10,000 39,50 0 ° !0,700 0 ° 3,000 „ 0 v n 0 • 0,700 0 5,800 0 0 0 7,750 0 &,000 0 0 5,000 ?,soo ° o 0 " 1,000 91 q ,r.)3 ' _,--" cil. 5 286 ,1 0 g 300 0 0 )00 „ ;00 0 - 0 [OO it!,ll 00 o , • dip 7 '1;1 13 gi ; B - 1 1 9 93 4 , 117.; j. üb llC~ thC vt no P3` "0° : 31 31t3 fg l ootino p_ie. 1 , , Coo: _ br oti o , B a sta osa Prance Th fro m , j eing the Le stll9 3 A :; 11 tbcte L i g ht. rOn eq da Ci t;rlie d ( . 0 Ot. c" -) that joie , ajesti bu ly t tieol`)af),,t 11 '0 ,uch ed t t int_ e reor cons e Scul l) " ba d or be sils i ' ~: -7 4 orl JOHN YOUNG March ,2 ociotiater, Edinburgh, Feb. .15 and et tvr rive, at Ferguson's Ship Tavern, Edinburgh. LLOYD and DOUGLAS, merchants, Leith, Feb. 16 and March 9,-at two, at the Old Signet Hall, Edinburgh. LAW INTELLIGEN CE, SECONDARIES' COURT, Feb. 8. ClAtt. CON. IN HIGH LIFE.-ASIITON V. 13gDFOR.D. The plaintiff in this case, William Ashton. L q., holds the lucrative office of Collector of the Revenue in India. The de fendant, William Devignes Bedford, is Lieutenant and Pay master of , the Ilth Hussars, and the action was brought against him for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. 'I he damages were laid at 10,0001., but judgment was allowed to. go by default. Mr. Crowder and Mr. Phillimore were for the .plaintiff and Mr. Montague Smith for the defendant. 'I he SECONDARY having summed up the evidence, The Jury assessed the damages at 50/. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. THE CASE OF THE BARON DE BEHR. Charles de Behr, described as a labourer, aged 38, was in dicted for unlawfully obtaining by false pretences two sums of 50/., the property of William Osborn Rich, with intent to defraud him thereof. Mr. Phillips and Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Charnock defended the prisoner. Mr. PHILLIPS stated the case to the Jury, detailing the facts, and calling the following witnesses in proof : William Osborn Rich was the first witness called, and exa mined by Mr. BODKIN—Has been employed in the War office about thirty-two years. Resides at Sydenham. Was an acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. Snow, of Portland-place, and an oh! friend of the family for many years. His daughter also visited there. In the month of December last unpleasant dif ferences had arisen, which had caused the separation of Mr. and Mrs. Snow. On the 18th of that month the defendant came to the War-office. Had never seen him before. He intro duced himself as the Baron de Behr. He gave the witness a card with that name upon it. He said he came from Mrs. Snow, as her friend. He supposed that I had heard what had happened. Witness told him he had heard nothing, and was very anxious to hear. He then said there were letters in Portland-place which Mrs. Snow wished destroyed.. He said he could obtain those letters through the housekeeper, whom he had seen, if she was bribed. She was to be bribed by either 30('l. or 5001. Could not exactly say which sum he mentioned. Witness said he would have nothing to do with the letters.. He then said it would be very unkind to her, as she wished par ticularly to get them, and as she had no money, the witness must assist her. He asked witness if he could not advance SGOI. Witness said, Decidedly not—he had not got it. He then said 250/. Witness said he had it not. He then said, What can you advance? Witness said perhaps he could find 501. He (th prisoner) said he had advanced all he had, viz., 1301. Witness gave the prisoner five 101. notes, and he then left, saying he would ge immediately to the house. Witness took no security or acknowledgment whatever. The 18th December was Saturday, and the prisoner came to witness on the following Monday at the War-office. He said the housekeeper was not satisfied, and must have snore. Witness told hart he had ne more. Prisoner said the witness must find 501. to save his credit; and after seine hesitation witness gale him 501. He, said when he received it, striking his breast, " You may trust a nobleman and a man of honour." Witness saw the prisoner on the 30th of December, when he came again to the War-office. He then said that he had again come about Mrs. Snow, that she. was distressed for money, and he (the witness) was to advance her some for her own private use. Wit ness told him he had taken all he had. lie then proposed drawing a bill of exchange for 160/., and the witness declined to do it, as he did not uederstand bill transactions. He even tually, however, persuaded the witness to accept a bill of 160/. The prisoner brought a stamp. Witness signed the bill, and a person called upon him afterwards, and asked if that was his (witness's) signature ; and the witness understood that the inquiry was made for the purpose of discounting the bill. The prisoner had told him that some one would call upon him respecting the bill. The bill was drawn at three months, payable at Drummond's at the order of the prisoner, the drawer. The witness was induced to put his name to the bill on account of the representation of the prisoner that Mrs. Snow was in distress, and wished the money for her private use. The prisoner at this time said, "Make your mind easy, I shall be receiving money in Jan., and I will give you an under taking to repay you the 1601. He undertook to pay the witness between the 6th and 10th January. The undertaking was here read, and was signed "De Behr." Witness addressed a letter to the prisoner, calling on the prisoner to keep his promise as a man othonour and a nobleman, which he had represented himself to'be, and stating that the money was a large sum to him (the witness), although it was a trifle to the prisoner, who could command so many thousands. In ft postscript the latter stated the prisoner had obtained 16s. from his (witness's) son. This letter was written in consequence of the prisoner having promised to call and pay the amount of the bill. A few days afterwards witness saw the partner of Mr. Snow. In consequence of a conversation, the witness entertained suspi cions of the prisoner. Cross-examined by Mr. CHARNOCK—Has been promoted from time to time in the War-office. Mrs. Snow has been married about ten years. Became acquainted with Mrs. Snow s.rice her marriage, and had often corresponded with her. Did not know when the separation between Mr. and Mrs. Snow took place, but Mrs. Snow was at present living with her father. Witness contrived to correspond with Mrs. Snow up to December last. He ceased to correspond with Mrs. Snow at her desire. His letters at times were fre quent. Sometimes they were ten a month ; sometimes not more than one. After the 18th December, witness went to Long's Hotel with the prisoner, he having invited the witness to dinner. This was after the second 50/. transaction. At that dinner Mrs. Snow was the subject. of conversation. That was the express object of the dinner. Did not on that occasion express great anxiety about the letters he had addressed to Mrs. Snow. Said to the prisoner, So far as I am concerned I don't care that (snapping his fingers) fer the letters. Did not say for the world he would not have the letters fall into the hands of Mr. Snow. No person was present at the dinner but .themselves. The prisoner came to witness's house at Sydenham, on the 2d January. He came without invitation. He dined with witness on that occa sion. The members of his family, consisting of two daughters and a son, were present. Tile prisoner had previously intro duced himself to them. The prisoner left about three or four. Mrs. Snow was the subject of conversation on that occasion. Never desired the prisoner to wait upon Mrs. Snow ; but he told witness that he was in the habit of seeing Mrs. Snow fre quently. Has heard his son say that he has ridden out with the prisoner. The RECORDER staid he thought the Learned Counsel was only establishing the case for the prosecution, by proving this great confidence. Re-examined by Mr. BODKIN—Had the misfortune to lose a daughter some time ago, and on that occasion Mrs. Snow was very attentive to her, and attended her up to her death. Elizabeth Dickson was then called, and examined by Mr. Pitman—Was in January last housekeeper to Mr. and Mrs. Snow, who lived at 72, Portland-place. The establish ment was broken up. Knows the prisoner, having been in troduced to him by her sister last September. Mr. and Mrs. Snow were abroad at that time. The prisoner continued to visit her as a suitor, and several times asked her to marry him, and said he was Secretary for Foreign Affairs.—(Laughter.) The RECORDER said he might be a secretary for foreign affairs without being the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The prisoner asked, when Mr. Snow returned, why Mrs. Snow did not return. Did not tell the prisoner of the unhappy differences existing between Mr. and Mrs. Snow. In the course of their conversation, the name of Mr. Rich was men tioned. Never instructed the prisoner to get money to bribe her, to give up the letters of Mr. Rich to Mrs. Snow. Never asked him for money for the purpose of giving up any letters of any kind. Never, in point of fact, received 50/. on condition that she gave up any letter of Mr. Rich's or anybody's else. Had never had any conversation with him respecting any let ters whatever, and therefore was never dissatisfied with any amount of money tendered to her by the prisoner. Had letters in her possession of Mrs. Snow's, but the prisoner had no op portunity of knowing that fact, nor was her sister aware of it. Georgiana Snow, who was led into Court by the Reverend Ordinary of Newgate, was then called. She was a beauti ful and elegant woman, apparently about 30 years of age. Is the wife of Mr. Robert Snow. Has been married ten years. Has two children. They resided in Portland-place. Left England in the early part of last year with Mr. Snow. Had been at Twickenham in March last. Has not lived with Mr. Snow for some time. Mr. Snow came to England and left the witness in Paris. One of her brothers came to Paris and brought her to England, and she is now living in the house of her father in Arlington-street. Knows Mr. Rich , the prosecutor. He has been on intimate terms with her husband and herself. Remembers seeing the prisoner brought before the Alagis trate. She had never seen him before that time in her life. Never authorised or requested him to make applicaion to Mr. Rich to obtain any letters, nor for any purpose whatever. Never.sent him to Mr. Rich as her friend. Cross-examined by Mr. CH A RNOCK—Had been in Paris about seven years ago with her father. Was there two months. She was educated abroad. When in Paris she did not go much into society. She remained in Paris about a fortnight after her husband left. She resided at an hotel in the Rue Rivoli. Will swear she has never seen the prisoner in Paris nor in England before the examination before the Magistrate. In no part of England. Never met him at Dulwich. Had spent about eight or nine months on the Continent before her marriage. Has never by letter or otherwise received presents from the prisoner within the last two years. Never received a ring with a ruby. There are proceedings going on in the Ecclesiastical Court. Re-examined by Mr. BOD K I te.—At the time alluded to, seven years ago, she lost one of her children. Since her ar rival in England her health had been very indifferent, and she had resided at the house of her brother, the Head Master of St. Paul's. Remained there till the 31st of Pecember from the Bth of the same month. During the whole of that time she was so ill that she never stirred out. When she left she wont to her father. On the sth of July she went to a friend of her father's in Surrey, and remained till the 17th ofJanuary. From the Bth of December to the 17th of January she never carae to London. After the 17th re mained at her father's, and was there now. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. CHARNOCK took an objection to the form of the indict ment, which stated the offence was committed in the fifth year of our Sovereign Lady Victoria. He contended that that phrase might mean the sth year of the age of the Sovereign. The RECORDER said she was not Queen then. A clause in the Act said that the term was " reign," which would not pre- V ent judiFment being taken upon the indictment. Mr. CHARNOCK then took a variety of other objections, as to the place described in the indictment and the person. The indictment stated that the street was Portland-place, and the person one Mr. Snow; now thero were many Portland-places, and many Alr. Snows. '1 he RECORDER said the objection could not stand, as the prisoner had used the words, and those were the words which must be int ro d uce d i n the indictment. These words were used for the purpose of deceiving, and they had had that effect. Mr. CHARNOCK then addressed the July for the prisoner, contending that the amounts advanced by the prosecutor to the prisoner were only loans to be repaid. creTahteeditrozacrus uofuElanughhatveinr,:nsudumwd up Mr. PHILL IPS repl i ed, in a most humourous speech, which d a verdi e t o f to r s r e h v i e s n w y a e s a t r h s ' e t r l a a s n t s puoarst:tiiro, n the evidence, the Jury returie Guilty, and th e pr i soner was sen t ence d the calend ar, and occutied the Court upwards o f fi ve hours. SENTENCES. At the termination of the Old Bailey Sessions yesterday, a number of conv;cts were brought up for judgment, when the following sentences were passed : Transportation for Life—Wm. Yates and John Atkinson, alias Smith • the last-named, being a returned convict, is to be kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for six months before his expatriation. For Fifteen Years—Pat. Flannagan and John Harcourt. For Fourteen Years—Mary King and Mary Taylor. For twice Seven Years—Sarah Price, alias P ug h . For Ten Years—J. 111‘Gr egor, J. Payne, W. Smith, David Harrington, W. Metcalfe, J. Brown John B arry, A. Morti• suer, Wm. Smith, John Bennett, John Charlton, T. Eggleton, Sarah Atkins, alias Jones, John Williams, James King, Thos. John Brown, M ary Banks, Wm. Beglie. Carroll,Fo For Seven Thomas, en Years-LJas. Nicholson, .Wan. Estworthy, J. Jones Thos. Breen, Charles Whitmore, J. Dalen, John SUlillEY SESSIONS William Steming and Harriet Goddard were indicte for stealing a quantity of sheeting, and other articles, the property of George Pinkard. It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution, that on the night of 21 s t o f D ecem b er the premises of 'Pinkard, who resides at Godalming, was broken into, and the property named in the indictment stolen from them. . On the night upon which the robbery was committed the male prisoner was seen within two miles and a half of the prosecutor's house, and the stolen property was sub sequently found pledged at Guildford with a pawnbroker, whose shopman identified Steming as the man who de posited it. The female prisoner, with whose mother Steming resided, was taken into custody by a policeman, who found some of the stolen articles in his bundle. In defence Steming said . he found the Property concealed in a cop s e near hi s own residence, and gave a portion of it to the female to get washed. The Learned Counsel for Goddard contended that the indictment as regarded her must fall to the ground, be cause she was accused of breaking and entering the pro secutor's house, whereas the utmost that the evidence warranted was a receiving with a guilty knowledge. The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver dict of Guilty against Steming, and acquitted the fe male prisoner, against whom a fresh indictment was preferred, charging her with being possessed of the pro perty knowing it to have been stolen. The Learned Counsel raised an objection to the in dictment, as the word " feloniously" had been omitted belbre the word " stolen," which objection w as a d m i tte d , and the prisone r was hen discharged.— Steming was sentenced to seven years' transportation. Charles Luckey was indicted for stealing some bread, cheese, and meat., the property of Henry Wistcar, Esq., a Magistrate residing at Walton-upon-Thames, who sat amongst the presiding Magistrates in this Court during the clay. The prosecutor's cook deposed that the prisoner came to beg at the door, but she turned him away, and he staid lingering about the larder for some time, until the other servants followed him and made him quit the premises. On the night of that day the larder was broken open, and she entertained no doubt that the prisoner at the 'bar was the person who came to beg at the house. Several other witnesses having proved the fact of the prisoner having offered some bread and chvese for sale about the time the robbery was committed, the Jury re turned a verdict of Guilty, and he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment., with hard labour. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The claim to compensation for the release of the slaves on board the Creole, who took no part in the mutiny, proves to be so utterly untenable as to be scarcely worthy of serious notice. These persons, on their arrival within the limits of British autho rity and jurisdiction, were entitled to the same pro tection from the British authorities as they would have been had they arrived in the metropolis of Great Bri tain itself. The Americans, in putting forward this claim to damages for the liberation of these emanci pated slaves, assume that, for the purpose of protecting the slave-holding States of their own Union, the esta blished laws of this country shall be suspended; and that American slave-dealers shall be placed by the British authorities in a better position than those authorities, in the administration of the laws, placed their own colonists, when slavery was recognised and protected - by law within certain dependencies of the British Crown. The case of the negro Somerset, is a case in point. He accompanied his master, as a slave, from a British slave holding colony to London he remained here in personal attendance on his master during a period of his proposed stay, but at length absconded ; and was, after some search, discovered by his master, and seized as a runaway slave. For the assault committed in the seizure, the toaster was, at the instance of the distinguished philanthropist, Granville Sharpe, taken before one of the City Ma gistrates, who decided that the slave became free on reaching 'England ; and that the master was a wrong doer in the violence he had used in attempting to re cover possession of the man; who, though his property in the slave-colony whence he brought him, was as free as himself on his arrival in this country. He therefore dis charged the negro. The master again attempted to seize Somerset, as his slave, and was allowed to obtain pos session of his person, for the purpose of having the then doubtful question decided by the highest authorities, on a return to a writ of habeas corpus for bringing up the body of Somerset. After an argument of considerable length, that decision w as pronounced which has for ever settled the question thus raised—and which determines the claim to compensation set up for the value to their former owners of the 114 slaves liberated by the Gover nor of New Providence—that " slaves cannot breathe in England"—and wherever the flag of England floats upon the breeze in token of the supremacy of British law, there is England-- " They touch our country, and their fetters fall." . STANDARD. —We have already very frankly avowed our opinion that the demand's of the United States cannot be complied with in respect to either class of the negroes on board the Creole; nut with respect to the majority, who, it is admitted, .took no part in the emancipation of the coloured passengers, nor with respect to the minority, who fought the battle of freedom. As regards the first elaSs, a friend has kindly favoured us with a case precisely in point--- a case which proves that even at a time when England permitted slavery in her colonies, she was still accessible to the considera tions of justice, by which the rights of independent nations, whether those nations are powerful or feeble, ought to be protected. Twenty-two years ago England refused to assert against the most puny of Governments that right, as it is pretended, which the United States now command her to admit against herself. The fol lowing is the proof to which we refer, and it can be easily verified by an investigation of the papers in the Colonial office:—" About twenty-two years since, a pilot-boat be longing to a Mr. M‘liewan, of Port Royal, was carried to St. Domingo, by the crew, who were all slaves. On this being made known in Jamaica, the owner of the boat and negroes applied to the Admiral at the station, to send a man-of-war to Hayti, and demand the boat told crew. The Admiral (Sir Home Popham, or Ad miral Halsted) did so : the answer made by the Ilaytian Government was, that they would give up the boat to its owner, but the negroes were at liberty to re main or return as they pleased. They added, that every one being free in St. Domingo, the moment a man landed on their territory he was free - also. Whatever was the state of the person in the country from whence he came, they, the Haytian Government, could only re cognise him as a free man, slavery not existing in that island. This answer being considered unsatisfactory in Jamaica, the circumstance was reported by the Governor, the Duke of Manchester, to England, and instructions how to proceed were asked for. The answer from Eng land 11 was, that the Haytian Government was right ; and that if the negroes had landed in England instead of Hayti, the British Government would not, and could not, by law, compel them to return to their former owners in Jamaica." This is. decisive. The British Government cannot, after this decision, restore a single negro of those not charged with an active participation in the rescue. n a o COURIER—The ho ur so anx i ously anticipated by e n f i b g t f the Commons, a e t m present n n d s . all classes of th e countryso fraught w ith goo d an d evi l s n ib o o r ne n s • e measure G a b o O d v n e t r b n l e V m s e e p d n e l e t i et l a tl y i obn n es e ofpx t r o a p t l 1 0 l i e s )ti e t e lita o s l rti be setsat rest. It were idle to deny that great alarm pre vails in the agricultural districts, that the mere rumour of a change in the existing Corn-laws has been productive of harm. It is certain that since the agitation of this question tine e d sellers being ü b n a i s v il d li e n e g lar t e o d elo ,n s i e ta t t he e ir m b e a u r ifta i tn; until the sale of l an d h as b een materially affected, both buyers tection it will afford to the agricultural interests. One thing is certain, that the Duke of Buckingham has left .the Cabinet, and we may fairly argue from this cir cumstance, that tiollle important alternation has been pro posed. There arc many who draw still deeper eon clubions—who feel that the measure which could not obtain the support of the farmers' friend cannot be permanently beneficial to the country. in discussing the question of an alteration in the Cori- laws, we have alWays been indifferent to the views of any particular Government. The interests at stake are too important, too vital to be argued on so narrow a basis of general politics. On this occasion, if on any, we should look to the measures and not to the men. We are legislating not merely for the pre sen t,. b u t a l so f or t h e f uture . The late Government having proposed a fixed duty of eight shillings,. were defeated u po n th e i r a pp ea l t o th e country, not because the measure was brought forward by the Whigs —not because it was adopted (as a Morn ing Contemporary has stated) at a wrong moment--but because those wh o cons ti tute t h e heart of the country, the agriculturists, felt that their very existence was in peril, and the nation generally had sufficient sense to perceive that, the vested rights of the landholders and farmers once invaded, the spirit which animates and gives life to our social system would lose all its vigour. Now, we firmly believe that any alteration in the pivot will ultimately lead, not merely to a fixed duty, but to the total repeal of the Corn-laws. Human nature and history both testify that it is impossible to limit the, progress of change. So far, and yet no further, is a principle which can never be applied to legislation. That which is experiment to-day becomes precedent to-Morrow, and in suffering and grief men t oo eagerly seize upon any panacea which promises to alleviate their pain, even when they know the remedy is offered by charlatans and can mil% procure them temporary relief. We do not in the least degree blame those who seek to pro mote their own interests, and who imagine that those interests are affected by the present Corn-laws ; but we are deeply sensible that if the GovernMent do intend to insist upon protection to the farmers, it should uphold the present system, oth erw i se i t were better, far better, at once to yield the whole question and adopt a fixed duty. By such a course of policy s;o should a t least conciliate one party in the c ountry ; we should not be driven from our position inch by inch, and e x p er i ence that most hitter of feelings---the knowledge of having conceded principles in vain. -- - -- ter terminus, it h as EXTRAORDINARY CLEARANCE.—T o f orm the ce B ss i a r r nin I s a n fo c r h e i g h t e e r A R I a a n i l e l- a e 3, and t o secure the ri s , been found necessary to take down upwa r d s o f 1,100 houses, mostly, however, if not altogether, cottag es o f the lowest de cgohnavme n a i e a ti d e ! de scription. In addition to the cost of such a mass of property as cy i this, the foundations in that part which fronts London -road, have had to be carried to the very unusual depth of more than 50 feet. Taking, therefore, the expense of this terminus in all its bearings, it will probably exceed in amount that of any other in the kingdom. M. Rochussen, Minister of Finan ce of the Nether lands, arrived at Antwerp on the Ist inst., in the Princess Victoria steamer, from London. RE SuN:_ LONDON; 'WEDNRSDAY, FEBRUARY 9,184 k. Davis, R. Light, Alfred Pluekrose, Wm. Henderson, W. Livermore, J. Rickards, Wm. Connor, Mary Regan. • Several others were sentenced to varicus periods of impri sonment, IMPERI MEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 8. The LORD CHANCELLOR took, his seat on the Wool sack shortly after Five o'clock. Lord DUNC.ANNON moved for several petitions re- FeyrlB42 f ! lating to the Slumber, names ; and residences of the Ir i sh Stipendiary Magistrat es , w h o had been in office from the Ist of October 1840, to the Ist of October 1841 ; of the names and residenc es o f those who'were dismissed in the 3r ; s n t d o s f i similar areturnsr •._(imott.hdporeldst. ( of October 1841, CORN-LAWS. Lord BROUGHAM b egged to call the attention of their Lordships to a petition which he held in his hand, to the and which he considered of great 'importance, both by reason of the subject and of the body from which it pro ceeded. It was a petition from a Conference lately held at Edinburgh, and which, having sat for three days, came to a unanimous determi nat i on on the subject of the ' Corn laws ; that was, a petition for their total repeal. That conference, as perhaps was known to their Lordships, was composed of the ministers and elders of the various Dissenting congregations throughout Scot land. He understood that originally . an intention was announced from 712 Congregations to send Delegates to the conference, but instead of that num ber falling off, as was usual in such cases, 602 congregations were represented by their elders and ministers. The conference assembled in Edin burgh—they met day after day successively for three days, and the number who attended varied from 1,400 to 1,600 daily. The debate was carried on with the greatest possible order. In temper, manner, and tone, there was the g reatest moderation. He would not trouble their Lordships with reading the petition, important as it was, for the arguments which the petition used were the same as were often urged in that House, and were fainiliar to their Lordships. The prayer was for a total repeal of the Corn laws, and when he read in their own words the perfect im partiality with which they treated the plans both of the late Government and of the present, their Lordships would see that if any charge could be made against their proceeding-, it could not be that of faction.- They said that they view with equal disapprobation both plans —both the sliding scale of Sir B. Peel and the fixed duty of Lord John Russell. They passed an equal condemna tion upon all projects for taxing -the food of the people, and they denounced them as opposed to religion and mo rality, and injurious to the best interests of sOciety. Ile, however, and his Noble Friend behind him (Lord Radnor, we believe,) entirely differed from the pe titioners on the ~grounds on which they put their objections to the Corn-laws. He did not regard the qUestion as a religious one at all, or one of morality. Ile did not think that morality or religion was at all connected with the questi o n, un l esS b y a very strained construction. But he agreed with them in their last statement, that the Corn-laws were adverse to the best interests of society. Although this was a con ference only from Dissenting congregatio ns , it was not to be inferred th a t the congregations of the Established Church did not hold the same opinions. He was aware of no reason why a conference of Dis senting Ministers should be holden on this question more than on any Other political question. He had stated his opinions to the conference, but they had, notwithstanding, intrusted this petition to his hands. He (Lord Brougham) had never been one who had in any way put upon exaggerated grounds his advo cacy of the repeal of the Corn-laws. He had never held out the prospect of such a repeal very much lowering the price of bread and other provisions of this country ; that it would lower them to a certain extent he had no doubt ; that it would lower them to such an extent as had been stated by the advocates of repeal, lie did not believe. There could not be a greater error than those committed, who, in their zeal, allowed themselves to be led into exaggeration ; it was a mode of diminishing, and not of increasing, to exaggerate ; ••erite it was like an unskif u l p erson looking through a magnifying glass, which might be so used as to diminish, instead of to magnify. There was, however, a great portion of truth in the argument by which the total repeal of those lawswas supported, That the best interests of society required their immediate re vision, which, if fairly performed , would lead to a t o t a l repeal of those laws, he firmly believed. He would not now do more than simply present the petition, and request their Lordships' favourable ear to its prayer. A Message from the CommonS brought up the Appro priation Act Amendment Bill. Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from Kilmar nock, Arbroath, Paisley, and several other parts of Scotland, in favour of a total repeal of the Corn-laws. The Noble Lord also presented a petition from Usher's Quay, Dublin, praying for an alteration in the Irish Marriage Act. Lord - STRAFFORD presented petitions from different parts of -Ireland, praying for an alteration in the Irish Marriage Act. On the motion of the Marquis' of NOR MANBY a return was ordered of the Magistrates appointed since the Ist of February, 184 1. On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, the Appropriation Act Amendment Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time On ThurSday. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from Arbroath, in favour of the repeal of the Corn-laws. The Noble Marquis stated he had now to call the particular attention of the House to the petition of which he had given notice of his intention to present; it was from a body so respectable and so deeply interested in the commerce of the country, that he felt it to be his duty to bring the .sub ject of it specially before the attention 'ot the House. They had peculiar reasons for calling attention to the subject, and bringing their views under their Lord ship's consideration. He had then to present to the .use the state of the woollen manufactures of the counties of Norfolk, Somerset, and Wilts, and he should state to the House the mode in which those petitions were agteed upon towards th close of last year. The business in all those countries had considerably de creased ; upon communication between the master manu facturers of Leeds and the other parts of England, a meeting was called for the purpose of throwing light upon the .subject, and ascertaining the opinions of the people of the West of England. Accordingly a meet ing was held at Bath, and there facts were stated for the purpose of eliciting a statement of the ge neral condition of trade, and to enable the meet ing to lay those facts b e f ore t h at H ouse , per sons of all descriptions v , 'ere summoned to attend, and they did attend ; and after a lengthened communi cation, and after much discussion had taken place, they came to a resolution which they embodied in the petition which it would be his duty th en to, lay before the House, That petition was the same as others in many respects, but in others it also materially differed. —(hear, hear.) It was very numerously signed; in the first place, it stated that it was the opinion of the petitioners that there was now a considerable failure in the woollen trade, and that the restrictions upon provisions had reduced and neutralized trade, and pauperised the working classes. — (Hear, hear, hear.) .'These evils were produced by partial legislation, and more especially by the Corn and Provision laws. The petition further stated that all restricting and prohibitory duties upon provisions were most prejudicial to the interests of all classes of the community, and that all duties intended for the protec tion of British manufacturers should be repealed. 'These were the facts stated in the petition, and in the first place he (the Noble Marquis) felt bound to state that he believed they were well founded. There was too much g eneral declamation u p on th ese su bj ec ts, but facts could be adduced in support of it. The petition states that in the town of Bradford; in 1820. there were 19 manufactories producing62o pieces of cloth weekly; from 1841 these 19 were diminished to two, and the number of pieces of cloth were reduced to 200 a week ; of the nineteen manufacturers, nine had failed since 1820, five had given up for want of success, and the remainder gradually discontinued busi ness. There was another principal town in Somer setshire, which, twenty years ago, had twenty eight woollen manufactories, now there are only fifteen, and those not fully employed ; five were occa sionally employed, and throe were converted to other purposes. He would not trouble their Lordships with any further details on this point, though further details had been put into his hands. lie was sure that he had stated enough, if any one of their Lordships entertained a doubt upon the subject, to prove that there was a rapid declension in their manufactures ; and to prove that the consequence of that declension must be an increase of misery, an increase in the Poor-rates, and a diminution in the in the trade to quit tonstimption of agricultural produce l t ii o t a he gr n ea e t ig er hb e o l u te rh n o t o t d ha o n f those towns, he had heard it said, and perhaps he had him distarsicesne to others. t w i te s ir wits bjueestnitilaehdieto, dispositionethnattertthaeinrethweasopainion that part of the country to which he was then alluding, and to establish itself in other and more distant districts, particularly those of the northern part of the kingdom but on entering an d i n the o greatest degree, into communication with these individuals, ho found that they acknowledged no ground whatever for t supposingto that the trade They had they might that in the appeal with great confidence), wooll en manufacture even in that of the districts of the north, and of Scotland, a l‘ p .a p s ea r le e d mo to tin t g he ir fa o c in t (a th n e d se it . flou rished, the same distress and depression was found to exist. He stated th ,t the petitioners the o opinion that the Corn where it the most recently, reat laws, if not the principal, were ff 1.) r d of the depres sion of trade. He was not himself that pie a to say that the Corn-laws were the sole cause , of depressio n ; h e was d to think that the y ca used it to th a t not, perhaps, dispose overwhelming degree to whic h petitioners considered many of those ' we 11 advised, l that if thereoners considered they did ; but he was producing that were other causes that worked in declension, it was the Corn-laws which interfered with every natural re medy, and deprived trade and commerce of that vis medicalrix which they drew from one s ource, to remedy casual ev il s which they felt from another. It deprive d thoseremedies e o f t h e i r efficiency at the v e ry moment when their effi") The petitioners had stated a fact so. strongly, so simply, and so strikingly, illustrative of this view of the subject, that he must beg leave • to lay it before th e i r Lordships. In the cours e of last autumn sonic of the principal manufacturing establishments in those districts had consigned a considerable quantity of cloth to the United States on limited credit, and, in consequence of the monetary embarrassment which occurred in America, it, was impossible to obtain payment; but the agents of those persons stated,, that though they could not _pay in money they could have remitted cor n ; b u t, in "eonsequence of th e state of the Corn-laws, the manufacturers were unable to avail themselves of this offer. It had also been proved that the depression was not owing to the withdrawal of the orders of the East India ComPanY• eensequenee of these circumstances, these manufacturers craved their Lordships to re p ea l a ll prohibitory duti es, sort all monopoly duties of protection which were not intended for pur poses of revenue. He felt that the proposition was made at a period at which there was a promise of a charge taking place, and when the Corn-laws were about to share the fate of the woollen duties, he trusted with as beneficial a result to the agri cultural interest as the abolition of the foreign duties had proved to be. The time had now arrived when the defects of the Corn-laws had become too apparent to be overlooked. Their mischievous effects upon trade and cornmerce were now fully understood ; it was, therefore, necessary that some altera tion should take place. He entertained'now the same opinions he had always done upon the subject, and those opinions were that if any duty was impo s ed upon the necessa r i es of life they should be fixed duties, ale had thought it noctoary to state thus much on presenting the petition, considering the import ance and respectability of those who had signed it. On the motion of the NOBLE MARQUIS the petition was read at length by the Clerk. Lord BROUGHAM was sure that his Noble Friend did not mean to say that this was the only, instance in which a body of man u f ac t urers had petitioned y fer an abolition of all protecting duties. It was true that in - gner t a h l it had appeared that they were more i n favour of protection an of free trade. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had only said that it was very rare to receive a petition from a body of manufacturers for the abolition of all protection. Lord BROUGHAM remembered two instances of such pe titions, one of which was a petition, not from o ne b o dy o f ma nufacturers, but from delegates rom all the trades, which prayed for the total repeal, not only of the COrn-laws, but of every kind of protectio n . B u t t h e present petitioner s wished to have a fixed duty on earn, that is, a bread-tix. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE—OnIy for the purpose of revenue, not for protection. - - - Lord BROUGHAM—If they wish for a filed duty on corn for the purpose of revenue, that was in plain short language a bread-tax. Lord ASHBURTON was sure that he would not be ex pected on the presentation of a petition to enter into a discus.. sion of the questions of free trade, the Corn-laws, and the causes of commercial, and manufacturing, and agricultural dis tress. Each of those topics would be sufficient for a whole even ing's discussion, yet, he could not allow the observations of the Noble Lords opposite to pass without. a few words. He be lieved that there was really very great distress in those districts of the West of England from which the petitions came. But it appeared from the words of the petitioners themselves that, out of 3,000 looms, fully one-half were unemployed. Now, as ne'such decline of trade was experienced generally in other parts of the country where the woollen trade was carried on, it must be supposed that this particular. district was subject to some disadvantage in carrying on that trade, which was not felt in other parts of the country. The decline had not been sudden; it had been gradually going on for years. The woollen manufac tures had in fact gone to the coal districts, from the west to the north, just as the silk manufactures had gone from Spitalfields to Manchester and Macclesfield. In fact, he believed that the migration of particular branches of manufacture from one part of the country to another—not to ray from one country to an other— was one of the penalties, as had been said by a Noble Lord upon another subject, this country mu,t have to pay for the possession of this kind of wealth. Whenever distress was occasioned in one part by this sort of disturbance, or other cause, the petitioners were not content to state the extent of the distress, but to explain imaginary causes, and point out s apposed remedies. There were always changes of some sort, and nothing could be more mischievous than perpetual change —one day a protecting duty, another day an alteration of it, and again the transfer of the protection from one branch, or one article, to another.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") lie was suprised that his Noble Friend had been deceived by such a fallacy as th e suppos i t i on that the Americans could not trade with this country because we could not take their corn. His Noble Friend seemed to think that the time had now ar rived when the millenium of free trade was to take place. No one would more rejoice than he would at such a circumstance; but vrhat was...the real fact? Why, every country in Europe was endeavouring to exclude the articles of commerce of this country. Whether the alterations contemplated by the pea. tioners would be beneficial or not, he would not attempt to say ; but, for himself, he believed that there was necessity for protection.—(Haar.) He would say nothing with respect to the present system of protection, but of this he was con vinced, that protection was necessary. He believed that any Government that was foolish enough to propose a total repeal of the Corn-laws would, bx doing so, sign the warrant of their ow n d es t ruc ti on . —(C r i es o f " H ear .") If the House considered the subject attentively, they would find tbat the interest of the agriculturist and the general inte rest of the country would not be served by a total repeal of the protecting duties. He (Lord Ashburton) wished to enter his protest against the principle that whenever any distress existed in the agricultural districts, that that should be a reason why the Legislature should interfere and upset the whole system acted upon in the country. After some conversation, it was ordered that the petition should be laid upon the table. The Earl of MINTO presented a petition-from a place in Scotland, praying for the immediate and total repeal of the Corn-laws. The petition, which was signed by 1,600 persons, prayed that all duties imposed apon articles of commerce were founded upon principles of impolicy and injustice ; they there fore prayed the establishment of free trade in corn, and all other articles of provision. Earl FITZ WIL LIAM presented petitions from the borough of Leeds,' and also from Nottingham, praying for the repeal of the Corn and Provision-laws. Lord MONI'EAGLE moved for copies of the appointments of Mr. Percival and Mr. Eadon, together with the production of the other papers of which he gave notice yesterday. Lord CLIFFORD rose to beg their Lordships to postpone till after the Easter recess a motion of which he had given no tice to the House on the Ist of October last, for the appoint ment of a Committee to inquire how far it was in the power of the Government and Council of Madras to afford protection to natives of this country and Hindostan, and to hear evidence on the subject, and report it to the House. The reason why he thought it necessary to bring thatmotion forward was, that the Governor-General of India had asked fur the fullest informa tion on every point t o w hi c h h e h a d referred when speaking upon thatsubject on a former occasion. He understood that a report had been sent to the presidency of Madras, stating what had taken place in that House on the 23d of September. His speech on that occasion lasted upwards of an hour, but did not occupy more than twenty lines of the columns of the newspapers. He had, therefore, thought it necessary to;make a protest in the papers as to the report which had appeared on the 24th, rela tive to what he had said on the 23d. If any of the reports which appeared in the public papers of the 24th. had been for warded to India, those reports were only calculated to promote confusion; and the question on which lie had addressed their Lordships was one of so great consequence, that it was abso lutely necessary that false reports should not go abroad. He would not now go further into the motion, which he wished their Lordships to postpone till after the recess, but would merely ask, whether any answer had been received at the Board of Control, with regard to the information which had been sent .out relative to the correspondence between Lord William Bentinck and J. Manuel de Castro, the Governor of Goa ? Notwithstanding the decided measures on the part of the Crown of Englan3, by the law of India no Roman Ca tholic in mature could enter a Roman Catholic chapel, though built with his own money on his own ground, without having the service pet formed by people declared to be out of the See of Rome. The Roman Catholic population had at present to submit to the alternative of no entering a Roman Catholic chapel to assist at divine worship, or of contravening the orders of the head of their Church, by assisting at divine worship performed by triests not in communion with the See of Rome. He would not sly that he was quite positive on this subject, but the in formation he had received was from his own brother, who had been a resident on the spot. Such was the state of the Catho lics of a large district, and it might be-the state of all the Catholics io the Khistna. This was the statement to which he had drawn the attention of their Lordships on the 23d of September last, making a motion at the same time for the pro duction of certain papers; some of those papers were laid on the table ; others it was declared could not be found at the India House, which was the case with nearly all the papers relating to the subject. He repeated his motion on the 4th of October, and notwithstanding this declaration, the papers were produced. He entreated their -Lordships, between the present time and the Easter recess, to direct their atten tion in some degree to the subject, which he considered as one of immense importance to the peace of India, and one on which he thoug ht it most material that no f a l se re p or t s s h ou ld go abroad. H had thought it right to protest against what he had been made to say in the public papers, though he did not think htmself called on to state what he did say on that occasion. When the aggrieved parties came forward, as they intended to do, with a petition and address to her Majesty, and not till then, he should bring his motion forward. He had ex pected that the address and petition would by this time have arrived in this country, but circumstances had occurred to pre• vent it; he expected both the petition and the address, how ever, would reach this country by tha Easter recess, when they would be presented in due form. He was not authorised to state the precise terms in which they were couched, but there was one particular about them which had pleased him much. In the address to the Queen, it was expressly stated, that if, on examination it should be found that any injury had been done to any one, it was the petitioners' first request that no vindictive measures might be taken on their account against the persons who might have aggrieved them. They asked for tranquillity and security for the future, and not for vengeance for the past, which they utterly disclaim. Ile concluded by asking the Noble Lord the President of the Board of Controul, if he had received any further communication on the subj ect? Lord FITZGERALD agreed with the Noble Lord in the importance of the subject he had broughtbefore the House, and when the matter was brought before it in a proper shape ho was sure that it would meet with that attention which it de served ; at present, hots ever, all that he could say was, that information had been received on the subject that clay, but the Noble Lord who had sent it accompanied it with a statement that he was afraid it would not be so satisfactory as it might have been had more time been allowed. After a few observations from Lord CLIFFORD, the sub ject drop ped. The 1 - louse Adjourned shortly before Seven o'clock to Thursday. lIOUSE OE COMMONS', Feb. 8. The SPEAKER Look the Chair sh'ortly before Four o'clock. Mr. _BARNARD presented a petition from the inha bitants of Greenwich, against the Corn-laws. Mr. HINDLEY presented several petitions from Ash ton-under-Lyne to the same effect. Mr. RICARDO presented similar petitions from St. Pancras, the Tower Hamlets, and several other places. Mr. STRUTT presented similar petitions from Derby. Mr. WILSON presented petitions froni Clithero, and several places in Yorkshire, to the same effect. Dr. BOWRING presented thirty petitions from dif ferent parts of the metropolis, in favour of the repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. FERRAND presented petitions from the inha bitants of Keightley, against the Poor-law Bill. Mr. BROTIIERTON presented a petition from the members of the Christian Methodist Chapel at Salford, praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Lord DALMENY presented a petition from the Cor poration and Guild of Stirling, for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. SIIANSFIELD presented petitions from various religious congregations and bodies of workmen in the West Hiding of Yorkshire, praying for a total and im mediate repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. PIIILLPOTTS presented four petitions from the City of Gloucester, praying for a total repeal of the laws affecting the importation of corn. Mr. G. W. WOOD presented 32 petitions from the county of Westmoreland, signed by persons of all classes, many of them farmers, praying for a repeal of the Corn- Mr. LITTON presented a petition from a Presbyte rian congregation in Coleraine, Ireland, 'praying for an enactment legalising Presbyterian and Catholic mar- riages. Mr. WAWN presented two 'petitions from South. .1500 ofthe Shields, Signed r es p ectivel y and 2,800 worki n g men, pra by yin , g for a re i pea nha bitants, l of the Corn-laws. Mr. COBDEN presented several petitions from dis senting religions congregations in Ayr, Northumber land, Lancaster, and the town Of Oldham, praying that the Corn-la WA m i g ht be repealed. Mr. DITSCOMBE presented a petition from the inha bitants of 'Lyndhurst, praying that they might. be ex oripted froln the operation of the Poor-laws. CQ mpTQN wished to knoW.if 'there were any reason annexed to the petition. Mr. DUNCOMBE replied, that one reason was, that what was called the workhouse test prevented the aged and infirm from obtaining relief, and another reason was, that under that system the rates annually increased. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN presented a petition from the working classes of Paisley, complaining of the distress of the cotuitry, and praying that some system of emigra tion might be devised, by which they might go to the Colonies. Mr. WART presented petitions from - Dunbar, in Scotland, and from the members of Hope Chapel, Wigan, in Lancashire, complaining of the distress of the coun try, and praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn and Provision-laws. Mr. COMPTON presented a petition from Porches ter, praying for the continuance of the present duties on corn. Sir G. DE H. LARPENT presented two petitions, very numerously signed, from the Baptist congregation in Nottingham, praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. RENNIE presented a petition from the master shipbuilders of Ipswich, Harwich, and Woodbridge, complaining of the present high rate of duty on timber entering the United Kingdom, and praying for its re duction. • I‘fr.HOWELL wished to nsk the Noble Lord, Secretary for Irela nd,wh ether i t was the intention of the Government to introduce a measure for the purpose of remedying the technical effects of the Irish Municipal Reform Bill? Those defects had been productive of great practical in convenience. Lord ELIOT said that he would take that op portunity of expressing a hope that any Honour able Gentleman who might be desirous of put ting questions to the Government similar to those of the Hon. Member would give previous notice of their intention. He did not wish to enter at that moment into the subject to which the Hon. Member had alluded ; and as he had not the honour of a seat in the Cabinet, he was the less able to intimate the intention of her Majesty's Ministers. He was sure, however, that if any practical grievances were pointed out, the Govern ment would be ready to apply a remedy. lie was not aware, however, that they had in contemplation any measure on the subject to which the Hon. Member had alluded. Mr. HOWELL said that he did not wish to press any question improperly on the Noble Lord. He would give notice, however, that he would renew his question of that evening to-morrow. Mr. DISRAELI postponed the motion of which he had given notice, with respect to the Consular Establish ments of Great Britain. RAILWAYS (IRELAND.) An HON. MEMBER wished to know from the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland, if it was the intention Of her Majesty's Government to introduce in this Session any measure having for its object the promotion of rail way communication in Ireland; and, also, whether it was their intention to introduce any measure for the regula tion of medical charities-in Ireland ? Lord ELIOT, in reply to the first question, said that various propositions had been submitted to her Majesty's Ministers by parties in Ireland, but no decision had been come to with respect to them. lie believed that her Majesty's Ministers would not sanction any measure of which the effect would be to involve any outlay of public money, or to entail upon the country any liabilities. They *oula, however, give every facility in their power to private enterprise. With regard to the second question, namely, that.which referred to the regulation of medical charities, a measure had been prepared, but it was not yet in a sufficiently forward state to be laid before the , House. TREATY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF SLAVERY. Lord PALMERSTON wished to ask a question of the Right Hon. Baronet opposite on a subject which had been referred to in the Speech from the Throne —namely, the treaty between the Five Powers for the suppression of slavery. In order that the House might comprehend the bearing of the question which he was about to ask, he would first state to the House the House the course of proceedings which had led to that treaty. The treaty as the House knew by the papers ,which had been laid before it, was the result - of a con teience held in. December, 1838, at the Foreign-office, in order that the PleniPotentiaries of France and Eng land might propose to the Plenipotentiaries of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, the continuation of the negotiations which commenced at the Congress of Vienna, for the Suppression of slavery. And there was this remarkable circumstance in that Conference, that whereas at the Treaty of Vienna England stood almost alone in urging the Powers of Europe to enter into that contract, on this occasion, December, 1838, France occupied the same honourable position which England had before occupied alone, and the proposal to make this treaty proceeded as much from France as England, and the two countries were equally entitled to the honour of the proposition. At that time a draft of the treaty was proposed by the Plenipotentiaries of France and England to the Plenipotentiaries of the other powers. The other Pleni potentiaries said they would refer to their Courts for instructions, and the Plenipotentaries of France and England, stated that they hoped the detailed provisions of that draft, would be found reconcilable with the rights and interests of the subjects of the other powers. Many communications passed upon the subject, and to wards the end of last summer, the matter stood in this situation. The Treaty had been agreed to by the three Powers, and nothing but matters of form were necessary to make it effectnal. What he wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet was, whether any material alte rations had been made in the Treaty as It stood in the draft, at the period when the late Govern ment were in office ; and he also wished t o _ _ know whether the ratifications of any of the contract ing parties had been received, and whether they had been exchanged for the ratification% of the British Crown ? He might be allowed to say that never per haps did any of the Five Powers sign a treaty more honourable to themselves, or one whi c h _ was founded on purer motives or more complete disinterestedness than that to which he referred. If the Right Zion. Baronet thought it inconvenient to answer the question, he would he satisfied with such an intimation. Sir ROBERT PEEL said he did not foresee any in convenience in giving a reply to the questions which had been put to him by the Noble Lord. He could confirm, if any confirmation were neces - - sary, the accuracy of the statement which the Noble Lord had made with respect to the circumstances under which this treaty was considered and signed. The invi tation was addressed jointly by France, as well as by England, to the three other powers, parties to the treaty, requesting them to join in an united effort for the purpose of suppressing that traffic which had been de clared to be odious and impious by the voice of this country. The treaty was signed by the Five Powers subsequent to the appointment of the present Ministers. He could not say that any important alterations were made in the Treaty as it was signed, from the Treaty as it was originally agreed upon at an earlier period. There were some modifications, but they were not of a nature which would at all justify him in characterising them as important ; they were mo difications intended to further the general objects of the Treaty.—(Hear, hear, hear.) The Noble Lord's second question was, whether the ratifications of any of the contracting parties had been received, and whether they had been exchanged with those of this country. No such exchange of ratifications had taken place. The period allowed for the exchange of ratifica tions would not expire till the 20th of this month. lie had reason to believe that the ratification of some of the parties had been received in London; but as the period allowed for the exchange was not earlier than the 20th of February, no surprise could be felt that the exchange had not taken place. IMPORTS. Sir P. G. EGERTON moved for a return of the quan tity of cheese imported into the several ports of Great Britain, in each month of the years 1840 and 1841, dis ;uguishing the European from the American produce. COMMISSIONS. Colonel SIBTIIORP renewed his notice of a motion, made on the 24th of September, 1841, for a return of all : Commissions of Inquiry, appointed by order of the Mouse ; also of the ntimber Of Commissions now in operation, with a return of the progress made by each ; of the expense already incurred by such Commissions, and also of the number of those whose labours had already closed, and the final result of their labours. THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. `Lord MAHON begged to put a question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, as to the fact, of the large increase in the number of convicts permanently detained in the hulks at the different seaports in this country, al though they had been sentenced to transportation. Ile wished to ask the Ilion. Gentleman whether, in the ad ministration of this department, it had been his en deav our to diminish the number of convicts so detained at home, and increase those sent abroad Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he could assure his Noble Friend that he had endeavoured gradually, and he hoped successfully, to diminish the number of convicts detained at home. During the past year 1,000 convicts had been sent to Gibraltar, to labour in the repair of that fortress, and during the next year• he believed the number .of convicts at home would be diminished by 1,000 or 1,500. THE INSURRECTION IN CABOOL. Mr. H. ELPHINSTON said that some very disastrous accounts had just appeared in the public journals of the state of Cabool. He begged to ask the Right Hop. Baronet whether any farther and official accounts of the insurrection had been received by the Government? Sir R. PEEL stated that despatches had been received, hut, as they had only just been placed in his hands, he had not been able to inform himself of their contents. TIIE BUDGET. Mr. BARCLAY ptitaqestiont,O Sir Robert Peei as to when he would be prepared to bring forward his fnancial statement ? Sir R. PEEL said he should proceed to develope his financial statement with the least possible delay, but public necessity would compel him to postpone it for a short time. This postponement had no reference what ever to personal convenience, but to the public interest alone. He should make his statement as soon as the immediate votes of supply were granted ; but after that he should not lose a day. He was sure the lion. Gen tleman would not wish him to make any partial dis- closures. On the motion of Mr. GOULBURN, the Appropria tion Act Amendment Bill was read a third time, and some necessary words being added, was then passed. THE CHURCH IN THE WEST INDIES. Lord STANLEY said he believed there would be no ob jection made to the Bill which he now was about to move for leave to .bring . in. It might be in the recollection of the House, that m the year of 1825 a Bill was passed to establish a Bishop in Barbadoes, and a Bishop in Jamaica, assigning salaries to the Bishops and Arch deacons of those dioceses. Since 1825, in consequence of well-known circumstances, the labours of the clergy in the w est Indies had increased to a great • extent, and it was one of the most happy effects of emancipation, that throughout all the West India Islands, there had sprung up a great and increasing desire of spiritual instruction. Churches and chapels were rising on every side ; the clergy were increasing, and there was an unanimous wish for their superintendence. But these gratifying circumstances threw increased duties on the Bishops of those dioceses. The Bishop of Barbadoes, under whom were the whole of the Leeward Islands, and also Demerara, had had his duties so much increased that it was impossible for one Bishop to preside over so extensive a diocese ; and at that moment the Bishop of Barbadoes 144 tendered his EVIINING SUN •••••• resignation, according to an Act whi c h, after ten years', service, entitled him to retire with a certain allowance'. The Bishop of Barbadoes had served sixteen years, and he had now placed his resiomation at the disposal of the Government. At the peri o d o f hi s retirement, he (Lord Stanley had felt it desirable, as had the Noble Lord who had held the Secretaryship of the Colonies before him, to make a more effectual arrangement regarding the' Episcopal functions of these Colonies, but le was happy to inform the House that he had made these arrange ments with the full approbation of the clerical body at home, and of the Bishop of Barbadoes without calling on the country for any increased sum of money. The salary of the Bishop was 4,0001. a year, with a retiring allowance of 1,000/. ; there were two Archdeacons with salaries of 2,0001. a-year each but they actually received only 1,5001. as they subscribed receivedsoo /. a -y t a a n r a e d a d c i ho h t ofnr of fs e Archdeacon ooLfro o m t he co t; o Demerara ny;the who inten tion of the Bill which he intended to lay on the table of the House was, that three Bishops should be appointed, that one Bishop should receive 2,500/. a-year, another three sum formerly allow e d, w hi c h h e considered too Archdeaconsmuch. land a third with 1 1 "5°° 1 600!. ; a-year- that t. each,tile there einsstheaod should the Ho prop ose d a l so to a dd to the clergy i n S t. Ki tt ' s S and in 'Trinidad two Rural Deans, with 500/. alear each. The whole amount, therefore, would not exceed the amount at present appropriated to maintain the Bishop and three Archdeacons ; and they would have the services of three Bishops, three Archdeacons, and two rural Deans. He trusted that in making these arrangements they should obtain an ade quate sup er i nten d ence in the Episcopal department of these colonies. He thought it right, in justice to the Bilhop of Barbadoes, to add that though he was entitled to his full quarter's salary in consequence of a question having arisen as to the form of his resignation, which was tendered in August last, yet the Bishop considers his re signation to have been given in at that time, and he (the Bishop of Barbadoes) was content to receive in lieu of the one thousand pounds to which he might have been entitled, 250/., the amount of his retiring allowance. He proposed also to make similar arrangements with regard to Jamaica. The Bishopric was not vacant, but a similar provision would be introduced for giving 4,000/, to the Bishop, and 2,0001. to the Archdeacon. He pro posed to take out letters patent for two or more dioceses, in such a manner that the total sum assigned would not exceed the six thousand pounds now appropriated for the maintenance of a single Bishop. Fie did not anticipate any opposition to the proposition, and he should conclude by moving for leave to bring in a Bill on the subject. Mr. LABOUCHERE seconded the motion. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. COLONIAL CI.T8T01116" DUTI,ES. The House having resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on the Acts relating to Customs' Duties in the West Indies and North American Colonies, Mr. GLADSTONE said, that in rising to brie , under the notice of the Committee a subject of so much importance it was satisfactory that he should not have to trouble the House at any length on the nature of the proposition he was about to make. It would be in the recollection of most of those who heard him, that the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite, the late Presi dent of the Board of Trade, had introduced a plaii to the House to relieve the North American colo nies from the weight of the duties levied on them under the authority of the Imperial Parliament, which plan was felt by the House to be of the greatest benefit; that would render it unnecessary for him (Mr. G.) to detain the House by going over the details of the subject again,. brought forward as they were with great clearness,. and with an ability superior Co any to which he could pretend. He should content himself with stating the general grounds, and referring to the main proposition on which he intended to bring the subject forward. That Right Honourable Gentleman had shown that the Colonial system between this country and its dependencies was one of extreme strictness in a commercial sense. That system had commenced sixty years ago, and, since the peace in 1815, material changes had been effected in their policy with respect to the Colonies. In the year 1822, Lord Ripon, then Mr. Robinson; and again, in the year 1825, Mr. Huskisson had introduced measures into Parliament, the object of which was to alter their colonial policy ; the result 9f which was, as far as those measures went, completely satis factory, and the a pp re h ens i ons o f ev il t h at had been anticipated had been proved to be void of all just grounds. The duties which were levied by the au thority of the Imperial Parliament, were levied at a rate which was unjust, either with regard to the interests of the revenue of the Colonies themselves, or with regard to the principles which Parliament had laid down with respect to the regulation of their colonial policy, and the operation of the system, as it stood on the statute book, was extremely onerous. He did not think, that on that occasion, more than one or two Hon. Members felt disposed to object to the propositions of the Right. Hon. Gentleman ; but if any objections existed to the principle of the plan he would refer the House to the case of our colonies in the East, where the Crown, acting under the authority of Parliament, had followed a line of commercial policy completely different to that which had been pur - sued with regard to our possessions in the western hemis phere. He was not exactly aware whether the same line of policy was pursued in those countries under therule of the East India Company, although he believed such was the case ; but through the British colonial possessions in the, East, there was not any where a differential duty of more thanfive, six, or seven per cent. l ev i e d f or th e protection of British manufactures.. When he considered that such was the case, and that it was impossible to say which was the most valuable to the country, the trade with our Eastern colonial possessions, or that with our possessions in the West, of such invaluable importance were both, lie thought that he had stated sufficient to calm the apprehensions of those who thought it necessary, , on account of British interests, that the present rate' of duties should be continued in our Western pos sessions. —(hear, hear, hear.) When the Hon. Gen tleman laid his plan before Parliament last session, referring, as it did, to a variety of interests, and to places situated at a distance so great, some gentle men felt a difficulty in giving an unqualified assent to a plan affecting dependencies so • -remote without having been afforded an opportunity of ascertaining bow. those propositions would be welcomed by the people of those dependencies.—(Hear.) For that reason he con sidered it a happy circumstance that the measure had not passed into a law last year, because, from the time which had elapsed, the bearing of those mea sures had become known in our colonies, in the West Indies, and North America, and those measures were generally approved of by the inhabitants of those colonies. The Right Hon. Gentleman in bringing forward the measure last year had said he had brought it forward on its own merits, on that ground he had asked the sanction of the House, and so far as regarded English interests, which might be supposed to be prejudicially affected by the measures proposed, the Right Honourable Gentleman himself, who was at that time at the head of the Board' of Trade, and who had, consequently, the -best opportunities of being acquainted with public feeling on the subject, had stated on a subsequent discussion that the measure he had proposed received a larger share of approbation from the general commercial interest of the country than any measure that had ever been proposed. He (Mr. Gladstone) was not going to dispute any of the principles which the Right Hon. Gentleman then pro pounded, but, on the contrary, to recommend to the Com mittee the application, to a F w hat larger extent, of cer- Lain of thos - e - principles. (" Hear," from the Opposition benches.) Ills (Mr. G's) 'reason for so doing was that he thought the Eight lion. Gentleman had shobvii 7 -(he was not now speaking of the details of particular coin missions) that he had been treading in tee course taken by those who preceded him. The Bight Honourable Gentleman, therefore, had not trusted to speculative reasons only. but he had been also able to point to what had been already done in the relaxation ofcommercial restrictions. Upon that ground also he (Mr. G.) asked the support of the House. Ile was fur ther disposed to take such a course, because ho thought that the time which had elapsed since the plan of the Right Hon. Gentleman had been laid on the table of the House, no disposition had been shown in any quarter, to anticipate injury either to British or colonial interests, from any portion of that plan. Another reason swayed hid mind to ask the House to go even beyond the proposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman. If the condition of the West Indian producer of sugar had been such, twelve months ago, as to render it advisable to have him relieved from the restrictions to which he was subject, much more advisable was it at the present time. For although that llOuse was naturally and properly disposed to distrust all complaints on commercial distress, yet there never was a more real or severe ease of distress on the part of any producer of com modities for the British market than that now experienced—he would not say by the East Indian planter, nor by the cultivator in Mauritius, but * by the absentee proprietor of sugar plantations in the West Indies, a class which he (Mr. Gladstone) admitted it was most desirable to diminish. Nothing could give the West Indies so fair a prospect of maintaining competition with other portions of the globe (if they should ever be exposed to competition) * than the transfer of the estates in those colonies from absentee proprietors to either resident pro prietors, or a resident tenantry ; but he would not now enter into unnecessary details. Ile only said .that the distress of the West India proprietor was very severe, and that he was subject to restrictions in supplying himself with necessary productions that others were - nor subjected to. It was most imperative to afford hio every relief in the removal of those re strictions. Re hoped it would be in the power of the [l o u s e to siinplify the laws in that respect. The 3d and filth of Wm. IV., cap. 49, had in point of fact simplified the previous acts on the subject ; but there were also other laws enacted before that statute and ethers subsequent to it, whicih introduced some degree of complication into its application. It would be necessary then to re peal some of those laws and to consolidate the o thers. With respect to the changes he was about to p ropo se' h• would speak first of those changes which " e by thlh new in their character, precedent of the measure of Jest i o abol i s h should propose -to the Conlin e it o t l e o o nies that duty pon arti-• any duties which were leviable in 3itliit.a!in. imposition of that kind atesretseen ele's being the produce of Gr h eat t l x * o . abolition %val. ofsh the el) c r i i i n t spirits; not ed to him that their taxation taxed, but because it appeared the authority of the p b e ca t a 3s n e d it l e i was not proposed the ttphhilaaeltslillsaPielci Declaration w e t s i a o h a r ns : nA d o d et i t b l io le r upon ilt7sslf, , , , cheicshsabr)a - d , abnedewas scarcely compatible with the pro misesa: Parliament of Great In that Act the n lm held ri o a l l t Parliament gave a promise cl his uty, tax, or assessment Majesty's Colonies, 1,13 t a h t ea e iesrh Coloniesopuyda notbt h le a t the v ott li,i sney n a gn9yi