The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-25 00:00:00

ELECTION COMMITTEE. LYME REGIS. The Committee,: on assembling yesterday morning, pro ceeded with the scrutiny into the vote of Agland, which had occupied them the whole of the preceding day. The voter was 'one of a number of individuals who had received certain loans from the agent of the, hitting, Members, and thereby come within the provisions of the Bribery Act, which expressly provides forthis sort of corrupt influence. After hearing the arguments in support of the vote, Mr. COCKBURN replied, contending for the validity of the objection. He 'took his stand on the statute, and severely denounced the system that had been pur sued in the borough, by which a large portion of the constituency was placed completely at the mercy of the agent of the party, and disabled from making a free choice, except at the risk of ruin to themselves and families. After nearly an hour's deliberation, the CHAIRMAN in timated that the Committee had agreed that the vote .1% as a bad one. It having been announced that the Speaker vas at prayers, no formal decision could be given, but it wilt be made this day. This decision makes the parties equal on the poll,, and it will probably decide the fate of several other votea objected to on the same ground. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC .JOURNALS.. .111031 THE EVENING. PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—If Sir Robert Peel is nut simply to be re gorged as tegreat humbug, .which it would be painful,te think, and disrespectful to predicate or a Prime Minis ter,he must intend (after tripping up the Whigs for prapoSing too much) to do more than he dares as yet aistinetly to announce, with his present party behind hint. It liaS even penetrated the obtuseness of the Horned Cattle Interest at , his back, tlat the principles which Sir Robert Peel propounds take a wider - range than the measures which at present he professes to found epon. thou principles. If, therefore, - he is not simply earroting " wise-saws" which . are' no novelties, as they are familiar to every one who has read the books, and heard the Speeche.s, of the last twenty years, he is laying ground for ulterior action, and driamg piles for a future auperstructure in a soil which (like that of the houses of Parliament) would not otherwise bear its weight. This may. be so, and we hope it is so. Sir Robert may mean, and we hope he does mean, to bid high for independent support, and to place himself (no matter for how tong or short a period tilt he has done - his work at "least) at the head' of - a sort of Third Party in the State, careless of the immediate ascendancy of either one or the other of the ordinary rivals for power. Or Sir Robert Peel, in his general professions of an enlarged policy, may be merely ex citing expectations, and angling for applause, without any farther object than the. Machiavelism of the moment —the sowing division in the opposite ranks- - -the con ciliation of those who " g o farther" than the propositions of the late Ministry, and the obtaining a cheap advantage in debate, by contrasting skilfully the doctrines of ab solute freedom with the limited practical measures of the Whig's, by giving the preference in theory to the unrestricted adoption of free •principles, and by thus leading his hearers to forget - for the moment that, with all his promising dispositions for unlimited liberality, he falls short , of Whig practice on the, vital point, while seeming to outbid Whig doctrine. Now this, we have said, is either a sham, and then its success will be very short-lived ; or a serious proyisiou for the evil day which Sir Robert forsees will come on his Corn law: John Wilkes • told George the Third, " Your Majesty knoira I was never a Wilkite ;" and Sir Robert Peel may intend proclaiming, so soon as need be, that he was never a Peelite, in the sense in which his supposed opinions raised him originally to power. On neither of the above suppositions is the course of the present Prime Minister a straight one. On the first, he would, be playing at once a paltry and dangerous game. On the second, his tactics must certainly be deemed more sagacious, and more, far-sighted. How they harmonise with his past course, and party connections, we care not to answer. STAN DARD.—Two very important subjects engaged the attention of the House of Commons last night— election bribery, and Mr. Miles's proposition for modi fying the clauses of the tariff affecting the: introduction of live cattle. The most important incident in the discussion of the first , of. these subjects was the decla ration of Sir Robert Peel, of his " readiness to lend himself, -• to the utmost of his power, to discounte nance a practice which was underndning the influence of the House of , Commons." This declaration is in perfect agreement with the practice of the Right Honourable Baronet, since the day when he pledged himself, to support the 'Parliamentary constitutiOnestab lishedby the Reform Bill. There is no man in Parlia ment, or out.of it, who has done so much as Sir Robert Peel to ensure purity of election. His Bill for the trial of disputed returns has exposed the extent of bribery in all its foulness, and almost. achieved the miracle of making the House of Commons sensible of, its. &Inger from the corrupt practices' of too many of its Members. That, danger is imminent : as Sir Robert said the pracatice ..bribery •, is " undermining, the influence a the House of Commons ;" in truth, it has already so fitr andermined it, that a new ReforM Bill threatens, :rod a new Beforni Bill will be nothing less than a Radi cal revolution. It is right that all who feel an interest in the existing order of society should know this, and that they should •feel the extent of their obligation to the Minister, who, at no small cost to himself, labours to avert it. That Sir Robert Peel has to contend against .some opposition in the party of which he is the honoured leader, is too obvious for conceal ment. _lf the, foundations, of this opposition were analysed, it would be found that the most active and .actritnonious of those who disturb the har mony of the Conservative party, are persons who quarrel with him chiefly on this ground, that he is the enemy of election bribery. They are a section con . temptible in numbers, and - little entitled to respect from personal importance ; but they can rail at clubs, and write spiteful paragraphs in newspapers, and thus create an appearance of irreeencileable division, greatly inju rious to the general interests of the great party of the country. On the other side, the much greater number of corruption-loving Whig-Radicals engage in the attack upon the Conservative leader, and the great opponent of bribery, as in a " labour of love," and they of course magnify the division, of which their allies in the Conser vative ranks get up the semblance. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 23, 1842. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Adolphus William Young; Esq., to be Sheriff of the Colony of New South Wales. WHITEHALL, MAY 23. The. Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Alexander Gardner to the church and parish of Lethnot, in the presbytery of Brechin and county of Forfar, vacant by the death of the Rev. Alexander Symers. Commissions by the Lcrd Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. F. Pym, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; H. C. Hoare, Evq., to be ditto, May 18; R. T. Gilpin, Esq., to be ditto, May 20. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. F. Cavendish, Esq., to be Deputy- Liestenant, May 17. • Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. W. B. Folkes, Esq., to be Deputy'-Lieutenant, vice: sir W. J. H. Folkes, resigned, May 10. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Durham. Durham Militia—The Most Noble Henry Duke of Cleveland, to be Colonel ; the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Seaham to be Major, 'May 16. _Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. Royal Regular Militia—The Hon. H. St. John to be Cap tain, !ire Fawsett, deceased, May 2. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland. Westmorland Yeomanry Cavalry—G. E. Wilson, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Tatham, resigned ; W. Sl.!ddale L Gent., to be .ditto, vice Fetherstonhaugh, resigned; J. Y. Thexten, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Sleddale, promoted. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent. West:Kent Squadron of Yeomanry Cavalry—R. Boyd, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Latham, resigned, May 21. WHITEHALL, MAT 19. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Wm. Clifton, of Wat ford, in the county of Herts, Gent., to be a Master Extraordi nary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. THOMAS QUAIFFE, THOMAS JONES TYRRELL, and JAMES QUAIFFE, brewers, Fulham. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. WILLI A3l HOOPER, tobacco manufacturer, Reading. • WILLIAM MAWMAN BRAWN, Jun., merchant, Skin ner's-Place, Size-lane. BANKRUPTS. ADAM TELFER, smith, Pracd-strecti Paddington, to surrender June 3, and July 5, at half-past eleven, at the Court ef Datkruptey. Alsager, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Virg*, Essex -street, Strand. WILLIAM FINDEN and EDWARD FRANCIS FIN DEN, engravers, Southampton-place, New-road, Pancras, Middlesex, June 3, at. one, and July 5, at eleven, at the Court (t Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinehall-street ; *jenkinson' Cannon-street. MARK QUICK, baker, Compton-street, Burton-crescent, June 3, at twelve, and July 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bank 'elite). Turquand, official assignee ; Drake, Bouverie-street, I•1‘!et-atreet. - , ' JOHN RADFORD, upholsterer, TivertunNune 21, and - Ju!y 5, .at twelve , a t the y Old London Inn, Exeter. Fox, Flosburv-circus, Lond on ; anner, Ciediton, Devon: . ROBERT ATTREE, hosier, .Brighton, June 3, and Town-hall, . July 5, at two, at the Buthamley, and Bentall, Coleman-street Brighton , London; Freeman, Chalk, I;righton. JAMES SMl'lll, .wine merchant, Hertford, Jime 3, at two., and July 5, at twelve, at the Court Bankupty. LaCkingtor, official assignee, Coleman -street-buildings; Eve , rift, Haycion-square, Minories. JOHN BERRY, grocer, Rugby,. Warwickshi . re, J ... u , ne . 8, and July 5, at eleven, at the Graziers' Arms, Rugny- la rats law, Rugby ; Fuller and Saltwell, Carlton-chambers, Regent. street, London. ROBERT BIASS, wine merchant, Liverpool, June 3, and July s,at. twelve, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Dim mock, Sise-lane; Bueklersbury, London ; Fairclough, Liverpool. WILLIAM GOVER GRAY, dentist, Bath, June 6, aed July 5, at twelve, at the Christopher Inn, Bath. Shepi ard, Caele-street; Holborn, London, WILLIAM DONALD, furr'er, Brighton, May 28 and July - 5, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Brighton. Bennett, Brighton; Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London. • JOHN TATTERSALL, coal merchant, Heath Charnock, Lancashire, June 15, and July 5, at eleven, at the Town-hall, P, rston. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bed fo.ril-row, London ' • Stringfellow, Chorley. JAMES SINI I I IONS, JOHN SINLVIONS, and JOHN PINE. manufacturers of prussiate of 'potash. Battersea, May 31, at one, and July 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gycen, official assignee, Alderraanbury; Lindsay and Mayen, Cat eaton-str eel. JAMES FULLER, coal-merchant, Maidenhead, Berkshire, ,tune 7, at two, and July 5, at eleve n , at t h e C our t o f Bank ruptcy. Edwards, Frederick's -place, Old Jewry, official as ,ignee ; Fry, Letley, and Fry, ch„ ps i d . e , • ...y , _,..I,ANE JONES, woollen-draper, Carnarvon, ' dime n, and NEIVSPAPNIy 5, at eleven, at the Eagles inn. c arnaTron _ Griffith,, -0 r narvsin ; Jones, Parliament-street, Lond on . ' . T . ' -` JOSEPH COTTERELL, hinge-maker, Darlaston, :._ ',.,,, Staf fordshire, June 15 and July 5, at twelve, _ at the Swan Hotel, --" It, f ,;`V- ~,,,... i n "Wolverhampton. Chaplin, Gfa.Y's Inn- mare,. London ; 7, ~t i lt 4,. 4 , ... - . STurrier and Chaplin, Birmingham. ( :40,' - '' ---,DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy; Basiughall-street. B, Littledyke, linen draper, Brudenell-place, New North-road, .= JOSEPH - ,June 14, at eleven-H..aonger, merchant, Great Winchester ig -i & ' Ziticet, hue 14, at Islilsst eleven-Z. Weedun, banker, West , . t Smithfield, Jurie 14, Al • twelve-J. D. Gandar, victuallef, Brydges-street, Covent-garden, June 16, at'half-past eleven- IL J. Canning, Scotch warehouseman, Wood-street, Cheapside, June 16, at twelve-J. Bentley, C. Dear, and J. J. SI. Ri chardson, ,warehousernen,• Cheapside, June 15, at twehre-s.I. and V. Oldfield, coach makers, Edgeware-road, June 14, at eleven-W. Smith, miller, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, June 16, at twelve-J. Jolley, builder, St. Alban's-place, Hay metket, June 16, at eleven-E. Bright, draper, Picket-street, Strand, June 14, at one-P. Axmann and J. G. Christ, foreign merchants, Mark-lane, June 14, at twelve. In the Country. T. Wainman, dyer, Leeds, June 17, at eleven, at the Com missioners'-rooms, L eeds-R. Hodgson, .merchant, Leeds, June 18, at two, at the Commissioner's-rooms; Leeds-W. Henshall, silk throwster, Newcastle-under-Lyne, June 16, at one, at the Castle Inn, Newcastle-under,Lyne-W. Roberts, grocer, Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, June 1-7, at one, at the Town hall, Sheffield-E. Mullinger, ironmonger, Southampton, Jun e 16, at one, at the Star Hotel , Southampton-W. H. Ta, apothecary, Norwich, June 23, at eleven, at the Offices of Beckwith, Dye, and Kitton, Norwich-T. Dixon, grocer, Kirkgate, Yorkshire,Jure 15, at four, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Leeds-G. Brown, draper, Carlisle, Cumberland, June 14, at twelve, at the Coffee-house, Carlisle-D. O'Meara, cloth merchant, Leeds, June 18, at four, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Leeds-W. Hunt, town carter, Southampton, June 20, three, at the Fountain Inn, Portsmouth-J. Brooke, jun., manufacturer, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, June 18, at one, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds-C. Potts, A. Potts, and J. Potts, boat builders, Monk Wearmouth Shore, Durham, June 13, at one, at Horner's Commercial Hotel, Sunderland-R. Halford, W. H. Baldoek, and 0. Snoulton, bankers, Canter bury, June 20, at twelve, at the Guildhall, Canterbury-P. de Llano and P. Roll, merchants, Liverpool, June 15, at two, at the Clarendon-rooms. Liverpool-J. Davies, oil merchant, Li verpool, June 18, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool- S. Stocks, sen. and . S.. Stocks, jun., bleachers, Heaton • Mersey, Lancashire, June 20, at two, at. the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester-J. Wrigley, woollen cloth merchant, Knowl, Yorkshire, June 15, at one, at the George Hotel, Huddersfield. CERTIFICATES-JUNE 14. G. Carrington, horse dealer, Albion-street, Hyde-park-C. Page, coach tyre smith, High-street, Marylebonc-J. corn factor, Great Driffield, Yorkshire- W . H. James, iron monger, Redditch, Worcestershire -W. Curtis, common brewer, King's Lynn, Norfolk-J. Nightingale, innkeeper, Rusholme, Lancashire.-P. Rosselli, dealer, Lime-street. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. and J. Reed, farmers, Tavisteck, Devonshire-H. Collitt, R. Mawer, . and G. Hope,- stone masons, Leeds-T. Hawkes and W. Greathead, ffint-glass manufacturers, Dudley, Worces tershire-J. Bates, sen. and J. Bates, jun., merchants. Liver pool-A. Abraham and E. C. Gardiner, ready made linen warehouse, Houndsditch-J. Cambers and J. P. Prosser -H. Wyer and T. Finley, tailors, Newington-causeway-R. Gillam, jun. and J. Robins, attorneys-at-law, Birmingham-G. and W. S. Wightam, booksellers. Birmingham-S. Wells, H. Wells, and T. Wiley, table knife manufacturers, Sheffield-Jh. and Jn. Sanderson, merchants, Kingston-upon-Hull-J. P. Slather, W. Dixon, 0. Heyworth, and J. Grantham, en gineers, Liverpool (so far as regards 0. Heyworth)-H. T.and A. Davis, printers, Minories -R. H. Shrewsbury and A. R. State, ironmonge,s, Strood, Kent-G. G. Day, W. Fowler, and W. N. Swallow, attorneys-at-law, St- Ives, Huntingdonshire -W. Grindrod, A. Grindrod, H. Metcalf, and J. Hindley, cotton spinners, Ramsbottom, Lancashire-G. Furnace and James Thompson, coal masters, Padiham, Lancashire-J. Par kinson and J. We ldrick, makers, card Mirfield, Yorkshire-R. Johnson, R. Johnson, jun., and S. Johnson, coal merchants, Liverpool-E. Dodwell and J. S. Miles, ast India agents, Cornhill-C. Sharratt, T. H. Sharratt, and J. Busst; saddlers' ironmongers, Walsall, Staffordshire-T. R. Batsen, B. John son, T. Richardson, and G. Gurrie, white lead manufacturers, Blaydon, Durham (so far as regards T. R. Batson. ) SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JOHN CORSON, farmer, Knockenhair, Dumfrieshire, May 30 and June 27, at one, at D. M'Millan's, innkeeper, Lochgilphead. • ALEXANDER LOTHIAN, advocate,. Edinburgh, Slay 30 and June 22, at twelve, at the Old Signet Hall, Edinburgh. DAVID LEIGHTON, baker, Dundee, May 28 and June 18, at twelve, at the British Hotel, Dundee. ANTON I CORTI, carver, Glasgow, Slay 28 and June 21, at twelve, at Simpson's, Globe Tavern, Glasgow. DAVID WALKER, merehant, Blackemuir, Slay 26 and June 16, at one, at the British Hotel, Dundee. WILLIAM BOYD, merchant, Saltcoats, May 30 and June 28, at one, at the George Hotel, Kilmarnock. ROBERT THOMSON and JAMES SPIERS, ship builders, Greenock, May 30 and June 20, at one, at the Ton , tine Inn, Greenock. MARKET 1N TELLIGENCE, ( From the London. New Price Current of May 24.) &GAIL—The demand for West India Mnscovadoes Sugar has been extensive for both grocery and refining purposes since our last report. To-day the British Plantation Sugar market presented a firm appearance; the demand was extensive for all descriptions both for scale and pan, and the prices paid were fully equal to those of Friday for all sorts ; the quantity sold, includ ing the public sales, amounted to 1,850 hhds and tierces. Jamaica good brown realized 61s, low yellow, 62s 6d, mid 645, good bright, 665, Antigua low greyish yellow 62s 6d per cwt. The market closed with a healthy aspect. There were two public sales, one of 147 hhds New Barbadoes, and the other 199 hhds, 13 trs, 257 brls St. Lucia; the former went at last sales rates for the lower kinds, but good sorts went rather cheaper ; Ihe sale however averaged previous rates, fine bright yellow sold at 67s 6d to 68s, good 66s to 675, mid 64s 6d to 65s 6d, low mid, of a greyish complexion 63s to 645; the latter realized full rates, and all sold ; good yellow at 64s 6d to 65s 6d, mid 62s 6d to 645, low mid greyish yellow 60s to 61s 6d, fine brown 59s to 60s per cwt. REFINED. —The home trade have purchased more freely of pods during the past week, and the supply being small the Refiners have been enabled to get better prices. To-day the home trade were free buyers of Refindd Goods paying advanced rates ; Standard Lumps fetched 82s 6d to 83s, and brown Lumps, common 80s to 815 6d, good 82s to 825 6d. Treacle was in good request at 26s 6d to 325. Bastards and Pieces were taken more freely. Bonded Crnshed Sugar mov ed off slowly at 27s 9d to 28s per cwt. M.sußrrtus.—This afternoon the public sales were well at tended; the quantity offered was large, amounting to 9,130 bags,l cask ; the trade were desirous to purchase, and the whole sold at full prices, good and fine yellow at 63s to 675, middling 60s to 62s 6d, low 59s to 59s 6d, good fine brawn 57s to 58s 6d per cwt. EAST INDlA.—White Bengal Sugar has been in brisk re quest, and full rates have been paid; fine white at 66s to 695, good 65s to 655:6d, raid 63s 6d to 645, low dingy 62s 6d to 635, good strong bright yellow 64s 6d to 655; mid 62s to 63s 6d, damp brown 44s 6d to 49s 6d ; Manilla has been taken sparingly, and prices barely sustained ; Java brown at 15s to 17s, and grey with strength at' 17s to 19s 6sl per cwt ; Siam white at 1 ills to 235, brown and yellow 15s to 17s fid per cwt. This afternoon Bengal was in good request, middling and good yellow at 64s to 665, mid to fine white 64s to 68s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN. —This afternoon there were few buyers of Ha vannak or Brazil ; at auction 146 hhds of Foreign Muscovadoes, and 507 boxes Havznnah were offered, the former taken in at 19s 6d to 20s for good mid yellowish, and mid 18s; the latter went at lower prices, goad mid white at 275, mid 255, low to fair yellow 17s to 19s, and ord soft grey 16s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES.—This afternoon 86 casks Bengal Molasses, and 30 casks Jaggery, were offered at auction the former sold at 20s, and the latter at 40s 6d per cwt. Cocoa.—This afternoon the demand was limited for West India, and 421 bags Trinidad at auction went at a decline of 3s to 4s per cwt ; low to good red selling at 33s 6d to 37s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—Since Tuesday last all clean descriptions of West India Coffee have been in good request, and have commanded full rates ; but unclean kinds have moved off slowly 2s to 3s lower. • Holders of Foreign have been desirous to realise, and have submitted to a reduction on former rates. This afternoon the home trade were buyers to a small extent only of Coffee. Some parcels of St. Domingo and Brazil were taken privately by the shippers The public sales consisted of 37 bales Mocha, 269 bags Java, 231 trcs new Jamaica, and 80 csks various sorts of West India. Mocha was sold at 78s to 80s for tine ord yellowish, being 2s cheaper. Java was damaged and taken in at 49s to 50s, and good ord sound Batavia at 435. West India moved off slowly at 2s to 3s decline, Jamaica, low raid <llin.b and middling selling at 105 s 6d to 117 s, fine fine ordinary 995, tine ordinary 86s 6d, ordinary to good ordinary 56s 6d to 61s. Dominica middling 95s per cwt. Tita.—Today there was scarcely any business transacted in the Tea market, the trade waiting for the public sales ; is 6&d to Is 8d is the value of low to good corn Congou cash. The prices of Tea are on a par with those of last year at this period. SPICES.—This afternoon the demand was active for black Pepper, and 2,650 robins Malabar at auction were all sold at full rates ; good fair clean fetched 3ad, and mixed 3d to Sad per lb. Run. BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—LeeWardS Island Rum is not offered on lower terms, proof at 2s 31d to 2s 4d, 2 to 3 per cent overproof 2s 4-id to 2s sd, 10 to 15 over 2s 6d to 2s Bd, and 17 to 20 over 2s 9d to 2s 10d ; Jamaica 30 to 33 per cent overproof 4s 3d to 4s 5d ; of higher strengths good mid and good quality 4s 6d to 5s Id per gallon. E. 1. Rum proof at the high duty at Is 6d to Is 6id, mutat the low duty I s 70 to Is 10d per gallon. In Mauritius or strong Demerara nothing done. The Brandy market has been in a quiet, }Fate —Cognac first brands of the vintage of 1837, hhds at 55 2d, puns 5s ; de • 1838, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ; do 18.39, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d; do 1840, hhds 3s I Id, puns 3s 9d per gallon, Geneva at Is lid to 2s per gallon. British Corn Spirits•at lOs per gallon, cash. To-day there were few buyers of Rum, and lower rates were accepted for Leewards—proof selling at 2s 24 to 2i 3d, and Calcutta without certificate at is 6d. In Brandy of vin tage 1840 there was rather more business transacted, at 3s 9d and 3s lld per gallon. RlCE.—This afternoon the demand was steady for Bengal, the; large quantity of 8,916 bags was offered at auction, a third part consisted of white, which found purchasers at prices equal to those of last week ; mid white fetching 9s 6d to 10s ; the re. mainder was good cargo, and was taken in at Bs. per cwt, the full value. INDttlo.—The market for East India remains firm, and a fair business has been transacted in Bengal for exportation at prices 3d to 4d per lb above those of the last quarterly sale. TA LLow.—Holders of Russian Tallow are hrm on the spot, buyers have been compelled to pay 47s 9d to 48s for P. Y. Candle. For delivery in the last three months of the year 48s 9d to 495, are required, but there are few buyers at 40s to .16s 6d for low to fine quality. Town Tallow has advanced, 46s to 46s 6d paid for large parcels, nett cash. OILS.—In Olive Oil holders are firm ; Spanish at 55:, Gal lipoli 60/, and Barbary 541 to b4l lOs per tun. Linseed Oil on the spot at 33s 3d to 33s 6d. For delivery contracts at :356 for September, and at 33s towards the close of the year. Rape, pale, has been selling at 475, and brown 46s to 46s 6d per cwt. Palm, first quality, selling at 321 to 32/ lOs per tun. Cocoa Nut, Oil at 40s to 41s 6d per cwt. Pale Seal at 371 15s to 381, and Cod at 31i lOs to 32/ per tun. Southern at 281 to 33/ Iss for low dark to fine pale quality. Sperm at 751 lOs to 76/ for fine British. 20 tuns at auction went at 75/ lOs per tun. 9 casks Ground Nut at public sale went at 46sper cwt. INCOME TAX. filE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1842:, from these two places which he had mentioned, he cer tainly did not think that the effect would be very great ; he thought the difference in the price would be very small, and certainly it would not affect the agriculturists. The Duke of RICHMOND said he was opposed to all prohibitions, but he should like to know on what ground this alteration had been proposed. his Noble Friend said that he did not think the proposed alteration would make meat much cheaper. Why then should this panic be raised throughout the whole country, if no good were to result from it ? He knew that in many parts of the country considerable reductions had been made in. the wages of labourers, in consequence of the alterations in the Tariff and the Corn-laws ; and yet they were told that this change, which had been so much relied on, would do them no good at' all. Although he knew that his opinions were of little weight, he thought it his duty to state his views ; and after the division which took place in another place, he would re commend the farmers not to despair, but to reconcile themselves to the belief that there was po danger. Earl FITZWILLIAM did not think it was his province to attempt to reconcile the difiVrcut parts of the tariff with one another. But he must say that he heard with great satisfaction the speech of the Noble Earl op posite, and also that of the Noble Duke (Richmond), who both disclaimed being the advocates of prohibition, although, in his judgment, what they called protection was in reality prohibition. Indeed, it was protection only so far as it was prohibition. He was glad to find it acknowledged that the farmers had not much to appre hend from the reduction of the price of corn, and if that were true as to corn, it was trite, a firtiori, of cattle. It was known that France did nut produce enough for her own consumption, and imported both corn and cattle. But what did the French graziers do ? • They had the address to obtain what they called " protection " against the competition of German cattle. Now mark the recoil in this case. The effect was to shut out French produce almost entirely from Germany. He repeated that it gave him great satisfaction to hear the Noble Lords dis claim the doctrine of prohibition. The Duke of HICIIMOND said he bad never been an advocate for prohibition, nor for more protection than was necessary for the English farmer, so long as he was subjected to taxation from which the farmers of other countries were exempt. Lord KINNAIRI) agreed with his Noble Friend (the Earl Fitzwilliam) in his satisfaction at hearing the Noble Lord opposite, and the Noble Duke on the cross benches, disclaim the advocacy of prohibitory duties. Indeed, after what he had just heard, he did not despair to see the Noble Earl opposite bringing in a Bill .to repeal the Corn-laws altogether.—(Hear, hear, and much laughter.) In fact, it would not be long before it would become indispensable to do something of the kind, for corn was rising up to 80s., and in two or three weeks it would reach the price that would bring the duty down to Is. In the meantime the distress of the people was so great that her Majesty bad been advised to have a beggin g letter read in the churches for their relief. The Earl of RIPON was understood to say he knew nothing about it. Lord KINNARD had heard it read in a church in Yorkshire. It was strange that her Majesty's Ministers should know nothing about it. However, as there were various opinions as to the existence and extent of the distress—some going so far as even to deny that there was:any distress at all, and the Queen declaring that it was most piteous and extensive—and as thiit House did very little business, except passing bad laws and throw ing out good ones—he gave notice that on Thursday week he would move for a Select Committee to inquire as to the causes and extent of the distress of the people. The Duke of RICHMOND said he was much surprised at what his Noble Friend had said ; he remarked that the only good of this House was in throwing out good measures and passing bad ones.—(Hear, and laughter.) He would only refer to one more remark which had fallen from his Noble Friend. He had heard of the Scotch farmers not 'being the best in the world, but he certainly was not aware that they malted their barley before.—(Laughter.) . He (the Duke of Richm ond ) was prepared to vindicate the character of their Lordships' House, and he did think it would be well if the Noble Lord Would turn his attention a little more to agricul tural pursuit's before he spoke upon the subject. Lord KINNAIRD explained. PROPERTY TAX. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from the farmers of a place in the county of Ross, praying that their profits should not be calculated from the amount of rent which they paid, in arriving at their in come fOr the purposes of the property-tax. Earl FITZWILLIAM said he thought the amount of rent paid by' the farmers was a very poor criterion by which to calculate their profits. With regard to wages falling, to which a Noble Lord had referred a short time ago, he did not think that was owing to the alteration in the Corn-laws, but rather to the present state of the ma nufactures of the country. TURNPIKE ROADS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of. Lord REDESDALE this Bill was read a second time. THE QUEEN'S BEGGING LETTER. Lord KINNAIRD gave notice that he should move for a copy of the letter to which he had before referred. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he thought the Noble Lord had better be certain that a letter had been vti ritten before he moved for it.—(Laughter.) Lord COLBOItNE said he had heard the letter read in chapel last Sunday. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, Very well, he had no objection to the Noble Lord moving for any let ter he pleased. Lord KINNAIRD then gave notice that he should move for the production of the letter on Thursday next. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 24. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Five minutes to Four o'Clock. s_ _ Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from the In corporated Trades' Society of Glasgow in favour of the Property.tax, and expressing approbation of the measure of the Government. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. VESSELS SPOKEN wlTH.—Delta, Batavia, to Amsterdam, 7th inst., lat. 39, lon. 33, by the Margaret, arrived at Ports mouth. Falcon, Bermuda to London, 15th inst., lat. 47, lon. 11, by the Julia, arrived at Falmouth. Brig Stillman, lat. 36, N. lou. 63, by the Sea Lion, arrived off Falmouth. Java, ; Lyra, Singa shington, Lon poreßordeaux n t o d on, t i a 9 v t i h a , n 4 s t t h . i ult a , 1 0, n 2 g 9 . I wa 9 don to Cape, s th tilt . ; Cheviot, London to Port Jacks on , 7th i ns t. lat. 2, long, 19 ;: Prince Re g ent transport, 15th i ns t. l at. 47 , l on. arrived at Liverpool. Helena, M arc h 2 24 7 ,; lat.by the i S., Heartlo n o . 3f3 Oak,W J a mes Lopa, 28th, l a t. 5 S ., lon. 33 W. ; Eliza Kemble, for New Zealand , March 18, lat. 25 S., lon. 25, by the Eliza Kincaid, arrived at Liverpool. Bridget, Rio Grande to Liverpool, sth ult., lat. 15 S., lon. 21 W. ; Circassia, Valparaiso to London , 12th ult., lat. 4 S., lon. 29 W. ; Jane, Rio to Cowes, 13th ult. ; Wm. Large, Trini dad to Dublin, 10th inst., lat. 40 N., lon. 35, by the Argen, tioa, arrived at Liverpool. Liebe, of Alloa, for Ceylon,;March -15, lat. 32 S., lon. 14 E. ; Majestic, London to Bombay, April 7, lat. 1 N., lop. 19 W, ; Wilmot,. London to Sydney, April` .15, lat. 5 N., lon. 20 W. ; Abercrombie,Afauritius for London: 29th ult., lat. 27, lon. 21, by the Malabar, arrd. at Liverpool; Choctaw, London to New York, with bowsprit sprung, Bth instant, by the Ferdinand, arrived at Havre. H ylerabad, Shields to Bombay, March 28, lat. I S., lon. 18 W. ; mini, 3d ult., lat. 1 S., lon. 26, by the Amiga, arrived off Brighton. Toitannia, from Landon, 18th instant, lat. 49, lon. 13, by the KieLting, arrived off the Wight. Huntcliffe, Bourdeaux to -, 16th instant, lat 48, lon. 17 ; Sylvanus; ditto to Quebec, 17th, lot. 47, lon. 16, by the Pigeon packet, arrived at Falmouth. Archimedes steamer, Mardh 38. lat. i 24 N., lon. 22 W., by the Duke of Sussex, arrived in the River. George, Sydney to Batavia, Dec. 19, l at. 39 S. ; lon. 132, E. ; Sir Colin Campbell, from Liverpool, 2d inst. lat. 31, lon. 46, by-the William, arrived in the river. Finland, Havannah to Hamburgh, 22d March, by the Helen, arrived off Beachy Head. Louise, Havaunah to Havre (out fifteen days) lat. 49, lon. 11, by the Eliza Russell, arrived at Falmoup. WHALER s.-Merope, Blairland, May 21, with 1,350 barrels; Cape packet, Powell, May 25, 300 ; Tamar, Butcher, July 25, 300 ; Mary, M'Donald, Oct. 7, 60 ; Conservative, of London, Oct. 13, 120, out 12 months, by the Waterwitch, arrived at Sydney. Reeoverr, of London, Oct. 30, 750, out 20 months; Clarkstone, of London, July 19, 850 ; Governor Halket, of London, Sep. 8, 700; Lady Blackwood, of Loudon, Sep. 8, 240 ; Proteus, of London, Oct. 10, 850 • Sarah and Elizabeth, of London, Oct. 14, 150; William the Fourth, of Hobart Town, Oct 14, 170, by the Jessie, arrived at Sydney. Ranger, Green, J une 29, 140, out 12 months ; Sussex, Hamer, July 30. 200, out 18 months ; Thames, Wells, Aug. 5, 90, out 16 months ; Neried, Fedarb, Aug. 11, clean, out 6 months; Brixton, Elbourne, Aug. 17, 1,100, out 37 months; Victoria, Currie, Sep. 8, 497, out 15 months • Friedland, Beadle, Sep. 30, 700, out 27 ?non!hs,.bythe L ouisa _arrived at Sydney. EAST INDIA SHIPPING Arrivals-John Bartlett, Bartlett, from China, off Torbay, sailed Dec. 16, Cape March 5 ; Adino, Baxter, from Mau ritius, off Brighton, sailed Jan. 30, St. Helena March 11 ; Auriga, Ross, from Mauritius, off Brighton, sailed .Feb. 6, Cape March 2; Victor, Lukey, from Bengal, off Portsmouth, sailed Dec. 9, Colombo, Jan. 16, St. Helena March 16 ; Mar garet, Murray, from Java, off Portsmouth, sailed from Soura baya Dce. 14, St. Helena March 13. Arrivals at Sydney, N.S.AN -L'Aube, Dec. 28th, from Bay of Islands. and sailed Jan. 7, to New Zealand ; Marian, Watson, Dec. '29, from Hobart Town, and sailed back, Jan. 16; Sea Horse, Jan 1, from Port Philip, and sailed back, Jan. 7 ; William, Ist; from Launceston, and sailed back, 12th ; Dorset, 6th, from Adelaide ; Whitby, 6th, from New Zealand ; Sul tana, from London; Cape Royal Mail, from Launceston ; Marchioness of Bute, 7th, from Liverpool; Wilson, from Greenock ; Duke of Roxburgh, 10th, from Cork • Success, from New Zealand ; Piscator, from Moreton Bay ; Earl Durham, 13th, from;Valparaiso and Tahiti; Governor. Philip, from Norfolk Island; Star, 14th, from Tahiti : Anne, Milne, 17th, from Dundee; Emma, 18th, from Port Philip; Agnes. Ewing, from Liverpool ; Sea Horse, from Fort Philip; Sup ples, from Port Philip. Departures from Sydney-Cintra, Dec. 28, to Society Is lands ; Terror, 30th, to Guam ; Cornet, Jan. 1, to Valpa raiso ;:Veldeipecle, 4th ; Anita, 4th, to New Zealand ; Wood ' lark, 6th, Louisa, 19th, to South Seas ; Will Watch, 7th, to Singapore, Watcrlily, 7th, to Hobart Town; Anne, to Port Philip ; Arrow, 12th, to China ; Christina, 13th, to Port Philip ; William Broderick, 14th, to London ; Brothers, 14th, to India ; City of Adelaide, 15th, to South America ; Georgiani, to Manilla: Victoria, 16th, to China; Liverpool, to Newcastle. Projected Departures—Emerald Isle, for Calcutta ; New York Packet, for Bombay ; William Wise, for Port Philip ; and Julia Willis, for Singapore, all to sail Jan. 19. Arrivals at the Bay of Islands —Antilla, from the Cape; Countess of Wilton, from Sydney. Alauritius, Feb. 14—Loading—Thomas Snook and Spartan for London. . Mauritius, Feb. I—The Courrier, Plank, from Calcutta London, put in here 26th ult., with loss of mainmast, having experienced a hurricane 13th ult., lat. 20, lon. 73. The Cheshire, Henrickson, from Bombay to Liverpool, put in here 29th ult., under jurymasts , masts, and with five feet water in her hold, having been totally dismasted in a severe hurricane 12th ult., and must discharge masts, having injured her bottom: Fayal, May 11—The. Frederick Young, Wallace, from Newcastle to Montreal, put in here sth instant leaky, and with loss of bulwarks, beats, &c.; is discharging, St. Helena, March 27—The Susann — ah Collins, Whyte, from Mauritius to Cork, put in here to-day leaky, and must partly discharge to repair. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of business. SIR JOHN SOANE AND HIS MUSEUM. Sir C. S. HUNTER begged, in resigning the trust of the museum of Sir John Soane, to give a brief history of the dis tinguished person who had left so valuable an inheritance to the public. Sir John Soane was, the Hon. Baronet said, the son of a nurse in the family of Mr. David Bosanquet, the grandfather of the distinguished retired Judge of that name, and of hitwelf. The fidelity of the nurse, and the ingenuity of the son, induced Mr. Bosanquet to aid the latter in his education, and to send him to Italy, to attain the best know ledge in the study of the great works in architecture and painting. Soon after his return to England he found employ ment ; and his genius and industry was such, that he speedily became, through the instrumentality of his early patron, architect to the Bank of England, at which great esta blishment he had the best opportunites of exercising bis talents. By care and labour he accumulated a large fortune, which enabled him to form his splendid Museum in Lincoln's Inn-fields. After having provided for his family, he left to the public the rare collection of ancient and modern works, for the benefit and delight of those who " revel in mental luxuries." The Court of Aldermen were to choose one of their body to associate with the distinguished men elected from the public institutions, and it was not a little curious, that the choice of one to represent the Court should have been fixed upon the great grandson of the man who was the founder of the fortune of Sir John Soane.—( Hear, hear.) That grandson now re signed his trusteeship to the Court of Aldermen, his term of five years having just expired. If the Court, however, should think proper to elect him for five years more (a term which, probably, would exceed the duration of his life) he was willing to submit to their choice.—( Cheers. ) Alderman COPELAND moved that Sir Claudius S. Hunter should he elected Trustee for the ensuing five years.—Agreed to unanimously. THE SiLILIEVALTY FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. - - The LORD MAYOR put in nomination to be Sheriffs for the ensuing year the following gentlemen : Thomas Hamilton, Esq., Lorimer. Thomas Stokes, Esq., scrivener. John Henry Borchel, Esq., clothworker. John Walter, E,q., stationer. Richard Thornton, Esq., leather-seller. CITY RECORDS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF FRANCE. Alderman THOMAS Woon handed in a letter from M. Villemain, the Minister of Public Instruction of France, re questing that Mr. Julius Delpit should be permitted to examine the records of the City of London, for the purpose of copying any documents he might find connected with the history of France; and also concerning the history of the Tiers Etat generally, in completion of the very ourious and important works, in those subjects now publishing bx the French Go vernment, and which were begun by M. Guizot when he held the office now filled by M. Villemain, and continued by the latter as his successor. The application alluded particularly to the curious matters stated in the reigns of Henry the Fifth and Sixth in the City records, and to the account of the coronation of Henry the Sixth as King of France,: contained in a letter addressed by the corporation of Paris to the corporation of London, and not contained in any contemporary chronicle. It wasnnanimously resolved that the application should be agreed to, subject to the control or discretion of the Town- Clerk.—The Court then adjourned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 24. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'Clock. _ _ A message from the Commons requested a Conference with their Lordships on the subject of certain amend ments which their Lordships had introduced into an Inclosure Bill passed by the Commons. On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, Thursday next was appointed for the conference. The Faversham Navigation Bill was also brought up from the Commons, and read a first time. LOCKING-IN PASSENGERS IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES. The Earl of RIPON said that a Noble and Learned Lord opposite had put a question to him a few evenings ago, to which he was not at the time able to give au answer. The question was whether the practice •of locking the doors on both sides of railway carriages, which was attended with such disastrous consequences on the railway near Paris, pevailed upon the railways in this country. He (Lord Ripon) had made inquiries, and he found that, with the exception of the Great Western Railway, there were no Railway Directors who locked the carriages on both sides, although some of them did lock a door on one side, leaving the other un locked. Feeling that this was a most dangerous practice, and that it might lead to the most deplorable consequences, as in the recent accident in France, he (Lord R.) referred to the Inspector-General of Railways, inquiring whether the practice was necessary, or what was the object of it ? To this that gentleman answered that it was a most dan gerous and unnecessary practice, and ought to be dis continued. Accordingly he (the Earl of Ripon) wrote to the Directors of the Railway, recommending that the practice should be discontinued. This was the utmost interference the laws at present allowed the Government to make ; but he had reason to believe that the sug gestion would be acted upon., Lord CAMPBELL was sure that the House and the country would receive the communication of the Noble Earl with satisfaction,. even though his Noble and Learned Friend on. the Woolsack, had travelled . several hundreds of miles on railways, without accident, or the apprehension of danger. • BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY BILL. This Bill was read a second time. THE TARIFF. Earl HARDWICKE presented several petitions from some places in Cambridgeshire against that portion of the tariff which related to the duties on canary, carra- Ns ay, and mustard seed. DUTY ON CATTLE. The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions from Kirkmichael, and other places in Banff, praying the House not to pass the tariff without giving proper protection to the agricultural interests, more particularly as referred to the impOrtation of live stock. He very much regretted that his Noble Friend had not paid some, attention to what he stated yesterday, and on previous occasions, relative to the agricultural interests ; he viewed with a great deal of anxiety the great changes which had been made in the tariff;, inasmuch as the proposed alterations could not be of benefit to, but must very much injure the agriculturists. He wa s su re that farmers did not wish for their own aggrandisement. at the expense of other classes of the community ; but. he was afraid that this running from 'one extreme to another would cause the lowering of wages to a great extent, and that much misery and distress must neces sarily be entailed on that very valnable class of people, the agricultural labourers. The Earl of RIPON said he was of opinion that the proposed alteration in the- tariff would not at all affect the interests of the agriculturists either one way or the other. He spoke on this subject from a very considerable experience in the matter. He remembered at' the time when the market was about to be opened to the admission of cattle from Ireland, great fear; were entertained by his constituents, and representations to that effect were made to him ; he did not apprehend anything from it himself, and ho told them so at the time, and the result had proved that he was correct in his ideas. His reason for making this alteration in the tariff was because it was impossible le maintain a prohibition upon any principle that could be understood,- , -(Hear, hear.) It was considered necessary, looking at the daily increasing population, that some means should be taken to prevent food from rising - too high, without inflicting great -injury on the -agriculturists. Then the quarters whence cattle could. be exported to England were only two, viz. a portion of the kingdom of Denmark (the Duchy of Holstein), and a portion of the kingdom of Holland. In France, and in the German League, comprising a population of 26,000,000, meat was imported because it had arisen to so high a price ; when, therefore, it was considered that there wald be 91,000,000 of people, all competiting to obtain this small quantity of cattle which could be expected FAVERSHAM NAVIGATION BILL. The Faversham Navigation Bill was read a third time, and passed. HADDII!I.9TON ROADS BILL. Mr. SCARLETT brought up the Report on the Had dington Roads Bill. Mr. H. JOHNSON opposed the reception of the Re port, and moved that it be taken into consideration that da six months. bir THOMAS HEPBURN supported the Bill. Mr. MACKENZIE objected to the measure. _ _ After a short discussion, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when the numbers were— For the motion Against it •B4 Majority against the motion —3B LEEDS IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. BEoligTT moved—" That the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom the petition pray ing that additional provision may be made in .he Leeds Improvement Bill (presented on the 20th of May) is re ferred, have leave to sit and proceed on Thursday next." After a few words from Mr. Esc URT, the motion was agreed to. • LIVERPOOL IMPROVEMENT BILL. This Bill was read a third time. STOCKTON AND HARTLEPOOL RAILWAY BILL. This Bill was read a second time. BRIGHTON ELECTION. The SPEAKER stated to the House that the examiner of recognizances had reported that the sureties entered into for the prosecution of the petition, complaining of an undue return for the borough of Brighton, were unob jectionable. NOTICES OF MOTION. Colonel WYNDHAM gave notice that, in Committee on the Pirish Constables Bill, he should move, on clause 6 being proposed, that schoolmasters be exempted from serving as parish constables ; and on clause 7, that gamekeepers be disqualified from serving as parish con stables. The Hon. Memter also gave notice that iu the Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill, he should move that clause 6, enacting the dissolution of the Gil bert Unions, without the consent of the Guardians, be expunged.—(Cheers.) Viscount MAHON gave notice that, on Thursday the 2d of June, he should call the attention of the House to the statements contained in the petition which he had presented yesterday, on the state of the law regulating dramatic entertainments. He begged to move that the petition of Douglas Jerrold, Esq., James Sheridan Knowles, Esq., and others, presented on the 23d May, be printed with the Votes.—Agreed to. ELECTION COMMITTEES. The NOBLE LORD also gave notice that, in the event of any motion being made to renew the Act for the trial of Controverted Elections, which would expire at the end of the H ouse on t h e pro p r i e ty of those tribunals being of the preSent Session, he should take the sense composed of Members of Parliament. —(Cheering.) Sir JOHN WALSH said that he should move that it be an instruction to the Committee appointed to consider of the compromises alleged to have taken place with regard to the pet i t i ons presented against the returns for Nottineharn, Harwich, Penryn and Falmouth, Lewes, and Reading, and also of the bribery alleged to have taken place at those elections ; that they do inquire only if such compromises had been entered into. NEW. WRIT FOR MEATH. Mr. O'CONNELL said that he had to inform the House that he had been elected to serve in Parliament for the county of Cork, and also for the county of Meath. He made his election to serve for the county of Cork ; and he therefore moved that the Speaker do issue his writ for a fresh election for the county of Meath.—Agreed to. DUTIES ON VEGETABLES. Mr. G. PALMER gave notice that on the discussion the tariff he should move, that it is not expedient to alter the rates of duties at present payable on the im portation of foreign vegetables; and that it is unjust in point of p r i nc i p l e, to take t h at protect i on from those articles of British prodUce :which was aczorded to other articles, BOROUGH OF SOUTHAMPTON. Mr. MACKINNON gave notice, that on Thursday next he should move that a new writ be issued for the borough of Southampton. AFFAIRS OF INDIA. Sir R. PEEL said that an Hon. Friend of his, the Member for Inverness•shire, had given notice that on Thursday next lie should move for the production of certain official information in reference to the affairs of the North West of India. In the present state of offi cial information as to the affairs of Affghanistan, he (Sir Robert Peel) wa,s not prepared to promise the papers required, and he could not help expressing a hope that his Hon. Friend would, ou public grounds, consent to postpone the discussion. Mr. H. J. BAILLIE made some brief observation, which was perfectly inaudible in the gallery. CAPTAIN ELLIOT. Sir E. PEEL said, the Hon. Member for Montrose had sometime since put a question to him respecting the miss sion of Captain Elliot to the Texas. If the Hon. Gen tleman had not put the question in the form he did, he 'Sir R. Peel) sliould have taken an opportunity of say ,ng, that whatever difference of opinion might exist as to Lhe conduct of Captain Elliot in the difficult situation in which he was placed at Canton, yet the intercourse he had had with the Gallant Officer since his arrival in this country led him to place the greatest con fidence in his integrity and ability to discharge the duties entrusted to him.—(Hear, hear, from the Opposi tion.) He had no previous knowledge of Captain Elliot, or connexion with him, but he must say that there was nothing in his—official correspondence that convinced him that full confidence could not be placed in him. PUBLIC HOUSES. Mr. PAKINGTON gave notice that, at the proper stage of the Public Houses Bill, he should move a clause to prevent all public houses from opening on Sundays, till after one o'clock. GILBERT UNIONS. Mr. COLVILLE gave notice that in Committee on he Poor-law Act he should move the addition of a clause o the effect that the Gilbert Unions should continue for ,wo years after the passing of that Act. Mr. MAURICE J. O'CONNELL wished to know from the Neble Lord the Secretary for Ireland; whether it was the intention of her Majesty'sl Government to bring in a Bill in the course of the:pregent'Session with regard to the medical charities of that country... Lord ELIOT was sorry that he was not able to give a positive answer to the question of the Hon.• Gentle man. His (Lord Eliot's) opinion was that a Bill on that subject was very much wanted.—(Hear, hear.) Acting on that opinion, he had • re quested the YoUr-law Commissioners to frame a Bill in accordance with the suggestions contained in their Report of last year. When that Report was framed, he found that there were considerable objections urged against it by members of the medical profession. He was most anxious that that Bill should be. passed without impairing its efficiency, and he had accordingly - been in - communication with those gentlemen on the - subject. Without ex pressing any decided opinion, he might venture to ex press a hope that all those difficulties would be removed, and that he would be enabled to lay on the table of the House, in the course of the present session, a measure which would be satisfactory to all parties: At the same time, in the present state of public business. it was impossible for him to say when they could proceed with a discussion on the subject. SUGAR DUTIES. Sir R. PEEL having moved the Order of the Day for going into Committee on the Customs Act, Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the Right Honourable Gentleman had stated that it was his intention to bring on the Sugar Duties Bill at as early a period as possible. As the subject was one of much_ importance, it was but reasonable that the House should have an opportunity of fully and fairly discussing it. Ile wished, then, to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman if it was his intention to bring on the Sugar Duties Bill in such a manner as to . . affold opportunity of discussing it separately from the rest of the tariff ? Sir B. PEEL said the Government had thought it right to place the sugar duties on the tariff in order that the House might have before it a full view of the proposition which he meant to make with respect to the import duties. He thought it would be advantageous, however, to have a separate discussion on the sugar duties, .and as it was necessary that he should fix seine particular day on which the sugar duties should be discussed without reference to. the tariff, per haps the most convenient course would be to give notice that, on Friday week, he would take a separate vote on the sugar duties, without reference to the progress which had been made in the tariff: CUSTOMS ACTS—TARIFF. The Order of the Day was read for the House to go into Committee on the Customs Acts, • House in Committee. Mr. MILES said it was now necessary that he should enunciate what he had stated .last'night, namely, that in any proposition which he might bring forward, he was desirous to study the interest of the consumer. 'He wished to have proposed something like Id. per pound, which would amount to 9s. 4d, per cwt. for dead meat. , His proposition was to embrace all cattle of every description, which would embrace oxen, sheep, and hogs. As he said before, he would take the highest deduction that could be made from the gross weight of the animal, viz. two-fifths of 9s. 4d. which would leave ss. 511—he would say ss. 6d. His prop• sition was, therefore, that the beasts imported for every cwt. of live meat should be charged ss. 6d. If the Right Honourable Baronet would agree to this proposition of 9s. 4d., he was perfectly convinced that the Right Hon. Baronet would find that it would not only remove the feeling prevalent amongst the agri cultural classes, but that it would only be doing justice between them and the consumer. After the kindness andpatieuce with which he had been heard last night, he would merely state his. proposition,, and he hoped the Committee would adopt it. Sir R. PEEL said he derived this consolation from • the speech of his Hon. Friend, that if he was prepared to adopt his suggestions all alarm which had been felt by the agriculturists would be done away with—that was to say, if he (Sir R. Peel) raised the duty on French meat from Bs. to 9's. 4d. would entirely remove the fear of the agriculturalists so far as meat was concerned. He did not think that under the arrangements proposed by her Majesty's Government there was any chance of such a re duction in the price of meat as would be injurious to agri culture. That %:eus the extreme point to which he could go, and, therefore, ho could not consent to the proposition brought. forward by the Hon. Gentleman. with re spect, to the lean cattle, he thought.the admission of lean ersttle was a positive advantage. As far as lean cattle went, he thought It. was amply sufficient, and he thought the 'agricultural interest would have 'a right to complain if he threw any thing further in the way of the importa tion of lean cattle. With respect to the fat beasts, it was not the duty, but the difficulty of bringing them to this country, that was the real objection. He thought the proposition he had made was a very fair and proper one ; and he trusted, therefore, that the House would think he would adopt a wise course, if he per sisted in his phiposition with respect to fat and lean cattle. Mr. PUSEY thought the present subject was one that would be fair matter of investigation before a Select Committee. Before five days had elapsed he would ven ture to say he would be ready to name such a Com mittee ; and he trusted that he would be enabled to make out before them a strong case for a further protection than was proposed by the Government in favour of the English grazier. He hoped .that the Right Honourable Baronet, when he- considered the magnitude of the interests which he (Mr. Pusey) and his Hon. Friends around him represented, would be ready to accede to so fair a proposal, as the appointment of a Select Committee of Inquiry. Sir R. PEEL said that it was admitted by his Hon. Friend the Member for Shropshire himself, that it was very difficult to determine the exact amount of protection which should be given upon the diffe rent articles of provision, and upon the diffe rent kinds of cattle. He did not believe that a Committee of the most consummate graziers could come to any definite conclusion upon that subject. It appeared to him that it was for the House to decide for itself upon the matter on general principles. If he yielded to the suggestion of his Hon. Friend; be should be equally obliged to give way to parties in terested in other articles. Why not, for instance, have a Select • Committee upon the subject of the proposed reduction of duty on spermaceti oil ? or upon the subject of the proposed reduction of duty on seed ? By yielding in the present instance, he should be involved in endless difficulty and delay ; and he could not, therefore, accede to the suggestion of his Hon. Friend. Mr. PUSSY could not admit the justice of the Right Hon. Baronet's arguments, because he assumed that his Honourable Friend and himself were not disposed to relax the existing tariff ; but he was as ready to become a reformer in agricultural matters as the Right Honourable Baronet himself.---(llear, hear.) He wished to make the new tariff as consistent as possible; and only desired that it might be ren dered 'such as would 'enable the friends of the agricultural interest to give their assent to it without abandoning their duty towards those who sent them to that. House. It did not rest with them to support the measure, but he did not know how he could look in the face of the farmers, after supporting a measure which they believed to be opposed to their interests. Colonel WOOD said that he represented an agricul tural county, and he believed that the alarm which was raised in the minds of the farmers was unnecessary, and dying away.—(Cheers.) The last communication he had from the county he represented was that the last fair was much improved.—(Hear.) It was delay which was to be feared ; and he therefore would entreat the House to come to a determination on the subject as soon as possible.—(Hear, hear.) His Hon. Friend talked of looking the farmers inthe face ; but he (Colonel Wood) did not know what that expression meant when he was conscious of doing his duty.--(Cheers.) The farmers were not the only persons interested. It should be recollected that there *ac a large manufactur ing population, and what *ere they to think if they were disputing between Bs. and 95.;4d, °lithe hundred weight ? They might depend on it they were lending themselves to unnecessary alarm.—(Cheers,)'' They should not for get the good old English agricultural maxim, " Live and let live."—(Cheers.) As far as the agricultural interest was concerned, he did not think the alteration would make the slightest difference to the honest English farmer. Mr. M. GIBSON said lie hoped that Honourable Gentlemen would not pursue this system of continually deluding the farmers, allowing these laws to hang over' their heads, allowing them to be in constant jeopardy of having this protection taken from them, when they must .know that the current of public opinion was setting against protection, and that there was a large and powerful party in this country, daily increasing in numbers and in power, and assisted by large funds, who were deter- mined never to rest until they had succeeded in'obtainin,,,* the. abolition of all unjust restrictions.—(Ministerial cheers and counter cheers.) He now spoke the plain truth, and he told Hon. Members opposite that it was a duty which they owed to their fellow -countrymen not to gull them any longer. Why, the Right Ho nourable Gentleman himself said that the small area from which cattle could be drawn, the difficulties of importation, and the expense of transport formed the true protection. Of what use, then, was any duty at all? He must say that he was surprised that the duties upon the importation of foreign cattle had not been made lower than they were. Superfluous protec tion had been done away, but a sufficient duty had been left both upon salt meat and upon cattle 'to• prevent any._ considerable importation , into this country. When he heard of the smallness of the area from which supplies could be drawn, of the expense of transport, of the increased population— an increase greater than the increase in the supply, he could not understand upon what principle the Right Honourable Baronet defended even a 20s. duty upon oxen, and an Os. duty upon salt meat. If the difficulties were so great . already, why not do their best to admit food and provisions free into the country ? He should -like to hear how the Right Hon. - Gentleman ascertained that 20s. ought to be the duty on an ox, and 8s . on salted meat. He would not throw any obstacle in the way of theSe reforms, but he must say that he did not , anticipate that trade and manufactures would he revived by the tariff of the. Right Hon. Baronet. There was as earnest a desire to obtain a greater measure of commer cial freedom, as there was before his tariff was introduced. Mr. R. PALMER said, if there was anything calcu lated to alarm the agricultural interest, it was the speech of the Hon. Gentleman, and the manner in which it was received. The Hon. Gentleman had alluded to the effects of the Corn-laW League ; but he was mistaken if he supposed the agriculturists were to be intimidated in that manner by threats. With respect to the proposition of his Hon. Friend, he should support it. Mr. WARD said that the Hon. Member for Berk shire had correctly described this motion. It was a covert attempt to carry out the motion which the House had last night rejected by an overwhelming majority. If there were no parties to this question but Hon. Gentlemen opposite and their constituents on one side, and the Government on the other, then a compromise might be admissible ; but there was a much larger body more deeply interested in the question than either of them, and that was the great mass of the consumers of the country.—(Cheers.) He had listened with great delight to the speech of the First• Lord of the Treasury repelling this insidious pro position.—(Cheers.) If he (Mr. Ward) had any complaint to make against the tariff, it was that it did not go far nough. When Honourable Members spoke of, their constituents, he thMight they had higher duties to perform than to attend to the mere local inte rests of the different fractions which had sent them there. They had a duty to perform to the country at large, and it was their duty to break through the fetters of local interests.-- - -(Cheers.) He would place himself at the disposal of Government—(Cheers and laughter)— on the question of the tariff; whenever the general interest should be attempted to be neel a ali ze a b y some particular interest.—(Loud cheers.) If his Hon. Friends near him should move for :protection to Irish pigs or Scotch .:!attle ' he would 'give them every opposition in his power. He did not vfish to appeal to the fears of the agricultural interest ; - nor had his Hon. Friend behind meant to do'so,, and lie did not believe that more alarm could be created by that speech, than would have been if last year the in tention of the Government had been fairly an nounced to the country.--(Hear and cheers.) He considered that what had been done was only valuable as an approximation towards what ought to be done —(Cheers.) The tariff was valuable in itself, but he at tached much greater value to the speeches of its sup porters. If they would read corn fur cattle throughout the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Vice-Presi dent of the Board of Trade last evening, the Right Hon. Gentleman would be very much puzzled to give anything like a decent answer to his own argument ; and when . the Corn-law should next year come under discussion, that speech, no doubt, would, be referred to.—(Cheers.) They had tried the :ystem of factitious protection long enough. They had long tried the system of propping up one interest at the expense of another. He would give his support to such part:: of the tariff as he could approve of. Mr. BUCK said that when the Right Hon. Baronet ' had brought forward his scale of protective duties on i corn he (Mr. Buck gave it his support, and assigned his i reasons for so doing ; and when the Right Hon. Baronet • had brought forward his measure for an Income-tax, from the clear and lucid statements which the Right Hon. Gentleman made, he (Mr. Buck) considered it incum- I bent on him to give his support to that measure, because it seemed to him necessary to rescue the country from the difficulties and embarrassments under which it la- boured, and it was now with extreme regret that he felt himself . ..called on to oppose the proposal of the Right Hon. Baronet. He would not venture to say that he never knew the alarm so great as it was when the new tariff was proposed. If that were so, then it would not bp changed -by either the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet or that of the Vice-President of the Board of Trade last night. 'When the - agriculturists reflected on the immense capabilities of the Continent, they could not •but feel the greatest alarm. He sympathised with the labouring population in the manufacturing districts, but he approved of their laudable resistance to the Anti-Corn-law League. — (Laughter.) For they felt that their (the Anti-Corn law League's) proceedings would be the means of reducing their wages still further. The Right Hon. Baronet said that this measure would reduce the poor-rates through out the country. He (Mr. Buck) hoped to God it would, but he very much doubted it. It was not his intention now to go further into the present suhject, because he felt that the speech of his Friend, the Member for So merset, was so conclusive on the subject, as to render it unnecessary fir him to do so. He would however say, that if a free trade in cattle were agreed to, those who assented to it would soon have cause to regret it. He believed that the present proposition was inimical to the interest he represented, and he should, therefore, oppose it in every way he was able. Mr. 0. STANLEY considered, after the division of last night, it was of no use longer to oppose this part of the measure. As strong as the agricultural interest with the country was, it could have no effect against the com bined forces of the Right Hon. Gentleman. The Hon. Member for,Brecon (Colonel Wood) had told them that the markets, in the county which he represented, had of late recovered from the, panic created by the.announce meat of the tariff ; but he (Mr. 0. Stanley) could testify that that was not the case in the county with which he was connected. The depression of prices which had followed there from the announcement of the Government measures, would, he believed, continue hereafter. Colonel WOOD said, that what he had always stated was, that be should not have supported the Corn-laws, unless he thought that they were no less beneficial to the manufacturing than to the agricultural classes, and he was still ready to adhere to that statement. Mr. VILLIERS said, that the Hon. Member should have told the House whether he found any parties to believe that the Corn-laws were no less beneficial to the manufacturer than to the agriculturist. The Hon. Gentle man had told them that they were legislating for a class. Had he seen the proposal for reducing the duty on cattle, supported by those whose incomes were in creased by the privations of the people, he should have observed the same economy of the time of the House, and not have moved the amendment to the proposition which he now intended to propose. The full extent of the privation of the people had not been stated ; it was not merely a small portion of the people, but millions, who were deprived of the use of animal food. He had got a statement of a Commissioner appointed by the Crown—(Oh, oh)—if Hon. Gentlemen wanted to dine, he could assure them that it was only what those he al luded to wanted to do also. It was the statement of Dr. Kay, who was sent into Norfolk and Suffolk to inquire, into the state of the poor. He stated that a man, his wife, and four children, cost on an average 50/. a year ; the , wages of the same family, if employed, was only 35/. a year. If this were correct, the agricultural labourer of Suffolk was on little better than half diet. He said the Poor-law Inquiry and successive Parlia mentary Committees had shown that the families of the agricultural labourers had an inadequate supply of bread. He said that in half a year 63 individuals had died of starvation, being One in a population of 100,000. The want of food implied the want of everything else, and hunger caused more deaths than were registered, because its effects were chiefly manifested in diseases of. various kinds. . Such was the aspect of things in this country. Now, what was the state of the manufactur ing districts in Scotland ? It appeared, by a recent ac count from the town and county of Stirling, that a man was detected in stealing potatoes. He was taken by the policeman ; in company with the owner of the potatoes, to the place where he lived, and it was found that he had an aged mother ' rind two sisters depending upon him for support. There was a pot on the tire, and on the lid being raised it was f oun d t o con tai n a dead dog, which was boiling for the family. An HON. MEMBER asked why they bad not applied to the poor-house ? Mr. VILLIERS said the circumstance occurred in Scotland. In that country there were no Boor-laws.— (Hear, hear.) He believed that the people were much worse off now than they were four hundred years ago. In an account, quoted .by WilliaM Cobbett, from For tescue, the Chancellor of Henry the Sixth, it was stated that the people at that time had an abundant supply of all sorts of _flesh and fish, and that they were well clothed and well provided with household goods. That was before the new Poor-law.—(Hear, hear.) lie believed the people were not nearly so well off now as in any previous period of our history. To show the state of feeling to wards the people in the time of Henry VIII. he would read to them the preamble of an Act passed in that reign. After saying, that whereas previously meat had been sold at a cheap price, so that poor persons might obtain enough from the proceeds of their labour for them selves and families, it continued that then . mutton, veal, and pork were sold at so high a rate that the subjects of this realm could not get enough for their subsistence ; it provided, then that butchers and graziers should provide the people with meat and corn at a cheap rate. In 1666, and this was worthy the atten tion of Irish Members who were desirous of upholding the present system of prohibition in order to raise their rents, an Act was passed, prohibiting the importation of all live cattle into England from Ireland, with the idea that such a' measure would raise the rents in England. He found, however, one Roger Coke, in 1690, writing that the effect had been to lower rather than raise the rents. -See the effect that dear food had upon crime. From returns he had in his hand of the amount of crimi nals imprisoned d ur i ng t h e last five years, it appeared that in 1836, they were 20,000 ; in 1837, 23,000 ; in 1838, 24,000 •, in 1839,27,000 ; and in 1840, 30,000 ; and the price of food had been /;radually rising . during each of those years. Since the yaar 1837 pauperism also had increased 25 per cent., notwi thst;anding the opera tion of the new Poor-law ; and there could be no doubt that when food was dear, poor. rates were also high. The Right Hon. Baronet said, wl ten proposing his new tariff, that the mere rumour of an rilturation had lowered -the contracts which certain persons had with some unions 20 per cent., and that he (Mr. V.) thought was a proof that by that means the poor-rates were lowered by re duction in the price of food, and tli at they were raised by a rise in the price of food.—(Criel ; t if " Question, ques tion," and " Divide.") He would. not detain the House long. If Hon. Gentlemen wished .to have their dinner, he was sorry to keep them, and —he wished that they would show the same mercy to.thn se whose cause he ad vocated.—(Hear, hear,) He said they had not shown that this alteration would do an y good to the people. The preSent priv a ti ons o f t h e poop le showed what thety had suffered hitherto, and he thou i ht they ought at let ist to indemnify, them for wh a t.th e y , had suffered: by midc irig a generous and free change in . their system, and do not let them have anything to do 1 iith the Queen's be gg ing letter. He considered that thl Is tax was not for the good of the country—not for the se, ke of the revenue; but eelely for the purpose of improvi ing the rents of I and. Therental of this country was 77,0 30,000 L, and that was a large margin to operate upon, `,. Ind, considering that 'T; f - - they were assured that the measure would make no.dif" erence in their rents, but would be made up to them in the reaced cost of living, he hoped they would set a good example, and do justice to the people. lie would nor, :nove that instead of 20s. the sum of Is. be inscrted.T— (Cheers, and loud cries of " Divide, divide."). 4 The CHAIRMAN said, that he should put the originall question first. - The question was then put, when Mr. ESCOTT, amidst lo u d cries of "Divide," said he should oppose the motion of the Hon. Member near him. —(Cheers.) He considered the present measure vitts good in proportion as it'diminished the difficulties villie" lay in the way of the importation of cattle into the coun try.—(Cheers.) He believed the interests of agr icult ure would be aided, and not defeated by the present to or sure.—(Divide.) After a few words from Mr. R. YORKE, am idst ltgl d cries of "Divide," - . Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to say a few words before the division. He was certainly not surprised at the sensation created by the joke of the Right Hon. Gen tleman, which had been intended as a mere pleasantry; Though the statements were very absurd with regard; to cattle, they were not more absurd than the statement made last year with respect to corn. With regard to th e , proposition now before the House, he certainly could flo vote for the Hon. Gentleman's amendment. He woula beg leave to call the attention of the Hon. Gentleman toe statement made by Mr. Meek, with regard to the imPor ta : tion of cattle. He thought that the importation would tea be very large, but such as it was, it would be forced by the operation of our other laws relating. to agricultural p ro ' auction. Mr. Meek stated that the butter and cheese imported from Hamburgh, amounted in 1818 to 1,000,0001b5., and in 1836, it increased to 4,000,000 lbsci That was owing to there being less corn grown, 0 ,1 ; more land being- used for pasture than formerly. He thought that this very clearly showed that the effect of • the Corn-laws,.a,ssnow proposed to be established,was induce the persons to apply land to grass, and to lool c for profit to the exportation of cattle.. Nov he theag lt ' that the best way to prevent. that from being carried b ci an excess, was to adapt .the. Corn-laws to the cattle dal , • and to egualize the two—(Hear, hear)—so as not t ° force thdtfarmers to apply theniielves too much to grs i , ing. As he could not vote for the proposition of Vi e Hon. Member now before the House, so neither could b°, vote for the proposition,of another Hon. Member, %Ol e " was to be afterwards brought on. He thought the pr o ' position of the Government, that the duty uP ° " cattle should be 20s. 'per head a very fair one. • (Hear.) The duty was not excessive, for it amounted t° no more than eight per cent, ail valorem ; and therefor e ; although he should have preferred a different rate, Y et he did not like to oppose that which came from the Cle d : vernment, as it was really an improvement on the toll' There might be many things in the new tariff which 11° ' might with to have been otherwise, but wherever be found that they were, after all, improvements on the iv!' sent system, he would not oppose them.—(Hear, heart Sir R. PEEL said that the course which the. No b : Lord intended to follow almost prevented himfrom j ', freshing his memory as to .a certain province in Rus s n —(Hear and laughter.) The Noble Lord had area s them (the Ministers) ,of having raised an alarm respe ct ' ing the quantity of corn which could be imported fr,,i' ° a single province in Russia. The fact was the late Lo r „ v ernment sent out a gentleman to collect informatioii ° `; the Continent as to the corn which those countri e " could supply ; and amongst the Reports there it as one from an English Consul in Russia, 11 .1 1° gave the amount of corn which could be ""' poreded from that country in one week as 38,000,00. ars Now the Noble Lord who was so anxious to obtain t' most correct and the fullest information preparaterr ,t 4 an important change in the Corn-laws, caused tb e 3 o Report to be printed, without asking a question as the grounds on which this extraordinary statement No:; founded.—(Hear, hear.) It passed:altogether unnoties until he (Sir R.Peel) called attention to it, and sugge st that there must be a mistake in the figures. _That sta l e e 4 : meat had never been questioned ; it hacf b een print ... A and he (Sir R. Peel) was the first person who had 1 31 1; if there was not some arithmetical error in a l statement. Reference was made to the . oriin s letter, and there, not the figures, but the v/ 0 7 ii thirty-eight millions of quarters, were-found vvri t „L at length in the handwriting of the C0._„175) I The Noble Lord charged his (Sir R. side of the House with countenancing the- eril o The Noble Lord himself was certainly more open t 0 it charge of making that exaggerated statement, airt° ° was the Noble Lord who had caused that statemen t be printed' at the public expense ; and until he (Si ii Peel) had made inquiries on the suject. had not aw e on the Consul for any explanation.—(Cheers.) the Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and Committee divided, when there appeared— For the original motion • 209 For Mr. Villiers' amendment Majority for the original motion Major VIVIAN rose to move alit the duty on catt le ' meat, and other provisions mentioned in the tariff, ported from the Canadas, be equal` to the impart from other foreign countries. It was well known ttl u n t Canada could export but little of those provisions, are they obtained their provisions from America. The w( were seventy thousand' square miles of fine coonre in Ohio, with every facility for a large su pp l y that country ; and, therefore, with a dieeeree os o duty in favour of the Canadas of 25., the consetli, would be that the settlers in America would imw°"" ut d • turn their attention to prod uc i ng ca ttle, and they % ca t have eventually an immense quantity of foreie_r t he sent by the Canadas at a duty of 2s. He truster lie Right Hon. Baronet would reconsider this matter. ,d, (Major Vivian) was bound to bring the subject forwl t . as his constituents were largely interested in the In s Sir R. PEEL said that he could not accede to the r o t pok.l of the Hon. and Gallant Member. The P . re s .„3 arrangement would be beneficial both to the colon ist to the consumer in this country. alli Major VIVIAN said that the parties who would 0 , 0 benefit by the Government proposition would be Americans, who imported cattle into Canada. 0 1i° Mr. C. BULLER said that the route from the River by Lake Erie into Canada, along the River,. he • .Lawrenee, with all the rapids, was so circuitous, the,!'llej thought it was quite clear more would be lost than'ion, by the difference between. the duties ; he was of therefore, that the system could not departed fro ll o il this instance. He wished to point out to his 11 011. , o f Gallant Friend, that if there were any apprehensi o oo provisions being brought-in. from Ohio to SidneY• t he that would not give the Canadas any advantage over' United States.—(Hear.) The difference was only 10s. This kind of smuggling could not be apprebe°;pi and if it should take place, he did not s ee 0 0 particular harm in it ; because if the people 5 0 ,0 get food a little cheaper, he did not think ijo that was a matter calling for the interference of rose House: If he wanted to find reasons for voting, aglici any clause in this measure, he should be able to 7 1 ,0: plenty of a theoretical nature for voting against _lc/ clause. They had now to contend with a great er a ' a le, the question of the Canadian timber trade, that had u;t B , 4 v an evil of their own fostering. Let them beware ' l ,lO they raised up such another enemy for the future. jj did not think, however, that any protection that ell be given could foster a cattle trade in Canada. 11 . ° , .wish to go out of his way to find arguments agaill.',",,rd the tariff. He looked at it as whole, and he consult,' it was the greatest measure that ever was earrie!o , favour of free trade. He did not say the greatest it sure that had ever been proposed, but, if they got ;of would be the greatest measure ever carried in fa y°, free trade.—(Cheers.) When he saw the exte""cip' which Ministers were disposed to carry free trade ciples, he was almost inclined to forgive their pil-tis for the manner in which they had, in this tariff; ,"" ol la attacked monopoly. He was anxious the taritr be carried with the gloss of free trade upon it, esti • - • ,4' fore he.was inclined to accept it without looking ° V mirable a gift-horse in the mouth.—(Laughter.) Viseount HOWICK said that as the amendment Hon. and Guilt= Officer appeared to be at first siga",:: conformity with the resolutions, which he (Lord •"i: ick) had submitted to the House, he could no bt o of against it, as he intended doing, without shortly 0 01/ 4 1 ' the reasons by which he had been determined tos that course. It was clear, as had been stated 137,Dsv Right Hon. Baronet, that it would be impossible .ipe cattle could be brought from Canada ; and, thereforV proposition of the Hon. and Gallant Officer mustibe:pal ii tory. He (Lord Howick) could not help seeing th t tlO amendment had been moved, not to carry inteeffe e n jel; principle far which he (Lord Howick) had come but to allay the unfounded alarms of the gentlerl by landed property. He did not wish, by any vote o ca to lend any countenance to that alarm. He apprcfl i d el 4 that part of the tariff relating to cattle, and he ce u ' t hoi e i vote for an amendment that would be supported M ar t" who opposed it. But though he approved of this thad the tariff, yet he thought the Right Hon. Bareil,, e 1b begun his free trade at the wrong end in regard rose' Interests-of agriculture. The tendency of the ir n k r, o e ments in agriculture was to increase the prodo„ e " t th e stock, and diminish the cultivation of corn. P ti ro vr course now taken tended to discourage the system, and to encourage the mistaken attention P o s vit n the Cultivation of corn. The principle laid dole, regard to cattle, applied with double force to grat, ;04, Sir R. PEEL said it was very difficult to forta:tio; ment as to what the practical effect of these r e " lt would be. It had been asserted that the proteeti° ll ; sit to spring corn was much greater than that gi ee clil e i wheat, as spring corn was that most used ilia cattle ; and the Noble Lord proved that he Etc° n rorj and for the benefit of agriculture in giving les s rstav4s tion to spring corn than heretofore. It had bee; 0j0,.0 that there need be no apprehension of the econoinloo of importing oats in the shape of fat beef, : h os country that sent them the most fat cattle sent ; f most oats also. ' ' ° en 9 Lord HOWICK said the Right Hon. (. 1 g ea, seemed now to take a pride in having encounliiet',,p,•:‘, importation of spring corn, because it was aSIA-, 0 ;14 feeding cattle. But the great mistake lie milted was this, that he had not co nsim.; e lew of , on the same principle as he had consider„ololltili, The tendency of the system was to discourage tP - „oci li tion of the best systems by the agriculturistsiiettte encourage them to trust to the old system of l int sa'. , tivation for raising their rents. All these """ t ie "" n e however, only. showed how destitute her Maic. s . obr vernment were of any fixed principles on. O w b ie No general or fixed principle was adopted. the .14110,3 Sir R. PEEL said he wevery sorry th at i:h 0 0 Lord had so soon repented the compliment vO t io just paid to the Government.—(Cheers) V fl t i f) 4o o just mention, with reference to the Corn-lo"; t ;qu week eliding , " the 12th of May, 1842, 15, t of "es of Whe - at had been admitted. at a du t ? q uiffe l at a,nd that in the following''Weelt, had been admitted at the same uty. kb t bes.„,,' $0" showed that reduction might bee xpected froir eX:, tion in the duty, and that the public could n0 , 1 0 . 1 . 0 t r'' to the inconvenience of a sudden and ex tr' vl price. —(Hear, hear.) h Rigctig ° Mr. LABOUCHERE said he thought t - k e he okte Baronet had shown a disposition to eYvide