The Sun. — London, England, 1842-02-23 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. • GLOBE.—The arguments on the Ministerial side of the Corn-law question will go down to posterity, if in deed they go down at all, as the most monstrous monu ment ever reared by class-ignorance on class-interest. We say this quite dispassionately ; for, in truth, we do not think greatly better of some of the arguments put forward in succession on our own side of the question. There is a sort of Spanish arrogance and superiority in our own conceit over other nations, occasionally displayed on both sides, combined either with strutting airs of inde pendence of foreign supplies (at the very moment when so many are cloaking starvation in threadbare garments), or with swelling boasts of becoming the sole workshop and factory of the world (at the very moment when rival manufactures are every where meeting us in neutral mar kets)—there is, as it seems to us, a blindness to realities, and a grasping at unrealities, which, to our apprehension, are amongst those symptoms which mark the decline of nations. Strike out all the nonsense from the speeches on both sides about depending on nobody for our food, and supplying everybody with our manufactures—strike out all this arrogant nonsense, and groundless assump tion—and what will be left ? Few of the sentences which call forth cheers; but all the common sense of the subject. The sort of pretensions which the landed interest set forth as entitling them to exclude commerce would. justify a State-inquisition into their mode of ma naging their estates. We are, forsooth, to depend upon nobody but upon them for our daily bread. Why are we to depend upon them ? Ilow are we to be assured that they have an interest in providing us with abundance, or, if they have, that they act on it ? Our simpler forefathers did look after every man's fields, and every man's barns ; and if, with our vast population, we are statedly to depend on home growth, we must look after them. We must see that this landlord does not sacrifice to political interest the encouragement (by granting leases and otherwise) which he owes to has tenantry, in order that they may have a motive for im proving cultivation to the utmost. We must see that ano ther does not devote to embellishment or amusement the ground that is wanting for the supply of increasing numbers—that he does not withdraw a- rood of ground from arable which is fitted for it. In • Edward the Sixth's days, and earlier, these were deemed matters for royal proclamation. Our ancestors deemed the gross produce as deserving attention as the net produce of the soil, and abundance for the people at a cheap rate, as " remunerating prices" for the farmer. We may smile at their simplicity, but we have followed the worse part of their precedents. We have legislated ex clusively for prices, and cared exclusively for rents. STANDARD.—Lord Aberdeen's presentation of the Treaty ratified between Prussia, Austria, Russia, and Great Britain, for the suppression of the slave trade, calls attention to a subject of some serious consideration —serious, not merely as respects the object of this Treaty, but the state of feeling upon the Continent of Europe. It is probably known to most of our readers that this Treaty is little more than an act of adhesion by the other Great Powers to a former Treaty ratified between Great Britain and France eleven years ago, and which, of course, is still in force as regards the nations parties to it. A few years since, however, Great Britain and France agreed to invite Prussia, Austria, and Russia, to enter into the common engagement ; these Powers promptly :acquiesced, and .a new Treaty, comprehend ing the Five Powers, was agreed upon, Great Britain and France taking the initiative. This is the Treaty, the ratification of which by Four Powers was an nounced last night by Lord Aberdeen ; but the name of France is still wanting—of France, who would yield no thing !,y the Treaty which she has not already yielded eleven years ttgo and who was herself one of the movers in the transaction. Upon reasonable grounds this hesitation of our neighbour is difficult to be ac counted for. It is not pretended that Great Britain has, with respect to France, or to any other country, abused the opportunities afforded her by the 'Treaty of 1831. And there is not the least ground for suspicion that the French Government, or the high-minded and generous people of France, have a wish to protect the traffic in slaves. Acquitting Great Britain, therefore, of having given cause for hesitation on the part of France, anti as freely acquitting France of any sordid motive in hesita ting to ratify the Treaty, we must, we fear, ascribe that hesitation to a feeling from which even high-minded and generous men are not always free—a feeling cf jealousy. COURIER.—'The principte of putting feeding ques tions to the Members of the Cabinet, with the view Of extracting information as to the precise nature of the measures in preparation, or such replies as may enable in genious speculators to guess at them with any degree of certainty, we look upon as extremely objectionable, and one that ifyielded to would be lAtended with the greatest incon venience and injury. Mr. Stewart last night had the modesty to inquire of Sir li. Peel what might be the particular articles of foreign produce alluded to in the Queen's Speech, the duties upon which it was intended to modify.; and knowing, as he must in the present state of the discussion on the corn question, how unpossible it must be for Sir R. Peel to name any specific day for his general financial statement, he was unreasonable enough to demand an explicit answer on the subject. All, however, he took by his pumping questions was a reiteration of the assurance before given, that he would make hi 4" - financial statement and disclose his reme dial measures with regard to the present unsatis factory state of the revenue at the earliest possible opportunity. .The government has, in our opinion, exercised a wise disc,-retion in holding hack till after the Easter recess the poor Law Commission Continuance Bill, a bill which, we are extremely happy to believe on the assurance of the Home Secretary, will be in its elm s-meter AO make-shift; but a fall and complete measure on the subject, and one that will contain many important modifications of the existing law. What these modifi cations- may be we have no means of ascertaining ; but we do ,most sincerely hope that they. will be of such a_ nature as the friends .of humanity, and the advocates Cy: the rights of the poor of this country to substantial relief can approve. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 22. MEMBERS BET UR:UM TO SERVE IN Tux PRESENTPAALIAMENT. Borough of Bandonbridge—The Hon. Francis Barnard, commonly called Viscount Bernard, of Castle Bernard, in the county of Cork, in the room of Joseph Devonshire Jackson, Esq., who has accepted the office of Solicitor-General for Ireland. County of Cornwall (Western Division)—Sir Charles Le mon, of Carclew, in the county of Cornwall, Bart., in the room of the HoR. Boscawen Rose, commonly called Lord Boscawen Rose, Low Earl of Falmouth. Combined Counties of Claekmannan and Kinross —Major- G eneral William Morison, Companion of the Bath, in the room of the lion. George Ralph Abereromby, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. WHITEHALL, FEB. 5. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Edward Wm. Hasle wood, of Bridgnerth, in the county of Salop, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, FEB. 9. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Henry Gem, of Moor -street, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the Iligh Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, FEB. 17. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Maxwell Ed monds, of Onndle, in the county of Northampton, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. EDWARD RAWLINSON, share-broker, Lancaster. WILLIAM HOLMES, silk gauze manufacturer, Cheapside. SAMUEL LEWIS LAZARUS, coach-proprietor, Jer lnyn-street, St. James's. RICHARD FROST BURTON, coal-merchant, Hack ney-wharf, Cambridge-heath, Middlesex. BANKRUPTS. JOSHUA DARWIN GANl:hci, victualler, Brydges street, Covent-garden, to surrender March 3, at two, and April 5, at one, at the Court, of Bankruptcy. Pennell, of ficial assignee ; Heatheote and Holman, Coleman-street. CHARLES VANDERGUCHT, silk-mercer, Quadrant, Regent-street, March 8, at half-past one, and April 5, at ele ven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, Abchurch-lane, official assignee ; Hogard, Paternoster-row. GEORGE DONALDSON, watch-maker, Pall-mall, West minster, March 9, at two, and April 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Drake, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. JOHN PILLING, innkeeper, Lancaster, March 9 and April 5, at one, at. the Royal Oak Inn, Lancaster. Mayhew, Johnson, and Mayhew, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn, London ; Blackhurst and Son, Preston. EDWARD HARPER, grocer, Steeple Claydon, Bucking hamshire, March 8, and April 5, at ten, at the George Inn, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Aplin, Banbury, Oxfordshire. SETH FLITCROFT, ironmonger, Liverpool, March 4, and April 5, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Tattershall, Great James-street, Bedford-row, London ; Hoole and Marples, Sheffield. JOHN PARKES HOPE, builder, Atherstone, Warwick shire, March 4, at the Bull Inn, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and April 5, at the Three Tuns Inn, Atherstone, at twelve. Baxter, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Baxter, Atherstone. JOHN PARSONS, maltster, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, March 2, and April 5, at twelve, at the George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham. Parsons and Benn, Mansfield ; Deane, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. JOHN M'LEAN, merchant, Liverpool, March 12, and April 5, at two, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Holden and Clarke, Liverpool; Walmsley, Keightley, and Parkin, Chancery-lane, London. JOHN DAVIES, oil merchant, Liverpool, March 15, and April 5, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Holden and Clarke, Liverpool ; Walmsley, Keightley, and Parkin, Chancery-lane, London. JOSEPH BANKS and JOSEPH BURGESS, drapers, Manchester, March JO and April 5, at twel v e , at the Commis sizere-roorns Manchester. Willis, Bower, Willis, To k ho use -yard, L on d on; B arre tt, Rid gway, an d Ford, se Man- JAMES COCKBURN, merchant, New Broad-street, March 4 and April 5, at eleven, at the . Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, Copthart t official ass i gnee • Wylda, Rees, Huniphry, and Wyld•e-czirl, JOHN SMITH, so' ill ? lege. hill, Queen-street, Cheapside. ner, Bond-street, March 3, at one, and April 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Stephen, Size-la ne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court o f Bankruplcy, Basinghall-street. H. C. Carter, carpenter, Hammersmith, March 17, at half past eleven-W. Nash, tea dealer, Budge-row, City, March 17, at one-J. Laidlay and G. Turner, composition candle makers, I"eltham, Middlesex, March 17, at half past twelve-J. Nichol son, carpet-bag manufacturer, So uth ampton-court, Holborn, March 17, at half-past one-R. Alexander, bookseller, Great Coram-stueet, Brunswick-square, March 17, at two-T. I. Woodin. victualler , New - cut , Lamb , 4ll, March 15, a t t we l ve - J. Overton, coa ch plater, Quee n - street, Grosvenor-square, March IS, at twelve-W. M. Nobbs, Muuday's hotel, Maiden lane, March 16, at two. In the Country. W. Williams and J. Jackson, timber dealers, Liverpool, March 24, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverp oc a_G . Turk, saddler, Cheltenham, April 20, at one, at the Royal Hotel, Cheltenham-J. Griffin , upholsterer, Dudley, Worces tershire, March 15, at twelve' at the Swan Hotel, Wolver hampton-E. Foster, grocer, Sheffield, March 18, at one, a t the Town-hall, Sheffield-W. Durrant, wharfinger, South wick, Sussex, May 2, at two, at the Town-hall, Brighton-R, Ball, shopkeeper, Olveston, Gloucestershire, March 22, at two, at the Commercial rooms, Bristol-G. Peach, wooistapler, Northampton, March 17, at twelve, at the Goat Inn, North am...pionJ. W. Green, ship builder, Dartmouth, Devon:lire, 1 "Irell 1 7. at one, at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth-W. Wil- Hams, cattle dealer, Cowrrne, Herefordshire, April 16, at twelve, at the Black Swan Inn, Hereford—G. Taylor, steam engine manufacturer, Manchester, March 24, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—E. Proud, grocer, Sun derland, March 16, at twelve, at Horner's Hotel, Sunderland— J. B. Carey, lace manufacturer, Nottingham, March 16, at one, at the George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham—A. Cl a ph am , so d a manufacturer, Gateshead, Durham, March 13, at twelve, at the Bankrupt Commission-room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. CERTIFICATES—MA act! 15. E. Turner and J. Ogden, iron founders, Leeds—E. S. Boult and T. Addison, stock brokers, Liverpool —W. Walker, fustian manufacturer, Manchester—J. Jackson, grocer, Bury, Lancashire—T. Ward, plumber, East Dereham, Norfolk—J. T. Scott, estate agent, Milton, Kent—J. Pigg, carpenter, Norwich—C. Schofield, timber merchant, Kingston-upon- Thames. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Perring and W. T. Bonand, printers of the " Leeds In telligencer" newspap er —S. Hole and J. Harrison, maltsters, Strangeways, Lancashire—J. and B. Gardner, ironmongers, Banbury, Oxford—W. Wake, sen. and W. Wake, jun., builders, Totford-place, Neckinger-road, Bermondsey—J. and E. Wood, cotton spinners Blackburn, Lancashire—D. Turner and W. Mo ore , drapers, Liverpool —G. Snook and T. Turner, maltsters, Wellington —R. S. Boughton and J. Hall, tailors, Finch-lane, Conihill—J. R. Todd and A. H. Bosanquet, wine merchants, John -street, Adelphi—R. Jones and G. Poulson, tobacco manufacturers, Liverpool—T. Best and J. Townsend, pocket-book makers, Birmingham—W. U. Buee and C. C. Eyre, surgeons, Turnham-green—R. Almond, B. Clarke, and J. Tayl eur , coa l mas t ers , Liverpool (so far as regards R. Al mond)—J. Hepworth and S. Robson, stuff merchants, iron monger-lane, City—T. Hare and W. Lock, jun., merchants, Weymouth, Dorsetshire—A. Best and J. Townsend, wine merchants, Greenwich—M. Weavers and S. James, milliners, Carlisle—B. Ciceri, P. Ciceri, and A. Ciceri, wire- workers, Eyre-street-hill, Leather-lane—W. Munk and W. Wheaton, ironmongers, Honiton, Devonshire—P. T. T. Stubington, T. T. Stubington, and W. Stubington, builders, Winchester—J. Melson and J. Kerman, South Park-farm, Bletcbingley, Surrey —S. and T. Blackney, smiths, Chiselhurst, Kent—W. Smith andJ. Moss, millers, Upminster, Essex—T. Minett, W. Mi nett, and J. T. Minett, millers, Oswestry, Shropshire—G. Palmer and G. W. Beckwith, ship brokers, Newcastle-upon- Tyne—T. Taylor and J. S. Pickering, meat salesmen, Rose street, Newgate-market. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. S. to S. 5.2 73 43 72 At (0 56 68 s. d. s. d. 70 G 0 76 80 78 84 14 0 17 01 'l2O 15 01 'l2 0 18 61 150 190 Barley. Oata. Beans. Pease. Per Quarter Carlisle Hexham Illorpeth Penrith Sheffield Winchester Per Bushel Carmarthen Cowbridge Swansea Per 8011. Barnarticastl• Durham Richmond ' Stockton 8. to a. s. to s. S. to s. 46 s. to s. 46 36 38 ;28 34 *A 28 18 24 40 42 33 3,i 26 30 s. d. 00 42 0 0 4 1 , 38 44 20 26 s. d. s. d. 00 20 00 3 0 2 0 38 40 42 s.d. s.d 56 00 '. 50 53! 56 6 0J 3.5 3B s. d. s. d 00 0 C 04. U 0 56 00 40 7 4 9 6 11 0 9 0 10 0 50 60 00 10 6 0 0 80 60 7410 0 120 90 100 60 7 0 9 0 11 6 1 8 0 100 _ _.N EXCHANGE. lied. White. Wheat, North imberiand s4s fllis sss. CS‘ ----- Norfolk aid Suffolk Berwick and Scotch sos. 568......, 54,. (:0 . Foreign 60..645...,.., C 4 . 6 1 14 Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Foreign ads. 3 , 5. —s. —s. !s: Bailey, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk... 31s. 345. .... .. —s. —s. 0 - Grinding and Feeding '64. 3 , 8 Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk sls. 54s --q 3. ' '.4. Beans, :mall * Tick 1' ease, W hite Gray 325, 345....... —s. —s Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe ... 24s. 23....... —s. —s. --- Feed d 9 9 ----Foreign Flour (per rack) SCOTCH Mi 20s. 22s s. s. 20F. 22s 4's. 505.. —s —s. 1 tRKETS. 76 9 to 0 11 90 90, NEWCASTLE CO: Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. C atineal 1 kbcrdeen 60 to 70 2S to 30 15 to 2/ i to— 33 to 35 Berwick 25 43 15 22 14 17 21 24 33 36 Col3,treaul Cul,ar (Life` 45 65 26 31 14 22 122 23 I Dunbar .. Elgin 7O 72 SI 31 22 25 38 511 Inverness K2:80 ..,..., no 47 17 23 16 18 36 30 Kirkaldy 154 66 29 35 20 25 25 48 4 3 Perth ...... Lte Th:".• HP, of the measure varies thou g .out the country. ADDINGION CORN MAI:KUL B.zr I ey. Oars. tin • s Pease. f irst 69,3 ()i 31s Od I 3), 04 5!. —s 4 d Second sss .1 d 24, 01 I i:23 Od —.d I hird 525 Od 2.53 0.1 f 225 Od 2n, Od • —5 ,d Avs.? age 24 _ 18, S. 9 12Ols. GLASGOW CORN Mr 17 KET. Wheat, per2lolb. s. d. s. d. Oats, ~er tl , 41b. s. d. s. tritisit, o!.I 3lO foal il Irioa vew .... — 0 C British is 0 Ix 0 Cem,la, free — 0 0 8C.4113, per 2i 03). Irish 11.,ri0.y, var 3201 b. Scottish i::iglisli ... 27 027 6 I Pease,Seettish S.:offish :3O 25 0 Oatme doer I :91b. 15 6 1.0 i I 'sfi - 46 9 510 DALKEI'IIi CORN MARKET. Wheat. Banes. 1 Oats. Pease. Belo: First 63i 0,1 • 31s 01 1 , 2 l: 4d 40, 01 41, o,l Se;:ond t4i Od 20s Od i 2?s 4cl ! - .8 0.1 L 3 01 Third . 4...1 Od 21 , Od 12s 41 ::-1, G4l i 31 0 HANIBURt4 MARKETS. Wucat,latk4 3:20 to 493, Mapleloom Anhalt, wnite 432 to 516 i --- red .., 372 to 510; Brunsnick I'o to 4931 , Barley, Mecklenburgh le2 to ISO i - Mapleburgh 174 to 1:6 1---- Holstein -- OdClbruck l6; to 177 !Oats, Eider OO to 111 ...__... Mecklenburg 1- Holstein 165 to 166 l-- Upland 'Pease, Mecklenburg 'Beans 258 to 2t;; l3uck Wheat 231 to t's, [ liapeseed, Hanover 11- . alt 160 t0:,306 ON. - Mecklenburg :163 - Polish •!32 ILlolstoin Rye, Mecklenburg -- Marks 9.64 -- L•'fbing and Ko nigsburg - Pomeranian 246 to sB5 Auhalt coyl Carolina and Tennessee 7 to 9% (4e9rgia, Ist stilt 7.14. if ai,nhain Madras SY. 5 4 4 Sucatt 4 b Demingo 5 0 EE. 2d 6j.i, 6 3 4 :id and 4th COY. 514031 l i to 134 Batavia 4%, Sumatra Uio :A 334 Bahia a% 5441 SUGAR.—(Wit. Havannah, 3 to :0 - 4 2% Rio, White t 2% 4 Brown Manilla, Brow Domingo L 3 3 uayrs Porto Rico 3 3 ,i to 4% .1 6X 7 4 7 ilavanuah b 8% Discount.) Balsa, White 2% t 0.2% 8r0wn.... 1% 2% Pernambuco, White I% 3 Crown l% 2.% to 2% (From the London New Price Current of February 22. SUGAR.—Government not having yet developed their lan relative to the Sugar Duties, has kept the market for West India in a very dull state during the past week ; the rates ac cepted are 6d to Is per cwt lower. Bengal and Mauritius ; Demerara, fine yellow at 675. middling 62s ; Jamaica good mid greyish 66s per cwt. To-day much dulness prevailed in the British Plantation Sugar market, and the trifling quantity disposed of was at ra ther lower rates; the eomparative cheapness of Bengal and Mauritius Sugar cause the trade to supply their immediate wants with those sorts, and this will in some measure account for the extreme small quantity of West India vugar sold of late. At public sale, 36 hhds Trinidad were offered, and sold at 62s 6d for good middling bright yellow, and 60s to 61s for mid. REFINED.-To-day there was little business transacted in Refined goods for Home consumption, and 79s to 79s 6d is the value of standard lumps. Treacle, Bastards and pieces dull of sale ; Bonded Crushed Sugar sells slowly at 28s to 28s 9d for good quality. llAuazrius.—This afternoon there was a good demand; 7,919 bags were offered at public sale, a useful grocery parcel, the whole found purchasers at full rates; fine bright strong yellow went at 65s to 665, good 62s 6d to 64s 6d, middling tiOs 6d to 625, lom middling 59s to 60s, good to fine brown 56s 6d to 58s, good middling 50s per cwt. EAST INDlA.—This afternoon the public sales consisted of 1,379 bags brown Bengal, and 568 baskets, 124 bags Penang; the former went heavily at Is to 2s decline, low to mid damp at 41s to 445, good 46s to 46s 6d, low to mid sound yellow 55s to 58s per cwt ; the latter taken in at 13s to 14s for low damp brown. FOREIGN.—Holders of Foreign Sugar are firm. For Brazil the demand has been limited; Pernambuco mid bright yellow at 18s to 18s 6d, ord dingy 16s 6d to 173 6d, low to mid brown 15s to 16s 6d, ord white 20s to 21s, mid to good 2•? s 6d to 24s ; Maceio low to mid yellow at 15s to 17! per cwt. Yellow Havannah has brought full prices. To-day some small parcels of brown and yellow Brazil and Havannah were sold at former rates ; holders are firm. MotAssEs.—For West India prices must be quoted lower; Demerara common quality at 225, mid 23s to 24s ; St. Vin cent's 263 to 263 6d ; St. Lucia common 22s to 22s 6d. Ben gal Syrup 22s to 23s 6d. Foreign Molasses 6s 6d. per cwt. Honey of fine quality is wanted; Cuba fetched 60s 6d to 62s per cwt. Rum, BRANDY, and Honimins.—We have to report a firm market for West India Rum : Leewards have been in good request both for home consumption and exportation ; the purchases have been 300 puns proof at 2s ld to 2s 2d, 6 to 8 per cent over proof at 2s 3d to 2s 4d, 10 to 12 over 2s 5d to 2s 6d, and the operations would have been on a mere extended scale if the market had been better supplied; the quantity remaining in first hands is small, the market hav ing been nearly cleared of late by the Government contractors. For Jamaica Rum, the demand is gradually improving, and prices have an upward tendency, 5s 2d to 5s 8d have been paid for some parcels of good and fine quality ; of Calcutta several parcels were sold in the early part of last week ; proof with certificate at is 9d to 2s, at the high duty of Is 4d to is 4-id, but the market has been quiet during the last few days. At auction on Friday 50 puns with certificate were taken in at prices averaging Is 8d to Is 10,1 proof, 350 hhds without cer tificate mostly bought in at Is 6d for 16 per cent over, an'. 27 to 28 over Is Bd, or at an average of Is 31d to is 4d proof. The price of the Government contract is still kept a secret, it is whispered to be within a fraction of is 91(1 per galon. The Brandy market has been in a dull state, holders are disposed to lessen their stocks, and have submitted to a further decline in prices of ld per gallon. The following are the market rates : Cognac first brands of the vintage of 1e36 at 53 9d for hhds, puns 5s 7d, do. 1837 hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d, do. 1838 hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s Od, do. 1839 hhds 4s 9d, puns 4s 7d, do. 1840 hhds 3s lld, puns 3s 10d. Geneva has moved off slowly; common at 2s, and fine 2s 6d to 2s 8d per gallon. The market yet dull for English Corn Spiritsos lets at 9s 9d cash. To-day in Rum several purchases were made ; Proof Lee wards 2s 2d, Calcutta at low duty Is 9d to 2s Id, Jamaica fine dto 5s Bd, and some parties ask 6s per gallon. Brandy is in better request, buyers of the vintage of 1840: hhds at 4s 2d, puns 4s per gallon, being id to 2d higher. TEA.—The market for Tea has presented a healthy appear ance during the past week, the rates previously established have been fully sustained for all descriptions, and a good demand has prevailed to supply both town and country orders ; Congou com mon for cash, has been disposed of at Is 104 d. goad ord Is lld to is I lid, middling blackish leaf Is Ilid to 26. good 23 id to 2s. 2d, fine Pekoe flavor 2s 3d to 23 8d ; the lower qualities were the most in request ; sales of Pouohong were made at is 5d to is 10d, and common Twankay Is 10id. Of Company's Congou several parcels were taken for clearing at is 100, cash, but on speculation few purchases have been made, the smallness of the stock checking operations.— Yesterday, however, there was less business transacted, this may be ascribed to the large public sales declarel, viz. of 8,000 pkgs for Thursday, and 28,000 pkgs for the Ist March. The deliveries of Tea keep on a large scale, and during the past week reached 468,0001b5. The quantity imported during that time amounted to 28.000 pkgs, . - To-day the market presented a quiet aspect, the prices ac cepted are rather lower. Common Free Trade Congou cath selling at Is 10id to is 104 d. Twankay common is 100, and Company's Congou Is lOid to Is 104 d cash. Cocoa.—Wrst India is not offered on lower terms • • the stock is still large. Foreign sells slowly , 33 5. is the value of Guayaquil. This afternoon at public sale 127 bags damaged — 22 F rto Guaya qu il rent at 25 s 6d to 30s per cwt. • SG° Sago 6 o,f d, full rates have been paid; Pearl, good quality at" middling 18s to 20 s, low middling 14s to 16s ; privately 10s to I is have been paid for large parcels of common Sago-, Flour at los per cwt; East India Arrowroot went at 6,1 to Bid for good quality. East India Preserved Ginger at Is 9d, Orange Is, Citron is, Chow Chow 2s per lb. AIN, to 499 to 516 to to 'lB2 to 2981 THE SUN, LONDON; WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1841. RICE.—For Bengal stiffer rates have been paid ; lOs 6d to Its for good midd"ng, and lie to lls 6d for good white ; lOs to 103 6d is the value of middling. Java yellow at 8s 6d to 9s, low white 9s 6d, middling to good white lOs to lls per cwt, common kinds have been the most in re quest. Madras at 9s 6d to lOs for fine yellow. Patna at 15s to 17s for common and middling, and 18s to 22s for good and fine quality. Carolina for home consumption, first sort at 365, second 345, third 325, inferior and broken 28s to 30s per cwt. TALLOW.—Holders of Russian Tallow have , displayed more firmness during the last few days, and have obtained an ad vance of 3d per cwt. To-day several purchases were made in Petersburgh Yellow Candle at 48s 6d on the spot, and 49s 6d for delivery in the last three months of the year. COFFEE.—Holders of West India Coffee have displayed firmness, and have supplied the market sparingly ; many in quiries have existed, and stiffer rates have been paid for all middling clean sorts, the !supply of which has not been ade quate to the wa n t s o f th e t ra d e . Other kinds have brought full rates. This afternoon a fair amount of business was transacted pri vately in Coffee for home consumption, and buyers were com pelled to pay stiffer rates, holders supplying the market sparingly, which may be principally ascribed to an opinion being current that Government will reduce the duty on all kinds of Coffee. Sales of good ordinary Ceylon were made at 70s 6d to 71s ; Company's Java, 55s to 60s ; Singapore, 46s to 525; and good ordinary Samarang, 46s to 48s; middling and good middling sorts of West India are scarce, and much wanted. The only public sale consisted of 120 bags Manila, which was taken in at 70s for fine fine ordinary coloury, being above the value. SPICES.—For Cassia Lignea there has been only a limited demand, and prices have declined is per cwt. For Pepper there has been a fair demand privately since our last report, and full rates have been paid. The stock of Pepper is still heavy, but prices are moderate. Prices have been sustained for Pimento, and there has been a steady demand. Mace sells slowly. Nutmegs are held with firmness, and fair business has been transacted. Cloves have been little sought after, but prices keep up. Cinnamon is difficult of sale, and in same cases rather lower prices have been accepted. East India Ginger at stiffer rates. West India has met with a fair sale. This afternoon a better demand existed for Cassia Lignea, and 200 chests at public sale sold brisklyat Is 6d to 2s advance; good middling fetched 86s to 87s; middling, 83s ; broken ends and mouldy, 65s 6d to 82s 6d per cwt. Oits.—For common descriptions of fish Oils, in the middle part of last week, prices declined ; during the last few days, however, a better demand has existed at stiffer rates. Pale Seal, 40/ 10s ; yellow, 321 to 361; brown, 28/10s to 31t. Cod, 281 15s to 291; Southern, common, 311 15s to 32110 s; mid dling, 331 to 33110 s ; good to fine, 341t0 35/ per tun. In Sperm Oil prices are firm ; 89t to 90/ for fine British, and 87/ for or dinary quality. Linseed Oil, 34s 3d to 34s 6d, for parcels on the spot, and 34s 9d to 35s for delivery. Rape Oil, 49s 6d for pale, and 49s for brown ; to-day holders were firmer, and would not sell pale under 50s per cwt. Palm, first quality, has been selling at 31/ to 31/ 10s, and inferior, 291 to 301 lOs per tun. Olive, at 511 to 52/ for Spanish, and 601 to 61l for Gallipoli. In Cocoa Nut Oil, 401 given for first quality, duty paid. MODE OF EDUCATING DAUGHTERS.—The desire which many persons feel to give their chil dren a better education than has been bestowed upon themselves, is laudable, because it proceed s f rom s i ncere affection ; but how often is the success equal to the mo tive which actuates ? How often is the manner of at tempting at all calculated for attaining the object so ear. nestly sought ? An ambition to promote the welfare 'of children reconciles parents to part with them at that tender age when they ought to command more constant care than they generally need at a more advanced time of life ; and this ambitio n i s so s t rong , th a t i t w ill even cause ittle girls to be consigned to the blighting atmo shere of a crowded school-room, there to bewail the loss of the warm hearth, or the airy room of their own homes, and all the comforts which depend upon a mother's soli citude. With a view to their being educated,—that is to say, fitted for the world, and for the discharge of their respective duties in it,—girls are sent to school, and aro there condemned to a dull course of lessons, before their minds have sufficient strength to imbibe any kind of learning that requires mental labour, and before their understandings are equal to any greater exertion than that of receiving the difference between a roasted apple and a s•var plum.—English Housekeeper. Lepretre Dubocage, whose name has figured in se veral political prosecutions, and who was condemned to impri sonment for attempting the lives of two sergens de !tulle, in the riot at the Impasse Saint Sebastien, in 1836, but wa s i nc l u d e d in the amnesty on the marriage of the Duke of Orleans, has since been living quietly, maintaining himself by his trade as a house-painter. This man on Tuesday committed suicide under the following extraordinary circumstances. Having become enamoured of a young woman, the intimate friend of his own mistress, he used every attempt to seduce her, but she indig nantly repelled his advances. On Tuesday he informed a friend named Roasselet, who occupied the same room with him, that he had had a quarrel at La Courtille, and must fight a duel. 'faking a pair of pistols they went together to Belleville, and entered a wine.house, where Dubocage said his adversary was to meet him. No one, however, came, and they remained drinking with some other companions till night, when they re turned together into Paris. While in the Rue du Faubourg du Temple, Dubocage, who was in advance of the rest, sud denly turned round, and saying, " Good night, my friends," put one of the pistols to his head, fired, and instantly fell dead. An immense quantity of snow has lately fallen in the mountains of the Artleche, and many of the passes have been entirely blocked up. On the 3d instant a hundred artil lerymen, who had left Puy for Aubenas, on their way to Africa, were only able to cross the Peyrabaille by dint of excessive fa tigue, and holding each other from time to time by the hand. Several lamentable accidents Lam occurred in different parts of the mountains. The adventure of the tame bear and traveller, on the top of the Havre diligence, which our readers may remem ber as having recently occurred, did not terminate so risibly, it appears, for one of the parties concerned. Young Bruin, after the precipitate desertion of his companion, being driven to seek another pastime, occupied himself with inspecting the bandboxes, carpet bags, and other light articles on the top of the coach, and not being in possession of the keys, he made forcible entry, by means of tooth and claw, with such effect, that boxes and bags with their contents were in a few minutes Ulm to pieces, many of them in the operation being thrown down upon the road. This new disturbance again awakened the attention of the conducteur, and he endeavoured to put a stop to the devastation. The juvenile bear, however, was not to be so easily diverted from his f ro li c , an d showed fight. A conflict ensued, and became so desperate, that the man was soon compelled, in order to save his own life, to put an end to that of the refractory outside traveller, who terminated his long journey from Texas to the Garden of Plants more in the form of a gre nadier's cap than a living animal. An action, it is said, has been brought against the conducteur for the loss of the animal. The Handelsblad of Amsterdam announces that Mademoiselle Rachel is to arrive shortly at' the Hague, for the purpose of performing for a limited number of nights. BERLIN, FEB. 16.—His Majesty, the King, arrived here in good health, at ten o'clock to-day, on his return from England. MARCH OF AN ABYSSINIAN ARMY.-At an early hour, Uhi's army began to climb the hill by the winding footpath which we had descended the day before. A part of the disorderly train had reached the summit four miles off, while the hindmost were still in the valley, and yet no gaps were discernible in the king line of march. Here was a troop of women of the lower class laden like beasts of burden, with large dishes, and the most miscellaneous assort. tnent of all indescribable kinds of property ; there a knot of ladies of quality on their mules, surrounded by their female attendants, most of them young, on foot. In many places were groups of priests—. some in leather shirts, whets in yellow mantles. The most remark• able party was a band of four- and- twenty kettle drummers on white mules. They wore red jackets, and caps of the same colour, terminatin g in two sharp p o i n t s . Th ey sat quite back on the rumps of their beasts, with a large and a small drum before each. Uhi was distinguished by the suite of distinguished warriors, on their beautiful mules, who clustered round him. * * * At the top of the hill we were met by a horde of priests in party-coloured garments, some of whom had velvet canopies held over their heads, whilst others carried Greek crosses of silver on long sticks. They re ceived Uhi and the females who accompanied him, with a prolonged quavering cry of joy. An ox was killed, and the warm quivering flesh devoured raw. Th e scene o f t hi s barbaric feast had only been a few days clear of snow, and from the want of wood it was impossible to light a fire. No human beings but an Abyssinian army would have lingered in such a spot for a small slice of raw flesh; to the beauties of the sublime panorama, splendidly lit up by the sun, which stretched away to the north, all of them were dead.—ltup.. pell's Travels. THE INTRODUCER OF TOBACCO.---Talk of Wellington and Nelson, indeed, while no memorial exists to remind the grateful smoker of his best friend, Sir Walter Raleigh, the discoverer of the true philosopher's stone, or rather the regenerator of that discovery—for surely the an cients were well acquainted with " the weed," otherwise how could Homer have invented for Jupiter the epithet " cloud compelling," which clearly demonstrates that the great bard of Greece was not only a smoker himself, but likewise deemed the occupation of smoking as one of heavenly origin ; or what can Horace mean by the line, " Ducere solicitor jucunda obli via vitm ?" If the jucunda oblivia mean not the Lethean odour of " the week," then, as the Yankees say, am I " up a tree." Methinks I spy old Flacons now, reclining on his back upon the green sward, his arms under his head, his eyes half shut, with a pipe of slender stem and ample bowl in his beak —ealanso-agrests—gracili arena--and - wondering at the ab surdity of hurtian nature, which can never be contented with its lot, and blow a clou d an honest pagan, but must ever be envying the occupation of others, and fretting after posses sions which it can never attain.— Sporting Magazine. A. letter from Algiers of the sth instant, says : " Throughout the campaign General Mustapha has shown himself as skilful in general policy as he is experienced in arms. It was supposed by some that he would have taken umbrage at seeing raised to the dignity of Bey a young man who was living in obscu. rity at Mostaganem, and of whom we knew nothing, except by his claims to the Casbah of Oran, which, he said, belonged to him. This, however, has not been the case, and, on the contrary, Mus tapha has cordially co-operated in the views of the Governor-Gene. ral. The new Bey is 36 years of age, has a fine countenance, and wears his gold-embroidered dress with ease and dignity. When he appears at the head of 300 or 400 Mecljehers, who compose his maqzen, he is preceded by his colours, and a band of native musi. clans, who are considered by the Arabs to be excellent, follows , playing triumphal marches. The squ a d ron of Mekahlia or fusileers , which was composed of about twenty d eserters from the red ca valry of Abdel Kader and of the elite of the horsemen of the tribes, is to be comprised in the new organisation of native troops. The command is given to Capt. Walzin d'Esterhazy of the Artillery. The battalion oftiralleurs raised from the Tut ks and Coulouglis of Mostaganem will also be included. It is commanded by Captain Bosquet. These two officers arc immediately to be promoted to the grade of chef d'escadron. Their troops, without being under the immediate orders of the Bey, will be at his disposal for the sup. port and defence of the tribes who have made their submission. With the contingents of these tribes, and this nucleus of regular troops, the Bey will be at the head of an imposing force, and in a position to attack or resist under all circumstances. The true na. T t v h e i s f i o s r c c o e, m h p o o i s v e e d v e o r f , t r h e e m l a . i 4 n o s o in e a t v h al e ry h a o n f d s t h o e f D G o e u n a e i r r s a l a n b d l u s s in t a e p i h. a a ., the thooareer ib altirbreas7eth,ihaerrdetnoecdominpwelar, them and to p habituated tzt i e r d ta to xe c s o on r t contact with h chas tise them." A dreadful conflagration occurred, a few nights since at Cressins, in the Ala, on the banks of the shone. Twenty_ five houses, and all the furniture, forage, provisions, Fec., were de stroyed, but the cattle were preserved. The loss is estimated at 60,090 f. The late cold weather and the prevalence of snow in many parts of France seem to hare been highly propitious to sportsmen fond of wolf-hunting. The departmental papers have recently been prolific in accounts of animals of thiq species having b een s h ot i n all parts of the country, espec i ally i n Nor mandy and in th e J ura. Yesterday, b e i ng the anniversary of the birth, of the Marquis of Dou g l as and Clydesdale, was observed at Hamilton Pa. lace with the accustomed honours. At twelve o'clock the ancient brass cannon at the palace, which have celebrated so many a joyful event since the battle of Langsyde, were again in requisition.— Glasgow Saturday Post. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP LORDS, Feb. 22. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack shortly after Five o'Clock. Mitford's Divorce Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be reported on Thursday. PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented peti tions from Presbyterian Congregations in Donegal, Ty rone, and Armagh, praying an alteration in the law with respect to Presbyterian marriages. CREDITON UNION. The Bishop of EXETER gave notice that he should on Thursday present petitions on the subject of the conduct of the Poor Law Commissioners, with reference to the Crediton Union in Devon. CORN-LAWS. Lord HATHERTON presented petitions from New castle-under-Lyne, Handsworth, and other places in the county of Stafford, praying for the revision of the Corn and Provision-laws. The House then adjourned to Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 22. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clock. Sir C. LEMAN took the oaths and his seat for West Cornwall, and Lord BERNARD for Bandon. The Midland Counties Railway Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Hinckley Road Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Stanhope and Tyne Railway Bill was brought in, read a first, and ordered to be read a second time. The South Eastern Railway Improvement Bill was brought in, read a first, and ordered to be read a second time. The Leicester small Debts Bill was brought in, and read the first time. BURIALS IN TOWNS. -____ Mr. MACKINNON pTreSented — aiClition, which the Hon. Member said was of great importance as regarded the health of the metropolis, recommending that burials in large towns should cea.so ; he begged to move that the petition be printed, and a Select Committee be ap pointed to inquire into its merits. CORN-LAWS. Mr. R. E. BULLER presented a petition from Stone, in Staffordshire, praying for a repeal of the Corn and Provision-laws. Mr. THORNLEY presented a petition from a place in Scotland, complaining of the distress existing in the commercial districts, and praying for a total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws, and a general re vision of the import duties, with a view to their reduction, Mr. RAIKES CURRIE presented a petition from Northampton, praying for the total and immediate re peal of the Corn-laws. Mr. EVANS presented two petitions from places in Derbyshire, praying for a repeal, of the Corn-laws as soon as possible, and for an inquiry into the duties on sugars and other foreign produce with a view to their reduction. Lord DALMENY presented a petition from Stirling, in Scotland, praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. Dr. BOWRING presented forty-one petitions, signed by upwards of 10,000 individuals, complaining of the oppress 'ye opera ion of the Corn-laws, and praying for their immediate repeal. TOLLS ON METROPOLITAN BRIDGES. Sir GEORGE BANKES presented a petition from Westminster, for the abolition of tolls in the Metropoli tan Bridges, which, together with those previously pre sented, made 150,000 petitions for that object. PRESBYTERIAN MIXED MARRIAGES. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the Ministers, Elders, and other Inhabitants of Banbridge, in connection with the Remonstrant Synod. The peti tioners referred to the late decision of the Irish Judges with reference to marriages by Presbyterian ministers, and prayed for an Act to make valid all marriages here tofore solemnised, or which shall be hereafter solem nised by a Presbyterian or other Dissenting minister, between parties, one of whom may be a member of the Established Church and the other a Protestant Dissenter; a petition from the Minister and Members of the first Presbyterian congregation of Cromlin, in the county of Antrim ; and another from the Minister and other Mem bers of the Presbyterian congregation of Carlingford, in the county of Louth, praying for a law to render valid all marriages which have taken place by Presbyterian Ministers ; and further, that the law of marriage in Ire land be henceforth definitively settled on the basis of religious liberty, and affording equal advantages to all sects, in like manner as in England and Scotland. Sir R. BATESON presented similar petitions, very numerously signed, from places in Derry, Antrim, Rings end, and Donegal. ELECTION COMMITTEE. The petition from three electors of the borough of Qneensborough, praying for a scrutiny into the conduct of the Mayor and Corporation respecting the election, having been referred to the Election Committee, was ordered by the House to be printed. CORN-LAWS. Sir B. HALL presented a petition from Paddington praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. - Mr. — HAWES presented petitions from Kennington, St. Mary's, Newington, and other places, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws, and another praying that Waterloo and other brid, l .;es be thrown open. A petition was presented by an lioN. MEMBER on the Ministerial benches, praying that the Gilbert workhouses be not incorporated with the New Poor-law Unions. The petitioners went into the grounds of their objections to such incorporation, stating also that the regulations of the New Poor-law are not suited to rural districts. Mr. GIBSON presented thirteen petitions, all praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Sir. E. S. HAYES presented a petition from Donegal, Ireland, on the subject of Presbyterian marriages. Colonel ACTON presented a petition from merchants and traders of the eastern part of the metropolis, for throwing open Waterloo and Southwark bridges ; also a petition for leave to bring in a Bill to improve the har bour of Wicklow. Mr. M. PHILIPS presented. a petition from the Corn millers in Manchester, praying that, as they had invested large sums in mills, the House would not consent to the encouragenient of foreign wheat in preference to flour. Lord J. MANNERS presented a petition from the parish of St. James, praying for the opening of the Metropolitan Bridges. Mr. SC EIOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir mingham, against the Co presented s i x pe ti t i ons f rom 9unday rn-laws. sch M oo r is ll i i n N e P onn E e Y ction with Dissenting Congregations to the same effect. • Mr. WYNN ELLIS presented a petition from a con gregation of Wesleyan Methodists, praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws ; also, a petition from a Con servative gentleman, the Chairman of the Board of Guardians for the Leicester Union, to the same effect. Sir G. DE LARPENT presented a petition from Not tingham, against the Corn-laws. IPSWICH ELECTION PETITION. Mr. RIGBY WASON- presented a petition from the agent to the sitting Member of the borough of Ipswich, stating that one of the witnesses who had been summoned under the Speaker's warrant, to give evidence in the election petition against the return for that borough, was about proceeding to the Continent. He (Mr. Wason) would call the attention of the House to the subject to-morrow, and in the meantime he would move that the petition should be printed with the votes. The SPEAKER intimated that such a course was not usual, but as the circumstances of the case were of a pressing nature, he supposed there would be no objection to the Hon. Gentleman's motion. Mr. RIGBY WASON said, that as the gentleman was about to leave on Saturday, there would not be time to give longer notice. Leave was then given to print the petition, with the Votes. Mr. S. O'BRIEN presented a petition from the West Riding of Yorkshire against the Corn-laws. Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from a Presby terian Church in Coleraine, respecting mixed Presby terian marriages. CORN-LAWS. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition against he Corn-laws. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from the confectioners of London, praying that some steps might be taken to prevent competition in the trade, by the inhabitants of the Channel Islands. Mr. COBDEN presented a great number of petitions from Scotland and other places against the Corn-laws. Mr. AINSWORTH presented a petition, signed by 11,000 persons, from Bolton, praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. Petitions to the same effect were presented by Mr. J. Fielden, from Oldham ; by Mr. Villiers, from several parishes in the cities of London and Westminster ; from the town of Paisley, in Scotland ; from places in Derby shire and Somersethire; seventeen from Lancashire; also from places in Yorkshire, and from the borough of Wol verhampton; also by Lord John Russell from the town of Harwich, and from places in Forfarshire. Sir ROBERT PEEL presented certain papers by command of her Majesty, which were ordered to be laid on the table. COLONIAL DIFFERENTIAL DUTIES. Mr. LABOUCHERE seeing the Right Hon. Gentle man, the Vice.. President of the Board of Trade, in his place, wished to ask him a question on a subject which had out of doors created considerable anxiety. In the measure which he (Mr. Labouchere) had introduced last year for regulating the commercial relations of the colonies, he had proposed that there should be a protect ing duty of 7s. per cwt. in favour of British manufac tures. He was desirous that in all other res p ects th e ren i tt i lse h rn manufactures.ai intended to llehoped that the legislate Colonial Legislature should be allowed to form their own fiscal regulations, b u t he thought it was the duty of th e B r i t i s h Legislature to s ecure a protec tion of 7s.tpigerht i cwt on. G B . fo r upon the same principle ; but th e resoluti on was ambi guously w or d e d, an d great an xiety existed out o f d oors on the subject. He wished to know, whether it was the intention of the Government, in their proposed measure on this subject, to socure a protection of 7 per cent. on British manufacturers. Mr. GLADSTONE was much obliged to the Right Hon. Gentleman for giving him an opportunity of allaying any anxiety which might prevail out of doors on the sub- ' j act, although he was not a ware of the existence of any such impression. Nothing could be further from the in tention of the Government than to leave the differential duties imposed on foreign comm odities i mported into the colonies, liable to be neutralized by the Colonial Legis latures. It was the intenti on of the Government that the protection of seve n p er ce nt., or whatever other protection might be g iven, s hould be a bona fide and real protection for British goods. That was the principle on which the Government pro posed to legislate, and he had no doubt or hesitation in stating that it was his intention to carry that principle into effect. Tho language which had been used by the Right Hon. Gentleman last year had been altered, not for the purpose .of narrowing the principle, but for the purpose of increasing its effect. There were certain cases in which the Colonial Legislatures had themselves imposed differential duties on foreign articles, and the Government did not propose to interfere with the pro tection which the Colonial Legislatures might be disposed to give, in the shape of differential duties. They merely intended to give to the Colonial Legidatures the power of continuing any differential duties they might think proper, in addition to the protection of 7 per cent., whicl• , by an act of the British Legislature, it was in tended to give to British manufacture, in all the Colonies For this reason, instead of the words of the resolutions of the Right Hon. Gentleman, he (Mr. G.) had intro duced a separate clause, which would have the effect of securing independently of colonial enactments, pre ference to articles of British produce or manufac tures, and in case the Colonies themselves should lay on, or wish to lay on any further differential duties on ar ticles of foreign manufactures or produce, under parti cular circumstances, the Bill which the Government meant to introduce would not interfere with such a. course. SPAIN AND THE GREAT POWERS. Mr. HINDLEY begged to ask the Right Hon. Baro net, at the head of her Majesty's Government, whether this country had made any efforts to induce Russia, Austria, and Prussia, to recognise ,the present constitu tion and Government of Spain, and whether the Right Hon. Baronet could say when such a recognition was likely to take place ? Sir R.' PEEL—It is not easy to give a simple and brief answer to questions of this nature. The Hon. Gentleman asks, as I understand, whether any communi cations have taken place between her Majesty's Govern ment and the Great Northern Powers respecting the recognition of the present Government of Spain, and whether there is any prospect of such recognition taking place ? I wish to take this opportunity of stating, in answering the question, that our policy respecting Spain has been perfectly simple and open,and without any reserve. Our anxious wish has been to see Spain a prosperous, a powerful, and an independent nation.—(Cheers from both sides of the House.) Our wish is to see Spain independent of all foreign protection, and that no power which she can possess for her own just defence, should be an object of jealousy to any other power.—(Cheers.) It has been our desire, certainly, to give strength and stability, as far as is possible, by our councils and by exerting our influence, to the present Government of Spain ; for we thought we saw under that Government growing indications of advance of civilisation and prosperity; and certainly we have exercised our influence as far as could be done with propriety to induce the Governments of the Continent of Europe—to induce the three Great Powers to recognize the Government of Spain.—(Cheers.) We have thought that such exertions on our part would give effect to the advancing civilization of that country and stability of the Government which, in the present general condition of Spain, seemed to us best calculated to promote the interests of that coun try. It is impossible to answer the Hon. Gentleman's question as to the period when the desiretl recognitions are likely to take place. All I can answer is, that our exertions have been made in an amicable and friendly way, to give that stability to the Spanish Government which we thought would result from such measures. Sir, we have no interest to serve, but I think that one of the greatest objects in promoting the tranquillity of Europe is that the state of that country should be re stored to prosperity and independence, and that Spain should hold the place which she used to fill amongst the family of European States—(Hear, hear)—and no exer tions on our part shall be wanting to bring that about. WEST INDIA PACKETS. In answer to a question from Captain PLumEIDGE, who was very indistinctly heard, Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said, that in the printed papers relating to the Admiralty regulation of the West India packet stations, the word Liverpool was, by a printer's error, substituted for Falmouth. COMPTROLLER OF THE EXCHEQUER. Colonel SIBTHORP begged to ask the Right Hon, Gentleman, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it was his intention to submit any measure to the House for regulating the manner of issuing Exchequer Bills, and the other duties of the Comptroller and the Deputy Comptroller of the Exchequer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped to be able on an early day to lay before the House all that he proposed to do respecting the issue of Exche quer Bills. The subject was a matter of serious consi deration to the Government, as well as to the Comp troller-General of the Exchequer, and some proposition in relation to it would shortly be made to Parliament ; but beyond that he was not able to make any statement at present. In respect to the latter part of the Hon. Member's question, he should say that there was at all events no intention of abolishing the.office of Comptroller- General. Colonel SIBTHORP then gave notice that it was his intention on an early day to take the sense of the House on the subject of both the offices of Comptroller and Deputy-Comptroller.—(Hear, and laughter.) INTERMENT IN TOWNS. Mr. MACKINNON gave notice that he would to• morrow move for leave to bring in a bill on the subject o interment of the dead in towns. - PUBLIC WORKS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that on Friday next, in a Committee of the whole House, he would call the attention of the House to the Acts which regulate the advances for public works. THE CORN-LAWS—THE WAGES OF LABOUR. Mr. COBDEN gave notice that on the first opportu nity he would move, that inasmuch as that House had repeatedly declared by its votes and by the Reports of its Committees, that it was beyond the power of the House to replete the wages of labour, it would be manifestly unjust to pass any law raising the price of food without previously considering and determining what the opera tion of such law would be upon the rate of wages in this country.—(Hear, hear.) LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Leave of absence was granted to several Hon. Members until after Easter, or for shorter periods. Mr. JERVIS moved that leave of absence should be given to Mr. Grainger, to go on circuit.—(Loud cries of " No, no.") _Leave of absence was granted to Sir Hesketh Fleet wood on account of ill health. Mr. C. BULLER wished to call the attention of the House to the exceeding hardship of refusing leave of ab sence to Mr. Grainger.—(Cries of " Question.") It ap peared to him that it should be the object of that House to make attendance upon their duties as convenent to lawyers as they possibly could.—(Laughter.) He meant as convenient to them as to other Members, consistently with the proper discharge of their duties. When this question arose last session, it was suggested that as it was in the power of the General Committee ofElections to place different Members on the several Committees as they chose, the best course would be to place those Hon. Members who had to go the circuits upon those lists in which they would not be called upon during the period whilst the circuit lasted. Surely that was a course which could not be attended with inconvenience to the public business. What was tho state of things at pre sent ? The Northern Circuit commenced on Wednes- day, and gentlemen were obliged to go down imme diately, if they intended to attend the circuit, without knowing in what list their name would be placed. If the suggestion to which he had referred were adopted all difficulty would be removed. Mr. JERVIS could not see what possible inconve nience would arise from granting leave of absence to Mr. Grainger. Of course the ti.ne would allow but one panel to sit before Easter. A barrister could not be excus 3cl from being placed upon a particular panel ; but the Committee had now the power, if leave of absence were granted, to substitute another name for that of the absent Member. Supposing that a certain number of gentlemen of the legal profession were appointed to act as Chair men, it was manifest that no Committee could sit before Easter, except one ; and therefore there could be no practical inconvenience arising if the indul gence sought for were extended by the House ; in deed, if it was the object of professional gentlemen to be dispensed with, or to escape the duties of attendi ng on Committee s a lt oge th er , h e (Mr. Jervis) would agree with the House that they should be obliged to perform those duties • but it was not so ; all th ey soug h t f or was to be exempted front those duties during the circuits; he, therefore, hoped the House would reconsider their deter mination, and that Hon. Gentlemen would not be carried away by any feeling, that lawyers had any intention or anxiety to shrink from the performance of the ar duous and responsible duties of acting on Committees as well as other Hon. Members—on the whole, he submit ted that indulgence should be extended to professional gentlemen during their absence on circuits. Sir GEORGE GREY agreed with his Honour able Friend in saying, that if Honourable Gen tlemen were bona , fide practising barristers, they should be exempted from being on Committees during the circuits, and their names reserved for those counties where they could attend and perform their duties con veniently and efficiently. Mr. MURPHY observed that the subject was of first importance to the profession ; if they sought the relaxa tion alluded to for the purpose of escaping attendance altogether, he would say it was unreasonable.—(He ar .) He thought it a very hard case that they should be denied the indulgence which they sought, it being simply, not that they should escape any duty, but that they might be allowed to defer it. He trusted he should be excused for making his first appearance before the House in a matter of a personal consideration, but he thought it best openly and at once to state his views on the subject, as he should consider it a great hardship if he were not allowed that privilege which he now sought to obtain for another. Lord MAHON thought the application before the House was quite just and reasonable. The indulgence claimed was not for the benefit of barristers only, but the interests of the clients also might suffer much. He did think the indulgence sought was one which the House ought,in justice to confer. Lord G. SOMERSET said it would not be convenient at present to make an examination into the panels. He should suggest, if it were the desire of the House to grant any indulgence, that it should not be done till after the appointment of the Chairman's panel and the general panels. He would press it on the House, that leave of absence should not be granted till the expiration of that period which would be some time about the middle of next week. As he had said before, to release the — various Mem bers of the legal profession from their duties in this post. would throw i m p e di men t s i n th e way o f their ex ercising their discretion in conducting the business of Election Committees. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he was inclined, on general grounds, to join with th e n oes on the motion for granting leave of absence to Honourable Members und er or di nary c i rcumstances ; b u t :t was frequently of the utmost importance to a member of the legal p ro f ess i on , an d m i g ht, i n f ac t, determine the whole career of a lawyer, hi s b e ing able . to attend, or b e i ng d e b arre d f rom a tt en di n g a circuit. In such a case, it w as bett er th a t th e m ode of carrying itinto effect should be considered by the Members of the General Committee. The most convenient mode would be to grant the leave of absence, and then so:to arrange the panels that the Members should not be called on duty during their absence. The members of the legal profession migh rest assured that the House was not unwilling to treat them with fair consideration. THE CORN-LAW DEBATE. Mr. E. BULLER asked the Right Hon. Baronet whether in the event of the House coming to a decision to-night, he would proceed with his own plan imme diately ? Sir ROBERT PEEL said he hoped the House would see the necessity of bringing this long and protracted discussion to a close—(Hear, hear)—and in the event of a division, he should be prepared to go on with his prososed measure to-morrow (Wednesday) ; should any thing occur to interrupt this course, he should propose to proceed with it on Friday. DETENTION OF BRITISH SUBJECTS. Mr. MURPHY rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice, relative to the detention of British subjects by the authorities of Central America. A grant of land had been obtained from a petty king in Central America, and money had been ob tained, and an association, consisting of fourteen individuals, had been appointed for the purpose of carrying out the objects for which the grant had been obtained. A ship had been chartered, and indivi duals selected to explore the country. One of those in dividuals was a professional gentleman, and the other an individual named Bell, who was well known from his connexion with the Vixen. These individuals had an interview with the king of the country, who confirmed the grant, but wishing to explore the country they ascended, a river in the Mos quito country, and from thence they got into the Blue Fields river, which they ascended till they came into the Spanish territories. Here, being fatigued and wearied, they were seized by the Spanish Government, and after being taken a distance of 30 miles, were cast into prison. The only reason assigned for such conduct on the part of the Spanish authorities was, that these individuals were taken by way of reprisal for some in dignities cast upon Central America by Colonel M'Donnell. At the end of forty days all the prisoners were liberated except Mr. Bell who died from the seve tities he endured. Under these circumstances he wished to bring the facts before the House, and in the words of the motion, of which he had given notice— to call the attention of the House to the detention and imprisonment of certain British subjects by the authori ties of Central America ; and to move for copies of any correspondence which may have taken place with her Majesty's Government upon that subject ; and of any despatches which they may have received from Sir Charles Metcalfe, the Governor of Jamaica. Lord STANLEY said it would be unnecessary to enter into the details of the case after the statement which had been made by the Hon. and Learned Member. From what he (Lord Stanley) understood, Mr. Bell and other gentlemen entered into a speculation, and contracted for a certain extent of territory on the Mosquito shore, but these gentlemen, wishing to explore the country, had ascended the Blue Fields River, and having entered into the Spanish territories, they were seized and imprisoned by the Spanish authorities.—(Hear.) That was, however, the information of the party them selves, and it was entirely an ex-parte statement. Restitution and reparation, unless the individuals in question had been seized in consequence of some violations of the laws of the State, were de manded by her Majesty's Government. The explana tion of the State had not yet been received in this coun try. Such being the case, the House would not, he con ceived, require an ex-parte statement, and he hoped, therefore, that the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw his motion. Mr. MURPHY, after the explanation of the Noble Lord, would of course comply with the request of withdrawing the motion. He (Mr. M.) had been under the impression that despaches on the subject had been received from Sir C. Metcalfe. However, he presumed the Government would adopt the measures that seemed best in the case.—The motion was then withdrawn. COLONIAL DUTIES—VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Mr. G. HOPE moved for leave to bring in a Bill to confirm an Act of the Legislature of Van Diemen's Land for authorising the levy of certain duties of cus toms, and on spirits.—Leave granted. MINISTERIAL FINANCIAL MEASURES. Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to know if the Right Honourable Gentleman would now state to the House the course he meant to pursue with regard to the other important measures of the Govern ment. The Right Honourable Gentleman had stated that he was anxious to take the earliest oppor tunity of making that statement. The reasons were obvious why such a statement should be made as early as possible. Various rumours were afloat, and questions asked in public on the matter. The Right Hon. Gentleman might be of opinion that it would be dangerous to the public interest, for some reason or other, to make that statement now. He (Lord J. Russell) wished to leave it entirely to the Right Hon. Gentleman's judgment as to the course he ought to pursue. If the Right Honour able Gentleman thought it was necessary to make an early statement, he (Lord J. Russell) conceived that by taking votes on account, without going through the estimates, he might obtain the necessary votes to enable him to "go into a Committee of Ways and Means. He (Lord J. Russell) did not say that that course ought to be taken, but he wished to know whether the Right Honourable Gentleman meant to go formally through the estimates in Committee of Supply. Sir R. PEEL was experiencing the same difficulty that the Noble Lord would have experienced at the com mencement of last Session if he had continued in the Go vernment. He had called the attention of the House to the subjects of the Corn-laws and the Import Duties, and it had been stated, in the Speech from the Throne, that it was the intention of the Govern ment to bring those subjects under the consideration of the House, therefore the Noble Lord, had he continued in the Government, would have experienced precisely the same difficulty which he (Sir Robert Peel) was ex periencing at present. He (Sir R. Peel) had thought it infinitely better to proceed at once with the question of the Corn-laws, than to postpone the consideration of that question until he could bring forward his general financial statement. He was not aware of any consideration of public interest which should interfere to prevent explanations on the part of the Government which they might think it necessary to make in the Committee of Ways and Means, and, so far as the public interest was concerned, he was prepared to make his statement at as early a period as possible. He had not expected that the discussion on the Corn-laws would have been so long. It was desirable that the House should come to a decision on the question of the Corn- laws at as early a period as possible.—(Hear, hear.) That measure affected the.,duties on corn, and he hoped that after the House had decided on the measure, those who were opposed to the sliding scale, and those who were opposed to any duty whatever, would receive the Government measure as a great relaxation of the existing system, and not to be disposed to throw ob stacles in the way of its becoming the law of the land as speedily as 'possible. As soon as he possibly could, he would bring in the Bill. He had not been able as yet even to introduce the Bill, on account of the length to which the preliminary dis cussions had extended. He did not complain of that; he had no right to complain of it; he merely men tioned the fact. He proposed at the earliest oppor tunity, after the debate on the Corn-laws should be closed, to take the Army and Navy Estimates in the Committee of Supply, and if the House should feel disposed to vote those estimates, he would, at the earliest possible moment he could get those votes, propose that the House do resolve itself into a Committee of Ways and Means, when he would explain the whole of the intentions of her Majesty's Government with regard to the finances. The moment he had an opportunity of making that statement, he would avail himself of it. 1f they were to interrupt the discussion on the Corn laws now going on, they would not elicit my opinion fr om the House, while great inconvenience would be offered to the public service.—(Hear.) What he proposed, was to take the opinion of the House on the principle of the law and on the duties, and then to take a vote ; after Which, in a Committee of Supply, he would state his financial proposals. GOLD COINAGE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to an Hon. Gentleman whose name we could not learn, said that the attention of her Majesty's Government h a d been for some time directed to the state of the gold cur rency, and that they had in preparation a measure to remedy the inconvenience now complained of. CORN-LAWS—ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the Order of the Day for resuming the adjourned debate being read, Mr. S. CRAWFORD said, that being the represen tative of a constituency, which had sent a petition, signed by 20,000 persona ; to that House, but which their rules prevented him from entering upon at the time of the presentation, he was now anxious to say a few words on the subject of that petition, as a duty he owed to himself and his constituents. He rose, therefore, to give his unqualified, unhesitating, and uncompromising support to the motion of the Hon.- Member for Wolverhampton. He (Mr. Sharman Crawford) called for the imme diate and total repeal ' of the Corn-laws, not only on the part of his constituency, but on the part of every class of the nation, not even excepting the landlord, for, as a landed proprietor, he felt, that though the Corn-laws gave an apparent ad vantage, yet the landed interest would suffer ultimately more from their continuance than from their repeal.— (Hear.) It had been alleged that it was injudicious to bring forward this motion, because he knew it was impracticable to carry it. He asked would it not be also imprteticable to carry a modification of the mea sure now introduced by her Majesty's Government? The Government was so powerful that they could carry their own measure without noticing any modification, and therefore it was right to make a stand upon true principles. The Corn-laws were not supported by justice, or by wisdom, and therefore, we were right in demanding their immediate and total repeal. He demanded a total repeal because' he thought it was only consistent with justice, and he demanded the imme diate repeal because the necessities of the people required that it should be immediate. He felt that those who supported the total and immediate repeal were bound to bring the subject before that House ; for he was of opinion that no Member should agitate the public upon-a question which they were not ready and willing to discuss within the walls of the House. Those who main tained the principle which he maintained, might be called " impracticables ;" but he would ask, how could any great principle be supported or defended, if there were not some parties ready to stand upon the high ground of principle. Compromises might be useful ; but there could be no compromise unless there were some who strictly adhered to principle. But though he would not compromise the question of a total repeal, he would be ready to take into con sideration the just claimi of the agrieu.lturi4tB • the County-rate, the Poor-rate, and the Land _ to relief and indulgence. It had been stated that tax, were burthens which pressed peculiarly upon t, landed interest. Now, he thought, those claims nau, been satisfactorily answered, and that the landed intse.resoci! were not subject to any burdens in these respect ( s, they . were not justly entitled to bear. He held a Eli r2L opinion, however, with regard to the tithe, taxation. t l , e ~ could not admit that the tithes were justly chargV lol ; to the landed interest. He would be ready to make comparison with the landowners on the tithe questimn if tithes might be considered national ;,property, .. 0 1 would be willing to extinguish tithes altogcthe!;._! r.) to let every man pay for his own clergyman.'( el ' There was another question which he conceived oughto._ to be attended to. It was alleged that tenatt who had taken out leases at a rack-rent, ve t' on the high duties, would be subjected to r r . great hardships by the lowering of the averag.ef.. He admitted that there would be hardship, and was P.; pared to consider some mode of protecting them. . I ,°" - 11 thought the mode by which they would be proteei was this, that incases where tenants had taken out leas?' at a rack-rent, since the year 1815, if it appear ed that five years after the Corn-laws were rep the average of prices were lowered, there s hould o f proportionable lowering of the rent. In the sP e l o rd the Noble Lord who opened that discussion the Noble ve called for such a settlement of the question as would rereionn, all complaints. The Noble Lord deprecated cone hen without conciliating, altering without settling. ; rasa he heard that speec he hoped that the Noble Ler:, he ealed. . 0 a about to advocate a repeal of the Corn-law ; was satisfied that no measure short of a be repeal would satisfy the people of this country. 444 proposition of a fixed duty, or a n y o th er measure s , he of repeal, would only excite fresh agitation. Co Hon. Member for Liskeard spoke of the with laws as a vested interest, and deprecated dealing r„ . „„ them in any other light. H e d en ied that tut; were a vested interest ; they were proposed hi tee landlords themselves f o r th e i r o wn P rcl , $ tion, and therefore they could not be considered out vested interest. He would give the House an inst ng lot the powerful feeling which had been raised tiog of the House in reference to that object. At a In ee fo . held at Rochdale, the worki ng c l asses an d the rear ni , er e turers had come into collisio n . T wo p ro p o sitions I s ther put to the meeting, one related to the Charter, and t he i ,f t ioa , to the Corn-laws, and the u p s h o t was t h at two rese"'„,l6l were carried—one for th e a d o pti on o f t h e measures deeit . of in the People's Charter, and the other for the total rePiiigb the Corn-laws. Th a t was a meet i ng convene d by the e re Constable of Rochdale, and the resolutions agreed to a lt to the effect, that the prop os iti on o f Si r R. P eel , e n the and ,sbit• ject of the Corn-laws, was an ravated insult to the /lt to . ants of the United Kingd om , that whilst the nieefin,g, rto tested against the Ministeri a l pl an as an insult 0011 the people, yet they considered that the tho remedy to existing evils, was th e a d op tion h e y,) People's Charter as th e l aw o f th e l an d.—(Hear, : at e r There was no place in the ki ng d om w hi c h cou ld be a g % a le. proof of the desolating eff ec t s o f th e C orn -l aws t h an Ile ch f the Before their enactment it was th e flourishing seat ° tho flannel-trade. But upon the passing of the present law; in Americans enacted their tariff, w hi c h d estroye d t hat traue cior Rochdale and elsewhere in this country. He (Mr. C.) cated the total repeal of those laws, because they _., o en t the utmost misery and su ff er i ng t o th e peop l e . wai dut ies House was sitting considering the amount of protective p ; o vi, for one class, the people were perishing of hunger• n bola could it be denied that it was a k in d o f s l ow mur d er ta t 'l•pe, '"" laws which deprived the p eo pl e o f f oo d, an d pro d u ced „ es; disease, and death?—( Hear, hear.) He felt that it Wse" Manse it sary to agitate this question, no t on ly i n th e H ous e, 10 1 ,',0e it ; and he spoke in the se s t rong t erms i n t h at H ous e, it e atio it was his determination out o f th e H ouse to ta k e e very " - co w constitutionally to agitate this ques ti on , as tb° sidered tlfat to be th e on ly means by which lie people would obtain a redress of their grievances - st d to had only one word further to sa y, an d th a t was w ith refit Ireland. He was a landed p ro p r i e t or th ere , an d bad 6 0 e 1 terest of that country at heart, and he was convinced e ci vaat would be effected there till th ese l aws were repea l e d. i„ country 2,500,000 persons were in a state of pauperige',icea average rate of wages which the a gr i cu lt ura l l a bo u rer lle e ." ( bst was about 4d. a day ; when su c h was th e case h e thollflu`. °o o l some other experiment should be t r i e d t o promo t e the ell e of the manufacturers and agriculturists of Ireland, heet,jse', this he was sure, if the union was t o su b s i s t b e t w een '„,10 and this country, they must l eg i s l a t e f or b o th o n more " terms. Mr. W. MARTYN trusted the House would a llow_ A make a few observations upon a t o pi c th a t h a d b een a P . "; tes' adverted to in the debate, he allud e d t o th e Pop': 0 Within the last twelve months h e h a d ac t e d as on e o f Magistrates for the purpose of revising the rentals . 'of the county of Kent, and at that ti m e th e y h ear d a goo d tle'iler Poor-laws and the Poor-rate. It was said by the ilea' ' ,or' b r for Bath that every person in the country paid the. t° rates ; there was no one exempt e d. Th at was im possib the e deny, but it was utterly i m p oss ibl e to sa y thst e rg' Poor-rates fell equally upon every description of prer Suppose a person possessed of 5001. a.year, the proprietererte liable for poor-rates for every shilling worth of that P r F P fro° because the tenants were entitled to deduct a portion o f it scou i t i their rent. The poor-rates payabl e f or 5,0001. a ra r e Or be no less than 7501. a year. The Hon. Member th tered into a calculation, with a view to show that the t cot rates pressed more heavily upon 'the agricultural i i qtar than upon the manufacturing interests of the co untry . 0 , 5 t° peered that many Hon. Gentlemen made similar objectolti'° the highway rate, which was levied in th e sa me way ou ri o l poor-rate upon the land. The amount of poor-rates. the year was 6,067,4201. ; the highway-rate was • 1, 96 1 .:„ D det of 7 Hon. Gentlemen must bear in mind that the incomew e re property amounted to 30,000,000/. a year, and if , te st , 3t l ' rated to the poor, or 30,000,000/. of landed propertyt, 1 000 ; in the pound, it would be a very cons iderable the Ole and if applied to the poor-rate would considerably ra il 00' 4 rate. If stock in trade, and utensils were also rated, it wee than probable that one-half at least of the rate would 1 ; 4 0 0 lieved from the land. In revising the rei tale of the " u° vre Kent, he (Mr. Mart y n) p a id considerable 'attention to the . l e , portion which buildings bore to the gross property of th e , 10 spective parishes. He had not the papers by him navei, v b fre° knew that in moat of the parishes, containing geller 3 ':;l tv` o fe . 600 to 700 inhabitants, the landed property formed 0. 1) ,`; scbe,;, thirds, and the building property about one-third of, t ",,,or' l° . parishes. It was not till they came to the large and i n) th'l l ° towns, that they found the value of the building , ! f equal to the value of the land. Out o f 480 p ar ishes h ",• l l,iieb there were not six towns in which the value of theL vat': exceeded the value of the land of the di s t r i c t. If lia" ; men of those towns paid their share, th a t a l one , withou t recourse to funded property, would cause a great di r, of the burdens of the land. H e did no t lik e t o reol, a . „ l- 05 t 34 ,4' on this subject, when, night after n i g ht, it w as a"' tha ti mitted as a fact that the land did not contribute more just share to the burdens of ,he State. Several Liberal Members rose together, but flee the 0# Mr. F. VILLIERS remained in possession of t . be • eo r His opening observations were almost i nau dible, but be r understood to be supporting the resolution of the Die n ' re cto' Wolverhampton, on the ground that it would tend r the undue power of the landlo r d s . H on . an d Righ t „ ar t t' ) Gentlemen opposite stated that it was necessary to 6714,.. interests and station of the a g r i cu l tur i sts, b ut he , t ,stiO c 's did not understand what they meant b y the word 'ls He considered it a very undefinable word, and o " e ,,,ine fj ) should be explained before it was made a subject of hew ' t for the maintenance of the Corn-laws.— ( Hear, o f , t ) He observed that many Members had spoken in favo u r e diat"; abolition of the Corn-lavas,who objected to theword " lo n f soul; , but he coud not help thinking that if it were good, 'noel 0 they were repealed the better. He also heard it °ge t tj ' C o that the motion of the Hon. Member for Wolverha °ll3 ;! ii e s t opposed to a full consideration of those claims (if th til l n lc any) which the agriculturists had. But he did not i ., r eve,.i the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton intended te f r s tol i _ e , calm discussion ; but that he wanted, if the agricul ture any claims, they should prove them to the House. tte ati fo r Gentleman concluded by thanking the House for the de vote with which it had heard him, and saying that he wow' d y the motion of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton% f ocP ) , Sir C. BURRELL said, that i n a dd ress i ng hiinse , nog as to the House, he would cite an opinion of Mr .. . C 41 ,0 a a way of comment. In the discussion on the Corn -l a 0 0 ,1 Ist of March, 1827, Mr. Canning said, " that variell g e t ht the opinions on both sides of the House, he hat nev er ~ ,, (t;ir ,0 the landlord's case unequivocally ans were d." li e o de Burrell) considered that the attack which was being ° by tO, the landed interest was not at all justifie.i Cie circumstances. It had been stated by several / 0 W e il) tlemen that the Corn-laws were maintained solely for treat' of the landlords. He put it to Hon. Gentlemen sle f it case of disdress among the agriculturists, that dig e - r e 4 1 6. not affect the other classes of the community ? . 1 ea r !we was ntime so disastrous for the labourers as the, the th a The people then could not get employment, ana . , ;n ed "f a t; keepers were ruined. The home trade would be r" -- 0 0 0 , 1 1 0 Corn-laws were repealed, and that must affect the to st. turer. The first to feel the ill effects of such ame ris e_ be the shopkeeper, the sec on d th e f actor , an d then t`', e be eto , turer. The home trade was the mos t cer t a i n , sod 00-00 be depended on. To repeal th e C orn -l aws _ w ould b e ll ra se sive of the best interests of the country, ttt would eventually suffer. Any one who wic U s to open the Corn-trade would be an enemy to t ra d e of Is t', When they recollected that in former times the e the 'bell land was shut out from this country, and now the' a the 'wel l were entirely thrown open to that country, it becaosentiroot mart. He could not understand the policy of th°s6 thc tl who wished a measure to be brought in to c o , o tt be detrimental to the interests of their country, 1 - 05 e Mr. POWELL concurred entirely with the that ialiy who had just sat down, that the discussions in esPe,;„ttr p tu e r r e so f n r a o l na it should be conduct e d t o t a ll y di veste d o f asper ity, an t he u 'ilea' personality. that il r u u t l e h fie r(stMore.cPurorwedelol)nctohneepeaivretdofthanat 000. 11 0 . 4 , be ;vie' her on the Ministerial side of the House, cilr g ' h , r ina9 j, Powell) now saw his place. That Hon. Me in- t i n t o in sneers, which he k Mr. Powell) had no heei ta : of 0 0; sitting would be unimportant, if that tos` n ho $ O O ing were not re-echoed by Honourable Members., euse, • stituted the majority on that aide of the ''' ar i s tec r e et were supposed to represent the feelings of the, , be thf, sel e• He was not opposed to protection to agriculture , ye t' ": 0 01 that landlords ought not to tax manufacturers to i n ,40 be selves, in otio cum dignitate ; but, within the la s it w oo this complicated. interests had been established, wht e d to se e be' most lamentable to disturb. He, therefore, wr !one coo s , l ,o_ great question , compromised by a liberal mutual e e v ia! tween the landlords and the manufacturers. It . as the r s eo 'eulture bo, to think of confining our population to on • i n habitge l e d, no resource with our twenty-five million _ e _ ger_ _ fo ot their great expanitive powers, and the distress tti _Y ve l lin g ar, to extend our manufactures. He was sorry, th? e ent iog to hear an Hon. Member condemning the rilio sasinl ;G men for participating in the Corn-law rePea, a , ken no Pa r ei obl . clergy of the Established Church for having t oen tite f . ; erhal 33, "' But, perhaps, this praise was ironical—p c iergY - jot ° ; Gentleman meant to convey that they, the_ _ ir ebe g ot e of tablished Church attended to the shearing i tnv °goo of the feeding of them.—( Hear, and lau ghte r ' ) erope friend to free trade, he could not agree with the k' be ta! 'oil ic,P the How Member for Wolverhampton. , finest , ob The Marquis of GRANBY said, that towfi ed u po . o, be re• the House was one of the utmost importance, q : trus ted r l t , o o t ; depended the happiness or misery of millions. an d cl is ter' s ' o 101 • D ie fore, that it would be discussed with calm cricultura 551 he feltsure that if it were so treated by the ag irt was w they would find it for their own advantagaen. ; a e ll factu , - n • theee .t to hear of the distress prevailing ie the tc r .3. BLit lYistreilte and not to sympathise deeply with t h a t distress. es d with that g that in proportion as the house sympathise d by a repea, l e „ r ivie was their bounden duty to take care, t distres: by n o , er ai..„ng Corn-laws, they did not increase that s. i w a o . the agriculturists of their means of sub-is',! einri ng te w eiug in fer he them to seek for employment in the . the lea' • bu' ib t e d • tor , distress hear.) It was said that a rem the Corn-iase,y was to be found in a rePea. e that tn t r at It va s true true , did not agree in that opinion. it wa „, n et , cheapen food by such a measure, but of the ' aus be ' P i a a t doing so they would improve the condition nshat wouldben they cheapened food, the natural c t o on c . e i That ha' of ad; wages would be lowered in propor he countries t, of it. d in al t • lea y on of cheapening foo synonymous vitth P Cheapening of food was not synony