The Sun. — London, England, 1842-02-25 00:00:00

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I OIT , :-4" -' ~ n ' , .4. ''.•'• + 2 • CY NEWS• THIS DAY. No. 1,5,437. LONDON, FRIDAY u rk„ FEBRUARY 25 5 1842 PRICK 51 771 E SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY ;• a dECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at sEvEiv O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAME ADVERTISEMENTS NTARY and all other NEWS' i n LONDON up to that Hour. INSERTED i n ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, _non, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU - TION, REGENT-STREET.-11IORNINGS and EVENINGS except SATURDAY EVENINGS. NEW and VARIED LECTURES DAILY, with beau tiful ILLUSTRATIONS. NE .V DISSOLVING VIEWS. Messrs. BARWISE and BAIN'S ELECTRO- MAGNETIC CLOCKS, on which principle one, on a large scale, is now; at work in front of the Institution. WEIGHT and BAIN'S NEW PATENT ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RAILWAY TRAIN CONTROLLER. The MICROSCOPE, DIVING BELL and DIVER, ORRERY, &e. &c., including 2,000 Works of eminent Art, Science, and Ingenuity. A VIEW of CANTON, by a'CIIINESE ARTIST. The MODEL of the UNDERCLIFF, Isle of Wight, and various COSMORAMIC PICTURES, are added to the Evening Exhibition. • Admission to the whole, One Shilling. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 24. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at, Ten Minutes past Five o'Clock. ir two failures an e standing, chiefly e. A rumour has template a reduc ive it as authentic, eral circumstances ir in adopting such give the Govern -1 any course calms give an impulse to In the next place forced export trade -ts. Our -colonial Is, which have been. credits, but those ° the prices at • home re are so much re-. ement to foreig ners eco me favoura le. • the Spanish bond seeing the proposed Debt publicly an -5e or another, they 1 suspense. First, tents by which the uired to be settled; arrival ; and then' it was necessary to , ondholders simults mpossible to mak e few days longer. orrajo represented the necessity of. onimonly expected of public announce he day of announce- was commonly Or a has received fte.it e contents of OSP.: conversation of se possible to make the I the pretext bereft,- and Paris. O W he confidence of the .lieving any 11102000 there are so 0301 ie iepression noticed r abundant. Copal; !fore the terming t, were at 89 to 891 le morning was til e brought 20s. to Vs. a. premium. 138 Pi a Stock gave %Ng ,on the news reaP t ests of the kingdotoo a more truly styled,. a were heavy at 24# it oc k was at 35 to # it the new loon. , itanees, rather oa ° ' Counties 14, Gree rth Midland 34 clii" to 78, Great Wes ter r 92 premium. 141 were at par. • UEST. 'as gone into be k re e Sir Sidney Staitv. a death of Mrs. 10,i‘ ender most extra orav rill be gathered fro° e Coroner and jar! ing at the residell It presented it 0 1 1 1 !lured in a fright!, ht shoulder disloeltr It parts of the'boolf:„ where the lady 17 t , stories high, ind and stated, f e nd hat ° d „ Il ccomany a ri i ss Hep:ret urn ed h ° net, as was hi s be ep at his h or se had !d to find the h'''f i-stairs to inq u ir ° l ;t o much neglec t ' X O O tions. His 800,e to ous to know "hiek she would• giv e „ if to make inqu ir ' - at',' concealed , in an °oil Brett, a baker, 4,1; tat his mother "oil s life, he had rhllept his son was. h e " d e nl, on Monday „-, 01 vhilst in - the a'st , which to hire [le went up t° o o t there, nor c, nt e to induced to g° l og tg lifeless on th e , 0 1, the side of her 'la et there was ha l. '"jel. He at once direct.A ons, several of "ie termed, and 0 1111 ffot o s the decease d a ot oris—She must th,,s love the landing tr,„r he house, Thue,'bel, I beam, and o reach it. She d set fire to th e o lie he chair, she t° , 0 0 ras then eaq tor' she 1 aped Vern by r. Morris 01'4100 a raz.,r in hed, So he thought 01 " him. was the fo rt O . flied it was e r '!t e 41. 1 ceased had drill' 0 4 ng the SundaY' d spirits she We 9 1 the noise of t h e e . deceased's •sh'e,:i bout a yard fro - the shameful ter? e of Mr. Morr!/!lpfl :eased's own a,e_t mind when Pe m, returned s st yte f while in st 9!`ff , 0 the Acadeill,, las shown fro' t 7ipli i) ' la d ies at l'hilacl_,oh' those twelve eson'e Thus, out of e 4 11 0 6 f madness Weal t o a 18 in 180 ete e' WO' Of ng lady, o to rtland-p l a ce, sS ie ra anu an d 0 0v io• 1., u ed in time to .' O ,O 130, 1 that sbe wille is t sappointed I°v" f;4l/° teflon fined . 1,00 0 f re v ° !: at maklng_!..,, P oc r o 30 it had berc ,osit of the t ;•: 's v d l aecused use 1 journal wino' of t oh 1" tom-hottseT ,art. rer e ft' ers.roa d to 011 some per 4, t " ' when d e ` :nutilated, "y' A s a t en in, o,l;uart," arried to fi; anxie t y t j o " , 4 0 time past, 0 oe , ge t comfort---t i r u r tot,V and se vere o ,o' o o e o f distress pence oft he P;lotetii;';, are haPPY :cpsof_tioo and stnto,isere'.o,, e worthY re,a t.h ;0 1 have rerrivl;eavv 'or ews for W ed r r oo relies _or Ping tato > paY the po bi nd SOISTS:oig,or London (orr f , sP o , Fiddle-l'Att.e. Are The f(Alcovnthter aay be 11 0 e z. 5 i o j 4 10 a t 7 2 ••• 7 9 at 7 9 **' 10 131 .Oat 7 9 "' 9 at 7 2 -*' 5 1 , 1 0 at' 2 5 oat 7 "' :3 '" 0 0 0 at 7 1 , ( 1 t s trong ) ' • 3 10 0 '''''' Oat 7 ';' 0 Oa/ ;s k str s vspapee 1";.0 , o r n relative theatioiia lad on ?flower t itagey to I, of a son• jo e, t 9li of Coburg-P. tv e , Smilers' i_di iganshire, the roa d ' IJ /1-- 1110 °1 ' Shepton ighter• Cst, :.-IloucfsteTsTr‘es;iiii! iia ate▪ V• he Istd , relict o ft a 85. Pe g ngstciguton, l iphato• D avis , rd Ha rt of Briswl. IFTI3 O Y No 11'2, t • 2 4 ,c , ebruary , CATT a MEETING o f the EST MINSTER W REFORM SOCIETY, held at Stannard's Hotel,Oiarles-stfeet, Covent Garden, on Monday, February 21, 1842, the following RESOLUTION and PROTEST were adopted': leafs, That theillinisterial measure for an alteration in the Corn is one of those * artful attempts for the continuance of pecu- Iv;141n upon the national industry, which fact:on never fails to arid geein f so great a majority in the House of Commons ' ll l 7,ing so iniquitous a law as the landlords' tax upon bread, C om o Nxiety is of opinion, that all confidence in the House of ~is so constituted has totaily vanished ; and, therefore, restrictions u ' 4 1%1 s from petitioning that body upen this subject. _ ? t thii Q ...tociety protests against the continuance of any Pon the free exchange of the produce of the t . PeelPlU'illalsour, for food, fur the following reasons : ' 0 , Int-7-That Governments were not instituted to prohibitand estruct the diffusion of the national industry, but to facilitate Second and promote it. Thirdly I Y—That the obnoxious Corn and Provision-laws were e nacted by a Parliament of landowners, to enrich themselves at the_ public cost. capital thereby diminishing the quantity -That the:e laws prevent the unristtieted use of .• ere..ftlil Peopletlie 'nd by lessening the wages of labour, and at of employment for the rsoanie is oment enhancing the price of food. and pauperism , povi.‘riy, and crime are thus in - law; created and now prevril to such an extent that respect . fur the Itiby which men re held together is rapidly diminishing. " • tioofftnlY—That Peace and,civilizatioa ale continued in the ra si C•ominerdal intercourse between nations. . a moUnlY--That by a continued perpetration cisuch ii.juAt . ices, distress n!tary crisis must arise, througn which great additional must ensue. for SeventhlY—That evils of such great magnitude as those be 13:eb enumerated, have had their origin in, and are continued i' i ea defective state of the representation ; and this Society Los people will be united for the purpose of obtain ; use tae d ft o€l ; as a's a radial reform ef the Comm , " of Parliament - i ) " o f such great &a . Mities n 1 , whereby a recurrence , 3 ,,. . aY be prevented. rn in .145/rleAe resolutions and protest be advertised in the Mo ‘ l3. - 4 vfp, icle, Alorning Advertiser, Times, Sun, and Globe e rs. GILIIERT POU.NCEY, Chairman. GEORGE HUGGETT, Secretary. r a very Numerous PUBLIC MEETING of of the „,the INHABITANTS of the WESTERN •HALF .nUNDRED of BRIXTON, h o ld en at the Spread Tavern, Wandswqrth, on Tuesday , February 22, 1842, pAte, into consideration the propriety of PETITIONING all otj, lAM ENT to REPEAL th e TAXES on FOOD , and er undue RESTRICTIONS on 7 RA DE, it THOMAS PROU7', Esq., in the Chair. . 147,11,1,11nimously Resolved— pro-p;:na s Meeting is of opinion that the measure recently ho , 7ci to Parliament by Sir Robert Peel on the Corn-laws, iivoiiinin the least calculated to alleviate the sufferings of the e mploy e r s Cl a'seg, or miti g ate th e em b arrassment of their righte, it beini, in fact, on ly a p erpe t uat i on o f t h e un owne°tlsead Tax, for the aggrandizement of the Land laws ‘ 44), being now essentially the only law-makers, make ... I,..u4aprittalleir own benefit, to the sacrifice, of industry, skill, Th u. of ' ' , bile this Meeting is of opinion that no measure short effeete,(:ntire abolition of the Corn and Provision-laws . can cr,r,sZilly relieve the country from its present difficulties,. it klbj eet it useless to Petition the House of Commons . on the 4 1 it ' " it has no hope of obtaining justice from Parliament, vie ws :' t ,a present constituted ; and in conformity with these 4 4d eno n 's !netting pledges it.elf to commence the most active iitimetrgetic constitutional agitation to effect, the total and thsrouTe Repeal of all Taxes on Food, and a corrTlete and Thai'',Reformation of the Commons' House of Parliamen . t. eh fo regoinc , Resolutions be published in the Morning IVorni n ; I PaPers Advertiser, The Sun, and the Timea I h at • ' sl * Id s ''e thank s of the Meeting be given to the Chairman, w_ impartial conduct in the Chair. anilsworth, Feb. 23d, 1842. I I - - --- - - - 7 ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - (- 1 , - I T ZSKA.—This entirely new description 44 vin.,,,0f cARREAGE is light and elegant in appearance, terr y ° ,e a dvantage of the Britzska and Barouche, capable of 44 1 1'44 la rge quantity of luggage, and lighter in draught l►l ay otherot sort of Carriagr a Y seen at 43, Crawford-street,. Portman-square. THE LAMP WONDER. CIT,TRAL DEPOT for YOUNG'S PATENT 13)(yr1", X YDATOR 14, Finch-lane, Cornhill. The trnb," 4 , OR is the only effective instrument for the perfect is,: t 'un of common oil, with a brilliancy and power s . ur- Din that obtainable from Sperm by any other means with tb4Y alteration of the lamp, price 55., including a proper d b h p Y'glass. Being a metallic plate it will last a life time, ur eak arr Yini; off the heat preserve the chimney-glass from P k iiieb m ' i g: The advertised low-priced substitutions are merely uroutl i 'n glasses difficult to clean, and being necessarily t close to the flame induce an endless expense for break and Com any Lamp Manufacturers, Agents for C'ent—The trade st;pplied.—Agents wanted.—Purified ° burn in all lamps with the Oxydator, 4s. per gallon. BiLv -- --------- : ER SUPERSEDED, and those corm, ~_llv ~'" and injurious metals called Nickel and German "ell; liill'Planted, by the introduction of a New, and per , C. Nkp: 4 ,,, (4l !ess A LBATA PLATE. . 4 kledb SON (late ALDER \IAN), 41 and 42, Barbican, Ne o9 l a person of Science in the amalgamation of Metals, has "et 4 e d 10 brinning to public notice, the most beaut!ful article Ne-:...„;,ffered, pCssessing all the richness of Silver . in appear ; h a we et Ctn all its ' durability and hardness—with its perfec s ''Y ish ' t, s s in us e—under.oina, as it does, a Chemical . Proces , 4 t4 t. eted ' ',: r a e l l ,, th ,.. at is nauseous in mixed Metals is entirely ex . • 41 141' a , t , , , !ng all Acids, may be cleaned as Silver, and is ie I into every Article for the Table and Sideboard. 14 / 1 1 d . s . d. l'er ' • P'oris - and Forks 6. . Mustard Spoon ...... 0 6 l'4"t4) ( Qz 16 6 Tea Spoons per doz 5 6 ( litio .. ;IC -- Ditto . 3 6 R. kn; tto... 12 6 Gravy ... f ,..iii, •,,•''es .. ... 5 6 Salt Ditto Saul ra''es ............... 6 6 Sugar Tongs e . vii .. 41,11 es .. . ........ 1 9 14c * •• AT SON be; the Public will understand that this n` rol' Peen'iarly his own, and that Silver is not more difye r 4 t riN e 41 Gold than his Metal is from all others ; on its in ;li.lYi merit alone he wishes it to be tested ; and, from the -I . i ne : as ng eilloginms he receives, he is . convinced that °Pei ° „ ,-,a'l Prevent its becoming an article of universal wear. '' ' " ders promptly executed.-41 and 4?, BARBIOA N vat ron. tlt. .ised vi,,l'Y her Majesty and H. R. H. Prince Albert. Ak. „. 8 C ELEBRATED TOOTH-BRUSHES. •' is '• AV IS, Sponge ' Merchant and Brush Sa rtl gil i Fal i ji an i g u h ra n c e t s u s ,by Spe . l Appointment to her Majesty, Prince Albert, cla their Graces the Dukes of IZer jjettNorthumberiand Argyle, and Montrose, the Dow -33, Str tl a„% e ', B of Bedford, and numerous ' families of distinction, : 11t ., e -- ., pegs to acquaint the Nobility and Gentry that . he e , wi e , de g i in constructing a Tooth-brush upon a new pnn -1'444 it for the e p v reservatio of the teeth and gums and &i -v, 1, excels an ' tila7.td silk _ ,Y, yet offered. n The fastening is composed • gain s .ntt India rubber, by which it is impossible for Illtlthl.t trey to come loose in the month ; they are the only "t bad teeth 'a andarranted from corroding ; persons frequently 1 ) ()ia oll t h gums from these causes, the corrosion being b 44 lti P ut t ,. e breach and cancer to the gums. Families in town L i'.4sr ies, 1: Y "Pplied carriage free, with every kind of sponges, i p i ge 's. a t 4__ . s, turnery, mats, or.e . clothing, blankets, lea .', o,ty best ~ry r equisite for the use of houses and stables, of Ifi` i a ,'r h, u , quality at wholesale prices, 40 per cent. under any -- op house in England. Families in the country can have a II °lesalo prices by a post-paid application, 33 , Apf t Strand. - LIN SET 11 MA.CHE TEA TRAYS, 50s. the 'N..011 T abi _ "f F ULL-SIZED GOTHIC SHAPE. n Supe r ri iiii4.fo, win,_,Knives, with ivory handles, 14s. per dozen i bo ß t; 2 SUOs. sd.uawCurtains, 1 q Inch diameter, Is. 3d. per f -..:t Ab r.ll t o ~i)er ; bronze : fenders, 4 feet long, s. k. " ‘ 4l A. 14 3: 1ev,1,,-.()NooN TABLE Ct./MERV WAKRANTEn. .11:r,, 11, ",., YES, with ivory Handles, I4s. per dozen ; Dessert s+46,•,stioje*; ,arvers, 4s. rd. per pair ; Table Knives, with wt Pie t ', ( 110b e ' ~ 'S. lid. per dozen • Dessert, fls. Sd. ; Carvers, Os. per 4,0 ,iach_:xape Tea- rii 4 'quarts, 27; new shapes, .39s- , ra tett,44(4 Lt,ea-trays, g u otli . -h pe . - ,Os ; the set of full ize Ca- Per„ AriieeiZ'ainiox the pri l c c es, w a th' Engravings of every I ronmon (pchiept. u,i-peressary. to the furnishing of a lioirse of any size, 25 . 14.1.") under anY oth 1 , 1 es abli lied house, to be had gratis . fl ip t i o er o .... J 11. and n . ..trft . r()N, 0., Yells-street, Oxford-street. Established NM It r 0 MOTE-MRS' AND NURSES hi t , h s'o. JOHNSON'S AMERICAN ti, g ~ty,,,.0b t OTHING SI RUP, which has been held in such o l „ , rlpi n , so Many years, for relieving Children when suf. _9li tr, Oeutition, still continues to be prepared accord ;:kkitts:CLA y"oson's Or.ginal Recipe, on- 'with the same success, . 41, 1,, 4 re en, A ND SON'i, 95 Farringstreet, whose name and p r ved on the Sta 4. Ful directions are enclosed Ak re to ask for }IRS JOHNSON'S SOOTHING SYRUPwith TIP, P I .THE POPULAR MEDICINE. - li g ft Well • iieceiv cgirietors of the invaluable Remedy, so el l , au, known as PARRS LIFE PILLS, are constan tly bei, ~ e l4a tiN,;l 3a rts of the United Kingdom, instances bf their t ast e on ca is s h e; t' , e - I f',, the I,Vers. It would be imposs.ble to bring ll h tii i .Lre,i si 'le, suffice it to say, that cages of every desc a rip b t ee io n n h eo av n. e . kiriat, dity,ntPlY.b their use, thus Re that heat h t 6 ? , t,:li.t diesecraduesres, naatunlierfyquainri t f the blood, and tek'rett h Y a o rn n • • ' Life Pill+, although r i i , t p d u i re r s en at t e t o l ag ient, all oft. k i cois one treatment. Parr! , _ ~ armiess as new t've r ~7,11 th at (Itiering disease, yet are as pure al d I syk ip t' o eaki u , 1.:0?e adininlstered with coundence o those delightful 'Jeep n lfi or 4 41 l ong ill health, who will soon eni y d appetite, sound Ap l ie tki n i_return to strong health, have goo oduced a medicine to the invalid, bovv learouen4ild ~,n e. i,'ea. s e of animal spirits. To r 11ia44 ihslnt tint ;IV cu r ia operation and effects, i a m i p id g s y t e a t i, rt ~,,.. disease ot however d thorough knowledge . of .!iilg ::),,,.et. 7.1 - ;',.'! Parr deep research a s d o in e g ft:ec ex tr ib l in `l,ll 'Lsecrsl,"stetlwho have been tke i n nstr h u e m n e , n h ts ey o m f NlNi4Z,,,;lllllPnaenheeedlrld' feel confident 7 1 a fair trial be given, the a re k s e tor h i e ng as t s h e Ls t li.c.enev,; - teStorati o 7 t a o ir erea t h t and l happiness . . esta the,'. ih t h a Medicine, or indeed'any;otlier article becom es th e !ar, at..e estimation of the public, and a large sale is " creat . ed, tat, l4 thli e C'Ys heed v and unprincipled adventurers ready todec . eive 4.by ifl P"ttingtorward imitations undersimilar names, not nem : th e "' raise Ktentmost barefaced and unblushing effrontery, m' „ ;d er l 'ti;, el a e ,nts, alike regardless cf the injuries they i nfli ct on -, 4).. n ' l' ''''' the injustice thi are guilty of to the proprietors. r0 e ,.•',1 - 1,,,, , 1 1- , y by the Pro rietors, 'P. Roberts and Co., 9, Crape knot. by .E.-I;teet. London,' and sold wholesale, by their appoint s a nd i!°4s. ra-tr7ard'. 7' St. Paul's Churchyard ; also by Barcla ys to Nto etaii b ingdon-street • Sutton and Co., Bow Church-yard , areprieih hlfuesgdo,...table chemists and medicine vendors In every le e 15.16,1 ~,.... rap pe d? , ..3.141., and family boxes 11s. each. Full directions it kvri.,......1.e.ach box. At e Pea llof Thee Lite and Times of Thomas Parr, who lived to be lo a abs Of pr'lge containing Rem-arks on Disease, Health, and the Y b e had attic4 l() lig Life, with engravings, anecdotes, poetry, &c., .. of all agents. ipt ~ i.o_e is vivere sed valere vita. 4 4 , n iirlll,. 1 only life, whets blest with . Heal 11 ' finest "—mA t e h TLA L. in a tl',7ll'i‘tra6;;Tea System of Ethics is to confine with b0,,,,,,,i /h. lii . It e i .i ,_ ild insubordinate, impetuously destroy those barri ers s, and thus to regulate the Passions, which tt i d hi.itt, 1;;oii and Morality have made sacred; to curb, bu t_ _not to fier y thei r ~,,!un, aPpears the lesson of prudence best calculated k _ 4,, ~,_,,,eseepee it"ltztt477pnieztion of the human frame requires great medical id intc. tem! 14 1 ii,'" T . cIY, and the public we:fare is promoted when . t ro ofta) .on (disregarding the suggestions of he envious at e. their studie i to the treatment ef t those complain n tsf , Ved ,i;.:_rnl'ilidele and the ebullition of the msions a to the r,, , ,, n ri1 , t. `. file strenrh of a nation consists in ; t . h . t e sa a h er e i a ti lt c h t ,,, s e ! mi ._ _. an birt it is melancholy to reflect on the da il y Nr , rilu'`2 4 t .. d rinf,eli. g empyricism, and tii counteric a t,.a y s far k u ,,!tit . 1 . iso:t wturther ravages, we offer to suftbring trum ..uy it . the lit The ,t'l,:ely, victiOn, onfe,:zetteyncxen(telaireivaarciouliolir a , a t e.faD hi school, e before rea liiot,,, 4, asser t I, tri, ed her rightn3i r indl will in contempli.ting his ut,te,)iht.tlshttie_,e (bccorne s tiscep . tible of enli ' veni•lig seivations, in roused I t _ 0i...,, 1 „ . _ . ni st complicated State of exhaustion may be re i ,.asie,n (ta.,rgy... Intense stud y — iinmoderate anxiety—long_ (,_. t oe the Pical climes,know and many other causes, will frequently ie tu erati,e, o,Nr‘svbus Sy . tem ; in such cases we can hold out an r a e s, ' lr s an , ... !. e te Z i tnatlan, .by a-treatment which has Wag answered rz._4_ ,1 i i e Lt i 1., u .. ,. , ,,,,,_ _ 1 : u ? te}... tit,eusmoafn Patients of bo h sexes. SYPHILI,4, can now be tteate I q,,..,,t4,,p, tin . proved state of Medical Science having divested its „0 e t,,,,„ __ ~.etirolr clistressin as operties that so long rentler . ed its lexto t';',_ ! ,,4......k_ ~,n and harstng Some peculiritics incidenta Inithrued 7?:,n not esc ipel our attention ;in which mildness, 1 ,7 fiii,, ~,.,Ifil efficac, has superseded the means usually adopted 4,cesqu,'r .Y•terri is unique, : ecullarly energetic, and eminently 4, 1 ,- ) lit N . a i - , . hi th, -Ildance is given toi personal. con:it:Ration ; and letters ....teittan...ountry are immediately Answered ; these must contain a -4Y "' 1.,4 Advice iand Medicines which can be forwarded to ot the world, however diger t: (TOSS and CO., M.R.C. Surgeons, Jt 4t ~,.,. 7, Lancaster -place, near Wate rloo-bridge, Strand. tl.ironea'ull,hed (Twenty-third -- - r 'itign), I. 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Lord WHAIINCLIFFE suggested to Lord Mona eagle the propriety of his Lordship deferring his motion relative to . the Exchequer bill s , i n con sequence of th e a b se nce . of . the Duke of Wellington. Lord Monteagle consented at once to postpone his motion till. Thursday next, on the understanding that the postponement took place not at his own desire, but at the request of Noble Lords on the other side. • CORN-LAWS. t4Earl RADNOR presented petitions from the inhabitants of the • royal burgh of Banff, , for the immediate and total repeal of the Corn-laws ; and similar petitions from the United Session. of Mon trose ; from Romford, in Essex; from Taunton, Kens ; the printworkers of Crayford ; two from the county o f Lancaster ; from Leeds, s i gne by 3,000 or 4,000 indivi duals ; and many others from townships in the town of Birmingham and. elsewhere. Lord KINNAIRD presented petitions from Mus selburgh, praying for the total - and immediate.repeal of the Corn-laws, 34 petitions from the Work-Men em- ployed in Dundee, another from the cong rega ti on of Newport Chapel, Dundee, and various others from the same neighbourhood With a similar prayer. CORN-LAWS. Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from the in. habitants of Perthshire, Stone in Staffordshire, Jethou, aid St. Mary Whitechapel, in favour of the tOta: repeal of the Corn Laws. PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES. The NOBLE LORD also presented petitions from' the Ministers, Elders, and other members of the - C *)11 • gregation of Presbyterians at Ballymuir, Dromore, DOwnpatrick, and Alvanley, praying that some alteration might be made in the law with reference to the marriage of Presbyterians. Since the Noble Lord l as t a dd resse d their Lordships on th e subject, he had seen an accurate note .of the decision of the Judges in Ireland upon the subject. He believed that great doubts were entertaired upon the subject, and those doubts were not confined to himself. He greatly regretted that there was no firm of proceeding competent to that House of reviewing that decision; he deeply regretted that, though he would not venture to suggest what the result of that revisal might be. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, in presenting two petitions on the same subject, said that this was not the first time this question had been mooted, because so long ago as the year 1815 a petition was presented by Sir Samuel Romilly on the subject of Presbyterian marriages. Lord CAMPBELL wished to call the attention of his Noble Friend on the Woolsack to the subject to which the petitions which had just been presented to the House referred. His Noble Friend was aware of the intense anxiety which was felt by a large class of per sons upon the subject. He (Lord C.) had lately received several communications relative to the painful situation of parties nffected bsethe decision of the Irish Judges. No doubt had existed for many years but that marriages contracted under the circumstances in question were per fectly valid. Now he wished to express a hope . not Only that the Government might at the earliest opportu nity introduce a Bill to remedy the evil, but that his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack would introduce the Bill-into that House in the first in stance. It appeared that the House of Commons were engaged, night after night, with subjects of great public importance, which prevented them from turning their attention to the subject. He was of opinion that it would he found much more convenient to introduce the Bill immediately into that House, and he earnestly h o p e d that. his Noble F r i en d would adopt that course. Lord BROUGHAM said that he wished to unite with his Noble and Learned Friend who had preceded him, in recommending to his Noble and Learned Friend on the W oolatick, to introduce the measure of Go sernment imme dia.:oy into that House. He would remind his Noble Friend that he had often joinel him in expressiag his disappro bation of :the late period at Which measures-of import ance were brought under the consideration of that House. Daring the first part of the session, no business came before'' their - . Lordships, while they were - after wards compelled to hurry over matters of. the greatest. moment with inconvenient expedition. He was sure that there never was a subject more appro priate fir the consideration of the House than the sub ject to which lie was then referring ; and he thought that it came peculiarly within the range of their Lordships' deliberation. • The -- LORD CHANCELLOR said that it was not Ids intention to say a single word i n re ference to the . observations thrown out by his Noble and Learned Friends with respect to the law upon this question. All he would say was this, that the Irish Bench was never filled by lawyers more emi nent for their legal knowledge, than those who filled it at present.. The questidn had been deliberately argued be f.)re them, anti at i•ery great length ; much consideration was given to the . subject, and he was therefore bound to entertain the greatest respect for the decision which had been come to under those circumstances. —(Hear, hear, hear.) With respect to the question put to him by his Noble and Learned Friend, the Bill of -the• Government had already been prepared under his directions, and it was now before the law officers of the Crown. The Government had not turned their attention to the comparative convenience or inconvenience of bringing the measure before their Lordships in the first instance. But for his part he should have had no objection to follow such a course. Etrl CARLISLE presented • a petition from Carlisle, complaining of the distress of the town, and praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws. POOR- LAW COMMISSION. The Bishop of EXETER said he was sorry to say that the petition which he had the honour to present to their Lordships was one of such length that he should not move that it be read to their Lordships. He should, hem - ever, attempt to give a brief abstract of it. The peti tioners having made most serious and grave charges against the Poor-law Commissioners for England and Wales, he (the Bishop of Exeter) had adopted that course, which lie was sure their Lordships would have expected. He had taken care that the petition should go into the hands of the Commissioners, that they might examine the contents. He had done that, and he was satisfied to kno.v that their case in answer would be stated by a Noble Lord high in office, and higher still in talent and qualifications. It was a matter of satisfaction for (the Bishop of Exeter) to think that public officers occu p3ing such a station as the Poor-law Commissioners, should be sure of being protected as they ought to be by the Government. When their conduct was called in question, it was the duty of Government to presume beforehand that they had acted right, and while he was sure that no Government would sustain them in acting wrong, lie rejoiced to think that they would use eve-y means to protect and defend the petitioner& Unless the allegations contained in the petitions were contradicted, there certainly was much that required investigation ; he, however, would abstain from making any comments, and would con:e at once to the facts. It happened that in January, 1810, two pau pers died in the workhouse of the Crediton Union, in Devon, under circumstances which excited great public feeling. Ru mours of the most sinister kind went forth against the conduct of the guardians of the Union. These reports had been widely soread, had arrived at the ears of the guardians, and had been considered at a meeting of the Board, ant were con steered to have been answered. The voice of the public, how ever, was still heard, and an attorney of great practice ant probit3, felt. it his duty to inquire into the facts, and he began by disbelief, but evidence came on him so thick, and with such fore, as extorted from him some degree of cre dence. In April 1840 he addressed a letter to the Chairman to the Board of Guardians, James Wentworth Buller, Esq., a gentleman known to many of their Lordships as a most ho nourable, benevolent, and active friend to the poor. To him Mr. 'canner addressed a letter on the 13th of April, 1840, in the fallowing terms :—" A very serious report having been much circulated relative to the death of a pauper by the name of William Locke, who perished in a c&d, damp shed, belong ing to Crediton workhouse, where he had been placed whilst labouring under severe illness, I have taken pains to look into the matter, and I fear that the statement is true and can be substantiated." He then proceeded in his letter to request an I pen and impartial inquiry into the facts of the case. Ibis letter, written on the 13th of April, was submitted to the Beard of Guardians on the 3d of May, when it was opened by the Vice-Chairman, and no notice was taken of it. As he could not induce the guardians to pay any attention to his complaint, or to institute any inquiry, he determined to ap ply to the higher powers, and accordingly wrote to theCommis smilers, enclosing the letter to the guardians, and expressing a hope that they would cause a searching inquiry to be instituted. This was on the 6th, and on the 9th Mr. Tanner received a let ter stating that his communication would receive the imme diate attention of the Commissioners. On the 12th he again wrote to the Commissioners to say that he understood, from private information, that an investigation would take place in the workhouse on the 16th, and he requested to be permitted to attend there and bring forward the persons upon whose autho rity his statement was founded. On the 14th he received an answer to the effect that the Commissioners had received from the Assistant Commissioner depositions negativing his statements, so that the Commissioners would not feel justified in pursuing the investigation any further upon his general statements, bat that if he should furnish them with any other specific facts, they should be inquired into. Now what did they mean by specific facts ? Had not Mr. Tanner communicated to them specific facts in the letter which their Lordships had just heard, that people had died from cold, and hunger, and neglect ? Hear, hear.) They were informed that this gen tleman could bring forward witne•ses to establish all the cases which he alleged, and several others. But without giving him the opportunity of substantiating his charges, with out communicating with the relations of the deceased, Locke ; they allowed a secret inquiry to take place in the workhouse, arid they rested satisfied with such a partial investigation. Mr. Tanner again wrote to them. Ihe etter was dated May 20th, and stated that having received the Commissioners' letter, he was of opinion that a further investigation of the subject was necessary, and he feared, the depositions being on one side, would not be considered satisfactory, or tend to allay the feelings which the report excited previously to his first addressing them. He (Mr. Tanner) further stated that not a single witness was examined by the Assistant Commissioner, anti asked how it could be known whether such statements could or could not be substantiated, or how they could decide that the depositions taken could not be sat isfact o r y ; a nd he sincerely hoped that the evidence would disprove the statement of Locke and his wife. That was the letter of Mr. Tanner, and that was the state of things up to the 20th of May. The next stage in the proceedings was somewhat more startling. It appeared that Mr. Tanner, in consequence of no notice having been taken of his complaint, informed the proprietor of a newspaper in Exeter, and who was one of the most respectable inhabitants there, having been distinguished among his fellow-citizens as a person recom men d ed by the Commissioners, who disagreed with him in p o li t i cs, to the Secretary of State to dis charge the office of a Magistrate. That gentleman's name was Mr. Woo!mer ; and he having considered the case, gave it insertion in his paper. He the i t cll s egt olatentisdabil believe Ipt they ho s t i a y t et e wdh d ieenr t gfe h that coottiffeehaoreeuvdl very 1: r aaynnsogdtrpiirebtevepaoal grievous sl e r prepared true, and easdne insert stt (Bishop of Exeter) read the article, and it detailed most fh g a o n e r r i y e wt :e ' a o o as u r t i s t NaN r .r a f i nature legal proceedingstakenreseere wagainsterehitn. instituted ltalt the in r. Tanner ti s g a a i t d ion t h o e ; those the Assistant Commissioner, and-that was important in con sidering his conduct. He for "one should not criticise the conduct of private individuals in seeking to protect them selves from alleged misrepresentations, but when it was sought to bring the vengeance of the law on individuals who calmly, but strongly brought the fact before the public, it was hard they should promote vindictive proceedings; and when the I'oor-law Commissioners were invested by the Legislature with powers that were oppressive, and whose proceedings it was necessary for the good of the country should be anxiously watched. In consequence of this, proceedings were taken in the Court of Queen's Bench against Mr. Woolmer, for having inserted that article in his newspaper. The Earl of RADNOR—Who was the prosecutor? The Bislthp of - EXETER—The guardiSFews but Mr. Tanner the petitioner, stated - that he was infortned and believed that it was the guradians, at the instigation of the Assiseant-Com misioner. 'they would recollect that he (the Bishop of Exeter) was only quoting the averment of the petition. When this case came before the Court of Queen's Bench, the de fendant prepared several affidavits to show—he had prepared upwards of twenty affidavits—to show the truth of the alleged statement, and that the facts which had been alleged had hap pened. But the attorney who had prepared the prosecution made some unfortunate blunder. He said unfortunate, because he believed that great mischief was the effect of it. He be lieved that if the case had been gone into then, their Lord ships would not have been troubled with the subject. An un • fortuna'e blunder was committed by the parties who were em ployed in getting up the prosecution. There was a legal mistake, and the counsel for the defence said it was perfectly impossible that the case could go on, and insisted upon the rule bf . ing dismissed. This was on the 16th of June, and in the course of that month be believed a further commu nication took place on the part of Mr. Tanner with the Commissioners in London; and also os the part of Mr. Woolmer on the 2d of July. Mr. Woolmer took that course which he would say was a striking proof of the bearing of that gentleman's views. He addressed, the Commissioners in this way, and their Lordships would recol lect this was a gentleman smarting under the recent inflic tion of a very gross prosecution against him in the Court of Queen's Bench. This letter was dated July 6, 1840. (The Right Rev. Prelate then read the letter, which stated the writer's readiness to put the parties in possession of every in foimation, and enclosing the briefs delivered to counsel to gether with the sffidavits.) He begged to call the attention of the House to the following paragraph :—" Of course it must be understood that I forward the brief to you merely as a loan, without prejudice to myself, my partner, or any other person. I beg to implore you, for the sake of justice to the parties con cerned, to cause a fair and public investigation to be made." This was arswered on the 7th of July by a statement that the letter had been received, and that the sub ject should be attended to by the Commissioners. What fur ther communications took place he did not know, until the sth of August, and on that day Mr. Gilbert addressed a letter to Mr. Tanner, stating that he should sit in the Board-room of the Cred.ton Union on the 14th of August to hear evidence." " Solicitors or counsel will be allowed to attend to watch the proceedings, and to suggest such questions as they thought proper on the subject matter of the inquiry." Now nothing appeared to be fairer than that. This gentleman chose to attend as his own advocate ; and, on the 14th, immediately after Mr. Gilbert had determined to summon Mr. Tanner, who was thus made a complainant, and who was to advoca e the ease in person, im mediately bef re this inquiry Mr. Gilbert summoned this gen tleman as a witness. Mr. Tanner was there, of course, and he was required to submit than examination that lasted the whole day, and a great part of the day fo losing ; and becatee he made an affidavit for Mr. Woelmer in the Queen's Beneh, he was made a witness, and his n.outh was shut. Such conduct was most unaccountable. He hoped the Noble Lord would be able to give some sort of answer. lie did not say the Noble Lord would be unable to do so, but their Lord hips must admit that some sort of answer was req aired. Mr. Tanner had made his affidavit solely for the purpose of show• ing that Mr. Woolmer, in introducing the article alluded to into his newspaper had been influenced by no hostile feeling, hut that he had done so upon the representation of Mr. Tan ner, who knew nothing of the circumstances of the case from Isis own knowledge, bur, having heard of the circumstances, he had been induced to investigate the case, and had communi catedthe result of that investigation to Mr. Woalmer, Mr. Tan ner had been subjected to a most rigid examination and cross examination. On the second day it. had been arranged that on meeting again :an advocate should appear for Mr. Tanner. The inquiry was then adjourned, and on the 26th of August Mr. Tanner received an intimation from Mr. Gilbert that the inquiry would be resumed on the 27th. Mr. Tanner was asto nished-at receiving such an intimation, because it had been left doubtful if the inquiry would be resumed; and he complained, and justly, that he had not had longer notice given to him; at the same time he handed in a list of witnesses to be exa mined, requesting that they might be called in the- order in which their names stood on the list. On the day of the meet ine Mr. Tanner was surprised to find that Mr. Gilbert was as-i , t.sd by another Learned Gentleman, Mr. Parker, also an Assistant Poor-law C omm i ssioner. In consequence of the which h a d b een previously come to with Mr. Furlo ng , a respectable attorney of Exeter, u l ia r d . er G st i a ib ri e d r i t n ! attended as the advocate of Mr. Tanner. When Mr. Furlong attempted to act as Mr. Tanner's advocate, he was interrupted by Mr. Parker, who said, " We want no advocates here ;" and he refused to let that gentleman act. This course was con sidered very extraordinary, and excited the indignation of the Chairman of the Board of Guardians, Mr. Buller, and a gentle man of equal worth and respectability with Mr. Buller, though his name was not so well known—Mr. Sillifant, the Deputy Chairman of the Board. They both expressed their strong indignation at the coarse pursued. They told Mr. Tanner that he ought to be heard by his advocate. But the matter did not end there. When they saw that justice was refused, though the complaint was made against the board of guardians, and the course of the Commissioners seemed to be in their favour, yet they would not accept it, but resigned their posts as Chair • man and Deputy Chairman of the board. They considered that justice was insulted, w h en a person coming to complain, even though against themselves, was not permitted to take the course that was always adopted. He did not mean that they actually said this, but this was what they virtually said by their act of resignation. Two days before this the boardof guardians met and resolved, that the mode of conducting the inquiry was wholly unusual; that public justice would not be satis fied with it, nor would the Board be able to o maintain the cen fidence and respect of the public. . The guardians, therefore, approved of the step taken by the Chairman and Vice-Chair man, and also resigned th e i r seats. A long letter was then sent down by the Poor-law Commissioners, defending the mod e of the inquiry, which wa s conducted in a private room, though he should state that the reporters of the Exeter newspapers were admitted. But neither the complainant, nor any person on his behalf, were allowed to appear ; no person to examine evidence, or direct how it should be taken, or any one ac quainted with the circumstances. In consequence of, this a second resolution was passed, stating that the withdrawal of the Assistant Commissioners from the public room was not rendered necessary by the conduct of the persons present, and that the only interruption arose from the refusal of the Assistant Com missioners to pursue the course of inquiry they had themselves laid down at the commencement of the proceedings. The mas ter and surgeon of the workhouse were present, so were Mr.- Parker and Mr. Gilbert. The witnesses were examined and cross examined, as it was stated, in a moat vexatious manner. At any rate Noble Lords would see that the parties against whom the complaints were made had the advantage of cross-examining all the witnesses brought forward, and on the other hand there was no power given to the com plainants to re-examine them. Nor was that all, the Court itself did not know what they were examining about; the Commis sioners knew nothing of what the principal witnesses brought be fore them were brought to prove ; they heard something of what they h.l to say, but that was a very small portion of the charges. When the witnesses were rrueeeding to relate the fact, in their own way, they were told that they should answer certain questions put to them arid those only. There was no doubt that the parties who instituted the complaint were treated most harshly and unjustly, at the same time he (the Right Rev. Prelate) should say be believed there was no intention to im peach the character of Mr. Gilbert or Mr. Parker—he believed they were gentlemen of high respectability and irreproach pursued were communicateda s as he w abl,! character ; at the same time, whether they meant to do so cr not, they acted most unfairly and harshly to wards those parties. But he must say even that was not all. o t u o l d the st persons show, an with the attorney, repeated protest. It was outragenus violation of decency and fairness. The brief sub mitted by Mr. Woolmer to his Counsel, for his defence in the The course which they Queen's Bench, was obtained from his attorney, and the confi dential remarkably not surprising the inquiry terminated in in the acquittal of the ad scented,ne nd notwithstanding it notes hst a contrary in n t di h n e gt o m mt a hr r e. g margin expressaTanner n eagreements accused. Be would show* te h d: i Iteoardships upon what ac quit r, hear.) One of the physicians stated a u stove, which was in his small, and contained a sin no , evidence they were m. The opi nion, sufficient to warm the roo that the room th r h temperature ought to have been from 65 to 70. not by was called, who stated that the room was warmed by a common fire-place, but by a plate. He thought that plate would produce an in jurious heat ; there was an offensive smell in t h e room. Mr. Tucker said that the room was calculated f or pers ons in good health, but this opinion was expressed in A ugust or September. t He further stated it was only for one or two people. He further thought that the ventilation was unsuited to an incle ment season. He thought h t was totally unsuited for persons Anoter surgeon was called, who cor suffering under desease. Their Lordships roborated this testimony. must recollect that this room was occupied by two persons in this state for several days. In September last two eminent medical men were called guardians in on the part of the _ depose to the St. was Mr, nets of the room. One . • Barnes, an eminent said there was surgeon This gentleman no of f ensive smell when he was there, but that. the room was cheerless—and could • • cheerless was the best name that be given it. It was kept sufficiently warm, an d was well qualifi ed for the purposes wisely, an idiot ward. That it was to which it was applied—n s in very well adapted for such person a state of health, but it persons, , was not at all suited for sick rsons cause if sick persons were allowed to remain i n it, it would become close and un wholesome. That was the testimony of the person called in to prove the fitness of the place. Another physician, Dr. Miller, gave a more favour able opinion ; f or he said he did not d th consider the rooms too small, an at the mode Of heating them was not bad. The house-surgeon gave a more favour able opinion than either; but as he was not known in the or so county, his testimony was n ot so valuable much to be relied on. The inquiry was ver y days, and when they came to a close many individuals were not examined ; and he thought it very surprising_ that 23 wit nesses were notexamined at the investigation, He also thought it matter of surprise that more Witnesses were examined for the defence than for the complaint, as was stated in the petition. On the 17th of October the Commissioners made a report, in which they announced their decision, and gave an entire acquittal to all the parties concerned. The 7 stated that they had examined the evidence of the inquiryat Cre diton, and they considered the treatment of the deceased pa tients could not be complained of, but that, on the contrary, the care taken of them was highly creditable; and that the master performed his difficult task of taki ng care of the pa tients with great sati s facti o n. The Commissioners concluded their Report by stating that they would, if the guardians wished, give the fullest publicity to the documents in the case. The answer to that letter was that the Board felt that it -would be desirable that the utmost public ty should be given to the &tailed statements made by the Poor-law Commis- A L in Lordships s would no doubt b e as t on i s h e d a t w h at h e was now about to Commis sioners. Subsequently a l e tt er had been received from Mr. Chadwick, stating that th e y h a d no o bj ec ti on to h ave the whole t c h e e rr re esp w o u nde a nce g p oo u d bli d s e h a e l d. t A h f o t t er w a u ll th s a u t r h r th is a io d g s , their a idian bring before them. Though the Commissioners sent these docu. rsents to the boards of Guardians, and though they had expressed a hope that the documents would be made public, yet still when they came to the Board, it was at the express desire of the Board of Commissioners in London, returned to them, and no copy was permitted to be taken. While he fully acquitted the Com missioners of any intention to do injustice or behave with cruelty, yet he thought that in their conduct there was that which showed they were unfit to be trusted with that extent of power which their Lordships and the other House of Parlia ment had given them. lie was not surprised at the prayer with which this gentleman concluded ; he prayed them to take the subject into their grave consideration, or that they would select such portions of the case as they might deem requisite for inquiry ; or if they did not think fit to make any inquiry, then that, unless these facts were answered, their Lordships would net concur in any Act of Parliament which should con tinue uncontrolled the unprecedented power of the Poor-law Commissioners. lie moved that the petition be laid on the table. Lord WHA RNCLIFFE was sure their Lordships would give the Government credit for not wishing to defend any case unless they thought it was a really defensible case, and that the case attempted to be made out against them had failed. In almost all these cases there were some parties more or lass worthy of blame, and he was far from saying that in the present cane he did not see things which ought not to have occurred, and as he proceeded he should not spare those whom he thought worthy of censure. The Poor-law Com missioners were called upon to perform a most arduous and a most disagreeable duty, and it behoved their Lordships to be cautious how they thsew on gentlemen so situated a degree of blame which they did not deserve. In all cases of this nature the first thing to be considered was the circumstances under which the accusation had been made, and secondly, the con duct of those who brought . forward the accusation. They ought to come into Court" with clean hands ; there should be no evidence of anything like a contrivance, or of any thing like an attempt to get up a case; no cir cumstances to show that the case had been got up by the accuser for the mere purpose of making himself notorio,us, and of advancing himself in his profession. Now, it did appear to him, on looking at the history of this case, that the great ob ject of Mr. 'fanner throughout the case had been to acquire notoriety for himself, and probably to derive from it the means of assi ling himself in his profession. In the first place, the transaction itself, of whatever character it might be, occurred two sears ags, and two inquiries had taken place, which ended us Augu,t or September, 1840, yet this was the first time anything had bee n sa id a b out i t i n e i ther House of Parliament. The House of Commons was open to Mr. Tanner, and there were Noble Lords who would have brought the case for him before this House. But he never availed himself of these opportunities until now, when he saw that a new Poor-law Bill was about to be enacted. However, it could not be denied that it might be very reasonable for him to take these means of showing the Hose they ought to be cautious in giving such powers to any Commissioners again. But, at all events, he had slept on this case since 1840. The first inquiry took place on the 30th of April in that year. On the 2d of May, Mr. Tanner wrote to the Chairman. It hap pened that he was not at the Board on that day, and it was not surprising that the guardians did not think it right to take,any notice of the letter until he should be present. It might, per haps, have been better if they had acknowledged the receipt of the letter. But, at all events, Mr. Tanner knew that the Chairman to whom his letter was addressed was not present, and he might reasonably expect an answer after the next meet ing. 21e wrote this letter en the 2d, and on the bth he wrote to the Commissioners. Now, he did not get an answer from them until the 9th. But, upon the Bth, the letter which ap p.,are(l on the 9th in the Exeter paper must have been com municated to the editor. That was the letter upon which the trim,, al information was laid, and there was little doubt f' , at it was written by Mr. Tanner himself. In the letter addressed to the Commissioners, this gentleman did not state one, even one, material fact with reference to the case. It was true, he said those poor men died, but he neve: st :ted what they were, or how they died. One of them was, in point of fact, an idiot, and the other was a poor man, subject to epileptic fits. Ile said the place they were kept in was an impra,ear place : the medical persons connected with the in stitution said that these poor men were kept in a ward which was appropriated to lunatics. New he (Lord Wharncliffe) thought that such conduct on the part of this gentleman was inflammatory in the extreme. The newspaper represented the pace in which these paupers were kept as a filthy place, with out windows, and that it was unfit to be inhabited. On look ing at the evidence of the medical gentleman there was no such thing stated ; on the contrary, the medical men said that the place was well ventilated and warm. Now, suppose this were stated to the Commissioners, and that they, on sending down their Assistant-Commissioner, found that the place was quite different from what it was represented to be, it would not be necessary to subject the parties to an inquiry into the matter. It was, however, ascertained, that instead of the place being filthy and empty, there was straw for bedding, and ample means for ventilation. In fact the de scription of the place was totally different from that which was The Poor-law Guardians were n o t given in the news papers. satisfied with Mr. Gilbert, and they were determined to insti tute a criminal prosecution against the newspapers for a libel. Acc.srdingly, they moved for a rule in the Court of Queen's Bench. They obtained liberty to file a criminal information. They did so, and the Editor employed Mr. Tanner to defend it. They came into the Court of Queen's Bench, and the very first thing done was to take a technical objection, which upset the whole proceedings. Mr. Tanner had, of course, instructed his counsel to raise that objection, and the result was it pre vented that public inquiry which he affected to desire. Mr. Tanner must have given directions in this case, because no counsel would have acted without it. It appeared that Mr. Woolmer consented to deliver up to the Commissioners his briefs, as stated by the Rev. Prelate. These briefs were accom panied by the affidavit which Mr. Tanner had prepared for showing cause against the rule in the Queen's Bench. The moment they received the briefs and affidavits they felt it their duty to make further inquiry into the matter, and again sent down their Assistant Commissioner to make that inquiry. They were now arrived at the case—the question of these in quiries. A great deal had been s tid upon this subject, and with perfect truth, that these inquiries, from the nature of the thing, could not be impartial. However that might be, the Act of Parliament gave power to the Commissioners to make inquiries and swear witnesses, and he apprehended that it was sufficient if the Commissioners believed that an offence had been committed, and they had thesanction of the Govern ment that it would be their duty to institute a prosecution. But the inquiry the Commissioners had to make was an inquiry for a special purpose, of obtaining information, and not for the purpose of convicting individuals of crime. Now, it was very true it would be much better if those inquiries could be con ducted before a jury, as it would be the more satisfactory. He hoped that when the Bill came before that House some means might be devised that would give the Commissioners power to have a real, substantial, and impar tial inquiry whenever it was called for. But, as had been said by the Right Rev. Prelate, it was improper in Mr. Gil beet in calling upon Mr. Tanner to give evidence upon the ground of his having introduced certain affidavits in the Court of Queen's Bench. If Mr. Tanner had wished to conduct the case, and produce witnesses for examination, it would have been proper for him to have said they had prevented him, by making him a witness, and he would have had just cause of complaint against the Commissioners. It had been deter mined that counsel and attorney should he admitted on both sides, and that the investigation should be conducted in such a manner as to he satisfactory to the public. Now two statements had been made with respect to that investigation. Mr. Tanner first said that his advocate would not be _permitted to speak, whilst the C omm i ss i oners represented Mr. Tanner to have used very strong expres.ions. There was no place where a man was called upon to show more patience, and absence of any ebulition of temper, than when sitting upon the bench of Justice. Now he held that the language used had been rash, to use the mildest expression. The Guardians, like honest men, who were conscious of their innocence, wished to have a fair investigation, in order that any imputations which could be cast upon them might be removed. In his opinion, and contrary to the opirion of the Commis sioners, he wasfree to confess that the expression of opinion on the part of the guardians ought to have induced the Assistant- Commissioners to revise their opinion, and satisfy the public by continuing the inquiry, no matter what abuse they received from Mr. Tanner. The Right Rev. Prelate had stated a part, and only a part, of the evidence of the medical persons. And in the first place, the averment in the paper that the persons died of want of proper treatment, was not true. It was said the place was not warm, but the medical evidence proved that there was a means of warming it, and it was clear that it could be made sufficiently warm. They spoke of the impurity of the place and the smell, but it was not surprising that when the friends of the patients went to see them they found the air im. pure, and a not very agreeable smell. He had no doubt at the time the air was impure, but the evidence showed that the per. were not ill, and the air was not impure. They spoke of the non-pavement ; of the ceiling, and cold, but the evidence showed that the place was such as was used for persons in their state, and in point of fact pains were taken to make it so. He con fessed from the manner in which Mr. Tanner spoke in his pe tition be was induced not to attach much credit to it. The Right Rev. Prelate had stated that they promised to publish this, and that after all they would not allow it. Now, that struck him at the moment as a most curious circumstance, and since the Right Reverend Prelate had made the statement he had inquired into the subject, and found that the Commissioners wished it to be published, and that for that purpose they sent it to the guardians but they refused to publish it. Another point which w as stated in the petition, but which the Right Rev. Prelate did not refer to, was an assertion that the witnesses for the charge and against it were paid in different ratios. Now that was not the fact—all that had been clone was to adopt the course that was constantly pursued in Courts of Justice ; the witnesses were paid according to their station in life. Now such an ac cusation as that was calculated to taint the petition, and his firm belief was that the petition was got up by Mr. Tanner, while he stated that he felt bound to admit that there were several things done by the Commissioners which he could not sanction. Lord CAMBPELL did not intend to go into the merits of the question. His intention in rising was to give their Lord ships some information which might be useful to the forming an opinion as to one part of the case. In his petition, Mr. Tan • net stated that he had had no opportunity of bringing the case forward in the Court of Queen's Bench. Now he (Lord Camp bell) could assure their Lordships that Mr. Tanner had had ample opportunities of bringing the case under the cogniz ance of the Court of Queen's Bench. The petition stated that the prosecutors had either intentionally, or unintentionally, made a flaw in the proceedings, thereby clearly intimating that the flaw had been purposely introduced by the prosecutor, for the purpose of • preventing investigation. Now he (Lord Campbell) could assure their Lordships, that there was not the slightest foundation for such an insinuation. The rule had been moved for in a regular manner. AU the materials neces sary were furnished to the Court by the prosecutor. The affidavit on which the rule had been moved, was filed, and the newspaper containing the alleged libel, was attached to it; but it so happened that in drawing up the rule, the officer of the Court had omitted the words, " On the reading of this affidavit and of the newspaper annexed thereto." The counsel for the defence, acted under the instructions of Mr. T anner. They were honourable men, and he was sure they would never have taken the objection if Mr. Tanner had urged them to abstain from doing so ; and he also felt assured that if those gentleman had placed any great reliance on their affidavits, they would have advised Mr. Tanner not to take the objection, but to let the case go before the Court upon its merits, so as to have the rule discharged with costs. That objection had been taken volun tarily on the part of the defendant, and he (Lord Campbell) was sure it would not have been taken without his instructions. The Court had felt bound to yield to the objection, and it had only been owing to the defendant's own objection, that the merits of the rule had not been gone into. Therefore it was improper for Mr. Tanner to say that he had had no opportunity of bringing the merits of the question un der the consideration of the Court of Queen's Bench. He (Lord Campbell) regretted exceedingly that the affidavits on both sides had net been placed before the Court, who would have decided the case upon its merits. The Bishop of EXE I'ER, in reply, said that the merits or demeri's of Mr. Tanner had nothin‘ , to do with the question, and contended that the Poor-law Commissioners had shown themselves unfit to be trusted with the powers confided to them. The Noble Lord had asked why, as the subject -matter of the petition had occurred two years ago, the case had not been brought forward before. He explained that it was because the petitioner wished to present it when the measure for renewing the power of the Poor-law Commissioners came before Parlia • meta. He believed also, that Mr. Tanner was a man of honour, and above bringing forward the case from any unworthy motive. The Right Hon. Baronet, the First Lord of the Treasury, said last year, in reference to this subject, that it was the duty of the Commissioners to stand between the poor and the Guar dians.—( Hear, from Lord Wharncliffe. ) Then it was their duty in this case to have examined and inquired before they gave their judgment ; and if their Lordships desired, he (the Bishop of Exeter) would be prepared to prove, at the bar of the House, the truth of Mr. Tanner's statement. But in consequence of the contradictory character of the evidence be fore the Assistant Commissioner, he had not read any part of it but that of the medical men ; nor had he read some very strong parts of it. The COmmsssioners were satisfied with the apart ments for the sick. Now experiments were made, from which it appeared, by the testimony of the medical officers, that whilst the thermometer was 78 Fahrenheit, in a room in Exeter where there was no fire, it rose only to 74 in the sick room of the workhouse, although the fire in the stove was kept up so high that the bars were red-hot. He (the Right Rev. Prelate) said the Poor-law Commissioners were guilty of the grossest disingenuousness—the eharge against Mr. Tanner sunk into nothing when compared with the conduct of the Com missioners. The only reason why he was anxious to refer to the evidence of the witnesses was merely so far as Isis (Mr. Tanner's) honour was entrusted to the Right Rev. Prelate in bringing forward the petition before the House, and the more ingenuity, themore praiseworthy ingenuity the Noble Baron had .shown in endeavouring to exhonerate those officers from the charges brought aga i ns t th em, t h e p l a i ner it was brought to his (the Right Ree. Prelate's) mind, that no real answer had been given, and no real answer could be given, to the complaints made in the petition. The Bishop of EXETER shortly afterwards rose again and said, if the Noble Baron (Lord Wharncliffe) wished to see any of the documents, they should be laid on the table of the House. Lord WHARNCLIFFE said he did not want to see any do cuments ; he was perfectly satisfied to leave the matter where it was. The Bishop of EXETER thought what he had done was quite enough, and he would therefore beg leave to lay the peti tion on the table of the House. The petition was then Lill on the table, and the House ad journed at Eight o'Clack. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEU. 24. The SPEAKER took his seat shortly before Four o'clock. Sheriffs Magna) , and Rogers appeared at the Bar, and presented two petitions from the Lord Mayor, Alder men,. and Common Council of the City of London, in reference to the great annoyance experienced in the City by the smoke from manufactories, which they were or dered to present to the House. SEVERN NAVIGATION BILL. • Mr. PAKINGrON begged to move the second read ing of the Saverrt'Navigation Bill, which was agreed to, qui the Bill was ordered to be committed. Mr. GASKELL presented a petition from Stafford shire against the Severn Navigation Bill. ;NIETROPOLITAN BIZIDGES. An UoN. MEMBER presented a petition from the Ward oF Caitle Bayllard, in the City of London, praying for the aholition of the tolls on Southwark, Waterloo, and Vauxhall Bridges. PRESBYTERIAN MIXED MARRIAGES. Sir T. BATE3ON preSciited petitions from places in Londonderry and Down, praying for the legalising of these marria7,eS in 'retina, and that a law be passed for the general registration of births, deaths, and marriages. IRELAND MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BILL. Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from the burgesses of Exeter, against the M un i c i pa l Corporation Bill. He then moved that the Bill should be read at length by the Clerk at the table, which was done. CORN-LAWS. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Sal ford, signed by 7,383 individuals, praying for a total re peal of the Corn-IaWS ; also another petition, agreed to at a public mgeting, praying for no property qualifica tion, Vote by Ballot, Annual Elections, Universal Suf frage, and that the petitioners might no longer he com piled to obey the law of the land.—(A laugh.) Mr. BURFIELD presented a petition from the As sociation of Wesleyan Methodists, at Bradford, against the Corn and Provision-laws. Mr. COLLIER presented a petition praying that some measure should be introduced for legalising Pres byterian mixed marriages. Colonel RAWDON presented a petition from a place in Armagh; signed by 600 inhabitants to the same effect. Mr. GEORGE DUNCAN presented a petition against the plan of her Majesty's Ministers with respect to the Corn-laws. Dr. BOWRING presented six petitions from Strat ford, in Essex, and from various parts of the metropolis ; also a petition f.tom Darlington, the whole signed by 205,000 persons, and all praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Sir R. 11. INGLIS presented a petition from the Pre sident and other members of the Protestant Emigration Society of Glasgow, praying that a recommendation should be made to the Local Government of Canada, with respect to free lands of the provinces, part of which might be granted to the Society for the purposes of emi gration. The petitioners stated that great distress had been experienced in their neighbourhood for years, and that the prosperity of the place would be promoted by a system of emigration.—(Cries of " Order, order.") The petitioners prayed that the Government would allow the emigrants to be conveyed in Government transports. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from James Hawkins, a respectable member of the Society of Friends, praying that no revenue should be raised on intoxicating drinks, as being unchristian. Also a peti tion from Belfast, signed by 13,700 inhabitants. Also a great number of petitions from places in Cork, Westmeath, and other parts of Ireland, all praying for a total repeal of the Corn laws. Mr. OSWALD presented a petition signed by 15,000 of the inhabitants of Glasgow, praying for a total repeal of the Corn• laws. Mr. WALLACE presented petitions from Ayr and other places in Scotland, against the plan proposed by her Majesty's Ministers with resr it to the Corn-laws. ee. __ METROPOLITAN BRIDGES. Mr. BECKETT presented a petition from inhabitants of Westminster, for the abolition of tolls upon the me tropolitan Bridges. Mr. THORNHILL presented a petition from South wark, praying that the tolls on the different metropolitan bridges might be taken off. Mr. BORTHWICK presented a similar petition from 315 merchants, householders, and other inhabitants of Pimlico. Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON presented a petition from Tyrone, for an amendment of the law relating to Presbyterian Marriages. Mr. B. WOOD presented a petition from the congrega tion of Jewin-strect Chapel, London-wall, for the repeal of all duties on provisions RIOTS IN JAMAICA. Mr. O'CONNELL, seeing the Noble Lord the Se cretary for the Colonies in his place, begged leave to re peat a question he addressed to him the other evening, respecting the late occurrences at Jamaica, which unfor tunately were attended with loss of life. The riots to which he alluded took place at Christmas eve or in the night of Christmas-day. Nov he wanted to know from the Noble Lord, whether he had received infor mation containing the particulars of those deplorable events ; and if so, whether he had any objection to lay them on the table of the House ? Lord STANLEY said he would just state the nature of the information respecting this affair which had been received by her Majesty's Government. It was quite true, as stated by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, that disturbances did take place in Kingston during the celebration of the Christ mas holidays, and that unfortunately those occurrences were attended with loss of life. In the days of slavery a sort of Saturnalia was allowed by the planters to the slaves in - all the great towns, and their proceedings were regarded rather with satisfaction by the masters, though the conduct of the blacks was very noisy and even trou blesome to the district, for the proprietors thought that the fact of the slaves thus heartily giving themselves up to amusement, was a proof that their minds were occu pied with nothing worse. But since slavery had ceased, there had been a general desire amongst the most re spectable inhabitants, including several of the blacks themselves, to put a stop to those noisy and troublesome demonstrations. In the course of last year, therefore, the Mayor of Kingston who was independent and uncontrolled in his authority by the Go►ernor of Jamaica, proceeded, without the consent of the rest of the Corporation, and contrary to the advice of the Go vernment--(Hear, hear)— to adopt strong measures to repress those rather riotous celebrations. He did suc ceed last year, though with some difficulty, in repressing the negroes for a time; but soon after they broke out again, and having overpowered the Mayor and the authorities, the whole town of Kingston was a scene of disturbance during three weeks. In the pre- sent year, the Mayor, acting, against the advice of the Government again, and being uncontrolled in his authority, resorted to the - same mode of proceedings, availing himself of a clause in an Act, respecting the which certainly seemedptuotju:stitofypstoornetheextturamo sanction of which he (Lord S.) had some doubt, but li i c te e gr to oes. The police were molested in sumptioa on the part of that officer, and accordingly he u rdin ituo a u ry s " re - - j th ir ei nt a g6d t s te o m tfh p et t hp ti: execute orders which they were bound to obey. A serious riot consequently ensued. The Mayor was struck in the face with a - stone and knocked down, and treated with such vio lence by the rioters that there was very great diffi culty in rescuing him. Encouraged by this success the negroes continued their disturbances un checked. The other Magistrates endeavoured in vain to put a stop to them, and the rioters became at last so violent that the police being placed in imminent danger of their lives fired on the mob. He was sorry to say the result of this act was that two lives were lost on the spot, two lead since badly wounded. A deitodn,siadieldrabsleeverapolsseothoefrs troops 'ere were then called into the town, and for Some days very great excitement prevailed. He was happy, however, to say that nothing could have been more moderate thon the conduct and demeanour of the troops on this trying occasion. - The troops in the first instance employe-1 were blacks ; ya no men could have shown more steadiness and forbearance than did these black soldiers while acting against these black inhabi tants.—(Hear, hear.) The militia, also, were in readi ness, and behaved themselves creditably. Not a single shot was fired, no life was lost after the volley fired by the police. That morning he (Lord Stanley) had a conversation with Sir William Gomm, late Commandant at Jamaica, who had just returned from that colony. That officer told him, as indeed he had before heard, that in order to allay the public mind, Sir Charles Met calfe, the Governor, had ordered au investigation into all the circumstances of the case, before the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, and some other authorities, and that the inquiry was going on when Si r Willi am l e f t; h e added that tranq u illity had in the mean time been entirely restored to the town. lie (Lord Stanley) hoed that the next packet would bring the result of the Inquiry •, and until then, le trusted the House would agree with him, that it would be better not to produce the papers he already had -; but when all the documents connected with the case were received, he should willingly lay them before the lionse.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. O'CONNELL. begged leave to a , k whether he was right in understanding the Noble Lord to say that again this year the opinion of the Government was against the proceedings of the • Mayor of Kingston, and that the Government had appointed a Commission to inquire into the ease ? Lord STANLIA ; said the Government had given its opinion against the prudence and discretion of the con duct of the Mayor, who - was, however, entirely inde bendent of the G overnor ; b ut that the case h a d b een rought under the consideration of the Legislature and the Government. EGYPT. Dr. BOWRING give notice of hi s i ntent i on to move for copies of all the 6 correspondence which had taken place upon the subject of the right of navigation of the ulterior rivers of Egypt. THE CORN-LAWS. An HON. MEMBER on the Ministerial side of tl.e House, gave notice of his determination to propose an alteration in the proposed scale of duty upon foreign corn. LAND TENURES IN INbIA. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he would call the attention of the House, on the first opportunity, to the state of the Land Tenures in India. LAW OF COPYRIGHT. Lord MAHON gave notice of his intention to bring in a Bill similar to that introduced on a former occa sion, to amend the law of Copyright. IRELAND. Lord ELIOT said he would postpone till this day week the introduction of his Bill to amend the Act I and 2 Wm. IV., which empowered landed proprietors in Ire:and to sink, embank, and remove obstructions in rivers. EXCIIEQUER BILLS. The CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER moved for a . series of returns relating to the Exchequer bills. He said that similar returns had been ordered in the other House of Parliament, and as these included one which would supply all the information required by his Honourable Friend the Member for Lincoln, he hoped that his Honour:ilk: Friend would be satisfied with it, and not press the motion of which he had given notice, fora separate rrturn. Dr. 130 WRING asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer if he had any objection to lay the letter of Lord Monteagle to the Right lion. the First Lord of the Treasury, on the subject of the Exchequer bills, on the table ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no objection to do so. CoIonefSIBTHORP said, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer had alluded !o his motion, he would state that, as the Act of Parliament' provided certain places in which the Exchequer bills should be signed, and as certain Exchequer bills had been signed in. other places, they had a right to inquire were those places were, and for what purpose those hills were so signed. They ought to have a fair a clear statement, in order that they might know who were light m►d who were wrong—where charges ought to be brought, and to ascertain whether those who were suspected to be guilty were so or not ; and on whom condemnation should fall. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in laying the papers on tl►e table of the House, he believed they wouLl contain all the information the Hon. and Gallant Colonel wished. He believed thdt those papers would contain everything essential to the consi deratioi► of the subject. lie had not the least wish to withhold anything from the House in this matter, and if the Hon. and Gallant Member's motion had come on. and he (the Chancellor of die Exchequer) had thought it his duty to resist it, he should have been acting in direct opposition to the wish of the Comptroller-General hiu►- self. lie hoped the Hon. and Gallant Colonel would first look at the papers, when laid on the table, and, whe►; he had. seen thew, it' he did not feel satis fied, he could give notice of a motion lbr a future day. After a few words from Lord JOHN RUSSELL and from Col. SluTwoar in explanation, Dr. BOWRING moved that the letter of Lord Mont eagle to the Right Hon. the First Lord of the Treasury should be laid on the table, with the other papers.— Ordered. DEMERARA. Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY wished to ask the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies if any in formation, or any documents had been received from Demerara, relative to the strike amongst the negro population ; and also he wished to ask the Noble Lord if any memorial had been received relative to the distress at present existing in the Colo nies ; and if so, would he state to the house the nature of the prayer, and also whether it included Demerara ? Lord STANLEY said, in answer to the Hon. Gentle man, he begged to state that the Government had re ceived no information relative to the Hon. Gen tleman's first question. They had not received accounts from Demerara later than the 15th of January, which was received on the 16th of the pre sent month. In answer to the second question, the Government had received the memorial to which the Hon. Gentleman had referred, and which included the colony of Demerara ; but he (Lord Stanley) had not had an opportunity of looking over the memorial, but in the course of a day or two he would give the Hon. Gentle man the information he required. CORN AVERAGES. Mr. S. O'BRIEN begged to ask the Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) whether, in the event of passing the Corn laws Amendment Bill, the averages would be taken in the six weeks previous to the passing of the Bill, or in the six weeks following ? Sir R. PEEL requested the Hon. Gentleman to allow him to postpone for the present giving a decided answer to that question.—(Hear, and a laugh.) CHINESE RANSOM Mr. BLEWITT, understanding that the _Right TlOnourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer. had no objection to the return for which. he proposed to move, respecting the sil ve r p a id b y the Chinese as ransom for Canton, bogged to ask (as we understood) whether the decision of the Government, as explained in Lord Aberdeen's letter, was final or not ? The letter stated that after the distribution of so much of the silver as her Majesty should be pleased to allow as prize -money to the troops concerned in the capture, that the re mainder should go to the Consolidated Fund. Ile made this inquiry because lie did not think that the money was a droit of the Crown. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the distribution mentioned in the letter of the Secre tary for Foreign Affairs was a provision of the law, and not an arbitrary arrangement of the Government. Mr. BLEWITT repeated that, in his opinion, the silver was not a droit of the Crown, nor subject to the distribution intended ; and when the papers were laid on the table, he would' call the attention of the House to the subject. PRESBYTERIAN MARRIGES. Lord ELIOT moved for leave to bring in a Bill to con firm certain marriages in Ireland, the legality ofwhich had come into doubt. He was sure it was not necessary to use any argument to induce the House to accede to a measure which would relieve a large number of persons who had entered into marriage by a form which they believed to have the full sanction •of the law. It had been the custom for more than two centuries, for Presbyterians and members of the Established Church of Ireland to be married according to the form of the Presbyterian Church. Perhaps a very short statement of the circum stances under which the measure was brought forward, might not be unacceptable to the House. At the last Summer Assizes for the county of Armagh it appeared that a person named Smith had been married by a Presbyterian clergyman in the year Is3o, and that he was subsequently re married according to th e r it es o f th e Established Church in the year 1839. For this he had been prosecuted for bi gamy , an d t h e C ounse l em pl o ye d . 3u i his behalf cont en d e d th a t t h e fi rst marr i age wa s i n va l id. The point of la w so ra i se d at t h e tr i a l was ove rruleiiand a conviction took !d a c e , b u t it was reserve d for the decision Hilary Term of the Judges, and on the first day ~ i that the con majority of 8 to 2 of theJudgcs dec ided Ile though it uas very elaborately argued. Th o e f i r , i t , a s s u t lt was that a sons in s coun try was bad, and the , nioaerritahgee qinti'v;iiellado•tai:i be lieved that many learned per at were until try took a diff, ront Judges:,.,To%-bagt,.‘h,eed,%t.loiautldtl.seayth absurd for him to offer there were many others right. It would be . overruled, they were bound the u Judges - the opinion.oft.. any opinion onhteli Judges that a measure like the present was consider the opinion o f as , the law, and to s b subject, least, rendered necessary. There was no doubt whatever therefore it was that the marriages celebrated by Presbyterian clergyman we re sometimes rendered very uncertain, because there was no notice gi ven , nor was there any definite