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N.PIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM VIE EVENING PAPEES 01 YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The policy of Sir Robert Peel is ob vions. He has a marvellous strength of affection for the:fiens of antiquity when those forms are at vari ance with popular rights ; but when they tend to facilitate and strengthen the expression of public opinion, he has no objection to their being rescinded, as 'inconvenient and troublesome. Mr. Duncombo warned the Premier of the consequences which would assuredly follow his opposition to the reception of the petition now in question. " Suppose," said the Hon. Munber, " the Right Honourable Baronet to succeed in rejecting the petition to-day, how much farther will he have advanced ? To-morrow he will have to fight the same battle over again." Loud and continued cheering followed this announcement ; the import of which was explained, when, immediately that the vociferous cheering of the Opposition on the virtual defeat of the Government had ceased, Mr. W. Cowper, the Member for Hertford, gave notice his intention to move this evening, that a petition which had. been placed in his hands against the income tax be received. We cannot imagine that Sir Robert Peel will persist in his opposition after the practical hint of last night. The right of petitioning may, we apprehend, be regarded as safe from the endeavour of the Premier to suppress it ; and the table of the House will be levied with petitions against the tax, so soon 110 the unconstitutional obstruction to their re pinsM abolishat STANDIII9.—It still Imo seen by our parlia mentary report WO Thomas , Duneombe ha s vir tually succeedeil in overthrowing the customary law of I'en; as to the exclusion of petitions against an impending iiox. We say virtually suc ceeded ; for though the motion of the Member for Finsbury was rejected by a majority of one we are not sufficiently broken in to Whig humility to regard such a majority as anything but a virtual defeat. The gentlemen who supported Mr. Duncombe will soon have ample opportunity of testing the wisdom and patriotism of their conduct; the income tax and the 600 or 700 items of the tariff will soon produce an ample harvest of petitions : the field is wide ; it is sown broadcast, and. it will not want plenty of local cultivators. Every man who has, _or thinks he has, an interest that may be impaired, or an interest that may 1.),! :promoted, but seems not. to be promoted, ' the income tax, or any item of the britr, will of course bestir himself, and he will have as his assistants all the rabble of Whigs, 'lL:cheats, and Chaatists, who, without any parti cular interest, real or imaginary, will eagerly seize upon an opportunity of embarrassing the Govern ment ; add to these the multitude, who, without po litical bias of any kind, and without interest in the matter, will still feel called upon, by the sense of their own wisdom and importance, to interpose as amateur legislators. We can guess the proportion of such persons by the number of letters addressed to people as humble as ourselves, all suggesting some improvements its the financial plan—all most gra ciously ready to follow the Minister—if he will only tithe the path that they mark out. The mischief is, that the paths are all different. Yes, there will be plenty of petitions. COURIER.—Were the revival of trade and the general welfare of the country not paramount in every patriotic mind to every party consideration, the supporters of the Government would have but little reason to complain of the protraction of the debate on the property and income tax, inasmuch as, the more thoroughly Sir Robert Peel's propositions are sifted, the more searchingly the grounds upon which they avowedly rest are examined, and the closer they are contrasted with the alternative hinted at, rather than specifically proposed by Lord Jonn Russell, the more clearly will their adequacy, soundness, and feasibility appear. It was well ob served by Lord Stanley, in his admirable speech last night, that however widely men may differ in opinion as to the propriety of meeting the deficiency in the way proposed, all were perfectly agreed as to the ne cessity of dealing with it vigorously, promptly and effi ciently. All were agreed that the day of make-shifts had passed away—that the magnitude of the evil forbad further recurrence to paltry contrivances or doubtful ex pedients. The force with which this view of the subject was urged by Lord Stanley, aided by its intrinsic truthfulness, told upon the house as it will tell upon the country, with excellent effect. But great as were his Lordship's services last night—effective as was his manner of sweeping away objections, however Faudily and meretriciously attired—and conclusively impressire as were his arguments in favour of the course determined upon by the Cabinet after mature deliberation--owe Gulch doubt if the combined force of his clearness and eloquence will so largely con tribute tower* popularising the measures of Govern ment, as the various valuable admissions with regard to them wiling from the mostraeolate and determined of their opponents. INDIA. The* Calcutta Englishman, of the 16th February, received by the Falmouth mail, states that intelli gence.had reached Lahore on the 27th of January, to thS'efrect that Akber Khan had come down upon Jellalabad in great force, and having been met by our troops on the plain, a battle had been fought, in which he and a great number ofAffghans were killed. Tho Englishman is usually a well-informed paper, and al though the silence which apparently more recent let ters maintain on the subject may affect the credibility of the statement, it is far from being improbable. This date is later than any copy of the Englishman which reached us by the overland mail. The authen ticity of Dr. Brydon's letter was disputed upon simi lar grounds. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, April 12 KR JOHN CHARLES NORTH, alias NEWMAN. The insolvent in this case was described as a stone and marble merchant, earl ving on business in Milbank. His petition to be discharged was opposed by Mr. Nicholls, on behalf of a young lady named Greenstead. It appeared that the insolvent had been paying his addresses to Miss Greenstead, who resid.s nearly opposite his house In Milbank, and although at first the parents of both parties objected to their mar riage, yet they eventually consented, and the insolvent, taking advantage of the relationship which existed between them, Seduced her, and a child was the result of the inter course. Soon afterwards he married another lady, when en action was brought, and a verdict for 2501. damages returned by the Jury. The insolvent was subjected to a long examination by the Learned Counsel, is which he stated that he was the illegitimate son of a gentleman named Newman, who allowed him by deed of settlement a sum of fifty pounds a-year. He had been before the Court for hearing on the Bth of Octo ber lasf, when his petition was dismissed, with an order to readvertiee, because he had described himself as " John Chas. North,' whereas be had been baptised by the surname of Nowmaa, and had also been married in that name. Cooxx having addressed the Court in support of the in sal rent's petition, Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said, damages having been given against the insolvent for breach of promise of marriage to a person who must be supposed to be in all respects his equal in station, there must he some grounds brought before the jury, tv:ticli lie (Mr. Commissioner Harris) could not enter upon in this Court or in this investigation, yet that must have indicated some degree of moral turpitude. The judgment of the Court, therefore, was, that the insolvent be entitled to hi s di sc h arge, after he hall have been six calendar months in prison, at the suit of Miss Greenstead. ICE JOHN DEANE. The insolvent was opposed by Mr. Cooke on behalf of Mr. Thomas Nicholls, a general outfitter, ca,rr3ing on business in the . Opera Colonade._ It appeared that the insolvent had been left a large pro perty in the island of Jamaica, and on the strength of this the opposing creditor was induced to give him credit to the amount of forty-four pounds. Having been disappointed in recmving money by th e over l an d ma il from India, he was arrested sod compelled to seek the benefit of the Act. It was stated the property amounted to nearly 20,0001., and the in solvent's disappoietment arose from the bankruptcy of a large West India Agency kW Mr. Cneentsmioner 'haus hell that there was nothing in the insolvest's eendaet which called for a remand, and ordered hint to be discharged forthwith. MAltikg? INTIM GENCE. ( From this Lowden !few Price Current of April 12.) SecsLs—The market for Walt India Muscevadoes Sugar has preseeated a more lively appearance since this day week ; from both rows and refiners the demand has been good, and the prices paid have been 6d per cwt above these of this day week for all qualities. To-day several inquiries existed for West India Sugar, both for the scale and pan, and most of the parcels on show found ready buyers, at an advance on the rates of Friday of tid per cwt.. Indeed, the supply of Sugar at mar k e t i s not ample for the wants of the trade, and the want of an assortment pre ver,ted the execution of some orders. The purchases are 450 hildq and trs, being nearly all on show. Jamaica common dark brown fetehed 62s lid per Cwt. REPINED—Since Tuesday last the demand has been exten sive for Refined Sugar for hemo consumption, and advanced rates have been paid. To-day Relined Goods were its good request, And prices are firm: Standard lumps at 81, 6d per cwt. Treacle met with a free tale at 27s to 325. Of Bastards and pieces largo parcels were sold, fully supporting the rates shove quoted. For seve ral parcel s of Bonded Crushed. Sugar 28s 9d to 29s paid. Manuertes.—This afternoon there were buyers of all de scriptions, and at auction 7,363 bags were all disposed of with spirit, at prices 6d per cwt above those of last sale ; fine yellow fetched 67s to 68s, Pad 66s to 66s 641 mid 64s to 65s 6d, low 63i to 63s 6d, fine bro wn 61s 6d, goo d ' mid 58s, low grey 59s to 593 6d per ewt s a t w hi ch rates some parcels were sold private'y. EAST INDIA•—This afternoon the public sales were impor tant, and consisted of 4,907 b ags 34 casks Be n bags Siam, 8,775 bags Manilla, an d 124 gal Sugar, 3,833 l'eriang. Bengal all sold at stiff er rates, fine strong baskets Dobah) fetched 66s 6d to 691 6d, da 'ion yellow6d t o s to at 9s, mid pllow 5 4s to 665, low to good brown p 41s to &I Siam nearly all taken in at full rates, mid strong whit 22s 6d, low 20s 6d to 211 6d, washed 19s 6d to 20s. Manilla nearly all bought in at stiff rates, fine brown at Ils 6d to 18, damp and washed 156 to 17s, Penang black (lamp brow n 133 to 13s Gd, low white 21s to 21s 6d, mid 23s per cwt. FOREIGN..—To-day the demand was limited for Ifavannah. At public sale 3,004 boxes yellow and 340 do. white were put up. The former nearly all taken in 6a to Is above the value. They were subject to the auction duty; Ens yellow bought in at 22s to 22s Gd, good 21s to 21s lid, good mirldl2os to 20, fid, middling 191 to 19s 6d; white went at moderate rates; good at 26s 6d to pis , middling 25s to IL, low 24 to 24s 6d. Since the sale, however, a fair proportion le* yellow has been sold Od under the buying-in rates. NOLAtilZge.4ol* West India full rates have been paid, and s a good demand has existed. Antigua good 275, St. Kitt's fair ' new 26s to 26s 6d, St Vincent ordinary 255. Foreign AU , lasses at 8s to 9s per cwt. East India Tamarinds at 24s 6d to 255, good and fine Honey 40e to 655. COFFEE.—There has been a better demand for clean de scriptions of West India Coffee, and full rates ha' e been ob tained. To-day there was no public sale of any description of Coffee, but by private contract there was a much better demand for all descriptions subject to the 6d duty, Sir Robert Peel having stated that he intends to adhere to the plan proposed by him—viz., to admit Coffee, the produce of British possessions, at 4d per lb. Ceylon met with a brisk demand, and has advanced 3s to 4s per cwt ; sales of good ordinary were made at 79s to 80s, and fine ordinary 82s to 86s per cwt ; in British plantation large purchases were pre vented, oaring to the want of a supply, and the small parcels offering were disposed of at an advance corresponding with that of Ceylon. Foreign and Cape Coffee have met will a dull demand, in consequence of Sir Robert Peel stating that he cannot alter his original project as regards the duty, which ho proposes to be 8d per Ib ; prices for these sorts of Coffee have become nominal. TEa.—Since our last report the market has presented a languid appearance for all descriptions of Tea. To -day the market was in an inactive state, and the business transacted 1 , 7,19 exclusively confined to the public sales. Congou, but mid. Tea ra str and ra rough Is 91d to Is 91d, but mid ra bnt ra new is 94d to Is 10d, but mid Tea blksh If lit bnt and rough Is 104 d, but mid ra coa and ra str Is 101 d, but mid and mid str o:d Souchong kind Is I Id to Is I I id, mid str blksh leaf 2s, str old full Pekoe flavor 2s 411 tots s;d; Pouebong Is 5d to Is 90, good and fine Is I oil to 2s 4d; Behea is 2d to Is 4d; Twankay but mid coa but 13 8d per lb. Company's Congou dull at Is 100, cash. Rim —The demand has been good for Bengal Rice, and rather higher rates have been paid. Java has met with a free' sale, and stiffer rates have been paid. Carolina, first sort 30s, second ditto 28s, third ditto 275, inferior 265. Patna at 145 to 163 for common and middling, and good and fine at 17s to 19s per cwt. This afternoon the demand was good for Bengal, and at public sale 1,700 bags were all sold at 9s 6d to lOs for mid white, being full rates. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—For Leeward Island Rum the demand has been good, and prices have advanced lid to 2d per gallon. 250 hhds have been disposed of, proof at 21 5d to 2s sid, 2 per cent over 2s 6d, 4 to 10 over 2s 7d to 2s Bd, 13 to 2J over 2s 9d to 3s, 26 over 3s 2d. The stock in the importers hands is small. Calcutta found free buyers at Id advance. 400 hhds have been sold at Is 5d to is 6d proof. Parcels have met with a fair sale at firm prices. 200 hhds hay,' been sold at le act to is 10d per gallon proof. Of Mauritius Rum 350 casks have been sold at is sid to Is 6d proof; Jamaica middling and good 4s 6d to 5s per gal. Brandy has met with a fair demand, and prices have become settled ; we quote Cognac first brands of the vintage of 1836, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 5d ; do 1837 hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; do 1838 hhds 5s ld, puns 4s lld ; do 1839 hhds 4s 6d puns, 4s 4d; do 1840 hhds 3s Ild, puns 3s 9d. A fair business has bees done in Geneva, common has been selling at Is lld to 2s, fine 2,6 d to 2s 9d. The demand has been brisk for English Corn Spirits at 9s t3d cash, at which the distillers are not disposed to sell. To-day Rum was less in request, and holders of East India were more disposed to sell ; is 5d is the value of Calcutta proof, subject to the high duty, but proof Leewards being scarce cannot be obtained under 2s 5d per gallon. SPICES. —Cassia Lignea bas met with free buyers ' and the stock being light, prices advanced fully Is per cwt. For East India Ginger the demand has been good, and prices have risen 3s. per cwt. Bengal fetched 17s to 178 6d for common, Afri- can :vent at 53s ato 58s 6d. Jamaica at 90s to 2405, accord ing to quality. Holders of Pepper are firm. TALLOW.—There has been more activity in the market for Russian Tallow since Tuesday lest. and holders are firmer. On the spot P.Y. Candle has been selling at 46s 3d to 46s 6d, at which holders are firm, prices are high at St. Petersburgh. For delivery in the last three months of the year at 48s to 48s 3d per cwt. South American firmer ; New York melted went at 46s to 46s 3d. Town Tallow at 45s 6d. OIL.—For Olive Oil prices have an upward tendency; Gal lipoli 59110 s to 601, Spanish 541 to 551, and Barbary sff 10s to 531 per tun. Linseed Oil ; 32s 9d to 33s on the spot, and 33s 3d to 33s 6d for delivery. Rape Oil Pale at 48s to 4816 d, Brawn 47s to 47s 6d per cwt. Palm Oil, first sort selling at 31/10s to 321. and ether kinds at 301 to 31/ per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil 40s to 41s is the value of first sort. For Sperm Oil prices have declined considerably. Fine British sold at 801 to 81/ per tun. Cod 281 lOs to 29/. Southern 301 5s to 3215 s for middling to good pale quality. Pale Seal Oil at 38110 s to 304 yellow and straw colour at 30/ to 361. Brown 27/ to 28/ be per tun. COUNTRY MARKETS. Wheat. I Barley. Oat.. Beans. Pease Per Quarter s. to s. s. to a. a. to s. a. to a. to a lath .. . 54 70 21 33 20 23 36 40 40 be Ilandtbrd 53 72 31 32 53 26 46 nridport 68 _ — Chard 56 73 23 32 22 26 38 42 40 Exeter aloucester 6O 64 21 30 20 25 40 42 44 46 Guildford Newbury Reading 48 76 25 37 18 32 99 44 30 34 Salisbury 52 ` - .11 27 34 26 28 40 50 56 63 26 30 13 24 40 44 TheptonMallet 50 78 25 34 IS 24 34 48 34 36 Uxbridge 37 43 2.1 28 . 38 48 Warminster 55 69 24 36 10 25 36 43 Worcester 164 68 32 31 2r 26 t 3B 42 36 40 feorll 152 62 24 28 20 22 14• 44 SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beane. Oatmeal 4bcrdeen... 60 to 70 28 to 30 15 to 21 to— ts to 35 Berwick 25 42 15 21 14 16 21 22 23 36 Coldstream Cupar (Fife) 148 25 120 31 13 72 22 26 Dunbar....,,. 50 64 22 ?.0 19 24 27 20 37 St Elgin 7O 72 30 31 22 25 28 50 Inverness 6O 70 29 31 22 23 42 33 Kelso 110 47 17 23 16 18 36 30 K irkaidy Perth 6O 67 38 40 25 95 41 44 Sas. The sise of the measure varies thovg out the country. HADDINGfON CORN 15IA1tKET. Wheat. Barley. Oats. 8e.., • Pease. First 7Ol Od 34. Od 266 84 3.lis Od 411 id Second f2i Od 996 68 24s 6d 32s Od 90. Cd Third s2s Od 27s Od 22s Od 3's (ki 00.14 4bcrdeen 60 to 70 28 to 30 15 to 25 —to Berwick 25 42 15 21 14 14 21 22 Coldstream Cupar (Fife) 148 65 2g 31 II 72 22 26 Dunbar....,, 5O 64 22 90 19 24 27 10 itlgin Inverness 6O 70 29 31 22 23 42 33 -- Kelso Kirkaldy Perth 6O 67 38 40 25 35 41 44 — l} The sire of the measure varies thong out the country HADDINGTON CORN MARKET. Wheat. Barley. Oats. !ie.., • f First 7os Od 34s Od 266 54 34. Oct Second (2i Od 29s 6d 244 6d 39s Od Third s2s Od 27s Od 22. Od 3" sOd I Average 3l, 2s. fld 0 12ths. OLASOOW CORN Mt EKET. Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. s. d. Oats, per 2e4lb. a. d. s. d 6ritish, 01d............ 11116t033 0 Irlatt ." ..... ........ ..... 17 o tol.B 6 .....--.. new ... ..... 0 --• C British l7 6 16 9 Canada. free ........... 0 0 Beans, per 260113. Irish Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish English 23 1 26 0 Pease,Scottish ... .. 20 0 21 0 Scottish 2l 6 24 0 Oatm ea l, per 1101 b.. 16 6 log Irish DALKEITH CORN MARKET. 1 Wheat. parley, Oats. Pease. First 7O, Ou 344 81 28s 84 38s 64 Second 6,11 Od 92s Rd 22s 48 35s 04 Third Be• n. Mt Ad 5: (H 2) CH EDINBURGH CORN MARKET. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Means. Pease. First 7ls. Od roc 01 3 i.oi. 38d. Od. 3131 Od, 4 icono 64 0 so 0 26 0 0 34 Third 56 0 18 6 20 0 30 0 3i I Average price of Wheat PRICIS OF PROVISIONS, 141. Beef, per io. Us. bd. to 01.7 d, Freshßutter, lls. Is. fkl to 18.10 0 5 0 7 Salt 010 011 Veal 0 7 010 Ditto.per cwt. —B6 0 90 • 0 5 0 7 Eggs, p.r doe... A 6 0 7 Lamp, per qr. 11 14 0 OatStraw(kpl.)... 8 I 19 11 I allow. 0 42 0 Wheat Ditto.... 9 0 11 0 Quartern Loaf.... 11 0 9 Barley Ditt0., . .,. S I lil Potatoes.l4lb. 0 0 0 5 Hay, perst. 010 1 EDINBURUH MEAL MARKET Pe c Sack of 2801 b, Imp. Per Stone 01141 b. Imp. First Oatmeal AI 15 0 First Oatmeal £0 1 It Second ditto._ 1 10 6 Barleymeal ..... 1 • Paucnteal ••. 1 8 0 Peaa em cal . ....... 1 .Pot Barley from 30s. to Vs. per sack CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. Barley, a. d. to t. d. s. d. t• a. d. 1rur0.... ........ — 0 75 0 3$ Mistime St. Austell — 0 6 0 8 3 8 ICHIMIII 0 8 8 —. II 4 4 Liskeard 0 76 0 3 6 Launceston — 0 7 5 - 0 3 8 Camslford ...... Pensance 7s 8 4 0 4 0 Oats. s. A a 0 3 • 3 0 3 0 2 2 6 2 0 2 FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, APRIL 7, 1842. The Lard Chancellor has appointed Thomas Robert Jennings, of Evershol, in the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Aram 8. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain E. C. Warde to be Adjutant, July 7. OFFICE. OF ORDNANCE, A 11. PAIL Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet Major R. C. Moles worth to be Lieut,-Colonel, vice Belson, retired on full-pay ; Second Captain Sir H. Chamberlain, Bart., to be Captain, vice Molesworth ; First Lieut. F. E. Wilmot to be Second Captain, vice Chamberlain; Second Lieut. H. F. Strange to be First Lieutenant, vice E. Wilmot, April 7. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire. John M'Pherson Grant, younger, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu tenant; Duncan M'Donell Chisholm, Esq., to be ditto, Dec. 1. The following places have b.en duly registered for solemniz ing marriages therein, pursuant to the Act 6th and 7th Wil liam IV., chap. 85 : Fulwood Chapel, Fulwood, Somersetshire. South.lane Baptist Chapel, Downton, Wiltshire. Primitive Methodists' Chapel, Oswestry, Shropshire. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Chapel, Hexharn, Northum )crland. 28, and May 24, at eleven, at the house of John Brodie, Dar lington. Mewburn and Hutchinson, Darlington ; Mewburn, Great Winchester -street, London. EDWARD AUNTY, corn-dealer, Warminster, Wiltshire, April 18 and May 24, at ten, at the Bath Arms Inn, Warmin ster. Chapman, Warminster ; Holrae, Loftus, and Young, New Inn, London. . . . _ ‘% ILLIAM H ALLIDAY, innkeeper, Liverpool, April 25 and Ma y 24, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Wason, Liverpool ; Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London. • JAMES CHALONER, currier, Choster, April 27 and May '24, at twelve, at the Office of Mr. Maddock, Chester. Philpot and Son, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury, London; Maddock, Chester. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Bacinghall-street. It J. Makins, grocer, Blandtord-street, Manchester-square, May 6, at twelve—J. E. Saunders, n., flit' factor, Upper Thames-street, May 4, at tw e l ve —E. Whitmore, J. Wells, J. Wells, jun., and F. Whitmore, bankers, Lombard-street, May 5, at one. • In the Country. R. Riley, corn dealer, Wellesbourne Hastings, Warwick • shire, May 3, at half-past twelve, at the Shakspeare Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon—J. King, dealer in ships stores, Bristol, May 13, at eleven, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol—J. Power, sen. and J. Power, jun., hat manufacturers, Ather stone, Warwickshire, May 6, at one, at the Red Lion Inn, Atherstone..-W. Thompson, ship builder, Monk Wearmouth Shore, Durham, May 3, at twelve, at Horner's Commercial Hotel, Sunderland—j. Gray, sen., paper manufacturer, Man chester, May 4, at ten, at the Commissioners', rooms, Man chester—B. Alurgotroyd, worsted spinner, Bradford, York shire, May 16, at twelve, at. the Court-house, Bradford—J. Rawlings, innkeeper, Gloucester, May 2, et three, at the Office of E. Washbourn, Gloucester—J. Bonner and C. Gibbons,fur. niture brokers, Thame, Oxford, May 16, at one, at 'l'. Lucas's, under the Town-hall, Oxford—J. and W. Lloyd, builders, Atherstone, Warwickshire, May 6, at one s at the Red Lion Inn, Atherstone—R. Johnson, builder, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, May 4, at twelve, at the Bankrupt Commission-rooms, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—G. Green, earthenware manufacturer, Kilnhurst Pottery, Yorkshire, May 4, at eleven, at the Town hall, Sheffield. CERTIFICATES-MAT 3. J Itheaire, J. Linnemann, and J. C. Berger, merchants, Liverpool—H. Gouger, merchant, Great Winchester -street, City—R. Edgell, innkeeper, Long Ashton, Somersetshire—J. Bonner and C. Gibbons, furniture brokers, Tissue, Oxford— F. Jones, draper, City-road. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. H. Galloway, J. Tibaldi, J. A. Galloway, and E. Gal loway, general merchants, City of London (so far as regards J. Tibaldi and E. Galloway)--It. H. Galloway and J. Tibaldi, general merchants, City of Alexandria, Egypt)—A. Rowan and T. Inglis, hatters, Hereford—J. and G. 11Iathew, butchers, Ivy-lane, Newgate-street—J. J. Mason and H. Meyers, lead refiners, Hill-street, Southwark—E. E. Tucker and J. Boul ton, surgeong, Aberyschan, Monmouthshire—W. W. Leslie and C. W. G. Griffin, merchants, Cornwall—E. Massey and R. Lambert, warehousemen, Watling-street—Js. and Jh. Weak, linendrapers, Godalming—T. M. Cooke and J. Mur rell, silk manufacturers, Union -street, Bishopsgate—W. and T. Turnbull, timber merchants, Howdon Pans, Northumberland— J. Hedges and G. E. Scott, wine merchants, Fleet-street—W. Leaf and J. Crofts, merchants, Sambrook-court, Basinghall street.—J. Mackarness and J. Higgin, West India merchants, Crosby-square, 13ishopsgate-street--W. Lee, F. Lee, P. Lee, S. Lee, A. Lee, and C. Lee, proprietors of the " Sussex Ad vertiser or Lewes and Brighthelmston Journal, Lewes, Sussex —E. and M. Day, woolstaplers, Batley Carr, Yorkshire—J. H. Handley and T. Brookes, auctioneers, Red Lion-square-- J. Fletcher and H. Jenkinson, colour manufacturers, Liverpool —IV. Tuke and P. R. Allanson, land agents, York—F. J. Buckland and E. Evans, wine merchants, Cullum -street, Fen church-street—J. Crawshaw, R. Crawahaw, and J. Rush, ge neral contractors, York (so far as regards J. Rush)—C. Burtt, sen. and C. Burtt, jun., lime burners, Grand Surrey Canal, Camberwell—J. Chatterton and C. Clarke, rag dealers, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire—J. Coleman and C. Hunt, tim • ber dealers, Broad Oak, Gloucestershire—J. Thomson and J. O. Patrick, linen drapers, South Shields—E. D. Blyth and G. Reader, mustard manufacturers, Kingston-upon-Hull R. Sawdon and J. Aspell, common brewers, Salford, Lancashire --Js. Newbold, J. Park, T. Brown, and Jn. Newbold, iron founders, Bury, Lancashire—T. Mason and A. A. Toy, gas fitters, Castle-street, Holborn—W. Metcalf and R. Downing, japanners, Curtain-road—W. Dixon, A. J. Dixon, and E. Young, spirit merchants, Liverpool (so far as regards W. J. Dixon)—C. S. Onley, Sir R. J. Harvey, Knt., A. Hudson, and T. Hudson, bankers, Norwich (so far as regards C. S. Onley)—W. F. Cobb, T. F. Cobb, T. B. Oldfield, and F. W. Cobb, bankers, Margate. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ROBERT DAVIDSON and CO., grocers, Dumbarton, April 16 and May 4, at two, at the Elephant Inn, Dumbarton. JAMES CAMPBELL,shipowner, Lettoch, Rosshire, April 16 and May 14, at twelve, at the Caledonian Hotel, Dingwall. ARCHIBALD M'PHEDRAN, cooper, Greenock, April 16 and May 7, at twelve, at the Office of Muir and M'Clure, Greenock. ALEXANDER BROWN, ironmonger, Glasgow, April 15 and May 6, at twelve, at the Chambers of D. and J. Wilkie, Glasgow. MILLER and WEBSTER, machine makers, Glasgow, April 18 and May 9, at one, at the Office of Reid and Towers, Glasgow. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday. LONGFORD. Mr. AUSTEN having coucluTledlisargument in reply, shortly after three o'clock, the room was cleared, and the Committee remained in consultation till four o'clock, whe■ it adjourned without coming to any decision, till twelve o'clock to-day. SUDBURY. Witnessee were called on the part •f the petitioners, who swore that they received 21. at the Black By before voting, and 41. at the Swan after voting, by the hand of a person who was concealed. The Committee adjouraed at a few minutes before four. 7, LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Mary Ann, Woodward, from Bengal, off Pen zance, sailed October 15, Port Elizabeth, January 8 • Arab, balgarno, from Ceylon, off P enzance , Ba il e d from Colombo December 4. Arrival at Moulmein—Donna Carmelita, Foss, January 24, from Khyouk Phovo. Departures from Moulmein—Union, Webster, January 17, for London ; Africa, Bazter,2oth, to London. Vessels lying in the river at Moulmein, January 20.—Her Majesty's ships Calliope, Childers, and Britomart ; Company's steamer Medesa, and brigs Orissa and Eagle; Ramsay, Hamlin, Louvre ; Blackler, for Penang and Singapore; Juliana, Howe, for Calcutta • Allerson, Barnes, for Calcutta; G r e in l aw , Morice, Eup hrasia,l Maingay, Louisa, Highlander, Coringa packet, Donna Carmelita, Robert Scourtield, Moffat, Sea Horse, Whither, Kitty, Willie, Alderman Thompson, Arider• son, Fame, Salmond. Arrival at Aden—Cove, Smith, Feb. 19, from Shields. Arrivals at Port Philip—Alanker and Marchioness of Bute, from the Clyde. Arrivals at Hobart Town—Hebe, Wishart, James, Todd, and Sisters, Clarke, all from Sydney ; Glenbervie, Muddle, Nov. 10, from London. Arrivals at Sydney—Emma, from Adelaide, Nov. 8; Ulls water, from Port Nicholson ; Woodlark, from the South Seas ; Lame, from Liverpool; Gilbert, Jamieson, Nov. 9, from Hobart Town; Bright Planet, from New Zealand; Georgiana, from Hobart Town; Lady Raffles, Osborne, from New Zealand; Countess of Wilton, from Launceston; Gulnare, from Hobart Town ; Childers, from Port Philip. Arrivals at Manilla—Galland Grove, Forward, Jan. 4, from Hobart Town, and loading for London ; Earl of Balcarras, Baker, Jan. 9, from Macao ; Vincennes and Flying Fish, Jan. 12, from the Sandwich Islands. VassaLs SPOKEN WIT/I.—Ann and Nelly, from Liverpool, 28th ult., off Cape Finisterre, by the Margaret Scott, strived at Liverpool; a large steamer, sth inst., off Cape Volaria ; Great. Liverpool (steamer), off Cape Mundego; Lady Mary Wood (steamer), off Capo Finisterre, by the Oriental, ar rived at Falmouth. Luna, St. Domingo to Cork, 31st ult., lat. 48, lon. 17, by the Mary Ann, arri ve d at F a l mouth. Inglewood, Monte Video to Calcutta, 13th Nov., lat. 6 S., lon. 89 E., by the Mary Ann, arrived at Falmouth. Anne, Buenos Ayres to Havannah, Jan. 20, lat. 34 S., lon. 50 W., by the Hinds, arrived at Cork. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of business. The LORD .111Arou presented the answers of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Duchess of Kent, to addresses of the Court on the subject of the hirth of the Prince of Wales, which were severally ordered to be entered on the journals. HONOUR CONFERRED BY THE QUEEN UPON THE CITY OF LONDON The Loan MAYOR presented to the Court the following letters, announcing her Majesty's gracious intention to confer the rank of Baronet upon the Lord Mayor of the City of London. My Dear Lord Mayor,—l Leg to report to you in writing, what I had the satisfaction of intimating personally to you at the Drawing-room, on Thursday last, that in consideration of your holding the high and distinguished trust of the Lord Mayor of the City of London at the birth of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, her Majesty has signified her gracious inten. tion of conferring upon you the rank of a Baronet. It is gratifying to me personally, from the esteem in which hold your private character; to be the channel of a communi cation, which, I trust, will be satisfactory to your feelings. —I hare the honour to he, my dear Lord, very faithfully yours, Whitehall, April 9th, 1812. ROBERT PEEL. My Lord Mayor,-1 have received her Majesty's gracious commands to announce to your Lordship that she has been pleased to confer on you the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom, in commemoration of the auspicious event, that on the day when the Heir Apparent to the Throne was born, you were raised by the confidence and favour of your fellow citizens to the high honour of presiding as Chief Magistrate over the Corporation of the City of Londona I conridor myself fortunate in conveying to your Lordship the intimation of the favour of our Sovereign, and I congratu late you sincerely on the honourable reward of a life which you have devoted to useful and creditable exertions.—l have the honour to be, my Lord Mayor, your faithful servant, Whitehall, 9th April, 184'2. J. R. G. GRAHAM. The Court received the communication with loud cheers, and expressed the high satisfaction they felt at the conferring of this honour upon a gentleman so highly distinguished for public and private virtues. The letters were ordered to be entered on the journals of the Court, with the intimation that the Court felt high gratification that Mr. Pixie was the indivi dual upon whom the honour fell; and the resolution was or dered to be advertised in the usual Morning and Evening Newspapers. Some observations were made by several members of the Court upon the inconvenience and expense arising from a re cent non-attendance at the Central Criminal Court of one of the City Judges, arising (as appeared from the explanation) from circumstances altogether beyond his control, and a motion was made which was subsequently withdrawn. Mr. Laurie was sworn in a Special Pleader of the Corpora. tion of London.—Adjourned. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. JOSEPH DAKEYNE, lace dealer, Nottingham, from April 8 to April 29. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. JOHN LEWIS, coal master, Sedgley, Staffordshire. BANKRUPTS. EDMUND ALLGOOD DICKINSON, money scrivener, Pall-mall, Middlesex, to surrender April 18, at one, and May 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, Cop thall-buildings, official assignee; Pocock and Co., Bartholo mew-close. HENRY TILL, draper, Moulsham, Essex, April 20, at one, and May 24, at &even, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Ashurst, Cheapside. HENRY EDLIN, hotel keeper, Brighton, Ap r il 25 , and May 24, a t t we l ve , a t th e Town-hall, Brightonr King and Attwaters, Queen -street, Cheapside, London. THOMAS SMItH and THOMAS TAYLOR, retailers of boots and shoes, Worcester, April 27, and May 24, deleverr, at the Office of Mr. H. Fo'cy, High-street, Worcester. Blower and Vizard, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Foley, Worcester. JOHN DAWSON, Tudeley, and WILLIAM DAWSON, Tonbridge, Kent, builders, April 25, at two, and Slay 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Copthall-buildings, London ; Stevenson, Jun., Han ley, Potteries, Staffordshire. ILLIAM PAYNE, victualler, Hand -court, Holborn. April 29, at twelve, and May 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee; Abrahams, Lin coln's Inn-fields. DAVID COOK, rope maker, Liverpool, April 25, and May 24, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Arm strong, Staple Inn, London ; Kuapper and Woollright, Li verpool. RICHARD DRANSFIELD and GEORGE DRANS- RZNFREWSIIIRE BANK.—As it is understood that a FIELD, cotton spinners, near Oldham, Lancashire. April 25, number of the most wealthy of the original partners of the and May 24, at two, at the Comrnissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Renfrewshire Bank, who withdrew from the concern several Alakinson and Sanders, Elm-court, Middle-temple, London ; years ago, but did not take the precaution of advertising out, ' Atkinson and Saunders, Manchester. are likely to be called on to make good the deficiencies of the ROBERT STRINGER, wine and spirit merchant, Yar- Bank; if this should be the case, It is anticipated that 20s. mouth, April 23, and May 24, at twelve, at the Feathers Inn, per pound will be paid to the whole of the creditors. To Great Yarmouth. Sayers, Great Yarmouth; Storey, Field- such an ex t ent h as t hi s statement o b ta i ne d bel i ef that the U. court. Gray's Inn, London. notes, which were offered as low as Is. Bd. each, and no buyers, JAMES NUTTER and WILLIAM ELLISTON, brewers, are now rising in the market, and the holders seem firm in Cambridge, April at eleven, and May 94, at one, at the their determination to retain possession till the full amount is Red Lion Inn, Cambridge. Adcock, Cambridge ; Ashurst, Glasgow Post. Cheapside, London. ANCIENT MoNUMENT.—On the north side of the JOHN PICKERING, wine merchant, Loughborough, April Castle bank of Edinburgh there exists a huge block of gneiss, 22, and Slay 24, at eleven, at the King's Head Inn, Lough- bearing a rudely engraved inscription in ancient Runic charac bureugh. Emmett and Allen, Bloomsbury-square, London ; i tern. This monumental stone was brought from Upland in Hucknall, Loughborough. Sweden, about half a century ago, by the late Sir Alexander s hi i r t e l , C A H p A ril ß i D li, N a U nd TH .Ala n y raltster, Frame Selwood, Somerset- Seton of Preston. A literal sranslation of the inscription runs 24, at twelve, at the George Inn, a s follows Ari caused engrave this stone to the memory don;Frorne Selwood. Frampton, South-square, Gray's Inn, Lon- of Hialm his father. God help his soul." The stone bears Miller, Frome Selwood. the mark of the cross, but i s un d ou b te dl y much more than a JOHN BUCKTUNgrcer, Darlington, Durham, April i thousand yew old. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 12. Their Lordships assembled at .Five o'Clock, at which hour the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the Woolsack. QUEEN'S PRISON BILL. Tho Earl of _DEVON presented a petition ageanst this Bill. THE TARIFF. . _. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the boo . and shoemakers of Monmouth against the proposed re. Auction of the duty on foreign boots and shoes. CORN-LAWS. Lord MELBOURNE. said that with respect to the notice which had been given of a motion to be made on Monday next for deferrinz the second reading of the Corn importation Bill, he begged to say th a t if their Lordships negatived that motion, and should determine on proceeding with the measure, -he should, in the next stage of the Bill, TM, when the Bill was in Committee, move the following resolution :—" That in the opinion of this House a fixed duty on the importation of foreign corn and flour would be most advantageous to trade, and more conducive to the general welfare of all classes of the people, than a graduated duty var yi ng w ith th e average pries in this country." FORGED EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL. 'the Duke of WELLINGTON proposed the second reading of this Bill. Lord BROUGHAM said, the usual protection to wit nesses was not inserted in the Bill. His opinion was that it ought to he inserted, and he wished the assistance of his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack to frame a clause in such a way as to give the Coin miSsioners power to protect a witnes s i n case h e sane evidence tending in any way to criminate himself. Lord MONTEAGLE hoped the Noble Duke would take into consideration the propriety of expunging the Gth clause in the Bill when it came from the Commons. He did not think that the public would have confidencsi in the measure, if it did not contain a proviso that the evidence taken before the Commission should be immediately published. - The Duke of WELLINGTON said he thought it would be best to leave the matter to the consideration of the Treasury. He would F i ve t h e N o bl e L or d an answer respecting the subject on Thursday, when the Bill would he committed. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it would not be ex pedient to publish the evidence during the investigation, but it was quite another question that of publishing it when the investigation was concluded. After a few words from Lord MONTEAGLE, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday. The other Bills on the table were advanced a stage, and the House Adjourned to Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 12. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. C. STANDISU took the oaths and his sept as Mem bei for the Borough of Wigan. MARYLEBONE IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. APKINNON presented a petition, signed by nearly all the inhabitants of the south-side of Oxford street, in favour of this Bill. On the.motion of Mr. STRUTT, Mr. B. Wood was added to the Select Committee on Private Business, in plate of Mr. Chalmers. NATIONAL ELUCATION (IRELAND.) Mr. FITZROY presented a petition from the county Down against the system of National Education in Ire land, and in favour of that of the Church Education Sodiety. Several petiti)ns to the same effect were pre sented by Lord BEaNAID. MAYNOJTH COLLEGE. Mr. HARDY presented a petition against the grant to Maynooth College. THE TARIFF. Mr. H. HINDE presented a petition from Newcastle upon-Tyne against the proposed duty upon coal. Mr. BRODIE presented a petition from Salisbury against the proposed a:teration of the duty on leather. Mr. THESSIGER presented a petition from Wood stock to the same effect. Mr. C. BRUCE presented four petitions from the county of Elgin, against the proposed reduction of duty on the importation of cattle. Mr. W. YOUNG presented a similar petition from Buckingham. MARLOW ELECTION. Mr. T. DUNCONBE presented a petition from Mr. Richard Gibbons, who was now confined in Newgate for contempt of the House ; the petitioner expressed sorrow and contrition fur his conduct, and as it was his (Mr. Duncornbe's) intention to bring this petition under the consideration of the House to-morrow, he begged leave to move that it be now printed. BOLTON AND PRESTON RAILWAY BILL. This Bill was read a second time. NEW CROSS ROADS' BILL. This Bill was also read a second time. THE TARIFF. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the shoo makers of the 'rower Hamlets, complaining of the opera. tion of the proposed tariff on their trade. IPSWICH ELECTION. The following Members were sworn in as the Committee, to try the merits of the petition, complain ing of an undue return for the borough of Ipswich : Mr. J. Parker, Mr. G. Darby, Mr. H. M. Tuite, Sir W. L. Young, Mr. J. Heathcote, Hen. General Lygon, Mr. Pakington, Chairman. The names of the Members appointed to try the Wakefield and Cardigan election petitions were then called over ; but in consequence of the absence of some of the Hon. Members it was agreed that they should be again called over at five o'clock. Mr. G. PALMER presented a petition from a place in Berkshire, complaining (as we understood) of certain portions of the tariff. Mr. HALFORI) presented* petition from the County of Leicester, signed by fifty-two farmers and graziers, stating that the apprehensions excited by the abate ment of the protection afforded by the Corn-laws, had been very much increased by the proposed changes with respect to the importation of foreign cattle. They prayed that the House would take the subject into its further consideration, as those changes would bring inevitable distress and misery upon large portions of the community. INCOME TAX—EIGHT OF PETITIONING. Mr: COWPER, pursuant to notice, rose to present a petition from Hertford against the income tax. He said he did hope that, after the expression of opi nion so explicitly given by the House during the two debates that had taken place on this subject, and considering that the Government in the division upon it had been reduced to within an unit of defeat—they would nut offer any further objection to the exercise on the present occasion of that which was the inherent right of Englishmen—the right of petition; and that they would not attempt to close the avenues of that House to the petitions of the people. When he (Mr. Cowper) wished to represent to this House the opi nions of his constituents on this subject, he had no other moans of doing so than by interfering with and stopping the further progress of public business. Several Hon. Members had, no doubt, similar petitions to present, and if Government desired that the public business should not be interrupted by petitions, they would allow such petitions as ho now held to be presented. He therefore trusted that no further opposition would he made; and he would conclude by moving that the petition which he now presented should be brought up. Lord FRANCIS EGERTON rose, but was inter rupted by The SPEAKER, who said that as the House had then sat one hour, it was his duty to call on those gentlemen who had been chosen on Election Committees to come up to the table to be sworn. CARDIGAN ELECTION COMMITTEE. On the names of the Numbers chosen to serve on the Cardigan Election Committee being called over, Mr. Martin Blake, one of the Members so chosen, did not answer to his name. ' Mr. O'CONNELL said, that to his knowledge Mr. Martin Blake was not in England, and therefore it was useless waiting for bun. The SPEAKER then put the question that Martin Blake, Esq., having been chosen a Member of the Com mittee to try the merits of a petition complaining of an undue election for the Borough of Cardigan, and not having attended in his place on the day appointed fur the swearing in of the said Committee within one hour of the meeting of the House, be taken into the custody of the Setjennt-at-Arms.--Agreed to. WAKEFIELD ELECTION COMMITTEE. On the names of the Members appointed to serve on the Wakefield Election ComMittee having been called over, Mr. G. Bankes did not answer to his name. The SPEAKER then put the question that George Bankes, Esq., having been - chosen on the Committee appointed to try the merits of a petition complaining of an undue election for the borough of Wakefield, and having neglected to attend in his place on the day ap pointed for the swearing in of the said Committee within one hour after the meeting of the House, be taken into custody by the Sergeant- at-Arms.— Agreed to. INCOME TAX PETITIONS. Lord FRANCIS EGERTON would not hare taken the liberty of addressing the House on the motion of the Hon. Member for Hertford—a motion so analogous to the one on which he had addressed the House last even ing—had he not •felt that be could not with satisfaction to himselt remain content with merely repeating in silence the vote which he had given last night. He was sure that the inconvenience of protracting ouch discussions as the present must be obvious to Bon. Gen tlemen on both sides of the House. He had already ex pressed his own opinions with regard to the merits of the question ; but it was evident that considerable dif ference of opinion existed A 6 to the propriety of abro gating the practice which had been established for 60 long a period. He thought it highly de sirable that the pract i se s hould be placed upon a better footing. He had already expressed his views, and he would now propose the course which he thought most calculated to carry them into practice. lie would s ugges t to the Hon. Member the expediency of withdrawing his petition for the present, leaving it to him (Lord F. Egerton) to bring forward the question in a more substantial shape, on the earliest day that might be convenient for so doing. He would not now go into the question how the practice might be best set tled, but he would undertake to bring forward the ques tion at as early a day as possible.--(Hear, hear.) Col. SIBTHORP expressed his regret that he was on this occasion called upon to vote in* opposition to those with whom ho had for so many years acted. He must support the motion of the Hon. Member for Hertford. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he wished to state to the House what his opinion was with respect to the proposition of the Noble Lord. The House had agreed by a majority of one not to receive petitions, but he be lieved 221 Members had yeted in favour of receiving them. Therefore it was clear that there was a very strong opinion in the House in favour of the necessity of re ceiving petitions. His Hon. Friend thought it was fi that petitions of thi s d escr i pt i on s hould be r ece i ve d, an d the Noble Lord had said, that if the present petition were • • - withdrawn, he would come forward with some pro position at some future day.—(Hear, hear.) But the question now at issue was so clearly decided, that no muck proposition could be satisfactory.—(Cheers.) They all remembered when the Hon. Member for Finsbury proposed his resolution, that the Right H on . G en tl eman at the head of her Majesty's Government said he would take no other course except to give a direct negative to the proposition, and he had not heard an) different opinion from him.--(Hear, hear.) The Nobit Lord said that he understood there was a willingness to maintain that resolution of the House. He (Lord John Russell) was quite willing to maintain that resolution. —(Hear, hear.) That resolution was passed by the lett Parliament, and was so far binding on the present Parliament that the Speaker enforced it, and if by making it a standing order of the House it could be made more binding he had no objection to that course, but in the absence of any proposition, and the question being one as to the reception or rejection of the petition, he could only say that he would give his vote for its reception as he had done on the former occasion. —(Cheers.) He thought it better when debates were going on with respect to an income tax. and when his Hon. Friend had a petition on the subject, which hemoved should be received, and when he (born Juhh Russell) held two petitions in his hand, that they shoeld not evade the subject before the m . —(H ear , h ear .) Mr. LIDDELL thought the House ought to have had some formal notice of the intention of the Hon. Member. Ile perfectly agreed with the Noble Lord, that it was impossible to evade the discussion of this question ; it had , now assumed a form in which the public business would be suspended, if some decided determination were nut come to. The Right Hon. Baronet had taken the course which he thought he was bound to take.— (Hear, hear.) They were without notice, suddenly called on to abrogate a rule of the House which had obtained for 150 years, and if any one would consult Hansard, they would see that it was come to in the first year of William the Third, after the revolution of 1688, and that, like most other rules of the House, it was not established without sound reasons. He thought the Secretary of State for the Home Department put the question on its proper ground, when he said that the rule was a remnant of protection to the Crown, necessary in order that the public business should not be obstructed by petitions, which, if they were once admitted, would flock in from every part of the kingdom. He believed that the fact of the Noble Lord (the Member for London) being on the other side of the House had something to do with the opinion he had come to on this subject. Looking at the firmness with which the Noble Lord had, on a former occasion, maintained the privileges of the House, would he, if he bad been at the head of the Government, have taken the course he had now done ? " Credat Judieus—non ego." He thought at least that they should come to no sudden determination upon the subject, and that they should not come to a decision without taking into their consi deration the future convenience of the House. On these groimds ho should give his vote against the motion then before the House, as he had already voted against the Hon. Member for Finsbury. After a few words from Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE rose and said it was quite clear that there was but one or other of two ways of getting out of the present difficulty ; the one was for the House at once to receive the petition, the other was for her Majesty's Ministers to come down with a stand ing order, and pass that order, to the effect that no peti tion against a tax should be received. That, as he had said yesterday, was the proper way, considering the views of the Right Hon. Baronet opposite, of dealing with the subject. But what did the Noble Lord, the Member for Lancashire, (Lord F. Egerton) propose ? He proposed that this petition should be withdrawn, and he would see, in the course of a few days, whether he could not make a sort of feather bed for her Majesty's Ministers to fall down upon.—(Hear.) That was the way by which the Noble Lord proposed that her Majesty's Ministers should escape from the difficulty in which they were now placed, and the defeat which must at length, probably that very night, attend their opposition to the proposal before the House. Now, Hon. Members upon his side were not prepared in the slightest degree to compromise their principles. They had placed before the House and the country the grounds which induced them to think that the people had a right to address that House by petition, on the subject of taxation, as they must upon all other measures under the consideration of Parlia ment.—(Hear, hear.) He maintained that they, as the guardians of the public purse, and as the representative s of the people, had a right to entertain those petitions, and that the people were entitled to advise theta as to the dis posal of their own money in the same way as any proprietor of an estate had a right to direct his steward in the appli cation of his rent.—(Hear, hear.) That was his case ; and until they were prepared to controvert that position, it was no use to come down and talk about a practice of 150 years. Such arguments might then have done remarkably well ; they might have done remarkably well in the days of Gatton and 01(1 Sarum, but they would not do at the present day. Public opinion was against them—common sense was against them—(Loud cries of " Hear, bear")—and justice was against them. He wanted, therefore, to know what was the use of the House waiting two or three days, in order that they might hear the resolution of the Noble Lord, the Member for Lancashire ? The Noble Lord had voted with his (Mr. Duncombe's) party yester day, and he trusted he would again vote with him that night. He felt assured, at all events, that his Honourable Friend who had been entrusted with the petition would not compromise the interests of his constituents, but that he would again take the sense of the House as to whether those petitions should be re ceived.—(Hear, hear.) Sir rtOiIERT PEEL said that he could assure the Hon. Gentleman that he was not acting under any ap prehension of any fall whatever, nor did he want any feather bed to fall upon.—(Hear, hear.) He had only discharged what he believed to be his duty to the Crown and the public. He believed it to be his duty to maintain a usage which he found had pre vailed for 150 years—(" Oh, oh," from the Opposition benches)—not because it had prevailed for so long a period, but because repeated proofs of the inconve nience of departing from it had gradually confirmed into a long-enduring usage the practice which had originally been adopted. He had felt it to be his duty to maintain the rule, because he foresaw that the ser vice of the Crown, and the country must be most mate rially prejudiced, as related to the means of obtaining the necessary supplies for the public service, by the operation of the practice of presenting peti tions against the supplies for the service of the year, and also by debating those petitions.—(Hear.) He still held the opinion that if the House departed from the practice—if they would allow petitions to be pre sented against taxes, and if those petitions were to be debated at length, controlled only by the discretion of in dividual Members then they would be establish ing a rule, from which, in his own opinion, a great public inconvenience might follow. lie therefore opposed the relaxation of the rule ; and the House hav ing determined by a majority of 31, for its continuance; it appeared to him that that common sense to which the Hon. Gentleman had referred, dictated to him that when it was proposed on the following day, that an individual petition should be presented, it was his duty, acting upon the expressed opinion of the House to oppose the motion. The rule in dispute had not, however, the force of a Standing Order, and he admitted that a rule of that kind could not be main tained unless there was a very strong majority in its fa vour.—(Hear, hear.) He did not deny that the narrow majority by which the rule was supported was. a strong proof • that there was not a prevailing opinion in favour of the maintenance of the existing usage. But the expressed opinion of the House in no respect altered his own opinion. Still, as lie be lieved that a rule of the kind could be maintained only when supportod by a very considerable majority, he thought that a majority of one only afforded a very strong indication that there was not a preponderating majority in that House in favour of a continuance of the existing practice. He was also ready to admit that the power which an individual Member possessed of offering tiepetition, and debating the question, whether it should be received, coupled with the inability of other Hon. Members, to prevent such a course of proceeding, induced hint to think that the time might arrive when the lion. Gentleman might achieve his object ; especially as it would not be in the power of those who differed from him, to come down at four o'clock each :.evening, for the purpose of defeating such motions as the present. He was perfectly willing to make all those admissions, and it certainly appeared to him to be desirable that they should not be left to daily conflicts upon the presentation of petitions. There would thus be a great consumption of the public time, and a great interruption to public business. It would not, in his opinion, be creditable the House that day after day they should be engaged in constant conflicts upon such a subject. He did not, therefore, hesitate to say that he should be very unwilling from public con siderations exclusively 'to enter into those conflicts, and without at all departing from his own opinion, he was ready to yield .to what appeared to him to be the pre vailing sentiment of the House. He did not deny that if any convenient mode could be pointed out of meeting the difficulty ; ho should be willing to desist from his opposition upon the question. He did that in deference to what appeared to him to be the prevailing opinion ; but he did intreat the House to consider the position of the House of Commons.— (Hear, hear.) What he understood his Noble Friend to say was, that a very short interval should be given that they might consider whether they could be put on a satisfactory footing or not. Ho thought the Hon. Gentleman who made the motion could not re fuse to withdraw it—(Hear, hear)—anti he hoped all those who voted for the presentation of the petition yes terday under the idea that nothing would be done, would to-day vote against the measure. He hoped that if they were to have petitions from meetings that they might be public meetings.—(Hear, hear.) He dared say that the petitions against the income tax would not proceed from hole and corner meetings, but from meetings publicly called—(Laughter) —and he had no doubt that all those who were opposed to an addition in the assessed taxes, those who feared an addition to any taxes, and those whose incomes were under 150/. a year, would take an opportunity at these public meet ings of expressing their opinion against this tax.— (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Lord HO WICK said he agreed with some of the re marks that had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman. The Right Hon. Baronet said that he thought they ought to consider the position of the House of Commons, and he entirely concurred with the Right Hon. Gentleman ; but when he said that they ought not to consent to the withdrawal of the petitions presented by, the Hon. Mem ber for South Lancashire, on that point he confessed that he could not agree with the Right Hon. Gentle man. He (Lord Howick) thought that there was nothing sufficiently clear or distinct in the statement of his lion. Friend near him, but he thought that consi dering the position which the Right lion. Baronet hold n that House, it was for him to undertake the subject nimself ; if he would undertake the subject, and woult 4tive them a distinct promise that in the interns if two or three days, he would come dowi o that House and propose on the authority if the Government, a resolution on Standing Orders which would enable them to present petitions of the. lescription, then he for one would strongly recommem o his Hon. Friend, the Member for Hertford, tha he should withdraw the petitions he had now offere , or presentation ; but he thought that any - thin; ,hort of such a promise from the Right Hon. Baronet would not be satisfactury to the country, or that Housi tle therefore begged to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether he was prepared to take the matter into his owl lands. and representing as he did her Majesty's Govern nent in that House, to propose such a resolution a: night have the effect of relieving the House from tin embarrassment of its present position. Sir R. PEEL said there were many occasions en .vhich long practice would justify the House in calling terson in his (Sir R. Peel's) situation—he meant a leader of the House of Commons, as it was genersll: ermed—to propose to it a certain course of proceeding : but he thought that there were occasions, and the pre tent seemed to hint one of them, on which it words' ie rather hard to impose upon a certain individual the :ask of proposing the means of obviating difficulties, ti which he, himself was opposed. Considering the opi dons which he (Sir R. Peel) had expressed on the mat .er, he thought that if he had volunteered such a reso lution as the Noble Lord suggested, he should have but irovolied opposition to it. Ile, therefore, was not prepared to give the Noble Lord that assur ance which he had asked ; but he was prepare u remit his own opinions in deference to those , f the House, and co-operate with those who hought a course different from that which he lual pursued to he better. He was prepared to concur witl my Hon. Member who might think it a better course .0 appoint a Committee to consider of the matter.— (Oh, oh, from the Opposition.) He thought the matte' one of considerable importance, and he had shoal: that he would not persist in his own opinion again s t th at if the Hou s e. If the Honourable Gentleman pre pared that resolution of which he had given notice. he (Sir Robert Peel) would co-operate with him ill proposing it in such a shape as should be generally acceptable to the House, but considering the opinion that he had expressed upon the subject, the proposing o' the resolution had better be committed to other hands. Mr. CUMMING BRUCE rose (amid loud cries of Divide, divide.") He said be had been just about to make such a proposition as had just now fallen fron his Right Honourable Friend who had just sat down. (The Honourable Member continued to ad dress the House for some time, but was inaudible luring the greater portion of his address, in con sequence of the noise in the body of the House arising from the impatience of lion. Members to divide.) Ile was understood to say that the best course would he the appointment of a Committee who would take the matter into its consideration, and report upon it. They owed it to their own dignity to inform themselves on the subject.—(Loud cries of "Divide, divide," "Ques tion.") The great object of Hon. Gentlemen opposite seemed to be to induce the House to transfer deliberating as to the propriety of imposing a tax for the calm consi deration of the representatives of the people to the body of the people theinselves.—(Cheers, and cries of" Divide, divide.") He thought it would be better to refer the subject to the consideration of a Committee.—(Divide.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought it would be of great advantage if the Speaker would have the goodness to state the exact difference between a Resolution of the House and a Standing Order. The SPEAKER said that the present rule, pro hibiting discussion on the presentation of petitions, was a resolution of the House, and was, therefore, binding only on the present Parliament. The House had, during the present Session, confirmed that resolution, and therefore during the present Session the rule founded upon that resolution could not be questioned. In another Session, however, that resolution might be questioned. If the rule were made a Standing Order instead of being de pendent upon a resolution of the House, it would not only be binding upon the present, but upon all future Parliaments until it should be rescinded. Lord MAHON, said, as one of the Members for Hert ford, and as one who had voted in the minority the pre vious night, he was anxious to make a few observations. He thought that under the circumstances his Hon. Col league should not persist in his motion.—(Hear.) His Hon. Friend, the Member for North Lancashire had announced his intention of bringing forward on Thursday next a resolution upon the vote which he had given, and the sentiments which he had expressed.—(Hear, hear.) He would put it to his Hon. Colleague whether the position of the question was not materially changed.—(Hear, hear, hear.) If that resolution were not sufficient, he (Lord Mahon) would not shrink from the duty of renewing the vote which he had felt it his duty to give.—(Hear, hear.) He would therefore request ; his Hon. Friend to withdraw his petition. Should, how ever, the Honourable Gentleman persist in his motion, he would move as an amendment that the debate be adjourned till Friday next, when they would have an opportunity of deciding upon the resolu • tion to which he had referred. Lord FRANCIS EGERTON said, it might, perhaps, be convenient to all that he should read to the House the notice which he had given : "To move resolutions confirmatory of the practice of this House, as laid down from the Chair in 1839, with respect to the reception of petitions and permitting the presentation to this House of peti tions against taxes to be imposed for the year ; the said resolutions to be Standing Orders of the House." Lord PALMERSTON said that he would recommend his Hon. Friend to accede to the proposition of the Noble Lord (Mahon), and adjourn the d e b a t e t ill F r id ay, provided the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) would state to the House that he was prepared with that influence which he possessed, from his position, to support the proposition of the Noble Lord (Lord F. Egerton.) if the House had that assurance from the Right Hon. Baronet, that he would give his assistance to carry the Standing Order for the purpose of permitting the presentation of petitions, he hoped his Hon. Friend would con sent to the adjournment. Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the Noble Lord assumed that he (Sir Robert Peel) was acting in concert with the Noble Lord (Francis Egerton) but such was not the fact. He was not aware of the resolution the Noble Lord had to move, and therefore it was impossible for him to give any positive pledge to support his resolution.—(Hear, hear.) At the same time he would say, that from what he had heard, he was prepared to agree generally in it. He would reserve himself upon the -point of the Standing Order. If the House thought it advisable to present petitions on the subject of a tax, it was desirable that the intentions of the House should be known with respect to the debates upon them. As he had not seen the resolution, he could not give any positive pledge to support it; but upon the general objects of the resolution he would promise the Noble Lord that he would give it his cordial support.—( Hear. ) WAKLEY regretted the proposition of the Noble Lord opposite, and he regretted still more that it received any concurrence on his side of the House. Although they were not conquerors on last night, the nature of the contest showed who would be the victors on a future occasion. —(Cries of "Divide, divide.") He had long thought that the practice of petitioning was useless while the practice of debating petitions was entirely prohibited. The great questions of the abolition of the Slave Trade, Catholic Emancipation, and the Reform Bill, were all carried by debating petitions. But now pe titions were simply presented to this House and disregarded. He thought it had been shown that they could gain their ob ject without any compromise. It was clear from the consti tution of the House, and the regulations that now prevailed, that they could succeed in presenting the petitions of the people against:taxes under consideration without any compromise or stipulation. Why should they make that which was now objectionable still more odious, in order to obtain a privilege which they could secure without it P Common sense told him that no such proposition should be acceded to. See what they had gained by the present discussion. They had debated the petitions, and by the debate they were likely to get rid of one of the most unconstitutional practices that ever obtained in Parliament. Ought they, then, to be parties to gagging themselves? Ought they not rathereae before to o t r r e y t and he Hooblistaeini in be half freedom of speech when they m of their constituents? Nothing could be more reason able than the petition which had been forwarded to the Hon. Member for Hertford. Nothing could be more objec tionale than that the people should not have an oppor tunity of expressing their opinions. (I - fear, hear. ) They had now an opportunity of discussing petitions, but the proposal was that that opportunity should be now cut off. It was better to enter into no compromise at all, but to take the division on the question whether the petition be received or not, leaving her Majesty's Government to bring forward any measure they might think proper. Sir GEORGE GREY said, as he understood the Noble Lord opposite, nothing approaching to a compromise hati been proposed. A resolution already existed, binding on this Par liament, preventing them from receiving petitions; arid the Noble Lord proposed to move a resolution merely repeating that. He confessed he did not sae the use of such a resolution, but, assuming that they adopted it, they gave up no right they at present possessed. The concession, in which the Right Hon. Gentleman stated he was prepared to concur, would open the door of the House to the people against taxes, with out in the slightest degree giving up any right that Members at present possessed. Mr. WALLACE rose amid loud cries of " divide." He thought if they did not go to a devision on that question, a great occasion would be lost to the people. Besides this nothing would induce him to forget his duty, which was to obtain the right of debating petitions. In the next session of Parliament he would take care that the rule should be again tested, that the constituency might know who the men were who were willing to let their petitions be debated. Mr. cuRTEIs thought the House and the country were much indebted to the Hon. Member fur Finsbury for the way in which he had taken up the question. He thought the Hon. Member for Finsbury ought to be joined with the Noble Lord in bringing forward the resolution.—( Cheers.) It would not be fair to the Hon. Member for Finsbury, if, after all his ex ertions, the Noble Lord should alone have the credit of bring. ing forward the resolution.- 7 -(Cheers.) Air. O'CONNELL wished to know if there was any ques. tion of adjournment before the House. The SPEAKER said there was not. Mr. O'CONNELL could not see how they could lose any thing by adjourning the debate until after the day when the Noble Lord would bring forward his resolutions. There would be no compromise in consenting to such a proposition. They were all still of the same opinion that they had been, and by consenting to the adjournment they might perhaps get rid of all difficulty. He would therefore move that the debate be adjourned to Friday next. Mr. COWPER would willingly have pressed his motion to a division at once, but as he did not see any great inccnve nience from the adjournment, he v ould consent to it, although ho must say that he thought the simplest way of settling the question would be to receive the petition, inasmuch as it ap peared that the objection to receiving it rested solely on a point of practice; and in his (Mr. Cowper's) opinion, the simplest way of reversing a practice was at once to introduce a con trary practice. He could not sit down without complimenting the Right Hon. Baronet on the manner in which he had given way to the feeling of the House. He would not objeet to the debate being adjourned to Friday. The debate was then adjourned to Friday. VICTORIA PARK BILL. The Victoria Park Bill was read a second time. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. WALLACE gave notice that, in the everrt of the in come tax being carried, he should move, on putting the main question, that the words Great Britain be omitted, and the word England only be substituted.—(A laugh.) Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice of his intention to move for ...............,..„,...........,,„„,„ a a ittee to i nqu i re i n t o th e s piritual d es titution of die , 11 , ,iii soldiers in India. AFFGHANISTAN- Mr, ESTCOURT wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentloon' the late President of the Board of Control, whether al; lain papers, which had been laid on the table of the linn'f he yea rs 1839 an d 1 840, re l at i ve to I n di an a ff a i rs , contaiiiw,,s ,riy Justification of the Government of which the Right 091' .+ Gentleman was a member, for the expedition to Affghanis t *"" . Sir JOHN C. HOBHOU SE said that the Hon. Gentl,el. man who put th e quest i on to hi m would of course per mit bll (Sir J. C. Hobhouse) to remind him of what had ocirg a , g vith refere nce t o t h e c i rcumstance. Her Majesty, in `74) .peech which s h e h a d a dd ressed to both Houses of P a rliaaien' ,a the opening o f th e sess i on o f 1839, had informe d theii of his expedition having been undertaken. In the course ortl4, ession of that year the Right Hon. Baronet opposite care( i hope that every inform a ti on wou ld b e g i ven respec ting t"" aoceeding. Subsequently, i n b ot h H ouses o f P ar liarrienti he production of papers on the subject was repeatedly s'i ri f 'or. Those papers were pr o du ce d. N o l ess t h an seve n sets L ° ,iapers were produced, of which fou r re f erre d to eo rrespon'' - .nee which had boen engaged in between the Governor-C re ;', ieral of India and his councilors. The late Governine°.;; onsidered that those papers would give to the Houses of P4 r ; ', ,lament an opportunity of forming a fair judgment upon ' i .natter.—(Hear, hear.) NVhat that judgment was, if it le• rue that si'ence gave consent, they had a r i l,, to form a pretty correct idea of ; for the Right Hon. Gen`.e.- 'llan, the present Secretary of State for the Home Depaetnirni 'saving fixed a motion for the :?.(1 of April, 1839, with r Wr oi i ' 'n Indian aff a i rs genera lly, no more was h ear d o f the inc 4 i, after the product'on of the papers. Besides, those papers' ;3 l.' :ould inform the Hon. Gentlemen that the Governor-Goo e ' % ; ,f India published a proclamation in which the matter 11' 0 r '••: plained. He could only say, in conclusion, that those voli o ,. nous papers had been prepared wills the greatest care. .. nb g -, Mr. LABOUCHERE w i s h e d t o p u t. a que.stion to the We er , flon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury, with rr ttet H: , to the amended co py o f th e t ar iff. H e w i s h e d to k no w irW ert ' . ,he Right Hon. Ba r o ne t wou ld h ave any o bj ect i on to iW t. i . the amount of existi n g duty oppo s it e t o eac h ar ti c le, and e 'he amount of revenue actually received last year ? tie. Sir ROBERT PEEL said he wou ld t a k e t he sugge s ~ nto his consideration. With res p ec t t o a grea t narnb c , 01 01 articles it would be easy to adopt th e suggest i on . The °,..A difficulty was that the specification of man y o f the articles 0 1 been altered. Mr. LABOUCHERE had understood that it was done ii . `, 'he first tariff. w Bit ,r; After a few words from Mr. G LADSTONE , L or d „ r on- sEI.L, and Sir R. PEEL, the papers were laid on the table. .. CHURCH P. Mr. LAMBTON begged to R k O now PERTY Com the Right .: 11 _, ; ,in li. , '; Baronet, in pursuance of the mo ti on o f w h ic h h e had al; ~ notice " whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Ga re n t merit to propose any legislation this Session on the sntr e I R' , the enfranchisement of Church leasehold propert y 3° i hought the subject was too i m p or t an t t o b e entruste d i nto other hands but those of the Government. &Di, Sir R. PEEL said he could no t h o ld ou t any expectoe that her Majesty's Government would propose any legit i- ' on the subject. THE TARIFF. q tai Lord EBRINGTON sa id h e w i s h e d to as k a question tie, Right Hon. Gentleman, the President of the. Board of TT l ss, He observed that in the p ro p ose d new tar iff , t h e duty 00 0 it' , ; ; , had been much reduced, w hil s t th a t on h ops remain ed .. ,4 , ' , ,, was. He wished to know if the Right Hon. Gentleman 1 /7"•' . allow the duty on hops to be re considered. tbeS , '' Mr. GLADSTONE said that the rates of d u ties on so il . articles had been adjusted w ith d ue cons id erat i on ; at the o i . , time that he said that, he should add that they were a nig oary to give an opportunity to all parsons t o b e h ear d ; t he se , , was still open, and still subject to consideration. • ELECTION COMMITTEES. ..tti Mr. R. WASON rose t o ca ll th e attent i on o f t h e Nee- i t gi • the practice adopted by Counsel before its Committeo , ' g o, the view of providing a remedy, having for its object tli vantage of the suitors, and upholding the dignity of 0 8 1 4 ,0 cial tribunals of thi s H ouse . Th e H on. M em b er spoke' fps low a tone of voice, and amidst considerable noise la House, that we could. scarcely hear a word of, to Honourable Gentlem an ' s speech. Ho was un derstoo° s say, that the motion was for the purpose of apPlYiff s ee remedy to the evil which existed of employing ... a ss Counsel before Committ ees , b y w hi c h great expense was taly(l4 unnecessarily on the suitors. In altering this practice, h e e d not wish at all to affect th e i n t erest o f t h e C ounsel, or to Mu ta t their fees, for lie hoped that his m ot i on wou ld h ave t h e effil o t relieving the suitor w ith out at a ll a ff ect i ng t h e Counsel. not been said that the public had a remedy in their own handhos he (Mr. Wasen) could not agree with such a supposition. ~.sg greatest injustice a n d i nconven i ence was lik ely to arise "ciet. the very expensive nature of proceedings as now cease t hil before Committees. I n th e year 1832 , he remember the Noble Lord, then M em b er f or D orc h ester, and now 01 . 1441 . ber for Dorsetshire (L or d A s hl ey ) , h av i ng a petty OS presented against hi s re t urn , rose, an d sa i d in, 40. place with characteristi c man li ness , t h at h e had of , I doubt as to the validity o f hi s return, b ut t h at be V* not prepared to undergo th e enormous expense of defendljoga . ; . seat before an Election C omm itt ee . Th e const i tuen ts o ' o l l , , Noble Lord came to hi s a ss i s t ance on t h at occas i on, and be, o, ' declared to have been duly returned. That was, howeee r tise instance of the great evils of the present system ; and it .1 manifestly desirable that that system should be remedit" . °_*,sr was a notorious fact, th a t th e pe ti t i on was presented 1 90 4 that Hon. Gentleman, merely for the purpo se o f putting o t .. to extraordinary expense. The consequence was, that s'!ig.. , gentlemen, though differing from him in politics, stlbscricif e many thousands for the purpose of defending his seat. , e 4O ! it not notorious, that they cou ld ne i t h er attack nor do' c o. ,' seat, without an expense of many thousand pounds? . 1 that would be decided in th o C ourts of Lew for a few ha t e , ' before that House cost a s many thousands:44n the toilet,. - , ..., that ever occupied th em , the Committe were oblig e d to "4 6 4 •' 0 1 on one Saturday, be cause th ey cou ld not get Counse l to er..4, The expense of that adjournment was enormous to the b, He remembered a s t or y th a t was to ld hi m of Mr. Ilarris° . . iiii a Member of this H ouse; th e H on. Member being "V'st Court of Exchequer, found Mr. Harrison warming his°, O. the fire, when he said to him, " Why, Mr. Harrison, ti," at least a score of Memb ers ca lli ng out f or you i n the ,r,', 0 0 of Commons."—" I should wonder if there were not,'. 6010 , Mr. Harrison ; " for I am engaged in twelve election ri osi et and as I cannot attend all of them, I think I am dil e - 00 . perfect justice by attending to none."—(Hear, he il f.', o o . laughter.) He thought it was not right to limit the n o m , of Counsel who should appear before those Cess'"%itits,•': They ought to leave it to the judgment of the . fo r'. : how „many Counsel they would employ. The , ~ lotion on their book s was eva d ed every day•-lt. of ' i of mere waste paper, a n d it oug h t ito be rescinded , if lie could get the House to adopt the resolutions that 10 about to propo se , an d w hi c h h e t h oug h t would meet, and meet, the exigencies of th e case , h e wou ld hi msel f ,e 4 that the present resolutio n b e resc i n d e d . Th e rose!' O , A f. p o which he was about to propose to the House were—sittibsil..4; parties attending before a Committee of the House, a nger, ing liberty to be heard by Counsel, shall, at the first 11/ ,• 4 , 1 ; . deliver to the Chairman the names of the Counsel r°500•:,!• by them; and, secondly, that on no account should sot it eel appear before two Committees on the same day, nw e . eo llei l ' of them should have closed its proceedings. What ohl ee l should there be to those resolutions? the only intereg t " could possibly be affe c t e d by it wou ld b e the i l3 , el+ ' of some few Counsel, but he even doubted "„ e iete* mately it would n o t b e f or th e b ene fi t o f Counsel theo,,„ o ese He would not have the least objection to postpone tb4; o ; tion of these res o l u ti ons un til t h e c l ose of the present ° Il° but every one must see th e necess i ty f or an alteratioe.dgiti ha called upon them to tak e care th at t h ey did not a llows. out of that House to shak e th e i r purses i n t h e f ac es of lT ood Members, inducing them to submit to compromise to herh expense; and, on the other hand, no t t o l et H on . M c ia the who unjustly retained their sea t s , s h a k e t h e i r purse', hoe to faces of honest and b ona fi de petitioners, and defy * c hides proceed on the same groun d. . Th e H on. M em b er con , by moving the resolutions. Mr. WALLACE seconded the motion. The SPEAKER then put the question. es. Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to know whether i! of . competent for the H o n. an d L earne d M em b er to pror e resolutions till he had rescinded the Standing Order. 0 , orde r The SPEAKER said he thought that the Brandin ought to be rescinded first. di 4 Mr. WASON said he did not interfere with the Staple Order. He only sought to add the two resolutions Standing Order. Obe r t , The SPEAKER said h e un d ers t oo d t h e Hen. lge A confine Counsel to one Committee. eatre" Mr. WASON said h e did not care if t h e num b er of were unlimitted. • ter Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that he understood tbe r in t ' il l tion of the Hon. and Le arne d M em b er to b e to resin s o ser, number of Counsel, He h a d not hi mse l f much exper_„HlostitY the subject of Election Committees, but he had fl7O ,4' attended them, and his experience would lead hir° . . eft' notwithstanding that some inconvenience did arise fr . 7 -0 I P nent Counsel being employed in more than one case,; fle a business was conducted with great ability, and if the ice Gentleman's resolutions were carried, it might devic su e tot; in many cases from engaging eminent Counsel. 11',...° C° ° JO' tion the Hun. Gentleman proposed was, to confine '-',..1 e JO' ' some particular province in his profession. He (' ' t he r s ; Graham) felt bound, for the sake of others, to 0pe° 58 .,4 , 0 position. Nothing, in his opinion, would be more uo.l o T e hetl rs io restrict parties in the selection of the Counsel they „ s o _,,d, employ, especially when the parties themsel%pn o . cognizant of the circumstances in which the lawyer ei*, itto o f Up( n the whole, he must say that he d,d not see 01 ' ieet' ho venience from the practice now prevailing of emploYl l ' e ss, ,g eminent talents and great experience, arid the bu sy are t .. 70 ... thought, was satisfactorily conducted. He was not t,‘,. Geo!,, suitors had any reason of complaint. The Honeurabeloo loorAr man was likely to be engaged in anElection Coron ait i s he 14 e and he would then be able to judge for himself 0 ..... 1 „ OP ° or otherwise of the prese n t p rac ti ce. H e wou ld c ertain ' t o the resolutions of the Right Hon. Gentleman. ~ intended Mr. W YNN said that the existing rule was ner°,' it to prevent the employment of any number c h it P e , but in order to save the time of the Houseaorsit, e d vented more than two being heard before the hi d, a f& o . Ile recollected that an Election Committee, 0 1 A, e gioo aou se of his was a member—he meant the Middlesex "„'" t he `: i i 0f mittee—sat a much greater number of hours t l ,l 3 L t ed t•P,,ber of Lords had for seven years during the celeel oo , Ne i tide • Warren Hastings. If the propositions of the .„ one ge„arti were carried into effect, they would have to ret a l ie naol.r os to man for the whole Session, because who could tell s c aosr b - 0 cular election petition would be heard? Every ono ivWould h-icsh engage the best practitioners they 0 mid, and °lola of 1 Heine ber be employed for the whole Session, during the: n o n. 1 1 3 e time they were to receive no other retainer. „i to Wan be ber here lowered his voice so much, that he was q" • n t° s " os in the gallery; he was understood to sa n conelu si c ° o ,:ad pi t did not see how the proposal of the lion. Member o ne tically be carried out. eel i, d Mr. WALLACE said, he was sure that ho Pa MeMbe r lUab le must have felt much indebted to the II". , of his Ca' ..ion just sat down, and who had devoted so n muc for the esP re ioas time to the practices of Election Committees, _ r. wa p s oei gint of his opinions or, this question, and he (. 51 i q n u t i n te th c e e r in ta i i n n ds th o a f t t t h h o e se op e, i i n in io l o y s ee h e e ni h p a n d se e d x grievous -s loe The expense of Election Committees w•as.weed 0 se ° ' t est was a grievous and gro wing evil—andl he system was c ___. remedy. One great objection to the present_.o nuttee to Q t r; is Counsel ran from place to place, and from t) in not e , but it was was a Joe Miller story or , Harrison, ..°2*"lo mittee.—( Hear, hear. ) He did not inosv _! 'b l i e o l t h o e r r ie d . 3ll i t , ao te t s o r e d in. n n e t i l e. r i l il i l t r. he might Abu cases, that it 1 his said,true or e Th i e f h l e ate had emi n n n e t nt aet C n o al u ly nse s l a r id said it, that he was engaged on so many keep his fees t . be no more than justice to the pal Ifesthe Couti.el couldenviver! pocket without speaking a word. Wallace) could not understand hew g I at one time. more places than one oula " they could not be in in that House c ( _. e _., could not understand how their friends .. their duty, was it just for them to t a k e e nt t . l e ie nt ir en fe , es k ? nevy ll ing ith he t value for it. li i s i l ; o to 11 , fend them in taking money without House. He would not allow himself . b to ring he had b een i et he at once adjourned the Court, considering the first Counse _ suited. He (Mr. Wallace) thatbelieved hear, and laughter.) Lord Denmangihvaindg .seethnanpneixeadmupleen, 10.. whom that visitation was made. He believe d .____,.. He b° Pr: whom Lord Denman shut his %Jou"• But n' was one upon case. ree the bar—the first official Member of thatlloui s e i t r w w as m 7B e o 'rt:t to see this principle followed in the present f professional inter t in that House—as almost every fam ily it almon'A. of the profession — that was Hoare for b“ comprised members in that was afraid there was too much of p a ro n sib's to And a favourable consideration any Rote lostgle:J ✓ .~ ; '"... ' ---- 'l` ..i. nee of rie-itig trot ilitherto o be wished a IT raitteci on I t e or three we eZi.t,hce the:, te Ow e' would, n - et Tnty ti A , the . ' te es reb, 'tasting did, thii,i',.._ . , 4l igetl to t,w,ti ts! q't:'Zl-4t' il _ 4l lrwii t4, t4 i fi:ll'.l 9 ''''°' , C 4 2 . ; ,t4 lll4.l. o ll,:a4il 4 --'uLel"-h:'''" : l*l' i ee' : i rt : lllll .,. a: at i *:° : t o '°4 f ell eCPitnn , t i l e 'iear' l l i saahhd i . ts id t ri et d rP:la h e(tav e t e t(ll) o wh e °rYe n nn e e otl of in i nconi o e rn o r vtseee s trl t tatht ll .' , , air, w :fre' duty, (11759 t • 4 hey sir .L..7:.,..r:. hear. ) I ;iv: rporatiou c N C° say What 19 4 4 . 4 : 0 the p er , ktb l. Party wou ',4.,,Priteti ce of tv sti - "lre, how , .adjustment u si,i7e., arly see hi s 1,,t 'Alt the High itk_ W ader the con 11 14 E ledgmeuts. k 4-14 Counsel fit[ aPPeared tos i ;,7e Were con k i Ved to rema S 1 ) ", place to ft, e , Lord D tcßiourt to "le' k ill'itt -49 1% . 811sab A •t e i4 c i t ac o t f ici iNsZ c i a i lt " hi& Lori 111k ,_: .01i, :: ic a t i i d o e n rat ti i . qiii plan prof; „._ NTUARI 44 - before Co t Pts,es. and Lear f SitZtil 4v l 4 114 0 / I 41 II li II 4 4:I ' j'tl: :4,. , 4 1 l ' a 7 a s: sere; .."' e l. e l " h ; g b e tt I I': '' se u s t IY -i hadlt)i I hG t I t i a 3 eo e4 a ti nnygn . °on h h t v v h ettihr a ea s n he h r e wt a s i ; 111 c :c ell h t s eye t:til ivar, hear to stould not teiiim convinced 4 ,211 or design, ic the trial of Merits of " lad talked of those Comm etracted nat, st ter me coustituti Si l t footing, am t ribunals, t ~,, , .! the questi, .hich would S'Td compete t u : lr t ees, becau I .gal knowled ‘,t'4wdtetery decisi, I thout prote hi lti 4 P the preser sit:the grievanci '9'CONNEI s e clli as he ha % I begg e d ti It , , blade no cm i4,,se had engag "'e full know tt tle t l l 7, c ar o l u d lr a a t i , f 4 :.Pede rs t an di n Aethfully an 41 ` 1 1 . an evil 1 r e e of Counse ,•;,:t.iiithat Air. 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