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( 7y7K,4? .~, / // i~ Y ~_. l~"t L"~ ', _ rirth,OFFICE Or ORDNANCE , AUGUST 1, 1634. .. 1.11t4 PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS MA the JE STY'S ORDN ANCE, do hereby give Notice, that 1 3 , win Thu by Public Auction at the Tower on Wednesday the . th e ,seed sday the 14th of August, 1834, at Eleven o'clock in lietCaenoon precisely, sundry Lots of Old Stores, consisting of fereat kinds t eddiog, Clothing, Great Coats, Cloaks, Cloth of dif kire t ,., Tents, and Tent Poles, Tarpaulins, Sacks, Harness, e a"ngme, Hose, and Pipes, and Bucket 3, Pumps, Boring Tools, Il ars ate, Fenders, Dogs , Spits, Trivets, Trammels, Fmnace ti rn .', 'kettles, Iron Pots, Salt Boxes, Salt Cellars, Tables, Chairs, lialit,, Screens and Sieves, Brushes, Hair Picket Posts, Axe ash°lll;,,.(larden Hoes, Scales, and Weights, Steelyards, Hatchets, Ilag s .I ‘ l o. l t . s, Tin Ware, Bearers and Biers, Linen and W . oollen oth er ' .'.elieine Panniers, Tubs, Rope, Thrum, and a variety of bancetrteles. The whole of which may be viewed at the Ord :l,:e4,lN't, Yooley-street, as expressed in the Catalogues, .during aplica7 previous to the Sale, from Ten o'clock till Four, upon W r to the Department of the Principal Storekeeper at tha t 1 eye Catalogues of the Lots, and Conditions of the Sale, levered to those Persons who may apply for the same.. By order of the Board, , r, *------ -----....._ R. BYHA3I, Secretary. Now ready, tllttti litYNintOerLDS'S WORKS, Part IX., Containing— * , Marquis of Granby, Colonel Tarleton, Mercury, cars.,_. Alerrick, price 10s. 6d. to tl r l Tr.. ll, Published by Hodgson, Boys, and Graves, Printsellers ".--......z1L1g, 8, Pall-mall. . . AYOUNG MAN, a native of Belgium, aged thirty, ti e , 44 , is desirous of obtaining a situation in a Nobleman or . Gen trktii: SP*l nilY as COOK and BUTLER. Has no objection to .(1 can be well recommended. Ilyd er 's letters (post-paid) to H. Ziegler's Cigar peplit, 16, „ rb.. Leice s t er - square. iNgI4b...LAST AND ONLY LOTTERY TO_ I3E DRAWN. 45 4 UOKES and CO., No. 38, REGENT CIRCUS, 4 iem e°r ner of PICCADILLY, res , ;,ectfully acquaint their /4, the Public, that the Drawinr of the THIRD and FINAL 1 411, GV LOTTERY will p , ,sliively take place at Coopers' contains I lnTasnav the 28th e 1 'THIS MONTH. The Scheme Ice. &c 1 s Prizes of X 16,000, £l ' o,ooo, £3,000, £2,000, £l,OOO, r l as any remain. 4 lo llalf . TPicaktectsE.a_n: Shares will continue on Sale at their O ffi ce Ticket £l3 13 0 Qu a ....... , ....... R 7 6 0 Eighth -X1 18 6 tßoc,r!e'r ....... . . 3 15 6 Sixteenth 0 19 6 ° f RI or 4 .ES and CO. sold in the last Lottery, No 1,233, a Prize '.... " -: -...,,___ .... 4 in Eleven Shares, and paid the Money on demand. Y - E N HAMBURG, JULY 1834. 4,1 I-E B ROTHERS, in HAMBURG, Contractors . v tli for the Great Lottery, published and drawn by Authority tf i,,, Government, and under Guarantee of the Honotirable Board . 1 , 12 ) 0 001r4 of H amburg, beg to inform, that the 64th Lottery o e'l 'lets of will be drawn on the Ist of October next, and TheV /0, 4 " now selling at 113 Marks Banco, or 81. 10s. Sterling. "'°oo:.z" are : 1 50 , 000-60,000-30,000-25,000-20,000 ° f 4 6----,10,000 Marks liable to a deduction of 14 per cent., to 44 ticir u, 8 of 3,000:15 of 2,000, 25 of 1,000 Alarks, bableo 44 eo un i" of 10 per cent., besides 1,171 Minor Prizes o f va riou s a „Net p i !' till smallest of which after the deductions, leaves 'ielet;""luo of 113 Marks Banco, or 81. 10s. Sterling.-2,970 ti0n gain Two Free Wickets each, and 7,800 Tickets only get 'rho% . 1 11e,1 s.etirbus fop ur chase are requested to direct, for full above- Ti - ( lwith all the Particulars, and for Tickets, to the h a ve no l iii .. l , tio T r i to t rae .. _ toys, Heine Brothers, in Hamburg, who . a ' , et i n , receive payment for the cost of 81. 10s. Sterling p er m end , kr zl -u atilc of England Scotland, or Ireland Notes. It ca is st re o - f ti '' r ,_d to address-them' by one of the first mails, as the lei* - --, ‹ .. e... t ...iii . T 8 rise very soon. SIiA.,I3,,EAVER HATS TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS. .0 °f the most approved qualities, superior colours, 11410,egant shapes which never spot with rain, and of unequalled -1 iial,„,l4(lltrability, , Wholesale and Retail, of the Manufacture r s -'""te ' ROBERT FRANKS and CO., London Regent-street, {la Red Cross-street, City. " ' RITE t i ..ART HOTEL, COMMERCIAL INN AND Hk'OSTING HOUSE, GAINSI3OROUGH D OBBS embraces the earliest opportunity al r, l'etu r • . ning lus most tpf l ac kno w l edgmen ts to ui tm a r e e n r - - h o 'N erre _ en and the Public in general for the very 41141, and he has received since his commencement , a fi t the above It t P „vetn„ res Peetfully informs them tb . at he kas near 3 . nish n ed an his . '' , lg in the interior and exterior of his Establishr!ie t, tine w i th in a choice Stock of fine Old Wines and Spirits, tr ltst s h i g o od Reds, reasonable Charges, attention, and Til t, ' y s , on th e s house will be found as comfortable and convemen a c ot 7V rne i „ b ' er d• I . t will always be the study of T. H. Dobbs and w, tis , rt of Of his family to do everything that will add to the th e i r c'rntriereial gentlemen and others who may honour him N 'r , 44 terns°4lPanY ; and, by conducting his house on the most . O t' "rig p i. ,! he hopes to receive a share of that patronage a dis oDd st are ever ready to give. 4bl ing, with LoCI-up Coach Houses. Posting in the 11°Yhl Ma.ll rom Lout to Sheffield dail. ..\,......L' 05t , cL....ache s f to all parts of the Kingdo y m. Al l 'T THE BRANDY QUESTION. i , }3 14 1- I / 1 1 .,,. .'ARTICULAR SEASON when it s r ; Wh en , t ‘ls so frequently prescribed in urgent Medical in °ri y i n ,'tints, confections, and home-made wines require Ouch r tin g 44 ; witen in dilution it affords a commo n beverage Ih.,°4„ndern-,,r4',lrratefill than any kind of malt lure!' , a nd when, V I ", "Y 0.4111 toe liiibility to sudde n . attacks of indispositio . n,) no l 'era 1, 1 tr I L he - without Brandy in the house) the question is— toThe rol'a,sexee/lent Brandy to be procured? . .. , t 0 ..,,.. 1 t il ai o ",„ u !E D PATENT BRANDY, peculiarly adapted tir: e `: 4 7 Bra nd ,. , •P i u? poses, ii . i positively not distinguishable fron! ral ,te1i,%,.. Imperial It a t i e io ss n en l t s la s ll nii n o t re 2 Tr . p ure, more salutary in its 3d sealed bottles, 3s. 6d. 144',1,05iti04%. Per dozen, Gallon, 18s. ;pint, 2a. To prevent mistakes, or e 'gat e _ri, it is advisable to transmit orders by post , and to observe q', i ir. :. bottl e b, sealed, labelled, and inscribed with the sigs. ' RY lIRETT, Brarray Merchant, No. 109 h l an e. Dru ry . N. TA 109. 11 *- I' s- --............. 50 A liberal allowance to the Trade. 1 / 4 ki3 r ,E„R OF TriE ASSIGNEES OF J. STEWART, ‘ - `c•N ERAL DEALER AND SALESMAN . . Mart, 120 D will Sell by Auction, at the Auction 4 1 1 erh' °- Nro- xxow, August 8, and following day, at twe l ve,nDressing-cases, ,ItaveilL3loC3 K. of gentlemen and ladies' Desks, Dr_essi. g .—. 4l %irg - tas4 is and Work-boxes ; a choice stock of l fi v n e e r je - wellery oi,i;:tl Si Iv ' er Watches, t4c. 30 sets of Balance, lvory - handle, Po7k, of - I,„.,' l lil'es and Forts, Razors, Guns, &c., with a ur , e l r e u n e d t i s d , `lteri --',,t S lieffield-plated Table Candlesticks, L Iftle tte "ecar.ter-stands, Baskets, Eggstands, witluineaess,plßenudmid kell, 4.4°11 ' it s of Cut Glass, in Decanters, L . 1t , L e. r , 4 . - 'lki r vi . r tr_f r e y d on the morning of sale, and Catalogues may be Maryland-place : and at the Auction •-...,!„..... V So li citor , . • kiSC ELLANEOUS STOCK OF BOOKS. All. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, ets G,. By Mr. HODGSON, .? 1 1 ,1' 4 , 1 Ro No. 192 Fleet-street, on FRIDAY, August P 14,4; rive follow ing Day ' s (Sunday excepted), at half-past 144 (et:lock precisely. hISC ELLANEOUS STOCK of BOOKS, IA by opti ~.. er of the Executors of the late Mr. David which.Lwis, 0 11 /. 4 ea i r'i t l t ; '- iid e's k yrr ? e r,c s ayeniiir-sq bookseller, among . are ti ; j ; il, ?gy . na e fin t tiq . u . it h i n e a ß s, l :7Thoresby's Leeds ; Selby:s British 144 ao ls i; 01 . 0 Y i _ . s_ rit!s B irds co . loured ; Whitelock s Meino trav:lt`ia I llustl i .f.i a n 5. E r n n lish Scenery Maitland's London ; Kip 's 't E ti r.; b vols. strawberry C a b• gland ~.2, P . °l H e . ill ; St ee'do tt te; s 3 A o l f an i n a e i r n s te an rs d an Cu d st . E oni n ; t tb let ; i 6 ,::1. , legal Antiquities, 4 ru vols • Adolphus's British r oc l i : 811 trij i :e l : a Worthies, 2 v 015 . ,; Cook ' s ''' Voyages ; hakespeare, 6 vols. ; F" - Webster's 34, 45 e 0 s 1.;4, ,,i ' IV, 2 vole. ;. Heat hs Ander -23 vols. ;. I°4 's 1 1 alkd s teev ° na,c ism , Suffon'sNa ß tur eed al , History, 20 vols. ; t kyi . , , ens s Shakespeare, .by . p rl s?.s, 4 , 5 , 13 vols.; Lingard's England, 14 vols. ; British Es b. e r, vol, &c. &c. An assortment of Bibles, Common N01t,ti0r,.2413t1 Annuals; Delphin, Variorum, . 1124 School Classics, 6 ''.,, Z 2 .: .:, and Lexicons ; a Circulating Library ' tgt ""'l ithmances • two excellent toned Cabinet • rtes Plana° , ... °Illw°°(1, handsOme rosewood cases. of Modern .....,. 1. -....„......, jo be viewed, and Catalogues had. i kdep.. REGENT'S PARK. l'ia ti -- ' 11°Nsehold Furniture brilliant-toned 6i-octave Cabinet . Il tteit it ra rP by Erard, Chandeliers , ' rich cut Glass, China, a ,4aiigle by Oxenham, and Effects. 0 11 th TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, .e p k . . ' By 11r. CAFE, tiTeinises, 18, Abbey-road, St. John's-wood, Regents-park, lIE MODERN HOUSEHOLD fajbAsuifis() tn w il l i v t e l4lTU RE, 1 0 ,7e' °l'. ',l,..P t ising a drawing-room suite, blue merino damas k . of ii,i" .4 11n-- '"' Curtains, rosewood Grecian sofa and twelve chairs, i 'k , eb o -' and work tables, brilliant plate chimne y glasses, pedestal 4 cn.!rd set of patent dining tables, twelve dining-room chairs, ql N rr l t , , eot :tage and French b edsteads, with chintz hangings, ex tith4afl. ber - r u d r ' l ?g, 'mahogany wardrobe, chest of drawers, and berd e - - s hiture, bagatelle board, garden roller, and kitchen A 4, 1 1) ,-,'etrli u° viewed on Frida y,w hen Catalogues may be had on the ' 4 l(‘ e , s ;of Air J k ' Great Atarib croZls i tTee o t. ex.' a ° v - tliU) --------- alt b i s , ER OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY. —"le Freehold Fa and Land, Frisby, on the Wreak, Leihire. TO BE SOLD cesters BY AUCTION, (Ilf, By Mr. CAFE, elia l l,„ S ir Giffin Wilson, on 2 of the Masters of the Court . ol A °11. 11 ,- 3 r, ) at Garraway's Coffeehouse, Change -alley, Conan% v""tstAY' Sept. 10, at Twelve, in One 1..? t, m I t, If. desirable FREEHOLD ESTATE, con 'i° Lt' A U2 5 2 09 A 1 R 7r. of excellent Pasture, an d . a small ':'l3 C'- '1 11 °f —1..4)1 e Lan d , pa rt bound by the River from Leicester to •-•,,tlllls°rough, good F -house, extensive Out-bu ilding, r a e nd a a s tPlaitef„alld Garden, in the occupation of Mr. John Ber r idg e , as . 44 4, 4°T year to year., at a rent of 3 . 401. per aI3D f r o Nab,. r tits well-'4nown rich quality f the land, the celebrity It.tie.likoke3htfroLorrif thAleela' 4r ~n i, / or its Stilt .on cheese and its local advantages, being only tnt: Mowbray an rts d m n en in a e n f d ro c m ap Loi!ghborough, is 1 4'11" Est ""' in .4 3 , be n i d b leave of the fe i n tal an qf 111 a4"."aild • i v ewe beobtained (if by letter, P o st paid) ill essrs. ,_,. partieu.ars may .o . . t s , ts an . d further 1 „r , Gr a , ;"-"lber, Lewis, and Hillier, solicitors, 6, i" Lito r , J' 3 Inn, London • of Messrs. Salmon, Tugwe ,Meek, 11 and h m ton iildi4:. Devizes, Wilts; at the Master's office, Sout a p n. Ray-mond-build ' and of Mr. Cafe, Great Marlborough-street, Londo - ---, ------..,,.____... lekse ,PIINT-STREET, BERKELEY-SQUARE- . --'''' Goodwill of an Old-Established Plumber's Business, Stock, and Household Furniture, TO BE SOL D BY AUCTION, (by , By Mr. CAFE, o rder Of the T on the Premises, 131, p r .".., t _, rustees of Mr. Gooch), H t 1., uee, on THURSDAY . August 14, at Twelve, '1 1 „. 1 Dre w , . . ease of very desirable House and Business e.wed- ' rar'' , 3ll -I— sei .3, _Within. a few doors of Berkeley-square, t Zi-ent.`",,it floiroulesettnzi De u l r d n f i o tu r r a e t c e o rm tnp o r f se e s n years,at a mode -1 French and Field IleTroo, 8, with Furnitures, Bedding, Japanned Wardrobes r l‘lotitheslll,Purniture, Chimney Glasses, Card and Dining Tables, e i t 'lelt col`.'llairs, Bookcase, Carpets, and Kitchen requisites. Th Lathe consists 's, Force Pumps, Stack and other Pipe, Cistern_ . ,' 1;41 sheet L ead, Closet Pans and Traps, Shower and hip a dde rs, r.,,ass IYork, Glass, Block and Fall, Scales and Beams, rrliAlay bs4,liirnulg Lathes, &c. t o a eB ; Of ~ ,tea on Wednesday. Catalogues had on the Pre rti„scmaeTessrs. Turner and Son, solicitors, Percy -street, Bed ' and Of Mr. Cafe, Great Illarlborough-street. but above 1 111, : utions in the !cl to take tia° )eing read, teg l ec t of the by our chi; ell acquainteu -listed that aln u t m ent, w e t commerce thout any ob' , iD) BIL L ' Church Teo' se f a cilitati n g , o the Bill. • nittee on.the n• the 10th o f • uction should Noble 14 . °14 le suggestion' distillers• ie h of the Oa', ! ,l aus e eeNr"" tember"- were d to, the :greed ', I o. e receivC. itarch I)lties chequer 0114 BIL L. Taxes C°, l l° ' ;ill to be rw )) BILL. as brought i 5 e read g th BILL. of the CPO./ undeistoo d to ... .......... 7 _L-35 ....... )assed. I a third tut' hird time sad s read a thlra come an d ° d tit f ; Ireland uo 5. ocsx, M 76 e n d Ost_ anack, )e th, Cousest e, ietre, Voil e " inder Sped fre ,ulegne ; ngel. cc. 5. t; and Gh ell maica ; g Ir(Y . s, )stcnd c i v a a i sberg .uo• 3 . 'ts, tonic A n T A n t. ,anoVerbt Bridge, 1", mburg ; !e , Ant"!F i l" (C. 5. rrY, i t je; Dyer, hia, Clausc., and Augu s ' flucl 64 e lena, )st, Gud sins . , , • ph Andersi/e Lt., in Poole. 1. lat. 45, In!, the 14th ; to • Wilmingt°l4l *rom bout from ",.es; - . n Seyc" e . " , 280 •go 13th MIA tta, 14th; 0; notane, Cie for the , ry,enne fitthel t _ ot o t letter P°oo I the su n's a two r bi Lt ion ;hi° id prail t me !" • vor of know 0- )vertitel!tli‘ ad ,PIAC: Vora/ . 4.° Berk° ' id ed [art, I e 0 her °tij •40 reet, 0 ; 1 2' 31 ‘ 4 Vii ls9 , JO lO r , 114 ont , 4 IV; - jo ss.od YoLJ a" ~~~ (No. 13,076.) YORKSHIRE, EAST RIDING. Capital Landed Investment. A Freehold Estate of upwards of 1,200 acres, tithe-free, and land-tax redeemed. WIN'STANEEY and SONS beg respectfully to ap prize the public that the OSGODBY ESTATE not hav ing been sold by auction when put up at the Mart on the Ist of July, they are now empowered to offer the same by Private Con tract. The property is eligibly situate, near the town of Selby, on the river Ouse, and distant only thirteen miles from York, twenty two from Leeds, •and thirty-five from Hull, with which place the communication is easy and rapid by the steam packets, and the branch mail coach from Doncaster to York passes near to the estate, which is divided into convenient farms, with suitable houses and buildings, all of them in very good repair and condition. The land consists of well proportioned inclosures of good sound meadow, arable, and wood, lying exceedingly compact, and nearly within a ring fence, intersected by the turnpike roads from Selby to Market Weighton and Howden, comprehending altogether upwards of 1,200 acres, together with the tithes of the same, and also of 260 acres more. The whole (except one farm) is in the occupation of a most respectable and industrious tenantry, and the rents and an nual value, with the profits of the Manors of Osgodby and Barlby, amount to about 1,400/. per annum, exclusive of the wood land, about 74 acres, which is in hand. To be viewed, by applying to Mr. Richard Tennant, jun., at Osgodby ; and ever): particular, with price, &e., may be obtained of Winstanley and Sons, Paternoster-row. SOUTHBOROUGH LODGE AND TURNPIKE . FARM, - _ NEAR BROMLEY,. KENT. A gentlemanly Residence, ornamental Cottage and Farm, alto gether about 150 Acres. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By WINSTANLEY AND SONS, In a short time, in One Lot, by direction of the Trustees for Sale, with the concurrence of the Mortgagees, AMost desirable and. valuable FREEHOLD PRO PERTY, land tax redeemed ; consisting of a commodious family residence," called Southborough Lodge, delightfully situate in the county of Kent, at a short remove from the high road to Postings, within 12 miles of the metropolis, in a neighbourhood of the first respectability and character, and justly celebrated for the salubrity of the air. It contains accommodation for a consider able establishment in the sleeping apartments and offices, and the rooms of entertainment are of good dimensions, viz., drawing room 25 feet by 22, eating-room 24 feet by 15 , and library 24 feet by 15. The detached offices arc fully adequate, including stabling for 8 horses, coach-houses, &c., productive gardens, lawn, plea sure-grounds, with conservatory, orangery, and vinery. Also Turpington Farm, immediately cmtiguous, with an ornamental farm-house and outbuildings, and the adjacent inclosures of very fertile land, intersected by excellent roads, and comprising alto gether very near to 150 acres. To be viewed by tickets only, which, with printed particulars, may be had of Mr. Henderson, solicitor, 31, Bleomsbury-square ; of Messrs. Baxter, 48, Lincoln's Inn Fields ; and of Winstanley and Sons, Paternoster-row ;.particulars also at the Bell and White Hart Inns, in Bromley ; the White Lion, Locksbottom ; the Crown, Sevenoaks ; the Greyhound, Croydon ; the principal Inns at Tun bridge, Tunbridge-wells, and Hastings; of Thomas Tindale, Esq., Aylesbury ; and the place of sale. Just ready, in 1 vol. post Bvo., THE NAVAL OFFICER'S GUIDE for PREPARING SHIPS for SEA. By CHARTES MARTELLI, of H.M.S. Donegal. Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to his Majesty. On Tuesday next, August 12, in 2 vols., post Bvo. THE MAN OF HONOUR, and THE RECLAIMED. By a LADY of RANK. " What is honour?—A word. What is in that word honour? What is that honour ?—Air. A trim reckoning.—Who hath it ?" _Shakspeare. Richard Bentley, B, New Thirlington-street. By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and at the Suggestion of the Council of the Royal Society. Just ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., with numerous Plates VO YA G E OF H. M. S; Made in the Years 1829, 30, 31. Under the Command of the late Capt. HENRY FOSTER, R.N. By W. H. B. WEBSTER, Surgeon of the Vessel, F.R. S. Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to his Majesty. POPULAR NOVELS. Just Published by RICHARD BENTLEY, New Burlington street. In 3 vols. post Bvo. I. H E C ONSP I R A C Y, A VENETIAN ROMANCE. " Nothing can be more attractive than this story. The author is destined to take a very high rank among the writers of fiction of the present day."--Glasgow Courier. It. THE CAPTIVES IN INDIA, By Mrs. HOFLAND. " The account of one of the most extraordinary journeys ever performed by a female embodied in an interesting narrative."— Literary Gazette. ITT. EUSTACE CONWAY, or, THE BROTHER AND SISTER. " One of the most delightful books we ever read. Full of original observations, and betraying in every page the mind of a cultivated man."—Courier. - OUR I'I.OWN, or, ROUGH SKETCHES of CHARACTER, MANNERS, &c. By PEREGRINE REEDPEN, 2 vols. "Each chapter encircles some joke perfected."—Morning hierald. V. New Edition, revised and corrected, 3 vols., post Bco. THE CHAPERON, Edited by LADY DA CRE. " Will go far to raise the standard by which productions of this school have of late years been judged."—Quarterly Review. Second Edition, in 3 vols., post Bvo. THE PARSON'S DAUGHTER, By the Author of " Sayings and Doings," &c. A love-at-first-sight story, the scenes of which are full of interest."—Morning Herald. VII. New Edition, 3 vols.. post Bvo. THE BUCCANEER. By the Author of " Sketches of Irish Character." " An admirable historical romance."—Author of " Pelham." VIII. CONSTANCE, By Mrs. A. T. THOMPSON, 3 vols. " This work will be a favourite with all who enjoy and appreciate a picture of real life."—Literary Gazette. IX. Mr. Galt's New Novel, in 3 vols., post Bvo. EBEN ERSKINE, or, THE TRAVELLER, By the Author of " Lawrie Todd," &c. " A capital novel. The discrimination of character throughout is of the highest order.".—Atlas. GALE MIDDLETON, A Story of the Present Day, By the Author of " Brambletye House," 3 vols. Decidedly one of the cleverest novels which has come into our hands for some time past."—Scotsman. XI. Second Edition with New Introduction, in 3 vols. GODOLPHIN; or, THE OATH. Willbe universally read, and as universally admired."—Town. XII. Second Edition, 3 vols., post Bvo. GRACE CASSIDY ; or, THE REPEALERS, By the Countess of Blessington. " It is impossible not to admire the happily-sketched character of an Irish farmer's wife in this work ; and the variety of shrewd common-sense observations which occur in the volumes.".— Quarterly Review, June 1834. XIII. THE HEIRESS, 3 vols. " We have been'much pleased with the wit, the sarcastic sallies, and the passionate eloquence of these volumes."—Athemum. CONSISTORY COURT, AuG. 6. (Before Dr. LUSHINGTON.) This was an extra Court day. VIPOND V. VIPOND.—JUDGMENT. In this suit the wife proceeded against the husband for a divorce on the ground that he had been guilty of adultery. Dr. ADDAMS, for Mrs. Vipond, said that when this cause was first heard on the last Court day the proofs were consi dered as not complete. The guilt of the husband had now, identity of considered, been rendered certain as well as the of the parties. Dr. CURTEIS appeared for the husband, but offered no opposition to the motion. Dr. LUSHINGTON pronounced for the divorce. Just before the Court was about to rise Lady Winnington addressed the Judge, and desired that she might be allowed to read certain affidavits proving that, though she had been married several years, still the marriage had never been consumm a t e d ; and she wished, therefore, that the mar riage should b e d ec l are d a nu lli ty. " I w i s h," sa id her Ladyship, " to re a d th e o pi n i ons o f D r . Birkbeck and other eminent physicians that I am still a virgin, and to conduct my own cause n in this C ourt i n o bt a i n i ng a nu llity o f the marriage. Dr. LUSHINGTON said there was no suit before the Court , and he appealed to the Registrar. The Registrar said there Was -no suit of the kind before the Court. Lady Winnington wished to road the papers to show she had a right to have justice done to her, awl to have the marriage declared a nullity. Dr. LUSHINGTON could not go into the case, no suit standing out in the registry. There was a cause of divorce, but that was abandoned. Lady Winnington hoped the Judge would allow her to read the papers. Dr. Lu - ING-roN could not consent to the request, and Lady Winnington then left the Court. The St cilfordshire Advertiser states that his Ma jesty will honour the Earl of Lichfield with a visit at Sh ug _ borough in the eovrse of a fow weeks, Ivo-A :174 lagEM 4 • o.ui.„ 007- , • - . 4-4 * / *‘'. ' ''" ::: l -, , f; *.d PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. .rLi,.~.,~., REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY ON DRUNKENNESS. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the extent, cause, and consequences of the prevailing vice of intoxica tion among the labouring classes of the United Kingdom, in order to ascertain whether any legislative measures can be devised to prevent the further spread of so great a na tional evil, and to whom the several petitions presented to the House were referred, and who were:empowered to report from time to time, have, pursuant to the order of the House, proceeded to examine a great number and variety of wit nesses from different parts of the United Kingdom, and in various ranks and professions in life, and have agreed to the following report:— I.—EXTENT OF THE EVIL. 1. That it appears to your Committee, from the evidence taken before them, that the vice of intoxication has been for some years past on the decline, in the higher and middle ranks of society, but has increased within the same period among the labouring classes, and exists at present to a very great extent in the population of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and in the sea-port and manmfacturing towns, as well as in the agricultural districts, including in its victims men, women, and even children. lI.—REMOTE CAUSES OF ITS PRODUCTION 2. That among the remote causes of the inte. er which still prevails may be enumerated the influen ample set by the upper classes of society, when h in toxication were more frequent in such ranks than am eir inferiors in station.' That many customs and courte still retained from a remote ancestry, of mingling the gift or use of intoxicating drinks with almost every important event in life, such as the celebration of baptisms, marriages, and funerals, anniversaries, holydays, and festivals, as well as in the daily interchange of convivial entertainments, and even in the com mercial transactions of purchase and sale. lII.—IMMEDIATE CAUSES OF ITS EXTENSION. 3. That among the immediate causes of the increased pre valence of this vice among the humbler classes of society may be mentioned the increased number and force of the tempta tions placed in their daily path by the additional establish ment of places at which intoxicating drinks are sold ; the number now being considered, from the average of several districts in England, Scotland and Ireland, to be not less than one such place to about every 20 families throughout the United. Kingdom, and the increased facilities of obtaining the dangerous gratification of the moment which these afford by the reduction in the duty on legally distilled spirits, by the reduction in the price occasioned by admixtures with this, of illegally distilled spirits ; by the additional allurements presented by every new competitor, who seeks to present more powerful attraction to visitors, and by the very small sums, less even than a penny, for which drains of an intoxicating drink can now be procured. IV.—CONSEQUENCES TO INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER. 4. That the consequprices of the vice of intoxication among the humble classes, and the prevalence of intemperate habits and pernicious customs encouraging such habits among the middle and higher ranks, are so many, and so fearful to con template, that it is as difficult as it is painful to enumerate even the outlines of them, and to pursue them in all their me lancholy and fatal details would require a volume. 5. That the following are only a few of the evils directly springing from this baneful source :- 6. Destruction of health, disease in every form and shape, premature decrepitude in the old, stunted growth and gene ral debility and decay in the young ; loss of life by paroxysms, apoplexies, drownings, burnings, and accidents of various kinds ; delirium tremens, one of the most awful affi;ctions of humanity, paralysis, idiocy, madness, and violent death, as proved by numerous medical witnesses who have made this the subject of their long and careful investigation. 7. Destruction of mental capacity, and vigour and extinc tion of aptitude for learning, as well as of disposition for prac- Ilising any useful art or industrious occupation. 8. Irritation of all the worst passions of the heart, hatred, anger, revenge, with a brutalization of disposition that breaks asunder and destroys the most endearing bonds of nature and society. 9. Extinction of all moral and religious principle • disre gard of truth, indifference to education, violation of principle; insensibility to shame, and indescribable degradation, as proved by clergymen, magistrates, overseers, teachers, and others, examined by your Committee on all these points. V.—CONSEQUENCES TO NATIONAL WELFARE. 10. That in a national point of view, as affecting the wealth, resources, strength, honour, and prosperity of the country, the consequences of intoxication and intemperate habits among the people are as destructive of the general welfare of the community as they are fatal to the happiness of individuals. Among others the following evils may be distinctly traced :- 11. The destruction of an immense amount of wholesome and nutritious grain, given by a bountiful Providence for the food of man, which is now converted by distillation into a poison ; the highest medical authorities, examined in great numbers before your Committee, being uniform in their testi mony that ardent spirits are absolutely poisonous to the human constitution ; that in no case whatever are they necessary or even useful to persons in health; that they are always in every case and to the smallest extent deleterious, pernicious, or de structive according to the proportions in which they may be taken into the system ; so that not only is an immense amount of human food destroyed whilst thousands are inadeq ua t e l y fed, but this food is destroyed in such a manner as to i n j ure greatly the agricultural producers themselves, for whose grain, but for this perverted and mistaken use of it, there would b e more than twice the present demand for the use of the now scanty fed people, who would then have healthy appetites to consume, and improved means to purchase, nutriment for them selves and children, in grain as well as in all the other varied productions of the earth. 12. The loss of productive labour in every department of occupation to the extent of at least one day in six throughout the kingdom (as testified by witnesses engaged in various manufacturing operations), by which the wealth of the country, created as it is chiefly by labour, is retarded or suppressed to the extent of 1,000,000/. out of every 6,000,0001. that is produced ; to say nothing of the constant derangement, im perfection, and destruction in every agricultural and manufac turing process, occasioned by the intemperance, and conse quent unskilfulness, inattention, and neglect of those affected by intoxication, producing great injury to our domestic and foreign trade. 13. The extensive loss of property by sea from shipwrecks, founderings, fires, and innumerable other accidents, many of which, according to the evidence of the most experienced ship owners, mercantile men, and others, examined by your Com mittee, are clearly traceable to drunkenness in some of the parties employed in the navigation and charge of such vessels, whose vigilance, had they been sober, would have been suffi cient safeguards against their occurrence. 14. The comparative inefficiency of the army and navy, in both of which, according to the testimony of eminent naval and military officers examined by your committee on intemperance, is a cankerworm that eats away its strength and its discipline to the core, it being proved beyond all question that one-sixth of the effective strength of the navy, and a much greater pro portion of the army, is as much destroyed as if the men were slain in battle by that most powerful ally of death—intoxicat ing drinks, and that the greater number of accidents occurring in both branches of the service, seven-eighths of the sickness, invalidings, and discharges for incapacity, and nine-tenths of all the acts of insubordination, and the fearful punishments and executions to which these give rise, are to be ascribed to drunkenness alone. 15. The injury to national reputation abroad by the intem perate habits of our soldiers and seamen, the excesses com mitted by them in foreign ports, where they form the largest class of British subjects usually met with, and from whose conduct erroneous and injurious impressions are formed of the character of the nation to which they belong, as testified by the evidence of ship-masters , merch ants, and others, given be fore your committee, as well as the direct and immediate con tamination and injury of sober races of men in new and unci vilized countries, visited for the first time by our ships, many of which leave no traces of their visit be hind them but the vice of drunkenness, first introduced there by their crew. 16. The diminution of the physical po wer and longevity. of a large portion of the British population by the destructive effects already described as produced on individuals, the loss of personal beauty, the decline of health, and the progressive decay of the bodily and mental powers ; which evils are ac cumulative in the amount of injury they inflict, as intem perate parents, according to high medical testimony, give a taint to the offspring even before its birth, and the poisonous stream of ardent spirits is conveyed through the milk of the mother to the infant at the breast ; so that the fountain of life through which nature supplies that pure and healthy nutri ment of infancy frs poisoned at its very source, and a diseased and vitiated appetite is thus created, which grows with its growth, and strengthens with its increasing weakness and decay. 17. The increase of pauperism in its most fearful shape, divested of that sense of shame which would disdain to re ceive relief whilst honest industry could secure the humblest independence, and associated with a disregard of consequences, and a recklessness of all obligations, domestic or social, which, according to the evidence of witnesses from the agri cultural districts examined before your committee, has con verted the pauper from a grateful receiver of aid under una voidable calamity (which was once the general character of those receiving parish relief), to an idle and disorderly cla mourer for the right of being . sustained by the industry of tilers or a profligate and licentious parent of illegitimate off "9:- sPr"-.. me spread of crime in every shape and form from 18. a. -rid prostitution in the young, to burnings, robbe theft, fraud, "lened offences in the old, by which the gaols ries, and more ha._ and convict transports, are filled with and prisons, the hulks . .. , ss of human beings, who, under inmates, and an enormous —ould be sources of wealth and sober st habits h andto the moral country,tra training s, st.rans ,g drinks, into "-rmed, chiefly n through the remote or immediate influence o f i n t ox i ca . - "St be cut excrescences of corruption and wea k ness, which n..- " n " . off and cast away from the comm un it y , to preven t the s .- ; grenous contamination of its whol e f rame ,. l eav i n g the body !ranee LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1834. itself in a constant state of that inflammatory excitement which always produces exhaustion and weakness in the end, and thus causing the country to sacrifice every year a larger portion of blood and treasure than the most destructive wars occasion ; the innocent population thus made criminal being, like the grain subjected to distillation, converted from a wholesome source of strength and prosperity into a poisoned issue of weak ness and decay. 19. The retardations of all improvement, inventive or indus trial, civil or political, moral or religious, the hindering . of education, the weakening of good examples, and the creation of constant and increasing difficulties in the propagation of sound morality and sublime truths of the Gospel, both at home and abroad, according to the testimony of teachers, pastors, and others, examined by your cemmittee ; the sum expended in intoxicating drinks in the city of Glasgow alone being stated by one of the witnesses from that neighbourhood to be nearly equal to the whole amount expended on public institutions of charity and benevolence in the entire United Kingdom. 20. That the mere pecuniary loss to the nation from these several causes already enumerated—namely, the destruction of an immense amount of grain subjected to distillation, the ab straction of productive labour from the community, the pro perty destroyed by sea and land, the diminished efficiency of the navy and army, the decrease and deterioration of the phy sical and mental powers of the population, the increase of pau perism, the-spread of crime, and the retardation of improve ment caused by the excessive use of intoxicating drinks, may b e fairly estimated at little short of 50,000,0001. sterling per annum. VI.—REMEDIES TO BE APPLIED. 21. That the remedies to be applied to the cure of evils so deopfy rooted, so long establisbe,d, so widely spread, and so strongly supported by selfish indulgence ignorance, prejudice, custom, and pecuniary interests, are twofold—first, legislative, and second, moral; and these again divide themselves into immediate and prospective. 22. That the right to exercise legislative interference for the correction of any evil which affects the public weal cannot be questioned without dissolving society into its primitive ele ments, and going back to the combined and co-operative state of civilization, with all its wholesome and lawfully imposed re straints. to the isolated and lawless condition of savage and soli- tary nature. 23. That the power to apply corrective, by legislative means, cannot be doubted without supposing the sober, the intelligent, the just, and the moral portion of the community unable to control the excesses of the ignorant and disorderly, which would be to declare our incapacity to maintain the first prin ciples of government, by insuring the public safety. 24. That the sound policy of applying legislative power to direct, restrain, or punish, as the case may require, the vicious and contaminating propensities of the evil-disposed, cannot be disputed without invalidating the right of Government to pro tect the innocent from the violence of the guilty, which would in effect declare all government to be useless, and all lawful authority to be without any intelligible object or end—an admis sion that would undermine the very first principles of society. X.—IMMEDIATE REMEDIES. 25. The remedies which appear to your committee to be desirable and practicable to be put into immediate operation may be thus enumerated:- 26. The separation of the houses in which intoxicating drinks are sold into four distinct classes-1, houses for the sale of beer only, not to be consumed on the premises; 2, houses for the sale of beer only, to be consumed on the pre mises, and in which refreshments of food may also be ob tained ; 3, houses for the sale of spirits only, not to be con sumed on the premises ; 4, houses for the accommodation of strangers and travellers, where bed and board may be obtained, and by whom spirits, wine, and beer may be sold. 27. The limiting the number of such houses of eaeh class, in proportion to population in towns, and to distance and popula tion in country districts, the licenses for each to be annual, and granted by magistrates and municipal authorities, rather than by the Excise, to be chargeable with larger sums annually than are now paid for them, especially for the sale of spirits, and to be subject to progresilvely increasing fines for disor derly conduct, and forfeiture of license, and closing up of the houses for repeated offences. 28. The closing of all such houses at earlier hours in the evening than at present, and uniformly with each other, ex cepting only in the last class of houses for travellers, which may be opened at any hour for persons requiring food or beds in the dwelling. 29. The first and second class of houses to be closed on the Sabbath-day, except for one hour in the afternoon and one hour in the evening, to admit of families being supplied with beer at those periods ; the third class of houses to be entirely closed during the Sabbath-day ; and the fourth class to be cl o sed to all visiters on that day, excepting only to travellers, and the inmates of the dwelling. ' • 30. The making all spirit-shops as open to public view as other shops, where wholesome provisions are sold, such as those of the baker, the butcher, and the fishmonger ; in order that the interior of such spirit-shops may be seen from with out, and be constantly exposed to public inspection in every part. 31. The refusal of spirit licenses to all but those who will engage to confine themselves exclusively to dealing in that article, and consequently the entire separation in England, Scotland, and Ireland, of the sale of spirits from groceries, Provisions, Ivine, or beer, excepting only in the fourth class of houses (or hotels), for travellers and inmates, or lodgers, as before described. 32, The discontinuance of all issues of ardent spirits (ex cept as medicine under the direction of the medical offi cers) to the navy and army on all stations, and to every other body of men employed by, or under the control of the Government, and the substitution of other articles of wholesome nutriment and refreshment instead. The abo lition of all garrison and barrack canteens at home and the leisure of men confined within military forts and abroad, and substitutin g some other and better mode of fil lliies,nnguPthe opinions of most of the military officers examined on this point by your Committee being, that the drinking in such canteens is the most fertile source of all the insubordination, crime, and consequent punishment inflicted on the men. 33, The withholding from the ships employed in the mer chant service the drawback granted to them on foreign spirits, by which they are now enabled to ship their supplies of that article at a reduced scale of ( , uty, and are thus induced to take on board a greater quantity than is necessary, to the in creased danger of the property embarked, and the injury of the crew. 34. The prohibition of the practice of paying the wages of wor kmen at public-houses, or any other place where intoxicat ing drinks are sold. 35. The providing for the payment of such wages to every individual his exact amount, except when combined in families, so as to render it unnecessary for men to frequent the public houses, and spend a portion of their earnings to obtain change. 36. The payment of wages at or before the breakfast hour in the mornings of the accustomed market-day in each town, to enable the wives or other providers of workmen to lay out their earnings in necessary provisions at an e arly period of the market, instead of risking its dissipation at night in the public house. 3 7, The prohibition of the meetings of all friendly societies, sick clubs, money clubs, masonic lodges, or any other perma nent associations of mutual benefit and relief at public-houses or places where intoxicating drinks are sold, as such institu tions were not formed expressly for the benefit of such public houses, and when they are bona fide associations of mutual help in time of need, can with far more economy and much greater efficacy rent and occupy for their periodical meetings equally appropriate rooms in other places. 38. The establishment by the joint aid of the Government and the local authorities and residents on the spot of public walks and gardens, or open spaces for athletic and healthy exercises in the open air, in the immediate vicinity of every town, of an extent and character adapted to its population, and of district and parish libraries, museums, and reading-rooms, accessible at the lowest rate of charge, so as to admit of one or the other being visited in any weather and at any time, with the rigid exclusion of all intoxicating drinks of every kind from all such places, whether in the open air or closed. 39. The reduction of the duty on tea, coffee, and sugar, and all the healthy and unintoxicating articles of drink in ordi nary use, so as to place within the reach of all classes the least injurious beverage on much cheaper terms than the most destructive. 40. The establishment of temperance societies in every town and village of the kingdom, the only bond of association being a voluntary engagement to abstain from the use of ar dent spirits as a customary beverage, and to discourage by precept and example all habits of intemperance in themselves and others. 41. The diffusion of sound information as to the extensive evils produced to individuals, and to the state, by the use of any beverage that destroys the health, cripples the industry, and poisons the morals of its victims. 42. The institution of every subordinate auxiliary means of promoting the reformation of all such usages, courtesies, ha bits, and customs of the people as lead to intemperate habits, more especially the exclusion of ardent spirits from all places where large numbers are congregated either for business or pleasure, and the changing the current opinion of its being a benefit, which its presentation to those whom we wish to re ward, or honour, or please, so constantly foster and p rolon g s, into a conviction of its being an evil which should on all occa sions be avoided as a poisoner of the health, the morals, and the peace of society. 43. The removal of all taxes on knowledge, and the extend ing every facility to the widest spread of useful information to the humblest class of the community. 44. A national system of education which should embrace as an essential part of the instructions given by it to every child in the kingdom accurate information as to the poisonous and invariably deleterious nature of ardent spirits as an article of diet in any form or shape, and the inculcation of a sense of shame at the crime of voluntarily destroying or thoughtlessly obscuring that faculty of reasoning and that consciousness of responsibility which chiefly distinguish man from the brute, and which his Almighty Maker when he created him in his —Am image implanted in the human race to cultivate, to im. f , 't _ ~ 1 --•:.T-i'iw , ..,.., ''''''''' ,„) , , ,t. , 6 -,, ~,,,,,..-. ...-- . . - ,----------- - • ' . ..k... ' , 4 - , * . z ) c-c - :____ 1101T:-.‘ ~ .. -=`e ( PRICE 7D. ) prove, and to refine, and not to corrupt, to brutalize, and to destroy. XL—ULTIMATE OR PROSPECTIVE REMEDIES. 45. The ultimate or prospective remedies which have been strongly urged by several witnesses, and which they think, when public opinion shall be sufficiently awakened to the great national importance of the subject, may be safely recommended, include the following :- 46. The absolute prohibition of the importation from any country, or from our own colonies, of distilled spirits in any shape. 47. The equally absolute prohibition of all distillation of ardent spirits from grain, the most important part of the food of man, in our own country. 48. The restriction of distillation from other materials to the purpose of the arts, manufactures, and medicine, and the confining the wholesale and retail dealing in such articles to chymists, druggists, and dispensaries alone. XII.--....EXAMPLES OF OTHER COUNTRIES. 49. Your committee have in the course of their investiga tion, directed their inquiries as to the steps taken and effects produced by legislative and by moral means in America more especially, and they have been gratified to learn the following facts :- 50. That in the American navy and army the issue of spirits by the Government has been discontinued, and nutritious arti cles of equal value substituted with benefit and contentment to all parties. 51. That no less than 700 vessels in the merchant service now sail from different ports in America, and to all climates, arctic and tropical, with no ardent spirits on board, excepting only a small quantity in the medicine-chest, for occasional me dicinal use. 52. That of the-American ships en.toring the port of Liver pool, nine out of every t e en are navigated on what are denomi.- nated temperance principles, the captain, officers, and crew agreeing to abstain from the use of spirits, except as medicine ; and no supply beyond the very limited quantity used as such is taken on board. sa. That such ships obtain freight in preference to English vessels not navigated on those principles, in consequence of the public conviction of their greater safety, from the sobriety of those on board. 54. That some English vessels have recently been fitted out and sent to sea from London, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Greenock, in imitation of the Americans ; that they have been insured at a lower rate of premium than that paid on other vessels not so abstaining from taking spirits on board, and that experienced merchants, shipowners, insurance brokers, and others, examined before your committee, express their convic tion that such abatement in the rate of insurance in such ships is fully warranted by the actual diminution of the risk of injury and loss. 55. That in the metropolis of the United States the highest encouragement has been given to the promotion of temperance societies, and from the united efforts of public and private individuals so great a reformation has been effected that no less than 2,000 persons have voluntarily abandoned the dis tillation of ardent spirits, and vested their capital in other and more wholesome pursuits • and upwards of 6,000 persons have abandoned the sale of ardent spirits and embraced other more useful occupations. X I I I.—CONCLUDING SUGGESTIONS.. _ _ 56. Your Committee, deeply impressed with the long cata logue of evils which they have endeavoured thus briefly and faintly to describe, and feeling the strongest and most earnest desire to lessen their number and amount, humbly venture to suggest to the House the importance of drawing the attention of his Majesty's Government to the immediate introduction of such improvements as your Committee have respectfully re commended in the navy and army, and in the ships employed in the merchant service, to the causing such other ameliora tions to be made in this respect as can be effected by their au thority, wherever that may extend, and to the public declara tion of their determination to introduce early in the ensuing session some general and comprehensive law for the progres sive diminution and ultimate suppression of all the existing facilities and means of intemperance, as the root and parent of almost every other vice. 57. As your Committee are fully aware that one of the most important elements in successful legislation is the obtaining the full sanction and support of public opinion in favour of the laws, and as this is most powerful and most enduring when based on careful investigation and accurate knowledge as the result, they venture still further to recommend the most extensive circulation during the recess under the direct sanc tion of the Legislature of an abstract of the evidence obtained by this inquiry in a cheap and portable volume, as was done with the Poor Law Report, to which it would form the best auxiliary ; the national cost of intoxication and its conse quences being tenfold in amount that of the poor-rates, and pauperism itself being indeed chiefly caused by habits of in temperance, of which it is but one out of many melancholy and fatal results. We stated in the summary yesterday, what, however, was evidently erroneous, and could therefore have misled nobody, that the motion for printing the Report of the Drunkenness Committee was negatived. It was carried by nearly 2to 1. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 6. Lord SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Wool sack at a little before five o'clock. VY Petitions for the protection of the Established. Church were presented by the Archbishop of CANTERBURY and the Marquis of BRISTOL. The Arms Importation (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. THE POST-OFFICE. The Earl of GOSFORD presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Greenock, for the establishment of steam communication for the conveyance of mails along the Clyde, in order to facilitate the delivery of letters along the line of that river ; and a petition from merchant ship owners and others of the same place, for the abolition of the impressment of seamen. The Duke of RICHMOND said that this petition com plained that the mails were not sent by steam along the Clyde, when they might be so sent. He had inquired into the subject, because he knew that when he was in office be neglected no opportunity of sending the mails by steam, and he found that many steam-vessels were em ployed in the conveyance of the mails in that part of Scot land. The Noble Duke here read a list of the places to and from which steam-vessels so employed were regularly dis patched with the mails. He then observed that he did not find fault with the petitioners, who, he had no doubt, were very respectable persons, and who probably had been in fluenced by the representations of others, and who had taken up an opinion without sufficient information on the subject. This petition was, in fact, got up by one 4tdi vidual. The petitioners themselves had been mistaken — they had seen the speech of an Hon. Gentleman reported in a work published by Mr. Barrow, and he had no hesitation in saying that the speech, so reported, was not the speech which was delivered, for it had been corrected by the Hon. individual himself, and it was only a garbled statement of what had been really uttered. The people of Glasgow had before now expressed to him their satisfaction at his mode of conducting the business of the Post-office, so far as Glasgow was concerned ; and he might instance one matter as a proof of the attention he had always paid to the convenience of the Glasgow merchants. He had been very strongly pressed by Hon. Members and others con nected with the county to send the Glasgow mail through a different part of Nottinghamshire, but he found that, by so doing, five minutes would be lost, and therefore he re fused to consent to the alteration, for he thought that, if five minutes were lost at one place, five minutes might be lost at another, and the convenience of the Glasgow merchants would be seriously affected. He should not now refer to the speech contained in The Mirror of Par liament, further than to say, that that speech con tained forty-one charges against the Post-office while it was under his direction, and that he wished the individual who made those charges could find some Noble Lord to bring them forward, for he should then be able to con vince the House that they did not contain one single syl lable of truth. He should not condescend to reply to attacks made in speeches at public meetings or elsewhere, because he felt that that House alone was the proper place in which to make him answerable for his conduct, while in office. He must now say one word with respect to an Hon. Baronet, who had also been made—and most un justly made—the subject of attack. He alluded to Sir Francis Freeling, who had been most grossly libelled—he who for so many years had filled the responsible and confi dential office of Secretary of the Post-office—who had so often deserved, and not unfrequently received, the approba tion of the country at large. He must say, that it was too bad that this gentleman, who was not in Parliament to an swer for himself, should be attacked in this manner. He was bound to declare, that during the period he was in office, whenever there had been a difference of opinion be tween them on any point of business, and he had decided against the opinion of Sir Francis Freeling, that Hon. Ba ronet had always shown as much zeal to execute the mat ters thus decided on, as if they had come from himself. It had been stated that he (the Duke of Richmond) had refused to allow letters from France to be delivered on a Sunday, because, forsooth, he had been persuaded to the refusal by Sir Francis Freeling and other official per sons, who wanted to get to their country houses. Jn the first place, Sir F. Freeling had not had a c ountry house for the last 21 years ; be much regretted that the Hon. Baronet had never been able to afford time einouwghas during that period to enjoy a country house, but refusal ! were the fact. In the next place, the grounds of his refu • 11 eount . • ory different from those supposed ; tbeY were these ; If he had permitted letters from France to be delivered: on a Sunday, how could he refuse to permit them to be deli vered from all parts of the country ? and if he allowed them to be delivered in town, how could he refuse to allow them to be sent out of town on Sunday? These were the difficulties that he felt and acted on when he had been asked to con sent to the delivery of the French letters on Sunday. Though he was not one who would vote for all the Sabbath Bills that had been introduced into Parliament, still he would not consent entirely to desecrate the Sunday in that way.—(Hear, hear.) If he had allowed the Frenc h letters to be delivered on the Sunday, the merchant must have stayed at his counting-house on that day to receive them, and the merchant could not have stayed without requiring his clerks to be there, and these clerks would have been employed on the business to which these letters related, so that, in fact the Sunday would have been as much a day of business as any other day in the week.—(Hear, hear, hear.) He had refused to lend his assistance in producing such a state of things.(Hear.) He should now only observe, that he had no personal hostility to Mr. Wal lace—he wished that the Hon. Member had none towards him. On a former occasion the Hon. Member had treated. him ill ; and it happened that when one individual had treated another ill, the former often felt a certain degree of hostility towards the person whom be had injured. He should not attribute motives to the Hon. Member, who was not there to answer for himsef, and perhaps he was but the dupe of others, who had made him the channel of bring's in g charges against a department, which be would venture to assert would bear a comparison with any other depart:i ment in this or any other country.—(Hear.) He trusted that their Lordships would agree with him, that after what had been said elsewhere, the observations with which he bad now troubled them were absolutely necessary. The Marquis of CONYNGHAM had noticed the mis take of the Hon. Member for Greenock, and must say that a more unjust statement never appeared. The Earl of GOSFORD knew nothing of the state ments in the petition. The p etitioners were very respect able men, and he felt it to be his duty to present a petition thus intrusted to him. Mr. Bernal and others brought up the Irish Tithe Bill ; the Church Temporalities (Ireland) .Bill ; the Bridges in Ireland Bill ; the Civil Offices Pensions Bill ; the Exche quer Bills Bill ; the Foreign Enlistment Repeal Bill ; and the South Australia Colonization Bill. The Insolvent Debtors (India) Bill was reported. On the motion of Viscount MELBOURNE, the Irish Tithe Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a , T second time on Monday next. , The Irish Church Temporalities Bill was in like manner read a first time, and the second reading fixed for Monday. The other bills brought up from the Commons were likewise read a first time. The Fever Hospital (Ireland) Bill ; the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill ; the Militia Ballot Suspension Bill,. the Almanacks Stamp Duties Repeal Bill ; and the Militia Bill, were read a second time. The Turnpike Road Act was reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. PROXIES. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER said, that in justi fication of himself, he must make a few observations on the subject of voting by proxy, with respect to which he had given notice of a motion that he had not been able to bring forward this session. He said, that when he gave notice of his intention to introduce that important subject to their Lordships' notice, he was fully prepared to bring it on, but he had been preveded by one accident or another, till the unsettled state of the Government compelled him for a time again to postpone it ; and since the Administration had been re-organized, the discussion of even more impor tant topics bad left no time for the consideration of this question. He trusted, however, that when it was brought before their Lordships, as he intended, they would have no hesitation in foregoing their present privilege. He trusted, too, to see other measures adopted. That most disgraceful statute, the Septennial Act, ought to be brought to an end, and he trusted that reform would be carried into various abuses in the most piercing and searching manner. Unless these questions were undertaken with a desire to settle them properly by the Government, they would not satisfy the reasonable part of the inhabitants of the country, and they would not long be able to hold their places.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 6. The SPEAKER resumed the Chair soon after Five o'clock. WATERFORD ELECTION. The SPEAKER announced that the parties who had peti. tioned against the undue election for the city of Waterford had failed to enter into the usual recognizances, and that the petition had consequently been discharged. THE POST OFFICE. Mr. R. WALLACE rose to present a petition, but before he did so the Hon. Gentleman said he wished to repel an im putation which had been cast upon him a few evenings age in consequence of an assertion which he had made, that Members of Parliament were only allowed to receive a limited number of letters. He held in his hand a communication which he had received on the 16th of April, 1833, from Sir F. Freeling, and in that communication it was expressly stated that Mem bers of Parliament were entitled only to - receive a limited number of letters on Monday, notwithstanding the interven tion of Sunday. Beyond that number Sir F. Freeling went on to say that the postage could not be dispensed with, and, as this communication fully bore out the statement which he had made, he regretted that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. V. t h bh e e a a r t r oi it. om u soen H dw e acyr ( se M : r. Wallace) nt W dh eal thereforel habitac e ) o f k r n eh e ce w e hvt receiving a e o rt t it h ge e ht r r s Smith), the Member f o r No r tha m pt o n, was not in his place to without n tomcMemberso n p u l a mi i nn that he had been badly treated. It was the duty of the Post Office Solicitor to prosecute public delinquents, and he there fore hoped the House would order him to prosecute the late Postmaster-General for the fraud which had been practised upon him. He had that day received a letter from Liverpool stating that the King's tender had been employed in " tugging" vessels in the river of that town, and as this was a great injury to the small craft he thought it should be put a stop to. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by presenting a petition from the inhabitants of Pollockshaw in favour of law reform in Scotland. Lord ALTHORP said that he should have inquiries made as to the statement of the Hon. Gentleman respecting the King's tender, and all he could say was, that if it were true the abuse should be corrected. _ _ The petition was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. MAXWELL wished to call the attention of the Noble Lord to the state of the twopenny post, which he said ope rated most hardly upon persons residing beyond a given dis- tance from the metropolis. Mr. LE NN ARD moved for a return of the number of per sons committed to prison on charges of highway robbery in Ireland, during the last four years. The Hon. Gentleman, at the same time, presented a petition from Maldon, against the proposed increase of the duty on spirit licences. PRIZE FIGHTING. Mr. WILK S, seeing the Hon. Gentleman, the Under Se cretary of State for the Home Department in his place, wished to know from him whether any communication had been re ceived at the Home Office relative to the murder committed in a prize fight which took place near Andover, on the 26th of June ? Mr. E. J. STANLEY replied that no communication had been received on the subject, that he was aware of. Mr. W ILK S then gave notice of his intention, next ses sion, to move for leave to bring in a Bill for putting an end to the disgraceful practice of prize fighting. The Hon. Gentle man then presented a petition from certain individuals, pray ing that, if the Beer Bill Amendment Act were passed, their interest might be protected. Also petitions from the Protes tant Dissenters of Haverfordwest, and a place in Pembroke shire, complaining of grievances. Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. J. OSWALD brought up the Report of the Select Committee on Public Petitions.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. HLTME presented a petition from John Ray, Vicar of the parish of Bardney, in Lincolnshire, complaining of the inadequate remuneration which he received for the duties he performed. The Hon. Gentleman also presented a petition from the proprietors of the Hull Advertiser, complaining of the withdrawal of the Government advertisements from that paper because it did not regularly approve of the measures of Go vernment. Mr. HUDSON moved for a Return of the official and de clared amount of the exports and imports from and into the United Kingdom in the years ending June 1832, 1833, and 1834. Also a Return of the shipping, foreign and British, entering the United Kingdom in those periods.—Ordered. CUSTOMS BIbL. On the motion of Mr. IVTHOMSON, the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Customs Bill was read, and the Bill was read a third time. Mr. CRAWFORD brought up a clause which he said was to carry into effect the expressed intentions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and to render the Bill an advantage to the lower classes. He contended that as the law stood the price of tea to the poor had been enhanced, and all the benefit bnet of the reduction in duty had gone to the importers. e there fore held that the sooner the law was altered the k ette t r ; a and moved a clause to the effect that the duty o n twanay souchong should in future be 2s. per lb. rihhdtewhtihat with Lord A L T HOR P said the motion , i, thought reduc tion of the duty on tea. It was for .hi h ou ht fi other duties w c g rst whether or not there were not the es simply House f t o o r a consider especially as the whole of the price opening the g H e House must wait and see the effect respectto be reduced.to any a l He alteration ation decidedly in th t e ho u h g a n de t ob t fe h e e tn r e e a w ah e de r e e ee surplus. contended that the Hon. Member for tfilillearnecrioarle arrangements opposed n o vew the sc widel of a tuhs year left upon them Colonel TORRE proceeding to argue against the imprac ticability was w rong, and that the public would ultimately derive full benefit from the Act. discussion inconvenient fe r nE E foS S r cwi continued. na gs h e w the present system of duties, when Lord A LT HOR P suggested that that question had nothing to do with the matter before the House. without due inquiry by Government ; but if the House felt the ou T ld h n e ot eo p u e r r s s e eve h r a e d . been adopted The clause was then rejected. Mr. P. THOMSON moved a clause authorising the East India Company to sell and manage merchant's goods, as they