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Vibtrti Wbitton town, Connelly, and Connaught, against the National System of Education in Ireland. SUN-OFFICE, AYeven o' Clock. Mr. Darby presented a petition from the Board of guardians of. Gateshead, praying for the appointment of Chaplains in union workhouses. DIVIDENDS UPON STOCK. Mr. T. DLINCOMBE moved for a return, showing the total annnal amount of dividends upon Stock and Annuities, from which the Property or Income-tax has been stopped or deducted at the Bank for the half year, sth day of July last, distinguishing the total amount of such dividends payable upon individuals or separate accounts arising from divider is upon fifty shillings and under 1501. per annum, and also the number of such individuals.—Agreed to. INSOLVENT DEBTORS BILL. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. GLOBE.—The course which the Times is pur suing on the subject of the decision s of the Ipswich Election Committee is exciting considerable disgust. Principle and reason are alike disregarded by our Contemporary in his desire to aid the views of Mr. Walter at Nottingham. It is clear that the " friend of the people " rests all his hopes o f sue - CeSS on the corruption of the constituency ; ' and as the money to be expended on the other side is not large in amount, Mr. Walter had naturally supposed that Nottingham might be had cheap, if it were not for the resolutions of the Ipswich Com mittee, which will defeat the plan he had intended to act upon. As individual votes, from the ab sence of competition, . cannot on the present oc casion command a very high price, it . was anti cipated- by Mr. Walter that he should some what compensate for the cost of the luxury 1)6 pur (hese(' so dearly in th 9 April of hist year, by obtaining a 'eat on moderate terms. Ile is, thereore, sadly baffled by the decision of the Ipswich Com ' mittee. • It he closed up the avenues through which he had expected to enter the _House of Commons ; ihr it. prohibits bribery even on a small scale, and it was ,tu sulall scale that he' had hoped to practise it. L would be idle to argue with the Times on the ellZ•ct itf the views it advocates with reference to the ptesent case ; because it is quite evident that the personal interest of Mr. Walter is the object fOr the promotion which common sense and (sommon honesty are alike disregarded by the journalist. We cannot suspect our Contemporary of the folly of being impressed with the idea that he sincerely entertains the opinions on the subject of bribery which he just now so pertinaciously advocates. He cannot, in his heart believe that bribery to a small amount may be allowed ; and that a seat which may he had tOr little money may with propriety be purchased. Yet such is the conclusion to which the writer in the • Times inevitably conies, When he complains that " Mr. ethidstone and Lord Desert spent only 2501. each. and yet they arc unseated." If smallness of ou tl a y i s eu • Qxeuse they bribery, the must corrupt—that is to y, they who -rate their consciences at the emallest peCuniary sum—the very meanest and vil es t among ''the bribed—would be protected ; while others, whose scruples reqUire much stronger temptation: before they can tee brought to give way, would be more severely dealt with. We perfectly agree with the de cision of the Ipswich Committee, in refusing, to pass over as pardonable the payment of nominal service§ at a very exorbitant rate. • STA N" D A RD.—The House of Commons was oc. cupied nearly the whole night with the Newthundland Bill. The succession of speeches with which Messrs. C. Buller, P. Howard, Wyse, O'Connell, Hume, &c. &c., wearied the house, is absolutely unworthy of no- ; tiee. All were dir ec ted t o p er p e t ua t e in unhappy. Newfoundland that state of disorder which justified us in calling the colony, four or five years ago, by the name of a transatlantic Tippera r y. v This statesif disorder compelled the late Governthent, however reluctant, to suspend the constitution ; and none of the opposition speakers last night were able - to ad vance a single •argument against the : suspension. That constitution is, therefore, confessedly •insup- HEALTH OF TOWNS. portable, and it is impudent, as well as idle, to • Mr. MACKINNON, in rising to move th e fi rs t complain that another cons tit u ti on i s 'to be reading of a Bill to improve the health of towns, by tnted, except upon the hypothesis, which we ourselves preventing interment of bodies within their pre - 1 -141, that theleircumstaoces of the island do not • cincts, regretted that this subject had not been fs arrant the imposing upon it a representative taken up by her Majesty's Government. He only. system of government. Sir Robert Peel, Lord . wished that the Bill should now be read a first Manley, and Mr. i'akington, fully demonstrated time in order that it might be well considered that the proposed constitution is at least sufficiently • by the House, the clergy of the United Kingom, and popular : but we fear that they would not be able the public at large. In the various clauses of the to show that it is not a great deal too popular. The Bill he had endeavoured to preserve the property of Opposition divided the House no less than six times individuals, and abate a nuisance that was upon different clauses of this trumpery Bill, but on . most important to consider. He did not : des each division they were beaten by a large majority— pair of success, and he 't rus t e d th a t h e s h ou ld their greatest muster amounting to 21, and gradually be supported by 'every Member in that H ouse . descending- to a dozen. This is the way in which , After the best consideration he had been able to give flit public time is wasted on the 3d of August. The ' the question of expense, and collecting the opinions retailing of constitutions by Lord Grey's Govern- of various individuals, he had come to the decided mint was a folly, and a very mischievous folly too, opinion that a small'rate of one penny in the pound, and it is nothing to the purpose to tell us that some , collected once in three or four veers, would be quite of the present Ministers were parties to the folly. sufficient for the purpose. This might appear but a The whole country knows that Lord Ripon, Lord small sum in small populations, but then in small Stanley, and Sir James Graham were members of 'localities o ten or twenty thousand inhabitants, Lord Grey's Cabinet—but the country knows also that .1 land was not of a high value, nor were the fees of the these Ministers would not go the whole way with I clergy so expensive as they were in large towns such that Cabinet, and, therefore, abandoned it under cir— as London, Biriningham, Bristol, and Manchester. = (stances that proved them honou ra bl e ' and .con, -A rate sif a penny in the pound, would be amply scientious men, because these cir cu m s t ances we r e sufficient in large towns, to answer all the purposes such as to preclude a suspicion that they were ac- required. Under th ese c i rcums t ances h e truste d h er tuated by any pers o nal mo ti ve , w h e th er of amMtion Alajesty's Ministers would not oppose the Bill. lie or resentment. But it is surely nothing new for able felt satisfied the country required a change, and the and good men to fall into active folly, when any cause sooner it was made th e b e tt er . etnnects them with bad men; and • in the case before Mr. COWPER seconded the motion. He said rn there is no reason to suspect the statesmen in ques- I even if the Bill did not pass this session, yet as it was t;on of more than passive error—the not abandoning lof great importanc e , and involved many i n t eres t s , the Whig Ministry when it opened its chandle r ' s s h o p I some • good would be done by having it printed of constitutions. 1:7 that means. so me progress would he made. Ihe worst effects followed from the present system. The miasmia and pestilential exhalations which were generated from those, burial places were the causes of disease, and medical men attributed the preValence .of typhus fever to the offensive condition of the atmosphere, caused by the burial-grounds. The clergyman who attended the dead remained at a considerable distance from the opening of the tombs, and those who dwelt in th e vicinage of burial-places shut their windows, in tionsequence of the exhalations. Some legislative mea sure was necessary, and public opinion was in fa vour of it, as appeared from the extension of private cemeteries. • He thought that the clergy, who de rived a considerale income in fees for burial, were the only persons who would use their influence in oppo sition to such a measure. But arrangements could lie made on that subject. Believing the subject to be one of great importance, he had great pleasure in seconding that motion. • The question having been put, Sir R. 11. INGLIS said that the Committee which he sat upon, on the subject before the House, had not come to .a definite conclusion relative to the es tablishment of a Board of Health, and he did not wish. to be considered bound to the adoption of such a proposal. Ile approved of the 'principle of the Bill, hut :he•did not pledge himself to support its various details, as stated by his Hon. Friend. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. CAPTAIN WARNER'S NEW PROJECTILE. Sir P. BURDETT rose to move for a Select Com mittee to inquire into the negotiations of the Govern ment with Mr. 'Warner respecting his invention.. He regretted - that he had not been able to bring the subject before the House at an earlier period, in consequence of the press of public business. The case, however, of Captain Warner stood in his opinion in a very peculiar position, and was one of paramount importance for the considera tion of the llouse. He hoped that there would be but one feeling prevailing among Hon. Members on the subject, namely, an anxious desire to consider fairly the claims of Capt. Warner, if now thought probable that his invention possessed the ex , traordinary powers ascribed to • it. He . (Sir F. Burdett) thought he could not do better on that occasion than to read the statement of Sir George Murray in relation, to that invention—a statement which derived its v al ue no t only from the character of the person who made it, but from the great ability with which it had been drawn up. The Hon. Baronet then read the document' referred to, which was to the effect :—". That there were three points to be. attended to in considering Captain Warner's discevery : first, its power ; secondly, the degree of safety and facility with which it could be employed for useful purposes ; and, thirdly, the disadvantage which might result to this country from allowing this' discovery to be communicated to any other State. Captain Warner had become possessed of the disco very at the expense of much' bodily and mental la bour, and he set upon it a high value. . There ap peared to be but two modes of treating Captain War ner's criticism, either to leave him at once to pursue his own course, or to appoint competent persons to in spect the criticism, with..a.view..to discovering its ap plicability. Every scrutiny .should be - afforded to Mr. Warner against being, deprived of the fair reward of his invention. There were'other persons of great authority who entertaied the same _opinions of the importance of Mr.' Warner's invention. Captain *Webster had stated his conviction of the immense power and the, manageableness of the discovery. A witness wino had been engaged in a great part of the late war stated that there was no power - whatever, either afloat or on shore, which could resist Captain Warner's invention. The Right lion. 'Baronet then read a statement delivered to Lord Hardwicke by Captain Warner, but in so low a tone of voice, that it was impossible to hear a word. He could hardly conceive a more modest proposal than that of Captain Warner, and he could not conceive why any Government should scruple to adopt it. On - the :15th of April last a meeting was held at the Ad miralty in order to judge of the invention. Captain Wainer could not get th em to enter into agreement with him. They distin c tl y to ld him that they could not sanction any stipulations as to reward. He also, it appeared, offered to try his invention inane way that might be thought proper. Now, why had that been refused.. There could have been no risk in employing Captain Warner. Captain Warner might 'prove an imposter—(Hear, hear)—and in that case he would be exposed, and the country would be satisfied. Captain Warner made I this dis covery two years before the death of Sir Richard :Keats, and if that worthy -Admiral had been alive, he would have had his testimony to the ex cellence of the invention. • Even the late King himself thought the invention important, and pne HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) Their Lordships sat to-day at 11 o'clock on a Com ulitte of Privileges. The Insolvent Debtors' Bill was read asecond time, and ordered to be committed. TOBACCO REGULATIONS BILL. The Tobacco Regulations Bill was read a third tlinc•and passed. MORNING SITTINGS, Sir R. PEEL moved that the House do meet to morrow at twelve o'clock, and he would also suggest the propriety of commencing the public business at four o'clock on thoSe days on which the House did not meet until that hour. Mr. T. - DUNCOMBE feared. that if the Right Hon. Baronet carried his motion now, there would be no House when his (Mr. Duncombe's) motion came on. He did not wish to throw any obstruction in the way of public business, but if the Right Hon. Baronet carried his motion now, he felt assured that such would be the case. Sir ROBERT PEEL did net imagine that time Hon. Member's motion would cot as a • charm to clear the House. Mr. BROTHFAITO.N hoped the Hon. Member for Finsbury would not prevent the motion being put for the House meeting at twelve to-morrow. The motion was then agreed to. EARL EARNE R S CLAIM. Counsel were heard, and witnesses (=Mined, on the part of the Noble Claimant- in this ease to rote for .the election of EPpresentative, Peers for Ireland, after which their .Lordships declared that his Lordship had made out his claim.—Clain•. allowed. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1842. THOMSOM V. THE LORD ADVOCATE. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were re burned,. and coliduded to-day. Their Lordihips postponed their judgment. ytIE EARL OF ROSSLYN V. AYTOUN. The arguments in this appeal were commenced to day, but not having concluded at four o'clock, the fur ther consideration of the case was adjourned to Monday. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVBNING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. Messengers from'the Commons brought up several Bills. * • STAMPS DUTIES ASSIMILATION BILL. The Earl or RIPON moved the third reading of the Stamp Duties Regulation Bill. Lord MONTLAGLE pointed out an ambiguity in the wording of the Bill, which he said would con found the duties upon newspapers with those upon advertisements. The Earl of RIPON said it was not the intention of the Goverument _to make any alteration in the duties either upon newspapers or advertisements. The Bill Was then read a third time and passed. THE RAJA OF SATTARA. Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from . one, whom (he said) whatever might have been his faults, called upon their Lordships sympathy for his mistbrtunes—the ex-Raja of Sattara. The petitioner complained of the unjust treatment he had suffered, and prayed for the generous interposition of their Lordships in his behalf. Lirl FITZGERALI) said that the subject was a' out tube brought forward in the other House to-night in a farm Which would lead tothe production of-papers such as would enable their Lordships to come to a judgit ent on the merits of the case. He would not go further into it than to say that no man could read the papers connected with this subject without being convinced that the . Raja had been se riously compromised in the course of conduct which he had pursued. It was impossible not to see that if hard measures had been dealt to the Raja, :ne haul, at all events, brought it on himself by hisindiicretion. The subject was one too large and too complicated to be gone into upon the presentation of a petitions.. Lord BEAUMONT said that it was his intention to make a formal motion on the subject, if some steps were not in the meantime taken to do the Raja justice. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM the conversation dropped. DRAINAGE OF TOWNS BILL. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from the inhabitants of city of London, in favour of this Bill. - • FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. The NOBLE LORD moved the third reading of the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill, which, at'ter some discussion, was agreed to, and the Bill read a third time, and passed. (LEFT HOUSE OF COMMONS. Thy SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o"Clock. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the Corporation of Bristol against the County Courts 13 it. EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL. This Bill went through Committee—the Report to be received to-morrow. CONSOLIDATED. FUNDS BILL. This Bill went through Committee—Report or dered to be received to-morrow. SLAVE.TRADE SUPPRESSION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. CANADA LOAN BILL. The third reading of the Canada Loan Bill was postponed till to-morrow. • - COURT OF CHANCERY OFFICES BILL. Mr. GREENE brought up the Report of the Court of Chancery Of Bill• which Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND) BILL. , Mr. GREENE brought up the Report upon this Bi!l, and the Bill was ordered to be read a' third flint and passed. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from New. MEDICAL PROFESSION. Mr. MANNERS SUTTON presented a petition from certain medical practitioners, praying that no new charter might be granted t(i the College of Physi cians until the state of the medical profession had been investigated by a Committee of that House. BRIBERY AT IPSWICH. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that to-morrow he should move for leave to bHng in a Bill to incapa citate Arthur Bott Cooke, Homy Bristow, and nine teen others, from voting at the election of Members to serve in Parliament ibr the borough of Ipswich. MILBANK PENITENTIARY. The HoN. 1111:MBER then moved that the petition of William Gellert (presented August 3), complaining of the treatment of prisoners, and the increase of disease -and death during the present year, in the Milbank Penitentiary, he printed with the Votes. Mr. GREENE requested the Hon. Member to postpone his motion, in consequence (as we under stood) of the absence from town of the physician of the Penitentiary-. Mr. T. DU SCOMBE said there had been an un precedented mortality in the Penitentiary since Ja nuary last. There had been no less than fourteen deaths and six cases•of insanity since that period. He thought that these circumstances called for the inves tigation of the House. It was his intention to bring it before the House to-morrow ; and he now moved. that the petition be printed, in order that the Hon. Members might 'be put in possession of the facts of the case. that ought to be fully considered. The Honourable Gentleman then read a letter from Captain 'Warner, stating that he offered to give up his invention for 400,0001. He thought that the Government should possess themselves of such an invention, that 'if it was onlyused for national pur poses in critical circumstances. Captain Warner had procured a schooner at an expense to himself of 13,0001. or 14,0001., for the' purpose of exhibiting the effects of his invention, for which he had not recieved a farthing till this day.—(Hear, hear.) Captain Warner's invention did not rest • upon any theory, but was reduced to experiment, and he thought the House would not do its duty if they did not grant an inquiry to con,- sider his invention. Captain Warner offered to destroy a line-of-battle ship at a range of six miles. He offered to disclose the nature of his invention in a confidential way to Sir G. Mur ray and Sir E. Peel. The effect of his invention was not denied, and he trusted that the House would grant a Select Committee to inquire into the nego tiations of Government with Captain Warner relative to his invention. The offer of Captain Warner was a liberal one, and he hoped that the House would grant a Select Committee to inquire into the subject. Sir H. DOUGLAS said that but for the position hi which he was placed with respect to Captain War near, he should not have risen to take part in that discussion.. From the - statements made by the Hon. Baronet, the House would expect some explanation froM hint (Sir H. Douglas). - Soon after his return to this -country, he was sent tbr by the ;Master General of the: Ordinance, solieiting'him to become a member of a Commission of two officers, the other to be selected by himself, to investigate and carry on a course of experiments, for the purpose of testing the effieacaey of certain inventions by Captain Werner, and report to the Government on the subject. (LEFT SPEAKING.) EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL. At the Derry ;.seizes on Thursday a very singular case came on for trial. It was an action in which W. Henry Fortescue, as executor of the late Thomas Knox Magee, was plaintiff, and the late Lord Bishop of Derry defendant. 'llie main facts may be learned from she following statement of plaintiff's Counsel : The late Thomas Knox Magee was a gentleman of considerable property, with a very numercus family, and in 1830, having a son in the church, he' was anxious to - make a provision for him. He accordingly applied to a gentleman ; who was his son's tutor in college, to procure a • living for him, and that gentle man, seeing an advertisement in a newspaper respect ing the right of presentation to a living, called on Mr. Barlow, a solicitor in Dublin, to whom reference was made. Mr. Barlow informed him that the living was in England. Dr. Macdonnell, young Magve's tutor, communicated the • partk, culars to Mr. Magee ; he considered it too small a provision for his son, as it was only 1501. or 2001. a Year, and. he said that he would not be the pur chaser. This was communicated to Mr. Barlow, and Barlow then informed Dr. Macdonnell that a gentle man had the right of presentation to a living, the in cumbent of which was ninety years of age. In the month of November, 1830, Mr. Barlow introduced Dr. Macdonnell to a Mr. Pearson, who told him that he had the - right. of presentation to a living worth 5001. or 6001. a year. Dr. .Macdonnell com municated this to.Mr.Magee, who said that that would do. UnfortunatelY at that time the Lord Bishop of Derry was in difficulties. He was then Bishop of Killaloc. Pearson told Macdonnell that the Bishop was in distressed circumstances—that the parish of Killaloe was occupied by Mr. Whitty, who was ninety years of age—that it was worth 1,0001. a year—that it was a union of parishes, and that after his death . it would be dividedH that there was . an execution Sin the Bishop's house,. and that 1,000/.. must be produced foithwith, and 1,0001. more on the death of Mr. Whitty. He said, that in case another living fell vacant before Kiln* lie should get it. Accordingly an arrangement was entered into by- Pearson for the parish of Kilrush. The incumbent was represented as ninety years of age, that the living would be worth 5001. or 600/. after his death, and that Mr. Magee should get it, if he paid 1,000/. immediately ; a policy of insurance was likewise to be effected on the Bishop's life, and 1,000/. more on induction. It was, also agreed that Mr. Magee should be priested immediatelyH this was on the 29th of November, 1830— an d that he should get a curacy. In consequence of this, Mr. Magee told Dr. Macdonnell that he was satisfied with the terms, and to apply to Mr. Fortescue, of the em i nen t mercantile firm of Maxwell and Fortescue, of Dublin, for payment of the 1,000/. Pearson called on Dr. Macdonnell and produced a letter from the Bishop, in which he con sented to give the first vacant living to Mr. Magee. A copy of this letter was taken bv Dr. Macdonnell, but he omitted to take down the date; however, he inclosed it in a letter which he wrote next day to Mr. Fortescue, and which is dated the 27th of November, lB3O, the day after that of the Bi s h o p was wr i tten. I The Bishop's letter is as follows : "My dear Pearson,—lt will afford me much plea sure to comply with your request, and the first pre ferment•to the extent of 4001. or 4500/, which I may have at my disposal shall be given to the person for whom you are interested, the Rev. George Magee. In saying. this, I beg of you to believe that I am actuated by a desire to prove to you that I am not ungrateful for the m any acts o f kindness which your unwearied exertions have conferred on me. " Believe me, very truly, yours. ".RICHARD KILLALOE." Mr. -Macdonnell considered this letter too vague, and he told Pearson that the Bishop must specify the parish ; and another letter was then produced by Pearson, almost in the same words, except that the parish of Kiirush was named. CounSel then read the second letter, which NMS dated the 26th of - November, 1830; :and was in the same words as the former, with this addition—" The letter from your uncle, indepen dent of other cOnsiderations, could not fail to have its due influence'with me. Should the living of Kilrush be in my gift, your friend Mr. Magee shall have it." 0 This letter was considered satisfactory, and after it was produced Mr. Fortestue gave a cheque on the Bank of Ireland for 1,000/. to Pearson, who, in con junction with the Bishop, executed a bond to Thomas Knox Magee for the penal sum of 4,0001., condi tional for the 2,000/. to be paid for. the living. It appeared that a vacancy did not occur in the diocese of. Derry until the year 1832, two years after the perfecting of the b on d, an d Mr. For tescue Well applied to Pearson on behalf of the Hey. Qeorge Magee, but n o sa ti s f ac t ory r e su l t followed; and shortly afterwards,' havhig learned that the-living was already given to another person; Mr. Forteseue addressed a communication, to Pearson, complaining of the injustice which had • been done to Mr. Ale, • whose father, having a large family to provide for, had added a codicil to his will, on the agree ment between the Bishop and Pearson being signed, cutting off his son. George, to whom he had left 3,0001., with 501., relying upon having already made a handsome provision for him. On the 4th of May Mr. !Sttttldert, the agent of the Bishop, railed on Fortes and stated that he had money to pay off the bond. 'Mt. Fortes:cue replied that the money was not to be repaid at . all, as it was given to 'secure a living, At a subsequent interview Studdert insisted en the money being taken, and observ e d t h a t if an execution were v issued against the Bishop an action would be. commenced against Fortescue, who at length eon sented to receive the money, and hand over the bond, with an understanding that • stteh k pro ceeding • was not to prejudice the . Attire claims of Mr. Magee on the patroller, Of' the Bishop of Derry. Several other va4tlicies in the diocese subsequently occurred, but the Bishop still declined appointing Mr. Magee, and hence arose the pit sent action. The damage,; were laid at &AU For the defence it was coni - ended that the Bishop was no party to the a; , l'eement B'et'ween the plaintiff and Pearson. . 'The eAttnee of the document signed " Matthew Pelson,'' which disclosed a contract, that in coWsi4eittion of a sum ef 2,0001., a living of 5001. Or VW., a year was to be procuredg*the Aev. G. Ma. gee, was freely admitted, but it was denied that the Bishop was cognisant etany such contract. As for the money advanced, every farthing, along with interest, had been Wog since paid back to the representative of Thomas Knox Magee, and the codicil of the will, it was alleged, was the only thing which could give the Colour of hardship to the ease. The Jury retired at half-past six Cleek, and remained in their room till after ten, dive messages having been sent in the interim to know if they had agreed to their verdict. Shortly after ten o'clock they came into Court, and returned a verdict for the defendant. STATE 'OF TRADE AT SToußßßlDc2.—Trad e of every kind is gradually getting worse. The warehouses of the iron werks are filled with iron, tho:tgh in many instances it is offered at 20 per cent. less than it can be made for, nailors' rods in particular. The brick , makers' yards are full of bricks ; there is not a house ' building at the present time in the whole township of Stourbridge. The glass-blowers and cutters have not half employment ; in fact, the manufacturing and in dustrial interests of this town and neighbourhood are going fast to ruin. The workhouse is full, and upwards of thirty able-bodied paupers, whom it will not contain, are employed in breaking stones. The parish of Ohlswinford, townships of Stourbridge and Cradley, and the hamlet of Amblecote, are 730/. in arrear on the calls made by the Guardians to meet the support of the poor of the Union, and, as a consequence, the contracts and bills of the last quarter, due the 24th ult., are unpaid. Numbers of the labouring class are fast sinking into the habits of mendiCants, they and their children daily turning (Mt to beg : they will soon learn to steal; in fact, robberies are of every day occurrence.— . Tl'orcatershire Chronicle. A dreadful act of bnrbarity was poupnitteda few days ago at' Epernay. A young main, who had 6een dis mit-sed by a female to whom he paid his addresses, seized the p oor g i r l b y t h e t h roat, and having forced out her tongue, bit it off with his teeth. EGYPT. AttXANnatA, Jt7LV 11.—. Among the.noveities of thot last few days are two proclamations issued by the British' Consulate and published in Italian in the Alexandt iu Commercial Gazettes of the Ist inst.: and this date, of which I annex translations. The first is founded on an ordinance of the Local Government as far back as No vember, 1835, which, I believe, has never. until now.been officially published by the British Consular, and certainly during the last. seven years has been so .lute acted upon, that it was unknown to or forgotten by every. one here. Its revival is owing, probably, to its late application to - some Maltese, who were punished apparently for not having complied with a regulation of which they never heard, or at least that reason is assigned as one of the motives for a very harsh sentence against them ; an other being that other Maltese have latterly disturbed the public , peace, and the parties alluded to are thus made to pay for the sins of flier countrymen, a distinetion which I presume would not be recognised in an English tribunal, which would only judge the case before it, with . out reference to the country o f th e . off en d er , or to the fault of .v) hich his countrymen mi,,ht have been guilty! It was only the other day we had an instance of a similar stretch of authority, in the cafe of an English man, who, for abusing a man fur allowing his son to destroy and steal the plants from his garden, the person alluded to bung on other grounds confessedly obnoxious t.) the British Consul, was obliged to find sureties in the sum of. 1001. to keep the peace, and obliged also to make a degrading apolrgy to the Austrian Consul-General, because the man he abused was in the Consul's employ ; while only a few days. afterwards another Englishman, who more fortunately basked in the sunshine - of consular favour, for beating a man, on less provocation, was ac quitted on payment of - the fees of Court. Both instances without any form of trial, but in the first case many of the party's friends remonstrated on the subject, and were told by Cdlonel Barnett that he should either execute, the sentence or have the country in 24 hours. The India steamer arrived at Suez on the 25th ult., without, of course, by several days so late news from Calcutta as we received by the last Overland Mail. By this time she will have called . again for Calcutta, being expected to leave about the 4th inst. Selim Pacha, Commander-in-Chief of the Paella's army, died four days ago from a coup de soh and was buried here with military honours. The Cyclops steamer is cruising off the port under ,_canvass only. The commercial news of the last ten days is of little interest. The cotton offered by the Govern ment for sale at 84 dolls. has not found purchasers, and an auction sale is advertised for the day after to-morrow, of 10,000 c., as also-Of linseed and sessainum seed. The Government has y e t to consign 40,000 e. cotton sold at the last four auctions, of which the want of' water prevents the transport to Alexandria. The old crops of grain are all disposed of, atid another month will probably bring the new - crops to market. British shipping is much wanted, and freights will rule high. There is not adis engaged English vessel in port. , Ther e a re grea t com plaints from all the commercial agents dispatched into the interior to effect purchases of produce, and they re port thd country one entire chiflik,and that they can buy nothing.... • Said Pacha is daily expected here. Ibrahim Pacha is in Cairo at present. " We, John Lawrence Stoddart, her Britannic Ma jesty's Consul 'in Alexandria, in Egypt, "Instigated by the considerations on which were based the regulations of his Highness the Pacha of Egypt, in date of 9th of November, 1835, decree as follows " 1. That any individual British subject who shall come to Egypt, with the intention of establiShing him self, shall proVe during the first day •of his arrival his means of subsistence, and present to his Consulate a guarantee among the respectable inhabitants of the country, who shall answer fur the integrity of his moral conduct. "2. Every individual, already established in Egypt, shall fulfil the prescribed conditions of the preceding article. " 3. Any captain, who shall have brought passengers incapable of procuring . the prescribed qualifications, shall be obliged to take them back to Europe at his own risk and peril. (Signed) " J. L. STODDART. " - Alexandria., jtinc - 30, 1842." " On hAalf of the British Consulate in Alexandria, the Maltese subjects of her Britannic Majesty and the lonian subjects resident in this country, are desired to present themselves at this office, .to inscriLe their names in the register of thin office, and that within the period of the month of July, betneen the hours of nine A.M..and two P.M., and half-past four o'clock. This is also made known, that those who do not conform to the above, must ascribe to themselves all the consequences which may result therefrom. (Signed) "G. CHASSEAUD, Vice-Consul. " Alexandria, 30th June, 1842." DR. REID'S CONCLUDING LEC TURE. ON THE VENTILATION' OF SHIPS AND STEAM-BOAT 8: Dr. Reid delivered the concluding lecture of this course, which was corninented on the Oth of March last, at Exeter-hall, on Wednesday'evening. Keep ing before the view of his audience the grand princi ple of ventilation, that of an exit being invariably required for impure or used air Hs well as an en trance for the pure, he proceeded to show that ships, steam-boats, and- transports, owing to their necessary construction, were deficient in this most absolute demand. A ship, as diagrams of the lower deck demonstrated, had no exit for its once-admitted air, and the entire hold of the vessel below the water line, was exactly in the same position. On shore, the only. buildings - similarly situated were cellars — those subterranean cavities in which nothing of human shape ought ever to dwell, but the habitation of man on the ocean was remedilessly so. It was a this cause—that of sailors sleeping close-packed in their . hammocks on the second deck at those seasons, especially when the untowardness of the atmosphere excluded the ports from being open—that the lecturer attributed that intense perspiration and perpetually febrile state of body to which the sailor was nightly subjected, which often produced virulent fevers among the crews, and invariably was the cause of that premature old age which visited all classes of mariners. Various methods for the due ventilations of vessels were then dilated upon by Dr. Reid, and the uses of those ventilative in struments known as the carbonometer, the screw, and the fanner, practically illustrated. Dr. Reid has, we believe, been now engaged up wards of twelve years in furthering the particular branch of scientific education which he professes, among the youth and children of the day. At Edin burgh, in the schools of art, Heriot's Hospital, and other places in that locale—at Dublin--at Manchester, and lastly in London, in various rooms, schools, and institutions, and finally at Ex e t er H a ll, h e. h as ad vocated the importance of the general introduc tion of the elementary lessons of science as a means of improving health, and widening that know ledge, which it is incumbent on every man to know as regards the materials, uses, and adapta• tion of those instruments and purposes - which 'oc cupy himself, in common with the great mass of mankind, either in agriculture, architecture, raedi eine) engineerin6e., manufactures, or that round of mul tifarious circumstance which encircles every , dual in his daily action, movement, a nd mode of life. Throughout that period, and in all those places, expe rience has, we fully believe, led him to find his system productive of the utmost practical good, a fact which every mind will be ready to confirm which has deli vered itself up with ordinary attention to the series just concluded. The course has been lucid and simple in the extreme—the eiperiments illustrative of the highest truths and chemical facts have all been such as could be performed with a few slips of glazier's glass, a phial or two of acid and alkali, with a small quantity of chemical preparations—and the elementary truths so ably and familiarly explained by Dr. Reid, as to leave nothing further to be desired. Dr. Reid's in crease of schools and pupils cannot, from th , s, import • Luxe of this branch of education or from the excellent facility with which he conveys it, be larger than he deserves. . FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose, in Bolgrave.square, from a Continental tour ; the Earl of Aberdeen, at Argyll House, accompanied by Lord Claude Hamilton, froth a visit to the Marquis and Marehionese of Abettorn, at the Priory, Stanmore ; the Earl and Countess of Jersey. in Berkeley.. Square, ocomparded by Lady Clementina Villiers, from visit ing the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, at Mount Pena, Walton-on-Thames ; Count Ceaarovvith, at Alivairt's Hotel, from a tour of visits ; Mr. and Mrs. R. Brinsley Sheridan s gt ditto, from their seat in Dorsetshire ; the Bet% AD. and Mrs: Lilleson, at Marshall Thompsetes Hotel ; Lieutenant Allevne, at ditto; Mr. and Aire, W. Farrer, at Batt's Hotel, fr om Naples. Misses Ho o d, DEPARTURE S% His Grace the A rc hbishop u( Cariterbitry-, frenn Lambeth Palace, for Eseex ; Lord and Lady Bridport,. and Hoebill-eird from Wimpok-street, I . o °l' Cricket Lodge, near Chard; Lord and Lady Wrasley and family, from Arlington street, for Bruckleshy Park, Lincolnshire ; Lord and Lady Colville, from Portland-place, for a tour in %Man, and Lady Elizabeth Bulteel, front tit - MBA-street, for their seat in Devonshire; Sir George Clerk, Bart., M.P., from Cavendish-square, for Scotland; Sir John Beckett, Bart., Brent Stratford-place, on a tour; the Earl of Roseherry, from Plc_ cadilly, for his seat in Scotland; the Duke de Staekpole and family, for his Peat in Westmoreland ; Lord and Lady Stanley (of Alderley ) and family, from Dover-street, for Aldertey Park, near Knutsford, Cheshire; Dowager Lady De Clifford, froni Carlton House -terrace, for King's Weston, near Bristol; the Earl of Selkirk, from Richmond-terrace, for St. Mary's Isle, Kireudbright ; Colonel and Lady Harriet Lane, for their seat in Yorkshire ; Lady Caroline Thynne, for Scotland ' . Lady and Miss T rotter, from G rosvenor - square , f or Brighton ; Colonel and Mrs. Colston, from their house in P-erkeley-street, for Malvern Wells, Worcestershire; Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Dunn, from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, for Hungerford ; the Bev. Mr. and Miss Drake, from ditto, for Somerset ; H. Tuckfield, Esq., and Mrs. Tuckfield, from ditto, for Devon; Lady King, from ditto, for Winkfielcl; Campbell, Esq., from ditto; the Hon. Mr. Petre, from ditto ; H. Collingwood, Esq., and the Misses Collingsvod, front ditto. The Judicial COmmittee of the. Privy Council me e t on Monday next, to give several. judgments, after which their Lordships adjourn until the close of November Term. Lady Peel and family left town yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, and proceeded to lirayten Manor, Staf fordshire, for the season. There was not a single cdmmittee of the House Of Commons, either private, or public, sitting to-day-.• HOW TO CARVE MUTTON.—" Shall I cut this loin of mutton saddlewise 2" said a gentleman. "No," said one of his guests, "cut it bridlewise, 54 then I may chance to get a bit in my mouth." CRICKET MATCHES. , KENT U. ENGLAND. eAIqEMIDEY, WEDNEESDAY.—The return match be twetti,lftlrit and England was continued to-day. The following is the close of the third day's score :-- , KENT—Second Innings. ENGLAND—First Innings. Adams, c. Lillywhite ... 7,Fenner, b. Hillyer W. Mynn,.Esq., b. Dean oBox, c. A. Myson 22 Pilch, c. Box cißarker, s. Wenntin 58 W. C. Baker, Esq. c. Good, b: A. Mynn Ponsonby Dorrington, c. Lilly white 0 Hawkins, c. W. Baker l5 Whittaker,Esq.,c.Fenner 2 1 Guy, b. Hillyer N. Felix, Esq., c. Box ... o,Sewell; c. Dorrington Weisman, c. Fenner 0 Liilywhite, run out A.Mynn,Esq.,c.Hawkins 3pean, not out Hillyer, c. Fenner , Bayley, Esq., not out Byes The match will be continued to-morrow. England on yesterday's play made a score of 266 be fore the whole of the - wickets went down. Barker went out for 58 early on the day's play ; Guy made a score of 80, Hon. F. Ponsonby 26, Good 17, Sewell 19, and Hawkins 15. Kent then commenced their second in nings, and in two hours bad all been caught out with one exception, W. - Myna, who was bowled, Mr. E. Bayley carrying out his bat, as he did in the first in nings. The whole score obtained amounted to 44, which, with the 12 advantage on the first innings, gives England 56 only to go in against. MATCHES BETWEEN THE STUDENTS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT LORD'S.—The matches which are played annually at Loi betu ern the young gentlemen of Eton, Harrow, and Winchester schools, have at length cuncluded, after six days' play, in the course of which the main points of this tine, manly, and athletic game, that of batting, bowling, and fielding were scientifically illustrated by these young aspirants for clicketing fame. We may here remark that these contests always occa sion much stir and It stle at Lords', and invariably excite considerable interest of a speculative nature among the aristocratic members of the .Marylebone and other fashionable Clubs, and also those noblemen and gentle men who join in the varied diversions at this renowned sporting establishment, doubtless in consequence of most of then, having been prepared for the Universities at these celebrated public schools, and also from their having played when students in these matches. The Wykehainitos, last , season, proved themselves the best players, beatipg the Etonians and }larrowians, the Etonians coming off sccOnd best, by defeating the lfar ruwians, but this year the result has been very different, the Earrowions havin;• achieved a great triumph, by winning both these matches with the Wykehamitcs and Etonians, the former also being defeated by the latter. The play, in consequence of the unpropitious state of the i'ver.ther at the - commencement of the games, has been somewhat protracted, the matches seldom occupy ing more than tour days. The students of the three schools have this year good reason to be proud of their representatives, each eleven including some first-rate players, while others are most promising cricketers ; and the ht.provement in their play since the last time they appeared at Lord's, is very apparent, particularly the Harrowians, who, on this occasion, had to contend with opponents much their superior in. point of height, weight, and physical power.. The Etonians and Wyke hamites wire well matched. The first game played was between the Wykehamites and Harrowians. The latter went in first, and scored 69, out of which the Hon. C. Agar (c.' by Mr. G. Bright) marked 13, with a - four, two - twos, and five ones ; Mr. J. Marshall (c. by Mr. P. Williams) 13, with a five, a four, a two, and two single runs ; Mr. A. Hay garth (c. by Mr. Williams) 9 ; and Mr. IL Gathorne (nut out) 5. Byes, 10 ; wide balls, 7. The Wykehamites, in their first innings, made 126 ; Mr. Williams (not out), 28, with two fours, three threes, two twos, and seven single hits ; Mr. 0. W. Holloway (c. by the lion. C. Agar), 24, with a five, a four, a three, two twos, and eight ones ; Mr. V. C. Smith (c. by Mr. W. Nicholson), 21, with a four, five, three, a two, and three single runs ; Mr. J. Freeling (run out), 13, with a four, a three, a two, :.nd four ones ; Mr. H. Ray (c. by Mr. Nicholson), also scored 13 ; the, .Hon. C. 8., Lyon (b. by Mr. Gathorne) 4 ; and Mr. W. G. Tupper (b. by the Hon. Agar), 4. Byes, 8 ; wide balls, 2. The Harrowians in their second innings scored' 152. Mr. Nicholson (b. by Mr. Williams), 52; with four fours, four threes, two twos, and the remainder by sing runs ; the Hoh. H. Agar (b. by Mr. Tupper), 26, lift two threes, three twos, and fourteen ones ; Sir. Haygarth (b. by Mr. Gay thorne), 12, with a three, a two and seven ones. Byes 12 ; wide balls, 16. The Wykehamites, in their second innings, obtained €B. Mr. Bay (run out) 15; Mr. W. F. Wickham (b. by Mr. Gathorne), 12; the lion. C. B. Lyon (c. by the Hon. C. B. Agar), 8 ; and Mr. G. Bright (b. by Ir. Agar), 7. In this innings there was only one bye and two wide balls. The Harrowians thus won the match by 28 runs. In the course of this game some very beau tiful and scientific play vas exhibed. Of the Harrowians, who particularly- distinguished themselves, may be mentioned Mr. Gaythorne, whose bowling was of the first order. lie lowered, in the two innings, seven wickets. Mr. Nicholson, the. Hon. H. Agar, the Hon. C. Agar, Mr. Haygarth, and Sir. Marshall, very efl'ectively. Of the Wykehamites the bowling of Messrs. Wickham and Williams was much admired, also the bat ting of the latter and Sir. Smith (a substitute), Mr. Hol loway, and Mr. Ray. Both elevens fielded uncommonly well. The next match was between the Etonians and liar roWlans, the latter obtaining in their first innings 141. Mr. W. A. Comnatmll (run out) 33, with a four, three threes, a two, and eighteen single runs. The Hon. C. Agar (run out), 16, with two fours, a. three, and five ones. Mr. Ilaygarth (b. : ,by Mr. T. Maroon), 14, with a four, a three, and eight ones. Byes, 38; wide balls, The Etonians in their first innings made 79. , Mr. S. Randolph (b. by Mr. Gathorne) 20, including two threes and two twos. Mr. 11. Fellowes (b. by Mr. Gathorne) 17,`with a five, two fours, and two ones. Mr. H. Garth (b. by the Hon. A. Agar) 11, with a Mir, a three, a two, and two ones. Byes, 2; wide balls, 5. The Harrowians in their second innings cleared 121. Mr. Commerell (c. by Mr. Marriott) 37, with a four, three threes, four twos, and fourteen single hits. Mr. Haygarth (c. by Marcon) 11. Byes, 28; wide balls, 4. The Etonians in their second innings got 118. Mr. Marcon (not out), 155, with a six, a five, a four, eight threes,three twos, and ten single hits ; Mr. M. Ainslie (c. by Mr. Conmerell), 11 ; and Mr. Marriatt (c. by Mr. Nicholson), 11. Byes, 7 ; wide balls, 19. There was some fine play exhibited uring this match ; that of Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Commerell (Harrowians), and Mr. Alarcon. Mr. Randolph, and Mr. Fellowes (Etonians), being frequently applauded by the spectators. The bowl ing of Mr. Marcon and Mr. Fellowcs did great execu tion. The Harrowians won the match by five runs. The concluding match between the Wykehamites and Etonians was well contested throughout. The Wyke hamites went in first, and marked 106 ; Mr. Freeling (b. by Mr. Fellowes), 36. The Hon. C. B. Lyon (run out), 22 ; Mr. R. Wynne (not out), 14. Byes, 14 ; wide balls, 8. The Etonian! in their second innings made 212. Mr. Alarcon (c. by Mr. Bright), 37 ; Mr. Young (b. by Mr. Wynne); 84 ; Mr. J. Carter (c. by Mr. Williams), 31 ; Mr. Fellowes (b. by Mr. Tupper), 24. Byes, 40 ; wide balls 23 ;no ball, 1. _ _ The Wyltehamites in their second innings scored 178. Mr. Holloway (b. by Mr. Ainslie), 38 ; Mr. Hughes (nut out), 32 ; the Hon. C. B. Lyons (ruu out),. 21. Byes, 34, wide balls, 3. The Etorlians in their second innings scored 74, with only three wickets down, thus winning the match. The score was as follows : WINCHESTER—FIRST INNINOt SECOND INNINGS. W. G. Tupper, b Young... 3 b FeDolts ‘,. • lO Hon. C. B. Lyons, run out 22 run out 4'1411,41,i 21 H. flay, b Young 0 c Randolph , 8 F. Freeling, b Fellows G. Bright, run out 0. W. Holloway, b Carter- 0 b Ainslie P. Williams, b Young ...... 4 b Ainslie R. Wynne, not out ... ..... 14 b Fellows 4 J. Hughes, b Fellow s ...... 0 not out 32 C. Ridding, b Fellows ...... 5 c Hon. Milles W. J. Wickham, b Fellows 4 b Ainslie ...... ......... Byes 14, wide balls 3 ... 17 Byes 34, wide balls 539 106 178 ETON—FIEST INNINGS. SECOND INNINGS. Hon. G. Alines, not out ... 8 c Freeling ... 19 Mr. Ainslie, bH. Ray 0 c Riddling , 5 L. Bailey, bH. Ray ........ 5 Not out l4 J. Carter, c Wi11iam5........ 31 H. Fellows,bG.Tupper,aq. '24 11. Garth, c Wickham, Esq. 3 J. Alarcon, c Bright ...... 37 Not out , 0 H. B. Marriott, run 0ut..... 0 b Bright l4 S. Randolph, run 0ut........ T. Townly, c Holloway 4 G. Younge,b Wynne... 34 Byes 40, w b 23, no b 1 64 Byess, wide balls 8 l3 2I 74 The ground efteh day was most numerously and rashionubly attended. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP COMMONS', . On the motion of Sir G. CLERK, the a eExchequer Bills Bill Was read a second time, . . 3 ._ NPAWPOUNDLA,I4:D. I E LL d. L . ) bird Edition.) Mr, from, or Mr, C, BULLER said t iat'there was every reason For s , onaing the Bill to a Select Committee.lt cp peered to him that the measure of the Government could only have the effect of taking power ou t 9 f t h e ham& of one party who had aoused it, and placing it In the hand,:,s of nether parts' who would be enuali, sure to thlist it , i 1 Ile: lila LitAt said it Was 446 Clear to hit% from all he lent Lie cut t h e. st , KijOt i that the*had comnitte4 . Ve tlitt t (institution, wilich they were then about to take away from the colony A tifSe had been made out, which showed Clearly the it-trading their steps, and this was another proof of the tbfletithi which followed from intemperate action. They must now either take away the eontitntitni % or irlotlity it the two evils, he'preterred 111(i iAttOt' 14414 4 therefore, support the Bill .before the Home. HQ , entirely approved of the proposal with respect to the qualification of voters. He thought the coin hining together of the aristocratic and the democratic . principle was fraught with danger. There had been too much of the democratic principle infused into the colonies of the empire. lie - would give the Bill his cordial support. . - Mr. V. SMITH would. not follow the Gallant Officer who had just sat clown through the details he had gone into. He would apply himself to the ques tion raised by the Hon. and Learned Member 'for •, edits. They had to consider how they 'were to pro i.t.ed on this subject, and he could not agree with the Hon. Member for Liskeard when he said the colony ought to be allowed •:o blunder out of its difficulties as it had blundered into them: There were not five Members in the House who could say what the evils of the colonies were. At this period of the session the Noble Lord had placed them in considerable em barrassment, by the manner in which he had hi-Ought the subject forward. If there were faults in the con stitution of Newfoundland, the late Government Could not be charged With them, as the President of the Board of Trade (the Earl of Ripon) had intro duced the measure which supported the present sys tem. He (Mr, Smith) did not think it would be for the benefit. of the colony to delay the Bill. With regard to the qualification for ,voters, if the Noble Lord attended to the first suggestions of Sir J. Harvey,' he would improve the qualification of voters, by adopting the test of residence, but he disregarded those suggestions. He hoped that the Bill would be limited to four or five years, and would not be made permanent. If the Noble Lord made the concession of limiting the Bill to four or five years, he would not oppose the union of both Houses, though he did not exactly understand why the Noble Lord adopted the proportion of numbers which he did. The other principal parts of the Bill were the initiative .of money votes to the Crown, which he decidedly ap proved of; it was highly necessary to the government of the colonies If this was carried out, the passage of the Bill would be a benefit. He approved of the sus pension of the writs, and stated that though his Noble Friend (Lord J. Russell) might not have brought 'for ward this identical measure, yet it was quite true that he meant to propoSe a new constitution for New foundland. lie thought there .could hardly be a more favourable opportunity of discussing the question ; he should, therefore, oppose the motion for postponing the committing of the Bill, though, on going into Com mittee, he should be prepared to propose certain amendments. Mr. P. HOWARD hoped the course of legislation hitherto pursued, would not be continued with regard to a distant and unprotected colony. In his instruc tions to the Governor of Newfoundland, Lord Ripon stated that he foresaw that some difficulties might arise in the working of the new constitution, and urged the Governor to act with caution, and to shew his goodwill to the Assembly, and his desire to I co-operate with them. He trusted the House would not withdraw from the colony the privileges con ferred on it by his late Majesty,'without the consent of the colonists. The Assembly had greatly im proved the colony by -the opening of new roads, and the election of lighthouses on the coast. If the violence at elections - was a sufficient reason for de , stroying a constitution, he would refer_ them to the disturbances which took place in this country at the time of an election. The Noble Lord opposite had said that in New South Wales provisions similar to those which were contained in this Bill had been re ceived with favour. He conceived that there was no analogy between the ease of the .two colonies. In New South Wales the wages of the labouring class -of the population were exceedingly high, whilst in Newfoundland they were exceedingly low. He could not conceive that any danger could arise from con ferring upon the people of Newfoundland a large share of political privileges. It had been stated by Napoleon that the colonies were . the wings of this country, which had• enabled .ber to soar to greatness. Should they, then, pursue a course which would tend to alienate one of those important wings ? (Hear, hear.) He trusted that the liberal in tentions of the' Crown in 1832 would not now be set at naught. A uniform franchise of 40s. was then- established, and he thought it would be exceedingly difficult to draw a distinction between that franchise and the .51. franchase. He had heard no reasons which justified this infringement upon the liberties of the colony; but s sure he was, that the House would not do justice to the colony by passing. this Bill, until they had first heard the representations of those colonists who .were opposed to it. Lord STANLEY said _if he understood the pro posal of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, he was prepared to accede to • the qualification, to the miscel laneous election, and to the union of the assembly and the council. With respect to the latter proposal, he did not propose that the separa tion should be permanent. The Right Hon. Gentleman wished that the Bill should remain in force for a period of five years, and that the provision with respect to the qualification should he limited to two years. Ile (Lord. Stanley) did not consider the alteration in the franchise essential to the workisy of the Bill, and he would not object to expunge that: clause with the exception of the provision for two years' residence previous to the election.—(Hear.) • Mr. LABOUCHERE thought it would be im pOssible for the HOUse to deal with the franchise, not only without any evidence, but in direct opposition to the opinion of the Governor-General. lie was glad to hear the assurance of the Noble Lord that the Bill was intended to be merely a temporary measure to meet a temporary state of things. He thought that was a very important announcement ; it tended greatly to alter the character of the Bill. With this announcement as to the beneficial nature of the measure, he would not feel justified in opposing it; at the same time, it. must be distinctly understood that the whole responsibility rested upon the Govern ment which introduced the Bill. He could not but regret that no opportunity had been affOrded to the colonists of being heard at the bar upon the subject ; such a circumstance was almost unparalleled.—(Hear.) He would not say that his objections to the Bill were entirely removed, but he did not think that, under all the circumstances, the House would do right in rejecting the Bill. Sir ROBERT PEEL said that his Noble Friend was not responsible for the delay which had taken place, as the measure had been delayed at his (Sir Robert Peel's) urgent request, to give ray to the commercial measures which had occupied the attention of the House. He hoped that, after that explanation, the House would allow the Bill to be re ported, M r . wys;:: contended that time was necessary to consider the Bill, ,and it ought not •to be hurried through Parliament witL'ut giving the cblonists, who consisted of Englishmen ma Irishmen, an opportu nity - of considering its details. L. would • never, as long as he held a seat in that House, consent to the disfranchisement of any portion of his tenor: -- subjects without giving the means of justifying themselsP- The House then divided, when the numbers were- For the motion Against it Majority On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair, Mr. O'CONNELL rose and complained of the manner in which the Bill was sought to be carried through the House at that late period of the session. He thought that they were acting most unjustly to wards the people of Newfoundland. The Noble Lord opposite knew . very little more than the Noble Lord the Member for London. All that the people of Newfoundland wished for was in quiry; .they petitioned the House for inquiry, and notwithstanding that they were about to legislate upon mere allegations. It was a powerful fact that the people of Newfoundland did not shrink from in quiry.—(llear, hear.) The representations which had oeen forwarded to the Government from New foundland were not founded in fact, and all that the people revired was to be allowed to meet those re presentations. It was not English justice if they refused to hear what the people of Newfoundland had :tet The Honourable Member for Droit wich had react 1,--ftitions, complaining of the conduct of the Romish prie ,....lwod in Newfoundland. He • 1 e Member did not use supposed that the If k, onoura'. ae ,;_i i. gn to insult. He the word Burnish with any supposed it was the language usea ill the society of the Hon. Member, but they were entit;:.d to the appellation of Roman Catholics by law. Those cha.7 es made against the Ctnch9lie priests were entirely false and founded on bigotry and dislike. No Cathohc priest dare to refuse the rites of religion for any political offence. The Noble Lord had charged him with introducing the question of religion, but he was not the first to dj so. It was first introduced in the Government dispatch.—(Hear i hear.) The first Par liaments had worked well ; but in the year 1835, the Governor had committed a most pitiful act, • Beause a little wax was not annexed to the writs, he refused to call the House together. lie had the testimony of Sir. J. Harvey-, that the excitement which prevailed in Newfoundland was lessened by the threat of their constitution being taken away from them -; and that being so, and their being. possessed of rights, he thought they had no right to destroy the constitution of the people of N ewfoundland, unless they had - proved them selves to be unworthy of it--(Hear, hear.) Under the WlNtitution Sir. J. Harvey - said. that colony thriving, !raffle increased, the people were loyal, - Bn4 their hire the Wexion was,lively and per itianlipar, h ear. ; ULh were the results of ib6 01'7 were gt ,: . n s ~n destroy. But ill 6 Ntib4 Lord said that lie 'YAW oniy . b . " in g to g ive But the eens: :tutim i l and not detti-1j was to be suspended. Ittltiistiation of the Noble was a metaphysical one: The Bill might have been before the Howe so early as March. It was a Bill of too inudi itnyortance to be pressed at this late period of 016 saStoll, and he should, therefore, oppose it in t'a't fy 4tilgito Mr, AKINGTON explained that he did not use the word Romish in any offensive way. But, after what had fallen from the' lion. and Learned Gentleman on Saturday, he thought he was bound to state what bad been said in the petition, of the inter ference of the Roman Catholic clergy in Newfound land,' Similar allegations were made in the petitions fron Carlow and C03rk.....41 - iear.) Mr. O'CONNELL said, that though the Hon. 7.ilgaiber ,Might have have seen -- " Such allegations in tile. petitions he referred to, not a single witness was (A - -55 • IA I called to substantiate them, which would t td JD been the case if they could be iroved.—(Hear:) Mr. P. HOWARD objected tee a Bill of such irt portance being passed a t such a late period, and ; a House that c ou ld onl . be called one by eeeytee Mr. HUME was surprised not to hear Minister attempt to defenl, that evening, the couree they we ll pursuing—a course which he could only ci t mracte risi as a political robbery. H e t rus t e d that the 1 1 ° 115e and the country w ou ld no t b e i nsens ible to the elf ments advanced a ga i ns t th e Bill. The in i t bitants of Newfou n dl an d h a d. reason to cottew that no opportunity h a d b een offered them of sta tili S their case and defe n di ng th e i r r i g ht s . Their con stv tution was about to be abolished without any fair jQ' quiry having been instituted into its operation. eb I hoped that such a violation of th e r ights of Bri tl ' d subjects would never again take place. He dev le i that the existing constitution of .Newfouleiland i worked so ill as some had asserted. The traequ ilil of the colony had been secured under its oper 3e r,! s : , and criminal justice had been as impartially tend as in any other portion of the British O.TP L e The population were pure, virtuous, and had siV b s ts themselves every way - / worthy of having their rige; protected; He founded those statements on a ee`e; tion from the Island, numerously signed, which 11 1 had presented on a former occasion. He intrea te _' the 1 - I.4mse not to adopt the Gtevernment ineasur:, without further inquiry. He co,itended that sn it ficient notice had not been given of the change. he wood act as a discouragement to the loyalty of to colon as, if the people were. disfranchised, t h would no longer have any tie of attac,!unent to t mother country. No inan could - say, if .he looked t the case dispassionately, but. that it was an ae.t ofgo t ; injustice, of which they had received no adee° e warning, for they had only received throe notice of the Bill, and they had immediatel'Y over a' deputation to ask for time to dispro,' ce ri allegations that had been made against them. ought to hear them, and not to prejudge them unlio` He did not notice any of the different modificati °ll ; of the; constitution, because he contended that .1; chacges whatever ought to be made. He objected modifications on principle. They ought not to be prived of their rights and trampled on as aliens. Ti l l; constitution secured them the right of universal : 0 (rage, and if any change was required it ough t e v t emanate from their own Legislature. Th e House Lords refused to disfranchise the borough of Sadbo'i without giving full time for inquiry ; aud was it net monstrous that Sudbury should receive a protection t ha , was denied to Newfoundland ? Under such c i rcu rnstaa tt p i what could be expected from them but discon te d and dissatisfaction? Those who would rob seeolosY its political rights without inquiry, could have no ser' s !s political justice. He could not believe that the Bg, o Hon. Baronet would proceed with the Act in the absence of every necessary document; it appeared t° l ." or that they were now proceeding quite in the dark. If t ' o . and proper inquiry were granted, he should offer",. ' position. If he had - rnade'use of any expressions tlint i : l `, t peered too strong, be could only say that they were stronger than his sense of • the injustice of the Pr e . s 4 -,' , course. The same principles, the same treatment, l e h ir the loss of the colonies of Ameriea, and gave rise to t " independence; and he therefore joined his II"' 5 Learned. Friend in his opposition tothis Bill. The House then divided, and the numbers were For going into Committee B2 Against it 3l Majority for going into Committee The House then went into Committee. On clause I being put, r Mr. O'CONNEII moved the omission of part o . ifilf clause, for -the purpose of throwing all the respenbi b ` - ' of the measure on the Government. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but the aMe ment was finally negatived without division. . On our re-admission to the gallery we found 5 01, Mr. O'CONNELL on his legs, who proposed that a year annual net income should be the qualificatio n hF a Member ; that sum in Newfoundland being equa l ' ; s contended, to 3001. per annum net income yy, t y country, which constituted the qualification for a Ai' e her of Parliament here. Lord STANLEY said that the qualification pror, ; - was a two years' residence in the colony, and the,v, session of property of the value of 5001. in the noi ° l ,o or of an income of 1001. a y e ar. Th a t q u a lificatioo f ha been recommended by Capt a in Pre sco tt and by Sir d ° Harvey. Mr. WYSE objected to legislating on this so',J ic i f without inquiry. They had at present no data on I"' to form a judgment. Lord STANLEY said the obj e ct wa s to secure e . r ' d P sons who, from their standi n g i n soc i e ty, were quali,tlif,, to be legislators, as Members of the House of Ass om u,d,; Mr. O'CONNELL denied that Captain Prescott 0,,a a proper person to decide as to the qualificatio n. . c e was a partisan; and had never posses s ed the confine of the popular party. He had published a Party L a ci e tablet on the question. He h a d se t uti ° t r . Zulat Preiis in the colony, which w as o pposea point Press. The Government Press had the best of it t of of scurrility, and the popular Press had the wors • te d. for Captain Prescott had caused it to be prosecu ne F to ld pa r r o t p ic e u r l ty ar il e ' la m ss a , ss an es d in to vvou be to exclude a large class ia,the colony from the Leg is • that e cul a c hi m g y h w c a i s ua . i c i t fi in c fi ,t n i c o d n lature. Mr. HUME thought the Noble Lord had quoted 0 : authority of Sir J. Harvey unfairly, for Sir John Hari e e -e j had said, in allusion to the differences which had mom" in Newfoundland, that the fault did not lie with the As. sembly. Mr. P. HOWARD said there was no qualification f° r r Members, in Scotland, and he thought the Ch o granted to Newfoundland by William IV. ought eat to be lightly annulled. No doubt the pamphlet allude he had been written by Captain Prescott ; but why di, „ u t ql not put his name to it ? Is was something unprecew" - 0 to hear a Minister of the Crown quoting an anonym ° - pamphlet as authority.' d angers were then ordered to withdraw, an the d divided, when there appeared— For the amendment l 3 it 6B Majority Mr. O'CONNELL then objected to the words "ci t e t : f of all incumbrances" being inserted in the clause, 11 ' 15 , w the amount of qualification. He objected to these "2:0 on the ground of their being unnecessary. He therefore move that they be struck out. The Committee again divided— , For the 'amendment Against it Majority against the amendment —62 ll Mr. HUME could not see why a property q ualifi c re tion should be .required in _Newfoundland when the was none required in Scotland. On the question that that part of the clause Emi ki l the qualification to consist of 5001. in pr o perty st d part of the clause, the Committee divided-- For the motion Against it Majority for the motion . . the Od the question that the clause be agreed Committee again divided— For the elquse Against it Majority for the clause —63 rC Clause 3 was then proposed and agreed to, as clauses 4 and 5. Lord STANLEY said he should postpone clause 6 "4 I'gr. O'CONNELL said this was the only reraain' clause he should oppose. p. The remaining clauses of the Bill were agreed nem. col CC Lord STANLEY announced his intention of proC ing tri:„!1 the Bill on Friday. • The Iroti.se then resumed. cO The CfrAittln..tN then reported progress, and obta , ' . ‘ have to sit, again on Friday. COURTT - Or CHANCERY OFFICES BILL The House again :eSolved itself into Committee, an this Bill passed through. The House then resumed. O a ' Mr. GREENE brought up the RelVrts of the o f mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (Ireian:l—Expense s Officers) Bill ; and the Tobacco Regulation: , Bid. LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND) _LULL- This Bill passed through Committee. DESIGNS COPYRIGET BILL. v On the question that the Designs Copyright ilf l ' RTON moved that it IA rea d a read a. . third time, t bY time that day three months. The motion was negatived without a division. The Bib was th en rea d a t hi rd time, and passed . INDIAN APPOINTMENTS. is ' Ilfr. HUME• moved fora retur n o f a ll the appointro e° ,,, math,.by the Court of Directo rs of th e E as t I n dia puny in their Civil, Military, Marine, Medical, al' (1 clesiast.ical I Services, in each of the Presidenci e s in n • li g the Eastern Settlements inclusive, for th e e i g ht folio 3s+ years, viz.: -1834—,35, 183.5-36, 1836-37, 1.837, art s, 184`3; 1840-41, 1841 to the 3001 cd uZ ts , 1842; distinguishing the number of Writers. C 3 „d Midshipmen, Steam Engineers, Assistant Su n , ' s, , m n d Chaplains appointed to each Presidency in eacli. war; "" e s ;thou Return of all Pensions and Retiring Allovr 39 granted to each of those Services during the abo,v t.Y ° at each Presidency.—Agreed to. PlillfiONS BILL. The Lords' amendments to the Prisons Bill i' ver° agreed to. The House adjourned at One o'clock. 1311?T.HS. 11 , On the 27th nit., in Cadoganoplace, the lady of W.. I3rieger, Esq., of a daughter. On the let iLst.,at Rochester, the lay of Sir Gaspar d Marehant, K.C.&r. Lieutenant-Colonel comrnat ding' the 99 th Regient, f a daughter On the let m inst., o the lasly of .E. Pepya, EF(I.-, of 1-j; ;P Per Harley-street, of a son. • (WY On the 2rl inst., at Cambridge-square, Hyde-park , the George Wilde, Esq., Great ( James-street, the lady nu It Etq., of a daughter. 31 AR It I ED. On the 2d init., at - Nt. Giles's, Northampton, the Rev. :Ix.r nrs Thomas Bre)", ef Brampton, Hunts, to Sarah Eliz. ti.t eldest daughter of DlAjor-General remstreet, of the i ` l India Company's Service. At the same time, Henry •• T"'!"' second son of Major-General Greemt r eet. to Anna 31 Wl' ' second daughter of the late Rev. W. M. M'Quire, o— _— f Liver' to, __—_ • ED. On the 3d ult., at Geno a, John Smirnove, Esfi., RU si o Consul-General in that city. fo On the lit inst., at Gosport, Samuel Triscott, Esq , lat c her INlajcity's Victualling-yard, Deptford, aged 77. _____......---....-!..--!... - • No. f IP, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, 'Strada° the County of Middlesex, Thursday, August 4, 1842 A M 141 II G ~a Ii; V, u 13 hi Pi Al Al • till lo ev da eta Pa 101 rt, St ( frt Qi thi 01 1 Di H GI Pa ti, - Ca Stl Ec of g( _ a