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- the hands of every body ; ladies as well as others read them.-- (A laugh.)—That gross ribaldry was permitted to go abroad,. corrupting the morals of all the ladies and gentlemen in the west cad of the town.—( A laugh.)—God forbid that he (Mr.' Brougham), should wish to prosecute the venders of these works ; he merely wished to point out the inconsistency. — tH.ear, hear !) ;The Petition was ordered to be printed. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN IRE! ND. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from an individuall named James Dowling, complaining of the administration of ' justice in Ireland.—Referred to the Committee on the State of :Ireland. CHEAP PUBLICATION OF BOOKS • - Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr. James Gifford, a bookseller residing in Paternoster-row. The peti tioner submitted to the House the propriety of dtmmishing— first,,the duty onprinting paper; secondly, of reducing the ex cessive tax on advertisements ; thirdly, of lowering the exor tfitant duty on Newspapers ; and further, of repealing forth with (what he termed) that useless, odious, and unconstitu tional restriction on the liberty of the press, already complain-- etl of ; and lastly, of taking into consideration the propriety -alfowing, periodical publications to be conveyed through the medium of the post to all parts of the empire, on payment of ---a moderate sum- for postage, not exceeding, however, in any ''case the amount of 25 per cent. on the value of the snide transmitted.—Ordered to be printed. COMBINATION' LAWS.' - • Mr., HUME presented a petition from 7,950- persons resid ing at Nottingham, against the re-enactment of the Combine ' tion- - 14aWs.—Ordered to be printed. RU.M.—BRITISH SPIRITS. - • Mr. WESTERN wished to know from the Chancellor of the. Exchequer whether lie would persist in allowing rum to come - in competition in the manufacture of gin with bonded spirits. A' - -strong. feeling - prevailed, not only among the barley brewers, but • among the distillers, that such was his intention ; be was most anxious, therefore, that the Right lion. Gentleman should give information on the subject to the House. The Hoe. Member concluded by moving, that there be laid before the House a copy of the memorial presented to the Chancellor of the Exche. - (pier from the distillers of British spirits, respecting the con. version of rum into gin. Ori the questiop being put-- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no'lvish to oppose the motion. He did not think the d r ocitinent an official one; .still he had no desire_to take advantage of that technical objection. As to the question put to him, he would Northampton the same answer which lie had given to the Member f o r Northampton a week ago. It was his intention when the Dis i Oleg Bill should be before the House, .to move the insertion - of a clause, allowinkruin t o be rectified ; and the difference of • ditty he proposed to make between British spirits and mints() allmittet. was Is. 3d. per gallon. He would not then discuss the measure, but merely state, that not ony did the distillers • represent it as prejudicial and ruinous, but lose for whose be nefit it was intended declared that they expected no good from it. Being therefore (said the Right Hon. Gentleman) situated thus between both parties, I think I am pretty much in the right--(A laugh.) SEBRIGHT wished the Right Hon. Gentleman to postpone the measure until the next Session ; in the mean time additional information might be obtained on the subject. An I-lon. 51EitnEg,whose name we could.not ascertain, con- curred in the Hon. Baronet's request. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that if the lion. Members knew the difficulties he had to contend with from adverse parties, they would not be so sanguine in Alleir.request. Were he to wait until he could introduce mea sures satisfactory to all parties, trade must stand stock still.— ( Laughter.)- - --Ordered. TRIAL BY JURY (CEYLON). Mr. HUME moved for certain Returns connected with the introduction of trial by - jury in the island of Ceylon.--Ordered. COURT OF CHANCERY. Sir F. BURDETT (as we understond.) gave notice, on the part of an Hon. Friend, that he would, on Tuesday, the 7th instant, move, that there be laid before the House the minutes of the evidence taken before'the Commissioners empowered to inquire into the practice in'the Court of Chancery.—(cleat !) LUNATIC ASYLUMS. Mr. HUME moved for Returns - of the number of Licenied Mail-how - is within the bills'of mortality, and also within the county of Middlesex, in the years 1821, 1822, and 1823,• dis tinguishing the names of the keepers, and the number'of male and female patients, also the number under twenty-one years of age. The Hon. Member moved for similar Returns from the years 1813 to 182,1.• . . After a few words from Mr. C. W. WYNN, the Returns were - ordered. CORN - RETURNS. Mr. WOODHOUSE, after a few prefatory observation's,'' moved that an hUmble address be presented to his Majesty, that he issue instructions to his Consuls at foreign ports; that their attentibn be continued fa the prices of foreign corn, and that they be directed, in all the accounts hereafter to be trans. • 'ratted by them, to set forth• the price of corn at their respective ports ; ,the, amount of freights; and also the probable.length of tl, , r voyage to England ; and further, that it be an, instruction' to them to state, as nearly as possible, any peCuliirftres in the difnrence of exchange between the two countries; the qUintity . of corn granaried in their respective ports; the expence at which it came free on board ; and, lastly, a full account of any restraints which existed, either on the import or export of corn, to or from these places. Mr. LEYCESTF.II seconded the motion. Mr, lILIKIS.,SOiSI had no objection to the motion, nor deed to and means that were calculated to throw light on the • importanttiueStion of the Corn Laws. Having said that much, he need only state, that if the returns were not so satisfactory as I was expected, itmuit be recollected, that in some of the smaller ports tie had no respoasible agents, and that it would also be ei.ceerliegly difficult, from many causes, for the Consuls to specify the price of grain, • including the expence of its ship ment, &c. He only mentioned those matters to chew that the returns might be inaccurate, without blame attaching to: the Consuls. . Mr; INETT, of Wiltshire, supported the motion. cuRT EIS was favourable to the present system of av , t,r." and he hopec! it Would not.be departki from ; - it *as the onl means of artiving"fairlyat a protecting diny.;--i Ile wai satisfied with the Corn Laws as they existed at piesent. • Mr..T.:WILSON remarked, that it v. , as very - 'difficult to draw, any denclusiOn as to the probable prices of corn on the - Continent when our ports should be open from what they were •at present ; he, therefore, thhught I that . the pr6ent systern of av-rage - S 1--a , = exceedingly defective. . • - Mr. W. WHITIVIORE observed; that it was desirable that the Hoike shottld be in possession of all possible information he fore it came to the diScusSion of the question of the Corn Laws,but one thing he . wi lied . 10 guard his Hon. Friend, the - Member for ~otfo!k, viz.-from deceiving - himself, with respect - to the . present rate of freight, and the influence that it would hai . e on -the prilee or corn, as it could hot*possibly be the same when the - ports•y;tcre:OiVip tie it was'at . present. In his opinion, the evi giyen SoIIY before the' Committee contained ,Mor,h,,informatiOn on tha:stbject, by which= he thought they might be'Wery guided'; it 'would then • also be' found that the average.price OE coin for the last :49 yeaas had .been.4ss: 'per quarter. .• 51 T, ,WOI3tHOUSE remarked, in answer to whit haff - been said about the aireragei 'for the las/42 years, that those averages were Made up in such a manner as. to impose a grosi delusion , sipotthe Pertinent and the "country. IVlr:*See'rstarylCAlCNlNG ingested a Slight alteration, in . th wOfdiiig of . that part df the motion' *bleb related' to ',the • price oftorn,: free bOard, by introducing the words "as far $s mighe.he.pratifeible," as the Ursula would find it a Mader Of some 06644 to ascertain with preeisiOn What those prices • Were.-2.-The mOtiog,„ was then agreed w. " BUBBLE ACT. • - • • •The ATTORNEY-GENERAL hoped for the indulgence " of the 11-Oirse for: a - fa:is mo - aients, whilst he stated his. reasons for wish:rt to repeal so'.irueh of the Bubble. Act as related to cle•ne Stock*:Cenwanies. •One -reason was,. that it had la . . ly been discitised in•botli•Courts of La* and Equity, when it was on hands to be perfectly . unintelligible.—(Bear,_ hear !)--When he coupled with that circumstance that the Act .alluded.to contiintd a rlause subjecting to all .the penalties of premwsire such person-8 as should violate its provisions he thought he-had establisfletl sufficient grounds for its repe;l. Another - groisud for moving the repeal of that Act was, that those .esiablistairents which have vested large capitals for 'the purpose of effecting insurance upon lives and against fire, moat, according to the interpretations of the Act, be considered ille gal, and it therefore became necessary to repeal it; as a' protec uon ni . thor • Companies which had been associated under the fu I conedente'Of there-being no law to affect them. These were the ginunds upon which he meant to move for the repeal of the Act. But it might be-asked whether it would not be better to substitute itonieparticaar enactment' applicable to the subject, • instead 'of - the lota' repeal. He would frankly confess that such Was his - Cifiginal . intention ; but after having considered the !natter more, he had taken up an Opinion that it would be useless and inexpedient to adopt any other mea *tire' than that which he proposed. Up to the 17th century, thin~: all the changes of W growing commercial power, there tieverbad been any complicints of the evil which the Bubble Act was supposed td repress • and when in the year 1720 that Act , v, :passed, which had been much misunderstood, and Which - tetnally was intended as a protection to that which it was generally thought to prevent; it had remained on the Statute Book Nal that time until the year 1810 or 1812, without more th - ssi it aingle' - piilge•eutioir under its protisions,- a nd that prose cution, he believed, by no means well under ; it was hardly necessary, therefore, he thought, to adopt any legislative mea stuPein the place of , a law which had been hitherto practically considered as a mere dead letter. He had therefore considered, under all the circumstances, that it would be better to move the simple repeal of the Act, leaving it of course in the power of any Gentleman who thought proper to introduce a- BiWhir the regulation of any parts of the la* whio be-might consider ne cessary. He begged leave to say here, that it was not his in tention to interfere with any actions or suits at law which might have been commencedbefore the repeal of the Act t and he in tended, therefore, to introduce a clause, excepting all such actions, because he -did not think it just to interfere ,with those proceedings which had been taken under the supposed sanction of an Act of Parliament. Arother measure he proposed to add was for the purpose of increasing the facility of obtaining grants of charters. At- present, when a number of persons associated under a charter to perform cer tain acts or carry on business as a Company, they were not liable to the debts of that Company beyond the amount of the pro perty actually invested. There had been, therefore, at all times, considerable reluctance on the part of the Crown to grant char ters, and it had been the custom to bring in a Bill in the first place into Parliament, by which the Crown was enabled to grant a charter, and then to apply for the charter itself, there by doubl'ng the ex once, because there was first the cost of carrying the Bill through its stages in Parliament, and then the cost of the charter itself. 'What he proposed now was, to introduce a clause rendering individual members, applying for charters, liable for the debts of the company to the full extent of dial effects, and empowering _he Crown to grant charters eiccordin 'thinking, judgment of the propriety of the particular cases. therefore, upon the grounds he had men tioned, that it was necessary to repeal the clauses of that Act, and grant the powers alluded to, he would more, " That it is expedient to repeal such parts of the Act of the 6th Geo. I. chap. 18, as relates to Partnerships and Joint Stock Companies." Colonel DAVIES said he conctiteed in the motion. It was necessary that die law should be cleer and defined with respect to • joint stock companies. There Would, however, be no occa thiti bill, if the law had beeinleft to act on the principle laid down . by that able and enliihffped Judge, lerd Ellen borough. He wished the Hon.: afidLearned Gentleman had gone a little farther, and introdticed softie additional measure for the regulation of joint stock companies. It:could not be ex pected that a Noble and Learned land (Eldon) would support this bill, after what he had declared in another place with re speet to joint stock companies. The Noble and Learned Lord, could not, in consistency,: support it. itlre HUSK ISSON said theobjection of the Hon. Gentleman (Col. Davies) was, that the bill would meet with difficulties elsewhere. Before the Hon. Member made such an objection,. he ought to he quite sure that he gave a correct interpretation to the opinion of the Noble and Learned Person to whom he alluded. He never understood that the Noble and Learned Lord had maintained that joint stock companies were prejudicial.— The principle laid down by Lord Ellenhomugh was, that no companies not. prejudicial to the public, could be considered as coming under the law, anti this decision the Hon. Gentleman (Colonel Davies) seemed to think sufficient without any further Act. When so many Companies were every day arising, be would put it to the I-louse whether it would be fit to leave it to the opinion of a judge, or the decision •of a jury, as to what Companies were prejudicial or not to the public.—(Hear !) The only object of this Bill was not, as the lion. Gentleman seemed to think, to remove the penalties of a prcenzunire. For his part, he was anxious that all Companies should he allowed to follow theirown judgment in their commercial pursuits. It would, he was persuaded, soon appear that the power of suing and being sued, would be an adequate remedy for every con venience. All the difficulties at present existing would be obviated, by the introduction into the Charters, of the clause suggesteti by his Hon. and Learned Friend (the A ttorney-t :e -neral). His Hon. and Learned Friend had done that for which the whole commercial world would be much indebted to hint,. and he trusted, therefore, that every countenance would begiven to his proposition.. Colonel DAVIES said, so far from opposing the motion., he seconded it. lie Learned himself heard the Noble,and Lind say, that a greaedeal of mischief had arisen fn se Joint Stock. Companies, . ,• . • ' Mr. K. DOUGLAS said, he greatly approved of the men-. sure. It would be extremely beneficial to Scotland. In that country they had long proceeded on the idea that the Pith Gen. I. was a dead letter, which night give rise to great inconvee nience, as a great deal of the property of - Scotland bad arisen from the establishment of Joint Stock Compenies. Ile wished -to know whether-the proposed -measure was to extend to that country The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that a measure was to be introduced by a Noble Lord in another House, which would apply to Scotland.. ' .. Mr. DENMAN expressed his approbation of the Bill. The principle laid down by Lord Ellenhorough would be a most in_ convenient one to'act upon. Companies that had existed for many years might be declared a nuisance, if a Jury were to pro - nounce an opinion upon their own view of what was or was not, prejudicial to the public. The, only cases in which a ques tion of this kind arose were in 18011- and 1817 ; and then the Companies were found to be beneficial. This Act of the 6th Ueo. I. came too late for the object it proposed to have in view. All the mischief had been done before-it passed. The moat effectual way would be to repeal it. With respect to the other .part of the Bill, the power proposed to be conferred on the Crown in granting charters, there would be a future opportu nitY for considering it. JUDGES' SALARIES. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it had been desired to bring on the question of, the, Judges' Salaries before the grants to the Duchess of Kent and the Duke of Cumberland. • lle had `no 'objection to accede to this a - . range went, on condition that the other motion should come on ;Ids evening.-. 4 Hear !) The House then went into the CoMmittee, -Mr. CRObEit.in the Chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said; that the only business beftire the Committee was' to settle the amount of the retired: allowances of the Judges. At - present they were 2;600/. per annum for - the Puisne Judges, which lie -should propose to raise MAI. per annum, so as to make them 3,100/. The present retired allowance for the Vice-Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls,- the Chief Baton :of •the Court of Exchequer, and the Chief Justice of the Cominon - Pleas, n c a s 3300/. ; these he should propose to raise to 3:.410/. - • That - of the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench was 38001.; Per annum, and lie should propose to make it 40001., and thus equal it to those of the Lord Chancellors of England and of Ireland. There was another resolution he should submit, which MIS of meritnem, stating that such fees as should cease to be taken by the Chief Justices and Puisne Judges should be car ried to the Consolidated Fund. This would not prevent the House front going hereafter into the question of fees more fully, to ascertain how far it was practical to relieve suitors from their present heavy expences, without throwing too much on the public. There was one particular class of fees which required consideration, those accruing on frivolous writs of error, writs of delay —(Wear !)—lt would be a great advantage to the pub lic to abolish those welts, and the matter was now under the consideration of Government. The Bight Hon. Gentleman then moved the first -resolution, that the retired allowance of the Puisne Judges be raised to 3,1001. per annum. - Mr. .1. WILLIAMS said, it was important that thecountry should obtain the services of Judges at the most efficient period of life. It was desirable to get the best possible Judges, and at the same time to have them quit the bench as soon as they ceased to be in a condition well to discharge their duties. By givin g large salaries,. Judgee might he obtained in - the prime of lif e, and during the vigour of their intellects, but it was necessary to -hold out some inducement for them to quit the Bench before their-natural and mental powers - should become impaired. That inducement would be best afForded by an in crease of the retired allowance. He, should move as an amend ment, that instead of 5001., 90(V. be: added to the present suns, so as to make up 3,500/. per'annum. Mr; DENMAN supported the san'endrivent, aml.he.couldoot conceive any reasonable - objection to it. Mr. Secretary PEEL'eaid, that be.. had no objection to any arrangement by which good and effiejent judges might be pro cured. But as his Right Honourable - Friend had proportioned this 'scale ‘of retired allowances, with reference to that of the other Judges, it must follow, in justice, that if this be ' raised, the others ought to be so likewise ; besides, , the Chief officers-of State had a Smaller retired allowance than the pre sent-proposition, and he 'did not feel himself called upon to . alter it; still he was ready to comply with whatever might be the general feeling of the Muse: Before he sat down, he would reply; to an observation of-the Learned Gentleman (Mr. J. Wil liams), dropped in the course of. the former discussion of this Bill—that the Judges of Common Pleas and Exchequer did less for their salaries than those of the King's Bench. He begged to say, that from his official situation he knew that they were - called upon to discharge a great deal of very arduous busi ness which did not come before the public. They were obliged to advise on criminal cases—to examine private hills—to give opinions on tax cases--and fo appear before the House of Lords. In short, they avere , Constantly occupied in the most important duties. Mr. J. WILLIAMS explained, and said that he had never meant to convey-any charge against the Judges of those Courts ; he only observed, that owing' to several accidental causes, such as the skill of the advocates, &c. there was more business in the Court of King's Bench, titan in the other Courts. He wished to see the business reduced to something like an equa lity. He had spoken with Chief Justice Best on the subject of the salaries:, and-that Learned Person expressed the greatest satisfaction with.the alteration which had taken place, and the - mode of payment _now adopted in place of fees. e Mr. Secretary PEEL' explained. Dr. LUSH INGTON saide -the only question before the House was; whether 3,1001. per annum was such an allowance as would secure effi:ient Judges. lie, would declare on his honour that he had klibvin_several instances where, in conse-' quence of an_lpsufaieMallowanee, judges had remained on the Bench till they . ieere• whollYincapable of adequately charging their duty..-.lt Was the intist absurd parsitnc , PY to in -cur Such a danger by any liMitation of the retired idinviOces• NO man Ought-to be djudge, whO was' not in full posSessiop of his' bodily and mental faculties. 'When the salary was 3,504, and the allowance 3,1t10L, kJudge would remain as long a's lie could on the Bench, Partly because. of 'the long habits of his life, and partly from difference of income. Bylessenindthat difference, and making the latter sum 3,5001. the temptation to adhere to the Bench would be considerably abated. The expence to the country would be a mere trifle. As to the other retired allowances he was willing to increase them in the same proportion if GOvernment should propose it. It was not a question of pitiful economy, but of large importance to the . country. There was a distinction in the cases of the Lord Chancellor and the Chief Justices, because they had much patronage. He was sure the country would benefit by adopt ins the amendthent. Mr. DENMAN said that judges did not * retire until after a fixed period, and on the certainty of an income; but the high officers of state retired without any regard.to any allowance, but from political and temporary causes. With regard to what had been said of the duties of judges he would observe, that all their duties ought to be openly performed. It was a bad practice for the judges to decide on questions of criminal law in private and without hearing Counsel. The Arr ORNEI%GENERAL said that the judges, when they had any doubts and differences with respect - to criminal cases, always called in Counsel. It was only when they agreed in opinion, that they decided in private. He had con sidered this subject Seriously, iod hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer. would consent to the Amendment—(lcer !),—lt should be remembered that the judges were not chosen until they had arrived at a mature age, and then they were obliged to sit on the Bench 15 years before they were allowed to re hea!!)--Ile agreed with the Leatned Civilian, that cases hod, occurred of persons remaining on the' Bench till they were ineompetent to fulfil their duties. As the [louse had originally fixed the • salary of the Puisne Judges at 6,000/.„ which had been reduced to 5,5001. lie would observe that the' 5001. so ablteil; if laid out in the purchase of annuities would, at the end 4 iiftcen years, more than pay the addition to the, retired alloNanoes, so that. nothing could be lost to the country. Mr. J. P. G And Mr. W. WHIT:MOUE both support ed the amendment. „ , Mr. Secretary P EE L said, that as it appeared to be the general sense of the House that the larger sum would be pre- . tenable, he should not oppose it.—(Hear.!) —Nothing could be more pleasant than to give way on such a point. Still he must .say that it watt clear to the House that Government had in no way attempted to influence the Judges by the proposition.— 'For himself,. he would declare that lie felt it to be a subject ,of great delicacy, and had not spoken with any Judge about it. In acceding to the amendment, he would tell the Com mittee that the matter was not quite so simple as it seemed. They must take into consideration the situation of the other judicial personages in this country, and also in Ireland and Scotland. . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed his readiness to agree with the general sense of the Committee.— His sole . wish was .to- secure an efficient body of Judges, and if that could be best effected by the larger allowance he would acquiesce- in it. With regard to the other allowances, they ought to be also increased, though not • perhaps in the same proportion. lie had intended to move that they should be 3,500(. ; he would alter them to 3,7501.--t Hear !) Mr. C. WiLsoer gave his assent to the amendment. ' The amendment was then put, that a retired allowance of 3,5001. per annum be granted to the Puisne Judges, which was carried unanimously. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that a retired allowance .Of 3,7501 per annum be granted to the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor, the Chief .Justice of the Gonfalon Pleas, and the Chief Baron of the Exchequer. • 1 Mr. HUME asked whether the 'Master of the Rolls was .! "obliged to, serve fifteen years before he was entitled to the al- .; lowance ? Ile wished also to say, that as the salaries of the Paine Jtulges had been reduced from 6,0001. to 5,500/. it was but fair that 500/. should be taken from his salary of 7,004)l. be- - fore any addition was made to his retired allowance. Mr. Secretary PEEL referred to the Act of Parliament, by 'Which it appeared that this officer must serve 15 years before he could retire on his allowance. Mr. HUME asked if it was intended that all the offices in the Courts of Law shOuld be performed in person, and that deputies should be abolished ? It would he better to buy . up such as were patent offices rather than suffer the abuse to continue .any longer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER assured the 1 House that f.s:'faSi as the holders of sinecures died off Govern ' ment Watild take:care that the provision of the law should be enforced and. Offices,should be performed in person and not by deputy. The-salaries would be fixed with reference to the extent of duties performed. The offices snider the King's Bench and Common Pleas Courts would be regulated in the Bills he Intended to s preseritto : Pe House. The patent .offices could not he destroyed withoilt the consent of the present holders. Mr. HUME anticipated the greatest benefit from these 1.e.. forms. He wished Ifieni to be extended to the Court of Chan cery, . Gofertunept- would do right in buying up the patent -offices. '• The resolution was then put and carried, and the House re. sum ed. unoicEn brought up the resolutions, and the report was Ordered to be received to-morrow (this day.) ROYA, MESSAGE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the ' Order of the Daj , for the second reading of the bill, providing for the Education of the young Duchess of Kent. Mr. LE \TESTER said, that all parties agreed in praising the conduct of the Duchess of Kent. If this sum 0f . 6,0001. were meant for her use, it would have been more respectful to have voted it to her at once, and to have allowed 1,0001._a-year which was quite enough for the education of her daughter. -The mat ter. ought to be - transacted in a plain, open, and respectful.way,. and not as if the House were ashamed of its own acts. .. _ The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow (thiS day). 'lie Order of the Day for the second reading of the Bill making provision for the Education of the son of his Royal highness the Duke of Cumberland was read, and on the motion that . the Bill be read . a second time " now," the House imme diately divided, when the numbers were— For the second reading - - .59 Against it - -48 Mijority . . . —ll The Bill was then read a second time and ordered to be com mitted to-morrow (this day.) While we were excluded from the gallery, we understand that a debate took place upon a point of order, as also upon matters relevant to the proposed grant ; but what was said on the sub ject to which reference was made, we could not venture to give an outline. We heard that after Members went out to divide, they were again called into the House, but upon what grounds we could not learn.—When we returned to the gallery the House was proceeding to the other Orders of the Day, but the confusion in the lobby of the House, as well as in the gallery, was so great, that we were for some moments before we could hear upon what particular subject the House was de- liberating'. On the motion that the Labourers' Wages' Bill be read a second time, Sir .7. WROTTESLEY moved, that it be read a second time that day six months. '-• After a few rwtyrtis ferny Mr: M cx , Mr. BENETT (Wilts'); Mr. F. PALmt:it, and tilt 'J. WitoTTEsi.tx, the Committee was appointed 'for Tuesday next. The Report of the grant , to Mr. M'Adam for 2,0001. was brought up and agreed to. On the motion of Mr. .T. P. GRANT, the Wrongous Impri sonment (Scotland) Bill went through a Committee of the whole House. The Report was ordered to be taken into considera tient to-morrow fortnight. - On the motion of Mr. WA Lr.acE, the'Assimilation of the Irish Currency Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. The second reading of the London University Bill was post poned till Monday next. Mr. HER atEs laid on the table an account of the Stamps of Promissory Notes. Mr. C. GRANT moved the first reading of the Bill for build ing Courts and Offices of Justice in Scotland. Read a first time and ordered to be read a second time on Monday. On the motion of Mr. HURRIES, the Bill for the regulation of vessels conveying passengers to foreign parts, was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday. The Report of the Commissioners for inquiring into the Re venue of Ireland was laid on the table. The other Orders of the Day having been disposed of, the House adjourned at a QUARTER PAST TEN O'CLOCK. Though HAYDN, when he visited this country heard all our best musical performances, he was in no instance so much af fected as when he attended.the annual performance of the cha rity children at St. Paul's. The. number of voices employed upon that occasion are not fewer than 4000. Haydn listened in silence till he could no longer suppress his feelings ; at length he exclaimed, loud enough to be heard by all around him— " Never till now did music make upon me the impression I re rive from this simple , religious, and powerful performance." PARLIAMENTARY PROCI:pINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Jovis, die Junii, 1825. Mr.ssAGE from -the_ Loans—That- Ahey have agreed to— . Derby Improvement Bill; Portland Railway Bill; Mahon . and Pickering, 'and Crewkerne - Roudi Bills ; .Orsett (Essex), and East Santon (Lincoln? Inclosure Bills; and Amend iißnseLDKditnnm,ito:N.s:viuttesyool;__,:hi,rlike.is&.DErriicseNtitilf7ttri'leirisitiiiiirttEtEvhea. snisecki,ytr Whitacre y e oi without Lit amendment. tlehampton NAVIOATION—BIybridge Bft STßEET—Glasgow RE INCLOSURES—ScrayinghaM (York), a e ;( .. l u i p r o ar: T ic i k ia ) m, ingrossed. WATERWORKS, ttc.—Oldham-13i1 Bills read a third time, and passed. reported, to be. read a ,third time, and passed. Paisley-Bill reported, Report to lie on the table. COMPANIES—London and Westminsterßill reported; Pre amble not proved ; Report to lie on the table;_ Petition of Directors, &c. complaining of the conduct of the Committel on the Bill—to lie on the table. London Portable Gas—Bill reported, to be ingrossed. _ .• . . EsTATEs—Marquis of Queensberry's, _ Earl of Radnor's, Earl Harcourt's, and Lauder's Bills read a NATURALIZATION—De Buck's , 'first time. REcToniEs—St. Mary-le-bone CosintlcAalo.s. Lows—'Three Petitions against, and two in favour—referred to the Select Committee. Petition of Inha- bitants of Nottingham, against—to lie, on the table. Covrox MILLS REGumierfolu BlLL—Petition from Bel fast, against—to lie on the table. MAI"( U FACT U IL es ( Irelarol)—Petition from Belfait; in favour • . , . • —to lie on the table. HOUSE AND WINDOW TAX—Petition for the repeal thereof, front Ratcliffe—to lie on the table. . ROMAN CATHOLIC CLAIMS--Petition "froni Strond (Glou cester), in favour—to lie on the tabl , S. -‘ ' REEII D.CTIES AcT . —PetitiOnfrovi anchester and Salford, "for the amendment thereof—to lie on thoable. SPIRIT LICENCES—Petition from Ennis, Oi•-'the reduction of the duty thereon—to lie - on the table. ANNITITIEs—.Duchess of Kent's., • and Duke of Cumberland's Bills read a second time, LABOURERS' WAGES ASSIMILATION oF.CumItEXCY—BiII "to provide for.the As. similation of the Currency, and Monies of account, through, out, the United Kingdom of Great Britain" and Irtland,' read a first time. Coy RTS OF Jus•ricE (Scotland)—Bill " to provide for the erection of certain Courts and Ofiices of Justice in Scot- land," read a first time, to be read a second time on Mon. day next, and.to be printed. PAssaGE VESSELS REGULATIox—BiII ' 4 for regulating s yes• sell' carrying Passengers to foreign parts," read a first time, to be read a second time on Monday next, and to be printed. • ORDERS OF THE.DAY FOR THIS.DAY. Customs Consolidation Act—Further consideration of Ile . - port. 2. Moore's Divorce Bill—Committee. - • • 3. Dunleary Harbour Bill—Further consideration of Report. 4. Distillery Bill—Further consideration of Report. 5. Mauritius Trade Bill—Second reading. 6. Brighton Improvement Bill—Further consideration of Report. . . 7. Lowland Churches (ScOtland)--Second reading. - 8.- East India Judge . Bill—Further consideration of Report. 9. Colonial Intercourse Bill—Further consideration of Report. Exchequer Court (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 11. Pirates Head Money Bill—Committee. 12. Supply—Report'2sth April) tPostponed Resolution.] 13. British Consuls Bill Committee. - • 14. - College Lands Mortgage Bill—Siecind reading. 15. Deceased Officers Effects Bill—Second reading. . Judges`Salaries (England)—Report thereupon. 17. Duchess of Kent's Annuity Bill—Committee. 13. Judicature (Scotland) Bill—Report. 19. Aliment of Prisoners (Scotland) Bill—Report. 20, Shobting and Stabbing (Scotland) Bill—Report. 21. Columbia Postage Bill—Report. 22. Supply—Report (30th May). 23. Lunatic Trustees Bill—Committee. 24.. SuPply--Committee. 25. Quarantine Laws Bill—Third reading. 26. Small Tithes Bill- - Third reading. 27. Ways and Means—Committee. 23. Cotton Mills . Regulation Bill--Further-.consideration of Report. 29. Survey of Townlands (Ireland)—Committee thereupon. 30. Pilotage Bill—Second reading. 31. Assimilation of the Currency :ill—SecoOd reading. 32. Felonies Counsel Bill —Second reading. _NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR .THIS DAY. 1. Mr: Tremayne—To present PetittOn-front?ltr. Trengrouse, • respecting his invention of an apparatu*i Mr saving lives from . Shipwreck ; and to move for Papers communicated by the. Board of Admiralty to hint relating thereto. 2. Mr: Secretary Peel—Bill for the betfer regulation 'of the Po lice by night, in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. 3. Mr, Berries—Remaining Miscellaneous: - Estimate. (In Committee of Supply.) Chancellor of -the EXchequer- - -Exchequer Bills, and •-•Surplus Way* and Means. (In Committee of Ways and Means.) NOTICES-OWEN -YESTERDAY. • Tuctday, June 7. Sir Francis Buidett—LEvidence taken before Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Court of Chancery. Thursday, Jane Hi. Dr. Lushingion_Deportation of two persons of colour: from the Island of Jamaica, by order of -the'Duke:of Manchester. ' PRIVATE BILL. Second Reading . fur This They. Wiseman's Divorce. . . CORONATION of the KING of FRANCE. Riitl34 . s, 3VA 34. This morning at eleven the King received the Diplomatic Body, and all the persons invited by scaled letters to attend the Coronation. The same persons were received by the Dauphin, the Dauphiness, and the Duchess, of Berry. . • At seven in the evening the King received the Ladies of the city, and all the Ladies presented. To-morrow his Majesty will go to prayers at St. Remy ; and afterwards go to the camp to review all the troops there, as well as those in the environs. His Majesty will be accompanied, by the • Dauphiu, the Princes of the Blood,. the Minister of War, and all the Great Officeri of State and of his Household. • (His Majesty held to,dayin the cathedral a Chapter of the Ordeis, of which the Etoile giv.es a very long account. The cereniony was very splendid.) - • PARIS,3IAY 31.• The pain which Count Curial felt when the 4coclept hap. ; pened on the road from Fismes, made it supposed that the shouldeNblatle was broken, but At, Dupuytren. finatAnt it is not the shoulder-blade but two ribs that are broken.. Serious apprehensions are entertained for CountCuriars health. This accident has re-opened an old wound in the breaSt, which : has been long closed, and the diSorder has beCoMe complex. The King sends four times a day to inquire after the. General. . On the 27th a fire broke out in the stables of the'post-hOuse - at Braine, two leagues from Fismes ; eighteen of his Majesty's post-horses perished in this fire, the origin of which is unknown. No person. was burnt. ( From the Quotidienne of Tuesday.) RHEIMS, MAY 29, in the Evening. One of the most curious sights, even after the coronation, is the camp of the troops which his Majesty is to review. ' Apiece of ground, bordered by a stream, within cannon-shot 'of the city, was hired for 35,000 francs, to encamp 9,000 infantry..-- The camp is in the form of a paiallelog,rarn, 1,500 toises by 80. Eight battalions of the Guards form the right, supported by a battalion of 6 guns.; the left of 8 battalions of the Line has lihewise 8 guns. The centre is formed by 2 'companies of tile Engineers, and is opposite the Pavilion of the King. Th 2 front of this line is bordered as usual by piles of arms. Be. tween these and the tents of the soldiers, whichara laidott• so as to make an agreeable appearance,. blue-bottles, jonquils roses, and tufts of grass, form ciphers, crowns, crosses - of St ,Louis, of the Legion of Honour, and are 'surrounded by mottos, which are affecting. by their siMplicity. Before the 60th Regiment are the following words, formed of blue-bottles, below the King's bust Un instant dans noire eathp,el thins nos cteurs toqjours." Before the 14th is a large crown, with these words—"Dien.la lui a donnee nous devons la lui conser ver." Before the 23d—" Au Rai sa fiddle amt." They m:ght have added, - . et "se bonne armee, for it is impossible to see finer troops. Among them is a. battalion of the llth of the Line, which arrived on the 27th, in the morning, with. its Colonel; coming direct from Saragossa. It has made 55 stages, and, notwithstanding this long march, its gaiety is unalterable, andits appearance rivals that of the other troops. The• quarter of - the-Civards -presents- every-where the,_word fidelit y it. is divided. into several streets, bearingthinames of the King, the Dauphin, the Dauphiness, Bordeaux, Honour, Fidelity, and the Ladies. The Duke of Belluno, who - arrived on the Vtli, immedi ately revoked the order which had been given, it is not known how, by which no officer of the camp was allowed to enter the city. On the 27th he visited the camp ; and when he appear. ed at the head of the line, •the soldiers hastened from their gar dens - to see nearer this illustrious soldier, who has so many claims to the gratitude of the army. The .Marshal seethed much moved by this respectful attention. The - Minister of War followed the Marshal at the distance of 50 paces. • Some remarkable scenes occurred after the vespers at the co ronation. The crowd of people that had entered the church was so great, that there was hardly room for the clergy to perform their functions. ' When the King was passing through the gal. lery to his appartment, the crowd that remained without endea voured to press on his passage with so much impetuosity, that the armed force was obliged to interfere; but the Ring,.'sen :tibia of the motive of this eagerness, ordered the gendarmes to stop. " Your duty is over," said he; " you may retire';l wish thatmy people should approach me." The gardarmes obeyed, the people surrounded the King, and several'persbris eamcnear enough to kiss his garnients. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 2.—At a Congregation on Wednesday last, Charles Phillips, of Clare Hall, was admitted Bachelor in Physic, and floward , Elphinston4 of Trinity College, Bachelor of Arts. TRINITY. COLLEGE. ExAmiNATION-The _following is an alphabetical list of the first class - 9f Senior Sophs, Jailor Sophs, and Freshmen : ." • R. Atkinson t; ootlb art, sen. II otlgson Law Carus Cleasby Barnes Borlase Fawcett Fitzherbert SENIOR SOVUS. Mason Salkeld Smedley JUI , (1011 sprus. Coopez Dobbs FRESHMEN. Ingbani Lestourgeon .INetheiwood Stansfeld Stratt6n Webb: Hovenden Turner Pei le C. Perry Willis At an Ordination holden by the Lord Bishop of Ely, at St- George's, Hanover-s9uare, on Trinity Sunday, the folloviing Gentlemen 'were ordained : DEACONS. Philip Alpe, B.A. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Thomas Lathbury, B.A. St. Edmund Hall, Oxon. John Frederick Isaacson, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge Stephen Pope, B.A. Emmanuel College, Cambridge Geo. Elliot l.anken, B.A. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Peter Still, B.A. King's College, Cambridge Thomas Chalmers Stone, B.A. Clare Hall, Cambridge Geo. Gordon Smith, B.A. St. Alban's Hall, Oxon. From the Bishop of Rocheger. Simebn Lloyd Pope, B.A. Trinity College, Oxon - . o From the Bishop f Bath and Wells. • IF , IIIE •- • - - Gilbert Alderi - S.C.L. Trinity Hall, Cambridge George Greystock Ciarighan, BA. , St. John's College, Camb. John Crosland, B.A. .Magdalen College, Cambridge Charles Green, M.A;jesus College, Cambridge William Hodgson B.A. St. Peter's College, Cambridge Joseph Harriman hainilton, 13. A. Trinity College, Cambridge John Moultrie, B.A. Trinity .College, Cambridge George Waddington, M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge John George Illaddison, Magdalen College, Cambridge From the Bishop of Norwich Quarterman, iliagdalen Hall, Oxon Geo. _Browne Fras, Fotticary, 13. A. Magdalen Hall, Oxon Miles John Stapleton, Magdalen College, Cambridge From the Bishop of Rochester John Still, B.A. St. Mary Hall, Oxon 1 _ From the Aishop Bangor. J - Walter Burton Leach, B.A. Wadham College, Oxon 1_ From the Bishop of Bath and Wells - The following G.entlemen.wm ordained by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in St. MarYieliOne Chapel, 'London, on Sunday last : DEACONS. Lord Thomas Hay, M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge The Hon. Baptist , Wriotheiley Noel, M.A. Trinity College, • Cambridge - • , Stephen Wilkinson Dowell, B.A. Worcester Oion John Fry, B.A. Teinity-College,. Cambridge - Thomas Harrison, 8.A.-St. John's College Cambridge James Ratcliff Hartley, M.A. Queen's College, Cambridge John Thomas Maine, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge William Peart, B.A. St,' John's College, Cambridge Francis Pickfoul, B.A. Queen's College, Cambridge Charles John Pinfold; B.A. Christ College, Cambridge Thomas Bancroft Read& B.A. Caius College, Cambridge Ebenezer Ware, M.A. Trinity . College. Cambridge Charles Williams, S.C.I. Trinity Ball, Cambridge John Wing : B.A. Clare Hall,. Cambridge Abraham. °Ohm,: B.A. St. John!siCollege, Cambridge John Gordon, M.A. St. John's College, Cambridge . Henry Pratt, B.A. Corpus Christi College, - Cambridge By Lit. Dim. from .the Archbishop of York. - ) Thomas Burson Holgate, B.A. Clare Hall, Cambridge Thomas 'Webb Minton Literate. • ' By Let. Dinz4'ront the-Bishop of Durham Thomas Murray Browne, 8.A.. Trinity College, Cambridge By Let. Dim. front the Bishop of Exeter. Leonard Fletcher B.A. All Soule -College, Oxon ) By Let. Dinz.from the 13,ishop of Worcester ) PRIES: S. William Browulow, B.A. Pembroke College, Oxon George Bryan, B.A. St.. John's College, Cambridge George Peacock Blundell, B.A. St. John's College, Camb. Stephen Cragg, Magdalen Hall, Oxon William Fry, B.A, Queen's College, Cambridge Thos. Woodward Gardner, B.A. Christ Church, Oxon • William Henry Green, B.A: *St. John's College, Cambridge, John Couch Grylls, Jesus' College, Cambridge Jos. Harlington Barris, M.A..Fellow of Clare Hall, Camb- • Samuel Hazelwood, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge , Wm. Frederick Hamilton, B.A. St, Peter's College, Camb. Hump. Jackson, 11 . . A. Scholar of St; John's College, (Jamb. Charles Langton, B.A. Trinity College, Oxon Charles Lawson; B.A. Scholar of St. Jelin's College, CaMk• Christopher Milnes, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxon '-• • Peter Taylor, 8.A.. St, Edmund Hall, Oxon - Carlos Coney Wheat, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge• Ralph Wilde, B.A: Trinity' College, Dublin ' • Thos. Beach Whitehurst,...BAA. St. Peter's-.Collegei Camb,. Simon Hart Wynn a ,l3 A.,lllngdalen College, Cambridge: Henry Locking, B.A. " . St:'.Tohn's College,' Cambridge Jciseph'lblietSgn,:BA.-St. John's College, Cambridge Charles Grant, Literate, By Let. Dirlis..froN the Arellyishopqf York Richard Edmonds, - Magdalen Halt, Oxon' -By Let. Dim. from the , Bishop of Exeter. The Bishop of Peterborough held an OrtlinatiOn in his Ca' thedral, on Trinity Sunday, when the following gentlemen were adinitted to Holy-Orders,viz.— bEACONS. Charles Arnold B.A. Collis College, Cambridge • .'" John Francis. Cobb,. B.A. V. Peter's College, Cambridge Jonathan Douphrate 13. A. Magdalen' Hall, Oxen Charles Hare . Earle, 'B.A. Trinity College, Oxon John Giles Powell, B.A. St. Peter's College; Cambridge Hugh Maltby Spence, Lincoln College, Oxon . , Sampson Henry White, B.A. Merton College, Oxon, William 'Wilson, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge By Let. Dim. from the Bishop oiNorwich. . 5. • PrtIESTS. • Robt. Chas. Herbert Hotchkin, B.A. Emma - mel Coll;: Camb- Robt. Augustus LaTargue ' Is.A. Sidney College; Cambridg e Robert Montgomery, B.A. St. Peter's College, Cambridge James Murray, B.A. Cath ar i ne • H all, Cambridge • Thotnas Cooke Thornton, B.A. Clare Hall, Cambridge Henry Thnrsby,-111.A. Oriel College, Oxon John'William Wake, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge. - • A dispensation has passed the Great Seal to enable the RI; Robert Roberts, D.D. to h o ld th e R ec t or y o f W a de n hoe, the consolidated Rectory of Barnwell All Saints and 'St...M I ; An drew, in the co u nty o f N ort h am p ton , an d on M on d a y last - h • tvai: instiiu te4 tO • Vlradenhoe,• on his own petition, by the Bishop of Peterborough.—The Rev. Henry Thursby was instituted , the same day, to the rectory of lAam Inferior, in the county u' Northampton, on.the presentation of the BishopulLinc.oln . r: The Rev. Rnbert Montgomery, B. A. was also instituted to the _rectory of Holeot, in the county of NorthamptOn, on.t4f _Ft O9 sentation of his father, the Rev. Fsancis 111ontgOinery,