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k ttll •lt ob e Cornet A. M. Cuningham to be ditto • Cornet P. Boyle to be t ditto; Cornet It. D. Fergusson to be ditto, Feb. 21 ; R. D. Usson to be Cornet, vice W. L Campbell, appointed to the ragoons, Dec. 29. -""elission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Renfrew. LLlellfrewshire Regiment of Militia-W. D. Dick, Esq. to be Zrairl; March 2. of Purbeck and Wareham Troop of Volunteer Yeomanry Bond, Esq. to be Captain J. C. Fyler, Gent. to be Lieu. t 't ; C. 0. Bartlet, Gent. to be Cornet, Feb. 25. fp'"lA , ECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. WILLIAM DANSON, Bristol merchant. Itoßt,, BANKRUPTS. RO BERT GEORGE, Parker-street, Drury-lane, stage-coach teii:er, to surrender March 18, at one, 25, and April 26, at ele. at the Court of Commissioners. Mayhew and Johnson, Ca- Istreet Lincoln's-Inn-fields. 4, 93 0 RGE SHILLIBEER, Bury-street, Bloomsbury, livery toe - keeper, March 22, at twelve, 29, at one, and April 26, at ki„ v t, at the Court of. Commissioners. Lyle and Warlters, lis-road, Gray's-Inn. it at "ILLIAM LAYZELL, Colchester, Essex, linen-draper, t01g., 28 , 29, and April 26, at eleven, at the Red Lion Sperling, Colchester ; Stevens and Co., Little St. W ILLIAM Apostle, London. N''ILLIAM ANDREW, Sh rews b ur y, mercer , April 7,8, an d kat the Talbot Inn, Shrewsbury. Williams, Shrewsbury ; j 0 ,,,e and Co., Li ncoin's- I n n-fields, London. 24 "N MORGAN, Moore-lane, Fore-street, victualler, March 4 4 ,29 ,s and April 26, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. l l * Barnar's-inn, Holborn. tf"„ I ,!ERT HOLDEN, WILLIAM VANHOLSE, and WIL. 44 4 ALERS HANKEY, jun., Mincing-lane, West India It•v s ", March Commissioners. at telve April 5, at one, and 26, at twelve, • T'AtCourt of Peile Old Broad-street. MAS HENRY HANCOCK, ' Brighton, innkeeper, c" 2 2, at twelve, 29, at one, and April 26, at twelve, at the Ti l t of Commissioners. Cornwall, Th A vies Inn, Holborn. tan GRAS BROWN, Kingston-upon-Hull, scrivener, April 1, ki 21 , at eleven at the ( Chancery, Kingston-upon-Hull. st,lllnWorth, Symonli's Inn, lane, London ; Rush- Kingston-upon -Hull. 11`"BERT WYTHES and WALTER WYTHES, Deal-end, ngham, grocers, March 22, at ten, 29, at eleven, and April e at ten, at tho Court of Commissioners. Hindmarsh and Son, 4 1. ; ,, F.ent,Jewin-street, Cripplegate, London, and at Manchester, I,IIOMAS BLOXAM, Hinckley, Leicestershire surgeon, I I linckley. at six 26, at nine and April 2i, at ten, at the George Jones and ' Horton, South-square, Gray's-Inn, frpo ; Jervis, Hinckley. ms AS PARSLEE LUCK, West-lane, Walworth, lace- Alarch 22, 29, at twelve, and April 26, at eleven, at the tort, of Commissioners. Hutchinson and Imeson, Crown. ,Threadneedle-street. I LLI AM DODDS and ROGER MOORE, Percy-street, to.,nham-Court-road, linen-drapers, March 22, at one, 29, at Ls_s,re, and April 26, at one, at the Court of Commissioners. ie2, Princes -street, Bank. ?, At ES WAKEFIELD, Hinckley, Leicester, grocer, March le tt :lsia, 26, and April'2si, at ten, at the George Inn, Hinckley. 111 4 " and Horton; South-square, Gray's Inn, London ; Jarvis, ckley. DIVIDENDS. and J. M. Dunn, April ID, at ten, at the Court of Corn. "%kers—G. Valle Maize-pond, Southwark, earpepter, April levin, at the COurt of Comniissioners—T. Rhoades, Queen. tts' t°,1 -Square, cut.glass manufacturer, April 5, at eleven, at in4urt of Commiisieners—T. Chalmers, Alfred-place, New , e ll -gate, Surrey, lodging-house keeper, April 6, at three, at 6 Div ourt of Commissioners—P. Tuckett, Gloucester, grocer, % 15, at two, at the Court of Commissioners—H. Tristram, st er.court, Mincing-lane, merchant, April 5, at twelve, at 1 1sb e ° 1 11t of Commissioners—J. Cross, Turnmill-street, Clerken. ,VAtwnbroker, April 5, at one, at the Court of Commissioners „ Nilson, Manchester, publican, April 7, at ten, at Messrs. 0,4 a4 (l Thompson's Office, Manchester—J. Glover, Newcastle. to it r-Lyrne, grocer, April 5, at one, at the Boebuck Inn, New under-Lyme—J, Bragg, Aketon, Yorkshire, bleacher, ei, ,at eleven, at Abbott's Hotel, Knaresborough—S. Sparks, O e „ Kerne, Somersetshire, banker, April 8, at twelve, at the ttNe Inn, Crewkerne—J. Bayley, Manchester, agent, April 5, " g erat the Star Inn, Manchester. CERTIFICATES—APRIL 5. 0 P. La Bigne, Bristol, wine-merchant—T. Loftu s , Leeds, hi p and shoe-thread manufacturer—N. Brown and A. Valling! 44 1 Aldersgate-street, coach-proprietors—W. Bristow, Milner- HINZ:, New-cut, Lambeth, baker—G. Smith, jun., North 4. It ir:d ni er as Le e rzar v i i n c e t r u — ai WV. Blake, Tooting, Surrey, brewer -1 . Vit PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. , lop, Eyres and J. Anderson, jun., Aberdeen, merchants—T. rg2nd M. Lys, Aldersgate.street, booksellers—J. Scott and •1‘ Sto - ij g ds,_ River-green Mill, Northumberland, millers—W. B. ' and R. Thomas, Gloucester House, Kew, schoolmasters Jerram and Co., Nottingham, lace manufacturers—W. ."' e and Co. Barnsley, Yorkshire coal-miners—G. S. Daven and G. Hammond ; Chester, woollen-drapers—A Zerboni, 1 llq s abd G. ( sugeri, Cross street, Hatton-garden, artificial flo. *soil Z H. and J. Farnworth, Rathbone-place, Oxford-street, Ihi en drapers —T. Stopford and Co., Shevington, Lancashire, i ii; e Pro prietors—R. Hullme and J. Howarth, Droylsden, Lanca 'et, ' s kein printers—H. Moon and M. Caldicott, Edburton, Sus. 1. 'tiarrners—C. Mottram and Co., Shrewsbury, linen.drapers -1 ,u and G. Baldwin, Stourport, Worcestershire, ironfounders r4 4 lldrew and Co., Micklehur.t, Cheshire, cotton-spinners-- Nzor and G. Hammond, Kingsland-road Wharf, coal-mer ka, W. D. Coddington and F. Doubleday, Manchester, ca- T a nufacturers—lL Jeffery and E. Tuck, Woodford, Essex, '44 A. -,; and C. Hyde, Sheffield, comb-makers—W. Hoddinott nett, rit 3 t iit ll id i e n a g n hane flo b u r c a c s .s s t . e v, r i s r i f ir m e ar a T e c r t s ur i e n r s—J corn . and ktel 7- , bik ki , l eY and J. H. Thompson, agents—A. and J. How, Wal. su 've, builders—.T. and J. Nevill, Birmingham, factors. MARKET INTELLIGIOCE. LONDON MARKETS. j(,Proiri the London New Price Current of yesterday.) lii(i te A r ,A ll .—The Market for West India Sugars last week con hLartguid ; the prices were varied ; the estimated sales were ths t 'lds• and tierces. The stock of West India Sugar is now &k hhds. and tierces, being 3,674 less than last year. The is , 0 11 Mauritius 47,656 bags, being 25,304 less than last year. Nelivery of West India Sugar last week 2,972 hhds. and 44%1 1 ' 0 11g 201 more than last year. Of Mauritius the delivery • bags, being 90 less than in the corresponding week of li t !iij d At th e c l ose o f t h e mar k et t h e est i mated sales, including were 900 !Olds. and tierces ; the prices are steady. i'.ed e ed Goodsweek there was little business reported ; 44,„:11( . 1 for low Lumps subsided, and though the stock here ' s 'kC_'lroited, yet prices a shade lower were submitted to ; in ii'.. l :.descriptions there were few sales, the market remaining '4,4 1 1 at the former currency. There is rather more tirnmess k,,?rnoon '!'y' t ''T A SUGARS.—This day 3.633 bags Mauritius of it'oorior quality all sold at former 'prices, 4:35. a 495. SUGAR—The purchases last week were 1,500 :lute Havannah by private contract 325. a 37 5 . ; 355 chests i g ,eb t .7 hia ' Public sale went off with briskness at full prices, yellow ; 4 '.11 15,3. 6d. a 17s. low white 21s. a 235., middling 245. 4 4 ,1 Y 4 0 1 0 1 55 chests Havannah offered at public sale, of which 010 0 , 11 t 150 chests yellow sold at 225. Cid. By public sale this '51,.," 3 18 chests Bahia sold rather higher, brown 15s. a Its., L'1() ; ' ,11 Middling 2ds. a 2,15. Cal. a 'ASSES.—There were considerable speculations in West I.th British Molasses last week at 235. for both descriptions I,4,4vahticipation that they would be a llowed in the b r e wer i es . 19 . 4 . 1 . he market is dull and lower. A v erage pri ce o f S ugar 1r4,,P9' cwt. sitlf 4t ,, , E—The Coffee Market continued dull all the l a st t he reduction we stated on the Tuesday. 321 bags Brazil h t :fisl o a Lt Public sale found no buyers at 335., which is again a ty ki f,i f er ; for St.. Domingo 395. is the nearest quotation ; we ,toN").ehteer'lrsaalll'esaoytyßiiii British o Plantation reclnctio t n i h n i e e pc t e h e couldß o b c L e . 47,1q.parcels of Jamaica would sell very high the' , ' but s there is icr,nsupply left. This day 51 bales Mocha Coffee, mid. UNl' )l,l s. a 655. Coffee Market steady. lklktritt, R RANDY, and HOLLANDS.- - -The Rum Market is fb,„ 1 55 a ' the sales reported are quite inconsiderable. There is a ' 4 e.er q r4 and for Geneva, and for low Brandies for export, the t:4 3 Gd. and 2s. 7d. ir; ' r LAX, and TALLOW.—The Tallow Market re toa Very extraordinary state ; the jobbers who have sold th,tel t , great extent, and which they cannot deliver, are fs t 4t to " go to the eminent speculators, and give any price Oss, 14 t Pres4eMand for present delivery; thus they buy at 475. 9d. } ',.,.flelivery, and, so . confident are they of a fall at a later 1 , 4,7,11 , 0 41 .hy sell for delivery in October next at 41s. and 425. I!la e ,,.`:'•--l'he Cotton Market is without briskness. The kid)k i nce our last are very limited—the prices unvaried. 1441„ u • - 7The inquiries after Indigo are increasing; conside t 3d. a 4d. advance on the late India House prices. V404,;",.rhe market is pretty ste a dy at the prices annexed, i t hr qui,/ has been doing the last week, but chiefly in Fo -Itj,4as ; the arrivals continue free. In Bengals and U AL s a j - have no alterations to notice, what little is doing being e pries. k: l ,oiji - 2 . he Oil market continues very depressed ; the pale I,crit ( F t .Week at public sales 31/. and 35/. ; the quotations (j t , Uality is now about 39/. t i " --. 1 he public sale of Wool l as t wee k w ent off at fall Nv o i e Market is m tirm fbr all Wools under3d., e the time tte cl. The anufacterers are in full employmnt. Co u Y Co CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Oi tt Whekt. Barley. Oats. I Beans. I;.tr>4' 4 ''arter. s. to s. s, to s. s. to s. s. to s. 69 39 24 41 80 73 42 24 39 72 80 36 42 20 30 36 42 60 72 32 • 38 20 26 34 40 10 78 2 5 33 15 20 30 40 72 70 4 0 47 24 30 40 44 64 72 32 40 24 28 38 40 64 82 40 46 23 25 38 41 h. 82 76 31 41 23 33 38 48 Ctl" •. •--- - gee Tr 4 ,;seore, EXETER MAR ~~tt ti 6d. 93. Od. fee 5 0 6 f 6 0 7 Ock 4k e.k 7-----.0 4 0 6 4 W:t C r. ; 0 "" • 0 :1 g 2 ETS.—Marcli 11. Wheat (bushel) —9s. 9d. 10s. Od. Barley 1 6 5 0 Oats Beans —, , _ _ 3 (3 5 0 Butter (1b) __l 1 1 3 Eggs (IS) 0 1 0 Potatoes (peck) _0 0 0 6 X U 1 IRISH MA' 7 UN MAltKE'r NO'. ! *1 l \ t‘l h -e/ h e e at Per barrel 20 stone )11 17 stone ' 7 'll 2at s 11; stone 41 0 12 stone er,k a , 0 Milne] p*" 8 stone' t u d kers only. eera s „ p , rice ° Olour 12, .RKETS . FL.—FRU From 29 0 16 0 17 0 14 6 9. 0 15 0 ,AY, March 11. 'l'o M. P. 40 6 34 7 17 0 16 o 19 6 17 i”, 2 18 0 15 3 27 0 0 19 0 I 16 3 )f NVI, cat C First 2001270 j id Flour 563. Bd. per s , from 235. Od. is, from :Ms. Od, • from 93. Od. lack. to 275. Od. to 246. Od to 146. Od ‘ ll l L o PRICE OF BREA 0. af...... .................10!id. Half Quartern w.....51,i 0 Wheat, Barley. Oats. Flour, per cwt. \,...... r2t• barrel per barrel per barrel! (---"-----, ` 1 ston .. ,16 sto ne. 14 stone.' Ist. ',,, , k ;,---, ---- I 11,, ,, ,h s'"' a Cd. S.O. as. 0. s. d. as. 0. s. 0. as. 0. s l . O d o . as. , _ 0 0 ,; Zvi e`• 3 ,1 8 36 0 14 2 17 311 8 16 421 0 24 t4' 1, 1 1 . N13 1 0 31 ` ,. ; 4 14 6 15 8111 9 1? .. 0,18 0 ''''' ( 0 1 00 150 18 0 7 ." . ; 010 0 16 0 k : • , .., C 1a (0 6 :3348111 2 1 1 (- ( Cl i V) 6 n l - 1"0 0 "' 012 0 180 ----____- 37 017 0 18 614 0 15 0120 6 210 1 00 00 1 -- Mutton, Pork, Platter. t 'N ' ', ........... 1 ": Per lb. per cwt. Ist. 2d. 30Ttr.ThiT. 2 : r,,!ri, l . li ( ,, i • a0.5.0.a5.0.5.0.5. 0. s. d. S. 0. 5 .. . 0. ti‘‘,,,t n '-.1" "„ 3 h.l 0 2 8 0940900540 80 0 16 ° ti' 4 % f t i'd . 3 ',. 3 4 3.20 35 0'96 090084078 0 72 0 'a4 5 3 1 0 3l 0199 091078008 0 57 0 1 t 1 ,4 ..."-* 4 1 3 43 0 32 oi9ll 0880—0 7 0 1 2 1 Ou li k 4 '4 ? , A 0 000 0 0195 0 1 90 08000) 0 0 ...,_,......_____ ci tpot t , ; , , ; htq. peY Is, - " ,on tter 80s to 88 s . p er cwt. ; Wheat s. to 37, kl i, k) 24 •:32 r to 425. per bag; Oats I Is. to Ifis. por bar % at o • 178. ; Beef 3d. to 84. per lb. ; Mutton 4d. 41 / 4 d. per stone; Coals Is. 2d, per cwt. ; Bacon, • ' Pet cwt.: 110 4 ' such ?or= are eitiowAr Angleaci Cardigan C aer fl DenbiSh . Gi a niorga 3 ' Mantgora err Peinb r°lB Pembroke Ra ,l,3 ° r e' who o pyholdl t t l o te. rs are 0 re . ~ ait Ruh . ^0 . 0 .• ding nth !UM Stin °ll‘ • Sur? e i susia. c k: Wilt/ovite sT ril°l Qu een's"' ga i herelr cep r th tbel° Queen l wiNG -g y - Ig-ro om o to De bi i n th l :quest erect, eto : ee ael Toutice t"te , i be PrOf"pall , ' ' ' pt that their,,o them, 6.l"c",.ecellr: ri to t le alit?,, l , fareh 10 , 0 bat i `oe apP_. sti Senta~io Ord Chathe~~ that o f . b e (WILY' to ' s sent in ror ot, 'll ut in c° cord °I j Lri of G°' i to t tle ' ordinar, ,ocot I t arles '‘,„ of!" )t • yoro.. gn eo• reb' ad ap,rei..WiiTo3l, noura o ic 1 ; 1 toetar-Adil'ir ga o , l ' Nlurrw,a, log d' • rd 6 Ge ot• "". o f • t he Cou ntY ee , try- c C Ue t ° c , e l) ,t• tj .ttt, - to t, 1 41. ratc-,', , ,fare" • the Co 113. VI 1, coro e to v e v A r• i 't'o 3 irY oen t, r ) ii, soc.,o flet Feb' 4. of A Yr. cou ntY por ior!, ' i nt •J' ditto ,dy'to pc to IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 15. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal Assent was given to-day to the Calico Draw back Duties Bill, to the Mutiny Bill, the Scotch Cre ditors' Bill, and three private Bills. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord Durham. Petitions were presented from Bolton, in Gloucester shire, and several places in the Isle of Ely, against the tithe system, also petitions from different parishes of Middlesex for the removal of the police ; by Earl Rad nor from Lambeth, in favour of Reform ; by the Earl of Westmoreland, from Westmoreland, for the repeal of the punishment of death in cases of forgery; by Lord Ros lyn, from Dysart, in favour of Reform ; by Lord Carbery from a parish in Cork, for the abolition of slavery; by the Duke of Northumberland, from Newcastle-upon- Tyne, against the proposed duty on the Canadian timber; by the Duke of Norfolk, from Fifeshire, in favour of Reform, also a similar petition from Rox burgh ; by the Earl of Rosebery, from a borough in Lin lithgow, to the same effect : by the Marquis of Bute, from Swansea, in favour of Parliamentary Reform ; by the Earl of Chichester, from Sussex, complaining of distress, and praying for the relief of the agricultural classes ; and by the Marquis of Downshi re, from Carrickfergus, against slavery. Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from a parish in Norfolk, praying for Reform, a change in the poor laws, and a commutation of tithes. In doing so the Noble Lord could not refrain from expressing his most unqualified 'ap probation of the Bill before the other House : on the subject of Reform. If Noble Lords, who were possessed of bo rough interest, felt grateful to his Majesty's Ministers for the measure they bad adopted to relieve them from the obloquy under which they laboured, bow much more grateful ought those Noble Lords to be who, possessing no borough interest, still shared that obloquy with those who did. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from the Corporation of Calne, praying for an extension of the elective franchise and Parliamentary Reform. In presenting the petition the Noble Alarquis said that it was a great satisfaction to him to state what ever might be said about the close borough influence exerted in. Cilne, a place with which be had the honour of a chute connection, he would take upon himself to assert that that influence had never been bought or soil. For himself he had but four houses in the place, each paying 10/._a year rent. The isioar.E MARQUIS also presented petitions from Dun dalk, the Corporation of Wrights in Edinburgh, Lisgard, and other places, to the same effect. PRESCRIPTION PERIOD LIMITATION. Lord TENTERDEN laid on the table a Bill to limit the time of prescription. The explanation of the Noble Lord, of the object and features of his measure, were wholly inaudible below the bar. The Noble and Learned Lord then moved that the Bill be read a first time, and be printed, allowing it to stand over for the ensuing three weeks, in order that Noble Lords might have an opportu nity of inspecting its provisions, and coming to a correct opinion as to the expediency of the measure. The Bishop of BRISTOL briefly observed upon the the nature of the proposed alteration, as it was likely to affect the property and privileges of the church, which the Noble and Learned Lord, he was convinced, would be one of the last men living to injure, either directly or indi rectly. The Bill, however, which he was now chant to bring in could hardly prove acceptable to the public, lay as well as clerical, much leis could it pass through that House, unless certain of its provisions as now framed should undergo considerable modifications. Many incum bents throughout the kingdom who, from a supineness not altogether discreditable to themselves, had neglected to enforce their just and equitable rights, would suffer ma terially from the operation of the measure. He trusted, therefore, that his Noble and Learned Friend would afford sufficient opportunity for duly investigating, and satisfac torily recognizing, the claims or the clergy. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY also felt assured that the Noble and Learned Lord entertained no un friendly feeling towards the church, and be was the more confirmed in such an impression by the mazy acts of kind. ness and valuable assistance which he had himself expe rienced at the hands of the Noble and Learned Lord while preparing the Bill for establishing a satisfactory ad justment of tithes which he had the honour so recently to introduce into their Lordships' House. He would not, however, pledge himself on the present occasion one way or other as to the course which be should pursue with reference to this measure, as he was desirous first to have an opportunity of examining its provisions in detail, and that opportunity the Noble Lord's proposed arrangements would hereafter afford him. Meanwhile he might express his concurrence in what had fallen from his Ri;ht Rev. Friend with respect to the remissness of the clergy in en forcing their rights,--a remissness proceeding from the assumption that no prescription could prevail against the church. Lord TENTERDEN was understood to assure the most Rev. Prelate that the interests of the clergy would be adequately protected. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that whatever difference of opinion might exist respecting the details of this measure, all must agree in acknowledging the great pains which his Noble and Learned Friend had bestowed upon it, the profound learning and extensive experience which be bad brought to its consideration, and finally all professional men would confess that a larger or more bene ficial legal improvement had seldom been proposed. In deed, no one who had not been versed in the practice of the Courts could properly estimate the vexatious doubts and professional objections which continually arose out of the liw of prescriptive rights as it now operated, but it required all his Noble Friend's experience, and all his in tellectual astuteness, to effect so salutary and withal so ex tensive an improvement as that which he proposed. That part of the Bill, however, which would be most generally interesting and most fully appreciated, was his Noble Friend's amendment of the law as it affected terms for y ears, and outstanding terms, which had given rise to more chicane and gross injustice than had proceeded from any other component part of the whole legal system. The necessary consequence of this Bill would be the extinction of the practice of getting hold of outstanding terms for the purpose of " squeezing out" incumbraneers in possession —a practice once in full observance, and up to the present moment recognised. With respect, however, to that part of tl.e Bill which related to church rights, he perfectly agreed with his Noble and Learned friend that the most satisfactory course would be to read the Bill a first time then, and have it printed, leaving it to stand over for three weeks, with a view to enable all parties to examine it at leisure, and form an opinion upon its merits. The Right Rev. Prelate had stated most truly, that many incumbents had allowed their claims to slum ber, influenced by motives of the most honourable nature, which reflected credit on their forbearance, and it was perfectly just that all such claims should be satisfied by an equitable arrangement, concluded after a proper degree of attention should have been devoted to the subject. The church, in this respect, certainly had to complain of a very great grievance, and underwent no inconsiderable share of unmerited obloquy. He should conclude by wishing his Noble and Learned Friend all the success which his laudable exertions so eminently deserved. Lord MELBOURNE here gave notice, that he should move on Friday next for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the rth of George IV., c. 1 l.—(The Sub-letting Act.) The Earl of FIFE then rose, and proceeded at some length to denounce, in most vehement terms, the whole of the legal Reforms recommended by the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack, who, he contended, had endeavoured to create changes " subversive of the princi ples of common law," and reminded him of the Duke of Exeter, mentioned in " Blackstone's Commentaries" as having been the first to introduce the rack into England, la consequence of which that engine of torment had been d e sig na t e d b y t h e soubriquet of the Duke of Exeter's daughter." In altering the con stitution of the court of bankruptcy', as the Noble and Learned Lord proposed, he way, in his opinion, offering a premium to the people to drag forth the fathers of families, and coffin them alive till their flesh grew rotten ! The Noble Earl subsequently with great energy expatiated on the enormous expenses and the vexatious delays attendant on litigation, and further animadverted on the intended Reforms proposed by the Lord Chancellor, which he de clared to be altogetlar incompatible with the pri v il eges o f the peerage. His Lordship was entering somewhat mote at large into the demerits of the Reform Bills, when_ The LORD CHANCELLOR rose to order, an d re minded the Noble Lord, for whom he professed to have a high respect, that it was not possible then to debate the policy of bills which were not under consideration ; indeed the one to whirls he particularly alluded had already passed, and was at present in the other House. Lawsuits were certainly tedious and expensive matters;—that there was no denying, and tare Noble Lord, be believed, had but too good a reason to assign for the truth of what he asserted on that head, as he remembered having been his counsel in a case of great hardship assuredly'; and he would now candidly confess that be thought him at the time an ex tremely ill-used man. If, however, they once recognized the principle of debating what seas not debateable, con sistently with Parliamentary usage, and what, moreover, had been already debated when regularly under considera- tion, their Lordships might go on debating during the term of their natural lives. But if the Noble Earl had a specific motion to propose, then, indeed, the case was dif ferent, and to that course he should not offer any objection. The Earl of FIFE had a specific motion in his pocket, and remarked that it was natural enough for a lawyer to exclaim against those who intertneddled with what they considered their own province. After intimating his im pression that the Noble and Learned Lord seemed to de sire to bring their Lordships down to a level with the rest of the community, he concluded by stating that he would abstain from bringing forward his motion on that even ing, in consideration of the probable impatience of Noble Lords to get home to dinner. On a future evening, when he should find a more patient audience, it was his inten tion to renew the strictures which lie was obliged some what abruptly to discontinue. The Bill was accordingly r.'ad a first time, and ordered to be printed. Lord CARBERY inquired of the Noble Secretary for the Home Department, whether he intended on Friday to move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Sub-letting Act altogether, or only a portion of it. Lord MELBOURNE replied, that it was his object to repeal the Sub-letting Act altogether. But he did not mean to weaken the principle of 'the Bill; on the con trary, he rather desired to enforce it. Adjourned at a Quarter to Seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 15. In consequence of three Election Committees, the Pon tefract, Maidstone, and Petersfield, having been ballotted for, and there being besides a call of the House, the gal lery was not opened until half-past five o'clock. A1r..0. GORE presented petitions from Carnarvon and Oswestry, in favour of the Ministerial plan of Reform. He took that opportunity to state, that though he was open to the necessity which existed for some Reform, he could not go the length of the plan proposed by Ministers. Mr. B. CARTER presented similar petitions from the Corporation and inhabitants of Portsmouth and the ad joining parishes, approving of the Ministerial plan of Re form; and also a petition from the ship-owners of Ports mlnith, against the intended alteration of the timber duties. Mr. HODGES presented a petition front Cranbrook, in Kent, to the same rffect. Mr. O'CONNOR DON presented a petition from Roe. common, Boyle, and Navan, against the misappropriation of the funds intended for the education of the general poor of Ireland, without religious distinction, by an exclusive of high church party, called the Kildare-street Society. He was a willing and experienced witness of the anxiety of the Roman Catholic peasantry of Ireland to bestow on their children the benefits of education, and could not but lament that such a praiseworthy disposition should be completely marred by the proselytizing system on which that society acted.—(Hear. ) Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition signed by 1,160 inhabitants of the parish of St. George, Westmin ster, in favour of the Ministerial plan of Reform. He was glad that his anticipations respecting the spirit of ap probation with which that plan would be hailed by the reforming public had been fully realized, and that a perfect unanimity as to its great advantages to the country pre vailed among his constituents. The Hon. Member pre sented a similar petition from the parish of St. Margaret, Westminster, signed by upwards of SOO persons, also cor dially approving of the measure ; among the signatures to which was the name of the truly illustrious and venerable Jeremy Bentham.—( Hear.) Sir F. BURDETT felt himself bound to express his cordial concurrence with the petitioners respecting the plan of Reform now in progress in that House. That that plan met the just expectations of the people, was evi dent from the unanimity of feeling towards it out of doors, and it was sufficient to mention, that among its approvers was Mr. Bentham, to gainsay any insinuation that it was either wild or visionary. The authority and integrity of each a man sanctioning the measure, ought to satisfy all reformers that the measure was calculated to attain the object they all had in view. _ Ur. HOBHOUSE presented a petition in - favour of the Select Vestry Bill, signed by 1,700 inhabitants of the parish of St. James; and also from the inhabitants of St. Martin's-in-the-fields, and St. Giles, Bloomsbury,—the last petition signed by 700 persons. Mr.• HOBHOUSE presented a petition from Maccles field, in favour of the Bill for regulating the treatment of children in cotton and silk manufactories. After a few words from Mr. FYLER, the petition was ordered to he printed. Mr. LITTLETON presented two similar petitions from places in Staffordshire. Mr. ELLICE presented a petition from Coventry, in favour of the Bill brought into that Howe by his Ma jesty's Ministers, to reform the representation of the people in Parliament. The Hon. Member could not refrain from stating, that the way in which the petition had been got up was moat honourable to the character of the working classes of Coventry. In consequence of some allusions that had been made to the injury which the Reform Bill would inflict upon the weavers of Coventry, by depriving them of their franchise, an idea had been entertained that they would not be very favourable to the Bill. Imme diately the report had been spread, the petition which he had now the honour to present was got up, and in less than six hours it was signed by between 5,000 and 6,000 persons. He had also another petition, signed by the masters and certain apprentices in the silk trade, who, by the Bill, would be deprived of the right of voting, which the latter persons would otherwise have obtained by their indentures. The petitioners prayed that the Reform Bill might afford protection to persons so situated. Mr. FYLER bore testimony to the enthusiasm with which the people of Coventry had received the measure for Re'orm. Mr. HUNT had been requested to support the petitions, and which he did most freely. The people of Coventry had been strongly in favour of the ballot ; but since Mi nisters had brought in their measure of Reform, they were unanimous in their approbation of the Bill. The people of Coventry had formerly intrusted a petition to the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Ellice) praying for election by ballot, but they had withdrawn it when they found that Ministers were bringing forward their measure. Mr. ELLICE said, that the petition alluded to was not signed by one-third of the names attached to the first of the petitions he now held in his hand. Sir R. PEEL believed that the petitions now presented would show, that of the people of Coventry, those who were to retain their privileges were in favour of the Re form Bill, but the classes that had only an inchoate right called out " Pray protect us, and do not deprive us of that which we should have possessed but for this Bill." Mr. ELLICE maintained that the latter class of per sons were in favour of the measure. Mr. HUNT had had an opportunity of addressing 6,000 of the people of Coventry, and he could bear testi mony to their enthusiasm for Reform and the vote by ballot. Mr. TYLER knew the people of Coventry better than the Hon. Member for Preston, and he could assure the House, that had it not been market day, he would not have had forty people to hear him. The petitions were then ordered to be printed. Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from the Chamb,r of Commerce of Stafford, against the renewal of the East India Company's Charter. The Hob/. MEMBER then presented two petitions from bodies of persons employed in the Potteries in Staffordshire, in favour of the Reform Bill, and stated that the petitions proceeeded from a population of 68,000 persons, who were unanimous and enthusiastic in thir gratitude to Ministers for bringing forward the trlasure. Mr. KEMP presented a petition from Lewes, in favour of Reform. The Hon. Member stated, that the measure had his most hearty concurrence. Mr. J. SIIELLEY said, that when the petitioners really understood the nature of the Reform Bill, they would not he so unanimous in its favour. Mr. EGERTON presented a petition from Stockport, in favour of the Reform Bill. REFORM OF THE REPRESENTATION OF SCOTLAND. The LORD-ADVOCATE brought in the Bill to amend the representation of tie people of Scotland in the Com mons House of Parliament. Upon the SPEAKFit putting the question " That this Bill be read a first time," the Members present (who were not very numerous) expressed their assent by a loud cheer. mr. C. DOUGLAS expressed his acquiescence in the Bill, and put a question to the Lord-Advocate relative to the day of the second reading. Mr. HUME said it would be impossible to dispose of all the petititions upon Reform before Monday next. He had twenty-eight petitions to present, all full of enthusiasm for Reform, and he had not been able to present them. He thought that a day ought to be set aside to receive the nu merous petitions in favour of Reform. Colonel SIBTIIORPE had many important petitions upon the subject from Lincoln, and he hoped to have an opportunity of presenting them. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it desirable that the House should make some arrange ments to receive the petitions, and it appeared to him to be preferable to postpone the ordinary business of the House to a later hour each evening, rather than meet upon a Saturday. Mr. HUNT thought that petitions might be received every ev en i ng u p to seven o'clock. Alderman WAITHMAN bad many petitions upon the subject, and which he wished to have an opportunity of presenting. The LORD ADVOCATE, under the circumstances of the case, was desirous that the Bill should stand for a se cond reading on Fi iday week. He knew that there were certain gentleman of that part of the country (Scotland) who were anxious that an opportunity should be given to the people of Scotland to see the precise nature of the Bill. For his part, he felt anxious that the fullest means should be afforded to them, in order that they might be aware of its general scope and of its details. Upon the SPEAKER putting the question, that this Bill be read a first time, one solitary voice, but of a stentorian character, roared out " No." The ayes were numerous, and the Bill was read a first time, awl ordered to be printed. The second reading was fixed for Friday se'nnight. The SPEAKER then addressed the House, and said that with respect to presenting petitions, although pro longing the hours of each day of the week might be the means of absorbing a great many of them, this would not preclude the House sitting for the purpose on Saturday, if it should be found necessary. He was grateful for the indulgence which the House was in clined to show him, but he had no claim nor incli nation to urge that the House should consult his personal convenience by not sitting on the Saturday. If Satur day, however, were not set aside for the purposes of re ceiving petitions, he was apprehensive that the attendance would be confined to those Members who had petitions to present, although it was necessary that persons who were wit charged with petitions should he present. If further time beyond the postponement of the ordinary business each evening were necessary, the House might ultimately determine upon sitting on the Saturday. Mr, HUNT said, that be had observed upon these extra sittings, that as fast as Members presented their petitions they walked away. The conversation here terminated without any resolu• tion being come to. SHIPPING INTEREST_TIMBER DUTIES. • Mr. Alderman THOMPSON rose for the purpose of presenting a petition regarding the proposed alteration in the timber duties, and complaining thereof. The petition was agreed to at a public meeting, one of the most nume rous and respectable he had ever attended. It consisted of the merchants of the city and of the shipowners connected with the port of London. It was well known that Eng land was the only country that imported timber to any considerable extent, and that previous to 1609 the impor tations to this country were all from the Baltic. But in that year considerable difficulties began to be felt in pro curing the usual supply of Baltic timber, owing to the ports of the Baltic having fallen under French influence ; the consequence was, that every possible encouragement was held out to importation of Canadian timber, and the protection was gradually increased up to 1821—to such an extent that 606,000 loads of Canadian timber were no uncommon importation in the course of a year, being of the value of 2,000,0001., though this country had been previously in the habit of receiving from the Baltic not more than 400,000 loads. In this trade, then, with Canada, a large amount of British capital was em barked, until at last there came to be engaged in it 440,000 tons of shipping, and not fewer than 22,000 seamen, little short of the number engaged in the Royal Navy of England. It was also worthy of observation that a large emigration took place to the Canadas. In the pe riod to which he referred, no fewer than 250,000 persons emigrated to Canada from the United Kingdom ; and, in the last year, the number amounted to 30,000. It was, then, the duty of the House to look at what might be the situation of persons sent out under the sanction, and through the encouragement of the Legislature. It was well known that the winter was: longer there than in other climates; and it was also known that the emigrants were, for the most part, engaged during the winter, in the business of preparing the timber for the English market. It was, therefore, most unjust to deprive the emigrants of I that which they were entitled to expect; and the Cana dians long settled in the country, of advantages, for the preservation of which Great Britain was responsible. Be sides that, nothing could be more impolitic than to remove the barrier which Canada presented to the advancing en croachments of the United States, which might prove very serious in the event of another American war. It was said that the proposed alteration was introduced with a view to the improvement of the revenue—that it would effect an improvement to the extent of 600,0001. Now he really thought that such a sum was nothing at all as compared with the advantages which must result from the proposed change. He might be told that the Canadian timber was the inferior article—that it was worth only 31. 10s. a ton, while the Baltic timber was worth Si. or 5/. ss. But it should be recollected that there were a va riety of purposes to which Canadian timber might be ap plied, and for which it was quite as fit as any that could be found ; but in the altered state of things, if the altera tion should be persevered in, the people of this country would be compelled to use Baltic timber, at Si. a ton, for which Canadian, at 31. 10s., would answer fully as well. He especially entreated the House to turn its attention to the immense amount of shipping and of seamen thrown out of employment by the destruction of the trade with Ca nada. In the Baltic trade they might rest assured that no British ships would be employed. Prussia and Norway could build vessels for about seven or eight pounds a ton, and thus evidently become most formidable rivals in the trade of this country. The fact was, that he believed, though late, that the eyes of Government were beginning to be opened, for they felt very sore on the subject—they went the length of expressin g displeasure against the Go vernor of a Colony for merely writing a pamphlet, exposing the real state of the case. The Hon. Member concluded by moving that the petition be brought up. Lord ALTHORP, as he was about to bring in the Bill to which the petition referred' on Friday next, thought it would be more convenient to discuss the question then. Mr. SADLER supported the prayer of the► petition. The House ought to be disfranchised, and no longer deserved the name of a British House of Commons if it did not attend to the interest of the ships, commerce, and colonies of the country. Sir 111. W. RIDLEY must give his opposition to the measure of Government, as calculated to destroy the Canada trade, and ruin the owners of - ships who had embarked in that trade. Mr. ATTWOOD said, this was not a question of policy, but one of right; and before the House decided it ought to look at the circumstances under which the Canadians had received this right. It was given to them in ISO 9, when the junction of Russia with the southern Powers of Europe threatened to take away our power. It was then that the Canadians became the means of re-nerving our right arm, and throwing fresh vigour into our navy. And was this the time to trust again to Russia, and throw away Canada. Ile could tell the House that it would be the means of giving that country to the United States, and of putting us at the tender mercy of Russia. Mr. SYKES said that we had never put ourselves under any pledge to the Canada*, but, on the contrary, had always avoided so doing. Ile thought that the true way to benefit our shipping was to endeavour to extend it in every direction by removing all burthens upon it, and then he was quite sure that no other country could at tempt to compete with this. It was true that we were bound to support the interest of our colonies, but not se parate from our own interest ; and he thought that, were that the proper opportunity, he could prove to detnonsra tion that the supporting the shipping interests and co lonial interests of the country bad cost it upwards of a mil lion per annum. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN had attended the meet ing of the ship-owners, and thought that the case had been made out as strongly as possible. That, however, was net necessary to his mind, for the very moment he had heard the proposition of his Majesty's Government he had thought that it was most uncalled for and most inju dicious. The Canadas took our manufactured goods to the amount of two millions sterling, while the Norwegian States took scarcely any, and yet now it was proposed to take a most material advantage front Canada, and bestow it upon the Northern States of Europe. Mr. C. DOUGLAS said, that a petition which had been presented from Glasgow, took exactly the same view a the subject as was taken in the petition that had been presented by the Hon. Alderman. Mr. SCHONSWAR said a few words, which did not reach the reporters. Mr. HART DAVIS also made a few remarks, which were not distinctly heard in the gallery. Mr. SHAW had a similar petition to that presented by the Hon. Alderman from the ship-owners of Dublin. He was aware that the proposed measure was not to extend to Ireland, and the ship-owners of that country were grateful for the consideration of the Government ; but at the same time they felt that they had common cause with the ship_ owners of this country, and they were apprehensive that the effect of the measure would be altogether to annihilate the timber trade of Canada, and throw out of employ ment the tonnage now engaged in that trade. o c Mr. EWART differed in some degree from the Noble Lord as to the extent to which he proposed to carry his measure. The tonnage connected with Liverpool, which was employed in the colonial timber trade, amounted to about 150,000 tons, while that employed in the Baltic timber trade was but 18,000—a fact, of itself, sufficient to show that the interest connected with Canada were of much more importance than those connected with Norway. Mr. WARBURTON said, that the complaints which were being made now were but reiterations of _Jtl (4: made in 1821 ; while the fact was, that the timber trade with Canada since that time bad increased in the proportion of eight to five. When he remembered that the export of timber from Canada was chiefly in consequence of the canals and public works that were going on there, and that it only amounted to 500,000/., while the imports were two millions, he could not think that their timber trade was of so much importance to them as was pretended. Mr. G. ROBINSON supported the prayer of the pe tition. The proposed alteration would inflict a serious injury on the whole Canada trade, and, as the Hon. Mem ber for Bridport admitted, it would destroy the half of the shipping engaged in that trade. He was not so much astonished to hear the Hon. Member make that admission, as to hear the Noble Lord, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, on the night he brought forward his Budget, calmly and plainly admit that his plan might injure the half of the shipping engaged in that trade--that was jest the half of 1,611 ships, and of 10,000 seamen out of employment. He thought the duty of Government was to protect and preserve, but it was in this instance only destroying the best interests of the country. It was intended also to encourage the Northern Powers of Europe, those very Powers which in 1807 we had sent a large expedition to destroy. The present trade with Canada was altogether a British trade, \ under the controul of the British Govern ment, and he must protest against breaking that up to make us again exclusively dependent on Powers that had been our enemies, and might be again.: He was surprised to hear the Hon. Member for Liverpool support the pro posed measure, though he confessed he did not under stand the reasons which the Hon. Member gave for it. Perhaps he did not know to what extent Liverpool was concerned in this trade. He begged, therefore, to inform the House that in 1818 Liverpool had 218 ships, measur ing 71,000 tons, engaged in the Canada trade, and in 1831 that town had 321 ships, measuring 106,000 tons, employed in that trade. There was another point of view under which the subjeet ought to be considered. Canada was a receptacle for our surplus population;' but the em ployment they could find there depended very much on the sale of the timber, of which the land had to be cleared.— This measure, then, would destroy the market for Canada timber—it would destroy the lumber trade, and put it out of the power of the Canadas to take our population, or to give them any employment. Mr. W. WHITAIORE wished timber, corn, sugar, and all other things, to be purchased at the cheapest market, and conceived that all the resources of the country would be augmented if there was no monopoly given to any in terest or as to any commodity. What the Hon. Member called protection, he called destruction. An HON. Mums., who spoke on tha Ministerial side, could not concur in the proposed measure, as he was not prepared at one blow to lay by ene-fifth of our shipping. Mr. GOULBURN thought the great number of re spectable independent merchants who had attended at the meeting in the city, and who were men of as much inte grity, good sense, and as great talents, as ever assembled, should make the Noble Lord doubt the propriety of his plan. For himself, he had certainly several doubts con c.rning it, but as it was not yet before the House in all its details, he would wait till it was before he entered into the discussion. Sir M. S. STEWART said that, as the discussion of the question was deferred to another night, he should only I now state that he had four important petitions to present, which spoke the sentiments of the whole of the shipping trade of the west of Scotland. He implored his Right Hon. Friends, the Members of his Majesty's Government, to reconsider the subject, and to give up the proposed al terations in the rate of foreign and colonial timber duties, which, if persisted in, would, in the west of Scotland, lead to the abandonment of a large tonnage, to the anni hilation of much employed capital, and to severe distress amont many classes dependent for subsistence on the equipment of the British colonial shipping of the Clyde. Lord LOUGHBOROUGH was surprised at the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Vice-President of the Board a. Trade, having observed that this measure "was a boon to the landed interest. The Right Hon. Gentleman knew very little of the landed interest, if he thought they would accept a boon which went to the sacrifice of some other interest. Mr. POULETT THOMSON explained. He con ceived it a great boon to all classes, with a partill and temporary sacrifice of one interest which had been over protected. - Mr. HUME said that the plan of protecting colonies and trade had directed much of the national capital into injurious channels. It was not fair to look at this subject by itself: it ought to be looked at in conjunction with the repeal of the coal tax, which was a part of the measure, and was a great general benefit. It was their duty to look at the general interest, not at the interest of particu lar classes, and in this view the Noble Lord had proposed an alteration in the timber duties, in order to he enabled to repeal the coal tax. No advantage of that kind could be obtained, perhaps, without some partial sacrifice ; but he believed that the proposed change would be further beneficial, by supplying the community with good timber at a cheaper rate. Lord WM. POW LETT could not concur in the views of the Hon. Member for Middlesex. We had already ex pended five millions in the Canadas, and of what use was that if we were not to encourage our trade with those co lonies ? Sir FRANCIS BURDETT deprecated the discussion on such an incidental subject as presenting a petition. The most extraordinary argument he had heard was that of the Noble Lord, who seemed to think it was quite suf ficient to excuse the continuation of an evil—that a great evil had previously been inflicted. We had paid largely to encourage the Canadas, and, therefore, we were to con tinue to pay. If we were to have colonies, he hoped that they would be better managed, and be an advantage and not an expence to the country. The shipping and the commercial interests had great advantages in all such questions. The Members could easily meet and combine, and so they procured that protection which was monopoly against the rest of the community. We were now forced to use bad timber, and pay dear for it, and the measur,t, as he understood it, was the first step towards allowing us to have good timber at a reasonable rate. At present we were bliged to employ b a d t i m b er i n a ll t h e uses to wh i ch timbV was put. Jr. his opinion, therefore, it would be better to give the shipping interest the 1,000,000/. a year we now paid, to encourage that trade, than to pay it and have bad timber into the bargain. He was sure, however, that no person could have the conscience seriously to make that proposition to the House. He considered the tax which fell on the community as the least of the evils be longing to the present system, and he hoped that the House NI ould not entertain the notion of opposing the plan of the Noble Lord. Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS contended that the plan of the Ministers went to dissolve the connection between us and our colonies.--(No, no.)—He hoped that they would retrace their steps. The policy recommended by the Member for Bridport was to buy all things at the cheapest market.,—to that principle he was not prepared to assent. Mr. STUART WORTLEY was not opposed to the principle of the measure, but he thought that the time was not very well chosen. Mr. HUNT approved of the tax imposed by his Ma jesty's Ministers, and meant to support them, The petition was read and laid on the table. Alderman THOMPSON presented similar petitions from the ship-owners of Glasgow, the timber merchants of Glasgow, and the ship-owners of Liverpool. PROPERTY OF ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORA- TIONS. Mr. GREENE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to authorise the exchange of lands and other possessions of chapters, collegiate and other Corporations. DIPLOMATIC AND CONSUL AR PENSIONS. Mr. GISBORNE rose to move for the return of which he had given notice, and in doing it wished to attract the attention of the House to the subject. The Diplomatic Pensions were first regulated in 1782, and the law conti nued unaltered from that time till 1810, Then it was made somewhat more restrictive. Diplomatists were not to have pensions till after three years' active service, and not till after they were thirty years old, These restric tions were found too much far. these gentlemen, and in 1811 the law was made more agreeable to them. The sums paid in pensions, on account of diplomatic aarvices, were totally out of proportion wish the rew.rds for other services done to the State ; and at ~ he same time much be yond the real means of the country. He found, on exa mining the printed list, that there were twenty-eight per sons receiving pensions of above one thousand pounds a year for diplomatic services; ap,d that there were twelve others who received pensions of above two thousand pounds a year. When all this extravagance was taken in combina tion with the expenses of the Embassies, he really thought the people had just reason to complain. TI whole expense of the support of our diplomatic re,. lations with the Ottoman Porte were, if they took these things into consideration, above twenty-six thou sand nine hundred pounds every year. He thought indeed, that the retiring allowance given to Ambassa dors was far out of proportion with that which Govern ment allowed to Governors of the Colonies, whose ser vices were much more severe, and their situation, while on service, much less agreeable. Ambassadors enjoyed the best society which the countries to which they were sent could afford, while the Governors of Colonies were sent to places to which they (lid not wish to go, and yet they seldom received more than the half-pay of military rank. His object in movin g for the return was for he purpose of ascertaining whether it could not admit of some reduction, and he would not, therefore, trouble the House further at present than by merely asking, whether it was possible that they could have suffered from such a course of imprudence and extravagance if they had pos sessed a Reformed Parliament?—(Cries of " Hear !" from one side of the House—echoed by still louder " Hears !" from the other.)—The Hon. Member then moved for a return of the date of all diplomatic and con sular pensions, whether included, or not included, in the return of civil and military, with the date of appoint ments and length of service of the several persons receiving such pensions. • Lord ALTHORP did not object to the production of ' the return moved for by the lion. Member, but felt it necessary to sap one or two words with respect to a mis ccnception into which he had fallen on the subject of diplomatic pensions. The fact was, that persons who had been in the diplomatic service did not receive any pensions, but merely half-pay; and if it was admitted to be expe dient, as be believed it to he, that the country should pos sess a certain class of men educated in this service, and who made it their profession, then he conceived that the Government must retain some means of retaining them in its service, and repaying them for the discharge of their duties. He did not think the expences required for this service could be well diminished, but it was for the House to determine, and he believed the expences were in con formity with the resolutions already entered into on the subject. Mr. HUME said, that the Finance Committee of 1828 made a recommendation on the subject of these pensions, and he should be glad to know from the Right Hon. Ger:. tleman below him (Mr. Geulburn), whether it had betn adhered to since that period by the Members of the late Government? He was of opinion that the merits of the diplomatists had been always much over-rated, and their services much over-paid. Mr. GOULBUIiN believed that the suggestions of the Finance Committee in this matter had been uniformly at tended to. He did not propose to say much on the ques tion before the House at that moment; but this much he would observe, that he did not think the sum we paid to Ambassadors was too large, considering the expenses they incurred. Mr. LENNARD denied that the recommendation of the Finance Committee had been attended to, for be found that in the late Civil List, the pensions of this class were set down at 46,0001., although the Committee restricted them to 40,0001. Mr. GOULBURN, in explanation, said, the cause of this apparent difference wag, that the pensions were 46,0001., and the Government engaged not to exceed the sum of 40,0001., and to allow them to descend to that amount. The motion was then agreed to. NEGLECT OF THE CALL OF THE HOUSE. The Seijeant-at-Arms having announced that Mr. Ma berly was in custo ly for neglecting to attend the call of the House. Lord ALTHORP moved that the Hon. Member be dis charged on payment of his fees, and he Was discharged accordingly. UNION OF WICKLOW. Mr. GRATTAN, in moving for a copy of the memo rial presented to the Lord Lieutenant, from the parishioners of the union of Wicklow, adverted to the complaint, that the Archbishop had made an improper statement with re spect to the valuation of the union, and observed, that when the memorial was before the House, it would have an opportunity of ascertaining with greater precision the true merits of the case. The question was not one of Catholic against Protestant, or Protestant against Catholic, but one in which the whole Protestant Church of Ireland were deeply interested. Mr. SHAW defended the course pursued by the Arch bishop and his son, Archdeacon Magee, and reminded the House that the two parishes, joined to the vicarage of Wicklow, were not, together, worth 2001. a-year, and, thererore, not fit to remain as separate livings. Instead too of the union being worth 2,3001. a-year, as it had been reported, Archdeacon 'Magee had offered his pa rishioners to compound for 1,5001. a•year, or to take one shilling in the pound, although he was entitled to demand two shillings. He denied, too, that the Archdeacon had so many valuable preferments as some person represented, for although he was Rector of St. John's, in Dublin, he held that living purely because it gave him a voice in the Chapter of Christ Church, and not on account of its emoluments, which were very insignificant. He believed that the memorialists were respectable men, and that they had been deceived by a Curate, who laboured under some feelings of disappointment ; but be regretted much that the subject had been agitated at a moment when a regular system was organised against tithes, and his regret was increased by finding that men - who entertained na feeling of hostility to the church, were yet in some degree sup porting the views of its enemies. YNN regretted tke motion had been made, but he also regretted the cause of it. He regretted that so many livings had been united in the same person, and he could not but express his surprise that the Hon. Member should say livings worth 2001. were not sufficient to sup. port a clergyman—good God, two hundred pounds a year ! when he knew in his country numbers of clergy men who supported themselves with respectability, and did the duty of large parishes for less thati one hundred pounds a year. He also regretted this plurality of livings on account of non-residence, as be held it of more im portance that the clergyman should reside, than if he paid the whole of his income to others to do the duty. Mr. O'CONNELL believed that the Archbishop had done nothing illegal, but what had been done was a proof of what might be done with legality under the present system. This Archdeacon had the union of Wicklow, the living of St. John's, and the Archdeaconry of Kil macduagh. Ilis revenues were large, and he could not reside on all his livings, but it was admitted the duty could be performed for 500/. instead of 1,500/., and would it not be better to give the thousand pounds to a distressed and impoverished people. Mr. SHAW, in answer to the Secretary at War, said that the livings were not together worth any thing like 200/. a year, and there was no church in either of the ! two small pa! ishes, so that if they were not joined to the vicarage no divine service could be performed. After a few words from Mr. GOULEURIC, Mr. GRAT TAN, and Mr. LEFROY, Mr. HUME said, society in Ireland was torn to pieces by the struggles of the clergy, not to do their religious duties, but to scramble for money, money, money. No wonder that troops were necessary in Ireland to keep the people quiet. Irishmen must be less than men, which they were not, if such conduct did not disgust them. He trusted that the Church of Ireland would speedily be re modelled—that the emoluments of that Church would be cut down to their proper limits, and that no member of it would be allowed to have a shilling which he did not deserve. After a few words from Mr. S. Ricr, Mr. Wyss, and O'CoNxon. DON, the motion was agreed to. PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Mr. WYNN, and after a brief con versation in which Mr. Hughes. Hughes, Mr. S. Rice, Mr. Hume, Mr. S. Wortley, and the Speaker partici pated, a Select Committee was appointed, " to consider how far it may be expedient to relax the exercise of the privileges of this House respecting the imposition of peen nitry penalties for offences." The Report of the Committee on the Customs Duties Act was brought up and agreed to, and a Bill founded on the resolution was ordered to be brought iu. CANADA LANDS BILL. This Bill was passed through a Committee, the report was received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Roman Catholic Charitable Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day. Lord HOWICK presented petitions in favour of the Reform Bill from Alnwick and Stockport. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve o'clock. A CURIOUS HISTORICAL FACT..--" Ild 1,283," says Lannsra, in his History of England, " the Prince DAVI D was made prisoner ; tried before an Eng lish Parliament at Shrewsbury; convicted b y t h em o f high treason for the defence of his country ; and, after being drawn asunder by horses, and seeing his heart and bowels burnt before his face, Was beheaded and cut into four parts." Very remarkabla, that a man should see his heart and bowels burnt is or e his Bice after being drawn. wunder by horses. A ridiculous fuss is making about the LORD CHANCELLOR'S carriage having passed through the Horse Guards gateway into the Park on the day of the QUEEN'S Drawing-room — a day on which, according to some an tique regulation, a passage was not permissible. We call It an antique regulation, as Drawing-rooms, with one ur two solitary exceptions, have not been held for many years. The truth is, the CHANCELLOR, having been de tained to the last moment in his Court, was annoyed at, being further detained by this useless and unnece•sary terruption, arising from a regulation which acme who have the management of such matte" will, ‘ at v n & ed i tairre say, lose no time in seein g alt ere d. 130th . hi t s he L ave which the public well k n ow how to apprew swells this molehill into a mountain. at ilfc,/niny Herald, Flint