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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. A livelier interest among political parties is often generated by personal questions, than by the highest concerns of the state. We are not sure that with the immense importance of the late or present crisis, caused by the breaking up of an old stay-tape and buckram Administration, which for twenty years had been employed in re sisting all measures of national improvement, and by the accession of another Ministry, which had for the same period carried on, in its character of opposition, a strenuous but fruitless struggle for the adoption of such measures---We are not sure that among the majority of lookers-on, the chief solicitude about this day's and to-morrow's proceedings in Parliament will be half so much to catch a glimpse at the policy or principles to be henceforth acted on by Great Britain, as to judge whether Mr. Canning has given the Duke of Wellington j ust provocation to resign his appoint ments ; or whether his Grace has dismissed him self without any provocation at all. If the illus trious Duke finds himself in the dilemma of having hastily thrown up his commands without a single public ground to allege for such a va gary, the prudent part, undoubtedly, will be to hold his tongue, and repent of his precipitation as soon as the jealous ex-Chancellor Eldon will suffer him. It certainly was a piece of ill humour as mischievous to the public interest as discreditable to the judgment of the gallent Duke himself, to send the army adrift, because, for sooth, a negligent expression in a hurried note displeased him ! With any private or particular feeling of enmity to Mr. Canning, which the Duke of Wellington may entertain, his Grace may assure himself that not 100 individuals in the whole British nation will sympathise. In that respect, therefore, his Grace may spare him self the trouble of a Parliamentary explanation ; nor would it be altogether wise for his Grace to venture upon a statement of political facts in jus tification of his breach with Mr. Canning. In the first place, the Duke's supposed tendencies in po litics might with more advantage to his name and popu larity, be carefully disguised than, blazoned. In the next place, if he seriously disapproves Mr. Canning's measures, how comes it that he so recently assured the House of Lords of his entire concurrence in that great and spirited act—that which became at once the key-stone of the entire foreign policy of the Bri tish Government—viz., the military defence of Por tugal and of her Charter; drawing after it, by an ir resistible moral necessity, the liberation of the whole peninsula ? This was the grand characteristic of Mr. Canning's policy during the past year : one somewhat previous, and equally important, though to a soldier's mind less striking, would be the re laxation of our maritime and commercial code. Did the Duke of Wellington oppose this reform of an obsolete system ? We take for granted not, because he still remained in office. On the Catholic- ques tion, Mr. Canning, of course, would have left his Grace as much at liberty as he_ had always been, and not less so than Lords Lyndhurst and .Bexley, who form two ornaments of the existing Cabinet. Mr. Peel is likewise to give an " explanation" of his motiYeLfor resigning i s.-a step which that right Hon. Gentleman seems to fix on different grounds from the resignations of the other Ministers, though what grounds, he has by no means distinctly stated. Mr. Peel must, always be listened to with attention and respect : we only hope, for his own sake, that he is not going to form the nucleus of a Tory oppo sition, for which, after a year or two, he will he apt to find that the country affords no richer materials than for an anti-Catholic Ministry.—Timcs. The foundation stone of the London Univer sity was yesterday laid. The day wag delightful, and the ceremony drew an immense crowdto the spot. This event will, in all probability, have a powerful influence on the destinies of this coun try—we may say of the world. If, from the po sition, the activity, and power, and resources of England, every change which materially affects her condition is felt in the most distant parts, of the globe, with equal truth it may be said that the reit of England must always sympathise greatly with every change in London, which may be described as being to the nation what the heart is to the body. Mr. Brougham in his admirable speech at the dinner, very appro priately introduced the mention of the origin of the project, with a tribute to the City of Lon don, the cradle of civil and religious liberty in this country—of liberty which had been nur tured and watered by the precious blood of its noblest citizens." To London England owes almost all that distinguishes her—its noble river, and happy situation, drew together, at an early period, a large population, not dependant, like the population of most other capitals, almost ex clusively on the presence of a Court and State Functionaries, but existing by industry and com mercial enterprise. Man is strong only by union, and the confidence which is the parent of civil liberty can only exist in perfection in great cities. Other countries had their Magna Chartai, and their contests ketween their Kings and their feudal Barons ; and, withput London, England would probably, at this day,,have been like other feudal countries. But London may be said to have balanced the rest of the kingdom, and to have counteracted the feudal and aristocratical spirit which would otherwise have prostrated the nation. We do not merely allude to the sup port which liberty found in her powerful Corpo ration, but to the incalculable benefit which liberty has derived fiom the existence which this great city has been able to give to able and in trepid writers, who, depending on a circulation sufficiently large for the supply of their wants, were able to set the little tyrants of the country at defiance. An independent Press can only flourish in poyulous places. Long all the inde pendent publications of the country were con fined to London. Other towns have arisen of late years sufficiently Urge to benefit by the ex ample set by London; but,it will he found that in all other parts of Engl an d, the press and public opinion are in a miserable state of pros tration, and the local writer's in estate of degra ding subserviency to the- Squirearchy. We may truly, therefore, 'be said to owe the spirit which characterises England to the protection afforded to independence by this immense metropolis, which independence has gradually penetrated the country, and restrained and corrected by the influence of opinion, one of the strongest and most powerful aristocracies in Europe. If Lon don, then, is of so much importance to Eng land, every change in the character of its im mense population must, for good or evil, have a prodigious, influence on the character of the nation generally. But, though the number of publications of merit prove that London has alway s possessed many enlightened inhabitants, yet it is impossible to deny, that froth the want of an institution for affording a generous educa tion, difficulties almost insurmountable have been throw n in the_w a of h knowledge by the th Y youth of n ' egtis • ition of liberal Youth of the Metropolis.— When we consider of the poptil of the )arge is the proportion have been -r n in th . t metropolis, which must e stinin t ui whicla sonic id„ ofv ,, .. may In able to form the country? A*. .Yttl be given to the Lond a ia reach, of • an , • InAilutian esthat of which the foundation was laid yesterday. We anticipate, therefore; from this Institution incal culable benefit. We view it as an immense engine for the achievement of infinite good ; and we think Mr. Brougham was, therefore, amply justified in declaring, that "the fabric they had erected they all felt would be an eternal pillar, consistent with the best interests of mankind ; and handing down their names, would recal the founders of the University to the gratitude of poste rity.•, The conquests of science are the noblest of all conquests ; and we heartily agree with Mr. B. in thinking that the passing events of the day are insignificant indeed, compared with the great work in which lie was yesterday engaged. The laurels which Mr. Brougham will derive from his incessant efforts to diffuse instruction and intelli gence among the people of England will be fresh when those of the mere politician will have been long faded. Mr. Brougham took occasion to give an idea of the mode of communicating instruction, which it was proposed to adopt. " Instead of the Lecturer giving a single lecture of an hour each day, it was proposed that each Professor should lecture an hour each day, and that he should, during another hour, examine the pupils successively, to ascertain if they had comprehended the lecture, and if he had made himself understood. A third hour was to be em ployed, at least three days each week, if not six, in discussions, to which such pupils should have ac cess as chose to push their studies, and they should attend the levees of the Professors, who would have the power of dispensing the highest titles and honours which a Sovereign could confer on a sub ject—he meant the power of helping the pupils in in their labours, and directing the higher studies of those who felt disposed to examine into the opera tion's of nature. The Professors should in these meetings more fully explain to the ambitious stu dents the prodigies of science, and encourage them not only to learn whatever was already known, but they should put them in the proper path to become discoverers themselves." Mr. Brougham paid a happy compliment to Cambridge, while deprecating the foolish attempt which had been made to cause it to be supposed that the establishment of a Univer sity in London was an act of hostility to the two existing Universities. The Marquess of Lansdown, himself a student of Cambridge, alluded also with great judgment and good feeling to this subject. It is, in fact, an insult to the members of the two Uni versities, to suppose for a moment that they grudge the benefit of education to a large class of their countrymen, unable to obtain it from them. But such mean illiberal jealousies cannot exist among men of science and learning. Learning enlarges the mind and purifies the heart. Besides, even in a commercial point of view, all learned institutions must benefit by the diffusion of the desire to obtain liberal knowledge. It would be strange, indeed, if a seat of learning were to suffer from the more general diffusion of the desire to learn.—Morning Chronicle. We yesterday, in contrasting Sir John Leach with Lord Eldon, observed, that his reluctance to decide (in matters personal to himself his Lordship is always prompt in deciding) arose in a great measure out of his disposition to entangle himself in the circumstances of a case, and his inability to lay hold of any principle. In an ar ticle in the London Magazine for May (Diary for the mouth of April), his Lordship's charac ter in this respect is very happily hit off.— " Those persons (says the writer who wish to understand the character of Lord Eldon, and the principle, if we may so abuse the word, on which he shapes his course as a legislator, should study the following brief remark,. which he uttered in the Spring-gun debate on the 6th, and which will serve as a key to his views on matters of jurisprudence The Lord Chancellor said it was extremely dangerous to take upon themselves to say what was the law upon such a subject (i. e. the setting of Spring Guns). The law must I depend entirely upon all the circumstances of the case.' The first proposition is, that it is dange rous for Legislators, who make and alter the laws, to say what the law is. The second, that the law must depend upon the circumstances of the ' case ; or, in other words, that there is to be no distinct rule of law stated, but that Judges are to make it, according to the taste, fancy or whim of the moment. This speech, containing the very essence of the most fatal error in Jurispru dence, was delivered in the first Legislative As sembly by the highest judicial character in this country, and passed unnoticed and unicbuked! It has hitherto been accounted a first maxim, a truism, that law should be a clear rule of com mand or prohibition, known and intelligible to all ; but Lord Eldon, like Moliere's Quack, has changed all this; he avers, that the law is to grow out of the circumstances of the case; that when the man is shot by the Spring-gun, it will be time euough to inquire whether the engine was legally set and he was legally killed or not. It is better to let it then depend on the circumstances, such as the character of the party killed, as, for instance, was he a poacher, or the servant of the game preserver; obnoxious to, or regarded by the superior classes of the neighbourhood i The doctrine we have quoted furnishes a striking illustration of the Chancellor's ideas of law, and shows on what grounds he advo cates all that is vicious in our system,.and resists every measure of wholesome reform. ' Now that John Earl of Eldon is politically dead (we trust for ever), and that the judgment of those who had the best opportunities of observing him, is no longer biassed by hopes of enjoying some of the many good things which were at his disposal, justice will be done both to his merits and demerits. With respect to the former, however, we suspect his Lordship will have very sparing mention of them in time to come.-- /bid. If it be true, as we see it stated in a Sunday Paper, that the Rector of Marylebone tried and failed in precisely the same measures at Bir mingham, which have caused so strong a sensa tion in the former place, we can hardly imagine a sensible man doing any thing more indiscreet. What is the use of experience if it do not make men wise—and how are we to learn wisdom from those who do not acquire it ? It has been the peculiar characteristic of Churchmen in all ages (and we say it, therefore, without reference to Dr. Spry), to be constantly acquiring wealth and power by every means within their reach : and if we compare the pomp . and riches of the Church (especially the Popish Church, which the Protestant Clergy are in this respect equally prone to imitate as to condemn) with the sim plicity and pure manners of the Gospel, it is im possible not to see how much of the true spirit of Christianity is lost in the worldly-mindedness of too many of those who ought to be ,patterns of that humility and self-denial which they . so zealously preach. The whole country is in debted to the people of Marylebone, who have, with so much firmness and propriety, come for ward upon this occasion. What is every body's business is generally nobody's ; and the conse- Tuence of this i s , th a t f rom neg l ec t an d i n dif 7 erence, things are continually done and per mitted, which are not only harsh and irrational in themselves, but are no sooner suffered to take place than they are quoted as precedents for similar acts of injustice. On this very occasion we find it stated, that because something of the kind has been smuggled into" one or two other local acts, this populous and enlightened parish were to be placed under the same regimen.—Mankind are unfortunately so prone to be blinded by self-interest, that principle is for ever lost sight of, more or less, in all our actions ; and in the kind of transaction we allude to, men, otherwise ♦ery exemplaiy and praise-worthy in their lives and conduct, are, for' the time, insensible to the injury which the cause of religion sustains by this apparent covetousness on the part of its ministers. The particular point in grestion is, we should imagine, now set at rest; and if so, the sooner the recollection of it subsides the better; and we more especially hope that the interests of other persons, which are liable to suffer by the injudiciousness of those with whom this mea sure has originated, will not, in fact, suffer, as we hear they will, by a step to which some, if not all of them, have been no parties.—Morning Herald. The recent experiments in Cabinet-making will form a very curious epoch in the history of this country. The result proves one thing beyond all doubt---namely, that the Whigs of the present day would rather get into office upon almost any terms than desire any longer to ex emplify the adage, that " virtue is its own re ward." If we are to believe the assertions of those journals which now affect to be their organs, the negotiation of Mr-Canning with the Marquis of Lansdown has terminated in an ar rangement by which the Noble Marquis and several other Whig leaders are to come into office before the close of the Session, having declined to do so for the present, on considera tions of personal convenience ! Now it happens that it was announced by one of these Journals, in the most positive manner, on two several oc casions, that the Marquis of Lausdown and other leaders of the Whigs had actually taken office, and that their appointments were to be forthwith Gazetted. That these statements were not true is not at all wonderful, but that consi derations of personal convenience should have any thing to do with, the matter we cannot un derstand. There are two motives only by which men can be governed in the acceptance or refusal of office—principle and expediency. If the. Marquis of Lanadown had declined the place offered him in the Cabinet on the- ground of principle, it could not be said with any pro priety that he had declined it on. considerations of personal convenience. What is meant, there fore, by the latter expression, must be nothing but expediency ; and when we are told that it would be an inconvenience to him to accept place at present, we are to understand that it would be inexpedient—for, indeed, nothing could be more unworthy of a patriot and a statesman than to refuse to serve his country in a difficult crisis, because it might produce personal inconvenience to himself—and if the flatterers of the Noble Marquis had not more zeal than discretion they would never have put his present line of policy on so objectionable a ground. But what is it that makes it inexpedient for the Marquis,or any other Whig leader, to take office at the present time ? Is it that they have a distrust in the stability of Mr. Canning's Administration, arid are afraid to commit themselves by a direct coali tion, until they have time to ascertain whether it is likely to stand ? If this be the case, it shows how much they doubt that Mr. Canning en joys the confidence of the coun try. Had the negotiation between the parties been conducted on the question of principle alone, it would have been easily decided, and none or that coquetry which the Premier and the Whig leaders have amused the public with for these some weeks past, would have taken place. The question which the Marquis of LansdOwn would have asked Mr. Canninc , would havelievi; Auk that a moderate reform in Parliament, and the con cession of the Roman Catholic claims, should be made Cabinet measures. If Mr. Canning answered in the negative, as we suspect he must, then the ne gociation must be at an end ; for the Whigs have repeatedly declared that they could not accept office with a Government which did not identify- those questions with its policy. If, on the other hand, Mr. Canning was at liberty to declare that those measures should be advocated by' the Cabinet, then the avowed, full, and perfect coalition would have no reason for being a moment delayed.,.- In either case, there need be nothing ,of the hesitation and temporising—the advancing and retreating-' the breaking off and renewal of negociations which we have witnessed. And what has all this ended in ? Not a settled and permanent Administration, but a sort of provisional Governments in which some persons are accommodating enough to keep places warm for others, who are too timid to accept office at present, and too ambitious to refuse it altogether. A Prime Minister, who had a spirit and decision becoming such a station, would say to those ambi guous personages—" If you are unwilling to share my difficulties, you shall not enjoy my success. If you will not accept my invitation now, 1 will con sult my own dignity, not your convenience, and shut the door of office in your face."—lbid. It is a remarkable circumstance, that Sir John Copley, now the Lord High Chancellor of Eng land, about twelve years ago, attended the Derby Sessions as a Barrister ; and not ten years ago, received one guinea as a fee for his opinion, from a professional gentleman of this town. — Sheffield Mercury. The opening of the Gloucester 4nd Berkeley ship canal, which was commenced in 1792, took place on Thursday last. In the progress of forming this canal, it has been necessary to apply for six Acts of Parliament, the first of which was obtained in the Session of 1792-3, and in the latter year the works were commenced. But the expence of carrying on a design of such magnitude so tre.. mendously exceeded, the estimate, that the original capital was speedily swallowed up,' and by,the time the locks and basin had been formed; and about five miles of 'the canal excavated, the design was abandoned in despair. About 12 years ago, however, the undertaking attracted the at tention of Mr. Pearman, of Coventry, and through his representations, in connection with several other gentle men, the design was again taken up, and on the tat of September, 1517, the works were, resumed. Since that period, immense sums of money have been expended, and various has been the success with which the proprietors have been struggling on ; nor would the plan have been at last carried into effect, had not fhe aid of Government been repeatedly afforded; through the medium of the Exchequer Loan Commissioners. The expenditure to the present time has exceeded the sum of 450,0001. The canal is 16-4 miles long, and there are 15 swing - bridges over it, exclu sive of those over the locks at each end. It is upon one entire level, and when full, is from 70 to 90 feet wide, and 18 feet deep, with a spacious basin at each end for re ception 'of shipping. On Thursday, being the long-ex pected day when the opening was to take place, at an early hour in the morning, the picturesqee scenery of Sharpness Point was enlivened by the presence of many hundreds of spectators, who were attracted to the spot from all parts .of the country, and the sight was of the most animating' description. At high water, about half-past eight o'clock, the ship Anne, of 300 tons, Phillips, master, belonging to Mr. Irvine, Bristol, was hauled into the entrance lock, amidst the exulting shouts and congra tulations of the spectators, and the firing of guns. She was then speedily admitted into the canal, when she hoist ed all her colours, manned her tops; and gave three hearty cheers. The towing-horses were now put in reqUisition, and without any obstruction, the Anne; with the Mere dith, another vessel, kept on their course to Gloucester; and every yard in advance for the last few miles brought an increase to the number of spectators, till, on approach ing the city, the crowd which lined the banks was almost too dense to move. The grand point of attraction was at the basin, which was surrounded by an immense mass of people of all classes; and the warehouses of the Company, and every other spot which could afford a view of the scene, were filled with anxious spectators. As the vessels entered the basin, about half-past three o'clock, the guns were fired, and mutual congratulations exchanged by all parties. The Meredith and Anne were then brought to their respective mooring stations, and it was long ere the novelty of the scene would allow tile collected assemblage of spectators to disperse. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSR*OPOCJOIRMONS.-kASTEIt; 1927. NOTICES OP lioTiOigi , AltD ORDYAS•OP THE DAY, WIIICII • STkI4D IN THE ORD/R.-BOOK! TUESIYAIt, IRA"! 1,...-NO'CICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Stanlest—;•Select Committee, to inquire into the state of the Church in Upper and Lower Canada, and the expediency of explaining and revising so much of the Act [3l Ge0..3, c. 311 as relates to the main tenance of a Protestant Clergy in those Provinces. 2. Lord Viscount Althorp—Bill to prevent persons em ployed by Candidates at Elections from voting at such Elections. 3. Mr. Williams Wynn—Thanks to the Officers and Men engaged in the late glorious successes in India. 4. Mr. Legh Keck—Motion founded on the Minutes of the Penryn Election Committee. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Ludlow• Election Petition--Ballot for Committee at three.' 2. Names of Members absent to be set aside. 3. Defaulters at Ballots L29th March, sth and 6th April] to attend. 4. Canada Clergy Reserves Bill—Second reading. 5. Land Revenue (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. 6. Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. 7. Postage Duties Bill—Third reading. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2.---NOTICES OF ntoworzs. 1. Lord John Russell—Select Committee to inquire into the cause of the increase of crime in England. 2. Mr. Littleton—Select Committee to consider the best means of reducing the various charges on the renewal of Turnpike Trusts Acts, and the procuring of cer tain other Bills. ORDERS OF TYE DAY. 1. Supply—Committee. 2. Distresses (Ireland) Bill-.-Further' consideration of Report. 3. Ways and Means—Committee. THURSDAY, MAY 3.-NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Wolryche Whitmore—Trade with India. 2. General Gascoyne—Te move for a Select Committee to inquire into the present distressed state of the Bri tish Ship-owners. 3. Lord Nugent--A Return of the number of persons qua lified to, rote for Cities and Boroughs, respectively, in England and Wales ; distinguishing resident from non-resident, together with the different rights in re spect of which they vote. c.R.DAR.9 Olt THE DAY. 1. Camelford Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at half after three. 2. Defaulters - at former Ballots to attend. 3. Sussex Election Bill—Second reading. FRIDAY, MAY 4.—ORDZIt9 OF THS DAY. 1. Land Tax Commissioners Names Bill—Committee. 2. Coventry Election Committee Report—To be consi dered. 3. Court of Chancery Bill—Further consideration of Report. 4. Alehouses Licensing Bill—Further consideration of Report. MONDAY, MAY 7.--ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Larceny Laws Consolidation Bill—Further considera tion of Report. 2. Remedies against the Hundred Bill—Further consider ation of Report. 3. Malicious Injuries Bill--Further consideration of Report. 4. Larceny Laws Repeal Bill--Further consideration of Report. • TUESDAY, , MAT 8..--.-NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. Maurice Fitzgerald—Motion recommending that the House of Commons shall,take much course as may be best calculated to realize the policy in which the Union of Great Britain and Ireland was recommended to the Legislatures of taith Countries on.DEß or TUE DAY. Stockbridge Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at half after three. WEDNESDAY, 3SAY 9...-.-NOTICES OF SIOTIONB. 1. Mr. Sykes—Select Committee to inquire into the de fective state of the Representation of the Freeholders in separate Diltricth or Counties Corporate. 2. Colonel Davies—Resolution, That it is expedient that in future the Estimates of thee. year; previously to their being printed, be referred to a Select Committee. THURSDAY, MAY 10.-NOTICES OF MOTLONS. 1. Mr. Michael Angelo Taylor- gotion tending to sepa rate the jurisdiction in all matters of Bankruptcy from the High Court of Chancery. A.- Mr: 'Wilmot • Itortciii3fli to amena - *be 'Memo •Trad Consolidation Act. ' 3. Mr. Macqueen—Law of Settlement. ORDER OF TILE DAY. Fraudulent Bankrupts (Scotland) Bill—Committee. FRIDAY, MAY 11.-ORDERS OF THE DAY. I. Bribery at Elections—Adjourned Debate. 2. Parochial Settlements (Scotland) Bill—Second reading. 3. General Turnpike Act Amendment Bill—Further con sideration of Report. MONDAY, MAY 14.—NOTICE OF MOTION. Sir Gerard Noel—Address to his Majesty, to appropriate Yolk House as a Residence for the Duke of Clarence. [Lad Day for receiving Reports of Private Bills.] TUESDAY, MAY 15.--NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. Hume—Church Establishment of Ireland. ORDER OF THE paY. Limerick County. Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at three. THURSDAY, MAY 17.—NOTICES OP MOTIONS. 1 . Mr. EdiVard Davenport—Select Committee to inquire into the causes of the severe distress which has af flicted the Commercial and Industrious classes of the Community during the last and present years. 2. Mr. Fowell Buxton—Select Committee on the Maori ritius Slave Trade. TUESDAY, MAY 22.—NOTICE OF MOTION. Sir Henry Parnell—Renewal of the Bank of England Charter. THURSDAY, MAY 24.—NOTICE OT MOTION. Mr. Powell Buxton—To prevent the. immolation of Hin doo widows on the funeral piles of their husbands. TUESDAY, MAY 29.—NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. Robert Gordon—Select Committee, to inquire into the number and state of Pauper Lunatics confined at the instance of the different parishes within the County of Middlesex, during the last three years; distinguishing the numbers confined in each house of reception. , TII,URSDAY, JUNE 7.-NOTICE Or MOTION. Lord Johi Russell—Repejd of the Corporation and Teat Acta. TUESDAY, JUNE 12.--NOTICE OF MOTION. Dr. Lusilington—Motion respecting the people of colour In the Wiest Indies. NOTICES OF MOTIONS AFTER EASTER. FOR WHICH NO PARTICULAR DAYS HAVE BEEN FIXED. 1. Sir Francis Burdett—Motion regarding the present state of the Water Companies of the Metropolis. 2. Mr. Wilks--Select Committee to inquire into the pre sent state of the Laws relating to real property. 3. Mr. Lombe—Mal-administration at the Cape of Good Hope. 4. Mr. Jepllon—To facilitate the obtaining of Replevins upon Distresses for Rent, and to alter and amend the Laws regulating the trial of Replevin Causes in Ireland. 5. Mr. Alderman Thompson--Bill to amend Aet 3 Geo. 4, relating to the sale of Bread in London and the Bills of Mortality. _ 6. Lord John Russell—ln the event of the disfranchise ment of the Borough of Penryn, to transfer the elec tive franchise to Manchester. 7. Mr. Spring Rice—The Government of Ireland. 8. Mr. Hume—Number of Corporal Punishments in the Army in each Regiment during the last two years. 9. Lord William Russell—To add Lord William Bentinck, Lord Viscount Milton, Lord John Russell, and Lord William Russell; to the Committee on the Nene Out . fall Navigation Bill. 10. Mr. Ross—Select Committee to inquire into the alle gations contained in the Petition from the Borough of Northampton [presented 11th April], complaining of the forgery of their names to former Petition. Two covered waggons, one from Leeds and the other from Malton, entered York city on Tuesday morning, having snow upwards of four inches deep on their tops. The High Sheriff of Norfolk has received a reprieve for all the poachers convicted of shooting at the Hon. Mr. Edwardes, who were left for executipn at the late assizes. EIGHT (SON VERSIONS TO CATHOLICISM.— On Easter Monday, two males, and one female, embraced the Catholic religion in Ballymahon, in the presence of the Very Rev. Dr. Magouran. On the following Monday, three more renounced the errors of the Protestant Religion in the same place. During his Lordship's visitation last week, he received two in the Parish of Kille nummera, and one in the Parish, of DrUnishara ho, into the bosom of the Catholic Church.-- Dublin, Morning Register. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, APRIL 30. Edward Canning, a person .of respectable appear ance, was opposed by Mr. Cobke; on behalf of Mr. Taylor, a creditor for 100/., money lent. The insolvent admitted. that the aggregate amount of the'debts in his schedule were 9,5981., but, with the exception of about 1,000/., they were contracted pre vious to his bankruptcy, whichbappened several years ago. He said that he had been engaged in exten sive commercial transactions, and his income averag ed about 3001. a year. The insolvent's balance sheet went back 27 years, wherein he charged him self with the expenditure of 3001. a year for house keeping, independent of rent, taxes, servants' wages, apparel, &c. He borrowed 1001. of the opposing creditor in 1822, who was aware that he owed Mr. Wallis 3.501., and that he was otherwise involved. At the time he so borrowed it, the insolvent said that he expected an increased income; indeed be had indulged in such a hope for 24 years; hence he Was induced to live beyond his means.. The insolvent negatived the allegation that he hid recently pur chased goods at Sheffield and Birmingham to export to America. In answer to questions put by his Counsel (Mr. HEATu), the insolvent said, that Bs. in the pound had been paid upon his . debts ' under the commission of bankruptcy; and that the loss he sustained by the sale of his effects, which partly consisted of ma chinery, amounted to 5,0001., but for which he should have nearly satisfied every legal, demand. Mr. COOKE said he held an affidavit against the insolvent, but as it was not properly entitled he could not use it, as the words were " In the Insolvent Debtors' Court," instead of " In the Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors." The CHIEF COMMISSIONER was of opinion that no cause had been shown why the insolvent's person should be further detained; the judgment of the. Court therefore was, that be be discharged' forthwith. David Price, a Cambrian cattle-dealer, was brought up to - receive the judgment of the Court. Mr. Commissioner Lew (before whom the insol vent was exareined - five weeks . ago), said that the evidence relative to certain.bills of exchange which it was alleged the insolvent had misappropriated, was in some degree involved in. uncertainty ;. but one thing, however, was quite . clear,.--viz. that the in solvent came from Wales to London to avoid paying his creditors, except by the experiment of taking the benefit of the act. A person so conducting himself was not entitled to an immediate discharge; the judgment of the Court therefore was, that he be re manded for ten calendar months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor sat yester day for the first time since the death of his son. William Gammon was charged with assaulting sail abusing Mr. Jones, a respectable zuerchant on the Royal Exchange, and afterwards with repairing to his house in Upper Thames-street, and smashing his windows and creating a riot. Mr. Jones stated that he had, unfortunately, been left trustee, jointly, with another gentleman, to some property under a will, from which the prisoner was entitled to about 2/. per week; but he (Mr. Jones) .never interfered in the business, but the other trustee managed it. The pri soner was, hoWever, regularly paid, /but when his money was exhausted, he universally came and created a riot. The Loan MAYOR admonished the prisoner, and told him that if he received V. per week; and was only a single man, if he was in want, it must he his own fault ; he cautioned him as to his future conduct, and discharged him. MARYLEBONE.—An information was brought by Atkinson against Alexander. Hamilton and John Clarke, proprietors of the stage-coach driving from the George and Blue. Boar, Holborn, to Mill-hill, for not having marked on the outside of the same their Christian and surnames, and the names of the places the said coach drove from and to, in letters of one inch in height, &c., agreeably to Act of Parliament. The defendants pleaded riot guilty. Atkinson, who on this occasion was his own witness, was amusingly interrogated by . Mr. RAWLINSON, who the came, as` . tii h.s "residenee'end.occupation, before he allowed him to proceed on his charge. He lived at 56, Park-street, Regent's-park, was a stationer, or rather bad been, and was now an informer. He did not expect to get any thing by what he was going to swear, which he endear voured to prove, by saying that there was a kind of co partnership between himself; one Podger, Goodman, Oxley, and others, in which they agreed mutually to act for each other's benefit, on laying the information, and the other proving it, and they then divided. Mr. RAWLINSON, good humouredly, inquired if they were • not liable to cheat, one another ?—But Atkinson scouted this idea, and seemed fully impressed, that the maxim of " Honesty amongst thieves," applied equally,well to informers. . . . The Magistrate_ continued to probe hiM with great good nature, observing, that he should much like to get into the histoey of - these things ; but Atkinson was close. The substance of his information was, that the coach in question had the proprietors' names painted on the proper parts ffbere they should be, together with "Mill-hill," and the wOrds " George and Blue Boar, London ;" but that the writing was so faint, in parts, as hardly to be legible; and that on •one aide, London, instead of being at' length, was abbreviated to Lon.— Mr. RAWLINSON cut him very short. He asked him the plain question, whether, if he had looked at the coach as a stranger, he should not have known from the inscrip tions, defective as he described them to be, who were the proprietors of the coach, where it started from, or where' it went to ? and, on his acknowledging that he should, he told him that the spirit of the Act had by no means been proved to be evaded. A second information, by the same informer, was against a pawnbroker', named Cottrell, whom be charged with not having a printed table of rates of interest placed in a con spicnoes part of the box or place in which customers enter for the purpose of pledging or redeeming goods, as re quired,also by Act of Parliament. The pawnbroker was, convicted in the lowest penalty. of forty shillings. _ Chiments, convicted on Wednesday last of stealings great (insanity of snuff-boxes from the shop of 11fr. Mick. : lam, tobacco-manufacturer, near St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street, was again brought up, and finally committed to Newgate for trial. The prisoner declined saying any thing. A young man who applied to the Magistrates as he was about to be removed, stated that his master's shop, Igr. Fisher, gun-smith, of No. 8, Princes-street, Leicester square, had been broken open, and robbed of guns to the amount of 2001., which they had some reason to think the prisoner knew something about; but he was unable to offer any decisive evidence. They had had an intimation that two boxes had been sent off from a certain wharf to Glasgow, under very suspicious circumstances. , The Magistrate (Mr. ItamusrsoN) could only recom mend the young man's master to try to trace where these packages went, and their contents, as the most likely moans of throwing light on the affair. In the ease of seduction which we reported from this Office, and inserted in The Sun of Saturday last, it wa s stated that Gibbs, an officer, proceeded, by the Ma gistrate'S directions, to Bury-street, to endeavour to dis cover the residence of the individual alluded to, for the purpose; of informing him that an application had been made to the Magistrates, and to give him lit opportunity. of appearing at the Office to justify his conduct. .Gibbkl succeeded in finding the gentlemsui at his Joilgings• in : II Little Border-street, St. James's. Of course .he was,not desirous ; of appearing at the Office, neither did the unfor tunate young lady wish lto compel him. The affair was therefore settled to the lady's • satisfaction, by his making her (we.believe) some pecuniary-recompence, and she re turned with her master (if be can be so designated)' to the lodging -house in Cumberland-place. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--Yesterday Eu stace, a stayinaker, in King-street, Holborn, was charged with assaulting Frances Weare, his servant girl; 'by enter ing her bed. against her will; &c. It appeared that the girl is tall and pretty, and about fifteen years of age. She had been only a few days in .the service of the defendant ; and on unday morning, about three o'clock, she was awoke by the defendant being in her bed, and clasping her in his arms. pile cried for assistance, and he said he meant no . harm." ! She got up, and called the watchman, and some of the difendant's wearing apparel were found in her bed room. !A watchman stated, that he went to the girl's is sistanee,i on hearing her call from one of the windows. The defendant said, that he was a moral and abstentious' man, and he entered the girl's room taget some water, and. stumbled upon her bed:accidentally. The girl denied his asserticas and said that she had placed a pig. of water in his .bed-room on the preceding,evening. Mr. Rot ordered the defendant to find bail toanswer.the charge; !but, upon . discovering afterwards that the: father of the girl had received 51. from the - defendaot to eomPr° - wise thc:runtter i be bed Ithal Is, mid I,liecligrged SURREY SESSIONS-APRIL 30. The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the Grand Jury, ob served, that in the Calendar for their consideration there were no crimes of an uncommon nature, and shortly dis missed them to their duties. Among the many curious excuses made by Jurymen to exempt themselves from serving, one of the Traverse Jury made application, amidst the deafening laughter of the whole Court, to be excused on the ground of his being a freeholder. William Gibbs, a young man of respectable appearance, was indicted for having stolen various articles, the property of the Overseers of the parish of Lambeth. The defendant's father held the situation of Governor of the House of In dustry, at Norwood. At his death, and when another Governor was appointed, the defendant removed his pro perty from the house to his residence in Wentworth -street, Whitechapel. The Overseers having missed some property, obtained a search warrant, and examined the defendant's premises, where' they found rags, and mats resembling these manufactured at the House of Industry. The officers seized these, together. with wine, candles, and soap, sus pected to be the property of the parish of Lambeth. The defendant was also taken into custody, but was discharged by the Magistrate for want of evidence, and part of the articles that had been seized were restored to: him, as they turned out to be the defendant's property. On this occa sion the witnesses were unable to identify the property, and Mr. Gibbs was acquitted. Mr. Gibbs's Counsel applied for a copy of the indict ment, as he said it wa.s his intention to proceed against the parties who had indicted him. MEETINGS OP CREDITORS. COUNTRY DIARY.THURSDAT, MAY 3. Capes,' G., Barton—George, Barton on Humber ..... ....... ll Chamberlayne, W., Leamington Priors—Crown, Leaming ton Priors lO Cooke, S., Salford—Hayward's, Manchester Coward, W., Southampton—Mr. Bryant, Southampton 1 Gooch, IL, Southampton—Crown, Southampton l2 Hine, R., Sutton—Angel, Macclesfield, 2 Jordan, W. Leeds—Court-house, Leeds • lO Lewis, J., Langibby—Rummer, Bristol 1 Longton and Co., Liverpool—York hotel, Liverpool 1 Shakell, E., Southampton—Mr. Bryant, Southampton l2 Smith, J., Matlock—Angel, Chesterfield ll Smith and Co., Hanley—Swan,' Hanley . 2 Taylor, S., Milnthorpe-Landr.ide—Commercial inn,' Kendal 2 Williamson, T., Sutton in Holderness—Georgo, Kingston upon.Hull ll LONDON MARKETS. PRICE:OF BREAD. • The highett - priee of Bread In the Afetrodoßs is 94d, for the 411 a. Loaf. There are others who'spll.ftiom %d. to 2%d. below that pries. Eng Red d Pi c t l l o C y f r O seed F SrpeErDa.r.)A7povri2 725.30. fine 734 806, New Old Ditto Ditto 3os. 12s. fine 48a. (3l s. New Foreign Ditto, Old Ditto New White Clover. Old Ditto New Trefoil -- Old Ditto Rib Grass v....v.....0A" English Carraway Foreign Ditto Coriander ---- St. Foin Rye Grass _ 265. 3t3. 295. 7s.' 245. —s. --t. .(per —s. ... 255. 48s. fine els. 645. 38s. fine 403. 435. 645. fine 71s. Ws. 48s. fine 525. 54e. 365. fine 375. 52t. 225. fine 10s. 265. 28s. fine 325. 355. 375. 395. fine 30s. 325. fine 30s. new 338. 40s. —s. —s. fine 30s. new 36€.405. Pacey Ditto Linseed, for feeding Ditto, for crushing— Canary Seed, New, 0? - 365. 425. new Ms. 454. —4. 38s. 40s. fine 454. --s. 34i. 38s. fine 3.9 - Ris. 100 s. fine 115 s. —s. Ditto i)ld. White Mnstard Seed--.(per —s. 12s. 14s. fine —5. Brown Ditto —s. ICia. 20s. fine 22‘. Turnip Seeds, Rounds., • s. 365. 425. fine —A Green and Red Ditto _ —a. 445. Otis. fine —^l l . Tares, Old Od. 6s. 6d. fine Os. Ott Ditto New... y. —s. tine 12s. Ms. Rape Seed, English, fine (per Last) 201. 231. ....Foreign 201. 221. PRICE OF OIL. - Rape 0.11, brown 271. es. Refined £3O 0 Linseed Oil 13 10 Linseed Oil Ciike at the 11.411, per thousand Rape Cake, per ton WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.-- , April 28. Hdy 80s. Od. to 115 s. Od. I Clover 90g. Od. to 1350. Od. Straw .38s. Od. to 425. Od. 6/. 51. Of. 51. 15s. 91 Os: 8/. Os. 51. Os. 4/. 10s. 41. 15s. PRICES OF HOPS (pet Cwt)—April:lo. Kent Pockets 4/. His. . 51. ss. to Esslint Ditto. 41. Os. 41. 12s. to 41. 10s. 54 Os. to Farnham Ditto, Fine 01. N. 81. N. to Seconds 01. N. 71. Os to 31. 16s. 4/, IN. to —,. 31. 10$. 41. Os to 31. 12s. 4t. 4s, 'to Old Duty laid at Xll,OOO. Kent Sussex D7tto Essex Ditto. . PRICE OF POTATOES.—ApriI 30. Yorkshire Kidneys M. Os. to 0/.- - Os. per Trin. Scotch Reds - " 5/. Os. to 5/. 54. ditto. Oxnobles and Shaw' 3/. 10s. to 31. 15s. ditto. Marsh Champions 4/. 10s. to 5/. Os, ditto. Per lb. Butts..---50 to 561 b.... Ditto G 0 to 661 b..,.. Dressing Fine Conti Hides Crop }Tides, 35 to 401 b. Ditto.---45 to 501 b. Ditto _ PRICES OF d. d. 20 21 22 23 13 15 15 17 14 15 15 17 17 10 LEATHER. Per lb. Tanned Horse Hides.— *abash Ditto Per dozen. Calf Skins-36 to 401 b. 17 24 Ditto 5Q to 701 b. 24 . 28 Ditto 70 to sorb. 2 4 Small Seals, Greerdand 18 20 RAW HIDES. ' - ' Per Stone. 0. d. to s.d. . Yes Stone. , sd. tog. r 1: Best Heiferslc Steers 210 3 2 Ordinary ..........4. 1` W 2 • 0 Middlingsw.. 2 6 2 8 Market C.a1t.:........-- 7 0 each. _ - • Od. to N. Ott. Aberdeen Coldstream Cu Duu pa nmd r feri : 'Falkirk Kelso Perth At Dumfri• above are per 1 26 2G 25 28 25 27 40 50 26 33 24 20 25 28 28 30 27 22 er bushel: 'Which its d. to d -14 1 6 21 SHEEP SKINS. 2s. 4d. to 35. 3s. 6d, to 4e. 6d COAL MARK Beaumont - 3.38 Od. Burdon 35 3 Garesfield 30 0 Hebburn Main 36 0 Ord's Redhugh 30 3 Tanfield Moor- 33 0 Townley, al 9 Ships at Market, 14%-ghi • 30. Walls End Brown's...-. 35 6 'Fantleld Trader--..-- 32 6 Stobart's 16 6 Hartley 30 Lonsdale Whitehaven... 23 Walls End Old Etlierley 3! 6 Ditto Ravensworth 3 ps sold,. !N.—Unsold, 4,4. IRISH 111 DUBLIN MARKET N RKETS.. , TE.--FRiDAY, April 27. From To N. P. 940 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 32 9 39 0 34 11,1, 170 Bere - - l6 stone 17 6 19 0 17 53'2 292 Barley —.16 stone 20 0 23 0 21 4 % 2,105 Oats - - l4 stone 15 0 21 0 16 5 13,878 Cwt. 9 stone 12 0 26 0 0 0 :408 Oatmeal 11 stone 18 II 20 0 18 10 jii Sold to Bakers only. 12,678 Cwt. F10ur.,,,,. l6 0 25 0 18 9 Average price of Wheat and Flour 48s. 441. per sack. Receipts of Flour, 10,042 Firsts, frOm 255. Od. to 265. 06 * 1 Sales of Do. Seconds, from 16e. Od. to 225. Od,„• 13,87 Thirds, from 12s. Od. to 155. ou- PRICE OF BRIAD. 4 1 .4 - Quartern Loaf, 41b, soz. 90. I Haltquartern, 21b. Wheat, Barley. Oats. flour, per cwt. per barrel per barrel per barrel c ..---Z..s-----s 20 stone. 16 stone. 14 stone. Ist. , 2d. --.....-- ---- --- s.d.d. aa, d. s. d. a s.d. s. tL a s.d. s. d,. as, d. s . d. as. 4; . e0rk.,;.., 25 3-31 18 0-19 614 0-I'7 619 0-20 016 0--1 9 ,, Limerick 126 8-4 16 8-17 015 2-15 516 0.-17 0)5 0-- 1 ",, Waterford'26 0-31 6 15 6-18 6 14 3-16 6 16 6-17 6 13 0-1 5 ,„,' Belfast-. 28 1-30 018 0-19 414 9-17 9 '22 0- 00200- 0 „v elontnel ... 26 0-28 5 15 6-17 0 15 2-15 9 17 0-11 - 6 14 6- 15 0 " Tralee.- 25 6-27 6 17 4- 0 0 14 0-15 2 21.0.-+ 0 0 18 0--• 0 ~ Carlow ...... 28 0-33 0 16 0-19 0 14 0-19 0 0 0-- 0 0 17 0-7 0 v Galway ... 21 0-.. 00 00-17 0 14 0- 0 0 '0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0 --t------.-- - , —,—....- Beef, Mutton, Pork, Butter.____,_ per lb. per lb. per cwt. Ist. 24. 3d.T 111 5 " • • --.-- ---___ --- ---- -- --- --- —. d. a d. d. a d. s. d. aB. li. S. (I. S. d. s. d. s• d. s. tl- Cork 5 -8 1 -6 24 0-33 6900960 68 0 64 050 0 Limerick., 2i -5 , 1 1 -5 24 0-28 090 0940 74 064 0 52 0 Waterford 0 -0 0 -+ 0 21 0-37 699 0 - 0 - 0 --- 0 - 0 Belfast 3i —6l 0-5 -0- 00-0-0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Clonmel 3 -.4 3 -4 370- 00RR076 0 72 0 - 0,-- 0 . 1 'l t ralee 3 -4;4 -5 22 0-23 owo76ofto 52 0 43 0 C u a it r i l w ow ay ....- o t -- 0 5 0 1 -- ( 5 ) _...- g_ . — 0 0 o o _B6 0 6 L.l 0 0 _6O ( 0 ) z 6 0 : SCOTCH BIATIKETS. Wheat. Barley. 10atutall. 4U 43 t 29 30 40 42 28 3 0 28 30 27 29 76 79 50 60 23 30 26 2 8 30 32" 31 sa 39 42 28 •30 28 30 25 ' 3 l 27 29 . 28 34 the price is given 011, except Oatined 511 be 53 56 ... .... _ ...... 478 ' r - • ler prices )129011* • BIRTHS. On the 28th ult., Mrs. Laurence, of Queen-square, Eloomsbury, of a daughter. On the 29th ult., Mrs. Edward Sex, of Upper Clap - ton, of a son. On the 29th ult., in Broad-street-buildings, the lady of John George Behrends, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 28th ult., at St. Luke's. Church, by the Rey John Howard Rice, LL.D., Albert Win. Beethani, Esq•► of Stoke Newington, to Caroline, third daughter of John Capron, Esq., of Finsbury-square. On the 26th ult., at Brussels, at the house of his E%— celleney the British Ambassador, by the Rev. E. Jenkins, 8.A,, George Wyndhana, Esq., third son of Wm. Wynd ham, Esq., of Dinton, Wilts, to Margaret, second daughter of John Jay,, Esq., of Brussels. DIED. Oa the 11th ult., of a rapid decline, at Rome, aged 28, Louisa Frances, wife of Philip Z. Cox, Esq., of Her wood-hall, Upminster, Essex. On the 28th ult., Alexander Kirkpairick, eldest son o f Mr. Thomas Heath, of Peckham, aged 1 2 years. On the 26th ult., at Balham-hill, Surrey, Edwa r d M o-, berly, Esq., of St. Petersburgh, aged 68. PROMS, and Posta:Nix') by M. YOUNG, at tile • Sini-OrricE, No. 112, Strand, - Oats. 1 Beans. 40 - 24 26 29 31 - ,32 26 .- i 7 , The. oth pei pack o!