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slake as early as possible, as the best means that appeared to him, tba• if he were applied to, he would give to all but one person what would be in his opinion a satisfactory answer. After having adopted that which appeared to him the best course he could pursue, he could not imagine bow it was that the Honourable and Learned Gentleman (Mr. O'Connell) chose to defy and taunt him. More than that, as he was now in a situation in which his motives could not be misconstrued, he must say that he deeply dep'orrd, whether he was right or wrong as to the facts, that be had made the statement. —(Hear.) He had had no opportunity before of making that declaration, because, on the first occasion he bad been spoken of in terms of abuse, of defiance, and of insult ; as long as that conduct wss resorted to, he felt he could not make the slightest concession. —(Hear, heir.) He had spoken from a recollection of what passed several months ago, and he could only state it as his recollec tion of the substance of his observations ; at least of what he intended to have said, and what his course of argument naturally led to. As to that part which related to the machinery by which votes were obtained, he did not believe that it was accurate, because it bad no connexion with what preceded or succeeded it. He had no hostility to Misifaers—(A cheer from an Hon. Member)—he could lAA conceive what the Hon. and Learned Member meant by that cheer ; he was ready, if the House thought be ought to do so, to go again over what he had said; he was in the judgment of the House, and if the House wished him to do more than he bad dune, and with greater correctness, be would willingly do so.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr Hill) rose for the purpose of seconding the motion of the Hon. and Learned Member, and nothing would give him more pleasure than that the fullest investigation should be made into this matter.—(Hear, hear.) It was his most anxious wish. The Honourable Member to whom be alluded was entitled to a reply front him, had he asked him the question himself, which he did not ; and he would be glad if he were proved innocent by the in quiry, and that he (Mr. Hill) and the Notie Lord had been misinformed. Colonel EVANS add that he 1i:44 tertainly been of opinion, and be expressed hi7aself to that effect, that the present inquiry w"..s replete with absurdity, and felt the strongest ir,dignation that secret in siuuatione shou'd be t Irai,e to undermine the veracity of the Honourable_ m em b er for Tipperary but now he could say, t':,at he was filled with disgust, and held the most 'ineffable contempt for the attempt that was made for that purpose. It was the habit on all wcasions to put forward the Right Hon. Secretary for the Colonies—the Coryphaeus, he would call him, of the Ministry—(A laugh)—whenever an emergency required his ingenuity or interference. He (Col. Evans) had read the other day in a review, that the Right Honourable Gentleman had been gifted with an instinctive rower of Parliamentary tactics, and be certainly thought that the proceedings of the other night in the House proved that.—(Hear, from the Opposition.) The Right Honourable Gentleman on that occasion rose, and, turning off the deep calumny of the imputation, di rected the attention of the House to the asseveration of Mr. Sheil—(Hear)--accompanied it with some solemn warning concerning that asseveration, as if all was un necessary, except that consideration alone, and thus di vetted the attention of the House from the train question at issue. --(Hear, hear.) If the Hon. Member for Hull bad gratuitously, and he would say indiscreetly, made any remark that involved the character of any one, why should a new charge be brought forward, and a new ver sion be endeavoured to be given to the original one? Did he remember that on such a supposition he was liable to he visited with the censure of the House? And why *hould any allusion be made, as was on the other evening, to any possible contingency ofexpulsion ?—( Hear. ) He (Colonel Evans) had been a member of a Committee to investigate certain charges of espionage.—(Hear, hear.) And what were the facts that came out ? That fifty reports of spies sent to the officers under whom they acted were brought before the notice of the Committee, and this re ferred to only one district, including hut a very small portion of the metropolis, which merely showed the number of occur renc s that bad tek,n place throughout the entire city. The result of the inquiry was, a declaration on the part of the Government that the matter was quite harmless. He did not allude to the present er any other Government, nor did he intend making any observations upon that declaration, further than that he did not quite agree in that opinion. It appeared to him that a most extraor dinary lapse of vigilance had taken place on the part of the officers, when fifty reports had been made, and no stop put to them. The present appeared to him to be a following up of even a more objectionable proceeding than that which then took place.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped his Majesty's Government would come forward, and say that this ridiculous and absurd matter should not be further proceeded with. He (Colonel Evans) differed moat distinctly from the view taken by the Honourable and Learned Member for Dublin, not only in the previous aspect of the transaction, but now. The Hon. Member for Hull seemed to think this matter a mere scrimmage between the Noble Lord and the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin : the case was more serious, but it did not rest between those poisons at all. The Honourable Member for Tipperary may perhaps see that it is a very pretty quarrel as it stands, and may fairly leave the matter to be settled between them. Tne SPEAKER then put the question, that it may be referred to a Committee of Privileges. On the question being put, . . Mr. HENRY GRATTAN rose and said, that he was almost afraid to speak on this matter.—(Laughter, cries of " Hear, hear,' " Question," and great confusion in the House.) Mr. GRATTAN addressed a question in a low tone of voice to the Speaker. The SPEAKER—The question has been put to me whether the Hon. Member has spoken to the question ? In parliamentary parlance I answer, Yes.—(Laughter, and cries of " Go on.") . . . Mr. GRATTAN again rose—He bad said with great sincerity and truth that the question was one upon which be was almost afraid to speak, for it involved great and serious considerations. It was not simply a case between two individuals. It was a charge of one public officer against another, which seriously affected his character in the discharge of his duty. He con ceived that the House ought to decide the case upon its merits, as it bad excited considerable interest throughout the country. The Hon. Member for Hull had said that he would explain ; hut, he asked, what explanation had he given ? He bad not given anything like a proper explanation, he (the Hon. Member for Hull) bad never denied bis speech till now, and when asked by the Hon. Member for Westmeath, he had said that be never used the words attributed to him, and that he had never bean asked that question before ; in short, that he had never mentioned one of the Members for Ireland, and that the speech was in correct. The Hon. Member for Hull bad also said that he would be cool; but he (Mr. Grattan) would ask what difference was there between the coolness of the Honourable Member for Hull, and the warmth of the Honourable and Learned Member for Dublin ?—(Hear.) He certainly did think that the Hon. Member for West minster was right, that if the charge was made out against his Hon. and Learned Friend, he ought to be expelled from the House, because he could conceive no greater dereliction of duty, than that a Member of that House should give his advice to Ministers, be hind the back of his country and his party, for the mere purpose of getting into better odour with Mi nisters, and yet act diametrically opposite to that when before his constituents. If the Hon. and Learned Gentleman bad actually done so, he was entitled to great credit for cleverness, because in all the conversations be (Mr. G.) had had with him, be bad never gut from him any statement that was not the most directly opposed to the measure. He had had conferences with him many times on the nature of the Bill, and the Hon. and Learned Member for Tipperary had pointed out to him in the course of those conferences, numerous Acts of Par 'lament against the Bill, which had escaped his own at tention. But if Honourable Members changed from the charge—and if they swerved from it, after they had got a majority on the preceding occa sion by a Government runner, he would not call him a Government epy, and had damaged the characters of the Irish Members, and put them in the situation of seeking those redresses which otherwise they would be entitled to, and leaving them exposed to the various charges of the Noble Chancellor of the Exchequer, no man would be safe. It was not merely a question of espionage, but of feelings which must be highly detrimental, not only to the character of the indivi dual, but to the public. The Hon. Member was bound to make good his charge such as was made at Hull— bound to show that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman went to a Minister—not a Cabinet Minister—and gave bis deliberate opinion in favour of the passing of that measure, which he had not courage enough in the House to abstain from opposing. If this course were attempted for the purpose of running down the Irish Members, he could assure the Noble Lord and those of his party that such an attempt must signally fail. What had the Noble Lord done ? He had not only sanctioned this, but he had gone further, for when it was put to him whether the Hon. and Learned Member for Tipperary was the individual, he sail be was one of them ; that there were others, and that he believed it. Now the Irish people depended on their character ; those on the other side of the House had levelled a blow at that character, and it became the Irish never to stand quietly by, until they had placed the purity of that character beyond all dispute.--(Hear, hear.) This was an unjust charge, an unnecessary charge, and a cruel attempt against an innocent individual t, and he was sure that every Irish Member would be able to satisfy the public that it was at best a base foul, and unworthy at tempt. Sir F. BURDETT rose, not for the purpose of pro tracting this unpleasant debate, because he was quite sure that in the position in which the House stood, a protrac tion of it could only have the effect of working its own de gradation. He was totally at a loss to know how it was possible for the House to proceed. He was not aware, up to this moment, what the breach of privilege was ; and he, for one, must say, that as far as the Learned Member for Tipp:rary was concerned, he thought nothing attached to his character.—(Hear, hear.) There was nothing whatever to inquire about. He should be ashamed of himself if he did not say he believed the solemn asseve ration of the Hon. and Learned Member, and that there ought to be no further inquiry. (Hear, hear.) He did not see how the inquiry was to be gone into, he did not see bow it was possible to make the subject a breach of privilege. There was no charge against the Hon. Member. They seemed at first to have conjured up in their ima ginations a sort of phantom, and which, when they came to approach it, escaped from their grasp. He must say that gentlemen v e ry f r - quent l y , an d a l most neces sarily, had to speak out of that House : not only that which they did not speak in the Howe, but often that which was frequently opposed—and necessarily opposed —to that which passed in the House. He owned that if he had been called before the House, and asked if he had ever used language out of the House, different to what he had stated in it, he would say, why, Gentlemen, I really have a very frail memory—l really never have in the whole course of my life been able to recollect, when out of the House, any thing I ever stated when in it.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) For the gentleman immediately concerned on this occa sion, the House could not but feel every sympathy and indulgence—(Hear, bear)—and no doubt it bad been owing to that feeling the question had been entertained. He did not regret its having been thus far entertained, because, by its having been so, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had been sufficiently exculpated. In point of fact, there was no accused man before the House. Con versations had been improperly repeated—(Cbeers)—m any times he bad out of the House spoken of measures different to the vote he had afterwards given, which difference of conduct had been occasioned by what he had subsequently heard stated in the House. He would undoubtedly have thought it strange if, on every or any such occasion, he had been called to account in that House. The im putation here really was nothing ; it was highly unfit that gentlemen should repeat conversations. During the debate on the great question of reform, it was constantly imputed to those who were for it, in that Parliament particularly where the anti-reformers took their stand, and for a long time had the majority, that they acted from in timidation from without, and that, had it not been for that, the anti-reformers would have had votes very different to what were given. No gentleman, however, ever thought that a personal imputation, nor was it de facto so. But be would say more—in that House he had given a vote, which vote standing alone, and without looking at particular circumstances, he neither could nor would out of doors justify nor defend, but which, as connected with particular results, he felt bound to give. —(Hear, bear, and cheers.) All this seemed to be in the natural course of thing., and he knew not how things could go on if intercourse of Elie most free and unrestrained kind were not permitted between Hon. Members, but were to be made a grave charge of. Why, the lightest thing in the world might be made to assume a charge of the gravest nature— (Hear, hear, hear)—and a most honourable man might have imputations cast on him of a most serious description, from the mere circumstance of being called on to answer them. He really hoped the House would be satisfied with having entertained this question ; he hoped the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would be satisfied ; it was impossiiple to do him more jus tice than had now been dune to him.—(Hear, hear.) There was no charge before the House; the Hon. and Learned Gentleman bad no accusers; rumours had been improperly propagated, but the House must be satisfied with the asseverations of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman. When the feelings of Honourable Gentlemen had cooled, he was sure that all must admit that the public time ought not to be occupied in further examination, which could only beiruitless. With those feelings he did hope the House would permit him to move that the further discussion of this subject should be dropped, and that the House should now proceed to the orders of the day. Mr. SINCLAIR seconded the motion. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that they had now two different statements to deal with, and the statement now made by the Hon. Member for Hull was different from that which he was reported to have said at Hull. Mr. HILL rose and said, that what he bad said in that House w:1 in substance the same statement that he had made at Hull.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " No.") He would say yes.—(Cheers.) He had stated on a former evening that he was informed, and believed, and he stated to the House, that an Hon. Member of that House had made a communication to the Government, that the Bill against which be spoke vio lently and voted, was necessary for the safety of Ireland. —(Hear, hear.) He had never for a moment, if be were allowed to Fa, so, varied from this statement. He wished for an inquiry, he was anxious for an opportu nity to put bis truth to the proof, he was, he would repeat, anxious for inquiry, and was not afraid to meet it. (Cheers.) Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that Mr. Hill had never impugned the accuracy of the report in the Hull Newspapers ; and if be understood it rightly, the Committee would have a charge very different from that of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman— (Cries of " No, no") on the ground that it would be both unfair and unjust to the Hon. and Learned Member for Tipperary, for how could that Hon. and Learned Gentleman meet the charge if it were so vague, and extended to unknown limits? The charges brought by the Honourable and Learned Member for Hull and the Noble Lord were totally at variance. —(Cries of "Hear," and " No.") If the charge were of such a nature that it was possible to meet it with justice and fairness, still he did not think that the_ House ought to take it up.—(Hear, hear.) They had no right to establish a tribunal to inquire into the private conversation of the Members of that House. He concurred in what bad been stated by the Hun. Baronet, the Mem ber for Westminster, that this House ought not to bring before a Committee the private conversation of one of its Members. Under these circumstances, if the Hon. Baronet had determined to persevere in his motion, he (Sir Henry Willoughby) would support him. Mr. STANLEY said that he never with greater diffi culty approached the consideration of any question, than what would be the beet, and safest, and most prudent course to adopt on the present occasion. On the one hand he felt that if there was to be no further inquiry into this case, some Hon. Members might conceive that they had just reason to comp'ain, and it would be extremely diffi cult to make it clear to the public apprehension that they had a good cause of opposition. On the other hand, there was the difficulty, and the dangerous (not to say the ruinous) consequences—(Loud cries of " Hear")—of esta blishing a precedent. Besides, he felt so strongly the force of the argument brought forward by the Hon. Baronet (the Member for Westminster), that he hardly knew how to accede to the inquiry, or if he did so, in what manner they could bring it to a practical good.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman opposite seemed to impute motives to him, but he most distinctly declared that he had no motives whatever, except that the House should take that course which was most consistent with public conve nience and private justice.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Then how stood the case at the present moment— in the course of last autumn the Hon. Member for Hull made a Bp iech, in which be stated that one of the Irish Members who spoke and voted against the Coercion Bill in that House, went privately to the Minister!, and said the Bill ought to pass ; but that ! II public he was oblig e d to support it tor fear of the consequences if he did not. Setting aside all question as to the peculiarity of the present question, this was tie statement made by the Honourable Member for Hull—he did not know whether at an after•dioner speech or not.—(A laugh.) There was no one singled out ; but it was merely said that one of the body had act-11 as stated. He agreed with the Hon. Baronet behind him, that with regard to the Reform Bill there were many gentlemen who wished many of its provisions should be altered, yet still they voted for the entire measure. --(Hear, hear.) Now they might very conscientiously out of the House have spoken against those parts of it which they disliked ; still would any one for a moment have thought, that had such a thing been published, the Members alluded to would have made out a sufficient ground for a separate inquiry, and insist upon having the question brought under the notice of the House in so solemn a manner as was now asked for ?—(Hear.) The charge mentioned no particular individual, and, therefore, it was, that the distinction was to be drawn between the declaration of the Hon. Member for Hull and his Noble Friend (Lord Althorp). The declaration of the Noble Lord was more full—it went farther—for be said that more than one Irish nenber who had opposed the Bill in the House, out of it used very different language. The Hon. Gentleman opposite got up and asked the Nohle Lord whether he was one of those to whom he bad al luded—the Noble Lord was obliged to answer that he was one of those. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman then made a most solemn denial of his deserving the stigma which was cast upon him. His reason for asking the Honourable and Learned Gentleman the question he had done regarding himself was that upon which would depend altogether the fact whether there was before the House a charge or not. Gentlemen might differ as to the import ince of the charge, and as to the reflection on the character of any gentleman in the statement that, in private conversation, they had uttered sentiments different from the opinions they had expressed in that House ; but be that heavy or light, that was the whole charge against the Honourable and Learned Member. The Hon. Member pointed to the Hon. Member for Hull. Now he (Mr. Stanley) would take upon himself to say, that that Honourable Member pointed to no gentleman whatever. It therefore be came a question for the consideration of the House, whether, after the great inconvenience that the House had already suffered by allowing the question to be asked, it would not take upon itself a much greater inconve nience, if it followed the course suggested by the Hon. and Learned Member opposite.—(Hear.) That Learned Member had sineleal out, for the purpose of bringing the question before the House; either the editor, the publisher, or the printer, he knew not which, for public papers containing the report of a speech delivered not within the walls of that House—( Hear)— ind upon that speech so pub lished he called upon the House to bring the editor before it, to be visited as if he had been guilty of a breach of privilege—( Hear, hear)—in imputing motives to a Member of that House. If the House wet eto adopt that course, he (Mr. Stanley) knew well if the speech of the Honourable Member for Hull was accurately reported, what would be that Hon. and Learned Member's conduct. He was sure that no power on earth would allow him so far to forget that gentlemanly feeling which he trusted actuated every Member of that House as to suffer the publisher to be called to the bar, and undergo punishment for that for which he was not guilty.—(Great cheering, and cries of " Hear.") If, however, the Hon. and Learned Member still felt implicated—if he still felt there was ground for further investigation—if he positively and distinctly denied all that had been urged against him, he (Mr. Stan ley) would say again that he would vote for further inquiry —(Hear)—hut at the same time he hoped that the House would enter upon that inquiry with a full sense of the diffi culties that surrounded, and the dangeis that might ensue from it. It struck a Member of the House as somewhat singular, that a gentleman should express opinions within the House at veriance with those lie expressed out of the House, and that in communicating with his friend-. That Member might certainly take it to be an extraordinary fact, but was there any thing so extraordinary in that as to cast a suspicion on him who had heard or on him who had repeated the expression ? There was no charge to treachery made, and it was dangerous and mbiebi,e ous to bring those private conversations before the notice of the House, or those who repeated such conversations; and if the House took the step that was proposed, they would take it with a full sense of the danger and inconvenience to themselves as well as to the parties. He could not concur in the amendment which had been made by his Hon. Friend for several reasons ; and if he were compelled to come to a vote upon the question rather than vote for that amendment, he should feel himself most reluctantly compelled to adopt the pro position of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman.—(Hear.) He did not think even that the most canvenient course— every course was full of danger and inconvenience, aed it certainly would be inconvenient to give persons an op portunity of saying that the House wished to stifle that inquiry which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had thonght it his duty to propose. Sir R. PEEL a iid he felt the condition in which the House was placed, and he felt also that they would get no credit from the public for thus taking up their time.—(Cheers.) The public had been waiting with impatience for the meeting of Pediment, to see what measures of relief and of reformation it was intended to propose, and they would now find that that tone which ought to have been devoted to the public, had been occupied with matters of a personal nature. They would feel that the Hume wan occupied with matters of a personal. nature more than with those in which they bad an in terest. As to a M-tuber of the House saying out of the House something that was inconsistent with what he said in, he thought it was nut a sebject for inquiry, because he for one never would imply that t at Member acted inconsistently with his duly. There were many occasions in which a Member up en a party question might be induced to 23ei Like his own private opinion in deference to the party with whom he acted. How often was it that Members entertained a different opinion from their constituents, and that honestly and conscientiously ? There were cases in which constituents might require a course to be taken different from that pursued, or intended to be pursued, by their representative. Supposing such a Member went to his constituents, or a deputation from them, and told them he differed from them because the general interests of the country required him to pursue another course, but at the same time they all thought it would be for their own interest he should do as they wished him ; would it not be monstrous to appoint a Committee for the purpose of determining whether that man's conduct was inconsistent or not ? He therefore would never con sent to appoint a Committee to inquire whether any man's conduct in the House was inconsistent, b-cause it would be establishing a most fatal precedent.—(Hear, hear.) He gave credit to the Noble Lord for the spirit and manliness with which he had answered the questions put to bum on a former evening, but be deeeply lamented that he had done so ; as, had he resisted, much inconvenient investiga tion might have been avoided. If the Noble Lord had said, in reference to what passed in private, that he would give no opinion upon it, but would move for an inquiry into ir, he believed he would have obtained the unanimous vote of the House. He (Sir R. Peel) would be satisfied to incur even that evil, rather than permit a more flagrant piece of injustice to be done.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") If, however, the Hon. and Learned Member for Tipperary were con tent to let the matter stand as it did, he would rejoice at it. That Hon. Member had stated that he was innocent of the original charge; that he believed, and gave him full credit for his statement. If be were satisfied to follow the inquiry no farther, it was right it should terminate so; but if he called for an investigation he (Sir R. Peel) would join in that resolution.—(Hear.) The Hon. and Learned Member stood in a case of extreme embarrassment. The original charge was that a Member of the House of Commons had advised the passing of the Coercion Bill to some of his Majesty's Ministers. Such a charge, perhaps, did not come under the jurisdiction of the House; but if it did, it widely differed from the mere casual conversation afterwards reported as the ground for the first charge.—( Hear.) if he had been guilty of such conduct, it would not be brought to justify his expulsion ; but it was quite enough to bring on him the condemnation of all society. The Hon. Member for Hull said he did not mention the word Irish Member, but he should remember, that the Member whom he alluded to had stated that he could not live in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lerd preferred another charge, and went from one to the other. The second charge was one which did not contain any specific gravity in it- elf, but it should be remembered the height from which it had fallen, and that the man upon whom it had fallen had been already under another. Thus the second charge gave force to the first. If the Hon. and Learned Member for Tipperary insisted upon investigation, he (Sir Robert Peel) did not know that there was any other alternative than to grant it. The first charge was made against an Irish Member; the second against Mr. Sheil. They had interfered, and were about to investigate, but there was no authority named for the charge, nor the accuser ; both were withheld. It was therefore impossible to refuse the Hon. and Learned Member's demand. Mr. O'CONNELL replied he was glad to find the Right. Hon. Gentleman did not oppose the Committee. Sir R. INGLIS made some oi);ervAtions which were inaudible, from the low tone in which the Hon. Gentleman spoke, and the noise prevatling in the House at the time. We understood him to contend against the authority of the House to appoint such a Committee, and if the Noble Lord refused to name his informer in the House, would any person say that he would noise him before the Committee? Tile cries of " Question" became here very general. The SPEAKER put the previous question that the order of the day be now read, and declared that the Noes had it. A di , ision was called for, when there appear e d_ For the previous question For the appointment of the Committee Majority The Committee was toen appointed, consisting of the following Honourable Members : Somerset, Lord G. Hawkins, J. H. Warburton, H. Iluniett, Sir F. Shaw, F. Grote, CI. Knatchbull, Sir E. Hume, Joseph Parrott, J. Moberly, W. L. lynte, Kemys, jun. Peel, Sir R. Hardinge, Sir H. Gillon, W. D. Abercromby, Right lsomilly, Mr. .'ancourt, C. N. J. Hon. J. Verner, W. Lefevre, C. S. 3trutt, E. POST OFFICE. Oa the motion of Mr. Roust WALLACE, the Member for Greenock, the following returns wer oreered " Of all and every instruction, by-law, or authority, under which Post-Masters are instructed, or authorised, or have as sumed a right to open up, unfold, apply strong lamp-lights to, or use any of them, or any other means whatever, for ascer taining, or reading what may be contained in words, or in figures, in any letter, of any size or description, being fastened with a wafer or with wax, or even if totally unfastened by either." " Of all informations received or lodged at any Post-office, or with the solicitor of any Post-office, against persons or parties in England, Ireland, or Scotland, for illegally convey. ing letters, within the year beginning sth July 1832, and end ing sth July 1833. Also the dates and places of such infor mations, distinguishing each kingdom. Also all prosecutions instituted or threatened in consequence of such informations, with the names of the parties prosecuted or threatened, and the names of the parties who so prosecuted or threatened. Also the names of persons of whom letters had been demanded by the solicitors for Post-offices, in any of the three kingdoms, under the allegation of their having been illegally conveyed, and by whose authority said letters were demanded. Also the amount paid for any such information, and the expense in curred in prosecutions, actual or threatened. Also what part of the expenses so incurred was received by any solicitor of any Post-offices in any of the three kingdoms, for his own behoof, with the name of any such solicitor. Also what part of such sums was charged against the public. Also on what ground, and on whose authority, all and each of such informations were taken up and proceeded with. Also, all fines or penalties (if any) exacted or received, in order to quash such prosecutions, and by whom received, and by whom paid, and how they were disposed of." " In detail, of the present establishment of the Post-office in London, Dublin, and Edinburgh, stating the name of every person employed in those offices (exclusive of letter carriers, sorters, and other inferior officers), stating the date of his entry into the service, the office or offices he now holds, and the sa lary, allowances, perquisites, fees, or emoluments of every kind and description, received by him in 1832, distinguishing the amount of each item, and the source from which it was de. rived, so as to exhibit the whole in detail." The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. LIST OF TH. AGAINST THE COlll/ Bethell, IL—East Yorkshire Benett, J.—South Wiltshire Blackburne, —Huddersfield Blackstone, W. S.—Wallingford Buxton, T. F.—Weymouth Cavendish, Lord—North Der. byshire Curteis, E. B.—Rye Curteis, H.—East 'Sussex Crawtiird, V.—London Divett, Edward—Exeter Dundas ' Capt.—Greenwich Evans, Wm. De Lacy—West. ?, MINORITY [MEE OF ENQUIRY. North, , F.—Hastings Ord, W. H.—Newport, Isle of Wight Peters, W.—Bodmin Phillpotts, J.—Gloucester Pryme, George—( ambridge Ryle, J.—Macclesfield Richards, J. —Knarcsborough Rider, Thomas—West Kent Rolfe, R. M.—Penrhyn Romilly, E.—Ludlow Rotch, B.—Knaresborough Russell, W. C.—East Worces. mins er Evans, Wm.—Leicester Foley, J. H. H.—Droitwich Fort, 1- 7 Clitheroe _ _ shire Sanford, E. A.—West Somer- setshiie Scrope, P. Stroud Shawe, R. N.—East Suffolk Sinclair, —Caithness-shire Stanley, E.—West Cumberland Strickland, G.—West Yorkshire Strutt, E.—Derby Tooke, W.—Truro Tollemache, A. G. Tullamore, Lord—Penryn Walker, R..—Bury, Lancashire Watson, R.—Canterbury Wilbraham,G.—South Cheshire Willoughby, Sir H. P.—New castle Goring, H. D.—New Shoreham Guest, J. J.—Merthyr Tydvil Hawkins, J. H.—Newport, Isle of Wight Irton, John—Cumberland Inglis, Sir R. IL—Oxford Uni versity Leete, B. L. Lloyd, John—Stockport Lush ington, Dr.—Tower Haml. Marshall, J.—Leeds _ _ Marsland, Thomas—Stockport Morrison, J.—lpswich Mildmay, P. St. J.— Winchester Mosley, Sir o.—North Stafford. shire TELLERS. Burdett, Sir F.—Westminster Buller, C.—Liskeard The Select Committee for classing the peti tions, and deciding which are worthy of being printed, has been reappointed by the House of Commons. GRAND NEW STREET.—The long-wanted improvement—a straight street from Moorgate to Loth bury, in lieu of Coleman-street and the dangerous wind ings at each end, is at length to be carried into effect, by virtue of a resolution of the Court of C immon Council. This was absolutely necessary to complete properly the new line of street from London-bridge past the Monsion house and the B ink, although, up to a very late period, the idea of effecting it appeared to be abandoned, and the intention cherished of merely widening the passages from Colennan•street into Lothbury. The notion of improving the city, by puling down the master-pieces of Sir Chris topher Wren, and some score or two of other churches, to make room fur shops and warehouses, is, for the present at least, quite given up, partly in consequence of the threatened opposition of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the ashop of London. —Mechanics' Magazine. THE THAMES STEAM TOWING COMPANY. —This Company's steam ship, Industry, towed no fewer than four vessels down the river yesterfl.y after noon at one trip, viz., Douro, Brown, for the Brazils ; London smack for Dundee; the St. Rollox schooner, for Glasgow; and the Union smack for Banff. DEATH OF DUMAS, THE FRENCH TEACHER.-The unfortunate man, Severin Dumas, who a short time since caused a great sensation in consequence of his conduct at the hoarding-school of Mr. Watts, at Barnes, Surrey, whereby a young lady met an untimely end by taking a large quantity of eau de Cologne, and who himself subsequently twice attempted self-destruction, has, at length, terminated his existence. Since his dis charge from St. Georg,'s Hospital he has been observed to be in a dreadful state of despondency. He had taken up his lodging at an inn called the Duke's Head, Putney, where he had engaged a room for a week. On Thursday morning last, the landlord finding that he did not come down at the usual hour, burst open the room door and found him dead in his bed. There were no peculiar appearances about the body, but it was supposed that be had taken poison. An Inquest was held on the following day at the Duke's Head, before Richard Carttar, Esq., and a verdict of Temporary Insanity was returned. DOCTORS DIFFER.—Dr. Saunders stated that he considered it no disgrace to be call, el a practical heathen. The word ethic, which was used as descriptive of mor philosophy, be said meant heathenism. Dr. Macauley begged to correct his Learned Brother—it was not ethics, but ethnic, which had that meaning. —(Loud laughter.) Dr. Saunders said that ethics was a Greek word, and the Greeks were heathens; that was what he meant to say.—(Roars of laughter.) Such is the etymo logical knowledge of an Edinburgh Councillor in the 19th century.—Edinburgh Evening Post. Hans Kutzlus once pawned a watch. Luck less was the man who took it in ! By day and night was the chronometer of Hans a source of exquisite annoyance to the money lender. Hans entertained a notion, which, in a theoretical view, was by no means extravagant ; hut, practically applied, demanded of the patient all the virtue of the man of Uz. Hans reasoned thus :—" Mr. having my watch, surely I have a right at any time to call and ask the hour." And this right he never lost an opportunity of enforcing. Thus—for the shop lay a few doors from his home—at morning and at night he would call, with his one question, " Vhat's o'clock ?" He would knock, ring the bell, thump the shutters—and when, at length, the night-capped pawnbroker threw up the window, and thrust forth his head—there, like the night raven, was Hans. Pop was the question—" Vh it's o'clock ?" At times, by some subtle invention, he would inflict the query as the string of a narrative, as thus— " Mr. —, mein vife is just got a litteel poy ; and as I put down in the Pible ven de children are porn, vill you tell me " vhat's o'clock ?" Mercury—for surely he is Han's tutelar deity—alone knows how long this war would have been inflicted on the pawnbroker, had not a most fortunate occurrence put an end to the evil. His shop was one night burnt to the ground, and with it was irretrievably lost the " family watch" of Hans Kutzlus; so there was an end at once of Han's importunities and of the pawnbroker's means of annoyance. The costumes of the inhabitants of the mountains of Lebanon are very curious, and of great variety of colours; those of the higher order are particu larly rich and splendid. That portion of their dress, however, which most attracts the notice of the traveller, is the silver and gold tantoura. This is a hollow tube, worn generally by the females ; those worn by the princesses are embossed and studded with diamonds and other pre cious stones ; it is fastened on the forehead, and projects about sixteen inches. Over this is flung a white muslin or crape veil, which falls rather gracefully down the back. The women appear to be remarkably shy. If per chance you happen to be passing a fountain, whither they resort with their pitchers or jars for water, they imme diately conceal from view their faces, drawing the large l oo se white veil, which covers the tantoura, closely over their be-td, leaving sometimes only visible a sparkling black Eye . When an opportunity presents itself, they have no dislike to this being seen by a European. They fre quently stop while you pass them, with their back turned towards you, their faces directed to the bank or hedge. These tantouras are principally worn by married women, but some unioarried females of the lower classes also wear them ; these litter are sometimes made of wood or thick pasteboard. It undoubtedly at first sight has a very ex traordinary appearance; but still a more curious effect is P roduced by the side tantoura, or trumpet, for I know net exactly what to call it. This is worn in other neighbour ing districts. It is tied on close to the temple, a little above the ear, and is of a very different shape, being much larger at the projecting end: they am generally of silver, or silver gilt, with ornamental engravings, and are, like the others, hollow ; for if solid they would be insup portable." HAMBURG PAPERS. STOCKHOLM, JAN. SI. SPEECH OV HIS MAJE THE KING ON THE OPENING OF THE DIET. (R-ad by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.) " Noble, Well-born, &c.,—Since your last meeting violent political convulsions have shaken Europe. Provi dence maintained the tranquillity of the united kingdom under ,the protection of the laws, which secure public order and the rights of all. The prudence of the Government has hitherto pre vented reverel explosions that were apprehended, and hence our blood has been spared. Let us hope that unin terrupted peace will unite more and more closely the in terests of nations ; it affords too extensive a field for the activity of all to be lightly risked, and the right of humanity demands a conciliation of views, a union of interests. " Some provinces, especially the northern, have suffered by a failure of the harvest ; the public beneficence has re warded the efforts of the Go vernment, and contributed to r n e a t t r u re r d e y , the however, voesrt, renewed, and the necessity of some measures of precaution w ill certainl y draw y our attention, as it constant:) , has done. "The cholera morbus has threa t ene d this kin g dom, but has been arrested by the gracious prote ction of the Al. p m r u es s s t ing not w bea ntsDistresses of this urge n t nt r eiousness of this respecting the contagiousness or non.co disorder,mglaty. I h W av h e at o v n e s r id d e i r ff e, e i re t n he ce d s may prevail mand and to carry into effect the necessary precautionary measures. " The statement which will be laid before the Diet, of what has been done in the administration of the kingdom, will acquaint you with the principles that h the guided the ouolaftoapshrluiot:cient to com. course of the Government. The secret committee which I intend to call toeether will have an opportunity to inform itself respecting the application of these principles in the vicissitudes through which we have passed. " Every proposed improvement in our social order most, in order to be truly useful, be subjected to mature deliberation, amid he founded on the lessons of experience ; the fundamental laws prescribe the forms that are to be observed; those must serve as a guide to the two legislative powers of the state. These fundats ental prin ciples themselves remind us that Sweden is bound in the Estates of the kingdom to the maintenance of its existence and the preservation of its name. The Swedes have their national peculiarities and customs, but it would be unjust to consider them aseindifferent to other nations, even though they did not adopt all their doctrines. The Swe•les hive already gained a degree of general cultivation in which few nations can pretend to excel them. The advantages of this civilization are diffused among all classes of society. Swedish liberty is as old as the monarchy. Our glorious recollect ons go back into the night of antiquity ; but this glory, the support of freedom, cannot lie maintained with out independence. This again is intimately connected with the use of the power which makes independence respected. The experience of all ages shows that nation• most used to war are wearied by war; but states which have been founded by arms cannot subsist unless the inhabitants, remembering their origin, are always ready again to take up arms. Our army, which is drawn from the people, and will have five kinds of arms, consists of 100,000 mene and can inspire only confidence, for it lives amidst its fellow.eitizens, who rely as well on the sentiments of the army as on its sense of its own interest. " Every proposal respecting the situation and the wants of the Government will now be laid before you. The extraordinary esiimates are separated from the ordi nary expenditure. I have endeavoured to confine all of them within the bounds of .the existing resources. Con. ender conscientiously the want of these estimates, which are so necessary for the safety anal the existence of the kingdom. In the repose of peace a Government must, without reserve, place the extent of several wants before the eyes of the representatives of the people. This will be rendered more easy to you, Gentlemen, by the happy situation of the provinces. The first duty of the Govern. tuenta and of the representatives is to secure to every citiz-n the peaceable enjoyment of his rights and the unmolested use of his property. Nothing can prosper when the representative coin his not a fixed value. Let us, therefore, has en to give those who possess anything security for the preservation of wh-it they have acquired. Let us open new prospects to diligence, activity, and fru gsli,y. Let us prepare encouragement and support to all allowed professions. Let us acknowledge the truth, that a good system of finance is one of the main found talons of the existence of the state. Let us improve and encourage a.triculture and manufactures. Thus we shall obtain, in exchange for our own productions, those which are pro duced b-yond sea. Private and public interest must here be blended together. Necessity commands that political views and the system of finance should tend to one sub j.-et. The law of the Ist of March, 1830, regulating the coinage, is our guide; it determines our reciprocal obliga tions. Projects of laws on the Bank and its directors will he raid before you : let us not forget that the Bank be longs to the state, that the people ire entitled to have the full extent of the right granted to the managers of a capi tal of a loan of the value of the circulating medium ; and, lastly, that the laws and regulations for the Bank must be clear, simple, easy of execution, and therefore in " Never do we perform our duties to ourselves better than when we remember that our posterity will reap the fruits of our effirts. The terrestrial goal of the individual man is death, but nations await a prolonged life ; therefore, when man labours for himself, he labours more for the society to which he belongs. " When, almost a quarter of a century ago, 1 took the oath to your fundamental laws, I observed to the estates of the kingdom that it was not the extent of a state alone that constitutes its strength and independence, but also its I , ws, its commerce, its industry, and above all its na tional spirit. I now repeat to you these truths. "The agreement between your views and mine has pre pared for the country the tranquillity and undisturbed order t ,e fruits of which it has reaped for more than 22 years. Independence, 'Peace, friendly connex ons with foreign countries, tranquillity, and obedience to the laws at home,—such is the posture that the United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway now offers to Europe. "I invoke upon our labours the blessing of tte Al mighty, and assure you all together, and each in particular, of the continuance of my royal favour and affection." BREMEN, FEB. 3.—Official notice has been published today by the Board of Finance, that all loans of the state of Bremen, whatever be their nature, origin, or age, with tr , e exception of th, three tontines and of the special loans contracted at 3i per cent., will be immediately paid off, unless the holders of the bonds consent to have the interest reduced from 4 to Si per cent. BERLIN, FEB. 4.—We were much diverted by a sin gular hoax in some journals, which announce with much satisfaction that Councillor Semler had been sent to St. Petersburgh to negotiate a commercial treaty with Russia, in which he had succeeded in the most advantageous man ner, but that, just as it was to be signed, Russia bad retracted. The fact is partly true. M. Semler went to St. Petersburgh on such a mission 14 years ago, but had not been there since. In this manner the Berlin corre spondents of the Journals can send them plenty of news. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, FEB 7.-13 S% ; two months, 137 x. STOCKHOLM. JAN. 30.—Two months, 152 41. CHRISTIANIA, JAN. 25.—Three months,: 570. BERLIN, FEB. 4.—Three months, 6 2414. BREMEN, FEB. 4.—Two months, 604 605. .....Hamourg Papers. Feb. 7. HAAS BURG, Fen. 7.--BORSEN HALLE, HALF-PAST Two o'cLocac.—The supply of wheat this week has been large; but the transactions limited, and the few purchase, ma le were chiefly on speculation ; our consumers held back, the greater part being still tolerably well supplied, The demand fur rye continues. Peas appear to be im proving. Rix-dollars . Wheat, Anhalt, white -- red B6 to 94 ----- Marks BB to 95 --- Mecklenburg -- Holstein Lower Elbe 6B to 76 Rye, Upland 6B to 75 -- Mecklenburgli to Holstein Barley, Anhalt 6O to 62 Mecklenburgh 55 to 58 --- Lower Elbe 36 to 39 Oats, Mecklenb urg 315 to 34 -- Lower Elbe Pease, Upland, y e ll ow 2 ., to 26 Beans 45 to 56 Rapeseed 152 to BR FUNDS. —Since Tuesday business to some ex'ent has been (lone. This day the stock-market was firm ; Anglo- Danish, Anglo-Russian, Austrian, and Spanish Cortes are in favour. Cortes bonds were done yesterday at 28k; to day they must be quoted at 27k. In Portugal and Greek stuck some transaction% have taken place du, ivet k. Discount 2 per Cent. End of February Anglo-Danish Loan, three per cent 7O Anglo-Russian 99 Russian inscription, 5 per cent., 182) 92yy Ditto, ditto, 1831 91% Ditto, ditto, 1832 Certificates 92% Polish Bonds 126% Prussian Bonds, 1832 Austrian Bank Shares 1232 Ditto Metalliques 96 Ditto 4 per Cent.-- Spanish 3 per Cents. Ditto 4 per Cent 43% Dutch '4 2 per Cents. , 48% Ditto 5 per Cents 9 2 ),Z I... Hamburg Reporter. COURT CIRCULAR. a Duc V ss oc of The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victorlaos.44.l the . The Duchess of Kent and the P ncess Victoria were Pr'''" — G c l o o u n c c e e s r t t e r g i y v e e s n te r y , e la s y t e , r a da y G leovue:si atnOgr H t o h us e 6 0 • ine,n Gloucester at the Duchess Vocal erii i rt square Rooms. A Deputation had an interview with Exchequer the Chancellor of the yesterday, respecting the tea trade. lonisl Despatches were sent off l as t evening fro m the Co Office, ,for the Governors of the West India Islands. erg, " 5 Lord Grey, accompanied by his two eldest daught at Drury-lane last night, to see The Minister and the Orccr* 1 PRIVY COUNCIL. ____.....--_ The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Held a ro e ; ing yesterday in the Co u n c il Chamber. The Lords Pre'sv were Lord Wynford, the Right Hon. Sir L. Shadwell' ti James Parke, Sir J. S. Bosanquet, T. Erskine, Sir AieSan Johnston, and Si r E . E ast. (P . S. S a UBOT VERSUS BURNLEY (TRINIDAD) ...-.-IVIOTION t PART E). — This appeal came on because the appellants ha d ; hi ° prosecuted their appeal. The Court dismissed the appal w' costs. Th is MERCER, APPELLANT, V. PLOWDEN, RESPONDENT. jo. was an appeal fimm the judgment of the Supreme Court ° l wo dicature at Calcutta, to try th e ques ti on o f property ill tv7" ., re (the Fraser and the A rg yll) , an d w h e th er ships liable to seizure under a wr it sue d out o f th e Court by the IL pellant against Messrs. S an d y, M ercer, an d M ar tin. The o li et Y Z, had been previously transferred by Messrs. Sandy, D ec he , Reid, and Martin, to Messrs. Mackintosh and Co., and the 0 1 ' ..A riff' (the respondent), acting under their indemnity, releol7 the ships from the appellant's execution. The action in t ,. Supreme Court was by the appellant against the Sheriff o r such release of the ships, and the judgment of that Court Was 515 . . _ the T S h h e er g i u tr e s st f i a e v n ou u r p . or : appeal was, -- whether Messrs. San"; Mercer, and Martin, of the firm of Me rcer an d Co., who we !,, at one time owners of the ships, had ever legally transfe rred their interest to Messrs. Sandy, Beckett, Reid, and Martin, vih, afterwards constituted the firm of Mercer and CompanYt whether these parties had legally transferred their interest to Mackintosh and Company before the appellant's execution , The case was argued by Mr. Sergeant Spankie and Mr• ft lett, for the appe llants, and the y contended that Mercer had never transferred his interest according to the requisites of the Ship Registry Acts then in force, and that the property was in him and his former partners, Sandy and Martin, at the tiniC of the appellant's execution. They also contended that there was no sufficient evidence of Messrs. Sandy, Beckett, Reid, and Martin, having transferred their interest to Mackintosh roduced at the trial, but onlY and Co., as no bill of sa le was p tended n r D t dci a era i d. n l ,Fut e . ht n pta t ato r . e tl oh s cek o f sahi s ii u dp c s :hr Mr. Armstrong, 1 r mg l o b f s ter s e a onn l egi, registered t r h the l e 3 o r e s o u k np od o en f rd e ß tnh e te g c s Ao t tie ; 4th Geo. IV., c. 41, in the names of Sandy, Beckett, Reid, 3 0 . _° Martin, must be considered to have been their propertY ° t v h ir e t r u e e w o a f s t n h o ei r r eg r i e s g tr is y tr e y f registry; th b e ut sh if ip s s u as c h re r ti eg u i i s r t e r d y te s and the requisites of the Ship Registry Acts were not Windy, sary to be complied with, in the transfer to Messrs, 1 tT ß hh e e E e k gr ere ground l uw , nad A s i o a cf r o t i l io t s ) ni , d. eparrnaodbdlußecetiido discussion,n a o n d from them to Messrs. Di c . i t n h t e os t h ra a n n s d fer C t o o ., M b e u ss t rs t . he ma sh ck ip in s tfo w tsh o he uld pass as common chattels sted o ibu n :tl a u t edx t p h r e ei trial; r s i et a dh l e ; n or a ep i o d ssoi the tiv eoCfoua opinionpn p s Counsel l f ;. o r abn t i h dil e whetherCo r o e s : p a o hl tneaddeea objection.nsbteeec untended d n ien t n : nci • that a Court of Appeal should not entertain an objection win', had not been presented to the Court below, and which wa' n° heir w as Lo underrd s h i p p s r e a s p e p n e t a rceidrctuombsetaaigi circumstances s n , s t them on this P° i t i i n es Treply, st c hw o 0 3 e : e s Ind t t h bhe a e n ap as o rt f teit p e p o ; p r o e ac r n t ed y . s , u its , h w e ta i h r se L urletsim a u n iat d t having premised that the question between the cause had better be disposed of upon ' some arrangelnent _ a p r a e r p in eazaseht o ly thwen samee costs, , situationand tlie n theas theyparties w in er eotahter respects the G mencement of the proceedings. AL ) Mr' BAIIOO ITGRUK SING V. BENIG PERSAD ( 13 " °- • Miller opened this appeal. Their Lordships adjourned at four o'clock. osyr :t auwhSggeehrgrrei bgwece daseyhatase d t g o i htsut void,ah te:thss htatpsai tattot nahent p h_ .bu.rcotiet_ . --- FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Dowager Lady Rivers, in Belgrave square, Kent ; C. Lyne Stephens, Esq., in .RightPortraanu T ha seat, Chicksands Priory, Bedfordshire ; the nroro ore; mas Grenville, in Cleveland-square, from his seat , m D o ver aC d Kr Edward and Lady Scott, at Hawkins's Hotel, stm s, and Albemarle-streets, from Cheltenham; William Con Ch , ham; M.P., Mrs. and Miss Christmas, at ditto, fronl Sir Arthur Jones Brydges, Bart., ano Brydg e e i t ri co at the Burlington Hotel, from Radnorshire ; G. H a fo x- Esq. M.P., at ditto, from Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. William 0 .. to son, in Brook-street, from Cheltenham ; Captain Arden, /!,,,,.4; - .; Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from the Continent ; Farnborough, at Whitehall...gardens, from - MS - seat, BroloL t hill, Kent; C. Scott Murray, Esq., in Cavendish-square, oT. Hambledon, Bucks; Viscount Mahon, at Earl Stanhope's; Albemarle-street, from Chevening, Kent; Viscount Beritie u l at Kent House, Knightsbridge, from a tour ; Earl Crave% Berkeley House, Charles-street, from his seat, Combo Ab be Warwickshire. ts..stree t .? frolll_..eh,erfrso:t in DEPARTURES. Sir Henry Fane, from Ellis's Hotel, St. James' c „c W S. Waddington, Esq., from ditto, for Cavenham f f Hr o o l e l t ; s ditto, CaptainCofonri Surrey; uH h raarmer Hare, Esq from f a r d o ni m dt t o d ;i i t rf t so o . r , i f fp o ua r rrriasy., Abbots c IsT l4 . a g y l Tel ° I G i ir,gotsovne.nsotrr-esettr,eefto, for Brighton Brighto ; n Esq., from ditto, for Hampton Court ; Mr. and MO' James's, for the Continent ; Lord Frederick Firrchirer—,:opie ont Aylesbury, Bucks ; Lord Augustus Fitzclarenee, fo ;R Lordb ert Yarborough, s:fqhr fr om O o l t f: er o l tj r , • Durham; Charles Standish, Esq., from Span James's.street, for Paris ; Dr. Cremer, from Has viCins n 's d Dover and Albemarle-streets, for Oxford ; Mr. a- ~1rs• Wyvell, from ditto, fqi their seat, in Suffolk; gr . an- a nd Simpson, from ditto, for Leamington, Warwickshire 31r. ter . ; • Mrs. Hopkinson, from the Burlington Hotel, for Cirenee%o Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, from ditto, for Bath; Sir Th ° 3 o Miss Shepherd, from ditto; Lord Howard de Aubray, Bart., from ditto, for his seat, in Bucks ; Mrs' (root Audley-square, for Lisbon ; Lord and Lady Dormer a nd E sq ., for S W hsui e mily, for the Continent ; R. W. H. Vyse, place, Bucks ; Sir William and Lady Jolliffe, for Me st ;be Park; Mr. and Mrs. Ricards, from Park-lane, for Ga l i °- cor Park, Gloucester ; Viscount and Viscountess BernAruo'no Brighton ; Lord Templemore, from Portman squat, for C Park, Sevenoaks ; Major-Gen. Sir John Elley, from Sr- J ar° cot prat, diey place, on a tour ; Major-General Sir Charles Brighton ; the Hon. Mr. Granville and Lady Georgians 1.)°,0,, Ryder, for Westbrook, near Hemel Hempstead ; th e „,,, t r• and Rev. Evelyn Boscawen, from Waterloo-place, for ‘ , .'i ace -er , bury ; Lady Harriet Manners Sutton, fronl Hyde Park'P for for Brighton ; Sir Andrew Barnard, from Wilton-crescent, 00 the Royal Pavilion, Brighton ; Mademoiselle d'Este , fr , South street, for ditto. Walden, f ton n A o t n th F e rida i y ns e t v a e l n la in ti g on th O er f e th w e er D e p u r k es e en o t e Bishop of Exeter, Lord Eldon, and some other distlPo, University authorities, the Archbishop of Canterbury, g°_, guished persons invited by his Grace. The Duke nounced his Latin Address in a most excellent and Of_ pressive manner. It was classical in style, and in sou" stance eloquent. He alluded with much felicity to th: occasion when Oxford conferred on him its decree t D hoec t u o n r i n ve f r L si a ty 7 w i h n ic c h o h m a p d an en y der, the King of Prussia, and their illustrious train, ° P i gwraitti: edthehiEs feelingsmperor Ajolexeso:::1 expressed himself determined to defend the privilege ° ferring upon him the highoffice with which he W as 0° invested. besides ,f CAPTAIN VV ATITEN n vr) Lott 1;1 ' DENELL.-Lordßrudenell, we hear, was cr. on Tuesday evening, when he received, to him, the astrous intelligence. To the last minute labouring un " e some strange hallucinations, and propped up in his e r , r ous notions by a f ew ga ddi ng, an d , o f course g iddy fr len so far fr om ant i c i pat i ng any resu l t t h at wou ld corn his own security or station, he looked upon it as ter that Captain Wathen would be either cashiered °I. some degree degraded in the service. How astonished., must have been, then, on Tuesday ! On dit, tha t , tnediatsly after he rose from the table, saying he ha re , call upon the General, and suddenly took his depar t . ° The regiment was to have been out early next tr )rniu .' but in the course of a couple of hours it was intiroa: that the review or exercise would not tak e Pl a r C Soon after this it was known that an express geed ev. n Et that late hour at night, about to prO to Fermoy for Major Courtney Phillips, secon d of the regiment (Sir NV. Scott, First Major, betle, in England). These were very mysterious W at ,,, and movements, but they soon received a very sig ni4u r c- f solution, by an ord e r being issued far the officers o'4 15th Hussars to assemble in the morning to hear the jug and sentence in the case of Captain Wathen. c care ingly, so early as half-past seven yesterday, all the (3 '" the .; being assembled, Colonel Turner, A. A. General, re ad p. sentence and finding, and the King's pleasure tbi a t Lord Brudenel himself had left town at twelve th e 01 t o before, for Fermoy, on his way to Dublin, and thence E g nI. His Lordship rode, though the night was :r e ' cessively inclement ; but he was met near Clonmel , Y e° ay marning, fine, by the Dublin c o ac h, which O rr f iv i ' y in this city last evening, and was then passing, but . in C.,ns• (pence or the bad state of the roads, and, h ai l s able, wore! eta eof the post horse s . L a dy Brudene ti l e j lef for Eng:a rd in tra• Victory steam r. which pa • ,r , e nce for Bristol at twelve o n Tuesday. file LadY Cork 1/L° Walter Scott also went in the same vessel. porter. 0" 1 'de r air rise 1 sip' be iov to re• ted ,ce• rat% 'CO d 3jO r aat t' ,C 04' ~, LI 0,