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-/ /U ✓ .« i 7 / ~= /t 1_ a 2 . _ .. _ 1: . : *,:; e.... e._,e.., -..-, r',4 TION of which was ,t on the part science would tilts of South .re been intro ,f their enter' !in. buts fal y other of the properties for th its natural Lion, evin ee4 L t er aptituo e roximate sci known world of minstrelsy els _„ three gatue r ! d to delight , 1 . 0 be no OrP h? ut by te Thrame ° ' his se n g s Miss Burs 6 e lci from assertingo rblings ler they are au f antiquity , diences. y atrons, g have so isfactoritYe Is) which h!. .11 he descry,' well-selec ted ; a terzetto Tedi table AY 7 antique so ''S w a iter Sir —j ou r pride tea hi ms elf bee': virginals. from Dr °tie o t the subsetil le ,A s and suPP ° 7, ro m his Ms° veninp r alto Pis,„ horn duet 'oe ) eared as if t` r j s if her El, of thia to., • ness of w h e n the 10 5 e i t •uments me lt r , Bursfiela P e o f It exeellencte ttach to an !!,j • violin evio.", ft er which )00 y sweet SC° NE WS, HS DAB ; , in the Ausi t ' e boi ° •ori in the time , ce der be , especte, weo of the ivo 114 •om the 0 0 0 0 11 e venti, ! re , of the Gov' t beer t was u° lerate unt i l to the beti e r he nation." do t ny quartere_he to be seet i " f ivo ie as wun":;ste ,r all leg , t 3 o o to transfer ..„6, unt 891 01 0 ;1. it four deito b and East iree ;Neal observabl, e ' Active vi o e rnt New r e I the ribreeol in, but ebtaltliy', .ruvian a t fsil .8 39 were sup' :ent*. iscre less tlispol,leiii, ome into t 'th e 24 to 2 4 1 ; ia t i and Oirf, and 1( ! )1. 1,1 1 mi were count. 0 0 11 bteareet: A. letters fr°f th e lebratioli ial Majo t li LmneslY l ' re l t uro ption, t ° i c tiO" any r6 , t t be et' must has' a ii tl3 l Because , 8 " 'al ) t ec o a f a ' ! ; P e s c :sd •t been 0 , l o e• , s are the ol s , e o hich have I es l unhappily . t or , 1 . .,rrnling'," o ,.tho ng here () King 11,6 v0 i1 l [e on his of the Queo b 2. Cu 5 554 i " '0244 4,3% 7V 104 " PRICE S ..... Mies )1. ...`21 ,1 a: 3 I I ••." all . • . • " opg • " Acct•..•s9l er cen t ' 5 3 ......... / ient.."/ ent. /. ent..•••• nt.11 9. ' . ent. • ' Jto I) 8 6 56 pd) 88 1 .••• i.35i J• the Gea r Shel 18 , 0 ,191 04 i: ri „ otr' ale, t he 1 : 13r1 ',.: If 11a s ster l ' fain ire, the iv, ics , o r f Afr infant 5 0 Stns d. , S tt 2 . That this Club recommend the immediate formation of --41.teloAs%oc.iation to carry out the objects con t a i n ed i n th e rt, viz. of l: To obtain f or every man, o f 21 years of age, the r i g h t ; ° t,,,left for a R epresentat i ve in the House of Commons. 3. ,th equalize th e number of Voters f u r e ach Representative. 0 obtain Short Parliaments of fix e d d ura tion, not ex "'lin ree years. 5 4 : V ote by Ballot. 6 That every -Elector be eligible to be Elected T he Payment of Members. Alr' (Signed) J. HUME, Chairman. A RWICKSHLRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF ACRICULTURE. : !kt : a iIIEETING of the COMMITTEE of the above 48°CIATION, held at the Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick, on Saturday, the sth of March instant ; E. GREA VES, Esq., in the Chair, It wa with unanimously resolved—" That this Committee view j est " alarm and regret the scale of duties proposed by her Ma c 4 3/ Government to be paid on the Importation of Foreign ennkidering it too low to afford adequate protection to the rdGrower, and. consequently, calculated to diminish the uction of Corn in this Country, and inflict serious distress P" al! persons dependent upon Agriculture." 11 4 That the above Resolution be published in the Times, „..°raing Chronicle, Sun, Standard, Morning Herald, Morning ii ‘_7t , Bell's Weekly Messenger Birmingham Herald, Warwick uvertiser, Leamington Courie r, ' and Coventry S.andard.t , (Signed) E. GREAVES. 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Partie proceeding to the .onies can subscribe for a shorter period. s c b a * * Every information may be obtained respecting the Pur yaili°f Colonial' Land s , Emig ra ti on , C os t o f P assage , Ship s ac i tir g, e P Jeigh_t_lnsurance, Outfit s , transmission of parcels, &c, Nleisrs. Capper and Cole, 455, West:Strand. • SAVINGS' BANK, 7, ADAM.STREET, m„ ADELPHL—Open Daily from Nine to Five. .1. cars be PAID into this Savings' Bank ANY DAY zn. and may be WITHDRAWN by giving Interest allowed at the Rate of 41. per Cent. per Annum. .s ► CHARLES WM. WILLIAMS, Actuary • erional attendance not necessary, except on the first 7Poit. THE GENERAL STEAM NAV . IGA : B.rb. TioN COMPANY'S splendid and powerful First-el Aal SHIPS are appointed to SAIL for— Cr...`"IBURG, ROTTERDAM ;and RAMSGATE—Every vpnesday and Saturday morning. P'IIITWERP and CALAIS—Every Thursday and Sunday. I STE ND—Tuesday, NNednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. v4,l'llE—March 15, and 25, at Eight Morning. Z uDL OGNE—Ever y Thursday and Saturday Morning. i4 D UL L—Every Tuesday and Friday at Eight Morning. teVCASTLE &YARMOUTH—Every Saturday Evening. XV e " IN B URGH—Every Saturday, and alternate Wednesday SUN DERLAND at Ten. March 9, 12,and 26. DERLAND—March 18, and 25, at Seven Evening. o ft " secure Berths, and far all information, apply at the the Company, 69, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent -35, Leadenhall• street. IcSTAR HOTEL, SOUTHAMPTON. ARLES STATES begs to inform his With Co mmercial Friends and the Public that he has jointly, th e s 41 '. Sheph er d, ta k en t h e a b ove H otel; and in soliciting the n , ti Pport of Commercial Gentlemen wishea to express to he tr _ g ls desi re to a ff ord them that accommodation which, sap port "; will not fail to ensure their patronge and future kA-NUINE HAVANNAH TOBACCO.—This th e article, combining the fragrance of the finest cigar in Lttreomfort of a pipe, has, from the superiority of its flavour, o f 4 1 0 1 tile marked approbation of connoisseurs from all parts informede Un tie Kingdom. Gentlemen and country agents are tc , taitt they can be supplied with any quantity on receipt of a City P"- To be had only of J. MULL ENS, 24, Fore-street, to .!-;; ••• ,,, °ll d° ll , in 1,2, and - 4 -ounce packages, at 4d. an ounce, • -"• Per lb. tiNVELOPE CASE and 100 ENVE , 11.4jeat variety•_ l itime LOP h:S for ls.—Envelopes from 6d. the 100. —Black in red Envelopes, Eight Dozen for 2s. 6d. —Envelope Cases AlLurns, An extensive assortment of Ladi • a' Coinpa- Serap-books, and Blotting-books, from Is. each. printeda and Cardsplate Engraved for 2s. 6d. ; 100 Cards . 177: ,for 2s. 6d. Writing Papers, made by the best Kentish other makers, fry la. 6d ., 25., 2s. 6d , and 3s. the Quar-, M ountManuseript, Precedent, Students' Note and Ac- Llute ) „.„ , 3 in every description of ruling and binding.—At hveen `l, Strand, opposite Catherine-street, be- Somerset House and Waterloo Bridge. FURNITURE SALE DEPARTMENT. BELG R AV E largest and best selected Stork li be ua it A e i ci i ß t /Tr l :§ 9l a i lj fn i d B ll 477o h l e ,STEß Y FURNITURE ever extn alwa s to be found in this Establishment, the Y wh h • d 'No e te warrante of the best description, and every Qoed i 'Or marked at the Manufacturer's lowest price. Nord . carefully packed, and forwarded to any part of the ts ays House e s of the first class furnished th roug h ou t a t a notic. 52, Fleet-street. IcF,IV DISCOVERY in TEETII—Mr. i. ttr o d t l i i . OWAßD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet. street, has in . AR,, ced AN ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIPTION of "PI(IAL TEEI H, fixed without springs, wires, or li ture t qL , 3. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth, as not . t w hei v l i i i i ished from the originals by the closest observer; ba NEVER CHANGE COLOUR OR. DECAY, and found very superior to any teeth ever before used. Method (Les not require the extraction of roots, or any tiaastle° iteuftil operation and will suppait and preserve teeth that .e. and ;re guaranteed to restore articulation and vriih• At '°n ; and, that Mr. Howard's improvement may be at th e e i h n of the most economical, he has_ firxeehddehries sound and tie:v,rest scale possible. Decayed teeth mastication.-52, Fleet-street. . At home from Fire NICKEL INK ; or JOHNSTON. E'S PER ' ,tit th e MANENT WRITING FLUID, under the patronage N . Oeatlemy of Sciences, Paris. 4 hico m E ACOCK (by appointment) sole Agent for the above t elt Ptrahle Fluid, respectfully invites the attention of the sto 3,ll'reial Public, and the literary and fashionable circles, ' a tkrid s te , o f. the paramount properties of the Nickel Ink. It `"free f inrivalled for its clearness and facility in writing, being t getair n that gelatinpus deposit which clogs and corrodes the Nnu: en• As a preventive of fraud in banking and other q i it i s transactions, it presents an important guaran'ee, ?s ki. \I! indestructible ( - without injuring the surface of the Ilk s. any of the chemical agents which destroy the common ttri t he colour of the Nickel Ink is a Scheeles green, hut tu,te,,, id arid permanent black—a striking contrast to the gJ ui r ek of other iLks and writing fluids. and bby W. Peacock, at 2, Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane . ; bo,„ all 'lthe Principal Stationers i n t o w n an d coun t r y, in 6. 1 ,6., and 2s. Gd. each. ti WALKER'S NEEDLES t,le,, li rity the " Queen's Own) " , with the new large (by audio -7,%i,,,ith threaded (even by blind persons), and work h o . e labki ale, having improved paints, temper and . finish. _ ' 4l 4ho e : ',.re correct likene.ses of her Majesty ans! his Royal 34 1 11 i ,„:' rrince Albert ' r e lief, on coloured grounds. One cl eale n r ', value can be sent lt' free by post by any respectable ~, Sold i ll re eeipt of 13 penny stamps. ` O , ,54 Papers, and in leather eases and boxes of 100, 125, Ey es IL w , 1,00 0, or 5,000 needles. 'les, .8.)4,11t(!ea improved Fish-hooks, St eel Pens, Hook . s and w I l. W al 4s, &e. , are particularly recommended tonotie. (4:4 ' Stre et. , Manufacturer to the Queen, 2 , Maiden -l ane, kil. '--' 1,1 ".---- 311, 4 - ------________________ ~,. lido 8." R MACRE TEA TRAYS, 50a. the • - ok, A Table of . F ULL-SIZED GOTHIC SHAPE. Superior iit4..for wiw, owes, with ivory handles, 149. per dozen ; Brass .4 1 7? Is. a d. _eW Curtains, 1!! inch diameter, q 4 1 1 e It z 0 ttpir foot ; !noose • fenders, -t feet _long, ._ Y WA KR ANTED. Is. 3 . d a . per foot; 2 bs i tliv,t 4 ': 10,Ti i ,. 4° DON TABLE CD 1 LE_R ugh"? 118.. ', ' PS, with ivory Handles, :„ktir. Pile,' `a•r•ers, 43. ed. per pair; 'fable sd . Car'vers, as. per 14. per .Kia dozen ,e4 ~, i ; tli Dessert whito ' lo er'sj'ohe.o,' 4 * 11l- Per dozen ; Dessert, Cs. ' ~,_ oo s , ; Pa ,ltai,,,ties:he ire:3e Tea-urns, 4 fullsizes. Ca ,,tery .1,.:.c0nt a i i ,Z1 ,1 715 gothic shape, 11:13 - ; the of every Ironnion, quarts, 275.; setnew osiii.am kit e cle , ".g the prices, w.th Engravings (Da 1t7y,,... t '!•tiereee•st,sarY to the furnishing to be had gratis rti ;r s ) 4 Y other old-es.ablished h of . a o l t i i o ,e u , se of any size, 2a r-P ON an , ,-,... ‘t.''''.---'s"-----ttv.lLblish ' e : . U ,We R TON, lo 11s-street Oxford-street. Established 182 Third Edition, by Dr. Moseley, prim 55., ~ AtEN:"-".\T CHAPTERS on NERVOUS or 1i04k.1; rAt comp, AINT. ~,,,Zlrnt a:" --A clergyman' Sim . kin and Marshall, and all ,f,,,,Yean, noervou3 , ~ c omplaint of fourteen years' duration, and in of Cambridge University having cured lib, to ci4 4- °` 7,000 patients, knows of twelve only uncured,. 140,:e!r.eple.s2thers from benevolence rather than gain. _ Low sp o r- f 11144 iaci t ,, , ,9 the heTs. mental debility, exhaustion, determinatm o n ca. or 4,,,, ". vertigo, groundless fear, failure of memor, i eit y. 4 , o . delY4r. business, restlessness, irresolution, wretchedness, Otetlte°t.ol:„N P • ii tt l;l 4 e c o o r il a r t i ,j , s ' es T . , is' Orrishury ' - At over in six weeks. ioltastriti.sclicily, thougles ot self-destruction, insa tenlYtervy..DrM;eVilltiees Moseley, 9, Char lp P, kil l/ Koine frem . Eleven till Three. TO TOE.'2-N- PIZ 0:11 H. NEVALE, Esq. t litle n , PROPRIETORS OF PARR'S LIFE PIL_LS._ ~.kli In en,...... / t,. .Cottesmore, near Stamford, Dec. ZO, 641, ns t ot 4 tlf the oink it a duty I owe to the public and you, to in . - tia ry _ ma ny ~great relief I have received from Pair's Lite Pills. e r trilt..lfecti°,4•4rl stdiject to the most excruciating pains from ILI' cj kr th _ ,! so Much so, that it has been with the greatest dill'. 1 v: ,l- ' ll . I ' i ' aS t iota years that I have been . enabled to walk to th e " 'knit ave 1 een twe t ,7.._ it ~i„,_ thre e —_, .:, _e . o London for advice, but to no purpose. 1 14 restZ.ueeas_e:, ,:a v it er ...s , v i i t le , da tr; i y i ParcrsofPtgeilsii.l by safely say their use I 441 ' Xer e . a State Of Y " '-!' . ' perfect healt h , ae a a r nd am enabled to Lake my 'C o I UM , ~• I'3' l't a L ' - e i ttlein eo. Your obedient servant, H. NEVALE. ,ter from 111 r. Jonathan Ardn, to Mr. R. Bagley, , i ) . Printer. Bookseller, &c., Stamford ovir- I ri a „' lea,o of th e "er to your . Carlby, near Stamford, Nov. 16, . iy;., to sta. "Nei cureicind inquiry o,l` t il a di sy , ' that for the Performed performed by Old Parr's Life Pills,t?'''k concerning the Lepr B / .. 1 1 1 :ou_ spar i 8 par ase c 11,,,, ti e t 25 years I have beea dreadfully afflicted eari„ticulart 'e 1% Ind Spasms, attended with excessive vo .kies ,7, 1 ,Y. 1 haveYkater taking my meals, of which I could eat but est medical advice I . could procure, boe-f prilpothsaet con t ll he mention t t r i t n a li o pe ° t . ti t j a 4 i l o of e t 1;5 7 all "v :71i: t o eh i t b o bo s ter. :tk r at,ite Atilose benefit thOrt canidnsgl7alttleerri 411" d ev N; j°}. ' a ' ll B t Wt'as induced to Purchase a box, when to my un aved from the use ,0,._,u41 ant no ties alter Lkiiig a few doses, I felt wonderfu ly j v e to'L'ott to t .. w able to follow mus 1 e io ment wit h ease , eri n ., py sto . 7 self. I can now e• t3' d ua • rni)' •l Y . t . 3 so offim- It ir r°4 l i Ti n 4 j'' I o hopes of othaersan bei e n n frellv ' ed w w l ho are suf. Ivioe.int above apruebri.plain, I have great pleasure in allowing you d tlt ,ii • it' . 1,144rY Ardell'i. • tlfejl.,,thel:4l7Y. res P e Ctfull ( 7 lgl' r ed) JON ATII AN A RDEN. - ius. - , nd ..our month. h Y e .i i r:f s rm sotd the public . generally , ,' that fitty dozen or _ Pair's BE W . A RE OF IMITA'T'IONS. I n oro c46lV ) ale is ra t idly on the increase fifty 4.rvto protect 4,44, ae ra h v,, i)ot , i i t atr, eP•Ghoayveetn N _ti::e r _pUblie frotn imitation s , the Hon. Commis nt,li•rd the words „ Parr 's Life Pills," to be t i, h elatii' t '; in white let teersntonSt mp, which is Pasted round the sides eolried onieyYl,4y7tsPorions anadr,eitil, gioropounseil.tio,rrithout this mark of ,641',1. _Zt-str e , t, /le loo,ietors, T!. Roberts * and Co , 9, Crane i_ -R t . - 4 , 7,1'115, 67, si-'4,,Oinj.and sold wholesaiehy their a.ppeintment, t y.ast o ne tl_ rid sm ut i _s_ l _ , , , • ; also by Barclays and Sons, herring- L',',.pect ab nt in wve ~.., _ -1_ Co., Bow Churchyard ; and retail by at -,xes 1.1.1474i1ers I n ;flemulvelirrien thApnited Kingdom, and by most Full directicM; are Ageievelns. wiltltil'ea2csti tek.and family R\.DICAL CLUB._ fit a-SPECUL MEET INCI of the MEMBER. at Radley's Hotel, held 7th Marc', JOSEPH HU UE, EFT. in the Chair, to receive the ``LP HIT of the COI.IMITTtE appointed to consider the SUFFitAGE, it was resolved— '. Tut the Report bt received sad entered upon the 11.1 - Lutes. No. 1.5,447. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY. 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C, , IVE TENDERS for a limited amount of LOANS, in sums of not less than 1,0001. each, secured by the Bonds of the Company, for the period of one or not exceeding five years. The lender to have the option of calling in his money, at any time between those periods, on giving the Company six months' notice. Interest thereon will be allowed at the rate of 4i per Ccnt. per annum, payable half yearly. By order of the Board, JOHN JELLICORSE, Sec. Clowcs's-buildings, Hunt's. hank, Manchester, January 10th, 184'2. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. . ---ma.-- e HOUSE ,OF,LOI?DS, March S. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on th e Wool sack at ten m•nutes pa s t Fiv o'Clock. PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES. • • Lord ST RA FI4'OR D presented a petition from Tyrone, Cavan, and Monaghan; praying for an alienation of thy law relative to Presbyterian Marriages in Ireland. ; 0 1 - I , N-L.-11VS. .The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petition from Norwich against the Coin -laws. - The Earl of CLARENDON presented a petition from Musselborough, praying- for 4 repeal of the Corn-laws. CHURCH EDUCATION. The Bishop of EXETER. presented a petition from the Diocese of Down and Connor in favour of the Irish Church-Education society. "-- - C !TA RITABLW PROPERTY. Lord CAMPAELL presented a petition from the Trustees of the Tiverton Charities, complaining of' the expenses of the conveyance of charitable property, and . ' . praying for an.alteroti on i n the law on that subject. DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that he had given notice the other day of his intention to move for the • appointment Of a Committee to take into' consideration the law in Ireland, with regard to the Marriages of Dissenters, with a view !le 'remedy any defects, if it should b e feund expedient to do so. He thought it would be nitre convenient and important that no delay should take plaee in the appointment of the Corn inittee, and he would, therefore,-propose immediately the appointment of such Committee. Lord 111!( )ITGIIAM entirely agreed with the opinion expressed by - his Noble and Learned Friend as to the necessity of moving immediately the appointment of • the Committee.—(Bear.) Perhaps the best course would be for his Noble - and Learned Friem: to move now that the Bill, which stands for a second reading, be referred to that Committee. Lord SHAF TESBURY—He must name the Com mittee firsts . The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in the absence of - his Noble Friend Lord .Gosford, presented a number of petitions fir an amendment of the law of _ marriage in Ireland, from Armagh, Mount morris, Cahir, and various other places in the counties of Donegal, Armagh, and Tyrone. THE LAW RELATING TO LUNATICS. • The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had mentioned last evening that it -was his intention to lay on the table a Bill for amending and improving the law id the case of lunatics ; and he thought it necessary, in the first place, to state that it was the general scope and object of the measure which he proposed. In all cases of this kind it was necessary to consider the actual state of the law, and the evils resulting from it.- With respect to the actual state of the law relating to lunatics, their Lordships were aware that there were certain standing Commission ers, to whom commissions were addressed. Those gentle= men .were well qualified to discharge the duties entrusted to them.—(Cheers ) But their jurisdiction was confined to limits within twenty miles of London ; and - beyond those bounds commissions were addresed to gentlemen of whom the Lord Chancellor knew nothing, and who were frequently inexperienced in such delicate and difficult inquiriee, so that very great and unxeces sary expenses were entailed upon the estates of lu natics.. The mode of defraying the expenses of the upon the • m estates. issioners of B an k , C r is i m is i l u v i a s s si t t e er m s o s c s i -a t, s in by wi f i e ie e l s , t e h h e a c rg o e n t l l rupts were paid b e f o re the alterati ons made by the Bill of his Noble and Learned Friend ~.- but it was•a Maale !liable. in every way to 'very gredif objections, fok the charges fell rery heavily on the estate of the lunatic, p ar tieularly when the estate was small, and frequent appli cations being•made to the Court of Chancery for security to the person and property of this unhappy class. Now that lie h a „le not . b e supposed to state inacene rately the inconveniences of the present system, lie would mention two or three . instances. of" the charges that had fallen on the estates of lunatics throueli the mode of paying Commissioners by fees. In the case of Lord Portsmouth, which certainly wris a peculiar one, on which six Com.nissioners sat, the fees to the Com missioners alone amounted to 1,0711. In the case of Davis, the fees to the Commissioners amounted to 3-16/ 'los. The next was the case of Taylor, whose estate was a s.natl one, and the fees to the Commis sioners 1-, eing 3461. 10s., nearly consumed the estate of the lunatic. In Mr. Guiviry's case, which occurred the other day, . the fees. were ±lOl. In - a late case in the country, on *hick one Commissioner only sat . for four days, the :gees ' came to 731. These charges were- very heavy, and they had the effect, in many instance:, where time estate of the lunatic was small, of making those connected with the lunatic afraid to Chancery for 11. eoiiiinii;sion, fur1;1)1 e p y l y knewthat th l e vel ( l 2,fu7t ( tfie. expense of the Commission 'would eat up the whole of ,the estate ; and, therefore, these persons were left without adequate protection as to person and property. Bat these were not all the objections he had to make to the present system. 'Those publi c C omm i ssioners to whom lie had referred were inadequately informed of their duties, and it often happened, therefore, when a Commission Was returned that it was quashed for irregularity, and another Com mission had to be issued, the same expense to fall on the estate again. Ilie Noble and Learned Friend near him would remember the ease of Mr. Holmes. _ The inqui sition in this ease was _returned by country Commis sioners, it wa s quashed for - want of form, it Went down a second t i me under a new Commission, second inquiry t oo k place, and the expens e of the pco- ceedings of the time o f the second' information not in cludingthe expenses of the Masters) came to 5,0001. Their Lordships would feel some remedy. as necessary to put an end to those evils. The remedy lie (the Lord Chancellor) proposed, was to do away with the whole of the present system, and appoint instead two gentlemen of experience to execute all commissions in town and country, not to be paid by fees, b ut b y a fi xe d sa l ary. The result of this wou ld b e, that they would have their commissions well execut e d b y experienced and c mpe tent men, and without throwing unnecessary charges on the estates of the unhappy persons who were the subjects of inquiry. But tins was only a small part of the subject. In all commissions of lunacy it was the custom to summon twenty-four jurymen, because it was considered neces sary, according to the existing• law, that twelve jury men should concur in the vcrlict. These proceedings were, in thie respect, analogous to the proceeding of Grand Juries. Now what was the consequence of this? Why the consequence was, that additional charges of a heavy nature were made and thrown on the estates of the unhappy persons. Generally speaking, twenty-two Jurymen attended, and they were paid a guinea each per day out of the estate, and if, as was freluently the case, they remained four or five days, the expenses were enormous. Now, he had already stated the change he intended to make, so far as related to the office o.' Com missioner. He would state to their Lordships in a similar manner the change -intended to be made so far as related to Jurors. In the case of the Earl of Portsmouth, the expenses of the Jury alone were 4101. 11s. In the case of Taylor, to which lie had already referred, the expenses of the Jury amounted to 173/, and that was a small estate. In the case of haven- port, the expenses of the Jury amounted to 315/ In. the case of Lady Kirkwall, the expenses Were 193/. These expenses were added to the others in the shape li/fees to Commissioners; they would see what enorinoas char es I were thrown on the estates of the subjects of these in quiries. lre was well aw a r e t h at t hi s was a delicate sub ject, but when lie told their Lordships that a great many of these cases met with no opposition, he was sure — their Lordships would think that a discre tionary power ought to be vested in the person holding the Great Seal to sammo n a stingier number of jurymen for the purpose of deciding a question' Ile Ought not to be required to surnmcn twenty-four juryinen, nor MIS it necessary that a unanimous vote of twelve should decide as to whether the person was of his judgment, un sound mind or not. He proposed, therefore, to. place. a discretionary power Great • Seal in certain , cas , s in which affidavits bleb o e m h t o s n l u d i i n i s i i i i e g io l t el t : t e a l s :l d e : to lessen Now, Otero. were ..., t le e r e il number introduced c(e, of jurymen , i t t o i r3 ri eo u n i regulate e ou ici t itz l ie l ts e rtia rnEiovettort(6):lle: the Bar. H e directed his attention in mining the Bill which he wished to lay upon their Lordships' table. He had stated that it _was his intention .to pn pOSO • . - had found .on inquiry that a year and a half had been allowed to elapse after the reference before a Committee was appointed to take care of' the estate of the lunatic. What- he proposed, to remedy this evil, was, trusted to the that the case should he en • . _ Lord Chancellor, me ' 4 of l t e l a l.e rnit ' i t g Pl3° a i n u d tin for the time ' being, who sh?aild have the Conduct. their Lordships' e dti l s t ti There was another point in this Bill to which attempted ('ee. to abolish this attention. called *The Noble Lord T he her b e egge n t. - l as to an dire o c ffi t cer . the Clerk of Custom (as we understood), and to whom heavy -fees were paid. One part of ,the Bill was for the purpose l.eaih 1 m of ha a d bol office, but he was prevented from doing so, as it was considered unfair to take anyoffice of a pa - son, that office being held by patent. His (the Lord 'Chancellor's) Bill was to abolish this office at i the death of the present holder, or when he should thins proper to resie. Heavy fees were attached to this ofticc'e and. its abohtacn would tend greatly to lessen the charges in these inquiries. There was another point to which lie , begged leave tcecall the attention of the House. His Noble Friend` (Lord p ist re il s-Ui g ous t la ti-s Brougham) when- he held the Great Seal, - an i pointed vi sitors of lunacy.; that appointment was of great be nefit. -- Those appointments consisted- of two medi cal men and barristers'; it was their duty to visit all persons found lunatic . ; their duty Was performed most satisfacterilv, and their returns were very f e n an d coin _ plete. Whitt he proposed was this, that those gentlemen who were to be Commissioners of LunaCy should be added to the visitors—that they should, in fact, be ex officio visitors, and though they- were - not bound to go round with the visitors they were to exercise a 'superintendence of great importance. That was the outline of_ his measure,,when it was printed and considered by their Lordships, he trusted they wculd find his proposition an amendment, and it would be cheerfully acceded to by their Lordships. convicted of felony was not allowed to give evidence. This exclusion was considered a punishment of his crime, whereas, as his Noble and Learned Friend remarked, the punishment fell on the individual who wanted the evidence ? Again, an indi vidual who steals, within an amount of petty larceny, may give evidence; whereas, he who steals to the amount of grand lar ceny, is incompetent : so that it depended on the fact whether or not he stole to the amount of 12d. or 14d.; could any thing he more absurd? so, a man who ran over a child by mischance, and having killed it, was committed of manslaughter, was incompetent to give evidence until he had gone through his punishment, when he was competent as a witness. In the case of Lord Warwick, a man who had committed manslaughter was offered as a witness, but objected to because he had not been hurt ed in the hand—whereal if he had bean burned in the. hand he would have been competent.—(Laughter.) Bu; this principle was not carried out, for an accomplice was a com petent wilness, though the jury were cautioned against relying on him unless his testimony were supported by material facts. Again, there was another anomaly as regarded interest. A man having a direct interest to the amouut of Is. in a case was incompetent to give evidence ; but suppose a person were the heir apparent to a rich old man, an only child, having of course a probability, almost equal to a certainty, to succeed him, the former would be a competent witness in a case which his father had an interest in, to the amount of 20,0001. or 100,000/. Next, if there were a dozen subscribers to a policy of insurance, if an action were brought to recover, each of these would be a competent witness, though each would have a direct and positive interest in the result. In cases when. suits came on in the shape of motions, parties interested were competent witnesses, but when actions came on in a court of common law they were not. For these reasons he would supp ,Tt the Bill of his Noble and Learned Friend. Whether he (the Lord Chancellor) would agree to the admission of perjurers and other parties he would not now say, but those points they could consider when they had an opportunity of consulting the Judges on their return to Westminster -hall. Lord BROUGHAAI entirely agreed with his Noble and Learned Friend, and he hoped the second reading would be agreed to. Even the heir apparent, alluded to, would still be a competent witness, if his father were bed-ridden and lunatic, and had made his will,—in this case he would be a competent witness in a cause in which his father was concerned to the amount of 40,000/. a year ; but the son having a direct interest to the amount of Is. would be incompetent. The measure now proposed he (Lord Brougham) proposed, in a great de gree, in the other House 14 years ago ; he then failed, but now he had almost an immediate prospect of success, and also he was encouraged to hope for much greater changes. Even now, the parties to a suit were allowed to give evidence when they did it by affidavit. He hoped, therefore, the restrictions as regarded the interest would be done away with, as well as those that regarded the infamy. Lord WYNFORD was understood to express his approba tion of the Bill. He hoped the clauses excluding the plaintills an.l defendants from giving evidence would be struck out. He referred to the clause affecting the Baptist congregations, believing that no congregation of th a t sect would object to it. i • They saw every day n their courts of justice that persons re fused to make oath, but he had also seen in several instances that these conscientious persons were receivers of stolen goods, and the reluctance to swear arose, not from any scruple, but from a desire not to convict an old friend, who, if left to go oh iu his iniquity, might Drove a source of profit to them. He thought in such cases the minister of such a congregation might be admitted to say that such an objection existed. lie per fectly agreed to the bill being read a second time, but he thought it would be advisable to allow parties to the suit to be examined as witnesses. In some cases justice would fail if this were not allowed, and he was anxious that some words should be introduced to provide for cases of that sort. Lord BROUGIAM concurred entirely with his Noble and Learned Friend that some such measure as the one proposed by him was absolutely required. When the measure came to be discussed in Commi.tee, or on the second reading, then would be the time to enter into the subject more at large. His Noble Friend had referred to the appointment of visitors made bY him when he held the Great Seal. It was but justice to his Noble and Learned Friend th tt he should say that he made those appointments entirely at his suggestion, and under the authority of an Act of Parliament. Ile agreed wi.ll his Noble Friend as to the manner in which those officers had perfirmed their duty. With respect to the abolition of the office to whi.:ll his Honourable Friend referred, that abolition took place in fact in 1832. With respect to the jurisdiction to be given to the new Commissioners, and the other officers, the propriety of that could best be discussed when the details of the measure were gone into. Lord COTTENH AM said, that there were some parts of the measure of his Noble Friend in which he coincided, and others which he greatly regretted. With respect to the duties at pre sent discharged by the Masters he would refrain from saying more at present, than that SI duty could be more im portant, or more delicate, than the management of the estates of lunatics. It often happened that there were parties concerned who only wished to get as much as they could out of the estate of the lunatic; and he should be very apprehensive that, in future the management under the new ad ministration would not be so efficient for the protection of the esta es as under the Masters. Another-part of the proposi tion was to pay the persons who were to till the offices out of the suitors' fund. Against that he entirely and unqualifiedly protested. Ha (lid not know that the fee fund could bear much more burthena, but he could not un d erstan d , i n any case, on what principle the funds of one class fits causes w, re to defray the expenses of another. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he understood his Noble Friend to disapprove of taking these matters from the superintendence of the Masters. But the proposition was not to take lunatics out of the protection of the Great Seal. The procceclinv of 'the Commissioners would be still subject to the revision of the Chancellor. As to the fond:, he did not think it at all unreasonable that the fees paid into a Court should be applied to pay the officers of that Court. But his Noble and Learned Fiend supposed errone ously that it was intended to take the salaries of visitors out of th general suitors' fund of the. Court. That was not the case. The fund he (the Lord . Chaneellor) meant was the fee fund in lunacy alone. Lot:d BROUGHAM did not see any objection to such an appropriation of the fee fund. He, thought one CoMmissioner would be enough. The LORD CHANCELLOR would propose that in general one Commissioner only should preside—( Hear, hear)—but that in cases of great importance the Lord Chancellor might direct both to sit. Lord CAMPBELL—Suppose the Court is divided in opinion. The LORD CH I NCELLOIt had a clause authorising the addition of a third Commissioner. The Lord Chancellor had the power to appoint additional Commissioners under the pre sent system, as in Lord Portsmouth's case, when six Commis sioners sat, and Mr. Hulke, soon after appointed a Judge ; presided. It ord CAMPBELL, seeing no difference between such trials and thwe that took place before the Lord Chief Justice of England, could not perceive why one Commissioner would not do as well as two. The LORD CHANCELLOR would consider all objections and suggestions when they came to Committee. LAW OF MARRIAGES IN IRELAND. . Tho LORD CHANCELLOR moved the Committee to con , qfiestion. Amongst the names were the Lord Chan. eillor; the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Privy Seal, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Devon, the Bishops of London, Carlisle, and Exeter, Lords Minto, Melbourne, Brougham, and Cottenham. He (the Lord Chancellor) hved they would name as early a day as possible for the sitting of the Committee, as the law of mar riages in Ireland was in a most obscure and unsatisfactory state, and there should he no longer doubts respecting the obligations and nature of such an important and solemn contract. Per haps their Lordships would agree to Thursday.—( Hear.) The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said he would mot's: some amendments to the retrospective Bill that would come before them. Lord CAMPBELL said he entirely approved of the Bill a Lord CAAIPIIELL hoped that retrospectively as well as prospectively their Lordships would succeed in placing the law of marriage on a basis satisfactory to all parties. LOAN SOCIETIES BILL. Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved the second reading of th►s ;ti Some conversation ensued, in which Lords Brougham, Radnor, Monteagle, and other Peers took part, recognising the benefit Loan Societies.had done the poor, but hoping that a clause would be inse r t e d t o p revent t h e meet i ngs from being held at public-houses. Lord BROUGHAM hoped his Noble Friend would apply himself to the subject to which he had referred. The Earl of DEVON said he would give his best attention to the subject, and endeavour to introduce some measure ap plicable to the point adverted to. After a few observations from the Marquis of LANSDOWNE and Lord CAMPBELL, Lord WHA RNCLIFFE said that all he asked for no-w was, that the present measure should be c&.ntinued for a year. 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WILSON'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCOTTISH MU site AND SONG. —The illustrations of Mr. Wilson have justly acquired that notice which their attractions demand, and the interest felt in them was amply testified by the very respect able and crowded audierve which attended on Monday at the Alu3ic flail i❑ S:ore-street, on the occasion of his tenth en tertainment. Mr. Wilson's style, as we have in a former occa sion stated, is particularly felicitous, whether it be in narrat ing some tale of pathetic interest the subject of the song, or in sinning with expr:ssive character a homourous old song. The entertainment on Monday last comprised the adventures of Prince Charles, and a review of the Rebellion in 1745, illus trated by a variety of songs, all sun g with humour or feeling, as the burden of the song demanded, drawing loud applause upon the eloquent illustrator, whose powers of infusing pathos into song we never heard surpassed. We hope, that for the sake of good taste, these entertainments, rat►onal, amusing, and instructing as they are, will continue to dra'A as crowded audiences as was collected on itinnday night. SEUE-LIGIITING SEALING-oval.—" ' BITS new and very useful invention, which its patentees, Messrs. Davis, of the Poultry-chambers, are about to introduce to public notice, combines the useful with the agreeable, and is equally calculated fur the desk of the counting-house es for that of the. parlour; but more especially, from its compactness and portability, is it adapted to the portfolio of the traveller, whether he be com mercially seeking to increase his store, or recroatively enjoying LimTelf by the banks oi the 'lazy Scheldt or wandering Po.' The peculiar utility of This invention is, that it ern irely dis- penses with the use of a candle, each stick of wax, sufficient only for sealing one letter, being chemically provided with the means of self. ignition. To give it greater complcteness,and by way of holder, which is removable, a seal, bearing an initial or other device, bas been contrived to affix to these small mo dicums of wax, thus perfecting the process of sealing a letter wills the least possible trouble. Suffice it to add that, they are dispensed in convenient quantities, and at a very moderate price."—Morning Herald. MR. BURKE'S NEW PEERAGE AND BARONETAG E FOR 1842.—The New Edition of Mr. Burke's valuable Peerage and Baronetage for the present year has just been issued, cor rected to the present time, and containing all the netr,crea tions. This work has long been •considered the standard authcrity on all matters concerning the Nobility of our coun try, which fall within its scope, and it is sufficient to say of it that every successive Edition receives such progressive im provements as we:l entitle it to the praise awardod by a Contemporary Journal, of being "'the best, the e. - teape-t, and the most convenient of the kind ever offered to the pullic." NEWLY-INVENTED SPECTACLES. --The arti ficial aid afforded to the Sight by Lenses, is one of the most valu able gifts derived from science, and it is indeed of vital importance that i Um of Spectacles to imperf e ct v i s i on, Should be regu- Iztlet t ea o h n proper d°P principles. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, 39, Al. bemarle.Street, Piccadilly. opposite the York Hotel, and 76, King William-street, Bank of England, having devoted their whole lives to this branch of Science, and their long extensive practice have enabled them to invent Spectacle Lenses upon :5 new construction, ,;,, hich have gained universal approbation. :Immediately they ara placed before imperffit vision, either by day osroeraitll,nifialalten-tl,tiiglehatn,dmthoasistt mist and dnilness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, a e g v i e t r i y object iimperfectecsoigiTts becomes es and bri d g i t s i t t aincti,w brilliant, brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Their Invisible Operative Voice it:moneddtitactteorrefolirefdet:follietrssotialsaiiis,g ex m t the least perceptible nor snore uncomfortable than having a piece of t w r oo n l e cases inits of pl deafness. ace;they give Those valuable inventions have also gained the. 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We wowier at the pains that have been bestowed in the bringing together so much curious and really useful knowl,dge upon domestic economy."—Atlas. " No servant should be without it."—Morning Advertiser. John Limbird, 143, Strand. MALTE-BRUN AND BALBI ABRIDGED. PUblished this day, in a very thick vol.evo., price 305., ASYSTEM OF UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHY ; founded on the .Works of Alalte-Brun and Balbi ; embracing an Historical Sketch of the Progress of Geo g raphical Discovery, the Principles of M a th emat i ca l and Physical Geography, an 1 a complete description, foto the most recent sources, of the Political and Social Condition of all the Countries in the World; with numerous Stati , tical Tables, and an Alphabetical Index of 12,000 Names. Executed with masterly ability. "—Atlas. London : Longman, Brown, and Co. A. and C. Iletck. DUCHY OF CORNWALL. The Duchy of Cornwall Leasing Bill went through Cony mittee, and was ordered to be reported on Thursday. LAW OF EVIDENCE. Lord DENNIAN rose to move the second reading of the Bill to improve the Law relating to Evidence. He begged to call their attention to the great importance in the administra tion of the law, of that part of which he ventured to propose a great change. But he believed ho might say that the principle of the change was admitted by every one who was conversant with the prac!ice of our Courts of Law. It was the opinion of Lord Mansfield that witnesses ought not to be excluded from giving evidence because they were interested in the matter at issue ; for it was most important for eliciting the truth that I .every person should state every thing which he knew, and that evidi nee of interested persons should go to the Jury, upon whet credit they could attach to it. The object of the present Bill was to receive in all cases the evidence of interested persons, except the parties to a suit. Besides the importance of gettng the truth by all possible means, there was another reason for the change which he proposed. It was the extreme difficulty in deciding what degree of interest was sufficient to disqualify a witness. There was no difficulty .which led to greater litigation and inconvenience. There was no book in the Courts in which there were not cases of doubts arising on this question, and occasion ng great delay, great waste of time, and great expense and vexation to the suitors. Ile thought he wed say no more to recommend that part of the Bill to their Lordships, and he was happy to say that it had been suggested to him by some of his brethren now on the bench.—( Hear, hear.) But on the second part of the Bill there was railter more doubt ; but he thought, when their Lordships c me to consider the r. axons which he would have to submit to them, they would see that the proposed change was desirable, and of great importance. They knew that by the law of England a man who was once convicted of certain crimes—of some felonies, and particularly of pe r j ur y—h a d hi s mouth closed to the end of his days, however important, however necessary his evidence might be to reveal the truth. Yetit never happened at our Assizes and Criminal Courts, when great oife..res were commit ed by many persons together, but that Derso.is were put into the box covered with crimes, avowing thernsidvi s guilty of crimes, and of the worst of crimes, the hetrayal of their associates into the commission of crime. Thin efore it was clear that it was not the commission of crime which prevented criminal courts in England from roceising the evidence • f a criminal. But if it happened th it one of the accused had the means of obtaining a record of the IA itness's conviction, he could exclude his evidence— ( Hear, hear)—and, on the other band, if the prosecutor had the means, by his wealth and influence, to obtain a pardon, his witness became again admissable, so that their Lordships would see that the law was rather whimsical in this re,pect. It was mere matter of accident whether a person against whom such a witness could sp .ak should escape, or one in whose favour he could give evidence should be convicted.—( Hear, hear.) This showed that it was not the commission of crime which rendered evidence ino : miisible, but that depended on accident ; on the wealth, con sideration, or legal knowledge of either side.—(Hear, hear. ) Now, there was one crime which seemed reasonably to be a ground of exclusion—that was perjury. It seemed reasonable that if a man was once convicted of falsehood in a Court of Jus tice his evidence should not be received again ; and it was said that this was an appropriate punishment. But it was, in fact, not a punishment on him, but a punishment on those to whom jus tice was denied by his exclusion. But even this was sub ject to the same accidents which he had just pointed out. The record of his conviction must be produced, and even then his pardon might be obtained, as has often been the case. But he might be in possession of most impottant facts, and he alone in possession of those • facts, from which would come the elucidation of truth, the condemnation of the gulty—the acquittal of the innocent. Therefore, he appre hended their Lordships would feel that to any person in that situation , preventel from laying that evidence before a jury, that great injury would result. Now he had a case before him bearing upon this question. In the course of last term a gentleman called on his attorney to account for large sums of money received for him for several years past.. Ile was required to put in an answer, and It* did. so, stating in that answer the person to whom he bad paid the money belonging to his client. The client had, for some years past, employed a steward, and he .it was to whom the money had been paid. The client who brought the attorney before the Court to answer for this malappropriation of the money, produced in Court the copy of the record of conviction, for • perjury, of the very man whom he had put in communication with tile attorney, and then this attorney was deprived of the evidence of this man, in consequence of the production of a copy of the retard of the conviction for perjury. Now this was a perfect case in point —it prOved the propriety of an altera tion in the law. Great inconveniences were daily arising in consequence of the law as it at present existed, and yet they were unable to remedy the evil in one ease, without carry ing the principle thoughout: If in its application it was found to Le wrong, and no person endeavoured to make it light, by applying it to all cases, it ought not to be applied to any case in particular. The two first objects of his Bill were to admit to the healing of the Court, and to the con. side' ation of filo Jury, persons whose evidence was in doubt, vhd others who had previously been convicted. To these points he bad added tao others of minor importance; one was to alfoa Baptists the privilege of making an affirmation instead of taking an oath ; and the tether was to regulate the proceedings of the Grand Jury, where some of their body en tertained religious serup'es against taking an oath. The LORD CHANCELLOR did not rise for the purpose of opposing the second r ea di ng. On the contrary, he was disposed to support it. He believed that the opinion of the generality of professional men in Westminster-hall cor responded with the view taken by his Noble Friend. It ap peared proper to him that the Bill should be allowed to be read a second time, in order to its going into Committee ; but at the same time he thought it.should niit go into Committee till after the Circuits, in'or2er that the first legal authorities should give their opinion on the subject. He always thought persons of whatever character should be allowed to give evidence to a Jury, the Jury after to decide upon their credit. At present, that law was full of absurdities and contradictions. 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Mr. BECKETT presented a petition from Leeds for the improvement of that town.—Referred to the Select Committee on Private Bills. The Reports on the London and I folywell Roads Bill, the Drogheda Harbour Bill, and the New Cross Roads Bill, were respectively brought up. PRESBYTERIAN MIXED MARRIAGES. Sir R. BATESON presented seven pittition§ from places in the counties of Londonderry, Down, and An trim, on the su►ject of Presbyterian Marriages in Ireland. CORN-LAWS. is Noble and Learned Friend, and: sal great deference to he Noble and Learned Lord opposite, he thought he had pint ued the proper• course in excluding persons from giving cvi droce for themselves. From his own experience he believed that very great evils would arise frem admitting parties to give evidence for themselves. When a par y was swearing for him elf, he quite forgot all distinctions between right and wrong, irtic and false ; his passions were iotlamed, and he states what ever might suit his own interest. He would draw the atten tion of his Noble and Learned Friend to a case in which a :Ilan of the most profligate character might proceed against a Lid y, and be his own witness ; she would to dragged into the jury -Sox to swear against him, and it must go to the jury ru decide which was to be believed, one or the other•. He thought this principle is as the great objection to the French system of examining prisoners. By giving an astute answer to a qae;tion, a prisoner very often defeated the prosecution while, if he were inexperienced and confined by circumstances, which, though awkward, were not sufficient to prove his guilt, he might, by his own answer, be brought in guilty. But though a party should not be examined for himself, let him be examined against himself.—( Hear, hear.) In a court of equity, by filing bill of discovery, a man could be compelfed to disclose all he knew .of a subject, and it was worthy of consideration whether, in an open conrt, it might not be an advantage for a party to be examined against his own interest. It would frequently prevent justice being defeated by frivolous objections at prosent a witness was often excluded who might give important evidence What they had to guard against was bias, it was not interest. The law of Scotland was much more uniform and consistent on this subject. By the law of Scotland no relation within the degree of atlblity which prevented marriage were allowed to • give evidence one against *fluffier, but this was found very inconvenient, and in•the last Fession of Parliament it was re formed. But his Noble F►iend's objection deserved great co.isideration. lie hoped lie would overcome the difficulty of w: ich he complained ; but the principle of his bill was to ex clu.le the party, but to admit interested witnesses. In this case how were they to decide who were the witness and who the party. A Bill had been introduced into the House of Commons during the lost Session of Parl.ament, but which provided that neither the nominal party nor the substantial one should be admitted as witnesses. Ile would not further trouble the house on this subject, but he would say it was preposterous to make a difference between a person who had been convicted of the crime of per jury, and who confessed in open court the same crime. With regard to the remaining part of the Bill he only la mented that his Noble Friend had not gone further, and ad mitted all persons who stated that they had conscientious scruples against taking an oath to give evidence without it. Upon the whole the Bill seemed to him to be founded on the best principles, but it would require great attention and con• siderable modification in Committee. Lord DENMAN expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which the Bill had been received by the House. It was his anxious wish- that the Bill should undergo great consideration, and he should be happy to delay tlle Committee till the most convenient opportunity. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed after the Easter recess. • Their Lord hips then adjourned till Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 8. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. Mr. Crider presented papers from the Treasury. On the motion of Mr. CLIVE, the Birmingham anti Liverpool Junction Canal Bill, and the Birmingham add Liverpool J unc ti on C ana l Extension Bill, were severally read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Sir E. FILMER brought in the Gravesend Clarence Pier Bill, and the Gravesend Town Pier Bill, which were severally read a first, and ordered to be read a second r;1111. MARY LEBONE PAVING BILL. Colonel THOMAS WOOD said that he should, at the lieitation of the Secretary of State for the Home 1)e -rtnient, postpone the second reading of the Marylebone irish Paving Bill. Sir B. HALT, trusted that the Hun. and Gallant Member would divide the Bill into two parts. Mr.WAKLEY trusted that the Bill would never pass a seeond reading. The affairs of the parish had hitherto been uninaged in accordance with the wish of the inhabitants. wished to know if they were now going to place the management in the hands of a minority, and take it,. away tiOni the majority ? Where WOS the neJessity of tie , change ? Would the minority now obtain power to legislate ror the majority ? Ile trusted, that with regard to Private Bills, a different system would be pursued from that heretofore. adopted. Bills were brought into.that (louse, and the practice was, that Government did not in terfere. They were then read a second time, and they remained in Committee at a great expense to the parties. He hoped the same reomlatiems would be adopted with respect to private Bill}, which were adopted with reference to public Bills'or the same description. The present Bill had 'produeed such a commotion throughout the extewsive parish of Marylebone, as he (Mr. Waldo)) never before saw exhibited. The people there were astonished to find the county Member bringing in a Bill ; and they believed he must have been earwigged -by a small minority, and that when he was better informed of the facts lie would not persevere. A more objectionable, or a more unneces sary Bill he (M r . W.) never saw, and he hoped, upon reflection, the Ilon. M em b er would withdraw it. • Colonel WOOD said it was very well for the lion. Member to say that the whole parish was excited, but a great many respectable parishioners called upon :tint and begged that he would introduce the Bill, and in such circumstances he could not see how tie could do otherwise.—(lleac, hear.) Mr. MACKINNON said, that having been a church warden of the parish of Marylebone lie wished to make i fetl; observations. The present was a Bill with which the Government had nothing to do, and the hardship dint was complained of arose from the Bill introduced by the Right lion. Baronet the Member for Nottingham. By that Bill scrutineers were appointed and five different polling places were selected, the consequence of which was that one of the districts was overlooked, and there was no security for the proper conducting of the election. The feeling was that the vestrymen were not - elected by the people at large. Sir J. C. HOBIIOUSE felt himself called upon to say it few words after the allusions which had been made by the Hon. Gentleman who had just spoken to a measure which he (Sir J. Hobhouse) had the honour to introduce. Their laws were not like the laws of the Modes and Persians, and therefore if there were anything de fective in the present law let it, be altered. If the act were defective as regarded the appointment of scrutineers, let that defect be remt di e d , b ut thi s 13111 did not confine itself to that poi n t. With regar d to the general w or k. no Hon. Member h a d j ustly ing of the A c t, w hi c h , observed, had passed almost ‘vithout opposition, lie (Sir J. Hobhouse) must saythat in the parish with h e Was connected he had linind it to work well.—(Hear, hear.) If the complaints of the working of the Act in Marylebone were well founded, the Gallant Colonel was right in endeavouring to improve it. But it should be remembered that this was a private Bill, introduced for - the'putpose of getting rid of a public Act—Of - ear, heard —and therefore it was necessary that it should be watched most jealously. He protested against the prin ciple of endeavouring, by means of a private Bill, to put Colonel BAILLIE presented a petition from lloniton, praying the House to pass a law, enacting that in a►l cases corn should be sold by measure, and not by weight, or otherwise to declare what weight should be taken fin• a bushel of wheat. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.. Mr. Sil AR MAN CRAWFORD presented a petition agreed to at a public meeting of the township:of Blatch ingworth and Calderbrook, in the parish of Rochdale, and signed by the Chairman (Joseph Schofield. Esq,) on be half of the meeting. The petitioners stated that the man ner in which the Miaistered measure on the subject of the Corn-laws had been received by the House, furnished conclusive evidence that the House of Commons, as at .present constituted, did not represent the opinions of the people, and they therefore prayed that the elective fran chise.might be granted to every male inhabitant of 21 years of age, Of sound mind and 'unconvicted of crime ; also for annual Parliaments, vote by ballot, no property qualification, paid members, and equal electoral districts. IMPORTATION OF FLOUR. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition the .Beetlnfansptantylonu.arsaifoldrmßedreaind from the C omm i tt ettihiouf their Company, statin e Belfast in the year 1800, and that it still existed for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants with bread of good quality and free from adulteration ; that owing to um favourable. seasons the petitioners could not often pro cure flour of a lit quality for bread in Ireland, and that the. law as it has existed hi that country precluded them from importing ilour suitable to their purpose. The petitioners therefore prayed that. the House would remove the restrictions at present existing on the im portation of flour into Ireland. Captain JONES presented a petition from the Giand Jury of the county ‘Vestmeath, praying for ad increase in the duty upon tbreign oats proposed by the present Government. Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented a petition from several clergymen iu Yorkshire, born in IVales, praying the House to take into its consideration the advantage of appointing clergymen acquaintel with the WelsClan guage to genetics in Wales. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from certain millers in Ireland, praying for a. further protection to the millers of that country. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from Lambeth, signed by 2,000 inhabitants, and six otherapetitions from various parts of the metropolis, praying for a total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. • Mr. VILLIERS presented several petition.; fro m places in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in Derbyshire., and Staffordshire, to the same effect. Mr. SHAW presented a petition from the county of Cork, cemplahting of the present proposed scale of duties on wheat and flour, in proportion to each other, and prayiteg for peoteation to Irish agriculture. Mr. MILhS presented a petitimr against any further rent to the Catholic College of Maynooth. Lord SAME tN presented a petition against the operation of the proposed corn duties. NU riCil:s OF MOTIONS. -•- . Mr. IVODEHOUSE gave notice that to-morrow he should move that there be laid on the table of the House, a statement of the quantity of each kind of grain imported from Ireland into England, front 1821 to 1811 inclusive, divided into szpten nitil periods, spee,:fying the quantities of barley, wheat, oats, oatmeal, mud malt ; also of the quantities of grain imperted. Iron 1802 to 1341, in periods of ten years, and other details connected with the Corn trade with Ireland. Lord C. FITZROY bogged to give notice that, to merrow he would move for a Return of the Memorials addressed to the Board of Trade, praying for the legis lation of a measure regarding Masters and Mates in the Merchant servi:y. Dr. BOIVIt LNG- gave notice, that he would defer his motion for the coreespondence respecting the establish !ll,,2lt, of an English Ushop at Jerusalem till 'Thursday, the Util of march. •• Mr. FERI:A ND heg.g.ll leave to withdraw the mo tion of which be hail given notice, in addition to the notice of the Ito:tet-able Member far Salford (Mr. 8r0th.1.,,0.1), for a return of the names or :inns of all occupiers of cotton, woollen, flax, and silk mills, or faetories, wh pay their wages in goods instead of money." lie hint been told by many Hon. Gen ['oaten in that I limae, who were well acquainted with the sebject that the motion was an impracticable one.— (Hear, hear.) And he would, therefore- beg leave to withdraw it.---Miitiu,t withdrawn. Mr. ()VON NELL ..begged leave to postpone to this day week the in ition of which he had given notice, ler a "copy of the instruclions given to time respective Crown diei tors ors end, respecting the challenging Jurors ie Crown cases by eaelt of the following gentle tiler, when tilling tile uuhiec of A ttornev-General Ireland:—Mr.in Richarck, now Baron Diehards ; Mr. O'Leghlen, now Sir Michael 07.ogh!en, Baronet ; Mr. Brady, now Chief Baron Brady ; Mr. Pigott, late Attorney-general for Ireland ; Mr. Black barn, now Attorney-Gothval for Ireland ; specifying the particulars in which they diner. Retitle, of the number and names of the Ministers appointed in the present year to be suporunin,mary prosecuting Counsel on each Circuit in Ireland. Ii turn of the number and names of Barristers so appointed who Ita've declined to act. Re turn of the number and names of Barristers who were employed last year us supernumerary Crown Counsel, and who are not included in the foregoing returns." The Hoe. MEMBER then moved, pursuant to notice, fi r a return of the numbers, names, and description of the persons who have registered arms in the county of Down, Ireland. Mr. SHAW asked if the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman had any objection to extend his motion to all Ireland. Mr. O'CONNELL said that he had no objection whatever. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. HUTT gave notice that to-morrow he would pre sent a petition front the Corporation of Hull, complain ing of the appointment of Municipal Magistrates. Mr. ELPHINSTONE moved for a return showing the amount of capital tel which the several rates of Legacy Duty have been paid in Great Britain, in the year ended the sth day of January, 1542 ; abstract of the total amount under each rate since 1797 ; account showing the total amount of Duties on Legacies, Probates, and Administrations received in Ire land, in the year ended the sth day of January, 1842 ; Returns for the year 1841, ended the sth day of Janu ary, 1842, showiLg the amount of capital on which the several rates of legacy duty have been paid in Ireland, and distinguishing the amount f each rate Return of the total amount of Revenue received in 'the United Kingdom in the year ended the sth day of July, 1842, for Stamp Duty on Legacies,distinguishing those on direct and on reversionary bequests, if possible, on Probates, Admini strations, and testamentary inventories ; distinguishing the amount from England and Wales, Scotland and Ire land ; with au abstract of the whole amount of duty re ceived since 1797. Amount of total duty received in the United Kingdom since 1797, to the sth day of January, 1842. (In continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 146, of Session 1841.)—Ordered. Dr. BO%VEING begged to put a question to the Bight lion. Baronet, the Secretary for the Home Department. Ile understood that, within a few days, he - had received a document on the state of the manufacturingllistricts, which contained a great number of facts.collceted by a committee of gentlemcn, who were charged to examine into the state of the working population. He would be glad to know from the Right Iron. Baronet When la would lay that dominant, on the table of the House ? Sir J. GRAHAM said that it the Hon. Gentleman would repeat the question to-morrow he would probably be able to answer it. Mr. intoThEuToN wished to say that at the...time when he gave notice of his motion for a return .of the number of manufacturers who paid their wages upon the truck system, he was not aware that 100 manufacturers would come forward and give that denial which they had done to the statements of the Hon. Member opposite. His object in giving notice that lie would move fur that return, was to show that the truck system was not adopted generally amongst manufactnrers at Man chester. After what had occurred he would withdraw his motion ; but at the same time he called upon the Hon. Member to state when he would move for a Com mittee to inquire into the system. CONSULS AND DIPLOMATIC AGENTS. Mr. DISIZAEI,Isaid he rose to submit to the House the motion of which-he had given notice, with respect to the consular establishment of the empire.. It appeared to him that at a time when theeonunercial interests of the country were almost monopolising their consideration, it was not inopportune to consider whether those establishments which were maintained in foreign countries, for the pur pose of superintending, and, it' possible, encouraging our commerce, were adapted to promote that object. That was the .question which he wished to submit W the consideration of the House. Ire thought it was of the utmost importance that those agents who were appointed to superintend the commercial affairs of the country should be capable of performing their duties, and of assisting in protecting the interests of commerce generally. The interests of this country were attached to and conducted by two.principal bodies. One the diplomatic body— the other the consular body, one of these bodies were destined to aft , ad to what were called the poli tical interest, and the other the commercial in terest of the country. -It was the duty of the House to see that a particular class of those interes t s should not he entrusted to an inferior order of ag,'!. ose • It would IR, expedient to inquire whirr_ e t . h political and Commercial interests should or at- War, tended to. The, question . bf . or the duratton the consitlera :te d t o State.to drawio qeestions which aubmitted thenssetllte rommo _ c , a , tiu t " I t i th°se. " g " ts who urf lt. was t " len in i Tessary to r en t i e l r t o inter ests o_ country. .rate , d the commercial consideration the SR .1 . 2 t . or the prohatlltt P to o ea f c either, were the line interests of the yeah, ore rlasr of nacn,the minutest interests of trade Thus whilst the from the political class of agents. t i try. at lt s .sigl c eie e isii n t'le ; 'wes o ar f seo t f( h iaii e ffitit:cenu most ancient were superintended the tour quarters ouc W 95 the consular establishment, another was the theatre of its most recent introdu c ti on: he all u d e d to the Turkish em pire and the South American republic. On the coast of the Mediterranean, from Llano. Sc