The Sun. — London, England, 1827-06-20 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Those Members of the House of Peers, who, by voting for the Amendment of the Duke of Wellington, caused the loss of the Corn Bill, were prepared for a good deal of popular irrita tion, or rather indignation, and had made their minds to meet it boldly and fearlessly ; but the contempt and the ridicule of which they have become the objects have quite disconcerted them. So long as the sublime individuals in question confine themselves to vague generalities, and protect themselves by forms, they may contrive to blind the public with respect to their qualifi cations ; but in an evil hour they allowed them selves to be tempted to enter into the details of the warehousing system. Earl Grey was quite elated with the proud part which he thought he would infalliably be called on to act. He was already, in imagination, struggling in his last ditch for the privileges of the Landholders, against an invading host of infuriated weavers. But to be forced to descend from one's inaa- Binary consequence to repel the rude and most _ _ ... . . - unceremonious assaults of Members of the House of Commons, who lecture grave and pompous Peers as if they were so many school-boys, whose ignorance makes them objects of pity rather than of indignation, is, it must be owned, galling in the extreme. Their Lordships were, Indeed, last night, in a most pitiable state. Their wisest course would have been to preserve silence ; but this was too great an effort for them. The chagrin generally felt found a vent in one or two organs. Earl Grey " lamented the occasion which gave rise to the inconvenience (an allusion by Earl Grosvenor, to the proceed. ing in the Lower House), and the mischief would be greater, he apprehended, if a latitude should be taken by Gentlemen in the other , House of Parliament—by persons in authority— ;(3 throw reflections on that House ; which, as an independent branch of the Legislature, he ktiztea they would never suffer. . . . If they wtke.threatened with farther inconvenience about w' fiat was said in that House, he could only repeat what he had before said, that he trusted the House would have firmness enough first to despise, and, if persevered in afterwards, to resist it." No Ministers were present, except the Lord Chancellor, so that Noble Lords were obliged to lay a little restraint on them selves for a day; but, in order to insure a fitting opportunity for a little observation, notice was duly given that some questions would be put to Ministers . this day. Whatever may be thought ofthe wisdom ofthe supporters ofthe Duke of Wel lington's Ameildnient, there seems to be but one opinion with regard to the honesty of the five ex- Ministers Who formed a part of the Majority.—: The public in general subscribe to the opinion expressed by Mr. Baring " that when he saw no less than five of the late Ministers, all of whom had, while in the Ministry, themselves concurred in and approved of the measure which had been .pa33ed by this House, and sent to the other kkouse,--when he saw all of them, when out of office, turn round and strangle that very measure he could not agree with the Right Hon. Mein: . her fOrrOxford, i that all this was done from an entirely- honOOtaeeling : more especially as the Amendment, by means of which they had effected their object, was the most foolish and absurd, and the most inoperative for any good purpose, that ever was proposed to be introduced into any Bill that ever came before Parliament." •Admitting the apology offered by Mr. Canning for the Duke of 'Wellington, that he was merely a tool in the hands of others (and after the evi dence of incapacity, amounting almost to imbe cility, which he has himself given, the supposi-: lion that he was played upon carries with it much probability) ; admitting that the Duke thought that he was doing a great service to the country when he first proposed his Amendment, and that he had not discernment enough to perceive that it was at variance with the principle of the Bill; surely all the rest, aided, too, by Mr. Peel's counsel, could not be under the same delusion. Mr. Canning, indeed, intimated that he knew the author of the intrigue. "He knew (he said) that two or three wiles were used, without which the subsequent Amendment of the Puke of Wellington would not have been in troduced." But, even this exculpation of the Duke, humiliating as it is, only extends to the delusion under which he originally laboured. What was observed by Mr. Otway Cave on this subject was unanswerable, that " the Noble Duke might have proposed the clause in ignorance of the meaning of the Right Hon. Gentleman's let ter ; but after that meaning was explained, why did the Noble Duke persevere ?" Mr. Huskiason has not escaped censure, for trusting any suggestions whatever to the Duke's discretion, after the glaring evidence which he had received of his incapacity. We can conceive," says a contemporary (the Globe)," that the application to grain and pulse of the rules of military promotion, must have puzzled Mr. Huskisson extremely. The notion of the owner of some junior corn, running about to get the per mission to enter a few quarters for home consump tion, with letters patent, signed and sealed by 250 owners of senior corn, and needing the signatures of 2.50 more, seemed to present, as he politely ex presses it, g re at practical difficulties. i Though this proposed Amendment does not prove any great acuteness, we confess it clears the character of the Duke of Wellington, and rather injures That of Mr. ]Huskisson ; for it is quite conceivable, that the statesman who could pen such an enactment might conceive that he was doing the world a service by that which he afterwards procured to be added to the Bill. It clears him from the suspicion of any power of contrivance; - but that Mr. Huskisson, after hearing this evidence .of the , Duke's notions on such matters, should trust him:with the suggestion at the close of his reply to the Duke, with a moral cer tainty of its being misunderstood, does, we own, lower Mr. Huskisson's character for discretion." This accusation naturally leads one to reflect on the qualifications of Cabinet Ministers. How often may not Resolutions of the Government, involving the most important interests of the nation, have been determined by the casting vote of a Minister, the trusting to whom the plainest suggestion is made a ; roun d of charge against one who was for years his scJeagt:r. It was Chancellor Oxenstiern, we be lieve, who told his son, when setting out on his tray, la L o observe with how little sense the world , „, a3 gove rned. — Morning Chronicle. In another part, of this day's New Times, will be found a full and interesting report of the proceed ings which took place at Liverpool, on Monday last, 'upon the occasion of a public dinner being given to Mr.. Brougham. The speech of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman embraced topics of more than ordinary attraction at the present moment; and it was because we anticipated it would do so, that we adopted measures for laying before our readers, thus promptly, an account of what he said. The lati tude of a dinner oration, like the licence of a hust ings' speech, rermits much to be told, which could hardly be uttered within the walls of Parliament. 141 r. Brougham's declarations with respect to Mr. Canning, Lord Eldon, and the recent Ministerial arrangements, will be perused with great interest.— FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. Whitehall, June 18. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charlea Roweliffe, of Stogumber, in the county of Somerset, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Brecon. J. Bailey, Esq. to be Deputy-Lieutenant. June 1, 1827. Brecon Regiment of Militia. G. Powell, Esq. to be Ca:ltain. May 28, 1827. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. 3. Bishop, Batheaston, Somerset, baker. J. Bastable, Church-street, Hackney, Middlesex, chemist. T. Holding, Dover-street, Hanover-square, hotel-keeper. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. S. Randall, Ilminster, Somerset, victualler. T. Barnes, Wittersham, Oxney, Kent, draper. BANKRUPTS. R. Badnall, Leek, Stafford, banker, to surrender June 26, July 17, and 31, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. James, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house. J. Graves, Walwortb, sugar-refiner, June 22, July 24, and SI, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Lloyd, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn. R. sod S. Croft, Cheapside, lacemen, June 22, July 6, at twelve, and 31, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Brooking and Surr, Lombard-street. R. Gunton, Bucklersbury, warehouseman, June 26, July 3, and 31, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Fowell and Partridge, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. H. Reynolds, Cheltenham, saddler, July 9, 10, and 31, at ten, at the Fleece Inn, Gloucester. Watson and Broughton, Faleou-square, London ; and Srnallridge, Gloucester. E. Bellchambers, Gloucester, printer, June SO, July 2, and 31, at two, at the Royal Hotel, Cheltenham. King, Lukin, and Whitaker, Gray's Inn-square; and Reed, Cheltenham. A. Lloyd, Dolgelly, Merionethshire, grocer, July 11, 12, and 31, at eleven, at the Talbot Hotel, Shrewsbury. Clarke, Richards, and Medcalf, Chancery-lane ; and Wil liams, Shrewsbury. D. Pennington, Queen's-head-yard, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, horse-dealer, June 22, 29, and July 31, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Smith, New Clement's-inn Chambers. G. Phillips, Brighthelmatone, confectioner, July 2,5, and 31, at the White Horse Inn, Briglathelmatone. Fres- man, Brighton. D. Garen, Hackney-road, merchant, June 2!, 29, at eleven, and July 31, at ten, at the Court of Commis sioners. Freeman, Heathcote, and Co., Coleman-street. DIVIDENDS. T. Fitts and J. I. Moss, Cheltenham, mercers, July 13, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners—J. Peele, sen. and J. Peele, jun., Egremont, Camberland, sail-cloth manufacturers, July 13, at twelve, at the Black Lion Inn, Whitehaven, Cumberland—D. G. Stevens, Harlow, Essex, linen-draper, July 17, at ten, at the Court of Commis sioners-T. Eddisen, Ruintbrd, Essex, linen-draper, July 10, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners—L. Thompson, Great St. Helen's, printer, July 10, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners—H. Barrow, Thavies-Inn, jeweller, July 17, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners_R. Eaton, R. and J. Gibbins, Swansea, bankers, July 11, at one, at the Public Rooms, Swansea—J. Nesbitt, E. Stewart, and J. Nesbitt, j un. Aldermanbury, merchants, July 17, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners—J. Springford, Warminster, Wiltshire, victualler, July 10, at two, at the Bath Arms Inn, Warminster—J. Davis, Bristol, tanner, July 20, at twelve, at the Bush Tavern, Corn-street, Bristol—R. A. Pullen, jun., Leeds, stuff-manufacturer, July 11, at twelve, at the Sessions House, Leeds—W. Mo berley, Old Broad-street, merchant, July 17, at ten, at t Court of Commissioners—S. Husbands, Bloomsgrove, Not tinghamshire, lace-manufacturer, August 3, at twelve, at the Lion Hotel, Nottingham—G. Clarke, Basinghall-street, Blackwell-hall-factor, July 27, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners—l. Hill, Bradwell, Derbyshire, baker, July 12, at ten, at the Angel Inn, Chesterfield—R. Bow man, Manchester, grocer, July 11, at nine, at the Star Inn, Manchester—S. Davies, Llandovery, Carrearthenehiye, grocer, July 12, at twelve, at the White Lion Inn, Broad street, Bristol—A. Francis, High Holborn, linen-draper, June 29, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. CERTIFICATES-JuLY 10. H. Spratt, Thurston, Norfolk, miller—R. Haviland, Cheltenham, distiller—J. Savell, Copenhagen-wharf, Lime house, timber-merchant—A. Draper, Gloucester, glazier —T. Gibbons, Cheltenham, plumber—J. Ham, sen., Skinner -street, Snow-hill, watch-maker—D. B. Wood ward, Cheapside, bookseller—W. Drinkwater, Manchester, woollen-draper—H. Barlow, Macclesfield, silk-manufac turer—J. Nash, Vassal-road, Brixton, Surrey, builder— D. Stones, York, cabinet-maker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. and T. White, Glasgow, confectioners—J. and G. Downes, Lawrence-Pountney-lane, tea-dealers—J. Wells and R. Clewlow, West-street, Somer's-town, butchers— W. and J. Shannon, Manchester, drapers—D. and T. Olney, High-street, Southwark, haberdashers—R. Fraser and W. Allan, Inverness, tailors—W. Ventress and J. Pearson, Stockton-upon-Tees, Durham, porter-merchants —J. Gawthorp and B. Flesher, Leeds, upholsterers—W. and J. Wright, Ashton-under-Line, cotton-spinners—F. Richardson and J. Hall, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, millers —T. Haxbey, G. Pickering, and J. Winterbottom (with W. Carr, since deceased), Barnsley, Yorkshire, bleachers —W., T., J., sad W. Leigh, junior, Honley, Aldmon bury, Yorkshire, merchants—D. Joseph and S. Samuel, Warrington, Lancashire, pawnbrokers—R. Waterhouse, sen. (deceased), and R. Waterhouse, jun., Sheffield, confec tioners—J. Musson and J. Morris, Leicester, mealmen— J., M., awl A. Windier, Oving, Sussex, farmers—W. Ward and L. Casper, Chatham, watchmakers—N. Glenn and R. J. Hulbert, Qween-street, Cheapside, attorneys-at law—J. Bennett, Leicester, and W. Mills, Sheepshead, Leicestershire, builders—S. Darke and J. Michael, attor neys__J. Williams and D. Pritchard, Union-street, Hill street, Berkeley-square, wine merchants—J. and D. Raw lings, and J. C. Francis, Frome, Somersetshire, clothiers. THE ARMY. (From the London Gazette of last night. ) War-Office, June 18. Ist Regiment of Life Guards.—Capt. H. R. Wyatt to be Major and Lieut.-Colonel, by purchase, vice the Earl of ITxbridge, promoted. Dated May 21, 1827.—Lieut. E. C. Fletcher to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wyatt ; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant H. B. Baring to he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fletcher. sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards--Lieut. H. E. Beville, from the half-pay, to be Lieut., vice Sir W. H. St. L. Clarke, who exchanges, receiving the difference. May 31. 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Capt. J. Crossley, from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice H. Heyman, who exchanges, receiving the difference. July 12, 1826. Lieut. P. P. Neville, from the 30th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Evered, who exchanges. Nov. 9, 1826. 17th Ditto—Sergeant-Major D. Hanson to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Need, promoted. Cornet D. Hanson to be Adjutant, vice Barron, who resigns the Adjutancy only. Royal Waggon Train—Lieut. W. Dean, from the Retired List of the let Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Morrison, promoted. 15th Regiment of Foot—Captain A. Davis, from the 75th Foot, to he Captain, vice J. Bennett, who retires upon half-pay, receiving the difference. Slat May, 1827. 23d Ditto—Honourable H. T. Stanley to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stretton, promoted. sth June, 1827. 25th Ditto—Hospital-Assistant J. Stuart to be Assist ant-Surgeon, vice Reid, promoted in the 35th Foot. Slat May, 1827. 30th Ditto—Lieut.-Col. H. Stackpole, from the 45th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Vigoureux, who ex changes. 20th December, 1826. To he Lieutenants.—Lieut. R. A. Andrews, from the 48th Foot, vice Blackall, who exchanges. Nov. 8, 1826. —Lieut. J. G. Evered, from the 13th Light Dragoons, vice Neville, who exchanges. 9th Nov. 1926.—Lieut. C. Tobin, from the 54th Foot, vice Schoof, who exchanges. 11 Nov. 1826. —Ensign C. W. Barrow, vice Lewis, de ceased. 15th Dec. 1826. To be Ensign—H. W. Magee, Gent. vice Barrow, Dec. 15, 1826. T e_ M. Caldwell_ from the 13th Foot, to he Lieutenant, vice promoted. Tune 5, 1827. 34th Ditto—Surgeon R. Ayton, from the 91st Foot, to be Surgeon, vice R. Orton, who retiree upon half-pay let Royal Veteran Battalion. May 51, 1827. 35th Ditto—To be Lieutenants—Lieut. W. O'Hara, from the 47th Foot, vice Macpherson, promoted. May 31, 1827. Lieut. J. Tedlie, from the half-pay, vice O'Keeffe, promoted. June 6. To BE SURGEON-Assistant-Surgeon F. Reid, from the 25th Foot, vice Prosser, deceased. 38th ditto—Lieut. R. Matthew to be Captain, vice Seymour, deceased. January s.—Ensign E. Evans to be Lieutenant, vice Matthew. January 5.—R. Hayes, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Evans. January 5. 44th Ditto—To be Lieutenants, by purchase—Ensign J. D. Young, rice Evans ; who retires. Jan. 7.—Ensign G. G. B. Lowther, vice O'Halloran, promoted in the 99th Foot. May 31. To be Ensigns, by purchase—E. Stuart, Gent. vice Young. Jan. 1827.—R. A. Daniell, Gent. vice Lowther. May 31. 45th Ditto—Lieut.-Col. C. A. Vigoureux, from the 30th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Stackpole, who ex changes. Dec. 20, 1826. Lieut. D. A. Courtayne, from the 87th Foot, to he Lieut., vice Elliott, who exchanges. Nov. 12, 1820. 48th Ditto.—Lieut. J. Blackall, from the 30th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Andrews, who exehanges. Nov. 8, 1826. 50th Ditto.—Lieut. Chas. Willes to be Quartermaster, vice Baxter, deceased. May 31, 1827. 52d Ditto—Capt. Lord C. J. F. Russell, from the 56th Foot, to be Captain, vice G. Berkeley, who retires upon half-pay, receiving the difference. May 31, 1827. 54th Ditto—Lieut. M. Schoof, from the 30th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Tobin, who exchanges. Nov. 11, 1826. 56th Ditto—Captain G. M. Eden, from the half-pay, to be Captain, paying the difference, vice Lord C. J. F. Rus sell, appointed to the 52d Foot. May 31, 1827. 59th Ditto—Lieut. L. Carmichael to be Captain, vice Stevenson, deceased. Dec. 5, 1826. Sergeant-Major D. Calde to be Adjutant, with the rank of Ensign, vice Car michael, promoted. Dec. 5, 1826. 60th Ditto—Lieutenant J. M. Spearman, from half-pay Royal Artillery, to he Lieutenant, vice Evans, promoted. May 24, 1827. 75th Ditto—Capt. G. Hume, from the half-pay, to be Captain, paying the difference, vice Davis, appointed to the 15th Foot. May 31, 1827, 76th Ditto—Lieut. C. F. Norton, from the half-pay, to be Lieut., vice Beers, promoted. 19th June, 1827. 86th Ditto—H. Heron, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Davis, promoted. 19th June, 1827. 87th Ditto—Lieut. R. C. Elliot, from the 45th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Courtayne, who e xchanges. 12th November, 1826. 91st Ditto—Surgeon M. Lamert, from half-pay let Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Surgeon, vice Ayton, ap pointed to the 34th Foot. 31st May, 1827. UNATTACHED.-Lieut. K. D. Lloyd, from the 45th Foot, to be Captain of Infantry, by purchase, vice Amherst, whose promotion has not taken place. May 31, 1827. Ensign E. Davis, from the 66th Foot, to be Lieut. of In fantry, by purchase. June 19, 1827. The under-mentioned Lieutenants, actually serving upon full-pay in Regiments of the Line, whose commissions are dated in or previous to the year 1811, have accepted pro motion upon half-pay, according to the General Order of the 27th December last : Lieut. 0. Beere, from the 76th Foot. Lieut. W. Penny, from the 80th Foot. Lieut. C. Morrison, from the Royal Waggon Train. June 19, 1827. AfFMORANDA.-The promotion of Brevet Major Champ, of the 43d Foot, to the unattached rank of Major, and the appointment of Captain Wrottesley, from the half-pay, to he Captain in the 43d Foot in succession, are to be dated the Sd February, 1827, and not the 19th September, 1826, as formerly stated. The appointment of Capt. Muttlebury, from the half pay, ` - to be Captain in the 97th rnot, was vice Logie, pron-i , ted, and not vice Morris, promoted, as stated in the Gavitte of the sth inst. Lieut. W. S. Austin, upon half-pay Royal West India Rangers, has been allowed to dispose of his half-pay, dated June 19, 1827 SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PA RLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS. The London Harbour Bill was read a third time, and passed. Lord SIDMOUTH presented a petiton from Reading, praying for the abolition of slavery. Sir Alexander Grant and others brought up the Bill for carrying into effect the treaty between his Majesty and the Emperor of Brazil, for the final abolition of the Slave Trade ; the New South Wales Administration of Justice Bill ; the Dissenters' Marriage Bill; the Leith Police Bill ; the Remedies against Hundreds Bill ; the Criminal Justice Bill ; and the Larceny Consolidation Bill. Mr. Tomlyns, from the Treasury, presented a return of the number of bank-notes in circulation. Lord ROSLYN presented a petition front Dover, against the importation of foreign wool. A similar petition was presented from a place in the county of Suffolk. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY asked when he might gain any information respecting the papers which he asked for some time ago ? Lord GODERICH said, I cannot answer specifically for the time, but the papers are in due progress, and shall inquire and let the Noble Lord know. Perhaps I may take this opportunity of answering two questions which were put to me yesterday, and when, undoubtedly, some comments were made on my net being in my place to answer them. With respect to that, my absence did not arise from any disrespect to your Lordships, or from any unwillingness on my part to discharge my duties in your Lordships' House, however unpleasant the discharge of those duties may be. The fact of my individual absence arose from indisposition, but which was removed in the course of the day. With r egard to the absence of any Noble Friends of mine, I certainly was asked, whether I thought there was any necessity for their being in their places yesterday. There stood no busi ness of any importance, nor seemed to be any thing of con sequence for that day, therefore I said it did not appear to me there was any cause for their presence. For my own part I should have been present but for the reason I have adverted to, and I think I have not shown, since I have been a Member of your Lordships' House, any disposition to absent myself. My Lords, I must say, that if my Noble Friends bad put those questions direct to me, or given me any notice that they meant to have put them, I certainly should have endeavoured to leave been present, and felt it my duty to have given an swers to them whatever the difficulty might have been but it cannot be expected I am to anticipate questions. The first was, whether it was my intention to proceed with the Average Bill ? That Bill propose many improvements, and I propose to read it a second time to-morrow, should it be convenient to the House. The other question related to the point how is was proposed with reference to a measure not now before this House, to regulate the taking of the averages by which the importation of Corn should be known, and whether it should he taken weekely as proposed in the Bill which has not been proceeded in, or whether it should be taken according to the Amendments in the Committee? My answer to that it, that I have every reason to 'believe that the Bill to come up will contain a clause regulating the mode of taking the averages on the same principle as that adopted by the Committee of this House on the other Bill. The Marquis of SALISBURY considered it very import- • . ant indeed to the agriculturist to ICIOW what s a epromo moue of taking the average of the prices of Cora, was to be throughout the United Kingdom. He hoped the Noble Lord would turn this over in his mind, and move some amendment respecing it. The Earl of MALMESBURY wished the Noble Lord would lay before the House some proposition which would enable the House to discuss the question fairly wad fully. It was of essential importance for the House to have an accurate return of the quantity of corn in bond. Lord GODERICH would endeavour, befere the House rose, to give notice, as nearly as he could, of what his mo tion should be. Lord LAUDERDALE thought it impossible that the House could have any return with regard to the quantity of corn imported from Canada, so that the House with re spect to that quarter, would have to labour in the dark. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. The Earl of WINCHELSEA in presenting a petition, said, that be would take that opportunity of making a few remarks though totally unconnected with the petition which he held in his hand. Those remarks deeply concerned the houour and the intergrity of that House, and in making them he would endeavour to restrain him self from adverting to any particular speech in the other House, anh from the mention of any measure, though much had been said with respect to that measure, which had lately been carried by a majority that House, and which, if it had not been so carried, would have been likely to be attended with the greatest mischief; and if Noble Lords were to be prevented from vindicating their characters within those walls from aspersions thrown upon them in the other House, it would have been one of the greatest evils that could possibly exist, and which he was sure every Noble Individual would oppose. If any indivi dual, however, dared to say a word out of the walls of that House respecting the motives of the Noble Members composing it, he was sure there was not an individual present but would to the utmost resist it ; and if an insinuation had been thrown out elsewhere, that the votes which had been given by the side of the House on which he stood were not given on public but on private grounds. The LORD CHANCELLOR rose to order. He ap prehended there was no Noble Lord in that House who would feel himself justified in doing that indirectly which the rules of that House would not allow him to do directly. It was quite impossible that the House should not under stand what was meant by the Noble Lord, and he (the Lord Chancellor) put it to the Noble Lord, whether he was not doing that covertly and obliquely which he would not feel himself justified in doing openly and directly. If that were so, he put it, not the Noble Lords composing the House, but to the Noble Lord himself, whether be ought to proceed ?—( Hear, hear, hear, from the Ministerial side.) Ei The Earl of WINCHELSEA, in answer to the Noble Lord on the Woalsack, felt certain that no individual who knew his candour could for an instant suspect him guilty of attempting any thing indirectly or covertly. He had no such feelings, and he begged to say in the broadest manner that, with respect to any individual who dared to throw any such aspersions as had been thrown on Noble Lords, however high his rank, it was the daty of every Noble Individual who was upon his aide of the House to stand forward and oppose it.—(Hear, hear.)—The Noble Lord himself had voted in the majo rity, who were for the Noble Duke's amendment, and he did that under the firm persuasion that it was for the benefit of the public. He stood there ready to sa crifice every atom of property he he had, and to trample under foot his best interests, rather than sacrifice owe par ticle of those feelings which were most dear to him.- -He felt certain that: the characters of public men, end of those who had contributed to the safety of their country must ever be dear to the heart of every true pa triot ; but the character of those men had been abused and that abuse had been circulated, not only throughout this kingdom, but over the whole world. The illustrious and ...tees in-the TiOtIM,, by his genius and valour, in a military point of view, had placed himself and this country in a situation unrivalled in the page of history, had been basely tradu ced—Oear, hear;)—but his character stood by far too high to be deeply, or in any way seriously affected by all that had been said or done elsewhere. Lord GODERICH said, that he could not comprehend the grounds upon which the Noble Lord proceeded ; he talked of language used elsewhere, but where be did not exactly pretend to know ; he referred to certain public Meetings, and said that language had been there used, reflecting on the honour and character of their Lordships, he (Lord Goderich) would certainly defend any such observations made without the walls of that House—perhaps from the circumstance of his being so short a time a Member of that House, he did not feel so sensitively as other Noble Lords. He believed himself to be influenced by the feelings of a gentleman ; but it never did occur to him to be part of his public duty to invoke those who were engaged with them in it, because of observations made elsewhere. He was sure that what fell from the Noble Lord on the Woolsack opposite, ought to be the rule by which their Lordships should abide, and even the Noble Earl opposite admitted the impropriety of the course which he pursued. The Noble Earl hinted, however, at what gave rise to his observations in such a way that it was hard not to guess what lie alluded to. He (Lord Goderich) would not follow the example of the Noble Lord, because he felt that the duty of the two branches of the Legislature could not be adequately per formed if the Members of either indulged with latitude in remarks upon the conduct of the otherl He could not however refrain from saying, that in the course of these recent discussions, remarks had been made imput ing to others, sentiments never uttered by them. He could not remain silent on this subject whilst he recollected that within a very short time hack, indeed, remarks had been made on individuals, and words put into their mouths which they never gave expression to, and which no one had authority to say they did.—(Hear, hear.) The LORD CHANCELLOR, in explanation, begged to assure the Noble Earl, that he never intended to say, that he would do indirectly, that which he feared to do by a direct course. Earl GREY said, that nothing was so inconvenient, so dangerous, or so destructive to the character of both Houses, and thereby to the Constitution of the country, as the practice of questioning in either House, the conduct of individuals, in the dicharge of their legislative duty in the other House, and to cast the worst reflections on them by imputing to them improper motives in what they had done. Wherever this practice originated it was a great fault, and that great fault was much aggravated by the certainty of its exciting retaliation. Great care should therefore be taken that no such thing should occur again. The Noble Vis count (Godes ich) had talked of attacks, and words having been cited in this House, as used elsewhere, and also talked of reflections having been made here upon the conduct of certain individuals. He (Lord Grey) certainly did hear severe things said of the character of individuals as Ministers, but he always understood that the person making them judged, in the first instance, for himself, and that the public after wards judged of the juatice of their application. He had, however, no recollection of attach having been made here on the other House : if there were, they did not now occur to his mind. The Noble Viscount (Goderich) said that no one could doubt the object to which the allusions of the Noble Earl were directed. The Noble Viscount, therefore, could not have felt those difficulties which he avid did in else opening of the Speech, as to what called for the animadversions of the Noble Earl. If those discussions then were to be deprecated, it well became the Noble Viscount and the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack to use their influence where it would be most effectual in preventing the repetition of such remarks—(Hear, bear. )—And to induce the persons snaking them to nttend more to decorum, and not to cast reuexions on that House, which struck at its very essence, and vilified his character in a manner which had never occurred before....(Cheers. )....Ministers of State should not give utterinee. to expressions calculated to mite 4 hatred of this House throughout the country, and to give rise to those very proceedings, for which the per son who caused them was the very one to propose a law for sending all engaged in them into banishment. — (Cheers.) The Marquis of LANSDOWN deprecated a dis cussion of this sort, and said that the only re gular and proper course of alluding to what was represented as having occurred at the ocher House, or at public Meetings, was by calling to the Bar the individual by whom they had been published, if they contained reflections derogatory to the dignity of their Lordships.—(A laugh. )_Noble Lords mistook him if they thought he recommended this as a discreet course, it wss one that ought not to be hastily adopted, but still it was the only regular one. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said it would be extremely hash indeed when they knowingly permitted the publication to their proceedings, to call to the Bar ',the unfortunate individual who should publish them with reference to the remarks made elsewhere, he would make no allusion to them : the contempt they inspired was so great, that he would treat them with the contemptuous silence they best deserved. The Marquis of LANSDOWN explained. He did not wish to be understood as recommending the coursed of calling printers to the bar of the House. Such a course he should greatly deprecate on the present oc casion, and could never approve, except on very ma ture consideration. Such a course he admitted be unjust, but he did not hesitate to affirm, tha no thing could be more improper or unjust than to attribute to individual, expressions which those individuals had per haps never used, and of which at all events their Lordships could no nothing. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to know whether the Noble Marquis would induce his Right Hon. Friend to publish his speech, in order that it might be seen whether the Right Hon. Gentleman had used those ex pressions he was reported to have used, and which were so derogatory to the dignity of this House. Lord GODERICH hoped his Noble Friend would not answer that question. I Lord ALTHORP then presented a petition from Bir mingham, praying that the Trade with India might be opened. Lord FARNHAM presented petitions from the county and city of Cork, from the county of Cavan, and from the Presbyterians of Cavan, against any further concessions to the Roman Catholics. The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a petition from Cork, complaining of their liability to serve as Church- wardens. CORN AVERAGES. The Bill for the regulation of the Corn Averages was ordered to be read a second time to-morrow night. Several private Bills were forwarded a stage, and their Lord sh iys then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair this day at the usual Lord BINNING presented a petition from the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, complaining of certain grievances to which that body is subject. Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition from the Royal College of Surgeons, complaining of certain regulations in jurious to that body. . ✓ Petitions were presented, praying for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, from Taunton, by Mr• B. Seymour. Mr. PERCEVAL brought up a return of the number of briefs issued for the repair of Churches since the year 1790. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Robert Pollock, a broker, residing in London, calling the attention of the Moo,e to the practioa of ...ling different parties on a Bill of Exchange, by which costs to the amount of 150/. were often incurred on a bill for FOl. or 12!. The petitioner also expressed his belief, that it would be a great blessing to the country if it re-enacted, that no person should be arrested on ➢lesne Process, for any sum under 100/. Mr. HUME presented a petition from a parish in the County of Galway, complaining of distress and pauperism, and praying that the House would take some measure to diminish the expence of the pampered High Church Esta blishment. The Hon. Gentlemen said he concurred in the prayer of the petition. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the Proprietors of Salmon Fisheries iu the County of Waterford, against the Salmon Fisheries' Bill. CONDUCT OF THE POLICE OF MAYO. Mr. J. BROWN, in moving that an humble Address should be presented to his Majesty for a copy of the evi dence takeu against the Police, in consequence of certain murders and other outrages which occurred in the County of Mayo, on the 20th June last, took occasion eo state that he and his friends were attacked with stones by a Mob, when returning from the last election, and that all the party were more or less injured. He was informed the Sheriff well knew of the attack, but took no means to prevent it. Mr. Secretary BOURNE suggested that the motion should be withdrawn until the Secretary for Ireland was ,n the House. Mr. GRATTAN thought the matter of so much im portance, that it ought not to be discussed in so thin a House. Mr. W. LAMB regretted that he was not in the House when [the Hon. Gentleman brought forward his motion. He thought that, on every principle of justice and equity, the motion should be refused; for the House would re member that the Hon. Gentleman sought to convict the Sheriff of Mayo upon evidence to which he was not a party. The motion was negatived without a division. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. Mr. WARBURTON rose to call the attention of the House to certain charges against the Royal College of Surgeons in London. When the College applied for its charter, a clause was inserted, giving the College a mono poly of Lectures on Surgery in London, but as soon as this clause was discovered by the legislature it was ex punged. The Council of the College, however, endea voured to do that by the aid of bye-laws, which they could not effect directly, and it so happened that the Council being lecturers themselves, had a positive interest in carry ing the bye-laws into effect. Before any student could ob tain a diploma, he must attend courses of lectures in Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, or London. Now, it so happened, that in some of those place, particularly in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Glasgow, it was almost impos sible to obtain subjects, therefore, the great object of visit ing these Schools of Surgery was defeated. Another ob jection was, that the examination at the College was most superficial, so much so, that the Army and Navy Boards were not satisfied with the certificates of the Royal College of Surgeons, and the individuals entering those services as Surgeons, underwent a re-examination. The greatest difficul ties were interposed in the way of the students, and the public to prevent them from examining the library and museum. The greatest neglect too, was imputable to those who had the management of this collection, one instance of which he should mention. It was, that certain manuscripts left by the great John Hunter, were now totally destroyed. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving for returns of the sums received by the College, and for copies of the general regulations, and gave notice that he would move early next Sessions, that the whole subject should be refer referred to a Committee. Mr. PEEL vindicated at considerable length the charac ter of the College of Surgeons, and opposed any other mode of election than that now practised. [Left sitting.] LAW INTELLIGIENCE. VICE-CffANCELLOR'S COURT, Jima 19. OREEN ♦ND OTHERS b. WEAVER AND OTHERS. In this case a bill of discovery was filed by the plaintiffs, who are Blackwell-hall factors, in Coleman street, to compel the defendants to reveal the names of certain parties alleged to be the owners of a quan tity of Spanish wool, purchased by the plaintiffs from the defendants, in their capacity of sworn brokers. The information which was thus endea voured to be obtained, was for the purpose of aiding the action at law for an alleged fraud practised by the owners of the wool in question. The defendants had put in a short answer to the bill, which was not considered sufficient by the Master, and exceptions were taken to his report. Mr. HORNS contended that it was contrary to an established rule of equity to call upon a defendant to make any disclosures that might subject him to 8 civil action. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said that this was a most important case. If a broker were not to be held ac countable for the transactions in which he was en gaged, instead of selling goods consigned to him with a view to the advantage of the consigner, he might, if dishonestly inclined, purchase them himself, per haps for one third of their value, and plead, as a bar to inquiry, that by such and such by-laws, he was prevented from satisfying his employer. Such a proceeding was contrary to all sense and justice. if such were really the law with regard to sworn brokers, the sooner the representatives of the city of London applied to the legislature for its repeal the better. His present impression was, that the dis covery should be given. Before, however, be came to a final decision upon the case, he should feel it his duty to refer to the authorities quoted by the Learned Gentlemen at both sides. TREATY between FRANCE and MEXICO. (From the Journal des Debate.) The Consular Agent for Mexico at Havre has cony municated to the merchants of that port a document , the provisions of which are henceforth to govern the relations of France and the Mexican Republic. This document appears under the singular title of decla ration; but this denomination is still less strange than the mode of publication which has been adopted, It is from the writing-desk of a Mexican Consulat e that French merchants are to learn in France on wbet basis the relations of the two countries are fixed' Our Ministers have not thought so important a cool' munication due to the mercantile interest. This i 5 what they call dignity. The following is the deco' ment " DECLARATION. " There shall exist between France and the Unite d , States of Itlexico amity and friendship, with rec i pr ecs , liberty of commerce. The inhabitants of each nation a' proceed with their shipping and cargoes to every port: river, and to every place where strangers are admitted, 310° there remain and occupy house. or warehouses to carry 00 their commerce. And in general every merchant of each State shall enjoy en the territory of the other p ro t e ction and perfect liberty and security. Th e reciprocal right esti' blished by this article, of entering the ports, rivers, and o ther d o ther places of the two countries , does not include the pri vilege of the coasting trade, which may, in each country , be subject to special regulationv [The articles, which are sevtsiteen in number, are give n at length in the Journal des Debate, but we have onlY room for a description of the principal stipulations. It is provided, that the produce of each country, on being in': ported into the other, shall not be subject to higher duties than those imposed on the produce of the most favoure a nation. From this principle of reciprocity, an excep tiou is made in favour of Hayti, with regard to reductions 0 ° the tariff, which France might make in return for the privileges reserved by the ordinance of the 17th of APrib 1825. Certificates of origin are required for all merc ha r dise exported from either country. The shipping duties ' paid in the two countries by the ships of each, shall be 0 , the footing of the moat favoured nation. The produce 0' either country may be imported into the other, either b . lf French or Mexican ships. The rights of Frenchmen 0 , Mexico, and Mexicans in France, the establishment oF Consuls with their privileges, in each couutry, are secure(' and provided for by various articles on the principle of re ciprocity.] Assuredly this is a treaty ; but it appears that M. de Dr mas is now employed in reforming the language of diplo macy, and this commercial convention is, according . 50 him, nothing more than a declaration. It is thus that, 1 0 order to avoid sending Consuls to the ports of South Amts rice, he accredited there persons called Superior 449en`g of Commerce. The innovation did not succeed at Peru► and perhaps at Mexico the provisions of this new doeuroenv will not be thought obligatory , since , contrary to a ll p re c" tire, a name is given to it which, at first sight, takes from it all the character of importance and permanend which belong to those provisions. But whom would oof Ministers now persuade that they have not recogn i°6l Mexico? A . t Madrid they will sa y it i s only a declaratiO" But they will be asked there whether they have not c° ° .: chided a treaty. In truth, there is a profundity in all this which is quite beyond our understanding. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DIA RY.—Fiti DAY, Jima 21. Bright, P., Handley—George, Liverpool Clarke, F., Great Yarmouth—Bear Inn, South Town, Yar it - mouth Cooper, R. Ledbury—Feathers, Ledbury l kl Eccles ' J.. Wednesbury—Littleton Arms, Penkridge Gedryeh, C., Bristol—Mr. Frankis, Bristol T., Newest—Fleece, Gloucester Hutchinson and Co., Stockton-upon-Tees—Black Lion inn ll Stockton Jellicorse, J., Manchester—White's, Manchester Kimber, H. , Worcester—Guildhall, Worcester Meyer, H., Louth—Dog and Duck, Kingston if Mincher, E. Birmingham—Royal hotel, Birminbh a m .. Mitchell , J. Lockwood in Aldmondbury—Court-house, dersfield Mousley, T., Hanley—Dog and Doublet, Bandon ............ 1 Prichard, T., Bristol—White Lion Bristol Togbill, W., Chalford—Bummer, Bristol ll Weddle, J., Sutton—Dog and Duck, Kingston Youell, W., Cranbrook—George, Cranbrook Young, J., Coleford—Fleece, Gloucester INSOLVENTS APPLYIN( Petition. to be heard at Portuw Juw* 23, Addor, A. 14de-street, Bloomel G TO BE DISCHAROW tai-street, Lincoln's Inn Fiel d ' Ai NIXIE. Martin, E Darlastm May, 1., lienchurels-street womb. 1., Totness Philipps, F., Tooley-street tit' Plimpton, S. Duncan-place' cester-ficlds Sirarnonds, R..Tottonhant-. - Kingland-road Wilson, A. Chelsea Young, 1., Lsytonstone bury _ Bamford, M. Cumberland- . . market Brewer, N., Duke-etreet. Man chester-square Cline, 1.. Hammersmith Daily, D.. Spitallields Holyoake, W. Whitechapel Jones, R., Bristol COUNTRY.—At the Court-hou Ten d I .Kc se lioclu a ke t .r. W l ek . s e h Lonsdale, A. Leeds Rennison, W ' r.. 8 "4 11 , alikt°F Robinson, nowung-ayae R., West-moor Stansfleld, R., Coaonley Taylor, J., Leeds Thackray, S. Leeds r Wiggleswortli, W., Illingwo -t ii :s . ld juae 211 Sandersons c oiied , j. hu li ck n b l y e - Y lan e Woodhouse, 0., Oldfield Bennett, A., Elmley Bolton, J., Yeadon Brown, 8., Mashrough Briscom, J., Selby Clough, J., Brumley Crowther, J., Beekmondwike Fox, J., Bradfordi Hanson, Eastwood, Thorne G.. ilgett-green Hindle, 1. L J., Melth am Johnsoni, C layton lowett. At Wakefield, Ji Gomersal Armitage, B Leeds Bellworic.vi Selby BC.C 4h . j 'bowling Bor , !. jk J., Heekmondwike Cording ; L., Wakeflekl Oreen bs erwoo d„ T., Bradford olden, r., Bowling xiddleton. J., Yeadon Same day, at GI Colwell, M., Minsterworth Guest. J., Littledean's Wood side Holmes, T., Otley Harris, S., Bitton rune „ 2. 4 at Ten. Parlor, J., Great Horton Sutcliffe, T., Mytholm 1 7kes, L., Bowlingownsley, M., Castlefotd Whitaker, J., Keighley Woodhouse, J.. Honley Wright, E., Crossland Hoof' Almondbury niceeter at Ten. Preece,'T., St. Philip and Jac ob 'Pride, D., Foreet_gro., Smith, C., Cheltenham ITeectl e, R., Aveni" BIRTH. On the 15th inst., at Northwold, Norfolk, the lady o f G. Blair Hall, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 15th inst., at Edinburgh, Mr. G. Ridpath, of Lower Th amee - s treet, to Ann , second daughter of the l ate Cheque -walls, G. Ridpath, E s q. to Catherine, eldest daughter o f N. Dickio' 1 On the 19th inst., at Chelsea, Ur. William Droop ° son, Esq., of Wig n, "" fi____ _ ...... ____._...ML ................... ..._..... ----------- , th, s daughter of Col. Houston. DIED. — On the 15th instant, at Addiocombe-house, age d 19' Fr ter —nan• Miss Charlotte Deane, &ugh o of the late J. Deane, Esq., of the East India Compaq civil service, Bengal, aged 19. On Saturday the infant daughter of Mrs. J. Bedd° lll° ' of Romsey. - f 0 ' On the third day after his birth, the infant son o Oirdlestone, jun., Esq. ..00 AanteeeNoErtlhiziaabnei Piumiao and PullLisnlii; by M. YOUNG, at the SUZY-Orrwar, No. 112, Strand,