The Sun. — London, England, 1833-04-18 00:00:00

derste ° n ll eye on 1° lio nd 4'l l them t° e of t he, ivate corn' reaso ns ie of C lcir le „s thin laftir e ‘ Of the h ,l 7 Mr. /1' propri et co hope s the V ° d will 1 ' ;1 1 of th e taxatio"!,l other Ino su b jeCt he ivfirqu': . re 3 ' our , gei vent °I the o n t the atte'' iterest s , 11 a I° l ' aiblic' hel7 .; of th e t i e forts t° „ Ifee' the he taxes' are d eridl l3 rEEiI: duce t ; or ,erres or t the r e l l be lave n 0 will Ile pla n . Je ri . s c on' of rorre C' l 1 I „ I icat lllTi l ea d illg io it °l5 0 r e 0 1 00 ,„ i n tleP ) ' 05, to t ie ,t) t i,e, s ' o . ch9 rents ° it' 1 ' Pt cer toir' ll i 131 4 'lioually 4 by b ° 7 6 lb ° A 0 a lp 0" ,p ersta ~lio~c s o i 1 9 i r r e f° t g : 93 Ple boldl y w i th the financial difficulties of "country, by the imposition of a property-tak, Whi ch would enable them to take off most of the t assessed, and a very large portion of the indirect thaxes, thior,s 6 arenot yet come to such a pass, that the really ; ef(?n„ aldependent Members of the House of .. ' lne "s, who represent the feelings and wishes their constituents, may be expected to give theirw hich "I'POrt to a measure, the avowed object of _ is not to reliev e the country but to turn out th e satisfaction Ministry. Whatever may be the dis w against the present Ministers, and for regret t o Say that they have given great cause tru c k tilssatiqaction by neglecting their friends and ripeg to their enemies, the country is not et iPower a change which would take the reins of l out of the hands of Earl GREY and Lord " 11°11G114 , to place them in those of the enerah le'' ELDON and the " liberal" WEL in brio Should Mr. IkIATTIIIAS ATTWOOD persist h e g r og forward his motion, and fail in it as 0 11 'lle of 4 do, the quest i on will still rema i n open. t o r t he Members for Yorkshire has given b ut ice ig t , l a motion a l most s i milar in its tendency, trill d i C eren t in motive, and a t r i a l o f strength -" ''eo tak e p l ace, nothetween faction and fac t hot between principle and principle. pro "S -tloilterda ceed ings at the Mansion-house ° petition Parliament for the introduc as 4i, el Poor laws into Ireland, are of interest, tine' w in the growina sense of the necessity of toey.People of that country an interest in e blai - o in : g the l aw- It is clear, tendency of however, that th i lie ' v !'tY of the meeting was insensible that the foot :t a b le undertaking to provide ihorefor a ll who may be born to eat it, is to adv a nin se th e number of' mouths willing to take tiota'ge of the claim, till at length there is ti',officient f oo d to fill them. Again, 114 1 Iqc th e promoters of the meeting are the influx assuring as the sole cause e hr, , of Irish labourers into this laq • tr",,t,r'e n on-existence of poor laws in Ire the ab 'he main causes of their coming here are th . e • tes of our own poor laws. It is clearly . I: te 3 v e c t i 4ll o go upon the parish. It is expecting t ° do t h lat English labourers cannot be procured 1 00 4 , je w ork which Irish labourers do, because little ho f our labourers to work hard for to ei when they can find men silly enough .s f ()t. ,t e t h em abundance of the beast provision hglisli g 110 111111 g. This encouragement of L eo labourers to idleness, and the assurance t(tt t Z ive t he Irish labourer, that when he wishes to hit te iris native country, we will defray h oe ' ra velli ug he may expenses, even though Ilap n , s/ ' or 101. in his pocket, as frequently t a lri : l , l-144°?'ctUs r li e ffi rs c i i n ei t ' o tl E Y England, for the influx of gland, independent of other titt As, however, we think that the intro ltlt:Ttl,even of the worst system of poor laws ttleiji-re'and would be a step towards improve *hi - 1, ) w e are glad to see the growing feeling . favour is manifesting itself in this country in s' r of d • w hi c h w ill reca l th e doing something of Ireland to a sense of duty. ah he Pari s Tuesday, \'edoesday,Papers of Monday, we find that the trial of the `tor of the Tribune had already commenced expect the Chatnber of Deputies. As it was %ibl y ' e d that s ome partial outbreaks might pos t'ke Place, th e G overnment h a d made all Nit : 00 arY prepargtions. 'Floe Republican Jour % 11: had been particularly careful to impress . partisans not to make any undue dis hNl:lthe streets. The Augsburgh Gazette 2(11 inst. mentions that some disturb -110,1)41 broken out at Constantinople, but e Y had been promptly repressed. By an f Th e h r °4l a letter of the 12th instant., dated, uank • "we are told, that the s of the Rhine, r ol estl "0 r ecently left France, had taken the t 4 a , tl or the Black Forest and were proceeding °f .I\i:l,cit'''bourg and Hiedelburg. Le Temps overn -4'l ay ttentions that the French G ' tl N ' i ). ‘ e h ilit ig to the urgent representations of ,a i, ad formally disavowed the conduct of formally Yth p it • litl4 parrs snail we learn that was re -71 uari s that some serious disturbances Nti t i i r 4°114 l (e n out i n H esse Casse l ; that the etll4 ct it lister h a d l e f t t h e cap i tal, an d that '. t h i e tr oops h a d gone over to the nsur ciN tjrttie rst•ind that no account has been re.. IN at plredthe Portuguese embassy of the ru ,o 44 ti tut earture of SARTORIUS, with the 1 "41 fleet, for this country. t ; h e relenl)tvate accounts from Holland state that 11 k th rtlbli can feeling is gaining ground rapidly ,4i„ ce untry. This is attributed chiefly to t he I 44ti sfaction felt by the trading classes at i lt k e 'l4 l o 4 :Y burthens imposed on . them in order . to d ''at ir e 4 the dispute with Belgium. It is said th e e ntire revenue of the state is required ° I : 11 Y t ai otenance of the army, and that it is eep al p a ns that the Dutch Government have defray the other expenditure. ••, q MARKFTS.—('PHIS DAY). „ 441t1(}..1T5.—. At per Load 0136 Trusses.) rat hn CU M BERL AND. ..ket.,,1%,,-YL,s-r l imited trade dull, and prices stationary. — *land Hay .4- 10 to .42. 15 o at () 0 0 I)iPaY ...... 0 5 315 et ...... 13 4 o 4te4Y,,,.'.401c and Rye-grass Hap ..... .. . ... .. . ............ . io 't"jok4;,N. go:131111 F t l r. E id L e p t;ery dull ; prices as last . ' r ' '4‘lt' ' ' ' ' ' 4 l°. 'l.l4:) lia‘: l4 44 Meado w Hay .42 13 to £3 0 00 0 0 f ( : ) ,71 tai ,44T 10 . 3 0 a 10t tt4N4;'.4',:n ...... . . . .... ..... h At ..'4 l e Viiti G elt n Vt a r i a l W:::. 1 1.'2 ) 415 1 13 t-. 5 ' 4 5 *4 4'l 4 ' h, e , ti ng of the General Committee of qAS Ce.tt rel l ' l, brur , .1d esterday Mr. BONN th e fut an " notetip Su 4 Ore lessee (~ that theatre. ,b,!-----Yesterdav the Glasgow Lottery %vt• ap t' tie° p remarkably form -11 r -ISO, a s usual, was Pit kl ip, nsisted of Nineteen Capitals, out of 4 6, 4 " h w hq " welve Capitals in shares and One Ca the heeo e ti t t ot. shows that, although Lot th' heky ‘ i elte l t 4 , l ' l " 4 t . d s 131 sit has not forgotten how . to e r s and 5' his customers. The following are f'he capitals:_. N0 u , 00,0/. In Fifteen Shares: ~,„„,. Ai !co. 8 ' 6 V, N it ; t . .. 1,000/. No. ,530......1,731`. t he ) 1 1 ''' 4001: N °: 6 ,4 3 -6f . roli No. 1 911 0 8 ... .:. j 5OO/. 11 11, /84 0 1 e hit t „ N'a• 250/: ;so: 9:84V• ls'll' Cortd,ili°l 1,000/. were sold in Shares by 4 141 No. 138, Regent -street. • COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) KING V. TURNER. The Court was occupied the greater part of the morning in hearing the arguments in this part-heard appeal, in which there was nothing whatever of public interest. His LORDSHIP stated that as soon as it was over he would take motions, and Sir Edward Sugden hoped an arrangement would be made to go on with motions for a day or two, as there were many that pressed much ; but his Lordship did not decide upon any thing in this respect. - CHANCERY ROBBERY.—In addition to the robberies com mitted in the Court of Chancery on the first day of term, as mentioned in The Sun yesterday, we have now to state, that Mr. Millard, a highly-respectable solicitor, in the City, while attending the hearing of " Manners v. Charlesworth," on the same day, was eased of an extremely valuable diamond shirt pin, carefully put into his shirt, and additionally fastened thereto by another gold pin and small gold chain, which were used as a guard. The robbery was effected at a moment when he was bu-ily engaged.with his papers--the whole were taken away, and in such a dexterous manner, that Mr. Millard had not the slightest knowledge of it at the instant. OLD BAILEY, APRIL __ IR . This morning, before the trials were proceeded with, the Common Sergeant passed sentence upon the prisoners who had been convicted during the Sessions. The awful sentence of death was passed upon the following unfortunate persons, viz. William Jones, Thomas Jones, Edward Martin, John Smith, James Smith, William Thomas, John Godwin, W. Smithers, John Connelly, Henry Cook, Michael Hagan, for housebreaking and larceny ; George Davis, Mery Brown, Charlotte Smith, James Sullivan, and Charles Shadwell, for robbing the person ; the latter was convicted of maliciously striking znd wounding. Eighteen were ordered to be transported for life; seventeen for 14 years, and fifty-seven for seven years. A great number were sentenced to terms of imprisonment, varying from two years to seven days, and some were ordered to pay a nominal fine, and were discharged. On account a the convicts not being able to appear in Court, by reason of illness, the judgment of several were respited until the May sessions. The COMMON-SERGEANT addressed the capital convicts in a most impressive manner, and implored them to employ the interval allowed them in prayer and supplication. Some of the prisoners were deeply affected. John Merrall was charged with causing the death of Mary Latcher, the wife of a policeman, by administering to her, on the 9.nd of April, a quantity of Prussic acid. It appeared that the prisoner, who was about 18 years old, and quite ignorant of Latin, had mixed up by mistake some Prussic acid in a draught prescribed for the deceased by his master, Mr. Clapham, a surgeon in Francis-street, Tottenham-court-road.--Not guilty. T. Evans, aged 15, and T. Pike, alias Pritchard, were con victed of breaking into the warehouse of Mr. Halfpenny, a jeweller, occupying premises n Searles-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, and stealing bank notes, gold, gold dust, and precious stones to the amount of 15001. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FR')M LLOYD'S. DEAL, APRIL 17.—Wind S. \V., moderate.—Arrived from the river and sailed the Atlas, for New South Wales ; and Simon Taylor, Christie, for Jamaica. Sailed a French frigate, on a cruizt.; and the Bussorah Merchant, Moncrief, for New South Wales Arrived from the river and sailed the Lady M`Naughten, Faith, and Lady Kennaway, Moncrief, for Bengal. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 17.—Wind N. to W., squally.— Arrived the Hope, Garrick, from Halifax. FALMOUTH, APRIL I6.—Wind N.W. to N., strong breezes aid squally.—Passed by the Alexander, Waugh, from Bengal. Off port the Elizabeth, Tucker, and Jacmel, Brutus, from Havannah. LYMINGTON, APRIL 16.—Arrived off port the Australia, Lobbein, trom Singapore, sailed the 16th December, and St. Helena the 2d ult. POOLE, APRIL 16.—Arrived the Susan, Brooks, from New foundland. JERSEY, APRIL 15.—Arrived the Friends, Dolbel, from Messina. BRIS COL, APRIL 17.—Arrived the Harriet, Allen, from Jamaica. GREXOCK, APRIL 15.—Arrived the Mariner, M`Donald, from Charleston. BELFAST, APRIL 15.—Arrived the Eleanor, Stephenson, from St. John's, New Brunswick. LIMERICK, APRIL 15.—Arrived Garryone, Pound; and Limeric k Lass, Oak, from London. KIRKWALL, APRIL 6.—The stern of a vessel with " Low ther Hall " in gilt letters under the figure of a gilt sheep upon it, came on shore the 2-Ith ult., on the island of Stronsay. The Elizabeth and Cornelie, Jansen, from Villanoyo, to Rotterlam, detained at Ramsgate by his Majesty's ship Larne, was released yesterday, and proceeded to her destination. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Morley, from Ceylon, arrived off Plymouth ; sailed Jan. 5; Cape, Feb. ; St. Helena, March 2. Arrivals at Colombo—The Seppings, from Point de Galle, Dec. 2.); the Morley, from Quillon, Dec. 26; the Arab, from the Mauritius, Dec. 31. Departure from Colombo—The Marquis of Hastings, for London, Dec. i'.o. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK By the French Mail we learn a report prevailed at Paris, that some serious disturbances had taken place in Hesse Cassel, and that the French Minister had left the capital, as well as in tie Duchy of Baden, and FOMC of the troops had gone over to tie insurgents, but the report requires confirmation. At present the accounts from Odessa, of the 25th March, say t hat artillery and troops were embarking there for the East, and 30,000 Russians were on their march for Constantinople. We should not be surprised to see France join with Russia, to present the advance of the Egyptians on the Turkish capital. THE FUNDS. We have no arrivals as yet of the least consequence. The estafette from Paris brings the Rentes somewhat higher, which has had a little effect in improving the Funds this morning, as t hey left off yesterday, in a declining state, at 88?{, and opeised at n to and went up to 87 %, at which price they are at present. In the Foreign Market nothing doing at present. HALF PAST ONE. The Funds which were in the early part of the morning very heavy have somewhat improved, from 87 1 4 % to 87% is for the Ac , ,ount. Owing to more favourable information being re cei Fed from the East, as well as from Holland, all business api.ears to be at a stand in the city. In the Foreigh Market Spanish Bonds are better, as they have improved 1 j per Cent. at Paris. THREE O'CLOC K. Consols for the Account, 878 CLOSING PRICES.-FOUR O'CLOCK. Glak(ils Ditto for Account S 7 Brazilian Bonds 59 Danish 72 Greek Mexican Buenos Ayres... Chilian Ditto.— Columbian 1224 17 l'eruvi in ...•.... ••• Rus.ian... Spanish DRURY LANE THEATRE.-ith. BUNN, we perceive, is announced as the new lessee of this theatre. It is a hazardous speculation be ventures on, and one which requires the union of consurnrna - e sagacity with in defatigable perseverance. Mr. ButrN, we trust. will be more successful than his predeces.ors, and, above all, do his best to put an end to the absurd star system, by which SO many lessees have been already swamped. Previously to his entering on his new labours, this gentleman an nounces his benefit (I,r Monday) the entertainments for which we subjoin. They are of a very varied and superior order. " Mr. Bunn has the honour of announcing to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public generally, that his Benefit takes place on Monday next, April '22, on which occasion, in order to pro. vide the utmost variety of Entertainments, in addition to most of th , ?. established favourites of the Company, the following eminent Professors have, in the kindest manner, consented to give him the aid of their valuable services :—Madame Vestris, Mdlle. Pauline Leroux (by the kind permission of Mons'', La. Porte), Mdlle. Augusta, and Mrs. Wood ; Signor Begrez, Monrs. Albert (by the kind permission of l'ilonsr. Laporte), Mr. Liston, Mr. Wood, and Mr. Braham. " The Evening's Performances will commence with Sheri. dan's celebrated Comic Opera of the Duenna, with the follow. cast of the Principal Characters :—Don Jerome, Mr. W. Far. ren ; Don Ferdinand, Mr. Wood, in which character he will sing, Could I each fault remember,' Tho' cause for suspicion appears,' and Can I my love resign ?' Don Carlos, Mr. Braham, in which character he will sing, ' Had I heart for falsehood fram'd,' Ah, sure a pair,' Gentle Maid,' and Moore's Ballad of ' Oh, the days are gone;" Don Antonio, Mr. Templeton, in which character he will sing, ' The eyes of my love are as blue as the sky' (Bishop), and Oh, remember that day' (T. Cooke) ; Isaac Mendoza, Mr. Marley; Father Paul, Mr. Bedford; Clara, Mrs. Wood, in which character she will sing, When sable night,' Should he upbraid,' and Adieu, thou dreary pile ;' the Duenna, Mrs. C. Jones ; Louisa, Miss Betts, in which character she will sing, The Soldier tired,' and La, here the gentle lark.' " After the Opera will be performed (for the first time at this Theatre) a Comic Interlude, called the Eleventh Day (by the kind permission of Madame Vestris). Mr. Long Strgleton, Mr. Liston; Mrs. Long Singleton, Madame Vestris. "In the course of the evening will be introduced Oh no, we never mention her,' by Sig. Begrez; The Death of Nelson,' by Mr. Braham ; The Minstrel Boy,' by Mrs. Wood. A grand l'as de Deux, by Mons. Albert and Madlle. Pauline Leroux ; and the scene of the Naiades, in the second act of the Sleeping Beauty, in which Mademoiselle Augusta will introduce the celebrated Pas des 2•Talades ; and terminate with Mr. Stanfield's grand moving Panorama. " The Evening's Performance will conclude with the Farce of Killing no Murder. Apollo Belvi, Mr. Liston. " Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. Bunn, 42, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury ; of ➢lr. Ebers, 27, Old Bond.street ; and of Mr. Parsons, at the Box.oftice, from ten till four." IM PERM LPARLIAMENT THIS DAY, THURSDAY, APRIL 18. ROUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAK ER took the Chair shortly after 12 o'clock. Mr. BROTH FRTON brought up the Report of the Com mittee on Sturt's Naturalization Bill. NEGRO SLAVERY. Mr. HALL preserved petitions from the Wesleyan Methodisis Monmouthshire, from Pilgwelly, and U..k, in favour of the ,b , lition of Slavery. Mr. POULTER presented petitions from the Wesleyan Methodists o` Gilli• gh m, Filandford, Stormins.er, the borough :aid town of Shtftsbury, a d other p 1 ices, for the i iirneoiate abolition of Slavery. He would only make the single observation, that the su ,, ject hart ben fully before the public for the last 10 yews; and yet the many order. of Council, and other determinations entered in , o, had been either aba , cloned or most inefficiently applied.— (Hear, hear.) The time was surely now arrived whe❑ it had become absolutely necessary for the Government to rake some derisive steps in this most important matter. Mr. C. FERGUSSON presented a petition from Teregal, complain ng of church p tnonage in Sco.land. He trusted that the plan which his Maj sty's 111iMsters were about to introduce on this sui , j.ct would go to the x ent .f giving to the people of Scot!and a voice.. in the nononition of their pastors. If it did not go to that ex.. eot he c uld uot ~upp.irt it. Mr•. GODSON presented a petition from the Wesleyan 11,1hodis:s of K•ddermin•ter chapel, Worcrster, for the abolition of nearo slavery. The petitioners had head gratitude that it was the intention of his Majesty' s Minisrers to introduce a measure for the emancipation of the slaves in toe colonies ; and they trusted that all r , W,ts and privileges of a British subj,et would be granted to the negroes. He (the Hon. Member) hoped that the measure which his Majesty's Ministers were about to in troduce, would he one which would enable ever, mad to supper t it. S:r RICHARD SIMEON presented a p-tition for the Aoiirion of slavery from Caldwell, in die of Wie.ht, and for tb, better obst-rv-awe of thr Sibbath, from a pa , iih in the Isle of Wight, Caldwell, Southampton, and Ryde. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Mr. HODGES POULETT prestnt,d a petition from Upnm-on•Ser,-rn, aeainst n.Tro slavriy. EXCESSIVE POOR RATES. Mr. HOLFORTH presen - ed a petition from the parish of Coontersihorpe, in Leicestershire, praying the Ilou.e to take th e poor laws in o consid,ration, and to improve that portion of them which relate to the remov a l of paupers, by which so much money is wasted.—(Hear, hear ) The lion. Member bore testimony to the truth of the peti tioners remarks, as applied to their own locality. An Host. M MBE a deprecated the idea of the equaliza tion of the poor I t, a, prayed for by the petitioners. Sir GEORGE PHILLIPS was of opinion that an immediate effort should be matte to put th,lpoor laws into a more 1 ffictent state, and to relieve them from the ob jet: ionable parts of their present operation. Another floN. AIEMEER expressed himself to the same effect ; attributing at the same time, to various causes, the great increase of pauperism in the agricultural districts. Mr. POTTER bore testimony to the superior manage rn of the poor-rates in the manufacturing d,,,tiicrs to hat in the agricultural. The rates at Manchester were so low as 4s in the pound, whereas in many places m Sussex, whi , th he had visited, they actually amounted to nearly the extent at the rent. Mr. BRISCOE thought, from the facts stated in the petition before the House, that would exempt the peti tioners from the supposition of mismanagement. Mr. WARRE thought that it would be exceedingly unjust, if those places wherein economy and good manage ment was practised, were ohiiged to contribute to others whose parochial funds were mismanaged. An HON. MEmBER. here said there was already a power in the law to obtain rates in aid from the neighbouring parishes, and lie concluded, tiieref.re, that the petitioners had not been able to make out a case for the Magistrates, an I must have mismanaged their funds. Mr. WOLFORTH claimed for the petitioners the credit of having administered the affairs of their parish wish economy. BETTER OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. Mr. WOLCROFT then presented petitions praying for the en•orcement of a better observance of the Sabbath horn Willoughby, Great Ashby, and other places in Leicestershire. AGAINST THE SABBATH OBSERVANCE BILL. Major BEAUCLERK presented a petition tram the inhabitants of Wandsworth, in the county of Sorry, pray ing the House not to permit the second reading of the Bi a introduced for the better observance of the Sabbath. The petitioners gave as their opinion that the observance of the Sabbath is better kept now than in former years ; and that any further enactments would only go to create dissatisfaction and schism. The Hun. Member bore testi mony to the respectability of the petitioners, who, he stated, comprised above 200 of the oldest inhabitants of Wandsworth. He tully concurred in the prayer of the pe tition, for he was of opinion that the Bill which hail been brought into the House would have a directly contrary effect upon the public mind than that intended to be produced. Mr BRISCOE felt the greatest pleasure in hearing his testimany to the respectability of the petitioners, but he thought it right to state that he could not concur alto gether in the prayer of the petition, that no legislative enactment whatever should take place on the subject. He had already presented a great many petitions from different parts of the country to the House, and they all pre, ed that some law might be introduced for the better observanc e of the Sabbath.day.—(Hear, hear, hear.) He could not certainly give his consent to the Bill, as at pre sent introduced, but he thought, at the same time, it was very necessary that some legislative enactment should take place, and he believed all parties agreed that it should git to the extent of the entire su e pression of Sunday trad itig.—( Hear, hear.) He was very glad to heir those cheers, for it convinced him that there were Alembers of that House of the seine opinion. He had not the teig , test wish that anything should be done to enforce a religious otiservance of the Sabha , h—ii• thing could be more unwise. but the measure was only called for by the industrious classes of tne country, to enable them to enjoy a day of rest free from the ordinary demands made upon them during chit day. To that extent he would give his support to the Bill of the Hon. Baronet. Whether the Bill on the second reading would undergo such alterations or not, he could not say, for he was not acquainted with it; but he should be very sot ry it no Bill whatever were introduced on the subject, and he was quite sure th it in saying so, he ex pressed the opinion of the whole of the moral enlightened and religious people of th kingdom. Major BEAUCLERC wished to set his Hon. Colleague right as to the prayer of the petition. It did not pray that no bill whatever might be introduced on the subject, but that no measure which might tend to rests met the innocent amusements of the people. The Hon. Baronet's Bull went to shut the gates 01 the Park, which he quite objected to.--(licar, hear.) He (M ajor Beiuclerk) had no . objection to any m easure , w hi c h mere ly h a d f ur it s object the prevention of Sunday trailing. Mr. ROEBUCK was gl.d to hear the observations of the Hon. Al, tuber for Surrey, regarding the Bill of the Right Hon. Baronet, and he was cute the wiziitis of that House had yet to learn the real purport of the Bill. The Hoti. Genteetnan opposite hail said, that the object of the Hon. Baronet was chi fly to protect the poor man in the enjoyment of a day of rest. Now, he could assure the House that every one of the provisions of the Bill have a directly contrry tendency. (Hear, hear.) fur it would compel the poor man's wife to cook his Sun day's dinner at home, instead of b ing able to have it done at the baker's. He was in favour of some legislative al teration in the state of the law as it regarded the Sabbath, provided that legislation could improve the morality of the people, without interfering with their innocent recreations. He did not mean to charge the motives of the Hon. Baronet who brought in the Bill; but he could not help saying whatever were the motives which he cherished, this Bill, seemed to have the intention, and would have the effect of preventing the people from enjoying them-rives quietly, peaceably, innocently, and calmly on the Sabbath lay. The steam-boats were not to be allowed to go down the river, and every thing was to be done to confine within the unwholesome purlieus and dense houses of this metropoli s those industrious art;c in+, who, confined closely the week, had an opportunity afforded them once a week to et joy the fresh and healthful air of the surrounding country. The great objection to this Bill was its inequa lity. The poor man was prevented from riding on horse hack, because he had to hire the horse, but the rich man was to be permitte a to ride or drive when and where be pleased.—( H ear .) If the Bill was passed he would move a clause, that if a gent l eman ' s carr i age or servant were seen in the stre,ts on the Sunday, the master shield be fined 50/.—(fl ea r, and a laugh.) It would also be right and necessary th a t H y d e P ark s h ould he shut up, t h at not a single beau or belle should be seen there, and that it should b e converted into a scene of unmitigated and unive sal asce , ti, tn an d fanaticism.—(Hear, hear.) Sir J. AS I'LEY presented petitions from three parishes in the county of Wilts, in favour of the entire and imme diate abolition of colonial slavery. Mr. PRINGLE present e d a p e ti t i on f rom t h e Mi n i s t er , Elders, and Kirk Session of Selkirk, for the better ob servance of the Sabbath ; also two petitions from the United Associate Congregation of Selkirk, the one in fa vour of the Factories' Regulation Bill, and the other for the abolition of ne4ro slavery. An HON. MEMBER. pre.enred two petitions from the Wesleyan 1.11,-thotlisrs of Ripon and Rainton, for the aboli tion of c olonial slavery. M. ROEBUCK presented a petition from a very re spectable class of his constituents, against the punishmen►t of death generally fur offences .igiinst property. He cor dially concurred in the prayer of the petition. The Hon. Member also presented a petition from another class of his constituents, in favour of vote by ballot and triennial Par liaments, and complaining of the system of persecution exer- cised over the people by the aristocracy under tie Reform Bill. The next peti,ton was from nearly 4.000 in Merthyr Tydvil, in favour of the beer shops. T. , is petition was a very singular one—almost every person who h ul signed it, had ,igned it by their marks ; they could not write, therefore it was in every respect to be con-idered the peti tion of the p-or man, and entitled to great attention. Ti 'e petitioners denied that the increase of crime was owing to the beer shops ; and the Hun. Member was decidedly of opinion, not only that that statement was correct, hut that tiler. , was no increase of crime. Proof of increase of crime did not depend on the number of committals, or even on the number of convictions ; but on the state, habits, and mariners of the peop'e. Tna state of the people had been improving for the last thirty ye ire —the mode of spending their lives and their earnings had been regularly improving. Mr. H. Place, of Charing Cross was a person peculiarly tfile to form an opinion ,n this subject; and he had told the Hon. Member, lately, that forty years ago, in the alley in which he lived, every woman was a prostitute, and every otl.er man a thief— (Loud laughter ) 11 ,, n. Gentlemen might laugh, ti.ough the subject when properly considered was far from being a laughable• one ; and now that very alley was led with excee dingly respec•able and industrious persons—so it is with many parts f:f London ABSENCE OF MINIiTERS. AND PRESENCE OF REPORTERS. The next petitions the HON. MF3tuElt had to present were two fry m persons in prison, but es none of his Ma jt,s-y's Mitai•ters were in their place, it was impossible for him to present those petitions. He thought it serious cause of complaint that the petitiona of the people were not listened to by his M , j , sty's Ministers.—( Hear, hear.) When it was first proposed that the sittings should be at 12 o'clock, it was most distinctly stated, and understood, that there would always be at least one Ilini•ter present— ( Heat, hear)—and that statement had beets anything but attended to. If the newsp.yer reporters were not present, neither the Ministers of the Crown, the public, nor any human being, would know anything at all about the presentaion of petitions in that House.—(Hear, hear.) The benches were nearly empty. _ An HoN. MEMBER had great pleasure in hearing the petition presented from Merthyr Tydvil. It seemed to contain more good sense than he had heard couched in a petition for a long time. He was sorry that none of the Ministers were present this morning. Since the passing of the Beer Bill, the consumption of malt hail been in creased a third, and an interruption to ihe system wmfd greatly injure the con-umption if malt, and in that way he very preiiidiei.al to the agricultural interests. Sir G PHILLIPS said people did not want the beer shops to be »hut up, but only that persons should be con fined to the purchase of the beer simuly from the shops, and to carry it home, there to be drank. Mr. R. POTTER believed that every Grand Juror throughout the country was prepared to come forward to declare, that the beer shop were the must complete nui ances that could possibly he thought of. Mr. NICOLLS hail a petition to present from persons whose opinions were the very reverse of thos- offered by the parties who had signed that presented by the [lon. Member for Bath. It was from a neighbouring parish, and deprecated in strong terms the evils introduced by the present her laws. The Hon. Member for Bath had stated, that the signatures were only verified in his petition by marks ; and he (Mr. Nicholls) would ask how these marks could he authenticated ? Mr. ROEBUCK said something which was inaudible, and the petition was then ordered to lie on the tible. Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition from Burnley in Lancashire, signed by the magistracy, clergy, dissenting ministers, and most of the respectable inhabi tants of that place, against the present beer laws. The petitioners prayed that the liw might be amended by pre venting the drinking of beer in the beer shops.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member then presented petitions from Walton-in-the-Dale, and another parish in Lancashire. An HoN. MEMBER. gave it as his opinion, that the conduct of the proprietors of beer-shops, in opening their houses on the Sunday, mainly c ntributed to the similar conduct of the licensed victuallers. Al. D. W. HARVEY considered that the best remedy for the present system, would be never to grant licences to the pot- house, unless they agreed to brew the beer on the premises ; or rather, to make such a reduction in the duty on ma't, as would induce the poor man to become his own hrew.-r. Mr. PETRE recommended a reduction of the duty on malt. Nit.. W. PATTEN presented a petition from a parish in the county of Lancaster in favour of the better oh hervance of the S bhath. Mr. BROTHERTON pr sented a petition from the merchants. m anufacturers, traders, and others c-.nnected with Siltord, in the county of L ncistt-r, praying for the transfer of the assizes from Lancaster to Liv.rpool. Tt,e Her. Member supported the prayer of the petition. Mr. PENLEAZE presented four petitions from certain Wesleyan Methodists in the county of Hants for the aboli tion of Slavery. Mr. DIVET presented a petition from East Rudely to the ram•• effect Mr. CHILDERS presented a petition from tlAe county of Cambridge in lav , .ur of a reduction in the duty on malt. Captain YORK supported the prayer of the petition, and expressed his hope that the Chancellor of the Exche goer would m ,ke s.oine concession on this subject to the agricultural interest. Mr F. PAGE 1' presented a petition from a parish in the county of Anglesea, in favour of the abolition of al avery Colonel GRANT presented two petitions from E!gin, igaiost the duties on milt; and mid assessments. Also a petition from Nairn, complaining of the system of church patronaue in Scotland. Mr. WAUGH presented a petition from the Methodivs of Ha-tin. s, in favour of the abolition of slavery._ Sim lar peti , ions were presented by Mr. WEYLAND and Mr. W. PETRE, from 3 place in the county of Oxh,rd, awl from the \l,•thudists of B o min. Lord EASTNOR presented a petition for the repeal of the hop and malt duties, from Mr. Wm. Clarence of Rye ga,e, in Surrey. Mr. Toole brought up the report of the select com mittee on standing orders, to the effect that the standing orders ought not to he dispensed with in the case of the Mititll.-ez silisions petition. Mr. TOOKE presented a petition from Truro, f , r the removal of the Cornish assize• from Launceston to Truro. Also a petition from Lyme Regis, in favour of the aholi ti,in of :-lavery. Mr. LOcK presented petitions for the abolition of sla very, from the Dissenters of Wielturl and Stoke, Bolton, Wootton Basset, Beckington, iu Somersetshire, and other places. - - Mr. HARDY presented simil tr petitions front the tit thodis sof Norton, anal another phice in York hire. Mr. HALFORD JERNINGHANI presented similar petitions from Pontefract, and from eastleford, in York shire. Mr. NICHOLL presented a Airnilar petition from Cam hridge, also petitions from Aberdare and Glamorganabire against the beer shops. Mr. WYNDHAI'd presented a petition against the Irish Church R.,form Bill from the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Archdewonry Sarum. Mr. WASON presented a petition praying for the abolition of slavery, from Laster, in Suffolk, and a meet flg.house in Ipswich. Mr. PEASE presented many similar petitions from different nari.lie4 in Durham and Yorkshire. 1 1 1r.BRISCOE presented sitnilir petitions from Tooting. The Hon. GENTLEMAN said he had been requested to exhibit to the Huu•e a specimen of a West Indian hoe, to show the House that the agricultural labourer of England could not be compared with negroes.—(The Hon. Gen tleman here exhibited a West Indian and Enclish hoe.) The f i rst weighed 41b. 15 ounces; the second eleven ounces and a half. Mr. WASON bore testimony to the West Indian hoe being a Itir specimen of that commonly used by the slaves. Mr. DOBBIN presented a petition from Bridport against the exicence of beer shops. CORPORATIONS. Mr. DOBBIN presented a petition from Armagh re ferring to the C“rporation.—Referred to the Committee. Lord SANDON presented a petition from Liverpool, praying that the 8,11 in progress for a neighbouring ferry might pass. He then presented petitions from Liverpool and other places, signed chiefly by Methodists in favour of the better observance of the Sibl.ath. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Mr. GORE LANGTON presented petitions from tbe Wesleyan Methodists of Coltwart, and other places in the county of Suffolk, in favour of the abolition of slavery. And from several places in Somerset to the same effect. Mr. G. ROMIILY presented petitions from Ludlow, for a reduction of taxation, and from the same place, ft" the repeal of the Septennial Act, and in favour of the vlt. by ballot. He also presented a petition from Ludlow r , ferring to the corporation of th tt town.—Referred the Committee of Corporations. Mr. TOOKE presented a petition from Richard Smith, Greenwich, against the London and Greenwich Railw Bill, and praying to he heard by his counsel or agent against such parts of the Bill as aff-cted his interests. The SPEAKER then ret;r-d at 3 n'etnek. EAST INDIA HOUSE-( THIS DAY.) At 12 o'clock to-day a meeting of the proprietors of East India Stock took place, when the debate respecting the propo_ sitions of his Majesty's Government was resumed. A short discussion took place as to the propriety of printing other documents which had not previously been ordered to be printed. It was moved and carried that they be printed. Captain GOWAN rose. In feeling it his duty to express his sentiments, he must assure the proprietors that nothing which he should say would be actuated by a desire to inflict pain or• any one, but he was desirous ofspeaking only of the system, and not of men. All the evils now felt in India, he was convinced. were derived from the continuance of a bad system, and he re joiced to find that the period had at length arrived, when that system was tottering to its basis.—(Hear, hear.) He spot, practically, and he could prove his assertions, if a commissiot were sent out to India. With regard to the trade to China, it was very properly proposed, that henceforth that monopoly should cease.—(Hear.) England had a right to demand i', and India would be, in consequence, better governed. The hermophrodite character of commerce and legislation. united, (as was proved as regarded the Dutch,) was im politic—(Hear)—and one, if not both, those characters must of necessity be neglected.—(Hear.) He thought that all tin injuries which were spoken of as likely to arise from the pro. posed change were illusory and speculative. Practical men of great eminence, whom he had consulted, had expressed th. i conviction that none of those injuries were likely to be created Who were the parties who wished to uphold the present system ? The Hong merchants themselves, a great monopo lizing body, were opposed, of course, to the extinction of another great monopolizing body. Was It not their interest, who hac largely prospered upon the present system to insist on tin existence of the close, the rotten, and boroughmongerinp system ? The trade to China was now to be no longer subject to debate, for there could be no doubt that by openi;: ; it it would be improved.—(Hear, hear.) This Company wa not now in the same situation as it was when the last charter was granted. All Europe seas then closed against the Chin, trade, and America had little commerce there ; but now this Company had to contend against all foreign countries tha were now rivalling it. By the last advices wh;ch he had see, from China, he found there were at the latest dates 75 vessel loading there, of which 40 were British, 30 American. and the rest Danish and French. There were, therefore,3o American vessels—(A cry of " No, no ;" and " You should state nothiti,, on information you did not know to be correct.") He wa, speaking from information which he believed to be correct, and of course he could not have been expected to know th. facts of his ow❑ knowledge. He would still assert that was the case, and if that assertion was without foundation, In should be glad to hear it refuted. The gentleman who bar given him that information was a person of eminence in the city, who had assured him that such was tin fact, and added that a great merchant at Canton had sent t, this country a large order for goods, which would be conveyer there by American ships. How were these goods to be pai , for? why by bills, which would be carried out from this county} to buy teas with. They had been told that there was no sale for these goods at China, why was that the case ? Why, becaust captains sold those goods at so high a rate that the China mer chant had expressed his determination not to buy the articles manufactured in this country second hand. The) had the goods, therefore, brought from the manufacture conveyed to them by American ships. The Court had said that if the trade to China was thrown open it would lead to smuggling. He did not see the possibility or such a result, the Hong merchants, he had no doubt, woulc say that it would do so, but he trusted the Court of Proprietors would not be intimidated by such a scare-crow.—(Cheers.) It had been again said that the merchants would not dea: with any person but the Company. He was sure the merchants of China knew their interests better than to adopt such a course. There might jealousies and diffi. culties arise, but he was sure the merchants of China would find their own advantage, and submit both adoptions of such trade. There was another difficulty with which the proprietors were to be hoaxed; that the representative of the King in China would not be so effective as the Company's Select Com mittee. It was true the Hong merchants were playing into the hands of the Select Committee, but the Indians respected Royalty and it was not, therefore, to be supposed that his Majesty's representative, if he acted fairly in Canton, would not meet with that respect in that country, as the Company's Com. mittee would do. The idea was nonsensical. Then another difficulty was, the loss of the patronage of the Company. In that loss he rejoiced more than anything That patronage had induced Directors to adopt courses, which he was sure they never would have pursued as private individuals. He should be most happy to see the arrival of that period, when such thraldom would be done away with.—(Hear.) He could not altogether agree with the proposition which was to deprive the Company of their political functions, as that would give great patronage of the Crown. He was not certain that India would benefit by it, he knew the grievances India had endured and he trusted that all would be done to alleviate her ; he trusted they would do towards India as they would be done by. He was sure that no man present would sanction the conduct of a young Judge in India who had expressed his determination not to hear cases before sunrise, and who would not hear cases at all unless it just pleased him—(Hear)----and who, i. there was the least appearance of delay, went into a furious passion. Was that, he would ask, the way to make the native, of India contented with the government of the Company. He knew full well, that when improper conduct had been pursued by any of the Company's servants, the thunder of the Company's displeasure was sent out to India, but the great distancr between that country and England, rendered such redress as was sent of no use to the party complaining. If the Com. pany wished to be really the representatives of the people of India, they must strive, with all their might, to make that Court a sufficient control over and a shield and pro tection between that country and Ministers.—(Loud cheers.; The judicial system of India was the source of all the grievances of that country. All arose from the jealousy that existed, by which the natives were kept from places of trust and power in the Government of the country, which were kept for the purpose of providing places for the sons and nephews of tin Directors. He called upon them not to be so blind to the real welfare of India, but to look a little at the condition of the people,—they were the first that ought to be considered. Let them be placed in the places of Justices, &c., and do not any longer say, No, we must keep them for our sons and other dependents. Was It a proper system which allowed one man, nay he might say one boy to preside over five millions of people, for he himself had known young men who had not been three years in India appointed to such places ? Now what were the consequences of such appointments ? Why one he had seen in a native paper only a short time ago, where a hamildar had publicly received five stripes on hi, back, because he had offended some Portuguese writer, who was a favourite. The consequence of such punishment in that country was most awful, for never more could that man bolo up his head among his countrymen. Was that likely to make the natives more in love with the rule of Englishmen ? And all this arose from the manner in which the boys wert appointed to seats on the judgment seat, as if the sons of Directors were judges from their birth. He had been informed of ano. ther most atrocious case, of a man who now held a high situa. tion, who, when a magistrate, had inflicted corporal punish. ment on a most respectable native, aged 64, whose feelings wen so much hurt that he went home and put an end to his life. Hon. Proprietors would be ashamed of the system, when he told them that the only fault or crime of the old man was that he would not lend his judge some money. (This gave rise to loud cries of name, name—put him down —no right, and great confusion.) After a time Mr. CRAWFURD was heard speaking to order He said, if the Hon. Proprietor did not wish to be thought a mere dec aimer, he would at once state the authority on which he made such a statement. Mr. RIGBY said, neither that Court, nor any other one, had a right to make such a demand. The Hon. Proprietor was tht best judge of what he would do in order to justify any state. ments that he might make ; but no one could call upon him to snake such a statement as would make himself liable to the penalties of the law. Captain GOWAN believed that there was no one who knew him but was aware that he was not very anxious, at an) time, to go from what he had said, or to refuse to take its consequences. The Hon. Proprietor read a letter, detailing: the case, as given above. The CHAIRMAN begged to ask what was the date of the letter. Captain GOWAN said it had no date—the fact was, it had been sent to him anonymously. This announcement again gave rise to immense uproar, and loud cries of " Shame." A PROPRIETOR spoke to order. Considering the import ance of the subject under consideration, he did not think that they ought to be kept sitting there to hear libels uttereu on such slight grounds. Dr. Gamma said there was a letter received by Mr. M'Kinnon on the last day, ani no one got up to ask whether it was signed, or who was the writer. The CHAIRMAN believed that the only way in which to get on, and save time, was to hear the observations of every one who addressed them. He had no doubt the Hon. Proprietor would not again go so far against the expressed wish of the Court. Sir CHARLES FORTIES begged to say that the impression on his mind was that the letter referred to by Mr. M`Kinnon was one written by himself, and addressed to a friend of his in England. . _ A PROPRIETOR wished to know from the lion. Chairmai whether it was in order to read anonymous letters in a speech The CHAIRMAN said it was very unusual. Captain GO WAN was perfectly aware that the Court die not like the truths which he was addressing to them. H, began by saying that he did not wish to hurt the feelings of an) one; it was the sysiem he complained of, or he might have named many persons. He would not have read the letter had he not been pressed to do so by the Hon. Proprietor opposite. He would now come to the question of the annuities. He would not proceed further with referring to his espees, although he had a large catalogue of facts, not anonymous, but all within tiffs own knowledge. lie merely hoped he had said enough , r) show that the Govern: e, t of ti.e.a W. slut 8., per,cc: as t ought to be.—(Cries of " No,: no.") He was of that Opinion. it to the hreg Company, h ardtothestie thought f63o ht 1 0: 2 C , :/ t 1. t to wasbe a paidvery 'air compromise —(Hear.) He could not see that th e i r assets Government ."' were of the value which some gentlemen attached to them. Where were they ? He thought it would be injudicious if the Company rejected the offer, for they would, in fact, be buying up a debt of 30,000/. a year. He had conversed with a very able and intelligent native now in England, Rammohun Roy, who was of opinion that the substitution would be a very good one and productive of great benefit connected with the other advan. ages to be expected by the change. They would, in fact, be buying up a debt of 660,0001 a year, and substituting for it a lebt of 630,0001. with exactly the same security.—(Hear mar, hear.) As for additional security he navel 'card that any one dreaded that the payment of the intereef 'f the Bengal: loan was in danger. Rammohun Roy Was ebne :ident that India could bear even a much larger burden'. If they had foll owe d t h e advice of the Indian F i nance C omm ittee,* which was appointed by Lord William lientinck, they coulee seduce the expenditure 730,000/ a year, and Only 030,0001. was the amount of the interest.—(Hear, hear.) tie had ilso the opinion of Mr. Holt Mackenzie (a man who had rani tore good to India th an any other, and who was the Ist's," financier India ever had,) that lndla could bear the burden. Chat gentleman had greatly reduced the Indian debt, and such was the respect entertained of him by a late Chairman, that he proposed to nominate him President of the Supreme Council. Yes; that was the man whom some gentlemen wished was sent from the situation he held on the Board of Control ! He wished that gentleman was present to defend himself against the petty attacks made against his character in • his Court. But although some gentlemen would sit and hear with complacency their officers lauded to the skies, they could 'sot bear to hear any one speak of the errors or misconduct of *heir officers. He knew that the salaries paid to officers of the civil service in India were much too high. Their servants :ere greatly overpaid, and that system prevented the employment of natives.—(Hear.) Natives could be well em. Toyed as collectors (the duties of which they, in fact, now didl it 500 rupees per month, while the Company Were payino V.uropeans 2,000 rupees. They must also cut ofr all ilidi eacaphernaea of civil officers—such as silver sticks and belief such things, which were wholly useless,but which cost large et.4ere if money.—(Hear.) With regard to the security of the' .3,000/. in the funds belongingto theist, he thought it was only (Air to add that to the le2oo,oool.—(Heare If they chase to 4 0 to war for their own aggrandizement, of course they sthddltt ke the consequences, and pay for it. But if :MY thing bappened at Canton, which they could not control, it was onq reasonable that Government should indemnify them, and h' tad no doubt that Mr. Grant would accede to such a reason able claim. He could not, however, agree in the claim for my additional guarantee for payment ofthe dividends.--e-(Hear.) le knew that India was quite capable of bearing all the eurdens on it if they reduced the expendi ure. As to the jualification of Proprietors, and their right of voting', tit nought all that was very trumpery stuff.—(Laughter.) lie `moped another system would be adopted, and that a •lifferent order of Proprietors, with difi'erent privileges would )e established.—(Hear, hear.) They should have the Indian tublic represented in Parliament and in this Court—(Hear) .n order to protect Indian interests. Hitherto all e'ections had been conducted without reference to India at all, and the el c. dons had been like those formerly practised at Old Serum — ,Laughter and hear.) He would cut down the number if Directors and have only the ablest of them selected. He thought 10 would be quite enough, and the system of solicit eticiti .which many eminent men would not stoop to, destroyed. The ,resent shape of that Court was a mere farce.—(A laugh.) He could now advert to the question of patronage. Oh! that tatronage, what harm had it not done to India, and what cor ruption had it not scattered among the Company.---(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He knew a Director, who said that that tatronage was the bane of, his life.—(Hear.) He knevi thh Court were embarrassed with numerous applications. lil would propose to put it up to auction—that men should be properly educated, and pay for their situations, the money raised from which to go towards paying off' the debt.— ;Hear, hear.) As to Heylesbury College, it was a nuisance, and had been so described in the House of Commons, and it ought to be abolished. They well knew what a ruinous expense it was, and what a source of mischief, vice, and profli. gacy it was also, and that it was kept up solely for patronsge.-- ; Hear, hear.) The Military College, he thought, ought to be . Kept up for the education of military men. He was of °pinto' , that any British subject ought to have the right to go out to India and reside there—(Hear)—and that great benefit would arise from colonising that country, for as his friend, Sit C. Metcalf, said twenty years ago, that until it was colonised i the resources of India would never be ascertained.—(Hears hear.) The wealth of India was being frivolously wasted. Gold and silver were converted into articles of ornament instead of being made articles of commerce. There was one proposi. tion of Government that he could never agree to. lie did not like the attempt to interfere with the power of the Company td recall their Govenor-General, or their Commander-in-Chief He did not think Mr. Grant could have been wide awake when he made such a proposition.--(A laugh.) As to the oheck which the Board of Control had upon the granting of pensions by the Company, he thought the Directors were far too fastidious on that point. The Board had hithefto exercised that power, and never once in an obnoxidue manner ; and therefore it ought to be continued. He was sorry he could not agree with the Honourable and Gal lant General (Sir John Malcolm) in imagining that evils would arise from a free press in India.—(Hear.) He was fa vourably inclined to its being established, and he hoped it would be.—(Hear, hear.) Nor could he perceive any objections to the Missionariss, who, he knew, had done great good in India, and who had assisted him in establishing the first school in Delhi.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") In his opinion this country, instead of exciting the Indians, ought to pride itself in civilising India, making it a country of freemen by rescuing them from slavery. There was no country on earth so easy of management, if kindness was exercised to it. The natives were easily satisfied, and why was it that - his country had made such conquests there? Why, be. cause the Indians felt that they had been more oppressed under their old rulers, than under the Government of Eng. and. If justice were only made cheap in India, much cheaper than in the country; and if the right of the people of that country were respected, they would be soon reconciled to the Government of this country.—(Hear, hear.) The state ments that had been made, that Ministers were actuated by the .ame motives in adopting the present measures as actuated them in passing the Reform Bill was most amusing.—(Hear.) He would venture to assert that nine out of every ten of the in. habitants of this country were anxious for the extirpation of she China monopoly ; and was it, therefore, to be said, that Ministers had thrown this measure out as a sop to gain popu larity ?he could not believe it. The Duke of Welling. tots was the first who had originated the extirpation of the China monopoly. Did he wish to court popu. I artty ?—(Cheers.) That the trade should be thrown open was the wish of the whole country, and he thought it im possible to resist it.—(Loud cheers.) He had no doubt the present Government would be idolized by the coun. cry, for bringing forward this act of common justice; they deserved well of their country, although they might incur the hatred of some few interested individuals. —;Cheers) He admitted with the Honourable Baronet that with respect to cottons the conduct of the Company was extremely hard. They made the Indian receive their cotton goods and would not take in return their raw sugars,—on that sub ject time Company kept the promise to the ear, but broke it to •he hope. He thought some of the Hon. Proprietors who had addressed the Court had pressed too hardly upon the Right Hon. President of the Board of ControL It was to be remembered that a change of position often caused a change f opinions.—(Cheers.) He believed, upon the present ecca. sion, the Right Hon. Gent, had been actuated by the good of his country, and not by any sordid motivets.—(Cheers.) Did not Sir Robert Peel change his opinion when he brought forward :he Catholic Bill—(Loud cheers)—and why should not :he Right Honourable President of the Board of Controul ee at liberty to change his when circumstances called for that change. With respect to the expenses of the Company, he thought the whole of the civil salaried of India, including the Judges and Law Officers of the Compahy, ought to be reduced to twenty-five per cent., which ought to be ap. elied to the reduction of the debt. Many of the half-appointments if India ought to be pared down. Then, at home, what had , he Company been doing with the Nabob of Arcott's debts? l'he course that had been pursued by the Company in that :espect, was a disgrace to them. He objected to the breakfasts luncheons and tavern dinners, they were intolerable, and un worthy of the Court of Directors.—(Laughter.) Then what did the Company mean to do with their great house. He understood that its cost in repairing, taxes, and other things amounted to no less a sum than 50.0001.—(Hear, hear.) When the Court of Directors was reduced to six, there would be plenty of room for them in Cannon-street.—(Great laughter.) Then there was the establishment in which :here were more clerks than any other establishment in this country. Then the messengers of the Company—there was such a redundancy of them that he met them in every part of London carrying about game and cafpct bags,—(Hear, and cheers.) Such things ought not to be; they must be done :sway will, and when they were coupled with good government in India, he was sure no Proprietor need be under the least ap. prehension of regularly receiving their dividends. The lion. Proprietor thanked the Court for the patient hearing they had given him, and concluded by expressing his determi. nation publicly to expose everything tending to injure the peso. ale of this country, Mr. SsLomoss addressed the Court at considerable length, but as he spoke in a low tone of voice. and with hid back to. xards the reporters, he was very imperfectly heard. We un lerstood him to object to the security that was offered for the ~ayment of the annuities, and he proposed an amendment as follows : " 'fly. That the Company, exercising the same powers as they now possess under their charter. shall continue to admi nister the Government of India fora defined period, and if de ori ved of it at the expiration of that term, or at any time pre. vious to the termination of the annuity. The Gove rnment than guarantee to the proprietors the punctual p a y m e nt of their annuity until the period at which the prin ci p al will be come payable at the rate of 1001. for each 54 ss. of annuity, whi in eya is nc r.' w " annuity, and whenever paid off, they wi ll be entitled, if they -hall see fit, with their capital, o r any portion thereof, to pro d b The CHAIRMAN said, a s there were a set of resolu tons now oefore the Court, as well as an amendment, the pre s ent one resume ,ose ytheir his Majesty'sundou bt undoubted rightinisMinisters e rs to . h trade,oud be c ould not be received t ill the y were disposed o which abeyance." it f. (We shall give the remainder in a Second Edit i on ' ~