The Sun. — London, England, 1830-05-29 00:00:00

I 1 om THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. At the Co"nen Chamber, Whitehill, May 27. 7MX LORDS 07 1111 MAJESTY'S MOST MONOEXAELIC 7XIYY couxcm. It is this day ordered by their Lordships, that his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury do prepare a Form of Prayer to Almighty God for the recovery of his Majesty from the severe indisposition under which his Majesty is labouring. And it is hereby further ordered, that his Majesty's printer do forthwith print a competent number of the said Form of Prayer, that the awe may he forthwith sent round and read in the several Churches and Chapel► throughout thoseparts of the United Kingdom called Eng land and Ireland. JAMES BULLER. At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, May 27. FMR LORDS OF MIS MAJESTY'S MOST HONOURABLI PRIVY Bristol, ship-builder, Sept. 3, at one, at the Commercial rooms, Bristol—C. H. Hunt, Stratford-upon-Avon, money-scrivener, June 19, at twelve, at the Warwick Arms Inn, Warwick—J. H. Fisher, Exeter, carver and gilder, June 23, at eleven, at the New London Inn, Exe ter—M. Brierley and P. Arrive, Manchester, machine makers, June 21, at nine, at the Palace Inn, Manchester —J. Churchill, Portsmouth, mercer, June 21, at one, at the Fountain Inn, Portsmouth—E. Haines, Coventry, dyer, June 22, at twelve, at the King's Head Inn, Coven try—J. Hughes, Cheltenham, butcher, Aug. 2, at eleven, at Yearsley's Hotel, Cheltenham—J. Booth, Chorlton row, Lancashire, cotton-spinner, June 21, at ten, at the Yolk Hotel, Manchester. COUNCIL. It is this day ordered by their Lordships, that every Minister and Preacher, as well of the Established Church in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, as those of the Episcopal Communion, protected and allowed by an Act, passed in the tenth year of her late Majesty, Queen Anne, chap. 7, intituled " An Act to prevent the dis turbing those of the Episcopal Communion in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, in the exercise of their re ligious worship, and in the use of the Liturgy of the Church of England ; and for the repealing of the Act, ps.'sed in the Parliament of Scotland, intituled An Act against irregular baptisms and marriages,' " do, at some time during the exercise of the Divine Service in such re spective Church, Congregation, or Assembly, put up their prayers to Almighty God, fur the recovery of his Majesty from the severe indisposition under which his Majesty is labouring. JAMES BULLER. Whitehall, May 17, 1830 The King has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Honourable James Ochoncar Lord Forbes to be his Majesty's High Commissioner to the General As sembly of the Church of Scotland. Whitehall, May 17. The following Address to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, haring been transmitted by James Ochoncar Lord Forbes, his Majesty's Commissioner, to the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, has been by him present?d to the King; which Address his Majesty was pleased to receive very graciously:— " May it please your Majesty. _ _ " Your Majesty's gracious letter to this General Assem bly of the Church of Scotland has been received by us with the highest respect and gratitude. " The expression of your Majesty's approbation of the manner in which we have hitherto discharged the im portant trust reposed in us, and the renewed assurance of your unalterable resolution to maintain she establishment which we represent in the full and free enjoyment of all its rights and privileges, cannot fail to animate us with an in creasing desire to prove ourselves deserving of the protec tion and countenance which it has long been our happiness to enjoy. " The re-appointment of Lord Forbes, as the represen tative of your Royal Person, is held by this Assembly as an additional proof of your Majesty's paternal regard ; and it is most satisfactory to us to know that a Nobleman, en deared to this Church by the urbanity and purity of his manners, has equally approved himself to our beloved So vereign, by his upright and faithful execution of the im portant trust with which he has been repeatedly invested. " Feeling most strongly the value of the counsels which your Majesty has been pleased to convey to ns, we will en deavour, through the aid of Divine Grace, to devote our selves earnestly to those services which we are condesend ingly assured have been so highly acceptable to your Ma jesty, on account of their tendency to promote the happi ness of your people; and in aiming at this great object, than which nothing can be nearer your Majesty's heart, we' will not fail to keep in view the indissoluble connection subsisting between the temporal prosperity of the people and their firm adherence to the principles of religion and virtue; a consideration which, in proportion as it dignifies our duty, calls upon us at the same time for the most zea lous and faithful discharge of it. " We thankfully acknowledge, and engage faithfully to apply, your Majesty's liberal donation of two thousand pounds, for propagating Christian knowledge in the High lands and Islands of Scotland. _ _ " We cordially unite with your Majesty in praying that this meeting may be brought to a happy conclusion under the guidance and protection of DIVINE PROVIDENCE, sup plying us richly with that wisdom and discretion, .vhich your Majesty is *wed to gay, have been at all times so eminently displayed by the assemblies of this Church. " That the GOD and EikrmEs of our LORD haus CnntsT may bless your Majesty with all spiritual bless ings, and make your glory great in his salvation, that he may sustain and refresh your spirit amidst the cares of government and the vicissitudes of this transitory life; that he may fulfil the desires of an affectionate people, by the speedy and complete re-establishment of your health; and that, after being saesfied with length of days and abundance of peace, and the universal diffusion of that eighteousneu which ecalteth a nation, an entrance may be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our LORD and SAVIOUR Janis CHRIST, is the earnest prayer of, may it please your Majesty, your Majesty's most faithful, most loyal, and most obedient subjects, the Ministers and Elders of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. " Signed in our name, in our presence, and at our ap pointment, by " WM. SINGER, Moderator. " Edinburgh, May 22." BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. Richard Gibson, Great Surrey-street, Southwark, grocer, from June 1 to July 6, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. William Walker, sen., and William Walker, jun., Kaaresborough, Yorkshire, linen-drapers. Thomas Bagiall, Westwell, Oxfordshire, baker. BANKRUPTS. llezekiab Stansbie, Birmingham, paper-dealer, to sur render June 11, 12, and July 9, at one, at the Royal Haul, Birmingham. Tooke and Carr, Bedford-row, London ; Capper, Birmingham. Joshua Arthur, Bath, baker, June 7,8, and July 9, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Bath. Williams, ye rulam-bnildings, Gray's Inn, London ; Watts and Son, Bath. Maxwell Hyslop, Tokenhouse-yard, merchant, June 11, at three, 18, and July 9, at two, at the Court of Commissioners. Swain and Co., Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Robert Johnston, Water-street, London, coal-merchant, Jane 11, at twelve, 18, at eleven, and July 9, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Smith, Great Eastcheap. William Smith, William Sowden, and John Sowdeu, Warrington, Lancashire, cotton-manufacturers, June 16, at six, 17, and July 9, at ten, at the Nag's Head Inn, War r,ngton. Taylor and Roscoe, King's Bench-walk, Temple; Fitchett and Wagstaff, Warrington. Henry Charles Augustus Wheately Pengree and John Noldwritt, Princes-street, Commercial-road, Lambeth, ironmongers, June 8, at twelve, 1 I, at one, and July 9, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Rhodes and Beevor, Chancery-lane. George Purnell, High-street, Shoreditch, ♦ictualler, June 8, 11. and July 9, at ten, at the Court of Commis sioners. Bousfield, Chatham-place, Blackfriars. John Walker, Allen-street, Carlisle-lane, Lambeth, builder, June 1, B,.at twelve, and July 9, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Lewis, Warwick-square, New gate-street. Anna Maria Johnson, West Smithfield, victualler, June 11, at eleven, 18, at ten, and July 9, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Evans, Grey's Inn-square. Thomas Peake the younger, Oxford, wine-merchant, Jane 11, at seven, 12, at ten, and July 9, at six, at the George, Oxford. Miller, Ely-place, Holborn. John Titus Cordingley, Lombard-street, liceman, June 11, at three, 18, and July 9, at two, at the Court of Com missioners. Robinson and Russell, Pancras•lane, Queen street. John Searle. Lombard-street, bill-broker, June 11, at three, 18, and July 9, at two, at the Court of Commis. sioners. Brutton and Clipperton, Broad-street ; Brutton, Exeter. Wiliam Abraham Shore, Stoke-upon-Trent, Stafford shire, wine-merchant, June 4, 11, and July 9, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Michael, Red Lion-square. Robert Buxton, Skinner-street, Snow-hill, milliner, June 8, 15, at eleven, and July 9, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners. Manning, Dyer's-buildings, Holborn. WI( ITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—May 27. Hay 365. Od. to 803. Od. ('lover to 1053. Od. Straw. (kl. to 48i. Od. DIVIDENDS. IL A. Ginnie, Berwick-upon-Tweed, corn-merchant, June 22, aa one, at the Court of Commissioners—W. P. Lauder and k. Carnegy, Sloane-street, surgeons, June 21, attest, as the Court of Commissioners—J. Hill, Red Lion Wharf, City,Basin, aial-merchant, June 8, at twelve, at the cotirt of Commissioners—T. G. Blofeld, Middle rod,"Holborn, perfumer, June 22, at ten, at the Court of •Cotnmissi.ners.—J. Nicholls, Phipp'a-bridge, Mitcham, silk-manufacturer, June 25, at ten, at the Court of Cora missioners—M. Humble, Liverpool, merchant, June 21, tiwo, at Lace raid Son's offices, Liverpool...J. Tippett, RAW IDES. Per Stone. s.'d. to s. d. Per Stone. a. d. to P. d. Best Ileifors& Steers 2 8 3 0 Ordinary 1 8 2 0 2 2 6 Market Calf 6 Oeach. CERTIFICATES—Juma 18. S. Thackway, Leilbury, Herefordshire, dealer—T. Langley, Birmingham, leather-dealer—T. Kirby, Market Weighton, Yorkshire, common-brewer—W. Bradley and E. Parry, Grove, Great Guildford -street, Southwark, iron and brass-founders—W. M‘Niell, senior, Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, coach-maker—H. Benattar, How ford-buildings, merchant—T. Sykes, Accrington, Lanca shire, cotton-spinner—W. Audsley, Hell-hole-gill, Otlev, Yorksbire,worsted-spinner—H. Hall, Chad's-place, Gray's Inn-lane, bookseller—J. Smith, Caroline-mews, Bedford square, livery-stable-keeper—C. Gale, Hart-street, Blooms bury, plumber. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Wal!worth, Tottingham Lower.end, Bury, and J. Bamford, Wallhead, Butterworth, Rochdale, Lancashire, fullers—M. Johnston and R, Blyth, Edinburgh, linen drapers—J. French, sen. and J. French, jun., Frome- Selwood, Somersetshire, woollen-drapers--J. Hil dale, and W. Baker, Castleton, Yorkshire, provision mer chants—J. and G. Andrews and J. English, King's Lynn, Norfolk, shoe-manufacturers—S. Parslow and S. Cawley, Bristol, stationers—A. G. Brimley and D. Ellis, Cam bridge, grocers—E. Jones and J. W. Smith, Bedfordbury, trimming-sellers—A. Pemberton, sen., J. Pemberton, and I. Pemberton, Worcester, brush-makers—H. Shute, sen., H. Shute, jun., J. Shute, and W. Shute, Leeds, cabinet makers—G. Sordy, B Sherwood, J. Brownridge, J. Bur ras, T. Beoth, and W. Binns, Leeds, cloth-dressers—J. W. Eldred and J. W. J. Dawson, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury, attorneys—C. Coombs, Beaminster, and S Gifford, Netherhury, flax-spinners—G. L. Williams and C. Butcher, Norton. street, Marylebone, builders—W. Mills and W. Spargo, Nelson-street, Greenwich, linen drapers. MARKET IN TELLIGENCi. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London Neu Price Currentof yesterday.) Suos.R.—There are no supplies of good Sugar at market, and little of any description ; the prices are in consequence without variation, and the purchases this week limited to 2,000 hhds. and trs. The quantity of Mauritius sold this week is 22,000 bags. By public sale this forenoon, 152 hhds. Barbadoes Sugar; the whole sold, but without briskness, 51s. 6d. a 68L, a fine parcel. In the Refined Market there is little variation; a few low Lumps sold at a small reduction, but the holders are again more firm, owing to a renewed demand and the scarcity of goods at Market. In the other descriptions there is little alteration. Molasses higher. The Market is very flat this afternoon, and some parcels of low Lumps have been sold at a small reduction in price ; generally, however, no alteration has taken place, as goods continue to be taken off for shipping, both to the Continent, and for crashing for the Mediterranean ; of crashed the sales this week have been rather limited, but others continue to be made a shade under the quotations, particularly for the middling and good descriptions, the sort of goods suitable for making which are still very scarce, and taken off freely by the melters. • FOREIGN SUGAR.—The only purchases this week are the re mainder of the white Havannah of the late import, 40s. a 425., and small parcels of white Pernams at the former currency. There are arrivals of both yellow and white Havannah, and also of Rio Sugars. EAST INDIA SUGARS.—The public sales of Mauritius Sugar this week are about 22,000 bags ; a great proportion was ord. low brown, for which the demand is more limited than for the better descriptions ; they in consequence sold at a reduction of Is. ; low brown 425. a 455. ; the very soft yellow Cs. a 475., also sold on lower terms; all qualities above the latter price sold with briskness at a very full market rates. COFFEE.—The Coffee market is little varied this week. The British Plantation has gone off'freely at full prices, except for the fine, which is 2s. lower; a parcel of St. Domingo was taken in at 31s. By public sale this forenoon 276 casks, 292 bags, of which 61)2 bags were Brazil, and 390 bags St. Domingo ; the casks were all British Plantation descriptions. The Brazil g oo d or d. a l l taken in at 325.: a few lots ofthe St. Domingo good ord. sold 31s, a 325. ; the British Plantation sold freely at prices a shade higher, PRICES OF HOPS.-May 28. Kent Pockets 6/, 6s. 71. Os. to 91 Os, Sussex Ditto 5/. 15s. 61. 6s. to 61. 13.3. 'lnez Ditto --.. 6/. Os. 61. 15s. to 71. ss. Farnham Ditto, Fine. .., 0/. Os. 10/. 10s. to 121. 12s. Seconds 51. ss. 61. 6s.,te 71. Os. 5/, Cs. 51. 10s. to 51. 15s. 5/. ss. 51. 15s. to 61. 12s. Old Duty laid at £lOO,OOO. Kent Bag: Essex D'it'to., Sussex Ditto PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown .—.........371. 105...,,...,. Refined ........f39 10 Linseed Oil :n 10 Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand .................... 10 0 Rape Cake, per ton _ 4 10 SHEEP SKINS. Polled .................. 3s. 6d. to I gheai1ing5............. O. Od. to Os. 6d. 1 Downs ...--. 2 6 3 4 Lambs...—.--... 1 3 1 9 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP LORDS-(LAST NIGHT.) The Pauper Settlements, together with several other Bills, were read a third time and passed. Lord KING presented a petition from a county is Devonshire, against the monopoly of the East India Com pany. - The order of the day for the second reading of the Irish Bog Draining Bill was, on the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, discharged. Air. QUARME'S RESIGNATION. The LORD CHANCELLOR stated that he had re ceived a letter from Mr. Quartile, the Deputy Usher of the Black Red, stating that he had resigned his situation, and had appointed Mr. Pulman to fulfil the duties of that office. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that an bumble Address be presented to his Majesty communicating Mr. Quarme's resignation, and recommending him to the Royal consideration, in consequence of the able manner in which he had discharged all the duties of his office. Agreed to nem. dis. Lord CALTHORPE presented several petitions from Dissenters against Slavery. The Eirl of MALMESBURY was desirous of having certain returns laid upon the table of the House, which he thought would tend to prove the effect of the reciprocity system,With respect to the trade of this country with Russia. From the returns made, it appeared that the value of foreign produce imported into this country amounted to upwards of 12 millions, while the value of British manufactures exported into Russia did notaverage more than five millions, for the last four years. The NOBLE:EA ltL then moved that an Add ress s h ou ld b e presented to his Majesty for a copy of the last Russian Tariff.—Agreed to. PRICE OF POTATOES.—May 28. Kidneys Ol. Os. to 31. Os. per ton. Scotch Reds Ol. Os. to 31. 10s. ditto. PRICES OF Per lb. d. to d. 8utt5.........-50 to 561 b.... 181 191 to 661 b... 211 22 Dressing Hides 14 16 Fine Coach Hides —, 17 19 Crop Hides, 35 to 401 b. 14 15f Ditto 45 to 501 b. 14f 17k Ditto PRICE OF TALLOW, SO. Town Tallow 38s. Od. Yellow 365. Od. White 37s. Od. Soap Ditto 355. Od. Melted Stuff' 2.Bs. O. Ditto hough 18s. Od. , AP, &c. per 1121b.—May 23. Yellow 50ap.,...—..,....—.---12s. Od. Mottled 784. Od. White , 82.4. Od. Graves . l4s. Od_ Good Dreg 5....................... ss. Od. PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 81b.—May 28. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) —25. Oid PRICE OF The price of Store Candles, in t Candles, per doz. 75. Od. to Bs. Od. CANDLES. :he retail shops, is as follows :- 1 Moulds, per dozen —9s. tid. COAL. MAR Adair's neaum0ntw.....",.... 27 6 East Percy 2B 0 Hebburn Main 30 7 Holywell 3O 0 Liddell's 27 0 Pelaw - Pontop 26 3 fan field — 2 B 0 WallsEndßewicke&Co. 32 0 Ditto Bell Robson & Co. 31 0 Ditto Cramlington.....— 27 0 Ditto Gosforth :n 0 Ditto Heaton _ Ships at market, 37M—Shli sold, 21N-Llnsol COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DUItING THE CET.—May 28 Walls End Newmarch.... 31s. 6d. Ditto Hilda 30 0 Ditto Northumberland 30 0 Ditto 31 3 Walls End Lambton—,.. 33 6 Walls End Slewart's 33 9 Russell's Hetton's W.E 33 6 Cowpcii 31 0 Culm Cox 27 0 Silkstone 29 0 Holywell Trader 29 6 Pontop Trader., 26 0 Ellison small 20 0 Id, 15X. WEEK Per Quarter. Ashburn--«,.... Wheat. 56 €9. 54 76 46 72 62 68 64 68 60 70 70 72 56 74 60 70 54 76 Beans. Basingstoke —,-- Bath 34 34 24 36 24 35 21 36 34 36 Po 35 24 28 21 24 22 34 20 28 22 26 21 28 25 30 24 33 21 30 24 34 22 24 19 25 19 33 42 46 38 44 40 56 36 48 38 44 40 46 39 44 32 48 45 47 - 52 44 48 34 48 37 40 Bridgewater —....... Bristol Chesterfield -- Derby Devizes --.. Doncaster .......—...... Dorchester—,..,.... Exeter SI 35 29 38 30 38 31 35 30 36 26 36 Gloucester-,... Hungerford Leicester--.... 58 78 54 77 46 82 &6 68 2L 33 26 16 24 34 24 30 36 46 Romsey ...---.......... Shaftesbury -.., Shepton Mallet .... Sherborne --- 48 62 58 68 40 74 60 68 s. d. s. d. 110 6 11 6 23 33 '24 32 18 38 34 as s. d. s. d. 46 60 20 26 20 26 16 28 22 24 s. d. s. d. 60 72 44 40 ;, , 2 40 48 343 45 44 48 s. d. s. d. 00 00 Taunton*. Yeovil Per Bushel. Shrewsbury THE LATE ARGYLL ROOMS.—The whole of the ruins of the late Argyll Rooms has been removed, and the spacious ground taken by Mr. HERBEET, the builder, who has commenced erecting five large houses is Regent-street, and two in Little Argyll-street. LIBEL.—The amount of the lawyer's bill connected with the one farthing verdict which passed against the Proprietors of the Stamford News, was up wards of two hundred guineas. ASSAULT.—An action was brought in the Secondaries Office, B a singhall-street, yesterday, by a Mr. FIELD, to recover damages for an as,ault committed upon him and his wife, by a Mr. WATKINS. The evidence for the plaintiff stated, that he and his wife had been at the Spread Eagle public house on the 16th of March, and that upon leaving it they were followed by the defendant, who swore he would " give the plaintiff something to pull him lip for," and struck him a violent blow. The plaintiff's wife immediately interfered for the purpose of saving ber husband from injury and was tumbled into the gutter, by which her finger was much injured, and she was nearly deprived of her senses. It was not, however, proved that the defendant threw her down intentionally. On the con trary the witnesses for the plaintiff were of opinion that she was, as it were, merely pushed aside, as an impedi ment to the defendant's arm which was directed against her husband alone. On the part of the defendant it was con tended, that the case could have been decided with the least expence and trouble before a Magistrate, and that it was only brought before the Court for the purpose of put ting money in the attorney's pocket. The Jury assessed the damages at 10s., the amount of the surgeon's bill for curing Mrs. FILLVS finger. Barley. 1 Oats, LEATHEF. Per lb. d. to d. Tanned Horse Hides.. 16 19 Spanish Ditto ........... 21 25 Per dozen. -- Calf Skins., 36 to 40ib. 14 18 Ditto 50 to 701 b. 21 26 Ditto --.. 70 to SOlb. IS 21i Small Seals. Greenland 20 21 AFFAIRS OF GREECE. The Earl of ABERDEEN, in consequence of a notice previously given, laid upon the table of the House all the papers in the possession of Ministers relative to the af fairs of Greece. Lord DURHAM wished to know what was the date of the first paper upon that important subject submitted to Parliament, and also whether the papers now laid upon their Lordships' table by the Noble Earl contained the Memorial of the Senate of Greece, that had been trans mitted to the Noble Earl by his Royal Highness Prince Leopold. The Earl of ABERDEEN observed, that in consequence of the extreme anxiety of the Noble Lord (Durham) to have all the papers, he (Lord A.) had laid every paper con nected with the subject on the table of the House, with the exception of a few letters from Prince Leopold to himself, which were marked private. The first paper laid on the table of the House, was a letter from himself to Prince Leopold of the Slat of January, and the last was the Memorial from the Senate of Greece to which the Noble Lord had adverted. Lord HOLLAND hoped he would not be accused of factious opposition, when he remarked that it was con trary to the established practice of the House to lay on the table printed copies of papers fur which an address had been moved to his Majesty. The copies ought to have been in writing. The Earl of ABERDEEN said, that as far as his own experience went, the practice had been to prevent printed copies. He had, at great inconvenience, contrived to have them ready that night. He might have placed a written copy on the table long before, but then it would only have been a single one, and consequently not of much use. If, however, the Noble Lord opposite, objected to the printed copies, be would withdraw them, and have written copies placed in their stead, or if the Noble Lord particularly fancied it, he might have a written copy himself. Earl GREY also contended it was contrary to the prac tice of the House. The Earla of HA RROVVRY and BATH URST were of opi nion that it was not. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said it would be better to withdraw those printed copies, than that their presenta tion in that form should be drawn into a precedent, upon which Noble Lords might act in bringing papers before the House. Here the conversation dropped ; and, on the motion of the Earl of RossurN, the House adjourned duringplea sure. SIGN MANUAL. After a few minutes, however, the LORD CHANCELLOIL resumed his seat on the Woolsack, and a Message from the House of Commons, brought by Sir R. Peel and others, informed their Lordships that the House of Commons bad passed the Sign Manual substitute Bill, without any Amendments. A Message from the Commons brought up the Green wich Improvement Bill. Mr. Dacres, from the Irish Court of Chancery, brought up certain Reports from that Court. The House then adjourned till to-morrow at Three o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(LAST NIGHT. ) Colonel LINDSEY moved the further consideration on :he Perth Harbour Bill. Mr. HUME moved that the Shipowners of Perth he added to the list of twenty-six Commissioners appointed by the Bill. Colonel LINDSEY opposed this amendment, when strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared For the original motion 76 Against it 59 Majority The Report was then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time. Mr. C. W. WYNNE presented a petition from the Corporation of Dumbarton, complainining of the Report of the Committee on the Clyde Navigation Bill, praying that the Bill might be re-committed, and a Committee of appeal appointed. , The presenting of this petition led to a long discussion, in which Sir R. Inglis, Mr. H. Drummond, Mr. Sykes, Mr. Kennedy, Sir T. Freemantle,lMr. Campbell, and Mr. C. W. Wynne, took n part. The House then divided, when there appeared_. For the petition being referred to another Committee 24 Against it Majority 7 The Bill was then ordered to be re-committed. j GREECE. Sir R. PEEL went to the Bar, and on being called by the Speaker, presented papers, being communications be tween his Majesty's Government and Prince Leopold, re specting the Sovereignty of Greece.—They were read and ordered to lie on the table. THE ROYAL SIGNATURE. Sir R. PEEL moved the Order of the Day for the Com mittal of the Royal Signature Bill. On the question that the Speaker do leave the Chair, Lord ALTHORP said that as the intended duration of the Bill was so short, he would not press for the hearing of evidence by the House ; but should it become nncessary to renew the Bill between this and the close of the Session, he should feel the necessity of calling upon the House to hear the testimony of the physicians : at present he should not give the Bill any opposition. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the only question relat ing to the Bill was its effect as a matter of precedent. As the indisposition under which his Majesty at the present moment unhappily laboured did not affect the Royal mind, he c'asidered that the safeguards established offered sufficient security. As forming a precedent, care should be taken to guard against its forming a pretext under which, in the event of the Royal mind suffering in any future reign, the Ministers for the time being might keep the King away from the members of his family, or other wise abuse so great and important a power. He should have thought, therefore, that the examination of the phy sicians would have been advisable, and in all future cases thst course he thought ought to be pursued. In the pre sent case he was'p e rfe e tly satisfied withith e secu rity ; and if at any fut ure t i me va lid o bj ect i ons s h ou ld b e ra i se d ag ainst it, the means of obtaining further securities would be still accessib:e. Mr. C. W. W. WYNN entirely concurred with the Noble Lord who had just sat down, in thinking that the present Bill was chiefly important in the light of a prece dent. As to the existing state of the Royal mind, they had abundant evidence in the form of the Bill that it was not affected, and also the firm of the Bid prevented its abuse in any event of mental incapacity ; for the language of the Bill is, that the Royal Assent must be given by word of mouth, which distinctly implied by a person completely cognisant of the nature of the instrument to which he was giving hi, assent. Hereafter it may be found that additional p recaut i ons were necessary—an d i f so, they might be added for th e b e tt er prevention of abuse, and to gu a rd again s t t h e present measure being drawn into any evil precedent, The House then resolved itself into a Committee. The Bill was agreed to be reported, without the awiendments ; upon which the House resumed, the report was brought up, a nd on the question th at i t b e read a third time , Sir BOBER I'PEEL said, th at i n rep l y to an observa tion made last night, r es p eet i ng the mime in such a case o Regency Act th ere was a clause, ena bli ng present his then Prin ce o f W ales, to sign " G eorg e phfia forginga that in Prince the Regents the Royal S• gna t ure stamped, he ha d to say,rea eestytn and declaring th e pun i s h men t for the ticjg forgery of that. On the pre Ant occasion, the precebnt afforded by that clause was strictly followed ; and he had no doubt that most Hon. Members would consider it abundantly sufficient to direct against such a possible offence. The other precautions contained in the Bill better provided against forgery than would any extraordinary severity which they might introduce in the nature of a penal enactment. The Bill was then passed, and immediately carried up to the Lords by Sir Robert Peel, accompanied by several Members, to acquaint their Lordships that the House had agreed to the Bill in the form in which it had been sent down. Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition, in favour of Reform in Parliament, from Colne.—To be printed. Mr. PRITTIE presented a petition from Thuries, ex pressing alarm at the proposed measure of taxation by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by laying an increased duty on spirits manufactured from corn, without a corresponding advance on that chargeable on rum ; also expressing re gret at the discouragement of the culture of tobacco, and the contemplated increase on stamp duties in Ireland.—. A !so a petition from the Roman Catholics of the parish of Drangan, in Ireland, praying for the repeal of the Vestry Act. The Hon. Member stated, that these petitions were only the prelude to a county petition which was on its way over, and which he should have the honour of pre senting in a few days. Mr. HUTCHINSON presented a petition from the apothecaries of the county of Tipperary, against regula tions made by the Apothecaries' Hall in Dublin.—To lie on the table. The same How. MEMBER presented a petition from Clogheen against the Vestry Act.—Also to lie on the table. Mr. BR AMSTON presented a petition from the manu licturers of flour and the growers of wheat resident i❑ Essex, against the importation of foreign wheat. After a few words * from Mr. WES T IRN and Mr. F. Lzwts, the petition was laid upon the table. Mr. BRAMSTON presented a petition from Chelms ford, in the prayer of which he did not concur. He did not agree with the petitioners, that the possession or use of slaves should be deemed criminal.—The petition was laid on the table. Mr. TALBOT presented a petition from the county of Dublin against increased taxation. Mr. O'CONNELL bore testimony to the respectability of the meeting from which the petition proceeded, and warmly supported its prayer.—To be printed. Sir M. S. STEWART presented a petition from the Society of Writers at Dundee, and from the Society of Procurators of the same place, against the Bill now before the House respecting the Administration of Justice in Scotland. Mr. CUTLAR FERGUSSON objected to the Bill. The LORD ADVOCATE said that the qualification of Jurors presented considerable difficulty. The Jury system in Scotland was not sufficiently understood in Scotland to give that weight to the opinion of the Judge which it ought to have. If the whole working of the system were looked to, it would be found that it had operated beneficially. It was a mistake to suppose that parries were compelled to accept a jury trial. Mr. Fran ussou explained; as did the Loan AD-. VOC•TE. Mr. ROBERT GRANT inquired if the Learned Lord intended to introduce any Bill in the course of the present Session for regulating the Police of the Scottish Burghs ? The LORD ADVOCATE intended to lay such a Bill on the table of the House, and afterwards submit it to a Committee above stairs. He also intended to introduce a Gaol Bill this Session, to be discussed in the next. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. Lord DARLINGTON presented a petition from Stock ton-on-Tees, against the importation of foreign flour. To lie on the table. Mr. SADLER presented a petition from Moor, in Westmeath, relative to the poor laws in Ireland. The lion. Gentleman gave notice that he should, on Thursday next, bring forward a motion on the subject. Mr. G. MOORE presented a petition against the pro. posed assimilation of duties in Ireland, from the Corpora tion of Dublin in Common Council assembled ; and pe titions to the same effect from the Corporations of smiths, cutlers, stationers, goldsmiths, and manufacturers of gold and silver plate in that City. Mr. G. MOORE also presented petitions to the same effect from the parish of St. Audeon's, and the Chamber of Commerce, in Dublin. Mr. H. GRATTAN supported the prayer of the pe titions. Mr. BRIGHT wished to know when it was that the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended to give the House the proposed Stamp Act, as it would require several days' attention before the House was called on to give its de cision on the subject. When the Stamp Act came under discussion, he should feel it his duty to move that two penny, threepenny, and sixpenny stamps should be repealed, as they were found most vexatious by the poorer classes of the country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was per fectly ready to submit the measure on any open day ; but he really bad not yet had any opportunity of bringing it forward. After a few words from Mr. O'CoNNELL,:the petitions were read. Mr. H. GRATTAN had received a letter from Dublin that day, respecting communications that had been made by some one to the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and which stated, that the petition presented from the Cham ber of Commerce did not really represent the sentiments of that body. He bad also been informed that the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had written, in reply, to thank his informant. He should be glad to learn from the Right Hon. Gentleman, whether he was rightly informed on the subject ?—The petitions were then ordered to be printed. Mr. G. MOORE presented a petition from Sir Har court Lees, against altering the law respecting the Roman Catholic or other bequests. Sir T. ACLAND brought in a Bill for the Letter pro tecting Stage-coash Proprietors against the loss of par cels.—lt was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second on Friday next. Mr. WODEH OUSE presented a petition from Hales worth, in Suffolk, relative to the coal duties. Mr. WODIEHOUSE presented a petition from Hales worth and Beccles, against any additional duties on com mon spirits and rum. Sir R. VYVYAN moved for a return of the number of persons employed in the police of the metropolis under the Police Act of 1829, and the general orders issued by the Secretary of State. He took this course from under standing that there were about six thousand person■ em ployed under that Act. It appeared to him that the measure altogether was one inconvenient to the public. The Hon. Baronet concluded, by moving, " That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, that be would cause to be laid before the House the number of men em ployed in the Police of the Metropolis under the Police Bill of 1829, distinguishing the grades of the persons so employed, and the specific number of each grade, toge sher with the pay and allowance of all the persons em ployed ; and also all the general orders issued by the Se cretary of State since the:formation of the establishment." Mr. RICE was persuaded that the more the subject was considered, the more the country ought to rejoice in the changes that had been made; and with respect to ex pence, the property saved was more than equivalent to any additional expence by which the measure had been at tended. He was not averse from the motion, for he was satisfied that the more information we obtained concern ing the police, the more the public would be convinced that the change which had been made was a good one.l Mr. LENNARD supported the motion. He admitted that the new establishment had already been snore useful than he had anticipated. He was ready to acknowledge that this force, which was a sort of military body, might produce no mischief under the present Secretary of State, but in the hands of a different Minister it might be dan gerous. It was a force on which the House ought to look with constitutional jealousy.—Motio■ agreed to.' Sir R. PEEL, who was not is the House during the short discussion, came in almost immediately afterwards, and being informed of what had occurred, he said if he had been in the House when the Hon. Baronet moved for certain returns relative to the metropolitan police, he should have taken that opportunity of stating that on this subject lie was prepared to give the House the fullest in formation. All the orders which had been issued both general and secret, if there was any—but there were none which had been issued—he should be most willing to lay on the table of the House. He would, therefore, move for an account of the number of districts to which the metropolis police had been extended, specifying the num ber of parishes, and the population of each parish ac cording 'to the last population returns, with the total amount of the population em biaced within the districts of the police. Mr. LENNARD had made no allusion to secret orders, for he did not suppose that any such had been given. Sir R. PEEL said if there had been any he should have been glad to have produced them, for he was convinced that the efficiency of the police would be increased in pro portion as it was exposed to the scrutiny of the House. Lord ENCOMBE said if the metropolitan police were to he conducted on the same principles as that at Brighton, it would he a purely military body. Sir R. PEEL knew nothing of the Brighton police ex cept having seen them. He had readily given all the as sistance in his power to such towns as chose to form a police like the metropolitan police ; bat be bad taken no part in forming ouch a police in the provincial town,. He hoped, indeed, that every town would form such a police. —Motion agreed to. FISHERIES. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the Deep Sea Fishermen and Fish-curers of the North Riding of Yorkshire, praying for a continuation of the Bounties on Fishing. He hoped the President of the Board of Trade (whom he saw in his place) would be able to state that he meant to give the industrious class, whose petition he had presented, the protection and encouragement they prayed for. Mr. HERRIES said, that after consulting with the other branches of his Majesty's Government, particularly that branch of it which regulated the finances, he was pre- pared to state that it was not the intention of hi., Majesty's Government again to propose the continuance of the bounty on the taking and curing fish. It would be his duty shortly to introduce a Bill to continue for a limited time that part of the establishment which had for its object the marking, assorting, and curing the fish. Sir R. VYVYAN was exceedingly sorry to hear that such was the determination of his Majesty's aovernment. Mr. W. SMITH was understood to say that the bounty of one shilling might be useful, bat not the bounty of four shillings. The branding and marking was, he believed, a useful part of the establishment. Mr. PENDARVIS agreed with his Hon. Colleague in expressing regret at hearing the determination of his Ma jesty's Government. - ~Ir. DUNCOMBE also expressed his regret at the de— termination of the Government. The petition was read and ordered to be printed. Mr. LENNARD inquired of the Right Hen. Gentle man opposite, whether the Bill for establishing Courts for the recovery of Small Debts was again to be brought forward? Sir ROBERT PEEL was convinced of the utility of such a measure, and the reason why he bad not again brought forward a Bill on the subject, was the great diffi culty of making compensation to the different persons who held freehold offices. There was at present a Bill in pro gress for compensating all the holders of such offices, and when that was passed into a law, he should be ready to bring forward his Bill again, or to support the more ex tensive Bill of the Hon. and Learned Member for Knares borough. I Mi. D. W. HARVEY suggested the propriety of reviving Courts that already existed, which would do away the necessity of compensation. Sir R. PEEL objected that the local Court alluded to by the Hon. Hon. Member had not sufficient jurisdiction. Mr. C. PALLMER presented a petition from the Churchwardens of Camberwell against the Beer Licens ing Bill. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN presented a petition from the pariah of St. Luke, praying for the repeal of the House and Window Tax. That tax if repealed, he be lieved, would give much more relief than the repeal of the taxes proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. BRIGHT supported the petition. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not mean, be said, to argue the question of the assessed taxes with his Hon. Friend ; he only rose to remark one in consistency in his statement. His Hon. Friend impugned the Composition Act, because it gave relief to the rich ; but why did not the poor embrace the same opportunity of compounding ? The way was open to them as well as the rich, and if they did not compound it was their own fault. It would be his duty to introduce a Bill, after the holidays, to continue the Composition Acts. Mr: MONCK said that the assessed taxes were most unequal and most unjust. The petition was read, and ordered to be printed. _ _ Mr. O'CON.NELL, in the absence of his Hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen, presented a petition for him from Whitechurch, in the county of Cork, praying for a Reform in Parliament and Vote by Ballot. The peti tioners grounded their prayer on their anxiety to send con scientiously an honest man to that House.—(A laugh.)— The Hon. Member also presented a petition from the bur gesses and other inhabitants of Nairn, to the same effect. —Petitions read and laid on the table. Mr. BRIGIIT presented a petition from the millers and farmers near Bristol, praying that a higker duty might be levied on the importation of foreign flour, which was read and laid on the table. In answer to a question of Lord Jonx Russmx, Sir ROBERT PEEL Loped to-morrow to be able to fix a day, when the further discussion on the Bill for punishing the crime of forgery, might take place. Mr. W. SMITH presented a petition from Rochester and Chatham, praying the immediate abolition of slavery. Mr. W. SMITH presented a petition from Norwich complaining of distress, and praying a reduction of taxa tion, through the means of a well graduated property tax. —Ordered to be printed. Dr. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from the ward of Castle Baynard, complaining of the present restrictions on the right of ♦oting in the city of London, and praying the House to adopt some measure for the extending the franchise to all freehold,rs. Alderman WOOD was satisfied that none of the Repre sentatives of the city of London would object to an exten sion of the number of voters.—The petition was then or dered to be printed. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, u it was necessary the House should meet to-morrow for the despatch of urgent public business, he moved, in on fortuity with the usual custom, that the Chaplain of the House do preach before the House to-morrow, at the church of St. Margaret, Westminster.—Ordered. CORN LAWS. Lord MELVILLE gave notice of his intention to more certain resolutions relative to the price of corn in this country, on Tuesday, the 15th June next. REFORM. Mr. O'CONNELL, in conformity with a notice of long standing, then rose to apply for leave to bring in a Bill for securing an effectual and Radical Reform of the Com mons House of Parliament. Although he did not antici pate any very great degree of success to a motion of this kind, in a place where h e f eare d t h ere were b ut a very few Radical Reformers; and, although lie felt he did not possess such a degr e e o f we i g h t i n that House as would enable him to enforce those great principles of Constitu tional right, of which he was about to attempt to be the humble advocate, yet he possessed the gratifying conviction that those principles were widely spreading, and exclusively adopted by all the most numerous and influential classes of society—that every day increased the advocates of those principles, and brought home conviction to every mind of their overwhelming necessity ; and as sure was he that to morrow's sun would rise over the darkness of this night, as that the time was not far distant, when a full and ef fectual Reform would be forced upon the Members of that House, who he hoped would not be found unwilling to perform the task then imposed on them. It was not a pleasant task to him to be compelled to arraign the con duct of men whose principles on other subjects he em braced, and with whom he was in the habit of holding social intercourse. It was not an agreeable task to ar raign the conduct of an oligarchy, which boasted of some of the highest names of the country, bearing here ditary titles to the respect of their countrymen ; but he was compelled to yield to a sense of duty which the task imposed upon him, however be might regret its necessity; and he would perform that task fearlessly and honestly, and with no unnecessary severity, beyond that which was required from a distinct exposition of the facts. The great question of Reform divided itself into two topics. The first of these resolved itself into the question—did abuses exist in the sys tem of repre.entation ? That was the first point ; and lie thought he should be easily able to prove the existence of those abuses. But if he failed to show a case of those abuses, of course there was an end to the question. If he succeeded, as he hoped he would succeed, then the next question was the remedy for these abuses. The question, therefore, was very simple ; the topics embraced in it few; and although there might, in the Bill which he proposed to introduce, be found some things offensive to the general reformers of the House, yet he calculated with confidence on the vote of every genuine reformer for leave to bring in that Bill, because, if any thought he had gone too far, they would cut him short when the Bill came to be considered, and endeavour to make its provisions adequate to their views of the subject. In order to entitle him to be thoroughly un derstood in his views respecting Reform, it was neces sary that he should explain what he understood by the meaning of the word Constitution. Before he entered that House he had hoped that it was understood to be a mixture of King, Lords, and Commons; but from some thing which fell from the Right Honourable Baronet opposite (Sir Robert Peel), in a debate a few evenings ago, he found that the Constitution was not to be con sidered as composed of King, Lords, and Commons, but as of a King, Lords, and certain persons—a kind of Magnates, who represented by their influence all the authority of the people. He reverenced Kingly authority. He was at tached to hereditary succession. He thought it calculated, beyond every other Constitution, to protect individual property, and to confer a certainty on individual right. He also reverenced the certainty of hereditary succession, because it was calculated to check the hopes of inordinate ambition, and to restrain those desires which might prove prejudicial to the general welfare. He preferred it eit . .er to despotic power on the one hand, or the oligarchy of a Peerage on the other. Both had been tried, and both bad failed to contribute to the permanency of human happiness. The oligarchy being perhaps the more objeetienabl:o o ; cause it sinks more numerous fangs into the pri . and possessions of the great body of the people, sod 't' I its oppressive powers over a more extended s urface" was the right, h owever , o f t h e peop l e to balance to" , ( Crown and the Oligarchy, to controul that tender4p, despotic power in the one, and of ambition in the this country the people always possessed this demo principle in its full extent by their representatives 1, 5 1 to the Commons House of Parliament. This Pri7 was established by the unanimous testimony of all POO authors who had written on the subject. It was tbeto extension of this principle that he contended for, an t a ,et ii' only question w as , w h a t were t h e li m i ts to b e ass ig it? It belonged not to the Crown. It was not the fo vilege of the A r i s t ocrac y. It was t h e t hi r d esta t e ; was no fourth re c o gn i se d by th e C ons ti tut i on w hich c' fi , lay claim to it. If it was denied that such a rover existed, it belong e d to th ose w h o d en i e d i t to s h o w 0 0 1 else it was to be d e p os it e d. Th ey must show whereof, power resides bef o r e th e y can ra i se upon i t t h e su per' , ture for which they c on t en d. Bl ac k stone states di5 119 . ,,, that the sovereig n ty resides in the people of this colT lf This was the language of that great expounder ° i v principles of the Constitution. In other countries, sq ii ever the people received a Constitution at the hand. oo ,l despotic master, they were only half advanced to freedom ; they we re s l aves , rece i v i ng a certa i n port o freedom from the hands of a master. In England th e vereignty was in the people, and the only question 10 what manner that power was to be exercised? ,Y established qualification s . A n d w h a t was the 9 %) nation given of those qualifications by the author be just quoted? Why that every man possessed a 10 1/ that sovereignty, except th a t p erson w h o cou ld be have Ile will of his own. These were his words " The true reason of acquiring any qualification, 1.1') regard to property, in voters, is to exclude such POI,, are in so mean a situation that they are esteemed to no will of their own. If these persons h a d votes ', would be tempted to dispose of them under some UM influence or other. Thi s wou ld g i ve a gre at, an a rtful, a wealthy man, a larger share in elections than is rt, j sistent with general liberty. If it were probable every man would give his vote freely and without if° a ence of any kind, then, upon the true theory and g all principles of liberty, every member of the comme 9 li however poor, should have a vote in electing those al, gates, to whose charge is committed the disposal of o o property, his liberty, and his life. But since that 2 1 hardly be expected in persons of indigent fortunes, or as are under the immediate dominion of others, all 1 1° ? ° ,1; states have been obliged to establish certain qualifiestl w it whereby some, who are suspected to have no will Of own, are excluded from voting in order to set other P' oo viduals, whose wills may be supposed independent, 11 ' thoroughly upon a level with each other." 'o° This was the case when the voters w ere divide 1 , classes of slaves and villains ; and when Henry VI. k . 7 0, to add a qualification, and to limit the right by 1 °.7,' exceptions, that very act itself proved th e p rev ious " - ti ence of the right. The two statutes of Henry purely to secure the independence of the voters. I t tb his business to attempt to give this same security 10 .0 same extent. He wanted nothing but the carryiegjo execution the true principles of the Constitution. ing shown, then, what were those real principlet io l would ark what was the real state of the represeno fr y Did the people really and truly return their represen° l o to Parliament ? He believed that no man out Of House would dare to make the assertion that they so; and it was by no means unusu a l t o h ear eve n 01 ") she House, of the notoriety of th e infl uence by w::, Members took their seats, and of the number of pe who sat and voted for this Peer, or that Boroughh . ° f As long back as the year 1792, an Honou ra ble P t , ber of that House, now a Noble Lord (Earl Grey), (e sented a petition, in which he offered to prove, tint° j: of the whole of the Members of that House, 240 pe9 • were returned under the influence o f P eers . Thel p l i s others took their seats by the interference of Como°, many of whom be perceived had since become I' That 23 others were returned by Treasury Borough* I only 134 came into the House as the represents the people. This was offered to be proved at the and • •challenged f‘° investigation was as to the truth e l / fact, that less than 2,000 persons returned a great o f jority of the Member, of that House. If any man o d d that House was to sty that the Marquis of Hertford, o f Cleveland, or of Stafford, did not r e turn by th e ir iuflu t o a number of the Members of that House, he would b . . et j sailed by ridicule and reproach. W as th e fact del lll ,,i He was ready to prove it. W as it a d m itt e d? C° - then, the inference be refused ? He would pass to Standing Orders, which were voted before the commee: • ment of any public business, and which that House ° now declared to be the rule of action for full three I° , dyed times. What were the words of one of those We ing orders ? " That it was a high infringement °IA rights and liberties of Parliament for a P eer or so f 0 "; Lord to concern himself with the election of Member°, serve in that House.' Was that true? Was them 0 infringement of the liberties of th e Hoes.? He woul d o the gentry of England if they asserted that which weid true ? Who would' he so audacious as to say that r o asserted what was false ? And if Members were ol ec ii. in that manner, he would ask was it not an abuse required to be remedied ? It was offered to be pr ° ,t e ' in 17e2, that seats were sold like st a ll s i n Smoit ° market. It was an uncourtly—it was a h ars h ell e o sion—but it was true. He had heard it over and ° I again asserted in that House. He had heard the sums . l e et tioned which were paid for those seats. A patriotic YO, ber (S:r Francis Burdett) had even lately mentione d sum he paid during the minority of a certain P ° , Duke, for a seat in that House. The prices managed somewhat like the prices of the public et, c ' e dr They were low or high according to th e supp o sed tion of Parliament. They were less when the xnels.i of certain persons in exalted stations excited a lartn i their safety; and they were more or lea ♦aluable acc t ing to the ideas of the stability of a Ministry, or to circumstances which might require it to seek for port. He insisted, however, on the Constitutional cl vileges of the people; and although he might be told, , system work e d well, of which h e w ou ld sa y more: ) , and-by, he should be co n t en t with no thi ng b u t the v , fair, and free representation of every class of the It had also been said, that the Union with Ireland had proved the Constitution o f th e H ouse . B ut h ow MO J, ' the Members for Ireland were nominated by indivirit 7, Nineteen or twenty of them ; and those nineteen or toi e of course pursued the line of politics prescribed to their patrons. That was, however, far from bei o only instance in which the Act of Union had sanctiotl base infring emen t on pu bli c pr i nc i p l e. I t was sa id , bow e r that notwithstanding all this the system worked well• fr them consid er h ow it wor k e d. I t appeare d b y recent ret ll f , that seventy- e i g ht M em b ers o f th a t H ouse rece i ve d d i ll to the amount of 180,000/. on account of offices heo:,, them, but from which they were rernoveable at the ple s rfl of the Crown. It was we ll k nown th a t th e powe r 0 1 moval had not been altogether unezercised. Gen. Kingy Hon. Member for Sligo, held an office from which he removable at the pleasure of tke Crown; and b ec atts . e , ) consulted his conscience, and voted against the Minio s , from that office he was removed. This could not nied. The fact was notorious. If it were said th,!/1 was a single instance, his answer might be, that a *;i instance was sufficient to prove his case. The Pi Gentleman who had succeeded General King N!cfi doubt, a conscientious man ; but the example of his l' decessor was enough to show him, that woe would roil him if he consulted his conscience, in opposition to wishes of persons in power. There could be n o di)) that, of the seventy-eight placemen who were Membet 4 4 that House, many m us t, lik e Pal e y, be too poor " to ~ a conscience." Let no man, who was not very rieht cept a place of that descr;ption. But even riches 1( 4 not a sufficient assurance for independence of con duct If the poor man had natural wants, th e r i c h man had / ficial wants—wants which became the more painfully IV iug and craving under apparent re pl e ti on . Wh o co uld t at the opulent classes of society, and not see how freqoejot such was the case ? Wh o was no t f re qu en tly di sg uste,,e/ the miserable spectacle of " pride that li c k s th e d u st Who had not frequently been compelled to regard 41 ) scorn the creatures who doated on s t ars , an d gar t e rs, ribands, and feathers, and other frippery ; and w 11° ) sigh things sacrificed the noblest possession'of a 10 , being—independence.—(Hear.) —H e ma d e no cometi against individuals. He did not assail ineli%idual s v assailed the system. So f ar was b e f rom assa ili n g viduals, that he gave credit to many individuals frill disposition to carry into effect a more extensive re f :/ than the circumstan ces i n w hi c h th ey were PITT would allow them to gratify. But did the House 0 , what appeared in consequence of the motion so Poi' fully urged by an eloquent Baronet near him? Did rivO, appear that a hundred and thirtee n M em b ers e f o i° Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council annually B 'o l among them half a million of the public money ? Poe true, that most of those persons belonged to the House of Parliament ; b u t i t was a l so true that o%e them had gone through th e or d ea l o f Mi n i ster i a l P o \ tions in the House of Commons. Such was the I # . o possessed by the Oli garc h y o f i n fl uenc i ng b o th 1 -I °" t iyf and of procuring majorities on any question in w hich, ear' were interested. It m i g h t b e sa id t h a t, i n f orme r 0 41 more persons Aetually received public money for CO'