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1 i of whom , were placed inan himself. t the Noble lid not know , although he ention to the his attention called to it, I on the sub ! Noble Lord Michael and the county w himself in h the much- ies with re )optdation as :timed any in derived from Hon. Mem., .ord'a candid him not to ble Lord had t as he found u:se pursued ignorance, or at proceeded ity—(Cheers object to the From the Op 'honour and ad taken his ice of the real wed that the of the word aw floodgate kppleby, that Michael's. the course reference to the first BM, be diafran as having a it persons.-- inhabitants eliding in the ing altogether Lord, indeed, le other part, le then stated enty-four, he r part to be rer, another tnected with the borough opulation was In the census. Now, if ;11 of Appleby turn to the found the lof t of St. Law )llowed a re ,ogether under believe ,ough to carry ne of disfrav Lord resisted ulation of the is of ten yore 3(1 himself at hat be never -(1-1ear.) But recourse to 0 he spoke Of ie riding cod' he believed 0 hope of cony (teen for this inter; did it she: The borour bedule A ; tt )er of poptda' I in the re t returned 116. borough the same advantages. These were not, indeed, b i aexpressions, but they were nearly so, and, at least, they were uttered in the same speech, and with the spirit of such a - conclusion. Whether the facts he had thus stated would produce the impression he expected on the House, he could not say ; but he thought that he had done enough to ''how that the case of Appleby was one which impera tively called on the Ministry to change it from its present situation, and place it in schedule B. Mr. CARTER said, that the Right Hon. Gentleman nstPrPanin'iof teenjoyed the singular honour of continuing that imputation on the motives of the Ministers, which had indeed been begun in the last Parliament, but which, except by the Right Hon. Gentleman, had not been repeated i° tbis•—(Cheers.) He must confess, that, in his opinion, that Strain of imputation was totally unwarranted by the ta ets.--(Hear.) He asserted that the borough of Appleby was properly retained in schedule A. No min could look at the papers now upon the table of this House, and not ace that upon the census of 1821 the borough was pro- Perly placed where it was. According to the return of 1 821, some boroughs were placed alone, and in some the boroughs and parishes were united. The rule was clear !weigh, and the special wto be exceptions. Upon bearing the observations ` made upon the case of Appleby, be had at first believed that that borough, if properly re turned as to its extent and population, included the pa rishes of St. Lawrence and St. Michael's ; and that, by omitting to include the population of these two parishes, the return of 1821 had dune injustice to this borough. B ut the p eo pl e o f Appl e by themselves did nut pretend to say that the return was incorrect, and that that of 1811 e ught alone to be depended on. M. CROKER had not intended to say that the return 1 811 was to he taken in preference to that of 1821. Mr. CARTER had so understood the Right Hon. Gen tleman, and so must every one else.—(Hear, bear , hear.) The return which he had looked into showed that the Parish of St. Lawrence and the parish of St. Miehael were e i nlY touched upon by th e b oun d ar i es o f Appl e by. The bo rough was not included in either of these parishes.— when a borough was included in a parish the Government Properly enough took the population of the parish as their s tandard, but they did not go into other parishes. The borough of Buckingham only contained 3,465, with the entire parish of Buckingham ;, but as the pariah included the borough, the population of the borough was taken as the n atandard. It was pr ec isely the same with the borough o l ' n ''„ " a khampton, the population of which only amounted to 7 ; 7 ; but the parish, which included the borough, con 'aared 2,973, and was, therefore, taken to be entitled to • MeMber. It was the same with Morpeth, the single Parish of which contained 4,792 inhabitants, although t he borough itself 'was less populous ; but then the borough was contained within one parish alone. The tame was th e case w ith T amwor th, as the Right Hon. B aronet opposite would be able to testify ; and the same rul e had brought the borough of Horsham within the be nefit o f the exception provided by Min i sters. There was i nconsistency in this, and the facts on which the Right f "n • Gentl eman oppos it e ma d e his c h arge ha v i n g b e en -144 1 in su ffi c i en t, th e i m p u t a ti o ns h e su p e r a dd e d must ~° ' et ;ainly fall to the ground.—( Hear, hear, hear.) ° lr. RIDLEY COLBORNE with respect to the im- Patation of motives, could fearlessly assert that a Noble pers onage, hitherto supposed the patron of the borough of t "bam, would gain no advantage from the change, for believed that he (Mr. R C.) could no longer count mer e seat secure, through influence at least, for there e note t wo gen tl emen canvass i ng th a t b oroug h. H e tr r° uld say, how e v er , th a t if ever th ere w a s a Noble Lord w, "° had willi ng ly ma d e p ersona l sacr ifi ce s o f p o liti ca l in terest, it was th e N o bl e P erson t o w h om h e a llud e d. I°lr. H GURNEY said, that the parish now excluded r i c iln the census o f A pp l e b y was a more i m p or t an t p ar t o f d 2, borough than the parish which had been retained. He o uld vote to t rans f er th e b oroug h o f Appl e by t o Sche ele la e ; and he contended th a t it w a s n o t unconstitution a l o r Peers to return Members, as the Lords of Appleby C astle had alone so from time immemorial. Coltinel DAVIES wished to know whether the limits ° f the borough and the limits of the town were co-ex. 4 riaive ?. If the Noble Lord (John Russell) could not aa ,nwee thee question satisfactorily, h e (C o l one l D av i es ) e "°ald vote in favour of Appleby. _ L ord J. RUSSELL referred to the letter of the Mayor, Which shewed that the whole population of the boroughs th 1,054. The rest of the inhabitants , in order to raise e emote to 2,600, were to be found in two country Parishes, As he was upon his legs he would say one word f as t° the charge of partiality. The Right Hon. Member orAldeburgh (Mr. Croker) had displayed a great deal of humourl„_ in what he had said respecting Caine and row th e rest, for the sake of illustrating the position that blea_istere had favoured their Whig supporters and friends. had also instanced Morpeth in the same spirit, omitting Were take the slightest notice of seven other places, which not Whig boroughs, but which were similarly cir cumstanced th e • He (Lord John Russell) was not angry at accusation, because it was made, first, with so much e „ u i tleu r ; and next, with so much extravagance. Ceti 67t3re was an important part of humour. He felt con- : fn e nt) however, that he need not mind any such attacks. 'leo, hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman would not be ,bleu to persuade either the House or the countr that Flinistere had adopted a p a rticular rale, for the sake of favouring one party and injuring another.—(Cheering.) r• CROKER bad mentioned three other boroughs — "el Morpeth and Horsham. • Lord ENCOMB expressed his acknowledgements to a p.hnisters for having removed Truro from the schedule. T hey bad done so as an act of justice, because Truro had t Population - of 6.687 persons. Lord ALTHORP said that the difference between the " a aeti of Appleby and Truro was this, that Truro ex• eaded locally into the parishes included, whereas Appleby, I ° order to bring it withi n th e li m it fi xe d, requ i re d t h e a dditio n o f t h e rura l popu l at i on o f two par i shes. Where ,„, Bi eltle parish was necess a ry a rura l p o p u l a ti on was ad riled, but n o t w h ere t wo or more parishes were wanted it ° e Pake up th e amount o f popu l at i on. I t h appene d b l itv lily that Appleby was a neutral bo the other by rough, one Member I ng been returned by a Whig and a Tory. Bi r R• PEEL noticed the conveniences of adnaitting Pinta that had been decided. The House had deter. ttli ned t 0 be governed by the Population Returns of 1821, h. 1t 14 also adopted the line of a population of 2,000 inha "cleta• The simple qu e stion now was, whether Appl e by ue within the rule laid clown for the boroughs in eo " f oie A? It was no t di s p u t e d that the borou g h on ly t _ e tailied no more t h an a b out 1 ,05 0 i n h a bit an t s , w hil e if ..75) other p ar i s h es were i nc l u d e d, i t wou ld ra i se th e po l:lation to more th an 2,600. Th e ques tion, th ere f ore , I :: Whether the two parishes of St. Lawrence and Bond ezt "I°tight to be taken into the calculation ? The borough ° ,l l into both arishes and they were under the same Plriadiction. P llf: dr • BROUGHAM denied that the jurisdiction of the otrigaiiiestraa.tes of the borough ran over the whole of the two .Sir rt. PEEL remarked, that this denial was distinct 47 Pt00 f th at t h e H ouse was not in possess i on of sufficient in ation. H e h a d un d erstoo d t h at the Coroner for the th.ell acted as Coroner for the two parishes, and over Whole of them. It would undoubtedly have been p o r better f or Ministers in the first instance to have pro ea , c l a Select Committee, to ascertain the facts relating to borough. C lio rd MAITLAND was instructed to say that the juris whirl of the Magistrates of the borough extended over the pi., e of the two parishes, and that they exercised the . 71 of lic ens i ng a ll pu bli c h ouses . te a • BROUGHAM said that his information was the I sib] f poo WETHERELL complained that it was impos z",,°l' the H ouse t o p rocee d w i t h ou t more di s ti nc t and to 4te information. What . justice was there in coming a C 1311011600, in giving a verdict without having heard tit att ie le of evidence. Ifthis were justice it was the jus °: a reformed Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) He was ef - Ti ed that the Noble Lord should object to the union Well Parishes than one in boroughs, when he hims e lf foe the advocate, in the cases of Finsbury and Holborn, :14klurkish poligamy of parishes.—(Laughter.) Wore the s tate, in a few words, the principle upon which fra rners of the present Bill proceeded, he should ,• t. .• 9ief po ,.‘ . they separated districts for the purpose of of 'ehlaentlent and accumulated for the purpose th e " .. f . ra nchisement, and thus they bad the advocates of t,„ the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill, pledged it s sy t 411 entire sup port , an d reso l ve d to s h ut t h e i r eyes th e i r . re ,". on , against -it. Th e y inflicted one rule, when whio,°°Ject happened to be to disfranchise a borough, N th : at the p resent moment sent M em b ers ~,to ab ed tile nra but ad o pt e d a tota ll y diff eren t ru l e s ec}, their purpose was to create a new borough ; but the a mode of procedure was in perfect accordance with oteo p eci ri en ciples and practice of the present time—in perfect fet e S O_ ce with that practice which brought, within a h ad days, a worthy Alderman to trial, because be pearuteol.lved to hear before be determined. It would ap t, e t ati great and deep degradation to the city of Loo k)._ oat should be represented by a man who, in the fa et u o se Of Commons, declared that he wished to bear the se the case proved before he came to a decision.— tpoovTageventured to go eo far, all that remained for him n " ail ay that his having done so was an inadvertency, Ile ha be right again.. —(Cheers and laughter. ) iy to admit that his consenting to do justice was an inadvertency, and then he need not take the slightest further pains to restore himself to the favour of his con stituents. Some Hon. Members talked of the influence of nomination, but what would be said to that species of de mocratic nomination which brought a representative t o trial for consenting to hear evidence before he decided ju diciallyß There was no one, who maintained the erect port of a man, who would submit to such relentless, sa vage dictates. Sir C. LEMAN said a few words which were perfectly inaudible. Mr. ATTWOOD observed, that, when the Noble Lord refused to lay down any distinct rule, he laid himself open to the imputation of partiality. He laid himself open to the charge of applying one rule to the borough of Tavi stock, which was under the nomination of the House of Russell, and another for the borough of Appleby, it being supposed to lie under a different influence. Such were the charges to which the measure of the Noble Lord was ex posed ; but all that he (Mr. A.) desired was, that a dis tinct ru'e should be laid down. The Noble Lord said he was willing —nay, was resolved to be governed by the census of 1821, but then the people of Appleby came forward, and said that the representation, with respect to their borough, was a mere clerical error ; and if there were any doubt on the point, let the House go back to the cen sus of 1811, and then it would be apparent that the bo rough of Appleby could not be affected by the present Bill, otherwise than upon unsound and unjust principles, arising out of a clerical error—a manifest and palpable error—one of those errors which the House would degrade itself by permitting to have the slightest influence—in fact, would prove itself to be governed by gross and mani fest partiality. Sir E. SUGDEN understood, from the commencement, that in the Committee the Noble Lord had agreed to hear evidence upon any case demanding it. Such he certainly conceived to have been the pledge given by the Noble Lord ; and now, after what had been stated on the one side and the other; he wished to know if the Noble Lord was prepared to redeem that pledge? He made that in quiry without any wish to detain the House unnecessarily, or to impede the progress of the Bill, or to urge that Counsel be heard ; he merely wished to know if evidence would be received. Lord ALTHORP was perfectly ready to admit the cor rection of any error that might be shown to exist, but there could be very little doubt that Appleby bad not ex tended itself in the manner which had been represented. Lord J. RUSSELL should not object to the taking of evidence whenever found necessary. Mr. GOULBURN referred to the borough of Reigate, and contended that, as that bad been admitted to sche dule B, the same principle ought to apply to Appleby. Lord MILTON was of opinion that the borough of Appleby only extended where the elective franchi,e was, and had no reference to the parishes. In the case of Rei gate, though there were two townships there was only one parish.—(hear, Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN next addressed the Com mittee; but, owing to the confusion which prevailed, was inaudible. Sir J. SCARLETT thought the population of the two parishes together mule up the town of Appleby, and he did not see why that was not to be called the borough of Appleby. The principle adopted by the Noble Lord was very arbitrary ; but, according to the analagous cases that haul been cited, he thought they had no right to leave out Appleby. _ _ . Mr. J. BROUGHAM remarked that the boundaries of the parish were 33 square miles, while the jurisdiction of the Mayor did not extend over above 100 acres. Sir H. HARDINGE must say, after the discussions of that evening, that he bad never heard so absurd a prin ciple laid down. According to that principle, East Ret. ford, Aylesbury, and Cricklade, were to be rewarded for their corruption, and allowed their two votes, because, on account of that corruption, the franchise had been extended. A feeble mind might destroy, but it required a strong one to create.—(Cheers from the Opposition.) Lord J. RUSSELL—If he had been permitted to have his way with respect to East Retford, that place should never have sent Members again, for he would have trans ferred its franchise to Birminghatn.—(Cheers.) That, no doubt was the action of a feeble mind ; while the Right Hon. Gentlemtn't strong mind would only consent to ex tend the franchise to the hundred—(Loud cheers)—which being the case, he should like to ask who it was that had rewarded the corruption of East Retford ?—( Cheers.) Mr. W. BANKES would have been more satisfied if evidence had been adduced with respect to the condition of Appleby. He thought it far beneath the dignity of the House to legislate on the principle laid down by the Noble Lord ; and that Appleby would, have a right now and for ever to cocnplain. Mr. CROKER did not see that the fact of Appleby having two parishes instead of one made any difference in the principle. Mr. HUNT would vote for the disfranchisement of every nomination borough—Caine as well as Appleby ; but he would not do so were it not that he had a motion on the paper to give the elective franchise to all householders, Hd did not, however, see how the Noble Lord, whossid his principle was population, could vote for the disfranchise ment of Appleby, after the conflicting testimony that had been adduced..—(Cheers from the Opposition.) Mr. ATTWOOD stated, that in • the case of Morpeth the population of a chapelry belonging to that parish, though seven miles off, had been admitted. Lord MILTON said, that Aldburgh, in Yorkshire, had been saved by adding it to the township of Miiby, which was in another riding.—(Cheers.) Mr. CROKER—Did they hear the admission that Morpeth was saved by a chapelry seven miles off, an swered by stating that Aldburgh was saved by adding a township still further off.—(Cheery.) And did those two reasons come from the Bench from which they had heard it urged as a reason against Appleby that one of the parishes was six or seven miles in length.—(Cheers.) The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment .28 Against it 302. Majurity -74 The original motion was then put and agreed to, and the name of Appleby was inserted in the clause. The House resumed. The Chairman reported progress. 'I he Committee to sit again to-morrow (this day). The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up, and the resolutions agreed to. HACKNEY COACHES. The Hackney Coach Bill went through a Committee ; and by this Act the present duties are changed. In the Committee, in answer to a question of Mr. A. WARBURTON, Lord ALTHORP stated, that by the Bill stages would be allowed to ply in the streets of the metropolis, and take up and put down passengers where they liked. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and at 1141 f-past Two o'clock the House adjourned. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA, at tended by the Duchess of NORTHUMBERLAND and Baroness LEHZEN, left the Palace at Kensington yesterday, on a visit to their MAJESTIES, at the Palace at Windsor. The Duke of CUMBERLAND left town yesterday morn ing for his residence at Kew, where his Royal Highness was joined by Prince GEORGE, and afterwards proceeded to Windsor Castle, on a visit to the KING and QUEEN. The Spanish and Mexican Ministers visited Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday, at the office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Bishop of QUEBEC, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM, visited Viscount GODERICH yesterday, at the Colonial Office. The Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital had a meet ing yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. CHELTENHAM, JULY 18. His Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER arrived here on Friday evening , s h ortly before ten o'clock, when the church bells rang a m e rr y p eal in we l come to our il lustrious visiter. On Saturday, yesterday , an d this morni ng , his Royal Highness, accompanied by Colonel Hioorsis, C a pt a i n GAMBIER, Captain BOYD, and Mr. MARSHALL, the Master of the Ceremonies, proceeded to the Montpelier Pump-room, where he drank the waters, and after pro. menading in the grand walk for about half an hour re turned to his residence in the Crescent. The Duke of MANCHESTER has just left for town. Lord ELLENBOROUGH, accompanied by Sir HENRY HARDINGE, who bas arrived on a visit to his Lordship, were in the walks on the Montpelier yesterday. - -- --- A writ was last night ordered for the election of a Member for the county of Peebles, in the room of Sir GEORGE MONTGOMERY, deceased. Upon the second reading of the Reform Bill Sir GEORGE MONTGOMERY paired off with Sir Mexcus SOMERVILLE, and both these gentlemen have since died—on the same day, and nearly at the same hour. At the different sheep and lamb fairs which have hitherto taken place stock of all kinds has realised rather higher prices than were obtained last year. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. War Office, July 19, 1831. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—A. C. Streatfleki, Gent, to be , •‘,.nor and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Martyn, promoted, July 19. loth Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet J. Rowley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hencage, who retires ; K D. C. Hilliard, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Rowley, July 19. 11th Light Dragoons—J. R. H Rose, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Oakley, who retires, July 19. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—F. W. Hamilton, Esq (Page of Honour to the King) to be Ensign and Lieutenant, without purchase, July 12 ; .1. Parkinson, Gent. to be Solicitor, vice Humphries, deceased, July 19. 4th Regiment of Foot—Lieut. W. H. Campbell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lardy, promoted ; Ensign W. O'Grady Holy ti he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campbell • J. D. Territt, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Haley, July 19. 31st Foot—Lieut. Hon. R. Preston, from the half-pay of the Bth Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Valentine, whose appoint ment has not taken place, July 19. 35th Foot—Staff-Assistant-Surgeon A. H. Hall to be Assistant._ Surgeon, vice Humfrey, appointed to the 95th Regiment, July 19. 8 ,2 . th Foot—J. Dwyer, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Edwards, promoted, July 19. 41st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon W. D. Fry, from the half-pay of the 47th Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Smith, op_ pointed to the 46qi Regiment, July 19. 73d Foot—Ensign J. Skene to be Lieutenant, by purchase,vice Bamford, promoted ; M. C. O'Connell, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Skene, July 19. 79th Foot—Ensign J. S. Smyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice !sham, whose promotion has not taken place, April 5. 98th Foot—C. Granet, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mackenzie, promoted, July 19. Rifle Brigade—Captain J. A. Henderson, from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice J. A. Ridgway, who exchanges, receiving the dif ference, July 19. UNATTACHED.—To be Major of Infantry, by purchase.— Captain C. F. Lardy, from the 4th Regiment, July 19. To be Lieutenant of Infantry, by purchase—Ensign R. Mac. kenzie, from the 98th Regi;nent, July 19. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant-Surgeon A. Callander, from the gist Regiment, to be Assistant-StatE.Surgeon, vice Hall, ap. pointed to the 35th Regiment, July 19. MEMOR AND A.—The under-mentioned Officers have been allowed to retire from the service, by the sale of Unattached commissions, viz.:— Major H. Smith, half-pay Unattached; Lieut. G. T. Latham, half-pay 27th Foot, July 19. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the Countyof Kent, and of the City and County of the City of Canterbury. D. G. James, Esq., Sir John Croft, Bait., to be Deputy Lieu. tenants, June 21.. Commissions by the Governor, Captain-General, and Vice- Admiral of the Isle of Wight. The Right Hon. C. A. Lord Yarborough; the Hon. C. A. W. Pelham • Sir It. G. Simeon, Bart. ; and T. R. Brigstocke, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenants, June 18. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Sussex. W. Seymour, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant, July 12. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset. West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry. C. K. K. Tynte, Esq. M.P. to be Colonel, July 11. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kincardine. Forfar and Kincardineshire Regiment of Militia. J. A. Cruickshank, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Smith, promoted, July G. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester. E. Protheroe, jun. Esq. M.P.Tai;elC L. Walker, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenants, June 9.2. Royal South Gloucester Militia. IL W. Newman, Esq. to be Captain, June 6. Royal North Gloucester Militia. W. Lucas, Gent. to be Lieutenant, April 23. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Ayr, Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry J. G. Farquhar, Gent., vice 1). Campbell, promoted ; A. Cun ningham, Gent, to be ditto, vice A. Cunninghame, promoted C. M. Lamb, Gent., vice I '. Boyle, promoted ; S. Hay, Gent., vice W. Hamilton, promoted; J. fluchannan, Gent., vice J. Fairlie, promoted, May 21 ; J. M'Alester, Gent., vice R. Dun can Fergusson, promoted, July 7, to be Cornets; and Cornet J. G. Farquhar to be Lieutenant, vice R. I). Fergusson, appointed to the Rifle Brigade, July 6. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Mid- Lothian. Royal Mid-Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry. C. Watson, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Drummond, June 30. Whitehall, July IS. The King has been pleased to present the Rev. William Purdie to the church anti parish of Libberton, in the presbytery of Edin burgh and county of Mid-Lothian, vacant by the death of the Rev. James Grant. Crown Office, July 19, MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN TIII; PRESENT PARLIAMENT. BOROUGH OF MALTON.—William Cavendish, Esq. in the room of the Right Hon. Francis Jeffrey, who was elected one of the Burgesses for the said borough of Malton, and also a Commis sioner for the District of Burghs of Perth, &c. and bath made his election to serve for the said District of Burghs. BOROUGH OF OAKIIA:SIPTON.—Sir Richard Rawlinson Vyvyan, Bart. of Trelowarren, in the county of Cornwall, in the room of William Henry Trant, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. TOWN AND PORT OF WINCHELSEA. —James Brougham, of Broug ham-hall, in the county of Westmorland, Esq. in the room of Stephen Lushington, Esq. who was elected a Baron for the said town and port, and also a Burgess for the borough of 11- chester, and bath made his election to serve for the said borough of Ilchester. BOROUGH OF NEWPORT.—The Hon. James Walter Grimston, commonly called Viscount Grimston, eldest son and heir ap parent of James Walter Grimston Earl of Vcrulam, in the room of Jonathan Raine, Esq. deceased. BOROUGH OF HIGHANI FEaaerts.-111Charles Christopher Pepys, of Lincoln's Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. in the room of Viscount Milton, who was elected a Burgess for the said borough of Higliam Ferrers, and also a Knight of the Shire for the county of Northampton, and hath made his election to serve for the said county. Boßot;Git OF WESTBlllit—Henry Frederick Stephenson, of the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, in the city of West minster, Esq. in the room of Henry Hamner, Lig. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. BOROUGH OF MILBORNE Cecil Crampton, of Merrion-square, in the city of Dublin, Esq. Solicitor-General for Ireland, in the room of Richard Lalor Shell, Esq. who was elected one of the Burgesses tbr the said borough of Milborne Port, and also a Knight of the Shire for the county of Louth, and bath made his election to serve for the said county of Louth. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JOSEPH VAUZELLER, NeN;Broa — d:sireet,inechant. JOHN BELL, Oporto, wine -merchant. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. JOHN BOAST, Webb's County-terrace, New Kent-road, apothecary, from July 26 to 29, at eleven, at the Court of Com_ missioners. BANKRUPTS, WILLIAM HENRY ARMITAGE, High-street, Southwark, hop-merchant, to surrender July 29, at one, August 9, and 30, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Wilke and Minithorpe, Finsbury-place. Finsbury-square. JA 'W ES SMITH, Blackman-street, Borough, linen-draper, July 26, at twelve, August 5, and 30, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. A shurst, Newgate-street. WILLIAM SAWBRIDGE, Coventry, ribbon-manufacturer, August 1,2, and 30, at twelve, at the Craven Arms Hotel, Co.. ventry. Austen and Hobson, Gray's Inn, London; Troughton and Lea, Coventry. THOMAS RILEY, Coventry, dyer, August 1,2, and 30, at eleven, at the Craven Arms Hotel, Coventry. Austen and Hobson, Gray's Inn, London; Troughton and Lea, Coventry. JAMES SALTER, Tiverton, Devonshire, stationer, Aug. 13, 20, and 30, at twelve, at the Three Tuns Inn, Tiverton. Bennett, Featherstone-buildings, Holborn, London ; Loosemore,Tiverton. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, sen., Liverpool, liquor merchant, August 2,3, and 30, at twelve, at the Burton Coffee_ house, Liverpool. Mackepzie, Chorley ; Cuvelje, Great James. street, London. ELIAS NEEDHAM, Stockport, Cheshire, currier, August 1,2, and 30, at nine, at the White Lion Inn, Stockport. Milne and Parry, Temple, London; Baddeley and Son, Stockport. SAMUEL BECKETT, Hodge, Cheshire, cotton-spinner, August 5,6, and 30, at nine, at the York Hotel, Manchester. Heron, Blanchester; Walmsley, Keightley, and Parkin, Chan cery-lane, London. WILLIAM COX and JOHN DAUGHTREY, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, carpet-manufacturers, August 4, at five, 5, and 30, at ten, at the White Hart Inn, Hartlebury. Dangerfield, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London; Britton, Kidderminster. GEORGE LAW, otherwise GEORGE SHARP LAW, Liver pool, builder, July 27, 28, and August 30, , at twelve, at the Union lnn, Birmingham. Holme, Frampton, and Loftus, New Inn, London ; Parker, Birmingham. BRYAN BURTON, Cartworth, Yorkshire, plumber, July 26, 27, and August 30, at eleven, at the Court-house, Leeds. Wood, Leeds • Bignold, Pulley, and Mawe, Bridge-street, Black friars,London. DIVIDENDS. I. Brightwen, R. Brightwen, and I. Brightwen, jun. Cogges_ hall, Essex, brewers, August 9, at eleven, at the Court of Com missioners-M. Agar, City Chambers, ship-owner, August 9, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners-J. Large, Great Queen. street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, coach-maker, August 9, at two, at the Court of Commissioners-W. and J. Hemsted, Bury, Suffblk, linen-drapers, August 9, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners -A. Neve, Portsea, Hampshire, draper, August 9, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners-B. Bond and S. Pattisal, 'Change-alley, Cornhill, bankers, August 12, at ten, at the Court of qommis sioners-C. and J. I'asheller, Huntingdon, bankers, August 18, at three, at the George Inn, Huntingdon-W. Coates, sen., and W. Coates, jun., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, wine -merchants, August 9, at one, at the Crown and Thistle Inn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne -W. Rowe, Devonport, cabinet-maker, October 11, at eleven, at Elliott's Royal Hotel, Devonport-F. Davis and P. Wood north, Whitehaven, earthenware-manufacturers, August 12, at Li three, at the Black on Inn, Whitehaven-T. Green, Lockerby, miller, August 10, at eleven, at the White Horse Inn, Romsey- W. Richards, jun. Tiverton, maltster, August 27, at one, at the Three Tuns Inn, Tiverton-J. Blount, Lancaster, merchant, August 141, at twelve, at Mr. Higgin's office, Lancaster-G. Kirk ham, Lancaster, merchant, August 10, at twelve, at Mr. Higgin's office, Lancaster-G. Evans, Ketley, Shropshire, grocer, August 12, at twelve, at the Sun Inn, Wellington-T. Chubbe, Chester, brewer, August 9, at twelve, at the Old Nag's Head Inn, Chester -R. Upperton, Petworth, Sussex, banker, August 11, at eleven, at the Half Moon Inn, Petworth-J. Aston, Wellington, Shrop shire,. mercer, August 12, at one, at the Sun Inn, Wellington- J. Dying, Oxford, mercer, August 10, at three, at the Cross Inn, Oxford-J. Garrett, sen., and J. Garrett jun., Hereford, bankers, August 10, at eleven, at the New Inn, Hereford-J. W. Pocock, Huntingdon, builder, August 17, at two, at the George Inn, Huntingdon-R. Hellyer, Devonport, cork-cutter, Oct. 11, at eleven, at Elliot's Royal Hotel, Devonport-T. Crowder and H. T. Perfect, Liverpool, merchants, Aug. 10, at one, at the office of Messrs. Lace and Sons, Liverpool-W. Downing, Ripon, Yorkshire, money-Scrivener, August 9, at two, at the Unicorn Inn, Ripon-J. White, Baker's-row, Walworth, tailor, August 9, at two, at the Court of Commissioners. CERTIFICATES, Auo. 9. G. E. Jackson, Birmingham, dealer in iron-W. Harden, Clapham, shoe.maker-W. Wood, Kennington.lane, victualler -J. Lowe, Chetwynd Aston, maltster-W. Allen, Arundel street, Strand, cheesemonger-M. Kirby, Hawkshead, Lan cashire, butcher-T. Hacker, Great Guilford-street, Borough, hat-dyer -W. Hodsoll, jun., St. Mary's Cray, paper-maker-S. Garratt and J. Garrett, Kentish.town, meat-salesmen-J. C. T. Kreeft, Fenchurch-street, merchant-H. Levin, Great Prescott street, Goodman's_fields, merchant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. and W. Davis, Lancaster, coal-merchants—C. Arnott and E. M. Elderton, Queen-square, attorneys—W. and W. Sneatli, and T. Pearson, Nottingham, twist-net-lace agents—J. Black burn, G. Davi es , J. Ly on , T. Warham, and W. Hughes, Liver pool, iron-founders—W. and S. Keene, and W. Davies, Tavi stock.street, Covent-garden, tailors—G. H. Pickering and W. Avison, Liverool, brewers—B. Allison and 0. W. Watson, Alnwick, Northumberland, painters—B. Misselbrook and 0. L. Miller, Wells, Somersetshire, common-brewers—J. White and P. Goadsby, Manchester, surveyors—T. Dodd, J. Ratliff; and C. Ratliff; Coventry, ribbon-manufacturers—E. Rowland and Sherborn, Regent.street, St. James's, woollen-drapers-0. U. Clark and J. Perram, Shoreditch, oilmen—J. and J. Spence, Sunderland, ship.brokers—E. W. T. CoHinson and M. Y. Brown, (late CoHinson), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, milliners and dress makers —J. Wilson and R. Turner, Old Cavendish-street, OxfOrd street, tailors—T. Burgess and J. Wheater, Salford, Lancashire, com mon -brewers—J. Payne, sen., and J. Payne, jun., Rich mond, Sur rey , coal-merchants—. Mason and S. S. Ullathorne, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, coach axlc-tree-manufactu rerb—B. Benton and J. Milos, Manchester, wholesale silk-incr chants—W. and I). Little, Bath, tea-dealers—H. Man and A. Molony, Lime-street, wine-merchants—T. T. Beningfield and J. T. Beale, Church-lane, Whitechapel, engineers —J. and M. Fisher, Huddersfield, corn-dealers—A. and J. Joseph, London, merchants—P. Wright, M. Britland, and J. Oates, Sheffield, ra zor-manufacturers, so far as regards M. Britland—H. Smith and T. Roberts, Shoreditch, haberdashers—W. D. Wild, S. B. Wild, and 'l'. Sneyd, Liverpool, merchants—P. Phillips, sen., J. Thorn, and J Phillips, jun., Bristol, vinegar-makers, so far as regards P. Phillips, jun.—J. Heape and T. Kenning, Birmingham, pearl ash-mak,s--T. N. Williams and M. Sangster, Bond-court, \Val brook, dealers—D. Thomas and G. Huxley, Stockwell, Surrey, tailors. MARKE r INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—The demand for Muscovades last week continued :etieral and extensive; the advance was firmly maintained, and the esti - a - later] sales exceeded 4,000 hhds. and tees. The stock of West bah, Sugar is now :37,833 !flirts. and tees , which is 089 less than last ye r The stock of Mauritius L:2,764 bags, being 15,042 more than last year. The delivery of West India Sugar last week 3,633 hhds. and tees., being .53 less than last year. The delivery of Mauritius 7,321 bags, being 6,(25 less than in the cor responding week of 1830. At the close of the Market the esti mated sales were 900 hhds. and tees., including the public sale of 260 hh,ls. St. Lucia and Dominica Sugars ; the whole went off languidly 445. up to 475. 6d , at prices a shade lower, and there is a great heaviness in the raw Market to-day. The request for low Lumps was brisk last week, and parcels about 625. met an imme diate sale ; the fine goods were neglected, the stocks of the latter are rapidly accumulating ; the fine suitable for the home trade have been in good demand, and the sales are more extensive than usual. This afternoon the Refined Market is again more firm, and every al)paarance of a revival of trade. FOREIGN SUGARS.—After Tuesday last week considerable sales of Foreign Sugars were reported; 900 boxes Havannah yellow good 225. a 255., some low white 295. a 325., and good 34s ; about 500 chests Brazils, brown Pernams 15s. td. a 175., low to good w hit e 2.2 5. a 245. ; brown Bahia 15s. a 17s , low to mid. white •.<:Os. a 245. LAST INDIA SUGARS--About 8,000 bags Mauritius sold last week at full market prices. In Bengal, Siam or Manilla, no sales are reported. This day at public sale 0,923 bags Mauritius Sugars, the whole went off without the usual briskness, but still the Market prices were supported, 435. 6(1. for dry brown, up to 525. for good yellow. Average price of Sugar 11.25. 103t1. per cwt. COFFEE.—The British Plantation descriptions of Coffee advanced 2s. a 3s. after Tuesday last week ; East India nearly in the same proportion ; Foreign is also held for higher prices ; 'Or St. Domingo .12s. was paid, and .12s. 6d. offered and refused for good ord. coloury Brazil ; 1,000 bags East India and Mocha sold. Samarang 31s. 6d. a 355. Gd., Batavia 305. 6d. a 405., Cheribon 41s. a 435. ; about 1,100 packs British Plantation sold, triage 18s. a 525., good ord. 525. a 555., fine ord. 475. This day at public sales 1,021 bags East India, 10t bags Mocha Coffee; nearly the whole went of with briskness at full Market prices, Ceylon 425., low Sumatra 365., good ord. Batavia 40s. Gd. a 41s. ; the Mocha was taken in.—At the close of the day a considerable parcel of fine ord. coloury Brazil sold by private contract at 445. Jamaica Coffee continues in much demand at very high prices. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There has been a general inquiry after Ruin-for export, but the sales yet made are to a limited extent, and at very low prices; Leewards under proof, and proofs, Is. sd. There is also a good demand for Ja maica Rum for home consumption, and for fine 3s. 6d. and 3s. 8(1. asked, the ordinary descriptions are entirely neglected. In Brandy or Geneva there is no alteration, and very few purchases have been reported. HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW.—The Tallow Market has been very steady for the last week, and considerable transactions are reported about 425. 6(1., both for time and for present delivery. It is understood that the great speculators have disposed of a great proportion of their stock. Hemp and Flax continue to be held for an irregular advance of 2/. to 3/. RICE.—The purchases of Rice last week were at prices a shade lower. This day at public sales 1,407 bags East India Rice sold at full Market prices, 14s. a 16s. SPlCES.—Spices are more inquired after; Pimento is a shade higher. This day 162 bags Black Pepper, 79 bags Pimento, 1,169 bags East India Ginger; Pepper, stalky, sold high, 2 7 0., Pimento at former prices, 4 1 Ad. a 4%d. ord. ; Ginger at Market prices 225. 6d. a 235. IRISH PROVISIONS.—In the past week the import of Foreign Butter was 5,052 casks, 8,458 finks, of Irish, and of Bacon 1,701 bales. An increase in the import of Foreign Butter is looked for, and while the finest Dutch can be purchased at the quay at 86s. a 88s., and other descriptions (in quality equal to Waterford) at 745. a 785., an improvement in the price of Irish, which is fast accumulating at the quays, cannot be expected; Cork we quote 78s. on board, 80s. landed; Limerick, now shipped, 80s. on hoard, 82s. landed; Waterford 78s. a 80s. on board, 80s. a 82s. landed ; no speculative sales for forward ship ment making. Although the deliveries of Bacon from the Wharf continue large ' no improvement in price can be noted, the trade anticipating that there are some thousands of bales yet to come forward before the end of the season (Ist of October) ; prime fresh-landed singed Waterford we quote 465. a 485.; stale parcels 435. a 445. ; Belfast bale middles, as to weight and quality, 435. a 465. Fine Irish Hams 565. a 625. • Belfast Bladder Lard Ms. a 565.; and Waterford 60s. a 625. landed. In Beef or Pork little doing. COTT6N.—The Market Is *Newly. The purchases are 60 Madras, fair 44d. ; 120 Bengal, good fair 4%c1., fine sd. ; 200 Surat, mid. 4 1 ,0 , fair 4%d. ; 150 Bowed, ord. 5%d. good 6%d. WOOL—By private contract very little is doing, but the new Wools are now coming in both from Germany and New South Wales ; the latter will he sold at the end of the month, by public auction, which will bring, as usual, many buyers to town; after which we may expect a better tone in the Market generally. OILS.—In Oils there is still considerable business, particularly in Linseed Oil ; the supplies of Seed are still on a limited scale. COCHINEAL.—About 25 serons Cochineal at public sale, the blacks were taken in Bs. 2d. to Ss. 4d. silvers 7s. 2d: to Is. 4d.; a small proportion since sold at the withdrawing prices. SALTPETRE.—In Saltpetre there 'is little alteration. By public sale this slay 241 bags Saltpetre, all sold 375. 64.1. ordinary quality, refraction 6% per cent., which is rather lower. TEA.—Boheas since the declaration have been in very active demand, and as the trade are unwilling to sell at present they have advanced t t d. to 2d. per lb. on the sale's cost ; in Congous there is not much doing, although a small premium is required when buyers appear. TOBACCO.—The sales of Tobacco last week were confined to parcels for Ireland, 4%c. a 5% (I. A parcel of Kentucky at 2 d. has been sold for Flanders. INDIGO SALE (this day), SIXTH DAY-772 chests private trade have passed the " sale to.day. The proprietors have shown great firmness, and supported their marks, in many instances up to last sale's prices, especially in the good and finer qualities; the proportion which was sold fully realized the highest prices paid in the beginning of the sale. The quantity bought in to-day is about 250 chests. The total quantity which has passed the sale is 5,052 chests. MINING INTELLIGENCE.—SaIes at Redruth last week. Quantity of Copper Ore sold 3,121 tons; average produce 934. Quantity of fine Copper 293 tons, 15 cwt. • Amount of sale, 20,336/. 17s. Average standard 981. 9s. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. ißeans Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. Boston 59 31 23 40 —. Gainsborough 64 28 40 Grantham 60 66 36 40 22 29 38 42 Grimsby - 50 64 28 34 18 24 32 40 Horncastle. ... 60 66 30 40 21 27 36 40 Lincoln Spilsby 56 62 28 33 22 28 38 4) Stamford 56 68 40 45 23 24 37 60 70 32 36 22 33 36 44 LEWES MARKET.—JuIy 19. White Wheat (per quarter)..,,,...., £3 8 0 to .£3 14 0 Red 3 6 0 3 10 0 1 5 0 1 17 0 Oats, New 1 5 0 1 6 6 Beans 1 14 0 1 16 0 Oil Cake. NeVrovwmee*v. 12 0 0 per thousand. NORWICH. July 16. Wheat (per qr.) —60 s. 665. 70s. Beans (per qr.) 38s. 425. Barley _ 30s. 4''s. —B. Pease, 40s. 445, Oats Wheat, white. Barley, Malting Oats Beans Pease CANTERBURY, July 16. 70s. to 725. Old--- —S. to tios. to 705.....,, —s. to —s. 38s. to 445. Grinding.. Ws. to 325. 255. to 335. —s. to —s. 345. to 425. —s. to —s. —s. to —s. Grey...-- 355. to 40s. MANCHESTER, July IG. Wheat, per 701 b. Ps. 3d. to lOs. 2d. R e d 9s. 1.1. to Ps. Barley, per 601 b. 5 0 5 3 Oats 3 6 3 Beans, per Imperial quarter Pease, White, per Imperial bushel 4 .6 5 Malt, per 6 Imperial bushels 45 0 49 Flour, per Sack of 280 Th. 49 0 54 • EXETER MA Beef (score). ^^^-9s. (hi. 9s. 6d. Mutton (1b.).... ^^o 6 0 6i Veal and I amb......0 5 0 7 Pork 4 0 6 Geese (each) ----4 0 6 0 Ducks (c0up!e) , ... ,2 0 3 6 .••••••••••••••••••••1 6 .9. 6 Fowls LKETS.—JuIy 15. Wheat (bushel) —Bs. 6d. As. Gd. Barley ....................-4 6 5 0 Oats ......................—.2 11 3 0 Beans ........—..,.....5 6 6 0 Butter (lb) ..............0 8 010 Eggs ( 18 ) ...............0 0 1 0 Potatoes (peck) ...0 5 0 6 SCOTCH MARKETS. HADDINGTON CORN AI A It KET.--.Tuly 13. A large supply of Wheat, sales of which were dull; top price 25., current and average prices about Is. per quarter hi g her th an last day. A small supply of Barley; top and average prices nearly '2s. lower than last week. A good supply of Oats, which sold pretty freely ; top price 2s. higher than last week. Pease sold at 425. to 445. ; Beans 395. to 435. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. First 67s Od 355 Od 34s Od 44s Od Second 595 Od 34s Oct 29s Ott 42s Od Third •••• 52 ' °d 33 s °d 28 s 04 I—s Od ;nacre were 303 qrs. of Wheat in mai ket, 9.16 whereo Beans. 43s Od 40s Od 30s 00 were sold. ----- DALKIETH CORN MARKE There was a middling supply of all kind i ket of this day, which met with a dull ; prices than those of this day se'nnight. Wheat. ' Marley. oats. First . . ... . 66s Oa 341 Od 34s Od S eco nd ... 603 Od 32, Od Pos Od Third .... . 56s Od 3Os Od 286 Od 1 T.—July 14 of Grain ii sale, at ral Pease. 43s Od 42s Od 40a Od .RKETS. ..JTE.—FRIDAY, Jul 690 Wheat From To , per barrel 20 stone 16 0 31 0 0 17 stone 0 0 0 0 0 Barley,..— 16 stone 0 0 0 0 565 Oats . 12 stone 12 0 14 6 10,842 Cwt. 9 stone! 6 0 24 0 1,919 Oatmeal., 8 stone 12 6 16 0 Sold to !takers only. 6,42 t Cwt. Flour A IRISH MA. DUBLIN MARKET NO 1 15 124 0 I verage price of Wheat and Flour 50s. Od. per s Receipts of Flour, 12,226 from 225. Od. Sales of .Do. 1Q84 2 { Seconds, ........ from 15s. 0.1. Firsts, ............. Thirds,—...... from 6s. Od. the mar. :her lower PRICE OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf 9d. Half Quartem Beans. 43s Od 42s Od 40s Od M. P. 25 3 O 0 O 0 13 4 O 0 13 2 19 6 lack. to 245. ed. to 2h. Od. to Ils. Od. --- Wheat, Barley. Oats. 1 Flour , per cwt. per barrel p er b arrel per barrel r-2--A-----N 20 stone. 16 stone. 14 stone. I Ist. 2d. ------- —____..... ................. ............ 8. d. as. d. s.d.as.d. s.d.as.d. s. d, as. d. s. d.as. d. Cork ......... 21 0 230 100 120 120 150 17 0 21 0 5 0 16 0 Limerick 126 8 30 0 130 14 0112 0 136 18 0 20 0 - 0 0 15 0 Waterfordl2o 0 30 011 0 13 0112 0 13 018 0 20 010 0 16 0 Clonmel —,26 8 300 1 1 0 14 0113 6 13 920 0 20 013 0 18 0 Carlow -130 03201 2 0 13 0114 0150 20 6 21 0 OO 00 • --- , is-77.------ S. d. 74 C 79 0 76 0 77 (1 70 U Sutter. a. d. 70 0 73 0 72 0 —U 60 0 s. d. Is. d. 66 0 62 0 68 0 68 0 68 0 57 0 —0 0 —O-0 Beet; i I Mutton, per lb. per lb. per cwt.. ----. Pork, d. a d. (7------. 7d. — I Cork .....-- 4i 6 a 4 6 d. 32 25 0 31 a, d. as. (1 0176 0 Limeck— 3 4 3 0 35 0,83 0, -- . ri Waterford 4 6 3 532 0 35 082 0 Clonmel-- 4 5 ... 4, 5 5 630 0 32 080 0 , Carlowl 0 0 00 0080 0, —KILKENNY.—Butter 78s. to 82s. per cwt. ; Wheat 30c to 31 s per barrel ; Flour 20s. to 38s. per bag; Oats Ils. to I3s. per bar re; Barley Potatoes 4d. per al stone; Cos Is. pi g s 3 , 23. to 335. per cwt. 2d. per cwt.; .15acon, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The case of Mr. Storks was again the subject of discussion, last night, in the Hoto:e of Lords. We really cannot see the original propt;e'y or utility of a question evidently introduced, for party purposes, as a reflection on the administrative character of the Lord Chancellor. The particular me of Mr. Storks maybe ()pen to some reflection; but we wish that Lord Broueham would int erfere,not individually, ho' gene rally, in the appointment of Magistrates. Ministers must pursue a more (heeded and bolder lire of pol:cy as regards the secondary offices of the Church and State. The domination of the boretigiimongars, for nearly two successive generations, has filled all the municipal offices of the cotortl, all corporations and Church Livings, with Anti-Re form adherents. The Tories ate everywhere in possession of power and ernoliatienit through out England, Scotland, and Wales. 'There are so many sentinels on constant duty, and are hourly neutralising the liberal spirit of the. Gosortunerit and die people. We are well aware of the difficulties cf a new Administration, and are disposed to make large allowances for the almost insupsrabla obetaeles attendant on their present siege of the citadel of corruption. But they cannot storm the forts of the borough system without an adequate force for such a critical warfare. They must use the weapons of ;heir own arsenal, trust more to their friends, and coquet less with their enemies. The clergy having been told to look up to the Bishops of their diocese for coming preferment, and not suspecting the spi ritual Lords of any strong attachment to the Reform Bills, naturally at the late elections almost to a man suppor ed Tory candidates ! Can this courtship of the Biships be politic, or is it generous towards the honest and patriotic part of the clergy, though few there be, who have long sacrificed their worldly interests on the shrine of liberty ? The state of the magistracy is also a subject of loud and growing complaint in many counties. We do not say that pending the Reform Bills, which have yet to pass the ordeal of the House of Lords, Ministers can sum marily supersede all the Lord-Lieutenants of counties. Those Noble functionaries are, in all probability, wisely retained on good behaviour. Perhaps also it may not be etiquette for the Lord Chancellor to in terfere with them decidedly in the selection of ma gistrates. But we all know that intimations may be given that the political opponents of Government are now to be invariably put into the magistracy and Lieutenancy of the counties, and the friends of Ministers invariably kept out of those responsible and influential stations. It is notorious that many men of large fortune and high local character, old and consistent supporters of the Whigs in times which " tried men's spirits," are excluded the com mission of the peace, from the caprice and political antipathies of the Lord Lieutenant of their coun ties. It is but recently that Lord Talbot, Custos Rotulorunz of Staffordshire, nominated a batch of new magistrates, all of whom had signed the county declaration against the Ministerial measures of Reform ! If this system is to conti nue with impunity, and if Ministers do not summon up courage to take advantage of their power and just prerogatives, they never can make head against a powerful and cunning phalanx of opponents, nor can they retain the public confidence. The importance of the Magistracy is not confined to the order from whensce it is selected. The official duties of the municipal office come home to men's fife sides, and their due and liberal performance is a matter of great public concernment and interest. The prede cessors of Ministers in office did not act on a tem porising and truckling policy, when they displaced first the Duke of Norfolk, and afterwards the vene rable Lord Fitzwilliam, from the Lord Lieutenancy of the West Hiding of Yorkshire; and die re instatement of the latter in office would riot be un seasonable or unacceptable to the enlightened and numerous body of Reformers in Yorkshire. Those are the real friends of the Ministry who apprise them of the feeling of the country, which we know we speak in these few and significant remarks. If the Reform Bill is not to be a still-born child, Ministers must boldly face their situation of peril and travail.—elforning Chronicle. Much of the time of the House was occupied last night with a petition presented by Captain Gordon, from certain Protestant inhabitants of Glasgow (signed by several Ministers), against the grant for the support of Maynooth College, in Ireland. The Hon. Member said he fully approved of the language of the petition ; and on its being read it appeared that it stated that it was inconsistent with Protes tant principles to support an establishment at vari ance with the doctrines of scripture—a system idolatrous and Anti-Christian. According to Lord Milton, there was one passage in the petition which expressed an opinion that the countries which pro fessed the Roman Catholic religion were devoted by God to destruction. Mr. C. Fergusson " was pained to think that such a petition should come from the country to which he belonged." Really Mr. Fergusson is a happy man, to be without more important matters to pain him; for it would be singular, indeed if in a country containing nearly three millions of inhabitants, tliere should not be found, here and there a score or two of bigots and fools. Neither is it astonishing that the bigots should find an appro priate organ in the House of Commons. But what we cannot so well understand is, that Members of decent understanding should attach such importance to the rhodomontades of two or three crazy Scotch Mi nisters, and the fools whom they can influence, as to make them the subject of grave and lengthened dis cussion. The petition ought to have been treated with derision; it merited nothing more. The Ca tholics are not a *hit the more idolatrous because they are called idolaters in the Glasgow petition ; arid there is not a Protestant Insurance Company or underwriter in London that would not as soon in sure property belonging to the inhabitents of Ca tholic States, as property belonging toithe inhabit.. ants of Protestant States, though Captain Gordon and his petitioners will have it that God has doomed Catholic States to destruction. Mr. Hume took the right view of the matter, when he said," it would not affect him if any ore called him idolater, atheist, or any thing else.—(A laugh.) As long as they kept their hands off him, it would not affect his mind in the least." Mr. John Wood observed, " that this petition came from the Presbyterians of Scotland, whose ancestors in Cromwell's time spoke of the Episcopalians as persons who wore the rags of the Whore of Babylon. Now he would ask the Hon. Member for Dundalk whether he would have pre sented this petition, if, instead of spending their poor, pitiful, miserable spite on theßoman Catholics, they had, after the manner of their ancestors, vented it on those who wore the rags of the Scarlet Whore of Babylon ?—(Cheers, and laughter.)" Mr. J. Wood did not need to go back to the times of Cromwell. Many and many a goodly-sized volume has been printed in GlasgoW since the time of the American war, predicting destruction to Scotland for tolerating the two W's, mother and daughter, (i. e.) the church of Rome and the church of Eng land. In the introduction to a large volume of Sermons of distinguished Presbyterian Ministers, subscribed John Howie, Lochgoin, March 9, 1779, the daughter is treated with as little respect as the mother, and he observes, " Shew me one church or nation in the world where toleration in its full extent took place that ever prospered in either religion or mo rality. Nay, thegreat reverse of this immediately en sues,and the Lord evidences his divine disapprobation of it. Witness our own land, wherever as long as these covenants, the palladium of out Presheteriun Constitution, were made the test of admiss on in both Church and State, the Church had both purity in doctrine and unity among her members, and the Lord's remarkable presence attended her ordi nances; but as soon as Cromwell's toleration com menced (which was none of the worst), then the Lord's .presence comparatively, as with a blush,with drew, and both peace and unify amongst her mem bers bade her a final adieu ln the following sheets a doctrinal testimony is displayed against Popery, 1 relacy, &c. (whether by establish ment or toleration), and all that is contrary to sountt, !octrine and the power of true godlitiesq." no, with respect to the question put to Captain Gor don, we think we can venture to answer it. Th e acred duty of Captain Gordon is a.; convenient as it is sacred—it will never lead him to support peti tions which contain sentiments grating to the ears of the patron of Dundalk.—.llforning Chronicle. The House recommenced its labours on th e Re form Bill last night. The presentation of a petition from Great Bedwin, in Wiltshire, stating that by the census of 1821 the inhabitants were only 1,928, while by that of 1831 they were numbered at was followed by a motion by Mr. Mackin non, " That it be an instruction to the Committee that the Iwrotigtrs in schedules A and B should be considered in r.ferentre to the last census of 1831 and not to the census of 1821." Lord J. Russell observed, that when tl.e Bill was introduced, the lutist document whereon they could proceed was the census of /821; and were they to take the census of 1831, they would be proceeding on a ne w basil, because it - was not the precise number of 2,(100 inhabitants to which they adtiressed their at tention, but to the great principle which they wished to establish. The debate itself was of little importance ; the division was, as it intli.-ated, falling off in the majority. The numbers a:ere— For the teotion Against it • 244 /114ority for Ministers ...... —75 The next question was, "That the Borough of Appleby 'stand part of the Bill." This question occupied the Committee the whole of the rest of the evening. An attempt was made by Mr. Croker to fasten a charge of partiality on the Ministry for applying a different rule to boroughs similarly cir cumstanced. In the case of Appleby the borough . contains 1,050 inhabitants, but it runs into two parishes; one very extensive ; and if the country parts of the two parishes were included, the popu lation would he 2,600. Ministers contended, that there was a material distinction between a borough which formed the principal part of a parish, and a borough which extended into two parishes. Here was a dispute as to whether the jurisdiction of the Magistrates of Appleby was co-extensive with the limits of the two parishes, or was confined to the borough. Mr. Brougham contended, that the ju risdiction did not extend beyond the borough, while Lord Maitland maintained that it was co.txtensive with the parishes. On a division the numbers were— For the motion Against it Majority in favour of Ministers —74 The fate of Appleby was thus determined. This is making some way, though not much. What is the meaning of these decreasing majorities ? We trust all is right; but there is something very like ratting in the first blush of it. What was the mean leg of Lord George Lennox, when he spoke of the chains of Mr. George Bankes having been riveued in Pall-mall yesterday. We warn the people of England to he upon their guard. The times are critical ; and men must be true to themselves.— .Aforning Chronicle. The long conversation in the Lords last night on the subject of Mr. Storks, seems to establish that the ejected Magistrate had been rashly used, hav ing, in fact, been punished for some zealous blunder of his son, a coal-merchant, and not for any offence committed by himself. Should this turn out to be the case, no imputation will remain on his character, and we suppose no objection could be made to his restoration to the commission. An angry discus sion arose in the Commons respecting the printing of a petition, designating the Roman Catholics as idolaters. The petitioners showed no great sense in using offensive language, which, however sanc tioned•by law, is neither warranted by Christian charity nor by the common courtesy of society. The all but unanimous vote of the House rejected the proposition for giving currency, by printing, to the gross and fanatical invective. The shameful conduct of the Brazilian Government at the time of the blockade of the Rio de la Plata was indignantly reprobated by Mr. Diets in. The late administration exerted themselves to procure redress fur the rob bery of the English merchants on that occasion, and Lord Alt horp pledged his word to leave no means untried to enforce the just claims of the aggrieved parties. In fact, the proceedings bore the stamp of piracy rather than of seizures according to the usages of belligerent states. The Reform Bill was at length brought forward; an ineffectual attempt was made to retard its progress, by a motion for adopting the census of 1831 instead of that of 1821. Mr. George Bankes, by way of appropriate argument for such a substitution, told an old but unauthenticated anecdote, about Cromwell and his secretary Thurloe, and was answered with great spirit by Mr. Alderman Waithman. Mr. Praed, as became a man who aims to be a leader when Sir R. Peel retires to bed, most valourously defended the right of making motions, for the purpose of " creating delay or gaining time." He would say " that when a measure was introduced of which he entirely disapproved, he did not know how far his desire to preserve Parliamentary decorum ought to arrest his efforts in endeavouring to prevent its completion. Unquestionably those who were opposed to it had a right to go to the end of their tether in endeavouring to defeat it." How alarming this threat of going to the end of their, tether, if we did not know how short that tether was ! All this argument and wisdom, however, would not do. The House divided, the opposition motion was lost by a majority of 75; and the business of the Committee was fairly begun. The case of Appleby was brought forward, and a gallant and skilful fight, worthy of a better cause, ensued, in defence of the bog-sties of that ancient and rotten borough. But all the ingenuity and experience of the late Secretary of the Admiralty,—all the dogged battering of the mercantile Member for Borough bridge, and all the desultory Cossack lance-exercise of his learned colleague, could not prevail against the impenetrable shield of common sense. The Re formers were left masters of the field, with a majo rity of 74; and henceforward the Westmoreland piggeries, which have so long been able to raise their representative voices in the British Parliament to the praise and glory of the British Constitution, are to be dumb for ever. Great Bedwin stands next for the pruning knife. We hope, in our to-morrow's Journal, we shall have to place it in the list of the slain, together with several others. The process of extermination goes on much too slowly. Sentence has been solemnly pronounced on 57 boroughs; why waste time by killing them in detail, instead of en masse? Gatton and Old Sarutn are becoming im patient. for their coup de grace.—Tines. How long will Russia be permitted, with impu• nity, to make war upon the ancient and noble nation of the Poles—the allies of France, the friends of England, the natural, and, centuries ago, the tried and victorious protectors of civilized Europe against Turkish and Muscovite barbarians ? Where is there a spot throughout the Christian world, westward of the Russian capital, in which this question has not earnestly and hourly been put from man to man dur ing the last four months ? and in which it has not been replied to by murmurs of discontent and indig nation ? The partition of Poland was an open at tack upon the rights and independence of surround ing States. It will be so recorded by the histo rians of every people to whom the privilege of speech and, writing is not prohibited by their tyrants but as a vehicle for the perversion of truth. The partition was felt, at the moment of its perpetration, as a di rect assault upon the liberties of Europe, and upon the honour as well as the security of Great Britain and France—the Only firet•rate Powers of Christen dom who were not parties to the crime. That neither of these GovernMents discharged, on the occasion, its duty to mankind or to its own subjects, was no abrogation of th e p u bli c principleswhich Fad prescribed to them a wiser and more manly course. That criminal forbearance did not render the crimi nal,-rage which ought to have b ee n avenged less or extract the poison from a precedent so fraught with ruin to all -political - society. It was an act of piracy on a gigantic iC:116" which no prc:sertp dun (but indeed there as yet been no prescilini n) °Ohl& have sanctified.- Poland has ever since un ,ed.the' moral - right to recover her own unens!aved . h, M 4