The Sun. — London, England, 1836-08-16 00:00:00

' V $ e ffect upon th e send diency . certainly has a strange ments of a certain class of men. We should be yew sorry to believe that in anything, except politics, his Mll,- jesty's Ministerswould think fit to acknowledgesuch con fidence. Let us try this Ministerial conduct by the light of an illustration in the ordinary business of life. Sup pose a certain Company, with a Mr. Melbourne at its head, wished very much to carry a railway to Oxford, an d avowed that it was an unalterable determination of the Company, that at Oxford the road should stop ; and suppose a certain other Company—say that of O'Hume, Connell, Fitzwakley, and others—should say, " Very well, Mr. Melbourne, we shall give you all the help we can ; but recollect we are quite deter mined that the road shall not stop at Oxford, but shall go on to Liverpool." Can it be supposed that under such circumstances Melbourne's Company would go about boasting that they possessed the confidence of O'Hume's Company ? We are sure they would not : and yet this would be a reasonable thing in comparison with the pretence of the Administration that they have the confidence of the majority in the House of Com mons, when in fact that majority only uses the Admi nistration as an instrument to work on to a certain point, and does not at all concur with what the Ad ministration states to be its ultimate views. We, therefore, consider ourselves justified in maintaining, that Ministers cling to office, although it is a fact pal pable to all the world, that in neither House of Par liament is there a majority whose policy agrees with that of Ministers. In the House of Lords this is proved by the actual majority against them, and in the House of Commons, by the fact that those who con stitute the Ministerial majority-, are notoriously persons who calculate upon a result of the measures they sup port different from that calculated upon by the Mini sters who propose those measures. And we might go further than this, without overstepping the bounds of probability, and affirm that a great number of those who constitute the Ministerial majority despise the Ministers as persons too weak to maintain their own policy, and too fearful to "go the whole hog" with the policy of those who now allow them a majority. —Morning Herald. The representation of Westminster is in a most un satisfactory position—one of its Members absent, and the other worse than absent, it may be fairly' considered in a state of temporary disfranchisement. This is a state of things which cannot, must not, be allowed to continue. The crisis through which the country is passing is of a character too vital to its future destiny, to allow any assistance to be dispensed with which may tend to render the discomfiture of the Tories and the Lords complete and irretrievable —and least of all should such a liberal and influential constituency as Westminster be excluded from a share in the present struggle---the most importa n t of any —except that for Parliamentary Reform, of which it. is a part—which has occurred since the revolution of 1688. West minster has long been foremost in the vanguard of re form, and must not now be left in the rear, or altogether excluded from the honour of the triumph which awaits those who bear a part in the contest against oligarchic authority. At such a time as this it «ill not do to make public interest wait u p on pr i vate conven i ence or per sonal feelings. The battle for British freedom is now being fought, and every Reformer, both in the House and out of the House, should be at his post. We fully appreciate the motive of General Evans s allsence : hut w e should much rather see him in the House of Com mons, contending for his country's independence than in Spain, fighting in support of a Governinent whose policy is anything but satisfactory, to the friends of popular institutions. The Tories are preparing to take advantage of any opportunity which may occur for an attempt to foist one of their own disciples on the representation of Westminster, and in expectation of a vacancy have already called upon Sir G. Murray to come forward as a candidate. The reply of the Tory Baronet was of rather a vague character, giving a partial promise to accept the invitat:on, in case that that he should not succeed in securing his election for Perth. This demonstration of the intentions of the Tories should serve as a stimulus to the independent Reformers of Westminster, to take immediately the most active measures to prevent the possibility of their principles and interest being sacrificed to the intrigues and corruption of the common enemy. We consider a word on this subject sufficient, as the men of West minster need scarcely be reminded of their duty, as they are themselves too intelligent, too independent, and too patriotic to succumb to the disgrace of allowing a Tory to jump into the representation of their city.— Morning Advertiser. The appalling condition of Spain was made the sub ject of a brief but interesting conversation last night ill the House of Commons. Lord Palmerston had to undergo the ordeal of a Legislative cross-examination, and, like all evasive witnesses, answered the questions put to him in a shuffling and pert manner. Towards Lord Stormont his Foreign Secretaryship was guilty of an act of gratuitous impertinence —a practice to which Lord Palmerston is much given ; and towards Mr. Grove Price he displayed for once some appear ance of candour—a quality of the possession of which his Lordship is not often accused. He affected to be in ignorance of the line of conduct that Brevet Lieu tenant-Colonel Evans ail(' his respectable footpads in arms would pursue during the struggle between the feeble and tottering Government of Donna Isabella in Madrid, and the revolutionary anarchists of 1812. Lord Palmer ston's pretended want of information in this instance shows him to be either very neglectful of his official duties, or proves that he is guilty of gross prevarication, if not actual falsehood. The mercenaries are acting in concert with the naval force of this country. It is true that the Member for Westminster is not ostensibly the commanding officer of Lord J. Hay ; but the latter is, to all intentsandpurposes, an auxiliary of Evans, and his instructions compel him to aid the " Legion" both by sea and land, for the intervention of the Commodore, although, in the Palmerstonian slang, denominated a naval co-operation, has been unequivo cally demonstrated to be more of a military than naval kind. Lord John Hay's own despatches narrating the services of the Marines set this matter beyond a doubt. It is, therefore, absurd to suppose that Lord Palmer ston is not fully aware of every act and move of the expedition of which he and his stock-jobbing friend, Mendizahal, were the originators. There was one ode claration, h owever, of Lord Palmerston which evinces the tortuous policy pursued by this imbecile Minister during his notable career. He was pleased to express his high and mighty pleasure that Lord John Hay's maritime military force should positively remain neuter during the eventful contest, commenced under such horrible circumstances at Malaga, between the mo derate and extrem e b parties of the Christinos. In making this explicit announcement, Lord Palmer ston added that the Quadruple Treaty, by virtue of which our " co-operation" has been afforded to Donna Isabella, applied only to the war of succession, and not to any internal commotion or strife from other causes. This is all very prop er : but th e vac ill at i on of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs is exhibited in the most glaring light. The atrocities some months since at Barcelona must be still fresh in the recollection of our readers. The cold butchery of Carlist pri soners excited the most intense disgust in the minds of men of all shades of political opinion. The Bri tish squadron was at hand, but stirred not, duri ng these sanguinary scenes. The strong impulse of humanity was kept down by the cold dictates of heartless policy. Within a few days of the tragical event, when the ladies (?) of the Spanish Liberals ac tually transformed themselves into cannibals, by eating the flesh of their victims, Barcelona was on the eve of a counter-revolution. The admirers of the Constitution of 1812, now the beau ideal of good government in the eyes of the present race of regenerated Spaniards, assem bl ed in great numbers, amid were about to proclaim their darling system. The troops were assembled, and the authorities, both civil and military, were paralysed, and were on the point of yielding, when at the critical moment a British naval I Captain volunteered the aid of the blue-jackets to put down that insurrection. The lives of English sailors and marines were proffered to save the sinking cause of a licentious woman. The Governor, revived by the assurances of British assistance, communicated the fact to his troops and to the assembled multitude. The former were thereby preserved in their allegiance, and the latter were alarmed at the consequences likely to accrue from a conflict with British valour. The Pro pagandists were thus defeated in their object through I % the instrumeaulity ofe an English naval force ; an this is the kini t i‘f interference which Lord Palmerston Xltesivery‘pogsillly is not authorised by the ivilidle Treaty: But'.a short time since he inter fered, and now he shrinks from following up this thick and thin support of the Estatuto Real. It remains to be asked what has caused this change of system ; and we think our columns of this day fully account for the vacillatory conduct of Lord Palmerston. It will be seen that the English Republicans met yesterday, and passed resolutions (for which see The Sun of that clay). Such is the desperate condition of the present Admi nistration—holding office on the mere breath of the Radicals—that it is compelled to give way to them on the Spanish question. When the solitary demonstra tion was made at Barcelona, and the Radicals of this country were indifferent, or entertained no confidence of a successful result of the efforts of the Spanish Constitutionalists, Lord Palmerston interfered ; but now that the insurrection has spread in Spain, and the Radicals are roused, he dare not for his life—we beg pardon, we mean his place—oppose the wishes of his allies. The Radicals have issued their Manifesto, de claring in favour of the monstrosity of 1812, and Lord Palmerston has been forced to succumb. Such are the desperate flounderings of a Whig-Radical Minister to retain his office. How far such a line of policy is con sistent with the honour and best interests of Great Britain, is a question that must, sooner or later, become the subject of a solemn investigation on the part of the Legislature.—Morning Post. The Globe inflicted last night much tediousness upon its readers, to prove to them that the House of Lords is in systematic opposition to the people of Eng land. Justly dissatisfied with its first leading article upon this hopeful topic, it tries its hand a second time, and with no better success. The argument of the two leaders may be briefly summed up, and refuted still more briefly. It is founded upon Lord Wharncliffe's very proper and judicious suggestion on Friday night, that the House of Lords ought to be particularly careful not to pass, without full discussion and deli beration, the Bills which are sent up to them in clus ters at the end of a Session, from the present House of Commons, considering that his Majesty's Mi nisters in that House are there surrounded and supported chiefly by men who are more despe rate innovators than the Ministers profess them selves to be ; and that, to this class of men, Ministers, for sake of place, are in the con stant habit of surrendering their own declared opinions on the most important matters of legislation. This suggestion of Lord Wharncliffe is perfectly in unison with the sense of the House of Lords ; but the Globe must permit us to say that it does not prove any oppo sition between their Lordships and the people of Eng land, but quite the contrary, since it is demonstrated by undeniable facts that it is perfectly in unison also with the sense of the people of England. There is something calculated to excite laughter in the perpetual assumption of time Ministerial journals, that the opi nions and feelings of the people of England are iden tical with the twenty difTerent shades of opinion and feeling which the Ministerial Benches of the House of Connnons exhibit. It would correspond much better with recent occurrences to say that the people of England hate all those shades of feel ing and opinion with an impartial hatred. On what recent occasion has any considerable section of the people of England, when called upon to exercise the elective franchise, manifested an identity of politi cal character with the Ministerial majority of the House of Commons ? Have not the people upon every such occasion declared in the only Constitutional form and mode in which their opinions can be collected, that the Ministerial majority of the House of Commons are time objects of their ineffable contempt of their incurable mistrust—and of their hearty aversion ? Oppositio to the people of England, truly ! Why, we do not hesitate to say, that any Peer or Commoner who will repeat the sentiment of Lord Wharneliffe every clay for six months is sure, by that time, to be one of the most popular men in England, in virtue merely of his dili gence in proclaiming an opinion which has become na tional.—Morning Post. . . \ \ N , ..... , TITt*SITht,%_CONPDON, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT TIIE CUS TOM-HOUSE, AUGUST 15. The Ramona, Bridge, from Rotterdam ; Frederick Wil helm, Schoon, Leer; Stork, Gulls, Paraiba; John Wood, Woodruffe, Havre; Washington, Jarvis, Riga; Rapid, Robertson, Smyrna; Eleanor, Fradlandt, Wismer; Dido, Mondt, Rostock; John Bull, Corbin, Hamburgh. ENTERED OUTWARDS IN CARGO, AUG. 15. The Kent, Tune, for Boulogne; Julia, Pracga, Calais; President, Chadwick, New York ; Undine, Smith, Amster dam; Sir Edward Bankes, Norwood, Rotterdam; Giraffe, Corbin, Hamburgh; Singapore, Locke, Singapore; Vrow Elizabeth, Louve, Ostend, Bruges, Ghent; Two Brothers, Robson, Hamburgh. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO, AUG. 15. The Eden, Moleson, for Hobart Town ; Pink, Whitnall, Dunkirk; Giraffe, Corbin, Hamburgh; Merchant, Jordan, Boston; Diadem, Bower, Naples. CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST, AUG. 15. The Borrusia, Wallis, for Elsinenr ; Anna Maria, Deplin, Elsineur ; Venus, Muggenburg, Embden ; Eliza, Gezira, Memel ; Emilia, Blockart, Elsineur. ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL, AUG. 14. The Jane, Lennox, from Quebec; Emulous, Mumford, New York ; Liverpool, Rowe, Hamburgh ; Ann, New Bruns wick ; Jorvo, Laike, Brahestadt ; Louise, Bruges ; Active, Ellis, Falmouth. TELEGRAPHED. Calm all day.—Off Holyhead, inward bound, the Robert, from Quebec ; Earl Dalhousie, from Mobile. Off Puffin Island, inward bound, the Mars, from Hamburgh ; Smyrna, from Smyrna ; and the Elizabeth. A boat belonging to the steamer John Rigby has been picked up near Helbre Islands. FEMALE REAPERS.—The practice of labourers' wives assisting in the harvest-field is b ecom i ng more general in this county than formerly, and, by increasing considerably the earnings of the poor, tends greatly to promote the comforts of their cottage-homes. The Chelmsford and Essex Agricul tural Society are endeavouring to foster this spirit of industry, and we beg to remind the farmers that three prizes—one of 205., one of 155., and the other of 10s.—are given to the wives or widows of labourers (in the employ of a member), who shall have earned the most money during harvest by cutting corn. We are sure the farmers of the neighbourhood will fur ther the object of the Society, by giving those who are willing an opportunity of competing for these prizes. —Essex Herald: It is stated, on the authority of evidence laid before a Committee of the House of Commons, that there exist in the metropolis no less than eighty thousand degraded fe males, for the most part under eighteen years of age. Is it possible that this statement can be read with indifference ? Can the reflecting mind look calmly on this vast amount of de gradation and misery, and not bestir it to the great work of moral renovation ? From the various accounts which from time to time arc afforded by the daily and weekly Press, and other concurrent testimony, it appears that 8,000 of these wretched females are annually consigned to a premature grave ; and that by far the greater proportion o f t hi s num b er either die from disease in the hospitals, or seek a desperate re lief from their sufferings in suicide. Some strong measures must be adopted to check this evil. A full-grown male sun-fish (the cepholug oblonga ta: of Naturalists), taken off Beachey Head last week, was ex hibited on our beach by two Eastbourne fishermen, who had captured this curious inhabitant of the deep. It measured about six feet in length, and seven feet transversely from the extremity of the dorsal to that of the anal fin; its weight was estimated at between 600 or 7001bs. It was announced in a hand-bill as a " one-eyed sea devil." These fishes, called moles, or sun-fishes, have the jaws without teeth ; and the tail so short and high, that the fish looks as if a portion had been cut off, giving it a most singular truncated appearance. The skin is very hard, and divided into small angular compart ments ; a thick layer, of a gelatinous substance, is spread un der the skin. This species is not uncommon in the European seas, but is very rarely seen near our shores. —B righton Gazette. A STORM IN TH E O RKNEYS .—If t h e tourist has the good fortune to be in Orkney during a storm, he will cease to regret the absence of some of the softer and more common beauties of landscape, in contemplation of the most sublime spectacle which he ever witnessed. By repairing at such a time to the weather shore,particularly if it be the west side, he will b e h old waves of the m agnitudeand force of which be could not have previously formed an adequate conception, tumbling across the Atlantic like monsters of the deep—their heads erect, their manes streaming in the wind, roaring and foaming as with rage, till each discharges such a Niagara flood against the opposing prec i p i ces, as makes the rocks tremble to their foundations • while the sheets of water that immediately ascend, as if f rom artillery, hundreds of feet above their summits, deluge the surrounding country, and fall like showers on the opposite side of the islands. All the springs within a mile of the weathe r coast are rendered brackish for scmc days after such a storm. Those living half a mile from the precipice declare that the earthen floors of their cots are shaken by the concussio n of the waves. Rocks that two or three men could not lift are washed about, even on the tops of cliffs which are between 60 and 100 feet above the surface of the sea when smooth ; and detached masses of rock, of an enormous size, are well known to have been carried a considerable distance between high and low water mark. On visiting the West Craig some days after a recent storm, sea insects are to be found abundant on the hills near to them, though about 100 feet high. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. IHNSE OF COMMONS, Auausr 15. The a F R took the chair s ho r tly b e f o re 4 o'clock. Mr. Craf Nesented papers from the Treasury. Mr. OSWALD brought up the report in Langfora's Estate Bill, which was read a third time and passed. NEW WRIT. On the motion of the EARL of LINCOLN, a new writ was issued for Warwick in the room of Sir Charles Greville, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from a person named Holmes, of Arundel, complaining of the manner in which the trustees of the Arundel estate had acted towards him. It appeared that the petitioner, who had been Mayor of Arundel, and one of the trustees of the Saving Bank had at the instance of all parties laid out part of the surplus money of the estates in building a bridge, which he had been ordered to repay. Mr. LENNARD presented a petition from the Dis senters of Maldon, praying to be relieved from Church rates. The LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from Leith, complaining of the Game Laws. Mr. HUME presented a petition from a person of the name of Bull, praying that some enactment might be made by which property would be recovered by legal process at less expense. Also a petition from a person named Tennent for an alteration in the formation of Railway Committees. On the motion of Mr. HARVEY the Lords' amend ments to the South London Cemetery Bill were agreed to, after a few observations from Mr. Wilks, Mr. Potter, and Mr. Harvey. GRAND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL. Lord MORPETH said that, in order to avoid any diffi culty with respect to the Lords' amendments to the Grand Juries (Ireland) Bill, he should move that the Bill, as it had been sent down from the Lords, be laid aside, and that leave be given to bring in a new Bill, omitting those clauses which the Lords had either struck out or altered. The Noble Lord then brought in a Bill to cmilidate and amend the laws relating to Grand Juries in and, which was read a first time, and ordered to bo read a second time to-morrow. EQUITY EXCHEQUER BILL. Mr. SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the first read ing of this Bill. Mr. HUME enquired why this Bill had not been brought in earlier ? Mr. SOLICITOR-GENERAL—It has come from the Lords.—(A laugh.) Mr. HUME—Yes ; but when we send Bills up to the Lords at this time of the year, they say it is too late in the session. —(Hear, hear.) However, I don't object to the Bill. MALT DUTIES' BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUERbrought in a Bill to alter and amend the laws relating to the duty and excise on Malt. COUNTY RATE BILL. Mr. HUME stated that this Bill stood for a second reading to-night, but he did no t mean t o p ress it, an d h e should therefore move that the Bill be read a second time this day three months. Mr. TOOKE was happy to hear this, for he considered the remedy worse than the disease.—(Laughter.) Mr. HUME could only say he considered that observa tion of his Hon. Friend ungenerous and unkind.—( Hear, hear.) if his Hon. Friend had offered any reason against it, he should have been very glad to have heard it ; but it was in order to avoid discussion that he had taken the liberty of making the motion he had done. He considered that an opinion given in the way the Hon. Member for Truro had expressed himself was good for nothing.—( Laughter.) EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL. Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report of the Com. mittec on the Exchequer Bills Bill. POOR LAW LOANS BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER the Poor Law Loans Bill was read a third time, and passed. COPYRIGHT BILL. Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report of the Com. mittee on this Bill. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report on the Public Works (Ireland) Bill. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER the house went into Committee. on the Public Works (Ireland) Bill. The Bill went through a Committee and was reported. FACTORIES. Lord ASHLEY begged to ask the Noble Lord (John Russell) whether his Majesty's Government had come to any determination relative to the appointment of additional inspectors of Factories, or whether it was intended to give additional power to those already appointed ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL, as we understood, replied in the negative. Mr. ROBINSON complained of the harsh treatment to which children were subjected in these Factories. He hoped the returns of the inspectors would be laid on the table, as they would satisfy the House of the necessity of some change being made in the present system. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. BOROUGH JUSTICES BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Borough Justices Bill. The Earl of LINCOLN said the march of legislation had been lately so rapid, that Hon. Members did not ac tually know what they were doing. It would surprise the Learned Gentlemen, and other Members, when they were told that the Bills now proposed foe a second reading had not been read a first time. Such, however, was the fact. —(Hear.) On Saturday some parchments in the form of Bills were laid on the table, and the titles of them read. As some Hon. Members on his side of the Hyuse wished to know something of them and their contents, they took up one, and on untying it, were surprised to find it all a blank. The other two were the same. Surely, under such circumstances, it would be impossible for them to suspend the Standing Orders, in order to pass the Bills that evening. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the entry upon the Journals was that the Bills were ordered for a second reading, which of course implied that they had been read a first time—the Journals, however, were conclusive. They were Bills on which no discussion could arise—all the clauses having been agreed to in both Houses. The SPEAKER said it was an irregularity, but he be lieved it was caused by the Bills being then in the hands of the printer. The Earl of LINCOLN said Hon. Members were pre vented from knowing what the Bills were on Saturday, and were only delivered to them that morning ; so that it was impossible any gentleman could know what they were about. Mr. C. ROSS had made inquiries of many Parliamentary agents, and none of them had ever known an instance of the kind. Mr. CHARLTON deprecated the course that had been adopted. In his opinion, Hon. Members ought to have had an opportunity of seeing what the measures were. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said there was not one word inserted in the Bill that had not been assented to by the House, and not a circumstance had occurred that would place any Hon. Member in a different predicament to that in which he was at present placed. Mr. BERNAL thought the Noble Lord had acted most properly in mentioning the subject ; it was an acci dent, but such a one as he thought the House ought to look over. The Bill was decidedly calculated to benefit everybody. Colonel SIBTHORP thought what had taken place a mode of legislation unworthy of any government ; it was, in point of fact, nothing more than endeavouring to smuggle a Bill through a first reading. Mr. BARING thought it was an accident which the House ought to look over. Mr. C. Ross and Sir F. TRENCH deprecated the course that had been pursued. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that, when be sat on the other side of the House, he recollected Bills being brought in, and not printed at all. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. BOROUGH BOUNDARIES BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. WARBURTON wished to know whether the pro visions of the Bill were included in the Bill they had already agreed to. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied in the affir mative. Mr. CHARLTON had heard nothing to justify the in troduction of this Bill at this late period of the Session. This Bill repealed a great part of the 2d and 3d of Wm. IV., c. 64, which regulated the bound ar i es o f b oroug h s , an d he wished t o know wat necessity there was to justify such a proceeding ? The SO LICITOR-GENERAL promised to answer the question of the Hon. Member in Committee. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. PRISONERS' COUNSEL BILL. A Message from the Lords was here announced request ing the House to agree to a Conference on the subject matter of the amendments made in this Bill. The Conference was agreed to, and the following Mem bers were appointed to manage it on the part of the Com mons—Mr. Ewart, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Warburton, Mr. V. Smith, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Stanley, Mr. Sandford, Lord D. Stewart, and others. The managers having returned, they informed the House hey had delivered their reasons to the Lords for disagree ing to their amendments. AFFAIRS OF SPAIN. Capt. BOLDERO said, that having acquainted the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs that he intended to submit a question to him, he wished to ask that Noble Lord if his Majesty's government had received official in- TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1836. telligence, announcing that the National Guard at Madrid had been disembodied, and that the municipalities had re ! fused to take and receive the arms of the National Guard? If such was the fact, would the Noble Lord state what passing events had occurred to cause such an important step to be taken ? Lord PALMERSTON said the Government had re ceived information that an attempt had been made at Ma drid to proclaim the Constitution of 1812, by a portion of the National Guard ; that that attempt had been success fully resisted by the proper authorities there ; and that in consequence of this an order had been issued for remo delling the National Guard, and for rendering it more con formable to the feelings of the people. Sir GEO. SINCLAIR wished to know whether the Auxiliaries now in Spain were to be employed against the Constitutionalists ? Lord PALMERSTON—The Auxiliaries in Spain are under the orders of the Spanish Government.—(Hear.) Lord STORMONT inquired whether the marines were to be employed against those who proclaimed the Constitu tion at Saragossa. Lord PALMERSTON said it was not likely the squa dron would make any opposition at Saragossa.—(Laughter.) Lord STORMONT had only enquired as to the Ma rines—the Marines who were acting on shore, and had nothing to do with the vessels. Lord PALMERSTON'was sure the Noble Lord was quite mistaken in supposing the British Marines had nothing to do with the British squadron ; they were secretly at tached to the British squadron, and were under the exclu sive orders of Lord John Hay.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. G. PRICE wished most distinctly to be informed whether in the event of the troops in the pay, and being victualled by this country, meeting with some of : the Con stitutionalists, would they remain neutral, or would they fire upon that party opposed to the Queen ? Lord PALMERSTON said, most decidedly our troops in such a case would remain neutral. They were acting under a treaty which had reference only to the civil war then raging, and had no reference to such a state of things as now existed. Sir JOHN ELLEY said a few words as to the diffi culties of General Evans, but was called to order by The SPEAKER, who said there was no question before the Chair. TITHE COMPOSITION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER this Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Lord MORPETH, the report of the Committee on the Kingston Harbour Bill was brought up. On the motion of Mr. F. MAULE, the Lists of Voters Bill was read a second time. The same Hon. MEMBER moved the third reading of the Pensions Duties Bill. Mr. WARBURTON rose to move the striking out of the Clause by which the pension granted to the Duke of Marlborough was exempted from the payment of the pen sion duty. He complained that the Members of the Go vernment had supported this clause. Mr. ROBINSON supported the motion of the Hon. Member for Bridport. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was hard that they should be taunted on one occasion with making it a Government question, and on another occasion with not making it a Gevernment question. Several of the Members of the Government had at a former period voted and spoken against it.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LABOUC HERE defended the course he had pur sued, on the ground of the case being doubtful. Mr. HUME contended that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, as there was a doubt on his mind, should have given that doubt in favour of the public. A committee ought to have been appointed to inquire into the merits. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said no proposition was brought for the appointment of a Committee. Mr. BROTHERTON said the country could have no chance of permanent happiness till war was brought into discredit, and great Generals ceased to be held in such high estimation. He thought the Duke of Marlborough and his family had received quite enough of the public money. Mr. A. TREVOR said it would be a disgrace to the country to make this paltry deduction from the pension of a man who had done such eminent services for his country. Mr. C. FERGUSSON said that, like his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he had a doubt upon the point, and would vote in favour of that doubt. If no pension was to be granted again till such eminent ser vices as those of the great Duke of Marlborough came be fore them, there would be no great danger of squandering the public money. Dr. LUSHINGTON said he would support the mo tion of the Hon. Member for Bridport. He objected to the manner in which the question was brought forward. As tie pension had paid this duty from the time it was first granted it appeared to him a most extraordinary proceeding that such a clause should be added to the Bill on bringing up the report. It should have been discussed in Com mittee. The question was not now as to the services of the great Duke of Marlborough. Those who lived in his day must have been best able to appreciate them, and they al lowed the deduction to be made from his pension. It was so made in 1720 and 1760. Were they now to say that they knew better ? They ought to be cautious how, in times like the present, they imposed a perpetual annuity of 1,3004 a year on the people of England. The grant to the Duke of Wellington was quite a different thing, be cause in that case the exemption of his pension from any duty was made perfectly clear and intelligible. Was the mere existence of a doubt any reason for imposing such a burthen on the country ? Colonel SIBTHORP would oppose the motion of the Member for Bridport. The pension of the great Duke of Marlborough stood upon a different footing to pensions of Chancellors of the Exchequer, and many other public men, who, in place of serving their country, might have inflicted upon it the most serious injuries. Mr. EWART and Sir G. GREY supported the pro position of Mr. Warburton. The gallery was cleared for a division, and during the exclusion of strangers, Mr. HARCOURT opposed the motion of the Member for Bridport at some length. The House then divided— Against the clause In favour of it 34 Majority against the clause —2 The Bill was then passed. The Public Walks (Ireland) Bill went through a Com mittee, and was ordered to be reported to-morrow. JEWISH CIVIL DISABILITIES BILL. On the question that this Bill be read a third time, Mr. A. TREVOR recorded his opinion against it before Hon. Members gave their final consen t to th House being un-Christianised.--(A laugh.) It was possible that if the Bill were passed the House might be composed entirely of Jews, in which case it would be un-Christianized. He moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read a third time that day three months. The question was then put. Mr. BORTH WICK supported the amendment.— (Loud cries of " Question.") Colonel SIBTHORP again recorded his opposition to the Bill. Sir C. B. VERE opposed the Bill. The admission of Dissenters to Parliament was fraught with danger to the Established Church, but the consequences to be appre hended from the present measure were far more to be dreaded. The House divided— For the original motion For the amendment Majority The Bill was then read a third time and passed. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. AGLIONBY moved the further consideration of the report. Colonel SIBTHORP moved, as an amendment, that it be further considered that day six months. Mr. A. TREVOR seconded the amendment. The House divided. For the motion 26 For the amendment 4 There being only 35 Members present, including the tellers and the Speaker, the House adjourned at Eight o'Clock. ROUSE OF LORDS, Auousr 15. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at five o'clock. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented a petition from the Dean and Chapter of Winchester against the Fourth Report of the Ecclesiastical Commission. SLAVE COMPENSATION. The Slave Owners' Compensation Bill went through a Committee, and was reported. The Church Temporalities (Ireland) Bill was reported. The Militia P a y Bill was read a second time. The Medical Wit nesses Bill was read a t hi r d t i me an d passed. Several other Bill s on t h e i r L or d s hi ps ' ta bl e were ad vanced a stage. Mr. D. W. HARVEY and others from the Commons brought up the South Metropolitan Cemetery Bill, with the Lords' amendments agreed to. IRISH CORPORATIONS. Lord ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition from the Corporation of Dublin against the Bill for restraining the Alienation of Corporate Property in Ireland, which would prevent them paying a judgment debt of 74,0001. due by that Corporation. A Message was sent to the Commons requesting a Con ference, on the Prisoners' Counsel Bill. SCOTCH UNIVERSITIES. The Duke of WELLINGTON begged to know whe ther the Noble Viscount (Melbourne) had any objection to lay upon the table the report of the Commissioners on which the Scotch Universities Bill was founded. Lord MELBOURNE had no objection to do so. PRISONERS' COUNSEL BILL—CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS. The following peers were appointed as Managers on the part of their Lordships of the Conference with the Commons on the Prisoners' Council Bill—the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Roslyn, Lord Brownlow, Lord Stradbroke, the Bishop of Rochester, Lords Kenyon and Strafford. The Managers of the Conference having retired, returned in a few minutes, and Lord Shaftesbury read the reasons of the Commons for disagreeing with their Lordships' amend ments. On the motion of LORD LYNDHURST the rea sons of the Commons were ordered to be taken into consi deration to-morrow. CORPORATE PROPERTY (IRELAND.) The Corporate Property (Ireland) Bill was read a se cond time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. Mr. BERNAL and others from the Commons brought up the Municipal Officers Election Bill, and the Poor Law Loan Bill, which were severally read a first time. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS. On the motion of Lord MELBOURNE, the Commons Amendments to the Lords' Amendments to the Registra- tion of Births' Bill were taken into consideration. The Noble Lord said he would shortly state to their Lordships the nature of the amendments made by the Commons. The third amendment provided for marriages of Jews generally, whereas the clause as it originally stood provided only for the marriage of two persons in a Jewish synagogue. Lord ELLE N BOROU G H did not see any objection ex cept to the first amendment, which he was afraid would en able the Registrar-General to exceed his powers. He be lieved there were no amendments to the Marriage Bill. Lord MELBOURNE did not think there was any dan ger of the Registrar-General exceeding his powers. Lord HOLLAND presented a petition from the li censed victuallers of the metropolis, praying that some plan might be adopted for the regulation of inns and hotels. IRISH CHURCH TEMPORALITIES BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the Irish Church Temporalities Bill was received, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. STANNARIES BILL. On the motion of the Earl of FALMOUTH, the House went into a Committee on the Stannaries Bill. Lord LANGDALE wished to say a few words on the Bill which had been brought forward, in consequence of the great inconvenience that had taken place by this jurisdiction. He felt no objection whatever to the establishment of effectual Local Courts ; nay, so far from having any objection, it was his opinion with proper safeguards that they would be very valuable ; but be did not think the Bill provided those necessary safeguards. The Judge was to be appointed by the Duke of Cornwall, if there was such a person, and he was the person to try cases between the Duchy of Cornwall and other parties. So that the appointment and removal of this Judge, which could be done by the counsel of the Duchy, was in the nomination of one of the parties concerned. The man ner in which the salary of the Judge was to be paid was also highly objectionable, and was one which he was quite con vinced would not meet the approval of their Lordships. He also objected to the system upon which appeals were to be conducted, because the Lord Warden could not be ju dicially informed upon many of the matters that came be fore him. He found there was nothing in the Bill of an ultimate appeal to that House, to which the people of England were accustomed to look up. It would be, there fore, most desirable that there should be appeals either to that House, or to the Judicial Committee of his Majesty's Privy Council. These were objections which should not be lightly regarded ; but if it was their Lordships' pleasure to proceed with the Bill, he should feel it his duty to suggest such amendments as seemed to him necessary. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR, and from Lord WYNFORD in opposition to the Bill, The Earl of FALMOUTH supported the Bill, which he observed had received the sanction of his Majesty's Law Officers. The clause was then agreed to. Upon Clause 2, Lord WYNFORD proposed as an amendment that the Vice-Warden should be removable by the Duke of Corn wall, or during his minority by the King, under the certifi cate of the Barons of the Exchequer, it appearing to them that there were sufficient grounds for removal. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that it would be better to make the Judge removable by an address of both Houses of Parliament. He should most decidedly object to placing this Court under the controul of the Barons of the Exchequer. Lord HOLLAND said that it would be rather extra ordinary for the two Houses of Parliament to address the King on the subject of private property, for such the Duchy of Cornwall could only be considered. Lord LANGDALE thought it would be better to make the Judge removable by an address in the ordinary way. Lord WYNFORD felt the difficulty stated by the Noble Baron (Holland), and should substitute for his original amendment that the Vi ce -W ar d en s h ou ld b e removable by the King upon the petition of the two Houses of Parliament. The question waslhen put, and the clause agreed to. Clauses 3 and 4 were agreed to. Upon clause 5, Lord LANGDALE proposed that a power of appeal should be given to the House of Lords. The Earl of FALMOUTH would suggest that the Lord Warden should be associated with a Baron of the Exchequer, instead of three Lords of the Judicial Com mittee of the Privy Council. The amendment was then agreed to, and the clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Upon the 6th clause a provision was inserted, upon the motion of Lord LANGDALE, to the effect that the Vice-Warden should hereafter discharge the same duties as have hitherto been discharged by the stewards. • Upon clause 7, Lord WYNFORD proposed that power should be given to apply to the Vice-Warden for a new trial, and that upon a refusal to grant such a new trial, or an improper allowance of it, application upon a motion for a new trial might be made to the Courts of Westminster. After a short conversation, the clause was postponed. Clauses from 8 to 35 inclusive were agreed to, after the introduction of a few verbal amendments in some of them. Upon clause 36, Lord LYNDHURST had an amendment to propose. The establishment of this Court was clearly an experiment, and the Learned Gentleman who would preside over it could not possibly form any idea of the nature of the duties which he might be called upon to discharge, or of the suc cess which might attend the establishment of the Court ; and it would be a considerable hardship upon him if, pre viously to a certain time, he were not permitted to return to his profession with the same advantages which he enjoyed before relinquishing it. He should propose the insertion of words to the following effect :—And be it enacted that the Vice-Warden for the time being shall not after the lapse of three years practise as a barrister ; provided also, that during the same three years he shall not practise in any case arising within the jurisdiction of th e C ounty of Cornwa ll . The Earl of FALMOUTH was surprised, after the dis cussions which the measure had undergone in the other House, that that proposition, supposing it to come from the Learned Gentleman himself, should have been made at tha time. Lord LYNDHURST said that the Learned Gentleman had acted with perfect fairness. Lord WYNFORD said, considering the eminence in his profession of the gentleman intended for the office, it was not fair to call upon him at once to give up his practice in West minster Hall. No doubt persons might be found who would undertake the office upon the terms proposed, but not per sons anything like equal in station or talents.—( Hear.) Lord L ANGDALE said if that were nothing but an experiment, if their Lordships could not foresee the nature of the jurisdiction and the proceedings in this Court, then they were proceeding in a manner that was rather strange, by enacting a permanent measure ; if such were the case they ought to introduce a clause, limiting the operation to a certain fixed period. If this, however, were to be a per manent Bill, he objected to the Vice-Warden acting as a barrister : and he objected totally to the allowing him to use this Bill as an experiment in order to try which line of life best suited his convenience and prospects.—( Hear, hear.) If they chose to limit the operation of the Bill he, perhaps, might not object ; but he most certainly did object to the in sertion of this amendment, which was inconsistent with the Bill itself. Lord LYNDHURST would have no objection to a clause rendering the Bill only temporary ; but certainly it was an experiment. Lord HOLLAND supported the clause. The amendment was then negatived with ou t a di v i s i on , and th e c l ause agree d t o . Th remaining clauses were also agreed to ; and the House then resumed. The Re port was ordered to be received to-morrow. CORPORATE PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL. Viscount MELBOURNE moved the second reading of the Corporate Property (Ireland) Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON objected to the pre amble of the Bill, and, for one, would never consent to it. The preamble assumed that there was a great degree of cor ruption in sundry towns of Ireland, which he thought the details of the Bill were not calculated to correct. Lord LYNDHURST also objected to the preamble of the Bill. The party with whom he had acted had never admitted the corruption assumed by the preamble. The clauses which related to conveyances being made null and void if fraudulent was only doing that which the law had done already. The Noble Baron then expressed his de cided objection to the other clauses, which he characterised as moq unjust and absurd. The Earl of FALMOUTH objected to the Bill. The preamble was abominable and iniquitous, proceeding upon a libellous assumption. Lord HOLLAND said that the Noble and Learned 4 ' Baron (Lord Lyndhurst) was not content with destroying the elder offspring, but he must imbrue his hands in the blood of the infant. He was a cruel tyrant, who, after de molishing all that came before him, diverted himself by kill ing a fly. Like Richard the Second, he might soliloquize -- not upon the fate of Kings—but on the fate of Bills. Some by speaking slew, som e kill e d i n C omm ittee--all murdered ! Within the circle of the Noble and Learned Baron kep t " Death his Court," until he at last " And with a little pin Bores through his castle wall, and—farewell BILL." He was at a loss to understand why the Noble and Learned Baron would not vote against the second reading, but de' ferred his opposition until the Bill came into Committee, SC', that he might re-model it. Th e y k new we ll t h e na t u re or that re-modelling. Lord LYNDHURST—There is no pleasing the Noble Baron. Oppose it on its second reading, or oppose it i 1 Committee, it was equa lly th e same . The Bill cons i s t e d of but a single page, and his object was to make it palateable to the country, and not to disgust it by commencing with a libellous preamble against individuals. Lord HOLLAND explained. Lord ELLENBOROUGH did not object to the °sten' tensible purpose of the Bill, but he objected to the details, which he thought might be altered in Committee. The Bill was then read a second time. Messengers from the Commons brought up the Jewish Disabilities Bill, the Pension Duties Bill, the Tithe Sus pension Bill, an d th e V a l uat i on of Lands (Ireland) Bill' which were severally read a first time. COMMON FIELDS INCLOSURE BILL. Lord ELLENBOROUGH brought up the re port of Common Fields Inclosure Bill. Lord HOLLAND proposed a clause for the purpose of retaining, for public recreation, a space of meadow or pasture land, not further distant than one mile from the centre of all towns or boroughs containing 5,000 inhabitants. Lord ELLENBOROUGH agreed to the clause, no expressed his indignation at the utter want of concern s° constantly exhibited for the recreations of the people. The report was then received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow (this day.)—Adjourned. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Majesties left Windsor Castle yesterday morning for Kew, where they spent the day, and in the evening returnedt o the Castle. His Majesty's levee this week will be held on Friday in stead of Wednesday. The Duke of Marlborough had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Downing -street. M. de Bourqueney, the French Charge d'Affaires, and the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, transacted business yesterday ° the Foreign-office. _ The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and other Commissioners, attended a meet i ng of the Church Conanns" sion yesterday in Whitehall-place. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial' office, for the Governors of the West India Colonies. Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerst on , L or d Job e Russell, the Right Hon. H. L a b ouc h ere, and some of the Foreign Ministers, dined with Lord Holland, at Holland- house, Kensington, on Sunday. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S...._y EsTERDAy. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. The backers of the Irish favou r it e , W e d ge, came out in gee!, bettingforce yest er d a y, an d, no t w ith s t an di ng t h e large sums laid out uP ° Brother to St. Gil es , b roug ht hi m to even betting with him, ea ch leaving off at 9t o 2, o ff ers , an d s to 1 , takers. Redshank's friend s were so shy that 7 t o 1 wen t b egg i ng, wh i le 9 to 1 eaeh was o ff e red in vain against Vulture and Trapball, and 9 to 1 against each of the three in one bet. The same doubt that existed last week still pre' vails with respect to Elis, and it was not a little increased by the offers of a Noble Lord yesterday afternoon to take 1,500 to 1, that he beats Hornsea for the King's Plate at Egham next weed 9 to 1 was offered aga i nst hi m for the St. Leger, p.p., and 1,-1 to 200 taken, not p.p. Carew was quoted at one time at 20 to and afterwards at 16 to 1 ; and the Matilda colt declined to 20 to at which price he was only nominally in the market. The betting closed, at a late hour, as follows !- 9 to 2 agst Mr. W. Scott's Bro. to St. Giles—take 5 to 1 9 to 2 agst Colonel Westenra's Wedge —take 5 to 1 7 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Gladiator —taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Bird's Redshank—offered 9 to 1 agst Mr. Allanson's Vulture—offered 9 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Traphall—offe ed 9 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis—offered 12 to 1 agst Mr. Orde's Beeswing—offered 16 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Carew—offered 20 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Matilda colt—offered 40 to 1 agst Major St. Paul's colt—offered 40 to 1 agst Railroad and Demetrius—offered 350 to 100 agst Brother to St Giles and Carew—taken 1,200 to 100 on Wedge agst Gladiator—taken 1,000 even between Brother to St. Giles and Wedge 600 to 400 on Brother to St. Giles agst Gladiator 600 to 400 on Brother to St. Giles agst Redshank 600 to 400 on Brother to St. Giles agst Wedge 700 to 400 agst Lord Wilton's Gladiator 600 to 100 agst Colonel Westenra's Wedge 300 even between Vulture and Trapball THE DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Defender 15 to 1 agst Captain Garduor's Phantasima colt—taken NEW CASTLE RACE S—THunsn4r. A Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft., with 30 added. T' cld round and a distance. 4 Subs. Mr. Patten's Lady Mary, 5 yrs, 7st. 71b...Whitehouse 1 Mr. G. Cookes's Red Rover, 5 yrs, Bst. 71b .•• Mr. J. Thompson's Lady Frances, 3 yrs, 6st. 21b...... 3 r A Maide n Pl a t e o f 5 0 sovs., g i ven by W. H. Miller, Esq., Melut -e for the Borough. Twice round and a distance. Colonel Anson's Wish, 3 yrs, 7st W. Jones 1 1 Mr. Leedham's b. f. by Young Phantom, 3 yrs, 7st 2 2 Mr. Berrington's Misprint, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. 3 3 FRIDAY. re el ' The Newcastl e C up o f 10 sovs. eac h , w i t h 50 added b y E. Esq., M. P. Twice round and a distance. Mr. Johnson's Jupiter, 3 yrs, Bst. llb ...Darling 1 Lir J. Boswell's Sunbeam, 3 yrs, 6st. 131 b 2 . Mr. E. Peel's Post Haste, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b Mr. Patten's Mary, 5 yrs, Bst. 71b A Ladies' P urse o f 30 sovs ., a dd e d t o a S u b scr i pt i on of .5 o°°' each, for all ages. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Price's Ludford, 3 yrs, Bst. 21b...M. Jones 2 1 1 Mr. Nanney's Friar Tuck, 4 yrs, 85t........... 1 2 2 Sir J. Boswell's The Stag, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b 4 4 3 Mr. Nicholson's Lady Lowman, 4 yrs, Bst 3 3 cif The Duke of Devonshire passed through Leeds ' a P i Thursday, accompanied by Lord William Paget, on big the to Bolton Lodge, where his Grace was to be joined 11 o f Earl of Cla re an d a p ar ty, f orme d t o p arta k e o f t h e s P°" grouse shooting. The Duke of Buccleuch, after staying a few a s: at Dalkeith, will set off for Druml anr i g C ast l e , in Dtol r 'rie, shire, which he has nearly re-built, at a very great exPern—oho for a sporting seat. The M arqu i s o f L oth i an, L or d Scott, &c., have been invited to Drumlanrig. 110 The Countess of Essex resides during the alit' ) g i at Norwood ; and gives dinn ers an d car d parti e s tw i ce eY" week. Lady Hamlyn Willi ams a l so has parties twice, ever week. The Countess Ezerincheff, a Russian lady of P°1;511 extraction, attended by her physician, Dr. Denier, left Clarendon Hotel on Saturday, for Brighton. de Lord and the Hon. the Messrs. Plunket, LOLL o t Roos, Lord Reay, and many ot h er f ash i ona b les were atett. the passengers who left London on Sunday last, by th° werp Company's steam-packet, Princess Victoria. St The venerable Earl of Besborough has arrive' t he his villa at Roehampton, from a visit to his second sol l tp o r• Hon. William Spencer Ponsonby, M. P., at Canford , in t of setshire. His Lordship has relinquished the manaHem e b' t ity his extensive estates in the county Kilkenny to Visc , aunt ot hst cannon, who is about to p rocee d to Kilk enny f or t h r ee 0100 during which period th e P r i vy S ea l , h e ld b y his Jacir will be put into Commission. a for Lord William Russell has aga i n l e f t E ng 1 311 Airg , the Continent. His Lordship's daughter, the Mela• la ndr Henry Grey Bennet, is on the eve of returning to• Eng from Florence. a t The expense i ncurre d f or t h e H ouses o f Pa 1 4 ' 3 0 -co 0 0 since the fire, a pp ears , b y a paper j ust publ i shed b y t ;h°, for of Commons, to have been 45,581/. 2s. 1d.,--na w far o erecting the temporary houses, 32,140/. Os. 7d., and fo r Deo; ture, 13,4411. ls. 6d. Of t h e latter, 5,317/. 12s. ba s , the expended on the House o f P eers , an d 8,023/, 9 s . Oc G "- House of Commons. 1/Y BRITISH MUSEUM.—A petition was prese4 , tea 4 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Saturday, fro biro to John Millard, representing the services rendered by the British Museum Committee. , • 11 COPYRIGHT BILL.--The followi ng resottitttY ti .o• reported to the House of Commons on Saturday, and it, t c s tion was given to the Committee o n t h e Copyright 'fbsf make provision in the Bill to carry it i nto effect:' 2 01 e annual compensation be made out of the Consolidated I o f th e the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to an t o g public libraries which may sustain loss by reason of bi ri te longer entitled to a copy of every book which shall be P or published." of ith RATTLIN THE REEFE R .—_.“ Th e rapiditY led which the first edition of this w or k was taken up , has re 0 ' too l a second absolutely necessary. Captain Marryat is 11 ' 71 1 :tae is well known as the author of these celebrated sea tales Wei ► h i e in need of much eulogy; indeed the avidity w ith Wh i t h r several productions have been sought is after all, perhaP. g ; tile d best test of the author's powers as a novelist of this pat"' ipe class. The adventures of the Reefer are not w holly, c° ll g i ree l to the sea. S ome of the characters are drawn with power, and the dialogue is admirably told throu.,o*b°" Sunday Times. 1 ,- 0 0' STEAM TOWING EXPEDITION.—The s-'l.oocl to neral Palmer, 700 tons burthen, Commander D own , ix l .) , 0 Calcutta, sailed from the London Docks on SundT o being hauled out of the Wapping entrance she was 4 : w orf tow by the Caledonian Steam Towing Company's P 0 d i ag s, vessel, Tam o'Shanter, Captain Reid, and notwithe! a G r afe in strong flood spring tide, and an easterly wind, reacheq., .$ 0_1; end in four hours and a half; an instance of speed, vil u t% pr ece r of such magnitude as the General Palmer, quite , re ate r •-p• dented. Solder Johnny, a new steam-vessel of g than Tam o'Shanter, belonging to the same enterpris; jgy c' pany, and to b e c omm an d e d by Captain Walker, Is d P— pected to arrive in the Thames. 4: r‘. 1 .. %, '1 X ' 4Th - ,P x k s 1 : f a c 8