The Sun. — London, England, 1844-03-02 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. - -FROM TILE EVENING PAPERS' OF YESTERDAY. 1 GLOBE.—The powers that be, protective of white crops, seem sadly inveterate against black diamonds. An anti-commercial instinct, however, seems to rule their fiscal measures in both cases. They - tax corn that, we may not buy it, and they tax coals that we. may not sell them. How it ever should have entered into the heads of men professing commercial liberality, and intimating that they were only withheld from carrying it 'farther by respect for great vested interests—men professing a . desire to untrammel trade, and throw then` imposts on . realiied property—to fish for a miseiable plum—the, - savings of some single grocer—by taxing an increasing export trade, dependent solely on extreme cheapness,Of production —is one of the greatest mysteries of Peel policy. Providence, we know, has its, mysteries; and a zealous Peelite has reminded • the world that Providence and Peel both begin with P. - But we trust it is something short of blasphemy to: point out 'the inconsistency of this wretched coal-tax:— and the Minister's arguments for it—with the fair side of what ever else he has done. Sir . Robert ; Peel . actually gave as a reason for this stupid impost, that it was aS well to keep cheap coals for ourselves, instead of 'letting our rivals have them. This froM the Minister who wasactually letting in rival products at lowered duties, and making a merit of it ! This from the Minister who was sanctioning the exportation of machinery. Well 1 what have been the consequences of this miserable and miserably motived coal-tax ; and what are_ likely to be the consequences of the new coal-tax contemplated" is the port of London ?—for the purpose, forsooth, of defraying the cost of a Thames embankment along the Middlesex side, and affording the Londoners - splendid and gratifying views of sheds, wharves, and chimnies in Surrey. We have before us- the statistics of the French and Belgian Coal and Iron Trade s published by M. Leon Faucher, in his work entitled " L'Union : du Midi" It appears from these, that in 1840 our coal was displacing that of Belgium in the north ofFrance, andpar ticularly at the great manufacturing depOt of Rcinen. In 1837 the French tariff had lowered the duty on ell foreign coal in equal proportions—viz., English from 110 to, 55 _ - centimes, and Belgian from 33 to 16i per hundred kilograriimes. At these latter rates, the consumption of English steadily gained on that of Belgian coal, and had increased 15 per cent. during the subsequent three years. The quantities of the entire consumption ,in France stood thus in 1840 :- - Quintals. - . French native coal, 30,033,820.. 1 Belgian, , English, 3,800,000 . . We had . here an important, and rapidly increasing, export trade with France, in almost the only article left open by her Tariff ; and this has been spoiled by Sir ,Robert Peel's most injudicious and obnoxious export duty. Since 1842, the decline is stated as having been even more rapid than the previous increase, and Rouen is again being supplied with coal from Bel gium. Many of our readers may not be aware of the great consumption of c o a l i n France.. The native mines began to be worked in 1719: - the quality of the coal obtained from them is inferior both to oar own and the Belgian coal. On a rough calculation; the propor tion of coal to wood used in France as fuel is one sixth, or, in calorific power,: about one-third. We now come to the threatened' new tax on coal in the port of London. iSirR. :R.. - Peel must ' surely have • mistaken the sturdy Csonse 0f,.. thern,grimy), people in terested ._ in ,Alee sss isea-bornes Coati T.radat for : officers' widows ; or be better- woirld. imitate ventured- thus to aim blow afeeehlow et , their ;eietstenceSe 'lite - tell him very respectfillly thatstheYrystiirtbStatcd-it s z: The Thames it not quite the:Neva yet,itnif Enfitilie - contented, as in the days of -the Critic,' te'llow betw d eu Its" own banks, without expecting stone' ones fronfrnipexa„Ltyranny. London will not have an additional COalstexPaepetuated upon all its poor, as the Minister thinks, .tet/perpetuate hie income-tax on all who -are just abaventhe - poor. Twa such presents are quite too much of a good thing from one minister. We are content with the one ; we' do not mean to submit to the other. - . STANDARD.—The subject of harbours of refuge, and let us add of rendezvous, for armed vessels, whioh came under the consideration of the House of Commons last night, is one of the most important that can occupy public attention. This is not the first time that we have said:so, as . will be seen by the following extract from a numberof this journal published some years ago.ovhith we find in Mr. Stewart's report addressed to Captaia Brandretle of the Admiralty:— . - . - _ • " CirANNEL HARBOUR OF REFUGE.—We rejoice to see that the subject of a refuge harbour in the Channel has • been again revived. This is a project of Mk. Pitt, which, but for, the demands of the war of 1793, would have been realised almost half a century ago; and it is a project, the importance of which it is impossible to over-rate. Arefu.ge harbour in a prominent position in a frequented part of the Channel, and in deep water, would obviate ninesteuths of the wrecks that annually occasion so much sorrow aid such great losses- To such a harbour all vessels would in threat- 1 ening weather boldly direct their course, without looking IQ lite doubtful sesurity of bad ports, that prove so often treacherous and fatal. The value of such a harbour is,,. therefore, not to be measured by the losses that have oc curred in its immediate neighbourhood ; it will be the means of safety to the whole Channel navigation. Dover is , the.' site which we have heard preferred by most naval mese - and a refuge harbour at Dover would at once render harrals the Goodwin Sands, except in cases of gross mismanaT meat or indiscretion. We prefer to dwell upon the 'peel c advantages of such a harbour, but its uses m time of w ar Would be , so great that it were injustice to the subject t o . . omit them. A dozen line-of•battle ships, and a dozen firgt-_ claSs war steamers, with transports, &c., riding in dep water at Dover, with the faeilities of rapid approach, new about to be secured by railroads, would leave the whole west coast of Europe, from the Baltic to the Tagus, abSo hitely at the mercy of Great Britain. Had we possessed ' these advantages at any time in the twenty years from 1793 • to 1813, how promptly could we have terminated the war that so long tormented Europe, and cost this country 2,000,000,000/. Such an easy outlet to the incalculanie - power of England presents a prospect which it would be the extreme of rashness even to sketch in outline." t . - This passage expresses what is still our opinion, with .' regard to a Channel harbour, but we confess -that whet Sir Robert Peel said last night considerably extends ojir . views, It is not the English Channel alone. whih calls for such a means of safety fur commerce a*d of defence for the country. Every side 'af • England ought to have the advantage of a• • caps - does *deep-water harbour in a salient position, not - only for the security of our commercial 'marl+, : 'lint for the purpose of national defence in the time pt war. The expense ought to be no "consideration, fhr the difference of costs between the wear and s teer bf fleets riding at anchor in smooth water, and cruising in , all . seasons and all weathers, would cover - the expenr in • two or , three years of war, - and- this . With° t taking into account the security against -such "fright fut casualties as the loss of Admiral Christian's fie ts. , The misfortune is, however, that in - this Counts as in every Other free country, great efforts 11 rarely be made, even for the most useful objeets; eXce t ' under some feeling of high excitement, or in Cases 1 imminent necessity. Hence our wars are,morefreque 1 ' than they would be if we were -better prepar ; • • they last longer, and are imMeasurably , mo e expensive.. As we have lately had ' occasion e - - remark, wars among civilised countries- are no i se scarcely ever undertaken with a view . to cop - ghost— they are generally resorted AO as a mealis ''- of extorting some advantage by a prodess of colt - paratively small injury and temporary , anno -'. since ; but the nation which is best secured., fro - thin vexatious molestation must plainly, be .t e - nation least subject to attack, especially when h r ultimate power is known to be invincible, s Naples) t , . in the plenitude of his power, and -in-• the most frenzied stage of his ambition, never fancied there fr • his projected invasion of England than a - run to, LOpdo , the utmost effect of which would be to detach- Engle d from her allies, and thus leave the 'pontineutast his' mercy. We need scarcely say, . hosirever, thin - a stout fleet riding at anchor at Dover • would have expelled even this dream. . Hone - much in pounds, shillings, and pence would- the , country have thus saved by the possession of as capacious, deeps water harbour at Dover, another at some salient ppint a the North Sea, and another in St George's Chasm° ?• - The possession of three such harbours :must,. wh e ' England shall maintain her maritime. superioritys, retve • der for ever ridiculous any attempt to -molest hiir, - even in a slight degree; and then, what could lead air • ' nation to the folly of engaging in a quarrelsivhen-all the injury must fall to its own share? Steara;• it is true .' has greatly modified war, and given-• • t4B - this . country immense advantages ; but • still'. sailint-. !vessels of large size m us t be empoyed, and in a military view such harbours as we speak of are aeoessiry s togiye • ' 'full seope to their efficacy. The rea.sons.for establislaing lzarboursof refuge for the commercial Marinseare so4n .• `'waste or 800 an nua l shipwrechsswitb•a; miserable ' Waste of human life. ... ~.......t MARKET IN ''." ...—..7M!`k - Ut:t.'ii(-62. - (From the London New Price Cciereneoflffarch - .1 ) I . Sus:mi.—The market bag each day been-lituall7' bleared bf the Sugar on show; the prices paid are. 6 d s piriektobever ticee of 4ist Friday for all sorts ; indeed, on brornianalitsis,Th e •aits'' • wince in some cases has been ls. To-days ae s ssi si si ns i ty f .. West India Sugar sold was 200 hhds, which nnualbesisg ar d dl f ] - Ile a good business, considering the quantity•en:Olter;--pti -I are still going up, and closed Is above those • ' of ilaitsFeiday •fbr - browit and low yellow, and 6d per cwt for all: other aortbr • This afternoon Antigua Sugar at 61s to 61s6d for dingy yellow.' Rzeirszu...-Te-day large parcels of Reined Goodi• were taken by the home trade ; brown lumps .77s eds-and'standard . lumps 78a 6d t0,79s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is much ' . wanted, and 26s 6d per cat is the nine -of largeparcelsi • 'Bas tards and pieces in great request at 17s to 24s per cwt; ' - ' Ma uairies.-- s The trade have been - ready purohasers of all Ibis paying an advan c e on former rates-ofsed , per ewt. This afternoon there was no public sale ; privately, several par cels of yellow were sold at 60s to 68. 64 per cwt. ss, , - EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar sold at full rat e s, fine strong yellow Dobah fetched 70s, gOod . 6Bs-6d to es, rnid,66s 6d to 671, low mid yellow 62s ed to 63. 6d, fine white 70s; good 684 to 69s mid 66 , 6d to 67 5 , l ow 65 s to 6 65; -damp and way 62s to d9s per cwt. Singapore•Sugai, duty: paid, at 51, to 61s 6d per cat. • Fos, to H.—There was much activity . in . die s market .fdr measly all descriptions of Foreign Sugar since.Fridayslasb, and ' a further advance has taken place in prices, Thitafterneon white Havannah, sound all taken in at stiff rates, goo d, w hi te . at 28s to 28s 611, mid 26s to 27s 6d. ord 24a 6d to ees 6d ; the damaged sold at the full worth : slightlydansaged•fetched 22s to 25s 6d, damaged 211 to 23, 6d. - ••• , . Coes:PA.—Foreign is held for the previous, worth, but few ibuyies are to be met with. An increased desire has been ehawn to purchase West India, and the better qualities are • • rather b.;gher. SAGO.-.This afternoon at public sale 118 boxes of good large Pearl were sold at 17 . 6 d, and 150 box es of g ood small - :Whei. Pearl at 213 6d to 225. ' ' orizz.—All clean sorts of West India are much wanted, btit the market is still scantily supplied, and there are more -. larders than can be executed ;by private contract-the business transacted bits been at stiff rates. This afternoon Ceylon sold ' AO* former rates, good ordinary pale at 68s, ragged 659 to •7s, :real good ordinary rather coloury 695, damaged in the enuntry 630 to 66. 64. ‘Pslncill .Witbdrawn,• -the broker not lasing received peti . tiye inateuetinettoselL , Padang:taken in at 30 for ordinary Raul. ' " leiß diltsetakeiriniststerfor good otAillarlgteenlib 4,5441 i V ; aria sold at 3:*4 to 321 6d for goes!' o 'nary. THE SUN, LONDON, SATITIVDA.Y.- - 11,VENI NG, MARCH D i 18,14-. MOLASSES.—West India are wanted, and higher rates are required by importers ; Demerara of good quality has fetched 26s 6d, and Antigua 28s per cwt. Bengal Molasses are in re quest at 18s to 19s per cwt. This afternoon Antigua taken in at 33s to 33s 6d per cwt. TEA.—There has been much activity in the market this weak ; the demand has been extensive for black Tea from the town and country trade, speculators have taken many parcels, and the prices paid show an advance, on those .1 the public sales held last week of Id to lid per lb. To-thy the market closed with a firm appearance; sound common Congou cash is Is Id, good common is lid to Is 2d, and Twankay ord Is 3*d to Is 30 per lb. Rum, /2 RANDY, AND HOLLAND9.—Jamaica rum at an ad vance-of Id to 2d per gallon; 30 to'36 over proof of lbw to good quality sold at 3s to 5s ; common quality to-day was not .ta be purchased. under 3s 3d per gallon. Leewards have brought an advance of Id to 24 ; 2s to 2s Id readily paid for 150 puns proof. Demerara at 2s 10d to 3s 2d for 30 to 38 per cent over proof. Calcutta rum at Is 10d for proof with certificate. To-day 2s 14 refused for proof Leewards, and Is 104 to Is 100 paid for Calcutta, proof, with certificate. Brandy as follows :—Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds at ss. lid, puns Sc 9d ; ditto, 1839, hlids 5s 84 puns 5s 6d ; ditto, 1840, hhds Sr 6d, puns 5s 4d ; ditto, 1841, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d; ditto 1842, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id, middling marks 3s 84 to 4s Ed, and low 3s to 3a 7d per gallon. Geneva for shipping is wanted at Is 10d to Is I I d*; fine for duty is 2s 4d to 3s per gallon. English spirit lOs 24 per gallon cash, and lOs 3d for single puncheons. Rim—Carolina, cleaned here, at 21s to 26s per cit. This afternoon yellow Madras Rice at public sale taken in at 9s 6d for ord, being aboie the value. COCHINEAL.—To-day Cochineal was much sought after, and but little was to be had; the price of the lowest silvers is 4s 4d per lb. ' INnico. —The quarterly sale of East India is fixed for the 15th of April. The rates previously established are folly main tained. The supply of Spanish Indigo is scanty, and the busi ness transacted has been to a fair extent at firm rates. To-day Madras Indigo at 2s 94 to 3s 6d, being 2d, and in some eases 3d per lb higher than the last quarterly sale. Otr.s.—ln Olive Oils extensive , purchases have been made this week. Gallipoli 461 to 471, Spanish 42/, and Barbary 411 per tun. Linseed Oil - 27 s to 27s 3d per cwt paid for parcels on the spot. Palm Oil, prime quality at 28s to 28s 6d. Cocoa Nut Oil, at the previous currency. Rape Oil, pale at 35s 6d to 365, and brown 34s 6d to 35s per cwt. Sperm Oil, British, at 68/ per tun ; American is 661. Cod' Oil at 331 to 331 10s.; other sorts of common Fish Oils at 34110 s to 33/ for pale Seal. This afternoon Ceylon Cocoa Nut Oil at 30s 641 to 31s:per cwt; North 'American Lard Oil bought in at 42/. TALLOW.-40s 6d to 40s 941 have been the current rates ac cepted for P. Y. Candle of first quality ; for delivery at 4ls 3d to 41s 6d per cwt for the last three months of the year. Town. Tallow, 41s to 42s nett cash. - This afternoon second sort St. Petersburgh Yellow Candle Tallow at 37534 to 39s 9d. Italian 378 9d to 39s 9d ; South American partly sold at 31s 9d to 39s ; North American Lard went at 32s 9d to 345. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ei dW il • ST. JAMESIB , En. 14, 1844. The Queen has been e no m i n ati on o f Lord Forester, to appoint Fr H oare , E sq ., as one o f her Majesty's Honourabl e Corps 'o entlernen-at-Arms, vice Price, who retires. CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, FEB. 29. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint the Rev. J. Horsley Dakins to be one of his Chap bins in Ordinary. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 21. ME ILO RANC U m.—Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to permit the 62d Regiment to bear upon its second or regi mental colour, and likewise upon its appointments, in addition to any distinctions heretofore granted, the word " Nive," in commemoration of the gallant conduct of the Regiment in the operations connected with the passage of the " Nive," on the 10th of December, 1813. V AR-OFFICE, MARCH 1. 4th Dragoon Guards—Captain W. C. Forrest, from 11th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Matson, who exchanges; March 1. "3d Light Dragoons—Serjeant-Major J. Bothwell (Riding Master) to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Brunt, sp pointed to the Royal Horse Guards, March 1. 11th Light Dragoons—Captain C. P. Ibbetson, from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, vice W. C. Forrest, who ex changes, March 1. 15th Regiment of Foot—Major R. Ellis, from half-pay Un attached, to be Major, vice W. R. B. Smith, who exchanges, • receiving the difference, March 1; 20th Foot—Ensign H. R. Cowell to be Lieutenant, without purchase; G. W. Taylor. Gent., to be Ensign. vice Cowell; Lieutenant E. G. Hallowell to be Adjutant,. vice Smith, de ceased, March 1. 41st Foot—Captain B. Duff, from half-pay of the 27th Foot, to be Captain, vice I. Blackburne, who exchanges • Lieutenant R. Butler to be Captain, by purchase, vice Duff, who retires ; Ensign W. Minchin to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Butler; J. H. Cooke, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Minchin, March 1. 76th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon A. Maclean, M.D., from the 11th Light Dragoons, to ba Surgeon, vice Milligan, op- pointed to the 6th Dragoons, March 1. 7Sth Foot--Assist.-Surgeon W. Bowie, from the 92d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Allman, deceased, March 1. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistaut-Surgeon E. W. Burton, from the 38th Regiment, to be staff-surgeon of the second class, vice Gibson, appointed to the 17th Dragoons, Much 1, 1844. To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces.—W. T. Hoskin, M.D. ; R. Browne, Gent ; W. G. Watt, Gent; and W. Batley, Gent., March 1 1844. BREVRT.—Lient.-Col. E. Hay, of the Honourable the East /ndia Company's Depot, at Worley, to have the temporary rank of Colonel, during the period of his being so. employed. March 1. MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Capt. Clarke, of the 46th Regiment, are William Henry Hardy Forb es . The appointment of Ensign Cumming to the Cape Mounted Riflemen is without purchase„pd not with purchase, as pre viously stated. . 1,, Commission by the Lord-14optenant of Buckinghamshire. 2tl Regiment of Bucks Yeolnanry.-Cavalry—A. G. Roberts, Esq.; to be Captain, vice B. Fuller, resigned, Feb. 17. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Southern Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry— Cornet W. J. Fox to be Lieutenant, vice Sheardown, resigned • H. Boynton, Gent. to be Cornet, vice F o x, pro moted, Fe b . 26 • WHITEHALL, FEB. 27, 1844. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Mercer, of Ash ford, in the county of Kent, Ge n t., t o b e a M as t er Extraor dinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed David King, of Cambridge, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. CHARLES POPPLETON, linen-manufacturer,. York. WILLIAM ASTON, iron -muter, Toll-end,' Staffordshire. THOMAS WHITE, laceman, Regent-street, Marylebone. BANKRUPTS. ROBERT JOSIAU CRANIES, butcher, Maldon, Essex, to surrender, March 8, at half-past two, and April 12, at one, at the Conrt of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Tilsen and Squance, Coleman-street ; Digby, Maldon; JOHN LARK, shoemaker, Seymour-street, Ensten-square, Marcht, at eleven, and April 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Pennelt, official assignee;' Davies and Cleobury, Warwich-street, Golden-square. MELCHOR LOPEZ, wine -merchant, Crutched-friars, March 14, at half-past one, and April 16, at twelve, at the Cdurt - ef Bankruptcy. Turquand, .official assignee ; Baxen date and Co. ' Great Winchester-street. JOSHUA JOSEPH . JOHNSON, carpenter,"Lant-street, Southwark, March 14, at one, and April 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman -1 stteet.; Hilland Matthews, St. Mary Axe. , • JAMES BANKS WATKINSON, saddler, Mighull, Lan cashire;',Mareh 11, .at - tWelve, and April 3, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, offieial.assignee, Liver pool ;' Vincent and Co., Temple, London; Brabner and At kinson, Liverpool. . - PETER MURRAY, travelling draper, Manchester, Mai:ol'l3, and April.lo, at twelve, at the Manchester Dig. triet Court. Pott, of f icial assignee, Manchester ; Reed and Shaw, Friday-street, London; Salp,,and Worthington,, Man chester. JAMES HELLEWELL, - dyer, Salford, March 14, and April 3; at twelve, at the Manchester District . Cotirt, .Hob son, official assignee, Manchester ; Coopet,' Manchester; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Bourdillon, Bedford-row, London. 'ROBERT GENT; traveller, Heinle, Lancashire, March 13, and *April. 2/, at tWelve, at the Manchester Disttict Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Cheater, Totilmin, 'and Chester, Staple Inn; London ; Wilson, Manchester._ FRANCIS JONES, grocer, Bristol, March lf, at tivelve, and APril 12," at eleven, at the Bristol District COOL Kynaston, official assignee, Bristol • Perkins,"Bristol. ' WILLIAM BATTY, currier, K ingston-iipo&Hult, Marcie 11,' and April 22, at eleven, at the reeds District Court. 'Freeman, official assignm Leeds; Hicks and 'Co., Grafs-inn, Lon.den , • Galloway and Bell, Hull. - NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. J. Parratt, blacksmith, Bradford, Yorkshire. .T.. Grierson, linendraper, Huddersfield, Ydrkshire. J. West, tohaecanist, Northampton. T, Hooper, accountant, Pendleton; Manchester. W. Uazael, miller, Kirby-street, East India road, Poplar. W. Clogg, farmer, Treworgey, Cornwall. F. A. Durnford, artist, Upper Portland-.place, Wandsworth-rd. D. Coding, trimming manufacturer, Bennett's-ph, Bethnal.:gr. J. , Neytmsn, stage coachman, Thorn-hill, Battle-bridge. J. -Vinten, boot maker, Mount -street, Grosvenor-square. J. S. Benstead, accountant, Stoke Newington-road.- R. Palmer, - Omnibus conductor, Westham;• Essex: • S. 3, Butler, jeweller, Worship.street, Finibufy. S. Elcock, clerk, Liserpeol•street i King l e , Cro4s. J. Hunt, farmer, Hadham, Hertfordshire. J. Xeomans, Jun., fruit saiesman, Cole-street North,Dover-rd. L ,Gwinuett, bedbury, Herefordshire: s - J. Kerrison, provision dealer. Hyde, Cheshire. - R.Fisb, boot maker, Chatham. • . • J.•lilasters, ion., fancy soap maker, Bristol. , •• •-. Ns Bennett, wheelwrtght,Church-street, ,Waterlood.-road. S. Peel, leather dresser, Colne, Lancashire. . .J.-Peachey, clothes salesman, Wellington-street, St. Luke's. - 113 %;Sinith;Newton-heath; Lancashire. • -- E-• Gregory, pluMber,Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. com Mission agent, Congleton, - Cheshire. R. , .Hosker. beer retailer, Liverpool. - : ES: Griftiths, coach trimmer, Brewer-street, .Pimlico. J. Edwards, Liscard, • Cheshire, • -' • • ',J. C.,Bennett,,Mansfield-street, Shoreditch. •-• . Pinim, plumber, Barking Churels:yard,(Cl,tY .1. . Urge, tailor, Union -street, Middlesex -himpstil. • ' T. March, china warehouseman, Derby-street;X:ing's-cross. •W. 'Colbeck,'clothiei, Batley, Yorkshire..' - • • • • • W. Pyrah, stone mason, Bradford,•Yorkshfre.' ' • W. Chapman, baker, B e dford • • . J. E. Oliver, organist, Queen's-row, Baytwater. "' ' ' T. Tillotson, steno mason, Bradford, Yorkihire. "" .• . R. T. H. 'Boggs, Bulwell-street, Latnbeth. Mahning, tailor, Southmolton, Devonshire: .• J. Quarrell,' clerk, Napier-street, New North-road, Hort on . E. M. Shaw, Salford, Lancashire. • W. Marriott, jun., hatter, St. Andrew's.road, Nest Kent:road. J. Drake, green grocer, Star-street, Paddington. J. Gerard, tallow chandler, Frome Selwood, 'Sonaorsetshire. H. J. Story, 'Arundel-street, Haymarket. 'J. • HirritOn',.farmer,.Feliskirk, Yorkshire. • . T. Bryaivceeper, Liverpool. W. -Watson,. professor of music, Dean-street, Suho. •W. Hole, Maida-hill- West, PaddingtOn. , 'P, Potter, Leominster, Herefordshire. • Gear, professor of music, Howland-street, Fitzroy-square. E. W. Ferrar, boarding=house keeper, Mare street, Hackney. SECOND NOTICES. A. W. Shaw, Claremont-place, Brunswick-square, March 7; at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. • Meager, of W. C. Scott, Camberwell-grim, March 7, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. G. S. May, oilman, South-greet, Union-street, Southwark, March 7, at' two at the Court of 'Baiskruptcy. Alsager, (Ada assignee. , J. Newton, grocer, Lower-marsh, Lambeth, March' 7i at •half r past.: one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. • Whlttupre, cial assignee. . • • - L gla lIL J. Sabine, physician, Great Yarmouth, March 7, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. T. Bartlett, Leamington, Warwickshire, March 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. W. Hollis, lieutenant, E. I. C., Sussex -terrace, Old Bromp ton, March 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. R. Hughes, milliner, Lower Tottenham, March 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Lewis, tailor, Barford, Norfolk, March 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. G. Fisher, varnish manufacturer, Alinerva-street, Hackney- : road, March 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee. E. Evans, schoolmistress, Portland-place, Fulham, March 7-, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. W.' Mortloelc, tiller, Essex -street, Strand, March 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official tieignee. T. Griffiths, clerk, Charlotte -street, Pentonville March 7, at eleven, at the Court of B an k ru pt cy .- Groom, official assignee., If. Martin, attorney-at-law, Augustus-square, Regent's-park, March 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. J. Wilson, attorney-at-law, Kendal, Westmoreland, March 8, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee. J. Middlemass, joiner, Hawdon, Northumbe r l an d, March 8, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee. J. Langworthy, lieutenant, R.N., Topsham Devonshire, March 12, at eleven, a t th e E xe t er Di str i c t Cond. Hirizel, official assignee. J. Holt, Middleton, Lancashire, March 8, at one, at the Manchester District ourt. Pott, official assignee. T. R. Maurice, attorney, Holywell, Flintshire, March 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee. J. T. Ansdell, attorney's clerk, Penton-street, Pentonville, March 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze neve, official assignee. '..,Lewis, grocer, Toxteth-park, Lancashire, March 7, at half-past eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee. W. Pearce, fancy hosiery yarn doubler, Nottingham, March 7, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee. J. Tench, attorney-at-law, Stafford, March 12, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee. J. Watkin, baker, Leicester, March 7, at half-past ten, at the Birming h am Districf Court. Bittleston, o ffi cial assignee. T. W. B riggs, licensed victualler, Twyford, Derbyshire, March 8, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghali.street. J. Oliver and J. York, coal. masters, Tipton, Staffordshire, March 22, at eleven—H. and J. Slesinger, warehousemen, Cateaton-street; City, - March 26, at half-past two—E. P. Best, wine merchant, Crutched-friars, City, March 26, at two .1. M. Harvey, iron , founder, Brick-lane, Old-street, March 22, at one. In the Country. J. Harford and W. W. Davies, iron founders, Bristol, March 2.5, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—R. Crosbie, tea dealer, Sutton, Cheshire, March 26, at one, at the Liverpool District Court—W. A. Brown, J. T. Bailey, J. Smith, T. Pierce, and H. Grueber, oil manufacturers, Liverpool, March 26, at half-past twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be - lted, unless cause be shown to the gran. ~ contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. G. Mitchell, tailor, Bury-street, St. James's, March 22.. E. Evans, draper, Llangurdirne, Carmarthenshire, March 22 R. Hazell, corn dealer, Ramsbury, Wiltshire, March 28—B. Reynolds, silk printer, Mitcham, Surrey, March 22—S. Par tridge, tea dealer, Birmingham, March 22—R. Parker, linen draper, Deptford-row, Rotherhithe, March 22—T. Gore, baker, Broadstairs, Kent, March 22—J. Atkins, tobacconist; Shoreditch, March '22—J. Cornish, painter, Bridport, Dorset shire, March 22—J. Wilkinson, grocer; Leeds, March 22-- R. T. Fletcher, money scrivener, Brentford, March 22—W. and J. Statters, cotton spinners, Mellor, Lancashire, March 22 —M. Hadley, chemist, Walsall, Staffordshire, March 22—M. Allen, apothecary, Waltham Holy-cross, Essex, March 22 S. G. Beamish, limestone dealer, Walworth, March 22. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.' J. and C. Godfrey, Windsor chair manufacturers, Worksop, Nottinghamshire—H. and J. Gray, common brewers ' Bath wick, Somersetshire—J. Varty, jun., a n d S. Williamson, joiners, • Liverpool —H. and T. Hurndall, silk mercers, Swansea—E. M. Stephens and W. Jones, attorneys-at-law; Newtown, Montgomeryshire —C. and W. M au d e , corn m ill ers, CarletonYorkshire—G. and T. H. Mason, licensed vietual lers, High-street, Shadwell—J. Lerd and J. Wall, canal car riers, Worcester—J. Whitehead and R. W. Roberts, corn dealers, Liverpool—J. W. Handley and S. Wood, brass founders, Great Sutton-street, Clerkenwell—G. Pole and M. Maylard, linen drapers, High-street, Southwark—R. Green halgh and G. Wroe, paper dealers, Manchester—G. Kebbell and J. Prout, hair dressers, Finch-lane, City—J. Carr, J. Grey, and G. Carr, timber merchants, Berwick-upon-Tweed —G. Carr and H. Short, timber merchants, Berwick-upon- Tweed—R. Ramsden and J. Bennett, brewers' mechanists, Kingsland-road—J. Evans and T. 11. Taylor, attorneys,South-. square, Gray's Inn—J. Kenyon, W. Pickup. J. Hargreaves, 1. Leach, and M. Chatman, grocers, Blackburn, Lancashire (so far as regards W. Pickup)—R. Cherrington and W. Max. welt grocers, Crowland, Lincolnshire, - SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. JAMES WILSON, merchant, Ardrossan, March 6 and April 3, at two, at A. Campbell's, vintner, Saltcoats. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Feb. 27, 1844, is 365. 3d.. per . cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. VEssEts SPOKEN WPM—The Ondermining, Middleburgh to 13atavia, Oct 16, lat. 10 N.,10n. 25 W., by the William Bayley, arrived .at the Cape f Good- Hope. Reaper, Cal cutta to London, Dec. 21, off Algoa Bay, by the Fortitude, Hutton; arrived at St, Helena. Triton, Kiers, Amsterdam to Surinam, 27th ult., lat. 30 N. lon. 28 W.; Adolph Van - Nassau, Brandt, Batavia to Amsterdam, Jan. 3, lat. 12, lon. 11 ;. Elizabeth' eri Johanna, to Batavia, 12th ult., lon. 46 ; . Admiral Van Kenigsbergen Glazener, Rotterdam to Batavia, 13th ult., lat. 46 N., lon. 13 W., by the Catherine, Hellers, arrived in the . Tex.': Van Speyk, Veseer, and Susanna Maria, Meyer, from Amsterdam to Surinam, Jan. 23, lat. 23 N. by the Anjer, Knapp, arrived in the Texel. Newland, Radeinaker, Batavia to Amsterdam, Dec. 19, lat. 34 S., lon. 25 E. ; Susan Christina, Corbeern, WynkoOpersbaeil to Am sterdam, 23d, lat. 35 S., lon. 18 E. ; Elizabeth Maria Wre burg, Amsterdam to Surinam, Jan. 31, lat. 26 N., lon. 34 W. ; Anna Margaretha,Naaby,Dordreclit to Liverpool, 17th ult., lat. 49 N., lon. 7 W., by the Plaucius Ratguires, arrived in the Texel. Gertruida, Blom, Tjelatjap to Amsterdam, Jan. 2, lat. 11 S., lon. 11 W., by the Luciparas, Van Buyn, arrived in the Texel. Helena, Blom, Amsterdam to Batavia, Jan. 17, hit. 4 N., lon. 20 W., by the Pollux, Klein, arrived in the Tex& Grand Daquesne, 011ivier, Bordeaux to Batavia, lat. 1 lon. 20 W. ' • Louisiana, Faurneau, Pondicherry to Havre, lat.' 6 S., lon. 25 ' W. by the Vaco de Gam, arrived in the Texel. Maria et Andriana, Rotterdam to New York, January 30, lat. 37 N., lon. 42 W., by the Pictio Eduard, arrived in the Texel. Richard, of Liverpool, 22d ultimo, lat. 43, lon. 11 ; Release, of Dartmouth, 26th, lat. 49, lon. 6, by the 'Newton, arrived off Margate. Har mony, of Dartmouth, for Cadiz, lat. 49, lon. 6, by the Pearl. arrived in the Downs. Buenos Ayrian, Liverpool to Cal cutta, Jan. 18, lat. 2. N., lon. 24 W. ;. a Dutch brig, Liverpool to Santa Cruz, sth ult., lat. 26, lon. 45, by the, Delhi, arrived at Liverpool. Jamaica, from Liverpool, previous to Jan. 18, by the Buenos Ayrean, spoken as above. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals.—Earl Grey, Mollison, from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed 3d October Mauritius, 28th November ; Cape of Good Hope, 31st December; - St. Helena, - 14th January. Elephants, Ross, from Manilla, off Cork, sailed 13th September; St. Helena, 2d January. Guardian, - Vickerman, from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed Ist October; St. Helena, 6th January. Delhi, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed 15th October ; Dum fries, Thompson, from China, at Liverpool, sailed 12th Np vember ; St. :Helena, 19th January. Adam Lodge, Joy, frotn Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed 28th August; St. Helena, 30th December. Duchess of Kent, Atkinson, from Bengal, St Dublin, sailed 18th October; St. Helena, 3d January. Arrivals at St. Helena.'—Whitby, Hewson, from Moulmein and Mauritius, and sailed Jan. 13 to- London ;, Tory, Rowe, from Madras and Mauritius, and sailed Jan. 12 to Londoi ; Munster Lass, CarreW, Jan. 11, from London ; Thomas Hoult, Watson, 12th, from the Cape, and sailed 13th to Londoli ; Hopk,,inson, Stephens; from Manilla, and sailed 14th to Antwerp; Surrey, Naylor, 13th, from Manilla and Batavia; Coquette, Bruce, 13th, from London ; Blonde, from Bourbon, and sailed 14th to France ; Velos, Adams, 14th, from the Cape Staat ; Schieiham, Urania, and Mars, from Batavia ; Agrippina, Rogers, from Mauritius ; Fortitude, Hutton, 15th, from :Singapore ; Neptune, Campbell, from Calcutta and Cape. Arrivals in Table Bay.—Sir Robert Peel, Dec. 23, from Manilla ; Fortitude, 24th, from Singapore ; Neptune, from Calcutta ; Barrys, 26th, from Breede River ; Mary, 27th ' from Mauritins ; Royal Archer, f rom Li verpoo l ; Westbrook, from Singapore; Surrey, from Manilla, and sailed to London. Arrivals in Simon's Bay.—Her Majesty's ship Cleopatra Dec. 21, from a cruise, with two sla vers , d e t a i ne d off Zarnbizb.' Arrivals at Mauritius.—Lord Elphiustone, Nov, 23, from Madras; Boadicea, 24th, from Calcutta; Cove and Apolliime, from Madras ; Bengal Merchant, and John Bull, froM Calcutta. Departures from Mauritius.—Fairlie, Nov. 25, to China; Jane Gifford; Paul, to Madras ; COringa packet, 26th, to Calcutta. Arrival at Batavia.—Guiana, Nov. 7, from Sourabaya. COURSE OF EXCHA: Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Ditto, at sight l 2. 4 Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i Antwerp • Hamburgh, M. 8., 13 15 Altona l4 0 Paris, 3 days' 25 70 Ditto, 3 months Marseilles • • 25 95 i3ourdeaux , 25 95 Frankfort on. Maine 122 qGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar • Leghorn Genoa 25 95 Milan • Veniee 47 Naples .. , 384 • Palermo; per oz . ll7l Lisbon s3i Oporto • 53i Rio Janeiro • 23 Bahia ' 23 ! Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia . ; PRICES OF BULLION, PLR 021. Foreign Gold, bars.. .£3 17 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 New Doubloons.:... 0 0 New' Dollars • 0 •4 91 Silver in 8ar5..,..; 0 4 114 Pctersburgh, 3 Us... .36k Berlin - Vienna, &fee. fl. 3 M . 9 57 'lrieste, ditto ➢fadrid : Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Seville - - 13 - ANK. OF ENGLAND. Quaiterbi. xerage pf the. IN eckly Liabilities and Assets .of the- Bat4s; of England, from the 2d day of December; 1843, to.the24th day of _February, 1844, both inclusive, published Pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 Will. IV.,,cap. 98. . . AS6ETS. Circulation .......£20,414,000 Securities 422,482,060 Deposits ... , . 13,924,000 Bullion 437,475,060 Z 34,338,000 11, Downing-street, March , 1844. • DEATH or DUNCAN GREGORY, Esq. We are sorry to have to announce. the death of Duncan Gregory, Sci. M.A., of Trinity' College, Cambridge. He was the youngest son of the late Dr. James Gregory (who so long kept' up. te 'fame of our University a s a me d ical school), and inherited the natheznatical talent of his ancestor, the inventor, of`the Gregorian telescope. He fell a victim to the algiin!cf* eon ditions which Cambridge prescribes .for the` attginment t r e o i t n ii g e . k . 4 . e p kt r. o4 %‘ l llli ite rin d i of University honours, his nervous' ' s .o l3toll Navin lie` n impaired by severe study, inducing bodily .:410 . ea , which proved fatal, and deprived sciencd • kf,"., a : ornament. His amiable charwter will , it', the hearts 'of his friends and acytiaintances. . happily, -science favourite in the family r — de l e i n is:b has still a chemist, not to be excelled.—Scotsman, t G o r b eg e o o r n y e of of th i e ng fir 's st C c o l l i l e e m ge is , ts in Europe, and, We hear from Boulogne that . thd. Pythnes s , Madame T. Morel, the friend and pupil of the 1,104411 e. Eenormand, is astonishing all;by.the , :trt4hupfobopagerles; and that, in spite of her high charges, crowds flock to hb. Previous to her return to Paris, she intends to pay a visit of a few weeks to London. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 1. The Earl Of SHAFTESBITIty, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat upon the Woolsack shortly before Five o'Clock. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills. LANDLORD AND TENANT COMMISSION. Lord MONTEAGLE, seeing his Noble Friend in his place, wished to put a question to him on a subject in which the public at large, and more especially the Irish public, felt a deep interest. In putting this question, he begged to state that he entertaited no distrust of his Noble Friend, He believed that his Noble Friend was most diligent in the discharge nfahe public duty with Which he had been entrusted ; but the public were looking with the utmost anxiety, towards the Landlord and Tenant Commission in Ireland, and he wished to ask his Noble Friend if he could inform the House wlien it would be likely that the public would be put in pps session of the results of their labours. The Earl of DEVON had no difficulty in tin swering the question ; and he was glad that an oppr tunity had been afforded him of stating why it was that he was present then at that moment, instead of being in Ireland. It so happened that he had made arrangements to go to Dublin for the purpose jof collecting further evidence, and had intended being in Ireland at the present time ; but a few days since lie had received a subpcena from the Court of Queen's Bench, commanding him to attend as a witness in a criminal case, at the next Devonshire assizes. He had endeavoured to get the evidence which he should have to give, made matter of admission, but the defendant appeared to consider it essential to the case that he (the Earl lof Devon) should be examined, and ho was afraid that he should be detained in England until the trial was over. His absence, however, would not interrupt the labours of the Commission. His colleagues wdre empowered to proceed with the inquiry during his absence, and they had consented to do so; therefore, no delay would take place in con sequence of his detention in England. He was not sorry that he had the opportunity of stating that he was not idly or unnecessarily neglecting his public duty. It was generally supposed, although the supposition was incorrect, that the only busi ness of the Commission was to collect evidence. That was a most important part of the duty, no doubt ; but any person who took upon them selves the responsibility of offering suggestions as to any proposed change in the existing law, should make themselves acquainted with that law; and therefore a not unimportant part of the duties of the Commission was to digest the information on the subject of the rela tions between landlord and tenant, which was already accessible to the public. He could assure their Lord ships that the taking of evidence was not the only labour that devolved on the Commission ; and lie also begged to assure them that the labours of the Com mission would be prosecuted with as little delay as pos sible. OTAHEITE. Lord BROUGHAM rose to move for copies of the correspondence which had taken place between the English missionaries in the South Sea Islands and the Government, relating to the affairs of Otaheite. Ile understood there would be no objection to the predue tion of that correspondence. The Earl of ABERDEEN had no objection to pro= duce the correspondence. Last year a Noble Marquis, who was not now in his place, had put a question to him (the Earl of Aberdeen) connected with the subject, and he had assured the Noble Marquis that he need be under no anxiety as to the manner in which the missionaries would be treated, for the French Go vernment had assured him that they should en joy every protection, and had guaranteed to them the free exercise of their functions. Papers, which had been laid on the table of the House, showed that such had been the case, and he had great satisfaction in stating that he had not received any complaints from the miss sionaries in those islands on the subject. It was only two days since that. he had received a deputation from, the London Missionary Society, which had assured him that there was no cause • of complaint on- that ground against :00, French GOvernment.—(Hearo The French authorities had treated them entirely in the manner promised by the Convention. With respect to the recent proceedings of the • French Admiral at Otalieite, he had only to say that ihe acts of that officer "were disowned by the French Government.--(llear, hear.) He thought it right to state ,that this had been entirely done by the spontaneous' and voluntary , ate of the French.—(Hear.) He (Lord Aberdeen) had not written to her Majesty's representative in Paris, and notone word of remonstrance had been offered by the Ambassador himself. For ha (Lord. Aberdeen) was froM the first convinced, that when the. thing was known, the feeling on the part of the French Government of what was due to. their own honour and _to justice, would lead to that result.— ('Tear, hear.) He made this -statement as explicitly as possible; but he was - quite . prepared to see,. that the Ministers of the King of the French would be assailed by the- war party with acct • sations - of having succumbed to Britain. The war party would not fail to avail themselves of the opportunity-H. (Hear, hear)—and in the same manner he thought that whatever had been done by himself, and whatever had not been done, would be set down by the partisans in this country of the Freneh war party as a base and cow ardly submission to France.—(Hear, hear.) But tle, war party was as little to be regirded in France, as for tunately it was in this country.—(Hear.) Lord BROUGHAM expressed his satisfaction at the statement of his Noble Friend. Every one who knew his Noble Friend would—and he believed all men of all parties would—be as muen satisfied with that statement, as if each individual knew the facts of his own proper and personal knowledge.—(Hear, hear.) The effect of the full and peremptory manner in which his Noble Friend had made the statement would be a complete answer to the war party en the other side of the Chan nel. He would not say more on this subject, because he was astonished and pleased to find that the existence of that party was altogether disavowed ; and his Noble Friend and himself were accused of creating that party out of their own imaginations—(Hear, hear, and a laugh) , —for they cried, " Name name,!' whenever allusion was made to them. They said that he and his Noble Friend laboured under a delusion that any war party existed in France for the last three years. They said now it was only a creation of the imagination, and he hoped it would-not prove a reality before the end of the present session.—The returns were then ordered. CORN-LAWS. The Earl of YARBOROUGH presented a petition from a place in Leicestershire, against any change in the corn-laws. PROTESTANT AND NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND). The Marquis of NORNIANBY gave notice that on Monday next he would present a petition, which, al though local in its character, related to a subject of ge neral interest. The petition complained of the conduct of the Board pay o e f er C t h a ianrilteabgale legacies B e s e q fo u r e e s d t s uc i a n t Ireland. on al pu I purposes os n e srte o t f l u i s e in p g et t it o ioners, who were clergymen of the Established Church. The refusal was grounded on the adoption of the national system of education by the petitioners.* — (Hear.) He thought it his duty to call the attention of the House to this case of great hardship, and he would then leave the matter in the hands of the Government. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice, that on Monday next he would call the attention of the House to the progress of the new Houses of Parliament. The House then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, Mardi 1. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a fow minutes before Five o'Clock. RAILWAYS. Sir. G. HEATH COTE moved the second reading of the Salisbury Branch Railway Bill. Mr. B. WALL said that he was opposed .to this Bill altogether, and he was disposed to enter his oppo sition in the present stage. He certainly would oppoie the -third reading, unless very material alterations were made in the Committee. After a few words in explanation, from Sir a lIEATIICOTE, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The York and Scarborough Railway Bill was read a second time, and referred to a Committee. SEVERN NAVIGATION BILL. This Bill was read a second tinge, and ordered to be committed. METROPOLITAN CIRCULAR ,RAILWAY. . Mr. STANDISH presented.. : ll,,. i petition from Harrow, in favour of a project for the .formation of a railway on the atmospheric principle, to be, carried round the metropolis. Mr. ESTCOURT said that he. thought it his duty, as Chairman of the Standing, Orders Committee, to oppose.the reception of this petition. The petitioners 'bad not complied with the Standing Orders, and they were not entitled, to have their application. entertained. The persons who .first took this project .of the circular railway in hand applied for powers to construct a rail way, in the ordinary manner, and upon established prin ciples. Subsequently they proposed that it should be constructed up'on what was called the "atmospheric principle." He, was unwilling to encourage such irregu larity; and, besides,_ the plans of the projectors were not matured, and the project appeared to be altogether impracticable. Mr. STANDISH said that, the petition was placed in his hands as he was coming into the House, and he was, consequently, not prepared to give any explanation on the subject. After a desultory conversation, the petition was or dered to lie upon the table, not being referred to the Railway Committee.. CORN-LAWS. Lord OSSULSTON presented two petitions from the county of Northumberland, one signed by 359 persons, praying for protection to agriculture, and trusting that the House would discountenance the proceedings of the. A ntilCorn-law Lettove. b GAME-LAWS.. Mi I ..WALLACE moved that the petition from the counties of Wnfrew, Ayr, and Lanark, on the subject of game-laws, be printed with the Votes.---Agreed to. RAILWAYS. _ _ Mr. GLADSTONE brought up the Report of the Select Committee on Railways. Ile moved that the RepOrtbe printed with the Votes, and he trusted it would be in the hands of Hon. Members to-morrow. — Agreed to. THE PRESS.—THE STATE TRIALS. On the, motion of Mr. S. HERBERT, that the Order of the - Day for going into Committee of Supply be read, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to " move for a return of all moneys paid to Frederick Bond Hughes,Charles Ross, and .John Jackson, on account of any communications made by them to Government relative to the repeal agitation in Ireland, distinguishing the amounts paid to each ; also, the dates of.the-sevoral-paymentso specify ing the respective periods at which they commenced ; together with copies of any instructions given to the above named -Frederick Bond Hughes, Charles Ross, and John Jackson, with respect to the duties to be per formed by them in Ireland. Also, a return of the amount paid to the above-named for expenSes during their attendance at the trial of the Queen against O'Connell and others. Also, a return of all moneys paid to the late or present proprietor or proprietors, mana gers, conductors, or persons in the emplr.y of the Morn ing Herald and Standard newspapers, or any of them, on account of communications or information made or given by the said parties, or any of them, to the Govern ment, in- reference- to- the -repeal agitation in Ireland; distinguishing the times at which the said communica tions or informations were furnished, and the period at which the several sums of money were paid. Also, the name- or names of the shorthand writers appointed to furnish the Government report of the proceedings at the trial of the Queen - against O'Connell and others." He said, in rising to call the attention of the House to the motion of which he had given notice, he did not wish to obstruct the motion of the Hon. Member for Rochdale, nor to delay the House from going into the Committee of Supply. He rose in the exercise of the undoubted right every Member of that House possessed, of calling on the GOvernment i before voting any additional supplies, to explain the manner in which it had already applied any of those sums of money that had been placed at the disposal of the Government, for the purposes of the public service. More especially was it the duty of that House to look into these matters when there was good reason to believe that the sums already voted had been applied in a man ner not creditable or honourable. He believed that the object of the recent State prosecutions was, in the first place, to vindicate what was called the majesty of the law, and, in the next place, to obtain an increased respect for the institutions of the country by inspiring public confidence in the wisdom and justice of the law.—( Hear, hear.) He had carefully attended to the debate which had taken place lately in that House, having reference to the State trials, and he had thoughtfully weighed the evidence given at them, and he must say he found it totally impossible, in the whole transactions, to find any portion of ,them creditable either to the judge who presided, to the - jury who were impannelled, to the law officers who instituted the proceedings—to any, indeed, of, the parties concerned, but especially to some of those persons who were witnesses on the part of Crown. The branch of the subject to which,- on the present occasion, _be. wished to call the attention of the House was, that relative to the conduct pursued by the Government towards the press, and those connected with or em ployed by it. An arbitrary Government had two ways of destroying the liberty of the press—either by per secution, or by corruption by straining the law against the press, or by corrupting the persons con nected with it. The present Government had pursued both these courses. They were not satisfied with cor rupting the members of the press, but they attacked and persecuted it,in such a way as he was perfectly satisfied the law would not justify. That question, however, would be distinctly brought forward by an Hon. Mem ber at a future time ; and he would not, therefore, trouble the House with more than one observation in re ference to it upon the present occasion. He would just ob serve, that such a charge—the charge of conspiracy—so framed and so supported, as ithad been recently in Ireland, never had been, and never dared be, attempted in Eng land. It was contrary to the law, and that had been distinctly ruled soon a trial in the year 1840 a t Lan caster, not only by the Attorney-General, but by the presiding judge on the occasion, Baron Rolfe. They had seen-in Dublin the strange sight of Mr. O'Connell being ‘ made responsible for articles published in Dublin newspapers which he never saw, and of making the newspapers and the proprietors responsible for speeches which others uttered and they never heard. At that trial the Attorney-General . and Baron Rolfe distinctly stated that the. only party responsible for the articles in a newspaper was the proprietor, and that even the editor was not to be held so, although he might be one of the parties charged with the conspiracy. But this was not the subject to which he wished to direct the attention of the House. He wished to call their atten tion to that portion of the subject relating to the reporters who had been employed by the Govern ment, and. those connected. with the public press, .who had been corrupted by the Government, to aid their purposes in these trials. He asserted that if the object of those prosecutions had been to create a great moral influence, all the transactions in connection with them ought to bear the light of the day, and there could be not the slightest objection to making' them public. He thought the • conduct of the 'Attorney-General for Ireland towards Mr. Bond Hughes was most extraordi nary, and he (Mr. Duncombe), in exercising his right as a Member of that House, in moving for these re turns, did not in the slightest degree intend to impugn that gentleman's conduct or character. It was quite clear, from the speech of the counsel for the traversers, that they acquitted him of any underhand. proceeding. The party, therefore, who had most reason to complain of the conduct of the Government was Mr. Bond Hughes himself. With respect to the mistake that had been made in the name of Mr. Barrett, it was p q e u r i f t clear e e et ya w t a h r a e t of t h i t e ; A n t n t d o r ey it was- G en alsoer al quite I that the Crown solicitor and his clerk were also perfectly cog nisant of that mistake, and could have rectified it by the dash of a pen; and - thus - put- an end . to the persecution to which that gentleman was subjected. It was also quite clear that Mr. Bond Hughes when he attended on the Crown solicitor told him about the mistake with re spect to the name of Mr. Barrett. Mr. Kernmis, after Mr. Hughes -had been indicted for swearing to the fact, still. persisted in his endeavours to have it proved. He (Mr. Duncombe) thought this most discreditable to Mr. Ketnmis. In the Pilot news paper of the 26th of January it was remarked that when Mr. Barrett went to lodge informations, he had no means of knowing whether Mr. Bond Hughes was wil fully wrong, • because he could give no in formation or explanation on the subject.—(Hear.) It was also remarked that Mr. Kernmis, the Crown so licitor, stated before the magistrate that Mr. Hughes was not in the kingdom. He said he considered the present proceeding a most extraordinary one, for Mr. Hughes had-remained several-days in- Dublin after he swore his information, and -yet no attempt had been made to impeach his. veracity. The magistrate, it seemed, refused the summons, because he thought, that the granting 'of it would prejudice - the prosecution, as Mr. Hughes was - out of the country. Why, would the House,—would the country believe that Mr. Hughes left Ireland by -the desire of the Solicitor of the Crown? —(Hear, hear.) He was - told that unless he left Ire land his life would not be safe.'. Why should not his life be safe? Could they not have made his life safe imme diately, and have quieted all the denunciations directed against him by .stating publicly that he had not com mitted wilful perjury ?—(Hear, hear.) He understood from the friends of Mr. Hughes that he was not at all aware that he was to be a party to informations, and that he would rather have tut off his right hand than consent 'to be a party to any.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Hughes was not a person who would descend to become a common informer. The fact was, he was deceived by the Solicitor for .the Crown, having been told that he was only swearing an affidavit, and verifying his notes, whilst it turned out that he was laying an information. —(Hear, hear.) Was such duplicity ever practised to wards any individual as was practised on this occasion towards Alr. Bond Hughes? When Mr. Hughes was sent over, he was desired on his arrival in Dublin to go to the -Attorney-General. It appeared that the Attorney-General being out' le went to Mr. - Brewster, and from Mr. Brewster he received his instructions. It was for these instructions that he now asked, together with the sums of money that had been paid to Mr. Bond Hughes ; not that he believed that any sum of money could compen sate that gentleman for the anxiety of mind which he had suffered, and the injury which he had sustained during the period that he remained under a cloud.— (Hear, hear.) The Attorney and Solicitor-Generals, and all the. parties connected with the Government, were perfectly _aware that Mr. Bond Hughes had rectified _the mistake . which he had inadvertently. committed:. He said, therefore, that Mr. Bond HugheS - had great reason to complain. He (Mr. Duncombe) weal like to- know what sum Mr. Hughes received as compensation ; and whether.lie .was . .as well paid as another individual, he meant , Mr. Charles Ross. He (Mr. Duncombe) had now done with Mr. Bond; Hughes, and he hoped that he had said nothing derogatory to that gentleman's character, as it had not been his intention to do so. He next came to the " Carlisle patriot."— (Laughter.) Mr. Charles Ross, it appeared, was em ployed by the _Horning Chronicle newspaper as a repor ter,.and in his evidence, when examined by Mr. Ser geant Warren, he said that he arrived in Dublin on the 3d of July. He said he came to take the notes of Mr. O'Connell's meeting at Donnybrook. He was asked, "Did yon come of your., Own accord, or was it Suggested to you ? Ido notnsk you who it was sug gested it to you." , Mr.. Ross---"It was suggested to.me." He was. then asked,. for whom did- you' attend?" Mr. Ross—"l attended On the part of the Government" It therefore-appeared that he had been sent over by the' GoVernment, they knowing that-he was in-the employ of ,the. Morning Chronicle, a paper opposed in politics to the Government. In the course of cross-examination, this question .was put; to him, ".Ibelieveyou said you were sent over to Ireland by the. Government 1" Mr.-Ross—" Yes, I Was."' "Now Government :is a comprehensive word, have 'you any objection .to..tell what member of the Go- Vernment - suggested this to you ?" - - Ifnmediately upon this question being put, the , counsel for the CroWn jumped - up,. and :said, "Don't answer .that question'!" as much as •to say, ' "-Don't tell the Irish peo ple—don't tell the English people, . who it was .that employed -you." . Mr. Charles Ross had before stated that he had been sent • over and employed by a person high in office.. Now -he (Mr. Duncombe) wanted to know, and he thought-he had a right to .ask, who that high person was ?—(Hear, • hear.) Could. not. the Government • find other persons but those em ployed on newspapers—and employed by newspapers, too, not in the interest of the Government ? Could they not have - found other persons than those for such a disreputable purpose as that for which Mr. Ross had been engaged- Of course the Government knew per fectly ivell that a person going over-under false colours —going as the reporter to the Morning Chronicle would thereby be • enabled to obtain information with facility. This they , considered was an advantage. He Understood that at one meeting, that which took place at -Mullaghmast, this 'individual, Mr. Ross, was. known to be acquainted and connected with the liberal press, and-was treated on that account with the greatest kind-. ness,by the, traversers themselves.—(Hear, hear.) In .deed, so little:did they think that this gentleman was a spy, that Mr. Steele, one of the traversers, took him in his' own.carriage, 42 miles, to Dublin.—.(Hear, hear.) By•this means he got an insight into all their secrets:— (Hear, hear.) Now he (Mr. Duucombe) wanted to know who wr 3 the honourable and upright individual who ,•emiojoyed that . individual. He stated that he had re ceived 350/. for this and 501. for, the,Donnybrook meet- I - Wthett came back to England, and his connec ,tigi iiw Ah *ming Chronicle having ceased at the termination of the session of Yarliame,nt,:he ; went again to Ireland for the Standard newspaper, and then it Was that he did this dirty work for the Government. Those who employed this man to do this dirty work ought to be known not only to the Government, but to the - people. The people ought to know who ordered the spending of their money for such purposes.—(Hear, hear.) He-could not belieVe that the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government would condescend to such meanness, nor could he think the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, had any hand in it—(Hear, hear)—because, on a former oc casion, the Right Hon. Gentleman . had. said that the Government had never employed spies among the po lice,- and that if any of them had been employed in such a character, it must have been under the countenance'of some local magistrates. Now he (Mr. D.) wanted to know if it was a Member of the other House of Parliament ; and this he would say, that, let it be whom it might, they had inflicted eternal disgrace upon themselves.—(Hear, hear.) So much for 'the 'Carlisle patriot, Mr. Ross. — (Laughter.) He was now an ornament to the Standard newspaper. - He was now, he (Mr. Duncombe) be lieved, a reporter on that paper—(Hear, hear)—and as an agent of the Government, he (Mr. Duneombe) should like to know what he had received as a remuneration fir the services he had rendered. Before he went to the case of Mr. Jackson, he would road to the House what was the opinion of the Irish press upon these transactions. There was an account o f M r . Ch ar l es R oss in the Dub lin newspapers which he would read to the House. (The Hon. Gentleman then read a paragraph describing the manner in which Mr. C. Ross had acted in Ireland, from which it appeared that that person had represented him self in Dublin as the reporter, first of the Morning Chro nicle, and subsequently of the Standard, while in re ality, he attended the meetings in Ireland in the capacity of agent to the Government, for the purpose of obtaining information to be afterwards rendered available for prosecuting individuals. The paragraph also stated that Ross had acted a most trea cherous part, tend one unworthy of a man having the least pretensions to the character of a gentleman—that he had deceived those with whom his professional duties brought him in contact, having represented himself as acting in the honourable capacity of a newspaper reporter, while he was in reality a reporter for the Government— that no sophistry could palliate such treacherous conduct, whichwas so different from the conduct of those reporters who, when called as witnesses on a former occasion of a similar kind, had refused to attend. The paragraph went on to state what was, in his (Mr. Duncombe s) opinion, the most correct, that if this principle of turn ing newspaper reporters into Crown witnesses were ge nerally adopted, the freedom of discussion would be at an end.)—(Hear, hear.). He came next to Mr. Jackson, of the Morning Herald, who it appeared was not a re gular reporter, but a correspondent of the Morning _Herald, and who used to write some very interesting and entertaining reports for that paper, and which he used to render, to use his own terms, " rather spicy" for those readers who ind u l ge d i n th e Morning Herald.— (Laughter.) 'At the close of that person's examination he stated that the Morning Herald • had then lately changed hands, and that it was a short time previous' to thechange of proprietors that he had been directed to put himself in communication with Mr. Kemmis, the Crown solicitor, and that he had heard Mr. O'Connell fre quently repudiate his being made responsible for 1 what appeared in the newspapers. The witness then said that he wished to say something, as comments might be made on his conduct. The Lord Chief Justice then asked him what he wished to say. Mr. Jackson then protested solemnly that those documents were given to the Crown solicitor, Mr. Kemmis, by the prop r i e t ors o f th e M orn i ng Herald, without his knowledge—(Hear, hear)—and that he never knew they were in the hands of the Crown solicitor till they were handed to him (Mr. Jackson) by that gentle -man.—(Hear.) He said he thought it was due to his character to make this plain explanation of the truth.— (Hear, hear.) No person, said the Hon. Member, could - cast - the least blame upon Iv.K ji - 141!son after this state ment.-s(Cheers.) It was j Mr. Jackson was ashamed of the comhict of the Crown, and that he was very 'anxious cast, the odium of the transaction frolii!:jiiirifelf.' - Those • docu ments were handed -over:lLlsr the proprietors for reasons best known .f6;theinselVeil, l :lle" knew it might be said that .this took fA ) Ce.before the transfer of the ;Warning Herald, whi c h happened on the ISt of January ; but there were reasons for handing over these documents before the money was 'paid, and before the Government a's'sisted in.. advancing the money.— (Cheera.) The Government, no doubt, had very equit- - able clahris to. the" documents 'which they found in the Morning Herald office 'before that establishment was transferred, and before it was incorportsted with the Standard. But it was clear Mr. Jackson' Was ashamed) of the transaction, though it appeared the Morning Herald was not ashamed of handing over the documents.—(Hear,) He said that the Government ought- to be ashamed of their conduct in availing themselves of thosedikiinientss He would read some, of the opinions Of,lhe prosaoss this subject. The opinions were strong, but - not- stronger than the conduct of the parties would justify. (The Hon. Gentleman then read a paragraph from one of the newspapers, which stated that the conduct of the Morning Herald in this transaction, was unparalleled in the public press. The charge against it was clear and unmistake able. The Herald received communications under the seal of confidence, and had bartered them to the Govern ment, for the purposes of carrying on a prosecution. Such Conduct struck at the root of all confidence in the public journals. It made those who attended public 'meetings for the purpose of reporting, spies and in formers. They could but express their abhorrence. of the perfidious conduct pursued in this transaction which the .Herald and Crown might divide between them.)-- (Cheers and laughter.) Ile (Mr. Duncombe) concurred in that Opinion, and he thought that even if the H era ld was base enough to hand over the documents to the Crown, the Crown ought not to have availed itself of them in a trial of such importance. The trial became tainted by such conduct—(Hear, hear)—and they had better have left the prosecution alone, than have con dueted it by such means, which reflected so little credit on the Government. The Noble Lord; the Secretary for the Colonies, informed the House the other night, with more candour than discretion, that the Right Hon. Gen tleman wrote a letter to the Attorney-General for Ire land, commending him for the judgment, the firmness, and good temper" with which he conducted the prosecution. As they had thus passed a vote of thanks to the At torney-General for Ireland, he hoped that others con nected with the trials would nothe excluded. He hoped the Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench would receive 'a vote of thanks for the charge he had delivered.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) 'He hoped that, Mr. Keinmis, too, the. Crown Solicitor, would be thanked fore his services in procuring the jury.—(Cheers.) No doubt the proprietors of the Morning Herald and Standard • found a sufficient recompense in their own, consciences, and were above any idea of remuneration ; but he must say they would not do justice to the Chief Justice and to 'Mr. Kemmis, if they only thanked the Attorney-General' for the judgment' and temper with which be had con ducted the prosecution. Now, he wanted to know if a 'verdict 'so• obtained would gain any moral in fluence whatever-4e doubted it very much it certainly had not produced that effect in England. The impression,, from one end of England to the other, was, that Mr. O'Connell had not had a fair'trial. At the close .of last - session, • the Right '.Hon. Secretary of State for 'the Home Department told 'the House that, if it , did not strengthen the, hands of the Government, and maintain its authority in Ireland, England would present amelanchely spectacle to the eyes of surrounding nations. If there was then a shadow of foun dation ' for the Right Honourable Gentleman's assertion, the ,Government must now 'be in that state of alarni. If they looked at what had occurred during these, debates, and to the general opi niOn of the conduct' of, the Government, he m us t sa y h e had never k nown a debate so damaging to a Government. ----(Laughter ' and Oh, oh ! from the Ministerial b enc h es .) They must be on the eve of the fulfilment of the predic tion of the Right Honourable Baronet, if there was the slightest, foundation for his assertion of last Session. He (Mr. DuncOmbe) had no apprehension of that prediction being fulfilled. ' The only apprehension he had of their becoming a melancholy spectacle in the eyes of other nations was a fear that Meinbers of Parliament would not speak out on this question, and would not do their duty ; but if Hon. Members on both sides of the House would do their duty in this ' matter, there need be no alarm. He . knew'it was' perfectly competent to her Majesty's Ministers to refuse the returns he moved for, and that without adducing one single argument in support of their conduct, just as they had refused the other night the motion 'of his Honourable and Gallant, Friend near him (Ca.pt. Layers], we believe). On that occasion 'they relied not on argument, but on their numerical ma jority.s.(Hear, hear.) They might do so on that occa sion, they might refuse .the information he' sought for, and which Ireland had a right.to have; but if they did so, the country would , not be satisfied, and every impartial man would come to the conclusion, that these proceedings had been conducted, - from first to last, in a way which reflected no honour on • them, either as men, or as Ministers of the Crown.—(Cheers.) Mr. WALLACE was understood to second the motion. Sir JAMES. GRAHAM said, he should, indeed, en tertain a melancholy opinion of the future prospects, not only of Ireland, but of the whole country, if the ma jortty in that House sympathised with the sentiments of the Honourable . Gentleman who - brought forward this raotion.-L(Loud cheers - from the Ministerial benches.) 'And he must add, that, under ordinary circum stances, after the speech which had just been delivered, and, especially after the invectives and accusations in which the• Hon. Gentleman had indulged when speaking of the' Government, he. should have considered it his duty to oppose entirely the returns asked for ; but, considering the whole' circumstances of the case—the particular time at which the motion was made, and that there must be a vote of public money during the present se.ssion, in connection with, these prosecutions—he could not bring ihimself to give to the motion a positive and ' absolute opposition. He would beg the House to re member in what light.the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Dun combe) presented himself to them'that evening. If he (Sir I. Graham) , mistook not, , the Hon. Gentleman was last night attending a meeting of his constituents in - Finsbury, where, after a strong and a warm discussion, a motion was carried instructing him to obstruct the progress of the supplies in that House. 'Mr. DUNCOMBE—There was no such motion.made. Sir JAMBS GRAHAM confessed he might be wrong, for . after the great variety of subjects there introduced, and the great variety. of opinions expressed upon them, it was somewhat difficult to say with certainty what had really passed.- 7 (Hear.), The Hon. Gentleman a arned the Government that .they were damaged by tbta 1 6 - debate, that they w e r e no t so s t r ong as they-thong ht themselves to be, and that a change hadrecently taken place on his own side of the House. He wished him joy 1 it, and of the n e w com p ac t a lli anc e which they had forme d But he would now proceed to touch upon some of those topics to which the Hon. 'Gentleman had adverted :in his speech. He would not then go into the discussion 'of 'the eonduct'of the trial in Ireland ; he would not then re-open all those questions'which for -nine nights ,had occupied the attention of that Douse.—(Hear, hear.) " • ''''"""*"'"'"'"'”`"`"'"*" . "'"'"iTi l it y His Friend the. Meniber for Bridport ask him that evening when it was. •the intent ioa 01 ce i, Majesty's Government tOProceed with measur es . i p ti i 4 practical importance, on which the greatest anxielitol public • mind prevailed, and which he acnit, te in deill' necessary to proceed ivith-withotit the Factories Bill and the Poor-law. NOV he t a teo' remind the House• that since the protracted ~ the affairs of Ireland, they had had too day s foyfe roy and on each of those. occasions the for Rochdale made it motion before g l f, 1 0 4 Committee, • for the avowed purpose 9' ing the progreas of the votes. (Ileac, also, the Hon. Gentleman, adopting the same• d in otiO,, pursuing the saline course, not content with one aD that evening m . 0.& a second, re-opeiling nearly questions with reference. to .the ,conduct of tu o o which had already undergone protracted discoid' Under these circumstances he must , : au tic r iP question of the Honourable • Member 'e r e port, by stating that it was impossible .„ ° l , Majesty's Government to fix any precise tim e tr, ceeding with the measures to which the flue s t o liso ferred.—(Hear, hear, from the: Ministerial VG, Now with reference to the motion of the H° n ',, n ssi" man, he at once . avowed that - he l e . Mplestjitifi e , v ,:lo4, observing in the early,part of last year the i - e i s sdi which was used' at large meetings assembled in Ir, rapid succession, did think it their imper a , i .;ct to obtain clear,'authentic, and sa'' ee tiof evidence as to the language employed at thesel t i s o l He said decidedly that he•ShOuld have betrayal 00 to the public if he had omitted every fair opPo c r t ` l n , obtaining.authentic,information. Now he sa' 11° ., a f# 6 tlemen on the other-side opPoSed to him—he w g - f io , bitterly opposed to him—in' party politics, but he_ A il ask them whether, at all times, it had not been the 9 of the executive Government, when popular e se ' s vre° was running high, and immense public nieetingtoo being assembled, to, obtain authentic inforaltare' means of shorthand-writers astothe lane - nage 1~ to to meetings of this description?--,(llear,ahe.sr, Cris John Russell.) The simple question was wh:iro, means employed for obtaining information wer e ht 6 1 ' legitimate. Now, the Hon.. Gentleman had thous use, he would not say offensive, but certainly verY_'d language with reference to the course which l; pursued in the case under consideration. to o ts James Graham) did not shrink froth avowing 00:' the means which had been adopted te iel information in this case had been adeP t cbe him, and on his personal r esp o nsibility. ^ , , ft` ° from the Ministerial benches, and " Hear, he ar ' 6 11 011 , both sides of the House.) He did not wish Miley this responsibility with any ,Of his colleague s e , hear)—he was the perstm who was resPou sl from that responsibility he would not shrinkw - ;ilit The course he adopted-with respect, to Mr. Boot was, to apply to Mr. Gurney, the gentleman at apt, ly of the reporting establishment fox-the Gsverna l ! A 0 0 .; ask him to get on intelligent person, and a ge u " rie ° hand writer, and direct him, to procure this If og il" services, at the usual rate of remuneration give° e tlemen so employed. Mr. Gurney, in accordancti sl those directions, procured, Mr. Bond Hughes , s l 'oot t ' gentleman was sent over to Ireland, to tateeetiot, hand notes of the speeches - made at. ;those oe itice d , He (Sir J. Graham) was perfectly willing 1 , return of all the moneys expended under this hea d es' should most freely give returns of all the 01 pended under the item of Mr. Gurney's short ly ° to" blishment, and in those documents it would 1 4 00 / that Mr. Bond Huhes did not receive any hig l h ,, e o neration for his services on those trials other Government shorthand writer ; ari d -. l.e asb'' d , convinced that the Honourable Member for - , 1 % tr0,;,i would find that this remuneration had not bee n wi t ",. 1 occurred The Hon. Member had referred to w oa rre' ot occurred concerning the mistake about Air' s s ,p name ; but with this . exception, there .° 1 : 0 ,1 bto, one portion of Mr. Hughes's evidence whic h ,1 0 0, shaken, even by . the strictest cross-examin a ,`", should say, with respect to Mr. Charl e 'rssf,,,," that the first oeettsion • upon which the G o ' t o P h i thought fit to send a shorthand wr iter a land was in the, • month •of June, ~° 31, . 0 0 0 avowed that he had. known Mr. Ross l°'9, vie years, and felt confident that he wa s bie accurate reporter and a trustworthy and honou'▪ ' his n e t He (Sir J. Graham) kno w i ng hi m t o be such , o rt i bst responsibility, sent for Mr. Roas, and told liii n oe eedy Government wished a Shorthand writer to 'Pr.h-st Irerand for the purpose of attending a meetinqt. P f e •to be held at Donnybrook. His' direction to o , c ooo - was, " You will'proceed there—you will take-an 000 ' note of what is said, and be prepared to veal t i „P. ° ge si?, .tbat which you hear." The pecuniary 1.111 ,,,,, r was that Mr. Ross was to receive 504 for his - o , t iev,,, expenses. Mr. Ross did proceed to Ireland---heorbsP„l the 'meeting at Donnybrook, and he took a ses sion, report - of it. Subsequently at the end' of the O I , Parliament, before Mr, Bond Hughes wa s im se s s,.eii4 another . arrangement was made with Mr. 'was that he should again proceed to Ireland. Ile 0 0 19 :there dining the• reces a—th e w hol e of the reCes t s, b oSt , r , r . Ist or 24 ,of Aug u st, until th e first week in J ; to for the- stun of '3601. It would appear, Nyhet t the 1 0/ nay's aceount:was presented to the House, tn" of payment to Mr. Ro ss , was c ons iderably le s s pel÷ i r rate of payment to - Mr. Bond Hughes, and the w . t i j u employed in Mr. Gurney's establishment. : 14 _ ° by cusation was, 'that :Mr. ,Ross was sent over elf ' O l (Sir James Graham) as a spy. • He most sole?rectido positively denied that •• accusation.. His ~4 { ll, o s el.c' t° Mr. Ross were; to go to Ireland a nd. altP w the reporter for the Goieriiaeut. He (Sir J. sGntb re„ knew that at that time Mr. Ross was c onnecteo,'ol it fr porter with one of the. Morni ng papers-- , he he t he I Morning•Chionicle.also aware that At / etc of the session of Parliament Mr.:Ross...Went t c : g etO ih e for the Standard. - . But his directions to ss man were; " You will proceed :to Irele m reporter for, the` Government." He did not concealment whatever. .He did . not sanction it a n (' h4 , , rectly or indirectly. :But the Hon. Genti l l o ol i 'f. Duncombey said that. after all it was wel l7 ' t. Mr. Ross was employed .by the G o vernrallei Duncombe made some Obiervationacross the T t ilel fo r we did not • hear.) •- H e cer t a inly u nderston t he bo l Gentleman to say that Mr. R oss had conceal; at be of.his being the Government re p o rter, and he*,v travelled with Mr. Steele forty-two mile s ";.7bs°' Government reporter. grow this he (Sir if solutely and positively denied. Of Mr. T. DUNCOMBE--It was his own e vi-e ail :0 Sir J. GRAHAM- had not the 'least objectito°olJ these circumstances, to 'produce the a"" °'leys Arc' monies paid to Mr. Ross, a nd of an ios",,ero to • Mr. Bond H u ghe s , an d of t' le • -05 tions given to them. Those' instruct'' ▪ v ois i s certainly- verbal, for which he (Sir J. Grakt i , r ll : l lno s oe' sponsible.' Now with regard to the case of 01 13 0 1 That was the third case mentioned by the - l' ° ) list e: man. With Mr. Jackson he (Sir J. Grahli ra n ; o tter • t ieo no communication. Mk. Jackson was a r e r, os t ,' nected, with the . Morning Herald,' and wa i l to ° ,1. 1. 4 1 in The Crown solicitor was bow i e s r , ,J'i,,ft• - 6Videllee to corroborate the 'testimony' lc 4 c ,a th° Hughes and Mr. , ' Rosii 'and ,he'aScertaietill vd Jackson had iaken_noteaof some of, the 1n e 1 i 0n.„,4. 1, therefore . communicated with ..Mr:/ Bc ; n 4 P r ie 6 with the condu c t ors o f the ..02° 11i- 'ool ) %eir in whose service Mr. Jackson wa s , e ases P e A return should be made of all the law 0-1 3 , t oes )1 1 ' red in the late prosecutions, in which -wool" . „ - ia t°o , l l amount of all the moneys that had been Jackson. He must again declare that no coal"' swot whatever had taken place between the Gove rtilli- . ' Mr. Jackson f ur th er th an he had stated. • , ' 4 ,ite Mr. DUNCOMBE—Or the Morning Be ra t be Sir JAMES GRAHAM observed that hi , def itt ' r ot i must deteimine whether, in a case of t rl , o verl;je e l tion, it was not the boUnden duty Of th e L. ,,ess i , r tes to bring as much corroborative evidence as r,• t lea the persons employed by the G ro'' testimony was obtained openly and hou° v io tioi ci ab: f eve rnment , P ro w 1::, had no ,hesitation in, avowing - that a cout„';, ll ,.. P. ,ig been made by the Government to the .o.•"'clew th e o rat . ,,, and Standard newspapers, requesting the Pr o le e nt those papers to' allow their reporters to. Col l o ov elt":" L i f io testimony of the persons "employed by the the r i c, l , lie (Sir J. Graham) had told the Hou se tis o to which, on the part of. the Government, he .sv assent to the production of. He 1 inSi lli ,„cs produce a return. of all moneys paid, and rat given on the part Of the Government, wi t 4.hat alga the late prosecutions ; and he-would ad d .; ( l . iiii ° I ; 4 0; now, or on, some future occasion, he Wo e epos' table a return of the rate, of pay to. then ,: in -tr o olo ployed ei! Mr. Gurney's establishment, h iiic h it o. o e and Wales, on similar Occasions, front ( 111 • , be seen that the payments .th a t. teN l e jo late occasion were not greater propo- ape 0 fi e, to .previous ones.—(Hear, .hear.) He n ow ' e t o portion of the Hon. Gentlenian!s motiot . t i be last ta li must decidedly object. He objected t° it (2.1 t ,e1,; of the Hon. M em b er for. Finsbury, be e3us t - , insinuations that cou ld no t be in i su nilerL_„ ° all, tamed insinuation's that to the Adorning nb it a t oe. Standard newspapers sums of non e r4 0 10 3f1 paid, and that some corrupt pracie: ino sts offl er . place.—(Hear.) He (Sir J. Graham) in tu t . ga ch ~; 0 1 au manner as a gentleman denied the n tleuP - •nsiuoo° r, tions, and he contended that the Hon-Geet, right in the shape - of a return to malt' sto -insinuations thatconveyed an indelible publieso.. truth 0 e hear.) The gentleman. connected with t ii li c ar,D possessed fine and honourable feelings --- ., nr ic to ire re; and more incapable of doing that dirt,yl f 7 wEi s the Hon. Gentleman had adverted. o f • t, solved, therefore, to resist the produe,twe was f; itldreturn-he was aware that in doing Val l i h e "( ith °ifi' the Hon.<Gentleman an advantage w ' eat i,g 0, 0 ,0 11 r: V i z ., the reP be sloW avail himself of, sinuation with double effect that there was 0 0 .4 0 t thole ° 00 o f coraltefd.orßtuhtatheinasginainnatrieopne,attehet inwtalt4entnoo!lbeo:ont. With respect to the last return which t d'o l man had moved, for-:rnamelY, ov to rSfc'o h c j the perions now employed by Mr. GU„ rn i ;• l t he proceedings in the Corn he after nOOO, h o.(. 4 which they had had 'of the posting -01 fainer, Pay' in the streets of Dublin as a spy tiios e P t iag, t o , a return J. Graham) was not -prepared t hole. t b ir .. cons en o 0 to public execration, as he' would sa te give that return..-,(Hear, hear.); 'lOO ii he would just observe, th a t' in thos e easy task to insure the administratiSta.,!Vsaniep against great offenders, withat...ifieur /06 °1 ; of public obloquy. _lt was his painful sat ls wrii, curring that obloquy. But it was thou on the whole , lie. bad ,succee rrdinnr y p uo le s , only the law, and asking for . no e;i.tra ° (as"" e to" :I' l o l in putting 'down a dangerOus co nspir n a i eY brin gieg he h , 'stood the Right Hon. Gentleman)' a Z ing so , ti rah l i n ; tice great public •offenders. - • hol l° a 1 1.° 0 acted conscientiously,. faithfully, be detelt,ebe.ll°lol and he 'was not • going tO. remind leis: cd continuing in . that course. lie would d g iven °Argo of the account the F100:-Gentlein fu ! 11( A.dien t1017 teY conditetto4tighr. .onetitnelietattteke attar e d e ill political trials—another time he a'