The Sun. — London, England, 1836-02-26 00:00:00

S EC( )7i , 1 E r 4 4 p . SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clcck. THE LONDON G2B:2ETTE THIS EVENING CROWN OFFIriE FEB. Member retur ne d t o serv e , i n t h'i s Borough of Cl onme l—Ni c l, ',resent Parliament. Dublin, E sq ., i n th e ro - dr olas 8P2.1, o f N 0.85, Stephen's-green. .. of DrJrninick Ronayne, Esq., deceased. 1 Office, of the T Aderd Chamberlain to the Queen, Feb. 23. The Queen Kra been pleased to a,-point Colonel W. Jones one of her Majesty's cientlemen Ushers Qarterly Waiters, vice Stanhope, resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE. FEL 23. 'fhe King was this day rle , sod.to crsf , r thit honour of Kriiglit -I.ood upon Major-Grf•noral. Wilshire Wilson s of the Reval Artil lery, Military Knight Commander of the Royal ifanoveriar Guelphic Order. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 23. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight hood upon Caprain the flonourable James Ashley Maude, of the Royal Navy, Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath., Military Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order ; Knight of the 0 der of St. Louis ; of the second Order St. Anne of Russia ; and Commander of the Order of the Redee..ner, of Greer.m. ST, JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 23. The King wrss this day pleased to confer the h , ),irar of Knight. hood on- John Strntt Peyton, Esq., Captain in Royal Navy, Military Kr.tight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Gue:Aphie_ . Order. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 23. The King was this day pleased to confer the h',Wour of Knight hood uon James John Gordon 131,-,mer, Esq., Captain in the Royal Navy, Companion of the Most Honourable Military Gorder of the Bath, and Military Knight CrAnmander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. QUEEN'S-HOUBE, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FP.I3. 24. This day M. Envoy E x t raor di nary and Minister Plenipo tentiary fro- in t h e Ring of the Netherlands, had his first audience of her Majesty : To villich he was introduced by Earl Howe, her Majesty's Lord Chamberlain, and conducted by Sic 'aobert Chester, Knt., Master of t;he Ceremonies. WAR G T :TICE, FEB. 26. 15th Regiment of Liti*, Dragoons --Major A. Campbell, Pay master of a Peernitina P.Astrict, to be Paymaster. vice Leech, who exchanges, Feb. 26, Scots Fusile:4 Guards—Ensi gn C. T . J ones, from the 81st Re gi, to I:Ensig n an d Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gle who retires, Fe.o. gg, 7th Regiineut of Foot—Lieut. H. A. Graham, from the 75th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Nixon, appointed to the 33d Re gimen; Feb. 26. Bth, Foot--G. L. Marshall, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rarte, who retires, Feb. 26. 14th Foot—Captain A. Ormsby, from the half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice B. V. Layer, who exc h anges; F. H. C ox , Gent., to be Ensign, by pure:aase, vice Kerr, appointed to the 53d Regiment, Feb. 26. 26th Foot--Quarterreaster J. Goodfellow, from the 38th Regi ment, to be Quartermaster, vice Rodgers, who exchanges, Sept. 2.5. 3.3 d Foot—Lieutenant W. T. Nixon, from the 7th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice M. Forbes, who retires upon half-pay of the 58th Regiment, Feb. 26 ; Ensign H. K. Erskine to be Lieute nant by purcl-,ase, vice Foskey, who retires ; C. P. B. Walker, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Erskine, Feb. 27. 38th Ve , otQuartermaster J. Rodgers, from the 26th Regi ment, tr, be Quartermaster, vice Goodfellow, who exchanes Sept, 7:5, 1835. g , ° Ali Foot—Lieutenant W. Skipwith to be Captain, by pur edase, vice Elliot, who retires ; Ensign H. L. L. Kaye to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Skipwith ; G. J. Elliott, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kaye, Feb. 26. 53d Foot—Lieutenant E. Bond to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bagot, who retires; Ensign C. Inge to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Bond; Ensign C. H. Kerr, from the 14th Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Inge, Feb. 26. 67th Foot—Major W. D. Mercer, from the half-pay Unat tached, to be Major, vice F. Johnston, who exchanges, receiving the difference, Feb. 26. 70th Foot—Ensign W. M. Bir A ge to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Reed, promoted in the 14th Regiment ; Hon. T. H. Thur low to be Ensign by purctiasv a , vice Bigg, Feb. 26. g7sth Foot—Lieut. W. t7.rey, from the half-pay of the 58th Re iment, to be Lieutetv4t, 'vice Graham, appointed to the 7th Regi ment, Feb. 26. 58th Foot — Er.,sign W. H. Collins to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Guthrie, - ,Rho retires, Feb. 26 ; Ensign and Adjutant 0. Gor man to have • the rank of Lieut., Feb. 27 ; M. Hill, Gent., to be Ensign, IV purchase, vice Collins, Feb. 26. Toot--Lieut F. R. Palmer, from the 89th Regiment, to be Lie.atenant, vice Wright, who exchanges, Feb. 26. 64th Foot—Lieut. J. F. Kirkwood to lie Adjutant, vice Canavan, Who resigns the Adjutancy only, Feb. 26. 81st Foot.—C. W. Thompson, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jones, appointed to the Scots Fuaileer Guards, Feb. 26. 84th Foot—Lieut. M. B. 9. Reed, from the 70th Regiment, to be Captain, by purchase, vim Pack, who retires, Feb. 26. 89th Foot—Lieut T. Wright, from the 60th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Palmer, who exchanges, Feb. 26. Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies—Capt. B. Kerr, from the half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Mackenzie, promoted. Feb. 26. STAFF. Paymaster F. P.. Leech, fcom the 15th Light Dragoons, to to Paymaster of a Recruitio g District, vice Campbell, who ex changes, Feb. 26. Captain 3, J. Bye, BREVET. Army, rn of the 31st R eg i men t , to b e M a j or in tl r e Fe 26. - MEMORANDUM. The Christian names of Ensign Paget, of the 51st Regiment, are Cecil Augustus. • DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. 'WILLIAM BULL, corn-chandler, Wilsted-street, Somers'_ tcwn. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM CROSTON the rz,unger, painter, Toxteth-park, near Liverpool. WILLIAM TATCHELL and SAMUEL CLARKE, flax dellers, Great Eastchea-o, London. RICHARD HAY', (and not Hayes, as inserted in last Tues day's " Gazette"). 'Jooksel'er, Regent -street. . JAMES COL7OIA N, wine -merchant, Wellclose-square. JOHN SYM:AIONS, draper. Haverf or d wes t. JOHN Se r cIOLEFIELD and WILLIAM SCHOLEFIELD, corn-millers, Airfield, Yorkshire. JOHN iIOUDIE, merchant, Liverpool. GEO T AGE FREDERICK STRATTON, pipe manufacturer, Pwrk-Fall, near Alcester, Warwickshire. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. -(THIS DAY.) 174. Amsterdam . C.F 12 6% Leghoin . Ditto, at sight 26 1 Itottvrdain ' 3 U. 12 7 Milan..„ Antwerp l2 6% Venice 4 M mo per oz. 322.1. i 4 7 4,; Hamburg M.B. 13 14% tiapler, Alton a l3 14% Paler Paris, 3 days' s i g ht 25 70 List gin :. 4 Bordeaux. Ditto ... ••• .............. 2 Us. 2b 0 Op orto . 2 Frankfort OH Main e , Ex. M. 1536 0 o in J ane i ro '37 7 3ahia Berlin Peterslimgh, ruble 3Us lO 0 Buenos Ayres 7 3 Vienna, effectivel Dublin, 21 d ays ' s i g h t l% 0 2M. 10 14, Cork... - Trieste ditto lO ',4 4 I Madrid 1,1, ;,, Cadiz . 37 . },i, Bilhoa ••• • 7 Barcelona Seville . 37 Gibraltar ~ PRICE OF-BULLION, PER OZ Portugal Gold, coin ..00 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 Nrw Doubloons New Dollars Silver, bars, standard 0 5 0 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. • The Lott% CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at ten minute'.4. 'past five o'clock. FOREST OF DEAN BILL. On tF,e motion of Lord DIINC ANNON, the Forest of Dean was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on M.onday next. POOR LAW BILL. The Earl of HADBINGTON presented a petition from the guardians of tje poor of the Union of Thame, in the county of BuckinAham, praying that the time f or r ep a yi ng o f the loa n nn d er the new l'''onr Law Bill for the building of workhouses might be extended to twenty years. MF.SSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Captain ALSAGER, and others from the Commons, brought tp some private Bills. IMPERIAL. GAS COMPANY. Mr. E YLER papers from the Imperial Gas o presented Company. POOR, LAWS. Lord ELLENBOROUGH wished to knOw from the No ble Viscount at the b cad of his Majesty's Government, whe ther it was the int9r,tion of his Majesty's Government to p!o -pose any Bill for amendment of th e P oor L aws. As the Bill at prese,. ent existed, there Were several parts highly ob jectionabl Lord MELBOURNE, as we understood, said that the subject tva.s under the consideration of his Majesty's Govern ment. Thy, Exchequer and the Surplus Fon(ls Bill were read a, second time and ordi..recl to be committal. Tha other Bills.ein the table were forwarded a stage. ORANGE LODGES. 'The Earl of WINCH' E A said, that in consequence o! e' stain resolutions rroposed and adopted by the Lower Roust, of Parliament, be rose for the purpose of taking the liberty 01 rutting one or two questions to the Noble Viscount at the head of his Majesty's Government, for the purpose of clearly ascer taining to what extent those resolutions should extend. He wished clearly to satisfy his own mind upon the subject, in order that he might be prepared to offer such advice to the Orange societies as might he desirable under the circumstances of the Case. He wished to know from the Noble Viscount at the head, of the Government, what was the extent of the resole_ iris, and ho w f ar it was i n t en d e d t o act upon them ? W as i t in oded solely to apply to Orange Societies as they at present fai/ited connected together by oaths and secret signs, or whether The Duk e of CUMBERLAND, there are no oaths. The Earl of WINCH ELSEA. in continuation, or whether at was intended fur the suppression of societies formed for the maintenance of a P rotestant religion in these countr i es, an d upon the principles which placed his present Majesty upon the thr one o f these realm& He could not help thinking that the existance of all assoc i ations using secret signs,and bound together bnsecret oaths was to he lamented, but it was a matter for consi aeration, whetltv, under the extraordinary circumstances of the case, an exception might not be made in favour of the Orange institutions. He was no advocate for secret signs and oaths. He believed his hole life showed that he would be the last man to join the association which had notfor its object the preservation of the institutions of the country. He had been. but a short time in Ireland, and he went there without the in tention of becoming an Orangeman. He was free to confess he was not long in Ireland until he became a member of the institu tion, and he was determined to declas e Ills readiness. to make cern .non cause with the Pro.- , sn. tide of revoluties -i.e. tat , ita that country In resisting the tvgraten the Course that had been pursued as regar, edLb Otange Lodges. He Weald not admit that t 'l.ay were an illegal body ; but it seemed strange that the concurrence of the three branches of the legislature was not asked to the passing of such rerolationls, anti he though! it tended to break down the constittitiOn and to inipair the liberty of the subject. He should 'shape his "Conalttct i4eordin i tf to the terms of the answ e r h e e x pe c te d thd Noble Viscount opposite, and if on reflection lid Considered these secietl., il legal, he would g i v e his hest advice to his 'orothers to discon li tinue their pr_oceed:,ngs. H e b e li eve d that the principles of the Orangeociety were those of protection to the best in terests of the .. State, and they were those which had been pro fessed by the-Noble Lords who had endangered their titles and ' their lives, and were foremost in bringing over the very family vlio now r e i gne d i n that country. He wished to know what course ass intended to be adopted with respect to these societies— whatever it might be, he was determined not to renounce his principles. He believed that gross calumnies had been circu lated and believed relative to Orange societies s but he feared that if th e y were put d own, if the principles of the Orange so ty were laid aside, it would lead to the dismemberment of the empire. Had not one individual s who had a fearful and most unfortunate influence in that nseuntry, declared that he never would be satisfied until he had effected the separation between the two countrkes. The Government had said that there was protection I. :or every individual in the sister country, but he (the Eas' i of Winchilsea) would read a letter which had been just ' - e ut into his hands, showing the fearful state in whi c h th e protestant clergy were placed in that country. The Noble Lord then read the letter, omitting the names. One indivi dual had a most miraculous escape from being assassinated, tent had been again denounced by the priest. Another was ,bliged to have a guard of police in his House, and his life was threatened whilst walking in his lawn. In another instance there was a great assemblage of the peasantry, who were pre vented from doing mischief only by the'presence of four con= panics of infantry, and two of cavalry. And a respectable curate had been struck with a stone on the head, and that at tack could not have prooceded from the tythe system, as he was not the owner of any. He (the Earl of Winchilsea) could bring hundreds of similar instances of the tea, ful state in which the Protestan; Clergy were placed, but he trusted that he had said enough to satisfy their Lordships as to the frightful posi tion in which they were placed. He implored the Government to come forward and support the supremacy of the law. He did not mean in his observations upon the Catholics of Ireland to include the Roman Catholics of England. He should not intrude further upon theirr Lordships' tittle upon that point ; but there wai another subject on Which it was ne cetsary for him to make a few observations. He was sorry to say, that the Representative of the Crown bad not acted wisely, he might almost say unconstitutionally, in removing from office individuals because they were Orangemen.._ (Hear, hear, hear.) He alluded to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and it appeared from a statement put into his hands, and to which he wished to call the attention of Noble Lords, that an individual had been in the usual way appointed Sheriff of the county of Waterford—that be bad received the writ from the Secretary for Ireland ou the 4th of December, an nouncing his appointment, arid on the 13th of February, when he was about to incur thg expenses of his uniform and other matters he was informed that he was not to fill the office, The gentleman in question immediately wrote to the Secretary of State on the subject. The Noble Lord read the torte spoidence which took place between Me. Lee and the Irish Government. The fact was that Mr. Lee never Wits ah Orangeman, yet he was set aside upon that ground.— ( Hear.) If the Government had come to the resolution that no Protestant a'aould fill any Ace in Ireland ; in God's name let it be ';owed, but do trot insult gentlemen in such a manner as :dr. Lee heal been. He did b belong to those so cieties, and he gloried in it, for he believed they would prove the *salvation of Protestantism ; he did belong to them, and if A cost hint his title or his life he would support them to the last. The Duke of CUMBERLAND said after seeing the Ad dress, and his Majesty's most gracious answer to it, he and those who acted with him bad felt that no time was to be lost in recommending to the Orange Societies of Ireland to dis solve. He would not say more than that there were no oaths required by the institution, and though the Societies were abolished, he would still continue firm to their principles. Lord MELBOURNE had heard tne declaration of the Noble Duke with much pleasure, and it was what he expected from one occupying his s t a ti on He and the Government were glad that such a course had been pursued, for they were most anxious that they should not be called upon to take any strong measures in order to carry the resolution into effect. In answer to the Noble Earl who had put the question to him —however he might give that Noble Earl credit for sincerity he could not do for prudence. Neither his title nor his life were in danger; and he would find that Protestantism would be much more safe, and stronger, without the aid of such Societies as these.—(Hear.) He was not prepared to enter into the case alluded to by the Noble Earl ; but there was no doubt Mr. Lee had been set aside from the Shricvalty of Wexford upon the principle which the Government of Ireland had acted upon, of not appointing to any office, but particularly to one connected with the adminis tration of justice, one who was connected with secret societies. The Earl of WINC HI L SEA said Mr. Lee never did be long to any Orange or other society. He had refused to sign a requisition, calling upon the Sheriff to call a county meet ing to address the Lord Lieutenant, and that was the reason given for his being used ha the manner he had described. With respect to what had fallen from the Noble Viscount he must be allowed to say that he should act according to his own judsgment—( Hear, hear, from the Ministerial benehes)--ns to what course he should pursue from the bet*. interests7of his country. He was not ambitious, and b;:s only desire was fo protect his church. He hoped the advice offered by his Royal Highness would be followed, although it was notorious that there were schemes formed for the purpose of subverting the Protestant Church.: The Marquis of LONONDERRY should not have trou bled their Lordships but for what had fallen from the Noble Viscount.—( Hear.) The whole of the proceedings of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland since he had been there had been solely and exclusively directed to uphold the Catholic party against the Protestant party. He said that advisedly. If the Noble Viscount would act upon his declara tion, that there should be a fair and honest upholding of Protestant as well as Catholic interests, he should have his cordial support upon every measure he might bring forward for such an object. But the fact was, and no one con nected with Ireland could deny it, that there was one universal degradation to which the Protestants of Ireland were at pre sent subjected, and unless the style in which the Govern ment of Ireland had lately been conducted was changed, the most fatal consequences would result.—(Hear, hear.) He could not but lament the name of that Noble individual, whom privately he must ever respect, should be con nected with one of the most monstrous, he had almost said one of the most unjustifiaale acts that had ever been done in Ireland, who had held the situation of the individual. That that individual should entertain a person who had been making speeches so monstrous—those speeches reviling at royalty on one side, and treating their Lorzi - ship's House with derision on the other—(hear, hear)— that he should have treated that person as a guest at - his table, and that that circumstance should have been passed over by the first minister of the Crown, without having called it to their Lordships' attention, and without having recslled that L or d Li eutenant, an d t h at I re l an d should have been witness to such a degradation and such highly reprehensible conduct was, he must say, most monstrous. Not a single Conservative gentleman of the Province of Ul ster attended the banquet 'given to the Lord Lieutenant— ( Hear.) But what had happened six weeks after ? There was a Protestant Conservative meeting in Belfast, and no less than 800 Protestant Conservatives attended it, not one of whom would go near the Lord Liutenant. At one table there was a rental of not less than 400,0001. of landed property assem bled to promulgate opinions in opposition to those of his Majesty's Government. This was a proof against the Noble Viscount's Lord Lieutenant, or rather against the Lieu tenant of the lion. and Learned Member for Dublin. These facts were not to be controverted. He charged that Noble Lord with misconduct, and oe defied the Noble Viscount opposite to defend him.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") As long as he knew the present system pursued in Ireland—as long as he 'saw a power behind the Noble Viscount stronger than ti - e Noble Viscount himself, so long would he treat the Noble Viscount's words as wind—giving them no confidence, and having no faith in him, but when he saw a change in the con duct Of the Noble Viscount, he would then be prepared to do him justice. _ _ - - The Noble Marquis sat down, and no other Noble Lord rising to reply, the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAK ER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. Mr. BALL took the oaths and his seat for Clonmel. The Hon. Member was introduced by the O'CONNOR DON. Mr. Crafcr brought up papers' from the Treasury.' Mr. Ryder brought up a return of the Contingency Fund. BRITISH ALKALI COMPANY BILL. Colonel LYGON moved the second reading of the Bill. Mr. HAWES was opposed to the principle of the Bill, but would reserve his right to, divide the House upDn the Bill till the third reading. The Bill was then read a second time. ST. PANCRAS PAVING BILL. _ _ Mr. TOOKE presented three petitions from diffiirent parts of the parish of St. Pancras against the St. Pancras Paving Bill. Mr. FIUME presented a petition signed by several thonsand of the inhabitants in favour of the Bill. Mr. G. PRICE presented a petition against the Bill. Lord E A STNOR also presented petitions against the Bill. Mr. WILES presented a petition from the south-west dis trict of the parish of St. Pancras against the Bill. Mr. WA K LEY presented a petition in favour of the .Bill. Sir S. WH A LLE y presented a petition, very numevousl) 'lnd respectably signed by the inhabitant householders o f St. Pancras, in favour of the Bill ; also, another petition from the rate-payers of the south-west district, signed by several t hou sands of the inh a bi tants, i n favour of the 'Bill ; and another pe tition from the inhabitant householders of Camden-town, pray. ing the House to pass the Bill. The Hon.' Member then moved the second. reading of the St. Pancras Paving Bill. Mr. TOOKE rose to move an mile ndment to substitute the ords " six months" for the word •4‘ now." He really did ~ray the attention of the House to the petitions that had been presented, and to .I.'ne consideration of this Bill, which they Nice now called upon t o rea d a secon d t i me. L et t hem .rivest thsmseives entirely of all political feeling—( Hear) and only apply themselves to the good government of a consi derable district within the Metropolis He was aware of the specious gro unds that would be aller in favour of a measure consolicioe a variety of tilists, an to O n g them ' under 1341` VIE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1836. uniform and cheap management.—( Hear; hear.) If t would be the Whet, he would be the last person to give any , opposition to such a suggestion. tut when, from an inspec tion of the Bill, from a local knowledge'df the facts, and a long residence in the district; he was Satisfied; and Wised the House also would be satisfied that it wotild not hive that effect, but that it would hive the, effect of creating an equal mimber xsf Committees as they were called--.that, the eipensive machi nery would not be saved—and that the goternment, parith wtAild lid iiiadeisi hi the bands or persons less qiialified by knowledge and 72 neef that satisfaction which it was desirable for this purpose to give. The present Board consisted of the most respectable inhabitants within the district, and there was not a single petition complaining 1 of abuse or malversation against any of them.—( Hear, hear.) In point of fact, they had conducted the affairs of the parish with the greatest possible economy, and that the inhabitants (and he was sure he spoke the sentiments of a large majority of them) were satisfied, and viewed with great jealousy and dis trust the transfer of a power now vested in themselves, to al vestry composed nominally of 120 members, but 60 of whom duly attended, and were constantly in a state of civil war— I (Hear and laughter)—and constantly exciting angry feelings ' over the parish. He had no hesitation in saying that the per sons who promoted this Bill had not the confidence of the , great majority of the inhabitants of the parish. It was quite a delusion to suppose that one Board could manage the affairs of the parish in a manner better than at present ; and it should be recollected that within St. Pancras there are several towns, Camden Town, &c., containing a population of one hundred thousand souls, and an extent of district of about twenty miles, all in the habit of confiding in the present managers of the affairs of the district. As to the regulation of the Squares and Crescents, the new plan would be attended with consi derable inconvenience and expense. ,At present every inhabitant freely an d vo l un t ar ily t a xed themselves, and raised the rate according to their own wishes.—( Hear.) By the new arrangement, the vestry would have to decide what might be intended for pleasure, and what for utility. The proposed Bill enacted, that there should be several garden and square committ ee s, with a variety of officers, clerks, sala ries, and expenses, all calculated to create patronage, which was the object of those who brought the measure forward. The present vestry consisted of 120 persons nominally, but really of only 60, that being the number in the habit of attend ing, and they were in the habit of quarrelling among themselves. There was no ground on which to rest the proposed change, unless that the affairs of Marylebone parish were all under one tninagements He had no wish to speak disrespectfully of the persons in Marylebone, but it should be remembered that that ictrlct was only six or seven miles in extent, while that of St. Pancras was over seventeen. The interest, too, of money raised in that parish was only four and a seventh, while in Marylebone they have not been able to reduce it less than four and a half, and yet it appeared that with their various Boards they were able to go on at a cheaper rate than Mary lebone. He hoped the House would not depart from the prin ciple which had ever regulated their proceedings, of not sanc tioning any change, unless it was called for by the imperative circumstances of the case before them. Mr. HUME was sorry to find his Honourable Friend the Member for Truro, who had been hitherto a reformer, turn round from his principles, and agree with those on the other side of the HOuse in resisting a desirable change. But his statements were altogether inconsistent with facts, for in the first place he said Pancras was more populous than Mary lebone, while it appeared that in the latter there were 122,000 inhabitants, and in the former only 103,000. The vestrymen were, he should have stated, all elected by the votes of their fellow parishioners who were subject to the payment of rates. The fact was that so far from the parochial business of Mary lebone being more expensive, they had reduced it from 150,000/. down to 85,000/. a-year. It was to be placed under the same kind of elective management that the petitioners now sought. The House should bear in mind that the parish of St. Pancras, occupying a large space of ground, had different acts for paving and lighting different portions of ,the parish, and the consequence was that in some portions there were no n l e i ti h ei r t te s e,e a al nt andd different—(He — e:he ( en H ste e a, trusts,rl,9 hear.)t rusts, s whi c h hw T et h hr e ee r e pulling were Vestry also in h regulated taet t aerd a i t n g p a T r t ihhs the commissioners parish t t p at i e e eawenhlsn,ni connecteduc h t am h l lteyahrreey f o rty being iHebo won Mary l ebone it enAhh l ditat o ehi vhymee l ei a dbmra w ueta h y atr:ela e tos-ht r i s_ otiy , amhnuyoetg .l ueofht o rci ttsm: n c hi ht l elee e aanw r wuvd k a sgieasnt vestry, the wt creoe a yohr n p: no. d o)msewo l wT,et advisablet I li y e:oa o ynttf was introducing t h e continue. spthlaecyecdocuoldn,fidinenaces.hor He time,e subm i tte d these different trusts should be consolidated, and he asked of the House to grant that boon to the ratepayers of St. Pancras. Those at present existing were self-elected, and the ratepayers had no control over them. It was most essential to the welfare of the parish that the management of its funds should be taken out of the hauds of these self-elected coteries.—( Hear, hear.) The House would, he was sure, believe him when he stated, that the expense occasioned by these 19 trusts, was 6,0001. a year, although one-fourth of that sum would be amply suffi cient under a different management. The debt of the parish of Pancras was 112,0001., while that of Marylebone was only 27,0001., and the rate-payers of the former parish sought to have their affairs placed under a similar management.— He would put it to the Hon. Members opposite, whether such a uniform establishment would not be better than nine teen different self-elected trusts. He was not aware that the Bill would militate against the interests of any individuals ; but if it did, he was satisfied that they would be fully considered and protected in the Committee, and under all these circum stances, he hoped the House would allow the Bill to pass. Mr. WILKES would not allow himself to be intimidated by the phantom of a name—( Opposition cheers.) He would not be led away by the arguments of the Hon. Member for Middlesex, although he would maintain that he was as strenu ous and consistent an advocate for constitutional and prac tical Reform as that Honourable Member.—(Hear, hear.) He, for one, would never yield to factious clamour in giving his support or his opposition to any measure.—(Hear.) The House should bear in mind that the parties appealing to the House were the vestry of the parish of St. Pancras, who were their own panegyrists.—(Hear, hear.) They bad already made two applications to that House, and they had done that which if it was not printed, and upon incontrovertible evi dence, could scarce be believed—they had out of the poor rates of the parish twice paid the expenses of their ineffectual ap plications. He (Mr. W.) would not place additional funds at the disposal of a body who had made so bad a use of them. The rate for lighting and paving the parish of St. Pancras was one shilling in the pound. The lighting and watching of Marylebone cost IL 18s. a house, while the lighting and watching of St. Pancras cost but 1/. 7s. He trusted the House would mark their opinion by such a majority as would prevent a repetition of the question. Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY said the consolidation of the Boards would be a diminution of the expense. From the noise which pervaded the House the remainder of the Hon. Member's observations were inaudible in the gallery. The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there appc ared— For the second reading 133 Against it Majority for the second reading --- 6 The Bill was then read a second time. Mr. HUME presented a petition from thbrilge, in favour of the Bill for compensating Mr. Bnckingham. He regretted the division of Tuesday night, for he fully believed that the Hono u r a bl e G en tl eman h a d a goo d claim to com pensation. The Hon. Member also presented a petition from Marlborough, complaining of intimidation andlindue influence having been used by the agents of the Earl of Aylesbury, at the late election in that town, praying the House to take some measures for their protection. —Referred to the Intimidation Committee. Also, one from Paisley, in favour of the Public Walks' Bill. into the workhouse.—( Hear, hear.) She declared she could maintain herself ; but though she was the wife of a person who was sentenced to transportation, and therefore claimed to be considered a married woman, the magistrates held her to be liable for the iriaintenance of the children of her hitsbaridi She *as brought before the Magistrates as an idle and disorderly person; and committed for twenty- dayi to the Houle of correction: A short tinge after the.etplration of this period another .warrant Was issued, and she w as biotietit feta:tided: the Stated that a petition was getting up !..1 12er fav(tif. Bfid vidilld pireiented :: , 7use, and on that account t h e Magistratel to that hearing the case. .7t I.lowever, applied, to the Poor Law Commissioner, as to whether A second committee would be advisable, and he advised them that a man beyond sea, whether for 7, 14, or 21 years, was to be considered as civilly dead, and that therefore this woman was liable for the maintenance of the children of such a man, and was liable to be committed as an idle and disorderly person. No deposition had been taken' to show that this woman was able to maintain these children, but the act required that steps should be taken to prove this. In this case the husband was absent without the consent of the petitioner, and, hi point of law and justice, he thought the wife should not be called upon to support the children of the husband. It was a hardship that she should be bound to support the children, when, but for the state of the law. she could obtain a good and willing mart of her own. He had carefully examined the Act M Ilarliaarenti - and he was at a loss to know whether this woman wal to he called a femme sofa or n,fetnnic couvert. This womanhad no reined) , at law foi the wrong she had supposed, and he trusted the Hous4 would give directions to the magistrates to prevent a repetition of a similar act. Mr. FAUX MAUL thought that the petition stioiiid not be entertained, inasmuch as there was a tribunal in existence to which it ought more properly be referred. He could only say if the petition was placed in his hands, he could promise that every attention would be paid to them.—( Hear, hear.) Major BEA UCLERK thought if this was the law, it was a most atrocious one, and called for the immediate inter ference of the Legislature,— ( Hear.):ln the Case now before the House a poor unfortunate wemau *as punished for the crime of her husband. If that was the case, it was not justice. The Poor Law Commissioners were bound W ad all in their power to remedy those evils, and he thought it their ditty to come forward and propose a measure on the subject. The Poor Law Bill might be made a great benefit to the country if it was carried on fairly. Mr. CURTE IS supported the prayer of the petition. He hoped the Government would take the matter under its serious /consideration. It was the bounden duty of the Government to have a legal opinion whether the Poor Law Commissioners were right or wrong in committing the poor woman. Captain PECHELL was satisfied the Government would stay proceedings in this case until the opinion of the law offi cers of the Crown was obtained. ORANGE LODGES. _ Colonel MAXWELL said that he vas desired by his Royal Highness to state to the House, that In conse quence of his Majesty's wish expressed in answer to the address of the HoUse of Commons, his Royal Highness had already taken steps, in concurrence with all the leading Members of the Orange Societies, to recommend to them the dissolution of the Society. He was therefore directed by his Royal Highness that it is' intended immediately to take steps for the dissolution of the Orange Societies in Great Britain and the colonies.—( Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that be had the honour this morning of transmitting to his Royal Highness a copy of the votes of that House, containing the adddress of that House, and also the answer of his Majesty thereto, in answer to which he had received the following reply :—" St. James's Palace, Feb. 26, 1836.—My Lord, I have received your Lordship's letter, with the copy of the resolutions of the House of Commons on the subject of Orange Lodges, together with his Majesty's gracious answer thereto. Before I received your Lordship's communication; I had already taken steps with se veral influential Members to recommend their immediate dis solution. In conformity with the wish expressed by his Ma jesty, I shall take all legal steps to dissolc Orange Lodges.— ( Cheers.). STIRLING CANAL, Sir A. AGNEW had been requested to call the attention of the House to a petition presented by the Honourable Member for Stirling yesterday, relative to the Bill for establishing the Stirling canal. The complaint he had to make was that the Stirling canal Company gave no notice as required by the standing orders, to the Proprietors of cer tain rivers and streams, from whence they intended to obtain water for their canal, and therefore he proposed that the Bill should be referred back to the Committee, to see if those Standing Orders had been complied with. Mr. F. CAMPBELL opposed the motion of the Hon. Baronet. He had been Chairman of that Committee, had carefully examined the provisions of the Bill, and found the Standing Orders had been complied with. Besides which the new canal required no water from those streams, as it would be supplied by waste water from the Clyde and Forth. The motion of the Hon. Baronet was an attempt to turn out a Bill by a side wind, in a manner that was not altogether fair. Even if the Standing Orders had not been complied with, the matter ought certainly to be referred to the Standing Order Committee, and not to the Committee that had sat upon the Bill. Upon these grounds he negatived the motion of the Hon. Baronet.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) Sir A. AGNEW proceeded to make some observations in reply, but was interrupted by The SPEAKER, who said he thought the motion of the Honourable Baronet was one of some importance. For the accuracy of the fact he could not make himself responsible ; but at present it was proposed to make a new canal. The original canal was supplied by streams and rivulets ; the new canal was to be supplied in the same way ; and therefore those streams and rivulets would be called upon to supply two canals instead of one. The question was whether, under these circumstances, the par ties were bound to give notice to the proprietors of the Old Canal, and he thought that it was a case to be referred back to the Committee—a course of proceeding from which no in justice could arise. The petition was accordingly referred back to the Committee. CASE OF JANE CHAMPION. Captain PECHELL rose to present a p e ti t i on of very great importance ; in doing which, he would endeavour to be as brief as possible. It was the case of an unfortunate woman, who had been committed to the House of Correction b y t h e ' Magistrates of Seaford in Sussex. They had decided that this woman was a widow, on account of t'he ab sence of her husband, who was now at Port Jackson. He did not mean to say anything to implicate th ese Magis trates, who were Seaford Magistrates, and not Justices of the Peace. He wished to state that he had received every assist ance from them, and from the Poor Law Commissioner, who was also complained against. He thought that the shortest course he could take tit ould be to make a statement o f t h e case. (Hear. ) It appeared that the petitioner resided w ith her husband and family at Seaford, and that her husband had been sentenced to seven years transportation for receiving some fowls, knowing them to be stolen; leaving her with six children. The parish had made a certain advance, which, however, ceased upon the New Poor Law corning into opera tion. Her children were sent to the workhouse and there .maintained. A very short time after, a warrant was issued by the magistrates of Seaford to compel this woman to go TIMBER DUTIES. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON wished to correct several statements that had been made by the Right Honourable Gentleman at the head of the Board of Trade, with respect to what he (Mr. Alderman Thompson) had stated at a meet ing on the subject. The Right Honourable Gentlemen had said that he ( Mr. Alderman Thompson) at the meeting alluded he had stated that the Right Honourable Gentleman had the ntention of surreptitiously passing a Bill in that House. fior the purpose of altering the duties on timber What he intended to say was, that if measures were introduced at a late period of the Session, many Hon. Members would have left London, and consequently they would not receive that con sideration the case required. He wished it clearly understood that he had said nothing calculated to give pain to his Right Hon. Friend, for whom, when he filled a less distinguished place than at present, he entertained the greatestfriendship, which he wished to continue notwithstanding any difference of poli tical opinion. He wished to ask what time would be allowed for consideration between the printing of the schedules and the consideration of them in the House ? Mr. POULETT THOMSON was glad that the gentle man had not used language calculated to sever the friendship which he was proud should exist between them. In reply to the question, he should state that there was no discrepancy be tween what had been said by the Noble Lord in another place and what he mentioned last night, that it was not the inten tion of Government to introduce any measure, on the subject of these duties at so early a period in the session.—( Hear, hear.) The Report of the Committee could not be acted upon till 1837, and he could assure the Gentleman that sufficient time would be afforded between the printing of the schedules and their consideration in that House. Mr. G. F. YOUNG asked a question relative to a supposed negotiation between the British Ambassador at Schomberg and the agent of a Foreign Power relative to certain alterations in the timber duties. He understood arrangements were still going forward on the subject. Mr. PO UL ET- THOMSON said, the fact, if it were sot of the arrangement being still pending, ought to be a sufficien, reason why he should decline to answer the question. MALT DUTIES. Mr. WODEHOUSE made some obssrvations, in a low tone, relative to a memorial he presented on the subject of the Malt duties. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he felt it his duty to diregt an inquiry into the subject of the memorial and to the facts stated in the Report. In the year 1830 the maltsters were entitled to a reduction of 20 per cent. under certain regulations, and it was intended that the public should have the benefit of the reduction.-- (Hear. ) He should be prepared to say, when the proper time arrived what was the course the Government had deter mined upon, but it should be recollected if the prayer of the memorialists were complied with, there would be a clear loss to the revenue, of 164,0001. per annum.—(Hear.) If illicit practices could not be put an end to, they must call upon Parliament to furnish them with additional powers. ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. HUME, on the order of the day being read, suggested that the adjourned debate should have precedence. Mr. DUNCOMBE thought the adjourned debate should have precedence, and if a division took place, he should cer tainly vote for it. The SPEAKER said the question was still open. Mr. HAWE S said, Gentlemen on the other side last night called this a great Constitutional question, and if such were the fact, why not give it precedence. Mr. WYNN did most certainly oppose the proposition of last night, because he conceived it most tyrannical; but al though he might-have said that it was a great constitutional question, still he thought that the orders of the day should have precedence. Lord JOHN RUSSELL explained. He had moved the Order of the day for the House going into a Committee of Supply, but with the leave of the House he had consented to withdraw the motion, as he thought the present time better sor the discussion of the question relative to the Borough of Poole than was afforded that morning.—( Cries of " Ques tion," " Withdraw," " Divide," and much confusion.) The SPEAKER put the question, that the motion for the Committee of Supply be withdrawn.—(Cries of " No, no," " Aye, aye," and renewed noise.) Severas Members rose to address the House, but were met by cries of Question," &c., which rendered it impossible for us to hear a single word.) Mr. M'CLE AN begged to call the attention of the House to the interference that was taking place in the contest now going on.—( Loud cries of " Chair," " Order," " Question," in the midst of which the Hon. Member sat down.) The SPEAKER said the motion for the Committee of Supply had been disposed of, and the House was now in the same position as when the Hon. and Learned Member rose to move that the adjourned debate be now resumed. Mr. D. W. HARVEY recommended to the Hon. Member (W. Maclean) to withdraw'his motion for the present. The case of the Poole election could not occupy much time. Mr. MACLEAN could assure the Hon. Member that it was of the utmost importance that he should brin forward his motion at once.—(Cries of "Go on.") With the permis sion of the House he would proceed. He need not say that the subject which he waz about to bring under the consideration of the House, was at this moment one of peculiar interest. He hoped the House would give him credit for believing thare was no one less capable than himself to bring forward the subject which he had taken upon himself to do. When he found the consequence that was now going on in the northern procinces of Spain had already began to develope themselves in a manner that might implicate the honour of Great Britain, the House would grant him its indulgence for press ing upon it a matter which he thought called for investigation. In point of fact, the information that wa.? received was either incorrect, or the troops had been improperly sent out.—( Hear.) The Noble Lord acknowledgsd that he had followed no precedent in allowing troops to go out. In the reasoning of the Noble Lord there was not much novelty, when he stated that it was a case of right of wrong, and that the success of the measure would shew whe ther it was politic or not. (LEFT 'SPEAKING.) Sugar only were offered iri the Market this morning (about 500 hhds.), a considerable phiptiftlen of Which all, leaving many of the leaving brokers entirely out of gergar ; the ad vance in the prices since this day week, is ls. to ls. fid; per epi , f.-gbrCrtri 01s. 6d. a 625., Jamaica brown 635. up to 695. for The ri've' sn'co this day fortnight is 3 s. per cwt. Fn tlye liefined: iltatiet there is but little alteration to notice; flee price's . gerVerally Ore higher there are but few goods offer . ing in the filartefi fhe fjne C.:rashecl 435. No sales to report i for shipping. There is not so* much briskness tlre Itefined Markft this Wfteirl)ooh; it I'l4 not advanced in prVportion with raw Sugars; Ltirripsid.:clay the nearest price 845., airxl the short p.lice 4s. ; the shipper rift riot doily ,- any business. MAURITIUS.-.The public sda.' this week went ell with great briskness, 5,099 bags sold at a futlllrer rise of 6d. to ls. ; fine grey white, 625. ; some low browns taken in. at 555. By public sale this day 4,808 bags Mauritius Sugar sold with great briskness ; low to fine yellow, 635. 6d. a 675, 6d., being 6d. higher, and 3s. from the late lowast price of the market. The last cargo of Mauritius averaged 645., and we suppose tnis will average higher. EAST INDIA. -There are still some enquiries after Bengal Sugar, middlinc , a ; to good white, 375. 6d. to 38s. damps, 355. to 375. In other sorts of East India Sugars no liusit l ess to re port. By public sale this day, 778 bags Bengal Sugar, low to wood white 365. a 385., previous prices. FOREIGN.-There is a very brisk demand for Foreign Sugars, but no extensive transactions have taken place by .private contract ; the holders are very firm. By public sale this day 1319 boxes yellow Havannah, prin ,jnally soft quality, were all bought in at 335. to 365. 6d. The ,„,;:uaged sold at previous prices. 385 boxes of white were disposet of previous to the sale, the price has not trans- CoSet , :---No business td report in British Plantation ; ziarket. Foreign descriptions there arc but parcels in the are inquired for at firm prices. The* Government contract for 30 tons has been taken, bu t th e p rice has not transpired. R U M, BRANDY, AND HoLLANns.-...The prices of Jamaica and strong Rum are fully supported, the low Leewards ,7ontinues very heavy. In Brandy and Geneva there is no alteration.. , NITRATE or Sooa.-There are no purchases reported. INi/tom-There is no business reported in Indigo. The de liveries of Indigo this month is expected to be 2,000 chests. FRUIT.-The demand for Fruit still continues to be on a moderate scale, but the prices are firmly supported. TIMBER' DVTIES.-The report of what was stated in the newspapers by Lard Lansdowne on Monday night is incor rect-the duties may be altered this Sessiort. • SALTPETRE.-At public sale, on Tuesday, 140 bags Salt petre sold rather dearer, and with much animation, 3-Mbs. re fraction, good dry bold white, 28s. The purchases by private contract are very considerable, and at extreme prices ; above 2,000 tons are reported sold. Refined, 32s , and firm RicE,Four hundred tons are reported for Portugal this week, WooL.-There is no new feature in flee Wool Market, the business is confined to small orders for immediate use, at firm prices. About 300 bales Colonial Wdol have arrived off the cdaSt this week. OILS.-,The export demand for common Oils is (as well from the dull trade abroad as from the season) suspended. Olive Oil in request for export. The public sale on Tuesday went at a decline of about 10s. ; yellow and straw 341. to to 351. Os., pale 381. to 381. ss. TaLLow.-The consumption of Tall continues very ex ten sive, the market prices are in consequence well supported. She speculators who have sold Tallow extensively appear to be at a loss to deliver the parcels immediately, and put off the evil day in settling, by offering new Tallow for a more distant ,delivery Harcels of Tallow on:the spot continue scarce. SPICES.-669 bags Pepper at public sale fully supported t h a late advance, good. Malabar to 38 d. 114 bags Pimento sold' on Wednesday at 4icl to 4-4. d. for ord. quality. 350 chests Cassia Lignea, likewise at public sale, sold rather mixed and false packed ti7s. 6d. to 585., more even 58s. to 58s. 6d., ••••4i • fife dealer and the public had alike suffered loss and In- H „ s , hear.) justice—it was the case of Mr. PLVPs•---k Government That gentleman had' contacted to sups). 'Y the " the duty on with paper, but he had paid 14s. instead of S. Oise' paper valid' he had provided for l to the LW' The &Jetted. contractor, Mr. Phipps, applies an d the Board on die sabiect, but he could get no X. c dress ;ttine the .result was, that the Navy Bowel were gainers' •IT,t e nee i o r of supply at 25., but his Right Hon. Friend, the' s‘'"a only • ot her the Exchequer was a loser of ss. The "; ttee tion principal point to which he wished to direct tl.'n . f o r of the House was nee which of itself would y .) emir' change which it was in the power of tees ' ont . to make—it was, that this Tax was one whit' 1 t r os rated, peculiarly upon literature, of which paper 0 1 the sort of staple material. The Committee had„ s us s ltsh. easGovcrnm, the evidence of three of the most eminent pub''' . o o f of the day ; they had the evidence of Mr. Parker a rid sits toas Mr. Knight, who had done more for the diffusion of P c 'P as il literature than almost any other. From his evidence it aPr , of that the tax pressed most heavily upon that spc . eu-s re m literature, and that it varied according to the circulation of is. td 2s. Bd. upon the octavo volume. Upon 5 0 5 ni g ht those psasular works published by him, Mr. K eoes had made some most interestinff calculations , which it a p . steared that one which e now required re, circulation of 50,,900 copies in order to afford any rem bee p tion, would, if a reduction was made, only so small as had LT,.5. talked of, afford such rem uneration at a sale of 30,000 co.Pitlie The petitioners thought trey bad a right to complain el _ ere duty being laid indiscriminately upon things that : ter saleable and those that were not. There was an t ' sn , branch of the subject which he ,bad no doubt the Cy ' s , cellor of the Exchequer would take intns his consideration T he was stained' 1" alluded to the duty on paper that the duty upon that was enormous, in a,idition t wo. ) previous duty upon it as plain pa, ler. itioner s essi aso k With regard to the remedy for which the pes he thought that their ' demands were neither "r o s ay nor presumptuous. It was impossible for him ' what means the Chancellor of the Exchequer coo find of gratifying their wishes. He should be the last man 'trts world to press Ministers improperly,whichever side of the k • hd sat; he had no wish to embarrass the Ch anee 'ot of 0e Exchequer, or do anything that would teths to injure !be national faith ; but he was inclined to think s e wishes of thss petitioners might be easily complied with. tli s could not help Slinking that the increased consumption soti, leave a very large r e venue even if a considerable portion of duty were taken off'. Borne propositions had been put fors e' such as lowering the rate' of the first class and raising the secA' ths t He thought that the safes*l and most effectual remedy We i f o r which the petitioners prayed for. He thanked the House t ,„ listening so long to the obsers•atio ns which he felt it his tintless make, but he believed the House would see that the great o , J s Hoes e ' of the petitioners was to have their - case laid before tne There was no class of persons betSer entitled to reliel.oo their ingenuity and their exertions. The most ingel u ss , improvements an machinery were due td one of the grip tlemen who had signed this petition.—(Hezr, hear.) w it!' trusted thi;t the prayer of these gentlemen wou ld meet tio, consideration, not only from his Right Hon. 1.1-iendsoo4 Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was well eel:10001 with the subject, but also from those gentlemen who ore not yet turned their attention to this subject. He was 1 ," of that it tumid be found upon examination that no br ane ) „, taxation woe more worthy of attention—(Hear, and he trusted that the House would agree with b - od thinking that the prayer of the petition was well foundedrtber that its extent was not nnreasonable. There were manY u s ick interests entitled to attention, but it would be difficul t to r out• one that better deserved the attention of Parliament 111" the Chancellor of Exchequers-.(Loud cheers.) b e The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUF,R . I t ss would make no objection to the course nut:sued either hl, l h ll petitioners or his Noble Friend, who had s Sated clearly e uus lo the case of the paper manufacturers. There Was not 3 l e o omitted in his speech which could be Isrougsht to to r upon the subject. He (Mr. Rice) admitted :bat cop' claims deserved the attention of Parliament and oe ge sle sideration of Government, and he sincerely hoped his tit 10 Friend would see that it was impossible for him at prel e : t he go further than to state, that the subject was un o ssh' o re anxious consideration of his Majesty's Ministers. f o r was scarcely any class who might not make out a case •",„ to reduction of taxation ; but the question for the Gover tnee s''lo consider was, what particular body was best entitle° en it? At Easter, when he would make his financial statel the for the year, he would be prepared to state the views Government, and which particular branch of taxation fr:i'sor be reduced. He hoped Honourable Gentlemen who wisheoto a reduction of the paper duties, would be content to sslts-tios April, and he pledged himself that there would be a reel.- ge. in such branches as would best benefit the community at lar cis i Mr. STUART had a motion on the paper for 'nut:err next, for the repeal of those duties. He would n ot, t .tbl s fore, enter into a discussion on its details ; but he fel t duty to support the petition of the Noble Lord. ' the Mr. MARK PHILLIPS thought it was a disgrace tussle country that these duties were still continued, and w ould his most cordial support to the prayer of the petition. MALT DUTIES. h old yhs WODE HOU SE gave notice that to-morrow he 9 ° , s fb on. the Chancellor of the Exchequer a saLl e ' r t3 ") q uestion that the Speaker do leave the c hair, . 00 'fait duties.--(Cries of " Hear, hear, be e a t. on the the Right relative to the Mr. CLAY pres,ented a petition from the parish el i s to within three miles of London. Mary, Whitechapel, praying for the introduction of a - 1 " -- prevent railways coming Mr. ROEBUCK gave not:, COLONIES. move an humble Address to his 1 , h e 00, le that on the sth Mare.- - Imes Justice of the Mauritius for high crimes and misdeame.to Majesty to remove the 00 committed by him in his office, and on the 15th of 11 .;7 10 he would move an Address to his Ms T esty, praying lads. remove the Chief Commissioner of lands in Lower VP TIMBER DUTIES. th e Mr. G. F. YOUNG begged to ask It question c?fees Right Hon. President of the Board of Trade—whether the intention of the Government to introduce any nte ustl ols' the House this session of Parliament, pursuant to the 'reties? mendation of the Select Committee on the Timber Duisfss In the other House it was reported that a Member of fu s . well iesty's Government had said it was not ; while it 0s 7,0115 t i tn )wn that the Right Hon. Gentleman, in answer to a 13 ",tbil inquiry on a recent occasion, had said, not at present. A y difference gave rise to much observation and considers b/e satisfaction , sA . Mr. P. THOMSON said that it had been his ("'-'OIY Thomson's) intention to introduce some measure on that it ject in the early part of the next session, as he thoug ht th A 0 0 could not be done with safety before then ; but he he"silire reason to think that some steps would be taken towards tu s e o pt troduction of such a measure in the latter part of the Pr e' bi session. He regretted that the question had been ask the the Hon. Member that night, as he did not perceive Ije Hon. Member for Sunderland in his place in the House• de rr regretted it because he was prepared to ask the Hon. ber for Sunderland a question in connection with it, ther the report which appeared in the newspapers "001 speech in his name, charging his Majesty's Goveruate with an intention to postpone the subject to an ind'isbs period, that Hon. Members interested in the question ole be put off their guard and go away, so that they might sun slO titiously, in their absence, deal with it as they c hose. des , (Mr. P. Thomson) would wish to have known tha t sal' Member's reason for making such an observation ; and he c r de' lenged him or any one else to substantiate a charge of theost, scription against his Majesty' s Government. Their coi l p cs s on the contrary, had been marked by the greatest 0 61 and candour on the subject. Or Mr. YOUNG explained. He was sorry he had not see portunity of a previous communication with the Hon. Gt, man. It certainly was arranged to put the question l'tesk presence of the Hon. Meober for Sunderland ; but he the liberty of asking it that evening, to save time. ear Mr. ROBINSON rose to pu t a question. — (L oud so" tinned cries of " Chair" and " Order.") th e The SPEAKER said there Was no question before House. Mr. ROBINSON—I know it, Sir-- An HON. MEMBER—WeII then, sit down. Mr. Robinson sat down. MILITARY , TORTURE. ret lrl Mr. WAKLEY rose to ask the Right Hon. ti; e re" at War if he had any objection to produce a copy 02 tm e f is ceedings on the inquest that was taken on the bodiee', o g two soldiers who lately died at Woolwich, after has' s ° P e , ceived the punishment inflicted by courts-martial_ r ( , t ls)' would also beg leave to ask the Gallant Major, the Di e ,tl l° for Barnstaple, if he intended to follow up his motion T ss e subject of military flogging, and bring the matter h" Committee ? tie ls Lord HO WICK was understood to say that no Alec existed to furnishing the desired returns. h Major FANCOURT said that he certainly follow up his motion, otherwise he would not have U lu the House. at I , COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS 'I LAND.—RIVER SHANNON. wished If" The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER oi call the attention of the Hong., to the Report of the thiel sioners of the Shannon, andite recommendationsts h ' had made, pursuant to the order of last Session, for the °si f i be i ance of the Government in the measures about to be f fore Parliament for facilitating loans for the purpose cop ~1 both public and private works in that country. (The ap o ", 0 sion prevailing in the House prevented us from elite' of et the Hon. Gentleman's prefatory observations.) He did the length of agreeing in the entire of their sc s n'ges, ti lblee t° the Bill which he had since prepared, and hoped tO v e s - s O' s gs lay it bbfore the House in a few days, embodied the 0 1 °„1 sr s i able and practical of their propositions. These he vso"-nsfsoses lingly carry into effect, without respecting the app of the monies, and would (ender the sanction of such tw o r e . —( Hear, hear. merits as he soon expected to see carried into effect) b i tieh s A,' placing on the hear.) He hesitation in asking the confidence of the House to et u t e lardt to issue Exchequer bills in aid of the public works of e th sh e ou ß l at present content ) o f Shannon.' Ul f/ I A, Mr. LYNCH was happy to find that t he Ri g ht ife ° ;.elo 3- e d port of the - Commissihorers' tP /ID Gentleman was pursuing a course wjth respect to P o which would be productive of the best p o" d rac tical resnilsiesol expected that it would be further attended with g to this cou n t r y, i n p reven ti ng th e annua l immigration (4 employed Irish. He would mention au illustrative fact ; 0 00 0 Griffith, on e o f th ese C om mis s ion ers , s t a t e d that, hY tder be lay which took place in a single district last season un be i f ic ie observation, 500 individuals were prevented frool a to A t li burthen on England. He would, however, put lager's/ Chancellor of the Exchequer that it was not acting; towards Ireland to charge public bodies 4 per cent. ansurrisc individu a l s 5 p er cen t. f or w h a t G over nment obtained aptPri (Hear.) The evidence of Colonel Burgoyne was very LOND ON MARKETS-THIS DAY. (From the New London Price Current.) SooAr..—There has been a steady demand for West India Raw Sugar at a progressive improvement in the prices upon those obtained last week; 103 hhds. Barbadoes at public sale on Tuesday sold is. to is. 6d. higher than the former sale, 655. 6d. to 685., this was the last parcel held in first bands ; the purchases are extensive, when we consider the reduced stock in the Docks, and the small show of Sugais at Market ; the estimated F ales this week are 1,600 hhds. and trs., and the Market well cleared of the Sugars. Thirty-three boards of IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Fsmorkzer 25. Mr. CLAY presented a petition from some parties inter d in the road to Blackwall, praying to be heard by Counsel nst the London and Blackwall Railway Bill. NMr. R. COLBORNE moved that the Committee on the ort h Midland Railway be received, and a petition on the sub ject, which had been presented early in the sitting, be referred to them. Mr. BAINES complained that the objection taken was most informal and out of place, and would, he feared, put the promoters of the measure to great inconvenience and expense. The SPEAKER observed that whenever a petition was presented complaining that the Standing Orders had not been complied with, the proper course was to refer the discussion of that question •to the tribunal which the House had ap pointed—namely, the Standing Orders Committee.—( Hear.) Mr. MILES presented a petition from the proprietors of the Bridgewater and Taunton Canal, Somerset, praying th at there might be referred• back to the Committee, petitions that had been presented upon a Bill relative to the Westport Canal. On the motion of Mr. Alderman THOMSON, the IN ear mouth Docks Bill was read a second time. BISHOPRICK OF DURHAM. _ ... Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to a question from an Hon. Member as to whether it was the intention of the Governniant in any new appointment to the Bishoprick of Durham to sepa rate the ecclesiastical duties of the Bishop from those of the Custos Rotulorum, said the subject was under consideration. ORANGE LODGES. Lord J. RUSSELL said—l have to acquaint the House that his Majesty, having been waited upon with the Address of this House upon the subject of Orange Lodges, has been pleased to return the following most gracious answer : " WILLIAM Rax. " I willingly assent to the prayer of my faithful Commons, that I will be pleased to take such measures as shall seem ad visable for the effectual discouragement of Orange Lodges, and generally of all Political Societies excluding persons of a dif ferent religious persuasion, using signs and symbols, and acting by means of Associated Lodges. It is my firm intention to discourage all such Societies, and I rely with confidence upon the fidelity of my loyal subjects to support me in my de termination."—(Great cheeringl) PAPER DUTY. Lord FRANCIS EGE RTON begged to call the attention of the House and of his Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer to a petition which he held in his hand, signed by seventy gentle men engaged in the manufacture of Paper. As this was the period at which the Chancellor of the Exchequer was making his financial arrangements for the yeav, the peti tioners came forward to claim some reduction at his hands, in the amount of the duty upon the article of paper. The petitioners complained that the duty at present chargeable on the manufacture was both exorbitant and oppressive, that it encouraged fraud, and was of serious injury to the fair trader; and while it caused a great defalca tion in the revenue, that it contributed to retard the extention of literature and the general diffusion of know ledge—( Hear, hear, hear)—and that the mode in which the duties were collected were at variance with the spirit in which the Act of Parliament was framed. By the Act of Anne an ad valorem duty was levied upon the first class of papers. Now this term " first class" was calculated to mislead those who did not understand the subject. For his part he always considered that " first class" paper meant the best quality ; but his Right Honourable Friend well knows that in the system adopted for the clas sification of paper, that such was not the case.—(Hear.) His Right Hon. Friend was aware that in the first class was included every description of paper not made from a particular description of material, namely, tarred ropes, from which the tar has not been extracted; and that second olass paper is made exclusively from that material. Undoubtedly the object of this enactment was to simplify the vast complication of the original statutes, and endeavour to effect a classification. That course was consistent, perhaps, with the notions of politi cal economy of the day, but it was not now applicable. The circumstances and: materials used in the fabric of paper have materially altered within the last few years, so that the materials used in the manufacture of second class paper, from being the cheapest, had become the most expensive of any. That was attributable to two distinct causes—the-de crease of wear and tear in the material incident to the peace, and the substitution of chain-cables instead of ropes in the navy. That had occasioned some confusion in the operation of that legal enactment. Hon. Members who were connected with the manufacturing districts well knew that up to a recent period, a certain portion of all the cotton worked up in these manufactories was applied to no other purpose except wiping the oil from the machinery used in that department. It so happened that 5 or 6 years ago, an individual endeavoured to turn that refuse cotton, which amounted to one-twelfth of all the enormous mass manufactured in that county, to another pur pose, namely, the manufacture of paper, and thereby another cheap material has been thrown at once into that manufactory. The use of that material has led to numerous attempts to de fraud the revenue, which he believed had been acted upon very universally throughout the country, more in the northern parts and in Scotland, than in Ireland and these parts of the empire. With respect to Ireland,. there was one circumstance which, he thought, was well calculated to excite the interest of the represen tatives of that country ; for there was a material arising from flax manufacture which had not yet arisen in that country to any extent, but which, if the operation of the present duties did not interfere, the refuse would be converted into a very useful article.—( Hear, hear.) Upon two classes of paper the difference of duty amounted to half, the first class paper being charged at 3d, the second class paper at lid. It appeared upon almost every page of the Report of the Commissioners of Excise Inquiry, which, in speaking upon this subject he might call his brief, which bore the sig nature of an Honourable Member of that House, whose name must be always ment i one d w i t h respect whenever subjects of this description came under the attention of the House—he meant Sir Henry Parnell—every page of the Report bore testimony of the great temptations that were held out to defraud the revenue by the manufacturer and labourer. It would be idle to attempt to impress the House with the injustice that the fair dealer suffered from the principles upon which he conducted his trade. Therefore those who had entrusted him with their petitions had been most anxious that the House should take into its consideration, or rather that the Government should take into its imme diate consideration, a subject which, as it appeared under the Report before him, was so strongly recommended to their attention : for he should say, that if no reduction of duty was contemplated, it would be the duty of Govern. ment not only to consolidate but to math° the law under which these gentlemen had to conduct their manufactories. There was one case contained in the Report, which was the only one he should quote in illustration of the operation of the law, which was different in one district of the Excise to what it was in anether—that was a case in which the