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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 9.- The House sat to-day at Four o'clock. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill, the Church En dowment Bill, the Poor-law Amendment Bill, the Counties and Boroughs Bill, the Duchy of Cornwall Assessionable Manors Bill, the Roman Catholics Penal Acts Repeal Bill, the Metropolitan Buildings Bill, the Piccadilly Improvement Bill, the Insolvent Debtors' Bill, the Railways Bill, Turnpike Trusts (South Wales) Bill, the Controverted Elections Bill, the Woods and Forests Bill, the County Coroners' Bill, the South Sea Company's Bill, the Savings' Banks Bill, the Slaughtering of Horses Bill, the Clerks to Attorneys Bill, the Tralee Harbour Bill, the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, the Mar riages (Scotland) Bill, the Spirit Licenses Bill, the Grand Canal (Ireland) Bill, the Arms (Ireland) Regis tration Billy the Protection of Purchasers (Ireland) Bill, the Charitable Donations and Bequests (Ireland) Bill, the Grand Jury Presentment (Dublin) Bill, the Middle Level Drainage Bill, and several other private Bills. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the ati of Shaftesbury, and the Earl of Dalhousie. Their Lordships resumed business at Five o'clock. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from the Protestant Operatives Society of Dublin, against the repeal of the penal laws affecting Roman Catholics. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a peti tion from Newcastle, complaining of the present law of settlement as affecting Irish persons settled in England. The petition set forth the case of an Irishwoman, who was married at Newcastle to a native of the same part of the United Kingdom, and who having lived with her husband seventeen years, was deserted by him. The parish authorities transported her and her four children (the latter having been born in Newcastle), to !Ireland as Irish paupers.— (Hear, hear.) The Noble Marquis hoped that the mea sure announced in the other House by the Secretary of of State for the Home Department, respecting the law of settlement, would extend to such cases as this.—(Hear.) COMMON-LAW COURTS (IRELAND) BILL. Lord WHARNCLIFFE railed the attention of the House to the Commons' amendments on this Bill, to which he recommended their Lordships to agree. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that by the com mon law, the appointment of the prothonataries and other officers was vested in the judges. In some cases in England and Ireland, prescription had superseded the common law. Some office in the courts of law in Eng land were held by women.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) It would be most unwise and unjust to deprive the Irish judges of a patronage which was possessed by the English judges.—(Hear, hear.) He would oppose the recommendation of his Noble Friend (Lord Wharn cliffe), and would vote that the House should not agree to the amendments of the Commons, which would give the appointment of those offices to the Lord Lieutenant. Lord CAMPBELL was greatly pleased with the ob servations of his Noble and Learned Friend on the woolssie.k. He (Lord Campbell) had moved an amend ment on the third reading of the Bill, to which their Lordships agreed without the slightest opposition. The Lord Chancellor gave the amendment his most strenuous support. The Lord President of the Council did not oppose it, but he asked their Lordships to give him time to consult the law officers of the Crown, as to the effect of the amendment. The Bill was sent back from the Commons with amendments, which superseded his amendment, and gave the patron age of those offices to the Lord-Lieutenant and not to the judges, who ought to possess it — making thus a de grading distinction between the Irish judges and the English. Ho put it to their Lordships whether the judges or the Lord-Lieutenant were best qualified to determine who was the fittest person to fill an adminis trative office in the courts of law ? In this case he had the support of the Lord Chancellor, who was looked up to by the Government and Noble Lords oppo site as'a sort of oracle.—(A laugh.) It was very well that this was not a Bill of his (Lord Campbell's). If it had been, he could not have expected the same sup port.—(Great laughter.) The Earl of WICKLOW thought that their Lord ships ought on such a question to be governed by the opinion of the Lord Chancellor, although the representa tives of the Government were professedly opposed to it. The President of the Council recom mended the House to agree to the amendments of the Commons, from respect to that House. He wished to treat that House with all possible respect ; but he must in this case put it to their Lord ships to consider that the House of Commons now—at this moment—was merely an assemblage of a few sup porters of the Government, who remained in town for the dispatch of Government business.—(Hear. and a laugh.) The present period was not one in which it would be wise to aggrieve the Irish judges, or to give the Irish people any reason to think that the united Parlia ment was not disposed to de justice to Ireland. The Earl of H ADDINGTON said, that to hear the speech of his Noble Friend (Lord Wicklow) any one might think that the amendments of the Commons affected vitally all the great questions at issue between the parties which distracted Ireland ; but in fact there was no discussion raised upon the subject by the Irish Mem bers in the other House. The LORD CHANCELLOR—There were few of them there since the Bill went back.—(A laugh.) The Earl of HADDINGTON said that there were Members for Ireland in the House quite enough to raise debates, if they thought the people of Ireland cared a straw whether the Judges or the Lord-Lieutenant should have the patronage. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE considered the question of great importance, as was every question re specting the administration of justice in Ireland ; and it would be exceedingly mischievous to place the Judges of Ireland in a worse position than those of England. Their Lordships then divided, when there appeared— Contents .... • Non-contents . 22 Majority -9 The amendrlient - of the Commons was accordingly agreed to, and the Bill was passed. COMMON LAW PROCESS BILL. On the order of the day for the further consideration of the Commons' amendments upon this Bill being road, Lord CAMPBELL opposed the amendments, and mated that they be taken into consideration that day three months. Af‘er a few words from Lord WIIARNCLIFFE, the znotion of the Noble and Learned Lord was agreed to, and 'the Commons' amendments were rejected. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved as address to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty would mks measures for carrying into effect the recommenda tions of their Lordships' Committee of the progress of the building of the Homes a Parliament. Lord CAMPBELL hoped that the address would be as stringent as possible, otherwise the House would not be ready for their L ordships within seven years.— (Hear, and a laugh.) Their Lordships would be con demned to do their work in " this miserable dungeon," whereas the Commons had as good a house as could be desired for space. ventilation, and every accommodation. The Earl of BESBOROUGH said that it was only justice to Mr. Barry to say that, when that architect promised that the House of Lords could be completed in two years, he expressly stated that he meant two years from the formation of the coffer-dam. The Earl of WrckLow' and Lord SUDELEY agreed with the Marquis of Clanricarde, that the dc:uy of the in excusable. Lord was Lord MONTEAGLE thought their Lordships ought to insist upon the building being completed without delay. He did not think that it was necessary (with the simple habits of this country) that the buildings should be delayed until our artists learned fresco-painting. Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that it could not be de nied that the last exhibition in fresco-painting had been very unsatisfactory, and that their Lordships could not wait until our artists acquired perfection in that depart ment.—The motion was then agreed to. POST-OFFICE INQUIRY. The Marquis of CLANRICANDE asked whether or not the Government had come to a determination as to altering the law respecting the opening of le:tors in the Post-office? Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that her Majesty's Go vernment had not yet. had time to consider the report of the Committee on this subject. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a peti tion from hawkers and pedlars in the county of Durham, complaining of the tax upon their licenses. •The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the petition could not be received by their Lordships, as it related to a laz. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S BILL. ,The Duke of BUCCLEUCII and other Lords brought op, from a conference, the Commons' reasons for dis sent to the Lord3' amendments on this Bill. ,Other Peers brought up, from conference, the Com mons' agreeMent to the Lords' amendments on the Irish Fisheries Bill and the Art-Unions Bill. ADJOURNMENT OF TILE lIOUSE. Lord qAMITELL begged to ask of the Noble Duke, or the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack- - The lIORD CIIANCELLOR—I never answer (pies tions.—(Lnugliter.) Lord CAMPBELL only asked a queqion as to the adjottvnment-of the House." . ..—.,-. The LORD CHANCELLOR—If you ask that ques tion it will get up a deba,te.—(A laugh.) Lord WHARNCLIFFE - said it was his intention to move the adjournment of the House till the 2d of Sep tember. - The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the adjourn• meneto that day was resolved upon, because Mr. Justice Fattison, a judge of great learning and experience, could not be in town before the 28th of AugVai, and the next earliest day that could be fixed was Monday, the 2d September. Messengers from the Commons brow gfirt° up the Joint Stock -Company's Bill, and the Joint-Stock Banks' Regulations Bill, with their Lordships' amendments agreed Theit 'Lordships adjourned at Eight o'Clock till Mon da.y, the 2d of September. • •1 110 USE OF COMMONS, August 9. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter to Four o'clock. THE RAJA OF SATTARAH. A messenger from the East India House appeared at . the bar with certain correspondence relating to the Raja of Sattarah.—Ordcrod to lie on the table. • - ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Sir R. PEEL said—l rise, according to notice, to move the adjournment of the House. I propose that the adjournment shall be to a somewhat distant day, and I, therefore, move that this House, at its rising, do adjourn till Thursday, the sth of September. Mr. WEIL said he presumed the Right Hon. Baronet, ..instead of proroguing Parliament, had moved the 441° "F" Dent till that day, in referenco to the case of Mr. O'Connell. The Right Hon. Gentle man had, doubtless, felt that it would be a great injustice if, six months hence, it should be announced by the Judges that the imprisonment of Mr. O'Connell bad been illegal—that he would have been illegally impri soned for this long . period. It seemed to him to follow as an irresistible inference, that though the injustice might be less, it would still be most signal, if his impri sonment should have continued for three months from the 30th of last May, and it should appear that the ver dict bad been unfairly obtained from a jury both sectarian and hostile. Under these circumstances he ventured to submit to the consideration of the Right Hon. Gentle man whether, as he had himself admitted that the matter was one of great importance, and must be treated as one of no ordinary doubt and of some difficulty—it would not be the best policy, at all events whether it would not show more generosity and wisdom, instead of waiting to ascertain whether the lawyers should have succeeded in picking the lock of the Richmond Peniten tiary, at once to unbar the prison doors and give back Mr. O'Connell to the Irish people ? Convicted as he had been by a sectarian jury, he thought the matter called for consideration. The Right Honourable Baronet had introduced an Act for re gulating the management of Roman Catholic charitable bequests and donations. He thought the measure a great improvement on the old system ; it substituted a much better board of management for the old one ; it mitigated the old principle of ascendancy. But mark the Right Hon. Baronet had introduced into that board five Roman Catholics, and he had done so on the special grounds that a mixed jury of Catholics and Protestants ought to administer the charitable bequests in Ireland. Did it not appear to follow from hence, that in all ques tions where the feelings of Catholics and Protestants were concerned, the jury should be a mixed one ? (Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord, the Member for the City of London, had solemnly declared, in his place as leader of the Opposition, that the trial of Mr. O'Connell was an unfair one—a declaration from which he had never receded. That he thought a reason why the subject should be considered. The Right Hon. Bart. appreciated fame ; he was sensible of the value of true renown, he passed every day the statue of Canning, and looked upon Westminster Abbey, and he must know that a time would come when his merit in the great transactions in which he bore so conspicuous a part would be tried, not by the Members of the old lobby or the new one, but by a different test—when it should be said that his great political antagonist, the great leader of the Catholic people of Ireland, was convicted by a jury exclusively composed of Protestants, under circum stances the most suspicious—when it should be said that he still by force kept him in gaol, notwithstand ing those circumstances. Whatever other materials the commentator or historian might find in the conduct of the Right Hon. Baronet for commendation, history in this particular part of his conduct would pronounce him guilty of a great contradiction. But he still bad it in his power to furbish history with a lesson of generosity and magnanimity, by throwing aside all feelings of vin dictiveness, and healing the wound with the same weapon with which itwas made. What had they gained by Daniel O'Connell's imprisonment? The proclamation suppressed the monster meetings : after the verdict the repeal rent fell ; but from the moment sentence was pronounced the rent rose, and that great national contribution increased almost every day in amount. They had put three editors of newspapers in prison, and at the present moment the press'was more exciting than ever. The Nation newspaper, whose editor was imprisoned, circulated eleven thousand copies ; that paper was written with distinguished ability, appealing, perhaps, rather too strongly to the spirit of nationality in the Irish people ; and the Catholic clergy, those great representatives of the feelings of the Catholic people, were, almost to a man, against them. Ireland was said to be tranquil, but he, who knew the people of Ireland, who was well acquainted, by a pain ful experience with their wretched condition, he, who was interested in the maintenance of the public peace, and who took no sort of share, direct or indirect, in the agi tation pervading Ireland, told them that the state of the country was not safe ; that there prevailed a deep anti pathy towards this country—an antipathy which at all times was to be deprecated. But they were now placed in a position which made it matter, he would not say of alarm, but, at all, events, of deep and meditative forecast, how they should act towards Ireland. They had taken a position which he for one commended, which became them as a great nation to take—which proved they were determined that England should hold the noble position she ought to occupy; but he told them that, possessed of the affections of Ireland, with Ireland united and reconciled, they would have a far better muniment than the Martello towers round her coast. Mr. WYSE said he begged to add a few words to the energetic appeal made by his Right Hon. Friend to the House, and through the House to the country. Mr. O'Connell had not appealed either to the Government or to that House by petition for the slightest remission of his sentence; nor had any of the other prisoners; but the people Of Ireland were deeply impressed with the belief that tho trial had not been one calculated to vindi cate the majesty of the law, or to give a fair and just means of ascertaining either their guilt or innocence. The people of Ireland would not forget that they had been convicted by a jury of twelve Protestants. But to that House an appeal was made to investigate the facts connected with that trial, which the judges on the bench had declared were at least liable to suspicion, and that appeal was refused by a majority of that House. He entreated of them, what ever their politics or their religion mightthe, not to allow the impression to go abroad that all justice was to be denied them. He begged of them to be wise in time, because the people of Ireland had not worn out their patience. They came not to that House in the voice of supplication. They were silent, but they waited only the time when they could wound England in the hour of her distress. He implored them not in the language of terror, but in the voice of advice and warning, that they would think of the words which they heard from the representatives of Ireland before they returned to their homes. He beseeched of them, not with feelings of anger, but in the spirit of kindness, if they intended to do anything in the way of conciliation, to do it in time. Lord J. RUSSELL said that, during the time the late Administration were in office, it was the custom to dis perse throughout the country in the summer and autumn, a pamphlet purporting to be a speech of Lord Lyndhurst —(Laughter)—pointing out in what manner the various Bills had been introduced into Parliament, when they were adjourned, how often they were postponed, and which of them had not arrived at the consummation of becoming Acts of Parliament. He never had considered that course a jus t or a fair one. He did not consider it so in the first place, because the Houses of Parliament themselves, however well they might be disposed to consider measures, yet in the course of discussion inter posed so many obstacles to their becoming law, that an Administration could not be justly chargeable with all the legislative measures which might occur during the session. He thought it an unfair course, because it was notorious that one of the Houses of Parliament was chiefly composed of Members belonging to one political party. It was notorious that that party, having been in power during a long period of years, had placed in that House of Parliament about two hundred Members of their own party ; and of the four hundred Members of which that House consisted, about two hundred had been placed there by the advice of the Ministers of that party during those years. It was natural that those who entertained those politics, who had entered into Parliament with strong prejudices of that kind, should be adverse to the Ministers of a different political party. It was not difficult, therefore, for persons who had authority with that Parliament, to secure the rejection of Bills, however useful, which were promoted by a Ministry with whom they did not concur. But no doubt that mode of proceeding made its impression. It was considered by many persons that the Ministry must have failed in its duty when so many of its Bills had not obtained the sanction of the Legislature. That course he (Lord J. Russell) had never followed ; it was not a course which he was then about to follow. If he were about to do so, he thought that he should have far more reason to object to the Ministry then in power. In the first place it was notorious, and had been proclaimed by themselves, that the present Ministry had a majority having confidence in their administration in both Houses of Parliament ; in the next place, the present Ministry had had the greatest difficulty placed in the way of their legislation. But he did not see any public advantage which could be derived from tracing the history of the different Bills, and point ing out that many of them had failed.—(Hear, hear.) But lie had, at the close of another session, called the attention of the House when it was about to separate, to the existing state of the country. _ _ The Uslier of the Black Rod hero summoned the house to hear the Royal assent given to certain Bills ('or which see Lords' report.) On the- return of the SPRAKEIt, Lord JOHN RUSSELL resumed—He said he had already stated that he thought it might not be without its use, at the close of the session, to consider what was the present state of the country, and how they might be enabled to consult its welfare when they were next called by her Majesty to meet for the dispatch of busi ness. In speaking last year of the affairs of the coun try, he had entered at considerable length into the state of Ireland. His Right llon. Friend, who had spoken on that occasion had alluded to part of that great sub ject. The Right lion. Gentleman, when, in . 1839, he leas speaking of the formation of a Government under his auspices, stated, or rather confessed, that his chief difficulty was Ireland. lie was surprised that with the exception of one circumstance to which he then alluded —a circumstance that he considered so trifling, that he should not then advert to it—the present Government I , ... after- that announcement by their head, bad never taken seriously into -their consideration the state of Ireland, with a view to its amelioration. It was true, that w hen last year they were considering this subject, there were meetings held, and that those meetings no longer took place ; it was true, that there-was language of menace used by some of the principal speakers, and that they did not bear that language at present. But they would be very much • mistaken indeed if they supposed the affections of Ireland had been won by the proceedings which had since taken place. In his view of the circumstances as they stood last year, he thought that the Government would have been justified in issuing a proclamation at the commencement of those meetings forbidding any further assemblages of the same kind, and in following up that announcement by a declaration of their intention to take all The grievances and com plaints of Ireland into consideration, with a view to their adjustment. That Mr. O'Connell would have obeyed such a proclamation . he thought they could not doubt, for on the very first occasion on which the advisers of the Lord Lieutenant thought he should declare that a meeting was illegal, the declaration was followed not merely by , instant obedience, nor by sullen acquiesence, but by :he most active measures for the prevention of a meeting which had been announced. He thought, therefore, it was impossible to doubt that if at the commencement of those meetings a similar course had been taken, a similar obedience would have been paid. He confessed that the stoppage of these meetings, by itself, would hue been almost a useless measure, it would have been dealing only with the symptoms of the disease ; but if they had followed up a measure asserting and vindicating the law by a measure of conciliation and improvement, they would then have laid a foundition for theTutureprosperityotlreland. The course that had been taken, however, was very different. Mr. O'Connell and otherpopular leaders were allowed to go on for seven or eight months without interruption, their language unchecked, their meetings uninterrupted, and the only declarations which they had had—one from the, Secretary of State for the Home Department and an other from the Lord Chancellor of Ireland—had led him to the inference, not as a lawyer, but a constitutional politician, that those meetings were legal. No wonder that they continued to such an extent as to menace the peace of the country. At length, after that six or eight months of impunity, they were interrupted, and the chief leaders of them were brought to trial, not for the last of their proceed ings, not for any one particular meeting that had just taken place, nor for any seditious language which had lately been uttered, but for the whole course of eight or nine months of a popular agitation, which was qualified by the legal advisers of the Crown as conspiracy. Such a proceeding was entirely contrary to that rule which was laid down with truth and justice by Mr. Erskine in fiis celebrated defence of Hardy. On that occasion Mr. Erskine declared that if there were a particular act of a man's life which was criminal he should be brought to trial, but that to look at his conduct for two years, and from that, combined with his conversation, to endeavour to drag out an imputation of guilt, was not justice but tyranny. The bringing of these persons to trial was so contrived that there being eleven Roman Catholics among the persons who might have been on the jury; those eleven Catholics were struck out by the Crown, and there remained a jury of twelve Pro testants, several of whom were known to be parti zans—(" Hear, hear," from Mr. Sheil)—pursuing a line of politics the opposite of those of Mr. O'Connell. He would ask, could the internal peace of Ireland be secured by those means ?—(Hear, hear.) In the first place, was it just to leave these persons to pursue their course for eight months without any notice that they were bringing themselves within the meshes of the law? —(Hear, hear.) In the next place, having determined to bring them to trial, was that trial likely to produce the effect which an impartial trial always produced, even upon those who were the sufferers from it— when it was known that the prosecutors had cautiously excluded from the jury every man who was of the same religion as Mr. O'Connell—(Hear, hear)—that religion being the religion of the great majority of the people of Ireland?—(Hear, hear.) He would not have said any thing on this subject if ho had thought the evil beyond the hope of remedy—if he had thought that Govern ment had taken a step Which it was impossible for them to retrieve.—(Hear ' hear.) But he thought that altogether the Government had been for so long a time ignorant of the real state of Ireland—(Hear, hear)—or, if not igno rant of the real state, at least regardless of the people of the country.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that he had •of late observed symptoms, on the part of the Govern ment to pay more regard to the feelings of the people of that country—(Hear, hear)—and he hoped, that before the next session the Government would fully consider the question that they would look to the hopes which had been held out, and to the promises which had been made at the time of the union, that Ireland should be placed upon an equality with England—(Hear, hear)—that she should be governed upon the same principles—(Hear, hear) — and should enjoy the same rights and privileges. — (Cheers.) Let them show to the Irish people that it was their determination to redeem the pledges given at the time of the union. Such a plan would not assist the cause of the repeal of the union ; on the contrary, he thought it would give a deathblow to that agitation to give the people of Ireland fully, fairly, sad entirely, those privileges which they themselves had solemnly promised to them.—(Cheers.) If such were their deter mination, whatever opinion might be given by the House of Lords, or the Judges, on the judicial questions which had been placed before them, her Majesty's Government could exhibit no better symptom of their policy, could give no better evidence of their intention to carry those en larged views into effect, than by using the prerogative of the Crown for the purpose of at once discharging Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-prisoners.—(Loud cheers, which drowned the remainder of the sentence.) Sup posing the Government to be legally right as they said they were, still, as a question of State policy, no better step could be taken. (Loud cheers.) It would be well for them to reflect what view was taken by the people of Ireland with re spect to the course of Mr. O'Connell during the last few years. They should remember that he was the man who had by great exertions obtained for his fellow-sub jects those constitutional rights and privileges which they now enjoyed, and that he had by those exertions earned their gratitude and confidence—(" Hear, hear," from Mr. Sheil)—which he would continue to enjoy as long as he lived—(Loud cheers)—that he was now sixty-nine years of age and must be ap proaching to the close of hi s & political career. They had declared their wish to vindicate the law—the law had decided in their favour. They should not seek anything like a vindictive punishment.—(Loud cheers.) By discharging Mr. O'Connell they would not be show ing any weakness; they would not even be deserting the policy which they themselves had pursued, but they would be showing to the people of Ireland a disposition to govern them in a proper spirit. If they wished the measures which they intended to propose for the benefit of Ireland to be received favourably, they should not only. have the laws appearing upon the statute-book, but they should endeavour, as a matter of paramount importance, to secure the affections of the Irish people. —(Cheers.) The opportunity of doing that was now, An their hands, and although by doing that they would lose the support of persons who could hardly now be called their supporters, but who when they first came into power had supported them in the hope that the oppres sions of the olden time might be revived, yet he would not think so meanly of the Right Hon. Gentleman—he would not entertain so low an opinion of him as to imagine that for the sake of their support lie would do anything that was unjust, or abstain from doing anything which he thought was just.—(Loud cheers.) Then with regard to our foreign relations, he knew that was a delicate subjectZand lie hoped that nothing he should say would deprive the Government of any means of negotiation which they had in their hands. The conduct of those negotiations required the union of great firmness with great moderation. He did not impute to the Government that they would be wanting in either of those qualifications. The utmost exercises of both those quali fications was required. He had heard with satisfaction what had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentlemen with re gard to the hostilities in Morocco—that he was inclined to follow up the policy of the late Government, which, while it admitted the settlement of France in Algiers, protested against her being permitted to extend her possessions either in Tunis or Morocco. The Right lion. Gentleman had stated that he was aware that British interests were involved in the welfare of an ally that had always teen faithful to us, and whose country bordered on our own possessions. The Right Hon. Gentleman had also alluded to another subject—a subject of great importance, which, although it affected only a small portion of the globe, affected our na tional honour. The Right Honourable Gentleman declared that a gross outrage had been offered to a British subject, and that he expected the French Go vernment would give that reparation which he thought this country was entitled to require. He would not ask for a word more en the subject. He was satisfied with those pledges which when Parliament met again lie should expect to see fulfilled. But at the same time, he must say, that with the exception of the autumn of 1830, just after the French and Belgian revo lutions, and the autumn of 1840, just after the opera tions in Syria, since the peace of 1815 our foreign re lations had never been in a state to require so much anxiety. But if such were the case, it was the more necessary that we should have every element of strength for -the defence of the country completely at our disposal.—(Cheers.) lie was not now alluding to the state of the navy, in which he retained the opinions which he had formerly ex pressed, neither was he alluding to the military forces; but he thought that there was another element of strength which ought not to be ne glected—internal union.— (Loud cheers„) The people of the three kingdoms ought to he bound together by bonds of affection, and whatever might be the means used to obtain that desirable object, no time ought to be lost in increasing that union —(Cheers)—and in strengthening that affection—(Cheers)—so as to make this country, while shs i 3 an object of respect to all men, whose opinion was worth having in every part of Europe, like wise an object of fear to all those ill• disposed spirits who sought in war a vent to their evil feelings and bad passions. There was another topic onwshich he wished to say a few words—that was the condition of the people of Eng land. He heard from day to day, and from time to time, of the inadequate means the people had to support them selves. If they took a general view of the subject, it was impossible not to see that the labouring classes had not advanced in proportion to other classes. The higher class and the middle class had increased, but the labour ing classes had not done so. Unless the Go vernment, next session, should propose some comprehensive measure, he should feel it to be his imperative duty to ask the House to consent to some measure, or to go into a Committee with respect to the condition of the middle classes. It was no use attempting to give alms : what they should do was to do all in their power' to give to the working classes a fair day's wages for a fair day's work. In the agricultural districts there had been a great in crease of the county rates since the war; in dealing j with any surplus revenue, he thought the Government might give the agriculturists relief in this direction. There was another subject which had been discussed last session, but had not been brought forward in the present one by his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member for Liskeard—that was the question of emigration There were difficulties connected with this subject, but he considered with regard to certain localities, that emi gration, promoted by the Government, in some instances, in conjunction with the companies al -1 ready formed; in others, in conjunction with the large proprietors of land, would be of essential service to the working classes. He trusted this was a subject which would not escape the attention of her Majesty's Government ; he did not think that the present system was all that could be desired on this subject ; much re mained still to be done. He had thus mentioned some of the topics which, in the present state of the country, he thought were well deserving the consideration of that House. He had already said he would not refer to the various measures which had been brought for ward during the • present session, a great number of which had been withdrawn. But there was one sub ject which ought not to be omitted from their consideration—that was, the length of time that was suffered to elapse at the commencement of the session without fowarding measures at all, which were afterwards passed in a greathurry at the end of it. If the House were to attend ..to measures of Le gislation, surely some means might be found of bringing Sir It. PEEL thought that would be rather'* an um interesting subject, though he was glad that the Hon, 'Gentleman, who attended so sedulously to his duties, had laid the foundation of so much agreeable amusement during the vacation.—(Loud laughter.) Now, in the first place, he would refer to the Poor-law Bill. Through the temper. and ability of his Right Hon. Friend that Bill had been passed with the concurrence of those who were at first inclined to oppose it. An important measure had been passed, regu lating the hours of labour in four great branches of the fac tories. With respect to financial matters, it could not be said that the Ministry had not done all that could be done : 2,500,000 1 had been saved to the country an nually, by the reduction of the Three-and-a-Half per 'Cents. That was an honourable and permanent saving. Then, with respect to the currency, it was to be hoped that they bad placed it upon a safe and judicious footing ['he Bank Charter Bill had been also passed without any opposition, and the future regulation of joint-stock banks had also been placed upon a sound foundation; added to this, the law had been amended with respect debtors, and a final blow had also o to ten insoen sltrvucktagainst the imprisonment for debt. The Government had also passed the Dissenters' Chapels Bill, which would put an end to endless litigation. A Bill had been introduced also for the purpose of placing ipon a proper foundation Presbyterian marriages in [reland. They had also passed a Bill with respect to Charitable Donations and Bequests, which he had very little doubt would be productive of the best results. These measures, although of less importance, still added to the aggregate amount of legislation. . Then there had leen two very important Bills passed, applying the prin -iple of prescription to the property of the Duchy of Cornwall, thus settling questions which had been the .uhject of litigation for many years, giving the Duchy tenants a.more permanent interest in their hold ings, and promoting, he firmly believed, the permanent interest of the Duchy itself. Another very im portant Bill was that for regulating the con struction of buildings in the metropolis. He thought he. had now, said enough to show that the statement, with which he set out, was correct — that there had never been' a session more remarkable for the amount of useful and beneficial legislation placed upon record.. If, therefore, the Noble Lord had been disposed to imitate the example of others, and give a re view of -the session, he would have been able to have given a much more satisfactory account than others had been able to give of former sessions. The Right Hon. Gentleman opposite had made a reference to some recent proceedings in Ireland. Now he (Sir Robert Peel) would not be provoked into entering upon any dis cussion of that subject.— (Hear, hear.) The only part of the Noble Lord's speech that took the character of an attack upon the Government, was that in which he made a reference to these proceedings. He stated that the Government had given no notice of their intention to prohibit proceedings which they thoughtdangerous to the public peace; at length the Government did vindicate the law, and charged the parties engaged in them with a conspiracy. The acts from which the evidence of that conspiracy were to be gathered extending over a period of several months. And with respect to the law on the subject of conspiracy, he had no hesitation in stating that the judgment of the Irish Court 'of Queen's Bench was unanimous. Mr. Justice Perrin differed from his brother Judges on some points of - detail, but on the law of the ease he believed the judgment of the Court was unanimous. :Ile would not enter into all the facts connected with those proceedings, or do anything that would bring on a discussion in which persons were involved who were absent, and who were now . suffering the sentence of the law. Whatever advantage, then, the Noble Lord might derive from his ex park statement, he would not, on the last day of the session, bring on a discussion upon the conduct of parties who were absent from the House. Her Majesty's Government had on two occasions . determined to issue proclamations against two several meetings, and it was only rendered unne cessary to do so by the intention of holding them being abandoned. But it was entirely without foundation to assert that the Government forebore to declare its in tentions for the purpose of entrapping the parties into a violation of the law, and having an opportunity of collecting evidence of their misconduct. Into other con siderations; which had been referred to by the Right Hon. Gentleman, as to the exercise of the pre rogative of the Crown, he should not enter. Upon them he should feel it his duty to maintain an entire silence,—(llear, hear.) Ho .1291414 content forward those measures during an early part of himself with sayiLg he should consider it utterly un the session. Formerly it was the practice to send tip worthy of himself, were he to display any feelings of a a great number of Bills to the other House at the personal or vindictive character, by which the Right end of the session, when the Peers could not discuss. Hon. Gentleman had supposed he might be influenced.— them ; but now the evil was extended to both Houses. (Hear, hear.) But he must also distinctly declare that So important a measure as the Poor-law Bill was sent he could not admit that there was any wrong committed up from that House when there was no time for the other which the Government was called on to repair. He House to consi2er it; but, on the other hand, many mea- distinctly denied that the trial of Mr. O'Connell was sures had come down from the House of Peers when other than a fair trial.—(Hear, hear.) But as he said there were scarcely forty Members here to discuss their before, considering the circumstances under which these provision& Circumstances bad prevented his attending persons were placed, considering their absence from that the House In the latter part of the session ; but he did I House, and the fact that they were fulfilling the sentence not think it could be expected, after four or five months' of the law, he would not be provoked into any discussion attendance in Parliament, Members would remain, in with respect to the proceedings in Ireland that would order to go minutely into these late measures of legis- render any vindication of the course of the Government lation. He would say more—he did not think that a necessary with respect to them. The Right Hon. Gen very prolonged session was at all advantageous to the tleman had premised that the sole cause of adjourning the country. He thought that many Members of Parlia- House, instead of proroguing it, was the state of the ment did more for the advantage of the country by at- appeal on the Irish trials. He could not say that this tending to local interests than by a late attendance in was the whole truth. There were circumstances to which that House. He had now concluded his observations, ho need not refer, which would, under any circumstances, which he had offered, he hoped, in no party spirit and have rendered an adjournment necessary.—(Hear, hear.) from no party hostility to Hon. Gentlemen opposite. But this he would not hesitate to say, that, seeing the His views differed from theirs on many subjects, but judges could not pronounce their decision on the points still there were questions.on which they might agree, which had been referred to them until the latter end of and by which the interests of the people might be pro- August, being necessarily absent on their circuits, meted, and he had thought it right to state some of and it being possible that the decision to be these questions, and the manner in which he thought pronounced by the highest tribunal—the Court they ought to be treated. of Appeal, might be in favour of those who were suffer-. A message from the Lords here brought down their ing the sentence of the law, he should certainly have Lordships' assent to several Bills and amendments. regretted if any course had been taken which would Sir R. PEER said , that the speech made by the Noble have prevented those parties from having the full bene- Lord was so divested of party spirit—(Heer, hear)— fit of that possibility. The adjournment, however, was in his observations he attributed so little of blame to not solely caused by the state of the proceedings in the the Government, that he (Sir Robert Peel) was Irish State Trials, though hewould not deny that it would relieved from the necessity of making any ob- be a sufficient cause for resorting to an adjournment in servations in reply in a spirit different from stead of a prorogation. The Noble Lord stated that that which characterised the speech of the Noble Lord. the Government had done nothing for Ireland. Now, The Noble Lord said he was content to leave the ques- with respect to that point, he had last year stated that dons connected with the foreign policy of the country, the Government had adopted a most important step in which were now pending, in the hands of the Govern- the appointment of the Landlord and Tenant Commission. meat, and he did not call on this occasion for any re- He had then stated the circumstances under which the newed declarations on the part of her Majesty's Govern- Government had preferred full inquiry to precipate ment, or seek an expression of opinion which might by legislation. The Hon. Member for Bolton had last possibility . prejudice their endeavours to maintain year introduced a measure for the regulation of the rela peace consistently with the honour and interests of the Lions of landlord and tenant. The Government might country. In some of the observations made by the have relieved themselves from all responsibility for the Noble Lord he entirely concurred. He thought that time by passing that Bill ; but the course they took was there was great public disadvantage in the extreme to appoint a Commission, composed of gentlemen in length to which the seesion of Parliament extended ; whom the country reposed confidence, for the their first duty to the public was to perform those duties purpose of making full inquiry on the subject. which devolved upon them as Members of Parliament, but He thought that was a wiser course than still there were few Members who had not important du- proceeding at once to legislate upon imperfect ties connected with the general administration of the law information, and although no enactment had taken place throughout the country, and their severance from those during the present session, yet, inquiry was proceeding, duties was attended with great public inconvenience. In on the report of which some legislative enactment might the writings of Mr. Burke, in reference to the French Re- be grounded for the remedy of these grievances.-- volution, if he recollected right, he depre- (Cheers.) He thought the general course which the sated a proposition then made to devote a consi- Government had pursued with regard to Ireland was derable portion of the year to the performance sufficient to demonstrate that recent events had not in of legislative duties, and he urged the great inconvenience fluenced the spirit of their legislation. With respect to which there would be in enjoining upon legislative bo- the Charitable Trusts Bill, he had stated in the debate on dies a constant attendance to Parliamentary duties ; and that subject the intentions of the Government; he had also he thought that that portion of time which might be stated that it was the intention of the Government to take devoted to the performance of local duties would qualify into consideration during the recess the question of educe them better for the discharge of theirlegislative functions. tion, for the purpose of devising means to supply the They were then sitting in the middle of August ; yet deficiency which, be admitted, existed more in the south it was impossible not to see that in the latter part of the and west of Ireland in lay academical education. The session there had been a very great economy of public condition of Maynooth had not escaped the attention of time. He was afraid that the first part of the session the Government. He did not consider that the condition would be occupied in bringing forward the grievances of that college was satisfactory, and he should apply which were supposed to have accumulated during the himself to the consideration of that subject, in the hope of recess. They could not expect that in the early part of remedying those defects and removing those objections the session the details of legislation would occupy seri- which existed to the course of education there. Al ous and continuous attention ; but still he did think though the measure respecting the franchise had not met that by a prevalent feeling on the part of the Members with the approval of the House, yet the Government had of that House, and the concurrence of political parties, been actuated by the feeling that Great Britain they might enable Parliament to separate at an earlier and Ireland ought, as far as possible, to be placed upon period. He was sure, that no parties could have a greater a footing of equality as regarded their civil rights. In interest in shortening the duration of the session than the the Municipal Bill they had carried out that principle, Government ; for it was almost impossible for them, as by placing the municipal franchise in Ireland on the the Noble Lord must be aware, properly to attend to their same footing on which it was placed in this country. He executive duties, and to sit in Parliament for six or trusted that what he had said had not been tinctured seven months in the year and for eight or nine hours a with party spirit—(Hear, hear)--for he should be sorry day. The attendance of a Minister there was unavoid- if it should lead to a party discussion. No man admitted able. If he were absent, it was perhaps supposed that or regretted more than he did the existence of a feeling he was enjoying his ease, when in fact he was attending of jealousy in Ireland with regard to this country, and to his official duties, for the neglect of which he would be that unfortunate feeling of jealousy, no doubt, tended to responsible. He was rather sorry to hear the vague in- weaken the strength of the country. But he was not timations of the Noble Lord with respect to measures 1 the less confident, although he trusted that no case for improving the condition of the labouring classes. In might arise which would render an appeal to the the importance of that subject he entirely concurred. people of Ireland necessary.—(Cheers.) But should Ho could not conceive anything more important than that such a case arise—should a necessity occur for such an those to whose labours they were so much indebted, and appeal being made—he did not doubt but that the peo who constituted, in fact, the stamina of the country, plc of Ireland would unite cordially with the people of should be in the condition in which they could desire to Great Britain in the support of the Sovereign and her see them. He should listen attentively to any proposal interests.—(Loud cheers.) The Noble Lord Had not which might be made for ameliorating their condition, contrasted the condition of the country at former but he did not wish to encourage the expectation that a periods with its condition at present ; but if they care- Committee of the whole House could enable the labourer fully considered what was the condition of the country to obtain a fair day's wages for a fair day's on that day, when they were about to separate for the work. With respect to the Noble Lord's encourage- recess, with the condition of the country in 1841— ment to the agricultural interest to expect some if they considered what had recently occurred in reduction of the malt-tax, and also some reduction in Europe, what was the state of trade and industry—the the amount of the county expenditure, the Noble House could not but come to the conclusion that such Lord seemed to admit that those were burdens which a contrast would be favourable, and would show at all pressed upon agriculture, and, therefore, that there ought events that the strength of the country had increased.— to be protection to agriculture. (Cheers.) He did not wish to draw that contrast; he Lord J. RUSSELL said he had always stated that. only wished to show that which he believed to be true — Sir R. PEEL was very glad to hear it, and he was that with respect to trade, with respect to employment, glad that the Noble Lord came down to the House at the with respect to the general: condition of the people, they close of the session to give an assurance to the agricul- might, in separating, entertain feelings of cordial satis turists that he did not wish to deprive them of protec- faction at the material improvement which had taken tion. He did not wish, however, to purchase the good- place in their condition, and at the prospect which was vill of the agriculturists by giving any assurance with held out to them that that improvement would continue espect to the malt-tak.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble to advance.—(Loud cheers.) ~aord said he did not intend to take a review of the Mr. BELLEW was rejoiced to find that the Govern 'gislative measures' of the session, and he (Sir ment intended to legislate on the subject of landlord and obe a t Peel) had not the slightest doubt that tenant. He also rejoiced to hear the Right Hon. Ba he did not take that course because he thought on ronet repeat that night the sentiments to which he had general, principles'such a course objectionable. But, al- before given utterance on the subject of education. He though the Noble Lord had not taken that course, he was anxious, that measures on both subjects should be rentured to say that there never was a session in which carried; but any measure, however good, would lose a there had been more important and more efficient great portion of its effect in Ireland so long as Mr. legislation than in the present one. It was trite O'Connell continued in prison. The people of Ireland that the Ecclesiastical Courts' Bill had been were deeply attached to him—(Cheers)—and were dis postponed, because it was stated by its op• gusted by the manner in which he was treated.— ponents that they were determined it should (Cheers.) The state of Ireland at the present momeut not pass into law ; but with respect to the general was one of feverish excitement, and the most trifling oc .neasures of legislation he re-affirmed that there never was currence must involve them in a state of servile war, and a session in which the Government had been more sue- lead to spoliation and bloodshed. He believed the Right cessful in passing measures of importance to the well- Hon. Gentleman would be glad if circumstances arose being of the country. He must, at the same time, admit to afford him an opportunity of liberating Mr. O'Connell. that in many of those measures her Majesty's Govern- Lord J. RUSSELL rose to explain. He had not said meat had received a cordial support uniutluenced by any they could, by legislation ,give to the labouring man a party feeling from Gentlemen on the other side. Well fair day's wages for a fair day's work directly, but they now, as the Noble Lord would not, he (Sir R. Peel) would be affording the best means of doing so by re would just take a review of the measures which had been moving restrictions which pressed on his means. passed during the present session. Mr. liUME said he did not think there was a Mr. HAWES—With the dates of the Bills. man who could say he was satisfied with the state of the country, whether he considered the ;Ca; the-agricul turists, miners, or any other class of men. The greatest injury was produced bythe pressure of unequal taxation. He thought that this could be ameliorated by legislation. He was of opinion that the condition of the people might be improved by removing the restrictions which pressed upon industry. If the Right Hon. Baronet would only follow out his own principle, and take off the duties on all raw material, the country would soon be placed in a state of prosperity. lie was never more surprised than when he heard the Right Hon. Baronet say that Mr. O'Connell had had a fair trial. He believed that not only in this country, but in all other countries to which the ac count had been carried, a different opinion prevailed, and that the conviction was, that he had not had a fair trial.— (Hear, hear.) He gave the Right Hon. Baronet all cre dit for the spirit by which his legislation towards Ireland had been directed for the last six weeks.—(Hear.) It was altogether different from that which had been manifested at the beginning of the session. He hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman would not depart from the spirit which he had exhibited, and he was sure he would himself be the first to perceive the benefits of his altered legislation for Ireland. Mr. COCHRANE regretted that the Right Hon. Baronet had held out no hopes of any further alteration in the New Poor Jaw Bill. The Right Hon. Baronet had been successful in his commercial measures, but he (Mr. Cochrane) would remind him of the sentiment of the poet— " How many limits stand , ,, Between a wealthy and a happy land." He thought that a measure ought to be introduced, and, if no one else did so he would introduce such a measure, to regulate the price of wages. Ile hoped to do so next session, for he believed this would be a great element in the happiness of the people. Mr. VILLIERS would recommend the Hon. Member for Bridport to study, during the recess, the subject of restrictive duties. He (Mr. Villiers) had merely risen to express his dissent from an opinion that had been ex pressed by the Right Hon. Gentleman and concurred in by the Noble Lord, that there were particular burdens on agriculture. He defied any person to prove this. The Right Hon. Baronet had only mentioned two bur dens—the county-rate and the malt-tax. Lord STANLEY—The poor-rate. Mr. VILLIERS said that was not mentioned, be cause, of course, the lower the price of food in the country, the less would be the amount of the poor -rates. The fact was the great cause of dissatisfaction was the high rents. The Hon. and Gallant Member for Lincoln said the farmers were not discontented—(" Hear, hear," from Colonel Sihthorp)—but the farmers were exceed ingly discontented at the continual meddling with the corn-laws in that House.—(Hear, hear, from the Ministerial benches.) Yes, dissatisfied because some permanent legislative measure had not been introduced which would guarantee to the starving agriculturist a fair price for his corn, and at the same time enable the consumer to purchase it.—(Hear, hear, from the Oppo sition.) He thanked the Noble Lord for the expression of his opinion on the subject of the corn-laws which he had given" that evening, and for his determination to agitate that question.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Colonel SIBTHORP said he felt perfectly satisfied with the conduct of the Government, and thought they had conferred more benefit on the country during the present session than the Whigs had during the ten years they were in office.—(Laughter.) He was not more rejoiced at any circumstance than in witnessing the de cline and fall of the Anti-Corn-law League, and he thought their agitation had now been all but crushed, and they would soon have nothing to look at but empty lockers.—(Laughter.) Lord ELRTICGTON said it certainly was somewhat strange to see the Hon. and Gallant Member for Lincoln express such entire confidence in the present Ministry, though he had opposed them on the Dissenters' Chapels Bill, the Factories Bill, and the Sugar Duties Bill. It was then agreed that the House,at its rising, should adjourn until Thursday, the sth day of September. DOMINICA. Mr. HAWES put a question to Lord Stanley re garding the recent riots in Dominica, as to what intel ligence he had received concerning them, and whether it was the intention of the Government to enforce the law against all those in custody, 80 or 90 individuals. He believed the riots had occurred through a misapprehen sion.of the native population in the objects of the Go v.ernment by taking the census. He complained of the mote 914th*Isteriug justice in that islwiid, where it was THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING I AUGUST 10, 1644. customary for the planters to sit on the bench with the public sale 11 pipes 69 hhds Ceylon Cocoa lint Oil were, judge, thus creating great distrust in the minds of the I sold at 281 5s to 291 ss, and 100 tuns of Southern at 23t people concerning the due administration of the law. lOs to 31/ per tun, being cheaper, The Hon. Member concluded by moving for the produc- TALLow.—Prices cannot be quoted lower for Russian tion of all papers connected with the recent riots in this week, although there is a large supply of all &scrip' Dominica. tions of Tallow. This afternoon at public sale 205 casks Lord STANLEY said he believed the Hon. Member New South Wales Tallow sold at 36s 6d to 41s 9d, an d was correct in referring the origin of the riots to a , 185 casks North American melted 40s to 41s 6d per cwt misunderstanding on the part of the native population of Dominica in the object of the Government in making the census. Unfortunately, the Governor of the island had been absent from ill-health, but was now about to return to them. He had received correspondence from Dominica to the 6th of June last, and he was happy to say that the:native population, having been in formed of the nature and objects of the census, were now, so far from being opposed to it, entirely in favour of the census, and gave the framers of it all the assistance in their power. Regarding the papers moved for by the Hon. Gentleman, he hoped he would not press for their production until the sth of September, when they should be laid on the table of the House. Mr. HAWES expressed his concurrence in this course. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE• WHITEHALL, AUG. 3. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Hancock, p' Yeovil, Somersetshire, Gent., to be a Master Extraeriinary to the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. FRANCIS KENNEDY, stationer, New Bond-street. BANKRUPTS. JOHN YEARDLEY, WILLIAM YEARDLEY, an d ELIZABETH YEARDLEY, flax-spinners, Ecelestle l° ! Yorkshire, to surrender Aug. 22, and Oct. 2, at eleven, a t the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds; Wth liamson and Co., Gray's Inn ; Leeman and Clark, York ; • Bond, Leeds. JOSEPH ELSE and WILLIAM DIXON, millers, King s ; too-upUn-Hull, Aug. 22 and Oct. 4, at eleven, at the Le os Disttiet . Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Tilson and C ol Coleman-street ; Wells, Hull ; Horsfall and Harrison, Leeds . ' HENRY JECKS DIXON and JOHN DIXON, carpet manufacturers, Kidderminster, Aug. 22, and Oct. 1, at onef at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official aisigul o l : Birmingham ; I3rinton, Kidderminster. and JAMES INNES, ironmonger, Cheltenham, Aug. 27 , Oct. 8, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, officia l assignee, Bristol; Styles, Cheltenham. • MERCHANTS SEAMEN'S BILL. Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT announced that the Lords had made certain amendments in the Merchant Sea men's Bill, which the Commons would not agree to. A conference with their Lordships was appointed, and the amendments, after undergoing some alterations, were agreed to. CHURCHES. Sir R. PEEL moved for returns showing the number of churches erected by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of England from the date of the Commission to May, 1844.—Agreed to. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. J. Wood, cart owner, Liverpool. E. Outram, farmer, Dronfield, Derbyshire. R. Byass, surgeon, Arundel, t• ussex. D. Kennedy, general salesman, Commercial-road East. H. Heap, grocer, Manchester. J. Posford, commission agent, Euston-mows, Euston•sgsW' M. Bramley, cotton-spinner, Skipton, Yorkshire. J. Barker, sicklesmith, Dronfield, Derbyshire. G. Fox, engineer, Sheffield. T. Mitchell, blacksmith, Leeds. TREATir . OF NAVIGATION WITH HANOVER. Sir R. PEEL announced that a treaty of commerce and navigation had been agreed to between her Majesty and the King of Hanover. . A copy of the treaty was laid upon the table. MERCHANT VESSELS. Lord INGESTRE asked whether it was the intention of the Board of Admiralty to institute any examination for masters and mates of merchantmen? L. Akeroyd, coal dealer, Adwalton, Yorkshire. J. Pontey, nurseryman, Huddersfield. E. Atkinson, jun., Salford, Lancashire. J. Laister, butcher, Sheffield. C. Vickers, baker, Manchester. R. Hartridgc, high constable, Brenchley, Kent. A. Bray, commission agent, Goswell-street-road, Islington. R. Lewin, bricklayer, Chatley, Essex. A. B. S. Ramsey, broker, Percy-street, Bedford-square. J. Milliken, tailor, Keen's-row, Walworth-road. J. Gibbs, harness maker, Lower Whitecross-street. H. Ball, beer seller, Goldsmith's-row, Hackney-road. Mr. S. HERBERT was understood to say that it was very difficult to legislate on the matter, but the Govern ment would take no merchantmen into their service, the mates and masters of which had not undergone the regu lar examination. CAPTAIN WARNER. Lord INGESTRE said that, in the previous debate an allusion had been made by a Gallant Officer oppo site to the blowing up of a vessel at Brighton. That Gallant Officer had hinted that a buoy and tow rope had been used, and he wished to assure the lion. and Gallant Gentleman, who he regretted was not in his place, that the buoy and tow rope were in no wise connected with the blowing up of the vessel. ART-UNIONS BILL. R. S. Hurst, Pomeroy-street, Old Kent-road. J. Chatwin, cabinet maker, New Weston-street, Bermondsil' J. Marcroft, innkeeper, Rawmarsh, Yorkshire. M. Keymer, warehouseman, Manchester. W. Steel, jun., licensed victualler, Liverpool. J. Rowland, licensed victualler, Liverpool. W. H. Harpham, farmer, Sibsey, Lincolnshire. J. Blunt, silk-manufacturer, Prestbury, Cheshire. F. Ashby, miller, Knockholt, Kent. H. Cope, butcher, Old Radford, Nottinghamshire. W. Basford, engineer, Radcliffe-highway. W. Thistlethwaite, cigar dealer, Liverpool. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were, on the mo tion of Mr. WYSE, agreed to. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES BILL. The amendments of the Lords on the Joint-Stock Company Registration and Regulation Bill were intro duced by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL. J. Dean, fair-dresser, Halifax. - W. Durham, tin-plate worker, Blackburn, Lancashire. W. Sharpies, farm labourer, Blackburn, Lancashire. G. Smith, timber agent, Newent, Gloucestershire. They were agreed to. PRESBYTERIANISM IN TILE ROYAL lIIBER- NIAN MILITARY SCHOOL. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said that, of seventeen children who had changed their religion lately, in the Royal Hibernian Military School, eight of them were children between the age of eight and nine. Lord ELIOT said that no person more strongly dis approved than he did of attempts to proselytise young children. It appeared that some of those children had of themselves manifested a desire to go to Church, and some, whose fathers were absent, did so by the desire of their mothers. J. Field, farmer, Braithwell, Yorkshire. R. Lawson, brewer, Doncaster. H. Chancellor, tailor, Wrentham, Suffolk. H. Green omnibus-driver,_Park-street, Camden-tovrn• P. R. Wells, coal-meter, Wercester-street, Wapping. e . J. Hayes, book binder, Great Chesterfield-street, Manleuv' t i, E. M. Macklin, linendraper's assistant, Tottenham-cour t- t, J. Henderson, major in the army, Parkgate, Neston, ChM" — J. Nunn, Cambridge. S. Barber, carpenter, Cambridge. G. Yarworth, farmer, Newland, Gloucestershire. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said he would give notice on the subject for next session. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' REMEDIES AT C. Sykes, surgeon, Halifax. G. Vernon, joiner, Manchester. G. Boorman, baker, Canterbury. LAW BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved that the Lords' amendment to this Bill be agreed to. Mr. HAWES said the amendments were quite new, and he thought that, as the session was adjourned till the sth of September, time could be allowel to con sider them. T. May, Speldhurst, Kent. W. Helliwell, boot and shoemaker, Northowram, Yorkshil+ E. Pease, commission agent, Liverpool. W. Hopwood, hatter, Broadwall-gardens Lambeth. J. Lancashire, journeyman joiner, Manchester. J. Fry, cheesemonger, South-street, Chelsea. T. Warner, grocer, Carlton-place, Stoke Newington. SECOND NOTICES. A d g . A. Macpherson, accountant,!Albany-road, Camberwel l, ,01 13, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, 0" The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the amendments added underwent considerable discussion in the House of Lords. They received the assent of all the Law Lords, and the object of them was to carry out the views which seemed to be entertained by the House of Commons, He hoped the Hon. Gentleman would not persevere in asking the House to wait for further time. After some discussion the amendments were agreed to. The House then adjourned at a Quarter past Eight. assignee. ta g ' .1. Ludbrook, watchmaker, Cambridge, Aug.. 13, a t . at the Court of Biakruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. t bs F. Newenham, Wfist, Soho-square, Aug. 13, at two, et Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. ,4. M. R. Renshaw, general shopkeeper, Liverpool-street,,".4r 13, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, offi cial signee. o st W. Lewis, baker, Heston, Middlesex, Aug. 13, at el eve the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. .11 S. B. Parsons, York-road, Lambeth, Aug. 14, at e leven , the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee. IS, T. Rogers, New North-street, Red Lion-square, Al!!!* 0. at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, effiela sig S. nee. lel ° Gale, Bostou.street, Dorset-square, Aug. 13, at e at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. pd. G. Bristow, sen., carpenter, Little George-street , ~",iy, mondsey, Aug. 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankri l r ' Follett, official assignee. R. Wellicombe, butcher, Church-street, Cambervveliscisli° 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett , w l 7 assignee. RIO G. Taylor, stationer, Lewisham, Kent, Aug. 14, at e at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. L. J. Randall, appraiser, Cambridge-road, Bethnal•to Aug. 13, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, o ffi cial aa i LT - 0 , T. Hamp, farmer, Wood Ham, Buckinghamshire, Aull;aee. at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official 0 7 - :,,, C. Horsnell, Roxwell, Essex, Aug. 14, at elevens 4 . 3 1 Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, o ffi cial as s i gn ee. :: I + ls ' J. Jenner, shoemaker, Upper Tulse-hill, Brixton' ; ft , lea' at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official .- -I J. Faithful, gardener, Grove-end-road, St. John r ; • 000 Aug. 15, at two, at the Court a y. Bankruptc ..., official assignee. T. Dallman, tailor, Newman-street, Marylebene , t A t s , at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official l S. H. Sale, commission agent, Ashton-under-Ly7 oo cashire, Aug. 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District' .. Hobson, official assignee. W. Scoble and G. S. Scoble, bakers, Topsbans, Del tlifir Aug. 15, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. 4 ' . . 7 official assignee. the G. Tucker, painter, Bath, Aug. 15, at eleven, at ,61 5 * ,0 4 , District Court. Acraman, official assignee. .1. Forrest, victualler, Bradford, Aug. 16, at clef", .r' Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. . 4 4.10 A. Hodgson, machine maker, Bradford, Aug. 16, ab i'"' at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assigne6,l, II F. Drake, accountant, Huddersfield, Aug. 16, at e l .. e ' . . , the Leeds District Court. Hope, o ffi cial assignee. i'l°' S. Jefferys, victualler, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, AwTe at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official esSr A ell J. Pickard, saddler, York, Aug. 16, at eleven, at the.;;.*- District Court. Hope, official assignee. • 16, r, S. Wheatley, farmer, Dronfield, Derbyshire, Mg...,,,. 0 0; one, at. the !Manchester District Court. Pott. o ffi cial a"Zi J. Bennett, victualler, Nottingham, Aug. 16, at .ele T7 ' ' the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. A'S? J. Woodward, lace manufacturer, Nottingham, Auft,,, r iira half-past one, at the Birmingham District Court. t`" ' official assignee. till" R. M'Gregor, coach maker, Manchester, Aug. 15, a t 0.6. at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official 04 1 4, s S. Collins, blacksmith, Ileswall; Cheshire, Mt i i l sr twelve, at the Illierpool District Court. Turner, ew e , signee. DIVIDENDS. Sept ' 611 W. Jones, druggist, Llanrwst, Denbighshire, •f e . tvi dye, at. the Liverpool District Court. ..,.. to el. CERTIFICATES te be granted, unless cause be she" - f contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. ' 3 0... f W. Burton, upholsterer, King-street. Soho, Aug . ). l ' Levet, carpenter, Sohn, Cambridgeshire, Sept. u 0 1 / Christophers, merchant, East India-chambers, Lea ds sIY street, .Aug. 30—J. Dixon, linendraper, Sheffield, it a „,P r ie t h T. Humphrey, sen., , and T. flumphery, jun. shiP" ber Hull, Aug. 30—J. L. Smith, cabinet maker, L e iceste r * 31Y 3—H. Griffiths, innkeeper, Chelford, Cheshire, A . 64. Se C. 'Williams, furrier, Sutton-street, York-road, nig' j asr H. Alden, stationer, Oxford, Aug. 30—J. and S. One n t;r SI; chants, She ffi eld. - Aug. 30—J. B. W. Knight , ria oille James's-walk, Clerkenwell, Aug. 30—C. Hopkins, Stapleton, Gloucestershire, Aug. 30. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. V I ' 1 ,... R. Sykes and J. Nussey, dyers, Mirfield, York sbir Wharam and J. Fletcher,• tobacco manufacturers Lic er clrl y T. Foord and E. Hemingway; linendrapers, Halifaa_, , bite': shire—A. and L. Gill, corn dealers, Warrington, Lanr - s olt A. M. Gay and J. G. Irving, schoolmistresses, virothier" Monmouthshire—T. Crisp and G. J. Smith , e' 0• 0 0 : Ipswich—J. Lancaster and S. Mortimer, machla e . c het; Bradford, Yorkshire—G. and C. S. Bawtree, wine it/- ion. Colchester—W. H. Rushton and T. Haworth, c otton 0 0 ell Blackburn, Lancashire—M. S. Forsaith and E. John:; 0 , ..s r , liners, Edgeware-road—R. Tattersall and T. % on , chitects, Manchester—T. Griffin and J. Vi.h sstuo wharfingers, Beal's-wharf, Southwark—J. Ashavel`go, 2, Chadwick, commission agents, Manchester—S. Ra w loin _,.. and S. Rawlins, jun., hide merchants, Birmierlos bef, Mellor and S. Berey, commission merchants, Pe rn „ sk ed f, H. and G. Temple, drapers, Uxbridge—J. Patter ert If .* Anderson, bleachers, Salford, Lancashire—T. g' :a 0•,,i, Billings, attorneys, Chelt e nham—R. R. Pinder _ . . i s" -- Ow" . Lambe, slopsellerS, Exeter—M. Terry and J. W r ' - ' nary surgeons, Watton, Norfolk. . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS' We I' ROBERT JOHNSTON, rag merchant, Glasenlisalp 12 and Sept. 2, at three, at the Buck's Head Tavero,l"o SAMUEL HAY, farmer, Glasgow, Aug. 13 au at twelve, at J. Thomson's avern, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. ar tb le The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sub• week ending Aug. 6, 1844, is 31s. Hid. per cwt., toP". of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon °' portation thereof into Great Britain. BIRTHS. On Wednesday last, at Bittcswell Vicarage, Ile:: iiiiott worth, the wife of the Rev. George Monnington 0 ' -10:0. 1. ' On the sth inst., at Russell-place, Fitzroy-War 03f1.0:n°EYt-ii. e ° :s:t a h n s n E . inst at s , q., o f l' a c Fern-hill, daughter.-1 ii the p i (a MARRIED. nunei On the Ist inst, at St. George's, Camberwell, John , 1 113 on , : lincar Carmarthen, .. son of Richard Walker, Esq., Sydenham , to Eliza lt rd . o lll o `' daughter of T. R. Hap, Esq., of the 'Coast Grua to Customs. he llati. d . On the Bth inst., Vincent Baron de Tay% Chain; 11. - his Mesty King of the Netherlands, to Charld:'..s,. rietta, aj second the daughter of the late John Mansfield• I''`i DIED. It g liPe° On the 15th of May, at Nareconds, Lieu t enant ree t ' Robert Campbell, 43d Madras Native Infantry. nergt On the 24th ult., Thomas Oilver, F .sq ., of Pulte Bath. eel° /. On the Ist inst., in Paris, Arthur Robert Blair, ag the Se On the 4th lost, at the Vicarage, Great Dialverr, .... Henry Card, D.D., F.R.S ,'ke , Vicar Vie, of that Poris i T ur y, DV On the sth inst., ainue an on, ~ diesel. S F.R.S. L. a Esq °I . Sun of - r; ., flithe r* On the 6th inst. Anne, wife of the Rev. -"-- . ~ 54 "° Lower Phillimore-place, Kensington. Hume' 1 , ' On the. ith inst.., in Purcv-street, Joseph of the Admiralty, Somerset House, aged 80. 0' London : Printed and Published by 14111R1)0 fficet 5 0 . 4 No. 112, Strand, Printer , at The Sta. O ott a "" Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ill the biiddierut, Saturday, Augot 10, 18 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Aug. 9.) SUGAR.—Prices are still going down for grey, brown, and common yellow kinds of West India Muscovado Sugar. To-day the West India Sugar market presented quite a different appearance. The demand was brisk for every description from grocers and refiners, and prices advanced 6d per cwt for all qualities, so that they are now the same as on Friday last. 500 were sold, making the total purchases for the week 1,950 hhds and trcs, and the market closed with a firm aspect. REFINED.—There has been only a limited demand from the home trade for Refined goods this week, and prices have fallen is per cwt, althagh the market is but moderately supplied, and the coffEumption still large. To-day there was little business transacted in Refined goods for home consumption; brown lumps were sold at 173 s to 73s 6d, and standard lumps 74s 6d. Bonded Crushed Sugar is much wanted, and prices are firm at 265 9d to 27s per cwt. • MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was a better de mand for every description of Mauritius Sugar ; th large quantity of 12,1.31 bags at public sale was readily disposed of at an advance on the rates of the former sale of is for good and fine yellow, and Gd per cwt for all other sorts ; fine yellow fetched 65s 6d, good middling and good 60s to 625, middling 56s to . 575, low 54s to 55s 6d, good to fine brown 52s to 53s 6d, middling 47s to 50s, low 43s to 465, good to fine grey 58s to 625, and low to middling 52s to 57s per cwt. EAST INDIA. —This afternoon 0094 bags of Bengal Sugar were offered at auction: the chief part consisted of strong yellow (D i., which went readily at high rates; fine fetched. 735, good 68s to 69s 6d, mid rather soft 60s, and washed 66s to 70s ; other sorts went at 60- , ' L. 's for mid white, 58s to 59s for low greyish, ' 7 , 60s for damp and washed, 56s for mid sound yelloW, and 53s to 53s 6d per cwt for low, being the full worth. FOREIGN.—There has been an increased business trans acted in every description this week, and the market has still a very firm appearance. White Havannah fetched 26s 6d to 29s for low to,good quality. Yellow at 193 to 22s per cwt. Pernaiiis and Macaoes at 16s 6d ; Bahia at 17s 9d ; 209. chests on the spot at 18s to 18s 6d ; white at 21s to 24s per cwt for common to fine quality. Porto Rico at 18s 6d to 19s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES.—Few purchases have been made in West India, and prices are still going down, St. Kites of common quality selling at 21s. per cwt. The arrivals have again been large. The stock is upwards of 7,0Q0 casks heavier than it was last year. In East India scarcely any business has been transacted. CocoA.—The demand has improved for West India this week. Trinidad good red at 44s 6d to 45s Gd, good middling 43s Gd, middling 41s to 41s 6d, good grey 40s 6d to 41s, middling 37s to 38s, and low 34s to 36s 6d per cwt. In Foreign little has been done privately. Saco.-,--This afternoon 303 chests Pearl Sago at public sale were all taken in, fine small white Pearl at 265, good 225, middling brown 15s to 16s, and low 14s. CoerEE.—The dulness in the West India market has increased this week, but importers have refused to sub mit to any further decline in prices. This afternoon there was only a limited demand for Ceylon Coffee, but holders manifested firmness : Plantation sorts were nearly *all taken in at the full value—low mid grey Demerara sort at 765, fine ord palish 65s to 65s 6d, a few lots of pea berry fetched 74s to 85s, and sea dam Coffee 60s to 69s 6d ; of other sorts a part only found buyers at former rates—good ord at 54s 6d, very good ord 55s 6d to 565, sea damaged 51s to 535, and triage 36s to 40s 6d ; a few lots of sound Plantation went at 67s to 70s. Mocha met with little attention, and 106 bales at public sale were taken in much above the value—good middling yellow long berry clean garbled rather mixed at 78s per cwt. TEA.—The market generally has an improving ap pearance : the deliveries are going on largely, and ar rivals falling off : importers have refrained from offering any at auction, and at present none is declared. To day a good demand existed for Tea, and prices generally have an upward tendency ; sales of common congou made at lld to 114 d, and good common Is to is Id per lb cash. SPICES.—Thero has been a much better demand for Black Pepper, this week, but at present prices cannot be quoted higher. To-day at public sale 122 cases 218 bags bold Malabar Ginger were sold, but at lower rates ; good and fine fetched 80s to 85s, middling 51s to 635, and fair 40s to 50s per cwt. 141 bags of Bourbon Cloves were taken in, good at 10d to lOid, and ordinary at 9d per lb; 9 casks of Nutmegs from New York were bought in at 2s 2d to 3s per lb. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There has been a good demand for Jamaica Rum since this day week, and rather higher rates have been paid for all descriptions : 33 to 35 per cent overproof at 3s 6d to 3s Bd, good mid dling and good 3s 10d to 4s 6d, and high flavour 5s 3d to 5s 6d per gallon. Leewards at 2s 4d to 2s 41d per gallon. Demerara, 32 to 37 per cent overproof fetched 3s 2d to 3s 4d. Calcutta advanced id per gallon. Orders are rapidly increasing for every description of Rum. Brandy at 2s 10d to 2s lld per gallon ; other sorts are held with more firmness, and the operations are upon a more extended scale. This afternoon at public sale a parcel of Jamaica Rum, 36 per cent. over proof sold at 4s 3d, and a parcel of white 27 per cent over proof at 3s 10d per gallon. There is much excite ment in the Rum market. - RlCE.—Bengal has been in a tranquil state this woek, middling white selling at lls, and better sorts Ils fid to to 12s per cwt. Java at 8s 6d to 9s for yellow, and 9s 6d to 11s for white. Madras at 8s 6d to 9s 6d per cwt. fur yellow. Cleaned Rice has been taken sparingly ; Carolina at 21s to 265, and Patna 14s to 18s per cwt. INDIGO—The market has a firm appearance for East India Indigo ; all descriptions are still much wanted, and several parcels have been taken for exportatio s n and home consumption at fully former rates ; indeed for picked lots 2d to 3d, and even 4d per lb advance has been paid, and the market has again been nearly cleared. Ous.—There. has been a better demand for Cod Oil this week, atxd, in consequence of the small stock, buyers have been compelled to pay 341 to 341 lOs per tun. Seal, pale at 351 to 351 10s. Southern at 261 lOs to 311 per tun. Sperm , fine British at 851 to 861 per tun. Linseed Oil, 25s 3d to 25s 6d per cwt. Rape Oil at 36s 6d to 37s for pale. and 35s 6d to 36s per cwt for brown. Palm, selling at 27s to 28s per cwt. Cocoa Nut., 28s to 30s.pek cwt, and holders show firmness. In Olive Oil a geed business has been tansacted. This oftvrnocin at A Dui 'Coi lag Er Ne Th an, shy Th , tar hlr. Y In t tit„ DI rat Deft Lan In t cor, • esAd