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V EN [NG ' EDITION. "ATTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. HAGUR, APRIL 22.—We have received the Java I ,, ur:als, from the 21st of November to the 6th of Dec,re.- be: inclusive. They contain the following letter : " ilaTavla, Nov. 20, 1838.--We learn that the town of S..,cvaloija was visited on the eleventh of this month, by a d-eadful fire in the KamFong of Perele, belonging to the sniiurb. The high wind caused the flames to spread so ra p,ily that about 25C houses were in a short time reduced to ashes. The cause of the fire had not been ascertained, co- was the amount of the damage known, but it was Fu.,posed that it must be considerable, as several store and we qi,ll horses, most of them belonging to wealthy inhabi ts , r a had n,,t escaped. ' Yesterday evening we were threatened with a E..imilar rn r tune. About ten o'clock a fire broke out near Wel t( ~1- e den. As most of the houses were of bamb.,o, the d ice rriht have been very great, but happily there stai wind, so that the fire w,s speedily-got under, and en: tel or twelve habitations, mostly of bamboo were de itt ed." .:.I.S . TERDANI, APRIL 20.—We are happy to say that e indispositien of her Royal Highness the Princess of .inge is not increased, and that there is every reason to ek.~eCt Fen speedy recovery. Captain Seymour in the F. service has arrived here to-dry from Frankfort v :• , 3espatches for the British Government. nz 11AocE, APRIL 22.—Amsterdam Journals an t. c. under yesterday's date that the Princess of Orange -,. so much recovered that she had been able set out to to the Hague, where she, in fact, arrived yesterday l'ho Brussels Papers of Sunday announce tie signirg t Treaty of Peace on the afternoon of the 19th by ‘1 Van de Weyer at the Foreign Office at London, with out. th e r scrvation of the points which have been so often pp , keci Mr. Nothomb, whose missio i to London was th o terminated, was expecte Ito return immadiately. The B. :IA of Belgium announces a new dividend of 10 per cent. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Globe of last evening contains the following re m rks occasioned by the Bishop of Exeter's speech in the Lords on Tuesday night :—" A Bill having been introduced et , Parliament to settle the doubtful point as to whether tne Sovcr .ign, as Head of the Church in this country, has not the right of appointing to vacant deaneries, without the in tariosition af a veto by the Chapters, the Bishop of Exeter era e-s the lists as champion for the Church, and armed cap-a-pie, declares himself ready to contest the prize with the Crown. Weak and timid mortals would apprehend danger to the union of Church and State' by such a col lusion the Bishop has no such fears. High Church loy alty has ever been in an exact ratio with the disposition of the Crown to yield its prerogative to the Church. " I will permit you to reign," is the language of the Church to the Sovereign ; ' but I must be Viceroy over you.' What ever may be thought of Bishop Philpotts' courage, many Sill doubt whether his zeal be tempered with prudence. To set up a claim against the Crown in behalf of Chapters to appoint to vacant deaneries, to support which he finds it accessary to go so far back as 1560, since which period he admits the Crown has invariably presented, savours so mach of a love for Popish times as to lead to a suspicion that there is much more affection for temporal dominion in Bishop Philpotts than is quite consistent in a Protestant Prelate of the nineteenth century." The Courier makes the following comments on the Bishop of Exeter's recent conduct with respect to the Deanery of Exeter:—" Extremes meet ; and thus in the opinions- and practice of the Right Reverend Apostle of High Toryism, we discern a palpable approximation to tome of the sentiments and experiments of such liltra• Radicals as Dr. Wade. Crown rights are held in rather light estimation by the Prelate; but Church rights are as sacred in his eyes as the religion of which they are nomi nally the props, but virtually in nine instances out of ten the practical impediments. He is most anxious to relieve t•.e Crown from the duty imposed upon it for centuries, of appointing to the Deanery of Exeter some iteveretid personage qualified for the office, and deems it to be for the advantage of the Church that the State abauld have nothing to do with her in such matters. Ctlapters should elect their own Deans ; and the right of suffrage (we presume he contends) should be conceded to a select body of the clergy, so that they may elect their -an bishops. We have no doubt that there are plenty of rreons 'n this country who would willingly concede to Dr. .'hiipotts all he contends for, would gladly consent that t .e Church should, in all things, manage her own affairs; but then they would reasonably expect, as a condition of such au arrangement, that there should be something in the soap° of a restoration on the other side; for the State hes assuredly bought and paid for, whatsoever privileges it retains in such matters as bishoprics and deaneries." The Standard observes as follows on the subject of the Deanery of Exeter :—" 1,1 the Committee upon the Deanery of Exeter Bill last night, the Bishop of Exeter odered in explanation of his views a fact which will dis r, though it can scarcely surprise, the Protestant Fe -ple of this country. The Right Rev. Lord intl. 71atcd that his attention was first called to the subject of the Bill by the discovery, that a negociation had been opened with her Majesty's ministers for the appointment —. the Exeter Deanery of the nominee of an Irish Ro. man Catho:ic Viscount !—not a member of the House Lords, nor resident in this country, but resident in 1-eind, This Romanist Nobleman had actually recom mended a protege for the high dignity of a Dean in the Established Protestant Church 1 Now, was it not time for the Bishop of the Diocese against which such an insult was attempted, to think of his duty and of his oath, when warned by this act of portentous impudence ? Was it not time to suggest the inquiry whether the acquiescence in the recommendation of the Crown by former chapters had not been the expression of a dutiful respect to the Crown, and of confidence in the fidelity of the Crown advisers to the 1 3 .-otestant faith, or a mere submission to peremptory law ?" The Iliad of Homer has been lately translated in the Sam crit.--Forei f ,n Quarterly Review. Si',, K.ATII ERIN E'S HOSPITAL.—It appears to be now settled that the valuable appointment to the Master ship of this foundation vests in the Queen Dowager, who immediately on her return to England will fill up the va cancy occasioned by the death of Sir Herbert Taylor. Captain Curzon has been mentioned as among those likely to be selected. WOODEN PA VEMEN T.—Yesterday in the COM • mittee of Sewers at Guildhall, it was determined to try the experiment of a wooden pavement in the carriage way oppo.iite to the Central Criminal Court. It is expected that the wood will be a great improvement upon the stone, and will effectually prevent interruption in the Court from the noise of carts and carriages, as well as be incom p.L-ahly cheaper. There are to be two patterns laid down, the one the patent of Mr. Stead, whose wooden pavement iu Oxford-street has been so highly commended ; the other tut. patent of Mr. Geary, who a short time ago petitioned the Court of Common Council on the subject, and (:ffered, if his experiment did not satisfy the Corpora tion, to rernave it, and substitute the stone p,vernent ;ithout making any charge. The contractors will eon mence operations in the street in six weeks, and will complete the pavement in sixteen hours, so that there will LI no interruption to the traffic through the street. It was stated on the occasion of the meeting of the Commission er.. that Ccl. Wi!son, the Engineer to the Emperor t f Russia, had said that the wooden pavement in Oxford-street was superior to that used in the capital of the Eirp.tror's dominions. It is believed that the wooden pavement will soon be laid doan in the vicinity of the City churche , ,, and two eminent engineers Lye seceived instructions to inquire whether the wooden pavement is likely to answer on in clined planes as well as on levels. From this fact we ,•aleulate that it may be the intention of Mr. Prior, the Chairman of Blacktriars-bridge, who is anxious to-make the iron rovements in that edifice as great as possible, t. lay down a pavement of the most approved kind. The pa tentees of the two patterns of wooden pavements stated that the cleanliness of the new plans would strike the pub lic as remarkable, and Mr. Stead declared that the dirt which appeared upon his p.)rtion of pavement in Oxford street was occasioned by the accumulation from the neigh bouring stone pavement, which had been laid down in corn petion. DETERMINE D SUICIDE OF AN A RTILL ECY MAN. Yesterday an inquisition was taken before Charles J. Carttar, Esq., one of the Coroners for Kent, at the Gun Tavern, Woolwich, on the body of Charles Cheddey, aged nineteen, a driver and gunner, belonging to the 2d Liettaliim of Royal Artillery, commanded by Captain Bas t. henry M .nsell, an artilleryman, stated that he had acqu tinted with the deceased for the last three months, lodged in the same roo. - n with him, at the Artillery Ilarraccs. Between five and six o'clock on Sunday even ing, witness gave the deceased some coffee, and at that time he appeared to be in his usual spirits. He had been to church in the morning, and packed up his things in the afternoon, for the purpose of going into the hospital on Monday morning, to be cured of a dis ease under which he laboured. lie had been in bed during the afternoon, and trembled and cried. A few minutes before the fatal occurrence took place, the deceased sprung out of bed, and said that he would clean his straps for o-ii”-d, and go on duty next day, instead of going to the hospital. He then got into another man's bed under the gun rack, and took down his pouch, in order, as witness thought, to clean it. He must also at this time have taken down his musket, and concealed it under a coat which was wrappe4l round him. Witness and three or four others were sitting in the room with their backs to the deceased, and they suddenly heard him exclaim, " Good bye, my lads I I must leave you now." Upon which they instantly turned round, and saw a bayonet placed across the trigger of a musket, and the deceased's feet placed on either end of it, and the muzzle of the piece pointed towards his head. Before they had time to advance a step he dis charged the musket by pressing the bayonet, and com pletely shivered his face and head to pieces. A portion of his skull was forced through the window into the back Lard, and his brains were scattered over the bed and wall. l'he Jury, after hearing some further evidence to the same effect-, returned a verdict—" That the deceased destroyed himself while labouring under temporary derangement." THE MOUNTAIN BONFIRES— TITHES.-- The numerous bonfires which blazed on every hill and mountain, from the magnificent Slievenaman to Bagwell's Folly, on the night of the 11th instant, were a mystery to the authorities and to everybody else—but they are no longer so--the following letter from our Multinahono Correspondent tells " the why and wherefore :"—" A case Involving the abominable and generally detested exaction of tithes came on for trial on the 11th instant, at Tippe la" Quarter Ses s i ons , b e f ore M r . H ow l e y, th e A ss i s t ant Barrister, at the suit of Bazil Bryan, Esq., for tithe sup- Posed to be due out of the lands of Ballycullen, near Mul ' linahone and as a p ro b one pu bli co serv i ce , I b eg to inform you and the community at large, that this odious charge, under the new enactment, has been triumphantly and most signally defeated, much t o t h e di s lik e o f M r . B . ; on which occasion_ a the surrou n di ng country f rom Sli evenaman r Bagwell's to well's Folly, has been emblazoned by -cares, to commemorate the joyful and successful event .tamely, the defeat of that detested exaction."— Tippe ;wry Free Press. Mr. WHITTLE must protest against the language used by Mr. Ryder ; it was a contempt to the Chair and good order, and tended to lower the Convention in the ey, s of the country.—(Cheers.) The proper course for Members of the Convention was to watch its conduct and adhere to it as long as they could, and when they had no confidence in it to withdraw. He thought they ought to take no further notice of the matter for the present, but to beg Mr. Ryder, for the sake of his character and discretion, for the future to observe the propriety of not interrupting the order of debate by injurious aspersions on any Member or the whole body.—(Cheers.) Dr. FLETCHER said the question now was whether the country was to be taught to look on the Con vention as rotten and contemptible. If so they had better dissolve at once. Mr. O'Connor had alluded to certain ironical cheers which were given when it was said that the retirement of Mr. Ryder from the Conven tion, if he could show good cause, would be injurious. Mr. O'Connor made use of the words " such a person," and it to that the ironical cheers applied, be cause it implied that there were superior persons.— (Hear, hear.) He thought the whole of Mr. Ryder's conduct had been calculated and was intended to bring the Convention into contempt ; and he therefore thought Mr. CARPENTER said lie had been told that the Convention had no power to receive the resignation of members, and therefore that the tendered resigna tion of Mr. Ryder went for nothing—that he was still a member, and that the discussion was not as this present position, but the propriety or impropriety of his tendering his resignation yesterday, and attempting to resume his seat this morning. He differed from every member who had spoken on the subject. There never had been a resolution passed by the Convention, affirm ing that it could not receive the resignation of members. A resolution of that kind was proposed and negatived, and that, in conjunction with the fact that the Convention had previously received and entered the resignation of members, must be conc:usive, that the Convention had taken on itself the right of receiving resignations, enter ing them on the minutes, and acting on them.—(Hear.) He took it, therefore, that Mr. Ryder was no longer a member of their body, and that he could not again take his seat, unless sent by a constituency. He should bring forward a resolution declaratory of the fact, that Mr. Ryder could not be considered a member of the Convention, He (Mr. C.) did not feel at, all grieved at what Mr. Ryder had said of the character of the Convention. If anything could have given him pleasure it would have been that Mr. Ryder should not have named him as one of the eight, because he was thoroughly sa tisfied that there was nothing which would tend more to raise a man in the estimation of all the honest and right-thinkin g men of the country than to be denounced by the men (and he did not mean to use the word as personally offensive to Mr. Ryder), whose tool he had been made in this Convention.—( Hear, hear.) It was his opi n i on t h at M r. Ryder ha d b een ma d e suchinstru ment, and he sa id t hi s upon hi s pu bli c a cts and uniform conduct, and the conduct of the faction to which he be longed. When he saw a knot of individuals doing a ll they could to bring the Convention into contempt— (Hear, hear)—when he saw them acquiescing in mea sures here, and then denouncing them out of doors, was he not right i n d enounc i ng t h em as en d e avouring to bring the Convention into contempt ? Mr. Ryder, and those acting with him, had been parties to a plan for the organization of London, for the formation of Charter Associations throughout the Metropolis and its vicinity. Why did t h ey not oppose it i n the Con vention ? Why did they become parties to it, and then go out of doors and denounce the Convention as unworthy the confidence of the country, because they had adopted this among other plans ?—( Hear, hear.) What was to be the end of this affair ? Would the Con vention allow a man to resign one day, and then come back again the next for the purpose of raising these personal discussions ? He believed this was one of the steps which Mr. Ryder and his party were determined to take to mar the plan of the Convention, and throw it into confusion, in order that they might go back to those parts of the country where they had succeeded by their mad appeals to the passions of the people, and almost goaded them into acts of violence, and justify the course they had taken in denouncing the character matter how charitable he was in the expressions he hid used with regar d to Mr. Ryder,inasmuch as the cha racter of M r . Ryder's proceedings, which that gentle man had given them, was not correct. Mr. Carpe n t e r, n he must sa y, spoke acted on this occasion in a dif ferent mode from what e l had wh en th e ques tion of the BirrningliamDele.ates ')nresignation was introduced, but he O supposed thisarose fromdiffe r ence in the circumstances of the parties. lie thouehtat. every means should be exerted to keep the Convention together, instead of the Members doing their utmost to create disunion. if t h e y wished to raise Mr. ltyd.r to ti nf iat pinnacle of emi nence which the conduct of sone say, Dele ga t es did imply that they did not, he would reso lution.—( Let them giv e thei a r y s'a p n a c s o s l n hi t s o this vote of expulsion and send him forth to the country as a martyr.—( fLar, and laughter.) Some of them might laugh, but he would persist in saying that Mr. Ryder would be looked on by his countrymen and fellow-work men as a sacrificed member.—(Hear, bear.) ' He had no he s itation in saying that if this vote was ratified by the Convention, Mr. Ryder would attain a pitch of eminence which the promoters of this resolution did not imagine.— ( Laughter.) For the temperate manlier in which Mr. Harney had replied to the insinuations made against him he deserved the warmest approval of every friend of dispassionate debate.—( Hear, hear.) By the bold, manly, and independent manner in which he has called for the p ro d uc ti on of the charges made against him, i n an underhand manner, he has inflicted on his accuser the sharpest .rebuke. For himself; he thought that if Mr. Harney had ever displayed one feeling in favour of their cause above another it was zeal.—(Hear, bear.) They were much mistaken if they thought they could by their vote this day dispose of the question at issue : they could not ; it only remained for the people to do so, they alone had the power of dealing with their Members.—(Hear, hear.) No man sat there at the will or by authority of the Convention.—(Hear, hear, hear.) They were assuming an authority which even the House of Commons, bad as it was, never as -snmed•—( Hear.) Had Mr. Ryder defended himself ? Wash not attempted to give judg men t on him before he has h a d ti me or oppor tunity to make h is defence ? The manner in which this debate has gone on would give a person to understand any thing but the real question in debate. Mr. O'Connor proceeded to argue against the as sumption of power sought to be maintained if the resolu tion would pass, and concluded by saying that if they did so it wou ld b e an ac t of despoti s m, not the vindica tion of a principle. The Convention want to do that which i s out o f t h e i r powe r.—(" Hear," anti ironical che ers .) H e di d not care f or their cheers, it was bey on d ,the power of the Convention to deal with this question ; their duties were confined to doing the people's bidding ; they were but a money Convention, and could not in terfere with a subject that was to be dealt with only by the people outside.—(Hear, hear.) He begged of them not to do that which would rouse up the whole country, for what would the people say, but that as they were deserted there was little necessity for union on their part.—(Hear.) Mr. O'Connor in sitting down apologi se d f or t h e warm th of his address, ell he said was occasioned by the great interest he attached to this question. Mr. CARPENTER would not give up the right of ex pressing his opinion. Let him set Mr. O'Connor right with regard to the course which he took on a similar question, concerniug the resignation of the Birmingham Delegates. On referring to the minute-book, he found he had acted in a contrary manner to what Mr. O'Connor stated. On that occasion he opposed Mr. MOItAL INSANITY.—Some thirty years ago a young lady, the only daughter of a noble house in the oorth of Germany, from being one of the most cheerful girls be came subject to fits of the deepest melancholy. All the entreaties of her parents were insufficient to draw from her the reason of it ; to their affection she was cold, to their caresses rude; and though society failed to enliven her, she bore her part in it uith a power and venom of sarcasm that were as strange to her former character as they were unbecoming her rank and youth. The parents contrived, during her temporary absence from home, to investigate the contents of her writing-desk, but no indications of a concealed or disappointed passion were to be found, and it was equally clear that no papers had been removed. The first 'news they heard of her was, that the house in which she was visiting had been burnt to the ground; that she had been saved with difficulty, though her room was not in that part of the building where the fire had commenced ; that her escape had at first been taken for granted, and that when her door was burst open she was found still dressed and seated in her usually melan choly attitude, her eyes fixed on the ground. She re turned home neither altered in mariner nor changed in de meAnor, and as painfully brilliant in conversation when forced into it. Within two months of her return the house was burnt to the ground, and her mother perished in the flames; she was again found in the same state as on the former occasion ; suffered herself to be led away with. out eagerness or resistance; did not alter her deportment upon hearing the fate of her mother, made no attempt to cons')le her father, and replied to the condolence of her friends with a bitterness and scorn almost demoniacal. The father and daughter removed to a spa for a change of scene. On the night of their arrival the hotel was in flames ; but this time the fire began in her apartment, for from her window were the sparks first seen to issue, and again was she found dressed, seated, and in a reverie. The hotel was the property of ?he sovereign of the little state in which the spa was situated. An investigation took place : she was arrested, and at once confessed that on each of the three occasions she had been the culprit : that she could not tell wherefore, except that she had an irresistible long ing to set houses on fire. Each time site had striven against it as long as she could, but was unable to withstand the temptation; that this longing first supervened a few weeks after she had been seized with a sudden depression of spi rits; that she felt a hatred to all the world, but had strength to refrain from oaths and cerses against it. She is at this moment in a madhouse, where she was first al lowed some liberty, but after an exhibition of homicidal monomania towards a child, of a ferocity most appalling, it was found necessary to apply the severest restraint. She still possesses her memory, her reasoning powers, her petu lant wit, and observes the most scrupulous delicacy.— Monthly Law Magazine. THE ADVANTAGES OF LAW.—In the Insol vent Debtors' Court, on Tuesday, an insolvent named Eastman was admitted to bail until his hearing. He had been sued by an undertaker in one of the Superior Courts for 31., which he alleged he did not owe; he pleaded a verdict was obtained against him, and the law expenses of the plaintiff were upwards of 231. I He was in prison at his suit. THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. ( YESTERDAY.) In our P.,per of Monday we stated that Mr. Colitis pres2ntcd 5/. from Chilton, it should have been Chel- tenham. 0:1 the motion of Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. LowitY took the chair. Mr. LOVETT, the Secretary, having called over the names, and read the minutes of yesterday's proceedings, Mr. NEESOM stated that he was instructed by. Mr. Williams, the Delegate for the county of Surrey and Lambeth, to state his intention to waive his right to sit in the Convention at present. An objection having been taken to the manner in which the meeting had been called, being for the purpose of electing a Delegate for E ist Surrey, he thought - it was more desirable to stand aloof from the Convention at present, leaving it for the men of Surrey to determine whether he should repre3ent them, or another election take place._ (Cheers.) lie had ni doubt that another election would be the result. _ . _ Mr. MOORE thought the better courso would be for Mr. Williams to announce his intention to resign, and he believed it had been determined that the Convention could not accept the resignation of any member, but that lay between himself and his constituents.—(Cheers.) lIR. RYDER'S RESIGNATION. Mr. SANKEY coinciilecl with the last observation of Mr. Moore, that the Convention could not accept the resignation of any member, and acting upon that he bc gged to state that with respect to Mr. Ryder, who had resigned his seat yesterday, that he was willing to hold his seat for the West Riding of Yorkshire as in the course he adopted yesterday he had acted under an error. Mr. MILLS thought the adoption of such a course would hold up the Convention to ridicule. It was per fect boys' play. Mr. RYDER staled that he was engaged yester day with one of his constituents, and was therefore not in attendance when the Convention first sat : when he entered he found the Convention objecting to the election of Mr. Williams, and knowing the circum stances under which Mr. Williams had been elected, he stated that if it was determined that Mr. Williams was not the Member for Surrey, he was not the Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire. Mr. O'Connor had subsequently informed him th.tt the election of Mr. Williams was not disputed ; but the only question was whether he was the representative of Lambeth in con nection with Surrey. Mr. CLEAVE concurred with Mr. Mills that, allow ing Mr. Ryder to take his seat again after the proceed ings of yesterday, would be placing the Convention in a very invidious point of view, for it had already gone to the world that Mr. Ryder had resigned his seat in the Convention because he had no confidence in its Members. Mr. LOVETT thought the course pursued by Mr. Ryder involved a principle of despotism which ought not to submitted to by the Convention, for according to it, the minority were to govern the majority. Having resigned his seat yesterday, Mr. Ryder now came forward and asked to be elected again, because he had acted upon a wrong impression. He begged to inform Mr. Ryder that the election of Mr. Williams was disputed altogether, for by their Charter— Mr. HARTWELL rose to order. They were not now dscussing the propriety of Mr. Williams' election. Mr. CARDo was surprised that this matter had been introduced, as it had already been laid down that the Convention had no power to receive a Delegate's re signation, the question being between himself and his constituents. Mr. NEESOM agreed with Mr. Cardo that they could not accept the resignation of a Delegate. He, for one, was glad to see Mr. Ryder back again at his post, and he trusted he would do his duty manfully and fearlessly. However much the Convention might lament it, he felt convinced the country generally would be glad of the return of Mr. Ryder to the Convention. Mr. SKEV INGTON hoped what had taken place would prove a lesson to all. Mr. Ryder had made a sweeping charge of want of confidence in the Convention ; and yet having that want of confidence, he had the inconsistency to come forward and take part in these deliberations.— (Cheers.) He therefore must ❑ecessarily include him self in that want of confidence. Mr. DUNCAN thought that Mr. Ryder ought to apo logise to the Convention for the language he had used. Dr. FLETCHEIt thought that Mr. Ryder had placed himself in a most humiliating situation. If the Con reution was not worthy of confidence, it was highly dis graceful to him to wish to join them again. If the Con vention was worthy of confidence, then Mr. Ryder bad endeavoured to fasten a foul calumny upon its Members. Mr. RYDER did not wish to be misunderstood ; and such being the case, he would again state that the rea son why he had tendered his resignation was in conse quence of being misinformed. He bad been told when he retired yesterday that the Convention was objecting to the election of Mr. Williams, and, feeling that elec tion was a valid one, he at once stated that-if Mr. Wil liams was not permitted to take his scat he would not sit for the West Riding. With regard to what he had stated ' that he had no confidence in the Convention—he would again assert it, and he would even go further, for he would state that it was his firm belief 'chat there were only eight men of principle in the Convention. Mr. MILLS was sorry to see the party feeling Coat was pervading some parts of the Convention, because he considered such feeling tended to lower the Conven tion in the eyes of the country. Mr. DUNCAN thou g ht M r . Ryder ought to tell the Convention who the eight men of prideiple in the Con vention were.—(Cheers.) lle must deprecate the Convention being bearded by a small faction. Mr. SANKEY telt sorry at the differences that had taki:n place among th e • members of the Convention. The time now was but short, and he thought that time should be spent in conciliation, and not in creating differences. Mr. LOVETT said that he would move, and be hoped under the circumstances the motion would be agreed to—" That the statement made by Mr. Ryder on his resignation yesterday, that he had no confidence in the Convention, and now to-day that he believes there are only eight men of principle in it, proves him before his constituents and the country to be a very vacillating and inconsistent member thereof, to leave it yesterday with contempt, and joint it to-day with insult." Mr. DUNCAN seconded the motion. Mr. SMART thought the course pursued by Mr. Ryder an insult to the Convention. Mr. Ryder had not stated who the eight men of principle in the Convention were, but he supposed he (Mr. Smart) was not one of them. —(Cheers.) He cordially supported the motion before the Chair. Mr. F. O'CoNson felt bound to move an amendment to the motion of Mr. Lovett, and if his friend Mr. He tlivr'ngton wished for a precedent for his doing so, he would instance one ia which he himself was interested, and in which he was in one sense a sufferer. When he was a Member of the Howe of Commons, upon one oc casion, when O'Connell was in an iil temper with that House, he called them 638 pickpockets, and when he was charged by Lord Sandon with having done so, he stated that he could not have said 658, because if he had, he should have included himself.—( Laughter.) So with respect to the Members of the Convention. if any Member had said that there was only cue honest man in the Convention, he (Mr. O'Connor) would hate con tented himself with supposing that he nas that man un , til he bad been proved otherwi:e. And until he was told to the contrary, he should suppose himself to be one of the eight men of principle to whom Mr. Ryder had adverted. He thought the Convention lost much time in debating trivial matters and splitting hairs.—(Cheers.) Since yesterday he had spoken to Mr. Ryder upon the cause of his resignation ; and upon his informing him of that cause, he stated that he had acted upon a wrong supposition, and Mr. Ryder then said he would with draw his resignation.—(Cheers.) For his own part, he thought the resignation of Mr. Ryder would do great mischief.—(Cheers.) Ile was a most fit and proper person to be a Member of the Convention.—(Hear, hear.) He was no sun-flower :he had been returned by a great constituency and at a great meeting, and such being the case, Mr. Ryder had no right to resign unless he could show good cause fur doing so : no such cause could b.: shown, and he could not therefore see ally Mr. Ryder should be compelled to abide by his hasty determination of yesterday.—( Hear, hear.) He could not but deprecate thes e sp ec i es o f dis cussion, for his opinion was, considering, the short time that was now allowed th em , i t oug h t to b e em ployed in diminishing breaches and not increasing them. With respect to the Convention generally, he begged to say, if he was asked to-morrow to point out any individual in the Convention whom he wished to resign, that he could not place his finger on the name of a single per son.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, he begged to m ove as an amendment—" That the Convention does not consi der it discreet, at the present moment, to entertain the proposition further."—(Cheers.) Mr. SANKEY seconded the amendment. it proper that soma expression of opinion should be given, although he was not ready to vote for Mr. Lo vett's motion. Mr. Ryder had placed himself in the most ridiculous and humiliating position, and if be had not been vacillating he had insulted the Convention in such , a manner as to render him totally unfit to sit in the Con vention.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. HETHERINGTON said he should support the motion of Mr. Lovett. He dissented from the view taken by Mr. O'Connor, that the Convention would be damaged by the retirement of Mr. Ryder. On the con trary, he (Mr. H.) thought the Convention would be benefited, that it would be strengthened in its purpose, and not interrupted in ita proceedings by the retirement of Mr. Ryder. Mr. Ryder had become the tool of a party----(Hear, hear) —and if the Members of the Con vention wen to pusillanimous in spirit as not to stand, up against at., : ' individual and show that the collective power of the Convention was too strong for a factious man, the sooner they dissolved the batter. Mr. Ryder yesterday stated that he had written to his constituents that he had resigned, .ind yet he came to-day and took his seat, and stated that there were not more than eight honest men in the Convention. If Mr. Ryder believed that statement to be true be ()tight to have felt it a dis grace to sit in it, instead of being anxious to do so. Mr. CARDO supported the amcndment of Mr. O'Con nor, and differed entirely from the view taken by Mr. Hetherington. He had not seen anything factious in Mr. Ryder's conduct—be had not seen anything fac tious in the Convention—and those who took the trouble to show that faction did exist in the Convention wire enemies to the cause in which they were engaged. It had been previously decided that the Convention had nothing to do with the resignation of Delegates, and that tl.e matter was entirely between him and his constituents, and this ought to be the course taken in the present instance. and conduct of men as honest as Mr. Ryder—men who, if they day of trial camc , , would be as likely to maintain their ground as those who were everlastingly vaunting of their courage and desiring to be brought into conflict with the armed powers, or men who in public meetings could put upon their heads the red cap of liberty and tuck up their sleeves to show they were ready for slaughter—(Hear, hear)—and denouncing those men who did not approve of this language as cowards and traitors.—(Hear, hear.) These proceed ings were calculated to do great injury to the cause, and as an instance he might mention the circumstance that some of the leading men of Birmingham had asked him whether the Convention sanctioned this exhibition of bloody-mindedness. Ile thought the conduct of Mr. Ryder highly censurable, as well as those with whom he acted. Mr. MooRE objectel to the Convention setting up a precedent that it had a right to receive the resignation of any Member. That right had never yet been assumed. Mr. NEESOM would give his vote in favour of Mr O'Connor's amendment. Mr. HARNEY felt no doubt that Mr. Ryder was still a member of the Convention, for he had resigned upon a misunderstanding. _ Mr. O'Corncoa - believed that the resignation of Mr. Ryder was tendered by him after the Chairman had left the Chair, and therefore it could be considered no resignation at all.—(Cheers.) Mr. HETHERINGTON-No. Mr. Ryder resigned when his name was cillcd over as one of the Agitating Committee. _ Mr. HARNEY asked if there was a faction in the Convention, why the parties forming it had not been brought before them, and proved to be so ?—(Cheers.) For his part he considered the charge of an existing faction in the Convention perfectly ridiculous. For the course he had adopted, both in that place and elsewhere, attacks had been made against him in the Charter news per ; for those attacks he did not care, because they were totally without foundation. The great objection to Mr. Ryder was that he was the tool of a party or fac tion. He did not believe this, and considered Mr. Ryder the List man to become the tool of any party. He thought the time of the Convention ought not to be wasted in these personal matters, but felt called upon to make a remark or two, as he had been personally attacked. He had been accused of the heinous crime of putting on the red cap of liberty in Smithfield. Was he the only one who had done so ? Did not Henry Hetherington put on the cap of liberty once, and was he looked upon as the worse man for that ?—(Hear,. hear, hear.) H,• was liked all the better for it, and he hoped to see all the members of the Convention coming down with red caps of liberty.—(Laughter.) It was the emblem under which mankind had won the most glorious victories over Mr. BURNS thought, after a member had resigned ; he had no right to resume his seat except again scut by his constituents. Mr. RICHARDS thought they were now going wide of the mark. Mr. Ryder said he bad acted in error, on the supposition that Mr. Williams had been rejected, on which supposition he had rejected himself. How stood the fact ? Had not the Chairman objected to sign Mr. WilliAms's return, and was he not again to appeal to his constituents? If Mr. Ryder was consist ent, as Mr. Williams was not a member Mr, Ryder ought not to consider himself so, and should go again to his constituents. He should support the original motion, Mr. CARPENTER said the affirming either of the re solution or the amendment would leave the discussion where it stood. Mr. Ryder was not a member of the Convention. Mr. SANKEY—We cannot receive a resignation. Mr. CARPENTER wished to ask whether the affirm ing or negativing a resolution would make Mr. Ryder a member of the Convention, he having resigned his seat yesterday. The CHAIRMAN slid his opinion was, that Mr. Ryder having stated to the Convention that lie re rigned his seat, did not disqualify him from sitting, but if he had written a letter to his constituents and resigned his seat, he could not sit here as a Delegate. The motion and the amendment on Mr. Ryder, was not so much the actual resignation of Mr. Ryder, as his conduct.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WHITTLE considered that his writing to his constituents, to say he would resign, would not be a resignation, unless it was accepted by his constituents. Mr. CLEAVE regretted exceedingly the course adopted by Mr. Ryder, because, upon his own showing, he had been a great deal too hasty. What was done yesterday in relation to , Mr. Williams ? It amounted simply to this, that a proper inquiry should take place, as to whether he had been duly elected or not. The delay which had taken place, was for the purpose of carrying out the laws of the Convention, which directed that inquiry should be made as to the validity of the election. He had great personal respect for Mr. Ryder, but h e considered that his conduct had placed both himself and the Convention in a humiliating position. Last night lie treated the Convention with contempt, and now added insult to that contempt, by pointing out the Members as unprincipled persons ; and if this imputa tion was allowed to go forth, without remark, they might be pointed at in the streets as unprincipled scoundrels.—(Hear, hear.) The persons with whom Mr. Ryder had associated, had come within these walls, and in the bearing of the officers, had denounced them as d--- ; (1 humbugs, and Mr. Ryder now made himself their mouth-piece.—( Hear, hear.) By all the principles of the National Petition and the Charter, he was pre pared to stand or fall. His course was an onward one. But he now saw a deliberate attempt to put back this this movement—( Hear, hear)—or to derange every thing connected with it that was good and holy. There was but one course for the Convention to pursue, unless they were willing to walk about the streets and be pointed at as unprincipled scoundrels, and he should therefore vote for the motion of Mr. Lovett.—(Cheers.) tyranny, and the most glorious triumphs for democracy. Let the Delegates look at the meetings at which they had been elected, and it would be found that in a ma jority of cases the red cap had been exhibited ; and he thought it looked as well on a man's head as on the head of a pike. The people were fit for such exhibi tions. Why did the moral advisers of the people keep away from such meetings? Why did they let the incendiaries have their full swing, and not attend to oppose them ? They allowed such persons to appear at public meetings, and afterwards condemned them— not at public meetings but in the Convention. This was not a place to discuss the Smithfield meeting. He was willing to discuss his conduct on that occasion, if he could only have the same body of men as a jury, and he did not doubt the result. He repudiated the ca lumnies that were levelled indirectly against himself, and one or two other persons, of a desire to bring about a prematur e co lli s i on w ith the authorities, and to involve the country in blood and misery. The people were virtuous and honest, and he was himself virtuous and honest, and if a charge was brought before the people, he would abide the result. He supported the amendment of Mr. O'Connor, believing Mr. Ryder as honest a man as any on the Convention, and that he had not committed such an insult as to warrant the carrying of the original motion. Mr. MILLS said if Mr. Ryder were the man which his friends represented him to be, he would at once come forward and state why he had no confidence in the Convention. If he did that, a new light might be thrown on the subject. Their character and the character of the people of Yorkshire demanded this ex planation. Mr. LOVETT replied. He would leave all the talk of daggers, and all the swagger of persons who deco- rated themselves with the cap of liberty, where it ought to be left. The introduction of such subjects was unworthy of the Convention.—(Hear, hear.) The conduct of Mr. Ryder was such as that it could not he overlooked. What did he do in resigning yes terday ? He insulted the Convention, and then to-day he seeks to reinstate himself in the Convention, and while doing so, reiterates the same insult.--(Hear, hear.) On yesterday he said they were unworthy of confidence, and by way of compliment to himself this morning for resuming his seat, he says they were al dishonest.—(Hear, hear, and No.) This was a species of conduct which was not only insulting to them, but an insult to the country at large.—(Hear, hear.) It they had any respect for their constituents they should mark their disapproval of this conduct by voting for the resolution. Let it be manfully met. If they should in this instance allow themselves to he insulted thus with impunity, they would in future be at the mercy of of persons pursuing the same conduct which was prac tised in this instance. The resolution did not do more than express an opinion on the conduct comp!ained of. —( Hear, hear.) The resolution was carried in the affirmative by a majority of ten. Mr. HETtiIatINGTON, on account of that resolution being carded, would propose a resolution which went to say that they should not consider Mr. Ryder in fu ture a Member of the Convention unless re-elected. Unless they adopted some such conduct it would be impos sible to carry on the proceedings of the Convention.— ( Hear, hear.) Mr. LovurT said it would not he in the power of the Convention to receive the 'notion unless notice had been given.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. O'CONNOR would support Mr. Hetherington. It was competent for the Convention to go into the motion at once, as it arose from business before the Con vention.—( Hear.) Besides, it would give the members who voted before an opportunity to confirm their former Mr. BUSSEY said that so far as the conduct of of his colleague went, he could not justify it ; for he thought Mr. Ryder had acted with great want of dis cretion. Mr. Ryder having written to his constituents, it rested with them to receive his resignation or not ; and until their determination was known, Mr. Ryder would still continue to be a member of the Conven twit. The question under consideration ought to be strictly adhered to, and he trusted that all personalities would be avoided, as it tended to beget bad feeling. Considering Mr. Ryder to be still a member of the Con vention, he thought the matter ought now to be allowed to drop. He wished to add that Mr. Ryder had just informed him that he had not tendered his resignation to his constituents. Mr. FitosT said, the qnestion was whether Mr. Ryder did or did not deserve censure—(Hear, hear) — and he thought very few men could come to any other determination than that he did deserve it.—(Hear, hear.) Was he to resign one moment, and then come the next and insult the Convention ? He should not vote for the resolution, but trusted the matter would be brought before the Convention in some other way. Mr. RYDER said he could not conscientiously re tract a single word of what he had stated. He had said that he believed there were not more than eight honest men in the Convention—men of prine:ple. That was his opinion. If other members of the Convention thought they were all honest tren, he had no objection to their entertaining that opinion. His (Mr. Ryder's) was not a solitary opinion, for only a fortnight ego a resolution appeared in the Northern Star, stating that the meeting at which it was passed bad no confidence in the Convention, except in Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Hartley, and two or three others. Mr. O'CONNOR said he was not accountable for any resolution in the Northern Star emanating from a pub lic meeting.—( Hear, hear.) votes. • Mr. HETHERINGTON would persevere in his resolution. Mr. DUNG 4N—As Mr. Ryder has been found worthy of censure, he thought he would find himself very un comfortable in his seat. He would second Mr. Hether ington's resolution. Mr. O ' CONNOR differed from Mr. Duncan, no Mr. Cowss regretted that so much time had been wasted in this discussion. If Mr. Ryder was sincere in his censure, he must be very unwise to attempt to resume his seat amongst such individuals as he had described. He felt deeply interested in the success of the great cause, and no prsonal consideration should induce him to ielax his exertions until the Charter became the law of the land. He concluded by moving the previous question. Mr. BURNS seconded the amendment. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1839. Rogers' motion, which went to move the previous question. Let them deal with Mr. Ryder as they did with other Delegates placod in similar circumstances on a former occasion. What does Mr. O'Connor mean by saying, that by pursuing a certain course some of the members were doing their best to bring it to a money Convention ? Mr. 0 , CONNOR, in explanation, only meant that their duty was to vote money for the purpose of carrying on the agitation, and that they bad no authority further than this. Mr. CARPENTER resumed—He would not insinuate charges, he made them boldly. He had it from persons whom he did not doubt, " that some of the members had tucked up their sleeves, and said they were ready for anything that might occur."—(Hear.) He had these facts from persons who afterwards refused to come for ward to prove them, from fear of the ill consequences that might ensue to them if they did.—(Hear.) We do enter tain these different and opposing feelings, and no matter when this should be brought to light, he thought that they' , should come into collision at once, and get rid of one party or the other.—(Hear.) They would soon get rid of the extremes of both parties—the timid would soon depart from them, and so would the really red hot.—( Hear.) He was glad that Mr. O'Connor had not yet resigned, as he expected from a speech of his made on Monday that he would do so.—(" Hear," from Mr. O'Connor.) He was confident that shortly the men of extreme opinions on both sides would with draw.—( Hear, and loud cheers.) That time was fast approaching, and it would be seen which opinion was the most prevalent in the Convention. He supported the resolution. Mr. WHITTLE would not support Mr. O'Connor's resolution. He would move the previous question. Mr. O'CONNOR would withdraw his amendment, and give his support to Mr. Whittle. Mr. PITKEITHLEY knew Mr. Ryder for a long time. He was sorry for the resignation of that person, as he had been for many years an ardent friend of liberty.— (Hear.) He thought Mr. Carpenter ought to name which of the persons of the Convention be implicated, in saying that the extremes of both parties had deter mined to resign.—(Hear, hear.) He would . support the previous question. Mr. NEESOM and Mr. MILLS concurred in denying the authority of the Convention to expel Mr. Ryder. Mr. HETHERINGTON withdrew his resolution. 'The motion was withdrawn. GLASGOW COTTON SPINNERS. Mr. CLEAVE brought on a motion to the effect that the Convention take up the cause of the Glasgow Cot ton Spinners now lying at Woolwich under sen tence of transportation. It was extraordinary the apathy that was observed by London, and the coup. try at large, on this subject. He thought it was betraying a great want of sympathy by the public for injurious treatment that those poor martyrs should be suffered to exist so long under their present distressed circumstances, without some means being adopted to obtain their freedom. He was sorry to be obliged to withdraw his motion, as he was sure the Convention would lend their assistance in ameliorating their condi tion, but he did so on the advice of the Committee now sitting on their behalf.—Motion withdrawn. RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY THE CHAIRMAN. Mr. HETHERINGTON brought on a resolution to the effect " that it be a special instruction to the future Chairman of the Convention, that he interpose his au thority to suppress any attempt on the part of members to indulge in personal altercation ; and when any mem ber, when called to order, fails to submit to the Chair man, the meeting shall immediately adjourn." Mr. Hetherington moved the resolution in a few words. He said he brought it forward in consequence of the turn the proceedings had taken yesterday. Mr. O'CoNNolt said that allusions had been made to a statement, which had appeared in that day's Sun, of the irregular proceedings which had yesterday taken place. He was glad that that statement had appeared, as it would tend in some degree to bring the Conven tion to a sense of what was due to its own dignity, re gularity, and decorum.—(Hear, and cheers.) Mr. Cleate, Mr. Bussey, and others, spoke to this re solution. The Chairman then put the question, on which the resolution passed unanimously. The meeting then dissoled. WIGAN ELECTION COMMITTEE The Committee met yesterday at the usual hour. The greater part of the day was occupied in discussing an application made by Mr. Thesiger, reconsider a de cision come to by the Committee yesterday, with respect to one of the sitting Member's votes. The Committee re. fused to reconsider its decision. Two votes were disposed of to-day, lea% ing the sitting Member still in a majority of one. SHIPPING IN TELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) GREENOCK, APRIL 20.—The Parsec, M'Kellar, was on shore on the coast of South Australia, and expected to be come a total wreck. The Parsee sailed from Hobart Town on the 2d of November for South Australia. AUERIPEEN, Aram 22.—The Good Intent, Vennal, from Shields to Lubec, put in here to-day, having been struck by a sea, on the 19th inst., in lat. 58. N., long. 3. E., which carried away long-boat, cook-house, &c., shifted her cargo, and threw the vessel on her beam-ends. BAHIA, FEB. 21. —The Sophia, Linguard, from hence to Trieste, in going out of the harbour on the 19th inst. took the ground, but was assisted off on the flood without damage, and proceeded yesterday. VESSEL 3 SPOKEN WITII.—The Sybilla, Mauritius to Landon, off the Western hlands, by the Iris, arrived at Portsmouth ; Speedy Packet, Halifax to Barbadoes, 25 ult., lat. 32., long. 53 ; Bridgetown, of Waterford, 14th inst., lat. 49 , long. 23., by the Mandigo, arrived in the Downs; Eliza and Nancy, St. Übes to London, 13th inst., long. 12., by the George Canning, arrived at Bristol ; Hobe, Cape of Good Hope to Newcastle, Feb. 5, by the London, Tait, arrived at Cork. ENORMITIES OF THE SCAFFOLD.-EXECU TION OF EDWARD GANNON FOR THE MURDER OF WOR RELL-Immense crowds of people from different parts of the county assembled on Monday, in Maryborough, in order to see the extreme sentence of the law carried into execu tion on this unfortunate man. About one o'clock p.m., he was brought out upon the scaffold, attended by the Rev. Mr. Dunn, C. C. ; he seemed to be very much worn and wasted since his trial, and appeared very penitent. He begged of the assembled thousanis to pray for him, and said he deserved the punishment he gas about to receive, as he was guilty, " and that wet e it not for liquor he and his victim might be both alive and happy." The miserable man was soon after pushed off; but owing to the rope having been let down too lone. before he fell, and the consequent jerk that followed, it broke, and the wretched culprit was precipitated on his head to the ground, a fall of about 15 feet; he was taken up insensible and bleeding profusely through the cap that covered his face ; he was again brought up and a stronger rope procured, when he was again pushed off, but owing to some mismanagement his leg caught in the trap, and he was suspended in a hori zontal position for some minutes. The knot having slipped under his chin, the execu ioner came out once more and succee,led in adjusting it under his ear ; he push d him down, amid the murmured disapprobation of the specta tors, who then, and not till then, felt compassion and pity for the horrible sufferings of their fellow-mortal. He was observed to , move for some minutes after, and faintly endea vour to strike his breast. In about half an hour his body was cut down and buried within the precincts of the gaol. —Nencyle Guardian. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 24. The SPEAKER took the Chair this day at three o'clock, agreeably to the notice he had given yesterday, for the purpose of facilitating the presentation of pe titions. Mr. PLUMPTRE presented a petition from the Magistrates of the county of Kent against the Districts Sessions Bill. Also from some place in the same county in► favour of a uniform rate of Postage. Also petitions from several parishes in Kent, praying for the support of the Established Church in the Colonies. Also from the town of Oswestry against. the transmission of letters through the Post Office on the Lord's day, and praying that no delivery of letters be permitted to take place on that day front any Post Office. Also a petition from Argyll, and one from some other place in Scotland, pray ing for a repeal of the Catholic Emancipation Act. TOLLS ON RAILWAYS. Mr. LEADER presented a petition from certain persons, prayirg to be relieved from the tolls levied by the Corporation of the City of London on goods brought into the City by railroads. He moved that the petition be printed, and referred to the Committee now sitting on the subject of railroads. Also a petition from a parish in the City of Westminster, in favour of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of penny postage. Mr. FINCH presented a petition in favour of Mr. R. Hill's plan of penny postage. Mr. BLAKEMORE presented a petition from Wells, praying the House to provide means for religious instruction in the Colonies. Mr. ELLIOT presented a petition from Hawick, in favour of the plan of penny postage. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented petitions rom Bandon, against a repeal of the Corn-laws ; from the medical practitioners of that place, praying that they might be paid compensation for attending Coroner's In quests ; from Ballyshannon, in favour of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan for penny postage ; from the Corporation of Drogheda, against the Irish Municipal Corporations Bill, denying that that Corporation had been guilty of any mal-practices, and praying to be heard by Counsel against the Bill at the bar of the House. Lord BARRINGTON presented "a petition from Workingham against the Bill for rating the owners of small tenements ; also a Bill from Belcome Regis, against the same measure, and praying that if it pass into a law tenements occupied by labourers residing in the parish, and not paying more than one shilling per annum rent may be ex empted from its operation ; also, from Sir Joseph Davis, Consistor of the Court of Chancery in the County Pa latine of Durham, praying that if the Bill should in jure his official emoluments a clause might be intro duced awarding him compensation. Lord HOTHAM presented a petition from some place in Herefordshire, against Sunday trading, and praying the House to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors on that day. Mr. CRA WLEY presented a petition from Bedford in favour of a plan for penny postage., Colonel SALWEY presented a petition from Elsmere to the same effect. Also a petition, signed by sixty-five freeholders of Herefordshire, many of them being occupiers of land, praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from the Reverend Edward Duke, magistrate of the county of Wiltshire, praying the House to institute an inquiry into private pauper lunatic asylums, and praying them to establish public pauper lunatic asylums ; also a pe tition in favour of the plan of penny postage ; and another against the Highways Bill. Mr. MILDMAY presented a petition from Win chester in favour of the plan of penny postage. Mr. A. WHITE presented a petition from Sunder land against the Beer Act ; also another in favour of the County Courts Bill. An HON. MEMBER presented petitions from Corn wall in favour of the present Corn-laws ; also a petition in favour of justice to Ireland from the same place. Mr. HURST presented a petition from some place in Essex, praying for an increase in the number of the Established Clergy in the Colonies. Mr. M. GIBSON presented some petitions in fa vour of penny postage. Mr. BYNGHA M BARING presented several pe . . titions in favour of Church Extension. Also petitions in favour of a penny postage ; and a petition from the Stow Union in favour of an improvement in the law of settlement. Mr. TATON EGERTON moved that a petition which he had presented be referred to the Select Com mittees on Turnpikes, Mr. STANSFIELD presented a petition from Huddersfield, praying that that place might be made a place for inland bonding. Lord INGESTRIE presented petitions praying for an increase to the Established Church in the colonies ; also from the licensed victuallers of Radley against the Beer Act ; also from Bilston, in Staffordshire, in favour of the Established Church in Canada. Mr. W A RBURTJ N presented several petitions in favour of the plan of penny postage. Mr. LO W T HER presented a petition from the debtors confined in York Castle, praying that they might he heard for the purpose of being admitted to bail in the country. Sir H. FERGUSON presented petitions from Kirk caldy, against any further Church Extension : also a pe tition in favour of the Prisoners' Bill. Mr. FAZAKERLEY presented a petition from the Board of Guardians of Tiverton Union, against the present law of settlement. The HoN. MEMBER then presented a petition which he said was of great importance. It was signed by 100 of the principal merchants and traders of Glasgow, praying that Coffee, the growth of Foreign States, and produced by free labour, might be admitted at a re duced duty. Also a petition from the Chamber of Com merce of Greenock, against the London, Liverpool, and Brazil Steam-packet Company Bill. Mr. WYNNE presented a petition from the county of Montgomeryshire, praying that the surplus revenues derived from the Union of the Bishoprics of Bangor and St. Asaph might be expended in the Dioceses from which they were derived. Also a petition to the same effect from the town of L'anelly. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Salford praying for a reduction of the postage to one penny. Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from Green wich against the Metropolitan Police Bill. Sir A. DALRYMPLE presented a petition from Brighton against the appointment of Roman Catholic Chaplains to prisons ; also petitidns from Southesk, Rottendean, and another parish in Sussex, praying for support to the Established Church in Canada. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Co ventry against the Beer Act Amendment Bill. Mr. MILES presented petitions from certain news paper proprietors complaining of a clause in the Act for the Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt, which com pelled newspaper proprietors to insert insolvents' adver tisments at a reduced price. Mr. CRESWELL presented a petition from Liver pool to the same effect.. Mr. HURST presented a petition from the proprie tors of the Essex Standard to the same effect. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bristol against the Rating of &L ail Tenements' Bill. Mr. SIIANy LEFEVRE presented petitions from Basingstoke and New Alford in faeotir of a general sys tem of penny postage ; also a petition from certain land agents, praying that no tenements under the value of 31. should be rated. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from Lan caster, praying that no system of National Education be established, not founded upon the doctrines of the Establ;shed Church, and superintended by the Paro chial Clergy. Also one from the debtors in Lancaster Gaol, praying that they might be allowed to justify Bail by affidavit. Mr. H. JOHNSTONE presented a petition from the Presbytery of Annan, praying for further endow. usents to the Church in Scotland. Also petitions to the same effect from several parishes in the county of Dumfries Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition from the Mayor and Corporation of Glasgow, praying that Mr. Hill's plan of penny postage might be carried into effect. Also one to the same effect from the Students of the University of Glasgow. Colonel DAVIES presented a petition to the same effect from the Mayor and Corporation of the city of Worcester. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented petitions with a similar prdyer, from several parishes in the county of Devon. Mr. CRESWELL presented a petition from the Society of Guardians for the Protection of Trade to the same effect. Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition from the late Moderator of the General Assembly, and many of the inhabitants of the Barony parish in Glasgow, complaining of the want of the means of worship i❑ Scotland. Sir J. Y. BULLET presented a petition praying for protection and encouragement to the Church in Canada and our other colonies. Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from the Arch deacon and Clergy of the county of Durham, praying that the House would greatly extend the means of reli gious instruction in Canada. Mr. J. HOPE presented a petition from the county of Fife, praying that no alteration might be made in the present system of Corn-laws. Mr. CRESWELL presented a petition from Liver pool, praying that even should the County Courts' Bill be passed, Liverpool might not be deprived of its Court, as its time was fully occupied by causes arising in the town ; also one praying for the establishment of a steam communication between that port, through the Mediterranean, and the Red Sea ; al so one from the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor, against the Rating of Small Tenements Bill ; an d o no from Wigan, against any system of n a ti ona l education not superintended by the clergy. Mr. MAXWELL presented a petition from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Town Council of Guildford, EVENING EDITION. ''stating that it was represented to them that the sys- ' tem of education afforded in Maynooth inculcated per jury, murder, and the vilest obscenity—(Laughter)— and praying for an inquiry ; also petitions to th e same effect from York, Stepney, and other places. Captain ALSAGER presented a petition from Chearn and Ewell in Surrey, to the same effect. Mr. WALTER CAMPBELL presented several petitions from the county of Argyll, praying the House to take into consideration the religious destitu tion in the Highlands. Mr. SHAW LEVEVRE presented a petition against certain clauses in the Leeds and Manchester Railway Bill. On the motion of Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND, the Bolinforth Gas Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS presented a petition from the Commissioners for I.gliting the town of M a nchester , pray ing to be heard by counsel against certain clauses in the Leeds and Manchester Railway Bill. Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a similar Pe' tition from the Trustees of the Free Grammar School, Manchester. Lord EASTNOR presented a petition from Learn' ington Spa, against the Rugby and Warwick Road Bill. Mr. EASTHOPE presented four petitions in favour of a uniform rate of postage. Lord C. MANNERS present e d a petition from Melton Mowbray, against any further grant to the COl - at Maynooth ; also a petition from the Deaner,' of Framlingham, against the Ecclesiastical Duties Re' venue Bill. Mr. DENNISTOUN presented five petitions from Glasgow in favour of Rowland Hill's plan for a penny postage. Mr. HUME presented petitions from Scone and other parts of Scotland, against any further endowment to the Church of Scotland. Also, petitions from Del en ' West Drayton, Uxbridge, Hereford, Bath, and Bengal' in favour of Rowland Hill's plan for a penny P nst. The Hon. Member also presented a petition fro m Kilkenny against the Gover nmen t pl an f or establishi n g railways in Ireland ; also a petition from Great Tor rington against the Corn-laws ; also a petition from different parts of Ireland, praying for equal rights for that country, Colonel WOOD presented a petition from several lords of manors, among others from that of Tottenham, against the Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill. Mr. GRATTAN presented a petition from Fern * nagh in favour of Lord Normanby's Government. Mr. F. DUNDAS presented a petition from Orkney in favour of additional Church endowment. Mr. SANFORD pre sen t e d a pet i t i on i n favour of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of postage. Mr. PRINGLE presented a similar petition. Mr. WILSON PATTEN p resente d a Petit° from Lancashire, praying th e H ouse not t o setl eti° any plan of education not i n accor d ance w ith the doc trines of the Established Church. Sir E. KNATCHBULL p resen t e d a pe tition fre ill e - ' the Magistrates of the C oun ty o f K ent , ag ainst t h present Beer Act. Mr. BAILEY present e d a p e ti t i on f rom Worces te,t• in favour of a penny postage. Colonel SEALE presented a petition from tbe f merchants of Dartmouth, praying for the remova l the local legislature in Jamaica. Colonel WOOD presented a petition from a Par isb ,e ill a the county of Brecon aga i ns t th e b astar d y c l aus es in pr Poor Law Amendm en t A c t ; an d a pet i t i on in flt"" of a Penny Postage. Lord DALMENY presented a p e titi o n from Dual' fries against Church end owmen t s i n S cot l an d ; an U D Vi petitions from Stirling, one in favour of the Scotch 1 . 1. sons Bill, and the other in favour of a penny postage•„4 Sir C. BURRELL presented a petition from °r n parish in the county of Sussex, praying for the exten s ith of religious education in the Colonies in connection II the Established Church. Mr. O'CONNELL p resen t e d a pet i t i on from the Minister, Elders, and co ngrega ti on o f R ot hes, in t a t e province of Ulster, i n I re l an d, stat i ng the ad/a n possessed by soldiers wh o were R oman Cathe' ; r ; or who belonged to the Established Church w ho W e 0 permitted to attend to their religious duties at their e vi r places of worship, and com pl a i n i ng j ust l y that Pr es b , ; terian soldiers ware no t a ll owe d th e same a dvanteg e b, also that the children of soldiers belonging to the E sta re lished Church, or who were Roman Catholics, l e d educated in th e p ersuas i on o f th e i r paren t s , n ot acc cir e se to Presbyterians, and praying the House to abolish thole distinctions, and place all religious denominations °a ell) same footing, a sentiment in which he (Mr. O'Cl n te at most cordially concurr e d. Al s o petitio ns from de opt parts of Ireland in favour of a penny p os t a ge. an e ; f 3t, petitions in support of Lord N orman by' s Goyern ot re , the signatures to which, added to those already sented to the House, amounted to half a million proeo in the space of ten days. Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presented a pet itioo l some place in the North Riding of Y o rkshire in 1 f vo f of Church Extension in the Colonies. fro° Mr. PAKINGTON pres e nt e d a petition ino the Magistrates o f th e co u n ty o f W o rcester , ag a ,b e the District Session Bill ; a l so , a p e tition against es "i 0 County Courts' Bill ; a l so p e tit: ons f rom cer tain Pla ce , he r Warwickshire, an d f rom M on k wearmout h a nd places in Yorkshire, in f a vou r o f Ch urc h E x t e nso - i ro t t i n the Colonies. Sir G. STRICKLAND p resen t e d a pet i t i o n agr i r the bastardy clauses of th e P oor -l aw A men d me nt is ' e 're Mr, BLACKSTONE presented a petition fr° Wallingford, praying th a t th e R oman C a tholic g en ; hers of that Hou se m i g ht b e p reven t e d f ro m 19t k i l l s g b:(1 matters connected with the i n t eres t s o f the Estau" - Chu Mr. E rch. e . J. STANLEY pre sen t e d petitions from Coreyn places in Ch es hi re , i n f avour o f t h e pl a n of P postage. eie ig T Mr. P. KELLY p resen t e d pet i t i ons from •P s ,,,d e tl against any sy s t em o f nat i ona l e d ucat i o n not f° 11 " 00 1- on the principles of the Established Churele--4 plaining of certain clauses in the abolition of I mh o f sonment for Debt Bill, an d i n f avour o f a sys tem Penny Postage. c titie n The O'CONOR DON presented a. ir r„-, s rer°' from Roscom mon i n f avour o f h er M a j es ty's ) w i— f rn et Sir G. E. VIVIAN presented a p e tition Truro, in Corn wa ll, aga i ns t t h e cont i nua nce 0 ` latrous worship in India. HIGHWAYS ACT. Mr. BARNEBY moved the re-committal of the Hi Col ghways Act Amendment Bill. . WOOD did not think that they were ribeir ing the law with respect to t urn p i k e roads °Ybetter legislation. He thought that th e roa ds were 011 4 under the old system than even under the f the 1835, the great fault of which was the abolition vii statute labour. He did not like the present 13 „, 00 13 would inflict a new Board upon the country---it ea se' necessarily require new officers, and lead to great e11).810r, If the parishes were compelled to have a paid st' A r i , the a great many difficulties that at present exist eu oo glf case of parish board s wou ld b e avo id e d ; but he 9 ,l r lj e objected to the new B oar d p ro p ose d by the 1 3 i"' 'ea or ' would conclude by mov i ng th a t t h e Bill be r e ni:tted tha fewat day six months. fO ndr After words from Mr. BARNEBY, in of the Bill, 'ee of Sir G. STRICKLAND objected to the du t r i diaes Overseers of the Roads being imposed on the G un ; . of the Poor. He should vote for the amendoen `most Mr. SLANEY contended that it was of the I n the importance that some change should take Pin e ! OA managment of highways. He would support tp e or° to" After a few words from Mr. DARI3Y , wile were ordered to withdraw, and the House dis iden there appeared— For the re-committal of the 8i11..... ••• Against it ................................... 2 4 Majority in favour of the The House having gone into Committee pod Clauses 1 to 7 were agreed to, with verbal $ ments. v ey C o l r a sr li e , a B s , o with s e d respect by L t o o r d th G e q s u o al A i fi l e E a a t i n s n ol °l , 0 : e:1 negatived without a division. . Clause 9 was postponed. 4 s lll° Clauses 10 and 11 were then agreed to, °- Clause 12, after some slight amendments. poar a Clause 13, proposing the appointment of a for the Maagement of Highways was then Pu t : . t t Mr. DARBY opposed it, - . l .l t°' so l on the groo-' . fro would occasion the withdrawal of several Per s°ll ,ll - ed . the Management of roads, ladndipropos.ede aastvafrat:thlitid.Ssibireeo: ment that the Justices should lions to the Overseers and Cli g ur ‘ c .c hw n a o r t e i l e ens ept parishes of their intention to divide the h P arl hela . into districts, and that at a Special Sessions, to !f t , tic° in consequence, the districts shall be formed, an" h ".° the thereof given to the differentparishes an d t•-s u t °°. parishes in vestry a>sernhled shall tur;n the Da l- c hilli w ho o b i s persons for District Surveyor to thereJustiees. appoint one from the list thus given, and 5ha 11 i 6 , 0 % _,...t• salary. Ile would not, however, press his orne l %•: -5 t " hat Sir G. STRICKLAND proposed sie—tirow nuitii• part of Surveyor clause enacting the appointment of a to p/ r .i v n e l y t o s r pl a a n c e e l . District Boards, and to su bs nothing Mr. SANFORD suppor t e d the appointment Of Vit. trict Boards. by th e Mr. BENETT agreed with the view tak en n'' of ‘ I- , l o o r n ,i . Baronet the Member for the Nest Itidin6l. i- I lure, and thought the present law sufficient to w" sure good highways if it were properly enforced. log Mr. BARNEBY complained of Me mbers Pro d new clauses without having them prev iously printed, a supported the original clause. Mr. S. LEFEVRE was in favo ur of the Pla n °r th° Hon. Member for Sussex. (Ire( Sir GEORGE STRICKLA ND wished to. of the attention of the House on l y to the first P°rtitilder the clause, which, and not the entire clause, was ~ h di scuss i o n. Let them divide upo n that, leaving oil' passage down to the word " Board." ----""*"...67.