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usiPlatiAL PAL LI AMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 17 Their Lordships aisembled at Five o'Clock. Lord A BING E R took the oaths, and signed the Parliamentary roll. Earl FITZ WILLIAM presented a petition from the Quakers of Ireland, praying for the abolition of the punishment of death in all eases whatsoever. Lord BROUGHANI and another Noble Lord presented pe titions from Edinburgh and Leith, in favour of the North British Railway. ROMAN CATHOLIC PENAL ACTS REPEAL BILL._ Lord BE AUliONi,i; postponin g the second readin g of this Bill, expressed a hope that the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack - would make his arrangements so as to allow the Bill to be brought on as early as possible. The LORD CHANCELLOR sail that some delay was necessary as this Bill proposed to repeal twenty-eight Acts of Parliament, and therefore it would take the Government some time to consider the subject. WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. The Duke of WELLINGTON stated that, nest Thurs day, he shou'd move the adjournment of the House to that day week. TEXAS. Lord BROUGHAM wished to ask the Noble Lord the Se cretary for Foreign Affairs if he had received information with respect to the annexation of Texas to the United States. This was a question of vast importance, so far as the abolition of slavery was concerned, but he trusted that the deciding por tion of the Congress, namely, two-thirds of the members, would oppose it. Nothing which had dropped from him or the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department even justified the inference that this country, although deploring the existence of slavery, ever contemplated any interference with the Constitu tion of America. The Earl of ABERDEEN said the Noble and Learned Lord could not expect him to give a precise answer to the ques tion he asked. It was a subject quite new and unexampled in the history of nations, and his Noble and Learned Friend might depend upon it that it would receive the most serious atten tion of her Majesty's Government. It was true, he believed, that the treaty for the annexation of Texas to the United States had been signed ; but he agreed in the hope ex pressed by his Noble and Learned Friend that the majority of Congress would not agree to the ratification of it. At present he could not speak with confidence on the subject, but when the time came he should state his opinions to the House, and act consistently ,with his duty as a Minister of the Crown. Nothing that he or the Noble Lord oppositehad ever said, could justify the suspicion that they intended to interfere with American institutions. DUBLIN AND CASHEL RAILWAY. Lord MONTEAGLCsaid he -wished to draw the attention of their Lordships to a matter of vast importance to those per sons interested as shareholders in the railway between Dublin and A Bill upon the subject of railways in Ireland had been intreduced, and it had been announced that this Bill ',mil not possibly be carried into effect this year. Any dis appointment in this matter would be a source of injury to those shareholders. • Lord AIONTEAGLE presented a petition praying that the standing orders of their Lordships' House might be suspended in favour of the Dublin and Cashel Railway Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON said there was undoubtedly great interest attached to the measure to which the petition of the Noble Lord referred. It was the wish of her Majesty's Government to give every facility in both Houses of Parlia ment to the progress of that measure. The standing orders of their Lordships' Housl were established for the purpose of securing the public and persons interested against being taken by surprise. N ow , i n th e p resen t c ase, there could be no sur prise, inasmuch as the notices respecting it had been given several years ago. ART-UNIONS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from the Art-Union of London, praying that the Art-Unions of the country might be legalised. IRISH POOR-LAW. Captain PECH ELL presented a petition from an Unitarian congregation in Brighton, and from several other Dissenting congregations of the town, in favour of the Dissente s' Chapels Bil!. Mr. PATTISON presented two petitions to the sam - 2 effect. Lord POLLINGTON presented a similar petition. Mr. HUAIE presented a petition from a Dissenting congre gation in Warwickshire, against certain clauses in the Dissen ters' Chapels Bill. Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition from Cheltenham, in favour of the Bill. Mr. HIN DLEY presented a petition against it. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from members of the Established Church at Preston, in favour of the Dis senters' Chapels Bill : also a petition from the Roman Catholics of the same place to the same effect. Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from the Vauxhall Bridge Company, against the Lambeth Suspension Bridge Bill. PULTENEY TOWN HARBOUR BILL. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, the Pulteney Town Harbour and Improvement Bill was ordered to be re-com mitted to the former Committee. Mr. ESCOURT brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee on the Great Southern and Western Rail way (Ireland) Bill. Alr. WYSE presented a petition from Kilkenny, praying for the suspension of the Standing Orders in reference to the Great Southern and Western Railway ( Ireland) Bill. Petitions in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill were pre sented by Mr. Ward from Sheffield, Lord A. Lennox from Chichester, Mr. V. Smith from Northampton, Mr. Labou chore from Taunton ' and Mr. C. Wood from Halifax. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented petitions in favour of the Disenters' Chapels Bill, from the Protestant Dissenters of the New Meeting-house at Birmingham ; from the Protestant Dis senters of the Old Meeting-house ; from the officers and teachers of the Dissenters' Sunday-school, and of the adult pupils of the same at the Old Meeting-house ; also one from the descendants, relatives, and friends of persons who have been interred in the burial-ground attached to the Old Meet ing-house. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition from Devon shire in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Lord WO RSLE Y presented several petitions from Lincoln shire in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Mr. RUSHBROOKE presented a petition from Suffolk in favour of severer punishment for the crime of arson. Sir J. HANNIER presented two petitions in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. HUNIE gave notice that, when the Savings' Banks Bill should be brought before the House, he should move a clause, repealing the section of the 9th George IV., cap. 19, which allowed the Minister of the day to deal with moneys de posited in Savings' Banks in the purchase of Government securities. Mr. 11. BERKELEY gave notice that, when the Inelosure , Bill should be in Committee, he would move to expunge clause B6. IMPORTATION OF BOOTS AND SHOES. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE then rose, pursuant to notice, to present a petition respecting the state of the Eden derry Workhouse, in Ireland. The prayer of the petition was Merely for inquiry, in order to prevent a recurrence of such conduct in future on the part of the Commissioners. This was a matter of vast import, because the law, as it now stood, was most unpopular amongst all par ties, with the exception, perhaps, of some few amongst the higher claises. It was perfectly impossible, if they wanted to m in a n peace in Ireland, that this law could be continued. In thent wepapers of that day were detailed the circumstances of an alray caused by the collection of poor.rates, when the highest amount due was only Is. This measure had been car ried completely against the will of the greater number of the Irish Members, and therefore must have been ill-suited to the oondit'on of the country. The Duke of WELLINGTON agreed that this was a sub ject of great importance. The report of the Commission ap pointe.l to inquire into the subject would be laid upon the table in a very short time, when their Lordships would have better information. He was ready to do every thing in his power to insure the beneficial operation of the poor-law in Ireland. • The Earl of POWIS presented petitions against the union of the sees of St. Asapli and Bangor, and in favour of the establishment of a bishopr c in Manchester. The Noble Earl gave notice that he should submit a motion on the subject on 'Tuesday, 11th June. The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from certain persons praying their Lordships to take into their consideration the state of the common women of the metropolis. The peti tioners were the members of certain societies for the recla mation of unfortunate women. The petitioners stated that seduction was carried on to an enormous extent in the metro polis, and many thousands of houses had been established for the purpose of facilitating that vice ; and the petitioners prayed the House to take some measures for putting a stop to so horrible a system as that which at present prevailed in the metropolis for the seduction of innocent young females. The Itight Rev. Prelate laid on the table of the House a Bill for the purpose of the more effectual suppression of brothels, and the suppression of trading in prostitution. The Bill, after a few words from the Earl of MOUNT CASHEL, was read a first time. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Lord WHARNCLIFFE then rose to call the attention of their Lordships to the present state of the new Houses of Par liament. He said it had become necessary to bring the sub ject under the consideration of the House, inasmuch as very extensive alterations had been made by Mr. Barry in the plans as originally laid down—these alterations having been made without the concurrence of the Committee which had been appointed to watch t}e progress of the new buildings. The alterations he would shortly describe to their Lordships. In the original plan it wan proposed that her Majesty when going to the House of Parliament should enter the new Houses by the western door of what was called the Victoria Tower, an.', she would then proceed along a staircase into her robing-room immediately behind the throne in the new House of Lords, and after robing she would pro ceed at once into the house of Lords. The alteration which had been made by Mr. Barry was, that the Queen should enter the Victoria Tosser at the east door, proceed along a passage up a staircase, and crossing a yard to the robing-room. From the robing-teoweshe would pass into the House of Lords by way of a passage to -be called the Victoria passage. Now, Mr. Barry had no authority whatever for making those alterations, and certainly was not justified according to his own account in tbtaking them. Ile (Lord Wharncliffe) protested against its being urged that these alterations were mere matters of taste. They were no such thing, and he could not discover that they were alterations of convenience, or that sufficient benefit would be derived from them to justify the outlay of money, which they would require. He moved that the matter be referred to a Committee of the Board of Works. • Lord SUDELEY said he was one of the Commissioners who were appointed to decide upon the plans which were ori ginally sent in for the construction of the new Houses of Par liament. There were ninety-seven competitors, and the num ber of plans submitted was upwards of 1,100. The task of the Commissioners, therefore, was not a light one. The Corn missiouers came to the determination of deciding in favour of the plan of Mr. Barry, and in coming to that conclusion the Commissioners fully understcod that, in carrying out the plan, Mr. Barry would, from time to time, make various alterations in the details of his plans ; but they believed that ho would not do so without the concurrence of the Government. He differed very much from the opinion of the Noble Lord opposite that these alterations were not matters of taste. Lord WHARNCLIFFE—The House of Lords is not the proper place to discuss a question of taste ; but 1 have no taste upon this subject at all. Lord SUDELEY hoped then that their Lordships would not attach much weight to the observations of the Noble Lord upon this subject.—( Laughter.) The Noble Lord then Proceeded to show that the alteration which had been made in the Victoria Tower had arisen from the mode in which Dr. Reid had determined upon earl-yin his apparatus for ventilat ing the new building into the new 'Houses of Parliament. He contended that the plans ought to have been definitively settled eight years ago, and ought not, as in point of fact was the case, to have been pustvoned until the present day, and they were not settled yet. Although he had great confidence in Mr. Barry, yet he never would have consented to allow him to make any alteration he pleased without first consulting the Go vernment, and he trusted that in future the Government would not allow any alteration to be made without their express ap proval. The Mat-psis of LANSDOWNE thought it would he most inconvenient to go into a general discussion on the subject; but what he wished to say was, that he entirely concurred in the observations which had fallen from the Noble President of the Council (Lord Wharneliffe). Ho had no doubt that the al aerations which had takenlaeo in the Victoria Tower, had been made at the instance of Dr. Reid, in order that he might the more easily erect his apparatus for the ventilation of the new houses of Parliament. Lord BROUGHAM expressed a hope that Mr. Barry Would, in futtire, make no changes without first consulting the Covernment. lie must protest against Mr. Barry's conti nually fighting with the Committee on the subject of delay. No doubt Mr. Barry, like all other artists, wished to make a display by having the whole of the new building opened at the same time. He ( Lord Brougham) however trusted that the .Government would not allow this, but compel Mr. Barry to stick to his implied bargain of opening the House of Lords next session. The Marquis of CLA N RIC A RDE expressed a similar hope. Lord COLBORNE did not think it was politic to take the Vesponsibility of any changes off the shoulders of Mr. Barry. If Mr. Barry was to carry this great work to completion it 'as absolutely necessary that they should place confidence in him. After a few words from the Earl of IlEssonouctr, and the Marquis of NOR NIA NEI', the motion was agreed to. The Courts of Common Law Bills, were read a third time and pas,ed. ' Their Lordships then adjourned at Eight o'Clock. 111 r. H. BERKELEY moved for a return of the number of boots and shoes imported during the years ending Jan. 5,1840, to Jan. 5,1844, stating the amount of duty paid thereon.— Agreed to. SOUSE OF COMMONS, .ifoy 1; . The SPEAKER took the Chair at. Four o'Clock. The Westminster and Lambeth Suspension Bridge Bill was read a second ti'ue, and ordered to be committed. Mr. BROTIIERTON presented a petition from Salford against certain clauses of the Poor-law , Amendment Bill ; a l so w a petition in favour of the DenterS Chapels Bill. Petitions in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill were pre sented fcv Dr. Bowring, from Bolton; Mr. Pusey and Sir Ceorge Grey from Devonshire ; Lord Robert Grosvenor from Chester ; and the Solicitor-General from places in Ireland. Petitions were presented against the Bill by Colonel Con 'lolly from Donegal, Mr. Plumptre from Durham, and Mr. •Ileatheoat from Tiverton. Mr. M. O'CONNELL presented a number of petitions against the Irish Registration Bill. • Lord DUNCAN presented a petition from Bath, praying that the practice of granting Post-of f ice money orders on the •Lord's Day may be abolished. • Sir R. 11. INGLIS presented a petition n4,tinst the union of the sees of Asaph and Bangor, and in fa' our of the esta blishment of a Bishopric of Manchester. Lord CIIARLES MANNERS presented a petition from againstMowbray, certain c l auses i n t h e Ecclesiastical Courts FERRAND presented a petition from the Welsh Cal vinistic Methodists resident in London, against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. . Sir 'l'. WILDE presented a petition very numerously signed to th e same effect. • Mr. FOX MAULE presented two vetitions, one in favour of, anti the other aga i nst, the Dissenters Chapels Bill. Colonel LOWTHER p resenteda persons, in favour of agricultural protection, signed by 4'l" THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY is, 1844. larger during the years of low duty, than during the years of high duty. The average exportation of British woollens from 1816 to 1819, the years of high duty, was 8,127,0001. per year. The average importation of the same commodity during the corresponding three years of high duty, from 1820 to 1823, was 6,014,0001. From I 821 to 1824, the South Down wool averaged at 2s. per lb. ; Kent wool, Is. ; Highland wool, 2s. lid. New these were the three years of low duty. During the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, the three years of high duty. South Down wool averaged at is 3id. per lb.; Kent wool at Is. 1 id. ; and Highland woo: at Is. 4id. In 1823 the duty was reduced from 6d. to Id. per lb. The lowest price of wool for the last 20 years was, in 1829, when South Down wool aver aged 7d. per lb., and Kent wool 9d. In the same year, 91.000,000 lbs. of foreign wool were introduced, being a much smaller quantity than in any former year. This, in the very year that home-grown wool was lowest in price, the smallest quantity of foreign wool was introduced. In 1836, when the prices of British wool were highest, there was the largest im portation of foreign wool. In 1829, the price of South Down wool, as he had already stated, was 7d. per lb., when so small a quantity of foreign wool was imported; whilst, in 1836, when a large quantity of foreign wool was imported, South Down wool sold for Is. 53. per lb. In 1836, instead of 21,000,0001b5. of foreign wool being imported, there were no less than 64,000,0001b5., being the largest amount imported for the twenty years preceding. The conclusion to be drawn from all these facts must be obvious and irresistible—that the price of home-grown wool was higher in those years when the duty on foreign wool was least, and that when the duty on fNeign was highest the price of home-grown wool was lowest. Now, this might seem strange, but let it be recollected that foreign wool and home-grown wool were not rivals—that they were not articles in competi tion, and that, as they were mixed, in order to make a better article, the sale of the one improved in proportion as the other was snore attainable, so that they might as well take the duty off tea whilst the duty remained on sugar ; in order that the reduction should be beneficial, it must be simultaneous on both. He was sorry to have detained the House so long, but he thought that, looking to the situation of the country, any injury which the wool growers might suffer would be more titan counterbalanced by the good which would be done to the ma nufacturing interests by the measure. Mr. MILES said he knew from experience that this duty upon wool was looked upon in the light of a protection by the growers. lie bad, sometime back, moved for extensive re turns, which would show the state its which the British farmers were placed, and prove the impossibility of their competing with the foreign wool-growers. Ile was sure that the quantity of long wool imported into this country was not at all sufficient to justify the abolition of this protection to the agriculturists. If he looked to the imports of 1843, and compared them with those of 1842, he would see an extraordinary increase in the woollen manufactures. In 1843, the imports were 6,790,000 lbs., while in 1842 they were 5,195,000 lbs. The remission of those duties would not at all benefit the consumer. He had most anxiously sought for the returns to which he had alluded in order that every information might be laid before the Home. With regard to the Australian colonies, wool was the staple product which they exported to this country, and it had vastly increased of late years. In the year 1831, the amount of wool imported was only 2,493,337 lbs., while last year it had increased to 17,433,000 lbs. ; and ho thought this showed that the protective duty was a stimulus to the farmers in that colony. After what had occurred last year he was sorry to see this duty taken away at the present moment, when the agricultural interest were in some degree recovering ; and he felt this regret the more when there were so many other ar ticles front which the duty might have been removed with much less injury, which, he hoped, would be done eventually. Mr. C. WOOD was glad to hear the Hon. Gentleman ex press the hope that those duties would be remitted. Ile differed from the conclusions of the Honourable Gentle man, drawn from the data which he had given to that House. The increase in the importation of wool front the Australian colonies had been so enormous—the importation being, in 1831, two millions of pounds' weight, while in the last year it had been upwards of seventeen millions—that they need not fear any injurious effect from the remission of this duty. Mr. SHEPPARD was understood to support the proposi tion of the Government. Mr. DIVETT supported the abolition of the duty on wool, not so much from the benefit it would confer on the Australian colonies, as the impetus it would give to trade generally. Mr. 'fitoTTF. ft supported the Government proposition, on the ground that the greater the importation of. foreign wool into this country, the greater would be the consumption of home-grown wool. - Mr. COLLETT, in supporting the Government upon this proposition, expressed a hope that ere long they would extend the principle upon which they were now acting with respect to wool to the article of corn.—( Hear. ) Mr. ALDAM said the lion. Member for Somersetshire (Mr. Miles) had stated that other duties might have been re pealed which would have been more beneficial to the manufac turing interest. Now he (Mr. Aldarn) knew that the manu facturers were of opinion that no duty could be repealed that would produce the same loss to the revenue, that would be half so beneficial to them as the repeal of the duty on wool. Mr. DA RBY did not think the Hon. Member for Somerset shire was justified in saving that this abolition of the duty on wool was a step in the way of free trade. He (Mr. Darby) be lieved it to be no such thing, or he never would have supported the proposition. Mr. LABOUCHERE reminded the Hon. Gentleman that the First Minister of the Crown, in introducing his measure, had stated that he acted on the principle of free trade, and that Right Hon. Gentleman stated that if he did not carry that principle out quite so rapidly as Hon. Gentlemen on the oppo site side of the House could desire, yet he acted upon that prM elide in the measure which he proposed. Ile (Mr. Labouchere) heard that declaration with the greatest pleasure, and he be lieved that all the friends of free trade must have heard it with the utmost pleasure. He, therefore, could not listen to the Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down, without reminding him that the first Minister of the Crown had placed this measure upon a different footing than that upon which the Hon. Gentleman now found it convenient to place his support on the present occasion. He (Mr. La bouchere) protested against the Hon. Gentleman asserting that this measure had not been introduced by the Right Hon. Gentleman in accordance with those sound principles of liberal commercial policy, which the Right Hon. Gentleman had so expressly announced on the part of her Majesty'y Go vernmer.t. Mr. DARBY explained. Mr. LABOUCHERE explained. He never said the prin ciples of free trade should be adopted at once without any regard to existing interests. Mr. WARI3URTON said he was glad to perceive the general concurrence of the House with regard to this subject, and he would not disturb the unanimity which prevailed by any general discussion on free trade.—( Hear, hear.) The home growers would now have to trust to their own energies, which was a better ground to rely upon than any protection.— ( Hear, hear.) He rose merely to express the satisfaction his constituents felt at the abolition of the duty on wool, and to thank the Government on their part.—( Hear, hear.) Sir IL PEEL said it would be unfortunate to have the ge neral concurrence expressed on this important measure of relaxation disturbed by any differences upon other subjects.— ( Hear, hear.) lie would not, however, shrink from the general pi inciple he avowed.--( Hear, hear.) The removal of the duties on wool, coffee, and currants, was in conformity with the gen eral principles he prof esse d—(Ch eers ) —b ecause they could be removed without producing an injurious effect on existing interests. lie adhered to all the principles he had ever professed on the subject, and those measures were in con formity with them. His Honourable Friend admitted dis tinctly that lie thought, on tke whole, this reduction of the duty on foreign wool would be an absolute benefit to the agricultural interest of the country, and yet he said he was very sorrr that the present time had been se l e cted. Ile would ask from Iris lion. Friend, whether he thought they would be justified as legislators—as Ministers of the Crown—if, believ ing they could propose a measure which would enlarge the sphere of matruiacturing industry and increase the export of manufactures, and which would at the same time confer a po sitive benefit on the agricultural interests, as was conferred by encouraging th e growth of wool—h e wou ld as k f rom hi s can did mind this m ission, that they had performed their duty in so curing to the agricultural interest a positive benefit, though amongst ignorant and prejudiced persons it might be doubted. Mr. MILES e xplained. I Ai r . S. WORTLEY expressed his satisfaction at this mea sure of the Government. It would not only not be an injury to the agricultural interests of the country, but he believed it would be for their advantage. Whatever might be the effect of the measure, it was certain the old duty was neutralised by the introduction of Australian wool. The clause was then agreed to. The House then resumed, and the Chairman reported pro gress.—The report to he brought ti on Monday next. BUSINESS TIIE HOUSE. On the mottoUnSoffNSEirSßS OF .PE ' EL it was ordered that after Monday, the 3d of June, orders of the day should have pre cedence of notices of motion on Thursdays. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was committed, pro forma, and ordered to be com mitted on Friday next. COUNTY . CORONER'S BILL. The further consideration of the report on this Bill was fixed for Monday, the 341 of June. STAMP DUTIES BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. The several clauses having been agreed to, on the schedule I)ingread Mr. FORSTER moved the following scale of duty on ma rine assurance, as an amendment on that proposed by the Chan_ miler of the Exchequer, viz. s, d. On premiums under and not exceeding 10s 0 3 On ditto exceeding 10s. and not exceeding 0 0s. 0 6 On ditto exceeding 20s. On ditto en time risks, not exceeding six months On ditto on time risks, exceeding six months ... 2 0 On mutual insurance policies Dr. BOWRING, in seconding the motion, trusted that his Noble Friend would force it to a division. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motion on the ground that it was the reduction of a duty ter the advantage of a particular class. The adoption of the pro position of the Noble Member was, in fact, to give up the duty on insurance altogether. Mr. HUME considered the tax upon insurances was a tax upon prudence. The duty, not only upon marine insurances, but upon fire and life insurances, ought to be reduced one-half. —( Hear, from Colonel Sibthorp. ) The revenue would be in creased by such a measure. The Right Hon. Gentleman said that the principle which regulated the increase in the premium of marine insurances was wrong. Why; then, did he not cor rect it? His Hon. Friend proposed to reduce the duty on long distances to 25., and the Right Hon. Gentleman proposed to make it 4s. Ten years ago all insurances between England and America were effected in England. Now, two-thirds of these insurances were effected in America, because there no duty was payable. The underwriters in London should ha placed upon the same footing as the underwriters in America, in Australia, and in India. If they kept up the tax at all they should keep it up as a moderate tax only. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no rea son to fear the competition of America with regard to these in surances. The competition which they had to fear was the competition in small policies, which were effected in Hamburgh, for short distances, and by lowering the duty on those policies they would gat all these insuranees effected in this country, Mr. WAWN, as the representative of a northern mari time borough, %kited to call their attention s to the facts con nected with the North American trade—a trade principally carried on in that borough ( South Shields). These shi p s ma de two voyages in a year, and they were subject to the highest rate of premium. Now, he thought they ought to have some portion of the relief which it was proposed to afford. Colonel SIBTEIORP, in allusion to what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Montrose, would impress upon his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer the necessity of reducing the duty on fire insurances. Ile wished the subject had fallen into better hands ;7 but he should certainly, on a. future occasion, bring the subject before the attention of the House. He was glad to hear his Right Honourable Friend speak in praise of prudence, for the tat on fire insurances was a tax upon prudence.—(hear. ) He thought the Right Hon. Gentleman should not fur a moment hesitate to make the concession sought for. He thought the reduction would rather add to than diminish the revenue. The duty ought to be taken off fire insurance as well as marine insurance. Though he sat on that side of the House, and generally voted with the Government, he would on this question oppose the Right Hon. Gentleman through thick and thin.—( Laughter. ) Mr. WARBURTON said the Chancellor of the Exchequer ought to make hie tax so low as to offer an inducement to all persona to insure their property. Sir C. BURRELL thought that if the duty upon insurance GAOLS. Mr. MACKINNON moved for certain returns on the subject of gaols. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. CUSTOMS ACTS.—COAL. On the motion that the Order of the Day for going into Committee on the Customs Acts be read, Lord 1-10 WICK said that the coal return, which had been asked for a long time since, was not yet in the possession of the House. He thought it very hard that this return, so essential to the c nsideration of the subject of the coal duties, was not yet in the hands of Members. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that when the return was asked for, he sent directions to have it made out, but owing to some difficulties that presented them selves, they had not been able to make it out yet. IRISH CHURCH. Mr. WARD said that he wished to ask a questitin,.irt..the Noble Lord opposite, the Secretary for Ireland, int. Ile subject of the Irish Church. In the debate which had taken place last year on the Irish Churth, he (Mr. Ward) had given an estimate of the revenues of the Irish Church which amounted to 552,751/. The Noble Lord, who censuro'.him on that occasion, also gave an estimate which amounted to 432,0231. which he received from the Ecclesiastical Commis sioners. The Noble Lord subsequently explained to ' hint (Mr. Ward) that his (the Noble Lord's) estimate was inaccurately made up, and that a mistake of 120,0001. had been made. Thus both estimates would nearly agree. An estimate had since been made out which, though it took twelve months in the preparation, was ex tremely defective. lie wished to ask the Noble Lord whe ther he could reconcile it to his conduct and his duty to lay such a return on the table as the only information which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners could give Parliament on the subject? Lord ELIOT said that the Hon. Gentleman had accurately stated what had taken place last year. The estimate which he had given was derived from the Eccltsiastical Commissioners, but Mr. Irck, the gentleman who prepared it, being engaged in other business, had committed an error of 120,0001. in the calculation. In order to prepare an accurate return, it was necessary that the dignitaries and bishops of the Church should make returns of their revenues ; but neither the Government nor the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had the power to compel them. They could only give perfect returns of the revenues of those particular livings which had become the property of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and of those livings which came under the operation of the Church Temporalities Act. After a few words from Mr. SHAW, _ _ . Mr. SIIEIL wished to know from the Noble Lord whether he bad any objection to lay the letter of Mr. lrek on the table of the House? Lord ELIoT said it was a private letter, and he did not see what good could be obtained by its production. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said the course pursued in this matter on the part of the Noble Lord and the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin University, after the mistake of Mr. Irck, was most strange. The Learned Recorder had moved last August for a large detailed return of the revenues of the Irish Church, but those papers had not been laid before the House. If the papers were laid on the table of the House, they would have a full body of information on the subject. Lord ELuyr disclaimed any intention to conceal any infor mation on the subject. SIX CLERKS—COMPENSATION. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Right Hon. Ilaronct had stated the other night that Lord Cottenham had given his as sent to the compensation clauses in the Bill relating to the abo lition of the office of the six clerks. He (Lord J. Russell) had since understood from that Noble and Learned Lord that, so far from giving his approbation to those clauses, he had de clined giving any opinion on the subject. Sir J. GRAIIAN( said if the Noble Lord had intimated to him that he meant to diaw the attention of the House to the matter, he would have brought down a letter which had been handed to him by the Solicitor-General, and which he (Sir J. Graham) had in his hands when he made the state ment. That letter was from Mr. Wainwright, and he stated positive ). in it that he had waited on Lord Cottenham, and es pecially called his attention to the clauses giving compensation to the parties, not only during life, but extending to a period after their death; in consideration of the transferring which had been exercised for a long period, and that Lord Cottenham made no objection whatever to those clauses. Lord J. RUSSELL—It was not that he made any objection, but that he declined giving any opinion on the subject. Sir JAMES GRAHAM—That was not the representation of Mr. Wainwright. Mr. C. BERKELEY inquired whether the Government meant to introduce a Bill upon Charitable Trusts? The Right lion. Baronet had said same time ago, that it was the intention of the Lord Chancellor to introduce such a Bill into the House of Lords. . Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that it was the intention of the Lord Chancellor to introduce a Bill on the subject. ST.tTE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS. Mr. BORTH WICK complained of the state in which the public business was at present. He wanted to know when the Poor-law Amendment Bill would be brought before the House. There were several other Bills too, such as the County Courts Bill and Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, which he was also anxious to know when they would be brought forward. The house was so frequently counted out that it became quite an abuse ; and last night so thin was the attendance of Hen. Members that he could have counted it out when the First Lot d of the Treasury was speaking. Sir J. GRAHAM said he was afraid he could not set the Hon. Member's mind at rest with regard to the House being counted out on motion nights; but he was not aware that it had been counted out on a single order night. The Right Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury had given notice of his intention to move, that after the first week in June orders should take precedence of motions. He (Sir J. Gra ham) could not give any definite answer to the Hon. Member's question with respect to the Poor-law Bill, but he would en deavour to do so before the Whitsun recess. He had hoped that some progress would have been made in the County Courts Bill before Whitsuntide, but a difficulty had ar'sen which he did not foresee. A very grave question was now pending in the other House with respect to the abolition of imprisonment for debts in execution. The principle had, in fact, been affirmed by the other House. Now, it appeared to him important that the sense of the House should be taken on the principle of that measure before they proceeded further with the discussion of the details of the County Courts Bill, which proceeded on the opposite principle, and would not only continue imprisonment for debts in execution, but even extend its operations to debts of smaller amount. Upon the whole, he thought it would be expedient to postpone the further consideration of that Bill until the other Bill, to which he had , referred, had been brought before the House. MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES. Mr. EWART said he did not know whether it was in the power of the Right Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury to answer the question of which he had given him notice, with respect to the war between Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. A vast amount of property was at stake. Ile believed he was justified in saying that the Right lion. Baronet had stated, some time since, that it was desirable that some interposition should take place, on the part of the French, the British, and the Brazilian Governments, for the purpose of putting an end to the war. Since that time, the fears of British subjects had increased by the continuance of the war. It had been stated by General. Rosas, that he could not be answerable for the safety of the property of British subjects, or of their persons. In a battle whiclr•bad recently taken place, the Monte Videans, contrary to general expectation, had been victo rious, but this victory had only tended to prolong the war, not to bring it to an end. He wished to ask if the Right Honourable Baronet could hold out any hopes of intervention on the part of the British and the French Governments, for the purpose of bringing the war, now raging between Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, to a termination, and opening the commerce of the River Plate. Sir R. PEEL regretted that the war between Monte Video and Buenos Ayres still continued, characterised, as that war was, by the most revolting atrocities ; and looking to the spirit in which that war had been conducted, he was afraid that there was little chance of its speedy termination. In every case in which any violation of the rights of nations had taken place, with regard to British subjects it was the determi nation of the Government to give protection to its subjects, even by a recourse to force if necessary ; but so long as co there wa s no v i o l at i on of thelauwldofbe n nations, doubt ns,he but thatwainotprej pared to i n t er f ere. There t was extremely desirable that• _these hostilities should cease. England and France two belligerent had off e r e d th e i r i n t erven ti on t o th e Powers, a accepted by one of nd that intervention had been them. France, 1 he had every reason to believe, took the same view as England doubt it was possible, by a forcible ~t did of this subject. No temporarily to these hostilities ; but then they to put an end to take military possession of the country, and mus i t be prepared for its internal government, for, as soon as , their forceto provide should be removed, hostilities would be renewed. The precedent, would be dangerous, for other powerful States, sancjonnie'l6ll)3; our example, might take upon themselves to interfere in the domestic politics and internal arrangements of States subordi nate to them ; therefore they ought to pause before they inter fered in such a manner. Mr. 31. GIBSON admitted the justice of the Right lion. Baronet's remarks as to the impropriety of direct interference, but he wished to ask if the Government had taken care to pro vide means to ensure the safety of the persons and property of British subjects in Monte Video and Buenos Ayres. Sir. R. I'EEL said that there was a British naval force in the River Plate, and which would afford all practical protec tion to British subjects and property. • IRISH ESTIMATES. In answer to a question from Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL, The CEIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would bring on the Irish Estimates on Friday. DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. Sir B. PEEL stated, in answer to Mr. Sheil, that the Dissenters' Chapels Bill would not be discussed this evening. If there was time before ten o'clock his Hun. and Learned Friend (the Attorney-General) would, in moving the second reading, state the object of the Bill ; but he would take care that there should be an opportunity afforded of considering the Bill at a future stage some other evening. DUTY ON STAVES. Mr. LABOUCHERE said he felt it his duty to take this opportunity of calling the attention of the House and the Government to ono branch of the trade of the country, which, if prompt measures were not taken by the Government to support it, would be utterly and completely destroyed, he meant the cooperage trade. He had to express his regret that no alteration had taken place on the duty on staves. It was a question of much im portance, and if the Government did not intimate its inten tion of taking it up themselves, some other member would do so. He would not go into the details, but merely state the principal points of the subject. In consequence of the manner in which the timber duties had been arranged in 1842, by which a disadvantageous duty had been left on staves imported into the country which furnished the raw materials for the coopers' trade, while the duty on staves imported from North America into our colonies was entirely abrogated, the cooperage trade at home was nearly destroyed. Even manufactured casks from the United States were introduced at a duty of 7i, ad valorem, into the colonies, in consequence of which the exports of casks into the colonies were put an end to. The British cooper wv, therefore, deprived of the trade with the West Indies, because he was not able to compete with his American rival. If this had taken place on the principle of free trade, he would not com plain, but he complained that it was not properly applied. But the colonial trade was not alone ruined, the foreign trade was likewise destroyed. It must be obvious that this must bo the case. The cooper now paid between 60 and 70 per cent. ad valorem•, en staves imported into this country. In consequence of this heavy duty they could not export casks, and he believed that foreigners were able to undersell the home manufacturer in Use home market. This was not the result of any natural advantages on the part of foreigners. When they paid between 60 or 70 per cent. upon foreign casks, it was impossible the trade could exist under those circumstances. The consequence was that ruin was impending on the coopers. The journeymen employed in London, nearly 500, were not fully employed.—( Hear.) The coopers of London were a most respectable class, ai.d he entreated the Government to take the subject into their con sideration. There was no question of revenue involved— ( Hear)—for the whole amount obtained was not more than t.. 0,000/. It was a question of arrangement, not of revenue ; and he intreated the Government not to allow the coopers to be crushed. The duty on furniture now had been reduced, to the great advantage of the country, and instead of being undersold by foreigners in Liverpool, they became an exporting country in furniture. lie hoped they would maturely consider the effect of those duties on this valuable branch of our trade, before they de clared their intention not to alter the duty on foreign staves. Mr. GLADSTONE said the statements of the Right Hon. Gentleman were greatly exaggerated. He seemed to censure the Government on the ground of certain allegations made by a certain class of traders. He (Mr. Gladstone) should like to know on what ground the Right Honourable Gentleman had made his statements. So far as the law was concerned the trade was much better than it had been when the Right Honourable Gentleman was President the Board of Trade, and when he had made no proposition in their behalf. Ile (Mr. G.) granted that the case of the coopers was a serious one, and that the whole trade in wood was under serious disadvantages. He admitted that the reduction of the timber duty, for which his Bight Honourable Friend had been so censured on the other side of the House as an improvident sacrifice of revenue, was not sufficient to place the workers in wood in this country in a po sition toitand on an equal footing with the rest of the world. But the coopers had 'derived considerable relief from the the operation of the law of 1842, though he did not say their case was of such a nature as to preclude its being again brought under the consideration of the House. The Right Hon. Gentleman had stated that the charge on the im portation of foreign staves was sixty or seventy per cent—that waa - a great exaggeration. He ( Mr. Gladstone) believed there was a very short supply of staves from the Baltic ; and that the trade was greatly embarrassed in consequence of the high price. But colonial staves were never lower in price than they were at present, and the trade was consequently in a better state for competing with the Americans than it was five years ago. With regard the export trade, it might be relieved by the repeal of the duties or by the adoption of a system of substitution—a system of working in bond, which was under the consideration of the Government. He thought a , l diffi culties night be removed by allowing the parties to work in bond for export till the other descriptions of workers in wood were put itia better position. Lord JOHN RUSSELL defended the statement of his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Labouchere). Petitioners to that House complained that, by the alterations made in the law, they were suffering great distress, and his Right Hon. Friend then put it to the Government whether, when considering the Customs' Duties, they wonld leave out the question of the duty on staves. It was very obvious that great inju-y was inflicted upon our own merchants by the present duty. It was not so much a misapplication of the principles of free trade as an application of the principles of monopoly and protection for the benefit of foreigners. Having made these remarks, he would now put a question to the Right lion. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer on another subject. In the course of his financial statement, the Right Hon. Gentleman laid great stress on the article of chicory in connexion with that of coffee, and an nounced his intention of proposing an additional duty on that article. Perhaps the Right Hon. Gentleman would state in what way he meant to proceed, whether or not he meant to introduce a Chicory Bill.—( Laughter. ) Mr. HUME thought the question which had been intro duced by the Right lion. Gentleman was one of very great importance. The trilling sum derived from this source ought not to stand in competi , tan with the employment of coopers in so many large cities in the empire. He had one or two peti tions from Glasgow, and other places, in reference to this impost. They said that the duty on colonial staves, which was in tended to be nominal, averaged from three to five per cent. on the cost of the raw material. The duty on staves imported from the Baltic was 33 per cent., from the United States, 66 per cent. on the cost of the raw material ; the duty on foreign manufactured work, was 23 per cent, while it might be intro duced into the colonies, from the United States, free of duty. With respect to the delay of the whale fishery it was a mat ter of deep regret to see the manner in which it had latterly fallen away. At the present moment the United States had 496 ships engaged in the trade. Some time ago England had nearly double that number, now she had not one-third. This falling off did not arise from any want of energy on the part of the shipowners or mariners, hut arose solely from the existence of bad laws. The only fault he found with the schedule of the Right Hon. Baronet, so far as the imparta tion of timber went, was, that he did not go far enough. All the raw material for manufactures should Le allowed to be imported duty free. The want of employment, of which all at present so loudly complained, arose solely from bad laws. This Bill should not be allowed to pass without amendment. Ile contended that great advantage had accrued to the timber trade generally from a reduction of duties, and that ships were now not only cheaper, but much superior, to what they had been ten years ago. Mr. AARON CH APNIAN said the Hon. Gentleman seemed to think that ships had never been so cheap or so good since the days of Noah, as they were at the present moment. With regard to the question before the House, he would oh. serve that the value of the staves was at present extremely low, arid that the distress of the coopers was atti ibutable to the want of demand in the West Indies for coopers' goods, consequent upon the diminished production of sugar and rum. Mr. HUTT regretted that the Right Hon. Gentleman op posite should have considered this a party question. It signi fied little to the cooper which party was in power. What he complained of was, that he was placed in such a position that it was impossible for him to gain his livelihood ; and he appealed to the house to take his ease into consideration. The coopers of the United States could import their productions into the West Indies free of duty, while the production of the coopers of this country were subject to a duty of from 30 to 6o per cent. They had heard a great deal of protection, and when certain articles were the subject of debate in that House, there were not wanting plenty of advocates to stand up for pro tection. Now if any species of property was more entitled to protection than another, it was labour. He trusted the ses• sion would not pass away without the adoption of some mea sure for redressing the grievances of which the coopers so justly complained. Lord SAN DON believed the coopers were reduced to a state of the greatest distress, in consequence of the recent alte rations. They were better workmen and their wages were lower than the wages of coopers in the United States, but they could not compete with the United States coopers as long as the duty on staves was from 30 to 60 per cent. against them. They were, in fact, giving a protection to the coopers of the United States at the expense of the English cooper. If they would follow the same course with regard to staves that they had adopted with regard to mahogany at the time of the altera tion of the tariff, he had no doubt but that a similar reduction of the duty would be followed by similar effects, and as the re duction of the duty on mahogany had brought back the cabinet making to this country, so would the reduction of the duty on staves restore trade to the coopers.—(There was some confu sion created during the course of the Noble Lord's speech, oc casioned by the breaking in of one of the skylights of the House, the broken glass falling with a tremendous crash into one of the galleries appropriated to the use of Members. Fortunately, no one was near at the time, and beyond the breakage of glass no damage was done.) Sir JOHN HANNIER trusted that the Government would take the distressed state of the coopers into their serious con sideration. Lord HOWICK said this was a most important proposition, and aught not to be hastily considered. The Government was thrown into this difficulty by their own inconsistency, and by endeavouring to tinker up and " potter" the system of restric tion, the principle of which they had long since abandoned. He certainly had voted against the reduction of the timber ditties, and given it his strenuous opposition, but it was because the Government plan took largely from the revenue, without conferring adequate benefit on the consumer. But he was most anxious then, as well as now, to got rid of these restric tive duties altogether. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the reduction on the timber duty had been considerable, and had been, he believed, attended with advantage to the community. Mr. EWA RT advocated the abolition of the duty altogether. Mr. BARING put a question regarding an inquiry which had been directed into the conduct of one of the officers of Customs, and when the result of that inquiry would be made known to the House. (So much noise prevailed in the Lions° at the time, that the precise import of the Right Hon. Gentle ' man's observations did not reach the allery. ) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was under• stood to reply, that the inquiry had taken place, but the result had not yet been attained. The character of the individual whose conduct had been made the subject of inquiry had, however, in no degree suffered from that inquiry. The house then went into Committee on the CUSTOMS' BILL. Tha clauses up to 7 were agreed to, after a slight discussion on clauses 4 and 5, which was, however, in no degree im portant or interesting. Clauses 7,8, and 9 were agreed to, after a few words from Mr. Hume, Mr. Ricardo, and Mr. Foster. Clauses 10 and 11 were then agreed to with a few verbal amendments. On clause 12 being put, Mr. EWART said he thought that foreign coffee and cocoa should be reduced to the salve rate as that upon colonial coffee and cocoa. Mr. BARING was anxious that this subject should receive the attention of the House. There was another subject to which he wished to call the attention of the Right Hon. Gen tleman opposite. There was a clause in the Bill which stated that persons sworn before the Surveyor-General, and who had given false testimony, should be liable to be prosecuted for perjury. Now, a case occurred—he would not mention the names of the parties—from which it would appear that the assent of the Commissioners of Customs should be given. If a person swore falsely, which was useful to the revenue and against another party, he could not be prosecuted without the consent of the Commissioners ; but if he swore what was wrong as against the revenue, he might oe prosecuted without scruple. He did not think that such a thing wee ever in the contemplation of those by whom the Act was passed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in the case to which the Right Hon. Gentleman referred, the individual accused had given evidence of a conversation which had taken place between him and two other persons. Two of those persons had been found guilty on their own confessions of the offences with which they were charged ; and another was found guilty on evidence independent of the party in ques tion. There was great anxiety to cast some reflection on the evidence of this party, but the Government believed he gave evidence worthy of credit. The subject was then referred to the law officers of the Crown, who gave their opinion that it was doubtful whether proceedings for perjury could be taken under the clause refe red to, without the consent of the Com missioners. The law officers thought the point was ono which they ought not to waive in proceedings of this description ' and they called on the Court to quash the proceedings which had taken place. The Court did not accede to that, but on grounds independent of the merits of the case, so that the question was now before them. Mr. RICARDO called the attention of the House to a pe tition which had been presented from the City of London, on the subject of the duty on foreign coffee. The Government would not conclude a treaty with the Brazils, because they would not take slave-grown sugar, but they were ready to take coffee, which was equally grown by slaves.—(Cheers. ) The clause was then agreed to. Mr. EWART then proceeded to bring forward his motion - , of which he had given notice, that the duty on foreign coffee and foreign cocoa be reduced to the same rate as the duty on colonial coffee and cocoa. His proposition was, to make the duty on foreign coffee fourpence, the same as that on the colo nial article, instead of sixpence per pound. He confessed his proposition was a blow aimed at the system of differential duties—a system which he considered most unsound, and which a gentleman connected with the Board of Trade, Mr. Porter, had condemned in the strongest terms, prophecying that, in a short time, in so extensive an article of consumption as coffee, they must adopt the only sound system which was a system of uniform duties. It might be said that , his (Mr. Ewart's) pro position would lessen the revenue, but experience had shown that, by the ;eduction of the duty on this article, the consumption had ~so increased, that the revenue had also greatly increased. In 1601 the consumption was only one ounce to each individual in the country, and at the present time it amounted to seventeen ounces per head. Besides, by these differential duties, it must be recollected, though the con sumer paid a higher price, the Exchequer was not benefited. The Hon. Gentleman, after entering into some statistical de tails in support of his proposition, moved the insertion of the words "fourpence" instead of " sixpence" in the clause ; and with respect to cocoa, the consumption of which he showed had equally increased by a reduction of duty, he moved that it be reduced to one penny per pound. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the speech of the Hon. Gentleman would seem to be directed against a person proposing a new differential duty, whereas he thought that he ought to obtain the praise of the Hon. Gen tleman from his taking steps in the direction of the Hon. Gen tleman's own motion. With respect to the differential duties, lie considered that the inhabitants of the colonies, as British subjects, had the same right of protection against foreign com modities, as was given to British subjects at home on articles of consumption which would operate against them. The Hon. Gentleman had dwelt much on the increased consumption. In 1801 coffee was a beverage scarcely known out of the higher orders of society, and it was a luxury even among them. The effect of reducing the duty had been to extend the consump tion of this article from a limited class to the whole community. The Hon. Gentleman, and those who supported him, were de ceived if they imagined, now that coffee was an article of gene ral consumption, that a reduction of the duty would be at tended with similar effects to that which took place at the period to which he had referred.—(Tleai, hear.) He would not repeat the arguments which he had already brought for ward in favour of a differential duty. He thought. however, that no one who was not prepared altogether to abandon the system of differential duties could consistently oppose the Go vernment proposal ; while it must be admitted by those who were, that a great benefit was offered to the community. After a few words from Mr. RICARDO, Mr. P. HOWARD said the colonies ought not to be re garded by the representatives of the people as alien from this country. It should be recollected that the leading men in a colony sacrificed many objects of ambition ; and if some com mercial advantages were not offered to them they could not be expected to remain contented. The House should never forget the declaration of its great opponent, Napoleon, that the colo nies were the wings which enabled this country to soar to greatness. Believing that the amendment would not, if passed, eventually benefit either this country or the colonies, he should certainly give his vote against it. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw and the House divided, when there appeared— For Mr. Ewart's amendment 2B Against it .. 39 Majority against the amendment —ll ' Mr. M. GIBSON complained that the amount of protection extended to particular interests appeared to be measured by their power and influence in that House. Cocoa, which was a very weak interest, was left with one penny protection ; coffee, which was a stronger interest, received twopence ; sugar had a much stronger protection ; that tremendous giant, corn, was not dealt with at all. He knew the Right Hon. Gentle man would indignantly repudiate the idea of being influenced by any such considerations, but he thought some explanation of the grounds of the differential duties was necessary to enable the House to understand the subject.—( Hear. ) Mr. GLADSTONE said they had heard of late years of machines for calculating, but he was not aware of any machine for calcula , ing the grounds of differential duties.—( Hear.) It might certainly have occurred to the Hon. Gentleman that the relative value of the different articles would form a ground of differential duty. Mr. BRIGHT said that whatever rule might be adopted on these matters he was convinced of this, that that of substrac , tion from the public and addition; to private cloves was the ruling one.—( Hear. ) Mr. M. GIBSON said that the stronger the party the greater was the indisposition to deal with it. Dr. BOWRING thought the argument of those who wanted to obtain reductions for the consumer had not been answered. The great interest they ought to look to was the consuming interest.—The item was then agreed to. On the next item. with respect to the duty on currants, Mr. HUMPHREY said he thought the duty on currants ought to be fourteen, instead of fifteen shillings, in order to avoid the fraction of a pound. Mr. HUME said the duty on currants ought to be made as low as possible. He was sure that, by doing so, the consump tion of the article would be greatly increased. After a few observations from Mr. A. CHAPMAN, the item was agreed to, as were several other items. Upon the item raising the duty on plums preserved in sugar to sixpence per pound, Mr. HUSIPHICRY and Mr.: Hawes contended against such an extravagant impost. Mr WARBURTON, while they were on the subject of fruits, wished to ask a question of the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Kent. He had, some years ago, sat upon a Committee with that Right Hen. Baronet, to consider a pe tition of the fruit-growers of Kent, praying for an increase in the duty on apples. The Committee had reported against an increase of the duty. In the following year the Right Hon. Baronet became a member of the Cabinet ; the new tariff was proposed, and the duty on apples was increased from 5 per cent. ad valorem, to 6d. a bushel. ISow it was rather too bad, in a new tariff, which was brought forward with the avowed object of lowering the duties, to find that on such an article as apples the duty had been raised ? Sir R. PEEL thought these discussions offered no great temptation to a Minister to reduce duties. The worthy Alder man, encouraged by his success in supporting the, turbot and lobster interest—( Laughter)—had now taken up with the pud ding interest. With regard to the duty OR apples, it had been generally understood that, in order to induce the House of Lords to pass the Bill reducing the duty on fruits, Lord Mel bourne had consented to re-consider the question of apples, with a view of affording apples additional protection ; and, in accordance with that understanding, the duty had been raised. He could assure the Hon. Gentleman that when his Right Hon. Friend the Member for Kent accepted office, he had made ne stipulation in regard to apples. Mr. F. BARING said that Lord Melbourne Ind engaged that the subject should be re-considered, and he considered that that pledge had been fully redeemed by the appointment of the Committee of which the Hon. Member for Kendal had been a member. Mr. GLADSTONE said, the subject had been fully dis cussed in 1842, and considered it was useless to revive that discussion. Mr. WARBURTON considered that his statement re. mained untouched. The Committee had reported against any increase in the duty, and in defiance of that recommendation, the duty proposed by the Right Hon. Member - for Kent, which had been rejected by the Committee, had been imposed. Sir EDWARD KNATCH BULL had certainly misunder stood what had fallen from Lord Melbourne on the occasion alluded to. He, as well as several others, had understood the Noble Lord to say, that there should be an increase in the duty on apples. Mr. BRIGHT said, that the article of apples was not the only article of the produce of the county of Kent which had been carefully protected in the tariff. Canary seed, which was almost exclusively produced in the county of Kent was also protected by a high duty.—( Cries of .‘ Question, Question I") Sir R. PEEL said there was another article, the produce of the county of Kent—the article of hops. The reduction of the duty en foreign hops was five times as great as the increase of the duty on apples or canary seed. Mr. Alderman HUMPHREY wished to draw their atten tion back to plums.—( A. laugh.) They were about to increase the duty from 11. is. 6d. per cent. to 21. 15s. per cent. He wished to know the reason of this increase? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained that it was merely a question of the construction put upon the law by the Treasury authorities. Plums were subjected to a low duty—fruits preserved in sugar were subjected to a higher rate. Recently plums had been imported preserved in sugar. The Treasury considered they were liable to the higher rate of duty ; and it was to give effect to that opinion, that the pre. sent proposal had been made. They were, in fact, in the same category as confectionary. Mr. HUME said that confectionary imported from foreign countries was subject to a duty of 6d per lb., but if it were imported front the colonies the duty was only Id. per lb. Now, would plums imported from British possessions be ad mitted at a duty of Id. a lb. ? Mr. GLADSTONE said plums would not be admitted at a duty of Id. from the British colonies, but they did not consti tute an article of colonial export. • Mr. COLLETT would move as an amendment that the duty be continued as at present. Mr. Alderman HUMPHREY would divide against the clause. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no division took place. The clause was then agreed to. Mr. GLADSTONE then rose, and said he had great satis faction propo s i ng t o th e H ouse the total extinction of the im post on the raw material of one of the most ancient of our manufactures—the duty on the importation of foreign wool. The facts of the case had been so often stated to the House, that he did not think it would be proper, at that late hour, to trespass long on their attention. He would, however, observe that the present amount of revenue derived from this impost was insignificant, when compared with the advantages which its abolition would confer on our manufactures. Ile would not argue that the measure he was about to propose would inflict no loss upon agriculture, nor would he for a moment admit that agriculturists were called upon"to Make any sacrifice to the general interests. The' round he took was, that the abolition of this duty would be a decided benefit, and advantageous to the community at large.—( Hear, hear.) He did not say that the measure would not, in some degree, affect various classes of wool-growers, but the stimulus of competition would, he thought, rather increase the price of the raw material. With regard to the wool of Australia, he did not say but it would have a depressing effect on it, but it would be trifling and inap preciable in amount if compared with the amount of benefit which those engaged in manufactures or agriculture would re ceive. Now, as be said before, he would not trespass on the House at any length, by adverting to the general principles, on which the measure was fOunded, but would state a few facts upon which the House might form, a tolerably correct judg ment. Previous to the year 1819, there existed a moderate duty on the importation of foreign: wool, lower than that which at present existed. The duty then was l Is.' per cwt. It was altered in 1824 to 6d. per lb. A higher duty was subse quently imposed. Now, what he 'wanted to show was, that dur ing three years in which the duty was the highest on foreign wool the prices were lowest-for bone-grown wool. The ex ports of British manufactures werc, as might be expected wore lessened it would induce many persons to Insure their pre. mimes who were now deterred by the heavy expenses of it. Mr. MARK PHILIPS said the greatest difficulty some times was experienced in effecting insurances upon farming premises. If only a stove were erected in a dairy a large extra charge was made, on the ground of it being hazardous. How ever it was not so much his intention to interfere with the ar rangement of those offices, as the matter was an extremely difficult one to deal with.. However, the fact of its being so difficult madr it incumbent upon the Government to make the duty as low as possible. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when the numbers were— For the original motion For the amendment Majority —47 The remaining clauses were then agreed to, the House re sumed, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. Mr. G REENE brought up the report on the Isle of Man Customs, which was received. _ . The West India Relief Bill then went through Committee, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. Mr. WYSE moved for the appointment of a Select Com mittee on Art. Unions. Mr. EWA RT seconded the motion, which was agreed to without discussion. Mr. HUTT obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to aliens. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN moved for leave to bring in a Bill to prohibit the holding of vestries in churches. Mr. HUME objected to the motion, and it was eventually postponed until Monday. Sir J. GRAHAM gave notice of his intention to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the operation of the Gilbert Poor-law Acts. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the 4 1 -louse adjourned at One o'clock. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 17.) SCGAR.—To-day buyers of Wrest India Sugar were cautious in their proceedings; prices, as compared with last Friday, show a decline of 6d to is per cwt for the low and middling descriptions, of which the supply chiefly consists, but in the value of good and fine yellow kinds there is little change at present, as the stock is trifling. The market is on the whole much better supplied with Sugar than on Friday last. REFINED.—To-day few parcels of Refined goodswere taken by the home trade, and prices are still drooping ; standard lumps selling at 77s 6d to 78s, and brown lumps 76s Gd to 77s per cwt ; bonded Crushed Sugaishas been taken readily, and it is with difficulty to be had under 26s per cwt. MAURlTlUS.—lmporters are still anxious sellers, and have supplied the market largely ; the prices accepted show a re duction on those of this day week of is to Is 6d per cwt. This afternoon there was no public sale, and very little busi ness was transacted by private contract. EAST INDIA.—ThiS afternoon Bengal Sugar was only in limited request; duty paid good white 64s 6d, middling and good yellowish Gls Gd to 62s 6d, damp GOs to G3s 6d, sound grey 60s to 62s 6d, damp 57s to 62s 6d ; in bond, strong ye:- low Dobah 40s, fine white 395, good 38s Gd, middling 36s 6d to 375, damp 32s Gd to 33s per cwt. FORF.IGN.—The demand for all sorts of Foreign Sugar is decidedly increasing, and prices are looking up ; the quantity on offer in the private market is unusually small; prices are still considered to be moderate, and our Refiners working under bond are scantily supplied. Ruw, BRANDY, AND liOLLANDS.—ForJamaica Rum holders remain firm, and former rates are sustained. Leewards small parcels at 2s 2id to 2s 3d per gallon, proof, and 9 per coat overproof at 2s sd. Demerara 3s 2d to 3s 4d, 36 to 37 per cent overproof. Calcutta Ruin at is lld per gallon proof with certificate. holders of Brandy are not inclined to give way further in price. Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 71, puns 5s sd; ditto 1839, llhds 5s sd, puns 55 3d ; ditto 1840, lrhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id; ditto 1841, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; ditto 1842, hlids 5s Id, puns 4s lld ; middling qualities 3s 2d to 4s 6d, and inferior 2s 8d to 3s per gallon. Geneva for exportation at is 8(1 to is 9d ; fine, for home con sumption, is 2s to 3s per gallon. English Corn Spirits at 108 2d per gallon, cash. SAGO.—A reduction on former rates of 2s to 3s per cwt has been submitted to. Sago Flour at 19s to 20s per cwt. This afternoon Jamaica Arrowroot was taken in at 8d per lb. Pearl Sago taken in, middling small brown at 435, and good large white Pearl 18s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—In the value of West India no change has oc curred this week ; none has been submitted to public compe tition, and by private contract few purchases have been made in any descriptions; parcels could only be dis posed of upon lower terms. Holders of Mocha have submitted to a further reduction in prices of 2s to 3s per cwt. Ceylon Coffee this afternoon at 53s to 54s , for good ord ; Plantation fine fine ord grey Demerara went 78s, fine ord 703 to 74s 6(1, pea berry 80s to 88s, country darn 57s to 60s, triage 37s to 45s ; broken Mocha sold at 54s per cwt. Jamaica, of the new crop, sold at former rates ; mid colory went at 85s, fine and fine fine ord 70s to 745, triage 35s to 66s per cwt. MoLassEs.—West India at rather lower rates ; Demerara, good, at 255, St. Vincents 245, St. Kitts low and mid '22s to 23s per cwt. For Bengal Syrup holders are not inclined to take lower rates. TEA.—To-day the market was firm for Tea, and several purchases were made in nearly all descriptions ; Common sound Congou cash is to Is Id, and Twankay ordinary is 3d per lb. COCOA.—Para held for 34s to 355, Guayaquil 35s to 365, and Bahia 36s to 37s per cwt. British Plantation has still a dull appearance, and prices are going down. This afternoon Trinidad taken in at 44s to 47s per cwt. In n(lo.—For East India holders remain firm and will not sell, excepting at the rates previously established. For Spa nish higher rates have been asked, Guatemala taken in at 3s 8d to 4s 3d per lb for middling and good middling. Rica.—The market has an improving appearance for all descriptions of East India Rice—Patna at 13s to 178, and Carolina at 21s to 26s per cwt. This afternoon Bengal Rice met with attention, mid white went at lOs 6d to lls, and sea damaged first class lOs Gd per cwt. On.s.—ln common Fish Oils this week prices are still going down. Pale Seal is 331 10s, and Cod 331 lOs to 341 per tun ; Sperm Oil firm at 75/ .to 761 for the best British, and 731 to 741 per tun for inferior. Linseed Oil at 26s 9d to 27s per cwt on the spot. Rape Oil, pale, at 395, and brown 38s per cwt ; Olive has brought full prices. Palm at re duced rates. Cocoa Nut Oil is dull of sale, and prices droop ing. This afternoon Southern Oil at 271 to 301 for good and fine ; Cocoa Nut Oil at 29s Gd to 30s Gd ; Palm at 24s to 235, and low 235. . Tat,Low.—There has been little inclination shown to pur chase P. Y. Candle on the spot this week, and 40s to 40s Gd per cwt is the value. For delivery prices are going down : sellers for the last three months of the year at 41s 3d to 41s Gd per cwt. Town Tallow at 39s to 39s 6d per cwt nett cash. This afternoon New South Wales Tallow sold at 35s Gd to 388; South American at 34s Gd to 38s 6d, and in ferior 32s per cwt. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HO USE. Mr. Thomas, the extensive newsvender and publisher, of Finch-lane, appeared before Sir Peter Laurie, to an swer a complaint made by the Soda, for the Sup pression of Vice, of which Society Lord reignmouth was stated to be the chairman. Upon a former occasion, a gentleman belonging to the Bank of England made a representation to Alderman Wilson, that he had seen and purchased a French publication in Mr. Thomas's shop, containing a blasphemous caricature, of a stupen dous Scriptural fact, and that Magistrate advised him to apply to the Society to inquire into the matter, and to prosecute, if they should be of opinion that'a prosecution would benefit the public. The subject was yesterday suddenly brought before Sir Peter Laurie, who had no previous intimation of the case. Mr. Pritchard, secretary to the Society for the Sup pression of Vice, attended to make the complaint offi cially, and called the gentleman who had communicated with Mr. Thomas on the previous occasion, to give evidence. The witness produced a copy of the publication, of which the name was not mentioned. Like the London Il lustrated News, or Pictorial Times, it contained a num ber of woodcuts ; but one of them, which professed to be the " Conversion of St. Paul," represented a figure in the clouds, with finger to nose, looking down upon a horseman who had just tumbled to the ground, and was looking in as complimentary a manner at the figure in the " upper element of air." The illustration was called in the paper " The Conversion of St. Paul," and the witness went into the shop, and expostulated with Mr. Thomas upon the injurious tendency of such an ex hibition. At first Mr. Thomas laughed at the complain ant, but upon being called on as one who respected the religious institutions of the country, he admitted that the objection was a reasonable one ; and, after some consi deration, he seemed to be disposed to drop the sale of the work. As the suppression of the blasphemous woodcut, for the sake of the public morality and religion, was the ob ject of the complainant, not a word more was intended to he uttered on the subject; but Mr. Thomas still persevered in the sale, and witness, in order to be in possession of legal evidence, purehased a copy in the shop, intimating at the same time, that he meant to lay it before the Lord Mayor, and to have the matter investigated at the Mansion-house. He not only learned that the " blas phemy " was published here, but that it had beenwidely circulated amongst the boarding-schools, and the semi naries of education for English youth at Paris, and he considered that he :was bound to represent the matter to the proper authorities under the most sincere impression that great public mischief might result from the sale of such an importation. Mr. Thomas said ho did not think it necessary to refer to the character which he had long had in the city of London as evidence that he was not a publisher of bias. phemous works or publications calculated to throw con. tempt-upon religion in any way. He would merely ask the Magistrate to look at the work before him, and to examine it in all its numbers, and try whether he could find any thing whatever in it calculated in the slightest degree to reflect dishonour or slight upon religion or morality. It was conducted by men who, on every oc casion, testified the highest regard for and admiration of Christianity, and he would willingly submit to any penalty the Magistrate might think proper to inflict if any sentiment of an opposite tendency should be detected in the pages of the publication. Sir'''. LAURIE said that the print which purported to represent " the Conversion of St. Paul" was certainly calculated to throw contempt upon the Christian reli gion. It was a caricature of one of the most remarkable events exhibiting the efficacy of the doctrine of Christ. Whether there was an allusion to it or not in the letter press, there it stood, incapable of being explained away from its palpable meaning. Mr. Thomas stated that it was quite a mistake to sup pose that the print was meant as an irreverent comment upon the Christian religion. It was merely placed in the publication in ridicule of a bad picture which had, in the course of the year, been exhibited at the Louvre. Not one word appeared in support of the suggestion that re ligion was meant to be assailed. Sir P. LAURIE said that, sitting in the chair as a ma gistrate, it was not hiS business to inquire whether the print objected to was a copy of, or intended to ridicule, a picture at the Louvre, or to examine whether there was anything in the editorial composition which did; or did not, refer to the subject. Mr. Thomas declared that ho could not see how a figure iu a picture " playing Mr. Snooks " with another figure could by being exhibited in a shop window sub ject a man fairly to a penal infliction. lie had written to the editor of the paper in which the caricature had appeared, informing him of the offence which the com plainant had taken at it, and that gentleman was in at tendance to disclaim• and utterly repudiate the most remote intention of making any contemptuous anti.'" to the religion of Christ. The Rev. Mr. `Winch, too, the rector of the parish, was satisfied that no offence to religion was meant by the representation. _,~....: Sir PETIBII LAURIE could not look Upon the print II any other light than as a caricature upon the sacre writings. He knew Mr. Thomas to be a gentleman of undoubted respectability, but the very respectability of a man's character conferred a renown upon any publics: tiun of questionable propriety under his sanction, and would rather aid then check the sale of blasphemy ill whatever shape. The French publisher then came forward. He stated that he was proprietor and publisher of the paper on' taming the alleged caricature upon the Christian reli gion. Ho confirmed the statement made by Mr. ThoMa 9 as to the entire purity of intention which influenced, those who had authorised its publication, and d eclared that he• took upon himself the whole responsibility. Mr. Thomas thought, with deference to the oaks— trate, that it would have been more judicious if the slr' jest had not been brought forward. He never had dealt in works of blasphemy; on the contrary, he had bel l ' and was connected with several institutions of the hie* est character fur the support of religion. Sir PETER LAURIE said he was acting as a magi s ' trate upon the present occasion. He had a good deal to do in the case of Carlile, who became notorious for'polc- Haling blasphemous caricatures, and many people, t meaning people too, thought when that individual wasa _i work, that it would be more judicious not to take le_ notice of him. The law, however, did at last take lion' of him, and there was an end to his career. Mr. Thomas again contended that there was nothing in the print calculated to give the least offence. The complainant declared that it was with the utmost re; luctance he came forward to express a word of objedil to the conduct of so respectable a man, but he great apprehended the spread of anti - Christian opinions, viol' ridicule of the kind was so likely to engender. Sir PETER LAURIE —I take it for granted that r Thomas will not sell any more of these caricature s, such as these ; if he do I shall certainly i n fli c t the 11; nalty of 21., wich is the utmost fine the l aw will in any case on which I may be called upon to ad.il l ha ' t cate. I regret to be informed that this very rium` 7 ,o has had a most extensive sale in the boardin Paris and other parts of France, for caricatures of t 0 , kind disseminate mischief, great beyond concalio amongst the boys and girls who are sent over from country to be educated in France. f g Of Mr. Thomas handed over all the former number s the periodical to the secretary of the Society for - I', . Suppression of Vice, and told him that he and fly . member. of the Society might examine it with the t o , • inquisitous accuracy and report all they could agains t g-schoolo.. BANKING AFFAIRS. atigt The private country bankers and deputies of joiat---00 banks have had meetings to consider the Government gmo for the reform of our monetary system. Their delibersnif have not been open to the press, but we believe that t„,kti chief efforts will be made to induce the Premier Ot.b. them a higher average than they would receive were aetito abide by the amount of the average of issues for the las t t he years as a rule to fix their maximum of circulation for ten years next to come. To accomplish that object, thet, probably endeavour to maintain an extension of the ternbo years in which the averages are to be calculated. Puri.„ ll goet year 1839 the issues of the private banks were in no `"tbo returned at less than 6,680,0001., nor in year 1840 lowet, itt 6,165,0001. The lowest return of the joint-stock banir'''ber, 1839, was 3,945,9071., and in 1840, 3,542,510/. In Deal to 1841, the issues of the private banks had fallen °, JO 5,718,211/., and those of the joint-stock to 3,217, 812 "di December, 1842. the circulation of the private banks wag, 5 94 5,085,885/., and that of the joint-stock banks 3,o°,''Ajor' In December, 1843, the issues of the private banksl ;co nished to 4,533,048/., and the joint-stock banks, Ap rO 3,161,0331. For the four weeks ending the 27th 01 t er last, the circulation of the private banks again shows !tsi dency to increase, being stated at 5,295,239/, and that rr joint-stock banks at 3,752,867 ; but comparing these lash dC turns with those of the similar month in 1839, there j 9 crease in the issues of private banks arnountinge 2,386,9717., and in joint-stock banks of 1,101,2291. Sloo' the large joint-stock banks of issue have taken over t 4 °, O J• ness lately of private banks, allowing them a sum for the lijoi will of their promissory notes in circulation. These tra n s a . ,, c ,. their will be struck at by the operation of the new sch eß oo si n paper such joint-stock banks substituting 00 paper for that of the private establishment whose b 4 „dek they had agreed for. The joint-stock banks will t eeis to your to obtain special sanction for issuing their o°' ifso enable them to complete these contracts without lo' o both private and joint-stock banks will endeavour 0..04 out a difficulty against the working of the o...oo`—alr, in the event of an increase of trade and an enlarged re nt tion demanding additional facilities for the develelotiort capital, and for affording additional banking acconun f 001 1 As the Bank of England is limited to 1400,0004 c ' to ssi' on securities, and the country banks to a declared eipg mum, it is held by the parties interested in Inse ~ t) b e . freedom of creating paper money, that the 11 0 L" s te given out, in exchange for bullion, will not be adeclit..cy. supply the country with the needful amount of cariribitS carry on the operations of a large extent of trade , an *di heavy pressure will be felt, and a scarcity of mon e i r i t s falling prices, when the new scheme is is operation. . .tor d turbing influence of the new tariff, and the dulness et, pal it occasioned, causing a glut in the Money Ma r !„..o no doubt be alluded to. The great increase to the derr„totO the banks should not be forgotten, occasioned by the abui;.Bll4 of money which has prevailed during the last ro ssel months • and the means which the banks w ill it s of affording accommodation from that source, as b,lot!, discount and deposit, exclusive of their issues. 0169 " s bo overlooked. The objections of the banking interests ~off noticed are, confined chiefly to details, on which tli e J l asi entitled to be heard, and any suggestions which ther e, oi d make, tending to facilitate the working of the scheolA .." 90 to remove or lessen their own complaints against it, doubt receive attention in the proper quarter , so fa OP be consistent with the preservation of its principle cacy.—Chronicle. • re' THE PRINCETON CALAMI f" A (From the New York Evening Post.) bid', The terrible catastrophe of the Princeton, witu.; s l9 ol to the public mind is at this moment so deeply imps is one of those occasions which should be se; oil& grave in with the deep impression something goo. 00 visitations are not sent us by chance, and thong fitter' not one of those interpreters who are cons t a ntly . - t or ing down God's providence into a series of Pettidilisd' trivances, yet I cannot help remarking h ere that s ea o ae• ful lesson has been given to the people who wa D L jr and at the time when they wanted it most. Tho lators whose vapouring speeches about Oreq..o u s s er, been uttered at the hazard, and apparently lOWA to produce a war, never dreamed, probably, tha t...e a ri t hough_l j , .af?: of carnage would come near them; they pularity and applause, and votes to be acqu i rj;, never thought at all of. the bloody quarter-100r groans of the dying, and the wail of the w i t hist orphan. They have never seen and heard the se ,. f y Wr i t and when they raise their voices again to inY o ', h ' o usn. let them bear in mind that they are invoking tea 10 repetitions, or ten, or twenty thousand, of the : 7 0 0 1 ,...t , ' the Princeton—not among their friends nod ota perhaps, but among inen whose blood is as r e c c t,,r,r., pangs are as real, whose wives and children a s 045 more dependent, and whose souls, too, are Its .l i re - S"te before God. How many hearts do you suprs'aies throbbing with anguishing suspense till the ° a itt known of these six sailors who were job brioB 4 i l e calamity. To-morrow's news will tell theme„ is relief to many, but desolation to a few. Pi`-ct matter to reflect upon; the dead can be !ttie', t : OP' mended to Heaven's mercy, and then our oltbg.te ! h o g s rally find repose; but we must give more thong e atit:„4 living. Consider deeply, and realise, if Y ell re; pot sufferings that women and children must entleoto ask if the man has the heart of a man ivh°,.Wia hate the light if he had wittingly had any sba . "', ,vo ing such evils upon the earth. Not bu t that too 0 00 fight in case of need, for it is unhappilY proved that passive submission leads to grea te : t be 01 1 resistance; but we should first of all resis.,„ires'ije who paints war to us in gaudy colours, and '"ik. N e orators with insane common-places about g,0102.10 fore we begin to destroy human life with ga e r - ,,o w :ai must fight the war.domon, the war-spirit; We..,..-0114.j• war on the causes of war; we must exert o n , ro , for life and death, to resist, obviate, or einc.l e ' o eit e o r bility, trample out its sparks, and silence I? But if all honourable means fail, and the utegol so must be let loose, then probably it will be l e riel v i ol owe their horrid feast to these exciters wh ci P e etea' - ready to be their jackals. Think of the Pei you will know what to think of them. . 0 t r,be r {or THE WEATHER IN CANADA.--DHring ci t a, wv week the weather has been uncommonly fine , il e " c er , A P.O I season, warmer_ than ive recollect to hsv i e colo - h eeo perieneed. The thermometer during the 011 ho ve" jce have beeninuCh below , 70 deg., and the nights Os jo l as mild and balnay asin the month of Jull, e 'bort a s , has almost entirely disappeared from our b i ?`:. del° we understand that the river is clear a* igi " . _4oio Courier, April 15. 'BIRTHS. A, C 031 4 'alit et ,' On the 15th inst., at the Vicarage, Sheug fj c A dg ) _,- - ° bridgeshire, the lady of the Rev. George Pere'' , t _ °- se - ' On the 15th inst., at the Rectory, Ew burs " _... „ wife of the Rev. George Watts, of a son. ' the ldn'''' On the 15t1i inst., at Brvanston-square, ''''' ter cel Parnell, of .a son. - 610 On the 16th inst., Mrs. Frederick Browne , 4 •et o ff ' t crescent, Regent's. park, of a daughter. . he lag ..i .d On the 16th inst., in Lincoln's Inn-field* `-- Is' -' Bellinger Brodie, Esq., of a son. ifrg J. r . i On the 15th inst., in Blackheath -park, "---' ge''' sington, of a daughter. f o r o d snh theire, thels gWiliil,+ On the 15th inst., at the Rectory, Little Stru dog, ))1. Old 10 ' - " - 0 5 ' thlaidnysto.,fattheGßleenvgalj.l.(-i}gro. P v e r "' °f-s-t.futn 11. D. Stead, of twin sons (one still-born.) Altir ..,...., . ilea On the Bth inst., at Grove-road, Brixton, hilt, of a son. E. ll e MARRIED. Dage liiiiiii ih °ll Oa the 7th inst., at the parish church of - _ n . ~ Denison, Esq., to Helen. only daughter of tir.;ptriiiilui Lewis Fanshawe, of Parsloes, Vicar of Dagetni,fust i o On the 7th inst., at Leyton, Essex, Sir lri i bari.r .- K.C.H., to Louisa Aim, daughter of John PS ~0 0 , Forest House. r ir APnute f Esq.,4: s t u h r e g B e o t Bth , i o n f s t H . , Hackney, n A e m y of W. Morton, Esq., of Amersham. to ter, joi lt- On the 14th inst., at St. James'S, Westin _ . , 0 :1 Pocock, Esq., of Charterhouse-square, to Ann , s'' - ,erstohaSnalr'ahßltileotor"ll 1 al : i iiing ter of Nathaniel Hill, Esq., of Regent-street. --------- t tlii DIED: ~ w idow ° On the 13th inst. , a t Leamington, rrancee' - Georg' ic' late Oliver Hatch, Esq. On the 14th inst., at Oxford-terrace, LlYde.ltir 111' A tbe d r th e A. Wingfield, D.D., Prebendary of-Worcisterun,r wood!, On the 15th inst., at Villa Etruria, St. 3.° infant son of James WAdarn, Esq. j poyr nok j..-^ lOl of A m elia. 11. On the 14th inst. , a t Kensington, or. • W ife Ou the 15th inst. , in H ar p er -street, Allen, Esq., aged 41. W• WY " On the 15th inst., Celia, the -wife of George! ro of Kennington. , ~osiotte, On the 16th inst., in Code-street, Holborn !-,' lict of the late Mr. Henry Chabaud. ,rrilDo Ito. • i London : Printed and üblisd by DA- , fece, No. 112, Strand, PriPnter, heat The ag is h, 00.00'11 Strand, In the Precinct of the Savoy) ao. bliddlesex, Saturday; Ltay 1 8 1 1144" T' en Wit Then The atorge Card e +our e) App] On Moi The and GI A GUM, The COMr and 3( , 01 41 e, 40 Ine ler2ger For J.otlo Circus the N night IDectt %net don t 1 1 EnEtop, 26,00 7 .5/0, In 230 ,0 10 n o tub'