The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-16 00:00:00

DUKE OF. NEWCASTLE AND THE MAYNOOTH GRANT. Clamber, Sunday Evening, April 13, 1815. MY dear fellow. countrymen,—ln the sincerity of my 'l'3'l, and under an anxiety which overwhelms me, may I address to you a few hurried lines which are tntended to exhort You to adopt the most decisive pleasures, ere th e f i t t i me for act i on b e passed. I t i s now in the afternoon, and I have only just looked cursorily ?yer th€, contents of this day's post : my observations must tnerefore be very brief indeed. I would have addressed von at an e ar li er per i o d , h a d I not w i s h e d t o see t .'nat, course Mr. Gladst wuld take. I still Prote hoped hat he might be found true to o the great cause of s tantism, and that in him might he suppled another among the too few and able champions of the neglected and almost Persecuted Established Church of England. Alas ! you have u alY 0 choose between submitting to be trampled upon, or ° ing a loud d eman d b y your pu bli c vo i ce. You must rouse yourselves as one man. Those who are ati.tachea, to the Protestant faith—those who wish to preserve the predominance of the English Established tiriurch as the protection and safeguard of these realms— °sa who will not submit to the imposition of the r co me-tax, by whi c h means a surp l us i s ex t rac t e d , ) la your p oc k ets, that i s, to pay a s i nful endowment 17. a rebellious Popish seminary, Maynooth in Ireland, and ) t " , e . r o n t als, too, wh en the smallest portion of a pound is denied to pure and truly Christian Church—look well into 4 's Pe w rfidious p rocee di ng : see w i t h your own eyes—judgewith Your own good understandings—act from the stoutness of your a •vil nobl e B r i t i sh hearts. But be quick! Lose not an in s' a!lt lt Call county meetings—require your representatives to represent you in reality, and call upon them to support your petitions. You are betrayed ; you are sacrificed in Snore instances than sue—you are the victims of some deep scheme which is not yet sufficiently developed ; but he themselves with the schemers, although they may think Laernselves safe in their Parliamentary potency. Ifyou hate and disapprove of this awful beginning of future awful in rations, speak out and act determinedly—insist on attention ein g Paid to your national feelings, to your love of God, and Qv% of county. NV • tai -awn! Petition ! Petition ! Do this with zeal, togs , peace th and order, but with perseverance and determination no thing shall overcome. Do this, if it accords with your religious feelings and national sentiments : if vou do it ne ° ll4l . , aY save our cherished land from same wrath of'God and uuY of man ; pause even, and the rule which will jv,olutionise your Church will doom your fields to lie uncul a„at_ed, your whole agricultural system to a ruthless destruc t and starving desolation. brief aY You, my dear fellow-countrymen, to receive this d and crude address, written on the instant, as a proof of o n "ell interest in our national welfare. I make this call r o ar attention that you may be firewarned of what may c o Peea, not by a factious demagogue, but by an unflinching oLuseative of all our most loved and valued institutions of `'`o ry 1 and State. Allow ale to sign myself, Your ever faithful Friend, NE WCASTLE. COURT CIRCULAR. bir!Robert Peel had au audience of the Queen yesterday at tetkungham Palace. - "Ye' Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Equerry in Waiting, honoured the Water Colour il lib ition in P a ll M a ll E as t w ith a v i s it ye s terday. Wier Royal Hihness the Duchess of Kent visited the d en yesterday, and remained to lunch with her Majesty Prince Albert. R° Tile Duchess of Gloucester was better yesterday. His y o 3'4 Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouve- Ilsited her Royal Highness at Gloucester House. The D'''nbers of the Royal Family sent to learn the state of the ".)Yal D uc h ess. Th e . th It 14 - , eyal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and er editary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz b l o si t u- i. b ed her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday , at Marl roe„. House. L 'ler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by h 4 dY Anna Maria Dawson and Col. Sir George Couper, e°leletred the Italian Opera with her presence yesterday 13,, L ul eg- The Duke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand iin :.`e of A tecklenburgh Strelitz also honoured the perform e of the opera with their presence. vis x .l's B e eneS Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar at th ited Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden yesterday, G ran o Duke of Hamilton's residence in Portman-square. The tresses Duchess paid visits yesterday to their Royal High andses the Duchess of Kent, at Clarence House, St. James's, T the Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge House. paid there Ambassador and the Austrian Ambassador 1,49 respects yesterday to the Grand Duchess Stephanie taden. naler Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of R ov e; attended by Baroness de Struinfeder and Baron pre" Schreckenstein, honoured the Italian Opera with her E .Zce last evening. I r . Parke r an d a d e p u t a ti on h a d an i n t erv i ew w ith th e Trade et Dalh ous i e y es t er d a y, a t th e o ffi ce o f th e B oar d o f Mr. Mayers, agent for Barbadoes, had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial-office. 2 The , Ecclesiastical Com m i ss i oners f or E ng l an d h a d a meet !,g yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-place. i i ,nere were present the Archbi s h o p o f C anter b ury, t h e , 43 1 hops of Lond on , Wi nc h ester, Bangor, Chester, St. uavid's, Ely, Hereford, Lichfield, Llandaff, Ripon, Roches ter, Salisbury, and Worcester; the Lerd President of the ,Council, the Chancellor of th e E xc h equer, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of Chichester, Lord Ashley, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, and the Right Hon. Jobs Nichol'. The Lord Advocate of Scotland had an interview with the arl of Dalhousie yesterday. D ispatches from the Governor of South Australia were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 15. rThe followtn for g Bills wereß ills referred to the Select Committee Petitions P * °11 9. 01 1 and Brighton Railway (llorsham Branch). hiteh aven and Furness Junction Railway. (ibe foll ow i ng Bills were referred to the Select Committee n Sta nding Orden, : s„,t t ertt Union a n d Norwich Railway ( No. 2). s'reY Iron Railway Company Dissolving. .....V-anchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction Railway Bill, c,.,'ead second time and committed, and referred to the 11yoittee of Selection% 5t,„°, 1 9 1 Wales Railway —Report from Select Committee on W i rng Orders read : ' Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. E lam Ormsby Gore and Colonel Pennant. . al id r 4 ° ,l l and Dorking Railway,—Petition for Bill reported, Nre lli oseph Denison. ordered to be brought in by Mr. Kemble and Mr. 1 tam j ry C uu ln, r „ g Orders Committee,—Resolutions reported f 'flat, in the case of the Norfolk Estuary petition o c) „ ,eave to present a petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order .y . ot not to be dispensed with. toll. That, in th e case of the Lady ' s Island and Tacumshin pennlhment petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dis th ry‘4 Wi th :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with eir Bill." oi, " That, in the case of the London and Worcester and pet.;jt Staffordshire Railway (Dudley and Sedgley Branch) . Th at t, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with l . ...T e Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. ch L . hat, in the case of the Birkenhead, Manchester, and L e i/ ulr e Junction Railway petition, the Standing Orders t not to be dispensed with. liailZ, T hat, in the case of the London and Birmingham penned w Y Petition the Standing Orders ought not to be dis sith th e -e . c°l4 and Third Resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on NOT /r ,, Eli r p"'„ r- ' 8 GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. 'loat h . '" for Railway (No. I),—Committee on petition, Bre'llM from Thursday 17th till Monday, April 21. 1 4,in r ii r t in ,gbani and Gloucester Railway (Wolverhampton tkp • ‘.--,-`ioxrunittee on petition, adjourned till Thursday, t ion) ln ghaln and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Devia kPrij 11 Iruittee on petition, adjourned till Thursday, ti nz l 40 9, ~aguani and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Exten- ApriCf,,,orornittee on petition, adjourned till Thursday, ti rm ! rj:lngham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Branch),. toittee on petition, adjourned till Thursday, April 17. petition, Northern Railway (No. 2) (Lincoln to York),— shnir ittse on petition, adjourned till Thursday, April 17. sh u nd Junction Railway,—Committee on n, adjourned till Thursday, April 17. _______ .............._ R z AL IH /tomALLEGED MURD ER IS WTECIIAPEL. atn th e e y a len gt h ened inquiry took place before ikir. Baker, Wh it 0 5 of Prussia, Blue Anchor-yard, Rosemary - lane, tw,,Zee"aPel, on view of the body of Jane Thrussell, aged en taione years whose death, it was alleged, had be ta - u t a d. b; a blovv ! inflicted upon her with a chair, by a man tato Qinlon Hill, by trade a glass-blower, who was taken her custody on a charge of murder, and has been exami and reth°,l,Air. Ballantine the Thames police magistrate, wrtnl...."‘i...e_dto await the result of th 3 present inquiry. Several . tie tl l.' o t were examined, whose testimony was a recapitula- Th .'na adduced before Mr. Ballantine on Saturday last. ~,, e witnesses however, after a severe cross-examination, all i'llearred in ;expressingtheir belief that the blow was entirely hetidental, and rovedthat the man Hill had uniformly be- Wr eti k iacllv to deceased, and would often share his food p be- With her when in distress. A woman named Box, also de that7-cl that immediately subsequent to the occurence, deceased that Ilill had not hurt her. Mr. Leddle, surgeon, stated f th a jae had made a post mortem examination of the body o of tl"eceased. Death had been caused by an extravasation have ood upon the brain, produced by a blow such as might ~ been inflicted in the manner deposed to by the several 7ttnesses. The Coroner summed up at great length, and the 311 'e , after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of " Ac el beTital death." w434cING AT WALWORTft.— Monday a very l arge crib ne 'ura of persons assembled at th e B eehive-grounds, Wal „o 111, to witness th e f oot-racing for the silver cup. The ow; L • •ng well-known runners contended; John Smith (the 4 01 1clon lo Ai et), Seaward, P a tt erson, and E. Smith, of London, quart 4 LeY, and M a k p i ece. The distance contested was a er of, a mile, and twelve hurdles, placed equi-distant, Were leaped in the course of the race, when, after a splendid jle , J. Smith came in first and E. Smith second. In betting .1,7 1 un Smith was the favourite. The cup was valued at 301. t!des4 e loia.g-talked-of match between Seaward, the celebrated trian, and a horse belonging to Jem Burn, was decided, h urdles cont esting distance w as 4 40 yards, and to leap twelve kilirdles 4 feet 6 inches high. The stakes were 254 aside. At , t he start Seaward took the lead, and cleared the hurdles vp'ekrY admirably, closely pursued by his quadruped opponent, ft."; after a strenuously contested race, Seaward came in ~.e winner. _, OO T-ItAc e AT WINDSOR.—A foot-race, for 10/. aria came off' yesterday afternoon, in the New-road, Windsor, o t w.en a celebrated runner, named Morton, of the Royal Horse i „ards (Blue) and " Young Pridie," of provincial fame, an in_ntabitant of the town. The distance, 200 yards, was performed th r e e enty.two seconds by Morton, who beat his r o s, opponent by only ~Yards. d dER MAJESTY'S STAG HOUNDS. ---The celebrated •:," Young Richmond aTorded an excellent run on Monday. pate'-.:!.e meet, at which a large field, including Lord Sheffield, Sir J. and several officers from Windsor, were present, taking rat the Kennel, at Ascot. The stag, upon being uncarted t ' ,N‘ Man's-heath, between two and three miles from the kennel, N,,, i ' ,aw AY toward Warfield School, where it doubled to the right to .."_ttlXfield, through Blane's park to Fyfield, and thence to the io'Fltes,in the direction of New Lodge, where it made for the lio r .. t. The stag thee took towards O akley - green, up to the man n. "at St. Leonard's, crossing Clewer.grem and the gravel-pits, to ,zeareeneen.crescent, Windsor, and thence along the New-road, into Zieittreowri where it leaped the high wall, surrounding the site of the Mews, in Sheet-street, and was taken in Spring-gardens, __ re. t had taken refuge in a cottage, close to the Bachelor's. acre, after a run of nearly two hours. The country was in beatiful 4 . 1 2 , _ r . fo'ruom the recent rains. The last meet of the royal Ca I:ll4tanits this season will take place on Friday next, at a ir! sr ° t fr°° on 6‘. 5 3- gall' t. a nbor osl4 f t tbelf turn t o ~ th tobe .te, 04 s' rh o of .oved 0 ,00 0 /} Duk e p v:1 Y! ( igsf' ne b ul). TO' F. 4 ill, so ,esP i o t ... 00 P .0) • P fc' po c loye ° 0 13 l io% ti lea ;a reo°; s OP- ►IARI(ET INTELLIGENCE. (From the Lon-lon New Price Current of April 15.) St:GAIL-To-day the market presented a healthy appear ance for West India Sugar. 809 hhds and tierces were disposed of by private treaty ; the rates were fully sustained for brown, grey, :red yellow, and the market closed firmly. The quantity of brown and inferior yellow and grey on sale is not so large as it was ; the low rates causing the merchants to keep their Sugar from the market. A public sale of 150 hhds of Barbadoes, this afternoon, went off quietly at rather lower rates, and a part only sold; fine yellow went at 54s to 565, good 51s to 53s 6d, good mid 50s, middling 47s to 49s 6d, low 44s 6(1 to 46s 6d, and one lot of very low 40s per cwt. REFINED.-To-day the home trade purchased Refined Sugar with avidity, and at the close of the market there was scarcely any 'lndisposed of; Brown lumps fetched 65s to 635, and standard lamps 66s 6d to 67s per cwt. Bonded Crushed is greatly wanted ; but there is little to be had for present or future delivery, and 35s 6d to 36s are the rates asked for first quality. M-turtrrius.-This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with attention, and 7,467 bags 39 casks at public sale were mostly sold, but in most cases rather under former rates, fine yellow 50s to 55s 61,g00d mid and good 45s to 495, mid 41s to 44s 6d, low 39s to 40s 6d, good and fine brown 37s 6d to 395, mid 35s to 35s Gd, grey 39s to 425, and better quality 43s to 49s per cwt. FortEIGN.-To-day 210 hhds 1 tierce of Porto Rico, 265 hhds 1 barrel of Cuba Muscovado, and 679 boxes of yellow Havannah were offered at public sale, but the whole was taken in at stiff rates : viz. Porta Rico good yellow at 235, good middling 21s to 225, middling 203 to 20s 6d, low 19s to 19s 6d, low dingy grey 193 to 19s 61. Cuba Muscovado, good yellow 23s to 23s Gd, good middling 22s to 22s 6.1, middling 21s to 21s 6d, low 20s 6,1, line brown 20s; yellow Havannah, tine 255, middling 22s to 235, and low 20s 6cl to 21s 6d per cwt. There were buyers of the various sorts at fair market rates. By private treaty 400 chests of yellow Havannah were sold at 245. and 1,000 bags of Manilla at 21s per cwt. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon there was a good demand for all kinds of Bengal Sugar, and 5,609 bags 44 boxes at public sale were principally disposed of, but at a decline of 6d per cwt for white sorts. Yellow kinds sustained their former value ; low white 45s to 46s 6d, middling 47s 6d to 48s 6d, good middling 495, good 51s to 525, fine 52s 6d, damp and washed 44s 6d to 51s Gd, good and fine yellow, Mauritius kind, 46s to 495, dam 42s 6d to 46s 6d. Bally Khal, strong damp yellow 50s to 535, inferior 40s to 44s 6d, low 35s Gd to 39s 6d, brown 31s to 355, very low 28s per cwt. 42 tons Potato Flour from Cherbourg sold at 15s per cwt. MDLASSES.-This afternoon 71 barrels of Bengal Treacle, duty paid, were offered at public sale ; the quality was equal to the patent Treacle made here. The whole was taken in at 17s per cwt being rather above the value. COFFEE.-This afternoon there was a limited demand for Plantation Ceylon, and of 820 bags at public sale a small part only found purchasers at barely the former value. Cocoa.-West India held with firmness, the business transacted privately has been on a more extended scale at 40s to 46s for Trinidad, and superior quality at 47s to 49s per cwt. Bahia brought 33s per cwt. TEA.-In the common descriptions of Congou there was a good business transacted by the home trade, but merchants have been compelled to take low prices ; low common has been selling at 8d to 81d, fair common 84(1 to 9d, and good common 9il to 101 per lb cash, but in the better kinds little done, and prices little better than nominal, with a ten iency downwards. Pouchong has been purchased sparingly, and 4d to 8d is the value of low to good quality. In Twankay several purchases have been made, at Is 2d for fair useful, and is to Is Id for low quality. llyson sold at rather lower rates, common and mid selling at 2s 5d to 2s Bd, and superior 2s 9d to 4s. Imperial and Gunpowder dull of sale, and could only be disposed of upon lower terms. SPICES.- -This afternoon a good desire was manifested to buy Cassia Lignea, and 365 chests at public sale were sold at an advance of is to 2s per cwt; good thin quill fetched 63s 6d to 645, good middling 635, middling 60s to 62s 6d, low middling coarse 58s to 58s 6d, good ordinary 55s 6(.1 to 575, low ordinary 545, broken ends 52s to 55s Gd, mouldy 54s to 575, broken 51s to 525, loose and broken 50s; of Malabar Pepper 60 bags were taken in at 3d for fair brownish, and 80 bags of Barbadoes at 44s for middling qua lity. For Cinnamon former rates are asked, but not much business transacted. Rust, BRANDY AND Hou,ssios.-Jamaica Rum has been purchased with caution, and the rates are rather lower; 240 puns have been sold principally at 3s to 3s 6d for ordinary and fair quality 28 to 36 per cent. overproof, and the re mainder at 3s 6d to 3s 8,1 for middling and good middling, 3s 9d to 4s for good, and at 4s 2d to 5s per gallon for fine. The inferior sorts of Demerara are heavy of sale, but strong kinds have met with attention, and the purchases amount to 100 puns at 2s 9d to 2s 10d paid for 35 to 37 per cent over proof. Leewards Island Runs is 10d proof. Calcutta at is 8d proof. The operations in Brandy have been trifling, and prices as follows :-Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 4s Bd, puns 4s 6d ; ditto 1839, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d ; ditto 1840, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d; ditto 1841, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d; ditto 1842, hhds 4s Id, puns 3s lld ; ditto 1843, hds 3s Ild, puns 3s 9d ; ditto 1844, hhds 3s 9d, puns 3s 7d ; middling and good middling of the various vintages 2s 8d to 3s 7d, low 2s 6d to 2s Bd, and Bordeaux 2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon. Geneva not much wanted, and is 9d to is 10d is the value of common export sort ; fine for home use is 2s 4d to 2s 10c1 per gallon. English Corn Spirits in demand at late rates. RICE.-To-day the market was abundantly supplied with Bengal Rice, the quantity submitted to competition amount ing to 12,275 bags ; at one sale of 6,439 bags, the whole was taken in 6d per cwt above the value, that is to say-good white at 12s 6d, good mid 12s, mid lls to lls 6d, low lOs 6d, but a few lots of damaged sold at lOs to ills. INDIGO.-The quarterly sales of East India commenced to day; during the progress of the sale 155 chests were with drawn, and 941 chests have passed. Ordinary to good con suming qualities, par., middling and defective shipping sorts par to 3d discount, good ditto par to 3d advance ; Kur pahs and Madras in good demand, the former averaging the last sales valuations, the latter, occasionally a shade lower. Proprietors have bought in 126 chests. _ , SALTPETRE.-TO-div the market was better supplied with Rough, and: 3,700 bags of Calcutta at public sale offered at a reduction on former rates of 6d per cwt were dis posed of. Otis.—There has been a brisk demand for Cod Oil, sales having been made at 30/ 5s to 30/ 103 per tun. Southern met with increased attention, several parcels have been sold privately, and at auction 70 tuns brought 291 lOs to 30l for fine, 271 28l 5s for middling to good, and 26/ 15s per tun for low quality. In Seal little variation has taken place. Pale at 3W 10$ to 311, yellow and straw 27/ lOs to 29/10s, and Brown 26/ lOs to 27/ ; 7 tuns Labrador Seal Foots at auction fetched 121 to 131, and two tun Dog Seal 25/ 5s per tun. Sperm is much in request, but the market is sparingly supplied ; prices are firm, 85/ to 86l per tun. Linseed Oil 26s 3d to 26s 6d per cwt on the spot. Rape Oil 38s to 38s 6d for pale, and 37s to 37s 6d per cwt for brown. Olive Oil ad • vanced from 421 to 43/ for Gallipoli, 401 lOs to 411103 for Sicily, and Spanish 391 lOs to 401 per tun for Barbary, at which large transactions have takers place. TALLOW.—In Russian on the spot prices are still drooping, although 37s 9d to 38s 3d have been accepted for P.Y.C. of first quality. The business transacted for forward delivery has been extremely limited, although there are sellers at a further decline in prices ; 38s per cwt is the rate taken for the last three months of the year. Town Tallow has been selling at 38s to 38s 6d per cwt nett cash. Other kinds are rather cheaper, and the supply is large. COURSE OF EXCHAI Amsterdam CF. 12 84 Ditto, at sight l2 64 Rotterdam 2U. 12 9 Antwerp 26 15 Hamburgh M.B. 14 0 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight.— 25 90 Ditto, 3 )zionths 26 10 Marseilles Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3Us — Berlin TGE.—(YE STERDA Y.) Gibraltar ..... Leghorn 3l Genoa ..... ...... 26 10 Milan ...... ..... Venice ...... Naples Palermo, I)er oz llBl Lisbon 52/ Oporto., • .. Rio Janeiro . . Bahia Buenos A y.(ns NewYol k .::Idys sight i; fiur 'J iSU LLION, rEn. OZ Foreign bars. £3 17 9 PortuAa' ‘.-301d Coin 3 17 5 New Poubbons 0 0 0 Nov r."):,..•affi 0 4 9* Silver Mans . 0 4 101 Vienna, effec. 11.3 M lO 2 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36* Cadiz i3ilbao — Barcelona Seville — RAILWAY COMMITTEES. CHURNET VALLEY RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. LONG said he had several other allegations, but would pass them over and come to the second list, which stated that the clerk of the peace's copy of the plan had not correctly set forth the sur face of the ground over which the line was to pass between the 48th and 49th mile. Mr. M`Kerou gave evidence as to the discrepancy. The Committee postponed their decision on this allegation, and then proceeded to hear the allegations in reference to Lord Vernon, which were to the effect that the line ran through his Lordship's estates, and that he had not been served with notice. The promoters of the Bill admitted that his Lordship had not been served, for he could not, being abroad, but his trustees had. The petitioners denied that the property was in trust at all. Mr. White, Lord Vernon's solicitor, denied that the parties named as trustees were such. He then described the nature of his Lordship's title, which was, that he was a tenant for life, and that Sir Edward Stacy was trustee for certain purposes only. The room was then cleared, and in about half an hour the Committee announced twat they were of opinion that the Standing Orders had not been complied with, The Committee then adjourned. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S STATE OF HEALTH. _ It is with real regret that we re-state, on authority which merits confidence, that there is no substantial improvement in the health of Sir W illiain Follett. We would fain hope that a life rendered valuable to his con nexions by the personal virtues which adorn his character, and to his country by the talents he is known to possess, by the frequent proofs he has supplied in his political and professional course, will yet be spared. This, however, will depend on his total abstinence from business, and his removal from a sphere in which the fevered state of the constitution, drying up the springs of life, is stimulated by a natural wish to be present at, and to take part in the strife of parties, and to assume the active duties of his post as first law officer of the Crown. Within these few days the reports of the changes which would -be rendered necessary in the retirement of Sir William Follett as Attorney-General have been revived ; it is even stated that the arrangements are fixed, subject, of course, to that event. The Solicitor- General would become Attorney-General. The claims of Mr. Fitzroy Kelly to the thus vacated Solicitor- Generalship, on the grounds of party services and of high professional reputation, are very strong. Still many well-informed persons doubt whether Mr. Kelly would be the new Solicitor-General. Sir Robert Peel, it is believed, has no special wish to introduce Mr. Kelly to office ; though he would have no objection to shelve him as a puisne judge, and thus relieve himself from the ad mated claims which Mr. Kelly has upon him, as Prime Minister. Mr. Turner, of the Chancery Bar, is men tioned as a very likely man for the Solicitor-General ship. If the state of' Sir William Follett's health would have permitted him to take the seals, there is reason to believe Lord Lyndhurst would have• re linquished them, to enable him to do so, and would have been introduced to a less laborious post in the Cabinet. The circumstances to which we have alluded, preclude, however, the possibility of such an arrangement ; and things will, probably, remain in the Chancery Court as they now are, until the course of public events, which are manifestly tend ing to an early break-up of the Peel Government, produces a complete change in all the offices of State.—Evening paper. REPRESENTATIO N OF WEST KENT.—The Maid • stone Journal of yesterday contains a statement that both Lord Holmesdale and Mr. Frewen have retired from the field, and that Colonel Austen, of Rippington, Sevenoaks, president of the West Kent Agricultural Protection Society, will come forward to seek the suffrages of the electors of this important district. The reason of Lord Hoiniesdale'b retirement is the opposition which ne raised to his own election by declaring in favour of the Government grant to Maynooth. Mr. Frewen, it is alleged, has also consented to retire in order to snake way for a gentleman who will possess the entire confidence of the eleeton. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVE KING, APRIL 16, 1845. STEA.II COMMUNICATION WITH LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE, AN D IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 15. The Loup CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo: sack at Five o'clock. FRANCE. [We quote the following interesting account of the pro gress of Steam Navigation from the Morning Herald. We wish that a vessel similar to the. Ondine, with a screw -pro peller, had been among the daring competitors.—ED. Sun.] Great competition at present exists between the ports of Dover and Folkestone as . .to rapidity of communicatian with the French coast. The South-Eastern Railway Company having made Folke stone a principal station, and improved its harbour, several tine iron steamers were built and regularly connected with it; namely, the Princess Alice, the Princess Mary, the Princess Maude, and the Queen of the Belgians, which last vessel was launched only a few months ago. Each of these, in the order stated, was an improvement upon the former one, and was considered the fastest steamer in the world, until at length the Dover people, determined not to be out done, induced the General Steam Navigation Company to send down the Magician, also an iron steamer, to ply between that port and Boulogne. The Magician has since proved her self equal in speed to the best of the Folkestone boats. Another iron steamer has lately been launched, named the Ondiue, to run on alternate days betwixt Dover and Bou logne, with the Magician ; and a very lively interest has been created along both coasts as to whether the palm of speed belonged to the Dover or the Folkestone boats. On the 2d instant, the Ondine, in going from Dover to Boulogne for the Indian mail, on account of the Morning Herald, accomplished the run, thirty miles, in one hour and fifty-one minutes, the quickest passage, we believe, ever made. The inhabitants of Dover, Folkestone, and Boulogne were on the qui vice, as it was known that a trial would take place betwixt the Ondine and the Queen of the Belgians, which was waiting at Boulogne for the Indian mail on ac count of the Times. On that occasion the Queen of the Belgians performed the distance in one hour and fifty-three minutes, beating the Ondine by sixteen minutes; but the cause of this apparent superiority was an accident to the Ondine's machinery, one of the slides having given way. But as on the previous day the Ondine had made the voyage in two minutes less tine— namely, in one hour and fifty-one minutes, it was resolved by the owners that as soon as her machinery was repaired, another trial of speed should take place on the first oppor tunity. Everything having been set to rights on board the Ondiue, by the 13th instant, she proceeded on that day from Dover to Boulogne, to try her qualities with the Princess Maude, which vessel has hitherto had the reputation of being the fastest boat on the station. The following account of the interesting trial has been transmitted to us by eye-witnesses. (FROSI A CORRESPONDENT.) "The Outline was put into the Roads this morning, and went over to Boulogne to meet the Princess Maude, and met her accordingly about half an hour after she had left Bou logne. The weather was thick at the time, the wind blow ing fresh ; she was, however, made out, the Ondine being to the windward of her. The Ondine bore down and hoisted her red flag of defiance. She took her station about a cable's length behind the Maude. Some few minutes elspsed before it could be told which of the vessels would prove the victor. The Maude had her staysail and foresail set. The Ondine soon set two sails also. In ten minutes the competitors were pad dle-box and paddle-box, and in twenty minutes the Ondine was so far ahead that she actually put the Maude into her wake. The Ondine proceeded on to Folkestone, and when within about a cable's length of that harbour she hove to in sight of all the Folkestone people, who had apparently as sembled to witness the issue. In eight or ten minutes the Maude passed close to the Ondine's stern, and went into the harbour. Knowing that she had to land her passengers and return to Boulogne, the Ondine waited, standing off and on, till she backed out ; and when she had got her head right for Boulogne, and considerably ahead of the Ondine, the latter once more started after her, when a most interesting struggle took place. The Ondine, however, was soon again paddle-box and paddle• box with her op ponent ; the sea was very rough, and, apparently, the Maude at times shipped a great deal of water ; the On dine threw it off both sides of her paddle-boxes. When sufficiently ahead of the Maude, so as to run no risk, the Ondine crossd her bows and went round her ! thus demon strating, a second time, the great superiority in speed of the Ondine over the Princess Maude. Both the City of London and Magician, in crossing to and from Bou logne and Dover, saw the trial, and bore to each place the news of the Ondine having gone twice round the Maude in so short a distance. It is the general opinion that the Prin cess Maude is superior to the Queen of the Belgians ; and nautical men, who witnessed the sight, declare that it was worth a Queen's ransom to witness these two fleet coursers of the deep flying through the waves—sometimes over, some times under—at the rate of 17 and 17i miles per hour ! !" (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) " I have only a few minutes to spare, but I employ them in giving you an account of an interesting trial of the qualities of the Ondine. Her engines having been put in good order, she left this place (Dover) this morning, with the intention of having a fair trial with the Princess Maude (the Queen of the Belgians being laid up at Folkestone), and, proceeding towards the French coast, the Ondine met the Maude coming from Boulogne, and not far distant from that port. On nearing her the Ondine put about and waited until the Maude was in a line with her, starting with scrupulous fairness. It was soon seen hat the Ondine was going ahead ; and in a run of 1 hour and 21 minutes beat her seven minutes ; this was with a brisk gale, and the wind on the larboard quarter, two sails being set on board of each vessel. It was known on board the Ondine that the Princess Maude would return to Boulogne; so the Outline waited off Folkestone, and again started fairly with her against the same brisk gale and heavy sea; wind on the starboard bow; but the Ondine being to windward of the Maude, the latter had the advantage of shelter, to a certain extent, by being in the former's lee; and for a time, in consequence, the Ondine did not seem to have much superiority; but when she had gained enough headway to leave the Maude com pletely exposed to the influences of the wind and sea, the Ondine's advantage became nearly as apparent as before, and in three-quarters of an hour from starting astern of her opponent the Ondine crossed the Maude's bow and returned to Dover; thus settling the question both of speed and sea• going qualities When running head to wind I never saw anything so animating, nor, to my mind, so strikingly full of interest; the Princess Maude having been at times com pletely covered with broken water or spray, hissing, and, to appearance, converted into clouds of steam or smoke as it dashed against the funnel. The Ondine had her share of spray, and some of the persons on board got completely wet through ; yet, what wonder when the speed and the weather are taken into account." This splendid little vessel, the Ondine, was built and fitted with machinery by Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., of Blackwell ; and her superiority has been fairly proved, as our correspondent remarks, both as to speed and sea-going qualities. And it must not be forgotten that the experiment has been made with a vessel from the experienced hands of Messrs. Ditetiburn and Mare, of Blackwell, who, no question, avished upon her their utmost skill. But it remains to be told that the engines of the Ondine are two fifties only, while those of the Princess Mary are, at least, twenty horse power more. The Princess Mary, the Princess Alice, and the Queen of the Belgians, were all constructed by Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare. We have gone into the details of this contest, because the public at large, as well as the inhabitants of Dover, Folke stone, and Boulogne, possess a deep interest in the wonderful progress of steam navigation. OTHER COMTANIES.% STOCK. The Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill wen! through Committee. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVEICY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. MAYNOoTa Lord CAMPBELL said that it was his painful duty to present, a petition against the grant to Maynooth, from the provost, magistrates, and inhabitants of Cupar, in the county of Fife. As this was his native place he hail hoped that they would have been more enlightened there. LONDON", TUE3D..4.Y, APRIL 15. 'rumor.. Vlll Petitions were also presented against the grant, and in favour of laws fur enforcing temperance, by the Earl of Enniskillen and the Bishops of Down and Winchester. BANK-NO FES . IN SCOTLAND. The Earl of JERSEY moved fora return of the num ber of bank-notes in circulation in Scotland during the ten years, from 1834 to 1844. RAILW AYS. Lord BROUGHA.llbeggedto call the attention of their Lordships to the motion for an addition to the standing orders in railways, of which he had given notice yesterday. He thought that it was requisite to bring this subject before their Lordships, in order to show the extent of mischief which had been occa sioned by the immense mass of private legis lation on the subject of railways. It was necessary, because such had been the extent of that legis lation, that it interfered not only with the enjoy ment, bat even with the possession of property, and at last the speculation had come to what he must call a gambling frenzy, not unprecedented certainly in the experience of this country some twenty years ago, nor unknown in the economical history of a neighbouring nation. Perhaps it would be better to introduce this sub ject by presenting the petition of a certain Noble Lady, Lady Cicely Fane, the daughter of the late Earl of Westmoreland, who had come into the possession of a family estate by inheritance. The petition was writ ten by herself, and not by a man of business, and therefore he trusted their Lordships would excuse whatever informality it might contain. The petitioner went on to say that the agent of the company called upon her on the 26th of January, and showed her the plans and specifications, from which, he said, no deviation could be made. She expressed a great dislike to the vicinity of the railroad, and ex pressed a hope that the line would be removed to a greater distance from her estate, but no promise was given to her; and all the consolation she could get was, that the company would 'remunerate her for the loss when they got their Bill. He also held in his hand a petition from a poorer person. It was the petition of John Clarkson, nurseryman, of Yeovil, in Somerset, who stated that he had no other means of living but by following that occupation. He stated that for one acre of land which he held he paid 500/., and since he purchased it he had laid out considerable sums of money in improving it. A railway was going to pass through this land, and he was threatened by the company that if he opposed them he would certainly not be so well treated as those who supported it. These two petitioners, therefore, threw themselves upon the protection of their Lordships, and he (Lord Brougham) trusted that ample protection would be afforded them. The subject of railways was no longer one of a local or limited importance, but altogether of a public, general and national character, but he neither blamed the present nor the past Government for not having foreseen this result, because it had arisen gradually. No Government could, therefore, be blamed for not having foreseen the great national aspect rail ways would assume ; but now that the aspect was plain, it was the bounden duty of Government and of Parliament to take the railways under their own control, and treat them as a national concern. They had been so treated in France, and they ought, in his opinion, to be so treated here. He was no enemy to the passing of a railway Bill, any more than he was to the passing of any general Bill for constructing a canal or high road, the most common Bill of the lot that interfered wi th the rights of private property, but when they were legislating by wholesale instead of passing one or two small Bills, he did intreat their Lordships to reflect for one moment upon the risk they run of doing most grievous injustice to the rights of pri vate individuals. The law of England would not allow any land, no matter how small it was, to be taken without the pre.. vious sanction of the owner had been obtained ; nay, so jealous was the law, that if a man put his hand across the fence of an other, he was in law a trespasser, and would be liable to an action for damages. As a general principle for the guidance of the Legislature, he (Lord Brougham) thought it would be much better that the railway company should be put to inconvenience, rather than the rights of private property should be violated. It would be much better to leave railway companies to make their bargains with the owners and occupiers of land, than put the latter to the expense or trouble of going before a jury or a magistrate to obtain their rights. The companies were in the habit of forcing on their Bills, lest they should lose the completion of them before the end of the session; but he would rather that railways were de layed one, or even two years, than that they should be hurried forward in this tyrannical manner to their completion. They were told that if there was any danger to be appre hended, that there was a double guard thrown around the interests of individuals in the proceedings of this House, and especially by the scrutiny of the Com mittee of Standing Orders. But with respect to the Committee of Standing Orders he would warn the House not to depend too much upon them. He did not wish to speak otherwise than with respect of that Committee, but when in the consideration of railway Bills they were told that those Bills had been referred to a Committee to ascertain whether the standing orders had been complied with, he would warn them not to think that that Committee was gifted with a per fection of apprehension—he would warn them not to think that that Committee was gifted with an untiring industry, that they were in the habit of exhibiting an extraordinary dili gence—he would warn them not to suppose that their dili gence was of that perfect and scrutinising character which would enable them to make themselves acquainted with every part, parcel, and portion of every measure brought before them —he would warn them not to suppose that that Committee was even superficially acquainted with every measure submitted to their consideration—nay, he would warn them against sup posing that they knew anything at all about it. No ; those gentlemen were too fully occupied to read even the text of the measures submitted to them, let alone the consideration. They contented themselves with consulting the margin of the Bill. Now, the margin of the Bill was no part of it, and a railway company or a railway agent had nothing to do but to put a clause into the Bill which was omitted in the margin and they might pass a grievous and onerous injustice, without any one being aware of the injury until it came into operation. This was no speculative philosophy, the fact had actually occurred. a clause had been introduced into a Bill which had passed the Committee of Standing Orders. This clause gave to every person having land which contained coal, lime, gravel, or soil, power to carry it across any person's land, by only paying for the damage done and without giving a farthing for the good will; and this, too, to no less an extent than five miles on each side of the railway. Now, this was an enormous mischief, and a mischief which ought not only to be remedied, but to be prevented. There were two very great evils of which he com plained. One was the power given of deviating from the line chalked out to the extent of a hundred yards on either side of the line, that is a deviation of not less than two hundred yards. Now, why should not the company be restrained to their line itself? Why did they not come to that House so prepared with their line, that there should be no deviation at all, and thus prevent the grievous injury that might arise, as was the case with this petitioner? For his own part, he would rather restrict the companies to twenty yards, than to a hundred on each side of the line, and then if any accident did occur, so that they were obliged to trespass, let them go and make a fair bargain for the purchase of the ground to be taken. Let them go as they did into the market for any other property, and let the seller have a word as to the price as well as the buyer. Let the sale of the property be a voluntary act, and let the owner not be left to the mercy of a jury. They all knew what juries were, and how entirely railway companies had them at their command. Another of the evils was that of the injury done to property by a railway passing near it. If a railway did not pass over the ground, but only near it, there was no com pensation whatever. There was a case which he knew of very great hardship. He had gone with a friend to look over a beautiful villa, which had, until the forma tion of, a railway near it, commanded a rent of from 3001. to 4001. a year, but which had not now been let far three or four years ; but in consequence of the villa standing on the verge of the property, though the house was entirely destroyed by the contiguity of the railway, there was no compensation. Another thing for which provision ought to be made was the height of the works above the ground, for a house might effectually be destroyed ; and he had therefore inserted in the orders which he had devised, and which he begged to lay upon the table, that on the introduction of all future Bills there should be a return of all the houses within three hundred yards of both sides of the railway. He was anxious to add these to the other standing orders, and he should not regret if they had the effect of throwing any impediment in the way of this frenzy of speculation. He felt it was his duty, as it was the duty of every one who had the advantage of addressing that or the other House of Parlia men, and, through them, the public, that above all it was the duty of that powerful and influential body who were connected with the newspaper press of the country, to warn their fel low-citizens against this frenzy of speculation. How many were there who, after saving a few hundreds or a few thousand pounds by perhaps the industry of half a life, or by the restric tion of penurious habits, had lost their all by investing it in those speculations, with the hope of deriving a larger interest than from any other source. If they referred to 1837, or 1838, and still more, if they went back ten years beyond that time, they would find that 10, 15, or 20 per cent. was a rate of mo derate expectation; and if they attempted to caution any one of those speculators against indulging the hope of such an in terest, they would have only a deaf ear turned to them, or be derided with a smile of contempt. But that was the fact. He would take only one set of railways, and those were all what were called paying ones. In those the original cost of the shares was 32,000,0001. ; but he believed that by premiums the money which had really been paid for them was 42,000,0001. But taking it at 32,000,0001., and what was the per centage realised upon them? Not 20, not 15, not 10, nor anything like it, but 51 per cent. was all the interest the holders of the very best kind of railway property had realised, notwithstanding all the risk they ran—less than could be obtained by going to any respectable bill broker. But if he divided this sum of 32,000,000/. into halves, he found that on 8,000,0001., the interest realised was not 5 per cent., and upon 6,500,000/. the interest was absolutely under 3 per cent. or less than could be obtained from the soundest and best of all securities—the Three per Cent. Consoli dated Annuities. But he did not stop there. Take an other portion of 2,000,000/., and he found that upon that amount, or nearly one-eighth of the whole, the interest was under 2 per cent. per annum, and on part of this the whole people obtained was only after the rate of 11. 14s. 6d. per cent. per annum. This was all authentic information derived from data furnished by the report of the Railway Com mittees to the House of Commons. But even this m i g ht have been borne with, if the property had retained its value ; but even that was denied to the unfortunate holde r of railway shares, for he found that on twenty-five and a h alf millions there had been a decided dead loss of fifty per cent on one-half of the whole amount, so that he who might have sec ured 301. a l, l. which year without risk, could hardly now obtain 12/, for every he invested; and the property itself, besideall . :ionsideration of premiums, would not sell fn. half of what it cost. He would apologise for thus trespassing on their attention, but he felt it his duty to warn their Lordships, and to warn the country against this gambling fre nz y , and with this feeling he begged to lay the orders on the table. The Marquis of BREADALBANE, in presenting a petition from the Caledonian R a ilwa y ß Company_ against the 26th clause of the Railway Claus e s Consolidation Bill, which gave a par ticular compensation to the . trustees of railway trusts, took occasion to deprecate the hostility of the Noble Lord against all railway schemes. Lord BROUGHAM said that he was not surprised at the Noble Marquis's tenderness for railways, seeing that he him selfwas a Chairman of a Company. Lord DALHOUSIE did not mean, in rising, now to go into a subject of which his Noble Friend had given notice of a motion. He thought it only necessary now to say that he thought some of the statements of his Noble Friend were overcharged. He would reserve what he had to say upon it until the question of the Bill itself came before the House. The Marquis of BREADALBANE moved that the petition be priuted..Ordered. PARKS AT MANCHESTER. INTERVIEW WITH SIR ROBERT PEEL. (From the Manchester Guardian.) The deputation, appointed by the public parks, &c., committee to proceed to London, in order to have an interview with the Premier, consisted of Alexander Kay, Esq., mayor of Manchester, (the chairman of the committee), Mr. Alderman Watkins, and Messrs. Mal color Ross and Edward W. Watkin, the honorary se cretaries of the public parks, &c., committee. At the appointed hour on Wednesday the deputation had an interview with Sir Robert Peel, and were accompanied by the following Members of Parliament :—William Entwisle, Esq., Thomas Milner Gibson, Esq , Joseph Brotherton, Esq., and Thomas Wyse, Esq. It is much to be regretted that Lord Francis Egerton and Mr. Mark Philips, M.P., were both prevented attending (as they had expressed a desire and intention to be present) by severe indisposition. The deputation having been introduced to Sir Robert Peel by William Entwisle, Esq., M.P. : The MAYOR concisely recapitulaied the peculiar claims of Manchester for the specified object, as detailed in a memorial and statement forwarded to Sir Robert Peel on the previous day, by the honorary secretaries, of which the following are the heads : The result of the subscription has been, that the fund now amounts to 30,7461. 17s. 3d. contributed by 3,318 persons of all classes, in sums, varying from 6d. to 1,0001.; a larger amount perhaps than was ever before raised by voluntary donations for local objects, in any town or city in the kingdom. Of this sum, 26,0001. is already paid into bankers' hands. To make the undertaking efficient, it is absolutely ne cessary to have— A park, promenade, and play-ground, on each of the sides of the town. To erect (where eligible buildings do not exist) rooms for refreshment and shelter. To provide seats and benches in abundance. To construct fountains with a plentiful supply of pure water. And to lay out the grounds in the most attractive way possible. From the plots offered to the Committee, there have been selected, as most desirable, land, &c., sufficient to make five public places. The northern one (pink) con tains about 170,000 souls ; the southerly (blue) about 130,000. The population of the former consists very greatly of factory operatives and others who especially need facilities for open recreation ; that of the latter comprises large numbers of the labouring with other classes, but it is not so dense. The conversational nature of the interview prevents a detailed statement of what took place; but the result was that Sir Robert Peel urged the smallness of the sum at the disposal of Government for such purposes—namely, 8,000/., the residue of a grant of 10,0001. made in 1840, and that he could not, " at present," ask Parliament for a further grant, as reasons (with several other minor ones) for recommending a grant of 3,0001. from the present fund, on condition that a Government surveyor be sent down to inspect its disposal, and that 30,000/. of the sum subscribed be actually paid up. The smallness of the proposed grant took the depu tation by surprise, and was strongly argued against ; and the Mayor finally stated that the sum was so inade quate to the requirements of the district, and would, he feared, be so unsatisfactory to the population of which he was chief magistrate, that he did not feel warranted without consulting those by whom the de putation was sent, in exposing Manchester to the degradation of appearing to require so small a sum, and begged that he might be allowed to write to Sir Robert Peel in reference to his proposal. Sir ROBERT PEEL expressed himself satisfied with the course proposed to be taken ; and the deputation broke up after an interesting discussion, which lasted forty minutes. [We understand that Mr. Entwisle, and all the other members of the deputation, highly approved of the de claration of the Mayor ; and we have no doubt that a similar opinion will pervade the whole community.] FAST TRAVELLING. —As an instance of the extraor- dinary facility of communication between this town and the metropolis, we have authority for statin g that yesterday (Friday) a gentleman lef t L o ndon b y the Great Western at ha i De\o-iui,lenporr.3t,t, stoiipai ten minutes a t E x a ec , an d reached by the Tally-ho, at five minutes past seven, _A.m. ; thus performing the entire distance in little more than nine hours :—Davenport Independent. I The Export Custom 3 Duties Bill then passed through Com mittee, was reported, and ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. The Glass Duties Bill also passed through Committee, was reported, and ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. The report upon the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill was then brought up. On the question of the report being received, Lord DALHOUSIE moved amendments on the clauses re lating to arbitrators, which were agreed to without discussion. The report was then received. The report upon the Lands Clauses Consolidation ( Scotland) Bill was re-committed. The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the House re sumed. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, ani the report was or dered t *be brought up on Thursday. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 15. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. Mr. BARRY BALDWIN moved that the order made for the second reading of the Totnes Markets and Waterworks Bill be read ; that the said order be dis charged ' • that the Bill be withdrawn ; and that leave be given to bring in a Bill for improving the markets in the borough and town of Totnes, in the county of Devon, and for better supplying the borough with water.— Agreed to. _ _ . Mr. KEMBLE moved that the order made for read ing a second time the Bermondsey Improvement Bill be read and discharged ; that the Bill be withdrawn ; that the report in respect of the petition for the Ber• mondsey Improvement Bill which, upon the 10th day of April, was made in the Select' Com mittee on Petitions for Private Bills be read ; that leave be given to bring in a Bill for more effectually paving, cleansing, lighting, and otherwise improving the parish of St. Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey ; and that Mr. Kemble and Mr. Au trobus do prepare it and bring it in.—Agreed to. Mr. TUFNELL moved that the order made for the second reading of the Westminster Improvement Bill be read ; that the said order be discharged ; that the Bill he withdrawn ; and that leave be given to bring in a Bill for improving parts of the city of Westminster. HEMEL HEMPSTEAD SMALL TENEMENTS BILL. On the motion that the Hemel Hempstead Small 're nements Bill be read a second time. Mr. W. COWPER moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read that day six months. Lord GRIMSTONE supported the amendment. After a few words from Mr. HAWES, Mr. BRIGHT said that nineteen out of twenty per sons, in the parish of Hemel Hempstead, were opposed to this Bill. No consultation of the parishioners had taken place relative to it ; and one objection, that ,seemed to him (Mr. Bright) most conclusive, was this —that the non-resident proprietors were obliged to pay the rates, while the occupiers were exempted. A great evil resulting from this was, that the occupiers being exempted from the paying of the rates, felt no interest in the affairs of the parish. If this Bill were to pass it would seriously injure a majority of the proprietors there. He should therefore vote against the second reading. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 69 Against it Majority in favour of it —3o The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. Alderman HUMPITERY presented a petition from the London and Brighton Railway Company, praying for leave to bring in a Bill. The Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction Railway Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. 1 Dividend • Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Slant. .£ s. d. .Z s. d. Aberdeen .••• • • • •• • • - - 2 10 0 5% Birmingham & Gloster 31. Lis. per 1.1. 100 0 0 100 0 0 138 Ditto, New, iss. 7i dis. 15s. 25 0 0 17 10 0 33% Brighton,Lews,& Hast. - 30 0 0 10 0 0 10% Bristol and Exeter • • 2/.165. pe.e sh, 100 0 0 70 0 0 84 Ditto and Gloucester - 50 0 0 30 0 0 64 Caledonian ••••• • • • • • - 50 0 0 5 0 0 14 .3ambridge and Lincoln - - 25 0 0 110 0 91% Chatham & Prtsmouth - 20 0 0 1 0 0 Chester and Holyhead - 50 0 0 5 0 0 13 Chichester & Brighton - - 10 0 0 11% Churnet Valley ....... - 20 0 0 2 0 0 10% Cornwall ••••• • • • • ... _ - 3 0 0 5% Direct Northern ••.• .. - 50 0 0 210 0 3% Direct Norwich ...... - 29 0 0 1 0 0 14 Diss, Beceles, & Yrmth - 25 0 0 110 0 3% Dublin & Belfast June. - 50 0 0 2 10 0 10 Ditto and Galway.. - - 2 10 0 51% Eastern Counties .•• • • 4s. per Mt. 25 0 0 14 16 0 21 Do.,Perpetual, No.l 5/. per et. 613 4 313 4 1 p Ditto, ditto, No. 2... - - 0 13 4 % pm. Eastern Union • . ..... - 50 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh & Glasgow 21. ss. p. Ai. 50 0 0 50 0 0 62% Ditto, Quarter Shares I Is. 3d. p. • ;h. 12 10 0 12 10 0 15% Ely and Bedford ..... - 25 0 0 1 ~ 0 2% Grand Connection •• • • - 50 0 0 2 10 0 Grand Junction -•• • • 10/. per ct_ 100 0 0 100 0 0 224 Ditto, Half Shares.. 101. per ct- 50 0 0 150 0 0 112 Ditto, Quarter Shares 10/. per ct. 25 0 0! 25 0 0 Gt. Southern &Western - 50 0 0 5 0 0 18 % Great North of England W. ss. 100 0 0 100 0 0 196 Ditto, New.• •••• • • • - 40 0 0 5 0 0 45 Great Western Ditto, Half Shares • • 71. per cent_ 50 0 0 50 0 0 105 Ditto, Fifths.. ••• • • • 71. percen- 20 0 0 20 0 0 41 .2 i Guilford Junction. • ... - 50 0 0 35 0 0 Harwich ••••••. • • • • • • - 20 0 0 1 0 0 2% Hull and Selby .••• • • • 3/. sa. pr q.t. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 99 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0 12 10 0 21% Kendal & Windermere - 25 0 0 1 10 0 23 Lancaster and Carlisle - 60 0 0 15 0 0 39 Leeds and Bradford... - 50 0 0 5 0 0 21% Liverpool & Manchestr 101. per et. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto, Half Shares.. 10/. per et.. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ditto, Quarter Shares 101. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0 London & Birmingham 101. per ct. - Stock. 236 Ditto, New Thirds• • 101. per ct, 132 0 0 2 0 0 46 Ditto, New % Shares 101. per ct. 25 0 0 2 0 0 33% London and Blackwall - 16 13 4 -8% London and Brighton.. 3/. Os. per sh. 30 0 0 50 0 8 64 i i Ditto, Lean Notes.. 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 13% London and Greenwich - 12 15 4 - 10% Ditto, Pref. or Priv • • 5/. percent. 18 17 2 - 24% London and S. Western Si. 3s. per sh. 41 6 10 - 81% Do., New Cons. Bths - 40 0 0 6 0 0 25 Ditto, New • . - 50 0 0 210 0 16% Condon and Croydon • • 105. per sh• 13 15 9 - 17% Ditto, Guarntd. sp. c. - 90 0 40 0 5 London and York.• • - - 50 0 0 210 0 4 4% Lynn and Ely ••• • • • - 25 0 0 210 0 % r, anches t e r and Leeds 4/. 7s, 6d. p. s. 100 0 0 70 0 0 147 Ditto, Half Shares.. 1/.178.6d. p. 5... 50 0 0 32 0 0 68 Ditto, Quarter Shares 4s. 25 0 0 2 0 0 20 Ditto, Sixteenths .• • - 65 0 1 5 0 7% Mancheetr & Birming. 2/. per share , 40 0 0 40 0 58 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 10 0 0 4 0 0 10 Midland ..... • • ...... 41. 4s. per sk. - Stock. 158 Ditto, Fifths .••• • • • - - 20 0 3% Ditto, 13irm. k.Derby 2/.135. petal - Stock. 115 Newcastle & Berwick - 25 0 0 110 0 16% New cstle & Darl. June. 6s. 25 0 0 94 0 0 50% North British •••• • • • • - 25 0 0 10 0 0 19 Northern and Eastern . 2/. ss. 50 0 0 45 0 0 66 Ditto, Scrip, iss. Si. d. 15s. 50 0 0 30 0 0 49 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0 12 10 0 18% North Kent • - 50 0 0 215 0 3 Norwich and Brandon . - 20 0 0 10 0 0 17 Ditto, New - 10 0 0 10 0 4% Portsmouth Direct •• • • - 50 0 0 210 0 2 Preston and Wyre •• • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 36 Richmnd &W. E June. - 20 0 0 1 0 0 4% Rugby . . - 20 0 0 1 0 0 5% Ditto, 2d Pref., 1842 - 25 0 0 25 0 0 Sheffield and Lincoln. • - 25 0 o 1 5 0 1 Sheffield & Manchestr Si. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 Dittos, Quarter Shares - 25 0 0 8 0 0 13 Shrws.,Wolv.,Dud.,Blr - 50 0 0 210 0 4% South Devon ••. • . - 50 0 0 10 0 0 21% South-Eastern & Dovr 1/. Is. 33 2 4 - 41% Ditto, New iss.32/.dis - 50 0 0 8 0 0 17 South Wales .•••• • • • • - - 2 10 0 7% Stevenson's Prtsmouth - - 2 10 0 2% Thames and Medway.. - 19 5 8 - 17% Trent Valley ••••• • • • • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 19% Yarmouth & Norwich - 20 0 0 20 0 0 27 Ditto, New ••.•• • • • • - 20 0 0 8 0 0 19 York & North Midland 101. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 102 Ditto, Half Shares • 101. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0 50% Do., Scarbro' Branch - 25 0 0 20 0 0 43 Ditto, Selby Scrip • • - 50 0 0 20 0 0 68% Ditto, Extension • • - 25 0 0 1 5 0 17% Boulogne and Amiens. - 20 0 0 2 0 0 11% OR. Northern of France - 20 0 0 4 0 0 5% Orleans and Vierzon • • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 17 Orleans & Bourdeaux - 20 0 0 2 0 0 11% Paris & Lyons(Laffitte) - 20 0 0 20 0 3 Paris and Strasbourg • • - 20 0 0 20 0 2% Paris and Orleans. •• • • - 20 0 0 20 0 0 49 Paris and Rouen ..• •• • 2/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 43% Rouen and Havre •• • • - 20 0 0 14 0 0 2914 JOINT-STOCK BANNS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of raid. Price Annum. Share. £ s. d. L s. d. Australasia ••••• • •• • • 8/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 45 3 % Britsh North American 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45% Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23 Colonial .• •••••• • . • • • • 5/. per cent 103 0 0 25 0 0 14% Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent 100 0 0 20 0 0 27 London Joint-Stock 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 141,4 Metropolitan ...• .•. • • 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 8/. per cent. 105 0 0 25 0 0 46 Ditto, New.• •• • .... 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 17 10 0 16% Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent 100 0 0 35 0 8 37 Ditto, New.• •••• • • • 5/. per cent 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia 25 0 0 25 0 0 26 Union of London.• •• • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 121,,i INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ s. d. Albion ••••••• • • • • • • • 31. 108. 500 0 0 50 0 0 72% Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine.• ••• • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 6% Atlas . 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16 % British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7 Cloricl,Med.&Gen.Lite Si. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6 % County .•••••• • • • • • • • 3/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown ••••••• • • • • • • • 9s 1 61. 5' and s. bs. 40 0 0 5 0 0 10 Eagle ••• • • ....... .. 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5% Economic Life .• • • .... [ 5 Per ct., 1000 0 0 250 0 0 & 30s.bs. Eng. & Scot. Law Life.. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life •• • • .... 41 /‘ per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .. • • • • • ... ,51 . per cent. 20 0 0 8 0 0 Globe Guardian ............Si. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 50N Imperial Fire •.• • _ 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 195 Imperial Life. • • ...... 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16 Indemnity Marine.... 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 30 Law Life ..... .. • 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45% Legal and General Life 50 0 0 20 0 6% London Fire .. ——• • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% London Ship Marine ••.•• • • • • -.. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 50 0 0 20 0 3 National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 21i National Life......... Si. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 % Palladium Life 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3 Phoenix • . ..... ..... • • 3/. p. c t . & b s. 195 Protector Life .... .. _ 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ii. 2s. Provident Life .. .. .. W. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Rock Life ........ _ _ 4s. 50 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. 188 Sun Fire ....... _ •. • 6/. 10s. Ditto Life 1/. 6s. 6 15 0 14 Universal ... . 10%i.0%/. pr cnt. 100 0 DOCKS. ------------....—.-- Dividend Amount Name of Company. per a I Paid. Frice. Annum. Share. ------ —______ W. per cent. .... ..... £ s. d. :X 5 . d. Commercial Stock. Beast and West India... SN,L pr cent. Sto ck. 142 East Country London • • .... ..... .. 4IAL pr cent. St ock. 116 St. Katharine ........5 per cent. Stock. 116% Southampton • • ...... 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 WATER-V/ O A NS. ------ Dividend Amount Name of Company. per o f Paid. Price. Share. Annum. ----._-- x 0, d. East London.. •• • . Grand Junction ••• • • • 31. 46 1 3 4 1 _ 90 Kent . . Vauxhall .••• • • • . ••• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 60 West Middlesex .. LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----------. -- _ X s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Scotland ••• • • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 172 Royal Hank of Scotland 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 168% 61• per cent. _ 100 0 0 226% Commercial Bank •• • • 100 0 0 167 1 L 6/. per cent, _ ,•: National Bank• •••• • • • 10 0 0 15% Union Bank of Scotland 7% lPr cent. _ 50 0 0 95 6/. per cent. British Linen Company 8l• per cent. Western Bank •••• • • • ' 50 0 0 7614 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. __. 5 0 0 7 Clydesdale Bank. ..... 6/. per cent. ___ ppeerr cent. _, 10 0 0 14% Eastern Bank ...... .. 3/. per cent. _ 61. per cent. _ 15 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank ••• • • 210 0 3% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. ___ 5 0 0 74 12 10 0 All paid. 16 - 815 0 13% Scottish CitY o f2O 0 0 10 0 1 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14 % Incur. Co. of Scotlnd• • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 % North British Insnr. • • 91. per cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27 Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life Insur• 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 18 3 4 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 4% l• per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 6511, Gulanisgeoiwoußsate: 55/1.. Edin., Leith, & Grant" _ 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 M Giasgw & Ayrshir Rau• 4%1. Percent. 50 0 0 All paid. 6" Glasgw&Greenck RaH. 2/. percent. 25 0 0 All paid. 15 ') Olsgtv &Garnkirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All pa i d. 2 Ditto, 14 Shares— • 4%1. per cent. Dundee & Arbroth Rall. N. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. q 321/ CANALS. Dividend 9L N :on a m m o e u s t o h f sh : 6 00 1 • e per Companies. A per Price. Companies. Annum. Annum. _.- -----, X I 160 . I ntgomrysh 100 51. 98 180 Barnsley •• .. 160, 12/. Macclesfield . 100 - 15 5 Neat Basingstoke.. 100, - 85 Nottinghamlso l . 150 121. 260 Cromford .. • . 100 181. Names of Dividend, r77rio2ce. _ _ Peak Forest . 78 3/, 40 ,Atsshhbtny_t_ol.l€l.hz 1 9 1 7 31 51. 5 4 1 P e l Dudley .• • ... 100, 4/. 1 8 0 ° 3 Regent's -- 33 11. 24 Derby ••• • .. 1001 81. 58 Rochdale .... 85 41. 55 Ellsmre&Chs 133, 41. Shropshire .. 125 81. 120 Somrset Coal 150 'IL 10s. 123 105 Forth & ClYd 1100 ; 7 41 1 124 De.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn;loo, • • &it'd &Wore 140 281. 480 Grand Unionlloo l 1/. 10s. 25 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh .1172 1 13%1. 210 Stourbridgc.. 145 20/. 360 Glstr & Brkly, 'OOl Erewaeh • • •1100 ; 1 8 Strtfrdon Av 79 ii. 10s. 30 Grantham • . 150, 12/. 00 Severn and 32/. 440 Huddersfield., 571 - 20 Wy e R au l 26 11. Bs. 29 Kennt & Avn' 39, 7s. 6d. 7 rnt L a ncaster .•• , 47 Mr- } 1/. 10. 40 soy % Bh. 50 30/. 450 L ee d s & Livrp 100 34/. 570 Timm s &M ed 19 - & 10 L e icester ....1140; 10/. 110 Worestr & Leicstr&Nthl 83; 41. 70 Birrai ng .} 78 41. 150 Loughboroghllo 70/. 1050 ta & Brks 67 11. 4s. 11 -...-........, SECOND READINGS. The Waterman's Company Poor Endowment Fund Bill, the Liverpool Docks Bill, the Clifton Bridge Bill, and the Bristol Parochial Rates Bill were read a second time. MAYNOOTH. Petitions against the ➢iaynooth grant were presented by Mr. Broadley, Mr. B. Baldwin, Mr. Staunton, Colonel Powell, and by Mr. Muntz from Wesleyan congregations near Birmingham. Mr. MATHESON presented a petition from the Wes leyan congregation of Woolston-green against the May nooth grant ; and fifteen petitions from various other places. - Colonel ACTON presented a petition from the county of Wicklow against the grant. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a similar petition from Stockport. Similar petitions were presented by Mr. Busfeild (from Bradford), Mr. Acland, Mr. F. French, Mr. Thornely (from Wolverhampton and other places), Mr. Bailey (from Inverness and other places), Mr. Duncombe, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Humphery. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented twenty petitions against the Maynooth grant. Lord LIS TOWEL presented petitions against the grant to Maynooth from Shropshire. Mr. COLQUHOUN said that he had various petitions against the Bill, but he had a remarkable petition to which he wished to call the particular attention of the House, a petition which emanated from a meeting which was held last night in Covent-garden Theatre, and which he understood was attended by 5,000 persons. The pe tition was signed, on their behalf, by the Chair man, Mr. Bevan, and the substance of it was, that this proposal of her Alajesty's Government to endow the College of Maynooth at the expense of the universal kingdom, was a measure which the petitioners felt constrained to oppose by all the means which the laws and the constitution of the realm permitted. Lord ASHLEY presented a number of petitions against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. PLUMPTRE presented 59 petitions to the same effect. NOTICES OF MOTION. Dr. BOWRING postponed his resolution for improv ing the public accounts to this day fortnight. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that to-morrow he would put the following question to the Right lion. Gentleman the:Secretary for Ireland:—Whether at the late election of a temporal Peer one or more Peers did not decline to vote, on account of their conviction that the Bequests Act was a contravention of the oath of supremacy and a violation of the constitution of the country, and whether their reasons for se declining to vote had not been laid before the Crown lawyers for their advice upon the subject ? He would also ask whether there would be any objection to bring that opinion before the House. Mr. H. BERKELEY postponed his motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the effects produced upon debtors and creditors by the operation of the In solvency Act of last session. Mr. WARD also postponed his motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the burthens peculiarly affect ing the agricultural interest. Lord J. MANNERS gave notice that be should, on that day fortnight, introduce a measure to alter and amend the law of mortmain. • The Earl of LINCOLN postponed his Bill relating to the inclosure of common and waste lands in England and Wales and to their better drainage. Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice that to-morrow he should move that all the petitions for and against the grant to the College of Maynooth be printed. BANKRUPTCY RETURNS. Mr. BROTLIERTON moved for a return of the number of insolvencies, bankruptcies, and sequestra tions in Scotland, in each year since 1815 to the present time. Also, the number of banks of issue in Scotland from the year 1815 to the present time ; stating the name or firm of each bank ; when commenced ; the amount of capital actually subscribed ; the annual average market price of the shares of each ; and the annual dividends paid by each bank to the shareholders. —Agreed to. IRISH POOR. Mr. F. FRENCH intended to ask one or two questions of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for Ireland ; first, whether a malignant fever had broken out in the Cavan workhouse, and whether that was to be imputed to improper drainage ; secondly, he Wished to know if it were true that the poor-rates in Ballinasloe had been obliged to be levied with the aid of a military force ; thirdly, if the poor-law guardians in the unions of Lis towel had applied for an armed force, stating that it would be impossible for them to collect the rates without; and fourthly, if it were true that the poor-rate collector for the county of Roscommon had been lately murdered? He believed he might also ask whether the Right Hon. Baronet would hold out any hope that the Irish Poor law would be in any degree amended during this session? Sir T. FREMANTLE said that he Believed it was correctly stated that some persons in the Cavan workhouse had died of fever, but that he believed was not to be in any degree ascribed to any defect of sewer age in the workhouse. With regard to the employ ment of military force in the collection of poor rates, it was quite true that a military force had been employed to protect those persons who were employed in the levying distresses for those rates. The remaining question he was unable to answer, and he could hold out no expectation that the Irish Poor-law would be in any degree altered. It had worked well hitherto, and they were determined to give it a fair trial. CLERK OF THE PEACE BILL. Mr. DICKENSON begged to give notice that upon the second reading of this Bill he would take the sense of the Committee on the clauses regulating the amount of the salaries of the clerk of the peaces clerks. attention of the p e titions from members of the Royal L O E L y L E b Ge begged e OF F t S o c U a GS. th E e O a N t te whch have been created by th e c h arter of Col lege of Surgeons of England, complaining of the u n j us t Ho M us r e W to A th i e CC pe dlBis4t3in.ctions i and, to move for the appointment of a Select Committee, to inquire into the operation of that charter, and into thesyst,em ofgovernment pursued by the Council. He did hope that the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, would not object to the appintment of this Committee, as the subject was one to which not only the profession it affected, but the public in general looked forward too with great anxiety. Sir J. GRAHAM hoped the Hon. Member would not persevere with his motion, for he could not see of what utility the appointment of such a Committee would be. Colonel T. WOOD hoped the Right Hon. Baronet the Home Secretary would not object to the appointment of the Committee, for if he did he could not see how the Bill would become law.—(Hear, and a laugh.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL hoped that, under all the circumstances, the Hon. Baronet would state, on the second reading of the Bill, the alterations he proposed to make. Sir J. GRAHAM said he would have no objection to state the nature of the alterations he had to make at that time ; but he thought the most convenient course would be to allow the second reading of the Bill to go forward without interruption, and state the proposed alterations in Committee. Mr. WAKLEY said he was surprised how the Right Hon. Baronet could object to this motion. Petitions bad been pouring in from every direction complaining ei the effects of the charter, and praying for inquiry. Sir JAMES GRAHAM 441 h;would fix the second reading of the Bill for 1!, fd Mr. WAKLEY won rptwe- . 'ef his motion r4re\''.V-Cf - 1,,' • for TuNtlaY• I M PEA ' ' t-41 SR 0 tsiEtiih which .11 Mr. FERRAND = 5 , 1 tgt: " Vr y objec ,• g priiated, e•-•trils VOW .rperative had presented the o Protestant Associatilwo *Vise with the .e votes. He did no OW. should be raised to th iflo. • -d certain as it was most respectfully worde.. 4 1% allegations against the First Lord of the Treasury , which allegations it was his (Mr. Ferrand's) intention to Ws< under the notice of ,the House on the third read in g 01 the College of Maynooth Bill, if it should ever arrive as that stage. He therefore hoped that no Hon. Member would think it necessary to oppose the printing of this petition. Mr. HINDLEY seconded the motion. Colonel RAWDON said he had been in hopes that the Hon. Member for Knaresborough would not have made this motion—that he would not have singled out that petition to be circulated amongst the Mem bers of that House. What would be thee consequence of making that motion ? Why, that on the following morning every Member of that House would have on his breakfast table this petition.—(Great laughter.) He begged the House to recollect that ha 1829 Roman Catholic Members were admitted into that House, and that Roman Catholic Members would read. that petition. What did that petition contain ? It con tained these words, "That the petitioners have kerne/ that laws are about to be introduced into the House by the head of the Government, having for their object the inculcation in public seminaries of Popish principles — such principles being notoriously, demonstrably, and. according to law, anti-Christian." Anti-Christian Where was that feeling which ought to predominate amongst Christians ? He was not objecting toe the introduction of this petition, but he begged shortly to call the attention of the House to seine circumstances with reference to it. It might be in the recollection of the House that the greatest authority in that House, after the Speaker.,. in matters of form, the Member for Montgo meryshire, expressed doubts as to the proper ad mission of this petition, and as to its right to be laid on the table of the house. That Honourable Gentleman did not act upon these doubts in con sequence of the interposition of the Right Hon. Gentle man, against whom the shaft had been levelled. It wa..e not a matter of necessity that the petition presented by the Hon. Nlember for Knaresborough should be printed— if he wished to bring the Prime Minister to condign. punishment, as the petitioners prayed—if he wished tce imitate Mr. Burke in a measure of impeachment, he. (Colonel Rawdon) expected the printing of this petition. was not a necessary preliminary. The petition could be} referred to a Committee up stairs, according to the custom of the House, and if the Committee con sidered there was matter of import they miglet order it to be printed. He relied on the good sem: , and generous feeling of the House—he thought this wee not a party question, and he felt convinced that no man of charitable feeling in that House, or out of it, could sanction the words " false, idolatrous, and anti-Christian," as applied to the religion. of more than half of their fellow subjects. — (Hear, hear.) Had Honourable Members seen the letter relating to the petition, signed by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough. He would not insult the House Of Com mons by mentioning its language, but he felt convinced that there was hardly another Member of thtet House who would write such a letter as that which* the Honourable Member for Knaresborough hae% written. He disclaimed all personal offence, butt would fearlessly and fully express his opinion on. this matter. The terms of the letter showed. clearly the animus which existed in its writer. In a• word, he considered it would degrade the dignity of the House of Commons in the eyes of the nation if, by ore dering this petition to be printed, they in some measure , stamped it with their sanction. If the petitioners. really intended: to impeach Sir Robert Peel, and chose the Hon. Member for Knaresborough for a leader, they were at perfect liberty to do so ; and the Hon. Member would be perfectly justified in carrying out their wishes- But as the representative of what was termed in Ireland, " Protestant Armagh," he must object to the wording of this petition. He would therefore move a direct ne gative to the motion. Lord NORTHLAND considered that the petition. contained expressions which ought to prevent the House from agreeing to the motion that it be printed with the votes. _ . I v Mr. REDINGTON said that when he considered that; one of the passages in the Coronation oath contained ex pressions not dissimilar to those which had been re ferred to by his Hon. Friend the Member for Armagh, in reference to the Roman Catholics, he thought that House would be acting with great inconsistency if they exhibited any squeamishness in receiving theyeti tion of the Hon. Member for Knaresborough.—(Loud cries of " hear, hear.") For himself he never had and never would stoop to answer those foul ealumnies— (Loud cheers)—though he considered it wars disgracing the Crown of these realms to make it swear to them. Sir R. INGLIS said he supposed the next measure of her Majesty's Government would be a measure to do away with the passage referred to by the Hon. Gentle man who spoke last, expecially as his remarks had been so loudly cheered by the other side.----(" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) But he rose for the purpose of calling the at tention of the House to the practice of the House. that when a petition was ordered to lie on the table it was almost a matter of course that it should be' printed with the votes, when an Hon. Member declare& his intention of making a motion upon it. That was the usual course, without any reference to the language. of the petition, and upon that ground alone, without at.; all saying that he concurred in the language or the/ expressions of the petition, he should vote for the motion of the Hon. Member for Knaresborough, if pressed to a divisi ,n. Sir J. GRAHAM said that he certainly regretted the passage in the petition which the Hon. and Gallant Officer the Member for Armagh had brought under the notice of the House. He regretted that any petitioners should have used language so painful and so offensive. towards a large portion of her Majesty's subjects. It was not on the present occasion that he should feel under the necessity of entering into a discussion upon that point, much less was it any part of his duty to enter upon the present occasion into a discussion upon the terms in which the Coronation oath was couched. As to the point of order, he agreed with his Honourable Friend the Member for Oxford. He thought it was a general rule of the House, subject to exceptions in some peculiar cases, that when an Hon. Member pledged himself on presenting a petition to bring it under the special notice of the House in the shape of a motion, it was, as a matter of course, to be printed with the votes. The question then arose whether there was anything so special in the circumstances of this petition as t) prevent the operation of the usual rule ? He had said that the language of the petition was of au unusual kind, but he did not think that the language was such as to take it out of the general rule. Then came the question as to the allegation, that the First Minister of the Crown had been guilty of high crimes and misdemeanours—was that allegation a reason that the House should refuse to print the petition ? Now, the Hon. Member for Knaresborough had said that he should make that allegation the subject of a motion.— (Cries of " No, no," and " Yes, yes. ') Was he (Sir J. Graham) right ?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. FERRAND said that he had last night givers notice of the motion which he intended to make. Sir J. GRAHAM said if the Hon. Member meant to found upon the petition a motion respecting the allega tions against the First Minister of the Crown, neither his Right Hon. Friend, nor any member of her Ma jesty's Government, would offer the slightest opposition to the printing of the petition.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. FERRAND said that he bad last night given notice of the motion which he should bring forward on the third reading of the Bill. The motion was to the effect that The Catholic Bequests [Act was a viola.- tion of the Act of Settlement and a contravention of the oath of supremacy." What other course he might afterwards feel it his duty to take he would state at the lime.—(" Hear, hear," and " Oh, oh.") Lord J. RUSSELL said he understood the Hon. Gentle man who last spoke to say, that he intended to found a motion on the petition accusing the first Minister of the Crown, of high re tason, and calling on the House to impeach him.—( H te ear h , hear.) Now he k Lord J. Russell) could not agree with Right Hon. Baronet opposite (Sir R. Inglis) that it was a. matter of course, according to the rules of the House, to print every petition upon which an Hon. Member undertook to . found a motion. It was a matter of course upon all ordinary But th e the he p a r v es ies en t t awilasegaationpescualgaiarincsast et.hempeempentai toAicloicnnaeissritenrmso.afdtehe Crown, and asked for impeachment. New the R;ght Hon. Gentleman (Sir J. Graham) very naturally ex pressed a wish not to oppose the printing of the petition on that ground. fie (Lord J. Russell) could understand the feelings of the Right Hon. Gentleman. For himself, he thought that the House, even if it were intended to found on this in, to th not Bill, but , fort whet= the petition a motion directly impeachi ng t h e con d uct of the first Minister of the Crown, ought t o p ause b efore they consented to bmt thathy mast s printing the mo ti onrpi part, t i n n, g st co alluded, consent an o h d Af ei s the Q petition. p a r t partly de Bute dhe did ot think il ut that the motion was to be made on t h e t hi rd reading, and that when ct of Parliament Lords,en t pa a s n s d ed co las m t m s o e n ss s i , o a n n — d p s a ta ss ted ed of that Act of Pa r li ament was a violation of the Act of Settlement a n d o f t h e Act considered Supremacy, as he a could not consider th a t t h at could b e mot i on impeaching the first Minister of the Crown, and he would say that the printing that petition, although it did not positively say that, in the opinion of the House, there were grounds for impeaching the Prime Minister, yet it did imply that there was something reasonable in the allegations, or, at least, that they were not altogether frivolous and absurd allegations.—( Hear, hear.) Now, the allegations of this pe tition might be divided into two parts. One part, as had been observed by the Right Hon. Member for Montgomeryshire, the other evening, directed to the conduct of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Tamworth, as a Member of that House with regard to motions made by him, Bills brought in, and votes given by him, as a Member of that House._( Hear, hear.) That could form no ground for proceedings on the part of the House. Another set of allegations accused him of advising the Crown, in his capacity of Privy Counsellor, to fulfil the provisions of the Catholic Bequests Act, and to place certain Roman Catholic prelates on the Catholic Bequests Board, giving them precedence according to the provisions of the published order in council, and it stated that the appoint ment of these Members to that Board was a violation of the oath of supremacy, and a violation of the Act of Supremacy itself --(Hear.) Now, it appeared to him (Lord John Russell) that this was a frivolous allegation. It was not a plausible allegation. They could not take any proceeding upon it, and on that ground alone, even if it had been intended to found a motion upon it, he could not con sent so far to give the sanction of the House to those allega tions as to allow the petition to be printed.—(Cheers.) Bat as the Hon. 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