The Sun. — London, England, 1844-04-17 00:00:00

fbirb Mbitton THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES). BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ... ..... .......... ItB ' Indian Stock 291 pm. 3 per Cent. Red 99 Ditto Bonds .... ........ ... 91 pm 3 per Cent. Cons. 334 per Cent. Eel ..... New 3',( per Cent 103% !Ex. Bills, 1,0001. I Nd... pm. New 5 per Cent........-- I Ditto 5001 Long Annuities to expire 1 Ditto Small pm. Jan. 1860 ..... ....... 12 7.16 Bank stock for Acct 199 Oct. 1859............ 12 5.16 ;Consols for Acct. 59% Jan. 1860 l2 11-16 FOREIGN FUN 'lndia Stock for Acct.... DS. Austrian, 5 per Cent ......... 'Portuguese, 5 per Cent — Belgian, 5 per Cent ..... ....... Ir 4 ;Ditto, New Ditto Brazilian Bonds ....... ........ 80 ,Prussian, 5 per Cent ...... Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... 'Russian, 5 per Cent. ....... Chinon, II per Cent — Ditto, Meta11ic.................. Colombian., 6 per Cent.; .. /5 Spanish, 5 per Cent 9.i Ditto, 1824 ..—....... .......... ... Ditto, 3 per Cent 37% Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 'Ditto, Deferre.l... ......... ...... 15 % Danish, 3 per Cent .. .. Greek, 18-5, 5 per Celt-- Exchange ........».».».. —f. —c. Mexican, 5 per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837.-- Dutch, 2% per Cent-- 61 Peruvian, 1625, 6 per Cent... 30% Ditto, 5 per Cent ... ICO% SHARES. _ Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) 62 Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 9O Ditto New (17%,:daid) Bristol and Exeter ( 0 paid) 7. ; ,,1i Eastern Counties MI p a id) Ditto Registered (8166 Bcl paid) Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) . ... . . .. ... ... . . , Harwich (Braithwaite) (2 paid) Lancaster and Carlisle ( 5 paid) 7% London and Birmingham (Stock) ... ...... -..- 221 London and Blackwall (161. 13s. 4dl) 6 Lon Jon and Brighton (5) paid) London and Greenwich (lit. ILs. 4d. paid) 5 London and Croydon (Trunk) l7 Manchester and Birmingham 9 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) North Midland (100 paid) Yarmouth and Norwich (16 paid) Paris and Orleans (20 paid) Paris and Rouen (20 paid) :6:h Strasbourg and Bale (14 paid) IOA, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. There being only thirty-eight Members present at Four o'Clock, the House did not sit this evening. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS' FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. GLOBE.—The speech which Sir James Graham de livered in reply to Lord John Russell, in the course of the debate on the Irish State Prosecutions, contained a slashing attack on Lord Fortescue, as the Lord Lieute nant of Ireland under Lord Melbourne's Administra tion. Among other imputations, it was especially attributed to Lord Fortescue, that he had made extra and unnecessary appointments of stipendiary magistrates un . the very eve of resigning the Lord Lieutenancy, in consequence of the resignation of their offices by the Cabinet under which he held office. That charge was met and confuted by Lord For tescue in the House of Lords shortly after it was made. Last night the subject was introduced to the House of Commons by Lord Ebrington, the son of the Noble Lord whose administration had been thus assailed by Sir James Graham. Pursuant to notice, Lord Ebrington moved for returns connected with the ap pointment of stipendiary magistrates in Ireland between the 2d of March and the 15th of April, 1841. We refer to the complete answer which was supplied to the unworthy and groundless attack upon Lord Fortescue. The subdued tone and 14 polocretical matter of Sir James Graham' s speech, in reply' to the clear, full, and circumstantial disproof of the accu sation, spewed that, for once, the Home Secretary was cont;ninded, if not ashamed. His shuffling, however, sufficiently chewed the reluctance with which he ad mitted the " inaccuracies" he could no longer assert. " With regard to the ground of complaint of the Noble Lord, it certainly appeared to he true that, in a few slight partieulars, he (Sir J. Graham) had been inaccurate in his farmer statement on the subject of these appoint ments." The " slight particulars," with respect to which the Right Hon. Baronet now admitted" inaccuracy," con stituted the gravamen of the accusation he had brought against Lord Fortescue. The substance of the charge which Sir James Graham alleged against Lord Fortes cue, was, that "after the government was a condemned government—not content with adding seven stipendiary magistrates in these three months—in the last gasp . of an expiring government—they appointed one magistrate on the very day they left office." The Home Secretary's imputation rested upon a non entity. The returns now produced chewed that the document, to which Sir James Graham appealed in attestation of the charge against Lord Fortescue, had no existence ; the returns further proved that there had been no departure from the rule laid down and enforced by Lord Normanby, and invariably acted upon by Lord Fortescue, of not appointing a stipendiary magistrate to any district without having the special circumstances under w hich the application from the district for such an appointment was made, closely investigated, and fully substantiated. The number of special magistrates appointed by Lord Fortescue within the time stated, and under the circumstances alleged by Sir James Graham, was repre sented as seven ; the facts showed that they amounted to two • and these, after urgent appliewions, the rejection of which would have involved a disregard to the safety of person and property within the districts to which these stipendiary magistrates were appointed, had they been withheld. Yet these discrepancies between the statements and the facts are " slight inaccuracies !" Labouchere set the whole question before the House in its true light. The Right Hon. Gentleman said He could not admit that the question before them depended upon any difference, or any small error in the account which had been referred to—it was, whether the charge made b y the Right Honourable Baronet against the late Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, of having, prostituted his patronage, was true or not (Cheers)—and that was a question of some conse quence. He now ap- pealed to every Member present whether that charge had not completely broken down?—(Cheers.) He could understand the Right lion. Gentleman in the hurry of debate speaking under false impressions; but it would have done him more credit had he avowed the error, instead of endeavouring to bear out the colour which he had put upon the matter, and to attempt to de fend his statements by such trumpery arguments as he had used to-night. The question was not whether the late Government were right in appointing stipen diary magistrates to the extent they did, but whether there was any case before the House to warrant them in saying that Lord Fortescue made the appointments improperly during the last few months of his adminis tration.. The Noble Lord thought it was no matter whether these appointments were made between February and Augu:t, or June and August ; but that was the very 'gravamen of his charge ; and if it should appear that not seven but two only were appointed during the last three months, the charge was lost." Lord Stanley, and subsequently Sir R. reel, came to the rescue of their chop-fallen colleague. They effected nothing in his favour • for they failed to shake one of the facts on which Lord Ebringtou rested the vindication of his Neble parent. These facts were upon the table of the- House —returns from' the department of which Sir James Graham is the head. The Secre tary for the Colonies and the Right lion. Baronet, at the head of the Government did, however, prove themselves worthy of having Sir James Graham for a colleague. By endeavouring to extenuate, if not to justify his " inaccuracies"—on which he rested his imputations against Lord Fortescue—they at least raise a presumption against themselves. It may be now fairly inferred that Lord Stanley and Sir Robert Peel would have made the same groundless accusations against Lord Fortescue. The discredit, indeed, attaches to Sir James Graham as the author ; but to them also as approvers of the now-confuted " inaccuracies," as Sir James Graham mildly designates thent Beyond the walls of Parliament they will be generalfrdescribed by another and a shorter word. STANDARD. — Mr. Wyse's motion for the names and birth-places of 22,000 persons employed in the public service was of course rejected. It is worthy of remark that Mr. Hume, who a few years ago proposed and carried a similar motion with respect to the soldiers in the army, opposed Mr. Wyse last night specially on the ground of the invidiousness of such a motion ; the fact, we imagine, being, that Mr. Hume was not much gratified by the result of his own experiment, and doubted whether Mr. Wyse might not be exposed to a similar disappointment. It was, no doubt, quite right to reject Mr. Wyse's motion upon rinciple, b u t we regret t h at t h e re t urn sought for was not made, for we are persuaded that it would exhibit a v ery un d ue proportion of Irishmen (if anything can be public seesk e undue in the matter) in the , respect being had to the numbers quali fied by education and character in the respective divi sions of the United Kingdom. Nobod will say that the savages who h ow l ed round Mr. O'Connell at the monster meetings are eithe r qualified by educa tion, or entitled by their conduct, to be intro duced into the Queen's service yet these, if we are to believe the Conciliation Hall Pore more than commensurate .with t h e whole rlerishth, pul ati t on. Where, then, was the pre sent Governme la Whig-Radical Government, f rom 1830 to 1841," t or the Irishmen fitted for office? Som e h ow or other, how e a goodly number of Irishmen h ave foun4 their'wv'ear; into the public service, as any one may sati s f y himself)); looking to the tide waiters on the Thames. Thrre is hardly a foreign vessel comes into London that doos not bring - an Irishman, more often two or three, from Graves end, and so we believe it is everywhere, and in all the public departments. The " Irish Members" did not lose the opportunity while their Whig-Radical servants were in office. TRADE. STATE OF (From the Manchester' Gof uardian this d ay. ) •The.accounts from the U n ited tedStates,to induce receiv a belief the edby Caledonia steamer—being cal cu in a larger c r o p o f c otton than had been n previously peeted by many parties—have exerciseda n unfavou lr unfavourable Influence upon our market. It is understood that there av nutty orders on hand, both for goods and yarn ; and large twount of business was done prior to the arrival of thgt steamer; but the anticipation of a turtht! deelino fb buyers, the price of cotton has cause d ma ny of „.., _ especiall y of yarn, to hold back in the hope f being able to execute their orders on bolter terms. Yarns, suitable for the German market, have cun aequently suffered a slight decline, and the busi ness done in them has been very limited. There however, rtill a fair business for India, and for the home trade, at tolerably steady prices. • In goods there is nut much doing, except for sbirtings, which are still i n good demand, and large quantities wculd be taken at a very triffing t•oncesmon trom previous rates. The stCOS are, however, very light, and manufacturers are not Much in - dined to lower their demands. IiJCIIDALL FLAITLI, HAUSET, tIOYDA.Y, At EIL —'We have had a better attendance of buyers in the market to-day than last Monday ; but a very limited quantity of goods have been disposed of. Those of the coarser kind have been the moat inquired after. The wool market has been extremely dull, and the manufac turers are not at all eager to purchase, except for imme diate use. The prises are much the same as last week THE ARMY. RETIRING ALLOWANCE TO PAYMASTERS. We have been anxiously looking for the appearance of a new warrant respecting the retiring allowance to the old and faithful paymasters of the - army—indeed we ought properly to designate them " the old and gallant veterans"—as most of them have in times past, and before they filled their pre sent situations, often fought and bled in the service of their country. We say we have been looking anxiously for this warrant, as we are fully aware that the present Secretary at-War has one in contemplation; and his only difficulty, we believe, is to arrive at the conclusion of its being a final measure, so as to give satisfaction to the service at large, and prevent any further demands on the part of the present or future officers who may fill-this responsible situation. As we have, from time to time, - received numerous com munications, both personal and by letter, from nearly all the old officers who now fill the situation of paymaster, we can vouch for their being perfectly satisfied with the present system of full pay, and that what they now only require is to be put on a par with all the other branches of the service, as to being permitted to retire on full-pay after a great length of service—namely, not less than thirty-five years actually on full pay (twenty-five of which as paymaster), and then only by two having the option of doing so yearly ; and which is allowed to the old officers in the Artillery, Marines, and Line, after a service of thirty years. This is the boon they ask for as a final measure. It should be considered that paymasters are not now, as formerly, civilians, and that upon appointment their half-pay is stopped altogether (this being the only staff situation in the whole service where such a stoppage takes place); that they forfeit all prospect of future rank in the army ; that the price of their former commission is for ever lost to them ; and that they have no other prospect in the world to look for ward to, but being allowed, after an extremely long length of service (most probably in all climates) to retire, in their old age, on a sufficient competency to keep themselves and their families from actual wait? And what is the amount of the said retirement ? Merely an advance of 3s. per diem, for the short period so old a veteran may have to live, and, on an average, lie would at least have completed sixty years of age. To prove this we shall mention that the full-pay of a pay master of thirty-five years' service is U. 2s. 6d. ; his suc cessor would only receive 12s. 6d. ; and if we count the saving of half-pay of a captain 75., and making to together 19s. 6d., the cost in reality would only be 35., leaving out ;altogether the consideration of the very large sum already saved to the public by the stoppage of the half-pay for twenty-five years of the old paymaster whilst with his regiment. It is also to be borne in mind that the old officers in the other branches of the service being allowed to retire on full-pay, after thirty years' service, is entirely a dead weight, as their places must be tilled up by others with equal rank and pay ; nor is there any saving whatever of half-pay ; consequently, the argu ments we have used on this subject, as regards paymasters, ought to have a ten-fold effect in inducing the present hu mane and benevolent Secretary at War to at once follow up his excellent intentions, which would be most gratefully re ceived by the army at large, and applauded by the whole country, as a measure administering impartial justice to de serving old soldiers, and thereby giving encouragement to officers of higher ranks to accept of paymasterships, by which a greater saving would accrue to the public from the half-pay list than at present exists.—Naral and Military Gazette. Sir Robert Peel, we are glad to learn, has given ten guineas towards the subscription now in progress for a testimonial to Mr. Rowland Bill. This mark of the Premier's due appreciation of Mr. Hill's merits is highly creditable to the Right Hon. Baronet, and we hope the other Ministers will follow his example. LEITH.—The returns of the Customs revenue at this port, both for the quarter and year just ended, exhibit a large increase, and show the steady rise and great ini• provenient of the trade and shipping of the port. On the quarter ending April 5, 12,275/. ; on the year eliding April 5, 91,899/. NEW COAL TAX—PROPOSED EM BANKMENT OF THE THAMES. A public meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor yesterday, for the purpose of taking measures to oppose the proposed tax upon coals intended for defray ing the expense of erecting the proposed embankment of the river Thames. The following noblemen and gentlemen were on the platform :—John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Capt. lions, M.P., Col. Wood, M.P., B. Hawes, Esq., W. Ord, Esq., M.P.. Lord H. Vane, M.P., Sir C. Napier, M.P., David Barclay, Esq., M.P., Matthew Foster, Esq., Wm. Bateman, Esq., (Deputy Chairman of the Chartered Gas Company), N. Pontifex, Esq., W. Christie, Esq., M.P., and gentlemen con nected with and interested in the coal trade. The Secretary read letters from the following gentle men opposed to the proposed tax, who, from various circumstances, were unable to be present at the meet ing :—Lord Howick, Mr. Pattison, M.P., Mr. Lyall, M.P., Mr. Duncombe, M.P., Mr. Antrobus, &c. Mr. MASTERMAN, M.P., (Chairman) explained the ob jects of the meeting. A tax of sd. per ton was proposed to be levied on coals entering London, for the purpose of erecting an embankment to the river Thames, in addition to ls. ld. at present levied—not only on coals consumed within London, but to a considerable distance around it— and the objec:, of the meeting was to oppose any further charge upon that necessary article of life, believing that it would seriously injure the coal trade of the metro polis, and throw an additional weight on the consumer. Mr. Haiwr.s, M.P., proposed a resolution to the effect, that the additional tax on coal, the cheepness of which tends so much to the comfort of the poor, and is so essential to the prosperity of the va rious manufactories established in the metropolis and its environs, is unjust and impolitic. He thought the pro posed enbanktnent was unnecessary, and highly injurious to the trade of the metropolis, and would prove most injurious to the navigation of the river. —(Hear, hear.) There were three reasons assigned fur carrying the pro posed embankment into effect:—first, that it would improve the navigation; secondly, that it would give increased facilities to the coal and river trade; and, thirdly, that it would present increased facilities between different parts of the metropolis. Now, he had attended the various meetings of the Commissioners, at the request of many of his constituents, and very few of the witnesses examined before them were in favour of the proposed embankment. The Commissioners were desirous of making the city of London like Florence and other continental towns, so fine were their ideas of architectural display, and appeared to have forgotten the trade of the City of London.—(Hear, hear.) The estimates for the embankment amounted to 366,0001. He thought Sir Robert Peel and other Members of the Government too high-minded to express any opinion on the matter without evidence to justify such a measure.— (Hear, hear.) In fact, lie did not believe Sir R. Peel was in favour of it. It was said that the tax un coals was a most equitable way of making improvements ; but the great mass of the working population would have to pay it. He repeated that the tax would come out of the pockets of the working classes — (Cheers)—and they could ill afford to pay it. 'rho tax would fall far heavier on the poor than on the rich, and on these grounds he felt it his ditty to take a strenuous part in opposing the imposition of an additional coal tax.—(Cheers.) Mr. ORD, M.P., seconded the resolution. He said he felt deeply interested in the subject, re presenting, as lie did, the persons interested in the Newcastle coal trade, who, he was sure, would second in every way their opposition to the pro posed tax ; but he considered that the consumer was more interested in the matter than any other party. The report of the Commissioners perfectly astonished him, and he thought they could not be aware of what they were signing. The proposed embankment was an ugly dyke, and, instead of proving' beneficial, it would prove most injurious to the health of the metropolis—it would also be injurious to the various branches of trade connected with the river. The wharfingers would be put to additional expense, and additional expense would thus be entailed upon the consumer.—(Hear.) Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR said he was a large consumer of coals, and he did not object to a small addition to the present tax if the money derived from it was properly applied. He thought that those who lived in their villas ten or twelve.miles out of town, but whose avocations led them daily to London, ought to pay their share of the proposed tax. He should regret if it fell heavily on the poor, and expressed a confident hope that it would not. He ridiculed, the idea of the embankment and the building of the new House of Commons on the river. The coal owners were chiefly interested in this question. —(" No, no.") [Captain Ackerly, who had repeatedly interrupted the meeting, here created some disturbance, and it was some time before he could be prevailed upon to resume his seat.] Mr. COPE moved an amendment to the effect, that a duty - upon coals, however desirable it might be to avoid such a mode of taxation, was an excellent source of carrying out metropolitan improvements. Mr. 111‘GmtveAv seconded the amendment, which, after some discussion, was put and lost. The original motion was then put and carried. Colonel WooD, M.P., proposed the next resolution, that the purpose for which this tax is proposed to be applied does not justify so obnoxious an imposition. He thought the tax would be obnoxious, because it was to be levied upon the second necessary of life—that it would obstruct the interests of the trade of the metropolis, and if they neglected tho persons who gave employment to the poor labourers, they would destroy the very elements of the trade of that city. He was confident the tax would fall heavily on the working classes. He then referred to the evidence and opinions of several scientific gentlemen on the sub ject of the embankment, who were unfavourable to the plan. Captain Roes, M.P., seconded the motion. He said h e saw no ( reason_ itle.e why the consumer should pay for the e the tax.—A embankment. voice The was in favour of the imposition of t T h h e e ,r choarmnestaexmfboarnkexmaemnpt ,o — Cheers.) He thought re ornamental than use f u l . —(Laughter.) ' Sir CHARLES NAPIER, M.P. said he had not had time to read th e voluminous' report h m e i , ssi h o o n t‘ e . r e s ver s , so understood fully as hist a t f t r e t n devcm, was to Hawes--- he, e w s ; s of r the Com missioners be a most magnificent thing— in- creased facilities to trade, but he thought it ° was more mor adapted as a promenade fur ladies end gentlemen. It was the most absurd plan ever invented by man.— (Laughter.) It had surely been concocted by the gentle ' men who reside in Privy-gardens—(Laughter) — w h o wish to walk as far as they can down the river_ Now, let them have a promenade where coal , heavers and other poor people could enjoy the fresh air, and no ladies or gentlemen would be seen there. It might certainly give more employment to the watermen, who would have better facilities for landing ; but the navigation of the river would be impeded. In Portsmouth harbour -the v water ecr, i nawasallowed;le!a to come as high as it could come , and aken to get as much rs po, , ible, and to rcmovc all uh.truction3 to the lice cuiTuit, of the tide. The tax put him much in mind of a much cow, which I got dry last. Many persce4s Wue deArous 91 lwirg a slice of the proceeds of the proposed tax, but he saw no reason why his constituents should not have a share of it.—(Laughter.) It would be very injurious to the poor man, if they put a tax upon coals ; he would have to burn less if he paid more for it.—(Cheers.) He. thought that was plain to a man who could think, on the principle, that if they taxed corn he must have less bread.—(Cheers.) Four shillings per ton was put upon coals sent abroad, and the imposition of that tax had de stroyed that trade altogether. lie should do all he could in the House of Commons to throw the Bill for the levy ing of the tax overboard.—(Cheers.) Lord H. VANE, M.P., proposed the following resolu tion, " That the purpose for which this tax is proposed to be applied does not justify so obnoxious an imposition." Capt. Rous, M.P., seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. A resolution was then proposed and seconded, " That a petition embodying the sentiments of the meeting, be presented to the House of Commons by the Chairman, and that the co• operation of the eight Metropolitan Mem bers be requested to support the prayer thereof ; and that a deputation, consisting of the Members of Parliament present, be requested to form a deputation to wait upon Sir Robert Peel on the subject." The resolution was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman for his able conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, Arm 16, 1844. Her Majesty has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, fur appointing Henry Birchfield Svrabey, Esq., Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty in England, to be Registrar in Ecclesiastical and Maritime Causes. . Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire. Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry—J. M, P. Chid, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Leach, promoted. Captain Leach's Troop of Castlemart in Yeomanry Cavalry 0. Edwardes, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Evans, resigned. WHITEHALL, MAncit 23. The Lord Chanc4lor has appointed William Murphy, of South-mall, in the city of Cork, Gent., to be a Master Extra ordinary in the High Court of Chancery in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNES DAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1844. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS WATSON, victualler, Camomile-street, Bishopsgate-street, to surrender April 23, at eleven, and May 24, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Fry, Loxley, and Fry, Cheapside. RICHARD CROSS, saddler, Jermyn-street, Westminster, April 26, at one, and May 2S, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Old Jewry ; Wells, George-street, Mansion-house. HENRY THORPE, I:nendraper, Kensington ' April 30, at ha f past two, and May 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Soles, Aldermanbury. JOHN NALL, grocer, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, April 29, and May 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee, Manchester; Gillett, Chesterfiel l ; Wilson, Manchester; Vickery, Lincoln's Inn-fields. JAMES QUINN, painter, Liverpool, April '24, and May 21, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Bridrer and Blake, Finsbury-circus, London ; Dodge, or Hivne, Liverpool. JAMES METCALF, grocer, Liverpool, May 6 and 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Toulmin, Liverpool ; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn, London. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. T. Nixon, plumber, Kettering, Northamptonshire. W. K. Thurlow, licensed victualler, Chingford-green, Essex. E. Newman, dealer in hay, Westbury, Wiltshire. J. Jewers, Catherine-buildings, Pimlico, groom of her Ma jesty's plate department. P. M'Nolty, currier, Chenies-street, Bedford•square. J. R. Brooks, printer, Rochester. G. Rhodes, cutler, Sheffield. C. Challiner, blacksmith, Rotherham, Yorkshire. J. Wall, jun., carpenter, Bristol. H. C. Carter, carpenter, Hammersmith. C. Chard, sen., miller, West Lydford, Semersetshire. W. G. Sladden, farmer, Herne, Kent. H. I. Sladden, farmer, Herne, Kent. T. Johnston, travelling draper, Wellington Shropshire. E. policy, manufacturing perfumer, Meards-street, Soho. J. Mathews, tallow-chandler, Hammersmith. W. Fletcher, farmer, Amcatts, Lincolnshire. E. Wilkinson, innkeeper, Bawtry, Yorkshire. 'l'. Thompson, chemist, Harwich, Essex. T. Shaw, bookseller, Tarporley, Cheshire. R. Watson, farmer, Luddington, Lincolnshire. E. Taylor, cooper, Bradford. S. Ellis, joiner, Bradford. S. Firth, innkeeper, Halifax. E. Lloyd, baker, Liverpool. T. W. Parkinson, stationer, Ilminster, Somersetshire. W. Plant, hat-block turner, Stcckport. W. Hogg, saddler, Hulme, Lancashire. E. Bentley, cordwainer, Whalley, Lancashire. R. Davidson, journeyman bricklayer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. Locke, surgeon, Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place. E. Randall, postilion, Rash. W. Barber, engraver, Hermes-street, Pentonville. W. H. Worley, eopper-plate printer, Shaftesbury-st., Hoxton. W. It. Rolfe, pastry-cook, High•street, Shoreditch. E. Oxborrow, blacksmith, Ipswich. J. Perry, butcher, Birmingham. A. C. Bulley, landing-waiter, Bernard-street, Russell-square. J. Moore, milkman, Twerton, Somersetshire. T. Wild, clerk, Upper Stamford-street, Blackfriars. C. Loach, publican, Birmingham. H. Gompertz, Oak-cottage, Old Brompton. W. Elson, licensed hawker, Northampton. SECOND NOTICES. J. Hillier, builder, Fulham, April 19, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee. J. F. Francis, tailor, Sebright-place East, Hackney-road, April 22, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. R. Tennant, Ward-street, Lambeth-walk, April 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. J. Davis, Wolvercot, Oxfordshire, Aprilt 22, ay. twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee. R. Wigg, painter, Harleston, Norfolk, April 22, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. A. Ludlow, butcher, Seymour-place, Camden-town, April 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee. J. Mowbray, farmer Kirton, Lincolnshire, April 23, at half past twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee. E. Gregory, plumber, Ashton-under-Lyne, April 22, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official as signee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghail-street. J. Hardley, miller, Newport, Isle of Wight, May 7, at eleven —E. Minister, tailor, Argyll-place, Regent-street, May 7, at half-past eleven—G. Mobbs, painter, Northampton, May 9, at half-past two—J. Lee, J. S. Martineau, and J. Wilkinson, factors, Bread -street, May 9, at half-past twelve— J. A. Stirton, grocer, Chandos-street, Covent-garden, May 7, at one—H. Hughes and W. Hunter, builders, St. Leopards, Sussex, May 7, at half-past two-11. F. Turner, painted baize manufacturer, Myddleton-street, Clerkenwell, lay 9, at half past one—J. D. Loder, music -seller, Bath, May 9, at half-past eleven—J. E. Bunker, watchmaker, Dempsey-street, Com mercial-road East, May 8, at one—Z. Parkes and 11. Hender son, carpenters, Duke-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, May 8, at eleven—E. and F. Mountford, drapers, Bath, May 7, at one — J. P. Davies, surgeon, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, May 7, at half-past one—J. L. Heathorn, ship-owner, Abchurch-lane, May 7, at two—F. K. Fowell and E. T. Craufurd, wine merchants, Piccadilly, May 9, at half-past eleven. In the Country. T. Smith, money-scrivener, Gloucester, May 10, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—F. and S. Shute, woollen manu facturers, Crediton, Devonshire, May 10, at one, at the Exeter District Court—J. A. Ewan, linendraper, Preston, May 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court — J. Coates, merchant, Manchester, May 9. at one, at the Manchester District Court C. Scott, scrivener, Constentine, Cornwall, May 10, at half. past twelve, at the Exeter District Court—W. Walker and J. Gray, wool-staplers, Leeds, May 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—S. and B. Musgrave, dyers, Leeds, May 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Knapton and W. M‘K ay, stuff manufacturers, Bradford, May 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—R. Potter, John Potter, and James Potter, cotton-spinners, Manchester, May 4, at ele ven , at t h e Manchester District Court—W. Hoare, apothecary, Alstone field, Staffordshire, May 7, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. F. J. Scott, apothecary, St. Albans, May 9—A. Leslie and W. Smith, merchants, St. Dunstan's-hill, May B_..S. Smith, timber-merchant, Pump-row. Old-street-road, May 7_ll, Orbell, victualler, Botsford, Essex, May 10.—F. Tootell, hay dealer, Edgeware, May 10—J. Sparham, miller, Froston, Suf folk, May 7—H. Wickham, linendraper, Bristol, May March, sail-cloth manufacturer, Norton- under- Herndon, So mersetshire, May 9-11 Phillott, scrivener, Blagdnn, Somer setshire, May 7—H. Tisoe, carpenter, Hertford, May 7—R. Tebay, plumber, Winchester, May 7—T. Berridge, tobacco nist, 11Ianchester, May 7—J. B. Williams, stationer, Regent street, May 7—J. Robinson, wharfinger, Nottingham, May 7 —J. Hardley, miller. Newport, Isle of Wight, May 7—D. La mont, wine dealer, West Smithfield, May 7—G. W. Hyde, dyer, Nottingham, May 7-1/ Davis, earthenware dealer, Newington-causeway, May 7—l. Parsonage, paper-hanger, Birmingham, May 7--T. Balls, iron -merchant, Thames-street May 7. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. M. Richardson, sen., and AI. Richardson, jun., grocers, Stanningley, Yorkshire—J. Gray, J. Clark, and W. Gray, cloth dressers, Leeds (so far as regards J. Clark)—J. Wade and T. S. Baker, chemists, Todmorden, Lancashire—W. Hen derson and W. Atkin, drapers, Stockton-upon-Tees—W. Whiteley and 1. Clay, cloth manufacturers, Dewsbury, York shire—l. Lard and R. Heap, skein-dyers, Moston-bottoms, Lancashire—J. Wason and P. G. Dowty, booksellers, Shepton Mallett, Somersetshire—G. Donne and J. Pring, surgeons, Bristol—W. Kirk and W. H. Smith, auctioneers, Kingston upon- Hull—J. Gross and J. Churchman, wine -merchants, Ipswich—J. Waller, M. Waller, J. Waller, jun., E. Sparkes, A. Sparkes, P. Sparkes, an d M. S par k es, bonnet makers, Houndsditcl—J. Steen and T. Steen, weighing-machine ma kers, Burnley, Lancashire—J. Watson, J. Dyson, and T. Jack son, corn millers, Leeds (so far as regards J. Dyson)—R. de Lambert and J. G. Newman, iron merchants, Kendal—J. Pringle and G. Tate, tobacconists, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. DANIEL WRIGHT, insurance broker, Glasgow, April2o and May 10, at one, at the Vine tavern, Glasgow. WILLIAM GLENNY, china-merchant, Edinburgh, April 24 and May 15, at two, at the chambers of Wm. Hutchison, Edinburgh. ALEXANDER PATON, draper, Paisley, April 22 and May 13, at one, at the office of Messrs. Reid and Henderson, Paisley. ALEXANDER THOMSON, innkeeper, Glasgow, April 23 and May 21, at two, at the Waterloo Hotel, Glasgow. ROBERT MURDCCH, Wright, Anchinleck, Ayrshire, April 22 and May 14, at the Black Bull: Cumnock. ALEXANDER M'GREGOR, stable-keeper, Edinburgh, April 22 and May 13, at Fergusores Ship tavern Edinburgh. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY -LANE.—The following persons of distinction were present to witness the debut of Mademoiselle Lucille Grahn, in the new ballet of the Statute Fair:---The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Leeds, Duke of Bruns wick, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Pembroke, Count Keilmansegge, Marchioness of Conyngham, Marquis of Salisbury, Lord and Lady Cottenham, Lord Loraine, Earl of Belfast, Sir George and Lady Armytage, Sir William Clayton, Bart., Sir Henry Webbe, Bart, Hon. Mr. Spalding, T. S. Duncombe, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Norman, IL. Baring, Esq., Count De Nuielles, Baron Talky rand. Count de Wuitt. DLpatche3 from Sir Chtrlcs Metcalfe, Governor of Canada, and from the Governors of the other North American provinces, were received yesterday at the Co lonial-office. Dispatches Were also received yesterday at the colonial-office, from the Cio - vernor of the Bleurititc. i IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 16. Their Lordships met to-day for the first time after the Easter recess. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'Cluek. Lord LYTTELTON presented a petition from the clergy of the city of Worcester against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. His Lordship said he wished to inquire whe t her her Majesty's Goy ernment intended to propose during the present session any ;lite, ration in the law of settlement, or in the law of rating ? Lord \\THAR NCLIFFE said that a Right lion. Friend of his had introduced a measure into the House of Commons with respect to the law of settlement. The Government had no intention to introduce any Bill on the subject of rating. The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition from a Presbyterian congregation in Athl one , i n th e county of Meath, pray ing their Lordship to pass a mea sure to legalise Presbyterian marriages ; also a petition from the minister and congregation of Morpeth, against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Lord DENMAN presented a petition from a respect able congregation at Nottingham, in favour of the Dis senters' Chapels Bill. DEBTOR, AND CREDITORS BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that as a Noble and Learned Friend of his who felt great interest in this measure was now absent from London, he would suggest to his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Cottenham) that it was desirable to - postpone the second reading until Monday next, when his Nikle and Learned Friend would probably be present. Lord COTTENHAM concurred in the postponement. The further progress of the Bill was accordingly post poned till Monday next. Lord DENMAN presented a petition from fourteen congregations in Stagurdthire against the enforcement of oaths in defiance of religious scruples. Lord CAMPBELL presented twenty petitions from Presbyterian congregations in the North of Ireland, praying for legislation on the subject of Presbyterian marriages. Lord MONTEAGLE prescntcd a petition in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from a number of the inhabitants of Cheltenham and the neighbourhood, praying that the Cheltenham and Gloucester Railway Company might be prevented from running their trains on Sunday. The petition was ordered. to be referred to the Committee. STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES IN IRELAND. Lord WHARNCLIFFE:Iaid on the table a corrected list of the appointments of stipendiary magistrates in Ireland, which contained the appointment of Mr. O'Brien. 'The reason this gentleman's name was not inserted in the last list was, that he had not reported himself as having arrived at the station to which he had been appointed, and therefore it was considered that his appointment was not complete. The Marquis of NORMAN.BY said he understood that Mr. O'Brien had been lately removed to another part of the country, and therefore; on'a future out:, sion he (the Marquis of Normanby) should think it necessary to make a few observations on the sebject. FORESTALLING MARKETS. Lord MONTEAGLE moved the second reading of the Forestalling, &c., Offences Abolition Bill. The object of the Bill was to abolish certain almost obsolete statutes with respect to forestalling markets in Ireland. The Earl of RADNOR. said that it had been at tempted to put these laws in force within the last few weeks. He held in his hand a circular which had been issued by Mr. Charles Legreave, Mayor of Winchester, cautioning persons against forestalling, engrossing, and regrating markets, and threatening prosecution against persons committing such offences. The Bill was then read a second time. Their Lordships adjourned till Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April _ . The SPEAKER took the Chau. at the usual hour. The South-Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Mar gate Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Manchester and Birmingham (Macclesfield and I'oynton branches) Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. Several Railway Bills were postponed till Thursday, in consequence of the reports not having been laid on the table the requisite time. An nom. MEMBER presented a petition against the Charitable Pawn Societies Bill. Mr. HOLLAND presented a petition from Hastings, praying for a measure for the speedy recovery of small debts. 3fr. HUME presented a petition from several Pres byterian congregations of Ireland, complaining of the present state of the Presbyterian Marriage Act ; also a petition from Alfred Moore, to the same effect. The 'lon. ?!ember moved that the latter petition should he printed, and gavc. , notice of his intention to bring the Eubject under the consideration of the House. Air. WATSON presented a petition from Newry, praying that the Bill for the recovery of small debts might be extended to Ireland. Mr. MASTERMAN presented a petition from cer tain parts of London against the Charitable Pawns Bill. Captain PECITELL presented a similar petition from the neighbourhood of Brighton. Mr. ROSS presented a petition from Belfast, praying for no interference with labour in factories. Colonel POWELL presented a petition from a parish in Wales, in favour of the'Local Courts Bill. Mr. 1-101)SON HINDE presented a petition from Newcastle-upon-Tyne against the Charitable Pawn So-. cieties Bill. Mr. THORNELY (in the absence of his Hon. Friend, the Member for Stockport), gave notice that on Tuesday, April 30, his Hon. Friend (Mr. Cobden) would move for a Committee to inquire into the effect of protective duties upon the national revenue. Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that on the next order of the day for the House going into Committee of Sup ply he would put a question respecting the kinds of timber used in the dockyards. Mr. HUME moved for several returns relating to the expenses of civil and military establishments in the Levant, which were ordered. RAILWAYS. Mr. HUME wished to ask the Right Hon. Member for Newark (Mr. Gladstone) whether there would be any objection on the part of the Government to the printing of the evidence already taken before the Rail way Committee, in order that the House might see whether the resolutions upon the subject had been con firmed in their applicability by the testimony taken. Mr. GLADSTONE said, the period could not be distant when he truste I the labours of the Committee would be over, and then all the information upon the subject would be at once brought before the House and the country. ISLE OF MAN. Dr. BOWRING moved for returns of the amount collected in the Isle of Man by the authority of the Act 54 Geo. 3, c. 143, s. 1, fur harbour dues in each year, from the year 1833 to 1643, under the several heads stated by the schedule of that Act ; of the ex penditure of the amounts so received, under the various heads to which appropriated, and of the balance in hand of the said funds on the Ist day of January, 1344 ; of the commissioners now qualified, and who execute the said Act; and of the amount of fines levied under its aue thority. The Hon. Member said he understood those returns would not be opposed. He wished to take the opportunity of asking when it was the intention of the Government to bring forward a measure for regulating the import duties of the Isle of Man? Mr. GLADSTONE replied that a measure to this effect was then under the consideration of Government, but there were some points of detail yet to be decided on. He had, however, every hope that the Government would be enabled to introduce their measure during the course of the present session. KINGSTOWN HARBOUR. Mr. MORE O'FERRALL moved the following returns relating to Kingstown Harbour :—Copies of Memorials from the Inhabitants of Kingstown to the Treasury, relating to encroachments on the Har bour of Kingstown, by the Dublin and Kingstown Rail way Company, with Minutes therun, presented since date of last retutns in 1843 ; of Treasury Minutes and 'Correspondence with Board of Works relative to Kings town Harbour and the Atmospheric Railway since date of last return; of Reports of the Board of Works acting as Commissioners of Kingstown Harbour; of Memorials and Correspondence of the Railway Company and their Socre with the Board of Works, the Treasury, or Commission ers of Kingstown Harbour, on same, or to the construction of the Atmospheric Railway, since date of last Returns ; of instructions to Mr. Walker, civil engineer, or Abstract of Documents relating to the Atmospheric Railway and Kingstown Harbour ; copy of. the Report and evidence taken by Mr. Walker, and the minutes or orders thereon; with copies of memorials or correspondence, up to the 10th day of April, 1844, from date of last returns. — Agreed to. BANGOR FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY moved that the petition of Mr. Owen Owen Rcberts, on the subject of the free grammar school at Bangor, be printed with the Votes.—Agreed to. The Hor.T. GENTLEMAN then gave notice thathe should on Tuesday next call the attention of the House to the subject. WORKHOUSES IN IRELAND. Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State fir the Home Department when the report on the building of workhouses in Ireland would be laid on the table ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM had only received the report yesterday, and he would take care that it should be laid upon the table without delay. FRENCH FISHERY CONVENTION. Captain PECHELL, having understood that the Commissioners of Customs had issued rules for the guidance of the fishermen, in carrying into effect the convention with France on the subject of the fisheries, wished to ascertain from the President of the Board of Trade whether those rules were merely copies of the Act of last session, or whether they were the rules agreed on by the Privy Council,. and which ought pre viously to have been laid upon the table of the House ? Mr. GLADSTONE said that the instructions issued were merely of a temporary nature, for the guidance of the revenue officers, and not the bye-laws to be deter mined on by the Privy Council. BOROUGH OF SUNDERLAND. Mr. ELPHINSTONE wished to know when the re port of the evidence taken as to the state of the borough of Sunderland would be laid before the House ? Sir J. GRAHAM said that his Hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge had already . presented the re port, and lie (Sir J. Graham) thought it had been printed. COURT OF REQUESTS PRISON', BrlzmiNGHA.n. W. O. STANLE 1." wished to know from the :Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he would lay before the House copies of the - c=re3paden;:a.)vnicklk2d taken place respecting the state of the prison of the Court of Requests in the bo rough of Birmingham ? Sir J. GRAHAM said that the Hon. Gentleman having been kind enough to give him notice of the ques- tion he. was prepared to give him a reply. He had re - ceived from the Mayor and Recorder of Birmingham a report respecting the statement of the prison of the Court of Requests in that borough, from which it ap peared that the prison was in a state which was deroga tory to the authorities, and that it was unfit for the re ception of debtors. lie had, in consequence, directed an inspector of prisons to proceed to Birmingham. That inspector had male his report, which entirely con• firmed the complaints that had been made, and he (Sir J. Graham) then considered it his duty to inquire who were the parties who were responsible for the state of the prison. He was referred to the Commissioners of . the Court of Requests of Birmingham, and he imme diately sent them the complaints he had received, re quiring► them forthwith to remedy the evils complained -of, with an intimation that if they neg!ectod to do so, he should put the law in force with regard to the prism. Within the last four days he had received a representa tion from the Commissioners, stating that they had complied with his request, and informing him that the prison had been visited by the Mayor and Recorder, who had expressed themselves satisfied with it. He had, however, sent down the same inspector who had before reported on it, to ascertain if he concurred with the Ma}•or and Recorder, and in the course of to-day or to morrow ho should receive his report, when he should he able to give the Hon. Gentleman every information. Mr. STANLEY expressed himself satisfied with the explanation, and beliesed he should take the most judi cious course by leaving the matter in the hands of the Government. QUARTER SESSIONS. Mr. lIAWEg said that a Bill respecting the quarter sessions in cities and boroughs had been brought in by the Hon. and Learned Member for Worcester (Sir I'. Wilde). As the was first introduced, the Right llon. Baronet the Secretary Of State was not prepared to support it. Since then some alterations had been made in the Bill ; he now wished to know whether they were such as the Right lion. Baronet would have wished, and whether in its present shape the Government was pre pared to support the Bill ? Sir.. J. GRA.ILIM said the alterations that had been made in the Bill were certainly introduc?d at his (Sir J. Graham's) request ; but he had received some repre sentations from several Recorders on the subject, which he thought were entitled to further consideration ; he thought, also, that there was not much necessity for legislating on the question at all, since the Secretary of State had powers, under the Municipal Act, to make re gulations according to varying circumstances. Mr. HAWES said the Bill stood fur to-morrow. He wished to know if it would come on so early. . . Sir J. GRAHAM said the Government - had no wish that the Bill should be proceeded with. POOP-LAWS. Sir R. PEEL (by command) laid papers relative to the poor-laws on the table of the House. EXECUTION OF CRIMINALS IN THE EAST. Mr. M. MILK ES wished to know from the Right Hon. Baronet at the head, of the Government, whether he had any objection to lay on the table of the House when convenient, the papers respecting the negotiations between her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople and the Ottoman Porte, with regard to the execution of criminals on religious grounds. He understood that those negotiations had terminated in a manner satisfac tory and honourable to all parties. Sir ROBERT PEEL said, he was not prepared to lay all the papers on the subject on the table, as the publication of them at the present moment might be ob jectionable. PUBLIC OFFICERS. Mr. WYSE moved for a return of the names, offices, places of birth, salaries, and ages of all persons holding offices in the Customs, Excise, and Post office Depart ments of the United Kingdom, with the dates of their appointment, and present location. It would be unne cessary for him to impress on the House the importance of the motion. The officers employed in the public de partments collected largo sums of money, and they were paid large sums of money. •He admitted that there was no small improvement in those departments within the last ten years. He should like to see the service of the public offices made as much a profession as the Bar or the Church, and examnations established to try the fitness of parties to fill those offices. There were 50M3 instances in which that system had been tried with very good effect— in the War-office, the Excise, and the Thasury. With respect to the public service in different parts, of the empire, he thought there ought to be some recipro city on the subject, that Englishmen should be employed in England, Scotchmen in Scotland, and Irishmen in Ire land. He thought it was unfair to exclude altogether the people of one country from employment in a particular department. Sir R. PEEL decidedly objected to the returns moved for. He could not discover from the spirit of the Right Hon. Gentleman's speech the object of the returns. The Right Hon. Gentleman had complained that there was not a due proportion of Irishmen employed in the various departments under the Government in Ireland. The Right Hon. Gentleman told the House that the Secretary of the Post-office in Ireland was not an Irishman. But, then, the Secretary to the Post-office in Scotland was an Irishman.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The Right Honourable Gentleman complained that the gentieman at the head of the police in Ireland was not an Irishman. But he (Sir R. Peel) would remind. the Right Hon. Gentleman that when it became his (Sir R. Peel's) duty to appoint two gentlemen to superintend the operation of the New Police Act, and to govern the police force, he ap pointed two Irishmen.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) He thought not of Englishmen, of Irishmen, or of Scotchmen, but of the t;vo best men he could find for the duty to be performed, and lie appointed two Irishmen, desirine• no credit for such appointment. Now, suppose some Englishman were to make a similar motion with respect to recent appointments in China, what would the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Wyse) say to it? Who was the Pleniopentiary in China? Sir Henry Pottinger, an Irishman?—(Hear, hear.) Who was the commander of the troops in China? Sir Hugh Gough, an Irishman. —(Hear, hear.) But who thought of complaining of these appointments, or of asking any questions as to them, or their country, or their birth? Again, whom had they selected for the chief command in India P Sir Hugh Gough.—(Hear, hear.) But what was the purpose the Right Hon. Gentleman had in view in asking for these returns ? he asked for the names and places of birth of all the persons employed in the Excise, Customs, Post-office, and Revenue Police of Ireland— but for what earthly purpose les (Sir Robert Peel) was at a loss even to guess. How many persons should the House suppose were employed in these several establish ments ? In the Customs there were 11,000 em ployed ; in the Exeisc, 6,000 persons; in the Post office, 3,000 persons ; in th e Revenue Police, 2,000: total, 22,000 persons. And of these 22,000 per sons, the Right Hon. Gentleman wanted the age, ap pointment, and he (Sir R. Peel) knew not what besides. And when he had got them, who was there in the House that would move the printing of them ? If the Honourable Gentleman thought that injustice had been done in any particular case, let him specify that case, and call for inquiry ; but he must protest against such a motion as the present. He could not sanction any such principle. He did not believe that when any person was called upon to appoint an individual to a public office any inquiry was ever made as to what was the place of that individual's birth.—(Cheers.) He did not believe that the circumstance of any man's being boil in Ireland would create the slightest preju dice against him. They were about to call upon 22,000 persons to state the localities of their birth. Ile had shown that such a return would lead to the most erro neous inferences being drawn ; but it was not upon that ground that he opposed it. He thought it was not right in the House to sanction the principle upon which this motion was founded.—(Cheers.) We were all subjects of the same Sovereign, were all united in the enjoyment of the same rights and privileges, and we ought not to ad mit any distinctions as to the locality of birth. On that ground, he opposed the motion. Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH contended that all the chief appointments in every department were given to Englishmen and Scotchmen. Sir R. PEEL—The last appointment to the United Stateses--(Cheers,) Mr. F. FRENCH did not deny that some Irishmen were appointed to situations of authority, but he still declared that all the higher officers in England and Ireland were filled by Englishmen and Scotchmen. Of 80,00')/. a year paid to heads of departments in Ireland, 60,000/. was paid to Englishmen and Scotchmen. He believed the otefi a tt whetherntgh inferiorsame 2h2 e,ooffileiv disproportionsca esright mgahnetsd,otrbh wrong. but the prevailed oetnphgoe .rsoughtgliet in the p d li di for nnr a o p t l oi would N a l t want Gentleman I et showi i the could give a return of the different clerks and officers, which would show whether he was right or wrong. He had been told that there were not three per cent. of Irishmen among them. The Right Hon. Gentleman said there was no opportunity of making these returns. The same reply had been made by the Secretary to the. Admiralty to him (Mr. F. French), when he had moved for a similar return respecting the Navy. He believed such a return could be made, and that it would show that of the hundred appointments which had been made by Lord Haddington, nut one had been given to au Irishman.—(Hear.) He thought his Hon. Friend was entitled to the return, and he regretted the refusal of the Government. Mr. lIUME felt reluctantly obliged to oppose the motion. Everything that tended to keep up the na tional distinctions between England, Ireland, and Scot land, was wrong, and on that ground he opposed the motion. The return with respect to naval officers would lead to most unjust and unfair inferences. It. was not the disposition of the Irish to go to sea, and conse quently, the proportion. of Irish naval officers was small as compared with Englishmen and Scotchinen. He thought the motion would be attended with un pleasant and bad results, and he trusted, therefore, that his Right Hon. Friend would withdraw it. Sir C. NAPIER said, that in that portion of the ser vice with which he was best acquainted, he did not be lieve any questions were asked about country. The question was who had got most interest.—(Laughter.) He believed the reason why there were not more Irish men appointed, was that they had not as much interest as others. After a few words from Mr. WARBURTON, Mr. V. STUART said that the motion of his Right Hot]. Friend at least showed there was a strong feeling that Irishmen did not get that fair share of patronage to which they were entitled. He trusted that, in the future distribution of patronage , a lair proportion, not only of the higher offices, but of the minor appointments, would fall to Irishmen.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WYE having replied, the motion was negatived without a division. . INCOME-TAX. Mr. WYSE then morel for a return of the amount of Irish income. assessed. to the property-tax iq Great Britain, distinguishing the amount charged und er each schedule. He should not go into any details, but 'simplymavefor the return. PEEL said that the papers already printed stated that there were no returns which would enable the Commissioners to furnish the information required. Mr. IVYSE . under those circumstances would with draW the motion. ANATOMY ACT. Mr. Alderman COPELAND moved for an address to her Majesty, praying that she Will be graciously pleasectto lay before this House, a copy of all Commis sions, with the names of the Commissioners, appointed to inquire into the working of the Anatomy Act, and also into the officill conduct of any inspector or in spETtors of schools of anatomy for England, Scotland, and Wales ; with the dates of each Commission, and reports (if any) of evidence taken by the said Commissioners. Mr. Y. BORTHWICK seconded the motion. Sir J. GRAHAM said that this was a subject not only of great delicacy, but, as it appeared to him, unsuited to discussion in a popular assembly. With respect to the Anatomy Act, his experience in the office of the Home Department had confirmed him in his opinion of the successful working of the measure. Indeed, its quiet and silent operation was ( the best test of its usefulness. He would remind the Honourable Gentleman, that previous to the enactment of that measure, there was hardly a churchyard within a hundred miles of the metropolis, where the sanctity of the grave was not violated, and the state of ttie church yard was such as to render human life in the neighbour hood quite insecure. He had had a quarterly return made to him, which it was his duty to in.pect, and, like all his predecessorA, he could answer for its accuracy. Some irregularities had from time to time been brought under the notice of the Secretary of State. Commis sions of inquiry had bon issued, evidence had been taken ; reports had in some instances been made, in others it had been thought better to confine the information to the Secretary of State. If any subject could with profit he left to the Government, this could. He did not ask for a blind confidence ; but it was notorious that the evils which this Act of Parliament was passed to remedy had disap peared. The schools of anatomy were sufficiently and regularly supplied ; all outrages on public decency were avoided ; and it was his opinion that the greatest possible inconvenience would arise from the pro duction of the reports to which the Hon. Gentleman's motion was directed ; and he hoped, there fore, that the House would support him in refusing the Hon. Gentleman's motion. Mr. FRENCH said, that when he brought forward a motien on this subject some years ago, he was met by a statement that it was under the considera tion of the Commissioners. If they had maintained the delicacy Which the Right Hon. Gentleman wished them to maintain, they would not have procured the retire ment of Dr. Sullvaan.—(Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet had affixed the epithet " noxious agita tion" to a motion brought forward by a supporter of the Government. Sir JAMES GRAHAM—I did not use the words. Mr. F. FRENCH said]ihere never was a more ill-used man in the country than Mr. Roberts. The most emi nent scientific men in the country had borne testimony to the merits of that gentleman. Mr. WARBURTON agreed with the Right Ho nourable Baronet that nothing could be more injurious than this species of noxious agitation. Of the way in which the Honourable Alderman (Copeland) had brought the subject before the House there was little to complain. One expression, only, should he (Mr. War burton) comment upon. In speaking of the conduct of the late inspector, Dr. Sullivan, the worthy Alderman had said he had been permitted to retire on receiving the the sum of one hundred pounds. Having investigated every charge brought against him, he (Mr. Warburton) could declare, upon his honour—and he believed every Commissioner concurred in the opinion— that Dr. Sul livan's conduct had been conducive to the public interest, and that throughout every circumstance he had con ducted himself well. He (Mr. Warburton) also knew he had not been permitted to retire, but that he had been dismissed from his office with a gift of one hundred pounds. He believed that Dr. Sullivan had received a complete and honourabie acgaittal from every charge brought against him. Sir J. GRAHAM said the fact was there had been a second Committee, and the report of that Committee had been in favour of Dr. Sullivan. Mr. P. /RTHWICK said this subject was certainly not one peculiarly adapted' for popular discussion ; but he had felt it his duty to present to the House the peti tion which had been entrusted to him ; and every petition, properly worded, sent to him, he should consider it his duty to present in like manner. The agitation that had been alluded to had been shared in by some of the first men in the medical profession— Sir Astley Cooper, Sir Benjamin Brodie, Dr. Birk beck, and others. Unless the evils which the petition he had presented complained of were remedied, it would be his duty, at a subsequent period, to call the attention o: the House to the subject of those complaints. It was in the power of the Home-office to rectify those com plaints, and he would rather it should be done there than by public discussion in that House. If he were compelled to bring it forward it would be contrary to his own inclination. Mr. WARBURTON asked the Hon. Gentleman if he intended to raise a discussion on that petition or not. He had repeatedly attended in expectation of a dis cussion, and it had repeatedly , been postponed. Mr. BORTHWICK--Tt had only been postponed once. lie trusted it would be unnecessary to bring it on at all, if the question were taken up by the Home Secretary. Mr. MACKINNON thought they were bound to take the word of the Secretary of State. They must see the impossibility in which the House was placed with res pect to forming an opinion on the subject. Mr. Alderman COPELAND, in reply, complained that the returns which the House had ordered on this subject some years since bad not yet been made. He desired to know if the Commission of which the Hon. Member for Kerdal was a member had yet made their report to the Home Secretary ? If they had not, it was the duty of the Government to insist on that report being made. The Hon. Member for Kendal stood in a peculiar position with regard to the Commission. He was one of tho principal persons connected with University College, and it could be shown that the Act had been worked to the advantage of that establishment, therefore the Go vernment ought to call immediately for that report. He thanked the House for the attention with which they had heard him, and would beg to withdraw his motion. _ _ Motion withdrawn. OPENING OF CATHEDRALS TO THE PUBLIC. Mr. HUME then moved the -following resolution:— " That this House, taking into consideration the exem-. plary conduct of the people during the exhibition of the Cartoons last year, and wherever they have been ad mitted to public edifices, and their general disposition to improve by the contemplation of works of art, approve of the following recommendation of the Select Com mittee of this house on National Monuments, inlB4l:*-- ' That your Committee strongly deprecate any course which could create an impression that churches were at any time to be considered merely in the light of places for the exhibition of works of art; but it is their opinion that as, by increased facilities of admission to the inspec tion of mere woeks of art, civilisation has been encou raged and public taste improved, so a more free admis sion to religious edifices, under proper regulation, may be made conducive, not merely to the gratification of cu riosity and the acquirement of historical knowledge, but to the growth and progress of religious impressions, by leading the mind of the spectator from the contempla tion of the building to a consideration of the views with which, and the purl), ises for which, it was originally erected, and is still maintained. Your Committee entertain a hope that arrangements may be made by the cathedral authorities, to alletv the larger portions of Westminster Abbey, and of St. Paul's and other cathedrals throughout the country, to be open freely to the public daily, and esrecially on Sundays, reconciling such free admission with the due and undis turbed perormance of religious services, though it may be required to continue a small reduced fee, or other sufficient restriction, in regard to the chapels and smaller or more intricate portions of those edifices. Your Com mitteo.think it right to add, that if the greater freedom of admission to those churches should lead, as it pro bably must, to an increase . of the number of officers employed in their superintendence, the additional expense ought to be defrayed from other funds than those belonging to the cathedrals.' " In bringing forward this motion, he hoped be should be introducing a more aereeable subject to the notice of the House than the working of the Anatomy Act.—(Cheers.) The improvement of the people was the great object which he had in view, and the mode of effecting that improvement was to make use of the means which the country possessed to enable them to produce an impres • sion on the minds of the people which language could not convey. Some years ago there was an opinion pre vailing that museums and collections of art could only be studied by the rich—that the middle and lower classes wore too mischievous to be trusted to view them. A great change had, however, taken place within the last ten years in the national character, and Englishmen of all classes could now be trusted to view and to study valuable works of art without any danger to the objects of their study.—(Cheers.) The boon which had been conceded to the middle and working classes by the Directors of the British Museum and the National Gal lery had been acknowledged with gratitude, and had been looked upon as an advantage. A marked benefit had been derived from the manner in which these insti tutions had..been .thrown open. The Commissioners of Police bore testimony to the marked improvement which had taken place in the manners of the people, and they attributed it to their increased sobriety, and to the means which the lower orders now had, in their leisure hours, of improving their minds, by contemplating works of art. In answer to the question, as to how far, in their opinion, it would be safe to admit the public to West minster Abbey, the Commissioners stated that they could with confidence depend that good order would be pre served by the masses, if they w ere a d m i t t e d there, and that they felt convinced that the people would do all in their power to protect and preserve the ' building and everything contained in it..(llcar, hear.) The Hen. Member then quoted the opinions of Mr. Addison in the " Spectator,' . in support of free admission to public buildings, as caculated to elevate the national taste and the national morals. The Queen, soon after her ascent to the throne, commanded the Secretary of State fur the Hone Department, the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London; to endeavour, by every means in his power, to open the cathedrals to the public. The Noble Lord is rote, in conformity with her Majesty's wishes, to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, and to the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, but he was sorry to say these dignitaries did not carry into practical effect her Majesty's wishes. The cathedrals were public buildings. The Deans and Chapters had only a life in terest in them ; and they should not be suffered to dis figure the noble and costly architecture of these edifices by placing unsightly monuments inthem. The menu- moats of naval and military liepesi—men 'only famous from deeds of warfare and blood—should'not be sufferel 4, to pollute the temple of peace. The Government origkt, to prevent the ;c abominations, for such he would cm' them.—(Hear, hear.) He would remote all such mo numents from these buildings. He • entirely agreed in the opinion• of Mr. Addison, that free admission to works of art would greatly tend to in': • prove the public taste. It had been urged that indiscriminate admission might prove injurious to the preservation of these edifices ; but if they consulted the. opinions of many eminent m e n w h o h a d been examined before a Committee of that House, they would find that - such danger need not be apprehended. Sir John Brit ton said, the conduct of th e p u blic i n p u blic plaees bad • vastly improved within the last few years, "so much said Sir John, " that had I been fifty years ago in a foreign country, and on my re t urn wi t nesse d the conduc t of the lower classes in publis buildings, I would not have • believed that they belonged to the same nation, or were the same class of people at all." The only unseemly • conduct Sir John Britton said he had noticed was that of the vergers, and such functionaries dernandin gi money. Der. Cunninfeham, the author of " Lives British Artists," and other woks of importance, was ni favour of free admission to public buildings. He further said, that these men usually called " the mob "—t he operatives—as f a r as h e k new , genera lly c onducte d themselves in these places with great decorum.-- ' (Cheers.) Mr. Edward R. Bray, the historian of West minster Abbey, bore similar testimony. It should be re collected that 45,2001. of the public money had bee n voted by Parliament in th e years 1807, 1808, 1809', 1810, and 1811, towards the improvement of We„ s minster Abbey, and thos e b u ildi ngs a b ou t it. Ha (Jr.el Hume) had. received communications from the Bishop s of Wells, Winchester, and Norwich, and all these pre, lates were in favour of public admission to public but ings, subject of course to proper restrictions. Lord Melbourne had told him (Mr. Hume) that, when a KT,' at Westminster, there was only a charge of twopence lice threepence to the chapel—all other parts of the edifie were then open to the public. After some further ob servations the Hon. Member concluded by entreating the House to pass the resolution.—(Cheers.) Mr. WYSE seconded the motion, and, in doing 0, • said he thought that his Hon. • Friend, the Member for Montrose, was deserving of the highest praise for Or perseverance and intelligence which he had shown in bringing the subject before the House. He (Mr.WYs e) thought it was a reproach to th e coun t r y a t largo ne t to allow the population to have free access to all our public works of art, and public movements. He thought th e • time was now come when that prohibition should be re' moved. Let the House for one moment look at the co ne duct of the immense number of p ersons w h o w itnesse d the exhibition of the cartoons last y ear . Thousand, i ; upon thousands visited that 'exhibition w ith ou t a sing scratch occurring to any picture. Cheap catalogues were published, and fifty thousa,pd were sold in a very sh el o time ; and it was interesting to know that many le" purchased these cheap catalogues were induced to P nr o i chase the higher priced catalogues, for the purpeee„,, obtaining more information with respect to the pietti than was obtained in the cheap books. Tranquillity • and peace pervaded that exhibition, but, above all, tiler; , was improvement for the people. If suc h a f e eling w it shown by the people last year oft the occasion of the eV hibition of the cartoons, why should that feeling be dis trusted now with respect to the public exhibition of ( I r e monuments and works of art ? Look at the exatoPi; of Bavaria and Poland, whe re th e publio monuments w er e opened without the least res t r iction. It was usel ess to think of encouraging an art, unless they at the sell" time endeavoured to cultivate a taste for it in the Min of the people. What was more hkely . to exalt English character still higher, than placing . constan t . ) ; before the eyes of the people the history of their count*, What better means could be fo u nd o f pl ac i ng th a t history constantly before their eyes than thi s , o f f ree ly opening our public monuments and works of art? H e sincere l y wished that the Government would foll ow th e noble ex ample which had been set them in this respect by Fre, l l o ' and it was with this view that he cordially su pported motion of his Hon. Friend. Sir R. H. INGLIS said he should oppose the m otion' He thought there would be very little difference betwe e the debates of preceding years, upo n thi s su bj ec t, and t i , m debate of that night. The only diff erence was , that t" h year the motion was brought forw a rd i n Ap r il, wherea s ' in former years it had generally be e n b roug ht feral°, in July or August. He feared that i n opPes ti o l ", the motion lie would have to use the same erg r rnents which bad been used from year to y, e ?,, • on this subject, and that nothing new would be di covered in what ho had to say. The Hon. G e ntler o 00 who had brought f orwar d thi s mot i on h a d d on e se t t the ground that cathedrals were national property, 21 : 1 4 that by opening them freely to the public, means We' be afforded of promoti ng not merely the i n t e ll e ctual e t i l r joyments of the people, but also of stren g th en ing th, e he religious principles. In the fi rs t pl ace , h ow did , Bon. Gentleman make out that cathedrals were natt o , property? They had not been endowed by the ne' 4 ,:4 and with the single exception of St. P au l' s , no t one "" been built by the nation. Mr. HUME—They were given by Parliament. 0 Sir R. INGLIS thought the utmost that the gret e l latitudinarian had ever contended for wa s , th a t tbeY e. been transferred, but this he (Sir R. H. Inglis) was P r o pared to deny. At the time of the re f orma tion, th e „ / cathedrals belonged to the clergy, an d w h en th a t & l b:4 changed their faith, the cath e d ra l s went w i t h them, thee- were still retained by the m as t h e i r property . If fee Zion. Gentleman could by any means s h ow that ".. opening of the cathedral s wou ld b e t h e means of a id lightening the people, then he (Sir R H. Inglis) w e , t be be willing to admit that it would be competent for Government to consideb looking to vested interests ag e the rights of property, how far the proposidon of t ho Honourable Gentleman could be carried t ha t He (Sir R. H. Inglis) did no t b e li e ve t' o , there was a necessary co n n ec ti on b e tween : l ie tellectual and moral excellence, and, th ere f o re, he be not feel called upon to support thi s mo ti on . A t be d brightest period of the intellectual world, they b lic found that there existed the gr e at es t masses of IA o f and private corruption. Many were the instance s great taste being conn ec t e d w ith grea t persona l deP pe t o vity ; and for these reasons he was satisfied thats 4, make the people skilful judges of statuary and paint s 50 was not the soundest mode of enlightening them in to , doctrines of Christianity. He w as , h owever, s till 1 0 , 0 , prepared to assent to the seco n d p ar t o f th e Hon. t'edi tleman's proposition. The H on . G en tl eman relucteao admitted that it was necessary to have come admiss l iste fee, in order to maint a i n the necessary officers. IlL'er R. H. Inglis) would no t en t er i nto t h e quest i on of to flier sixpence was a hi g h c h arge or not f or a d m iesie;ies Westminster Abbey, but this he would say, that it e l f . a very small sum- co m p are d w ith w h at i t was forfne',„'cl It was evident that some f un d s wou ld b e req uired, be r there were but two modes of raising those funds, e l) t he by means of a small fee for admission, or by paying t it necessary, officers out of the taxes. He believed lag was not suggested that the funds sho u ld come out o ,4 th e ecclesiastical revenues; and of the t wo mo d es of rtueo those funds which he had mentioned, the best, in 0 ,0 belief, was by imposing a small ad m i ss i on -f e e on te n d who were the recipients of th e a d van t ages t o be d el "aeo from witnessing our work s o f ar t. Th e H o n. ur e "bet man attached great importance to those advantages, te at he (Sir R. H. Inglis) did not think they were 5 0 g e re as they had been represented. The Hon. Gentlee l „ or (Mr. Hume) expressed a wish that w h a t h e c alled i, ll ' o ol gruous monuments should be removed from St..Pan l h s eecl Westminster Abbey. To a g re a t ex t en t h e s ylnPe' e l o ot with that feeling; he was one of those w ho cotik` w ite regard without horror the mixt ure o f allegory e o es truth, the introduction of heathen gods and god& 1 01 into places of religious worship ; and he would be g o , to see monuments which were open to thi s object,! °n o 0 3 moved. In the case of St. Paul' s especially, I'll" ,, tb o one of the monuments objected to on this groan 'sop' cortained representations of Mars, Bellona, er he tune, covered the remains of the deceased Per, se iti l - could see no impropri e ty i n the proposed removsi.;, Fps respect to the monument t o James Watt by Sir xr - s n d Chautrey, he would ven t ure to say t h at t h ere o ra re' person having the smallest pretension t° that ligious feeling, who would not consider t o re' that monument w as u tt er l y m i sp l ace d. H e was neoies' pared to deny th a t th ere was great va l ue i n the °loin Lion that it might be very convenient to reneerorest' many of our public edifices, and especially frore minster Abbey and St. Paul's, those incongruous!: 150 1 ments which had been placed in them within th e century and a half.—(Hear, hear„.)' The Hon• u oto gitt man had made another suggestion, which he tli ee t'S) • was well worthy of his Right Hon. Friend (Sir B• A consideration. It was that of forming in Englenn i erg e had long existed in France, a commission to take, eh de' of national monuments. In his opinion it walla ybete sirable, if possible, to include other objects. , gt otir could be no doubt whate v e r th at t h e owner of 'o°l henge might, if he chose, d es t roy t h e re li cs w hich co ol d_ hear.) No law proceeding Whic h „ o tie°' issue from any C our t would prevent their dest r tir He ventured to hope, from the character of his COe re' men, that the cha nces o f suc h an event were very 101, mote ; but it would b e reco ll ecte d t h at within twenty-five years, on e o f th e L ogan stones in Li .,, U 1 ) .- 0 MA • had actually be en remove d , a l t h oug h t h e peril " t ore it removed had b een su b sequent l y i n d uce d to r,et5.„0013,-, to its former pl ace . D i ff ering, as h e had themi s ;its °4 generally to do f rom th e H on . G ent l eman oPPe" e olP this subject, he had thought it right, when "goes: agree with him, to st a t e th a t agreemen t t o the ein t He trusted that th e suggest i ons w hi c h h a d bee, l3 ,boilg would not be ne g l ec t e d by his Right Hon. Frien c, , , O t e l) te at the same time h e f e lt b oun d to res i s t t he 111 ' 1 fore the House. ot ira Die Mr. M. MILNES wou ld no t f o ll ow the kin t3 d Baronet through th e var i ous t op i cs w hi c h he 11 2' pi oti; l e duced into his sp eec h. Th ere was not hi ng in the no on e which required that he should do so. There we iso d t to phrase in this r eso l u ti on w hi c h i n an y way Pi It jec4. question whether cathedrals were or were not s n o illi e f, the control of th e St a t e; s till l ess was there n jot e in it which favoured the opinion that morale l eo 10 /. 0 lectual motives and principles were in any deg r p ropg s o important than religious.—(Hear, hear.) Th e i d coeP t be before the House was simply that they shel l or t t ot what had already been confirmed by the rt e lion' t be Ciiiiimittee, by the implied consent of the bl . ° l de t the head of her Majesty's late Government , S t e w , vie e i to , r , aro pet unwearied support which had been given stated in the resolution by the Right Llon- i f or , he a r ' _ n the head of the present Government.—( ? t el"" o f Now, on the subject of receiving fees at to 011 00 of cathedral churches, he was opposed rose for whose opinions ho had the greatest fefr i .,gar". declared, with unfeigned earnestness, that ne,,to.oh s ots the reception of any f ee a t th e door of a e 3 posi t a lt gross desecration.—(Hear, hear, from the. , tee far benches.) The Hon. Baronet (Sir H. Ingli s) d for . 0 . well as he did that these buildings were rais ed p o : s i, higher purposes; and to exclude people froc r l a ; fi e po i to ble participation in those purposes was, " an o ' i o. ble, to nullify the objects of their foun 0 , „ 0 . c o pride t t le e so. ) render these edifices, which were the try, morally and religiously useless.—(H ea l '' ~ilefisl l was service performed in them every dilY, to Stibj