The Sun. — London, England, 1844-06-12 00:00:00

fo urtbZ ition . SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloch. HAMPTON RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) (Continued from our Third Edition.) The Strawberry Hill Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added, for horses that have never won a Plate or Stakes of the value of 501. Heats ; one mile and a quarter. Mr. Dockeray's br f Molly Mogg won the first heat. Mr. Prescott's br m Paradise won the second. Molly Mogg won the last heat. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) 'THE QUEEN V. THE COMMISSIONZRS OF STAMPS.-MAN- DA NUS. Mr. KELLY applied fora rule nisi for a mandamus • dling upon the Commissioners of Stamps to pay back the sum of 1,2001. which they had received as legacy filmy from the executors of a Mr. Strachey. It ap peared that Mr. Strachey had by his will left the whole of his property to his executors, who, being strangers in blood, had to pay 1,2001. as legacy duty to the Commis sioners of Stamps, being at the rate of ten per cent. The heir at - law, Mrs. Taverner, afterwards brought an action of ejectment against the executors, and recovered verdict, thus setting aside Mr. Strachey's will. The probate had subsequently been revoked in the eJclesias tical court, and Mrs. Taverner had taken possession of tho property by agreement with the executors, who had subsequently applied for the return of the 1,2001., or for an allowance of it on account with Mrs. Taverner. The Commissioners had refused so to do, on the ground that the executors had derived some advantage from the ar rangetne4 with Mrs. Taverner, but they offered to allow a smaller sum. The application was made under the provisions of the Stamp Act. Lord PENMAN—You may take your rule. BUSINESS OF THE COURT. Lord DENMAN—I may as well state that we have sent sa announcement to the Gazette, that this Court will sit from Monday, the 24th of June, to the Thursday fol lowing inclusive. This I hope will produce no incon venience. We shall take the Great Western case first, if it is ready; we shall then take the Crown 'paper, then a selection of cases from the special paper, and then proceed to the new trial paper. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. GLOBE.—The Church—with reference to its means of effecting the purpose 3 for which it exists as a national Establishment ; the adaptation of its machinery to those purposes ; and whether the existing mode of employing its temporalities he best calculated to promote the re ligious instruction of the population—were last night the subjects of debate in both Houses of Parliament. The expediency of repealing the Act of Parliament, which was passed eight years ago, for uniting the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor on the demise of either of the Prelates who now preside over these sees, was brought before the House of Lords by Lord Powis, who had in t. od iced a Bill for that purpose ; the second reading of which his Lordship moved in a speech replete with re ferences to the antiquity of Bishops and the attach ment of the Welsh people to everything ancient ; but lamentably defieient in that most essential element in de bate, an appeal to experience. The superior advan tages of tee system sought to be maintained, as contrasted with the benefits to the people, regarded as a whole, which would be effected by the change he un dertook to resist, was the point which Lord Yowls, and those who supported his motion, were bound to demon strate. •In this, it must be admitted, there was a miserable deficiency of argument and fact, both in the speech of the Noble Lord, and of the spiritual Peers, who lent him very active aid in advocating the adoption of the motion he submitted to the House. So long since as March, 1835, a Commission, of which the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, and other Prelates, formed a part, was issued by her Majesty for inquiring into and revising the state of the 'revenues and patronage of the Church; the extent of the dioceses; and all those circumstances in relation to the Church-which affected the condition of the Church, with a view to increase its efficiency as a national institution. Among the various changes re commended in the report of this Commission, was the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor ; and also those of Gloucester and Bristol. The object to be effected by these unions was the establishment of two new bishoprics in England ; and thus to provide more efficient Episcopal superintendence for districts where, in consequence of the introduction of manufac tures, the population had outgrown the limits of ex isting Ecclesiastical instruction and Episcopal super vi sion, and demanded new arrangements for supplying an increase of both. The bishopric of Ripon has been formed out of the resources obtained by uniting the ,sees of Gloucester and Bristol. Another new bishop ric, of which Manchester is to be at the head and centre, remains to be formed. For this the requisite amount of revenue will be principally derived from the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, which was to take place on the demise of one or other of the Right Nev. Prelates who preside over those dio ceses. The Bill, which was subsequently passed for effecting tbese objects, was founded on the Report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. It was discussed in the presence of the Bishops in the House of Lords, who either expressed their assent, or offered no objection to use proposed arrangements. Tacit acquiescence with, or openly expressed approval of the measure, were not only shown by the temporal Peers, but also by the members of the Episcopal Bench. The Duke of Wellington moved that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. The Church is, however, too strong in the House of Lords for the hero of a hundred figt.ts, bscked though he be by the power and influence of G iverninent. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the his op of London—neither of whom can be supposed to be indifferent to the interest of the Establishment in which they occupy stations so elevated and responsible—supported the Noble Duke in his opposition ; but their assistance .was ineffectual. The numbers on the division were— For the Bill to preserve the two sees 49 Against it Majority Thus the Government was defeated in its stronghold. That the Commons will be actuated by a similar spirit is not likely. The Bill, when it reaches the House of Commons—if it ever get there—will be most certainly inejected. Thus the old game, at the playing of which • the Tories so much delighted while the Whigs were in 'office, is revived. The Bishop of St. Asaph showed him self an adept in the use of martial phraseology and allu sisrns—a worthy member of " the Church militant." • • STANDARD.—Mr. Ward last night entertained the ljElowe of Ammons with about the tenth, and question less the stupides+, rehearsal of his appropriation speech. The nuisance of such persons as Mr. Ward in the world is a grievous one, but it must, like other nuisances, be patiently sub m i tte d to. Every society, every club, every family, almost every individual, has the afflic tion of a bore ; and why should the House 'of Commons want Mr. Ward? While he lasts in Par liament, the Irish Church temporalities must be annu ally served up; and we must, therefore, resign ourselves Ito the affliction. There are in Ireland, as we believe, about two millions of Protestants, of whom more than one-half are members of the United Church of England and Ireland. These more than one million of Episcopalians save secured to them by law, and guaranteed by an inter national treaty, a property equal to about that of two English noblemen, say the Duke of Bedford and the ?Marquis of Westminster, if the Irish Church property is quite equal to the revenues of these two peers, which we doubt. The property thus belonging to the Episcopalian Protestants of Ireland, instead of being applied to personal objects, is, under terms of the law, distributed among some 2,000 gen tlemen, dispersed over the country—generally men of high education and of the purest morals, whose duty it is to preach to such as will hear them those Gospel truths- which five-sixths of the people of the whole United Kingdom hold to be necessary to man's everlasting happiness. This duty, it is con fessed, the gentlemen in question, with a few rare exceptions, discharge with fidelity and zeal. The possession of the property to which we refer by the Irish Protestant Episcopalians, and the sacred use to which it is applied, constitute the grievance with which Mr. Ward and his like have been wearying the public ear for twenty-five years, and for this grievance they propose spoiliation as a remedy; and this remedy • is proper enough, f or re bb ery and theft are in fact the_ only remedie s f or t h e possess i on by others of property which one covets. There is, as our readers have learned from ten or eleven wearisome repe titions of it, but little argtunent in Mr. Ward's annual speech, and that little it curiously unhappy. The ex , Mexican attache holds that the Church Establishment in Ireland is offensive to Roman Catholics, because most of the former clergy, and even some of our own day, indulge in the habits of laymen, and have disregarded or disregard their spiritual functions. But every man of observation must see that this conduct imputed to the cl ergy —h ow unsatis factory soever it may be to zealous Protestants —can -constitute to Roman Catholics no grievance whatever. What does it concern them whether Dives de Lacy, who keeps forty hunters, &c., in his stable, writes Baronet or Archdeacon after his name, wears a blue coat or * black one ? In fact, the rich and worldly cler gymen whom Mr. Ward cites—and with more truth of words than honesty of purpose cites—as scandals to the Church, were, by his own confession, ex ceedingly liberal persons, highly popular with the priests .and Roman Catholics of their neighbourhood. Mr. Ward. must confess, moreover, that the age of the Church'sluke warmness and worldliness was never disturbed by the com pliints of Roman Catholics. The life of an Irish clergy man, which no office would now insure, was as insurable fifty years ago as that of any other man ; and it is very certain that the clergymen, the murder of so many of whom has frightened the insurance offices, were not the keepers of hunters, or the amassers of wealth, but the poor, humble, painstaking laborious ministers of the Gospel. Bow Is ill Mr. Ward reconcile this indisputable fact with his pretence, that it is the ease -and luxury of the Irish clergy which renders their Church Zl grievance t o R oman Catholics? No, it is not for having eptbn his post before but for unseasonably awakening now, that th e robber w ould knock . the watchman on th e head. M r . Ward's atta ck, whether he understands it as such or not, is but part of the same system under whi c h so many poo r an d zealous ministers ha v e e been murdered; a system ei:c. c t e d against the datorni n g qlesst colm against the property of th e Ch urch ;a THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNFSDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1344. tions which Mr. Ward says load his desk and supply his instructions, doubtless there are many communi cations from those who have specially instructed the assassins of Mr. Whitty, - Mr. Dawson, and a multitude of other victims. This is the key to the whole of the outcry against Church property, which, whatever its amount, cannot be in any way more injurious than lay property, but which, from the hands in which it is placed, and the way in which it is distributed, confers social benefits, conferred by no other description of pro perty. It is the Protestant religion, and the Protestant religion only, that is attacked through the Established Church; and though we agree with Mr. Ross that the Protestant religion would survive the spoliation of its property, we do not see that its influence would bo much improved by reducing its ministers to beggary, and, perhaps, driving them to a competition of frauds with the Bomish priesthood. A man survives a kick ing, but he loses influence, and too often loses self respect, by the operation. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) There has been a good and steady business in the yarn market during the last week, and prices are generally firm, except for the higher counts, which have been for some time past relatively higher than the rest, and have now slightly receded. For manufactured goods the market is not quite so good. The recent commercial news from the East Indies and China not being considered favourable, shirtings have slightly declined in price, and are more difficult of sale ; but printing cloth is tolerably firm, with a fair business doing. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY JUNE 10. — We have had an improved demand for flannels to-day; but the manufacturers complain much at the very low prices offered by the merchants. The wool dealers have not been very pressing to sell at former prices, on ac count of a report very generally circulated, that, at the colonial wool sales in London last week, that article fetched between ld. and lid. more than at the last sales. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SIELKBI took the Chair at Four o'clock. DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. Mr. VIVIAN presented petitions against this Bill. Lord C. MANNERS presented similar petitions from Leicestershire. Mr. EVANS also presented similar petitions. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY presented petitions in favour of the Bill from Limerick. Lord INGESTRE presented petitions against the Bill from Staffordshire. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Birmingham against the Bank Charter Bill. Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from the sawyers of Edinburgh, praying for a tax on machinery. Lord C. MANNERS presented petitions from Leicestershire, in favour of protection to agriculture. Lord INGESTRE presented similar petitions from Staffordshire. Sir J. WALSH presented petitions against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Mr. T. EGERTON presented similar petitions from Royton. Lord ASHLEY presented petitions from Belfast against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Mr. GODSON postponed the Appeal in Cri minal Cases Bill for a fortnight. Mr. SCOTT moved that the House should resolve itself into a Committee on the Detached Parts of Counties Bill. Mr. BARNEBY moved that the Bill should be committed that six months. After a few words from Mr. SCOTT and Mr. M. SUTTON, the amendment was withdrawn, and the Bill was ordered to be sent to a Select Committee up stairs. ALIENS BILL. On the motion of Mr. HUTT, the above Bill wag read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 26th instant. SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL. On the motion of Mr. MACKINNON, the House went into Committee on this Bill pro forma, when it was ordered to be re-committed on the 26th inst. COUNTY COURTS BILL. The report on the County Courts Bill was brought up and received. INCENDIARY FIRES IN SUFFOLK. On the motion for reading the order of the day for the adjourned debate on the Established Church of Ireland being put, Mr. MILNER GIBSON said he wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department in reference to a subject of considerable importance in that part of the country with which he was connected—the county of Suffolk. He alluded to the alarming spread-of in cendiary fires in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Essex. He had received ninny communications on the subject, and if' he were to attempt to enumerate the different fires which had taken place in those counties since Mi chaelmas, the sum total would astonish the M em b ers of that House. The subject was creating great anxiety, and he might almost say dismay in those counties. He was himself a magistrate of Suffolk, and bad many opportunities of forming some estimate of the character of the labouring classes in that county; and it was his firm belief, that generally the labourers of that county were a well disposed and in lustrious class, and he believed they would ,shrink with horror from such a crime as that of incendiarism; and he believed that the occupying tenants and the landowners generally were actuated by feelings of kindness towards the labouring classes, and he could enumerate many cases in whi c h individuals had taken steps to ameliorate their condition by granting them allotments. Notwithstanding this, they had the alarming fact before them that in cendiarism to a large extent existed. Raving stated the grounds of the question, what he wanted to know from the Right Honourable Gentleman was, whether the subject of incendiarism in those counties had occupied the full and serious attention of her Majesty's Government. Sir J. GRAHAM said, that with regard to the statement with which the Hon. Gentleman prefaced his question, he was happy to say from the inquiries he made into the subject, that he concurred in the praise the Honourable Gentleman had bestowed on the gentry, tenants, and labourers of the county of which the Hon. Gentleman was a magistrate. He was also prepared to admit that incendiarism pre vailed to a deplorable extent throughout a portion of the county of Suffolk and the adjacent parts of Essex, and throughout the county of Norfolk. He had already answered the question put to him by the Hon. Gentleman, by stating that thi s p a i n f u l su bj ect had occupied the serious attention of her Ma jesty's Government. It had been his duty to confer with the lord-lieutenants and magistrates of those counties, and every effort had been made by her Ma jesty's Government, as he had stated on a former oc casion, to detect the perpetrators of this dreadful crime. Many fires might easily be the work of one incendiary.—(Hear, hear.) The character which the Hon. Gentleman had so justly given of the labour ing classes of that district, precluded the supposition that any considerable portion of the peasantry had been concerned in these fires. He thought they were the work of very few individuals, who were probably - actuated by personal motives. He assured the Hon. Gentleman that if the guilty parties were detected, the law should be put into execution with the least possible delay. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman whether, In the cuurze of his inquiries on the subject, he had been led to the conclusion that the reckless spirit which had induced men to set fire to premises might be induced by a pres sure of distress over which individuals had no control, and whether the Government were prepared to take into their consideration the condition, generally, of the agricultural poor, with a view of ascertaining whether there might not be a something at the root of society, an under cur rent, as it were, which was producing thi s reckless ness and insensibility to the consequences of crime. Sir J. GRAHAM said his inquiries had led him to the conclusion that the causes were in no degree of that nature.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the great body of the peasantry were not implicated. Lord J. RUSSELL inquired whether any persons had been tried for the offence ? Sir J. GRAHAM said there had been four or five convictions at the last Spring Assizes. WRIT OF ERROR.—MR. O'CONNELL. Mr. E. BULLER said considerable anxiety pre vailed as to the effect which the trial of the Writ of Error in the House of Lords would have on the cir cuits. He wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman if he could say when the appeal would come on for hearin. Sir 3. GRAHAM said he had every reason to be lieve that the writ of error had arrived in London, or would arrive in the course of the next four-and twenty hours. So far as the Government was con cerned, every effort would 'be made to expedite the hearin g of the writ of error ; and he was persuaded that it w ou ld b e heard in time to enable the Judges to attend their respective circuits within ten days after the usual period. IRISH CHURCH.—(ADJOURNED DEBATE.) Colonel RAWDON, on the order of the day for resuming the adjourned debate being read, rose. He ' commenced by tendering his thanks to the Hon. Member for Sheffield (Mr. Ward) for the zeal, the industry, and the talent with which he had brought this subject under the consideration of the House. The efforts of that Hon. Gentleman were, he firmly believed, mainly conservative. He maintained that the true way of preserving the union between the countries was to show a disposition to approach what was called a grivance with a desire to remedy it. The The Hon. Member for Sheffield had long laboured on this subject. Year after year he had:brought the question forward; it had gradually gained ground, and it was high time that it should now produce some practical result. The ciiy of Armagh which he represented was the residence of two primates, one of the English Church, and the other of what he might be permitted to call the Irish Church. In what situation did they find these two primates. One was in the enjoyment of a splendid revenue inhabiting a palace surrounded by a park, and having a seat in the Legislature among the Peers of the realm. And in the absence of the Viceroy he became one of the Government of Ireland. Now he wished "to call the attention of the people of England and the House to the state in which he found his neighbour, the Primate of the Irish Church. He lived in a humble tenement, for which he paid rent. lie was unnoticed and unrecognised by the Government. He had no part in the making of any laws —nay, he was not even permitted by statute, un der a penalty, to call himself what he was. They were told forsooth that this was not galling. Could the Roman Catholics look upon the relative situation of the Roman Catholic and the Protestant Prelates with indifference ? They were told that this motion of the Hon. Member for Sheffield was a source of irritation. He should consider that the annual rejection of his motion was a much greater source of irritatiOn. It was trifling with the feelings of the people of Ireland.—(Hear.) The fact was that they had mixed up this question too much with Mammon. He hoped no Roman Catholic would take offence at what he was about to say, but he believed that the simplicity of the Protestant form of worship gave it great advantages over the Roman Catholic. The Re corder of Dublin had admitted that the Protestant religion had not been advanced by its wealth derived from the State. Why, then, did they not change their system, and, relying upon the simplicity of their doctrines, see if that would not have more weight with the people of Ireland ? The Honourable and Learned Gentleman had told them that 95,0001. had been subscribed within the last few years by the , Protestants of Ireland for the build ing of churches. He rejoiced to hear it ; but was not that such evidence of the zeal and prosperity of the members of the Protestant Church in Ireland, that it proved that there was no necessity for the pecuniary encouragement of the State. He was sorry to revert to the education question ; but the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had adverted to the schools which bad recently been erected, and he must be permitted to say that the schools in the diocese of Armagh had been erected in opposition to the National System of Education. His eyes had been opened to the real nature of the Protestant Church Establishment by their hosti lity to the National System of Education. He had heard in his own parish sentiments expressed against that system, and he had heard sermons preached against the plan, and knew a late instance in which a bishop, who was appointed by the Right Hon. Baronet, in his first charge expressed himself as strongly opposed to the national system of education. This proved to him (Colonel Rawdon) that these ministers of the Church in Ireland were not the ministers of peace. The time was now come when it was neces sary to ask whether the Government were in earnest in their support of the national system of education in Ireland. He thought they were bound to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he was acting fairly in not giving the whole weight of the Government in support of a system fur which the country was taxed. The Noble Lord, the Secretary for the Colonies, had originated the national system of education in Ireland, and would that Noble Lord now allow that system, for want of protection, to wither? The Noble Lord, the Secretary for Ireland, had made use of 1 ss argument in his speech last night than he (Colonel Rawdon) had ever heard in any speech before. His speech was made up merely of quotations of eminent men. Those eminent men were distinguished for being in advance of public opinion of their day, and he (Colonel Rawdon) believed that if those eminent men could come again amongst us, they would still be in advance of the public opinion of the day. He wished to address himself to the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government; he wished to allude in most distinct terms to the declaration of the Duke of Wellington, that the present Church of Ireland was the foundation on which the union depended. For his own part he could not see why the Act of Union was to be thrust down the throats of the people of Ireland. The great object of the Hon. Member for Sheffield was to alter in some measure the laws re lating to the temporalities of the Church. With such opinions how could he (Col. Rawdon) much longer consent to be a party to that act of union, if he were to be told that it rested on the Irish Church Esta blishment ? No reason whatever had been shown, that the act of union would not be firmer and stronger by placing the temporalities of the Church on a proper and equitable footing. The Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government (Sir R. Peel) ' on the recent discussion o f th e Di ssen t ers ' Chapels Bill, had shown a wish to do what was right. He (Colonel Rawdon) had recorded his vote for the Government in support of that Bill, although, he believed his constituents did not participate in his approval of it. This would show the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) that if he were disposed and determined to do justice he had but to throw himself on that side of the House, and then all measures brought forward by him and founded on those principles would be carried triumphantly. Though he (Colonel Rawdon) had his predilections he was an independent mem• ber, and if the Right Honourable Baronet showed the disposition to do justice he should be very willing to come forward and give him his support. He, the Right Honourable Gentleman, had but to be just —to fear not. In speak ing the other evening on the Bill he had referred to the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir Robert Peel) had finished a beautiful eulogium on the Established Church, by expressing his hope and opinion that she would never allow her doctrines to be thrown against the eternal principles of justice. This had been put forward to the people in Parlia ment, but it had been put forward in a more emphatic shape, in an address to public opinion out of doors, which was signed by many Irish representatives, to which he was sorry that circumstances did not permit him to attach his name. It was evi• dent that many of the Liberal representatives from Ireland had lost all confidence in that House, from which they appealed to a sense of justice outside the walls of Parliament. In that address to which he begged to call the attention of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government was demanded the recognition of perfect equality in regard to ecclesiastical and educational arrangements between the several religious communities into which the population of the country was divided. What could be more moderate than that demand? It was what had been carried on in practice in England and Scotland. They neglected to carry out that principle with regard to Ireland. It was matter of history that both Houses of Parliament stood pledged to redress the grievances of II eland, and could any man say that the state of the Established Church of Ireland was not a grievance to the Catholic population of that country ? He denied that the Act of Union tied up their hands with regard to this subject; but, at all events, it should be recollected that the Parlia ment of that day was very differently constituted to what it would be now. If they wished to avoid a revolution they ought to adopt a principle of common sense.—(Cries of " hear, hear.") He was sorry to say that, in the present state of Ireland, foreign powers had too much to offer to her. It was not safe to leave things in their present state —(Hear ) He knew it mi g ht h e sa id t h at this was not patriotic, and he knew how easily it was to get up a cheer in that House, by a contrary sentiment, but he maintained that their business was to tell the truth.—(Hear.) and he would again repeat that foreign powers had too much to offer. He had lately conversed with many foreigners, particularly with Protestant Ger mans, who had themselves broached the subject to him. He lied talked much with Protestant Germans and others, but in the whole course of his experience, on the Continent, he had never found a man who could understand the state of their relations. lie thought they ought to take warning from what philosophical writers like Kohl said upon this subject.. He declared with all sincerity his belief that soceae.r or later the continuance of this state of things would lead to a revolution in Ireland. He would not tres pass any longer on the attention .of the House. He had given utterance to his Ancere beliet, that the Church temporalities were the 'cause of much irritation, and that the union itself was weakened by the present state of things. He woul d only, in con clusion' appeal shortly to what he hop ed s till ex i sted in that House, namely, an independent party. There was such 'a party in that House in forneer days, and from the opinions expressed by many Hon . Gentlem en opposite he hoped that such a party still existed. He hoped that party would show a disposition to uct fairly towards Ireland, and that they would ;let in accordance with the dictates of justice and of commem sense. Sir J. WALSH said that, notwithstanding, the general absence of an offensive tone in the free ch of the Hon. Member for Sheffield, there weim. some parts of that speech open to objection. He said, for instance that from the earliest period, the govern ment of Ireland by this country had been a uniform course of oppression. That was a statement that he could hardly have expected to hear from an Hon. Member who, was a friend to British co innegtion. They might regret the severity of the penal lav'vs, but they were not made to bolster up the Iri , Ai Church. They were enacted to secure the Protest succes sion. Th ere was ano th er t hi ng which 'fie much 're gretted, and that was the introduction of personal topics into the Hon. Member's speech. He thought the sanctity of private life ought not to be lightly invaded, as the Members of this House posses3ed 'the privileges of saying what they chose and giving. gi :eat publicity to what they said—they ought to vse, those privileges with great discretion. He .knew no of Arch deacon De Lacy, but the Hon. Memb, -,r had held him up to a sort o f reprehension hi that I -Louse, as having been a luxu r i ous and pampered ecclesia, itic, when the House knew nothing of the; e'tnoes,except rournst. that he appeared to have spent a large private fortune in acts of amity.— (Hear, hear.) If ever national faith ought tobe preserved, it should be preserved on the present iccasion, it had never been more solemnly pledged than it had been to the maintenance of the Protestint Church of Ireland. It was of quite as much imlortance to preserve the national faith in our domesti, as in our foreign rela tions. If the whole of the Ink Protestants agreed to this proposition that might iniced cancel the engage raent;:but as it was at preseit the national faith was pledged to the maintenance of the Pr o t e st an t Church in Ireland. The Hon. Member had repeated what had often been quoted in that House, the declaration of the Right Hon. Baronet it the head of her Ma jesty's Government some lear4 ago, that Ire land was his principle dificulty in conducting the Government of this country. Ireland did constitute a great difficulty, and he (Sir J. Walsh) was quite sire that there was no Government that could be formed—no possible, no probable, no imaginary Government that would not find the question of the government of Ireland an extremely difficult and completed one. But he did not think that the difficulties o - governing Ireland had been fully stated by the - Hon.Member for Sheffield. The promblem a statesman hat to solve was, how to govern a country, which was nost unhappily divided and disturbed by religious Cifierences—differences existing between two iarties of almost equal force- and importanc ) in the country. Ireland was unhappily dividel by religious differ ences, and the Protestant partyin Ireland constituted the mind and intelligence, and w'alth of the country. It was a mistake to suppose that them were few Protestaßts in Ireland, besides those wile held large landed estates. They, in fact, were as numerous in the large towns as the Catholics. The striking of the late special jury list in Dubin, proved that the flower of the middle class in Ireland in the large towns were Protestants. He trusted that the ma jority on the present motion would be so large, that the Erotestants of Ireland may be at rest as to the maintenance of their rights and privi leges, but he at the same time would desire to see a provision made for the Roman Catholic clergy which he thou s ht would contribute to the pacification of the country. Mr. M. O'CONNELL said that the Hon. Baronet who had just sat down would, it seemed, most gladly make a provision for the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland which was not wanted by them, and which they refused—(hear, hear) ;—but he would not give them that to whi c h they were justly entitled. The time was when they would have gladly accepted such a provision ; but the Honourable Baronet might thank the party with which he, at present acted that their proposal was not received. He thought the allusion to the want of interest mani fested upon this subject was more infelicitous, be cause it could not be supposed that after listening to a long discussion on the mode of preserving dead bodies they could give a very rigid attention to the important motion of the Hon. Member for Sheffield. They had already induced a state of despondency in Ireland ; by their vote that night they might super induce a state of despair, tied what would be result of that it was impossible to say. Consenting to go into a Committee on this subject at this late period of the Session would be a matter of much importance. What Irish measures had been iiitroduced in this Session ?—(Hear.) The Irish Registration Bill had convinced the majority of the people of Ireland that the Government intended to limit, rather than extend, the franchise. The Municipal Registration Bill was, if possible, still more offensive, and if it ever came to be discussed he believed that would be proved to be the fact.—(Hear.) He alone had presented during the present session, more than 300 petitions against that measure. Now, they had an opportunity at present of exciting the gratitude of the Irish people by going into Committee on this subject. The State trials were over. Had they checked the influence of the conspirators? Had they not at this moment a cry throughout Ire land for the great measure of relief which it had been their effect to preclude. (LEFT SPEAKING.) TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. FOREIGN-OFFICE. JUNE 10, 1844. It is hereby notified that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have received a dispa.ch, dated the 18th of May last, from Sir Charles Adam, K.C.13., Vice-Admiral of the White, and Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels on the North American and West India station and the seas adjacent, stating, that, in virtue of authority drily conferred upon him, he had declared a blockade of the port of San Juan de Nicaragua; and that the same was established on the 30th of March last. It is further notified, that the measures sanctioned by the law of nations will be adopted and executed with respect to all vessels and eargoes attempting to violate the said blockade. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex. Arundel and Bramber Corps of Sussex Yeomanry Cavalry- J. Montefiore, Gent., to be Cornet, May 30. WHITEHALL, May 25. The Lord Chancellor has appointed R. J. Crosse, of South Melton, in the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master Extra ordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. JAMES HEWARD, farmer, Hendon, Middlesex, to sur render June 18, at twelve, and July 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Raw, Furnival's Inn. DANIEL ROSS, warehouseman, Little Love-lane, City, June 18, at two, and July 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Dixon and Overbury, Frederick's-place, Oid Jewry. FREDERICK ROGERS, miller, Cooknoe, Northampton shire, June 13, at half-past one, and July 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Catlin, Ely-place. JAMES DEALTRY, grocer, Burslem, Staffordshire, June 25, and July IP, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee, Manchester; Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tidswell, Manchester ; Johnson, Son, and Weatberall, Temple, London. GEORGE GROVE, miller, Wick and Abson, Gloucester shire, June 21, at twelve, and July 23, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Daniels and Barker, Bristol: HENRY LAKE, printer, Cheltenham, June, 18, at eleven ; and July 23, at one, at the Bristol District ourt. official assignee, Bristol ; Boodle, Cheltenham. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. W. Massingham, clock maker, King's Lynn. W. Forty, horse dealer, Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire. W. Westfield, butcher, Randwick, Gloucestershire. J. Tarlton, farrier, Gough-street North, Gray's Inn-road. R. Spillett, farmer, Lenham, Kent. T. Peel, freight-collector, Liverpool. E. Wilson, schoolmaster, Marylebone. J. Overton, solicitor, Tavistock-place. J. Mahony, chee-emonger, Union-street, Southwark. E. P. Walcam, Clifton, Bristol. J. Bickle, licensed victualler, 13,th. C. Scovell, tailor, Walcot, Somersetshire. E. M. Hague, schoolmistress, Richmond, Surrey. J. Davies, - fellmonger, Kingsutton, Northamptonshire. J. Tench, Birmingham. T. Markey, dealer in provisions, Manchester. R. Parker, ship-chandler, Gravesend. J. W. Wright, Charsfield, Suffolk. H. Harris, sheet-iron roller, Gothersly, Staffordshire. J. W. Wood, Birmisghain. J. Tarbotton, provision dealer, Knaresborough. C. Copley, farmer's servant, Colton, Yorkshire. H. Hart, steel pen manufacturer, Napier-street, Heston. E. Bobbitt, house agent, London-street, St. Pancras. T. Bodger, carpenter, Hatton- garden. N. Daniell, dentist, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. W. Baker, currier, Bedford-row, East-street, Old Kent-road. G. Roalfe, carpenter, Bishopsbourne, Kent. W. Lewin, carter, Upper Thames-street, City. S. Stephens, porkman, Blackfriars-road. A. Bird, beerseller, Kidderminster. J. Santer, sen., hop dealer, Devonshire-buildings, Dover-road, J. Hennessey, Weedon Becke, Northamptonshire. H. T. Archer, attorney, St. John-street, Adelphi. J. Barnett, beer-seller, Twerton, Somersetshire. J. Eyres, smith, Great Alie-street, Goodman's-fields. T. Bethell, tailor, Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road. R. Baker, currier, Bedford-row, East•street, Old Kent-road. E. Stallard, fellmonger, Buriton, Hampshire. J. T. Farnell, schoolmaster, Norwich. G. F. S. Gillard, grocer, Commercial-road, Lambeth. J. Menzies, South-bank, Regent's-park. H. Benjamin, traveller, Little Alie-street, Goodman's-fields. J. Prince, licensed victualler, Bath. H. G. Basham, road contractor, Stroud, Gloucestershire. T. Jeeves, bricklayer, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. H. F. C. Finnis, carver, Hanvay-street, Oxford-street. S. Yearsley, attorney, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire. J. Colton, rope maker, West Retford, Nottinghamshire. J. Brazendalo, publican, Liverpool. J. Ward, beer shopkeeper, Yorkshire. S. Glover, painter, Yorkshire. M. Hughes, snuff dealer, Birmingham. J. Smith, manager of a silk mill, Leek, Staffordshire. H. B. Hall, engraver, College-street, Islington. J. Clark, Orsett, Essex. R. Newbury, baker, Cambridge. W. Wilson, farmer, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire. J. Baldock, labourer, Brenchley, Kent. C. Cole, attorney's clerk, Brunswick-street, Islington. J. Froggett, trimming manufacturer, Phoenix-st., Spitalfields. W. Peachey, sen., butcher, Tooley-street, Southwark. E. Bathurst, Banbury, Oxfordshire. J. W. Hutchins, stone mason, Ipswich. T. Merritt, coach maker, Pump-row, City-road. SECOND NOTICES. G. Chamberlain, carpenter, Praed-street, Paddington, June 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. W. Swan, fisherman, Great Yarmouth, June 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee. T. Smith, gun-maker, High-Holborn, June 17, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. J. Luckett, coffee-house keeper, Adam-street West, Bryan stone-square, June 17, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Tnrquand, official assignee. A. Benjamin, dairyman, Gravel-lane, Hounsditch, June 17, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. T. Cornhili, coffee-house proprietor, Coleman-street, City, June 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee. J. Bond, tailor, Manchester, June 17, at twelve, at the Man• chester District Court. Fraser, official assignee. G. Carreer, edge tool grinder, Sheffield, June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court._ Fearne, official assignee. W. Ellerson, horse dealer, Eynesford, Kent, June 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. W. Barthram, livery stablekeeper, Raven-row, Mile-end, June 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. R. A. Jefferiss, journeyman butcher, East-street, Walsworth, June 15; at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. J. Slade, carpenter, Bexley, Kent, June 18, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee. D. Henry, engraver, Leeds, June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. T. Cope, New Lenton, Nottinghamshire, June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. W. Whiteley, scissors manufacturer, Sheffield, June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. G. Davenport, saw dealer, Sheffield, June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. J. Swinscoe, wood turner, West-bar, Yorkshire, June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. T. Mason, tailor, Sheffield, June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. J. Kerby, licensed victualler, Bristol, June 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Kynaston, official assignee. T. Hodgson, joiner, Otley, 'Yorkshire, June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee. L. Alman, musical instrument seller, Bristol, June 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee. J. Sutcliffe, carrier's agent, Halifax, Yorkshire, June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee. J. Noke, railway porter, Manchester, June 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. W. Butterworth, corn merchant, Peckham, July 2, at half past eleven-W. and E. Wheeler, horse dealers, Oxford, July 2, at eleven-R. Goodwin, ironmonger, Eton, Buckingham.. shire, July 2, at half-past one-J. Orbell, miller, Brundon, Essex, July 2, at two-G. Eshelby, currier, Gate-street, Lin. coin's Inn-fields, July 2, at one-J. R. Stringer, wholesale clothier, Hounsditch, July 4, at half-past twelve-G. Henley, otherwise G. S. Henley, auctioneer, Pall-mall, July 2, at twelve-T. Arnold, bookseller, Paternoster. row, July 2, at two -W. Ball, bookseller, Paternoster-row, July 2, at three-W. Marsham, broker, Angel-court, Throgmortcn-street, July 2, at twelve-W. Street, grocer, Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk, July 4, at eleven-T. A. Curtis, merchant, Tokenhouse-yard, July 2, at half-past twelve-J. B. and J. Inglis, merchants, Mark-lane, July 4, at half-past eleven-W. Walford, merchant, Great Winchester-street, July 2, at one-G. Reach, miller, Bardwell, Suffolk, July 4, at twelve-C. Sharp and W. D. Clarke, upholsterers, Berners-street, Mary lebone, July 2, at eleven-N. Davis, innkeeper, Westerham, Kent, July 2, at one-G. Field, packer, Bond-court, Wallbrook, July 2, at two -A. Sparke, wine merchant, Jewin-crescent, Jewin-street, July 2, at eleven-J. Deacon, draper, Whitechapel-road, July a, at two-O. Ei,Ko, u m iivvt manufacturer, Rotherhithe, July 2, at twelve. . - In the Country. W. Miers, oil merchant, Leeds, July 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—P. J. Papillon, wine merchant, Leeds, July 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—H. Parker, 0. Shore, J. Brewin, and J. Rodgers, bankers, Sheffield, July 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Harford and W. W. Davies, iron masters, Bristol, July 2, at eleven, at the Bristo District Court—J. Crump, corn dealer, Stanway, Gloucester shire, July 5, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court —J. Ab bott, cotton manufacturer, Blackburn, Lancashire, July 5, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—T. Millar, hosier, Liverpool, July 5, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court —W. Whitefield, grocer, Bridgewater, Somersetshire July 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court--W. Sla de, ' boot maker, Bridport, Dorsetshire, July 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. H. Wyer, tailor, Newington-causeway, July 2—J. Hudson, leather seller, Fore-street, July 2—T. Adams, publican, New port, Isle of Wight, July 5—G. Rothory, currier, Wakefield, Yorkshire, July 5—S. Brothers, currier, Newcastle-under- Lyme July 12—G. E. Philli ps, sa ddl er Pl ymout h , J u l y 4 P. Seddon, coal dealer, Middle Hulton, Lancashire, July 4 T. Lay, g rocer , D u dl ey, W orcestersh i re, July 2—J. Faulkner, builder, Danvers-street, Chelsea, July 2—J. and G. Ewart, auctioneers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Snly 2—C. B. Bayley, draper, Abingdon, Berkshire, July 2—1!.. Rogers, fire brick manufacturer, Abingdon, Berkshire, July 2f-11. Stevens, china dealer, New -cut, Lambeth, July 2—E. Poore, druggist, Bampton, Devonshire, July 2—C. Willsmer, draper, Tilling ham, Essex, July 2—S. W. Leonard, butcher, Frances-street, Golden-square, July 2. _ PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED._ _ E. Johnson and W. Farrar, coach builders, Birkenhead, Cheshire—C. Cbirney, T. Beacham, and T. Chirney, Albion• place, King's. cress—J. Jordan and J. Jackson, fruiterers, Leeds—J. Robertson and H. M. Shaw, Birchin-lane—B, Cribb, W. Cribb, and H. Marshall, blacking manufacturers, Clarence-wharf, Regent's-park-basin E. and G. Holt, grocers, Petworth, Sussex—J. Sisman and illwe7 S eat . a:nsdy. A o njo s ) t ru o k_l n ys h , jli. b rs r e, u w. a s bru sh makers, Charles -street, Grosvenor-square—R. Edmondson, W. Edmondson, and J. Edmondson wood-berew manufacturers, Manchester—G. A. Scott and ' T. C. Simmons, nine met chants, Mark-lane—E. Weston, G. Lunt, And J. Simpson, corn HodgsonAnlilEl millers, d , L Liverpool OW, mper me r chan t , (so t: nf surgeons,at p a as n r e d g e a ,rsdjwsuiEnn June SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. twelve, at the British Hotel, Dundee. BULLS BLESSED sw BELLES. —The Spanish ladies seem almost as fond of the sanguinary effects of bull-feasts as the Romans were of the scenes in their amphitheatres. When a bull, that has got a character in some of filo former feasts, has been passing by, I have heard some of the ladies cry, "0 the dear creature!" and others, "Blessed he the soul of the mother who bore thee I thou bast killed thy six men."—Spence. A LIBEL.--A temperance lecturer lately said thAt an old bachelor is a living libel on his father and mother, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 11. SEES OF BANGOR AND ST. ASAPII. Earl POWIS, after presenting . several petitions against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph, said that he never, on any occasion, approached a question with such great anxiety as he did On that occasion, for he felt much on the subject-matter of the petitions he had just presented. On this important Church questi on h e was sorry to find himself opposed to a Noble Lord and a Bight Rev. Prelate, whose weight and character in their Lordships' House made it difficult for him s'ngly to bring that subject under their notice. It little became him to waste their Lordships' time by making any apology for thus ocupying a little of their attention, and he would therefore as briefly and as satisfac torily as possible, hoping, at the same time, that their Lord ships would extend to him that favour which he had always experienced. He would follow up the petitions he had presented by reading a letter he had received from an individual intimately conversant with the matter before them.—(His Lordship then read the letter, which supported the prayer of the petitions.) He thought they ought to listen to the remonstrances of the people of North Vales against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, showing that shortly atter the union of the sees of Sodor and Man and Carlisle, the people who were affected by it resisted it, and the Act for the union of those sees was, in consequence, repealed. He thought the labour far too great for one Bishop. They must consider that in that ease the Reverend Pre late's sphere of action must be over six of the most mountainous countries in North Wales. The Noble Earl then read portions of a speech made by a Right Reverend Prelate on the occasion of the union of two spiritual sees in Ireland, and on that occasion it was pro mnlgated that, according to ecclesiastical law and usage, such union could only take place ex necessitates causa. One thing was clear that the union now contemplated would prove vastly injurious. It would throw a greater degree of labour on the Bishop of Gloucester. and Bris tol, by adding to his already laborious duties. One great reason fur the disunion of these two sees of St. Asaph and Bangor was, that the population in those dioceses was increasing at a very rapid 'rate. The in habitants of the northern districts of Wales had in creased 149,000 in forty years. It was true that the activity of the Welsh clergy enabled them to do a good deal, but it was impossible that that activity could keep pace with the religions wants of the people in these par tieular districts. Having stated the case so far, he would leave it in their Lordships' bands. He had brought it forward at the request of the people of Wales, being im pressed with the great importance of the question ; for he believed it to be one well worthy of their Lordships' earnest and deepest consideration. He should, there fore, move the second reading of the Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he still felt it to be his duty to oppose the motion of his Noble Friend. The motion was fur the second reading of a Bill to re peal an Act which was passed eight years ago, and the matters which the Noble Earl had brought under the consideration of their Lordships ought to have been urged when the Bill itself, which united the two sees, was under the consideration . of Parliament. He (the Duke of Wellington) would briefly call to their Lord ships' recollection the objects of the Bill, which the Noble Earl sought to repeal. Early in the year 1835 a Commission was appointed for the . purpose of revising the state of the revenues and patronage of the Church, the expenses of the dioceses, and all those circumstances which would have, by any alteration, the effect of being beneficial to the country. In March, 1835, the report was made, and that report was the one which proposed the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. This report when it was made was no secret, it was laid on the tables of both Houses of Parliament, and was no torious to everybody. The matter was then fully dis cussed, and the country was made well acquainted with the contents of that report. When that report was con sidered by Parliament both the Bishops of Bangor and St. Asaph were present. The Bishop of BANGOR--Certainly not. The Duke of WELLINGTON—They were not pre sent when the measure was passed, but they were pre sent when the report recommending the union of these sees was considered. The Bill itself was generally sup ported in that House, and passed without opposition in the month of August, 1836. Under this Bill, her Ma jesty iu Council was authorised to carry into effect the recommendations contained in the report of the Commis sion of 1835, and accordingly, under the powers of that Bill, directions wer e given by the then Government for carrying into effect the measures recommended in those reports. Yet, now his Noble Friend came down with a Bill to repeal that part of the original Act which was, in fact, the foundation of all the measures which were re commended by the Commission of 1835. His Noble Friend must recollect that the recommendations of the Commis sion of 1835 applied to other ecclesiastical matters besides the union of the two sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, as, for instance, the appointment of a Bishop of Ripon, and the creation of other bishoprics. Should the Noble Earl's Bill be carried, an organic change would be made in the constitution of that House. An augmentation of the Members of the Right Rev. Bench would be made, and he would remind their Lordships that, although that augmentation was proposed, no provision was made for them by his Noble Friend. These were points which he thought his Noble Friend had not sufficiently considered. He (the Doke of Wellington) should, therefore, oppose the second reading of this Bill, and move that it be read that day six months. The Bishop of BANGOR said he was sorry to be compelled to oppose the views which were taken by her Majesty's Government on this subject. He denied that this Bit! would affect the general principle of the Act of 1836. His Noble Friend merely called for a repeal of a portion of that Act, and he did not interfere in any way whatever with the other parts of the measure. Ho had long hoped to see the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government himself bring forward a measure similar to the present one. He would remind their Lordships that the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor were far more ancient than the see of Canterbury itself. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY had listened with great attention to the speech of his Right Rev. Friend; and, although he believed that there was a strong feeling in favour of the motion of his Noble Friend (Earl Powis) in the principality of Wales, both with the clergy and the people, yet h e t h oug ht the sub ject had not received that attention which it merited from either party. He had heard that the injury done to North Wales by this union was strongly spoken of, and he thought that there had been, he would say, an unfair use made of the measure. With regard to the expediency of creating a new Bishop, he did not see the necessity for doing so. He knew, however, that in this he was opposed to many of his Rev. Brethren. Ho had, however, given the subject his undivided attention, and he felt himself called on to oppose the measure of his Noble Friend. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S felt himself compelled to say something ; but he would not weary the House with any lengthened arguments upon the subject, as those were ably discussed by others more able than himself. He thought, however, there were some arguments which had not been advanced, or had been so little brought forward, that they might be thought comparatively new; and he thought also that there were elements advanced which must have been really disregarded. It was his firm belief that what he had to say was somewhat on the subject before their Lordship's House, and he therefore prayed their earnest attention to it. He reminded their Lordships of the evils under which Wales was labouring in the want of the means of effi cient education. This evil was particularly felt in South Wales. It was true that a college had lately been esta blished, but the endowments wore of the most scanty description. There was a grant from Government for the maintenance of that college, but in its amount it did not equal one-tenth of the grant which was annually made to the College of Maynooth. This want of the means of adequate education in Wales was a subject which the Government would do well to take into their serious consideration. Now, with respect to the question immediately before the House, be would ask, where was the amalgamation of bishoprics to stop ? They must recollect that their population was vastly increasing, and if a bishopric of Leeds should be sought to be established, he would ask, whether they would unite the bishoprics of St. David's and Landaff to ac complish that object ? If this union of the two sees of St. Asaph and Bangor were to be cuidilitled, wberk., he would again ask, were they to stop ? Ile looked upon the union of the bishoprics of St. Asaph and Bangor, as a degradation of the Church, and one which could only have arisen out of an oversight, and in con sequence of great ignorance on the part of its promoters, of the Principality of Wales. The Bishop of LINCOLN was understood to sup port the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, as the only means of establishing a bishopric of Man chester. The Earl of WINCHILSEA said that it was with the deepest regret that he was obliged to oppose those for whom he entertained the highest respect ; but, at the same time, he never rose with more satisfaction to oppose any measure than he did to oppose that proposed by the Noble Lord. It had been urged that it would be a vast inconvenience for the poor clergymen of Wales to com municate with a distant Bishop if the measure before them were not agreed to, but it would infer no great in convenience for poor clergymen to go thirty, or forty, or fifty miles, even if two bishops were appo i nted. Ile thought the object of his Noble Friend was merely con fined to the erection of the two bishoprics. He would not trouble the House with any further remarks, but he would protest against the reading of his Noble Friend's Bill. The Bishop of LONDON said that he was opposed to the Bill in its present state. Lord VIVIAN said that he begged to state a fact to their Lordships, namely, that the people of the Prin cipality of Wales cared very little about the juncture of the sees. H e w i s h e d to remove the impression from their Lordships' minds that the population generally didso. Theßishopof EXETERsupported the Bill. Ile would not care for a seat in that House, if he had to hold it against the feeling of the country. lie for one would be glad to retire from that House, if the people of the coun try should entertain an opinion that the Bishops ought not to have a seat in that House; but he believed that the presence of the Bishops had a very beneficial influ ence on their Lordships' deliberations. With respect to the question before the House, he feared that the Noble Earl (Powis) would be unsuccessful in his motion, but he trusted that the Noble Earl, if defeated, would renew his motion from year to year until at last he succeeded in extracting this measure from the Government. The Duke of WELLINGTON and the Archbishop of CANTERBURY briefly explained. The Bishop of SALISBURY said, that having had the duties of two bishoprics thrown upon him, he must say that his experience had led him to form the opinion that a union of two sees could give satisfaction to no man. Of all the petitions th a t crow ded their Lordships' table, was there one which was in opposition to the Bill introduced by his Noble Friend? It was not without pain that lie and other Reverend Prelates were compelled to oppose Nina whom they were accustomed to HENLEY-ON-THAMES REGATTA. This great regatta, of which the patron is Lord Camoys, and at which tho- gentlemen of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with others of the great aquatic clubs, are expected to contend, will take place on the 25th and 26th inst. The following entries have been already made, and it is expected will be added to The Grand Challenge Cup, for eight-oared boats, open to any crews composed of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, or London, or schools of Eton and Westminster, or the officers of the army or navy, or to any club established at least one year previous to the time of entering : Oxford—The University Boat Club. (The winners of 1843, and present holders.) Oxford—The Etona Club. Th e Stewards' Challenge Cup for four oared beats. Same qualifications as for eights : London—bt. ti.earge's Boat Club. ( - rue Winners of 1843, and present holders.) Oxford—University Boat Club. Oxford—Subscription Rooms. London—The Royal Academy. The District Challenge Cup for four-oared boats, open to any amateur clubs belonging to any of the towns on the banks of the Thames from Windsor to Oxford (both inclusive), established at least one year previous to the time of enter ing, who shall not be resident members of the University, or belong to any University club Windsor and Eton Boat Club. Reading—The Britannia Club. The Town Challenge Cup, for four-oared boats, open to any amateur club within five miles of Henley, established at least one year previous to the time of entering : Henley—The Albion Boat Club. (The winners of 1843, and present holders.) Henley—Dreadnought Cutter Club. Henley—The Aquatic Club. To this the former list is added a very beautiful little gland, f or w h ich the following gentle mencu le prize, entitled the Diamond Scull s , f or gen tl emen ama t eur theirn names :—Me ssrs . K enne dy, A. I ve , E. G l.hr Peacock, c p go e Pocock, J. B. Wigham, T. B. Bumpstead, A. 111•Leod, M organ, and Sir F. Scott. s e,a o ci l ,, n o e t c io a n n all nant, J. James, Many of the above are members of the Universities, and of the leading London clubs. BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slll,—Some years back Mr. Joplin gave an account of the proceedings of the Bank during the terrific panic, in the course of which country banks went down by dozens, and two of the oldest London firms were compelled to stop, not withstanding the possession of enormous wealth, after de ducting every demand upon them. On this memorable occasion the Government openly stated, that the country had been within forty-eight hours of a state of barter ; and that it had been saved by the wise and vigorous measures of the Bank of England. IVhat was the nature of these measures (suggested, by the bye, in the teeth of the opinions expressed by Government and the press, and adopted by the Directors, by Mr. Joplin)? Were these measures the procurement of some vast sums in gold? The Bank did not possess twenty thousand pounds in gold on the night preceding the adoption of the measures in question. Was it a vigorous contraction of the Bank circulation ? On the contrary, it was an enormously increased issue— amounting, in a single week, to about fifty per cent. on its previous circulation. This vast, this almost boundless extension of the paper prosperity. Robert Ruin prop ose t o mee t a s i m il ar emer cuHrreonwcyd,oesstospipr e ß d ob t emer gency, should it arise ? By diminishing the paper currency in exactly the ratio in which the metaliic is diminished! So that if the coffers of the Bank be emptied by withdrawal of deposits of ten millions of gold, the Bank is to be bound to call in ten millions of its paper 1 Because the well is being disastrously emptied by an inevitable bucket, a gratuitous one, on the other side, is to be established, to work pari passe in the delightful operation. 'Sdeath, Sir, are we all mad ? Shall experience, 'as well as reaat,.,, Or are there yet enough of us left in our senses to seize on this pestilent, prating, meddling lunatic, and put him under the care of the authorities in Moorfields ? COMMON SENSE. LAMPETER,—SUICIDE OF A SOLDIER.—A great sensation prevailed in this little town on Thursday last, owing to the rumour spread abroad that a soldier had shot himself. It seems that a private of the 76th Regi ment, a detachment of which is stationed at the Town hall, fitted up as' a barracks, had broken from his quar ters the previous night, in order that he might visit a girl whom he wanted to marry. • Fur this offence he was confined the next day in a room adjoining that of the soldiers, used as a guard-room ; but about 12 A.m., under extreme excitement of feeling, he shot himself with his piece, which - he had demanded to clean as usual. his brains, were blown about in every direction, and the breast presented a most frightful appearance. An in quest was held on the same day, by Mr. Thomas, the Coroner, in by r,when a verdict of temporary derangement was the jury. The body was interred the fol lowing day; and the poor girl to whom the unfortunate man was engaged followed him at a respectful distance to his grave, apparently much shocked by this untoward blow to early affections. The principal evidence went to show that he committed the act under greatly excited feelings, arising from the idea he should be tried by a court-martial. lie was buried without military honours. —Bristol Mercury. YEOVIL.--SINGULAR PRESENTIMENT OF DEATH.— A man of this town, named William Syroes, had on many occasions, and for many years past, been heard to de • dare his conviction, that he should die on the very day , when he should have been married . twenty years ; and, strange to relate, his presentiment proved true, as his death took place on Whit-Monday, the 27th of May, on which day, twenty years before, he was married. His remains were conveyed to the grave on Thursday week, and, agreeably with his particular desire, often expressed, his hotly was dressed in the same clothes which he wore when he was married ; that is, a blue coat, buff waist coat, white trousers, and white cotton stockings, and, as he was a member of the Yeovil Guardian Friendly So ciety, the club ribands and medal (affixed to the button hole of his coat, on the left side), were also put on. The funeral was attended by a number of the members of the Society, as well as relatives and friends ; and we believe that few in humble life have left behind them a better name.—Bristol Mercury. A GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH A GOOD STOCK.— It has been noticed to us that in one part of the parish of Broadclist, on funr adjoining farms belonging to the worthy Baronet Sir Thomas Acland, there are now re siding four tenants, farmers, three of whom have been blessed with two wives, and the other three—in all nine ! and having a progeny, nearly all of whom are living, to the cumber of fifty children !--Exeter Post. b support. But they had a duty to perform , and t 8 1VOIV must be done to themselves and the counfrP,visep,, the country be gratified to see the responsible 4u,ere the Crown wronging that higher section, ivh° best guarantees for the fidelity of the Peop le? , Lord HARROWBY supported the. Bill. e st6 i Their Lordships then divided, when tbere Forthe motion ........................... Against it ................ . .......... ....... f e l is Majority .......................... • Several Bills were then forwardel a st'qr' House Adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, June 1 1 ' ANTY ACT. 'tio ° The lIoN. MEMBERt hen presented severs'ne praying for the appoi n tm en t of a Committee to into the operation of the Anatomy Act. „ res ent, i ' i Petitions to the s am e effect were likew ise I ' 6 l l o' by Mr. Mentz, Mr. Fit zs tephen French, M r ' ...41 Crawford, and . Hardy. Mr. PETER Mr BORTH WICK was sensible 0111':tit; interest which was attached to the motion of, " h a n d Hon. Member for Sheffield had ths rft would show how much he . participated in by being as brief as possible in th e pre This 00 e 4 tions with which he intended his motion . He brought forward th l at tf(4 o given n oticei 0( 0 both on public and plicate grounds. Ile w°— ace tr i admit that it was necessary for m edical 100 anatomical investigations should take place point which he would not dispute. In they o e „0 .0 present _Anatomy Act had been introduced forth r y o of relieving mankind from the perils of the od inus it b,l l ' ° by which anatomical schools were supplied w ith : tt 4 and which placed in &tiger not only the ' race Ge llt i, ! • dead, bet the safety of the living. gran man's plan had succeeded, and he tendered t ° thanks for what he had done ; but the ineast ir e e j 3 pres( ut . stood, contained within itself the se, t beP.',, resurrection .of the horrid traffic. Althoug'_jeti., made it unlawful for certain persons to possess T ti , e o; anatomical purposes, it had not provided ags h ' s °fro of dead bodies, nor against the illegal possession" of bodies. The consequence had been, tha t , tl is O l ! bodies had taken place in some of the scIP- - ib s t detriment of others. This was an shore lost quired correction. He also to o k exception (3. ,e of the principles on whi c h th e Bill was fe tli ! t hollt; the law stood at present, when a person died lsse cl' friends to claim his body, it was g i ven up for ti ic iot t if on the principle th a t h e owe d a d e bt t o the pu b Foe maintenance. He protested against the d o ctrin e ,i if tY .owed to every person the debt of protection, 01'614 was one person more than another who was on,t it a frie o t protection, it was the poor man who died wi (ll°-- vv all 4 He believed that the proposition be had put P r o not founded upon the principles of justice, a It that ground he moved for a Select C ora mittee , Le been said by the Right Ho n . Secretary for t i % or e 1 : 4 Department, when sp e aki ng on a nother and, - begot portant subject, that the agitation which hautioli. 4.1 up in connection with it was a noxious agitah.ectit;oo was it necessary to hav e ag it a ti on on any s twJ ,i(lerbJ it was desired to bring u n d er th e serious O n " josli i i of that House? Alr e ady muc h go od had he e : o disot the agitation upon the subje c t o f anatomy—infl 0 many quarters, and in very man y ways. r, i sbr ot li 1836, Mr. Roberts prod uce d hi s i nv ention, ''' as" much could be learnt f r o m t wo h un dred bodiesot p formerly from six hundred. Th e most emia e rop ortvf tioners had borne testimony to the value a nd wo t of Mr. Robert's prepar a ti on , and a great desireoptlio, pressed that it should not b e t a ken to °th ef t , tl , e ao J. but that such a protection should be giv e % Woe ventor as would induce him to retain it „, i i o gier It was admitted that Mr. Roberts was des e4 ij o a , o l muneration for his useful invention, and the ov aio, ber for Kendal himself had asked him ,tni° foto" amount he thought would remunerate 11 `, - 0 ; 001 , Roberts, in reply, stated that he thought ':; 0 0/ be a fair sum. The most satisfactory tss„- tseel given of Mr. Roberts's process. He cou ld 1:0 1- , either the Government or the Hon. Gen" - 0 111 0'..0 oppose his motion; but if they had any th )ti . b ri tee o ," efficiency of' Mr. Roberts's plan, all he vi ,7 o I anted' efficiency to prove it. Mr. Roberts had salt e d, b u s ; f o l for which he ought to have been compen s % e( i,‘'',,O g which he had not. The present Bill, he thsfo r . , considerable protection, but it did not pot`'.ost o f were the most helpless and the most &sac:evil, tection. In the present state of things, ° t wil t :der passed that some student's life was not stier', t he" tr noxious operation of the dissecting mom. u tion of Mr. Roberts's plan tho s e dangers C - e l ie t moved. He concluded by moving for a .the Any mittee to inquire into the operation of. t.-- 4,, Act. ico s te r 5 Mr. HARDY seconded the motion. At I V °, sirable and most important that the fe e ' ; ',"o-°' t isr humbler classes, which were so much , c l . c ci p tii! point, should be soothed. He thought , n e yest i mit the Government on this measure required '"t to and he would give his most strenuous suPP er pointment of the Committee. The question having put, er use ) ;A ar Sir J. GRAHAM could assure the B°u riff' would address it with the most studious u.-o,bia," thought the proposed inquiry, so far from s° 00' 0 0' j , public feeling, would rather irritate it, and, ° , 9 w es, iit o alone it might be avoided. The present fte' n , t hey guarded, and strict in its pro v i s i ons r egardi °l ',:f ,ih ti t e j sal of bodies—the dying wish of a pei - son , ovi condition, must, in all cases be adhered to, si ti the,/ distant relation of the deceased, if he clain 3e goti ti 'de must not be refused it. If there was, as th e t o, fr i, ber stated, gross infractions of the present la be linquents ought to be punished, and n r „ °l/ or° hr„ ished, if the proper means were taken I °_,, r jo ieler; them before a legal tribunal. Two Conl' a e - P t "; been appointed to inquire into the s ubject', o_4 ports of these Commissions, particularly Ito the Government were about to act upon• the subject, which had prevailed since the P „cf,, present Act, was the best proof of its succ e .l e d ne' mg Mr. Roberts, on whose account he beli e iit) I , sent motion was made, he (Sir J. Graft 0°10C; disputed the success of his plan. ;die °hei r ' Sir Astley Cooper and Sir Benjamin Br 00 to be f is a l :j proved of it in 1836, but he had good ree s , o hject o r that Sir Astley changed his opinion on the se s 0 0: 0 j 0 ;, his death, and Sir Benjamin Brodie he i , be rtaj o ici t / to say had entirely changed his. Mr- I `,.„" it ws P os e,l perimentalised on sixteen subjects ilk and he was empowered to say that in 0 sa bjec ti t, had decidedly failed. Science must hs le ht it tb l e r under the ptesent system they had theal, the no abuse or desecration. He called le t eg s ,l y ds strenuously to resist the motion. Mr. F. FRENCH mid the Hon. Bar ° dat ion• t i • ~i regarding Mr. Roberts was without foon„, ar 5a_ . , t 0 0 ,51 not experimentalised on sixteen, but on been and on these four and a half he bed saPrithr d to successful. The Hon. Member felt bon°,,, Lt the motion for the Committee, considering . 1 " ought to be inquired into. , be en r Mr. WARBURTON said there intu_ u j o g f e instance brought forward of the bad w °l— o por' h 'il,,,ar and he should therefore give it his s l oongids opinion the Hon. Gentleman (Mr.Borthwico to t fit made careful inquiries before coining Jo" Ther e es, and making the statement he had do n o bargi s e l f a tittle of evidence to support any of t ". e th e d i one; and therefore he trusted the Ile e t b ea d t ° 4 o 4l' induced to take any step which migh t bu ying 0 scinding of the Anatomy Act, or the 011 opposition opposition or the agitation of any au( ' l, Roberts. Alderman COPELAND sa w id ha llestaCfrel:" fr° l4lll I:1 1 ; 0 .1°11 00 1 4 nig 13 0 some weight to the declarations of the he t he ,; tleman (Sir James Graham), tuted inquiry, but to what had fallen,e co o .0 0 Gentleman opposite (Mr. Warburton) 00 , G i v ito ltke tech any importance whatever. That . ." . 0 t he „or should refer to the evidence taken bef?' o f sa/ he hi; i n steau wo ult! cit ,i g ra Towns' Committee, and then, was only one case of wrong -doing, h& erh l e vied polled toadmit there were hundreds, °l nt ,deci be° . (Alderman Copeland's) opinion, d ew s - a lon e gr searching inquiry. For these reason thO:te r ve t io support the motion for a Committee. _ d 0 1,0/ 0 ) 1 0 , Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he I % ous e, h ieb that by the rules and usages of that House, I D', of the Crown was allowed to refer to 1 ;`," 1 :0 , not upon the table of the House--- -( '; ta d - 1 , - 04 Right Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Grah 3r° „'i r y he, of IP/ the result of the Commission of nlille ; l' or t ° tr i t tuted was the acquittal of Dr. Serner, ba reS. d 1 0 , 0 Duncombe) wished to know where 1 0 (1 Ly, Committee was ? It was not fair Q „ t heeei er he;j l, Right Hon. Gentleman to come tl° w .,:d o ric from reports of which the House .' be ing P ti o possession. Such conduct as that nr irt aigno th is," l o; the Government would create g!ea',, is e---li s 0 11, 1 t,te r o country, as it was evidently their c " t he 0 5,01:04 medical subject, he might be allow " airy .-- h if evidently their wish to " burke'' ing, ha d b e , ic e a te He must say he was sorry the subjescvery tight!olLii before the House—it was, at least; __ n s o 11, 1 0 , 0 0 4 a dangerous_ one ; but as it had 07 .. . iir0 it could only deal with it so a s to O" Th i s theYdtitY l r h falsehood of the matters stated• it his ite al to do ; and therefore he should the o ft; for the motion of the Hon. Gentleman' dse 0- t y 1 11 1 , Evesham. Lord JOHN RUSSELL l ar w n i e to d, r t e h s e c g e o c r t,:pg .v ° e c i course it might determine _ ba d ‘.O s a sure. If every complaint of the wa de tt'l„,e reel Act were, as now desired, to be the law, and the consequent re „ e ars_r o je, li ev_ special inquiry, the consequencteurifitiodt:oesepP:oll:4o;i..; those horrible crimes which soy assertslon wory; • • , d One oas ts 01' shocked the public nue • 0 a cer ft he 11; : subject was that some parties ! bo dies tba' Df I . r made money by u ardise 3 ir d° • eft' Why, then, what were tell gad to do di c ey Pei ,43 about? Let them be compe inst an h ey d, if true, b u t if ej the sale of tue e 0 ty quiring into the case, an d+ hear .) bu t rit ie,„ the delinquent party.---(ununitteei Otiod House would not of to f a the Big . '" I ° ser e ' ror el' af subjects to the authority o sB . lo, w as , t h,; 5 10 opposite (Sir J. Graham), ro l brorart;eit, efficient inquiry made into comp take t 10 tak e e 1 01. ce l He implored the House n the Die wber •cot which the llon. Gentleman, so /00 0 0 . 0 desired it to dn• ground of objection to the gra tnG hadGebneeernalmjaOdile oNuStOfoNr inthq7iglbeto all events. replied, Mr. BORTHWICK having „„ r ear t o For the motion ...................... . „.. 4 10.0 of . The House divided, when ther. ................. , 039 Against it . ............ :1e• otioo•";iiotoeticj,c3 J.,thine_tsor.aAticeowrejoitte, Majority against 11 c ,, ir of A i t he eit el , -,,,e1 ESTABLISHED CHlJB.''f o rvval io fs' t ,hl ' r e Mr. WARD then rose to bring . t ce, 0,1 „1. which he had given notice, re.sPr„ t ponv . , o r P . t e!,, Church of Ireland. lie said ther difficr e wf, t o e did , OL L AO * more strongly than he an.t . d Jj sponsibility which attached tO the present circumstances of EPS'Im tO i