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ere for . annual Parliaments—others for the most extended suffrage—and yet they all went out together with the greatest harmony into the lobby, and by so acting, and not pulling against each other, got the :Rouse to consent to go into Committee, and, diverse as were their opinions, managed, by the aid of that Right Hon. Gentleman himself, and of the Noble . . Lord next to him (Lord Stanley), to pass a Bill for a very considerable reform in the representation of the people.—(Loud cheers.) This was the conse quence of acting together, and he had little doubt that by the same plan they would eventually be enabled to effect important and desirable changes in the tem poralities of the Established Church of Ireland.— (Hear, hear, and Cheers.) In the course of the remarks which had fallen from the Gallant Commodore (Napier), that Hon. and Gallant Gentle man had warned the House that if a time of war and danger arrived, then Ireland could command, and would have the rights she sought, and the Right Ron. Gentleman (Sir J. Graham) in reply had said that they were not to be deterred by threats. But it did so happen that history furnished them with in ' stances where danger had secured rights which had been refused to justice and reason.—(Hear, hear.) In 1779 they were as violently opposed to the demands made by Ireland as they were now, but when the vo lunteers were in arms, and danger from France was impending, they had conceded those very demands. — (Cheers.) Lord Granville used the same warnings in those days, and they were unheeded, And since Lord Granville had spoken was there not another instance to the point ? Were they not told in 1828 that they would not be intimidated, and the very next year, 1829, the demands then made were granted by the very men who had previously boasted so much of their courage.—(Loud cheers.) In his (Lord J. _ Russell's) opinion they should seriously delibe rate upon this subject now before the House, when they could do so without the appearance of fear,/for he thought it would be a great calamity ind,etfd to do so when danger might .be impending over the country.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") It was said from the benches opposite that the Irish were loyal. So they were loyal ; but was that any reason why they should impose wrongs upon them which no other country in Europe would submit to ? —(Great cheers.) When the people of the sister country saw what was the rule in England—when they saw what was the rule in Scotland—but that they strenuously refused the same rule to Ireland— . let him ask the Government if the warmest loyalty might not grow cold, if the strongest attachment might not be converted into enmity.—(Cheers.) He maid, if such was the condition of Ireland—and if Hon. Gentlemen opposite could not find some better and more reasonable arguments to justify such con dition—then ought they to go with his Hon. Friend into the Committee he invited them to. Let them in that. Committee consider all the various circumstances incident to the case. Let them consider the best arrangement that could be devised regarding it. Let them consider what ought to be done for that worthy clergy (for in spite of all the taunts that had been heaped upon them, they were a worthy clergy) —let them see what these worthy men would agree to—Aet them try to make them independent, and to ascertain what their views and feelings were, and let them give to the laity of Ireland the same privileges as were . enjoyed in England. Let them, he said, go into Committee with those intentions, and he did not despair of the result.—(Cheers.) Until they showed that spirit—until they showed that they were willing to be guided by reason in their government, and that their disposition wasLreally, not merely by word, but by acts to ' conciliate the affections of the Irish people—(Hear, hear) —they had no right to say that they were doing that which was right, or that they had any sincere desire to do justice to Ireland.—(The Noble Lord resumed his seat amidst loud and continued cheering.) Sir R. PEEL said the motion for the House to go into Committee, with a view to consider the question . of the temporalities of Ireland, had been supported by tl - e usual plausible and specious assevertions. What was the nature of the proposition of- last year ? At that time a distink intimation was conveyed to them, that the Hon. Member thought it was no use their voting for him, unless they were prepared also to adopt and carry out his plan. He assumed that the revenue of the Church in Ireland was about 558,000/ ; and the Hon. Gentleman most fairly and candidly said, "Do not vote for me, unless you are prepared to adopt my proposi tit n." He said that those who voted for him must not - be content with Church Temporality Bills, or Appro priation Clauses.—(Hear, hear.) He proposed that the present revenues of the Church should be divided among the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, and the Roman Ca tholics, appropriating to the latter Church about 412,000/. of the amount. That was the course he proposed iast year. Any one who remembered this declaration, and was not prepared to adopt the Hon. Gentleman's plan, eves therefore fully justified in refusing to keep up a de lusion,and to follow the Hon. Gentleman into a Commit etee.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to the allusion that , had been made to a former declaration of his (Sir It. Feel's), as to the compact that had been made with the Church, he did not wish to disregard that compact, unless it could be shown that an advantage would arise from doing so. He wished not to alter the language he then used ; he abided by what he then said. The opinion he then expressed was the opinion he still entertained, but it was not ti-.e opinion that had been imputed to him by the Hon. Gentleman. He stated distinctly that, though they were not bound irrevocably to the letter of a compact if their own convictions told - ' them that an adherence to that compact inflicted wrong and injury upon the country—(Hear, hear)—yet, at the same time, he distinctly said, " this compact is a most material element for our consideration, and nothing would have a greater tendency to lower the authority of Parliament than not keeping the faith they had pledged." The Hon. Member had referred to the speech he (Sir IL Peel) had made in 1817 ; he had referred to it on every occasion on which he had brought this subject before the House. That speech was delivered twenty seven years ago ; in it he expressed the apprehension lie entertained at the time—that the removal of the Catholic disabilities would not ensure tranquillity. He apprehended that, after that removal this very question • would be raised, that it was consistent with what they knew of human nature that the Roman Catholics should endeavour to depress the Protestant Establishment, and raise their own. lie was rather surprised that the Hon. Gentleman should so constantly remind him merely of the opinion he then delivered, and not of the state ment made in answer to that opinion—the statement that went far to destroy the arguments on which his opinions had been founded. In 1821, the chosen advocate of the Roman Catholic body, the most powerful advocate they ever possessed, the present Lord Plunkett, referred to those apprehensions, he (Sir P. Peel) had expressed, and he did ask the Hon. Gentleman and the House to bear the co un t er s t a t ement o f L or d Pl un k ett, w hi c h did , itt the time it was made, produce a great impression on reasoeing men : it satisfied many of the Protestant com munity. That speech was one that stood almost alone; it displayed great eloquence, united with powers of rea soning such as he had rarely heard. In commencing that speech i n 18 21, L ord Plunkett presented a petition which he said was s i gne d by some thousands of theßo man Catholics o f I re l an d. He then proceeded to pass glowing eulogy on th e l ate Mr. Grattan. He endea! voured to create an impression in the Protestant mind of this country that there was no danger to be apP re bentled from the remova l o f t h e R oman Catholic disabi lities. - Mr. Plunkett declared solemnly that if he could entertain the opinion that there would be any peril to the Protestant Church from the removal of those disabilities he would abandon the cause he espoused, and range himself on the other side, and referring to what had been said by him (Sir R. Peel), Mr. Plunket said, that he would be hold to affirm the Roman Catholic body har boured no feelings of hostility to the Protestant Estab lishment, and that they would no more attempt to de stroy the Protestant Chui ch Establishment than they would deprive individuals of their property. That argu kent of Mr. Plunket's prevailed over him (Sir R. Peel). A great change was made in public opinion, and in 1829 he felt it to be his duty to propose to Par liament the removal of the Roman Catholic disabilities, as he had good occasion to conclude from the declare- Con of their chosen champion, that the Roman Catho lics would not make any aggressions upon the Protes tant Church.—(Hear, hear.) Then, with regard to the union, there could be no doubt that in the opinion of 11r. Pitt, and all those who spoke at the time of the union, it was; their intention to assure the Protestant • mind in E ng l an d an d I re l an d that t h e P rotestant Esta blishment, as i t th en genera ll y ex i ste d, s h ou ld t h erea ft er be maintained. —(Hear, hear.) It was quite a different question whether a contract was to be literally ad hered to, if it When Mr. ' _ was proved to be injurious. Pitt, in 1, 99, brought forward his resolution, which were to te~ the frisme-work of the Act of Union, he followed th e precedent of the Scotch union. The words used in one of those resolutions, were that the doe trine, and discipline, and revenues of the Established Church should b e ma i ntained. I n 1 8 00 addition al words were introduced in the Irish Parliament, which claimed for the bishops and clergy the power of sittin g • jp convocation, and other word s w hi c h would hove ren- - tiered it impossible to grant any endowment to the Ca tholic Church. Mr. Pitt proposed the omission of those words. There was nothing to be found in the language - - of Mr. Pitt, or Lord Grenville, or Mr. Dundas, or Lord Cornwallis, to induce the belief that the temporalities of the Irish .Church were not to be maintained. His lin , pression was that at the time of the union Mr. Pitt con templated the removal of The Roman Catholic disabili ties—(Hear, hear)—and assurances were giien which would lead them to expect that.—(Hear, hear.) Ile also believed that Mr. Pitt intended a separate endow ment for the Catholic Church.— (Hear, hear.) But he never intended, as he (Sir Robert Peel) believed, that • any portion of the temporalities of the Irish Protestant ' Church should be appropriated to that purpose. He held that engagements were made both at the period of . thermion, and in 1839, that the Protestant Church should be maintained in its integrity. He, therefore, thought it . most important that this should not be lost sight of in . coming to a decision upon this question, because the con fidence of the people in the good faith of Parliament and . - public engagements was involved in the result.—(Hear, beer.) But he defended the maintenance of the Es tablished Church on other grounds as well as on , . the_ e policy o f a dh er i ng to - public compacts.—(Hear.) He would shortly state the ground upon which he gave N, • I .: * k hi a..‘,7 l s3 ; the maintenance of , the Established Church. .„, ' 4 ‘ p titularly , - "&"• : ,-... - -ir c . 2- n W. of the highest importance, looking at the at the ecclesiastical, policy of the ~..: d. lt v ,Y `,hot re should be on established religion in ;:11 ~ ..p , ist4ltctgre tilted liiiia6d..in, that is, a form of the 0,.;A: 0 _ • • - lll43 CltedlYi and in cor porated with the i.• -' - -- i , -'• , ' A - 4 - . -!._'• 4 -. .e'' isl a si State.---(Hear, hear.) There were some who supposel that they would have religious peace if they had no esta blishment. He must say that he did not concur in that opinion. He bad seen a recent occasion, in which the cause of dispute was not between the Established Church and those who dissented from it, but between certain par ties who were opposed to that Church. There was, then, an opportunity of seeing whether or not the existence of an establishment was the sole cause of animosity and ill-will; and without wishing to utter a word which was disrespectful to those who dissented from the Established Church, :judging from the interviews he had had, and the letters he had received, he must say that he had seen greater instances of religious animosity and jealousy among different classes of Dissenters—(Cheers) —than he had ever seen between Dissenters and the Church.—(Hear, hear.) He had thought it probable that having long been engaged in opposing the Church, they would not display much hostility towards each other; but his expectations had nut been realised; and he believed the removal of the Establishment, therefore, would not be a guarantee of peace. Now, if that were conceded, the question was —What form of faith should be incorporated with the State in Ireland ? The public policy of this country would give a preference to a Protestant Establishment. There was a Protestant Establishment in other parts of the empire. The religion of the Sovereign, and the general course of constitutional law seemed to be decisive of the selection of the Protectant religion. Was he at liberty even to select another when they were told by the professors of the Roman Catholic faith that they preferred total spiritual independence to union with the State, upon tha condition that their independence would be fettered.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think they could have an Established Church connected with the State, and in possession of all the emoluments of the State, without being subject to stringent laws, and to the influence of the Crown over its affairs. He would be sorry to see perfect inde pendence on the part. of the Church; he thought it of great importance that the spiritual authority of the Church should be restrained, as it was now restrained, and that it should be made subordinate to Parliament.— (Hear, hear.) But the Roman Catholics told them dis tinctly that they were not prepared to admit the exercise of any such control; and therefore the terms offered by the two parties were not equal. They would not allow the nomination-of their prelates by the Pope—they claimed for themselves the right of regu lating all their spiritual affairs by their own authority. Under these circumstances, it did appear to him that to propose to abolish the revenues of a Church,-which had existed for 250 years, was altogether unreasonable.— (Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord contended for civil equality. Did he mean that the Catholics should be re presented in the House of Lords, or did he wish to ex elude Protestant Bishops ? Were the churches which had been built by Protestants from their own contribu tions to be given up to the Catholics ? It appeared to him that the principle of religious equality, which sounded so specious, would lead to a total alteration of the ecclesias tical policy of this country ; and he thought there was the greatest danger of such principles re-acting upon this country. They could not expect much satisfaction from a trifling alteration. When the present Lord Spencer brought in a Bill for the extinction of ten bishoprics of the Protestant Church, the measure was hailed by Mr. O'Connell and the Catholic body with delight. One Hon. Member, in the course of the night, said it made no difference to the Roman Catholics what appropriations or reforms were made in the Irish Church, if there was not some privation of emolument. But the measure of Lord Althorp was admitted by those who entertained the same opinions as Hon. Gentlemen who sat on the Opposition benches, as a most useful reform. Ten years had only passed away, and although reform had been extended, and although the revenue of the Church had been curtailed, yet now, in 1844, language still stronger was held with respect to the Protestant Church, and it was denounced as an injury and an insult.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Even suppose they were to go into Committee, what good could they hope to effect? He was not prepared to go one-tenth of the way with the Hon. Gentleman; but he really could not sea if the Committee were granted, how they could possibly arrive at a satisfactory result. At the same time he was perfectly willing to admit that every reform compatable with the main tenance of the integrity of the Church ought to be in troduced—(Hear, liear)—that those pluralities which now existed ought to be extinguished, where they could be extinguished with a due regard to the maintenance of the Minister; also where there were non-residents the evil should be remedied. Although unwilling to enter into the Committee, he would not say that the present state of the Church was perfect.—(Hear.) He would say that he was not willing that greater equalisation of the revenues of that Church should take place, and give greater emoluments to the working clergy. He would not, on these accounts alone, refuse to enter into a Committee ; but he saw that it was not a question of revenue—of any alteration in the pecu niary amount of the revenue—or, that any deduction : of the sum of 50,0001. or 100,000/. from the emolument of that Church should be made ; but he stood upon ;he pledged faith of Parliament, and would continue to stand upon it, unless convinced by some overwhelming politi cal necessity which would compel him to depart from them. —(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," from the Opposition benches.) He was not convinced that there was that overwhelming necessity. Ile believed the Church sas more secure in its present position, opposed as I it was to a formidable hostility, by retaining the whole amount of property, than by making any partial On cession in respect to pecuniary amount. Believing that it was for the interests of religion that that Fstablioi ment should be maintained, although he was willing that it should be improved in the details of its constitution, . yet after the avowal of the Hon. Gentleman opposite, who contemplated the total subversion of that Church, he could not consent to raise the delusive hope thati he knew would be raised if the proposition to go into Clm mittee on the subject were acceded to.—(Cheers.) I Lord J. RUSSELL explained.—The Right lon. Baronet misunderstood him ; he did not by any mejans infer that, under any regulations, the Catholic Chtirch should be placed in a position of supremacy. Mr. SHEIL commenced by saying that he wished !the Right Hon. Gentleman had spoken at a later periol of the debate, that he might not be placed in the somewhat presumptions position of replying to him ; but the slub ject was one so intimately connected with the stat'e of Ireland that he might be excused for trespassing onjthe indulgence of the House.—(Hear, hear.) There I did not seem much coincidence of opinion betweenthe Members of the Government on this subject. Ilord Eliot commenced his speech by expressing himiself favourable to an endowment of the Catholic cle gy. The Home Secretary differed from the Noble Lord, nd the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Gov rn it ment did not say a syllable on the subject. The N ble Lord the Member for South Lancashire proposed that 400,0001. a year should be granted by Parliarfent to pay the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireld. But if the Secretary for Ireland, he who had Ireland under his control—if the Government were prepared to endow the Catholic Church—he would ask, what course did they intend to take with respect to Maynoqth ? They were told that the Catholic clergy would not I ac cept the endowment, and surely they were not skiffi ciently disingenuous as to offer that which they knew would not be taken, and withhold that which would be accepted.—(Cheers.) '1 he endowment of the Catholic clergy was liable to a great objection, but an increased grant to Maynooth would not be liable to any. No !new precedent was involved—they were building on a fioun dation which was already deeply deposited. They! felt the necessity of that increase, and they ought either to sweep it away altogether or to make it what it ought to be; and yet they were tendering an endowment to a clergy who would not accept the slightest boon from them : —(Hear, hear.) But then they pissed over in silence—a silence which was most 1 ex pressive, indeed—that which the Catholic clergy were willing to accept. They did not seem to care whe ther an endowment was consistent with the principles of the British Legislation. If they were to endow the Ca tholic clergy, did they think that the people of this coun try would consent to having both the Churches kept up ? did they think the people of England would consent to have the support of the Catholic Church defrayed from the Consolidated Fund ? There was a fund in Ireland applicable to the Church of Ireland, and to ether reli gious purposes. The moment they endowed the Catholic Church they incorporated it with the State, and a portion of the revenues of the Protestant Church must be made applicable to the support of the Catholic Church. If they endowed the Catholic Church they must be prepared for a large reduction in the resources of the Protestant Church, for, suppose that they were to propose that the Irish landlord should be taxed for its support, would he not say, " What, am I to be taxed for the support of both Churches ?—(Hear, hear)—you first impose tithes on me, and increase the poor-rates, and after all you tax me to support an idolatrous Church !"—(Hear, hear.) He thought that the Right Honourable Baronet would be only involving himself in . great difficulty, by as senting to the endowment—the hypothetical endowment, of the Catholic Church. The Right Hen. Gentleman conceived that it was contrary to the Act of Union to diminish the revenues of the Established Church. It had already been said by the Noble Lord, the Member for London, that the protestations of the Right Hon. Baronet were at variance wite his practice. If it were contrary to the2Act of Union, how could the Right Hon. Raronet consent to the abolition of Church-rates in Ire land ? How could he consent to confiscate one quarter of the tithes of Ireland ?—(Cheers.) Sir Henry Har dinge—but he begged pardon of the Right Hon. Baro net, he was not a Member of that Administration ; nei ther he nor the Noble Lord were Members of that Administration—but Sir Henry Hardinge brought in that Bill, and the present Prime Minister supported it, and now the Noble Lord and the Right Hon. Gentle man were in conjunction with those by whom the pro position was received. Lord STANLEY—I supported it then. Mr. SIIEIL continued—One quarter of the tithes— twenty-five per cent —were subtracted from the Church, and not for the purposes of religion —no, it was de posited in the coffers of the Irish landlords. Was that the case ? Everybody knew that twenty-five per cent. was given to the landlords. This was confiscation. - Mr. SHAW—It was an allowance, in consideration of the tithes being paid by the landlords. Mr. SHEIL—The Might Hon. Gentleman called it al lowance ; he (Mr. Sheil) called it confiscation. Out of every 1001. that were paid for tithes, the person only re ceived 751. now. Mr. SHA W—That is not case. Mr. SHEIL did not think he had been guilty of mis representation; but, however, " By any other name ' tw i ll --(Laughter)—smell as sweet" to the landlord and as offensively to the parson. There was only one part of the speech of the Right lion. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department which he had heard with pain__ pain on account of the Right Hon. Baronet himself. He said that if the Church property was touched, the whole property of Ireland might be set at nought. Was he hot falling into the error for which he eon cleatued the non. Member for ;Slarylebone ? The gig- THE SUN, _LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1844. gestions that had been thrown out by the Right lion. Baronet were of the most exciting kind. The Right Hon. Baronet ought not to have raised the ghost of Cromwell, to mount guard upon the revenues of the Established Church.—(Hear, hear.)—(The Right lion. Gentleman then read several extracts from the work of M. Kohl, and the life of Lord Sydenham), and proceeded to state, that the case of the clergy of ire land rested on the Act of Union, in which there was not one word with respect to temporalities, but they came to the conclusion that temporalities was meant. It was clear to him that the word " temporalities" would have been inserted in the clause of the Act of Union if it had been meant. He had already occupied the House some time with quotations, but he muit trespass on its patience still further, by quoting from a document drawn up in 1833 by the Marquis of Anglesey, and addressed to the head of the Government (Earl Grey) the Noble Lord the present Secretary for the Colonies being then Chief Secretary for Ireland. The Noble Marquis, whose heart was full of affection for Ire land—(Hear, hear)—had in that document distinctly laid it down that the Irish Church greatly exceeded the religious wants of the Protestant population—that it ought to be materially cut down—and that the revenues thus saved should be formed into a national fund to be applied to national purposes. Here, again, was a re markable coincidence with the case of the Clergy Re serves is Canada—a coincidence which, in his opinion, justified a similar remedy to that suggesttd by Lord Sydenham, and applied by the Government and Parlia meat. Let the House remember that they did not seek for the subversion of the Protestant Church in Ireland. — Cries of " Oh, oh, mixed with Opposition cheers.) They did not seek its subversion, but for a deduction of its re venue.—(Oh, oh.) He had never asked for anything else. He for one protested that a modification of that Establishment was all that he had ever sought or asked for.—(Cheers.) He felt for that Establishment, for it was an ancient institution, and.to sweep it suddenly away, leaving no wreck behind, appeared to him to be higly impolitic. But, in his opinion, it was perfectly possible to introduce salutary reforms into it, and so make it ample for the wants of its people, and consonant to the spirit of the age.—(Hear, hear.) Their complaint was, that the Protestant Establishment in Ireland was totally and inordinately disproportioned to the wants of her communicants. This was one com plaint, and the other was, that the heads of the Church were greatly overpaid for the responsibilities which at tached to their office, and the duties which they had to ' perform.—(" Oh, oh.") Why, were they not too highly paid ? The Commission which had sat on Church revenues in England had reported that 5,0001. per annum was sufficient for a Bishop in England? Was not 17,0001. a:year too much for the Archbishop ofArmagh? Sir J. GRAHAM—That is thegross return-14,0001. is the not. Mr. SHEIL continued—He did not understand these nice distinctions on certain occasions between the gross and nett returns. They were never - made in the estates of your territorial proprietors. But he ad mitted it was proposed this should be reduced. To what? His successor was to have 10,000/. a year. Now, they said there was no violation of morality, no infringement of the solemn obligation of an oath, in their contending that 10,000/. a year was too much. Why should an Irish Archbishop be paid more than the Lord Chancellor of Ireland?—(Hear, hear.) Why should he be paid more titian the Chief Justice, particularly since Chief Justices had more onerous duties ?—(Cheers and laughter.) Why should he be paid more than any Judge of the land? The Bishop of Derry had 14,000/. a year ; he agreed to give up 4,000/. of it. His succes sor received 6,0001. a year, but the next Bishop will have 8,0001. That exceeded the salury of any Chief Justice, or of any Judge. They did not ask for these bishoprics to be suppressed ; they only asked that they should be paid a sum more adequate to the labours they had to perform.—(Mr. Ward here touched the Hon. Gentleman's arm, and said " the English bishops.")=The English Bishops had from 4,5001. to 5,0001. a year. Why should an Irish bishop, in a coun • try where there were eight millions of Catholics and 800,000 Protestants, receive more than was thought sufficient for a bishop in England—(Cheers)—for a bishop in this great Protestant country?—(Cheers.) The Member for the University of Dublin said that the in come of the Church, divided among all the clergy, would only amount to 2001. a year for each. But they said, let the number be diminished, for they contended that where there was no congregation, the minister ought to be suppressed. Let them reduce their divisor.--(Hear.) At this hour he would not go into these general ques tions ; but there was one point to which he could not refrain from calling the attention of the House. A re ference was made, by the Right Hon. Secretary of State, to what the present Government had done for national education in Ireland. He thought that was a subject l'which the Right lion. Baronet ought to have avoided. In their Factories Bill they had declared that the Church ought to be the national instructress of the people. In Ireland they had declared the Church incompetent to administer the fund appropriated to the purpose of edu cation. In England the Church was the church of the people. In Ireland they had gone so far as to say that no clergyman should be promoted who was not in favour of the system of national education.—(Hear.) There was one observation more. It was this : the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) had adverted to the Registration Bill. He did not think that the introduc tion of this Bill into the discussion of the Irish Church ! was so irrelevant as might at first appear. He thought the Bill was connected with the Irish Church. Ile thought that every measure brought in with regard to Ireland was connected with the Church. - He regarded that Church as the source of every difficulty. He thought the Right Hon Baronet had not delayed the measure from any such motive. When the Whigs were in office, they were repeatedly taunted by the Noble Lord, the Secretary for the Colonies, and others, that they did not venture to bring forward the mea sure. The Noble Lord himself then undertook the task, and ventured upon premature legislation. When the Gentlemen opposite came into office, they naturally asked for a Registration Bill. In the first year they were silent on the subject.; the second year the Noble Member for Dorietshire declared, as Chairman of an Irish Election Committee, that a Registration Bill was immediately required. That year passed and nothing was done. At length the Right Hon. Baronet announced a Bill for this session. It had been brought in, but it had been delayed week after week to such an extent that now any inquiry after it only created bursts of laughter, and the Secretary for the Home Department himself could hardly answer the question without betraying, by his tone and manner, that there was something peculiar in the reasons that prevented it from being brought for ward. They had agreed to the reading the Bill a second time on the Ist of July, when it was manifest they could not pass it through the House. Did he blame them ? No ; because when they came to legislate for Ireland they were met with difficulties at every step.—(llear, hear.) They might be anxious to give a fair and legiti mate constituency to Ireland, but they were afraid of increas'ng the popular power, lest the Church Es tablishment should be disturbed.—(Hear, hear.) They were afraid—he did not mean illegitimately afraid—but they were most positively apprehensive that, by giving Ireland a larger constituency, a popular power would he increased, its action in this House would be aug mented, and consequently be fatal to that institution which they so much cherished.—(Cheers.) Difficulties met them at every step, arising from the Established Church. They had been for ten years asking them to make alterations in the Church Establishment, but that House bad resisted the majority of the Irish people, and of the Irish representatives ; when they asked for those alterations, which events might render peremptory —when they asked for new appropriation clauses. With Canada (continued the Right Hon. Gentleman) I commenced, and with Canada I will conclude; and as in Canada you have found it necessary to act in con formity .with the wishes of the majority of the people, as expressed by their representatives, and as by adopting that principle you procure peace, and are likely to pro cure prosperity and happiness, if you take the same course in Ireland the same results will follow, and if you do not, the time may come when, amidst public calamity, the Right Hon. Gentleman may take a retrospect of his public life, and lament, when repentance would be fruit less, and contrition would be vain, that he omitted the great occasion of winning everlasting fame, and that the opportunity of rendering his country incalculable ser vice was disastrously thrown away.---The Right Hon. Gentleman sat down amid loud cheers. Mr. SHAW rose to explain ; but in consequence of the noise which prevailed in the House, and the cries of " Divide, divide," " Spoke, spoke," none of the Right Hon. Gentleman's observations were heard. Sir R. INGLIS rose amidst cries of " Oh, oh." He said he resisted the motion of the Hon. Member for Sheffield, not on the ground of any public contract, but because the Protestant Church in Ireland was the trust —(lronical cheers)—committed to their c are by a generous Providence.—(Laughter.) He had made no concessions —(Hear, hear, and ironical cheers)—but he admittted that the Protestant Church in Ireland was neglected. Mr. WARD replied. He merely wished to say, in reference to what had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) that his resolutions last session contained no plan whatever; they merely expressed an opinion that the Church of Ireland should be more con formable to justice. In introducing the question he had felt that it was one, the settlement of which required much forbearance and mutual concessions; and, all he asked now was, that they should go into Commi - ctee and dispassionately inquire into the subject. The House then divided, when there appeared. For the motion - - 179 Against it Majority in favour of Ministers -- ! -15 The other orders of the day having been dispo 3ed of, the House Adjourned at Half-past One o'clock. -------- - - ---= A GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH A GOOD ST Oct — It has been noticed to us that in one part of the p arish of Broadclist, on four adjoining farms belonging; io the worthy Baronet Sir Thomas Acland, there are: n'ow re siding four tenants, farmers, three of whom bay e been blessed with two wives, and the other three—in al 1 nine I and bavigg a progeny, nearly all of whom art living, to the number of fifty children !—Exeter Post. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA.—The , General Steam Navigation Company's packet, the Fame, ar rived at the Chain Pier, Brighton, on Tuesday morning with about forty passengers, by which we learn that th e Right Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge arrived at Dieppe, after a seven hours' pas Sage. His Excellency breakasted at the Hotel d'Angleterre, and left Dieppe at a quarter past five on Sunday morning for the Rouen Railway. The Governor-C ieueral ex pressed himselfmuch gratified with the voyage. The British and North American Ro kal mail steam-ship Britannia, which would leave Boston a ad Halifax on the Ist and 3d inst., will be due at Liverpool on Friday morning. Possibly the New York packet-ship of 'the 26th of vi the ca r Grammar ofßitc sw - school, oo l, Leicestershire, 11 , .l c)nm ou t h ult., the Sherid an , ma y reac h Li ver pool before her.. The Rev. G eorge M onn i ng t on , 8.A., h( ;a & master aof the late ida) • elected Rev. James Po we ll, 55 years 'inwatshoenr3oroorm incumbent of that p t i; innts—Tho Haberdashers' Company of London. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, JUNE 11. NESS FISHERIES BILL. Motion made, and ~ Question proposed, " That the Bill be now read a third time :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months :"—Question put, " That the word new' stand part of the Question :" The House divided : --•-- - MAJORITY—AYES, 59. Baillie, Colonel French, F. Patten, J. Wilson Barclay, David Gibson, T. M. Philips, M. Barnard, E. G. Grey, Sir G. Plumridge, Captain Borthwlck, Peter Guest, Sir John Protheroe, E. Bouverie, E. P. Hawes, B. Pulsford, Hobert Bowring Dr. n-pburn, Sir T. B. lledington, T. N. Bright,John Hill, Lord Marcus Round, John Brotherton, J. Horsman, Edward Russell, Lord Joha Buck, L. W. Hume, Josep Smith, Abel Buller, E. Hutt, W. Stanstield, W. It. Buller, Sir J. Yarde Johnstone, Hope Stewart, P. M. Chapman, Benjamin Liddel, H. T. Tufnell, Henry Codrington, Sir W. Lygon, General • Villiers, Charles P Craig, Ar G. Mackinnon, W. A. Walsh, Sir J. Denison,John Evelyn Marjoribanks, S. Wood, Charles Duncan, George Martic,,John: Wrightson, W. B. buncombe, T. S. Morris, David - - - Wyse, Thomas Dundas, Admiral Muntz, G. F. Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Murray,:A. TELLERS. Ewart, William O'Brien A. S. Baillie, H. J. Forster, Matthew Palmer ,G.' Ellice, E. MINORITY-NOES, 50. Adderley, C. P. flower, Sir James Mitcalfe, Henry Alhx, Jahn Peter Forman, 'l'. Seaton Northland, Lord Arkwright, George Fuller, AtiguAns E. O'Connell, Maurice Barneby, J. Haskell, James M. Peel, Jonathan Bentinck, Lord a Gladstoi.e,• W. E. Hash leigh, Wm. Boldero, -Henry G. Glynne, Sir Stephen Rendlesham, Lgri Buckley, Edmund Gottlburn, Henry Rushbrooke, Colonel Butler, Colonel Greenall, Peter Sneppard, Thomas Christopher, R. A. Hardy, John Stanley, Lord Clerk, Sir George Henniker, Lord Stuart, W. Villiers Collett, John Hussey, Thomas Trelawny, J. S. Copeland, W. Ingts, Sir R. Warburton, Henry I , arby, George Irton, Samuel Wawn, John I'. L'lsrAeli, Benjam is' Johnson, General Wyndham Colonel Douglas, Sir C. E. Lennox, Lord A. Drummond, H. H. M'Geachy, F. A. TELLERS. Duncombe, A. 111`Neill, Duncan Wallace, It. Fielden, J. Maher, Nicnolas Mackenzie, Wm. F. ANATOMY ACT. Motion made, and Question put:" That a Select Com mittee be appointed to inquire into the operation of tle Anatomy Act: The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, 10. Barnard, E. G. Duncombe, T. S. Napier, Sir Charles Browne ' W. Feilden, J. Bright, John Granger, - Thomas C. TELLERS. colxlen, Richard Johnson, General Borthwick, Peter Copeland, W. French, F. MAJORITY-NOES, 49. THE POLISH BALL. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) Twelve hundred tickets were disposed of, and the company exceeded one thousand persons. There has been a statement in circulation that the Empe ror of Russia sent 5001. for a ticket. It is true that his Impe rial Majesty offered a munificent donation, but the Associa tion could not consistently accept the bounty. The offer was declined, the Society preferring to be dependent on public ra ther than private generosity. The Marchioness of Ailesbury's fancy ball dress was most magnificent, her Ladyship wearing the superb costume in which she attended the Queen's tel masque. The head-dress (a coronet of diamonds) was greatly admired. Lady Seymour (the Queen of Beauty of the tournament at Eglinton) wore a splendid fancy ball costume, after the Circassian fashion, with a turban head-dress of gold and variegated tissues. The Duchess of Sutherland, Duchess of Bedford, Countess of Glengall, Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Dowager Duchess of Bedford, Hon. Mrs. Stanley, &c., were among the ladies we noticed on the ladies patronesses' benches, who were conspicuous from the profusion of their diamonds and the costly style of their dresses. Lady Charles Beauclerk was splendidly attired in the " Polka" dress—red velvet and gold, with a profusion of diamonds. Lord Charles Beauclerk as a Spanish nobleman in the reign of Philip. The several fancy quadrilles were then danced. The Polka was repeated four times during the ball, and the waltz, when the room was somewhat thinned, was danced with unabated spirit. It is deserving of remark that a vast number of exotics were employed, in not only the ball -room, but in the adjoin ing rooms and, in the supper-room, the refreshment tables were laid out in a very superior manner. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LormoN.:JuNE 12.—Wind southerly, light breezes, and fine. DEAL, JUNE 11.—Wind A.M., light and variable; S.S.W., - moderate.—Arrd. Ann l3ridson, and Ann, China ; Catherine Greene, Dyett, St. Kitts; Houghton le Spring, Cousens, Jamaica; Charlotte, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Roman, Doane, Charleston. Sid. all the outward bound. po ßTsmouTH , J UN E 11.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. off, Gladiator, New York. Sld. Sappho, China; Wellesley, Madras. POOLE, Jun: B.—Sld. Eliza Mary, Labrador. PLTuount, JUNE 11.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Eliza, Gol prie, Monte Video. Sld. William Bromham, Quebec. FALMOUTH, JUNE 11.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd. Prometheus, Bradhuing, Havannah. Sld. Chaplain, Sierra Leone. Arrd. off, Nine, Lamb, Buenos Ayres; Burgomaster, Jansen, Rio. Orr liagriNGs.—Auriga, Ross, Hobart Town. MILFORD, JUNE 10.—S1d. her Majesty's ship Centurion, Plymouth. - OFF SCILLY, JUNE 6.—Counerin, Limeryen, Rio ; Tremont, Taylor, Charleston. OFF TIIE WIGHT, JUNE 10.—Ann, Bahia, for Hamburgh. OFF WEYMOUTH, JUNE 9.—Sophia,Havannah, for Bremen. OFF THE LIZARD, JUNE 9.—Johann, Matanzas, for Bremen. OFF EASTBOURNE, JuNE 9.—Clifton, Africa, for Grimsby; Othello, Brazil, for Copenhagen. OFF THE NORTH ORELA.ND, JUXE 10.—Grecian Queen, 9.—A French brig, from DominiTte, Cal c i u u t m t a ( uL 412 days). jcrm which had picked up and had on board the crew of the Nep • tune, of Liverpool, from Newfoundland to Gibraltar, was spoken to on the 25th ult., lat. 40, lon. 37, by the Arietta, arrived here. Conx, JUNE 9.—Arrd. Livonia, Reed, Matanzas. Off, Harriet Rockwell, Braid, New Orleans. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 11.—Wind N.W., moderate.—Arrd. Cuba, Pearson, Icbaboe, sailed March 15, and from 'Walwick Bay, 27th ; Wilton Wood, Buenos Ayres ; Enterprise, Duskey, Nevis ; Northumberland, Gleaner, Charleston ; Caledonia, Brander, New Orleans ; Countess Lo u d on' Lanark ; and North Star, Mobile ; Huron, New York • Novo Born Fin, Madeira. Sld. Liberty, New York. Off, William Perrie, P r i m rose, Formosa, Java, Miracle, Tweed, and Sir James Knight. BLOCKADE OF SAN JUAN DE NICARAGUA. The following has been received at Lloyd's:— " Foreign-off ice , June, 10, 1844. " It is hereby notified that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have received a dispatch, dated May 18, from Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8., Vice-Ad miral of the White, and Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels in the North American and West India station, and the seas adjacent, stating, that, in virtue of authority duly conferred on him, he bad de clared a blockade of the port of San Juan de Nicaragua, and that the measures sanctioned by the laws of nations will be adopted and executed with respect to all vessels and cargoes attempting to violate the said blockade." MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS The following are the results of "A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes registered in the Week ending Saturday, the Bth of June, 1844." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:— Weekly CAUSES OF DEATH. Total. Average of Five years. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 206 178 Diseases of variable or uncertain seat ll7 111 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 159 157 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels l9 21 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 56 69 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c lO 5 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 9 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 5 6 Diseases of the Skin , &c Old Age, or Natural Decay 5B 71 By Violence, Privation, or Intemperance Causes specified 897 942 Deaths from all Causes 9Ol 946 DEATHS FROM THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES INCLUDED UNDER THE ABOVE HEADS. Total. Weekly Average of Five Years. Consumption Scarlatina 56 34 Pneumonia .......... Dropsy .. ... .. .. ............ Hooping Cough .... ....... .. Typhus Small Pox 49 15 Disease of the Heart Measles t 22 28 Apoplexy Diseases of the Brain 7 iiiarrhcea. Sudden Deaths 8 15 DISTRICTS. West North l7O 171 Central East 194 207 South 237 242 -- Total MEMOIR OF A BABYLONIAN PRINCESS.—We are requested to state, that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marl borough-street, has this day published in two vols., small octavo, with portrait, price 21s. bound, "The Me moirs of a Babylonian Princess, Maria Theresa Asmar, daughter of Emir Abdallah Asmar," written by herself, and translated into English ; containing a narrative of the persecution • and destruction of her family, on ac count of their adherence to the Christian faith ; of the sFenes she has witnessed, and the trials she has expe rienced during her residence in Mesopotamia, Jerusa lem, Mount Lebanon, Kurdistan, Ispahan, Teheran, and Schiraz ; together with an account of her travels in Italy, France, and England. her Majesty the Queen Dowager, has graciously permitted these Memoirs to be dedicated to her Majesty. ISLE or WIGHT, JUNE B.—The first fruits of Sir James Graham's gallant expedition against the Guernsey fishermen has been gathered and garnered. The brave 42d arrived in Cowes roads last night, and resumed their old quarters at Parkhurst Barracks this morning. Sandy gives the preference to Guernsey in the matter of living, and de clares that he could " hae the drink for naething," but places the 'Wight in the foremost rank, as regards the bedding, the cle a n wheat straw pallia sses ensurin g a far sweeter sleep than the dirty bar rack floors of Fort St. George, which made " his banes ache an' a'maist brake his heart." The Rifles are expected back in a few days. A frightful accident occurred yes terday at Freshwater to a poor fellow named Mayse, one of the preventive service at that station. It appears his walk of d ut y led on the ed g e of one of those tremendous precipices which bounds that " sea girt isle," and it is supposed that his brain becoming dizzy from the height of the eminence on which lw was placed, he lost his footing and fell on the rocky shore below, a distance of upwards of 300 feet. Another seaman was on the road to rFlieve guard, and observed him safe on the cliff but a short time before he arrived at the spot. When discovered, al though some signs of life remained, he was so horribly con tused as to bear but few marks of humanity about him. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEENS BENCH; June 11. TIIE QUEEN, ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, V. TIIE JUSTICES OF BERKSHIRE. Lord DENMAN delivered judgment in this case. This was an action to quash certain orders of sessions, removed into this Court by certiorari. This case contained some matters of difficulty, accm ding even to the statements made on the affidavits, and the Court was not without apprehension that the decision now about to be pronounced might give some countenance to the supposition that this Court would enter into the consideration of matters which were properly matters for final decision at the sessions, and the hearing and the ad judication of which this Court had already disclaimed, anti now again distinctly declared its intention not to enter upon. The effect of such a course might seem to imply that this Court would be called upon to try over again the merits of cases which ought to be finally disposed of at sessions. Of the inconve nience of such a course this Court had spoken during the pre sent term, and had declared its intention, and by that decla ration it deliberately proposed to abide. In deciding this case the Court did not in the slightest degree depart from that declaration, for here the opinion of the Court was founded on the orders themselves. The affidavits were in no degree relied on, except so far as they related to a matter which was not in contest between the parties, namely, the dates of the various transactions. There were four orders in this case. Two orders had been quashed, and two others made in October and November, 1843, confirmed two others made respectively on the 14th and 22d of the previous July. 'These confirmed orders had been made on the 22d of November, 1842, and the 24th of February, 1843. So that two whole quarter sessions had intervened between the making and confirmation of one, and one whole quarter session had passed by between the making and confirmation of the other. It was, therefore, clear that the rule of apply ing to the next quarter sessions had not been complied with, and the Midsummer Session, therefore, had no jurisdiction without some explanation of the delay. No such explana tion had been given; nothing had been done to remove the objeetion arising from it by entering continuances or other wise. Thus the case stood on the face of the orders them selves. The question was to be considered as arising out of the case, as stated in the affidavits which bore on the point of the jurisdiction of the sessions. Both the original rates wanted the requisite declaration of the parish officers, and were on that account void. It was suggested,. for the pur pose of showing that the Midsummer Sessions had jurisdiction in thi.s matter, that the rates had been respectively allowed on the 2fith of March and the Ist of April, 1843, and that, therefore, the hearing of the Midsummer Sessions was in time. But that was not so in fact. The Court had seen the original rates, and found on the face of them the proof that nothing further had been done but to add the declaration of the parish officers, which had been wanting in the first in stance. In either view of the matter, therefore, these rates could not be sustained. But the validity of the latter orders depended on the original rates, and as these were altogether void, the orders confirming them must be useless and void. On the whole, the Court was of opinion that all the four orders must be erased. JUNE 12. (Sittings iu Banco.) THE QUEEN V. THE COMMISSIONERS Or STA.MPS.----MAN• DAMIIS. Mr. KELLY applied for a rule nisi for a mandamus calling upon the Commissioners of Stamps to pay back the sum of 1,2001. which they had received as legacy duty 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 a verdict, thus setting aside Mr. Strachey's will. The probate had subsequently been revoked in the ecclesias tical court, and Mrs. Taverner had taken possession of the 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 rangement with Mrs. Taverner, but they offered to allow a smaller sum. The application was made under the provisions of the Stamp Act. Lord DENMAN—You may take your rule. BUSINESS OF TILE COURT. Lord DENMAN-1 may a% well state that we have sent an 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 ease 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. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 12. (Sittings in Banco.) FRANKLIN V. -NEATE. This was an action tried on Monday last in the Ekchequer Chamber, on which occasion a verdict had been returned for the plaintiff on the first issue, with 191. 7s. 6d. damages; and in favour of the defendant on the second issue, with liberty to plaintiff to mention it to the Court above. A par son of the r.ame of Gilbert, belonging to the commercial marine, in the month of October, 1840, pledged a chrono meter with the defendant Neate, a pawnbroker, resic.ing in Duke-street,- Manchester- square, for the sum of fifteen pounds. The chronometer remained there some months, when the owner of it (Gilbert) sold the ticket to the plaintlff(Frank lin) fur the sum of five pounds, and went off to sea. Plaintiff went to tiefendant's shop, before the expiration of twelve months from the time of pawning the chronometer,And ten dering principal andinterest claimed it should be delivered up to him. This was refused, as were several subsequent applica tions for the property, and ultimately the present action was brought with the result above stated. Mr. fluinfrey now moved fora rule to show cause why the verdict on the second issue should not beset aside and entered as for the plaintiff. The Court. granted the application. BAIL COURT, June 11. (Before Mr. Justice'WiGurmAN.) TILE QUEEN V. BARNARD GREGORY. Mr. PLATT applied to his Lordship for a rule to show cause why the trial of this case should not be postponed until the sittings after next Hilary Term. It was a criminal informa tion filed against the defendant by the Duke of Brunswick. The grounds of the application, as set forth in the affidavits in support of it were that the defendant was now in Ncwgate gaol, in execution of a sentence of imprisonment passed upon him at the Central Criminal Court, and which imprisonment would not expire until November next ; that the criminal information was filed against him by the prosecutor in Tri nity Term, 1843, and the trial had since been appointed to take place on the 15th instant; that the defendant had been for a long time suffering under a very severe illness, and was consequently incapable of giving the necessary instructions to his attorney to defend him ; that by the regulations of the prison in which he was confined, the use of writing materials was prohibited to prisoners, &c. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN granted a rule to show cause. His Lordship afterwards went to Guildhall to try Nisi Prius cases, and his place was taken by Mr. Justice Coleridge. COURT OF COMMON FLEAS, June 11. THE DERBY DISPUTE. WOOD V. WEATHERBY AND ANOTHER. Mr. Sergeant S. HEE mentioned this case to the Court this morning, and said that it had been arranged that the rule in this Court should be enlarged generally, but it appeared that an issue between the real parties to the suit, the owners of Running Rein and Orlando, was to be tried at the ensuing sittings before one of the Barons of the Exchequer, who would have power to order the payment of the stakes to the successful party. The money would then be gone, and the stakeholders, Messrs. Weatherby, might lose their costs of appearing in this Court. Lord Chief Justice TINDAL said, that when the Court of Exchequer had decided the matter, there would be an end of the case. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron GUILNEY). EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—A well dressed young man, named George Reginald Whitaker, sur rendered to take his trial, charged with feloniously forging and uttering a cheque for 1701., with intent to defraud Messrs. Sir W. Call, Martin, and Co. the bankers. Mr. Doane appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner. • From the evidence it appeared that a young man named Thomas Brightman, being out of employment, advertised in one of the newspapers for a situation as porter, and in an swer to his advertisement he received a letter, appointing an interview at the Peacock public-house, Islington. He went to the place mentioned in the letter, at the time appointed, and he there saw a young man, who wore a pair of dark blue spectacles and a large cloak. The young man said he wanted the witness as a light porter, and he would give him 11. per week wages at first, with an understanding that they should he increased after the witness had been in the situa tion a short time. Arrangements were then entered into for inquiries being made respecting witness's character; and, subsequently, another interview took place between the parties, and on that occasion the young man, whom the wit ness believed to be the prisoner, gave the witness a cheque, which was signed with the name of Princeps. The cheque was for 170/., and was drawn upon Call and Co. The witness was directed to bring seventy sovereigns and ten ten-pound notes, and the prisoner said he would wait for it at the King's Arms, Leadenhall street. When witness presented the cheque, it was discovered to he a forgery, and he was given into custody, but was libe rated uponhis explaining under what circumstances he be came possessed of the cheque, and, meeting the prisoner shortly afterwards, in the street, he gave him into custody. The defendant expressed the greatest surprise when he was given into custody. Mr. CLARKSON addressed the jury for the defence, and stated that the defendant was a highly respectable young man, having been, since 1833, in the service as an officer of the East India Company. The defence to the present charge was that the young man at the bar was not the person who had had the interviews with the witness Brightman. The man was evidently mistaken, as he (Mr. Clarkson) would be able distinctly to show by evidence. Several witnesses were then called to speak to the cha racter of Mr. Whitaker, one of whom was Mr. Maurice Power, son of the late eminent comedian. Mr. Whitaker's landlady, was called, and she dis tinctly proved that on the day in question he did not go out until after twelve o'clock in the day. Two other witnesses were also called, who distinctly proved this alibi, and The Learned JUDGE stopped the case, and directed the jury to return a verdict of acquittal, which they accordingly did. Mr. Baron GURNEY then addressed Mr. Whitaker, and said, "You leave this Court, Mr. Whitaker, without the slightest spot on your character." Mr. Whitaker then left the Court with his friends. John Leaver, 45, hair-dresser, was indicted for felo niously administering to Margaret Leaver, his wife, a quantity of arsenic, with intent to murder her. In other counts the offence was differently charged. Mr. Doane prosecuted, and Mr. Wilkins defended o upon the present carried on oc casion. the prisoner. The circumstances of this case have been very re cently fully given, and it will, therefore , not be intoneces goThener pr t i h s e o inat a ny sarto the business of a hair-dresser in Bermondsey - street; and ,it he for some time before the occurrence in : question th e lengthremembered, prisoner and his wife had been upon rather unfriendly terms. On the 29th of May, the prisoner's wife was in bed, and after the tea things were laid the son of the prisoner saw him put something in his mother's tea-cup, and he observed a sort of white scum on the top of the tea. The tea was sent up to the prisoner's wife and she tasted it, and immediately felt a b urn i ng sensat i on i n her throat, which induced her not to drink any more of the tea. The tea-cup and its contents were eventually sent to Guy's Hospital, wher e it was di scovere d t h at t h e tea contained a small portion of arsenic. It appeared in the course of the case, that it had been the custom in :~ the prisoner's family to use soda in the tea, and also that the house was infested by rats, and that arsenic had been purchased for the purpose of destroying them. Mr. WILKINS addressed the jury for the prisoner, and called several witnesses, who gave him an excellent cha-. racter for humanity and good conduct. Mr. Baron GunNEr having summed up, the jury de liberated fur a short time, and then expressed a wish to retire. They were absent about half an hour, when they re turned into Court and gave a verdict of Not Guilty. Simnel Withers, 25, and Henry Giles Atkins, 32, were indicted for feloniously uttering a forged 5/. note, pur porting to be one of the Bank of England, with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of that Cor poration:_ Me. O'Brien appeared for the defence. • The charge was clearly made out, and the jury re turned a verdict of Guilty. The police-constable stated that the prisoner Withers hal been before convicted of felony. Withers denied the truth of the statement, and de clared that he had never before been in custody. • Mr. Cope, the Goverdor of Newgate, said he had no doubt the prisoner had been in Newgate bet; Te. Withers still declared it was not true, and Mr. Baron Gurney postponed the sentence until further inquiry was made. Daniel . Wright, 21, sailor, was charged with forging and uttering an order for 3901., wish intent t) defraud bir C. Scott, Bart., and others. Mr. Clarkson conducted the case for the prosecution, awl Mr. Wilkins appeared for th- . pris , mer. It appeared in evidence that the prisoner had gore to the Banking-house of - Sir C. Scott, in Cavendish-square, and presented a cheque for 390/., which appeared to be drawn by a gentleman named Pulsford, upon the Batik of England. The cheque was mad- payable to Mr. G. Redmlyne, the silk mercer, in Bond-street, and as he kept an account at the prosecutors' bank, no suspicion was entertained, arid, the money was paid over to the prisoner, who presented the cheque. Upon the document being transmitci to the Bank of England it was at once discovered to be a forgery. The prisoner was* shortly afterwards appre hended at the Victoria Hotel, near the Lorelon and Birmingham ilailway station, in company with a female, and on his being taken into custody he admitted the offence, and said it was a bad job, but he must take the consequences. On his heing searched a quantity of jewellery, and 701. in gold were found in his possession, and also another forged cheque, which he told • the officer he intended to haVe uttered on the next day, if he had not been taken into custody. As he was going to thestation-house he said to the constable, " The women were the cause of it all." The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Baron GURNEY inquired who and what the prisoner was? Mr. Wilkins said that he was the son of a respectable tradesman, and on the death of his father he came into the possession of some money which he very quickly got rid of, and in the course of his career of dissipation he became acquainted with some very bad characters, who had probaely induced him to commit the offence. Mr. Baron GURNEY said he could not look upon this as any excuse for the prisoner's conduct, and he felt•it his duty to sentence the prisoner to twelve years' transpor tation. Joseph Clark, 27, Andrew Murphy, 22, Charles Saun ders, 27, and Emma Farmer, 32, were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Robert Tayler, and stealing a quantity of copper money, some fourpenny pieces, and other articles, his property. The prosecutor is the landlord of the Black Horse in Kent-street, and on the night of the robbery he went to bed, leaving the premises all safe. He was awoke by a police-constable in the night, and it was then ascertained that some thieves had entered the premises by a window, and that the articles mentioned in the indictment had been stolen. The guilt of the *whole of the prisoners was clearly proved, as they were stopped run ning away from the prosecutor's huuse with the stolen property in their possession. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, anti the pri soners Clark and Farmer were also proved to have been before convicted of felony. Mr. Byron GURNEY sentenced the prisoners to be transported for twenty years. When the sentence was pronounced the whole of the prisoners became very violent, and the woman, address ing the Learned Judge, said, in an impudent tone— " Can't you give us any more, old fellow ?" It was with some difficulty that they were at length removed from the dock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HO USE. A most ontrageoui imposter, who said that his nanat was James Edward Smith, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having "bilked" the landlord of the Monument Tavern. The prisoner, it was stated, walked into the tavern, ate a beef steak, drank six bottles of slcia water, and then had some brandy and water, and was about to walk off without settling the bill, but was delivered into the hands of a policeman. The defendant—A.ly Lord, I complain to you that these men have acted illegally in detaing me upon such a charge. It is a mere debt, and I am' sure yuur Lord ship will treat it as such, and I have my remedy at law for this false imprisonment. The policeman, who took the prisoner to the station house, said he kicked and struck several of them dan gerously. The defendant—Every one of them has violated the law. The money is recoverable by civil process. It is through the medium of the pro`ession, and nut through the ragamuffin police, that the debt is to be got. The LORD MAYOR—You are are not only responsible for the impueition upon the landlord, but for the violent attack you have made upon the police ; and I sentence you to imprisonment for a month. The defendant—l appeal against that sentence. It is a most infernal and diabolical system of injustice to im prison a man for a debt regularly contracted as a debt. I protest. against it. The LAD MAYOR (to the officers)—Let him be removed. It was with difficulty the ruffian was taken from the bar; and the officers were obliged to chain his hands behind his back before they could convey him to the Compter. Two men, named Henry illanby and William Taylor, were, on Tuesday, brought before Alderman John Johnson, charged with having stolen a quantity of lead, part of a leaden coffin which had been deposited about twenty years ago in the vault of the church of St. Cle ment, East Cheap. . It appeared that the prisoners had been employed to make preparations in the vault for a funeral, and that they had been observed by some of the neighbours walk ing away with a large piece of lead from the receptacle; Information having been given to a policeman, the men were apprehended, and the lead w as f oun d i n a butter-firkin in Gracechurch-street, where they had de posited it. - Amongst those who gave evidence was Jane Margaret Walker, who stated that she was assistant to the sexton of the church of St. Clement, Eastcheep. She gave most extraordinary evidence, and said that the cogins were sometimes ordered by the churchwardens to be broken up. About nine years ago a circumstance of the kind had taken place. Upon that occasion the then churchwarden had authorised the breaking up of the leaden coffins. Alderman JOHNSON asked the witness whether she participated in the profits derived from the sale of the lead? The witness replibd in the negative. Alderman JOHNSON, w ho was very much surprised at hearing of such a practice, desired to be informed how long the coffins were allowed to remain in the vault before they were disturbed, and the lead appropriated? The witness said the lead•of the coffins had been broken up but once since she had been employed about the church, and that was rune years ago. She believed it was sanctioned by the churchwarden, and the profits were put down to the parish accounts. Alderman JOHNSON—I nevf-r supposed that such dis• graceful proceedings could, for a moment, have been sanctioned or endured. One of the prisoners said that he had been employed by the other to take away the piece of lead, which had been lying amongst some rubbish, and the other prisoner said he had given the direction under the firm impresson that the lead was the perquisite of the churchwarden. The latter declared that, nine years ago, the lead of the coffins had been actually sold out of the churchyard, and the money obtained from the sale was carried to the account of the churchwarden for the time being. Alderman JOHNSON said that so extraordinary a business must certainly - be closely investigated, and remanded the prisoners. MAR YLEBONE. William Mutton was placed at the bar on a charge of having ill-used his wife anti• putting her in bodily fear. Hannah Mutton, living at No. 5, Henry-street, Pottland town, said, that she had been married to the prisoner for thirteen years, but had in consequence of his ill-treatment, arising from jealousy, separated from him about three weeks ago. He professed penitence, and she had agreed to return to his house again, and he was to have come to her lodgings at nine o'clock last evening, for the purpose of removing her boxes. She waited, but he did not arrive till twelve, and then he swore that she had been out that evening, with some men, and caught up the poker and aimed a blow at her head. She fortunately got hold of it and saved herself from the blow. He then threw her on the bed and struck her several times over the head with his fist. He also caught her by the throat, but her screams of murder caused come persons to enter the room, and she escaped into a neighbour's house. Oa the previous Friday the prisoner had called at the place where she worked, and presented a pistol at her person. She did not know whether it was loaded or not. The complainant's statement was corroborated by other witnesses. Mr. RAWLINSON—What do you mean by this conduct to .your wife, Sir ? Prisoner—l am told that she is an infamous woman, and she has been intoxicated several times. Mr. RAWLINSON—That's no reason you should murder her. You are fined 203. for the assault upon her, and you must find two housekeepers to become bail, in 101. each, that you will keep the peace for the remainder of the year. After the charges in the sheet had been disposed of, a poor deranged creature, was brought in. He had been observed by a young lad immersed to the chin in a stagnant ditch, at the back of Primrose-hill. With the assistance of several persons the poor creature was got out, and given hitt) charge of the police. When introduced to the presence of the Ma gistrate, he exhibited a very great degree of violence, by throwing himself upon the floor, tearing the lining from his hat, and thrusting it into his mouth. He attempted several times to bite his hands and arm, and it required the most strenuous efforts of two strong men to prevent his injuring himself. The Magistrate directed that he should be taken in a cab to the workhouse of St. George, Hampstead, the parish in which he was first discovered. UNION-HALL. Edward Langman was charged with stealing five bottles of wine, the property of Mr. Yates, landlord of a public-house in Tooley-street. It appeared that the defendant was in great distress a few weeks since, and was taken into the complainant's service from motives of charity, and was employed in attending the customers in the skittle-ground. On the preceding day he .~ .. J 1 ..... ,:: contrived to take the key of the cellar out of the cite it going down there took - fire bottles of wine, and diclutho amongst the persons in the skittle-grotind, and ther!.o3itil the empty bottles down the water - closet. Evidence 011 acts having been given the prisoner was remanded. arA ir, cnT -TITRE SIR ROD--! -- PEEL. blin , Oliver Walsh, a carpenter and builder, of (ll:offers brought before Mr. Jardine, at Bow. street, by th', be - to* the detective force, charged with writing a letter oi t ot t ai threatening character to Sir Robert Peel. A w,a,rrd in applied for on the previous evening, and being 1" 3. ' prr hands of Thornton and Kendall, they succeedsd in ~, ~,1 bending the prisoner at an early hour yesterday In° rlutiv his lodgings, No. 7, Upper Marsh, Lambeth. ,io,s9 d The prisoner bore the appearance of a decent mechatic,. being placed at the bar, seemed quite calm and c ollec . itf t. Sergeant Kendall stated tb i gt, having called at tu oil soner's lodgings about seven o'clock in the nioraing,: ts b, 0 he saw him and havin asked if I.is name was l'' e ,alter admitte , d it, witness asked him if he was ti ( i pal of the letter produced, which he handed to him, r ia Ol t ' read a few words, he niilied, "I don't know." an d c l9 . j certainly be acquainted with your own writing, 8 .., ,, 0,, forget if you were the person who sent t hat Lett e' d it. witness; upon which lie replied, ~ Yes, I did ° o void Witness told him who he was, and that he ec tiot , take him into custody, to which he made no oil e sol t° o but hoped he would be allowed to retire to anothettingiot clean himself, to which witness agreed; and on gc t ,,, 0 01,, t : another room up stairs there lay on the table at o e "' d to l' the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whigh witness hand e ali the inspector. The prisoner then said She might hav e s ;illo t , papers he possessed, which he instantly gave 11 1 ) .,,00' making any observation. He then commenced talloloojile, private affairs, asserting he had been robbed to a„c` . . t biol. able extent, and his property chstroyed and taken I t ri tt r er iti: that he had made repeated application to the a oo l o .ls of from whom he could obtain no redress. The Per son e d (sit, portions of his property were found, were discharg _cider custody, although he was prepared with s utlicien t _! el y Ie against them, and they might consider theniselves tiro' t,, tunate that some of them were not shot before this ' l o 4 l ' Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, inquired if any coarse'(l the bundle of papers had ri ference to the present _,,, t st, Witness said they all related to private circurastance;oo the pnaoner said he had written to Lord Eliot a ga t the manner in which he had been treated. the fi r The following is a copy of the letter upon Wh ich rant was granted for the prisoner's apprehension:l, OA " No. 7, Upper Marsh, Lansbetb , Jun e . c d I. " Honourable Sir,-1 beg to state I have rec e ! r of ",: e answer, signed ' G. Arbuthnott,' in which the prai l e at ibi„ petition or any redress is refused. I again assert „ t fs . In been denied the protection of a British subject. .‘". s . e .d, El been attacked, and my property and character destr°,-estic..l I further say that I never will tamely s u ffer such I t oist l iti will stand on any right as a citizen with my life,s ° ,,,„ r itie l ,(t be not awarded me, I will leave some of your au'r,', of .5 Ireland as sad a tale to brood over as ever the tarter , stTo Drummond had. I will respectfully wait an arts re it even be the warrant of a policeman. I ant P', - te ron'" the worst. I am, respectfully, your most obedient, 41.9,rs " OLIVER ‘B•4*- 04 "To the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel." fitte d t i O The prisoner being called on for his defence, ado. teo ev, 0 written the letter when labouring under•,,reat Oc'reivo-{, consequence of being denied justice. He had beendeittco Ireland, where his property had been seized fa ct san r 'jja, and although he was prepared to prove allell fD S Of Mr. Callaghan and Mr. Tindall, magistrates ha lf, osoi they refused to examine any witness on his h ell lied ° 0 ground that he was out of his mind. He then sPP he 6, commissioners of police and his Excellenc , but under redress. He had witnesses to prove how he had beeetoor 0 but he might as well be without laws, or else liv e a gblft bush laws, or the laws of New South Wales, n n ee ire• A tr way in the world, for any justice that he could re p,b o ; ~ t 0 then came to London, and baying written W S ir w ss,t b y specting his grievances, the answer he received e, 4 40 1 the Lord Lieutenant declined to entertain the ca s , s is Sit not be expected he would interfere. He then, t°, t he `; O 4 of desperation, wrote the letter brought forward 13 ) 1 3 iii . Mr. Jardine—But why use such threatening,,te„a. towards Sir Robert Peel, if you expected redress? 5 ',17 .9: :0 1 I have been done out of my property, and r efit_ c o a. 7, They might as well fasten a pan to my tail toll through the streets as a mad dog, as they O s° v l *O f done. hoen - Inspector Pearce said the prisoner bad lately t' l with a brain fever. Prisoner—Which was caused by my cruel treatment I received. A itl i ii t Y Mr. Jardine inquired if he had any friena l be fott • Prisoner—Not one, for I have never been her e 1 ..' 5t.,4 the unfortunate man burst into tears). : s elf 111 ,,,rif Mr. Jardine ordered him to put in bail, ll° • ot ir and two sureties in 100/., to be of good behta l ' 'I, - next four months. t lelY s uch to misfortunes "4 c1,0 The prisoner said it was impossible to find he was removed in the course of the evening fields prison. ° ", - VI I9I MARKET NEWS.—(PEST — „re CORN—EXCHANGZ. but e t , 0 1 , Although the supply of English Wheat vial :' sh It r tii: the demand for that article was in a very sing e d. rfo : i Monday's prices were with difficulty stipP °r ` At /1 ,.. t r '_, Wheat, both free and in bond, was a mere clilig' sal nominal rates. Barley and Malt were a i tesdY see' previous rates were well supported. In Oats, and Flour, comparatively little was doing. IP ARRIVALS. 8a: 7 1 0 ,y q . ,... 11.15 4 0. 1 5?" 640 ..... 4 0 1 Malt, 2, 70 qrs. NIVELITZCHAPILT. o de 9 For all kinds of meat, the supplies of whic h , . of y y had a very heavy 'demand, at a general denia l :id tt e ' A te Sibs. :—Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d; Mutton , ~2 5, 14 V' Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 2d to 45 4d; and r°' per 81bs. . Wheat. English...« 5;210 qrs. Irish.. - Foreign - STAT_U OF TRADE'',OII .I O„t 4 (From the Manchester Guardian of yest- t he' t! c t) 4 0 :( There has been a good and steady busines s 4 0' 9% market during the last week, and prices a re .:Wpf firm, except for the higher counts, which he' - oil Oi t 4t, some time past relative y higher than the re: el" now slightly receded. For manufactu leu 00.4 market is not quite so good. The reeeni,eol?.l, news from the East Indies tied China not he ill P t fN iff le favourable, shirtings have slightly deol ine— h is t° are more difficult of sale ; but printing c lot 0 firm, with a fair business fining. Ars; s o ,ilsi: o ROCHDALE FLANNEL MA. RILET, 31014 1 / 1 .,%19 We have had an improved demand for fi g ' fe l l th e but the manufacturers complain much at, deb ~•°` prices offered by the merchants. Thew °e ` f it $l5 not been very pressing to sell at former ...A P - 01 0 '4+ count of a report very generally circula ye" tbeS colonial wool sales in London last eeek , ,he las t fetched between Id. and lid. more than at d o cts l / wS P BRITISH AND FOREIGN TEMPERA a00;44 THE BISHOP OF NORWICH AND THE .- t 0e 54 %.5! On Tuesday the anniversary meeting friends of this body was held at the Music -ha t hel ,ol` ,/ of 0 , 1 4 stor Lord Teignmouth in the chair, supported by b ; teo p oo r r of Norwich, and several influential friends of t eP e og e i tt cause. The meeting was at intervals of B _,, ra bol ofr character, owing to the interruption of a larr t he .I' l/ 0 0 1 / 1 tallers, who congregated in great numbers ! u s br i fr osi ID; Noble Chairman opened the proceedings °tool hoe!': , ' The Rev. Owen Clarke, the secretary, read ' 4 : Stili 4 e ont i , Ashley, the Bishop of London, the Dean e- er , s tD' Hon. W. Cowper, Sir Edward Parry, and otb fi tio° ITO OPe r 14 4 6 4 ,1 ' of the interest they felt in the Society' s report gave a detailed statement of the Pr- ,d Society. The Bishop of Norwich briefly m °% to l y `eeo of the report. He said he was always hapP.Yd o of ag cause of temperance, and regretted that he 1 „ be t of 1 to attend the meeting of the teetotallers I,lt%ticti Hall, the motto of whose society WO, WO' iet!,', not—handle not."—(Loud cheers from t he te e tt7 t 4 motto of the British and Freign TemPer s i n t e n " Let us so use the things of* he world as p° lll t be 111P, t g —(Cheers and hisses.) He did not agree , is e oif of the teetotallers ; he was for temperate cs er io - d O be if The Rev. David Rueli seconded the mo tion, eof t_ t r o „ of the proceedings the teetotallers urged tuff sentatives a man named Miller, to g et " •ue 01 `. t Miller did ' so, and endeavoured to address 111 , 11! was received with mingled cheers and hisses w ' bid) 0 1 1 "; ling ensued, with much noise and clamour , to 0 0"; l eI l Chairman endeavoured, but ineffectuallPeptlYodp,), Bishop of Norwich advanced, and veherasod et Miller, said—Sir, lam a Christian ma" , , . v our y iocliPio Christian people; I appeal to you, Si r O v ' ee th t tog e t bst g o , your heart, and unknown tome and the 01 te d tif boy, to say whether your intiusion here is dictate o btc 04 tian feeling and that principle of cocciliatu_!_eo /CV be r e it , be the characteristic of this great cause.—•.e ii 4v t during which Miller retreated several pac_,,ooo_,ol followed by the Right Reverend Prelate,.w,,o this 6S e i it, Sir, your intention to cast a firebrancloible' ChaeWeryi el' D e (Renewed confusion ensued.) The al! , ° Li ce A. t several ineffectual attempts to restore of" . 9 A d) ot P Boatswain Smith, declared the proceedg n obe rs the lights were extinguished, a nd the a" retreat. On the Bth inst., in I7BPiplierTPß-hBillicaore-Pll4 e' „ s ae ° • 9' Mrs. John Gough Nichols, of a daughter.A o f j3rit• - ri ,' On the 6th inst.,adaattec_Cghhh:tasethrhu.anmt,,ltrilres:lieul;wpo _..4.3ti1; J. On. O'Brien,the 7thholfsta., On the 7th inst., at Camden-road vuL. of On the 7th inst., at Delvediere, Foul °' be ll' John Prvce, Esq., of a daughter ullses4 1 4 S ii rlf 4 On the 7th hist at West-hill, Wan devit)rtli' ° Dig cij c Rucker, Esq., of a g son. the ArOmnettrheeng6,tlEi Esq., of siinegtahpeerFe Fulham-road, 00 r daghteriieid, 9,V On the Bth inst., Mrs..Frede'rick Williaie 0 11 ' I ter, which survived only a few hours. _ 16,0 6, 1 k 4 On the Bth inst., the lady of Samuel To 0., of Albert-road, Regent's-park, of a son; char iots+ , At Putney, Surrey, the lady of 1 • .011 0 C f daughter. •r. of •-- fp' rt. o oe n tn t , he Bth inst., at Epsom, the w'' - 01 Esq., of a daushter. ' 10 11 t th e On the 9th inst., in Belgrave-stree , Smith, Esq., of a daughter, still -born. ,so MARRIED. , v . 0,00 pa..; On the Bth inst., at Epsom, James "I`t_law, Po r to ta,V ley, of Lincoln's Inn, Esq., barrister -a _,. to ~, Dorcas, younger daughter of J. N. Shelley, Y' D ij9 : f t y On the Bth inst., at Lewin's Meaclold'ealjghter u Worsley, Esq., to Eleanor Harper, third ,19 4. W. Parkes, Esq., of Warwick. te l l, DIED. G. 13 .11 5 01 ei e On the 6th inst., at Richmond, SurreP,„,;„gteet cio On the 6th inst., at Duncan-terrace, P.--- o od c,o' son of Mr. Leech. I eti )9°l'l' C pril 4 On the 29th of April, at Bombay , ' , el! t indi s '4 4l ' bell, Assistant -Surgeon, in the Lion. ,-. 33 V ( Service. Dels f°°6 •,,°' of On the t2h6eth22l3deomfhAayprsil,eatitv3elThnofwah, tßry. ,34,Dendes.2,4t.tie idio t jer On the 25th of May, at Gibraltar, Je Mrs. Longlands Cowell. lee,l/$ll 0 0 At Welbeck-street, John F inney, EscliGoy's— 4 On the 26th ult., Joseph Dunn, Esq., o yid ° l., at-law. t •T eliet re ,> " c On the 9th uat Riverhead, Ree;,,,,..5t ..,, Ort late Donald Macleod, Esq., of Geanie, al•;:s8-illi.air'"0..t. On the 2d inst., at Ahascrengh, GP v ,i s t 14 1 , 0 4. e l bury, Esq., formerly Lieutenant in the 61st Thivirjote 04 On the 6th inst., at Cheltenham, John _,-- „fat' 1 1 ,,/ ----;ciiiipo,l ti London: Printed and PUblished to" 01 ' 0070 7 No. 112, Strand , Printer, at The S ss io the St r and, in the Precinc t of the Savoie faiddleasa, Thursday, June 13, 1844• 14 ( oil :"ItTl 145, r 11, 4 r, 55.