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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF . LORDS,..IIIky 17 Their Lordships assembled at Five o'Clock. Lord Antrtc ER took the oaths, and signed the Parliamentary Toll. Earl FITZ WILLIAM presented a petition from the Quakers of Ireland, praying for the abolition of the punishment of death in all cases whatsoever. Lord BROUGHA3fand another Noble Lord presented pe titions Lem Edinburgh and Leith, in favour of the North British Railway. ROMAN C4THOLIC PENAL ACTS REPEAL BILL. Lord BEAUMONT, in postponing the second reading of this Bill, expressed a hope that the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack would make his arrangements so as to allow the Bill to be brought on as early as possible. The LORD CHANCELLOR sai-1 that some delay was necessary as this Bill proposed to repeal twenty-eight Acts of Parliament, and therefore it would take the Government some time, to consider the subject. WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. The Duke of WELLINGTON stated that, next Thurs. day. he shou'd move the adjournment of the House to that day week. TEXAS. Lord BROUGHAM wished to ask the Noble Lord the Se- cretary for Foreign Affairs if he had received information with respect to the annexation of Texas to the United States. This was a question of vast importance, so far as the abolition of slavery was concerned, but he trusted that the deciding por tion of the Coragress, namely, two-thirds of the members, would eppose it. Nothing which had dropped from him or the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department even justified the inference that this country, although deploring the existence of slavery, ever contemplated any interference with the Constitu tion of America. The Earl of ABERDEEN said the Noble and Learned Lord could not expect him t give a precise answer to the ques tion he asked. It was a subject quite new and unexampled in the history of nations, and his Noble and Learned Friend might depend upon it that it would receive the most serious atten tion of her 3litjesty's Government. It was true, he believed, that the treaty for the annexation of Texas to the United States had been signed ; but he agreed in the hope ex pressed by his Noble and Learned Friend that the majority of Congress would not agree to the ratification of it. At present he could not speak with c:aifidence on the subject, but when the time came he should state his opinions to the House, and act consistently with his duty as a Minister of the Crown. Nothing that he or the Noble Lord of had ever said, could justify the suspicion that they intended to interfere with American institutions. DUBLIN AND CASHEL RAILWAY. Lord MONTEAGLE said he wished to draw the attention of their Lordships to a matter of vast importance to those per sons interested as shareholders in the railway between Dublin and Cashel. A Bill upon the subject of railways in Ireland bad been introduced, and it had been announced that this Bill eould not possibly be carried into effect this year. Any dis appointment in this matter would be a source of injury to those shareholders. Lord INIONTEAGLE presented a petition praying that the standing orders of their Lordships' House might be suspended in favour of the Dublin and Cashel Railway Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON said there was undoubtedly great interest attached to the measure to which the petition of the Noble Lord referred. It was the wish of her Majesty's Government to give every facility in both Houses of Parlia ment to the progress of that measure. The standing orders of their Lordships' House were established fur the purpoue of securing the public and persons interested against being taken by surprise. Now, in the present case, there could be no sur prise, inasmash as the notices respecting it had been given several years ago. ART-UNIONS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from the Art-Union of London, praying that the Art-Unions of the country might be legalised. IRISH POOR-LAW. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE then rose, pursuant to no•ice, to present a petition respecting the stable of the Eden derry Workhouse, in Ireland. The prayer of the petition was merely for inquiry, in order to prevent a recurrence of such conduct in future on the part of the Commissioners. This was a matter of vast import, because the law, as it now stood, was most unpopular amongst all par ties, with the exception, perhaps, of some few amongst the higher classes. It was perfectly impossible, if they wanted to maintain peace in Ireland, that this law could be continued. In the newspapers of that day were detailed the circumstances of an affray caused by the collection of poor•rates, when the highest amount due was only Is. This measure had been car vied completely against the will of the greater number of the Irish Members, and therefore must have been ill-suited to the condition of the country. The Duke of WELLINGTON agreed that this was a sub ject of great. importance. The report of the Commission ap pointed to inquire into the subject would be laid upon the table in a very short time, when their Lordships would have better inforrriation. Ile was ready to do every thing in his power to insure the beneficial operation of the poor-law in Ireland. The Earl of POWIS presented petitions against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, and in favour of the establishment of a bishopric in Manchester. The Noble Earl Face notice that he should subasit a motion on the subject on forsdav, 11th June. The bishop of EXETER presenied a petition from certain persons praying their Lordships to take into their consideration the state of .ae common women of the metropolis. The peti tioners were the members of certain societies for the recla mation of unfortunate women. The petitioners stated that seduction was carried on to an enormous extent in the metro polis, and many thousands of houses had been established for the purpose of facilitating that vice ; and the petitioners prayed the House to take some measures for putting a stop to so horrible a system as that which at present prevailed in the metropolis for the seduction of innocent young females. The Right Rev. Prelate laid on the table of the house a Bill for the purpose of the more effectual suppression of brothels, and the suppression of trading in prostitution. Ihe Bill, after a few words from the Earl of MOUNT CASIIEL, was read a first time. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Lord WHARNCLIFFE then rose to call the attention of their Lordships to the present state of the new Houses of Par liament. He said it had become necessary to bring the sub ject under the consideration of the House, inasmuch as very extensive alterations had been made by Mr. Barry in the plans as originally laid down—these alterations having been made without the concurrence of the Committee which had been appointed to watch the progress of the new buildings. The alterations he would shortly describe to their Lordships. In the original plan it was proposed that her Majesty when going to the House of Parliament should enter the new Houses by the western door of what was called the Victoria Tower, and she would then proceed along a staircase into her robing-room immediately behind the throne in the new House of Lords, and after robing she would pro aced at once into the House of Lords. The alteration which had heen made by Mr. Barry was, that the Queen should enter the Victoria Tower at the east door, proceed along a passage up a staircase, and crossing a yard to the robing- room. From the robing-room she would pass into the House of Lords by way of a passage to be called the Victoria passage. Now, Mr. Barry Lad no authority whatever for making those alterations, and certainly was not justified according to his own account in making them. Ile (Lord Wharncliffe) protested against its being urged that these alterations were mere matters of taste. They were no such thing, and he could not discover that they were alterations of convenience, or that sufficient benefit would be derived from them to justify the outlay of money, which they would require. Ile moved that the matter be referred to a Committee of the Board of Works. Lord SUDELEY said he was one of the Commissioners who were appointed to decide upon the plans which were ori ginally sent in for the construction of the new Houses of Par liament. There were ninety-seven competitors, and the num ber of plans submitted was upwards of 1,100. The task of the Commissioners, therefore, was not a light one. The Com missioners came to the determination of deciding in favour of the plan of Mr. Barry, and in coming bo that conclusion the Commissioners fully understcod that, in carrying out the plan, Mr. Barry would, from time to time, make various alterations in the,details of his plans ; but they believed that ho would not do so without the concurrence of the Government. He differed very much from the opinion of the Noble Lord opposite that these alterations were not matters of taste. Lord %V II ARNCLIFFE—The Home of Lords is not the proper place to discuss a question of taste ; but 1 have no taste upon this subject at all. Lord SUDELEY hoped then that their Lordships would norattach much weight to the observations of the Noble Lord upon this subject.—(Laugh ter. ) The Noble Lord then proceeded to show that the alteration which had been made in the Victoria Tower had arisen from the mode in which Dr. Reid had determined upon carrying his apparatus for ventilat ing the new building into the rew Houses of Parliament. He contended that the plans ought to have been definitively settled eight years ago, and ought not, as in point of fact was the case, to have been postponed until the present day, and they were not settled yet. Although he had great confidence in Mr. Barry, yet he never would have consented to allow him to make any alteration he pleased without first consulting the Go vernment, and he trusted that in future the Government would not allow any alteration to be made without their express ap proval. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought it would be most inconvenient to go into a general discussion on the subject ; but what he wished to say was, that he entirely concurred in the observations which bad fallen from the Noble President of the Council (Lord Wharncliffe). Ho had no doubt that the al terations which had taken place in the Victoria Tower, had been made at the instance of Dr. Reid, in order that he might the more easily erect his apparatus for the ventilation of the new Houses pf Parliainent. Lord ' BROUGHAM expressed a hope that Mr. Barry would, in future, make no changes without first consulting the Government. He must protest against Mr. Barry's conti nually fighting with the Committee on the subject of delay. No doubt Mr. Barry, like all other artists, wished to make a display by having the whole of the new building opened at the same time. He (Lord Brougham) however trusted that the Government would not allow this, but compel Mr. Barry to stick to hie implied bargain of opening the House of Lords next session. The Marquis of CL A N RIC A RDE expressed a similar hope. Lord COLBORNE did not think it was politic to take the r l e t slZsib_i)ity of any c h anges o ff t h e s h ou ld ers of Mr. Barry. • Barry was to carry this great work to co m pl e ti on i t was absol u t e l y necessary that they should place confidence in him. After a few words from the Earl of BESBOROUGH, and the Marquis of NonstAN BY, the motion was agreed t o . The Courts of Common Law Bills, were read a third time and passed. Their Lordships then adjourned at Eight o'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Bridge Bill was iIIY 17. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. The Westminster and Lambeth Susp ens i on read a second time , an d o rdered to be committ e d. Mr. BROTH ERTON presented a petition from Salford against certain clauses of the Poor-law Amendment Bill ; also a petition in favour of the Dissenters Chapels 13111. Petitions in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels 13111 were pre sented by Dr. Bowring fro m Bolton ; Mr. Pusey and Sir George Grey from Devonshire ; Lord Robert Grosvenor from Chester ; and the Solicitor-General from places in Ireland. Petitions were presented against the Bill by Colonel Con nolly from Donegal, Mr. Plumptre from Durham, and Mr. Heathcoat from Tiverton. Mr. M. O'CONNELL presented a number of petitions against the Irish Registration Bill. Lord DUNCAN presented a petition from Bath, praying that the practice of granting Post-office money orders on the Lord's Day may be abolished. Sir R. ft. INGLIS presented a petition against the union of the secs of Asaph and Bangor, and in favour of the esta blishment of a Bishopric of Manchester. Lord CHARLES MANNERS presented a petition from several solicitors residing in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, against certain clauses in the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill. Mr. FERRAND presented a petition from the Welsh Cal . ' li inisite Itellsodists resitlent in London, against the Dissenters' 4. ,.. k, ,,, :wx Ctripels Bill. ".......;\ .E/r : A.. t wXr T. t WILDS he .arn eef r: t s . ented a petition very numerously -,-4-77 V , . 'ox r . is otheriA:l ,, ~ a l.. i It n s t p , presented n p t e i , , d s tyr e retitions, one in favour arm., twai enters Chapels Bill. "'.. —,...', -,!' ; IV:- . ~ -i' LOW TtIER 11 favour of a presented a t' ' ' pe nion, signed by , I,boo t-',-**, •• - - -z -- .. '' . 4 , . protection. , 1'...... , . • ' • ''.7'.. $. v v., 1 1; - 4 4 ; Captain PECHELL presented a petition from an Unitarian congregation in Brighton, and from several other Dissenting congregations of the town, in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Mr. PATTISON presented two petitions to the same effect. Lord POL LIN G TON presented a similar petition. Mr. HUME presented a petition from a Dissenting congre gation in Warwickshire, against certain clauses in the Dissen ters' Chapels Bill. Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition from Cheltenham, in favour of the Bill. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition against it. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from members of the Established Church at Preston, in favour of the Dis senters' Chapels Bill: also a petition from the Roman Catholics of the same place to the same effect. Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from the Vauxhall Bridge Company, against the Lambeth Suspension Bridge Bill. PULTENEY TOWN HARBOUR BILL. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, the Pulteney Town Harbour and Improvement Bill was ordered to be re-com mitted to the former Committee. Mr. ESCOURT brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee on the Great Southern and Western Rail way (Ireland) Bill. Mr. WYSE presented a petition from Kilkenny, praying for the suspension of the Standing Orders in reference to the Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland) Bill. Petitions in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill were pre sented by Mr. Ward f►om Sheffield, Lord A. Lennox from Chichester, Mr. V. Smith from Northampton, Mr. Labou chere from Taunton, and Mr. C. Wood from Halifax. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented petitions in favour of the Disenters' Chapels Bill, from the Protestant Dissenters of the New Meeting-house at Birmingham ; from the Protestant Dis senters of the Old Meeting-house ; from the officers and teachers of the Dissenters' Sunday-school, and of the adult pupils of the same at the Old Meeting-house ; also one from the descendants, relatives, and friends of persons who have been interred in the burial-ground attached to the Old Meet ing-house. Lord JOHN RUSSFLL presented a petition from Devon shire in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Lord WORSLEY presented several petitions from Lincoln,. shire in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Mr. RUSHBROOKE presented a petition from Suffolk in favour of severer punishment for the crime of arson. Sir J. HANDER presented two petitions in favour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. HUME gave notice that, when the Savings' Banks Bill should be brought before the House, he should move a clause, repealing the section of the 9th George IV., cap. 19, which allowed the Minister el the day to deal with moneys de posited in Savings' Banks in the purchase of Government securities. Mr. 11. BERKELEY gave notice that, when the Inclosure Bill should be in Committee, he would move to expunge clause 86. IMPORTATION OF BOOTS AND SHOES. Mr. H. BERKELEY moved for a return of the number of boots and shoes imported during the years ending Jan. 5,1840, to Jan. 5, 1844, stating the amount of duty paid thereon.— Agreed to. GAOLS. Mr. MACKINNON moved for certain returns on the subject of gaols. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets in favour of the Dissenters• Chapels Bill. CUSTOMS ACTS.—COAL. _ . On the motion that the Order of the Day for goin:, into Committee on the Cu,toms Acts be read, Lord lIOWICK said that the coal return, which had been asked for a long time since, was not yet in the possession of the House. He thought it very hard that this return, so essential to the c nsideration of the subject of the coal duties, was not yet in the hands of Members. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that when the return wai asked for, he sent directions to have it made out, but owing to some difficulties that presented them selves, they hid not been able to make it out yet. CHURCH. _ Mr. WARD said that he wished to ask a question of the Nob!e Lord opposite, the Secretary for Ireland, on the subject of the Irish Church. In the debate which had taken place last year on the Irish Church, he (Mr. Ward) had given an estimate of the revenues of the Irish Church which amounted to 552,75'1. The Noble Lord, who censured him on that occasion, also gave an estimate which amounted to 432,023/. which he received from the Ecclesiastical Commis sioners. The Noble Lord subsequently explained to him (Mr. Ward) that his (the Noble Lord's) estimate was inaccurately made up, and that a mistake of 120,0001. had been made. Thus both estimates would nearly agree. An estimate had since been made out which, though it took twelve months in the preparation, was ex tremely defective. He wished to ask the Noble Lord whe ther he could reconcile it to his conduct and his duty to lay such a return on the table as the only information which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners could give Parliament on the subject ? Lord ELIOT said that the Hon. Gentleman had accurately stated what had taken place last year. The estimate which he had given was derived from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, but Mr. Irck, the gentleman who prepared it, being engaged in other business, had committed an error of 120,000/. in the calculation. In order to prepare an accurate return, it was necessary that the dignitaries and bishops of the Church should make returns of their revenues ; but neither the Government nor the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had the power to compel them. They could only give perfect returns of the revenues of those particular livings which had become the property of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and of those livings which came under the operation of the Church Temporalities Act. After a few words from Mr. SHAW, Mr. SHEIL wished to know from the Noble Lord whether he had any objection to lay the letter of Mr. lrck on the table of the Howe ? Lord ELIOT said it was a private letier, and he did not see what good could be obtained by its production. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said the course pursued in this matteron the part of the Noble Lord and the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin University, after the mistake of Mr. Irck, was most strange. The Learned Recorder had moved last August for a large detailed return of the revenues of the Irish Church, but those papers had not been laid before the House. If Ilse papers were laid on the table of the House, they would have a full body of information on the subject. Lord ELIOT di3claimed any intention to conceal any infor mation on the subject. SIX CLERKS—COMPENSATION. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Right Hon. Baronet had stated the other night that Lord Cottenham had given his as sent to the compensation clauses in the Bill relating to the abo lition of the office of the six clerks. He (Lord J. Russell) had since understood from that Noble and Learned Lord that, so far from giving his approbation to those clauses, he had de clined giving any opinion on the subject. Sir J. GRAHAM said if the Noble Lord had intimated to him that he meant to draw the attention of the House to the matter, he would have brought down a letter vs hich had been handed to him by the Solicitor-General, and which he (Sir J. Graham) had in his hands when he made the state ment. That letter was from Mr. Wainwright, and he stated positively in it that ho had waited on Lord Cottenham, and es pecially called his attention to the clauses giving compensation to the parties, not only during life, but extending to a period after their death, in consideration of the transferring which had been exercised for a long period, and that Lord Cottonham made no objection whatever to those clauses. Lord J. RUSSELL—It was not that he made any objection, but that lie declined giving any opinion on the subject. Sir JAMES GRAHAM—That was not the representation of Mr. Wainwright. Mr. C. BERKELEY inquired whether the Government meant to introduce a Bill upon Charitable Trusts? The Right Hon. Baronet had said same time ago, that it was the intention of the Lord Chancellor to introduce such a Bill into the House of Lords. Sir JAMES GRAHAM •aid that it was the intention o: the Lord Chancellor to introduce a Bill on the subject. STATE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS. Mr. 13ORTHWICK complained of the state in which the public business was at present. He wanted to know when the Poor-law Amendment Bill would be brought before the House. There were several other Bills too, such as the County Courts Bill and Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, which he was also anxious to know when they would be brought forward. The House was so frequently counted out that it became quite an abuse; and last night so thin was the attendance of Hon. Members that he could have minted it out when the First Loud of the Treasury was speaking. Sir J. GRAHAM said he was afraid he could not set the Hon. Member's mind at rest with regard to the House being counted out on motion nights; but he was not aware that it had been counted oust on a single order night. The Right Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury had given notice of his intention to move, that after the first week in June orders should take precedence of motions. He (Sir J. Gra ham) could not gi ve any d e fi n i te answer to t h e H on. M em b er ' s question with respect to the Poor-law Bill, but he would en deavour to do so before the Whitsun recess. He had hoped that some progress would have been made in the County Courts Bill before Whitsuntide, but a difficulty had arisen which ho did not foresee. A very grave question was now pending in the other House with respect to the abolition of imprisonment for debts in execution. The principle had, in fact, been affirmed by the other House. Now, it appeared to him important that the sense of the House should be taken on the principle of that measure before they proceeded further with the discussion of the details of the County Courts Bill, which proceeded on the opposite principle, and would not only continue imprisonment for debts in execution, but even extend its operations to debts of smaller amount. Upon the whole, he thought it would be expedient to postpone the further consideration of that Bill until the other Bill, to which he had referred, had been brought before the House. _ _ MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES. Mr. MI/ART said he did not know whether it was in the power of the Right Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury to answer the question of which he had given him notice, with respect to the war between Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. A vast amount of property was at stake. He believed he was justified in saying that the Right lion. Baronet had stated, some time since, that it was desirable that some interposition should take place, on the part of the French, the British, and the Brazilian Governments, for the purpose of putting an end to the war. Since that time, the fears of British subjects had increased by the continuance of the war. It had been stated by General. llosas, that he could not be answerable for the safety of the property of British subjects, or of their persons. In a battle which had recently taken place, the Monte N ideans, contrary to general expectation, had been victo rious, bat this victory had only tended to prolong the war, not to bring it to an end. Ile wished to ask if the Right Honourable Baronet could hold out any hopes of intervention on the part of the British and the French Governments, for the purpose of bringing the war, now raging between Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, to a termination, and opening the commerce of the River Plate. Sir R. PEEL regretted that the war between Monte Video and Buenos Ayres still continued, characterised, as that war was, by the most revolting atrocities ; and looking to the - spirit in which that war had been conducted, he was afraid that there was little chance of its speedy termination. In every case in which any violation of the rights of nations had taken Place, with regard to British subjects it was the determi nation of the Government to give protection to its subjects, even by a recourse to forge if necessary ; but so long as a e n r e there was no violation of the law of nations, he was not pre pared t o interfere. There could be no doubt but th a t it was extremely d es i ra bl e that these hostilities should cease. Englandwond offered d a t t interventionintervention heir had to the accepted by one of them . ' believe, France, he had every reason to took the same view as England didof doubt it was possible, by a forcible • temporarily to these hostilities ; thenbut in to take military possession of the country , this subject. No intervention, to put an end they must be prepared for its internal government, for, as soon as their force be removed, hostilities would be renewed. The re and to provide eeie should t would be dangerous, for other powerful States, P sanctioned by our example, might take upon themselves to interfere in the y domestic politics and internal arrangements of States subordi -1 nate to them ; therefore they ought to pause before they inter fered in such a manner. 11r. M. GIBSON admitted the justice of tho Right Hon. Baronet's remarks as to the impropriety of direct interference, but he wished to ask if the Government had taken care to pro vide means to ensure the safety of the persons ar.d property of British subjects in Monte Video and Buenos Ayres. Sir. R. PEEL said that there was a British naval force in the River Plate, and which would afford all practical protee- 1 ugh to British subjects itAd property. IRISH ESTIMATES. In answer to a question from Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would bring on the Irish Estimates on Friday. DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. Sir R. PEEL stated, in answer to Mr. Shell, that the Dissenters' Chapels Bill would not be discussed this evening. If there was time before ten o'clock his Hon. and Learned Friend (the Attorney-General) would, in moving the second reading, state the object of the Bill ; but he would take care that there should be an opportunity afforded of considering the Bill at a future stage some other evening. DUTY ON STAVES. Mr. LABOUCHERE said he felt it his duty to take this opportunity of calling the attention of the House and the Government to one branch of the trade of the country, which, if prompt measures were not taken by the Government to support it, would be utterly and completely destroyed, he meant the cooperage trade. He had to express his regret that no alteration had taken place on the duty on staves. It was a question of much im portance, and if the Government did not intimate its inten tion of taking it up themselves, some other member would do so. lie would not go into the details, but merely state the principal points of the subject. In consequence of the manner in which the timber duties had been arranged in 1842, by which a disadvantageous duty had been left on staves imported into the country which furnished the raw materials for the coopers' trade, while the duty on staves imported from North America into our colonies was entirely abrogated, the cooperage trade at home was nearly destroyed. Even manufactured casks from the United States were introduced at a duty of 7i, ad valorem, into the colonies, in consequence of which the exports of casks into the colonies were put an end to. The British cooper was, therefore, deprived of the trade with the West Indies, because he was not able to compete with his American rival. If this had taken place on the principle of free trade, he would not com plain, but he complained that it was not properly applied. But the colonial trade was not alone ruined, ' the foreign trade was likewise destroyed. It must be obvious that this must be the case. The cooper now paid between 60 and 70 per cent. ad valorem, en stave) imported into this country. In consequence of this heavy duty they could not export casks, and he believed that foreigners were able to undersell the home manufacturer in the home market. This was not the result of any natural advantages on the part of foreigners. When they paid between 60 or 70 per cent. upon foreign casks, it was impossible the trade could exist under those circumstances. The consequence was that ruin was impending on the coopers. The journeymen employed in London, nearly bOO, were not fully employed.—( Hear.) The coopers of London were a most respectable class, atal he entreated the Government to take the subject into their con sideration. There was no question of revenue involved— ( Hear)—for the whole amount obtained was not more than 20,000/. It was a question of arrangement, not of revenue ; and ho intreated the Government not to allow the coopers to 'be crushed. The duty on furniture now had been reduced, to the great advantage of the country, and instead of being undersold by foreigners in Liverpool, they became an exporting country in furniture. He hoped they would maturely consider the effect of those duties on this va!uable branch of our trade, before they de clared their intention not to alter the duty on forei g n staves. Mr. GLADSTONE said the statements of the Right Hon. Gent'eman were greatly exaggerated. He seemed to censure the Government on the ground of certain allegations made by a certain class of traders. He (Mr. Gladstone) should like to know on %she, ground the Right Honourable Gentleman had made Lis statements. So far es the law was concerned the trade was much better than it had been when the Right Honourable Gentleman was President the Board of Trade, and when he had made no proposition in their behalf. He (Mr. G.) granted that the case of the coopers was a serious one, and that the whole trade in wood was under serious disadvantages. Ho admitted that the reduction of the timber duty, for which his Right Honourable Friend had been so censured on the other side of the House as an improvident sacrifice of revenue, was not sufficient to place the workers in wood in this country in a po sition to stand on an equal footing with the rest of the world. But the coopers had derived considerable relief from the the operation of the law of 1842, though he did not say their case was of such a natute as to preclude its being again brought under the consideration of the House. The Right lion. Gentleman had stated that the charge on the im portation of foreign staves was sixty or seventy per cent—that was a great exaggeration. He (Mr. Gladstone) believed there was a very short supply of staves from the Baltic ; and that the trade was greatly embarrassed in consequence of the high price. But colonial staves were never lower in price than they were at present, and the trade was consequently in a better state for competing with the Americans than it was five rears ago. With regard the export trade, it might be relieved by the repeal of the duties or by the adoption of a system of substitution—a system of working in bond, which was under the consideration of the Government. lie thought all diffi culties might be removed by allowing the parties to week in bond for export till the other descriptions of workers in wood were put in a better position. Lord JOHN RUSSELL defended the statement of his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Labouchere). Petitioners to that House complained that, by the alterations made he the law, they were suffering great distress, and his Right lion. Friend then put it to the Government whether, w h en considering the Customs' Duties, they would leave out the question of the duty on staves. It was very obvious that great inju-y was inflicted upon our own merchants by the present duty. It was not so much a misapplication of the principles of free trade as an application of the principles of monopoly and protection for the benefit of foreigners. Having made these remarks, he would now put a Euestion to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancell or o f t h e xchequer on another subject. In the course of his financial statement, the Right lion. Gentleman laid great stress on the article of chicory in connexion with that of coffee, and an nounced his intention of proposing an additional duty on that article. Perhaps the Right Hon. Gentleman would state in what way he meant to proceed, whether or not he meant to introduce a Chicory Bill.—(Laughter.) Mr. HUME thought the question which had been intro duced by the Right lion. Gentleman was one of very great importance. The trifling sum derived from this source ought not to stand in competition with the employment of coopers in so many large cities in the empire. He had one or two peti tions from Glasgow, and other places, in reference to this impost. They said that the duty on colonial staves, which was in tended to be nominal, averaged from three to five per cent. on the cost of the raw material. The duty on staves imported from the Baltic was 33 per cent., from the United States, 66 per cent. on the cost of the raw material ; the duty on for e i gn manufactured work, was 25 per cent, whie it might be intro duced into the colonies, from the United States, free of duty. With respect to the delay of the whale fishery it was a mat ter of deep regret to see the manner in which it had latterly fallen away. At the present moment the United States had 49 ships engaged in the trade. Some time ago England had nearly double that number, now she had not one-third. This falling off did not arise from any want of energy on the part of the shipowners or mariners, but arose solely from the existence of bad laws. The only fault ho found with the schedule of the Right lion. Baronet, so far as the importa tion of timber went, was, that he did not go far enough. All the raw material for manufactures should be allowed to be imported duty free. The want of employment, of which all at present so loudly complained, arose solely from bad laws. This Bill should not be allowed to pass without amendment. Ile contended that great advantage had accrued to the timber trade generally from a reduction of duties, and that ships were now not only cheaper, but much superior, to what they had been ten years ago. Mr. AARON CHAPMAN said the Hon. Gentleman seemed to think that ships had never been so cheap or so good since the days of Noah, as they were at the present moment. With regard to the question before the House, he would oh. serve that the value of the staves was at present extremely low, and that the distress of the coopers was attributable to the want of demand in the West Indies for coopers' goods, consequent upon the diminished produetion of sugar and rum. Mr. HUTT regretted that the Right lion. Gentleman op posite should have considered this a party question. It signi fied little to the cooper which party was in power. What he complained of was, that he was placed in such a position that it was impossible for hint to gain his livelihood ; and he appealed to the House to take his case into consideration. The coopers of the United States could import their productions into the West Indies free of duty, while the production of the coopers of this country were subject to a duty of from 30 to 6 per cent. They had heard a great deal of protection, and when certain articles were the subject of debate in that House, there were not wanting plenty of advocates to stand up for pro tection. Now if any species of property was more entitled to protection than another, it was labour. He trusted the see sion would not pass away without the adoption of some mea sure for redressing the grievances of which the coopers so justly complained. Lord SANDON believed the coopers were reduced to a state of the greatest distress, in consequence of the recent alte rations. They were better workmen and their wages were lower than the wages of coopers in the United States, but they could not compete with the United States coopers as long as the duty on staves was from 30 to 60 per cent. against them. They were, in fact, giving a protection to the coopers of the United States at the expense of the English cooper. If they would follow the same course with regard to staves that they had adopted with regard to mahogany at the time of the altera tion of the tariff, he had no doubt but that a similar reduction of the duty would be followed by similar effects, and as the re duction of the duty on mahogany had brought back the cabinet making to this country, so would the reduction of the duty on staves restore trade to the coopers.—( There was some confu sion created during the course of the Noble Lord's speech, oc casioned by the breaking in of one of the skylights of the House, the broken glass falling with a tremendous crash into one of the galleries appropriated to the use of Members. Fortunately, no one was near at the time, and beyond the breakage of glass no damage was done. ) Sir JOHN HAMMER trusted that the Government would take the distressed state of the coopers into their serious con sideration. Lord HOWICK said this was a most important proposition, and aught not to be hastily considered. The Government was thrown into this difficulty by their own inconsistency, and by endeavouring to tinker up and " potter" the system of restric tion, the principle of which they had long since abandoned. He certainly had voted against the reduction of the timber duties, and given it his strenuous opposition, but it was because the Government plan took largely from the revenue, without conferring adequate benefit on the consumer. But he was most anxious then, as well as now, to got rid of these restric tive duties altogether. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sa id th e reduction on the timber duty had been considerable, and had been, he believed, attended with advantage to the community. Mr. EW A RT advocated the abolition of the duty altogether. Mr. BARING put a question regarding an inquiry which had been directed into the conduct of one of the officers of Customs, and when the result of that inquiry would be made known to the House. (So much noise prevailed in the House at the time, that the precise import of the Right Hon. Gentle man's observations did not reach the gallery. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was under. stood to reply, that the inquiry had taken place, but the result had not yet been attained. The character of the individual whose conduct had been made the subject of inquiry had, however, in no degree suffered from that inquiry. The House then went into Committee on the CUSTOMS' BILL. Tha clauses up to 7 were agreed to, after a slight discus3ion on clauses 4 and 5, which was, however, in no degree im portant or interesting. Clauses 7,8, and 9 were agreed to, after a few words from Mr. Hume, Mr. Ricardo, and-Alr. Foster. . _ . Clauses 10 and 11 were then agreed to with a few verbal amendments. On clause 12 being put, Mr. EWART said he thought that foreign coffee and cocoa should be reduced to the same rate as that upon colonial coffee and cocoa. Mr. BARING was anxious that this subject should receive the attention of the House. There was another subject to which he wished to call the attention of the Right lion. Gen tleman opposite. There was a clause in the Bill which stated that persons sworn before the Surveyor-General, and who had given false testimony, should be liable to be prosecuted for perjury. Now, a case occurred—he would not mention the names of the parties—from which it would appear that the assent of the Commissioners of Customs should be given. If a wrong person swore f alsely, which was useful to the revenue and , again s t anot h er party, he could nut be prosecuted without the consent zon of the the reveia Commissioners ue,te ; mbuigthit be fhe pro sw ie - o c r u e te w d l l T i t th w ou a t s g a aagainst larger during the years of low duty, than during the years of high duty. The average exportation of British woollens from 1816 to 1819, the years of high duty, was 8,127,000/. per year. The average importation of the same commodity during the corresponding three years of high duty, from 182 J to 1823, was 6,014,000/. From 1821 to 1824, the South Down wool averaged at 2s. per lb. ; Kent wool, Is. ; Highland wool, 2s. 10. New these were the three years of low duty. During the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, the three years of high duty. South Down wool averaged at Is 34(1. per lb.; Kent wool at Is. 11d. ; and Highland wool at Is. 40. In 1823 the duty was reduced from 63. to Id. per lb. The lowest price of wool for the last 2') years was, in 1829, when South Down wool aver aged 7d. per lb., and Kent wool 93. In the same year, 21.000,000 lbs. of foreign wool were introduced, being a much smaller quantity than in any former year. This, in the very year that home-grown wool was lowest in price, the smallest quantity of foreign wool was introduced. In 1836, when the prices of British wool were highest, there was the largest im portation of foreign wool. In 18:29, the price of South Down wool, as he had already stated, was 7d. per lb., when so small a quantity of foreign wool was imported; whilst, in 1836, when a large quantity of foreign wool was imported, South Down wool sold for Is. sd. per lb. In 1836, instead of 21,000,00t)lbs. of foreign wool being imported, there were no less than 64,000,0001b5., being the largest amount imported for the twenty years preceding. The conclusion to be drawn from all these facts must be obvious and irresistible —that the price of homegrown wool was higher in those years when the duty on foreign wool was least, and that when the duty on foreign was highest the price of borne-grown wool was lowest. Now, this might seem strange, but let it be recollected that foreign wool and home-groan wool were not rivals—that they were not articles in competi tion, and that, as they were mixed, in order to make a better article, the sale of the one improved in proportion as the other was more attainable, so that they might as well take the duty off tea whilst the duty remained on sugar ; in order that the reduction should be beneficial, it must be simultaneous on both. He was sorry to have detained the House so long, but he thought that, looking to the situation of the country, any injury which the wool growers might suffer would be more titan counterbalanced by the good which would be done to the ma nufacturing interests by the measure. Mr. MILES said he knew from experience that this duty upon wool was looked upon in the light of a protection by the growers. He had, sometime back, moved for extensive re turns, which would show the state in which the British farmers were placed, and prove the impossibility of their competing with the foreign wool-growers. He was sure that the quantity of long wool imported into this country was not at all sufficient to justify the abolition of this protection to the agriculturists. If he looked to the imports of 1843, an d com p are them with those of 1842, he would see an extraordinary increase in the woollen manufactures. In 1813, the imports were 6,790,000 lbs., while in 1842 they were 5,195,000 lbs. The remission of those duties would not at all benefit the consumer. He had most anxiously sought for the returns to which he had alluded in order that every information might he laid before the House. With regard to the Australian colonies, wool was the staple product which they exported to this country, and it had vastly increased of late years. In the year 1831, the amount of wool imported was only 2,493,337 lbs., while last year it had increased to 17,483,060 lbs. ; and ho thought this showed that the protective duty was a stimulus to the farmers in that colony. After what had occurred last year he was sorry to see this duty taken away at the present moment, when the agricultural interest were in some degree reeovering ; and he felf this regret the more when there were so many other ar ticles from which the duty might have been removed with much less injury, which, he hoped, would be done eventually. Mr. C. WOOD was glad to hear the Hon. Gentleman ex press the hope that those duties would be remitted. He differed from the conclusions of the Honourable Gentle man, drawn front the data which he had given to that House. The increase in the importation of wool from the Australian colonies had been so enormous—the importation being, in 1831, two millions of pounds' weight, while in the last year it had been upwards of seventeen millions—that they need not fear any injurious effect from the remission of this duty. Mr. SHEPPARD was understood to support the proposi tion of the Government. Mr. DIVETT supported the abolition of the duty on wool, not so much from the benefit it would confer on the Australian colonies, as the impetus it would give to trade generally. Mr. TROTTE rt. supported the Government proposition, on the ground that the greater the importation of foreign wool into this country, the greater would be the consumption of home-grown wool. Mr. COLLETT, in supporting the Government upon this proposition, expressed a hope that ere long they would extend the principle upon which they were now acting with respect to wool to the article of corn.—( Hear. ) Mr. A LI)AM said the Hon. Member for Somersetshire (Mr. Miles) bad stated that other duties might have been re pealed which would have been more beneficial to the manufac turing interest. Now lie (Mr. Aldam) knew that the manu facturers were of opinion that no duty could be repealed that would produce the same loss to the revenue, that would be half so beneficial to them as the repeal of the duty on wool. Mr. I )A RBY did not think the Hon. Member for Somerset shire was ju.tified in saying that this abolition of the duty on wool was a step in the way of free trade. He (.Mr. Darby) be lieved it to be no such thing, or he never would have supported the proposition. Mr. LABOUCHERE reminded the Hon. Gentleman that the First Minister of the Crown, in introducing his measure, had stated that he acted on the principle of free trade, and that Right Hon. Gentleman stated that if he did not carry that principle out quite so rapidly as Hon. Gentlemen on the oppo site side of the House could desire, yet he acted upon that prin ciple in the measure which he proposed. He (Mr. Labouchere) heard that declaration with the greatest pleasure, and lie be lieved that all the friends of free trade must have heard it with the utmost pleasure. He, therefore, could not listen to the Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down, without reminding him that the first Minister of the Crown had placed this measure upon a different footing than that upon which the Hon. Gentleman now found it convenient to place his support on the present occasion. He (Mr. La bouchere) protested against the Hon. Gentleman asserting that this measure had not been introduced by the Right Hon. Gentleman in accordance with those sound principles of liberal commercial policy, which the Right Hon. Gentleman had so expressly announced on the part of her Majesty'y Go vernment. Mr. DARBY explained. Mr. LAIIOUCIIERE explained. Ile never said the prin ciples of free trade should be adopted at once without any regard to existing interests. Mr. WARBURTON said he was glad to perceive the general concurrence of the House with regard to this subject, and he would not disturb the unanimity which prevailed by any general discussion on free trade.--( Hear, hear.) The home growers would now have to trust to their own energies, which was a better ground to rely upon than any protection.— (Hear, hear.) lie rose merely to express the satisfaction his constituents felt at the abolition of the duty on wool, and to thank the Government on their part._( Hear, hear.) Sir R. PEEL said it would be unfortunate to have the ge neral concurrence expressed on this important measure of relaxation disturbed by any differences upon other subjects.— ( Hear, hear.) He would not, however, shrink from the general pi inciple be avowed.—( Hear, hear.) The removal of the duties on wool, coffee, and currants, was in conformity with the general principles he professed—(Cheers)—because they could be removed without producing an injurious effect on existing interests. He adhered to all the principles he had ever professed on the subject, and those measures were in con formity with them. His llonourable Friend admitted dis tinctly that he thought, on the whole, this reduction of the duty on foreign wool would be an absolute benefit to the agricultural interest of the country, and yet he said he was very sorry that the lresent time h a d b een se l ecte d . H e wou l d ask from his Hon. Mend, wh e th er h e thought they would be justified legislators o — ?e as a 3 m lin e i a s s t u e r r e s o w f h t i h ch e believ ingCrown—enif,,getiie sphere th cso manulacturmg indu s t ry an d i ncrease t h e export of manufactures, and which would at t h e same t i me confer a eoy f a po sitive benefit on the agricultural interests, as was conferred by e ncouraging the growth of wool—he would ask from his candid mind this admission, that they had performed their duty in se curing to the agricultural interest a positive benefit, though amongst ignorant and prejudiced persons it might. be doubted. Mr. lIILES explained. Mr. S. WORTLEY expressed his satisfaction at this mea sure of the Government. It would not only not be an injury to the agricultural interests of the country, but he believed it would be for their advantage. Whatever might be the effect of the measure, it was certain the old duty was neutralised by the introduction of Australian wool. The clause was then agreed to. The House then resumed, and the Chairman reported pro gress.—The report to be brought tin on Monday next. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Sir 11. PEEL it was ordered that after Monday, the 3d of June, orders of the day should have pre cedence of notices of motion on Thursdays. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was committed, pro forma, and ordered to be com mitted on Friday next. COUNTY CORONER'S BILL. The further consideration of the report on this Bill was fixed for Monday, the 3d of June. STAMP DUTIES BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. The several clauses having been agreed to, on the schedule being read, Mr. FORSTER moved the following scale of duty on ma rine assurance, as an amendment on that proposed by the Chan_ cellor of the Exchequer, viz.:, s. d. On premiums under and not exceeding lOs 0 3 On ditto exceeding 10s. and not exceeding 20s 0 6 On ditto exceeding 20s. On ditto on time risks, not exceeding six months On ditto on time risks, exceeding six months ... 2 0 On mutual insurance policies Dr. IIOWRING, i❑ seconding the motion, trusted that his Noble Friend would force it to a division. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motion on the ground that it was the reduction of a duty for the advantage of a particular class. The adoption of the pro position of the Noble Member was, in fact, to give up the duty on insurance altogether. Mr. HUME considered the tax upon insurances was a tax upon prudence. The duty, not only upon marine insurances, but upon fire and life insurances, ought to be reduced one-half. —( Hear, from Colonel Sibtliorp. ) The revenue would be in creased by such a measure. The Right Jim Gentleman said that the principle which regulated the increase in the premium of marine insurances was wrong. Why, then, did he not cor rect it? His lion. Friend proposed to reduce the duty on long distances to 25., and the Right Hon. Gentleman proposed to make it 4s. Ten years ago all insurances between England and America were effected in England. Now, two-thirds of these insurances were effected in America, because there no duty was payable. The underwriters in London should ba placed upon the same footing as the underwriters in America, in Australia, and in India. If they kept up the tax at all they should keep it up as a moderate tax only. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no rea son to fear the competition of America with regard to these in surances. The competition which they had to fear was the competition in small policies, which were effe cted in Hambur g h, for short dis tances , and by lowering the duty on those policies they would get all these insurances effected in this country, Mr. WAWN, as the representative of a northern mari time borough, a ished to call their attention to the facts con nected with the North American trade—a trade principally carried on in that borough ( South Shields). These ships made two voyages in a year, and they were subject to the highest rate of premium. Now, he thought they ought to have some portion of the relief which it was proposed to afford. Colonel SIBT HORP, in allusion to what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Montrose, would impress upon his Right lion. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer the necessity of reducing the duty on fire insurances. He wished the subject had fallen into better hands .:but he should certainly, on a future occasion, bring the subject before the attention o f the House.. lie was glad to hear his Ri g ht Honoure. ble Friend speak in praise of prude nce, for the t ax on fire insurances was a tax upon prudence.—( Hear.) lie thought the Right Hon. Gentleman should not for a moment hesitate to make the concession sought for. He thought the reduction would rather add to than diminish the revenue. The duty ought to be taken off fire insurance as well as marine insurance. Though he sat on that side of the House, and generally voted with the Government, he would on this question oppose the Right Hon. Gentleman through thick and thin.—( Laughter. ) Mr. WARBURTON said the Chancellor of the Exchequer ought to make his tax so low as to offer an inducement to all persons to insure their property. Sir C. BURRELL thought that if the duty upon inettrance scruple. He did not think that such a thing was ever in the I contemplation of those by whom the Act was passed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in the case to which the Right Hon. Gentleman referred, the individual accused had given evidence of a conversation which had taken place between him and two other persons. Two of those persons had been found guilty on their own confessions of the offences with which they were charged ; and another was found guilty on evidence independent of the party in ques tion. There was great anxiety to cast some reflection on the evidence of this party, but the Government believed he gave evidence worthy of credit. The subject was then referred to the law officers of the Crown, who gave their opinion that it was doubtful whether proceedings for perjury could be taken under the clause refe red to, without the consent of the Com missioners. The law officers thought the point was one 'which they ought not to waive in proceedings of this description, and they called on the Court to quash the proceedings which had taken place. The Court did not accede to that, but on grounds independent of the merits of the case, so that the question was now before them. Mr. RICARDO called the attention of the House to a pe tition which had been presented from the City of London, on the subject of the duty on foreign coffee. The Government would not conclude a treaty with the Brazils, because they would not take slave-grown sugar, but they were ready to take coffee, which was equally grown by slavcs.—(Cheers.) The clause was then agreed to. Mr. EWART then proceeded to bring forward his motion, of which he had given notice, that the duty on foreign coffee and foreign cocoa be reduced to the same rate as the duty on colonial coffee and cocoa. His proposition was, to make the duty on foreign coffee fourpence, the same as that on the colo nial article, instead of sixpence per pound. He confessed his proposition was a blow aimed at the system of differential duties--a system which he considered most unsound, and which a gentleman connected with the Board of Trade, Mr. Porter, had condemned in the strongest terms, prophecying that, in a short time, in so extensive an article of consumption as coffee, they must adopt the only sound system, which was a system of uniform duties. It might be said that his (Mr. Ewart's) pro position would lessen the revenue, but experience had shown that, by the reduction of the duty on this article, the consumption had so increased, that the revenue had also greatly increased. In 1801 the consumption was only one ounce to each individual in the country, and at the present time it amounted to seventeen ounces per head. Besides, by these differential duties, it must be recollected, though the con sumer paid a higher price, the Exchequer was not benefited. The Hon. Gentleman, after entering into some statistical de tails in support of his proposition, moved the insertion of the words "fourpence" instead of " sixpence" in the clause ; and with respect to cocoa, the consumption of Which he showed had equally increased by a reduction of duty, he moved that it be reduced to one penny per pound. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the speech of the Hon. Gentleman would seem to be directed against a person proposing a new differential duty, whereas he thought that he ought to obtain the praise of the Hon. Gen tleman from his taking steps in the direction of the Hon. Gen tleman's own motion. With respect to the differential duties, he considered that the inhabitants of the colonies, as British subjects, had the same right of protection against foreign com modities, as was given to British subjects at home on articles of consumption which would operate against them. The Hon. Gentleman had dwelt much on the increased consumption. In 1801 coffee was a beverage scarcely known out of the higher orders of society, and it was a luxury even among them. The effect of reducing the duty had been to extend the consump tion of this article from a limited class to the whole community. The Hon. Gentleman, and those who supported him, were de ceived if they imagined, now that coffee was an article of gene ral consumption, that a reduction of the duty would be at tended with similar effects to that which took place at the period to which he had referred.—( Hear, hear.) He would not repeat the arguments which he had already brought for ward in favour of a differential duty. He thought, however, that no one who was not prepared altogether to abandon the system of differential duties could consistently oppose the Go vernment proposal ; while it must be admitted by those who were, that a great benefit was offered to the community. After a few words from Mr. RICARDO, Mr. P. HOWARD said the colonies ought not to be re garded by the representatives of the people as alien from this country. It should be recollected that the leading men in a colony sacrificed many objects of ambition ; and if some com mercial advantages were nut offered to them they could not be expected to remain contented. The House should never forget the declaration of its great opponent, Napoleon, that the colo nies were the wings which enabled this country to soar to greatness. Believing that the amendment would not, if passed, eventually benefit either this country or the colonies, he should certainly give his vote against it. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw and the House divided, when there appeared— For Mr. Ewart's amendment ... ... 28 Against it Majority against the amendment... Mr. M. GIBSON complained that the amount of protection extended to particular interests appeared to be measured by their power and influence in that House. Cocoa, which was a very weak interest, was left. with one penny protection ; coffee, which was a stronger interest, received twopence ; sugar had a much stronger protection ; that tremendous giant, corn, was not dealt with at all. He knew the Right Hon. Gentle man would indignantly repudiate the idea of being influenced by any such considerations, but he thought some explanation of the grounds of the differential duties was necessary to enable the House to understand the subject.—( Hear. ) Mr. GL ADSTONE said they had heard of late years of machines for calculating, but he was not aware of any machine for calcula ing the grounds of differential duties.—(Hear.) It might certainly have occurred to the Hen. Gentleman that the relative value of the different articles would form a ground of differential duty. Mr. BRIGHT said that whatever rule might be adopted on these matters he was convinced of this, that that of substrac tion from the public and addition: to private cloves was the ruling one.—( Hear. ) Mr. M. GIBSON said that the stronger the party the greater was the indisposition to deal with it. Dr. BOWRING thought the argument of those who wanted to obtain reductions for the consumer had not been answered. The great interest they ought to look to was the consuming interest.—The item was then agreed to. On the next item, with respect to the duty on currants, Mr. HUMPHREY said he thought the duty on currants ought to be fourteen, instead of fifteen shillings, in order to avoid the fraction of a pound. Mr. HUME said the duty on currants ought to be made as low as possible. He was sure that, by doing so, the consump tion of the article would be greatly increased. After a few observations from Mr. A. CHAPMAN, the item was agreed to, as were several other items. _ Upon the item raising the duty on plums preserved in sugar to sixpence per pound, Mr. HUMPHEILY and Mr.; HAWES contended against such an extravagant impost. Mr WARBURTON, while they were on the subject of fruits, wished to ask a question of the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Kent. He had, some years ago, sat upon a Committee with that Right Hon. Baronet, to consider a pe tition of the fruit-growers of Kent, praying for an increase in the duty on apples. The Committee had reported against an increase of the duty. In the following year the Right Hon. Baronet became a member of the Cabinet ; the new tariff was proposed, and the duty on apples was increased from 5 per cent. ad valorem, to 6d. a bn'hel. Now it was rather too bad, in a new tariff, which was brought forward with the avowed object of lowering the duties, to find that on such an article as apples the duty had been raised? Sir R. PEEL thought these discussions offered no great temptation to a Minister to reduce duties. The worthy Alder man, encouraged by his success in supporting the turbot and lobster interest.—( Laughter)—had now taken up with the pud ding interest. With regard to the duty on apples, it had been generally understood that, in order to induce the House of Lords to pass the Bill reducing the duty on fruits, Lord Mel bourne had consented to re- consider the question of apples, with a view of affording apples additional protection ; and, in accordance with that understanding, the duty had been raised. He could assure the Hon. Gentleman that when his Right Hon. Friend the Member for Kent accepted office, he had made ne stipulation in regard to apples. Mr. F. BARING said that Lord Melbourne had engaged that the subject should be re-considered, and he considered that that pledge had been fully redeemed by the appointment of the Committee of which the Hon. Member for Kendal had been a member. Mr. GLADSTONE said, tho subject had been fully dis cussed in 1842, and considered it was useless to revive that discussion. _ _ -.--.-... Mr. WARBURTON considered that his statement re. mained untouched. The Committee had reported against any increase in the duty, and in defiance of that recommendation, the duty proposed by the Right Hon. Member for Kent, which had been rejected by the Committee, had been imposed. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL had certainly misunder stood what had fallen from Lord Melbourne on the occasion alluded to. He, as well as several others, had understood the Noble Lord to say, that there should be an increase in the duty on apples. Mr. BRIGHT said, that the article of apples was not the only article of the produce of the county of Kent which had been carefully protected in the tariff. Canary seed, which was almost exclusively produced in the county of Kent was also protected by a high duty.—( Cries of " Question, Question 1") Sir R. PEEL said there was another article, the produce of the county of Kent—the article of hops. The reduction of the duty en foreign hops was five times as great as the increase of the duty on apples or canary seed. Mr. Alderman HUMPHREY wished to draw their atten tion back to plums.—( A laugh.) They were about to increase the duty from 1/. 7s. 6d. per cent. to 2/. 15s. per cent. He wished to know the reason of this increase? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained that it was merely a question of the construction put upon the law by the Treasury authorities. Plums were subjected to a low duty—fruits preserved in sugar were subjected to a higher rate. Recently plums had been imported preserved in sugar. The Treasury considered they were liable to the higher rate of duty ; and it was to give effect to that opinion, that the pre sent proposal had been made. They were, in fact, in the same category as confectionary. Mr. HUME said that confectionary imported from foreign countries was subject to a duty of 6d per lb., but if it were imported from the colonies the duty was only Id. per lb. Now, would plums imported from British possessions be ad mitted at a duty of Id. a lb. ? Mr. GLADSTONE said plums would not be admitted at a duty of; Id. from the British colonies, but they did not consti tute an article of colonial export. Mr. COLLETT would move as an amendment that the duty be continued as at present. Mr. Alderman HUMPHREY would divide against tho clause. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no division took place. The clause was then agreed to. Mr. GLADSTONE then rose, and said he had great satis faction proposing to the House the total extinction of the im post on the raw material of one of the most ancient of our manufactures—the duty on the importation of foreign wool. The facts of the case lad been so often stated to the House, that he did not think it would be proper, at that late hour, to trespass long on their attention. He would, however, observe that the present amount of revenue derived from this impost was insignificant, when compared with the advantages which its abolition would confer on our manufactures. He would not argue that the measure he was about to propose would inflict no loss upon agriculture, nor would he for a moment admit that agriculturists were called upon to make any sacrifice to the general interests. The ground he took was, that the abolition of this duty would be a decided benefit, and advantageous to the community at large.—(Hear, hear.) He did not eay that the measure would not, in some degree, affect various classes of wool-growers, but the stimulus of competition would, he thought, rather increase the price of the raw material. With regard to the wool of Australia, he did not say but it would have a depressing effect on it, but it would be trifling and inap preciable in amount if compared with the amount of benefit which those engaged in manufactures or agriculture would re ceive. Now, as he said before, he would nut trespass on the House at any length, by adverting to the general principles, on which the measure was founded, but would state a few facts upon which the House might form a tolerably correct judg ment. Previous to the year 1819, there existed a moderate duty on the importation of foreign wool, lower than that which at present existed. The duty then was I Is. per cwt. It was altered in 1824 to 6 d. per lb. A higher duty was subse quently imposed. Now, what he wanted to show was, that dur ing three years in which the duty was the highest on foreign wool the prices were lowest for home-grown wool. The ex ports of British manufactures were, as might be expected were lessened it would induce many persons to insure their pre mises who were now deterred by the heavy expenses of it. Mr. MARK PHILIPS said the greatest difficulty some times was experienced in effecting insurances upon farming premises. If only a stove were erected in a dairy a large extra charge was made, on the ground of it being hazardous. How ever it was not so much his intention to interfere with the ar rangement of those offices, as the matter was an extremely difficult one to deal with. However, the fact of its being so difficult made it incumbent upon the Government to make the duty as low as possible. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when the numbers were:— For the original motion .. For the amendment Majority —47 The remaining clauses were then agreed to, the HOU3C re sumed, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. Mr. GREENE brought up the report on the Isle of Man Customs, which was received. The Vest ludia Relief Bill then went through Committee, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. Mr. WYSE moved for the appointment of a Select Com mittee on Art- Unions. Mr. EWA R f seconded the motion, which was agreed to without discussion. Mr. HUTT obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to aliens. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN moved for leave to bring in a Bill to prohibit the holding of vestries in churches. Mr. HUME objected to the motion, and it was eventually postponed until Monday. Sir J. GRAHAM gave notice of his intention to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the operation of the Gilbert Poor-law Acts. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'clock. ebtr labitton TILE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES). BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 1 per Cent. Red. 98% (Ditto Bonds ~. — pm. 3 per Cent. Cons. ...... ... 99% Ditto Old Annuities 3% per Cent. Re I f. New 3% per Cent lO2 / 4 Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 1 lid... 72 pm. New 5 per Cent. Ditto 5001 Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 72 pm. Jan. 1860 l, 7.16 Bank Stock for Acct.... 192% Oct. 1859 — Consols for Acct 99% Jan. 1860 lndia Stock for Acct.... ..-, FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per Cent Portuguese, 5 per Cent Belgian, 5 per Cent — !Ditto, New Ditto Brazilian Bonds - Buenos Ayres, 6 per Ceiit... , Russian, 5 per Cent llB i hllian, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 8 per Cent ...... 14 1 A Spanish, 5 per Cent 7 /, , Ditto, 1824 . Ditto, 3 per Cent 34% Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Deferred — Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 18.5, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —c. Mexican, 5 per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837....... Dutch, 2% per Cent 60% Periavian, 18'25, 6 per Cent.,. Ditto, 5 per Cent zoog SHARES. Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) . 82% Bristol and Gloucester (30 paid) - 48% Caledonian. 5 paid Dublin and Cashel, 2% paid 4% Eastern Counties (23 paid) Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid f6% Ditto, Registered. 12% paid 1 6 14 Great North of England, 1(0 paid Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) Ditto Fifths, 12 paid 22 Harwich (Braithwaite), 2 paid 2% Ditto, Locke 2y„ p aid 3% Lancaster and barlisle, 5 paid 714 London and Birmingham (Stock).. 223 Ditto. New Thirds, '2 paid 37 Ditto, Quarter Shave ( 2 paid) 2514 London arid Blackwall (16/, 13s. 4di) 714 London and Brighton (Si) paid) London and Greenwich (1. 1. 1:7 , 5. 4d. paid) 7 Diito, Preference or Privilege, X, i 8 17s •.:(1 paid 181 A London and South Western (41/. 6s. 10d. paid) BB Ditto Eighths (Iss. paid) London and Croydon (Trunk) Ditto, Scrip, 10 paid l9 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid' Newcastle and Darlington Jiinctiou, 18 paid 3 9 1/ North British, 2% paid 9% Northern and Ea-tern (43 paid) North Midland (TOO paid) Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid) I South Eastern and Dover (3312 s 4d paid) Ditto New Shares ( 4 paid) York iind North Midland (50 paid) ll9 Paris and Orleans (20 paid) Paris and Rouen, 20 paid Rouen and Havre, 8 paid Strasbourg and Bale (14 paid)... ..... . " 101,s FRENCH RAILWAYS. In the Chamber of Deputies, on Wednesday, the Minister of Public Works introduced several Railway Bills, which have been looked forward to with great interest by specula tors both in France and in England. The Bills introduced on Wednesday are for the construction of the following new lines of railways :- 1. A Bill for the classement (fixing of the line) of the railway from Vierzon to Chateauroux and Limoges on the one part, and from Vierzon to Bourges and Clermont on the other. 2. A Bill to raise 28 millions of francs fir the continuation of that part of the railway from Paris to the Atlantic, si tuated between Tours and Nantes. 3. A Bill for the classement of a railroad from Paris to Rennes, by Chartres and Laval. 4. A Bill dmuuding a credit of eighty-eight millions of francs for the completion of that part of the railway leading from Paris to the frontiers of Germany, situated between Paris and Hommarting, and passing through Epernay, Cha lons, Bar le Duc, and Nancy, with a branch railroad to Rheims and Metz. These different Bills comprise the formation of railroads to the extent of about 500 leagues. They are all to be made according to the mixed system laid down in the law of 1842. The Debuts says—" The outlay on the part of the State will be about 60,000,000 f. per annum during six years. With the re sources at the disposal of the Minister of the Interior the amount set aside for railroads is available without any embar rassment to the Treasury. The outlay, at the expense of Com panies, will be about 250 millions. The whole comprises an operation of 600 millions, without counting all the other public works which the State executes on the roads, the rivers, the canals, and in the harbours, and independently of that which is expended by powerful public companies, such as the Rouen and Havre Railway Company, whose works alone will absorb about forty millions." SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. GLOBE.—Sir Robert Peel's Administration was opened by high-sounding announcements of approaching law reforms. Public expectation was on tip-tie. Lord Lyndhurst was Chancellor. As head of the law, whatever changes were proposed in the existing eco nomy of the law courts, must, of course, be first sub mitted to him for his sanction, if they were not ac tually the suggestions of his own mind. The name of Lyndhurst and Reform, of any kind, was rather an unpromising association for any beneficial results ; no very strong anticipations in the public mind, or among professional men, were therefore caused by the announce ment. Still there was hope. Political chemistry is possessed of extraordinary powers. It can neutralise antipathies, and bring into affinity bodies which once seemed to be incapable of cohesion. Lord Lyndhurst was Chancellor. For the purpose of pro ducing a favourable impression, law reform might be seriously taken up by the Cabinet. Even Lord Lynd hurst might consent to forego his well-known dislike to reform ; take the part assigned him in the State drama, and play Reformer of flagrant abuses in the adminis tration of the law, as a means of obtaining popularity. The Court of Chancery was the first Court in which Lord Lyndhurst's newly-kindled zeal for Law Reform was to be tested. The Six Clerks' Office, with its enor mous impositions in the shape of fees, and incessant im pediments to the progress of litigation in the Court, had long drained the resources, protracted the suits, and exhausted the patience of the unhappy suitors. There was, therefore, a considerable degree of satisfaction, ac companied by a more than equal portion of surprise, when Lord Lyndhurst's Bill for the abolition of these useless offices was. announced ; satisfaction, that the nuisance was likely to be, at length—abolished; surprise that its abolition should emanate from such a quarter; proposed, as it was by the very individual who had pertinaciously contended for retaining it when a Bill for its removal was introduced by his predecessor. Still, as we have said, there is a vast difference between being in, and being out, of office. The same measure which faction may oppose and de nounce as impolitic and unjust, will be taken up, and recommended to Parliament as excellent, when its adop tion is likely to give eclat to a Cabinet, or will minister to the personal advantage of a Minister of the Crown ! Lord Lyndhurst's Chancery Offices Abolition Bill is a fine illustration of the mysterious influences which a scat on the woolsack exercises over the visual faculties of its possessor. In 1833 Lord Lyndhurst violently and successfully opposed a Bill introduced to the House of Lords for the very objects his own Bill of 1842 carried into effect. True, Lord Lyndhurst would not have had the power of awarding the compen sation under the Bill of 1833. There would then have been no compensation clauses smuggled into the Bill at the last hour, enabling the holders of the abo lished offices to claim upwards of a million ster ling. No " order's" would then have issued, with " Lyndhurst, C." affixed, by which that enormous amount of compensation would be allowed, and annual pensions assigned to these sinecurists during life—with remainders after death—which should exceed the an nual salaries of Cabinet Ministers. These concomi tants of Chancery Reform were left to the ingenuity of Lord Lyndhurst to devise and carry into effect. They certainly throw a halo around the measure, by which the distinguishing characteristics of Law Reform, under such auspices, are seen by their own light. They serve to show how much the country is indebted to Sir R. Peel's Administration for improvements in the judi cial institutions of the country ; and will ensure a cer tain kind of immortality to Lord Lyndhurst, as one of the most extraordinary law - reformers of his times. We are glad to sec that the Lord Chancellor is se cured in the possession of undivided merit in the matter of these enormous compensations. Sir James Graham, in the course of the debate on Mr. Watson's motion on the subject, endeavoured to produce an im pression that Lord Cottenham had assented to the scheme. It appears, however, that Lord Cottenham declines the honour assigned to him by the Right Hon. Home Secretary. It is Lord Lyndhurst's own. The compensation plan—with all its munificent provisions for the holders of the offices abolished by the Bill—is the emanation of his mind and will. The Chancellor must have consented, after a long struggle with himself, if not with his colleagues in the Cabinet, to abolish these offices ; seeing that in 1833 he regarded them as an essential part of a perfectly wise and good system of equity jurisprudence. No wonder, then, that his com pensation-scheme was so munificent ! The value of the offices to the public was in the Lord Chancellor's eye when be drew up the scheme which allots a million sterling to the holders of such posts. The idea of continuing an interest in the compensation fund to the holders of the offices for a given period after their decease, is also worthy of commendation. Lord Lyndhurst, possibly, had a reference to, and put a liberal interpretation on, a much-controverted pas sage of Scripture:—" Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness." We have remarked that Sir James Graham endeavoured on Tuesday night to assign a part of the merit to Lord Cottenham. The mistake into which the Right Ron. Baronet fell was very properly rectified, at the Noblt and Learned Lord's instance, by Lord John Russell. Sir James Graham said something about having be misled by Mr. Wainwright, who drew the Bill. nil will, however, b e am pl e opportun i ty f or asce rtaining vel occasioned the mistake, so derogatory from Lord LYnif • hurst's merits. Th e su bj ec t will be resumed, when, to colloquial phrase, " the saddle will be placed on th e right horse." STANDARD.—The Globe undertakes to criticise our remarks upon the foolish speech with which thta. Dublin Conservative Association was dissolved , al, charges us with i ncons i s t ency , b ecause we forma l) give our support to the Society in q uesti l But there is n o i ncons i stency i n our enn ritte The Association w as f orme d for a terarl purpose—to rescue Ireland from the tyranny oi Daniel O'Connell ; and, under the guidance of oche% as Mr. Butt, whom we d o no t fi n d taking any part in late proceedings, it nobly accomplished that plirPJ oir "Thenceforward it s occu p a ti on was gone ." Mr. Crit—ely nell is not vow the tyrant of I re l an d. lle is eca', o 4 lord of himself." Nobody complains that anY of class of Irishmen is either injured or o ppresset. oo : of any danger threatened to any good •Instituti.r Why, then, might not the Dublin Conservative stes°‘ l , 4 tion follow the e xam pl e o f so many s i m il ar associa n " s in England, that have dissolved themselves be es i . they have fulfilled th e i r m i ss i on , i n restoring the servative legislation and government ? Why shoulu, few, who may hav e k e pt th e t hi ng a live bv , ), t ,1 0 , its proper period, f or :h e i n d u l gence o f pers onal va; - c e or the prosecution o f p ersona l ga i n , re flect diEg' s rp upon the pure and useful period of its his ees by ascribing to the whole body their ovvn, "Ore feelings? It is of th a t th a t we comp l a in, and p ills plaid; is no incon s i s t ent y in this complain' it the highest possible res p ec t for the Association t he those days when it was the rallying point of for good and the wise, because it was necessary tb i r i sfe, the good and wise to t a k e an ac ti ve par t in ptheb'eatibi By the way, it may b e th e means o f sav ing some labour, and sparing the Irish Chief Justice s u lk abuse, if we remind our Contemporary, that bir; the ward Pennefather was a Whi g w h en h e adviee ° 6ol Corporation of Kilk enn y, an d was L or d Grey 'l A ttorney -G eneral. I BANKING AFFAIRS. gog ) The private country bankers and deputies of pia; 11 0 banks have had meetings to sonsider the Govermoe b n er eso for the reform of our monetary s yst em . Their deli 000 have not been open to the press, but we believe fist .0 4 chief efforts will be made to induce the Premier, P i lts! them a higher average than th e y wou ld rece ive ic e 'i s ttr a abide by the amount of the average of issues for the' o r years as a rule to fix their maxi mum o f c i rc ulation.'„/ ten years next to come. To accompli s h th a t object, P4;O probably endeavour to maintain an extension of the s i o gib i ,„ years in which the averages are to be c al cu lated. Du":" 0 /0„; year 1839 the issues of the private banks were in li v er tiir returned at less than 6,680,0001., nor in y e ar 1840 10?!...u, 6,165,000/. The lowest return of the joint-stock...n ib°. 1839, was 3,945,9071., and in 1840, 3,542,510/. In v o lf 1841, the issues of the private banks had fitli eli m pli 5,718,211/., and those of the joint-stock to 3, 217 r" iso December, 1842, the circulation of the p r i va t e banks o i 5,085,885/., and that of tile joint-stock banks 3 ',.„AdP . In December, 1843, the issues of the private banks fe r x e nished to 4,533,0481., and the joint-stock w f 3,161,033/. For the four weeks ending the 27t 11 v o tir o last, the circulation of the private banks again shlo et! dency to increase, being stated at 5,295,239/., and tm i fi st joint-stock banks at 3,752,867 ; but comparing the us!. turns with those of the similar month in 1839, thersti;g o ( crease in the issues of private banks ann t111 60 1 , 1 4 .0 2,386,9711., and in joint-stock banks of 1,101,229w - 4 4 0:1, the large joint-stock banks of issue have taken overii,4 ness lately of private banks, allowing them a sum for will of theirpromissory notes in circulation. These tr 7,04, 70 will be struck at by the operation of the new g c , he it,e e d preventing such joint-stock banks substituting b t iole; paper for that of the private establishment whnce fli et no they had agreed for. The j o i n t- s t oc k banks w P 0 0te 6 , 0 4 your to obtain special sanction for issuing the t.lO-10 enable them to com pl e t e th ese con t rac t s withon.,- t o both private and joint- s t oc k b an k s w ill endeave u 'oes ul y out a difficulty against the working of the A poP in the event of an increase of trade and an enlargr,„ o ool & tion demanding additional facilities for the devegligisnie capital, and for affording additional banking acceln w d As the Bank of England is limited to 14,00 0, A Slg on securities, and the country banks to a decl/7.04 mum, it is held by the parties interested in „P u y; te'to freedom of creating paper money, that then ~t i asP given out, in exchange for bullion, will not be a d 010 supply the country with the needful amount of c ot tm o carry on the operations of a large extent of trade , a e , heavy pressure will be felt, and a scarcity of i n°ll l falling prices, when the new scheme is ix operation. ionw turbing influence of the new tariff, and the duil l , f es :Astld which it occasioned, causing a glut in the MoneY ''" de pot;co no doubt be alluded to. The great increase to the boosSe the banks should not be forgotten, occasioned by the a t t its..:. • of money which has prevailed during the 14 .1 1 p O 7 months ; and the means which the banks w l 0, of affording accommodation from that source, ° to t ae h ,' discount and deposit, exclusive of their issues, r a ,te o' s ri overlooked. The objections of the banking intec t sl . 4 noticed are confined chiefly to details, on Whi e t bef entitled to be heard, and any suggestions wine h 0110° make, tending to facilitate the working of the s f AA to remove or lessen their own complaints again e 'r e . 0. 1 :6 doubt receive attention in the proper quarter, sn ;70' be consistent with the preservation of its principle cacy.— Chlonicle. THE PRINCETON CALA— (From the New York Evening Post.).,haP:j, The terrible catastrophe of the Princeton, l 7 l no the public mind is at this moment so deep1r 53 ,,146 1 ,4 is one of those occasions which should be g 0 grave *0 grave in with the deep impression somethinglo.4 l l. 4 - r visitations are not sent us by chance, and thc li eftit A ' not one of those interpreters who are constanally ing down God's providence into a series of P e o dit trivances, yet I cannot help remarking here ths t te ds ) : l . ful lesson has been given to the people who Ist fo leg l ie and at the time when they wanted it most. T b do o bljt lators whose vapouring speeches about Orfa i * been uttered at the hazard, and apparently t aiele to produce a war, never dreamed, probably , tb s ol t of o il of carnage would come near them; they the pularity and applause, and votes to be acq u adrtoti never thought at all of the bloody quarie r ;oo. 4 4, groans of the dying, and the wail of the se 10 4 t, orphan. They have never seen and heard th e ke 0: 0 0 and when they raise their voices again to in ° shos H of let them bear in mind that they are invoking s o r o s repetitions, or ten, or twenty thousand, of thl j o tite s S the Princeton—not among their friends 8 0 °,4, 0 04 Perhaps, but among men whose blood is ; pangs are as real, whose wives and children I _, eV more dependent, and whose souls, too, are s'; P or e before God. How many hearts do you suPPI,OO 6 O throbbing with anguishing suspense till pinedthe. known of those six sailors who were bri.svilif calamity. To-morrow's news will tell thein'_, f oo d' relief to many, but desolation to a fe" - • aan o r' matter to reflect upon; the dead can be bu rle OS mended to Heaven's mercy, and then our in u gbi rally find repose; but we must give more 0° o esgb o to living. Consider deeply, and realise, if r o jel s ot sufferings that women and children must e o it io r ask if the man has the heart of a man Isc. ll° re in v 1! 0 0 hate the light if he had wittingly had any sli s o s ere to ito ing such evils upon the earth. Not but t but i,OO -00 fight in case of need, for it is unhappily f ,refi l6 jet i h il proved that passive submission leads to gr e at the resistance; but we should first of all rel ls . po piry 13 8 " who paints war to us in gaudy colours, an Icat r ,i‘ o orators with insane common-places about n g ro an o stO fore we begin to destroy human life with g u n oi ti i t i ots: must fight the war-demon, the war-spirit; Y. ; o urse' o oo . ‘ war on the causes of war; we must exe r , d o its ter t for life and death, to resist, obviate, or eil l :to Or bility, trample out its sparks, and silence l o g Tod But if all honourable means fail, and ale &leo must be let loose, then probably it will a re.,. owe their horrid feast to these exciters wtvi ii egiv' t ready to be their jackals. Think of the"- r you will know what to think of them. tbe It o 0g or THE WEATHER IN CANADA. -- " -- 11 fie di f t week the weather has been uncommonly fin; e ver 0 e a season, warmer than we recollect to ha day el e be. e o perienced. The thermometer during the hts m ite sc, have been much below 70 deg., and the of one . ji t as mild and balmy as in the month of ~rbou tt has almost entirely disappeared from our P io jo we understand that the river is clear as or bo o s Sorel.—Montreal Courier, April 15. ht A COOL RETORT.—The. Due deAbandoned lie indebted for everything to Napoleon, became bflairso his first reverse of fortune, and n i fo Exagere. Some time after his seV ni ao t bfe l the Duke, seeing in the presence of had Psi vst~j,e officer of the Emperor's Old Guard wh . . yun area stood by his late master during the se 50 0 . sneeringly asked him how long lie ;1 1 , 0 the,o0 1 ~ Usurper ? " Just three months, longer ..0 nno ulf to Feltre, was the reply. The King, I".nuff-1,0 clever saying., smiled and handed his gallant old soldier. es Si ; Cs°P lt BIRTHS. ch il d"' o ,o li g il tb On the 15th inst., at the Vicarag e, o , 00 01 bridgeshire, the lady of the Rev. George.`,, ho rst, i dr* On the 15th inst., at the Rectory, -"" goo.' wife of the Rev. George Watts, of a son. oars, t he ter On the 15th inst., at Bryans ton-scl“ ol° llc€' of t er Parnell, of a son. Bro wn.s , r e On the 16th inst., Mrs. Frederick crescent, o n the . 1; a h r i k the I scif R l6 eg th en in t' s s t Bellinger Brodie, Esq., of a son. • • h c hurch 0 the jlev• On the 7th inst., at the parts MARRIED' f pagen b°ll l llo3° hter of figi _..sl Lincoln Denison, Esq., to Helen, Lewis Fanshawc, of Parsloes, Vicar wo o pi On the 7th inst., at Leyton, Ess! ; .0 gobhs'" K.C.H., to Louisa Aim, daughter of J ohn 0 1. 10 lieu • de e d Forest House. Bucks , cot On the Bth inst., at Amersham, Ili to Sarah Bon ner ' 11' Esq., surgeon, of llackney, . os ter, dog of W. Morton, Esq., of Amersham; I'Vestrai only daugof pagobsoe of On the 14th inst., at St. James Are' t o , pO , see. et. ent-stre ter of Nathaniel Hill, Esq., of Reg Pocock, Esq., of Charterhouse-square, t A's f t y- DIED. . 40 0 0 k °e re On the 13th inst., at Leamington, Frances, 111 late Oliver Hatch, Esq. TT dej sr— ' On the 14th inst ,at Oxford -terrace, A--3" A b C are y . , tbe A. Wingfield, D.D., Prebendary of Worcestero,„ricoeu, On the 15th inst., at Villa Etruria, St.J John infant son of James WAdam, Esq. Dowoing' of P till On the 14th inst., at Kensington, Mr J. ~ w ife On the 15th inst., in Harpur-street, Alne as ' fog' Allen, Esq., aged 41. W. li f i e ' On the 15th inst., Celia, the wife of George e , re' of Kennington. flotoott On the 16th inst., in Castle-street, Holborrt ' lict of the latf Mr. Henry Chabaud. T T° f Sun r-R 0 ce, 10. London: Printed and Published by 1 4-- P nO - tf °- No. 112, Strand , Pri nter, at he S 00.0 • Strand, in the Precinct of the Strvelp bliddleaes, Saturday, Afay 18, 1844. 1 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1844 ) • : A " 11