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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 6. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) REGISTRATION OF DEEDS IN IRELAND. The SOLICITOR -GENERAL rose to ask for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law for registration of assurances of lands in Ireland. He said, in England there eves no system of registration; there was a kind of qualified registration for two counties, Middlesex and Yorkshire; but that was all. In Ireland there was a:very stringent system of registration; but there was a very general opinion that very considerable defects attached to it, which it was of the greatest importance to remove. A memorial of deeds was registered in Ireland in the first instance, but in framing that memorial a disposition had been shown to keep back the real contents and objects of the deed, though he did not think that that disposition existed to any great extent. In registering that memo rial all that was given was the information that certain persons had dealt with certain lands which were described in the memorial. That was all that it did. The nafute of the dealing did not necessarily appear. Besides that, it was not an easy thing to discover ,what hal been dealt with, or what memorials had been regis tered in the cffice, owing to the defective system of keep ing the indicei. Unless a registry gave every deed which by possibility might affect a person if he was going to deal with the land registration became a snare and an evil ; they had better have no registration at all than an imperfect or a defective one.—(Hear, hear.) The plan of the reforms now contemplated is, to some extent, that of an eminent conveyancer, now deceased, who prepared a Bill for the better conveyance of pro perty. He proposed to make a land index of Ireland, from the trigonometrical survey lately made in Irelaud; by that means they would have a map with the different Riots of land marked upon with letter, each letter having reference to another index which would be called an index of titles, from which it could be ascertained on search the exact plot of land, and the barony and county in which it was, in the map. The apparatus was too complicated by far for him to describe accurately to the House without a map and other symbols. In the registration of wills it was proposed that when a will was not proved it would be necessary to register the will with an index to the name of the tes tator. He proposed that all those documents which were registered should have precedence of those which were unregistered, otherwise there would be little use in making any alteration. The system, he hoped, would prove what was very desirable, a complete protection to all who had dealings in land, and would render the transfer of land a much simpler and less ex pensive transaction than before. It was with these views that the measure was brought before the House ; and he hoped, therefore, that they would allow him to intro duce the Bill, espe3ially as there would be ample oppor tunity of examining the details before it went into Com mittee.—(Hear, hear.) Leave was then given to bring in the Bill, which was at once read the first time. LAW OF JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, after a - handsome testimony to the House for the assistance rendered to him leAt year in the construction of the Irish legal Bills of last session, said that he trusted that they would allow him to introduce this Bill. The law of judgments affected land in two ways—both in its management and in the disposal of it. By the Encum bered Estates Bill of last session it was decided that when a judgment had passed by the day of payment, with the limit only of those which were claimed for 1501., that the creditor should take the land and sell it a once. Now there was a great defect aris ing out of this system which required some other ma chinery to obviate it. The custom was, in the first place, a hardship en the debtor, for without any notice he might, and in some instances would be unjustly de prived of his property; and, in the second place, no good title could be given to the land; while in the third the first legitimate oreditors might be deprived of their claims by the intervention of another party, whose might was only secondary to theirs. To remedy this evil they proposed a requisition that when a judg ment bad passed the time of payment, tho creditor should register the judgment, and that from the moment of registration it should act with the power of a mortgage in fee, and thus the transaction being verified, he might sell the land, and the proper certificate of the registration office would constitute the foundation of a second title to the estate. The next thing they proposedto do was to pre vent any judgment creditor from taking advantage of his own wrong; and in order to accomplish this it was pro posed to limit the operation of the Act to a certain period. Thus, a person who had obtained a judgment against another might have several judgments outstand ing against himself', and if he sold the lands and took the proceeds, hie own ereditors would in their turn be defrauded. This was pro►ided fir in the Bill, as were also some other minor incidents; and as the Bill was substantially the Bill of last session, with some improve ments, he hoped that the House would allow him to in troduce it. • The question was then put, when Mr. NAPIER, thought there never was a period when the laws relating to property required more to be assi milated in both countries, especially in regard to regis tration and judgment. He would support the measure before the House, but hoped that its provisions would soon be extended to England. Mr. SADLIER agreed with the Learned Gentleman that it was of th greatest importance that the course of 1. illation shotrl7l be, as far as possible, to assimilate in both countries the laws relating to real property. Nothing was more objectionable, than allowing encum bered estates t i be placed in the bands of receivers, and he would suggest in suhititution that increased facilities should be given to the judgment creditor to convert the land, in orda: that he might get the rent which was due to him. Loire was then given to bring in the Bill. CEYLO v. Mr. HAWES movel for a Select Committee to inquire into the grievances complained of in Ceylon, in con nexion with the administration and government of that colony, and to report their opinion whether any measures can be adopt hr the redress of any grievances of which there may be shown just reason to complain; and also, whether any measures can be adopted for the better administration and government of that dependency. Mr. BAILLIE c ,mplained that he had been accused by the Governor of British Guiana, in a dispatch, of having made inaccurate statements with regard to the colony. and for which he held that the Governor, and not himeelf, were responsible. This amounted to a breach of privilege, and he wished to know whether the House would sanction the practice of a speech made by a Member being answered, not by the Hon. Gentleman whose official duty it was to answer ques tions respecting the colonies, but by the Governor of a distant colony, whose dispatch on the subject was pubfisb.ed in a blue book, and circulated among the Metnbera of the House. Now, ho wished to ask the Hon. Gentleman the Secretary IR the Colonies if any of the recommendations made by the Committee on Guiana had been carried into effect? There were three recommendations in their report—first, that the salary of the Governor should be reduced; secondly, that a search ing inquiry should be instituted into the improper ap pointments made by the late Governor; and, thirdly, that an alteration should le made in the constituticn of the colony, in friendly c .neert with the colonial authorities. He a; informed that so far from the last recommendation being carried out, the Bill making an alteration in the constitution had been forced through the Colonial Legislature and carried by a double vote of the Governor. It had since become law, and the cons , quence was that all the elected Members of the Assembly had resigned their seats.—(Hear, hear.) Whether this was true or not he was unable to say, but he trusted that the Hon. Gentleman would give some explanation to the House on the subject. He (Mr. Baillie) next came to the case of Ceylon. Certain charges of a very grave and serious nature were made against the Governor of Ceylon by parties residing in the island, and the Committee which sat last 3 ear being anxious to ascertain the truth or falsehood of the charges, came to a resolution that it would be advisable to haie some of the parties brought to this country, in or der that they might be examined before the Committee. He (Mr. Baillie), in November, addressed a letter to the Colonial-office, asking the Noble Lord at the head of that department to authorise certain gentlemen to repair from Ceylon to England without delay to give evidence before the select Committee on Ceylon. The answer which he received to that communication was written by the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, and was to the effect that Earl Grey was unable to understan f i that a power was delegated to the chairman of the Committee by the Committee to call for the attendance of witnesses; that his Lordship hal al ready directed the attendance of two witnesses from Ceylon; and that, with respect to the additional wit nesses whose attendance he (Mr. Baillie) required, his Lordship did not feel at lib er t y to i ncur the heavy expense incident to their journey from C e yl on to thiscountry Upon the receipt of that letter he (Mr. Bernie) co nc l u d e d . that Earl Grey had not been completely informed as to what took place in that House, seeing that complete as surances were given that all necessary witnesses would be sent for from Ceylon; and he (Mr. Baillie) wrote a second letter to the Colonial Secretary, informing hi m of those assurances, in reply to which he received a letter from the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, who said that when he assented to the proposal that the Committee should name the persona whom it was necessary to summon from Ceylon . to give evidence before the Committee, it was not in timated that the Chairman should be intrusted with the sole authority of naming the witnesses on behalf of the Committee, and that Lord Grey had there fore very properly declined to comply with his (Mr. Baillie's) request. The House must now perceive that the result of those proceedings on the part of the Government wa s to protract the inquiry, in all p ro b ability, oven beyo n d the present ses sion of Parliam en t .—( gear , hear, and a laug h from Mr. Hume.) If those wthaesses were not sent for, it followed as a matter of course that they should not proceed fur h ther with the inqui r y. Now, w fature proceedings of th e House— aind t ou g those s i e t r i g ht that it should b e un d erstood that, had witnemeg been called, he should not have addressed a single word to the House on this occasion —(Hear) he bad no hesitation in now declaring to the Hous e -. se and he felt not the slightest doubt that his Pon. Friend the Member for Montrose would bear him out in the statement he was about to make—that if this inquiry ght count ry, a were fairly and properly carried out, if th e w i tnesses who were called fur were brought gh broburgohottto ttohisli as muoh atrocity wank' at compared with which the deeds of Field-Mar shal Hayniu, in Hungary, would appear to have been rard and merciful.—(Load cries of "Hear, hear.") In Austria or in Hungary no prisoner had been put to death by the Government who had not been tried before a tribunal properly and legally cee itituted—(Hear, hear)—and no sentence of death had. been carried into effect in Hungary without having re ceived the approbation .of the Commander-in-Chief. Now what was the case in Ceylon? There were few of the prisoners who were put to death who were tried before tribunals legally and properly constituted, or which were composed of the number of officers re quired by law.—(Hear, hear.) In some case the courts martial consisted of only three officers. The judge was absent ; the officers were ignorant of the native: lan guage—(Hear, hear)—and the sentences ef those courts were confirmed and approved by whom? By the captains commanding the regiments. In some cases the prisoners were led from the court to the place where they suffered instant death.—(Hear, hear.) An HON. MEMBER asked if the Hop. Member ad dressing the House had any confirmation of those state ments? Mr. BAILLIE (not noticing the interruption) said— Compare the two cases. In Hungary thousands and tens of thousands had perished in the recent struggle in that country ; in Ceylon an unimportant riot had been quelled without the loss of the life of a single one of her Majesty's subjects.—(Hear, hear.) Compare then, he said the two cases, aml teil him whether he used any exaggeration when he said the as compared with the proceedings of the Governors of Ce)lon, the proceedings in Austria were not mild and merciful. They had heard a good deal from the Honourable Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire, of the savage proclamation of Field-Marshal Haynau. Let the House listen to the proclamation by one of her Majesty's Represent wives in Ceylon, to whom was entrusted the life and death of her Majesty's subjects in that island.—(Hear.) The Hoy. Gentleman then read the proclamation, which was to the effect, that whosoever had concealed the prisoner, or the goods of the prisoner, or had been privy thereto, should be taken and shot. It was signed "A. Watson, Captain, Commander." Now, was this a proclamation fit to be sent forth for the destruction of mankind?—(Hear, hear.) When thatjproclamation was first brought under his (Mr. Baillie's) notice, he was perfectly incredulous as to its tenor. He could not believe it. He said that there was surely some mistake'; but there was no mistake. It was all true, too true, and yet that proclamation had received the full sanction and the cordial approval of the Government at home.—(Hear, hear.) He did not wish to trespass at too great a length on the time of the House, but he felt that he must cite one or two other cases which he felt bound to bring under their notice, and with difficulty refrained from bringing the circumstances which induced the immediate procla mation of martial law under their especial attention. — (Hear, hear.) When martial law was first proclaimed, a young officer, Colonel Droff, was seat with full authority into the disturbed districts.—(Cries of " A young officer!") He meant an officer young for that yank: The Commander-in-Chief was General Scheldt, but that officer never once made it his business to appear in that quarter ; he (Mr. Baillie) sup posed, for there was no other reason that he could, imagine, that the General conceived the affair to be of too little importance to need his attention.—(Hear, hear.) ',When Colonel Droff was at Candy—and he wished to call the attention of the House to the circum stance, because it would show the reckless way in which human life had been sacrificed—when Colonel Droff was at Candy, he sent Captain Bird to Cronigal with instruc tions to proclaim martial law, and to apprehend all those who were charged with what they called high treason. Captain Bird apprehended one man, who was said to be a noted offender—but whose Cingalese name we could not precisely catch—and held a court-martial, at which the prisoner was condemned to be shot and his body to be hung upon a tree for four days.—(Hear, hear.) And he was shot, and his body did hang for four days ; and yet in the very next dispatch from the Governor he found by the blue-book that this supposed offender was all at large and perfectly %ell, so that ano ther man had been shot in his place. Within two days after the occurrence of this circumstance, Captain Bird reported that he had apprehended the Pretender Dinga ralle himself, and received instructions accordingly to immediately hold a court-martial. The court-martial was held, when the prisoner was condemned and in stantly shot, together with four other men accused of high treason, and yet it afterwards appeared that not only was the Pretender still at large, but alive and well at this moment in Ceylon. Neither was it a brother of the Pretender, but only one of his adherents.—(Hear, hear, cheers and counter-cheers.) Not only had they ascertained that such was the case, but they hal also ascertained the name of the unfortunate individual who had been shot instead of the Pretender.—(Hear, hear.) The Howe would therefore perceive that neither he nor his Honourable Friend the Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) could possibly bring this matter before them with any probability of getting at the trutb, unless the evidence which they desired was brought forward; and it remained for them to say whether it should be pro duced, or whether, in order to stifle inquiry, it should be put back.—(Hear, and cheers.) He had thus, to the best of his ability, done his duty, and it now remained for the House to say whether there should be a fair and full inquiry —(Loud cries of Hear, hear," and cheers, especially from Mr. Hawes)—and whether there should be full investigation into these statements, and give its support to his Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose and himself—whether it would give its sup port for a full inquiry, or to an 'unscrupulous Govern ment in stifling all investigation.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HAWES said that the Hon. Member had pri vately given him notice that he meant to make some observations on his motion for a select inquiry. He had commenced his speech, on a former occastue, with some very unqualified observations on the conduct of the Go vernment with respect to Guiana, and had stated that not a single order of the Government had beg' carried out in the colony. Mr. BAILLIE—It is in the blue book. Mr. HAWES—As an isolated passage. The fact was that instructions had been sent to the Governor of Guiana recommending the adoption of free institutions; and though some objections had been male, a new set of members had bi en electel to the Court of Policy, and no recommendations cf the Government had been car ried out without the opposition of a single dissentient. ‘Vith regard to the salary of the Governor, the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Baillie) had said that the Committee had recommended a reduction; he would read the pas sage in question, and the House would see that it was not a direct recommendatioc. But the Governor had stated to the Court of Policy, that as far as his own individual interests were concerned he should not stand in the way of any alteration which they might have to propose. But the court had not reduced his salary, and a new election since the extension of the fran chise hat taken place, and yet the Governor' s sa l ary had not bean reduced by the new Court of Policy. Under these circumstances, the Honourable Gentleman is not entitled to say that the Committee recommended a reduction, and that that recommendation was not attended to. The whole contest in this House arose about some 1,0001. which was guaranteed by the Civil List, and over which it had no control, while the Govern ment, by a careful supervision, had saved the country some 70,000/. or 80,0001.—(Hear, hear.) In many cases it was the opinion of the Secretary for the Colonies, and his (Mr. Hawes) own also, that the reduction made had been too great, and the new trade in some instances in creased the salaries. But he would return to the affairs of Ceylon, and here he must protest against the course.taken by the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Baillie). It showed his usual want of candour. In the midst of an inquiry, on the eve of the sitting of a Committee, he talked about the abandonment of the inquiry. He could assure that House that that inquiry should go on to the end, and there should be a fair inquiry. What would that House think when be told them that there had been no refusal of witnesses? On the 28th of July, 1849, a motion had been made in that House that the Com mittee of Inquiry should not be renewed, but that a commission of inquiry should be sent out to Ceylon. The motion was rejected, but how was it rejected? was it rejected by the Government ? No; for on looking at the division-list he found that of the Members uncon nected with the Government, 33 had voted for the motion, and 64 against it. He would call to mind what had taken place in the House upon that occasion, and he spoke in the presence of the Right Hon. the Member for Ripon and of the First Lord of the Treasury, who would confirm what he would state. The Right Lion. the Member for Ripon proposel that the Committee should meet on Monday, and decide what witnesses it would wish to be sent for to Ceylon. The Committee did meet, and the witnesses whom it named had been sent for, and would be ready to appear before the Committee when it sat.—(Hear.) They were at that moment in this country waiting for that inquiry. Had power been given to the Secretary of State to name his own witnesses? No; but the witnesses alone named by the Committee had been sent for. On the 28th of November, without any communication with the Secretary of State, the Hon. Gentleman called upon the Secretary to produce certain witnesses, besides those ord ere d b y th e C omm i ttee. Of course Lord Grey refused to do this—these were not the witnesses ordered by the Committee, and in doing so he showed great discretion. Every witness brought here, it mutt be borne in mind, would cost the country no less a cum than from 4001. to 700/. each. He thought it right to protest against the course of the Honourable Gentleman. In the midst of the inquiry, while the witnesses were ready for examination, he makes charges and attacks upon men who were in at tendance in this country at his own request. Was that justifiable? Certainly not. He, however, could assure the House that as far as he was concerned the inquiries should go on. Witnesses and petitions were ready to be: examined. Sir Emerson Tennent, the Colo nial Secretary, was now in this country on leave of absence, ready to be examined, and he there fore asked the House what necessity there was for delay? But he could allow the attack upon Cap tain Watson to pass so lightly, because it was unusual for a Member of Parliament to attempt to prejudice the House and the country against a witness who had been summoned, and was about to be examined before a Com mittee. If the Committee, when it met, should assign good grounds for calling additional witnesses, he saw no reason why they should not be sent for; but on another cccasion he might point out the inexpediency of sending for witnesses whom the Hon. Gentleman oppo site might name. In the mean time he hoped the House would direct the inquiry to be proceeded with at once. Mr. HUME said the Honourable Gentleman need not be alarmed about th e i nqu i r y no t p roc eeding, for so long as he had power to perform his duty he would never rest till this atrocious Ceylon affair was sifted to the bottom. Government had attempted to stifle fair inquiry; but as the affair in Ceylon was even more disgraceful than many of the transactions which had taken place in Hungary, he hoped the House would support him and his Honourable Friend opposite in having this inquiry properly conducted. He might have made assertions in the House which he was not prepared to prove, but the assertion that the scenes of atrocity which had occurred in Ceylon were more disgraceful than those of Huagary, he was ready and willing to substantiate with evidence. Why, then, did the . Hon. GoutAaman who last spoke,;with a de gree of audac ity that :was really surprising, dare .to tell . t THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, the House that this inquiry was got up by a small band of persons, who were conspiring against the Governor of Ceylon? If the House really believed that statement, let them look into a petition which had come from the colony, and see the deeds of blood and atrocity which had been committed under the sanction of the law When they did that ho was sure the House would forgive him and his Honourable Friend opposite if they felt no confidence in the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colenies, or in the manner in which he proposed to have the inquiry conducted. But, said the lion. Gentleman who had last addressed them, why stop the inquiry when the witnesses were on the spot who had been named by the Honourable Member for Montrose? Ho named the witnesses! He was against doing anything of the sort, but it was stated to th Committee that Captain Wa'son had superire tended the burning of villages, the confiscating of pro perty, and afterwards purchasing it; and they said at once this man must be had over to explain his conduct. He, however, could give no impartial evidence on the real merits of the case. Again, there was Mr. Selby; what was he sent for? Why simply because he could explain the mur dering of the priest. The evidence against the priest was given by two men, a f Aber and son, who were candidates for offices under the Government, but it was prove I beyond all doubt that the priest was innocent of the charges made against bin. Lord Torrington, however, said if all the priests in the colony would vouch for his innocence he should be hanged, and hanged he was. Surely, then, all that Mr. Selby could do was to explain the trial and act of hanging. The next witness who it, sesined was present in this country was Sir Emerson Tennent, but he was secretary to the very Council who had ordered the execution of the abhor rent acts complained of by the petitioners, and no confidence could be placed on any evidence he could give. He had no confidence in the Colonial office, he never had, but be did think the Noble Lord at the head of the department entertained a sufficient sense of justice to take care that an inquiry like this should be impartially conducted; but he had been mistaken, and he was astounded now to find the Noble Lord proposing that they should go into the inquiry with witnesses who were implicated in the charges to be investigated. The stability of the colonies was involved in this question, for twenty-eight men had been shot, twenty- two banished, and sixty-eight impri soned through the misconduct of the Governor of Ceylon, and if they refused to investigate the matter, or allowed it to be swamped by the influence of the Government, what confidence would the other colonies have in appeal to that House against any injustice or wrong committed by their local Governments? Mr. DISRAELI said the question which the House has to consider to-day is, I think, of a very simple cha racter, and should be confined entirely to the considera tion by the House of the understanding that was arrived at between the Committee and the Government. I shall therefore make no reference to the proceedings at Ceylon of which we have no testimony or might have testimony, but I shall endeavour to place before the House the question on which I think they are called on to give a decision and to express an opinion. The House will recollect that on nearly the last day of the last session, when the Committee reported the expression of their opinion that a commission should be sent to Ceylon to inquire on the spot into certain cir cumstances, I mentioned, what was the fact, that I had proposed a compromise between the Committee—(Hear, hear)—and the Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary of State ; and I recollect afterward that the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Ripon, observing on that compromise, regretted very much that the Under-Secretary had not accepted it. Nevertheless, the Hon. Gentleman did not think it best that the reso lution of the Committee should be sanctioned, but he expressed a very qualified opinion of the course that was indicated. After the circumstances that occurred in the House, what happened in the Committee appears to me to be quite decisive as to the intention both of the Government and the Committee ; and I do not feel for a moment tc-day that any doubt on the minds of the Committee and the Government could have been entertained, bad not the Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary, in placing the circumstances before the House, so transposed the im portant documents, on which the whole merits of this question depend, that he conveyed to the House an im pression exactly contrary to that which occurred. Now the Hon. Gentleman said he read the documents, but he happened to read first the document which oc curred last.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) This is not . a matter of argument but of fact.; and I think there can be no difference of opinion between the Under-Secre tary, or among any of us. The Hon. Gentleman read a resolution as one that occurred in the Committee, namely, a motion made and question put, that the Chair man be authorised and requested to communicate with her Majesty's Secretary of State as to the necessary wit nesses to be ordered home to give evidence before the Committee to be re-appointed on the next meeting of Par liament, a motion made apparently by Mr. Hume ; and after that, the Under Secretary of State said, making that resolution the basis of the report which he read after wards—a report which was drawn up to the effect that the Committee regretted on the termination of the session that they had not been able to conclude their inquiry respecting the colony of Ceylon, and especially into the cause of the late insurrection in that colony, but from the gravity of the circumstances, which their inquiry had elicited, the Committee expressed their opinion that they should be appointed next session, and that Captain Watson and some others capable of explaining the circumstances attending certain courts martial in the colony should be summoned home to give evidence before the Committee and the Government Now this report was drawn up, and this paragraph of the report was proposed and carried. It was an amend ment proposed by himself before the resolution which the Under-Secretary has referred to as the basis of the report which was carried.—(Hear, hear.) When I drew up that paragraph, which was adopted by the Committee, I put in the name of the Queen's Advocate at Ceylon and of Captain Watson, and I left space in which to put other names; upon which a member of the Committee (Lord Hotham) proposed the addition of the name of Colonel Fraser ; but it was immediately observed that as we had agreed not to insert the names of witnesses, it was better to have some understanding with the Colo nial-office in order that the subject might be more matured, and that it was inexpedient to put in the name of Colonel Fraser, although he was a very proper person to be summoned; and there fire we negatived the proposition of Lord Hotham, and it was proposed that the Chairman be au thorised to communicate with her Majesty's Secretary f State as to the necessary witnesses to be ordered home to give evidence before the Committee.—(Cheers.) In my opinion the case is a complete one.—(Heir, t ear.) , I don't think it will be creditable to the House, if, under these circumstances, it desert this Committee ; and I feel great confidence that, if the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Ripon will fa vour us with his frank opinion, he must be of opinion that the conduct of the Government, on this occasion, has been of a tendency as least ccl culated to fetter our inquiry. —(Hear, hear.) I am not one of those who would avoid this inquiry. I think the tone of the Under-Secretary of State on this subject has not only been unusual, but unauthorised. What are the circumstances ? A grave charge was brought against the Government. What was the defence of the Gc vernment ? Not a modest defence, certainly, but the same tone of ready indignation which the same gentleman has on more than one occasion ex pressed. Yet, whatever may be the ultimate opinion of the Committee, whatever may be the final decision of the House, there is no one but will admit that the invesV gation into these affairs was a necessary and a most im portant one; and when the Hon. Gentleman calls my Hon. Friend the Member for Inverness to account for the personal courtesy or conduct of a gentleman who is to be called before us as a witness, let me remind the Under-Secretary of State that he is to show in the most- unequivocal manner that the whole of this is a conspiracy in the island of Ceylon, and that he, insinuated that we are to have the evidence of witnesses who were parties to that conspiracy. [ \tr. IlAwes—" No, no."] I don't say the Under-Secretary of State used those words, but yet that was the unavoidable inference from what he did say. I am for pursuing this inves tigation; and I would add these words as an amendment. I would agree that the Select Committee be re-appointed to inquire into the grievances of the colony of Ceylon in connexion with the proceedings of the Government of that colony, and to report their opinion with respect to the redress of any,, grievances of which there has been reason to complain, and that this House deems it expedient to express its disapprobation of the manner in which her Majesty's Government have evaded the understand ing of last session, that they would further the produc tion of such witnesses as were necessary for the proper pursuit of this investigation.—(Loud cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that as he:was the person who was mainly instrumental in the institution of this Com mittee, perhaps the House would expect him to express something of an opinion respecting the vote of censure which had just been proposed by the Hon. Member for Buckinghamshire. He would beg the House to remem ber that, at the close of last session, he bad, contrary to the advice of the Honourable Member for Ripon (Sir J. Graham) refused to allow the Honourable Member at the head of the Committee to withdraw his motion, and had pressed the House to a division. The House agreed with him that the commission which it was pro posed to send out to Ceylon to gather evidence, ought not to be sent. The Hon. Member fer Buckinghamshre hadttthhhhadeeayt next made uwm itgdnhse oestanssnseboit witnesses n h sar .h e et r oao , ducßayl occasion, to d sbe oai h e thought a preferable propos a l, oarn s ei e ti eeh s nre e ed n nf t t cohe io entr r from ode the tahtattwh C toeh e r y ed l s o p n wu , s beginning rhpi oocrhtthhooa he them was, thantehesaw no obje c ti on t o t h ese w i tnesses e o fre an t y he p C hy o s m ic m al itt i e m e, pe a d n i d me th n that with outrleipgthseuind occurrence b mo was no expe c t a ti on b ut that they could be present,t.thTehe House had agreed with him, and bad negatived the mo tion. The Committee then eagle to a resolution which went far beyond what ho had said in that House, far beyond the i n t en t o f any word which he had uttered, and far beyond the power which any Parliamentary Committee was entitled to exercise. They decided that certain witnesses should be summoned from Ceylon. By the passing of this resolution, they meant one of two things. They either meant that the words which he had uttered were far beyond any con struction that could reasonably be put upon them; for he had said that thirty witnesses could be summoned from Ceylon, and the Committee had decreed that an unlimited number should be summoned, or else that her Majesty's Secretary of State was to be at the beck and call of their chairman for six months. Now it was not to be supposed that the Queen's Secretary of State was likely in any way to be subject to the dictation of any Committee whatever. Towards the end Novembex the Chairmou of the Committee had written a letter desiring that certain wit nesses should he summoned, but without stating any reason whatever for their being called.—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord J. Russell) had then himself asked Lord Grey whether any reasons ha l been assigned for summoning those witnesses, to which he replied, noes, whatever. Without, however, adverting to the fact that it would be quite unconstitutional for any Secretary of State to be subject to a Parliamentary Com mittee, he might observe that this letter was written at the end of November, and that Parliament met at the end of January, so that there was clearly not sufficient time for calling these witnesses, even if their presence had been necessary.—(Hear, hear.) He did not be lieve that either the Honourable Member who made this motion or his Honourable Friend the Member for Montrose was at all aware of what the effect of this die cussion might be. Not only was it important as affecting the character of Lord Torrington, but it was ca'culated to unhinge authority in their colonies in every part of the world, and to entirely destroy it in the island of Ceylon. They had spread among the natives that they had the greats ,t authority, that the Governor was not to be at tereled to, that their communication with the Member for Montrose would be sufficient to procure the recal rf Lord Torrington. He thought that it was no small matter to spread such reports in that colony. The Hon. Gentleman ought to remember that he had higher duties to per form as Chairman c f this Committee than to spread in flammatory reports in a distant and disturbed colony. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that though upon many occasions it had been his lot to be brought into cull:- sion with the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, yet from his knowledge if that Noble Lord be was sure that there war uo man less capable of breaking any pledge which he had once given, nor did he think there was any man in the House who, from his constitutional principles—persevered in through so long a career—was less desirous of impeding any inquiry prosecuted by the Commons House of Parliament.—(Cheers.) This was his general belief, but his special remembrance of what took place upon the occasion would confirm his belief. As far as he recollected, the Noble Lord, when the matter was discussed before the House last session, proposed the Committee should name the witnesses which it required, but the Committee passed a vote by which it delegated to its chairman the right of nominating the witnesses, thus clearly going beyond the bounds of the Noble Lord's proposition. The more he heard of this matter the more he wished to see it in quired into, nor did he think it was the with of the Government to stifle any inquiry. Little time had been lost, two months at the most, and he should propose that the Committee should be to-day ap pointed, should set to-morrow, and settle on what day it would proceed to examine witnesses. Mr. FOX MAULE wished to explain to the House that Colonel Droff, who was represented to be an officer of no standing in the service, was, in fact, of no less than thirty-five years' standing. Mr. BRIGHT thought that the course adopted by Lord Grey, if not taken to avoid inquiry, certainly laid him open to strong suspicion. He (Mr. Bright) did not entirely approve of the amendment, for it went directly to censure the Government, while the course which was condemned was most likely taken by one member of it, through some misapprehension, who was not in his seat to state the grounds upon which he acted. He thought that Lord Grey had acted entirely wrong in the matter, and that it was unfortunate, both for himself and Lord Torrington, that he hesitated as he did. The Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) had said that this was an excit ing topic in the colony, but the best way to put down and prevent agitations of a similar nature in this and other colonies, was for the House to show a determina tion, when colonial grievances came before it, to have the speediest possible inquiry into the circumstances. Major BLACKALL bore testimony to the truth of the remark made by the Secretary-at-War, that the command of the army and the safety of the colony could not be com.mitted to better hands than it was. Mr. DISRAELI said he could not recognise what had been stated in the course if the discussion, that all the members of the Government would not share in the expressions of disapprobation contained in his amend ment, and he was ready to admit that it amounted to a censure of the Government. He acknowledged the justice of the observation that fair notice bad not been given of an amendment which amounted, and was equivalent, to a vote of cen sure; but the fault rested not with him but with the Government, fur they bad brought firward a motion which called for an expression of opinion from Members. If, however, it was thought that fair notice had not been given, ho was ready to withdraw it. Mr. VERNON SMITH did not agree with the amendment of the Hon. Gentleman. He trusted that the Hon. Member for Manchester would withdraw his suggestion, and allow the Committee to be appointed forthwith. Mr. HENLEY was convinced that the whole question could not be properly settled without an open and full inquiry. Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not allow the amend ment of the Hon. Member far Buckinghamshire to be withdrawn, because he looked upon it as a vote of cen sure upon his Noble Friend (Lord Grey) and himself. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— Fur the original motion ... ... 140 For the amendment ... ... ... 68 Majority against the amendment ... —72 The amendment was consequently lost. Mr. HUME then moved, as an amendment to the original motion, that certain persons should be examined before the Committee. Lord J. RUSSELL thought if the last amendment was a censure on the Government, the present motion was a censure on the Committee, and he therefore must oppose it. After some observations from Mr. HAWES, The House a4ain divided, when there appeared— For the original motion ... ... 109 For the amendment ... 100 Majority against the amendment --9 The House then adjourned, it being now Six o'clock. MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS. The new committee of Mexican bondholders is on the most friendly terms with the Mexican Ambassador here, as well as with the other functionaries, and the following letter has been sent to them by Senor Luis More. The Senor expresses his strong satisfaction and approval of the new committee, and a determination to hold no far ther communication with the old one, which perseveres, however, and has called a meeting for next Monday. The following is the letter:— (Translation.) " Mexican Legation, 7, Gloucester-road, "Regent's park, Feb. 4, 1850. "ToW. P. Robertson, lisq Chairman of the Committee of Mexican Bondholders. "Sir,—Tour much esteemed communication of the 31st ult. I have not been able to- answer until to-day, from its only having been received at this Legation on the 2d—a delay which probably has arisen from its having been erroneously addressed. "My feelings and my duties most perfectly coincide with the contents of your letter. From the moment I learnt that the Mexica n b on d holders had happ il y b een inspired with the wish to have a committee of their own, in order to represent them here and with the Mexican Government, I applauded the idea, which was carried into effect a fiw weeks after its first announcement, and which was happily realised by the general meeting of bondholders held on the 23d ult. " Although I have not the pleasure of the personal acquaintance of the gentlemen who form the new com mittee, I know very well the good spirit which reigns in it, and, above all, the recommendable qualities which among which the most re spirit, an urbanity, and a proper c b t e i re markable areas mannerei ts of chairman, h n a c r l r y a treatinga conciliatory public business, with the de sire of bringing it to a termination mutually satisfactory. Although in the present case I have not, nor can I have, ( 11s %a f ti o o m n tend not on ly to recogn i se the my Government, yet all those public meeting, be g i nn ing with the resolutionsep x r s c s i n e g in instruct ot hf s). instructions u r nomination of the new committee, but to afford it every assistance which it can _receive from . the Legation in London, " My instructions on the agency question, and in re gard to the committee of bondholders, are such, that if by any unforeseen and lamentable accident the com mittee over which you preside should cease to exist, and if it should be pretended to restore the old committee, this Legation would not vacillate for one single moment in refusing to acknowledge the latter, and in addressing itself, as it has done before, to the bondh o ld ers them selves, passing by that committee which the Mexican Government can never again accept_ as the me di um of making an arr a n g ement with the Mexican bondholders. " The observations which you make relative to the advantage of the existence of the best understanding and the most perfect harmony between the . committee of bondholders on the o ne side, and the Mexican Legation and agency on the other, are perfectly just; it would have been impossible to obtain such "harmony before the formation of the new committee, and so will equally be should it cease t o ex i s t; and it is under this convic tion that I have written to you in the terms which I have now the honour of doing, offering . you at the same time the expression of my hi g hest consideration. 1 ".JOSE MARIA Luis MoRA." ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The ordinary monthly meeting of this society took place last Monday. G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., President, in the chair. The Presi dent nomin a t e d Messrs. Spence, Stephost3, and West. wood, as vice-presidents fur the ensuing year. Several donations of books and insects were announced. Several new British Lepidoptera were exhibited by Mr. Douglas and Mr. Stephens. Mr. S. Stevens exhibited some beau tiful new butterflies he had received from Mr. Bates, who is at present investigating the entomologioal trea sures of Para. He also exhibited a line specimen of Eurycantha horrida from the South Seas. A paper was read by Mr. Stainton on Micropterya, a genus of small moths belongi ng t o th e f am ily Tineidre. MONEY MARKET..--The premium on gold at Paris is 12 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of 3 /. 17 s. 10id. per o unce f or stan d ar d go ld, gives an exchange of 25.45; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.421 , i t f o ll ows t h at go ld is 0.10 per cent. dearer in P ar i s t h an i n L on d on . By advises from Ham burgh the pri ce o f go ld i s 4344 per mark, which, at the Engli s h Mi nt pr i ce o f 3 /. 17 6 . 10id. per ounce for standard gold, change at H am b urg h on L on d o n at short being 13.1 q, gives an exchange of 13 . 9 i; and the ox . it follow s t h at go ld i s 0.40 p er cent. dearer in Lon don than in H am b urg b. MURDER OF A G AMEKE EPER. —• lIORNCASTLE, FEB. 5. —ln the neighbourhood of Boughton, a short distance from this place. Richard Tacker, a game watcher, in the service of the Rev. J. Dymoke, was murdered by a gang of poachers early on the morning of Saturday last. Neither the deceased nor his two com panions were able to recognise any of the party. The police, however, are on the alert, and it is believed they have obtained some trace of them. FEBRUARY 7, 1850 Lincolnshire—Henry Fano, of Fulbeck-hall, Esq. Monmouthshire awshaw Bailey, of Lanthewy- Court. Esq. Norfolk—Edward Roger Pratt, of Ryston, Esq. Northampt mshire—William Bruce S:opford,ot Dray ton-house, Esq. Northumberland—Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, of Wallington, Bart. Nottinghamshire—The R'ght Hon. Edward Stratt, cf Kingston-hall. Orordshire —Henry Hall, c.f . Barton, Esq. Rutlandshire—The Hon. William Middleton Noel, of ton. Shropshire—Ralph Merrick L9eke, of Longford, Esq. S )inersetshire— Langley Albyn, c f Staffordshiro—Josia'l Spode, c,f Armit , g. -pack, Esq. County of S , iuthainplon—JoEeph Martineau, of Ba sing-park, Thomas Itrikewodo Gige, of Hengrave hall, !tat. Surrey—James Willi Am Freshfield, of Moor.plaef , , Betchwor:h, Esq. Sussex—George. Campion Courthore, of ‘V Warwickshire—llsrain Galton, f Edstone, li.q. Wiltshire—Henry Gaisf,rd Gibbs Ludlow, of hiey - wood-house, Esq. Woreett3rshire —John Gregory Watkins, (f Wood field, & q. Yorkshire—Will'arn Rutsou, of Newby \Viskr, Esq. \VA LES. Angt.esey—Richard Griffith, f Bodcwyrisaf, Esq. Breconshire— Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, of Therrw, Bart. Carnarvonshire—lsta3 Walker, of llendregadredd, Esq. CarmartbenshirQ—Williwn Davys Harries Campbel Davys, of Neuaddf tm, Esq. Cardiganshire—Thomas Davies Lloyd, of Bron• wydd, E,q. Denbighshire—John Burton, cf Minera-hall, Wrex• ham, Eq. Flintshire—Rudolph William Basil Viscount Field• ing, of Downing. Glamorganshire—Rowland Fothergill, cf riensol. castle, Esq. Montgomeryshire—John Davies Corrie, of Dysserth, Merionethshire—Edward Griffiths, of Gwabtldfeyn, Esq. Pembrokeshire—William Richards, cf Teeby, Esq. Radnorshire—Edward Morgan Stephens, of Llan• anno, Esq. STATE OF TRADE (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The accounts of reduced estimates of the cotton crop, with an;advance of more than one cent per lb. in New York, have entirely fLiled to produce any movement in this market. The e timates are regarded with much distrust by all parties; tied the buyers of yarns and goods hesitate, quite as much as before, to do anything at the current rates, beyond sup plying their absolute necessities. The business of the day has, therefore, been inconsiderable. ROCHDALE, MUNDA Y.—The demand for flannels has been rather more limited than it was last Monday; but kerseys and coarse goods have met with a ready sale at former prices. In the wool market there is little change; prices are firm, and the manufacturers continue to buy for immediate use only. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY. The activity of trade continues here, so far as production is concerned, all de partments being fully occupied to a considerable extent with orders; but the continued rise in prices of silk pare -1) zes, for the moment, the throwster and manufacturer, who are unable to realise a corresponding advance on thrown silks and goods. On the other hand, we have accounts from Lyons of the Ist instant, announcing a further rise in prices of thrown silks, with a very heavy consumption, and that the manufacturers were supplied with orders for some length of time. The dyers here are full of work for the present. The silk market is re ported very firm, with a tendency upwardie Good and tine'China silks it is said will Le scarce this season. Im portant public :ales are announced to be held in London on the 27th inst. HUDDERSFIELD, TllESDAY.—Business continues good, both in the Cloth Hall and warehouses. There is a better demand for finer woollenF, adapted for the home trade. Wools are firm, and the stocks low. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There was rather less activity in our Piece Hall to-clay than there has been of late, and the demand fir worsted goods is somewhat slacker, exeept for lastings, which are extremely scarce ; the low rates which have ruled for that description a goods for some time past, and the difficulty of procuring la , ting warps, even at a consider a bl e a d vance , having greatly diminished the production. The quota tions for yarn continue firm, and the spinners are fully employed, but they seem disposed to sell a little more freely. The sales of wool are not extensive, and prices remain as they were. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—OnIy a flat market t )-day, but on Saturday last a la , ge business was done. Many of the manufacturers are engaged working orders, so that a considerable delivery of goods are made direct to the merchants. Prices may be quoted a shade higher, and stocks are very low iu the clothiers' hands. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Fcb. G. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF L. P. CAPUA. The bankrupt, de*cribed as a fruit-merchant, in Ald ga:e, and also as a brick manufacturer, came up for his certificate. Mr. LEWIS, on his behalf, submittei that the certifi cate should Le of the first class. His debts were 1,151/. less 300/., the proof of which had been disallowed, and there was every reason to I elieve that the creditors would Le paid 203. in the pound. The COMMISSIONER—To what does the bankrupt at tribute his bankruptcy? Mr. LEWlS—Partly to the clnpement of his wife with considerable property, and partly to his not receiving a considerable sum due from Mr. Isaacs. The COMMISSIONER said ha could not certify that the bankrupt's losses had arisen wholly from unavoidable misfortune. He might either at once receive a second class certificate, or wait until the debts had been paid in full, and then receive a certificate of the first class. He noticed that a portion of the bankrupt's household ex penses were unvouched. Mr. LEWIS—Very few persons, your Honour, keep vouchers for their domestic expenses. The COMMISSIONER—Oh, dear yes! Some men make their wives keep a diary of every thing, down to the salt.—(Laughter.) Mr. LEwts preferred taking a certificate of the second class at once, and one was granted accordingly. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Feb. 6. (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE WILLIAM HENRY HOWE. The insolvent had resided with his brother, a baker, near Norwich, and excited great amusement throughout the hearing of his case by the bold and candid 'style in which he gave his evidence: It appeared that having had a " tiff" with his brother, he came up t) London with 31. in his pocket. Ile could not recollect the time of his coming up better than that it was when Rush was hung. The 3/. were soon gone, and he ultimately obtained remittances amounting to 171. more. He then took premises in New Park -street, Southwark, at a rental of 401. per year, on a lease for 21 years, as a baker's shop. He opened accounts with Mr. Candler and Mr. Moore, millers, and was begin ning to g e t a " n i ce trade " together, when Mr. Lewis carpenter and builder, of Larkhall-lane, and another creditor, who had fitted up his premises at a cost of about 601., said " they must have their money." Upon this he went to his attorney, who said the best thing he could do was to call his creditors together and make some arrangement with them. Mr. SARGOOD—And what property had you where with to make any arrangement? Insolvent—Nothing at all. (Great laughter.) The COMMISSIONER—Pray compose yourself. It is not necessary that you should make such great exertion when speaking.—The insolvent—Well, 3our Honour, you told me at first that Sou could not hear me. That is the reason why I speak so loud now. —(Laughter.) Mr. SARGOOD—Was there not an offer of 1301. made to you for the lease and business? The insolvent—lf the: e lase, I:, should not h ave st so d in this ' ere muddle. —(Laughter.) It was only an offer if I could show that I was doing twelve racks a week; and you would not have me show twelve sacks when I was doing only eight sacks, would you ?—(Laughter.) That wouldn't have been fair, would it?—(lncreased laughter.) Mr. SARGOOD submitted that the insolvent had act , c 1 very foolishly in entering upon such a business without a penny of capita', and without any means of payment. The insolvent—l will contradict you in that. I would ha'e paid The CoMMISSIONER—WiII you be quiet.? Insolvent —I will still pay, your Honour, if they will only let me alone. I was doing eight sacks a week, your Honour, and my largest creditors, who are millers, will continue to give me credit if them 'ere carpenters will let me alone. The Commissioner was here inf irmed by Mr. Jewitt, solicitor for the trade creditors, that they had every con fidence in the insolvent's integrity, and that he would pay et erybody 20s. in the pound if he were allowed to continue his trade. Mr. COOKE said—The insolvent will undertake to pay 30/. per year in liquidation of his debts? The COMMISSIONER—Can you do that? Insolvent (with marked emphasis on the word will) — I will do it, your Honour; I will get out of this " mud dle."—(Laughter.) An interim order of protection was granted on these conditions. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Berore Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) When the Learned Judge took his seat upon the bench an applitatiou was made to him with referenc e t o t h e care against the parties for forging IL R , sian bank notes, and it was arranged that the trial should take place on Friday morning. William Humphries (whote trial had not concluded when our report left yesterday) charged with de• manding money with menaces from Caroline Ellis, was found gui ty, and Mr. Iludd'e3tone put in a certifi cate, which showed that . the pri s o ner h a d b een convicted of an offence cif a is unilar character on a previous occa sion, and was sentenced to a long peril d of imprison ment. Mr. Justice TALFOURD sentenced the prisoner to to kept to hard latieur for ighteen monthF. James GPattan, 34, artilleryman, ph atied guilty to the charge of forging and uttering a bill of exchange for 200/., with intel,t to defraud James Heary Ham'. Sentence was deferred. William Caleb Thomas, alias Caleb William 8i...h0p Thomas, 20, described a: a printer, was indicted f ,cr feloniously utt er i ng a f orge d 101. note. with intent to defraud the governor and company of the Bank of &gland. ------- Mr. PAYNE addre seed the jury Mr. Clarkson and Sir J. Bayley pro:ccutecl, and e prisoner was defended by Mr. Payne. el 11 , that - .ce, and ho endeavourA to impress upon tli m . the prisoner had been made a dupe of by ot h er mor. guilty Parties. The jury returned a 'Verdict of Guilty.. Sentence defer:ed. The at some length fir the grand jury were discharged shortly befur e tte riling of the Court. thl le Jane Manning(,l34tlTf 9 o: E r e 1 L married, r. . B L C O UR T. oc x . ) lion; A .lr. ,\ Bi Mr. :kin ( e i enad defendedM r.Cr k t t: e a quantity of paper, the p ro p e rt w - a o s f i }i d e i r e lgf j:rtys•tetiling appeared or 'd thtt Mr. 13oDKur sate d the case to the jury, anti tie the proceedia l zF, which were institu:cd by the Crore i h i glin,t the prisone-, were ttken, not on account of i h e trihsic value ef the property stolen, but from the " u , and public importance attached to them in consetl ll ., e l ne . ! f taeir E-ing records of proce dings before tbe CT_ gearing cf the Houses if Parliament, and tome cf it r a a ; i, p( a ; i r , i ai ii b g e:l.lsl,s mane: bt,l..k c fi r e) i r : e : t itininitedoolrie,ouetismsteoeductf.s totfohrjedu;i:nameannts given property of the prosecti 'd th e to , . tlicer that she had received tint par e-s fe"ra •er husd band, who was wa:chman in the of Lords, i n she understood that they were hip perquisites. Mr. O'BRIEN contended that the evidence• vast ie .„l . ( unsatisfactory a: to how the prisoner became posswii-ei f t ,r the particular paper upon which the prosecution rfik, a conviction; ',cid-er was A very cl,alY sho wn t op r , t fo 'e sLi p toi a tr r dn 7 l;o it t i lhn q atvi tiestion I al ever found its vwflY to show how the poor woman (whose lausbar, was i c r o l• i her to the property, that the jury would not ceniPe. - ccount for A "t:ea Mr B . ULLocx having summed up, the jUrYlequ' , the prisoner. eb(ta::::ttt:ea:ratsictich:)prosecti bondbad is . _ . ___..... became posseose to the Wird° James P 4) : his ma t:T, Mr. XigieuSvizialseo:clchfaHrOUSc h nv..ihvigll,rs tb c ! cl l y ------------ C olini E eAnsiv. li'S Tta4LIGENC.O. ged with a •ie No. 38, or e ti b ti2h l 4: :o B : ip t . e i r t . he 12th of January, Mr. M'Kenzie's clerk ga i- or rliBso,.netor,pwa3l3,otowahsisenarraasnt.(l-rb,sojeir,edairc,ros,cd hesill°o, at Messrs bale d ue, and Swith's and it was afterwards disco/ 004, that ) amount f ' ..r which credit was gi ve ,' g e eti a m n a lou e n ih te e d t , ) 2431. 18e., and that an alteration ha' r t he same t4.in o n t tihhne, which ,s,‘, p . pass-book. s e s : b h ( t i eh o o k h . a d On d e p oss Friday, ci,thveadaa i in:: vthe : 000 : not liti o( lj nyid e e iv e i o , obo t ibet bc : clerk month, twenty sovereigns of his own c a a n s d h - p h u o t x the cash-box locked the prisonerir oni was kept in his desk, d e e a sk, and lef t di e l fer je thing safe as he imagined. On the folloWing y o ' c. lt_e! t ; p_r e is k oner absconded, but the clerk found bis desk trsbheitex:::, however,eby o fthe w ir a o s n o c p h e e : e t within d, place, apparently undisturbed. Whe n ibe t to b ° was written, lay the sovereigns were no cler k An offic tr e h r e o s f l th there by itself. :,t h aPP"' rpoo po ice sort . , h „ v. Mersey, on board a vessel bound for New l endei the • n e o L te i , ve on which ll. the f nanelses jouf._thee .cor prisoner on Monday morning. _,.i n lirvin the 9 a ih i a e wdc o a n iras d r akli cabin up i wc of hi which thheh ira 0 vessel a ri s e : , sat,eilnhtgehuei is the 5 : 5 u° inr;' a ti t blis°l iet i fi g it ed di l s oo b ei from time e eu his master of considnseheeediati!ituns of mop ei to time, that he had raid the pos a g, e , b e ho d collected America in Dublin, and that he bail speetll" fron t ected together, in going to Ireland and nonlif i goel .alrelandhad to Liverpool. He also said that all the 11 . 2 111 0 Of h .s. _ .. after all his depredatiorr, amounted t 0 the ' i 6 ct, which . was found upon his person. The prisoner was committed for trial. GUILDHALL. oro 04' road chha 1 Thomas charge g, o o ec m lldoe a rf s kß A btroor lin caad o is n -si d, of No. 7, El li s-s guar°. "-- Pe ro'' Mr.tn street, e V nt i p, l e l insaoml solicitor, tecoxurpg cupboard sa N rsd o. rier F ob t s d r l icl i gon,st e a 0 1 0 , office, and stealing ti the 4ili intt. ve 101 notes and five 5 Mr. A R l e d d e g i r m a a v n e, SALomoNs declined tO take 1011 CLE AIKEN WE LL. is, f oie who gave her residence No. heath c_o r l A n' n s n lcour , : f , B D , ru ß r ,i 3 r - n la b n'e n , y w A a i s r. p j'aoilend at e t e ll i e ta b r k w y , s ti ttf , architect, of charged s ury Villas, by ii nosing him, and , a.tempting to extort mono)" cnarge. e tie' Tile woman had followed Mr. Wyatt Charof rob' vington, vo' f oe and b. at fast gave him into custody on a g e . - 6 1 a ir pro g ved he a r t (t)hfel6;tatthioan-hhoouussee,t'failidil-Mfarm.°WiTatbli9Bll4°- are his aceu, r in chtirge. Mr. COOMBE said the prisoner w. 5 li 4bie .° n for n ‘3 life. , t o ° 2 I:P3 r t a t prosecute, tt)n to produce the would neces A s v : s r in y ita e n v ad id h e se n r c li e fo . C.la iv- aeek' t° g le i . V . y. tt's int eil i ti° l o. Mr. Henry Ma M wo A o I i fYLEBOIVE of °°; door poor . f the parish of Sc. Marylebonert::: pile; o r n iole a nt warrant with having committed an s ilv O n o dbets w who A hadgr great a description s d n e e a to t upon the vio a be n i d og th fi e n e d as 2 e was a i s f oeusoeffotrher, e i l n i set: c h e it::, :k a:rean named Win' "° ..s n ev lt iil m e:t a c to e ly on d e is it_her dsidoefsrbays gdntifiendd pooe • e 0 , . and costs. i i . „tbs THE COUNTLIA MAR L - O h l " 2 . i 'lll' EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, FEB. 5. The': f 8 0 1", tio , market to-day 27 sacks oatmeal, each weigh in ly at 119 - ori el perial, whereof 25 sold thus :-3 at 1/ 5s Od, ' 0 04 9 ;0 8 at 1/ 43 Ud, 2 at 1/ 33 3d, and sat 1/ 3s Oct ; h s , r eof:. V' of the wh , le 1/ 4s Od 0-12ths. 4 sacks flour, vi ti " t - old ' P t - 11 9 ' at 28s, and 2at 255. 7 sacks pot-barley. w bic- )d, Is - (Pearl) at li 11s Od, 2 at 1/ es Od, 1 at li 4s i PC and 2 at 1/ 2s Od. b•-' ri. Fos. jge o EDINBGEBH HAY AND STRAW I%IARKET9 - pe r dit to, plies again large. Oat straw, from 8s Od to 9 9 6 d bo ld of 16 stones tron ; wheat ditto 6s 6d to 85 Oct ; The 5s 6d to 7s Od. Hay, from Bd , to 10d per stove' is. . ts of g ra 'ol ° LEEns, FEB. 5. —We have large arrivals , her ei r ots. articles—thel42 Barley 2s ;as oats a b t e s f , o before e , 5; business h . e limiteda dulness which prevailed so long still continues; ` fora ier o ber steady sale for wheat, andrices do not vary fro m eit , b 1 • 7 beans, l )" fr o m r samee y , 3 rapeseed, 473, applies is n to ea c beaus, A : nn ; It . :, 5. 1 p s , .; -- 01:bt 5&' 40 of w heat u g ists " o f NEWCASTLE, FEB. s.—Adel i very 1 g- °se good . 13 0 4 1 the country and coast, which - met an exceedi _V at she ~, lit!i t , at is per qr. below the rates of Saturday , ar e i g n s i ;'eligl e market some quantity was left unsold. in ome ol 3l , pe r ' done, although all descriptions are offered on s ~,,,,?..e d to' terms. Barley in plentiful supply, and dull sale , t' ubai lts 2g ° To effect sales in flour, Is reduction must be ' , ste t b° In other articles no change. A There le y SO. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET,' FEB. '...---- f Po t -bar e t bags ortmeal, 9 of barleymeal, and 4 0 , E, ner h i g r et - - day's market. Sales ready. Oatmeal clown vu_fi -3d . barleyuiew. , fbir4 top, and 3d on the second quality ; cheaper ; pot-barley Is per bag lower. ..s e eort" 219 Od Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First . 22 , 6,1 ~...-0 imperial .. ... ... 23s 6 1 Od 0 6 0 a .......13 •••'' Barleymeal, per ditto ... 164 6d ' a Od ..-0 m Peasemeal ... ... ... .—s Od ", od Flour ... ... ... ... --s Od .....5 od Pot barley ... ... „, 213 Od Huddle's W. West Hartley o C r a d rr ,s 'a ß l , l ed ar h t e l :—.------ n 4 I:0 Hasting's Hartley ey ui C gil =l4 ( hi ) ar A tr lte L l ye 3. ,1 . 1: : I A I t ss 1 i O9 E dd Isi Haswellin t E o s r : . . g ... a D .. .. .. s .. ... .. ......... : 1 8 : 0 ; 660 de l a \Vest Hartley 5 5 5 ss s 9 : d dj ci f i a u re m ua dg l e oh c y 1 1 .. .. a .. 1. . 1, . . .. ....... .. .. .... ... ... ... ... 1 : I l i 15 8 : 0 96 , i cia ....... os „ A 15s Od Cassop...._••••• • .... ge "" Wylarn Wall's End, &c. Brown's ... Eden Main .. :.. .. . 7. " Bewicke and Co Lambton Primrose 1 6 s 09 0 d :1 1 1 South aNv ha irt t: Hilda . lis 6d ' K r heolirele.y.: .................. ................ : 8 132 5 : 1 ,1 Original Gibson Sefton... 148 6d Cownden lreerieth.l4, 0 18; Cd , go-ward's NV."' .• • ,'', Bell 17s 9dl Ships at 1,0 Belmont lBs Od y r ° I r . . . a t b r t . . 1 . e ... . P . . . ° °. . .. . :: e_. . . .......... ••''; 1 ~ : 1 64 :: 0 9 'I 1: itO r 1•••■11........ - the Sa l .i le rlie WINDSOR ELECTION IV H t bell xo' .-- Ir. a o ' Ato General for Ireland, eas yesterday rett lilje ;ion• SCO' ment for this borough, there twin, o oppo . o f ~ of , n hi e citov The 69 , ri [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A remark . 1u ....- , e r : s „ Nis cured by Holloway's Ointment and r"', l th' el; Mr. Ailiday, 209, High -street, Cheltenha m • f d be the di6ej in b ► 1 old was afflicted with scrofula in the neck, an 0 1Ce t. e dic i s creased so fearfully that in four years be bac t h e : bo; ° colt body besides a tumour between 'the eyes. bein6 9 - • s e s s t' a nd treatment a ff orded him no relief, the blood be )- d oes , • theo„ed,Oe'g that it was considered impossible to subdue this crisis Holloway's Pills and Ointment vrere reogOdlieehr‘i. with great success, for in two months the boy l'o O re stb lifr' IP by their use, and he has continued well for the las t is —Sold by all Druggists and at Professor 11°119/1.1 ment, 224, Strand, London. 0 f O A n . the G ilo 1 4 s F t inst., on. s c if Of a ia Ba ci ss n et the -2d ;fl Lady ' Townsend r srcli' e ar of et , at Ulster-terrace, Rego' 6. Li fe r pool, otf, , .Ki., C E son.of ß a l----.Rr il 5. bat,' ' gbe On the 3d inst., ilrs - . Henry Dickinsoll,r'dge.3°ll 7 On the 3d inst., at Gloucester-road, I legerltl4sl.l4 v a of so a n d . aughter. no O ot n .e th o e o 3 o d e j i . :f et t ° ' iti O lg n e, th o e f a ,!" lady °f Di tii3suttlera,toiflaorndadueganhierli. Hants, the of Dt. 0 f On w .t C. 4attdseoninil; Esq., ss:: 10 1 1 ._ •le o O n n ttililee 31stt ' ld t , of the Rev. G l . n L st i .4 the of O c n . R th . e ß 4 e t r l k t e . i e.)l, of a son. • ranct.-, qe at in Oakley-square , t he ._O l ,l l Ela a at t srg Y vN: a o) : :: e fi : R ai: d e: a..o t sn o dg. r ua 3 l la , tersh ire " tP - ^ 0 f inst., at Bow, the wifegreGbo:tf:eFtiro:cteseti•ho3:iiigt°l37 71: be On son. b„ ill, t • „Fe o lly nthe2d inst., at ------- St. Al l' A e lai ter' ff s ,l)%\ralcf Esq., of Liverpool, to Emma, daug hter osae rl ' Esq., of the f , ~ 0 0 $ ple ormer place. On the 2 • 0' J• ' the .t, , d inst. at Lewisham Church, •• WO 0 .., oi t. t'J , ' P r ' John 'a-wood. to Esther Elizabeth, daug J. F. Atlee, F aff s ' e' .sq., of Deptford. ct Al b bllO r f On !he 4th inst ,at St. Michael's Church, ..- • De o 0- , of 0 , R , bert Wyatt,eldest son of R. Wyatt, , Dsq,'ldhato , heath, to Sarah, widow of the late J. B. `” the Bank of Austria. orth, Al fre d ofi ,o;,,clifeei; a O in n e t s h , e m l i s . t d inst., lezex at Jobe woo: j r an ta thi l ce S DIED strotb'e 01 General aged 61. ivr 2 d d jail i ml n s : t t .s . , , Martha, the wife of .31r. 1% Liept~n iv• d o On the 3d inst ,in Vincent-square, J. MorriSv `rido w of tain lliehrad Morison, CgP On the 4th inst., at jlasttns+ Berington of G '- youngest son of the late Mr. Justice, thtselee; .0n the 4th inst., at I:raverley-place, St Jolinf.veet li.., O nd .i on th t e:t ri h n i t n e s d t an E d 1 00 /1 0 . o. 112, S trr .d liz3beth, the •t of ree ,-street, Soho squa re- Ar 1 üblike( , 00 00 0 ,10; Strand, in.4l. t ri o l'io I'reciuct of the tt.4109. `‘• "-• gt, 7h,c tbe "andig, February 7; 10°' FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, 133singhall•street. C. Pottinger, Banbury, Oxfordshire, tailor, Feb. 28, at eleven—J. Darby, Dorset-mews, Dorset-square, horse dealer, Feb. 26, at half`past elven—J. D. Ireland, Lew.. isham, Kent, licensed victualler, Feb. 26, at twelve—J. Batt and T. Batt, Old Broad-exeet, dealers in silk, Feb. 26, at halt past twelve—J. Morrison, Cheapside, tailor, Feb. 26, at two—W. Poynter, St. Paul's churchyard, warehou-eman, Feb. 26, at eleven—S. Tipple, Norwich, tailor, Feb. 26, at half-past eleven—J. Currie and L. E. Seignette, Mincing-lane, merchants, Feb. 26, at one—J. Clark and F. E. L. Clark, Pudding-lane, ship and insur ance brokere, Feb. 26, at half past one—T. Oldaker, High-street, South wark, hop merchant, Feb. 26, at two —F. K. Fowell, Piccadilly, wine merchant, FeJ. 26, at eleven. In the Country. T. Coater, Sunderland, wine merchant, Feb. 28, at half-past twelve, at the Court, Newcastle- upoc-Tync— J. Angus, Berwick-upon-Tweed, dealer in glass and china, Feb. 23, at half-past ore, at the Court, New ca tic-upon-Tyne-F. Fix, lime burner and coal mer chant, We Cornforth and Thrislington, Durham, and Regent's canal basin, Middlesex, F. b. 28, at halt-past ten, at the Coui t, Newcast'e-upon-Tyne—T. Martie, Liverpoo', merchant, Feh. 26, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. llardley, Manchester, tailor, Feb. 28, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. Turnbulk, Scar borough, linen and woollen drape-, Feb. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Morfitt, jun., Leeds, flzx spinner, Feb. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. C. C. Butterticld, Peterstield, banker, 7e., on Satur day, Feb. 2, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edward.•, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street. W. Yardley, Nelson-terrace, Stoke Newington, attor ney-at-law, 2s. 4(1., on Saturday, Feb. 2, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall stre et. C. H. Weatherley, Price's-terrace, Westminster road, 205., on Saturday, F. 2, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office cf Mr. Ed wards, Sambrook-court, Basingh all- street. H. Rogers, 3s. 93., on Thursday, Feb. 7, or any sub sequent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-street. C. E. Colls, 2s. 6d., on Thursday, Feb. 7, or any succeeding Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basingball street. G. Holditch, J. F. Holditch, and E. D. Holditch, 2 2-5 d., en Thursday, Feb. 7, or any succeeding Thurs day, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pen nell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basingball-street. B. M'Leod, Brixton-rise, Surrey, common brewer, Feb. 26, at one. _ _ _ In the Country. W. A. Glover, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, hatter, Feb. 27, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Scott, Dewsbury, blanket manufacturer, Feb. 28, at eleven, at the Caurt, Leeds—D. Haigh, Almondbury, Yorkshire, and J. Haigh, Huddersfield, cloth manufacturers, Feb. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. G. M. M'Leod, Stockwell, Surrey, common brewer, certificate of the third class, Feb. 2—R. Smith, Droit witch, Worcestershire, corn dealer, certificate of the first class. Feb. 2 —W. Cooper, Coventry. mercer and draper, certificate of the first class, Feb. 2-I'. Whitehead, Brad. ford, Yorkshire, corn miller, certificate of the third class, after 21 days from Jan. 30—M. M'Giverin, Man chester, small ware manufacturer, after six months from Jan. 30—S. F. Williams, Liverpool, hosier and laceman, certificate of the second class, after 21 days from Feb. 1 —W. Lancaster, Regent-street, Middlesex, dealer, Jan. 28. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. D. Hill, J. G. Hill, and W. Gray, Sunderland-near the-See, haberdashers—W., J. P., and J. P. Richard son, Coventry, watch manufacturers—J. 11. Fulcher and M. B. Evans, Liverpool, sailmakers—J. I'errin, W. L. Perrin, and C. F. Clements, Liverpool, merchants—J., J.,and R. Benn, Kendal, Westmoreland, guano deal e rs J. and R. Benn, Kendal, Westmoreland, woollen ma nufacturers—G. Else and J. Stones, Mansfield, Notting namshire, wheelwrights—H. Simms, Agnes C. Shams, and T. F. Simms, Leeds, music sellers—E. Sisson and H. Mackay, Bishopsgate-street Within, bakers—W. Woods and 11. Blackmore, Brook-street, Grosvenor square, tailors—J. D. Stagg and W. Owens, Victoria Cement Works, near Holy well, Flintshire, Roman cement manufacturers—Elizabeth, W. and W. Ling (so far as regards Walter Ling), Norwich, brush makers—J. and W. Dartford, Aldgate High-street, haberdashers—W. Dryden, W. R. Dryden, J. Rollit, and E. H. Drydea (so far as regards J. Rollit), Kingston-upon-Hull, solicitors — S. Haldsworth, J. Hainsworth, and J. Chadwick, Leeds, scribblers—W. Jones and E. Smith, Upper Ebury-street, Pimlico, licensed victuallers—W. Richards and W. Cox, Westbromwich and Wednesbury, Staffordshire, icon merchants—J. Dunn, G. Dunn, and M. Thynn, Bishop wearmouth, Durham, millers—W. W. Garnham and W. Holmes, Beceles, Suffolk, linendrapers—G. F. A. and J. W. Flower, West Knighton, Dorsetshire, farmers—J. J. H. R. de Castro, L Carruthers I. E. de Souza, B. James, J. R. Saraiva, and R. Carruthers (so far as re gards R. Carruthers), Manchester, Rio de Janeiro, and Rio Grande, merchants—J. Lobb and J. J. Knight, Southampton, linendrapers—J. and W. Stewardson, Southgate, Middlesex, linendrapers—R. and J. Gill, Kingston-upon-Hull, ship-brokers—J. Langley and A. B. Clay, Manchester, commission agents—W. Royal and J. Beddoe, coa'-merchants—W. 11. and C. Russell, Strand, dealers in tobacco and snuff—J. T. Austin and J. Maxworthy, Wardour-street, Soho, fringe-manufac turers—J. H. Firth and J. Newton, Busk Mill, near Oldham, Lancashire, cotton-spinners—l. S. and S. Johnson, Law fard, Essex, cattle-dealers—l. Arter and J. Collins, Ba'h, tailors—B. Sparrow, Cr, Round, J. W. E. Green, W. M. Tuffnell, W. Walford, jun., and E. Round (so far as regards W. Watford, jun.), Braintree, Chelmsford, Great Coggeshall, Halstead, and Maldon, Essex, and Bishop's Stortfurd, Hertfordshire, bankers— J. Cbarlesworth and H. Spencer, Ardwick, Lancashire, stonemasons—J. Hoyle and J. N. Bateson, Whalley Lancashire, cotton spinners--T. Palmer, R. Green, W. Towner, J. Burt, and W. Palmer (so far as regards R. Green), Brighton, ironmongers—J. W. and T. W. Gray, London, plumbers—A. Norton, J. Higgins, ,and J. Higgins, Manchester, steel manufacturers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Wilkinson, Liverpool, fruiterer. Andrew Tucker, St. George, Gloucestershire, clerk to an attorney. Frederick Fisher, Snaveli.ent*farm labourer. Joseph Evans, Liverpool, cart Owner. James Schofield, Liverpool, briekmaker. John Soulsby, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, cattle dealer. Thomas llrimmell, Worcester, ropemalter. Matthew Heywood Williams, Bridgenorth. Juhn Norman, Shrewsbury, beerseller. Elijah Elias, jun., Shrewsbury, coal-merchant. Hobert Franklin,Weni, Shropshire. George Young, king's Lynn, draper. John Whisler Skippon, Terrington, Norfolk, farmer. William Warren, Bridport, Dorsetshire, grocer. Henry Jessop, llemsworth f Yorkshire, beer-house keeper. - George Davies, Llandeloy, Pembrokeshire, farmer. John Giles, Wooil bridge, Suffolk, ropemaker. George William Fish, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, painter, John L ggett, Wslinghain, Suffolk, blacksmith. John Birdsall, Leeds. Owen Jones, Pensconce, Carnarvonshire, farmer. John Philip Schmidt, Great Haywood, Staffordshire, tailor. William Summers, South Lynn, Norfolk, general shop. keeper. John Cuthberteon, Newcastle upon-Tyne, agent. John Thompson, Newcastle-upon• Tyne, hairdresser. Benjamin Wilson, He North, Durham, hairdresser. William Paxton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hairdresser. Joseph Hutcheson, Barton•upoa-Humber, Lincolnshire, tailor. Thomas Youll, Neweastle-_upon- Tyne, whitesmith. William Worrell, Be lford, grocer. Henry Thompson, Sunderland, tailor. William Masters, West Smithfield. Thomas Stansfield, Idle-green, Yorkshire, clothier. William Bryant Bristol. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. L. Stewart, Edinburgh, auctioneer, to meet within Cannon's Temperance Hotel, Edinburgh, Feb. 8 and March 2, at two J. Reid, Glasgow, accountant, to meet within Carrick's Hotel, Glasgow, Feb. 11 and March 4, at one. T. Wilson, Hawick, manufacturer, to meet within the Tower Inn, Hawick, Feb. 12 and March 5, at one. J. M'Neill and R. M`Neill, Glasgow, cabinet makers, to meet within the Albert Tavern, Glasgow, Feb. 9 and March 2, at two. J. Bisset, Old Meldrum, merchant, to meet within the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, Feb. 11 and March 6, at two. William Ross, Burghead, Elgin, shipowner and banker, to meet within the Royal Hotel, Elgin, Feb. 11 and March 11, at one. W. Anderson and John Mather, Glasgow and Edin burgh, carriers, to meet within the Star Hotel, Cila sgow, Feb. 11 and March 11, at twelve. J. Dickson and J. Dickson, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, farmers and lime merchants, to meet within the Hamil ton Arms lan, Hamilton, Feb. 14 and March 7, at twelve. SHERIFFS FOR 1850. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) At the Court et Windsor, the sth day of February, 1850, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council, the Sheriffs appointed for the year 1850 were as follows: — Bedfordshire—Richard Thomas Gilpin, of Hockliffe- Grange, Esq. Berkshire—Robert Allfcey, of Wokefield-park, Esq. Buckinghamshire—William Selby Lowndes, of Whad don-hall, Esq. _ Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire —John Vipan, of Sutton, Esq. Cumberland—Thomas Salkeld, of Holm-hill, E.q. Cheshire—Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, if Aston, G.C. B. Derbyshire—Robert Arkwright, of Sutton, Esq. Devonshire—William Arundel Yco, of Freming ton, E,q. Dorsetslaire—Henry Ralph Willett, of Merly-house, Wimbornr,-Minster, Esq. Durham—Robert Hildyard, of Horsley, Esq. Essex—Thomas Burch Weston, of Felix-ball, Esq. Gloucestershire—Thomas Gambier Parry, of High nem-court, LT Herefurdshire—James Che'se, of Huntington, Esq. Hertfordshire—Fulls° Southwell Greville, of .North Myins-Place, Esq. Kent—Matthew Bell, of Bourne-house, Bishops bourne, Esq Leicestershire--Thomas stokes, 91 liew-Parko, gag.