The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-11 00:00:00

' LIFE; „_ j e f ' ch o f a crow are admirable' doing a ll sorts ,sin, sin, Sla'am"-- has urexce.cfr n, a strapp 4 are the acillir )t, but honest " pretty, r nor ke p t. [nutty afrre , nt 1g twaddle, If much sege e t e, the fallow' Ifs wife's eO l c i Id be, rod jn Ited the 10 11 ).1 hid put 0.7: u ferecl 11— .me as shew lappen--" 1 who low, ne "e d s go dri ll °fa ° her out „ t ho m we re 40 . rrgettiog Ulla; an d e l r o --v coo. frieom s ee ; w ig "AY' eag t a I bad forge! 8,, get their oust! ler that th i : 'redo n Ori le es oaie alloreo -ery den?. t he l y beano. „3 t betteuld r. :1 4 [ 5..0 Ate a character re t u rn wer,' e from 01:T; was WY oe t o f the h,r; an absurd lar"' hat 1 ha d , 631 ...4 ugh at;) n as you 1 yolllhod 1 ri d s to re-_ - ge %'e must O S, possibly 500`" LANA 111 each. 0 gen i ns v ~r , lee of is acenut!„ s to , been P. - 0 , ,ret of API ° 0 ono° T A lt Clan& L i* te en io c: 00 ,1 in 0330' ty i e of and .P of an D i g to b • j . .a,roui ts df . ttere,ting $ :annou 00 r Whe the nition ir e A g taut /1313 present . ail lfortues is true, t!':: 1 a Ple,,sw by l'eeP. II l aJ ,9Se9 el ful °t ► o d v enta be ra s vot r e as in& La ,ber al Su ry Sq uirn iti r ,nd / 11 9'3, phre,iel tho icking ° a. n I up a v r of rk O r _A Crs wlef, t be in in. Patbi • for miss 104 .0 3 0 r 0 1/ ; .ssC 4 O . be co w , Off w oo. V+ the st O s h whit toeiv hundred now ani then, but of course his great hop was in her death —when hqng ' it,' as he would say, g Matilda must leave me half her rnDneV ' So that the Baronet and his bro ther had every reason which two brothers possibly can have fur being by the ears." During the visits of Mi.:s Crawley, however, the brci th-rs visit and during one of her visits, Miss Sharp Illtnges nut only thoroughly to ingratia , c hers If with liss Crawl ey, b ut to produce a d, Bided eff-et upon the heart Miss of her p ro t e , 0, C ap t a i n R an d om C raw l e y. In fact 'lin Sharp prove; herself a match for father and son 'too. :E EDUCATIONAL MEASURES t h w e cop below till those — portions of the minutes of 5 Commit b e of Council which have the slightest reference to the religious instruction to be given in the schools aided from the public funds : euPll . - TEACHERS.—QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES. The following qualifications will be required from vatdidates for apprenticeship : • • t , 6 - In schools connected with the Church of England 17 will be required to repeat the Catechism, and to o— w that they understand its meaning, and are ac• rimed with th e out li ne o f S cr ipt ure history. The parochial clergyman will assist in this part of the exami nation, Will In other s c h oo l s t h e state o f t h e re li g i ous knowledge be certified by the managers. QUALIFICATIONS OF PUPIL TEACHERS IN EACH YEAR A t the OF THEIR APPRENTICESHIP. end of the first year pupil-teachers will be zarcined by the inspector : • • In the H o l y S cr i ptures an d in the Catechism, with I t . n3 trations by p assages f rom H o ly Writ, in Church of t r i 'glatid scho o l s , t h e p aroc hi a l c l e rgyman assisting in e examinati on .—Th e managers w ill, in other schools, unify in this and in the succeeding years of the appren suiP• that they are sa ti s fi e d with the state of the nttre knowledge of the pupil-teachers. ex-tkt the end of the sec•md year, pupil-teachers will be C eh ine o d f by the inspector : • • Ch th Holy Scriptures, Liturgy, and Catechism, in %di n . England schools, more tully than in the pre. ahafb Year, the parochial clergyman assistiog in the ex- AC the end of the third year, pupil teachers will be L AC by the inspector : • • More fully in the Holy Scriptures, Liturgy, and t l e at r e chistn, in Church of England schools, the parochial Plu, at assisting in the examination.ll l4 t ug end of the fourth year, pupil-teachers will be s unned by th e i nspector : • • 0, More fully in the Holy Scriptures, Liturgy, and tee bisrn, in Ch urc h o f E ng land s c hools, the parochial e 4 1. 7n0t0 assisti ng in the examination. n ira __the e n d o f t h e fif t h year , pup il- teac h ers will be g 'lnecl by the inspector:— 5. Vlore a nd ore compl e t e ly in the Holy Scriptures, Liturgy, C atechism,p itro , ‘ ,. i n Chur c h of England Schools, the "IQ clergy man ass i st in g in the examination. STIPENDIARY MONITORS.— QUALIFICATIONS OF 5, T„ CANDIDATES. thi,„"' Church of England schools, to repeat the cate pap"' and show a knowledge of its meaning, the h ott °e h .... i T al cler g y man ass i s ti ng i n th e religious examina th, • Au other schools, the managers will certify that 1- ,Y a re satisfied with the state of their religious know- ACATIONS OF STIPENDIARY MONITORS IN EACH The • YEAR. Ot ei ,, - k ulPendiary monitors will be examined at the end 6 " Year of serviee, and will be rtquired— t the end o f t h e fi rst year,— " An Church of England schools, to show a general h l -1 4aititance with the Scriptures ; the parochial clergy. o. *te thi s an d t h e succeeding years, assisting in the Ailgtoaa examination.—ln other schools, the managers rclipi eerti fY, in this and succeeding years, that the f.. - aus knowledge of the stipendiary monitors is satis wrY to them. At th 1.. c end of the second year,— ' pletft Church of England schools, to give illustrations a Catechism from the Bible, and show a more corn- A ac quaintan ce w i t h t h e S cr iptures. Z t the end of the third year, — toe le Church of England schools, to possess a more LitaetTe knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, and of tilt 4trgY and Catechism. .t the end of the fourth year,— f ic ° „ l ll Church of England schools, to show a more per ‘ knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, Catechism, and orgy, gle n " nCA.TES OF CHARACTER AND CONDUCT TO BE 414. a t r aLLY REQUIRED PROM PUPIL-TEACHERS AND t tr.P ENDIA RY MONITORS. 41 .5 the close of each year, pupil teachers or stipendiary 20intors will be required to present certificates of good 7 1 2 1 ,1tict from the managers of the school, and of punc- Z i ltY, diligence, obedience, and attention to their du from the master or mistress. kiln In Church of England schthas, the p aroc hi a l c l erg y • , and in other schools, the managers, will also certify that the pupil-teachers or stipendiary monitors have been attentive to their religious duties. OPINION OF MR. J. TIDD PRATT RELATING TO BUILDING SOCIETIES. At a meeting held on Monday evening of the St. Luke's Equitable Building Society, at the . Prince of his, Banner -street, St. Luke's, Mr. Wise in the %, Ir. after the general business of the meeting had been ;11!e through, the chairman brought forward a quest o % ,1 14 k has 'for some time past interested . the . numerous i t ' e let s ies now established under the Ambling Societieg coti`,l doubt having arisen as to whether the society it Kt legiely under those Acts, advance or rant °rl e3's th e poll the security of property then existing . and to th at jui,session of the borrower, it being considerea tne u i"e f Act of Parliamen: contemplated, with view ti of r nerance of a more complete sanatary coraddi !ue metropolis, the erection or purchase of bui. • ' III Y. Owing to this douht the chairman then read which had been drawn up by the solicitor to the tp 2C'eiet Y embodying those doubts, and submitted it to p , r • Tidd.Pratt for his opinion. Th., followinr is a .; (1 " Ow queries put and Mr. Tidd Pratt's opinion:— kid V k e stion I—Thase under the provisions of the 6th otity William IV., the contempteion of bwilding Ve rtv lts . eon idered, the creation or purchase of pro *,,ll4Vellg the same. Is it not nee( ssary that a p arty ecomea entitled to the 2001. appropriation should 111 hi nr Pur‘hve ? Or can he assign property, th e te a then immediate possession, as security upon t an m 4 Contained in the rules for its repayment if tr , 4 °ther moneys provided for such purpose ? And easti w hetker any new rules would b" necessary to t h t he truste es t o d oa l w ith such a transaction? - kl n et iler, presuming that the trustees are incorrect - 17 1 4 4 ,, --- g such advance, the party taking the same, to tleK,M"Mber, could take any advantage of it, so as „ - s` the security o r liability to pay? Or whether 4 4% t ransaction would be affected by the Usury , „de 6," Itny other laws or circumstance wh . atsoever? ' appears tome that, in stricTe?s, under the i' °v isions of' the Benefit Builders' Societies Acts. h. c/P re ti h , borrowed from the society should be to erect .r P es,, tl property ; and, consequently, that a mem. N o y -.4 ,, 11 °t assi.m. as security, property which he P ll ,n, If money is advanced not according that the and provisions of the Act, Lam of opinion ' i tlit --14 member, or any person claiming under him, %tith o l 'et the tra nsac ti on a side, and in equity, would be Dal 44 3 i to retur of his deeds on payment of princi ' legal intere n st. ` l t o (Signed) 11 "Ott, March 3" "JOHN TIDD PRATT. thoNbSEatSurildaEy POACHER. morning, as as A K F e Keys R an A d l( Fro l it V , keepers lTH . to f leh 4 : ev . John Brarnston Stane of Forest Hell, Ii IL °eke.' e re going their rounds between two and three I 'lems ' came upon some poachers in the wood near 0 4 zit Nall, and when within live or six yards of them 4 1 ;4 11 ,.."„ 141 as fired a gun before a word had been spoken, k` s eiZ i tietttially the shot passed between the men, and r 4117, 4 _,Ped injury. The poachers then took to their 'ith', 4 'n the keepers gave chive, when Frost came up * hirr e za an named 131 owes, who turned round up .n hi m , e l'ack,g the butt end of the gun, and had not Frost Ar nie the blow the Vons , quences would doubtless have losed with the fell v 4 fat al to h. He, howev e r. .° • • r, him. tim . whns - oil, e companion s ' toppi . d t , • rescue him, when with the hint end of his PA I„ Pr , keeper came up, and Litepte.tled the other poacher to the ground. _ The ,a t ell d,?..`",n aecured them both. During the affray a d 'a tl e ey e b : a l i n d i ch l 1i... ,, y5_ had with hi d m K s e e; tliit ß . w a3 bi t a lmost tore it out, and zed e i d n r i3 i 1 : s7ti c i . n s g n the ea r through the hand. The prisunerswe s r e e N D : " Satitra. y by Superintendent Flood before th , _ IVrl i t hi briell of a niltei•st.rates. Henry Bullock, T. T. e n d., th e ' :Pei Cure, and John Bramst in Steno. Esqra., -orll t o L' s "' EL J. Earle, when the above facts were !t44 C ,L'Y the keepers, and the prisoners. John P21 , ..P Ntted arle s Wevves, both labourers of Fyfielft, were co.rn ielenin t`i take their trial en the charge of having t hett l : 44 Y shot at Keys and Frost with intent to murder , tr°ll l The ni er:lver:b , ith in work, ani the pi . ilice took 4t411 131 °e a god silver watch, with 29s in silver, and t:/t ,..etie re Tw.es 2ls. 6 , 1. A more determined case has not 1, 1 ' 1 110 1 4', 11l the neighb ,urhood for sortie time ; d the t _ e -t ' e lieto a gun Was fractured in three lanes, and h ktr aa r l tt B g " , broken in half. At the spot where_ the l c h z hee ti l(l l ,',Rlae. there was a pool of blood, as if a b s , heeP e - 'ePee - "led, and Pege was shot in the thigh a bridge. 4 hl t , ' who fired after he had been shot at.— Cam er tisei. 11. LI N , i" Il ise Nu rßE.—SEntous CASE.—It is stated i14,q116, GP of Lincoln is about to issue a commission _ a ,eltril„,•'4liltlcifresn,ect. to alleged misconduct on the part of Le •,,an residing .city. It appears from . what is stated, that h to .. L e 1erp.r.... 11 in a very note . , toil? nei bias, fn",l o 7 ,3iv s crielsidyence,. and in b t a h , ebrar b in ° g ur o h tli d is w n e e n ig t i e , kept her in concu ;°,,avte%,,,l:be`matatie.brtellialunibewcoltulie the subject of common ~..4 0, 1tit...1" 13 in the city, s and therefore inquiry is rendered "eel' -'3! necess a • l 'l'gy ). '24( ... -- e, butr lh:t. t B h u e p y po s s h i o n u g id th g e o a u li n eg . contradicted, the aliens should e tlie - man kill live for the reminder of his days subject to d 1144 : 1kifl°8 insinuation that he had been an adulterer, and ed a m Wife of another person in calcubinage i and i ' th e e . nuld in some measure operate against all the clergy a X "1 RS they would be pointed at as persons ....,2, " .. a.3 R 2 t • • - • m tatn, 0 receive into their socivty a reputed adulterer. e .tord 3,4,. t il etat Ctiry. Nerd MONGERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. - 7 l erit„ a Y a general meeting of th.• governors and sub- T aver r4 t° the °facer°, for the election above institu t t d ion was held at the London f "tiorial msioners, and of the bit e,,_, 8 f "'r the ensuing o ye a a t r. 1 Mr. J. in the chair. t ' tei e„_ital . "`" s tated that there were now thirty individuals re vnut. Per relief, Male and female, to the amount of est re, tZ„r an The society has been founded twelve me r ee ,:ra which they have" distributed 4,552/. 17s. 2cl. I° ' , 548 P , t8 d uring the past year were—Annual slibscrip -1)4'14 of " 2 s• ; donations, 40/, ss. ; dividends, 190/. ls. ; i'Pttteli t a n e xcursion to Brighton, 401. Os. 9d. ; and the -44ded prone left a balance in hand of 183/. 3s. Id. The i,..ttisktglit'Pety amounts to 7,0101. Bs. 7d. `r o % tho'nla_Were received yesterday at the Colonial-office -"Telli co of the West India colonlis. I MR. CANNING'S INTRODUCTION told him I was disappointed " that Mr. :9-- had not TO LIVERPOOL. fulfilled his promise"—that he had not given me an I(From the Liverpool Courier.) opportunity of meeting him, as he had Engaged to do; " Time makes great aleeations, and changes many and I remarked that it had elevated him se. much that he things." Who c an di ste ue it ? Attend, and you shall had entirely forgot what he had undertaken to perform. know how Liverpool became honoured by having the At the same time, I told him that I experienced an in- Right Honourable Gt orge Canning as a representative expressiblegratification at theglorious result; and Icon in Parliament. eluded by congratulating In the year 1808, I was in London, engaged on some which I received the following answer : mercantile business ; and, daring the time I was there, I " Gloucester Lodge, Brompton, received a letter from a friend, wherein I was requested " Jan. 23, 1813. to: make application to General Tarleton, the Member " Sir,--I bane to acknowledge the pleasure of your fur Liverpool, for his assistance to procure the release of letter of the 9th instant, and to apologise for not having a young man who had been impressed out of a ship in done _lBlo, which I thought (and still think) I have so sooner. I wished to refer to your former letter the river Thames. I accordingly went to Clarges• street, of care where the General r es ided, and, ashen I came to the door, fully preserved, but I have not been able to find it. I I saw a servant in liverand I inquired from him rem did net reside remember it, however, with sufficient correctness to be whether General Tarleton . nq there ? he said satisfied that your reference to it is correct, and I am he did. I told him that I wished much to see him ;he re- happy in the opportunity of thanking you for it, and plied that his master had forbidden him to admit any one for the kindness, of which I have no doubt you have —he was sorry, humid, but must refuse me. I then asked followed last. with it up, to the completion of your good wishes, in him if he would deliver a note to the General for me, and October " I am sorry that you should think that in our meet wellwith some hesitation he s tid he would. I was not very ing at the ball I showed anything like displeasure or dis pleased with the "kindness and tiffabiliv" of app - iintinent. I do assure you I intended no such thing. our ce'ebrated General: and I returned to my lodgings, In the course of the election, I had, at my own desire, indignantand dissatisfied that he had given directions that no one should he a d m it te d, and that I could not see him_been introduced to another gentleman of your name, I had begun a lett er i n th e evening to my correspondent, whose recep ion of me convinced me of my mistake, and the recoil ction of this circumstance may possibly (though and was °lying him an account of my ill success, whe i n . a I am by no means conscious that it did so) have OCCa• note was brought me, and, upon opening it, I found slimed an awkwardness from the apprehension of a repe came from Clarges-street. It was written by tition of it. Most confidently I can assure you, that no Tarlet , n. his lady, and in a style that irritated toe still . other feeling of an unpleasant sort was ever in my mind. more; and I came to the reselutien of not only declinint , Quiw the contrary. Once more I thank you, as well for all interference in his favour in future, but to do all s i your former lette as for the explanatory one which you my power to prevent him being again returned er a have now had the n godss to write to me, and I beg you Member of Parliament for Liverpool. Not long a.t - to believe me, with very sincere acknowledgment, your wards, General Tarleton join:el the Oppositionbench,. obliged and faithful servant, and by this means displeased nine-tenths of his consta teents who had supported and elected him. While I re mained in London, I went to the House of Common,, to hear them debate and harangue; and I wis particularly Pleased with the eloquence and sentiments of the Right Honourable George Canning; and, on my return to Liverpool, I introduced Mr. Canning's name and abilities to various parties, and reptetented him as a gentleman that would do them credit by returning him as their Memher. Some assented to it; others said, " Canning won't stand, he'll not troub'e himself with Liverpool while he can get into Parliament through a small borough," My next question was, " Will yet: give him Your vote and interest, should he be offered?" and the invariable answer was, " I most certainly will." I could not believe that Mr. Canning would refuse to become a candidate for Liverpree if respectably called upon; and as there vt as great prospect of a disvolutien of Parlia ment taking place at the be inning of 1810, I sat down one evening, and wrote him a letter, of which the follow , ing is a copy:— "Liverpool, 28th March, 1810. "TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GEORGE CANNING. " Sir,—For an humble individual to address you may be deemed presumption, but I trust my motive may plead for an apology. Without further preface, I will explain the purport of my letter. "It has long been a matter of regret that the repre ntatives of this large commercial town should have been gentlem , m in the army, who are not very eminently distinguished for their abilities in the senate , or re nowne for their achievements in the field. This senti ment operated so strongir in the November election, 1805. that the otherwise favourite candidate found him self in a minority, and lost his election, from the dere liction of some and the supineness of others. The for tunate candidate, Mr. Roscoe, whose name, until this period, was little known to the populace, resounded through the town, and swept, like a torrent, all before it, and his private virtues and literary attainments occa sioned his political opinions not to be inquired into, and his eloquence and unassuming conduct hushed to silence any who distrusted his politics. A short period in the House of Commons developed his political views and sentiments, and upon his next appeal to his constituents he was received coolly by many who had been most strenuous in his support the preceding November, and opposed by others who were connected with him by the ties of friendship ; and this was the real cause of his withdrawing from the contest. " That powerful interest, which returned General Tarleton in May, 1807, is again divided in opinion as in 1806, by the line of conduct the Hon. General has thonght proper to adopt in the House, so diametrically opposite to the sentiments of that body who supported and elected him ; and should a dissolution suddenly take Mace, unless some ponular candidate of the illustrious Pitt steps forth, the Whig party, although weak, will, without much opposition, realise their threat of sending two Members of Parliament for this borough. It appears to be tacitly agreed upon by all parties, that the present Members will never be returned, and it appears very im probable that any one of the wealthy merchants will be %elected and raised to so distinguished an honour. Now, Sir, as the administration of which you formed a part was most decidedly popular here, and you the most popu lar Minister of that administration, would it be incon siitent with your views and principles to offer yourself at the next election, and shield, by the lustre of your talents, this borough from such diigrace? Its import ance and loyalty are deserving so conspicuous a distinction. _ _ _ _ " Permit me again to apologise for detailing thus mi nutely the state of parties in Liverpool, and should you deem my letter intrusive, attribute it to that admiration of your eminent talents which all are unanimous in nekn-wledging with, Sir, your most obedient and mo.t humble servant, , "THOMAS TURNER." When Mr. Canning received the foregoiov. letter the House of Commons was busily employed in the investi gation of certain charges, brought by Colonel Wardle against his Royal Highness the Duke of York ; as soon as he was at leisure, I received the following letter in reply : " April 1.1810. " Sir,—Ths incessant occupation of 'the Boum of Commons, since I had the honour to receive your !utter of Wednesday last, will. I hope, excuse me to you for not having acknowl , dged it sooner. " I beg you to believe that I tun duly sensible of the kind and fluttering manner in which you have had the goodness to express yourself towards me, and that no m-in can estimate more highly than Id() the value of the objf•ct which you so obligingly hold out to me. " At the same time you will not thi , 4k it extraordinary that, to a question so unexpected, and involving so many c .nsiderations, both of a public and a personal nature, I shculd not be prepared at once to give a precise and positive answer. " In or out of office. it would always be a great grati fica•ion to me to have reason to believe that my conduct had recommended me to the good opinion of the town of Liverpool. "If the trust of representing ft in Parliament were to be delegated to me, I should accept it with pride, and, I hope. discharge it with fidelity. But, on the other hand, unconnected as I am with Liverpool or any of its inhabitants, I should not pre sume to ' offer myself' to their choice. " And I ought to add, thikt my private circumstances put wholly out of the question my incurring the hazard of any such expense as a cont"st for Liverpool would possibly occasion •—I have the honour to be, Sir, your obliged and most obedient humble servant. " GEORGE CANNING. " Thomas Turner, Esq., "P.S.—I write from the country, but my address is London." " T. Turner, Esq." The election was now over, and the Right Hon. Gen tleman was returned as Member of Parliament for Liverpool; and the many beautiful speeches he made to the populace, at the close of each day, raised him in their estimation, and created among his supporters an admira , ion approaching to enthusiasm. At the close of the poll each day he addressed the crowd who thronged to hear him; and I have selected the following paragraphs from a work, which is very creditable to Mr. Kaye as publisher. On the speaker they confer infinite honour: If, gentlemen, such marks of kindness had been experienced by one who had been born and bred amongst you, or who, fortunately for himself, had the opportunity of deserving something at your hands for services previously rendered to you, such proofs of friendship as you have bestowed on me must have been gratifying beyond the lot of human gratification; but when I reflect that these expressions of esteem and affection are lavished on a stranger—upon one who has neither served you nor been known to you before, I confess I am absolutely overwhelmed by these reflec tions, and want words to express feelings which I have not the power to control." * * * "Of Liverpool, gentlemen, I knew nothing a week ago but by report as a great sad opulent town, deeply interested in the pros. perity of the kingdom, and contributing largely to that prosperity by its own industry and enterprise." • * * " I have found generally prevailing among you, not a dis position to separate the local and peculiar interests of Li verpool from those of the country at large, and to pur chase a respite to yourselves at the expense of national interest and honour. No,gentlemen, I have found here a lofty and determined spirit, patient under difficulties known to be unavoidable, and never looking to partial relief or benefit as connected with the general good." * * • "My short experience of Liverpool has shown me that one of the most opulent, the most skilful, and the most adventurous communities that ever grew great by trade, is also the most alive to every sentiment by which wealth can be ennobled." * * * " Gentlemen Mr. Brougham is a man of great talents, and invited as he was by the intreaties of his friends, he could not well forbear presenting himself to you. Bet ween him and me the freemen of Liverpool haveexercised their free choice. I need not say how flattered, how delighted I am by the preference ; but the victory is yours, not mine." * * * "I congratulate you on your final success ; the contest has been a contest of principles, and not of persons : al though I should belie my own feelings if I were not to confess that to the latest hour of my life I shall be nroud that the battle has been fought in my person, and that my name has been associated with your exertions, and illustrated by your triumph. You, gentlemen, have done me the honour to select me, in order that by your re turning me to represent your opinions in Parliament,you might vindicate the freedom of your choice, the loyalty of your principles, and the consistency of your cha racter." * * * "In the course of a political life of no very short duration, I have had many duties to fulfiL I have endeavoured to fulfil them to the best of my power. A new duty is now cast ' upon me to which I have hitherto been a stranger,— the duty of representing one of the most en lightened, the greatest, the most powerful, and the most wealthy communities of this great kingdom ; a duty involving many minor duties, all of which, however, may be summed up very shortly, thus—that I am to be faithful to your principal interests, but true, at the same time, to the general interests of the country." * * * " In truth, our interest is not at variance with our cha ratter, for scarcely is the commercial prosperity of Li verpool more closely interwoven with the greatness of the country than is the permanent greatness and the safety of England connected with the freedom and peace of Europe." * * * * " Gentlemen, to preserve to you your just weight in the concerns of the country, is my duty as representative of Liverpool : to preserve t ) that country unimpaired its just rank and power among the nations of the world, has always been the doctrine of my political creed, and the object of my political con duct." • • " I am naturally led to say a few words on the subject of the connexion which I have had the happiness to form with you, and which you are kind enough to describe as auspicious and honourable. To have been called in such a manner to the representation of this great and respectable town, would be, if my poli tical life should terminate to-morrow, as glorious an end of it as I could have desired ; but when the commence ment of our connexion is accompanied on your part by an expression of your wish that it may be perpetuated, I know not how to thank you." " • • " Gentle men, with the most heartfelt acknowledgment, with feel ings of gratitude which words are too weak to convey, and of pride which I dare not trust myself with express ing ; with the sense of the honour you have conferred upon me, less gratifying only than my sense of the kindness with which you have overwhelmed me ; with sentiments such as till this day I never knew, but which I shall recollect with delight until the latest hour of my On the receipt of this letter, I continued to canvass and to introduce Mr. Canning's name, at all times, as the future representative of Liverpool ; and I sedulously brought the subject forward. until I found that the ru mour of a di,s , :lution of Parliament (that had been Pre valent) began to subside, and I had more time to mature what I had so anxiously desired might be accomplished . Tewo years passed over, and at the beginning of 1812 I began to be very uneasy on the subject, and I deemed it proper to solicit the as , istance of a friend, and I se lected Mr. John D---, jun., for the purpose, and we met by appointment at the York Hotel. I then entered two the minutiae. and showed him Mr. Canning's letter. He read it with astonishment; and after talking the matter over some time, he undertook to give me all the assistance that lay in his power, and exert himself to induce his friends to join him in the cause. For this purpose I lent him tne letter I had received from Mr. Canning (taking off the envelope). and he road it to his friends in various parties. At such times he frequently give us a toast; " Our future worth j+ represet.tative, tie Right. Iloneurable George Canning;" and if any gentleman expressed a doubt at hearing such an unex pected coast. he produced the letter, which raised their curiosity, and immediately convinced them there was " no mistake." , Mr. D-- undertook to canvass such gentlemen ashe was acquainted with, and to do all in his power t create an interest in favour of Mr. Canning ; and he promised me that he would not intertere further, vvihout my permission, yet he found he had broken hts engagement, and that he had com menced viriting to the Right Honourable Gentleman, to my gri.a. • t chagrin ; but I know not whether he ever received any answer. A critical period now approached, for Parliament was dissolved, and our hopes and fears were w, u id up to the higiiest pitch. A private meeting wai hell at Mr. Rodie's office, on account of the disso lution, where a party of g-ntlemen assembled , t o deli berate on the measures proper to be taken to select the candidate in opposition to Messrs. Brougham and (3reevy. One of the gentlemen present said he had heard that, Mr. John D--, jun., was in possession of a letter from Mr. Canning, and he should like to know whether the report was correct or not. Mr. D--, jun., was immediately sent for. and he laid before them Mr. Canning's Inett.nrt,ble letter of 1810. and convinced the party that if he was properly supported he would accept their invitation with pride and pleasure. One paragraph in the letter convinced his friends that a more proper person could not be selected. " If," said he, " the trust of representing it in Parliament were to he delegated to me, I should accept it wit!. pride, and I hope discharge it with lid, lity." After some further proceedings, a ge. neral meeting was called at the great room, Golden Lion, and it was as numerous and respectable as any former met Ling on record. Never was an election carried on with more spirit, a: d never was an election more warmly contested The contest lasted eight days, when Mr. Canning was eventually el.cted, with a triumphant ma jority of five hundred votes over the favourite candidate of the Opposition. When the contest was over, I expected Mr. D--, jun., would have invitel me to meet the Right Hon. Gentleman, egreeattly to his engagement; but, though he had a party, which Mr. Cunning attended, he did not perform his promise. This induced me to write again to Mr. Canning; and I gave him an account in what maneer I had been emphit ed during the election; and an image of splendid commercial greatness— an image of those princely merchants, who, mixing like them with the pursuits of trade the cultivation of liberal science ; decorating your town with works of art—and placing it by the variety of its useful, and the munifi cence of its charitable establishments, among the most celebrated of the cities of the world. May you flourish in the happiness and renown to which these qualities entitle you—and may you find an individual more com petent try the task than I have been—but one more devoted to your interests, more anxious for your pro sperity, or more thankful for your kindness, I am sure you cannot find." * • "In countries which have not yet obtained the light of liberty • • • it will be pleasing to me to look back upon the manners and institutions which I leave behind me in this land of freedom ; and par icularly upon the years in ycur service. * • • "Gentlemen, in terminating a connexi what can I sa y but that I bid adieu to you with fee llgs of affection and gratitude; • * with feelings, in :short, which I will not weary you by endeavouring in vain to express." • • "I bid you Good night ; and what is much more difficult to utter —' Farewell.' " What a change has taken place in the town since _ Liverpool w as represente d b y t h e Ri g ht tion. George Canning ! Various parties who had oprsed him in 1812 had occasion, when i n distress, to make applica tion to him for assistance and advice ; and he never hesitated to give them the assistance and advice required. To the town of Liverpool he was a blessing . , for he gave an impulse to its trade, and it was fostered and encou raged by his il . ustrious but unfortunate friend, the Right Hon. William Huskisson. Alas I they " are both gone to that bourne from whence no traveller returns ;' but their memory, I trust, will be cherished and revered by every true-hearted Bliton, as l,,ng as Liverpool shall flourish and continue to be the resort of the nations of the world. A SCENE AT A GOVEUNOR'S BALL.---A ti7ce tale is told how a member of the Legislatureof Washington showed himself to be quite au fait in high life in the great republic. We say nothing about the richness of the scene generally, a most graphic account of which, however, is given in the New York Spirit of the Times. lhe following is a good extract— " Hark ! the clatter of knives and forks is interrupted by the cry of Waiter! eh ! here, here boy—you teller—give us some of that ere pudding.' Die here, sar, am not pudlin— it am de wrrry, werry best of cream,' replied the sable at tendant. Well, after mind,' said the gentleman, just give us sowe of it; whereupon helping himself to a plateful, and not finding a small spoon handy, or thinking it would take too much time, he put a table-spoon in requisition to faci litate despatch. The first spoonful was enough. Twisting and turning the cream from one side of his mouth to the other, yet still finding the cold undiminished, he resolved to try the dernier resort of ejecting it on the carpet. " Look here," exclaimed he to the waiter, "just niece this on the stove, and get it warm, it is too d—d cold I You'll set all my teeth aching like the devil. and I should not wonder if I had a swelled face—a pretty condition that would be to speak on the Oregon question, to-morrow." Why, ear, dat am ice-cream !" Put it on the stove and get it warm, I tell you.' No sooner said than I.one; the plate was put on the stove, which was heated, as they well know how to do it, when the quicksilver in the thermometer indicates its neighbourhood to zero. and there left by the astonished black. Atter sonic minutes had elapsed, Sambo was summoned to ' fetch that ere plate.' ' Why that aint what I gave you,' saluted the ears of the confounded waiter. ' Yes, sar, dat um de cream,' replied he, as well as his bewildered faculties would let him. 'You be darned ! I gave you pudding, I did n ' t g i ve you cream nor custard. Where's that ar plate I gave you lust? " 'Dat am de werry deistical plate as you had de honor ob handin um in de lust place, I sar,' replied Sambo. You git elong, you son of darkness; but so uncontrollable was the laughter, that no satisfactory explanation was g i ven to the Member for o—." _ _ life, I take my leave of you for the present, praying that Providence may so direct my conduct, as never to give you cause, in your bi tter judgment, to look back with regret on the choice you have made." Such is the style of Mr. Canning's sentiments delivered each evening at the conclu.ion of the poll, at the first election, to his attached adherents. It was, no doubt, highly gratityiug to him to find himself surrounded by such a concourse of ladies and gentlemen. He took an opportunity of displaying his powers, and it gave ani hiation to all he uttered. In the year 1822 he was ap poin:ed Governor General of India, and he came down to Liverpool to take leave of his constituents, and had the satisfaction of receiving an address from all parties, both friends and opponents. It was approved and sanc tioned by the unanimous votes of all the mercantile asso- Lions ; and this gave Mr. Canning a great, an expressible pleasure. When he took leave of his attached friends, he spoke in a manner that showed how he valued their good opinion ; and he was unaffectedly overpowered when he came to bid them adieu. At every election in which he was involved by the party spirit in Liverpool, he addeessed the multitude who thronged to hear him, an 1 he drew down upon himself thunders of applause from his devoted admirers. How beautifully did he ex press himself when compelled to give up a connexion so endearing, so pleasant to his feelings : " It is now ten years since I have been connected with this town. During that period I can say, I hope without the danger of contradiction, that there is not, so far as I know, a single individual, I am sure I can say, that there i, not a single interest belonging to the tows, which has not had, when required, its share of my active attention, and which has not, and ever will have, ashare in my most intense and anxious goodwill." • • "If, gentle men, you and I are separated by space, let us continue united by sentiment and by kindness. I leave here in your ke-ping a name insignificant as it belongs to an individual, but consecrated by the principles of which you have made it the symbol. aluard it, not for its own sake, but for the sake of those its accomplishments." * • " Guard my memory, and I shall cherish yours. 11. moved from you by thousands of miles, it will be a pleasure to me to think that I am occasionally remem bered by you ; and be assured that in whatever part of the world I may be stationed, you will always have a place in my remembrance and regard." • * * " I have received, gentlemen, in the course of this day, (30th August, 1822)—pardon the boast, for the cause of it lies, as it well may very near to my, breast.—l have received, this morning, from the associated commercial bodies of the town, an address, acknowledging— the merit for services I have laboured to perform --as representative of Liverpool." * * " Among tho signatures to that address —every second name is the name of some individual who has taken an active part against me in some, if not in every election. That I have deserved this unexampled concurrence of approbation, I do not pretend; that I have received it, will be, to the latest hour of my life, a pride beyond what I should be warranted in expressing here ; and a pride, gentlemen, which I shall transmit to my chil dren." * * * " There are still two great national questions upon which I have the misfortune to differ from the great body of my most respectable friends and supporters in this town, almost as widely as, on the other, I differ with their adversaries. I allude, gentle men, to the Catholic question as the first, and to the question of Parliamentary reform as the second of those national questions. On the first of these questions, I told them fairly t hat in acce p tin g m y services, t h ey accepted the services of one who could not, in deference f t o o r t i h t e s i r s c p c i e i n s Aorccordingly, r e c pejud o r rd ing i l e y e , s , o a d b d a e t a re the jo v t a o r f his iods anxiety modifi cations under which that question has come to be dis cussed, I have given it my most strenuous support. But I have in such cases dealt honestly by you, gentlemen, for I have rarely, if ever, given my support to that measure in the House of Commons, without openly ac knowledging, that in so doing I spoke m ag y a c in o s n t sti w tu h e a n t ts l . b l e i l l i a e v v e ed do t t o th b e e re t f h „r e o prevailing sense misusedtheweiogiht of your autho rity, nor compromised any opinion of yours, adverse to my own." * * " Our connexion is one of principle ; it had its foundation in principle : on that it has been raised and cemented. Gentlemen, whatever may be my future destination, it will be a comfort unspeakable • to me to have laid, in that connexion, the foundation, 1 trust, s o t f age mutualofour in and t l r a c s , t , i u n r g se r , egard; which has cheered every way be cast, may this g ; e G a t e auitllmde communityweilni , wherever c s o u u r my continue vuee o ur t ot o separation." * * 51a. COBDEN AT ROME.—We learn from a private letter, dated Rome, February 24, that on Monday the 22d, Mr. Cobden had, by appointment, an audience of the Pope, by whom he was most kindly and graciously received. The interview, which took place in the private cabinet at the Vatican, was long and highly interesting, his Holiness show ing a very extensive acquaintance with recent events in this count ry.—Manchester Guardian. DESTITUTION IN SKTE,r—At a meeting of the clergy, proprietors, and tacksmen of Skye, held some time ago, Lord Macdonald read a paper showing the probable requirements of the people till next harvest—from which we gather the following facts. The population of Skye is about 26,000. of _whom 5,000, ma% be taken as heads of families, 2,500 cotters. Three-fourths of the food of the former, and the sole food of the latter, in past years has been potatoes. Since October last there have been no potatoes; and the people have subsisted chiefly on oat-meal. During the three months since Oetober, 10,000 bolls of oatmeal have been u3ed, and at the same rate 30,000 bolls are required to support the po upundlaetriotnhetiDli r O a o i • n to a b g e e r A n c e t x , t a - nd l i 3 t ,o i o s o c / a . ic h u a la v t e ed b t e h e a n t f a r p o p mi l l ie a d bo fi u )r t 1,000 labourers who have gone south for employment 5.000/, or Si. from each may be remitted, making in all 18,000/. The purchase of food, it is calculated, will cost 50,000/., and 8,750 bolls for seed will cost nearly 18,0002 ; so that 68,0001. will be required to provide for the wants of the people till next harvest, to meet which they have only 18,0001., leaving a deficiency of 50, , '00/. In the course of the statement Lord * Macdonald made the following remarks:—" The effects of the potato are likely to be felt in this island for years to come, and they will be per manent, unless some means can be devised for a total change of system from that which has heretofore been pursued. But what that system ought to it is difficult to determine. To any one at all conversant with the subject it must be evi dent an improved system of cultivation would very mate 'Lilly improve the condition or the people ; but such improve ment can only be gradually intrdcluced, and it will be the work of years, under the most careful management, to reap the fruits of it.—Ross-shire Advertiser. ' The difficulty raised by Mr. Canning in reference to the funds necessary to meet the expense of a contested election, was prompt!) , met by Mr. Gladstone . (now Sir John Glad stone, Bart.) When the question of expense was mooted, and regarded as a serious consideration. he stepped forward and individually held himself responsible for the charges of the election, and thus cleared the way for the spirited contest that took place on that memorable occasion. t. CAUTION TO STR ANG ERS. —On Tuesday the attention of the magistrates at the Borough Court was directed to the case of a young woman, named Maria Jane Pearson, a native of Bombay, who appears to have lost her box, containing her clothes and some money, ender rather suspicious circum stances. Inspector Bowes stated the case to the magistrates, the woman herself spaking very indifferent English. The following are the principal facts:—The woman (according to her statement) arrived in this country, In company with her uncle (who is on the recruiting service), only five weeks ago, landing at Liverpeol. Her uncle, however, had just died there, and she came to Manchester by the railway on Monday, the Ist instant, intending to go to London. On arriving at the station, her luggage was taken off the carriage by one of the Manchester and Liverpool porters, and put on a truck belonging to the Manchester and Leeds Company. Two of the men, with straps on their arms (meaning the porters) then carried her box to some house, and charged her 53. for carrying it. She stopped at the house till the next morning, when she went out, and was unable to find the way back again. On Monday Mr. Bes wick, chief superintendent, heard of the matter, and sent Bowes, the officer, with the woman, to assist her in finding her lodgings. They went first to the Manchester and Liverpool station, where all the parties denied all know ledge of the woman or her box. They then went to 0 house next door to where one of the porters lives, in Balloon-street, kept by an elderly woman, named Samuels. As soon as they got to this house the woman Pearson said, " This is the house where I stopped ;" she had also previously described the house to Bowes, but Mrs. Samuels and her family a'so denied all knowledge of the woman, and said they had never seen her in their lives before. The officer then went up stairs, and Pearson pointed out the room where she had slept, obs rving that during her ab sence the furniture had been removed so as to cover the place where her box had stood. She furt her told the officer that if he took up the window blind, he would see that one of the panes was broken and a piece of paper pasted upon it; which was found just as she had described. It appeared that the family consisted of Mrs. Samuels, a daughter. a grandson, and a granddaughter, and a little girl went there to sleep. Pearson said the granddaughter went out to fetch her some ale, and she recollected the little girl by her curls. On their persisting in their denial of ever having seen her, Bowes took them to the Town-hall, when Mr. Bes wick, in the absence of any direct proof that the box was taken to this house, permitted them to go home on their promising to appear at the Borough Court the next morning, which M rs . S a muels, her granddaugh ter, and little girl did, and these facts were stated. In addition, it came out that Mrs. Samuels was about to re move to another house. This was admitted, but it was said to be in consequence of her present residence being too large for her. Pearson said that the box co ntained sixteen dol lars and all :her clothes. Mr. Maude thought it was a case which demanded further inquiry, and directed that such further inquiry should be made, discharg in g and her daughter from custody in the meantimMe.rs:Waemhave since learned that three of the out-door p orters of the Man chester and Leeds Company are ordered to be suspended till the box is found.—Manchester Guardian. REMOVAL OF PORTION or THE LOWER JAW DURING THE APPLICATION OF ETHEILe—AR operation of a formidable nature was performed on Wednesday, at the Devonport workhouse. by Mr. Laity, the necessity for which resulted from the death of a considerable portion of the lower jaw bone, in a person named Riley, an inmate of the house for nearly two years, in consequence of this loathsome though fortunately rare disease. Several consultations of the principal surgeons in the neighbourhood bruting been previously held, a large number were assembled at the time appointed, and the question of the use of ether being discussed, its employment was decided on, and, as the result will show, witb most perfect success. The operation itself being necessarily tedious, from the great importance of the parts to be cut through, it was thought by some that the tran , ient insensibility resulting from the ether would scarcely bear any relat'on to the time required in the off: ration , but in this rev( et there was nothing to regret. The incision through the face was 0 An menced after inhalation had been continued for about four or five minutes, and although the patient was at once appa rently under the influence of certain, perhaps unplea,ant impressions, it was soon evident that they hid no reference whatever to the operation in hand, for while the parts were being dissected out, he assumed a blustering though scarcely co mplaining tone , which his subsequent reflections fully ex plained—" I'm as good a man as you, and I'll try it if you like for a gallon of beer; you are not going to hum bug me," and other e xpressions r of the elite of his c l ass , cause d some smiling a nd no little amusement among those who reflected what such an operation would have been ei n the olden time." The bone was removed, the poor fel low still rambling in hi s notions, but p retes ting that lie had been fighting, however, "he gave the fellow as good as h e brought," and he was evidently satisfied that he had come off best man in the affair. Ile was then shown the bone, when his astonishment wascomplete. He declared that, but for the word of all those gentlemen, he could net believe it. On further recovering, and being questioned seriously as to his sensations, he stated he felt no pain whatever from the cutting of his face; that he was not aware of the removal of the bone, which he could sc arcel y bel ieve evetbelenged to him, and that his idea was that he had been erigageu in a squabble, in which he had come off victorious. We consider this one of the most satisfactory cases hitherto recorded, and we sincerely hope it will ter minate fa vourably. —D evonport Telegraph. LaNN.—EXPERT DECEPTION.----We have been in formed, that a short time since two " s called at the retail shop of a spirit merchant in this town, and inquired for a gallon of the genuine article—gin, which quantity was forthwith deposited in a two-gallon stone bottle brought for the purpose, and into which the men said they had already emptied one gallon. At this stage of the proceedings, the cash being the next requisite to settle the affairs between the buyer and seller, the amount was demanded, —when lot these gentlemen of the "soil," declared they would pay on the following Saturday, on re ceipt of their wages. This course which presented but a very slight aeWantage to the seller, was objected to, when, with great sang froid the we rthy gentlemen st a t e d " they had no money," and that the "liquor" ther efore must be taken back again. The "returning" process having been com pleted, and the gin buyers gone, it was discovered that they had put one gal:or of water into the bottle previously, thus leaving the merchant the same quantity of liquor, but just deficient, by one-half of its proper strenzth.—Cambridye Advertiaer. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH il , 1847. pe. praying for a Select Committee to inquire into the cultivation of cotton in India. POOR REMOVAL ACT. Colonel WOOD presented a petition from the county of Midllesex against the Poor Remov..l Act. _ _ LAW OF MARRIAGE. Sir GEORGE GREY presented petitions from Devenport against the law of marriage within the prohibited degrees. THE REFORM BILL. Mr. C. HOWARD presented a petition from Dover against the rate-payin t : clauses of the Reform Act. IRISH POOR-LAW. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition in favour of a more efficient poor-law fur Ireland. corroN AND WOOLLEN TRADE. Mr. FINCH moved for certain returns connected with the woollen and cotton manufactures for severel past years. Agreed to. ARREST FOR DEBT (IRELAND) BILL. Sir W. BARRON moved the sscond reading of this Bill. In doing so, be said, he did not think there would be any ob jection to its principle, which was to assimilate the law of Ireland, with regard to debts under 201., to the English law, as recently amended. If it were necessary to change the law in this country, it was still more necessary to do so in Ireland, which was much the poorer country. Espe cially was the measure now required, considering the deplorable state of the country. There were a great number of poor people in Ireland who could not pay their small debts, such as those who were antler the conacre system, owing from 40s. to 15/. or 201. ; yet these parties could at any time be arrested and imprisoned for the non-payment of these sums. It was to furnish a remedy that this Bill was prepared. At present all he wanted the Howe to do was to affirm the principle, to commit the Bill pro forma, and then to leave it to the consideration of a Committee up stairs, so that its details might be fully matured. He c!aimed no pater nity to the Bill, as the Lord-Lieutenant, and many of the most influential parties in Ireland were favourable to the principle. He believed also that the highest law authorities in Ireland looked upon the measure favourably. He trusted, therefore, that the House would, with this explanation, agree to the second reading of the Bill. Mr. MONAtIAN (Sulicitor-Gen-ral for Ireland), said that perhaps the House would pardon him if he shortly stated the reasons why he could not assent to the second reading t f the Bill brought in by the Hon. Member for Waterton'. The object of the Bill was this—by one short clause at once to abolish arrestment for debts where the amount did not exceed 201. Hon. Members unacquainted with the social condition of Ireland could not conceive the number of per sons who were indebted in sums not exceeding 20/. It would be' at once seen, then, that a Bill of this kind would interfere in no ordinary degree with the rights of property in the country. He did not mean to say that measures should not be introduced into Parliament to ameliorate the evils under which the petty debtors in Ireland laboured ; but it would be utterly impos sible that the House could concede a Bill of t his description, unless facilities were given to enable the bond fide creditor to recover the amount of his debt from such property of any description as the debtor might be possessed of. No one could entertain a greater sympathy for those bond fide debtors who had contracted debts, and were, from adverse circum stances, unable to pay; but he had no sympathy with those men who, possessed of property, fraudulently endeavourei to defraud the honest creditor. The House would excuse him, if, so lately intrcdoced into that House, he did not so cleverly express himself as he could desire—( dear, hear) — but he had not had time to give the subject that con sideration which he should have wished, and his obser vations must be necessarily brief upon it. A similar Act to that now brought forward by the Honourable Ban. was passed in England in the 7th and Bth of the reign of Victoria, and the country evidently felt that the pro visions of that Act were in some degree imprudent, because in the very next session of Parliament consider able safeguards were granted to creditors. which safeguards could not be, under existing circumstaices, at present extended to Ireland. England had a vast number of smaller courts and district judges, who could take cognis ance ` o f t h ese matters—he meant the Commis sioners of Bankruptcy throughout the country, the local judges, &c.; and provisions were introduced in the Small Debts Act for England empowering the bringing of debtors before these inferior courts, in order that the property of such persons might be male avail able for the payment of their debts. But they had no such judges in Ireland, and although he was most anxious to lessen the costs of process in the recovery of small debts, he at the same time felt that any further enact ments of the kind p - oposed by the Honourable Member for Waterford would be only multiplying confusion, of which there was too much already. The ques tion was one not to be lightly considered. There were many difficulties in the way of a proper arrangement— there were difficulties in ascertaining the most fitting tribunal for the giving the necessary protection. which creditors would require if a Bill of this kind were passed. The subject, he might inform the House, was at that time under his consideration, and he hoped to be able soon to recommend to her Majesty's Go vernment a measure for their adoption. He trusted that, under these circumstances ,the House would leave the matter with him, and he felt himself, in the mean time, compelled to oppose the second reading of the Bill. Mr. SHAW said that after the very clear and admirable statement of the Hon. Member, he would not tresspass on the patience of the House. However desirable it might be to assimilate the law of arrest in Ireland to the law as it existed in England, he was of opinion that there were faults in the latter which were of great magnitude. True, there were circumstances which counteracted those evils in Eng land, and which they would not possess in Ireland. He was s iti-find to leave the matter in the hands of the Learned So licitor-General. ARREST FOR DEBT ( IRELAND) BILL. After a few words f rom M r . MORE O'FERRALL , Mr. M. MI LNES said he would nut have troubled the House, after the able explanation of the Learned Solicitor-General of Ireland, were it not that his name appeared on the back of the Bill introduced by his Hon. Friend. There were mon strous evils committed with the present law of arrest in Ire land, which the country would not longer tolerate. The Hon. and Learned Recorder for Dublin, said that the modifi cations in the law of arrest had not acted well in England; he ( Hr. M.) could assure the Hon. and Learned Member that one principle the people of England had determined on was not to return to the incarceration of debtors for small sums. It was almost impossible to believe the enormous numbers who were incarcerated in the gaols of Ireland for sums so ridicu lously small, that it was, in fact, an amusement for English travellers to liberate them. Some of these persons had re mained in gaol for upwards of two or three years for sums not exceeding ten shillings, and many were for amounts beneath that.—(Hear.) There was another circumstance so truly disgusting that it would not be longer tolerated, and as he was not aware that the attention of the Learned Solicitor-General had been directed towards it, he would beg leave to mention it to the House. Owing to the ease with which suits were carried out in the civil courts, many persons who wished to get rid of the expense of main taining their parents were in the habit of instituting ficti tious suits against them for small amounts alleged to be due for diet and lodging, and having obtained decrees, they procured their ince ceration, thus throwing the burden of supporting the last years of the parents' lives upon the country.—(Cries of "Name an instance.") Why, they would find that parents were confined in Cork gaol under similar circumstances. The subject had been represented to the Irish Government, but there were no means of remedying the evil while the present system of arrest was in force. The effect of the law of arrest for small amounts was, that the gaols of Ireland were crowded with debtors. The Bill brought for ward by his Friend was distinguished for a brevity which was exceedingly painful to legal minds—(Laughter) —and he (Mr. Monckton Milnes) had expressed his fears that it would in consequence meet with much opposition from the Learned Metnl)ers in that House. He supposed. therefore, that they, the introducers of the Bill, must rest contented with leaving the subject in the hands of the Learned Snicker. General for Ireland, and he did hope that the Governmeot and the Irish liar would no longer allow this abominable stste Of things to c,oi , inue. Mr. S. CRAW FORD gave his unqualified approbation to the pill brought in by the lion. Baronet the Member for .......u..............................• IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. , Waterfonn He thought that the present system of small T 17 .------------ ' - Iq,eod, had a n 'estate of some 7" ---- "'n-------.50,000 acr es wt h h i aet i t debt , o•reettioeas gave the pewee ti ieflietieg n! - Oi. , ?I182 never been ste + eye,. atel the probability would b ' even 110t1SE OF COLILIIONS, March 10. nr'e•l'Y en the no.tre: delJtor. , . k.f Ir( linen and ft - e- ti. .., reason in the ev,,, of such plans being taken and deposited, , • : It , s'' ,111 •1 wi , h t.t seen i , . , to , , ? , i‘i , rrible clegr, inetlilied. would tie leutte aireolutely necessary to depart from them' it The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. They letti hear I feu a to te e eetho r ety thaeth e fear of Mr. ELLICE said that, in corroboration of what bad f a ll en EDINBURGH AND PERTH RAILWAY. deletPui;ited one comity in Ireland, and from lee Nole e Friend, he had only to say that when he was in Mr. F. .MAULE moved the second reading of the Edin- arrest nail actually burgh and Perth Railway Bill, and said teat the Scotch after what had , ccurred to-day he trusted the matter would Scotland I , e was tliliged, in consequence of the great expense , have the serious and immediate consideration of her 31ajesty's to which proprietors 'mold be subjected for these specitica people were deeply interested in the progress of it. anti plaes, and the uncertainty that existed —that after Mr. E. ELLICE objected to the second reading of the Bill, i Government. as the parties who were the promoters of it sought for the Mr. GROGAN said that the first announcement of this l io n s het' the plans were furnished, they might not be able to sanction of Parliament on plans and certificates, which were Bill spread the greatest alarm throughout Ireland, because, Proce:d with them— lie was obliged to request the Commis the property of others—namely, of a former company, now ! white it proposed at one " fell swoop" subjectrec , )veri i n ia g d ji b ms e t en an t d „k bo en n au _lei, byde G dc , b v t e s , .. uni,n Stith , to abolish imprison- Boners to place et nsiderable discretion in the handsof the land dissolved. There were a great number of other ir regu l ar i t i es , : meat f or debt, it did not provide any substitute for that lords, in order that the moils might be proceeded with. He h an e d w i a e s tau-red i i p h u at x t c he iN lion i . s M iie er t b o er k a n - o o w uld in n u o . t ha pr or s d h e i r s t m h o e t a io p n p . h.- and the House would be sanctioning a very dangerous prin gmlaoddethoef ciple if they agreed to the second reading of the Bill. Mr. LOCH said that the Bill was of great public import- trusted, after the pledge of the note Gentl,M•lll. flit . Soiii- cart !r ;mos would be considered? ance, and that all the landholders with but on e excepti o n , tor.Generel for Ireland, the Bill would be withdrawn. Lard . A nIOR I'ET true H iaid, ie the orer of arrival. were in favour of the unde r t a ki ng; nor was it that the Mr. P. SCROPE sa id i n many carts of Ireland the penults- Mi ' , LION BY sugeeste d d the withdrawal of the amend new company had possessed themselves of the prop er ty o f ti on was b e i ng d r i ven o ff th e l an d throu g h th e tmenu m ot - the ; merle p, i, , , , v,v(•;', rhe plans were prepared, it ought to be others; for it was they who had paid all the exp e n se s o f t h e c i v il net process, w hi c h h.l been allud e d to by an I (km, at the expense of the general fund. undertaking, and they had entered into a regular agreement , Honourable Member opposite, and h e cons id ered it , ~ 1 renter a few WitIAS front Lord GEORGE BENTINCK and with the former proprietors, so that there was not mu a tech- was high time a stop w a s put to theee ,i-uct...e. tinge. I Mr. lII.T.UE, i Mr.FORSIII-..R.s,litt he would consent to amend his proviso, nical difficulty in the way of a second reading. it altoeet her. Under the law of di.oreint the landloni mu! . i no, brain imy. Mr. FOX MAULE said that the wh o l e ques ti on t urne d . ses i on o f his t. win c e gon e ; till sonic t i me afte r th e !eta Lad i eo •l , itt the pi ALS acct surveys should only be made in cases on the point, whether the t h at the sections were the pro- - bettome due, and the censccinenee as, Ono tile civil bil: ITO- I where the Count deemed it expedient, but he must would saipport the proviso as amended, perty of the new company or not. If any party came and cess syiteln had been extensively re.orit dTo for got , in, ! • st r ,, l ll u,,,,ii ne ~,it ici, ,,,,, , ,, 4;._ that the expense was to be defrayed claimed them beside the company, then there would be a holders off t lie land, and thrmine them into prisoo The iusult Mr. ACLIONIIV ;zi,, er.d and not partial ; but, nevertheless, he con case for extreme jealousy i,n the p a rt of the H e use, but such :of alithisletd bee ~ that the ten.ntry, from tear of arrest, were tii,on the hrytt.,,,t., :n ;i ug was not the case; the promoters were time only claimants, and finding their wan te the quaff sof Liverpool and tale, ports : out ef it e eeeeral , lesion •, bi n d. unnecessary, and he honed therefore it appeared that they were even th ose w h o paid f or a ll t h e i n E„wand. and i n t h is way in,thy parts of Ireland were 1 L tel LINCOLN opposed the amendment. The money 1 sections and surveys which had been made. This Bill wes , becenung depopulated. In one instance a elereyinan hed 1 ou e e tt e t, one of great national importance. Tney had thousands ef , stated to him, That where a Ince th or two tnet lie lid a 1 :Wert ci it ele. e e t h ei . o p p ro p t o e:ld n that the discussion had not labourers out of work and starting, and it wo u ld b e a ser i ous pepiii„tieir of upwar d s of i3Odd . tee n. untie:- hie care, lie 110 w, , G, v• ru not w ,, Lai resist the amendment. responsibility ou the House to reject a measure whi c h wou ld ,in consequence of t h is h it , t ,,, g . an d driving trim th e l an d .Atent a teat words from L; td Atorta-tETR and Mr. AG.. be would svitldraw the give them employment, upon a mere technical objection. I system, had only 500, and the clergy of Ie land, witnes-ing LIONPY, Mr. GREENE hoped that the House would net set the the sad effects of the system, were unaninieus inching b a d preced en t of refusing the second reading of this Bill, lie upon the Government of Ireland to take steps to put aA p c t 'a"ged hi' opinion upon the subject, Nevertheless, as there thought that if the (injections urged were to be maintained to it.--( [Tear, hear.) • the House would do better to postpone the second reading of Mr. sMITiI O'BRIEN aigeest e rl that power might be anteittiline. the Bill, and refer the objection to the Standing Orders given to th e aesistannbar t in er to stay execution in the cases "the am ndment was accordingly withdrawn and the clause aln Al e a r. reti 't) s i e t: l l :u7i t i Committee. alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, agreed to. Mr. F. MAULS had no objection to such a course heing and then Government would have ample time to consider the Clauses 3. 4, and 5, were agreed to, adopted, but he hoped the delay consequent upon it would subject of this Bill. On Clause 6 te•ing proposed, not afterwards be all owe d t o pre j u di ce the Bill. Sir R. FERGUSON hoped the House would be cautious Sir GEO. GREY said, with reference to what had been Mr. STRUTT seconded the motion of the Hon. Member how it proceeded in this matter, for in their desire recently stated bee the lion. Member for Falkirk, with regard for Lancaster. There was a considerable difference of opi- to benefit the poor of Ire'and they might inflict the most to the limitation as to the completion of the work s , l ie w i shed nion upon this matter, and the Bill ought to be referred serious injury upon time country. If the suggestion of the to observe that the object was to diffuse the benefits of t h e as the Hon. Member had proposed, to the Standing Orders Hon. Gentleman opposite were adoeted it mi g ht l ea d t o th e Bill as extensively as possible. It was considered, therefore, Committee. That House was not a tribunal which should concealment of property and the defrauding of creditors of most advantageous for this purpose if the loan to each pro adjudicate upon this matter. their just and legal claims. then withdrew the amen d ment prieter was limited to 15,000/ . , an d i f the period should be Mr. ELLICE on the Sir G. GREY hoped the Hon. Member would withdraw extended to five years instead of thre e . A di scretionary power understanding that this course should b e a d opted. his motion for the second reading of the Bill, th e su bj ect was g i ve'. to the Lords of the T reasury to enlarge that amount The second reading of the Bill was th en postpone d until being under the consideration of the law officers of the in special cases where it could be shown that the landlords this day week. Crown. If the Hon. Metnber did not consent to withdraw could beneficially apply it, acid that the works could be corn- The Great Northern Railway Bill (deviations between it, it would he his duty to propose that the Bill be read a pleted in three years. The Right Hon. Gentleman proposed Gaiosborough and Doncaster) was read a second time and second time this day six months. an amendment to that effect—" That there should be no ordered to be committed; as also the deviation between Mr. B. EeCOTT hoped that his Hon. Friend would not grant exceeding 15,0001., and that the period for the com- Pettrnerough, Boston, and Gainsbo'ough. press forward his "Bill on the present occas i on. Th e pr i n- p l et i on of the works should be extended to five years." The Waterworks Clauses Bill was read a third time and ciple contained in the Bill was one which he was sure would Sir J. GRAHAM was of opinion that with regard to the passed. eventually be adopted by the Legislature. Highlands of Scotland a discretionary power as to the loan 'lh • Markets and Fairs Clauses Bill,Commissioners'Clauses After a few words from Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN, was properly 1„ died with th e T reasury, and he highly ap- Bill, and the Gas Works Clauses Bill, were severa ll y rea d a Sir H. W.BARReN• consented Co w i t hd raw his mot i on ; proved of the extension of the limitation as to time. but be third time and passed. in doing so, however, he wished to obt a i n a p l e d ge from the thought the atnount granted to each individual proprietor The Wexford and Valencia Railw a y Bill was read a second Right Hon. G ent l eman t h e secret ar y f o r Ireland, that the was too large. The primary object to be considered was, time and ordered to bd committed. Government would themselves bring in a Bill upon the the advantage of the great bulk of the people, and the pro- HARBOUR DOCKS AND PIERS. subject. duction of the greatest quantity of food ; the interest o f the Mr. WARD then brought in a Bill for consolidating in Mr. LABOUCHERE said, that in consequence of the proprietor was a secondary meter. Tow those who wnted one Act the provisions usually contained in Acts authorizing great amount, and the pressing nature, of other Irish busi- the assistance were not the large proprietors, but the the meking and approving of harbour docks and piers. mess, he was not prepared to pledge himself to bring forward farmer and yeoman. Ile wished the benefit to be diffused as The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a a measure on the subjee during the present session; he widely as possible, and if 15.000/. were to be advanced second time to-morrow. would, however, pledge himself that the measure should re- to each individual, it would greatly fetter theta, and prevent POOR. RATES. ceive the consideration of the Government. them from being able to diffuse the benefits of the Bill as The O'CONOR DON presented a petition, numerously Sir H. W. BARRON wished to know if the Government widely as thee. could do if they limited the loan to 10,000/. signed by the inhabitants of Newcross itt Wexford, praying would have any objection to refer the Bill to a Committee to each applicant. , for an equalization of the poor-rate system. up stairs. BENTINCK • Lord GEORGE thought, as the object of the IRISH POO,l-LAWS. Mr. LAROUCHERE said that he did not se' any neces. Bin w'a.s to iecreese the production of food, and to advantage Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from several Irish sits for such a cA.ir , e of proceeding. the ceuttny generally, and if this could be affected by the landowners, praying that in any poor-law for Ireland the Si r W. H. BARRON then wished to ohaie leave to in- Bill, it did net mater whether the loans were large or workhouse test should be employed. introduce the Bill at some future period of the session. The small, or to what class of proprietors they were given. He NATIONAL FAST, subject was too important a one to be summarily disposed thought they sh uld not diminish the amount, but in case Mr. ROUND presented a petition from a place in Ireland, of, and wanted to know whether, if the Government were there were more applications than they had money to lend, whose name we could not learn, , unprepared praying for a nati ona l f ast • with any measure on th e su bj ect , t h ey wou ld t h e Government should borrow a few millions more to also a petition in favo ur o f t h e Poor Removal Act. give their support to the present Bill, enable them to do so. CLOSING OF PUBLIC-HOUSES. Mr. LABOUCHERE declined to make any pledges up Bu . ve, e.) menet whi c h th e N o bl e L ou d (B rnt i nck) proposed to raise on Lord DUNCAN sa id th a t th e i nterest of the additional Mr. MUNTZ presented a petiti on f rom certa i n licensed the subject.—(Cries of " Diid divide.") victuallers of B ingham againstithe present grievances the Afte r a short consultation between Mr. Lanouclizes and woula liner to be paid by the wot king classes, and, therefore, Trade was under relating to the cetsing of public-houses. Sir H. W. Battitow, the Bill was withdraw n . he depiecaoei such a course. He areed with the Ri g ht CULTIVATION OF COTTON. DRAINAGE OF LAND BILL. Hoe. ger net (sir James Graham) that the lo i ns to e ac h .. ... . _ Colonel LINDSAY presented a petition On the order of the day being read for going into com mittee on the Drainage of Land Bill, Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the rate of interest at which the loans were to be advanced under this Act. He consi dered that a higher rate of interest ought to be charg, d the money to be lent under this Bill, as otherwise the Go vernment would sustain loss en the advances they ma !e. If they did not do so, they would have to advisee,' tile in terest on Exchequer-hills. Sir G. GREY said that the Hon. Member was rather late in making his objection. Mr. H. Be ILLIE thought that the faith of Parliament was plt.dge , t to the Bill last session, and they could not now hdraw from the terms then agreed to. Mr. HUNIE thought that his Hon. Friend (Mr. Wile Eisele) was misunderstood. All he wanted was that the finances of the country should sustain no loss by the ad vance. This Bill raised the question of advancing the in terest on Exchequer- hills, and he wished to know frotn Chan-ellor of the Exchequer or the Home Secretary, whe ther, in case they themselves should have to p ty mere interest than they did at present, they would have ary et e . jection to permit a clause to he introduced into the Bill fur the purpose of charging that increased rate on the &Serene, s to be made. Sir GEORGE GREY'said that it was not intended that any alteration should be made in the rat- of interest, as they had Engaged last session to mike the grans on the terms specified in the Bill, end therefore, he should not assent to the introduction of such a clause as that mentioned. After a few words from Mr. Aglionby, Sir Andrew Leith Hay, Mr. Finch, and Lord Duncan, the House went into Committee. On clause 1 being proposed, Mr. WILLIAMS said her Majesty's Government wet called upon to protect the public from any :oss by the ad vancement of money. Some clause ought to lie intro duced giving the security. Mr. FINCH did not consider there was any weight in the suggestion of the [lon. Member, as it it were adopted it would prevent any person from borrowing at all Lord LINCOLN said that the introduction of this mea sure was not by any means ben , ficial to the Highlands or Lowlands of Scotland. He considered that. the principle of the measure should be confined to that of the general Act of last session, which the late Government introduced. and that was confining the loans to the purposes of dtaining alone. Every Hon. Member who was conversant with agri culture would bear him out in saying that thorough drainage was the most beheficial improvement which could be male on an estate. He desired to know whether the Govern - ment had made up their minds to carry out the Bill as soon as po-sihle? If they had not, Ise would give notice of Lis intention of introducing a Bill very similar to that he in troduced last year. Sir GEORGE GREY said, that in many parts of Scotland the fencing and trenching, by which it was se necessary to make drainage available, would be of so expensive a character as to preclude a great number of persons from obtaining any benefit under the Bill. Such would be peculiarly the cast with regard to those districts where distress existed, and thus the Act w uld bes dead letter. Ti‘e G vernmeet wee • perfectly sensible of the importance of the subject, wet the , would give it their serious attention. They would intreltee a Bill upon the sul jest. They would be most happy to „iv, him their warmest assistance. Lord DUNCAN most entirely coecurred in the se slimiest. expressed bs the N ble Lord opposite (Lord Lieco'o, would be moat proper to give a pri erity to the prOprie tors of the Highlands liver hose of the Lowlands.rrh: not a small grant of public money, it was one of 2 000 600". to Great Britain and 1,500.000. to Ireland. The 'High land proprietors deserved this precede.nee ; they herd made great exertions to meet the diet, eee. ar,4 !hit too without any grant from Parliament. There was, however, another and a stroneer rearese in favour of his supposition. At present in the Lowlands, with whist, he was connected, wages had risen fifty per c.o. By the introductior, of this money these wages woled be meet unnaturally increased i s their amount, ens in a very sOor, time the labourers would be threwe out of employment in consequence of the influx of inhabiemts Irons other parts of the country, who would flo c k thither ie s • treh of work. Lord 1110RPETII said, that with reseeet ei the retnerie of his Noble Friend opposite, that. the Hight:vide were entitled to particular consider Lion under 01; Bill, he would see by looking at the Bill thist the Sco:ch generally were the first thought of by the 0 wernment, and particularly the High lands. It would be fund that of this two millions two thirds would go to Scotland, or perhaps more than that suns. Very few applications had es yet been made from England. and it did not aortal. that the Government would be enabled to entertain any more. With te gird to the esti mated cost for fencing, it bore so large a proportion to the value of the land that, unless in very valuable land, it would not be worth while to undertake it all. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK heard with great surprise a regret expressed by the Noble Lord the Member for B that the labourers' wages had risen it seemed to be the Nosole Lord's wish that the labourers wages should be eround down as much as possible. With regard to any fear ef exhausting the motley market by borrowing two mil pion 4, the Cone dl or of the Exchequer would tell them that, in the cettmetilioa e es the loan of eight millions, a short time sin ce , ei g l i i y m il l i Its es:c however,o t u s l t d on n e o t b f ebn be ec ev i s t e j rt) u o T ep e o d byrnostie protect this considerable, iees,lho sheep as eipt w i t r o k o u e e t l r d had been brought forward, and that was a p re t ty f a i r proof c d t o h b s e t e o m n f e o f c e n e n e s y c s fencing y m is l from the snow drift. Sir GEORGE GREY said that the cl me did not encourage fencing so much as drainirg. Lord DUNCAN said that he had no wish, as stated by the Noble Lord, to grind down the labourers' wages. He wished to see every man obtain a fair day's wages for a fair day's work. NV hat he did say was, that at the present rate of wages in that part of the country, it would be injudicious for the Govornment to encourage the landlords to undertake drainage, for at the present rate of wages it would not repay the cost which they would be at. After a few words from Mr. BAILLIg and Mr, Heerterve Mr. AGLIONBY thought some protection should be afforded to the outgoing tenants, else all the improvements that might be made would be-lost. While on this subject he would suggest to the House the importance of measures, not only for subsoiling and hedging, but for the removal of the feudal tenures of the north of England. Until they removed no tenant would undertake the improveineet of the soil. The practice of ecclesiastical fines, which prevailed in certain parts, should also be grappled with, as well as the manorial rights of the north. There ought to be but one general tenure for the whole country, and he trusted the Government would take up the whole question, so as to provide a remedy. Mr. G. W. HOPE wished to know whether any improve ment or alteration was comtemplated in the Act commonly called " Montgomery's Act?" The LORD ADVOCATE said the present Bill was not for the purpose of adding to the burdens of the land, but for the purpose of disencumbering it, and enabling its Wain' ties to be more fully developed. After a few words from Captain HARRIS,' Mr. B. ESCOTT thought that this was a Bill of which 1' the landlords ought to be Justly ashamed ; but as he be 'eyed there was not the slightest Chance of throwing it out, he would not take up the time of the House by discussing it. The principle of the Bill seemed to be to give loans of inetsey to landlords because they did not require it. Now be tho tt ehe that that principle could be greatly improved by extending it to those patties who really required and deserved such loans. The Bill seemed to be intended as a compensation for something, what lie did not know, nor was he aware of the arrangements that had been entered into on the withdrawal of the Bill which preceded this, and the introduction of the present measure. Lord LINCOLN explained. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 2 being proposed, Mr. FOSTER moved that the word s"provided always, that correct plans or tracings of the d ete.eted be deposited w ith and preserved for public use an. inspection by the Commissioners" he • word " proposed." lntroduced attar to Lord MORPETH said that the proviso of the Hon. Gen ileman would subject proprietors of land to much ineouve 'donee, and very eon,i,i, ra bi„ x. expo ;.e. partienlasly in Porne districts of Scoti , 1 , and w suld its many instances be altogether impracticable. For instance, Mr. ilkLeod, of individual shoul:1 belimited to 10,0 to/. Lord (4EORGE BENTIXCK said, the Noble Lord who had just sat down could not have read the Bill, or he would not hove made the statement made by him just now, as to the working classes paying the interest of the money. The Rill imposed the payment of both principal and interest on the landea proprietors. Mr. AGLIONBY disagreed with the Noble Lord. The money would have to be borrowed by Government, and if the statement which had been made by the lion. Member for Montrore be correct, as to the necessity of Government borrowing money on Exchequer-bills at an increased rate of interest, he could not see that the interest 'would be paid by the landed proprietors. Sir GEORGE CLERK considered that 10,0001. would be a sufficient limitation to the amount to be granted to a proprietor; 101. an acre would be a large sum to allow for drainage, and that would permit ten thousand acres to be imp roved. Mr. HENLEY considered the suggestion of the Right Hon. Baronet as most valuable, and he hoped the Govern ment would tel pt it. After some further discussion, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it appeared to him that the majority of the House was in favour of the reduction proposed by the Right Hon. Ba ronet.—( hear, hear.) He was not prepared to say what course the Government would take, but he would promise that the se , ie t should let taken into consideration. Sir 3. GRAHAM said that the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman was satisfactory. The Government would find that the limit of 15,000/. would compel the Government to reject many applications, but the limit of 10,0001., would enable them to meet all the requests for loans under the Act. APer a few obsetvations from Mr. A. OSWALD, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. S. HERIiERT said that, if a maximum was at all made, it should he fixed as high as possible. Mr. AGLIONI;Y srid the money proposed was not merely to be lent to - tee landowners, but for the higherpurpose of bringing e larger area of land into cultivation, and finding empleymeet for the poorer classes. It' it were a mere land , lords' Bill he would never have supported it. Mr. CAYLSYsubniitt,d that th e Bill cou ld no t avo id benefiting the landlords. white at the same time it extended he field of employment for the people. Whether the large proprietors or the small ones borrowed the money was a matter of indifference so long as the object of finding the people employment was realised. He could not, therefore, agree to limiting lie sum to 10,0004 Mr. B. DENISON, differed altogether from the last Hon. Member. He could not agree that the smaller landed pro prietors should be shut out of the benefit of loans, because the large proprietors had made extensive application for sums, and were to be allowed to borrow to tae amount of 15,000/. each. The clause, as amended, was then agreed to. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be reported on Friday. The Howse then resumed. LANDED PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for bringing up the report on this Bill, Mr. \V I lAA A.MS said, that the House would see that there was an (iddiional grant cf half a million given by this Bill to the landlords of Ireland, He believed that the amount of m.,..ey applied for had been very limited, and he should wish to know whet tho , e precise amounts had been. Visc6unt NEWRY then movei the following clauses:— And whereas it may happen that there are now, or hereafter may be, in the han,ts of trustees or a trustee of a settlement, or will, or moueys produced by the sale, or received for eq shim of exchange of settled estates or hereditaments in I•i • is :der a power of sale and exchange, or under trust for ..lach settlement, or will, or codicil contained, and which in,:•ovs are liable to be laid out in the purchase of other estates or hereditaments to be settled to the same or the like user, or upon and for the same or the like trusts and purposes as the estates or hereditaments, from the sale or exchange of which such moneys were produced, and there may be now or hereafter moneys in the hands of trustees, 3ttlement, will, or codicil, produced by a , ettled lands or hereditaments, in Ire , or otherwise, made to or for the ,urpases. of a railway or other public company, or Other money.i liable to be laid out in the purchase of lands or h •relitatnents, and which moneys may be advantageously advanced for the purpose of being laid out in the permanent improvement of such settled estates, and f here may be now or hereafter moneys in the hands of trustees or guardians for infants or others under legal disability,eor moneys of persons of unsound mind, which may be advtfn tageously advanced for the purpose of being em ployed in the permanent improvement of the estates of such infants, persons of unsound mind, or others under legal disability. B e i t therefore enacted, that it shall be lawful for any such trustees (with the consent of any persons beneficially interested, in p.ossession, ii of full age) or guardians, or the committees of any per sons Of unsound mind, and they are hereby authorised to apply to the High Court of Chancery in Ireland, 'by petition to the Lord High Chancellor, for leave to make any permanent improvements in such settled or other estates in Ireland aforesaid, in the manner and by any of the ways or in. ins for which loans are hereby authorised to be made by the Commissioners of Public Works, and so appliot, sod in such petition to pray that the expenses of making any such permanent improvements may be defrayed by advances out of any such moneys the hands of suet) trustees or guardians. or others, or otherwise invested as aforesaid. And be it emieted, that upon the presentation of any such petition as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the said court to refer it to one of the masters the said court to tnalc: all necessary and proper inquiries, an to consider all such estimates and valuations as shadshall be produced before him in relation to the matter iai o i; such petition, and thereupon to report whether, l opinion, it would be beneficial, to all persons interested . in ' the es t ate:,that such permanent improvements should be made under the provisions of this Act.i And bet en acted, that • such report shall be filed the accordingittcrsbaithet practice of the said court, and that petition pen thereupon of the patty be lawful for the said court, uponthe obtaining the same, to confirm said report absolutely;. and to make an order authorising or permitting such perma nent improvemeets to be made, antlthe expenses of making the same, together with the expenses of obtaining the au thority of the said court, to be accordingly advanced out suchof moneys v respectively aforesaid, and that thereupon it s h a l elawful for such trustees or guardians, or others, to advance and lay out such moneys accord ingly. And be it enacted, that after such moneys shall have Win so advanced and laid out as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for such trustees or guardians, or others, to apply to the said court by petition to the Lord High Chan. cellor, for a reference to the said master, to ascertain that the amount thereof has been fully expended in or about the making of such improvements, and in paying or providing for the expenses incurred and to be incurred, of obtaining the authority of the said court ; and that upon the said master making his said report, and thereby finding that the amou nt of such moneys had b een f u l ly expended as aforesaid, and upon the said report being duly filed according to the practice of the said court, that then it shall be lawful for the said court to make an order to confirm the said report absolutely, and to fully indemnify such trustees, guardians, or others on account of such application of the said trust moneys as aforesaid. And be it enacted, that in every case in which such advances shall be made as last herein before authorised, the lands intended to be improved by means thereof, shall, from the respective tines of making such advances, become and be charged with the repayment to such trustees, guardians, or committees, or others, for the time being, making or entitled to be repaid such advances, the amount of such respective advances after the rate of not less than 4/. I Is. per centum per annum, until the whole of such advances shall have been repaid, and such charge shall have priority over other charges, except tithe commutation charges,rent and any quit or chief rents incident to tenure. An enacted, that tenants for life and others having only a li mited inter'e,s: in the land charged shall be bound to pay the said instalments which shall become from time to time due and payable, during the continuance of their respectiv- estates or interests, and shall be bound to uphold and main tain in good order and condition the works on sc . count of which the lands shall have been so charged ~r :z rustee, of a s: land, compul=o. ilv who iestio OM bet and