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of the Noble Lord, and we are in duty bound to believe him. His motion for a Committee of Inquiry had no political object—it was done purely for the sake of humanity—the most praise worthy motive in the world. We are the more convinced of his Lordship's sincerity in this good work, because he has drawn the principal arguments in support of his motion from a re spectable body of smugglers—the most credible authority in England on matters in which they are so deeply interested—the free trade system. These gentlemen would of course wish that the importation of gloves were altogether prohibited, and this purely as a matter of business,—the most English argument in the world. But the Noble Lord's chief objection to the present system is, that it throws so many poor people out of employment, and consequently out of bread. For this we entertain as much regret as his Lordship, but we cannot agree with him that the distress is wholly occasioned by the importation of French gloves. Nor can we believe that an ad valorem scale of duty would mend the matter. The distress which unhappily exists Ls referable to other and various causes—as Lord AUCKLAND justly observed—an increased population, as well as a greater investment of capital than the demand required. The change of fashion, too, had contributed its effect. A new species of gloves, cotton, linen, and worsted, divided the market, and so far reduced the consumption of kid gloves. Now, an in creased rate of duty would only increase smug gling, and defeat the object in view—and a re duction of the present duty the master of manu• facturers did not require. What good, then , could a Committee of Inquiry do to the trade ? Nothing whatever. It would rather do evil, by holding out fallacious hopes that could not be realized. The Duke of WELLINGTON ap peared to be of the same opinion, and yet he voted for a Committee of Inquiry ! The Noble Duke informed the House that when in power he had granted Committees on the wool and coal trades, though he was of opinion that their researches could be of no use—as the state of the revenue would not admit of any reduction what ever in either branch of industry ! This was giving trouble for no earthly purpose but th e pleasure of inquiry—mere labour in vain. As their Lordships are likely soon to have some other inquiries of a more beneficial character, we think Ministers did wisely to spare their energies for such a task. The motion was accordingly negatived by a small majority. The news in the German Papers relates sole ly to the commercial, agricultural, and other im provements which are said to be taking place in Moldavia and Wallachia. The following ac count may be true, but rests on rather question able authority—the Odessa Journal:— ODESSA. The Odessa Journal contains private letters from Jassy and Bucharest, of 30th December last year, and 9th January this year, of which the following are extracts : " The reform in our institutions, as stipulated in the treaty of Adrianople, approaches to its completion with the conclusion of the year 1S:11. It extends to every part of our social relations, and with it will begin a new era for the natives of Moldavia and Wallachia, who are in possession of the most fertile soil and the most honourable recollections. Our history will hencefor ward assume a fairer and more tranquil appearance. Legality In every respect, economy in the use of the resources of the country, the return to our old maxims and laws, and the removal of deeply-rooted abuses which have usurped their place—these, in a few words, are the vivitvinv principles laid down by an en lightened, beneficent, and firm Government. The perseverance of our President, General Kissellt, overcomes all obstacles. The evils of war, its attendant scourges, the overthrow of all property, the dissolution of all social ties—all the disasters which we have endured since 1821, could not discourage a Go vernment which has only our welfare in view. Two Divans, united in general assemblies at Jassy and Bucharest, deliberate on the most important interests of the country. A national militia, not indeed very numerous, but remarkable for its ap pearance and disci line, draws the attention of the people, who are happy and proud to find themselves no longer dependent on the mercy of a handful of Albanian mercenaries. Quarantine establishments are being raised along the Danube, and these Places promise to become, in the sequel, so many marks of a free and lucrative trade. A great number of Bulgarians have settled on our waste lands, and the example of their in dustry, as well as the encouragement offered by ex. Portation, now freed from the former restraints, will excite the emulation and industry of our native husbandmen. The fine forests which cover the tops and sides of our moun tains which no longer fall under the blows of the rapacious axe. Our towns on the left banks of the Danube, the walls of which formerly cost such immense sums, such expensive materials, and oppressive careen, are rising rapidly from the ruins of their entrenchments, and the fortifications are levelled, never to be raised again. Two Journals, in the language of our forefathers, which are regularly published, inform us of every thing that is done to improve and consolidate our fu ture situation. Our lands will cease to resemble the deserted bed of a mountain torrent. To how many vicissitudes of for tunes has this ancient Dacia been subject, serving as a passage for the armies of all nations, from the time of Trajan to Stephen the Great, and from him to our days ! ,After being so long vic tims to their g eograp hi ca l s it ua ti on , t o their elective system, to sudden exertions, of extraordinary energy, and to subsequent ex haustion, Moldavia and Wallachia are now reviving. If we have anything yet to wish, it is that popular education may keep equal pace with the other reforms. The few schools that we possess have not risen from their state of decay. The universal wish is for a religious and national education, w ith ou t w hi c h our i ns tit u ti ons will have in themselves no pl e d ge f or th e i r d urat i on. I n this re spect our military organization is unanimously approved. A great number of young men, throwing off their former ill and effeminate habits, a s semble u n d er the banner ofthe fo n r ago e ? r . But shall we s till b e o bli ge d to send our children abroad education ? It must be our wish to have gymnasia at Jassy, Bucharest, Bolochan, and Krajowa, and besides these a propor tioMte number of elementery schools. The following has been received at Lloyd's to-day : "BELGIAN CONSULATE, 3, COPTHALL.COURT, " March 10, 15:32. Sir, --1 have the honour to inform you that pursuant to a decree issued on the 2d instant by his Majesty the Ring of the Belgians, all vessels arriving in Belgium from the port of London, will be subjected to a quarantine of from ten to thirty days, the time to be decided upon in each particular case by the Board of Health at Nieuport, in the canal of which port the quarantine is to be performed. " I remain, very truly, Sir, your obedient servant, CASTELLAIN. "To Joh n B enne tt, E sq ., Secretary at Lloyd's." COMFORT FOR CIGAR SmoKEns.—The greater and more common part of the cigars vended in the United Kingdom, and sold at from Rs. to 13s. the hundred, are prepared from the cabbage leaf, soaked in a strong solution of tobacco water. Cigars, so composed, arc generally passed off under the names of Hamburg, Maryland, and Virginia. The Mme deceptions may be said to exist in respect to the small cheroots, whether scented or not; they are, with comparatively trifling exceptions, nearly all of British make.—Nicotiaria. SINGULAR PUBLICATION.—The first num ber of the Girard Journal of Wealth, a neatly printed octavo of sixteen pages, has been issued at Philadelphia. The pro. sPect u , , after alluding to M. Girard's death as an era in the his tory of Philadelphia, says, the Journal is to be devoted to the r ecord of his mu n ifi cen t bequest s , th e ill us t ra ti on o f hi s b e . a evole nt designs, th e p r ogress of his ch a rit a bl e en d owmen t s , nd the actual application of his funds to their several belie. rent a ppropriations." c. EN GLISH WOMEN.—A drawing-room and aT o b u jt Presentation are always here as ridiculous as the levee of of irngotroaster ; and all the pride and aristocracy are lost sight adornedhe awkward embarrassment of these fair ones, not dishabilie but burdened, with diamonds and ornaments. In young E n' and when they are moving in their domestic circle, in lar ge s ' o ". h women very often appear to great advantage, but so thorougheri", hardly ever—for an unconquerable timidity conversatiOn Y Paralyzes even their intellects, that a rational European woukw.inth them is out of the question. Of all the fortable wive s, a , I tak e them to be the most pleasing and corn. judgment is whlclaliso the most unfit for display and society—a Prince Puckl er the praise i s grea ter th a n the blame.— uskow s Tuur; SELECT VESTRIES. We understand that in the metropolitan parishes, where tho rate-payers have signed requisitions for the adoption of Sir John Hobhouse's Vestries Act, the Churchwardens are using every endeavour to defeat the parishioners, by a forced construction of one of the adoptional clauses of the Act; and should they succeed, the householders will be prevented abolishing the present unconstitutional system of self-elected irresponsible Vestries, and thus the Act of the Legislature will be nullified. The Parochial Committee of St. Marylebone are, however, taking active steps to counteract this attempt of the Churchwardens. The follow ing correspondence has, in consequence, taken place : " Berkeley-square, March 2, 1832. Sir John Hobhouse presents his compliments to the Attor ney-General, and begs to ask his opinion, whether or not the annexed clause of the Ist and 2d of William IV. chap. 60, justi fies the Churchwardens of parishes, the rate-payers of which are desirous of adopting the said Act, in compelling the parishioners voting under the provisions of that Act, to appear personally and deliver their votes to the persons appointed to receive the same." "'The Attorney-General presents his compliments to Sir John Hobhouse, and in answer to his note, begs to state, that in his opinion it is clear that the rate-payers need not attend in the first instance to vote upon the adoption of the Vestry Act ; it is only required that the votes shall be written and printed, or partly written and printed, and delivered (without saying by whom) to the Churchwardens. The fifth section which ex pressly authorises the Churchwardens to call the voting rate payers before him, demonstrates (as he thinks' that personal attendance in the first place is not necessary. " Lincoln's Inn, March 2, 1812." This interpretation by the Attorney-General of the adop tional clause is in direct opposition to that officially signified by the Churchwardens of St. Marylebone, who contend that the personal appearance of the rate-payers is required, thus putting it out of the power of that parish adopting the Act from the fact of the rate payers being too numerous (viz. 11,000 ! to be able to vote personally in the time allowed by the Act, which is only twenty-four hours. It is expected that should the Church wardens, after this opinion, still persist in requiring the personal appearance of every rate-payer, the most serious confusion and tumult must be the consequence in the extensive and densely popu lated parishes of St. Marylebone, St. George, Hanover-square, anti St. Pancras, as upwards of 28,000 !! rate-payers must assemble to insure the adoption of the Act, and in twenty-four hours. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 9.—N.E.—The Goodwin South Sand . Head Light vessel is taking her proper station. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 9.—N.V.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Padtaloon, from Plymouth, the Palmira, Loader, and the Ferguson, Young, from London for Bengal. PLYMOUTH, MARCH B.—N.N.W.--Arrived the Alexander, Forbes, Gandie, from Tarragona. Sailed his Majesty's ship Pearl, for Jamaica ; his Majesty's ship Savage, for Cork ; and his Majesty's ships Leveret and Lei•ant, on a cruize. FALMOUTH, MARCH S.—W. to N.W., fresh breezes and squally—Arrived the Wansbeek, Skinner, from Odessa; his Ma jesty's Steam.packet, Firebrand, from Plymouth. LIVERPOOL, MARCH S.—Arrived the Minerva, from Bengal Worrall, Sant Martha, Zante, Williams, from Cephalonia. DOVER,IMAACII theMeta,Eroderson, from Leg. horn ; off port, Sophie, Splide, from Batavia. TERCEIRA, FEB. 21.—0 n the 19th inst., the following ves sels were driven on shore, it blowing a gale of wind trom the S.E., and had it bontinued half an hour loeger, not a vessel in the Bey would have escaped :—American schooner Souvenir, Lathman, part of the cargo on board, totally wrecked. Portu guese brig Prudencia, Souza, totally wrecked ; Portuguese schooner Naren, totally wrecked. DUBLIN, MARCH S.—Arrived, the Sea Horse, Callendar, from St. John's, New Brunswick. The Westmoreland, from Port Rush to Liverpool, was totally wrecked near Shilrugh on the sth instant., crew saved. The Ann, from Clyde to Arbroath ; the Ann, from Aberdeen to ditto, and the Sophia,of Peterhead, weretotally wrecked near 3tontrose on the 7th inst., crew saved by the life boat. GENERAL FAST. Lloyd's, March S. This house will be closed on Wednesday, the 21st inst., being the day appointed for a general fast. By Order of the Committee, In the absence of the Secretary, W. DOBSON. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Accounts from Alexandria, in Egypt, to the 30th of January, state that the Pacha is in a bad state of health. Twelve vessels have arrived in the above port from St. Jean d'Acre : almost the whole of the Pacha's fleet have lost their cables and anchors.— Fresh preparations arc snaking to send a quantity of bombs and ammunition for the last attempt on St. Jean d'Acre. It is said that the Egyptians have lost the fourth part of their army. The advanced guard of the Turkish army, of 40'00 men, have arrived at Satalie, and 10,000 on the side of Damascus. The second division of Don Pedro's expedition, which has sailed from Belleisle, consisted of the Juno frigate and three transports, with 250 marines from Blest ; there were also on board 300 volunteers, persons of the first Portuguese families, well equipped and armed ; and a sacred battalion, consisting of 300 Portuguese officers. A third division is in preparation to sail for the same destination. The accounts from Terceira state that two thousand volun teers of that island have already offered their services to proceed with the expedition. _ . _ (From the Courier de Z•Europe.) A letter from Mayence says,—We are informed, upon good authority, that if the excitement existing in the Duchy of Nas sau does not subside, and if it is necessary to have recourse to military power to restore it to tranquility, the Duke of Nassau has received the most positive assurances of assistance from the German Diet.--The Austrian garrison in this town is determined to carry this promise into execution. THE FUNDS. Our Funds are looking up, supposed to be in consequence of the pure intentions of the French Ministry in regard to the maintenance of peace in Europe. No doubt, in the course of next week, important events may be expected, both in Hol land and Italy. The French Papers state that the Pope has been acting with great duplicity towards the French Government, which was the c use of their sending the expedition to Ancona. Consols, which lett off yesterday at 133 1 4, opened at 83 1 4 % for Account, and are at present 83 , with a firm market. HALF-PAST ONE. We have received an express from Paris, with the French prices of Thursday, March 8. Three per Cents. for Money, 68f. 30c. ; end of the m6nth, 68f. 40c. The French Papers are filled with the debates, and d• not contain any political news. Our Funds maintain the price of the early part of the morning, 834 for the Account, with little doing. Consols 831. THREE O'CLOCK John Evans, Esq., arrived this morning ai his residence, 39., Hertford-street, May-fair, from Ireland. AN APPROPRIATE TEXT.— A Dissenting Minister of Dundee lately delivered a sermon to the inmates of the Debtor's ward of the gaol, on which occasion he selected as his text the following inexorable asseveration :—" Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou bast paid the uttermost farthing."—Scotsman. CHIPPENHAM, MARCH 2.—The number of deaths in this town is really alarming. We have not less than twenty-one funerals in the last month. There were six chil dren lying dead at one time in the measles : and two, the only children of Mr. Rainey, have died ; one of them last evening, and the other this morning.—Bath Chronicle. SIR RALPH ESHER, OR ADVENTURES OF A GENTLEMAN OF THE COURT OF CHARLES IL—The scope and object of this very interesting work are to display, in a point of view at once picturesque and philosophical, the Court and Times of Charles the Second, and with this design the form is adopted of a personal memoir, supposed to proceed from the pen of a gentleman of that Court and Times. The memoirs are at once as literal as Pepys ; as gay, graceful, and lively as Grammont ; as personal and peculiar in their love of thought and sentiment as Montaigne, and yet without the slightest resemblance to either; in fact, the Memoirs of Sir Ralph Ether are as true as chronicles can make them, and yet as fictitious as if they had been written in a dream. In this respect their effect upon the reader who is versed in the records of the period to which they refer is curious and unique. Nothing can be more perfect than the police of a Moorish city, a patrol passing incessantly through every part of it, examining every door; and if, during the night, any one is found unfastened, the owner is liable to the bastinado, the Moors considering that the person who holds out temptation to commit crime as little less guilty than the thief. ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.-On Sun day week a bride expectant was cruelly disappointed by her husband elect when on the very threshold of the altar. Up to the moment of their departure from her home for Bedminster church his conduct had excited no suspicion as to his inten tions ; he then proposed to walk by diferent ways to church, to avoid the gaze of vulgar eyes, to which she unwittingly con sented, and arrived first at the altar, where, after waiting his arrival three hours, she received the astounding intelligence that he had leit this city for London !--Bath Chronicle. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.--A veterinary surgeon has lately discovered that exhausted and worn-out horses are very speedily restored to their strength and condi. tion, by giving them, daily, one or two bundles of couch grass, of 10 or 12 pounds weight, mixed with a quantity of carrots.— York Courant. No MATTER.—We are unable to furnish much matter to-day. The fact is, there is none to furnish, except extracts, " stale, flat, and unprofitable," with which the public is sufficiently dosed from other sources.—New Or leans Free Press. On Saturday last, as the Hon. Mr. Moreton was following his hounds near East Leach, in this county, when in the act of clearing a wall, he fortunately saw a deep quarry on the other side. With great presence of mind he slipt from the saddle, and the horse, a tine animal, worth 300 guineas, fell into the quarry, broke its neck, and died instantly. Mr. Moreton was bruised in the face by the fall, but we are happy to say that he was able to mount another horse and continue the chace.— Cheltenham Chronicle. J UST A N TIPATHY TO CAl's.---Th e Ame rican ladies seem to have an abhorrence (and a very just one, too), of wearing caps. When o ne considers for a moment that women wear the hair long, which nature has given them, both for an ornament and to keep the head warm, one is apt to wonder by what perversion of taste they can be induced to en close it in a cap ; a mob cap, a lace cap, a high cap, a low cap, a flat cap, a cap with ribands hanging loose, a cap w i t h ribands tied under the chin, a peak cap, an angular cap, a round cap, and a pyramid cap. How would Canova's Venus look in a mob cap I+ If there be any ornament to the head in wearing a cap, it must surely be a false ornament. The Ame rican ladies are persuaded that the head can be ornamented without a cap. A rose bud or two, a woodbine, or a sprig of eglantine, look well in the braided hair ; aid if there be raven locks, a lily or a snowdrop may be interwoven with effect— Watertg4's Wanderings in South AmfriCs• IMPERIAL PA RLIA MENT OF THIS DAY. HOUSE OF COMMONS. At Twelve o'Clock the STIAICIA took the Chair. REFORM OF PARLIAMENT' (ENGLAND) BILL. Lord ALTHORP moved the order of the day for the House resolving itself into a Committee on the Reform Bill. Mr. CROKER put a question to the Noble Lord as to the boroughs of Walsall and Wolverhampton, and begged to ask whether they were not united—if so, they could not be fairly entitled to a separate representation. Lord ALTHORP briefly defended the course which had been pursued with regurd to those two boroughs. The order of the day having been read, the House re solved itself into a Committee, Mr. BERNAL in the Chair. Lord ALTHORP, in moving that clause 1 of Sche dule 11 stand part of the Bill, wished to propose some resolutions ; that clause of the schedule had reference to the fifty-seventh clause of the Bill, as to the questions to be put to the voter relative to his qua lification ; those questions were-1 st, That the voter was the same person as appeared on the registry. 2d, That he possessed the same qualification as that for which his name was first registered. 3d, That he had not voted previously at the same election. Now it might happen that a person had 1,0001. a year in land or houses in a particular parish, and he might so register himself ; yet if he sold any part of it he could not swear that he pos sessed the same qualification as that for which be was regis tered, and although he might still have considerably more property than amounted to a qualification, his vote would be rejected. He (Lord Althorp) therefore wished to make a few alterations to obviate that inconvenience, and to sim plify the clause by making it necessary for a voter to re gister for some particular part of his property. This gave rise to a desultory discussion, not even the purport of which was beard distinctly in the gallery.— Mr. Croker and Mr. Hunt were understood to propose some further alterations ; Mr. John Wood, Mr. Paget, and Mr. C. Fergusson, were in favour of the proposed amendments by the Noble Lord. Lord ALTHORP explained that no inconvenience would arise from the adoption of his amendments, for no person would be able to vote twice for the same property ; and if a voter registered his name as for a particular part of his freehold he would ester that part which he was least likely ever to dispose of. Mr. HUNT spoke in favour of universal suffrage, and asked the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Croker) if it was not at least the theory of the Constitution, that taxation and representation should go hand in hand. Mr. CROKER—No ! Mr. PAGET hoped the Noble Lord would persist in his amendments, and divide the House upon them. Mr. CROKER—I beg to state, that the Noble Lord has already heard the whole of the opposition to his amend ments.—(Laughter. ) The various clauses (numbered 1 to 16 inclusive), were read an d agreed to, with the amendments proposed by the Noble Lord, and schedule H was ordered to stand part of the Bill. Mr. CROKER wished to ask the Noble Lord his in tentions regarding the bringing up and discussion of the report. Lord ALTHORP intended to propose that the report should be at once received (after the schedules, &c. should be agreed to) and considered pro forma, in order to in sert those few alterations which bad been suggested in the Committee. He should then propose that the report be taken into consideration on Wednesday next, and in the mean tinie the Bill would be printed, and in the hands of Members. Mr. CROKE4 said that arrangement would be satis factory if they could get the Bill by Monday, for it would be necessary to examine very clearly the details of the Bill. As to the amendments to be made in the formal report, he wished to know if they were merely verbal alterations, and what they were. Lord ALTHORP was understood to say, that they were merely verbal alterations, and nothing affecting the principle of the Bill. Schedules 1 and K were severally read and agreed to, with a few verbal amendments. The latter schedule was the last in the Bill. Lori ALTHORP then, in allusion to the postponed clauses, withdrew one of them, viz, clause 51. Clause 56, proposing remuneration to Barristers, was read and agreed to ; as was clause 57, with some amend ment. Lod ALTHORP then proposed certain alterations on the 6Sth clause ; the object of which was to provide certain remedies in case of the dissolution of Parliament before the passing of the Foundary Bill. Mr. CRESSET PELMAM objected to the alterations. Sir C. WETHERELL could not agree with the prin ciple of the clause, thinking it more preferable to leave the old system to be relied upon than to introduce new machinery. Lord ALTHORP felt the reasonableness of some of the objections of the Hon. and Learned Member ; but, upon examination of those objections, it appeared to him that on a choice of difficulties, the course he had proposed would be attended with the least inconvenience. The Noble Lord requested Hon. Members to recollect, that it was only a provision in case of the improbable event taking place of a dissolution in Parliament previous to the passing of the B .undary Bill. Sir C. WETHERELL thought the old basis of elec tion would be much more popular than the new one. Lord ALTHORP replied ; and the clause Was then carried without a division. Clause 82 was then put. Sir C. WETHERELL said he had intended to take the sense of the House upon this clause, but be was sorry that the state of the House would not sanction him. The effect, however, of the clause (which related to the 101. franchise) would be to put the whole constituency of England and the representative body into a state of pur. gatory, in consequence of the endless disputes to which it would give occasion. Lord J. RUSSELL begged leave to observe that as only those went to Purgatory who were not permitted to remain at Paradise, if after six months' purgation they were enabled to arrive there, there was little ground for complaint. Schedule L (an additional one) was then read and agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then read the preamble of the Bill, which was put and agreed to. The CHAIRMAN having put the question, that be do leave the Chair and report progress, which was agreed to, the House resumed, and Mr. F. BARING brought up the report. Lord ALTHORP then moved that the amendments, as agreed to, stand part of the Bill, which was likewise agreed to. On the motion of the Noble Lord the report was or dered to be taken into further consideration on Wednes day next, and the Bill with its amendments were ordered to be printed. SCOTCH CHOLERA BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE moved for leave to bring in a Bill to, alter and amend a Bill passed in this session of Parliament for Preventing the Spread of Cholera in Scotland. In the few observations which his Lordship made he was so indistinct as to to be inaudible :n the gallery. Sir WILLIAM RAE did not rise to support the motion ; notwithstanding, in his opinion, the Bill was wholly unnecessary, but we put it to the Noble Lord opposite whether it would not be better to leave it to the different parishes to take such steps as they might deem most expedient, and be by law entitled to protection of their various districts. He teek that oppor tunity to complain of the selection of the Commis sioners who had been appointed for Scotland. On a former occasion he had stated his opinion that they certainly ought to be persons of the very highest respectability, and free from all party feeling. He was as sured by the Noble Lord that such should be their character Now who were they ? They were two of the judges, the sheriff, and three private individuals, namely, Sir John Gibson Craig, Sir John Dalrymple and another. The latter three being the most violent party men in Scotland. Why such me❑ should have been appointed he eould not imagine. Lord ALTIIORP, as we understood the Noble Lord, speaking in so inaudible a tone as to render it almost im possible to catch anything that he said, observed, that the appointment ought to take place from persons of high rank and station, and it was in consequence of that, that the present Commissioners have been chosen. After a few observations from the Lord Advocate in explanation, and Mr. Ross, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Mr. JOHN SMITH presented a petition from New port Pagnell in favour of the Factories Bill. Mr. HUME presented five petitions from members of the Birmingham, Bethnal-green, and Brentford Political Unions, praying the House speedily to pass the Reform Bill. The House adjourned at a Quarter to Three. TITHES.—In the petition of the parishioners of Conahy, county Kilkenny, one of the fourteen parishes in Dr. Butler's union, the petitioners state, " that they have paid to Dr. Butler, of Burchurch, the enormous sum of seven thou sand five hundred pound., out of this poor parish ; that all the parishioners are Catholi cs, an d t h at there i s on l y one c h u rch in the said Doctor's union, which church is distant thirteen naci fr9lll f9ur petiticritre,"—Cork Chrimick. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MA ME 9. Mr. BARNETT presented a petition from the master, wardens, and lightermen of the Watermen'e Company praying to be beard by Council against the Gravesend Pier Bill.—Referred to the Committee. Mr. TREVOR presented a petition from a resident at Stockton, praying to be heard by Counsel upon the Clarence Rail-road &H.—Referred to the Committee. Mr. CALLAGHAN presented a petition from the parish of Whitchurch, in the county of Cork, praying that the Commissions for the Peace may be with drawn from the Clergy; also, a petition from the ma nufacturers and householders of Cork, praying for a re peal of the coal duty, which was, he understood, proposed to be done by a Bill now before the House. As he had been assured by the Right Hon. Secretary for Ire land that he would give his sanction to the repeal of that tax, he (Mr. Callaghan) would not trouble the House with any observations of his own upon the subject. Mr. HEYWOOD presented a petition from the opera tives in the employ of Mr. Thomas Ashton, of Hyde, in • - the county of Lancaster, regarding the Labour in Fac tories' Bill. The petitioners were of opinion that a fur• ther reduction in the hours of labour beyond the Bill that was passed last Session would bring with it a reduction of wages, which would prove injurious to the operatives, and they prayed that the hours of labour might not be further abridged. The Hon. Member had heard with some anxiety that the Bill of the last session was not effectual, and he believed that no plan would be an effectual remedy, unless a restriction were placed on the working of steam engines. The 110 N. MEMBER. also presented a petition from the operative spinners in the township of Bury, in Lancashire, upon the same subject ; those petitioners complained that to shorten the period of labour would necessarily reduce the amout of wages, and they were of opinion that no further restrictions in the period of daily labour, beyond those in the Bill of last session, were necessary. Lord MORPETH had also some petitions upon the same subject to present, both for and against the Bill. The first was from the inhabitants of the town and neighbour hood of Wakefield, most numerously and respoctablysigned, in favour of the Bill. The petitioners deeply deplored the present system, by which children were injured in their health, their morals, and their personal comforts, and which entailed on' them disease and prema ture death ; they stated that ten hours' labour per day were quite sufficient, and they prayed that the hours of labour might be restricted to that period in all manufactories in the kingdom. The next petition was from Gisborougb, in the North Riding of the county of York, also in favour of the Bill. He would now come to the other side of the picture. The first petition was from the owners and occupiers of cotton mills, 85 in number, in the town and neighbour. hood of Leeds, against the Bill. It might be said with truth that they were interested parties, but looking at the names of the parties, the petition was entitled to much attention. They received the Bill with alarm, and they repelled with indignation the foul charges which had been made against the master-spinners by the supporters of the Bill. They considered that the effect of the Bill would be to increase the price of labour, and that, in consequence, manufactured goods would be so much increased in price, that they would be unable to compete with the foreign market. (Hear.) They therefore prayed that if any alteration were made in the duration of labour, it should be only to limit the duration of labour to twelve hours a day for five days in the week, and to nine hours on Saturdays. The petitions were read, and ordered to lie on the table. The NOBLE LORD then presented a petition from the journeymen printers of Stamford, in Lincolnshire, pray ing for a reduction in the duties on adtertisements and newspapers. The petitioners had heard with much satisfaction the announcement by the Noble Lord (Althorp) that it was intended to reduce those duties, and they regretted that that reduction had been so long delayed. It could be proved that for six months of the year not one half the printers of the metropolis were employed, and that of those who were employed, not two-thirds were in con stant work all the year round ; the consequence was, that great numbers were obliged to leave the metropolis, and wander through the country seeking employment. The petitioners also complained that master printers took too many apprentices, and that if the duties were reduced, em ployment would be much more extended. They added that if the duties were not reduced, they would at some future time be obliged to petition the House to interfere between the masters and themselves, in order that they might be protected against the employment of so many apprentices. The Noble Lord said he entirely concurred in the views and prayer of the petitioners, and he regretted that the Noble Lord, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was absent, for he would have inquired when it was probable that the reduction of the duties would take place. Mr. TREVOR could not concur with all the state ments made by the Noble Lord. He thought if indivi duals chose to embark in newspaper speculations they ought to pay for them. In making these observations he might be charged with being an enemy to the Press, but he strenuously denied being so. He thought if the duty was increased on newspapers, in the present licentious state of the Press, it would be attended with a correspond ing advantage. Lord AIORPETH, in moving the printing of the peti tion, observed that the ground on which he chiefly wished such reduction, was for the purpose of benefitting the advertising public. The NOBLE LORD then presented a petition from the merchants of Saddleworth, in the West Riding of York, calling the attention of the House to the losses they had sustained from the non-adjustment of their claims with the Government of the Brazils, and praying that the House would institute an inquiry for the pur pose of discovering the cause why their claims as British merchants on the Government of Brazil had not been liquidated. The Hon. Member for Glasgow had adjourned his motion on this subject for a fortnight or three weeks, by which time he trusted the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department would be prepared to bring forward some plan which would have the effect of relieving the petitioner!. Mr. STRICKLAND hoped Government would adopt some means whereby the anxiety of merchants might be allayed on this subject. Mr. CHAPMAN presented a petition from the county of Westmeath in favour of Reform. Colonel ROCHFORD thought the petition could not be considered as expressing the sense of the county on the subject of Reform, as some time ago he had presented a petition against it from the same county. Mr. CHAPAIAN also presented a petition from the in habitants of a borough in Westmeath, praying for the abolition of tithes. Sir M. S. STEWART presented a petition from Sir John Maxwell, of Pollock, and other individuals connected with the county of Renfrew, in favour of the present Re form Bill, and praying the King to exercise his preroga• tive in the creation of as many Peers as would ensure its success.—( Hear.) Mr. MILKS presented two petitions from Friendly Benefit S ,eieties in Newport, praying for an alteration in the 40th section of the Friendly Society Act, which com pelled them, at great expense, to enrol these Societies within a certain time. The lion. Member concurred en tirely with the prayer of the petitioners. Mr. DENISON thought the House ought to be care ful how they altered Acts relating to these Societies. Mr. CHOKER trusted to God no wild innovations would be made in these acts. Mr. WILKS then gave notice, that on Tuesday next he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the time for the enrollment of these Societies. As the Act at present stood, these Societies were bound to enrol them selves by the 19th of June, by which they incurred con siderable expense. A great number of Societies were breaking up in different parts of the country, because they would not incur the great expense of enrolling themselves. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON bore testimony to the fact stated by the Hon. Member; the Act had created great dissatisfaction. Mr. E. DENISON admitted these Societies were eisti tled to every protection which the law could throw around them, but he considered the continual change of legisla tion on their behalf could net be attended with any good. After a few observations from Mr. WETLAND, the pe tition was ordered to be printed. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN gave notice that on Mon day he should move for returns relative to the duties re ceived on silk goods and gloves, from the sth January, 1831 , to the sth January, 1832. Mr. LENNARD presented a petition from Chelmsford in favou r of the Factories Regulation Bill. - Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from the mem bers of the Political Council of Wolverhampton,: in favour of the Factories Bill. Aldermen WOOD moved the order of the day for the second reading of the Steam Navigation Bill. Having been read a second time, it was ordered to be committed on Monday next. Mr. HUNT presented a petition from the inhabitant householder s of the parish of Christ Church, Surrey, c om plaining of the number of turnpike-trusts in that neighbourhood. The Hon. Member stated that within one mile there were no fewer than throe, and in onie roads four trusts ; •and he sincerely hoped that i naillAr relief would be *traded in the me of the southern districts as had foraged/ bees g n te C c northern parte of the metropolis. Alderman WOOD supported the prayer of the petition . Mr. CROKER ventured to say that in consequence n' the appointment of the Con mi.sioners, of which he was one, to consolidate the Northern Metropolitan Roads they had been enaiaed to remove a great numbe of tolls, and pay off a considerable debt, while the roads were kept at the same time in as good a state of repair as possible. He was aware that there were parts of the roads that were not in a good :condi- don, but he should like to know where a simi. tar complaint could nut be made. At all events, since the appointment of the Commissioners, those complaints were less frequent, and had less foundation. Under these circumstances, he recommended that the gentlemen at Surrey should adopt the plan which had been so successful in the northern parts of the Metropolis. Mr. HbNT hoped the Government would take up the subject, and remove the great grievances of which the petitioners complained. Mr. WILKS wished to know whether the supple mental evidence taken by the Committee subsequent to their report, which had been laid before the House, would yet he produced? The SPEAKER said, that although it would not he perfectly irregular to make a motion to that effect, it would be perfectly inconsistent with the usual proceedings of the House. The Committee bad power to report from time to time, and their final ulterior report had not yet been placed upon the table of that House. Lord ALTHORP moved the order of the day, for the House to resolve into a Committee on the Reform Bill, when Ile Marquis of CHANDOS rose to ask a question of the Noble Lord opposite ( Howick) relative to the late insurrection in the island of Jamaica. He wished to know whether his Majesty's Government had received any des patches from that Island, and whether they were calcu lated to allay that anxiety of feeling which at present existed in this country? Lord HOWICK was happy to inform the Noble Mar quis that despatches had this morning been received from Jamaica, which on the whole might be considered satisfactory. They certainly led to the conclusion that the insurrection bad been suppressed, that almost all the ringleaders had been arrested, that most of them suffered the punishment of their crimes, and that gene rally the Negroes were returning to their work. No re sistance, it was apprehended by the Governor, would be made. At the same time it was not to be denied that there had been most fearful destruction of property in the island ; and he was afraid also a very considerable loss of life. With respect to the West Indies generally, he did not apprehend the slightest uneasiness need be felt. The Marquis of CHANDOS begged to call the Noble Lord's attention to a document which be held in his hand, which stated, in reference to a despatch from the Colonial Office in England, that no modification was to be allowed by the local legislators, that if not adopted it was to be wholly rejected, and that the commander of troops at St. Lucia declared, if the merchants refused to open their stores, he would compel them to do so. by force. He wished to know, with reference to this Order in Coun cil, whether what he had read was literally correct? Lord HOWICK said, with respect to the measures taken in the island of Jamaica, he had no difficulty in stating that although the representation was greatly exaggerated, it was virtually correct. In December last a circular despatch was addressed by Lord Goderich to the Governors of the Islands having Assemblies, in which he informed them that it was the intention of Government to propose a fiscal measure for the relief of the West India colonies, with a condition an nexed to it, that that relief should apply to those colonies, and to those colonies alone, which should adopt the plea sures recommended to them for so many years. In order to prevent all cavil or dispute as to what should or should not be considered a compliance with the wishes of Parlia ment and the country, he further informed the Governors that the passing of a declaratory Act, giving to the late Order in Council the force of law, was the only compliance which should be considered satisfactory—(Hear, hear, from the Marquis of Chandos and Sir R. Peel.) The Right Hon. Gentlemen cheered ; if that had been the proper opportunity, he believed he could triumphantly have defended the course taken on that occasion by Government. But be would not allow himself to be drawn into that dis cussion. He was sure, however, that no one connected with Government would, on a proper occasion, shrink from it. Thus much he would say at the present moment, that in the course they had taken, Government had only followed the advice of those who were allowed to be the best judger of the real state of affairs in the West India colonies. He need not call to the attention of the House what passed shortly after the accession to office of the present Administration, when ose Member after another got up and expressed, in the strongest terms, their con demnation of Government, for allowing the irritating controversy of the last eight years to continue. They said, and in his opinion truly, that it was the duty of Government to come forward with some decided pro posal *and say that it should be carried. He regretted he had no suspicion that this subjects would be brought forward on the present occasion, or he would have brought down extracts from several speeches made in most decided terms by several Hon. Members new in the House. Particu larly he recollected that the Member for Sandwich had stated in very distinct terms, on the occasion he alluded to, that it was now necessary, after employing every persua sion, to adopt the course which Government had taken. But there was another point alluded to by the Noble Marquis which he could not pass over. He had stated, that there was a report current in Antigua that in St. Lucia the Governor had determined, if the merchants reused to open their stores, to compel them to do so by force, and as in the public newspapers of this morning there had been the greatest misapprehen sion, he would take that opportunity of entering into a history of the affairs of that island. On the 24th of December, the Commanding Officer of the troops (the Governor of the island), having received his Majesty's Order of the 2d of November, in pursuance of the instructions he had received, gave notice that the Order which had been forwarded to him would come into opera tion on the 18th January. This excited very violent remon strances on the part of the planters. Those remonstrances went on for some time, and every effort was made to get the Governor to withdraw his notice ; but, in conse quence of the instructions he had received, he felt, very properly, that consistently with the due discharge of his duty he could not but decline complying with the re quests. Alarming reports were then circulated, and to those acquainted with West India matters, that such reports should have been circulated could not occasio❑ surprise. On the evening of Saturday, the 14th of Jan., the Governor received information that none of the shops or stores would be open on the following Monday. The pretence for shutting up the shops and stores was, that an extra tax had been laid upon them, and accordingly there have been petitions and remonstrances, the strongest and most unfounded, against adding to the ex penditure of the island, and increasing the taxation there. But what was the fact? The expenditure instead of having been increased since 1825, as bad been constantly asserted, had been very greatly reduced. It was 'e duced two years ago by the Right Hon. and Gallant officer the Secretary of the bland, and in the filling up of every appointment since Lord Goderich came into office, reduc tions had been made. The Governor, whose alary had been 2,500/, had been reduced to 2,000/. ; the Chief Justice had had his salary reduced from 2,000/. to 1,2501. All the terleries had bee❑ reduced ; nor had any one new appointment taken place, eacept in the new system of judicature; and it was unnecessary to in form those acquainted with the island of St. Lucia, that the reformed system of judicature introduced into that island by Lord Goderich was a system which had been most loudly called for—the former system having been justly complained of by almost every body who had had occasion to go into the Courts of Justice there. The expenses of the island, which formerly were 19,2501. a year, were now barely 12,0001.—n0t a great sum, considering the necessary disbursements, and the whole was raised by the inhabitants there without requiring any grant from this country. There wassomething remarkable about the shutting up of the stores and shops. The determination to shut them up was founded upon the increase of taxation (as professed) upon the shops and merchandise. Now, it so happened that the order for levying that tax had been issued, and proclaimed, and printed, on the 14th of December, and yet it was put forth as the ground of the resolution on the 14th of January. Further, when the Governor found that there was a general combination in the Island to refuse to sell to the Government stores, he also found that there were seventy-five per sons imprisoned, who had been committed for various offences, and that there was only a supply of provi sions for eight days on hand. He was not a little alarmed at this, and he immediately determined to send over to the island of Martinique to purchase stores there. In the prosecution of this determination he was for a time met by several difficulties. Not an individual would allow a boat to be hired or to go out to that island for such a purchase; at last one was procured. The inhabitants were determined if possible to frustrate the Governor's intentions, and they resolved upon trending to Martinique, to urge the in , habitants there to act as they at St. Lucia bad done. Accord ingly they got a ship ready to sail, and put their letters on board, addressed to their correspondents in Martinique. The 09TCTUOT received information of what was going on, and ~~~ ~t~ found it necessary to counteract the project he laid an embargo on that ship, and pre.-- --- s a iling. We understood the Noble Lord no w 31 , 1( 1 to say, that by some stratagem, the !eters on board of this ship had got put on board of another, and that upon a further attempt on the port of the merchants send them off, the Governor found it necessary to stop that ship, and to seize the letters. The Noble Lord con cluded by saying, that extracts of some of those letters he then had in his hand, and which were rather curious—part of them he would read to the House. The first he would read was part of a letter addressed by Fer guson and Co. to some persons, correspondents of their's, in Martinique. The extract was—" We have not opened our stores since the 14th ; the shopkeepers have followed our example ; it is done to resist the payment of taxes." Mr. CROKER rose to order. For a time he thought the Noble Lord had proceeded rightly and judiciously. So far as his statement went to quiet the public mind there L could be no objection to his speech; but when he came to state facts which might prejudice certain individuals, those individuals neither being present nor having had notice of the Noble Lord's intention to make such statements, he ;Mr. Croker) really felt bound to submit to the House, and to the Noble Lord himself, whether such statements should be proceeded in. He rather took shame to himself for not having risen sooner. Lord HOWICK acknowledged that he was wrong n going into this detail on the present occasion ; but as a great dissatisfaction had been expressed by certain parties against measures that had been adopted, he did think that it might not be altogether inapro- per in him to have shown what those measures were, and the cause of their adoption. He begged simply fur, ther to state, that when it was found that the Governor could get supplies elsewhere the shops and stores were im mediately opened. Whenever the proper time came, he would be prepared to defend the Order of the Council, as well as tilt:conduct of the Governor. Mr. BURGE complained strongly of the conduct of his Majesty's Government in sending out to Jamaica an Order in Council, with directions that it should there be- come the law of the island. Lord ALTHORP rose to order, and said this was not a proper time for discussing the Order in Council. Mr. BURGE felt that he had a right to allude to the Order in Council, as a part of the course pursued by his 'Majesty's Government towards the col.ny, and sure he was, that not a min who respected legisla•ive assemblies would sanction such an order. He wished for the pro duf;tion not merely of an answer to certain despatches _ which bad been sent out, but far certain docu., menta, which would show the manner in which the Order in Council had been received, and what had been its effects. If the Government wished to have the colonies in the same state in which they were upon their accession to office, they must pursue a course diametrically opposite to that which they had hitherto pursued. So long back as last September he wrote to the Noble Lord (Howick), urging the appointment of a Committee of Inquiry, and it was only last week that he had received a reply. Lord HOWICK explained that all the documents re ferred to by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had not yet been received, and he was understood to say that he had no objection to lay such as were in his possession before the House. Sir R. PEEL protested against the conduct of his Ma jesty's Government towards the colony, and adverted to a speech made sometime ago, by an Hon. and Learned Gen tleman (Dr. Lnshington) filling a high situation under Government, to the effect that he (Dr. Lushington) was authorised to state that the free people of colour were willing to make a sacrifice of their rights; and also, that if the whites dared to breathe a word of sedition, the free people of colour would rise up against it. He (Sir Robert Peel) lamented to hear such language applied to any class of persons, because it was his object, and that of every Member of the House, to pro ceed in the work of amelioration. Dr. LUSHINGTON thanked the Right Hon. Baronet for affording him an opportunity of explaining any state ment that he had made, and of dispelling any tnisapprehen sion in the speech to which the Right Hon. Gentleman had alluded. He bad stated that previous to the t;me when the people of colour were admitted to en equal par ticipation of rights with the whiter, they (the free people of colour) were ready to accede to any measures of amelioration which the then Government might propose. It appeared that on some occasions, during meetings in the island, the measures by the then Govern ment were received with so much alarm by the %bite popu lation, that they threatened to put themselves under some other Government. It was in consequence of such deela rations that the free people of colour declared in an address to the Government that they would he ready to forfeit their lives against any violent measures resorted to by the white people. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman eulogised, in warm terms, the conduct of the free people of co our in suppressing tumults and disorders from 1823 to the 1 1 present period. He denied the assertion of the Right Hon. Baronet that be held office under Government, and contended that his present opidous regarding the mea sures that should be adopted towards the West India cc. lonics were those that he had always entertained. Sir R. PEEL could assure the Hon. anal Learned Mem ber and the House, that be had not the slightest intention in what he had said to throw the least imputation on the free people of colour in Jamaica, as he considered them, on account of their exertion' to preserve the authority of the. law, entitled to the greatest praise. The subject then dropped, and the Order of the Day was read for the House resolving itself into Committee on the Reform Bill. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the Chair, Mr. BURGE rose for the purpose of giving an answer to what had fallen from the Hun. Member opposite, het the cries of " Order, order," and " Chair, chair," resound.. ing from all parts of the House, and the Speaker having intimated to the Hon. Member that he could not now re new the debate, he instantly gave way. THE REFORM BILL. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the Reform Bill ; and on the question that Walsall, in Staf fordshire, stand part of schedule D, Mr. CROKER wished to know from the Noble Lord opposite (Russell) upon what ground Walsall had been placed in schedule D, as it came under none of the rules hitherto adopted by Ministers with respect to putting places in that schedule. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that the borough of Walsall was situated in a very important part of the country, and it appeared to his Majesty's Government to be a borough that would furnish representatives to that House highly important to the country. Mr. CROKER said that if they did no; touch, they certainly were very near. He had endeavoured to mea sure the distance, and in one point could perceive no dis tance. In his opinion, if they must se.ect a district in that neighbourhood for representation, Walsall, with its foreign, was not the fittest for selection ; and, in order to show that, he begged to call the attention of the Com mittee to a cluster of boroughs that lay in a nook by them selves, and which seemed to him to have a far prior claim to representation. The places that he referred to were Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, and Tipton ; and these altogether did not cover a larger space of ground than the proposed Walsall district, for they were all within one, two, and two and a half miles of each other. He begged leave to state particularly the population of these places, in order that Staffordshire and the country in general might know the cat eless sort of principle on which this Bill was framed. Darlastoa, accurdieg to the re turns, had a population of 6,647 ; Wednesbury a popular tion of 8.437 ; West Bromwic . i a population of 15,3e7, and Tipton a population of 14.952, making altogether a population of upwards of 43,000 inhabitanttia—(Hear)— within a circle of five miles in diameter ; whereas \YAWI extended five miles in one direction, and three miler in the other, and had only a population of 15,000.—(Hear.) In order to see what really was the fair condition and station of Walsall, he had taken a list of twenty-six boroughs, and made a calculation upon their population and assessed taxes, according to the plan which Lieutenant Drummond had laid down. And now he really hardly thought the Committee would believe him, that out of these 26 places it turned out that Walsall and Whitby held the lowest places of all. He would, however, state the now. her that these 26 boroughs would hold in the scale, ac cording to Lieut. Drummond's plan, in order that the House might be satisfied of the fact, though he would not (as Lieut. Drummond had said that he thought it hettet to do) omit the ten lowest boroughs, as not worthy of mention. No ; he would begin with the very o'd Saturn of the whole 26 ; and that Old Sarum was Walsall. He begged further to say, that in these calculations he had proceeded upon the documents furnished to the House by the Noble Lords themselves, and, therefore, of course there could be no doubt that they were perfectly correct.—(A laugh.) This was the order in which they would stand, together with their relative value : Walsall Whitby Ely Yeovil .......... ............ 1365 Stourbridge Warminster Alnwick South Shields Newbury Congleton Bromsgrove Penzance Stockton on Tee 5...... 1707 CI oydon 1 'ibis, thco, who t h e eituotivii held by Witlaall as CQUa.• 3: