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Vb trb Übttton IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) On clause 15 being proposed, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he rose to ex plain the reason why the Committee had adopted the course they had done on this matter. They considered that if they gave full costs they would be encouraging prosecutions, and it they gave none they would be sup pressing prosecutions, and therefore they thought it right to steer a middle course. Alter some conversation the clause was agreed to. The remaining clause 4 of the Bill were agreed to, and the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. POOR AND HIGHWAY RATES EXEMPTION. On the motion fer tt e second reading of this Bill, Mr. P. SCROPE said that the principle of this Bill should be applied to local as well to general taxation. It had been found extremely diffi cult to collect rates from the poor, and by the 24th of George 111 the poorer occupier was exempted from the payment of local taxes. The result of not adopting this course had been productive of the greatest inconvenience and expense. He proposed to apply the same simple process with respect to the collection of the local rates that was in operation with respect to the col lection of the general rates. He thought the system of taxation should be placed upon a regular footing. He concluded by quoting an extract from a work of Mr. Pigot, stating that in the south of England, whilst the population was increasing at the rate of 200,000 a year, cottages were decreasing. Poor families were obliged to use one room in common, and it was the duty of the House to afford them an opportunity of having two or more rooms, to encourage the building of cottages, and so promote the comfort and happiness of the indus trious portion of the people. Speculators in house buildings were frequently aspersed, but he considered that they were public benefactors. Sir GEORGE GREY agreed with his Hon. Friend that increased cottage accommodation should be afforded to the poor, bat he did not think the Bill would accom plish this object. He had referred to the evidence of Mr. Pigot, but he seemed to have forgotten that the greater number of small cottages were exempt from the payment of rates. Then, if it were passed, a direct en couragement would be given to speculators in house property. By it the assessing of cottages to pay rates would be left on a very uncertain basis, because it would rest; upon the amount paid for rent and upon the evi dence of surveyors at Quarter Sessions. He thought, therefore, that it would introduce many evils, and as he strongly objected to it, he felt it his duty to urge upon the House not to accede to the second reading. The motion having been put, Mr. WAKLEY said it appeared to him that the Bill would not accomplish the object which the Hon. Gentle man had in view. It was true that the poor were un duly rated, and that the rich were in many cases exempt. —(" Hear, hear," from Mr. Scrope.) But the Hon. Gen tleman seemed to forget that the cottages, in but few instances, belonged to the parties who occupied them ; that they belonged often to rich persons, and they screwed them down to pay an exorbitant rent. The subject, however, was fraught with many difficulties ; and he trusted that thejilon. Gentleman, who had brought for ward the Bill with the best motives, would withdraw it, and that the Government would bring forwaid a Bill on the subject in a future session of Parliament.—(Hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON said his Hon. Friend the Mem ber for Suffolk had brought forward a Bill on the same subject, but it was opposed by the Government, and now when the lion. Gentleman the Member for Stroud mooted a similar measure, he also was opposed. The poor throughout the whole country were suffering much from the present state of the law, and he trusted that the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir G. Grey) wculd take the - whole suhject into his consideration, and in a future session introduce a measure to remedy the existing evils. Colonel WOOD quoted an extract from the evidence of Mr. Gulson, to show the injurious effect of exempting cottages from the payment of rates. It was to the effect that a considerable sum of money was borrowed by parties from the corporation of Coventry for the purpose of building cottages for the poor. The parties made 12. per cent. out of them, because they were exempt from the rates, and they charged Id. and 2d. more for some of them in consequence of this exemption. The result was, that a rate of 17s. 61. in the pound was levied upon other persons, who loudly complained of the heavy tax thus placed upon them, whilst an immense number of cottages of this kind were entirely exempt from the payment of rates. Mr. P. SCROL'E said, after what had passed he should withdraw the Bill, but in doing so, he trusted that the Government would take the subject into their own hands. Bill withdrawn accordingly. MEDICAL REGISTRATION AND MEDICAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. WAKLEY beeged leaved to postpone this Bill, as the evidence taken before the Memlical Committee was not prepared. He did believe that a very valuable report would be laid before the House in the course of a few days. The 8.11 was then postponed till Monday week. Mr. WAKLEY moved that all petitons presented for or against the Bill, should be referred to the Select Committee.—Agreed to. ROYAL. MARINE SERVICE BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and the third read. ing was fixed for Thursday nt.xt. MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. Mr. B. HAWES presented twenty-four petitions from various places in favour of the Medical Registration Bill and the Health of Towns Bill. The House then adjourned. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) THE ATTORNEY-OE-NEI:AL b. GIBBERT. The arguments for the defendant in this cause were con cluded to-day, but the Attorney-General not being able to attend the further hearing of the cause was postponed till Friday next. COURT OF REVIEW.-(THISDAY.) Sir J. Knight Bruce sat as Chief Judge in Bankruptcy this morning, at Westminster, but nothing of public interest was brought before the Court. RAILWAY COMMITTEES, (THIS DAY.) -------- HOUSE OF COMMONS:, GROUP IL This Committee met at the usual hour this mo ruing, DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH (DEVIATION LINE). The preamble to this Bill having been proved, and the clauses disposed of, THE DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH AND LONDON AND BRIGEITON AND SOUTH COAST AMALUANIATION" BILL • was proceeded with. At the close of the evidence the Committee decided that the preamble had not been proved. READING. GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE ( D EITIATIO'SS). This case was then gone into. After hearing evidence in its favour and the opposition, The Committee decided that the preamble had been proved, but they would take care that clauses were intro duced into the Bill to secure to the Direct London and Portsmouth Company all t' e privil-ges which they now enjoy under existing Acts and agreements. The Committee then afij,,urned. GROUT VI. WILTS, S ME IL S T, AND WETIVIOUTEC AMENDMENT (NO. II.) Mr. Charles Russell, chairman of the Great Western Com pany, was examined at considerable length on the subject of an agreement entered into, by the suggestion of the Board of Trade, in 1845, restraining the Great Western and South -Western Company from making or promoting any railway beyond the limits then fixed by the Board of Trade, the branch of which had been charged upon the South Western company. Their examination occupied the whole of the day. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XXXII. MANCEESTER, si-..mrpsza.a. am) We- COMNSIIIRE (STATION AT SS ErIIIELD— No. XI.) Mr. Bioney, a carrier of Sheffield, was examined to the same effect as the last witness, and deposed to the great ac commodation which the station would give to the town of Sheffield. A long discussion then took place as to whether the Dun Navigation Company had any locus stundi against the line or not. Mr. Kinglake contended that the company had, and Mr. Sergeant Wrangham that they had riot. The Committee decided that the company had no locus sto!#i to be heard before the Committee. o clock, then adjourned till Friday at Twelve GROUP XXXVI. ANC7332STMa AND LEEDS (AMEND pi+IV/ENTS, bE w VIATIONS, ALTERATIONS I EVE36B, The Committee as engaged all the day in the settlement of the clauses of this till, vhieh, with several amendments, were agreed to. GROUP xx . — zzEDS AND THXILSZC (ZaIViEtirISMENTS, &C.) The Committee were occup i ed the whole of the day iu pas sing the clauses of this Bill. GROUP XIXIX. Thii Committee m et at the übual hour this • Charles Wellesley in the chair. morning; Lord Wear Valley, Bishop Auckland, and Weardale, We E x t e nsion and Wear, and Derwent Railway, and ard Skild a o l n e Tunnell Amalgamation. The Committee were engaged the whole of the day i n hearing evidence in this case. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP JIRDZNIZURGIt AND rxOR.TEMIZINT (TAY ID!. PROVENIZZLITS, (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Orr e•ave similar evidence, which closed the case for the promoters. The Committee, without calling upon Arr. Sergeant Beflask to reply, found the preamble of the Bill pr..r ed. The committee then pas , e(l the clauses of the Newburgh Winch, and afterwards adjourned. NI, ./..,„, _ • !', T. , GROUP XLVI. .4,.4. N.---, .z.amilt7ivitirli, LZ law, AND anareToN .;: ;',.., • ( VAICrI4W C4.IVAL,A.Ai Ti CA :., EZONIA.N rtrzr c -- c( -NI - Tosition was continued to-day, and Mr. ,N 7 • ` ld a Langdale, the Duke of Buccleuch, Mr. Headlie, and others were called. The Committee then adjourned till Friday. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE HOUSE OP LORDS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR. A great number of witnesses were also called and exa mined in this case, and after a lengthened investigation the Committee decided that the promoters of the Bill had com plied with the standing orders of the House, and that the Bill might pass. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, JUNE 2, 1847. SWANSEA VALLEY. The Committee, after hearing part of this case, adjourned it until they should receive the report of the Admiralty. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH. The Committee decided that the promoters of this Bill had complied with the standing orders of the House. VALE OF NEATH. The Committee decided that this Bill had passed. SOUTH WALES. A similar decision was given in reference to this Bill. SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER (NEW FOREST DEVIATION AND EXTENSION). The Committee, after hearing witnesses, decided that in this case the company had complied with the standing orders of the House. CALEDONIAN, GLASGOW, GARNKIRK, AND COATS BRIDGE (BRANCH TO GLASGOW STATION). The Committee came to a similar decision in this case. SWANSEA VALLEY This railway case was adjourned in the earlier part of the day, in order to give time for the reception of the Ad miralty report, which before the rising of the Committee was handed to their Lordships. As soon as it had been read by the secretary, it containing no objection to the line, The Committee decided that the Bib had passed. WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOUTH-WESTERN (RICHMOND TO WINDSOR). This Bill was opposed, but after a lecgthened investiga tion the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOUTH• WESTERN (STAINES TO ASCOT AND WOKINGHASI, WITH BRANCHES). The decision of the Committee was, that in this case the standing orders had been complied with. WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW, AND _ DUBLIN. Mr. SMITH made an application to have this case post poned to a future day, which was refused. The Committee decided that the standing orders had been proved. COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS (THIS DAY.) LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS. The Committee were occupied during the day with the discussion of the clauses, much opposition being manifested on those which respected the town of Wigan. UNOPPOSED BILLS COMMITTEE (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. GREENE, Chairman of Committees.) This Committee met this day at eleven o'clock. The fol lowing Bills were declared to have passed : NORTH-WESTERN (DIVERSIONS AT SKIPTON CASTERTON, AND SEDBERG) . , ABERDEEN AND GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND (AMALGAMATION AND LEASING). THE WOLVERHAMPTON CEMETERY. MEDALS FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the Supp l ement to the London Gazette.) GENERAL ORDER. HORSE-GUARDS, JUNE 1, 1847. Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to com mand that a medal should be struck to record the ser vices of her fleets and armies during the wars com mencing in 1793, and ending in 1814, and that one should be conferred upon every officer, non-commissioned officer, and soldier of the army who was present in any battle or siege, to commemorate which medals had been struck by command of her Majesty's royal predecessors, and had been distributed to the general or superior officers of the several armies and corps of troops engaged, in conformity with the regulations of the service at that time in force; general and other officers, non-commis sioned officers, and soldiers, who consider that they have claims to receive this mark of their Sovereign's gracious recollectian of their services, and of her desire to record the same, are each to apply to the Secretary of the Board of General Officers, Wnitehall, London, and to send, in writing, to the same officer, a statement of his claim, for what cetion, at what period of time, and the names of the persons, or the titles of the documents, by which the claim can be proved. These claims are to be sent, by General Officers having such claims. through the hands of the Commander-in Chief of the Army. The Staff Officers having such claims, through the General Officer under whom they served, if alive; if not alive, through the Adjutant-General of the Army. Officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers of regiments, battalions, and detachments, through the Commanding Officer of the regiment, battalion, or de tachment at the time, if still alive. This will be known by inquiry at the agents of the regiment resident in London. If such Commanding Officer should not be alive, the application, in writing, must be sent through the Adjutant-General of the Army. The Beard of General Officers is hereby, by her Majesty's command, directed to take into consideration, to investigate the facts stated in each of these several applications, and to report to the Commander-in• Chief upon the same, for the information of her Majesty, and to enable those commanded by her Majesty to deliver to the claimants the medals accordingly. The Adjutant-General and the Military Secretary of the Commander in• Chief will transmit to the Secretary of the Board ( f General Officers such information as they may have heen able to acquire, to assist in the investiga tions which the Board will have to make. The Commander-in-Chief has been required to desire that the Board of General Officers will have alphabetical lists made cut of the names of the claimants to one of these medals, with his rank, and the name of the particu lar battle or siege for which he claims to receive the same, inserted in the margin, and at which the Board of General Officers may consider that he was present. The occasions for which medals have been granted by the Sovereign are specified below for general in formation and guidance, as at page 73, of the Annual Army List. BY e9inmand of Field-Marshal the Duke of Welling• ton, Commander-in• Chief, JOHN MACDONALD, Adjutant• General. Maida, 4th July, 1806. Roleia, 17th August, 1808. Vimiera, 21st August, 1808. Sahagun, Benevente, December and January, 1809. Corunna, 16th January, 1809. Martinique, February, 1809. Talavera, 27th and 28th July, 1809. Guadaloupe, January and February, 1810. Busaco, 27th September, 1810. Barrosa, sth March, 1811. Fuentes d'Onor, sth May, 1811. Albuera, 16th May, 1811. Java, August and September, 1811. Ciudad R. , derigo, January, 1812. Bad joz, 17th ?larch and 16th April,-1812. Salamanca, 22d July, 1812. Fort Detroit, America, August, 1812. Vittoria, 21st June, 1813. Pyrenees, 28th July to 2d August, 1813. St. SebaAtan, August and Sept-tuber, 1813. Chateauguay. America, 26:h October, 1813. Nivelle, 10 , h November, 1813. Chrystler's Farm, America, 1 Rh November, 1813. Nive, 9th to 13th Dec;:naber, 1813. Orthes, 27th February, 1814. Toulouse, 10th April. 1814. ADAURALIT, JUNE 1. Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to com mand that a me , lal should be struck to record the ser vices of her fl,-ets and armies during the wars com mencing in 1793 and ending in 1815, and that one should be conferred on every officer, non-commissioned officer, petty officer, soldier, and seaman, who was present in any action, naval or military, to com memorate which medals have been struck by command of her Mijesty's royal predecessors, and distributed to superior officers, according to the rules of the service at that time in force; All officers, petty offices, and seamen, who consider that they are entitled to receive this mark of their Sovereign's gracious recollection of their services, and of her desire to record the same, are to send, in writing, the statement of their claims, addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Whitehall, London, specifying for what action, and at what period of time, the claim is preferred, and the names of the persons or the titles of the documents by which it can be established. A f,oar.l of officers will be appointed to take into con sideration the facts stated in these applications, and to report upon the same to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, for the information of her Majesty, so as to enable those commanded by her Majesty to deliver to the claimants the medals accordingly. The names of all those echo may apply for the naval In-dal will be classed alphabetically, and to each name will be appended the actions at which the claimant may have been present, proof of which must be given to the entire satisiaction of the board. The occasions for which medals have been granted by the Sovereign are specified below fur general information and guidance. By cotarnaml of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, H. G. WARD. GOLD MEDALS (TO FLAG OFFICERS AND CAPTAINS) WERE ISSUED BY THE ADMIRALTY FOR THE ACTIONS UNDER MENTIONED:- Ist June, 1794, Lord Howe's victory over the French fleet. 14th February, 1797, Lord St. Vincent over the Spanish fleet. 11th of October, 1797, Lord Duncan over the Dutch fleet. Ist August, 1798, Lord Nelson, battle of the Nile. 15th October, 1199, Captain Sir Edward Hamilton, Surprise. Hermione recaptured. 21st October, 1805, Lord Nelson, battle of Trafalgar. 4th November, 1805, Sir B. Strachan, French squa- dron taken. 6th DominFegoburary, 1806 , Sir J. Duckworth, action off St. lit January, 1807, Captain Brisb ane three others, Curac oa t a k en. Arethusa and 10th Norember, 1808, Captain M. S e Thetis captur , d. ymour, Am e thy st, 6 t l l July. 1808, Captain Stewart, Radere Zafler, Sea horse ( Turkish frigate) captured. 6th July, 1809, C.lptafn Mou nsey , Furiense, Bonne Chpu o-ne captured. 13th Msrch, 181 1 , captain W. Ho s t e , A mpbion and 0 _,,a. 9:h August, C i three others. action tf . L . n C. Cole, Bonde Neira, C aro . 1810,aPtal line taken. 22d February, 1812, Cap tail tiin Talbot, Rivoli, Victorious captured. Ist June, 1813, Captain Broke, Chesapeake, Shannon captured. 27th March, 1814, Captain E. Palmer, L'Etoile, Hebrus captured. 15th January, 1815, Captain H. Hope, President, Ea dymion defeated. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 25, 1847. This day had audience of her Majesty, on his arrival in this country, his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Con stantine of Russia, attended by his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister. His Imperial Highness was introduced by Viscount Pal merston, G.C.8., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Cere monies. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 31. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edward St. John Neale, Esq., now British Vice Consul at Alexandretta, to be her Nlajesty's Consul at Varna. DUCHY OF CORN WALL, SOMERSET-HOUSE, MAY 23. The Most .N3ble Algernon Duke and Earl of Northumber land has been appointed Constable of the Castle of Launces ton, in the county of Cornwall. WHITEHALL, MAY 29. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Simon Jenkinson, 31. A., to the vicarage of Battersea, in the county of Surrey and diocese of Winchester, void by the pro motion of the Hon. and Rev. Robert John Eden, D.D., to the bishopric of Sodor and Man. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster. 2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Lieutenant Robert Augustus Aspinall to be Captain, vice Meadow, resigned; Adjutant James Weir to serve with the rank of Captain, May 27. Commission by the Lnrd Lieutenant of the county of Pem broke. Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry—Frederick Sapietra iftlantruffie Baron de Rutzin and Frenty, to be Cornet, vice Jones, resigned, May 27. Erratum in the Gazette of the 20th March, 1846. West Essex Regiment of Regular Militia.—For Horatio Edinborough, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Lucas, promoted, 11th February, 1846, read, Horatio " Edenborough," Gent., to be Ensign, &c. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas William Green Stevens, hackney master, Oxford. BANKRUPTS. Sidney Strong, Watling-street, cigar manufacturer, to surrender, June 8, at two, and July 13, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Gill, Harrington-street, Hampstead-road. Samuel Hitchin, draper and mercer, 'Oxford-street, Mid dlesex, June 8, at half-past one, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin lane, ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street, Cheapside. James Thomas Sarson, vinegar dealer, Brimswick-place, City-road, June 11, at two, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Weeks, Tokenhouse-yard. Stephen Sly, engraver, Ilinde-court, Fleet -street, June 12, at half-past one, and July 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Buchanan, Basinghall-street. William Sykes, carrier, Bishopsgate-street, June 14, at half-past two, and July 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy; Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Glynes, America-square. _Frederic Hill and William Cam Monkhouse, wharfingers, of Montague-close, Southwark, Surrey, June 10, at Iwo; and July 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Willoughby and Co.. Clifford's Inn. _ _ _ William Henry Burgess, grocer, Skinner-street, Somer's town, June 11, at two, and July 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; J. and T. Gole, Lime-street, City. Edwin Hills, charcoal-burner, Peckham, June 15, at one o'clock, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Holme, Loftus, and Young, New-inn; Mellersh, Godalming. Joseph Glue, victualler, Derby, June 11 and July 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, offi cial assignee, Nottingham ; Scargill, Hatton-garden ; Smith, Derby. John Spray, frame smith, Carlton, Nottinghamshire, June 11, and July 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Count. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Patchett, Not- ,ingham. Cephas Savage, builder, Chesterfield, June 11 and July 2, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Busby, Chesterfield; Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bedford-row, London. William Davis, timber-merchant, Preston, Lancashire, June 11 and July 2, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bedford-row, London; Howard and Harrison, Preston. Ebenezer Lethbridge, merchant, Plymouth, June 15, and July 7, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Kelly, Plymouth; Stogdon, South ernhay, Exeter. Ralph Sheraton, cabinet-maker, Lenton, Nottinghamshire, June 11 and July 2, at ten, at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Jones and Co., John-street, Bedford-row; Brown, Nottingham. Charles Henry Perry, hater, June 14 and July 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Chester, Toultnin, and Chester, Staple inn, London; Norecroft and Son, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. _Gillender, ironmonger, Sunderland—second div. of 4d. in the pound (in addition to ss. in the pound previously de clared), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, New castle-upon-Tyne. J. Hall, innkeeper, Carlisle—second div. of ss. in the pound (in addition to ss. in the pound previously declared), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. W. Seddon and F. Jordan, millers, St. Helens, Lancashire —second div. of I,l l Ad. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. J. Weston, merchant, Liverpool—fourth div. of Bd. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. J. Hall, share broker, Rochdale—first div. of Is. 1 3 / 4 d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. H. Copner, merchant, Ludlow, Shropshire—first div. of 6s. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. Livingston and Brittain, plumbers, Manchester—second and final div. of 744 d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. B. Dawson, woollen manufacturer, Baersall, Lancashire — first div. of 2s. 94d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. F. L. Homer, merchant, Manchester—first div. of Bd. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. C. M. Wilkinson, spirit merchant, Ulverstone, Lancashire —first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. G. Strutton, tavern keeper, Chester—second div. of 2%d. in the pound, and a first and second div. of 3s. B%d in the pound on new proofs, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. H. J. Palmer, grocer, Wantage Berkshire—final div. of 20s. in the pound, with interest, on Wednesday, June 2, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Oid Jewry. J. King, soap maker, Kingsland-road—first div. of 2s. ld. in the pound, on Wednesday, June 2, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. C. Blackmore, tailor, Cork-street—second div. of Is. 9d. in the pound, on Saturday, June 5, and two subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. J. Dodgson, ironmonger, Bishopsgate-street Without— first div. of 14s. in the pound, on Saturday, May 29, and three subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab church-lane, City. H. Marsland, silk throwster, Bosden, Cheshire—first div. of 3s. 7 1 / 2 d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. W. Brook, stuff merchant, Manchester—first div. of B%d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the otfice of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. M. Burton and B. Sheen, cotton spinners, Manchester— first div. of 3s. I%d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, - at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. W. Halliwell, cotton manufacturer, Lower Darwen, Lan cashire—second div. of 'y fi d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. E. Hopewell and A. Thacker, outfitters, Leadenhall-street —a div. of 3s. in the pound, on Thursday, June 3, and three following Thursdays, at the office' of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. DIVIDENDS. W. Morphen, linendrapr, Sevenoaks, Kent, June 22, at twelve—G. Flintoff, bookseller, Plvmout h, June 22, at one— J. H. Hipwood, merchant, Cornhill, June 22, at one—J. P. Fennings, clerk in the Custom-house, Park-place, Highbury vale, Islington, June 24, at half-past eleven. In the Country. G. Wheldon, clothier, Dudley, Worcestershire, June 23, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—T. Bateman, victualler, Coventry, Warwickshire, June 23, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—S. Tildesley, jun., coal dealer, Leamington, Warwickshire, July 1, at ' eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. and T. Hill, Wisbech, St. Peters, Cambridgeshire, June 25, at eleven, at the Exchange-rooms, Nottingham—J. Lambert, draper, Monmouth June 24, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court —J. N. Franklyn, engineer, Bristol, June 28, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court—J. Prince, grocer, Cozhoe, Dur ham, June 24, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dis trict Court—W. Richardson, glass manufacturer. Newcastle upon-Tyne, June 22, at half-past ten, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court—J. Carlisle, cabinet maker, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, June 24, at ten, at the Leeds District Court —T. Lucas, pipe maker, Melton, Yorkshire, June 24, at ten, at the Leeds District; Court--J. Farrar, hatter, Halifax, Yorkshire, June 24, at ten, at the Leeds District Court—W. Lumbley, jun., shoe maker, Guiseley, Yorkshire, June 24,-1. Pepper, sawyer, Lincoln, June 23, at ten, at the Leeds Di-trict Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be sho wn to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. E. G. Muddock, glass cutter,Clerkenwell-green, June 23 —W. Bond, wine merchant, Holborn-hill, June 2 3—W. Denver, plumber, Littlehampton, Sussex, June 24—E. Sep_ pings, victualler, Cromer, Norfolk, June 22—J. Johnson, bookseller, High-street, Bloomsbury, June 22—A. Inglis, draper, Portsea, June 23—R. Parker, carrier, New Inn-yard, Old Bailey. June 22—T. Barraclough, woollen cloth manu facturer, Halifax, Yorkshire, June 24—T. Sanderson, corn factor, Leeds, June 24—M. Johnson, spindle maker, Leeds, June 24—R. Vause, merchant, Hull, June 23—J. D. Dunni.. cliff, lace manufacturer, Nottingham, June 25—J. Rochat, watch maker, Cornwall crescent, Camden- town, June 22—A. Leslie, merchant, St. Dunstan's-hill, City, June 22—J. Clarke, painter, Great Castle-street, Regent-street, June 22 —J. Halstead, cotton manufacturer, Radcliffe, Lancashire, June 22—J. Pearson, fellmonger, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, June 22—S. B. Holder, merchant, City, June 22—J. Slough, baker, Twickenham, June 22—R. Dix, saddler, Wells, Somer setshire, June 22--R. Hamlin, tailor, Blenheim-street, Ox ford-street, June 22.... M. Grimes, saddler, Cheltenham, June 22—R. Benson, share broker, f.ivernool, June 22. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Evans and J. L. Smith, brick manufacturers, Ilkeston, Derbyshire—T. Routlidge and J. Cummins, linendrapers, Bradtbrd, Yorkshire—H. J. Neild and F. G. Unwin, attorneys, Ely-place, Holborn—P. Pattison and IL P. Harding, tailors, Cornhill—G. Williams and R. Gaunt, shippers and piercers, Birmingham —11. J. New, C. Kingsford, and C. L. Barnwell, Bow (so far as regards, H. J. New)—D. W. and W. R. Spence, bath proprietors,N ewcast l e - u p o n-Tyne--W. Martin dale and B. Banks, jun., general brokers, Liverpool—ff. Crane and A. Atherton, ironfi,unders, Wolverhampton—W. Ffooks, EI. C. Goodden, and T. Ffooks, attorneys, Sherhorne, Dorsetshire (so far as regards H. C. Goodden)—J. Hiurth and J. A. Dunkerly, ship brokers, Hull. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. John Primrose Bertram, June 7 and June 28, at two, at the premises of Mr. A. Cay, Edinburgh. bouSrPhoß,C4l3,LwAiTioloisN allNargCeOgit,No w.—er,hfaasrstonlear allin hthisiswnheenigh. in tvbeestgranomxaiattrait.......perirbeuststerniel,Llti7red between har • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, June 1. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly after Five o'clock. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented several pe titions from the clergy tint laity of the city of Gloucester, and other parts, praying the House to adopt some mea sure to put a stop to Sunday travelling upon rail ways. MESSAGE FROM 'THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up a large number of piiblic and private Bills. POOR REMOVAL (IRELAND). This Bill, after a short conversation, in which Lord Denman, Lord Brougham, and Earl Grey took part, was ' read a second time. TOWNS IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, this Bill was read a second time. NAVY PRISONS BILL. On the motion of the Earl of AUCKLAND, the House went into Committee on this Bill. The Earl of HARDWICKE said, that though not an opponent of the Bill, he was only a weak supporter, and he was, therefore, exceedingly desirous of modifying its principle, for he believed that the punishment against which it was directed was not unpopular in the profession. The men in the navy, 'a hen they committed a fault, expected corporal punishment—they looked for it, as they said, as their due, and did not complain when it was inflicted. But this Bill im posed a punishment which was, of all things, most detested by them, for they would barter their liberty for no advantage whatever. He said he did give the Bill his support, although the measure was of very doubtful character ; for the mo ment the vessel went out to sea the lash was resumed, and this Bill served rather to satisfy the public mind under the eye of the press. He meant to propose an amendment on the first clause to the effect of retaining the entire control in the sole hand of the captain. He moved that these words should be struck out. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in a vo i ce a l most as we underst oo d, th a t h e ,would The Earl of SHAFTESBURY reported progress, a n d ent. c i t n ho a en u isri d dL i e b or l ert,dhisenhtaiipmms resumed.aenteddm, CONFERENCE. Mr. GREENE and a deputation from the Commo ns appeared at their Lordships' bar, on behalf of the Com mons, and asked for a conference on the Poor Relief (Ireland) and the Landed Property (Ireland) Bills. The conference was agreed to, and appointed to take place immediately in the Royal Gallery. After a short absence, the Members of their Lord ships' House appointed to confer with the Commons returned, and Lord CLARENDON read the reasons why the House of Commons disagreed with certain amendments made by their Lordships in the Irish Poor Relief and the Landed Property (Ireland) Bills. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he would take those amendments into consideration, and bring them forward on Thursday next. :NAVY PRISONS BILL. The House then resumed on this Bill, and The Earl of AUCKLAND said that he believed every care had been taken to preserve the characters of the officers, and he was quite assured that the punishment by flogging was not half so much as it was ten years ago, and the modification was merely intended to save them from an unpleasant difficulty. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGFI said that he was quite at a loss to understand what her Majesty's Govern ment meant by this Bill, for the fact was that a discretion was left with the officer in command to inflict the punishment of flogging if he thought necessary, but it restricted him from doing otherwise than sending the offender to prison, unless he chose to consult the admiral when he was in port, for he could not inflict the punish ment of flogging without the admiral's consent. But if at sea he might elect to inflict which punishment he chose, and, in fact, the whole of the law ought to have been put into the Bill. The Earl of AUCKLAND said that he thought that the Noble Earl opposite had quite misunderstood the principle of the Bill, fur it was intended to restrain cor poral punishments, and if possible prevent them. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that it was clear that the election of which punishment he chose was in the hands of the officer ; and rightly so, for it might be necessary to inflict punishment, and sometimes severe punishment too, for the sake of preserving dis cipline. A ship at sea without discipline was as much as lost, and it would be unjust to make an officer re sponsible for the safety of his vessel, and yet deprive him of the necessary authority over his men. Earl GREY said the object of the Bill was clear ; it gave the election of two modes of punishment to the captain when at sea, but in harbour the election lay with the Admiralty. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH still maintained that the Act was imperfect in the respect he bad pointed out to their Lordships. After some further conversation, the amendment, with a slight alteration suggested by Lord Brougham, was agreed to. The Bill then passed through Committee. The House resumed. THE FACTORIES REGULATION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. RAILWAY BILLS, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that on Thursday next he would move for the appointment of a Select Committee to consider whether it was expedient that any measure should be passed to suspend all or any of the Railway Bills now before Parliament, and to enable patties to proceed with them in another session ; aiso to consider whether any alteration should be made in the standing orders of the House in relation to such Ilailw•ty Bills. Lord BROUGHAM was glad that the Noble Mar quis had given notice of that motion. SUPERVISION OF POOR-LAWS IN IRELAND. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that on Thursday next he would move the second reading of the Supervision of the Poor-law in Ireland Bill. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY. The LORI) CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of the Bankruptcy Law Amendment, and Debtor and Creditor Bills, with the intention of referring them to a Select Committee, to investigate the whole question of bankruptcy. The Bills were read a second time, and the Select Committee nominated. NAVAL SERVICE OF BOYS BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 1. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: Aberdeen Harbour. Caledonian Railway (Branches to Canonbie, &c.) Dublin and Belfast Junction and Navan Branch Railway. Dublin and Drogheda Railway (Purchase of Navan Branch, &c.) Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. Eastern Counties Railway Extension (Cambridge to Bedford, &c.) Eastern Counties Railway (Maldon, Witham, and Brain tree Railway Purchase). East Lincolnshire Railway (Deviation at Boston and Branch to Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway at Grimsby). East Lincolnshire Rail way (Louth Navigation Purchase). Glasgow and Shotts Road. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway (Amend ment, Deviations, and Branches). Glasgow. Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Branches at Port Glasgow). Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Amendment and Branches to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, the Glasg ow , Barrhead, and Neilston, and the Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmabagow Railways, and to Haugh Pits). Great Southern and Western Railway Extension (Por tarlington to Tullamore). Lowestoft Railway and Harbour (Alteration near Reed ham). National Mercantile Life Assurance Society. Norfolk Railway (Branch from Wvmondham to the Norwich Extension of the Ipswich and Bury St. Ed mund's Railway, and the proposed Thetford and Reed ham Railway near Dit,s). Norfolk Railway (Yarmouth Extension, &c.) Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet Railway, Saffron Walden Rates. 'oath Staffordshire Railway (Cannock, Wyrley, and Norton Branches, &c.) Wakefield Market. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments on the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Caledonian Railway (Branches to Wilsontown, to Fauldhouse, and to Biggar and Broughton). Caledonian. Railway (Branches from the Clydesdale Junction Railway to the Douglas and Lesmahagow Mineral Fields, and to Strathavon). Caledonian Railway (Extension of Motherwell Branch of Clydesdale Junction Railway to Anchinheath Mineral Field, with Branches to the Wishaw and Coltness R a ilway, Canderside, and Hamilton). Claridge's Patent Asphalte Company. Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. The reports of the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Railway (No. I.—Smethwick Deviation). Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Railway (No. 2) Branches. Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway and Aust Ferry. Coventry, Nuneaton Birmingham, and Leicester Railway. Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction l Railway. Dundee and N ew t y l e Railway. Dundee and P ert h Railway (A l tera ti on and Extension, and Inchture, Poie Eastern Co un ti es R ailway ( C am b r id ge , Royston, and East Lothi an Centragl Ware line, & c .). Edinburgh a n d Eastern Counti es R a il way ( E n l arge ment of London and a u v ai , lw a a n y d . lnchmichael Branches). Stratford Stati ons an d A men d m ent of Acts). Bathgate Railway (Devi ation and Amendment). Liverpool Gas. London and North.Virestern Railway (Atherstone and Whiteacre Bran c h). London and N ort h-W estern Railway (Coventry and Nuneaton B ranc h es). London and N ort h - W estern Railway (Newp ort P agnell, Olney, and W e ll inz b oroug h B r anch). London and North. Western Railway (purchase of the Earl of El leqinere's interest in the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway). - - Loudon and North-Western Railway (Portobello and Wolverhampton Branch, &c.) Lynn and Ely Railway (Deviation and Lynn Docks). Manchester and Birmingham and North Staffordshir Junction Railway. Northampton and Banbury Railway. Parkgate and Chester and Birkenhead Junction Railway. Shropshire Union Railway and Canal (Lease to the London and North Webtern Railway Company). ,Weymouth and Me'combo Regis Harbour and Bridge Trusts. COVENTRY, BANBURY, AND OXFORD JUITC- TION RAILW On the motion for the further consideration of the report on this Bill, Mr. STRUTT moved, pursuant to notice, that the Bill be re-committed, for the purpose of enabling the Committee to report their reasons for recommending, in their twelfth resolution, that such line should be formed on any other than the four feet eight and a half inch gauge After some discussion the motion was agreed to. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD (No. 2) RAILWAY. Lord RENDLESHAM moved that it be an instruction to the Committee on the Chester and Holyhead Railway (No. 2) Bill, that they have leave to divide the said Bill into two Bills, if they think fit, and to proceed with the consideration of such portion of the said Bill, when di vided, as relates to the proposed extensions and works at Chester and Holyhead respectively, in the absence of any report of the Commission appointed to examine into the merits of the proposed harbour at Holyhead, not withstanding the order of the House on the 7th day of May last.—Agreed to. COMMITTEE ON STANDING ORDERS. Sir WM. HEATHCOTE moved as a Select Com mittee for the revision of the standing orders:—Sir Wm. Heathcote, Mr. Ord, Lord Dalmeny, Sir Robert Fer guson, Mr. Wilson Patten, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Aglionby, Captain Jones, Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Loch.—Agreed to. LONG'S ESTATE BILL. Mr. GREENE moved that the Examiner of petitions for private Bills have leave to proceed on Long's Estate Bill on Thursday next.—Agreed to. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW CASTLE-UPON-TYNE RAILWAY. Mr. BOYD moved, that in the case of the two peti tions for additional provision in the Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Act Amendment Bill, the examiner of petitions for private Bills have leave to sit and proceed to-morrow.— Agreed to. TOWNSHEND PEERAGE. Mr. T. CLARKE appeared at the bar of the House, as solicitor of the Marquis of Townshend, and stated, in answer to questions put to him by Mr. Greene, that he was authorised to act as solicitor for the Marquis of Townshend in all matters referring to the Townshend Peerage Bill. Mr. STUART then moved that the petition relative to the Townshend Peerage Bill (presented 31st May) be now taken into consideration. The petition was considered accordingly, and ordered to be laid upon the table of the House. Mr. STUART then moved that notice of the first meeting of the Committee to Mr. Thomas Clarke, the solicitor of the Marquis Townshend (who is in Italy), may be deemed good service on the Marquis Townshend. —Motion agreed to. GLASGOW, NULSTON, AND BARHEAD • RAILWAY. On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, Mr. HUME said the Glasgow, Paisley and Ayr, and the Glasgow and Kilmarnock, were the two Bills, and he merely rose to ask the House whether, when they had proof before them that a conspiracy had existed for twenty-one years, by which the public had been injured, they would pass the Bill ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the Hon. Member was mistaken in the supposition that the three Bills were connected. The Bill now before the House had nothing to do with the monopoly of which he complained. Mr. HASTIE also gave a similar assurance. Mr. HUME would then postpone his observations till Friday next. The Glasgow, Neilston, and Barrhead Bill was then read a third time and passed. WASTE LANDS OF IRELAND. Mr. P. SCROPE postponed till the 15th of June his resolution that the waste lands of Ireland offer an avail able resource for the immediate employment and future maintenance of a part of her population, now apparently redundant; and that it is expedient to apply them to this great national object, making equitable compensa tion to their present proprietors. LEGACY DUTY. Dr. BOWRING postponed till the 22d of June his motion for a Select Committee, to inquire whether sundry amounts have not been and are illegally detained by the Treasury, for legacy duty on the property of testators not domiciled in the United Kingdom. PETITION OF JOHN DAWSON. Mr. FERRAND moved that the petition of John Dawson, complaining of the imprisonment of his daugh ter, Mary Dawson, for quitting her work, be printed with the votes.—Agreed to. STATIONERY EXPENSES. Mr. HUME moved for a return of the number and expense of the various papers that were ordered to be printed by Parliament during the last session. CHINA. Dr. BOWRING inquired of the Secretary to the Colonies, whether an ordinance issued by the Governor of Hong-Kong, dated the 11th day of March last, and which appropriates 4,6001. of the revenue of that colony to the building of an Anglican church, has received the sanction of her Majesty's Government ; whether an or dinance of the same date, which repeals the ordinance of 1844, by which certain rights of appeal were provided in the Supreme Court of Judicature against consular decisions, has been approved by the Home Colonial authorities? Mr. HAWES said that, with regard to the first ques tion, Sir Henry Pottinger, in the year 1843, when Lord Stanley was Secretary for the Colonies, brought under the consideration of the Government the necessity ofbuilding a church at Hong-Kong, and an agn ernent was entered into that if they subscribed one-third of the amount, the other would be supplied by the Government. That was done, and the money was accordingly advanced. With regard to the other part of the question, he was not in a position to answer it, as he had not the proper documents in his possession; he would, however, make inquiries and he would be happy to give all the informatio❑ required. THE LORDS' AMENDMENTS. Mr. GREENE brought up the report of the Select Committee appointed to draw up reasons for the House disagreeing with the Lords' amendments. TAXING-MASTERS IN IRELAND. Mr. GOULBURN wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Solicitor-General whether it was his intention to bring in a Bill for correcting what was mani festly an error with respect to the office of taxing-master to the Queen's Bench in Ireland. It was the duty of the taxing-master to investigate all questions of costs and certain matters with respect to railway companies ; thus a great increase of labour had been thrown upon the one taxing-master. There were five taxing masters in the Queen's Bench of this country, and the work thrown upon one master was considerable. Mr. MONAHAN (the Solicitor-General for Ireland) said the matter to which the Hon. Gentleman bad re ferred had only been brought under his attention within the last few days. It appeared that the officer referred to was the proper person to tax the costs, but it also appeared that he had objected, because there was no remuneration attached to the office. It was right that an adequate remuneration should be attached to the office. He did not think a Bill could be brought forward on the subject during the present session. IRISH RAILWAYS. Sir R. PEEL said that the Noble Lord in his speech the other evening did not make any mention of the Irish Railways Bill. He had had a communication addressed to him by several parties who were most anxious to know the intention of the Government on the subject. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that a report had been presented upon the subject, and as soon as it was printed it would be laid before the House. He was not prepared to make any further vote for these railways this session. —(Both the question of the Right Hon. Baronet, and the answer of the Noble Lord were very indistinctly heard in the gallery). THE CASE OF SIR EARDLEY WILMOT. Mr. SPOONER wished to know whether his Noble Friend would permit his motion relative to the case of Sir EtrAley Wilmot to be brought for ward at once. He could assure his Noble Friend that nothing should fall from him at all likely to promote any disagreeable discussion. He wished merely to state, that the charges made against him had been most fully refuted. Under these circumstances he hoped that the course which it was intended to pursue would not be perse vered in. Lord LINCOLN said, though unwilling to accede to the request of the Hon. Gentleman on public grounds, when the private feelings of the gentleman's relatives were so intimately concerned, he would comply with the request of the Hon. Gentleman, if the other Mem bers of the House were willing to do so. Mr. HUME said he was not at all willing to accede to the request of the Hon. Gentleman; and the cause was that no speech could be made without a reply. He hoped the Noble Lord would proceed in the usual way. Mr. BOUVERIE said that acting upon personal feel ing he would be inclined to agree with the lion. Gentle man (Mr. Spooner), and hoped that the lion. Member for Montrose would desist. Mr. HUME said that he would not, unless it was un derstood that there would be no reply to the speech that might be made. Mr. V. SMITH said it was impossible that the Noble Lord could bring his motion forward without something being said either for or against the late Secretary for the Colonies. It would be most unwise, therefore, to bring the subject before the House under such circum stances. Mr. SPOONER said he had received a letter from the late Secretary of State for the Colonies with regard to the character of Sir Eardley Wilmot which was per fectly satisfactory. Lord LINCOLN wished to know what course would be taken with reference to the other notices on the paper, if his lion. Friend took precedence himself. The SPEAKER was understood to say, that if the Hon. Member for Birmingham should have the prece dence after the Hon. Gentleman concluded his motion. ho should call upon the Noble Loi d to bring forward his. Mr. SPOONER was about to proceed, when Mr. HUME rose to protest against his doing so. If he wanted any reason why this discussion should be postponed, it would be found in what had occurred to day. Sir JAMES GRAHAM perceived great difficulty in departing from the established rule. It appeared to him that on Thursday next would be the opportunity, when the question of transportation would be brought before the House by the Right Hon. Gentleman, for making the explanation of the Hon. Gentleman. Sir G. GREY thought that the suggestion of the Right Hon. Gentleman was one which the Government could not readily coincide in. It was expedient that the business of the country should be proceeded with, and the introduction of questions which did not bear a very close affinity to the order of the day was calculated only , o delay and emberr aa the arise, dings of the House. He thought that thee questh ns should be kept as much distinct as pos,ible. LORDS' AMENDMENTS ON THE LANDED PROPERTY ( ELA ND) BILL, AND THE POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. GREENE appeared at the bar, and announced that the House of Lords had agreed to a conference with the Commons, which they had appointed to take place in the Royal Gallery. Lord John Russell, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, with other Members of the Government, and accom panied by several Hon. Members, left the House to attend the conference. Lord JOHN RUSSELL shortly after eppeared at the bar, and reported that the deputation ap pointed by the House, had conferred with a deputation of the House of Lords with respect to the two Bills—the Poor Relief Ireland Bill, and the Landed Property Ireland Bill, and had stated their reason for disagreeing with the Lords' amendments, and had left the Bills and their reasons for disagreeing with their Lordships. Mr. HUME said he should persist in the course be had stated to the House. Lord J. RUSSELL rose to order. He very much regretted that his Hon. Friend had not been allowed to go on ; but at the same time he could not help saying that if the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) per sisted in maintaining his privilege that he would adopt a very inconvenient course, because it would have the effect of overruling the decision of the majority of that House. Mr. HUME was sorry to persist, but he felt it his duty to do so. The subject then dropped. COLONISATION (IRELAND). The Earl of LINCOLN then rose to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will take into her most gracious consideration the means by which colonisation may be made subsidiary to other measures for the improvement of the social con dition of Ireland ; and by which, consistently with full regard to the interests of the colonists themselves, the comfort and prosperity of those who emigrate may be effectually promoted. He said, when he reflected upon the importance of the subject which he had undertaken to bring forward, when he considered the extent of that subject, whether in _reference to the magnitude of the interests involved, or the difficulties of its details—and he did not fee.' this less when he bore in mind the many occasions on which this subject had been brought before the House, and the manner in which it had been brought forward by some who were now no longer Members of that House, and also by some now present—he felt that he should stand much in nesd of the indulgence of the House, but he trusted that no deficiency on his part would be allowed to interfere with the object of the mo tion, and that it might obtain the deliberate attention of the House and the Government. He trusted, however, that he should not be obliged to trespass at any length upon their indulgence ; but the question was one of such paramount importance that he should be compelled to relate a few simple facts, and a few plain principles, in order to induce the House and the Government to adopt the motion. And before he entered upon the subject, he wished to assure Hon. Gentlemen on both sides of the House, that he had not brought for ward the motion with any intention of bringing it for ward to bear upon party feeling or party principles.— (Cheers.) He should endeavour to advocate the motion so as to place no obstacle whatever in the way of either side of the House giving it its support. He had worded it in a way to prevent all misunderstanding. It was not his intention to bring forward any new plan of colonisation for the relief of Ireland, nor was it his in tention to adhere strictly to any of the plans submitted to the House and the public during the last twenty five years. His simple object was to obtain an inquiry by means of which a commission of able and competent men, such as the Government felt justified in employing. un paid, would be appointed. The great object which he desired to attain, was to ascertain how far this system of colonisation was applicable in the present state of Ireland, so as to benefit those who remained in the country. He did not mean by this motion to encourage that system which had been characterised as " shovelling out paupers," for, on the contrary, he believed that sooner than adopt such a system, it would be better to take the dreadful alternative, if, indeed, it were the only one, of leaving them in their present condition to starve and perish. The remedy was one which would have the same effect as bleeding in the human frame, and was like that remedy, if properly applied, likely to be beneficial in.its results. He would wish to consider what were the great objects of the poor-law, and whether he considered it were likely to effect those objects necessary for the entire well-being of the country, and if not, what measures could be adopted for that end ? He did not consider the poor-law as calculated to reliev all the permanent des titution of the country ; but as the Noble Lord had said, as a stimulous to the employment of labour, and as a source of giving an increased security to life and pro perty. Without that security, capital and enterprise could never flow into that country, which would still continue in the evil and vicious state of pauperism and crime. He thought that the poor-law could not aceom plish all these objects. The House would excuse him if he read one or two statements from that able document the report of the Commissioners appointed in 1836 to enquire into the condition of the poorer classes of Ireland. Tho report stated that there was not that division of labour in Ireland which was to be found in Great Britain. The supply of the agricultural labour was considerably greater than the demand for it. In Great Britain the agricultural labourers did not form more than a fonrth, while in Ireland they constituted a fourth of the whole population. The consequence was, that in Ireland there were 2,800,000 persons out of work in the course of the year. So much for the statement of the Commissioners. Now, the net annual value of property rated to the poor in Ireland was 13,40-1,403/.; but in addition to this there was the eess-rates, amounting to 1,158,2531., making the total charge on property for the support of the poor 6,783,327/. It had been stated that the tax would not exceed 2,000,0001., but he did not think that this state ment was justified by fact, because the Right Hon. Gen tleman opposite had not taken into account the altered circumstances of the country. He should consider that the potato was not now to be reckoned upon in their calculations upon this matter. He thought that no Hon. Gentleman could deny , that the amount of employment in Ireland must be diminished by the present circumstances of the country. It seemed to him that they would proceed from bad to worse in Ireland unless some measure additional were introduced to the aid of the Poor-law. He thought that unless some adjuncts were introduced to assist the present law that it could not be expected to work efficiently. He thought no Hon. Gentleman would deny this if he investig ited the system of rating that was proposed to be adopted. It would tend to great evil if left to act by itself. He thought that the Poor-law was well calculated to remove many of the evils which afflicted Ireland, but he .knew that unaided it would have a very partial effect, and in that event it would leave the country in the same state r m e s f a o s r a t h t p e r r e e e s l e a n m t. a t oToh of e Government s, bud tho p sa as le sed of me en as c u u bered estates, and also had made many advances; all of these were intended to assist the operation of the Poor law and would most likely do so to some extent. The Bill for the sale of encumbered estates would, he thought, have the effect of so far reducing the price of land as to cause many and serious conveniences to the landlords. With regard to the money advances, he thought that a good deal of the money would go to those proprietors who did not very much require it, and that those preprie!oes in the west and the north would despair of obtaining higher rent for these improvements, and would not, therefore, avail themselves of the loan. With regard to the grant for piers and harbours, and other Chines, he had calculated that even if' 1,000,000/. of the 1,500,000/. were spent in the first year, at the rate of 181. per year, to each in dividual, it would only afford employment to 100,000 persons, who, with their families, representing 500,000 persons, would alone be saved from starvation and destitution. Unless these data could be contro dieted, he was right in assuming that the poor-law would be inadequate to relieve the whole of the desti tution now in Ireland. He then came to the considera tion of how far the system of colonisation would tend to aid and carry out its operations. He apprehended that the proper cultivation of land in Ireland could not take place as long as the present practice of minute sub divisions of land existed. The existence of these sub divisions in enormous quantities aas proved by the re turn of the census of the year 1841. The Noble Lord then referred to documents proving, the existence of a great number of small holdings of the rent of from 11. to 41. in the barony of Farney. He would ask the House, how was it possible that the improvement of the cultivation of the soil could be brought about under such a system as that ? lle had an opportunity 'ty last autumn of visiting in Ireland the estate of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. He found that great attention had been besto w ed upon it , and yet still he found, from inquiries upon that estate and in the parish, that the estate contained 16,410 acres, the popu lation was 8,750, and the annual value 5,2381., and yet with that population the land under corn cultivation last year only amounted to 432 acres. He would ask w h et h er any influx of capital could remedy the state of things existing in Ireland, without some alteration in such a system ? It must, however, be borne in mind, th a t th e improved husbandry of a country necessarily decreased the quantity of labour employed, for the proportion of agricultural labourers employed in Ireland was as 5 to 2 employed in England. That instance would be suffi cient to show that this assumption was correct. That would be remedied by emigration, and he was the other day told by a landlord, that having offered to remove 1,000 persons from his estate to the colonies, 2,000 more applied to be removed also. The opinion of Sir R. Keane had been quoted to show that Ireland was capable of containing a population of more than double that which now existed, he was not disposed to deny that it must necessarily be d one b y an insP rove merit in the social condition of Ireland, and the opening of mines and manufactures. In order to effect that, temporary reduction of the p o p u l at i on was ni ces.sa a Theyand beanid thus ttold cdrtehast that the would he e re su result very of e s o o l o o n n s b a e t io fi n l 1 e w d o u o r i l 3 s d ' : be to remove the bone and sinew —the vigour and strength of the land, away fro vast Such, however, would not be the case, for there ,as te'y could be of brought lB3o s ta t abouted tthat t under the th knew, a population quite sufficient to bear the largest s reduction Committee th stem. The thought s3' that emi gration was peculiarly adapted to they remove many of the pressing evils which then existed in Ireland. Again, he would only quote one more sentence, which should be from Lord De Rous's commission. (The Noble Lord , went on to read a passage from the report, recommend ing the adoption of some system of emigration for • the relief of Ireland.) In the second report of the Com mittee, a • appointed a short time ago, to consider the state of Ireland, he found a Similar recommeLdatioc as well as an appeal to the landlords of Ireland to give encouragement and assistance to those who are ADZiOUS to emigrate. He was afraid he had wearied the Moose with going so much into details. but he thought he had said sufficient to make out a case for enquiry. Enquiry was all he asked for. He had no new plan or project of colonisation to propo-e: but he mia,ht at the sauna time be permitted to recapitulate the various plans of colonisation which had been recently brought before the House. A short while ago the lion. Member for Gates head advocated the adoption of home colonisatio n, and in support of his plan pointed to the flourishing condition of South Australia. And well the Hon. Gentleman might refer to that colony, for only a little while ag o it was barren, unpopulated tract of land, while now it was well cultivated and inhabited by an industrious bod y o t. colonists. At the present titre, however, upwards 4 1100 per month were emigrating to that colony, the rates of passage were very heavy, and he therefore did not think the Australian colonies could be app lie 5, 0 the purpose he had in view. The same observat ion would __ apply t o N ew Z ea l an d, but he was told that there 11: a colony peculiarly adapted to the purpose. He all I to South Africa, where dime were upwards of six i n , so lions of fertile, though unoccupied land. And was b e e told . that the colony abounded in iron,° stone, and °tu rth minerals. On the other hand, there were their No er, American colonies open to them. Canada, howe v its atll riled them a proof of the utility of colonisatio n o_ population had latterly increas , d in a n exceedingly lotirg ratio, while there h a d b een equal increase in t he um lay of its exports. In 1835, on ly twelve years age , a l oe quantity of flour exported was only 35,000 barrels,ref t o in 1846 it am oun t e d to 800,000 barrels. Besides thot,oo . imports amounted annu a lly to upwards of nine nitilrous_ Now, with regard to the different plans of coloniser, which had been propounded, there was first the pla 01 7 . Mr. Gibbon Wakefield, which might be called supporting system of emigration ; but he did not land was cheap, while there were ample opportu...r: this system was applicable to Canada, because thereatnhs.i,nli_ke. and temptations for removal to the united States. 1_1: a motEfication of Alr. G. Wake fiell's there was the plan of Colonel Torreon, but that was, to o too, p i a . There w G a o s ti I O r s the plan proposed by Mr. Sullivan and Mr. , ara for the e rul C u , i i r Q v n . ies' T a h ll ec if e w s h va ie s h , and the one proposed by the Noble Lord the Secrehaecat would form plan recently i p it n nh r g ge o p et i t t : l l u l ep e n i :rtuaeemigrantiexpiration i hn n e o a hf a had laid oldpn t pamphlet ehdreoi on b ld.a y n.n M do fp r fpe . orrr ß ho rpaaoopd.stii: proposing t , tu o op f ti ;:' ,i f oo a diga a t and allowinghim to become the possessor of th e f — : - late e ns no ne' v d o 0 he might be allowed to direct the attention of th e *L-obs - one which had not yet been brought before thereo„ bortinhearn an3ple Su lie. It must be within the knowledge of the 13,o i ni on i a o, tlemau, the Under S ecre t ar y of State for th e tt re of and he had no doubt, notwithstanding the P ress :f the other affairs upo n th e time and memory - t hat Noble Lord at the h ea d of Government, _be, a railroad had be e n projected from Canada to Qiricisio passing through the provinces of Nova Scotia an cl ue o f Brunswick. He looked mum this undertaking as great national i m p or t ance , b o th in a political so d mercial point of v i ew . It cou ld be constructe d at !nd tt derate expense, land being cheap in the colonY, 3 would effect the object Mr. Pitt always contemP to ia!de of all th e North American colonies belonging d, t o this country. Th e cons t ruc tion of this railroads of would afford facilities for carrying out any emigration, bec ause it wou ld a ff o rd employaren t Pr o - r the coltief* emigrants immediately on their reaching He looked upon this undertaking, therefore, the b eing of this cOantrl• the utmost importance to the colonies and to --- h w bons He knew there were many Hon. Members with o w he might differ upon this point. He felt that the gr A the eat possible good would result to the commerce e,n • 0. colonies of this country by a system of colord s . e l l ,, ° o These benefits, could not, however, be obtained salre;., a large outlay of capital. He did not propose asetiY_' the vernment grants or loans for this purpose ;. _ w ith amount required would be but small in comp of the the sum annually required to support the poor two countries. Th e a mount of expense ha d been digs,;o rently stated by various persons at sums ranging that 41. to 25/. ; but he might, perhaps, be told, e Loc h if any sum should be spent, it would s be col°' better to spend that money in Ireland than in i.otig hg vies. He did not agree with that opinion, be w oo l to a system of colonisation would tend to improve le of elevate the moral and social condition of the Pe'Y on i e . Ireland. He had seen it stated, that any extends i i a, of nisation was impossible, because an ad-equate JOT? he ect'ts who food could not be found in Canada. The obj iu" did not think would bare any weight with persontnuagi were aware that the surplus corn of Can't m i g ht be amounted to upwards of 2,000,000 barrels. said too, that sufficient freights could not This was carry out a system of extended colonisation. d that a statement without foundation, for it eared _ in the year 1846 there were 1,585 ships, with a tO ve r of 605,253 tons, which left this country in ballast r ./ year, this quantity would under the Passengers 421 he found to allowing three passengers to every fire tons, afford accommodation to 363,000 emigrants. Then it was 5 .'lA that the Irish people of all others made the worst km" of emigrants ; this was, however, refuted by the from of the ease, and the immense remittances sent frog! America towards the relief of their friends in Ireland was a most satisfactory answer to the charge thus brought ag.,inst them. lie did not believe that there was that difference in the character of the Celt and the Saxon which some persons would endeavour to make oat. There was nothing in the character of the Celt to de serve the character of indolence which had been so Jibe' rally bestowed upon them. These opinions did not exist in the colonies with regard to the Irish colonists themselves, and he could not name a higher authority upon this subject than Chief Justice Robinson, w ho stated that the Irish were orderly and loyal, and as most industrious of the colonists of that province. Si r Wilmot Horton also bore the highest testimorlf to the loyal and patriotic gallantry of th e Irish colonists. Captain Ball also corroborated the honourable testimony borne by the former Gentlem an ' It had been said, also, that colonisation from Ire land would be confined to the lowest classes, he did not ag ree with that opinion, and it was his firm o pinion that the educated and middle classes of Ireland would emig rate s in large numbers. The opinions of the Canadian P ress were very much disided upon the plan of emigrat iora ! proposed by Mr. Godley, and he had no doubt that ton scissors had been lately very industriously employed °r(l those pap,.•rs in the colonial office. The Noble • then read several extracts from a number of Caned papers, expressing an opinion favourable to an extend, system of colonisation. Mr. Sullivan, too, in a n s ko dress, at the Mechanics Institute of Toronto, sPF.„ highly in favour of a most extensive colons; tion, if properly conducted. There was r o o t said that gentleman, for 500,000 emigre '" whose arrival would not prevent that from being still an exporting country, although it cl o not be doubted that the best market for Canada was ba t nom@ markets. He would again assure the House thi, he brought forward the motion without any partr i ft ing, and he hoped that he had abstained from intrdS,; he had not brought 'forward any plan, but he, ing any sentiment which was objectionable to any secit:i of the House.— ( Hear, hear.) He might be taunted °— commencement of his speech, stated that , it was not at . the h! g o intention so to do. but he only brought f orward thos e of others, in order to make a p C wo o hs m iec postponing the consideration of the m o ea r s t u h r e e H e m hof i w ss o ir ld h sh av on e l p d rac b t e ical g e re ff n ec te ot a su:saen a ,ndo r nt e c o a w a t t s i e t e fh ' oam t nin hca i °t w s p l s ° a i ni o n st4 a t brought the subject before the H of confidence in the Colonial-office, nor wouldthis 7 mea sure produce false expectations, as had been urg d b y those who objected to the plan. The Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial-office, on the motion of the Hon. Member for Limerick, some years past, had pointed out colonisation as applicable to the present state of Ireland, and if it should turn out that emigration was going on as favourably as it was anticipated, the public would not be satisfied with such a statement, unless it were satis factorily proved. Nor did he believe that such an enquiry would impede the course of emigration at the present moment, but he would freely admit, that even if it did, he could not look upon such a fact, as an evil of such extensive magnitudes as some gentlemen were disposed to view it. He would now apologise,to the House for the length of time which he had detained it, and should thank the House fore` attention which had been rendered to his arg ue lns He, therefore, begged to place upon record hi s te a the for enforcing this subject upon the attention of otts Government, convinced, as he was, that a Ja --ai system would lead materially to benefit the country' and afford the most permanent relief to the calamities cussAl r t . h H e AquWesEtioSnsainidthtlemstphireitwians which disposedt which oppressed her. uite o dig: introduced Prop died' it. But he consid ere d t h a t the was not of so beneficial a c h aracter as he was died' posed to look upon it. The Noble Isola should remember that the very class which w,:f-:, ly take advantage of a sy s t em o f emigration was pre--; that class which it wo u :d b e d es i ra bl e to retain in 1 " ' 1 ; land. The Noble Lord did not giro any opinion el i ? 0 , any of the plans whi c h h e h a d b roug ht under the n eti o of the House ; he did understand, however, th st an ai would have advocated Mr. Godl e y's plan. Be „7,e -here say that the new sy s t em o f co l o nisation s taka s e completely from the old ss stem. Formerl these schemes were undertaken by a number of public sPi ll o s persons, and they did not ever apply to the Governor,. for assistance, b u t a t th e p resen t d a y no one atteurPtc;io scheme of coloni sa ti on un l ess l a rge grants were al ga by the Gov e r nmen t, w hi c h if they were retools, exposed the Government to great odium. If th ere any step taken to f a vour em i g ration, it would lin we ow diately check the voluntary emigration which, il e a flowed on unimpeded. And if any sum was advent for such a purpose, there were other portions or de , United Kingdom who would be equally entitled to au mand that they should not be excluded from a fair 11, 1 74 portion.—(Hear, hear.) But whilst these inipEc,'', means of colonisation had been going on, it would a t well to turn to the colonies themselves, and look IS had taken place since they came into operation. 11 , • ,„ regard to the Australian colonies—in 1835 the poMoe tion was 102,949, and in 1845 it was 295,900. imports to them in the former y ear amountedea_': 1,745,000L,and in the latter 1,990,000/. Th e e xports h srhesopwectthiveeglyr,ola,ot oi4.,oporooLveaninedn2t,lt7hsa,OtOhOat.d want of employment when the labourer arrived ! e le___„,. place? He could assure the Noble Lord there.W.estbie Australian. They got immediate employment, and ;ti t should be distributed over the country where they a erw oo gpriaddullaoltlyalsat'lli°o cere was taken by method and system that the eiang vir s u _n labour would be absorbed. The Noble Lord • him that is wa d . most required, and where it was most probraelgerreattri; Mr. Godley's plan, but he could assure , • upon the cePl would have the effect of imposing . a tax , ,_ uotr y, of Ireland, which could be ill borne by that the eo_ received very unfavourably throughout Canaaa, This plan would take away nine millions of . es_l!," l2 ; of it tuiticsiPstec k tageous at tha promoter did not hno"vt millions othf e th s e eh a e bk e - b w o o d u te ld d blealboocinulsi snail; I 1 1 1 i , ; . .' . ''' i A i ' VA i .i , r