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~birD Wintion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) EAGFIR V. GRUSWOOD. In this case the Court consented to grant a rule upon the affidavits, but at the same time wished to express their strong opinion to the Learned Counsel engaged upon both sides as to the desirableness of the parties coming to some arrange ment between themselves, which should prevent the Court from hearing anything further of the cause. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) Room 22. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) GLASGOW, KILMA RAIL WARNOCK, AND ARDROSSAN Y. This case was resumed, and occupied the Examiner during the remainder of the day. Room 23. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition). NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY (No. 1). The petition was opposed by several memorialists, includ ing the Lancaster and Carlisle, the Maryport and Carlisle, and the Caledonian Company. Two allegations, impugning the correctness of the notices and the accuracy of the sec tions, were not sustained, and the case was adjourned till to-morrow. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) The Committee to whom are referred the petitions against the Bills that the Examiners have reported not to have com plied with the standing orders met at one o'clock. READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE RAILWAY. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE, AND GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY (No. 2). Ii each of these cases the standing orders were allowed to be dispensed with. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND KILMARNOCK RAIL WAY, AND AYRSHIRE AND BRIDGE OF WEIR RAILWAY (No. 3.). The parties were allowed to proceed in this case. The Committee then adjourned. --- SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY I AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.) There was a good attendance to. day at the sale of Rail 'way Shares by Messrs. Lamond and Co., and a fair business -was done. The quotations are slightly in advance of Friday last, and the market generally was more healthy, in the absence of forced sales. The following are a few of the prin cipal sales : Great Western of Bengal £0 6 0 Newport and Abergivenny Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham 1 12 0 Eastern Counties, York Extension 4 19 0 Northern and Southern Connecting Northern Counties Union 1 6 6 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3 15 0 Taw Vale Extension and Dock .. 3 5 0 Great Northern .... East Indian Madrid and Valencia Shropshire Union and Canal . 1 7 0 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 1 () Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 11 6 Shrewsbury and Birmingham COURSE OF EXCHI Amsterdam C.F. 12 316 Ditto, at sight ..... . 12 Rotterdam .... • • 2U. 12 4 Antwerp ••..• • • • ...... 25 75 lianburgh M.B. 13 8)4 Altona • • ...• .... • ..... Paris„ days' sight .. • . 25 40 Ditto. 3 months...... 25 75 Marseilles • • ...... 25 E 5 80urdeanx......... .. 25 85 Frankfort on Maine.... 128% Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... .• . . Vienna, effec.f10...... 10 3 Trieste, ditto.... • 10 3 Madrid ••.. • • ........ 35% Cadiz • • •.. : ........ 36! Barcelona •• • • ........ asTGE.—(THIS DAY) Gibraltar .. . • • .. Leghorn .. Genoa .. ••• • .. .... 25 85 Naples .. ..... 40% Palermo, per oa Lisbon.. ...... 52% Oporto . • .. • • .. 54% Rio Janeiro Bahia . Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .. . ...... PAICES GP BULLION, PEA 01, Foreign Gold is bare.. .£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .; 0 0 0 _ _ _ I NOP; Dollars 0 (I 0 Spaniih Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Sllyer in bars .. .. • . 0 5 0 % ~le~tlle.. ..... IMPERIAL P (THIS E A RI. lAM ENT VENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met to-day at a Quarter before Four o'clock. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given to-day by Commission to the Corn Importation Bill and the Navigation Laws Suspension Bill. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord Campbell. Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure. The House resumed at Fire o'clock. STANDING ORDERS. The standing orders agreed to on Saturday last, on the motion of Lord BROUGUAM, were this day brought up, and the amendments agreed to. TIDAL HARBOURS COMMISSION. Lord AUCKLAND brought up the report of the Tidal Harbours Commission, which was ordered to be laid upon the table. The House then adjourned till Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAX,En took the Chair at a Quarter to Four. ROYAL COMMISSION. Sir A. CLIFFORD, Usher of the Black Rod, summoned the House to the bar of the House of Lords to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several Bills, for which see Lords' report. LIVERPOOL GAS WORKS. This Bill was, on the motion of Sir H. DOUGLAS, read a second time. PORTSMOUTH PAVING, LIGHTING, &c., IM PROVEMENT ACT. This Bill was also read a second time. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Sir C. DOUGLAS presented a petition fromsLeeds praying for the amendment or repeal of the law of settlement. LIGHTHOUSES. Mr. MORRIS presented a petition from Carmarthen, praying the Government to act on the report of the Public Committee, by taking the management of light houses in their own hands. LAW OF ARREST (SCOTLAND). Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Glasgow, praying the House to amend the Act of 1845, as regarded the arrestment of wages, inasmuch as it was found quite inoperative in the recovery of small debts. LIMITATION OF THE HOURS OF LABOUR. Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from Edin burgh (as we understood) praying for an abridgment of she hours of labour. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. The members of the General Committee on Contro 'rested Elections were called to the table and sworn. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. Mr. HUMS gave notice of his intention to move, on a future day, for returns with respect to the infliction of corporal punishment in the army, and the different stations at which the punishment was inflicted. IRISH WORKHOUSES. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN gave notice that upon an 'early day he would move for several returns relative to the present position of the workhouses in Ireland. THE NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. RICARDO said it was his intention to postpone the motion of which he had given notice, for the ap pointment of a Committee to inquire into the subject of the navigation laws, until Thursday next. GOVERNMENT MEASURES FOR IRELAND. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on Tuesday next, it was his intention to ask question of the Noble Lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, as to the probable cost of carrying out the measures proposed by her Majesty's Government for the relief of the dis tress at present existing in Ireland. TENURE OF LAND (IRELAND). Mr. STIARM.AN CRAWFORD gave notice that on in early day he would move for some returns respecting the improvement of the existing relations between land lord and tenant, and also with reference to the present system of the tenure of land in that country. PUBLIC REVENUE. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that, in a fortnight, it 'Wag his intention to submit a proposition to the House, haring for 4,4 ohjert the bettor security of the public revenue .and improving the mode of keeping the public acconnts- COLONY OF HONG-KONG. The MON. MEMBER also moved fora return of the brders, or dinances, or other official documents which have been issued by the British authorities in China for regu lating the trade thereof. Also, accounts of the receipts and disbur Isements of the colony of Hong-Kong (in conti nuation of the last parliamentary returns), made up to the latest period al which they can be furnished. The mo tron was a greed THENAVY. Sir C. -.NAPIER wished to ask the question of the Secretary of the Admiralty of which he had given notice yesterday.. He saw by the newspapers that there were seven or eight sail of line at Lisbon doing nothing, and two sail of the line elsewhere; he wished to know whether these ships were to be employed in carrying corn, or ;upon any other important service? 11. r. WARD said that the question rather affected the Government,„ personally than the Admiralty, for no as but 3 h m e a PPilet"i2.ll,w t hatever had been made to the Admiralty ; o 'a i ltk Ato state, on behalf of the Government, that, purposo(3oftons of shipping had been appropriated to the or the al te.ration carryingo corn, there was no necessity CONVICTS VZj law in this instance. wished TRANSPORTATION. Mr. BA.I\I7C.ES which he Inv). given notice. dto ask the two questions of lle had learned that letters Engl in an e d . had been iss Ar.td from the io office to the magistrates convicts and Wales, requiring at quarter s easions in wh ot had been trans ,noonask was, whether them to prov de for the ported. 'Ph , , question he wished the reasons for this proceeding the House. id be laid before Sir G. GREY said that such letters had bean '- a nd he h Aped shortly to lay the whole of the issued,thpr oem. otiEd;ngs op, the table of the House respecting i n ,, consequence of thei resolution to refrain from tr insporting convicts to Van Dieman's Lund, it had been fo tind neo( ssary to use all the spare accommodation of tb e gaols in this country, and he intended at an early Pf tied to introduce a Bill on the subject. JUVENILE OFFENDERS. Mr. GEO. BANKED wished to ask the Right Hon. E scretary for the Home Department a question with z elation to the disposal of juvenile offenders. 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'',/, 41 0 > • v,, , / . 4. 4 .. ..e . .4" % 0). l''' 0 . „, 0' L. ) 4). e 1 .7 -1, . 1 % . 0,-,, ' .4 .,: . /0 ...r .,/ ),) , 0 4 ,0 0 . 0 4 Iy ,1 0 o, > ii * ›. 5.."°,4%!: 4 , .. qe . , fb. vo• • '.._ t.. - t'o 4' "b . . A,. _...4. . ; . 3 Cf /., THE SUN, _LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, JANUARY 26, 1847 taken any measure for awarding punishment, in the case of conviction, suited to their crimes, and not liable to influence their mdial:tondition prejudicially ? Sir G. GREY saldihe: did not know if he understood the question put' 14 his Hon. Friend to relate to sum mary convictioriVbr'whether his suggestion was made solely withregslfdl6 them. Mr. BANKES.—No; I spoke generally. Sir G. GREY said on that subject he had no definite plans to propose to the House. With reference to the disposal of juvenile offenders prior to conviction or impri sonment, the information required by the Hon. Member would be given in the papers which he proposed shortly to lay on the table of the House. THE GLASS TRADE. Mr. MUNTZ, in pursuance of notice given, moved for a return of the amount of foreign glass annually im ported and exported into and from the ports of England. SUGAR DUTIES. - Mr. MILES said, that seeing the Right Hon. Gentle man the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his place, he wished to ask a question relative to the Bill for allowing sugar to be used in distilleries. An Hon. Gentleman the other night had moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the probable effect of the new Sugar Bill on the revenue of the country. He wished to ask if the Go verment intended to allow that Committee? He (Mr. Miles) had asked the Right Hon. Gentleman privately, that morning, a question relative to the equalization of the ram duties; he wished now to know if a Select Com mittee would sit upon that Bill after the second reading, following the precedent established relative to the Bill proposed in reference to bonded corn? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who was very indistinctly heard, said that he had communi cated with his Right Hon. Friend at the head of the Go vernment, and he did not think it expedient to appoint a Committee, as it would cause unnecessary delay, although he did not attribute any such motive to his lion. Friend. He would undertake to lay upon the table of the House on Thursday next a report from the Board of Excise relative to the use of sugar, malt, and molasses. IRISH DISTRESS. Mr. P. SCROPE said that there was one point which he did not quite understand in the statement of the Noble Lord, it was relative to the system for increased relief for the poor of Ireland. He wished to know whether there was any security that effectual relief should be afforded, or whether the board of guardians would be at liberty to set the law at nought, as was the case with the Castlebar board at the present moment, and to refuse relief to the destitute. His question was, whether there was a right to enforce relief in all cases of destitution ? His second question was, whether this law was to be accompanied with any Act for the preven tion of mendicancy in Ireland ?—(Hear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL—With regard to the first question proposed by the Hon. Gentleman, namely, as to affording out-door relief to those who were unable to work through age or permanent infirmity, that was intended by the measure contemplated by the Government. It was proposed to afford that class relief. Another question arose as to the enforcement of ,that relief, and he believed that it would be necessary to introduce some clauses for that purpose. With respect to the last question—as to the suppression of vagrancy—it was a most important matter, but there was no Bill at present prepared with re gard to it. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. The HON._ MEMBER then moved, as there was no business of importance to be transacted to-morrow, that the House at its rising do adjourn till Thursday.— Agreed to. ABOLITION OF POUNDAGE ON CHELSEA PENSIONERS. Mr. FOX MAULE moved for leave to bring in a Bill to abolish poundage on Chelsea pensioners. These pen sions had been granted for long service in the army, and for wounds incurred in the service of the country, and had begun to be a charge on the revenue 100 years ago. Under the old system, a long time intervened before the pensioner could withdraw anything in reward of his past services, and the result was, he found at his elbow nume rous money-lenders ready to take advantage of his position. Government, therefore, felt it to be absolutely necessary to interfere and check the abuse. After that interference the pensioner was paid six months in advance, but a charge Of 5/. per cent. was made on the amount. In the navy, there was no charge made, but this was a matter not of so much im portance, though, nevertheless, the law was applied to the navy. The, attention of the Government had been called to the subject at the close of the last session, but, in conse quence of their having so recently come into office, they were not able to give the subject that attention which it would require. The Government had since taken the subject into their consideration, and the result of their deliberations had been to recommend to the House to abolish the charges at once and for ever. Besides, the unequal mode in which the charges were made, it was also more than usually necessary to abolish those charges when it was considered the high prices of provisions at the present time ; and although those pensions appeared to be of a small amount to Hon. Members, still it was something considerable to the pensioners themselves.—(Hear, hear.) Captain LAYARD would belie his feelings if he did not give expression to his satisfaction now that the Go vernment had taken the subject into their consideration and resolved that the gallant and, in most cases, worn out warriors of this country should receive the full re ward of their toil, and he was glad that the promise made to him by the Government at the latter end of the last session had been fulfilled. Sir DE LACY EVANS—It had been said that this proposal was just and fair. He did not know whether it was jest and fair, but he was quite sure that the pro ceedings of the fornaor Co,eiutncnta ‘raa violation of the rights of these poor old veterans. At the same time he was highly delighted that the Government had now taken this matter into consideration. Sir H. DOUGLAS also expressed his high satisfac tion at this movement on the part of the Government. TEN HOURS' BILL Mr. FIELDEN presented several petitions in favour of this Bill, which were ordered to lie on the table. The HoN. MEMBER then rose to move for leave to bring in his Bill for reducing the labour in factories to ten hours a day. The Hon. Member went on to quote a number of authorities, medical and otherwise, in proof of the injurious effects of the present factory system, and the necessity of a change. We could only gather the purport of the speech from an occasional word or two, but the details of the Hon. Gentleman's address wore perfectly inaudible in the gallery. Sir GEORGE GREY said the Bill, which was at present sought to be introduced, and of which the Hon. Member had obligingly furnished him with a drrft, was nearly the same as that which was intro duced last session by Lord Ashley, still there were some additional causes which would deserve the consideration of the House. The first of these re ferred to the case of young persons, from the ages of ' thirteen to twenty, and it was proposed to reduce their hours of labour from 12 to 11. The second clause pro posed to enact a maximum of 10 hours in certain cases, and the third was for the purpose of placing some wholesome restriction on the labour of young persona. It was his intention to assent to the introduction of the Bill without discussion, which might be taken on the principle of the Bill in an after stage. He thought it right to guard himself against the supposition that he coincided in the inferences which the Ilonourable Member for Oldham drew from a document which had been published in September last, and which was well worthy the attention of the House. The llonourable Member seemed to infer from that document that a great increase of mortality had occurred in the factory districts. He did not think that the returns of mortality from those districts showed a greater amount of deaths than what occurred in Liver pool and other large cities where few or no manu factories were carried on. Ho should not, however, detain the House, as an after opportunity would be given for discussing the question. Mr. TRELAWNEY, while he admitted the evil which existed, still he did not think it right not to protest against a measure which would militate so much against the interests of commerce without being advantageous to any class. If they legislate for those employed in factories, they should also take into consideration the hundred thousand female servants of London, who were most se verely used by their masters and mistresse. The Hon. Me mber beside him said they had not petitioned,but he (Mr. Trelawny) considered that it was the duty of that House to remedy a grievance whether it was petioned against or not, He thought that the adoption of the present measure would lead to a reduction of the rate of wages; persons employed in factories would he thrown out of employmen t and thereby increase the amount of competition in the other branches of labour. In his opinion the principles of non-interference were those which should be adopted by the State, and the adoption of any other principle would lead only to great harm and inextricable confusion They were now undoing their work. They were again raising the b arr i ers w hi c h h a d b een b ro k en d ow n. He had ha warned th e H ouse o f t hi s l ast sess i on, b u t hi s wor d s an d d be tr e u n st w ed ast the e H wasted. lleHouse e should,se would reject however, the oppose measurethi s . least to a certainty he should divide the House upon it. Mr. FERRAND said, that year after year the work ing people had come to that House to beg for protection for their wives and children. It was said that this should be done to prevent the strike, but he would tell the House that the working men of this country came to the House, and on their bended knees begged for this protection of their wives and daughters. And if the Hon. Member had an objection to a strike,l working men desired to obtain this pro tection without a strike. He was glad to see that this measure was at last likely to receive something like support from the Government. At least, so he learned from the speech of the Hon. Member for Sheffield (Mr. Ward) delivered at that place the other day ; an d he would tall the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, that if they did give this measure any support, he could rally round him such a support as 11.1 himself had before received from the masses of the people, while, if it were refused, there would be such a spirit raised in the north of England, as it would take much trouble to allay. He trusted the House would do justice to the people of England, and pass the motion of the lion Member for Oldham without a division. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND could not sufficiently express the satisfaction which he felt at hearing that this measure A was likely to receive support from Government. for the same time he believed that the Ten Hours Bill 11• young persons was the right measure that should be two hours ii. day more adopted by the Legislature. He could not possibly e ' Da '' elye why any young person should work in a close labour, the most healthy atmosphere, against the continuous power of steam, for than the labourer of agriculture—a , I which human labour could evening against the interference a he had heard that ' subject, of the Legislature on Le employed. The , were the arguments of this most important sub' those personr who called themselves political eoonomists. He for one did not cry out against political economy. by which a SOUlsoundreasreasoncoult be Gwen for what was , • done by the. Legislature or the Government. Ha spoke of that political economy which would never listen to reason on this subject., which carried its doctrine to such an extreme, that it could not be applied to the simplest thing. To illustrate this, he would refer to the argument made use of by the Hon. Member for Corn wall that the House ought not to interfere with the labour of young persons working in factories, because it did not interfere with the male servants in the city of London. (LEFT SPEARING.) MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of January 26.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of raw Sugar were desirous to realise, and bringing forward large parcels, produced a de cline in the value of all descriptions, whilst buyers were not incline to operate largely. In West India Muscovado the business transacted in the private market was very limited in all sorts, and at rather lower rates. The private purchases amounted to 20 hhds and trcs ; but at public sale 255 hhds 12 trcs and 39 brls of St. Lucia were all disposed of, in consequence of merchants submitting to a reduction on the prices of Friday of is per cwt. REFINED.—To day the refiners generally did not appear disposed to lower their prices ; but the home trade operated with caution in all sorts. Bonded Crushed Sugar is held for 36s per cwt; but thereat there are not many buyers. MAURATIUS.—This afternoon two large parcels of Mau ritius Sugar, amounting to 13,599 bags, 441 casks, and 145 tierces, were submitted to public competition. The mer chants were desirous to sell all descriptions; but submitting to a fall on the rates of Friday of is to is 6d per cwt, occa sioned nearly the whole to be disposed of, a part being taken by the brewers and distillers. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon five parcels of Bengal Sugar, amounting to 4,409 bags, were offered at public sale ; but the demand was less active, and a part only found purchasers at a decline on the rates of Friday of 6d to is per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day Foreign Sugar was less sought after by exporters, the home trade, and speculators; but former rates were generally insisted upon. None was offered at public sale. _ _ . PdOLASSF.S.—This afternoon only small parcels of West India Molasses were sold by private treaty at 24s to 28s for low to fine quality. At public sale 167 casks of Bengal Molasses only partly sold at 26s to 26s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—To-day there was a much better demand for Native Ceylon, and at the advanced rates of 41s 6d to 42s many parcels of good ordinary were sold privately. Fine Plantation is much in request, and brought better prices. Spices.—Black Pepper is still attracting attention, and the rates paid have been fully equal to those previously current. Privately a good business has been transacted. Malabar was disposed of, fair good heavy brown 28d to 31d, and damaged 21jd to 3d per lb. White brought rather higher rates, and several purchases were made privately. Cassia Lignea is little wanted. Cassia Buds brought very full rates. Nutmegs have been dealt in with caution, and prices tend downwards. Mace is held for 3s to 4s, and but few purchases have been made. Ginger of all sorts is wanted, and the parcels sold privately were at better prices. There are several buyers of Pimento, and at stiff rates; but little is to be had. Cloves are offered upon mode rate terms : still few buyers are to be met with. _ _ Sruirrs.—To-day a - fair amount of business was trans acted in Rum at stiff rates, proof Leewards selling at 4s, and East India 38 10d per gallon, proof strength. SALTPETLE.—Importers of rough are still willing sellers, and they submitted to a reduction on previous rates of 6d per cwt.; still a good demand prevailed. British Refined still sells freely at 30s 6d to 31s, but at which rate the Refiners are more inclined to receive contracts. For Nitrate of Soda a good demand prevailed at 17s to 17s 6d per cwt, and the stock is still on the decrease. OILS.— Prices have not improved for Cod Oil, as merchants are willing sellers. Seal has been more freely dealt in by the home trade, but there is scarcely any export demand; there is a fair supply, still prices are firm. Southern is wanted, and no further decline in price has taken place. Sperm is in ex cellent request, and previous improved rates are well sustained. In Olive Oil extensive purchases have been made, and prices still tend upwards. Rape Seed Oil has been sold to a large extent, and at firm rates. There is still only a small supply of Cocoa Nut Oil, and it being much wanted, prices rule high. Palm cannot be quoted much dearer, but large purchases have been made. Linseed Oil is less pressed for sale, although there is yet a plentiful supply, but the home demand is on the increase. For forward delivery the operations are upon a more extended scale. The tendency of prices is upwards. In Lard Oil se veral purchases have been made at 441. to 461. per tun. TAnnow.---Holders of all descriptions generally have con fidence, and supply the market sparingly, although prices rule high. The rates paid for Russian on the spot have been nearly equal to those previously current. Sales to a fair ex tent have been made for delivery in the next two months at 51s 9d to 525, and for October, November, and December several contracts were concluded at 45s 6d to 465. Home made is still much in request, and fetch the high rates of 52s to 535, nett cash. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JAN. 25, 1847. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Levees, at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock : —Friday, 12th February next; Wednesday, 24th February next. N.B. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their Collars at the Levee on the24th February, it being a Collar-day. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S LEVEES, AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE. The Noblemen and Gentlemen who purpose to attend her Majesty's Levees, at St. James's Palace, are requested to bring with them two large cards, with their names clearly written thereon, one to be left with the Queen's Page in at tendance in the Presence-chamber, and the other to be de livered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. Those gentlemen who are to be presented are hereby in formed, it is absolutely necessary that their nanaes, with the name of the Nobleman or Gentleman who In to present them, should be sent to the Lord Chamberlain's-Office, on the Wednesday previous to the Levee on the 19th t". 1, - , ,ary, and on the Monday previous to the Levee on the z 4,. o'clock, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen s approbation; it being her Majesty's command, that no pre sentation shall be made at the Levees, but in conformity with the above regulations. It is particularly requested that in every case the names be very distinctly written upon the cards to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, in order that there may be no diffi culty in announcing them to the Queen. The state apartments will not be open for the reception of company coming to Court until half-past one o'clock. Notice is hereby given, that all persons, having petitions or addresses to present to her Majesty at the levees, are to write on two cards, with their names, a statement of the object of such petitions or addresses, and :the names of the persons from whom they come ; one card to be delivered to the Page in the ante-room, and the other to the Lord Chamberlain, who will read its contents, at the time of presentation to her Majesty ; and, on these occa sions, no other statement is to be made to her Majesty. A deputation to present an address is not to exceed four persons. LORD CHAMBEBLAIN'S-OFFICE, JAN. 25. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Draw ing Room, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 25th of March next, at two o'clock. N.B. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their Collars, it being a Collar-day. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S DRAWING-ROOM. The ladies who purpose attending her Majesty's Draw ing-room are requested to bring with them two large cards, with their names legibly written thereon, one to be left with the Queen's Page in Attendance in the Presence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. And those ladies who are to be presented, are hereby in formed it is absolutely necessary that their names, together with the names of the ladies who are to present them, should be sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's-office, before twelve o'clock on Monday, 22d March, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation ; it being her Majesty's command that no presentation shall take place unless the name of the lady presenting, together with that of the lady to be presented, shall appear on the card to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, which names shall correspond with those previously sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's office. It is particularly requested that in every case written cards only be delivered. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 21. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Caroline Fanny Cavendish to be one of the Maids of Honour in Ordi nary to her Majesty, in the room of the Hon. Frances Ca therine Devereux, resigned. WHITEHALL, JAN. 23. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James Anderson to the church and parish of Kirkden, in the presbytery of Arbroath and shire of Forfar, vacant by the death of the Rev. David Carruthers. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 25. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint John Hobart Lord Howden to be her Majesty's Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil. CROWN-OFFICE, JAN. 26. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE LN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City of New Sarum—William James Chaplin, of Ewhurst park, in the county of Southampton, Esq., in the room of Ambrose Ilussey, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. ADAHRALTY, JANUAILY 22, 1847. The following promotions have this day taken place, con sequent upon the death of Admiral of the White, D'Arcy Preston : Admiral of the Blue Stephen Poyntz to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Graham Eden Hamond, Bart., K.C.8., to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir John Acworth Ommanney, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir John W en t wort h L or i ng, K.C.8., K.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red William Henry Brown Tremlett to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Thomas Brown to be Rear- Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue William Croft to be Rear-Admiral of the White. [The following article is substituted for that which appeared in the London Gazette of Friday last, Jan. 22.] COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. HILARY TL/ii.---10TH VJCT. January 21. This Court will, on Tuesday, the 2d day of February next, and the two following days, and on Monday, the Bth day of February, and the five following days, holding sittings, and will proceed in disposing of the business in the New Trial Paper, the Crown Paper, and the Special Paper, and giving judgment in cases then pending. BY THE COURT.ES Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. John Newman, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Colonel Nathaniel Alves, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Jan. 4. Commissiom by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Royal Gloucestershire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.— Charles William Jobb, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Saiwyer, resigned, Jan. 22. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottingliamslhir a. Southern Regiment of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cava;!ry. —John Savile Lumley Gent. to be Lieutenant, 'vice Willi am Samuel Clowes, resigned, Jan. 22. WHITEHALL, DEC. 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Alexander Frederick Patterson, of Southampton, in the county of Southampt on, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Ccur t of Cho:eery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Cramp, cowkeeper, Garlinge, Kent. Patrick O'Hanlon, draper, Liverpool. James Dale, jun., carman, Sumner-street, Southwark, BANKRUPTS. Frederick Ricketts and Treverien James, mere lant4 Moorgate-street, City, to surrender Feb. 5, at hitlf-past twelve, and March 19, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Til sons, Squance, Clark, and Morris, Coleman-street. Marmaduke Wilkin, ship-broker, Lincoln's Inn, Feb. 2, at one, and March 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Espin, New Boswell -court, Carey street. Thomas New stead, linendraper, Norwich, Feb. 5, at twelve, and March 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Torkington, New Bridge-street; Tillett, Norwich. Owen Richards, law bookseller, Fleet-street, Feb. 1, at half-past one, and March 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Lewis, Gray's Inn-sqnare. John Thom as'Kent Sloan, confectioner, Manchester, Feb. 6, at eleven, and Feb. 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Wathen, Basinghall-street ; De Lara, Manchester. William Ackroyd, grocer, Calverley, Yorkshire, Feb. 9 and March 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Williamson and Co., Gray's Inn ; Cariss, Leeds. Charles Dobb, mason, Rotherham, Yorkshire, Feb. 5 and 26, at eleven, at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Taylor, John-street, Bedford-row; Badger, Rotherham. William Reynolds. jun., confectioner, Leeds, Feb. 6 and 26, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Jones and Co., John-street, Bedford-row; Harle and Clarke, Leeds. Joseph James Cannabe, fringe manufacturer, Bath, Feb. 9, and March 9, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Rickards and Co., Li nco l n ' s Inn-fields; Hinton, Bath. Edward Christian, shipemith, Liverpool, Feb. 5, and March 5, at eleven, at the Liverpool Distri c t C ourt. M organ , official assignee, Liverpool ; Oliver, Old Jewry ; Hodgson, Liverpool. Thomas Smith, commission agent, Manchester, Feb. 8, at twelve, and assignee,March 3a t twe lv , m e a t n t c h h e e ste Manchester; Manchester b o t th District ar. l C o ° t n te r - t s . tre P et ° , t t official edford-square ; Atkinson, Saunders, A and Atkin son, Manchester. John Notwill, grocer, Falmouth, Feb. 9, at eleven, end March 9, at eleven, at the Exeter District C our t. H ernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Moorman, Falmouth; Bishop and Pitts, Exeter; Tippetts , Pancras-lane. John Robinson and Thomas Turley, sharebrokers, Leeds, Feb. 6 and Feb. 26, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds; Few and Co., Henrietta street, London ; Upton, Leeds. Andrew Scott M‘Laurin, warehouseman, Bradford, Feb. 6 and Feb. 26, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Reed and Co., Friday-street, Cheap side ; J. and H. Richardson, Leeds. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, ÜBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 JOINT-STOCZ BANXS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X s. . X s. d. iustralasia .. •••• • • •. 61, per cent. 40 0 40 0 0 - Britsh North American 51. per cent. 50 0 50 0 0 - :lommercial of "London 5/. per cent. 100 0 20 0 0 - ':Iolonial. 5L per cent. 100 0 25 0 0 - Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 20 0 0 283 q London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 10 0 0 15 % Metropolitan ..... .... - 25 0 7 10 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 25 0 0 46xd Ditto, New......... 8/. per cent. 10 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland • • 51. per cent. 50 0 20 0 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 35 0 0 353 Q xd Ditto, New... .... .. 51. per cent. 20 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.. .• 61. per cent. 25 0 25 0 0 - Union of London... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 10 0 0 - zrzstra.a.Ncil COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. -----, / s. d. 1 X s. d. Albion ••••••. • • • • • • • V. 10s. 500 0 0' 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 144 Ditto Marine.- -• • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 5 36 Atlas British Commercial •• 7s.per share 50 0 0 50 0 7 3s iNerici,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 10 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown ••••••• • • • • • • • 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - ki.agle 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 s%xd Eng. & Scot. Law .. - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3 European Life ••• • .• 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ......• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - 132 xd Guardian .... ... ••• • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 4814 Imperial Fire •••• •• • • 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 230 imperial Life .. •. • ... 12r. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Indemnity Marine.. - 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 31 Law Life. 11.55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - ,egal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 GU ..)radon Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15 ondon Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15 Marine .• ........... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Inviid&Gen.Life 43Q1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - National Lean Fund • . 51. per cent. 20 6 0 210 0 - National Life • Palladium Life ...... Phcenix . - - 105 Protector Life.... ... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. Sd Provident Life •• • ....• 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life •.• . • ....... 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - - San Fire - - 210 Ditto Life - - 49 Universal Life - LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. • , A a. d s . X s. d sank of Scotland 6l per cent. - 100 0 0 176% Royal Bank ot Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 158 British LinenCornpauly 81. par cent. - 100 0 o 220 Commercial Bank •• •• 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 167 National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 141. Os Union Bank of Scotland 736 1. pr sent. - 50 0 0 91 34 PAWN Aland Ili1.1." ' 3 8 8 WA 6/. per cent. - Clydesdale Bank...-. 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 1334 Eastern Bank .. 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 1234 Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4/. 98 Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. - 5 0 0 71. Os City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 13/. 7 8 Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 24e. 3d Hercules Insurance Co. 7/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 . 14% Incur. Co. of Scetlnd 5l. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. ”i North British Incur. • Caledonian Fire limn% 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 223 y Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72 Ditto, % Shares 75.6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 17 1 4 Edln., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 183{ Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 6934 Glasgw &Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 1634 gisgw & Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 36 Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssBrnce.l 51. pe•• cent. 50 0 0 210 0 9 Mourne: 7 . 11:h . 110000 I n n .. _ CANALS. mix:gomoryash 100 Di fiend _ 1 • I Macclesfield. 100 - Corepani eg . per Price. n ,Annurn.! .e: Annum, It N e e g a e th nt's •• • • 33 IL 58 . cr ------- - -- - ---____ _ Companies. Names of ,I 1 ,1 Div: e d r end l p_.rice: Nottingham. 1 4 50 121. -.- L 1 1 Peak Forest. 78 31. - 75 Ashby- i d rytAbd - 0 1 .1. a i r g.... 11 ' i l i 050(10 1 0000 3 : 4 5. :24 : 11 . 1.... Ashtn& Milk 97 51 . 55. p c _-___: - 20 100 Cl. - Rochdale.... 85 41. Derby.• • • • • ! ! __ Ellsmre&Chsl33; 41• 55 Shropshire • • 125 81. - Erewash •.. 100 32/. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. - Forth & Clyd 100 4/. - Do.Lk Pd St 12 6/. p. c. - Dudley.....• GrandJunctn 100, , 7/. - Stffrd &Wore 140 281. - Grand Union 100, 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - G l amor gnsh ~ 172, . 13% -i. ,Stourbridge.. 145 20/. 315 - ilistr&Brklylloo -_ v 79 11. 10s. - G r antham • • 1501 12/. Strtfrd on A Severs andl Hudders fi e ld.! 57! - Wye Rail. j 26 11. Sc. ._ . . 39 7e 6d 5 'A Tait & Mr.. 50 301. ) Kennt Ic Avu 1 , u sh. 3 471 11. 10s. - lien, L a ncaster. • • Leeds& LiTIP 100 341. 52234 Thams&M d e 19 - _ • L e i c ester ....!140 1 0, . 105 Worcatr & 52 Binning.] 78 21. 43 L e i c str &Nth: 831 4/. - Wllts & Bike 67 11. Loughborcwhil42, 701.'-- DOCKS. Dividend Amount per of Annum. I Share. Name of ComPanY• Paid. Price. ......... 31. per cent. Stock. Commercial X a Southairpton .d.xS. d. ........ 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 Sci — 0 99 _ East and West India ... 61. pr cent. Stock. 7 East Country •••• • • • ' 11. per ale. 100 0 0 136 xd Landon .••••• • • • " ' • 51. pr cent. Stock. 21 R.Katharine •••• • • " 5 per cent. Stock. 1114 0 20 WATER—V/OEBS Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ...---.---__ £ s. d. East London...• ••• • • • 8/. 100 0 0 Grand Junction ..... . 31. 10s. 41 13 4 202 xd Kent................ 2/. 10s. 100 0 090 Vauxhall ............ 5/. per cent. 100 1 0 0— u''' '''''"-- _ . 51.55. pr cnt. i 6312 9 _ 130 West Middlese . : . 51. A BENEVOLENT ECCENTRThe...eccentric and le b f u t . to the Hospital for Cul c c benevolent Miss Catherine Lee, late of Kensington-house, Diseasesand Chest,e, built near her former reside e at Old Brompton, 2001. ;to the Charing-cross Hospital, rat eharity-schools of St. Giles-in -the-Fields and St. George, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 19 guineas Bloomsbury, the National Benevolent Institution, and the each. She has shown a tender regard ..or her little pets, wishing her bird to be given to her attached servant, as it might pine with a stranger, and le;.-ves her an annuity o f 301. ; she is also to have the care of her favourite spaniel, lately has and to receive 3s. 6d. a week tor its support ; the favourite parrot she leaves to a grand-niece, who is to receive 101. a year as long as it lives. She has left numerous specific and pe cuniary legacies to her nephews ai:ti niecto-s. b e tr To her god son, Richard Carter, now in Amenca, is ansmitted a large Bible, with rotes, in two volumes, which she highly valued ; sho has directed several rings to be made by Mr. Mortimer, of New Bond-street, to contain a portion of her hair, and to be presented to those mentioned in her VA], and that all the ladies who inquired aiLer her during her it - ness should have gloves sent to th em ; she named her un dertaker and the place of interment, her coffin to be of lead, enclosed in a strong polished oak one , w ell nailed, but to have no cloth or other covering. Such of her nephews and grand nephews as should attend at her funeral to be presented with five guineas each for travelling expenses. She has left some of her freehCds to be divided among her nephews and nieces. The residue of her property, real and personal, she leaves to l l2 t N. night GANTLETforwa forwarded e I d ' her niece, Miss Elizabeth V. Carter, who ( with Mr. W. 11. Saltwell, of Carlton-chambers), i-i her executor. Her per sonal estate was valued at 6,000/. N t V ire We are sorry to announce the decease of Mr. Ward, the extensive and well-known shipowner. that M.P.--Information P 0 . - u - I t n b f o e r n m i g a i t i i t o n of _ 1 BOBRERY AT BEACON LODGE, THE SEAT OF THE 22d , or early on the morning of the 23d instant, an outhouse . to ß t E h ß e K p E o L li E e Y e, attaehed to the premises -of the lion. Grantley F. Berkeley, Beacon Lodge, Hants,was broken into, and the:f 'flowing pro perty stolen therefrom, viz..—Six long -eared S p anis h rabbits two young game cocks, trimmed ; six b antam he ns , and se veral othe r birds of value. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILIv VT *-011 Monday, as the expres s- train from Exe ter, ' arriving at Paddi ngton , at 4h. 30m., was passing the fro'clock d own train at Sout h a ll, the tire of the driving wheelou down-train, t"ew oft; and striking a second - class carriage on the - rain , broke th e upper part to pieces, killing on the spot of a part of two men, and wound i ng seve ral others. A lady in the express-train was als o i n j ure d by the rebound the broken wheel. Neither train was thrown off the rails, and the express was not travelling at above its usual speed. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Jan. 25. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. POOR LAW. The Earl of STRADBROKE presented &petition from a place in Suffolk praying for an alteration in the law of settlement. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented a petition from the poor-law guardians of Leeds, in Yorkshire, praying For an alteration in the Poor Removal Act passed last session. SUGAR. AND MOLASSES. The Earl of STRADBROKE presented a petition From the brewers of Bury St. Edmund's in favour of the measure for the admission of sugar and molasses into breweries. 'IRELAND. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition signed by line Peers of Ireland, praying their Lordships to ako into consideration the state of Ireland. CORN•LAWS AND NAVIGATION SUSPENSION BILLS. The Earl of CLARENDON moved the second reading of the Corn-laws and Navigation Suspension Bills. The Noble Lord entered into a brief statement of the causes which led her Majesty's Government to introduce these measures. Great distress prevailed throughout the world, and the prices everywhere were so much on an equality, that the throwing off the 4s. duty which remained on the importation of foreign corn was a measure which the circumstances of the ge neral famine, and the great emergency which had arisen in Ireland, rendered necessary. He deprecated the idea that the duty would go into the pockets of the dealers in corn ; but, even allowing that some portion of it did go in that manner, it did not furnish a sufficient reason why they should not try to alleviate the distress by endeavouring to enlarge the supplies. With respect to the navigation laws, he would trouble their Lordships with a few observations. Vessels arrived with a large quantity of grain at Marseilles. The Americans were taking up all the ships they could procure, and the consequence was the freight was considerably affected. They did not apprehend any great advantage from the removal of these laws, but they would have the satisfaction of thinking that they had done all in their power to miti gate the evils that at present existed. Lord BROUGHAM would not, under the circum stances, make further objection. The Marquis of SALISBURY agreed with the Noble Lbrd opposite. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL said, as these mea sures were not to be permanent, he should decidedly give them his support. The Bills then went through Committee, and were read a third time'and passed. STATE OF IRELAND. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said be now rose for the purpose of submitting to their Lordships the motion of which he bad given notice on a former occa sion, audin doing so he thought he should be wanting in respect both for their Lordships and of consideration for the unfortunate country itself, if he were not to lay before their Lordships a full statement of the facts of the case. The Noble Lord then proceeded to comment upon the magnitude of the calamity which had befallen Ireland, and said ho should read to their Lordships a calculation which would show the immense loss sustained this year in Ireland. Now, taking the valuation of each acre of potatoes at 101., the total loss shown to have been sustained in Ireland by the late visitation amounted to 11,350,0001., while it was shown with equal clearness in the oat crop, the loss amounted to 4,660,000/., making a total deficit in the ordinary supply of food to the amount of about 16,000,000/. sterling. The conduct of the `and of Ireland had formed the subject of varied and strong opinions, but although exceptions might be taken to some, yet, within the last 10 years, there were others who had left no means untried to ameliorate the condition of the country. Fault had been found with them for allowing the popu lation to be dependent upon such an uncertain and low description of food as potatoes ; but he thought this was not the most opportune time to discuss that question. It was as little appropriate as finding fault after a calamitous fire with the sufferers, because their building was not erected with marble or Portland stone. If they had not been able by their own effort to ward off so great a calamity, it was equally true that no Government could prevent it. In considering this, the nature of this question ought never to be forgotten, that it was not a question of money, but one of food—food for a nation, which, whatever system might be adopted for its distribution, could never h..ve been created by any Government, yet that was just the existing necessity. Were it a question of money, he was prepared to say that there was no sum of money which the Government would not feel it their duty to propose to Parliament to give for the extinction—if by such means it could be extinguished--of so great an evil. But if the Govern ment had applied 10,000,0001. to such a purpose, would it have been adequate? If ten millions of money had been spent in the way proposed by those who held this argument, the effect would have been, that, whatever might have been the price of corn at the time, it would have risen, until it would have been found that, not 10,000,0001., but 20,000,0001., and next, not 20,000,000/. but 40,000,0001, would be necessary ; because, the mo ment the action of the Government was felt in the markets of this country, or of Europe gene rally, they would come into the market known to be the most powerful purchasers, and the effect of it would be, that no other pur chasers would be able to contend against them. In fact, Government was the worst agriculturist and the worst merchant and therefore increased obstacles st;clan emsTgenZy. fla n lv oule Lord arcr i Ye would refer their Lordships shortly to the measures which had been adopted by the Government at the beginning of last year, before speaking of mea sures which w ere now to be proposed to mitigate the present evil. The Government at that time, when the Laboar-rate Act was passed, did not anticipate so great a calamity as that which had fallen upon Ireland, and therefore the measures they had proposed were merely temporary, hoping they might have been able thereby to bridge over the difficulty into another year. The prin ciple of that Act was to unite profitable employment and poor relief, an object which was not by any means easy to be obtained. It was contemplated at that time to employ the poor only on work, which would prove to be permanently useful, and this was effected to a cer tain extent, and so far the result was beneficial. But a panic was stirred in the popular mind, fears and dread of the impending calamity grew more pressing, and from that time the beneficial employment of the people failed. The panic that resulted when the extent of the distress became fully known was such that the, people were reduced to a state of recklessness and de spair. Some idea of the extent of the machinery em ployed in ad ministering relief may be formed from the following sta , tement :—There were employed in carry ing out the provisions of the Labour-rate Act, 385 engineers arid surveyors, 2,832 cheque-clerks, 6,894 overseers, 132^ assistant-clerks, and 495 pay-clerks, making between eights and nine thousand individuals. He would ask them if, • shit such an immense number of persons, it was possible to exclude a great amount of abuse from • the operation of that law ?—(llear, hear). With respect to the Board of Works itself, he thought they should speak with the greatest respect, as he believed they had given the most undoubted proof of their efficie icy. This much, however, could not be said of those whom they had occasion to employ ; but the emergency which arose put it out of their power to act otherwise. The effect of these operations was to create a bounty' upon indolence—a means of enabling the idle populr stion to take advantage of the relief in tended for the poor. By thus offering a premium upon idleness the working classes were taken from their habitual pursuits ; thus were the very worst passions called forth and stimulated to-the hilliest activity. " Et dolus insidheque et amor aceleratus habendi." To a fearful ex rent were those sources of evil augmented. Many were th ere amongst the people of Ireland who were not expos eel to the degree of want which had been somewhat incolAsiderately predicated of the whole popu lation ; those n ten quitted their own possessions for the purpose and wi th the intention of getting employment from the State i n a manner neither advantageous to them selves nor the c ountry. He had now briefly stated what were the vices of the system, and the motives which influenced Gowernment in advising those measur:‘,l He did not feel s - arpris ,, d that applications were made that the Govei aliment advarees should be applied for private purpos. es. They had concurred in the funds being applied in that manner, and he was therefore gratified to say that a very great amount of relief had been givt in by Mr. Labotichere"s letter, which act he trusted would be legalised by their Lordships. There were 950 relief committees established over the country, many of which had to some extent received relief from the Government. Much had been said about the Government; vessels, in reference to which he wished to observe that the Admiralty could not interfere with the course of foreign trade, but with regard to the di,tribution of food, their efforts had been attended with the greatest success. There had been 40 of her Majesty's vessels employed in this manner, and before a week elapsed there would be five more. Lord MOUN'TCASHEL—WiII the Noble Lord have the goodness to state the amount of food which has been distributed in Ireland? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE—The Noble Lord must see that hits question was not relevant to the state ment he was Chen making, but he would refer to that oa another occasion. The amount of tonnage of the vessels thus employed was 28,232 tuns, and the steam-vessels employed were 8,373 horse•power. He had also to static, though the details might appear insig nificant, that tbere had been no means omitted to meet the evil, and there had been every endeavour made to establish soup-kitchens, and means had been placed for that purpose at the command of her Ma jesty's officers.—(Hear, hear.) All that had been done, and it formed a great deal beyond what could reasonably have been expected; and, having now gone through all that had been done, he would proceed to state what they looked to for the future. To continue on tho present extended scale the whole of the works that bad been commenced in Ireland, aid to add to their number the works that had been projeytect in that_ country, would untr be ' would be e not only impracticable ant`unwise, b at tended with the most ruinfflis consequences. To adopt such a course would be at once to deter the people from pursuing their usual work, and to teach theliem. ve to depend upon the Govtrnm ent fur support. He bed that those who were most competent to cultivate the soil would no longer cultivate it, but would r g n re g atl t y he pre r f e e c r en to t receive the Government dole. operations of the Board of Works Dtraeusakti-Wmocrckeshia.d Thatbeen ; resorted to most properly, and wit n eat sac led to the advantage of getting more work done, but, even with all its benefits, it was not free from some drawbacks; it was not unattended with some disadvantages • an d the best workme n w ere mouopolised by the system adopted by the Government, to the dettime,:t of private em ployers, and consequently, no tLytbt, gee t evils were generated from di, eri that channel— cultivation of the land iron) ehith alone they could expect to derive permanent improvement. The individual employer or proprietor wtis the one most interested, the one best calculated to employ labour most bene ficially in the country. Ile would now call attention to the plan of Gover.aneat. Ile alluded to the loan at 31 prr cent. for twenty-two years to the proprietors of land in Ireland, and they were also to be empow, , r,tl, iF they did not wish to pay the prineiral, to ply b.r it sis, and half per cent. or he would be enabled to pay it in any way most conve nient to themselves, and by dint means relieve themselves' at a trifling cost. It wus proposed to have extensive drainage, but it was oat intended to interfere with priva►e speculation in these works, for there were a great many eases in which private individuals would be more cifieieet in carrying out these works. It was proposed that where it was essential to the proper carrying out of certain works a power should be given to compel other proprietors, who, either through care lessness or other causes, refused to co-operate or to bear their fair share of the incidental cost, to be assessed for the joint expenses. The re salt of those measures, in his opinion, would be that not one proprietor in Ireland but would be in a condition, if he so chose, to employ a vast amount of labour in a manner profitable to both himself and the labourer, and he did not think so ill of the landed proprietary of Ireland as to imagine that, with these facilities, few indeed but would avail themselves of them immediately, or, at all events, within a very short time, and thus, from ores end of 'the country to the other, give employment to the mass of la bour, for which, in the ordinary modes, there was no call. This measure was one of the most important which it could fall to the lot of her Majesty's Govern ment to bring before their Lordships, and it was one which had long cceunied his deep and earnest attention. Pending the beneficial results; to be anticipated from these measures, there must ensue much scarcity, and even famine, among those who were infirm and without employment, and the Government proposed that food should be distributed amongst such persons, but it was determined that no person was to receive mho', except those who could not possibly be relieved in the workhouse, and in aiding those persons the establishment of soup kitchens, in the most destitute districts, was considered as the most effectual. That relief it was supposed might be paid for by a rate—half to levied on the place itself, and the other half to be supplied by Government. It was to be a temporary ineri:ure, And only to cover the intermediate passage from one kind of labour to the other, which would be sure to be attended with more or less misery anti destitutien, until all those works became connected with individual enterprise.—(Bear.) It was also intended to furnish loans of another de scription. Serious apprehensions were entertained with respect to the ensdrig harvest, and from autho rities which he had before him, he was sorry to say those fears appeared but too well founded. This arose partly from an unaccountable indisposition on the part of the labourers to leave the public works for the farm, and partly from the inabih•tj of the smalllandholders to buy seed. Now the Government T , roposed to advance loans to the latter, at the rate of 3 per cent., to be secured upon the crop, and repaid at the end of the present year. The Noble Marquis then read extracts from a letter in support of the assertion as to the danger to be apprehended if immediate and effective means be not taken to aid in the spring planting; and said, the next subject to which he had to call their Lordships' atten tion was, the reclamation of waste lands. On this subject, aware as he was of its importance, still he thought the breadth of land alleged to be reclaimable was ratter exaggerated.—(Hear, hear.) But considering the number of persona, who, from indi vidual observation, had noticed the extent of lands lying waste, which were cepsl,le of cultivation, it had been thought proper by the Government to introduce a measure, authorising; a grant of money to be laid out on the reclamation 41,(1 improvement of these lands. He admitted that f.tich a measure ought to be introduced, and carried out with great caution—(lleur, hear, from Lord Brougham and the Opposition), and especially so, in order to prevent such land when reclaimed Living- rise again to the cottier system.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") - He said it would be for their Lordships to consider, when the subject was before them, whether this evil ceull be guarded against. The Government proposed to avoid that evil by reclaim iug the land and altoterne it not into small but into large allotments, which would be rented under such condi tions as would effectually prevent the incurrence of such an evil. Another topic e hick had caused much discus sion in the country, and been frequently before the attention of Parfiement, was emigration. That was a subject which had lately occupied the serious consideration of her Mojesty's Govern ment, and he for one wished that some stimulus could be given to the people of these realms on that subject, but he felt the cliffieuity which impeded it. But he was of opinion that inducements might be offered • the emigrant on the other side of the Atlantic, by offer ing him, when once trsniported across, a security for subsistenceand employ tricot. 'rhe Government had already experimented in this way, having applied a very small sum to the purpose of ;aiding emigrants when they went out, and the results had been most beneficial, as their Lordships would see trom the coy respondence which would be laid before them. It was the wish of the Government to increase that small sum, in order thai every emigrant when he reached the land of his destina tion should have reached the end of his toil, and that he should have soma seem ity for obtaining such a situation and employment as hs might desire. He said, perhaps, their Lordships would be surprcsed to hear the strong fiagiAlier iy,hildlaittel in this country and especially certained that during the past year at Quebec and 970 at St. John's, two-thirds of whom were Irish. Lord STANLEY—The number for last year was 100,000. . Lord GREY—It was about 110,000. Lord LANSDOWNE rose, and sa=d be was obliged to the Noble Lord for the correction, but the number he was stating was a return for the colonies of England. He felt it was the duty of Government to encourage and to aid the emigration of the people. There was one ether subject which had occupied the attention and partly the efforts of Government with respect to Ire land. He referred to the Fisheries. Ho said Govern ment had established on the north coast—the coast of Mayo and the neighhouring counties—three curing sta tions for poor fishermen who were not able to procure the same advantages ler themselves. Government wished to continue these which had been attended with most beneficial effects, and to erect more round the west and south coasts ; and they proposed further granting a small loan to the land lords for the purchase of machinery, boats, and tackle, which loan would be on the same terms as the others, viz.: at 31 per cent. and repayment These, he said, were the measures which Government proposed immediately introducing Lefare the attention of Parlia ment. He was aware that 'any attempt to make a per manent provision for the poor, was attended with the greatest difficulty, and though he considered that out door relief was rather an unsafe principle to introduce into Ireland, yet he theught there was a class of people to whom this might be extended under certain regula tions; he meant the sick, the aged, and the infirm. It was also considered that by extending the repayment of the first instalment of the money advanced by Government crom next spring to next summer assizes, it would be exceedingly advantageous, and afford those who had applied for it ample time to make provision. There was one other subject to which he would refer to, he meant the enabling those landlords who had mortgages on their property to sell portier; of their property to pay them off. That was the last of the measures which the Government contemplated to introduce. He had thus thought it necessary to put their Lordships fully into possession of the intentions of the Government ; but, much as ho expected from them, he only regarded them as auxiliary to individual exertion. The Govern ment could not for the relief and for the restoration of that country make themselves the principals; they might show the greatest anxiety, but itwas only through the power of the proprietors that any hope of future prosperity could be entertained. The nation could assist the suffering and the afflicted; but it must be the vigour of their own constitution, and the vitality of their own body, that they must look to fur permanent success and for permanent relief. The arm might be extended to support the tree which was bending its head to the temporary blast, but it v, as only to the vigour in the roots of the tree and to the vitality which it had in itself that they must look fur its permanent restoration, aided for a time by the efforts of a united kingdom; and if they only found a corresponding feeling established elsewhere—if there were a vigorous following up of every means which would be now afforded for adding to the number of labourers, fur the employment of la bourers, and for creating a race of independent labourers, which hardly now existed in many parts of that country, they would insure the improvement of the people, and he entertairad a sanguine hope, without dissembling the rude and the severe trial through which they must pass, that they would see an im proved state of society, and the establishment of peace and prosperity in that country.—(Cheers.) It would be his duty to answer any que:Aions which might arise upon these measures. He had candidly explained them, and he trusted that in a spirit of patriotism and of unanimity as far as could be done, their Lordships would turn their minds to these various important, and, in their nature, most urgent measures.—(Loud cheers.) The Noble Lord concluded by proposing that copies of the corre• spondence of the Beard of Works and the Commissariat Department in Ireland should be laid upon the table of the House. Lord STANLEY would not trespass on the attention of their Lerdships for more than a few minutes, fur after the able speech of the Noble Marquis, he more than ever adhered to the opinion he had already expressed, that any attempt to discuss the measure proposed by her Ma jesty's Government would be premature. He thought that the course which had been pursued by her Majesty's Government, or rather the manner in which it had been proposed,theirLowrdasshivps, lld very impartial. There was no Member of CCtl not feel the magni tude of the evil with which they had to deal. They should also look to the of of !his measure upon Ire land, not only at the present moment, but as a remedy for the evils to which the country in future might be subjected, with a view to retort: the proper tone of society in that country, and to ensure a more prosperous condition for the future. He fully concurred with the Noble Marquis in considteing the interference of Par liament last session in tee Labour Rate Act as most injurious. The consequence had been, that by -that interference, employment had been turned solely to public instead of private works. It had been stated that eight or nine Government functionaries had been appointed to superintend the employment, and for theeffieient;supervision of looking after these works they had been intrusted with money to employ persons who were not provided with other labour, or who were noxious to obtain such employment. In many casts • this had operated most injuriously, and some days ago he had received a letter from a gentleman in Ireland, stating that under the Act of last year cons;derable mischief had been effected, and that a heavy expenditure incurred unnecessarily , some of the pay clerks and other officials having disap peared with the money.—(Hear, hear.) He concurred also with the Noble Marquis, that whatever might be •_ the dangers and difficulties at the present moment, that it would be nothing compared to what might be expected to take place if there were an abandonment of agricul ture in Ireland. At the same time, he did not take the same gloomy view of the extent of the evil complain ed of as the Noble Lord. It did appear that th e re was a great remissness in the agriculture in Ireland. 11e would now take the liberty to express h is strongest opinion that her Majesty's Governd ment would have done better if they h a sacrificed some of their opinions to political economy He agreed fully with the Noble Marquis, that the pre sent was a question not of money but of food—( 11 " 1. ' hear)—and provisions and not money should be stir plied by Government. The corn had got into the hands of petty local speculators, by whom it was purchased • Now, that was not a description of persons with wh 0 ,., 113 ' - in his opinion, Government should not interfere. eel thought that there should be depots established throughout the country, in places that were remote or difficult of access, for the sale of corn at fair commer cial prices, and the effect would have been to withdra w - • the corn that was stored up, and enable the people to obtain it at fair but remumerating prices. lie re peated remunerating prices—not famine prices. n a had been told that her Majesty's Government had no• right to interfere with such, but that night, to his utter astonishment, the Noble Marquis told the House tha t her Majesty's Government had already done this, and intended to carry this plan still further. It had been stated that there had been established 950 relief con' mittees. His Noble Friend had said with respect to the employment of ships, that, what he (Lord Stanley) ha d contended for; and that her Majesty's ships of war an d war steamers 'had been employed in carrying corn • to the different ports. Now all that was i 0" consistent with the principle of non-interferen e t On the subject of emigration he entirely concurred wit the Noble Marquis, that it was a subject surround ed with difficulties of no ordinary nature, and one with respect to which it would be hard to devise any plan likely to produce a tangible or practical effect on the Pe' pulation. He felt that abuses were likely to arise froel the proposed plan of advancing small sums of money t° emigrants to British colonies, because many of those Wa l) most successfully emigrated had funds of their owe, al.. . were going out to meet friends or relatives, and the re . , sult of the proposed advance would be, that fe e ' if any, would go out on their own resources'' With respect to the question of poor-laws—decide dl y one of the most important of those under Or sideration—he should not long detain their LordshiP 9 * The Noble Marquis had laid much stress upon the bear I fits likely to accrue from the fact of enabling the 10' . lords to relieve the incumbrances upon their propell e r by raising money in the way of a loan. Now this e loll '4 , be most advantageous, if there were a simularity , e . . circumstances existing in Ireland to those pre that ing in England but, he regretted to sat, th : o • after a landlord had expended a sum of money upon t improvement of his tenant's property, he found IPs utterly impossible to get a due and fair increase of rem. for the increased value of the land. He could state frel; his knowledge that there were many landlords at tn e , • present moment in Ireland, who possessed both h means and the ability to improve their properties , e, they found it impossible to do so with the slightest p ros pect of getting a fair return for their outlay-, and th e e e ne tore thought their Lordships ought not to be too sanga l as to the beneficial effects said to be likely to arise fr o enabling the landlords to borrow money in the roaa nc v . and for the purposes, proposed. There existed in re an f'd parts of Ireland a class of tenants holding under (3 60 leases and at low rents, who derived all the bac from the land, to the total exclusion of the head I t s , lord, and who, for the increase of their own P r° „. o o promoted a large and accumulating pauper poPw s 7 ro l upon the land, the head landlord having no CT :t h i n g whatever over the mode of tillage, letting, or' 40' . et else connected with the management of the property.. n 4 might be said, and was said, that this state of en arose from improvidence. He would grant it. But t a li, 0, they must_ bear in mind that it was improvidene e f s io very ancient date. He alluded to these circumstan ce , j s.. show the great difficulty of guarding against whr England would be most easy of consummation, sa u she i hoped her Majesty's Governmant would, before to threw additional burdens on Irish property, take s la. consideration the propriety not only of imposing dens upon the head landlords, but also upon thos e c o d sons to whom he had just referred, and who reales.. the whole benefits from the soil, and wet t iote means of creating a surplus and pauper point or He said he would strongly advocate the advancer of capital on indisputable securities, for the purpo u t o tt being laid out on remunerative works ; he inel,lll railways. Considering the present state of Irelanusna the political insecurity of the country, a d bo pearni money could not be mare in a more l AA Mt° mode than this, where remuneration 111 arkolo- tainly be looked for, and the persons °I3 • ..egt security the advances should be made wou ld ettlialltr u ; s : the employment of it, and in a more efficient Wsl 11F it could be done by the Government. Such a raeag , as s . should be deemed practicable and desirable by her jcsty's Government, would more th an an y other cf. forth the capital of these railway companies, and at earlier period than it was likely otherwise to be the case" 11e suggested this measure to her Majesty's Gover n ' ent was about to a1.a.a...w their relief by ment as one most likely to call forth capital into pro W w anne.. 4, sa in Ireland, at a moment when G LY ment of the poor; and what was more, • it was less likeli to draia off 1 Th e labour from agricultural employments. ae„ Noble u Lord said that he would offer no observations °,; .e measures of the Government, and he might sa y e mploy' when the measures came before the 11 : 11- ' what he had already said before, that from the Hat generaet v, they wows not meet with any captious ob Lord BR' hajections. . r HAM said the Noble Lord wh° 'ad just sat down hat- eooken of objections to the measure!! he (Lord Brougham, be h i ' for one, whatever might oee opinion of these measui-• had a strong wish to - 1 1 4 , the amount of money com p' headed by these tneast l ' - „o the number of millions propo.:e. for the loans, the o'4 kitchens, and the out-door reliei" nd also t h e atnetl a of loan that would be required, ana , i nter est, how that was to be found? whether ta, tiws wbi had been handed down ;row preceding Cla,ornale l l, heavy enough already, were not to be increase... o toe,w ' this demand, and even the property-tax itself, we dr it too would not be added ? lie had heard that I SO ing that the amount comprised in the Government at was 15,000,000/. He hoped that his Noble Friend 11 ,, ° ee ti surely give him some idea of the amount. He !,g t • oot with his Noble Friend that the Government ougu' Adrs , to be corn merchants, agriculturists, or *ra,:;lo but he went further, he thought they " 0,9 not to become loan contractors. That tea a new capacity for a Government, it had generally u groi iia d-btor, but it was to become a creditor now, a,,,nd,, the be felt to be the harshest of creditors. 1 Y l 'J'iri4h Government proposal was to lend money to thus the landlords at 31 per cent interest ; but as soon loan Irishman heard that it was to be 611 per cent. if t 11 9 , 004 was to be sunk, and 31- per cent. if it was not to bil e o as and to continue 31 per cent. for ever and ever ;S wits sure no loan would be taken on such terms. •Pe e Gtr afraid that this, like many other measures of t e so ee vernment, would prove a complete falure, as carp twic e le te the crops of last year, or rather as a more Erbe failure than that, he meant the Labour Rate Act. f big 0 Noble Lord went on to s t a t e th a t a friend hi' rather than submit to having an improvement o r road, such as the Government staff would have rnac leg oe, posed upon him—rather than have the road na l ' a as ked which was the w or d d escr i pt i ve o f t h e rea lity- -- h e 7 on what would be the expense of the improvement , IT tell being told th a t it wou ld amount to ,80 1 ., h e imineu la t bey drew out a cheque for the amount and begged o pe• would leave'his road alone. Such, in fact, was the ration of this Act—a n A c t which was as luinbers°.,,, lO its working details, as it was ineficie . „% s d the general result. Why, th ere was one functln - a tis employed at present in the superintend ence of the /I vor for every 30 labourers. The staff of overseers Wa s .0 0 0 i mense, and yet it was so necessary to extend the -. that the staff also must be increased; for without con tl , ll ol. oversight, it was impossible to prevent jobbing in Ir e ' po On this subject I beg to ask the Government a questinn• c orf they mean to erect a regular staff of bailiffs in order to the out this design ? If they did, they would cau se ire' cor.tinuance of one of the greatest evils the woad land hasever suffered from, and property be split gut into still sm a ll er quantities than it of now. He might recur to the old distich that every rr ro ol land should maintai n it s man , b ut i n I re l an d e very b_ d ai t we e was made to maintain its man, and that was the cos a W die why that the money t o b e p a id now wou ld neve r eatl; o , o necessities of the country. It was sa id t h at t h e mon e y "pee be , sent over would never meet t h e occas i on , an d hi s ooo , ' Brougham's) impression was that if they sent over Ain tter the same would b e th e case. I n d ee d something like the :p sum had been suggested, and on the suggestion being„ yolj, another worthy i n di v id ua l h a d i mme di ate l y sa id, " ~,115001 have not asked half eno u g h. Th e y owe us 601v"-..1 to It was said that P ar lia men t i n t en d e d t o ex t en d the poor :Jeer Ireland, and shut the door of the workhouse by granting 'tarer relief. Why, instead of shutting the door they were O Pd d o the door, and had already discovered that the poor W l r it the anything rather than enter it, and if they carried 1, they system of out-door relief, as it seemed was propose% pot' would commit one of the most fatal mistakes that colm o s uch sibly occur; but he trusted that his Noble Friend ha d ! l a unhappy intention. See what the effects already leer e i s teree• the extent at which out-door relief was already earn° re set Within five days, between the 16th and the 21st of this P o i s ed January, as he had learned from an official ROO of his, no less than 2,200 men, who were paue e r t e es t of Ireland, 2,056 women, and 897 children, making _ that more than 5,200 paupers, had been brought over from . 4 4 country. And these were not brought, as some ingeniously supposed, in order that the owners of t he bat but vessels might realise a freight by taking them back agal s t, is one vessel alone, the Rover, from Sligo, had been pa,T ii , w oo one day, for bringing over a freight f paupers. o f thos e indeed, a growing evil, for, in five days, the detatif,,btol. who received casual relief at Liverpool, was truly r i ls the pelt On On one day, Monday, the number was 18,095 ; on ~,n; and it was 19,200 ; on Wednesday it was over 19 . , 4 ,7 0 t hat on Thursday it was 22,095, who received relierxc'eptios one parish. Then it was evident that there was e°! fato ine ; to the sad rule that pestilence followed in the train w veer not that the greatest exertion was not made by the ve er and charitable who could administer to the wants an d s , but sities of these people ; he did not mean to say that it l ition al gentles: V:0 the official friend of whom he had spoken had take n a u ph was premises for the erection of a fever hospital. An d Wei net s vre also the case with Manchester and Glasgow. They /r ood, a bit better. Let them, then, extend the poor-lave to r unless they intended to b r i ng over th e w hole of the PI tut lation. It had been said that Ireland was for the ba" Bet seemed that England was to be for the Irish alac lo frr let them have fair play. If Ireland was to eke thei , he Irish, let it keep it s own poor. Let tha n* nl