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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE I:3. The Earl of WICKLOW p rese nted a petition from Tullamore, and another from another place, in favour of the King's County Assize Bill. Mr. BARING and other Members of the House of Com mons brought up the Consolidated Fund Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW moved the second reading of the King's County Assize Bill, and that it be committed on Monday next. On the motion of Lord ROSEBERY, the whole House resolved itself into a C - mmittee on the Bill for enabling the Scorch Representative Peers to qualify in Ireland; and after a slight verbal alteration, proposed by the Noble Lord, which was agreed to, the report was ordered to be received on Monday next. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition in fa vour of the Anatomy Bill. Lord KING presented a petition from the inhabitants of Chester, complaining that the corporation property was voted away by the magistrates of that town with great prodigality in private room.. His Lordship then pre tented a petition from the Inhabitants of Marylebono, in favour of the Cemetery Bill ; also a petition from Ireland, praying for the abolition of tithes. The Earl of RODEN presented a petition from the City of Oxford, very numerously signed, praying their Lordship: to texise the Penal Laws, by which the punishment of death was enacted, with a view to their amelioration. The Noble Earl also presented petitions, principally from places in Ireland, against the new system of education in. troduced into Ireland. CHURCH PROPERTY. Lord KING presented a petition from the Council of the Northern Political Union, praying that a portion of the immen,e revenit•s of the see of Durham might be ap propriated for the purpose of founding and supporting an university in that part of the kingdom. The revenues of the Church were given for the purpose of promoting edu cation, as well as for the maiettnance of the clergy, and it was never contemplated that so large a portion of them should be bestowed for the support of one prelate. The Duke of RICHMOND muted that the Postmaster and Clerk of the Peace of Derby, Stafford, Monmouth, Oxford, and some other places, be ordered to attend at the Bar of the House on the 23d instant, for not having furnished certain returns, to which on a former night he bad adverted, should those returns not be supplied in the i rite' im. —Ordered. POLITICAL UNIONS. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY begged to call the attention of the Noble Earl at the head of the Go vernment to the progress of Political Unions, and entreated him to take some measure to suppress them. He had learned intelligence from the north of Englsnd, which in formed him of some most outrageous proceedings of these Unions. A meeting of one of them had taken place at Sunderland, at which Mr. Larkin, the friend of Dr. Head lain, had said that the Noble Earl was a weak instrument in the hands of the people, and gave instructions to the people how to act on the coming general elec tion. A publication bed been issued to the public by one of the northern unions to the same elLct, telling them that the battle of freedom was only begun, and that they must require from all Parlia mentary candidates pledges to procure a free press, universal suffrage, annual Parliaments, and vote by b,lint. The favoured borough of Gateshead hail already acted upon this advice, and the Political Union of that town had put forward a candidate who had been required to be the mere delegate of the people. In s'iort, if the progress of these unions tic as not stopped, they would take the entire Government of the country into their hands. He trusted, therefore, that his Majesty's Minis ters would, before the dissolution of Parliament, devise some measure to put them down. Mr. Pitt, with a view to put down the friendly and corresponding societies, of 1794 had suggested certain measures wick he recom mended to the attention of Government. He would now only ask the Noble Earl whether lie contemplated putting the common law in force against these societies ; and if that were found insufficient for the purpose, bringing in a 13;11 which would put a stop to the evil of which be com plained. Earl GREY Raid that Mr. Larkin was a friend of Dr. Ifeadlam's, who he was sure did not approve of the language uttered at the meeting referred to. With re spect to these political unions, they knew from experience that they were the offspring of excitement and would disappear with the causes of excitement. Such unions might exist with perfect safety to good government, and at any rate no mere enactment could put them down, as bad been proved over and over again ; so that they had the odium of passing laws hardly consistent with the con stitution without effect. Mr. Pitt's propositions were not adopted, and what took place in his time proved the truth of his propositions. Holding these sentiments, be could in answer to the Noble Marquess say that no measure of the kind he spoke of was in contem plation. He trusted much to the good sense of the people, and the dying away of these unions, when this cause was destroyed. NORFOLK ASSIZES BILL. This Rill went through a Committee, and the third read ing was ordered on Monday next. EXCHEQUER COURT (SCOTLAND) BILL. On its being moved that the House resolve itself into Committee on this Bill, The Duke of BUCCLEU CH opposed the motion, and deprecated the abolition of the Court. The Earl of CANIPERDOWN declared his intention to support the original motion, on the ground that the want of business in the Court of Exchequer in Scotland was quite notorious to every resident in that country. The Eirl of HADDINGTON supported the amendment of the Noble Duke, on the ground that further inquiry was necessary. No judge of the Court of Session had been called in, to state whether the business of the Court of Session was such as to allow one of its judges to be de tached to perform the duties of another court. The Earl of ROSEBERY supported the original mo tion, on the ground that public economy constituted the principle of the bill. He thought the measure urgently called for by the circumstances of the case, and con ceived that it had undergone sufficient preparatory inns. tig ation. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that the inquiry, as far as it went, led him to believe that the Court of Exche quer ought not to be abolished. The authority of the late Chief Baron Shepherd was positively in favour of its being maintained. It was true that the respectable per son who now presided in the court held that it might with propriety be abolished ; but it appeared to him that greater weight should be attached to the judgment of one who bad occupied the highest station in the court for 11 years, and who could have no interest in the question. He denied that there was any public principle involged in the Bill ; and were they, he asked, to deprive his Majesty of the power of trying his causes in Scotland, because it might suit the convenience of the present Chief Baron to retire on a pension ? There should, he maintained, be full and fair inquiry ; and if it were found that it was not a fit court to maintain, then let it be abolished at once. The LORD CHANCELLOR would offer one or two remarks as to what had fallen from the Noble Duke who had just sat down. He begged to state that there was nothing peculiar in the Bill, as regarded the discretion of the members of the Court. The Noble Duke had him self brought in a Bill for reducing the number of Judges in the Court of Exchequer, which measure was salutary as far as it went. The principle of the present Bill was, that whatever might be the number of Judges, they were wholly unnecessary for the exercise of any functions that appertained to them, whether ministerial or judicial. How, then, were they to get rid of a sinecure court, ex cept by discontinuing appointments when the Judges died or resigned ? It was, he conceived, better to settle the matter by legislation, than leave it to the chance of that importunity on the score of faithful services to which every Government was subjected by its adherents. The bill made provision for doing the business of the court, such as it was. The present Chief Baron could have no interest in the measure; and if he retired on its being passed, he (the Lord Chancellor) should look upon it as the greatest possible proof of the irksomeness of the situa tion in which be felt himself placed, when receiving a large salary for a high office to which there belonged little or no official business. With regard to the opinion of Sir Samuel Shepherd, he entertained great respect for it ; but it had been committed upon this question,—the late Chief Baron having, some years ago, expressed himself as strongly against any reduction in the number of judges, as he did against the measure now before their Lordships. After a few words in explanation from the Duke of WELLINGTON, The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill. The clauses were agreed to, the House resumed, and the Report was received. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH gave notice that he would move an amendment on the third reading. On the motion of the same Noble Duke, various re turns connected with the Court of Exchequer, were or dered to be produced. The Earl of GUSFORD presented a petition praying for the abolition of the punishment of death in the case of forgery. —Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE 15. aThe Bill fQr establishiug a WO Duck ea the porth lido of the 'Wear, in the port of Sunderland, was read a third time and passed. Mr. HODGSON brought up the report of the Com mittee on the Denbans Church Bill. Lord CLIVE presented_ a petition from the Countess of B: idgeweer. Lord Bitowtanav and the Earl of SOUTHAMPTON com plained of the decisian of the Committee on some parts of the Birmingham and London Railway Bill, and presented a petition raying for the appointment of a com mittee of appeal. The petition was ordered to be printed and to he taken into consideration en Monday next. On the motion of Lord STAN LEY, the amendments of the Lords on the Chorlton-row Improvement Bill were read a resod time. Mr. PORTMAN brettgla up the report of the Select Committee on the general Highway Hill, which was or dered ro, be printed and to be taken into consideration (,n Monday next, Mr. WRANGHAM presented a petition from the Ear! of Stirling, who set forth certain charters ftia favour, and prayed to be heard against the forma tion of the Canada Company, which would be an en croachment neon his private rights. After a few observations from Mr. HuNT and the SPEAKER, the petitio❑ was ordered to be printed. Lord OXMANTOWN presented a petition from the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of King's County, praying the House to adopt some extraordinary measure to meet the alarming increase of crime. He also presented two petitions from parishes in Wexford and the King's County, praying that the punishment of death in cases of forgery might be abolished. Mr. WYSE presented several petitions from Tipperary, Clonmel and Galway, in favour of a more extended mea ettre than that now before the House ; also several peti tions praying for the abolition of tithes. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from a town in Tipperary, against the punishment of death in cases of forgery. Mr. BRISCOE hoped the day was not far distant when the law for the punishment of death in cases of forgery would be blotted out of the Statute-book. Sir H. BUNBURY presented a petition from Bury St. Edmunds for a modification of the Penal Code. Lord INIORPETH presented a petition from Knares. borough, praying that that place might be substituted for Ripley, in taking the poll at elections. Mr. KENNEDY presented two petitions from the Provost and Magistrates of Ayr, in favour of Reform. Also, a petition from Kilmarnock, praying that no al teration might be made in the Scotch Reform Bill, as far as regarded their interests. Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from the clergy and presbytery of Dalkeith against the ministerial plan of education in Ireland. Also, a petition from the free holders of Linlithgow, praying for compensation for the loss of their elective franchise. Mr. SLANEY presented a petition from a person in Shrewsbury, praying for the consolidation of the Assessed Taxes. The Hon. Member also gave notice of a motion for the 16th of June for the improvement of the condition of the working classes in large towns. Mr. HUNT gave notice of his intention to present a petition from Nottingham, complaining of the conduct of the gaoler, on Monday next. _ _ Sir CHARLES *ETHERELL moved for certain re turns relative to fire insurances.—Ordered. Mr. O'CONNELL rose to present two petitions from the Councils of Political Unions,—but, being only signed by the Chairman and Secretary, they were objected to by the Speaker, and the Learned Gentleman withdrew them. Mr. HUNT gild, that in consequence of what had taken place while he was in tile country, he would renew his motion for the 26th June, for the abolition of the Corn Laws, He saw by the papers that the Noble Lord (Milton) 11 ad come to some arrangement with the House, by which his motion was postponed. He expected something of that sort would take place, and therefore he had given his notice, which, through some mistake, had been taken out of the book ; he begged that it might be replaced in its original position. Mr. O'CONNELL, seeing the Hon. Member the Un der-Secretary for the Home Department in his place, begged to draw his attention to a statement contained in the Morning Herald. It purported to be a report of proceed ings that took place at Hatton-garden Police Office, and he would say that, if true, it was a most gross piece of bar barity, both on the part of the police and the Magistrate. It was the case of a poor woman who was selling a few nuts on the street, when she was attacked by a policeman—her basket and goods thrown about on the street, and herself struck and abused, and afterwards taken before a Magistrate, who fined her—a poor woman who was only endeavouring to maintain her sick husband and four children in an honest manner. It further appeared, that when before the Magistrate, a wit ness came forward in her behalf, who was grossly insulted by him. He did not see that it was proper for any Magistrate so to act. He wished to bring the case under the notice of the Government, and if he did not receive some satis factory explanation he would feel it his duty to bring it formally before the House. Mr. LAMB had seen the statement alluded to by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, but it was very much exaggerated in the papers, and he was sorry to see that many of the newspapers lent themselves to make gross charges against the police force. The facts of the case, as reported to him were these :—Hatton-garden was very peculiarly situated, being the boundary between the City and Westminster, and there a great many persons of the same class as this woman were in the habit of vending their fruit, &c. which was much complained of by the inhabitants ; and it was not till after repeated complaints were made, that the Magistrates gave orders that the police should put a stop to them, and clear the place. He was quite ready to admit that this was a law which ought not to be enforced with rigour, but the complaints were so nu merous that it was absolutely necessary that the police should interfere in this instance. The woman. with many other persons of her sort, was selling her nuts there that day. It was said by Mr. Lewin, who had come forward in her behalf, that the policeman ought to have told her to go away; but the fact was, that on two different occasions on that same day, he had done so, and on returning a third time, in place of going away peaceably, she struck the policeman before he in terfered at all. The Newspapers omitted one very important fact, namely, that a very respectable work ing man came forward, quite unsolicited, and on his oath stated that the policeman bad acted with the greatest propriety. The language put into the Magistrate's mouth was much exaggerated, but he (Mr. L.) had no hesitation in saying that he had used words which he would much rather he had not used, and which were disgraceful from the Bench. He had fined the woman, but, on a little reflection, had discharged her. Mr. O'CONNELL was glad to hear the latter words of the Right Hon. Gentleman, and hoped they would be con veyed to the Magistrate. Sir E. SUGDEN regretted the harshness of the law, but Magistrates and the police were obliged to do their duty. It was very advisable however that that duty should be performed in as mild a manner as possible. Mr. O'CONNELL thought it a great protection to the poor and to the public generally, that the newspapers gave such reports. Mr. HUNT complained that such reports were very partial, and much to be blamed. Lord ALTHORP moved the Order of the Day for the House to resolve itself into a Committee on the Scotch Reform Bill. Before the question was put, Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET inquired what had become of the Bill which several months ago had passed that House, and which, referring to the supervision of Asylums, had been sent to the other House of Parliament? Mr. LAMB would be sorry if the Bill referred to fell through ; but although it was not a Government Bill, be would make inquiry after it. The SPEAKER then put the motion, and Mr. PRINGLE rose to bring forward his proposition, that the classification of the Scotch Burghs be referred to a Select Committee. Lord ALTHORP was of opinion that the question would be much better settled by a Committee of the whole House than by a Select Committee. The main principle had been to disturb the present distribution of Scotch burghs as little as possible; and it would be far better for those Hon. Members who had any objections to the mode of distribution proposed to be adopted, to make those ob jections when the question came regularly before the House. The motion was then negatived without a division ; and the House resolved itself into Committee on the SCOTCH REFORM BILL. Mr. BERNAL in the Chair. Clause 48, as amended, was ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 49 was omitted, having been otherwise provided for. The CHAIRMAN then read schedule A, containing a list of counties to return one Member each; and upon arriving at the county of Perth, Sir GEORGE MURRAY rose to move, according to previous notice, that the county of Perth be not die. membered for the purpose of adding to the constituency of any other county. It was not necessary for him to trouble the Howe relative to the diemembermeut of the cc unty of Argyle, as he tvaderstood that had been abandoned by his Majesty's Ministers. But it appeared to him that a great injustice waa about to be done to the county of Perth by this part of the Bill. And he felt it his duty to resist it, not only as representative for that county, but on a broader ground—that of opposing a principle which was for the first time introduced. This was the only instance in the measure of Reform either for England, Ireland, or Scotland ; in which a part of a county had been cut off for the purpose of annexing it to and adding to the constituency of two adjoining counties —(Bean) If any such proposal had been made in the case of the English Bill, he ventured to affirm it would have been objected to, and effectually resisted in the strongest manner. He could not, therefore, under stand why a principle should be applied to Scotland which would have been rejected, if attempted to be applied to Eng land. It was a principle which, if adopted, would lead to dangerous consequences, and might alter and destroy all the original boundaries of counties throughout the kingdom. its could not understand why addition should be made to one county at the expense of another ; and by the present chose it was proposed to take from the county of Perth, fur the purpose of adding Kinross to Clackmannan. If it had been proposed to detach from all counties whatever portions should be disconnected,heshould have no objection. He hoped the Noble Lord opposite would take this sub ject into his serious consideration, and would ultimately abandon the objectionable parts of the claim. Lord ALTHORP said, that the only real grievance of which the Right Hon. and Gallant Gentleman had com plained was, the diminution of the constituency of the county of Perth, would only he a grievance if the predic tions as to futurity of the Right Hon. Gentleman should he realisod, which he (Lord Althorp) much doubted. O n the other hand, it should be borne in mind, that Perth, under the Bill, would have its influence increased by its constituency being diminished. Sir GEORGE CLERK said, that as the feelings of the inhabitants of a county were attached to it and to its interests, it would be difficult to estrange them, even by preserving to them the same rights elsewhere. He could suppose many cases in which great confusion would arise from this dismemberment, and he thought to prevent that, it would be much better if his Majesty's Government would accede to the amendment of his (Sir G. Clerk's) Right Hon. Friend. The LORD ADVOCATE said, that when it was pro• posed by the Government to consolidate the counties of Clackmannan and Kinrosahire for the purposes of this Bill, it was found that they were intersected by a strip of the county of Perth, which it had been thought conve nient and proper to include in the proposed consolidation. Therefore the dismemberment, as it was termed, of the county of Perth, had originated from its geographical po sition. Sir. W. RAE thought that the interests of the parishes, which would, under the proposed arrangement, be se parated from the county of Pertb, would be materially affected by the division. Mr. ADAM defended the proposed division ; and he hoped that a distinct Bill would soon be introduced to consolidate these portions of the county into one for all possible purposes. After a few words in reply from Sir G. MURRAY, the Committee divided, and the numbers appeared— For the amendment l2t Against it 54 Majority —3o After the division, and during the exclusion of strangers, we understood that the following counties, completing the who'e number enumerated in schedule A, were agreed to : Renfrew, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Stirling (exclusive of the parish of Alva, annexed to Kinross, &c., by schedule B), Sutherland, and Wigton. Upon returning to the gallery, we found the Committee considering schedule B, which contains the list of com bined counties, each to return one Member to Parliament. On the question being put that Elgin and Nairn stand part of the schedule, Mr. DAVIDSON complained of the annexation of tbose counties, and contended that Elgin ought to send a Member of itself. Mr. MACKENZIE considered that no hardship was done to Elgin by its annexation to Nairn. Sir W. RAE objected to the proposed annexation as being unjust towards Elgin. Sir G. CLERK also said that he should oppose the an nexation. After some further discussion, the House divided--_ Ayes 5O Noes 26 Majority against the motion —24 On our re-admission to the gallery, we found the CHAIR. MAI{ putting the question on the towns contained in sche dule C.—Agreed to. The first part of schedule D was agreed to without dis cussion. On the question that Greenock stand part of the clause, Mr. C. FERGUSSON said Port Glasgow was united with Greenock in the former Bill, and he considered it entitled to be combined with it now, and jointly to return one Member. He should therefore move that Greenock he omitted in schedule D, with a view to its insertion con jointly with Port Glasgow in schedule E. Sir N. STEWART and Mr. DixoN opposed the amend ment. Si; R. PEEL enforced the claim of Port Glasgow to be united with Greenock, on the ground of its vicinity and common interest with that place. A rivalry was supposed to exist between the two towns; if such were the case, the best way to conciliate their differences and reconcile their animosities was by uniting them in the bond of a common representation. The LORD-ADVOCTE defended the clause. Gree nock was entitled to repre. , entation, per se, on the ground of its population and importance. He denied that Port Glasgow had any claim to be united with it. Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS thought the Learned Lord would do well to assent to the amendment. _ Lord ALTHORP said the objection to being united with Port Glasgow was so strong on the part of Greenock that it was thought better to avoid an attempt to bring toge ther such clashing interests, and the combination was aban doned. If the places were united, the interests of Port Glasgow must be sunk in the preponderrting and opposing influence of Greenock, to which the union would be most distasteful, at the same time that it could hardly prove bene ficial to Port Glasgow. On these grounds, the idea of combining the two places had been abandoned. Mr. HORATIO ROSS supported the amendment. Mr. P 4 STEWART said he should v4te fur the original resolution. _ Lord J. RUSSELL thought Greenock entitled to one Member, and that it ought not be embarrassed, by being united to another place, especially as the combination would be unpalatable, and was not required in order give a suffi cient constituency. Sir R. PEEL thought there existed at least as good reasoas for combining Port Glasgow and Greenock, as for adding NI usselburgh to Leith, the elector alhouses of which were more numerous than in Greenock. Mr. DIXON contended that the commercial import ance of Port Glasgow rendered it highly expedient that it should be separated from Greenock and annexed to Dumbarton. On the motion there appeared— For the original motion 73 Against it Majority Mr. R. DUNDAS (on our re-admission to the gallery) moved that Stonehaven be added to the Inverbervie, Mon trose, and Forfar district of boroughs. Stonehaven was the only manufacturing town in the agricultural county of Kincardine, and unless it was added to the Forfar district, Kincardine would have no voice in the manufacturing re presentation. The LORD ADVOCATE would resit the Hon. Mem. ber's motion, as he conceived that it was highly inexpe dient that the voters in Kincardine should be exclusively agricultural, as they would be if the Hon. Member's pro position was adopted. The Committee divided— For the motion 4° Against it Majority —2o On the 9th district, including Renfrew, Rutherglen, Dumbarton, and Kilmarnock, Sir M. S. STEWART moved that Kilmarnock be placed with its immediate county neighbours, Ayr and Irvine, instead of being placed with the three small towns of Renfrew, Rutherglen, and Dumbarton, in three sepa rate counties. As this was a matter of pure detail and arrangement, and of new arrangement of old districts by the Bill itself, he felt himself at perfect liberty, as a zealous supporter of the Bill, to make and to press his motion, comprising, as he was confident it did, a fairer, a better, and a more liberal enfranchisement.—(Hear.) He assured the Committee that he did not presume to make this motion upon his own opinion and feeling, how ever strong they might be; but he felt himself compelled to renew a notice he gave more than nine months ago, on going into Committee on the late Scotch Bill, (and lie trusted, therefore, he should hear nothing to-night of any sudden and unexpected proposition of his to disturb the circulated arrangements of the Bill)—he said he felt com pelled to persevere in his motion, from a strong and gene ral call for him to do so, from every one of the five counties connected with those boroughs, awl from a in jority of the boroughs themselves included in these arrangements.-.. ( Hear, bear.) Ile wished at once to disembarrass the case, and free himself from the sligLitest suspicion of self interest in the arrangement he now proposed. For he al l ured the Committee, that of 411 the arrozemati utter the Bill, those that would give him the greatest political influence would be the annexation of Port-Glasgow to Greenock, and next to that the keeping Port-Glasgow in the county of Renfrew. He had opposed the one from a sense of public duty; and for the same reason, and because he believed the inhabitants of Port-Glasgow desired it, be should support the Junction of Port-Glasgow with the Dumbarton district of horoughs.--(Hear.) However clumsily, therefore, or inapt'y he might state the strong case committed to his charge, he trusted, nay, more, be called upon hie Nola'e and Right Hon. Friends on the Treasury bench ; for the sake of the opinions and senti ments of the great body of Reformers throughout the west of Scotland, whose sincere and deeply-impressed represen• tative he in this matter was, not only to give to this case an impartial reconsideration, but he called upon them to stand aloof as a Government, and to allow the facts he should adduce to make their own way in the Committee, and especially upon the unbiassed minds of his fdlow reformers on his side of the House. Representing, as he did, a very general opinion of the supporters cf the Bill and of the Government, throughout the west of Scotland, he was sure he should not be met with any mere technical objections by his Learned Friend the Lord Advocate, such as—that it was now too late to make these alterations— (bat the parties interested might complain of such late changes. It w,s never too late to correct a palpable and injurious error. A late arrangement and a Lager altera tion bad been made in the English Bill, and he begged to remind the Government, that the majority of the parties interested petitioned for these very alterations that he now proposed.---( Hear.) He begged especially to state, that he touched no principle of the on the con trary, the direct . effect of his motion would be to am plify ana enforce the great leading principles of the Bill, by extending the franchise to a greater number of 101. householders, and by giving to live, if ❑ot six, of the eight boroughs concerned ; and that they will not have, under the present arrangement, an effective and independent exercise of their new-given right.—(Hear.) He begged to remind the Government, that he (lid not attempt to touch any district that had not been already touched by the Bill. He did not presume to meddle—he only sought to improve what had already been disturbed by the Bill. It was a fair case of detail, and therefore open to the best and most liberal allotment of boroughs that could be made. He wished to ask his No ble Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it was really his intention to give three Members to the county of Ayr. He understood it was not. Then he would assure him, that the inevitable and only result of the present ar rangement, was to give it exclusively, in effact, three Members, and he would prove this incontestibly to the House. The Hon. Member then went into the details of the case, and of both districts and boroughs, sheaving how imperfact and limited the present returns were—that the overwhelming votes of Ayr and Kilmarnock, were kept quite of view by all the documents now before the House, while the smaller places, therefore Nottingham, &c. were, by special reports, put upon full stretch. The Honour able Member proved, incontrovertibly, that, by the present arrangement, Kilmarnock would, in this one district, com pletely outnumber and outvote the remaining boroughs— as would Ayr in the other district. The Hon. Member argued that, in proof of this, the House would, no doubt, immediately bear his Hon. and Learned Friend the Mem ber for Ayr, protesting on the part of both Ayr and Kil marnock, against touchinE the present arrangement ; and this, surely, would be to the House the strongest con firma.ion of all that he (Sir Michael Shaw,) had argued. It was obviously the interest of these two great towns to keep matters as they were, so that each might command, by its receding population and influence, their respective districts. But would the Hon. Gentlemen sanction this ? He was sure they would not ; and the present arrange ment was, when closely examined, so ill advised—partial —and unjust in its operation on the smaller boroughs, that it was quite impossible it would be persisted in. The Hon. Member apologised to the House for taking up so much of their time, and concluded by enforcing on their consideration—first, on the one hand, they had the two great towns of Ayr and Kilmarnock—the lords para mount inevitably to be—of their respective districts—re sisting, as a matter of course, his motion. On the other hand, they had all the smaller boroughs of both dis• tricts, asking them to sanction his motion, and the ar rangement it involved; and so to rescue them from the political domination of these two overwhelming places. In the name, therefore, of the weaker and the oppressed, he called upon the House and the Government to inter pose. He called on the Government in the name of that great body of Reformers. Throughout the west of Scot land were the sentiments he faithfully represented. He called on the House, in the name of every one be ever spoke to on the subject, be his political opinions what they may, and who was acquainted with the local circum stances. In other words—in the name of public opinion, which is generally based on common sense and common justice, he called upon the House earnestly and respect fully to sanction and adopt the motion he had then rose to propose. Lord ALTHORP observed, that it was fit that the large towns should have a larger influence in the elections. The smaller towns were entitled to a share in the representa. tion, and they had a share. After a few observations from Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ken nedy, Mr. Stewart, Sir George Murray, Mr. Pringle, Sir G. Clerk, the Lord Advocate, Lord G. Bentinck, and Sir M. S. Stewart in reply, the Committee divided. The numbers were— - - For the Amendment B5 Against it 67 Majority On our return to the gallery we found the committee discussing the amendment, that " Port Glasgow be added to the list No. 9, of Schedule E." After some discussion this was agreed to. List No. 10 was next agreed to ; and list No. 11, with the addition of Haddington. Lists Nos. 12 and 13 in schedule E, were then agreed to, and the schedule so amended was agreed to. Schedules F, G, and 11, and parts of 1 and 2, were postponed. Schedules J and K were agreed to. Schedules L and M, after some conversation, and the insertion of some verbal amendments, were agreed to. The LORD ADVOCATE proposed the insertion of a clause regulating the qualification of members to serve :or counties, cities, and boroughs, in Scotland. After a short conversation, in which Sir G. CLERX, the LORD ADVOCATS, and Mr. GouLnuftx, took part, the clause was postponed. The preamble of the Bill was then agreed to, and the House having resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and the report was ordered to be received on Monday next. CUSTOMS' DUTIES ACTS. At a quarter past one o'clock this morning, Mr. P. THOMSON moved that the House resolve itself into a Com mitte of the whole House, to consider of the Customs' Duties Acts. After an objection from Mr. GOULBURN to proceeding to the consideration of such an important subject at so very late an hour, the House resolved itself into the Committee. Mr. P. THOMSON then said that his reason for urg ing the House to enter into this Committee was his desire to lay before it the new schedule of duties which he pro posed to insert in the Customs Bill, which he was about to introduce. The Right Hon. Gentleman then entered into a very long statement of the duties which he intended to alter ; but we are sorry to say, that the late hour at which he commenced his speech, renders it utterly impossi ble for us to give even an abstract of it in this day's pub lication. lie informed the Committee that the state of the revenue rendered it impossible for him to make any g e e d a e t r a v o ed ut u r d c ti t (); c o l f a ss d t u fy t i i es n g tthhies n l e l o e had, some e articles, by modifyin g thml less onerous duties ous o n o t n h e public. o t hers, t owrretnt With ear viewthe collectionof bene fiting the manufacturers, he had reduced the duties on seve ral kinds of dyes and barks used in our manufactories; an d with a view of benefiting the poor, he had taken the d u ties off several drugs and medicines, which had hitl.erto been subjected to very high and disproportionate duties. e In order to benefit British shipping, he had entirely taken off the duty on hemp. By this the revenue would suffer a loss of 60,0001. a year ; but as his Hon. Friend was of opinion that he could spare that sum from the revenue of the year, he knew no duty which it would be more bene ficial to the country to have repealed. He then proposed, for adoption, a schedule of duties, which occupies five closely printed folio pages of the Parliamentary Papers. H e was afraid that many gentlemen would blame him for not baying made more omissions in this schedule ; but his on ly reason for not making them was a desire to avoid any defalcation in the revenue of the year. A discussion of some length then ensued, in which Mr. COURTENAT, Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, Mr. WARBUR TON, and several other Members stated their objections to the duties in the present schedule, and gave notice that they would urge them more at length when the resolution s hould be reported to the House. The resolutions Were then agreed to, and the House re sumed. TAX-CARTS. On the motion of Lord ALTMORP, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on the As sessed Taxes Act, when his Lordship proposed a resolu tion to the effect, that the owners of tax-carts with two „ Fl ipp, under the value of 214, plight be allowed to we them for the purpose of pleasure, upon payment of an an nual duty of I/. 108. The resolution was agreed to, and the House resumed. On the motion of Mr. J. CAMPBELL, the limitation of Actions Bill, the Fines and Recoveries Bill, the Curtesy of En eland Bill, and the Inheritance Bill, were severally read a third time and passed. The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Re form of Parliament (Ireland) Bill. The resolutions respecting the payment of barristers were agree:l to, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be received on Monday. EXPENSES OF SHERIFY.4. Mr. F. PALMER presented the report of the Select Committee on Sheriffs' expenses, which was ordered to be taken into consideration on Thursday nett. The order Orders of the Day having here disposed of, the House adjourned at Three o'clock. LIST OF TIL WHO VOTED FOR ADDINI THE COUNTIES OF KINR( Adam, C.—Kinross, &c. Agnew, Sir A.—Wigtonshire A I thorp, Vis.—Northamptonsh. Barham, J.—Stockbridge I3ayntun, S. A.—York Blackney, W.—Co. of Carlow Blake, Sir F.—Bernick Clive, Edward B.—Hereford Creevey, T.—Downton Denman, Sir T—Nottinghamsh. Dixon, J.—Glasgow, &c. MAJORITY CERTAIN PARISHES TO )SS AND CLACKMANNAN. Johnston, A.—Crail, &c. Johnston, J.—lnyerkeithing Kennedy, T. F.—ltothsay, &c. Lawley, F.—Warwickshire Loch, J &C. Lushington, Dr.—llchester INPLeod, R.—Sutherlandshirc Mackenzie, J. A. S.—Ross-shire Nugent, Lord—Aylesbury Phillips, C. M.—Leicestershire Ponsonby, G.—Youghall Price, Sir R.—Herefordshire Ross, H.—Aberdeen, &c. Russell, Lord J.—De v ons hire Russell, C.—Reading Sinclair, G., jun.—Caithness-sh. Stanley, E. J.—Hindon Stewart, P. M.=Lancastcr Easthopc, J.-11;nbriry Fergusson, Sir R.—Nottingham Ferguson, R.—Dysart, &c. Fergusson, R. C.—Kircudbright Fox, Lieut..Col.—Calne Gillon, W. D.—Selkirk, &c. Granam, SirJ. R. G.—Cumberl. Haliburton, Hon.—Forfarshire Handley, W. F.—Newark Heywood, B.—Lancashire Strutt, E.—Derby Tavistoek, Marg.of—Bedfordsh. Venables, Ald.—London Vere, J. H.—Newport, I. of W Villiers, T. H.—Bleteriingly Walker, C. A.—Wexford Wyse, T., jun.—Tipperary Co. HobhousC, Sir J. C.—Westmin. I-hint, Henry—Preston James, Jeincy, Rt. Hon. F.—Perth, &c. Johnstone, J. J. H.—Dumfries shire TELLER. Ellice, E.— Co ven try FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. QUEEN'S-HOUSE, ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, June 14, 1832. This day Monsieur Faick, Ambassador Extraordinary and Ple nipotentiary from the King of the Netherlands, and the Prince de Talleyrand, Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary from the King of the French, had audience of her Majesty to take leave; to which they were introduced by the Hon. William Ashley, her Majesty's Vice-Chamberlain, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Kt. Master of the Ceremonies. WHITEHALL, JUNE 15. The King has been pleased to grant the Archdeaconry of the Isle of Man to the Rev. Benjamin Philpot, A.M. CROWN-OFFIC E, JUNE 15, 1832. MENDER RF.TURNIT.D TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. BOROUGH OF TAUNTON.—Henry Labouchere, Esq. WHITEHALL, JUNE 11. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Edmund Hardman, of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, Gent , to be a ➢faster Extra ordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed Thomas Shepherd, of Beverley, in the county of York, Gent.. to be a Master Extraor dinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed John Philips, of the city of Bristol, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WAR-OFFICE, Just 15. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain IL B. Edwards, from half-pay 13th Light Dragoous, be Captain, vice Sullivan, deceased, June 15. 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. S. H. Paget to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hall, who retires, Junels ; Cornet NV. H. Chetwynd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Paget, June 15 ; C. Ilagart, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchafe, vice Chetwynd, June 15. Bth Light Dragoons —T. NV. S. Lowndes, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, Nice Craven, who retires, June 15. 10th Regiment of Foot—Capt. NV. M. Wetenhall, from half pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice L. Shedden,who exchanges, receiving the ditlerence,June 15. 12th Foot—Regimental Surgeon R. Orton, from a particular service, to be Sur,eon, vice R. Amid, who retires upon half-pay Ist Royal Veteran Battalion, June 1. 13th Foot—Captain J. M. Mailleue, from half-pay Unattached, to he Captain, vice R. Hare, who exchanges, receiving the cliff, recce, June 15. 42(.1 . 1 . 00t—Lieut. R. R. Williamson, from half.pay Chasseurs Britanniques, to be Lieutenant, vice J. Guthrie, who, exchanges, receiving the difference, June 15. 46th Foot--Captain A. Campbell to be Major, without pur chase, vice Thompson, deceased, June 6. Lieut. It. Campbell to be Captain, vice Campbell • Ensign J. Wood, from the 56th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Green, who retires, June 15. 55th Foot —Ensign IL M'Caskill, to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Dixon, whose promotion, of the 12th April last, has been cancelled • E. Molloy, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M'Caskill, June 15. 56th Foot —Gentleman Cadet J. Blackburn, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wood, pro moted in the 46th Foot, June 15.. 57th Foot—Ensign henry Gahan to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice De la Condamine, promoted ; Gentleman Cadet Win. Bridger Goodrich, from the Royal 'Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gahan; Assistant-Surgeon Edward Cutler, from half-pay Ist Foot Guards, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Lister, appointed to the 46th Foot, June 15. 58th Foot—Lieut. Joseph Moore, from the 89th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Markham, June 15. 75th Foot—Lieut. C. Tyssen to be Captain, by purchase, vice Salmon, who retires, June 15; Ensign H. A. Graham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tyssen, June 15; F. Ellis, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gahan, June 15: Staff- Assistant-Surgeon John Caw, M.D. to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Nugent, appointed to the 96th Foot, June 15. 89th hoot—Gentleman Cadet C. It. Egerton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, June 15. 9'2d loot—Capt. G. 0. Farrell, from half-pay Bth West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Campbell, promoted, June 15. Stith Foot—Assistant-Surgeon 31. Nugent, from the 7th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Fryer, whose appointment has been cancelled, June 15. UNATTACHED.—Captain J. Campbell, from the 92d Foot, to be Major of Infantry, by purchase; Lieut. I'. De la Conda mine, from the 57th Foot, to be Captain of Infantry, by pur chase, June 15. MEMORANDA.—Major R. Leonard, upon half-pay 104th Foot, has been allowed to retire from the service, by the sale of an Unattached commission, June 15. The half-pay of fthe undermentioned officers has been can celled from the Ist instant, inclusive, they having received com muted allowances for their commissions :—Deputy Assistant- Commissary-General John Barford ; Deputy Assistant-Com missary -General James Paterson. His Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct that the 35th Regiment of Foot shall be permitted to bear the appellation of Royal, and be in future styled the 35th, or Royal Sussex Regi ment ; and that the facings be acsordingly chanced from orange to blue. His Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct that the 6th Regiment of Foot shall be permitted to bear the appellation of Royal, and be in future styled the 6th or Royal (Ist) Warwick shire Regiment; and that the facings be accordingly changed from yellow to blue. His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the Ist or Royal Regiment of Foot bearing on its colours and appoint ments the word f°Corunna ' " in commemoration of the distin guished gallantry of the 3d Battalion of that Regiment in the action at Corunna, on 16th January, 1809. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of theiCounty:of Glamorgan. W. Jones, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant, May 26. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Middlesex. Royal East Middlesex Militia. E. Hetherington, Esq. to be Captain, Feb. 3; H. C. Daniel, Esq, to be ditto, May 19. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent. East Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Calvalry. Cornet F. Brockman to be Lieutenant, vice Honeywood ; P. Honywood, Gent, to be Cornet, vice Brockman ; G. Gipps, Gent, to be ditto, vice Ashton Oxenden, June 9. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. WILLIAM DAVIDSON, Water-lane, Lower Thames-street, wine-merchant. THOM AS SO WEBBY, Blandford.street, Manchester-square, upholsterer. SAMUEL LASK EY, Sidmouth-street, St. Pancras, cabinet maker. WILLI AM DAVIS, Launceston, Cornwall, common-carrier BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. GEORGE JAMES DEPREE, Savoy-wharf, Strand, paviour. BANK RUPTS. THOMAS MORRIS West Bromwich, Stafford, iron-roller. dealer, to surrender June 28, and July 27, at eleven, at Whis. ton's Cross Inn, Albrighton, Shropshire. Capes, Raymond. buildings, Gray's Inn; Holyoake and Robinson, Wolver hampton. HENRY SMITH, Salisbury-street, Strand, wine -merchant, June 27, at eleven, and July 27, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Wilde, Itees, and Humphrey, College-hill. JOHN RYALLS, Fleßt-lane, hardwareman, June 27 and July 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Howell, Hatton garden. WILLIAM MIN MT, London-road, furniture-broker. June 26, at ten, and July 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Herbert, Bridge-row, Pimlico. WILLIA 51 GU 51510 W and EDWARD EDMUNDS, Duke-street, Portland-place, furnishing-ironmongers, June 23, at twelve, and July 27, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Knobel, Upper Montagu-street, Montagu.square. THOMAS HAMPER, Crucifix-lane, Bermondsey, maltster, June '27, at two, and July 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Dicas, Falcon-court, Fleet-street. HENRY WOOD, Bristol, innkeeper, June 25 and 26, and July 27, at one, at the Commercial-rooms, Corn-street, Bristol. White and Whitmore, Lincoln's Inn ; Bevan and Brittan, Bristol. JAMES SPARROW, Tettenhall, Staffordshire, malster,June 28, and July 27, at eleven, at Whiston's Cross Inn, Albrighton, Shropshire. Capes, Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn; Holyoake and Robinson, Wolverhampton. JOSEPH SKIDMORE, Nottingham, bobbin-maker, June 23 and July 27, at twelve, at the George the Fourth Inn, Notting ham. Feurnhead and Campbell, Nottingham ; Johnson and Weatherell, Temple, London. JOSEPH TAYLOR, Liverpool, car-proprietor, June 26, and July 27, at twelve, at the Clarendon-rooms, Bristol. Gregory, Liverpool ; Dean, Palsgrave-place, Temple-bar, London. THOMAS FORD, Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire, innkeeper, June 28, and July 27, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Shrewsbury. l'hilpot, Stone, and Philpot,3,Southampton-street Bloomsbury, London, Kough, Shrewsbury. DIVIDENDS. 'l'. W. Ward, Bishopsgate-street, woollen-draper, July 7, at the Court of Bankruptcy—D. Wace, Newgate-street, grocer, July 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy—S. Baxter, Carmar then-street, Tottenham-court-road , builder, Jul y 9, alialf-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy—E. H. Bally, Percy-street, Tottenham-court-road, sculptor, July 12, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy—J. Collins and E. Prior, Goswell-street, horse dealers, July 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy—ll. and J. Cazenove, Broad-street -buildings, merchants, July 6, at half_ past eleven, at the Court of Ban kru p tc y —J. Hou ghton and J. Watts, Soho-square, drapers, July 11, at half-past ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy—A. and W. Metcalf, Lamb's Conduit. street, linen-drapers, July 3, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy W. T. Croker, Lime-street, skin-broker, July 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy—A. L. de Metz, Bunhill.row, tea-dealer, Bart-, late G. Blackman, Chatham-place City, July 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy—J. Jenkins, Lost wiethiel, Cornwall, cabinet-maker, July 10, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy—T. Crntchley, Birmingham, , vic tualler, July 12, at twelve, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham-14 at ele • , at mSierrGehainita,rJnuafye'3l, at half-past eleven, at the Court of ' Bank ruptcy—G. Bradley, Leeds, confounder , July ce o f m o m, punning anti Kenyon, Leed s : — Q, aI;InVV, Clements, West Derby, Lancashire, brewers, July 16, at ten, at the office of Mr. P. F. Curry, Liverpool—W. Taylor, Liverpool, merchant, July 7, at two, at the George Inn, Liverpool—K. Gid dings, Lyncombe and Widcoinbe, Somersetshire, baker, July 7, at one, at the offices of Mr. Hellings, Bath—E. Morris, Wrex ham, Denbighshire, tawer, July 9, at eleven, at the Pied Bull, Chester—G. Loft, Woodbridge, Suffolk, corn-merchant, July 7, at ten, at the Suffolk Hotel, Ipswich—J. Fisher, Ipswich, miller, July 7, at ten, at the Suffolk Hotel, Ipswich—A. lronside, Louth, Lincolnshire, nurseryman, July 10, at eleven, at the New King's Head Inn, Louth—G. Hibbard, [lath, maltster, July M. at ten, at the Christopher Inn, Bath—W. Pattinson, Liver pool, merchant,July 7, at twelve, at the office of Mr. J. Lowe, Solicitor, Liverpool—T. and B. Capper, Beaufort-buildings, coal merchants, July 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptc'7, CERTIFICATES, JULY 6. J. W. Sherwood, Newgate-street, eheesemonger —R. Hesle den, Southampton, botie.lnerchant—T. J. Hurrill, York-street, Portman-square, surgeon—R. Hewitt, Upper Thames-street, merchant—l. Thorp. Reddish-mills, Manchester,calico-prin ter — F. Sherley, Hayes, Middlesex, brewer—W. Cll4tklep s Warwick square, Kensington, boarding-house-keeper-0. ThriVir and R. Hyslop, Liverpool, merchants. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. E. Rawles and G. Launce, Drury-lane, leather:cutters—J. and C. Jones, Tulbrook, Oxfordshire, carpenters—A. Lyon and N. J. Calisher, Birmingham, jewellers—J. Earnshaw and E. Dawson, Bacup, Lancashire, woollen-manufacturers—NV. and J. Akeroyd, Batley, Yorkshire, carpenters—J. Hodgson and It. Derbyshire, Liverpool, corn-merchants—J. 31‘Nair and J. Breb ncr, Liverpool, commission-merchants—H. Prickett and Co., Highgate, auctioneers, so far as regards H. Prickett—R. Gre gory and Union-street East, salesmen—H. Diggens and C. A. Jones, Co., icester-street, Leicester-square, printers. COURT CIRCULAR. Their MAJESTIES gave a grand Dinner on Thursday evening, at the Palace of St. James's, to the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, the Duchess of KENT, the Princess AUGUSTA, Prince ADALBERT of Prussia, the Russian Ambassador, and Princess LIEvEN, the Nether lands and French Ambassadors, the Prussian Minister and Baroness Bur.ow, the Hanoverian Minister, the Duke and Duchess of NORTHUMBERLAND, Viscount PAL3rEasToN, Lord St. HELENS, Sir BROOK TAYLOR, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the Master of the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain to the QUEEN, Colonel de SCAMHOORT and Count GROEBEN, of the suite of Prince ADALBERT, Earl and Countess of Eititot, Viscount and Viscountess FALKLAND, Lord and Lady FREDERICK FITZCLARENCE, Lady Sophia LENNOX, The dinner was s-rved in the Banquetting-room ; the bend of the Life Guards attended in an ante-room, and played various pieces during the evening. The QUEEN left town soon after ten o'clock yesterday morning, to visit her niece, the Princess LOUISE, at the Palace at Windsor. His MAJEsn - , attended by Viscount DUNCANNON, Lord FRIDERICK FITZCLAILENCE, and Sir B. STEPHEN SON, too:: an airing in a carriage yesterday afternoon to Richmond. A deputation of the South Australian Land Company, headed by Coli.nel TORRENS, M. and including Messrs. SAVILLE LUMLEY, M.P., STEWART MACKENZIE, M.P., T. E. STRICKLAND, G. F. ANGAS, W. HUTT, R. HEATH FIELD, J. MELvir.LE, W. COWAN, and A. BACON, had a conference with Visceunt GODERICH yesterday afternoon, at the Colonial-office. Prince TALLEYRAND, the French Ambasiador, visited Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday afternoon at the Foreign office. Elrl and Countess POULETT, Lady MARIA CONYNG HAM, Mr. and Mrs. NORTON, of Elton, Mr. FARREK, Mrs. EUSTACE, Mrs. WADHAM WYNDHAM, Mrs. DAw soN, Mrs. CAMPBELL, and Mrs. THOMAS ESTCOURT, were present at the Queen's Drawing-room on Thursday. Earl POULETT was presented to her MAJESTY. Lady MARIA CONYNGHAM was presented by Marchioness CONYNGHAM. Mrs. CHARLES MANNERS SUTTON was presented by Mrs. EVELYN C. SUTTON ; Mrs. TROTTER, of Ballindean, by Lady M'GRicoß ; Miss TuorrEn, by Mrs. TROTTER; Mrs. HAYEs SADLER, by Lady DUNALLY ; Miss JANE SWIFT, by her mother, the Countess LE PELLETIER DE MOLANDE. Lady HAWKINS WHITSHED, Lady ISABELLA DOUGLAS, Lady BURDETT, Hon. Mrs. HAWKINS WHITS imp, and Mr. PICK ERSGILL, R.A. were also present. Arrivals.—Colonel Sir JOHN and Hon. Lady HARVEY, at 36, Jerinyn-street, St. James's. IRELAND. EXTRAORDINARY CHARM .AGAINST CHOLERA. DUBLIN, JUNE s.—These three days past the country has been in an extraordinary state of excite ment. Messengers are running and riding through the counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wicklow, West meath, Dublin, King and Queen's county, Meath, Wexford, and Longford, leaving a small piece of turf (peat fuel) at every cabin, with the following ex hortation:—" The plague has broken out, take this, and, while it burns, offer up seven paters, three ayes, and a credo, in the name of God and the holy St. John, that the plague may be stopped !" The messenger lays each householder under an "obliga tion," as it is called, to kindle his piece of turf, set fire to seven other pieces, quench them, and run through the country to seven other houses wherein no turf has yet been left, and to repeat the same ex hortation, and under a penalty of falling a victim to the cholera himself! Men, women, and children are seen scouring the country with this charmed turf in every direction, each endeavouring to be foremost in finding of unserved houses. One matt yesterday, in the Bog of Allen, had to run thirty miles ere he could fulfil his task. The stories of its origin are various, but all agree that one piece of turf was blessed by a priest, and sent through the peasantry thus, where it multiplied itself and its powers of agitation sevenfold in every new hand. Nothing like it has been heard of since the time of the clan-gatherings. The police are on the alert, and messengers have been arrested from Kilkenny► where the blessed turf arrived at noon on Monday, to this city, where it came pouring in last night. The authorities are suspicious of Whitefeet con spiracy and secret intelligence, but nothing has transpired yet to warrant this view of the affair. The higher classes receive the blessed turf, and laugh at the thing as a hoax on the peasantry, without troubling themselves in transmitting it further, but the poorer householders are one and a ll in motion to avert the cholera, and the curse of dis obedience attaching to neglect. No one knows where the holy tire was first kindled. There are various accounts; it is said that it was first sent from Kilmayne, from Blessington, from New Roses and from Roscrea ; that lightning consumed houses in New Ross, and that the holy turf was first kindled at its fire, Sze., but it is certain that the whole of the central counties of Ireland are thrown into a singular state of agitation. Yesterday, a long the whole line of the grand canal from Dublin to Shannon-harbour, people might be seen runnings The Captain of one of the packet-boats that ar rived in this city last night, saw a turf-cutter run ning along the bank in the Bog of Allen, to whom he owed some money for fuel. He called to " Paddy, get in, and I'll pay you now." " I can t, replied Paddy, still running ; " I've to serve seven lose st with earn the cholera . "f, and I' ththe holy into whose parishes this wild-fire has spread, co n fess themselves as ignorant of its origin as th e p easan try' houses us money yet t y tur are. The difficulty of transmitti ng conv i cts t h roug h the country is increasing; th ose con d emned at M arl ' d T r rather c priests i e, borough arrived this m orn i ng at our county gao l, Kilmainham, amidst alarming difficulties, escorted by a guard of sixty infantry, and surrounded, during °, great part of t h e i r marc h, by many t h ousan d s 0' people, who did not, however, directly attempt 0 ; stop their progress, but who completely overawe d the owners of coaches, caravans, and even the con' ductors of the Grand Canal packet-beat, to w ho'll the commanding officer applied, and prevented any' aid being givento the escort. It was feared that the •ixty soldiers would have been as nothing in th e hand s . of the immense co ncourse t h at assem bl e d around them at night, but common cars were procured, t°:, gether with a n escort o f h orse f rom N ew b r id ge , a n° the party arrived at the gaol in safety.—Tiines. Mr. MACAULAY was on Wednesday re elected Member for Caine ; after which the inhabitant f t to evince their sense of the valuable services he has rep' , lered his country in supporting the Reform Bill, in v ited him to a public dinner at the Lansdowne Arms, which Oil . attended by Lord KERRY and nearly all the principal gel' demen of the town. Several of the Devizes Reforrnei l were also present, and were treated with marked respect. / Devizes Gazette. The inhabitants of Cripplegate-without rend giving a dinner to 100 of the poor parishionerea Wednesday, the 27th instant, to celebrate the passing 0 die Reform Bill. Mr. DIXON, of the City Repositair: Barbican, has volunteered the use of his extensive c a ;Lige galleries for the occasion. Boast beef and 1 1t2 pudding is to be the order of the day.