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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. MOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 25. Mr. SADLER presented a petition from the Sunday. school teachers of Derby, in favour of the Factories Bill. Mr. F. BUXTON moved for several re•urns conn,cted with the treatment of negros in the Mauritius and the West Indies. He also presented Peveral petitions against Negro S'avery, for the mitigation of the Penal Code, and one against the Government Pl3n of Education in Ireland. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Dundee against the propt , sed tax on steam-carriages. Mr. EWART presen•ed a petition from 800 hankers, merchants. and clergymen of Liverpool, praying that the Bill introduced by Government for aholshing the punish ment by death in case of forgery might pass into a law. Mr. KING presented a petition from Cove against tile Tithe System in Ireland. Mr. F. BARING laid on the table a petition from Portsmouth, praying► an amendment of the Pluralities Bill. Lord KILLEEN presented a petition from a parish in Meath, in favour of the Government Plan of Education in Ireland. Mr. HUNIE brought in a Bill to disqualify the Re corder of Dublin from sitting in any future Parliament. Real a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Tuesday. NEW WRIT FOR AYLESBURY. Lord NUGENT sail that, seeing the Hon. Member for Sc. Germain's in his place, he was anxious to put a question to him, as it was one in which the privileges of the House were in some degree concerned. He (Lord Ntuent) understood that the Hon. Member last night said, that something which had fallen from him had left an im pression on the Hon. Gentleman's mind, that he ( Lord Nugent) was no longer a Member of the House; and that the Hon. Gentleman, in consequence, had moved a new writ for Aylesbury. Mr. C. ROSS s.id, he had no hesitation in saying, that from the few words of conversation he hal with the Noble Lord, he considered that the Noble Lord had ac cgpted the situation of Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. He (Mr. Ross) had, it appeared, mis understood the Noble Lord ; but having been requested by some persons who were connected with the eltction for the borough for which the Noble Lord sat, he had moved for a new writ. Lord NUGENT said that the words he had with the Hon. Member had certainly been very few. The Hon. Member had asked him at the bar whether he had ac ctpted office under the Crown, and be (Lord Nugent) bad answered him distinctly that he had not. The Hon. Member then asked him whether be intended to vote that night or not, and his (Lord Nugent's) answer was, " Yes, assuredly."—(Hear, bear.) Mr. C. ROSS said, that seeing the Noble Lord retire from the bar, when there was a motion for counting the House, he had thought that confirmatory of the Noble Lord's acceptance of office. POLICE. Colonel LINDSAY asked the Lord Advocate, whether or not it was the intention of Government to introduce the system of police into the counties of Scotland. If not, very probably many counties would apply for local acts for that purpose. Lord ALTHORP said, that in the present Sessi ,, u it was not the intention of Government to proceed in making the police system general, as the difficulties that had arisen were found much greater than had been anticipated ; but it certainly wiis the intention of Government to make the system general in both countries, when arrangements could be satisfactorily fixed upon. Sir R. PEEL, although averse generally to committees upon such subjects, hoped that the next Session wou!d be commenced by a Select Committee upon this particular subject, which was one of very high importance. Sir R. PEEL in presenting the report of the Committee cu the printing peti•ions, hoped that in future all reports of Committees would be preceded by the list of the n mules of the gentlemen who served on them.—( Hear, hear.) Sir R. INGLIS moved that the House should revolve itself into Committee, to consider the report of the Com mittee on the Library of the H0w..., when he would move an address to his Majesty, to direct additional build Ingo to be erected for the preservation of th- books, and for affordine additi.nal accommodation to Members. Sir F. TRENCH objected to the plan proposed, and thought that without a general plan and the general con— sent tit the House, buildings ought not to be erected to ob viate a temporary inconvenience. Mr. HUME thought it was not advisable to build a Library, without a view to the permanent accommodation of the House. It might, perhaps, be deemed advisable to have the place they now sat in converted into a library, and better accommodation than now existed provided for the Members, whose numbers were now too great for the present apace allotted to them. He strongly recommended the postponement of any definite proceeding at the present moment. Lord ALTIIORP thought it would require more time than they had at present to decide upon this subject, in connection with others relaying to the House generally. He therefore concurred in recommending that posiponement should take place. Sir FL INGLIS said, that if it was int,nded to have a new library, the building should be commenced without delay ; but after some further conversation he consented to postpone Ms motion for a week. SINECURE OFFICES IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY. On the ques.i n that the Howe should resolve itself into a Committee on the Customs' Duties Bill, Sir E. SUIaDEN expressed-his regret that the Lord Chancellor had filed up the sinecure offices of registrar of affidavits and cleik of the patents in tie Court of Chancery, vacant by the death of the late Mr. Scott, which the public had been given to understand were to be abolished. He also complained that no proposition had yet been submitted to Parliament for fixing the amount of the Lord Chan cellor's salary. He had desired to have proposed the re peal of nine-tenths of the new Bankruptcy Act ; but he did not wish to moot the question until the salary of the Noble and Learned Lord was settled. When the Noble and Learned Lord , as out of office, the House was occu pied with nothing but discussions respecting the scandalous fee+ taken by officers of the Court of Chancery, but the fees continued to be taken, and nothing was said about them, because they found their way into the pockets of gentlemen opposed to those with whom he (Sir E. Sugden) was politically connected. Lord ALTHORP complained that the Honourable and Learned Gentleman had availed himself of the opportunity of putting a question, to make an attack upon the Lord Chancellor, and said, as we understood, that the offices which Lad been reterred to were in the gift of the Loud Chancellor. and must be filled up until they were abo lished. With respect to the Lord Ch incellor's salary, he bad been prevented from submitting any proposi•ion on the subject, owing to the important business which had so long occupied the attention of the House. Sir R. PEEL said, that it was impossible to be:ieve that the appointments in question could be otherwise than merely provisional. In the committee appointed to in quire into what reduction could he made in salaries of of. fices held (luring the pleasure of the Crown, the Lord Chancellor himself deelired his intention to abolish all sinecure offices. He (Sir R. Peel) thought it would be a great improvement, it the measure were extended to the Court of Chancery, which was applird to other Courts, for putting an end to sinecures, and making proper com pensation to the persons holding them. To show that this was the view which the Lord Chancellor himself took of the subject, he would read a passage from the evidence of the Noble and Learned Lord before the committee. Being asked, "Are the committee to understand that it is your intemion to divest the office of Lord Chancellor of all sinecure situ itionsr he replied, " If I can obtain the con currence of Parliament, it is my intention to divest the office of Lord Chancellor of all the sinecures which have hitherto been given for the maintenance of his family."— (Loud cries of " Hear.") Under these circumstances, it was impossible to consider the present appointment as more than provisional. Of course, if the sinecure offices should be abolished, the Lord Chancellor must receive a fair consideration for them. Mr. HUME said that hawing been a member of the committee before which the Lord Chancellor was ex amined, he felt it impossible to doubt that the appoint ment which had been brought under the notice of the House, was merely provisional, for if there was anything more than another to which the Noble and Learned Lord had pledged himself, it was that he would divest the in dividual holding the office of Lord Chancellor of his sine cure patronage.—(Hear, hear.) After the manner in which the Lord Chancellor had solemnly pledged himself on thi s point, he took it for granted that the five sinecure offices held by the late Mr. Scott would be abolished. Sir C. WETHERELL said, that the Lord Chancellor's salary ought to have been settled long ago. Mr. ROBINSON expressed his astonishment that the Lord Chancellor shou l d have appointed any individual to an office which he had so decidedly pledged himself to abolish. He had no doubt, that when it should be pro posed to get rid of the office, the House would hear of a claim of vested interests in favour of the present holder. Tos s was a sorry specimen of the manner in which the Government intended to redeem their pledges of economy and retrenchment. Mr, WASONsuggested that it might have been necea- sary to appoint some person provi , ionally to execute the duties of the office. Sir F. BURDETT could not believe it poisible that an irt-ntion existed to retain these sinecure offices. He con sidered the appintment a mere offiehl proceeding. Mr. Alderman VENABLES that the recent ap pointment would be received with regret by the country. Sir E. SUGDEN, in reference to what Ivid fallen from the Noble Lord A!thorp, denied that he had made any at tack upon the Lord Chancellor. Lord ALTHORP said, that if the observations of the Hon. and Learned Member did not amount to an attack, he knew nut what an attack meant. Sir F. TRENCH expressed a hope that the Lord Chancellor would take the hint so generous), thrown out by his opponents, and make the app 'intment a provisional one only.—(Hear, and a laugh.) To speak plainly, how ever, he thought the appointment was intended to be per,tanent, otherwise the Noble and Learned Lord would Ii tr.:fly have selected his brother, and given him the trouble of resigning his seat in the Hiuse. _ _ 31r. HUME suggested that the Noble and Learned Lori might possibly have appointed his brother because he could hereafter induce him to resign the office more readily than another person. THE CHOLERA MORBUS. In answer to a question from Colonel EVANS, Mr. P. THOMSON said, that arrangements had been made in parishes in the city to prevent the bodies of per eon, who died of cholera from being buried within the wal!s of the city; and he hoped the same arrangements would be extende.l to the whole of the metropolis.— (fkar.) Some time since, the Government was in treaty for the purchase of a piece of ground a short distance from the metropolis, to be used as a burial place for per sons who died of cholera; but in consequence of the exor bitant price asked, and the disease having abated, no bar gain was c ,ncluded. Mr. Alderman VENABLES said that the City Marc) of Health was in treaty for the purchase of a piece of grann•l out I f the city, to be employed as a place of burial for cholera subjects. He hoped soon to see the practice of interring bodies in the city altogether abo!ished. Mr. HUME said, that Ministers should introduce a Bail vi compel parishes to bury their dead out of the me tropolis. Sir R. PEEL referred to the honour which Liverpool hal done itself by providing a beautiful cemetery for the in'erment of the dead. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the CUSTOMS' DUTIES BILL. Clauses from 1 to 17 were severally read and agreed to, w .1) amendments. The 18th clause being read, imposing a penalty of 1001- on persons for each individual they might hire to land goods wit'lnut paying the duty, Mr. ROBINSON thought that the amount of penalty was not proportioned to the offence and the resources of the offenders. fie would recommend the imposition of a larger penalty en those who hired persons for landing goods illegally. He was of opinion that until the laws against common smugglers had expired, more severe mea •ores should be taken against the principals in extensive ci:ntraband transit:firms. After the commission of the second or third offence, principals might justly be made liehle to the punishment of transportation. Mr. S. RICE said that the question of the penalty re solved itself into a matter of at ithtnetic. It should be re eollected, that (or every person hired the penalty would be 1001., which, if ten were employed in landing the goods, would amount to 1,0001. Mr. COURTENAY said, that the penalty would rim operate with all its apparent severity, owing to the diffi• cull of proving the fact of hiring. Colonel EVANS said, that the true way to preven smuggling was to lower the duties. Air. F. THOMSON maintained that the penalty in the clause was sufficient. A very high amount would only defeat their olject. Mr. ROBINSON proposed an amendment to the clause, that for the second offence the fine should be 2001, or an imprisonment of one year, at the discretion of the Gout betore which the case might be tried. This would he a security agiinst the higher class of smugglers. Mr. EWART did not think the amendment necessary. Mr. P. THOMSON said, that the fines already pro. pond would, in his opinion, be found sufficient. Mr. HUME hoped that the Hon. Member would not press his amendment. Let the Bill as it stood in that part have a fair trial. The amendment was then negatived, and the clause agreed to. The other clauses of the Bill were agreed to, and the schedules as far as schedule D. The duties on the articles enumerated under the letters E, F, G. H, I, K, L, M, and N, were agreed to. On the proposition (under the lie " Oil") of reducing N e duty on castor-oil to 2s. 6d. per cwt., some discussion arose as to the propriety of still further reducing it, as well a+ the duty on clove and other cordial oils. The original motion was, however, agreed to. The duties on the articles enumerated under the letters P, Q, R, and S, were agreed to without observation. Sume discussion occurred on the duty of 2s. per cwt. proposed to be imposed upon tapioca (letter T) ; but the Committee finally agreed to the motion The duties to be imposed on the articles enumerated und , r letter V, were agreed to without observation. Oa the proposition for phcing a duty of Is. per cwt. on woad, Mr. HEATHCOTE objected. on the part of the grow ers of that article, to so great a diminution of duty. Mr. P. THOMSON defended it, on the ground that it would beneficial to the manufacturing interest. The propo.ition was agreed to. Mr. BURGE, in moving that the duty on coffee should be reduced from 6.1. to 4d., contended that such a reduc tion wou'd promote tee consumption of the article in this country, would not injure the revenue, and would encou rage the cultivation of an article which was the best adapt ed fur the purpose of free labour in the West Indies. Lord ALTHORP said that he was not prepared in the present state of the revenue to agree to the reduction pro posed by the Hon. Member. There was a limit in reduc. tion, and beyond th•it he could not go, however desirous he might be to do so. He repeated that he would not feel justified in the present state of the revenue in assenting to the reduction proposed by the Hon. Gentleman,--a reduc tion which would extend to the amount of 200,0001. per atinum in the revenue, and which deficit be did not think the probable consumption for some years would be suffi c:ent to cover. Mr. COURTENAY urged the trial of the experiment. Mr. P. STEWART opposed the motion. Mr. HUAIE thought that under the present circum ,tanees of the Nest Indies, such a reduction should he ti.ade that would not injure the revenue, and that at all eventl the experiment was worth trying. Mr. DIXON said a few words in support of the motion. Mr. P. THOMSON said that in the present state of the r,:venue, desirous as the Government were to make such a reduction, it was impassible to afford it. Mr. IRVING said that the benefit to be derived from this reduction to the community would not counterbalance the disadvantage produced to the revenue. Mr. Alderman VENABLES supported the motion. Mr. BURGE said that the Noble Lord (the Chancellor of toe Exchequer) did not meet the question upon proper grounds, and contend.d that the only objection which the Noble Lord seemed to have was, that the reduction which he bad proposed would incur some little risk of a defalca tion i❑ the revenue, whereas, in point of fact, the benefit would be a great one to the colonies. Lord SANDON said, that the great body of his consti tuents would be greatly benefited by an increased trade if the proposed reduction should take effect, and under such circumstances he was disposed to support the amendment. The gallery was then cleared for a division, and the [louse divided, when the numbers appeared, _ - - For the original motion ... 33 For the amendment Majority against the reduction ...... --31 On our re-admission into the gallery, we found Mr. BURGE addressing the House, and proposing that the duty upon colonial vinegar be reduced from Is. 6d. to 2d. per gallon. M. P. THOMSON said, that the consideration of this duty must come before the House for discussion ,n a fu ture occasion, and he therefore should on the present occa 'ion object to this amendment. In c nsequence of the present excise duties on vinegar, those duties were not net, but were much increased by the expense of collecting the excise home duty. As the subject would be fully dis cussed on another occasion, he hoped that the Hon. Mem btr opposite would not press his antendm nt to a division. After a few words from Mr. Alderman VENABLES and Mr. KEARSLEY, Mr. BURGE withdrew his amendment. DlXONb4gecll;t7trie4;tl;eCornmittee the propriety of a reduction in the duty on rum, as the pre sent duty was, in his judgment, inconsistent with the system of flee trade. The present duty on that spirit ought to be equalized with the duty of is. 6d. o❑ English spirits. It was a prohibitory duty, for in Ireland and Scotland the article sold as rum was composed of raw grain whi•ky merely coloured. This had the effect of de eating the revenue, and he should therefore move that the duty upon ruin imported into all ports of Ireland and Scot. land be reduced to 4s. I Od., from the existing duty of per gallon. _ _ _ - - Lord ALTHORP would net now argue that the reduc tion which the lion. Gentleman had moved would be the source of any loss to the revenue, anti he was not prepared to ‘ay that the West Indies had not a claim to this reduc tion which was sought by the Hon. Gentleman ; but he thought, speaking, as he did, from his experience of the H lose, that there would be a great difficulty in carrying; for,atil such a question. He had heard of the notice of this motion by the Hon. Gentleman with some sisrp.ise. for he could not think that any Hon. Member connected either with Ireland or Scotland would have given such a notice ; and he was quite sure that the proposition would meet the strongest opposition from bot'i parties, and therefore it was, that he thought that it would not now be fair to discuss a motion of this kind, when 90 many Hon. Members hid left the House, and who would have opposed it to the utmost of their power. He was, however, ready to admit that these prohibitory duties should not be allowed to exist; but at the same time he thought that this was not a fitting period of the Session to enter into a discus , ion upon the subject. Mr. HUME concurred in what hid fillet, from the Noble Lord (Aithorp), and thought that the duties ought to he equalized, but he also thought that it was not fitting that at this period of the session this should be done. After a few words from Mr. A. JOHNSTONE in oppo sition to the amendment, and from Mr. STUART in sup port of it, Mr. DIXON said that no ground had been urged against his motion, save that Hon. Members were now absent, and that there was something less than 40 Mem bers in the H use. This, he thought, was most disgrace ful, particularly when the most important commercial ques tion which had been brougbt forward during the entire ses sion of Parliament had come under discussion, but which hail been left by Hon. Members in order that they might go emvassine for the next elections. Mr. GOULBURN hoped that the Noble Lord (Al thorp) would take the subject of a reduction of this duty into hts serious consideration both with reference to the Wtst India colonies and to Scotch smuggling. Mr. DIXON consente I to withdraw his motion. On clause 36 being put, Lord SANDON suggested the propriety of reducing the duty on currants from 41s. to 28s. per cwt., on the ground that it was impossible for the growers to carry on the cultivation of the article under the pr:ssure of the pre- Rent enormous dtry, which was 550 per cent. and up • wards on the original price. He thought that the re duction which he proposed would be advantageous to the revenue as well as to the public and the patties engaged in the trade. Mr. P. THOMSON said the proposed reduction of dtry involved so serious an amount of revenue, that he did not think it safe to adopt it. The Noble Lord was aware that Ministers felt anxious to mike wl:atever reduc. tion might appear safely practicable, both in reference to the condition of the lonian Islands, and with a view to the benefit of consumers in this country ; but he-(Mr. P. Thomson) did not entertain so sanguine a view as the Noble Lord of the effect of the proposal on the revenue; on the contrary, he was persuaded that the reduction of duty would be attended with a serious loss, and upon that ground felt: it his duty to decline acceding to the Noble Lord's recommendation. Mr. GOULBURN agreed with the Right Honourable Gentleman as to the difficulty of relieving the trade in currants from the depression under which it suffered with. out materially affecting the revenue. He thought that the parties interes ed ought to endeavour to have the export duty, which was levied on the lonian Islands, removed before they asked for a reduction 01 duty on the importa• tion of currants into this country. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON said, that the export duty was inconsiderable (as would appear when he stated that the price of currants on shiphoard was not more than Bs. pet cwt.) ; and further, that it was necessary, in order to defray the expenses of a Government in the Islands. He was of opinion, that our trade with the lonian Islands must be altogether lost, unless a considerable reduction was made in the duty imposed on this their staple com modity. He thought that the duty ought not to exceed 20s. per cwt. Mr. Alderman VENABLES supported the proposition for reduction. Lord ALTHORP thought, that while a conaiderahie tax was imposed on the exportation of currants from the lonian Islands, the producers could not, with a very good grace, come to Parliament and demand a reduction on our import duties. The clause was agreed to without amendment. Clauses 37 to 56 were agreed to without amendment. A short discussion then - arose respecting the system of warehousing sugar. It was contended by Mr. Buttaz, Mr. I-lusts, and Mr. Goo:autos, that the practice of levying the duty on sugar when it went into the ware house was very unjust, inasmuch as considerable waste took place previous to its coming out. . . Mr. P. THOMSON acknowledged the justice of the objections urged against the practice of levying the duty on sugar cn its admission into warehouse, and stated that it was his intention to introduce some general measure ❑ext session for remedying the evil, not only applying to sugar, but also to other matters. . . . Mr. RURGE said, that any delay would be injurious to the West Indian interest. The rem elaufts of tl.e Bill were then agreed to, and the Bill passed through Committee; to be reported this day. SUPPLY. On the motion that the House resolve itself into a Com. mutter of Supply ifrine; m ide, The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that he should take that opportunity of calling thr attention of the floto , e to what had passed at an early period of the evening with respect to the conduct of the Lord Chancellor. It had been supposed that that Noble and L-arned Lord had last year made a statement before a Committee of that House wliich was inconsistent with something that he had lately done. It was certainly true that the Noble and Learned Lord had stated it to be his opinion that the mode of pay ing high judicial officers by fees was not consistent with the dignity of a Court of Justice, nor calculated to pro mote the progress of public business; and had also ex pressed a hope that he might be able to get rid of the practice. Indeed, a Bill for this purpose had been pre pared to b., , laid on the table of the House of Lords ; and would, ere this, have been introduced, but for circum • stances over which the Noble and Learned Lord had no control ; and he could assure the House that the unfortonate death of Mr. Scott had made no alteration in the Noble and Learned Lord's intention to proceed with that Bill, one of the provisions of which was to abolish the office lately held by that gentleman.—( Hear.) He ought to state to the House that the duties of that office were of a very ins. portant nature, and that it was necessary to fill it up until the new arrangements were completed. The Lord Chan cellor had, therefore, felt it his duty to give it to som e one , and he had accordingly given it to his own brother,—a person who had undoubtedly great claims upo❑ him. But this was not at all inconsistent with the statement made by the Noble and Learned Lord before the Committee of that House, and in nowise bound him not to prose -d with the Bill of which he had given notice.—(Hear, hear.) He regretted that he was not present when this subject was first mentioned to the House ; but he certainly had not expected that the Hon. and Learned Member for St. Hawes, who had brought it under the notice of the House, would have been present at all, for he had at the request of the Hon. and Learned Member postponed a Bill he in tended to bring forward that night until to-morrow. Mr. GOULBURN was sorry that the Hon. and Learned Member for St. Mawes was not in his place to explain the reason which induced him to notice this subject to the Howe. He could, however, inform the Learned At torney-General that the Hon. and Learned Member fur St. Mawes held a communication with the Solicitor- General on the subject of the appointment which had lately been made ; and had requested him to mention the matter to the Noble L-.rd who was most concerned in it. With respect to the Bill which it was the inten tion of the Noble and Learned Lord to introduce, he very much doubted whether it could be discussed in the present session. Lord ALTHORP confirmed the statement made by the Hon. and Learned Attorney-General, that the appoint ment in question was only to be held until the passing of the Bill which it was the intention of Government to in troduce. Mr. ROBINSON hoped that it would be understood, that when the Bill was introduced, the public would not be called upon to make any compensation for vested rights. Lord G. BENTINCK asked whether it was the inten tiou of Ministers to bring in a Bill to give compensation to the Lord Chancellor for the loss which he incurred by giving up the mode of payment by fees? Lord ALTHORP said, that it was his intention next week to bring forward the civil charges; and among thrill a provision for the salary of the Lord Chancellor. M r . HUME suggested the propriety of postponing that subject until the meeting of a new Parliament. Lord ALTHORP said that he was determined to bring the matter forward during the present session ; because, if he did not, it might be imputed to him that he had purposely left the a rrangement to a n ew P ar li ament. Il e had every confidence in the justice of a Reformed Par liament ; but he knew some other genilemen entertained a different opinion, and he thought he should be hazard ing his own character if he postponed this matter beyond the present session. The sum of 13,4501. was then voted to defray the ex pense of the settlement in Western Australia. Several other vutts were passed without opposition, and the House resumed.-111aort to be received to morrow. The Boundarits (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and pis:ed. The House went into a committee on the Registry of D•eds (Ireland) Bill. On the motion of Mr. SHEIL, it was proposed that the principal registrar should give his attendance daily in hir office.. Mr. CRAMPTON opposed the motion. The Commi•tee divided, and the numbers were— For the Motion Against it 35 Majority 31 The Bill then went through Committee. The House resumed. Report to be received to.morrow. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Four o'clock. RECEPTION of the TORY CANDIDATES for the REPRESENTATION of MANCHESTER. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) Manchester, July. A deputation having proceeded to London from the Tories of Manchester, for the purpose of fixing upon an eligible candidate to represent Manchester in the ensuing Parlia ment, a considerable degree of anxiety and curiosity hail prevailed in the town since the departure of the deputa• tien to learn who that class of politicians were who had the temerity to bring forward the Tory interest. The de putation returned yesterday, bringing with them a young gentleman about 25 years of age, of the name of Mr. John Thomas Hope, son of Sir Alexander Hope, the Go vernor of Edinburgh Castle, and nephew of the Earl of Hopetoun. A meeting of the Tories was immediately convened at the Star Inn, far the purpose of forming a Cofmnittee to conduct the business of his canvass, and it was formally announced that the new candidate would address the electors of Manchester to-day (Tuesday) in the Exchange dining-room. Accordingly at twelve u'cl ,ek to-day the Hon. Gentleman made his debut to the elee tors, who had• congregated in great numbers. He was introduced to the meeting, and surrounded by all the in fluential Tories of the town. He was received with cries of Off, off, mingled with applause and hisses. Mr. HOPE commenced his address by expressing the difficulty which he should have felt in addressing so large an assemblage of intelligent gentlemen, not only as re spected their political acqu rements, but of their general knowledge, had not that difficulty been mitigated by the kind reception he had met with at their hands. Mr. Hope then proceeded to compliment the merchants of Manchester on the appearance of their• vast lines of ware houses, stocked with goods destined to all parts of the world, terming them mighty fabrics, which science and ingenuity hail combined to facilitate human industry. After other eulogiums upon Manchester and its inhabitants, Mr. Hope said that he stood there to ask their suffrages as an independent politician. On expressing his sentiments touching Reform, he said that be went into Parliament two years ago, with the intention of supporting a measure of Reform which gave the elective franchise to Manchester and other large towns, and he regretted that such franchise had not been granted to them before, but although he could nit conscientiously sanction at one time so sweeping an experiment as the present Reform Bill— (Hisses and cheers)—he would, since it had passed into a law by the sanction of the Legislature, lend his support to accomplish that good which its most singuine advocates an ticipated. He embarked zealously in the re'orm of the abuses which the rational part of the communitycontetnplated, and would be an advocate for the reduction of all unreasonable e xpenditure; and in all questions which were brought hawed for deliberation he would not shrink from the labour of inquiry. With regard to his opinion on the subject of the East India Company's charter, he thought that it would not be policy to discontinue the charter alto gether, but to place the Company under diff rent autho rity; but with respect to the intercourse with India, he was prepared to throw open all commercial intercourse between India aad China, as by that means the population of India would derive considerable advantage from its con sequent civilization ; and the cultivation of indigo and cot ton would prove of benefit to this country. As regarded the %Vest India relations of this country, he, in common with every man possessing the feelings of humanity, had the greatest abhorrence of slavery, and he would ad vocate i:s immediate abolition, if he could conscien tiously believe that it would tend to the real benefit of the negro population; but he doubted if the ne groes were emancipated whether they would be agree able to beeotne labourers for life. In St. Domingo, where the slaves had been emancipated, they had refused to be hired servants, and consequently the cultivation of soar in that Island had fallen into decay ; therefore, by the immediate emancipation of the Slaves in Jamaica, if such should be the case there, -to what part must the country look for a supply of that article to meet the demand ? An elector—To the East Indies take off the 10s. per cwt. duty. The country might look to Cuba. in the Brazils for a supply, where the trade in Slaves was carried on, and that would be the means of encouraging the slave trade. He was willing to consider the subject of the reduction of duty on the East India sugar, but he was not in favour of the immediate extinction of slivery.—(Hisses.) Another question of importance to the community to which it was his duty to allude, was the Corn Laws. He was in favyur of a modification, but as many contracts had been made on the faith of those laws, he thought that some allowance should be made to the agriculturists. The British corn-grower could not produce his corn so cheap as upon the continent, and it was his opinion that there should be some fixed duty, anti not give advantage to traders in corn by sudden fluctuations. Upon the hank question he would not ex press a decided opinion ; but he thought, with respect to the payment of dividends, that if the Government was to pay off the Bank Charter, the Bank, from the respectabi lity of the persons connected with it, would still enjoy the confidence of the people; but as the Bank question was tom before Parliament, he should not be more explicit.— Mr. Hope then alluded to the part he had taken in the Factory Bill lately before the House of Commons, and said that he had done so because he thought that the prin ciples of the Bill were not conducive to the interests of the %corking classes, and he was more convinced that it was not, from the recent conversations with many of the la bouring class.—(Cheers and hisses.) Mr. Hope con cluded a long address amidst cheers, groans, and hisses ; and having stated that lie was there ready to give expla. nations, or answer any questions that might be put to him.--(Cheers.) GEORGE HADFIELD, Esq., a Reformer, rose for that purpose, amidst deafening cheers from the majority in the room, and hisses from the Tories, and proceeded to inter rogate the young candidate as follows : Mr. HADFIELD--You say that you will give no pledges, Mr. Hope; is this so? Mr. florE—lt Sir - ; I will give no p'edge, but my own honour and conscience. Mr. HADFIEI,D—Then you mean to imply that you will pledge your honour and conscience to nothing ?—(Hisses, and great cheers.) Have you not, Mr. Hope, in your place in Parliament voted against the Reform Bill ? Mr. HOPE-On that subject I did not refrain from ex pressing my opinion, but to the uniformity you speak of there have been exceptions, one of which was to give Mem bers to Manchester. Mr. HADFIELD—Did you not vote against tile second reading of the Reform Bill ?-7.(Hear.) Mr. [lore—ln the second Parliament I did vote against the B.ll.—(Great hisses, with a few faint cheers.) Mr. HADFIELD-Wlll you support his Majesty's Minis ters in carrying the Reform Bill into effect, and abolishing places and pensions ? Mr. HOPE—In those questions of retrenchment I must exercise my own judgment. Mr. HADFIELD—WiII you state those questions in which you should exercise your own judgment?—(Cheers.) Mr. HOPE--Really, Sir, you give me more credit for ingenuity and foresight than 1 possess. I cannot say what I should do until the questions came before me in the [louse.—(Cheers from the Tories.) Mr. HADFIELD-Will you support such pensions as Mrs. Arhuthnot's?—(Cheers and laughter.) classce t s o . Mr. HADFIELD ) which Mr. Hors said that he should decline answering any s i 8 q uestions affecting individuals .— ( Hi sses yon ua ls (e e he s the and cheers. the lady belongs—has she not an unmerited pension ? Mr. Hors—l will certainly pledge myself against un • merited pensions. Mr. 11,surIELD—Are you not prepared to advocate the disconnection between Church and State? Mr. HorE—As a member of the Church of England, and an admirer of its principles and purity—( A laugh)-- I shall support the Church, thow,h I say nothing of the rank it should be placed in with relation to other religions Mr. HADFIELD—WiII you vote for the abolition of tithes ? Mr. Horg—l will not vote for the appropriation o Church property to other purposes ; but as to the mode o collecting tithes, I will vote for some abolition. Mr. IIAnFIELD—A re you prepared to vute, that Dis senters be relieved from the burdens of the Established Church? Mr. HOPE —Those burdens are established by law; they are imposed upon land. Mr. HADFIELD— No ; they are church rates impcsed upon people who disagree with the tenets of the church. Mr. Hors—Then, Sir, I am not prepared to vote against church rates, on the same principle that I uphold the Eoablished Church.—(Loud groans.) Mr. HADFIELD—The Dissenters pay for their own wo , ship. Mr. 1-loPE—But the benefits of the church are open to them —(A laugh.) _ . Mr. HADFIELD-As no man can be ignorant of the gne•tion which involves the revolting traffic in human flesh, will you not pledge yourself to promote the imme diate abolition of slavery ? Mr. Hore—l will not pledge myself to that, hut in return, I ask you, Sir, what you can propose con comitant to the immediate abolition of slavery ? Mr HADFIELD—Prompt and immediate— A Song—" Robbery." Mr. HADFIELD finished his sent.nce amidst such a tre mendous uproar that it was impossible to hear him. Mr. PRENTICE, the Editor of the Manchester Times, remarked that Mr. Hope could not hear Mr. Hadfield's reply in consequence of the disturbance made by his bred supporters ; which observation was resented by Mr. Thomas Scrohe and Mr. Radford, who called Mr. Pren• tire a impudent scoundrel, and had it not been for interference, an affray, ending perhaps with broken heads, might have been the consequence. Mr. HADFIELD asked Mr. Hope several other questions, touching his qualification to represent so important a town as Manchester in Rirliament, which not being answered to the satisfaction of the interrogator, nor to the majority of the meeting, Mr. HADFIELD moved, that from the answers Mr. Hope had given to questions put to him, he had proved himself an unfit representative for Manchester.—(Loud cheers and great uproar.) EDWARD BAXTER, Esq., rose to second the motion, when Mr. WANKr.vx, the boroughreeve of Salford, said that Mr. Baxter could not come to that meeting to second a motion, because there was no Chairman to take cogni zmce of it. Mr. BAXTER said that he did not come to the meeting to he catechised by Mr. Wanklyn, and was proceeding to second the motion, when Mr. PRENTICE requested that he might be all owed to put a few questions to the candidate prior t the motion being seconded. Mr. BAGSTER coincided, but insisted upon subsequently pressing the motion. Mr. PRENTICE then asked Mr. Hope how much be thought the fixed duty on corn ought to be. Mr. Hors said that the amount of duty would be fixed by Parliament, and declined to give his opinion. Mr. PRENTICE then inquired it there should be an un due influence of the rich over the poor at the election, whether he would vote for the interest of the electors by conceding to them the vote by ballot ? Mr. HOPE emphatically declared that he would not.— (Groans and cheers.) Mr. Hope declined, in answer to Mr. Prentice, to pledge himself to the repeal of the Sep tennial Act, to concede the right of voting in local affairs to every tax payer, or vote that no new commissions be issued whilst there were so many half-pay officers, that fixed salaries and fees of office be abolished, which elicited great disapprobation. Mr. PRENTICE then inquired whether he would vote for a further extension of suffrage. Mr. HOPE said that when his Majesty's Government had declared the measure of Reform to be a final one, he was surprised to bear the question put. Mr. PRENTICE-Were you prepared, on Earl Grey going out of office, to support the Wellington Ad ministration ? _ _ Mr. HOPE—If the Duke had accepted office, I am pre pared to say, that if I had supported him it would have been on condition that he supported the Reform Bill. Mr. PRENTICE-The Bill as it stands now. Mr. HOPE—As the Duke would have framed it.—. (Some cheers, but loud groans.) An Elector rose and inquired whether he would vote fur the abolition of flogging in the army ; but at this time Mr. George Hadfield pressed his motion, and Mr. Rater rose to second it, which the Tories_ perceiving, they im mediately cried out adpurn, and the new candidate and his supporters went off at the side door in a twinkling, leaving the room full of electors, and Mr. Baxter on his legs seconding the motion. Cries of appoint a Chairman now rang through the room, and Mr. Richard Potter, the candidate for the bo rough of Wigan, was appointed to the chair. The CHAIRMAN then asked the meeting whether it w t. probable that the people of Manchester would return Mr. Hopei after what they had just heard from his lips ?—for by sending such a man as Mr. Hope they were making the Reform Rill a dead letter.—(Cries of no Hope.) GEORGE FUMED, E'q then moved, that after the sentiments exprrs , ed by Mr. Hope, the meeting deem him an unfit person to represent the borough of Man chester. EDWARD BAXTER, Esq., rose, and seconded the reso lution, and expressed the indign ition which he felt at the thee knot of Conservatives bringing from London an inexperienced youth to be their representative. The thin:: was monstrous.—as if there were not two gentlemen in their own neight , ourhood, intimately connected with the interests of the town, fit per-ono to represent them. What would the nation say to the people of Manchester, for sending such a gentleman as the one who had addressed them? In the whole of his address he had left himsel, loopholes to creep out at, and opportunities to stifle th, Bill.—(Cries of "No hope fur him, no hope for him— he's nothing but a school-hey.") Mr. PRENTICE sa i d, that Mr. Hope had behaved better than Mr. Lloyd, the banker—he had given them opportu nities of cross-questioning him, and so learning his real sent ments. Mr. Porrcit said, that no reflections should be ca%l upon Mr. Hope, but upon the persons who had adviseii him to come forward. The CHAIRMAN then put Mr. Hadfield's motion, which was carried by a forest of bands being shown. The meeting thi , n separated, having previously given three cheers for Mr. Mark Phillips, the Whig candidate for Manchester. A CURIOUS MISUNDERSTANDING ON THE PART OF A TORY EXPECTANT.-(From a Correspondent.) —During- Lord NucENT'S absence from the House of Com mons on Tuesday night, Mr. CHARLES Ross, a gentleman will known as one of the whippers-in of the Opposition, threatened a motion on the subject of that Noble Lord's quadfication to sit and vote as Member for Aylesbury, stating that a conversation had taken pl,ce between that Noble Lord and himself, in which Lord NUGENT had given him an impression that he had vacated his seat in tht, house of Commons, by his acceptance of the office of Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Lord NucENT put a question to Mr. Ross last night, as to what passed in conversation between them to warrant such an assump tion, to which Mr. Ross answered that it was a short dia logue, which had, however, left the impression which he had stated ; but that, if it was a misunderstanding, he apologized for it to the Noble Lord. Lord NUGENT said that it certainly was a short conversation ; so short that he, Lord NUGENT, remembered every word of it, which, as it was a matter affecting the privileges of the House, he would repeat. That the Hon. Member had asked him whether he, Lord NUGENT, Was yet appointed Lord High Commissioner, to which his answer was, " Decidedly not." That he then asked him whether he, Lord No- GENT, considered himself at liberty to vote in the hous, that night, to which his answer was, "Assuredly." Times We hear that Mr. HANNING, one of the most considerable of the resident land-owners of Soiner setshire, is about to convene a meeting of that extensive county, for the purpose of considering a plan for the com mutation of tithes. He is, we are told, a tithe as well as land-owner, and some of his nearest connexions are in the church ; and yet he proposes to take a tenth of the present rental to be charged on the land in lieu of tithes. Such a proposition, if seriously made, and made in time, would without doubt be deemed satisfactory to the country at large. The sooner this subject is taken into consideration by the tithe-owners the better; time was when even the Irish tenantry would have been well content with a general commutation. GERMAN OPERA.—\VEIGL'S Schweitzer Familie was produced last night for the debut of Madame FisertErt in the character of Emmeline. She is an ener getic actress and singer, possessing a voice of unusual power, though somewhat deficient in melody of tune. Her performance of the scene in which she is restored to reason by hearing her native Ranz des Vaches was admirable. The other characters were creditably supported. The house was bot thinly attended• ertgr, i osrnac e e o i n n se f q ro u n e consequence c o e f DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN SOMERSET ROUSE.—This morning. n a oe l f , about eo not e ffi nt office o'clock, , t to t h l e i t e apk g ae e r. n aaa t ps l e e ,st i i n esee e; engaged in the navy-office, Somerset-house, were thrown Joust SMITH, employed on the establishment, havin,, into ntt c ih o ne n o f , u vth s i hn i a ( e i dd o ot , been precipitated Irons the roof of the immense pile, and killed on the spot. The unfortunate man, who is one t I tt t ohh the building f abl bookbinders , ipi dais through a telescope up and down the river. He was seen ' bone ne lO i O n fieeist, skin nd wbeaisngfo"unldoled.ashTedh:ob,a,dtyninws into the office to await a Coroner's inquest. scTarhceelydea. ceased was a young man, and has left a wido ' ss as, andre removed children. tohfe ariviela,na hneailgnhuti COURT CIRCULAR. Yesterday, soon after two o'clock, the KING, attended Sir HERBERT TAYLOR, arrived in town in his travel• ling carriage and four, escorted by a party of Light Horse. Ilis MAJESTY held an Investiture ot - the Order of the I3.th, when Rear-Admiral Sir 1111cmazt SEYMOUR, K.C.13., who was knighted and invested with the Badge if the order in 1816, was introduced to the Royal pre st nee, preceded hy Sir Wm. Woons, the Officer of Arms, attendant upon the second and third classes, and received from his MAJESTY the Star of a flight Commander. The KING then held a Levee; the Members of the d fferent Orders wore their collars, it being a Collar day, which gave additional splendor to the Court. At the Entrge Levee, Mr. RIVES, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the King of the FRENCH, was presented to his MAJESTY by Mr. VAIL, the American Charge d'Affaires. An address of congratulation to his MAJESTY on his lite escape from the attack upon his Royal Person, was presented by the President and Council of the Royal Col lege of Surgeons, accompanied by Sir ASTLEY COOPER, Set jeant-Surgeon to the KING ; Mr. R. KEATE, Surgeon- Extraorinnary to the KiNC's Person ; Mr. EARLE, Mem !, rof the Council; Mr. VINCENT, the President; Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mr. WHITE, the Vice-Presidents, and a number of other members of that learned body. A similar address was presented to the KING by the Rev. JAMES R. BROWN, Moderator of the Presbytery of London, in communion with the E4ablished Church of Scotland. He was accompnied by the Rev. JoHN MAC.. DONALD, JAMES NISBET, Esq. Elder ; the Rev. WM. KING TWEEDIE, the Rev. WALTER M'LEAN, the Rev. JAMES MILLER, the Rev. Dr. JOHN CROMBIE, the Rev. Dr. PERRIER, of St. Andrew's, and JAMES MARSHALL, E.g. Elder. They were all presented to the KING by Viscount MELBOURNE. His AlnicsTir gave audiences to the Field Officer in waiting, and the Officer of the Guaid, who laid before his IHAJEsTY a report of the effective state of the three regi• m. nts of Foot Guards. The KING also gave audiences to the Marquis of WIN.. CIIE •TER, the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, Eat! GREY, the Duke of RICHMOND, the Duke of ARGYLL, Viscount PAL- ItSTON, the Marquis of LAI.ISDOVI'NE, Sir HENRY BLACKWOOD, and Sir GEORGE SEYMOUR. At the Entrée Levee were present-the Duke of Con- BERLAND, the Russian Anib issador, the Neapolitan, Ba varian, Prussian, Spanish, Wurtemberg, Saxon, Brazilian, and French Ministers ; the Danish, Sardinian, and United States Chat ges des Affaires ; the Baron de WESSENBERG, the Austrian Minister, on a special mission; General GOBLET, the Belgian Minister, on a special mission ; COMA MICHAEL WORONZONY, the Archbishop of CAN TERBURY, the Bishop of LONDON, the Lord President, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments; the Chance for of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Contro!, the Paymaster of the Forces, the Postmaster- G neral, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, thl Groom of the Stole, the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners ; the Captain of the Yeomen Guard ; Lord HILL, Gold Stick in waiting ; Earl AM - ireasT, Lord in Waiting; Admiral Sir HENRY BLACK woon, Groom in Waiting; the Comptroller of the House hold, the Attorney-General, tire Solicitor-General, the Dean of HEREFORD, Deputy Clerk of the Closet, and Chaplain to their MAJESTIES ; the Master of the Cere monies, Sir WILLIAM WOODS, Clarenceux King of Arms ; Sheriffs PIRIE and CowAN ; and Master STEPHENSON, Page of Honour. At the General Levee were— DUKES—Northumberland, Leeds, Argyll. MA RQuis—Downshire. EA Kt —Darlington. SlRS—George Uarnilton„Astley Cooper, Bart., Charles Bell, K.G.H., Joh de Veulle, J. Lillie, J. Hobhouse, G. seymour. BA Rot/ —Linsingen. Ray. DOCTORS—Ferrie, John Crombie. Raw. MESSIEURS—S. Middleton, 8.D., B. B. Stevens, Jamrs R. Brown, C. B. Drought, James Millar, J o hn M Donald, Walter APLean, W. K. Tweedie. MEYSIEURS—Vincent, Guthrie, White, Earl. R. Keate, Goo 4 l ike, G. H. Elliott, J Imes Marshall, James Nisbet, George Banker, Halswell, H. E. Fox, Throckmorton, Robert Palmer, M.P., Mellish, D. Thomson. ADMIRALS—Sir Michael Seymour, Lord Gambier, Sir R. Keats, Sir Chides Ogle. GENERALS-Sir Hudion Lowe, Alontresor, Stapylton, Bradsa,w, Wilson, Pigot, C'inton. COLONELS —R-ady,H. Roberts, Sir Charles Thornton, Pennington, Thorn, L. Walker, Forrest, Dalrymple. MAJORS—Tonkin, James Waller, M‘Pherson, Hyde. CAPTAINS—A. P. Green, 11. N., Doyle, Mends, Isaac Rob neon, Herne Berehell, E. Waller, R.N., E. Sparsholt, It.N., Apcough, Gambier, E. Stopford, Garth, R.N. COMMANDER—John W. Johnson. LIEUTENANTS—JodreII, King, T. S. Foreman, R.N., Bradshaw, R N. ENSIGNS—Ready, E. Moll , . The following presented addresses to the Sovereign : The Duke of Northumberland, from the Mayor and Cor poration of Newcastle-on. Tyne, on the late atrocious at tack on his Majesty. Mr. Sheriff Pirie and Mr. Sheriff Cowan, from the Free holders and Inhabitants of the county of Middlesex, con gratulating his Majesty upon his escape from the late atrocious attack upon his person. Ile Duke of Argyll, from the Noblemen, Freeholders, Justices of the Peace, of Argyllshire, upon the late trea sonable attack upon his Majesty; and also from the Royal borough of Inverary, to the same effect. Sir John de Veuile, Bailiff of Jersey, from the States of the Island of Jersey, upon his Majesty's escape from the outrageous attack made upon his sacred person at Ascot. Mr. George B.nkes, from the Mayor and Inhabitants of Weymouth and Melcomb Regis, congratulating his ➢lajesty on his escape from the late atrocious attempt upon his Royal person. Mr. George Henry Elliott, from the Grand Jury of Berk-. shire. Sir .Lihn Scott Lillie, from the county of Middlesex, con gratulating his Majesty on his escipe from the late at tack on his person, and returning thanks for the measure of Parliamentary Reform. The following were presented to his MAJESTY : The Rev. S. Middleton, all., Queen's College, Can bridge, on his marriage, by the Right Hon. C. Grant. The Rev. B B. Stevens, C bGy h e a Ln p e, l r a rad i l n ,Nry t u o iliig t ao h mn e .o F re o . rces, on bi t Thereturn Rev. f r C o .mBC. Canada, ) Drought, Y \lr. Goollake, by Sir Hussey Vivian. The lion. H. E. Fox, on his appointment to Turin, by Viscount Palmerston. Mr. Goodl .ke, High Sheriff of B:rks, by the Earl of Abingdon. Lieutenant-General Sir H. Lowe, on being appointed to the Colonelcy of the 56th Regiment, by Lord Hill. ensign Ready, on appointment to the 71st Light Infante}'' by Colonel Ready. Mr. , Mellish, on his return from abroad, by Viscount merston. Admiral Lord Gambier, on receiving, as Admiral of the Fieet, the honour of a Field Marshal's baton, as a irle' morial of his Majesty's gracious a pprobation of his coo' duet in the service of the nation. Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, on promotion, by SD. James Graham. Lieutenant-Genaral Montresor, on returning from the appointed Companion of the Bath, by the tohne being continent. Lieutenant-Colonel 11. Roberts, on his return from IndiP Right ht g on. Charles Grant. Lie a .t d en b a ei n ll :-Colonel Thorn, on being appointed a Knig'"„ l C ) y o Royal Guelphic Order, by Lord Oil Hanoverian Guelphie Order, by Sir Herbert Taylor. Majorfi L l o .a r Lord Vi Companion Major Macpherson, 13th Regiment of Foot, on prornotic itu nominated Knight of the }lie Captain Doyle, on his return from Berlin, by Lord F re' deriek Etzeltrence. Captain Mends, on his appointment, by Gen. Lord Hill' ~i Captain H erne Burehell, on his return from India, " Lieutenant -General Lord Howard of Effingham , 0 Captain Ed ward Sparshott, R.N , on his return 0° abroad, by Lord Adolphus Fitzelarenee. nti Ensign Ed ward Molloy, 55th Reg i ment, on hi s apP °l ment, by Sir John De Beauvoir. ~ oi. Lieutenant B ra d s h aw , R.N., b y M a j or -G enera l Brads,'4 Lieutenant T. S. Foreman, R.N., by Sir G. Cockbur°;,i( Lit•utant King, 21st Fusileers, on his appointment, by Robert INl•Farlane. _ O tt Lieutenant Jodrell, Grenulier Guards, on his appointro' by Co!onel Woo (ford. Commander John Wales Johnson, by Sir D. Gould. fO , O Cdpfain Edward Stopford, R.N. on his return abroad, by Sir G. Cockburn. od e The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VicToicl,' in the Parks on Tuesday morning at an early hour. ato The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND retur oc their residence at Kew on Tuesday afternoon. The French Minister had an interview with Vig e° PALMERSTON on Tuesday at the Foreign office. „ e Ci f A meeting respe c ti ng t h e monument t o the 1 . 6- 1, JAMES MACINTOSH w as h e ld on M on d a y, a t wbi c .,, : jek Marquis of LANSDO WNE and Viscount ALTHOREAttCP