The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-07-19 00:00:00

r Manta. WANTED, a respectable YOUTH, as au APPRENTI CE. to the Italian and Grocery Trade. frApply to M. S. SUDLOW, Church -street, Liverpool. WANTED, a steady, active, and experiegeed MAN of BUSINESS, to fill a confidentialLdepartment in a Merchant's Office, of the first respectabilityV Apply by letter, post paid, K. L. NI., at the Standard -Office. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.. WANTED, a MASTER BASKET-MAKER for this Institution. No one need apply we character as to sobriety, industry, and general good conditat will not bear the strictest investigation. The duties and salary may be known on application to Mr. J. Lucy, the Superintendent, at the School. All letters to be post paid. July 16, 1833. WANTED, a Commodious Family HQUSE, with at least Seven Lodging Rooms. Mount Vernon or the Park would be preferred. Address, Box D 25, Postotlice. WANTED by a YOUNG MAN of Mercantile experience, a situation as BOOK-KEEPER or CLERK in a Merchant's Office, where he could maki/hiraself generally useful. Would have no objections to go abroad. The most respectable references can be given, and security, if required.—Address A. Z., Standard Office, High-street. Ebtuation. M BURDON'S CLASSICAL ansl COMMERCIAL ACADEMY, Crown-street, AbeVomby-square, will open on the Ist of August next, for a select and limited number of Pupils, (not to exceed twenty.) FRENCH AND ITALIAN LANGUAGES. MDE LA CLAVERIE (late Professor of the French and • Italian Languages iu the University of Ozford, Member of the Grammatical and Literary Society of,Paris, and author of several Works onEducation) begs tekannounce that on MONDAY next, the 22d instant, he will resdlme his Private Tui tion in the above Languages. Terms and particulars may be known on application to M. DE LA CLAVERIZ, No. 40, Pleasant-street. PLUMB'S-HOUSE ACADEMY, "Whist(); near Prescot, will be re-opened on MONDAY next, the 224 instant. Terms, £25 per minim; under ten years of age, £2O per annum. . . For further partieularis apply to Mr. Faxxa, Stationer, By r om-street; of whom may be had, THE EXCITEMENT, a reading-book adapted to the-Self-corrective System of Teach ing, price 35.; and THE SELF-ANSNERING, or NUR SERY ARITHMETIC, a little work ),hat offers the greatest facilities both to the teacher and pupil, price 2s. *** The Young Gentlemen of the above Establishment are requested to repair to HOLDEN'S Coact', London-road, at the usual time, namely, Five o'clock, on MONDAY EVENING, where one of the Teachers will be in attendance to accompany them to Present. ACADEMY FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF PUPILS ON THE PIANO-FORTE AND IN SINGING, GEORGE -STREET 1; GREAT GEORGE-STREET' ' MR. TH ONI SON most respectfull y anno ces to his Friends and the Public, that his ACSDp will be opened, after the present vacation, at his ne stablishment, No. I, conies of Great George-street. The iano-Forte department, combining the Theory of Music, will be superintended by him self, assisted by his Daughter, and the Singing by Miss Hamil ton, Pupil of Signor Liverati. Pupils may now be entered to commence their Lessons on MONDAY, the 29th instant. N. B.—Boarding Schools attended on the usual terms. 90, Bold-street, July 16,1833. Erabe anb Aianufarturto. ADVANCE AND NO ADVANCE ON WOOLLEN CLOTHS. WMORRIS, in consequence of the very great advance in e Wools, as well as in other articles connected with the te z manufacturing of Cloths, has just visited th different manufac turing districts, where he has parches tensively for Cash, of the old stocks, and at former prices e difference between .which, and the prices of Goods r now n the market, must be very obvious; being, on the average, at least 20 per cent. W. M., however, having added to his usual stock, as stated above, respectfully offers the same at no advance. Wholesale Buyers are particularly invited to inspect these Goods, which comprise Superfine Broad and Narrow Cloths, Plain and Fancy Cassinieres, Fancy Waistcoatings, Trowsers, Cloths, &c. The Woolsack Cloth Warehouse, 57, Lord -street, July 15, 183.3. WROBERTS, HAIR-CUTTER, most respectfully re • turns thanks to the Public for the favours conferred on him since his commencement in Business, and begs to xfin form the Nobility, Ladies, and Gent iverpool and its neighbourhood, that he has taken into rtnership Mr. Cus • SOLD, from one of the first Houses i ondon, who, from his extensive practice and knowledge of the most fashionable branches in the Ladies' department, flatters himself will give the utmost satisfaction to those who may honour the firm with their patronage and support. The firm will be henceforward carried on as under, by ROBERTS AND CLISSOLD, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S HAIR-CUTTER, AND PERUQUIERS, 77, CHURCH-STREET, Whose efforts shall be to merit a continuance of that kind pa tronage so liberally bestowed on the House since its commence ment. Grateful for past favours, they indulge a hope that the future will be equally liberal. Liverpool, July 19th, 1833. -- 'IREDBRICIg,. SMITH, Wholesale and 'Retail GLASS. A: CHINA, and BILILTUNNWARIL DiANUFACTURNIt, No. 2, Old Hay-market, Liverpool. Watch Glasses neatly fitted in at the following reduced prices : —Lunettes, 18.6 d.; Patent, Bd.; Flats, 5d.; Common, 3d.; each of the best quality. Hawkers and Publicans , supplied at the Manufacturers' Prices, for cash. Cabinpt. Makers supplied with every Article required by the trade, 'fit the smallest pos sible profit on the first cost. Housekeepers supplied with single panes of Glass (or more if required) on the most reasonable terms. F. S. begs leave to inform his Friends and the Public that he keeps a Glazier constantly. All orders for Glazing executed with neatness, and at the shortest notice. Builders and Glaziers supplied with Crown Window Glass and Chimney Mugs, of the best quality, on the lowest terms, and on the shortest notice. REMOVAL OF G. THOMSON'S ACADEMY AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE, From 90, Bold-street, to No. 1, Great George-street, CORNER OF UPPER DUKE-STREET. GTHOMSON, in announcing his Removal to No. 1, • Great George-street, takes the opportunity thus afforded him of returning his grateful 4cknowledgemeigs to his Friends and the Public for the liberal encouragement he has experienced during the sixteen years he has been in Apld-street, and most respectfully solicits a continuance of thei? favours at his new Establishment, where an extensive and well-selected STOCK of PIANO-FORTES, of every description, will be kept for Sale or Hire; together with a large Assortment of Printed MUSIC, and every Article in the Music line. His ACADEMY for the Instruction of Pupils on the PIANO FORTE, and in SINGING, will also be conducted on principles which, he trusts, will continue to give entire satisfaction. The former, combining the T 1180 It Y of Music, will be superintended by himself, assisted by his Daughter, and the Singing depart ment hi Miss HAMILTON, Pupil of Signor LIVERATI. 90. B o ld-street, July 11th, 1833. BEAR'S PAW CHOP AND STEAK HOUSE. F I LLEN COBHAM begs respectfully to inform her Friends I' and others, who have evinced so decide* a preference to r e her late residence, that she intends openin her new Premises, i OFENWICE-STREET, to-morrow, SATU Y, the 20th instant, where every attention shall be paid to t comforts of those who may honour her with their support, and, to whom she begs to convey her grateful thanks for past favours. Entrance from the OLD-ROPERY. Rumford-street, July 18th, 1833. WOOLFIELD'S BAZAAR, Nos. 71 and 72, CHURCH-STREET, LIVERPOOL, adjoining the Postotfiee, Emporium for superior LONDON JEWELLERY, Superb BRONZES , CLOCKS, CHIMNEY ORNAMENTS, LAMPS, CHANDELIERS, And all she various FANCY MANUFACTURES Of ENGLAND, FRANCE, GEIMA Sr. Stc. Manufactory for WORK-BOXES, WR ING-DESKS, and DRESSING-CA S. VISITORS and STRANGERS i Liverpool, and the Public in general, are respectfully invited to visit this UNIQUE ESTABLISHMENT, whether as Purchasers or Parties in search of amusement, the whole of the Stock (cer tainly one of the largest and most varied in England) being conveniently arranged for inspection, and the price marked on each Article, from which no deductions are made, nor credit given, this system enabling the Proprietor to offer his Goods lower than any other. WRITING-DESKS, DRESSING-CASES, WORK BOXES,- nsssi , SVAVEL-Cataita,zasule-ta—Clalar.-11apaired. or Refitted. ENGLISH and FRENCH TABLE and SIDEBOARD LAMPS, SUSPENDING DIT'T'O, and CHANDELIERS, in great va riety, from 20s. to £45 each. An elegant Assortment of FRENCH CLOCKS, in Gilt, BRONZE, and OR-1110LU, of the most splendid and modern de signs, from £5 to EX) guineas each. A few superb antique DITTO, of the time of LOUIS XIV. - A large Assortment of MUSICAI, SNUFF-BOXES, di rect from G,neva. from 18s. to 20 guideas each. A superb variety of PARIS BRONZES, of the highest finish, comprising Inkstands, Candelabras, Candlesticks, &c., with an immense choice of other elegant Chimney Ornaments, including is recentimportation from Leghorn, of a most tasteful variety of ITALIAN ALABASTERS • also, a fine Collection of TABLES, in Marble and Scagliola Work. RODGERS and SON'S , Warranted RAZORS, SCISSORS, PENKNIVES, &c. in great variety. PAPIER MACHE GOODS, of the most superb workman ship, viz., Tables, Jars, Vases, Pole Screens, Hand Screens, Card Racks, Card Boxes, Quadrille Pools, Tea Trays, Waiters, Plates, &c. Any of these Articles may also be had in Plain Colours for Ladies to finish. Ne Plus Ultra WRITING DESKS, with Patent Lock, Ink stand, and Secret Drawers, 13s. 6 d. each, Paper-cases, Folios, Carpet-bags, &c. Gentlemen's TRAVELLING DRESSING-CASES and POUCHES, in Russia and Morocco Leather, in almost endless variety ; prices, all complete, with Instruments and Rodgers and Son's Cutlery, from 7s. to 6 0 guineas ; the small MILITA RY DRESSING-CASE, weighing onli6 ounces, containing every requisite, and of extra quality, on 265. TORTOISESHELL COMBS and B RUSHES of all kinds, remarkably cheap. Genuine EAU DE COLOGNE, at Ht., 16s. 6d., and 198.6 d. per Box'of Six-Bottles. The 19s 6d. warranted Patinas, and i mported direct from Cologne. All sizes of EMPTY BOXES, in Cedar, Mahogany, ana Rosewood., . Every ARTICLE for fitting up•Dressing-Cisek Work-boxes, Writing-des-kA, and, Scent-cases. Atti- -Balirr tininense choice ECK- of LADIES' RETICULES and PURE S, XCHAINS, CROSSES, BRACE LETg;anfi•EAII-RINGS. A l arg e Assortment of Ladies' • SATIN SHOES, best make, ss. Ge-peitaii4all Culothl. • The'JVWE'LLEßY'ls'of the best LONDON MANUFAC- , Tr - Rg, , ,d, it bein g ialPtetheivi the i Bazaar a conti nuance o f Ew &max, its style,. price, and qu'anty'clatifefil t . i nsure the fay,pure4l fd.iticreamir!g patr onage of the Public, and as it regarNiOthelftheiillfeisrous of the . Stock, T: W. pledges him t4rfe-eye'cotictitily ;in' affixing - his Prices. T. h r dtA - tOt 'he does not, directly or otherindi . Bazaar or Shop in Liverpool. 9iIVY aiiy and Export execute d Order's m Shops in the Cili:KIT au or at the Manufacturers' Prices, Just published, price Gs., boards, DARBADOS, and ottzer POEMS, by M. J. CHAPMAN, .MIP Esq. "Mr. Chapmdt's versification is easy and harmonious; he has imaginary force and pathos at command; and, from his local knowledge, an eye for the beauties of naty.ze, and a heart to estimate their value, he has been enabled M sketch many a beautiful, many a brilliant, many a glowing scene."—Court Journal. JAS. FRASER, London; W. GRAPEL, Church-street, Liver pool ; and, by order, of all Booksellers. DRUGS, CHEMICALS, &c. Superior SODA WATER, & highly Carbonated GINGER BLEU, wholesale and retail, No. 168, Dale-street, next to the Angel Hotel. JOHN WOOD, CHEMIST and DRLGGIST, from Clarendon Buildings, has opened the above Premises, with a large and genuine Stock, where strict personal - attention will be given, with the utmost regard to moderation in charges. Physicians' Prescriptions accurately prepared, and Sea and Family Medicine Chests, for all climates, supplied and refitted. Hotel keepers and others supplied as usual from the Manufac tory with Soda Water and Ginger Beer, at wholesale prices. Orders received for exportation, and punctually attended to. KENYON AND LEIGH JUNCTION RAILWAY. GE TIS HEREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL GE -111 NERAL MEETING of this Company will be held at our Office, in Union-court, Castle-street, Li,verpool, on THURS DAY, the Ist of August next, at Twelve o'clbck, for the purpose of declaring a Dividend, and 'on other special affairs. Dated this 16th day of July, 1833. C. W. CLAY, J. SWIFT, Clerks of the Company. N.B.—The Dividend will be paid at the Meeting. BANK OF - LIVERPOOL. SECOND DIVIDEND. THE DIRECTORS of the BANK of LIVERPOOL DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE to tilt PROPRIETORS, that they have declared a Half -yearly Dpi)END, at the rate of per Cent. per Annum on the subscribed Capital of the Com pany, from the first of January to the thirtieth of June, 1833; and ,that such Dividend will be payable at the Bank of the Company, in Water-street, on and after the fist day of Auglist next, between the hours of Ten and Three on each day. Dated at Liverpool this Eleventh day of July, 1833. By order of the Board, -.." JOSEPH LANGTON, Manager. Each Proprietor will be expected, (if required,) on applying for his Dividend, to produce the Certificate or Certificates of his Shares. The Transfer Books will be closed until the second of Au gust, inclusive. LIMERICK ASYLUM FOR. BLIND FEMALES, AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHAPEL. THE above named important and interesting object has been brought before the religious public of Liverpool by the Rev. E. N. Hoare, who visited this town with a view to collect contributions in aid of its funds. The object in view is the erection of a CHURCH of ENGLAND pIIAPEL, in a parish which, containing 10,000 persons, is without a Parish Church, (local circumstances rendering khe erection thereof impracticablel; and, at the same tune, establishing an ASY LUM for BLIND FEMALES, an institution much needed in Ireland, as will appear from the fact that for one vacancy, on a recent occasion, in the only existing institution of the kind in that country, there were not less than forty candidates. For the accomplishment of this work, the Trustees (who are five Clergymen of the Established Church, and the friends and promoters of the object) can look only to voluntary contri butions. In this way the sum of £lBtX) has been raised in Ireland, and £6OO in England. Among the contributors are ninety-four Clergymen of the Established Church. A further sum of £6`)o will be required to complete the buildings, which, it is hoped, will be finished in August next. RECEIVED SINCE OUR LAST. A. A. Dobbs, Esq. 0 0 Two Friends 10 0 Mr. Armstrong 0 10 0 Additional contributions will bi warded by the following gentlem ROE, Mr. W. JONES, EXchang, Dale-street, and at the office of ti thankfully received and for n J. JONES, Rev. W. buildings, JAs. LAUGHTON, to Liverpool Standard. TO THE EDITOR OF 7'RE LIVERPOOL STAND.IRD. Stn,—Observiug in Admiral Carlos de Ponza's despatches, detailing the engagement between the fleets of Donna Maria and Don Miguel, an unjust reflection upon the services of the steamers employed, I shall be obliged by your inserting the following statement of facts :—The Birmingham and Britannia, belonging to the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, were engaged for a specific purpose, namely, "to convey troops from place to place, as Mr. Bell, the charterer, may require, having due regard to the safety of the vessels." Had the respective com manders of them broke through their instructions, and com plied with the request of Mr. Bell, by towing the men-of-war into action, it is more than probable that one or both would have been seriously injured or destroyed; in either case, the owners of them would not have recovered a single shilling. With respect to the demand of £2,000 made by the engineers as an inducement for them to tow the men-of-war into action, the despatches carefully conceal the circumstance that gave rise to it. After Mr. Bell (the agent on the part of Donna Maria) having in vain endeavoured to induce Captains Beazley and Say to disobey their orders, goes and tampers with the engineers, and offered thpm £l,OOO if they would comply with his wishes, when the engineer of the Birmingham jokingly said if he would give them two it should be done, well knowing if he had seriously attempted it, that Captain Beazley would instantly have shot him as a mutineer. _ The William the Fourth I believe was differently circum stanced, having been engaged for all kinds of service, the owners lying indemnified from damage or loss, so that if she had been destroyed in the action, her owners would have been liberally paid for her; notwithstanding which, I am justified in asserting that the William the Fourth did not render any more efficient services than the Birmingham and Britannia, and that she *as as-far from the scene of action as they were. I learn from Captain Beazley (who is now here) that the ser vices of the steamers were unremitted, almost constantly being employed in towing some of the fleet or transports; and it ap pears to me a very ungrateful return by casting . unmerited re flections, such as are contained in the official despatches alluded to.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, SAMUEL PERRY, Agent to the City of Dublin'Steam Packet Company. Water-street, 17th July, 1E33. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST4JVD.4RD. Sin,—l was a little surprised on reading a letter in Gore's paper of this morning, from Mr. PERRY, of the "City of Dub lin Steam Packet Company," to observe that that gentleman, should, in justifying the conduct of the Captains and crews of the Birmingham and Britannia steamers, in the late engage ment between the fleets of Don Pedro and Don Miguel, at tempt to deprive Captain Wilson, of the William IV., and his brave crew, of the credit which they gallantly won on that occasion. As to the question of Insurance, I believe the William IV. and the other steamers stand upon equal terms, therefore, the responsibility of the parties in this respect would be the same. The prompt manner in which the William IV. bore up to the assistance of Admiral Napier, and the very . efficient service performed by Captain Wilson and his crew, is fully confirmed by the Admiral's official despatches, as well as by my own pri vate letters. It is by no means my wish to cast any reflections on the be haviour of Captain Beazley and. Say, who may have acted very prudently on the occasion; my sole object being simply to de fend the character of Captain Wilson and his crew, and I have no hesitation in saying that the high terms of eulogy in which they are spoken of by Admiral Napier are well-deserved. " Palmam gut meruit ferat." Yours, &c. Clarence Dock, JAMES WATSON, July 18th, 1833.5 Part Owner of the William IV. Steamer. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STiIArDiIRD. SIR, —Notwithstanding that you, as well as some of your cor respondents, have repeatedly directed public attention to the disgraceful scenes exhibited on the opposite shore on the Sab bath day, I perceive the nuisance, so far from being abated, is rather on the increase. However desirable it may be, in the estimation of every well-regulated mind, that this crying evil should be put an end to, still I am at a loss to know how this is to be done, unless the local authorities can be made to feel that it would be to their credit, at least, to interfere in the matter. I wonder how far the residence of the nearest justice of the peace is from Egremont. Perhaps it may be much nearer than his worship conceives ; and, if so, he may be induced to take a walk or a ride to the said village, some fine Sunday; and, if he should do so, I think it would not be long before he gave some directions in the matter. The scenes of indecency, of cruelty, and of downright blackguardism that are there constantly enacted, really call aloud fur the exertion of something like energy on the part of those who are bound by their duty, if not by their inclination, to put a stop •to practices which can only be contemplated with honor. Hoping you will succeed in rousing the dormant energies of " the powers that be," I am, Sir, yours, &e. A. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST4NDARD. SlR,—Among the honourable members who supported Mr. Mark Philips's motion to disfranchise the freemen of Liverpool, I find the name of the - greatest - and uwt iu uaeut qraek--of ancient or modern times—Daniel O'Connell, Esq., " member for all Ireland." This man had the consummate assurance to say that he should vote for an " extensive and searching in quiry" into the conduct of the electors, not only as respected their choice of members of Parliament, but their election of magistrates. Sir, fshould like to know whether this said Da niel' O'Connell would support an "extensive and searching inquiry" into the mode in which he has obtained his living during the last twenty years—whether he would support an "extensive and searching inquiry" into the exaction and ap propriation of the rent for the last ten Nears—whether he would have any objection to state how much'of this money has been applied to the preservation of peace in his kingdom, and how much has found its way into his own pockets—whether he would have any objection to state how many thousand of the starving peasantry of Ireland have been compelled to contri bute, in many instances their last penny, for the aggrandise ment of this great political quack and his hungry family. Let him produce all this information, and I shall be content to let him wade through the proceedings at all the Liverpool elections for the last century. But still, I confess I should like to have thrown in, by way of make-weight (if that were necessary), a list of all the notices of motion on various subjects which he has given, and which he has either been afraid or ashamed to bring forward when the time for doing so arrived. Sir, I have watched this man closely for the last twenty years, and have arrived at the conclusion, that of all the patriots I have ever read or heard of he is the most hollow. It is quite impos sible to compare his conduct before and after the emancipation bill passed, and not be convinced of the fact. Before the pass ing of that measure, his declaration (a thousand times repeated) was, that if that boon were conceded, he would pledge himself that agitation would from that moment cease in Ireland; that in fact there would and could be nothing more to agitate about. And what has been his conduct from the moment it did pass ? It is too well known to requ,ire description here. But the fact is, that agitation is too profitable a trade in Ire land to be given up by a' man who has followed it all his life for the sake of the emarnment derived from his heart thinking or caring as little about what. becomes of the "seven million finest peasantry.ici the world,", as he does of the inha bitants of the Sandwich Islandi, or the subjects of the chain of Tartary.—Yours, &c. A FREEIVIAN. BOLTON.—For some time past the demand for both plain and fancy manufactures has been brisk, and large sales have been effected; chiefly for shipping, at better prices. The weavers are in full employment; but there has been no material im procemeist in wages. By a return to the House of Commons it appears that, since January, 1821, thirteen London banking firms have become bankrupts. Two were army agents, and one a navy agent. The highest dividend was 18s. Bd. in the pound, under the bank ruptcy of Messrs. Sikes and Wilkinson. Emperiat 13artiamcnt. HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, JULY 15. The Duke of GLOUCESTER presented a petition from certain masters and students of the University of Cambridge against the Irish Church Reform Bill. Lord AUCKLAND laid on the table the second report of the committee appointed to inquire into the commercial accounts of the United Kingdom. The third report he observed, would be presented in a few days. The great object of the committee was to facilitate and simplify the keeping of those accounts. Lord ELLENBOROUGH could nut allow that opportunity to pass without expressing his sense of deep obligation which he felt to the noble earl and the committee for their great and useful exertions. Thellusson's Estate Bill was read a second time and referred to a select committee. POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS. Lord BELHAVEN inquired what steps had been taken with respect to the Post-office communication between this country and France. The Duke of RICHMOND said he would not then enter into any explanation as to the treaty concluded with France respect ing the regulations in future to be observed in the transmission of letters by the English and French Post-offices. When the proper opportunity arrived he thought he should be able to show that such measures had been taken as would be found beneficial to the commercial interest of this country. He believed it would be found that everything had been done to promote those good feelings which at present subsisted between the two countries. CAPTAIN NAPIER. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to know whether Captain Napier, who appeared to have commanded in a recent naval engagement against the fleet of Don Miguel, was still in his Majesty's service ? Earl GREY said the Board of Admiralty would, of course, take all those steps which might be deemed necessary when they arrived at a proper knowledge of the facts. At present ministers knew nothing more on the subject than what the no ble marquis himself was in possession of. The Logo CHANCELLOR introduced a bill relative to sworn clerks in Chancery. The noble and learned lord observed that it embraced those points which had occasioned some discussion when the Chancery Regulation Bill was under the consideration of a select committee. In consequence of their decision, those provisions were struck out of the Chancery Regulation Bill, and were now made the subject matter of a separate bill. Read a first time.—Adjourned. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, JULY 15. The Speaker took'the chair at a quarter past twelve o'clock, THE EAST SURREY PETITION. Major BEAuctEiiic presented the petition of the freeholders, tic., residing in the eastern parts of the county of Surrey, praying for the repeal of the !house and window mid malt taxes. The gallant member earnestly supported the prayer of the petition ers. Colonel EVANS was confident the present ministry could hold their places but for a few days longer, and their fall would be hailed with the greatest delight by the country. No one single pledge had they redeemed, and he could assure them that the people looked with the utmost indifference upon whatever in trigues might be going on between political parties. One thing, however, was certain, and that was, that there was scarcely one man in the country who would not rather see the Tories in power than such a truckling administration as has lattetly occu pied the Treasury bench. (Hear, hear.) The house continued occupied in the reception of petitions until three o'clock, when the Speaker vacated the chair. The Speaker resumed the chair at 5 o'olock. - • THE MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. Colonel EVANS asked whether the government had deter mined what course to pursue with reference to the blunder in the'execution of the law which had recently attracted so much public attention. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that a conference of.. the judges had taken place, under the auspices of the Lord Chan cellor, at which it had been determined to issue a special com mission to try the prisoners who were convicted on the bills improperly returned by the grand jury. Those who were ac quitted would be discharged. Mr. Const, the late chairman of the Middlesex Sessions, was much hurt at its being . supposed that the practice which had caused so much inconvenience pre vailed whilst he was in office. lie had written a letter to him (the Solicitor-General), stating that whilst he acted as chair man he never knew an instance in which the grand jury had not returned their bills to him sitting in full court, or in which the witnesses for the grand jury were not legally sworn. THE POLICEMAN POP AY.-BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. On the question that the order of the day for the house to re• solve itself into a committee on the Bank Charter acts be read. Mr. CORBETT rose to call the attention of the house to what he considered a breach of privilege. It would be recollected that in consequence of a petition which he presented, complain ing that a policeman named Popay had been employed as a spy, a committee was appointed to inquire into the matter. That morning a newspaper, which appeared to him to be published under the auspices of the police, had put forth a paragraph, in which it was stated that Popay had been examined before the committee, and had negatived many of the allegations in the petition ; that he had been allowed to take extracts from the evidence ; that in some instances the witnesses had contradicted each other, and in others it was more than doubtful, owing to the discreditable character of the witnesses. It was rather sin gular that whilst the committee was sitting the Secretary of State for the Home Department should by some means or other, certainly without his knowledge or consent, get a copy of the evidence, although the members of the committee were not yet furnished with it themselves. The spy had been by this means furnished with extracts, of which he informs the public through the police newspaper, at the same time aspersing the character of the witnesses. He had felt it his duty to put the house in possession of the fact, and he would leave them to deal with it as they pleased. Lora EnenewroN thoug ht that the government could not in terfere in the matter. it was competent to any member to bring a breach of privilege under the notice of the house. Mr. FINN said members frequently noticed breaches of privi . lege withoi4 moving that the parties who committed them should be called to the bar. CALL OF THE HOUSE. Sir J. WROTTESLEY said that he was anxious to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice at the earliest moment. It was in their recollection, that at the commencement of the session the King, in his speech, told his Parliament that subjects of the greatest moment and magnitude would occupy their anxi ous deliberations; and no man could deny that questions of greater importance could not have been submitted to them. — Though the session was then pretty far advanced, some of those important measures had not yet been carried through all their stages—such as the East India charter, which stood for that evening, the Bank charter, and the great question of West In dia. slavery. Now, he conceived that questions of such great. magnitude would require a full attendance for their proper dis cussion. He was aware that it might be alleged that the prin ciples or resolutions on which the measures relating to these questions were founded, had been discussed and sanctioned by full houses ; and that the dis•nission of the details did not require so full an attendance as his motion would enforce. He thought otherwise ; at the same time he would candidly confess that his motion was meant to particularly apply to the question of reform of the Irish church (hear) • in fact, to the fate of the Irish church bill. (Hear.) He begged it to be understood that his motion was not at all framed in the spirit of infringement on the privileges of the other branch of the legislature. No man respected those privileges more than he did, believing, as he did, that it was by re specting the privileges of others that they could best guard their own. But,in declaring that his motion had a direct reference to the probable fate of the Irish church bill in another place, he main tained that it was perfectly consistent with the practice and con stitutional forms of that house to make the public acts and votes of the other branch of the legislature the subject of comment and scrutiny, (hear, hear,) and that they should watch over the progress of a measure which they themselves had originated, and which they justly conceived to be one of great public im portance. Now, great pains had been taken to impress upon the public mind that the bill for reform of the Irish church, which that house had passed by a very large majority, and which he, in common with other friends of the established church, deemed of vital importance to its permanent stability, was, according to one noble member of the other branch of the legislature, nothing less than a " measure of spoliation," while another noble person of . great influence declared that he was " wholly opposed to its principle." (Hear.) The house there fore owed it to its own dignity to be prepared to maintain its own solemnly declared opinions. (Hear, hear.) It should be prepared to do its duty as representing the feelings and in terests of the people. (Hear, hear.) It was not only the prin ciple of the church bill which was threatened with danger, but of reform; and it was therefore the duty of a reformed Parlia ment to show to their constituents that it was not owing to any want of inclination or zeal on their part that measures of great importance to the public interest had not been carried into effect. (Hear, hear.) It was, then, for the interest of hon. members themselves that they should have an opportunity of doing their duty to their constituents in the event of a crisis arising, which might demand their energies. He therefore would press his motion for a full attendance on Thursday, as a warning to honourable members to be prepared at their posts to do their duty, either by receiving the wishes or com mands of the King or by tendering his Majesty their advice ac cording to their views of the public exigencies. (Hear, hear.) He therefore moved that the house be called over on Thursday next. Sir R. PEEL felt it his duty to take advantage of that earliest moment, first to deprecate all discussion on the motion of the hon. baronet, and next to deprecate the motion itself being persisted in. -,(Hear, hear.) The bon. baronet had assign e . two reasons for bringing it forward, which - a moment's consi deration would entirely dissipate. In the first place, said the hon. baronet, there are very many important measures before the house, not yet advanced through all their stages, and which should be discussed only in a full house. But how could it be said that the house had neglected to attend the progress of these measures? Was it not a fact that the principles and pro visions of all those named by the hon. baronet had been ex_ pounded and discussed before an unusually full attendance of members? (Hear.) The Bank charter had been so discussed, the noble lord (Althorp) having yielded to the sense of the house, and postponed those portions which would require a full attendance. If the attendance upon the committee on the East India Charter Bill was comparatively thin, was not the fair in ference that little or no opposition would be made to its pro gress, its general principle and provisions having been approved of by a full house? (Hear.) And as to the West India ques. tion, he never witnessed a fuller attendance than that before which its principles and provisions were minutely detailed.-- ( Hear.) i•ro charge, therefore, could be made of non. attendance in reference to the important measures cited by the hon. baronet. The Ilan. baronet had told them that his motion was meant to apply particularly to a measure then before the other House of Parliament; and he gave as a reason for the house's acceding to it, that he had seen in the public prints statements to the effect that one noble person had characterised the Irish Church Bill as a " measure of spoliation," and that other noble lords declared they were opposed to the "principle" of that bill.—. Now, he implored the house not to adopt such rumours as the foundation of their proceedings. They owed it to their own dignity ; they owed it to the dignity and independence of the other branch of the legislature. (Hear.) . He did not mean to say that an occasion might not arise when it would be necessary for them to meet and express an opinion in reference to some act of the House of Lords ; but he must deprecate their anticipating the possibility of such an event on a mere rumour, or adopting any proceeding which must appear only as an at tempt to control and menace the proceedings of the other House of Parliament. ( Hoar,' hear.) What pretext was there for such an unprecedented proceeding ? The Irish Church Bill had been. sent op to the Miuse of Lords: it was read a - first time; it was appointedgo be read a second time; the day for that second reading had not yet arrived. Wete they, on mere flying rumours and vague assumptions, to anticipate- the proba ble result of that second reading ? Such conduct , would be most unwise, and in,the teeth of-all rational precedent. It would be mbre—it would be placing themselves entirely in the wrong. (Hear.) They knew nothing, and constitutionally could know nothing, of the intended acts of the other branch of the legisla ture, only as itself communicated them. (Hear, hear.) They owed it to themselves, to their own privileges and character, to respect the privileges and character of the other House of Par liament ; and they were pot to anticipate any result which might imply that the members of the other house were not men of ho nour, and men who did not exercise their privileges—not as privileges given them for their own personal advantage, but— for the benefit of the people. When the occasion arose, let them assert their rights, but let them not lower themselves by antici pating such an occasion on mere vague rumour and assureption. (Hear.) He trusted, therefore, that the hon. baronet would withdraw his motion, and he also earnestly trusted that the dis cussion on its subject matter would here terminate, Lord EnemozoN said that no man who had attended to the political transactions and rumours of the last two days could deny that an occasion was likely soon to arrive in which the house would be called upon to do, its duty to itself and to the country. It was true that some of those rumours were absurd, and to members of that house ektravagantly incredible, but they were no less calculated to impose upon those less acquainted with political men and measures, and thereby to produce inju rious consequences out of doors, so as to render it the duty of that house to disabuse the public mind of its apprehensions, and confirm it in its confidence on them as the honest representa tives of the people. Lord ALTHORP said that his hon. friend had candidly avowed that his motion was intended to apply to the Irish Church Bill. Now, he (Lord Althorp) and his colleagues were placed in a situation of some embarrassment by the motion, from which they hoped to be relieved by his hon. friend's withdrawing it. It was most true that ministers had pledged themselves nut to con tinue a moment in office if the Irish Church 13111 should fail in its progress through that . or the other House of Parliament, and that pledge he would then repeat they . would abide by. (Hear, hear.) But his hon. friend's motion might have the effect—and he was confident no such effect was at all intended—of menacing the proceedings of the other branch of the legislature, so as to place the government (whose official existence was more or less im plicated) in a situation in which it must be admitted they had not an easy course to pursue. (Hear, and a laugh.) He was confident that neither his noble friend (Lord ETrington) nor his hon. friend (Sir J. Wrottesley) had any intention to em barrass ministers by urging the present motion, and therefore felt the more confidence that it would be withdrawn when told that it would have that effect. (Hear.) He had the less hesi tation in making 'this request, because he was confident that ho practital consequences would folio's!, its adoption; for he had De doubt that, should the event which the motion contemplated ocelin there would,be'a full attendance without a call. (Hear.) He therefore, on the part of himself and his colleagues, whom he had consulted on the point, begged his hon. friend to with draw his motion. On a division there appeared— For the call of the house 125 Against it l6O Majority • 35 The motion of Sir J. Wrottesley was accordingly lost. EAST INDIA CHARTER BILL. The house then resolved itself into a committee of the whole house on thig - bill, and agreed to all the clauses'from the 40th to the 54th, when the house resumed, and the Chairman reportetl progreis,*od obtained leave to sit again to-morrow. Mr. S. MAcitENzm brought in a bill to regulate the trade , with India, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past one o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, JULY 16. The Earl of Hardwicke took the oaths: The public works' bill was read a third time, and passed. The , Bishop of ROCHESTER presented a petition ft orn the arch deaconry and. clergy of the diocess of petition against the Irish church temporalities bill. The assessed taxes composition bill and the Highland roads and bridges bill went through a committee. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented a petition, signed by one archbishop and several of the bishops of the established church of Ireland, against the Irish church temporalities bill. The petition, which detailed the many evils that, in the opinion of the petitioners, were likely to be created with respect to the established church, if the bill became the law of the land, was read at length. The Duke of CUMBERLAND.—Hove many signatures are affixed to the petition ? The Archbishop of CANTERBURY answered, " Twelve." The Earl of Rolm/ wished the signatures to be read. They were read accordingly. Amongst them were, the Archbishop of Armagh, and the Bishops of Ossory, Dromore, Down and Connor, Ferns, Kildare, and Cork. . . • • Lord CARBERY presented petitions from certain parishes in the county of Cork against parts,of the Irish church tempora lities bill, more especially against the clause that did away with the church cess, and rendered it compulsory on the clergy to support their churches themselves. Burl GREY observed that there was no such compulsory pro vision in the bill. The - petitions were, however, laid on the table.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY, JULY 16. The Speaker took the chair at a quarter past twelve o'cloek. On the motion of Mr. Grant, that the house resolve itself into a committee upon the East India Company's Charter Bill, Lord G. SOMERSkT rose to complain of Comp any's uncertainty that attended the progress of public business, in consequence of the determination of government to give precedence to their own measures, when others of the greatest importance had been regularly fixed for the day,—he alluded to the Factories' Regu lation Bill and the Highways Bill, which stood in the orders before the East India Bill, but were now to give place to it. Lord Avrnofte reg retted the inconvenience, which he ad mitted was very great, but was unable to suggest any remedy. He was fully aware that these bills had been appointed for this day, but he believed, when they sore placed in the order-book, it was fully expected that the progress of the East India Bill would have enabled it to come on in there s gular way. His lordship suggested this day se'nnight for the Highways Bill. EAST INDIA BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. On the 55th clause being put from the chair, Sir H. VERNEY rose to oppose it, on the ground that it would be attended with great mischief, by enabling the Court of Di rectors to empower the governors of any of the provinces to carry on their administration without the aid of a council. He considered it highly injurious to place such extraordinary pow ers in the hands of any government. The 55th clause was then agreed to. A abort discussion arese on the 58th clause, when the con sideration of it was postponed, it being 3 o'clock. ' The Speaker resumed the chair at five o'clock. Mr. TENMENT presented a petition from the inhabitants of Leamington, praying that that place might be included in the limits of the borough of Warwick. PORTUGAL. Mr. RoutNsoN said, he felt it his duty to call the attention of the house to a circumstance of some importance connected with the trade of Portugal. A notification had that morning been sent to Lloyd's, from the Foreign-office, to the effect that the Regency of Donna Marcia intended to establish a blockade of the port of Lisbon, and all other Portuguese ports which refused to acknowledge the sovereignty , of Donna Maria. It was contrary to all rule to announce an intended blockade. Notification was never made until the blockade had actually taken place. Colonel EVANS rose to order. The hon. member had not given notice of a motion, and it was irregular to enter into such statements when no qu estion was before the house. The SPEAKER said that though it was not regular to bring forward a motion without notice, a member had a right to do so if he pleas e d, a n d he supposed that the hon. member would conclude by a motion. Mr. ROBINSON said it was impossible that any communica tion could have been made to the Foreign-office from the Regency at Oporto since the capture of Don MiguePs fleet. He could not help admiring the gallantry of Capt. Napier (cheers) ; but as a commercial man he must regret that British officers and seamen had been engaged in the contest. (Oh !) He had suffered severely from the suspension of our commerce with Portugal. The hon. member concluded with moving for a copy of the notification issued from the Foreign-office respect ing the intention of the Regency of Donna Maria to institute a blockade of Lisbon. Lord ALTHORP said that the hon. member had a perfect right to submit his motion without notice, but he regretted that he had done so, because it bad deprived him of the opportunity of considering whether or not he ought to accede to it. The hon. member's object appeared to be to complain of the notifi cation which had been made to Lloyd's. He was not aware whether the notification was in the usual form; but the hon. member must perceive that the object was merely to warn Bri tish merchants, and he could not conceive that there was any ground to complain of that. (Hear.) The hon. member had alluded to what it was impossible not to admit to be a most gal lant action. (Hear, hear.) The hon. member knew that the British officers who interfered in the contest at present going on did so at their peril. The government could not sanction such proceedings, but at the same time it was impossible not to admire the bravery whichvhad been displayed. (Cheers.) If the answer which he had given the hon. member was not so satisfactory as he could have wished, he must attribute it to his not having O given notice of his motion. Mr. P. 'CONNOR withdrew his motion on the subject of the , repeal of the union. TAXATION. Mr. RETHVEN, after expressing his opinion as to the neces sity of affording relief to the people by the reduction of taxation, and censuring the house for having disappointed the hopes of the country in this respect, moved the following resolution,— " That the reduction of taxation and the diminution of the pub lic burdens, by every attention to economy, are objects of para mount importance, and that in justice to the people who pay taxes, all sinecure places should be abolished throughout the British empire." Mr. Rica was glad of the opportunity just furnished him by the hon. gentleman of showing in detail, of placing it beyond a am, that ministers had effected extraordinary redactions, indeed to an extent that would be incredible if promised but very few, say four years ago. It should be recollected when hon. members taunted ministers with having done little or no thing in the way of retrenchment, that the administration which preceded them had effected great reductions and savings in the public expenditure (hear) ; but in proportion as that reduction was considerable, did it not evidently lessen the means of their successors to effect equal or proportional retrenchment? (Hear.) Then when the supporters of ministers were taunted with hav ing theihselves neglected to make those reductions which were expected at the' hands of the government, it should in like manner be considered that in proportion as that government carried the principle of economy into effect, by so' much were hon. members at large precluded from an opportunity—indeed, the possibility—of effecting those peculiar reductions which each thought the most fitting. (Hear.) There was one test which in itself he thought would place the services of the present government in regard to economy beyond all dispute—be meant the standard of value of retrenchment set down by the great economist of that house, Mr. Hume, in his celebrated motion in June, 1821. What would that hon. gentleman and the house say when he told them that ministers had reduced the estimates expenditure £798,896 less than the hon. member fixed as the maximum amount of . reduction (hear), and the expense of collecting the revenue £112,033 less than the hon. member said it might be collected on a better system ? (Hear, hear.) Be it remembered, too, that ministers had reduced the estimates from £15,000,000 to £12,000,000 since their accession to office • and be it further remembered, that this I:15,000,000er £12,000,006 was all the public expenditure which fell actually within the control of Parliament. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to show that ministers had reduced the cost of collecting the reve nue 20 per cent. since their accession to office, 23 per cent. with a prospective reduction, which would make it 39 per cent.; and that they had reduced their salariea (in Sir J. Graham's list) Of £l,OOO per annum and upwards not less than 40 per cent.— ( Hear, hear.) What would any old member have said if told these things some four years ago—that the expenditure of the country had been reduced by ministers £3,000,000 since their accession to office—that is, that they bad reduced the taxes which bore upon the industry of the country not less than £3,000,000 a year since 1830 (hear), and this too, be it recollect ed, after a reduction of not less than £35,000,000 of taxes since 1814 ? (Hear, hear.) One word as to sinecures. He agreed with the hon. gentleman that the principle of sinecures was bad, and that they should be abolished, but be differed with him that vested right sinecures, such as Lord Ellenborough's and Lord Kenyon's, which every person must condemn in the abstract, should be abolished with as little ceremony as sinecures held during pleasure. There was no sinecure on the pension list which ministers had not so regulated that they must at no dis tanteriod be altogether abolished, and the moment they fell vacant that moment they were abolished, so that the public would prospectively view their entire abolition. (Hear.) It were. indeed to be wished that such noble and unexampled in stances of patriotism as the Marquis Camden's were imitate dby those who enjoyed 'a vested right sinecure, but who had the means of living without them; but as ministers could not coin- pel those persons to, be patriotic, all that they could do was to take care that the public should be ensured, on their demise, against a continuance of the sinecure ; dnd this had been acted • upod whenever such fell in. (Hear; hear.) They had in this spirit abolished the salary of the office or the keeper of the (xi eat seal of Scotland, leaving its present owner,, the Duke of Argyll, to enjoy the honour, and some fees attached to the office. The hon, gentleman concluded with appealing to the house, — had not ministers ,redeemed their pledge of economy, and were they not therefore worthy of public approbation ? Mr. HUME assured his hon. friend that he had never stated that no reductions had been made by the present government; on the contrary, he had always admitted that great reductions had been made by it,- but still not such reductions as were com mensurate either with the wants or wishes of the country. He was sorry to be obliged to tell his hon. friend that, after all the reductions which had been effected by the government, they had only just left the expenditure at the level at which he found it when he took up this subject in 1821.. The expendi ture of 1833 was within a very small fraction as large as the expenditure of 1820. (Hear, hear.) The reduction in the amount of it arose entirely from the diminished charge of the national debt since that time. (Cries of " Hear," and " No.") He would prove that point beyond all contradiction. He must begin by reminding his hon. friend of what he (Mr. Hume) had stated in 1821. -- He had said that in the year 1792 our whole expenditure amounted to £15,000,000; of this sum £9,000,000 was devoted to defraying the charge of the national debt, and the other £5,000,000, or rather more, say £5,500,000, was dis tributed over the military, naval, civil, and diplomatic services of the country. He had then put it to the house that in the year 1819 the expense of those services had risen from £5,500,000 to £22,000,000, and that the expense of the debt had risen from £9,000,000 to £30,250,000. In the year 1821 the expenditure was 53,000,000 ; now it was £50,000,000. Of this sum £28,000,000 and upwards went to pay the interest of the 'debt, so that the difference in the amount of the charge of the debt in 1819, and in 1823, was in round numbers, 2,900,000. Now this was, within a very small fraction, the sum of the difference between the amount of the expenditure in 1819 and in 1833. - He therefore contended that he had a right to say that the difference in the expenditure of the two years arose from the diminished charge of the national debt, effected, as everybody knew, by the re ductiou of the £4 and the £5 per cents. to a stock of a lower denomination. The saving on the establishments Of the year 1820 was now, in the year 1833, not more than £lOO,OOO. ( Hear.) He admitted that in that interim the expenses of our establish ments had much increased, and that the late government had done much, and that the present government had done more ,to reduce our expenditure to the level of 1820. (Hear, hear.) Ile thought that where a government had made a p ro fli ga t e grant, where, it had allowed a man money for whi c h h e h a d tperforme no stirvice, the same distinction ou"ht,, to be drawn by Parliament which, in a similar case, would le drawn by in dividuals in private life. (Cheers.) Parliament ought, he contended, to took at every pension, and to stop the issue of every farthing of public money which was not merited by public service. ,(Hear, hear.) If it would only adopt that rule, the taxes would not produce misery to the extent to which they did produce. it, and which exceeded the credibility,of many gentle men who then heard him. (Hear.) He should not be acting' the part of a good steward to the public if he allowed any in ducement to prevent him from instituting such an inquiry. He cared not for the rank of the parties; the higher they w e re the more strict should be the investigaton; the more means they had at command the less regard should be paid to their com plaints and remonstrances. (Cheers.) 'He recollected well that on.a former occasion, when this subject was before Parlia ment, the noble lord opposite had said, " I admit that the par ties have no legal claims to these pensions, but I ask the house to grant them on the score of charity." To that assertion he had replied, that " our charity should begin at home, and that we should consider how many of our poorer countrymen were without a home in order to pamper the pride and swell the pensions of the junior members of the aristocracy." (Hear.) To these sentiments he still adhered, and he would again repeat that all pensions and sinecures ought to he swept away unless the holders could show that they had deserved them by public services. (Hear, hear.) ' He thought that the house had much to answer for in allowing this session to go by without investi gating, into this subject. He trusted that in the next session it. would show more respect to the rights of the people, and that it would not be induced, either by a feeling of false delicacy, or by a deference to individuals of high rank, to sanction grants which had been improperly made by former Parliainents. (Hear.) Sir R. PEEL objected to the resolution, because he thought the truth which it contained too obvious to need enforcement, and because he disliked to see individual members bringing for ward, without the slightest necessity, abstract propositions, about which there was no dispute, and which tended to no prac tical result. He thought it rather a weakening than an en forcement of the obligation of economy (which all admitted to be indispensable) to produce mere abstract resolutions on the subject, as if the matter admitted of any doubt or dispute. Gentlemen should not think to elude their duties with respect to attention to details by unmeaning generalities such as these. As the resolution conveyed no censure upon government, in asmuch as no particular tax was assailed by it—in a word, because it led to no practical result, he objected to it. He readily admitted that the day . for sinecures was-gone by, and that as soon as existing interests had terminated they should be abolished. But he rested the abolition on this ground, that the public having enabled the crown to reward public ser vices by superannuations and pensions, sinecures were no longer necessary. 'llse house then divided — For Mr. Ruthven's motion . 9O Against it. Majority against ministers 9 CORPORATION OF GALWAY. On the motion of Mr. Blaker, a return was ordered " of the landed or other estates, ecclesiastical benefices, to which there is a right of presentation, monies, and other properties, speci fying particularly the full amount or annual value a each, at the disposal of, or by royal grant, charter, custo m , p rescr ipti on or otherwise, vested in the corporation of G a l w ay ; se t t i ng f or th the names and abodes of all tenants, lessees, beneficiaries, and other persons deriving any estate, interest, income, or emolu ment, under or from said corporation : also, an account of all monies levied or received by said corporation in each year since the year 1800, by right or claim of any toll, custom, duty, courage, pontage, or any other demand, with the names of all persons concerned in the receipt andappropriation thereof, and the names of those who have been paid - therefroM, tke amount paid, and for what consideration in each particular case: also, a return of all lands, rights, and properties of .I.ny description, which have been sold, mortgaged, or alienated by said corpora tion." CORPORATION OF CASHEL. On the motion of Mr. Roe, a return was ordered "of the names of the persons composing the present corporation of Cashel, when each person was admitted a member of it, and the corporate office he now holds: specifying such as have re gistered their votes under the Reform Act; also a return of the estates belonging to said corporation, under what charter each is derived, by whom they are now held, and by what tenure, with the names of the granting parties thereto, and to whom granted, term of years, number of acres, and yearly rent, each lease is actually—for ; together with a return of whatever tolls, turnpike or customs, belong to said corporation, their yearly amount, and how disposed of; also an account of to what uses, corporate or otherwise , the rents and revenues o f sa id corpora tion have been expended, stating the items for th e y ear 1832, up to the 29th of last September." CHURCH OP SCOTLAND. Mr. SINCLAIR said he rose for the purpose of moving for leave to bring in a bill to emancipate the church of Scotland from the yoke of patronage by which it had been so long enthralled. The hon. member, after a few observations, moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the act of the 10th of Anne, c. 12, by which the yoke of patronage was again imposedup o n the chur c h of Scotland. Mr. H. Ross seconded the motion. The LORD ADVOCATE was ready to admit the great impor tance of this question, and the great interest that the people of Scotland felt in it. He could assure his hon. friends who had just spoken, that they could not feel more anxiously desirous than he did, and his Majesty's government did, that whatever abuses existed in the present system of patronage in the church of Scotland might be safely and satisfactorily remedied. Yet he felt it to be his duty on the present occasion to submit to his hon. friend that it would not be prudent or expedient to persit in the motion which he had brought forward At such a period of the session, it would be obviously inexpedient to go into the discussion of so long and comprehensive a question. He had, further to state, that this subject had been discussed at the last general assembly of the church of Scotland, in May last, when a motion to a great extent embodying the views of his hon. friend was brought forward by Dr. Chalmers, and only lost by a majority of 12 in a meeting of 300. He would therefore recommend his hon. friend to withdraw his motion,and leave the , matter in the hands of the General Assembly, who had already exhibited such a desire to take it up, and by whom all the regu lations touching the church of Scotland since the time of John Knox had been framed. He was confident that the General Assembly would next year adopt some measure that would attain all the objects in view, and place the exercise of this privilege upon a safe and tranquil foundation. Besides, he had to remark, that if the motion of his hon. friend went sim ply to repeal the act of Anne, it would revive the act of Wil liam, passed in 1690, which would give satisfaction to no party. Lord AI.THORP observed that he did not wish to take any course as if he wished to throw an obstacle in the way of the motion ; but it was impossible for him as a minister of the Crown. whose rights and privileges were involved in the ttl9- tion, not to ask the chair whether the aclof Parliament in question, giving certain patronage to the Crown, could be sub mitted to the house for repeal without the consent of the Crown. The SPEAKER said he had not read the act before that mo ment, but it was quite clear that the motion could not be enter tained without the previous consent of the Crown. intimated Mr. SINCLAIR that, as far as he was concerned, he should not press the motion, but should bring it before the house on a more favourable occasion. Mr. PRYME expressed his surprise that a simple act of Par iliament could not be repealed without the consent of the Crown. (Hear.) The SPEAKER said that that depended up9n what the act of Parliament was (hear); hence, if the act gave rights and pri vileges to the Crown, according to the rules of the house, it could not entertain a motion to take away those rights and privileges without the Crown's consent previously obtained. Mr. SHEIL thought the rights of the Crown might be re served. The SPEAKER said that the motion reserved nothing, it went to repeal the entire act. He was to blame for putting the ques tion, but as it referred to an Act without specifying the nature of it, he did not know the contents of the act. The debate had been 'Proloned, and he sent f or th e ac t, and se e i ng th a t ,it could not %e entertained without the consent of the Crown, he had intimated this to the noble lord. HERTFORD ELECTION. Mr. BERNAL obtained_leasre..to bring in a bill for the more effectual prevention of brilery and corruption in the borough of Hertford. On the motion of Mr. GODSON, the bill to amend the law 'respecting patents for inventions was read a third time and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at two o'clock. The very cloudy state of the atmosphere on Monday night rendered the eclipse of the moon only visible at intervals. A SIMPLE AND USEFUL INVENTION.—A blacksmith of this city, named Pontisick, has, to the great comfort of his neigh bours, especially the rich, successfully parctised a very simple contrivance to diminish, in a remarkable degree, the loud noise caused by the percussion of the hammer on the anvil. It is merely to suspend.a . piece of iron chain to one of the horns of the anvil, which carries off a great portion of the acute sound usually produced. Sig. Gauderzio Vicini,_ of Asso, in the province of Como, has, however, introduced an improvement on this contrivance, by the addition of a spring fixed in the basis of the anvil, which, keeping the chain stretched, dimi nishes the sound in a much greater degree; and it is equ a lly easy to remove the ring of the chain from the horn of the anvil, if needful, by a mere blow of the haunner.-11.1ilan, 20th Feb. JuLY 4b, 1833. DEiTRUCTION: OF DON INIRGUEU S FLEET. .In addition to what appeared in the STANDARD of Tuesday, relative to the engagement between the rival fleets of Portugal, we subjoin further particulars : The following is a copy of the despatch transmitted by Admi ral Napier to the Marquis of Loule, containing his official report of the victory obtained by him over the fleet of Don -Miguel : " Her Most Faithful Majesty's ship Rainha de Por tugal, in Lagos Bay, July 6. "My Lord,—lt has pleased God to grant to the squadron of her most faithful Majesty a great and glorious victor) , over the enemy, whom 1 fell in with on the morning of the 2d instant, off Cape St. Vincent, my squadron having left Lagos Bay the evening before. They consisted of 2 line of battle ships, 2 frigates, 3 corvettes, 2 brigs, and 1 xebecque ; my squadron of 3 frigates, 1 corvette, 1 brig, and 1 small schooner. " I immediately despatched the Villa Flor to Lagos for the steamers, which vessels rejoined me in the evening. During the 3d and 4th there was too much swell to lay the enemy ad board, the mode of attack on which I had decided. On the forenoon of the sth it fell calm. I expeoted from the steamers great and good assistance; but, with the exception of the William the IV. they showed no disposition to render support, and the engineers and crews particularly refused to approach the enemy, the former demanding £2OOO each before they went to work. I must, however, do justice to Mr. Bell, who did all' in his power to induce them to act. During the discussion a breeze sprung. up, ',lacing my" squadron to windward of the enemy, who were formed in a combat line under easy sail—the two line-of-battle ships a-head, the two frigates astern, having the three corvettes and two brigs• a little to leeward in the open spaces. " I explained to the captains my intention of attacking the Rainha with the flag ship and the Don Pedro'; to the Donna Maria was assigned the Princess Real, and to the Portuense and Villa Fier the Martins de Freitas, leaving the Don John, (bearing a commodore's pendant) and the small craft un occupied. At 2, the squadron being ill close order, edged away to their respective stations, and as we'came within musket-shot a most tremendous fire was opened on the ships from the whole line, with the exception of the. Don John, whose guns would not bear. We were a good deal cut up, and lost men : but nevertheless pursued a steady course, returning the fire as we passed. Raked the Rainha, wko had bore up to two or three points, ran alongside to windward, and boarded with all hands.' " The enemy did not resist our bou.ding, which., was, how ever, accomplished with difficulty, but !Rey defended the quar ter-deck with great spirit, and I am sorry to say we suffered severely. Captain Reeves, of this ship, the second in command, and Captain Charles, my aide-de-camp, were, I believe, the, first on•board, (the former received three wounds, one severe, the latter five.) They were closely followed by myself and officers, and a few seamen. Captain Georgq, who was serving as a volunteer, and ',lieutenant Woolridgeiswere killed ; Lieu-. ,tenant Edmunds and Mr. Winter, my clerks severely wounded- Lieutenant Listcullis and myself were the only ones that es- caped: as the men' . got on board they rushed aft• to support us, and in about five minutes the Rainha was our own. "By this time the Don Pedro ranged up to leeward to board,: but I directed Captain Goblet to follow the Don 'John, who had made off; and, I am sorry to say, in the act of speaking . to me he was mortally wounded by a musket-ball from the Rainha's lower deck ports. " Lieutenant List and a party were left to take charge of the' pi ize and the flag ship sheered off in pursuit of tbe Don John. ' " iire were much cut up in sails and rigging, but by the great.exertions of Captain Phillips, master of the fleet, who now took the direction of the Rainha, the fore-topsail was' shifted, the rigging knotted, ropes spliced,'&c., and we were fast closing on the Don John, the Pedro being a little a head, when the commodore struck his colours without firing a - shot, the officers and ship's company refusing to fight. The three corvettes and two brigs put before the wind, and I assure yen it. was not in my power to prevent them. " During the time I was taken up with the Rainlnt, the Donna. Maria, Captain Henry, carried the Princess Royal by boarding in gallant style. Captain Henry speaks in high terms of his officers and crew. lam sorry to say his sailing lieutenant, Mr: More, was killed. " The Martins de Freitas was too strong for the Villa Flor and Portuense, and although they knocked away her foretop-. mast, and otherwise greatly disabled her, she kept her colours up, and went before the wind. I left the Don Pedro to take charge of the Don John, and chased the-disabled ship, who surrendered ,before stm-set. ' " Such a service could not be performed withoutloss • I am' now'collecting the returns, and will forward them the flit op 'portunity. "No language can express to your Excellency my gratitude for the support I met with from the officers and men. To Cap tains Reeves, Goblet (who is killed), Henry Blackstone (wounded), Charles, Phillis, and Ruxton, I am Much indebted, • and 'I be leave to recommend them to the attention of his Ma- , jesty the - Emperor. The subordinate officers, and indeed all, deserve the highest praise. '" I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Excellency's obe dient servant, " CARLOS PONZA, ' Vice Admiral and Major General." " P.S.—I am happy to say the corvette Princess Real came . over and joined my flag this morning, at this ancliorage. - " To his Excellency the Marquis of Louie." IRE LAND. A Whitefeet notice was found near Lord Teraplenwe's _gar— ,den,'near Arthurstown , on Saturday evening, of a most inflam matory nature, and taken possession of by that active chiefof police, Robert Barry, Esq. It' was leadeewith a coffin in blood, and teliding to excite the neighbours to join the long- , looked-for cotmen in cutting down the Scotch wairs, and threat ening the police force with the fate of Carrickshock, or that of. Marum ; hinting, it is thought, to some favoured - individual of that force. Every effort has been made by the local authorities,. but without effect.—Limerick Herald. On Friday last, a young man, the son of a respectable fanner, from Raheen, near Ross, was carried into the hospital there,.. having been torn in the most horrible way by an entire horse,. the property of his father; his thigh was mangled in the most. desperate manner, but hopes are entertained of his recovery •He would have been killed on the spot, gait occurred while in. the act of yoking him in the stable, but for the heroism of ant affectionate sister ; who, though a slight girl, on hearing her brother's cry, ran to the stable and seized a prong, and with one blow stunned the brute, and so saved the brother's life.— This is the second attack from the same animal this youngman. has received; having had his arm desperately lacerated about. a year since.—Limeriek Herald. Tna Twm.rm op JULL—A correspondent in Lurgan in forms us that this anniversary was celebrated in that and many of the neighbouring towns with great splendour. In the course of the day vast numbers of the I rotestants from the above town,' and the surrounding country, many of them on horseback, pro ceeded with music, &e 6, to pay their respects to that highly es teemed gentleman, Colonel Blacker, of Carrick.. The colonel and his lady received them with great courtesy; and the as sembly, which could not have amounted to less than twenty thou sand persons, of all ages and sexes, went off in different direc- , tions, the utmost quiet prevailing. The private celebrations of the day were most numerous throughout the country.—Packet.. CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM COMPANY. We have already congratulated this Companyon their success in obtaining their act. The opposition was, directed against the_ exclusive advantage this Company enjoys in its members not being liable for any obligations of the Coiipany. This was considered an unfair advantaje conferred on this, i company.-. We concur, however, with the Vice-President of the Boiled of" Trade, in saying, that this Copipuny bad made out a peculian case' and from the great benefit it had conferred, was entitled to the peculiar protection of Parliament. In corroboration of our opinion of the services this establishment has conferred,- we find the Corporation of Liverpool, certainly one of the most spirited of the day, have marked their sense of those services, by conferring the freedom of that borough on Mr. • Williams, the enterprising founder of the first trading Steans Company which ever crossed the Channel. We notice it more- on account of the terms in which they have conveyed the com pliment to Mr. Williams, it being " in testimony of the senst.- which the Council entertains of the spirited manner in which he has conducted the concerns of the City of Dublin Steam. linylgation Company, and of the important . benefits derived by this rort from so extensive and useful a means of communica tion with Ireland." 'rills is not only highly complimentary to Mr. Williams, bus an extremely flattering estimate of the services of the Com pany, and comes at a practically favourable moment, when an unworthy jealous feeling has been expressed by many members of Parliament, and lush members too, against the peculiar advantages conferred on this Company. We agree with a Liverpool contemporary in saying—there never was a company which has been more actuated by a spirit of liberality, and a desire to promote public convenience, than this company—Dublin Evening Post. Baron Ralamb died on the 27th ult. on his patsage to Gotten- r burg. He was well known in this country, where he had beers for many years Secretary of Legation, and frequently Marge d'Affaires from Sweden. He had enjoyed till recently Strang% and perfect health, and was only 35 years of age. He expired. it appears, owing to the breaking of a blood-vessel, within sight - of the Swedish coast. NEWLY-DISCOVERED SUDSTANCE.—Mr. J. NI. Corbet, of Sa lop, in a letter to the editor of the Mechanics' Magazine, gives the following particulars of a newly-discovered substance, to. .which he peoposed te.give the uamenf !lningeo.—" I enclosed some sulphur in a ~ ,l ass tube of two feet long - by one inch in. diameter. I passed a very fine spiral wire through the sulphur, and then fixed the whole in a metallic lighting conductor, which was insulated above the sulphur apparatus. -The glass tube was so contrived that any air coming from it would pass into a re ceiver placed for its reception. I now waited for the lightuiPg to pass down the rod, and had in only two months to witness the effects of it on the sulphur, as a violent shock of lightning passed down my conductor. On visiting the spot,l found the spiral wire fused, and the lower 'part of the sulphur changed into a powder as white as snow, and my receiver Lull of hydro gen. I have named this new substance Thiogen its specific gravity is 1,707. It has a greet affinity for hydrogen, and, con verts muriatic acid in chlorine. It converts oil and fat into car bon in quite a new state, the carbon being white, soft, and nearly transparent, after having lost its hydrogen. Thiogeo decomposes phosphorus by 'depriving it of :hydrogen ; the re maining part is a new and very inflammable gas, the colour o f chlorine." TYNEMOUTII LIFE BOAT.-L-OnsTuesda.v, the sth instant, th ei wind blowing fresh from the north-east, and a considerabl e swell being on the Bar, the opportunity was embraced. to mak° trial of the small Life Boat stationed in Tynemouth Haven, by the Shipwreck Society. The boat was first tried under canwas , without ballast, and answered every expectation that had beer' formed of her powers. It being determined to prove the boat under circumstances as disadvantageous as possible, she sca,! then filled with water and again put to sea under canvas, alt ' the intention of trying her properties in broken water.whan this state. The crew consisted of four persons, viz. Mr. Ed'ic'' Robson, one of the committee, and 'Wm. Fry, jun., and .tw ° : men belonging to Tynemouth, who volunteered to man the boas on this occasion. The possibility of an accident happening w a g anticipated, and the men were provided with Lieut. - I(enned7 Life Preserving Jackets ready inflated. The boat went o?,' bowing the sea in gallant style, waves breaking complete s , over her, and performed well in every respect, but in retul; ing into the haven through the breakers, and running bt:fq,,, the sea, a heavy sea struck the boat right astern, broke ' l l the sail, and capsized her. The men depended rico u pon tu t ' Jackets, which were put to a severe test, and faithfullY et- Jackets, formed their duty; they soon gained the bottom of the b C _ l oa t ; and although washed off twice by the sea, aided by the Jacke a and the coolness and presence of mind of Mr. Robson, a ti a Wm. Fry, jun., the whole were kept afloat, until relieved bY 4 coble which put off from the haven immediately on the aceide.iir being observed. Great credit is due:to those pilots, who , t e a, a 'promptitude and alacrity peculiar to this class of men, ma ll `yo the coble and pulled off to the assistance of the Life Bo tbe: crew, as well as to several of their brethren who beheld accident from the Law at South Shields, crossed the river, launched the Northumberland Life Boat, a_.` i f ua few minutes were down at the Bar to render assist ance equired.—Newcastle Journal. and inimediatem