The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-23 00:00:00

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Yea. the anniversary of the glorious victory Iv " by the troops under the command of Sir Ralph Aber eronlbie, at Alexandria, the Highland Society, according to costom, held their festival at the Freemasons' Tavern, ne'ser have we seen a more splendid gathering. The ike as'on was one worthy of all honour. The Chief of the 1 / 4 1 °tY, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, honoured the liTiirerEary fe s tiv a l with his presence for the first time ' e 11 03 - al Highness the Duke of Cambridge presided, sup- Otte(' ou his right by the Prince Chief of the Society, and ° li n r i g h te l n a . left by ' Field Marshal his Grace the Duke of Wel aall addition to these Noble and Illustrious personages, we "tuserved atitoag those present ti.e Viscount Clifton, Isieute entGenei al Sir James Macdonnell, Lieutenant-General General MacDonalrl, Major. General Sir D. Leighton, Baron s le aebeck, Hon. Colonel Phipps, Sir T. M. Wilson , Bart. , Minis N;colas Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Sir Robert Murray, Bart, . • eelHutt, Eeq., M. P.; J. Slat hesien, Esq., M.P. ; otiel Blake, Colonel Matheeon Colonel Kel'v, Captain i: elu nt, R.N.; Captain Christie, ' R.N.; Major Hutt, Cap „,,,,u2 Charles Forbes, George Bain, Esq., Honorary Secretary Society, Jaaice MacGregor, Esq., of the Board of amet A Miitheson, Esq.; D. Iluberts, E , q., H A.; C. A. M ckenzie Esq., &c., &n. 4 At half-past seven o'clock his Royal Highness the Chair aniikeeomoanied by his Royal Highness the Chief, Grac'e the liuke of Wellington, and by the eers of the Societ - and preceded by her Majesty's Or, the piper of the s ) o . ciety. and the juvenile pipers of the Celedonian Asylum, entered the hall. At this mo lt r i t the cou trail was most picturesque. - Elie burly of the le it h e l W as occu P pied by gentlemen attired either in the Hig a costume, miritary or naval uaitorm, or full Court dress; (the„ gallery was tided with ladies in full dress. Under til'tn the gallery was ranged the juvenile military band of foeCaledoniar, Asylum. These boys were dressed in uni fre.„,‘-' and during the course of the evenin tey per an'ed several martial and popular airs with a preenson and w e nsembee that would have done credit to veteran performers . k e Understand that they have been only under instructions e n months, but we have heard pieces of music by bands, *ho had been under instruction as many years performed leleless satisfactorily then by these boys last evening. less credit is due to Mr. Burford their instructor. The re gress they have made under his superintendence is really a4laards of 200 gentlemen sat down to an excellent B which was placed upon the table in the M es srs. Il ene bes stle. 4.4essrs. Sinclair, Browne, Moody, and Smirke , and Mi ss P. th ee * non, were the vocalists engaged for the occasion. The C r a zincl aiental music was admirably given by the juvenile t o ll r• Higgins, a worthy disciple of Toole, officiated as Itt*Master. suci, ne cloth having been withdrawn, and grace having been ha`lis Royal Highness the CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, I 0 ,4 e a toast to propose. Her Majesty the Queen, our most 1 ,,',° 11 3 Sovereign, and God bless her.-(Cheers.` thaue toast was drank with Highland honours; after which h ti e National Anthem was sung, the solo parts being sus aveed by Messrs. Smirke, Browne, and Sinclair, and the Plaved " God save the Queen." b (2611011 N next proposed the health of the Queen ta e , - ger * Dr ank with three times three. Air-" Hearts of Oak," band. al e CHAIRMAN then, amidst loud cheering,.proposed the Faalth or the Duke of Rothsay, and the rest of the Royal DPI' • tank with Highland honours. 1,1, 1. " -- " The Duke of York's March-band. S r i'" a e CHAIRMAN sa the next toast I am assured you will qna with enthusiasm It is " His Royal Highness Prince alaert, the Chief of the Highland Society," who I am Pleased to say is on this occasion present amongst us. pro he Highland toastmaster, Mr. Duncan )lacnaghten, then .Posed the toast in Gaelic as follows :- al° uinn Mhorachd Rioghail Prionnsa Albert , cean nard a Ghaidhealaich." jes i t h was drank with Highland honours, after which her Ma afa'.B Piper played a Highland air. ae,,`, 4 tee ALBERT then rose and said, allow me"to thank you, te a "enleti, for the way in which eos have received this Pe Z lam glad of this opportunity to express to you in tejol the sense which I feel of the honour you have done jrk t u l a electing me your chiet-the chief of a society, the üb ..(e°l: Which is to preserve the nationality of the Highlands ~ ee rs.)- the national sports, and the national ht . ibits.- raL e wed cheers.) I have had the pleasure of visiting the PrZ a nds several times, and I can assure you, that the itn liareVo that ' has been lft. on my mind has been most gra- Viii - g• - (Loud cheers.) It is impossible for any one to rued Your country, to breathe the pure air, to see the beau • acenery, and to live amongst the simple and hard y illip a , ale of that country without feeling the most favo urable „ • - "i°ns•-(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I have to propose rtOsperity t o t h e Hi gh l an d S oc i e ty."-(oud cheers.) rrgnk with th ree t i mes t h ree . T, Miss P. H orton -" F o llow Prince Charlie." CHAIRMAN then prop .sad the health of the Presi aorr: his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, and expressed his saen ar that his Grace was not present amongst them that D iti r r ank with Highland honours. M Browne-" Rov's Wife." CHAIRMANIII-"li4cWelll no t n h , en eaid, I have now to propose a feast, v, la hukicehow p I ant sure every one will join : it is the health of the who sits near me.-(lmmense cheering, 'Xeery noserequently renewed and lasted several minutes.) would onours him.-(Renewed cheering. ) More it that I h oD , h va rne me to say of him in his presence, except The toast w e as nla t Y still live for many years.-(Loud cheers.) The Duke of llen drank with Highland honours. f or the te honour 415 ":-" Gen - 3,01:1I:LINGTON then rose and spoke as fol tleen, beg leave to return you my thanks manner in w -a a v i a e h done me in drinking my health, and ..4 eti proposition e o n f g e eaz a d ir t . o listen t e t o . the illus 3 t - r o i u eu h s a D v a e h b e ee in n t p h l had the *it ll Man satisfaction of being acquainted e ennt o f you. and of having the highest respect for your s ai ,,,r3 men of all classes and descriptions, more especially sh e Tose who are members of the profession to which I have k,,,nonour to belong--(Cheers.) It is highly satisfactory art to have had the power of attending here this day, 1.1 on all occasions when you will do me the honour to In attendance is desirable if I have not ot nle th e ls to me that my of oe, r ,aTocations. I shall be happy to avail myself all to ou - (1 4 7 °43 which will permit me to pay my respects y . le• 4 d cheers.) It is with the utmost satisfaction that . I have . e tta e _ a r i h aaleat the symptoms of your attachment to the illustrious d (1. 0 - ce who has honoured us with his presence this . ay.- et rn t id cheers)-and lam sure that you all appreciate his a`ebtrient to you and to your country, and feel how greatly I Country must benefit from it.-(Cheers.) Gentlemen,, (Peat I thank you for the honour you have done me.' - ad cheers. ) British Volunteers"-band. li At re the conclusion of the air the pipers struck up th e reel of kialleels," which was danced by some of the g entlemen ale i r 't, a with true Highland enthusiasm. tee n e "Like of WELLINGTON then rose and said, " Gentle have received permission from his Royal Highness ai k `e f airman to propose a toast, to which I am satisfied you L "1 anxious to pay every respect, when I mention the allur e °f his Royal Highness, our chairman.- (Cheers.) We l tt "' obliged to hi s Royal Highness for coming forward to k a t this auspicious occasion, when our President was tfia able to attend in consequence of the pressure of business. kep tir ° Yal Highness is a soldier, like many of us , and has teed the greatest respect of these who have gained re- N t ie bY their gallant achievements in the field.-(Cheers.) ta h atlke concluded by proposing " The health of the illus- T r chai rman ," w hi c h w as d r unk with three times three. 111 0 e CI - Lemmata, in returning thanks, said that he trusted ill gentlemen present would not forget that he too like his Ilis • h •ru ols relative had been in the Highlands, and, continued ~,°Yal Highness, what I saw there I admired. In wish tria.vrosaerity to this establishment I trust you will not lapin that I have bad the pleasure of seeing many . of you l'egr e, and may also state that I belonged to a Highland Illent years before many of those now present were r s a li c a -- ( Loud cheers.) 'ai:,, s a Auld Lang Syne."-Band. ass cdIAIRMAN then proposed "The Army and Navy." A lank with three times three. k r : " Rule Britannia-Band. " Death of Nelson"-Mr. 11 1 : '-'llainetex-The next toast I have to propose is -411 '.. 4l i _ennory of Sir Ralph Abercrombv and the heroes who er e Wl ` u him in Egypt." Never was there a better soldier i' Le la lore hottest man than Sir Ralph Abercromby. toast was drunk in solemn silence. va l ig'nel KELLY addressed the meeting in a short speech , however, was quite inaudible in the part of the room bre We were sitting. r e Cleautetax then proposed " The ladies." Air, with three tienee three. A f t , " Here's a health to all good. lasses"-Band. bwtter this toast had bees drank, his Royal Highness the Li ft _ e of Cambridge vacated the chair, and accompanied by r Yal Highness Prince Albert, and his Grace the Duke ellington, and attended by Baron Knesebeek retired aft g randards procession, preceeded by the pipers, &c. Shortly pav tt e i s i eutenant-General Sir J. MACDONNKLL, G.O 8., said-His 47 4 1 Highness has commanded me to succeed to the chair 0, an indefinite period. Is it your pleasure that this Court mqilld Now break up, or should it be reconstructed ? ,„The question of the reconstruction of the Court having been farried neon., Sir James Macdonnell took the chair amids t ° lid cheers. ,The CHAIRMAN said that the present anniver- RtY, honoured as it had been by the presence of tr i o Duke of Cambridge in the chair, their na chief, Prince Albert, and by the visit of his itillus 'itee the Duke of Wellington, must be considered the tttoist remarkable in the annals of the society. They had and h,een honoured by the presence of many other visitors, tit the first toast he would propose would be " The health 4,,_tie gentlemen, not members of the Corporation, who had floured them to-night with their presence." D rank wi t h t h ree t i mes t h ree. n irngs " Lulurity "-Mr. Moody. Ig i 7 t i r • KOBINsON, the Deputy-Governor of the Bank of Eng iited, bore testimony to the energetic manner in which High- Ve rt !" bad met the present distress, and which reflected the ,r,!est credit both on chiefs and people. te r Xeltaiitetate then proposed the national toast, " Clann sli attp a illheal an gualaibh a chaile"- Highlanders shoulder to gr er u et-which was drank with Highland honours with the be enthusiasm, and was followed by a reel. e,)re CHAIRMAN then rose to bring before the notice of the tllsZ a t Tl Y au establishment which was peculiarly worthy of '((a; ellti "n of Scotchmen-he meant theCeledonian Asylum. of 801 , e erS.) It was instituted in the first place for the orphans eaterl ler a and sailors, and aPerwards the charity had been tai t "'ed to others.-(Cheers.) Ile was happy to think the a bn. olsportunitv was new afforded himof acknowledging thei r i"gations which all Highland societies were under to Pare nf "orary secretary, of this, which must be considered the the' ,` n ociety.-(Cheers.) A gentleman who had . founded . (eas a: aledontan Asylum and many other institutions.- i er s „ He proposed Prosperity to the Caledonian te e to r h ' e t uk, with three tunes three, followed by a Highland reel J . l el pea. f eeli na lListax, Esq., M.P., returned thanks far the cordial lythea`). ° , l good will which those present had xpressed to- N'el a , a ,toe Caledonian Asylum. It was 0110 of the most Pik e vae institutions which they possessed. In the first th eir ' It provid e d f or t h e c hild ren o f those who Lad devoted It se b eat rears to the service of their country. - (Cheers . ) bi t • --ue ati e espzciat object of the asylum to provide for the 44 01 . 8 °h El and maintenance of the children of soldiers and ther e At the time when it was first insti.uted Wee a t was more urgent occasion for it. than there happily *er e, ec `ne present moinenr.-(Cheers.) -although 'law there ehlldre "l'aratively• speaking, few instarices in which the the e .. 4 of soldiers and sailors were left destitute, yet still sa l e! w ere found many children of their countrymen in a 1 .11 d • .1 distress i'n this great metropolis. The object of the M. m an Asylum was to train up these children in such a PV l 2 ler asthat they should inherit the national virtue of their li g h ,, ts and thetr eerietry.-(Chsee.) d i , l whith Lo 11:S11: Litl .IL V 1411 4. 3. 1)°, the 80 many and so peculiarly interesting to the notice of Highlanders as the Caledonian THE SUN, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LOtiDS, March 22. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. DRAINAGE OF LAND BILL. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, this Bill was read a second time. STATE OF IRELAND. Lord MONTEAGLE said that ,in consequence of a representation niude to him by a Nt , bie Frienu, he would put off his motion, of which notice had been given Its to-morrow, till Friciay night. SPANISH BONDHOLDERS. Lord BROULitli-01 gave notice that he would, to morrow evening, present a rtition from the Spanish bondholders, relating to the manner in which they had been mated. Ile considered this was a case of grievous hardship, for which some remedies ought to be provided. NATIONAL RATING. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a peti tion from Winston, in the county of Gloucester, in lavour of a national system of rating. BATHS AND WASHHOUSES. The 8i,i.0? of ST. ASAPH presented a petition from the parish of St. George the Martyr, prayino that the r provisios of the Act for the establishment ort.r,ohs and waslahouses be extendcd to embrace parts of parishes. A;ylnm.—(Cheers.) lie, therefore, felt wore than ordinary pleasure that it had fallen to his lot to return thanks to those who had noticed the institution in so interesting a manner.( Cheers. ) D. C. Gunritis, Esq., in proposinc , the health of Sir James Macdonnell, their Chairman, alluded to the bravery which that distinguished officer had exhibited in many a well finght field, and more particularly to his celebrated defence of the chateau of Houi4oitmont, at the battle of Waterloo, tor which he had been awarded the prize of bravery, which with modesiy equal to his bravery, he hod given up to another. The tiast was drank with three times three. Tee CHAIRMAN having resumed th:.nks, said that it de lighted him on all occasions to contribute not only to the ob jects, but to the hilarity of the institution.—(Cheers.) He telt that they were tinder the gre.qest obligations to their secretary, who had alweys conducted the affairs of the society with such order and regularity as to give the utmost satis faction. He had great pleasure in proposing the health of George Bain, Esq., the honorary secretary. Dank with Higeland honoues, and followed by a reel. G. BAIN, Esq., briefly returned thanks. Sc ng, " Whistle and I'll come to thee, my lad"—Mr. Stnirke. The next toast proposed was, "Chiefs and clans," which was drunk with honours. D. C. G UTHRIE, Eq., after passing a high eulogium on the character of the Chisholm as the model of a chief, pro posed—" Better health to the Chisholm, and may he soon be able to rejoin the la. bland Society," The CHAIRMAN was happy to inform t hem that theChishclm was convalescent, and would have been amongst them on this occasion hail he ni..t been expressly forbidden by his physician to join the party —(Cheers.) Hight Ind song by Mr. !Ulan. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, M.P., Thomas M'Gregor, Esq., and several other gentlemen were elected members of the Society. A cup f thanks was di auk to Mr. Forbes, after which The CHAIRMAN pi•opos , d the last toast, " Our_next Meny Meeeng," which having been drunk, the band paraded the room, to-med behind the chair, and played several airs, atter which the company separated. DannT-LANE.--MR. BENToN'S BENEFIT.—The benefit of Mr. Benton, of the free list office, Drury-lane, and sub-treasurer of the theatre, takes place to-night, on which occasion Miss Rainforth will make her first appear ance in the character of Maritana, in Wallace's favourite opera of that name, and that promising young artiste, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, will appear for the first time as Laza rillo. Spanish Gallantries will follow, with the fascinating Marietta Baderna as the heroine. Such an attractive bill of fare would alone be sufficient to secure a good house, but when we recollect how many there are who, having benefited by the civility of Mr. Benton, will be but too happy to be civit to him on his benefit, we feel assured that the house will be a bumper. PR!NCi:SS'S THEATRE.—We perceive that the an, nual benefit co: Mr. M'Lean, the obliging and attentive messenger to this theatre, takes plsce on Friday next, when Belhni's opera seria No-ma will be performed for the last time, to be foPowed by the Ethiopians' Concert, with their irresistible Railroad Overture, and a drama, supported by the entire company. We feel certain that his friends will sally round him, for he deserves their encouragement. The prospect of a full supply of bread-stuffs con +inues to increase. In addition to the last accounts from the United States, which, as we have always anticipated, repre sent their resources to be almost inexhaustible, it is ascer tained from Russia that about 2.10,CC.0 tons of rye flour are now on their way from the interior of St. Petersburgh to meet the demand from the south of Europe. It is also estimated that 1,C30,000 quarters of grain are lying in the various parts of the Black Sea, purchased for the most part by English and French houses during the past few months for sprung shipment. At the same time it is to be admitted that want of tonnage will continue to present an obstacle towards any overwhelming influx, especially from America, where at the southern ports the disproportion of vessels as compared with those available last Year is some• what remarkable, the number at Mobile being 17 against 71 in 1846, and at New Orleans 131 against 200. But it must be remembered, that large arrivals would take place daily, to be dispatched again without the unnecessary loss of an hour. and also that an immense accession would take place from the quantity of new ships now building or just completed; no less than 100 having been contracted for since the Ist o November last, at the various dockyards from Maine to Bos ton alone, the average burden of which may probably be taken at from 400 to 600 tons. Vessels of all kinds were like wise driving down from our own North American provinees to the ports of the Union, and it is said that from New York even coasting schooners had been chartered for lrelsnd, in the eagerness to take up everything that could float. Coup ling these facts, therefore, with the large number of ships known to have sailed hence in ballast, or with emigrants, iv..., there will appear good ground for the presumption that from this time forward the supply will more than keep pace with the demand. Ihe latest advises from the Amsterdam Bourse speak rather more favourably of business, which bad in creased to such an extent as to produce in prices a general tendency upwards. DEsTRUCTioN OF A COTTON MILL BY FIRE, AT Bader.—On Thursday morning, about three o'clock, a mill at Bacup was destroyed by fire, under very peculiar circum stances. It was known as Lee Mill, and stood a short dis tance from the town ; it was occupied with looms by Mr. Samuel Lee. manufacturer, with the exception of a room which was let of to a small spinner. The machinery was driven by water, and neither gas nor fire of any kind had been used within the walls on Wednesday; yet, notwith standing this, it was discovered to be on fire at the early hour on Thursday morning mentioned above; and, though two fire-engines were on the spot promptly, their assistance was unavailing, and the fire was not extinguished until the building was completely gutted and in ruins. The origin of the conflagration is involved in mystery, but will be nar rowly investigated. The owner of the building is fully in sured, and so is the spinner, bat Mr. Smith is not insured ; and as his portion of the building contained fifty looms, and other machinery, it is calculated his loss will not be less than I,ooo'.—Manchester Courier. THE MURDER IN SHOREDITCII —lt appears that for some time back there have been frequent quarrels be tween the deceased and the accused with respect to some trifting articles claimed by each as his property, and it is said that the deceased had more than once endeavoured to terrify the prisoner by taking a number of his shopmates to demand restoration of the property. This irritating course was unfortunately pursued on the night of the mur der. Notwithstanding the overwhelming evidence of Brookes's guilt, irrespective of his own admission, it is by no means clear that after his threat to put a bullet in de ceased's head he loaded the carbine on his return to the attic of the house in which he lived. During the day he had been employed in shooting rats in the cellar, light being afforded him by a lantern. The carbine is said to have been left, loaded, and the sudden consciousness of that fast acting upon his excited mind seems to have impelled him to its deadly use against the deceased. Pending the co roner's inquest the utmost excitement has prevailed in the neighbourhood. AURORA BOREALIS. We had last night a most splendid exhibition of this beautiful phenomenon in the western heavens. It was observed about half-past seven, and at times was unusually radient, describing an arch across the sky from west to nor; h. The light was of a singular and milky whiteness, and rivalled in intensity that of the young moon, which had risen on the opposite tide. Prom this arch conical streaks of brilliance shot upwards at considerable dis tances from each other, enlightening the whole of the space occupied by them. This arch gradually appeared to become exhausted, and faded out slowly; and then a mass of light rose a little more to the south, which gradually spread over a considerable space, and presented the appearance of a full moon rising behind a cloud of medium density. After the lapse of a minute this light gradually commenced a dis tinctly perceptible movement from west to south, the west end appearing to wrap up as if on a roller, or like a scroll, until arrived at the other end it increased in brilliancy, ex panded, and died out. It is tcarcely possible to describe the beauty, clearness, and power or this portion of the pheno menon. The sky was clear, scarce a cloud intervening be tween us and the illimitable abyss beyond, but after the la4l - spectacle had passed away, dark clouds obscured the moon, and gradually spread over the whole heavens, moving and taking possession of the ground of a few stray streaks of light which still continued to shoot from the horizon.— nehester Courier. REPRESENTATION OF BEDFORDSUIRE.—UntiI within the last few days it was not decided who should be put in nomination as the successor of the late air. Astell in the re presentation of this county. Common rumour nominated several roblemen and gentlemen as candidates, but in most of the nominations the " wish was fat her to the thought," and no one knew more thaw his neighbour. At length several gentlemen of the Conservative party had a formal meeting, and they agreed to invite air. Pyin. The high character and ability of that gentlemen, together with his popularity among the agriculturists, would seem to guarantee his suc cess; but Mr. Pym had objections, and therefore deelined to respond to the re quisitien. About the same time some lead ing gentlemen of the Whig party decided upon requesting our firmer representative, Lord Charles James Fox Russell, to allow himself to be put in nomination. It was well bnown that his Lordship had expressed a strong disinclination to take this prominent part in the politics of the country again ; but, nevertheless, hopes were entertained by his friends that he would be induced to waive his objections. Toe applica tion has been successful ; he has consented to be nominated, and there is no doubt will be elected without opposition, as we have received an authentic intimation to the effect :let several gentlemen of the county, after having held meetings upon the subject, had determined to take no steps to propose a Conservative candidate. It had been arranged by the Whig party, that in the event of their request to Lord Charles Russell being unsuccessful, they would invite Mr. Hastings Russell, whose character, talents, and business habits render him eminently qualified to take a high position in the coun cils of the country. The day of election is fixed for Tues day, the 30th instant. —Bedford Times. The will of the late Mr. George Robins was exe cuted by him in March, 1844, and to which, at various pe riods in the years 1845 and 1846, he has added eight codicils, the whole contained in fifty sheets of paper. He has left J amounting Squire, se veral bequests in small amounts to various members of his to eth family,e t o i T3lssams peto of nsrotit.. alsoTo his Inn fields, and his cousin Mr. Edmund Robias he leaves 100 Esq., banker, Pall-mall, James Park, Esq., Lincoln's and to his chief clerk, who has conducted the business for guineas each, and to the latter a further bequest_ of . 1,0001. ; many wears, 1001., as a token of esteem, and of whom he i speaks in flattering terms. Directs h is executors to invest 60,000/. and pay the interest to his wi fe, as well as an d leasold im mediate bequest to her of 2,000/., and 2,000/. to each of of his daughters. His e-tates, freehold, copyhold, are to be applie t for the general purposes if the will , the trustees only to dispose there f at such time as i n their judgment shall appear for the benefit of his ch ildren, to ' whom he leaves the residuary trust moneys, but under the directions and appointment of his widow, to be vested in sons at twenty-one, and for daughters at that age or marriage. His library and pictures, and all the marble, statuary, and bronze, and the mirrors, with certaia place lie leaves to his wife and as she may appoint. The family portraits Ivo paintings, and the silver cup presented to him by Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bart, to trustees for the life of his widow, and afterwards to the eldest son then living. To his eldest soil, George, DOW in his minorit.., he had left by his will his books of sale and hound catakgues, in aAicipglion that he would have continued the Int,inees, and surpas-ed him is energy and tact ; but having abandoned the intention of following his father's profession, he leaves such books and catalogues to his widow, to be preserved by her for such one of his sons who may be so engaged in the calling of an auctioneer. He is desirous that two of his sons shall be educated for the Established Church, and has empowered the trustees to purchase out of their share of his estates two advowsons for th.m, of not less annual income than 5001. or more than 8001 The deceased's personal estate, as ire have ;tleady notic , d, was v:Thied for pr.,l;a' e tltt!y m t I 40,U00/. I'Ve regret to learn that the Earl if S ,n(Iwi(.:11 has been called suddenly away to P,ris, on account of the alarm ing illness of the Dowager Countess. His Lordship had in vited the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Coleridge, with a party of the county magistrates, to an entertainment at Hin chin brook, on Wednesday evening; bat the later accounts from Payis ing, of a chsrar er lest to annreherisin f his departure, awl :en at au early hour on IYet.tnewlay Cambridge Chronicle. POOlt hEIIOVAL ACT. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition against the previsions of the Poor Removal Act of last year. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND). Lord BROUGHANI was disposed to ask for a return connected with a circumstance arising out of the pre sent distress in Ireland, and the evils of the system of labour in public works. He well knew that it was illogical to argue from a use to an abuse, but. as illustrative of tnis state of things, he would call the attention of their Lordships to the representations made by the Rev. Robert Brown on the subject of public works in that part of Ireland with which he was more intimately connected. The statement of the Rev. Gentleman was. that a presentment had been made for 3001. for the pur pose of constructing 72 yards of road, not to spoil the road, but to improve it. But a gentleman—Mr. Flaherty— came forward and said, that he could get the road done for two-thirds less than the Government could, and a survey was made ; the road was given to the contractor recommended by Mr. Flaherty. The work was exa mined when completed, and it was found that only 36 yards had been constructed, thus proving a very dear work to the country. The contractor, he might inform their Lordships, was a brother of Mr. Flaherty. The Reverend Gentleman mentioned the cruel distress which prevailed among a poor population of 20,000 persons, who were comparatively neglected by the upper and sustained by their equals of the lower classes. lie might also inform their Lordships that he was in possession of much information, with respect to the pauper immigration into different parts ofScotland; and the result of inquiries showed that, in almost every case, these persons had re ceived money from the landlords, therelieving officers, or the priests, for the purpose of taking them out of Ireland into the sister country. He wished to suggest to those worthy persons, the relieving officers of Ireland, that theirs was a dangerous experiment. for he (Lord Brougham) perfectly remembered whet: two churchwardens were tried at York for furthering marriage in another parish, that being held to be a con spiracy. The sending paupers into this country was a parallel case. The Earl of WICKLOW regretted that any such do cument as that which had just been presented should have come before their Lordships, and that such a state ment should have been made, for the authorities ti. whom reference had been made had no power whatever to charge the electoral districts: with expense. They had no power whatever of giving relief in mor:ey, but thos, who were advocates of what was called the clearin system gave relief in any shape to any who were read) to emigrate, without much caring to what part of tle world they went. If the authornies of Glasgow had to better plea than the one they had put forward, he feared that they wind be of but little service. Fes his own part, he was not at all surprised at the immigration of Irish paupers into this country, and he believed that before twelve months elapsed that it would go on to an extent of which at present there had been nothing like a parallel. Onl) let them wait till next harvest, and they would see that there would be thousands and tens of thousands of labourers who would hurry into this country. The Ge comment had introduced a poor-law into the other Reuse in the hope of stemming the torrent 01 vil, and with a view to relieve this country from the influx of pauperism from Ireland, hut he begged to warn their LordThips that no systen. of poor-law would ever stop that evil, and he did so in the hops that the wisdom of their Lordship: would be able to devise some other and better remedy There was an excellent ground for them to go upon from two circumstances—first, hom the indisposition o the landlords to throw their dependents upon others, and, secondly, from the danger of throwing such a number of persons like these upon the world. It was not to be supposed that the able-bodied poor wou!ii be content to take the sustenance provided a+ the several poor-houses, hut would in thousand! upon thousands enter this country to find the supper which was needed by them. He would warn their Lord ships that this influx would continue until there was a probability that the poor of this country might become completely and entirely destitute. Lord BROUGHAM was quite aware of the difficultie!, of the case, but if they would look to the las 7 • report of the committee, at page 130, they would find that Mr. Hughes had stated that he had found that Dr. Donnovan and Mr. Swington had applied the funds sent to them for the relief of the des• tante poor in transmitting the paupers to places in Wale. to such an extent, that the mayor of Newport had pro tested against the practice. It was natural that, it there was a poor-law in one part of the country, and none in another, that the poor should go from the latter to the former. Lord MONTEAGLE could hardly express his indig nation at the course which it seemed had been pursued by one of bis countrymen, after the lavish munificence which had been poured out, not only by their Lordships. but by the very poorest of this land in their behalt. But he was convinced that the case which the Noble and Learned Lord had referred to must be a rare and solitary case ; for no funds were distributed for the relief of the Irish poor except under the superintendence of public officers in whom their Lordships had the fullest confi dence. These gentlemen had access to the relief com mittees to inspect their accounts, and the mode in whit}. the funds were applied, so that anything improper must come to their ears, and would certainly be reported to the Government, who would stop the further supply of money. He must say that, assuming the facts to be true as they had been repre sented, he could not but view the case with the utmost indignation at such an abuse of tie funds supplied by the Government. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE apprehended that it was not ine.y Indb.,..en so rtppiied. Lord BROUGHAM lelieved it to have been money sent by privdt, individuals for the relief of the poor. Lord MONTEAGLE said it came to the same thine in the end, since rucney so sent was applied under public superintendence. The At.tigtos of CLANRICARDE was strongly 0 , opinion that the funds so grossly mit.h3upplied had been supplied from private resource. But he must say that if the Noble and Learned Lord would give him the letter from which he had quoted, he should cer tainly inquire into the facts of the case. But. assuming the facts to be es they had been represented. lie must say that it had been a gross sbuse, and a gross j practised on the funds supplied by the excessive be nevolence of this country. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. Lord 1311,OUGHAM rose to move the second reading of this Bilt. He said, us the subject was familiar to most of their Lordships, and had the approbation of the Noble and iLeareed Lord on the Woolsack and other learned Members of their Lordships' H. use, he did not find it necessary to enter into any long statement on that occasion. But he would merely state his object in moving their Lordships tee sanction the amendments proposed in the Bill. Their Lordships would recollect that some years ago he had introduced a Bill, which had been passed by both Houses into a law, abolishing imprisonment for small debts. They were aware that that Bill provided theft persons apple hensive of arrest, if they chose to appeal to the Bankruptcy court, give up their property, and stand their examination, would receive a protecting order from the Court; and if no hesitation to give up all their property had appeared, or no contumacy, or no extra vagance, a final order was made by the court, which protected him against further proceedings on the same debt. He (Lord Brougham), how ever, had since sects reason for transferring this jurisdiction to the Insolvent Commissioners from the Bankruptcy Commissioners. He had been urged to do so originally, but he found that the Bankruptcy Court worked well, and seemed to have the preference over the other ; for that Court had more stringent power to execute the objects for which the court had been erected, and, therefore, many more applications were made to that court. But these Commissioners, unusual though it gas for judges, who commonly enlarged their jurisdie• tion, had almost exiting: ished their jurisdiction. The second was a still greater evil than the first. It ' was extremely inconvenient to mix up two diffe rent codes of laws, each to be administered by the seine judge ; and while, to make up the third evil, the merchants and traders of the city of London objected altogether to the insolvent Isw being administered in the Bankruptcy Court. Now, in addition to 5001., each Commissioner received a salary of 2 0001. There were six of them; but he did not teink there would be six long—for, from a return he held in his hand. he loon f that they diii not work more t ., gn tw enty week , a year with the insolvcs.t ~l td . when tip :t was token from them weeks a year. Now, it was too bat to fifteen or sixt een by this Bill , the number wo u ld be reduced besides six re is of labour, g SO small qu intiLY to pay six Commissioners 2, 000 /. a year each for each, and official assig ntreaeras a a t t notl,O 0 s a than )a 2.0001. to 3,000 /. a yea r . r He proposed, therefore, that t he insolvency business e should be taken awes' frem the Court of Bankruptcy, and then the I:ommil.stoth rs would be reduced from six to three. It was r et, he knew , th at two Cemmis siuners would do. end per haps r o e ali ordinary purposes these would be sufficient, but every now and then a crisis in censmercied affairs would arise which would augment the business. In order to meet any increased business in the court from this circumstance, he thought three weelti tljt b :at namber to nrepose. wee r - Jet; e. I already substantially abolished, and chat he proposed at it should be altogeth er , as he saw no reason why the busi- LONDON, TUESDA Y tress of this court Omni.? not be transacted by the Com ?mission erathemselves. W' t i regard to the appeals re lacing to matters of law, they could, as before, be taken i before the Lord Caancellor or the Vice Chancellor.- He cught to add that in 1831 the Court of Review was contimied by the measure he proposed ; that measure , was much opposed at th e ti me, b u t u ltimately it was ' carried with the Court of Review. It was not possible for him then to predict that there would be no business for this court, as it bad so happened. But this re sult, he believed, had arisen mainly from the admirable work ing of the systemsubstituted fix the old one. As he had stated, the six Commissi oners were t o be reduced to three, as the vacancies arose from d e ath, resign a tion, or promotion. This would effe c t a sav i ng, f rom t h e reduction of the commis sioner. of 6,000/. ; on t h e R eg i strars a sav i ng o f 3,0001. ; and on the official assign ees f rom 4 ,0001 . to 5,00 P/. Altogether a saving of 15,0'01, would be effec'ed. Very nearly 200,0001. had been recovered by the working up of these old commis sions. Another alteration he intended in the Insolvent Act was to abolish the present system of going circuit, which was attended with a great expense without giving any countervailing advantages. Mr. Commissioner Philips, for instance, was app o i nte d t o go to Caernarvon to •morrow, yet in many pl aces h e h a d b ut threeor f our cas es to adjudicate upon. He pr o p ose d, t h erefore, to d o away w ith these circuits, and place the d u t y of the Commission in the bands of t he Local Courts app o i n t e d un d er t h e I nso l ven t Act. The prin ciple of the bankruptcy and insolvent laws would, with one or two exceptions, not be int. rfered with. Now the exceptions were in this case. The great difference, their Lordships were aware, between the Bankruptcy and the Insolvent Acts was twofold ; first, where the party was a trader, and where he was not; and the other W4S with respect to his discharge. The bankrupt's certificate was not only a personal discharge, but a di , charge against hi s property for t h e t i me com i n g. The dis charge under the Insolvent Act was one which affected only the person. Now, he was inclined to think that there were many cases in which it might be requisite to vest in the Com missioners, before whom the cases might come, a power to take into consideration the circumstances of the case. In the first place, the likelihood of the insolvent succeeding to an estate, and in the second place the conduct of the party himself, whether he had been grossly extrava gant, and above all, whether, knowing that be was in an in solvent state, he deferred coming forward until all his pro. perty was expended. He had framed the Act to take cognisance of such eases as these. In those cases the Bill provided a protection for his future gains. The case of a poor farmer, which was really a very lamentable one, had lately been brought before him. He had been unfortunate and tried to go on i again, but nobody would lend hi m a h o rse or a cow, as f they did the property would have bee n seized by his creditors. That was just such a case which came within the spirit of the Act. He had new stated all that he meant to say, and he should now conclude by moving the second reading of the Bill, to which he trusted there would be no opposition. He then proposed that the matter should stand over until after the holidays, when the several clauses which it contained would be known, and all its weak points would be ascertained. It might then be referred, together with the Bill of his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack, to a Select Committee up stairs, and out of the two a measure might be obtained which would give the trade and the people of the country the inestimable benefit of a certain mode of proceeding in eases both of insolvency and bankruptcy. His Lordship concluded with moving the second reading of the Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR was not disposed to cffer any opposition to the second reading of this Bill, especially after the course which his Noble and Learned Friend intended to pursue. In 1842 he had himself introduced three Bills on this subject, but he had not at that time had the opportunity of giving the investigation to the subject which it required, but the Bill which he now had before the House, met, he bel eyed, most of the points of the Bill of his Noble Friend. That Bill went chiefly to the details, but dot sot touch the great principles which ought first to be settled, then the details should be made conformable to them. Th better plan would be to send b rth the Bills up to a Select Committee, for it was not to be sup-• wised that the majority of their Lordships could be acquainted with the subject which was involved in them. He did not, however, anticipate that there would be any greater informa tion obtained by the Committee, or that any better results would be arrived at than those obtained by the Committee which sat in 1828. It should be recollected that there was already a machinery in existence; there was now three Com teissioners, each of whom took three circuits a year each, from which much good was to be expected, and, at least, by which much expense was incurred. He said by the recent act judges had been appointed throughout the country to every district of about seven miles extent; so that a man might now bring a debt within 201. amount to court within seven miles of his residence. The duties devolving upon these judges might likely be heavy ; they had still the power by act of Parliament to practice; but how their time might be occupied the Government could not arrive at any definite opinion. If, however. the business should happen to increase too much, it would become neces sary to make additional appointments. Now, his Noble and Learned Friend had proposal to give these Small Debts Courts power in Bankruptcy. Why? did their Lordships understand :he state of the Bankrupt laws at that moment ? Did they know that a bankrupt in Norfolk must come up to London, brirg all his witnesses, and attend his several examinations at an immense expense. A deputation had recently waited upon him to represent the great impediment which this necessity of coming up to London to Basinghall - street furnished to the pro oeedings between debtor and creditor. They represented to him that the expense was so enormous, that rather than incur it, they would not come to London. The same remark applied to Yarmouth, which was the limit of the London district. But fi a debtor could find a competent judge within seven miles of his residence, it was not likely that he would incur the expense of coming up to London. Besides that, there were other points in the law of debtor and creditor, upon which great complaints had been made, ar.d which requited the most seri ous attention. He would not then remark upon these points, nor had he said so much as he had with any other view than to impress upon their Lordships the great importance of the sub ject, and the necessity of appointing a Select Committee to hke the Noble and Learned Lord's Bill into consideration. Lord ASHBURTON said he was not aware that the Noble and Learned Lord intended taking the second reading of his Bill that night. He had a petition to present to their Lord ,hip signed by most of the large firms of the city of London, bearing OR the law of debtor and credi'or. He was happy, however, to hear that the Noble Lord had determined on such a course as that the subject would come on again after Easter, and that the Bill would be referred to a Select Committee, when the petitioners might be heard. These gentlemen would tell hem that as much as 24.000,0001. a year was lost by bad debts. Ha was afraid that the XIII Would - eneoura to a frightful extent frauds on tradesmen. Before such a measure was agreed to, he hoped that the Noble Lord (Lord Brougham) would consult not only those who were learned in the law, but also the great commercial interests of the country. In deal ing with a question of such magnitude tbey ought to consider the propriety of resuming arrest on mesne process, and also he distinction which ought to exist between bankruptcy and insolvency. He submitted that there was a great distinction between an individual in b us i ness , w h o got i n to difficulties, and a person who contracted debts for his own gratification. The law, therefore, as applied to each case should be clearly distinct. He threw out these suggestions to their Lordships, and hoped that when the House went into Committee on the Bill, all its provisions would be fully considered. Lord BROUG II AM was most anxious that the provisions of the Bill should be as fully considered and discussed as pos sible. With regard to the other matters, alluded to by the Noble Lord, he was also quite willing that they should be g reconsidered. If any e rror h a d b een ma d e in abolishing im. prisonment for debt, it was but right that they should retrace their steps, though he felt hi mse lf that to go back was i m p ossible. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed after Easter. BOARD OF WORKS. The Earl of CLARENDON laid on the table certain cor. respondence with the Irish Board of Works, between the months of January and March last. DRAIN AGE OF LANDS BILL. Earl MINTO proposed the second reading of this Bill, on which, he said, he would say but little, as the Bill had already met with such general concurrence. The object of the Bill was for the advancement of loans by the Government to the proprietors of land for the purpose of drainage and other im proeements. As its details could be better considered in Com mittee than now, he would reserve further observations till then, and he would now move that it be read a second time, and as the measure was important, he would further move that it be committeo to-morrow. Lord EGLIN TON would not do anything to delay so ex cellent a m , asure. Still th ere was a point or two to wh i ch he would call attention. The fi rs t w a s, the limitation to five years. This would be very inconvenient in several respects, as to many cases the improvement on the land could not be well carried nut in that time. The second point was, the limitation of the sum to 10,1;00/., which he thought was a most incon venient arrangement. tie considered the su m advanced should be in proportion to the rental of the land , might arise from Earl MINTO said, whatever advantag es the proposed alterations, there would be c onsiderable difficulty in meeting the suggestions of the Noble Ea rl. It was im portant that the Bill should be got into operatio n as soon as possible, considering the distressed condition of many parts of Scotland ; therefore no delay should, if possible, take place. Lord STANLEY agreed with the Noble Earl (the Earl of Eglinton) that the limitation of 10,000!. was an unwise pro position. It was a departure from the original intention of the Bill, which was, as he understood it, to increase the produc tiveness of the soil. He considered the advances should be in proportion to the rental of the estates. Earl GREY said that it had turned out that the necessity for relief was mach greater than was at first apprehended, and the question then arose how was the money to be appplied? On inquiry it was ascertained that the great proprietors were in a much better position than the small owners of land, and it was accordingly resolved to give the assistance to the latter, and leave the former to drain the lands themselves. He did same r, i rdestitutionied t o r rel i ef i e a f s e inv laeiiy not understand the Nobl e Earl to sa y t hat there should be no power given to borrow m o re than 10,0001 . , but that should be the limit in general cas e s , and that there should be a further limitation tinder that sum, so that the relief might be made as general and as extensive as pos sible. W ith respect to the rdis tricts in Scotland he did not conceive that there was any ex clusion whatever to forbid thei r p artakin g o f the benefit of the lgrant.lre land. d. The There peoplew as evidently d r en t r with the proprietors in the sis ter countr y. After a few words from the Ea rl of MINTO , in suppor t of the Bill, it was read a second tim e. SALE OF ENCUMBERED ESTATES IN IRELAND. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the first re the Bill for the Sale of Encumb er ed Estates in Irel an d , ading of and in doing so said that there had been some delay i n the production of this Bill, but riot more than was necessary to constitu:e the machinery of the Bill. Lord STANLEY wished to ask his Noble and Learned Friend when he proposed to take the second reading of the Bill? As it was of very considerable importanc e and the were few of the Irish Peers in town , it seemed a d re visal:ee to postpone the second reading till after the Easter r ecess. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that a s it would be necessary to circulate the Bill in Ireland before it second time, he did not propoze to take it till after t h e was read a The Bill was then read a first time, and • th en. holidays. Lordships adjourned. HOUSE (fl COMMONS, March 22. Tht, SPEAKER took the Chair apt Four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. PERFECT ti , ok caths a dhis seat f or the 10- rough of I. ,, wes, in thi' 47 ro- 11 ot . s)r 13. Elphinmone, who ace(Tted tl,e stew,,rdship of the Chiltern Hundred:. The Hot). 31tinber was introduced by Lord Marcus Hill and Mr. Parker. NEW WRIT. A new writ was moved fi.r the Eastern Division of SomerAe:shire, in the room of Colonel Gure Langtt,n, deceased. CaptaRinAGILL.AVIA)SYT(B)INLELSmoWveidTtIIIIIDatntAhIeVoNr:Ier made upon th duy of March inst., fur ieferrit:g the Ipi ivtch and Bury St. E. - Imunds Railway (Ext,nsion to East Dereham and to Aylsharn) Bill to the Committee of Selection, be read and discharged. That the Bill be withdrawn. —Agreed to. The LION. MEMBER also moved that the order made 7,rier:ihn n ist.f,t:ruyniff:Ti t t ; !- ., t:: A , , mittee of Seicetiou, be read and dtheharged. Th at the Bill be withdrawn,—Agreed to. MARCH . 2:3, 1842. Cr j SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were severally read a second time Crawland and Cowbit Wash Qs, Scc., Drainage._ Glasgow, KilmarnOck, an.l Ardrossan — Railway (Amendment, Deviations, and Branches). Lancashire, Cheshire, and North Wales Drainage and Inclosnre Company's Incorporation. Leicester Waterworks. Lytham Imp:orPment. Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society. ShipoverEtrs' Towing Comp,,ny. Thorne and Crowle Moors Drainage and Improvement. Waketi, td Gas. RATING OF SMALL TENEMENTS BILL. Mr. WADDINGTON presented a petition from the County of Wilts, in favour of the rating of small teLements. MARRIAGES AND REGISTRATION.- SCOTLAND.' Mr. SCOTT presented a pAition from the Presbytery of Selkirk against the proposed marriage Bill for Scot land ; also petitions from the Nehoolmasters of the Presbyteries of Selkirk, Dunse, Lauder, Melrose and Dinghylm, against the proposed mt , asure for the regis tration of births, marriages and deaths. BEERSELLERS IN BOLTON. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the beer sellers of Bolton, pr. - tying to be allowed the same privi lege keeping ;heir houses open as was allowed to the London beersellers. EDUCATION. Mr. BRIGHT prpsented petitions from Leeds and Charley against the Guvercmen 6, educational measure. UNIFORM RATING. Mr. WYSE presented a petition from Waterford in favour of a unitorm system of rating. IRISH POOR-LAW. Sir WILLIAM CLAY presented a petition from certain inhabitants residing in the Minories in favour of extending the principle of the English pour-law to Ire land; also, a petition from the 'rower Hamlets against the proposed educational grant. IMPORTATION OF CORN FROM RUSSIA. Lord JOHN RUSSUL wished to state, with re ference to a report that was abroad, to the effect that no corn was allowed to be exported from Russia, that he had received a letter from Lord from St. Petersburgh, in which he stated that there was not the slightest foundation for such a rumour, and that there w as no restriction whatever. POST-OFFICE DIRECTORY. Mr.. MOFFATT wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps had been taken to prevent pub lic servants employed in the Post-office being also em ployed in a private speculation, called the " Post-office London Directory?" The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who sl'oke very inaudibly, was understood to say that no sereants in the Post-office should be employed in that uneler takingin future under pain of dismissal, and that the compiler of that undertaking was prohibited from being occupied on it during Post-office hours. 711 r. T. DUNCOMBE was glad to hear that Mr. Kelly was to have no compensation. If anything was to be done it ought to be restitution on the cart of Mr. Kelly, who, instead of receiving 1,2001. from the " Dir ectory," had been reaping 12,0001. a year from it. Now Mr. Rowland Hill had got an appointment in the Post- office, and he lived some where in a room in the Post-office, surrounded by two or three clerks. He wanted to know what Mr. Rowland Hill's duties were., and what his salary was, because he was told :Mr. Rowland Hill was perfectly powerless. A notice had recently been put up in the Post-office, staling that if, any of the letter-carr:ers had any - so estions to make to Mr. Rowland Hill upon the subjea,; of improving the Post-office system, they were to ecnivey them through the heads of their department. Now, the heads of the department were Mr. Kelly and . others, and as the chief complaint related to tl:e " Directory," it was not likely that the careitirs would send any suggestion through Mr. Kelly uptin that subject. Mr. Rowland Hill had nothing to expec t from Mr. Kelly or Colenel Maberly, for in 1842, whem Mr. R. Hill left the Post-office, a notice was stuck up announcing that if any officer communicated dii ect!y or indirectly with Mr. R. Hill he would be dis missed the service. Now, it was important to know what - were the salary and:duties of Mr. Rowland Hill. That CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that 'at present Mr. Kelly was permitted to carry on the Dir xdory himself, he being, at the same time, de barivd from the services of any person in the Post-office. By so doing the ultimate claims to a compensation of that gentleman would not be at all affected. It, would have been much more convenient if the lion.Meni ber had given notice of his intention to ask the questions as he Thad gone into a number of statements of things which had taken place a number of years since, which at than moment he was not, of course, able to express any opinion upon. The business of the Yost office had of late years most enormously in creased. From a return made to that House of the number of letters which passed through the Pn.it office in the first week of February. it appeared that the nuint)er lied more than doubled during the lest five years. The Government had, therefore, thought advioable to giee s one additional assistance. Her Ma jesey's Gweenrecni, tetng :ikHZ Mr. Roeieerl Hilt was the most qualified persoe in. the country .or that duty, had aecerdiegly appoint h rn Scere. tary to the Po.,imaster- General, not to the, Pest of f ice, at a salary of 1,2001. per annum. Mr. DUNCOMBE—What was the saho-y of the clerks? The CUAN;IELLOYt of the EXCMEQUEII that the !lon. Member woula excuse him if he ,tat:. 4 it, wes not in his is , ,wer to give him the inf4mation he re quired.. Ir he had moved fi , r a return upon the aubjeet, he "should have it, all the; lid...mllion that he could give hire was that the s,sl4.ry of 1,2001. per year was given to Mr. lli.pw - hind Hill, lie believed that, there were three or tour desks employed, but he knew nothing whatever of'tb-air ;USTODY OF OFFENDERS' AND PRISONS' :t3ILL—EAI-ILY SIT FING OF THE HOUSE. Lord MAHON wisht - -cl to know when it was the in tention of 11,:r GoserninNft to on with the Prisons' 1311 and Ill.! Custody a OfFenders' Bill. Sir GEORGE GREY said that it was the inkntion of the Govertunerl to take the further consideration of the report upon Thursday next, at the early sittings of the llotve, at 12 o'ckek. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. BRIGHT wished to ask a question of his Right Hon. Friend the Secretary for the Home Department. A statement had appeared in the papers respccting the execution of two men at Morpeth on Wednesday last, and it was stated, that by the excessive bungling of the executioner, the punishment was rendered more barbarous than it ought to have been. Now he dent ed to know whether that account had been brought under his attention. This question he could answer, although he had not given a previous notice of it Theme was another question which he wished to ask, and which he did not expect the Right Hon. Gentleman to answ, r then. He wished to know whether he had received any intimation from the judges that there he.tt been of late an increasing disposition on the part of juries to return verdicts of not guilty in cases where capital punishments were likely to be inflicted ? lie also wished to know if any circumstance had come to his knowledge with reference to the late trial of three men for a murder and robbery at BarnardiCastiv? Sir G. GREY said that he had received no informa tion as to the first circumstance alluded to by the Hon. Member. Neither had he received any intimation as to any ',indisposition en the part of juries to convict in capital cases. SCOTCH MARRIAGE BILL. Col. MURE presented petitions from the Presbytery of Paisley, against the proposed Scotch Marriage Bill and the registration of births, marriages, and deaths. ANATOMY ACT. Mr. FERRAND presented a petition from a place in Yorkshire against the provisions of this Act. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN SCOTLAND. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from the school masters of the Presbytery of Ducd.e against the pro visions of the proposed Registration Bill for Scotland, in relation to ils effect on them. GOVERNMENT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from the mem bers of the Baptist Union against the proposed grant for education. The Hon. Member moved that the peti tion be printed with the the voter.—Agreed to. SCOTCH REGISTRATION BILL. Sir G. CLERIC present,d ten petitions from several places in Scotland against the clauses :n this Bill, in as far as they tact.'d the parish schoolmasters of that c:.untry. Ile should, tla - !refore, give notice, that when this Bill wetit into Committte, he should move that the 12;h clauie lye omitted. SEAMEN'S ENLISTMENT BILL. Sir C. NAPIER gave notice o! his intention to bring in a 13111 to amend thi- Seamen's Enlistment Act. SUNDAY TRADING. Mr. HINDLEY gave rp)tice chat to-morrow he would move tor a Select Cummittce to inquire into the state of Sunday trading in the inetropoLs. NATIONAL EDUCATION. An HON. MEMBER presented a petition from Worces ter against the Government p'an of edueation. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES (SCOILAND) BILL. Lord LINCOLN presented a petition from the pres by tcry of Liiiliihgow against certain classes in this Bill. Mr. FORBES presented similar petitions from the presbytery of Anuan, and other places. FREE TRADE. • Mr. HUME had several petitions to present, the first ~f which was from some persoul in Jamaica, who were formerly slaves. They ststed that the House had been pleased to lower the duties on sugar, which was the chief produce, and they were apprehensive that the alteration might occasion the ruin of th,ise by whom they were employed. They prayed, there fore, that if free trade was to be adopted in one department, it might he adopted in all branches of com merce; that the Navigation Laws might he dispensed with, and that they might send their produce home in foreign vessels; that there might be no restriction on free labour, and that they might be at liberty to export their produce to any part of the world. He did not think that the petition was reasonable, and hoped the Housu would not entertain it. TEMPERANCE. Mr. HUME also presented a petition from the inha• bitants of the district of Groke, praying that some re striction might be placed on the destruction of human food, for the purpose of being distilled into that which was the parent of crime, and the source of immorality. HARBOURS OF REFUGE. Mr. HUME als , ) presented a petition signed by every person who had any property in shipping connected with the port of Cowes, praying that it might be con verted into a harbour of refuge, for which they stated it to possess peculiar advantages. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS REGISTRY. Mr. HUME also presented a petition from the parish clerks and schoolmasters of Arbroath, in the county of Forfar, against the Deaths and Marriages Registry Bill. They stated that they were entitled to the emoluments of the clerks of session on this point, and that this Bill would do away with the benefit which they enjoyed; and they prayed the House either to reject the Bill altogether, or to introduce a clause to give them com -persa.sio.a. Mr. FORBES, having:under/teed that - the Lord-Ad vocate had left town, wished to ask whether there was any disposition to postpone the second reading of the Bill till after Easter? Mr. F. MAULE said that he was quite sure that his Right Hon. Friend the Lord-Advocate would be ready to meet the wishes of the Scottish Members, and he would therefore, as a matter of course, put it on the paper fur nitn fur some day after Easter. Mr. HUNIE gave notice that he sh,-uld persist in his intention to send this Bill up stairs. Mr. F. MAULE was sorry to inform his Hon. Friend that the Lord Advocate had decided upon resisting siuch a course. EDUCATION. Mr. C. BERKELLY wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government a question 01 very great importance, wLich tires causing great agitation through out the country: whether it was the intention of the Government to persevere in the schk me. of education as laid do,in in the rntnutes of the Council? If he answered that in the affirmative, when was it his intention to bring the miscellany ous estimates Wore the (louse? Lord J. RUSSELL said L was the intention of the Government to persevert—(Loud cheers)— in the plan of educati.,n laid down in the minute: or the Council. Ile had to state, also, that he would bring on the miscel laneous estimates alter E.. ter, and would take vote tor education un the 19. h of April. I' ;Mt-LAW. Mr. P. BORTHWICK wished to ask the Noble Lord whether it was the intention of the Governmout to pro , pose any ainr.aplment of the poor law after Easter? He was led so ask that question, seeing the Hon. Member for Knaresborough had given notice of his intention to bring the whole subject b , fore the house. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was the intention of the Government to propose an aineLdm‘lit of the poor law after Easter. CUSTOMS DUTIES' , BILL. Mr. FORBES asked the Noide Lord when he meant to take r he CKsium , . Daries Bill into coniideration? Lord JOHN RUSSELL— On Friday next. MILITIA. _ . _ Colonel T. WOOD wished to e%k the Noble Lord, whether he meant to li - dlot for the militia this year, ot. whether Governtnpnt had any other measute to provide for the tiGtenee of thr eltintrt ? • Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Government had a mearure under their cr.nsideration for that purpnie, but he *sas not sure whether it could be brought in this session, and it not, they would sake other means to provide for the defence of the country. STEAM TO AUSTRALIA. Mr. F. SCOTT wished to ask the Government, whether they intended to advan ce any money, and what sum, in order to second private euterprise in providing steam communication to Australia. Mr HAWES said that several plans had been laid before the Colonial•office, but the Noble Lord the Secre tary for the Colonies bad not yet come to any definite decision on either. WASTE LANDS (IRELAND). Mr. LABOUCHERE gave notice that, to-morrow week,he should move for leave to bring in a Bill with re spect to the reclamation of waste lands in Ireland. FEVER (IRELAND) BILL. The Hort. GENTLEMAN also gave notice that to. mor row he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act of last session relating to the treatment of per sons afflicted with fever in Ireland. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND). Mr. S. O'BRIEN inquired if the Government intended to adhere to the rule which they had laid down, that, on the 20th of this month, the number of persons employed on the public works in Ireland should be re duced 20 per cent;? Mr. LABOUCHERE said the - Hon. Gentleman had correctly stated the rule which the Government had laid down, that the number of persons so employed should be reduced 20 per cent. on the 20th inst. The Government, however, had not thouAt proper to adhere to this plan throughout the whole or Ireland. It had not been observed in every part of the country. The Government bad instructed the Irish Go vernment to make this reduction in the number of persons so employed ; but they Inpl 1,1 the matter in their hand ~ so that they would ow their discretion as to the be period ,vben the rule cool.] be best observed. Mr. HINDLEY snvested that a w.., k's ,v3g-cs should be given to those employed on the oubbc works wl wished to obtain employment as farm ;,-.1). Avers. DUBLIN RATING BILE-. Mr. GROGAN wished to know wheilp-r the Govern ment intended to leave this Bill in the hands of the cor poration of Dublin, or whether they intended to give it their support and to conduct it through the House ? Much anxiety prevailed in Dublin with respect to it. He trusted they would take it int:, tlicir hands, on.i wove the appointment of a Committee to sit upon it. Mr. LABOUCHERE was not then in a position to reply to the question. A deputation would wait upon him on the subject on Thursd!7. aT:cl until they had done so he could not give a satista..;ory reply. PARISH SOFIOOL MASTERS IN SCOTLAND Ni wqred aytturst of the nu b er &he otfide of seabion-clerk.—Agreed to. RAILWAYS BILL. Lord G. BENTINCK wished to know the intentions of the Government respecting a Bill about which some excitement was felt. He wished to ask whether it was Bbd i.tooston of the Government to bring'on the Railways Bill before Easter. or to postpone it until afterwards ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Friday evening next would be occupied by the estimates, and he did not think it fair to bring in a Bill of that importance, under circumstances which would forbid a fair discussion. It was therefore the intention of the Government to postpone the B►ll until after Easter. Sir 13. HALL wished to call the attention of the Government to a letter which he had received, cote pi zining or the extraordinary influx of strangers which had taken pace into Liverpool. There was also a state ment to the SfiniO etfect frail the towri of Newport, complaining that their streets were crowded with hun dreds of the starving Irish who had lately come over. His object in bringing this forward was to ask the Right TrlYz. Genqeman the Secretary of State for the Flooac, ll partment wit..therhe had had his attention directed to this statement, and whether the instance he had stated t7aS or waA not a solitary instance? Sir G. GREY replied that lie Iml received informa tion on the suhjecr ; bat that he was assured by persons who might be looked tir.n as authorities, that this writ a solitary instance, and that it was the only one which rested norm authentic evidence. NEW . HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. HUME isishcd to tvJt the Noble, Lord the First Corninissiei.er of Woods and Forests a question which appeared to him (Mr. Home) of a very important nature. not only to that House, but ta the country. That House was required to attend her Majesty w hen ever summoned, and it WAS most desirous that the Spesker of the House should go up to the House of Lords with that decorum consistent with the high chartieter which had heretofore attended every proceeding of that House. Ile might refer to past periods, not very far distant—(Hear, hear)—when the House proceeded to the House of Lords, when sum moned; in a way consistent with the high character ch the Horse ought to maintain—(Hear)—but now the personal safety of Hon. Members, especially as regarded their coats—(Lraighter)—for he had seen several injured in their progress to the Upper House ; he did riot, however, allude to any part of the SpeAer's garments ; but it was perfectly well known that the House WAS greatly inconvenienced. From inquiries and from personal investigation he had ascertained that the place under the bar would nut contain env' tithe of the Members ; and he submitted if they were to be put into such straitened eitcurnsts,ncto —(Letaghter)— they mast do one of two things—either not to go at ell, or else appoint a certain number to do t• ; but, if a certain number went, they must be appointed by ballot, and that was a most ob jectionable course ; but one of these courses would be necessary, as the compartment could not contain more than 22 without considerable pressure Mr. Barry admitted that the limits were narrow, but he thought the galleries above would afford the required room. They might afford room to those who wished to attend the House, but he thought that the House, when sum• moned to the presence of her Majesty, should have seats. He considered it too bad that, after so much expense, and after so long a delay, the building was not calculated to accommodate more than 30 Members. He hoped measures would be taken to remedy . the inconvience, and that provision would be made in time for that purpose. Major LAYARD wished, before the Noble Lord re plied to the question, to ask him soother that was closely connected with it. He wished to know whether any place was set apart for the accommodation of dis tinguished strangers, separate from that appropriated to the Members of the House of Commons? Lord AIORPETII stated that the accommodation would be on the same footing as it was at pr.-sent, only on a larger scale. The space below the bar was never in• tended to accornin.date all the Members of the House of Commons, nor did he think such an accommodation ass nee, scar y With respect to the question of the other lion. Member (Major Layard), he thought there should be accommodation separate for these persons to whom he I eferred, but there would be also galleries in additioa to the space below the bar. Mr. HUME thought that there shouM be a committee appointed to superintend the arrangements, so that the Membrs should not appear there like a rabble altogether inconsistent with the dignity of the House. ARMY SERVICE BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill being read, Sir 11. IY. 8A13110 7 . rose for the purpose of making• some expl4nations rel,...t;ve to a statement made by him in the House on Rittty night, on the subject of the Li Poor-law, which had been, however, mi-rtpresunted iz some of the public journals. What he had statel that the value of ,the property in England asieFscd t the poor-rates amounted to 62,000 0001.; the taut) t:' which it was asse6sed was .5,000,0001.; that, oceoßl. ing to th.- ceilculatieL , s of the Pcor-law Comm,. slow the number of paupers in ordinary year* was between 2,300,000 and 2,400 He took the estimate at 2,200,000, the t%p ' utie supporting which would amount to 5,000 00 - r e 61 what he then stated was, that if an,assest)srcentaldf 5,000,000/. wore to be made upon I • to, t',),,r Irish p- : ,,p, !t y, it times tho eVC:nt p p e u r r f . y os o e f En in eaud lin w g, , e la re uti tt;: be rated and that, it, ' tile' at the same rati9 qs Irish preperty would be under the Bill,. the annual assesenent would be not 5,000,000/. but 23,000,0001. ; „ n d this, he said, would be an act of gross injustice I tewarec , In.land. In cousequence of the confusion which exi-eed in ;lie House at the time when he was speaking he could easily account for the misunderstanding having taken place. Air. FOX MAULE then rose to move the second reading of the Army Service Bill. He deemed it in. canal:tent upon him to make some statement to the House reletive to the principle which this Bill contained, and also to the motives which had induced the Go quirhsliisttteahoei vernteent to bring forward a principle of this nature. He could, by following the precedent of 1806, have changed the service from unlimited to limited, by a eimpl eiteration in the . .Nlutiny Bill, but as it bad been the practice to remove from that Bill all that which gave occesion to continual discussion, and make it simply contain the law and discipline of the army, and as the disewsion on that Bill had been carried on from year to year with very little notice, the House, relying mainly on the judgment of the Executive Government, he preferred to call the attention of the House to the principle involved. It would be in the recol leciion of the House that a former measure regulating the service had been repealed, after two years, when no experience could be bad cif its.. merits. Ile did think, that no one in that House would: sfart any permanent objections to a standing army in_. the country. He assumed that as a matte! which none would dispute. All would admit that. ;s3bsut tinn permanentof when armyhi their domestic interests, their extended colo n.cs, our position among the nations of the. recruiting H I i ao n snt . tyia, this eenadr, country., army Ghae ilwas daind p .-. earth, required a ft v a ol s tin sa t ' a d ry t Friend broueeit forward his m o ti on , not at that time give any distinct opinion on the , subject. It was promised by his Noble Friend tets tiles head of the Government that the question should receiVe the careful consideration of the Government during die , recess of Parliament. The question had been well con-- sidered, and in considering that question it appeared to , him that there was no system of enlistment that was. voluntary in its name that had not been, by the. practices which had been resorted to, depriveelt of all the virtues of a voluntary enlistment in effect.. He found, on looking into this matter, that there might. he very serious doubts whether any one who ever enlisted into the army did so for the purpose or making it a regular profession for life. He found that. there were some classes tsf their recruits who have. very readily gone into the ranks, not with any view to , the future, but rather with the view of eicuping tem porary distress. He fennel that their ranks were very' much accustomed to be recruited by those who were idle and averse to labour, and who thought that in the life: of a soldier they weuld find that idleness and indolence consonant to their disposit nns. He found that it was; too often the case that . the prodigal sought in the army a la fuge from his improvidence, and it too' often occurred that where lads. el: o had got into disgrace immediately had n course to eidietinent in order to avoid their temporary masters. With that class voluntary enlistment was at an end. All the rest were voluntary in name, but it was. in reality brought about by the artifices and promisee ef recruiting parties.—(flear.) The place to which they adjeurned was the public-house, and men were temTted to enlist by the fallacious promise of' bonne) money when they were in a state in which they could I , oedv he called amenable for their actions, and the enheppy man too often found that in a moment of' h iris ty he had disposed of his liberty for life.. Ile did not mean by this that the men became slaves ; but there could not be a doubt that they surrendered their ton life and disposition to those who com manded them, and when a man found himself in this position be often deserted in the first moment of disappointment. •He is no doubt arrested in the course of a few deys, and the man who had voluntarily joined the regiment is brought back in clistmly rind inveluntarily made a soldier. Then they had often heard of ne n who bad maimed them selves, under the influence of such feelings as these engendered by a disl.ke to the service; and when they considered that a man was taken away al together from domestic ties—when they were severed by the ditties be has to tulfil—e hen he knew he had no hope of regaining his fireside except under a high fine, in the shape of purchase-meney, lie (Air. Fox Manic) did say, that it behoved the House to consider whether, now that the army was receiving somewhat more attention than it had done for many years past, by revising enlistment, and by removing those painful circumstances which he had described, they might not make the life of a soldier less objection able than at present, and at the same time improve the condition of the army. He did not pretend to say that limited enlistment would cure all those evils, but he did think that it would have the effect of curing many of them. But with other measures of improvement such as formed the subject of the military administration of the late Government, and with the measures of improvement being carried on by the present Go vernment, he did believe that many of the evils of which they had now reason to complain would be effectually cured if they had recourse to limited enlistment. He need hardly say a great many of the evils in connexion with the army had been removed, that the discipline had been improved, especially now they had so little of the degrading punishment of the lash. What he proposed to do with regard to the limiting the period of enlistment was to alter the period to ten years in the infantry, and twelve years in the cavalry, artillery, and ordnance departments. After that period elapsed an option should be given to the soldier of re-enlisting the infantry soldier for eleven years additional, and the cavalry for twelve years, making, in the whole, twenty one years for the one and twenty-four years for the other—the period when they could claim their dis charge. Ile also took a power in the Bill to en able the commanding officer to retain the sol dier for another year when the regiment was abroad, should the public service require it. He might be asked the reason why he made any difference in the terms of the period for infantry and cavalry soldi , rs. The difference of training however, was the reason of the extension of the period for the latter. The Government proposed then that they should have the opportunity of enrolling themselves for a deferred petrien, and during the time they were enrelled for that pension they should serve twelve days in each year, upon, the same principle as the pensioners who were entitd under the 6th, 7th, 9th, and 10th of Victoria. he deferred pensions should equal in amount the 14west sum which wan at present fixed by royal warrant. After ten years active service in the army, if the soldier enrolled himself on* his discharge, it was proposed to require twenty-two years' servire, at the end of which period he would obtain a clear title to a deferred pension. The effect of this measure would be, that a person entering the army at the age of eighteen wouli serve tor ten years, which would bring him to the age of twenty-eight ; if, then, he enrolled himself at the age of twenty-eight to serve for twenty two years, at the rate of twelve stays per annum, he would then. at the age of fifty, re ceive a smail deferred pension, of vaich he would be left in uninterrupted eriiiyment during the remainder of his life. This plan would, therefore, affect a doubly object—it would in duce many young men to enter the army, with the full pur pose of spending the first years of their enlistment in the ranks, knowing that their discharge would take place at a period when they were still young, and fitted to enter into any other kinds of business, or turn their minds to agricul tural, mechanical, or mercantile pursuits, and if they en rolled themselves for a deferred pension they would carry into the society and the country these habits of order and regu hirity which they had learned in their military care ,r, and also provide a reserve force of great importance, should the country be called upon on a sudden to defend its shores from foreign aggression or to man its garrisons, so that the troops in active service might be employed elsewhere. He took it upon himself to say that these pensioners, especially behind wails, or in entrenchments, or in any service requiring not much labour, were as thoroughly conversant with the duties of soldiers as when they carried their firelcolcs at V. a. terloo, or even previous to that, and twenty or five-and-twenty thousand of these men world be sufficient to provide for any sudden emergency which might arise. A few regulations for these pensioners constitute the principles of the present bill. He did not intend to wake the Bill retrospective, for the prerogative of the Crown could do much in the present case, any! therefore if he was ask, d why he did - nut extend the privilege to the army at present, he would say that the authority of the Sovereign could of its own accord effect all t hat was desired, and although he did not see an i I danger in the extension of the principle, yet common prudence i required that they should have some experience of its working. \Even supposing that such a privilege were to be extended who the army, that every man were to receive his dischare_w a h v e e had been ten years in the rank, Ito do would be to place such restrictions upon th g 1 , and such as to hinder too great a Mae of men from n t t he th ran an the first thicg they ere would h ulation g at present a system would cause even more discontent after five years he might . mark it for lr3/., provided he had a distinguishing existed. In the present system , un der five y ears' service a man m ight purchase his discharge for 20 /. ; purchase for good conduct. After seven years' actual se rvi c e he mi g h t purc hase it for 151. ; and after ten years' service , with two marks for good conduct, he might purchase it for 51. ; and after twelve yeast, with two marks, he was entitled to a free discharge; and after fourteen, fifteen, or sixteen years, he could receive a pension of 4d. or 6d. per day. Although he , did not intend. to exterel this plan to those at present in th ; army, he anticipated good results from it, becausee fo d u i n d d n e r I Although he had adopted i think those complaints which had beensv ith rese were mad I army and those yet to Join it, es h s hould take care that all thss . eP eatto well those in the provisions of those warrants which emanated from his Right I literally fulfilled. For these reteous he did not intend to i Hon. Friend who had preceded him should be punctually and limit enlistment to the present army, but he did propose to , ex t en d it to those yet to join it, and that they should be car ' rigid into effect, if the House should agree to them, as soon as he could being them into operation. He had proposed them l y deeply legislate i interested r f e for-- under the conviction that it could make the service much i more pepular than it was in tins count r y a t present. e they m we ig re ht in s , a s safely ( Hear, le ar. ) The public or popular f ee li ng i n th i s matter 1 ( w i-l as ea o r n , h one which brat)-be i t•a ) izth u 'i s ssse vih e those in the mater were the males from whom the arm I recruited, and unless th e y u•a d e t h e service l ywatt paab a l e --( Hear, hear)—and agreeable to h t ose classes they. I might i eiv span it that, esth the exception , clistiegaid:ed corps, such as the Horse of some* Guards, and regiments of a similar Guards, the Life be lieved were nails sought alter by h character, which he a higher class of i . ndivid o n u a l l; ! than those who generally joined 1 fied reach diffisulty in =offing good e m u: , nregiments, unless they th tn ey ad w e the serviee palatable to the masses. They might depetad upon i they a 'mini liot get the class cf recruits they required in so an t portant a branch of theublic service. But on ecenomical i grounds he shield reco min,t , a limited enlistment --(flear)— ' because the expense of keeping up recruiting depots in various parts of o.e country, and of transmiting recruits backwards and forward , , and by circuitous routes, was great. In many iestaeces all that expense might be avoided, if the sery c were made more popular,, and instead of the :, Pruett sy,t cm of recruiting, depots were established in different places to which recruits might rep a i r . The question of bounty be considere d might be attend e d to i n M a few years after this. r. Wy d ham said that he should never be contented till the profession of arms was i n t hi respect put upon the same footing as other callin gs . He (Mr. F. Maute) did not t h i nk that this could be carried into effect far some time, but he thought in these days of peel , ' by the 1 ie,:asuieis they would sake to .mpruve the condition of the sole \ dies, they would be enabled in a few years to dispense with s he system of giving beentiee. There was another lubjere to U /'--N-------7—\:-':1-' (..... ( Abw ~::' r s . "' t _ Lit t 4 ., ...:Ke"—t:,;-: ' 7- '' '- ,7:- , ariVti:. 9 . ,•A se.l aint Nint r on OP' eig° test