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ium of the duty and drawback, by est Indies are most valuable colonies' the complaints of the planters, f individual distress, were even Brill° 4s. IP' cwt. lower in this kingdom, uce, when on board, in these eolonie 6 :ed the seal value of supplies, of 611 this country. In such a state of ruined, but a nation never can. interests of the refiners aro closely British West India merchants. At of sugar as is consumed in this ki: I almost the whole of the British , employed in refining. being Valuable, and many advantage) Thole of the sugar conveyed to this n of a latent bounty works well. be lost to us, this nation neither to pay a latent bounty of equal ext, in this country, of sugar produced ivance in price would reduce the Lsumed in this country ; and the itally lost to British refiners. The) 1 colonies, of the soil of which we a) !ign colonies, in trading to which, full equivalent must be given. YE FREEMEN OF LIVERPOOL. CD YELLOW TOWNSMEN,—Beware care of youselves, and see that yo) That real friend of yours who spent .n November 1830, in tempting you ived in town again from London, an , ry cases. Beware of this sleek-head' ;," and see that he does not again Be true to yourselves and your broi w your disgtist and contempt for, in, when he became a freeman, al nes protect your liberties and franca ANTI-RAD 11, G i , n ,, ~t.rr.Asr said that the powers given to the Lord ,f,`.' by this clause were so vast and unlimited, that he h et l, a a . t yllicer might prevent any convivial meeting at SuLinctied political toasts would be drunk. Iw_, u roa-GENEitAL said that the amendment proposed Wi n„ and learned member for Dublin was wholly mean- La the spirit of the clause. The hon. and learned tP,!'oeposed to allow any number of persons to assemble, t U I I . r object was to petition against a grievance. Now, 'say what was a grievance? The hon. and learned VILLIAM EIV-MT, ESQ.. M. P. t hought, t , the. Established Church a grievance,—some present letter, I shall neither mak : I V rateeism a grievance,—and others the want of poor than this : I am one of your constin O , I T ()posed amendment would nullify the whole clause. to exertions to place you iu the prow In i wYta trusted the house would adopt the proposed e tit, and thus mitigate in sonic degree the severity of Lecirr.ibeoe,ncroachment on the constitution.. un dissatisfied with your conduct. ince I certainly rejoiced in the Wei 'elldell'G (we believe) said he was willing to intrust all ine of the representatives in Pali ; ,red necessary by the state of Ireland to the Lord it place; but I am bound to confer , a.via... nnt. he was ready to give his consent to any amend uent political conduct be more Al iq arid constitution its . objec . t ihe preservation of one . of - the most r election far more than ever I trial . ti 3 . A: snitittot to st n it e u a ti t o r nAl ae ri t g i lltsa f f ee tt o e f p t. e h o e ple,rovided it could claus e . ing a great deal. 9 I( - a o man w. " I %t th t' AlE said th t u cIS mole convinced than he j . o f erep al io" kr to h etand of the union would be a proceeding most inju hes you had made in Parliament, a a ask a e s d w w e i Ll t as we to ul tle b e e md e ir e e e a n t se la g rge u make at the hustings and elsewhe, r . e ; ',o! )1 4 , r 1- l ee t:s it consequence if they did ik that should you be re-elected, his 3 1 '''',0 0 .I t ti; t, ale,this amendment ? If they did not allow the people epend upon you, as one who, having a d o , kt ll q tio lial n %? state their grievances, the refusal of that con %bii aud r i t i is li t t at u b o a uld give i r l i e s a e r , more iiar and more, o l ato .a il l i e s a ub a or b d i t- 1 d confidence in their uprightness ° pi. them in every practicable measuren i 4 33 , 4 tia u t ig,, Il t in, the orje e c . t of ( which was e' . t ) o put down the ' Catholic land, and which it was well known to a 0 0 ieKe thu s. ' Mr. Brougham, with reference to that measure, : brought forward at the earliest l a , k t 4 'l bi ee i , ,"I am the advocate of the right of the Irish peo rlith a li 1 ( . 1 ; a _ I ;n m eon r s a id n er, to . plan, to petition, to rem i o t nstra se te t , to igh I heard you advocate the vote f a r r v' e only a young man, and hoping Pa j t , d th li t !l 4 ;:ig 4, ZS „1111Collp:rtornusits:—„tirrerchotnhe which le l of Turtle how you this radical error), I did e - 111 1 , 11 ite ko l as the whole of England,—that the more energetic believe many others, and they in all /. , e ;fl' t t i r al lßlia g s e t ace, provided that it be peaceable,—the stronger a of your constituents, did also, the'll'of 4 ? t ett, fi le r a z e ul e e it pr t o h v e i i d r eg e i m t e b a e n r e e a sfe t c i t l f e u m l,— ere th e e oti n fo o r r i e u f a im tative, you would rank among those ° il l , iti ti !l eau t° the high y interests of those who have all at stake do . ii , iv, ili qei y Itil'ender life desirable, or existence honourable; and :rate Whigs. But, instead, what nstance, you are called upon to vote , Y ° v • ?kg • t kilav ( ,, e , l ikpy to succeed than any abject course, which e i la st t ri h i e st, w Tr a seLf-Arolv a i s eti s o p n ei c t ) e f n err e c t i l r e .' o ' f ( h l- i l s e.r a .)_ gainst the ministry, which you had p re l ; , f e N , i t t Y.' l e l a T(sill i wised to support, and (apparently fro''' . of trq: l lj ias l t i let ministers, could now sanction the carrying, with tgainst that man, who, by the coneur ie t 9 1 t i t le te t h e right measure which took away the protection derived t ey All st 4 4 r: of petitio . ning, and rndered null and void one cif artial persons, was the most compet e '' o f i.or ek rQ k r ,itant privileges of the e people ? (Hear, hear.) This et most arduous, situation of Spea'" tbe kfi4:°ra q ißlit produce temporary quietness; it might effect ts ! and you give this vote too with i, lott,, l lB44aeitication ; but, at a future time, those who sup. tif Mr. Manners Sutton were reiectO e i ii rtl . l l a tt !ystem might be overwhelmed by the excitation Ill ab( ilep ot ; l l c s ,r inzls lt u s re i , v : i n e d by e the vengeance demanded for addled with an additional pension of to h w re the inherent property of after this to talk of economy and " e re ' Ilb 41 1. • 81 1 : 1 1 4 of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) will believe you? Why sir, you 3 is le e. 4 d 4 e ,,et,ia ß L laid, the exact point of the amendment was, that vo te i , c' t i' l l e ldi .t f o a ti i lot t ou vv l a d s t , a4uil to ac t e he in lo a r ra u ga te im na e n d t. disV h c a t z u w n a l s es a s wn vote, and that, too, the first ste you give in a reformed House , : v INte(llBtlier,:eedent to the meeting. But what was the case ' if s vote your sincerity is as likely ' not proclaimed? Why there, also, the lord ,ii):ll4 ;!_ord s :) l l_ l d have the power of preventing a meeting. In Hume's disinterestedness, when he the t r i et i:4k e tpla u e n e les e s iti !. e he jord-li r e o u c teliant pleas e& no m i ceting ne small advances to the unfortunat e brk a p T s s e ll n m te e da law, t r e n y r e o r c e : i t e n f iti e t Ind interest on his loans. I have O l air e t'l r; 4 llri t k e ter this bill r f l ia n d oo an, and though this vote somewhat 5t ic rit t tp eet th,ofe.nother part ot the legislature, either to carry or Irish Church Reform Bill. (Hear, hear.) fight it possible you might in some ac t or, r,;4,1, 1 1,Ait, a view of gaining popularity with Y cr o f o ti tetid e ,ab' s Laid, that the discussion on the hon. and learned m se e e d ti e o l i rez v a l ig i ceila i t l ? ) h re is . that, as Mr. Hume has many adOlicepoi 4 411 (1 41 ' t r , e l l u c le ni n e cl u m t e o n n t h d n o the II nth --that is, be one of his tail! All th is ; fie i : t14 ,4t, t'11 1n: (3 4,,ay with the necessity of obtaining the lord-llieu nstrous as it appears in one point 5 1 ( ~ 4 , 1 1 . . , i , consent to meetings for petitioning Parlia ears in another-7ff court subsequel lt of I I la t tta aw% l. „,s o N had sat in Parliament for fourteen years, but estructice, and more nsstent with) 0;1 Ili l l ;alls s ;',exhibitions as he had recently witnessed within le hustings :—but what next do 1 s e t , e ,bp l e ii l , l l l4 l lti e o which were calculated to lower the character :,: l e , pa iti es ,_r, l the eyes of the country,—he alluded to the late political proceedings closely) /: fo r / i ti 'no ilged in durino• the discussions on this bill e for the bill introduced by Minist e '. ( s ,l t l '),, l Nf e -e ularly t 0 e , I ,_ h e ... the ministerial . side of . the house : at the e and outrage in Ireland, on the 1 1; 'i 3 / 44 7 had di '''?B bound in justice to admit that gentlemen nut them, on an amendment, on o i.4 l ei 11 1 1 t, Series e s t P l ,,,Ved great calmness and moderation. (Laugh :rein,' . Oh oh!" is exemplified your political 01 '40 4 / i t , ll le ki t t :tLEY denied th . at ) it was intended to put down meet- I tell you, sir, you are by such 01) ,,(t, ,(Z ., Rli 4111,t.telY assembled for the purpose of petitioning. But r representative. You either de v o j ) ( r l !ly leas a t : re llut meant to infringe the right of petitioning it was essential, in the present state of the ye not firmness to act up to it. t 3,6,1 11 `!t- I S, t , il at the r u e s f t o i :0 1 ,.„ 0 Ile e, the I, ( . 1 lieutenant should be constituted, in the to any man that which I claim f ° / e r fi e ed th in su W l / 4 ks 1 r the u Juqge of what was likely to be bona fide a e judgment—but surely if there rat io ls 4 ti kk , l L , t . exercise of that privilege. The lord-lieutenant after the promises you had mad! te o jer ppressing a bona-fide meeting for , ( „ 1 1 7k therefore I expressed in his Majesty's Mid - `'/uk i t li \ :maintained teee i ) t e m i e n n d cl i in s e e u n t s ab was le unnecessary. As iot e a S e u n c d h_ ort them, the more especially, as Y:c o t bo tli e r.lY effect would he to &pose the lord-lieutenant ra to ies did vote with them on the cola 0 0 0 0 .t ,o,lrap . ai . r the . efficiency of the bill. , a A 470tivided . case, and that the powers wocti isd ' l g a iT, e amendment B5 ke the man in the fable, blow lik r oth l t 4 iit it itfl 56 5 e h. Yet when another measure is ece f 114 r is - ill), you do not appear to think ;at j' eats on this important measure , e co o ion,—and, therefore, I expect to 1,15 11° k again, and exclaim with the 8 i c ola tor lost. I have much more tha t t hat resent will conclude with sayii ls 'f r oll 3 'ory, or Radical—must, judging e you as a friend. open enemy's a curse, a pretended friend is worse." aduct' I only look to your politica l c ° 1 01c) formed you are all that is arn :if I it to examine and to denounce At ' 41 :1 41. ret 4 ,Majority !1 10 ,th e 'YN cii 'll to the gallery we f oun d o he:Od o f e n ° his legs, proposing the insertion of a roviso c lip th e t ottii, ° •° B 4 4 ,lte first clause, to the effect that the act should a`les, or to extend, or in any manner to affect meetings t ta c a t tl tai r by th r d ivisions of counties, called by the lord-lieute toll,' sh n e , sheriff of the county, or by (our magistrates; la t 7 l a - a r t t L oWi t ll not extend to any public meeting iu any bo -4 bo r ° o riti e urPoratc, called by the mayor or oth9r.cunst.i ittle ,:,or to any meeting of auy ward or division in 'by 'owns corporate, when so convened. igy p t s lito•geatl e , s aitt that such a proviso was unnecessary, as b - i n i lant I ,7:it and the house might rely upon it that the pi so a old n o t exercise the powers confided to him ,to ,I°4 l ,R i tt of B to interfere in an improper way with the sub- Prov i Peti tion. If, however, the hon. member would 14,47b0t e to - t} t ° stand Over till the report on the bill, so as 41 say thate Fovernment to consider the proposition, he Port' would then object to the insertion of at Said Of the proviso. !tout. It r i 3 viso sta. ' Jilider such circumstances, that he would Leit a A GttA TTA :Z Over until the bringing up of the report. " i t• O ul d be gi - , Proposed as an amendment, that previous {tgThh4fore i t cara ea of th e proclamation of the Lord-Lieu he i t Into effect; but, after a few words from I)4„ A tamArs i °r eW it. gto Qf the Put the question, the first clause should kkql t 1 )v r, • P. tOOk :ai the opportunity to protest against it Klist • • O'e,-, ...,NllO, t,also took that opportunity to protest OA P , L tacEy her . 1 11 s . AL said 11, 1 11„k de s t r . that in his opinion the very essence a4t,,q, that the -Se " bY the confession of ministers, the PPression ofcttrst-ulartial clause was not to be applied *e great political meetings which he, 15th, 1833. no P t nn Constantinople of the llth n" as in that an amicable arra ngenient rate' viceroy of Egypt and the Ottoina3 lea sh 9 s RESTORED.—We have m ile , . d f e e, Ln instance of liberality and goo.e It is well worthy of being re tie Esq. of Kirkland-hall, with the assists , has lately distributed amongst tlocad6 s immediate neighbourhood, s):dX,-, s he 90 lb of good, pork and bacon, u'ek ikets, and has regularly every w e be ef d on an average 3)0 lb weight of or similar distribution. ih of petitions on particular subjects, in the manner in a day had been devoted to receiving the petitions again st ;b coercion bill. An h on . b aronet askew for an hour in fig Sabbath observance petitions. The Solicitor-Gene claim to an hour for some petition in favour of the Jews, rich he had been intrusted. (A laugh.) Mr. Warbur for an hour for Beer Bill petitions. (Laughter.) Ano '• Member put in his say for the assessed taxes petitions. der to a question of Lord G. SOMERSET, ALTHORP said, that if the I r i s h Disturbances Bill should the ti me of the house till a late hour, he would postpone estimates, which stood for that evening. As he did any opposition to the vote for w ould of revismg which also stood for that day, he proceed with /louse then resolved itself into a committee on the DISTURBANCES (IRELAND) BILL. O'coxigati. rose to propose an amendment on the first \at which enabled the Lord-Lieutenant, by order, to or lie suppress any assembly deemed by him dangerous to safety, and inconsist en t w ith th e a d m i n i s t ra ti on o f to declare every such prohibited meeting an unlawfnl ;Y• He would propose as au amendment, that it shall lawful to prohibit or suppress any meeting peaceably id and con d ucted, which met for the exclusive purpose wing the King or Parliament for the redress of bona rances in church and state. If they rejected his amend could there be a doubt that the bill was intended to pro lenstrous existing grievance,—the payment of tithes by iinau Catholics of Ireland to the Protestant church ? The 'II learned m em b er concluded b y mov i ng an amendment ettect previously stated. vriioEl. objected to the proposed amendment, because defeat the whole purpose for which the clause was The obj ect of the clause was to give to the Lord-Lieu the power to suppress any meeting which he conceived gerou s t o the public peace. 'I he hon. and learned pearl endment would have the e ff ect of rendering that nugatory; because meetings of a very mischievous I t might be convened under the pretence of petitioning b;grievanc es . I k tf e ONNELL as k e d the house whether some limit ought Put to th e d espotism of the clause; ought there not to i.nuit of complaint? He knew not when the power of ' l t was more necessary than when despotism was esta- • of de ffs a ll clap y Ir ish e 4 nie .. , Clair mom EtritiA f 4 4 1 for , m tbe , ' ,°ll . M d ob , Nile/ 111S Wer 6 4' ard ALT of all "Py the I na vy est axpeet a ly ceD iv i inters,u At Pr er , 4011 i ng do ol ' 54 niaot° fir. " th a— P a ges or L is ki,ie Lublie 8 W ere rab i c: A) r irot ll4 , I p i e fawf, , ten t to , I , t e t aed fore 4 „ 41 0tur d _ t o , .ri evat e qua could refioio. i t! mons acre is tt4arna, ith and le aro i t a eff„ i h, for e` L ora • l'5111 ( 1 dE 'll - P . ' 441 - ti th e e ( t au _ pk 11 ' 4 er' s „' r :e of the er near atr !deter yo u vet o , r ? a t_ lera i o , c u a Qin to be 1.11, p . and ",fi re p t l "' ea decl th e d . ln t in ally( !.1S e4 l rt . brother,"' "taw )r th T c h te e th f _ix .0 1 h Ur" S eL rrehis er 4, ho n - n iCA at Ivit. e a% 14 5 ,,et p r 1,(4 4 1 qed t i e ton s to o tho; l ",er tt ake !"1 ~al) r,itueoci t; ou d 9i 4 4,1, 11 13 'L horr e ib dea t bat t' L rlioo leY„ 4 'iaoi' t o, I 'ler n .'itaui ren fess • h a v i eous ~ red and trialo ll3 „t1: 4 ,-, 11 t THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. for one, considered to be one of the most prominent evils that now afflicted Ireland. ( Hear.) Colonel TonnaNs said that many members supported the clause on the ground that they reposed confidence in ministers. Mr. C. FERGUSSON thought that they should not go ou with the bill without having the remedial measures going hand in hand with it. (Hear.) For his part he would prefer the revival of the bill against the Catholic Association to the measure now before the house. He thought the suggestion of the hon. and learned member for Monaghan (Mr. Perrin) should be attended to, and that the clause should be altered so as to give the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland the power of dispersing the meetings which it was the object of this bill to put down, but not the power, as the bill at yresent gave, of creating it a misdemeanor to attend those meetings. Mr. RUTHVEN deprecated such precipitate interference with the currency of Ireland as would have resulted from the,pro position made by the hon. member for South Durham—namely, the rendering the Irish Bank Notes a legal tender. (Loud cries of Question.) Lord ALTHORP submitted to the hon. Member that he was discussing a question not then before the house. Mr. RUTHVEN contended that he was strictly in order. He was merely pointing out the consequences which would result from such a proposition. (Cries of oh ! oh ! and Question.) The hon. member, after a few more observations, directed to show that the very agitation of such a measure would cause a run on the bank, instead of preventing it, sat down amidst loud and repeated cries of " Question." Mr. C. FERGUSSON inquired whether in the case of a meet ing being held in Dublin, and orders being issued by . the Lord Lieutenant for its suppression, any persons attending such meeting without knowing its illegality would be liable to punishment. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that it was proposed to intro duce into the bill a provision rendering it necessary that a public notice should be given of its prohibition, and it was only I after such public notice that any person attending the meet ing would be liable to be tried for a sdeameanor. Mr. PEASE said, that ever since he had taken his seat upon that (the ministerial) side of the house, he had become amark for every one to shoot at; but he should,i nevertheless, do his public duty fearlessly. Though he had many objections to different parts of the measure then before the house, he would, notwithstanding, give his support to the first clause. It did not, in his opinion, interfere with the right of petitioning. He should give his vote for this clause in the most perfect confi dence that in so doing he was fulfilling his primary duty in supporting the King and government. Mr. ROEBUCK said, that according to the wording of the act, no person was to be considered guilty for attending a prohi bited meeting until he refused to depart. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL observed 'that any person who, after knowing a meeting to have been prohibited, should attend it, would under the act be guilty of a misdemeanor, indepen dent of his refusal to disperse upon the requisition of the magis trates. Mr. ROEBUCK said he objected to the whole clause, which he was convinced was, in fact, levelled against the hon. member for Dublin, and was intended to put him down. He did not, however, think that the attempt would be successful. Mr. COBBETT said he certainly should vote against the clause, however amended or however altered, and for a manifest rea son—because he thought its object and direct tendency were totally to deprive the people of Ireland of the right of petition ing. The object of its framers was, he was convinced, first to narrow the right of petitioning, and finally to destroy it. Mr. O'CONNELL asked the hon. member (Mr. Pease) whe ther he had never heard of passive resistance to tithes. 'chat resistance was carried on in a very quiet way, and by men pro fessedly fond of their King and government. They might be very loyal men, but they were determined to pay no tithe. From the moment he (Mr. O'Connell) saw the hon. member take his seat in the house he was certain he should see him be fore many weeks had expired in the middle, of the Treasury bench. Mr. STANLEY said the hon. member was not perhaps in the house at the time when it was proposed to introduce a provision in the bill requiring public notice to be given by the Lord-Lieu tenant of the illegality of the meeting. Mr. O'CONNELL said that His Majesty's ministers came upon the house rather suddenly with their alterationS. The bill had been suffered to make its way through the other house of Par liament without any such amendment being thought of. The hon. and learned member then proceeded to complain of the oppressive nature of the clause. The Irish people might in deed, he continued, be permitted to meet—they might do so upon sufferance ; they might lick the hand which was upraised to strike them—yes ! they might meet, but then they would be liable to be stabbed in the back without any notice whatever. The object of this bill was really to put down agitation for the repeal of the union; and if that was the object, they would certainly put down all meetings ; but would they put down the desire of repeal ? They would - fiud the repealers grow gtronger every day. There was a party in Ireland, which he would not call a faction. which was now in favour of repeal . ; and where there had been only one there would now be ten in favour of that measure ("Question.") Mr. STANLEY observed that the house might well be weary of the debate. He should, say but a few words, in order to re call the attention of the committee to the proper topic. He should not, however, follow the hon. and learned gentleman into all his quibbles, and special pleadings (hear), and argu ments founded upon the supposition that two persons talking together would be considered an illegal meeting. The words of the clause were "any association, assembly, or body of per sons in Ireland, which lie or they shall deem to be dangerous to the public peace or safety (hear), or inconsistent with the due administration of the law (hear), and by the same, or any other order, also to prohibit every or any adjourned, renewed, or otherwise continued meeting of the same, or of any part thereof, under any name, pretext, shift, or device whatsoever." If the adjournment had not been provided for, the principal part of the clause would have been a dead letter. As to charitable meetings, if the hon. and learned member could not conduct such meetings without inflaming people's minds,—and it was a poor pretext to say that he assisted charity by political discus sions (hear.) If the measure were despotic, it was only so for the purpose of overcoming and driving out a more intolerable despotism; and he believed that the whole of the upper classes, the great body of the middle classes, (ay, and many even of those who had signed petitions against it,) and a vast number of the lowest class, felt that their security and safety depended upon the bill, and that, instead of calling it a measure of coer cion and despotism, they would hail it as a measure of protec tion. (Cheers.) Mr. O'CONNELL said, it was exceedingly easy for the right hon. gentleman to say what would be the feeling of the people of Ireland with respect to the bill, but he knew Ireland some what better than the right hon. gentleman, and therefore begged leave to express his belief that he would find his anticipations perfectly groundless. He regretted to see assertion taken for proof, and insinuation for argument, and mis-statements for convincing reasons in favour of establishing despotism in Ire land. If this bill passed, the people of Ireland would not stop at the repeal of the union. (Hear, hear.) The committee then divided, and the numbers were : For the clause Against it Majority . The second clause was then moved. Mr. O'CONNELL 'objected, at considerable length, to the clause which gave magistrates a summary jurisdiction power of entering any place by force where a prohibited assembly might be held. No men were less worthy of being trusted with such extraordinary powers than the Irish magistrates. Mr. STANLEY said that he was convinced that ministers would have no objection to expunge the summary jurisdiction part of the clause, and to leave the persons charged with offences to the ordinary jury tribunal. (Hear, hear.) On the third clause being read, Mr. PERRIN proposed an amendment, to the effect of doing away with the right of traverse in prox. His object, he said, was to make the administration of the law as prompt and effi cient as possible; the rather, as it was his firm determination to resist the adoption of courts-martial by . every means in his power,—he meant in his professional career in Ireland. ( Hear.) Lord ALTHORP did not see the necessity of the amendment, as the clause provided that the trials of prisoners should be " and without the right of traverse in prox., pro ceeded with. The original clause was then agreed to. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday next. REVISING BARRISTERS. On the motion for the house resolving into a committee of supply being made, Mr. S. RICE stated that in consequence of the omission of certain words in the Reform Act, the Treasury had been left without the power of paying the expenses of the revising bar risters, part of which arose fiom money actually paid out of their own pockets. The accounts sent in by the revising bar risters had been carefully audited, and the whole of their claims for fees and expenses, which some of the gentlemen who were opposed to the Reform Bill predicted would be £120,000, amounted only to about one-fourth of that sum. The house having resolved into a committee of supply, Mr. RICE moved that £30,500 be granted to his Majesty to pay the allowances and expenses of the banisters employed iu 1832 in revising the lists of vbters. In answer to a question fro m M r . Roebuck, Mr. RICE repeated that the accounts of the barristers had been carefully examined, and that a certain amount of remune ration had been fixed upon by the treasury, to which all claims exceeding it in amount were cut down. 'Besides their fees, the barristers were allowed one guinea a day for living expenses, and 2s. a mile for travelling expenses. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL believed the proposed remunera tion a very reasonable one for a laborious service, which had been efficiently and satisfactorily performed. The vote was then agreed to, the chairman reported progress, and the ieport was ordered to be received on Monday next. Mr. COJIBLTT wished to know when the noble lord (Althorp) intended to bring in a bill relative to the stamp and auction du ties. Lord ALTHORP said the bill was in preparation, but he could not undertake to say when he could introduce it, though no time should be lost in its preparation. Mr. COBBETT said he knew the noble lord had much to do, and he (Mr. Cobbett) had little. If, therefore, the noble lora was not prepared to introduce a bill on the first Monday in April, he (Mr. Cobbett) would submit one to the house on the 20th of that month. Mr. Htrrr wished to know from his Majesty's government the reason why tin was not allowed to go duty free to the ship ping of any port besides London? Mr. P. TnomsoN said he could give no other reason for the circumstance than that the matter was settled by act of Par liament. On the motion of the Lord Advocate, the bill to regulate the royal burghs in Scotland was read a second time, and referred to a select committee appointed by the house. Mr. J. MURRAY, and several other Scotch members, urged the propriety of the leained lord's introducing a measure to .re gulate the other burghs in Scotland, besides royal burghs. The LORD ADVOCATE stated that the subject was under the consideration of government. Mr. KENNEDY obtained leave to bring in a bill to authOrize the Commissioners of his Majesty's treasury to make provision for the execution of the duties performed by the Barons of •Ex chequer in Scotland, in*relatio4 to the public revenue; and to place the management of assessed taxes and land-tax in Scot land under the commissioners for the affairs of taxes also, a bill to provide for the holding of circuit sheriff courts in Scot land, for the trial of small-debt causes. Tile other orders of the day being disposed of, the house ad journed at a quarter to 2 o'clock to Mouday. . The committee appointed to seek for precedents in reference to the Irish Church Bill could not agree to-dav, and have ad journed over till Monday. It is considered to be a novel case, for which no precedent can be found. The discussion, there fore, is not likely to come on on Monday. LIVERPOOL ELECTION COMMITTEE. SATURDAY. The Committee met at twelve o'clock pursuant to adjourn ment, and soon afterwards proceeded to business. Mr. Sergeant MEREWETHER appeared in support of the Petition, and Mr. !linnalsoN for the defence. It was agreed to, that only one counsel on each side should be allowed to examine one and the same witness. Mr BANNERMAN said, that the committee had come to a resolution that none of the evidence adduced should be pub lished. until the whole was complete. There was very good reaon for coming to . such a resolution, because, all persons accused, are presumed to be innocent, until found guilty, and the reports of the unfinished proceedings in the newspapers, might give rise to prejudices in the public mind, which would not have place were the whole of the proceedings to go forth at once. The -publication therefore, of any portion .of the evidence, would be a breach of the previleges of the house. The Poll Books were then admitted de bene esse. A MEAIRER. of the committee asked Mr. Benett when he should he ready to state his case ? _ V . Mr. BENET . T . said, he saw no necessity for doing so before Monday. The Hon. Member was about to state his reason for not doing so before Monday, when, Another 116 n. MEMBER moved, that strangers be ordered to withdraw. • • ' The room was accordingly cleared, and continued so for about half au hour. When w e were re-admitted, we under stood that the committee had adjourned until eleven o'clock on Monday. LOCAL, THEATRICALS. — Last night Mrs. Waylett made her first ap pearance on the boards of the Royal Amphitheatre. Her well earned fame as an actress, and first-rate vocalist, ensured her a cordial welcome ; and we have seldom listened to a style of sing ing in which the execution was so graceful, and the pathos so touching. We shall take an early opportunity of paying this theatre another visit, with the hope of hearing Mrs. Waylett and Miss Tunstall sing in the same piece. This would be a rich treat to the lovers of song. LANCASTER AsstzEs.—The assizes for this county com menced yesterday, before Mr. Baron Gurney and Mr. Justice Alderson. The calendar contains the names of 57 prisoners for trial, sof whom are charged with the crime of murder. We shall, as usual, insert, in our subsequent publications, reports of the most interesting civil and criminal trials. An inquest was held, yesterday, on .the body of Ellen Hor rocks, before Robertson Gladstone, Esq., one of the coroners of this borough. It appeared in evidence, that whilst sitting at work, at her uncle's house, Mr. Thomas SandersOn, livery stable keeper, Rodney-street, her dress had accidentally caught fire; and before any material assistance could be rendered to her, she was so seriously burnt as to require her being taken . immediately to the Infirmary. She died there yesterday morn ing, at six o'clock. The jury returned a verdict of—Accident ally burnt. CHIMNEYS ON FlRE.—Richard Roberts, publican, of Lance lots-hey, and Richard R immer, of Tithebarn-street, were fined on Tuesday by the Magistrates, for having their chimneys on fire. The warehouses in the immediate neighbourhood of the former house were at one time •in eminent danger from the great body of sparks which issued from the chimney. It is the intention of the Magistrates to inflict the heaviest penalty upon all persons who neglect to keep their chimneys properly swept, with a view to preveut a recurrence of those accidents and dreadful losses from fire, which have been so seriously felt in this place. CAUTION.—On Saturday mornin, during the absence of a gentleman from his lodgings, in Clarence-street, a man pre sented himself at the door, with a note, addressed to the lady of the house, stating, that the gentleman was going over to Che shire for an hour or two, and requested that she would send by the bearer his top-coat. The lady opened the note, and, seeing that it was signed with the proper name, without duly examin ing the handwriting, ordered the servant to give the messenger the coat in question. The, gentleman, on returning to dinner, and being questioned as to his appearance contrary to the pur port of his note, the swindling transaction was discovered. SMALL RECEIPT STAMPS.—A petition, was presented to the House of Commons, on Wednesday afternoon, by Mr. E war t, praying for a repeal of the small receipt stamp duty, which operates so injuriously on shopkeepers and tradesmen, who ra ther than pay, frequently run great risks in evading it. From the letters which r. Ewart and Lord Sandon have addressed to the Secretary to the Guardian Society, we have reason to be lieve that Lord Althorp, convinced of .. the oppressive nature of the duty, is anxious to repeal it, if the state of the revenue should justify the measure. Meanwhile, we would recommend the tradesmen and shopkeepers of other towns and cities to transmit similar petitions for presentation, as the best method of quickening the zeal of the noble Chancellor of the Exchequer against the small recept stamp duty.—Liuerpool Chronicle. In the House of Commons a very important discussion took place respecting the Liverpool election petition, or rather the appointment of a committee thereon. It seems to us that the blind are leading the blind. The majority of the house, them selves be,,(,; new to the business, appear to follow implicitly the orders of the incompetent men who, unfortunately for us, hold the reins of power, and so plunge from one difficulty into ano ther. In this way a committee of enquiry was granted upon the presentation of a petition alleging bribery against the Li verpool electors;—and what must be the consequenca of that thoughtless proceeding ? Let the reader seek the answer in the debate of Tuesday night, which he will find faithfully con densed in the proper place. Why, we have a case in point on the spot. It appears that a petition complaining of the late election in this town, and alleging certain matters against the returning officer, is now in course of signature amongst us ; and certainly after having complied with the wishes of the pe titioners in the Liverpool case, we know not how the house can refuse to entertain the petition to which we allude. Sir Robert Peel took occasion to say, that in looking over some of the election petitions where parties had omitted to enter into the necessary recognizances, he found set forth cases much stronger than that upon which the house had established the precedent, and he properly contended that if the petitioners renewed their prayer to the house they would not be denied redress. As the Liverpool petitioners alleged bribery as their ground of com plaint, so now do the Preston petitioners set up their charge of partiality, &e., and, so far as the house can know, one case is as good as the other.—Preston Pilot. TRIP To BORDEAVX.—Persons intending to visit the South of France during the spring will be glad to learn, that the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company's vessel the Leeds will sail, early in May, from Dublin for Bordeaux. NARROW ESCAPE ON THE RAIL-WAY.—On Tuesday, as the evening train from Liverpool to Bolton, with passengers, was crossing the high road at Daub Hill, in Rumworth, the en gine came in contact withs waggon belonging to Mr. Leach, carrier, Westhoughton, which was passing at the time. The shafts of the waggon were broken, and two of the horses knocked down, but we have not heard that they were materi ally injured. It was fortunatb that the engine had slackened her speed, otherwise the consequences might have been of the most fatal nature.—Mtnichester Guardian. A meeting was held on Saturday last, of a number' of gentle men who had been instrumental in the management of the last festival. The Rev. Rector Brooks took the chair, and Mr. Joseph Langton, of the Lis'erpool Bank, acted as secretary. — After some conversation, in which the propriety, or otherwise of holding a festival this year was discussed. Various reasons were urged, which terminated in the meeting coming to an unanimous opinion, that a festival should take place this year, and that the members of the acting committee • of the previous one should be requested to act on the forthcoming occasion.— Prospects of a most encouraging nature were held out, as to the talent likely to be in the country at the period it will, in all probability, take place. It is scarcely necessary for us to state, that we sincerely en t er i nto those feelings which, we do .not doubt, will animate every well-dispo se d i n di v id ua l i n f ur th er i ng a cause which has f or its ultimate object the interests of the charities of this town, for whose sake wo have no occasion to call on our fellow-townsmen, who have so often exerted them selves in "doing good." • THE VESTRY CONTEST. HOBHOUSE V. BOURNE. The time for the reception of the votes for or against the adop tion of Sir J. C. Hobhouse's act, expired at four o'clock on Saturday, but we understand several days will elapse before the numbers can be known, as every vote-papeK must be examined and compared with the Rate-books, to ascertain whether the party has been rated one whole year, and has p a id a ll th e rates, taxes, and assessments due previous to the laid within the pre ceding six months. This ordeal is new in parish voting, as the former act required only the Poor-rates to be 'paid, but we are informed that this requires the watch, &c., rate s , an d paving and sewerage rates, to be also paid; so that in this particular the new act is much more' restrictive, and will materially abridge the votes of the mobocracy We were not prepared for the disappointment of not ascer taining the state of the poll; we were, however, in degree com pensated, by the opportunity it gave our report er , o f see i ng the closing scene. The foot-walk in Chapel -street was taken pos session of by gangs of persons apparently artisans *in the " building line," scouts, canvassers , and vote coll ec t ors, w h o stopped every likely person to ask them (including o f course t h e lathes,) to sign a vote-paper for Mr. Hobhouse, "to reduce the taxes," and when they had caught such a gudgeon, he was im mediately surrounded, the crown of a friendly hat from one, or the broad back of another, served as a writing desk, another was inkbottle holder, and a third with something in the shape of a pen, filled in the blank; but then came the posing difficulty, as to the voter signing his name, "save the mark!' but this was overcome by another friendly fist, and the precious paper pass ed on from hand to hand, till it reached the interior. On ascending the stairs, another similar phalanx was to be passed through, and after the gauntlet had thus been run, and the summit attained, there stood a more select few, among whom Dr.-Collins, and Mr. Robert Ellis (the Leviathan of the Blue Bell). the principal agitators, stood conspicuous, the latter act ing as major domo, or whipper-in, of th e p arty, snatching pa pers from some, and carrying them in, or hastening the speed of those who were going in. Sometimes he came out of the, vote-room with papers in his hand, apparently as a co r p s d e re serve, for the purpose of again obtaining admission, some of these,he gave to others to ca r ry in; at last the clock struck four —the outer door was closed—the whipper-in hastened into the vote-room, with the last paper, followed by the Doctor, and they came out seemingly in ukhty rage, their eyes in a fine frenzy rolling, that they alone, tne elite of the clique, were not allow ed to remain, although we understand all the Gentlemen not of ticially engaged, had purposely left the room. The notes of the colloquy that passed between these two important personages at the head of the stairs, we shall reserve as "elegant extracts," for a future occasion. We probably should not have noticed this business, if many of our friends had not complained of the nuisance experienced at their houses Irma the scouts, canvassers, and vote collectors, sober. orotherwise, who, if the master was not in, would fain seo the mistress' or daughter, to persuade them to have the papei signed, "to reduce the taxes," or, "to do away the assessed taxes," though in most cases the respectable inmates rejected the papers, as they would these of the quack doctor. he exercise of free opinion was of course not allowable in these cases, as, instead of a blank being left for the voter to fill in for, or against, as described in the act, the word for was printed in the paper, and no doubt many votes were thus entrap ped. Contemptible as our opinion is of Sir J. C. Hobhouse as a legislator, we will not do him the injustice to suppose he was ware that, by this act, he was encouraging such extensive and collusive fraud as might destroy the privileges and Property of the most respectable people without their knowledge. This, if the construction of the act, acted upon in Liverpool on this occa sion, be correct, can be accomplished, as the vote of any rate payer may be registered without his appearing in person, it be ing competent to any other person to deliver any Lumber of pa pers.purporting to be the votes of the persons therein, named, who may have no opportunity of knowing their names have been so made use of, until after the decision has been made upon the question, which they would most strenuously have opposed. We are aware the act imposes a penalty upon the conviction of any person who forges or falsifies any voting paper; but we would ask how such conviction can be made when boys, porters, or any individuals, are allowed (as asserted by our repot ter) to deliver any number of such papers into the vote-room, and im mediately to retire without being compellable to answer any questions ? We have the highest opinion of the honour and integrity of our Vestry-clerk, and entertaining also a similar opinion of his vigilance, we can hardlypersuade ourselves to doubt that he has fully ascertained that he is justifiable in admitting a construc tion, which appears to us so dangerous, th a t being not "learned in ie law," we cannot bring ourselves to believe can be sup ported. We have felt it our imperative duty to attract his at tention to this most important part of the case; and we have the fullest confidence, that, if admissible, both he and the'Cistirch wardens will use their best endeavours to detect the frauds which may be committed under the destructive principle of Sir J. C. Hobhouse's bill. Ga3rttr. FRIDAY, MARCH 15th, 18.. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Edwards, Minion, and Co., Salford, Lancashire, patent glass and emery-cloth-manufacturers.—A. and J. Tweedale, Rochdale, Lanca shire, flannel-manufacturers.—l. and I. J a m es , Helston, Cornwall, hatters.—D. Ritchie and G. Thorne, Aldennanbury, brass-founders. —J. Fellows and J. Crosby. Nottingham, silk-merchants.—Townsend, Hardwick, and Ford, High Holborn, haberdashers.—T. Clarke and J. Wyatt, Digbeth, Warwickshire, c a bi ne t- ma k ers. -141. and W. Westmacott, Bloekley and Blockley-park-farm, Worcestershire, silk-throwsters.—Cooper and Sicly, Norwich, and Northwalsham. Norfolk, attornies-at-law.—J. Ellis and A. Mathison, Prince's-street, Hanover-square, tailors.—W. and J. Lyddon, Carey-streat, Lincoln's inn, solicitors.—Em]yn and Jnfraito,n,.ly_ew Windsor: INSOLVENTS, March 14.—William Smith, Lymington, Hampshire, surgeon, March 15.—William Todd, Rugelev, Staffordshire, painter, ANTiWarn Threlkeld, Winchester -street, Broad-street. grocer. BANKRUPTS. John Cad organ Keene, Crooked-billet-yard, Kingsland-road, brick layer. Jonathan Burton, High Holborn, grocer. John Lancaster, Aberdeen-place, grocer. Paddington, and Capland-street, Lisson-grove, builder. Richard Smith Roach, Great-St. Helen's, Bishopsgate-street, wine merchant. Robert Hardy, Barbican, victualler. Charles Ryland, Birmingham, iron-merchant. Richard Porter, Gibson, M anchester, victualler. William Beer, Bristol, wharfinger. Thomas Bulman and Joseph Mellor, Manchester, draperti. Richard Harrison, Atherton, Lancashire, cotton-manufacturer. Robert Gale and Richard Mayor, Manchester, dyers. William Hunt, Rochdale, Lancashire, woollen-manufacturer. Stephen Slater Hargill, Newlay, near Leeds, dyer. John Sutherlandalentine . Joxhill, Warwickshire, brick-maker. DiVIDENb S. Aprillo, J.Cottrell, Birmingham, brassfounder.—Aprill7, Clark.. son, Selby, Yorkshire, banker.—April 4, G. Wood, Canterbury, printer,—April 6, W. Pope, Portwood, Cheshire, cotton-spinners. —April 16, J. Stevens, Unylelant, Cornwall, farmer.—April 10, White, Birmingham, draper. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shewn to the con trary on or before the sth day of April. R. Joy, jun., Covent-garden, hotel-keeper.-11. G. Mitchell, Ber mondsey-wall, wine-merchant.—J. Vickery, Bristol, brush-mann facturer.—T. Weaver, South-street, Spitalfields, cheese-monger.— W, Boyle, Newgate-street, paper-hanger.-0. Baker and J. Allen, 13erminster, Somersetshire, nurserymen.—B. Vincent, Bristol, tailor. —Fraser, Leadenhall-street, ship's-hearth•manufacturer.