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CONTEMPORARI 7 PRESS. There is an evil genius presiding over some men, which fills their hearts with malignant purposes, yet de lights in frustrating their execution. The Irish agitator is of the number of those spell-ridden unforttinates whom the fiend that possesses them at once tempts and baffles. He joined in the outcry of honester men, against what they considered, but what he called, the anomalies and abuses of the church of Ireland. Honest men regarded the abuses of the church, its pluralities, inequalities, and ill-administered patronage, moreover the extreme incon venience of the form in which subsistence was afforded to the ministers, as real grounds on which those who loved religion, revered the church, and clung to the es sence of a protestant establishment, were compelled by a sense of duty to exert themselves for the removal of such imperfections, that the church itself might thereby be rendered more secure. Men who are not honest, who despise religion, and hate the established church, have, on the other hand, made use of the above-mentioned vices or diseases of its condition as pretexts wherewith to cover their designs against the existence of the church, which in their account was the real grievance, and to for ward their machinations for its entire overthrow. Mr. Daniel O'Connell is obe of these men, and the foremost of their body. He commenced by swelling the clamour for commutation of tithe, and a reform of church abuses, disclaiming all hostil e v i ews and feelings against the rights,l the property, or well-being of the protestant establishment. But the hour he became conscious that the spirit of reform had spread abroad, and that there was a risk of the church being benefitted by the correction of its irregularities,---from that moment .the inward devil prompted him to betray the cloven foot, all mystery was discarded, the cloak was flung aside, and the utter ex tinction of the church of Ireland burst from his lips and pen in every instance as the genuine object of every pa triotic papist's desires, and the sole consummation by which " justice" could be done, or peace vouchsafed to Ireland. We have no scruple in declaring that the irre pressible frenzy with which this atrocious scheme has been first divulged by O'Connell, and then insisted on day after day, is regarded by us as the means, under Providence, whereby the equilibrium of the English mind has been restored upon this great question, and the im mediate salvation of the church of Ireland provided for. This bad, and, in essentials, blunderindrnanceuvrer, has addressed a third thing, which he calls a letter, to which he prefixes the words, "Justice—justice to Ire land." • The letter may be characterized in one short sentence, viz., that from first to last it identifies "Justice to Ire land" with, not the reform of the protestant church, but its abolition. The letter is thrown into the shape of a personal con troversy with the Rev. Mr. Longfield, rector or vicar of the parish wherein Mr. O'Connell has his dwelling—a gentleman of whose history, character, and merits we are absolutely ignorant, although we are too well acquainted with those of the occupant of Derrynane to take as in any wise approaching to truth the account of Mr. Long field which he would palm upon our credulity. Hard words cost nothing to the Billingsgate beggarman, and, when he has nothing else to beg, he always begs the question. The church of Ireland is with him in this case, as in every other, "an enormous nuisance"—then to abate the nuisance it follows that we must get rid of the church. He ascribes the whole expense of the mili tart' establishment in Ireland to the fact of the protestant church possessing that tithe and those glebes which were instituted and set apart for Roman catholic worship and for its ministers. We have already, and not long ago, corrected this gross misrepresentation. The tittles, glebes, &c., according to the agitator's own theory, adopted and re-echoed by his mean whig vassals—those tithes, we say, on his own showing, belong to the state. They were therefore naturally enough set apart for popish ministers, when popery was the religion of the state ; but now, and for three centuries that protestantism has been the religion of the state, pari ratione, tithe and glebe have followed the establishment. Let us hear this mountebank a little further. He makes it an outrageous grievance, that he, a Romanist, should have to pay tithe to the protestant clergyman, who never " did him any good." (What good the priest has ever done him might be made a question.) But the answer to all this knavish nonsense is, that Mr. Daniel O'Connell must be either landlord or tenant (he may indeed be, and we have heard is, both.) If he be lord of the fee, he himself or his an cestor must have bought the land, subject to the preced ing claim of the clergy. If, he have it on lease only, he pays the less rent, because of the concurrent right of the church. He comes forth now, moreover, with a new pre tension, which we marvel that he has contrived to smother so long. One of the conditions which he proposes in this letter, as indispensable towards the grant of " justice 1 to Ireland," is actually that the glebes of the protestant clergy shall be turned over to the popish priests, and every protestant' minister is held up as a hateful tyrant and oppressor, a proper victim of popular vengeance, who dares to file a bill against Mr. Daniel O'Connell ; being the only means which the said Daniel has left him for the recovery of four years' arrear of tithe! There is more truth and more common sense in one page of our correspondent Eneas Macdonnell than in all that,such a threadbare hypocrite as this could prepare for publication in a twelvemonth.—Times. Our parliamentary columns will show that the legisla ture was occupied last night upon topics of the most vital interest. In the House of Lords the Irish tithe bill was consi dered in committee. The principle had been already sanctioned. But the great struggle of the night was on the appropri ation clauses. Exhausted as this subject might be sup posed to have been, the masterly speech of Lord Lynd hurst placed it, if not in a new, in a stronger light than ever. He tore to pieces the flimsy pretext of a surplus, which he proved, by irrefragable arguments and the ir restible demonstration of figures, to be a mere chimera, an imagination, existing only in the minds of those who were heated with animosity against the church. It is impossible, with so many demands upon our columns, to attempt an epitome of this fine effort; but our parlia mentary report will give an idea of its eloquence and vi gour, and the result of the division will show that its eloquence was not thrown away. It was in vain that, Lord Melbourne threatened the house with the abandon ment of the bill if divested of the appropriation clau'ses, adding, however, (by way of consolation, we suppose,) that even if he should be deprived of his clauses, he would take care not to be deprived of his place. As we stated already, the threat was employed in vain. The clauses were lost—the bill is probably lost; but the minister, as he declared, will still occupy his situation. There was something exceedingly characteristic in this declaration of wbig tenacity. It was a consolation to the noble pre mier to think that, though he might lose his favourite clauses, and be deprived of his favourite measure, he would as soon think of jumping out of his skin as out of office. But though this may be a consolation to the no ble premier himself, will it be so to the public ?—Morn ing Herald. -It will be seen from our report of the proceedings in the House of Commons, that the whigs and radicals have contrived to patch up their differences for the present, in the matter of the bills affecting the established church. The differences were compromised thus :—Lord John Russell consented to give up two of the hills, upon which Mr. Hume and his followers consented to let the minis try live a little longer, by allowing to carry the one al ready in progress. How his lordship, or any mem b er of the administration, can talk of independence after this we are at a loss to conceive, and shall be somewhat curious to notice. The radicals made no secret of their power, and, though they accepted of his lordship's submission, we believe-he will alloW himself that they did so with a very bad grace. However, us we stated before, they are reconciled for the present.—Morning Herald. CONVEYANCE OF NEWSPAPERS• The bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the conveyance of newspapers by the post, enacts — I. That all newspapers sent by the general post, within the United Kingdom► shall go free. 2. That all newspapers sent through the general post, and delivered by the penny or twopenny post, and vice versa, go free. 3. That newspapers sent by twopenny post only pay Id; and may be sent within post towns at the like rate. 4. That newspapers sent from the United Kingdom by packets to the colonies, shall go free, as also newspapers sent by packets from the colonies to the United Kingdom. 5. That newspapers may be sent from one colony to ano ther colony, via United Kingdem, by packet-boat, free of post age. - 6. Th a t newspapers sen t f rom t h e U u i te d Ki ng d om to the colonies by private ships shall pay Id. 7. Th a t newspapers b rought into the United Kingdom from the colonies by private ships shall pay id. 8. That newspapers toor from foreign countries shall pay 2(1; but that if any foreign State receives or sends newspapers to or from the United Kingdom free of duty, then no duty shall be charged en newspapers to or from such State, if by packet •boat; or if by other vessels then only Id. 9. That Id. be paid masters of private ships for each Lews paper. 10. That newspapers be sent without a cover, or in a cover open at the side, without writing or marks. 11. That they be put into th.e. Post-of fi ce within seven days a ft er date, if going out o f the United Kingdm. 12. That the Postmaster -G eneral shall beaauthorised to search and to charge treble postage, B,C. Th e se n d er to b e li a bl e to treble dutYy , on attempt toevadethe d uty of Postage. By this act it is now compul s o ryre.reetetdo s newspap ers th roug h the post, a nd newspapers are to be forwarded free of postage i f not opened. . has bee the(lssed to THE Caisis.—The following circular , 1 every supporter of government by the leader o r Commons; while the whig and radical press is loud H ouse ~ f ceasing in its calls fur the p resence of those members wh o repre sent un its opinions :—" Whit ehall, Jul y 16, 1836.—Sir,—I most earnestly request your attendance in the House of Commons on the Ist and 2d of August, when business uf great importance may be expected.—Your obedient servant, JOHN RUSSELL," kinperiat Parliament. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. CHURCH OF IRELAND BILL. On the motion of Viscount MELBOURNE, the house resolved itself into a committee on the above bill. The noble Viscount stated, that his Majesty had signified his assent to those parts of' the bill by which any interest apper taMing to him might b e a ff ec t e d. The preamble was postponed, and the first and second clauses were agreed to without observation. On the third clause, which provides " that all lands subject to the payment of tithe compositions shall be charged with an annual sum by way of rent-charge, equal to seven-tenths of such compositions, to be payable by the party having the first estate of inheritance in such lands," being read— Lord LYNDHURST rose to move, as an amendment, that " seven-tenths" be struck out, for the purpose of substituting " three-fourths." It was only fair, with reference to the land lords and to the incumbents of parishes in Ireland, that some reduction should, under existing circumstances, be made, but not to the extent proposed by the bill. As the landlords took on themselves the liability, in the first instance, they ought to receive some benefit for that liability, and a distinct under standing should be come to on the subject. Considering that liability, it had been proposed formerly that 25 per cent., or one-fourth of their incomes, should be given up by the incum bents; so that they had consented, and the landlords, on the other side, also expressed their assent to the arrangement. The bill framed by Sir H. Hardinge, and the bill which was intro duced into that house in the last session of parliament, both re cognized 25 per cent. as the amount of reduction, and he could see no reason whatever for extenrling it from 25 to 30 per cent. Lord HATHERTON opposed the amendment... , The Earl of RteoN said, that everything he had heard in the course of the present discussion but tended more and more to confirm him in his resolution to adopt the amendment of his noble and learned friend behind him. • Lord WH ARNCLIFFE wished to know whether the noble lord would promise that this should be a final measure? (Hear.) If any reliance was to be placed upon the discussions which had occurred in another place, this could not be looked upon as a final measure. (Hear.) Indeed, his Majesty's ministers had been told that it was not, and never could be considered to be, a final measure, but only as an instalment, and a step towards something more. Lord ALVANLEY said no one would rejoice more than him self if this were a final measure; hut he would ask the noble viscount what probability there was of such a result? He thought it impossible, as long as the noble viscount continued to retain his present opinions. He had not heard one sound reason given why he should consent to reduce the income of the clergy 35 per cent., or 30 per cent.; .but it that proposition were agreed to, the bill would be thrown out upon the appro priation clause, which, it was true, had been carried in the other house by a great majority, but nut by one which gave satisfaction to the protestant poptilation of this country. ( Hear.) Their lordships then divided; the numbers were for the amendment— Content. Not-content 46 Majority. —7B The remaining clauses, up to clause 10 inclusive, were agreed to with some verbal amendments. On clause 11, relating to compositions for tithes, being proposed, Lord LYNDHURST entered into a history of the tithe compo sition act introduced by Mr. Goulburn and Lord Stanley. He called upon their lordships to reject these clauses—namely, from clause 11 up to clause 24 inclusive. It had been said that some of the compositions under Lord Stanley's act had been hastily made, so that concealment and fraud had been prac tised ; if so, such cases ought to be revised, not by three bar risters, but by a proper tribunal. (hear.) The noble lord concluded by moving that the 11th clause, and other clauses consequent upon it, be omitted. Lord MELBOURNE said he would not oppose the amend ments, if Lord Lyndhurst pressed it. The clauses as amended were then agreed to. Clauses from 24 to 41 inclusive were then severally agreed to. On clause 42 being proposed. Lord LYNDHURST asked whether the 21 per cent. for collec tion was to be allowed on £lOO or on £57. 10s.? And upon Lord H ATHERTON'S replying on the latter sum, Lord LYNDHURST observed, that, as there would be no sense in providing that 21 per cent. should be paid on a som that was not collected, he should move that the 22 per cent. he left in the clause, but that it be subject to correction or alteration upon the report. The clause as amended was then agreed to. Clauses from 43 to 49 inclusive were agreed to without dis cussion. Upon clause 50 (the appropriation clause) being proposed, Lord LYNDHURST said they had now arrived at a clause which related to an entirely new subject. The 49 clauses they had gone through related to the subject of a commutation of tithe—a measure admitted on all hands to be most desirable —admitted in the strongest terms by his noble and learned friend to be a measure that would prove beneficial to Ireland— a measure called for with the view of restoring tranquillity to that country, and providing for the security of the empire. Their lordships would, therefore, naturally ask why that which was a perfect and entire measure—a measure assented to unani mously by every member of that house, assented to, he believed almost unanimously, by the members of the other house of par liament—why a provision so beneficial as described was not passed. He ( Lord Lyndhurst) exhorted that noble and learned lord and he exhorted ministers to consent to pass that part of the bill. What was the reason that a measure so beneficial as this was described to be by all parties was not passed ? It was because ministers, because the government, had thought proper to ingraft upon this beneficial measure—a measure of a very different character, with which it had no natural or necessary connexion. (Hear, hear.) They were reproached year after year with the rejection of this measure; but they did not reject this measure. (Hear.) They adopted it in the last sitting of parliament. They were then willing to consent to its being passed, but it was because they would not consent to this other measure, which was one of a widely different nature, that it did not pass on that occasion. What was the cause of all this? Why it originated in that fatal resolution that had been passed by the other house of parliament. He would not speak disre spectfully of any measure that had passed the House of Commons, but he might say, with respect to the persons who had originally framed and formed that measure, who had originally assembled for the purpose of recommending it to parliament, that their object was to overturn the then existing administration for the purpose of placing themselves in their position, and he believed that object had not been denied. If, then, that had beer. their object, the least that could be said of it was, that it was not a very laudable object. (Hear, hear.) But when he considered that they must have shown at the time they formed that plan the consequence that would result from it, the fearful conse quences which it was likely to produce, and which it bad al ready produced, the effect of which had been to fetter the other house of parliament, which under no change of circumstances were they to do—when he considered that by that measure they were forming a subject of discord between the two houses of parliament, and preventing the first part of the bill, admitted to be necessary for the tranquillity of Ireland, from being passed into a law—when he considered all these things, he confessed he could find no terms of reprobation too strong by which to mark his feeling of those who had been guilty of this conduct. (Hear, hear.) He did hope, he did confidently expect, that the noble viscount departing from the manner in which he pro posed this measure the other night, that he would abandon that resolution. He did hope and confidently expect that the conse quences which were resulting from it would be put a stop to, and that those which should necessarily follow from it hereafter, if it were adopted, would be prevented by the good sense, pa triotism, and manliness of his character, in abandoning the tie by whi c h h e was he ld , i n bursting the bonds by which he was fettered, and in getting rid of this measure which had produced the consequences he had related. (Hear, hear.) The noble viscount had told them on a former night, with great emphasis, that this measure was his own, and that he had suf fered no dictation, no influence, no control to direct his conduct. He (Lord Lyndhurst) was glad to hear that statement made by the noble viscount. He never forone moment supposed that the noble viscount would suffer any direct dictation from any individual or from any body of men, but they all knew that ther - e was an individual who had been described by his (Lord Lynd hurst's) noble friend, as a favourite in the country—these were the noble lord's words —at that time placed in such a situation as to be able either to uphold or destroy the government of the country. They knew that by his fiat ministers would stand or fall. ( Hear.) Let it be recollected that persons might exer cise influence, and might exert control, without the party sub ject to that influence or control being aware of it, from the manner in which it was done. Our great dramatic poet says— " That when the lion fawns upon the lamb, The lamb cloth never cease to follow him." (Hear, and laughter.) There was another personal argument which he should address to the noble viscount, and which he also hoped would have some weight with him. The noble viscount sometimes condescended to give advice to noble lords at his (Lord Lyndhurst's) side of the house. He sometimes read them lectures as to the prudence nun propriety of the course they were Mowing- Now, it was not very long since the noble viscount, pursuing that strain, directed their attention to the decrease of their nunibers in the other house of parliament as the touchstone by which they should be guided, and the test by which they might measure the prudence and the propriety of the course they were following. That was the argument which had been made use of by the no ble viscount. True it was that that argument had been ad dressed to them in a moment of temporary elevation and ex citement, when the party barometer stood very high, when it was, in fact, uto 86, when it had attained the point of move ruent heat. (Hear, hear.) It had since, however, sunk down, to twenty-six, which, according to his (Lord Lyndhurst's) re collection, was sometimes below the freezing point—(hear, and laughter) —and if the principle were correct as applicable to eighty-six, it could be no less correct when applied to the num ber of twenty-six. ( Hear, hear.) Now, the noble viscount must recollect, that when this resolution was first proposed in the other house of parliament by a person in the opposition, w w i a t s h c a a lLt i h e e dby influence and power of government against him , it since elapsed. a majority of 39 or 37. A year and a half had The noble viscount had been during the whole of that time in possession of office, and all the power, control, and influence that belonged to it; vet the majority on this question had been reduced to 26. (Hear, hear.) If, then, they were to take advice and counsel from the declining numbers on their part in the House of Commons, he would take the liberty of presenting to the noble viscount this position of things as a reason why he should consider well whether it was fair and pro per for him to adhere to his former course. But there was another observation to which a noble lord.near him had directed his attention, an observation which was a matter of most ma terial consideration—namely, that in taking the numbers of the other house of parliament as a guide to the course of conduct they ought to pursue, they were not to consider the numbers only of the majority and minority, but of what they were re spectively composed. (Hear, hear.) The other house of par liament had unfolded the means of analyzing that majority, and had shown of what it was composed. When he informed their lordships that the majority of protestants in that house, includ ing his 'Majesty's government, were opposed to this measure, he thought that such a circumstance should weigh strongly with the noble viscount. (Hear.) When he informed them that the majority of the English. representatives, including catholics and protestants, were against that measure, and lastly, when he mentioned, that upon withdrawing from the division the names of his 'Majesty's ministers, there appeared a clear majority against the noble viscount, he thought that these circumstances would also have some weight with him. When the noble viscount considered how that majority was composed, and of what materials it consisted, and when be recollected the state ment which he himself had made in that house—namely, that the whole church was against him—that the universities were against him—that he had against him the landed interest of the country—that he had against him the gentry of the country, and that the great majority of the .peerage was against him— when he recollected all this, was he (Lord Lyndhurst) not to infer that the noble viscount would pause before he ventured to . persever ei(tiitenatinrtiih er:e:s . inthe course he had hitherto pursued? He now came to the con s id erat i on o f t h e measure b e f ore th e i r lord ships'He consid ere d it a di st i nct measure . • I H e ar, 1 •) It was i n it se lf di st i nct, and ought not to b e en- ,z, . ,i twere, with a m the living i e ~g wh thedead. altogether it of zi different ,(iiear n h a e t u ar r . e ) If theme were any s, n l rplus, it they could by any process extract TI4B LIVERPOOL STANDARD. a surplus, to what was it in the first instance to be applied? Was it not understood that it should not be applied to other than ecclesiastical purposes until all these necessities had been amply provided for?—and until they were provided for, any surplus that might arise should certainly not be applied to the provisions of this bill. This subject had been considered over and over again in the other house of parliament. It was a ques tion of figures, and it bad been shown to absolute demonstration that there could be no surplus. Indeed, he might say it had been admitted by the noble viscount himself the other evening, not certainly in terms, but undoubtedly admitted by the man ner in which he conducted himself on that occasion—by his very gesture and tone, and by the very style in which he told the - house "There is a surplus for you! " (Hear, and laugh ter.) No one, he (Lord Lyndhurst) well knew, could see through an absurd or ridiculous question sooner than the noble viscount, and it was very evident that on the occasion alluded to lie did not so much as desire that any one of their lordships should suppose he had any other notion of the question than that it was a ridiculous one. He (Lord Lyndhurst) would ask their lordships whether the noble viscount did not actually him self ridicule and "laugh at the idea of a surplus ? (Hear, hear.) They were then talking of a non-existing surplus and of a real deficiency, and yet, taking the calculation according to govern ment, how did it stand ? What were they obliged to do ?—Why,- to reduce 130 livings to £looa-rear. Men of education, brought up to a learned profession—(hear, hear,)—who were expected to , live decently, to keep in practice the laws of hospitality, to maintain the same respectability as persons amongst whom they lived, to support and educate a family—men of that class were to have their stipend reduced to £lOO, in order that the govern ment might be able to extort something like a surplus. (Hear, hear.) This was the kind of "proper allowance" his noble and learned friend was to confer on the clergy. Why, that was a sum which their lordships would give to an upper servant. (Hear, hear.) Well, there were eight hundred of the clergy, rectors, and vicars, who were to receive less than £2OO a-year. The income of two-thirds of the clergy of Ireland was to be reduced below £2OO a-year. Were their lordships prepared to approve of that? If this money were to be drawn from the con solidated fund,—if it were to come out of the public purse, and that they were providing in the first instance for the clergy, when they might perhaps justly say that they could afford no more, then indeed there might be some reason for this scanty provision, hut they were taking from those men the property they actually possessed. (Loud cries of " Hear.") Would their lordships descend to such a measure? If the noble viscount (Melbourne) upon a former occasion last year felt bound to confess that the measure he then introduced would inflict a heavy blow upon protestantism in Ireland—if he was for ward to admit that it would operate with great discouragement to the chnrch, and give great triumph to its adversaries—if that was justly said respecting the measure of last year, what was to be said of that now under their lordships' considera tion ? (Hear, hear.) He (Lord Lyndhurst) would be, no party to such a measure—(cheers)—ho would be no party to dealing such a blow upon protestantisin in Ireland—(cheers)— hewould be no party to inflicting that discouragement upon the church established, nor would he assist in administering materials of hope and triumph to its enemies. (Cheers.) And for what was all this intended ? For the purpose of conciliat ing the agitators of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) That was the avowed purpose—a vain and idle hope. (Loud cheers.) Those agitators had declared themselves that they would not be con ciliated. (Hear, hear.) They had said they - would take this bill only as an instalment of the debt of justice which they re presented to he due to them, (hear, hear,) and that nothing would satisfy theni short of the extinction of tithe in substance as well as in name, in whatever form or shape it might be found to exist. ( Hear, hear.) They had proclaimed in terms too distinct to be misunderstood, that as loug as the established church remained an established church, they should continue to disturb and agitate the land. (Hear, hear.) It was im possible—it was vain--it was idle to attempt to quiet and conciliate spirits of that description; instead of putting an end to the system which they were now pursuing, this measure of concession would only tend to increase their eagerness in the Ipnrsuit of their favourite but destructiv e sc h emes . (H ear .) le proposed that the ecclesiastical commissioners should have the power—and that power was given to them by the clause he had prepared—of diminishing or extending particular benefices in Ireland, with reference to the extent of parishes, the duties to be performed, and the circumstances of the population, with power to diminish or augment the income of incumbents in those respects. He could not better describe the object of the clause than by referring to a noble lord (Stanley), a member of the other House of Parliament, whose secession from the go vernment the noble viscount took occasion the other night to declare had been to him a source of deep regret; it would be sufficient, therefore, to say that the clause had been framed,to give effect to the wishes and intentions of that noble lord, and from the encomium pronounced upon him on the occasion to which he alluded, he trusted the proposition would receive the support of the noble viscount (Melbourne.) There would he a power of reducing benefices not in towns which were upwards of £5OO to £5OO per annum, and to apply any fund that might arise from such deductions in augmenting smaller benefices, provided they were not increased beyond £3OO a-year; and he very much feared there was no fund that could possibly be col lected from reducing the higher livings which would enable him to raise the poorer benefices to the proper and barely adequate scale. (Hear, hear.) It was not necessary for him at present to do more than state the general outline of the clause; but he could hot sit down without entreatingtheir lordships to take the measure thus altered and modified into their favourable and candid consideration. He entreated the noble viscount, and his associates near him, to receive the measure in the same spirit. (Hear, hear.) Never were men, never was a govern ment, placed in a situation more enviable (hear, hear) than that in which the noble viscount at present stood. (Ironical cheers from both sides the house.) He did not mean to sneer—such Was not his practice or habit—he 'spoke in sober seriousness. By accepting y would th putasebillan end to the se it now stood, they would of thisuldtranquillize t Ireland, they question which had so long disquieted and agitated that country, and provide for the security of the empire at large. (Hear.) The noble viscount might live long, he might perform much, but nothing he would ever achieve could exceed the good he would ever accomplish by adopting this measure as now mo dified by the proposition which ho called upon their lordships to sanction by their approval. (Cheers.) The noble and learned lord concluded by moving that the 50th clause be struck out, for the purpose of substituting that which he had prepared for the purpose of carrying into effect the objects above stated. The clause having been read, Lord MELBOURNE rose and said, notwithstanding the various modes of persuasion and attempts to convince adopted by the noble and learned lord in the course of his very laboured and eloquent speech—notwithstanding the ridicule in which he had indulged in one part, and the entreaties he addressed in another, it was perfectly impossible for him (Lord Melbourne) to corn ply with the request or adopt the course which had been so forcibly recommended by the noble and learned lord. The same request had been made by a noble friend on the cross bench, which had cut short and nipped the hope rising in his mind during the whole debate, that instead of asking concession from him, noble lords on the other side would have been prepared to concede the principle of appropriation, to what he undoubtedly regarded the general wish which the country felt upon the sub ject, and the necessity of at length concluding the discussion of this question, and which might easily be effected if the noble and learned lord would only give way on the present occasion. (Hear.) The noble and learned lord had cited arguments used on a former occasion by him (Lord Melbourne)—he had made an attack on many parts of the measure, and opened much matter of his own; he (Lord Melbourne) begged leave dis tinctly and at once to state, that if the noble and learned lord persisted in striking out that clause, the omission of which he professed his intention to move, and which he seemed to think he might do without violating what it would be disorderly more particularly to advert to, if he persisted he begged leave to tell the noble and learned lord most distinctly that he could not do so without its provinc , at once fatal to the whole measure. The noble and learned lord seemed to Think if he were to amend the clause— Lord LYNDHURST—You mean the 53d? Lord.MELßouarm.--The noble lord seemed to think if he were to amend that clause, being a money clause, it must prove fatal to the bill, but not so if it were to be omitted altogether, But that was not the case, and he would tell the noble and learned lord if he persisted in his motion for omitting that clause, for his part, undoubtedly, he (Lord Melbourne) should wash his hands of the: bill altogether. (Hear, hear.) He would in no respect persevere with a measure which was deprived of that principle to which he was pledged, and which he conceived was absolutely necessary, in order to make this arrangement effectual and sufficient for the purposes for which it was in tended. (Hear, hear.) The noble and learned lord had re torted on him some. arguments he had used on a former occa sion, and he seemed to think that the idea of declining num bers might now be used successfully against him. But the no tide and learned lord did not yield to l i tiat argument when it was ormerly used. It Thad no force whatever when he (Lord Mel bourne) employed' it, and therefore he did not see why it should be expected to have much weight with him on the present occa sion. Lord LYNDHURi;T.—It was your own argument. Lord MELBOURNE.--Blit the noble and learned lord should recollect that the progressive rise in numbers to which he (Lord Melbourne) had alluded was from seven to ten to eighty-six, whereas the decline the noble and learned lord spoke of was only from thirty-seven to twentv-six (hear, hear,)— a decline which might be matter of accident, but whether it was or not, he (Lord Melbourne) would say his majesty's government stood on principle, not one whether they received support or not, but decidedly on what - they conceived necessary to the safety and well-being of the country. They stood on that to which they were pledged—if not supported, they were undoubtedly ready instantly to resign the offices they held ; but he for one would not resign while he conceived himself supported by a majority .of the other house of parliament (hear, hear), and by a ma jority of the country. (Hear, hear). He did not intend to go ►nto those insinuations which the noble and learned lord had sbeeesnupanpdosiemd p t e o re b e e p. a i c ili t l i e rig i , n u fi n u c e o n n c s e c s io th u e sl r y e to m h i on W h h is atun thrown out with respect to the influence under which he must con duct and opinions it was of course impossible for him to ascer tain—no one could sav—h had when the noble I g im ht s b el e r. eonly to say, learned lord declared - that this measure was adopted for the pur pose of conciliatin g the agitator of Ireland— Lord LYN nuitlLZST.—i said agitators in the plural.• Viscount M ELROV RN E begged leave at once entirely to deny the charge. This measure was brought forward for the purpose of generally conciliating the whole Irish people—for the pur pose of doing what the noble and learned lord admitted ought to be done—finally settling this question, which had so long dis turbed Ireland, and produced so much division, discord, and dissention in that house. The resolution relative to appropria tion had been adopted at the beginning of last session of parlia ment, at the end of a violent political conflict, which neverthe less, had been conducted with more temperate language and conduct than was usual on such occasions —(hear, hear). But though there was usually great heat in such contests, yet if there was any thing violent or imprudent in the resolution —if there was any thing rash, any thing indiscreet about it, he thought noble lords on the opposition side of the house as much respon sible for it as were those on his own (" hear, hear," and a laugh.) Those who began a conflict, or who pressed it on too long, were responsible for the disadvantages which sprung from it. No ble Lords opposite held office too long (cheers and a laugh.) They sht.uld have resigned sooner. They should have resigned when they found that the House of Commons was opposed to them—that they did not possess its confidence- (a laugh.) That was his opinion, for there was not a single vote that did not ma nifest an the part of the house a want of confidence in the very government which had called them together. It' there was any thing rash or violent about the resolution, it was superinduced by that unconstitutional proceeding—(hear, hear.) in his opi nion, it was a wise resolution, such as was calculated to settle the question on grounds really satisfactory to the country. Therefore it was that, in point of honour, in point of feeling, and in point of reason, he considered himself bound to adhere to the principle contained in the resolution, as well in spirit as in letter, and he should on those grounds negative the clause as proposed by the noble and learned lord.—(Cheers.) A long discussion ensued, in which the amendment was sup ported by Lord Mansfield, the bishop of Exeter, the Earl Of Winchelsea, and- the Archbishop of Armagh ; and opposed by Lord Hatherton, Lord Holland, and the Marquis of Clanri carde. Their lordships then divided, when there appeared For the amendment For the original clause ' 47 Majority for the amendment -91 On our readmission to the gallery, we found the noble chair Man putting the question that the 77th clause be omitted from the bill, when their lordships again divided— The numbers were— For the clause 47 Against it 135 Majority against the clause —BB The remaining clauses were gone through, the house resumed, and the report was ordered to be taken into consideration to morrow (Tuesday.) Their lordships adjourned at a quarter before two o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY The Trinity Harbour bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Tuesday. Mr. BENNETT entered into a long explanation in contradic tion of the statement which Mr. Cundy made last week, at the bar of the house. THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the adjourned debate on the established church bill be resumed. In doing so, he stated, with reference to the decision of the government regarding the three ecclesiastical bills now before the 'house, founded on the church commissioners' reports, that he should proceed with this hill, on which he had just moved the order of the day; but that he should defer the other two bills, on account of the opposition they experienced, and the lateness of the session. At the same time, he maintained the right of parliament to regulate church patronage—a right it had frequently exercised. The dissenters held that some of the savings ought to be applied to pay church rates. He did not think that such course could be adopted, as the wants of the church requiring the savings in one quarter to be applied in another. The bill had, on being introduced, ex perienced so much support from Mr. Hume and others, that he had not been prepared for the opposition ; therefore, under all the circumstances, he thought it right not to press the other two bills. He did not expect to be able to proceed with them until the question of church-rates was set at rest. Mr. Hums said that he had intended to move a series of reso lutions ou the subject ; but as the noble lord had withdrawn two of his bills, he should not propose them. He denied having expressed approbation; when he first spoke of the bill he con demned it. When the reports were presented, he expressed approbation of the recognition of the right of parliament to in terfere. lie should take the sense of the house on the third reading, but he should offer no further opposition, as he did nut desire to throw the government into other hands. Mr. LENNIARD thought there ought to be full inquiry into the amount of church property. Mr. C. BULLER wished the government would withdraw the three bills. Mr. TREVOR said he should support Mr. Hume's opposition, as he considered the Measure dangerous. The house eventually divided on the motion. The numbers were—for the third reading 175; against it 44; majority 131. The bill was then passed. The Poole bill, after some divisions, went through committee ; and the newspaper stamps bill was read a third time (there being 55 ayes; and 7 noes.) The clause regarding the die was adopt ed, and the bill passed. The CWANCELOII of the 'Excliscausti resisted postponement, as calculated to defeat the bill. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY. Mr. BERN A L, and other members of the House of Commons, presented their lordships with the established church bill, the newspaper stamp bill, &c., which were read a first time. Lord HATHERTON moved the second reading of the Edin burgh poor rates bill. Lord HA DotNGToN opposed the motion, condemning the bill as a violation of rights; and moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day six months. After some observations, the amendment was adopted with out any division.—Bill /est. The report of the Irish church bill was presented and agreed to; and the bill, as amended, was, on the motion of Lord Lyndhurst, ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY The opposition to the recent return for Merionethshire was abandoned, consequently no ballot for an election committee took place. Dr. BowaING presented a petition from Baillie Craig, of Kilmarnock, complaining of having been removed from the office of elder in his church, for having presided at a public meeting. Sir G. Clerk, Mr. F. Maul, Sir J. Graham, &c., resisted the reception of the petition, on the ground that the Church of Scotland was independent of all external authority—that it had the power over its members, and that its decisions could not be questioned by parliament. The petition was eventually withdrawn. After a question from Mr. M'Clean, respecting the number of seamen and marines in Spain, which produced an incom plete concession to his request from Mr. C. Wood, the house went into committee on the CHARITABLE TRUSTEES' BILL. On clause 1 being read, Mr. V. SMITH said that he was willing to substitute biennial, in place of triennial election. Mr. PR AED moved an amendment, giving to the freemen of corporate towns the right of voting jointly with the burgesses at the election of charitable trustees. Mr. V. SMITH objected to the amendment, which he thought came with a very bad grace from the hon. member who pro posed it, inasmuch as he had, in a former stage of Site bill, op posed the principle of popular election altogether. Mr. WILLIAMS supported the amendment, by reason that it extended the constituency. Besides, he considered the free men of corporate towns were justly entitled to some contest in the management of corporate charities. Mr. SCARLETT supported the amendment. He considered it very hard to deprive freemen of a right which had been con conceded to burgesses. Mr. MACLEAN sup ported the amendment also. The SOLICITOR-GENER AL opposed it. Mr, HuME did not see why any distinction should be made in favour of freemen. Sir R. PEEL could not see why those who were thought fit to be entrusted with political rights should be debarred on the ground of unfitness from exercising one purely civil. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the real question at issue was, whether the freemen were fitting persons to be intrusted with any controul over the charitable funds, and whether they could properly be trusted with the right of voting for commissioners. He, for one, did not think that they were, and he should, there fore, oppose the amendment. Mr. D. W. HARVEY could not understand how it happened that the advocates for popular rights were on all occasions so strenuous in narrowing them, or on what ground it was that the burgesses in the different towns of the kingdom were in such bad odour with those who are called the friends of the people. It was not true that the freemen had no interest in the property in question • they were very much interested, and the estates which by the bill were to be committed to the charge of these new trustees had been given in the first instance, in many cases, either to be divided annually among the freemen themselves, or to be applicable to the education of the poor of these freemen. In his opinion, neither the town council nor the inhabitants were fit bodies to administer these trusts • they were trusts which required the stern constant su p erv ision of an unconnected inde pendent party. He thought that the best course would be to let the bill stdnd over until it had received a more mature con sideration; but he must own that he could not understand on what ground the parties in question were to be excluded. The noble lord, indeed, had said that they were paupers; but still the noble lord himself had already declared that they were the fit elements to return members to that house. The noble lord admitted them to be fit trustees of the nation's interest; but the moment they were called upon to protect their own property they were denounced as paupers—worthless—the mere refuse of the earth. The committee then divided. and the numbers were—For the amendment, 48; Against it, 65 ; Majority, 17. The clause was then agreed to. After several other divisions on subsequent clauses, the report was ordered to be received. COUNTY ELECTIONS POLLS. On reading the order of the day for resuming the adjourned debate on the county elections polls bill, The Marquis of CHANDOS asked how long it was intended that the poll should be kept open ? Lord J. RUSSELL replied, from nine in the morning till five in the afternoon. The Marquis of CHANDOS said that in that case, in some parts of the country, they would be obli g ed to poll in the dark. He must protest against polling after dark. He must also sug gest, whether, in eonsequeuce of the additional polling places, the expenses would not be as great as if the polling lasted two days. Lord Jonx RUSSELL thought that the polling might easily be concluded in one day. If, however, the noble lord or any oilier part of the house thought it better that the polling should begin at seven o'clock and close at four, he had no objection. After some further conversation, the house divided on the question that the report be received. The numbers were— ayes, 88; noes, 43; majority, 45. The report was accordingly brought up, and, on the amend ments being read, The Marquis of CHANDOS moved that the power of appoint ing polling places be vested in the magistrates at quarter ses sions, instead of the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment. The house then divided. The numbers were—for the amend thent;4o; against it, 101 ; majority fur the original question, 61. — The Earl of LINCOLN then moved the clause should be omitted. The house again divided, when the numbers were—for the motion, 53; against it, 91 ; majority, 38. The clause was agreed to be retained. Sir THOS. FREMANTLE proposed the provisions of the bill respecting the decreased duration of the time for polling should not apply to elections taken between the Ist of November and the Ist of the following April. Lord JOHN RUSSELL. would have no objection to limiting the period to two months, if the election took place in the depth of winter. (Loud cries of "No, no," from the ministerial side of the house.) Mr. GORING thought no concession ought to be made by the noble lord under any circumstances. In this sentiment 111 r. HUME, Lord MouPETti, and other hon. members coincided. The house divided. The numbers were—For the motion, 50; against it, 92 ; majority, 42. The motion was lost. Lord LOWTHER moved an amendment, that at every con tested election for a county, or for any riding, parts or divisions of a county, the candidate, on giving security fur the expense to be incurred, shall he entitled to require front the high sheriff of the county that as many polling booths shall be provided at each polling place as will allow one for every 450 electors, whose names are on the register, and wh o ma y lawfully vote t 'at such polling place, and that, npon such requisition, the high sheriff shall provide the same accordingly. This clause was finally agreed to be postponed till the third reading of the bill. The report was agreed to, and the bill or dered to be engrossed. Mr. HAwEs moved the inns, ale-houses, and victualling houSes bill should be committed. Colonel Stanton'' , said he had objections to the whole of this measure. In order to prevent their proceeding with it further he should move the house adjourn. On a division the numbers . were—Ayes, 5; noes, 86; ma jority, 81. The motion was negatived, and the house went into committee upon the bill. On the 6th clause being proposed, Sir AN ottEw AGNEW rose to move that a/ter the word " situate." at page 4, that'the following words be struck out of the . 'clause :—" After which last-mentioned hour every person so licensed-as aforesaid shall be at liberty to keep open his house for the remainder of the day, any law to the contrary thereof notwithstanding." Mr. EwanT begged the hon. hart. would give him precedence and allow him to make an amendment on a part of this clause antecedent to the word " situate," in which suggestion Sir Andiew Agnew acquiesced. [We could not collect the amendment in express terms, but we understood the amendment to be that such houses should be opened to the rublic after Divine Service ~n Sunday.] A lengthened discussion then took place. Some mendters contended, that by shutting up public houses from twelve o'clock on Saturday night to one on Sunday afternoon great incon venience would arise. Others considered that it would be better to leave the •law as it is; and another party thought that public houses should be shut up altogether on the Sunday. the house then divided, when the numbers were—for the clause 20; against it 39. Majority against the clause 19. Mr. WARBURTON moved a new clause for the purpose of placing beer-houses on the same footing . as public-houses with respect to the hours of opening and shutting. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER suggested that the hon. member should move the clause on the bringing up of the report. Mr. WARBURTON agreed in the suggestion; and the clause was, therefore, withdrawn until the next stage of the Bill. Mr. WARBURTON then proposed a clause to give power to the magistrates to mitigate penalties.—Agreed to. The other clauses and the preamble were then agreed to, the other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter-past two o'clock. import o. NEW SOUTH'WALES. Alexander Johnstone, M`Larty, fm Hobart Town and Launcestoun, with (fm Hobart Town) 1 ck brass cocks, 12 chts 15 hf chts 42 qr chts hohea tea, Bogle,Alexander and co—(fm Launcestoun) 8 chts 9 hf chts 8 qr chts tea, abt 98 t mimosa bark, 700 pailing, Bogle, Alexander and co-104 bales sheeps' wool, .1 Groves and co-25 do, Wane, Bros-54 do, W Horsfall and Bros-46 do, C S Middleton-418 do, 4 cks hware, 2 cs curiosities, 1 prcl apprl, 40 bdls rattans. 3 bxs 1 prcl coots unkn, Order Dk SOUTH AMERICA. Otter, Preston, fm Maranham, with 376 bales 217 bags cotton, Order—K Dk Governor Troop, Smith, fm Darien, with 1100 bales cotton, Isaac, Low and co—P Dk _ _ Victoria, Yates, fin Pernambuco, with 200 dry hides, 4 cs sugar, 830 bags cotton, Hadfield, Wood and co-500 bags cotton, Harrison and Latham-25 do, Foster and Irmao—GO do, 13 cs 10 hf cs sugar, 2 cs sweetmeats, Order—G Dk UNITED STATES. Benjamin Morgan, Snow, fm Philadelphia, with 661 bales cotton, .24 lids quer hark, 899 brls turpentine, Baring, Bros and co—G Dk South America, Waterman, fin New York, with 1022 brls turpen tine, Crary, Fletcher and co-519 do, Wildes, Pickersgill and co-103 do, 2 hds tobacco, Cazneau and co-15 hds tobacco, Order-48 lids 1 bx do, Spreckley and co-54 bales cotton, W Jacob-33 do, J and D Ashworth and co-82 do, Maury, Latham and co-224 do, Gibbs, Bright and co-1 bx conts unkn, R S Mackenzie-1 do, Order-100 bgs pepper, 100 bgs pimento, R and G Benn-63 brls sweepwashers' waste, 13 boxes 5 brls 1 keg conts unkn, E Frodsham-2 cs sheathing copper, Vivian and Sons—a qnty shooks, hoops, &c, Robinson, Bros and - co—a qnty do. Fitzhugh and co—River Carroll or Carrollton, Bird, fm New York, with 181 bales cotton, Crary, Fletcher and co-451 do, W and J Brown and co-137 do, R. Wilson, Hallett and co-57 do, Cropper. Benson and co-98 do, Ros kell, Ogden and co-195 do, T W Smith and co-42 do, 118 rolls sheet lead, Collmann, Lanihert and co-1239 brls turpentine, T Todd-8 wa ter cks and 1 bdle heads, J Beckett and Son—a quantity water casks, shooks, P W Byrnes—a quantity do, Fitzhugh and co-64 bales cotton, 50 brls turpentine, Order—P blc Robert Pulsford, Prince, fm New York, with 610 bales cotton, Ands, Hodgson and co-211 do, Rathbone, Bros and co-1300 brls tar Order-111 brls turpentine, D Williams-5 t horns, J M•Stay—a qnty shooks and hoops, P W Byrnes—a quantity do, J Bickett and Son -G Dk Ajax, lliern, fm New York, with 755 bales cotton, Sands, Hodg son and co-92 do, T and J D Thornely-200 do, W and J Brown and co-113 do, Collmann, Lambert and co-1000 hides, Phelps, James and co-18 cks nails, T Todd Dk Cornelia. Eaton, fm Mobile, with 989 bales cotton, Wilson, Hallett and co—W Dk Osage. Furber, fin New York, with 1060 bales cotton. T Wilson and co-50 bales cotton sheetings, 245 hds 5 tcs 3 brls ginseng, For Exportation—P Dk Walter, Yorke, fm New Orleans, with 500 bales cotton, Order-171 do, W Forde and co-631 do, 2 cs units unkn, 42 bls moss, W and J Brown and co—P Dk China, Larmour, fm Charleston, with 200 bales cotton, T Wilson and co-100 do, D NT' Nicol and co-114 do, T Crowder-39 do,W Stu art-33 do, W Bower and Son-9 do, Collmann, Lambert and co -7 do, F Jordan and co-979 do, J O Johnson and co-25 do, Martineau, Smith and co-455 do, Order-19 pitch pine planks, R Larmour-2 cks bx wine, 2 hxs brandy, Order—G Dk Dalmatia, Winsor, jun, fm New Orleans, with 680 bales cotton, F de Lizardi and co-68 do. Phelps, James and co-57 do, Keill & Cou rant-429 do, Collmann, Lambert and co-35 do, T W Smith and co -70 do, W C Molyneux and co-198 do, Brown, Rios and co—River John and Robert, M'Kecherrie, fm New Orleans, with 500 bales cotton, F de Lizardi and co-457 do, Sands, Hodgson and co-300 do, Moonßros-411 do, .1 Ridgway and co—W Dk BRITISH AMERICA Regard, Cropton, fin. Quebec, with 811 c 15 deals, 861 c 20 staves, J Logan-8 Dk Gleaner, Morris, fm Miramichi, with 1017 ps fir timber, 51 c deals, 0 fms lathwood, D Gibb—River Woodman, Wright, fm ii; - libucto, with 264 a jo il t r and 8 ps birch timber, 4016 deals, 10 fms lathwood, 12 spars, 4 ratters, Baring, Bros and co—B Dk Lark, Power, fm Newfoundland, with 40 cks train oil, W W Bullev —2lO do, 5000 salted seal skins loose, 11 cow and calf & 2 horse hides, alit 92 c old junk. abt 2 fms firewood, 3 bdls salted cod fish, Graham a ndTa,ylor—K Dk . . _ Clyde, Brown, fm Quebec, with 520 ps pine timber, 222 deals, 8400 staves, 3 fms lathwood, 106 gun stocks, 1 pkge bark work, C Chaloner and co--B Dk Carlton, Murray, fm Quebec, with 50 ps oak, 65 ps elm and 421 ps fir timber, 26 c 3 standard, 841 c to W I and 411 c - 20 ash staves, 18 pr oars. 36 handspikes. 1 c 4 deals, D Gibb—B Dk Courier. Price, fm Quebec, with 55 ps oak, 306 ps white pine, 921 c 20 staves. 3 c 20 deal and deal ends, J Robertson—B Dk Sir Walter Scott, Young, fm Quebec, with 420 ps pine timber, 225 ps deals, 11537 ps staves, C Chaloner and co—B DI( MEDITERRANEAN. Selina, Evans, fm Messina, with 139 cks olive oil, 24 bags shumac, Came and Telo—S Dk Arno, Murray, fin Trieste, with 83 bales wool, 500 pigs lead, 126 bales cotton, Wildes, Pickersgill and co-181 bgs shumac, E Ede-11 bls wool, 1 pkge samples, L Astori-1 cse conts nnkn, H Casteßain, Sons and co-200 bags juniper berries, 144 bags shumac, 19 bags cocoa shells, 63 bales wool, Order-4 cks cream tartar, W Sewell-32 bales wool, 120 bags shumac, Geller and co—K Dk Freedom, Tyrer jun, fm Licata, with 180 tons brimstone, Ross Bros—S Dk Roselind, Danston, fm Gallipoli, with 176 cks olive oil, Order -1 do, said Master—G Dk FRANCE. Hebe, Houghton, fm Marseilles, with 40 pressed bales madders, 104 casks ground madder, 40 bags orseille, a quantity brimstone, 40 bales cotton, 9 bales mother wool, Order-2 casks wine, Gibsone and co-5 do, J Deakin-15 bales silk waste, Ross Bros—K Dk SPAIN AND PORTUGAL Si, De Arriandiago, fin Cadiz, with 132 pps 34 lids 3'7 brls olive oil, Zulueta and co—G Dk EUROPE. Cambyses, Hutchinson, fm Archangel, with 3669 deals, 625 deal ends, 1700 battens, 18 batten ends, Came and Telo-1 pkge sundries, J Joss—B Dk Rudolph, Sparberg, fm Anclam and Stettin, with (fm Aucla.n) 945 qrs wheat, 180 bgs peas, R and T Woodward—(fm Stettin) 600 staves, Order—Q Dk Eliza, Pwton, from Rostock, with 1050 qrs wheat, 470 qrs oats, Order—Q Dk Betty, SchWenn, fm Wismar, with 1001 qrs barley, 247 qrs peas, Order—Q Dk Eugen, Schroeder, fm Stralsund, with 1067 qrs wheat, 135 qrs peas Came and Telo—Q Dk Lesley Alexander, Morris, fm Narva, with 2015 bobbins flax, 134 bobbins codilla, Stewart, Bald & co-70 rickers, 10 deal ends, 2 spars, said Master— G Dk inteUtgence. TUESDAY, JULY 26.—N00n, Wind S.W.—Fresh breeze. ART:Away—The Robert Pulsford, Prince, from New York— Wood man,Wright, from Pugwash—Eliza, Parlow, from Rostock—Freedom, Tyrer, from Licata—Selina, Evans, from Messina—Arno, Murray, fm Trieste—Si, De Arriandiago, from Cadiz—Lesley Alexander, Norris, from Narva—Andrea, Christen ; and Atlas, Schmidt, from Ostend— Eugene, Schroder, from Stralsund—Betty, Sckween, from Wismar. SAILED—The Bencoolen, Brown, for Batavia and Sincapore—Jane, Irving, for Narva—Dolphin, Randall, for Cadiz—Atlantic, Settle ; and Margaret, Weakner, for Quebec—Minerva, Marshall, for Havanna— Lady East, Hewitt, for Quebec—Eliza Johnstone, Petre, for Bahia— Majestic, Mears, for Narva—Marys, Stephenson, for Nassau & Bar bados—Belgrave, Williams, for Wilmington—Clothilda, Ocket, for Antwerp—Superb, Bocketmann. for Archangel—Midas, Kermath, for Ceara—Aberdeenshire, Martin, for Miramichi—Edinburgh, Sevright, for Quebec—John Black, Mackenzie, for Buenos Ayres—llebe, Sea ger, for Hambro' and Newfoundland—Merchant, Meldrum, for Que bec—Johanna Gertrude, Pybes, for Rotterdam—John Walker, Black, for Quebec—James Lemon, Lawton, for St John's—Grace, Pearson, for Demerara—San Andres, Gove, for Havanna—Angerona, Jellard, for Newfoundland —George Washington, Holdrege & Solon, Wood, for New York—Superb, - Willis, for Pernambuco—Ann Eliza & Jane, Mentrup ; Europe, Young; Robert Thomas, Grandy; Onondaga, Morgan • and Bradshaw, Milroy, for Quebec—Emerald, Campbell, for St John's—John Woodall, Arnold, for the Mauritius—Robt Watt, Dalamere, for St Andrew's—Colchis, Knight, for Baltimore—Bland, Callan, for Calcutta—Ayrshire Lass, Nicoll, for Genoa and Leghorn— Charles, Harris, for Newfoundland—Melby, Eden, for Pernambuco — Brothers, Bartleman ; and Mary, Moston, for Quebee—Theodosia, Coleman, for Calcutta—Claudius, Winsor, for Canton—Mary .Catha rine, Cobham, for Onega—North Star, Benedict, for Philadelphia— Catherine, Leybourn, for Alexandria and Beyroot—Thomas Gel ston, Lowrie, and Ann, Cape, for Quebec—Europe, Bridie, for Narva— Leveret, Ditcham, for Leghorn—Ruby, Farrant, for Lisbon—Lady Dunmore, Pentreath. for Liverpool, N,S.—Laura, Crockley, Monte Video—Gregory Bogosloff, Wulff, for St. Petersburgh—Josephine, Britton, for New York—Perseverance, Murray, for Leghorn—Oxford, Minott, for Portland—Nimble, Bartlett, for Nevis—Sir-John Newport, Nichols, for Quebec—Adriatico, Gambardella, for Naples—Patriot, Nichols, for Adra—Ferdinando, Suttaro, for Trieste—Hendrika,Wyk, for Amsterdam—Gretry, Le Chere ; Louise, Musscherr ; & Constant, Van Schie, for Antwerp—To Sostre, Bay, for Assens—Hedwig, Hotin for Bremen, &c--Leda, Jacobs, for Emhden—Charles, Minne, for &c—Success, Leideke ; Johanna, Evers ; MecklenblinAhren ; Anon, Engoist ; Johanna, Rongensack ; Gode Haab, Fisher ; Babette, Konig ; Neptun, Meyer; and Auguste Helene, Mittendorff, for Elsi neur, &c—Hunse, Ketelaar, for Groningen—Heinrich, Krahnstoier, for Hambro'—Poreninger, Holmer ; and Othin, Lange, for Iceland— Concordia, Straal:holder ; and Hoffnung, Schappe, for Leer—Lord Dalmenv, Ritchie, for Narva—Frederica, Kirkhoven ; Julie, Mulen brock ; itatrau, Vanderheyde ; Jean Van Eyck, Cornelisse ; Union, Vander Sleene ; Egidius, Den Duyts ; and Nyverheid, Leuvens, for Ostend—Ceres. Noord: Geziena, Taay ; Catherina Julia, Hazewin kel ; Zorgen Vlyt, Uil ; and Zeelust, Mik, for Rotterdam—James, Marshall ; and Joven Slatoust, Tuleff, for St Petersburgh. The Zebulon, —, from Richibucto for this port, was spoken 6th instant, in lat 45 20, long. 54 13. The Adelaide, Bainbridge, from Londonderry for Philadelphia, was spoken 15th instant, in lat. 47 37, long. 39 15. The Catherina Julia, Hazewinkle, for Rotterdam, has put back with loss of bowsprit and an anchor, having been in contact with a steamer. The Johanna Gertrude, Pybes, for Rotterdam, was in contact with the Constant, for Antwerp, in the New Channel, lost bowsprit, &c, and drifted on shore. She afterwards sunk off Crosby Point, while putting hack in tow of a steamer—crew saved. The Sirene, Sovenberg, for Toulon, was in contact with a vessel near the Rock, and lost jib-boom. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27.—N00n, Wind W.S.W.—Fair. ARRIVED—The Gleaner, Taylor, from Miramichi — Faside, Prim rose; and Regard, Crofton, from Quebec—Ajax, Hiern, from New York—Trineulo, Jeffs, from Bombay—Gondola, Reline, from New York—Chester, Mason, sailed 25th ult. ; and Niagara, Howes, from Savannah. SAILED—The Maria, Doyle, for the Cape of Good Hope—Sannon, Wilden, for Rio Janeiro. . The Zeno, Lawson, hence, at Batavia and Sincapore, 10th Feb. and was to sail for this port 4th April. Racer, Dunn, from Cadiz, at St Jago de Cuba. Rebecca, Cresawell, hence, at Bahia, 26th May. Reindeer, -, hence, at do, 27th. Kate, -, hence, at do. Mischief, Lacey, hence, at Ancona. Edwin, Matthews, hence, at Naples. • Corsair, Henderson, from Messina, at do. Beau Ideal, Kingston, from Naples, at Palermo. Laura Ann, Crossley, hence, at Lisbon. Gazelle, Buchanan, from St Domingo, at Antwerp. Export, Merrell, from Matanzas, at do. ' Emma, Crosby; from Rio de Janeiro, at Hambro'. Phcebe, May,lienee, at Pillau. Republic, Coffin, from Havana, at Riga. Ringmahon Castle, from Trinidad. at Cove. Dominica, Bowman ; and Try Again, Haycock, from Quebec, at Cove. The Henry, Jobling ; and Montcalm, Chambers, from Pugwash, at Dublin. George, D .y, from Shediac, at Dublin. British Tar, Blinkhorn, from St Jehn's, N B, at Dublin. - Borneo. Gorman, from Quebec, at Limerick. „Eagle, Buchanan, from Miramichi, at 'Waterford. Don, Walsh, from Quebec, at do. Beiram, Easter, from Smyrna, at Milford. Frances, Griffith, from New York, at the Clyde. Dykes, Harrison, from Bathurst, at Lancaster. Lune, Pearson. from Quebec, at do. Bombay, Routh, from China off Portland. Henri IV, Kearney. from New York off the Start. Science, Baker, from Constantinople, at Stanclgate Creek. Time, Prima, from Smyrna, At (10. Charles Clark, Richardson, from Cuba, at Swansea. Protheus, Holn, from Valparaiso, at do. Packet, Briggs, from Hammerfest, at do. Reform, Dobie, from Sincapore for llambro', off the Wight. Philadelphia, Morgan, from Philadelphia. oft do. Six Sisters, -, from Miramichi, at Wyre Water. British King, --, sailed from Savannah for this port, 24th June. Betseys, Dunn, sailed from Falmouth for this port, 2.4 d instant. Robert, Owen,; and Jean, Scott, sailed from Deal for this port, 24th instant. Harr Bibby, Neale, hence for Bombay, was spoken 2d ult. in lat. 4 S. long. 25'W. The Good Hope, Oliver, froni Whitehaven for Cardiff, at Isleman, very leaky, having struck on King William's Bank. JULY 29, is:d • THURSDAY, JULY 28.—Nomi, Wind S.W.—Fresh. ARRIVED—The Harriet, Galt, from NeW York—Betsey, Hunter; from Buenos Ayres and Monte Video--Lantashire Witch, Grayson; from Monte Video—General Wolfe, Mann, from Rio Grande—Robert Scurfield, Clough ; and George, Wright, froth Maranham—Reliance, Adams, from Paraiba—Antioch; Mann, from New Orleans—Esther, Sparks ; and Andromeda, Patrick, from Quebec—, Merchant,Stephens, from Charl e st on —W estmore l an d , , from StJohn's, N B—Maria, , from Ostend—Matilda, Wardle. from the Mauritius•—Williath Salthouse. Snipe, from Calcutta—Earl Grey, Heriiingway, from Africa —Frisk, Whitemay, from Buenos Ayres & Monte Video—Cervantesi Hughes, from Balda—Vigilant, —, from Ceara—America, Tom., kins, from Mobile—British King, Hewit, from Savannah—Jane and Marsaret, from Richibucto—Psyche, Young, .from T r i es t e — Louise, Bakker, from Koningsberg—Gezina Margaretha, —, from Rotterdam—Sir John Tobin, Griffiths, from Demerara. SAILED—The Sirene, Sorenberg, for Toulon—Appletdn, Sharpe, fot Montreal—Ann Miedell, Armstrong, fur Demerara—Ceres, Blanch ard, for Portland—Susannah Cumming, Patterson, for Portsmouth= George Canning, Harvey, for St Thomas and Puerto Cabello—Albion; Underwood, for Bombay—Challenger, Williams, for Africa. Jackson, Jackson, and Euretta, Skinnet, hence, at Quebec: Blakeley, Harding, hence, at Mauritius. Alciope, Bennett, hence, at Buenos byres. Stirlingshire, Brown, hence, at Monte Video. Margaret, Johns, from Singapore, at St. Helena, for Lohcloti. Kingston, -; William Rathbone, Brown, and Nailer, Dawson; hence, at Bonny. Westmorland, Harrison, hence, at Bahia. Glorat, Thorns, hence, at Ceara. Betsey, Henlin, hence, at Pernambuco. Robert Sargint, -, from isarbadoes to Bristol, was spoken in long.. 37 30. _ _ Aid, -, from Zante, off Tuskar, 26th inst. for this port. Laura, Crockly, hence, for Monte Video, has put hack. Matilda, Wardle, from Mauritius, at this port; sailed 17th April. and from St. Helena 30th May, the General Gascayne, -, has been repaired at Mauritius, as reloading, and would sail about 23d of April. 12th July, lat. 40 42 N, long. 52 42, spoke the Duchess of Ar• - gyle, of London. 15th July, lat. 42, long. .33 18, spoke the Chase, - Ritchie, from Macao, to Falmouth. 18th July, lat. 43 31, long. 29 18. spoke the Citizen, hence, to Philadelphia. Sir John Tobin, Griffith, s from Demerara, at this port ; s a il e d 15th' June. The Augusta, for Bristol, was to sail on the 16th, and the Jor dison, for London. on the 17th June. On the 16th inst. in lat. 45 15, - long. 37, spoke the Adonis, hence, to Halifax. 26th instant, off Kin- . sale, spoke the Columbus, hence, to New York. Earl Grey, Hemmingway, from Africa, at this port; sailed front, Bonny 17th May. The Meg Merrilies sailed three days previous for this port. In lat. 32 N, long. 44 39 N, spoke the Brothers, Bell, from; Bahia, which had spoken in lat. 30 47 N, the Maria, Mazatlan, for Plymouth. ?risk, Whitemsy, from Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, at this port; sailed from Monte Video Bth May, along with the Countess of Airlie for Cork, Vixen for Falmouth, Sportsman and Tyro for Exeter. The Lady Fitzherbert was discharging salt. Bth July, lat. 37 N, l ong . 36 50 N, spoke the Sheld ra k e , packet from Brazils to Falmouth. On the 21st July, in lat. 46 23, long. 23, spoke the Giorgia, from Apa lachicola, for this port. Cervantes, Hughes, from Bahia, at this port; sailed 12th June. The Helen, for this port, and Gipsey, for the Channel, sailed sth June. The Romulus, for- this port, and the Standard and the Elizabeth Moore, for the Channel, sailed 10th June, the Britannia was to sail in a few days. The Brothers, Fulton, from Whitehav i en for Dublin, was towed into Holyhead by the Sarah, of this port, dismasted. • • • The Zoe, Holmes, from the Mauritius for this port, was spoken 27th 'Olt. in lat. 31 N, long. 42 W. The Ajax, Heirn, from New York, at this port, sailed 30th ult. On the 15th instant, in lat. 46 4, long. 42 24, spoke the Caledonia, hence for New York, out 29 days. On the 22d, in lat. 49, long. 18 .32, spoke the Hark Away, hence for Virginia, out •13 days. ELSINEUR, July 19.—There has been a very severe gale from the westward the last three days, and still continues. The Alexander, Fyrst, of and from Liverpool for St Petersburgl4, arrived yesterday, with loss of foretopmast, &c, & will come into the harbour to repair. CUXIIAVEN, July 20.—Since the 16th instant, there has been very hard gales at W. and W.N. W. The weather has been dreadful during the week, but is now more settled. JELEGRAPH OFFICE, JULY 28, 1836. Wind at Holyhead, South-west—Blowing fresh, Off Point Lvnas, inward-bound, at 5 30 p.m.—No. 338, 8.8. at 7 a.m, from Bahia—No. 447, Carraboo, 8.8. at 8 a.m. from Buenos Ayres. LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE Festivals, 4c. R. M. 9 42 10 37 11 30 F. T. 14 10 St Anne 16 1 Moon Perigee lh morning 17 3 Length of day 15h 50m 18 4 Spanish Armada defeat. 1588 18 10 Ancient Dog Days begin 18 7 9th Sunday after Trinity. 17 11 , Lammas nay liilarktto. LIVERPOOL CORN WHEAT, cty' 701 b. s d s d English, new red, 7 3 7 7 Do. old 7 8 .. 8 2 Do. new white Do. old 0 0 .. 0 0 Scotch, white 0 0.. 0 0 Do. red Irish, new red Do. old 5 10 .. 6 8 Do. new white Do. old 0 0 .. 0 0 Dantzig, red Do, white Stettin, red 0 0.. 0 0 Do. white 0 0.. 0 0 Conigsberg, red 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. white Riga& Petersburg 0 0.. 0 0 Odessa Russian, hard 0 0.. 0 0 Canada, red 0 0.. 0 0 Do. white Bonded Wheat ItirE,imp. qr. English and Foreign, free 0 0.. 0 0 Do. in bond .. • . 0 0.. 0 0 BARLEY, imp. qr English, Malting... 34 0 .. 37 0 Do. Grinding,6olb 3 6 .. 3 9 Irish, Malting,do. 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. Grinding, do. 4 0 4 3 Foreign, d. p. do. 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. in bond 0 0 .. 0 0 OATS, 41' 45th. English, new ' 0 0.. 0 0 Do. old 0 0.. 0 0 Scotch, Sze new.. 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. old 0 0 .. 0 0 EXCHANGE, JULY 28. OATS, V 4.5113. s d s (I Irish, n. kilndried 2 11 6 3 3 Do. old do. Do. prime, 421 b Do, do. old 0 0.. 0 0 Foreign, free Do. it bond PEASE, 4 , imp. qr English, white Foreign, white EnANs, V imp. qr. English, new 4O 0 .. 44 0 Do. Pigeon, old 0 0 0 0 Foreign, free Do. in bond 29 0 .. 31 0 Irish, Tick,c. new 87 0 .. 39 0 Do. old 0 0.. 0 0 MALT. imp. qr. English ..... 59 0 .. 62 0 INDIAN CORD?, iM. qr. Red White • 0 0 .. 0 0 FLOOR, 280Ib. English, fine Irish, 2ds, new Do. fine . American. sweet, ... per brl. free 0 0.. 0 0 Do. in bond Do. sour, free 0 0.. 0 0 Do. in bond Canadian, free O D , o T to 4r n d 240th 0 .. 0 0 English, new .... 0 0.. 0 0 Irish, new Do. old O.. 0 BRAN. 4? 2411) 1 0.. 1 0 LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT, From the 21st to the 28th July, 1836. DISCHARGED. In-patients cured Relieved and at own request Made Out-patients Irregular Dead ADMITTED. In-patients Out-patients Casual during 1 I. P. .... 7 the last week S 0 t'. Remain in the hose 206 House Visitors Mr. W. J. Myers and Rev. T. G. Leigh.l Consulting Surgeon, Mr. Forshaw. Chaplain, the Rev. R. Davies.—House Surgeon, Mr. J. Ashcroft. LOCK HOSPITAL. Admitted ...... ...I3 I In the Hospital 46 I Discharged 14 LONDON GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, JULY 22. INSOLVENTS. July 20.—Edmund Johnson, Lostock Graham, Cheshire, tanner. William Johnson, Wincham, Cheshire, tanner. Jnly 21.—James Hooper, Upper Thames-street, and Grove-hill terrace, Grove-lane, Camberwell, cheese-factor. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. John Ashwin Smith and John and Abraham Lees, Bilston, Stafford shire, grocers. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Griffiths, Liverpool, joiner, to surrender Aug. 2, Sept. 2, at one o'clock, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool : solicitors, Messrs. Blackstock, Bunce, and Vincent, Temple, London. John Pike, Fisherton Anger and New Sarum, Wiltshire, cheese factor. George Pelley Tory, Exeter, linen-draper. Thomas Deem, Brtdport, Dorsetshire, grocer. S. Aug. 12, G. Fi s h er, Liverpool, DlVlDEN me chant—Nov. 8, W. Hodgkinson, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, London, furniture-printer —Aug. 12, J. Williams, Strand, London, tailor—Aug. 15, J. Oldfield, Edge ware-road, Middlesex, coach-maker—Aug. 16, J. Laidlay and G. Tur ner, Peltharn, and Cole-street, Trinity-square, Newington, composi tion-candle-makers—Aug. 12, A. Colvin, W. Ainslie, B. D. Colvin, R. Anderson, and D. Ainslie, Calcutta, Bengal, merchants—Aug. 15, H. Stratton and J. H. Secretan, Cheapside, London, factors—Aug. 20, N. Le Chemicat and J. V. Kerckhove, Fenchurch-street, London, merchants—Aug. 20, W. Ward, Warnford-court, London, merchant— Aug. 19, W. Hayden, Oxford-street, London, silk-mercer—Aug. 20, W. P. Sintenis, Langbourn-chambers, London, merchant--Aug. 16, C. Cope, Birmingham, wine-merchant—Aug. 23, W. Baker, Thirsk, Yorkshire, grocer—Aug. 12, D. H. Brown, Haverfordwest, linen draper —Aug. 17, D. and J. Haigh, Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, cloth manufacturers. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before the 12th day of Aurust. H. Fraser, Bucklershury, London, bill-broker—W. and .1. Cunder,. Tlolymoorside, Derbyshire, cotton-twist-manufacturers—W. P. Do— }nee, New City-chambers, Bishopsgate-street, London, merelmult— J. Wrigley, Manchester, fustian-manufacturer. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar r computed from• the returns made in the week ending the 19th day of July, 1836; is 44s 514 per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or pay able thereon on the importation thereof into Greatßritain. LONDON GAZETTE.-TUESDAY, JULY 26. INSOLVENT. July 25.—Alexander Gordon, Holland-place, Brixton-road, London, and Cromarty, North Britain, fish -curer._ BANK RUPTS. Benjamin Bensley, Andover, Hampshire, printer. Henry Newton, Regent-street, London, silk-mercer. Robert Howarth, Lane-side, Lancashire, cotton-spinner. James William Brooks and Henry Brooks, Cheltenham, common brewer. John Bloom, Goole, 'Yorkshire, coal-dealer. James Blair, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, money-scrivener. Thomas Eames, Pendleton, Lancashire, dyer. DIVIDENDS. Aug. 22, W. Williams, St. Woollos, Monmouthshire, coal-merchant.- -Aug; 19, S. and T. Darwin, Sheffield, roller-manufacturers.—Aug. 23, J. M. Fisher, Manchester, woollen-draper. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause _he shown_ to the contrary on or before the 16th day of Aug. G. Turner, Feltham, Middlesex, and Cole-street, Trinity-square.. Newington, London, composition-candle-manufacturer—R. Thompr son, Star-court, Bread-street, London, warehouseman—T. and T. Kirkby, High and Low Bishopside, Yorkshire, flax-dressers—J. Bas tian, Truro, Cornwall, merchant—W. Gripper, Chipping •Barnet,- Hertfordshire, innkeeper.—T. Wilson, Barnard's-inn, Holborn.. London. money-scrivener. BIRTH. Yesterday, at Wavertree, Mrs. M. Retemeyer, of a son. MARRIED, On Thursday, the 7th instant, at Presbury, by the Rev, the rector. - Brown, Mr. William Preston, silk-mercer, of this town, t°' Miss Jane Swindells, you nges t d aughter of the late MotterShead Sw i rl dells, Esq., of Macclesfield, Cheshire. DIED. On Tuesday morning, the 19th instant, William Roberts Martin. aged'6 years, son of the late Mr. William Martin, watchmaker, and• grandson to the late Mr. Richard Roberts, bricklayer. On Tuesday last, aged 22, Mary Lund, wife of Mr. H. L. Medder , Portland-place, Everton, and youngest daughter of the late Mr. R io, and Roberts, bricklayer, after a lingering and painful ill ne ss, which she bore with the patience and resignation of a Christian. On Wednesday last, aged 62, at his house, in Seymour-street, M r " John Bywater, optician. Same du, aged 59 years, Mr. William Neighbour, Governor of the' Borough Gaol. Same day, at Wavertree, in her third year, Ellen Harrison Cowper , the youngest daughter of Mr. George Cowper, of this town. LIVERPOOL: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING, BY RICHARD PATTISSON, At No. 4, NORTH CRRSCENT, CASTLE-STREET. 41 Orders and Advertisements are received by Messrs. N o w ton an Co., Warwick-square; Barker, Fleet-street; Deacon, Walbrooly Reynell, Chancery-lane; Lawson & Barker, Birchin e • Jo se p h Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill ; Munden Hammond, 21, Lor_o7 bard street ; Mitchell, 8, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street ; Clarke and Lewis, 4, Crown-court Threadneedle -street, London ; at Oar : raway's; at the London Commercial Coffee-house, Mincing-lane' at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, Cornhill ; Chapter Coffee-house, Pater-noster-row ; and North and South American Coffee -11 " s n i d Vareadneedle-street, London ;` by Messrs. Johnston and Ce• :d ee , Mr. John Lee, at his Newspaper and Advertisement Ag e ncy 0 Ify 35, Henry-street, Dublin; gr. M'Phun, Glasgow ; Mr.he e gr. Exchange-street, and Mr. Lewis, Market-street, Manchester ; Malley,Bookseller,Warrington ; Mr. Clarke, Pilot-office, ?re st( ' and Mr. Coope, 33, Union-street, Birminghath. JULY. H. H. Tuesday ....26 911 Wednesday.. 27 10 10 Thursday ..28 11 3 Friday, ..29 11 54 Saturaay....3o 017 SUNDAY...3I 1 4 Monday Aug 1 148 1- 2 - 7 . 1 ~1. ~~>aa , - , )1 1111111' '' - -1 '9