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London: JAMES COCHRANE and Co.; LiverpoolW. GR APEL. MURDOCH'S READY-MADE-UP CLOTHING, BED, AN GENERAL OUTFITTING WAREHOUS , FOR EVERY PART OF THE G BE, 44, Paradise-street, Corner of Han r-street. IN this House will be found a large n carefully-made-up Stock of READY-MADE CLO G suited for every iilimate, together with BEDDING of 1 descriptions, with BLANKETS, RUGS, SHEETS, &c. to match. Merchants wanting supplies for Foreigi . ) Stations, Captains going . on long voyages, and Gentlemen going abroad, will find it their interest to call at this place. Suits of Long and Short Clothes in great variety. Linen and Cotton Shirts ready done up. Shoes, Stockings, Singlets, Chests, &c. A Suit of Clothes made to order in . Six Hours' Notice. Every Article laid in for Ready Money, and made up in Liverpool. EXPLOSION IN THE VAUXHALL-ROAD. IN consequence of the explosion of Messrs. 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Donaghoo 1 0 0 J. B. Brancker J. North, Islington 1 U 0, L. L. Subscription Books are now.open at the Standard, Mercury, and Chronicle Offices; Messrs. Moss, Rogers. and Moss, and Messrs. Samuel Hope and Co. Bankers; the Bank of Liver pool ; Messrs. Cropper, Benson, and Co. ; Mr. Adams's, Grapes, Canning-street, V a uxhall-road , Vine Tavern, Cases street; Mr. Swift's; Legs of Man, Clarence Dock; Miss Max well's, King's Arms, Stanhope-street; at Mr. Donaldson's, .the Highlandman, Browniow-hill ; Mr. Daniel Bannon's, Pa radise-street; and at Mr. M`Clive's, Green Man Still, London road. - - SOCIETY FOR THE RESTORATION 0 / HEALTH. HARVEY'S VEGETABLE ANTI-DR TIC PIL L is fast superseding every other aperient a d stomachic me dicine. Its success has been most decide n Indigestion. ob stinate and habitual Costiveness, Bilio nd Nervous Head ache, Giddiness. or Overflow of Blood t e Head, Rheumatic Fever, Liver Complaints, and all disorders incident to the • Stomach and Bowels. 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Price 4s. 6d. .and Ils. per bottle. HARVEY'S EMBROCATION effectually and speedily cures Rheinatism, Sprains, Bruises, and. Glandular Swellings, and restores Relaxed 'Muscles to their tone. Price. 2s. 9d. per 'bottle. HARVEY'S LOTION OF BEAUTY removes Pimples, Freckles, Eruptions, and all Cutaneous Disorders of the Face and 'Neck, cures Chapped Hands, postpones Wrinkles, pre serves the Complexion to a great age, and, used before Shav ing, imparts comfort hitherto unknown. Price 3s. 6a. and is. Pd. per bottle. As a safe and effectual aperient, we fearlessly assert that _HARVEY'S ANTI-DRASTIC PILL has no equal in this country. It is not only in some degree superseding other Fa mily Medicines, but many distinguished Physicians are con .stantly recommening the tormula to their patients as being the safest aperient' pill made known."—Oracle of Heallh for Jan. 19th. a weekly medical journal.. HARVEY'S VALUABLE MEDICINES are Sold Whole sale, by J. Boddington, Resident' Director to the Society for the Restoration of Health, 90, Charlotte-street, Rathbone-place, -London; C. NI A wtioon, '2O, South John-street, near the New Otstomhouse, Priestley, Aspinall, J. D. Butler, Seholefield, Fisher, Wagstaff, Swift, Hobson, and Lloyd, Liverpool; Scoweroft, Bolton. EST SURREY CONSERVATIVE SOCIRT Y.-0a Thursday night a numerous meeting of gentlemen connected with the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark divisions of the county met at the Horns Tavern, to adopt measures for the formation of a sub committee, to act in concert with the general committee, at Croydon. Mr Nottidge was in the chair. Various resolutions were formed, and names given in by gentlemen as members, when the meeting broke up. The committee of the Bath Loyal and Constitutional Asso -tiation. have just published an able and eloquent declaration of the principles on which its members were originally united, and by which, at the present eventful crisis, they profess to be ac tuated. CAPTURE OF A STURGEON IN TILE THAMES.—On Wednesday morning a large Sturgeon was caught in the ricer, off W app i ng _ slook Stairs, by the crew of the schooner Mary. belonging to Mr Pletcher, who immediately conveyed it to the Lord Mayor. and they received from his lordship a present of 12s. for their trouble . "rhe sturgeon is a fine young one, weighing upwards of 250 pounds, and it appears had been floundering about the water for:sonwvtime in a bed made by a vessel which had been lying in the mud near the stairs ; when the tide receded the fish was left in the hole, and being observed by the sai!ors they procured a rope and hook, and hauled it on deck. We believe that a sturgeon has not been seen in the Thames, or at least within bitty miles of the pool, for twenty years. EXTENSIVE d.4RPET 'VD FURNITURE WAREHOUSE. BRANCH and SON , nespectfully inform the Public that they have ON SALE, BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, At the HANOVER ROOMS. An extensive and Valuable Assemblage of FASHIONABLE CABINET FURNITURE • Of every description, Including DRAWING-ROOM SUITES, Of real and Imitation Rosewood, In Card, Console, Loo, Work, Flower, and Sofa Tables, Chairs, Couches, Sofas, Tea Poys, Ladies' Escrutoires, Cheffoniers,' Canterburies, and Skreens; Elegant LOUNGING and LIBRARY CHAIRS ; FOLDING, CHAIR, and SOFA BEDS; / MAHOGANY ARTICLES, n . 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TOGETHER WITH A very diversified and extensive Assortment of •Rt'SSELS, DAMASK, VENETIAN, and KIDDERMINSTER CARPETING, Of the best man r u i racture and newest patterns; DRUGGE' S; H EARTH RUGS F IGURED FLOOR . and LOBBY CLOTHS, Of all dimensions, For cutting to fit Rooms, Halls, Shops, Ships' Cabins, 4.e.; HAIR SEATTNGS; And a very superior Assortment of • REAL TURKEY RUGS. Web 3 4)ubticationo. Now ready, Vol. 1., uniform with Allan Cunt ingham's edition of the works of Robert Burns, beautifully illiaistrated, price ss. THE SONGS of ENGLAND AN SCOTLAND. " All lovers of songs (and who at so e time or other has not found pleasure in the social form of eery ?) will be de lighted with a little volume just publish by the son of Allan Cunningham. The work is entitled ' Songs of England and Scotland;' bet the first volume contains English bongs only. They are selected with great care and taste, and exhi bit specimens of almost all the writers of Songs, from Mar low and Ben Johnson, to Southey and Rogers. The preface evinces a great deal of research; and a well cultivated judg ment."--:-Times. London :—JAMES CocHR exit and Co., 11, Waterloo-place; Liverpool, WM. GRAPEL. Entperial V4rliamtnt. 'HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WHIMESDAY. SALE OP BREAD. Captain PECHBLL brought in a bill to repeal the several acts now in force relating to the sale of bread in the city of London and its suburbs. CLAIMS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MARITIME OFFICERS. Mr. RoniNsoN moved for leave to refer two petitions pre sented from certain maritime officers of the East India Com- Wny excluded from the compensation - granted by act 3 and 4 illiam IV., cap. EG, to a select committee. The hon. member said, that his object in moving for the committee was to inquire how far the spirit and letter of the act of parliament had been complied with, and whether strict justice had been done by the East India Company in awarding compensation under the act. He should reserve for his reply what he had to say in favour of his proposition, if it should meet with any opposition ; but he hoped that the house would yield to the evident justice of the motion, particularly as it would not he bound by the decision of the committee, as the terms of the report would have to be con sidered hereafter. The motion was agreed to, and a committee appointed. Mr. LABOUCHERE moved for a select committee to inquire into the present state of the harbours of Leith and Newhaven, and the best situation for constructing a harbour in the vicinity of Edinburgh, due regard being had to vested interests and the rights of the public. The motion was agreed to, and a committee appointed. Mr. Hume's inotion for a return of the number of Lord Chan cellors receiving pensions and the amount thereof was postponed till Thursday. The house then adjourned at a quarter to ten o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THunsuAy The Earl of Craven and Lord Bolton - took the usual oaths. ESTABLISHED CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. . _ Numerous petitions were presented to the house from parishes in Scotland, praying that protection might be extended by the legislature to the established church of that part of the united kingdom. Three petitions to this - effect were presented by Lord Kinnoul, two by the Eat' of Roseberry, and fifteen by his Grace the Duke of Buccleueb. _ _ Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Edinburgh, pray ing that the house would not consent to the grant of any money for building churches for the established religion of Scotland. The Duke of RICHMOND moved for returns of the numbers of convicts transported from the year 1817 to the present day, with the number of deaths that had occurred on each voyage. . At a quarter to six o'clock the house adjourned. • HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. The house having to ballot for committees in the rases of the cities of Carlow and Canterbury election petitions, the gallery was not opened until half-past four o'clock. SEPTENNIAL ACT. Sir R. HERON postponed, until the 1 5 th of June, the motion which stood in his name for this evening on the subject of the septennial act. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Several petitions were presented, praying that this establish ment might be supported. BOROUGH OP DROGHEDA. The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he had received from the proper officer in Ireland a petition complaining of the return of Andrew Carew O'Dwyer for the borough of Drogheda. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. HAND-LOOM WE %VERS. Mr. Maxwau. presented a petitionvery numerously signed from Norwich, praying the house to invest►gate the case of the hand-loom weavers with a view to their relief. CASE OF GENERAL DARLING. On the suggestion of,Sir R. Grey, that, as the whole conduct of General Darling was to undergo an investigation in a court of law within a very few days. it would be both premature mid incorrect to bring the subject under the consideration of the house until that investigation had concluded, Mr. M. O'CONNELL postponed until the 3d of June the motion which stood in his name for this evening. CHURCH RATES. Mr. DIVETT postponed until the 2d of June his motion on subject of church rates. TEA- TIMM Sir R. PEEL said he wished to put a question to the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer. If it could not be answered at present without inconvenience or difficulty he would not press it. He believed, however, that the right honourable gentleman would feel no difficulty in answering it. The subject to which the question related was the tea duties. A certain scale of duties was proposed at the time the China trade was thrown open, but no decided opinion was expressed whether the scale was to be continued or not. If any alteration were contemplated by the government, it was desirable that it should be made known as soon as the information could be con veniently communicated, as it was a matter in which many were deeply interested. It was the only question connected with the budget which he should put unt►l the proper time ar rived, and he put it.now merely because it was of great import ance to the China trade. The question he should put was, whe ther an alteration of the present scale was intended ? The CuAricEi.Loa of the EXCHEQUER concurred with the right hon. baronet, that the question was one of great import ance, and it was desirable that the earliest possible information should be given on it. lie was unable, on the present evening, to give a distinct answer, However, he would, on the earliest possible opportunity, state what were the views of the govern ment. OUTRAGE AT ARMAGH,-..CHARGES AGAINST THE EARL OF G OS FOR U. Lord MANDEVILLE moved, pursuant to notice, for "a return of the chief constable's report of the outrages which were per petrated at the Armagh races in October last; the dying decla ration of a man named M‘Whinney ; the committals of the persons charged with the assaults upon the M'Whinneys ; the various bailbonds, with their several dates, the amount of bail; the date of M'Whinney's arrest, and the cause; copy (if 'any) of the recognizance entered into by . M`Whinney previous to admitting the offenders to bail; copies of any declarations or depositions taken by Mr. Jones, the stipendiary magistrate, of men wounded by musket shots, or otherwise, about that time; the numbers, names, and religious belief of all men wounded by musket-shots, or otherwise, at or about that time; copy of the reports from the stipendiary magistrate, and of the reply to the right hon. Secretary for Ireland, respecting the Portreeve of Charlemont; a list of the magistrates summoned by the Lord Lieutenantto the county of Armagh, at the investigation held in the town of Armagh, in February last." This motion gave rise to a long debate, in the course of which imputations were made upon the conduct of Lord Gosford. Mr. Hums moved as an amendment, " That the conduct of Earl Gosford, as Lord Lieutenant of Armagh, in the investi gation which took place at Armagh, does not afford theslightest ground of complaint; and that the imputitions made against him are entirely without foundation." The amendment was carried. MR. GOLDSWORTHY GURNEY.-STEAM CARRIAGES. Mr. CAYLET moved for the re-appointment of the select com mittee to inquire into the case of Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney, as recommended by the committee of last session, with respect to his efforts and losses in connexion with locomotive steam carriages. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having made no ob jection, Mr. Hawes condemned the appointment , of so many com mittees for grants of money on merely speculative grounds. Mr. G. F. YOUNG concurred in the same opinion. Mr. AGLIONBY supported the re appointment of the corn-. mittee, which was accordingly agreed to. ENGLISH ♦ND IRISH EX-CHANCELLORS, Mr. HustEWovecl fora return of ihe several ex-Chancellors of England and Ireland who now receive, or are entitled to re ceive, pensions, as having been chancellors, stating the names, the date of appointment or several appointments as Chancellor, the time each actually held office, the dates of resignation or loss of office, the dates from which respectively each received or are entitled to receive their pensions, the amount of such yearly pensions,•and from what fund paid; stating also the acts of parliament under which they respectively receive their pen sions. There were now no fewer than five persons who re ceived pensions of £4,000 and .E 5,00 a year for having filled the office of Lord High Chancellor ; and iu other two or three years, for any thing he knew, there might be as many more. He wished to know on what grounds, and by what authority, for a few months' service, an individual should claim so large a pension as VAX) or £5,000. It really presented the pension system in a most absurd point of view. - (Hear.) He was rather disposed to pay officers well during their period of ser vice, and give no retiring pension ut all. ' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHRQt•Ra said he had no ob jection whatever to the returns. Under the• terms of the statute the person discharging the functions of the Lord High Chancellor was entitled to receive the salary for the time being; those, therefore, who had been appointed commissioners. Would undoubtedly receive their proportions of the salary under that act. He had before stated that the present arrangements were only temporary, and would entail no additional charge upon the country. Mr. HAWES had hoped that the hon. member for Middlesex, in alluding to this subject, would have referred to another point of great importance intimately connected with it—the expedi ency of separating the political and judicial functions of the Lord High Chancellor. He trusted that some plan was in con templation by which that would be effected. Mr. D. W. thavEr complained of the effect which the present arrangements, even although only of a provisional na tute, must necessarily produce. Of the three commissioners who were appointed; the - Master of the Rolls received c perma nent salary of £7.000, the Vice-Chancellor little if any thing less, and the Judge of the Common Pleas £5,500, salaries abun dantly adequate to their important duties, which demanded the whole of their time consistently with the mental and bodily labour which they could well afford. But in addition to what they thus received as the price of their full and undivided ser vices in their respective courts, £lO,OOO was, by the new ar rangements, to be still farther divided among . them. It was quite clear if those learned individuals had any time to spare for the high and important duties of the great seal, it was in their own courts, and to that extent they were, therefore, overpaid. Besides, as he understood, the chief commissioner was actually to discharge the whole duties; and, as he might take his seat and sit in that house as master of the rolls, he put it to honour able members whether it was a safe precedent to allow an indi vidual—in point of fact the Lord Chancellor of England, with his immense patronage, to occupy such an extraordinary posi tion. The arrangements being only temporary, he would not enlarge on the inconveniences that must result from them; but if the matter was not speedily rectified, he should call the atten tion of the house f orma lly t o the subject on another occasion. Mr. G. F. YOUNG thought some previous understanding should have been come to before the seals were put in commis sion, by which those who took on themselves the execution of the functions of the office, by abstracting a portion of their time from other paid judicial duties, should forego any additional emolument. Such an arrangement had been come to when it was proposed to select the late speaker of the Flouse of Com mons; it was asked from that (the opposition) side of the house, whether, if he were elected, he should take the salary and re tiring pension, to which he was formally entitled, and that right hon. gentleman at once, greatly to his honour, declared that he would not, if re-elected, take both, although, by the act, he was so entitled. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that whoever held the great seal was entitled by law to receive the sum 0f . £10,000 a-year. That was the law, and the executive government was not answer able for its enactment. If hon. members thought it an objec tionable state of the law, it was, he need scarcely suggest, per fectly competent to them to propose its alteration; but, so long as it remained the law, it must be allowed to operate. lithe ex isting arrangement were any other than one of a merely tempo rary nature, there might perhaps be some ground for complaint, and it might with some reason be alleged that the present COM• missioners for holding the great seal were unduly remunerated; but, viewing it as a matter of very short duration, he must be allowed to say that there would be a material set-off in the case, for the fees and stamp duties upon the appointment would cost the commissioners very nearly as much as they , were at all like ly to receive. As the subject had been thus adverted to, he would just state one or two facts. The Vice-Chancellor and the Master of the Rolls had hitherto been in the habit of sitting in their respective courts for five hours a-day. Now, he would appeal to any one conversant with the business of a court of equity to say whether it was possible for the human mind to re main longer on the stretch than that time—whether any man TM LIVERPOOL STANDARD_ acting judicially could, for a continuance, give that undivided attention which such duties required fora longer period than five hours a-day, being thirty hours in the week ?To do more had been attempted by - judge after judge, and the late master of the fulls had been anxious to extend the time, but, as was well known, he bad not succeeded in the attempt; nay, he had been heard to declare that he did not think it possible to preside use fully in a 'court of equity longer than from ten to three. The present commissioners for holding the great seal had said that for a short time they might extend their sittings to six hours a-day, so as to give the thirty hours per week within five days of each week, and the equity members of the commission had thus one day to give to the duties of the court of chancery. It should be recollected, too, that at this time of the year, when there were so many appeals to be heard, two or three days were all that were usually given in the week to the business of the court of chancery, and now the commissioners in vacation were willing to increase their attendance, if necessary, as far as four days in the week; he would therefore contend that the learned persons to whom the great seal was intrusted gave as much time as an individual lord chancellor could do to judicial duties; at the same time he begged it to be observed that the arrangement as it stood was merely of a temporary nature, and he saw no reason to apprehend that the public would have any reason to coniplain during the short time it was likely to continue. Mr. PEASE could not but take notice of the long list of high legal functionaries who were at present receiving large salaries from the state, and the number also who were receiving pen sions. Lord Eldon, £4,000; Lord Lyndhurst, £5,000; Master of the Rolls, £7,000; the Vice-Chancellor,,£6,ooo; Puisne Judge, £S,(X); (and £lO,OOO a-vear divided amongst the three latter ;) Lord Brougham, £5,000; Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, £8,000; which, with £-1,000 additional to him as speaker ofthe House of Lords, made £12,000. Surely, in times like the present, when every interest of the state was suffering, it became the duly of parliament to curtail such ex pendit u re. Motion agreed to. Mr. H i'ME gave notice that to-morrow he should move for a return of the amount of fees payable by the Lord Chancellor or the commissioners on taking the custody of the great seal, and on assuming the office of speaker of the House of Lords, with an account of the patronage, lay and ecclesiastical, exercised.by thilse functionaries. Adjourned at a quarter-past eleven o'clock. • HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY. Lord STRAFFORD (Sir J. Byng) took the - oaths and his seat. His lordship was introduced in the usual form by the Marquis of Tavistock (as Baron Howland), and Lord Lynedoch. COUNTY RATES. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from the owners and occupiers of land in the county of Stafford, with respect to the grievances connected with the expenditure of county rates. The noble Duke concluding by expressing his hopes that His Majesty's ministers would not allow the present session to pass without introducing some measure that would cause this tax to be more fairly levied. Viscount MELBOURNE intimated that it was the intention of His Majesty's ministers to take this subject into their con sideration. • PROCESSIONS IN IRELAND. The Earl , of WICKLOW, seeing the noble viscount who was at the head of His Majesty's Government in his place, without meaning to show any demonstration of hostility, and without wishing to embarrass the present Administration , . lwgged leave to put a question to him which he'conceived to be of very con siderable importance. Circumstances had lately occurred in Ireland which were reported in the public papers, of such a nature, that he should be guilty of a dereliction of duty if he did not notice them in his place tor the purpose of ascertaining the fact—he alluded to the mode and manner of entry into Ireland of the newly appointed Lord-Lieutenant of that country. He had no complaint to make against anybody of his countrymen, who wished in a proper manner to evince their approbation of any particular favourite. He was the last man to disapprove of a proper demonstration of public feeling, such, for instance, as that which accompanied his noble friend near him (the Earl of Paddiugton) on his departure from Ireland. Of that de r" Justration of public feeling he approved, but, if report were /rue, the mode and inannel which distinguished the demonstra tion of public feeling when the noble earl to whom he had al luded arrived in Ireland were of a totally different character and nature. It was understood that the assembly which met to gether on that occasion was organized by the will of an indi vidual who possessed great power and influence in Ireland. Great bodies of men, it appeared, were assembled, he would say illegally assembled, together; and orders were given in the Roman Catholic chapels in Dublin and its neighbour hood for persons to meet at a given hour. Under these circumstances, he felt no hesitation in saying, that the procession which was, thus brought together was directly against the com mon law of the land (hear, hear), and at variance with a law passed two years ago, which was brought in by His Majesty's then Ministers, and when the noble viscount was Secretary of State for the Home Department—he alluded to the act'for the prevention of disturbances, and for the suppression of illegal meetings in Ireland; which made it a very serious offence for any body of men to assemble with banners and the symbols of party. Now, if the statements given in the newspapers were true—if the noble earl had lent himself to such a proceeding as he (the Earl of Wicklow) had described, then the noble earl had rendered himself incapable of holding the sword of justice with an impartial hand in Ireland. (Hear.) Their lordships well knew that it was the noble earl's duty to pursue a course of impartial justice to all parties in that country, and to see that the law to which he had particularly alluded was properly administered. That being the case, be would ask, how the noble earl could carry the law into effect with reference to other parties, when he himself, in the first instance, had tolerated so direct a violation of it? (Hear, hear.) Such conduct must have a tendency to discourage the loyal and well-affected in that country. They certainly could not have confidence in a governnent which was lending itself to a party, the conduct of which His Majesty's present Ministers had so often denounced in Parliament. (Hear, hear.) Another circumstance was also recorded to have taken place, which, if - true, was of considerable importance. He understood that the Solicitor-General for Ireland had, at a public dinner, sanctioned a toast having for its object a speedy repeal of the union; coupling this with cir cumstance of banners having been carried in the procession inscribed with " Repeal of the union," "No tithes," and "O'Connell for ever," the whole proceeding appeared to him to be of an alarming character, and he hoped that the noble viscount would take the opportunity which he had thus given him to set the minds of the people at rest on this subject. l'he question, therefore, was—first, whether the noble viscount had received any authentic information that the noble earl had' en tered Ireland in the manner which he had deicribed : and, secondly, what steps had been taken by the Government to show its disapprobation of such proceeding? (Hear, bear.) Viscount Meteoun NE said, that he had received no official information on the subject alluded to. He certainly under stood from the newspapers that the entrance of the lord-lieute nant into Dublin brought together a great concourse of peo ple, and that there was a very enthusiastic demonstration of public feeling; but he had not heard of any illegal assemblor of any exhibition of party banners, such as were contemplated by the act alluded to by the noble earl. If the law had been violated, no doubt it would be vindicated by the ordinary means which were in the power of the government. With re spect to means having been taken to induce persons to meet for the purpose of celebrating the arrival of the lord-lieutenant, he should only say that such assemblies were not always spon taneous. He dared to say that the procession which accom panied his noble friend (the Earl of Haddington) to the water's side was not entirely without notice. He could not suppose that that procession was brought together without some degree of notice being given to those who approved of hia noble friend's principles ;. indeed, it was not in the nature of things that it should be so. Meetings of that kind could not be en tirely spontaneous,—they could not be brought together on the moment,—they must, in fact, always be produced by previous, concert and settlement. But, if anything of an illegal nature, had taken place on the occasion referred to, if any thing had, occurred that deserved the strong animadversion and severe censure which was intimated, if not absolutely pronounced by the noble earl, he was perfectly sure that his noble friend who was now at the head of the government of Irelanct was so en tirely possessed by the spirit of impartiality and equity—was so entirely anxious to act on the principle Of even and equal handed justice—was so entirely determined not to place himself in the hands of any party or faction whatsoever, that he would administer the law strictly and fairly towards all parties, and that he would be the very first to enforce it against any persons who might have violated it on this, or who should violate it on any other occasion. (Hear, hear.) The noble earl had re ferred to some other facts 'which be (Viscount Melbourne) would not allude to, because be was not in the slightest degree acquainted with them. He could not, however, allow this op portunity to pass without declaring the grounds on which the government both in this country and Ireland were determined to act, and without expressing his certain conviction that those who violated the law would be made to answer for that viola tion. (Hear; hear.) The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wishe6 to put a question on this subject:—He would ask whether the orders for the proces sion had been issued by the protector of the noble viscount's administration, the hon. and learned member for Dublin—he fore the noble lord's arrival in Ireland? If so, to whom was confided the duty of carrying them into effect?—and whether such proceedings had received the sanction of the lord-lieute nant ? After describing what took place on the arrival of Earl Mulgrave in Dublin, the noble marquis proceeded to say, that the government ought to demand of the lord lieutenant of Ire land an explanation of what occurred, and whether that which was alleged to have happened had or had not taken place. Viscount MET...riot:axe thought the observations of the noble marquis uncalled for—het Lord.M.) deptecated . party meetings, but it was not in the power of Lord Mulgiaie o n this side Br thi water to prevent preparations made for his reception in Dublin. After some observations from the Earl of Haddington, the Marquis of Londonderry, and Lord Brougham, the conversa tion terminated. which should be applied to it, upon the books —for him post pone his motion, so as to reserve the consideratiorrof the whole question until a future day, when his noble friend (Lord John Russell)) might be in the house? (Hear, and a laugh.) The Marquis of CH AN nos consented to postpone his motion until the 25th of May • on which day ho gave notice, that in the committee of supply he would move a resolution respecting the distress of the agricultural interest, and the amount and nature of the relief which should be applied to it, not only in the re mission of local taxation, but in reference to the burden of taxes generally. Mr. RICE thanked the noble marqhis for his courtesy, and said he was confident the noble marquis himself would feel it more satisfactory that the debate should be conducted in the presence of his noble friend, wh o se ab s ence from the house could not be prolonged much longer. (Hear, and laughter.) O'CONNELI: IN KERRY. Mr. SHAW.—Sir, I trust the house will indulge me with their attention for a few minutes in a matter personal to myself, but which I would not trouble the house with on that account, did I not conceive that it concerned in some degree their own charac ter and honour. I allude t o a s tatement which a short time sinte I made in this house, and which the hon. and learned member for Dublin (Mr. O'Connell) denied, as entirely with out foundation in truth. Mr. COBBETT objected to the right hon. gentleman's pro ceeding in this strain. Mr. O'CoN NELL also rose to order. Was the right hon. gen tleman about to make a motion or to ask a question ? If he were not going to move something, he could not make a speech. He was only entitled to ask a question, if he meant to do so, but he could not preface it with a speech. Mr. SHAW.-1 am neither going to•make a motion nor to ask a question, nor to make a speech, which I should be at liberty to do if I pleased. I beg the indulgence of the house for a few moments whilst I make an explanation personal to myself. (Hear, hear.) It will be in the recollection of the house, that on the occasion to which I refer the hon. and learned gentle- man challenkea me roacduce; single instance of violence or breach of the l a w h av i ng occurre d in the county of Kerry in connexion with the recent election there; that in reply I said that I had heard on good authority, and believed, that shortly before the election the hon. and learned gentleman had gone to a person of the name of Murphy, a Roman Catholic trader in the town of Killarney, and aske d him whether he intended to vote for the knight of Kerry, that Murphy said be did, and that the hon. and learned member answered, " If you do, I'll have _ . a cross or mark put upon your door," and threatened him with the consequences; and that shortly after Murphy's house was violently attacked, and his person assaulted; upon which the house cannot forget the solemn manner in which the hon. gen tleman stepped forward and called God to witness that from be ginning to end the whole story was false. The Mirror of Par liament thus reports the hon. and learned gentleman :—" Mr. O'Connell rose, and advancing towards the centre of the floor, said—' I declare most solemnly, in the presence of that God, who is to judge me, the whole story is totally false.'" The au thority upon which I made the statement was that of the Earl of Kenmare, the lieutenant of the county, a distinguished no bleman, differing front me in , polities and religion, and with whom I have no other connexion than joitling in that just es teem with which he is universally regarded in Ireland. Imme diately after what had occurred in this house, thinking it possi.: We that Lord Kenmare or myself might have been mistaken or Misled, I felt it my duty to communicate, with his lordship, in order that I might either withdraw or corroborate the statement I had made, and the result of that communication has been, that I am furnished by Lord Kenmare with the fullest corroboration of what I had previously stated. Lord Kenmare has sent me a statement of it, written by Mr. Murphy himself, hearing testi mony. at the same time to the hi g h character of Mr. Murphy, who is a Roman catholic, and the molt eminent and extensive trader in the town of Killarney: he offers to verify his written account by affidavit, or in any other manner that may be re quired of him, and I will shortl; , read it to the house. The let ter is signed " David William 'Murphy," and addressed to the "Earl of Kenmare ;" it commences by stating the unwilling ness of Mr. Murphy to have his name brought before the public, but that in compliance with the wish,of Lord Kenmare, he pro ceeds to detail what occurred between himself and Mr. O'Con- nell on the 6th of January last in the following words:—" Hay. ingbeen told by Mr. Charles O'Connell, Mr. O'Connell's son in-law, that Mr. O'Connell would be glad to see me at Finn's Hotel, I went, and found with him several of his friends and near relatives. He spoke for some time on the election politics of the county, and after some remarks on the knight of Kerry, asked me if it was possible I intended (as he heard) to vote fin him (the knight.) I answered that I did. He said—" What, you ? I will have a black streak put on Your door, and none shall dare to enter it; and if that has no effect, your car shan't pass through Milltown or Killerglin, and in Cahirciveen you shan't have as much room as you could let it down in.' This conversation occurred in presence of his osvn.verynear relatives, and was publicly spoken of by some of them that same night. On the evening of the day on which the election for the borough of Tralee closed (Saturday, January 10) an infuriated mob made a violent attack on my house, and broke my windows, as saulted myself, and were it not for the timely interference of a magistrate with some soldiers who happened to have been sta tioned here at the time, would have gone to extremities which it would have been impossible to check. I may further add, that amongst the persons attacking my house was one with ignited straw. These facts, my lord, can be substantiated by several others than myself, and are in this county quite noto rious." If this written statement, investigated and verified by Lord Kenmare, wanted further proof, I have seen since a gen tleman who was on the spot at the time; I have received vari ous letters on the subject; some have been handed me by hon. members in this house,_ English and Irish, all corroborating to the utmost Mr. Murphy's account, and also that the circum stances are perfectly notorious in the neighbourhood. I will abstain from a single observation on this case, further than to express a hope that I have completely justified my original statement, and I leave it to the hon. member (Mr. O'Connell) to justify, if he can, his unqualified solemn asseveration that the whole story from beginning to end was false. (Cheers.) Mr. O'CoNNELL said it was easy to see from that cheer—that party cheer—what was the object of the right honourable and learned member. When the right hon. and learned gentleman made a charge of this nature before against bins, he had gone across the house, and asked him what was the name of this Murphy, and he (Mr. Shaw) told him he did not know. It was found afterwards, and David was inserted in the Mirror of Par liament, although David had never been used in that house. The learned recorder hid spoken only of a man named Murphy, without . using his Christian name. He did not know at the thaw what Murphy . could have been meant. But- new, by the insertion of " David" in the report, the right hon. and learned gentleman had quite changed the venue of his story. It was' quite a different thing. Before it was stated that he (Mr. O'Connell) went to the house of a man, and on his saying he would vote lot the Knight of. Kerry, that he (Mr. O'Connell) had declared that he would mask his door with a white cross, and threatened him with the consequences. Now it appeared, on the contrary, that a man came to him about something else, and that then he said something to him about a white cross or a black streak. At the time he spoke he knew nothing about this matter; he had no recollection of the conversation, and if he had known that it related to David Murphy, he should have laughed at it. He was not in Kerry for ten days before the at tack on David Murphy's house was made. Why, David Mur phy was a tenant of his ; he had the Standing for his carts at Cahirciveen from him. . Murphy's brother was an agent for the election of his nephew at the time. He remembered, in a con versation that be had with David Murphy in the drawing-room of the inn, Murphy said to him that Mullins had better look, to himself, for his (Mullins's) father had died without assets, and owed him money, and that Mr. Mullins must now pay him or he would n o t vo t e f or hi m . He (Mr. O'C onne ll) th en jokingly observed to him, that if Mullins paid the debt, and he voted for him afterwards, he (Mr. Murphy) would be bribed. He did not know what h e might have said about the Knight of Kerry ; he was then canvassing against him with all his might, and he had done it successfully, (" Hear, hear," from the ministerial benches.) But it was an idle jocular conversation, from which he anticipated no consequences, and from which none did re sult. Ile should not have remembered even so much of this conversation if after the trial which took place for the attack on Murphy's house, which he saw in the newspaper, he had not written to Kerry to inquire about the matter. He was in Dub lin engaged about his own election when the atttack on Murphy's house was made. There was nothing serious in it, as had been stated • a couple of windows were broken, and the assault on himself was so trifling that it could hardly he proved. It was only taking him by the collar, or somethi - ng of that kind. It originated in his striking a little girl who was going past his shop-door, crying, "No knight ;" he gave her a slap on the cheek, which nearly knocked her down, and her friends it was that broke the glass. He saw, too, in the Tralee paper, that David Murphy. on his cross-examination, was asked why he voted against Morgan John O'Connell, the nephew of his old friend, to which he replied, that the contest was not with Morgan John, or he would have plumped for him. As to Lord Kenmare, there was no man under such a compliment to him (Mr. O'Connell ;) he was indebted to him for £40,000, and his lord ship had certainly treated him with unqualified ingratitude. In violation of his promise he had given his support to the Knight of Kerry, and, disappointed in his electioneering projects, he had entered into an holy alliance with the learned recorder to annoy and accuse him. (Laughter.) The question, however, was now altogether different, even as reported by the right hon. and learned gentleman in the _Mirror of Parliament. The trans action first alluded to was totally different from the present, and if the question was now put to him as it was formerly, he should meet it with as solemn a contradiction. He apologized to the house for trespassing so long on them, and wished the right hon. and learned gentleman joy of his .occupation.— (" Hear," and laughter.) Mr. SHAW, in explanation, stated, that as to the name of David; lae-iimnediately discovered it by reference ta .a letter, and mentioned it to at least twenty persons, that the parties.to the assault on Murphy had pleaded guilty, and now were under sentence of some months' imprisonment; and with respect to the hon. gentleman's statement, that Lord Kenmare had pro mised not to take any part against his nephew, he (Mr. Shaw) was authorised to state, that Lord Kenmare had never made a promise to that effect. He also observed, that there could be no cross-examination, as the accused pleaded , guilty, and were sentenced to some months' imprisonment. He also denied that he had reported either his own or the hon. and learned gentle man's speech in the Mirror of Parliament. Mr. O'CoNN ELL positively denied the truth of Lord Kenmare's disclaimer, and said he could prove it. He stated also that there was a cross-examination, Murphy and two others hiving given evidence before the prisoners pleaded guilty. There was no attempt to deny that Lord Kenmare was indebted to him for £40,000. (.. Oh, oh," and laughter.) He again declared that he had no idea David Murphy was the man alluded to on the former occasion. Mr. M. J. O'CoNNEr.c stated he had in his possession a letter from Lord Kenmare, dated the '27th of December, in which he stated, " It is not my intention to take any part in the election." He added, in reference to the charge of intimidation, that the majority of the electors in Killarney voted for the Knight of Kerry. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Lord Brtour; HA Al presented a petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of London, praying for a re peal of the nett spaper stamp duties. The Marquis of BUTS presented petitions, praying (as we understood) for increased church accommodation, from Kirk wall and other places in Orkney. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up several private hills; which were read a first time. The Duke of BUCCLEUGH presented petitions from Jedburgh and other places in Roxhurghsire, for protection to the Protes tant establishment, and for measures to promote its extension. Their lordships then adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS,—FRIDAY. The Speaker took the chair at half-past three o'clock. Mr. E. N. Parker, who was introduced by Sir It. Inglis and Sir J. Y. Buller, took the oaths and his seat. Sir M. S. STEW ART moved the second reading of the Glasgow Waterworks Bill. Read a second time and committed. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY RILL. Mr. MILER presented a petition froth the clergy and other inhabitants of Bath, praying that a clause should be introduced into the Great Western Railway Bill to prevent travelling on it on Sundays. The hon. member gave notice that he would move the insertion of a clause to that effect in the bill. Mr. POTTER said this was a most extraordinai y petition. I f they were to entertain petitions of this kind, they might as well pass a law that the people of England should not eat on Sun days. (Hear, and a laugh.) There was no restriction on the travelling on turnpike-roads; why should there he a restriction in the travelling on a railway ? Was it not probable that many who would travel to church that way would be prevented from doing so by having this convenience denied them ? He would oppose the insertion of any such clause in the bill. He should like to know how many signatures there were to this petition. Laid on the table. IRISH CHURCH. Mr. W. S. O'BniuN asked the right hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the report of the Irish Church Commissioners had been vet received, and when they proposed to proceed with the church question ?-- Mr. RICE replied, that the report hsd not yet been received, but was soon expected. The government would feel it at once their duty and their interest to bring on the question . ,of the Irish church as speedily as possible. AGRICULTVIIAL DISTRESc. Mr. RICE, put it to the noble marquis (Chandos) whether it would not he better—seeing that there were four notices of mo tions respecting agricultural distress, and the amount of relief right hon. member proceeded at great length to repel the charge of insincerity brought against him by Mr. Roebuck, who he accused of having betrayed what transpired at what was understood to be a confidential and private interview. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. Mr. FRANCIS BARING moved the following grants, which were agreed to : £22,700 to defray the expenses of the revising barristers at the last registration of voters. £130,000 for the civil contingencies of the year 1835. A short debate arose on this motion, in the course of which Dr. BOW RING said, that " many of the individuals who repre sented England at foreign, courts did not represent reformed England." (Cries of "Oh ! oh !") ARMY ESTIMATES, Lord HOWICK moved a vote of £109,558 for the yeomanry and volunteer corps. Mr. 11 um - . moved as an amendment that the vote be reduced to £30,000. His intention was to strike off entirely the sum of £48,650, charged for calling out the yeomanry on permanent duty, which he thought unnecessary, and to vote half the re mainder, that is, for six months only : Lord HoWicx said that the keeping of the yeomanry in a state of efficiency was more economical and less onerous to the people than to ballot for annually, and call out the militia. After a short discussion the committee divided, when the numbers werb— For the resolution 77 Against it Majority against the amendment... 60 The Chairman then reported progress, and the house resumed, IMPRISONMENT FOR DERT. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on moving the further considera tion of the resort on the imprisonment for debt bill, said that it was his intention to propose, instead of the house sanctioning th,e bill as it stood, it should be referred once more to a select committee. He hoped, however, that no new evidence would be taken, as they had two ponderous folios of evidence alreadv. Mr. FRESHFIELD inquired what was intended to be dime with reseect to the judges of the Insolvent Debtors' Court in the event of the act, which was temporary, and would expire, if not revived the next session, after June, 1835, being suffered to die a natural death ? The ATTOLNEY-GENERAL said, that no doubt the situation of those judges would, in such a case, be taken into consideration. If the court was abolished, he hoped the public would have the benefit of the services of those judges in some other capacity. An hon. member expressed a hope that the committee might be empowered to take evidence. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that there were no facts upon which evidence was wanted, and to accumulate another folio of fresh conflicting opinions would be a covert way of defeating the bill. Mr. CA RRUTHERS, without intending a covert opposition to the bill, pressed upon the hon. and learbeil gentleman the neces sity of taking further evidence. The bill was then referred to a select committee, which was appointed. - The oaths' abolition bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. MERCHANT SEAMEN,Ri“. Sir J. GRAHAM, in moving the second reading of the merchant seamen bill, observed that, as seviral alterations had been made in the bill, it might be mare convenient that it should be read a second time, and committed pro forma, when it could be dis cussed on the third reading. The bill was accordingly read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. Leave was given to bring in several bills,• after which the house adjourned at one o'clock. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT,-FRIDAy, MAT 15. WOOLWICH MURDER.—Patrick Carroll, aged 32, a corporal of marines, was indicted for the wilful murder of ElizaLeth Browning, on the 27th of April last, at Woolwich. He was at tired in a shabby suit of black, and appeared much dejected, holding his head downward throughout the trial On being called on to plead, he replied, " NOE guilty," in a low and tremulous tone. The facts of this barbarous murder have so recently appeared before the public, as to render repetition un necessary. Mr. Henry Parkins, surgeon in the marines, in his examination said, he considered the prisoner was not in a con scious State when he committed the act. Mr. Justice Parke re minded the witness that he was answerable to God and man for what he stated, and then asked him if all excitement was insan ity? to which Mr. Parkins replied•in the negative. The prisoner made no defence, and the foreman of the jury, in returning the verdict, stated, that he was requested by his brother Jurymen to express their strong opinion of the impropriety of soldiers wear ing their side arms in the street.—The prisoner was then called up for judgment, and the learned Recorder proceeded to pass on him the awful sentence of the law, which he did in a most feel. ing and impressive address. The prisoner was ordered to be conveyed to Maidstone gaol, his offence having been committed in the county of Kent, and to be there executed on Monday, (yesterday) morning; his body to be interred within the pre cincts of the gaol. The prisoner, during this address, ap peared considerably affected ; but at the conclusion left the bar with a quick firm step. The learned Judge directed that the She riffs of London and Middlesex should assist the Sheriffs of Kent in conveying the prisoner to gaol. The court was crowded to excess during the trial; at the conclusion of which the prisoner was conveyed to Maidstone in a post-chaise, accompanied by the Under-Sheriff, &c. His mind seemed to have been made up to his fate. SATURDAY. Samuel Mitchell, a very respectable-looking man, 39 years of age, and described as a messenger in the Treasury-office, was indicted for stealing 20 seams of paper, 20 reams of writing paper, 100 books, 20 lbs. of sealing-wax, 500 pens, and an ink stand from the Treasury Chambers, the property of the King. Mr. Adolphus stated the case for the prosecution.. John Carter, police inspector, was then called 'as a witness; but, a consultation having taken-place between Mr.C. Phillips, counsel for the prisoner, and Mr. Adolphus, and a communica tion having been made to the prisoner, he withdrew his plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty. Mr. Charles Phillips then very strongly recommended him to mercy on the ground of the excellent character he had previ ously enjoyed. He had already, by the offence of which he was guilty, lost a situation of £l5O a )ear in a government office, which would have kept himself, his wife, and family comfortable for life. Mr. Adolphus said the government could have no vindictive feeling towards him; •and, considering the punishment he had already suffered in the loss of his situation, and the excellent character he had hitherto sustained, he also strongly recom mended him to the merciful consideration of the court. The Common Sergeant.—Aw 1 to understand that the go vertiment recommend the prisoner to mercy ? . . Mr. Adolphus. —Oh, no, my lord. They leave your lordship to deal with this case as you would with airy other. The Common Sergeant.-1 can have no wish to deal in any other than a lenient way with the •prisoner; but I must recollect that I have a duty to perform to the public. Mr. Charles Phillips then proceeded to examine witnesses as to the character of the prisoner. Mr. Wm. Holmes, of No. 10, Grafton-street, a gentleman well known in the political world, and who had for many years been Treasurer of the Ordnance, stated that the prisoner had been eleven years in his service ; that he had received the stro'tigest recommendation with him; that during the eleven years he hail been in his service he had conducted himself in the most exemplary manner; and that be parted with him with the greatest reluctance.. Ile procured for him the situation in the Treasury. • Mr. George Arbuthnot, of the Treasury, the private secretary of Mr. Stanley, spoke of the'prisoner to the same effect. • Mr. Charles Phillips then said :—My lord, I have a long list of most respectable witnesses to speak to the character of the prisoner, but 1 presume it is unnecessary to occupy the time of the court by calli-g them. • The Common Sergeant.—lt is quite unnecessary. From the respectability of the situation he so long held, as well as from the conversation I have had with several gentlemen who know him, I am as much satisfied as to his previous good character as if you were to call a hundred witnesses; 'but I have, neverthe less, a duty to perform to the public; for that purpose I sit here on this case, as in every other, and I do not see how I can pass any other sentence than one of transportation. If the govern ment had recommended him to mercy, I should have no diffi culty as to how to deal with the case. Mr. Phillips.—My lord, it would be out of the question to suppose that government could recommend the prisoner to mercy. That would be a recommendation from the govern ment to the government. 'The Common Sergeant.—My doubt is whether the court can deal with this case in a different way from that in which it would deal with any other. Mr. Phillips.—My lord, this is the priioner's first offence, and your lordship has always made the observation and acted on it, that that ought to mitigate the sentence. The Common Sergeant.—That is in cases where -servants have robbed their masters. Mr. Charles Phillips.—This, my lord, is a less aggravated case • here no person has been robbed , it is only the public. The Common Sergeant.—Well, I have still my doubts whether the court can act differently in this from what it would in any other - case; but I shall speak to the judges on the subject. The prisoner seemed remarkably unconcerned, smiling and nodding to every pet son he knew in the court. Christopher Charles Foster, aged 35, was indicted for forging, on the 17th of December last, a bill of exchange for £BB4 with intent to defraud James Henry Trye. There were several counts in the indictment, varying the form of the charge. And Jonas King Murphy.was indicted for aiding and assisting Fos ter to escape, well knowing that he had been guilty of forgery. The prosecutor stated that he carried on the business of an exchange brokerand merchant, and lutdlarge bill transaetiens with the prisoner, Foster. The bills were endorsed B Chester man. One for £790 with such an indorsement, was returned in February, and the prisoner was sent for and told of the fact. Foster asked to take the bill and would bring the money, and said that Chesterman was a man of large property, and worth £30,000. That lie was a wine and spirit merchant in Lincoln's Inn-fields, and resided at. Brixton. Ns'arious other bills he took from the prisoner, and one endorsed " B Chesterman," for £880; he paid for it £B5B by a cheque on his banker, which he gave to a person who represented himself as a clerk of Chester man. After that, the prisoner presented other bills endorsed " Chesterman," but he refused them, and told the prisoner that no such person as' the acceptor was living at Sligo. In February, when the £790 bill was returned, the prisoner took the bill away, and in an hour and half brought the money for it. The bill for £BBO became due the 14 th March. On that day witness re ceived a note by post to this effect :—" for £BBO is a forgery, due to-morrow in Dublin. Foster is going to see him." Still, he had no suspicion. On the following Monday they would know the fate of the bill, and he requested Foster to call upon him and see about it. They never saw him again till he was in custody in April. The bill was returned protested on the Wednesday. Had often seen Foster write, and he fully believed the whole of the endorsments on the .bill to be his handwriting. LOWER CANADA. Benj. Chesterman said he resided at the Hope in Blackruoor -4 conversation took place between Mr. Roebuck and the street; vas a builder; knew Foster and Murphy slightly; they Chancellor of the Exchequer which for some time was not were both in the habit of coming to his house; the indinsment heard in the gallery. Subsequently Mr. Roebuck gave an on the bill in question was not in his handwriting; he would not account of an interview which took place between him, Mr. undertake to swear that he had not authorized some person to Rice, when Secretary of State at the Colonial-office, and two 1 use his name; he had a bad memory. In answer to the court deputies from Canada. Mr. Roebuck represented Mr. Rice as he stated that he found a docu men t - i n his handwriti " Lent condemning the policy of hi s p re d ec e sso rs, and asking a fair my name to Foster for eight h u ," - and there it stopped; trial for himself, and proceeded to reflect upon the right hon. I had no recollection of it till then. gentleman's o f the other Judges,. gentleman's personal and public character in no very measured Mr. Justice Parke, with the concurrence terms. He concluded by asking whether the right honourable directed the prisoners to be acqnikted. gentleman had ordered Lord Aylmer to pay £31,000 out of the The prisoners were ordered hi bedk a i ne d. military chest in the care of the Receiver-General, or whether On Murphy's application to the Court the £lO he had, and this sum was paid out of the colonial fund ? the £4l) which Foster possessed before they were committed, Mr. RICE was not sorry that he had not interfered with the were restored to them. ,e hon. gentleman in the course he had thought proper to pursue. • . . William Bone was capitally indicted for breaking andenter- It was a question affecting his, personal honour as well as his ing Shorediteh Church, and stealing twelve maces, value £20., conduct as a public man, and therefore he was naturally anxious to give it a direct and immediate reply. He however protested 'and other property. against the great inconvenience of having Several witnesses were examined, who gave arh rte account questions of impor- I Lance, personal and public, thus brought forward without notice. of the breaking into the church; and a policeman stated that It was an irregularity which if adopted generally must prevent the prisoner came to him and inquired what reward was offered for the persons who had robbed the church ? He was told £2O, justice being done to any subject, and altogether impede the public business. The question the hon. member had intro - • when he declared himself to be the thief, adding that he should be transported for life, and that was what he wanted, as he duced was one of those Which on grounds personal and publit ought not to be lightly disposed of at a casual discussion; ands knew,he should do something that would hang him. Prisoner then described the property stolen, and said the maces fetched him " ' . • ' if without personal and public inconvenience he could have remained silent, he should' have* been well entitled to decline •. r and : wa . isce., s t_ fonnel answering the question until the documents which the hon. The prisOner said nothing in defo guilty. gentleman had moved for were on the table of the house. The MAY 19, JF,IS. THEATRE•ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. The NEW COMIC PANTO M INE having been greeted with the loudest testimonies of approbation, will be repeated every Evening until further notice. Mr. KEAN, of the Theatres-Royal Coveat-garden and Drury lane,. is Engaged for a Limited Period. and will make his Second Appearance this Season This Evening. In consequence of the enthusiastic applause with which Mr.. Kean was received in the character of the DUKE OF GLOU CESTER, the Play of RICHARD the THIRD will shortly be repeated. THIS present TUESDAY, the 19th in nt, w ill be . per - formed the Comedy of A NEW WAY TO PAY 0 DEBTS. Sir Giles Overreach To conclude with the New Grand Co c Pantomime called the MAN IN TH OON ! Or, HARLEQUIN LUNATIC a the EVENINO STAR • The New Scenery Painted by essrs. Parker Johnson, and Assistants.---The Machinery and Trick+ made by, and under the direction of Mr. Willmore.—The Pantomime produces under the Direction of the Brothers Ridgway. Harlequin... .Mr. J. Ridgway. J Pantaloon.... Mr. F. Jonas. Clown. Mr 'F. Ridgway. Columbine Mademoiselle Marie. TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the Tragedy of OT H E I. LO. Othello, Mr. Kean ; lago, Mr. Stuart, principal Tragedian of the Theatre-Royal, Bath, his first appearance here ; Emilia, 1 1 Mrs. Stanley; Dearlemona, Mrs. Shaw. With the NEW COMIC PANTOMIME. ZOOLOGICAL GAR ENS. AIR. ATKINS, Proprietor of t • above Gardens, beg* _LYJL leave most respectfully to a• 'ounce to the Nobility, Gentry. and Inhabitants of laver! e .1, that the BAZAAR istri FANCY FAIR will be held TH Day, and a grand exhibi tion of FIREWORKS, under the superintendence of Mr. L. GTNGIML, of Vauxhall, will take place in the Evening : The Gardens and principal Buildings will be splendidly illuminated. A Montgolfier Balloon will ascend from the area of the Gardens in the course of the evening. Cbe Eibtrpool eStanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1835. We have papers from New York to the 25th.ApriL These contain an able exposure, by means of a parlia mentary committee, of the enormous frauds committed under the sanction and protection of government in that " glorious" republic. We give the following from the. New York Daily Advertiser as a specimen : The Washington Telegraph of April 21st contains a part at the report of the Senate's Committee on Public Lands, on the subject of frauds committed at the sales of such lands, and of Indian Reservations. The committee, for the purpose of making a thorough investigation of the affairs of that department of the public concerns, were authorised to send for persons and paPera, and to grant commissions to take depositions, where the at tendance-of witnesses before them could . not be had. In giving an account of their proceedings, the committee say, "that most of ILO persons who have been large purchasers of the public lands, in connexion with combinations or companies of spaces lators, who were summoned to give testimony concerning the frauds practised by such companies, have either declined or ea sitively refused to appear before the commissioners and testify" And it is added, -that "Many of the speculators were persons filling high offices in the states in which the public lands pur-: chased by them are situated, and others possessing wealth and influence, all of whom naturally united to render this investiga tion odious among the people ; and in this manner influenced numerous witnesses to refuse their testimony to facts within their knowledge, touching the matters into which the committee were instructed to inquire." They then go on to say, that the commissioners were in some instances threatened with personal violence; that all who testified were denounced and put in fear by those whose conduct was the subject of scrutiny ; and that in one instance the life of one of the commissioners was attempted, which failed, • but in the at tempt the assailant lost his own life. These fraudulent practices have been carried to the greatest extent in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. In the first of those states it appears, that " an organized band of speculators has been formed, with a large capital, on which immense pur chases have been made of the public lands and Indian reserva tions, in the tracts of country lately ceded, to the United States by the Creek, Choctaw, and Chicasaw tribes of Indiana. The first proclamation of the President of the United States-for the sale of the lands acquired from the Creek Indians, by the late treaty with that tribe, was promulgated only four wirksbefOro the sales took place; and, consequently, the inhabitants of that country had no opportunity of procuring the necessary fundet* purchase the small tracts of land which they had settled and cultivated ; nor, indeed, did they know, with a few exception? , when and where the sales took place." After reading this statement in the report, no person *ill be surprised to hear, " that none but speculators attended those: sales and made purchases, and that so great were the sacrifices made - in the sale for the want ofbidders, that a single section ins& Lid off at about eight-hundred dollars by the agent of a compa ny and sold on the nest day for as many thousand dollars as it he' cost the purchaser hundreds." . . That this department would prove, upon a ihoronifi to be thoroughly'corrupt, we have not for a long time en tertained a doubt. ' This report will probably disclose map, facts and transactions which will confirm this belief. Indeed, the few instances contained in the part of the report which has been published, go far to establish the impression that it is 01- hued with fraud from end to end. But who can be surprised at this when it is seen that men aro kept in offices of great importance who are not only altogether unfit for their places but whose conduct proves that little or to regard is paid to the laws, or anything else but the interests er individuals' and the promotion of party •views and objects Why is the postmaster-general continued at the bead of a de partment, after the repeated exposure of facts and transaction 4 under his superintendence, for which he ought to have been im peached and degraded by a formal sentence of the senate, nnless it be on the score of personal favouritism, or because such services as he renders are necessary to the party who rule the country ? And when such gross misconduct it; disregarded bY the executive power of the government, can it be a matter surprise to any person that advantage should be taken of such a pernicious example in other departments, and give rise to frauds and every other kind of mischievous practice. We have not commenced the publication of this report, rut knowing what the length of it may be. If practicable, we 0,411 endeavour hereafter to give it in full, or at least to take such further notice of it as we may find convenient. . The John Porter, Captain Jenkinson, arrived here btt Sunday from Halifax, having been only fifteen days Or e the passage. We have, consequently, letters and paper` from that colony to the 3d of the present month, but thof do not contain any matter of much interest. We have also, by the Mountaineer, Captain Williams. files of Jamaica papers to the Bt‘li April. " The same com plaints of idleness and insubordination are made, but the colony was tranquil. The following is from the Despet. 4 of the 6th April We are sorry to announce the loss of his Majesty's schoofOr Jackdaw, Lieutenant Barnett, on the reef off the north end of Old Providence, on the 12th of March, four days after the Oil" tog of the vessel from Port Royal. The officers and crew were all saved, and arrived at Port Royal on Saturday in his ty's barque Gannet." We forget who tells the story, but it is some one wile has wrjtten sketches of men and manners in the United States of America. In iblit Wiik a singular and anu s " ing sort of rogue is described, who began life as a paltry thief, amassed a considerable fortune by lying and cheat' ing, became a citizen of powerful influence, built * steam-boat, which, on its first voyage, blew up, he him' self, its proud owner, being the only person who 1 " 14 killed; We do not say that Lord MELBOURNE and his presen t cabinet are like the man and his steam-boat in. the atm" anecdote ; but we cannot help thinking that there ig something in the conduct of ministers, and those iglu' are intimately bUt secretly connected with them, %ilia ) must inevitably lead to a similar catastrophe—A BL OW UP ! The suhint is not only a , painful one—it 'is one which heaps inexpressible humiliation and deep (lisgr a** ! upon the people of England. , It places the British nrn. tion in reposition which it has rarely been placed in be fore, that of countenancing as high and responsible O cers of state, as ministers and legislators, or as the pa trons and protectors of ministers, men who have no re spect for truth—men who care not by what means th ey accomplish certain ends,—and who, to cover the meal'', they employ, resort to the beggarly and paltry vice of falsehood. . The good old English designation of the party guil t - 1 n l, of this vice is--LIAR. It is an ugly word, we ad mit, an it is repulsive because it conveys to the senses all the m° - ral degradation which the vice confers. The schoolmis tress who punishes or reproves a child for what she l pleased to call fibbing, when she knows the child has hoe ° telling lies, encourages tire sin, and, to a certain esta t ', --• makes herself a party. The Fre nch carr y this mode o f arraying vice in an innocent garb farther t h an any °the; people ; hence the most abominable offences are spokoa t 'h, Itrippingly by some soft name which has no relation t o ever to the vice or the crime. '''Englatrd; we regret .t: Say:is fist : folloWing in the - femme:pi - UT Frarteep-e44 A Sti A :/ear f `~~ ~ i , tiler ( it be dery Ti ce hate, one, ialar who eqn; En g li can tall( Rog 41er, the tLe toy, guil thi s ha s !if (