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rill-1E creditors who have proved their debt s un d er a fi st in 11 bankruptcy awarded and issued forth against JOHN WILLIS, of Live:pool, in the county of Lancaster, merchant, dealer and chapunin, (cat vying, on busieess at Li ver p oo l afore said in copartnership with John; iirinthy tSwainson as mer chants, under the firm' of Willis avid Sax:risen, i are requested to meet the assignees of the estate and effects of the said batik rupt on WEDNI:SDAY, the 2.5 th day . of !larch iuttant, at Two o'clock in the afternoon, at the Office of Messrs. Fosniu and LLOYD, Soli c itors, - N o. 7, Exchange-alley, in - Liverpool, in the said c o unty o f L an c a ster, in order to sanction, confirm, and allow all and every the measures taken and the acts done and payments - made by the provisional assignee ',appointed under the said fiat prior - to . the choice iif assignee tor the benefit of the sail bankrupt's estate; and also to ssent to or dissent fruit the s-iid assignees selling or disposi g of either to the said rsons whomsoever the bankrupt or to any other persen or household furniture and plate, and ter personal estate . and effects of the said bankrupt, either 1 public auction or private iiii / contract, or partly by pubic auction and partly by private con tract, and either together or in such lots and upon such credit or upon such security, either personal or otherwise, as the said assignees may think expedient, and at the risk of the said hank ropes estate; and also t o assent to or d i ssent from the said as signees employing such person or' persons as agents, account ants, and assistants in the United Kinadoni of Great Bream and Ireland, and in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada, and the United States of America, or elsewhere, either by virtue of powers of attorney or otherwise, as the said ass guess shall think • it expedient to at range and adjust the books and accounts, and to collect the outstanding debts due to the said bankrupt's es tate, and to the assignees allowing and paying to the said - agents, accountants, and assistants suck commission allowance, cow- . pensation, or salary as to the said assignees shall seem reason able; and also to assent to or dissent from the said assignees paying . out of the said bankrupt's estate certain costs and ex penses incurred prier to the opening of the said fiat, and a:so to allow and confirm all acts, deed s , buVings ceilings,' disbursements, dealinas, contract, and trilt;sactionc payments, of the said assignees already, nr which may in the meantime he, executed, made, done, entered into, Or transacted by them in unit about the trade and business, and in the management, preservation, cud disposal of the said bankrupt's estat e and effects, or soy part theteof; and also to assent to or dissent f rom the said as signees or such , persen or persons so to be einplmed by them as aforesaid commencing , prosecuting, or defending any suit or suits at law or in equity for the recovery or p ro t ect i on O f any of the said bankrupt's estate and eflects, or to the s a id a s s i gnees or such person or persoms so to lie employed b y them as ac m e_ said compounding, sulanitting to arbitration, or otherwise ad justing, settling, and arranging any matter or thing whatsoever relating to the said bankrupt's estate and effects, and generally to authorise and empower the said assignees to act for the bene fit of the said bankrupt's estate in such way and manner as they shall from tigie to time he advised, and on other spec i a l a fi a i r ,; . 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NOTICE IS fiEIiEBY thatbyindentnre bearing date the 9th day of Mardi instant, EVIL lAM ALLI - of Liverpool, in the county of Lin • stcr, victualler, did assign to trustees therein named all b . estate and effects fur the equal benefit of such of his credit( as shall, within one calendar month, firm the date thereof, e cute the said inden ture, now lying in the Otli..e of Mr. ROBERT iioDGfiliS, of Union-buildings, North John-street, Liverpool aforesaid, Soli citor, fur their signatures. And those credit,rs,who shall ne glect or refuse to execute the said indenture iil be excluded all benefit to be derived therefrom. Dated this 9th day of March, 1833. Emper tat Varitamtnt. HOUSE OF COMMONS,—WEDNESDAY. (Continued from the LIVERPOOL STANDARD of Friday.) 'ORANGE ADDRESS. Mr. FINN, seeing- the Right lion. the Secretary for the Home Department in his 'hate, would repeat the question which he had put on a former night, in consequence of having seen a statement ►n the-Court ,Citealror of the - 26th Feb., that " Viscount Cole had presented 182 iitidres3es frtmi - the orange men of Fermanagh, and other phiees, congratulating his majesty on the exercise of his royal prerogative, and expressing their confidence in his present servants"—" whether such addresses, professing to conic from orange associations, had been pr.:- sewed in that character to his majesty rn Mr. Gouuttais said that it was not in his power to inform the hon. member whether the statement which be had read was accurate or not, but he believed it was a matter of course to present. to his majesty ail addresses that were properly and respectfully worded. A long conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. Shell gave notice of a motion on the subject. The Speaker then left the chair, and the house resolved itself into a COMMITTEE OF St.PPLY. Sir T. FREMANTLE moved that tho coin of £28,381,700 be granted for the purpose of paying off Exehequer-bills. The hills in question„ were charged upon the aids and supplies of 1831 and 1835. They were about to expire, and the present vote was required to pay them off, or in other words to issue others in their place. The motion was agreed to, as was the next vote of £621,50 , ) for public "works. The house resumed, and the report was ordered to be received. CHESTER CRIMIN ALS' EXECUTION BILL. On -the motion of Mr. Jervis the house went into committee on this hilt, Mr. Richards, we believe, in the chair. The AT'fo iNfiv-CENEaat. rose to propose an amendment. Whatever might be the legal interpretation put upon the act, it was certainly Out, the intention of those who framed it that the duty of executing criminals for offences committed within the city should devolve upon the sheriff of the county : Matters had, however, come to such a pass. that the grand jury of the county of the town threw out all bills for capital offences which might give their sheriff the trouble of superintending an execu tion, and the grand jury of the county did the same for their sheriff. lt was, however, a great question whether this duty ought„ in consequence, to be thruwu on an officer like the con stable of the castle of Chester, of little or no station, and of little or,no -responsibility. (Hear.) Nobody, before - this bill was lirought in, ever dieamt of those functions being committed to that officer, vet the preamble of the bill stated that, doubts haying arisen whether the sheriff of the-city of Chester or the sheriff of the county should perform the duty of executing cri - urinals for offeuces committed within the city of Chester, the unstable of the castle of Chester ,should execute that office. ',lon. members would, he thought, agree with him that a gaoler, a mere subordinate officer, receiving a smail salary, and 're movable at .he pleasure of the crown, ought not to have the -uporintendence of a cerennthy which required to be attended with every circumstance that could impart to it the character of stnenmay. .u.iess a great impression was proouced upon the mind of the public by the execution of a criminal, he thought the loss of life was hardly to be justified. He was not for ex _tending the punishment of death—he was for abolishing it wherever it could be done With safety (cheers;) and he thought it would tend greatly to lessen its effect if the infliction of it was to be left to a subordivate officer. There was something unseem ly, also, in the gaoler of the criminal beings his executiouei. He was aware that in law the sheriff had the custody of the criinival's person, but it was not in fact under his charge, and the union of the two offices, which would be created' by the bill, would be most distressing to the feelings of the unhappy person to he executed. Ile proposed, therefore, that instead of saying that an act should be passed to remove doubts which had arisen as to the jurisdiction of the sheriff>, the act should recite, that whereas the sheriffs of the county of the city of Chester were by law liable mud were used and accustomed to execute all et imin ale executed for offences committed in the county of the city of Chester, and whereas since the . passing of the said art the said sheriffs have executed such criminals, the said sheriffs shall in ratite obey the order of the judge of assize, in the, same man ner as they before obeyed the order of the Court of Grand Ses sion, with reference to such execution as aforesaid ; and the sheriffs of the county shall in like manner be bound to obey the order of the judge of assize in respect to the, execution of criminals convicted 6f capital offences committed within the county of Chester. He should be sorry to see the juJges of as size deprived of the power of ordering, in a very large county, a person to be executed near the place where the crime for which he was to suffer was committed. His noble friend the Chief Baron of the Exchequer to this day contended that the sheriff of the city was liable to the duty which his auiendmeut would declare belou 4 ed to hint, and that duty was perhirrned till somebody scauned the act of pat liament with a comets legal eye, and discovered what was supposed to be a flaw in it. The hou. and learned gentleman couctuded by proposing his amend ment. Sir J. CAMPBELL said he differed from . his hon. and learned friend opposite. his opinion was that it would be better to ab 'Ohio from legislating on the suliject altogether, anti to leave the question under debate to be settled by a judicial t r ib u n a l. The last trial had gone off on a technical point; but no doubt an opportunity would he afforded of having the .point decided by a court of law. The hon. and learned member therefore opposed the amendment, and moved that the chairman du leave the chair. _ Mr. Mutt:ix said he thought that those duties which fell on the sheriff for the county . of York, fot instance, and the sheriffs of almost all other counties, ought also to devolve on the sheriff Of the - county cif Chester, and that there ought to be a declara• torsi act passed to that ef f ect. 'the SoucrTau-GENERAL was very much inclined, to think that the question ought to be left to a judicial decision. In his opinion both the sheriffs of the county and of the - city were bound to see tie sentence carried into execution. lie had no doubt, however, that the learued judges, when they went that circuit, should again they find any unfortunate persons requi►ing to be left under the sentence that had given rise to this question, would take care to order that the shericlot the county and of the city should see that the sentence of the law was executed. It was certainly necessary that some step of some kind or other should he adopted to prevent a repetition of the agony that the tate Chester prisoners had been made to undergo. Mr. JEavis believed that it was almost the unaniumusopinion of the house that there should be some act passed on the subject. Mr. O'CONNELL agreed with the view tukcn by the mem ber for Bradford. , "Mr. Wit.tiaA HAM made a few observations which were. not distinctly heard. • Mr. AGLIONBy said he considered it was the bounden duty of the legislature to pass a deelar-ito.y act, with the view of pre venting that which had taken place taking place again. Sir J. CA Meat:Lt. explained, and withdrew his motion that the chairman should lease the chair. Ile would agree with what appeared to be the feeling of the house—that 10 remove all ilaubt in future, a declaratory act should be pas s ed, a nd con curred therefore in the amendment propOsed by the hon. and . learned attorney•general. ,Mr. Ewaur supported the proposition of the hon.and learned, member (Mr. Jervis) with a view of assimilating the practice . as t 4; the execution of criminals and the general liabilities of the sheriffs of Chester tn. that. of other contrite& After a few words from Mr..Goulburn the committee divided, when there appeared—Ayes 115; Noes 35.—Majority 60 in fa vour of the attorney-general'i amendment. The other clauses were then agreed to, and r the house having resumed, the report was brought up. IMPRISuNNIENT POR DEBT. Sir J. ex xspriELL rose, pursuant to notice, to move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish imprisonment fin debt, except in cases of fraud, and to amend the law of debtor and creditor.— Leave given_ The learned gentleman postponed hit other motions. DiVISIoNS OP THE HOUSE. Mr. WARD moved for a committee to cousitler the best mode of publishing correct and uuthenticated votes of that house. Motion agreed to and a comini:tee appointed. , COURT OF SESSION, SCOTLAND. The LORD Anvocsrti said, that the moti,n which it was now his duty to submit to the house was intended to carry into afi•ct the recommendation contained in the report of the commission ers appointed under a loyal commission to inquire into the sta te of the courts of law in Scotland. The learned lord concluded by moving fur leave to bring in a bid "for making certain al terations and reductions in the establishment of clerks and officers attached to the Court of Session in Scotland, and to diminish the expense of judicial procedure in that court." Leave given. IMPRISONMENT POR DEBT IN SCUTI.A.ND. The LORD A DVOCATIi moved for leav:s. to bring in a bill for abolishing in ,Scotland imprisonment for civil delAs of small amount, for rendering more available the process cf Cc s.4 o borwrom, and 'for restraining the arrestment of wages. Leave given. _ _ Oo the motion of Mr. W. E. Gladstone, the select Committee on colonial mititary expenditure was ieappoiuted. Sir J. CAMPBELL brought up the impias , minent for debt bill, which was read a first time, and ordered lobe read a second time on Wednesday, the 18th instant; also the bill to awed the law relating to wills, &c., and the bill t o f ac ili tate the enfranchise ment of copyholds, butts of which were read a first time, and ordered to be read A second time on the 11 th instant. On the motion of Sir T. Freemantle, a return was ordered of the aggregate amount of. notes issued by private and joint-stock banks in Englaml and Wales during the past year. Mr. B. Tucvoa moved for returns of the number of con victions which had taken, place during the years 18.3.3 and 18.31 under the sale of beer act; also' a return of the number of li censes issued under that act during the same period. Sir T. FEEEMANTLI6 was understood to object to the first re turn, on the ground of the ditfiipity correctly to furnish it. To the second return he had no objection to offer. After a few words from Mr. M. Philips, which did not reach us, Mr. TREVOR withdrew the motiou for the first return, but pressed fur the second. Mr. RUTIIVEIS said that he thought, as the hon. member meant to ground some important measure on the return, the subject ought not even now to be entertained at so late an hour and by so thin a house. Ile should certainly oppose the motion, unless the hon. member consented to postpone it. Mr. M. PHILIPS hoped the hon. member for Dublin would not persist in his opposition, as such a proceeding upon a mere matter of course would greatly tend to impede the progress of public bitsincss. (Hear, beat.) blr. ItrTnvt.:s moved that the house r'do now aujourn. II The SPEAKER said that the bon. member would perhaps eon• sent fixing the days upon which certain election petitions then on the table should .be taken into consideration, before the question of adjournment was pot. The petitions complaining of undue elections and : returns fur the boroughs of Kinsale and King's Lynn were then mitered to be taken ioto consideration on Tuesday, the 7th of April, and .second petition, complaihiog of an undue electi,,n and return for the city of Dublin, was ordered to he taken into considera tion with the first petition on Thursday, the 19th instant. The house then adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock to Fri day next. • HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY. The. Duke of GonooN presented Reci:•al petitions from' the counties of Ross, Aberdeen, utd Roxburgh, praying for pro tection to the established church. The Earl of itODEN said he •tose t o p u t th e ques ti on t o the noble duke (Wellington) of whirl) he had given notice a few days ago. It teas, whether it was the intention of the govern ment to propose any estimate during the precut session of par liament for the purpose of supputting the national schools in Ireland? The Duke of WELLINGTON SAM it Was the intention of the government to propose such an estimate in the other house, and it was intended that it should be greater this year than lust, be cause of the necessity of new buildings. The Earl of RADNott then rose to bring forward his motion respecting the oaths necessarily taken by students at the Uni versities (Loud cheers.) It would be in their lordships' recol (cajun that during the last session of parliament a hi!) teas br u n g lit up from the other house, having for its object to admit persons into the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge without taking, the oaths now necessary. That bill was thrown'out; but during the discussion upon it one of the rev. prelates then pie- - rriE - Li V L:ii.llo-0T: sent (the Bislrip of Exeter) had taken occasion to say that none of those who had passed through the Universities had been perjured but himself (Earl of Radnor). That certainly gave hint little uneasiness; but'frein the whole at the discusSion upon that occasion he, having been eutrnsted with the conduct of the bill, had been induced to look putty closely into the matter, and he must also confess that the more he did so the more he was inclined to press a review of ail the oaths taken at those institutions upon the house. Now he found that the only way in which he bud been perjured was, that he had - not attended 'certain lectures, of iv hich lie had not only never been informed by either his puulie or piivate tutor; but lie believed for certain that none such were ever delivered now; yet every - one entez ieg the Universities swore that he would attend them- (Laugh ter.) In so far was he perjured, but in so far also was every one who had pasied through the University. ( Hear, hear.) The resptinsibility, he contended, rested nut upon the boys who took the oaths, but upon the authorities who forced thcui to take them without at any time attempting to make them aware of their nature. The first part'of the 'mill was unobjectionable, but with the second he could not agree. It stated that those only were Perjured who refused to submit tq the punishment which the University thought due to the olfenre. /Now that, in his opinion, went at once to put a stop to all the value of an oath. A witness in it• court of justice was sworn to speak the truth, but according to the interpretation put upon the matter by the learned Universities, if that person was wiiling to stand in the pillory for a time, then hi was re;ieved of his oath. ( Hear, hear.) In toe opinion the ado: aim of such a course would have the effect of setting aside the value of any oatns whatever. There was a further matter on which persons were deciaied to be per jured, where they took oaths and incurred seine incapacity front taking office, unless they removed that incapacity by dispensa tion. Now, with respect to where dispensation should tie granted and where it should not, the decision rested on certain statutes. and the manner in which these statutes were framed he (Lord Radnor) considered to be an intolerable abuse; for it was stated that they had committed the crime of perjury who al lowed any of those statutes to fail into desuetude. (Hear.) He thought that some alterations ought to be made in the oaths that were required to be taken. Ile was thankful to the noble duke opposite (Wellington) for having done all iu his power to make the alterations, but he believed that he had found the per sons he had to deal with were not quite so pliant as some noble ibikes in that house. (A taught) With respect to the Univer sity of Cambridge the only return he required was the oath ad ministered to persons upon matriculation. He wished this return because he thought it absurd to call upon boys of 15 -or 16 to pledge themselves to support an institution for the rest of their lives. The noble lord then concluded by moving fur the returns of which he had given notice. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, the noble lord having been kind enough to communicate to him the motion which he in tended to make upon the' subject he had now brought under their lordships' l consideration, he had considered it his duty to consult those who were most intereted in these inquiries, .tad had obtained the full consent of those persons to produce the. papers which were the subject of the noble lord's motion. When the noble lord had received the information that there was no objection to the pniduction of those papers he ought to have in formed him (the Duke of Weliingtou) that it was his intention to make the statements he had thought 'proper to make that evenin_ , , and he Would have been prepared to meet them. • • The Bishop of CIIICHESTER said that all the time he was connected with the university he always took especial care to explain to young' men the meaning and nature of the oath, which hound them to nothing wore than to a submission to the lawful authorities under which they had solemnly placed them selves. Dispensations no doubt were easily granted, but, being snore a matter'of form than anything else, much otherwise could nut reasonably be expected. Lord Buolli lIAM did nut wish to prolong the discussion, as, perhaps, he knew no more about the matter than the Chancel lor of the University cf :;itfird. (Laughter.) The present custom had a tendency to make people take oaths without knowing what they bound them to, and necessatily caused oaths to be wore ligticy dealt with than they ought to be. The result of his observations was, that as these statutes wet e no longerap plicable to the are theylived in, and circumstances now exist ing in the universities, .not only they ought to be repealed, but ,that oaths should no longer be administeied upon such frivolous and tritliug circumstances. They ougsit' not. to swear to obey a statute they could evade by paving sixpence or eightpence. The Marquis of C.l M I,LN brOlee a few words, but was totally inaudible in the gallery. The Earl of RADNOR said the right rev. prelate had misun derstood him, for he had brought no charges against the uni versity. lie complained, indeed, that they did not always take the pains to explain the oaths, as the right rev. prelate said he always had. I'li3 other remark, that dispensations were too easily granted, the right rev, prelate seetneu to agree in, and he contended teat they c•intil not be granted in so free a manner consistently with the statute itself. The Bishop of tiocriasTiia said that the students only bound theuiselves to preserve the dignity and honour of the univer sity. 1 he motion was then put and carried. Mr. HUME brought to the bar of the house certain papers from the commissioneis of the port of Arundel. The house then adjourned to Monday at ten. o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FnmAy, After some petitions had been presented and the reports of some private bills been brought up, Mr. ANGEHSTEIN and Mr. BARNARD presented petitions aoainst the weights and measures bill. ° Lord EBRINGTON was understood to state it as his intention to in reduce an act for the amendment of last session. It would extend the time allowed for the rectification of weights and measures, and exempt from penalties all those persons who had sent them to an inspector legally appointed. Mr. RoLoccx hoped that the noble lord, before he introduced his bill, would not omit to consult some persons who hail a knowledge of the subject. A more rii:uculous, vexatious, and inconsistent measure than. the present bill had seldom been issued even out of that house, which had promulgated more bad laws than any other assembly.. Lord FBI:If:G*10N said that he should propose to refer it to the consideration of u select cummittee. • mitted to escape with impunity? The hon. member proceeded to detail, from the evidence of Colonel Napier, several cases of extreme wretchedness among the paupers at loreshford. The workhouse consisted of a miserable collection of hovels, iu which the paupers were kept withont lire, or sufficint clothes, or co vering, to an inclement seasmi of the year. 'The unhappy in mates complained of cold and hunger and were surrounded with INlen and women between 70 and S.) had been re:breed from 2s. to Is. 61 per week. Some had beds but no bedclothes: and the sick were unprovideif with medicine or attendance. A family, consisting of a maim and his wife and several children, were allowed So sinalLa coin that they must have perished from hunger but from the aid of private charity. The hon. gentle man was proceding to quote other cases of extreme privation with a view to show the culpable conduct of the overseers and churchwardenS of the parish, when Mr. Gout.aUßN said, that if the ho . n. member for Bath would allow of the interruption, he (Mr. Goulburn) thought he could state what might satisfy the hon. gent:eman, and save the time of the house. The transactions in question had only recently come under his cognisance, but he had no hesitation in saying that, from what he had learned of the case, he should feel it his duty to see that it underwent 4 judicial investigation. (Hear. hear.) This being the case, he thought the hon. member would see the effect of entering upon the details of the transac tion previous to that investigation must be to interfere wits time proper.administration of justice. (Hear.) The petition was laid upon the table. ' • SUPPLY,—THE ESTIMATES. Lord J. RUSSELL rose to inquire whether it was the intention Of the right lion. baronet opposite to ask, in the course of next week, for any vote in thu estimates for• the naval or military service ? Sir R. Prim said it had been intended to move the navy es timates in committees of supplv on Monday next, but ha was almost afraid that they would not be printed and in the hands Of members in sufficient time for that purpose. He should therefore postpone to propose any vote in committee of supply until Friday next. Mr. IlusiE entered into a conversation with Sir Roar. Peet. respecting the salaries of the speaker and his secretary, and also about the speaker's service of plate, and the remuneration to the speaker's chaplain. After these subjects had been dis posed of, Mr. Hume thought it fair to inform the rie,hi hon. ba ronet, that when the question of supply ca:ne under consilera tion, he should submit the the house the propriety of 'voting the estimates for only six mod Ant, (cries of " for three months only,") in order th a t th e h ouse may have an opportunity of seeing what measure. the ri..ht hon. baronet will propose. (Cneeis from the opposition.) The report of the committee of supply was then received. After a short conversation. in which Mr. Jervis, the Attorney- General, and Lord R. Grosvenor took part, the report on the Chester criminals' execution bill was brought up and received. - - ADDRESsES FROM ORANGE AND 011IER SOCIETIES. Mr. Snuff. rose to move "that there be laid before the house a letter written by Lord Manners, when Chancellor of Ireland, to J. Johnston, Esq., a justice of the peace, relative to the it— gality of Oran;e societies; also copies of any opinions given by the Attorney and Solicitor-Genera. for Ireland as to the legality of such societies, from 18 . .5 to 1827 inclusive; also a copy ,of rdas.e. s z e s to his. Mainsty from the members of Trinity College .Orange Lodge, from the Duke of Glocester Orange Lodge, and' from the City of' Dublin Orange Lodge, which last ass agreed to at the Merch.oits . -hail on the sth of December last; also co pies of the answer to those addresses, and to the address of the Orange Lodge of the county of Down ; also copies of the ad dress to the Xing from the members of the council of the Bir mingham Political Union, and of his Majesty's answer thereto." The house would mine:fiber that in a conversation which took place on Wednesday last, a question arose as to the -legality of Orange societies, and it was s.iid that there was uo legal decision by which their illegality was established. He found, on look ing•back to the debates which occurred in that house, that on the 29th of June, 1813, Mr. Wynn, a member of the present cabinet. brought the subject of Orange lodges before the home, and distinctly declared his opinion, founded on an Irish act passed in 17 9 9, that those societies were illegal. In that opi nion Mr. Canning and Lord Castlereagh concurred, and inde pendently of the question of illegality, the existence of Orange societies was upon that riccasiou generally reprobated as tend inglo interrupt the harmony a hich ought to prevail in Ireland. On the 29th of March, 1827:Mr. Brownlow brought a question connected with Orange societies beta(' the house, and on that occasion the present secretary for the home depattment referred to an opinion given by Mr. Plunkett, when Attorney-General, which was sustained by the then Solicitor-General for Ireland, and now Chief Baton Joy. The opinion of Mr. Plunkett and Mr. Joy was, that Oran ge soc i e ti es were ill ega l. To that opi nion the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Goulburn) referred; and he went further—he produced a letter written by Lord Manners to 'Mr. Johnston, in which his 'lordship expressed his dissent from the construction which Mr. Johnston put upon. an .act of parliament, and stated that the processions of Orange societies must be illegal, because the societies themselves were illegal. The bon. and learned gentleman, after calling upon ministers to declare honestly that the difficulties of their situation com pelled them to have recourse to the orange faction for support, and that it was their intention to restore its ascendancy, con cluded with submitting his motion in the terms stated at the commencement of his speech. Mr. Goulburn, Mr. F. O'Connor, Sir R. Peel, Colonel Per ceval, and Mr. O'Con ne ll seveially addressed the house on the subject of this motion. At the close of Mr. O'Conueli's speech Mr. P. SHAW said, that he had never belonged to au orange lodge, never approved of them ; but contended that the learned member (Mr. O'C.) had failed in his attempt to prove that they were i:legal. They never bad been pronounced illegal by any competent authority. As f ar as h is own op i n i on went. it had been always again s t th ose soc i et i es; but was he to show no deference for th ose w h o diff ere d from him ? And be Would tell those who in England k new not hi ng of the actual state of so ciety in Ireland, that what might very well and properly apply to a wholesome and natural state of things Miwht he wholly in applicable to a distempered and disturbed condition of the coun try. (Cheers, and counter cheers.) He knew what that cheer meant, but he must be allowed to say it did not conic with a very good grace from those hon. gentlemen on the other side of the house, who - now presumed to complain of a state of things which their awn conduct had produced. (Loud chests.) It was really too bad. Oh yes, they trembled, forsooth, at the thought of tin exclusive association; and who were they who old so ? Why, those who all their lives long had signalized themselves as the instigators, creators, and abettors of such as sociations. (" Hear, hear," and a cry of "No, no," from Mr.. O'Connell.) The hon. and learned gentleman said no ; his delicate iferves altogether shuddered at the thought of an ex clusive association, (hear, hear,) which put one in mind of the wiry of a giaiit Nstio alt his life had been fighting'liith wind- Irut at last died of eating fresh hotter. (Loud . laughter.) Wa. the hon. and le arne d gen tl eman no t t h e author of the Ro man Catholic Association, which co amine was au exclusive as sociation? (Hear, hear.) Mr. (MON N EL L- 7 1'l lere were at least 1,500 protestants in it. Mr SHAW euntinued.—The hon. and learned gentleman found it convenient now to say so; but the house knew his cha racter perfectly well. He did not mean to be personal; but with the hon. and learned gentleman's public character it.was quite consistent that he should say one thing here and another in Ireland. But he would remind him of particulars, which he defied the hon and learned member to core radict or deny. • On the,occasion of the hon. and larned member's last election fcr Dublin, the Court-house being divided, a large body of mil singe men were placed' on one side, when that hon. and learned gen tleman said to them, -" What a pity it is that those foreign invaders, those Englishmen, should try to sow dissension among us, there is a b so l ute l y no rea l diff erence b etween us, orangemen and Catholics." (ffear.) Formerly it was the habit of Roman Catholics, cbmmenno sting the birili-day of King William, to walk round his statue in College-green, and on a late occasion the sane hon, and learned member, addressing a party of orangenien, said, ‘• There is no difference between us ; do but assist Inc to repeal the union, (loud cheers,) and let us get rid of those Saysenachs, and I will join you in celebrating the me mory of King William ;" and he (Mr. O'Conneli) alisolutely got up on the table and showed them the step by which, a rm-in arm, they should march round the statue. (Loud cheers and laughter.) Yetithis was the very body whom that hon. and learned gentleman afterwards denounced, because they would' tint adopt his suggestioes of rep ea l, as a bl oo d y, b ase, a n d cowardly facti on . (Cheers.) Such were the means which were taken in Ireland to allay irritation and compose party differences. Ile now cam e to offer a few observations with respect to SO UH NNortEIV an individual as himself. He had beets described by the taus. and learned geetleurtn as one who had been all his life a viol, lit partisan ; but the particular honour to which he referred, as having been conferred by the present government, he (Mr. Shaw) had never in the remotest degree, or in any manner, solicited from them. 1 Hear, near.) The hon. mem ber for Drogheda, as if to furnish an instance of that sort of courageous nonchalance with which some persons can plunge, at all hazards, into circumstances of which they ate totally igno rant, rather than not purchase notoriety by some means or other, that hon. member had said that agitation had made him (Mr. Shaw) a judge, a member of parliament; and a privy councillor. declared ou his honour as a gentleman, and when he made that appeal he did so with equal confidence to both sides of the house (hear, hear), from the time he sent to the' bar until he obtain e d his peseta judicial situation, and from that time till the dissolution of parliament, when he was returned to that house, he never interfered in any thing to which the epithet of agitation could attach any more than the child unborn. (Cheers.) Perhaps it might be said that his father had been connected with Dublin politics at the time; but there was a reL makable eveut-which occurred in his father's political life very shortly before .he ceased to• he any longer member fur the city of Dubnu, atter having enjoyed that honour uninterruptedly for 22 years. (Hear, hear.) Was that an accidental thing? It was a notorious tact that he lost that honour by voting for Roman Catholic emancipation. ( Loud cheers.) The right hon. and learned gentleman then referred to the manner in which Mr. O'Connell had denounced the "Orange Knight of Kerry," well knoWirig that that benevolent and high-L.intled landloid, that psefuj country gentleman, that ornament to society. had always beets the opponent of Orangism, and abandoned friends and office in support of the Rowan Catholic claims. (Hear.) And why did he call him Orange? Why, in order that he might point at those. who voted for him as ,objects of assassination. The lion, and learned member had stated publicly in Dublin, and had it published in all his newspapers, that whatever mis creant Roman Catholic, or whoever voted for the Orange Knight of Kerry, should have placed over his door a death's-head and cross bones. (Loud and vehement cheering.) He knew not. what construction English gentlemen would put on that expres sion; but would the hon, and learned member-for Dublin ven ture to submit it to the judgment of any independent and honest 'mind?—would he venture to submit it to the opinion of the Inman Catholic Lord Lieutenant of the counts- of Kerry? Lid he not know what was the opinion of Lord Kenmare? But the hon. and learned member talked of allaying animosity, and throwing, oil on the waters of di scor d w hi c h t ia a so long troubled Ireland. ( Hear, hear.) Would England any longer softer that. unhappy maintry to be distu'rbed by the selfish ambition of one man who contrived to enrich hiinseif on the poverty of his de luded countrymen?, (Loud cheers.) Ile congratulated the noble lord opposite (J. Itussell) on the accession which he had received in the hun. and trauma] member—whom the noble lord and his colleagues described altruist by twine in the King's speech, for nobody could mistake the application, as the cause of all the iusuborainatilin that prevailed in Ireland. (Hear.) lie was not anxioul to take up the in,:iscretions of one party or another, fur neither orangeintn nor Roman Catholics were alto gether immaculate. L'ut without indulging in mutual reyrimi nation, he must say that this country shomd look to it that, agi tation was not alaaved to proceed in its social disoi ganisation. (Ilear.) The present was lint a time for acting pally tactics ut regard to th a t country. (Cheers.) He trusted t h ey wou ld nut Hut act on su c h priucipies, whet, circumstances were so urgent, wheu the questi on to h e detideii was, hether they should have awirchy without the shadow of government, peace, education, and security for property, or a general scramble; whether there should be safety for life anti liberty, or .whether they should live nodes the hour}' midnight murdere a r P , l itiri a ' l 'i : * ; l" t i e 6 cl iu and fle urged lu r u i agi tator? (Loud and continued cheering.) To that t h e quesiion came, and this country must d ec id e it souti—whether in Ireland t o kn , g y they were to enj o y th e common rights anal rational liberties ot assassin r s t s a i • lj kl a e n ss d the British freemen (hear, hear), or—and when he put the alter native he looked to the hon, and learned member for Dublin— . Mr. O'CONNELL.—And 1 160 k to yeti. (A laugh.) Mr. Suety.—Speakin g with the utmost sincerity they should have to decide as Englishmen whether thus shoulu have in Ire land common rights and liberties, or be iloomed to wear the heaviest yoke that ever slavery norised—the iruu despotism of one single dictator, wielding his destrumive sway for every evil purpose through the passion s and physical force of an ignorant and deluded multitude. (Loud and continued cheers.) Mr. O'Dwyer, Lord John Russell, Sir H. Hardinge, and Mr. O'Connell also addressed the house on this questi.m. -The notion was agreed to. .Dr. liowitlNG moved for some returns, which were ordered. OR ANGIi INSTITUTION. Mr. O'Cortrv . ELL give notice that on the 27th of March he would move a resolution "That the )range Institution is ille gal, and ought to be suppressed." n;‘:etplinclTY OF DUTIES ACT. Mr. G. F. YouNG 2ave notice of a motion on the 12th of May for the repeal of this act. • fit.SINESS OP THE HOUSE. The SPEAK ER gAve notice, that in consequence of the num ber of petitions to he presented, some of which were highly important, he would take the chair on Monday, the 9th inst., at three o'clock: The house then adjourned at eleven O'cloik. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHAMPTON. INDICTMENT FOR STIRRING UP DISSENSIONS AND LITIGA- Tsos.—At the Northampton assizes, on Thursday, Wm. Ward, aged 43, was indicted for having, within the last three years, gone about sowing dissensions and proioking to litigation the inhabitants of Bricksworth and other places, in Northampton. This offence is termed by the law barratry, and in the ancient law books is treated of at length ; but, for many years past, it h s not been the subject of any indictment. The defendant, who is a man of great bodily powers, and of considerable shrewdne s s, was well known to those who had attended the Northampton assizes for the last five years. The first case against him was that he had incited a person named West to re sist the payment of half a year's rent to his landlord, the Earl of Winchilsea; that during West's imprisonment he amused him with stories of putting in hail and conferring with special pl , aders ; that he afterwards advised !inn to bring an action uLtainst a person who rented one of Lord Cardigan's farms after West's ejectment for non-payment of rent; and that in all the course of these procecdin , rs he drew from the misguided man upwards tan!. The second case was that of Mrs. Welford, keeper of a little public-house. He managed to get reversed a conviction of her son for cutiing down cherry trees, and then. by amusing her with declaraiinus that the jus:i c es ar owners of the trees should be compelled to make some co sation to young Welford, obtained from her £20., teas, with lette rs reques ti ng more m oney, so th a t IA hew: woman could not eat or sleep, and at length urged her so to sell her furniture, her pillows, and even her feather provide him with Money, which he claimed to be due ti In the third case it appeared that he had induced a po , :r and baker, named Poole, of Warwick, to bring thirteen a against Mrs. Moore, the widow of his brother-in-law, whk leaving a small property. A great deal of perjury was c. •,. mitted at his instigation, the widow was thrown into Kiwi. £27 were, in the tourse of the proceeding., extorted fro► by the defendant. There were other vexatious eases in wbi the defendant had commenced actions against various perso in his own name. The defendant, who declared that his M object had bee: i n . .to defend weak persons from the oppression ir lawyers, was found guilty and sentenced to ttro .years' im prisonment. NI AI: ( hi, ":35. in what shares it was divided, but there was nine pounds to e very man, There was some dust, but altogether it made up nine pounds. He considered the transaction as perfectly ho nest, and did mention it at Liverpool before the mayor. I)oble also mentioned it in his presence. None of them said any thing about it when examined at Bonny. There were two silver watches and a gold chain, which Doble and Kewark glt l iue divi,ion. For the witch and guar d D o bl e a ll owe d fi ve sh lams round. Kee ark allow e d no thi ng for the oth er wa t c h. 1 t was the whole of the property. There were two muskets on board but nu pistols that he knew of. . There were nine white men on board, and the black men must have knowu of the arms. Did not know that the black men had received any wound, though there were two killed of the white men. He heard Gould say that he struck one of them on the hand. Re-examined by the court.—He arrived at Liverpool about six weeks ago, and before he arrived he saw Doble and Gould Did not see any others of the crew before he was examined. He stated to the mayor of Liverpool that he was sent house a prisoner, but was set at liberty without any bail. The steward and carpenter were ill in the cabin. The steward was burned, and died in the boat. The carpenter he never saw after having fallen on him when he fell through into the cabin. The two prisoners, so far as he saw, were mild inoffensive men before they attacked him and the captain. They had no business with the arms. Botlibear was on the deck fur two hours before he struck bins; and, though he was standing near him, he saw no arms in his hands. William Kewark broke open the box and said, " Here is some money, and we will sha re it amongst us." They were three hundred miles from any laud, anti he did not thins the two prisoners would ever have got to it: they were seven hundred or eight hundred miles from their own country, to which the ship was going. William Kewark (or Rourke) was a seaman on board the Amelia. On the night in question he was at the helm till twelve o'clock, when he was relieved b - v Stubbs. Witness then cast the lead, by order of Captain Glascoek. He then went forward, and sat looking over the bows. There were on the deck the captain, Stubbs, and himself, and Jombo and Botli bear. The latter was on the watch. Jotubo had been in the cabin attending a sick man, and was often up and down. He had sat about an hour in the bows before he heard any alarm, On looking round, at the cry of " Murder" from Stubbs, he just saw him fall down. Saw the two prisoners, awl on his going aft they cause to meet him. Botlibear was close to where Stubbs was when he heard the cry of " Murder." He saw J •1! h - Aber side of the deck, close to where the captain not see any blow struck at all before he met .r had a cutlass in his hand, and Jumbo a war sled to get off when he saw them so armed, and him on the head. On receiving that blow, he cutlass, when Jumbo struck him again. That he captain was lying before. Did not then see , as a great deal of blood on the deck. Did stain struggling with any one across the deck,. 'e seen it had such a thing taken place before he ads attacked Several other witnesses were examined. The prisoners denied the charge, and were ultimately ac quitted. PRESENTATION OF TIIE COMMONS' AMENDED ADDRESS TO illS MAJESTY, ti ( From a Correspondent , of the 7'111161j- • And now with respect to the presentation of the amended ad dresp, which }ou have already twice noticed. Your readers may some of them be acquainted with a song called the Chris tening of little Joey :" the corti , ge on its way to church is thus described— " But such a queer procession Of seedy coils and Newgate pals ! 'Tis almost past expression I" Let me tell you of what I saw of this dirty affair. I met the Speaker and members casually in Pall-mall, and I was forcibly reminded of that verse in the sung by their appearance—men iu dirty boots, and not very clean shirts, and great coats, to present an address from the assembled commons of this mighty empire to the representative of its majesty on the throne ! How will the tradesmen of London, an - 1 the industrious mechanics work ing fur them, like processions of this kind? Dirty boots and great coats (had the day been hut, the bearers would have slung the latter over their aims) instead of court dresses, neighing steeds, and sparkling equipages ! However, this much I will say for those who were so shabbily imbed, or so philosophically averse to parade, that as soon as they get into race, the public money will endow them with the faculty of making a better ap pearance, and will also smooth down the roughness of their equalizing principles. Neither were all so coarse of mind, or so negligent of person : the group was, strictly speaking, motley, and " motley,". the great poet says, "is your only wear." '1 here were carriages in the procession as wed as foot passengers and cabs; and this may be taken as a sample of the prusent opposition. There are many gentlemen in it who regret the company by which they are surrounded—men of high talent, united to true consti tutional principles, anxious and determined upon reform as a conservative measure. What will these men do tinder the con tinuance of the Peel administration ? What Sir Robert Peel did, we apprehend, under the existence of theirs —support the minister by detached votes in his several measures of constitu tional reform; and further, as they are already doing, take every possible opp or t un ity o f s h owing t h e i r ave sion to th e i r more fiery allies, whose adhesion to them they feel to be dis gia..eful and inkarions. LEGAL STARVATION. We have said so much about the pour-laws' amen d men t ac t , that it is sc a rc e ly necessary to say much more, we would hope, to induce the legislature to re-consider and reform this most anti-English and anti-Christian measure. Still, we cannot avoid pointing out what occurred in Southwark on Wednesday as most distressingly iilustrative of the wui king of the new.sys tem, which it would seem compels both magistrates and central commissioners to starve the poori Anne Leicester, a young tvirman, applied to Mr. Alderman Ansley fur an order to go into the Poorhouse, her out-dour allowance tieing only sixpence, and a log/'twice a-week ! The alderman replied with feeling—" My pour woman, what can I do?—the new law forbids magistrates to interfere." Ile then read the following letter:— "Pnor-law Commissioners' Office. Somerset House: "SIR,—A female pauper, named Mary Wood, delivered the enclose.l paper at this office this morning, stating that she had been desired to do so by the sitting magistrate at the Town-hall, Southwark. "The poor-law commissioners for England and Wales do not doubt there is some mistake in this matter, as the law is kno%n to exonerate (!) them from the duty of attending to particular and individual cases in which relief ma y b e d eman d e d ; but they have thought better toirammit the paper to you, in the hope -- that you will be good enough to .direct any person at.the roan- ' hall,'Southwark, nut to refer pauper applicants to this board. " Yours obediently, "The Sitting Magistrates, " E. * CHADWIC K Sec." Town-hall, Southw ar k." , So, between the two parties, people are to :tane because they are iodic/di/cis! In the name of heaven, fur shat were the commissioners appointed? RICHES OF THE CLICRCM Su much has been said of the enormous riches of the'r lturcb," and so many exaggerations have been indulged in with respect to the bloated rectors, (as our adversa ies elegantiy term the clergy,) that we are anxious to place before our readers the fol lowing extract front the report made by the church commissioners appointed by the late goyer nment—bein g the amount of church revenues for 183.5 : Net annual revenues of bishops £160,930 ~ Ditto of cathedral and collegiate bodies.. 272,822 And the value of the beneiices of England and Wales which have "cure of 50015" is well exhibited in the following scale :- 294, the incomes of which are under --- -- • 1:50 ' 1621 £so and under 100 1591 1(X) l5O 1355 l5O .%00 1964 , 2(X) 3)O 1317 300.. 4OO 830 4OO 5OO " • sth 5OO 6()0 337 6OO 7OO 217 7OO 129 BOO a9l 9(XI. 1000 • 13i lOOO • 1500 • 31 l5OO - 2000 - 18 • 2000 and upwards. We need not make any remarks upon the above report of the commissioners—it speaks fur itself.. Where is the •` bloa;cd" wea.th of the church STA'I E OF TRADE. • • BRADFORD MARKET.—The demand for goods at this mart on Thursday was much smaller than it has lately been, and very few goods were sold. It was remarked that there was not a sin gle foreign merchant in the market, and consequently tm sales were effected, except fur the home trade. The late tremendous gales have nu doubt had the effect of preventing foreigners trout reaching oer shores. HUDDERSFUiLD MARKET.—There was a good deal of busi ness done in the Cloth _Hall on Tuesday, but without any im provement in prices. BARNSLEY LINEN TRADA.—The staple trade of this town has been very brisk dining the week. A correspondent says there is no time now for the workmen to play at marbles, nor is there any waiting at the warehouses for work - . The manufac ture of damasks is not quite so busy as it hati lately been, owing to the advanced season, bi..t the number of luoms en ployed in weaving drills, sheeting and other fabrics, makes up the de ficiency. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY. MARCH 2.- 2 1'h• market was but thinly attended, and not much business was ,done. The goods sold were principally articles of superior manufacture. rine qualities mil continue in good demand ;- middle sorts are also in request. Bockings.are brisk sale, indeed the deu.and is more than the supply. Blankets, low flannels, and g reys , are less sou g ht an.er. G o ods from 545. up to 48s. or even 1011 x. per piece appear to be most saleable at present. The wool market was rather dull, but prices remained steady. The flannel weavers are in general fully employed at present, but wages are low; many of the weavers have begun to make cot ton blankets in prefereece, as they can earn more by them than weaving flannels. THE FACTORY ACT.—The provisions of this Act, which are just coming into operation, have gi ven r i se to touc h d i scussion of late, ithri have furnished a handle as well for the opponents of all legislatke interfeteuce to protect infant labour, as for those who advocate the other extreme. 'I here is a !hit d party ; too, deeply interested iu the question, and we could not have read the pathetic appeals iu the Mercury a fortnight ago with-, out becoming fully impressed with the awful predicament In which that party stands, even without the array of cseurso type in which their woes weie depicted. It will be seen also that a discussion upon this subject took place in the house of COMMOUS on Wednesday evening, on which occasion the Mill inspectors found an expositor of theirgrievancesinthe person of-Lord Morpeth, who fully agrees with Mr;Baines that these inspectors ought not to be denied the liberty of using their offi cial character and influence towards the concoction of any new .regulations which may become necessary. Now, we will take leave to inform his lordship, without ear-wigging him, that it there is one point upon which all patties are agreed, it is this, that ad the advantage which has been derived from the opera tion of the present "t, has been monopoliLed by the isliipec tors and their soho-dinate officials. The mill-owners have ex perienced nothing but vexatious interference ; the poor factory children have been eased of their ea. wings by the exaction of sixpenny fees, and the inspectors alone have flourished. No wonder, then, that they should be anxious to afford their disin terested assistance in the formation of hew regulations, and wor may be quite sure that in any altetation they might suggest,. due care would be taken to perpetuate the necessity of their ser vices. But the mill-owners and patents of factory children will hard.y be so simp'e as to imagine that their representations to the legislature wilt be improved by thus passing through their Official sieve, if there be one thing clearer than another in the • matter, it is that the home secretary has taken the only straightforward. business-like view of it, by directing the in spectors to confine themselves to the administration of the law, as it stands, without assuming t o th emse l ves the funct i on of in cipient law-makers, and leaving parties aggrieved to apply al once to the proper source of remedy the government and legis lature.—Leeds latalliyenest. a tnen, j„, t o Ki on the oth Lnd the w , . .•n g . Did , DM pen- t utlibear sed h - .einv ilde - • ck o fa • - , e be • e 11 to hi ix; mill apt actions an , , , have ho died teas attack.l. ORANGEMEN AND TITHES. Mr. DOBBIN moved that there be laid before the house copies of the proceedings at an investigation at Armagh of some trans actions near that place, in which certain magistratesand orange men were concerned ; also of the proceedings at au investigation of a tithe affray between the police and occupiers of a farm, at which one men was killed, and several wounded ; and also of the proceedings at an investigation of a disturbance on the IGth of January, when fourteen houses belonging to catholics were -tired by orarrgproen: Tliceerietoyos otolid sh“ , .. -Low the .lives and property of the Catholics were protected. Sir H. WARDINGE objected to the motion that the honourable member had not Kit en regular notice of it. If the honourable gentleman would give time fur the completion of certain at range merits and inquiries there would probably he no objection to laying upon the table of the house the required papers. 'I he iuvesii„, ,, atious in question were, he -believe o, not as )et cum .pleted.- On the rebommendation of the Speaker the bun. gentleman withdrew his notice. • RELIGIOUS WORSHIP IN SCOTLAND Mr. CiTLAtt Ffinottsom presented a petition from some place in Kirkcudbright, signed by one-fourth of the popolation, play ing the house to consider the state of religious e nd mural in struction for the pout in Scotland. A great proportion of tlio,;e who signed it wet e of the working chicses, and they stated their deep impt ession of ilia great importance of promoting the ex tension, efficiency, and piety of the church of Scotland. This was a question of great Importance, both in Scotland and Eng land. It was to be considered whether the poorer classes shoutd be provided with the means of attending religious worship or be altogether debarred, as the petitioners said they , at present were, from convenient access to pieces were divine service was per formed. It was nut incumbent on . him to state auy plan for providing those means. as the Chancellor of the Exehequer bad ,stated his intention to bring forward a plan for effecting the same object. He trusted that it would be such as would satisfy the people of Scotland, who were deeply interested iu the subject. Mr. C. O'Dwvcit presented a petition from a man (whose name was not heard), complaining of the oppressive treatment lie had experienced front the ni,igistrates of Carlow. Some ob jectious to the reception of this petition were raised on the ground that it only cmitained tho mark of the petitioner. The merits of the petition were discussed at some length. The peti tion was eventually laid ou the table. The hon. gentleman afterwards presented another petition front Thomas Butler and Judith his wife, on the same subject. Mr. KAVANAGH denied the truth of the allegations contained in this petition. It was, after some conversation, laid upon the table. FINANCIAL. STATEMENT. Cul. Evatss inquired of the right lion. baronet when he in tended to make has financial statement ? Sir R. PEEL said, that if it were to be extorted from him by premature motions, he could not undertake to answer; but that would be a very inconvenient course. It would he fur more convenient to wait till the usual period when the estimates would have been brought forward, the amount of the revenue for the year ascertained, and the general demands for the public ser vice fixed. Na'hen that period had arrived, the chancellor of the exchequer was called on to make a general statement, em bracing the amount of the estimates and demands to be Pro vi:ied for, and explaining the sources of revenue by which those were to be supplied. That was the ancient course, and in his opinion the best that could he pursued. Mr. HUMS differed in opinion from the right hon. baronet, and thought the common-sense view of the sul ject preferable tv any practice, however ancient or well-established. He ad mitted that the practice had been to vote money without know ing whether we had it in hand or no', or hoW the general supply was to be applied. lie entered his protest against this practice and princii,le. The house ought to be m a de acquainted with the state of the revenue at 3S earl .) . a period as possible. /iir R. PEEL said it would be a very inconvenient course to postpone the estimates until after the usual financial conkkititv cation hal been - made; yet such must he the con , equence• adopting the hon. member's princi:de. If he recollected rightly the hon. gentleman was sometimes in the habit of pressing rather impatiently that the estimates should be l a id before the house at au early period. (Hear.) NEWSPAPER PENALTIES. Captain Pt:et-It-1C asked the hon. and learned member for Exeter, whether he thought he should be enabled to bring in a bill for the relief of the proprietors of newspapers, .rho were at present exposed to certain penalties for unintentiunal violations of the stamp act ? The penalty for omitting- to specify the resi dence of the printer of a newspaper was £lOO, and in some cases informations to a very lar'ge amount had been laid. It was de sirable, therefore, especially as the assizes were at haul, to have the matter set at rest. The Soucyron-GcsEnAt. said it was his intention to have given notice on Monday (perhaps he might be permitted to do so now) of a motion for leave to bring m a bill to indemnify proprietors Of newspapers who had ceglected to con.ply Cilia certain provisions of aSth Geo. 111. (Hear.) • T iff, , Pouit LAWS. • Mr. Iloaarc k rose to prez•ent a petition from Colonel Virtu, Napier, complaining of cruelty on the part of the parish officers of Freshford to the paupers of that pat ish. The hon. m e mb er read the petiti on , an d d e t a iled several cases of great wretched ness and destitution, arising out of inadequate allowances to paupers,-in the district in question, but the statement was very imperfectly heard in consequence of the low tone in which the hon. gentleman spoke, and the position he occupied in the house. lie observed that the poor law amendment hill had been passed with aNiew to the relief of the poor, and •in order to raise them from a state of distress and degradation. The bill originally contained a cl.inse for the. prosecution by the commissioners of persons who should iiltreat or act with el trellV towards paupeiti, but , that wholesome and necessary power or prosecution was taken away in the upper house of parlia ment. See the situation of the poor as the law now s t„ 0 ,1 : the pto cons injured were. poor and destitute, and had no redresS against their oppressors utiles% their case happened to be taken up by some benevolent private instil/Ana.. Cases of cruelty anti oppietsion ought not to be left to the chance or charity of Mdividuals to putitsb.—it ought to be the busi ness of a public prosecutor to take them up. (11 ea r, hear.) It was mainly with a view to enforce the necessity of establish ing this principle that he hi ought the present case before the house. H e th,ught that the case set forth in the petition was one in which the house should direct the Attorney-general to prosecute. Ile appealed to gentlemen's sense of justice and humanity, and asked them whether the-parties who had been he cause of so much human nriser and suffering should be per- WINCHESTER. At Winchester (on the western circuit) was tried an action for a breach of promise of marriage; the parties were Mortan v. Watson. The plaintiff was a dressmaker (twenty-six years of age) living with her father at Gosport, and the defendant, who twenty-eight years old, was clerk to an attorney. The plain tiff and defendant had first become acquainted in the month of July, 1832, having met at a Mrs. Daniels, in whose house the defendant then lodged. After an acquaintance of four days the defendant made . proposals of marriage to the plaintiff, which were accepted, and on the 27th of July the plaintiff and defend ant went to church to be married. The clergyman having been struck by the manner of the defendant, informed Mr. Minchin, his master, of his intention, wha necosted him trul his intended bride as they entered the church, and strengts dissuaded them from marrying, romarking that arrc.d,tit had no means what-. ever to support a wife. Tlie plaintiff w.ts ronvinced by his rea soning, relinquished all claim to the defenciant.• and left the church; but he acennipanied her home, renewed his promise of marriage, and afterwards wrote her a letter to that effect. When she sent her attorney to him, however, he refused to fulfil his promise; she then slept upon her injuries for two years, not bringing her action until after the death of Mr. Minchin. The judge, in summing up. said it appeared to him that plaintiff had discharged defendant from all obligation to marry her on the 27th ofJuly, 1832, and had subsequently given him up. The jury friund for the plaintiff.—Damages one shilling. OXFORD. At the Oxford circuit an action of libel was tried; the plain tiff is an attorney practising at Reading. and the defendant a gentleman of fortune, residing at Hendon. About two years since the defendant won £36 at cards from a voting gentleman at Reading, named Clarke, of whiCh £2 was afterwards paid ; but, being unable to get the remainder, hepublished bills ahout.the town of Heading, describing the I ransacaat, - stating that the money was fairly won, and declaring " the said Jahn Clarke undeserving the consideration of a gentleman." After this publication the money was paid on the part of John Clarke by thepresent plaintiff, who took an acknowledgment, in which the defendant retracted his former declaration in these words— " Upon further investi , ration I have ascertained that the impu tation in the said handbill is totally unfounded, and that Mr: Clarke is wholly undeserving the imputation thrown upon him." Subsequently the friends of the defendant persuaded him that he ought to have stated in the paper the payment of the money as the true cause of the retraetation of his former opinion; and as the plaintiff, when applied to, refused to permit it to be altered. and even published it. the defendant rublished a pamphlet, con taining the whole of the facts and correspondence, and charging the plaintiff that be had "drawn up and obtained his signature to a memorandum which artfully suppressed some material facts, and placed a false construction on others and had published the same, which he, had expressly bound himself not to do." This was the libel complained of. Mr. Justice Park said both parties were to blame. The de-, fendant had shown great intemperance in publishing the libel,. but the plaintiff was also reprehensible in not permitting the mention of the.ayment of the money in th e document.—Ver dict fur plaiutiff—Damages £4O. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-FRIDAY CHARGE. OF PIRACY AND MCkDER AGAINST TWO BLACK SA MONS. - Joinbo and Btitlibear, the two black 'sailors who were a short thee since charged before the Mayor of Li• verpool with the crime of murdering Captain Glascock of the Ame in, on the 15th August last, and further with having on the Eiih of the same month feloniously assaulted William - Ives • Stabs, a seaman on board the same vessel, with intent to, murder, &c., were placed at the bar of this court on Friday last. The' prisoners pleaded not guilty. Before the prisoners were given in charge to the jury, Mr. Phillips, on the part of the prisoners, suggested to the court that it was not safe fur them to go to trial in the absence of one of the witnesses named Gould. There were other two of the witnesses who had_ been before the grand jury not present; but he cared for no one but Gould. his lordship, he had no doubt, had read over the depositions, and would at once see the reason which was actuating him. After a discussion of considerable length the absent witnesses were ordered to be called on their subpoenas. On that cerembny taking place two of them answered to their names, and said that their comrade was laid up with the rheu matics. A surgeon was sent off to ascertain the fact. There Wasaio counsel for the prosecution, on account, as Mr. Phillips said, of that being the only county where fees for coun sel for the prosecution Here not allowed. The court, geeing Mr. Adolphus, pressed him into the service, to give his assistance in the examination of witn ess es. r. Adolphus said, when in a court of justice he always con sidered himself as under the command of the couit, and he would be most happy to give any assistance in his power. Mr. Bodkin rose and said if he could be of the slightest as sistance to the court it would give him pleasure. William Ives Stubbs was then sworn, and deposed that he was a seaman. On the 30th of November le.t England in the Calypso ' of London, for the coast of Africa.• He went fi mu that in' o his Majesty's service. He got his discharge from that. and went on board the Amelia, Captain Benjamin Glascock, on the coast of Africa. There were only two seamen onboard when he joined. ' There a-ere also Gouid, the mate, and Sleeman, a seaman; who was off duty. There were also the carpenter and thecooper. The vessel was 127 tons, trading in gold dust, ivory, Lac. There were four natives on board. Two were dis charged, and the two prisoners remained. They cowl' speak a little rnglish. They were south of the - Line, about three hun dred mites from the shore, on the 21st of August. There were then on hoard the captain, Gould. mate, the steward, carpenter, cook, and three seamen beside himself. The prisoners worked as well as they could as seamen. They were called boat-boys. He was on deck at midnight on the 20th. There were also the captain and Villiam.Kewark and Botlibear. The captain was asleep on the ban-contr. At two o'clock witness took the helm from Kewark, Who went forwaid. When he h..d been at the helm For half an hour, and was looking at the sails, Bo:lib:tar gave him a stroke with a cutlas over the head and then another. He had no business with a cutlass. The arms were on board as for traditig, and were kept in the cabin. Jombo used to attend in the cabin, but the other had.,no busiuess there. When he .was falling he got another stroke over the jaw, which bloke it. While Botlibear was cutting him lombo was cutting the cap tat n right acrossAhe throat; he could not tell with what sort of. iastruthent. The captain was still lying on the hen-coup. lie (Wita4s) was knocked insensible, and never saw the captain again. He never save any quarrel with the captain and the prisoners; but on one occasiou—a week Wesfore the occurrence —he heard the captain tell them, in a joking way, that they should never go back to their own country, for he would sell them for slaves; they did lilt take it as a jake, but seemed very much hurt about it. When he fell he called out murder, awl thase below gat up; he fell through the scuttle into the cabin. When he came to it is senses he saw the after-part of the cabin on fire; on the alarm beiag given, the twa p.asaners took a b..at and left the ship. Witness was so weak that he could not reach the deck without help. He and the rest of the crew left the ship in the other boat, because they expected she would sink every minute. They wade the best of their way to Bonny, on the coast of Africa, where there was a 13iii.ish consul, but they did not Make any application to him. They went ou board the Richard Rhymer, an English ship. All the captains in the har bour assembled, and they detailed all the- circumstances, and after many hardships they got home. Cross-exainined—lle was sent home as a prisoner, and he be lieved lie was the only one of the crew who was taken into rus tody. The captain was foul of t a"-aig, and was a quiet, sober inan. \Vas not on deck when the eaptain was asked by the prisoners whether he was in earliest, and when he ansxeied, i• lon see the awl, and know which way y o ur awn country lies —are we going to it?-•1 am in earnest:" The captain was nut in the habit of sleeping on deck, because it was almost certain death to do so. Did not know that the men had attempted to escape the night before the murder. TI at night was the only night the captain had slept on deck. Ile saw from the light in the binnacle so as to be able to tell the one man from the other. lie had received „le blow when he saw Joinho strike or cut the captain. Ile cot, id not now be certain how often he had been struck before be called out '• Minder l" Did not think he said on his first examination that he came upon deck. Did say, be cause he did not think of it at Liverpool, that Kewark as sisted Gina. Did not land at Bonny ; they went ou board the Richard Rhymer, and then told the rapid in of the murder of Captain G;as , ack-' Weld on Board the Richard Walker after wards, and then into the Heywood, which brought bun to Eng land. That was in about a month after arriving at Bonny. Do- He was ou board the Richard Walker but not as a prisoner. Did not know anything o f C ap t a i n Glascock having property nn hoard. Never heard him boast of having some thousands of gold dust. Never heard it limn :toy one. The captain made very free with the crew, but never heard a wind of so much pro perty on board. There was money iu the boat, which they di vided amenast them. He did ant know whose it was. It-was in a box which was broken open in the boat. Ile did not know how much there was, but he got nine pounds. Did out know t Vic Nl * (. 7tts u r , Fort Let Soc th at Plibii, ► "ent. bttw,, r ich of ti le fol ti We (R ise bead Pei tie ri fa, 4‘ is Strict er ence h ot. I: !oil. an 1 ,% '1" P for ton , 40 11 re e 4 krly „, el() quen How e °titru rl Ti c ] Ch o rc to re , b ud , We tli baud but ~_ T 2 tee, the Vac easi tur e D fr oz , Mae Ces; Ti Hou Dane (Pam cle;,;, Tic atreet b(; corn, e t ( idll e -,_ , r po ; Fir, Ills