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*mad receive would be mosidesed ats set of the fillilet_._
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sad the country ought not to suffer that to be doset Lett
which la the Legislature would not be 717,,,,e, uhowever. had not done away with the eilibeadan
the Flout* was called upon to decide too hastily epee the autos
He thought the reason of the Noble Earl was a somewhat Angel.
etas, inasmuch as if the House had last par passed s foolish Bill,
of which the Noble Earthed no knowledge, he ought rather to far
that due consideration should be given to dile. He would merely
Moon', that if any body of persons thooght themselves aggrieved
by this Bill, and woad donne the neat .ss- ion petition the House
to be heard by conned cosiest it, he would certainly propose that
they be so holed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR objected to one of the petitions
presented by the Noble Marquis, and stated that the House could
not receive it, as It reopened to be from the "delegates" of certain
trades in the cities of London and Weetenimter.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN was ready to admit that the
mode of proceeding was an improper one, and would therefore
withdraw it.
The Earl of ROSSLYN supported the Bill on the ground that
every man had a right in disposing of his labour to make that bar-
gain which was mast advantageous to himself. He had to present
several petitions from persons whose opinions were contrary to his,
and the only portion of them to which he would call the attention
of the House was, the declaration that the clause in the Bill obi&
permitted workmen to meet for the purpose of making art tinge-
mesa with respect to wages, did not go sufficiently far. There
were many instances in which masters made certain regulations
which tended to alter wages, although it did not actually do tio.i
and he thought that meetings, whew such was the case, ought be
' be made legal.,
The Marquis of LANSDOWN then presented petitions against
the Combi,ition of Workmen Bill, from the broad silk weavers
of Wincheater, the journeymen ladies' boot and shoe-makers of
Westminster, and from the broad silk weavers of Spitalfields. (The
latter petition was read at length.)—Laid on the table.
Petitions to the same effect were presented by the Earl of
ROSSLYN from the shipwrights of the River Thames ; the 1
power-loom woken of Manchester; the calico printer% of Surrey;
and the operative cotton-spinners of the cotton mills of Glasgow.—
Laid GO the table I
The Earl of DARNLEY said, he did not rise to oppose the
Bill, but merely to express his astonishment that his Majesty's
Prime Minister should rise op in his place in that House, and
declare that he had been utterly unconscious of a most important
Bill having passed both Houses of Parliament. This was a
state of things that ought not to be tolerated, and was most di
graceful and injurious to the country. A number of Bills w et
thus brought up en masse from the other House, and passed by
without notice.
Op the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the House re.
solved HMV %Ma Committee on the Bill.
The Marquis of DA NSDOIVN said, that he had some objection
to the clause respecting punishment ; but he objected to the
quality, and not the quantity, of the punishment. He thought
the treed-mill ought only to be used to punish those who were
guilty of infamous crimes; and lie was sure that if such were
the we its effect would be much greater. He would therefore'
move that the words "be kept to hard labour" be omitted t and'
if it were thought that the punishment would then be too slight. he
would propose that six months' confinement be substituted for three
1 months.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said he could conceive that many
gross cases might arise front combinationt, and that therefore the
punishment by hard labour would be often a fit punishment. The
punishment, however, did not depend upon any Magistrate, for a
pera n convicted had a right to appeal to the Quarter Sessions, and
punishment must be deferred until the sentence were confirmed.
Th !amendment was then negatived without a division.
The Earl of ROSSLYN then tnoved that the donee permitting
meetings of workmen to arrange respecting wages, should be ex-
tended to cases in which there was a probability that alterations in
wages were intended.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said dent the amendment of the
Noble Earl was unnecessary, as persons were by the Bill permitted
to meet (In all subjects relating to the regulation of prices of labour.
The Earl of ROSSLYN said that as he felt assured the opinion
of the Noble and Learned Lord would satisfy those who were con-
caned in it, he would withdraw his amendment.
The amendment was accordingly withdrawn.
The Bill then went through a Committee, and was reported with
some verbal amendments.
BANE CASH PAYMENTS.
Earl GROSVENOR said he felt it necessary to call the attn.
lion of the Haase to a subject of some importance. He alluded to
a circumstance which had lately occurred, and of which perhaps
all their Lordships had heard. Certain notes of the Bristol bank
bad been tendered to that bank, and had been refused to be taken in
exchange for cash. Now be had understood that bankers were
obliged by Act of Parliament to pay their notes in cash, and he
that such would be the future understanding.
11.1)'V e Earl of LIVERPOOL thought that the bank alluded to
hod been somewhat precipitate in their refusal; the Noble Earl,'
however, might rest aasused that such refusals would not be again
(made, except a hen hankers were to become bankrupts. 1
Earl CLIFDEN said that the Bank of Ireland, in order to dia.
Swage applications for gold, were in the habit of paying guineas,
which, though legal tenders, were almost useless for purposes of
circulation. I
The Earl of LIVERPOOL was not aware that such a system
existed.
Earl C LIFDEN assured the Noble Earl that he had his infix.
minion from the best authority.
INDICTMENTS' REMOVAL BILL.

The 3farque rat'LANSDOWN moved the Order of th.e pay
for the House to essolve itself into a Committee on t*--
musts' Removal Bill. said that as the Bill came up
from the Commons hut • few days since, without the possibility of
consulting any authorities upon its expediency. he hoped the
Noble Marquis would be satisfied to withdraw it until the next
Session of Parliament.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN was satisfied to acquiesce in the
suggestion of the Noble and Learned Lord, and for the presort to
withdraw the Bill. He was anxious, however, that it should not
be considered as applying to a fanciful grievance. Under existing
laws, defendants in the King's Bench were only allowed to remove
a cause by-application for a writ, a certiorari, while prosecutors
could act without it. To give this right to the one as well as to the
other, was the object of this Biil.
The Bill was then withdrawn.

CDURCH RATES IN IRELAND.
On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWN the Church
Rates in Ireland Bill went through a Committee, and the Report
was ordered to be received to-morrow.
Adjoutned at seven o'clock.
PRICES OF BRITISH STOCKS YESTERDAY.
flask Stock 2321 lndia Bonds 61 62 pm
11 per Cent. Red. 903 Long Ann. 22 1 1-16
per Cent. Cons. Ex.Bills,lid.l.ooot. 46 44 pm
Dom Acct. 91i I Ditto, SOW. 46 14 pen
34 per ent. Ditto, Small 46 44 pm
34 per Cent. Red. 98 1 Lottery Tickets, IW. 19s.

01•' FOltEltiN
Austrian Bonds (10 Du. per £
St.) 991
Brazilian Bonds 62a 34
Ditto Scrip a a din
linen°. Ayres Bonds 94 a
Colombian Bonds
Ditto Bonds (1824) 88}
Ditto Acct. 88a
Danish Bonds
Ditto Scrip (1825► 34 dis
Ditto Acct. h dis
French Rentes 5 pr Ct. 102 f. 75c.

Exchange 2M' 10c.
Ditto Heft.; 3 per Ct. 76f. 50c.
Exchange 25f. 10c.

TDCKS YESTER DA V.
Greek Bonds 424 2 ex dir
Ditto Acct.
Ditto Scrip 111 12 die
Ditto Acct. ill 12dis
Mexican Bonds 764 ex die
Ditto Scrip (1825) 2 14 2 dis
Ditto Acct. 2 14 dis
Neapolitan Bonds
Peruvian Bonus 744
Prussian Bonds
Ditto Bonds (18221 100 ex dir
Russian Bonds 964
Ditto Acct. 961 1
Spanish Cons. 211 24
Ditto Acct. 22 2
Ditto Cons. (111 Z)
RES VESTERDAI.

PRICES OF SRA,

Share: Paid. Premium per Share.
Anglo-Mexican £lOO 25 US
Anglo-Chilian lOO 6 34
Cobalt and Copper 5O 2 4 I
Chilian lOO 5 104 11 10 11 104
Chilian and Peruvian 6 34 3
General Mining Association
(luanaxuato 2OO A 6444342432 H
Manganese 6O 2 1
Pasco Peruvian 11$) 5 144
Potosi, In Pax, and Peruvian 50 5 64 4 4
Royal Irish 1 9-16 par I die
Real del Monte 4OO 270 7110
Royal Sur• :ary& Brii.Min.As — 5 lj 4 di*
Tlalpuxahua 401) 20 .40
' United Mexican 4O 20 26

Ditto New 4O 10 27 28
Welsh Iron and Coal 25 10 14

ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
Alliance British and Foreign 100 10
Ditto Marine lOO 5
Protector Fire 2O 2 i 4 dia
I SI ISCELLANEOUS.
British Iron Company lOO 6 2 2
id
le
British Ship Canal 1 i
British Rock and Patent Salt 50 6 41 i lO 4/ A
Canada lOO 10 24 27 i
Droitwich Patent Salt 25 5 14
Egyptia-i
Equitable Loan Bank 5O 1 1 I dis
French Brandy Distillery 6 li i i
' General Steam Navigation lOO 5 4
llmperial Plate Ghia lOO 2 11
Imperial Distillery
' 51 rib terranean Stem lOO 13 dis
Metropolitan Fish 25 I dia
National Stonc Way 5O 14
Pearl and Coral Fishery 4O 4 3/ 4
Provincial Bank of Ireland lOO 5 2j 2
Scarlet Dye 5O 3 3i 34 /

In sinking a new shaft belonging to Mr. Lambton. at
Lumley, a few days ago, a workman of the name of John
Usler found a pipe in one of the upper seams. It retained
a very strong scent of tobacco, as it'it bad been just used in
smoking. Although the pipe must have lain there at least
from one hundred to one Innulred and fifty yfitrs, and per-
haps much longer. It may be proper to state, that the
place where it was found was damp.