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SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—We understand that ad-
vices of the arrival of the first ships in this new Colony arc
expected daily; but those of our readers interested in its
welfare will be glad to know that intelligence has been re-
ceived from the barque Sarah and Elizabeth, one of the whale
ships belonging to the South Australian Company, which left
the Downs, 21st October last, on her passage thither and the
Southern Fishery, which ship, before reaching the Line, had
been so fortunate as to take 150 barrels of Sperm Oil, previous
to 27th December, where she was spoken by the William
Rathbone, arrived at Liverpool, and was then in pursuit of more
whales, with every prospect of success.
BRAVE CONDUCT OF A BRITISH OFFICER.—
The Canton papers contain an account from Lieutenant
Elliott, holding rank in the Spanish Colonial Marine, and
in command of a boat, manned by forty-three Tagalas, and
which mounted one gun in the bow, and a few swivels in
the stern, opened unexpectedly upon a fleet of twenty-six
Malay pirate boats. The determination of the British
officer was at once made. Although he was opposed to
double-banked boats of forty rowers each, he unhesitatingly
advanced and used his long torn ; the aim was so good, and
the effect so deadly, that the pirate's chief's boat, which
led the van, immediately sunk with all her crew. Without
losing way, on went Elliot over the wave which bubbled
over the sunken prow, towards the second chief's pros,
and when within bowsprit almost over her, fired—and it
was but a moment of stir and cornmotiin, then down she
went like a bird of the ocean. The remaining twenty-four
proas, seeing the sudden and unexpected destruction of
their chiefs, fled. Elliott chased ; they rather out-pulled
him, but not so fast as to escape about 62 rounds of shot,
mostly grape. As most of them pulled away with single
banks only, it is probable that the havoc amongst them
must have been great. The fight continued about three
hours. The Folwa had two men killed and twelve wounded ;
two since dead. The disparity of force in this action is
amazing—one boat and forty-three men opposed to twenty-
six boats, and upwards of a thousand men. When the par-
ticulars of the action were reported to the Governor, he
immediately made Elliott a Captain, and gave him a cross
of honour. The petty officers and crew have been rewarded,
and the families of the killed will be provided for by the
Government.—Jamaica Dispatch.

LONDON, EXETER, ANE i FALMOUTH
RAILWAY COMPAJ r-‘r.
COMMITTEE OF MANAi
.E:VIENT•
Offices, 71, Lombard-st :eet.
Allen, John, Esq. The 'or of Penryn.
Ashman, Robert, Esq..7, -, Esq.
Bailey, Colonel William Normal 1, Henry, Esq.
Newberhlay
Blair, W. Thomas, Esq. Pcnist, in, John, Esq.
Bouverie, the Hon. D. Pleydell Pinne] -, William, Esq., M.P.
Burdon, W. W. Esq., M.P. Pollen , Sir J. W., Bart., M.P.
Carrie, Edward Clifton, Esq. Ramsl ,ottom, John, Esq., M.P.
Clarke, Captain Rashly 'igh, Sir J. Colman, Bart.
Downie, Robert, Esq. Ronald, Rowand, Esq.
Ellis, Carteret J. W., Esq.
Ellis,l IrarnciE'sqE.N.
Fussell, Thomas, Esq.
q.,
Gillan, ' Josiah, Es Sande rs, Joseph Barnes, Esq.
Short , .John Henry, Esq.
Slade , Sir John, Part.
Everett, Edward, Esq.
Spell :es, Joseph, Esq.
Fox, George Croker, Esq.
Sprl K.es, Henry, Esq.
Fox, Alfred, Esq.
S-plat t, Henry Collins, Esq.
Fussell, John, Esq.
"'ion nton, the Right Hon. Sir
Et 'ward, Bart.
George
nwusend,, r.t. E., Esq.
W. C., Eso.
Tucker, John, Esq.
Gould, Edward '.,acing, Esq. )Tuffnell,, Colonel John Charles
Gould, TbomaspEso. (Turner„ Edmund, Esq.
Grubbe, Janes A. Hunt, M, A.lTyrells,, John, Esq.
Liam, Janes, Esq.
Harris, Christopher A. Esq.
1107,arth, George, Esq.
Money, George, Esq.
The Mayor of Launceston. 'Vivian, ,the Right Hon. Richard
Hus sey, Bart.
Heath, Thomas, Esq,
Viviar t, John, Esq.
'Walt er, George, Esq.
Wit cocks, James Carroll, Esq.
Williams, Michael, Esq.
The Mayor of Bath.
Wil .Iyams, Humphrey, Esq.
The Mayor of Bodmin.
W 4 ,ollcombe, John Morth, Esq.
The Mayor of Truro.
Wi )ollcombe, Capt. Robt., R. A.
The Mayor of Falmouth. iYa tes, John, Esq.
The Committee of Manal,-emcnt hi we much gratification in an-
nouncing that an arrangement has be 'en concluded with the Di-
rectors of the South Western Bp: lway Company, which will
create such an union of interests, as ;to avert a useless and impro-
vident Parliamentary contest, and to :present a strong case to the
Legislature for effecting a direct Ri iilway communication with
be Metropolis and the City of Exeter .
By order of the I 3oard,
GRO}iGE PRICE, Secretary.

14th Feb., 1837.

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LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1837.

The proceedings in the House of Lords last night pos-
sessed no feature of peculiar interest. It was arranged that
the motion, of which Lord MELBOUUNE gave notice, for a
Select Committee to inquire into the system of Education
iu Ireland, should be postponed till Thursday week ; in
order to afford time for the production of various Returns
connected with that system, and moved for by the Bishop
of EXETER. A Poor-law report relating to Ireland was
laid on the table. The Bishop of EXETER declared his
determination to defend himself from the personal charges
that had been brought against him in the report of the
Education Board. Two petitions from places in Northamp-
ton were presented by the Earl of WiNcnusEn ; their
prayer was the preservation of their Lordship's privileges.
Lord BROUGHAM presented numerous petitions for the
total abolition of Church-rates.

In the House of Commons also, a great many petitions
were presented for the extinction of Church-rates.
Petitions on various subjects were presented. Dr. 111UL-
HOLLAND'S complaining of the control exercised by the
Roman Catholic Hierarchy, on the second order of the
clergy of that persuasion, led to the repeated interposi-
tion of the SPEAKER to prevent the Hon. Gentleman, Mr.
MAcLEAN, who presented it, from being disorderly.
An interesting conversation succeeded on the subject of
the Privileges of the House of. Commons. The trial in
the King's Bench, which hal lately been brought under
the notice of the House, in which Mr. HANSARD, the
Parliamentary pi inter, was defendant, and STOCKDALE, the
noorious publisher, plaintiff, induced. Lord JOHN RUSSELL
to call attention to the important -subject.; , -
On Captain. Cam-rwysurootion, that anew writ be
issued for Stafford, the numbers were 152 inlaSeur of, and
131 against it. This corrupt borough is now therefore
virtually enfranchised.
Mr. WALTER gave notice that. he would next Tuesday
bring forward his motion on the Poor Law Amendment
Act.

Lord JOHN RVUELL then laid before the House the
plan proposed by Government for cltend:ng to Ireland
Poor Laws. The principle of the Bill, for tha introduc-
tion of which leave was given last night, is that of the Act
of Elizabeth. Workhouses are to be erected, and a rate
is proposed to be levied throughout Ireland ; half to be
paid by the landlord, and the other 'half by the tenant.
The management of the measure is to be placed in the
hands of the London Board of Commissioners. The de-
bate occupied almost all the remainder of the evening : we
have made this important question the subject of some re-
marks, which will be found in another place.

We congratulate the House of Commons and the coun-
try on the cordial and entire unanimity with which the
leading Members of every party in Parliament last night
supported Lord JoHN IlussELL's motion for the establish-
ment of a system of Poor-laws in Ireland. For once the
House rose above the petty divisions and sub-divisions of
faction, and in its zeal to promote the social regeneration of
Ireland assumed the dignity of an Assembly, animated
solely by an ardent desire to effect that object without re-
gard to sect, party, or personal interests. Whigs, Tories,
and Radicals were unanimous in their admission of the
distressed condition of the Irish Poor—in the expression
of their conviction that a Poor-law was imperatively called
for—and in their cordial approval of the conduct of the
Government, in bringing forward a measure for the relic
of the destitute. Sir ROBERT PEEL, Lord STANLEY, Mr.
Sitxw, and Mr. RICHARDS, spoke as warmly in favour of
Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S motion as either Lord HowicK,
the O'CONNOR DoN, or Mr. JAMES GRATTAN—aII
strenuous supporters of the present Cabinet. Mr.
O'CoNNELL's conduct, on this occasion, is justly en-
titled to the approbation of his countrymen. Al-
though the lion. and Learned Gentleman continues to
entertain doubts of the efficiency of the proposed remedy
for the miseries that afflict Ireland, yet, out of respect for
the opinions of the majority who differ with him, he con-
sents to waive his personal feelings, and to lend the
Government all the assistance in his power, in perfecting
and carrying the Poor-Law Bill which it is about to submit
to Parliament. This is certainly as much as Ireland has
a right to expect from Mr. O'CONNELL, when his oft-ex-
pressed views upon this great question arc taken into con-
sideration ; and it is something more than Ministers could
have anticipated. For the present we omit all reference to
the objections urged by him against the general principle of
Poor-Laws. Now that we can calculate upon his vote, we
can excuse an occasional paradox in his speeches.

The plan proposed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL for the relief
of the poor of Ireland is modelled, as far as existing circum-
stances will admit, on the principles and details of the English
Poor-Law Amendment Bill. In the first place, the Board of
Commissioners for England is to extend its jurisdiction to
Ireland, in order to assimilate, as nearly as possible, the
systems pursued in both countries. Another Commissioner
is to be added to the Board, and one or two, as may be
found necessary, will sit constantly in Dublin. Boards of
Guardians will likewise be appointed throughout the
country, to be elected, in the first instance, by the cess-
payers, and subsequently by the rate-payers, who will
have one, two, or more votes, in proportion to the amount
of rate paid by them. Tenants paying the full value of
their lands in rent are to pay half the rate imposed
; the
other half to be paid by the landlords. Tenants paying
under 5/. rent are exempt from rate. There is to be no
out-door relief, but workhouses are to be built, each
capable of containing 800 individuals, into which all shall
he admissible who are in distress. No distinction what-
ever is to be made between the poor who cannot work,
and the poor who are starving and cannot find employment.
The Government proposes the erection of one hundred of
such workhouses in Ireland, of which fifteen are to be built
without delay in the most destitute districts. Before the
Poor Law Relief Bill is brought into full operation, the
right of the Irish peasantry to compulsory support from the
the soil is not to be recognised ; but to make amends for
this defect in their claim, there arc to be no laws of
vagrancy, settlement, bastardy, and apprenticeship. Where

Boards of Guardians think proper to decline the support
of paupers, such paupers are not to be hindered from beg-
ging wheresoever they please.
This is an outline of the Government plan for the relief
of the Irish poor, as detailed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL in
the House of Commons last night. We have many ob-
jections to some parts of it ; but perhaps it would be pre-
mature to state them before the Bill is printed, and in the
hands of Hon. Members. We will only observe here
that we cannot understand bow an uniform system
of relief can be adopted, without recognizing the right
of the people to such relief. For instance, what
would follow if a Board of Guardians were to refuse re-

lief to every applicant ? There must be a power vested
somewhere to compel the recognition of claims to the shelter
of the poor-house.
Upon the whole, however, we are truly thankful to the
Government for the adoption of any system for the ame-
lioration of Irish distress. The plan proposed, though de-
fective in some points, deserves to be strenuously supported
by every sincere friend of Ireland.

When we gave it as our opinion yesterday that a writ
would never be issued for the borough of Stafford, we
founded that opinion upon the facts that the borough in
question had been found guilty of corrupt practices to such
an extent as, in the judgment of the House of Commons,
to require its being deprived of the privilege of sending a
member to Parliament, and that the House had actually
three different times passed a Bill of disfranchisement
against it. We now find that we were mistaken. It
will be seen by the result of Captain CHETWYND'S
motion last night, that no one is justified in reason-
ing as to what " the House " will do from what

it has done, and that the conduct of those who are
by courtesy designated the representatives of the people,
is regulated by something not very different from. hap-
hazard, rather than by public principle. Compared with
the indifference, the cold political scepticism exhibited
by those who call themselves Liberals, the devotion of the
Tories to the interests of their party stands in bold and me-
ritorious contrast. They are careful to manifest at least
the appearance of sincerity, if they are not sincere. They
may be hypocrites—many of them no doubt are—but they
play their part so well that they could hardly advance their
cause more were they attached to it from conviction.
Look at the conduct of the two parties last night. A
question involving a great public principle, on which the
Liberal party had pretended to set a mighty importance—
on which, in fact, the two Houses were at issue, is fixed
for consideration—the Tory Members, zealous in the
cause, come down in crowds to do their duty ; while the
Liberal Members, on the contrary, careless whether the
question is lost or won, and forgetful of the fine
professions made on the hustings about " wishes of the
electors," " interest of constituency," " welfare of the
country," and so forth, are sitting idly at home, or perhaps
lounging about their clubs, This non-attendance of Mem-
bers is an evil that must be remedied, and the remedy
rests with the electors. Let the names of absentees be
carefully noted by the Press, and Honourable Gentlemen
may, perhaps, see the propriety of bestirring themselves on
.he eve of a dissolution.

We beg the public attention to the report of the pro-
ceedings yesterday in the Common Council. It will be
seen that the representatives of the citizens of London
have decided in favour of a union of the several parishes of
the City under the Poor-Law Amendment Act. We
had occasion to notice a few weeks ago a trumpery
meeting, got up by certain vestry-clerks, and others
interested in the continuance of the old system, thn-
object of which was to prevent the introduction of
the new law, which has been found so beneficial every
where else, into the city of London, where not the shadow
of an abuse was to be perceived. To those, if any such
there be, who were imposed upon by the falsehoods stated
at that meeting, we would recommend a careful pernsal of the
excellent speech of Alderman T. WOOD. They Will there
find evidence more than sufficient to convince them that
the abuses of the old Poor Law have nowhere been carried
to a greater extent than in the city parishes. They will
?-ee that the pecuniary interests of the rate-payers, and the
moral interests of the poor, have been equally neglected by
those who were appointed the guardians of both.

Yesterday being the day appointed for the nomination
of a Member for Buckinghamshire, in place of the de-
ceased Mr. PRAED, the Tories vvere all on the qui vivc,
exulting in the conviction that the candidate of their
choice, Mr. HARCOURT, would be returned without the
shadow of an opposition. They could not conceive the
possibility of a Liberal candidate being nominated ; and
even Mr. HARCOURT himself seems to have been equally
assured of his return ; for we find by the report of the
proceedings that took place at Aylesbury, that he had
seriously contemplated taking the oaths and his seat in the
House of Commons last night. But " there is many a
slip," says the old adage, " between the cup and the
lip ;" and it was Mr. HA acounfs fate yesterday to
verify this wise saw. At the eleventh hour, and just when
the Tories had considered everything settled their own
way, forth stepped a rival candidate, in the person of Mr.
DAsuwoon, who was nominated by Mr. LEADER, and in
whose favour the show of hands was as two to one. It

would not much surprise us were this Gentleman to be re-
turned—notwithstanding the great influence that the
CIIANDOS family exercise in Buckinghamshire—and if so,
it will read the Tories a useful lesson, namely, never to
shout before they are out of the wood. Mr. DASIIWOOD,
if we mistake not., has already represented the county ; is
generally esteemed by the electors, even by those who dis-
approve his politics ; and is known to be a consistent, un-
compromising, and independent Reformer. These are
recommendations in his favour which he "of the
adverse faction wants." Mr. HARCOURT is a Tory,
put forth by the CHANDOS party, and of course
must speak as they speak, and vote as they vote.
As for his entertaining any desire to promote
real Reform, the idea is a farce ; he can only entertain
such Reform projects as those who put him forward may
happen to approve. Is such a man a fit representative for
a great county like Buckinghamshire ? Certainly not,
for its interests must ever be a matter of secondary im-
portance to him, compared with those of his party. With
Mr. litsuwoon the case is different. He is fettered
by no faction, lout is, in every sense of the word,
independent. Mr. LEADER, who proposed his nomination,
did so in a speech remarkable for its vigour and good sense.
Alluding to the Tories, the Hon. Gentleman observed, that
were they once again to come into office, the consequences
might be fatal to the peace and prosperity of England—
and would infallibly prove so to Ireland, where the hatred
to Toryism was deep, general, and likely to be lasting. Mr.
LEADER'S remarks were listened to throughout with great
attention, and when he concluded by proposing the nomi-
nation of Mr. DASIIWOOD, the cheers were truly deafen-
ing. We trust the Liberal electors of Bucks will make
every effort to insure the return of this gentleman.

We congratulate our readers, not only on the ❑ear pros-
pect of the office of Postmaster-General being put in
Commission, but on the still more interesting and useful
measure, the reduction of the rates of postage. We cannot
but also congratulate the country in having so able and
zealous an advocate as Mr. WALLACE, in a question of
so much importance. But for his unceasing labours since
he entered Parliament, in 1833, the Post-office would pro-
bably have been allowed to remain unreformed. The
country will now anxiously look to the manner in which the
Government will vindicate their pledges to the Member
for Greenock, both in the last and the present Session.

The whole of the Paris Journals of Sunday have been
received. On Saturday, the Editor of the Gazette de
France was sentenced to pay a fine of one thousand five
hundred francs, and suffer incarceration for three months,
for the publication of two articles, calling in question the
KING'S right to the Throne. _ .

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The only other news in these Papers will be found in the
annexed extracts :
MADRID, FEB. 4.—The Journals are full of details of vari-
ous little actions, in which the Carlists have been beaten.
Thus the band of Tristary has been routed in the environs of
Manrega, in Catalonia ; and that of El Manso, near Alocas,
in Aragon, &c. A Judge of the Tribunal of the First Instance
at Cordova, has made an important discovery. It seems that
Gomez had placed his rich booty in the hands of the Vicar of
the Cathedral ; this spoil was carefully concealed in a vault
filled with coffins. The Chapter had no share in this affair ;
it was ignorant of the concealment of all these things.—El
Duende.
An epidemic malady prevails in the prisons and hospitals of
Madrid: it is feared that it may extend over all Castille. The
Government has just appealed to the generosity of the public
to prevent the propagation of the evil. —Constitutionnel,
Feb. 11.
PAEIS, FEi3. 10....rTi1e Journal du Havre publishes a de-