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curred. The lion. and Learned Member also presented a
petition from an individual, complaining of the hardship to
which grocers are subjected by the licensing system.
Mr. H. GRATTAN presented a petition from a place
it the county of Math, complaining of the present tithe

s) stem.
Mr. R. STUART presented petitions from Jelburgh
and other places, praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
FACTORIES.
Lord ASHLEY begged to ask the Hon. Member (the
Under Secretary for the Home Department) whether it
was his intention to move the second reading of the Facto-
ries Bill on Monday next.
Mr. F. MAPLE believed his Noble Friend (Lord
John Russell) had a motion which stood first for Monday
(the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill), and which
he apprehended would create considerable discussion.
Should it not be over before ten o'clock at night, he should
not proceed with the Factory Bill that evening.
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND
MARRIAGES.
Mr, GOULBURN begged to ask that Hen. Gentle-
man whether the Registration Bill for Births, Deaths,
aid Marriages would come on that evening.
Mr. F. M At" LE replied in the negative.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
that the House at its rising do adjourn to Monday next.
Mr. SHAW wished to ask the Noble Lord, the Secre-
tary fur Ireland, when the Prisoners' returns, and what
were called the Clerk of the Crown and Peace returns
for Ireland, would be laid on the table? By the
7th of George IV. such returns ought to be made
to the Secretary's-office in the first fourteen days of Janu-
ary, and according to the Act the Noble Lord ought to
have laid them on the table of the House before the 24th
of February.
Lord M 0 RPETH bad not as yet received the returns.
He believed they were with the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, but he would make inquiries.
HUSH RAILWAYS.
Mr. BARRON inquired if it was the intention
of the Government to introduce a measure this year
founded on the Report of the Irish Railway Commissioners.
Lord MORPET II said that he had already given no.
tice that be should bring that subject before the House.

INSULT TO THE ENGLISH FLAG.
Lord INGESTRE said he had seen a report
of what bad fallen from the Noble Lord at the head
of the Admiralty in another place. In consequence
of that speech, he wished to put a question to the Secre-
tary of the Admiralty. He wished to know if there
would be any objection to produce the corres-
pondence which had taken place between the Lieute-
nant come finding the Express packet, and Commodore
Douglfts, our commander on the coast of Mexico. He
ax,erved that the Noble Lord at the head of the Admi-

rally had not given a very precise answer to the qucs
i von.—(Hear, hear.) As the question was one of
much importance, he trusted there would be no objec-
t tion to the production of the correspondence asked for.
Mr. C. WOOD—The only Ajection to the production
1 of that correspondence was, that none such existed, so that
no information could be given upon the subject. He had
brought C,0..%0 the only material document on the question,
which was an extract from the only letter the Ad•
I toiraltv had received upon the subject. It was
perf.2ctly true that a man had been taken out of
I the Express plcket, whether as a pilot or not, did not ap-
-1 pear, but he had been taken away in the roost unjustifiable
1 manner by a vessel commanded by the Prince de Joinrille.
i—( Hear, hear.) The extract he held in his hand
wa; the only information upon the subject which the
; Admindty had )et received. It was a letter addressed
t to the Board by Commodore Douglas. After speaking of
i ether things, the Gallant Commodore went on to say
i •‘ I have also to add that I have received a satisfactory

explanation front the Rear- Admiral Baudin of the un-
,itetifiable attack upon the Express packet, which was en-
; tirely a mistake on the part of the Prince de Jonville.
The Rear. Admiral also says that be has informed his
G,Nernment of what he has done." If the Commodore
was satisfied with the explanation, unless the Government
received further information—if the Gallant Commodore
rids satisfied that the honour of the British Flag had not
bet,' tarnished, then the Government would be contented
to let the case rest as it was. Ia consequence of the re-
, ceipt of that letter from the Commodore the remonstrance
to 0:e French Government was postpone:l.
Lord INGESTRE should like to know what cones-
,
p,mdence existed on the subject.
► Mr. WOOD—The Noble Lord had asked for the car-
, respndence between the Lieutenant commanding the
vat bet and the commander of the Corvette on this subject,
Lord INGESTRE—Is there any correspondence be-
t,: the Admirals on this subject. More ample satisfaction
should be required where so great an insult had been coin-
' tui%eA against cur flag. lie should also like to know whether
at the time of the commission of this outrage any ship of

war belonging to her Majesty was on the station or not. lie
i should likewiie wish to know whether the pilot, who had
been the subject of this great act of cruelty, had been sof-
fered to return by the French Government. He under-
' stood the circumstances of the case to be these that the
\packet was waiting fur the mail; that the
pilot was on board for the purpose of removing the
ship from St. Juan d'Ulloa, on account of the approaching
bombardment; that be was taken from the packet, and
transhipped on board the French squadron. If these facts
were true, it only made the case more strong and
I oppressive. It was a case, it was perfectly clear, that
! demanded satisfaction.—(Hear, hear.) if he had not bees
pretty sure that the answer would have been perfectly satis-
i,factory,aeop elLeteslr
tuoldthtrtprheluvediaesekoefd
tteeiicliduievsitaiuoanis acsoniteemrniberheit
(The Noble Lord was apparently about to enter more
at detail into the subject, when be was interrupted by the
i‘ Speaker.)
.I,lr. WOOD stated that he had not received any letter
addressed by the Commander of the packet to the French
iCommander. There was a ship of war present at the time.
. With regard to the pilot, he was unable to answer the
1 question of the Noble Lord, as he had received no
information as to what had happened with regard to
the pilot. The only information the Government possessed
1 on the subject, was this letter from Commodore Douglas.
' which he had read. He had stated to the House every '
word of information that the Government possessed on
this subject, but he expected that by the next arrivals
1 from the West Indies they would receive fuller information.
1 Sir E. C ODRINGTON said a few words, which were
inaudible in the gallery.
Mr. MACLEAN wished to know from the Secretary
of the Admiralty whether there would be any objection to
a return of the different Lieutenants appointed to the
office of Commanders ? I
1

Mr. WOOD was vory much mistaken if there was
not a return, up to the end of the year 1836, of the
pvrsens appointed to the rank of Commander. He believed
return had been laid before the House upon the motion
of the Hon. iVlember for Kilkenny.
Mr. PLUMPTRE wished to know whether it was the
intention of the Secretary to the Admiralty to bring for-
ward the estimates on an early day, as there appeared to be a
growing anxiety with respect to that body, in consequence
of the reports that had got abroad.
Mr. C. WOOD said that nobody was more anxious
than he was to bring forward the Navy Estimates for the
purpose of putting an end to the absurd opinions that bad
gone abroad in consequence of the repeated mis-statements
which had been circulated with so much industry upon the
subject.—( Hear, hear.)
SCOTCH JUDGES. _ _

Mr. WALLACE gave notice that on the aecond r.2ad •
ing of the Supreme Courts (Scotland) Bill, it was his in-
tention to move a resolution to the effect, that it was
the opinion of the House that previous to the salaries
of the Judges being increased it was necessary that
,an inquiry should be made into their judicial duties. He
sitould also upon that occasion move that the Bill should be
read a aecond time that day six months.
BEER. SHOPS.

Lord DUNGANNON gave notice of his intention to
move for returns relative to Beer Shops in Manchester,
Birmingham, and Leeds, similar to those moved for by the
lion. Member for Kilkenny last night.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated
that the Government would be happy to communicate with
11,,n. -Members on both sides of the House upon this sub-
CO, as they were anxious to obtain all the information in
l..te power.

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