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London, England, 1837-03-14 00:00:00

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARcii 10.

Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain H. R. Wright to
be A,ijutant, vice Robertson, promoted, April 27; Second Lieu-
tenant E. Wodehouse to be First Lieutenant, vice Hinchliffe, de-
ceased, Feb. 22.

FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH 14.

The King has been graciously pleased to appoir.t John Rice
Crowe, Esq., to be his Majesty's Consul for the province of Fin-
marken in Norway, to reside at Hamerfest.
The King has also been graciously pleased to appoint Henry
Sarell Ongley, Esq., to be his Majesty's Consul in the island of
Cantlia. .

WHITEHALL, MARcii 13.

The King has been pleased to order a eonge d'elire to the Dean
and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, empowering
them to elect a Bishop of that See, now void by the death of Dr.
Tle.mas Burgess, late Bishop thereof ; and His Majesty has also
been pleased to recommend to the said Dean and Chapter, the
Reverend Edward Denison, Clerk, M.A., to be by them elected
Bishop of the said See.

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.

ROBERT KNOWLES, warehouseman, Trump-street, City

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
JAMES NEWTON, linen-draper, Leicester-Nuare.
BANKRUPTS.

WILLIAM COATES WOOD, anchorsmith, Dean-street,
Lower Shadwell, to surrender March 23, at half-past twelve, and
April 2:5, at ene, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Abbott, official
assignee ; Thomson and Hewitt, Great James-street, Bedford-row.

ROUTLEDGE, hotel-keeper, Kid.-street, Cheap-
side, March 21 and April 25, at twielve, at the Court of Bank-
rtipt;y. Pennell, official assignee ; Fisher, Waibrook.
ROOBERT SEARS, engraver, Paternoster-row, March 21,
and April 25, at ewAve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Pennell,
Ansigoee ; Fisher, Wallwook, City.
JAMES RICE, saddler, Woodbridge, March 21, at half-past
ten, and April 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ca-
naan, Sambrook-court, Basinghail-street, ofilcial assignee; Reilly,
Clement's Inn.

CHARLES DOWSE. innkeeper, Northampton, March 31131
and April 25, at eleven, at the Gccrze Inn. Broughton, Peter-
lorotgh ; Tilsons and Co., London.
JOSEPH GARNER, innkeeper, Dunchurch, Warwickshire,
March 29 and 30, and April 25, at the Craven Arms Hotel,
Covent, y. Cox, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, London ; Wilmq,Coventry.
ROBERT SEARS, engraver, Paternoster-row, Al arch 2.5, at
one, and April 2.5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gold-
mid, Ironmonger-lane, official assignee; Wood and Ellis, Ct.rbet-
ewrt, Grace(Aturcb-street. _ _ _

LOUIS ENGLAND, builder, Shepperton-street, New North-
teat!. March 21, at one, and April 25, at twelve, at the Court of
lsank..uptcy. Edwards, Pancras-lane, official assignee ; Boulton,
Northa[epton-square,
WILL ‘.l M PILLING, cammon-brewer, Littlo Dolton, Lan-
east. r, March 25. at twelve, and April 25, at too, at she Commis-
sio..er;'-rooms, Manchester. Adiiugton, Gregory, Faulkner, and
Iledford- row. London ; Lees, Manchester.
11A MILTON, merchant, Lancaster, March 30, and
25. at one, at the Ciareudon-rooms, Lives „no;. . Taylor,
TUPner, Sharpe, and Field, Bedfor.l-row, London; Carson,
pfet.
Licrr-
CIIARLES HICKS and WILLIAM HICKS, rnealrnen,
Cl.ristelinrch, Southampton, March 29, at four, and April 25, at
tv-o, at the Angel_ inn. Lyraingtors, llants. Scarlett, Chancer:,-
rondos); Brown, Lyinrsgton.
JOSEPH MOORE, flax-spinner, Leeds, March 21, and April
f 2.5, ot eleven, at the Court-hots e, Leeds. Roper and Son, Gray's
inn, 1---‘indon ; Dickinson. Leeds.

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Cft ARLES MARSHALL, 'tiAttaller, Kirtzston-nrcn-Fitili,
aLe,,li 22, at o:e. and April 23, at eleven, at the Kingston Hotel,
K rg,ton-upon-Hull;
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rows fIEADLEY. hcr,ier, Leicester, March 2:3, mill April 25,
at to-. 0, at the White Ilat t Hotel, Leicester. Leicester;
Dynekv, CoverJale, and Lee, Grly's Inn-square, London.,
.11../SEPH BETTIUDGE, siversmith, Birmingham, March
22. and Apr:! 25, a• .one, at ti-r! !loyal !Intel, Birmingham.
.Anqin and Hobson, .I:ay:wind-bald:up, Gray's Ina; Palmer and
Birmingham.

CHARLES MEREFIELD, gro2er, Bristol, 'Marell 23, and
Apra 25, at two, at tie Commercial Booms, Bristol. Whito and
1.1/114.116re. Bedford-row; Bevan awl Britian, Bristol. ,

sOtlN WOODHAM S,victuallcr, Gange-road. Bermond-
sey. March '2l, at twelve, and April -15, at eleven, at the Court
.f Bankruptcy. Canaan, Sambraok-coart, Basinghall-street,
offlrial zAsignee ; Caney, Smith, Hunter, awl Gwatkin, Lin-
inn.

it-); EPEI KING, Liverpool-street, plurnter, March 22, at
live, and April 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Johnson, 134singhall-streetl oalcial assignee ; Maltby, Old
Broad-street.

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I MPER AL PARLIAMENT,

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Tke LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Siru,Asack, at
Five O'clock.

CHLTRCII-RATES.

Lord KENYON presented a petition from Crawley, in
Kent, against the abolition of Church-rates.
A Right Rev. PRELATE presented a petition from Welsh-
pool, and several places in Merioneth, to the same effect. He
stated that some of them were signed by Dissenters and by
Roman Catholics.

The Duke of WELLINGTON presented similar peti-
ticras from Weston, from Mitcham, Milton, Nether Stowey,
Wellington, and a number of other places ; he also presented
a petition from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, complaining of the pro-
visions of the Corporation Act.

Lord TEYNHAM presented a petition in favour of Vote
by Ballot, and one from Llanclly, against the Poor Law
Amendment Act.

The Bishop of LL ANDAFF presented a petition from
Abcrgavenny, praying that their Lordships would not pass a
measure for the abolition of Church-rates, without a substi-
tution of a fund out of the national resources ; he also pre-
sented a petition from Newchurch, in Monmouthshire, and
from several places in Wales, in favour of Church-rates.
The Earl of RIPON presented petitions from Pet-
worth, in Bedfordshire, and other places, against the aboli-
tion of Church-rates. He then said, that as he did not sec the
Noble Lord (Lord Glenelg) the Secretary for the Colo-
nies in his place, he would give notice that on Thursday
next, he would ask a question from the Noble Lord as to the
cosine Government intended to pursue as to the mode in which
the subject of the affairs of Canada would be brought under the
coosideraion of the House ; and also fer an account of the ex-
penses of the Commissioners which had been appointed.
The Duke of BUCCLEUGH presented a petition from
Kettering, in Northamptonshire, against Church-rates.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that the second
reading of a Bill introduced by the Noble Lord opposite, in
reference to the statutes of the University of Oxford, had been
fixed for Tuesday next, and he wished to know if there was
any objection that it should be postponed till after Easter.
Lord LYNDHURST said he had already requested the
Noble Lord to postpone it, but he had not said he would.
It would be impossible for him (Lord L.) to attend unless it
vrs.ve postponed.
l'he Duke of WELLINGTON believed an application
had b een made by his Noble Friend the Chancellor of Cam-
bridge to have the second reading of the Bill postponed.
The reat:on why he (the Noble Duke) wished the second read-
ing to be.' postponed was, that it was always usual on sub-
jerts of this ,sort to consult the views of those whom the measure
was likely to affect, and he had had no opportunity whatever
of consulting th'e Universities of Oxford or Cambridge on the
subject. He hail received the Bill yesterday evening, but bad
not had time to ex change opinions with the Universities. A
few days ought, thOrefore, to be given to afford the opportu-
nity to the Universities to consider, whether they would take
any means that might iv calculated to induce their Lordships
to come to a conclusion an the question one way or other.
Lord MELBOURNE said that the Bill did not affect the
Universities, as Universities, at all ; but only affected the sepa-
rate Halls of the College!. He had sent a copy of the Bill
to the different Colleges, but as there seemed to be this desire
for delay, he wished to know what day the Noble Duke would
name.

The Duke of WELLINGTON did not know when it was
pr, dosed that the House should adjourn.
Lord MELBOURNE believed that it usually adjourned
from the Thursday to the following Nlonday week.
Earl SHAFTESBURY said that the House of Commons
usually adjourned from the Thursday to the following Monday
week, but that this House usual!), adjourned on the Tuesday
till the following Monday week. •

The Duke of WELLINGTON would, then, propose that
the semnd reading should stand fcr Friday the 7th of April.
The Bishop of LLANDAFF hoped that it would he
po=•tpcned to Tuesday the Ilth of April.
Lard RA DNOR said that if he did consent t a its being
waled to Tuesday the I Ith of April, he hoped the Right
Roy. Prelate would give the measure his support.
The i3isl:op of LLANDAFF said that he cculd a,sure the
Noble Lord be could not give it the slightest support.
It w„ then fixed that the second reading should Ltand for
Tuesday, '1 Ith of April.

Lord LYNDHURST presented petitions from Haselmere,
Exilingley, East Gilbert, Woodbridge, Ipswich, Lostwithiel,
Northampton, and several cther places, against the abolition
of Church-rates. The Noble Lord said that the petition
which he had presented from Northampton was from the town
cf Northampton, and he understood that a contrary petition
had been presented from the Corporation of Northampton,
and which had been carried by onlo a majority of three of the
Councillors.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Cashel,
stating the great abuses that existed in the corporations in Ire-
land, and earnestly praying their Lordships to take the speediest
and most effectual means of thoroughly renovating those
Corporations by passing the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill,
now under the consideration of the Legislatare. The petitioners
also prayed their Lordships' attention to the great grievances
they laboured under in respect to the tithes of Ireland. They
stated that in Cashel there were 6 parishes, the duties of
which were done by two curates, who received a salary of
about 250/. a-year, while there was Church property in land
and tithes in those parishes amounting to 7,0001. a-year, to which
they considered theirLornships' attention ought to be called. The
petitionera stated that the whole force of the British empire
could not eompel them to submit to a continuation of this sys-
, tens; therefore they prayed that while there was yet time their
Lordships would accede to a settlement of the Tithes and
the Municipal Corporations. The Noble and Learned Lord
presented a petition from between 20 and 30 of most respec-
table surgeoxs of Armagh, complaining of difficulties they
laboured under in consequence of degrees they bad taken from
colleges, other than that of Trinity College, Dublin, by which
they . were debarred of certain privileges—( Hear, hear)—
and prayium their Lordships to give their sanction to some
measure calculated to relieve them from those disabilitiecs
The Noble and Learned Lord next presented a petition from
the Royal Burgh of Dumbarton, praying their Lordships to
puss the Irish Municipal Reform Bill as soon as it reached
their Lordships' House. Also a petition from Dunkeld, in
favour of the establishment of Small Debts Courts in Ireland.
The Noble and Learned Lord then presented petitions from a
great number of places, praying for the total aholition of
Church-rates.

Lord RADNOR. presented petitions from Peckham, Shad.
well, Maldon, Croydon, Wellingwortli, Solihill, Bloomsbury
Chapel, and about tvienty other places, praying for the aboli-
tion of Church-rates.

Lord STRANG FORD presented petitions from Holycros.
Bridgewater, and other places, against the abolition of Church.
rates.

Lord PORTMAN presented several petitions to the sane
effcet.

Lord REDESDA LE presented petitions from Gloucester,
Wilts, Surrey, and other places, to the same effect.
Lord BR °UGH AM said that perhaps there would be no
objection on the part of their Lordships to pursue the same
course in respect to the petitions presented for and against
this measure as had been taken when the Reform Bill was d;s-
cussed ; alluded to the enumeration of petitions and signa-
tures to them which had been presented on the subject of Church-
rates, by referring them to the proper authorities, who would
report the numbers to the House.—( Hear.) In respect to the
number of petiticnl, lfe had no hesitation in stating that more
had been presented against the abolition of Church-rates than
in favour of it.—( Wear.) But it was not immaterial that they
should know the number of signatures also.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord LYNDHL7RST—Aud the amount of rates paid by
each.

Lerd BROUG Ii AN' said that it would Le cosy to have
a report furnished of the number of petitions and sig-
natures, but it would be very diftiLult to procure the
information alluded to by the Noble Lord; but as to the other
subjects, he was sure that if the number of petitions against
:he abolition of the rates was three or four times the
amount of theta is in its `favour, yet he was certain that the
signatures; in favour of abolition were fiaezu or twenty times
the number of those Who had signed against the abolition of
the Rates.

AA NOBLE' LORD asked if the count! suggested had been
allopted in that or in the other house ?
Lord BIM UG H A M.—ln this House.

The Bishop or HEREFORD said that this difference
existed in the inture of the petitions presented for and against
the abolition of Church Rates ; that whilst those in favour of abo-
I itian were presented from separate congregations, six or seven of
b-iog f,.equently in one town ; thole presented against
abolition mere from separate towns, villages, and counties.
Lord BROUGII AM said tli.tt what had been said by
the, Right Rev. Prelate was in confirmation of his (Lora
Brougham's) statemen!, and he was sore that the number of
signatures in favour of abolition would Le found to greatly ex-
c,.--ed the othc.rs.
Lord LYNDHURST
Lned BROUGHAM said that there would be no difficulty
io ms.iiing the cnuutcration, and he would merely mention oar
nstanco in favour of what be stated—it was that one petition
had b:•er, presented from Birmingham alone which had 19,000
signatures. -

Lord Wil A RNCLI FFE presented a petition from a parish
in Sussex, in favour of Cliurch-raies.

The Marquis of LAN SDO WN E prevented a petition
from the rate-payers in a parish in South Wiltshire,
against Church-rates ;. it was signed by the majority
if the signature; were these of rate- payets, and the cir-
cumstances connected - with the petition, proved that
the Church under the present laws, was not in that
state of accurity which some Noble Lords assumed, or which
could be given to it. He denied that this security existed at pre-
sent, . a ralhe would further say that he would never consent to any
measure, which would net render it more secure than it
was.—( Hear, hear.) There was an illustration of its present
insecure state, in the statement of the petitioners, that they
the majority of. the rate-payers had for seven years successfully
resisted the payment of rates for the maintenance of the Church.
lie would not say whether they had acted properly or
judiciously or not in resisting that payment, but he con-
sidered it to be his duty- to call the at ention of
their Lordships to this fact, which proved in this one prish,—
and the case was similar in many others—that where there
was any disinclination on the part of the rate-payers to
maintain the Church, it need not be maintained by them, and
it was therefore a delusion to suppose there existed under
the present laws that security 'for the maintenance of the
Church, which ought to exist in every parish in the country,
—( Hear, hear.) It was further stated in the petition that
these circumstances had engendered party-feeling.; in the parish
and it was to put an end to these contentioas arising from such
a source that he desired some means to he adopted, but he
would again say that 4e would not consent tp any
measure, unless it would secure the maintenance of the
Churches in every parish in the empire.—( Hear, and cheers.)

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1837.