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London, England, 1837-12-23 00:00:00

PLURALITIES AND BENEFICES BILL.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL brought in the Pluralities and Benefices
Bill, which was read a first time and ordered to be read a second
time on Friday the 2(1 of February.

CALL OF THE HOUSE.

Lord GEORGE BENTINCK then moved that the House be
called over on the 16th of January.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not think it was necessaoy that a
call of the House should take place on that day, and therefore he
was not prepared to agree to the motion of the Noble Lord. In-
deed he did not think the House could agree to it, because the
Noble Lord had not given notice of the motion, nor had he stated
any reasons for it.
Lord GEORGE BENTINCK did not think it was neces-
sary to state reasons when it was well known that the Canadian
Provinces were in open rebellion, and that the rebels were 2,000
strong, with eight pieees of cannon. He thought they were acting
with great apathy and negligence in adjourning for so long a period.
Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY rose to order. He had, on one
occasion, made a similar motion, and was told by the present
Speaker's predecessor, that he could not make such a motion with-
out giving at least full twenty-four hours notice to the House.
The SPEAKER said that it was the usual course for an Hon.
Member to give notice of such a motion. But if any emergeney
arose to render the motion necessary without. notice, it was for
the House to decide whether it should be entertained or not.
After a few words from Sir GEORGE SINCLAIR, the mo-
tion was put and negatived.
THE BALLOT. _ _ _

Mr WARD presented a petition from Sheffield in favour o:
the Ballot.

MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.

The Usher of the Black Rod then summoned the House to at-
tend her lLjesty in the House of Lords.
The Speaker, attended by the Seijeant bearing the mace, and
followed by Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, and all the other
Members present proceeded to the House of Lords.
Upon the SPEAKER again entering the House, he informed
the Members present that he had been to the House of Peers,
where her Majesty had been graciously pleased to give her Royal
Assent to the Civil List Bill, and several other Bills.
Mr. E. J. STANLEY moved that the House do now adjourn.
Mr. WAKLEY—No, no ; there are several notices on the
Paper yet.
Sir S. WHALLEY postponed his motion which stood for
to-day till the 23.1 of February.
Mr. WAKLEY, in the absence of Mr. Grote, moved for a re-
turn of the different county voters in England and Wales, distin-
guishing the freeholders from the other voters.
Mr. It. STEUART said that exactly the same Return had
been moved for, and ordered some time since.
Mr. WAKLEY said that, such being the case, ho' would with-
draw the motion.
VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE.

Mr. WAKLEY then rose for the purpose of making the motion
of which he had given notice relative to the Ventilation of the
House. To those lion. Members, who were not in the habit of
attending the House, the present subject was of little importance ;
but to those who were constantly in the habit of attending, it was
a subject well worthy of consideration if they bad any regard to
their health. It is true that there were more frequent changes of air
than under the old system, but the air being driven through a carpet
full of mud and dust became extremely impure, and was the cause of
many disorders in consequence of being inhaled by the lungs. Dr.
Arnott, a most scientific man, had gone over the House yesterday,
and expressed his surprise that Members should have endured it
so long. By the present plan the whole moisture of the atmo-
sphere was taken away. He had suffered severely in consequence
of the impure state of the atmosphere of the House last year, - and
nothing would induce him to retain his seat in that House unless
the ventilation of it was altered. The Hon. Member then read a
statement by Dr. Arnott, from which it appeared that the atmo-
sphere of the House was most injurious. In his ( Mr. Wakley's)
opinion a remedy might be made at no great expense by ventil-
lating the House from the sides instead of the floor.
Mr. HAWES, as Chairman of the Committee which had been ap-
pointed last session on the subject, said that means had been adopted
by which the air entered the House through wet canvas, and the
atmosphere had thereby been rendered agreeable. But the effi-
ciency of the contrivance had been much diminished by the nig-
gardly manner in which funds had been disbursed by the Treasury
for the purpose.
Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said he had been over the House with
Dr. Arnott, and the method he recommended might be adopted
without much expense. It was not true, the Right Hon. Gentle-
man observed, that Dr. Reid had not been remunerated for his ser-
vices. On the contrary, he had received that which the House
would agree was not more than just—an adequate recompense.—
( Hear, hear.)
Sir E. CODRINGTON could assure the House that he never
went home after a lengthened sitting in that House without a
severe headache.

Mr. A. WHITE attended every night in that House in the dis-
charge of his duty, and ever since he entered it he had had a cough,
with which he had never before been troubled.
Mr. F. BARING was not against inquiry ; on the contrary, he
thought immediate attention ought to be paid to the subject, but
not without the knowledge of Dr. Reid. He was sure the Trea-
sury would willingly pay any fair charge for such alterations as
'were necessary.
Mr, WAKLEY said a few words in reply.

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Mr. HAWES said, that as the improvements of the House were
under consideration, he begged to make a suggestion relative to the
divisions. If there were two doors—one by which Members could
go out, and another by which they could come in—it would be
the. interest of every Member to leave the House as soon as pos-
sible, so that he might be the first in.
Sir JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE said the Noble Lord at the
head of the Woods and Forests had such an improvement in con-
templation.
Mr. G. F. YOUNG said it would be convenient, as the
Hon. Member for Finsbury had suggested the other night that
there should be a few cross benches on which those Members might
sit who differed from Whigs and Tories.—(Hear, and a laugh.)
The House then adjourned till the 16th January.

The tragedy of Othello was lately performed to the
life, or rather to the death, in a small town of Italy. In the
last scene, in which, according to the Italian version, the Moor
consummates his vengeance by the dagger, instead of the pil-
lows, the actor approached the bed with the fatal instrument,
made the stab, and a piercing shriek issued; the blood flowed,
and Desdemona expired in such frightful convulsions that the
andience applauded to the skies. When the curtain dropped,
the deed was found to have been too truly done, for the repre-
sentative of the Venetian senator's daughter was found lifeless ;
the dagger having entered her heart. The actor was, in ttct,
a jealous lover, who had taken this opportunity to satisfy the
violence of his evil passion. He had time to make his escape
before the discovery.
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Last week a cause was tried before the Under-
Sheriff at Oxford, which having lasted four hours, the Jury,
not being able to agree upon their verdict, retired, and re-
mained locked up until half-past eleven o'clock at night, when
one of the Jury escaped, and the remaining eleven proceeded
to the Under-Sheriff, who, being unable to find the runaway,
discharged them without any verdict. Soon after daylight in
the morning, however, the missing Juryman attended the
Under- Sheriff and apologised for his extraordinary conduct,
by declaring that a brother Juryman, with wheat he had
differed throughout the day, at length produced a small dagger
or knife, and brandished it before him, and that he escaped,
believing himself to be in danger.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA-Y•)
DEAL, DEC. 22 . —Wind W. moderate. ATrhrievendontlie
Romulus, from Berbice ; Camilus, from Demerara.
ward bound as per last sailed this morning for the River e
. Cam
down from the River and remain, the Forth, Wh'ennell, for St.
Übes ; Eden, Franklin, for Barbadoes ; Britanni,t,ain•—The
mGibson, for
Hobart Town. The Canton and John Woodall r.-
Queen Victoria has been foul of the Concord and receivCd
jdaian this
mage.
The Challenger for Syra put back last night and sailed at
morning.
Ponzsmount, DEC. 22.—Wind S.W. to W. hazy.—pa,` back
the Justina, Youn,-, for Calcutta ; and sailed Her Majesty's steamer
Messenger from Woolwich. The Lord John Russell, for Quebec-
Arrived off Port, the Samarang, Mealon, from Batavia ; Ontario,
from New York.
SHIELns, Dec. 12. —lt blew a heavy gale yesterday from E. S.E.
to E.N.E , and continued greater part of the night.
WIIITBy, Dec. 21.—The life-boat has just gone out to a Tessel
to the northward of this port, riding with ensign in distress.
SCARBOROUGH, Dec. 21.—1 t blew a heavy gale yesterday even
ing, and continued till four o'clock this morning.
RAMSGATE, Dec. 22.—Arrived, the Betsey, Cornfortb, from
Sunderland, with considerable damage and loss of anchor and cimio.
bound to Guernsey ; Ceres, Rindall, from London, with windlass
damaged and loss of an anchor and cable.
DOVER, DEC. 22.—Arrived off port, the Malay, Welch, from
Ceylon ; Duke of Clarence, Para, and Sarah, Hudson, from Far
and Bryan Abbs, Gorman, from Limerick.
MARGATE, DEC. 22.—Arrived off, the Combatant, Jackson,
from Havannah, and Charles Way, from Seville.
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The Diligence, Adain, from Hayle to Swansea, was drive. -
shore near Dannadoch on the 20th instant.
The Townsend, Ablett, from Limerick to Kilrush, was driven
on
shore on Aberaven Sands on the 20th inst.
The Lord Selkirk of Liverpool, and Campo Bello of Liverpool'
were wrecked in Richibucto Bar.
The Uncertain, Lidole, from Sunderland to London ; the prep
ton, of ditto, from London, and the Baltic, of Cowes, are on shore
near Mundesley.
The Friendship, from London to Hartlepool, the John, Boscherb,
from London to Middleburgh, Beynaldson, from Middleburgh to
London, were on shore near Whitby on the 21st inst , and the lat-
ter wreekee.
The Good Agreement, of Shields, and Williams, of Sunder-
land, were on the rocks near Hartlepool on the 21st inst.
The Fame, Moorson, from Middleburgh to London, is on shore
near Scarborough on the 21st inst.
A vessel is riding near Haburn Wyke dismaster.