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London, England, 1839-08-27 00:00:00

The SPEAKER, accompanied by several Members,
basing presented himself at the Bar, the Commission
was read and the Royal assent given, in the usual form,
to the following Bills :—The Better Administration of
Justice (parts of Counties) Bill ; the Poor-law Com-
mission Continuance Bill ; the Collection of Rates Bill ;
the Bastardy Bill ; the Bankruptcy (Ireland) Bill ; the
Manchester Police Bill ; the Birmingham Police Bill ;
and the London Bridge Approaches Bill.
The SPEAKER and the Members of the House of
Commons then retired, and the House adjourned during
pleasure.

At Half-past Four o'Clock the LORD CHANCELLOR
resumed his seat on the Woolsack.

Mr. BERNAL, from the Commons, brought up the
Bolton Police Bill, and the County and District Con-
stables Bill, with the Lords' amendments agreed to.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
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Viscount Silt-A—N—G-i'6l-InTin-id one or two ques-

tions to put to the Noble Viscount opposite upon
very important subjects. He was desirous of knowing
whether any proper and effectual steps had been taken
in concert with the American Government, to prevent
the recurrence during the ensuing winter, along the
Canadian frontier, of that frightful system of aggression
on the one hand, and scarcely-avoidable retaliation on
the other, bet ause if tlatt system was pursued it
was likely to lead to the most fatal results, so far as
regarded the good understanding and harmony of the
two countries. That morning he had received a depu-
tation of merchants connected with the North Ame-
rican trade, who stated that some time ago a memorial
had been presented on the subject to her Majesty's Go-
vernment, and they had requested him to recall to the
Noble Viscount's recollection the prediction which had
been embodied in that memorial. The other question
to which he wished to call the Noble Viscount's at-
tention was, whether there was any reasonable hope or
prospect of a termination of those hostilities which had
been so long protracted between France and the Republic
of Buenos Ayres. These hostilities had lately assumed a
very aggravated form, and not long ago they had received
information of the destruction of an entire fleet of small
vessels laden with British property, which had been
literally burnt to the water's edge by order of the
French authorities. Really, when he looked at these
things, whether occurring in South ♦merica or Africa,
he felt bound to say, that the time was come when
it would be necessary for that country to address some
remonstrance to the French Government. It would
be only necessary for him to say two words—" Coer
don" and " Canada." It was unnecessary for him to
give any notice for the next Session ; but it was his in-
tention at the earliest stage of their meeting there again,
to advert to the indignities and injuries which their fel-
low-subjects had endured on the coast of Africa, at
the hands of certain local authorities there. He looked
upon these things as a deep stain upon the national
honour, and if by that time the Representatives of the
British Government had not obtained redress, it #rould
be probably for their Lordships to consider how far it
would be prudent in them to present an humble Ad-
dress to the Throne, imploring her Majesty's protection
for her faithful subjects.
Lord MELBOURNE said he was happy to be able
to inform the Noble Lord that every disposition pre-
vailed, both in the United States, South America, and
Canada, to prevent a continuance of those proceedings
which had unfortunately taken place for the last two
years there. With respect to the second ques-
tion, the blockade of the River Plate, he
was aware there had been no cessation of

the conduct that had been pursued in that
part of the globe, but he had the satisfaction of assuring
the Noble Lord that the Government of France were
most anxious to bring those proceedings to a close, and
he was in confident hope that ere long that would be so.
As to the third question—the proceedings on the
Western Coast of Africa, be bad already expressed his
opinion upon that, and he trusted measures would soon
be taken to bring things to a satisfactory state.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition agreed to
by the General Assembly of Scotland, and signed by
the Moderator, against the national system of education.
BANK OF IRELAND ACT CONTINUANCE
BILL.

Upon the, motion of Lord MELBOURNE, the
Bank of Ireland Act Continuance Bill was read a

second time, committed, and ordered to be read a third
time to-morrow.

OYSTERS FISHERIES BILL.

Lord MELBOURNE moved the order of the day
for the second reading of the Oysters Fisheries (Eng-
land and France) Bill.
The Duke of WELLINGTON had read the Bill,
and did not object to it, but he must say it was not fair
to the public to have Bills of any description hurried
through Parliament in the manner now proposed.
Lord MELBOURNE said that that would certainly
be true if the Bills required any consideration, but this
one did not—it was merely to settle the distances be-
tween the two countries, and to fix the regulations of
the fisheries.

The Duke of WELLINGTON said the Bill might
as well have been before the House at an earlier period.
Lord BROUGHAM said he perfectly agreed with
the Noble Duke that this was not the way to do busi-
ness ; and he had been telling his Noble Friend, the
Noble Viscount so, sometime past.—(Laughter.) It
was no reason to say that the Noble Duke had read the
Act and the Treaty, seeing that the Noble Dukes at-
tendance was most unparalleled for punctuality and
perseverance. The Noble Duke never missed being in
the House at the sitting of it, he never went until it
was up, and looked to all the business, and attended
to every Bill. Certainly no other Noble Lord had read
the documents.—(Hear, and a laugh.)

The Duke of WELLINGTON-:—There is but one
copy in the House.
Lord MELBOURNE said there must be an excep-

tion made in those cases which occur suddenly—the
events which happen in human affairs, war or peace—
they will not wait for the close of our sessions or the
convenience of our recesses.—(Hear.)
Lord BROUGHAM (ironically)—Oh, certainly not.
The Bill was then read a second time.
On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESI3URY,
the Exchequer Bills Bill, and the Funding of Exchequer
Bills Bill, were read a second time ; and the Duke of
Marlborough's Pension Bill, and the Appropriation Bill
were read a third time and passed.
BOLTON POLICE BILL.

On the question that their Lordships do agree to the

Commons' amendments to this Bill,
The Duke of WELLINGTON observed that the
Commons had introduced certain amendments (the
last time the Bill came before them) which bad no re-

ference to those which their Lordships had previously
made. However, he did not object to the Bill passing.
Lord MELBOURNE admitted that the course
which the Commons bad taken was a little irregular ;
but all parties agreed as to the necessity for the Bill.
The amendments were then agreed to.
Earl St. VINCENT said some considerable time
since he moved for certain returns respecting
Foreign Sugar imported into this country ; that re-
turn had not yet been made ; he, therefore, moved
that it be made forthwith. • Seeing the Noble
Marquis the Secretary for the Colonies in his place he
would take the opportunity of saying that the remarks he
made a few nights back, Ivhen he stated that property
in the West Indies had lately risen 20 per cent., did not
apply to the Island of Jamaica. In that island the
case was in an inverse ratio. The Noble Marquis must
have been much misinformed on the subject, probably
from interested parties, unless the Noble Marquis spoke
from official information.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that it was
from official documents that he had made the statement.
GRAND JURY CESS (IRELAND).

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the
inhabitants of the city of Cork complaining of the
late period of the Session in which the Grand Jury
Cess (Ireland) Bill was brought in, and of the manner
in which it had been hurried through their Lordships'
House, so that the petitioners had not bad an oppor-
tunity of pointing out the great injustice and the
inequality of taxation which the Bill would inflict on them.
POST HORSE DUTY.

The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD also presented a
petition from the Postmasters of Liverpool, praying
tor the total repeal of the duties on Post Horses.
He (Lord Brougham) thought that protection
ought to be given to the Postmasters by taking
off the whole duty. If the Legislature did not
take it off it would very soon take itself off, for nobody
would post. Also a petition from the advocates of
Montreal in Lower Canada, complaining that certain of
their number had been arrestedwithout warrant and thrown
into gaol without authority, and praying their Lordships
to afford them relief ; and he (Lord B.) would take that
opportunity of stating that, in his opinion, the earlier
next Session their Lordships' attention should be called
to Canadian affairs the better. Also a petition from the
Board of Guardians of the Kensington Union, denying
certain statements made in a petition which had, or
a former occasion been presented to their Lordships,
the statements in which were designated by them as
false and scandalous, and having investigated the sub-
ject he felt bound to state that the contradiction to