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must continue to exact it ; but surely when you have done
that your measure ought to stop there, and you ought not
in prudence to go beyond it. That then is the cue—l hold
r.o such] doctrine as that the house is not entitled to call
for any information that it pleases. This is not a question
as to the abstract right of the house, but of the indulgence
and forbearance which the house commonly shows in the
exercise of that right. Without in the least degree pre-
suming to dictate to the house, the recommendation
which I humbly venture to make is that it should show
that indulgence and forbearance in the present instance;
and there being no object of public interest or im-
portance involved, that the house should refrain
from subjecting parties who are now taxed to the
further evil which the publication of their private con-
cerns would entail upon them. The hon. gentleman who
made the motion referred to something which I certainly
did not clearly understand, but certainly it was not of that
important character as connected with the main subject of
interest in this matter—viz., the circulation of the greater
journals. I understood him to say that he was anxious to
know in what proportion certain publications divided their
circulation between stamped and unstamped copies, and he
connected this question with the operation of the stamp
law as a restrictive law on the press. Why, unfortunately,
that information it is not in our power to give. I fully
acknowledge his right to ask for it if we had the power to
give it, but we have no power, because, although we may
ascertain how many copies the Athenceum, or any other
like journal, has stamped, it is not in our power to
say how many copies are printed without the stamp.
If it were in our power, we should be glad
to give this information ; but it is not in our
power. And as to the information which relates
to the gigantic circulation of the Times, and the compara-
tively insignificant circulation of the other London jour-
nals, it is in the power of the house to obtain it if it
pleases. It has been given in former years. Upoa fur-
ther consideration, the house refused to ask for it last
year, and the question now before us for consideration
is, not the question of your right to call for it, but
I think you will exercise your right more wisely
if you refuse to make the demand in the present in-
stance. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. M. GIBSON thought the right honourable gentle-
man (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was under some mis-
apprehension as to what took place last year. The hon.
member for Salford (Mr. Brotherton) moved for this return
himself-4a laugh)—but the motion was withdrawn, and
the house therefore gave no decision on the question. He
(Mr. Gibson) had the honour of being chairman of the
committee which called forthis return, and it was submitted
to Parliament for a series of years up to 1850. The com-
mittee took this matter into consideration—how far
private interests might be injured by tho production of
this return, and the committee unanimously decided that
it was desirable that' the return should be made, and it
v. as ordered, and subsequently it was moved for in an
amended form, for the very purpose of being laid before
Parliament by a member of the Government. He thought
there would be considerable public utility in this return
being laid before the house, and he should certainly sup-
port this motion. The hon. gentleman had a public ob-
ject in view in making the proposition, and if, incidentally
to the attainment of that public object, particular in-
terests were affected by the disclosure of facts, why the
truth only would be told, in which case it could not be
avoided with regard to those interests.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that,
seeing the feeling of the house to be evidently in favour of
the production of the return, he should not further op-
pose it.
The return was therefore ordered.
CHURCH BUILDINGS ACT CONTINUANCE BILL.
Mr. FITZROY moved for and obtained leave to bring in
a bill for continuing for another ten years the powers of
the Church Building Commissioners, which were originally
conferred in 1818.

THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, FEB. 24.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Commander
Robert Tench Bedford, R.N., to be one of the Gentlemen
Ushers Quarterly Waiters in Ordinary to her Majesty, in
the room of Sir John Strachan, Bart., deceased.
WHITEHALL, Fob. 25.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint General the
Right Hon. Viscount Hardinge, G.C.B. ; Lieut.-Genera
the Right Hon. Lord Raglan, G.C.B. ' • the Right Hon.
Earl Grey ; Lieut.-General the Right Hon. Earl Cath-
cart, K.C.B. • the Right Hon. Lord Panmure, K.T. ;
Lieut.-General the Right Hon. Lord Seaton, G.C.B. ;
the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert ; the Right Hon.
Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bart. ; the Right Hon. Ed-
ward Ellice ; Colonel George Buller, C. 8.; and Colonel
William Thomas Knollys, to be her Majesty's Commis-
sioners for inquiring into the several modes of promotion
and retirement in her Majesty's Military Forces.
CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 25.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA-
MENT.
_ _ _

County of Cardigan.—The Right Hon. Earnest Augustus
Earl Lisburne, of Croswood Park, in the county of Car-
digan, in the room of William Edward Powell, Esq , who
has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor
of Northstead.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 27.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy,
of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Ha-
vana, reporting that on the Ist of April next the port of
Mariel will be closed to foreign commerce.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 27.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Marseilles, re-
porting that the quarantine imposed at Naples, on vessels
arriving from French ports, has been removed.
WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 28.
Brevet.—The unlermentioned officers to be Brigadier.
Generals while employed upon the staff of the Forces
about proceeding upon a particular service viz. :—Colonel
William Cater, Royal Artillery ; Colonel William Burton
Tylden, Royal Engineers. The above Commissions to bear
date Feb. 21.1
ADMIRALTY, FEB. 24.
Corps of Royal Marines.—Capt. James Buchanan to be
Lieut.-Colonel; Capt. Henry George Mitford to be Lieut.-
Colonel, vice Dawes, to retired full-pay; First Lieutenant
Ebenezer Tristram Thomas Jones to be Captain, vice Bu-
chanan, promoted ; First Lieut. Joseph Henry Joliffe to
be Captain, vice Mitford, promoted; First Lieutenant and
Adjutant John Wm. Alex. Kennedy to be Captain; First
Lieut. R. Boyle to be Capt.; First Lieut. S. R. Little to be
Captain; First Lieut. and Quartermaster J. Elliot to be
Captain, First Lieutenant Charles M'Arthur to be Cap-
tain, First Lieutenant Hamond Weston Gwyn to be Cap-
tain, First Lieutenant and Adjutant Charles Loudon Bar-
nard to be Captain, First Lieutenant Henry George John-
stone Davies to be Captain, First Lieutenant and Adjutant
Rodney Vansittart Allen to be Captain, First Lieutenant
Nevinson Willoughby De Conroy to be Captain.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.
sth Regiment of West York Militia--Colonel George
Lister Lister Kaye, late of the 10th Hussars, to be Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Commandant, Feb. 21.
3d Regiment of West York Militia—Lieutenant Robert
Dudley Baxter to be Captain, vice Thelluson, resigned ;
Ensign Theophilus Smith to be Lieutenant, vice Baxter
promoted ; Ensign Frederick Durham to be Lieutenant,
vice Holdforth resigned, Feb. 21.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Richard James Han-
sard, Gent., to be the Assistant Surgeon of the Regiment,
vice John James Ireland, promoted, Feb. 22.
Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia.—Wallop Bra.
bazon, Esq., to be First Lieutenant, Feb. 21.
North Durham Regiment of Militia—Charles Robert
Kerr Hubback, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Feb. 23.
PRIZE MONEY.

COMMONS ENCLOSURE.
Mr. FITZROY moyed for and obtained leave to intro-
duce a bill to authorise tho enclosure of certain lands, in
pursuance of a report of the Enclosure Commissioners for
England and Wales.

Sir. R. PHILLIMORE brought in a bill to amend the
law relating to simony, which was read a first time.
Sir JOSEPH BAILEY brought in a bill for extending
the time limited for putting into execution the act of the
14th and 15th years of the reign of her present Majesty,
for the better management and control of the highways in
South Wales, which was read a first time.
The house then adjourned at one o'clock.

LONDON, . 24.
Notice is hereby given to Captain T. L. Massie,Feb and the
officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, who
are entitled to share in the bounty money awarded for the
destruction of piratical junks in the China Seas on the 25th
and 26th days of June, 1851, that the distribution thereof
will be made on the 24th of March next, at No. 1, James-
street, Adelphi, and when the list will be re-called every
Tuesday and Friday according to act of Parliament.
Captain £7o 13 2
Second class l4 4 11
Third class
Fourth class 6 16 9
Fifth class 3 12 91
Sixth class 3 8 4
Seventh class
Eighth class 1 2 9
Ninth class
Tenth class
Woodhead and Co., Agents.
BANKRUPTS.
James Wilks, wheelwright, Crimscott-street, Bermond-
sey, to surrender, March 10, at one, and April 11, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee,
Moorgate-street ; Holman and Robinson, Bridge-street,
Southwark.
Joseph Flint, shoe manufacturer, Sheffield, 11th March
and Bth April, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court.
Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; W. and B. Wake,
Sheffield.
Walter Fitch Hart, tailor, Brighton, March 8, and
April 12, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; J. and J. E.
Linklater, Sise-lane.
Robert Nod a Newton, gas engineer, Southwark, Surrey,
March 14, at two, and April 11, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ;
Collins, Blackfri, rs.
Thomas Staniforth, joiner and builder, Sheffield, March
11, and April 8, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court.
Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Webster, Sheffield.
Henry Huggins, printers' joiner, Manchester, March 10,
and March 31, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Hamp-
son and Sons, Manchester.

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
T. Clement, Woolwich, Kent, butcher--W. Kitto, Hat-
field-place, Westminster-road gas manager to the Royal
Surrey Theatre—J. Hunter, Wandsworth, Surrey, assis-
tant chaplain to the Wandsworth and Clapham Union--
Jane Hall, Bridge-place, City-road, general shopkeeper--
W. R. Wright, Stratford, Essex, merchant's clerk—W.
Hunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, brewer—Mary Ann
Page, Royal Crescent-mews, West, Notting-hill, livery
stable keepor—W. Edwards, Kent-street, Southwark,
blacksmith —C. Davis, Tiverton-street, Newington-
cause-way, furniture broker —T. Axtens, West-
minster Bridge-road —J. Carter, Chester-place, Old
Kent-road —N. Craig, Northumberland-court, Strand,
Captain Ist West India Regiment -- H. Barth,
Russell-court, Drury-lane, bookseller—J. Steele, Dame-
street, Islington, patentee—T. Tarrant, South-street, Her-
cules-buildings, Surrey, ironmonger—T. Packer, Black-
man-street, Southwark, lithographic artist—E. Flanagan,
Itolyneux-street, Edgware-road—J. Adams, Lower Thames-
street, City, captain of a schooner—T. Price, Broad-street,
Lambeth Butts, assistant to a dealer in marine stores—
J. Wood, Lausina Now-road, Peckham, shoemaker—J.
Coldwell, Harwich-place, Commercial-road East, baker—
J. T. Hooper, Harper-mews, Theobald's-road, wheelwright
—T. Ramond, Bishops-road, Paddington, auctioneer—H.
W. How, Thomas-street, Hackney-road—M, Grimes, New-
' ton-street, Holborn—R. Swift, Emma-place, Commercial-
road East, iron bedstead-maker— J. Wrench, Whittlebury-
street, Euston-square, cab proprietor—C. Allwork, Bloom-
field-street, North Dalston—J. Crocker, Goodge-street,
Tottenham-court-road, van proprietor— R. Sandys, Con-
naught-terrace, Limeh ouse,'mas ter mariner—C. P. d'Azene,
Essex-street, Strand—T. H. Brewer, Chrysell-road, North
Brixton, boot maker—J. C. Catling, Marlborough-terrace,
Dalston, and Finch-lane, Cornhill, builder.
DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.
John Strachan, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, common brewer
—lst div. of is. 3d., March 4, and any subsequent Satttr-
day, at Baker's, Newcastle-upon-Ty-ne.
Edward Ridley, Liverpool, tailor-2d div. of Bd., and
Ist div. of 4s. 2d. on new proofs, March 1, and any subse-
quent Wednesday, at Morgan's, Liverpool.
George Eland Pinder, York, grocer—lst div. of ss. 4d.,
Feb. 27, and any subsequent Monday and Tuesday, at
Hope's, Leeds.

IVIDENS.
March 21. A. Mount , C reed-lanDe, City, wine merchant
—March 23. J. 0. Mason, J. Mason, and A. Mason, New
Broad-street, City, and Birmingham, merchants—March
22. F. P. R. Webb, Nicholas-lane, City,, merchant—March
21--A. Cohen, Hounsditch, City, wholesale clothier—
March 22. J. Baynes, Nottingham, laceman—March
22. W. Barnfield, jun., Mark-lane, City, wine merchant
—March 21. G. T. Brown, Gloucester-terrace, White-
chapel-road, draper—March 21. Mary Ann Harriet
Ward, Upper Dorset-place, Clapham-road, printer—
April 4. T. Henderson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, draper—
March 22. G. Booth, Bishopwearmouth, Durham, ship-
owner—March 22. J. Taylor, Manchester, power loom
cloth manufacturer.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause bo shown to
the contrary, on the day of meeting.
March 22. Mary Ann Thomas and W. Thomas, Upper
King-street, Bloomsbury, and Green-street, Theo bald's-road,
builders—March 27. T. Hayward, Gloucester, pastrycook—
March 23. J. Frame, Liverpool, stationer—March 27. S. Da-
vis, York, Furrier—March 24. J. Strachan, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, wine merchant--April 4. T. Henderson, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, draper—March 23. E. H. Street, Exeter, cabinet
maker—March 23. W. Si ins,Redruth, Cornwall, linendraper
—March 30. W. Fella, Hulme, Lancashire, builder—March
21. J. Clegg, Liverpool, licensed victualler—April 3. W. H.
Spicer, Dudley, Worcestershire, and Wolverhampton,
Staffordshire, hatter.

PARTNERSHIPS 'DISSOLVED.
H. J. Vincent and R. Fenton, City-road, silk braid
manufacturers—T. T. Powell and F. Popple well, Castleford,
Yorkshire, common brewers—F. May, and G. Godfrey,
Bury-street, St. James's, news agents—J. H. Fricker and
W. T. Bryant, Herstmonceux, Sussex, common brewers—
D. Hill and T. Ballingall, Manchester, wholesale clothiers—
T. A. Daniel and J. H. Daniel, Congleton, Cheshire, lime-
burners—W. Newby and J. Newby, Oldham, Lancashire,
machine makers—L. Bridge, Pilsley, Derbyshire, and L.
Marsden, Cromford, Derbyshire, coal merchants--W, H.
Noulton and E. Wild, Fore-street, Lambeth, boat build-
ers—T. Long and R. Latter, Fenchurch-street, City,
slop-sellers—J. Beresford and J. Galt, Manchester, letter
press printers—A. S. Stocker and J. Cooke, Hall-street,
City-road, proprietors and manufacturers of Stocker's
patent compound metallic capsule—J. H. Whitaker and
W. A. Whitaker, Bath, cabinet manufacturers—J. Lead-
ham, E. Ellis, and W. Pratt, Clayton, Thornton, and Nor-
thowram, Yorkshire, quarrymen—J. Stewart and C. Hill,
Liverpool, doctors of medicine—S. Wilson and T. Mattin-
son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, drapers—W. Butcher and lf,
Dolby, Maidstone, Kent, linendrapers—J. Davies and C.
Davies, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, mercers—T. Bury, W.
Glover, J. W. Speed, and P. Wood, Salford, Lancashire,
bleachers, so far as regards P. Wood—R. Horton and M.
Shaw, Bradford, Yorkshire, joiners—J. Sloan and A.
Grant, Sloane-street, tailors—G. Wilson and H. Leadbet-
ter, Salford, Lancashire, engineers—D. Tebbutt, D. H.
Tebbutt, and J. W. Tebbutt, Potton, Bedfordshire,
printers.

SCOTCH SEW/ESTE, A.TIONS.
Patrick Barry, shipowner, Arl res h.
John Annan, flax spinner, Lys. • Mill, Cupar, Fife.
John Smith, ironfounder and manufacturer, Invern(

SUSPENSION OF PAYMENT AT MANCHESTER.--The
failure of Mr. 4. Vicars, cotton-spinner, Manchester,
(whose mill is at Disley, Cheshire,) was announced on
Monday, and a meeting of creditors took place in the
afternoon, when it appeared that the liabilities rare:
41,0001',, chiefly for cotton and Machinery, but there was
an addition also raised on loan. The assets were esti-
mated at 20,0001., in addition to about 4,0001. expended
on the freehold.