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Tt,e reantintog agived to, can i the House
resumed—to n, ropor:cd on Thursd4y next.
The AdadnistraH.,ii of Justice (Vancouver's I4and)
Bill went through Committee, and was reported without
amendment.

The New Zealand Land Conveyances Bill also went
through Committee.

ADJOURNED DEBATE ON RE COMMITTAL.
Mr. REXNt )LDS moved th re-cornwittal of the At-
tachawnt4, Courts of Record (Irelaad) Bill on Thursitty
next.

The 11,:uie eaj.)urned at 114If.past One o'clock.

PARLIAM EN TA RY DIV ISIONS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 16.
POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.
MINORITY AGAINST THE “MAXIMUA CLAUSE!,

MARQUISES. Nelson BARONS.
Salisbury Orkney Colchester
Droghedi, Pow:a Crofton
Sligo Itosse ' Clarina
EARLS. Stradbroke De Ros
Courtoun Sheffield Downes
Clare Wicklow Farnltam
Darn!ey Warwick Ihm-artleu
Desert VISCOUNT. Alontiagle
Fitzwilliam Strangford Redesdale
Kingston BARONS. Willoug Iby d'Eresby
Lucan Stanley Wharncliffe
Malmeshury Blayney Beaumont

From the Votes and Proceedino the House of Commons.)

TUESDAY, JULY 17.
SMALL DEBTS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
(IN THE COMMITTEE.)
Clause 20 (Compensation to Officers of abolished Courts)•
Question put, " That Clause 20 stand part of the Bill."
Ihe Committee divided:
MAJORITY—AYES, 52.

MINORITY—NOES, 2.
Hayworth, Lawrence
Wawn, J. T. Stuart, Lord D.
Evans, J.

BAKING TRADE.

Motion made, and Question put, " That leave be given to
bring in a Bill to prohibit labour in Bakehouses during
certain hours of the night." The House divided:—
MINORITY—AYES, 19. .
Ashley, Lord Hervey, Lord A. rower, Dr.
Berkeley, Henry F. Jollitte, Sir W. H. Sheridan, R. B.
Denison, J. E. Law, C. E. Stuart, Lord D.
Duncan, tieorge Lushington, Charles
East, Sir T. Meagher, Thomas •
Evans, Sir De Lacy Morris, David TELLERS.
Fagan, William O'Connell, John Grosvenor, Lord It.
Frewen, C. U. Pechell. Captain Stafford, A.

MAJORITY—NOES, 77.
AMy, T. N. Ellis, John Parker, John
Anson, Colonel Ferguson, Sir R. Patten, W.
Armstrong, Sir A. Graham, Sir J. Pilkington,"James
Armstrong, R. B. Grey, Sir George Richards. Richard
Baring, H. B. Harris, Richard Roebuck, J. A.
Baring. Sir F. Basile, Alexander Russell, Lord J.
Berkeley, Captain llayter, W. G. Sadleir, John
Blackall, S. W. Heald, James St. George, Chris.
Blair, Stephen Henry, Alexander Salwey, Colonel
Bright, John Heyworth, L. Seymour, Sir H.
Brotherton, J. Ilill, Lord E. Sidney, Alderman
Brown, W. Horsman, E. Somerville. Sir W.
Burke, Sir Thomas Kershaw, James Sotheron, T. H. S.
Campbell, W. F. Labouchere, Henry Thompson, Colonel
Carew, W. P. Lacy, H. C. Thornely, T.
Childers, J. W. Lasceiles, W. S. Tulnell, 11.

Clerk Sir George Lewis, G. C. araue, Lord H.
Cobden, R. Mackinnon, W. Walmeley, Sir I.
Coles, Henry B. Masterman, John Watkins, Colonel
Corbelly, M. E. Melgund, Viscount Wawn, J. T.
Cubitt, William Mitchell, T. A. Wilson, James
Dodd, George Moore, G. H. Wodehouse, E.
uouglas, Sir C. Mowatt, French; Wood, Sir Charles
Dmintuond, Henry Mullings, J. R.
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Duckworth, Sir J. Nicholi, John
Dundas, Sir David .Norreys, Sir D.

TELLKRII.
Hill, Lord Marcus
Boyle, Colonel

Dunne, Colon_l

Ogle, S. C.

TO THE SECRe.:TARY OF THE
ME CRWOLITAN REFORM ASSOCIA HON.

Sir,—On Mouday the 16th, the Member for Oxford
brought on his mutton for retrenching the salari. a ot sl.
placemee, to the letter-carriers at twelve shillings a
week inclusive. Having commenced on a parallel wittnni
on a former occasion, there is less necessity for entering
at large on this. The grounds stated for the motion
were, that the late commexial legislation of the country
(meaning the removal ot the Corn-Laws) had produced a
• distress." that there had been " impoverishing mea-
sures," involving all classes of the community " in a
common fate;" and to this tke House of Commans iti
general, and the Free• Traders in particular, were invited
to set their names and seals by appearing in the di-
vision list as voting for the motion. The Free-Traders.
or those who take the h-ad as such, put forward som,
declarations of what they would do when the motion of
the Member for Oxford was carried; but in the
meantime they would put their names to the motion,
the probability being, as everybody knew and a,
the result confirmed, that there would never
ne an opportunity for the execution of their promise of
what they would do afterwards. And so their names will
be found appended, in admission of the " distress," and
the "impoverishing measures," and the "common fate."
Assuredly if there was not something is the Free Trade
principle which was of granite, such backing would
accomplish its pulltsig down.
The report of the House is, that the Bill for legalizing
marriage with a wife's sister is not to be seriously pressed.
This is not for being ton weak, but too strong. The last
division upon it, and upon a most importsnt particular.
was of 119 against 66. It is this strength which has
given the alarm. The Bill was brought forward from th,
wrong side of the House. The Conservatives might
have discovered at first, what they have done at
la;t, that a tyranny built mainly on ecclesiastical
falsifications of scripture pretended to be quoted.
cannot be put down without damaging the authorities
that falsified. There are a numner of other cases in
which the same system of falsification has been pur-
sued; and • of course the establishments cannot be ex-
pected to correct their own wrong. The weakness is in
those who ever thought it probable.
On another subject there is a somewhat similar dis-
appointment. The Member who moved the House for
an alteration in the avowedly absurd rule for the ex-
clusion of strangers, was smoothed down with intima-
tion& that there were deep things concerned, which could
only be arranged by the wisdom of a Committee; and as
soon as the public attention has had time to cool, a Com-
mittee reports unanimously that no alteration is wanted.
Tne Member whose exclusion of the press gave rise to
the question, was put on the Committee, and the Member
who moved the alteration was not. Such is the mode ot
working by Committee. If the press and the constitu-
ents would agree, it is now in the power of any indivi-
dual Member to correct the evil, by rising to notice the
presence of strangers till the absurdity is removed.
On Tuesday the Bill for restricting the hours of work
for bakers in the metropolis, was negatived by a
large majority. A motion aimed at the removal of
Smithfield Market was withdrawn, with slight prospects
of renewal. The time is not yet. when a time-honoured
I nuisance in the heart of the metropolis can be got rid
of. Bulls must confront us in our path and occasionally
about our tea-tables, till we can find out that it would be
possible to carry on our bovine business at a p dot in
the eireumf.-Ten.!•l aR well as at the centre. Why should
not the forum boarium be somewhere about the Isle ot
Dogs; especially it the Thames Tunnel could at a
moderate expense be made practicable for four-legged
passengers?

I am, Sir, your obedient s#rvant,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, July 18. 1849.

NAVAL IN ThLLItIENCE.
APPOINTMENTS.

Giptains—Georges lioduey Mundy (1837) formerly of
the Iris, and Sir Feederick W. Erskine Niculsun,
(1846), formerly of the Fantoine, to study steam at
Woolwich.

Lieutenants—George Williamson (1807), to the Illus-
trious, depot ship of Portsmouth ordinary ; William
Viciry (1815) from the coast guard, to the Wellington,
depot ship of Shevrness ordinary ; A. T. Diann (1827).
to the Agincourt, depot ship of Devonport ordinary;
Frederick Yonge (1845) to the Persian, 12, fitting at
Woolwich.

Mates—S. T. Morrell, to the Phcenix, screw•sloop,
fitting At Portsmotvb; J. W. D. M'Donald, to the Queen,
116, fitting at Devonport.
Clerk's Assistant—George Love, to the Growler
steam-sloop, fitting at Devonport.
The appointment of Mr. Sullivan, master, to the
Persian, has been cancelled.

HER MAJESTY'S CRUISE .—The R yacht screw-
tender Fairy, Muster-Co'tnander Welch, will attend
the Royal yacht Victoria and Altrat to Ireland and
Scotland on the Royal visit. The orders of the Ganges.
84. Captaia Smith, C. 8., at Cove, are that the is to be
kept ready for sea. She is not to come to Spithead to
start tair with the Royal squadron, as all the squadro❑
will be steam-vessels.

The Phaeton, 50 gun-frigate, launched some time
since at Deptford, and the Arethuss, 50, just launched
Penrinike, and ord -red to be navigated to Devon-
port, are to ba brought forward, and fitted as advanced
ships.
The Hercules, store-ship, Master Commander Fulton,
is ordered to be fitted with all dispatch at Chatham, for
further service.

The Veteran and Menai, receiving-ships at Ports-
mouth, are ordered to be prepared as temporary hospital
ships for the convicts, should they be attacked with
cholera at that port.
The Pioneer, old coast guard vessel, is ordered to be
taken to Sheerness and broken U.

The Persian. 12, Commander G. Dolman, fitting at
Woolwich, will be ready to leave fur the West Indies by
the sth a August.
The Basilisk and Niger, steam-sl°nPs. are making
arrangements at Devonport for proceeding on a fiord
experimental cruise to complete the orders of the Ad-
miralty.
The Growler, 6, steam, sloop, Commander Stoddart,
will be ready for sea at Devonport on the 19th inst.
The Phoenix, screw-sloop, Commander Wodehouse, is
to proceed from Portsmouth to Devonport, to be paid in
advance and to be ready to sail on the sth of August with
the mails fur the coast of Africa.

The Columbia, steam-vessel. Commander Shortland,
arrived at Ililifsx, June 25th. from Devonport, and was
about to proeved to the Bay of Fundy, to resume her sur
veying operations.

ANTICIPATED RE,IGNATION OF MR. HUDSON,
FUR SUNDERLAND.—we understand that Mr.
lludsoil is ab‘tut to resign his seat for the borough of
Sunderland, and that Mr. H. Fenwick, a barrister on the
Northern Circuit, connected by property and family ties
with the borough, has been announced as a candidate on
the Liberal side. There is also some talk of Mr. Wil-
kinson, who has twice unsucc,ssfully contested the
!,orough in the same interest. The gsmeral feeling,
however, appe.rs to be that the termer is more likely to
unite all the Liberals in his favour. Lord Adolphus
vane to talked of as tee candidate on the other side.