The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-09 00:00:00

LONDON TUES
- DAY EN-TE-N-ING AUGUKI 0, 1831.

No. 12,140

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OFFICIAL—DEPARTMENT of ECCLESIASTICAL
AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE.
ac L 1 JULY 21.
" The c±traordinary effervescence which existed for
some days past in this capital, and which re,ul.ed from
the general enthusiasm for the defence of the Sovereign
and the country, which was generally excited in the inha •
bitants by the entrance of the French squadron inn) the
Tagus, having ceased, and there being consequently no
obstacle to prevent law and good order from entirely re-
covering the vigour and influence which they ought to
have, his Majesty has resolved that your Excellency shall
employ all the means in your power to prevent the re-
petition ofcertain excesses committed in the d lys alluded to,
by some persons against various other persons who they said
belongod to the revolutionary party. His Majesty is in-
formed that these excesses were mostly provoked by some
criminal acts of the persons on whom they were com-
mitted ; but law and justice, which alone can make the
happiness of nations and maintain the stability of thrones,
do not permit crimes to be punished except by the compe-
tent authorities and proceedings. Your Excellency being
thus informed of the will of his Majesty, must also be
convinced a recurrence of such excesses will be highly dis•
pleasing to his Majesty.
" Palace of Queluz, July 18, 1831.
(Signed)
" LUIZ DE PAULA.

" FURTADO DE CASTRO DO RIO DE MENDOCA.
"Senhor JOAQUIM GOMES DA SILVA BELFORT.'

EXECUTIONof R. COOLING and T.MOTLEY

AT LINCOLN, for ARSON.

On Friday last these deluded men paid the forfeit of
their lives to the outraged laws of their country. About
ten o'clock a friend of Motley's arrived at the Castle, and
told him that his mother would have come to take her
leave of him on Thursday, but was nearly heart-broken—
all she could do was to send him her farewell blessing,
At eleven o'clock the culprits received the sacrament in
the chapel, and were then conducted to the press-room,
where they were pinioned. At a quarter to twelve the
Under Sheriff received the bodies from the jailor, at the
debtor's door, and the procession moved to the place of
execution. The culprits walked with a firm step, and
were unassisted ; they never once raised their -eyes,
or looked around them. Having arrived at the fo-A
of the gallows, they engaged in the last arts of de-
votion. Cooling once raised his eyes, and surveyed
the gallows, but appeared unflinching and unbend-
ing ; once or twice his lips sremed to move in prayer—
he did not seem to act the part of a bravado; lie was
all nerve—one of those beings who can face death in its
most appalling shapes. Motley was also extremely firm :
his head reclined towards his shoulders ; and his counte-
nance betrayed sincere penitence and resignation. The
prayers being concluded, the culprits arose from their
knees, and having shaken hands with the chaplain, Mot-
ley walked up the steps and took his station under the fatal
beam : Coo.ing followed. The executioner proceeded to
place the rope around Motley's neck, and the cap upon his
head. Cooling viewed the performance of this office with
the most mat ked indifference; he did not seem to betray
the least emotion ! and when he perceived that Motley was
already prep ,red, he advanced a step towards the execu-
tioner, and received the rope and cap without manifesting
the least fear. The culprits did not shake hands ; neither
did they speak one word. The executioner requested
them to step to the centre of the platform, which they did
instantaneously, with a firm step, when the fetal bolt was
withdrawn and they were launched into eternity. Motley
died without a struggle; but Cooling• appeared dreadfully
convulsed for the space of three minutes.—Stamford Bee.

Several sharks have been seen during the
week in our harbour, one of which, about eight feet in
length, was taken in a fishing net on Thursday night last.
These fish have no doubt been attracted to our shores by
the great quantities of smaller fish frequenting the sho•1
water, particularly pilchards, of which many hogsheads
have been again taken, and sold at Is. a hundred. Fine
whitings arc also selling from 6d. to 9d. a dozen.—Devon-
port Telegraph.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A
FEMA LE. —The police of the L division have for some
time past been engaged in making enquiries respecting the
mysterious disappearance of a female named LLOYD, of
rather above the middle age, who for a long period was in
the daily practice of selling figs, &c. in the Blackfriars-
road. It appears that she constantly left her goods with
a MT s. CoatlF.l,o, residing in Great Surrey-street, in the
evening, and called for them in the morning. About three
weeks since she, as usual, left her basket, but on her not
again calling for it enquiries were made at her lodgings,
Hatfield-buildings, Stamford-street, when it was ascer-
tained that she had disappeared. From the woman's
regular habits Mrs. CORFIELD became alarmed, and gave
notice to the police of the mysterious occurrence. Mr.
Dowtaxc and Smern, an inspector, proceeded to Hatfield-
buildings, and searched the female's lodgings, and found a
variety of articles which created an opinion that she had
seen better days. A back parlour was occupied by her,
and in the front lived several single Irishmen. The belief
is that the woman has been unfiir'y dealt with. It was
stated by Mrs. CORFILLD to the inspector that Mrs. LLOYD
had informed her, a short time previous to her disappear-
ing, that some tnen had brought a coffin to her house.—
She (Mrs. L.) told them that there was no one dead there,
but they left the coffin, merely o',serving that it was all
right. The affair, which is involved in considerable mys-
teryLis still undergoing investigation.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-011 Sunday after-
noon, as Mr. Ricuannsorr of Knightsbridge, accompanied
by his son, his son's wife, sister, and two children, were
driving through the Highgate archway in a four-wheel
chaise, the horse (which was a job for the day) took to
kicking and got his leg over the splinter bar ; in this state
he ran away and came in contact with the archway toll-gate
and house. The father, who is a very old gentleman, re-
ceived a compound fracture of the leg just above the ankle,
and Iris left hip touch injured. The fracture was of that
serious nature that rendered amputation necessary imme-
diately, which was ably performed by Mr. J. P. Ihmaans,
who was fortunately in the neighbourhood attending upon
a patient, and hearing of the accident offered every assis-
tance; there were several medical gentlemen of the neigh-
bourhood present, but we are sorry to say there is but little
hopes of his recovery. The son died a faw hours after the
accident from a fracture of the scull on the frontal bone,
and also of his thigh. The wife, children, and sister, were
not severely hurt. Thus by an unfortunate accident, is the
wife a widow, and the children may expect to be fatherless
hourly. This is the second or third accident which has
occurred within this few weeks on the same spot, each time
attended with loss of life. The gate is so exceedingly nar-
row (which perhaps is made so for the benefit of the legs
of the gate-keeper,) that it is difficult for a person to drive
through, particularly at night, much more to have a chance
of guiding through a runaway horse. It should be
immediately widened, and not for any inconvenience to a ,
keeper sacrifice human life. It is a gate generilly com-
plained of by the coachmen upon the road, one or more
serious accidents having occurred to than.
An investigation of a strictly private nature
has been going on for some weeks, before the Magistrates
of the Head Police-office, respecting a charge of forgery
preferred against the Rev. Mr. IlEslay, a Roman Catholic
Priest, attached to Arran-quay Chapel, and JAIES NET-
TERVILLE, Esq., commonly called Lord NETTERVILLE.
The particular charge is for having uttered divers bank
post bills to a large amount, drawn in favour of the late
Viscount NETTEKVILLIC, and purporting to have been en-
dorsed by him, they well knowing the same to be forged.
It appears the late Nobleman was very eccentric in his ha-
bits, and for some time prior to his death did not, as he
was accustomed, fund his property, but having lodged it
in the Bank of Ireland, got bank post bills drawn in his
own favour, which he never endorsed. HENRY tOas his
Lordship's domestic chaplain, and was left 1 000 L, with
other property, as residuary legatee. The other person
charged is claimant for the extinct title, and who has his
claim, we understand, lodged before the House of Lords.
The late Viscount was accustomed to hide the post bills
about the house, in different holes and corners, sometimes
in his pockets, and tied up in his shirts. After his death
securities of this kind to the amount of 2,0001. or 3,0001.
were found in this manner concealed. Some of them
have been traced to the possession of Writer and the
claimant for the title. The prosecution has been instituted
at the instance of the heir at-law, E. J. 13LAKE, Esti, and
a reward has been issued for the apprehension of the alleged
offenders, who have both fled,—Dublin Evening Packet.

1:1IPElliAL PAiiLIAMOTT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, AuGusr 8.

The Loitii cif AN4:EI,t,OR took hig sea at Five o'ci,ock

Lord WYNFOl3l2)postponed the bfinging in his sill
the Compo.ition of Lny Tithes, until the Bill brought
in by the Archbishop df C:fiterhury was considered in
Committee. . .

.....
Lord GOWER presented a petition from i place in
Staffordshire, praying fur the repeal of the New Beer Bill:
Lord CARBERY preented two petitions from Cork
and one from one Bandon, praying that no alteration might
be made in the grant to the Kildare-street S,ciety,
On the motion for the second reading of lie Cal
The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that in the ab-
sence of the Noble First Lord of the Treasury, he would
reserve his observations till a future stage of the Bill. If
ibe Noble Earl (Grey) would be in his place to-morrow,
it might be fixed for then, if not Thursday might be named.
Lord GODERICH was perfectly ready, if the Noble
Duke bad gone into his observations to-night, either
to have answered them, or have adopted them. How-
ever, as the Noble Duke seemed to wish a postpone-
ment, he thought it would probably be the best plan. The
discussion was then fixed to come on to-morrow.

The LORD CHANCELLOR begged to move that the
order of the day for the committal of the Bankruptcy Bill
might be discharged. He did so in cons, (pence of the
continued absence of the Noble Lord Chief Justice of the
King's Bench, 'who had nut yet returned from his circuit.
He was of opinion that on Friday he would be ready to go
on with it.

Lord -ELDON thought there had been some irregularity
with this Bill. The usual course was that the merits of
a Bill should be discussed on the second reading.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—The principle of the
Bill was the very same as the one introduced
by him last Session, when he opened upon its merits very
fully. He also hoped his Noble and Learned Friend
would acquit him of blame, when he told hint
that it was only because of his great anxiety not to
lose any time that the Bill had been read a
second time without discussing it. But he need not
tell the Noble and Learned Lord that by the rules of both
Houses discussions could take place on the committal of a
Bill, and even on its third reading, and on this Bill the
second reading only took place on an understanding that
discussion should take place 0/4 a future stage.
Lord ELDON was perfectly satisfied with the explana-
tion of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack.
The Bill was then committed, and ordered to be re-
committed on Friday next.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, AUGUST S.

Shortly after Three o'clock the SPEAKER took his seat.

CITY OF DUBLIN ELECTION.

Mr. R. GORDON brought up the report of the Com-
mittee appointed to try the merits of a petition against the
return for the city of Dublin. He had to inform the House
that Robert Harty, Esq. (the Lord Mayor of Dublin)
and Louis Perrin, Esq. were not duly elected; that
the last election was void, and that the petition, and the
opposition to it, were not frivol pus or vexatious. Ile was
further directed by the niittee to acquaint the House
that the Committee had come to the following resolution.,

viz.—
" Resolved,—That Robert Harty, Esq., and Louis Perrin, Esq.,
were, by their agents, guilty of bribery and treating at the last
election for the said city of Dublin.
" Resolved,—That it appears that certain persons, holding offi-
cial situations in Ireland, or considered to be connected with
the Irish Government, did at the last election for the city of
Dublin, in contravention of the resolutions of the House
of Commons, use undue influence in favour of, and
aiding and assisting in, the return of the sitting Members.
„. .

Ifesolved that"thC Chairman be instructed to move that
the report and the evidence be printed and laid before the
House."

The HON, GENTLEMAN then moved that the report be
brought up and ordered to be printed, which was agreed
to; the evidence was also ordered to be brought up and
printed. He then moved that the Speaker do issue a new
writ for the city of Dublin, in the room of Mess's. Harty
and Perrin.

Mr. HUNT said that as the proceedings of this Com-
mittee, of which he was a Member, were now at au end,
he had to state that it had been his intention to op-
pose the issuing of the writ, or to move for its
suspension for a week, in order that the evidence
might be in the hands of the Honourable Members
of the House, and that the House could then consider
what ulterior proceedings should be adopted. But as the
majority of the Committee were opposed to such a step, he
did not now corsider himself justified in moving to suspend
the writ.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. C. PELHAM thought that sufficient had already
appeared in the report of the Commitee to make it as
strong a case for inquiry as that of Liverpool.—( Hear.)
In this case Government officers were implicated, and the
House ought to protect its own rights by at present sus-
pending the writ.—(Hear.) He, therefore, moved that
" the writ be suspended for a week."
Mr. O'CONNELL seconded the motion. There was
something exceedingly loose—indeed, be might almost say
unsatisfactory, in the report respecting persons " supposed"
to he connected with the Government, having interfered in
the election. lie wished the House was in possession of
the facts connected with the granting the freedom
of the city of Dublin ; for if public fame were not
a public liar, there had never yet been a contested
election which had not been interfered with by
some persons " supposed" to be connected with the Go-
vernment. The franchise was give❑ by the Corporation
to persons solely for party purposes, and not less than
4,000 persons had been voted the freedom of Dublin at
one sitting. At the late election he believed it would be
found that a very considerable sum from a fund—he be-
lieved, the Tory Fund—had been conveyed from Lon.
dun to the Committees of some of the candidates.._
He hoped the writ would be. suspended, that evidence
might be received at the bar of the House, so that the
House would be able to institute a full inquiry into these
proceedings. The House was, perhaps, not aware that
there was a plan kept up at an enormous expence to retain
the corporation of Dublin in the interests of Government.
The Police Magistrates were also removable at the pleasure
of Government. The whole of these things ought to be
enquired into, and he was happy in seconding this motion.
The SPEAKER suggested that the best way would be
to alter the amendment for the adjournment of the debate
to this tby week, and Mr. Pelham agreed that his amend-
ment should stand " that the further debate on this tines-
lion be adjourned until this day week."
Sir C. BURRELL hoped that no proposition to .heir
evidence at the bar of this House would be agreed to (for
it was a very unsatisfactory mode of ascertaining the
truth), until the House had the power of administering
the oath to witnesses.—(Hear, hear.) He had found in
such cases very contradictory evidence, which had been
rendered void when the question was carried to the House
of Lords, or before a Committee.

Mr. LEADER agreed that there were strong grounds
for adjourning the question until the evidence was printed,
but he objected to receiving evidence at the bar of the
House.

Mr. CRAMPTON said there was a great distinction
between this case and that of Liverpool. In the Liverpool
case there was a resolution of the Committee reflecting
great blame upon the voters, and stating that gross
bribery and corruption prevailed ; then there was a
good cause for suspending the writ. This report, how-
ever, cast no imputation on the electors of Dublin.
He was glad the motion had been made, for he was not
adverse to any inquiry into the proceedings at the late
election, feeling satisfied that the charge against his Majesty's
Government in Ireland, " that certain persons considered
to he connected with the Government" had exercised an
undue influence at the election, would lie found to rest on
as slight grounds as any charge possibly could. He should
at present say but little upon the subject, but he begged to
state that he should have a petition to present from a
gentleman of high respectability and honour, he alluded
to Mr. M'Courland—(Loud cries of " hear ")—who con-
ceived himself greatly injured by the Committee having
allowed hearsay evidence to be received highly injurious to
his character.

Sir R. INGLIS said, the ordinary practice was, that
the Chairman of the Committee should move that the
writ do issue, and unless the Chairman announced that
there were special circumstances, the writ issued almost as
a matter of course. In this case there was no reason to
depart from that rule.—(Hear.)
Sir HENRY HARDINGE said that there was nothing
to justify the House in arresting the writ; if there
had been, the Committee would base so reported; and with
regard to the other part of the question he conceived it
unjust to make observations until the evidence was printed,
and in the hands of the Members.—..(Hear, hear.) He

r:ltduld ftei harpy when the time arrived that a full expla-
h:itiori Sb6rild ft ,inert Upon tire subject on the part of the
tz,ritiemeri connected With the Oovetrtmen't of Irel
Mr. GRAttAN spoke in faVorir of the adjournment
of the debtte until the evidence was piint,d..
Mr. MIME was surprised at so many objections being;
urged to the suspension of the writ. it appeared
to him thrit if bribery be proVed to such an extent
as to depiive Members of their Seats, and that certain offi-
Ci4l persons had exercised an urtArte influence in the elec-
tion, the House should refuse to issue the writ, ad not give
those persons another opportunity of irUtredi.ttely exereig:n
the s)mc undue influence again. There were quite suffi-
cient grounds to suspend the writ Until the evidence was
! core the Tionse.—(l-fear.)
Mr. C. FERGUSON hoped the adjournment would be
agreed to.
Mr. IL GORDON observed that hereafter Le would

probahl;adopttorn e ulterior measures, but the '.e would
he in his capacity, not as Ch3irman d the Committee, but
as an indi:•idual ;f the House, 'the issuing of the Writ had
nothing whatever to do with any measure he Might hereafter
adopt against the official persons complained of.—(Hear.)
Respecting the acts of bribery, they had undergone much
liseu,,sion, but the Committee did not think it so gross as
that of Liverpool, and therefore they did not feel justified
in resorting to any such measure as ass adopted in the
Liverpool case.—(l-lear.)
Mr. -MABERLY said this was a cise in which thz!

[suspension of the writ was not justified. If bribery was a
reason for suspending a writ, then every case in which
any bribery was proved would be attended with that re-
sult. It was only in cases where considerable bribery Was
proved that the House had suspended writs. In the case of
the Evesham eleet'on considerable bribery was proved,
and the Howe suspended the writ until by the dissolution
of the House a new writ was ordered to issue. In this case
the undue influence exercised by certain individuals in the
service of Government might be a ground for ulterior pro-
eeedings against those individuals, but it was no case for
suspending, the writ.—(Hear.)
Mr. WILK S said the suspen 'ion of a writ was one of the
mo•t extreme constitutional measures that could be adopted,
and nothing but the most gross misconductin the voters could
justify the House in resorting to such a step.—(Hear.) In
1 this case the Committee had proved themselves superior to
all party or political feeling—(Hear)—and any recom-
mendation emanating from them should meet with great
consideration.—(llear.) That Committee had not felt
th it the constituent body of Dublin were so implicated
as to recommend that the electors should be deprived of
the immediate exercise of their elective franchise.—(Hear,
hear.) The vet it ought to be immediately issued, and then
with equal alacrity let the charges against individuals be in-
vestigated, and if guilty, let them meet with punishment.
Even the suspension of the writ for Liverpool, for so long
a period, he considered a very hard measure.—(Hear.)
Mr. R. COLBORNE said that the Committee never
contemplated the suspension of the writ.—(Hear.)
Mr. LEFROY, jun. supported the issuing of the writ,
leaving the rest of the report to be hereafter fairly discussed.
Mr. H. HUGHES wished to understand whether the
lien. Chairman of the Committee had given notice that
he would adopt some ulterior proceedings.
Mr. R. GORDON wished to have an opportunity of
reading the whole evidence. It was probable he would
adopt some ulterior proceedings, but he would not pledge
himself to do so. . . .

Mr. F. BARING thought it great injustice to a re-
spectable body of freemen, it the House delayed the writ
one moment

Mr. HUNT said that be could not allow so many
observations to pass without stating that it came
nut in evidence that there were at le ist one thousand five
hundred which he would call fictitious votes,—(A cry of
" No, no, no.") Not that they had full proof of it,
but that there were 1500 freemen, every one taking
a false oath, and then receiving a bribe far his vote. He
had no hesitation in saying that the very head of the Go-
vernment in It eland was implicated, and if the Ho-
nourable Chairman of the Committee did not bring
this important subject forward, lie would. When the evi-
dence was printed, the House would see it was impossible
to allow such things to pass without adopting some ulte-
-I:lBreslotat u re.
th: Void UXBRIDGE could assure the House he should
not have intruded on their notice, had it not been for the
expression of the Honourable Member for Preston,
that the head of the Government was implicated. He
was certain the head of the Government wished the fullest
inquiry, and he was perfectly sure that the result would
free him from any such gross charge.
After some further observations from Mr. Hunt, the
Speaker, Lord G. Lennox, and Sir C. Forbes, the House
divided, when there appeared, for the amendment—
Ayes
Noes ......
Majority for issuing the writ.... 25
Mr. HUNT presented a petition from one of the Man-
chester Political Unions, praying the House to pass the Re-
form Bill into a law without delay, as a means of preventing
irritation, and probably convulsion, in the country. The
petitioners prayed also fur the protection of the ballot, and
hoped that if any alterations were to be made in the Bill,
that the ten-pound franchise might IT decreased.
After some observations from Sir T. FaEmANTIA,
Sir R. INGus, and Mr. Iluisr, the petition was ordered
to be printed.
The MN. 111Esine:a also presented a petition from
the National Union of the Working Classes of the Metro-
polis, complaining of the Corn Laws, and praying for the
is
repeal of the transportation, population, and starvation
laws, which had the effect of forcing persons to transport
themselves.
Mr. HUME begged to correct the latter statement
of the Honourable Member. Time was no intention,
nor did he believe the laws referred to, would have the
effect anticipated by the petitioners.
Mr. PORTMAINI bore testimony to the statement of
the Hon. Member for Middlesex, but he thought every
Government was bound to facilitate the removal of their
subjects from one part of the world to another.
Mr. HUNT, in moving that the petition be printed,
thanked the lion. Member for Middlesex for putting hint
right if he was wrong, which he did not think he was,
for he had no doubt those things to which the petitioners
referred would be the means of forcing transportation.
What the petitioners wanted was nut to be taxed with the
expellees of the emigration of others.
The SPEAKER then asked who seconded the motion
for the printing of the petition, and no Member rising to
signify his intention,
Mr. O'CONNELL rose—He trusted the House would
allow the petition to be printed. There might, however,
he nonsense in it, but there was nothing dero-
gatory the House. The petitioners stated their
itrts y
adopted.
toan(' their belief that it was occasioned by a parti-
cular arrangement,pted
.but they were wrong in the principle
which
Lord ALTHORP observed that the House was always
anxious to receive petitions respectfully worded. The
„resent petition was far from being so, and it was signed
13), only two persons. Under such circumstances he
thought the House would be justified in not allowing it to
lie printed.
Mr. HUME was prepared to subscribe to a great part
of the petition. He should have no objection to see all
the sinecurists transported out to Canada.
The SPEAKER—Do you second the motion ?
dignity of the House by allowing it -to be printed;
Mr. HUME—No, the terms in which the petition was
couched would not, in his opinion, add to the character
same effect might be conveyed in much less objec-
tionable tionable language. If, however, the Hon. Member would
allow the petition to lie on the table till to-morrow, he
would read it, and see if he could second its being printed.
Mr. HUNT had no objection. He then presented a
petition from the Westminster Union, which was signed by
two persons relative to the grant to Princess Victoria.
It had been stated in the House when he opposed that
measure, that no man with decent feelings would have
[node objections to it. He was sorry the Hon. Member for
Westminster was not in the House, as it came from
a great body of his constituents. lie begged to
of the Laughter. e Courch.—( Laug
call the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
to the proposition made by the petitioners, which was
‘tvhe poorlo
that
wealth
instead
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sa
ft,ipnpgostbdist:oney out of the pockets of
the
people, they would take it from the unmerited
petition, which, after some
further discussion, was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. HUNT also presented a petition from the West-
s ter ljnion, complaining of an unjust war now going
presentedon
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Russia
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in; him to rOlert eome measures for the ptoV-Ction
of Poland, which menirife! the Noble Lord treated with
disrespect, and praying his disud44ol from the Councils of
Majesty.--(Great laughter.)
Lord PALMERSTON observed, that it was ri'te hum
rn'y disiesp'eet tovard the Westminster Union that he hail
declined giving any ittfoimrttion relative to the war be-
tween Rus•ia and Poland.
Mr. HUME observed, that although this vrcs ss subject
which was treated with leVity by some, it was one Which
the whole of the country felt great anxiety about, and
appeared to him fit on his part io rut this question,
how lac 11-11 Majesty's Ministers had interfered in+ any way
by remonstrance tit otherwise, with regard to the case of
the unfortunate Poles, ag ttp to the present moment the
douse was in utter ignorance upon the subject.
Lord PALMERSTON did not make awl reply, and
the petition was ordtrtd to lie on the table.
Mr. HUMS supposed thnt the Noble Lord (Pal-
merston) was silent in answering Zia question, because
he had not made or seconded any motion ihro before the
House. Be now rose for the purpose of seconding the
motio❑ that the petition he printed, and he repeated his
question to the Noble Lord.
Lord PALMEItSTON observed, that it was not out

of any disrespect to him (Mr. Hume) that he had not
answered his question, but he redly from what passed at
the close of the Hon. Memheris former address,- considered
it merely a declaration of hi, opinirm, In answer to
the Van; Member he could only_say that he iTas so cir-
cumstanced that he could not, consistmtfy with
his public duty, entet .lnto any of the explanations
asked, but this he would say; that whatever assistance
his Majesty's Ministers were bound to give, they were at
all times willing to do.

Mr. O'CONNELL supported the prayer of the petition.
A good deal of sympathy bad been expressed in that
House for Holland and Von Miguel, but not an atom for

the unfortunite Poles,

Sir R. INGLIS objected to the printirig of the petition,
on the ground of its calling the war between liutsia and
Poland an unjua and iniquitous war.
Mr. ROBINSON also objected to the printing of the
petition, which, on the suggestion of Lord Aurtioar, was
withdrawn by the Hon. Member for Freston.
Colonel EVANS, in consequence of seeing it trae likely
he should not be able to make his motion concerning nett-
teal Powers in relation to Poland, postponed it till Wed-
nesday.
Mr. DIXON presented a petition from the West India
merchants of Glasgow against the Sugar Refinery Bill.