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should fix and limit the price at which the work waste be sold.
Now, by an ignoble compromise between the Universities
of England and the publishers, in which the public were
not at all consulted, a Bill had been smuggled through the
Home extending, the copyright of the author to 28 years.
If, then, the author lived the full period of 28 years, and
in the last eear published an amended edition of his woiks,
that amemied edition would secure for him 28 years longer
of copyright for his works, so that in reality be had at
I resent a copyright of 56 years.—( Hear, bear, hear.)
Why, if the principle of the Hon. and Learned Member
was good for anything, the original inventor of logarithms,
who had published a table containing only a limited num-
ber of figures, would have, through his executors, pro-
hibited the introduction of the improved and enlarged
tables that. had since been added, and have put a stop to
the great and scientific improvements and discoveries to
which they had contributed. The Hon. and Learned
Member would perhaps except that, but if the principle
held good in one case it was good in all, and the heirs
and executors of Briggs and Napier might have in-
sisted upon the original logarithmal tables being
still adhered to.—( Hear.) Suppose the original
patent for the steam engine had remained in the family of
Mr. Watts to the present day, where would be their loco-
motive engines, their railroads and their steam-boats?
Why, these and numberleie other inventions would never
have had existence. The principle in its very nature was
a monopoly which ought to be resisted. On these grounds
ho should oppose at this stage, and every stage, any Bill
founded upon the principle of perpetual copyright, and
which neglected altogether the paramount interests of the
public ; he should therefore support the proposition of the
Hon. Member for Finsbury, for a Committee.
Sir R. ING LIS did not rise to resist the right of Hon.
Members to oppose the Bill, but he would appeal to them
whether the course they were now adopting was likely to
be attended with beneficial results. On three separate
occasions the House had already sanctioned the principle
of the Bill, and, therefore, without entering into a discus-
sion, however much it might have been provoked by the
statements that had been made, he trusted that the opposi-
tion to the Bill would not be renewed as it was during the
last Session. He trusted, therefore, that the House would
give permission to the Hon. and Learned Member for
Reading to introduce the Bill.
Mr. O'CO NNE L L had voted before with the Hon. Bart.,
the Member for the University of Oxford, and he saw no
reason why he should nut vote with him again. He would,
however, suggest whether it would not be better to allow
the Bill to go into Committee, where the whole of its
merits might be discussed.
Mr. PR YME thought the Bill ought to be allowed to
go before a Committee.
Lord HOWICK said if it was necessary, he should feel
compelled to vote for the amendmentof the Hon. Member for
Finsbury, but in doing so he begged it to be understood
that he did not wish to obstruct a measure of this kind being
carried through the House, provided it contained proper
provisions. He thought that the manner in which the Hon.
Member for Reading proposed to correct the evil in the
law of Copyright would not be productive of the effects he
anticipated. He thought if the measure was referred to a
Select Committee means might be devised of doing jus-
tice to the authors on the one hand, and the public on the
other.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord MAHON thought it would be utterly impossible
to amend the provisions of the sill by sending it to a Com-
mittee up stairs. He would therefore advise his Hon. and
Learned Friend to persevere in his motion.
Mr. L ABOUC HE RE said that the Bill ought to be
allowed to go to a Com7.-aittee, for unless it was most ma-
terially altered he should be compelled to oppose it,
as he
thought the Bill as it at present existed would interfere
most unjustly with the public good.
Mr. HOB HOUSE wished that the whole question
should be fully examined, in order that the House might
have an opportunity of coming to a just and fair decision on
the matter. He w uld therefore vote that the question
should be referred to a Committee.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD did not hear a single
suggestion that did not show that the al guments in favour
of the Bill were arguments of principle ; and he did not
think that those who were hostile to it could advance any
I reasonable objection against it in Committee. He would
therefore decline acceding to any of the propositions which
Hon. Gentlemen had made to him.
The House then divided—
For the motion
Against it
Majority
Leave was accordingly given to bring in the Bill.
Mr. GILLON moved for leave to bring in a B 11 to
enable persons holding licences to sell beer, spirits, and
other exeiseatle articles in Scotland, to obtain a renewal
of their licences from the Excise without application to the
Magistrates.
Mr. PRINGLE sail that the Hon. Memb: r put this
motion on the books from year to year, and then nothing
more was heard of it until he nest to Scotland a,rain._
( A laugh.) He ( Mr. P ) opposed the Bill, es calculated
to take from the local Magistrates their salutary control
over the public. houses.. He would take the sense of the
House upon the motion.
Mr. GILLON said that it was not the object of the
Bill to deprive the Magistrates of their salutary control
over the public-houses, but to protect persons who held
licenses from persecution. He had known instances of
persons being refused their licenses in consequence of
having given votes adverse to the political feelings of par-
ticular Magistrates. All he N-VISIMI was, that where a
license wa, granted, it should not be taken away, until the
, holder of it was proved guilty of some misconduct.
Mr. OSWALD, although willicg to allow the Bill to
ho introduced, thought that the reasons adduced by the
Hon. Member were not sufficient to justify their inter
ference with the power of the Meaeistrates.
Mr. LOCK HART thought the power of refusing
renewal of licenses, was a most important and useful
check to guard against immorality.
Mr. G 0 ULBURN supported the introduction of the
Bill.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would
not object to the introduction of the Bill, although he- was
not prepared to concur in all the reasoning of the Hon.
Member.
Mr PRINGLE, seeing the feelings of the house were
against him, wf-Aild not divide thy• House.
After a few words from Mr. R. STEUART, leave was
given to bring in the Bill.
INLAND BONDING WAREHOUSES.
Mr. L ABO UCH h:RE said that he should postpone his
motion for leave to bring in a Bill regulating steam
navigation for a week, but he should now move for leave
to bring in the Bill mentioned in the said notice f,:r bland
Bonding Warehouses. It was precisely of a similar nature
to the one which had pessed that House last Session, and
which had been thrown out by the other House, principally-
on account of the late period of the Session at which it
had been introduced. He did not imagine there would be
any opposition to his bringing it in, and, therefere, ha would
reserve him3elf for discussing it at tome future stage.

Mr. HUTT hoped a sufficient delay would be allowed
between the first and second rending to allow those lute-
rested to make themselves masters of the details.

Mr. LABOUC EIE RE, although he would not object
to t delay of a few days, thought as the Bill was precisely
similar to the one of last Session, that there were no
grounds for any extraordinary delay.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
PRINTED PAPERS.

Lord J. RUSSELL moved, to nominate the following as
a Committee on Printed Papers :—Lord J. Russell, Air.
Attorney-General, Lord Viscount Howick, Sir R. Peel,
Mr. Warburton, Mr. Easthope, Sir Edward Sugden, Mr.
Pemberton, Mr. Solicitor-General for Ireland, Sir Wil-
liam Follett, the Lord Advocate, Sir George Strickland,
Sir George Clerk, Lord Staley, Mr. Williams Wynn,
Mr. Solicitor-General, Mr. Goulburn, Dr. Lushington,
Sir Fred-rick Pollock, Mr. Tancred, Mr. Villiers, Sir
Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. O'Connell.—Agreed to.
The SPEAKF, R, at a quarter :dmr twelve, called upon
Mr. Brotherton, in accordance with his notice, " To move
that no new business which shall be objected to by five
Members be brought on after twelve o'clock at night ;
and that no discussion shall be allowed on any motion for
the adjournment of the debate, on any question brought on
after twelve o'clock at night."
Mr. BROTH ERTON—Some other time, Sir.
On the motion of Mr. HUMS (in the absence of Mr.
Leader), returns were ordered of the EUMS received out of
the Consolidated Fund by the King of Hanover since his
accession to the Crown of Hanover ; as also of the houses,
apartments, gardens, and land, being Crown property, now
held by the King of Hanover in England.
RAILWAYS.

Captain WINNING TON moved that an humble Ad-
dress be presented to her Majesty, praying that her Ala-
jesty will be graciously pleased to direct that the engineers
who have been appointed, in pursuance of the Address of
this House of the 12th day of August last, do, in addition
to the Report thereby required to be made, report on the
merits of the projected line of Railway from London to
Port Dineen via Worcester and Newtown.
Mr. JERVIS opposed the motion. It was well known
that there had been inquiries into the relative merits of
the ports in North Wales, and it was evident that upon
the Reports on these ports would depend the decision of
that question, with regard to the moving of the line of
communication between Dublin and London. Therefore,
he moved as an amendment, that an humble Address be
presented to her Majesty .for the production of these Reports.
Mr- HUME seconded the amendment.
Mr. PAKINGTON did not see any ground for oppos-
ing the motion of the Gallant Captain.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
the Reports on the northern lines would speedily be pre-
sented. As to the present question, he thought the
House should have before it all possible information. The
line had been already surveyed, and he had ascertained
from the Commissioners that the line was a favourable
one. The inquiry should be a joint one—the harbour need
not be conclusive as to the line.—( Hear.) He wished it
to be understood that the Government had no wish to
take the matter exclusively into its own hands.
Mr. M. O'CONNELL thought it would be unfair to
exclude this line from inquiry.
Capt. BOLDER() said the Hon. Member for Chester
nwoi hhiendgtoteedaestwtihtihs
the
ee
qouveerslatioeanr.d. The amendment had
Mr. JERVIS had only a sincere desire to promote the
interests of his constituents. He would, however, with-
draw the amendment, on the understanding that there
would be a joint inquiry.
MEDICAL REFORM.
Mr, FRENCH said that in consequence of a oommuni-
cation he had had with the Noble Lord the Secretary for
the Colonies, and understanding. his Hon. Friend the
Member for Bridport intended to move for a Committee to
inquire into the state of the medical profession, he would
not press his motion ' • bnt he hoped his Hon. Friend would
not think he was asking too much if he requested him to
name an early day for the Committee.
Mr. WA RBURTON said he would move for the ap-
pointment of the Committee on Thursday next.
Mr, GILLON brought in the Spirits Licence (Scot.
land) Bill, which was read a first time.
Mr. PARKER brought in the Inland Warehouses Bill,
which was read a first time.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at Twenty Minutes to One o'Clock.

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THEATRE ROY AL COVENT GARDEN.
UNDER THE MAN AGEME
RISNT OF MADAME
EST.
THIS E\ FEB. 5,
Will be .vtapeated the New Driginal Play, in Five Aets, written
by James She rid an Knowles, called
LO VE.

Duke of Carinthia, tool ter; Sir Rupert of Loreh, Mr.
J. Vining ; Anon, Mt. Andes son ; the Countess of Eppen-
stein, Miss Ellen Tree ; Kacthe rine Madame Vestris.
mime, entiiled
HARLEQUIN AND THE . AIERRIE DEVIL OF ED-
MONTON ; OR, THE G:r SEAT BED OF WARE.
Wtih entirely .N OW Scenery. 3 lachinery, Dresses, and De-
coratis ms.
Har.equin, Mr. C. J. Smith ' • Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway ;
Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli ; Merrie Devil, Mr. Gibson ; and Co-
umbine, Miss Fair brother.
Theodore, Mr. J. Vining; B latthias, Mr. W. Farren; Gim-
blet, Mr. Meadows ; The Bar oness de Serigny, Mrs. Orger ;
Celine, Miss Lee; Midame G.imblet, Miss A. Taylor.
Dress Boxes, 7s; St !cond P rice, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second
Circles, ,s. ; Second I' rice, as.. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price,
as. ; Gallery, Is.
Doors to be opened .at half—past Six—the performances to
com-nence at Seven o'Clo.-1.
Tickets and places for the Be •xes to be taken of Mr. Notter,
at the Box-office, from Ten tiE l Four, where Season Tickets
may be had upon application.
Private Boozes to be had solily of Mr. Andrews. bookseller
167, New Bo.cd-street.

ROIAL I' THEATRE.
In compliance -with the innurner able requests for the Revival
of the Original " Jack Sheppard, that popular and extra-
ordinary Drart la will be acted: every Evening, with the Grand
Comic Pantomime, which h as been witnessed by upwards of
100,000 Persoi is, and allowed to be the best in London.
THIS EVENING, FEn..5,
Will be .acted Ainsw•orth's Drama, entitled
JACK S3EPPARD.

Embodying all C.;uikshanks inimitable' Tableaux Vivans.
To conclude with the New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called
THE QUEEN BEE, OR HARLEQUIN AND GOODY
TWO SHOES.

The splendid Scenery L y Mr.. Brunning—The magnificent
Diorama ,by Mr. P. Phillips.
Columbine, Miss Sharpe ; Harlequin, Clown, Pantaloon, and
Sprite, by the Bolero Family.
Mosrs. Sams of St. James's -street ; Andrews, Ebers, and
Mitchell, Bond-street ; and St •guin of Regent-street, Book-
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LONDON:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1.810.

The Earl of ABEEDELN last night announced his in-
tention of asking on Thursday what arc the intentions
of Ministers as to the Kirk of Scotland.

The Bishop of EXETER presented several petition;
complaining of the progress of Socialism, though none of
them brought any disorders or crimes home tliSocialists ;
and Lord TEYNIIAM presented a petition from a lady
declaring that Socialism had been misrepresented, and
imploring inquiry.
Lord BROUGHAM, in presenting petitions from Mr.
nos"' and his companions, declared that the Fifteen
Judges did not constitute a tribunal known to the law ;
they were merely consulted, and sometimes in their
dining hail after dinner.
The Noble Lord presented a petition from the Sheriff;
of London, detailing all the facts of their cause, and made
7. long speech on the subject of Privileges, in which his
Lordship took a view hostile to the claims of the
Commons, and indulged in some sarcasms on that
assembly. It ended in nothing, as Lord MELBOURNE
said their Lordships could not interfere. The Noble
Viscount said it was impossible to mistake the nature
of his Noble Friend's observations. _ _

Prince ALBERT'S Annuity Bill was brought up from
the Commons. On that Bill the Tory Lords car.
hardly display their animosity to her MAJESTY.
Viscount MELBOURNE, in a neat speech, in which he
pointed out the injustice which had been done to the
Marquis WELLESLEY and Marquis HASTINGS,
implying that by and bye the error of the
similar injustice which is now done to Lord
AUCKLAND would be seen, and in which he spoko in
the most handsome terms of the Indian army, moved
a vote of thanks to the Earl of AUCKLAND, to Lieu-
tenant-General KEANE, and the officers 'and men who
had especially displayed such undaunted courage at the
capture of Ghuznce.
The Duke of WELLINGTON, reserving his opinion
as to our Indian policy, cordially joined in the vote.
The Noble Duke at the same time said, which
will put an end to much calumny, that he had
neve known an occasion in which the duties
of Government had been performed in a way
morer adapted to secure success. A compliment from
the Duke of WELLINGTON, who spoke from experi-
ence, will be properly appreciated by Lord AUCKLAND,
the Ministers, and even the misleading Tory scribes.
The vote was carried unanimously, and ordered to be
communicated to the Governor-General.

The Bishop of EXETER moved an Address to the
QUEEN, to cause an inquiry to be made into the diffu-
sion of blasphemous publications, and to take measures
to prevent it. The Right Rev. PRELATE did not at
all disguise his object, which he said at the end was to
cause those blasphemous publications to bo prosecuted.
He again entered, with a kind of " sociaphobia," into a
long and bitter, and, we believe, exaggerated account
of the Socialists and their doctrines ; and if he dis-
played his orthodoxy, he forgot his charity. He re-
ferred again to the Society which has been established at
East Tytherley, Hants, and spoke of the sermons preached
by the governor. To the Right Rev. Prelate, the So-
cialists feel deeply indebted for the notice he has taken
of them. Their doctrines have all at once become
extremely popular, and the Right Rev. Prelate will
find that he has stimulated curiosity to a most extra-
ordinary degree. 'Whether or not, it will again seek to
rest, and whether the public mind will ever again
silently acquiesce in the doctrines taught by the Church,
time must show. Men will not now, however,
be frightened by unthinking accusations of blasphemy,
and we have already heard persons say that they see
nothing in the doctrines and conduct of the Socialists
so reprehensible as a truculent priest exciting per-
secution for a difference of opinion. Nor
will her Majesty's Ministers lose by the Bishop of
EXETER'S attack on the Socialists. It has convinced
many of their opponents that from it alone can they
look for any protection, though it may even be a
feeble protection, against furious persecution ; and they
will do all which lies in their power to strengthen it so
that it may be able to withstand all the would-be per-
secutors and inquisitors of the age.
The Marquis of NORMANDY entered into an
explanation concerning Mr. PARE, stated what he had
recently heard of the Socialists, and announced that
some of their publications were now under the conside-
ration of the Law-officers of the Crown.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY expressed his
horror at the rapid growth of Socialism.
Vicount MELBOURNE believed the opinions of the
Socialists to be dangerous, but he doubted the pro-
priety of the course their Lordships were pursuing.
He would not, however, oppose the motion.
The Duke of WELLINGTON spoke as if he thought
the people would be weaned from their presumed errors
by being told that their Lordships were not of their
opinion, and that their Lordships' law would punish
them if they violated it.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE wisely said that cxpe-

rienco would do more to undeceive the_Soci alists than
the Attorney-General.
The Bishop of LONDON took a similar view to the
Bishop of EXETER, and held up Alderman BARMER.S
paper, the Weekly DiBpatch, as peculiarly deserving
the notice of her M:ijesty's Attar ncy-General.

The Address, after a few -words from Lord A KJ-
BURTON, who seemed to think any kind of merriment in
company, and even dancing, a sin, and who appears in-
clined to make the stately and isolated dignity of a
Bishop or Peer the rul3 for all other men, was agreed
to, and orderei to ,he presented to her Majesty by the
Lords with white sta wes. At hall-past ten their Lord-
ships adjourned.
In the Commons, too, petitions were presented for
and against Socialism, including one from Mr. PARE
praying for inquiry.
Sir ROBERT INa las p;ave notice, that on the 18th
instant, he would m( we a resolution that it is the duty
of the House to pros ide further means of religious in-
struction for the pee. plc, through the medium of the
Established Church. There were ironical cheers at
the announcement—w ell there might be. More Church
is one of the Tory nc% strums. The motion will open
up the whole question, a nd not a few Members will take
the opportunity of ant tiling the Church. The time
when it was an effective 3 teacher of the people is gone
by, and other meth ea Is ought now to be adopted.
At present the newsina pers are the teachers of the
people. The Church cannot compete with the
Press, and if the Legi dature wishes to have the people
well taught, it must s+ r+ about placing proper persons
to guide the Press. How it can accomplish that we
know not ; but if Sir I lOBERT INGLIS cannot control
the Press, he will not a ucceed by multiplying parsons.
Perhaps it is proposei 1 to place the Press in their
hands, or perhaps to pla) ce one of them in every family.
More Church—which :means more Priests—however,
we are to have, if Sir ROBERT INGLIS can succed.
Mr. FROST and his companions were the subject of
two questions in the C, unmons, which only elicited the
information that they ! bad been sent from Monmouth.
Mr. GALLY KNIGH a complained of some Post-
office irregularities.
Mr. LABOUCHERE dc ;dined saying what Government
meant to do about colUee which is imported from fo-
reign colonies into Britis h colonies, and then imported
as British produce, by ii 'hick the duties are evaded.
Mr. BURTON 1-10.1Y4 ,RD, and his defiance of the
House was again the si Abject of a brief conversation,
which ended in a motion t being agreed to ordering him
to be taken into custody .
Mr. SLANEY brought :the discontent of the people in
populous districts under the notice of the House, by
moving for a Committee to inquire into and provide
such remedies as are wi thin the wisdom of Parliament.
We have not space now to notice, as it deserves, this
interesting subject. _ _ _

Mr. S. O'RIEN see tonded the motion. The ob-
servations of Lord JOHN .RUSSELL, showing on what he
relies, and what has I )een done in London, are
worthy of attention. Some objections were made
to the form of Mr. SLANE Y'S motion, and that it included
the political cause of the discontent, which Lord JOHN
RUSSELL alluded to. A. (ter a very brief discussion for
such an important matte r, compared to the privilege
question, Mr. SLANEY withdrew his motion.
Mr. PAKINGTON obtaki led leave to bring in a Bill to
regulate beer-houses.
Mr. HERRIES postpor ted his motion on the Public
Income and Expenditure Bill to Thursday se'nnight.
Sir EARDLEY WILMO: P obtained leave to bring in a
Bill to authorise summary convictions in cases of larceny,
and also to authorise the Trustees of Free Grammar
Schools to enlarge the system of education.
Mr. VERNON SMITH btained leave to bring in a
Bill to extend to the West India Colonies the Pas-
sengers' Act.
In the course of the conversation which ensued,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL st tted that the attempt to in-
troduce the Hill Coolics in Demerara had not suc-
ceeded, and it was not advisable to give permission to
remove them thither. Ito was of a different opinion
as to the Mauritius, and hoped to be able to relax the
provisions of the Order of Council as to the Mauritius.
The Noble Lord hinted at appointinc, a Protector for
the Hill Coolies, but he tlid not intendt to bring in any
Bill on the subject.
Mr. Sergeant TALrour.:D, in a few words, moved for
leave to bring in a Bill toe xtend the law of copyright
Mr. WAKLET went at a 3me length into the princi-
ples of the subject, and rn.ovcd as an amendment the
appointment of a Commit tee to inquire into the law of
copyright.
Mr. HUME and Mr. 'WARBURTON supported the
amendment.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOUR .D and Sir ROBERT INGLIS
opposed it.

After a brief conversatio o, in which Mr. LABOUCHERE
recommended that the lii II should bo referred to a Se-
lect Committee on a suLssequent stage, otherwise he
must oppose it,
The House divided ott Mr. Sergeant TALYOURD'S
motion, which was carried by 75 to 52, and leave given
to bring in the Bill.
Mr. GILLON obtained `leave to bring in a Bill to re-
gulate the licensing of b ouces for the sale of spirits in
Scotland. The Bill was ;brought in and read a first time.
Mr. LABOUCHERE postponed his motion tor a Bill to
regulate Steam Navigati ion, and obtained leave to bring
in a Bill to establish B onding Warehouses in certain
inland towns. It was br ought in and read a first time.
A Committee was ap; ,ointed to investigate the Pri-
vilege question, en the m otion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL.

it was after 12 o'clock. when the SPEAKER called on
M. BROTHERTON to Mato his motion relative to busi-
ness not commencing af ccr [2 o'clock, which he then
properly declined to do, so setting a good example of the
practice he wishes to see b ecome the rule of the House.
The House sat till :twenty minutes before One
o'clock.

One of-the most serious charges made against the
Ministers, by theTori,3s, during the No-Confidence
debate, and one of which the correctness cannot,
unhappily, be dallied, is that there exists wide-
spread discontent amort,gst the people, that strange
doctrines pervade the masses, and the Ministers
have not taken any severe methods to allay th
discontent or substitute truth for error. It is na-
turally to be expected tl rat the Tories, having had
sagacity sufficient to ascertain these facts, proceeded
in a philosophical, statesman-like manner, t) point
out the causes of evils 'which continually threaten
the peace and safety of siociety, and to demonstrate
that their system of policy would be an effectual
cure. They did no sucl r thing.
They asserted, indeed, that the conduct of the
Ministers caused the di;scontent, but they shrunk
from giving any proof of their assertion. They
are the last men to propose an inquiry into. the
causes of that discontent, because they know it
would end in acquitting the Ministers and convict-
ing themselves. What has been the great outcry
of the people ? A goad day's wages for a fair
day's work. What has been, and is the deep-
seated and wide-spread. ✓cause of their discontent ?
The impossibility of getting a good day's
wages for a fair day's work. What are the
causes of this ? Excessive and misplaced
taxation, which :spares the rich and crushes the
poor ; monstrous restrictions on industry and taxes
on food to enrich the idle, which both diminish the
effective demand for labour, and greatly curtail its
rewards. What had the Whigs to do with imposing
these taxes, or with making these unjust laws?
Nothing. They protested against them. The
Tories are the authors of them ; the Tories know
that an inquiry into the public discontent would
bring home this enormous guilt to them, and there-
fore they were careful not to propose any inquiry
into its cause.

What did they suggest to cure it? Sir ROBERT
PEEL gave a somewhat elaborate account of his
own intentions. The larger half of his speech
was occupied with an explanation of his proposed
policy ; and what method did he suggest to get rid
of this public disconteut? He avowed himself an
advocate of the Corn-lvws, and, like Sir JAWS
GaAHAM, an opponent of every thing like Ex-
tension of the Suffrage. He will keep up and ex-
tend the Church, and he will stint and oppress the
masses. He declared that he was for the policy
which drives them mad ilith hunger and insult ; and
he would seize the Government, to make it, more
than at present, the enemy and oppressor of the
unenfranchised multitude.

Boldly and unflinchingly he avowed himself the
advocate of the aristocracy and the enemy of the de-
mocracy. To soothe the discontent, he proposes
to put an end to hope, and constitute the Govern-
ment on the basis of one-fifth of the nation. He
is to govern for the sake of the landlords and the
priests. Such is the panacea which he and the
Tories have for the most appalling public discon-
tent which has ever been known in Great Britain.
As the Tory system is the cause of the mischief,
Sir ROBERT PEEL shows his complete unfitness
now to administer the national affairs by proposing
to cure our evils by strengthening their cause. He
might by such means ultimately effect a complete
cure, but it must he by mighty desolation and wide-
spread death.

We are not amongst those who believe that the
remedies proposed by the Whigs will cure the
public evils. At the same time they propose some
alleviations. As Mr. O'CONNELL said, they
keep alive hope. They would repeal Corn-laws.
They do not profess to rely wholly on coercion.
They would do something both to relieve distress
and extend the franchise, if the Tories would allow
them. They waill soothe the ill-temper and sup-
ply the wa the people, were it not for

the Tory landlords. The contrast between what
the Whigs allow us to hope for, and what the
Tories would do, as the latter shadowed forth
their policy in the late debate, will be of im-
mense advantage to the Whigs throughout the
country. All the friends of progressive reform—
without which there can be no security—all the
friends of public peace and of public safety,—which
can only be insured by teaching the people to
expect relief from the Government, must hence-
forth rally round the Whigs. The policy of Sir
ROBE:3.T PEEL would increase discontent, and
aggravate it by despair : it would add to the dis-
tress of the people, and would be the parent of
strife, revolution, and anarchy. We heartily re-
joice that we are saved from the Tories.

The reported blockade of the Tagus by the British
fleet, the announcement of which by Senhor CELESTINO
SOARES, in the Portuguese Chamber of Deputies, on
the IBth ult., which so electrified that body, turns out
to be a clumsy cad ridiculous invention of the slave
trade faction in Lisbon. By way of clencher to such a
statement Senhor C. SOARES added that a Portuguese
vessel, sailing out of the Tagus with regular papers
was chased for three days by an English ship of war
and only escaped being captured by her superior speed.
Unfortunately for the veracity of the Hon. Deputy there
happens not to be a syllable of truth in the
latter any more that there was in the former statement.
The only foundation for it was that on the day the
Oriente, the Portuguese vessel reported to have been
chased, left the Tagus, the British brig of war the
Espoir, conveyed the Admiral down the river as far es
Fort St. Julian, and returned irrnmediately ; and the ac-
cidental circumstance of the two vessels going down the
river on the same day, gave rise to the exciting fabrica-
tion about the three days' chase. The following letter
from the commander of the Espoir, now in the Tagus,
to the Editor of the Diario do Govern°, the official
Journal, dated the 22d ult., sets this question completely
at rest :

" Mr. Elitor,—Perusing the Correio of the 20th inst.,
I perceive therein a speech made on the 18th, in the
Chamber of Deputies, by Sen. Celestino Soares, one of
the members of that Chamber, in which he states that he
is not surprised that the port of Loanda should be block-
aded by the English, when the Tagus itself is so ; and that
when a Portuguese vessel left Lisbon a brig of war chased
her for three days outside the bar, and if she was not cap-
tured, it was owing to the superior sailing of the Portu-
guese vessel.

" Her Britannic Majesty's brig Espoir, which I have
the honour to command, is the only brig which has been
on this station from the 15th December 1838, to the be-
ginning of December, 1839 ; therefore I beg you will do
me the favour to give my contradiction to the above state-
ment in your paper.
" I remain, Mr. Editor, your obedient humble servant,
"JOHN T. PAULSON, Lieut., Commander."

If the slave trade advocates in the Chamber of Depu-
ties are thus proved to be unworthy of credit with re-
spect to occurrences in the Tagus, haw can they have
the face to claim reliance upon the statements of what
has taken place at Angola? In the list of innocent
Portuguese merchantmen chased by the British schoo-
ners of 'wqr we recollect reading .in the Nacional of the
20th ult. the name of the Ulysses, laden with spices.
That vessel has been actually captured, and for the edi-
fication of our Lisbon ConteMporary we shall subjoin
the account of the capture as reported in the St. Jago
de la Vega ,Gazette_. of the;, 14th of December. Our
readers will see from it what our Lisbon Contempo-
raries designate a carg6 of spice :