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ritE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1840

knew how to take care of our Colonies and our foreign
trade—or, we did know how to take care of them in
those old.fashioned days, when Mood bird fighting and not
political subserviency constituted the merits of our naval
character, and formed its claim , stinction and reward.
—( Hear, hest.) The fleets of France acre more formid-
able to us in times of peace than war, and it was not only
of great national disgrace that we had to complain, but
that individuals were stripped of their property, their fa-
milies plunged into absolute ruin through these outra-
geous proceedings, and then they were coldly told to look
for redress through the tedious and dilatory forms of offi-
cial correspondence, and a lazy and loitering diplomacy,
occasioning a grievous anxiety which aggravated the origi-
nal wrong
" Full little kaowest thou, who bast not tried
What Hell it is in suing long to bide ;
To speed to-day—to be thrust back to-morrow,
To feed on 'hope.—yetpiae in fear and sorrow.„
This was a course which, if persevered in, must lead to a
collision between the two countries, arid thus to the inter-
riiptien of the peace and happiness of both. He trusted
the Noble Viscoient would not be guilty of the false in-
sinuations which had been unfoundedly insinuated else-
where, that in bringing these matters forward the Tory
party, as they were ealier!, had no other object in view
than in embroiling the two Governments, and plunging the
two countries is war; they were hot SC utterly and
hopelessly moon-struck as to wish for war under present
circumstances; on the contrary, he wished for peace, not
only with gay and gallant France, our ancient foe, so
worthy of our steel, but with all other Lotions. Ile had
several reasons for wishing for peace, and he saw some of
them on the benches opposite, one of the most grac.ful
relics of antique art which had descended to us,
bore for its impress Cupid wielding a thunderbolt,
by which the sculptor was supposed to designate
the union of persuasion and power. For the persuasive
faculty of her Majesty's Administration let Mexico, and
Buenos Ayres, and Rio de Is Plata, and our merchant trade
with Africa speak ; and es to their power, he did trust,
and so did England with him, that we should see the day
when the dignitsbthe interests, and the safety of this empire
should be confi'led to their direction, and its resources
against the attacks of a foreign enemy ; but short of any_
thing in the slightest degree resembling war, he was
convinced that some means must be found to put an end to
those outrages of which they had so long had reason to
complain. He would suggest to the Noble Viscount to
adopt a system of retaliation, not in a hostile sense, but one
of which France could not complain, viz., to put the French
traders to the Gambia on the same footing as
they put the English vessels trading to the Sene-
gal. Every assistance was afforded to their vessels
at Port St. Mary, while in the Port of St. Louis a Bri-
tish vessel would' not be allowed to approach, and at Goren,
which enjoyed roost of the privileges of a free port, the
severity of the French system was such that they would
not allow a single package of goods to be transhipped in
the harbour if they were destined for a British settlement.
If the Noble Viscount would only direct or hint that a
system of retaliation be adopted, the whole proceeding
would shortly be put an end to. Another point he wished
to advert to was the eacouragenient given to the revival
on the western coast of that sinful traffic, the slave trade.
The Noble Lord then referred to the Senegal gum trade,
for the purpose of showing that the importation of that
article had been very considerably diminished. He now
left the case in the hands of the Noble Viscount to form a
new item in the outstanding accounts between the Noble
Viscount and the merchants of England. He could not cen-
elude without a word on the subject of the original possession
Portendique. It was no party question—it was neither a
Whig nor a Tory question, it was an English question,
and us such only did he presume to bring it forward. It
had twice been brought before the House of Commons
during tile last Session by one of its most able Members,
the Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets, no mean au-
thority on such a subject. Twice hall that Learned
Member been told by the Noble Lord, the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, that the matter was under dis-
cussion beaween the Governments of England Atli France.
Now he wished to know whether these discussions had yet
terminated. Six years had elapsed since the date of tae
ttansactions referred to, and if the reasoning of the Noble
Lord, the Secretary of Sta'e for Foreign Affairs, had in
all that time failed to convince the French of the justice
of those claims; he could not help thinking that it would
have been his duty to come to Parliameat for its advice
and assistance. He was perfectly confident that such
would have been the course of Mr. Pitt or Mr. Can.
ning, or of his Noble Friend near him, or of that
Illustrious Duke whose absence they regretted. such he
was surd would have been the conduct of the Noble
Viscount himself, had it been a question of a feebler State
than France. Had it been the question of Portugal, their
Lordships might rest assured that long ago they would
have had upon the table bills of coercion to enforce those
claims. These parties had a right to their Lordships'
consideration, because it was mainly owing to their reliance
upon the Government that they had been drawn into these
difficulties After the first aggression in 1835, they made
application to the Colonial Department, and the answer
from Downing-street was, that their statements had been
laid before Mr. Secretary Spring Rice ; adding, that her
Majesty's Government would be prepared to extend to
British tommercial interests in that quarter every protec-
tion, and to secure to them every right guaranteed by
treaty, or any other mutual obligation subsisting between
Great Britain arid France. Now he wished to know
what was the present state of negotiations between Eng-
land and France on the subject of the Portendislue trade—
whether any sort of convention hail been promised, and upon
what principle it was founded. It the French had no legal
right to establi4li these blockades, they were responsible for
every species of injury and damage that had been inflicted.
The Noble Viscount might say that these claims were un-
reasonable nod exaggerated, and it certainly might appear
so from the circumstance of the French Government
having assessed the damages at the insignificant sum of
60,000 francs. Bat these transactions referred to two
distinct occurrences—the first of which was the seizure of
two ships, and for which that sum of 60.000 francs had
been awarded. lie was ashamed to trouble their Lord-
ships at such length, but the question was one of such
importance ti.at be trusted he would be excused for

done by those who had no confidence in the Noble Vis-
count or his colleagues? He assured the Noble Viscount
that the complaints in this case were not l!ke that about
the case of Captain I).trkins, but were real and well
founded. It %Tax owing
,to the want of energy of the
Noble Lord's Government that the state of our foreign
relations gave cause for such complaints, and compelled
him to go on increasing the military establishments of the
country for the last three years, to an amount above the
actual revenue.

Lord STIZANGFORD replied, and denied that be
had in any way been instrumental in getting up the peti-
tion. With the permission of the House he would with-
draw the motion.

iicount MELBOURNE denied that he had made any
charge against the Noble Lori in such a sense. if it were
so under4,tood, he withdrew the word.
Lord HOLLAND said even if it were true there was
no charge in it. What was there wrong in any one going
to those with whom he agreed in opinion, and asking them
to sign a petition—it was perfectly regular.
Lord S I RANG FORD (with warmth)—No; fur I
would have been approaching this House with my own sen-
timents cloaked under other names.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY was very happy
that the Noble Viscount had with so much good taste
withdrawn his charge. The apology—( Cries of " No,
no")—he thought was a very proper one.
Viscount STRANG FORD—It was no upolo2y—he
required and expected no apology. The explanation was
very satisfactory.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEn. 28.
The SPEAKF.R took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
Mr. MARK PHILLIPS moved, pursuant to notice,
that the Commissioners of Ardwick Improvements have
permission to proceed with their Bill, notwithstanding the
unfavourablo report of the Standing Orders' Committee.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL said that tho case had un-
dergone much consideration in the Committee, and there
did not appear to be any sufficient grounds for which the
orders should be set aside in favour of the parties to the
Bill.

Mr. GREG said that the object of the Bill was to im-
prove the drainage, and widen the streets of the town, of
which the prevent condition was extremely prejudicial to
the health of the inhabi,ants.
Mr. GREEN felt that it was an ungracious task
to oppose the present application, but he was con-
•inced, whatever might be the case of individual
hardship, it wculd be for the advantage of the public
that the Standing Orders should be enforced. The
Committee had been appo:nted to prevent the time of the
House from being occupied with the details of such bills,
But there might as well be no Committee if parties were
encouraged to come down to the [louse and obtain a reversal
of its decisions to remedy the consequence:, of their
neglect.

Mr. AG LIONBY was obliged to come to a different
conclusion to that come to by the Hon. Member for Lac-
caster. Ile agreed with him that the House should, as a
general principle, support tht se Committees, but if they
should commit a mistake or misconceive the powers dele-
gated_ to them, it would be a monstrous injustice if the
House, as a Court of Appeal, had not the power to set
matters right. In this case the parties ought to have
power to proceed with their Bill. He should therefore
support the motion of the Hon. Member for Manchester.
Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE opposed the motion,
believing it to be a most novel application.
Mr. BR 0 TH E RT ON believed thatthe Standing Orders
had not been complied with in this case entirely through in-
advertence. He knew there was an almostunanimous feel-
ing in favour of this Bill, and he trusted, thcreforc,:that
the motion would be adopted.
Sir G. STRICKLAND thought a case had been made
out for proceeding with the Bill, although he was opposed
to appeals being made to that House from the Standing
Order Committee.
Mr. Estcourt was of opinion that no special case had
been made out to induce the House to deviate from its
ordinary course of supporting the decision of the Standing
Orders Committee. It would be much better for the House
to abolish the Standing Orders Committee at once, and
take the jurisdiction in their own hand, than to allow
appeals of this sort to be constantly made.
Mr. FRESH FIELD was of opinion that the Standing
Order Committee had not bad the whole case before them,

This appeared to be a case in which the whole township
were agreed, that certain improvements ought to take
place, and therefore he thought the 13i11 ought to be
allowed to be proceeded with.

Lord SA NDON was a member of the Committer, and
unwilling to weaken the Standing Orders of the House,
but thought the present was a proper case for the House
to interfere.
Mr. SANFORD recommended a strict alherence to
the Standing Orders.
Mr. T. EGERTON hoped the House would allow the
Bill to proceed.

Mr. 31A PHILLIPS said he had, in bringing for-
ward this question, been anxious to abstain from making
any statements as to his own opinion on the subject ; but
as he found that the members of the Standing Orders
Committee were divided in opinion among themselves, he
thought he was not acting improperly in stating that
he considered a strong case was made out for the Bill on
the ground of necessity. The streets of the town were in a
very bad condition, and the heal-h of the inhabitants had
become seriously affected in consequence. On public
grounds, therefore, he thought this matter worthy of se-
rious consideration. He believed that this error, so far
from being intentional, had originated entirely in over-
sight ; and he thought it only a fair act of justice, to grant
them relief on the present occasion. This was no public
company, it was the case of a whole town, all the inhabi-
tants of which were in favour of this Bill, without one
dissentient voice.

Strangers ere then ordered to withdraw.
The House then divided, when the numbers nere—
For the motion
Against the motion
Majority —43
On the motion of S:r E. FILMER, the London and
Greenwich Railway Bit! was read a second time.

laving done so. If the honour of France, wounded by
an affront to her Consul by the Dey of Algiers. could
only be appeased by the expelsion of the Du from his
dominions, the subjugation of his subjects, and the occu-
pation of not the city only, but of the whole
of the Regency—if France had a right to blockade
Mexico, to bombard Vera Crez, and to take
possession of the River Plata—if she had a right
to all this in order to avenge real cr fancied
injuries, he could not understand upon what principle it
was that this self-same France, vindicating her rights in
every quarter of the world, could thus deny justice to the
subjects of the Queen of England, and set at nought, as
it were, the Majesty of the British G own. The Noble
Lord then moved for copies of all despatches to the Go-
vernor or Deputy-Governor of Gambia, relating to the in-
terference of the French with the British gum trade.
Viscount MELBOURNE fully admitted that these mat-
ters wore of the greatest importance, and well worthy of the
consideration of their Lordships. He should have com-
plained of the tone and manner in which the Noble Lord
hadintroduced the motion, of the manner in which he had
complained of the conduct of Foreign Governments, had it
not been fur the latter portion of his speech, wrapt up as
it was in so much romance and poetry, which rendered it
so innocuous that it was not likely to be at all injurious.
But as it seemed that their Lordships were likely
to have many arguments, many motions, many
statements, and discussions upon subjects of this
nature and character, he would at the beginning, in
limine, implore their L rdships t 3 C insider them
calmly and with temper, yet firmly, and s decision.
The Noble Lord stated that on a former occasion he
(Lord Melbourne) had shown great firmness and resolu-
tion. He trusted that he never would be wanting in firm—
ness and resolution in whstever situation he might be
plaeed, Ile hoped he would ad l calmness and temper in
the consideration of a subject so important as the present.
A hundred years ago England was urged by similar com-
plaints into a war, which was nei:her very honourable ncr
very profitable in its result, and which entailed upon the
country a great part of the debt with which it was now
burthened. The incredulity of modern times regarded those
complaints as ungrounded, and though he did not think they
were so altogether, he had nedoubt that thee were very much
exaggerated, and he tho ight with Mr. Burke that they
were brought forward as means of attacking and embarras-
sing the Ministers of the day by the party in opposition.
He would not say the statements of the petition were alto-
gether unfounded, but eltniely they conclo7-led with a
somewhat absurd and cetravaeant prayer, that if the
House did not think those settlements worth protecting,
it would recommend the Crown to get rid of them alto-
gether. From what had fellen from the Noble Lord, from
the tone and temper of his speech, he (Lord .Melhourner
could not help suiseetinss that the Noh'e Lord had hart
something to do with drawing up the petition. It was
very like his style. only a little more calm and simple.—
( A laugh.) He could not help thinking that the language
of the petition had been dictated by some one who had
political objects to serve or political feelings to gratify.
A 3 to the eutrege on British vessels at Portendique, a
raised commissien had been appointed. and would immedi-
ately proceed to business ; arid he had every hope that they
would soon bring the negeeistion to a satisfactory termi-
nation. With respect to the river Caramanza, it wss true
:hat the territory nominally belonged to Fertegal ; but
that CCUntry hiving a vet-, small esteblishment there,
wits not able to enforce its rights. The French
had purchased ground for a factory
at a distance up
the river, near a n-
,rice village
named Sere ; and
notwithstanding the declaration
ot tbs,
had not said, and wouldnatives, that. they
n sell to the French the freedom
of their town and trade, theet
former insisted on shutting out
In )
all other nations.
iFifisfu„he:e
aiinsce of their view of the care
they
to it hed run 2shore
yV which was, accord-
rri
nis estaidisbed cotrieree trading with the natives of
the village, The British Government)) of Gernha rernor-
strated on the sebjeet with the
eet being satlsfice seal, the of.ed Senegal, but
ceived from the officer commanding the naval force upon
th • station, a ship of war of sufficient force for and re-
to
British trade in the river. The dispatch frrn oPrntthect the
1
rernor of Gambia had only been received en the
letG
0 hof
n.
gFeliruary, end in the present state of the negotiations on r
the subj, et, he apprehended the House would not inter-
fere, calling fur those papers. The Noble Lord ha t
complained of there being no force present at the time to
protect the English vessels; but although there were no
ships in the Gambia, there were 20 ships of war cff the
coast ; and in every case where a vessel had been wanted
upon any part of that coast, it was immediately dispatched
there.
Lord ST RANGFO RD having heard that the Noble
Viscount accused him of having had something to do with
writing the petition, assured the House that he had never
seen it until it was put into his hands to present.
Lord M INTO said the Noble Lord had said that all
the grievances were owing to tile want of a naval force on
the coast, and that he had represented the state of the
force there in the latter part of 1835. The fact was, that
at that time a considerable increase was made in the naval
force on the coast of Africa, and it had been further in-
creased every te•ar since.
Lint ABERDEEN admitted that it was desirable to
avoid such discussioos as the presect ; tpt caat would to

Sir E. WILMOT gave notice that he would, at'an
early pt•riod, bring in a Bill for the recovery of small debts.
Mr. H C JI E raid he would tAke that opportunity of ask-
Lig the Noble Lord the Secretary for tho Colonies whe-
ther the Government had any intention of bringing for-
ward a Bill OE* the subject of the recovery of small debts.
Lord J. RUSSELL said (as we understood him),
that information would soon be laid before the House,
which would enable them to legislate on the matter.
Mr. BA RNEB Y gave notice of his intention on Tues.
day next to move for certain returns with respect to gaols
in England and Wales.
FROST, JONES, AND WILLIAMS.

Mr. LEADER wished to put a question to the Noble
Lord the Secretes! for Colonial Affairs. The notice re-
specting Frost, Jones, and Williams, had appeared upon the
Votes several times. He had attended the House every day
on which that notice had appeared upon the Votes, and he
had done all he could to bring the question before the
House, but he had been unsuccessful iu that endeavour.
But he did not accuse the Government of having put him
off, because he was really induced once or twice to put off
the motion, in consequense of representations made to him
by the Coansel fur the prisoners, that there were
negotiations pending between them and the Government,
which might be damaged by his bringing the question be-
fore the House. Being influenced by that opinion of
counsel, of course he would not have proceeded with his
motion even if he had the opportunity of bringing the
question before the House. He understood that the pri-
soners had already lett the country. lie did not mean to
say that the Government had not a right to send them
out of the country if they pleased; but he thought they
might have waited a few days longer in order to give the
House of Commons an opportunity of expressing au opi-
nion on the subject, and they ought not to take it for
granted that the House of Commons would agree with
them. However, as the prisoners had sailed, and as the
question in issue, which was a constitutional question,
and one affecting the administration of the law, would not
I be at all prejudiced by his putting off his motion, he
wished to give notice that lie should bring the question
before the House on the first notice night in the week after
next. !Ls, therefore, merely wished to ask the Noble Lord
if it was true that the prisoners bad stifled, and it the
Noble Lord told him they had sailed for their
destination, then he wished t t give notice that he should
endeavour to have the question at issue discussed in the
House en Tuesday week. If the prisoners had not sailed
then he should feel justified in asking the House to have
the ques'k discussed immediately.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the prisoners had
for New -oi.i'tll Wales.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
GOULBURN wished to ask the Noble Lord a
qbestion respecting New South Waes. He observed
there had beer, in the Legislative Council a measure pro-
pounded by the Governor for the general education of the
youth of that colony. It appeared that by that measure
the Roman Catholic youth of the colony were to be edu-
cated in one school on the principles of their own
but th it all the other youth of the colony wero to be edu•
csted in ene common school, in which, in order to avoid
religious dissensions, no religious instruction Was to be
given, therefore giving to the Roman Catholuss the
benefit of religious instruction, but withholding it
from the eltildr, n of p ;rents professing other religions,
This proposition had, however, not met with the approba-
tion of the Legislative Council ; now, what he wished to
ask teas, if this propoition had been made by the Governor
in consequence of any di:cetions from the -Government at
home.

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Lord J. RUSSELL must say, in the first place, that he
had received no despatches stating on the authority of the G-
overnor what Was the proposition that had been made by him
on the subject of education to the Legislative Council,
and that he had only derived his information from comma
nications with individuals, or from newspapers published
in the colony, which was probably the source from which
the Right Hon. Gentleman had derived his :nformation.
But what he had gathered from these sources was rather
different from the statement of the Right Honourable
Gentleman He had understood that the Governor
had Lade a proposition to the Council of the
Colony, that the instruction given to the children
of Protestants should be instructions given according to
the rules and regulations nr the British and Foreign School
Society, and the Right lion. Gentleman was not justified
in saying that in the plan of tThe British and Foreign
School Society, religious instruction did not form a part.
Ia the system of instruction adopted by the British and
Foreign School Society, instruction in the Holy
Scriptures formed a prominent feature. And unless
the Right Honourable Gentleman was prepared to
stMas the Bishop of Australia indeed had said,
a
perusal of the Holy Scriptures did riot
constitute religious instruction, it could not be silk! that that
proposition of the
tant children should be taughtt
System. of the British and Foreign School Society.
The
Governmentthat all Protes-
toresdwaisn
version of the floly Serithe authorised
constit wed religious instruction. n That,w according to his idea,
chil-
dren of Roman Catholics, it° .had With respect to the
een proposed that a
separate vote should be given for them,
and the religious
instruction of those children should be given according to
their own tenets in a separate school. Great chjec.

ticns had been made to this, and the proposition had
been withdrawn. He di: not find that any instruc-
tions had been given to the Governor from the Govern-
ment at home, authorising him to make this proposi-
tion. The only despatch which had been sent to him
on the subject being one in answer to a despatch from him,
requesting that masters might be sent out competent to
teach according to the plan of the British and Foreign
School Society:
Mr. GOULBURN said the Noble Lord had mistaken
his question. The question was not whether instruction
in the Holy Scriptures did or did not constitute
religious instruction, but whether Roman Catholic chil-
dren should be educated in schools where the particular
tenets of the Roman Catholic religion were not tiughr,
while Members of the Church of England should be edu-
cated in schools from which the particular tenets of the
Church of England should be excluded.
Lord .1. RUSSELL said he had had no official juror-
nuttiest from the Governor on the subject, but lie ima-
g:ned that the system proposed by ti! Go-
vernor was, that the children of Protestants should
ba instructed either in the tenets of the Church
of England, or in those tenets in which they
believed what instruction should be given to the Roman
Catholic children separately, but whether that instruction
was to be according to the peculiar tenets of the Roman
Catholic religion, or merely instruction in the Scriptures
according to the Roman Catholic version, he was not cor-
rectly informed
Mr. 13 ARNEBY said that as the second reading of the
Prison Bill was to come on that night, he wished to ask
hethcr any means had been taken to ea,ry into effect an
Act previously in exist, nee with reirard to the subject.
Mr. FOX M A ULE said that the provisions of the Act
should be duly attended to.
Colonel T. WOOD wished to ask the Under-Secretary
of State of her Majesty's Government, whether it was the
intention of that Government to introduce any Bills to
alter two Acts of the last Session, the first of which related
to the Metropolitan Police, and the other to the Metropo-
litan Ceurts.
Mr. FOX M AUL E said that Government had no in-
tention of introducing a Bill to alter the Municipal Police
Bill, but that they intended to introduce a measure to alter
the law with regard to Municipal Courts.
PERTH ELECTION.

Mr. Rose having appeared at the Bar, stated that he
was the Clerk of the General Committee of Selection
upon Election Petitions. Ile made oil: notices, in the
Ludlow Election Committee, to Mr. Alcock and the
petitioners, azainst the return. He delivered those
notices, for the purpose of their being served, to
one of the messengers of the House, with directions
that they were to be delivered in the same manner as
melees were delivered last Session. The messenger to
whom he delivered them had not informed him whether
he had served the notices on the several parties or not ; it
was his du y, however, to tell him if he had not served
them. He had received information since, that those
notices had not been served upon the petitioners, cr their
agents, and he was informed on Monday ILIA to that eff..ct
by Mr. Ellis. lie had seen the notices which be had
given to a messenger in the h ands of Mr. Coppock, but
that he gave him la's re ison for retaining t! em in his pos-
session. He considered it to be a mistake on his part.
The messenger to whom he entrusted those notices was
Mr. Steine, to whom he had applied in con.equenee of his
being the oldest officer of the House. The same course
had been adopted in the other petitions as had been pur-
sued in the Ludlow.
Mr. Steine, the messenger, was then called to the bar,
and stated that he had received from Mr. Rose certain
notices to serve upon the parties, on the Ludlow petition.
He could not recollect the day upon which he received
them, but he gave them to Mr. Poingdcstre, who had
been appointed by the Committee for the purpose.
Ha told him that if he could not find out
the agents, be had better apply either to Mr. Coppock or
Mr. Parkes, the letter of whom, he had no doubt, was well
acqu Anted with the agents in the case.
Mr. Poingdcstre “as then called to the bar, and he
stated that he received certain notices from Mr. Steine in
the Ludlow petition to deliver to the parties, with a direc-
tion that he was to serve them upon the agents or the par-
ties, and tiara he had better apply to Mr. Coppock or Mr.
Parkes to ascertain who the agents were, if he did not
know. Shortly after receiving the notices he met Mr.
Coppock in the lobby, and upon his asking him who the
agents were, he stated that if he would give the notices to
him, it would be all right, He then delivered to him all
the notices, except one to Sir Thomas Cochrane. He
had all the notices both in the Ludlow and Ipswich cases,
all of which he gave to Mr. Coppock on the 18th inst.
In answer to a question from Mr. GOUL BURN, th e
witness stated that he had served the notices in the Tot-
nes case on Mr. Parkes, on Mr. Vcldwill, and another

Pursuant to the order issued yesterday, the Clerk of the
Crown attended at the bar for the purpose of cxelaining to
the House the circumstances that attended the issuing of
the writ for Perth, and in answer to the question of Sir
U. CLERK, he stated that it wag his duty to make out
the new writs for Members to ,erve in Parliament That
on Friday evening last, about seven o'clock, a warrant was
received at his office from the Speaker, ordering hint to
issue a new writ for Perth. That the writ was immediately
made out, and shortly afterwards it was sent to the Lord
Chancellor to be sealed. The writ was not prepared in
exact conformity with the Speaker's warrant, but had been
drawn cut in tile usual form ; but that error was not disco-
vered till some time afterwards, and upon its Ling found
out another writ was sent down there next morning by
the nine o'clock mail, and the Sheriff was written to to
return the first writ. The clerk in the office, as was
usual, when notice was given of a writ having to be moved
for, drew up the writ before the Speaker's warrant was
received, according to the usual form. The chief clerk in
the office, immediately that he discovered the error that
had bean committed, went to the Speaker to ask his advice
as to the course he ought to adopt, but that Right lion.
Gentleman declining to interfere, the clerk took upon him-
self to issue a new writ. He had now possession of the
writ that was first issued, but he did not find in his office
any precedent for the return of such a writ by the She-
riff. He was not at the office at the time, or the error
would not have taken place.
The witness having withdrawn,
Sir G. CLERK said it was not his intention to press
the subject on the attention of the House, but he hoped it
would have the effect of making the Clerk in the Crown.
office more careful in future.
Lord J. RUSSELL thought that the Right Hon.
Gentleman had done exceedingly right in having the sub-
ject inquired into.
LUDLOW ELECTION.
Mr. ORD moved that the petition of George Hooper
and others respecting the Ludlow election be referred to
the General Committee on Elections. —Ordered.
The Hos AiIIIIIIER then reeved that the order for the
attendance of Panels 1 and 2, on the 12th and 16th March,
be discharged.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought the course
proposed to be taken would lead to great difficulty. The
Ludlow election petition was presented during the last Ses-
sion, and by the 93d section of the Bill introduced by the
Hon. Baronet opposite, it was to be brought forward and
be considered as the first petition under the Bill, and be
subject to all its provisions. The sitting Member had de-
clined to defend his seat, and certain of the electors pe-
titioned to be let in to do so. The 19th section of the
Bill provided that in such a case notice should be given in
the Gazette. The 20th section provided that the petition
of the electors should be treated in all respects as an elec-
tion petition. Section -30 provided that all election peti-
tions should be referred to the General Committee; and
that where the Member declined to defend his seat, pro-
ceedings should be suspended for 30 days after the notice
in the Gazette, and that when the sitting Member declined
to defend his seat, the petition should be struck out and
placed at the bottom of the list. The 47th and 48th sec-
tions provided for the appointment of the Select Committee,
and that notice should be given to all parties interested.
k appeared that it was neglected to refer the Ludlow pe-
tition to the General Committee, but the General Com-
mittee supposing that t.l.e petition seas regularly before
them as the rest, proceeded to name a day for the Special
Committee. It had been since discovered that by reason
of the omission to refer to the Committee the petition of
the electors, there was no provision for giving notice to
the party connected with the petition. The day was now
approaching on which the General Committee should no-
minate the Special Committee in the order in which the
petitions stood on the list. The Ludlow petition stood
early in the list. It had been proposed to postpone the
whole, but he should submit that was not necessary. By
the 30th section, to which he had referred, the Legislature
had contemplated the suppression of proceedings upon an
election petition contained in the list, and had provided
that in case of any such suspension it was provided that the
petition should be struck out of the list and placed at the bot-
tom. There was no difficulty therefore in the General Com-
mittee striking out the Ludlow petition, and inserting it at
the bottom, because the proceedings might be suspended in
consequence of the petition not having been properly
before the Committee. Those clauses were a'l of them,
according to the rules of legal construction, directory
clauses. From all that had taken place in Courts of
Election, and particularly in the case of the Ip,wich
election, the clauses of the Act would be obligatory
with respect to those to whom the authority of the Court
extended, but the observance of them was not neces.
vary to insure the validity of the proceedings. He there-
fore submitted that it would be unnecessary to put the
parties engaged in other elections to the inconvenience of
a postponement of those Committees; and that the exigen-
cies of the case he met and the Act of Parliament com-
plied with, if not to the letter, at least in spirit, by post-
poning the Ludlow proceedings with the others.
Mr. ORD then withdrew his motion.
S:r G. GREY said that if the House had no doubt as

to the construction pot upon the Act by the solicitor-Ge-
neral, the House could have no objection in treating the
Ludlow Committee 11.1 a suspended one.
Sir G. CLERK thought that the order on the subject
should proceed from the House itself for the purpose of
suspending the proceeding. That order might be made
by the House, should it be their opinion that the construc-
tion put upon the Act by the Solicitor-General was a cor-
rect one. He hoped that any power that it might he
thought proper to exercise is this case would be exercised
by motion, and not be let to the discretion of the Com-
mittee.

The SOLICITOR. GENERAL said that the 80th
section of the Act was thst under which the power of sus-
pending was given ; that section enacted that in
every case in which the proceeding of a petition should
be suTended, the petition should be struck out.
and placed at the bottom of the list. That appeared to
him to apply to cases in which no petitioners appeared.
Possibly this having been the first case which had arisen
under the Act, the House perhaps would not think it pro-
per to adopt those steps which the case trOght not seem
absolutely to require, and he thought that if the flouse
;tere to make an order now, it might be rather calculated
to produce inconvenience in future.

Sir T. FIZEMANTLE hoped that the use would be
now settled in such a manner as to avoid all inconvenience
for the future, by laying do.vn a plain and uniform course
of proceeding.; in these c‘ses. The course proposed by the
Hon. and Learned Solicitor- General would he by far the
easiest, if they were s3tistied that the General Committee
of tkernselves possessed the power of suspending the pro-
ceedings of a particular Election Committee, but ha
doubted if they did possess this power under the provisions
of this Act of Parliament. He conside•cd that a petition
waA referred to the Committee as soon as it was placed on
the list. _ _

Sir E. SUG DEN thought it desirable that the debate
should be adjourned to MOnd.ay. He thought it impos•
sib', Ow the Committee could take upon itself to suspend
an el cti;n petition, and pace it at the bottom of the list.
The real question at issue WAS, what was to he done to
tipply the omission which had taken place,. The General
Committee had given all the notices they were bound to
do agreeably to the Act of Parliament
Sir ROBERT INGLIS said that the Hon. Member
for Bucks thought that the suggestion of the Solicitor-
6enernl would be sufficient if the Committee possessed a
discretionary power. But he trusted that the House would
recollect that at the commencement of this Parliament
forty.seven Election Committees had sat, and what would
!lave been their position, if, in consequence of any little
n:regulnrity, all proceedings had been suspended, and peti-
tions liad been struck out of the list?

Sir R. PE EL s4id they should first of all endeavour to
do strict justice, and next, not to establish ass inconvenient
precedent, lie thought it advisable that they should have
a few hours granted them fur consideration, The Soli-
citor-General had said that he had not had Cme to con-
sider the Act of Parliament. If he had not said so, be
( IL Peel) should have considered the Learned Gen-
tleman's decision decisive, but as he had not had time to
consider the subject, with a perfect respect for his legal
opinion, he thought it might not l.te inconvenient if they were
for a short time to delay their decision. lie thought they
would be able to come to a more satisfactory decision if the
question was postponed till Monday, and perhaps the lion.
and Learned Solicitor-General would have the goodness

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to consider it in the meantime. _
Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to the question
being postponed. He did not wish to give any
upon the point, opinion
hut he thought if it appeared that by the
Act the General Committee could decide the question, it
would be better to leave it to the Committee, than to bring
before the House._( Hear, hear.)
Sir G. CLERK said, that as some error had been corn.
witted in serving the notices, and as it was of some im-
portance that the regular delivery of those notices should
be insured, he wished to inquire, from the .Clerk of the
Committee, in what manner he had executed the c•rdrrs

given him. Ile therefore moved that Mr. Rose, the
clerk of the Committee, be called in.

person.
By Colonel SA LWE Y—l delivered the three notices
to Mr. Coppock separately.
The witness then withdrew.
Sir GEORGE CLERK said, that after the negligent
manner in which these notices were served, the House
would feel it was impossible the matter could rest there,
and that Mr. Coppock ought to be ordered to attend the
House on Monday next.—( Hear, hear.) He would there-
fore move that Mr. Coppock be ordered to attend o❑
Monday.
Mr. GOULBURN observed that as Mr. Coppock was
an amicus curia in this matter, it was probable that he
was in the lobby at this moment—(Langhtcr)—and there-
for,. he might be ordered to attend at once.
The Sergeant stated that Mr. Coppock was in the lobby,
and he was ordered to attend at the bar forthwith.
Mr. Coppock was then placed at the bar, and in answer
to questions by Sir George Clerk, said, I am the agent
for the parties defending the return for the borough of
Ludlow. I received three notices from Mr. Poingdestre. The
notices I received were addressed to the parties petitioning
against the return. When I first saw the messenger he
had not the notices. He asked me if I was concerned in
any election petition ? I told him I was. He said
he had notices for me. I told him to give them to me,
and it would save him going to my house. I took the
three which I conceived related to myself, and gave back
the others to him. I never said it was of no consequence
to whom the notices were delivered.
By Mr. THORNE LY--I received a notice, which I
ought not to have received, and a notice which I ought to
have received was kept back.
The witness then withdrew, and on the motion of Sir G.
CLERK, the evidence taken at the bar was ordered to be
printed.
Sir G. CLERK also moved that Mr. Coppock be
ordered to deliver to Mr. Rose, the Clerk of the Commit-
tee, the notices intended for Thomas and Marsden.
After a short discussion.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that the House do
meet at three o'clock on Monday, in order that the discus.
sion might be finished :n time for the notices in the Lui-
low petition to b' served before six o'clock.
IRISH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BILL.
Lord MO R PETH presented a petition from the town
of Galway, praying that town might be removed from
Schedule A. of the Municipal Corporation Act to Sche•
dule B.
A petition to a similar effect was also presented from
Sligo.

Schedule B was passed without opposition.
On Schedule C being proposed,
Mr. DUNBAR objected to the boundaries prcposed for
the town of fleif:eit.
Lord MOR.9I4:Tii ciid that any :olg,gestion the Hon.
Member would favour hint with should receive attentive
consideration.
Mr. BLAKE wished the boundaries of Galway to be
enlarged.
Lord MORPETH could not consent to any alteration.
The Scriedule was then agiced to, es se re Schedules
D, E, F. G, H, and I.
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON then rose to bring forward
the clause, of which he had given notice, relative to the
reservation of the rights cf freemen.. They had a vested
in crest in the local government at present, and they were
therefore entitled to have a voice in the election of muni-
cipal officers. It would also operate as a balance to the
preponderating influence of Roman Ca:holics in the new
corporatiens sic would conclude by moving that the
clause should be brought up.
Lord MORPF,TEI ,aid that the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman could hardly be serious in thus brining for-
ward a clause it variance with the whole framework of the
Bill. He would not, however, go over the arguments
already urged on the subject, and he was sure the Com-
mittee could never consent to the adoption of the clause.
Mr. W. ROCHE objected to the introduction of the
clause.
Mr. O'CONNELL said that the Corporation of Dub-
lin had already squandered a suns of 200,000/ The facts
adduced by the Hon. and Learned Sergeant were of very
bole value. lie remembered that when the evidence of a
witness had once been objected to, he acknowledged that it
was n,,t worth much, but added, that it was good enough
fur the Jury.--( flear) It seas so with the Learned Ser-
geant: his facts were worth little, but he seemed to
think them good enough for the House of Commons.
Mr. M. BELLE \V opposed the introduction of the
clause.
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON made a few observations in
favour of the clause.
Sir R. H. INGLIS defended the clause, and said that
Hon. Gentlemen opposite had had recourse to vulgar
squabbles oh the matter. Nothing, he thought, could be
more unjust than the total destruction of the vested rights
of a very large body. He trusted, that if the sights of
these men were to be sacrificed, they would be sacrificed
for some useful purpose.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that if "vulgar
squabbles" had risen on his side of the House, the same
reproach might be made far more fairly to the course pur-
sued by Hon. Gentlemen opposite.
Mr. M. J. O'CONEELL objected to the introduction
of the clause.
Mr. W. ROCHE offered a few words in explanation,
and again objected to the clause.
Colonel PE RCE VAL supported the clause, and made
a few observations in defence of his party and of the
Right Hon. the Recorder of Dublin, then absent from the
House, whose present unpopularity would soon, he be-
lieved, pass away.
After a few words in explanation from Sergeant JACK-
SON and Mr. M. J. O'CoNNELL,
Mr. YOUNG rose and said that though he had hitherto
supported the Hon. and Learned Sergeant, he could not
go with him in voting for the present clause.
The Committee then divided, when the numbers were—
For the Clause 44
Against the Clause 97
Majlrity 53
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that when the Report
was brought up he should have to move three amendments.
The House then resumed, and the Report was brought
up, when on the motion of Mr. MORE O'FERRAL
the House went into Committee on
THE NAVY 'ESTIMATES.
Sir T. COCHRANE could not but express his sur-
prise at the very small information which had been given
on the Navy Estimates. He could not learn the number
of ships being built, or being repaired, and many other
matters connected with the subject. He could not, how-
ever, believe that any disclosure made by her Majesty's
Government would be half so injurious as the statements
which every day went forth to the world relative to the
present decrepitude of the navy of this country. He be-
lieved that however painful any disclosures on the subject
might be, they would induce Parliament to place the navy
on a solid and efficient footing. He now wished to ask
the Right Hon. Member for Kildare how two different
rums had been disposed of, the one a sum of 472,892/ 12s.
10d., and the other a sum of 46,3404, the first of which
was a saving on the wages of seamen, and the other a
saving on victuals ?
Mr. M. O'FERR A L said that the balance-sheet showed
how the money had been applied.
Sir T. COCHRANE said that the present mode of
presenting the estimate to the Committee, and the appli-
cation to one purpose of funds which had been voted to
another, were in direct contravention of the rule laid down
by Lord Grey's Government, and led to the renewal of
the abuses which the balance-sheet was to have put an
end to.
Mr. WOOD defended the course now pursued. It was
considered most expedient to make the augmentation of
naval stores from year to year. Occasions had arisen,
which rendered it necessary to exceed the estimates of the
year, and it was perfectly impossible to keep the expenses
at all times and altogether within the estimates. But
there was no department of the public service in which
the rule, laid down in the Act of Parliament introduced
by the Right Baronet, the Member for Pembroke, was so
strictly adhered to as in the Admiralty.
Mr. WARBURTON said that as the returns, which
his Hon. Friend the Member for Middlesex and himself
had procured, as to the number of soldiers sick, incapable,
or invalided, had led to very beneficial results, he wished to
know whether similar returns were to be made from the
navy?

The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the
Irish Municipal Corporation Bill.
A conversation took place respecting the boundaries of
he town of Galway, in which Lord Nlorpeth stated that
t was the intention of the framers of the Bill to adhere to
the original boundaries.
On the motion that the town of Belfast stand in Sc c-
dole A.,
Mr. DUNBAR opposed the motion, and moved that
Belfast .be placed in Schedule B.
Lord MORPETH opposed the amendment.
Mr. LITTON and Sergeant JACKSON opposed the
amendment.
The House then divided, when the numbers were
For the motion
Against it
Majority for the original motion for
retaining Belfast in Schedule A. 41
On the motion that Clonmel stand in Schedule A,
Sergeant Jackson entered into an explanation of the state-
ment he made on a former evening, and on which a dis-
cussion took place relative to the amount of property at
which the parties to a petition from Clonmel were rated.
He concluded by moving that Clonmel be remoeed to
Schedule 13.
Mr. PIGOT said that his statements on that subject
were fully authenticated. He had taken some pains to
ascertain the truth, and had found that out of 18,000 or
19,000 which was the population of the town, but 171 per-
sons had signed the petition, of whom 75 were not rated
at all, and 46 were rated at sums less than 1/. He de-
nied that the petition contained the wishes of the inhabi-
tants of Clonmel.
Sergeant JACKSON said he had the best authority for
saying those who had signed the petition fully represented
the proprietary of Clonmel, while the statement of the
Hon. Gentleman was made on anonymous authority.
Mr. PIG OT said his informant was named O'Leary.
After a few words from Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL and
Colonel PERCEVAL,
Mr Sergeant JACKSON said he should not press the
matter to a division, and Clonmel was ordered to stand in
Schedule A.
The various other towns, up to Dublin inclusive, were
then ordered to stand•part of Schedule A.
On its being proposed that the town of Galway should
stand in Schedule A,
Mr. BLAKE opposed the proposition. The people of
Galway had suffered so much from the malversation of a
former corporation, that they had bean obliged to apply to
the Court of' Chancery, and ultimately, to Parliament, for
relief. That corporation, although existing in name, was
in fact, extinct, and the town had greatly increased in pros-
perity in consequence, and, therefore, he hoped that they
wonld be permitted to remain without a corporation. In
the House of Lords last }ear, the town of Galway had
been placed in Schedule B, and the majority of the inha-
bitants were desirous that it should be placed in
Schedule Bon the present occasion. He would therefore
move that Galway be expo :Ted from Schedule A.
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON seconded the amendment,
having boon requested to do so. The inhabitants of Gal-
way did not think a corporation good, and it was a most
extraordinary thing that one should be forced upon them.
Mr. LYNCH said that believing it to be the wishes of
his constituents that the town of Galway should be placed
in Schedule B , he felt it to be his duty to vote in favour
of the amendment.
Mr. O'CONNELL raid that the population of Galway
was more Catholic than any other in Ireland, and there-
fore, at all events, this corporation reform could not be con-
s:dered a Catholic conspiracy, as otherwise Galway could
nit be petitioning against it. He never could understand
tha grounds of this Galway squabble.
Mr. BLAKE said there was no Galway squabble. The
inhabitants were unanimous in their desire to have no cor-
poration.
Colonel PERCEVAL supported the amendment, and
thooglit that all towns desirous of it should to placed in
Schedule B.
Lord MORPETH was sorry he could not consent to
the amendment of his Hon. Friend. He felt convinced
there was nothing in the present Bill which could inter-
fere with the prosperity of the town of Galway, as the new
corporation would be subjected to popular control.
Mr. DU NB A R, although he had not succeeded in getting
Belfast into Schedule B, would yet be most happy to see
Galway placed there.
Sir W. SOM ERVILLE was not surprised at the ner-
vousness of the Hon. Gentlemen opposite at the idea of a
Roman Catholic majority, when he recollected the tyranny
which had been exercised by the Protestant corporations.
He could not vote for the amendment on general end
coirlitutional grounds, as he considered corporations most
useful in the maintenance of liberty.
Colonel PERCEVAL said corporations in Ireland
had originally been instituted for upholding the Protes-
tant religion. He could not understand the policy of
forcing corporations on towns unwilling to receive them.
Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN said he considered the case
of Galway was one of great argument in support of this
Bill, as it appeared that in fact it was already in posses-
sion of a reformed corporation, and as they wished to con.
tinue in possession of it he should support the amendment.
After a few words from Mr. BLAKE,
Mr. O'CONNELL, in reply to the observations of
the Hon. and Gallant Member for Sligo that corr_
rations were instituted in Ireland for the purpose of up-
holding Protestantism, would remind the Hon. Gentleman,
of all the places in Schedule A., only one had received a
COLBURN'S NEW 11-10NTIILY MAGAZINE
charter for the first time from James L The date of the
AND lIUMOURIST FOIL Ma abounds
.with contributions of
latest charter of the other eight places was in the time of
a character which well sustain reputation as one of the most
Edward ll[., when the Hon. and Gallant Member would
amusing periodicals of the day. Among other dnguished
hardly contend that the corporations were all sound Pre-
writers who have lent the aid of their pens to increase the testants.
at-
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the traction ohfe cvtleopun present
of i3ii,
ntnunihz,g, ]]serval
Theodore Hook (the Bdi Committee divided, when there appeared—
tor) ; Captain arryat ; Mrs."
For retaining Galway in schedule A 79 Trollope; " Nimrod" ; J. H. Merivale; the Hon. C. F.
Against it 47 Saville; " Koondah" &c. Besides the papers of these writers,
Majority
On its being proposed that the town of Sligo be Placed teresting article on the Poetry and Music of his Royal High-
in Schedule A, I ness Pnnea Albert.
GRATIS, Mr. COOPER said that he knew that all the most' GRATIS, AND POSTAGE FREE.—Bull's New
influential inhabitants of Sligo were desirous of having • Library System can now be had gratis, and postage free., in all
pet'_ parts of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by private families,
the town placed in Schedule B. He bad presented a
lion to that effect, which was signed by persons of all reading societies, and book-clubs, desiring to be supplied in any
political opinions, quantity with all works, magazines, and reviews regularly for
perusal, upon the most advantageous terms. A Facet list is
Colonel PERCEVAL said his Hon. Colleague, who included of nearly one thousand modern publications, with all
had last spoken, was one of the largest proprietors in Sligo. the valuable new works, published to the present day. Apply
Sligo was then ordered to stand part of the Schedule. to Mr. Bull, Public Librarian, 19, Holles-street, Cavendish-
All the other towns were passed over without opposition. square, London.

Sir T. TROWBRIDGE said that such returns were in
preparation, and would soon be laid before the House.
Mr. HUME asked whether the Admiralty bad it under
consideration to pay the seamen as often as possible, so
that they might provide themselves from time to time with
small accommodations, fur the want of which they often
suffered when on service; whereas, on receiving their pay-
ment in larger sums, they were frequently plundered—in-
when paid off, three or four of them were generally
plundered in a week of their whole pay.
Admiral A DAM said that in the administration of the
Board of Admiralty, under Sir James Graham, a system of
monthly payments had been adopted, and which he consi-
dered a very wise regulation. But the whole subject of
short payments was under the consideration of the Admiralty.
Sir G. CLERK observed, in the course of some gene-
ral observations, that he was aware there was considerable
difficulty in the manning the navy, but he thought that
this difficulty might be remedied by allowing those who
had long-service pensions to re-enter into actual service
without forfeiting their pensions. He had no doubt that
such an arrangement would secure to the country, in an
emergency, the service of the old men•or-war's men who
were still capable of rendering valuable service on board
ship, but who would not re-enter the navy at the expense
Of their pensions.
Captain PEC HELL concurred in the observations of
the Right Hon. Baronet as to the advantage which the
country would derive from allowing the oid seamen to re-
tain their pensions upon re-entering the navy.
Mr. H. BERKELEY urged the necessity of sending
nut ships with complements sufficient to protect the flag
flying at their mastheads. Unless this were the case, he
thought events would occur which would cause the country
to rue it.

Sir H. VERNE Y thought the present system was a
premium for the best of our sailors to forsake our own and
cuter the American navy, to retain their pensions. He did
not believe our shins at present were sufficiently manned.
Lord INGE sTRI E quite agreed with the observation
of the Hon. Member for Bristol respecting the manning
of the navy, but could not agree with hint we were
likely to incur disgrace. Ha had that confidence in Bri-
tish seamen that he did not believe, under any circrm-
stances, they would incur disgrace. He thought the Ad-
miralty had exercised its pltron3ge in a most improper
manner.

Sir THOMAS TROWBRIDGE said it would be the
most absurd and useless thing in the world to keep up
large complements in our navy in the time of peace.
The information necessary to fix the :lumber of men to be
employed was obtained front those in active service, and
bc.t qualified to do it. Our sailors had never forgot their
duty; they had over shown the same bravery, and ever
with the same success. He defended the Government
from the charge of unfairly bestowing their patronage.
Lord GEORGE LENNOX thought there ought to
he a separate estimate for marines.
Capt. A'COURT complained of the unfairness of
promotion, as respected mates and midshipmen.
A conversation ensued in which Mr. Jones, Sir T.
Trowbridge, Capt. Boldero, and Mr. Ltbouchere took

Pa'•
Mr. [TERRIES complained 'that the Government had
given no information respecting the interruption of our
commercial intercourse with China. In former tittles an
address to the Crawn would have been made on the sub-

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Ject. He hoped it would he speedily afforded.
Lord PALMERSTON was surprised at the observa-
tions of the Hon. Gentleman, after his official experience,
who must know the difficulties of preparing the papers
alluded to. They would be laid upon the table in the
early part of next week, when he had no doubt they would
be found satisfactory.

Captain BOLDERO wished to ask if any accounts
had been received of any assault made by the Chinese o.;
;he British friga'e%;n the B9cea Ti rria ?
Lord PALMERSTON had as ;.et received no official
informa`ion on the subject.

After a short conversation, the vote was agreed to.
The Chairman reported progress, and the House re-mmed.
The Vagrants' Removal Bill was read a third time, and
passed.

Col. SIBTHORP gave notice that on the motion for
going in Committee of Supply on Monday, he should move
for a return of all applintments which had taken place,
the salary of which exceeded 200 i per annum, including
household appointments from the Ist of November, 1830,
to the present time.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposnd of,
and the House adjourned at One o'Clock to Monday.

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