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THE SUIT', LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1847.

tumbled into pieces.—( Hear, hear.) She floated on the top
by the surging of the water, bo• when that wes withdrawn she
fell to pieces. So with the rtlitostry; they only floated on the
top by the surging of their opponents, but the moment opposi-
tion ceased th••y ttisa,reeit, and their policy fell to pieces.
(Hear, hear,) Great God ! could i• be thought, on a question
of this magnitude—on a measure of such vital imporianeeles
this, that the Noble Lord and the Right Hon. Baronet were
opposed th . one to the other? O. this question he cou.d not
receive an answer from the Noble Lord—he did not know
what he intended to do in a matter sift ciing the lives, eight
millions pf people.—(Cheers, arid tt Hear, hear, from Lord
John Russell ) If the Noble Lord gave him that cheer, he
(M:. Roebuck) would accept it at once, and say
he was wrong, and that the Noble Lord would not carry
through either of those Bills unless he carried both of them.
He contended that the rich people of Ireland
should pay
according to their means, in order to maintain the national
expenses of the country. He ayumed that a large majority in
that House were in favour of the union between the two coun-
tries at present. Therefore he would contend that their expenses
were national expenses, and why should not every man in Ire-
land pay according to his means for that end, in the same
manner as in England. Le' the House meet the peculiar cir-
cumstances of the Irish proprietors. Every one of those Irish
Gentlemen connected with the administration were d, nizens of
England ; they lire in England, and they each pay their
income-tax out of the proceeds of his Irish property. Now,
did it not stand to common sense that, a man who lived in
England, possessing Irish property, should bear his quota
towards the expenses of the nation? Why, then, in the name
of Heaven, should a msn, because he chose to live in Dublin,
not do the same thing?—( Cheers.) The Right Honourable
Bart. (Sir R. Peel) brought forward his measure for an income-
tax in his usual, smiling, pleasant manner. He met the objec-
tions, too, just like a lawyer, and opened his case carefully, jest
sufficiently to meet the difficulties of his own case. H. (Mr.
Roebuck) took the liberty at that time of suggesting to him
that, in all probability, his measure would not be a temporary
one. "I only ask it for three years," was the reply of that
soft anti gentle statesman," and (continued the Hon. Member,
and imitating at the same time the tone and gestures of Sir
Robert Peel), "See how unreasonable you are in opposing
my propositions, you are to have it only for three years, and
there is that cantankerous little man—(Laughter)—the Hon.
Member for Bath—von see how he opposes me; it is only for
three years." The three years paved, anti again came down
the persuasive Premier, and patting him (Mr. Roebuck) on
the head, said " It is true the three years are gone, but I have
not been altogether able to meet my difficulties; we will have
it again, if you please, for three years—only three years."
—(Laughter.) Again, Cassandra like, he (Mr. Roebuck)
raised his head and suggested " eternity" as the duration of
the income-tax.—(Laughter.) " Oh," replied the able
financier, " I can assure you it will only he for three years—
only three years."— (Great laughter.) Why every-
body knew well that it would last at least coeval
with the duration of their natural lives. There were many,
very many young legislators in that House, who might depend
upon it, would have to pay the income-tax till the day of their
deaths. But the Right Hon. Baronet said "Do not say any-
thing about imposing the income-tax in Ireland ; I am going
to levy a tax upon the spirits of that country." The measure
was passed, but the spirit tax was never levied. and the next
year saw it repealed. Why ? Because smuggling increased,
and in the end the tax had to be taken off. But was the in-
come tax put on in its stead? The Right Hon. Baronet,
from what he had seen of him during the last fifteen or twenty
years, was always ready to yield to the reason of the people of
England, and he wanted the Noble Lord to feel and appre-
ciate its force in the same way. There must be complete over-
turning of the whole Irish system. —(lean ) But there
must be no nonsen-ical ref sal, unless it were brought about
by Irish nonsensical meetings, and then it wntrid be conceded
by the common sense of England. At present an Irishman
had no independence, he could not depend upon his own labour
for sustenance, but looked to the assistance and patronage of
the great and rich man above him. He did slot know the
b'essings of independence, because he had never relied upon his
own honest toil, while the Englishman looked ueon it, not as
a pleasure, but as a neces.ity for life. Now, it oueht to be
the business of the Noble Lord to prepare the Irishman fur the
same feeling, to teach him to rely on his own individual labour
and not upon the support of the great man. The Noble Lord,
however, was doing this in a most preposterous manner. He
was lavishing, criminally lavishing, the wealth of England
to continue this state of things in Ireland, and the consequence
would be, that the year 1847 would be succeeded by
the more terrible year of 1848, and should not
the all powerful Providence vouchsafe to send a
fruitful harvest in England, how direful would be the visitation.
A greater fault was never committed by any statesman than
that the Noble Lord was falling into. There was no parallel to
be found in history, from Genesis downtvards, and why he re-
gretted the consequence of it was that the inis• ry and sufferings
it would lead to would fall upon England as well as upon Ireland.
The pride of the people of England would not let them pro-
claim their distress ; it prevented them from exclaiming " God
bless your Honour, give us aid!" They would die rather
than support themselves by such means. He asked
the representatives of the people of England
if they would sacrifice their constituents, instead of making the
landed property of Ireland, and all incomes in that country,
subject to contribute towards the support of the general
welfare of the State. Let every man in Ireland aid according
to his means; but for God's sake, do not let them tell him that
those who received 1501. a year—for that was all he asked
were not in a condition to contribine their quota towards the
burdens of the people. One word more. It would not be
long before the nation would be called upon, in its great
national capacity, to decide on the conduct of that House' •
before long, each of them would stand before the nation
and would be called upon to reply to the question, " What
have you done with our means ?" But with what face could
they reply " We have squandered them upon the idle; we have
thrown them away upon those who have neglected their duty ;
we have paid the Irish poor because the proprietors of the soil
were unwilling to support them."—(Hear.) Are you, con-
cluded the Hon. Member, prepared to say—each or any of
you—so to meet your constituents? If you are not, vote with
me when 1 ask you on the present occasion, to support the
resolution which I have proposed.—(Cheers.)
Sir B. HALL seconded the motion.

The question being then put by the Seza
Mr. LA BOUCHERE said he came down to the House to
discuss one of the most important measures which the Govern-
ment had thought right to submit to the Legisla'ure for their
consideration, with the view of mitigating the unexampled
distress and famine in Ireland. Now he deprecated the
acrimonious tone of the Hon. Gentleman who had cast asper-
sions on the characters of Irishmen, and drawn invidious
comparisons between Celts and Saxons, because discussions of
such a nature could not be expected to have any other effect
than of exasperating the Irish people, and producing a bad effect
elsewhere. Words pronounced within those walls had ringing
sounds. They had been carried to that suffering country, in
which privation was extreme, and would materially add to the
misery the people of that country were suffering. It was not
well, he thought, for any one to make use of that suffering fur
the purpose of widening whatever breach there might be
between the Irish and English people, and of leading the Irish
people to look to that House, by its being pointed to, as the
source of all their miseries. Now, he deeply regretted that
under these circumstances the Hon. Gentleman had thought
tit to deliver such a speech as the one they had just heard.
hut he rose principally for the
_purpose of doing all
that in him lay to persuade that House, but particularly
Irish Members, not to be drive n into discussions of
such topics as those which the Honourable Member
had introduced, but rather to apply their addresses to the proper
business before them, and to consider the important measure
which the Government had suhmitted, for, in truth, if on
every Irish measure, they were to ci nsume theereater part of
the evening upon extraneous matter s, or upon the relative con-
dition of Saxon and Celt, and upon the other .esesrions intro-
duced into the speech of the Hon. Gentleman, he
should despair of carrying out those important measures
which the Government bad submitted to them
with the view of relieving much of the distress which
prevailed in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He protested, on the
part of the Government, against this wave of time, and
trusted it would not be laid at the dour of the Government, it
the session should pass away without being able to obtain proper
discussions on those measures which the Government had felt
it its duty to submit to the House. Ile would. how ver, then
enter upon the question, whether Ireland should bear an equal
amount of taxation as this country. As a general principle,
lie was not prepared to deny that Ireland ought to be
taxed like this country—( Hear, hear, from alr. Roe-
buck)—but he must say he thought it would be a
singular resolution for the House to c.,rne ro at a period of un-
exampled distress in Ireland, arid when the just measure of
permanent relief was submitted -u the House, if they said that,
with the view of remedying that distress, they should at
once impose an income-tax, and an assessed tax upon her. He
was sure he was expressing the feelings of the House when he
said that they count not support the proposition of the Hon
Member whatever they might think of its abstract justice.
He would, however, proceed to advert to one or
two points in the Honourable Gentleman's address.
Now he had never disguised from the House his opinion, that
the Government expenditure in Ireland had caused great mis
chief.—(Hear, hear ) It was impossible for the Government
of the country to undertake tha', which was out of the ordinary
functions of Government, namely, to find employment or pro-
vide food for the people of Ireland; it was impossible for the
Government to undertake functions of this kind without pro-
ducing great and concomitant mischief. —( Hear, hear.)e H
had never sought to disguise his opinion, that with regard to
the Labour-rate Act, introduced by the late, and greatly ex-
tended by the present Government, for the purpose of providing
reliet, the derangement of labour censequent on the inter-
ference of Government would be fraught with mischief.
Even that measure to which he gave his cordial support,
he meant the Bill which provided food and not labour for the
poor of Ireland, even that measure would produce great mis-
chief. But if Government were not to provide food or em.
plojment far the people, what was the alternative ? Without
making an effort, without raising a hand, were they to allow
thousands, nay millions, of their miserable fellow-subjects to
perish of pestilenve and starvation. He said that the man who
could give such counsel to the Government had not one spark
of humanity in his bosom.--(Hear, hear.) It was the neces-
sity which called for those measures, it was on that necessity
that he founded his justitication.—(Cheers.) The Hon. and
Learned Gentleman had also adverted to what his Noble
Friend hail said with regard to the connexion between the
Irish Poor-levy and the Bill that was then before the House.
The Hon. Gentleman was surprised that his Noble Friend
had not answered the question, namely, whether, in the event
of the poor-law measure not passing that House, the Govern-
ment were prepared to abandon the Bill then under
consideration ? He (Mr. Labouchere) behaved his Noble
Friend to be both a bold man and a bold Minister, but he
thought that another necessary virtue in a Minister of the
Crown was discretion, and he considered that the Noble Lord
would be wanting in this quality if he had answered the ques-
tion of the Hon. Member. His Noble Friend had conceded
that there was a close connexion between these measures, and
hehad stated hi? desire that they should be considered pari
Passe, in order to go up to the other House together. He
thought that this knowledge ought to have satisfied the Hon.
Alember. He would not trouble the House any further on
that occasionto entreat the,
his
principal inducement in rising had been
which
t. 7, net to allow itself to be drawn into the
discussion
thought that a discuses' Hon. Gentleman had originated. He
thrown
which could only revive angry feel-
ings would be time tie!
ti me wasted for mischievone away,l, nay,
worse, that it would be
of Ireland was too grave as be considered in the
The alarming situation
a.,nucr
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to.
spirit in which the Hon,
menced it. He hoped they would Learned Gentleman had com-
different spirit to that which hadati;pernoach the subject in a
and Leareed Member for Bath, and theavtinced by the Hon.
would be discussed in a temperate and the great question
He could assure them that he was mbeacir,ning manlier.
a
repeal of the Union as any Man could be. the
all distinction existing between Celt and Saxon He
hee eszent.t
away with, that they should be fused into one great nation ;
hut this would never be accomplished by abusing the Irish
landlords, or by such _ attacks as the House had just listened to.
Without further ob•ervivion,z, he hoped the House would not
go on with the diseuision, but would allow them to go into
Committee, so that the provisions of the Bill Wight be fully
considered.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. SHAW would at once have acceded to the proposition
of the Right Hon. Gent., but as an Irishman, after the attack
which had been made, he must say a few words in answer.
He He had hoped that when they came to the consideration
the permanent measures for the relief' of Ireland
they would have been discussed in a different spirit.
He might say that the Irish Members had not thrown any im-
pediment in the way of the permanent measures to be adopted
for the relief of their country, and they were also willing to

submit to any tax. which might be imposed upon property in
Ireland. He had hoped that they would acknowledge the
splendid liberality of Et gland, and had successfully defended
themselves from the imputations which had so Lately
been passed upon them by the H, nourable Member
and a few others in that House. He had hoped
that acrimony and personal discussion had ceased, and
that they had given place to a spirit of calm and die.
passionate consideration of this subject. They bad hoped that,
under God% blessing, the hand of death would have been
stayed, and some alleviation afforded to suffering by these tem-
porary measures. if they had been permitted to pass without
inters option. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had also
referred to a conversation which be had with some
Roman Catholic priests, but he wished that the Hon.
and Learned Member had stated the names of those
gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Mallow, and not given out
the anonymous accusation which he had done. He could not
believe it possible that any Irish gentleman would be guity of
such conduct ; and if any such thing occurred, he (Mr. Shay♦ )
would join with the lion. and Learned Member in condemning
it. But the Hon. Member's accusation did, not refer to a
single individual but to a whole district. The lion. and
Learned Gentleman said that their priests had told him nut to
believe one word of what the Irish Members stated in that
House, for they did not represent the country. The lion.
Gentleman was apt to mistake himself for the people of Eng-
land, a d if any person came to him (Mr. Shaw) and told him
not to believe one word of what the Hon Gentleman said, for
he did not represent the pecple of England, he would most re-
ligiously adhere to the advice. The Hon. Member seemed to
think that his kindness to toe poor of Ireland ought to be shown
by attacks upon the rich, and his benevolence to the tenant by
his malevolence to the landlord. He said that no system of relief
ought to be applied to Ireland unless coupled with a general system
of taxation upon property. Would the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman just allow him to state a few facts which bore upon
this question, and which would show the difference of the ca-
pabilities of Ireland and England with regard to bearing taxa-
tion, and what a burden he sought to impose upon property.
In Great Britain the population was a little more than dothile
that of Ireland. The cultivated land of England was thirty-
four millions of acres, but in Ireland about fourteen millions.
The rental in Great Britain was estimated at one hundred and
fifty millions, and in Ireland at thirty-six millions; whilst in
Ireland the number of labourers bore the proportion of two to
one of the number of Great Britain. The wages of tLe la-
bourers of Great Britain averaged to 10s. per week, and in
Ireland they were 2s. per week. The wealth of England was
seventy millions, and of Ireland about six millions. Let them
take the counties of Norfolk and Mayo. In Norfolk the ren-
tal was two millions, whilst in Mayo the rental was only
326,000/. In Ireland there were two million and a half of per-
sons who at ordinary times were destitute, mai he was persuaded
that two millions more were in such a state as to be entitled
to poor-law relief. He had mentioned these few facts to show
to the Hon. Member the incapacity of Ireland to bear a heavy
system of taxation. He thanked the House for the attention
it had given to him whilst he had detained them from going
into Committee on the measures before it.

Mr. J. O'CONNELL said that the speech of the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman had been listened to with great attention ;
and he, for one, had no ill feeling upon the subject. The
Honourable Gentleman had commenced by stating that
he should not go into any offensive details, and yet he
had accused them of coming into that House and
talking of utter nonsense. The Hon. Gentleman had raid
one thing which he was at first inclined to take up in a rather
more strong ense than he was then inclined to do. The Hon
Gentleman' had spoken of the repeal of the union, and had
spoken of cutting the connexion between the country, and
leaving it to its own tate. Such a sentiment had never come
from the Irish Members, but had come from one who desired
to speak the feelings of the English nation, though he did not
The Irish Members had cried out to the Government to feed
the people when they were starving, and to insist that rich
landed proprietors should not spend their money here. but that
they should be compelled to go to their own country. The
Hon. Member had proposed to leave them to their own
fate, to sink or swim, or to grind them down still
further by the imposition of a heavy tax.
He was as much opposed to the poor-law as any one--( Hear,
hear, from Mr. Roebuck) but he should on the present occa-
sion vote fir it. It was not a time to look to anything beyond
the present. The emergency was such that they hail nut time
to look forward to the future. He would support it in every
stage, anti he asked the Hon. Gentleman give it his support
also and to let them have a fair experiment of the poor-law
instead of a mockery and a delusion. The Hon. Gentleman
had not referred at any length to the subject of his motion,
and indeed he was right, for he (Mr. J. O'Connell) was pre-
pared to show that the Hun. Member had gone on entirely
wrong grounds. He did not wish to trespass upon the House
with his authorities at that moment,—( Hear, hear, from Mr.
Roehuck,)—but if there was any disposition on the part of
the House, he would enter into them at once. Ile was nut
dispos_d to d. ny the justness of encomiums passed by the Hon.
Member upon his own country, but he claimed equal justness
for his own countrymen. Let them look at the poor expatriated
Irish, who hail contrived to send over to their fellow-country-
men a sum of 200,0001. A suns nearly, if not quite, equal to
that which !he rich had contributed.
Mr. ROEBUCK—The rich in Ireland.

Mr. J. O'CONNELL.—The rich of this country, and
surely such a fact must operate to the credit of the Irish
feeling. It was a well-known fact, that as soon as a farmer
made any improvement in the land, that moment his rent was
raised There was no protection whatever given them by the
law. Yet this was the equal justice, dealt to the people of
Ireland by an English Parliament. The Noble and Learned
Member had also said, why did they not tax the horses, ser-
vants, and arms of the Irish gentry 1 To that he would
answer, tax by all means those who came over here as legis-
lators, or to spend their incomes out of the country, but do not
let them tax the resident gentry, who already were borne down
enough by taxation. The same applied to the tradesman, and
men of business in Ireland. Already they had enough to suffer
without being obliged to pay an income or property-tax. While
the union existed he could not consent to extend those taxes
to those who were resident in Ireland. The Honourable and
Learned Member (Mr. Roebuck) had the credit of being a
great constitutional lawyer. If so, he must admit that represent-
ation should be coequal with taxation. Applying this principle
to the taxation and representation of Ireland, he found that
while Ireland paid the same taxes in three cases out of four
that England did, her proportion of representwives, compared
with England, was Ito or 6. Whatever were the existing
evils of Ireland, he believed they had originated by the union,
and at ar.y future time, he would be prepared fully to go into
the subject with the Hon. and Learned Gentleman if he was
prepared to do so.—( Hear, hear. )
Mr. BAILLIE said that ever since the beginning of the
session, the Hon. arid Learned Member for Bath, had insisted
un one proposition, which was, that the land of a country was
bound to su-tain its population. Now he ( Mr. Bailie) admitted
the truth of the pro; ()salon. It was indisputable—but the
Hon and Learned Alember was much mistaken if he thought
that this abstract prep isition could be always carried out.
There were many districts that could not maintain
their poor, and he wanted to know how, under
such circumstances, the destitute were to be sup-
ported? He had on a former occasion pointed at the
case of the Isle of Sky, the rental of which in the best of
times would not maintain its population Inure than six months
in the year. and in the present year, from the failure of the
potato crop, not more than two months. How then could the
land support those people ? He trusted the House would be
cautious how they introduced the English Poor-law into Ire-
land, and above all not to grant out-uoor relief to the able-
bodied labourer. Such a course would, in his opinion, be
ruinous. He thought it would be better, in the first instance,
to introduce such a law as the Scotch one into operation in
Ireland, and to extend its provisions afterwards, if found
necessary.—( Hear, hear. )
Mr. HUME remarked that the Hon. Gentleman who had
last spoken had gone altogether w:de of the question. In fact,
he had not referred to it at all. The real question of his Hon.
and Learned Friend (Mr. Roebuck) was that the
Irish landlords should be subjected to the same
taxation as the landlords and people of England.
The case of the Isle of Sky had nothing whatever
to do with the question; yet surely the Hon Member for.
Inverness would not be bold enough to say that the whole
property of Sky should not first be taxed to the support of the
poor, before coining to England, and asking her for support.
A great deal had been said about the speech of the Hon. and
Learned Member for Bath exciting angry and vindictive
feelings' bat it was not the spirit of the speech they had to
deal with, it was the motion by which it was accompanied—
,' hether a fair and equitable system of taxation for Ireland
should not be adopted.—( Hear, hear.) It was quite clear that
he Government had acted in a most unsatisfactory manner in
employing the i.h people on useless public works but the
future was what the House had to deal with. Notwithstanding
what had been said, he was firmly of opinion that the Hon. and
Learned Member for Bath had made out his case. None
/wild deny the general facts and arguments which he bad em-
ployed. While this was bis (Mr. Hume's) opinion of the
motion, at the same time he agreed that the Hon. Member
for Kilkenny was right in attributing the present evils in Ire-
land to misgovernment. Previous legislatures had been guilty
01 this misgovernment, and he would now support any measure
for Ireland which was calculated to give that country equal
rights and privili ges with England.—( Hear, hear.) Until
they relieved Ireland from the burdens which pressed upon it—
until they obliged those w ho.e lands were mortgaged to a great
extent to sell that land, they would have no mitigation of the
evils which at present afflicted Leland. They would find that
a great proportion of the soil of that country was arrested in
Chancery, and unless some effective means were therefore
adopted by Government, it would be useless to expect that the
landlords would endeavour to prevent the poor from starving.
On these grounds he would support the motion of his Hon.
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what was fair, and entertaining that opinion, he (Mr. Hume)
would support his lion. Friend if he pressed his motion to a
division.

Sir HOBERT PEEL said that one important part of
this question had, it appeared to him, been hut slightly
touched up, n by the different Members who had spoken upon
it that evening, and there was little prospect of getting through
the Bill under eight or ten nights at least, if such a discussion
were permitted to proceed. Now his opinion was, that this
was not the proper occasion in which to enter upon the discus-
sion of the question, whether or not the general burden of pro-
viding for the poor should be (as in England) thrown upon
Ireland, by compelling contributions to the financial taxes of
the country, as well as to the local burdens. He did not think
that this was the fitting occasion for discussing this question,
or that the lion. Member's amendment was the best mode of
providing for the evils they had to consider. What was it that
the Honourable Member proposed ? He proposed, that be..
fore entering upon the consideration of the Bill brought
forward by the Noble Lord and the Government—namely,
to advance certain sums by way of loans, for the pur-
pose of employing industrial labour, and also of im-
proving landed property ; to add to that Bill certain condi-
tions which could only provoke discussion without leading to
any more practical result. The Hon. Gentleman proposed,
" that in any plans of relief for Zhe distress of the Irish poor by
loans to the owners of property in Ireland they would be
unjust and impolitic, unless accompanied by a system of taxa-
tion, which would subj et such property to the burdens already
imposed upon all property throughout Great Britain." Now
he ( Sir H. Peel) assented to the principle of that resolution,
the real and practical difficulty was not to he found in this ab-
stractpriuciple itself, but in the application of it under existirg
circumstances—(Hear, hear)—and in the mode proposed by
the Hon. Gentleman. Why, in the first place, he (Sir R.
Peel) was of opinion ti.at the landiords in Ireland could
not submit to have these burdens imposed upon
there—( Hear, hear)—he apprehended that the burden.
imposed upon property in Scotland were not the same with
those imposed in England. But let them observe what the
Bill said. The Bill enabled certain owners of property in
Ireland to avail themselves of a power which the Government
possessed of granting money by way of loan, and when they
had to consider a
were that nearly 700 000 persons were employed in public
e either useless or unnecessary,
suffering poor
works which were
that it might be advlislublie'
grantuetasure which proposed to supply food to the
and when they
money to the landlords of in
he though" few persons would doubt
Ireland,
cases to advance sums of
the land, and also of employingand, for the purpose of improving
p,a flreirtlsealbiporuordeuresei n; thebut cultivation
of the soil, and thus increasing
loans to
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Irish poor h
Ireland should be permitted, unless accompanied°wn Hon.
of taxation wt ich would subject such toproirtv by a system
already i mposed upon ail property throughout Giea
he would ask the Hoe. Member how it would be practical t.

carry out this resolution ? Supposing that twenty landed pro-
prietors wished to borrow from Government as amount of
10,001)/. each, for the purpose of improving their properties,
under an engagement for the repayment of the amount ad-
vanced, what would be the practical effect of the resolution as
worded by the [lon. Member ? Did he mean that the pro-
prietors should be subjected to the same burdens as in Eng-
land ?

Mr. ROEBUCK—Yes.
Sir R. PEEL—They were then to pay an income-tax, but
it was to be an income-tax applicable to Ireland generally ;
and why ? because perhaps twenty proprietors had availed
themselves of the opportunity offered them al borrowing cer-
tain moneys by way of loan.
Mr. ROEBUCK Oh, no, no.
Sir R. PEEL—Why, what could be the meaning of the
Hon. Gentleman's reservation? If ten individuals borrowed
money from Government for the purpose of improv'ng their
properties, eitber they were to pay the income-tax individually
or the whole population of Ireland were to be liable to pay it.
Which did the Hon. Gentleman mean ?

Mr. ROEBUCK—The whole of Ireland of course.

Sir ROBERT PEEL—What ! if they were to advance
10,0001. to each of those ten individuals, was that to be held a
good and sufficient reason why they should tax the whole
population of Ireland? But the How. Gentleman'' resolution
said that the application of the property-tax would depend on
the question whether advances of money had been made to
certain parties. Surely this was ant doing justice to the mag-
nitude of the subject ; surely this was not meeting the question
which the Noble Lord had introduced in a proper manner.
He (Sir Robert Peel) did not know what answer the lion.
Gentleman could give to his question. He did not object to
the abstract principle advanced by the Hon. Gentleman, but
he did affirm, that the difficulties ot Ireland were not to he met
by a resolution like this; and, above all, he (Sir R. Peel)
would not concede that an income-tax should be impo-ed upon
Ireland because certain advances of money had been made to
certain landlords. fie considered that he much diminished the
claim which England had upon Ireland, if, to the measures
of the Noble Lord, were attached the reservation of the
Hon. Gentleman. Now the House would observe, that he dirt not
deny that it might be jus'; on a reconsideration ce their finan-
cial system, to which they must shortly come, he would not
deny that then the question might be considered of equal bur-
r tens. But it might be said that he was prejudicing the case,
that he was taking a prejudiced view of the subject, and that
he much diminished the prospect of a satisfactory arrangem •nt
by not agreeing to the present resolution. All he could say
was, that he objected to these general and abstract reso-
lutions. When this measure would come before them, he
could see difficulties enough which would require to be solved,
before it could go through Committee, and he did not think
that they were increasing the pes,ibility ot a satisfactory result.
by fettering themselves with engagements, like thosetequired
by the Hon. Member, or agreeing to abstract principles, like
that in the resolution. He was ready to con-ider the whole
question when it cane before them in another shape, hut he
thought this time unfitted for its consideration.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL had stated the other night his
objections to the imposition of an Income Tax on Ireland,
and he had not intended to make any obAsrvations
that evening, if the Honourable and Learned
Member had confined himself to the mere subject
matter of the resolution. The Hon. Gentleman. however,
had omitted many of the arguments in favour of his proposi-
tions in order to launch out against Irish proprietors, against
the Ministry, the most unjust sarcasms, rather with a view of
amusing the House, than meeting the question With respect
to the Income and Property-tax Acts, he thought there were
arguments—if that were the proper time to consider them—
there were arguments in favour of this proposition connected
with the state of Ireland itself, because an argument might be
adduced in favour of direct taxation from the fact that
the indirect taxation in Ireland had been so dispro-
portioned to the means of consumption, and therefore
had furnished one main cause for that checked consumption,
as was ably shown in a speech of :the late Lord Sydenham,
and, therefore, if the Hon. Gentleman had discussed the
question on fair grounds, he might have used many arguments
which he had altogether omitted that evening. The Hon.
Gentleman, in some of his remarks, had shown, a misappre-
hension of the grounds on which he ( Lord J. Russell) had
proposed that the Bill before the House, a Bill for the relief
of the poor, should pass concurrently with the Landed Pro-
perty Bill. He thought it was most desirable that the popu-
lation of Ireland, a great part of whom would be unable to live
on the small plots of potatoes which they held, should be sup-
plied with some other means of subsistence, and he knew none
better than to encourage the proprietors of the soil to improve
their lands, to increase the produce, at the same time giving
employment to the industrial labour of the country. But
while this effect was desirable, he doubted if it could be ob-
tained so completely, unless accompanied by a Bill which would
compel the owners of the soil to support these who were
starving. Ile belie ,ed, therefore, that if a Bill were brought
in, compelling them to support those who were destitute, on the
one hand, they should, on the other, give the means of employ-
ment by advancing loans of motley, and thus it was desirable that
these two Bills should accompany each other. With regard
to the poor-law, he thought that if they imposed considerable
burdens on the owners of the land, they ought also to provide
means for the improvement of that land to enable it to bear
those added burdens. One means was to enable the landlords
to obtain these loans on terms which would induce them to
apply to Government fur them ; another was in cases where
the proprietors had but small incomes, and where the rest of
these incomes were eaten up by mortgages, to enable these
proprietors to sell a portion of their lands, acid thus place them-
selves in the situation of smaller proprietors, having smaller
incomes, but incomes that were free. He thought, therefore,
that if these measures were allowed to accompany each other. con-
siderable expectations might be entertained of their efficiency.
The Hon. Member for Montrose had expressed a great alarm
at hearing that 700,000 persons were employed on
the public works of Ireland. He (Lord John Rus-
sell) would not think himself justified, although-
there were no other means of supporting the people in their
present wretched state of destitution, if he did not place a
strong check on the present employment of the poor in Ire-
land. The measure was passed fur the purpose of affording a
temporary relief to the destitute in that country ; and the
Government had erticavoured, by means of a letter of the
Secretary of State for Ireland, and by other means to di-
minish the number of the labourers employed on these public
works. He did not think that the mischief of taking them
away from the cultivation of the soil was so great
as had been represented, and as this was the season
for ploughing and sowing taking place, there was a most
favourab!e opportunity given by the increased agricultural
operations, for decreasing the number of labourers employed
upon the roads. Perhaps the House would allow him to read
a portion of a letter, which had b 'en placed in his hands that
morning. He would not give the writer's name but his statement
might be depended upon in every particular. (The Noble
Lord then read an extract from a letter to show that associa-
tions were being formed in Ireland for the purpose of opening
bread stores in Ireland, and that agricultural operations were
rapidly proceeding in many of the counties of Ireland. The
writer concluded by expressing his confidence that God in his
mercy would remove the calamity which at present afflicted
Ireland.) That letter was written in a spirit with which every
man should approach the subject. He (Lord John Russell
thought that great credit was due to the Irish people for the
spirit of resignation and of patience with which they had seen
their fellow-men swept away in crowds by this great calamity,
and he did trust, therefore, that whatever biekerings they
might have in that House, they would endeavour net to infltme
national animosities, but rather to cherish those virtues
which belonged to the Irish character, and to forgive or over-
look the faults which were common to humanity.— (Cheers.)
Mr. S. O'BRIEN trusted that the Noble Lord would do
them of the Irish national party—(Laughter)— the justice to
believe that in their proceedings they were not actuated by na
tional or party animosities. lie, at the same time, wished to
inform the Hon. and Learne.l Member for Bath that his sar-
casms had not been in any degree successful in ruffling his
temper--( Continued laughter)—and he could assure the Hoo.
Nlember that he had dune more for the cause of repeal—
' Laughter )—on that one evening than the party to which he
(Mr. O'Brien) belonged had effected by their whole proceed-
ings for many motiths. But still he did not feel that he was at
liberty to allow the challenge of the Hon. and Learned Mem-
ber to be silently passed over, that they who hat. agitated for
the repeal of the union had come over to England with bated
hroenat.huraasbk;: Member'sg for succour.
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spe
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allowte m
of this
convinced
csoanrvidthee
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hint of the necessity of domestic legislation. He believed
with the Honourable Member for Bath that property had
its duties as well as its rights. But he would tell the Hon.
Member that it was one thing to charge justly individuals,
hut it Ica,' quite another thing to arraign the innocent. He
could not concede the mecd of such unparalleled magnanimity
to the English people as the Hon. Member for Bath said their
conduct d'served. Ile thought the best course for the Go-
vernment to adopt, before they proceeded to pass a poor-laer
for Ireland, would be to appoint a Committee to inquire into
the financial condition of the ter) countries. He was perfectly
content to abide by the decision of such a Committee.
Mr. E. CALLAGHAN said that reference had been made
by the Hon. Member for Bath to a conversation which he had
had vvith two gentlemen, who were Roman Catholic priests.
He (Mr. Callaghan) also had an interview with those persons,
and he wished to inform the House that the object of their
coming to this country was to point out to the people of
England the condition of the suffering poor of Ireland, in
such a manner as they could not be supposed to know. Those
gentlemen had thought proper to make some remarks re-
specting the conduct of certain gentlemen, and complaining
that they did nothing to relieve the distresses of the people.
He knew those gentlemen himself, and could say of hi• own pet-
sonal knowledge, that no persons in Ireland had subscribed more
liberally than they had to tee funds raised for the relief of the
distress of the country. It might be asked, what was the rea-
son of the attack of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath.
He did not wish to make any allusion to anything which oc-
curred in that House. He was one evening sitting near the
Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, after one of his recent
attacks upon Irish Members, when the Hon. Member NO
Durham came up to him and said," Well,lßoebuck, did
you hear what Barron said of 3ou ? They will
be at you." " Well," said the Hon. and Learned Member for
Bath, " I have an answer for them ; I will give them the In-
come-tax." He was surprised to hear that he was encouraged
in his onslaughts by a eriend—a friend of peace—the lion.
Member for Durham. He supposed that the speech of this
evening was the result of his determination upon that occa-
sion.—(Laughter.)
Lord G. BENI INCK had listened with attention to the
speech of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, but he had
not heard one single argument against going into Committee
on this Bill. He, for one, thought the Landed Property Bill
was an excellent measure. lie thought that no injustice
could be committed on this country if the principle and
interest of the money about to be advanced, were advanced
upon good security. He regretted that the amount about to
he advanced was not even larger than was proposed, for he felt
assured that any improvement in tho land of the country would
tend to augment and increase the revenue. He thought that
if " The Million Act" had been carried out in a more liberal
mode than it had been dune, much good might have been
effected by a system of more liberal grants. Ap, roving alto-
gether of the measure, and seeing no sen'e or wisdom in the
resolution proposed by the Hon. and Learned Member for
Bath, he should therefore vote in favour of the original reso
lution for going into Committee.
Mr. B. ESCOTT did not wonder at the Noble Lord the
Member for Lynn desiring to spend more of the public money
after the defeat he had sustained on his Railway Bill for an-
vancing 16,000,000/. of the English money. A great deal of
talk had been heard in the House about "equal rights." No
person seemed inclined to dispute the justice of giving the
people of Ireland equal rights, taut they should also rememb' r
that if there were to be equal rights there must also be equal
burdens. The Hon. Member had said that this was not the
time for imposing equal burdens. He thought, however, that
the time had come when equal taxation should take place
This question had not been met by any argunsetit. The Hon.
Member for Kilkenny hail said that he had some papers in his
pocket. or at home, or omewhere else, which could prove that
this was not the time to impose taxation. Why was the ques-
tion not gone into ? It had also been said that this was nut the
proper time to enter into the question. He maintained that
this was the proper time to settle the account, and see
how each nation stood. if it was not the time now,
when was it to be ? Was it to be when Ireland
had swallowed up all the English gold, that the proper time to
discuss the question was to come? How much longer would
they go on living upon English gold and English toil ? He
was happy to see that the rime would shortly come when the
English people would have an opportunity of taking the matter
in their own hand., and of declaring their opuaiens upon the
conduct of the Government.
Mr. M. MILNES did not think the present was a fitting

time to enter upon the discussion of a poor-lav for Ireland. It
was a question they could not discuss at thisnment. Af er
the present visitation had passed over, be belisved they would
be in a vision to enter not only upon the poor-law, bet
the general question of Ireland. The grants b Ireland ought
not to be mixed up with those general questioss ; each should
be taken separately, and having disposed of present wants, they
might then look about them for tt,e best meals of improving
the social and moral condition of the sister kingdom, and of
warding off future calamities.
Mr. 'HUNT:6 agreed with the principles hid down in the
speech of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, and had
the Hon. and Learned Member founded a sutstantial motion
upon it, he would certainly have given him his support. But
he did not see what the Hon. and Learned Member's amend-
ment had to do with the question before them. The proposal
of Government was not to make an absolute and unconditional
grant of money to Ireland, or he should have been the last
man to support it, but it was on the contrary, a proposal to
lend with the prospect of future repayment, and in that view
be was prepared to give them his support. He quite agreed
with the Hon. and Learned Member, that both the property
and the income-tax ought to be applied to Ireland, and he
should be always ready to support such a proposal, no matter
who brought it forward, presided it was in a pacific form.
Mr. SHA RNI AN CRAW FORD was deciJedly opposed to
taking the capital of this country to meet the present distress
in Ireland without pledging himself, as an Iri,h landholder, to
use his utmost exertions to see it repaid. He was no advocate
for supporting the poor of Ireland at the expense of the
capital of England, and the property of Ireland ought to be
bound to see this loan, for he viewed it in that light, repaid to
the last farthing —( Hear, hear.)
Air. R. YO It K E sail this was not the time for entering upcn
the topics opened up by the Honourable and Learned Member
for Bath, and as the wants of Ireland were exceedingly
pretsing, he felt constrained to support Government on that

occasion
Mr. JAMES should conscientiously ♦ote for the motion of
the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, and hoped the period
was not far distant when the principles enunciated by him
would be carried into effect.
The galleries were then cleared, and the 1-louse divided,
when there appeared—
For the original motion
For the amendment 26

ajority —9s
The House then went into Committee.
Clauses 1,2, 3, and 4 were agreed to.

On clause five,
Mr. G. HAMILTON moved that after the went "stones,"
in lieu of the following words, should be inserted, "planting
with young trees, erecting tile works for draining tiles, lime-
kilns, farm bridges, and gates, mills for the scotching and pre-
paration of flax, mills for the crushing and preparation of rape
linseed."

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to
the amendment, as it would materially interfere with the ob-
jects of the Bill.
The Earl of LINCOLN opposed the amendment.
Mr. Vesey, Mr. Smith O'Brien, Mr. Shaw, and Sir Denham
Norr,ys supported the amendment, and contended that by
adopting it, increased employment would be given to unskilled
labour.

Colonel RAWDON also supported the amendment, as it
would tend to encourage improvements in the buildings and
other works on the land, necessary for agricultural purposes.
Sir G. GREY opposed the amendment, as if the land
were once improved the other improvements would lollow as a
necessary consequence.
After a few words from Mr. PHILIP HOWARD,

Lord LINCOLN said it they legislated as Hon. Gentlemen
who opposed the clause wished, they would completely inter-
fere with private enterprise to which they would do well to
leave at least something. and instead of the expenditure of only
1,000,0001. being necessary, they would be compelled to expend
hundreds of millions. In his opinion the clause went far
enough.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the
amendment, on the ground that the clause as it stood would
effect all that was necessary.
Mr. HAMILTON withdrew his amendment, and the clause,
with some slight alterations, was agreed to.
On Cloa4e i; being proposed,
Mr. GROGAN moved the insertion of the following words,
" by courtesy"—" or any person empowered by law to embank
and reclaim lands from the sea." He considered that without
this addition to the clause, companies or private per-
sons wishing to make such improvements at their
own expense, would not have that protection which
the outlay they would.be necessarily called upon to make should
entitle them, or on the other hand, be able to obtain aid from
the Government.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXcIIEQUER opposed the
amendment, as he considered it would enti le private com-
panies, who were empowered under their Acts to borrow
rn,ney for their onn purpose?, to obtain money which by the
13111 was only intended to be lent to the proprietors of land.
The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and the clause
was agreed to.
Clauses 7,8, 9, 10, 11, and 13, were then agreed to with-
out discussion.

After s,,me slight discussion or. clause 13,
Clauses 16, 17, and 18 were then agreed to.

On clause 19 being proposed,
'.llr. M O'FERRALL objected that there were no sufficient
means of ascertaining the application of the monies to be ap-
plied under this Act. The officials were not made sufficiently
responsib:e.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHLQUER could see
no feasible reason for objecting to the officials. To
whom were they to object? Why, to the commis,ioners of
public works. Ile had in his hand the 13ill of last session,
which was introduced by the late Secretary for Ireland, on
which his Noble Friend had acted. He would not read the
clause to the end, but he thought he could not act more wisely
than by showing the foundation on which they had proceeded.
Mr. MONAGHAN said that this questio❑ of time was to
be decided by the Com tof Chancery ; but how could the
Lord Chancellor decide upon a matter like this so well as the
Commissioners of Public Works?

After a few words from the Earl of LINCOLN,
Mr. MORE O'FERRALL thought a question might arise
as to the remuneration to he,given under the Board of Works.
Mr. SHAW understood that the appeal of the Court of
Chancery was only to be an extreme resort.'
Mr. lIINDLEY said, that in the English Bill they gave
the trustees an indemnity, but. they had don, no such thing in
this Bill, and that was the only means of guarding themselves
from the inconveniences of the Act.
Mr. HAMILTON, after referring to the 15th clause, sug-
gested that words should be inserted giving to the Commis-
sioners a power to inquire as to whether the public works
would put such an increased value on the land as would justify
the outlay.
Mr. M. O'FERRALL objected to the introduction of the
clause altogether. There was a clause in the bth and 6th
Victoria, which did give the powers sought by this clause, but
there was nothing of the kind in the Drainage Act of last
year, and the only effect would be to enable the Commissioners
to appoint an assessor, at ten guineas a day, which no doubt
would give a very pleasant occupation to the lawyers.
After a few words in explanation from Sir G. Grey, the
Earl of Lincoln and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, show-
ing the verbal construction of the clause,
Mr. M. O'FERRALL intimated his intention, that unless an
alteration was made, he should move for the omission of the
clause.
Atter some further discussion the clause was agreed to.
Clauses 20, 21, arid 22, with some verbal amendments, were
likewise agreed to.
Clauses -z3, 24, and 25 were agreed to.
On clause 26 being proposed,
Lord G. BENTINCK made some observations with re-
ference to the security which Government would have that the
monies advanced would be applied to the purposes of improving
the land.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained
that the Government would see that the first instalment was
properly applied before a second instalment would be granted.
tHoeshiao,ll,
The clause, as amended, was agreed to.no objection to alter the arnouidt (300!.) in the clause
Clauses 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, were agreed to after some
verbal amendments.
Upon clause 32 being proposed,
The Earl of LINCOLN thought that some limitation
should be put upon the extent of the powers granted to the
Commissioners.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was under-
stood to say that great tlifficul.y would arise from the addition of
any words to the clause as it then stood.
Lord G. BENTINCK said that in the performance of large
works contingencies might arise, and it was well to have some
words introduced into the clause to meet any difficulty which
might arise.
After a few words from Mr. W. S. O'Brien, Mr. More
O'Ferrall, Lord Lincoln, Lord G. Bentinck, and the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, in reply ; the clause, as it originally
stood, was agreed to.
Clauses 33 to 36 were then, after a few words from Mr.
ILammosr and the CHANCELLOR of Excris.quea, agreed to.
Clauses 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 42, were agreed to.
Clause 43 was agreed to.
On clause 44 being put,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed
two verbal amendments.
Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN objected to the clause altogether,
which he considered would be a most unjust and impolitic
enactment.
Mr. BELLEW considered, that if this and the 32d clause
were omitted, the Bill would be of no value.
The clause was then agreed to.
Clauses 45 to 53 were then agreed to without opposition.
Mr. M. O'FERRALL contended that the parties who
effected the arterial drainage were entitled to the same benefit
as those who carried out the thorough drainage.
After a conversation between Mr. M. O'Ferrall, Mr. Stewart,
and Mr. Smith O'Brien,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that if
the question were to be raised at all, it ought to be raised on
the principle of the Bill.
Afilere . A
pio.o n s, and
he
wThe clauses were then passed.
Clauses 54 and 55 were also passed.
On clause 56 being prop ised,
that an alteration of a
fortnight's imprisonment, be made a part of the Bill. This
O'FERRALLsoauilddt h
partopto this clause imposed a penalty
of
was understood to be allowed.

Clauses 57 and 58 were then passed.
Several other clauses were agreed to without discussion.
Lord Newry, Sir R. Ferguson, and Mr Smith O'Brien se-
verally proposed clauses in order to give greater effect to the
provisions respecting drainage, but they were withdrawn on
the promise that the Government would give effect to their re-
commendations in some other form.
The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill,
with the amendments were ordered to be reported on Wed-
nesday next.
The House then resumed.
POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER the consideration of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill
was adjourned.
REGISTERING BIRTHS (SCOTLAND) BILL—MAR-
RIAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL.
These Bills were read a second time.
The Gas Works Clauses Bill ai.d the Waterworks Clauses
Bill were also further e.,nsidered in Committee.
GALWAY ELECTION.
Mr. W. S. O'BRIFN presented a petition, complaining of
the decision of the Examiners with respect to the
recognisames required to be entered into by certain peti-
tioners against the return of Mr. Monaghan for the town
of Galway, as a Member to serve in that House,
he begged the House to remember that the law of elections
hail been changed. The parties had now only fourteen days to
lodge their petitions, and considering the place was five Hun-
dred miles from London, he thought that every indulgence
ought to be shown to the petitioners The Courts of Law had
expressed great doubts as to the terms of the Acr as to whe-
ther the expression, worth a certain sum, was intended to
imply that a petitioner was in the possession of five hundred
pounds, and therefore, he presumed, that the conditions of
the Act had been substantially complied with. The motion
which he had to make was, that time should be given to the
petitioners to amend their recognisances.
On the motion being read,
The ATTORNEY- GENERAL said that however in-
clined the House might b., to grant this indulgence, it had no
power whatever to alter the form. By the 4th clause of 7 and
8 Victoria, chapter the decision of the examiner of re-
cogni acmes was made final. The Act then went on to direct
tho vray in which the decisions were to be arrived at, and by

the 14th clause the principle was further carried out. There
had been one case since the passing of the Reform
Bill, and that. was in the case of Lord G. Paget.
who had petitioned the House when he had los/ his election for
Caernarvon. At that time the magistrate who had acted in
the case had done so nut of his jurisdiction. That was a grave
question, hut the circumstance of the magistrate having so
acted out of his jurisdiction had created a di*culty under which
Lcrd G. Paget was made the victim.
Mr. M'CARTHY conceived that this sass a case not con-
templated by the Act, and that the prayer of the petition ought
to be eumplied with.
Sir R. PEEL said that he was the person who had intro-
duced this Act, and it appeared that there were two tribunals esta-
blished by it. The first Kas that of the examiner of recognisances,
and the other was that of a Select Committee of the House.
The decisions of both these tribunals was to be final and con-
clusive, and he conceived, therefore, that this petition could
not be received. The terms of the Act were plain and
explicit, and they did not say that a man should
swear that he believed himself to be possessed of live hundred
pounds, for that would be by far too vague a direction, but that
he was seised and possessed of five hundred pounds, and the
levy in a case of estreat was to be made upon the goods and
chattels of the petitioner. This was sufficiently plain, and
therefore he must advise the House not to receive this petition,
lest it should open the way to a dangerous innovation, which
might hereafter prove of serious inconvenience.
M J. O'CONNELL thought that the better plan
would be decidedly te postpone the consideration of the matter
for at least twenty-four hours. Ile thought it matter of regret
that the examiner hail came to this conclusion.

Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN replied. They were now resting
upon a technicaiity for the purpose of ser,eoing one of their
officers. . .

The motion was then negatived without a division.
The House adjourned at Two o'clock.

BRITISH AMERICAN LAND
CONIeANY.

The annual general court of proprietors in this company
was yesterday held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street,
for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and
for the purpose of electing four directors and one auditor, in
the room of those who retire by rotation, and to fill up the
vacancy in the direction occasioned by the death of the late
P. M. Stewart, Esq., M.P.
A. Gillespie, Esq., took the chair at two o'clock.
The CLERK having read the notice convening the meeting,
the minutes of the last meeting were confirmed.
The CLERK then read the report of the directors, from
which it appeared that a marked improvement in every
branch of the company's business had taken place. The
sales amounted to 17,3503% acres, for 12,6391. 13s. Bd.
currency, being an average of 12s. 81 per acre for unim-
proved lands, and 1411. 10s. for town lots in Sherbrooke.
And showing an increase aly,ve the sales of last year of 3,220
acres, and 2,8:•0/. ss. 2d., and in average price of Is. 2d. per
:tete ; notwithstanding every care had been exercised to avoid
sales to irresponsible parties. The subject to which the
directors adverted with most pleasure was the very im-
portant increase in the receipts of the company in Canada
within the past year. The total sum collected had been
7,574/. currency, being, as compared with last year, an in.
crease of 4,652/. Es. 4d. as thus shown
1845. 1846. Increase.
Mortgage Debts £2,283 17 7 £3,081 11 11 £2,797 14 4
Real Estates • •• 539 2 11 1,239 16 9 700 13 10
Sherbrooke Tow.i.• • 15 7 7 463 5 0 447 17 5
Rents •• il3 4 8 6,7 16 3 584 11 7

Premium of
Echange.. £2ll 1 2
Less Trans-
fers ...... 89 0 0

£2,921 12 9 £7,452 911 £4,530 17 2

£11,2 1 2 £122 1 2

£2,921 12 9 £7,574 11 1 £4,655 18 4
These results the commissioner attributed, in a great degree,
to the increased activity given to business generally in the
eastern townships by the prospect of the early construction
of the railway, and to the operation of the system cf pro-
duce payments, which had enabled every industrious pur-
chaser to fulfil in part his engagements. Its bene-
ficial effects might be further judged of, from the cir-
cumstance of purchasers having in many cases,
preferred in this mode of payment, to anticipate
the period at which the claims of the company became due.
The expenses for managk ment in Canada, inclusive of sums
due for the service of 1845, had been 1,770/. 13s. 9d., 11. C.,
and for statute labour, and other ordinary current expenses,
inclusive of several claims for previous years to 5821. Bs. 9d.,
leaving a balance of income over the proper annual expendi-
ture of 5,2211. 81. 7d., ILC.; or 4,6991. ss. 10d. sterling.
" The assets in Canada, at 31st December, 1846, as com-
pared with the previous year, were—
For 1845. For 1816.

Cash *.:1.26 £ 8.94
Produce
Cotton factory 5OO 425
Railway Shares dep,,,it 250 2.400
Bids and Notes... 1,086
945
- 2.031 2,985
3,864 7,509
Less received frOm England 1,800 Stg. 2,000

£3,860 .£5,509
With respect to the expenditure in London, the directors had
only to remark, that the utmost economy had been observed,
and the total outlay, as shown by the accounts, amounts to
3291. 6s. 7d. In their last annual report the directors drew
the attention of the proprietors to the prospects of the St.
LAwrence and Atlantic Railway, and they had now the plea-
sure to announce to the proprietors the commencement
of this important 'work ; notwithstanding the very grave
obstacles with which this enterprise had had to contend,
arising from the apprehended difficulties with the United
States, now happily dispelled ; and also from the panic
which had overtaken almost every one of the railways
projected at the same time. Nothing, the directors felt,
could afford stronger evidence of the value of this great work
than the simple fact, that it had been proceeded with
almost exclusively on colonial support, after the de-
termined opposition, and final withdrawal of the greater
proportion of those who had taken shares in Eng-
land; and who, it was probable, conceived it to be
cla'sed with the other ephemeral projects of 185.
The proprietors might rest assured that although, from their
present engrgements in promotion of objects vitally impor-
tant to the company, the directors deemed it inexpedient to
attempt to undertake further charges on the company's re-
venue ; yet the proprietors might be assured that the
earliest moment would be adopte t for attempting a renewal
of interest payments. The commissioner of the company,
Mr. Galt, was now in this country, it having been deemed
important by the directors to require his presence for com-
munication with them relative to the prospective operations
of the company. The directors regretted to announce the
lamented death of P. M. St ewart, Esq., A.P., one of the members
of their board, the vacancy occasinred by which it was now
the duty of the proprietors to till. The directors who retired
by rotation were W. P. Crawford, Esq., R. Ellice, Esq., E. W.
Mills, Esq., T. Poynder, Esq. ; and R. C .rter, Esq., auditor.
The following gentlemen offered themselves for re election,
Russell Ellice, Esq., E. W. Mills, Esq., Thomas Puvrder,
Esq., as directors; Robert Carter, Esq., auditor. The follow-
ing gentlemen were also candidates:—Thomas 11. Brooking,
Esq., George Pemberton, Esq., John White, Esq., as directors;
\l'or.Clial man, Esq., as auditor, ;n place Of T.II. Brooking, Esq.
The following abstract of the British American Land Com-
pany's London Cash Account for the year 1846, was laid
before the meeting:—
Dr. 1846.
Balance at bankers 31st December,

-.
1845 £259 11 6
Cash received for the Commifssioner
to be repaid to him in Canada ll2 17 9
361 days' Merest on 1,0001. Ex-
chequer-bill 22 1 9
Cash for letter of credit, o. 112 5 0 0

113._ 15 0 0
114... 3 0 0

23 0 0

Cash for 2,000/. Exchequer-bill,
sold at 10s. premium, I(ss
2,051 5 0
. . _

364 day:: interest on 1,000/. I''x-
chequer-bill 22 1 9
Remittance by Commissioner on
T. Willis .... 2B 10 0
Cash fur Sib call on t 0 shares and
interest on which the dividend
of 1839 is paid (see below)

£2,617 14 11

1.34 W INTELLIGENCE.
LOLLS- C BURT, March 8.
HOWARD V. W)WARD.

This was a supplemental suit. The circumstances of the
case are as follow :—The plaintiff, MN. Ann Howard, was
entitled to certain estates in the islands of St. Vincent and
Eustatia, in the West Indies, as the executrix of her mother,
La:ly Boltcn, which bad been secured to her by a deed of
settlement executed upon her marriage. The original suit
was instituted by the plaintiff in the present cause conjointly
with her husband; but the latter having become bankrupt,
Mrs. Howard filed the present bill solely on her own account.
Preliminary objections were taken by the defendants, who
contended that the plaintiff could not file the present bill, it
being inconsistent with the former suit, and for a different
purp,,se.
Mr. Kinderslv was heard to-day on behalf of the plaintiff.

CIRCUITS UNDER THE SMALL

I)EBTS ACT.

The circuits to be holden under the Small Debts Act, as
appointed by the Lord Chancellor, are as follows:
I. Gateshead, Alnwick, Belford, Bellingham, Berwick,
llaltwhistle, Ilexham, M.rpeth, Newcastle, North Shields,
Rothbury, Wooler.
2. Durham, Hartlepool, Shotley Bridge, South Shields,
Stockton, Sunderland, Walsingliam.
3. Alston, Carlisle, Cockermouth, Keswick, Penrith,
Whitehaven, Wigton, Alverstone, Ambleside, Appleby,
Kirkbv, Kendal, Kirkby-Lonsdale.
4. Blackburn, Burnley, Clithetee, Colne, Garstang, Kirk-
ham, Lancaster, Poulton, Preston.

5. Bolton, Charley, Leigh, Orinskirk, St. Helen's, Wigan.
6 Liverpool.
7. Al iricham, Birkenhead, Chester, Knutsford, Nantwich,
Northwieli, Runcorn, Saltbrd, %Varrington.

8. I‘laneln.ster.
9. Congleton, Hyde, Macclesfield, Stockport, Glossop,
Aslain.

10. Bury, Ha,,,lingden, Oldham, Rochdale, Saddleworth.
11. Bedford, li-,Aghley, Otley. Settle, Skipton.
12. Halifax, Ilohntirth, Hudder.field, Todnvlden.

13. Bainsl*y, Doncaster, Goole, Itoterham, Sheffield,
Thorne.

14. Dewsbury. Leeds, Pontefract, Wakefield.
13. Boston, Knaresborough, Ripon, Selby, Easingwold,
Ley burn, Northallerton, Richmond, Stokesley, Thirsk,
Whitby, York.
16. Marton-on-Humber, Beverley, Bridlington, Great
Driffield, Ileadon, Bowdon, Kingston-on-Hull, Pocklington,
Helmsley, New Melton, Scarborough.
17. Boston, I3ribg, Caist or, Gainsborough, Great
Grimsby, Horncastle, Lincoln, Louth, Market Rasen, Slea-
ford, Spilsby.
18. Bingham, East Retford, Mansfield, Newark, Notting
ham, Worksop.
19. Ahreton, Ashborne, Bakewell, Belper, Chapeben-le-
Frith, Chesterfield, Del..y, Wirksworth, Buxton.
20. Ashby-de-la-'touch, Hinckley, Leicester, Loughbo-
rough, Market Bosworth, Market Barborough, Melton
Mowbray, Grantham, Oakham.
21. Atherstone, Birmingham, Tamworth.
'l2. Lutterworth, Dayentry, Banbury; Alcester, Coventry,
Nuneaton, Rugby, Solihull, Southern, Stratford, Warwick,
Skipston.
23. Bromyard, Ledhury, Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Evesham,
Kidderminster, Pershore, Redditch, Stourbridge, Tenbury,
Upton, Worcester.
_ .

'24. Hereford, Kingston, Leominster, Ross, Abergavenny,
Chepstow, Monmouth, Newport, Pontypool, Tredegar, Usk,
Prestcigne.

25. Oldbury, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley.
26. Cheadle, Hanley, Leek, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-
Lyne, Rugeley, Stafford, Stone, Uttuxeter.
27. Bishops Castle, Bridgenorth, Cleobury, Drayton,
Ludlow, Madeley, Newport, Shrewsbury, Wem, Welling-
ton, Whitchurch._

28. Llangefui, Bangor, Carnarvon, Conway, Portmadoc,
Pwllheli, Denbigh, Llanrwst, Buthin, St. Asaph, liolywell,
Mold.

29. Aberystwith, Ruabon, Wrexham, Bala, Corwen, Dol.
gelly, Llantyllin, Llanidloea, Machynlleth, Newtown, Welch.
pool, Oiweatry.
30. Brecknock, Builth, Crickhowell, Hay, Bridgend, Car.
difi, Merthyr Tydvil, Neath, Swansea, lthaidr.
31. Carmarthen, Llandilotawr, Llandovery, Llanelly, New.
castle-in-E,nlyn, Aberayron, Cardigan, Llanpeter, Haver.
fordwest, Narbeth, Pembroke.

32. Attleborough, Aylshatn, East Dereham, Great Tar-
mouth, Holt, Little Walsingham, North Walsingham,
Norwich, Wymondh am.
33. Harleston, Thetford, Beccles, Bury St. Edmund's, Eye,
Farmingham, Halesworth, Ipswich, Lowestoft, Mildenhall,
Stowniarket, Woodbridge.

34. Ely, March, Salim, Wisbeach, Bonnie, Ilolbeach,
Spalding, Stamford, Dow•nham Market, King's Lynn, Swatr-
ham, Peterborough.
35. Bedford, Biggleswade, Cambridge, Newmarket, Saf-
fron Walden, Royston, Huntingdon, St. Neots, Kettering,
Oundle, Thrapstone, Haverhill.
36. Ampthill, Leighton Buzzard, Aylesbury, Bucking-
ham, Newport, Pagnel, Brackley, Northampton, Towcester,
Wellingborough, Bicester, Thame.
37. Abindon, Farringdon, Hungerford, Newbury, Reading,
Walling,ford, Wantage, Windsor, Chipping Norton, Oxford,
Witney, Woodstock.
38. Luton, Che:ham, High Wycombe, Waltham, Barnet,
Bishop's Stortfor Hertford, Hitchin, St. Albans, Watford,
Edmonton, Uxbridge.
39. Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Dun-
mow, Halstead, Harwich, Maldon, Rochford, Romford, Had-
leigh, Sudbury.
40. Whitechapel.
41. Shoreditch, Bow.
42. Clerkenwell.

43. Bloomsbury.
44. Brenttord, Brompton, Marylt bone.
45. Westminster.
46. Chert,ey, Croydon, Dorking, Epsom, Farnham, Go-
dalmisg, Guildford, Kingston, Reigate, Wandsworth.
47. Southwark.
48. Greenwich, Lambeth.
49. Bromley, Dartford, Gravesend, Maidstone, Rochester,
Seven oaks. Sheerness, Tonbridge, Tonbridge Wells.
50. Ashford, Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Faversham, Folke-
stone, Hythe, Margate, Ramsgate, Romney, Sittingbourne,
Tenterden.

51. Arundel, Brighton, Chichester, Cuckfield, East Grin•
stead, llastii:gs, Horsham, Lewes, Midhurst, Petworth,
Worthing.

52. Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Bishops Waltham, New.
port, Isle of Wight, Peterstield, Portsmouth, Romsey, South•
ampton, NVinehester.

53. B.dh, Frome, Bradford, Calne, Chippenham, Devizes,
Marlborough, 'Melksham, Swindon, Trowbridge, Warrain•
ster, Westbury.
54. Cheltenham, Cirencester, Darsley, Gloucester, Newent,
Newnham, Non bleach, S:ow, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Winch-
combo, Malmesbury.
15. Bristol, Chipping, Sudbury, Thornbury.
56. Blandford, Bridport, Dorchester, Poole, Shaftesbury,
Wareham, \\•evmout h, Winthorne Minster, Christchurch,
Fordingbridge, Lymington, Salisbury.
57. Bridgewater, Chard, Clutton, Crewkerne, Langport,
Taunton, Wellington, Wells, Weston-super-Mare, Williton,
Wincanton, Yeovil.

58. Axminster. Barnstaple, Bideford, Crediton, Exeter,
Honiton, S•mtli Molton, Tiverton, Torrington.
59. Camelford, Launceston, Holsworthy, Kingsbridge,
Newton Abbot, Oakhampton, Plymouth, Tavistock, Totnes.
60. Bodmin Falmouth, Helston, Liskeard, Penzance, Red-
ruth, St. Austle, St. Columb Major Truro.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

John Young and John Fletcher, two stout young fellows,
were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with committing
a violent assault upon Mr. William Driver, licensed vic-
tualler, 13, Hemming's-row.
The complainant stated that on Sunday afternoon, about a
quarter-past one, the defendants came into his house in a
state of intoxication. Ile desired them to leave his house.
The defendant Fletcher forced his way into the parlour, and
he was obliged to use some violence to force him out of the
room. Fletcher rushed upon him and kicked him severely.
Eventually some of the neighbours came to his assistance,
when the defendants were given into custody.
The defendant Fletcher denied the assault.

Mr. BINGIAM said that he had committed a most violent
and unprovoked assault upon a respectable tradesman, who
very properly refused to serve or harbour drunken men in his
house on the Sabbath, he (Mr. Bingham) should fine him
505., or twenty-one days' imprisonment in the House of
Correction. The defendant Young, who did not take any pa►t
in the assault, he should discharge.
. _

Hyant Rent;"ll was placid at the bar, charged with stealing
fourteen pieces of silk handkerchiefs, value NI., the property
of Mr. William Gate, hosier, Glasshouse-street, Regent-
street.

James Pollock, shopman to the prosecutor, deposed that
about eleven o'clock on the 4th inst. he observed the prisoner
lurking about the shop-door. Witness kept his eye on the
prisoner's movements, when a customer coming in, withdrew
his attention for a few minutes. After the customer had
left witness went to the shop. door, and found that tho pri-
soner had taken the opportunity to walk off with tile fourteen
pieces of silk handkerchiefs. lie immediately proceeded to
the Vine-street station and gave notice of the robbery to the
police, who took the prisoner into custody about half-past
eleven this morning.
Police-constable 100 E said that he had not had time to
trace the property yet, but should be enabled to do so if the
prisoner was remanded for a few days.
The prisoner uenied the charge.
31r. 13INGItaxt remanded him till Wednesday next.

LORD DUNDONALD'S WAR PLAN.—We understand
that the secret official trial to ascertain the effect of a con-
tinuous evolution of intense gas, in projecting shells or shot
from a tube, resulted on an average in throwing 2.5 six-
pounder shot to the distance of 7,000 yards. From this data
it is clear that balls of greater diameter would tar exceed the
range of common artillery. Another important advantage
is
said to accrue—namely, that the contilaous mei during their
emission would prove much less injurious to
vessels project-
ing such missiles than the shock or recoil of single discharges.
We learn that Lord Dundonald's ingredients produce an
elastic emission, like that which would be evolved by kind-
ling the end of a hawser or cable formed of hard twisted gun-
cotton.—Humpshere Telegraph.
A young man, of about 20 years of age, was arrested
on Triday, in the garden of the Palais Royal, after having
seized on a handful of bank-notes at a moneychanger's.
He entered the shop under pretext of inquiring whether a
counter which he presented was gold or not, and whilst the
master of the shop was looking at the piece he seized on the
notes and took to flight. Fortunately for the money-changer,
the thief was arrested, and the money recovered.
DESTRUCTIVEFIRE AT CLERK EN WELL.—Sun-
day morning, at three o'clock, a fire broke out at 22, Amwell-
street, Clerkenwell, in the occupation of Mr. L. Tallis, pub-
lisher. It commenced in the lower part of the house, and
was discovered by the police-constable on the beat. Al in-
stant alarm was given, and after a deal of trouble the inmates
were aroused, and happily effected their escape in safety.
The engines were early at the scene, and no time was lost in
setting them to work, but the flames continued to pi ogress,
and at one time the residence of Mr. George Cruikshank, the
artist next door, was in great danger. The firemen, however,
laboured until nearly five o'clock, when they at length sub-
dued the fire. By that time the whole of the back portion
of the house was consumed, and the front severely injured.
The two adjoining houses, in the occupation of Mr. George
Cruickshank and Mr. Everard, have sustained trifling injury.
The origin of the outbreak is unknown.
FIRE ar CLAPHAM- COMMON.—On Saturday night
between eight and nine o'clock, a fire originated in the
second floor front of the premises, No. 17, Polygon-row,
Clapham-common, in the tenure of Mr. J. Marks. Engines
of the London Brigade, West of England, and County Offices
attended, but owing to the exertions of the inmates end
police, under the direction of Inspector Creed and Sergeant
Emmerson, they succeeded in confining the fire to the floor
in which it originated.
Lucile Grahn has appeared at the Theatre Royal de
la Monnaie, at Brussels, in Giselle, La Sylplade, Le
Dieu aht Bariadere, and Esmeralda. She is nightly
r-Teived with u'eclatnations by the public, and showers
of bouquets are thrown to her by the enraptured spec-
tators, to testify their adwiration of the charming
danseuse.

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.)
COUAT—EXCELANGE.
The arrivals of English Malt tor our market last week
were somewhat large, while those of Flour were moderate.
Of Wheat, Barley, Oats, Beans, and Peas, of home growth,
the receipts were, taken collectively, small. There was a
slight increase in the supply of Scotch Barley but front
Ireland only about 900 quarters came to hand. The importsof foreign Wheat and Flour were trifling, but upwards ocame
1
27000 quarters of Oats, and a fair quantity of Barley,
to, hand. From Essex the receipts of Buglieh Wheat fresh
up this morning were good, but by no means of very suloric2rt
that
received The supply irom Kent was less than
received on Monday last, while from the Essex COO
the quantify was barely an average. Although Ibo
number of samples left over from last week ice
comparatively small, the stands were tolerably we."'
bat by no means heavily, filled with parcels of red and white
English Wheat. There being again several buyers froth
France in attendance, we have to report a very steady del;
mand for all descriptions. About 1,',00 quarters of Kenti
c'sh
red were disposed of for immediate shipment to the Fra
ports, Pt an advance in the quotations obtained on 31ondal
last of 5s per quarter; while, for home consumption, 3
per quarter more money was paid for red qualities. In white
parcels not quite so much business was doing as in red, 0;
vertheless the currencies improved 2s to 3s per quarter, 011" e
at which nearly the whole of the samples wert
disposed of. Owing to the foreign demand, red Wrbra
is now bearing a very high relative value to Tib'te'
The quantity of Foreign Wheat brought forward was ulicl;
usually small, and, no doubt, will continue so for some wee a
hence. This article was in good request for Francs, an
about 2,000 quarters found purchasers, at a rise in etvaluetr
from is to, in some few instances, 3s per quarter. Dl°tvil
standing the show of Barley was but moderate, the Dl' elf
trade—arising from the heaviness in that for Halt.--ws6",u,s'
at au abatement in value of fully is per qr. Foreign 13antt,
were a more drug. The supply of Malt exceeding the %On,
of the brewers, all kinds moved off heavily at
rte
reduction in last week's prices of from Is to 2s per qua Qt,
r
The market being very heavily supplied with foreign ;
buyers held off, and the prices were Is to 2s per quarter loW.e
than on Monday last, and at which the market closed hearnii
In Beans, next to nothing was doing, at an abatement °it
quite Is per quarter. Peas were in short supply. and 9°,4
inquiry, at unaltered prices. Flour—both sack and barn
the
Wi•S held at is to 2s more money. Indian Corn, both on t'
spot and for arrival, was very firm, but not dearer.

- -
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE n 48 I
Nteat —Essex & Kent,
Red, New.... 71 sto 8 0 s oMaatlet Malt—Chevalier..
oe:sill' Qi
;e. . •• ••
7'S
t°
$
Ditto,White, New 768 875 L iontcaotoli
et .sh., k: c.
.5 d.
..
.1 83f 3374:
Norfolk and Lin- I,
coin, Red..... 70s 76s Youghal and Cork,
4,()A 32i
Ditto, White.. •• • • 723 79s Black .••• • • • -,-,, 340
Irish, lied .. .. .. .. —5 —8 Cork, White. ••• • ": 361
Ditto, White.. •.• . s —5 Scotch, Feed. •• • • 32$ 495
Itya—Old .. •. • • ...... —s s Beans—Tick .... ..... 42S
New... • ..... .. .. 50s 50s
Barley—Grinding . .... 418 455 PeaseP—Grey......... ••••••••
•• .: :: 55g: 531 '••56
11
5
Malting . ........ 525 5,-is Maple.
Chevalier .... ... 56s 57s White... ••• • :•
.. 50s •
• • 55s 6594:
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers .
f01k.... •.•. • • • • 76s 77s Flour—Town-made • • 60$ os
Brown 6ss 703 Suffolk 509
Kingston and Ware 771 79s Stocktn & Norfolk 50 511

SMITHFIELD.
The annexed statement shows the imports of lire 504
into London in the past week : Clifei
From whence. Oxen. Cows. Sheep.
...-
Rotterdam
Ditto
Ditto

Ditto ...... ........ 36 ......
Ilarlingen
Ditto
Nieudiep
.......1::

45
Total
At the outports the arrivals have been moderately goo
viz., 90 oxen and sheep and 100 cows, mostly from Rater
our
The great increase in the continental cattle trade 1-01,0
markets is clearly shown by the following official table °'
total imports during the years 1845 and 1846 :
1845. 1846.
Oxen 9,743 ... ... 17,121
Cows
Sheep 15,845 ... ... 91,676
Calves
Pigs
Lambs ... ll2 ... ... 2,891 •

Total
The above shews an increase in the total importation of
1846 over 1845 of 112,206 head I There were in the 040,
this morning about 100 Beasts, and 130 Sheep from 11°' de.
Their general quality being by no means first rate, tteour
mand was in a very sluggish state, and prices were ttens of
ported. From our own grazing districts, the aro"; the
Beasts fresh up, to-day, were, compared with those sett
corresponding period last year, somewhat larger—or 1846%
1,000 head more on offer than on the 9th of March, gerr
There were some exceedingly well made-up DevonB%,ietf
fords, Scots, and Hume-breda on sale; but at least a
of the Beasts were light ',weighers. The weather being A" but
what warmer than last week, the butchers evinced
little inclination to purchase largely. The P.-rcel
arrivals were, however, in fair request et, r bat
about equal to those paid on Monday last; most
the inferior and second-rate ones were heavy,
instances, a decline in the quotations, of 2d. per Slbsclose
highest figure for the best Scots was 4s 2d per" Sibs. At tu'Froift
of the market a total clearance had not been effected. boot
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received stbo.o
1,400 Scots, homebreds, and short-horns ; from the 13°!1,004
counties 350 short-horns; from the western and o'otbet
districts 700 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; fre
.tro , 0,20
parts of England, 500 of various kinds ; and, from Scotlav,
horned and polled Scots. The remainder of the supply Woe
r?
e„.
rived from abroad, and the neighbourhood of them e
The numbers of Sheep were considerably on the in%
and of full average quality. Although the Mutton trad;so
somewhat firmer than on Friday, it was by no Ines trill°
active at on this day se'nnight, and prices ruled it r old
easier than on the latter day. A few very soPern tot
Downs sold at 5s 2d, but the more general -figure ul-nced
exceed 5s per Sibs. With Calves we were scantily suPhrolli
et the Veal trade was in a very sluggish state, At n'idear
stationary prices. In Pigs only a limited business viss;;-ittie
at, last week's currencies. There were a few Lambs
market, but they sold very irregularly.

Per 8114. to sink the offal. . d•
s. d. to v. (1. g•
d. to ' 1
A 4
Inferior Deasta..... 10 3 0 Second quality ditto 4 - lO
•zecond quality ... 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 b A
Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 Soutlalown iiretber 410
....:
Prime Scots ......3 10 4 2 Ditto out of the wool
—6
4 6
3
Large coarse Calves 4 4 410 Large WO ••'• • • • 4 8 410
Prime small ditto .. 5 0 5 4 Small Porkere • • ••6 e 19 0
•zuoltling Calves .18 0 28 0 Quarter old riS3
•In 0 0 0
Inferior Sheep • • . 3 6 310 Lambs • • •'' •• • • -

SUPPLY AT MARKET. i Flo.
Reacts. I Sheep. I Calves. 300
3,196 204960 65
NEVTGATE AND LEADENIIALT' d 08
The arrivals of slaughtered Meat from Scotland an ox
north of fogland, since Monday last, have been but,l/3.es on
rate; those from other quarters liberal. The suPPll,tea-
;ell
offer killed in the metropolis having been seasonably e„otice
sive. the general demand has ruled heavy, yet We can
no material alteration the currencies. Only *bon% !watt
carcases of foreign Beef, fifty ditto of Mutton, anu
ditto of Veal, have appeared on sale.
At per stone by the Carcase.
d• to ii i
a. d. to s. d.
Beef, inferior...• •• 2 6 2 S Mutton, Inferior •• 0
3 4 !
- middling •• • • 210 3 0
4 3
- prime large •. 3 2 3 4 prime •• •• 4 i
1
- prime small .• 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.. •••• • • 3 g ; ,
Veal.. ••• • • • ...... 4 4 4 4 - small .• •••• •• • -
Lamb, Os Od to Os Od

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDO. „ coa•
The imports of Potatoes in the past week have beffsrlie•
fined to 25 tons from Rotterdam, and 47 bags from ,eceiPti
gen, in good condition. From our own coasts the
have been again trifling. The demand, however, IS
dull, on the following terms :

Per Ton.
111 8:
000 3: ... ttt o: 221 2w,,,2°0
g.g; •

York Regents ... ... ...
Ditto Reds
Ditto `haws
Lincolns and Cambridgeshire Re-
gents ...
Ditto Kidneys
French Whites

••• 1703. to 1905'
160 s. to 170'3'
••• ••• 1605. to 180 S.

ifortouGrc HOP MARKET. ;, sr,,
We have again little or no alteration to notice in t""i3ut S"
ket. Selected parcels move off readily, at full prices; to it•
ot.her qualities are much neglected, and previous ra weald
with difficulty supported. Sussex pockets, 4/ to 41 85; dittos
of Kent ditto, 41 5s to 41 16s; Mid and East
41 los to 61 12s.

e eiv
The arrivals of foreign and colonial Wool contlnti woes
tremely limited, they having scarcely amounted to -4'ol
and bags since Monday last. In the private market stut 1
business is doing in English qualities, at full prices,
other kinds of Wool are mush neglected.
TALLOW. 104.
The market continues very firm, and prices are DU' sti;
ing upward. P. Y. C. on the spot is held at 50s to 51esterr
and for arrival, 4Gs per cwt. Our advices from St- 5,, gdo
burgh bring high rates. Town Tallow is steady, at ww
nett cash.

How
The Right Honourable the Speaker of the A- jot,
of Commons had a Parliamentary dinner on Saturds9 we•
at his mansion in Eaton-square, when the followin,l3!)rquis
men and gentlemen constituted the circle :—The n,ord
of Douro, Viscount Sandon, Viscount Castlereagh, Lid'
Norreys, Hon. Captain Lindsay, Hon. Henry Thonlas sir
dell, Hon. 0. buncombe, Sir Edmund Filmer, 'Wt"' Sir
Watkin Williams Wynn, Sir Walter James, Bari' Dlr.
Howard Douglas, Mr. Charles Russell, Mr. S. Tornlineijopet
J. Talbot Clifton, Mr. S. Lane Fox, Mr. Alexander
Mr. W. Forbes, Mr. J. D. Watts Russell, Mr. R.
Mr. C. Wykehain Martin, Captain H. G. Bolder°,
hail, Mr. Alexander Oswald, air. R. B. Hale, and ,Ir.
S. Sotheron.
NEW CHURCH, ST. GEORGE'S, HANGER-- -cQUAI/S
—A new church is about to be erected on the south, or
dilly, side of the parish of St. George, Hanover -
THE NEW MODEL PRISON, CLERKENWELI" andeJ
prison will be ready for the detention of persons re% inst.+
from police-offices, and committed for trial, on the 25t_ tbor
arid will be used for this purpose only. There are nn,e,n
ill
sand cells, so constructed, that persons under deten!;Lerver.
not be able to hold communication with each other.
square. 1,0

BIRTHS. A floe.
On the 11th of January, at Calcutta, the lady of Richar..-
Esq., of a daughter. fed.
On the 16th ult., at Naples, the lady of Francis Ilastinis
hurst, Esq., of a daughter. F. 0'
On the 25th ult., at Chilton, near Sudbury, the wife of -•
Gooday, Esq., of a son. net% /l*
On the 25th ult., at the Rectory, Tooting, the wife of the •••
W. Greaves, of a son. lOW'
On the 1.,t. inst., at Clifton, the lady of Major-General
of a son.p 0. 11
On the 2,1 inst, at York-street, Portman-square,
the wife i
Cort, Esq., of a daughter. the lady ofd
On the 3d inst., at Preston-place, Sussex,
Stanford, Esq.,of a son and heir. ..,„, jtobert
On the 4th inst., at Inholmes, near Ilungerford, TherkS, ..'"'
Harris Valpy, of a daughter.
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MARRIED. T.eonidah
On the 4th inst., M St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Frederic
eldest son of Dr. Collier. of Spring-gardens, to Lollthal Ann Vae"'" ' of
the younger daughter of the late Edward Weaver, Esq.. "
Gloucester-street.

DIEB. 84165‘
On the 27th of January, at Gravesend, Mr. R. S. Stafford . ,_ 0
tbe.
On the 26th ult., at Crimonmogate, Ab:rdeenshire,
tine, only surviving daughter of Sir C. Bannrman, Bart, ,dieso.
On the 26th ult., Mr. Paul Moore, of Greeniord-green. M .
'Catherine
On the lat inst., at Grooms-hill-grove, Greenwich, Mrs.
Walker, aged 68. ..4i, react
On the 3d inst., at Tottenham, Mary hiazdelene Blicreroe.—. r
of Thomas Buckworth, Esq., aged 89. . at, Pa.
On the 4th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth Rawlinson, of Li
sson-sde
dington, aged 86,

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London: Printed and Published by }l-17RDO TOTTATO. of wtdset
Strand, Printer, at The Sue Oft N 0.112 Strand, in the .•—,..„rep
of the S*yoy, tb, Couaty Xlidlipos, 1604•71, /0"'"
9, 1647.