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3, Edge-terrace, Kensington Gravel Pits.
To Mr. Grimstone, Inventor of Eye-Snuff. T.,
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Sir,—l have been a sufferer for seven years, both eves being
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I am, Sir, yours gratefully,
L. S. BREWER.

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BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, FEB. 19.—The
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caprice of any large and respectable dealer from other
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mettt,, sometimes at the expense of the merchant, some.
times of the dealer. Under this no very pleasant
discipline, our sugars are sometimes bought up,
and we are reduced to the greatest straits for a sup-
ply ;at others the market is glutted. These are
the natural consequences of the system of monopoly
which has been so long establithed, and of the scarcely
creditable manceuvrcs retorted to in the trade, and which
have rendered our market the fluctuating sport of any long
head and heavy purse that may cume to measure strangth
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kindly sent to supply the deficiencies of the " second city
in the kingdom." The immense imports into London from
the East have so depressed the trade that there is not much
probability of extensive business being transacted.—Bristol
Mercury.

, .
HER MAJESTY'S HEALTH.--Under tuts
head we find the following paragraph in the journal heb-
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a logical, and a delicate production:—" Several of the
journals have announced during the past week, that her
Majesty is again in that interesting state in which ' ladies
wish to be who love their 1 rds.' We believe the fact to
be as stated, and also that it is stated correctly. It is
now nearly ten days since information of the pleasing cir-
cumstance was conve)ed to us from a quarter on which we
have always ssftly relied, and, though we declined to give
it publicity at the time, it was not from any doubts of the
accuracy of our intelligence that we did so, but from a
certain de!icicy which precluded us from touching on such
a topic at such a period. The daily press having, how-
ever given publicity to the fact, the reason which influ-
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force ; and we now hasten, among the foremost, to con.
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It is stated for certain (says a Vienna correspon-
dent of the FranVort Journal) that Lord Beauvale is going
to marry Mdlle. the Countess Alexandrine von Maltzahn,
eldest daughter of the Prussian Ambassador at this Court.
Immediately after the nuptials, which are to take place
about Easter, his Excellency and his bride will pay a visit
to England.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FRB. 22.

Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock.
A message from the Commons brought up the Ex-
chequer Court (Ireland) Bill, and tile Tithe-composi-
tion Bil!.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented petitions from
S,:otland for the better obset vance of the Sabbath, and
a Fe!ition from the Mayor and Common Council cf the
airough of Leeds for a better mode of taking votes at
corporation elections.
THE CASE OF LORD CARDIGAN.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE then said that seeing tl at
the publication of the proceedings in the recent trial of
the E•irl Cardigan had been ordered by their Lord-
ship, he wished to ask the Noble Lord on the Wool-
sack (Lord Shaftesbury) whether there was any record
of what had been said by the Learned Lord the Lord
High Stc%;wd.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY did not know
whether there was any such record. He did not think
it was usual, but he would make inquiry.
Lord W HARNCLIFFE thought it important that
the address of the Lord High Steward to their
Lordships should be published, as it would put
an end to a great deal of the nonsense that was
talked of on the subject. The Noble Lord
then gave notice that immediately after the holidays, if
the matter were not taken up by some other of their
Lordships, he would bring in a Bill to clear up all
doubts as to a Peer pleading his Privileve in case of con-
viction for felony. He thought it would be very much
to the discredit of their Lordships if that matter were
not cleared up, after what ba'l been said in respect to
the late trial.

The Marquis of NORMANBY said that a Noble
Friend of his had intended to take the matter up, but
would ncl, of tOurm* take '•acit of -the hands.of-the
Noble Baron opposite. The Noble Marquis then laid
upon the table the Report of the Hand-loom Weavers'
Commission.

The Bishop of LLANDAFF presented a petition
from Somersetshire for the better observing the Sabbath,
especially upon railways.
THE CHARTISTS.—REPEAL OF THE
UNION.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the
National Charter Association of Bloomsbury, praying
for the recal of Frost, Wi liams, and Jones. Formerly
in presenting a petition from the same Association for
the release of persons confined for mere opinions and
not acts, he had taken occasion to refer to the unfor-
tunate conduct pursued by her Majesty's Ministers
with regard to the Repeal agitation in Ireland,
but he had since 'lewd that the Government had put a
sort of mark upon every person who took part in this
question. He was told that a gentleman named Roche,
who stood first on the list selected by the Judge for
persons to fill the office of High Sheriff for the county
of Pork, had been rejected on the ground that he was
favourable to the repeal of the Union. He was told
thst that gentleman had been asked whether, in case
of his being select,:d to fill the office, he would pledge
himself to abstain from giving any opinion on the sub-
ject. Mr. Roche refused to do so, and on that ground
be was rejected. He (Lord Brougham) now wished
to ask his Noble Friend (Lord Normanby) whether
that statement was true or not ?

The Marquis of NORMANBY had had no direct
communication on the subject with his Noble Friend
the Lord Lieutenant for lrelind ; but from what he
had heard he had no hesitation in saying that
a correspondence did take place with Mr.
Roche, in consequence of which his Noble Friend
(the Lord-Lieutenant) had selected for the office of
Sheriff the gentleman whose name was second on the list.
Lord BROUGHAM—I believe, my Lords, that
no one will think that I hold different opinions on
the subject of the repeal of the Union from
those of my Learned Friend, or of the Lord-Lieu-
tenant of Ireland. But I must say again that
I da not think this the way to expose tl.e error, or to
put down the discussion of that question. I cannot see
why the repeal of the Union is to be excepted from
other questions, and why men should he prevented from
taking part in this discussion just as much as any
other, the discussion being no offence known to the law.
Lord GLENGALL moved for the list of persons
sent into the Lord Lieutenant to be selected for the
office of Sheriff for the year 1841, with the names of
those who had been select 'd.
PERSIA.

TLe Earl of RIPON then rose to bring for-
ward the motion of which he had given notice, with
respeci. to the state .of our relations with Persia.
He thought that the circumstances of the case justi-
fied him in making the motion, and be could not, when
he had first given notice of jt, imagine that any pub-
lic inconvenience could possibly result from complyiug
with it, or from his giving such notice, for had he ima-
gined that any inconvenience could have possibly arisen
he certainly should not have given such notice. There
was something peculiai, something very little under-
stood, with respect to our relations with Persia,
and he would now draw their Lordships' attention
to the manner in which those relations appeared
to stand. At the opening of the Session of 1839,
her Majesty, in her speech from the throne, had
stated that an interruption in our friendly rela-
tions with the Court of Persia had taken place;
and a hope was also expressed that such interruption
would not be of long continuance. Soon after the com-
mencement of the Session a mass of papers had been
laid before Parliament, for the purpose of show-
ing the cause of that interruption in our
friendly relations, which had been alluded to
in the Speech, and why our Minister at Teheran had
withdrawn from that Court. It appeared that those
grounds were principally connected with the conduct
which had been pursued by the authorities of Persia
towards a courier. There were other matters in which
the two Governments were more or less implicated, but
the immediate cause of difference appeared to be the
circumstances attending this matter of the courier, to
which he should presently direct their Lordships' atten-
tion. It appeared that our Minister had quitted the
Court of Teheran, and hind directed those attached to
the embassy to retire to Erzeroum within the Turkish
territory while lie had directed Sir Henry Bethune
and the military officers to proceed to the city of
Bagdad. The Ambassador himself came to England.
It appeared that the Shah of Persia alarmed at the
prospect of the interruption of the friendly relations
with this country, had sent a Minister' here to dis-
cuss with the British Government in this country,
the matters which had been in discussion between the
Persian Government and the British Minister at the
Court of Teheran. Her Majesty's Government
had thought it their duty to state to the
Persian Goverament and to that individual
that he would not be received as an envoy, unless ho
were empowered to make all the concessions which
Mr. M‘Nele had required of the Shah, and more es-
pecially in the business relating to the courier. Her Ma-
jesty's Government had directed her Ambassadors at
the Courts of Vienna, Constantinople, apd Paris to
make a communication t 3 the Persian Envoy, should
they meet with him, that except those conditions
were complied with he would not be received. That
individual came to this country in the month of
June, 1839. He was not recognised ; he managed, how-
ever, by some means, to penetrate the recesses of
Downing-street—the same conditions were insisted on ;
he had, however, some conferences with the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, but after a short residence
and from that
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countries had ceased.
He left this country on the 7th July in the same year,
and her Majesty, at the termination of the Session,
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Nothing more transpired in the course of this last Ses-
sion upon the subject. There were many reasons which
had deterred people from pressing her Majesty's Go-
vernment for explanation, and from making inquiries,
and he for one had been inclined to hope that at the close
of the Session they would have been informed
that 'all those matter:, would be satisfactorily settled.
But her Majesty's speech at the termination of the
Session took no notice whatever of it, and those who
took an interest in the matter were driven to hope
that at the commencement of the present Session
that explanation would be furnished. It was
with great surprise and regret he found not one single
syllable, good, bad, or indifferent, was said in the
Speech at the opening of the Session.—( Hear, hear.)
So that for upwards of two years and a half
this affair had been going on, and all the interests
of British subjects in Persia, personal and commercial,
all the public and political interests of this country from
that period had been left to the chapter of accidents,
without the support or the presence, or the authority,
or the superintending vigilance of any resident efficient
Minister at that Court.—(Hear, hear, hear.) That
was in itself a very unfortunate circumstance as
regarded any country with which we might
have been on friendly and close relation, and it was par-
ticularly so with respect to Persia, because it had been
the policy of this country for many years to cultivate
the closest connection with that country. The cessa-
tion, for upwards of two years, of an alliance of
that sort, was no light matter, more particularly
when it had been accompanied with some circumstances
of irritation and alienation of feeling, because, though
this country might recover the connection, though it

might get back into what might appear to be a state of
friendallip, it was not certain that the alliance would be
recovered with the same feelings, and with the same
advantages. There was another circumstance
that made it peculiarly unfortunate there should have
exited this alienation, which was the time and eir-
cnmstences during which it took place, for it was con-
tenaporaneetis with the undertaking of gigantic opera-
tion beyond the Indus, upon which he would express
no °pith() a then, except that it was an operation
the results of which were not fully developed, and with
respect to which no one would venture to pronounce
when they were developed, whether they were for the
benefit or the detriment of this country. He hoped
they would prove to the advantage of this coun-
try, but it was clear that any interruption of
our relations with Persia during the time that was
going on must greatly aggravate the difficulties of the
case. Besides which their Lordships would recollect
that one of the many grounds on which the expedition
was undertaken was to meet certain assumed dangers
arising out of alleged intrigues and designs on the part
of Russia. It was obscurely stated in the declaration
that the allusion was obvious. The same allusion was
made with respect to the conduct of Persia, and it was
represented that some designs were entertained with
respect to Pers'a, and the same intrigues carried on.
It was true that when the Russian Government ex-
plained the matter to the British Government here they
expres:sed themselves perfectly satisfied with that expla-
nati ea. There was something in the state of our rela-
tions with Persia which he could not understand. He
really did not know whether we were at peace or war.
He should think we were at war, and he would show their
Lordships why he thought so. He did not mean to say
that any prohibition of intercourse—that any threats held
out—that any abrogation of existing treaties were war;
but he thought that if they forcibly took possession of a por-
tion of the Persian territory, without the asset of the
Persian Governmer4, and continued to hold th t ortie la
nr ma arait.,i,
it might be unjust—it might he wise, or it might be the
he!ght of folly, that was nothing at all to the paint of
vie .v in which he was putting it, but it was to all intents
and purposes neither more nor less than an act of war. Their
Lordships, then, would not wonder if' any person wished
to have more specific information on this subject than ex-
isted, or was at least laid before their Lordships. Another
thing in addition to this unintelligible state of things, was
that notwithstanding Mr. M'Neile withdrew himself from
the mission—notwithstanding the cess ition of intercourse, '
and that act of hostilities to which he alluded, her Ma-
jesty's Government appeared to him to consider the ab-
sence of Mr. M'Neile as an ordinary case of leave of ab-
sence. So they stated it when the question was asked
last year: It was unaccountable to him when an Envoy
was sent to this country to endeavour to restore harmony,
he was not received, but sent about his business. It might
be,'to be sure, that it was not worth while to attend to the
matter, but in his opinion it was very inconvenient to have
such a state of things, as far as the East India Company
was concerned. The East India Company engaged to
pay 12,0001. a year for the support of that mission, but in
condition that they would not be called upon to pay unless
there would be an efficient mission Sir John M'Neile
was either in England or Scctland, and Colonel
Sheil, a very active and excellent officer, and well
calculated to transact whatever business was en-
trusted to him, was in Canada ; how , then, could any
person say that there was an efficient mission ? He would
beg for a moment their Lordships' attention to the
circumstance of Sir John M'Neile's departure, and the
story of the courier. Sir John M'lsleile was wrong no
doubt on that occasion, however he did not bring that mat-
ter against him. He ( Sir John M'Neile) dtd what he
thought was best to be done ; but what he complained of
was, that her Majesty's Government adopted his course in
the transaction to which ho was calling their Lordships' at-
tention. The Noble Lord here proceeded to detail all
the circumstances connected with the taking of Herat, in
the year 1837, by the Shah of Persia, and the ill-treat-
ment received by our Envoy sent to the Shah by the
Prince of Herat to endeavour to prevail on him (the
Shah) to cease hostilities. Some letters which the En-
voy had received from the British Resident were taken
from him on that occasion, but were immediately returned
on its being found by whom those letters were given.
This act was considered by Sir John M'Neile as an insult
to himself and to her Majesty's Government, and he de-
manded not merely a general apology and repara-
tion, but also reparation in a particular man-
ner—( Hear, hear)—and whims he could not get
that particular reparation, he felt it his duty to quit the
mission, and thus ended all intercourse between that nation
and us. Now he contended that was not sufficient ground
for breaking off that intercourse. The Persian Govern-
ment offered to remove, and did remove, the officer whose
conduct had been at fault, and yet because they did not
make the peculiar specific apology which was demanded,
Sir J. M'Neile quitted their territory, and, as he had stated
before, all intercourse with that nation was thus broken off.
That was deeply to be deplored. There was not, he in-
sisted, sufficient ground for such a proceeding. He did not
see that the honour of the country required that that course
should be adopted, and some explanation of the circum-
stances to which he adverted ought, he thought, to be
given to their Lordships by her Majesty's Government,
the more so as that state of things was going on now for
two years. The Noble Lord concluded by moving that
an bumble address be presented to her Majesty, praying
for the correspondence, or extracts of the correspondence,
between her Majesty's Government and the Government
of Persia on that subject.
Viscount MELBOURNE would not take advantage of
what was considered the general prudence of Parliament,
and oppose the producing of the correspondence moved
for, on the ground of the present state of the negotiations
to which that correspondence related. The Noble Lord
who had last addressed the House, had fairly stated all
the circumstances relating to the transactions which were
now under discussion. The Noble Lord seemed to state
that Sir John M'Neile had acted wrongly, and that the Go-
vernment had also acted wrongly in supporting him. When
their Lordships would read the whole of the documents
relative to that affair, they would see that it was a studied
insult offered to her Majesty's Ambassador, which it was
impossible to pass over with less notice than had been
taken of it. His Noble Friend the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs saw the Ambassador sent by the Shah
of Persia, but he did not see him in his official character ;
he saw him in private, and in that private interview grounds
were laid for'an accommodation of the differences in ques-
tion, and in fact they have been, in a great degree, settled.
But we have secured Herat, which we did in consequence
of that expedition, and which was the real ground of dif-
ference between this country and Persia. The expedi-
tion which the Shah had undertaken against this great
important station and fortress of Herat, that was the
real ground of difference. His Noble Friend had stated,
that in the original conflict between the Shah of Perai a
and the Shah of Herat, it was admitted the Shah of Persia
was in the right. On some matters it was undoubtedly
admitted that he was. It was admitted that the Prince of
Herat had committed aggressions on the Persian territory
—that he had made slaves of Persian subjects, and bad
committed other aggressions, and therefore the Shah of
Persia demanded satisfaction of the Shah of Herat. Un-
doubtedly the Shah of Persia had a ground for that demand
of satisfaction, but it was never admitted by any man that
the Shah of Persia had a claim to the sovereignty of Herat,
and therefore it was of the highest importance to our Indian
territory to maintain the independence of Herat. There.
fore when the Shah of Herat offered as he did satisfaction
to the sbali of Persia, for the aggressions which he had
committed, it was then stated most clearly and distinctly,
that the justice of the war had ceased, and Sir John
M'Neile did distinctly state to the Shah of Persia, that if
he persevered with the siege of Herat, it would be war
with England, and upon that ground it was that the Shah
of Persia abandoned that siege of Herat, and retired from
it. But the state of the case at present was, that, upon
all the minor subjects of difference—with respect to the
courier, and so on—ample satisfaction had been afforded,
and there was only one point which remained un-
settled between the two countries, and which pre-
vented the establishment of a diplomatic in-
tercourse, and our sending out an Ambassador.
That remaining point of difference between the two coml.
tries was that relating to the fortress of Gourcal—that was
a fortress belonging to Herat. It was most important to
Herat as a military station, and also most important in a
financial point of view. The Shah of Persia had said that
he would restore Gourcal to the Shah of Herat ; but until
the restoration should have actually taken place it had not
been thought right to direct the return of our Ambassador
to the Court of Teheran. We bad sent out an officer to
see the restoration of that fortress—as soon as that fortress
should be restored Col. Shell would proceed to Teheran,
and the diplomatic relations would be restored between the
two countries. No one could feel more than he did the
importance of the subject, and the necessity there existed
of securing peace in Central Asia. He could also state
that he had every reason to hope that the Emperor of Rus-
sia was actuated by the same feelings as ourselves, and that
his aid and assistance would be rendered in composing the
diffeiences which had taken place between this country and
the Shah of Persia. He had no objection to the produc-
tion of the papers.
The motion was then agreed to.
THE CANADA ORDINANCES.

The Bishop of EXETER` wished to draw their Lord-
ships' attention to a question which he considered of im-
portance, as affecting their Lordship? House. It would
be recollected that certain ordinances relating to Canada
had been laid on their Lordships' table, on the 29th of
January, and were ordered to be printed. Now, if before
the lapse of thirty days from this period those documents
had been laid on the table, an address were presented,
praying the disallowance of any of them, such ordinance
could not become law—the thirty days would elapse on
Sunday, the 28th of February. Now, although those or-
dinances had been ordered to be printed on the 29th of
January, they bad not been printed until the 26th of
February. This delay was most extraordinary and on
asking the Queen's printer the season for the delay, the
reason given struck him as being still more extraordinary
than the delay itself. It was that one of the ordinances
had been sent to the Colonial-office for revision, so that
their Lordships were to wait the pleasure of the Colonial-
office. He would put it to their Lordships whether they
would have the printer ,to the bar of the House, to question
him on the subject.

After a few ;cords from
Lord DUNCANNON, which were inaudib'e in tl.e
gallery,
The Bishop of EXETER said be should ask the No-

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ble Viscount at the head of her Majesty's Government for
an explina,ion before he presented the pcti ion of which
he ;lad given notice fcr to-morrow.

Lordships then adjourned at a Quarter past
Six o'Cloelt.

DOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 22.

Tho SPRAKER took the Chair a few minutes herore
Four o'Clock.

The Strangers' Gallery v,a; crowded.
NEW MEMBER.

The Hon. WENTwoRTH FITZWILLIAM, the newly-
e'eeted Member for Richmond, Yorkshire, took tiic
oaths and his seat. The lion. Member was introduced
by Mr. Dundas and Mr. I3vng.