The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-04 00:00:00

PROMOTION OF MATES.

Mr. John Milbourne Jackson was promoted on Saturday
to the rank of lieutenant. This officer is the son of an old
post captain, who died from the effects of service in the 'West
Indies. He passed in 1840, and was second in the examina-
tion at the Royal Naval College, for the lieutenant's commis-
sion. He served 18 months on the coast of Africa, and is
now gunnery mate of the Daphne, 20, at New Zealand.
Mr. Philip Hudson (1840), of the St. Vincent, has been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He served for a long
period on the coast of Africa, and obtained strong recom-
mendations and certificates from the officers under whom he
served. He came home in the Heroine brig.
Mr. Henry George Simpson (1843) has been promoted
from the Excellent gunnery ship, to the rank of lieutenant.
He was in the Princess Charlotte, flag ship, in the operations
on the coast of Syria, and at the bombardment of Acre, and
subsequently as mate of the Harlequin sloop, Capt. the Hon.
G. F. Hastings, served in her boats against the pirates on
she coast of Sumatra, and after Lieuteant (now Commander)
Chads was severely wounded he took the command of the
pinnace. His excellent conduct on this and other occasions
obtained the strongest approbation of Captain Hastings,
and he was reported to the Admiralty as an officer of much
promise.

SHELL PRACTICE AT PORTSMOUTH.—The following
is the result of the firing from the Excellent gunnery ship
at Portsmouth, under the command of Captain Chads, on
the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th ult., at 600 yards' range, the
object aimed at being a construction 10 feet broad by 8 feet
high, to represent the side of a ship, and 22 inches in thick-
ness of the timbers. The sides were 14 feet apart, and se-
cured by timbers 4 inches thick. The guns used were long
and short circumflex 32-pounders and a 82-pounder caro-
nade. The charges of powder were 101 b., 81b., 51b., and
21b. 100 z.

TUESDAY, JAN. 27, 1846.

Captain Sergeant
. Major
Norton s Freeburn's

The two first were fired at an elevation
of ten degrees, to ascertain the length
of the fuze

Struck the bulkhead and burst
Struck the funnel and burst
Struck the funnel and did not burst
Struck the bulkhead and did not burst
Grazed lightly off bulkhead and did not

burst
Doubtful

3 2
1 1

Fell short, grazed the water, and did

not burst
Missed the bulkhead, went over, and
burst on striking the water a second
time

Total fired on the first day
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29.
Struck bulkhead and burst
Struck the funnel and burst
Grazed the water and did not burst
Struck and did not burst
Missed and did not burst

THURSDAY, Jan. 29.
Struck the bulkhead and did not burst...
Grazed and did not burst...

FRIDAY, JAN. 30
Struck the bulkhead and burst
Struck the bulkhead and did not burst...
Doubtful

0 1

6 12

2 0
4 0

6 0

2 7
7 0
1 0
1 1

Grazed the water and did not burst
Went over the bulkhead and did not
burst

3 3

14 11
One of Captain Norton's shells burst during its flight, but
none of Sergeant-Major Freeburn's, nor did any instance
occur of any bursting in their flight out of the last 118 fired
at the marshes at Woolwich, including the 50 fired at Ports-
mouth. Captain Chads congratulated the Sergeant-Major
on the successful result of his experiments. The weather
was by no means favourable owing to the heavy swell, but
the success is the more creditable on that account.

SERIOUS CsuHAARREBGREOKSEitGAINST A
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
surprise was created in
11. J. Marcus, of
on a charge of forgery.
LeLedEsEtops,-daFyEboy. 3.—The greatest
,Illheerirmof il
examinationsa r 152:0Nafaap 3'ri7lhoe enasnbi deo en;coicOnducted before the ma-
gistrates in privacy, but the facts of the case are understood
to be that the name of Darnton Lupton, Esq., late Mayor of
Leeds, had been attached to a transfer of some London and
Croydon Railway shares without his knowledge, the attesta-
tion to the signature being by Mr. Marcus. On apprehend-
ing Mr. Marcus, we hear that he made a desperate attempt
at self-destruction, and it was only by the activity of Mr.
Read, of the police force, who dashed the bottle of laudanum
in pieces, which the unhappy man had just raised to his lips,
that the attempt was frustrated. Mr. Read's hand and Mr.
Marcus's face were both cut in the struggle.
After the examinations of to-day the ease was adjourned,
and the prisoner remanded until Thursday.
Another unfortunate feature is, that a pocket-book be-
longing to another firm in the town, which had been missing
for some time, was found upon his person. Mr. Marcus was
not a member of the Stock Exchange, but held the office of
chairman of the Sharebrokers' Association. He is also one of
the honorary secretaries of the Leeds Mechanics' Institution,
and had hitherto been well respected among most of the re-
spectable inhabitants.
(ERoSI ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
LEEDS, FEB. 3.—Considerable excitement has been caused
in Leeds to-day by the apprehension of Mr. Marcus, the
vice-chairman of the Leeds Association of Sharebrokers, on a
charge of fraudulently effecting the transfer of railway stock.
We learn that some other charge of equally serious cha
ratter was produced ; and he is remanded for further exami-
nation, till the secretary of the railway company is enabled
to arrive in Leeds with additional evidence.
The association with which Mr. Marcus is connected is
not the Leeds Stock Exchange, he having been refused ad-
mittance into that Exchange some months ago.

MURDER OF CAPTAIN SHEPHERD, ROYAL ARTIL-
LERY, AT TIIE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—WOOLWICH, FEB. 3.
—An official letter was received this morning, at head-quar-
ters, at Woolwich, announcing, in the following terms, the
death of Captain Shepherd, of the Royal Artillery, by the
hands of an assassin :—" Port Victoria, December 1,10184 D
Sir—lt is with feelings of deep regret that I have,
tons'
tai
port, for the information of the Lieutenant-Colonel
manding, the death of Captain Shepherd, aty:}-;4,, rnoon of
at about a quarter past two o'clock on,th:pieati, from a
the 29th of November. He came by n naming through
gun-shot wound through the body, ILbier,y, 'wheeler William
the camp, opposite the quarters ocewure
Long, Royal Artillery, who is. 72°1; tgPrriffierrn oa
rcn hs eu dr' fi cir
o on
In
of being the assassin- inteerol nerg escort, to Graham's-town,
this port yesterday, undoerrathe murder. Captain Shepherd's
there to await his trial
this day, with military honours, at.
J. Noel, second son of the Earl of
FortreulTahni
enesHawuoreoprer,.t.-7fr
Gin;settoraerredrbe-fthneBicandidate for Rutlandshire, in the
4!-I;awnay. It is not expected that there
Gainsboroug.., -
;11 be say opposition. Mr. Noel is at present at Rome; but
be has as been sent for, and those of his family who have sane-
tr:onned°l:itshl:eilir:)ut forward have promised that he will" ad -
vocate protection, and
" oppose any further inroads upon
"
the Protestant constitution."
PRICES OF BREAD.—Yesterday the price of bread was
raised in Clare-market and its environs one half-penny, mak-
ing the highest price 9d., and the lowest al
so
raised ,it • was
raised in various other parts of the metropolis to 7d., the
former price being 7d. In the City the price of bread is from
7.1 d. to 9d. and 9-?;d. '• at the West-end it varies from Bd. to
10111; and in Southwark, 7id. to 9id. In the neighbour-
hood of Tottenham-court-road bread is cheaper than at any
other part of the metropolis, viz., 60. to Bid. per four-pound
loaf. The price of bread is at present 2d. more than it was
in the corresponding reek of last year.

4'

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
HOUSE OF LORDS, Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Their Lordships met to-day at Five &Clock.
The Duke of ROXBURG HE presented a petition from
Seacombe, in Ifavour of agricultural protection, and
against any interference with the existing corn-laws.
Lord FEVERSHAM presented a petition from the
landowners, farmers, tradesmen and others, of Melton,
in th• county of York, against any alteration in the
corn-laws. He also presented a number of petitions
from other places to the same effect.
Lorti MONTEAPLE moved for a copy of certain re-
turns from the Secretary of the Treasury, relating-to
local taxation.—Agreed to.
RELIGIOUS DISABILITIES BILL. _ _

The LORD CHANCELLOR obtained leave to bring
in a Bill for relieving her Majesty's subjects from cer-
tain penalties and disabilities respecting their religious
opinions, and moved that it be read a first time.
Lord CAMPBELL asked if the present Bill was in
conformity with the recommendation of the Commission
appointed to consider the subject last year ?
Ths LORD CHANCELLOR, in answer to his Noble
Friend, had only to state that he had advised Sir Ed-
ward Ryan to divide the Bill into two Bills, and this
was one of the Bills: the other Bill related to the Acts
of Allegiance and Supremacy.
The Bill was then read a first time, and thoir Lord-
ships adjourned till Thursday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tuesday. Feb. 3.
The SPEAKER teok the Chair at Four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. STUART took the oaths and his seat for the borough
of Ne w ark- upon-Trent.
Mr. MOSTYN took the oaths and his seat for the city of
Lichfield.
Mr. SPENCER WALPOLE took the oaths and his seat
for Midhurst.
Mr. R. YOIiKE presented a petition for the better
supply of water to the city of York.
RAILWAY PETITIONS.
Mr. HUDSON presented several petitions in favour of
the York and North Midland, and Leeds and Rugby Ex-
tension Rtilwayßills.
Mr. MILLS presented a petition in favour of the County
Down Railway.
Mr. SPOONER withdrew both the notices of motion
which stood in his name on the paper, with respect to
the Belfast and County Down Railway and the Newry
and Warrenpoint Railway.
Petitions were presented for the Somerset and Mid-
land Railway and the Wilsontown Railway Bills.
NEW WRIT.

A new writ was moved for the city of Chichester, in
the room of Lord Arthur Lennox, who has accepted the
stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.—Ordered.
Petitions were presented against any alteration in the
present corn-laws.
Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition in favour of
the Ten Hours' Bill.
BOSTON, NEWARK, AND SHEFFIELD RAIL-
WAY.
Mr. STEWART presented a petition, signed by the
nigh Sheriff on the part of the inhabitants of Mans-
field, in the county of Nottingham, h► favour of a rail-
way from Boston to Newark and Sheffeld.
NOTICES OF MOTION.—RIGHT OF SEARCH.
Captain PECHELL gave notice, that on a future day,
he should ask whether any communication had been re-
ceived by the Board of Trade, or the Commissioners of
Excise, relative to the thirteenth article of the convention
with France, which regarded the right of search in
French fishing-vessels. Ho should also put the same
question to some member of the Board of Admiralty.
CUBA SUGARS.

Dr. BOlVRlNGiaWn;tieetTliai, on Thursday, he
would put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet, the
First Lord of the Treasury as to whether he had received
from the Spanish' Government any intimation of their
intention to visit with retaliatory measures the com-
merce of Great Britain, if the duties on Cuba sugar
were not reduced.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS..

Mr. REDHEADYORKE wished to know from the
Bight Hon. Baronet if it was his intention to bring in a
Bill with reference to ecclesiastical courts?
Sir R. PEEL said that he was not prepared on the
part of her Majesty's Government to answer the ques-
tion put by the Hon. Member.—(Hear, hear.)
THE TARIFF.

Mr. REDHEAD YORKE might, perhaps, be per-
mitted to ask another question, although he had given
no notice on the subject. He wished to know whether,
in the arrangement of duties proposed by the Right Hon.
Baronet, watches were included in the reference made to
clocks. Some doubt existed among his constituency on
this point.
Sir R. PEEL said, that if he recollected aright,
watches were separately classed. The duty on clocks
did not apply to watches.
THE TIMBER DUTIES. _ _

Sir R. PEEL—I do not knew, Sir, whether it is re-
gular or not, but whilst I am in possession of the House,
and this being the last evening on which I should have
an opportunity before the departure of the next mail for
America, I am anxious to take this opportunity of an-
nouncing the intentions of her Majesty's Government
with regard to the alterations about to ba made in the
import duties on timber.—(Hear, hear.) We propose,
Sir, to make., ultimately, a reduction in the differential
duties _upon foreign timber, sip that the duty shall re-
maie, after the reduction has been effected, at 15s. in •
stead of the present amount. On hewn timber the duty
is at present 255. We propose to reduce it to 15s. But
with the view of insuring to the consumer as much
benefit as possible from the proposed reduction, we shall
effect it in the manner I am about to explain. With
regard to timber from the Baltic—in conse-
quence of the very great demand for it we do
not propose that the reduction shall be imme-
diate. We propose that it shall commence on the
sth April, 1847, considering that period as one most
suitable. We propose that on the sth April, 1847, the
duty shall be reduced 55., and on the .sth of April,
1848, we propose to reduce it by another ss. Sawn
timber we propose to reduce by 6s. on the sth of April,
1847, and lair 6s. on the sth of April, 1848. With re-
spect to thAmall timber, suck as laths, spars, and
other sorts, we propose to make a proportionate reduc-
tion ; but whether or not the reduction, having regard
to the interest of the consumer, should be immediate is
a subject for consideration. Whether it should be ef-
fected without any more gradual reduction, we should
wish to raterve for further opinions, as it may be a
question whether the reduction might not be absolutely
made on the sth April, 1845. In the course of the
evening the full details will be laid on the table of the
House ; but I thought it necessary to make these few
observations at the present opportunity.
An HoN. MnatnEtt inquired if any alteration in the
duties would take place before 1847 ?
Sir R. PEEL—The duties will remain the same until
the sth of April, 1847. From that date there will be a
reduction in hewn timber of 55., and in sawn timber of
69. ; and from the sth April, 1843, there will be a fur-
ther reduction of Sc. and 6s. respectively.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS.

An HoN. MEmnra wished to ask whether the Govern-
ment were satisfied with the operation of the Act which
was passed is 1844 respecting the law of Turnpike
Trtrts?
Sir R. PEEL would he glad if the Hon. Member
would put Ms question when his Right Hon. Friend the
Secretary for the Home Department was in the House.
THE GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL
MEASURES.

Sir ROBERT PEEL would take that opportunity of
putting a question to the Hon. Member for Ashton-
under-Lyne (Mr. Colquhoun), or if the Hon. Gentleman
was not in the House, he might put the question to some
gentleman who usually acted with the Hon. Member.
The Hon. Membar for Ashton-under-Lyne had given
notice that he would, on Monday next, move an amend-
ment to the motion that the Speaker leave the Chair on
the House going into Committee on the question of the
commercial policy of the country. Ho wished to know
if the Honourable Gentlemen would put the House in
possession of the heads of his amendment.—(Hear.)
There was no answer given to,the question ; Mr. Col-
qaheun was not in the House.
CUBA. _ _

Lori JOIIN RUSSELiwis-bed to know if any further
correspondence had been received with reference to the
affairs of Cuba?
Sir R. PEEL said he thought there had been.
-Lord J. RUSSELL—Is there any objection to its
being laid on the table ?
SA. R. PEEL said ho would give an answer on a
future day.
THE APPOINTMENT OP MR. CITAPMAN.
Mr. \VODEHOIJSE said, that in moving for a copy
of the warrant, or other document, by which Mr. Chap-
man had been appointed Chief Judge of the Supreme
Court of New Zealand, ho would take leave, in the
first place, to make known to the House that he
entertained no hostile feeling towards Mr. Chapman.
It was duo to that gentleman. who had received
the highest testimonials from the Hon. Member for Lis-
keard, • the Hon. Member for Cumberland, the lion.
Member for Bath, and the Hon. Member for Westmin-
ster, to state that he (ttr. Wodehouse) believed that
tho Noble Lord, the late Secretary for the Colonies,
was perfectly justified in making the appointment.
In bringing his name before the public he was actuated
by no hostile motives, but he was compelled to do so,
because in his report, laid before Parliament, there were
innumerable errors of such a serious nature that it was
impossible for any one to pass them over. The Hon.
Member then read several quotations from Mr. Chapman's
reports with respect to the price of wheat from the year
which quotations he denied to be
1800 to that of 1815,
correct. -Mr. Chapman, in speaking of the price of
wheat in 1,800, said that it happened to be rather
WA' dear than the preceding year, while the
fat was that it averaged seventy-five prr cent. less.
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foreign
no means of judging the pre-
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price of wheat. He would say th
were various parties, and among them the 11.04. Me-
mber for Durham (Mr. Bright), who held the opinion thatd
the King of Prussia was right in doing what he please
with the corn of his'country. He hoped that the Parlia-
ment of this country - would re-t that for 45 years
they supported them
selves without the aid of foreign coTn.
lie believed that the Government were leagued with
the League, s.nd totally indifferent to the interest and
the prosperity of the coantry.
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Nothing could be more conclusive than that letter, and
there was this remarkable fact, that neither Mr. Charles
Bold (now Sir Charles Bold), nor Sir Charles- Bagot,
nor Lord Dudley, made any allusion whatever at that
time to the subject of corn. The question related to
Swedish iron, hammered iron, and bar iron. Corn, in
fact, was never mentioned. The concluding paragraph
of Mr. Addington's dispatch was to the effect that he had
only to add, that had any restriction on the importation
of foreign corn existed in Great Britain, the tariff would
never have passed either House of the Legislature, be-
cause the agricultural states, and especially Pennsyl-
vania, would have opposed its ultimate enactment,
erasing from that passage all that had reference to the'
other states of Europe—erasing from that passage every
syllable that showed the division of opinion, and
leaving it to stand as if it had reference to this country
alone. He remembered having had a conversation with the
late War Charles Begot, and another with Sir Stratford
Canning, on the subject, and he would undertake to say
that it was his firm belief, that in the history of the
country or of anything in which her Majesty was ever
concerned, there never was a stratagem more un-
worthy of any man that professed to hold the
situation of a gentleman; he had utterly disabused
the powers which had been assigned to him.
He would ask whether any Member of that House, pos-
sessing gentlemanly feeling, could justify that ? He
would now call attention to the evidence given before the
Import Duties Committee, in the year bBO4. He was most
unwilling to trespass on the time of the House with this
subject - but he would be able to show that throughout
the whole of this evidence he would be able to maintain
his position, and it seemed to him that the Chairman
of that Committee had endeavoered to prove his posi-
tion even by his per oratio. The Honourable Mem-
ber then read several extracts from the evidence
to which he had altuied, including that of Mr. Smyth,
Dr. Bowring, and Mr. Cobden, given at Manchester.
The Hon. Member for Bolton wrote to the seme effect
to Lord Palmerston. It was not only in that part of
his negotiations where he exhibited such sentiments.
He played the same part in Egypt. From information
which he (Mr. Wodehouse) had received, and on which
he had every reason to rely, there was exhibited a
scene before the Pacha of Egypt of such to nature
as to excite surprise. The interpreter, on that occasion,
could scarcely contain himself with laughter.—
(Laughter.) He (Mr. Wodehouse) had his information
from a lady—(Laughter)—a married lady.—(Continued
laughter.) She was a lady with whom he was in the
habit—(Great laughter, in which the remainder of
the sentence was lost.) He was not an eye-witness
of the affair, but there could be, no doubt
as to the authenticity of her information. If Hon.
Members had seen the lion. Gentleman going about
there as she saw him—(Laughter)—with a large straw
hat, having a brim as large as that table (pointing to the
table before him), a full flowing beard, and a v.ide
pair of Circassian trousers (Loud laughter).
There was another point connected with this subject to
which he should wish to refer. In the same report he
found an observation from Dr. Harding, to whom was
committed the examination into the state of the hand-
loom weavers in the east of Scotland. Dr. Hard-
ing expressed himself thus :—" The only remedy
universally suggested by the weavers and their em-
ployers was the total repeal of the present corn-laws."
He had already stated the reason why he thought a
measure of this kind would be inimical to the
interests of the hand-loom weavers. Notwithstanding
the excitement and prejudice existing among weavers on
this subject—an excitement fostered by political agita-
tion—the more intelligent persons were aware that a
repeal of these laws would have an injurious effect
on agriculture. This would ultimately injure
the weavers themselves, by diminishing the de-
mand for textile manufactures. How far their
commerce might be checked by foreign powers, who
desired to encourage their home manufactures,
must be left to the wisdom of the Legislature to ascer-
tan. He did not wish to occupy the time of the House,
and he would, therefore, at once move for a copy of the
warrant, or other document of authority, by which H.
S. Chapman, Esq., Assistant Commissioner under the
Commission appointed to inquire into the condition of
the hand-loom weavers, and acting in that capacity in the
West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1838, was afterwards ap-
pointed Chief Judge of the Supreme Court at Wellington,
in New Zealand, in 1843 ; also the papers relating to
tariffs published in the United States, and presented in
pursuance of an address of the 18th July, 1828, viz.:—
Copy of a dispatch from H. U. Addington, Esq.,
to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated Washington, May 30th,
1824, and of Mr. Vaughan to Viscount Dudley, dated
Washington, August 13, 1827, with other inclesures.
Dr. BOWRING said, that perhaps he might be al-
lowed to say a word or two, as he had been alluded to
by the Honourable Member who had just sat down.
Ho would pass over the rather personal allusions to
himself, and merely allude to the communication re-
ceived from a lady who seemed to have prac-
tised somewhat largely on the Hon. Member's credulity.
While he was in Cairo he had the honour of receiving
many communications from the people of that city on
the subject. Mehemet Ali believed that he could regu-
late the price of corn by legislation, and issued a decree
that no more than a certain price should be paid for it.
He (Dr. Bowring) in the friendly intercourse with which
he was honoured, presented to Mehemet Ali a state-
ment that the consequence of that measure would be
very likely an extensive and enduring state of public
distress. The distress did become very great in conse-
quence of that measure. The decree restricting the price
of corn, beans, and bread et the bazaars, had the effect of
producing extreme suffering in the city. The owners
of corn would not bring it into the market, and the
bakers refused to bake any bread. He (Dr. Bowring) had
the good fortune to convince Mehemet Ali that his theory
of protection was very injurious, and a decree was issued
allowing that imports and exports of foreign corn should
be free. The effect of that measure was that the distress
was at once alleviated, and he had the honour of receiv-
ing the thanks of Mehemet Ali for his advice.
Had a repeal of the corn-laws been earlier introduced he
believed that a majority of the Members of this House
would have been found to support the system in which
he for one felt a very great interest, and which he hoped
would shortly become the law of the land. Ho had
been sent to ascertain the feeling of the northern
governments with regard to the introduction of
British manufactures, and he found an evident feeling
to give every facility to that introduction, and the law
that would allow of the introduction of their produce
with England would evidently increase that feeling, to
the benefit of our commercial interests. He rejoiced to
hear the Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government
say that he was weary of making applications to foreign
nations for the admission of our manufactures. He (Dr. B.)
considered that we should set an example on this point.
—(Hear, hear.) Before we healed other men's diseases
we should look to our own. We should reform our own
tariffs before we complained of those of other nations.
Ho was therefore glad to hare the opportunity of thank-
ing the Right Honourable Baronet for what he had al-
ready done, and he sincerely trusted that he would not
be deterred from proceeding in the course which had
been adopted by any injudicious observations on either
side of the House. He felt assured that there was every
disposition among foreign communities to respond to his
good feelings. And if there were any doubt of the fact
every one who, like himself, had received communications
from foreign communities, could bear ample testimony that
ao change had occurred in disposition. If they required
any additional information with respect to the feel-
ings to which he had alluded, he was quite sure that the
Right lion. Baronet would take the trouble to ascertain
the true principles of business, and would condescend to
appoint teachers. He was certain that in future 'there
would be no deficiency of apt pupils.
The motion was then put and agreed to.
Mr. BROTHERTON (on the part of Mr. Elphin-
stone) then moved for a return of the gross and net
incomes (in the years 1844 and 1845) of the arehb4hops
and bishops of England and Wales, whether arising
from their archbishoprics and bishoprics, or from any
other ecclesiastical preferment, or from any other lay or
spiritual office held by them respectively, stating
how much arises from each of such sources,
and distinguishing all sums paid to, or received from,
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners; also, stating by how
much such total income of each archbishop or bishop
is greater or less than the incomes proposed in the pre-
amble of the Act 6 and 7 Win. IV., cap. 77 ; return of
the name of each archbishop and bishop, an the (late
of their appointment to their respective see,.
On the motion being put,
Mr. COLLETT said that he begged to give notice
for leave to bring in a Bill sir:oiler to that which he
brought under the attention of the House during the
last session: he meant that for the consolidation
of the two bishoprics of Bath and • Wells. He
conceived that in this case there was no claim
for compensation, for during the seven years
one of two circumstances must have occurred :
either the duties of the two sees had been efficiently
performed, and in that case there was no necessity for
two bishops, or they had not been efficiently performed,
and the Government neglected their duty. He felt,
however, obliged to take the former alternative, and to
believe that the duties had been efficiently performed;
aacnmodloluethtntat)tottfhhederuedtiocesan had net been embarrassed by the
fioerlethtrruo trusted
du rant histh e hands.sugge
now
I ddw ehhseiec rh(velhdre..
According to his view the establishment?; of the bishops
in the
athouse
aodf odr
bii
wasastion
alttai€33l:oncentrated essence of
useless both to the laity and to the.
Clrioe considered them
The motion was then agreed to. wia.
movedTAN AthTaltOtNh.e return relativel
Mr. WODEHLOIC
sAEL
to local taxation, v:z., poor-rates, county rates, ia•
rates, sand church-rat's, being No. 562, of waY
1839, be re-
printed.—Ordered.
On the motion of Sir C. NAPIER,
the following
Committee on district asylums was nominated :—Sir
Charles Napier, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Wakley, Mr.
Williams, Mr. Hume Colonel Wood, Mr. Pattison, Mr.
Beckett Denison, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Henry
Baillie, Mr. Acland, Captain Carnegie, Mr. James
Hamilton, Mr. Neville, and Mr. William Cripps.
An HONOURABLE MEMBER asked what were the in-
tentions of the Government respecting the • '
existing state
of the laws relating to turnpike roads in Wales.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM could not see the advantage
that would arise by bringing in any measure on the
subject,• or by the appointment of a select committee,
which would create enormous expenses.
Sir CHARLES NAPIER rose to introduce a Bill
relative to the civil department of the navy, which was
postponed until Tuesday week.
THE SUGAR DUTIES.
In answer to a question proposed by Lord JOHN
RUSSELL,
Sir R. PEEL said that it was not the intention of her
Majesty's Government to introduce the question of the
the
of
sugar duties before the senseHouse wastaken on
the other articles of food mentioned in has speech on the
commercial policy of the Government during the present
session.