The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

LEAMINGTON STAKES.

4 to 1 agst Mr. Drinkshi's Mongrel—taken
5 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's Roderick—taken. TAI4I
The first portion of the stud lately purchated fro""put
George Bernin by the Hon. E. Mostyn, will. be of
a o,sist
for sale on Monday the 7th of September; it will .res all
the horses in training, and some of the brood ula"

yearlings, in all aboui-30 or 35 lots.
PAISLEY RACES.—FRIDAT. n added.
The Anybody's Stakes of 5 sows. each, n 2
ft, with 20
, 1
Once round. Noble)
Mr. W. I-I. Johnstone's Marian Ramsay, 4 yea... V
Mr. D. Wilson's Mesmeric, 4 yrs ............................. •••
....
Mr. A. Hill's The Bashaw, aged ......................... ...
Mr. Hope's Queen Slab, 4 yrs.— ............. ............
0.401
The Silver Bells, given by the Town. Council. withso 1
by the Committee. Four miles and a .li9-
(Robin ''
.‘,O) a
Mr. Merry's Pilot, 4 yrs
.... S
Mr. W H. Johnstone's Roper's Daughter, aged ••• ......... k
Mr. W. R. Ramsay's Inglewood, 3 yrs .................
_A_
Mr. Murland's Elenic, 5 yr 5..... .................. . ...... ........
The Hut.ters' Stakes of 10 sovs. each, hfr, and 1
Gentlemen riders. Heats, two
Nicoll) 1
Mr. J. Hender,on's Speculation ... (I,l'ut• .... 2
Mr. Hill's Sir Henry ........................ ..... ••• .lbadded'
The Railway Stakes of 10 sews. each, h ft'
Heats, once round and a distance. , a 1 0
Mr. Merry's Badinage, 4 yrs (Robinson) 0
Hon. J. Kennedy's t b 3 The Doc; or, 3 ylB ..... "'
Mr_ C. H. J suhustone' Pleasure Trip, 3 N rs .........
ol
ROCHDALE RACES.—FRIDAY. lee"i
The Heywood Purse of 201., added to a Sweeps-ill), ;a.-
5 sovs. each, twice round, was won in two beau', ,
Griffith's Lucy. 5 yrs, beating Mr. Morton's Mapel. s.,Lfico
Match, 11st 101 b each, one mile and a half.—Mr.
Unknown beat Mr. Norton's Dat.gerous. tifiC°
The Hurdle S akes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 adcl.-•
round, 3 Suns., were won in two heats by Mr. Griifith'''d '
5 yrs, beating Mr. Tempest's St. Alartiu 811-
Walmsley's Heir at Law,

THE NAVAL RETIREMENT'gfof
The following is a copy of the plan of retireinea of
200 captains, intended to be proposed by th623°.o,esel
Admiralty, and presented to Parliament by tier
P 7
Command:— ,$
6d. 11
Ist. The rank of retired rear-admiral to bell 4
seniority to such applicants from the 145.111756• Fe
as may-be willing to accept it, with the pay (" yvid°'
day, and the corresponding pension to their
under the usual restrictions. en to 4):
• hal t'
2d. An addition of 7s. 6d. per day to he 06d. - ,;
plicant by seniority from the 12s. 6d. and 105' yel'',b
pay lists, being captains of not less than te'en";oll/°-
ast
lst
ihtdsaeti standing, g
b,ea)a.pt n,,,drholefi
seniority,ifittey dificydteho
awyd•af.hsa:tr sof age ; officers ir°e e
ouh assume the
ert3,eh.
meuatoii
ntul
eleddof
ht
have
antts9:o-J
tive list. Their widows to be entitled to t•or.teilyer'es
1101. per year, and to the pension
s, when the rank of retired rearldf inrei.rta 110
"widow
'attained. d
b! pot
(A-
3d. The vacancies upon the 11. list to be u-pral9l'
cers now accepting the 18s. per day, but the P-iirriiso
retired list to be reduced to 100, by making 011„e,int°,!,11of
ment for every two vacancies and no higher rige.o
to be given hereafter than 11. per day, with
e-
entit
assuming the rank of retired rear-admiral wil
to it by seniority. ed 5000,d
4th. The active list of captains not to exeies 6d.+ .03,
corresponding reduction to be made in the l's'opts'
12s. 6,1, halfpay lists, the first to consist of 7('
and the latter of 100. cslittior.
sth. Good service pensions to be retained r
until they reach the rank of rear-admiral or re
admiral. • not V 30
6th. The number on the admirals' list
nently to exceA 150, and is thin to be distrleitsurilrols.
admiral., or 10 of each squadron; 45 viee."„ of
15 of each squadron; 75 rear•admirtils, or prt iPt
squadron; but it is ►
not intendvd that anY
tious should take place before the plan of retiof
st
carried out. the -
7th. The plan to come into operation 0v,,, i
to if
October of the present year, and all letters ren
.1
will be treated as strlcily can
,
omma•••••••••.........•••••••••=0......•••••••••!... ,:o;
Th,re is a report re:Tee, ing is jorY n trile
a certain civil action, tried at tha
rumour Is. that en retiriog to Con'hier t•:.pdantg
au obeys
tobers were even for the plaictiff and _,tosse"r
halfpenny for ose•
order decide
it,t hewteo stigie
kVe tru,t, for the credit ;A a Cardiga.nshire. 0:104
report is untrue; but, unfortunately. the 'et. the L•lded
trary to the Evidence and t.) the swanning ne°....,d a co
vs
Judge, and surprised the counsel engaBen, "`"
„ed
court.—Carmarthen Journal. ers ernPlt3t
OLD PORT.— lie su. ana,rine ftdvel--31.,,bt brous..ooo,
the wreck ifthe AbergaN off WeYr,i'„e I); eser" pr
.he othei day, a mottle of port vrioeone vears•
li has lain at the bottom of the boa terry'
roaport Telegraph.

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TITE StrN. LONDON, Tt7. I WAY MORNING, ATTGrST 25, • 1840...

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, August 24.
Thy Lordships met at Four o'clock.
NEW PEER.
',Ord ROLLAND took the oaths and his seat.
1.4111 EXPLANATION.
LYNDHURST said, that in consequence of an
eat 4111
neous report of what he had said on Saturday—no
buebt from the inaudible manner in which he spoke—
• nevertheless, from whatever cause, there was an
gneons report in the newspapers, and especially the
he.,7'ard, a misconception had arisen. The result had
that he had received a letter, written by the
ighErts.,_t Bon. Baronet lately at the head of her Majesty's
ernment, part of which was quite of a personal na-
il, and to which he would advert presently. Before,
li!lrever, he said anything as to these misconceptions.
teue!itild advert to what the statement really was.
Before,
however, touching even on that, he might observe
LI al Consequence of that misrepresentation he had
i 7" a communication with the Right Hon. Barnet,
4/1 however, with any view to seek his concurrence 111
Iskficayuirse which he now pursued, or with any idea of
is aivice as to that course, but simply that he
thegnt make that Right Hon. Baronet acquainted with
ja ~.tonrse which he had decided upon adopting.
te!ast statement he confined himself simply to what
ee,„• s'an and did himself. He had no opportunity of
s;I leardeating with the Right Hon. Baronet, and he did
Consider that without such a eommunication he had
4, J.authority whatever to state how the Noble Lord
'eeelved his statement, or what answer he made.
Mate confined himself simply, therefore, to the
al lneh
t he had made himself, and the part he acted in
sow transaction. Having referred to this, he would
Rirefer to the letter which he had received from the
ght Hon. Baronet. The Right Hon. Baronet thought
ktight to state actually what took place between them,
bathe (Lord Lyndhurst) was quite satisfied and pleased
I
ne had been disposed to do so, because their Lord-
e,„Pe Would find that, so far as he (Lord Lyndhurst)
C)oncerned, the statement of the transaction was
a
reet on That letter confirmed distinctly and clearly
lirYthin;•that had fallen from him. The Right Hon.
Ironet said this You are reported to have
aaid
(L
, that after the dissolution of the late Government
tp; ord Lyndhurst) commnnicated with several
ii7ende of the other House, in order that former
mzsereneee might be forgotten, and the Conservative
ime be reformed, and in order not to be subject to any
uarepresentation, he communicated with some of the
mbers of the late Government, and that the proposi-
eat which he made to the Noble Lord had no reference
tla.aY particular measure." He had already stated to
the
1-'43rriships that his object was not at all to obtain
he concurrence of the Right Hon. Baronet, and that
aciec,l° not wish even to obtain from him any
Thelees to the course which he was about to pursue.
(Lore— int Hon. Baronet in his letter said, that Inws
tiever,:slailhersts) taking office under
from the
e
be (the
that might be formed from h
'e (tlieewas quite out of the question, and that
Party t- Right Hon. Baronet) had declined being any
B,4iff ha° the Proposed combination. The Noble
Hon.
tarent:ta Confirmed the statement of the
The e,
et. L an
of ELLENBOROUGH said, in the absence
t
111'bl'it" Brougham he had been requested by h
lippor wet Learned' Lord, 1% ho had observed that he
to leankttlient of Mr. David Pollock was said to have been
,‘Lard headwaY for a friend of his, to say that that eh
recom d Mr David Pollock for t e ap
-.tent 4, e actise before the
L.er having tlearo Pr-
abilitesj Committee of the Privy Counil with great
Currear'd that it was only after the vacancy had ec-
seh.et.litlifiltr a friend of that Learned Lord's had been
it,
ThEEw - ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL.
lirovve.► "a LE BASIL presented a petition from .fir. W.
Nee alPrchant end late of the Legislative Council of
tern slash, agains the Bill brought in by the Go-
Eau el,
a JIM sf.'"E"lr stated that upon his accession to office
of the ouud the draft of a Bill prepared on the subject
,
°tie L.l"itilation of New Zealand. The subject was
the Part deserved the greatest consideration upon
aqd a
eerkt„°t any Government entrusted with the affairs
a
vistepe-"agement of that distant colony. There was Present of between 400 miles between Auckland, the
P°ls-i seat of Government, and Wellington, the moat
einem 110 town in the island, which rendered cominuni-
tiesiefirtween those places very difficult, an dmade it
,to establ' li in the island a Legislative
uiffiene-jiv in each It-st' these
.places. There was a
:"-sets atiene-rfeipnannweyever, connected with the existence of such
`"e d' things which should be overcome,which was
f du
wlich might exist in the amount o. -
},../.'roieelt.edityt the different places b. y different authorities.
7 no ,„ at
accounts, he believed that. there would
m'atioe t;l°re difficulty in extending legislative represen-
Xx 111-1-2tle Part of the island than to the other. As
e‘,;,ae, he should be inclined to propose that the
htord'n'eh referred to it should stuud.
th—trith e,;4,,MPBELL presented a petition from* the
th °learn- acket Company, against that clause
a'tY SaviLation Bill which enforced the neces-
LSPC;' "Ying paddle-box boats.
eth...e ,l‘dl° ISA GLE resented similar petitions from
'''''4lea°l—(al and Bristolpand other steam-packet CUM..
tirthii? 1,./7)IIECK AND SALVAGE BILL. .
'"43 114-. of
CLARENDON moved the third reading
7, ill
The •
ee,,Enise h E sifki of ELLENBOROLTGH objected to that
rtai made it necessary for the beats to be of a
earise 'Nth and breadth, and considered that it would
telei,' great deal of inconvenience, unless a more ex•
e margin were aliowed.
section Earl of CLARENDON said that the samb-
el had occurred to him, but the table had been
irefully revised by the Admiralty, and they had ap-
2!ed of it as being sufficient for safety.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH hoped the Noble
171.1
~,•(Clarendon) would postpone the Bill to-morrow,
The
point might be considered in the interum.
'ee Bill w postponed accordingly.
• RATEABLE PROPERTY (IRELAND),
Orb: Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in moving the order
Pr clay tor going into Committeeße. teable
°PertY (Ireland) Bill, said that he wished to call the
Zteution of the House to it as a Bill having referencee
ecuthe Preset unfortuuate prospects in Ireland. _ Tne
the , the property was to be estimated by
ellffe"-arid jury, in order to prevent two or more
Teoreeit systems of valuation from prevailing in Ireland.
he pro c'aUses, 36 and 37, had been omitted, and those
inoP°aed should still continue so. He should also
Ile that clauses 75 and 76 be omitted.
CoNeAtises were accordingly omitted.
The 'et r\EIJLARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL.
aecoed dl4rquis of LANSDOWNE then moved the
ayee,,e. reading of this 13111. Their Lordships were
been the expense of the force for several years past
Lorenetw'rY severely felt.
Attlee, ""-UN VEAG LE said he entertained several ob-
but he. ht" the principles and provisions of this Bit!,
way 414, 10 wish to throw any impediments in the
11,° tlaoe„,.;a
,being read a second time, as it was
twit la le with the other Irish measures
Would tys:,_l the table of the House. He thought it
niore,,,e, °at fair to poste, me all these Bills till to-
P",,beetweitcheatt wishing- in the least to throw an im-
p•
-,e't)te the progress of any ne of them.
Noble ot WICKLOW said he admitted with theid
the attaikr" the importance of the Bills brought in,
when it—er of them ; but he had never seen a session
tee " was better, especially with Irish Bills. Hedid not
be Y great rea,,on, however, why a few days should not
feel tiilwed• But in respect to the present Bill he did not
monde force of the Noble Lord's remark, as on the
details reading the principle merely was involved, and
anent ' would come after to be considered when they
to,; ',lnto Committee.
tin /
°f „et,AIONTEAGLE said that the present was a great
crisia for Ireland, and their Lordships would be
tat a gross misapplication of public money if they
ttote their sanction to the present Bill. It was a mis-
With t°,_soPpose that that House had had nothing to do
well Lae constabulary of Ireland. That constabulary
Civil as well as a military force, and while they
stewere
subservient to the local authorities, while they
10 employed to fulfil their Lordships' warrants, while
ey
the. had
partly supported by votes of that House,
th a right to see that this_ l 6 0,0001. (a sum greater
we" any voted for the relief of the distress in Ireland)
Ith.4 Properly expended; o would thank their Lord-
for this grant? NotNthe people of Ireland, but the
L-4▪ lords. Would it not be better to give it to the
Ctd of Public Works in Ireland, to be expended in
aslding labour for the working classes? One word
ten!e before he sat do. wn. He prayed their Lordships
it consider the principle which was involved in this Bill.
le,„,al4rned the principle that the repeal of the Corll -
t?, entitled the landed intere,t to be relieved from some
'no local burdens to which land was subjected. Well,
th:nt if they applied this principle to Ireland, how could
with any shade of justice, refuse it to the landed
-r'le,st of En land?—(llear, hear.) He warned their
411(Irh'suiPs againstg the establishment of any precedent,
el: Ss that which the passing of this Bill would afford.
tes'citti ELLENBOROUGH said that when the pro-
the aee
in, Contained in this Bill was originally made by
livere,-`e Government the circumstances of the country
kith 14tirely different from its present state. Ile agreed
bode a "'.qble Lord that the present was not the best
!_pl„.„()
tst sfrurdng relief to the people of Ireland. When
'souPc'sed he had supported the measure, but he
d:'taking Ing into consideration the altered circume
ef- of the country, that the better course would be
Thee
dower the further progress of the measure.
of GRAFTON objected to the large
Lord~tven by this Bill to the Lord-Lieutenant.
wt)st -LuNTEAGLE hoped their Lordships would
Iran the Bill.
V this Bar„I of WICKLOW said that by the provisionsbttr
able 13n1 the landlords of Ireland would be e e
to bear the immense burdens which they would
tlaite -37 have to bear in the ensuing year. He was
(Lord(tuuished at the opposition of his Noble Friend
Lord
-the v, ONTEAGLE rose to explain.v.
4'4 f of LANSDOWNE said that the Bill
tn°1111(lecl upon one of the recommendations a Lord_
theiz;ti'a, Conarnission. The late Government had pledged
tOrdSiitliVeS to this measure, and it was the duty of their
,„/Iletahp,.P6' and especially the Noble Lords who were
Vroviai's of the late Administration, to carry out the
3estjesc,-1,4 of the Bill before their Lordships. Her Ma-
, the %zovernment thought it their duty, iu consequence
Thege of the late Ministry, to proceed with this
talhe.a' considered themselves bound to der so.
at
was th a time.
"YDS-ENTen
OFread THEsecond
POOR (IRELAND)
The BILL.
toad rej'aPtlis of LANSDOWNE rose to move the
aY re a—ng of this Bill. He proposed to postpone
settr. Marks, which he might have to make upon the
Theal the Bill, until to-morrow,
t'e Bill Bill, until
read a second time.
Thic a4a
m 4 „. LEASES (IRELAD) BILL.
tel 4 teconcl ti N
me,

The following Bills were read a third time and
passed :
The Naval and Military Departments Bill.
The Steam Nevi•ration Bill.
The Income-tax Deductions. Bill.
The New Zealand Loan Act Amendment Bill.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, the only amend-
ments proposed being those of a technical nature intro-
duced for the purpose of extending the provisions of the
Bill to ScOand.
MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON
RAILWAY.

Lord MONTEAGLE brought up the report of the
Select Committee on the Manchester and Southampton
Railway, which stated that the Bill should not be
allowed to be proceeded with.
RETURNS. _

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table
of the thiuse the minutes of the evidence given before
the Metropolitan Railway Commission ;jalso a report of
the Commissioners of Parkhurst prison, Isle of Wight ;
also a return of the amount of money paid for the Irish
police and constabulary.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS BILL.

This Bill was read a first time.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, August 24.
The SPEAKER took the Cbair at Twelve o'clock.
EST MINSTER-BRIDGE.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from several
parishes in the neighbourhood of Finsbury. stating that
as the House bad decided that Westminster-bridge
should be pulled down, they would be put to a very
heavy toll, and praying for the abolition of the tolls on
the closed bridges.
Similar petitions were presented by Mr. Wakley and
Sir F. Trench.
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Mr. WAKLEY presented petitions from Bury St.
Edmund's, and several other places, praying for the abo-
lition of flogging in the army and navy.
VAUXHALL-BRIDGE.

Mr. SIIIEL presented a petition from the inhabitants
of Vauxhall, praying that the bridge may be thrown
open. _ . -

Mr. HUME presented a similar petition.
GENERAL EDUCATION.

Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition very numer-
ously signed, praying that the House would take the
means neces•otry for the extension of education.

VIRGIN MARY HOSPITAL ESTATE BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
GLASGOW COLLEGE BILL.
On the motion of the order of the day for the third
reading of this Bill,
Mr. HUME said that he was sorry that the infor-
mation which had been sought for the Members had not
been delivered. He understood that in consequence of
the opposition he had made to the Bill it had been re-
ferred to the Attorney-General to reframe some of the
clauses. The new build►ngs were to cost 77,000 L, and in
the event of their costing more the railway company had
no power to give anything more. Had the information
been given for which he sought, then this mischief
would have been preventhd. It was the opinion of the
judges that the whole of the expenditure ought to be
under the direction of the Lords of the Treasury. He
thought there was great danger in removing the college,
for the doing so would be likely to destroy the competi-
tion between Edinburgh and Glasgow. As it was they
were going to carry thecollege two miles and a-half from
the hospital—in itself a great evil. It was allowed
by the judges that the Lords of the Treasury ought to
have the superintendence of this work and yet their
hurls were altogether tied up ; and this, too, occurred
when those Lords were entirel►• without information on
the subject. He should, therefore, move the, insertion of
a clause to secure that effeet. _ _ _

Sir 0. GREY said that the decision had been come
to, not in ignorance, but in full possession of informa-
tion, and after the very fullest inquiry. All the Govern-
ment ought to have to do with was the superintendence
of the building, and the adoption of a clause which would
give a right to the Lords of the Treasury of inspecting
the specifications of the building, and of requiring that
they be properly executed. But he did not think that
the railway company ought to he obliged to make a
new agreement.
Mr. HUME said that this clause of the Right Hon.
Baronet would serve all the purpose he !lad in view.
Mr. GREENE objected on a point of form.
Sir G. GREY said that it went merely to explain the
nature of the railway Bill, and the Government had uo
objection.
Mr. P. M. STEWART thought his Hon. Friend's
objections ought to be entertained, for a similar case
had occurred in Edinburgh, where the sum given for
the college was about 75,0001. But what was the
consequence ? Why the buildings had cost 166,000/.,
and the whole of the expense was paid by
the public. It' they pursued the same course with re-
spect to Glasgow, they would have a similar monument
of fol y —an unfinished college. . He trusted, therefore,
that the Government would adopt the proposition of the
Hon. Member for Mo‘itrose.
Sir G. GREY conceived that the effect of the propo-
sition would be to throw the expense on the Consoli-
dated Fund, and to this he was not prepared to accede.
Mr. WAKLEY quite believed that the removal of this
College from the Hospital would have the effect of
raising Glasgow as a Medical School. It was a well
known fact that no School of Medicine in London sue-
ceeded where it was at a distance from a Hospital. Let
them look at St. Thomas's, at Guy's, at University Col-
lege; why, the Schools were either a part of the institu-
tion of the Hospital, or only across the street. He
trusted therefore that care would be taken before they
moved the College from the Hospital, as this Bill pro-
posed.
Sir G. GREY said that every care had been taken.
Mr. HUME would not interpose now. The Govern-
ment bad the opportunity in their own hands, and if they
neglected their duty it was not bis fault.
Lord G. SOMERSET would not waste the time of
the House as the Bill had taken this course, but would
withdraw the amendment of which he had given notice.
The Government would have an opportunity of super-
vising the plans, and that answered his purpose.
Mr. PROTHEROE had understood that the railway
company were to build up a new college, and that the
plans which had been proposed might be carried out for
75,000/.. but that in the event of the buildings costing
more, the company were to find the means. But
now it appeared that they were only to contribute
75,000/., .and in the event of the building cost-
ing n2,Te. the money was to be derived from
swipe other source. He would, in passing, just as-
sure the Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley)
that on this Bill the Committee had taken the evidence
of the mast celebrated surgeons in both Edinburgh and
Glasgow, and they all agreed that the removal of the
college would be advantageous to the pupils. As the
elause about to be introduced would give the Lords of
the Treasury the discretionary power of directing the
buildings, he should be satisfied with the Bill.
Sir G. GREY said that the Lords of the Treasury
would take care so to exercise their power as to ensure
the best accommodation for the professors and the
pupils, end to do justice to the public.
The Bill, with the amendment, was then read a third
time and passed.
NOTICES OF MOTION, &c.

Dr. BOWRING gave notice that to-morrow he would
put a question to the Under• Secretary for the Home
Department, as to whether Sir W. Pninn (as we under-
stood) was in receipt of
.a pension, when it was granted,
and to what amount?
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• DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

Mr. DILLON BROWNE gave notice that to-morrow
he should ask a question with relation to the present
state of distress in Ireland.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
Mr. HUME wished to know whether it would be
convenient to lay before the House a document which he
believed was at present in the Home-office, furnished by
a Commission appoirved to inquire into the alterations
required in the interior of Buckingham Palace?
Sir GEORGE GREY said that he was not aware
that there was such a document in existence, and he
believed he might say with certainty that it was not in
the Home-office.

Mr. lIUME had himself seen it, and he did not see
that they should expend 150,0001. on any alteration in
the Palace, without first ascertaining whether they would
be justified in granting such a sum.
EDUCATION IN WALES.

Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know from the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, whether any steps
had been taken with a view of ascertainieg the present
state of education in Wales? It would be in their recol-
lection, that during the present session he had called the
attention of the House to that subject, with a view
that her Majesty would be graciously pleased to direct
that an inquiry should take place upon the subject; two
inspectors were, he believed appointed, who had reported
upon the subject, and the question which he wished to
ask was, whether or not the subject had received the con-
sideration of the Right Hon. Baronet, and whether it
was the intention of the Government to take any steps
in the matter.
Sir G. GREY said his attention had been directed to
the subject, and he had brought it before the Board of
E lucation, which had directed immediate steps to be
taken to inquire into the subject. It was not thought
necessary to issue a commission on the subject, and two
inspectors had accordingly been appointed. He could
assure the Hon. Member that the subject would not be
lost sight of.

difficulty was connected with the former state
of the sugar duties as regarded that country,
but the changes recently made, would, he had no
doubt, smooth away any impediments in the
course of further negotiation. He considered the
question one of the utmost importance, and would give
it every possible attention, and the House might be
assured that no pains on his part would be spared to
promote a friendly feeling between the countries.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' BILL.
The Railway Commissioners' Bill was then read a
third time and passed.
MEXICO.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
CHEQUER, that the other orders of the day be now
proceeded with,
Lord G. BENTINCK said he would take that oppor-
tunity to call the attention of the House to the present
state of the relations between the United States and
Mexico. The annual amount exported by this country to
Mexico was some half million per annum. The number of
mining and other companies in that country, conducted by
British merchants, was above sixty-five. The capital
involved was about ten millions, and the debt owing by
Mexico to Great Britain was 10,200,000/. It was
therefore evident, that anything that affected
that country was of the first impOrtance to
England. It would be in the recollection of the House,
that it was now from ten to fifteen years that the majority
of land speculators called the attention of the American
Government to the propriety of forming settlements in
Texas. The desire of speculating in land became enormous
till at last the Government of Texas transferred, for the
sum of 2,000,000 dollars, a tract of country to the extent of
400 square leagues. Mexico, the sovereign country,
refused to sanction this annexation, and from that time
it was the purpose of America to stir up rebellion
in the former country. An army of 800 men was
subsequently organised, which army consisted of 760
Americans, and only about 40 Texans. Yet this was
called the efforts of Texas for freedom. It would be
also recollected that when Mexico threw off the
domination of the elder country, it was determined
that no slaves should for the future be im-
ported, but that slavery should be altogether abolished.
Matters went thus on till the year 1845, when a further
manifesto of independence was issued at the convention
of Austen. The number of persons who signed that
convention was sixty-one, and of these forty-nine were'
Americans, yet this convention was made the excuse
for further demands on the part of America.
The designs of the United States of America did not,
however, cease with the annexation of Texas, for they
were at present seeking to aggrandise their power by
the annexation of Mexico and California. There
never was a more flimsy pretext urged for aggression
than was put forth by the United States for entering
the territory of Mexico. Never was there a case more
unjustifiable and less provoked ; and unless some inter-
ference took place Mexico must succumb, and bealso
annexed to the United States. The state of Louisiana
sent 5,000 men for the invasion of Mexico, and 2,000
more afterwards followed. As the question of the an-
nexation of .Texas was the electioneering test for the
Presidency of the United States at the late elections, so
would the annexation of Mexico be the cry in 1848. The
great object of the Americans was to extend their domi-
nion and to so great an extent did this feeling prevail, that
it was not unusual to hear this sentiment—" May the
stars that bespangle the flag of America be so thick as
to leave no room for the stripes." His object in calling
attention to this subject was, that her Majesty's Govern-
ment might be fully aware of the necessity of giving their
best attention to the movements of that country. The
organ of the United States' Government, the Washing-
ton Union, denied that there had been any offer of
mediation by this country, and as this conflicted with
the statements made by the late Government, he wished
to know from the Noble Lord at the head of foreign
affairs, whether any mediation had been offered, and
what had been the result.
Lord PALMERSTON said that he would not follow
his Noble Friend in the various topics to which he had
referred, and it was not necessary or useful for him to
do so, as the annexation of Texas and the other matters
connected therewith, had now become matters of
history. He fully agreed with the Noble Lord,
that it was impossible for two great coun-
ties to be engaged in war without doing great detri-
ment to the commerce of any other nation that might
be then engaged in trade with the belligerent powers.
He hoped, however, that as commerce would be extended,
and as nations would be. bound together by reciprocal
interests, and by the interchange of their respective pro-
ducts, a barrier would be thus raised against the inter-
ruption of friendly feeling and the chances of war.
With regard to the position .of Mexico and the United
States, he did not think there were good grounds to sup-
pose that the former would be united to the latter.
There were no less than eight or ten millions of people
inhabiting the country of Mexico, who were different in
religion and language from the people of the States, and
that being so, the question of annexation became, hecould
assure the Noble Lord, more difficult. With regard to the
question of mediation, he was glad to have an opportunity
of assuring the Noble Lord that he was mistaken in sup-
posing that no such offer was made by her Majesty's
late Government. The offer was made both to the
United States and to Mexico; but that offer merely was
that, in the event of it being acceptable to the United States,
Great Britain would give her mediation between the
two powers. In consequence, however, of the posi-
tion of this country with the United States re.pect-
ing the Oregon question, America did not accept
the offer. He hail, however, instructed Mr. Paken-
h em, the British representative in America, to
renew the offer since both to the United States and to
Mexico, and he would be shortly in a position to say
what would be the result of that offer, and whether the
mediation of this country would be accepted by those
powers.
Mr. DISRAELI said British merchants were more
deeply interested in this question than his Noble Friend
thought, and he could assure the House that those
merchants entertained a conviction that the political
existence of Mexico was at present at stake. It would,
therefore, have been some consolation to them had the
Noble Lord, the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, informed them that his negotiation had
been accepted.—(Hear, hear.) That was, in feet,
the only answer from the Treasury which ceuld give
any consolation or hope to the British merchant. He
could not find either hope or consolation in the
vague statement of the Noble Lord, that in the
development of the principles of free trade they would
find the best means of stopping foreign wars. He did
not credit that theory, and, under present circumstances,
he was less willing to credit it when the Noble Lord
told them in another part of his observations that the
reason the commercial duties of America were reduced
was to increase their means of prosecuting war.—
(Hear, hear.) Now he bad said that it was the
opinion Gf British merchants that the political existence
of Mexico was at stake, and that was, perhaps, the
best authority for his Noble Friend bringing forward
that subject almost on the last day of the session. Cir-
cumstaoces of the most fatal character might occur
in Mexico before they met again •, and it was the
knowledge of this no doubt which had induced his
Noble Friend to call the attention of Government and
the people of England to the present position of
that kingdom. The Noble Lord the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs had remarked that
the case of Texas was a matter of history. It was
because it was a matter of history that his Noble
Friend bad referred to it. It was an illustra-
tion of a system which had already proved
most prejudicial to the interests of the
English nation.--(Hear.) Now just the same system
was being pursued with regard to Mexico, and his Noble
Friend and himself, and the merchants of Eng-
land, were anxious that the case of Mexico should
not become a matter of history.—(Hear, hear.) When
the merchants of England lent their capital to Mexico
they received in return a mortgage upon two
Mexican provinces, and when the people could
not pay the interest, at a subsequent period,
in the year 1837, passed a law of compensation, which
was botn equitable and just for the English creditor.—
(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, who understood the question
well, had referred them to the very satisfac-
tory arrangement which had been come to be-
tween this country and America upon the sub-
ject of the Oregon treaty, but, in his opinion,
that treaty was only a step in advance to the con-
summation of the United States' plans with
regard to Mexico. The policy of the United States
had been to surround Mexico, and this treaty would be
the means of extending the territories of the United
States to the Pacific. Now, without meaning to com-
plain in any way of this treaty, the question with
the British merchant was, whether the Govern-
ment of this country saw a fair probability of
preserving the political integrity of Mexico They,
therefore, wished, at the close of the session, that
the attention of the country should be called to the sub
ject, in order that the Minister of the Crown should be
held directly responsible for what might occur, as far
as he could legitimately be so —(Hear.) No country in
the world was so fertile as Mexico, and it might be
said, while it produced every vegetable of other
countries—while ;it produced sugar, coffee, and to-
bacco, at the same time its mines produced the
circulating medium of Europe to the extent of 20,000,000
of dollars—(Hear, hear.) What alarmed the British
merchant was, that there existed no power of
self-government in Mexico, and every state was making
overtures to different countries for protection. There
was a large trade carried on even now between this
country and Mexico, and therefore it was, independent
of the loan, that British merchants were anxious
to have this state of uncertainty removed.—(Hear,
hear.) In 1842 he moved for returns which showed
that, upon the average, the trade between this country
and Mexico amounted to half a million sterling per
annum, while if they went back to those years, such as
1824, when peace and tranquillity prevailed in Mexico,
it exceeded one million sterling ; and had
this country preserved that tranquillity the trade
by this time must have exceeded two millions sterling.
Ministers, however, had made use of a weapon which,
when applied by an ancient monarchy, was always
strong. They hail made use of diplomacy ;
but where was the use of holding a diplomatic
intercourse with such cabinets as had latterly
existed in Mexico, at which the commandant for the
tune being of the capital was at the head, and
which seldom or never lasted more than a
month ?—(Hear, hear.) Diplomacy proved exceedingly
effective when it was resorted to between this country
and such Courts as those of St. Petersburgh and the
Tuileries. Now Government had made use of treaties
and resorted to diplomacy, but still without
effect. There was yet is third course for
them to pursue. Would they act towards
Mexico as they acted towards other states under
similar circumstances ? Would they protect Mex-
ico ? Would they do for. Mexico what they
had done for Greece ? Would they come for-
ward in combination with other great powers who had
. particular interests in Mexico and establish v. pro-

tectorate which should give Mexico ten years of tran-
quillity ? This was the question the merchants of
England wanted answered, and unless it were answered
favourably, „unless they pursued a determined and vi-
gorous policy with regard to Mexico, their North
American empire would in the end be subjected to
similar attaeks.—(Hear.)
Mr. BERNAL said he was the last man to underrate
the importance of this subject, or the valuable state-
ments of the Honourable Member for Shrewsbury,
but he, at the same time, did not believe that
any Government would be justified in adopting
the course suggested by the Noble Lord on the
data that he had put forward. The views of the
Noble Lord were most chimerical, and if carried
nto practice would be most dangerous to this country. Did
he wish the British Government to parade theracific with
our fleet for the purpose of demonstrating to America
our wishes and demands concerning Mexico ? Let
the House wait until the next meeting of Parliament
before they adopted the rnotion of the Noble Lord; because
in the meantime the United States might very probably
retrace their steps with regard to Mexico. The Eng-
li,h Government had interfered with Greece, and
he must certainly admit that the result of that inteifer-
enct- was not such as to induce him to sanction a
similar interference with Mexican affairs.

Mr. P. HOWARD said, that although the Mexicans
had not .hitherto been successful in those pitched battles
which they had fought with the United States,
he was not without hope that every well-regu-
lated mind would side with those who were de-
fending their homes and homesteads, and that
the long suffering tenacity of the Spanish character
would Cu able to maintain themselves against the well
disciplined forces of America. He hoped that the
Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) would be successful in
his efforts to settle the differences between Mexico and
America.

Mr. WAKLEY said he always consiJered the Noble
Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to be a man of
peace, and he (Mr. Wakley) must say that he had now
been put in a very anomalous position, and the Noble
Lord must feel very much struck at the complaints
now brought against him, that he had not sufficiently
interfered between two contending foreign powers.
He begged of the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) to
pursue his old policy, notwithstanding the complaints of
Hon. Members.
SMALL DEBTS BILL.

The order of the day was then read, and on the re-
port being brought up,
Lord G. SOMERSET asked the Right Honourable
Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, whether it was intended that the judges to be
appointed under this Bill should be allowed to sit in
Parliament ?

Sir GEORGE GREY said, that the Bill would in-
capacitate the judges from sitting in Parliament ?
Mr. WAKLEY said that it was with great regret
that he saw that attorneys were to be excluded from the
office of judges in the courts to be formed under the
present Bill. He did not think it wise to
exclude attorneys from these offices, and to
fix upon the public an inferior class of professional men.
He thought tke best course would be to encourage in
attorneys a feeling of emulation, and give them admis-
sion to the judgeships to be appointed under
the provisions of this Act. No arguments
had been advanced to show that this class were
disqualified from holding these offices. In consequence
of the great patronage created by this and other Bills
there would soon be no such thing as independence at
the bar, for all those persons connected with it would
seek, by their obsequiousness and obedience to t►'e
ruling powers, to obtain those situations ; and it was
most unjust, cruel, unwise, and impolitic to exclude those
parties, and he would therefore beg to renew the pro-
posal which he had made on a former occasion, namely,
to admit attorneys as judges in the courts.
On the motion of Sir G. GREY, several additional
clauses were proposed and agreed to in the Bill.
Mr. WAKLEY then rose to move the insertion of
the words in the 41st clause; after the word " barrister,"
" or as attorney-at-law."
Sir G. GREY said that, after the decision which had
already been come to on the subject, he was not prepared
to concede the proposed alteration.
Mr. WAKLEY said that in consequence of the intima-
tion of the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State,
he would withdraw his motion.

The motion was accordingly withdrawn. The report,
with several. verbal amendments was then agreed to,
and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-
morrow.
The reports upon the District Lunatic Asylum (Ire-
land) Bill, the Pawnbrokers' Bill, and the Waste
Lands (Australia) Bill, were severally brought up and
agreed to, and .ordered to be read a third time to-
morrow.
SLAVE TRADE.

In the absence of Mr. Hutt, an HON. MEMBER moved
for returns of the number of ships of all classes, includ-
ing steam-vessels, employed in any way for the suppression
of the slave trade dui ing the year ending the Ist day of
August, 1846, stating the number of men and guns,with an
estimate of the charge to the public for such service, in-
cluding stores, coals, and wear and tear of the equip-
ment, together with every other expense, distinguishing
the charges incurred by the vessels expressly employed
in suppressing the slave trade from those incurred by
the vessels incidentally engaged in that service.
An account of the number of men and officers, dead
and invalided, in the squadron employed in the
suppression of the slave trade, on the African coast,
during the year 1845; of the expenses of all hospital
establlsh:nents and refitting establishments connected
with the suppression of the slave trade in this country,
on the east and west coasts of Africa, at the Cape of
Good Hope, the islands of Ascension and St. Helena,
and elsewhere. Au Recount of the appropriation of all
sums of money received as the proceeds of vessels or other
property condemned in the courts of admiralty, Vice-ad-
miralty, or mixed commission courts, for violations of the
laws or treaties prohibiting the slave trade. Account of
all sums of money paid in each year since 1807 to cap-
tors of vessels condemned for violation of the laws and
treaties prohibiting the slave trade. distinguishing the
sums paid as head money, bounty for slaves
taken, bounty per ton register of ships taken,
and as captors' shares of the proceeds of ships
and property condemned. Acconnt of all sums of
money raid by the Crown to or on behalf of cantors, in
satisfaction or indemnification of expenses or 'damages
arising from the prosecution or seizure of vessels alleged
to be engaged in the slave trade ; also, of sums paid to
Foreign Governments, or to British or foreign persons, for
losses caused by the seizure, destruction, or condemnation
of vessels, barracoons, or other property, alleged to be en-
gaged in the slave trade, distinguishing, as far as pos-
sible, the names of the persons receiving such compensa-
tion, the dates of payment, and the nature of the injury
or loss for which compensation was made in each case,
from the year 1807 to the present time. Account of all
the expenses, as far as they can be estimated, incurred
in the naval or diplomatic services in each year, since
1807, for promoting the suppression of the slave trade,
which are not comprised in the foregoing returns.
Motion agreed to.
ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.

The SPEAKER informed the House that the recog-
nizances entertd into by the sureties to prosecute the
petition against the return of Benjamin Bond Cabbell,
Esq., for St. Alban',:, were found to be unexceptionable.
The House then adjourned at a quartPr to Four o'clock.

WORLD'S TENIPER-ANCE CON.

VENTION.

A meeting of the members composing this Conven-
tion, as well as of others interested in the Temperance
cause, was held (in compliance with the call of the
Committee of the National Temperance Society) yes-
terday evening, at Exeter Hall.
The attendance, though not so numerous as upon
former occasions, was still respectable, and the enthu-
siasm in favour of the cause, appeared to have suffered
no diminution.

Dr Beecher took the chair. and was surrounded by
several of the most distinguished advocates of teeto-
talism.

The CHAIRMAN said, when he wrote a book of six
sermons in favour of temperance, he little thought it would
have been so generally disseminated as it had been,
having been written merely for the benefit of two friends.
Less did he think that he should have been called upon
to address a meeting in London on the subjEct• but, for-
tunately for him on the present occasion, it was not very
difficult to preside at a London assembly. He would
not offer any further observations, as they would be ad-
dressed by others far more competent to do justice to
the subject than he was.—(bear, hear.)
Mr. PARKER said that he had now been an abstainer
for upwards of eight years from all alcoholic liquors.
He could not refrain from contrasting the position in
which they now stood to that which they aid some
years ago. Some years ago, even in the workshops, to
which line of life he belonged, it was the custom to ridi-
cule the teetotallers; and men amongst those who be-
longed to their Christian Church, and who led exem-
plary lives, were accustomed to join in the general feel-
ing, and to taunt them (the teetotallers) with being
"over-righteous." He trusted that the cause would
progress, and that they would be still enabled to extend
their successes, and rescue still more of their brethren
from the degradation and misery which ensued from the
indulgence in intemperance.—(Hear.)
Mr. H. PARKER said that if he had been aware that
he should have been called upon to address the assem-
bly, he would have prepared himself, and would have
been enabled to offer some observations which might
have been worthy of their attention, They were, how-
ever, all aware of the evils of intemperance, and he
eould but regret the apathy that prevailed in this coun-
try to their cause. This did not proceed from a want
of generous feeling and sympathy for what was bene-
ficial to the human race, for it was shown too strongly
in recent instances to doubt of its existence. The
people of this country felt a just indignation when one
of their fellow-creatures was lashed to death, and
they could not withhold their pity from one who,
under the influences of violent excitement. had
committed the most heinous of crimes. Now for the
tragedies of Hounslow and Guildhall the deepest sym-
pathies were excited. The papers teemed with leading
articles on the former event, but there was not a word
in reference to the cause of temperance, and yet he con-
tended that there was no cause more deserving of advo-
cacy or of popular sympathy than the cause they were
endeavouring to promote. Notwithstanding all this, he
believed the day would yet come, and it was not distant,
when their cause would have the assistance of the civil
authorities, as well as others, who would be able to con-
tribute to its success.—(Cheers.)
The Rev. Mr. ANDREWS (of Philadelphia), said,
" What does it avail a man if he gain the whole world
and lose his own soul?" And, it might be added, would it
avail them if they gave themselves up to the satiety of
a sensual and gross indulgence? Intemperance was as
destructive in its effects as the sirocco, with only this
difference, that the former was exercised entirely on
those who were made in the Image of their God. This
being admitted, it was due to their fellow-creatures not
, to rest satisfied with rescuing themselves from the deso-
lating influences of this destructive vice. This was the
duty, not only (as it was sometimes supposed) of the
Ministers of the Gospel, but of all who pretended to the
name of philanthropists. Each had his proper depart-
ment, and in that he could be useful and successful.
The ladies could be as useful in their spheres as any
others. In one case, with which he was familiar, the
success of the ladies had been most signal, And
they had succeeded in rescuing their husbands
from intemperance, and prevented their own town
from being stigmatised with intoxication. The
Washingtonian movement had contributed to the
hfeaschoinolndashtlaote to thathe
i n success
that oofotuhnetirryc air ewians America,no
longer andu n
temperate.—(Hear. hear.) He thought that if the ladies
in this country could only succeed by their eloquence in
winning their husbands from intemperance, that they
would do well to visit America, where they would find
a phalanx of females there, who would co-operate with
them, and, no doubt, effect all they could desire.—(Hear.)
The Rev. T. RAYNARD, of Philadelphia, said, that
though an American by birth, he could notfail in feel-
ing, on his landing in this country, their common origin,
and he trusted that their union in their present object
would be still more common. In America no less than
30,000 fell victims annually to the degrading vice of in-
toxication, while in this country, though he hoped it was
exaggerated, he had been informed that no less a number
than 60,000 a year sunk prematurely to the grave from the
same cause. He visited Waterloo, and while on the
scene of the memorable engagement which had there
taken place, he remembered what had been said by the
eloquent historian, that 12.000 had fallen on the field.
But what was the case with respect to intemperance ?
Why, from the number of deaths that were recorded to
have taken place in this country, there could not be
less amornzst their fellow countrymen than 600,000 ine-
briants.— (Hear, hear.) In America the presbyterian
clergymen had been most untiring in their exertions in
the cause of temperance. In that country, among the
clergymen whom he visited, he could conscientiously
state that he had n, ver seen any alcoholic liquors on
their tables. It was metaphysically true, that when
a practice was indulged in, of whatevtr description it
might be, the person who was accustomed to resort to
it habitually, would in course of time proceed to justify
that practice.—(Hear, hear.) Now, he could not
help thinking that unless the clergymen of this
country imitated the example of their Transatlantic
fellow-ministers, and refrained from the use of alcoholic
iquors themselves, that they must necessarily become
the:advocates of its use in others, and at length become
the ridiculers of those who profess the doctrines of te m-
peranee.--•-(Hear, hear.) Much remained in the hands
of the females, and if they exerted themselves, there
could be little doubt of their success.—(Hear, hear.)
The Rev. Mr. OSBURN, of Rhode Island, after some
few observations, said that on his way to Cork, he had
the honour to visit Father Mathew, and to hear his
opinion as to the present condition and prosperity of the
cause. When he (the speaker) asked that Reverend
Gentleman whether it was true, as had been asserted,
that the cause of teetotalism was decreasing, Mr. Mathew
answered, " No—it stands, at all events, in precisely
the same condition • but I think it is increasing. I ad-
ministered the pledge to no less than 4,000 persons in
Limerick yesterday."—(Hear and cheers.)
Mr. K. A. SMITH, having passed a high eulogium on
the chairman,- said that it had been asserted that educa-
tion would remove intoxication. So it would, certainly,
if properly conveyed. But what was senerally under-
stood by education would not effect this. He remem-
bered a case that had occurred lately at a police-office,
which in some degree proved his assertion. A person
was brought before a magistrate, charged with drunken-
ness. His appearance indicated that he belonged to a
respectable class of society, and the magistrate, ad-
dri smog him with a severe countenance, fined him 55.,
and the following dialogue ensued :
Prisoner—" I am extremely glad that I have the plea-
sure of your Worship's company, but it is greatly di-
minished, by thinking that I have to pay ss. for it.
Megistrate—" Sir, you must learn to respect the
bench.

Prisoner—l can assure you I feel a great respect for
the bench. I have a friend on the beach, ready to take
the benefit of the Act. —(A laugh.)
Magistrate—Young man, I must commit you.
Prisoner—My friend, I have committed myself.
- Magistrate—l must fine you ss.
Prisoner—l wish I could find ss. I have not got a
crown, I have only a sovereign.
Magistrate—Well, you must change it.
Prisoner—What, do you take me for a revolutionist.
Change my Sovereign—l would not do it for the world.
Magistrate (turning to the officer)—Why, this man
is drunk.
Officer—Yes, sir. He was not able to stand.
Prisoner—No, lam not. I cannot stand 6s.
Magistrate—Take him away. Let him be confined
till he shall be sober.

Prisoner—There is a fine magistrate. He first fines
me for drunkenness and then orders me to be locked
up till I got sober.—(Great laughter.) Now there
was wit and a degree of genius, yet you see it had not
the effect of preventing the poisessor from intoxication.
The speaker, after some further observations, concluded
by announcing that the collection would then be made.

- After the collection the meeting was addressed by the
Chairman '(who was obliged to leave), the Rev. J.
Adams, the Rev. J. Marsh (United States). &c. &c., who
urged the usual arguments in support of total ab-
stinence.
The meeting then separated.

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PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND).

A BILL PurruLED AN ACT TO AUTHORISE
T:'.}l APPLICATION OF MONEY FOR THE
PURPOSES OF LOANS FOR CARRYING ON
PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND.
Whereas an Act was passed in the second year of the
reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti-
tuled an Act for the Extension and Promotion of Public
Works in Ireland: and whereas another Act was passed
in the seventh year of the same reign, intituled an Act to
amend an Act passed in the first and second years of his
present Majesty, for the Extension and Promotion of Pub-
lic Works in Ireland: And whereas another Act was
passed in the first year of the reign of her present
Majesty, intituled an Act to amend the Acts for the
Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ire-
land: And whereas another Act was passed in the
second year of the reign of her present Majesty, inti-
tuled an Act to authorise a further issue of Exchequi r-
bills for Public Works and Fish, ries and Employment of
the Poor ; and to amend the Acts relating thereto. And
whereas another Act was passed in the third year of the
reign of her nresent Maj,sty, intituled an Act to externa
and amend the paovisions of the Acts for th, Extension
and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland ; and for the
Recovery of Public Moneys advanced for the use of coun-
ties, parishes. and oth,,,r districts in Ireland, on the fai,h
of Grand Jurr Presentments and Parochial Assess-
ments. And whereas another Act was passed in the fifth
year of the reign of her present Majes:y, intituled
an Act to atuhorise the advance of Money out of
the Consolidated Fund to a limited amount, for carry-
ie.. on Public Works and Fisheries and Employ meat
of the Peor ; and to amend the Acts authorising the
issue of Exchequer-bills for the like purposes : And
whereas another Act was passed in the seventh year of
the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act to
amend the Acts for carrying on Public Works in Ireland:
And whereas another Act was passed in the ninth year
of the reign of her present Majesty. intituled ae Act for
the further amendment of the Acts for the Extension
and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland: And
whereas by an Act passed in the present session of Par-
liament, intituled an Act to authorise the advance of
Money out of the Consolidated Fund for carrying on
Public Works and Fisheries and Employment of
the Poor, the Commissioners of her Majesty's
Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland for the time being are empow-
ered, by warrant under the hands of any three or
more of them, to charge the Consolidated Fund of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and to
direct the issue or payment thereout to the account of
the CommissiorPrs for the time being for the reduction
of the national debt of a sum or sums of money not ex-
ceeding three hundred and sixty thou4and pounds per
annum during the five years next ensuing the fourth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-
seven, by quarterly instalments or issues, not exceeding
ninety thousand pounds per quarter, the same to become
due on the fifth day of January, the fifth day of April.
the fifth-day of July, and the tenth day of October in each
year, the first instalment thereof to become due and pay-
able on the sth day of April, one thousand eight hun-
dred and forty-seven: And whereas sundry advances or
loans have been made by the Commissioners of Public
Works in Ireland under the said first recited Act, and
the several Acts since passed for amending and extend-
ing. the same ; for the purposes in the same Acts speci-
fied, and great benefits have been derived therefrom,
and further advances or loans are required for the like
objects: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most
excellent Majesty. by and with the advice and consent
of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in
this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority
of the same, that the Commissioners of Public Works
for the time being shall be Commissioners for the execu-
tion of this Act.

11. And be it enacted, That the said Commissioners 1
of her Majesty's Treasury, by warrant under the hands
of any three or more of them, may direct from time to
time, that out of the sum. not exceeding three hundred
and sixty thousand pounds per annum, which by the said
Act of this present session of Parliament they are au-
thorised to charge on the Consolidated Fund of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and
eit'eh they are authorised to direct to be paid
to the account of the Commissioners for the re-
duction of the national debt during the term of
five years next ensuing the fourth day of April,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, by quar-
terly instalments or issues not exceeding ninety thousand
pounds per quarter, as aforesaid, that there shall issue
and be paid unto the said Commissioners for the re-
duction of the national debt during the said term of five
years, a sum not exeeeding fifteen thousand pounds per
quarter, to b at the disposal of the said Commissioners
of Public Works, as hereinafter mentioned, such quar-
terly instalments or issues to become due en the fifth day
of January, the fifth day of April, the fifth day of July,
and the tenth day of October in each year, the first in-
stalment thereof to become due and payable on the fifth
day of April. one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven,
111. And be it enacted, that for the purpose of re-
ceiving the said quarterly instalments, the said Com-
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt shall
continue or cause to be continued the separate account
already opened with them at the Bank of England,
under the title of "The Commissioners for the Re-
duction of the National Debt, on account of tke Public
Works Loan Fund for Ireland," which account the
Governor and Company of the Bank of England shall,
and they are hereby required, to continue in their
hooks accordingly ; and the said Commissioners for
the 11-,duction of the National Debt shall continue
and keep. or cause to be continued and kept, in their
of..fico, ,i.h,)ok or books, in which all moneys transferred to
the said last-mentioned account by virtue of this Act,
and the sa;d recited Act of the seventh year of the reign
of her present Majesty, shall be kept apart from all
other moneys. and such moneys shall be by the same
Commissioners held subject to the disposal of the said
Commissioners of Public Works for the several purposes
of the said first-recited Act, and the other Acts amend-
ing the s ime, and of this Act.
IV. And be it enacted, That when the said Commis-
sionera of her Majesty's Treasury shall have sanctioned
any 1 under this Act or any of the above-recited
Acts, ai d the said Cotntnissioners of Public Works
shall have ascertained that any sum of money
is required to be issued on account of such loan.
they shall forthwith certify the amount of such issue to
the Commissioners for the reduction of the national
debt for the time being; and in every such certificate
the loan in payment of which such issue is required, and
the party or parties to whom such issue is intended to
be made shall be stated; and upon every such certifi-
cate being produced to the officer of the said Commis-
sioners for the reduction of the national debt, the
Comptroller- General, or Assistant-Comptroller, or
chief clerk acting under the last-named Commis-
: sioners, shall upon the back of such certificate endorse
and sign an order for the payment of the sum men-
tioned in such certificate to the Governor and Company
of the Bank of England to be placed by them
to the account of the Governor and Company of the
Bank of Ireland, for the separate account and credit of
the Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland, on account
of the Public Works Loan Fund for Ireland. to be by
him paid over on the warrants of the said Commission-
ers of Public Works: Provided always, that approval of
such issue by the Commissioners of ker Majesty's Trea-
sury shall appear on such certifica'e under the hand of
one of their secretaries, and that the amount of such
issue shall not exceed the sum for the time being stand-
ing in the name of the said Commissioners for the Re-
duction of the National Debt, subject to the disposal of
the said Commissioners of Public Work.s.

authority of the said recited Acts or thi. 'of].4
them, in such or the like manner as if
particularly and severally re-enacted in ay/1/4 Tineffiktim
Act, or as near thereto as the difference Or ttfe'cireuin-
stances will admit, except so far only us the same are
amended or alte:ed by any of the said Acts or by
this Act.

V. And be it enacted, That every such order of the
officer of the said Commissioners for the Reduction of
the National Debt, before the issuing thereof, shall be
entered by the clerk or other proper officer, and shall be
countersigned by the actuary or other chick officer act-
ing under the said Commissioners for the Reduction of
the National Debt, and shall be addressed to the cashiers
of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England ;
and such cashiers, or one of them, shall, upon the pro-
duction of every such order, pay the sum mentioned
therein to the Governor and Company of the Rink of
England ; and the signature of one of the cashiers of
the said Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land, shall be a sufficient discharge to the said Commis-
sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt.

XI. Ar,d be it enacted, That this Act may be amended
or repealed by any Act to be passed in this session of
Parliament.

DRAINAGE-IRELAND.

VI. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners for
the reduction of the National Debt shall cause to be
made up for examination and audit an annual account
to the thirty-first day of December in each year of the
recipts, payments, and balances on the said account so
directed to be kept by them in respect of the said Public.
Works Loan Fund for Ireland as aforesaid, and shall
deliver the same to the Commissioners for auditing the
public accounts.

The following are extracts from the fourth annual re-
port of the Commissioners acting in pursuance of the
Act sth and 6th Victoria, c. 89, with the Acts Bth and
9th Victoria, c. 69. and 9th Victoria, c. 4. amending the
same. The said rep.irt ha; juit been presented to both
Houses of Parliament by command of her lAtije,ty
TO THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HER 3IAJEsTY'S
TREASURY.

Office of Public Works, Dublin, August 8.
May it please your Lordships—',ve have the honour
to submit this our fourth anointl report of procek flings
under the provisions or the al'ov,--named Acts, for the
year ended the 31st December, 1843

- I❑ our former reports we have described the operation
and principles of the Drcina•,;e Act, and the general
state of drainage in Ireland previous to the passing of
the Acts above recited. To these reports, therefore, %‘e
refer for information on these subjects, and now con-
tinue the account of our proceedings, and what may, to
a great extent, he deemed the history of drainage in
Ireland.

VII. And be it enacted, That the Governor and Com-
pany of the Bank of Ireland shall continue the account
already opened in their Books with the Pa) master of the
Civil Services of Ireland under the title of " The Pay-
master of the Civil Services, on account of the repay-
rn, nt of loans for Public Works;" and moneys which
shill from time to time be repaid in respect of loans
made under this Act, or in respect of the intere't
thereof, shall be carried to the credit of the same ac-
count.

'[he results of the surveys and inquiries made during
the year 1845, and the gradual progress of the works in
course of execution, together with their success so far as
they have been c)mpleted, clearly demonstrate the ad-
vantages to be derived both by individuals aid the pub-
lic from the general operation of the Drainage Acts, and
have confirmed our views as to their applicability to the
present circumstances of this country ; we are further
glad to observe that these results have given confidence
to the parties interested. and have aroused very gene-
rally the attention of proprietors to the dormant capa-
bilities of the country, and the facilities afforded for their
development. _ _

groin the date of our last report, the, 17th of June,
1845, to the termination of the year, there were but nine
new applications received. but some of these were for
districts of very considerable extent, involving not only
measures of drainage, but of improvcri mill power and
navigation.
During the period referred to, in addition to the exe-
cution of works, and the holding of public meetings pur-
suant to the Act, our attention was directed to the com-
pletion of the preliminary surveys and inquiries in those
parts of the country from which applications had been
received, and more especially the extensive districts of
Loughs Neagh, Corrib, Mask, and Carra, and the Shan-
non and Erne Junction navigations, all described in our
last report, in which several projects, drainage, naviga-
tion, and mill-power are combined.
In carrying out these preliminary inquiries we were
to a considerable extent retarded by the extraordinary
demand created by railway speculation fur the profes-
sional services of engineers and surveyors, of which all
persons not controlled by fixed appointments naturally
availed themselves.
Another source of delay in our proceedings mostly was
the difficulty experienced by parties interested in pro-
moting drainage measures, in raising by voluntary con-
tribution sufficient funds to defray the expense of the
preliminary proceedings, as required by the original
Act ; and this, coupled with the partial failure of the
potato crop last year, and the consequent necessity which
became, even then, apparent of providing for the labour-
ing classes increased employment this season, induced
many parties to call urgently for an amendment of the
Act, as regarded some of its provisions, with a view to
expedite and facilitate our operations under it.
The result has been the amended Act 9 Vict., c.
which was passed by the Legislature early in the present
year, by which greatly increased facilities have been
afforded for carrying into effect the provisions and prin-
ciples of the original Act. _

The readiness- with which both proprietors and tenants
have availed themselves of the provisions of the Drainage
Acts to effect improvements, for the cost of which they
are themselves respectively liable, affords an interesting
evidence of the beneficial effect of the new law, and the
advantage likely to accrue from its enactment.
In addition to the facilities already afforded by the
Legislature, the Government have intimated to the
Commissioners, that in the three great projects of navi-
gation, connected with drainage, described in our last
report—viz., Lough Neagh, the Junction Navigation,
and Loughs Corrib, Mask, and Carra, as well as in a
fourth now under examination, for opening a communi-
cation between Lough Erne and the lakes adjacent, it is
their intention to recommend a vote of Parliament for a
free grant, to the extent of a moiety of the cost of the
navigation portion of those measures, the other moiety
to be paid by the baronies benefited ; while the cost of
the works for the drainage of the adjacent lands will be
defrayed by the proprietors of the _oil.
This equitable and liberal proposition has given very
LYoneral satisfaction, and the nece3sary proceedings under
the Acts for carrying out the combined measures in
question are now in progress.
The memorials or numb, r of projects applied for under
the Act up to the 31st of December, 1545. have amounted
in all to 40 ; spread over 29 counties in Ireland, and
comprising 140 347 acres, proposed to be drained and
Unproved ; whilst the cost of the woiks f. r the combined
purposes of drainage, navigation, and mill power, so far
as the surveys have enabled us to estimate, may amount
to about 793,000/.

VIII. And be it enacted, That as soon as any sum of
money shall have been so lodged to the credit of the
said account of the Paymaster of Civil Services, on ac-
count of the repayment of loans for Public Works, the
said Comrnissione'r for Public Works shall, upon a noti-
fication thereof, cause to be made out and delivered to
the Paymaster cf Civil Services a statement of the
proper appropriation of such payment, whether for ac-
count or interest or principal, or how much for each re-
spectivt ly, upon which the said Paymaster of Civil Ser-
vices shall cause to be prepared accordingly the proper
receipt or voucher, and send the same to the said Com-
missioners of Public Works, who shall thereupon cause
the sum or sums therein mentioned to be entered on the
ito,:lts of the said Commissioners to the credit of the loan
or account of which such payment shall have been made;
and such receipt, when so entered, shall be delivered to
the party or person on whose account such payment
shall have been so made, and such receipt shall be suffi-
cieet discharge to the party or person paying the same.
IX. And be it enacted, 'feat every sum of money
shall be paid into the Bank of Ireland to the ac-
count of the Payrra.;ter of Civil Services, on account of
the repayment of loans for Public Works under this
Act, shall from time to time, immediately on such
payments being made, be transferred to the Governor
and Company of the Bank of Ireland, to the account
kept by the B.lnk of England with her Majesty's Ex-
chequer, and when so transferred shall be carried to and
made part of the Consolidated Fund of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
X. And be it enacted, That all the enactinnts con-
tained in the said recited Acts relating to Public' Works
is Ireland, or any of them, shall, except as herein oth(r7
wise provided, extend to this Act, and to all things
done or directed to he done by the said Commissioner's
of her Majesty's Treasury, or the said Commissioners
of Public Works, or their S.,cretary for the time being;
or any other persons or bodies corporate, under this

HARRY D. JONES.
BROOK T. OTTLEY.
J. RADCLIFF.
WM. T. MULVANEY.

BAREFACED SWINDLE.

One of the most complete cases of " doing" a tradei-
man we have heard of for some time has been mentioned
to us, in which the acuteness of Mr. Best, grocer, Cum-
brland- street, has decidedly been bettered, notwith-
standing the apparent paradox, in testimony whereof it
may be stated that he has been victimised to the tune of
some la It appears that some weeks since a woman,
having the appearance of a servant, called at Mr. Best's
house, and made some inquiries respecting his lodgings,
representing that she was named Sarah Wilkings, and
was the housemaid to Sir Robert Geneves, who, with
" Lady Margaret," was staying at Cocktatn's, Exeter,
and desired to reside a short time in this locality. Mrs.
Best told the usual charge for her lodgings, namely five
guineas per week, but an almost insuperable objection
was raised in limine. The faithful housemaid had been
instructed to hire lodgings at six guineas, and the
worthy Baronet would not be content with any apart-
ments and attendance that cost less. The value re-
ceived seemed actually to be a less consider-
ation with him than the sum demanded. Oh !
he was so aristocratic, and Lady Margaret " such a,
nice person." Mrs. Bust and the commissioned servant
were about to part on the same; when the latter sug-
gested that the difficulty might be got over by a short
and easy method, namely, upon the principle of a man
being more satisfied by being '6 well pleased than well
served ;" couldn't Mrs. Bost charge six guineas, and
please all parties? This ought to have been sutllcient
to disclose the dishonesty of the woman at once, but it
was not perceived. Mrs. Best demurred to any such
proceeding, but ultimately, the " housemaid" deter-
mined to write off to Sir Robert. In due course she
alleged ;she had received an answer, and the lodgings
were to be taken, the servant remaining there " to
prepare the way before him." Presently a letter was
received from Sir Robert by Wilkings, informing her
of his expected arrival on a certain day,; and ordering
a splendid dinner to be prepared. This was done in the
best possible style, and by the most skilful " gastronomic
regenerators," as the new fangled phrase now is.
Lo ! no Sir Robert appeared, and in the misery of
disappointment, Wilkings took the meats that now
" coldly furnished forth the lodger's table," and by
means of a subsequent " letter" managed to explain
the cause of Sir Robert and Lady Margaret having
broken appointment. Meanwhile goods came from
all quarters for Sir Robert Geneves, and were
handed to the eustody of the confidential house-
maid—she even went to a respectable person and en..
gaged her daughter as a lady's maid, to wait upon the
very nice Lady Margaret." Other dinners were or-
dered, other disappointments ensued, other cold meats
came to the share of Sarah. At length a letter was
received from Sir Robert, in which he said, " give my
compliments to Mrs. Best," and Mrs. Best, who knew
nothing of the lion. Baronet, and who believed the lion.
Baronet knew nothing of her, thought this rather too
strong. Shortly after a letter was dispatched to
Coekram's, and an answer returned to the effect that
no such parties as Sir Robert and Lady Geneves were
known at the New London. The clever Sarah was up
to a thing or two, and either getting scent of this, or
thinking she had gone as far as she could venture with.
safety or convenience to herself, walked off as much ask
she possibly could of " Sir Rohirt's articles," fur,
nished by parties in Stonehouse and elsewhere, and
quietly set her locomotives to work on Monday last,
since which time she has not been heard of. A war-
rant has beets issued for her apprehension.—Deuon-
port Paper.

The Derorport Independent gives a long account of an
excursion made by her Majesty to Cotehele House on Fri-
day morning. Her Majesty returned at four o'clock, and
dined on board the Victoria and Albert. Prince Albert was
t‘) make an excursion to Dart more on Saturday, and on Mon-
day (yesterday) the royal party left for the Scilly Wanda.
visiting Falmouth and St. Michael's Mount on their way
thither.
PAINTING ON LAVA.—On this subject, respecting
which we offered some remarks in our last number, hr.
Delecluze has stated some particulars to the Journal d
Debats, which we may here recapitulate. The process (he
says) is not new, but was prttjeated twenty years ago, by Pd.
Morteleque, a manufacturer of vitrifiable colours. Occupied
during much of his life in perfectin,, the art of enamel
painting, he experimented on various substances with a view
to obviating the injurious effects of the expansion and con-
traction of the metals on which the white enamel for the
reception of painting is ordinarily applied. After many
attempts, M. Morti•leque thought of lava—but there
remained to be overcome one objection to paintings
on enamel—a certain vitreous appearance, unsuitable to
the imitation of opaque objects. To the cure of this
,evil M. MortiAeque now devoted his efforts; and having
obtained a white enamel capable of being applied on lava, and
whose elements permit the use of colours and their simul-
taneous development, he composed a white, which, mixed
with other colours, gives them a solidity of tone, that brings
enamel painting nearly to the perfection of painting on oils,,
and even allows of re-touching to an important extent. His
son-in-law, M. Hachette, followed in the sante course; and
amongst those who were struck with the applicability of
this process to the decoration of edifices was M. Hittorf, the
architect of Saint Vincent-de-Paul. The material in (1110).1..
lion was brought into use fir the inscription of theiniatz%
anf
-treets in the capital. M. Abel de Pujol
altar of the church of St. Elizabeth;
and
aitci7y
for historical
deter-
mined to make that attempt upon
has
r
gaited in thestrikinik
then
compositions on a vast scale, which
t. employed
performance by M. Jollivet.-41r