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which Was trust property, bat in they
bad also incurred debts amounting to 1,150,0001.—
(Rear, hear.) Was there any check upon this ex
rTriditure? One of the witnesses examined before the
Committee admitted that in 1841-2 11,0001. had been
expended, for which he could find no vouchers
'f,%.hatever.— (Hear, hear.) This sum appeared to
°loe been expended without a Treasury letter or a
Treasury warrant. Another witness said that hi the
Year 1848 a sum of 48,000/. was wholly unaccounted
for. There was no audit with any authority over the
accounts, and it was proved that the Treasury had been
called
fo
led upon to authorise expenditure after it had taken
Place. If it were possible r any one to discharge the
duties Lord
of the First Commissioner satisfactorily, the Noble
'cord (Lord Seymour) would be one of those most likely
I,'e do So.—(Cheers.) It was only the system of which
complained, and be must say, that if the board
Were compelled to collect revenue, as did the Excise,
and at the same time to expend it like the Admiralty,
there would always be the liability to abuse and extra-
vagsince.—(Hear, hear.)
8 Lord DUNCAN replied—He did not say that the
;141 toet.tioned in his resolution had been withheld from
Parliament, but that the payments had been withheld
from; the Exchequer. A great principle was involved
:4 his resolution, viz., whether the House of Commons
"ght not to have the control and management of the
public money. He (Lord Duncan) asserted that they
ought, and with this assertion his Noble Friend had not
attempted to grapple.—(Hear, hear.) His Noble Friend
had promised to bring in a Bill last year, but nothing
Bal come of it. When his Noble Friend brought in his
for dividing the Board into two parts it should have
lasuPPort.
The House then divided, when there appgared—
For the motion . 120
Against it ... ..• 119
Majority against Ministers ... --1
?tar. LACY moved for and obtained leave to bring in
4
1 ill to prevent the forcible detention of females in re-
'gjous houses.
Sir G. PECHELL, in moving for a return of the
I,7Pral sums of freight money received by the treasurer
of Greenwich Hospital since the 31st day of February,
h,,t(,), with the date of such payments, and whether on
;‘;,`"ic,
in
private account; also, the name of the ship or
ea'sel in which the treasure was conveyed, and of the
wrairt or offi:ier commanding the same, said it was
11 known that the money paid by the merchants for
." conveyance of specie led to improper patronage and
jobbing,
Sir F. BARING said that strict orders had been given
to
i_ the admirals and captains of stations to prevent the
irregularities complained of.
he was then agreed to.
Onthe motion of. .Colonel DUNNE, returns of all ap-
peals, from the decisions of the Commissioners for the
ol'e„of Encumbered Estates in Ireland, with the decision
pl• le Privy Council on each such appeal; and, of ap-
thleations made to the said Commissioners, or any of
ti etzl, for liberty to appeal; and the grounds of applica-
c,u for appeal in each case, were agreed to.
s uo the report of the votes agreed to in Committee of
13Ply far the Navy being brought up,
eisilr• HUME said, that although he bowed to the de-
rsd3n of the House on the votes proposed on the pre-
vious evening, still he wished to put on record his opi-
neh° and therefore moved now the resolution which he
tad then proposed, but was prevented by the rules of
ti
a House from moving.
The motion was put and negatived without a division.
o answer to a question from Mr. HUME,
Sir P. BARING said that the new regulations as to
th
e grog and victualling of the navy had been well re-
ed
tr. on all foreign stations from which the Govern-
-men
t had had communications.
The several votes agreed to yesterday were then re-
potted, and the other business on the paper having been
tu
sPoied of, the House adjourned at Half-past Seven.

BLEWITT WaS accidentally shut out from the
/1810 n on Lord Duncan's motion, which he was pro-
Pared to support.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
REFORNI ASSOCIATION.
itlir,—On Monday the 10th, came on the annual strug-
lir. ion Supply. Your party, meaning the party which
title to take your side, merited every depreciatory
ao e that has ever been bestowed upon it. Is it not
canaething hard, that a man, for instance, like myself,
theobey the wishes of his constituents by voting for
th° smallest number of men and monies, without having
I,4,aPpearance of throwing up his cap for the Pope
fq,:4the Slave Trade? I was jeered in the lobby,
4' 'raving at last been made to vote against the Afri-
katl,squadron. Oa the whole however, as far as re-
myself, I doubt whether much was taken in that
'eetion by the motion. And it is further worth noting,
t6,t When the Amendment was proposed with the inser-
61Of an allusion to the squadron, it was refused
ci`ne Chairman, and not permitted to be put till it was
m'lced to a simple proposal to reduce the number of
en.

v5,°2 Tuesday a motion was made by Lord Duncan,
ite Similar in spirit to what was carried a few years
th° by Dr. Bowring, for bringing the expenditure of
I,e Public revenues under the more immediate control of
k‘rliftrnent; and oddly enough was carried by the same
stalority of one, the numbers being 220 against 219. A
I)6IPIZe mixture of Tories and Liberals will be seen in the
ell 3 p:',Mon list. It is great pity events of this nature, de-
pent on the junction of your enemies and becaßuse
11.7 Y are your enemies, cannot in bOO way be prevented.
4 14; it is neithor in you nor me to hinder it. On the
okrit of your professed friends, it is portion of the
th en plan • and like ague fits, we must shake and gat
tough them if heaven wills.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, 12th March, 1851.
C'

AN WE fiOPE for UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE?
4" Consider the case of the huge unenfranchised class,"
aYs a writer in the last number of the Leader—" the
immense class that does the labour of the country—
tr
weiator of its wealth, supply of its power—the 'People.'
nat ground is there for resisting the demand of that
ft'oyha to be enfranchised? Is
property' warranted in re-
-114,81°R, by the plea that it has taken upon itself the whole
teuen of taxation? No such thing—the great body of
une People still bears the mass of the burden. Mass
prr„" mass, you say: yes, but then you must make ' re-
tit:sectation coequal with taxation.' The working
34es are the most heavily taxed, yet they aro denied
toe Fights of citizenship; their right to. labour or even
theyce is disputed—most philosophically disputed;
14 have been plundered of the broad lands, bequeathed
iv`rast to the Church for their benefit; by the compe-
-I,N laws of a false ceconomy they are excluded from
4rY share of profits'—the monopoly of capital; they
tie told to obey the laws, but are denied national educa-
di'.a• Is it wonderful that they labour under chronic
h''ecntent, or that they gather new hopes of change
°?:i the existence of the Non-Government?
of Universal
the middle class has an interest in the question
Nip,„',.,fllversal Suffrage. At present that class stands to•
14-L;fl tho working classes in the most odious ligh'..
thlu anarchy, with all its insiduous covert perils,
tr,().nle discontent, hope in change animated by a hostile
ttl'lt"---those are the traits of the times. Then have not
abaiddle class an interest in bringing about a more
:,,)leaonae state of feeling?
th An interest'! Ay, something far better and higher
insa that. Trade may have cramped the natural feel-
-08 in the middle class; but depend upon it, there is no.
the„
number of men in whom the strongest feelings, if
r:„Y can only be reached and evoked, are the natural
th",'Y instincts cf. the heart, the impulse to do good for
I°'ve of God and man, the love of nobleness. Let
I.ll3Peal be made by honest bold men, to natural gene-
lit,-""7, and we are confident that the middle class will
liVer it as heartily us they answered the Reform ap-
r:4i, or the summons to resist the invasion of Buona-
;,itte• Not for self-interest—that never animates
k`
Irbeat concourses to consentaneous action; but for the
'e of what is good and great, the enjoyment of poli-
tcal vitality.
"

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, MARCEL 11.
took their
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
their accustomed early walk this morning in Os-
borne Park.
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the
younger branches of the Royal Family walked and rode.
0,14.1a0 Marchioness of Douro relieved the Viscountess
.11,11ing as Lady in Waiting this day.
ter° was no addition yesterday to the Royal dinner
party.

halt. deputation from London, Liverpool, and Birming.
on the subject of the adulteration of coffee, con-
k,,ting of Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P. (chairman), Mr. G.
w
""tt, M.P.; Messrs. Twining. Peek, Drane, Quick,
(Z'trebus, Henry Cooper, Turner, and Ferrer, j un.
"dea); Messrs. Shand, Bramley-Moore, Sharpe, and
arison (Liverpool); and Mr. Griffin (Birmingham),
bad an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at
Pcoal residence in Downing-street. The Chancellor
Oat th,e Exchequer was present with Lord John Russell
pa interview.
"Zif,ll" William Clay, M.P., had an interview yesterday
8;,." Sir George Grey, at the Home-office. Sir John
1 Gsg°Yne had also an interview with the Right Hon.
entleman.
itl4r. John Wool, Chairman of the Board of Inland
evenue, had an interview yesterday with Lord John
Russell, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr.
jo
01.114 Wood had also an interview with the Chancellor
,toe Exchequer yesterday.
11:',1,deputation, consisting of Mr. Divett, M.P., Mr.
ttrTuaol (secretary). and Mr. Clark (solicitor) of the
petiatol and Exeter Railway Company, and Mr. Charles
(IA rkes, Parliamentary agent, had an interview yester-
of ctwitb, the Commissioners of Railways, at the Board
The,
lti,Z° American Minister had an interview with the
Honourable Henry Labouchere yesterday, at the
cAkrd of Trade.
*". deputation, consisting of Major Beresford (North
aunties Union Railway), Mr. Lang (Direct London
Pertsrnouth Railway), Mr. Young (secretary), and
Ij• Parks (solicitor), had an interview with the Corn
"ieners of Railways yesterday at the Board of Trade.
th,The Oxford University Commission met yesterday at
b official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
ljewnaing-street. Present—the Bishop of Norwich, the
er:tr.ri of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. H.
1-iiddell, J. A. Dampier, Esq., the Rev. G. H. S.
°Janson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary).
M, kd the

—IIE COPYHOLD COMMISSION. -On .onday
printed. annual report of the Copyhold Commissioners wa
It appears that fifty-three enfranchisements have
a been made since the last report. The Commissioners consi-
er that enfranchisements of co holds would considerably
tent,"Be, provided that money rent-charges, instead of corn
eharges, were allowed, and that three-fourths of the
trants, with the con t of the lord, should bind the others
sen
makeeafranchisementg.