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London, England, 1834-06-20 00:00:00

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.

JOHN CLARK, linen-draper, Godalming, Surrey.
SAMUEL BRADY, grocer, Kingston-upon-Thames.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
HENRY CAPPER, tea-dealer, Strand.
BANKRUPTS.

THOMAS CONROY, wine-merchant, Leiceister-
place, Leicester-square, to surrender June 28, at ten, and
Aug. 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hor-
ton, New-street, Bishopsgate ; Carman, Lothbury, offi-
cial assignee.
OLIVER DELANY WARD, otherwise OLIVER
DE LANCEY WARD, merchant, Manchester, July 1
and Aug. 1, at two, at the Commissioner's-rooms, Man-
chester. Heald, Warnford, Throgmorton-street, London ;
Heald, Manchester.
JAMES SMITH, currier, Liverpool, July 9, and Au-
gust 1, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool.
Chester, Staples Inn, London ; Finlow, Clarendon-build-
ings, Liverpool.
EDWARD BROWN, cotton-spinner, Heaton Norris,
Lancashire, July 1, and Aug. 1, at one, at the Commis-
sioners'-rooms, Manchester. Hampson, Manchester ; Ad-
lington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row, London.
RICHARD NOTT, jun., RICHARD NOTT, sen.,
and WILLIAM DE LISLE NOTT, iron-merchants,
Bristol, July 8, and Aug. 1, at two, at the Commercial-
rooms, Bristol. Clarke and Medcalf, Lincoln's Inn-fields,
London; Savery and Clark, Bristol.
ROBERT BRIDGES, grocer, Twickenham, Middle-
sex, June 28, and Aug. 1, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Wire, St. Swithin's-lane, London ; Turquand,
Copthall-buildings, official assignee.
THOMAS ATKINSON, chemist, Gloucester, July 1,
ane Aug. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom,
Abchurch-lane, official assignee ; Pearce, Chatham, Kent;
and Walmsley, Keightle, and Parkin, Chancery-lane,
London.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

THIS EVENING.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 25 minutes past five
o'clock.
Colonel EVANS brought up the report of the Ge-
neral Steam Navigation Company's Bill.
Mr. C. WOOD moved for new writs for the
borough of Finsbury, and the stewartry of Kirkcud-
bright.
Colonel WOOD presented some petitions from
parishes in Westminster, against drunkenness and for
the better observance of the Sabbath. . .

Mr. LENNARD presented a petition from parishes
in Essex, in favour of Dissenters.
Mr. CLAY presented a petition from Limehouse
relative to the Commissioners of Sewers.

„.._
Lord HENNIKE R presented petitions from parishes
in the county of Suffolk, against the claims of Dis-
senters. _ _

Lord C H AND 0 S presented petitions from parishes
in Buckingham and Lancaster, against the claims of
Dissenters.

Mr. GOULBURN presented a petition from 111
resident members of the senate of the University of
Cambridge, against the admission of the Dissenters'
Bill.

Mr. SHAW moved the first reading of the bill for
the more effectual service of processes in the Court of
Chancery.
Mr. G. W. WOOD moved the second rending of
the bill for the admission of Dissenters into Universities.
Mr. E STC OU RT rose to oppose the motion; but

in consequence of the noise prevailing in the house,
the first few sentences of the hon. member were
quite inaudible. According to the proposition of the
honourable member opposite, if the system of edu-
cation pursued at the universities was good, it
ought to be extended ; that was a self-evident
proposition, which he (Mr. Estcourt) did not
mean to controvert, but he suspected that the hon.
member had behind backs another proposition, the
object of which was to affect the system of edu-
cation now pursued at the universities of Oxford
and Cambridge. ( Hear, hear.) If the system
at present pursued was good, he (Mr. E.) would
be the first to assist him in extending it, but he feared
that was not the system which the hon. member ad-
vocated. The system pursued at the universities
was strictly and essentially a religious one, and he
feared that the object of the hon. member was to de-
stroy, it. ( Hear, hear.) If there was any doubt
upon that point, he believed it had been settled at
a recent meeting of a very large body of the Dis-
senters, at which the hon. member for Leeds was pre-
sent. That hon. gentleman had stated that the
Dissenters did not want the degree of Doctor
of Divinity, but they certainly did wish to enjoy
the privileges of the universities, so far as professor-
ships and scholarships went. The hon. gentleman hav-
ing stated that as the opinion of the dissenters,could there
be a question that their object was to destroy the system
of education pursued there. He believed the real ob-
ject of the dissenters was ultimately to put an end to
what was termed the unjust and unnatural union exist-
ing between the church and the state. ( Hear, hear.)
The bon. gentleman denies this, but if he does not say
so there are others who do so. ( Cries of hear, hear. )
He would,say therefore that it was the evident inten-
tion of the hon. member to demolish and destroy the
established church ; and hoiv did he mean to
proceed? First, they were to give the people a reli-
gious education, meaning it to be understood that
there was a want of religious education at
this moment. He (Mr. Estcourt) would assert that
the academic education was essentially religious, and
that it was impossible tb separate religion from the pre-
sent system of education, because religion was the basis
of education; and to the degree that they counteracted
or weakened religious education, to the same degree
they undermined education itself. What were the
reasons for this application ?—had there been any
complaints, and who were they that objected to the pre-
sent system of education? Perhaps the hon. gentleman
Mr. Wood (we believe), supposed that there was
some difficulty in obtaining young men to enter the
university. So far from that being the case, every part
of the university was overflowing, and those interested in
any change in the present system of education, were per-
fectly satisfied with that which was, by this bill, sought to
be taken from them. If it were intended that edncation
should be confined to the communication of information,
upon science and literature, there would then be no
great danger in admitting dissenters to the universities,
bnt where the education was essentially religious it
was impossible that dissenters should be admitted with-
out the apprehension of the most serious consequences.
It was impossible to carry on a religious education
where there were persons of a different persuasion at
one university without the compromise of religious
feelings. He knew that at one of the great
schools there was a regulation that the articles of the
church should form part of a lecture, and that they
constituted a part of the half yearly examinations,
which took place at that university. ( Hear.) The
students were examined upon them, not only to show
that they had a proper idea of religious subjects, but
that they had advanced considerably in their know-
ledge upon those points, so as to be required to pass a
very efficient examination. If an alteration in the
University at Oxford was to be made, so as to permit
of the admission of persons of all persuasions into that
University, ;here would have to be a dispensation of
that which was the foundation of their regulations.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the
woolsack, a few minutes after four o'clock.

The bills on the table were forwarded a stage.
The Dundee Goal Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed on Monday.
THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH.

Lord DYNE VOR presented petitions for the pro-
tection of the established church, from different parishes
in Norfolk.

The Marquis of BRISTOL presented similar pe-
titions from parishes in Somersetshire.
Lord 'ROLLE presented similar petitions from
parishes in Devon and Cornwall. The noble lord
stated that the petitions from Devon were signed by a
great number of the Dissenters of that county.
The Earl of WINCHILSEA presented petitions
in support of the Established Church from parishes in
the counties of Essex, Hants, Surrey, and Huntingdon.
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented similar
petitions from parishes in Norfolk.
The Bishop of ST. A SAPH presented petitions
from parishes in Caernarvon, in favour of the established
church ; and from parishes in Montgomery, against the
claims of the Dissenters.

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The Duke of GLOUCESTER presented similar
petitions from parishes in Northumberland.
The Marquis of BUTE presented similar petitions
from parishes in Durham.
BEER BILL.

The Earl of HARROWBY presented petitions
from parishes in York, against the Beer Bill.
CRIMINAL CODE.

ViscourAt MELVILLE presented petitions from
Dalkeith, for a revision of the Criminal Code.
COMMON FIELDS ENCLOSURE BILL.
On the motion of Lord. ELLENBOROUGH the Com-
mons Fields Enclosure Bill passed through committee,
and the report was ordered to be received on Monday.

COUNTY CORONERS' BILL.
On the motion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE, the
County Coroners' hill was read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed on Monday.
The Earl of WINCHIL SE A gave notice that
on Monday next he would present a most nume-
rously signed petition, praying that Protestants in
the army abroad might be relieved from attend-
ing or assisting in Roman Catholic processions
or ceremonies. He also wished to know whether
the noble earl (Grey) would have any objec-
tion to lay a copy of the proceedings of a court-
martial, held upon an officer whose name escaped us,
for a remonstrance to his superior officer when or-
dered on duty for such a purpose.
Earl GREY said the courtmartial had been held
upon the officer alluded to in consequence of a breach
of orders—he believed it would be inconienient to lay
the proceedings before the house—such a thing was
unusual.

The Duke of WELLINGTON said a few words,
but in so low a tone of voice as to be almost
inaudible. We understood him to say that he had
looked over the proceedings of the courtmartial, and
found them to be quite correct, as the officer alluded
to had most clearly committed a breach of orders. He
did not think it would be proper that the proceedings
should be produced.
Numerous petitions for support to the Established
Church were presented by Earl HOWE from places in
the county of Leicester, and by the Bishop of EisETER
from parishes in the county of Devon.
The Earl of ROSEBERRY presented a petition
from Brecon, against church patronage.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that on
a former evening in the absence of the noble earl
(Grey), he had asked the noble marquis (Lans-
downe) a question relative to the time the house
might expect to receive a copy of the ratified treaty,
with regard to the Peninsula. On that occasion, he
was very jocular, and, though he gave him no inform-
ation in regard to his question, ho told him that
his friend Don Miguel was coming to this coun-
try, and was then safe on board an English ship
of war—in that it now turned out he was misinformed,
and was not so well aware of what was going on
as from his position he ought to be. However,
letting that pass, he then wished to ask what the
Government intended to do with the Illustrious Prince
who had been detained at Portsmouth for above a week.
The person and the case of that Prince was of
very deep interest to the whole of Europe. How
long he had been detained there unnecessarily he did
not know, but he saw it rumoured very widely, that
there had been a sort of mission sent down to Ports-
mouth, in fact, that an under secretary of state had
been there trying by intimidation, or some other means,
to induce that illustrious prince to give up that which
was his birthright. ( Hear.) Those reports were so
general that he thought he was doing the noble earl
a great service in giving him an opportunity of nega-
tiving them. He would contend that that prince was
as much entitled to the protection and the hospitality
of this country as Charles the Tenth, or any other
unfortunate prince who had been driven into it. He
trusted the time had not arrived when a British go-
vernment would force a prince to abandon his birth-
right by any means whatever. He hoped the house

would be favoured with some satisfactory answer, in
order that these rumours and statements might be put
to rest.

Earl GREY said he was much afraid that in what
he had then to say, he would give the noble marquis
as little satisfaction as it had been his misfor-
tune to do on other occasions. In the outset
he must disclaim that it was the duty of govern-
ment to make statements in that house, merely
because other statements had been made or
appeared in other places. There had been a
mission to Portsmouth, but' with respect to the
object of it, or to what passed there, if the noble
earl ( Vane) would bring forward a motion upon
the subject, he (Earl Grey) would be prepared to
meet him ; at present he would say no more than
that Don Carlos, whether he was or was not
the proper and legitimate heir to the Crown,
whatever might be his situation, or whatever might be
the consequences of that situation, had been re-
ceived here as a Prince, of the Blood Royal,
' of Spain, and would be treated with all the respect
belonging to him in that character.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, that
so far as regarded the respect shown to Don
Carlos, by some of the reports he had seen, it ap-
peared that he had been obliged to take a hackney
coach. ( Laughter.) The house had never yet been made
aware of what had made the Government depart from
that neutrality to which they stood pledged,
both to the parliament and the country. He
would most, distinctly ask whether the mission
was not for the purpose of getting. Don Carlos
either by intimidation or by promises to give up
that right which he most undoubtedly had to
the throne of Spain.
Earl GREY said in a sharp manner—Whenever
the ratifications are received in a proper state, they will
be laid before the house, and if the noble earl will
then bring forward a motion, I will most undoubtedly
be prepared to meet him.
The Earl of ELDON rose to call their 'Lord-
ships/attention to a very unusual 'circumstance that
had taken place in their House that day, and
which he believed had occurred once before, namely,
that judgment had been given in cases in the absence
ofAhe noble lord on the Woolsack, or any one who
was appointed by commission to be the deputy Speiiker.
He would take the liberty of saying there was nothing
that he had More at heart than to see the business of
the House of Lords should be conducted in the course
and in the manner it had been so long conducted, be-
cause he would venture to say that the esteem
and respect of the subjects of this country, for the
House of Lords, as a Court of Judicature, was greater
than any other tribunal in the country. It was neces-
sary and proper that the interests of the tailors should
be properly abjudicated upon, and he should
give notice of a motion to the effect that no
appeal should be heard without a certain number of
law lords being present. ( Hear, hear. )
The LORD CHANCELLOR was quite sure that
his noble and learned friend was aware that no one
felt more strongly than he did that the greatest
'possible care should be taken to keep in due and
regular form, and according to the ordinary form
of proceeding, the judicial business of that house,
but it was perfectly well known that he was "not to sit
there that day, for he had made an appointment to sit
at ten o'clock in the morning at Lincoln's Inn Hall,
to hear an appeal, in which the suitors were
and in which the parties from the country were kept
waiting in town. It was well known that, in con-
sequence of the 'necessary absence of the Chancel-
lor, who was' the principal Speaker of the house,
the Crown had always, by commission, given the
power generally to a deputy speaker to sit and porform
the office of Speaker. He was quite sure his noble and
learned friend did not mean to say there had never
been before a deputy speaker, because while
the noble and learned lord held the great
seals, he (the Lord Chancellor) bad argued
times without number cases before his deputies
who consisted of the Lord Chief Baron of the Ex-
chequer, the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench,
and his Honor the Master of the Rolls. There
were individuals not Peers appointed to sit as
deputy speakers followed that practice, there had been
a commission given to more than one on the present oc-
casion ; among the commissioners were two noble lords,
had who belonged to the profession of the law, the noble
easl who was chairman of the committee of that house,
and who did not belong to the profession of the law.
He believed there had been some misunderstanding,
because his noble friend the Lord Chief Justice-
of the King's Bench, had been unexpectedly
detained in another place.. There certainly was
no law-lord present when the learned judges gate
judgment ; the, consequence of which was, that
they would either have to give their opinions
to a Tory lord, which seemed to strike his learned
and noble friend as something too horrible to be borne
( Hear and laughter) or they would have to go away
and come back on another occasian. He begged lease
to observe, he was not answerable for their having given
their opinions to a Tory lord. He was not there at
the time, but the moment he heard of it, his answer
was, that if the 'Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
were still retained, let him know, and he would break up
the Court of Chancery, and go down to the House of
Lords instantly. He hoped his noble and laarned
friend would reflect a little before he made his
motion, for he (the Lord Chancellor), could
not possibly help thinking, npon constitutional
grounds, regard being had to the nature of the
functions of that house, it would be very awkward,
not to say impossible, for them, to put upon
their shoulders a resolution which amounted to this,
that the whole of the peers were not competent
to discharge .the judicial business of that house.
If the house adopted the resolution of which his noble
friend had given notice, it would deprive itself of the
exercise of one of the highest functions it could
possibly exercise, without the presence and
nominee of the Crown. He would put it upon consti-
tutional grounds, whether the house would not for the
first time admit that the Crown had a right to interfere
in the performance of the judicial functions of the
house. It was true that the house issued the commis-
sion for the appointment of a Deputy Speaker, but it
was equally as true that the house could at any time
name a Deputy Speaker for a day or an hour. If
it was meant to be said that the Speaker or Deputy
Speaker should be present before the house put its
question to the judges, that was nearly as much as
saying, " Don't put a question to the judges, don't
take upon you judicial business, without the presence
of a law lord." Now that he (the Lord Chancellor)
objected to. The constitution of the country might be
badly contrived, but by the constitution lay lords as
well as law lords had a right to judge of all legal
matters in that house - that was the legal and constitu-
tional view of the subject For these reasons he hoped
that his noble and learned friend would re-consider
the subject before lie brought forward his mo-
tion, pointing out such distinctions as he had ad-
verted to. ( Hear, hear, hear.) Having made
these observations he felt himself bound to put their
lordships in possession of some of the facts of
the case. ( Hear, hear.) A case came before the
house, in which the Judges came to a unanimous
decision, no judgment of the house was then given,
but the of the judges was taken. The decision of the
house on the subject was given yesterday when lie was
present, in which he took no small part, and in which,
cxemplgry justice was done, by the appeal being
dismissed with costs. ( Hear, hear.) In the other
case the parties bringing the appeal abandoned their
case, and the Judges dismissed the appeal with costs.
Such was the state in which matters stood, lie agreed
with th the noble lord, that it would be much better if
some of the deputy speakers were present, but if they
were engaged elsewhere no other course could be
adopted.
The Earl of ELDON could assure the house that
nothing personal to hi noble friend on the woolsack
had induced him to bring the subject forward ; his
only anxiety was that the forms of the house should be
observed.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

ANCIENT tonis.--Several ancient coins of
silver were found a few weeks ago, in a peat-moss in
the western part of Pentland-hills, on the property of
Baddingsgill, belonging to Charles Perrier, Esq.
They were lying about two feet below the surface,
and were discovered in the process of digging the
peats, at a place near the Drove Road, which passes
across the hills from Linton by Cauldstane-slap. One
is of Henry 111. of England, 1216. Henry is repre-
sented with a full face, and a sceptre in his right
hand ; crown, a row of pearls of five points, with a
cross raised upon the middlemost—Reverse, a double-
lined cross, terminating at the inner circle, and four
pellets in each quarter. The others are of William
the Lion of Scotland, 1165, coined at Perth, Rox-
burgh, and Edinburgh ; a lion's head and sceptre—
Reverse, a cross and crescent and pellet in each quar-
ter. These coins bear marks of being a little worn by
use, but are otherwise in good preservation. They are
thin, and rather smaller than our present shillings.--

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS, June 19.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool-
sack at half-past four o'clock.
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented petitions
from many different places in the county of Somerset,
Kent, Buckingham, Oxford, and Sussex, for protec-
tion to the Church of England ; and from a place in
Scotland for protection to the Church of that country.

The Earl of ROSSLYN presented similar peti-
tions from Scone.

The. Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented
thirty-two petitions from as many places in the coun-
ties of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey, for protection to
the Established Church.

On the motion of the Bishop of LONDON, the
Hammersmith Vicarage Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented several
petitions from places in Somersetshire and other coun-
ties praying for protection to the Established Church.
Lord LORTON presented a petition from the
clergy of the diocese of Elphin, in Ireland, praying
to be relieved from the necessity of building glebe-
houses.

WARWICK DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL.
Counsel and witnesses were then called in on this
bill.
Lord Denman and Lord Wynford sat at the table
for the Lord Chancellor.
Several witnesses were examined.

On the conclusion of the examination of a witness
named Thomas Satan, a beershop-keeper, residing in
Warwick,
Mr. Sergeant Heath applied to have him committed,
on the ground that he had sworn no beer was served
out to the Orange party after the 30th of November,
or during the days of the election, although on refe-
rence to his books it appeared that, up to the 11th of
December, and during the days of the election, not
only was beer served to the Orange party, but that the
greater portion of the items in the account was for the
beer supplied between the 30th of November and, the
11th of December.

Lord W YNFO RD expressed regret that an appli-
cation of the same kind had not been made with refe-
rence to several preceding witnesses. He believed
that if such an application had been made much of
their lordships' time would have been saved and a. great
deal of perjury prevented. Before their lordships en-
tertained the application, it would be necessary to have
the short-hand writer's notes of the witness's evidence
read over to him.
The witness was then called in and the notes of his
evidence read over to him.

On its appearing from the short-hand writer's notes
that the witness had not positively sworn, although he
had said sufficient to raise the impression, that no beer
was served from his shop after the 30th of November,
After a short conversation, in which Lord Wynford,
the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Cumberland,
the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Radnor, and
Lord Denman took part, the application for the wit-
ness's committal was refused.
Joseph Satchell, John Stanley, William Pickering,
and Ann Maunders, publicans, residing in Warwick,
were severally examined respecting the treating al-
leged to have taken place, dur►ng the election, at their
houses.
William Hewlitt proved the delivery of orange ban-
ners to various persons on the written orders of indi-
viduals belonging to the orange committee.
At a quarter-past nine, the further hearing of the
case was postponed until Monday next, at four o'clock,
and the house adjourned.