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LITERATURE.

THE BOOK FOR THE MILLION;

OR POPUL4R INSTRUCTOR.
London : R. Grooniridge, 1835.
'Phis is essentially an elementary book, intended for
the benefit of those whose means are too limited to per-
mit them to purchase regular treatises on all the neces-
sary branches of popular instruction. In the brief
compass of these hundred and fifty pages we have
respectable abridgments of English Grammar, Geogra-
phy, English History, Scrip-tural Lessons, and a
variety of miscellaneous papers in prose and verse.
The latter are principally selections from the best
writers on religious, social and domestic duties ; and
when we observe that this volume has been compiled
by the Editor of the " Young Gentleman's Book," of
which we spoke so highly on a former occasion, we
believe that we shall have said all that is necessary to
recommend it to the patronage of the parents and
guardians of youth. The only part of the volume to
which we object is the preface, and that is the least
important feature in all the modern productions—
albeit, quite the contrary in the days of Dryden. We
had marked some passages for extract, but the pres-
sure of more important matter affords us only space
for the following statement of the public debt of the
several European and South American Governments :
NATIONAL DEBTS.
Britain £805,000,000 Denmark
France
Austria
Holland

£4,150,000
4,609,000
3,500,000
6,750,000
3,200,000
3,200,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Spain
Russia
Belgium (Old &
New) . . 50,000,000
Prussia
Naples
" There are 288,473 English Fundholders, besides Savings'
Banks' deposits. Excepting Brazil, all the other American
Powers, and Greece, owe several years interest of their Loans.
Part of the Spanish debt is many years' interest in arrears.
The United States' (a sensible and economical people) re-
duced the whole of their National Debt in 1834.—ED.

75,000,000
60,000,000

Mexico
Brazil
Peru
Chili
Buenos A ores

ELECTION COMMITTEES.

DROITTVICH.

At one o'clock the proceedings of this Committee, of which
Lord SANDON is Chairman, were commenced by Mr. Harri-
son, who opened the case for the petitioners. The charge of
the petitioners is, that the majority of sir, by which the sitting
Members were returned, were not qualified voters. The only
question, then, that the Committee has to decide is, whether
these voters are qualified ?

Mr. Cutlar, the deputy of the returning officer, and town
clerk of Droitwich, was the first witness called. He produced
the poll-book, the registration, and the original list of voters.
Mr. J. Cutlar, the deputy town clerk, was the next witness.
He testified as to the integrity of the returns, and of the lists
produced by the last witness. He remained under examina-
tion when we left.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, 211.480 t 18.

RSDAY, MARCH 19, 1835.

MO LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at a
few minutes past five.
The Earl of ODE? presented several petitions from pa-
rishes in Argyle and Caithness, in support Of the Chtirch of
Scotland. Also, petitions from the parish of Kilkooley, dio-
cese of Cashel, Ireland; and from a parish in Londonderry,
for the better observance of the Lord's Day.
APPOINTMENT OF LORD CANTERBURY AS
COMMISSIONER TO CANADA.
The Earl of MUL GR AVE said, that although this was
not a day for entering into discussions of public business, yet
seeing the Noble Earl opposite in his place, he wished to know
whether he could give him information upon a point of some in-
terest, both to that country and elsewhere. He alluded to the
disputes which had existed for some time between this
country and Canada, and the measures which his Majesty's
Government intended to take in consequence thereof. These
disputes had continued for a considerable length of time, and
a Committee had been appointed during the last Session of
Parliament,, but their report had not been matured at the
period of the dissolution of the Government of his Noble
Friend. From that time to the present no steps had
been taken, but it had gone abroad lately that it was intended
to send a Commissioner to inquire into certain matters con-
nected with the disputes between Canada and this country.
He would say nothing as to the judiciousness of such an ar-
rangement, because much depended upon the person selected
—( Hear, hear)—much depended upon the instructions given
to him, the limitations to which he was confined, and the time
and manner in which he arrived there. The first thing he
wished to know, if the Noble Earl was prepared to give infor-
mation, was, as to who the person was who had been selected to
discharge that duty? His next question was, whether that
person was to act upon his own responsibility ? The situation
was rather a novel one, and it might be wise to inquire how
much was left to the discretion of the individual ? It was
thought there might be some points on which it would be con-
venient to allow the Commissioner to decide, but their Lord-
ships knew there were also grievances of which the Canadians
complained, which it would be very injudicious to allow him to
decide upon, without reference to his Majesty's Government
at home. He could not also avoid alluding to the delicate
situation in which the Noble Lord who was exercising
the functions of Government in that country would be
placed, when he should be, as it were, for a time super-
seded. He would not decide as to whether his Majesty's
Government had taken the most proper course ; but lie would
impress upon the Noble Earl, that no time should be lost in
sending out this person. It was impossible that any person
acquainted with Colonial affairs, could be ignorant of the de-
triment which delay too frequently occasioned, and he hoped
that the Noble Earl would be prepared to tell him that no
delay should take place in sending out the person appointed.
The House of Assembly would shortly meet, and it would be
advantageous that he should be there in time to be present at
its meeting. If the Noble Earl was prepared to answer him
upon these three points it would be very satisfactory.
The Earl ABERDEEN then rose and said, as the Noble
Earl considered the question of so much importance, he would
do him (the Earl of Aberdeen) the justice to suppose that he
was deeply impressed with the importance of it, because he
was under a considerable degree of responsibility with
respect to it. The Noble Lord could scarcely expect him to enter
fully into a general view of the policy about to be taken
by the Government, but of course they would most carefully
avoid every species of delay. Surely he could not be ac-
cused of delay—the report was made on the Ist of July, and
when he entered office lie found no steps taken, though six
months had elapsed—surely, then, he was not to be charged
with delay, when only a few weeks had been suffered to
elapse since he had entered into the office.—( Hear.) He did
not mention that for the purpose of casting any blame on the
late Minister, but merely to exonerate himself. He con-
curred in all that had fallen from the Noble Earl as to the
great difficulty and importance of the task which the indi-
vidual who was selected for the place, would have
to perform.—(llear, hear, hear.) He was aware that
much would depend upon the selection, and he was
ready to say that he expected to be fully justified in the
selection which had been made. There was undoubtedly
some mistake as to what was supposed to have fallen
gram the Right Honourable Baronet ( Sir Robert Peep,—
at least as it was understood by the Noble Earl. The
person selected would not have any more responsibility,
than the fulfilling the instructions with which he would be pro-
vided by the Government—he would be as fully provided with
instructions from the Home Government as possible, in order
to prevent the necessity of a protracted correspondence
across the Atlantic—( Hear, hear, hear.) He was perfectly
aware that the person charged with such large authority
must be a man of great ability, being possessed of great qua-
lifications ; and, above all, have a character of the most con-
ciliating nature. All of those qualifications he did not de-
spair of finding in the person whom his Majesty had been
pleased to appoint.—(Hear, hear, hear.) As he had this
day submitted to his Majesty the name of a Noble Lord,
a Member of the House, and as his Majesty had been pleased
to approve of the appointment, of course he had no difficulty
in naming him. As he had said, he was a member of that House,
though he had not yet taken his seat—Viscount Canterbury
was the nobleman who had received his Majesty's approbation.
He would now say a few words as to the Noble person who
now filled the office of Governor. In doing so he begged the
House to understand that he had not the least view of dispa-
raging his services, nor was he prepared to say the unfortunate
situation in which that country was placed, was produced by
him ; but the fact was notorious, that in the situation
in which he was placed, no hope could be entertained
of bringing these unfortunate differences to an amicable con-
clusion. Such being the case, it had beer thought necessary
to appoint another person with special instructions.
Lord BRO UG HAM felt himself bound to set the
Noble Earl right as to the charge he had made
noon the late Ministry of delay. The report was made at
the end of the last Session ; it had to undergo then two pro-
cesses before any thing could be done—first, it had to be con-
sidered by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and as
there were many legal and constitutional questions involved,
that Right Honourable Gentleman considered it necessary
that it should be called, specially, to the attention of him
(Lord Brougham). Although the report was most elaborate,
he only kept it a week. During that time hehad drawn up a
most elaborate paper on the subject, which he had given to
his colleague, the then Secretary for the Colonies, and the
Cabinet was to have met on the subject on the very day that
the dissolution of the late Government took place. He denied
most positively that any delay had taken place, and lie begged
to remind the Noble Earl that the Government of which he
formed a part had been as long in power as the late Govern-
ment had taken for the discussion of the whole subject. He
looked forward with great satisfaction to some arrangement
of so thorny a question. (Hear, hear.) He could not but
consider the subject one of great difficulty ; the mission
therefore, of the Noble and Learned Lord would require,
which he was sure he would exec vise, great temper and discre-
tion on his part, as he must decide matters upon the spot,
otherwise his mission would be useless.— (Hear.) He must
go there prepared to grant certain things and refuse others.
He insisted the subject would be treated on the other
side of the Atlantic, as it had been treated on this, and if
such were the case, he thought great good would ensue. He
considered the residents of Canada were not without grounds
of complaint, and he was sure much would be effected by giv--
ing a kind reception, and a gracious ear, to those complaints.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said that if he were to be ac-
cused of delay, at least his predecessors were equally to
blame in that respect. The House of Commons presented
their report on the Ist or 2d of July ; by that Report
they referred the whole matter to the consideration of his
Majesty's Government. He did not mean to make any accu-
sation' or to imply any accusation whatever; but from the Ist or
2d of July to November 15, when the Noble and Learned
Lord and his colleagues went out of office, not a single step
of any kind whatever was taken upon the subject, therefore
he considered that he stood acquitted of delay. The
Noble and Learned Lord had enquired, as to the
powers of the Commissioner. The Commissioner would have
the same power as any Ambassador who was charged with any
special instructions, and would execute his instructions upon his
own responsibility. Again he begged to repeat that he would
assare the Noble arid Learned Lord that he did not mean to
insinuate or impute to any individual, in the slightest degree,
any blame whatever in consequence of that delay.
Lord BROUG HAM only wished to say, in justice to his
Noble Friend, the dispatch was actually prepared, and was
ready to be submitted to the Colonial Legislature, when they
left office.

Lord MULGRAVE explained, and considered that the
Commissioner, from the amiability of his disposition, was a
most fit and proper person for the office to which he had been
appointed.
THE PUBLIC SERVICE BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
THE NEWSPAPER REGULATION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time.
The other Bills on the table were advanced a stage ; and
the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 18.
The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three.
Mr. EDWARD ELLICE, the Member for Coventry,
took the oaths and his seat.
Mr. PARKER brought up the report of the Committee on
the Sheffield Gas Petition, and obtained leave to bring in a
Bill,

Mr. SPE IRS brought in a Bill for improving the naviga-
tion of the river Cart. Read a first time.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the officers
of health of the parish of St. Martin's, Dublin, against the
Dublin Oil Gas Bill.

Mr. A. JOHNSTONE presented a petition from St.
Andrew's, in Fifeshire, signed by 2,400 persons of the most
respectable character, praying for protection to the rstablished
Church in Scotland.
Mr. API( INNON presented a petition from the chief clerk
of the Court of Requests in Southwark, praying for compensa-
tion. in case the House should pass the Small Debts Bill.
Mr. H. JOHNSTONE presented several petitions, praying
for protection to the Established Church in Scotland.
Mr- F. MA ULE presented a petition from the parish of
Ratray, in Perthshire, against the present system of patronage
in the Scottish Church.
Captain PECHE LI, moved for certain returns relative to
the amount of window-glass duty paid.---Ordered.
IRISH TITHES.
Mr. C. O'DWYER presented a petition from the town a
Drogheda, praying for the abolition of tithes. The petitioners;
complained of the goods of some poor persons I icing sold by
public auction for the non-payment of the minister's:money. Be-
lieving, as they did, that there was no moral obligat ion upon them
to pay for that which they never received, they hai i submitted to