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Col. VERNON presented four petitions against the Right Hon. Baronet could only give rise to a long,
Bill. . , , . angry, and useless debate, which would most probablybe
Captaii-CPECHELL preiented a petition from the adjourned. By discharging the order he would be enabled
• Brighton Railway Company against the Bill relating to at once to proceed with public business, and he doubted
; 'railwaysewhich has lately been introduced. . not but that the Irish Members would be perfectly satisfied
' Lord SANDON presented a petition from the wood with the Right Honourable Baronet giving up the
sawyers of Liverpool, praying for protection. _ Bill, and would release him from . his pledge and
Lord ADARE presented a petition from. Somerset, thus spare the House a vain and fruitless discussion.
bhanninst the Diasenters' Chapels Bill. This would enable the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir R.
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'Mi.. ROEBUCK presented a petition from the parish. Peel) sooner to meet the wishes of the Hon. Gentle-
-3" rof Forest, in Guernsey, complaining of the proceedings man (Mr. Cochrane), and it would also enable him
,in the Royal Court of Guernsey, and praying for inquiry, sooner. 'to fulfil . the expectations of the country with
0 ' . The flora Mernber gave notice that he should, ou Tues- respect to many measures then pending.
day, wove that this petition be printed, with a view to Mr. M. O'CONNELL said it had never occurred to him
0-3: li4 remitting a motion thereon. that the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) would have
pit '`lf_tr: ERRANapresented a petition from the operas. put him in the situation of returning thanks to him; but
h.,rtyB.hV'intd "sawyers a Manchester and Salford, praying. lie certainly felt called upon to do so after what had
iletetection. fallen from him with respect to the Irish Registration of
11 t. EthCK presented seventeen petitions, praying for Voters Bill ; and most happy should he he to renew
hia i : - .. , ,
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. cunetrat protection. and add to his thanks, if the Right Hon. Baronet would
tt" '• hh JOINT-STOCK. BANKS. - give the same assurance of delay with the Irish Munici-
u'n“ 40. 'GLADSTONE moved that the Joint-stock Bank pal Registration Bil.—(Hear, hear.)
-91tizeieulfttilin and Registration Bill be recommitted, for the Sir ROBERT PEEL said they had brought forward
iiiiiBge' Of introducing two alterations tending to relax the Irish Registration Bill with the full intention of
nnttlf' Wringency of the provisions of the Act. He pro- passing .it into a law. It should be recollected that it
, ; hitBeFd that the Registrar of Joint-stock Banks should was at the urgent request of Hon. Gentlemen on the
'not` be obliged to satisfy himself of the legality of every Opposition side of the House that 'he had postponed
--hetet 'to 'Which he attached his name ; another alteration the second reading of it. (Ministerial cheers.) He.
- went to prevent the auditors of these banks from taking still adhered fully and entirely to the principle
tj part in their management, of that Bill—(Hear, hear)—but in the present
- ' - The House went into Committee, and the amendments state of public business, and seeing that, even if the Bill
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wera tladelved: were carried into a law, it would not affect the present
- ' After a:few words from Sir THOS. WILDE, year's registration, he saw no use in unnecessarily
. Mr. GLADSTONE said they had arrived at a period pressing it beyond a second reading. At the same time,
of the cession at which it was necessary that a great he thought a discussion of its principle—and he saw no
' economy'Of the public time should be gradually effected; reason whatever why it should be an angry one—would
he elipulh propose, that on Wednesday next the House be very desirable. Such discussion could not be other-
h. do sit at 12 o'clock; he should try the experiment of wise than advantageous to the- Government, and might
the early sitting on the present Bill, which, he pro- the better enable the country to form an opinion upon it.
. posed, should be recommitted on Wednesday next.— As to the discussion being of an angry and aerimonious
.Agieed to. character, that, of course, rested with the Noble Lord
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' REMEDY AT LAW himself (Lord Howick).
.. t eitio • , • AND EQUITY BILL. Mr. ROEBUCK said the Right Hon. Gentleman
eMr GLADSTONE moved that this Bill be recom- (Sir R. Peel) had forgotten one thing in his category—
,•• , . • . forges,
t ..pit.iecl pro for the purpose of stating an alters- a Bill called the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill.—(Laughter.)
„Pon lie intended to introduce, making the provisions of lie should wish to know whether the Government in-
; , thetsill a,'Pplicable to existing Companies generally. tended to abandon that measure also?
e . 'The House went into Committee, and the amendment Sir R. PEEL said he could not answer then as to all
was received. ' these Bills separately ; the Noble Lord opposite had
CANAL. COMPANIES BILL. _ suggested that he (Sir R. Peel) should state what 'ilea-
On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE the order of the sures the Government had a prospect of carrying, and
day forigcling inte, Committee on this Bill was read, for what measures they did not expect to pass into laws. He did.
te the purpose of postponing it till this day week. . not at the time cowply with, the Noble Lord's request,
r : On the motion of the same Hox. GENTLEMAN the but on an early' day in the next week he should be pre •
Ctistoins Duties (Isle of Man) Bill was posponed till pared to state what Pills would be proceeded with, and
Wednesday next. what abandoned.
- • Mr. YOUNG presented petitions from the north of Mr. ESCOTT said it was very desirable,, if it suited
Ireland 'against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. . the convenience of the Government, that the Ecclesias-
- • ' • • OPENING LETTERS. tical Courts Bill should be one of the measures to be post-
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the poned fur another session. It was certainly not one that'
inhabitants of Camberwell and Walworth, complaining could be hroneht to any satisfactory settlement.
of the system of opening letters, which the petitioners Lord J. RUSSELL said there was another measure—
considered interfered with the liberty of the subject and (Laughter)— the County Courts all, which he under-
- ..the freedom of thought and expression. They stated stood from the Right Hon; Baronet hsd been deferred,
- . Mita it struck at the root of domestic intercourse, in consequence of a m, asure being under consideration
and they prayed the House to take immediate hn the House of Lords, for the abolition of imprisonment
steps to repeal the clause in the Act of Parliament for debt, which it was supposed would materielly alter
conferring this power, or such other steps as would pre- the provisions of the County Courts Bill. At that time
vent the social intercourse of her Majesty's subjects it appeared the Government highly approved of the
from being placed at the mercy of any of her Majesty's measure brought in by Lord Cottenham, but since then
Secretaries of State.; also petitions to the same effect other circumstances. had occurred. He (Lord J. Rus-
from. Carlisle. Somers-town, Lambeth, Dumfries, Not- sell) understood that this Bill and another were referred
• tingham, and Bethnal-green. to a Select Committee of the House of Lords, where
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DUTY ON IRON. would peobablyremaia for the remainder of the session.
Dr. BOWRING begged leave tei put the question, of' Lie should be glad to know what the views of the Gen
which. he had given notice to the Right Honourable vernment were with respect to this measure, and whether
Gentleman at the head of her Majesty's Government, it had changed its views since the former answer was
respecting the renewed intention of the Zollverein given ?
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to place a hieher duty upon British iron, and particu- MS. P. BORTHWICK complained of the postpone-
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larly on pig iron. He had seen that communications meat of the Poor-law Bill on several occasions for two
had taken place between .the different deputies and the years past. He hoped that if brought forward, reasons
States they represented, and that the concurrence of those able time would be afforded llon. Members for discuss-
States had been obtained to discuss this question. He ing it.
- did not understand that any peremptory instructions Sir J. GRAHAM said that on an early day next week
had been given to the delegates to insist on the rise of lie would fix those measures, which it was the intention,
duty, but they were to assemble in September next, when of her Majesty's Government to press, and the order in
this topic would be again introduced. The question he which they were to come on. He could assure the Hon.
wished to ask was, whether her Majesty's Government Gentleman and the House that it was the intention of
had taken any measures on the subject, or made any her Majesty's Government to press forward the
representations to prevent such a disastrous result from Poor-law Amendment Bill, and to take the
taking place ? earliest opportunity for that purpose. Had the Dissen-
Sir R. PEEL said that her Majesty's Government ters' Chapels Bill been read a third time last night, he
had not received any dire& official information with would have brought on the Poor-law Amendment
• regard to the steps to which the Hon. Gentleman re- Bill that night, but more inconvenience would result
- feirred, but private communications had been received from not proceeding with the Dissenters' Chapels Bill
which.led them to believe that there was a strong desire than from postponing the Poor-law Bill.
to raise the duty on iron. Representations ha been DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.
made by her Majesty's Government, giving, their own On the motion for the reading of the order of the day
sense of such policy, and it was stated to her Majesty's for the third reading of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill,
• Government that there might be increase of duty for a Mr. COLQUHOUN said that, notwithstanding all the
certain limited time. It would be difficult to answer talent which had been ranged in favour of the Bill in
what might be the result of the assembly which would that House, the feeling against it out of doors was stiil
take place, for they had every- reason to thiiik .that there as strong as ever. The Dissenters entertained no hos-
would be a strong opposition to the measure. . tile feeling against the Unitarians. This Bill was in
COL. STODDART AND CAPTAIN CONOLLY, part wholly unnecessary, and, where necessary, it would
Mr. E. COCHRANE wished to know from the Right lead to great practical injustice. It was said that a
Hon. Gentleman whether hi had received any direct great many lawsuits would be the consequence if the
. account from Dr. Wolff respecting the fate of Colonel Bill did not pass. He did not believe that would be the
Stoddart and Captain Conolly, and he also wished to case, for the common sense of the parties would prevent
know whether her Majesty's Government had given any that. He denied that the grievances of the class of
support to Dr. Wolff on his mission to Bokhara, and Disienters who would be relieved by this Bill were so
whether he went to that country with the sanction of great as to justify so great an alteration of the law.
her Majesty's Government ? The Bill broke in upon the wholesome principle by
Sir B. PEEL said that Dr. Wolff did not undertake which the Legislature had hitherto protected trust pro-
his journey to Bokhara with the direct sanction of her perty. His Right Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State
Majesty's Government, because those means of working for the Home Department proposed a Bill to interfere
on the Governor of that country were very ineffectual ; with charitable trusts. That Bill was objected to, and
but they told Dr. Wolff that, if he undertook the jour- did nut pass. In his opinion the question ought to be
ney on his own resp ,risibility, he would receive left to the Courts of Law, and ought not to be inter-
-7 every assistance that her Majesty's Government fered with by the Legislature. The Bill, in his opinion,
could afford ; and they had an acknowledgment from introduced a dangerous principle with respect to trust
Dr. Wolff; thanking her Majesty's Government for the Preperty, and he should therefore move that it be read a
assistance which he had received in his journey froM third time that day six months.
British agents. Communications bad been received Sir R. INGLIS seconded the motion. He retained the
*Om Dr: Wolff, and Cul Shiel, her Majesty's represen- game opinions now as he did when the Bill was read a
tative at Teheran. The letter of Colonel Shiel was dated second time. The Bill had been altered in Committee,
so recently as the 6th of May, and the letter of and on recommittal, and on the bringing up of the
Dr. Wolff was dated the 12th of April, at report, hut he believed its substantial character remained
• which time he was within three clays of, Bokhara. unaltered, The second clause of the Bill, which was the
The two officers were in prison at the time that this vital one, remained unaltered. It still guaranteed per-
person made his communication to Colonel Sheil. The petual possession, requiring nothing more from the par.
officers had been two years in prison, and he had not ties than that they should have been in
tpossession with
heard of any public execution. Colonel Shell had stated or without the consent of the founders. He could assure
to the Government in his communications that it was the HouSe that the measure was regarded with deep ap-
difficult to collect from the conflicting testimony whether prehension and pain,- he might almost have said of' horror,
the execution bad taken place or not : it certainly had by the great notss of people out of doors. He had never
not taken place in public. treated the question as a religious one, he Molted on it
Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to ask how these officers simply as a matter of property. But the whole question
hail been employed by her Majesty's Government ? - had been so completely exhausted by the 'discussion, and
et Sir B. PEEL said that Colonel Stoddart was em- the-pamphlets that had been written upon it, that he
ployed upon a mission to Khiva, and when that mission should not detain the House further, but simply con-
_ was extended, to Bokhara he was allowed to avail him- elude by seconding the amendment.
self of the services of Captain Conolly. . : .
.Lord ELIQT could assure'his Hon Friend, that if he
THE IRISH REGISTRATION. BILL. : had any bias on the question at all, it was rather unfa-
• Lord HO WICK begged to ask the Right Hon. Gentle- vourable to the measure than otherwise. He thought it
man,,tlie.First Lord of the Treasury, what were the in- would be impossible to distinguish between those cases
. , tentions of' the Government as to the Bill for amending where trusts had been founded originally by Unitarians,
the law with respect to the registration of votes in and those where, from the lapse of time, the Unitarian
Ireltmd ? , ' ' ' doctrine came to be taught. Looking to all the cireum-
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Str- ROBERT PEEL said that he did not, think the stances, he thought it was but an act of justice that the
Eiji could be carried further than the second reading in Bill-should pass.
the present session. . - Sir THOS. WILDE said that at first he held an opi-
13USINESS OF THE HOUSE. . nion adverse to the Bill, and having been waited on by
Mr. B. COCHRANE said, before the House proceeded several persons interested in the Bill, he gave it consi-
'with the Dissenters' Chapels Bill, he wished to make a derable ettentioa; and the conclusion he came to was, that
few observations with respect to the course adopted on it was a Bill te peevent the confiscation of property.—
. , Govereineot nights with reference to the business of (Hear, hear.) Considerable misrepresentation prevailed
the House. The House had generally understood thai. with regard to it. The Honourable Gentleman opposite
the question
.of the . poor-laws was to be brought him had certainly mistaken the law as applicable to trusts.
forward that, night. He did not want to annoy the The principal object of the Bill was to extend to the
. Government, but there must be some . reason for trustee; of chniels the same, protection which was al-
postponing the poorelaw„ awl that reason, he bad no. lowed by the law 'to all other trustees. In the case of
hesitatioo in saying, was, that the Bank Charter had not Lady He.vley'S trust there hohl been expended upwards
been sufficiently proceeded with last might.. Now the of 30,0001, and yet a new nth was about to be instituted.
postponement: was a great inconvenience, to iion. Mein- The Bill was to' be opposed, not by the persons interested,
hers who had stayed in town for the purpose of attend. 1 but by those who woted absorb the whole flind in costs
ing the discussion. The question of the poor-law came lof law,—(ltear, bear.) The Mil would hare no other
on first in that House on the Bth, of FsbruarYi Week 1 effect then preventing the future misapplication of the
after week had been named, for further pro. funds of any charity. He (Sir T. Wilde) had entered
reeding , with the measure, but nothing had into the investigation with a strong impression against
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been done in it yet, and they were exactly in the I
it to be his duty to .support the measure.—(Loud
the' Billebanince he had considered it fully, he had felt
same situation now as they were before. lie thought
the Bank Charter Bill should be postponed, and the ' cheers.) The lion, and Learned Member had chanted
Poor-law Bill taken that night, after the Dissenters' I him with havinglindertaken to lead the Opposition to this
Chapels Bill. It would be far more con'henient if the i Measure in that House. lie had done no such thing.—
Government would keep to
.the particular measures ap- (Hear; hear.) ' What he really did do-was this. A de-.
pointed for each evening. ; Inanition waited upon him, he discuesed the Bill with
Sir R. PEEL had the greateflt sympathy for the un- I them, and his impeessioe was adverse to the measure.
-fortunate Members who were kept away from the coup- The Hon. Gentleman said that he (Sir T. Wilde) had
.. ary,—(A laugh.) He was as anxious to get there as any hid theirpapers. He had had no such thing ; but he
one—(Hear, hear)—but Hon. Members should recollect had asked the Right MAI. Baronet fir more time to
that the members of her Majesty's Government had at- . consider 'the Bill, and he, with hid usual courtesy, had
. tended that House, for some time past; each day from , granted it. - The statement of the Hon. and Learned
five o'clock till half-past one, upon the average. Their Member regarding his (Sir T. Wilde's) having been en-
.onlY desire had been to take that business that was most gaged by any party out of the House to oppose the Bill
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. cootulucive to the public interest. With respect was wholly without foundation. He had not been even
e ,some measures the Government had no dis- asked to do so, nor to take any other part than as an : --------
renon ; that was the . case relative to the Sugar individual Member of Parliament. He had been, it was [The following is a fuller report of the discussion on
Dutteh Bill; which expired on the sth of next month, and true, originally opposed to the Bill, hut had subsequently Clause sof the Bank Charter Bill, on Thursday night,
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eiheatthellthinout it to Hon. Members whether the Bank "changed his mind on the subject, and intimated to several than appeared in our yesterday morning edition] :
t,,,h'enntei. ILI" was not a measure of great importance ;it of his Hon. Friends such change of opinion, and, fut.. On clause 5 being proposed, which gives power to in-
; "":- ha' • ''''''Y that measure should be carried in order to' ther, that he meant to state his reasons for the change in crease the amount of securities in the issue department
put ewe counnercial 'speculation. He thought it a Parliament. Ile must now say that he thought the Bill nisei) the authority of her Majesty in Council, upon the
measune% quite
~, ._ as important as the Poor-law Bill. He was a good one, and. that the Government had acted ' application of the Governor and Company of the Bank
adwitteo`there was
. -• .f • i great advantage in pro- wisely in introducing it to the House. His constituents ,of England, beyond the total sum of 14,000,000 e, and
reeding wit Ithe measures appointed for the day, were,. it was true,
. opposed to it, and were anxious that ! thereupon to issue additional Bank of England notes
but that could - not area appointed
be done. It was their representatives should oppose it; but, convinced as I provided that such increased amount of securities should.
' . much better to ' proceed .
with measures at once he was of its utility,. he felt it his painful duty to act
_e in 11Q ease exceed the proportion of two-thirds the amount
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' h a than to postpone them, for after an interval of four or contrary to their wishes. of -bank-notes which a banker ceasing to issue might
-, five Weeks they returned to the ' subject like giants re-' Mr. SHAW explained, and repeated the expressions have been authorised to issue,
' freshed, and tin? subject. was debated over ag-ain He he really had used regarding the lion. and Learned 1 Sir W. CLAY moved, pursuant to notice, the omission
' ' and his colleagues 'sat there nine hours every- night for . Member -for Worcester. He had especially guarded his iof these words:—" Lie; Majesty in Council, upon the
'. -.. the phrpose -9f - forwarding public business, and he expressions against any personal censure upon that Hon. I application of the said Governor and Company, to autho-
thought it Was. most important to dispose of the Dis- and Learned Member; he had even said on- the occasion. I rise and empower." Upon this he, said e should take
- eeriters' Chapels Bill, the Sugar Duties Bill, and that het imputed no -blame whatever to him. He'bad the sense of the House, if it a peered that the power to
the Bask Charter Bill, before- proceeding' to other upon that discussion inaccurately stated that' an emi-.1 be exercised by the Crown werep
to have any further
measures:Ts-meal.; hear.) lie had given a rash pledge : neat member of the Synod of Ulster, Dr. MOntgomery, I operation than to fill up the voids that might occur in
with re.gagThl to the Irish RegistratiOn Bill, in order to had subscribed to the Trinitarian form of faith, He i the circulation. meet the. Convenience of Irish Members. He had found had been since infer by that eminent '!'odividu, al that. Sir R. PEEL said it was quite necessary that the pub-
that pledeh' so inconvenient to redeem, that it would r such w 35 not the co;C. Regarding the Bill use!, lie en- 1 lic should hare full knowledge of any increase of issues
. - make him exceedingly cautious how he gave nriothere-L ' t' rtail'el the same opinions as forinerly, and would ! or of security, and the Act required that the same should
(A laugh.) He -admitted the claims of the Poor-law ' oppose the third reading• .
I be notified to the Council. To S. fresh issue of notes on
• . Ameodment Bill-to immediate attention. Thelrish Re- I ' Strangers were then - 'ordered to withdrawn, and the ' additional securities the Bill applied the same principles
' 'gistration 'Bill stood'. for Monday. The Bank Charter , House divided, when there appeared-- ii that it did to issues under the present system, viz ,it
,• Bill' had to go through Committee. The Dissenters' Cha- For the third reading . oet ' permitted the Bank to supply the void, but it required
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' . rs. 101 he hoped would be disposed of in two or three I Against it ..........
Majority for the th. third ;t:.:1 ,
-ling .Bl that there should be an addition to the bullion of the
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ohm . and then they would be at liberty to fix a' nay , —l2O Bank, in the case which he was supposing, to the amount
for the Poor-law Bill. The anneeneume9t of the numbers was received with lof 3,000,004 He could not conceive that any inconve-
Lord HO I
WICK agreed with the Right ilon. Baronet loud cheering t nience would arise from the clause—it appeared to him
in opinion that' the Bank Charter Bill, the .6ugea. Duties , . NEW WRIT• t
to be a security and a. precaution. that the principle of
Bill, and the Dissenters' Chapels -Bill ought
.6o have pee.. A new writ was moved and ordered for Limerick in I the Bills hould e carried into effect.
whether of Other measures but lie would suggest to him the room of Mr. E. B. Roche, who has accepted the
' in order to expedite that happy relea le to which : Chiltern Hundreds.
• they. all looked forward—the end of the secs ion—as he; BANK CHARTER SILL. gerous power to place in the executive Government, to
allOw them to have any control over the circulation of
had informed them that the discussion of the Ii ish Regis- I The House then went into Committee on the
.Bank I the country. It was a-power Which might be much mis-
t._ ettilthhetetianeou, fdlead tohouseful result, he would : fuggest the' Charter Bill. , . . _ .
applied and made subservient to political purposes. He
.1" -;l'llety of tbschating the order for the SE cond. read- Clauses 7,8, 9, 10, and 11 were agreed to. - : should, therefore, move in clause 5, lines 30 and 31, the
ing ee the Bill. If it had been intended to . persevere On clause 12 being put,
--•- 'with tit e Bill. he shoul omission of the words " her Majesty in Council, upon
for his vote, bat as thediscus attended to give his reasons Colonel SIB'TLIORP asked the question of which he the application of the said Governor and Company, to
tn, t'es't!' he e hotildnot into sion could lead I;o no useful had given notice, as to the difference ,or the actual authorise and empower," and in lines 38 and 39 of the
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in
the the trouble to take ; & part in it, amount of circulation by extending the issue of notes by folsloirwißngpevEoErtsa"idth, etbperoopuousrtiooononotfatinwcod-thniordnse.w"
course which he had lai 4 down the . the private and joint-stock banking companies to the
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ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH.
On the motion of Sir C. BURRELL a Select Com-
initte was appointed to consider of aid to be applied to
the repairs of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, the
Committee to consist of Sir Charles Burrell, Lord
Howard, Lord Seymour, Mr. D'Eyncourt, Lord James
Stuart, Mr. Jervis, Mr. Ilindley, Earl of Arundel and
Surrey, Mr. Blackburne, Viscount Mahon, Colonel
Rushbrooke, Mr. William Fielden, Mr. Packe, Mr. Staf-
ford O'Brien, and Colonel Fox.

Sir ROBERT FERGUSON moved for a return for
the years 1841, 1842, and 1843, of the number of
persons sentenced to transportation by Courts of giarter
Sessions or General Sessions of the Peace in Ireland,
date of the Session, name of the person sentenced, and
the offence charged, and the term of transportatiOn;
the number of persons left in.cus ody after each Assizes,
during the above period, who were afterwards tried at
Sessions ; the number of persons who have appeared to
tak- their trial at the Assizes, who have been bailed and
been afterwards tried at the Sessions.
COUNTY COURTS BILL. •
. .
In answer to a question from Mr. IIAWES, whether
it was the intention. of GOvernment to bring in a County
Courts Bill, and when ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said it had, already been stated by
his Right Hon. Friend (Sir R. Peel) in the early part
of the evening, that, in the beginning of the next week,
he would state the course the Government intended to
pursue, as well on the Bills already before the House as
with those they contemplated introducing.
The House then, at a Quarter to Ten o'clock, adjourned
until Monday next.

average of the last four years, instead of limiting it to
the last three months.
Sir R. PEEL said it was impossible to take the ave-
rage so as to suit every case. The period taken was
that which involved the least risk of disturbing any in-
terest. The longer the period over which they extended
the average, the more numerous would be the cases that
would require special clauses. The country banks ought
to set the diminution of competition, he was procuring
for them, against the restriction he was imposing with
respect to the average.
Mr. P. M. STEWART read the clause which is to
prevent banks of six partners from issuing notes after
the number of partners shall exceed six, and moved as
an amendment to the end of the clause, " provided always
that it shall be lawful forany banking company to trans-
fer its business to anv other banking company, who
shall thereupon be entitled to add the circulation of such
bank to the previous amount of its own circulation."
Sir R. PEEL said it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to respect existing interests, and to protect estab--
lishments in the privileges they enjoyed ; but it was cer-
tainly not their intention to permit them to hawk about
those privileges in the market. He knew that, be could
not prevent the addition of partners in private banks
up to the number of six, and he had therefore not tried
to do so; but he wished private banks and country
banks to adhere to their respective characters. The Hon.
Gentleman proposed—it was as well to use plain
language—to allow the joint-stock banks to buy up the
privilege of issue from the private banks, and to add it to
their own circulation. But several joint-stock banks had
an immense number of branches, with expensive ma-
chinery, which were carried on not with advantage but
from a desire to monopolise the business of several dis-
tricts. He had no objection to see new joint-stock banks
established under better regulations, which should carry
on their circulation in Bank of England notes. But he
must refuse to adopt the suggestion of the Hon. Member,
and he hoped the country bankers would stand by him
in resisting this attempt to swallow up their business.
Mr. DARBY said the country banks took the same
view of the subject as the Right Hon. Baronet.
Mr. HAWES said that the object of the Right Hon.
Gentleman was to bring Bank of England notes into cir-
culation, and ultimately to have one bank of issue. He
did not think that was a desirable thing. He thought
they were doing great injustice in under-estimating the
stability and utility of country banks.
Mr. DARBY thought that the Bill would give great
security to country banks, and he believed that was the
opinion of the country bankers themselves. He did not
see why the Bill should put an end to the circulation of
country banks unless they found it rather for their ad-
vantage to circulate Bank of England paper.
Mr. WILLIA MS thought the great value of the measure
was, that a greater amount of gold would be circulated
than at present, and that the paper circulation would be
diminished, the unsteadiness thereby created would be
lessened. The Right Hon. Gentleman was supported by
the country and the House in regard to this measure,
and the fewer concessions he made the better.
Mr. M. PHILIPS thought the tendency of this mea-
sure was decidedly good. He considered the conclusion
to which the Hon. Member for Lambeth jumped, that
there was to be ultimately one bank of issue, was too
hasty.
Mr. P. M. STEWART said that he hoped they would
never approach nearer to one bank of issue than they
would under the present Bill, which he wished well to,
though he thought it was dangerous. He would not
press his amendment to a division.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the clause
was agreed to.
Clause 12 was agreed to.,
Clause 13 was agreed to.
On clause 14 being proposed,
Mr. P. HOWARD (on behalf of Mr. P. Turner, and
in his absence) moved, in line 1 of clause 14, to expunge
the words ." Provided always," and to insert at the end
of line 16 of clause 14:—" Provided always, that all
special circumstances arising out of such contract or
agreement be explained to such Commissioners of
Stamps and Taxes by one of the contracting parties to
such contract or agreement ; and that the said Commis-
sioners of Stamps and Taxes shall have power to take
such special circumstances into their consideration in ad-
justing the average under such contract or agreement.
And be it enacted, that with a view to prevent loss
to the working classes, that from and after the pass-
ing of this Act, the Governor and Company of the
Bank of England, at their bank, or branch bank of issue,
shall take, as of the value of twenty shillings, all sove-
reigns, and as of the value of ten shillings, all half sove-
reigns tendered to them, which equally balance in the
scales, notwithstanding the same may not turn the ba-
lance ; and that any loss arising to the said Governor of
and Company of the Bank of England from the taking
of such sovereigns or half sovereigns, shall be deducted
from the profit arising to the public from any increase
of the issues of the Governor and Company of the Bank
of England, before such profit be paid over to the public."
Sir R. PEEL opposed the motion. He should de
cidedly object to any such power being given to the
Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes, as that proposed
in the amendment.
After a few words from Colonel SIBTHORP and Mr.
W. WILLIAMS, the amendment Was withdrawn, and the
clause agreed to.
Clause 15 was agreed to without discussion.
On clause 16, in reply to a question from Mr. P. M.
STEWART,
Sir R. PEEL said no clause in the Bill, except the
10th, would apply to Scotland ; but he reserved to him-
self the right of bringing in a Bill at a future time, to
extend the operation of the Bill both to Scotland and
Ireland.
The clause was then agreed to.
Clauses to 19 inclusive were then agreed tq.
On clause 20 being proposed,
Mr. S. WORTLEY suggested that some restraint
should be imposed upon the joint-stock banks.
Sir R. PEEL said that the object was to encourage
fair competition in respect to banking.
The clause was then agreed to.
The remaining clauses of the Bill were then agreed to,
as were also the schedules.
Mr. BARNARD proposed that the following clause
should be added to the Bill :—" And be it further
enacted, that it shall be lawful, with the consent of the
Queen in Council, for the Governor and Directors of the
Bank of England, in their banking department, from time
tp time, to withdraw and exchange Bank of England
notes of 51. and upwards for Bank of England notes under
Si., to an amount not exceeding two millions, to be with-
drawn and re-exchanged within one year from the first
exchange, any law to the contrary notwithstanding."
Sir E. PEEL objected to the,clause, which was ulti-
mately withdrawn.
The preamble was then agreed to, and the Bill was re-
ported to the House amid much cheering.
. Mr. COLLETT wished toknow whether clause 19 ap-
plied to banks in London ?
Sir R. PEEL—Certainly. He did not see why the
public should not know who were the responsible parties
in banks in London as well as the country.
The. Education Bill went through Committee.
The Charitable Loans Societies (Ireland) Bill went
through Committee, and was ordered to 'be reported on
Monday next.
The Protection of Purchasers (Ireland) Bill was read
a second time.

rimental principle--it was merely an additional check,
against the possibility of abuse.
Mr. W. THOMPSON considered this Bill as a warn-
ing to country bankers, that at the end of the eleven
years during which it was to exist there would be only
one bank of issue. The amount of private banks' issues
was to be 9,000,0002, of which the Bank of England was
to supply two-thirds. Towards the end of the eleven
years he feared there would be 'a-great void occasioned
by the withdrawal of the country circulation, which
would be prejudicial to the great interests of the country.
He therefore should have preferred that the Bank of
England had power to issue to the full amount of circu-
lation withdrawn by the country bankers.
Mr. C. WOOD was inclined to agree with his Hon.
Friend the Member for the Tower Hamlets, but he did
not think the point of sufficient importance to take the
sense of the Committee on it, because the danger con-
templated by the amendment was not likely to arise.
Mr. TURNER hoped, if it was intended at the end of
ten years to establish one bank of issue, the Right Hon.
Baronet would have the manliness to avow it. He denied
that the losses by the failure of country banks fell on the
lower orders, who seldom had more than a U. note in the
bank. They more often suffered from light gold.
Sir R. PEEL would give no Opinion on what Parlia-
ment Might do in ten years. But, clearly, this Bill would
give a better guarantee for the security of the circula
tion of the country banks than to leave matters as they
were. He was not disposed to enter now into the consi-
deration of the condition of private banks. He had pur-
posely avoided entering into the details of country banks.
He did not wish to state the case of the country batiks,
or even the circumstances which had occurred since this
Bill had been before the House.
Sir W. CLAY withdrew his amendment.
Sir J. GUEST thought it was unfair in the Right
Hon. Baronet thus to infer a general instability of coun-
try banks, because one bank hail failed for 17,000/. It
would be better for the Right Hon. Baronet to speak
out at once.
Sir R. PEEL denied having made any such inference.
He thought that country banks and joint-stock banks in
general might be conducted with perfect security ; but
he thought at the same time that it was right to take
securities against abuses. It was the interest of well-
conducted establishments that such securities should be
taken.
Mr. MANGLES said, although the Right Hon.. Gen-
tleman had disclaimed any intention to doubt the stabi-
lity of private banks in general, yet he must say he had
spoken in a very significant and threatening tone. He
pointed his finger and spoke in a tone as much as to
say, "I could tell a great many things about you which
you. would not like to hear said." He spoke in a most
mineciems, manner..—(A laugh:)
CoIoneI.SIBTHORP said, at all events he had more
confidence in private banks than he had in the Exche-
quer bills.—(A laugh.)
Mr. M. PHILIPS said, that his first act in public life
was to express his approval of the conduct of the manu-
facturers of Manchester in declining to have anything to
do with the I/. notes of local or private bankers. He
thought it had been a most fortunate circumstance for
the whole of that district that so resolute a course had
been taken on that occasion ; for he felt convinced that
by it the peace of the community had been preserved.
He hoped his lion. Friend the Member for Truro would
not think, because he advocated this clause, that he was
inimical to well-regulated country banks ; for such was
not the fact.
•Mr. MUNTZ asked, if this Bill and its system was
to regulate the circulation of the Bank of England and
joint-stock banks, why could it not regulate the currency
as well ? What would be the consequence of with-
drawing 100,0001 of local notes and replacing them by
Bank of England notes ?
Sir R. PEEL sail, that assuming the circulation of
the country banks to be 9;000,000/. and that of the Bank
of England 21;000,0001, and that the country circulation
of 9,000,0001. was suddenly withdrawn, the case would.
stand thus :—They permitted the Bank of England to
issue 14,000,0004 of the 21,000,000/. upon securities, and
assumed that an issue upon bullion of one third, or
7,000.000/. would ensure the whole convertibility of the
21,000,000/. Supposing; then, the 9,000,000/. to be
voluntarily. withdrawn by the country banks and sup-
plied by the Bank of England, they admitted at once
that 7,000,000/. would not be sufficient to support the
convertibility of 30,000,000 L, and would apply the same
principle to the additional 9,000,0001. which they had
applied to the 21,600,000 L, namely, that 3,000,000/ be
issued upon bullion, and 6,000,000/. upon securities. If
the estimate of the total circulation of notes throughout
the country should be 30,000.000/., then there must be a
stock -of 10,000,000 L of bullion in order to support that
Circulation, upon the same principle that a stock of
7,000,0001. was assumed to be sufficient to support a cir-
culation to 21,000,0001.
In reply to a question from another ]fox. 7:4#maza,
Sir R. PEEL said that the country'iiGuld no doubt in
that case be subjected to the expense of increasing the
supply of gold by about 3,000,000 L, but that it would on
the other hand amply gain by the security which that
increased supply would give to the monetary transactions
of the country.
Mr. E. TURNER exclaimed against what he denomi-
nated the enorinoas inaccuracy of the assertion, that the
country bankers kept no gold as a foundation for their
issues. On the contrary, he knew that in the western
counties with which he was acquainted, one-fourth or
one-third of the issues were on gOld, and the wages of
the mining concerns in Cornwall were always to -be had
of'the bankers in specie. Nine millions of notes issued
on no monetary basis beyond their own credit, would,
indeed be a entlici?nt reason for annihilating the system.
It was, however, far otherwise.
Sir W. CLAY asked where the gold was to come
from which was to be the basis of the one-third of
these issues from the Bank of- England ? If from
the existing circulation, there must, of course, be a
diminution to that extent of the whole circulation. From
the country issues ? That could not be, according to
the statement that. the country bankers kept no gold
as the basis of their issues—a statement, indeed, contra-
dicted by the Hon. Member fer Truro but inconsider-
ately, for they need not keep moro gold than was re-
quired for purposes of convenience, seeing that the Bank
of England notes were a legal tender. Was this gold• then,
to come from' the banking department of the Bank ?
Why, the Bank, like all other banking concerns, only
kept money enough for current purposes. Was it to
come from the issue department of the Bank ? That
would be but taking out of one hand to put into another.
The effect of the requiring, then, one-third of these
Bank issues to be in gold must be to cause pro tanto a
diminution of the currency.—(" No.") It was agreed
the: circulation was not now in excess. If it should be
hereafter so, the present measure was designed to cure
it. Where was the principle gathered that a paper cur-
rency should be on one-third gold and the other two-
thirds securities ? It was a purely arbitrary rule, de-
rived neither from principle• nor experience. The only
rule to go by was the amount of drain from abroad, as
the measure of the bullion we required- for the basis of
our circulation. Under a senrid system there could be
no such drainS as 7,000,000/. or 10,000,0001., The real
security was not the emount of bullion. With these con-
victiens, and feeling. that a defalcation in the circulation
to the extent of 3,000,000/, the amount alluded to by the
Right Iron: Baronet, would cause great derangement, he
must persevere in his objections.
Sir R. PEEL 'could not altogether understand the
Hon. Gentleman's objection to a measure of which he
approved in principk. The effect of the measure would
he not to diminish the note circulation in the slightest
degree, but to preserve credit by-Securing convertibility.
Mr. GISBORNE thought that there was no way in
which this country coull secure gold but by offering
more goods in exch ige than other nations could give,
which would have the effect of' lowering prices, and that.
Was his ground of obieetion to the measure, such a prin-
ciple being inconsistent with our engagements and in-
volving loss to the Public creditor.
Sir R. PEEL contended, that if the Bill passed in its
present shape, the Bank of England would be able to
conduct both the operations which he had previously de-
scribed. There were 16,000,000/. Of gold in the Bank,
but 10,000,000/. sve,u Id be sufficient to work out his plan.
Mr. GISBORYOi said he had as much right to appeal
to a time when the,,l3ank had only two millions of gold
in its coffers, as th e Hon. Baronet had to appeal to its
now having sixteen ',millions.
Sir R. PEW, suit! he wanted to avert the paroxysms
of credit that led to guch a result.
Mr. KEMEILE sutl)ported the amendment.
Mr. C. WOOD i.ess alio inclined to support it.
After a few word! from Mr. S. WORTLEY, an] Col.
SIBTHORP, •
Mr, T. BARING- said, in the present stare of the
Bank there would me no necessity for this clause. In a
few years, however,, there might be such a change of
a
trade as would pro ,ice an efflux of gold, and then re-
course would be heal to the clause, and the effect would
he to diminish the :circulation by three millions. The
Bank itself had n o interest whatever in asking for
issues.—(Heat, hew
Lord J. RUSSELL begged to ask of the Right Hon.
Gentleman, how h e could explain the advantage to be
gained by the 13aei.'s of England in their issues by the
substitution of their notes for country notes ?
Sir R. PEEL said that the country banks were obliged
to regulate their issues by those of the Bank of England.
The Noble Lord isoked what inducement the Bank of
England had to substitute Bank of England paper• for
country paper, the t it would have no profit from ; that
was all very true, sut they would by that means guard
aztinst loss. Bank: notes would be appreciated, and the
consequence would.i be an influx of gold for notes, by
means of which tl its Bank would make a profit. He
knew it would be impossible to introduce this measure
without causing s bine clamour, but he trusted the House
would allow the measure to have a fair trial. He
trusted the House would not adopt the amendment of
the Honourable Baronet. He believed if the House
adopted the Bill, i would be found to work welt. He
trusted, therefore, that the House would support him in
adhering to this el %use.
Mr. F. BARIN, x would support the clause, and the
Bill generally.
After a few class irvations from Mr. MILDMAY,
Strangers were o 'rdered to withdraw, and the Com ni:-
tee divided, when ;here appeared—
For the am, ondment
Against it • B3
Majority in favour of the cla.lie

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by an English priest, according to the rites of the Church of
England, between A B, a son of his Majesty King George
the Third, and C D, a British subject, without the previous
consent of his said Majesty, assuming such evidence to have
been sufficient to establish a valid marriage between A B and
C D, independently of the provisions of the statute 'f the 12th
George 111., chap. 11, would it be sufficient, having regard to
that statute, to establish a valid marriage in a suit in which
the elder son of A B claims an estate in England as son of
A B, by virtue of such marriage ?"
The Committee was then adjourned sine die.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 28.
• . (Sittings at Nisi Prius. ) •
The cases which came before the Court this morning were
devoid of interest except to the parties concerned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.) •
CLE ,RKEN WELL.
Sarah Murray, a cook, in the employment of Mrs.
Janc.Faith Aust, the proprietress of a boarding-house,
at 68, Guildford-street. Russell-square, was charged with
stealing a quantity of house linen, wearing apparel, and
a turquoise ring, the property of her mistress ; also with
stealing a satin rest, belonging to Mr. Sauley, a student
for the bar, who lives there. -

Both cases were established against the prisoner, most
of the stolen property having been found in her box or
in the pawn office ; but she attempted to justify herself
fir the robbery nn the incipient barrister, by alleging
that he had criminal intercourse with her.
Mr. Sauley, however, demurred to the plea in abate-
ment.

The prisoner admitted having stolen Mrs. Aust's house
linen, and seeing Mrs. Aust was determined to prosac.te
her, she stated that Mrs. Aust was in the constant habit
of giving false characters to servants, and sometimes
had ten or a dozen servants in her house, who, after re-
maining there a day or two, received an excellent cha-
racter of long servitude from Mrs. Aust.
Mrs. Aust —I deny it.
Mr. GREENWOOD—Do you know Maine? Mrs. Aut
—I dd. '

Mr. GREENWOOD-Did you never give a character for
servitUtlf to any person who did not live with you? Mrs.
Aust--Never..

. .
Mr..GREENWoon,--Ton are on your catb, consider
what you say. Mrs. Aust—l'm positive of it.
Mr. GREENWOOD—(holding up a writtente,timonial
affixed•to it)—Do-you know that, Madam ? Mrs. _lust
blushed,- and was silent.

Mr.• GREENWOOD—‘.I)iI you not give several charac-
ter,: to persons•who did not live with you? Mr. Aust
hedtated, and said she did not recollect.
Mr. GatEENwOOO--(exhibiting a bundle of written
teStimonials);—Pray, Ma'am, how many cookS have you
bad living wilt you at the same time? Mrs. Aust--One.
Mr. GREENWOOD —(holding up the papersl—Then
how has it come to pass -that you gave seven different
characters to cooks at the same period? Mrs. Aust—l.
do not recollect it.