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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1845.

The House of Commons met at Four o'clock.
After the presentation of a variety of petitions and
notices of motion on the part of Lord EBRINGTON,
Mr. WALLACE, at the request of Sir R. PEEL,
postponed his motion for a Committee of Inquiry into
the present mode of conducting private business, on
the understanding that the Right Hon. Baronet would
himself move for the appointment of such a Com-
mittee in the course of the ensuing week.

Sir JAMES GRA/lAM, in answer to Mr. F. FRENCH,
explained the circumstances under which an execu-
tion had been put into the union workhouse at Tuarr,
in consequence of the guardian% refusing to make a
rate, and said that the Court of Queen's Bench had
issued a mandamus to compel them to do their duty.
In reply to Mr. BELLEW, Sir R. PEEL stated that
the Earl of LucAN had been appointed Lord-Lieute-
nant of Mayo.

Sir R. PEEL then announced that he should, on
Friday next, in a Committee of Ways and Means,
propose a resolution for continuing the laws which
impose a tax on income in Great Britain, and the law
which imposes an additional stamp duty in Ireland,
lar a further limited period. He, however, refused
to state what taxes he intended to remit, or to enter
into any further explanation on the subject.

Mr. WALLACE put a question to Sir J. GRAHAM
on the subject of a recent judicial decision, delivered
in Scotland, on the construction of the Weights
and Measures Act, in reply to which the Right Hon,
Baronet stated that that decision would shortly be
brought before all the Judges in the Court of Jus-
ticiary.
A new writ was moved for the county of Bucking-
ham, Mr. C. S. MURRAY, the late Member, having
accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.

Mr. BOUVERIE asked whether any commercial
negotiations were going on with Brazil.
Sir R. PEEL complained that no notice of the ques-
tion had been given ; and Mr. BOUVERIE gave notice
of it for Monday.
The House then resolved itself, pro forma, into a
Committee of Supply, and Mr. HumE, in Committee,
objected to voting any supply until after the financial
statement should have been made. After a few words
from Sir R. PEEL, Lord J. RUSSELL, and Mr. S.
CRAWFORD, the House resumed.
On the motion of Mr. M. SUTTON, and after a
speech from Mr. S. CRAWFORD, a Committee was
appointed to inquire into the administration of the
Poor-law in the Gilbert Unions.
Colonel SIDTHORP moved for a return of the num-
ber of days each Poor-law Commissioner had been
engaged in the discharge of his duty. The Gallant
Officer complained that the return had been ordered
last May, but had not been made, and accused Sir
J. GRAHAM of now refusing what he had before as-
sented to.

Sir J. GRAHAM would not oppose the motion, al-
though, as there was no roster kept of the attendance
of the Commissioners, there would be considerable
difficulty in affording the information required.
After a few words from Mr. F. FRENCH, the re-
turns were ordered.

Mr. YOUNG moved to suspend, for the present ses-
sion, the standing order No. 103, that all petitions for
private Bills be presented within twenty-one days
after the first Friday in every session of Parliament.
Mr. ENTWISLII at first opposed the motion, but
ultimately withdrew his opposition.

After the motion was carried a series of resolutions,
which will be found at length in our report, were
proposed and carried, for the regulation of the bring-
ing in of Railway Bills during the present session.
This was the last business on the paper.
The House adjourned at Six o'clock.

In the speeches delivered at the " grand dinner " of
the Agricultural Protection Society for Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, which came off on Monday, at the
Freemasons' Tavern, we perceive that Noble Dukes
and Right Honourable Earls, Honourable County
Members, and " intelligent tenant-farmers," expa-
tiated largely into all kinds of vague, commonplace, and
plausible generalities. The Duke of RICHMOND in the
chair, the Duke of BUCKINGHAM in the vice-chair
—(two Knights of the Garter) ; two or three Earls ;
two or three Viscounts ; two or three Barons ; two
or three Baronets; and some three dozen Members of
Parliament ; here was surely an ample sprinkling of
Magnates for the exposition to some 850 agricul-
turists, farmers, and others, of the principles of the
society, and of the mode in which the great landed
proprietors, who are members of it, propose to reduce
those principles to practical application. No such
exposition, however, (so far as we can find) really
took place. No one of the great questions upon
which the public have, within the last two years,
been so successfully appealed to for their repudiation
of the Bread trade monopoly was even attempted to
be met. The noble and rural speakers set up absurd
arguments, which they attributed to others, for the
sake of controverting them, with an eye to their
own especial purposes. They set up imaginary
ninepins, and bowled them down with irresistible
after-dinner logic. What good is to result to the
tenant• farmer—what benefit to the agricultural
labourers, and farm-servant—from the institution or
action of this protective society, wai a demonstration
that does not seem to have been considered essential
to the business of the evening. The tone of the
speeches and character of the proceedings were
marked by flatness and insipidity, which, not even
the " enthusiastic cheering" said to have been
accorded to some very mediocre speaking, from very
high places at this festival, can conceal from the
observation of any one who may have carefully
perused the report. We do not mean to affirm, how-
ever, that nothing was said by anybody which was
either well said or good iu it.,,ell.—valuable on its own
account, or imcoant ::°_'on cl,l
n );;;' I,Artics
and other interests. On the contrary, we have lighted
upon;, some important " odmissions" fr°ln the land-

lords, to :which the, tenants will be foolish men,
indeed, if, in all three to come, they do not hold them.
But we cannot forbe tr a previous allusion to the almost
ludicrous resentment with which Lord BEAUMONT
spoke of the defecti,an of the present Premier's Ca-
binet from the cause of " agricultural protection."
The Noble Lord declared "he could scarcely contain
the anger with which he mentioned the introduc-
tion, by the very Minister who ii that interest had
borne into power, of the last Corn Bill and the
Tariff." It is obvious, therefore, that Lord Bean-
MONT'S support of Sir ROBERT PEEL must have been
founded on the least selfish—nay, on the most dieinw
terested grounds ! and he has been sadly disappoiliNd
in his expectations. For the same reasons he fell foul
of the Canada Corn Bill, as the most mischievous
which " the Minister could have introduced."at
e th
The " unkindest cut of all," however,
which he had least expected from the Adminis-
tration" was, the Grinding Corn in Bond
measure, too, the more shabby in that they bad pre-
viouely opposed and rejected Mr. llerr's Bill for
effecting a similar object in a plainer and more direct
manner.—Plain speaking has always charms for us,
even though it be heard somewhat late in the course
of a controversy. In this instance it may not be cony:
plimentary to the party, but it is instructive, as well
as amusing to the public.—Lord BEAUMONT's alarms
are not yet appeased ; from " straws which have been
already thrown up," he remarked, " some measure
might be anticipated this session, from the same
quarter, which would still further diminish the eto.
tection of the agriculturist." For our parts, we 41.°
anxious to see what it will be.
The three topics which strike us as having bee°
the best handled at this dinner were those es to
which we can go further towards concurring with the
views of the speakers. First, "as to the tenant-faref
mers of the country at large, after the examPle °
Essex, having originated the question of the noes;
sity for protection to agriculture," on the ground tbs. g
it is not exclusively a landlords' question ; eve thin
they have done well. In this way they are led t°
th..
0
look into the whole matter; to study and analyze
real elements of their real interest in it; and we seitia
cipate the best effects from such examinations an
discussions. Secondly, Mr. BAKER, of Writtle, (70.
served, that " looking to the amount of taxafielilh
this country, protection was necessary for the Brill!,
agriculturists ; at least, something must be don
either to increase prices or diminish texation"--etuo
this sentiment was echoed by other speakers' aut
subsequent stage of the proceedings. We dise.on
from Mr. BAKER on the first part of his propositivo
(of which he speaks but doubtingly, himself).., ‘O,B
entirely concur with him in the second ;id
doubt not our remedial treatment for the evil w°"-bis
Ibe the same. Sir ROBERT PEEL must real° tbe
currency measures. The monetary system nis ors
re-established on its former more safe, 111.0,
expansive, more economical, more produeti of
more beneficial, more self-adjusting ba`ls the
paper. The costly mistake of giving. bujic
country a circulation of intrinsic, instead of lin out,
value, must be rectified. With that re establisnt;
high prices for the manufacturer and agficulturrier;
high wages for the artisan and the rustic lobe° otic
energy and development for foreign and &most
trade, will at once return. The third, and, wet,
important result of the many speeches delivered 5 in
that they elicited some remarkable acelarati°lltici.
favour of the equitable title of the tenant to PBarsbip
',
pate in the advantages of his own good f,elvar were
of the lands rented by him. These declarations on
not well calculated for the meridian of Thilersc
Manor, or for the admiration of large lando.ander,
whose properties are leased to the highest bl,
without regard to other pretensions than Pr'cl'ous
allotted to tenants.at-will, or under very short tt'ice.
determinable—by the landlords—at very short pel
a ell
It is gratifying to find, °
however, such wise the
views of the consideration due
ago
tenant as those announced in the following 135360.
by Mr. MILLS, of Engord, Wilts, and by Mr. S°lSr.
RON, M.P., and by the Duke of RlcHatorry•
Muaz said : teoe%
"As an extensive landlord himself, and speaking anristi
extensive landlords, he was anxious to enforce the
and advantage of offering permanent improvementthL 0°
increase the quantity of consumable food to be raiserreanr
would wish to see this method substituted in place,?A'
sions of five or ten per cent. of the rent. The capitaVir;
vested was always returned, while these per-centaget gar
the tenant got therm into his coffers, he often scarecv
what to do with them."
Mr. SOTUERON, M.P., thus followed :
"He would venture to say, he had no doubt that the.
commendation they had heard that evening would 1,8_4)4
rally adopted, and the landlords would cast off all tr'ltie r
attempts to patch up a bad bargain, but would 1044 Esil
tenants fairly in the face and say We are both in lA. WOW
boat, let us make the best of it.' 'He trusted landlohr"; eal
not put up farms to tender—(Loud cheers)--an w"ehl °°3l
rience had shown that rent and taxes could not be Iti;cers''
forward and offer a paltry average of reductions."(
The Duke of RICHMOND declared that—
" There could not be a doubt that the landlords 01 Te-dge
could trust their tenants ; he knew it from his kr(°°"-e eve')
the tenantry, and he declared that he would rather losbenieat
acre he possessed than let his farms by tender.--" Ore
cheering.)
These are important testimonies and ple"b-sriglifs
though they come—to the true character an Agri.
and relations of the tenant. If the dinner of fhe idied
cultural Protection Society had been Pro n se'
even of positive harm, we could excuse much,
count of avowals like these.

000'
Our Madrid letters, of the 30th ult., bring
The Three per Cents. were done that day on thev")-- pet
Bourse at 32k cash, and 33 at 60 days ; the
Cents.
at 23k, at 60 days ; debt, without interest,
4116.
eb
The news brought by the Paris papers is not h
oftosle
Queenimportance. 1
T RTlhae' lesapdeienegh,articles chiefly refre.r .4001
journals highly approve, while those of the OProgect
show every disposition to condemn it, but witheut,rsta;
Never was there a more unsircessful attempt .°,,.Thie*
of which the Diall-gtiou
ble. The Journal des Debats makes the folloonlit :•-•*
remarks on the paragraph relative to the EiNo's /I;rtesi'
"The QUEEN mentions, as is proper, with WO cciby to 4
the visits paid to her in the course of they ell: 5i011)11
foreign Soverigns. But of these two, one Whet
the guest of the Court of England, while the
equally the gust of the Sovereign and a tilt' at the
Queen VICTORIA exprt sacs a et), satiscsetien,o ‘ pith°
rece tion given by the English people to the 191:, the
FRENCH, and she publicly associates hert•elf OP;
monstrations of her subjects, as her subjects had
ciated themselves in the royal and gracious hesPrl Sigh of
their Sovereign. Such manifestations cannot bil-spee
the bonds of that good intelligence, the Inalateni to
which is on both sides looked on as esseutisrroes
dearest interests of the two countries." the,3l.
paper is sadly puzzled to find out one flaw f 4 '-
speech ; but, in order.to show that it 10°0— /00'
vocation, has recourse to the Speech of Louis rents.
and drawn a contrast between the two &cult 015: f„
adverting to that of the KING of the Fassel'A; "
" What effusion, what enthusiasm, what Pr°"1:01e 111°
friendly and tender expressions! Is not the whole
ternal policy of France made subordinate to the
tqes herd
accord? The address of the Chamber of Del° of thl
no less verbose, no less exalted. The Pel,iciattsche"
French Government is there made to be closeile asp
to. the entente cordiale. It is not only a Piltroepliii,
mon of feeling on the subject of the KING j°ll it is -
a mark of goodwill towards the .English 1101°a, vtil°'
formal and explicit declaration from AL o'rote‘r
threatened in France, places himself under tu7t'repliel
Lion of Great Britain. The English Goverum4o of the
with agreeable phrases full of esteem for th
FBENCII, with an earnest desire of a good un. ao; with to
eeu
between the two countries ; but, in coma(
Qu
passage we have quoted, the:language c't The Evglis
ENGLAND is reserved and almost frigid. under:
Ministry evidently comprehends that th
en Or; &Pell!
standing between the two kingdoms do. nu.„, of our
it in 111`' vle
upon M. GulzoT alone ; not a word is sei
even 6 -.,aost
Cabinet in its distress, and there _t the ~..
allusion to the famous mixed Consinission.,l novo by
remarkable feature is the species of Paa' inssfb
Sir ROBERT PEEL between the Emperor of raw
_coo
the KING of the FRENCH. The afftctions o
olicy(4ooclt,
iodine towards our KING, while the imps re,
towards the EMPEROR. This sort of mark. e.'itropear'd
of England between the two alliances, is the,D,',. many
the only result gained by M. GUIZOT after
O• o f
sacrifices I sus ion 1°
The National in lashing itself into P
dissPi
still more ridiculous :
most grael%d Th
there'
" 3L Guizot must have experienced
disdain that the Queen speaks of her Food 1;,,P2-Ssor 001 Y nbs
disdain
at the royal speech. It is in a tPorte:tlf..grettshe-fei4:l3ll°.
French Government. The famous
copies a little place in it, after two visit to 1/.1".., naragilyi-
on the visit of the Emperor Nicholas to Engr,,hnit!•ac.•
nistry and its head ought to be satisfied.
fore, your baseness in profusion to
tray the interests of your country to serve hersio
obtain iu Lng,i,l; at the cr%
your count,* men to be mut dered. Is;uw thAt...A before spd
please Great donau.otisc.,i
rendered—that the French flag bas been hrge':ithatlM
rAgSiOla
of Evglaad, you scarcely obtain as OP