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lIOUSE OF LOI?DS, Feb. 11.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Woolsack
shortly after Five o'Cloek.

The Buildings Regulation Rill passed through Committee.
Certain verbal amendments proposed by the Marquis of Nor-
manby were agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a
third time on Monday.

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The Boroughs Improvements Bill passed through Committee.
The Appropriation. Act Amendment Bill passed through
Committee, and was reported without amendments, and was
ordered to be read a third time on Monday.
• CO LIN- LAWS.
The Marquis of NORMANBy presented a petition from
Scarborough, praying for the • total and immediate repeal of
the Corn and Provision.laws.
Viscount MELBOURNE presented'a petition from North-
ferry, with a similar prayer.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from
Mansfield with a similar prayer.
EXCHEQUER BILL OFFICE.
Lord MONTEAG LE moved for certain papers of which he
had given notice relative to the Exehequer Bill-office, the
object of those returns was to show how much of the public
debt had been paid off since it had been establishecL —Agreed to.
THE CREOLE.
Lord BROUGHAM, in consequence of the absence of his
Noble Friend the Lord Chief Justice of the Court, of Queen's.
Bench, postponed hii motion relative to the Creole until Mon-
day. The Noble Lord then presented four petitions from dif-
ferent places, praying for a total and immediate repeal of the
Corn-laws, which were ordered to lie on-the table.
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Their Lordsbips then adjourned.

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Mr. FARRAND said he understood it was the intention of
her,Majesty's Government to consider the Poor-law Amend-
ment Act, and he therefore wished to ask a question of the
Hon. Baronet. In March next the election of guardians for
the different unions would take place. The mode in which
those guardians were elected was by ballot, and the ballotting
papers were taken by a clerk appointed by the guardians,
and • whose duty it was to decide the election.--
(Hear.) He wished to ask the Right Honourable
Baronet t 9 use his influence —ha hoped that influence
was great in Somerset-house—ta induce the Poor-law Commis-
missionerr, to issue an order restricting any paid officer of the
union from taking the voting papers.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, who was very indistinctly heard
in the gallery, said that an order had been issued from the
Poor-law Commissioners, requesting that the clerk of the
union (as we understood) should refrain from taking the
voting papers, and being returning officer. If the Hon.
Member could point out any instance upon which to ground
a complaint, he could assure him the punishment would imme-
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cretary of State for the Home Department, a question with
respect to the administration of the Poor-laws in Ireland. Con-
siderable excitement had been produced in the city of Dublin
by the unusual mortality amongst the infant children in the
Dublin North Union Workhouse. He begged to ask his Right
Hon. Friend whether he had directed any inquiry upon this sub-
ject; whether he had received any report from the Poor-law
Commissioners as to the result of that inquiry, and if so,
whether he would have any objection to ay the result on the
table of the House.
Sir J. GRAHAM said the moment his attention had been
called to the subject, he had directed inquiry to be made into
the facts ; a report had in consequence been received, and he
had not the least objection to its being laid on the table of
the House.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 11.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
Mr. , ARK WRIGHT took the oaths aid his seat for Leo-
minster.
Mr. WARD presented a,petition from.,. ~Ashton-under
Line Railway Company.
CORN-LAWS.

Mr. YORK E presented a petition from Scarborough, praying
for a total repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. MILNER GIBSON presented a petition from Man-
chester to the sameeffeet.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented ten petitions
from working-men of. Manchester, designating themselves
under the following denominations—builders, warehousemen,
letter-press printers, joiners, mechanics, finishers, stiffners,
porters, makers-up, stating that they are sufferers under the
baneful effects of the Corn and Provision-laws, and praying
the (louse for the immediate and total repeal of
these laws, signed altogether by 1,146 names; 43 petitions
from working men of different denominations in the borough of
Rochdale. The general allegation of their petitions is,
that Parliament has passed a law to keep up the
price of bread, in order to keep up the rent of land ' • but
that your. Honourable House has repeatedly declared that
you cannot keep up wages by Act of Parliament. Petitioners
allege that this proceeding is unjust, and therefore pray for
the total and immediate repeal of all taxes on food. Two pefi-
lions from Whitworth and Healy, both in the parish of
Rochdale. They allege that the Corn-laws are unjust, be-
cause they tax the poor man more heavily than the rich.
That they reader commerce unproductive, depress wages, and
enhance the price of provisions ; thus, at the same time, in-
creasing the cost, and taking away the power to purchase them.
They, therefore, pray for the total repeal of all taxes on pro-
visions. One petition from the members of the Independent
congregation of Rochdale. They allege that by restricting
commerce abroad these laws prevent the full employment of the
working population, and have a direct tendency to lower
wages and reduce the profits of the manufacturer_
and that the deficiency of food created by these laws is the
source of demoralisation, disease, and premature death, a bar-
rier to the progress of true religion, and the parents of disaffec-
tion and disorder among the people. They, therefore, pray for
the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. These peti-
tions have altogether 3,790 names attached to them in the
parish of Rochdale.
Mr. STANSFIELD presented three petitions from Hud-
dersfield, with a similar prayer.
Dr. BOWRING presented thirty-seven petitions, praying
for a total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. He would
take that opportunity of correcting a mis-statement which he
had inadvertently made yesterday, in consequence of quoting
from an imperfectly copied document. He had stated that,
out of fifty mills in the neighbourhood of Blackburn, thirty
were unemployed. The statement should have been, that out
of fifty mills, employing 8,400 persons, thirty mills, employ-
ing 6,631 persons, were either idle or working short time.
Mr. BROTHERT ON presented petitions from Salford, and
thirteen other places, praying far a total and immediate repeal
of the Corn-laws.

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The House then went into Committee on the Loan So-
cieties' Bill, and the report was ordered to be brought up on
Monday next.-

EASTERN AFFAIRS.
Sir CHARLES NAPIER then rose, in pursuance of
notice, to ask the Right Honourable Baronet ' whether
he had any objection to lay before the House a
copy of the instructions given by Sir Robert Stop-
ford to General Mitchel, General Jackson, and Captain
Stewart, after the submission of Mehemet Ali ; also, the in-
structions given by Lord Ponsonby to General Jackson and
Mr. Wood ; likewise, if any correspondence had taken place
between the British and Turkish Governments, relative to the
amelioration of the inhabitants of Lebanon, as was pro-
mised by the Allied Powers? The Honourable and Gal-
lant ()dicer said, he had been induced to ask the last
question in consequence of having received from very high
authority, a statement that the eondition of the inhabitants of
Lebanon was one of increased distress. Application had, he
understood, been made to the Turkish Government to send
assistance to that country, and that they refused to do so.
Sir R. PEEL said he would reply to the several questions of
the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman opposite in the order in
which they occurred in the Paper of Notices. First, As to
whether he had any objection to lay before the House a copy
of the instructions given by Sir Robert Stopford to General
Mitchel, General Jackson, and Captain Stewart, after the
submission of Mehemet Ali. In reply to that, he (Sir
Robert Peel) had to state that those instructions had
been sought for in the Record-office, but they were not
forthcoming, and consequently could not be produced.
With regard to the Gallant Officer's second question, respect-
ing the instructions given by 'Lord Ponsonby to General
Jackson and Mr. Wood, he (Sir Robert Peel) regretted
to say that the papers on this subject were also
not forthcoming. As to the third question, if any
correspondence had taken place between the British
and Turkish Governments relative to the amelioration of the
inhabitants of Lebanon as was promised by the Allies,
he (Sir Robert Peel) would state that frequent corres-
pondence between the respective Governments bad takeii
place on the subject.—(Hear. ) The Porte had been
urged to comply with the assurances that had been given on the
question. Since Sir Stratford Canning had left this country
as Ambassador to the Ottoman Court, instructions had been
given him to urge upon the Porte the necessity of complying
with its assurances of making every effort to prevent di'order in
Syria, and ameliorate the condition of its subjects there. He
(Sir Robert Peel) did not think it would promote the
object the Gallant Officer had in view, if the
correspondence applied for were produced, and he should
therefore be permitted to exercise his discretion in withhold-
ing it. However, he would state that application had been
made to the Porte to fulfil the engagements it had entered into,
both by the present and the late Government. He (Sir R.
Peel) might take that opportunity of referring to an ordinary
impression that existed, both in Syria and Europe, as to certain
portions of the population of that country being under the pro-
tection of certain European Governments. What we had to
do was to see to the amelioration of all the
subjects of the Porte in Syria generally, without reference
to religious principles. He would assure the Honour-
able and Gallant Officer, that every effort en the
part of the present Government would be made
to cause the Porte to fulfil its engagements with respect
to the amelioration of the condition of its subjects, and
granting the papers moved for 4ould be but defeating the
object which the Gallant Officer had in view.
Sir CHARLES NAPIER very much regretted that the
Right Hon. Gentleman had come to the conclusion which
he had ;ust mentioned on this subject, the more as he had
heard that the officers of General Jochmus had destroyed
between twenty and thirty thousand persons after Mehemet Ali
submitted (as we understood. )—( Hear. )
Sir R. PEEL moved that this House at its rising do adjourn
to Monday.—Agreed to.
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Mr. O'CONNELL presented twenty-three petitions, pray-
ing for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn and Pro-
vision-laws, and forty-eight petitions from different places in
Ireland, praying for a repeal of the Union.
Mr. STR UTT presented a petition from the Mayor and Town
Council of Derby. sealed with their common seal, and which
had been agreed to unanimously, expressing their surprise and in-
dignation at the Government plan for altering the Corn-laws,
as not calculated to afford the people any relief for the cruel and
intolerable injustice under which they were suffering ; beseech-
ing the House to reject the Government measure, and to pass
such a measure as would be calculated to remedy that injustice.
Mr. A. JOHNSTONE presented nine petitions from Kil-
marnock and other places in Scotland, praying for a total and
immediate repeal of the Corn and Provision-laws.

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Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented petitions from Fal-
kirk, Hoyle, Denham, and other places in Scotland, all
praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Also a
petition from Antrim, praying the House to pass some
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from
Queenborough,
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whwhich
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e had lrelandgiven
notice last evening. As that petition contained several grave
allegations against the Corporation of Queenborough he
thought if the Committee on Public Petitions should be of
opinion that it ought to be printed it should be printed for the
use of Members only. The House could then proceed to
take it into its consideration if it should see fit to do so. lie
himself did not intend to found any motion on it.
PRIVATE BILLS COAIMITTEE.
Sir G. CLERK moved to nominate the Select Committee
on petitions for Private Bills :--Mr. Strutt, Mr: R. Clive, Mr,
Rice, Mr. Villiers Stuart, Mr. NVrightson, Mr. G. Cavendish,
Mr. Compton, Alr. Brotherton, Mr. Pakington, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Beckett, Al r.Bramston, r. Walker, Mr. G.Philips, Mr. Bell, Mr.
G. Craig, the O'Connor Don, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Horsman,
Mr. Eliot Yorke, Mr. Kemble, Mr. Aglionby, Sir John Yards
Buller, Captain Jones. Mr. Thornely, Mr. Barneby, Mr.
Chalmers, Mr. Tatton Egerton, Mr. Stansfield, Lord Worsley,
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Douglas.
Lord G. SOMERSET gave •notice that on Friday next he
would move a resolution for the purpose of facilitating the
progress of such Bills as were dropped last year.
PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES (IRELAND).
Mr. YOUNG presented a petition from Cavan, praying
for an alteration of the law relating to Presbyterian marriages
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Messrs. Curtis's work, entitled "Manhood ;" nor slid it re-
quire much perusal fully to satisfy us that the book was not
one of the common stamp. The scientific views taken by the
authors of the source and origin of many of the most distressing
effects of certain depraved habits, fully establish their claim to
the character of experienced and judicious surgeons. To
quote 'passages from the work in proof of our assertion would
Le departing from the established rules of the daily press. The
result, however, of our careful perusal of the work, has been
to impress us with a' thorough ' confidence in the talent and
skill of the authors, and to satisfy us that those entrusted with
the care of youth are not a little indebted to them for fur-
nishing them with a means of preventing some of the most
frightful maladies to which flesh is heir.—Old England.
Messrs. Curtis's work, entitled " Manhood," is one of the
few books now coming before the public on such a subject which
can lay claim to tke character of being strictly professional, at
the same time that it is fully intelligible to all who read it.
The moral and medical precepts given in it, render it invalu-
abie.—Magnet.
The perusal of Messrs. Curtis's book entitled " Manhood,"
has really astonished us by developing a series of maladies, the
never-failing consequence of the vicious habit of which it
treats. The clear counexien pointed out between the assigned
cause and the effects is perceptible to every capacity. We
strongly recommend the work.—Age.
The multitude of books daily coining from the press, some,
nay most of them of a very questionable tendency, made us ex-
tremely reluctant to take up another. Having, however, been
induced by the character given of this work by an intelligent
friend,
we ventured to open its pages, and now feel no hesita •
edified.
thin in saying that we arise from its perusal instructed !and
dowe by the every-daYo
Th" clear exposition of the source of many of those
diseases which proves
observerfatal lt o youth, and
rsresult
howfhai•
causes, sue)] as ex.,osure to are
common set
_ (co d, sudden vicissitudes. of tetepe-
rature, hereditary taint, & , is truly eonvi c g and extre-
mely satisfactory. We say .. • - ` n In-
satisfactory," inasmuch as Messrs.
Curtis have shown that
Consumption, Epilepsy, &c. manytliseases, such as Pulmonary
{hitherto the opprobria of medi-
cine, may, when taken in i.
treatment, be brought'repr time, and submitted to judi-
ciousas favourable a termination
as any other class of ffeetions.o
far in 'tying that society is deeply 'We do not think we go too
producing so useful, so
muchwanted, 'ndebted to the authors for
moral a book.—Conservative Journal. so valuable, and so truly
We recommend the work entitled "Manhood,"
careful perusal of persons of all el &e., to the
physical advantages sure to resultu classes,
s"
The moral as wel as
most readily.recognised and felt b y such perusal, will be
need of them.—Statesman, those who stand most in
Messrs. Curtis and Company are to h
their residence, No. 7, Frith-street, Sol e consulted daily at
Country Patients are requested to be")-square, Londoe.
in the detail of their cases.—As to the as minute as possible
plaint, the symptoms, age, general habits of living,
of the com-
pation in life of the party ; the communicationliving, and occu-
companied by' the usual consultation fee of 1 must be ace
no notice whatever .can be taken of their a
al eases the most inviolable seeresy may _,. without which,
be application ; and in
y relied on.

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Gentlemen's Levers, in Gold Cases, Fourteen Guineas and
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N.ll. An immense Stock of- Jewellery—and.l7;cy (foods at
25 to 30 per cent. below the usual London charges.
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dozen ; Bras; Poles for Window Curtains, l inch diameter,
Is. 3d. per foot ; 2 inches, Is. Bd. per foot ; bronzed fenders,
4 feet kr.g, 9s.

Colonel VERNER presented similar petitions from Armagh,
and from the congregation of Presbyterians of D'Olier-street,
Dublin.

CORN-LAWS.
Mr. G. W. WOOD presented a petition from Kendal,
praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. MARK PHILLIPS presented n similar petition from
Manchester.

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Dessert, 6s. Bd. ; Carvers; 3s. per pair ; Globe-shape Tea-
urns, 4 quarts, 275. ; new shapes, 395. ; Papier Mache Tea-
trays, gothic shape, 50s ; the set o f full sizes. Catalogues,
containing the prices, with Engravings of every Ironmongery
Article necessary to the furnishing of a house of any size, 25
per cent. under• any other old-established house, to be had
gratis (post free).
RIPPON and BURTON, 12, Wells-strea Oxford-street.
Established 1820.

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conviction that they are all that is weeess.iry to invigorate the
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as with the greatest confidence, be resorted to at any
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The following wonderful cures are selected from hundreds of
a similar nature

Mr. AB ft AHAMBENTON, late of Wright-street, Derby,
has been for some time afflicted with a complication of the most
distre,sing internal disorders, attended with violent cough,
under which he was gradually wasting away. He had been at-
tended by surgeons, and had tried almost every kind of medi-
cine, but ucthing relieved him. He still lingered on, getting
every day worse, until his life was despaired of. The cough
had become so severe that he could not get any rest, and the
most santymine of hi friends thought he could not possibly re-
cover, Lai a kind neighb mr, who had tested the wonderful
efficacy of Pa r's Life Pills, recommended him to try them,
and before he lcad taken one small box, he was able to follow
his usual oceupaii,m, without feeling the slightest symptom of
his former distressing malady.
Gratitude induced him to request that this might be made
public, for the good of his suffering fellow-creatures.
Witness to • the truth of this statement—Mrs. Cocking,
Wright-street, Derby.

Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from a body of
agriculturists in the West Riding. of Yorkshire, also praying
for the total and immediate abolition of the Corn-laws.
Mr. COBDEN presented a great number of petitions to the
same effect, but he gave the designation of the petitioners in
so low a tone that it was impossible to hear a'single name.
Mr. VILLIERS presented also a number of petitions for the
immediate and total repeal, from Bridgewater and various
other plates in England, and from Hamilton and ether places
in Scotland.

Mr. LABOUCHERE presented numerous petitions to the
same effect from Taunton and other places.
Mr. S. WORTLE I', amidst laughter and cheers, presented
a petition froM the West Riding of Yorkshire, praying for the
total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws,
Mr. O'CONNELL presented five petitions to the same effect
from several places in Ireland.
Mr. A G LIONY presented a petition from the master mari-
ners and sailors belonging to Cumberland,' and another from
the inhabitants of CRickermoutb, also praying for the total and
immediate repeal of the Corn Laws.
OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.
Mr. METCALF presented a petition from Teignmouth,
praying for the prohibition of Sunday trading, and of Sunday
traffic on rail ways and canals.

" Hull, July 6, 1841.
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benefit I have received from Parr's Pills, I having been af-
flicted for 14 or 15 years with pains in my body and limbs,
and constant pain in my head. I applied to the first medical
men in Hull, and to the various institutions of the town, and
brought myself almost to poverty, but all to no purpose. At
length I heard of Parr's Life Pills, and after taking only two
small boxes, feel grateful to be able to and I now enjoy per-
feet health. " ELLEN HART.
" Witness—Wm. Hart., " No. 20, Kingston-square,
_ North-street, IIull."

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directions are given with each box. Sold by most respect-
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In order to protect the publ►c from imitations, the Hon.
Commissioners of Stamps have ordered ►° I'arr's Life Pills" to
be engraved on the Government Stamp attached to each box,
without which none are genuine.

RIOT AND LOSS OF LIFE AT KINGSTON,
JAMAICA.—By the Kingston Morning Journal of Dee. 28,
just arrived, it appears that a serious riot had broken nut there,
arising, it is said, from a prohibition of the Mayor's, putting
down the usual drumming and festivities practised by the lower
classes at that season of the year. The people persisted in their
amusement ; an affray with the police ensued, who were routed
by the mob, and the Mayor struck on the face with a stone.
The West India regiment was called out. One, man was shot
through the head, a young woman severely wounded, who has
since died, two others were badly injured, and three or four
servedslightly:
ri
gt
. Tranquillitylvh yd d hwase interfere
fe after
with
restored.
these
saturnalia
esta-
blished by long custom ?
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean are at present on a
visit at Roborough.house, the residence of Sir Henry Blackwood,
near Plymouth.

Sir M. WOOD presented a petition connected with some of
le Metropolitan improvements.
PUBLIC DRAINAGE.

Mr. PINEY gave notice of his intention to move a Com-
mittee of Inquiry into the subject of Public Drainage.
THE CORN-LAWS•

intention too
a tt oo
Committee, a resolution to the effect that the House is not pre-
and therefore
Majesty's
Lord JOHN RUSSELL gaii notice of hi,s
move on Monday evening next, when the House
her
pisaricidottoprseapnacrteidontothaedoppritnctihiedepolafna splridoliinogse-sdeabley
Government.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. CHRISTOPHER also gave notice of his intention to
move some alterations in the scale of duty on corn proposed by
the Right Hon. Baronet.
THE COMPTROLLER OF THE EXCIIEQuE,R,
Col. SIBTHORP moved for a return of the annual salary,
the emoluments, the date of retirement, and the total allowance
received by the late Comptroller of the Exchequer, as far as
such a return could be obtained.
THE SULPHUR QUESTION,
Dr. BOWRING stated that on Monday he should move
for the return of certain papers relating to the settlement of
Government.
the Sulphur question with the Neapolitan
CORN-L kW AVERAGES.
Sir R. PEEL moved that the list of the. towns in which
the averages of the price of corn is to be taken, he laid
on the table. The intention on, this subject was not in the
slightest degree to affect the averages; it was merely to secure
the fairest calculation of the average price of corn throughout
the country, and to prevent the coinakission of frauds in the
return.

hether her ixmisptointgtattieanri—ff,
salted beef, salted
Mr. MILNER GIBSON said, under the e
pTorAk,XfiE•eSsh OmNeatF,
islititeempisableuld
tsowinasek,
twheereßttgottaalllyioloo.ohßiabriotettcl
o from a all kinds,
Ma-
jesty's Government was prepared to continue such prohibition?
Sir It. PEEL said, of course, on the day on which he
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cattle of
should propound the views of her Majesty's Government with
respect to the• financial and commercial policy they were dis,
posed to recommend, he should state his views relative to these
,and other points, but he hoped he should not be pressed to
make premature disclosures. He might, however, express his
opinion, . that it .. would not be politic to maintain
so absolute a prohibition. He did not think a system of ab-
solute prohibition advisable.
. TREATY WITH TURKEY.

Dr. BOWR [NG asked a question relative our present. com-
mercial relations with Turkey. It appeared that at present Bri-
tish exports and imports to that empire paid heavier duties than
theas
commodities ohf
gany
rot
Russia, and
12 per cent, higher on our exports. 'I he duties were higher
on British articles than on either produce or manufac-
tured articles from any other country. He would take the liberty
of asking if her Majesty's Government Was cognisant of the fact,
thanhc r countryo nte ;the
rdtsutfyrom on our imports

Mr. RIGBY WASON Lovedv for copies of all
memorials presented to the Lords Commissioners
of her Majesty's Treasury by Mr. Rigby Wason, relating to the
plan of improvement in the parishes of St. John and St.
Margaret, in the City of Westminster, which was recom-
mended by the Select Committee of the House of Commons
on Metropolis Improvements in 1840, and to effect which a
certain sum of money was recommended to be allocated by
the said Committee ; end also of any proceedings thereon :
also, Copies of any Correspondence between the Dean and
Chapter of Westminster, or any person on their behalf, with
the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, or any person in
that office, upon the subject of obtaining such sum of money,
or a portion thereof, for the benefit of the private property of
the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, contrary to the public
interests.—Agreed to.

LORD ASHBURTON.
Mr. MARK PHILLIPS said that when he had yesterday
given notice of his intention to move for a copy of the letter
from Mr. Amory to Lord Palmerston, dated August
28, 1841, together with its accompanying papers, and of the
Correspondence which followed thereon bet ween Lord
Aberdeen, Lord Canning, Mr. Amory. and Mr. Kinder,
he was not aware of the absence of the Noble Lord to whom
that motion referred ; and as he was the last person who would
wish to take any unfair advantage, he would, with the consent
of the House, not now press for the production of the papers.
He hoped the House would allow him to state, in jus-
tification of his conduct, the reasons which had induced
him to bring forward the motion. He had seen in the Cir-
cular to Bankers,' a paper most widely circulated, certain
statements calculated as he thought to prejudice
Mr. Kinder. That gentleman was a friend of his
late colleague, and in company with his colleague,
he had last year waited on • the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, to lay a statement of the case before
him, because he thought that Gentlemen had received treat-
ment of which he had a right to complain in Mexico. That
was the reason why be had given notice of the present
motion, which as the Noble Lord was absent, he would for the
present withdraw, and should he find it necessary to renew
it, he would take care that the relatives of the Noble Lord
should have ample time to eonsult with him, so as to be pre-
pared to meet any statement he (Mr. Phillips) might bring
forward.—( Cheers. )
THE SCOTCH JUDGES.

Mr. FOX MAULS moved for a return of the number of
jury cases in the first division of the Court of Session, from the
Ist day of January, 1839, till the 31st day of July, 1841; spe-
cifying those ir. which the late Lord President of the Court of
Session presided, and those in which any other and What Judge
presided. There had last night been a difference in the state-
inents made by himself and the Right Hon. Lord Advocate
on this subject, and he therefore-moved for the return, for the
purpose of showing which was right.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM had no desire to renew the debate
of last evening. The Right Hon. Gentleman opposite and the
Lord Advocate had undoubtedly differed in their statements as
to the fact alluded to. No one who knew either the Right
Hon. Gentleman or the Lord Advocate, could for one mo-
ment impute intentional misrepresentation to either of them,
and therefore there could be no necessity for the present mo-
tion. He must at once say that on his (Sir J. Graham's) side
of the House, they could not accede to the request of the Right
Hon. Gentleman for these returns, being most anxious to
avoid a discussion of such a nature. It would, however, be his
duty to oppose the motion if it was pressed to a division. ,
The Hon. FOX MA ULE, after what had been said by the
Right Hon. Baronet, would not press the motion.—( Hear,
hear.) But at the same time he must assert that he was not
wrong in the :statement which he had made—(Hear, hear)—
aid he did not think that the Right Hon, Baronet had taken
the course which would be most satisfactory to the minds of the
public.—(Hear.)
Mr. WAKLY could not help expressing his astonishment

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and deep regret that the motion was not pre;sed.—,(Hear.)
The people of England paid for the salaries of the Judges, and
they had a right to know how they did their duty. . The sys.
tern pursued was pregnant with awful danger to the country.
What ! were the Gentlemen opposite, because they had a large
majority in that House, to throw their shield over the
Judges, and prevent their conduct from being investigated in
the Parliament ?—(Hear, hear.) In the present case heavy
• charges were Made against certain Judges, that they were in-
capable efdis6hattlng their duty, and that they retained 'their
placcs.for party. .purposgs.-(Hcar.) On the other hand it WAS
statedithat these accusatim, were unhiunded. Now, he would
insist riPon the right of the people of England to know what
was the trutii'of those. allegillbris. He was at a lima to knoW
on what ground the Aim Baronet the Secretary fur
.Rightthe Home. Department resisted the, motion.—( H car, h;ar.)
Was there anything. in the ternts of that motion that could be
objected to? Could there be 4:fairer of more candid motion?
—(llear, hear.) These Learned Judgegivight attend or not
attend- to the functignsimhich they had. keen appointed by
the,Executive- Government tq discharge. They were sure to,-
find favour in this House, and whether they had been guiltYrof
negligence or not there w.ls no fear whatever, ifithat

was refused, that they would meet with any reppoaeh 'from
Parliament.—( Cheers.) It was admitted that,i,the„Learned
Judge had failed in the due discharge of the duties of his
office. Under those peculiar circumstances, if the House refued to
comply with that motion, there could be only one feeling with.
reference to it; he was sure it would be said, at the least, that'
all the truth was on his (Mr. Wakley's) side of the House, and,
to use the simplest allegation, all the errors were on the other.
--(Lund cheers from the Ministerial benches.) He hoped and
trusted, therefore, that the Right Hon. Baronet opposite would
tee the propriety of assenting to the motion.—(Cheers.)
Mr. ROEBUCK suggested to the House that, under the
peculiar circumstances in which it was placed with respect to
the administration of justice, and recollecting that Judges could
iist be removed unless by the consent of both Houses of Parlia-
ment, that motion should be assented to as a matter of course.

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It was, therefore, the duty of the House to see that Judges
should be above all imputation, and, for his own part, he could
not understand how the Learned Jude alluded to, could retire,
and be above Suspicion if that motion was refused.—(Loud
cheers)—nor, in his (Mr. Roebuck's) opinion, could the Right
Hon. Gentleman opposite be above suspicion, more than the
Judge, if such a reasonable motion were refused.

Sir R. PEEL, who was heard very imperfectly, was under.
stood to say, that the grounds upon which the motion was op-
posed, was because it departed from the usual practice of the
House ; and the Ministry were of opinion that such a course,
if adopted uniformly, would be extremely inconvenient ; be-
sides, if that motion were granted, it would be an unjust re.•
flection upon two Judges of distinction,, and unimpeachable
integrity—(Hear, hear)—for it imputed to them either a
want of ability, or a total negligence in discharging their du-
ties.—(Mr. Fox Maule made some observations in explana-
tion, but they were totally inaudible in the gallery.) The
Hon. Gentleman was bringing forward a motion calling for an
account with respect to the Lord President, hut the Hon.
Gentleman was not inclined to press his motion to a division.
There was not an acquiescence in the statements that had been
made, but there,had been a complete absolution from them. In
point of fact, the debate of that night had been unfavourable
to the Hon. Gentleman opposite. The Hon. Gentleman, in
addition to the part he had already taken, was endeavouring to
recuscitate the case, owing, he believed to feelings of indig-
nation on the refusal of last night's motion. He must say he
could not consent to this motion. It would be acquiescing in
the reflections on the Lord President, who had retired from office,
and no longer performs its functions. Though he agreed with
the Hon. Gentleman that that House exercised a control over
the conduct of the Judges, yet he was certain that if they used
it on every occasion by calling for such returns, and in exercise
of the powers they possessed, yet the effect of that would be to
prejudice the administration of justice. He would take that
motion in connection with the
,one made last night. He be-
lieved acquiescence in this motion would involve an acquies-
mace in the reflections on the retiring Judge, which it would
be his anxious desire to protect him from, and which he thought
he did not deserve. He must object, under the circumstances,
from at all acquiescing in such imputations.
Mr. O'CONNELL had but one word to say on the subject.
Why did they not produce this correspondence ? Why, be-
cause they were afraid of the results. —( Cheers.) He was yet
to learn that they were to make the Judge's seats heritable,
and that the son of the Judge was to take his seat in right of
succession. Such was the ease in the present instance, for
the Judge was succeeded by his own son. The Judge was
paid by the public, and they had a right to know whether he
earned their money. The Hon. Gentleman near him was jus-
tified by the facts in bringing that motion before the House ;
and he (Mr. O'Connell) hoped the House would insist upon
having the facts made known.—( Loud cries of " Divide.")
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took
place. On our return to the gallery, we found
Mr. H. JOHNSON addressing the House. We understood
the Hon. Gentleman to say, that his impression was that the cor-
respondence should be produced. He was well aware that the
venerable Judge of Scotland had never been absent in his judi-
cial duties except from illness, which every man was subject to.
—(Hear, hear.) He could, therefore, only regret the course
pursued by the Right lion. Gentleman below him.—(Cries of
" Divide.")
. Sir 11. PEEL could assure the Hon. Gentleman that he was
influenced in opposing the motion solely by respect to the vene-
rable Judge.

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any alteration in the Act of Conformity .451. of Toletatittni
therefore he could not. commit himself as to the precise re.
metly. He thought he had said as much. as-could be expected
from him when he admitted the existekkk of a real grievance,
from which both Disientors and Churchmen were suffering,
and stated that it. wiis the duty of tlYilExecutive Government
to devise a remedy.
The motion was then agreed to, the • House adjourned
at a Quarter to Seven o'Cluek. rei
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FROM NI LAST G GAZETTE.
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.trorrs,
[The Gazette of last night contains the; official accounts
of the proceedings of her Majesty i-,,Forecs in India, which
have already appeared in The Suikli, .
CROWN-OFFI9Ir; ' FEk. .10.
MEMBERS RETURiED TO SERVE VIE PRESENT Pit RLIAMENT,
LIVERFoor.,—Sit. Howard D tfr.,lm,. =Dart., in the room of
Cresswell Cresswcll, Esq., who, gs acoepted the office of one
of the Justices of the Court of ~..ommon Pleas.
LEomiNsTEß.—George Arkwright, of Sutton-hal!, in the
county of..Derirti• Esq.-.-itithc.room of James Wigram, Esq..
who has a,teptitt:t.ii.taiVce.of Vice-Chancellor.
itAILOFFICE, FEB. 11.
Ist.. Regiment 4' Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant 11. 0.
Travers, from the :;Ali Foot to be Lieutenant, vice 111aunsell,.
appointed to the ;34th Foot, Feb. 11.
4th Regiment 'of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant G. C. Dal-
bias: to be Paymaster, vice Heyman, deceased, Feb. 11.
lath Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet H. Brett to by.
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Steuart, whose promotion has"
hems ikincelled, Feb;.‘ll.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign C. Broadley to be Quarter-.
master, vie* Imlach, promoted in the St. Helena Regiment,
Feb. 11.

Mr. H." Johnston rose amidst loud cries of " Divide! " in
the midst of which he sat down, and strangers were ordered to
withdraw.

6th Foot—Captain C. A. Brooke, from the 95th Foot, to.
be Cap;ain; ice Allen, who exchanges, Feb. 11.
34th Foot-4.ieutenant .1. B. Maunseli, from the Ist Dra•
goon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Glubb-, appointed to the
35th FOCA; Feb. 11.
35th Foot—Lieut. 'F. P. Glubb, from the 34th Foot, to be
Lieptenant,viee Travers, appointed to the Ist Dragoon Guards,
11.
46th Foot—Ensgre.J. M. Nooth to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Bromt; who retires, Feb. 11 ; Ensign G. Sharpe,
from 57th Foot; to be Ensign, vice Nooth, Feb. 13.
48th Foot —Wvniaster .1. M. Pennington, from half-pay
, ,
sth Foot, to be' ayrnaster, vice Hanley, appointed to the Bth
.Foot, Feb. 11.
• iith Foot—Captain J. Brown to bo Major, without pur-
chase, vice Aubin, who retires upon full-pay ; Lieut. G. Ed-
wards tobe Captain, vice Brown ; Lieut. W. H. Ridge, from the
Ist West India Regt., to be Lieutenant, vice Edwards. Feb. 11.
Ensign R. Hunt to be Lieut., vice Jones, deceased, Feb. 12 ;
Sergeant-Major G. Sharpe, from the 46th Foot, to he Ensign,
vice Hunt, Feb. 11 ; It. A. Croker, Gent. to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Sharpe, appointed to the 46th Foot, Feb. 13.
95th Foot—Captain C. D. Allen, from the 6th Foot, to be
Captain, vice Brooke, who exchanges, Feb. 11.
Ist West India Regiment—Captain A. Judge, from half-
pay 111th Foot, to be Captain, vice 11. Downie, who exchanges,
receiving the difference; Lieut. P. P. Trottnan to be,Captain,
by purchase; vice .fudge, who retires ; Ensign H. St. John
Clements to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Ridge, ap-
pointed to the 57th Foot, Feb. 11 ; Ensign W. Steevens to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Trotman, Feb. 12 ; G. Burrell,
Gent. to be Ensign, vise Clements, Feb. 11.
Cape Mounted Riflemen—Colour-Sergeant W. Harvey to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Van ltyneveld, who resigns,
Feb. 11.
UNA rrit en ED—Lieut. Frederick Ostheyden, from the Cey-
lon Rifle Regiment, to be Captain, without purchase, Feb. 11.
BREVET.—Captain A. Judge, of the Ist West India Beni-
ment, to be Alaj,r in the Army, .fan. 10, 1837; Captain A. J.
Iladfield, of the 37th Regiment Madras Native Infantry, to be
Major in the Army, in the East Indies only, Feb. 11, 1842.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Rucks.
2d Regiment of Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry—C. Talbot,
Gent.; to be Lieutenant, Aug. 11, 1839; F. Bartlett, Gent.,
to be Cornet, Aug. 11, 1839 ; IL C. Walford, Grit., to be
Cornet, Nov. 19, 1839 ; W. Watts, jun., Gent., to' be Cornet,
Dec. 3, 1839 ; J. Denne, Gent., to be Surgeon, Oct. 13,
1840 ; U. Talbot, Esq., to be Captain, April 16, 1841 ;- J.
Gerrard, Gent., to be Cornet, June 15, 1841.
BANKRUPTCIES .SUPERSEDED.
SAMUEL SHINGLEII, linen draper, Liverpool.
GEORGE WINDER, jeweller, Hackney-road.
BANKRUPTS.
CHARLES CASWALL, lodging.house keeper, Woburn-
place, Russell-square, to surrender Feb. 22, at half-past twelve,
and March 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Tur-
quand, official assignee; Cook and Sanders, New-inn.
JOHN METHUEN GIPPS, wine merchant, Howland-
street, Tottenham-court-road, Feb. 18, at twelve, and March
25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official
assignee; Billing, King-street, Cheapside.
JOHN FIELDING and THOMAS FIELDING, joiners,
Blackburn, March 4 at eleven, and 25th at two, at the Town-
hall, Preston. Troughton, Liverpool ; Johnson, Son, and
Weatherall, Temple, London.
SINGER EDWARD HIDE, builder, Broadwater, Sussex,
Feb. 18, and March 25, at two, at the Town-hall, Brighton.
Rolfe and Edmunds, South-square, Gray's Inn, London ; •
Edmunds, Worthing.
GEORGE lIALLETT, draper, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Feb.
19, and*March 25, at one, at the Pier Hotel, Ryde, Isle of
Wight. Sole, Aldennanbury, London; Hearn and Son,
Newport and Ryde, Isle of Wight.
JAMES ItKIATRICK, banker, Newport, Isle of 1% ight,
Feb. 22, at eleven, and March 25, at four, at. the Guildhall,
Newport. Hearn and Son, Newport and Ryde ; Fosters and
Evans, John-street, Bedford-row, Middlesex.
EDMUND WARNE, carpenter, Lisle-street, St. Anne,
Westminster, Feb. 22 and March 25, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee ;
Allen, Gylby, and Allen, Carlisle-street, Soho-square.
HENRY ADOLPHUS BABEIL maltster, Lindfield,
Sussex, Feb. 18, at one, and March 25, at twelve, at the Town-
hall, Brighton, Sussex. Verral and Lewis, Lewes ; Millard
and Adams, Cordwainers'-hall, London.
HENRY BRAYNE, coal-merchant, Nine-elms, Battersea,
Feb. 23, at twelve, and March 25, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Lackington, Coleman-street-buildings, official
assignee; Stevens, Wilkinson, and Satchell, Queen-street,
Cheipside.
THOMAS BEAL, corn factor, Sandwich, Kent, Feb. 22,
at twelve, and March 25, at two, at the Bell Inn, Sandwich.
Dyne, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Surrage and Emerson,
Sandwich.
EDMUND MANNING and CORNELIUS CHARLES
MANNING, drapers, Aldgate, Feb. 22, at twelve, and March
15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official
assignee, Abchurch.lane, Lombard-street ; Monekton, Bart-
lett's-buildings, llolborn.

On the House dividing there appeared—
For the motion ll3
Against it
Majority -26
The result was received with loud cheers from the Ministerial
benches.
COMPULSORY CHURCH ATTENDANCE.

Mr. M. MILNES said, at the close of last Session
he gave notice of a motion for leave to bring in a
Bill fin the purpose of repealing certain laws of Eliza-
beth and James the First in forcing the attendance on Di-
vine Worship under certain penalties. The season why he
adopted the present proceeding, in order to call the attention
of the House to the subject, he should presently state. The cases
that had brought the matter under his notice were to be found
in the fifth report of the inspectors of prisons during the last
year ; those cases had attracted much attention ; the all vigi-
lant eye of the press had been attracted towards them, and it
was impossible, from the notice which had been taken of then,
but they must sooner or later come before Parliament. It might
appear upon a prima facie view that these laws were enacted
for a purpose beneficial to the Church of England, but he be- '
lieved so far from that being the case, that these proceedings
had brought nothing but disgrace and scandal on the Church.
It was better, he thought, that this subject should be brought
before the House by one who, if known for anything, was
known as a humble and attached' member of the Church._

rather than by an hostility or indifference to it. He would
now shortly state the cases to which he referred, to the House.
One was of a man named William Jennings, who was fined
Is., and adjudged to pay 10s. costs; and unless his case had
been brought under the consideration of the inspectors of prisons
he must have been confined for ever. But on the recommen-
dation of the inspectors this man was liberated by an order
from the Secretary of State. He found, on reference to the
prison books, that there were no less than eleven other persons
who had been imprisoned for the same offence in the same
House of Correction. They had been in confinement for
various terms, from 37 to 63 days, and fined from 4s. each to
30s. He apologised for so young a Member bringing forward
a measure of this kind, when others were so much better in-
formed on the subject ; but thought he was cleared from
all undue motives in doing it, when there was a Go-
vernment in power in whom he had full confidence.
At the same time that Magistrate was an excellent one. He
has expressed a desire that this law should be amended or re-
pealed. He (Mr. Milnes) would read what he said on that
subject, in a letter addressed to the Manchester Guardian.
Mr. Ashford stated " that the difficulties of the law were, that
when a man was brought before them charged with drunken-
ness, the Magistrate felt determined to repress such conduct ;
but how was he to deal with it? lie could not allow him to
escape altogether, and he was accordingly fined for some other
matter. This mode of proceeding he did not like. In truth,
the law wanted amendment—it was unsuitable to the present
age." Yet this had been the habit regularly adopted by Magis-
trates. He disapproved of the practice. Ile was most anxious
to secure the observance of the Sabbath. A Magistrate could
not refuse to inflict the penalty when the offence was proved.
He would be glad of a repeal of the law. It seemed some-
thing like presumption for him to speak of the legal points in-
volved, but he mentioned it on account of its great interest.
The law on which these persons were convicted was the Uni-
formity Act.—(The Hon. Member here read the clause under
which the convictions had taken place.) This law had after-
wards been modified so as to include all other places of wor-
ship, so that if the man attended any other place of worship
besides the Church of England the fine was not inflicted. The
immediate committal of these persons was under the Act of
James the First, by which a penalty of one shilling
was leviable by way of distress, or the offender
was committed to prison if the fine was not paid. He need not
say this law was now unjustly enforced upon these poor men. It
carried out in principle it might not be so totally objectionable.
1,1 it were the habit in the parishes of St. George and St.
James to enter the Clubs every Sabbath, and inflict fines upon
them as they had been inflicted upon these poor men, there
would be much more fairness in the punishment. It was also
enacted, that if these persons were proceeded against by indict-
ment, they could free themselves by a promise to conWm, or
that any other person except a Roman Catholic might do so
by taking the oaths of allegiance and supremacy; but he doubted
whether that was at all consonant with a summary conviction.
He would not trouble the House at any length on the absurdity
of these laws ; a ...Teat deal more might be said in their de-
fence historically than appeared at first sight when enacted.
When they were fFrst enacted, attendance on Divine worship
was considered as a test of good . citizenship ; but those days
were gone by, and it was not proper that Magistrates
should be compelled to carry out literally such a law. He
did not think it necessary for his purpose to attack the
Act of Unifoimity. He believed that that Act should be so
interpreted as to be consistent with the spirit. of the present
time. Every person being considered as a member of the
Church of England; until by some act or word he had pro-
fessed the contrary, the Right Hon. Secretary for the Home
Department should take some decisive and effectual remedies
for the amendment and repeal of those laws; for it must be
manifest that any attempt made in the present advanced state
of intelligence at which the public had arrived to enforce re-
ligion by violence, or means of that sort, must be attended
with little or no success, If there was any doubt upon that
subject, any one who had read a page of history must see
how absurd it was to use force to compel the perform.
ante of religious duties.—( Hear.) Every one must know
how ineffectual the terrors of the Inquisition were in Spain,
and ttow ineffective the terrors of the penal code were to pre-
vent the spread of Catholicity:in Ireland. Believing as he did
that every such attempt was calculated to bring the Church
into scandal and disrepute, lie (Mr. Milnes) called upon the
Right lion. Baronet opposite to exert his Legislative abilities
in this case, which was so obnoxious to religion, and injurious
to the real interest of the people of England, the Hon. Mem-
ber concluded by reading the following motion—To call the
attention of the House to the cases of certain persona committed
to the New Bailey House of Correction at Salford, in the
county of Lancashire, in the years 1839 and 1840, for non-
attendance on some place of religious worship.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he was disposed to do every thing in
his power • to remedy the grievance complained of ; he
could not defend the conduct of Magistrates in
reviving an obsolete Act to punish offences which
were not cognizable by law. Neither would lie say that
he thought the penalties of the Act were suitable to such cases.
He did not Lonsider that the infliction of temporal penalties
was.applieable to the non-performance of personal religious
duties.—(Loud cheers.) Dissenters were deterred by the Act
of Toleration, but members of the Established Church were
still subject to these provisions. He admitted that the state
of the law required alteration, bpt it required the greatest
caution on fhe part of the Executive Government is proposing

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