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FROM TIIKEYENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.

GLOBE.—Thelion. Members for Bath and Bir

mingliain are comical felloi.W.7l:;hey call Sir Robert
Peel bold and straightforward for proposing a Pro-
perty-tax, and then proceed to admit that he only
tallied.of that, and proposed something else. They
praise him for throwing the national burthens on the
law.-making class, and then ' acknowledge that he
proposes to throw their main portion on the middle
and commercial classes. They embrace his mea-
sures as the only ones adequate to the crisis, and
'then they add that—to make them so—they
want, like the Irishman's knife, a new blade and w new
handle. Perhaps there is nothing that makes men
cut a figure-64 disadvantageiciis.in the eves of persons
of good sense, as the restless effort to gratify self-im-
portance. There is no degree of injustice and ma-
lignity surprising from that source, and no species of
self-contradiction that does not seem to flow naturally
from it. The Honourable Member for Birmingham
caricatures the Honourable Member for Bath; but,
after all, there is about as much logic in the one
speech as in the other ; and if they were not both
greet(lel with laughter, the difference was due to
form rather than substance. In effect, when the oppo-
site views of parties are clearly defined on great ques-
dons, and when the reality of the main divisions of
opinion cannot fairly be contested, there is something
absurd in any individuals putting themselves forward
to demonstrate that there is no difference worth con-
sidering between parties, and (by implication) that
they are the only persons whose wisdom is
worth listening to. This is an artifice, however,
which is often successful with weak minds. The very
air of standing apart, and decrying first one, then
another besides being a pleasant self-indulgence,
to certain spirits, is a mode of obtaining credit
for austere independence of sentiment, and for
penetration through the pretexts of both parties
to the unapproached shrine of truth. It may
sometimes be a duty to assume such a singular at•
titude ' • but on questions where consistent minds can
scarcely be neutral, it is oftener a trick—an' expedient
for exalting self-importance, which may be allowed
to let pass (as most certainly- it will always be
practised by minds of a certain cast), excepting when
it occasions distorted representations of facts and ar-
guments, which it is important should be viewed by
the public exempt from the influence of such distortion.
Such representations we conceive that Mr. Roebuck
gave of the points.of difference between° the two par-
ties, as regards the questions of commerce and revenue.
"On the subject of the protection to be given to
corn," said Mr. Roebuck, " the Noble'Lord and the
Right llonourable Baronet were agreed. He begged
the House and the country clearly to understand that
when there was so much talk of relieving the work-
ing classes, the head of the Whig Opposition, and the
leader of the Tory Ministry, were both agreed on the
point of protecting the agricultural interests, and
keeping up the price of corn.—(Hear, hear.) And he
had a sincere desire to know how those who had voted
far a total repeal of the Corn-laws could go down
to that House and record their votes in favour
of the proposition of the Noble Lord for an
eight shilling fixed duty, for it seemed to him that
those propositions were utterly incompatible." If the
Hon. Member's desire to know how that could
be was really sincere, his sincerity must be accounted
for by a surpising degree of obtuseness. No total
repealer of the Corn-laws professed to be satisfied with
an Bs. duty. But all (in Parliament) were wise
enough to prefer a half loaf to no bread. To tell the
'Working classes that the Whig and Tory leaders
were agreed on the point of protecting the agricultural
interests, is to tell them what is not true, or nothing
t.) the purpose. It is superfluous to tell any body
that an Bs. duty would protect home producers to
the extent of that duty. But if it is meant to state
that the same principle and species of protection was
intended by Lord John Russell and Sir Robert Peel,
then what was a truism becomes an untruth. The
great quesiion between the parties, and that which is'
also the great question between the landed and non-
landed classes of the community, is whether regular
commerce in corn from all quarters shall be allowed
or not. Lord John Russell proceeded on the avowed
principle of allowing it ; and it will not be denied
that his project carried that principle out.. Sir Robert
Peel proceeded on the avowed principle of not allowing
it—and we fear it will be experienced that his Corn-
law carries out its intention.

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QM WILLIAM BURNETT'S PATENT for
KY the PRESERVATION OF TIMBER, CANVAS,
CORDAGE, COTTON, WOOLLEN, &c., from DRY ROT,
MILDEW, MOTH, and PREMATURF, DECAY.
The Two Testimonials at foot, selected from an immense
number, will afford evidence of the efficacy of this Patent.
(COPY.)
Sta,--I have sent by the Admiralty Boat, a small case,
containing the piece of board waich has been on, the bottom of
the Rigger's Launch since March, 1837. It has been (with
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GREAT SELLING OFF,by Mr. FOSTER, the
ACCOUNTANT.

1/01R. FOSTER has instructions to submit for
SALE,in Lots, as prepared for Auction, 27,0001. worth
of LINEN DRAPERY GOODS, being the Stock adver-
tised for Auction on the Premises, CORNER of FLEET-
STREET and FARRINGDON-STREET, trading under
the firm of HEBBLEWHJTE and CO , notice having been
given that an auction is not permitted by the lease.
Mr. Foster, in calling attention to this immense sale of goods,
begs to remind ladies and families that they are not expected to
realise more than half the original cost, the object being to clear
the whole off the premises, and any portion remaining must'of
necessity be removed to his Auction-rooms. Ladies are soli-
cited to make allowances for the awkwardness of the assistants,
being mostly young men from his office, consequently unused
to this method of selling goods over the counter.
The following is about the reductions intended to be made.
The linens being the larger portion, will be reduced as under:—

STANDARD.—We must again express our re-
gret at being rendered, by the concurrent debates in
the two Houses of Parliament, unable to keep pace in
our observations with the hurried progress of many
public questions. In the House of Commons last
night, Sir Robert Peel made the gratifyin6 an-
nouncement that Omar Pacha and the licenti-
ous Arnauts are to be withdrawn from Le-
banon. This concession, so important to the
safety and happiness of the Christians of Syria, was
made to the urgent remon4rances of Sir Stratford
Canning. Sir Stratford Canning did not wait for the
authority or instructions of his Government, but at the
first moment he heard of the danger threatening the
Christians of Lebanon he interposed for theirprotection
upon his own responsibility, and interposed success-
fully. Such is the effect of sending abroad repre-
sentatives worthy of the character of • England—men
who have the talents to see their duty and the interests
of their country, and moral courage to act, without
being insured against damage by a dispatch in their
pockets. If men like Sir Stratford Canning had re-
presented the empire in China and India during the
last six years, how great are the calamities that this
country would have been spared ! But no ; there
were Elliots and Edens to be provided for.
COURIER.—It was really amusing to hear Mr.
Cobden, in the course of the debate, accusing Mr.
Ferrand of maligning the manufacturing interest and
the Anti-Corn-law League, that very modest and
moderate person being himself only known for years
past as the wholesale slanderer of the landed and
other great interests of the country. He complained,
moreover, that copies of Mr. Ferrand's speeches were
extensively circulated. " Why," said he, "10,000
copies of his speech were circulated throughout the
country, and the organs of his party went about re-
viling the Anti-Corn-law party. lie (Mr. Cobden)
did not pay much attention to the speech of the lion.
Member for Knaresborough, because his arguments
were founded on false premises, but he looked
with surprise when the members of the Govern-
ment allowed it to go forth uncontradicted." Why
this accuser himself never issues one of his
vulgar and violent tirades against the agricultural
and West India interests, landlords, farmers, and
sugar-growers, without forthwith, as if Demosthenic
bursts of eloquence, having it reprinted in the pamph-
let form and dispersed, given away, like his stupid
pamphlet about Russia, &c., by tens of thousands to the
right and left. The press of the Manchester Times is
kept constantly working off his cartloads of anti-corn
law trash. What, moreover, has the Uovernment to do
with his defence and that of the League ? Are the roar-
ing rollickers of leaguers transformed on the very
first attack into so many babes and sucklings that
and parry the first
tthheryustea?nnio'thospseealkvhfoorliNt.leleilnllsgelltivesss houses should be-
ware of throwing stones, as the Member for all
Stockport should know, and it may Ixt hoped will
practically improve the knowledge for the future.
The snivelling appeal for help to the Members of the
Government he is daily reviling, comes with ludicrous
consistency from such a quarter.

s. d.
730 pieces of Irish linen, mostly Knox's make, that cost
from Is. Od. to 2s. 2d. per yard, ladies may choose
from all, at 26 yards, for
About 850 of his curiously fine numbers, worth from
25._9d. to 3s. 3d. per yard, will be likewise reduced

to 26 yards for
1,000 or more pieces that are soiled, amongst which are
some warranted fabrics, will be reduced to 26 yards for 21 0
The sheetings and table-linen require particular notice. The
respectable family trade carried en for thirty years at the e€..ta-
blishment rendered it necessary to keep none but fine and war-
ranted goods, consequently ladies will not he subjected to the
chances usual on selling off stocks of risking the durabiliitr-
Fifty pieces of linen sheeting are reduced to be sold in the
length only at 4s. 6d. to 10s. 6d. the pair, those at 10s. 6d
being three yards wide, and real Barnsley manufacture, having
originally cost 2s. 9d. per yard. Should the length be four.d in-
convenient a further reduction will be mad: in the price. The
tablecloths, although of the finest description, are mostly soiled,
consequently the reduction must be immense. Some superb
damask cloths, three yards long, will be sold as low as 6s. 6d.
each ; lots of good linen breakfast cloths will be marked from
Is. to 2s. 6d. each, and about 130 cloths, from three to six
yards long, many worth three to four guineas, will be sold none
higher than fifty shillings.
Mr. Foster wants an offer for the following lots from the
trade :—Ribands, as per book, 1,8301.; lace, as per book, 640/. ;
gloves, as per book, 1431. All the other goods will be sold as
usual in selling-off stock s. d.
The blankets will be sold, two yards long (larger sizes in
Jr. portion), the pair 4 0
A lot of blankets, that weigh eight pounds, will be sold,
the pair
A bale of counterpanes, many near three yardalong, will
be sold, all each
About eoo expensive quilts, that cost 21s. to 255., will
be all sold, each...... ......... lO 6
160 dozen of cambric handkerchiefs, worth Is. 9d. each,
will be sold by the dozen, only at .
A lot of lawn ditto, will be reduced to, the dozen ...... 4 9
Hors ock's long cloths, usually sold to the trade at 6d
s per yard, will be sold, 40 yards for l2 6
Prints will be reduced all under 4s. 6d. the dress, to
All Sherriffs and Cobden's best prints, usually so expen-
ye, will be sold, the dress 4 0
1,400 shawl, and 6001. worth of furs will be sold at any rea-
sonable price that may be offered.
Mr. Foster would not have undertaken this sale had he not
felt satisfied of the character of the goods to be sold, and ladies.
may depend that every article will fully answer the description
given in this advertisement, or at the time of sale. The prin-
cipal part (if the stock having been kept in their wholesale e are-
houses, will be found in good condition, and ally person buying
in large quantities, no obstacle w 11 exist in the way of price ;
also a liberal discount will be allowed off the bill when it ex-
ceeds 10/. Hebblewhite and Co.'s Warehouse, 105, Fleet-
street, corner of Farringclon-street.

SPANISH TREASURY BONDS.

A meeting of the Bondholders on the Spanish Treasury was
held yesterday at one o'clock, at the London Tavern, Bishop s-
gate-street, to consider what steps it might be necessary to
take in order to procure the settlement of their long:standing
claims against the Spanish Government. The meeting was
not very numerously attended.
J. TAsKER, Esq., was called to the Chair. lb said it
must've perfectly obvious to every one who hal invested pro-
perty in this kind of security, that the time had arrived when
it. was essential that they should take some measures with a
view of obtaining that justice which they ought to have ob-
tained nearly five years ago. Those n.easures would consist
in appointing a Committee to watch over their interests, to
placed, as far as it could be, in communication with their own
Government and with the Government of Spain, in the hope
that they would be able to bring the question to something
like a practical settlement. He accounted for the meeting not
being lat ger in point of numbers from the fact that a claim,
originally not more than half a million, was not calculated to
bring together so large an attendance as a claim to a much
larger amount. It might surprise some 'gentlemen to be told
that some of the Bonds, to the amount of one-half or one-
third of the whole, had been paid off to the original holders at
par. This it'd been done by an unfair mode of dealing with
creditors, by allowing a favoured few to be admitted and mixed
ip with subsequent financial operations, and, by excluding the
public at large. He asked whether this was not sufficient of it-
self to justify them in bringing their case forw-rd? While A
and B hid received punctual payinent, the public had not re-
ceivtd sixpence. He thought the case was without `paralel.
Arrangements bad even been made for the payment of debts
incurred three, four, and five years after their own ; he should
not, in the present position of the Spanish Bondholders, wish to
frotest against that payment, but now that the civil war had
cased, when funds were no longer wanted fir that war, which
had always been made one of the pleas for non-payment, it
wss most extraordinary that they were to be told they must
wait, while they saw these subsequent debts being paid cis er
their heads. It was one of the misfortunes of foreign loans,
that men of high character and standing were sometimes in-
duced to become agents for them. The fact of Sir Isaac Lyon
Goldsmid being the agent for these Treasury Bonds, at once
induced the greatest confidence in them, and this, added to the
stringency of the decrees and the declaration of the Ambassa-
dor as to the payment of the principal as well at interest, raised
them to four times the amount f other Spanish securities.
For the many details connected with the question, the worthy
Chairman referred the meeting to the pamphlet which was co -
culated in the room, and expressed a wish that Sir I. L.
Goldsmid, who had himself a claim on the Government for a
sum of 1,400/. for the- exi ensg of the conversion of these bonds,
could be induced to place in his hands the instructions and do-
cuments that he must have received, and of which he thought.
he could make a good use. He wished that Sir I. L. Gold-
smid could be induced to use the same energy and activity in
their behalf which he disp'ayed in other undertakings in which
be was interested. The Chairman concluded by reading a
memorial which he had prepared. and which he thought might
be considered too moderate in its language, under the circum-
stances. The memorial was short, and pointed out the claims
of the holders to the Government, which had been previously
acknowledged.
Captain BRITTEN thought that the claims of the Bondholders
having been so long disregarded, much stronger language than
that used in the memorial proposed by the Chairman should
be adopted. He thought the manner in which the Bondholders
had been treated, either showed that the Spanish Government
were determined not to pay their claims, or that there had been
cross negligence on their part, and he did not think it was the
latter. He would propose for the adoption of the meeting the
following resolutions :

" ReQved,—That a deputation of the Committee and
Holders of the said Treasury Bonds or Spain, solicit to have
an interview with the Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen, the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, setting forth the various
solemn claims and laws of the Queen and Cortes of the
Spanish nation, and the advertisements of the Spanish Ambas-
sador and agents respecting this most peculiar property, pray-
ing. his Lordship to review the said laws, decrees, and adver-
tisements; and that if his Lordship decides that they are
valid and binding, to request his Lordship will forward an
energetic note to the Spanish Minister of Finance, requirity.'
their accomplishment by a just and prompt discharge of the
engagements in lieu of the total neglect and abandonment they
have experienced. _ _ _

_
Mr. Foster particularly directs the attention of families re-
quiring Carpets—many superb patterns in rich Brussels wil'
be sold without reference to tha cost, good qualities at 2s. 6d.
and 2s. 9d. per yard ; several lots of good wide Kiddermin-
ster, excellent qualities, Is. 4d. and Is. 9d. Observe, the
sale is now on at ybebblewhite and Co.'s Warehouses, 165,
Fleet-street, corner's Faringdon-street. Omnibuses pass by
every five minutes from all pats of the town. Carriages will
find it most convenient to set down in Farringdon-street.

CAPT. MARRYAT'S LAST NEw NOVEL—The ad-
mirers of Capt. Marryat's truth-telling narratives, will be
happy to learn that his last production, and unquestionably one
of the most powerful and original that has hitherto proceeded
from his pen—" Joseph Rnshbreek, the Poacher'—has just,
appeared in a cheap form, s) as to come more within the mans
of that large class of readers by whom it is likely to be, at least,
as well appreciated, as by those who, being able to enjoy litera-
ture as a luxury, are apt to overlook those to whom it is a
necessary of their intellectual life: To these latter, the home-
coming narratives of Capt. MarryatLthe Jacib Faithfuls,"
the " Peter Simples," and this admirable recent addition to
them—" Joseph Rushbrook"—are what their " daily bread" is
to their bodily existence—the " staff cf Cheapness,
therefore, is more essential in the case of such works than in
any others that can be named. _

a
DIAMOND SNAKE.—On Saturday, the 23d inst.,
beautiful specimen of the diamond snake was caught by Mr.
Charles Evans, chief officer of the ship \Villiam Turner.
The reptile was ascending the chain cable of the vessel when
caught. It measures about four feet, and as it is rather an
uncommon circumstance to hear of a diamond snake taking
the benefit of sea bathing, the one in question has been pre-
served or, board the vessel for the gratification of the curious,
Sydney Paper.

" SeCondly, That the deputation be required to impress on
his Lordship's mind the scandalous deviation from honesty and
justice on the part of Senor Surra y Bull, the Spanish Minister
of Finance, in proceeding to make arrangements with the cre-
ditors of Spain of a more recent date, and of a more ordinary
nature, while those who assisted under such extraordinary
laws, decrees, and advertisements were put off, either from
the payment of capital or interest, from 1837, and were to be
disregarded, to the great prejudice and injury of their pro-
perty." He (Captain Britten) thought that upon a proper re-
presentation being made to the Earl of Aberdeen justice would
at last be granted them.

The CHAIRMAN thought there could be no objection to
both the memorial and resolutions being carried. The memo-
rial and resolutions, after a short conversation were agreed to,
a Committee was appointed, agreeably to the terms of the
memorial, and the Meeting broke up, after passing a vote of
thanks to the °airman.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
WAKEFIELD.

The Committee met yesterday mprning at eleven, and the
room having been cleared. the Committee proceeded to deli-
berate on the objection made by Mr. Cockburn on Tuesday, to
the readin; of the rritice to the electors of the disqualification
of Mr. Honldsworth. After a short absence, strangers were
re-admitted, and the Chairman announced that the Committee
had decided that the notice should be read. It was read ac-
cordingly. After which, Mr. Cockburn objected to the
Committee proceeding to consider the validity of the votes on
the poll, contending, that as they had yesterday decided
that Mr. Houldsworth was the returning officer, any poll taken
before any other person was invalid—any return of such poll by
any other person mere waste paper, and that, therefore, the
Committee had nothing to adjudicate upon, but must treat all
the proceedings at the election as null, ab initio, and declare
the election void.

1M PERIAL PARLIAMENT,
HOUSE OF COMMONS. April 20.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
IPSWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE.
Mr. PAKINGTON, the Chairman of the Committee,
appointed to try the Ipswich Election petition, informed
the House that the Committee had that day come to the
11.illowing resolution :—" That John Thurston had been
wilfully guilty ofgiving false evidence in his examination
before the Committee."
It was then ordered on the motion of the Ilox. MEM-
BER, that the Speaker should issue his warrant for the
committal of John Thurston to the gaol of Newgate,
till the House gave some further order in the case.
KINGSCLERE INCLOSURE BILL.
Sir W. HEATHCOTE moved the third reading of
this Bill.
Mr. WAKLEY said he should have spoken on this
question before this period had it not been that, owin,:;
to the manner in which it was put upon• the paper, it.
had escaped his observation. He 'thought the
opponents to this Bill had good grounds for their
opposition, and if the House passed this Bill
it would inflict on those parties the grossest and foulest
injustice. Some persons said that the Whigs injured the
people, and others said that the- Tories did so. On this
k.;ounnittee thore were eleven Members, nine of these
were Tories and two Whigs, one Whig being in the
Chair. The Radical had nothing/to du with, it, The
Bill came bt;fore the House in 1834 and 1835. 7.11 e
would ask whether .tie petitioners against this JIM
must not have ha --n -good case- when the Curaini-j;e
threw it up ? In 1834 Mr. Waters caused this
Bill to be rejected ; he sent a survel or down
to Kingsclere at his own expense, . and from
the statements in the report made by that surveyor, the
House was induced to throw out the Bill. There were
200 families now dwelling on the place, and they would
ue cast on the wide world. The House was assuming
that the persons who called themselves Lords of the
Manor were so in reality—on one side they assumed
that there was a title, and on the other side that there
was no title. Before the Committee, the petitioners
against this Bill had no means of conducting the opposi-
tion ; he hoped, therefore, that there would be no oppo-
sition to the amendment he was about to propose, which
was, that the minutes of evidence taken before the Kings-
clere Committee be laid before the House.
Lord WORSLEY said that the persons who misled
the poor were not the friends of the poor.—(Hear, hear.)
The House, he thought, could not interfere between
the Lards of the Manor and fhe occupiers. If the law
were wrong let them alter it, but he did not th:n'c it
right that the people should be misled by the idea that
the House would interfere.
Mr. O'CONNELL said he was on the Committ► e, and
he voted against the Bill because he thought it was an
attempt to create a new law.
Sir WM. HEATHCOTE said, after the long discus-
sion which took place on this subject last night, he did
not deem it necessary to trouble,the House with any
observation, more especially as the Hon. Member for
Finsbury had not urged any new argument.
The most of the Honourable Member's observations
were directed to the question whether the House was to
entertain Inclosure Bills or nat. This Bill was founded
on the model of all other Inclosure Bills, and it was for
the House to say whether they would throw out an In-
closure Bill founded on the same principles which they
had pointed out.
Mr. FIELDEN said the cottagers on this common
had held possession for sixty years, and the House was
now. going to pass a law to put them out ; if the
aristocracy did this they deserved to be crushed.
He thought the Committee acted a most monstrous part
in recommending the Bill ; for what could be worse than
to dispossess parties, without giving them compensation?
He should, therefore, vote fur the amendment of the
Hon. Member for Finsbury.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said, that he thought it his duty
to defend the conduct of the Committee as its Chairman.
They had only acted and judged upon the evidence that
came before them, and no person could be more
sorry than he should be, if the Bill did any injury to a
single individual. But he still remained of the same
opinion, that the interests of the community generally, •
and of the labouring population in the neighbourhood.
would be promoted by the Bill.—(Hear, hear.)
With regard to the dispossessing of persons without
compensation, the Committee only obeyed the directions
of the law. Those persons who held for twenty years
would receive compensation, and though the Bill was
now brought in, the Lord of the Manor might eject per-
sons under the circumstances. He -had no interest in
the matter but to do his duty as Chairman of the Com-
mittee, and he did not think that justice would be done
if any further delay or inconvenience were interposed.
Mr. GODSON thought this Bill was an extremely
hard one upon the poor man, and he should, therefore,
give it all the opposition in his power, unless some altera-
tions were made in it by the addition of other clauses.
It had been said against those who objected to the Bill,
that they had not proposed a clause to the effect of giving
them the power ofpurehasing the land in the Committee;
that certainly was true, and that was the reason why lie
ved the re-committal of the Bill.
Sir V. BLAKE, although he:voted fur the Bill yester-
day, trusted the House would grant what was asked.
Mr. GRIMSDITCH thought that if ever there was a
Bill which ought to pass into a law, it was that
After a few words from Mr. Stansfield, Mr. C. Powell,
and Mr. Fielden,
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided, when there appeared—
For the third reading
For the amendment .

11l
30

Majority ---8 1
The Bill was then read a.third time.
On the motion that the Bill do pass,
Mr. WAKLEY said the House bad decided upon dis-
possessing 500 people of their holdings without hear-
ing the evidence on which their decision should be founded.
Could anythingbe more unjust than such a decision? No
wonder that there was often a manifestation of violence
and disaffection on the part of the poor, when such
atrocities were perpetrated. There were two proposi-
tions before the House—one that the Bill be read a third
time, the other that the evidence might be printed, in order
that the House might see what the claims of the parties
were. The House had determined to decide without
hearing the evidence. Why if a jury had acted in a similar
manner they would have been denounced by the House
as a set of unworthy scoundrels. The effect as regarded
these poor cottagers would be fearful in the extreme.
The Lord of the Manor having forfeited by neglect his
manorial rights the House had no right to take the law
into their own hands. He should meet the motion by a
lecided negative.
The House having divided, the numbers were—
That the Bill do pass
Against it 26
Majority —92

On re-entering- the gallery we found Mr. GODSON
ou his legs, who was moving the insertion of three
clauses into the Bill, to the effect that the poor cot-
tagers who were at present dwelling on the common
should be enabled to purchase the land on which their
cottages stood at the same price per acre as the adjoining
land, and that those who had possession ten years should
have two acres of the common attached.
The clauses were then brought up and read a first time.
On the motion that the clause be read a second time,
Mr. LABOUCHERE said he thought it would not be
advisable to agree to the clause, because it treated those
who had not become freeholders by lapse of time in pre-
ci ely the same manner as if they were freeholders.
These persons had made encroachments on the
waste, and by this clause the House was called
upon to sanction those encroachments. The House
had no right to do that. It might be' all very well to
make these parties a present of the plot of ground, but
it should be recollected that by so doing, they were in-
terfering with the property of others, • and exercising a
power which the House ought not to assume. -
Mr. GODSON said the clause did not treat the parties
in question as freeholders, it merely gave them the
liberty of purchasing a freehold.
After a few words from Sir W. HEATHCOTE,
Mr. CRIPPS said that he should have no hesitation
in voting against the clause, because it gave a legal
• sanction to encroachments which persons had no right
to make.
Mr. AGLIONBY said that lie had heretofore voted
with the majority under a misconception of the powers
given by the Bill. •He could not consent that ma-
norial rights should be used to inflict a robbery
on the poor. The present Bill contained one clause, such
as he newt r before heard of in an Inclosure Bill, that was
clause 53, and the clause which was now pro-
posed would do much to counteract • its influence.
lie thought that the proposition contained in this clause
was a very fair and reasonable one. All that was asked
was that the cottages might not be pulled down, but that
the party might be called upon to pay for it, and he
thought that was not too much to ask.
Sir J. WALSH supported the clause.
Mr. WAKLEY was afraid to appeal to the House on
th^, ground of the justice of the (Awe, for in the ratio
of. its justice lay the improbability of its success.
The Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Labonehere) had cast
the weight of his authority against that justice. To
this case the House had determined by a vote that it
would not see the evidence upon which it was called upon
to decidc. He (Mr. Wakley) had been this morning
in the clerk's office, having attended on the Committee
• upon the Marylebone Vestry Bill, which Bill, he was
happy to say, had been withdrawn, and he there had seen
one of the principal witnesses examined before the Cott_.
inittee, who declared that. the Lord of the Manor had
been negligent with reference to his rights, and accord-
ing to that witness's evidence, it was a question whether
the person who was called the Lord of the Manor bad
any right at all. He (Mr. Waklay) should give hi s
earnest and cordial support to the proposition of the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman.
The House divided. The numbers were—
For the clause
Against it
Majority ---27
The Bill was then read a third time, and passed.

• 4 •
THE BIBLE AND CHURCH
Mr. MILES presented a petition from the Pro..estlbt
Lay Association of Shepton Mallet, prayini.-.; the ilikitse
to legislate so as that the Bible should be,matle the basis
of all public education. Also a petition ii favour of
Church-rates.--(Hear, hear, and laughter.)
THE IRISH POOR-LAW, •
Mr. POWELL presented a petition from the Guar-
dians of the Limerick Poor-law Uuion, complaining 0
defects in the Irish Poor-law, and praying for their re-
formation.

THE TARIFF.

Lord WORSLEY presented a. petition from
.some
place in Lincolnshire, signed by 6,000, ;4triner;!;alß per-
sons concerned in agri.miture, against the tariff'.proposed
by. the Right Hon. Baronet.
REPEAL OF , THE UNION. , ,

Mr. O'CONNELL presented several pctitiniiS from
places in Ireland, praying for the repeal of the Legis-
lative Union.
IPSWICH . ELECTION= PREVARICATION OF

WITNESSES.

Mr. RIGBY WASON presented a, pet Lion from
an individual named Lucas, who had been conopitted to
Ncwgate, on Tuesday last, for prevaricatlivi before
the Ipswich Election Committee. The petitioner
stated that his wife was lying dangerously ill at Ips-
wich, and that he was extremely sorry for. the 4,llfence
which he had committed, and he prayedthat he might be
permitted to be again taken before the Committee.- when
he.would make thbe only amends in his power for the
offence he had committed, by giTing the Com-
mittee a full, fair, and detailed . account of

every circumstance relating to the subject which had
(Time to his knowledge. He begged to move that the pt;-
tition be referred to the Ipswich Election Committee.
As he perceived the Hon. Member fi4r Droitswich in hia
place, he begged to state that it was not his (Mr. R.
\\rascl's) fault that he was not in his place, in the
House, to state the circumstances of the case at the time
that the Hon. Member brought. up the Report. He
had not thought that a Report of that sort would have
been brought up at the time of private -business, nor
ought the House, in his opinion, to commit a person to
Newgate at such a time, merely on the Report of a
Committee.

Sir GEORGE CLERK was not aware of any prccel
dent for sending a person, committed for prevarication,
before a private Committee, and he thought the House
ought to pause before it established one.

kr. BIGBY WASON said there was no precedent
ow Way or the other. He had taken the opinion of the
Chair on the subject, and the Speaker had agreedatith
l)im in opinion, that it would be better to adopt the
course he had proposed. If, however, it were thought
more advisable that the man should be brought to the
bar and examined, that course might be adopted.
Sir G. CLERK thought, that as there was no rrecc-
dent either way, the House ought to take time to con-
sider beliveit established one.

Mr. PAKINGTON would not have troubled the
House, had not the Hon. Gentleman opposite accused
him (Mr. Pakington) of having taken him (Mr. R.
Wason) b surprise. When be made the Report he was
called upon by the Speaker to do so, and he did it under
a full impression that the Hon. Gentleman"was then in
the House, ready to make his statement.

Mr. RIG-BY WASON said he did not make any hill
putation against the Hon. Member. He made the state,
merit for the purpose of showing that he himself had not,
been negligent.
- - -

The SPEAKER said, this was entirely a new case,
and the House must, therefore, decide ►•hat course to
pursue.
After a few words from Mr. Darby, Mr. Parker, Mr.
Greene, and Sir R. Inglis, the petition was brought up,
and ordered to be printed with the Votes.
Sir G. BANKS presented two petitions from Dorset
against .the alteration of the duty on importation of
foreign cattle ;
.and from the solicitors of that county,
praying to be relieved from the duty on certificates.
The HON. GENTLEMAN said, he would take that op-
portunity of thanking the House for the indulgence they
had shown him in excusing bins for not attending on the
Wakefield Committee. He could assure the House hq
would not have been absent hadit pot been for his serious
illness.

Mr. G. PALMER presented a petition against the
alteration proposed by the new tariff with respect tq
leather.
Mr. II EATHCOTE presented a petition from Bournei
Lincolnshire , expressing the alarm the petitioners enter-
tained with respect to the New Corn Bill ar►d the tariff,
and praying, that if those measures were passed,
lowering of taxes of every description might take place,
in order to remedy the evil those measures would intro-
duce.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Member presented similar
petitions from different parts of the country.
Mr. MURPHY presented a petition from the mee.:
chants and tradesmen of Cork, praying that the Post;
office communication contemplated between Bristol an 4
the south of Ireland should be established ; also, a peti-
tion from a number of Irish law students studying in
London. The petition related to the Bill now before
Parliament, called the Barristers' (Ireland) Bill. The
petitioners complained of certain onerous burdens which
were thrown on the students for the Irish bar. '1 hey
prayed for a repeal of the Act of Henry VIII., and the
Act of Elizabeth. They also prayed that the students
for the. Irish bar should be placed on the same footing
,as the English students.
SPIRIT DUTIES IN IRELAND.

Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he should, on
Friday, move that no spirits made between the sth of
February, 1841, and the sth of February, 1842, should not
be charged with the proposed duty. The ll;ght Hon.
Member moved that the petition from Armagh, upon the
subject of criminal prosecution in Ireland (presented
18th April). be printed with the Votes.
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON said there could be no ob-
objecCon to the motion.
Mr. O'CONNELL said he intended to make a motion
on the' subject for an inquiry.
The 'fox. MEMBER moved to have Mr. Maurice O'Con-
nell added to the Select Committee on Fisheries (Ire-
land) Bill. . •
Lord G. SOMERSET trusted the House would sot
encourage the practice now growing of adding, witnout
any reason being assigned, to the Members of Select
Committees: lie would make no opposition to the Hon.
Gentleman's proposition, but he thought it right to
take that opportunity of calling the attention of the
House to the matter.

Mr. O'CONNELL fully concurred in the observations
of the Noble Lord ; but the cause of his present motion
was, that not having time himself to attend on this Com-
mittee, of which he had been nominated a Member, ho
had applied to the Noble ,Lord, the Secretary for Ire •
land, to have his name withdrawn, and that of his son
substituted instead.—The motion was then agreed to.
Mr. S. (j'BRIEN moved for leave of absence for a
month for the O'Connor Don, and also that Mr. John
O'Connell be added to the Committee On the Irish
Drainage Bill.
THE EXCHEQUER BILLS' BILL.
Sir GEORGE CLERK -read the amendments of the
Lords on this Bill, which were agreed to.
On the Order of the Day being read for proceeding
11 ith this Bill,

Mr. C. BULLER complained that the Government
proceeded with their own measures \on a Wednes-
day, which it was generally tmderstr.od should he left to
lion. Members for their Bills and motions. He wished
to know whether the- Australia and , New Zealand Bill
would be proceeded with to-night ?
Mr. WAKLEY said he thought that Government
measures should not be taken on a Wednesday night.
The Noble Lord bad moved the Orders of the I)ay, for
the purpose, as he presumed, of bringing on the Licensed
Lunatic Asylums Bill. lie thought it was not fair to
enter into such a question before a House like that. Ile
hoped, in ease the Bill went into Committee, that the
bringing up of the Report would be postponed till Tues-
day fbrtnight.
Lord G. SOMERSET intimated that be had no ob.
.jection to postpone the bringing up of the Repoli till the
time specified by the Hon. Gentleman, but he thought it
advisable to go into Committee on the
Mr. PAKING TON said that he thought the House
ought to go into Committee on the Bill, but that sonic
observations might be necessary before they did so. •
LUNATIC ASYLUMS.

On the motion, for going into ComMittee on the Li-
censed Lunatics' Asylum Bill,
Capt. PECIIELL presented a petition from Mr. W.
Bailey, who had for the last two years and a half been
confined in a lunatic asylum. The petitioner stated that
he was still detained in the asylum, although iie was not
halt' so insane as the persons who kept him there ;1 that
he was ❑ot, and never' had been insane,•and prayed 'for
inquiry into the management of Lunatic
W. MILES presented a petition from the proprie-
tor of a Lunatic Asylum against the Bill.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from the Preid-
dent and Members of the British Medical ,Associ
ut_on,
objecting to the proposed appointment of, barristers as
commissioners, under the Bill.
The House then went into Committee on. the Bill..

On clause I being put,
Mr. WAKLEY rose to move his
am
stituting medical men instead of barris'ters as. visiters
under the Bill. He believed that the Noble. Lord was
desirous of effecting a certain amount of good ;
but the
means he had taken to attain it were most in...dequate.
The proposal was that two barristers Should be ap-
pointed for the purpose of visiting Lunatic Asylums in
this country. It was really difficult to • find terms to
express one's sense of the absurdity of such a proposition.
Barristers to visit Lunatic Asylums ! Barristers to de-
termine whether men were of unsound mind or not! Did
not
indsiadtt, hc'o, ail case;
steel lfrtChinemsTa('t biltdiilel;u(sltet.tbet e
a?
medical investigation ? Ile believed that any qualified
medical man might determine whether the law had been
as well as a barrister. 'e
lli.n(Yee,rltli nTate'ailint)
barrister' effect,
wotll lie
knew anything if be was
paid ; there was nothing they would not try their band
at, if they were paid a tee. One great advantage of bar-
ing medical men would be the influence they could have
on the physicians and medical officers of the asylum,
while the barristers would be laugbed.at as totally igno.
rant of medical matters. Was anything of this kind done
in the church or the law ? No. Here there was bill. hospi-
tal for sick persons, and by this Bill they proposed
to appoint persons connected with, the law to ,improve
their health. Ile thought there was. not a murk:
marleed or pointed failure thamthe Metreepolitan Lut4tie
commissioners, for the great masterinishiett:i .
the sibteucan_
left by that commission untouched. lie thoughisothing
was more absurd than•appointing barristers
time. proposed by the woUld move, therefore, that
in the third line of the first clause, the words" two mid-
mi.ssioners for the tiara being," he e7unged, and the
words " two medical coitirmssioners,' be inserted in
their stead. It was his intention, originally, to, have in-
serted, one medical commissioner, but that the Noble
Lord had informed bins that the commissioners wore to
act separataly.
Lord G. SOMERSET ,could assure the Wu. Member
that he felt the highest respect f'or the medical profkts•
sion. His object in the appointment of the Commission